The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1882-01-26

land vas never brisker than at pres
emf.
At an important sale ofa celebrated
stud flock of Meiino sheep in Victo-
ria, Australia, a ran four years old
brought the large sum of$7,000, while
others were sold for prices
ranging from 5000 to $500.
The wife of a Methodist elder in
Maine is suing for a divorce. Her
most serious allegation is thathis cred
it is SO bad that when he is away from
home she cannot get trusted for $50
much as a red herring" which makes
it difficult to feed the family.
During the year 1880 there were
exported from New Orleans 100000
gallons of s'pure olive OIL" extracted
from cotton seed, of which eighty
eight per cent. was SEN to Mediter-
ranean ports. Half of this amount
went to Italy, the home of the genu-
inc olive.
The Christian Index, failing to per-
persons to stay away from the
theatre on any other ground, now
urges i'm view of the Vienna disaster
that they will henceforth abstain from
going 10 theatres because there is so
much risk of being destroyed by fire
during the performance.
The Philadelphia Times thinks that
"with Jay Gould a II of its pillars,
Ulysses S. Grant as a trustee and Par
son Newman as pastor, the new
wealthy Mems Church, on Madison
avenue, New York will be II of the
most remarkable ecclesiastical mix
lures ofthc day. The report that Rus
sci Sage and Cyrus W. Field are to be
deacons is not confirmed"
An Arkansas man, a reputable and
prosperous farmer, says that the aCiu-
al Inconvenience of being hanged is
very slight. Robbers subjected him
TO the process once, and after a slight
choking sensation he became insensi-
BILE, and so remained until he was
taken down and resnscitated. The
regaining of consciousness, however
was rather unpleasant.
The fire Insurance business has no
shared in the general business boom
The losses by fire in this country dur
ing 1881 are estimated Mt the rounf
total of $!O0,G00,00o and nincteel
stock insurance companies, represcn
ting an aggregate capital of over So,
000,000, have suspended, while onl,
three new mes have been organized
Competition has resulted in sucl
wholesale cutting of rates that few
companies can make any money.
1t has been, said that no public ca
lamity is SO appalling that some per
sons are not chiefly concerned witt
turning it to their personal benefit
Surely no more horrible illustration
of this truth is furnished than in th
story that the great prevalence o
smallpox in the country recently sug
gested to an unknown wretch a form
of revenge on an Indian man by send
ing him q letter prepared with q view
to injecting him with this dreaded
disease. 81
When the Dunkers of Indiana mad
up their minds that the study Of gram
mar was frivolous, they preteste,
against their children being taught
in the public schools. The teacher
refused to be bound by the protest
whereupon III appeal was made to tn
State Superintendent, who has decid
ed that teachers may omit the often
sive study. He insists, however, tina
they shall impart orally to all Dunke
pupils call that is practical on the sub
%ject."
There is a Judge Cox whose con
duct has been undeniable bad. He j
not the Washington Judge Cox, how
ever, but belongs to the Suprem
Court of Minnesota. He is nov be
fore a High Court of Impeachment
His most d~isgraceful exploit was t
open court in a barroom, while drunk
and there issue an order at the reques
of q lawyer who was his companio,
in the carousal. But he was often in
toxicated while regularly on tn
bench. On one occasion he fell OF
his chair, and the court officers car
ried him out.
Donnie Dunlap was a three-card
monte man attached to a circus. /
greenhorn whom he had swindled GU
of 5000, at Assumption, La, complain
ed TO a Justice, who not only issued
warrant, but went to the tent to serv
it. Donnie was operating on anothe
victim, and he quietly offered the Jus
tice $40 not to interrupt him for te
minutes. This proposition was de
clined. Then the gambler angril
drew revolver, but the Justice fire
quickest, killing him Instantly, an,
coolly recovering the 5000 from hi
pocket. The gambling privilege Q
that circus is now for sale.
Truo believers are greatly agitate,
over the expected coming ofthe Meh
di or Mohammedan Messiah. Tn
prophet himself foresaw this even.
and prophesied that he would be q
Arab and q descendant of his ow
house. Ell Mehdi is expected TO unit
the faithful, restore Islam, and rul
over the Mohammedans Throughout
the world According to a prophec
that has for several years been care
fully circulated among the -Mooris
Musselmans, he will make his appear
ance on the first day of the mont
Moharram in the year $1,000 CNol
II, 1882. He will be 40 years of ag
and of poble appearance, and one Q
Ibis arms S will be longer than tile 9th
Ter, A religious devotee of great sane
tity in North Africa is already know
as 81 Mehdif Qiterally, the teacher
and in personal appearance CORES
Iponds exactly with the description i
the. prophecy. He will probably at
tempt to play the part of the Messiah
and, .aided By d 'fanatfcaf f5ffoWfhf
may seriously threaten European iii
f%luence in India, Egypt, and Algeris