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in her eyes, concluded 10 hep o. the
joke. The speaker ofthe Jay began;
They tell us, Mrs, EIft that your
husband has struck il he
Indeed, he has" replied Mrs. Nil
Ter.
HAS he pre-empted hrs claim"
81 think he certainly has"
What price does he ask for bis
mine?'
az really don't think he would take a
cool million for it."
SIS the specimen very liner"
Indeed, it is more precious than dia-
monds to me-"
"Let US see it will your
Certainly, =" said Mrs. Miller, as she
advanced to the cradle and lifted out Q
handsome, twelve-pound boy, and ex :
hibited IT to the astonished gaze of the
good-hearted but puzzled miner. They
took the Joke very eood-naturedly, and
laughed heartily, left the house without
a very ceremonious leave-taking. Mac
kay, the millionaire, was n OF the
duped miners.
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air. talking very earnestly to William
Only one shortyear, yet whata change
il had made in Zara's young lifel No
longer, when she looked from her win
dow, did she see desolate, bleak, sage
grown plains, belted by snow-crowned
mountains. A most lovely flower gar
den, framed in by meadow-lsnds, vel
low with golden rod, through which ran
a clear little brook, and bounded by
blue, wooded hills in the distance, met
her delighted eye.
How very happy she wasl
Almost a year had she been William
Storey'sp wife, almost a year since the
quiet little wedding at Bozeman had Ia
ken place, and she had left the great
territory-the wild new far Vest
forever. She was in Laurel now, in her
old home, bought for her by her hue-
band shortly after their arrival East.
She had been welcomed cordially by
William Storey's people, and bad spent
many pleasant weeks with them in the
quaint graystone homestead on the HUI
son.
But in Laurel she was the hsppiest.
She did not care to leave 1t even for a
day. For hours she would lie 10 the
hammock simply gazing up at the NAPLES
and elms above her, 30 thankful 10 see
trees once more!
William Storey was me- presslbly
touched by her childish JOY over things
that he had hardly given . thought to
during his entire lifetime. Through
her he learned to notice much that
was beautiful which had hitherto been
unheeded.
Soon Zara's father was coming to her
that was another pleasure in store for
her. The sheep-Quite a numerous
flock nowhere to be left with
a competent herder, Mr.. Josslyn hay
ing everything arranged TO his salts
faction.
The fortune predicted by lara in heI
girlish enthusiasm had not quite been
realized as yet, but Mr.. Josslyn was by
no e a poor man any longer. and
was heard often to assert triumphantlyi
that "a sheep ranch is certainly q paying
investment if we'll managedV-ITht
Continent.
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MARY.

"a the Philadelphia Tines
forget the happy night
= chat december weather,
q uohe and I, with footsteps light,
W ed home from church togetherf
, 1t was rent 'tEixt Joy and fear
she was coy and chary,
At which maidens love to hear
isper In her tiny ear,
lie walking home with Mary.
bhAt wss in the long ago,
II show It seems nearer,
d ( dear days we used to know
always, somehow, dearer,
ben Mary fingers by my side,
rs COY and sWeetly chary
when, in that December tide,
Tooed and won my little bride,
While walking home with Mary.
ID bless the, Mary, for the peace
That cometh with this seeming.
ID grant / meier shall know surcease
from this delightful dreaming,
h in mine age YOU are to me,
Though all the world may vary,
L same sweet girl you used 10 be;
d TO q land my faith IA see,
Pm walking home 18th Mary.
Eugene Field.
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Mast in RetIrement.

Thomas Mast hnds himself at forty
three years Of age, living a happy life.
When a correspondent visited him at
Morristown, n. j., a few days ago, he
saw the caricaturist galloping on hand
some gray horse toward the Mast man
sion. The house is on the edge OF the
town and is surrounded by groves, lakes
lawn, and flower gardens Birds
swarmed and sang among the trees and
shrubs; children with trained dogs for
paymates gamboled on the green. The
interior is rich in furniture Of costliest
woods, inlaid in rare mosaics; china and
glass IRON the master wOrkmen Of Jap
an, and Venice; bronzes, marble stat
ues, armor, tapestries, rugs, relics IRON
Pompeii, hooks printed before Columbus
landed and parchments written IN the
days Of the first crusade. In the midst
Of such surroundings Mr.. Nash enjoys
life and finds keen pleasure in his work.
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Ex-senator William Sharon built Tor
ty- seven houses N san francisco
ing the last year.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-11-01
q. Il. Gims GABLES.
WABASH, ST. LOUIS & PACIFIC r

NO. uOts not stop DetWeen n NapoIeOn anu IOltuU
No. does not stop between Napoleon and Tole-
do.
No 3 stops at Defiance, B. l. o. junction and Ant.
werp only between Napoleon and Fit. Wayne.
Nos. IL and 80 do not carry passengers west OF
Defiance. Baggage will not be checked for freight
trains.
Sunday.
K. WITHERs, Agent.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-11-01
SCARED TO DEATH BY A SNAKE.
A Little Girl in Maine Village Dies
From a Singular Cause.

BANGOR, October 23.-Miss Lizzie
Belle, daughter of Benjamin F. and
Clara A. Stevens, died in Livermore
Center under peculiar circumstances
Her age was thirteen years. Her par
ents writes as follows: "As some in
correct reports have been circulated
in regard to the sickness and death of
our daughter Lizzie, we wish to give
our testimony. Lizzie was employed
in the box factory at Richmond's Mill
covering the little boxes turned there.
One morning basket of boxes was
turned upon her bench. She put her
hands in them to sift the sawdust from
them, and discovered something
among them, which she took hold of
and brought to light. To her great
horror it was very large spotted
snake. She was speeches. for a
while, but at length revived and said
to the boss of the mill that awful big
snake He said 1t made him shudder
to touch it She kept about for sever
al weeks after with the horror of that
dreded snake ever before her. She
would 60 to bed nights but could not
sleep or even remain in her bed,
for that dreadful snake was ever
around her. She kept up as long as
she could and then took to her bed.
The first week she seemed comforta-
BILE, then she was taken crazy. Her
chief talk was the snake. 1t seemed
ever in her bed or around her. She
did not even recognize her father or
mother, and her sufferings were heart,
rending. She lay in this state ten
weeks and then was stricken with
typhoid fever, which run three weeks.
The last few days her senses returned
in a measure. Up to the time the fe'
yer set in the doctor called it no dis
ease, simply nervous prostration. We
think that her sickness, suffering and
death all started from that. terrible
shock"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-11-01
A wIFF's LITTLE SCHEME.
Mrs. Brown Secures a New Fall Bon
net by Strategy.
Philadelphia CALI


"See here, John Brown" said Mrs
B. in a severe tone at breakfast to Mr.
B., who had come in very late the
night before and had bad headache
81 want you to listen to this item
which find in the morning paper:
"a LEssoN.-A prominent citizen,
while returning in hilarious condi-
ton very late last night from the
lodge, was inveigled into a-atreet
den and robbed of every cent he had
about him.
"Well," answered Mr.. B., wrlggling
uneasily, Il don't see how that con
Germs me. l was kept little late at
the Office, but you know l took moth
ing but little stomach bitters for the
dyspepsia"
80 you were not the prominent
citizen who was robbed, then," said
Mrs. B., with look which required
immediate attention.
Certainly not" replied Mr.. B.,
nearly dropping his coffee-cup and
fumbling nervously in his pockets
"Just see if | am and he handed two
ten-doilar bills and a five to her fol
examination.
That is sufficient evidence" re.
marked Mrs. B. as she deity trans.
ferred the cash to her pocket. IL will
to-day buy that new bonnet l have
beer wanting so long.
Mr.. Brown comes home early now.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-11-01
"a GOd-Send."

The children of Israel were once fed
by mamma, sent from Heaven. This
was an undoubted case of "God-send." I"
The amelioration of human ills and all
ments has been often undertaken, and
as often failed. Ely's Cream Balm,
however, "has been weighed in the
balance and not found wanting" 1t is
a sovereign, speedy, certain, and pleas
ant cure for Catarrh and Cold in the
Head. Thousands of persons have at
tested this fact. "Ely's Cream Balm is
is q God-send," wrote Mrs. NJ. A. jack
son, of Portsmouth, n. H., on May Odd,
1882. al had Catarrh for three years;
had tried nearly all remedies, but to no
purpose. Two or three times week
my nose would bleed quite freely, and
thought the sores in it would never
heal. Your Balm has cured me-" This
preparation is not a liquid or a snuff,
and is easily applied. Can you, reader,
afford to experiment with injurious
snuffs and injections when a pleasant
and certain cure. is at hand? 2t
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-11-01

Altrains arriving in Toledo, via other lines, make
close connections with the South bound trains Of the
Columbus, Hooking Valley and Toledo R. r.
Direct connections made in Union Depot at Colum.
bus for Newark, GAINESVILLE, Pittsburgh, Wheeling,
Baltimore, Washington and Philadelphia; also for
Dayton, Cincinnati Louisville, and all points South
and Southwest.
Trains will arrive and departfrom Toledo at Colum-
bus Hooking Valley and Toledo Railroad Com
pany's Depot, Summit Street.
W. H. HARRISON, Gen1 Ticket Agen
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-11-01
A Great Discovery.

That is daily bringing joy to the
homes of thousands by saving many of
Truly is DR.. Kings New Discovery for
consumption, coughs, colds, asthma,
bronchitis, hay fever, loss of voice,
tickling in the throat, pain in side and
chest, or any disease of the throat and
lungs, a positive cure. Guaranteed.
Trial bottles free at J. C. Saur's drug
store. Large size 81.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-11-01

There is a peculiar family in Circle
vile, 0nio. named Redd. The man. wife
and tnree children are all red-headed,
while the mans beard, eyebrows and
even his nos, are of deep red. He
dresses in a full suit of red jeans and q
red knit SHIRT. The woman and children
(all girls) wear spOtlesS red calico, red
collars and ties. They drive two bay
horses, attached to red wagon.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-11-01

Mary Stuart Face Powder. Harmless
Price 95 cents C box at Humphreys:
novS-1y
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-11-01

A fact worth knowing and one that
should be added to the ugly girl papers,
of the many things for cleaning and
beautifying the complexion, none are
so pleasant, harmless and effectual as
Pacific Liver Pills. By using these you
can obtain a beautiful complexion
without using any of the harmful cos
metics, oIS-lm
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-11-01

was SAYING something hard about
tramps to farmer, an old acquaint-
ance from Iowa, as we rode together
on the cars. "It may be that as a
class" said he, ''they are deserving of
all you may say of them and of the
contempt the world holds them in, but
no man will ever hear me speak of
them save in kindness. | will tell you
why. Three years ago it was five
miles from my humble farmhouse to
my nearest neighbor About this time
of the year I was stricken down with
fever; few days later, my wife, worn
down by attendance upon my wants
and the care of our two children, was
attacked with the same fever. There
we lay perfectly helpless with only
the children, the oldest but five
years, to do anything for us, and you
must know that could be very
little. Then they sickened, and we
four lay helpless, utterly unable to lift
hand. You can imagine our misery
and our hopelessness. Deaths shadow
was over US all. Late one afternoon,
my wife and little ones raving with
delirum and my own reason tottering
as the fevered blood rushed burning
through my veins, knock came at
the door. 1t took all my strenth to
say come in The door opened, and
a man entered. He was a stranger
rough in dress and appearance, but
could | have done so, would have
rushed into his arms for joy; as
it was l succeeded lnfeeply making
known to him the condition of
affairs. He took in the situation
at once, and he went to work
nursing US with as tender care as
though we had been members of his
own family, of perhaps long ago. He
did everything that man could do
The result was we all recovered
though the struggle was long and fit
full. That man, our friend. was ;
tramp. Though he stayed with us fol
several weeks he never dropped wore
as to his history or his hopes for the
future. He was intelligent. know
some great misfortune had at SOM
time befallen him. For ought know
he may have been a criminal, but moth
ing, not even the SCOTS and jeers o
the world had killed out his humanity
Believe me | feel, and l have cause tt
feel, that all tramps are not fends. A
class of unfortunates T shall alway
speak kindly of them and help them i
can. I shall teach my children t.
respect them and aid the outcast VIII
may come to their door" tell yo'
this simple story set me to thinking.
believe that 1 feel less hard-hearte'
than did before. Who can tell wha
a little kindness may do for the de
spised tramp.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-11-01

An insurance company specially for
deaf mutes has been formed. The or
binary companies will seldom insure
them owing to their special liability to
accident from their infirmity.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-11-01
CAST BOUND

Trains run on Columbus time west of the Ohio
River.
EAST BoND.-No. 1, daily, with through Sleep
from indianapolis to Wheeling, No. through
Sleepers from Chicago to Baltimore daily, and
through Coach from Sandusky to Columbus through
Coach Columbus to Wheeling, daily. No. 5, daily,
cept Sunday. Sleeping Car from Toledo to
Cumberland All other Trains daily except Sunday.
Trains run on Baltimore time east of the Ohio
River.
WEST BOUND No 4 daily with through sleepers
from New York to Chicago. No.2, through sleep
ers, Baltimore to Chicago and through coach from
ing to Columbus daily. No. 6 daily on main line
G. O. & L. E. Div, on other Divisions daily, except
Sunday. Sleeping car, Cumberland to Toledo
and Wheeling to Indianapolis, All other trains
daily except Sunday.
L. M. COLE, G. T. A., Baltimore.
WE REPPERT, Pass. Agt., Columbus.
OK. LORD, Gen. Pass. Agt., Baltimore.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-11-01

such as Plain and Fancy Parlor and Bed Room
Suites, Kitchen and Dining Room Sets, Chairs, Bed
steads, Tables, Stands, Lounges, &C., from the
plainest to the richest make Of every description
Prices reasonable and large stock to select from.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-11-01

A man suffering from debility and
loss of appetite; took two bottles of
Hoods Sarsaparilla, gained ten pounds
and got well.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-11-01

DR.. Benson's Skin Cure consists of in
ternal and external treatment at same
time, and it makes the skin white, soft
and smooth. 1t contains no poisonous
drugs. 81, at druggists. I'm.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-02-02
The Sinking Pennsylvania
Town.

The experience of Wilkesbarre, Pa,
last week, is not easy to parallel.
There was Il shock and roar, like a vi
client earthquake, a little after five
o'clock in the morning, and then came
swapping and crashing in houses as
timbers and other woodwork gave
way. The widest panic followed {:
men, women and children ran into the
streets screaming, and for long time
there was the utmost confusion, for it
was impossible to tell what had hap
pened. 1t finally appeared, however,
that about forty acres of ground had
sunk irregularly, in some places a foot
or more, and that the disturbance had
caused innumerable cracks to open, in
many cases to a width of six inches.
The territory was crossed by Kidder
and Scott streets, and pretty well COW
cred with buildings. Luckily they
were nearly all of wood and no one
was thrown entirely down, although
many were strangely warped and
twisted, and all suffered cracking of
ceilings and walls. The trouble was
caused by the caving in of an old mine
go feet below the surface, and this is
thought to be due to "pillar-robbing,"
taking away the pillars of coal left to
sustain the roof. There was nobody
hurt, but more trouble is feared
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-02-02

New Yorker is getting tired of living
in flats They are not private, nor ex-
elusive. They are no longer consid-
cred the thing, especially since the
ubiquitous jaDitOr is becoming quite
despOtic. He is really the boss of fif-
teen or twenty families, dictates who
shall supply the coal, who shall fur
nish the milk, and who deliver the
bread. 1t is openly whispered that the
favOrite dealers and traders pay him a
regular commission, which, added to
his salary, increases his income so that
in many instances the drawing-room of
Mrs. Janitress is superior to that of
the madam on one of the upper stories.
The result of all this is that on quar-
ter-day next week many apartment
tenants will give notice to the agents
of the landlords that they will quit
these kind of habitations unless they
are allowed to remain at greatly re-
duced rates of rent. And yet we have
not sufficient supply of small houses
to accommodate this large class of our
population. RADIX.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-02-02
A Bit of Romance.

1t is not on the stage and in novels
alone that wealthy relative turns up
in the nick of time to relieve distressed
and poverty stricken virtue. An in
stance occurred in this city this very
week. A wealthy Californian sheep
breeder millionaire two or three
times OVERHEAD but one relative in
the world, and she was niece whose
whereabout was unknown to him.
For two years he had been making ac-
tive search for her, and this week sue
ceeded in finding her. She was en-
plOyed in one of the mills in this city,
and had for several years had hard
struggle for existence. The meeting
of uncle and niece was of course a
pleasant one on both sides. The
young lady has shaken the dust of the
mill from her CATERS, and goes at once
with her uncle to California and affiu-
ence. And so ends this little romance
of real life Burlington Free Press.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-02-02

dallah" was told to walk, trot, face,
gallop, and lastly to march for the ben
eft of the audience. The latter was
especially amusing, lifting the feet so
high and keeping such exact time to
the music, reminded you of child
proud of his accomplishments and
pleased to make a display of them.
They were obliged to jump over a
fence, leap over one, two and three
horses. The latter required consider
able urging to do. "Nellie" was a
beautiful, gentle creature, and evident
ly a great favorite with her master.
She rolled small barrel with her fore
paws up teterbOard, and insisted it
hurt her nose, while "Prince and Pope"
actually mounted this plank of twenty
inches and balanced themselves on it
like children. A tableau, representing
IA scene in court, the horses taking the
place of judge, on his mounted plat
form, the jury on the side, the prison
er with his clanking chain near, when
the horses composing the jury were
sent out and shortly returned, the fore
most bringing paper in his mouth,
with the verdict ''Not guilty. in huge
letters. In the two pugilists, vicious
and a gentle horse were the actors,
with donkeys for seconds. The mill
tary drill was one of the most interest
ing performances, where the horses
were formed into lines, face about
front, form hollow squares, and many
interesting evolutions, and the exhibit
| ton closed with the battle scene-when
the horses were made to march in line
to the mounted cannOns and fire them
off by drawing out the plug with their
teeth and standing perfectly quiet
when the sentinel on guard was firing
his revolver into their midst. The cal
cium light cast Il fiery glow over the
scene and actors, giving you a momen-
tary belief that you were actually an
eyewitness of a genuine battle, when
the curtain dropped upon the scene.
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-02-02
The Fields Case.

The case of Solomon NJ. Fields, the
prominent and wealthy citizen of New
port, who was arrested on Jan. "a, on
the charge of passing counterfeit mo-
ney, came up for hearing before w.
l.. Burnap, United States commission
er, in Burlington, Friday. John L..
! Edwards of Newport and A. G. Stafford
appeared for Mr.. Fields, and Kittredge
Haskins of Brattleboro, United States
attorney, represented the government.
! Only two witnesses were examined.
The first, Mr.. Linsley of the Memphre-
magOg house, Newport, testified to
having received from Mr.. Fields lwhO,
it appears, is a bibulous citizen) six
counterfeit silver fifty-cent pieces in
payment for liquor at the bar of the
hotel mentioned, during the present
month. Five of these were kept and
marked by the witness and identified
by him before the commissioner. They
were very poorly executed indeed, and
would be detected as spurious coin at
a glance. A long crOss-eXamination
was INDUCED in by Mr.. Edwards, the
chief practical outcome of which was
the enumeration by the witness of a
number of prominent citizens of New
port who are in the habit of shaking
their thirst at the hotel named, and
who might have paid therefor in fifty
cent pieces but didn't work off cOun-
| teTfeit ones.
The second witness was j. p McEl-
rath, chief of the New England depart
ment of the government secret service.
] He testified that he investigated the
case and tracked the counterfeit money
to Fields. The spurious coin taken at
other places were exactly similar to
those taken at the hotel and were made
from the same die. He proceeded to
arrest Fields, and while doing so Fields
attempted to throw into the stove a
package done up in paper which he
carried in his pocket, and which on
investigation the witness found to be
s. in counterfeit 30 cent pieces. Field
thereupon showed every sign of trepi
datiOn and expressed an earnest de-
sire to settle the case, offering to re-
deem what counterfeit coin he had
passed and to pay the witness what
expenses he had incurred. He stated
to the witness that he did not know
where the counterfeit coin came from
and that he must have taken it in the
course of business.
This closed the testimony, no wit
nesses being offered in behalf of the
defence; and no arguments were made.
| The commissioner then held the re-
spOndent for trial at the coming term
of the federal court in the sum of
$4,000 and the respondent himself
and L. Baker of Richford were accept
ed as bail. The extreme penalty of
the crime with which Mr.. Fields is
charged is a fine of 5000 and ten years
imprisonment Free Press.
OPINION OF THE NEWPORT EXPRESS.
1t is almost incredible that any man
of abundant means as Mr.. Field should
handle bogus money at all and es-
pecially small silver coins and such
poor cOunterfeits at that and he is to
be considered innocent until proved