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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28
Industrial Outlook.

The Trade RerieW and Western Ma
chinist publishes special reports from
sixteen leading industrial centers of
Ohio regarding the condition of their
manufacturing interests and the outlook
for the future. Reports have been re-
ceived from Akron, Cleveland, Column
bus, Cincinnati, Canal Dover, .Gallipo-
lis, Massillon, Martins Ferry, Steuben-
vile, Springfield, Salem, Toledo, Tiffin,
Warren, GAINESVILLE. These cities, in
the census year, represented 1903 man
ufacturing establishments, operated on
an aggregate capital of $1SS, ,614,
giving employment to 1885, persons,
to whom $72, 2,1O3,sOO in wages was
paid, and turning out products valued
at $34O, ,298, 1890, the raw materials for
which cost $125, 334, ,25S. The informa-
ton obtained is based upon interviews
with leading manufacturers in each
place, and covers the State quite thor
oughly. A summary of these reports
shows the following results:
Condition of manufacturing business
during the year: Of sixteen cities re-
porting, ten report it good; five put it
down as fair, and one as rather bad
than otherwise. The majority of man.
ufacturing establishments in the State
appear to have run quite steadily
through the year.
Volume of business: Six report a
greater volume of business than IN 1882;
three report less, and seven about this
year us last.
Prices: Two report an increase in
prices over the previous year, though in
one case this extended only to the pro-
ducts of Touring mills; three report
prices the same and eleven say prices
were lower, and profits consequently
less, than in 1882. Some put the de-
crease in profits at from fourteen to 20
per cent. over the previous year.
Prospects as to the future: In ten
cities the feeling among manufacturers
as to the coming year is hopeful; in two
the prospect is discouraging, and in four
the feeling is one of considerable doubt.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28
Adams Fall,

Ever since Adams fall, which sub
jected human nature to diseases of the
flesh, there has been demand for a
blood purifier. We all realize the fact
that upon the purity and vitality of the
blood depend the health and vigor of
the whole system, and that disease of
various kinds is often only a sign that
nature is trying to remove the disturb
ing cause; hence a reliable blood puri-
fer is of greater importance to the peo-
pie than is generally supposed. We are
pleased to say that Hoods Sarsaparilla
bears unmistakable proof of being this
sort of a medicine, and We think it wor-
thy trial. febl4-1m
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28

THE Republican Administration from
the days Of Lincoln up to the present
hour value everything-even national
honor-at its weight in dollars! The
English burned our ships, robbed our
citizens and aided rebels to destroy our
Government, our anger was appeased
with--MONEY. The Spaniards shot
to death American citizens, and again
we were pacified with--MONEY. Bis
mark has now insulted US in the Herr
Lasker affair, and the Cincinnati Com
mercial Gazette suggests that this coun-
try apologize = Capital.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28
A Word to the People Moving West

Deal with respectable parties, as it is
almost daily occurrence that some one
is swindlcd out of their money, or find
on their hands tickets over inferior OF
indirect routes, which they have been
induced to purchase, thinking that they
had saved dollar or two in the rate
when the delays and hotel bills, even il
they succeed in getting ticket that
carries them through, costs them more
than the difference they would have to
pay over direct route like the Balti-
more and Ohio, whose agents are re-
sponsible, and will sell you tickets al
ways at the lowest rates over first-class
routes.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28

A CORRESPONDENT suggests that one
cause of the remarkable foods of the
last two years is the introduction of
cheap tile, which has enabled farmers
to drain their lands much more thor
oughly than has ever been done before.
AS consequence the lowlands, which
formerly absorbed great quantities of
water, are now quickly drained, and the
creeks are swollen into rivers and the
rivers into devasting floods. Another
correspondent ruggests as remedy for
this condition of things the construc-
ton of ponds.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28
No bureau of the Government exceeds

No bureau ofthe Government exceeds
in Importance the United States Patent
Office. From the start it has been self
sustaining, and now has an unexpended
balance to its credit of about So, 500, 900.
This money is the result of fees paid by
inventors to secure the patents which
protect their inventions. The business
of the Patent Office has increased with
each year of its existence.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28

THE election in Geogia this year will
be an important one. A full State
ticket is to be chosen, as well as Leg
islature, members of Congress, and
Presidential Electors. The Legislature
will elect successor to Senator Brown,
and consider the advisability of calling
convention to revise the present con-
stitution. Other important questions
will also come before it.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28

"No man has more thoroughly de-
bauched the politics of the State by the
use of money than Foster, and no man
was ever more INSCRIPTIONS in using
means to that end"
Thus speaks the Bucyrus Journal, the
Republican organ of Crawford county.
Foster will be a fit man to nominate for
Vice President upon the Republican
ticket, q la Arthur.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28

MRS. GARFIELD has written letter
to Mr.. Horr, of Michigan, thanking
him for his speech in opposition to the
Fitz John Porter bill.--RepubHcdn Ru-
per.
Instead of writing letters around to
strange men, Mrs. G. would be more of
a lady to attend to her household af-
fairs, and let Congressman and Senators
attend to their duties.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28
Totals, ......... ......6,437,725

The other employees about the mines
and the increase since the report of 1882
will bring the total number of miners
and mine employesat the present time,
in round numbers, up to $4,000. Upon
each of these there is an average of
three persons dependent for support, or
100,0 600 people directly interested in the
mining industries of the State on the
side of the operatives. At the rate Of de-
velopment for the past five years the
number of people directly interested in
mines and mining will reach fully 5OO,-
600 by the year 1900, while the entire
population will be indirectly interested
in the $50, 100000 of annual products.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28
To Candidates.

The call for the Primary Election ap-
pears In this issue. We are now ready
to announce the names of all those who
contemplate being candidates before
that election. Our charges will be So,
which includes the necessary tickets for
the townships and voting precincts for
said election. Gentlemen, hand in
your names, accompanied by the "per-
quisites.n
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28

JUDGE HAAG is said to be the coming
man for Mayor Of Napoleon Sunday
Journal.
Judge Haag is now and has been
Mayor of Napoleon for the past two
years, and has made good officer. We
are not advised as to whether he is a
candidate for reelection or not.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28

THE removal of the Postoffice to Mill
er House will not accommodate one-half
the people the old site does. The new
p. M. should select some central location
and then stand by his colors.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28
The Plain Dealer Gives the Word to
the Wheel-hOrse,

Now, Durbin Ward, you have Con-
gressional District made to fit you. Go!
and if you don't get the nomination
don't blame it on the Plain Dealer, who
wishes the Tribune of the People the
unanimous support of the Democracy
of his new district.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28

WE are still Of the opinion that the
Postoffice should be located in the
Court House building. Plenty of room,
centrally located, and easy of access, it
would accommodate everybody.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28

BISMARCK weighs sixty pounds less
than he did.-NetUs Journal.
That's what he gets for going back OH
American hog.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28

Mr.. PAYNE is a candidate just as he
was for the senate.-NeaOs Journal.
Conceding that, he will walk away
with the Presidential nomination al
most unanimously.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28

HON. HENRY B. PAYNE has written a
letter declaring that he is not and will
not be a candidate for the Presidency.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28

THE great organ man Daniel F. Beat
ty is reported among the latest failures.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28

SUpT. CoNDIT, of the Weston schools,
was found guilty of assault and battery
by the Probate Court at Bowling Green
on Monday. He was fined $40 and
costs. Case taken to higher court.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28

JACOB LEHMAN, Of Fort Wayne, Ind,
dropped dead while attending church
services on Sunday morning. Moral:
Don't go-yes, go to church and take
your chances.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28

THE old house in which General
Grant was born, at Mount Pleasant, O.,
was nearly carried away by the flood.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28

No joint rules exist between the
House and Senate in Congress. This
was brought to light in passing the
100000 relief bill. No rules have been
in force since 1876.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28

THE impression seems to be steadily
gaining ground that Noah must have
been an Ohio man.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28
The Coal Producing Counties of Ohio

Following is list of the coal produc-
ing counties of Ohio, together with the
number of tons produced in 1882, and
also the number of mines and miners:
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28

VANDERBILT is having bust made
II was not ordered from Jay Gould.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28

A brick building for the insane is to
be erected on the Defiance County poor
farm.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28

THE Legislature is getting in good
work for the State.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-28

attend to their duties.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-02-27
Changed Relations.

CHOW that We are engaged" said Miss
Pottleworth, ''come and let me introduce
you to papa"
IT believe that have met him." re-
piled young Spickle.
"But in another capacity than that of
son.iu-law."
'Yes-er, but I'd rather not meet bin
tor ight.'
ooh, yon must" and desti'e the al
most violent struggles of the young fell
low, he was drawn into the ]ibrary. where
q large, red-faced man, with sauiot ia
one eye, and an enlargement of the nose,
sat looking over lot of papers. :.
''Father," said the Girl.
"Hum," he replied, without LOOKING
up:
II wish to present to you"
'What?" he exclaimed, looking up
and catching sight of young Spickle.
"Have you the impudence to follow me
here? Didn't I tell you that 1 would see
You tomorrow"
"Why, father, you don't know Mr..
Spickle, do you?"
Il don't know his name, but l know
that he has been to my Office three times
a day for the past week with a bill. I
know him we'll enough. Ican't pay that
bill tonight, young man. Come to my
office tomorrow"
Il hope" ssid spickle, "that you do
not think so i'll of me. have not come
to collect the bill you have referred to.
but -
"What? Got another one?"
"You persist in mi understanding me.
L dld not come to collect bill, 1 can
come tomorrow and see about that. To-
Light l proposed to your daughter, and
have been accepted. Our mission Is to
acquslat you with the fact and gain your
consent to our marriage"
well, said the old fellow, sis that
all? Blamed if didn't think you had a
bill. Take the girl, il that's what YOU
want. but say, didn't I tell you to bling
the bill to morrow"
eyes, Sic"
"Well, you needn't. Oar relations
are different now. Wish had q daueh-
ter for every bill collector in town."
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-02-27
They Didn't Guy Him.

From the New York World.l
"But there must be some comedies "A
we'll as tragedies enacted here?" said the
reporter to the clerk at the general de-
livery window of the New York post.
Office.
eyes. I remember one. There was q
fellow who led wild life in town for sew
eral months and got into pretty bad
set who cleaned him out. He was mn to
his eyes in gambling debts, had pawned
his clothes, and was altogether in the
worst possible way. The last piece of
ldiocy was to claim to be baronet's son
and tell his creditors that he expected a
remittance from home. Then they made
q guy of him, and one day party of
them came here to see him get his re-.
mittance. He looked like tramp. Thew
stood round when he asked il there was
letter for --. The clerk promptlv
said yes, and packet was given him.
He opened it and it bore a crest. In Il
was a notification of the death of his
father and the solicitors information that
he (the sony was heir. You never saw 3
sicker party Of jokers in your life nor
mote astOnished tramp" =
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-02-27
The Rocks Outside Of DEVILS Bridge.
from the Boston Adxertiaer

From a perusal of photographic chart
No. Is, of Buzzard's Bay and Ma1tha's
Vineyard, Published at the Hydro.
graphic Office, Washington, under the
snperintendence of Commander T.. s.
Fillebrown, the discovery of a ledge of
rocks outside of Devils Bridge appears
to be no discovery at all. The location
of this ledge, which is wholly of rocky
powders, has been known for. wears.
and should have been KIN WI to those
who now claim to have made new dis
covery. The chart was published De-
cember 20, 1858, aud upon it is dis
tinctly marked the location Of the rocks
and the depth of water. The rocks are
three.eighths OF mile northwest, mag
netic bearing, from Devils Bridge buoy.
and lay in three, three and three quar-.
tiers and four fathoms of water. just
outside the ledge is five and one-half
fathome. which deepens to nine and one
half fathoms short distance from the
rocks. =.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-02-27
Early Rising.

EAr1y fI1Sln&s
It is not necessary in this age of the
world for the farmer to rise in the mid
die Of the night and begin his work.
This getting up so early in the morning
is relic of barbarism. It has made
hundreds of thousands of young men
curse the business. There is no need of
getting up at three or four o'clock in the
winter morning. The farmer who per-
sists in dragging his wife and Children
from their beds ought to be visited by q
missionary. It is time enough to rise
after the sun has set the example. For
what purpose do you get up? To feed
the cattle2 Why not feed them morethe
night before? It's waste of life. In
old times they used to get up about 3
O'Clock in the morning, and go to work
long before the sun had risen with ssheal-
ing upon his wings, and as a just pun
ishment they all had the ague; and they
ought to have it now. The man who
cannot get living upon Illinois soil
without rising before daylight ought to
starve. Eight hours q day is enough for
any farmer to work except in harvest
time. When you rise at four and work
till dark, what is life worth? OF what
use is all the improved machinery unless
it tendt to give the farmer little more
leisure? What is harvesting now, COM
pared with what it was in the old time?
Think of the days of reaping, Of
grading, Of raking and binding and
moving. Think of threshing with the
hail and winnowing with the wind. And
now think Of the reapers and mowers,
the binders and threshing machines, the
plows and cultivators, upon which the
farmer rides protected from the sun. If
with ell these advantages, you cannot
get living without rising in the middle
Of the night, go into some other busi-
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-02-27
A Novel C0rnet.

lcIom TUG O0lC8&O I1meS.1
Arias from t'n Trovatore'' and ssBoc
caccio," rendered with the precision and
perfectness of a cornet on q simple piece
of wallpaper rolled in the shape of a
cornucopia are not often heard, vet YES
terday afternoon, at the fremont House
two dozen men stood amazed and en-.
chanted listening to such music. The
performer was boy about fourteen years
old. His instrument was home-or
rather eelf-made affair. It consisted
only of sduare of wall paper rolled in
q circumscribed circle at one end. and
branching out towards the opposite end
until the circumference of that terminus
was about six or eight times greater than
the mouthpiece. The boy stood at the
door with the crude instrument in his
mouth with his left hand, while with his
right he beata species of base on the
panel of the portal. Hehad the peculiar
power of 80 sounding the panel that it
gave forth chords almost exactly imita
tive of a bass-viol, which chimed in with
the wallpaper music rhythmically and
unsteady. The wallpaper cornet itself
was as good counterfeit on brass and
silver instrument as anything not brass
and silver could be. It was really quite
q wonderful performance, and the youth
showed that he possessed q musical talent
high above the usual order. When he
finished his renditions he dotted his can
and went around among the crowd OF
men whom he had attracted by his novel
melange. A shower of coins Indicated
the mems appreciation of the perform
fhA.h 0v 1ofk l~k -
couple OF dollars. He has been in
Chicago four days and he says his name
is Irving Ritter and he resides in North
Manchester, Ind. BE came to Chicago
without money and only his musical
novelty to earn him bread. he went
about the streets on the first day of his
arrival here, playing his wall. pa per in
strument. and was gathering in multi
tude Of nickels, when patent putton-
peddler discovered him, That worthy.
who, to attract attention to his wares.
goes about the streets covered with q
Thousand different styles and colors of
buttons sewed to bis coat, vest. pants
and hat in fantastic shapes. thought he
saw in the boy better card than all his
manifold buttons. He therefore entered
ed into partnership with him and now
the boy plays his paper instrument on
the street while the button-fastener ven.
or disposes of his patent to the crowd
which the prodigy attracts. The boy is
musical prodigy, and it is likely that he
will be engaged by some Snowman or
other before long. As to how he makes
his novel music the youth isreticent, but
he shows that he has nothing in his
mouth, and the music is made by the pa
per alone. He discovered that paper
folded in certain way made music Of a
cornet's volume and f,mness, and he
practiced on it until he has now arrived
at very near perfection.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-02-27
TWO, OR THREE?
By AVIS GRAY.

There are certainly three Of us here tonight,
though the table is laid for two;
For see by my side, in the warm freight,
Inc man married-and you
You come, the ghost Of . far-off dream,
And sit between us, in space,
while the darkening rays Of the embers CLEAN
In halo about your face.
This bondage-the death of my hearts repose-
Drops low, as mOrning-mist, gig
And there blossoms again tint Of rose
On my face that your lips have kissed:
Somehow 1t seems that he can but see
That we two are no longer alone,
While your spirit Is sitting 20 close to me.
With my hand lying still in your own.
He raises the veil where our passion died,
And speaks of the long ago;
Does he Know, do you think, how my lips have lied
Or how could 1t happen so?
What if our lives for . little time
Be bound 80 the soul goes free?
What difference, if beyond frost and rime
compensation we see i?
A revelation has come to me,
That the plying Christ will give
The spirit back of our dead, to be
comfort while yet we live.
You come through darkness, and storm, and rain:
My life finds its solace in YOU
Ihank God, there is rest from this weary pain,
And my hfe-work is almost through
feel tonight, while the storm walls low.
That bark from the Other Side
SETS sail, to bear me where shall know
My sin has been purified;
And long for the hour of my spirits fight
For me, Life's pleasures are done;
Three souls are here in this room tonight
Tomorrow will find but one
Chicago Tribune.
Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1884-02-27
HerefOriis and ShOrthOrns.

HeTe1OrUS ana SnOrCnOrnSs
The close breeding given the Short
horns has not improved them in consti-
tuition. aud while they are not deficient
in those points that answer all the req
uisites of good beef stock, yet the
Herefords are supplanting them grad
ual]y for that purpose. This is due to
the benefits produced from an infusion
of fresh blood: The Shorthorns have
done much to change the character of
the common beef cattle of the West:
but, having been used too radically, they
have fulfilled only partial purpose.
A cross of the Shorthorn on the native
prairie cattle is violent one; and some
breeders have been disappointed in
their expectations. In the first place
a change Of the character of the
stock partly necessitated change in
the quality of pasture, and a second
cross only made better pasture neces-
sary. Again, where the Shorthorns had
been procured from closely inbred
families they were unable to impart all
the good qualities to the prairie stock,
which possess thestronger constitutions.
The Holsteins, not being as finely bred
as the Shorthorns, and being uniform
in color, transmit their qualities with
more certainty. The use of Herefords
on the Shorthorn prairie cross, however,
has been excellent. The Herefords are
whitefaced breed, the white running
along the backbone, and showing itself
upon the tail, belly and brisket. The
legs are short and their bodies heavy.
They possess many desirable qualities,
such as docility, aptitude for fattening,
activity, and the COWS are not inferior
as mixers. philadelphia Record.