The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-10-10
PERSONAL TOPICS.

Two negro girls in Early, Ga. held a
PLAYMATE under water for fun till life
was extinct. t'aft t}a sitgi
THE ladies love to dispose of ten-dol-
lar eagles, while man.is content to dis
pose of ten cent swallows WhitehaH
Times. 4. .si,as. 5tfss r. -
THE British Consul in Pekin puts the
death from famine in. China at seven
millions, The province of Shansi alone
lost five millions, = ~ " .'y''.',
EMpEhoRs are nervous nowadays A
man was arrested III Vienna for attempt
ing to throw a harmless bundle in the
Imperial carriage.oi fe7iea-'g gi-f9qeTq
b eIHAvE somewhere pawned my we'd
ding ring for drink" is an advertise,
ment in German paper. f.The holder
will, please send me his address"
SOME men are. born great, some
achieve, greatness, and some invent Q
patent medicine, and get their portraits,
on the fourth page Of the Stm.-P,tek. .
JOHN SILK, Of Boston assaulted a
lame man, surprising that there would
be no resistance: but he received prob
ably fatal blow ON the head from the
cripple's crutch. i34ni eE sHiii.aI q
Don't talk platitudes to man in dis
tress. What consolation is it to drown
ing man to be assured that there is good
hard ground only eight and half feet
below his toes.-Haacksye. :
THE Cbinamen of San Francisco are
endeavoring to stop the cutting off of
queues in the prisons of that city, A
test case is being made of a Chinese
prisoners suit against the Sheriff for
ten thousand dollars damages. in 81
The Manitoba Indian cannot get any
intoxicating liquor to drink. The Hud-
son :, Bay CompanyIs infexible rule
against selling liquor to Indians has
been adopted by the Canadian Govern
ment,, and the mounted police are de-
tailed to enforce ito liis .2eif479t 4
THE hotel-keeperss Of Niagara Falls
are talking of having a monster tent
constructed to cover the Falls for next
season, and charge an admission fee of
two dollars and half to rooms in
hotels overlooking. the Falls, and one
dollar per hour for the use of opera
glasses. What next? ~ 'i5'.s., .,t'if
JEFF DUNLAP, aged twelve, stole
horse in Glover Valley, Cal, rode bare
back ten miles, and then completed his
outfit by taking a saddle, bride, blanket
and revolver from miners cabin. He
had made up his mind to become rob-
ber, but was arrested while lying in,
wait for stage coach. -
DEAN STANLEY uses no gestures. He
is described as rather insignificant
looking person, with a slightly-built and
STOPPING figure, neatly cut gray hair
and whiskers of the old English style, a
face expressively full of pleasant intel
ligence and dignity, and voice not
powerful, but distinct. Hartford Times.
THOUGH Brigham Young is dead, it
must be admitted that the Mormon lead
ers are yet working with energy. Their
agents are securing the countries of Eu-
rope for converts, and with success, too,
as is attested by the hundreds at ar
rive each month. Six hundred stalwart
emigrants started lately for Utah,
and many more are on the way.
The Rev. J. w. Bancroft has been
ciphering on the problem, /" If the bodies
of all the dead are raised in the Resur-
rection, will not the amount of water
thus withdrawn from the earth be
enough to exhaust all the water on the
globeY He writes to The Chtrchman
that, having calculated how much water
was comprised in the bodies of all who
have lived during six thousand years,
he is convinced that the amount would
be only q little, more than one cubic
mile. ~, -, "
THE New Orleans ! Psaca1yu,,s.e a,1s nc requests
politicians to make less noise at their
meetings, as their vociferations disturb
the yellow fever patients. Which state
of things reminds the Baltimore Gazette
of the persistent card player, who
crawled out from under the wreck of a
steamship saloon on the Pacific, and
cried cut above the shrieks and prayers
of the passengers and the howling of
the tempest, Remember, boys, played
the tray for low" ~
A FAMILY of Turks, consisting of a
father, mother, three sons and a daugh-
ter, have settled in Knoxville, having
fed from the Porte's dominion because
oppressed by Turkish tyranny. One of
the sons is physician, one tailor, and
one shoemaker. The father desired,
he said, to see his children protected and
enjoying the free air of liberty. They
asked no aims of any one. The physician
desired to be employed by the, residents
of the Tennessee town or by the govern
ment. .i..g D., X ,ff..qs 4 ,Eft.tg.t..3 !.
OURAY, chief of the Utes in Colorado,
is an exceptional Indian. Although re-
tanning the leadership of his wild tribes,
J he lives very much after the manner of
civilized whites. He has an extensive
farm, on which he raises good crops and
cattle. The buildings are large and the
residence well-furnisheda He rides in
tone oflthe best carriages that could be
purchased, apresent from Governor: Nc
Cook, which, with stylish team and .
Mexican driver, makes, a conspicuous
\ turnout. The farm operations and busi
, ness enterprises Of 'Otiray HAVE beeff very
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