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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-06-12
Probate Notices.
Probate Notice.
Probate Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given, ttat George Won'
adm: MI, ;. or of the estate Of Peter Fenter q
ceaSed h. tiicd first account Of his admipistil
;on. wac will be TO" hearing and set''eheh'''1
%, 1854. NsEKJsoN.
,,.. Probate udge.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-06-12
from the Registrar o. Deeus Iol m'00''
County. Northern District.
Hoods SarsapariIIa.
Fortify the systeI

Sold by all druggists; Prise SoSn 81 I. soess Go
Anothecaries. Lowell, Mass.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-06-12
THE FARMER

cure better returns for his labor, should re-
member that the Wabash is the most direct
route to Arkansas, Texas, Kansas, Nebraska,
and all points South, West and Northwest,
and that round trip land-explorers' tickets
at very low rates are always on sale at the
ticket Offices. Descriptive advertising mat
ter of Arkansas and Texas sent free to all
applicants by addressing the General Pas
senper Agent.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-08
In n Garden by the Rhine.

Twas in the middle Of September, in a lovely au-
tumns prime,
An, low clearly remember yet the happy, care
less time
over all there shone a lusre, AMI upon the trel scd
vine
Crowded many crystal cluster in a garden by the
The sun was gnting brightly thro' the branches Of
And the leaves were swaying lightly to the wooing
OF the breeze,
White the golden glory glanclng on the sward
A tracery enchanting OF alternate light and shade
On the grass beside US scattered mimic men OF war
Now the serred ranks all shattered IN confusion
strew the green,
For Clare had called me thther, not unwilling |
confess,
TO try conclusions with her at the Royal Game of
Chess.
watched her as she fingered over some conccp-
Or vita hesitation fingered nova Bishop now a
And indefinitely farer seemed this woman i've and
D; { beauty richer, rsrer than a fancy-iormcd
Thrust and parry, rout ami rally thick and fast the
changes came,
Here q sklrmsh, there q sally-but played deep.
er game,
With each effort to all seeming bent upon the
OF other Mates was dreaming, mates we win be-
meath Loves shield
Tho Cassa watched our playing dcignod our tour.
nament to grace
From the lists my thoughts were straying TO one
perfect form and face,
TIL, Is ranks grew thin and thinner 1t seemed vain
for me to cope,
Yet TO foil the all-but winner rose the shadow Of
hope.
Still Caissa, smiling waited but methoughl I
could discern.
As she saw RIO nearly mated, how her face grew
cold and stern
Blu. what boots frown indignant Little recked |
OF her men,
Fortune smiled on me bengnsnt and the guer'on
was-ny Queen
Twas the middle Of September, in perfect au-
tumns prime
All, how clearly | remember yet the happy. care
less time
over all there shone lustre, aud upon this troll sed
vine
Crowded many on amber cluster in garden by
the Rhine.
--WiiRsn Finlay,on in Hlvstratsa London Ssp..
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-08
THE LtGHr OF OTHER DAYS.
The candiss and Lansps of gnuqu.

The candles and Lansps q antiquity
1t is from n passage IL Adule.ne's Ne
tam ". that we get the most valuable
and conclusive information on TINS point.
A noise being heard in the middle ofsths
night, We are told that tie household
come in with 'tnlis lIc5rrn, sebaceis,
cereis ct ceteris, that is with tJrches of
pine. lamps, tallow candles, aud wax
tapers, which therefore clearly proves
that candles, both Of wax and tsllow
were in use at this date. 1t seems, hsw-
ever that the candle was probably used by
the poorer people. Al all events, the
lamp was mark Of responsibility, rs N
another verse of Martial (Apoph. 45) we
find that on apology is made for the use
of wax light instead OF lamp;
'Hlc tint nocturnos prGsta5.i ce'eus gn,'
LubGucta est puero namquo ncognl tu'.'
Juvenal QII. 2s7( also speaks Of the
"bravs lunch candels In tho British
Museum, too, there is fragment Of
large candle found in Watson, nsar Orange,
and said to belong to,the frat century BIC.
Such candles were probably provided
with wicks consisting of the pth Of rushes
rudely covered with crude wax or allow
Candlesticks for these existed, and later
ON they had spike to penetrate the butt
of the candle. However, the name can
delarum WAS more generally applied to
the pillar on which the oil lamp stood or
from which it was suspended. Since no
attempt WAS made to provide for the cur
rent of air so necessary for proper com
bustion, these old lamps GloksI exceed
ingly-so much, indeed, that 1t was the
duty of one of the slaves OF the household
to go around each morning and Wlpe ths
SCOT from the pictures and statues. In
one case, however, at tue Eiectheum OF
the Athens Acropolis, tle lamp, which
WAS of pure gold, was prOvldedwlth due.
This was very large lamp, revmrng to
be filed but once year. Callmaehus
designed II for the new temple about 4Oe
b. c.. but the smoke was found to be so
great an evil in anything designed Tor
such purpose that the lamp was pro
vided with chimney III tse shape OF
bronze palm tree inverted. But however
magnificent and elaborate the design, 1t is
certain that the economy of the lamp re-
mained stationary. Ii was generally I'LL
ed with olive oil and provided with wick
of either oakum or OF the deNrer Carpasian
! fax (cotton.) Occasionally, Phny In-
forms as, bitumau was used to till the
lamp, Italy, in some parts, Icing rich in
springs OF that mineral and petroleum.
Further east, and especially among the
tribes dwelling on the shores OF the Dead
Sea, bitumen and naphtha were much
used rs Illuminating agents Nai for other
purposes. 1t may be suggested that the
sacred pit-fre Nenti was OF this nature.
The well-known Psychologist, MI
Basil Cooper, has suggested the following
as the origin of the word nophtha, namely,
| NJ 4 water OF phthQ the HepLnstOs,
or Vulcan of Egypt's doities, the god OF
fire. This idea receives some support
from the fact that the Indians who sold
the frs9pesoleum as Seneca oil, and used
it largely in their rites OF worship, termed
to alcohol
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or something to it, the big devil that live
in it wouldn't let 'em 90 far without big
storm come, and maybe drowned 'em. He
forbid 'em. Wal, bimeby they got sick
of it,--s'pose maybe they didn't always
have much corn an tobacco to throw
way so, and the priests all pray their
god to make Woiahose keep still and not
trouble 'em. After they prayed long
time, he promised EN- he'd keep Woja-
hose from hurtin' on 'em for spell every
year. So he froze the lake all over light
every winter for two or three months, and
then our people could go of huntin and
| fghtin all over the lake without payin'
Wojahose. That made him mad, an
every little while he'd go roarin' round
under the ice, tryin' to git out But he
couldn't do much hurt, only once in a
while git man through hole in the ice.
That's the way I've heard some of our old
men tell it but 1 guess it's story"
Wojahose has taken more to French
customs of late years, and feeds ROW
mostly upon horses. Not winter passes
that he does not swallow a score or SO.
The south wind was blowing softly,
and veil of summer-like haze had fallen
over the rugged sleeps of Split Rock
Mountain. At its northern point, which
gives it its name, the sleeping lighthouse
loomed ghostly through it, awaiting the
spring evening when it should again
awaken and cast the glitter of its eye
across the released waters.
FrSm behind this promonitory sudden
ly flashed the sGil Of an ice-boat, swifter
than puff of wind-blovn smoke, aphan-
tom flying faster than feathered wings
could bear it, and out of sight behind
Thompsons Point almost as soon as we
had SCENT.
The mellow bayiug of distant hound
came to us, and presently we saw the fox
creeping out from headland, picking
his way along the streaks of glare ice till
he had got half-mile from shore, when
he put his beat foot foremost and headed
for the eastern border of the bay at full
speed. When the hound came to the
scentless ice lie gave lopg howl of dis.
appointment, then cirGled and snuffsd in
vain, and at last went ashore, stopping
now and then to cast wistful glance be
hind him.
The day was on the wane, and home at
the other end of a long walk. Ipulled in
and wound up my guiltless line, dropping
the untsuChcd bait to the fish or Wsja-
uOSe, anu tODk tuS uOIiieNu'' way uloub
the shore for a mile, and then UP the Lit
tie River Of Offers, for hundreds of years,
as now, the road of men, fowl, and fish.
From it the pickerel- fishers had departed,
and the only tokens Of their recent occu-
pancy were the deserted holes, with here
and there beside one a mangled nAnnow,a
few pickerel- scales, half-burned matches,
and the ashes of pipes. The deadness of
winter brooded over the lonely ice-bound
stream, and the only sound that broke
the stiffness besides the crunching of my
footsteps was the storm n-fcreboding moot
of great horned-owl.
had almost forgotten to say that |
bore home goodly string of fish, and,
as no questions were asked, got the
credit of catching then. Indeed, after a
few days it almost seemed to RE that L
had caught them.
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tba larga herd Of cattle. bat Mr.. Whitney
10 soti.6ed tbat we Loya rot TO depend
mon iabor.s,viny i,nnlemeut3 to much
f,il1er eYtent tbai' ve 10 now. There isa
great deal Of land in Williaton aud the
sdioininp touns un,p which the best and
largest lsbor.savi6s tools Of tho West can
be nsad wifi oeon6'nv. ap1 whore this is
dono farming will lay better here than vt
the West. because hers we have the high
er markets right al our own doors.
Mr. Whitney thinks COW that will
walk TO the trough end drink her three to
five pals of water per day, instead Of re-
auirinq him to lift that amount ont Of the
silo and carry it to her iu her food, is one
of the moat profitable la1or-zaying ma
chimes that he can ms. 10 The present
time Yet he has no .rcoll prejudice
against The silo. but believe it n1y be-
come very convenient adjunct to tho
dairy stable, an opinion tAat is entertain
ed by a large number Of the most conser-
yative New England farmers.
At recent meeting OF tho MIssac4u-
setts horticultural Soclety, an L. W.
Wood, Chairman oil the Fruit Conullttes'
opened the ulsousslon' we qCo.' lr'"
the Boston IranseT'pt; report
For amature culture M. WOOD recon-
msnded the Hsrvey DAVIS NiiaTr, Seth
Boydsn, Hovey, ,Jucun"a, ana La Con
stante, IN me oroer IN "nlcn 'ney are
named. Inc hervey DAVIS 81 IS not 50 pro.
htaole as the DoWnlng or 9Afp4eSs' pu'
has great vlgor, winch 1t retains through
the season II staiGS up wei ID uIou8n''
and comes out wen III sPti,lIg' ,n.i, atiu con
tlnues long III bearing INC l4uer Is
OF the hnest quaiity' Sqt mas A2E ~, PfSyeH S1i
pronuo under AL eonuli!on9' AAs 'oe"l
Boyden Is OF goou quaIi'y' anu heeps
well a1ter picking me ~ notIy i9I:S ~ uo
what II formerly 4u IKE ne AiiBHtn1n. n
they seem 10 be all gone @'er Tue Afs'
picking Inc dovey makes many pal- m
ren plants, ana does Aot produce rrhs rh'
quantity II alu twenty years a8o' ny s
Jueunda does oeSs on ne"Vy cay SOIL ana
requires hlgh euitiya'ioh, "HeN II IS iauu-
some and OF e1ce4IehR quu.lIy ana talriy
productive. Inc Cons'"nIe Is Ille etauu
ard OF quaIlty ana larry ProuucillVo Sna
when well grown almost IA III ieD'y 'sheS
the first prize, Dut II Is hGt fe"'D!e lor
crop Many are lnoocsq 10 grow II rom
seeing the specimens s4o"n' DuIi no'
giving II the extra care l. u'S"'' "i9 us
appointed. ,..,-
In regard 10 the culture ol eir'n oet-
rles,, the best iand lor ~ Lu9iisu my IS
good for strawperfles' no crop lsoi5
drought quicker tnan sli"M pei !I,n,' tieS @nu
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A MUSICAL CIsIEICiSN.
Heard from under Two Borncts lust
lichini.
From the New york Tlmcs.l

tY... x..,rt-T Tl,pp
,p',' s ,,' ,,,, ~" ,V,t ,,ot,,rn ho o++ord
A student OF human nature af,NS VINO ;., a1tenu- @
CO. popt.'' Joi 'd 1;s %"I r'Ao 81 Ieor,In9, Ioo
ana W9nuef ny we o!spluy oi L;I deHiLins hius
maue l,I ny TWO !I''ieS si'.iu6 oVitln,, I'M
Inc s'uien' uiH Li 10y Nno L foi+ 60" raSnnahi,, M
apo''v iuSic tIonn ~ I;eord II rr,' iI9U" hoton
suie "po"' , ,e.lin6 5nI ,ti0 o,Inn and conso
lUheI"l inIioti 'ii;' " So, t "u' LIZ,
du'Etly ne ui"!A N WI Su,'f srr, ~ i,c
,He i[es .nS'TTo,in r wi,iUt on'e odau raU hen
n1io nil' ne co'T 1T,4N TTinnttol 5mn "n.n a
;'lIf M1e"tt IT, o -H'5'O i"'' 0'O''''0 "'''
nan ta plnSe ~, ,.,, Loor or,.+l,;oo,
how iunHy 10 70" near anything
Va ~ .o
..W",i N2I a ;t'l4S, u io1 hoo, ,r;+;,c m ovor
VIZ, - a,,to l,,, n.Ia,I La,.e ,,ado t,o
!ure uoou, n.'e mGnlt ii''' 'i'''e '''0
iis.i .i a'uon, Il ITi0 nt ist oot -, tbe fr
3o 30 wUli@ ii,s cGI cIno I"S' 'ooN III ''e luz
Oh una "oiiiuil ; Cio"N'
Ism "isn It 7 loYs'Y ,.u ,,,,,,h :. .....
a 1es l "ohucL noN q. ii"1u It 'o7''
~ nay utu t,,,, oH'''''i'
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"Oh' l mean 'I'e ,n,'Sl'; WI, .h.-
IN, yes, o. o., '''''''' " Law ''' wy
piaHlu9 no" .:.- >, i,o,,.. On.o, -
hfIo II 49, arr a. nf o'lIs', ~ 80 go 90
EufyNc9 IL na2 i1i IahG' o. {ra ;ne ,rnnyI ruLiT1
III ~ ll "uoU'''lI / ''''''N ''''''' '0'''''
want anti to dance. Lance . .;,.no. fr r4t,s
lne" c .Lg,' r'o 40 bo,,J ,,Iovad tio ala.
space oooh I3 I,lc unH,t pi'! - ilie , '.ro
gret'o ron ON bGt'Io,eH tteu'n iodr, a.,
pn0hJ' neh Il WAS HuISl'u oNV i"u'
SAD 10 'Ae olHeE ...,..
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II
ana be much rlcher apparently 1t 'ol
use III puddlngs treat III TINS way also, as
1t Will repay. you ior taking thought use
the juice III the pudding sauce
Dry Lima beans, which are now so COM
mon an article Of food do not REQUIRE
more than three hours soaking IL you
iet them lie IN the wafer ion9er 'il"u oiiu'
they seem TO lose thelf ii9Vor una "lc goU 70
mealy; IheY should COOK Slowly I uuS' Il u
they should simmer lor lh n"ul "nu Il"
nan II would not NC 700 ion6. ~ '3 Sebg-
taple Is more improve" ny c"i9i''i GUM
ing
This is Il good dish fry one pound OF
veal IL hot lard, having hrst cut IL IN
strips two inches wide, and three or tour
long when nearly done, odd little but
ter and half Il pint of oysters chopped or
cut IN small pieces; season with pepper
md salt serve hot with or without
toast.
Nice rolls are made Of two teacups Of
sweet milk, two eggs, three and half
scant cups of -four, sfted, of course, n
good pinch of salt. Bake in very hot
gem pans, in quick oven.
A GOOD dish for breakfast is made by
ohon1Iine. rieces of cnId boiled or fried
ham i,Isf os Gro es II is nossible to chop
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over amt over, sew my seam.
Faster and faster the needle mes,
Working on in a itucilI dream,
steadily gaZliV WIN UuS-ciug eyes
Life, am thlnklur, lS al Ike thls,
over and over for every 0Ie:
Joy and sorrow, pain and bliss,
"NeYtI "a new thing under tue hui.
Tempted are We2 others have kUct,
Tortured by doubts eucompa' sed by fears,
Other hearts than olr own have frlt
sorrows too deep for W0manisu tears,
Joys thai have thrilled ~, Others have EBown.
The cup we lay' tasted, others have drained,
Weakly Of tate we may make our lnodn,
others know also Of heights uhsitamed,
Others have pluCkcd. m reckless haste,
Frui'Age forbidden, fair u behold,
Turning 10 ashes eager Ihcy taste
dead Sea appcS'-the story lsuh!
Can we not hear what Others nave born
Can we not walk whore others have trod7
Though by the wa, we grow weary and worn,
An hui the ro'i is wcil tavtile Jnd brnas
over ard over, with motion true,
So goes the round world In shlloW or sun,
Ana the star, are ~ bright and the skies as nue'
As tn wcle whea hrsi human NE began, ,
Blu the world. though II ever uuceaslns may iurn'
Seeing far of in regions OF space
Planets with mystica. sp.endors burn,
Stil wonders thelr orbits trace,
/ Sull Keeps on IA The sans old Wy,
over aud over. over and over,
( l}ringing dark nlght aud glorious day,
winters SHOWS and bos'1ming clover
Sunlight and starlight, dew and ram,
I Bud and blossom, leaf ana flower,
Mpenmg irultagc and golden gram,
WIN ever pause for day or hour.
And IL Ia well! soIslt and muse
Rest we c.ntent with lte dark or bright;
Though we weave no web Of magical hues
Ghlterlng with wonderful rainbow light,
We can patiently toll on the endless scan,
over and over, as Others have done,
Pauslng no more in our labor 10 dream,
E5seI jdncisth. ''D '' Je.p.
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sweet Fern,

The subtle power in perfume found
Nor priest nor siby vainly learned
On Grecinn shrine or Aztec mound
No censer idly burned.
That power the hoary Magian knew,
- The dervish In his fren2ied dance,
The Pythlgn priestess swOOning through
Tho wonderland OF trarCs.
And nature holds, In wood and field,
Her thousand sun-lit censers still
10 spell OF dover and shrub we yield
Against or with our will.
climbed hll-path strange and new
Win slow feet, pausing at each turn
a sudden wait Of west wind ulew
The breath OF the sweet fern.
That fragrance from my vision swept
The alien landscape in It's stead
Up firer hills OF youth l stept,
AS light OF heart as tread.
With me June's freshness, spslne ,!rook.
Murmurs OF lepf end bee, the call
ht birds, end One whose voice and look
N Neeping were with ell.
a fern beside the way we went
She plucked, aud smiling, held il mp,
While from her hand the wild, sweet scent.
Idrank as from cup.
o potent witchery of smell
The dust-dry leaves to life return
And she who plucked them owns the spell,
And lifts her ghostly fern.
Or sense or spirit d? Who shall say
What touch the chord Of memory thrills?
II passed and left the August day
Abla5e on lonely hills.
-Jshw GrOdn'sdf Whittier, in Independent.
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CIsENESE AE.NssNACS.
Elaborate Systcu of Distribution
Throughout the Empire.
lsan Francisco Examiner,


All the Chinese almanacs are printed.in
Pekin, and are distributed in the follow
ing manner On a certain day appointed
for the ceremony, which takes place in
the capital, the mandarins (high imperial
offlcials) repair early in the morning to
the palace, and the members of the board,
arrayed in their State dresses, proceed to
their hail to escort the books, which are
carried III procession to the imperial pal
ace. Those which are intended for the
emperor, the empress and the queens are
bound in yellow satin and Enclosed in bags
of cloah of gold. They are placed on a
large glided machine, borne by about
forty footman clothed in yellow. Next
follow tel or twelve smaller vehicles sur
rounded with red curtains and containing
the books for the Princes. These are
bound in red satin and are inclosed in
bags of silver cloth. These are followed
by men bearing on their shoulders several
sables on which are piled the calendars
intended for the grandces ofthe court and
the generals of the army. The cavalcade
is completed by the president and mem
bcrs of the board, elrried in cedan chairs
and they, are followed by their usual at
tendants. On arriving at the palace the
SOiutu Dht5S HIt lultl Oll tNp tdblth ooNclou
with yellow damask, when the members
OF the tribunal, having first prostrated
themselves, deliver them to the proper
officers, who receive them kneeling, and
carry them with great ceremony to the
foot of the throne. The silver bags are
sent in n similar mannerto all the princes
OF the royal family, after which the
ministers and other great officers OF
state present themselves in turn and
kneel with reverence 20 receive their al
manacs, which are regarded us gifts from
the emperor. The ceremonies of distri-
button at the court beng concluded, the
books for the use OF the people are sent
by the tribunal into every province OF
the empire, where TIE forms observed at
the Imperial palnce are repeated at the
court of the head mandalia, after which
the people are allowed TO purchase their
almanacs, and 10 this is privilege OF
which few omit TO avail themselves, the
sale is immense, and adds yearly thous
auls of dollars 10 the revenue.
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our Surplus CurrUncI.

.''.'' ''- " ''~
4 New Yorker who was up in the hill
country week or two ago shooting rab-
bits had occasion tp call Mt country
store for some shot,
Eyes, I've got powder, replied the lit
lie cid man behind the countar. How
much 10 yeu want =
"Ill tako pound.
"What u hull pound ?
ayes, sir
The merchant came from behind his
counter, slowly adjusted his steel-bowed
spcctaclas, and for long minute looked
the New Yorker over as one might read n
circus bill. Finally he said;
"A huh pound--and are You going to
pay cash down q
"Yps. sir.
"Wcll-um-wel, Mister. for the
last ten years I've beer contending that
the volume Of floating currency was not
large enough to do the business OF tho
country. and never expected to see this
day Cnsh down for ii hull Pouni OF pow
der Wait minute till g to tho back
door and whoop,
A Terrible Kicker Please, sir, said
the bell boy To a Texas ho.cl clerk, number
40 says there mint ~ towel In his room.'
"Tcll him to use one of the widow cur
tlins." "lIo says, too, there ANT no pill
lars" Tell him to put his coat and ves'
under his head" "And he wants pitcher oI
water" Suffering Cyrus But he is the
worse kicker ever struck in my life. Garry
him up the horse pail" "lle wants to know
If he can have light" "llere, coniound
him Give him this lantern, and ask him he
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1884-02-08

Ladies high crowned hats are much
affected just now" said fashion writer.
We had been thinking that it was the per-
sons who wore them that were affected.
Into what an abyss of ignorance we should
all be plunged were it not for the fashion
WRITER'S !-BN<os Transovfpt