The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-11-30
TOPICS OF THE TINE.

TOPICS OF THE TIME.
The sufrage-women claim that at the
recent election. in Massachusetts fifteen
thousand votes were recorded for woman
suffrage and prohibition-an increase of
fifty percent. over last year.
SEVERAL members Of Congress have
already signifed their intention to offer
an amendment to the Constitution ofthe
United States, for the purpose Of avoid
ing in the future the difficulties and
dangers now attending the election of
President.
SOME men who have been prospecting
in the neighborhood of Pyramid Lake,
in Nevada, report having found in the
neighborhood of place called Black
Rock two springs that flow about eighty
or ninety gallons of petroleum per day.
The oil is almost colorless, while the
petroleum of Pennsylvania is quite
dark. The men have located the springs, |
and will put up tanks.
ONE of the piers of the railroad bridge
at Louisiana, Mo-, having been under
mined by the current, went down few
days ago with crash, without any
warning, taking two long spans of the
bridge with it. BY good luck there was
no one on the falling section at the time,
and the only loss occasioned by the
casualty was that of the property itself,
amounting to some two hundred thou
sand dollars.
INDIA, under English rule, is rapidly
becoming gridironed with railways.
There are now completed six thousand
four hundred and ninety-seventy miles
of railway, and several new roads are in
course of construction. India, even be-
fore it had these valuable assistants to
production, was regarded as the store
house of the East but when it has
complete and comprehensive railway
system it will be the richest country of
the earth, not excepting our own.
The Virginia Conference of the Metho-
dist Episcopal Church South, unani-
mously approved of the results of the
meeting between the Commissioners of
the Methodist Episcopal Church North,
and the Methodist Episcopal Church
South, held at Cape May, last August,
and passed the following: ResOEued,
That we regard the action of the Com
missioners as an authoritative and final
settlement of the question in issue, and
binding upon all ministers and members
of the two churches.
SOME idea may be gained of the ex-
tent of the flower trade from the state
ment made by Mr.. W. @. Wilson, of New
York City, who says that during the past
twenty-five years he has cut 100000
violets, 100000 tea-roses, 1,450, 900
tube-roses, and has made 912, 900 button !
hole bouquets. Mr.. Wilson furnished the
large cross at the funeral of A. 7. Stew
art, which cost 5000; the flowers at
Tweed's daughters wedding cost 81, 800,
the floral marriage-bell of four thousand
six hundred flowers cost 81, 800, and the
Americus Club display cost $4,000.
CARDINAL ANToNELLI's colossal for
tune will, it is said, be divided equally
among his brothers, Count Angelo
Antonelli, and three other members of
his family, and he has left his valuable
and unique collection of precious stones
and marbles to the Vatican Museum.
He inherited much wealth from two
uncles. His salary as Cardinal Secretary
of State was, it is reported, only 50, 500.
1t is mentioned as one of his admirable
traits that, even when most overwhelmed
with business and the cares of state, he
never omitted for one single day to visit
his mother, for whom he entertained the
most flial affection.
ALTAR of roses was discovered by ac-
cident. The wife of an Eastern mogul
had small canal of rose-water, and as
she was walking one day upon its banks,
she noticed thin film upon the water,
which proved to be an oil made by the
heat of the sun. The Egyptians were
very famous in the manufacture of per-
fumes, and at the museum in Alnwick
there is some ointment preserved in an
alabaster vase which still has a very
powerful odor, notwithstanding it must
be between two or three thousand years
old. The word hermit comes from
Greek word meaning desert place, be-
cause deserts were generally sought in
order to avoid persecution.
ALARGE number of Roman coins have
recently been found in England near the
cid Roman wall on the North Tyne. A
treasure chamber containing many
affairs and thousands of coins has been
unearthed. On the borders of Derby
shire and Motifs similar discovery was
made fortnight ago. Workmen who
were digging a trench near brewery
laid bare large earthenware vase of
Roman workmanship, buried about two
feet below the surface. 1t was found to
be nearly full of copper coins-probably
two hundred or three hundred in num-
Der. Many of them are in tolerable
good preservation, and the majority are
coins of the reigns of Tetricus,
Victorinus, Claudius and Gallienus.
OUR trade with Japan increases fast.
The japanese people are inventive.
When they buy our fabrics they set
about improving them, and their genius
is displayed in many such innovations.
When our Government sent Commodore
Perry to break the exclusiveness of
Japan, we sent among other presents a
case of Sharpe's rifles. Two years later
the japanese Government sent to us re-
turn presents. Among them was what ap-
peared to be the identical box of Sharpe's