The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-07-06
sIY Humor Of Pins Tx.
lsan Francisco Chronicles

Plus TX is partly indebted for his
longevity to the love of the humorous
that is one of his prominent char
acteristics. The good man is now seventy
eight, and even the weighty matters that
press upon him duringt the sessions of the
Gcumenical do not prevent his thorough
enjoyment of the passing good things.
1t has been said that the most superb
looking members of the Council are the
Oriental prelates, but they are not much
given to ablution in fact, they are dirty.
One of these unclean fun~etionaries was
invited to an interview with His Holt
ness. The Oriental bishop could not
speak a word Of Italian, French, or Eng
lish-nothing but curious Latin, Arabic,
and Chaidee. The interpreter carried
on the conversation. Before going he
asked, as usual, the Papal benediction.
Now, be it remembered that His Holt
ness. is one of the cleanest, neatest old
men in the world. He takes a cold
spongebath every morning, and when
you see him IN his nice white clothes,
notice his fresh, healthy face, handsome
hands, and thoroughly wellkept appear
ance, you cannot help thinking of a
hearty, fat baby Just out of the morning
nursery toilet; for the white skullcap
and silvery hair add to this illusion.
Imagine, then, what such a clean old
man must have felt when breathing the
odor of this Oriental speciesof prelatical
sanctity. When asked for his benedic-
ton the Pope turned to him and said,
with an expression peculiarly Roman,
for these Romans are the most witty sar-
castle people in the world
"Are you very sure this bishop does
not understand Italian 2"
Very sure, Holy Father
Well, theR,D sid His Holiness, in
Italian, drawing himself up before the
kneeling, unclean man, " Dirty and ugly
a thou art. l bless thee" etc.
FATHER CHIEIeUY, the active French
Canadian evangelist, was recently placed
under arrest On some charge, not stated.
BE invited the officers who came to take
him to breakfast with him. After the
meal, obtaining their consent, he read
the Scriptures and offered prayer. The
chapter read was Acts vii, which gives
an account of the stening of Stephen.
Each officer held a Bible, and the chap
ter was read verse by verse. Mr.. Chin
iquy then explained it, showing how the
world had not changed from the days of
the early Christian Church. He him.
self for example, wa subject to arrest,
and only last week he had been stoned.
Then after offering a fervent prayer, he
accompanied the bailifs to the Office of
the magistrate.
THE new Sultan, Murad, is described
as tall, pale, with a quick eye that, how
ever, lacks decision, and a face of much
more European cast than that of his
uncle and predecessor. His voice is clear,
but not powerful, and he speaks French
well, though with a hesitation not with.
out its charm. He is accustomed to
dress in the European manner, and rides
well, but his health is not strong, and
he has, except at moments of excitement
a jaded and Indifferent look. In his
youth he had a great fancy for the opera
the theater, the circus, horse races, and
regattas, and rumor limited that he car
ried on some very warm hirtations with
the daughters of sundry Greek families
Fort SMITH ARK Era: There died
on the ed of last month, in the Illinois
District, near the Salisaw River, twenty,
five miles west of here, a Cherokee
woman, named Chawauga, at the aston
ishing but welLascertained age of one
hundred and thirty years. She lived
with her son-inlaw, james Boiling, who
frequently visits this city on horseback
with his wife. Mr.. Boiling is youth O
n~inety-fve, his wife being a few year
his junior. He served in the late un
~pleasantness on the Union side, and wa
a member of Colonel Phillips regimen
of loyal C~herokees, acting chiefly as in
~terpreter.
VENEZUELA exhibits forty varieties O.
fru;s nreservad in their natural state In