The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-07-04
PERSONAL TOPICS.

AN Aberdeen woman has applied to
be appointed constable, despairing of
catching man in any other way.
The Shah has a suite of fifty persons
in Paris, and occupies twenty-four sa-
looms and rooms. A special chef is en-
ployed to cook according to Mussulman
usage.
OLD statesmen in Europe-Beacons-
field, IA; Gladstone, 70; Bright, 67;
Granville, So; Gortschakoff, 80; Bis
marck, 6S; Won Moltke, 7S; Mcmahon,
72; Dufaure, 76.
SITTING BULL simply wants terri
tory of his own on the Yellowstone,
with Vienna coffee, rolls, with raspberry
jam. stewed quail, and peach brandy
sent up to his room.
IT is the confession of widower, who
has been thrice married, that the first
wife cures a mans romance, the second
teaches him humility, and the third
makes him philosopher.
THE Turkish Minister of State sits in
a corner with his legs crossed under him,
rising only to greet superior, an equal
or foreign diplomatic, and always fol-
lowing up his welcome with a call for
pipes and coffee.
THE English artist Whistler hangs
his pictures when finished in his garden,
at the mercy of sunshine, wind and
rain. He says, 1t takes the gloss off
them, that Objectionable gloss which
puts one in mind of a painfully new
hat"
DAVID LEACH, of Hinsdale, Mass, is
80 years old and very feeble; but he has
sufficient mental strength to know that
his daughter had stolen 5000 from him.
He accused her and she retaliated by
pouring pail of boiling water over his
head, scalding him horribly.
SOME Irishmen display conceit in
their adopted nomenclature, and some
humility. DIR. Lardner, for example,
was christened Dennis, which he
promptly expanded into Dionysius.
Boucicault, who was christened Dio-
nysius, abbreviated himself into simple
Dion.
IT has been said of Mr.. Bryant that
he was parsimonious man. A remark
he made to young writer, nine years
ago, deserves to be remembered: "One
of the first objects Of literary man
should be to acquire an independence ;
his genius never does its best so long as
it is the mere drudge of his necessities. :"
A scHooLMARM near Trempealeau,
Wis, was sweeping out the sch0ol-room
the other day, when she encountered a
rattlesnake in one of the aisles. She
promptly started for the stove poker,
and going around the other aisle, she
came upon the reptile, which turned
and faced her, shaking its rattles, and
killed it.
WE have had frequent occasions to
state that Brazil is a good place for
American mechanics and laborers to
avoid, and our advice is emphatically
repeated by some destitute and worn
out wanderers who have contrived to
work, their way back. They were sub
jected to most brutal treatment by the
contractor.-.N-ao York San.
Mrs. JENI-.s described as woman
of about thirty-fve, is about medium
height, rather stout, but with a form
that is still shapely. Her hair is light
auburn, her face nearly round, the
chin firm, but not square and heavy.
Her eyes are cold, steely gray, and the
nose is long and straight, but not very
prominent. The expression of the
face is cold, calculating and passionless,
Mrs. Fry, of Oswego, N. Y, will, if
she lives till the 10th of September
next, be one hundred and eight years
old5 By recent fall she broke one
hip, and it is doubtful whether she will
ever be able to walk again, but her
mind is still clear. Mrs. Fry has used
tobacco ever since she was a young
woman. Lately her physician has not
allowed her to smoke as often as she
wants to. .s.f.,...s-.-..,...