The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-11-07
PERSONAL TOPICS.
XH is twenty-one..

/ ALPHoNso XII is twenty-one.
/ On autopsy, the brain of Modelling,
the would-be assassin of Emperor Will
liam, appeared normal, but the skull
was somewhat obliquely shaped, as is
often found in persons of unsound mind.
BY an act of Congress- passed March,
1873, all widows of soldiers in the war Of
1872 are entitled to a pension of eight
dollars per month, irrespective of the
time of their marriage.
GUESTS at Gastein, when the EN-
perorl William was lately there, were
much annoyed by the regiment of royal
spies poking their noses into everything
in search of a possible Hoedel or Nobel
ing.
PETER COOPER is eighty-eight, and as
fresh as if only turning the quarter
pole. He has been a halter, coach ma
ker, grocer, glue maker, philanthropist,
and Presidential candidate.-Boston Post.
The father of James German, living
with him at Talmage, Mich, is one hun
dred and ten years old, and has voted at
every election since he came to this
country, many years ago. He is still in
good health and in the possession of all
his faculties. ~
A LITTLE girl, while strolling near
her parents domicile, in the neighbor-
hood of Heeley Falls, North Cumber-
land County, recently came across
young bear, and, mistaking it for dog,
tied string about its neck and led It
home -Tnrn,lfo GInbe ~
RICHTER says that with women,
marked, irregular noses, with convex or
concave arching, turn-up or knobbed on
the end. or with .facettes at the knob, or
big nostrils, any sort of uncommonly
ugly nose, in fact, signify far more
talent than with men. This is consola-
tion.
He lifted the huge knocker, which
fell with brazen clang, and inquired
for Mrs. Craigie.-Stoddard ON Longfel-
loau in Scribner. 1t must be handy to
have knocker that will fall and then
inquire, for the person you want.-De-
troit Free Press.
WITHIN the present year four of the
richest men of San Francisco or the
Pacific Coast-Mark Hopkins, William
S. O'Brien, Michael Reese, and David
d. Colton-have died, and through their
deaths in the neighborhood of fifty mil
lions of dollars has been left to heirs.
JOURNALISM is still rude in Nevada.
The editor of the Austin Reueille speaks
of the editor of the Reno Gazette as
that no-headed bean pole" and this is
the retort: Gently, small one, for it
would be a source of everlasting regret
should we accidentally mash the other
half of you into your boots"
PATIENCE and ingenuity have been
displayed by Arljn Evans, who lives
near Horse Shoe Bend, Ala. He has
been totally blind for several years,
caused from fall received while erect
ing building. This fall he has erected
a gin house, cotton screw, and the run
ming gear of the gin, doing all the franz
ing and laying off of the timbers himself.
OF queer old cuss in Georgia it is
said he has never taken a drink of
liquor, nor had a spell of sickness
never smoked cigar, nor took chew Of
tobacco; never ate any animal that
could climb tree, nor anything that
could live in water or burrow in the
ground, nor anything that was cooked
by negro.-Louisoille Courier-Journal.
ANsELL MERR1ETT, of Troy, Kansas
publishes the following notice in the
local paper: Whereas, when I am in
toxicated am not competent to make
contracts; and whereas, I have been ia
ken advantage of on several occasions
recently in such contracts, hereby no
tify all persons that 1 shall not here
after fulfill any contracts made by me
when drunk"
A STRANGE fatal accident is reported
from Woodstock, Me. Mrs. Ward, wife
of Mr.. Robert Ward, carpenter, at tht
west end of the town, while engaged il
her household duties two weeks ago, &C
cidentally ran a needle into her hand
| The hand at once swelled to such siz
as to preclude any attempts to extrac
the needle. No fatal results were fearet
at the time, but few days after Mrs
Ward died in great pain.
4 THE late Erastus Smith, of Hartford
Conn.,, used to be very neglectful of hi
| personal appearance, and wore a sole,
coat very much the worse for weal
4 One day, Mr.. Richard D. Hubbard, no,
Governor of the State, met Mr.. Smit
wearing a beautiful rose in his buttor
hole. Is not this rose a beautifu
one?" said Mr.. Smith. Now, Nj
Hubbard, can you imagine where I &c
it" " 1t might have grown there,
was the reply. e
MARK TWAIN is describedas as man {
i middle height, oddly built but not stout
, his features are all of clear, massiy
, modelling, and the prevailing expressio
, seems to be resolute courage and dete
mination. His upper lip is covere
with thick, brown mustache, and tt
5 broad territory of his forehead is usual
encroached upon by his brown curl
, hair. His eyes are small and keen, bl
by no means lacking in kindness ar
humor. In his whole bearing there is
e frank cordiality which is very winnin