The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1885-03-26
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THERE are six lawyers in President
Cleveland's Cabinet.
URuNKENNEss, say the official returns, is
decreasing in England.
A VERMONT individual claims to have a
Then thirty mine years old.
In all London there is said to be but q
half dozen wooden houses.
Ar Central City, COL, the Congregational
ichurch has been rented for a roller skating
trink.
The House Of the Michigan Legisla6ure
voted resolution of sympathy for General
Grant.
FREDERICK HORN, a schooImate of Bis
marck, publishes country paper in Wis
consin.
PROFESSOR Balm says that "the posses
sion OF a spot of land is the most powerful
OF all known motives to industry"
A JOINT stock company has be n organ
lied at Amsterdam under the tit. of 'Hol.
iandsche ombootynastschoppij."
VuEEN VIcroRIA's bestowal of the Albert
meaal on simple police constable has
g1ren great satisfaction to the force.
MAINE and Connecticut killed the ten
hour propositions in their respective Leg
dslatures; but Rhode Island is still fighting
lover one.
PRINCESS CoLoNNA, formerly Miss Mack
ssy, has bought the Villa Pausillipo, near
Florence, and is giving crowded receptions
STOCKTON, CAL, now has curfew bell.
whfdh rings at 9:l0 o'clock every evening.
at which time all children must go home or
be arrested
WILLIAM CASEY, of New Orleans, a well
known citizen, has just died from a cancer
lin the mouth, which was caused, his doctors
certify, by excessive smoking.
In British India the large river Suhle;
which has adescent of 12 900 feetin $50 miles.
or nearly sixty-seven feet per mile, is sail
to be the fastest flowing river in the world.
THREE birthdays occurred on the same
day in the family of Mr.. Seig, of Americas.
Gs., recently. Mr.. Seig, was forty, his
father eighty, and his daughter one year
old.
THE villa on the Island of Elba, which
was occupied by Napoleon after his abdica-
tion in 1914, was recently purchased by the
Jesuits, who intend to convert it into COL
lege.
ScorTsDALE, Pa, according to an ex-
tervals with loss of speech, which some
times continues for a period of several
weeks.
THERE are about 10000 more females
than males in the city of Berlin. This fact
Ms all the more remarkable as there is
garrison of soldiers in the city which num-
Tbers 1000 men.
AN English writer says Beatrice Cenci
was a vile murderess.' AS the lady died
near three hundred years ago, it is su J.
posed that the detectives have been hard
at work on her case.
MANY physicians of small practice in
London keep drug shops, and on certain
hours each day see patients, prescribe,
give advice, and furnish medicine for one
shilling each patient.
ONE of Chicago's retired business men
has published volume containing the
Lords prayer in 1s0 different languages. In
the preparation of the work he was en-
gagged about four years.
AN English professor has opened a novel
school in London. He proposes to bestow
upon his pupils an infallible memory, and
has class in 'never forgetting" and a
cure for mind wandering.
A SOLID silver balustrade, which has
stood in one of the Mexican churches since
the time of Cortez, was torn down not long
ago and taken to the mint and coined, pro-
dncing 10000 silver dollars.
IT is a fact that cigars do not taste quite
as well since the announcement of General
GRANTS trouble and its cause. But then
few smokers consume from twenty to
twenty strong Havanas day.
JUsr before Mr.. Arthur retired from the
Presidency Mr.. He'll was appointed post
master at Minnesota Lake. No doubt some
of the fellows who want that office are hop
ing Mr.. Cleveland will make it red-hot for
him.
If the Chinese are to be believed, the
French progress in capturing Kelung has
not been flattering. After six months OF
labor they have succeeded, with the loss OF
five hundred men, in capturing the out.
posts.
AMAN by the name of Oyster is being
urged for the position of Public Printer by
the trades unions. If there is any signif-
canoe in the phrase, "dumb as an OYSTER y
he would be just the man to keep State
secrets.
A coLoRED man named Chester sorts all
the mail that comes into the Baltimore
Post-office during the eight busiest hours
Of the day. He has been at it nearly fif-
ten years, and does it with the most won
derful skill and accuracy.
THE wife of Deacon Sidney s. Brown, o.
Bagdad, near Gowanda, New York, hal
been acknowledged by the Court o.
Queens Bench as an heiress to the Law
renee Townley estate in England, valued
at 500, 900 900, about SAC, ,0OO, 900 of which il
believed to be her due.
PRoF. JOSEPH BARGLEY, graduate O
Edinburgh University, was found hangin,
ing in his study, at Erie, Pa, where he hat
been for several days. Professor Bargle,
had filled the chair of Greek and Latin il
several colleges. A strong religious ex
citement this winter unbalanced his mint
with the results aforesaid.
PENNSYLVANIA scored several point
ahead of Chicago and Connecticut in the di
yorce business some time ago, and is stil
gaining. The latest achievement in tina
line, by which one woman with two hus
bands is favored with three DEGREES of di
vorce, entities the State to the champion
ship.
ONE of the finest pieces of carved ivor
In this country is in Mr.. Walters colectio
in Baltimore. The original tusk, which wa
seven inches in diameter, was exhibited i
the Egyptian department at our centen
nial exhibition. 1t was bought by Japa
nese visitor, and now, after three years
continuous labor expended by Japanes
artist in carving it, has reappeared in tn
country.
FLOWER weddings are to be all the rae
in London this spring. They are terme
thus because the bridesmaids at each wee
ding will be dressed to represent sou
spring flower.
RUSSIA has the largest standing army
the world-7sO,00O. Italy comes next wit
10000, France next with $4,000, German
naxt with 44a 00O China next with 200 0O