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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-05-24

Railroads and rapid transportation
have worked wonders. Minnesota peo-
pie go to strawberry parties in sleighs
and warm up ON sliced cucumbers.
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Probate Notice,

NOTICE is hereby given, that Jas. c. Emery,
IN as administrator OF John Long, has filed o
second account OF his administration, which viii be
for hearing and settlement June Sth, 1883.
D. MEEKISON,
May 23 1888. Probate Judge.
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Probate Notice.

NOTICE Is hereby given, that Jason Woodward
IN as guardian of McCabe, has fled . third account
of his guardianship which will be for hearing and set
tlement June 8, 1888.
D. MEEKISON,
May 17-3t. Probate Judge.
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Probate Notices.
Probate Notice.

NOTICE ia hereby given that John Brubaker, as
N the guardian of Daniel Brubaker, has
filed a partial account Of his guardianship, which
will be for hearing and settlementMay 26th, 1883.
d. MEEKISON,
May 10, 1888. Probate Judge.
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Probate Notice.
May l0-3w

NOTICE is hereby given, that A. j. Roberts,
IN as administrator of William Tickle, has filed
hual account of his administration, which will
be for hearing aRd settlement June 18th, 1888.
u. MEEKISON,
June f7-3t Probate Judge.
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The Indiana Murderer.

FoRT WAYNE, May 19.-George Me-
Donald, who was on trial at Fort
Wayne, Ind, for ten days for the kill
ing Of John Laurent at Arcola, Ind, for
5000, was at IL midnight found guilty
ofthe crime and sentenced to be hanged.
On the way from the Jail to the Court
House, he uttered the yilest oaths. The
news received by the ringing Of
very nearly all the bells in Fort Wayne,
Therichest gold mine in the world is
in 1Nransvaal, South Africa. A ton Of
ore gives, in some cases, 1000 ounces Of
metal. ,ta~e 80 $780, ..+ 80
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may 1872
Taxpayers
ATTENTION.

TAXPAYERS are hereby notified that the June
l. Duplicates are now in my hands and that am
ready to receive all taxes charged thereon. Tax
payers should not waite unlil the last day Of grace
before paving taxes, but much time will be saved
aud bother avoided by calling early.
CHAS. II. GIDLEY,
MAY 24-1m County Treasurer.
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Notice of AppOintmen
Notice OF Appointment.

Estate of Selah A. Bacon, deceased.
THE undersigned was appointed and qualified a.
i administrator with the will annexed Of the es-
tate of SeAh A. Bacon late of Henry county, Ohio,
deceased.
Dated this ssth day Of April, A. D. 1888:
MAY 33w G. II. GIDLEY.
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May 10-3l
Probate Notice.

NJ Office is hereby given, that Louisa s. Egler, "a
final account Of her administration, which will be
for hearing and settlement May 26th. 1883
d. MEEKISON,
Nav IO-3w Probate Judge
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May 10, 1888.
Probate Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given, that Jacob 5. CLICK.
IN as administrator OF Isaac B. Bechtel, has filed
a final account Of his administration, which will be
for hearing and settlement May 22d, 1883;
d. MEEKISOE,
NAV lO-3t Probate Judge.
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Administrative Sale Of Real Estate.

IN pursuance of an order Of the Probate Court OF
lHenry County, Ohio, will offer for sale at pubic
auction, on
The l6th Day of June, 1888,
at O'Clock D. m ut the door of the Court House,
in Napoleon Ohio the following described real e.
tate, situated in Henry county, Ohio, to-wit:
First.-The southwest quarter Of section fifteen
p township four a., north of range seven (7 east,
containing one hundred and sixty acres OF land.
Appraised at 81, 400.
Second.-The east half of the southeast quarter OF
section sixteen tl6), township four N), north OF
range seven az east containing eighty acres OF land.
Appraised at 81 900.
Terms Of Sale.-One-third cash in hand on day Of
sale, In one year and onethtrc in two years
from day of sale with interest. Deferred payments
To be secured by mortgage on the premises sold.
| BENEDICTA HERR,
Administrative Of the estate of Joseph Herr, de
ceased.
BY Tyler & Donnelly, her attorneys.
mylO5t pfS6
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The Brooklyn bridge cost sl4, ,627 900.
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joorrectsdby d q. vocke& Bro.

NaLels zENA.aIlls 60 80
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May l7-3t
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! IN thee Court of 6m-
mon Pleas, Henry
i County, Ohio.
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June 17-9
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-06
Gaze Themselves AWAY.

A well-to-do young man married and
started West on his bridal tour The
happy young couple were breakfasting
at station eating-house. During the
repast two smart Alexis came into the
dining-room and seated themselves op-
posite the contracting parties. They
were telegraph operators. BY delicate
posing of their knife and fork they were
able to make sounds in close imitation
Of telegraph. In the mystic language
Of the key one said to the other:
"Ain't she daisy, thought"
The party addressed replied by click
ing off:
"Wouldn't I like to hug and kiss her,
the little fat ANGEL"
wonder who that old bloat is that
she has married."
"Some gorgeous granger, I reckon !"
replied the other.
The groom stood it until forbearance
ceased to be virtue, when he also bal
anced his knife, and click, click, it went,
in rapid succession. It was Ineligible
to the very cute twain that had made
fun of its author. When interpreted it
read:
"DEAR S1Rs: I an Superintendent
of the the telegraph line upon which
you work. You will please send your
time to headquarters and resign your
respective positions at once. Yours,
Superintendent of Telegraph
Courier.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-06
He Tool, q Hint.

Some persons are too obtuse to see
VIII their company is not agreeable.
Il they have IN article to sell, they
press it, after being told again and
again that it is not wanted. If they
are collecting money for good object
they insist on everybody giving, as il
mea had no right to judge for them
se,res in the matter.
Ii this way they force persons not
n..0urally rude to treat them rudely il
self defence.
Del cacy toward the feelings and
Judgment of ersons is grace to be
cult v:.ted, and which will save
others from apparent rudeness and
On self from insult.
Simon, the prince of simpletons
WI! oily lacked this grace. He ha pa
irons who, while they would not let him
sulftr, urged him to earn what he
could to support himself. So Simon
did small jobs about grocery store,
such as sweeping the sidewalks, grind
inc coffee AID running erranas.
One day he came to friend crying
like baby. He was man, though hs
looked Ike gray-haIred boy; and II
was pitiablc as we'll as funny to see min
cry. When asked the cause of his
gr'ef, he said lie was hungry.
"Does NJ. Smith pay you?' asked
his friend.
No, sir. A week ago he told me
he'd got another bov how, and d'dn''
want me 10 mor"!" s3bhed Simon
"D@t " he al led, 4 didn't mind hat.
50 l went next day and lots O days
after that, just the same. YESTERDAY nc
tol,l one OF the clerks to kick me out
on to the sidewalk! So T wen5 home,
and [ amt been there since. I con
take hint, 1 tell you, sir!
Many who are wiser than simple
Simon have no better idea than he had
OF taking g hint. "-Iotths' CompGys-
iO3l
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-06
Making Stee! Cannon.

The manufacture of steel six-inch
cannon at the Washington Navy Yard
ordnance shops is thus described: The
steel is first turned" by steam lathe
working slowly, but with tremendous
power, until the heavy mass of "steel
in the rough" so to speak, becomes a
long cylindrico-conoidal column. In
this condition it is placed in proper
position, and a hole drilled clear
through it by means Of what is called a
"hog bit" This hog bit is small rec
tangle of very hard steel, turned up at
one end in such manner as to form a
rude vertical section of a spherical-tri-
angle. The whole rectangular piece
is then clamped down upon flat shaft
of chilled iron in such a manner as to
fit in and form one piece with the shaft.
The latter has at the opposite end a
cyiindrycal shape, which end is held in
a frame and worked by appropriate
machinery moved by steam upon one
end of the steel column to be perfo-
rated. The end of the column Is first
dug into" little, and then the "hog
bat" does its work. 1t revolves on its
axis and the "bit" describes a circle,
tearing out the hard steel slowly but
surely. As the guns have bore of six
inches diameter, and the bit describes a
circle of only two and three-duarters
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-06
4 PeculiaritE Of New Jersey.

cit is only in New jersey" says the
Detroit Free Press, shat the papers
speak of a widow woman. All other
States grant the sex without dispute. >
Yet New Jersey has Good precedent>
for that form Of speech. It follows tn
old Eastern fashion. It was about 3,010
years ago that a woman OF Tekoal
came to King David, saying to herself
Il am, indeed, widow woman, and
mine husband is dead" Possibly, ii
Detroit, all widows are women WHO'S.
husbands are dead, but down Last
there are girl widows whose husbands
are not dead. The B BE tells US ais
Of the widow woman" in ZarephatL
who fed Elijah in the days Of famine
Bible language seems more familiar t.,
lwellers IL New jersey than to th Sc il.
Detroit. But when Mr.. George Wash
;ngton Moon has his new Bible com
oleted, that woman OF Tehoahs state
ment viii lie cut down to 81 am :.
widow"
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-06
Paid in His Own Coin.

Gath tells a good story concerning g
New York millionaire who OWLS a bic
stock-farm in New Jersey. He has put
in force strict rules about the admit
lance of curiosity-seekers, and if one
happens to get in he is soon hustled off.
One day a neighboring farmer called on
business. He had never been on the
place before, and entering at gate he
found open was strolling around look
ing for the Superintendent, when the
owner, who happened to be there, en-
countered him. Surprising him to be
merely an idler or prying person, he
asked him what he was doing there.
The farmer, taken aback by such an adj
dress, replied: Nothing" The owner
said: "Do you know at which gate you
came in?" "I do" said the farmer.
well, them" said the owner, "get out
there as soon as you cam" and the
farmer walked out. Shortly after the
Superintendent came up and inquired
if neighbor so-and-so had been there.
He was the only one anywhere about
who had timber they wanted very much
and they wanted it Immediately. BE
had promised to come that morning to
see about the sale of it. We'll" said
the owner of the farm: "I shouldn't
wonder if I had just sent him OF with q
flea in his ear. I found man strolline
about here, and supposing him to b.,
one of these stragglers I cleared him
out. Where does he live? 1 will drive
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-06

inches radius, the enlargement of the
perforation is accomplished by other
bits. Once perforated, the now hollow
tubes Of steel require to be "jacketed,
"collared" and "breeched" before it is
allowed to graduate into the society of
q cannon. The jacket is an outside
wrap of steel, followed in the same
way, heated until it expands sufficiently
to be slipped over the tube it is in
tended to jacket. Upon cooling this
outside wrap contracts and presses up
on the now inside tube with almost the
same degree of cohesion as the mole
cules of the steel themselves. The OBJ
ject of the Jacket" is to strengthen the
gun and prevent accident.
Collars of steel, great blocks of car
BOMBED iron, having been turned into
shape and perforated, and next ex-
panded by heat, are slipped over the
breech part of the gun. When con-
tracing they grow into and become a
part of it. The breech head of the gun
is next lathed and fashioned, different
workmen being employed on different
parts of this. The rifing of the gun is
another step. A different kind of "bit"
from the @hog;" spur of steel tenn
pered to great hardness is clamped to
the center of a semicircular piece of
copper and iron, and this last device IS
slowly worked through the gun on a
spiral turn, giving the rifle twist.
The breech head is then grooved and
adjusted, and the breech cap formally
adjusted. This, as is known to all who
have examined breech-loaders, swings
back on a hinge or spring, and when
closed is securely locked by lever
CLAMP
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-06
The Filter that Jones Made.

"Matldy," said Jones, when the
water-works is done, the Mississippi;
water'n hey to be filtered, now, won't
it,"
Jones dotes on systems of filtration
but Mrs. J. does not, she opposed the
idea with all her might, for fear Jones
would go off and spend money on some
new filter. And so Jones went off and
improvised a filter out of an old barrel
which he filled with charcoal and
Brainerd gravel and in the night set il
up at the corner of the house about
where the waterworks pipe would come
in. "There," said he; I'LL haul up &
little river water, and when it gitt
soaked through, I'll surprise Matildy's
stomach with sech delicious drink az
will stop her kickin' ag'in my filter
idees." So, after supper, he slipped
out the back way with the washtub OF
his sled, and made for the river, and ar
hour later returned soaking wet witt
sweat from the long pull in the sand
and carefully emptied the tub into the
filter. Meanwhile, when Mrs. Jones
went to throw out the dishwater, just
at dusk, she spied the barrel, and
mentally praising Jones for at last
getting slop-barrel. carefully emptied
all the house Stops into it.
Jones was still in a sweat when he
went to bed, but managed to escape in
quiry. Before sunrise he was up, and
tapped his filter, racking off a quart
for the breakfast table, which he pro-
duced in stone bottle as Mrs. Jones
sat down.
"Matildy, taste O. that" he said.
what is it? ?"
"That's Mississippi water filtered"
She sampled with wretched face.
and uttered bad word. It was almost
a crossword, and Jones nearly lost his
temper when she demanded:
Mississippi water? Where from p
Our new filter, back of the kitchen.
Zones" said she, in wifely way,
with her hand on her apron-front,
you're a fool. 1 thought that was 3
slop-barrel."
Jones was nearly sick, but he says he
will buy new filter when the water
works are done if he has to sell one OF
his Dakota farms to do it.-BrGi7aerd
Tribune.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-06

IN the corner, having upon It's outer
end screw cap. Upon the cap is 3
delicate watch movement. A spring
falls into a slot and releases a minute
steel spring saw, which is operated by
the movement, and saws off the delicate
tube. This establishes direct commu-
'&tion with the oxygen Of tho air
We ignites the volatile. The laos'
icfrning perfumes pour out from III
- f;llir~ every person within u r.
~. i'-,-,. | ee,la" . - t.
'*.4t $ iike 5 at c:sns,,. b. G.. n.
}. l. Til &c - M Intense lnl 4
.a',.t Gas .Insi & ~, ..'nll
err i;esp,r;.s, y il sn.lts1'
" Il - :, II OF hoe N TX
t-".':.nts have '.4sn mate up Il cat.
~ i ~ e,s t;ian chrte cons
ee4 :, arg class OF Ii ecr--t 49,.
;iio, .....sWl iss "bot lemachl cd
h= ~: > ordinary forms are inri".
:, f'- + L'=' rbottles, which t;.l pe 81;
mn t y CARED III the coat lucAt..
lie .eci1 of t bottle !; hrrTotlcIil,
;.-;,' d Win lubbes cork, THOUGH
III ell ru:,s 4 i,ra tube divided into
Two arts by IL til ii nle:aiIc disk, usu
atty made OF brass. The top complrt-
m,.nt OF the tube is shut OF from tGe
;tir iy means Of a screw tap. through
wii!cl, III tl!rn. runs key. Also con
tain.d in this upper compartment is a
small vial OF powerful acid BY tIrn-
ing the key the vial is broken, and the
acd, falling upon the disk, eats into the
powder, which is packed closely. The
time Of explosion depends upon tie
thickness of the disk. The acid, the
instant it comes in contact with the
powder, explodes it. A large number
of these machines were made for the
Nihilists, to be used at the cornation of
the Gar. The newest invention, and
one which has met with much favor in
ST. Petersburg, is what is called the
Hat Exploder. Two exceedingly thin
circular disks of sheet brass, having q
layer OF powder an inch thick, are
soldered and riveted Theoretically to-
gether and sewn in The top of on ordi-
nary. hat. The entire weight Of the
machine, although it contains the
equivalent of eighty pounds of powder,
is only sixteen ounces. The hat is
waved or thrown up in the air. Falling,
it explodes. The device looks for all
the world like two pancakes stuck to-
cether.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-06
Tie Worst Thing 90 Do anu The most
Sensible.

Commenting on burning casualty
in Philadelphia, by which a young lady
lost her life, the Public Ledger makes
these pertinent observations: The first
thing TO teach girl in this matter is
that fire makes headway more rapidly
in burning clothes when the endan-
gered person is standing up. The diff
ference in progress between burning
lamphghter of twisted paper held In
the hand perpendicularly, fame down,
and in the same paper laid fat on a
marble hearth can be seen in moment.
The first thing to do when clothing
catches fire is to lie flat and cover up
the flames, if there is nothing within
reach to smother it. IF, as is probable,
there was a bed in the room where Miss
Manship was standing, getting into the
bed, between the blankets, and rolling
up in them, would have been sure way
of putting out the fire in burning
skirt or sleeve. The worst, the very
worst, thing to do was to run down
stairs. Opening the door made one
draught, the fig ht down stairs another,
and rushing out into the street, in the
hast frenzied moment, the worst of all.
The impulse to get out of doors is very
strange in all such cases, because with
in the house there are always means for
putting out fire, and outside there are
none. Rugs, rag Garnet torn off the
kitchen floor, heavy overccat, blan-
kets from the beds, even pieces OF bed
side carpet, put round the person in the
fr-.DJ 1iDrr Of on ax-o u-L;lo ~, Eo7, ,ooiIe
and pitchers are there to hand, ready
to he emptied. In every case let the
person whose clothes or hair has caught
fire throw herself lat upon the floor
and roll upon the fame. II there is
anything in the room of thick wooden
or carpets to smother it, even a gossa-
mer waterproof cloak, snatch these and
smother the fire while calling for help
If the fire has caught in the hair, bury
the head in the bedclobhes. Fire can
not burn without air, and by shutting
out all air from the flames they must sc
out. But an open door fans the flames.
and standing position gives them
Roadway. Girls are much more liable.
from their long, flowing hair, their cot
ton aprons, and, altogether, thinnal
and more loosely bouffant dress, to be sci
On fire than boys, whose stout cloth jack.
cts are not easily ignited. The rules
fer putting out fire in burning clothing
may not be taught in the normal school
but every teacher ought to know them
and SO thoroughly that even the fright
of mounting flames will not drive then
out of mind.
Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-06
Anecdotes for Young People.
LORD BYRON.


Lord Byron, when only 10 years old,
was sent by his parents to the Isle Gle
of Nun to spend Michaelmas (mik-el-
mas) with maiden aunt who was a
great fa- vor-ite of his. This good WON
an had adopted little girl, the daugh-
ter OF a poor Manx fisherman, whom
she treated as if she were her own
child.
Mary-this was the name of the little
girl-had blue eyes and curly hair. Al
though was very pretty and was always
dressed in elegant gowns she was not
vain of her beauty.
This little girl, who was only years
of age, knew the Thirty-Nine Articles
by heart and could recite whole pages
from the Pilgrims Progress.
Byron's aunt called Mary in from the
garden where the industrious child
was wont to spend her leisure time
watering her roses, of which she was
very fond.
"Come in, Mary, I have a stranger
here. 1 want you to make his ac-quaint-
ance."
Mary came running in, holding in
her hand a understanding flower.
MARY, this is my nephew, who has
come to stay with us. Shake hands
with him and give him kiss"
Mary approached and held up her
rosy lips to the little stranger, but he
turned away and hid himself behind his
aunt'5 chair.
Thus it was that Byron at the early
age of 10 years showed that re-pug-
nance to the softer sex which char-ac-
ter-iZed him throughout life.
BENEDICT ARNOLD.
When Benedict Arnold was quite a
lad he was induced by some wicked
om-pan-ions to enter an orchard and
steal apples.
The farmer who owned the orchard,
hearing the barking Of the watch dogs,
reused his hired man and went into
the orchard, when he came upon young
Arnold, who was escaping with his hat
full of apples.
"You young rogue, where are your
fellows? Tell me, or I'll have you
whipped at the carts tail"
Farmer Hobson, they have made
their escape"
"Their names, then"
"That I will never tell" spoke the
boy.
IF you tell me their names not a
hair of your head shall be touched,
but if you refuse, tomorrow you will
be whipped"
Never, if they fay me-"
"Come, now, my little man, here is a
bright new guinea which you may keep
if you but tell me their names and you
may go free," said the farmer, taking a
golden guinea from his purse and hand
ing it to the culprit.
Farmer Hobson, 1 own guinea is
a great sum to boy of my age; but,
sir, I would not betray my playmates
for all the gold in New England; I'd
die rather than be traitor"
The good farmer was so moved by
this youthful act of Fidelity that he
placed the guinea in the hand of the
brave boy. "Take that; you are the
stuff of which heroes are made, your
country will yet be proud Of such a
son."
Children, history tells you how lit
orally was fulfilled the PROPHECY OF
Farmer Hobson. YORK. World.