The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1879-07-03
PERSONAL TOPICS.

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PRINCE PoToCI, son of the Governo,
of Galicia, wears three diamond buttons
which are together worth 5000, 900. 8
The Baltimore Sun has a report that
Mr.. Tlden has leased splendid prop.
erty at Yonkers, where he will spend the
greater portion of the summer in
retirement. ,.a;-.-s-,.f.z
The personal estate of the late Baron
Lionel de Rothschild amounts to $685..
000, 900. He allowed his children, dur
ing his lifetime, the use of his money,
but retained ownership of the houses
theyliyed in and their lands.
AS regards the Census, the Democrat
of New Orleans calculates that the popu.
lation will not be less than 48, ,000, 900
next year, which will give the United
States the largest number of people
under one government, speaking a com.
mon language. ssd 5s rsitit 81
SIR JOHN LUBBOCK, the naturalist,
has been testing the affection of ants for
one another. His conclusion after
repeated experiments is that in these
curious insects hatred is stronger pas
sion than Affection" Why don't mos
quitoes make business of hating each
other? e1fi Hai -9lf 1St FlBIl &
A COLLEGE professor once tried to con-
vince Horace Greeley of the. value of
classic languages. The professor said !:
9 These languages are the conduits of the
literary treasures Of antiquity" Mr..
Greeley replied, 81 like Croton water
very well, but it doesn't follow that I
should eat a yard or two of lead pipe"
1T is curious fact that Nathaniel
Hawthorne in early life was engaged to
Miss Sophie Peabody but instead of
wedding this lady, married her sister.
In after years Mr.. Lathrop became en-
gagged to Miss Una Hawthorne, daughter
of the poet, but instead of wedding her,
married her sister Rose. .g .l1ef,f., +,
KING THEE BAw, of Buymah, and the
British Resident of Mandelay have been
having serious diplomatic difficulty in
the refusal of the latter to PROSTATE him
self in the presence of the King, or even
to leave his boots outside the door. If
nature doesn' tget up an earthquake over
this outrage the King will send for his
Prime Minister and cut off his head.
THE Omaha Herald says that 3 woman
from Lincoln, Neb., was alarmed the
other evening on finding that a man was
following her through the streets, and
appealed to, an officer for protection.
The follower, was arrested, but accounted
for his suspicious conduct by showing
that he had simply been following the
woman's track in the mud to keep his
feet dry. "
LORD BEAcoNsFIELD said toa mem
ber of the Manchester Chamber of Com
merce, who came 10 tell recently that
the Chamber intended to vote Iesolu-
tions condemnatory of the Ministerial
policy on the Eastern question: 'srI l
have heard great deal about Manches-
ter clayed cotton which is disgracing
the English name in China. Please tell
your Chamber that if they attend to my
business will try and attend to theirs" !"
"WHAT was the cause OF your fathers
death f' the clergymanasked Thompson.
at the last soeiable.& Asthma ,naun-
blushingly replied Thompson; fool
ishly went up an elevation and got up
so high he couldn't catch his breath" !"
Now, the fact was,. the elder Thompson
was hanged, but the clergyman didn't
know that. So he just said, !" Al" with
pitying accent, and then they talked
politics.-M Y. Times.
UNCLE SAM says that this is the time
at which the small boy knocks picket
off the fence to utilize as base ball bat.
Two hourslater a goat meanders through
the aperture. and regales himself on the
tulips and mignonette. and currant
bushes. One hour after chat Angelina
goes out with a .watering-pot. THESE
events combined cause more domestic
circus in ten minutes than can be
adequately described in an hour. 'a
A FRIEND who had some expected
visitors was bothered about not having
enough cake for tea, concluded she would
not buy any more, and told the two little
children, Jimmy and Robbie, not to ask
for cake, and do without their share.
When, at the table, Jimmy was a little
"pouty," and not wanting to eat any
thing, Robbie seeing him, said, in the
hearing the whole company: "What's
the matter, Jimmy? Did mother tell
you not to ask for cake, too ?-Sundal
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ALLcontests and matches" involving
excessive exertion are dangerous
Children should certainly never be
allowed in them. A number of little
girls in Sacramento entered into skip
ping-rope contest to see who could make
the greatest number of jumps withou,
missing. One of them, aged about eigh
years, succeeded in making two hundred
and eight skips withoutia miss, and wal
declared the champion, An hour or 81
after her victory, however, she was taker
i'll, had to be put to bed, and the doctor
was summoned. Fever set in, and the
little girl died. o.,
The correspondent of the Londo1
Times, in speaking of the surrender o
the Zulu King Cetewayo's youDges
brother 10 the English, says: /" In ap
pearance Mugwende is low, cunning
looking savage, with forhidding lool
about his eyes. He has tendency tt
elephantiasis, caused by his weakness
for native beer, which, it is said, h
indulges in to excess. His wives ar
conspicuous rather by the scanty natur
of their costume-viz., string of fin
beads round the loins---than by beaut.
of person. Their hair is shave
close, except a round patch on th
crown of, the head, where the hair
gathered into cone and plastered wit
red clay. - s2t q 81
How Ourran Saw a Villain.
Curran, the eminent Irish barristel