The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-12-19
PERSONAL TOPICS.

MOORISH women wear engagement
rings in their nose.
SHERE ALI can not read. He relies
on educated clerks to help him through
the affairs of state.
A CHICAGO burglar says that half a
dozen newspapers scattered over the
floors are terror t. men of his craft, as
they dare not handle them or walk over
them.
Ex-CoNFEDERATE GENERAL HOOD,
who is minus one leg, has just returned
from Texas with his children, three
pairs of twins to New Orleans, where
he p opposes to settle permanently.
JOAQUIN MILLER, who visited Tenny-
son a few years ago. says the Poet
Laureate is neither morose nor exclusive,
but shy, modest man, much given to
study and thought.
IT is feared that the health of the
Rev. MIR. Spurgeon is permanently
broken. Duringa recent severe illness
his pulpit was filled by his son, the
Rev. G. Spurgeon, who has been preach
ing with great success in Australia.
In China they behead a physician
who loses patient If this custom
could be introduced in the United
States large number of young men
who are now hanging around medical
colleges would Immediately turn their
attention to agriculture or some other
harmless and useful pursuit.
THE Count Rantzan, who married
Bismarck's daughter, has an income of
less than So, 0C0 year. Prince Bismarck
had to come down with the dust, as
many fathers-in-law before him. Half
million thalers is said to be the sum.
The Counts family, however, is one of
the Oldest in Germany.
An Episcopal clergyman of not very
clerical appearance visited an old lady
in Hartford, Ot., who mistook him for
burglar and quietly sent for the police.
He was arrested on suspicion, and taken
half of the distance to the station before
he met any one to identify him.
DURING the late war 594, 900 Russian
soldiers poured down through Roumania
into Turkey. Of these 5S, 500 were sent
back by rail wounded, and 81 $50 ill;
81 900 sick went home to Odessa by
sea; $4,000 are still in hospital; $1,000
laid their bones in Roumania, and 99,-
900 perished in Bulgaria.
A ANEwFoUNDLAND dog ran up to two
men near Worcester, barked furiously,
tugged at their coats, and ran off little
way. Then he returned as before. They
at length understood that he wanted
them to follow. He conducted them to
a pond, where small dog was in the
water and unable, by reason of the
smooth, high, stone sides, to get out.
MRS. JOSEPH BUCKLEY, of Pawtucket
r. l., employed in curled hair estab
lishment at Central Falls, has Just died
from blood poisoning. She was obliged
to work among hogs bristles gathered
from numerous slaughter houses in this
and other countries, and the filth from
them is supposed to have got into hel
blood by a small sore on the chin.
HARLEY G. BROWN put obstruction:
| on the track of the Philadelphia, Will
mington & Baltimore Railroad, intend
ing to signal the train in time and get
credit for the act. But he was too late
with his signal, and the death of foul
persons was caused. The Judge charged
the jury that Browns intention was mo-
to kill, and a verdict of manslaughtel
was returned.
FIRST and last, spiders have a harC
time of it. The delicate cross hairs il
the telescopes of surveying instrument.
are fine webs that have been taken from
spidersof species that are selected fol
their production of an excellent qualiG,
of this material. The spider when caugh
is made to spin its thread by tossing from
hand to hand, in case he is indisposet
to furnish the article.
CALL myself tramp, for the reason
that have had no home for very man,
years. Not since l left Oregon. 1 wa
a lawyer there, and administered the
law for four years. With that exception
| have been roamer. Yes, the fou
years when I administered the law was
the longest time I lived anywhere.
was Judge, and had a copy of Black
stone and two six-shooters. My admin
istration was very successful.-Joaquii
Miller.
Mr.. HURST described to his wife il
Four Mile, Kas, the spot where h,
wished to be buried but she did not re
member, after his death, exactly wha
he had said. She went to the field b.
had chosen and saw two white doves
They alighted about the length of
grave apart She then recognized land
marks proving that the doves stood OF
the precise spot that her husband ha,
indicated, and nobody can convince he
that they were not messengers fron
him.
THE only Frenchman 1 ever heard o
who did a funny thing at duel wa
Sainte Beuve, who, having to fight on
rainy morning, persisted in holding a
umbrella over his head with his lef
hand. In vain did the seconds remor
strate with him, and tell him such COZ
duct was out of order. =" | don't min
being shot," said the great critic, bu
1 never came here to get wet" and h
stood his adversary's fire with his um
brella waving proudly over his head
London World.
IT is related that in a gambling tris
out West it was thought best that tn
jury should be instructed in the practices
working of faro table, and the judg
ordered the necessary apparatus to b
brought in, and directed the defendant
to give an exhibition. All hands be
came so interested in the game that th
Sheriff, seeing how things were goins
went outside, summoned posse, and al
rested the whole room full, includin
the court itself.
Great Britain's Railroad Speed.