The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1877-08-30
PERSONAL TOPICS.

CHAUNCY ROSE, of Terre Haute, Ind
was an exceedingly modest philanthro
pist. He once sent check for $1,000 t.
Bloomfield to have it mailed there to tn
address of charitable institution il
Ohio, doing this to conceal the source o
the donation.
A CHILD in Pepperell, Massachusetts,
who had a sore on his lip caused b,
diphtheria was kissed by two little girl
recently, one of whom died of tn,
disease in few hours, while the othe
did not survive hasty passage to he
home in New York.
Mr.. LEWIS BROOKS, of Rochester, tn,
philanthropist, who among other gift
gave $4,000 to the University O.
Virginia, left property worth S579, 9,00(
and died intestate. 1t was expected
that he would make some large public
bequests, but his property will now g
to his two brothers.
The young Princess Mercedes dt
Montpensier, the future Queen of Spain
is the possessor of lively disposition
and much intelligence. Her feature.
are Spanish even to the dark hue of hel
complexion, and her education is French
1t is romantically said that King Alfonso
has been attached to her from childhood
THE Kings of Holland, Belgium
Sweden, Spain, and Portugal, have each
engaged residences in Paris for the period
of the Exposition in 1878. The Comte
d'Eu, who married the daughter of the
Emperor of Brazil, and many Others
connected with royal families, have done
the same.
IT is estimated that there are enough
idle men in the Northern States at this
time to form three new States of moder-
ately prosperous farmers. 1t is easy to
figure out that kind of a thing. The
problem is how to make farmer out of
an idle man who don't want to work and
who won't be farmer.
AT Old Orchard Beach, Maine, four
tramps discussed the best city in the
country in which to get square meal.
Charles Miller advocated New Orleans,
and so incensed Aleck Patterson, who
contended for Boston, that Patterson
fatally stabbed Miller. The gang was
arrested.
In the early part of 1910 Napoleon's
attention was drawn to the magnificent
diamonds worn by certain lady; he.
inquired who she was, and learned that
her husband was tobacco manufacturer.
In the following November decree ap-
peared which announced that this trade
would in future be State monopoly. 1t
is so to-day. There are sixteen factories
PARIS Letter: To a friend of mine
who asked Theirs why he did not cease
from such incessant labor and take re-
pose in his declining days, he replied:
" As long as God gives me life, l shall
use the faculties He has vouchsafed me.
1t is only now that l am old that can
appreciate properly the value of time
and knowledge"
DANBURY Ne,cs: Ats recent funeral
in Danbury the services were delayed in
waiting for the attendance of neighbor
As the patience of those gathered was
nearly exhausted the little daughter of
the tardy friend appeared and said her
ma had baking in the oven and would
have to wait until it came out. The
funeral proceeded.
LORD DUFFERIN is a great admirer of
this country, its people and its institu-
tions. He recently wrote as follows: 81
have always thought that no Englishman,
no matter how large may have been his
political experience at home, can be said
to have completed his education until
he had the good fortune to have exam
ined the institutions and social charac-
teristics of the United States" This is
sensible if not grammatical.
The Queens maids of honor are all
grand-daughters of peers who are not
below the rank of Earl, that being a
sine qua non of eligibility for the posi-
ton. They receive $4,000 a year, and if
they marry the Queen presents them
with $4,000. Each is on duty about two
months in the year. Since the Prince
Consort's death they have had dread
fully dull time it. Many of these
ladies have remained on until past fifty.
AHMED MUKHTAR PACHA is idolized
by his troops, according to a correspon-
dent of the London Standard, because
he wears soldiers coat of the coarsest
material and without ornamentation of
any sort. never eats meat during the
campaign, and never touches a glass of
wine or any other alcoholic drink; he
even denies himself the luxury of
smoking, and lives worse than the COM
mon soldiers, whose hardships and
fatigues he always shares.