The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-06-27
Personal TOPICS.

THE late Prof. Henry made twenty
two inventions and discoveries, none of
which he patented, preferring to leave
the fruits of his science to all who would
profit by it.
MARSHAL BAzAINE is living in Spain
in very embarrassed circumstances. He
has appealed for aid to all his old COM
rades, including President Mcmahon,
but in vain.
A YoNKERs, N. Y, little girl swat
lowed her toy balloon tube downwards.
It slipped into her windpipe, partly fill
ing whenever she breathed, and, as no
relief could be afforded, she was choked
to death. e !aff5
AMONG the English aristocracy Earl
Granville ranks as the best linguist; he
is master Of twenty languages. In ap,
pearance he looks like an oiled and
curled Assyrian bull. The parting of
his hair has never been known to change
one hairs breadth. 2t7E
" The Sheriff Of Deadwood recently ar
rested the Rev. L.. p. Narcross, of the
Congregational Church, for denouncing
the flawlessness of that town in the pull
pit, and was hurrying the preacher
through the streets to jail when citizens
interfered and procured his release.
BARNUM says that Iom Thumb is a
great big fellow now, weighing eighty
pounds, and forty-one years old. He
and his wife, with Gen. Grant, Jr., and
his wife, live in marlborough, Mass.
Mrs. Grant is the dwarf known as Min
ME Warren, and Barnum is authority
for the statement that she will soon be a
mother.
AYoUNG Cleveland girl was stricken
with blindness the other night, in a
singular manner. She went to bed with
strong eyes and in excellent health, but
during the night she felt a pricking SEN
sation about her eyes, followed in afew
seconds by snap, as if something had
broken. These sensations were neither
accompanied nor followed by any pain,
but when morning came she found her
self stone blind.
The four most distinguished brothers
in this countryAJudge Stephen y. /.
Field, of the United States Supreme
Court; Mr.. Cyrus w. Field, of Atlantic
cable fame; Mr.. David Dudley Field,
the lawyer, and the Rev. Henry M.
Field, of the New York. Evangelist :
met at Haddam, Conn, the other day to
make arrangements for the purchase of
a plot of ground for public park to
commemorate the work of their father,
who for many years was the pastor of a
church at Haddam. aa t!gis3 Ise
A PATIENT in the hospital of Beau
fort, in France, rushed, during a mo-
ment of insanity, upon asister of charity
who was bringing him his food. He cut
her hand, but was prevented from stab
bing her by a man named Hamard,
whom he stabbed in the eye. He then
entered the female ward and killed
three women. The rest fled. One
among them had been paralyzed for
several months, but under the influence
hof terror was able to jump from her bed
and run, The man was secured.
A MAN in Waco, Minn., having money
enough to indulge his desire for seclu.
sion, lives alone in room to which no
body else is ever admitted. The rest Of
the house is used by his family and ser.
wants, His meals and whatever else he
calls for are handed to him through an
aperture in the door. He is entirely
sane, unless this eccentricity amounts tc
a mania. His novel mode of life was
begun year ago, and he says he likes
! it SO well that he will continue it until
he dies. He spendsa large part of his
time in reading. ~
Mr.. HERMAN J. KLEIN, an astrono.
mer of Cologne, in Germany, has lately
discovered upon the moons surface 8
recently formed volcanic CRATER II
is situated in * vast plain, neal
the center of the moons disk, and
to the west of +. another crater
known as Hyginus. Its diameter
is about thirteen thousand feet, which
renders it larger than any on this earth
except that of Kerasna, in the Sand
wich Islands,. Mr.. Klein's discovery
has since been confirmed by othel
astronomers, including Ward of Belfor
and Schmidt of Athens.
y GARIBALDfs home, at Caprera, is tn,
1 simplest of habitations. and the life b,
leads therein is as simple. He has bu
few attendants, and it is told that guest
are required to make their own beds
The Generals days are uneyentful. HI
rises in the morning at four o'clock, ant
without taking anything to eat, goes Of
to look after some pets who inhabit tn
border and surface of a small pond no
far from the house-a flock of geese. II
| feeds them, and then, having gone bacl
to the house to get his cup Of black col
fee, he sets to work in his fields unit
about an hour before midday, when h
/ returns home and looks over and sign
letters which Bassi, his secretary, ha
written, according to his Instructions.