The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1876-06-15

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TOPICS OF THE TIME.
a TURTLE that was found in the gar
den of Woodstock, Connecticut, man
in 1874, has perzistently returned there
every season since, though he has been
repeatedly carried a mile away, and
special efforts have been made to confuse
his mind on the subject Of geography.
IT begins to seem as if the American
continent were built upon substructure
of defunct mastodons. The tusk of an
other was unearthed at Yolo County,
California 1t was seven feet long, and
eight in diameter at the larger end. 1t
was found protruding from bank of a
gully about fifteen feet below the surface
of the earth, and two days digging was
required before it could be removed with
out breaking. It's weight is estimated at
one hundred and fifty pounds.
SARAH SMITH STAFFORD, daughter gof
the Lieutenant who sprang into the sea
and rescued the flag shot from Paul
Jones' ship, Bon Homme Richard, in the
battle with the English ship, Serapis,
in 1779, is still living in Trenton. She
has in her possession the flag shot from
the masthead of the Bon Homme Rich
ard, and rescued by her father. II is of
bunting, with thirteen red and white
stripes and twelve white stars on blue
field.
JOHN G. SAxE's poem, The Hen and
the Honey Bee" doesn't suit the English
critics. One.of them writes to the Lon
don Cottage Gardener saying: ain the
first verse and the third line are the
words, Espied bee upon rose.' Now,
have been bee-keeper for some years,
and in all my experience never saw 8
bee upon rose. Can you tell me whether
the composer Of the piece was bee
keeper or only poet p The Boston Post
calls upon Sake to explain.
M. FELIX REGAMEY, the we'll known
artist, is about to start on tour around
the world, charged with furnishing the
illustrations for book on the customs
of America, China, and Japan particu-
larry, to be ,1ritten by NJ. Emile Guimet,
who is officially commissioned by the
Minister of Public Instruction of France
for this interesting task. The tour will
occupy about year, and at its con-
clusion N. Regamey will return to this
country and use some of the material
thus obtained in his very popular illus
trated lectures.
THE movement in favor of cremation
has been resumed in Germany by a
Dresden society, which has addressed an
appeal to all kindred societies of the
German Empire, of Austria, and Switzer-
land. The town Of Gotha, where gov
ernment has removed all legal obstacles
hitherto existing in regard to Ere
burial" is recommended as the central
sest of the new agitation. The ancient
custom Of cremation, which prevailed
not less among the Teutonic races than
among the Indians of old, the Pheni-
clans, the Greeks, and the Romans, seems
thus in fair way of being gradually re-
introduced in Germany.
The Rev. DR.. William Stevens Perry,
recently elected Episcopal Bishop of
Iswa, was Providence (Rhode Island)
boy. His mother was one of the most
fashionable milliners in the Arcade. He
prepared for college at the University
Grammar School, and is graduate of
Harvard. He was ordained deacon by
Bishop Eastburn on the 10th of March,
1857. For several years he has been
rector of Trinity Church, Geneva, West
ern New York. Since 1865 he has been
Secretary of the House of Clerical and
Lay Deputies in General Convention.
He has also been historiographer of the
church. Within a few weeks he has
been chosen President of two colleges,
and is now Bishop of one of the largest
Western dioceses. And yet he is not
much over forty years old.
SOME marvels of human ingenuity
may be seen at the London Scientific
Exhibition. Thus, machine, loaned
by Sir w. Armstrong, the great gun
maker, measures thickness up to the one,
thousandth part of an inch, and another;
on the same principle, to the one mil
ionth part. The delicate balance o.
Mr.. 0ertling carries three thousand
grains, and turns distinctly with the one
thousandth part of single grain
Among the historical instruments is ths
chronometer sent by the Royal United
Service Institution, which was twics
carried out by Captain Cooke, and agai1
by Captain Osligh in 1887. When th,
crew Of the Bounty mutinied, this vet
eran time-keeper was carried to Pit
cairns Island by themutineers, and sol,
by Adams in 1868 to an American VIII
touched there. He sold it in Chill, an,
in 1S40 it was bought at Valparaiso b
Sir Thomas Herbert, taken to China b
him, and finally brought back to Eng
land in the Blenheim.
In the old Pennsylvania farm lease
there is provision that the hay raise
upon the farm must be consumed upo
it; the object being to keep up the Ian
by the feeding of stock. This custom
still in force in England, from whic
country it was borrowed. Recently i
Enulopd q forrra ar fa,Iad -, A. -.,-.--.