The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-04-29

According to the Pittsburg Evening
Press, the Grand Army circles in that
city are all torn up on the question OF
which date-May 90, 80 or 3l-to OBJ
serve Decoration Day.
90 cents buys one of the latest style
window shades at Eidson's Book store.
"Wasp girls'' are what they call those
who have become CONSPICUOUS for small
waists, as we'll as tight lacing, and for
whom an early grave is cheerfully pre-
dicted.
An Illinois editor defines a %philanthro-
pist as a 7ealous person bent on doing
the greatest possible good to the greatest
possible number with the greatest posi-
BILE amount OF other peoples money.
1t is now stated upon reliable authori-
ty that the Dueber watch company will
remain at Newport, KY. The company
wanted some cheap advertising and got
it! Is Dueber a Yankee?
Public sales are at an end, and things
have been settled for another year. A
number of young farmers will now try
their luck, having rented or taken hold
of the cold mans" place.
1t is said that a woman's memory al
ways fails her in two instances. She
never remembers her birthday after she
gets to be twenty-five and she never re-
members the day of the month when she
gets ready to write a letter.
The laws prohibiting the sale of intox-
icating drinks to minors should be en-
forced. Judging from the number of
"kids" who are drunk almost nightly,
there must be some saloon keepers here
who do not realize there is such a law.
Handsome decorated window shades
on spring fixtures for IS cents at Ed
sons Book store.
1t is now considered the acme of bad
taste for the ladies to adorn their hats
and bonnets with the remains of slaugh-
tered songsters. Fruit, flowers and huge
lunches of vegetables are the fashiona-
BILE trimmings of the season.
Brains and worth sink into ~insignii-
canoe before the power of the almighty
dollar in the present world of politics.
The man with the most Doodle to dis
burse is sure to be boosted into the prom
lnent places OF the State.
Now for spring, spring fever, garden
digging, whitewashing, house-cleaning,
base ball, Easter b~onnets, spring suits,
unpaid bills, and other little pleasant
ries that confront US about this time of
the year.
The churches in Eaton held appropri-
ate Easter services and were beautifully
decorated with flowers. At some of the
churches especial pains were taken in
the music and it was very fine and well
rendered.
V. ]. Drayer will have a large public
sale in Winchester on next Saturday.
Eight head of horses, farm implements,
corn, hay, considerable lumber. steam
saw and planning mill, and many other
articles. Sale commences at 8 o'clock
a. m.
Wlitewash, copperas, lime and chic
ride OF potash are all good disinfectants,
and if literally applied and used by our
citizens we need have no fears of chole-
ra, if it does come to u side of the At
lantic. An ounce of prevention is worth
a pound Of cure.
1t will not be necessary for pensioners
to make application for increased pen
sion, under the new law. Those who
are entitled to it, will receive the in
crease, when the next quarterly pension
day comes around-June 4th-without
application. The increase is from 50 to
s12, for widows and dependent relatives:
Wall Paper! New 10. just received at
Eidson's Book store. {.
The grand collapse Of roller skating
has left many foolish spectators bank
rupt, and every little town in the oun
try has one of these huge barn like struc-
lures as a silent reminder of the great
lengths to which this craze was carried
in the short lived period in which it
hourished. Wonder what the next great
national craze will be.
A newspaper writer suggests that s'nat-
ural gas" is not a good name for the mys-
terious new earth product. Coal gas, he
daolarac fhon,rb nopufocfnraH NAV aS
properly be termed natural gas as that
which rushes from the holes drilled into
the bowels of the earth. Terrogen, ter
regen, meaning earth generated, is sug-
gested as q good name for the well gas.
A newspaper, with a mathematical
bent, has made the curious calculation
that two drinks of whisky cost a pound
and a half of beefsteak; two beers a din
ner of mutton chops; one cocktail an egg
plant Or head of c%auli1ower. "What
will you take ?" stands for a nice oyster
stew for the whole family on Sunday
morning. "Set EN- up again." means
sugar in the house for a month.
The origin of "~boycotss" comes from
Capt. Boycott, who was the agent of the
Earl of Erne. The tenants hated him
and the people sympathized with the
tenants. 1t was resolved by both to leave
Capt. Boycott alone. Everybody did so.
No one would speak to him, work for
him, or aid him in any way. The result
was that Capt. Boycott had to leave Ire
land or starve. We have added the word
boycott to the language within the past
few years, and there has been time for
it to get into the dictionary.
The May number of Demorest's Maya
zine is very attractive. Mrs. Harris Sc
rial. f"That Other Person. :" is continued.