The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-11-19
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grown, uour1sheS IN FLORIDA.
HENRY M. STANLEY will leave London
for the Congo, early next year.
THE High Sheriff of London recently
gave dinner that cost 5000.
You can take car at Halifax, N. s., and
go to San Francisco by continuous rail.
COAL mining machines. have been intro
duced in the river districts at Pittsburgh.
CERTAIN New York tailors threaten to
publish the names of their negligent custo-
mers.
caused great depression in the price of
coal lands.
W, L. PARKS, of Fall River, Mass, has
become crazy over the Taber-Downs di-
vorce case.
FANS made of peacock feathers are in
great demand to fasten on walls and place
over pictures.
FOREST culture in Dakota has led to the
appearance of birds that were never be-
fore seen there.
SIXTY million people speak the German
language. Al, ,0OO, 900 the French and 100, ,OOO.-
900 the English.
The Marquis of Bute's new castle will
cost as much as the Capitol at Washing
ton-$15, 100000.
c.4 :. r.,s
ed that will scrawled on a candle box is
q legal instrument
The Gillian miners are said to be the
strongest men in the world. They live
principally on lentils.
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AM DI.ohhh oe,ieVes ~
sraoea neaVen' ana oeciares TINS "orio a
SENATOR STANFORD OF Caltornia, VIII
onoo" university, near san FRANCISCO 10
tne amount Oh $Zo,ooo'ooo.
ULTRA 1ashionabie ladies' In New York
ere learning 20 knit stockings, using gold
neeoies eiPped Win pearls.
A GERMAN locomotive engineer boasts of
nasins liaseleo over l,2oo'ooV mlies "i1h-
ous sustaining asinsie accioen''
CHRISTMAS falls on Friday this year. A
FRIDAY Christmas Is unlucky-for those
-o' A- 10 ''i'"' r. ''en'''
The North, Central and South Ameri-
can Exposition" opened at New Orleans
with appropriate ceremonies November 10.
LESS than one per cent. of the bonds of
the United States are held abroad. The
great bulk OF them are where they ought
TO be, at home.
A PETITION has been forwarded to the
Postmaster General asking for better mail
iacliities between Mexico, Central and
South America
A NEW YORK lawyer says it will take
the United States Supreme Court 1888 years
to get even with business at the present
la'e Oh progress
LucULLUs said oysters increase the blood
without heating the system, and DIR. Lenac,
OF oygone years, declared oysters the most
nourishing of food.
a BOSTON physician mas given the name
=. 'snnls. .eioo" 70 new aiinens contract-
% o...;sa,s ~ persons VINO aevo'e themselves 1oo
p.'''sen''y " 'ne game
zen. MeCLELLAN's mother is still alive,
e.sH'y l.on car. one is an Invalid
=. .e os .iS s VI ene summer she
NV eApeo'eu W iiVe unen autumn.
FROM the annual report of General
superintendent Jameson, of the Railway
man service, II appears that the mileage
increase during the past year was only A.
WI mhes.
DAVID TIFFANY, well-to-do farmer OF
Canajoharie, N. Y, died from lockjaw,
caused by cornhusker penetrating his
nano. Exactly year ago his son met with
similar fate.
THERE is an Indian in the Cherokee tribe
in the Territory who is ninety-four wears
of age and does his own work. This is
chiefly curious as showing that there ia an
age at which Indians will work. $50
The world has lived with human be;ne
in it a good many hundred veare NOW .nd
the faithful wife and mother .ti,
ranks first among women All otbo,
grades from her rank downward
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":.N. " N,-eel -ee' ~ nois nO, anu unuei
s sS p.esenS very oeau1iIu
ff- 01' WV 'e"i no"efs'
IN pennsylvania girl under age anC
"itnout parents mas TO nave guardian ap
pointed TO sign ner request for a-imar'
rage license, In case she wants to get mar
ried. ine proceeding costs fifteen dollars
A HORSE that fell overheard in New
York Harbor the other night swan fol
seven hours, and when rescued at dawr
munched his oats as contentedly as if moth
ing out of the usual course of events hac
occurred.
PRINCE ALEXANDER, of Bulgaria. ex
presses contempt for Russian officers Tn
asmuch as the Gear has lust cancelled tn,
Princes commission in the Russian army
Alexander,s 'scontempt" has slight flavo
of sour grapes.
An4N living at Rod vino Mir, hoe
nair of golden candIest;cks ,ebicb bs co.
he dug ont of an Indian monnd Of Wa
keshn. Wis. and which ba tbints ara th
golden candlesticks which Formed mort =
the decoration of solomon,s Temnle
iak oea'n Ia'e IN Dakota Is less than nv
Al que ohe 'nousano' lnis Is not due
"uCu 10 tQ6 IdCU GQaG Un6 climate or tn