Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1882-09-14

bus.
The midnight maurauder should not be
banished from our dwelling any more
quickly than should cough or cold OF
any kind be driven from the system. DIR.
Bulls Cough Syrup quietly yet positively
places all colds under its control. Price
25 cents.
The Treadway Rifles, OF st. Louis, took
the first prize of 81 900 at the competitive
drill on the Tri-State fair grounds at To-
ledo last week. Thereupon the Telegram
asks the council OF that city to assess a
tariff on all non-residents who hereafter
dare compete with Toledo's native talent
The Huntington Ind.) papers speak in
severe terms concerning the manner in
which their base balljsts were treated by
our boys during their stay in Napoleon,
and promise If a return game is played to
outdo the Napoleonites in courtesy and
generosity. This state of feeling should
not be, and it is to be hoped the boys may
make IL up DeIWeen Cnetn.
We have not the time to rewrite comu-
nications, our compositors are not en-
ployed to teach grammar nor the art of
composition, and as we do not desire to be
startled by the stalwart ghost of Lind
lay Murray, a number of contributions
have been put ''in their little bed"-the
waste basket TO be made over into clear
paper = carpet for the foot prints OF
thought"
Allpersons should be wise in keeping
posted on the law, and thereby save
trouble and expense. Examine your
deeds, mortgages, ETC., andsee whether you
have had them duly recorded in the Coun-
ty Recorders Office in accordance with the
requirements of Section 4l43 of the Re-
vised Statutes, which reads os follows
"All deeds or other instruments of writing
for conveyance or membranes OF any
lands, tenements or hereditaments, execu.
ted agreeable to the provisions OF this chap.
ter, shall be recorded within six months
from date thereof; iandif such deed or in.
strument be not SO recorded withA the
time herein prescribed, the same shall be
deemed fraudulent"
"AND BALAAM'S Ass OPENED HIS MOUTH
AND SPAKE. - One Rev" j. L. Rus
bridge, to whom, week or two ago, we
had occasion to refer as the penless journ.
aiists who in his first effort to use the
mighty instrument Of little men" had
befouled it with falsehood, in the last is.
sue of the Liberty Centre P,ess utters q
few brays the echoes of which we repro
lduce. He informs us:
LIST. That "the Liberty Press, a paper Of
the same size as the Northwest, has been
started"
2nd. ''That the Press is not patent
outside"
3rd. That 'the Press has spoken sever
al times previous"
4th. ..fhat our position as editor Of the
Press, an independent journal, has been
much more honorable than that OF Mr
Orwig who has become rich by selling
himself both body and soul to q political
ring which has been robbing the people
| for years; much more honorable than ed
iting journal whose columns are unit
TO be read in civilized household.
We presume the learned gentleman (al
gentlemen Of his cloth are learned) re-
members the reply johnson made the la
| dy who congratulated him for omitint
obscene words from his dictionary"
see. madam, you have been looking fo
Them"
The Rev. then calls us a renegade Re
publican" (he. minister, don't believ'
in reformation, sleepy editor. "RiI
Van Wrinkle, and other pet names. Well
brother, the Book teaches us that w
shall turn the other cheek to he wh'
smites us on the one-to you we turn th'
'thother-kiss or smite, as you please ant
then, read Holly Willie's Prayer.
This is the closing echo:
..If Bro. Orwig insists upon it we hav
3 few facts which may not be palatable +
him or his candidate that we will give Il
the public. VA.
That threat Is awful! II almost fright
ems us. But. as the fellow said to McDuff
Stay ON, and dd be he who first erie
hold, enoughl" Give US the facts--fact
are what we want. Give them or bea
the brand OF slandererl None Of you
ssthey say, suspicious winks aud know
Iinv loclxa--f. -f.,rna like n man. not