The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-10-31
Personal TOPICS.

bllc Is ulI5. 1ldyC .
vorite musical selection.
! VICTOR HUGO says England produces
wealth admirably, but distributes itmis-
erably.
BUTLER says: " He laughs best who
laughs last" He is in favor of Grin
backs.-Graphic.
The Princess Louise is having a pri-
vate studio erected in the garden of the
KensiDgton palace.
OREGON newspapers defend General
Howard against fippant critics who
never saw an Indian.
Miss HELEN TAYLOR, daughter-in-
law of John Stuart Mill, has been nomi-
mated for Parliament.
BISHOP CLARKsoN, of the Episcopal
diocese of Nebraska, has returned home
after his long absence beyond the sea.
THE Empress Augusta wears false
neck of wax, the "join" being concealed
by broad velvet band round her neck.
SIR GEORGE MARES, of Arctic celeb
rity, has been commissioned on a voy-
age of scientific exploration in the South
Pacific.
THE engagement of Ida Lewis, Amer
ica's Grace Darling, to rising young
lawyer of the Rhode Island bar, is re-
ported. -
DANIEL WEBsTERs widow is still
alive, though very aged and in feeble
health. She resides at New Rochelle,
New York.
DR.. R. V. PIERCE has accepted the
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the Buffalo District in place of Sherman
A. Rogers, declined.
Miss BRADDoN, it is reported, is able
toreioice in the fact that translation
of one of her books, Birds of Prey" is
very popular in Russia.
ALEXANDRA LOUISE OLGA VICTORIA
is the name of the Duchess of Edin-
burgh's last baby, the twenty-sixth of
the Qneen's grandchildren.
CAPT. EADs is gathering together a
large force of men 10 complete the great
jetties. He will be on the ground (or
water) as soon as frostappears.
Mr.. JENKs-no, Mrs. Jenk's husband
has been appointed to office. Wives
count for something in these days, and
Mrs. jerks is crown to her husband.
w. T. THoRNE, who was in 1874 ex-
PEELED from the North Carolina Legis-
1ature for denying the existence of a
God, is now candidate for Congress.
IT is stated that Gen. Gilpatrick's
hired man, Hungarian named Myers,
received, two weeks ago, the information
that property of 5000 had fallen to
him.
QUEEN VICTORIA travels in railway
carriage which cost thirty thousand dol
lars. Its appointments would furnish
wealth to our bold highwaymen of the
west.
SECRETARY Evart's youngest daugh-
ter, Miss Louisa, is said to be an expert
1.oars-woman, and can handle boat with
. the skill and frmness of masculine
hand.
THE King of Holland has sent his por-
trait to the Dutch colony of San Fran
cisco with the suggestion that the gift
is not from king, but from citizen to
citizens"
Mr.. SETH GREEN has received another
gold metal from France, in recognition
of his success as pisciculturist. This
is the fourth medal given him by the
same society.
Miss BRADDoN is in Brittany turning
out twenty pages of novel day. Novel
writing has become automatic with her
now, as it has with our own Mrs. Alpha
bet Southworth.
Mr.. GILBERT DE LA MARTYR, the
new Congressman from Indiana, has
been Methodist preacher for twenty
nine years. He is said to be man ter
ribly in earnest.
CANON FARRAR has been photo
grahed in academical costume and in
the attitude of prayer. A little infer
nal nonsense now and then even by sc
good man as Canon Farrar. q
PROFESSOR MAX MULLER believes il
the higher education of girls. He ha.
, Just given 81, 500 to be invested to pro
vide an exhibition for scholarship a
the High School for girls in Oxford.
GARIBALDI, will, perhaps be a maj
of comfortable fortune, after all. HI
has sold to company the privilege O.
guarrying granite, on-the island Of, ca
prera, to pave the streets of Rome ]
= COUNT WILLIAM BISMARCK, the sol
of the Prince; and the. youngest membe
: of the Reichstag, is a jovial, hearty
a looking person, SO clever that he woult
! have a future, before him even ifhe werl
> not the son of SO powerful man.
j Mr.. ROBERT TooMBs, of Georgia, VIII,
) is not too well disposed toward Repre-
5 sentative Alexander III. Stephens, pre-
!: diets that g the Democrats of Georgi
) will elect him to Congress as long as h
e lives, and after his death will elect hi
administrator"
: The Chinese ambassador is describes
1 as a man of imposing appearance, be
I tween sixty and seventy, with a kin,
e and intelligent face. He is slight an
: tall and has very courteous manners. Il
the credentials which he brought fror
IS their Emperor he and his suite are meI
s toned as just and honorable men,"
. The Princess of Wales, when pre-
= senting the prizes to the Naval Cadet
. the other day, learned that two of tn
. young gentlemen were to be droppe
= from the list for continued inattentio
- and scape- gracious conduct. She intel
:, ceded for the convicts with Mr.. Smith
7 successfully, of course and the lads al
:. to have one more trial.
le Mrs. VAN Corr, the preacher, W;
s. born in New York city, and she
nearly fifty years of age. Her faith
er was Major Newton, manager of Jacc
W Astor's estate. He became insan
m Marrying and soon becoming a wido'
IL she attended to her husbands busine
ne of drug broker. She was converted {
: Fulton ferry-boat thinking about r
,ir ligion. Becoming preacher, she ira
ds eled through the country, and she coun
it, more than p, 900 conversions as the !
Va suit of her labors.
It; - - -
or THE agent of Theodore Thomas we
de to small city in Michigan to make /,
ng rangements for concert. He went
mt the editor of the only paper in the pla'
tn and after description of Thomas, /
le- orchestra and the beautiful classic
music thew performed. he asked the ~