Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1881-05-26
Liberty News.


and the late drouth adds to the already
gloomy prospects. Meadows, oats, pas
lures, and everything that requires sur
face moisture, are thirstlng and almost
famshing for water, and late planted corn
on clay grounds will never sprout until
nourished by rain. This is no sensational
report merely, and time has too far adj
vanced to redeem the wheat and meadows
if no other barriers stood in the way, and
even clover, with its long taper root is
pinching. The cold winter has done great
damage to the thrifty and more tender
varieties of fruiC trees. peach, ounce, &c,
which is a lesson to the people of North
western Ohio to learn to content them
selves without trying to raise or throwing
away their money for fruits only suited to
more temperate zones. Every Few years
the frigid blast sweeps down upon us and
blights our fancied hopes of cultivating
with success the luXuries so eagerly
sought after and elished by every palate.
The amount of money squandered and
time lost by US northerners in repeating
the effort time alter time, and year after
year to be taught the same lesson over and
over again, is conclusive evidence of our
dull scholarship, and that our anxieties
and false hopes with all our experience is
predomnating over our better Judgment.
He that cannot learn by sad experience
and be benefited thereby, ought to be
ashamed of his own imbecility, when in Il
settled mood, pondering over his own ac-
tions. Let demonstrated facts be our
guide in the affairs OF life, and avoid losses
SO oft repeated in the past and adapt our
selves to the laws by which we must be
governed to reap the harvest. The writer
of this article has utterly thrown away suf-
ficient amount of money in the past decade
in tampering with the tender fruits, with
blasted hopes, the interest OF which would
have furnished more and better quality
from their native country than has been
enjoyed with the vain effort in trying to
sway nature from her path.
The Lawn Fete in the interest OF the
Band was complete success, and owing
to coolness Of the weather exceeded expec-
tations. Napoleon, Defiance, Wauseon,
Delta, Texas and surrounding country
were represented. The band boys are
highly enthusiastic over the progress they
have made since their organization, and
the liberality of the people in rendering fl
nancial aid at their entertainments and
festivals, is duly and heartily appreciated
| by every member, and am authorized to
return their unanimous and most hearty
thanks to all who have so literally aided
| them in previous efforts, which adds new
ton to continue OH with fervent hope to
still furtler and greater proficiency as fast
as tiin6wiH psfffpit, without neglect ofdai
| ly duties in theft different voeations to OBJ
tain an honest living. 1t is due to say that
their good music is cheering, and their
evening serenades are among the best an
| tidotes for the blues and low spirits that
can be administered; throwing off business
cares and tolls of the day, quieting the
nervous and fevered brow to the sweets of
heavenly dreams and refreshing sleep,
to awake refreshed and restored to wonted
strength and activity for future action.
Liberty Center has reason to feel proud of
its band, and can afford in the future. as in
the past, to encourage the boys to further
and greater efforts.
Our esteemed friend and physician, d.
L. Haag, has recently performed notable
feat in the treatment Of a case i'll this vii
| lage for tape worm, or to use the medical
term, taeniG Soti,tai, and has succeeded in
delivering the patient of the terrible mon-
ster, as near as can be ascertained, over 80
feet long; passing away in pieces, the long
est, l6 feet and four inches by actual mea-
surement. The doctor thinks he has sue
ceeded in removing the entire tGenia, and
has no doubt of the speedy recovery and
future health of the patient. The longest
piece is in preservation at the doctors Of
flee.
The ground is broken for another brick
business building, 20 feet deep and two
stories high, with hall above, or to be done
off in offices as may be required. The pro-
prietor, Mr.. John Cuff, (the present princi-
bal of our schools,) offers inducements to
the Masonic fraternity to add the third
story, to be their own property for their
future Lodge room, which is under con-
sideration. This infant Lodge is lee from
debt, with some money in the treasury,
and it is believed that the interest on the
necessary balance to build the room with
the offered privilege,) would not exceed
the annual hall rent now being paid. 1t
will be brought before the Lodge for ac-
ton in due time.
There is some complaint of seed corn
when not specially cared for, for that pur-
pose. A very little extra care in the fall
will give positive assurance tor good seed
without failure in any case, and why it is
that so many will neglect to save their
seed in proper way after so many failures
by not doing so, is query.
Quite number OF dwellings and other
improvements are in progress, and more
| in contemplation during the season. Lib
erty Center is bound to grow with the inn
prOvements of the country; a firm and sol
| i'd growth, and TO take her share of the
business and trade tor all time to come in
our country's history.
| A telephone has been put up between
the r. II. depot and agents residence,
which works admirably, and besides, the
novelty OF the recent invention is already
found to be of real convenience and utility.
Another one between the depot and office
of Goodwin & Whittieris in Contemplation
at an early date, which will only be the
greater ground work for more. The click
| ing of the telegraph instruments in the r.
r. Office can he heard, and when all is
quiet, writing distinguished in agents
dwelling, 80 rods distant.
The great benefactors and advanced
minds Of the world have slowly forced
their way onward and upward through
centuries of persecution, imprisoned and
put to all sorts of tests, and beheaded by
hundreds and thousands for demonstrated
scientific truth, waiting to be brought out
for the benefit of man, until ignorance
and superstition has been forced to take
back seat in governmental affairs of the
advanced nations of the earth, and the last
half century is guarantee for further and
richer developments of scientific minds
that now can travel untrameled by the
predominant power ofignorancea and dema-
gogueism. All hail with lightning speed,
developments ofthe future.
WAToHMAN. r
| Liberty Center, o., May, %, 1881.