The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1886-06-10

prove a warning to those who engage il
this questionable Sunday pastime.
On Saturday next Craik will have
special sale of Dry Goods. Call and ge
prices. He will astonish you.
The June term of Preble county cour
of common pleas commenced on Monda,
last, Judge Alex. F. Hume on the bench
The Grand Jury was sworn and put t,
work.
J.W. Singer, of Camden, took dost
of strychnine on Sunday evening las
with suicidal intent. Last report pu
him in a precarious condition. Despon
dency vas the cause.
The young folks of school district No
8, Washington township, better known
as Young's school house, will give an en-.
t~ertainment on Saturday evening, June
10Th. Admission, 10 cents.
Save money by buying Fly Nets and
Busters of Stephenson, opposite the
Reichel House.
An exchange says If a small lump Of
alum be placed in the bucket before milk
ing, it will destroy the taste of garlic OF
clover in the milk and butter. Let our
farmers wives try it.
At last there is a use for the vile cigar
cite. 1t can be used for catching ground
hogs. By holding a lighted cigarette
close enough to let the stencil enter the
hole, the grounding will come out and
ask you to kill him.
The matron and officers of the Preble
County Childrens' Home are under many
obligations to Mr.. Charles Craik, mer-
chant, for the very handsome and valu-
able donation made to the children of
the Home.
Flat Brim Fur Hats, sold elsewhere
for $3.50, $1.79 at Jos. Woerner's.
Next Sabbath will be observed as
Children's Day at the Christian Church.
The services, both morning and evening,
will be in the interes. of the Children
An interesting program of music, recita-
tons, addresses, &C.. is being prepared,
and a good time is expected.
The Sidney Journal says: "The water
in the gas well of the Miami Valley Oil
and Gas Company was pumped out this
week. Cleaning the well did not i'm
prove the flow of gas, SO that the water
had nothing to do with putting out the
light a short time ago. The truth is the
supply is about exhausted.
Light Colored Fur Stiff Hats s1.75-
the latest styles-worth $3.50, at JOS.
Woerner's.
The Eaton oil and gas well is now over
a depth of 1900 feet. The company in
tend going on until gas, oil, China or
''sheoi" is reached! If itcan't be found
in the we'll now going down another one
will be sunk. They have lots of terrific
ry to try it on and don't intend to give
it up.
A Minneapolis man is earning the rep
utation among his neighbors of being
mean. He brought home an old button
hole the other night and requested his
wife to build a shirt around it. He is
the same man who recently cut up an
old cellar into post holes and shipped
them to Dakota.
Buy yourself a Fan at "Crouse's Ba-
and keep cool.
The saloon men in Prcble county had
a meeting last week in Eaton in regard
to paying the 5000 license of the Dow
They agreed to enjoin it's collec-
ton until the constitutionality of the
law is tested. There were twenty-four
of them joined together for this purpose
and have employed Gilmore, Holt and
Freeman, as their counsel.
Three-fourths of the revenue arising
from the Dow liquor tag shall go to the
city, town or village where the business
is carried on, and the remainder to the
county poor fund, or if there is nc coun-
ty i%nfrmary, to the poor fund of the
township, village or city where it was
collected. The three-fourths given to
the city or village where collected shall
be divided half and half between the po-
lice fund and general fund, or if there is
no police fund, all goes to the general
Manila Hats worth $3.50 and $500.
Take your choice for $1.S9, at Jos. |
Woerner's.
The following, from the Milwaukee
SENTINEL, is worthy to be read carefully
and remembered: ga long observation
Of newspapers will convince any one that
as q rule-for there are shameless ex-
ceptions-the newspaper editors are less
disposed to say bitter and malicious
things in a controversy than the outside
persons who contribute to the newspa-
per columns. He is. poor newspaper
man who can't take hard blows with
good nature, and who can't appreciate
and enjoy a good thing even at his own
expense. 1t is the experience of every
newspaper office that outside persons,
who engage in a controversy in the
newspapers, are often bitter and unchar-
and that they try above every
thing to be sarcastic, and biting, and
personal. They cannot argue q question
on its merits and sink their personality.
At last, every question must be deter
mined by the laws of reason, and moth
ing is yer gained by unfairness. This
is more commonly recognized by the
newspapers than by those outside who
c~riticise the personalities of the newspa-
Use Bellies Delight for the complex
ion. Only found at "Crouse's Bazaar"
An exchange gets off the folio wing and