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The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-04-30

Miss Sweet, the Chicago Pension
agent, who shows a disposition to
stick to her Office in opposition to the
administration, has been in that office
for eleven years and has accumulated
a snug sum of money. Besides be,
ing an old maid, she 'ssasses'' the
administration when she gets mad.
That will never do. She will have
20 go, not because she is a little ras-
cal but because she has been there
long enough.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-04-30
Remenre COlIectorskiD.
ClermOnt Sun.

A report is in circulation hat the
influence of the distillers and tobacco
manufacturers of Montgomery county
is in the interest of a Dayton man for
the CoiIectorship. We hope the MEM
bers of Congress of this revenue dis
trict will turn a deaf ear To all schemes
that would likely bring about an APP
pointment in the interest of any parti-
cular class. Let the appointee be taken
from a county free from such influen-
ces, so that after the appointment is
made it cannot be said that he was
chosen in any interest ave that Of the
Government. This case is somewhat
similar to that in the appointment Of
the Com missioner Of Internal Reeve
nue.. President Cleveland refused to
appoint Phil Thompson, although he
was powerfully backed with indorse.
ments of leading citizens, because he
hailed fiom the whisky region ofKeiL
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-04-30

Blaine's Collector of the Port of
New York has discovered an abuse
that ought to be stopped and has re-
ported it to Secretary Manning. This
is the abuse Of giving some favorite
politician the sole right to transfer
the baggage of passengers arriving
by steamer. The Collector knew all
about this abuse. of course, as it was
given out under him, but he did not
think it worth reforming till a Dem
ocratic President camel in and begun
to sling suds around the floor.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-04-30
"Good Old Boys!''

Bro. Charley Mathews, ofthe Tus-
caravans Democrat, "set type" in the
Canton Democrat office, in 1878
years ago. Bro. Lecky Harper, Of the
Mt. Vernon Banner. "set type" in
the Office of the Jefferson Democrat,
Steubenville, il 1928 years ago,
and these "good old boys" are still
printing" We commenced "set-
ting type" in the Office of the Volun-
teer, Carlisle, Pa, in July 1888, al
most Al years ago. Jackson Herald.
And we took up the "stick" also
in the office Of the Volunteer, Car
Isle, Pa. in the spring of 1870
wears ago! ,.qsu
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-04-30
Washington G. II. Register.

UoSuihStOh We AsSSioeS
1t is pretty generally understood
that the whiskey manufacturers of
Montgomery county are trying every
means in their power TO have a Day
ton man appointed as Collector o fRev-
enue for the 9th District. Whether
this appointment will meet with the
approval of the counties free from the
manufacture of whiskey, is plain to
oe seen. 1t is very evident that Pres
ident Cleveland is opposed 10 appoint
ing a man for Revenue Collector who
resides in the immediate whiskey re-
gion, as will be seer by his refusal to
appoint Phil Thompson, of Kentucky,
and his appointing Miller, of West
Virginia. The Congressman Of the
9th Dietrict certainly stand in their
own light when they favor the ap
pointnent of a Montgomery county
man.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-04-30


y has been conceded for years past
that because of the municipal cleo
lions occurring in New York city at
the same time as the State and Ma
tional contests gre at abuses we're in
troduced into the local government
by trading and bargaining. To over
come this evil it was proposed to d.
worse the municipal from the general
elections by having the latter occur
in the spring. A measure to that
effect was presented in the Legisla
ture of that State, but it was defeat
ed by the Republican majority. This
fixes the responsibility fer the evils,
and q desire for. their continuance,
directly upon the Republicans.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-04-30

A story is told of a Democratic Sen
ator who visited President Cleveland
urging the appointment of one of his
constituents to q position. The Sena-
tor had already signed the petition for
the retention of the, present incum-
bent, and he Was rather ronplussed
when the President replied to his yer
bal request:
"When I was practicing law" said
the President, 81 found that an in
strument in writing usually out
weighed an oral statement. You Sen
ators seem to have a habit of signing
! petitions for candidates and then you
ask verbally for the appointment of
others to the very positions. l can't sf-
ford to waste time IN considering such
requests. Half Of thu Democratic
Senators have signed a petition for
the retention of the incumbent of this
place, and your name is on the list.
I don't know the man, but he GER
tainlv is we'll indorsed."
"Oh, no." said the Senator, 81
have not signed such a paper"
Thereupon the President is said to
have produced a petition bearing the
Senator's signature as stated.
81 never was so fattened ont in my
life" remarked the Senator when mar
rating.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-04-30
USELESS MISSIONS.

The government of the United
States maintains quite a number of
useless missions to foreign coun-
tries. Some of our ministers have
the ridiculously high-sounding title
of envoy Extraordinary and Min
lister Plenipotentiary," whilst others
are known as minister Resident,
and others still as .Charge d'Affairs."
We annex a list of the countries in
which the United States maintain
Legations, with the annual salary
maid to the minister:
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-04-30

1t is very hard for the Republicans
in office to let go. Some of them,
when asked to step down and out, are
willing to get down On their knees
and ask a President whom they tried
in every way to defeat to retain them
in place and power. Geo. w. Will
liams, colored, of Ohio, the U. S.
Minister to Hayti, declines to resign,
and he appeals for pre- lection to
President Cleveland.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-04-30
The Prohibitionists are p,epa

The Prohibitionists are preparing
for the next presidential campaign
already and with their usual sublime
faith, r expecting magnificent re-
suits. The secretary of their nation
al committee gives out the ;nforna-
ton that they have already picked
out their candidates-one of them to
be taken from the strongest northern
and one from the strongest southern
state. Judge Hopkins, of New York,
is to be the candidate for President
and Senator Colquitt, of Georgia, the
candidate for Vice President. St.
John, it seems, is to be given no
chance to vindicate himself.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-04-30

We have also abroad, in addition to
this formidable list of Ministers, no
less than three hundred and forty
Secretaries of Legation, Consuls
General, Consuls, Commercial Ag'ts,
Interpreters, Marskals to Consular
Courts and Consular Clerks, with
salaries ranging from $4,000 down to
$3.50 per annum. The annual salaries
of the Ministers and their Secretaries
foot up about $341,400, and the total
expenditure on account of all our
representatives abroad, both diplo.
matte and consular, must be fully ST.
600, 900.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-04-30

Postmaster General Villas has
changed the name of the good. old
Democratic Post Office of Buzzard's
Roost, Ga, to Westlake, and put a
new man in charge. The Herald
now invites his attention to the pious
Republican Post office of Hell, Mimi,
and suggests that that be changed
to Dolly Warden or something else
in the interest of acknowledging
Herald.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-04-30
Administrators Sale
Estate !

DY VIRTUE of the power vested in
ID me as Administrator of the estate
of Eli Thompson, deceased, l will offer
for sale at pubic auction, on
Saturday, May 9th, 1885,
commencing at l o'clock pm, In front
Of the Court House, in Eaton, 'Preble
County, Ohio, the following described
real estate, situate in the County of
Preble and State of Ohio, to-wit:
LOT No. 100 in Eaton, o.
The west part of Lots Nos SO, 81, IS
and SO.
Lot No. sO4 in Deems addition to
Eaton, O..
North part of Lot No. 35s, Hendricks
addition to. Eaton, o.
! u Acre, southeast part, southwest
, quarter Section "a, Township 8, Range
2, Washington Township, Preble Coun-
ty, Ohio.
North and West Part southeast quar-
ter Section "a, Township 8, Range 2
east, in Prcble County, Ohio, contain
ing 1877 acres, more or less.
~ Acres, northwest corner, east x
northeast quarter Section 25, Town.
! ship 8, Rarge 2, Preble. Co., 0.
% Acre, southwest part northwest
quarter southeast quarter Section Ii,
Township 8, Range l, Preble Co., D.
Lot No. SO in North Eaton, Preble
County, Ohio.
TERMS OF SALE-One-third cash
In hand, one-third in m year and one
third in two years from day of sale,
with interest; the payments to be Sc
cured ty mortgage upon the premises
sold. HENRY Fl. FAIR,
Admir- Of Eli Thompson, decd.
MARSH 6 MARSH, Att'ys.
aDrl6-w3
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-04-30

Elk Governor Moses, South Caro-
lina's carpet bag Republican ruler,
will take to the lecture platform aft.
er he energies from the Massachu
sets House of Correction, where he
is now confined for obtaining money
under false pre.ences.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-04-30

Pleuro pneumonia has broken out
among Jersey cattle at Peoria, ILL.,,
and the state veterinarian has decid-
ed that all infected herds now in
quarantine shall be slaughtered as
the only effective means of perma-
nently checking the disease.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-04-30

Philadelphia Press: The Civil
Service Reform lightning is almost
as eccentric as the electric article.
The man who can tell beforehand
where it is going to strike has wealth
and a monument awaiting him.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-04-30
Notice of Insolvency.

IN the 4th day of April, in the year 1885,
" the Probate Court of Preble County de-
clared the estate of Joseph Gabel, deceased,
to be insolvent. Creditors are therefore re-
quired to present their claims against the es-
tate to the undersigned for allowance within
six months from the time above mentioned, or
they will not be entitled to payment.
EDMOND s. DYE,
Administrator de bonus non of the estate of
Joseph Gabel, deceased. [apr9-6
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-04-30

The Oklahoma boomers have de-
cided to dispense to their homes. and
not trespass further on the good ma
ture of the government at present.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-04-30

Rev. Mr.. Talmage declares that
roller skates must go. The Phila
delphia Call man, who has been there,
says that if MI. Talmage gets on 8
pair, he will find that they do go.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-04-30

Hon. Geo. NJ. .Iewett, Of GAINESVILLE.
is receiving quite a boom as a Demo-
cratic candidate for Governor next
October. He is an earnest and hon
est Democrat. a gentleman of known
ability and integrity, just the kind of
a candidate the Democracy must Sc
lect for their standard bearer in the
next campaign. If nominated we
believe he would be elected. In speak
ing of his candidacy the GAINESVILLE
daily Signal says:
"Mr. Jewett is a decidedly pro
gressive Democrat. He is a man OF
pronounced views upon all questions
of both State and National policy.
While not having been actively en-
gagged in politics, he has been a close
and interested observer of passing
events, and an assiduous student OF
State. craft. He is clearly of that
school of the Ohio Democracy that
prefers the triumph and the success
of the whole Democracy. If nomi
mated and elected he will be fresh
from the people, with no e%ntangling
political alliances, but free to act
directly for the whole people,"
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-04-30

The government contemplates the
transportation of s35,0O0,00o Of gold
coin from the sub-treasury at San
Francisco to that at New York.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-04-30

The 26th annual Sunday School
Convention of Ohio will be held at
New Philadelphia on the End, 3rd
and 4th of June, 1886.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-04-30

lucky, and Miller of West Virginia
was chosen in his stead. There would
be the greatest improperly in giving
the Collectorship 10 Montgomery
county for reasons indicated above
and apparent to all.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-04-30
PREPARED BY
DIR. ID. FAHRNEY & SON,
HAGERSTowN. MD.
Real Estate, Loan Ae't..
PETERS & UNGER.

CPECIAL ATTENTION given to The
y Buving and Selling OF Real Estate,
Borrowing and Loaning Money. Fire
Insurance Policies issued In irst class
companies at reasonable rates.
Office, Homan's corner, North Bar
ron Street, opposite Post Office, Eaton,
Ohio. Jams, 's4-ly,
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-04-30

All the hanging matinees in Ohio
in the future, will be held inside the
o. P. at Columbus. That is the law
now.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-04-30

Secondhand Buggies Of all Kinds
at prices to suit purchasers. Especial
attention paid to repairing. Give us
q call.
& SON.
North Cherry & West Somers Streets,
mar26-tf EATON, OHIO.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-04-30

Blaine's Twenty years in Congress
contains the following Of the Demo.
cratic party:
During the long domination of
the Democratic party they guarded
the Treasury with rigid aGd unceas
ing vigilance against every attempt
at extravaganza and every form of
corruption"
How does this endorsement of
Blaine comp IRE with the silly twaddle
of the average Republican editor or
stumper?
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-04-30

The first thing the Ohio Democrats
have to decide is whether they pro-
pose to make the fight of John R.
Mclean against John Sherman-Csn-
cinnati Commercial Gazette.
There will be no trouble about
that. The Ohio Democrats have de.
cided that. They do not intend to
make the fight with the gentleman
you mention.-Pldin Dealer.
That is exactly the size of it.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-04-30
A Good Farm for Sale.

HNHE HEIRS Of the late Elizabeth
L Mann offer for sale the farm on
which Samuel Mann now resides, con-
tanning $50 acres and lying on the Ea-
ton and Camden pike, 3 miles south of
Eaton. Said farm contains 100 acres
or the pike and 80 a. res of good tim
Der one mile west. On the 100 acres is
a good
TWO STORY FRAME HOUSE
Off rooms, a large barn 1O0x40 feet.
aud good on%tbuildings, and will be sold
on liberal terms. Call on Samuel Mann,
on the premises, or address any of the
undersigned.
LEVI MANN,
DAVID MANN,
VALENTINE MANN.
Eaton Feb. 5, 'S5.tf
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-04-30
Sewer Pipe Letting.

TyHE Board of County Commissioners of
L Preble County Ohio, will receive sealed
proposals at the Auditors Office until II
O'Clock neon on
Monday May 4th, 1885,
for furnishing sewer pipe for ~culverts on the
roads of said county.
Sewer to be furnished as ordered by the
Board and delivered at the railway stations
within the county as needed. Bidders must
state thickness and weight of pipe per foot,
and if awarded the contract must furnish GER
tificate of delivery from free turnpike Com
missioner or Engineer before payment on
same canbe allowed. By order of the Board.
H. L. ROBBINS,
aprilI6-3t. Auditor.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-04-30

E0R SALE BILL, POSTERS. &c
IL call at the DEMOCRAT Office.
The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-04-30
ar Declared
TRADE!

Our long continuance in business in
Eaton and the satisfaction our work
has give Is sufficient evidence Of its
quality over all foreign competition.
We use the best material and will war
rant every job sent out. Come and ex-
anime our work.
%
HERE u OUR PRICES:
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-02-05

FACTS IN HUMAN LIFE-Thcrc arc three thou
sand and sixty.four languages in the world, and
its inhabitants profess moro than ono thousand
religions. The number of men is about equal to
the number Of women. The average of life is
about thirty-thrcc years. One quarter die previ.
GUS to the age of seventeen. To every thousand
persons only one reaches one hundred years OF
life; to every one hundred only six reach the age
of sixty-tvc and not more than orc in five hum
drcd lives to eighty years of age. There arc OH
the earth one billion inhabitants: OF these thirty
three million. thirty-three thousand and thirty
three die every year, nincty-onc thousand eight
hundred and twenty-fo four every day, three thou
sand seven hundred and thirty cvery hour, and
sixty every minute or one every second. The
married are longer lived than the single, and
above all those who observe n sober and industri-
Gus conduct. Tall men live longer than short
ones Women have more chances OF life in their
favor previous to fifty years of age than men
have, but fewer afterwards. The number Of mar
riages is in the proportion of seventy to every
one thousand individuals. Marriages are more
frequent after equinoxes-that is. during the
months Of June and December. Those born in
the spring are generally of a moro robust consti.
tuition than others. Births are more frequent by
night than by day, also deaths. The number Of
M en- capable of bearing arms is calculated at ,one
fourth of the population.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-02-05

GREAT MEN IN BORROWED FEATHERS
1t has, however, been no uncommon thing
in the past for great men to deliver speeches
which other men have written. George
Washington's farewell address, for which
the whole world gives him credit, was re-
written aud revised by Alexander Hamil-
ton and John Jay before he delivered it,
and in letter of Washington TO Madison,
dated May %, 1892, in which he says he
has concluded not to be 4 candidate for re-
election TO the Presidency, he asks Madison
To draw up IN address for him 10 he used
in case he should conclude to retire. It is
a notorious fact that Amos Kendall used to
write many Of Andrew Jackson's state
papers and Parton states that AInj. Lewis
and Henry Lee drew up his first inaugural.
Edward Livingston wrote biz celebrated
nuiiilicntion proc!amatiur, but IL al OF
these cases Jackson furnished line ideas
When Cass was Secretary Of State under
President Buchanan most nl their impor-
!ant dispatches signed by his name were
written by the President himself, and
Buchanan states as much in his diary.
judge Black also wrote many OF PRESIDENT
Iohpscn's important messages, as did also
Judge MlIigan, who stood tn Johnson in
s;.mcwha! the same light as did Maj. Lewis
to Andrew Jackson. = Cicrcidnd Lca,lcr.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-02-05

SNAKES VERSUS MEN. - According 10
official statistics, out cf grand total OF
22,9O5 human beings killed last year in
India by "wild beasts" no fewer than 90
G67 fell victims to snake bites. But man
had his revenge OH his ancient foe. In the
Bombay Presidency alone rewards were
paid for the deaths of nearly 800, 900 venom
Gus serpcnts, and the Pupjaub, which had
previously been rather apathetic in the mat
ter, frightened up and gallautly slew It's
$4,000. The other divisions did not do so
well, and the result is seen in y very high
rate Of death by snake bite in both Madras
and Bengal. Europeans very rarely suffer
harm from snakes, their boots protecting
their feet, tho part of the body which is
struck by most serpents. The corbra rears
itself and strikes higher, when there il sine
to take up that attitude Of attack, but by
SO doing it becomes plainly visible, and can
be avoided or killed without much risk.
In spite of The recorded slaughter, no men
ton is made that the snakes show signs Of
becoming scarcer Nor will that te likely
to happen until The junglcs which afford
harboragc to the enemy arc cleared away.
London Globe
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-02-05
ANNOUNCEMENT EXTRAORDINARY!
LANSBURGH & Bro.
42O, 422 and 424 Seventh ST..
WASHINGTON, D. C.
WASHINGTON, D. G..

$50 Heavy Msrseilles Spreads at 81, cost to i'm
port 1915.
Beautiful Cretonnes for Furniture Coverings
nj 10 per yard.
All our last years Lawns at 3, S, and cents
per yard.
REMNANTS!
ODDS AND ENDS!
We would willingly set apart one or moro days
of each week for the disposal of our remnants if
; it would not discommode our patrons who are
entitled to and must have their proper attention.
We SHALL therefore, have our remnants sale every
day of the week. and have set aside for the sale Of
the same our entire third floor.
We have marked goods down as low ss 1Oc. on
the dollar to make them move at once.
Remnants of Dress Goods.
Remnants of Irish Linen.
Remnants of Curtain Muslin.
Remnants of White Goods.
Remnants of Table Linen.
Remnants of Cassimeres.
And Remnants from Every Department at prices
that Will astonish you.
OUR STOCK OF LINEN HOUSEFURNISHING
GOODS is THE LARGEST WE EVER CAR
RED.
Splendid 1O-inch long All.Lnen Huck Towels.
cents
Heavy 4O-inch Damask Huck Towels, 12ls
45 inches long Extra Fine Huck Towels, Doc,
worth Bic.
Extra wide Brown Table Linen, 2Oc. yard.
1x4 BleacEed Table Linen, 35c. yard.
57.inch Bcachcd Table Linen, 4Oc. yard,
warranted pure linen.
Linen Table sets, made of finest German De-
mask; l0xI Plain White or Red Border, with
one dozen Napkins to match $3.50; 12x4. same,
S4: 14x4, same, $3.50 These are worth near
double.
Thousands of other bargains will be included
in this sale. All are invited, and we shall take
great care that nobody will be disappointed.
Best quality 4.button Perinot Opera Kid Gloves.
Toe pair, worth 81. --------~
We have Just received our importation of Cam
bric. Nainsook and Swiss Embroideries. from
cents to 81 80 yard. We guarantee these goods
to be at least ID per cent. cheaper than you can
buy them elsewhere.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1885-02-05

November last we opened our New Annex, 2G
by 100 feet, four stories and basement which we
thought las we'll as everybody clsel would give us
ample room to conduct our steadily y-incrcasing
business but we find that our business since No
vember has increased to such an extent that we
were obliged to look for more room, in which VIC
succeeded by leasing the ground in the rear of
our building, running to Eighth street, lO4 by
35 wide which we shall again add to our immense
establishment. To do this we need money, which
in order to obtain speedily we shall run oil our
immense stock at such prices which must sell it
at once. We shall spare no efforts to make this
the
GREATEST CLOSING-OUT SALE EVER At
TEMPTED IN WASHINGTON.
BARGAINS IN EVERY DEPARTMENT
Simpson Plain Black Calico, 4c.
Simpson White and Black Calico, &c.
Simpson Gray aud Black Calico, 4c.
Simpson Shifting Calico 4 cents.
LONsDALE. WAMSUTTA
Pride of the West Cottons, yard wide, Sc; arc
in short lengths, but fully up to the standard.
sHEETINGs, sHEETINGs.
Some soiled on the outside:
9-4 heavy Brown
10-4 heavy Brown at................".........l
1O-4 heavy Bleachcd at.......................2Oc.
3.OCO Bed Comforts-We are Offering these rs
low as 6Oc.
1,2OO Bed Comforts at 81, reduced from 81 40.
1900 Bed Comforts at S1.5O, extra size, stand
ard prints and fully worth S2.25.
BLANKETS.
We have 5000 pairs Blankets OIL hand, and
shall positively sell them cheaper than any house
in the United States.
Extra Heavy Dark Blankets, 65c. pair.
GOO pairs 7-pound Fine Silver Gray Blankets
at 81 90, reduced from 3d.
Aud all the fine grades as low in proportion. Re-
member We want money to build and must have
it. We Shall spare no efforts to make the new
building the Finest Storerocm in the Country.
WHITE BED SPREADS.
GOO at &c., reduced from ST.
300 at 81, reduced from SID.
400 at 81 rs, reduced from $1.6O.