The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-05-01
PERSONAL TOPICS.

, AlAhcVNAh 4VA AOAJs
BAYARD TAYLoR's lectures on Ger
man literature are TO be published next
fall.
For his poem, " The Defense Of Luck
now" and its prelude, addressed to the
memory of the Princess Alice, making
altogether two hundred and twenty
seven lines. Mr.. Alfred Tennyson,
Poet Laureate, received f300.
A GENTLEMAN had bad eye and was
advised to have it out 60 that he might
save the other eye. He took chloroform,
and the doctor, a famous specialist, took
out the 6 cd eye by mistake. The
patient is blind and cannot shoot the
specialist.
AFTfR his election President Taylor
wrote to his son Richard, just deceased,
inviting him to come to Washington to
act as his private secretary. Dick re-
fused the offer haughtily, saying that
he wouldn't play second fiddle even to
the Pre- sident of the United States"
PROFESSOR ANGzLL says that one OF
the mathematiciaus of the Michigan
University, known all over the world,
never went to school but six weeks, and
while the oxen were resting at noon did
his first mathematical work upon q
Tlowshare with piece of chalk.
SOME of the missionaries in South
Africa are engaged in an attempt to
prove that the Zulus are lineal descend
ants of the lost tribes of Israel. 1t is
said they have generally marked Jew.
lsh features, and their language Is full OF
Hebrew Idioms.
SeME forty strineed Eaglish lyre is
sending over reports of DR. Carver won
derful shooting. The latest is as fol-
lows: "Dr. Carver, at a recent exhi-
b'tion in England, placed ten glass balls
ON the ground, hred a bullet into the
turf lmmediateiy beneath; the missile
tearing up the soil, threw the balls into
the ar, and they were broken as they
rose 80 = si:D
On recent trip Of one of the steamers
running to San Francisco, bread was
served at dinner one day which tasted
strongiy OF e0ai OIL. Inc captain atter-
waro askec Inc oaser II ne dio not know
I9at heiosene =, naa 60. in.o vn 9ne n1u,:
ne au.et saaS tLa .n"s ans NC uiu ~. ;uIauu un
!s you s,s seeu .s .nI lou LUG .,I;ad o q
mas u,,on af~a;d IA = a,1 wouid t;1l,ann :
90 '-.A ~ "oN -.
NOT on'y mas Maianai macManon
given OUT tnae ne VIII not accept .
penny oI pension, ou. y. mas become
t;on &c h;s nf;na Snr;nr tba Par;s ~.
S;a;t;nn @ w,s I das,anad snt;r.ia @ nmt @ - af
- h;s own nockas aithougb he i Inv nv M NJ
n,sons waaIthv ord tbot The ennronr;a.
t;on allowed him went to the noor Of
that c;ty throuoh the hands Of his wife
m
Dr. y. Z OAkVEn, Q, Ahgeiica, Aile,
gany county, new ,; IorS, owns smai, ~ y
M rGau ssaii.on ap 80 peoua ma.nou d tia' L'
thara nva = 10 No. = ha;r hacI e II that IL not
snoH 49, 49, - I and - no. sansra ;noh IN
nU" sromt " "f - ,hat I :. not baant;tni IRON
arav - = One ave ;s lie that of a white
say. sa@y IA V ~ ~ othar I i;La E tbotos - hiacI
horse horse' auu 'ne o'ne1 nNe 'n"' " D'Ao
no.'
SENATOR BOOTH, oi oaliioInia, wnost
oacnelornood mas Withstooo the wlies o.
women Tor naft a century, mas Deer
captured at last, 30 the washington
goss'ps say, by a demure little widow
with sweet young face ana Prematureiy
,odr;n- I -, hn,sa ~ fsta Iad tha I Sanator | !,
oas soaEoh 81 I :" ro,.ms @ 70 ie.n % on;at red 4
S J;nn n " aorIv % hutnu nv vii, hs tha sr rssn1t ~
AN Alabama paper gets on TINS one
John llama, VINO oieo mere on Marci a
", 1913, was porn reorualy ~ id4o
he served unoer uenerai washington
during the frenca war as Captain
he was acqua1nt win fatrick Henr,,
when small ooy. ne was naldiy eve
known 70 nave any slckness une,l ie, icy
years ago. ms eyesignt was PerIecti.
s'ou .. - .nu y 'e :. Us ue'i :.
Mr., 4. z. ~. " HIrrLE says, concernin
Motley his eal.y iGaml.laIi1y Gn WIZ
ue!hian ihPlessou e1en !eIlse nanoiol !
mhlle nI1.,1y was IVY ~ nis svilou, ~, g
houno nh, anu a.1elwaro, wnen u Mo'
icy was q s.uue.l IN 1arsaro Oo'iegt
an aodfess Dy nim on uoeene III one .
the college exnlDitlons was 80 good as
induce sucn tra:uea scnoIar as Josep
Gogsweli 10 sena II 70 Maaame Toetne n
HeI reply was sigeincapt WISH, 50
Salu' 9 sec .u1 -, hiS' pooA 'iia' youn
man VIII wiite. III
ABRAzILIAN count, millionaire, wa
dining at the table d'hote of fashion
and ne ordered another. " Weonly CIV