The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-07-09
The Archery Tournament opened here

The Archery Tournament opened here
on Tuesday morning last and will last
three days. Quite a number of interest,"
ed participants are here from a distance.
AS our forms are made up on Tuesday
afternoon we cannot give any account OF
its progress, but will promise a full re-
port in u next weeks issue.
We understand that our city Council
will pay rs cents to 81 per yard for paw
ing boulders delivered, none to be less
than three inches nor more than nine
inches in diameter. This viii pay the
farmers to strip their fields and branches
of "niggerheads" and unreasonable pay
for their radiance.
During the school year of 1884, there
were examined by the different county
Boards of Schools Examiners in Ohio,
over 2 5000 applicants for certificates
OF this number, over 10000 received GER
tificates. The fewest reflections were in
Paulding county-15 per cent. The great
est number in Vinton-69 per cent.
John Upham is remodeling his dwell
ing house on north side of Main street,
between Maple and Franklin streets,
and when completed will add materially
to its good appearance. John is n OF
our active, live business mechanics, and
it is on such that our future progress de-
ponds.
Bakers dozen," thirteen in number,
was formerly called the "devil's dozen,"
and was the number of witches suppos-
ed to sit down at the table together in
their great meetings or Sabbaths. The
baker, who was a very unpopular char
acter in former times, seems to have
been substituted on this account for the
devil.
The Farmers and Citizens Bank of
Eaton paid out one day last week to
farmers, $4,000 for tobacco on checks
drawn by our dealers, and yet there is in
the hands of Preble county farmers large
quantities of this staple We. unsold. That
$4,000 will liquidate in the next twenty
days $50 1000 of general Indebtedness be-
fore it finds it's way back to the Banks.
One hundred years from now when
the people of this country read in history
of the frightful loss of life and property
from falling walls and tenement house
CONGREGATIONS occurring in these times,
they will be horror-struck at the con-
~scienceless greed and reckless stupidity
now prevailing. One hundred years
hence, walls will be built to stand, not
to fall at the slightest provocation, and
towering blocks will all be absolutely
fire-proof. This will follow from the ex-
%perience of this generation.
Do not fail to go to the Opera House
on Saturday evening next, and see the
"Original Philadelphia Art Entertain
ment," under the management of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. R. Cook, and take a trip
across Dur continent, through the Vel
lowstone Park, Colorado, over the Rock
les, across the Sierra Nevadas and down
to the Pacific, and view some of the won
ders of the land we live in. The pro-
ceeds to be divided with the Christian
Sunday School. Admission, 10 cents.
Reserved seats, 25 cents. Children, 10
cents. Tickets on sale at Brookins' Drug
Store. Read their posters and small bills.
The season OF iced drinks is upon us.
Few who are suffering from the heat
will stop to consider that the taking of
such cold refreshments into the stomach
is the worst possible thing to do for the
health. The increase in kidney troubles,
notably in Bright's disease, during the
past few years, has become alarming
There are physicians who hold that the
use q6jce Geld drinks and ice cream are
productive of these kidney diseases.
Whether their theories be true or not, it
will be well to observe the laws Of ma
ture, which does not store ice for sum-
mer use.
When a rakish young man goes astray
friends gather around in orier to restore
him to the path of virtue. Gentleness
and kindness arc lavished upon him to
bring him back to innocence and peace.
No n would ever suspect that he had
sinned. But when a poor confiding girl
is betrayed she reces'es the brand of So
ciety and is henceforth driven from the
way of virtue. The betrayer is honora-
bly, received-there is no place for her
this side of the grave. Society has no
helping hand for her, no smile of peace,
no voice of forgiveness. There is a deep
wrong in this, and fearful are the conse-
quences. And yet, to our shame be it
said, in this Christian land We boast of
kindness to women!
An exchange has the following sensi-
BILE remarks which may we'll be needed
with profit by many parents: "When it
is remembered that over three-fourths
of the criminals in our prisons are def
Gent in some useful trade, the greater is
the demand for the apprenticeship sys-
tenn. Some time ago we spoke of the
gradual decay of the system of teaching
boys a useful trade. Parents don't know
what to do with boys who don't want to
go to school. The result is that if they
can't get a clerkship in a store or shop,
they do get a corner to loaf in, and thus
idleness is indirectly encouraged. A boy
would better be at a trade if he gets no
wages over and above his clothing and
board, than to be brought up in idleness
because he can't be put behind a coun-
ter with q quill behind his ear"
For the Next 30 Days Only.
Persons wanting Clothing cheap, made
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