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Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-14
1t is said that one of the delegates

It IS SAID that one OF the deIegates
to the convention at Montgomery
City, the morning before he left,
shook the mackerel at the breakfast
table by the tail and remarked
"Good bye, old Mack. If the next
convention should be held here, I'll
see YOU again"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-14

Jay Gould has resigned the presi-
dency of the Wabash, st. Louis and
Pacific railway, and has been succeed
ed by J. F. Joy, of Detroit. The
road will now prosper.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-14

Mrs. Julia A. Mcbride, widow of
the late Ebenezer Mcbride, of Mon
roe county, died in Kansas City last
Monday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-14

The Wabash has put back theil
Sunday passenger trains, much to the
delight of the travelling public here.
abouts.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-14

Mrs. j. P. Blanton. of Huntsville,
was in the city Monday, and left
Tuesday for Pike county to visit
friends.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-14

The horse and snake charmer re-
porter of the LEDGER returns thanks
to the sweetest young lady in the
county for q beautiful hallmark
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-14

We r going to publish phreno-
logical charts Of our subscribers
heads. Those who pay promptly will
have splendid heads. Make a note
of this.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1884-08-14

The cool weather for the past ten
days has undoubtedly retarded some
what the advance of the corn growth.
Rain is needed in most sections of the
county.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-05-29
Producers of Lead.

In the lead productions of the differ
ent countries Spain still holds the first
rank, the amount reaching some 120,-
600 tons in one year, or one-sixth more
than America, which comes next on the
list, while Germany follows with 90
900. OF Spain's total production some
81, 900 tons are, derived from one dis
trict, that of Linares, in which more
than 800 mines are registered. Of this
large number, however, only a compar-
atively small portion are actually work
ed on large scale, and there are only
about fifty in which steam power is
used The total number of steam en-
gines employed is stated at 1870, nearly
one half of this number belonging to
English companies; in fact most of the
mining machinery and pumping e en-
gines in all the mines are of English
make.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-05-29
A Japanese Lawyer In Court.

Judge Allison and Biddle, of Phila-
delphia, had the pleasure the other day
of having introduced to them Barrister
r Massugema, japanese of high
rank, who had been sent to Europe by
his government to study and was ad-
mitted to the bar in England. He
was about five feet two inches in hight,
but had an uncommonly large head
and a high, broad forehead. He wore
gold Eyeglasses and had his thick,
straight hair cut in style approaching
the bang. He was ceremonious in all
his actions He spoke English almost
without accent. He said he had gone
to Europe by way of the Suez Canal
and is now on his way home by way of
the United States and the Pacific. He
said that he intends 10 practice law at
home and added that he had certain
improvements in legal forms to sug-
gest to his government
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-05-29
Why Apprentices Are Scarce.

A contemporary writer says it is
principally because of the conceit OF
weak and foolish parents who could
not think of allowing their boys to soil
their hands with manual labor or tarn-
ish their pedigree by associating with
common workmen. Many and many
young man have known whose apti-
tudes called to him with all the imperi
Gus demands of instinct to learn a
trade, but he was prevented from doing
so by his parents, who preferred to see
him filling the more important and
dignitied position of clerk, often work
ing fifteen hours a day for SIS per
month, and sometimes yielding to the
small temptation to leave unpaid his
tailor's and washerwoman's bills. Or
if he escapes the clerkship he was al
most sure TO be found among the luck
less ninety and nine professional men
who stand off and eye with green envy
the one in the round hundred who has
made success.
1t is not lack of attention to the new
workman tnat is lowering the standard
in mechanical trades, but the folly of
parents in closing the doors of the
trades in the face of their sons, and in
the absence of good material we get
bad. 1t is very often the case that we
get hold of a boy who has but few or
no qualifications, natural or acquired,
for trade, but he can probably make
more money at that than at common
labor, and, as we can get no better, we
have to do the best we can. There is
no doubt we are getting poorer SUBJ
jects every year for apprentices for this
very reason.
But we can reach q point so low that
it is impossible to 60 any lower, and l
believe we have about reached that
point in some lines of business. Some
parents, and boys too, are at last get
ting their eyes opened. They are
learning that they cannot plant dudes
and raise men. Many bubbles have
been pricked, and much gliding has
worn through. Labor is becoming
more dignitied, because more than ever
| it is welded to thought. The manual
training schools which are springing up
in nearly all of our large cities are Civ
my lnStluctloH W maHy poyS Wnoso
parents, perhaps, would not at first
consent to them entering the shops.
These schools are doing good work
in teaching the principles of trades, in
fostering a genuine love for mechan-
les, and in pointing out the way to the
special field where the young man can
labor with the assurance of receiving
his highest reward. With such bright
ening prospects as the work of the
Misunderstanding school warrants, we
see no reason for fearing that the race
of good workmen in any trade will
soon die out. On the contrary, we be-
lieve we will see mechanics increasing
in numbers and skill from year to year.
| -Scientifc A7laert'Gn.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-05-29
Rheumatism.

While il is much easier TO die OF
rheumatism than it is to get well, and
give it an uncleau shake, it is decided
ly more popular and much cheaper to
remain on the upper crust of this con-
tinent and enjoy all the luxuries that
the country affords.
There never was but one man cured
of rheumatism by the aid of the vocab-
ulary of medical student That man
had sixteen different kinds of rheuma-
tism, and they were of character that
when the pains came on, would
compel q man, while delirious, to mar
~ a widow whose former husband had
been a wristlet peddler.
A physician, whose fame had preced-
ed him four miles and two laps, was
consulted.
A careful analysis of the tongue,
lights, panes, sash and liver of the
rheumatic individual was taken under
advisement and then the patient was
permitted to tell all he knew about the
disease. The physician gained many
valueless points concerning the COM
fortress ailment which he carefully jot-
ted down to disclose to any new pa
tient that might require his profession
al services.
The faculty of disclosing secrets to
the doctor was great. He would mourn
fully observe to patient:
LEND me your ear and dollar,
make pain 60"
But what knocked the rheumatism
silly in our friend was the remark OF
the doctor when his patient told him
that he believed that he suffered the
pains of the damned.
"What, so soonp"
This remark seemed to have a pecu.
liar effect on the patient, as it turned
his thoughts to the place where fire an
tedates water, and where rheumatism
is relic of the dark ages, and lini'
ment does not heal up burns with the ex
peditiousness devoutly to be wished
for.-CdrL PretzeL, in Logansport Chro''
| icLe
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-05-29
RILI0uSNESS.

Bilious symptoms invariably
arise from indigestion, such as
furred tongue, vomiting ofbile,
giddiness, sick headache, ir-
regular bowels. The liver Sc
cretes the bile and acts like a
filter or sieve, to cleanse impu-
rites Of the blood. By irregu-
larity in it's action or suspen-
sions Of it's functions, the bile
is liable to overflow into the
blood, eausingjaundice, ,sallow
complexion, yellow eyes, bill
ious diarrhea, a languid,
weary feeling and many other
distressing symptoms. Bilious
ness may be properly termed
an affection Of the liver, and
can be thoroughly cured by the
grand regulator Of the liver
and hillary organs, BURDOCK
BLOOD BITTERS. Act upon the
stomach, bowels and liver,
making healthy bile and pure
blood, and opens the culverts
and sluiceways for the outlet
of disease. Sold everywhere
and guaranteed to cure.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-05-29
Vanderbilt and His Locomotives.

But to my story. When the new
president, William H., first took hold
of affairs, he ran up and down the road
very frequently to get the hang of the
thing. He always hankered for fast
pulls. The engine named after him
self was usually assigned to his special
trains. She would make the distance
from Albany to Syracuse in three hours
or few minutes better. But once or
twice it so happened that some other To-
comotive fell to the task, and then it
was shown that the William II. Wander
bilt was not so much of a runner any
way. Better time was made by No. ITO
and by the Major Priest. So the first
thing the engineers knew was an order
to have all the engines repainted. l
guess l knew of the determination of
the president sooner than any one, for
he was pretty mad man one day
when I took his special; we made the
distance in time that laid his machine
in shade. So one by one the names of
Erastus Corning, Conrad Shoemaker,
H. Chittcnden, j. Tillinghast, and the
rest were obliterated, the locomotives
coming out of the shops painted that
peculiar brown called "black crook"
At last even the name of William H.
Vanderbilt was daubed off by the paint
ers. 1t was the last to 60. At the
same time the brass work was also
painted over-a godsend to the fire
man who had to scour it, but blow at
the pride of the engineers. don't be-
lieve the enthusiasm exists now among
railroad men which used to bind US to-
gether in the old days. The duplex
has not been the only innovation. In
those days you would never catch one
conductor playing the spy on another.
Railroading to my thinking has lost its
responsibility. "-OM Engineer IN a.
bang Journal.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-05-29
Extreme Tired Feeling.

A lady tells us 'the first BOTTLE has
done my daughter a great deal of good,
her food don't distress her now, nor does
she suffer from that extreme tired feel
ing which she did before taking Hoods
Sarsaparilla. A second bottleeffecte d
a cure. No other preparationcontains
such q concentration of vitalizing, en-
riching, purifying and invigorating
properties as Hoods Sarsaparilla.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-05-29
FOR SALE.

100 acre Farm, S45 per acre; 81 900 cash, balance
on Q to 10 years time, with interest.
4Oacre Farm, SA5 per acre; $500 cash, balance on
to 10years time, with interest.
80 acre Farm, $40 per acre; 5000 cash, balance on
6 to 10 years time, with interest.
House and lot on Washington street, Napoleon
o., 900 cash, balance on years time with inter,
est.
Brick house on Washington street, Napoleon, ,S3Oe
cash, balance on long time with interest
Also other farm property for sale. Good time
FM. RUMMELL,
If Agent.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-05-29
for Salel

THE undersigned will sell so acres OF land sitr-
ated in the west half of the northwest quarter Of
section IL, town 4, range s, acres clear the bal
ance timber land. Title clear. For further infoI-
nation inquire ofW. Il. Burns on the adjoining
farm, orof ANDREW SWARTS,
jamestown, Pa.
apll2-s3tf Mercer Co.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-05-29
o. Il. Gime Eabiss.
WABASH, ST. LOUIS & PACIFIC RY.
Time Card taking effect Sunday, New. IS.

No. 2stops at Liberty and White House.
do.
No. 3 stops at Defiance, B. & o. Junction and Ant.
werp only between Napoleon and Fit. Wayne.
Nos. and run daily Other trains daily except
sunday.
Nos. IL and 80 do hot carry passengers west of
Denance. Baggage will not be checked for freight
trains.
Time given above is central time" and is pa min
utes slower thab sun time.
J.K. wITHERs, Agent.
Napoleon.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-05-29

There is nothing like DIR. Thomas
Eclectric Oil to quickly cure cold or
relieve hoarseness. Written by Mrs.
NJ. J. Fellows, Burr Oak, st. Joseph Co.
Mich.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-05-29

Direct connections made in Union Depot at Column
bus for Newark, GAINESVILLE, Pittsburgh, wheeling,
Baltimore, Washington and Philadelphia also FOR
Dayton Cincinnati, Louisville and all points south
and Southwest.
nv. Close connections at Toledo for Detroit and
all points in Michigan and Canada.
W.H.HARRISON,
Gen' Passenger and TicketAgent
,COIJrMBus, O.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-05-29

Several pieces of alleged Ceur DIAL
enc quartz in Portland were proved to
be from California.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-05-29

DIX h. G. VESTS NERVE AND BRAIN TREAT
aaGNr, guaranteed specific for Hysterla, DIzzl-
ness, Convulsions, Fits, Nervous Neuralgia,
Headache, Nervous Pr PrQstration caused by the use
Of alcohol or tobacco, 'Wakefulness, Mental De-
preston, Softening of the Brain resulting in IN
sanity and leading to misery, decay and death.
in either sex, Involuntary Losses and Sperlnat-
orrhcea caused byover-exertion Of the brain self
abuse or over-indulgence. Each box contains
one months treatment. S1.00 q box, or Six boxes
for $780, sent by mail prepaid on receipt OF price,
To cure any case. With each order received by ns
for six boxes accompanied with $3.50, we wiM
send the purchaser our written guarantee to- re.
fund the money if the treatment does not effect
n cure. Guarantees issued onlyby
DJJ.HUMPHREY, Druggist, Sole Agent, Napol
ean, Ohio. En- tAA4--.-- - fan3l-lyr
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Money to Loan,
At 9 and : Per Cent.

At and Per Cent.
tNE are prepared to furnish loans to any amount.
w Low rate of interest on first-cass mortgage
security. Loans made only on improyedfarm prop
erty.
Forparticulars, ,applyto
CAMPBELL Il VAN CAMPEN,
II Dittenhaver block, Napoleon, o.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-05-29
Properly for Sale.
FARM for SALE.

THE undersigned offers Tor sale the John Sites
Il farm, consisting OF lUO acres; about One-hAlf
cleared; in section No. o. Richheld township, Htn-
ry county, Ohio. Terms reasonable.
Nov III. MARTIN KSUPP.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-05-29
A BARGAIN!
At Private Sale.

THE undersigned will sell at private sale the saw
i mill and engine and all attachments, located ut
Liberty Center enry CouI ty, Ohio. The \. Dpeyty
must be sold, the location Is excellent one, the
machinery in the best condition, aud can be puT-
chased at great bargain. Apply soon.
d X. B0WKER,
Sept. Is, 18s3-tf. Receiver.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-05-29

OK. LORD, Gen Pass. Agt., Baltimore.
WE. REPPERT, Pass. Agt., Columbus.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-21
(oontnss6 from "a lreek.J
How Watch Cases are Made.

1t is n fact not generally known that the
james Boss Gold Watea Cases really con-
tain more pure god than many "solid"
gold cases The demand for these watch
cases has led to the manufacture of a very
poor grade Of solid gold watch cases
low in quality, and deficient in quantity.
These cases are made from A. to 10 karats,
and a or karat case is often sold for II
or IA karats. 1t is NOT economy TO buy
watch case so poor in quality that it will
soon lose Its color, or one so soft that it will
lose its shape and fail to shut tight, thus
letting in dust and damaging the works, or
one so thin that slight blow will break
the crystal, and perhaps the movement.
It Is economy to buy james Boss Gold
Watch Case, in which NONE of these things
ever occur. This watch case is not cli erperi-
meRt-it has been made nearly thirty years.
HAzLErON, PA, Oct. "a, 1872
sold two James Boss Coli Waich Cases thirty
years ago, when they first cut and they are in
good condition yet Que Of them Is carried by
carpenter, Mr. l. W. Drake, of IaZlttJn, and only
shows the wear in two TiGcvs; the other by
Mr.. Bowman, Of Cunningham Pa. ana cau pro-
duce one or both Of these cares It any nlne.
SYLVESTER ENGLE, Jsusier
Send stamp Krystn- Watch tn,r Fatore fhila.
delphn. Pa for handsome Hin famphirt showing how
James Boss and ksyNtDbe Watch taArs made.
ITo he Cg0fia1leJN
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-21
Humorous and Otherwise.

A little batch of $4,000, 900 is very
naughty, but it's very nice.
A bad man shows his bringing
up when be Is brought up by po-
liceman.
Announcement of a dogs death by
marine reporter. Another bark
lost.
The horseshoe Is only a symbol of
good luck when it is on the winning
horse.
A goat ought to be first-class ma
terlal for oleomargarine. There is no
better butter than the goat.
When you see counterfeit coin on
the sidewalk always pick it up. You
are liable to arrest if you try to pass it.
Why is a woman deformed when
she is mending her stockings? Be-
cause her hands are where her feet
should be.
''But," said the serenaded man, IL
must go out and make speech.
Something must be done to stop the
playing of that band
A poor, thoughtless old gentleman
sat down the other day on the spur of
the moment. His screams were
frightful.
A duck before two ducks, duck
behind two ducks, and duck between
two ducks; how many were there in
all? Three.
1t is remarkable fact, that how
ever well young ladies may be versed
in grammar, very few are enabled to
decline matrimony.
The reason why some of the street
lamps burn all night is because the
light is so small it is afraid to go out
alone in the dark.
What leads you to believe that feas
are more subject to madness than any
other insect or animal? Because they
generally die cracked.
The. difference between country
and "city' greenhorn is, the one
would like to know everything, and
the other thinks he can tell him.
A French uramatist makes one ol
his characters IN recent play declare
that he is "holding up the trousers OF
despair with the braces of hope"
Papa: "According to this new
standard, Minnie, we must set the
clock back four minutes, eh," Minnie
(still in the market): -Four minutes
Put it back lots, Papa! Nothing less
than ten years will DO me any good.
A young woman In Oshkosh, who
married a man while under the i'm
preston that he was an 'archltect's
assistant" became disconsolate upor
discovering that he assisted the archi
tect by carrying bricks up a ladder il
in hod.
"What you need, madam wisel.
remarked the doctor, as he glances a
her tongue, sis exercise Il know
it, doctor; but my husband IS away SC
much, that don't get chance to tall
to HIM hale as much as he deserves.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-21
An Irving Rehearsal.

The stage of the Star Theatre. Peo-
pie gathered about the wings, some sit
ting. some standing. all expectanL At
the front towards the footlights bunch
light. table and two or three chairs.
Enter Mr.. Irving with Miss Terry on
his arm. He seats Miss Terry on one
side of the stage near the boxes. After
greeting most of the people by name
and in kindly tone. through which,
however pierces authority, he sits on a
chair at the prompt table, and the re-
hearsal of Louis Xr begins. Mr.. Love-
day, the stage manager, and the most
important man Irving has, sits beside
him and says:
''Now, then, gentlemen, Louis Xl,
act first" and the rehearsal goes on in
earnest. When the moment comes for
Louis XI to appear, Mr.. Loveday sim
ulates the part and reads the lines,
placing himself at the positions Irving
would be at in the performance. lr-
wing watches all this occasionally say
ing: II think it would be better to do it
so, or so," and he indicates the gesture
or position he would like. But it is all
done suggestively and not in any tone
of order. If Mr.. Irving has any objec-
ton or remOnstrances to make, he nev-
er humiliates the actor by doing it be-
fore the others. He will say; for in
stance: II should like that scene done
again. Please wait, Mr.. -, until the
rehearsal is over, and we will go over
it together" and then when all the
others have left he will make whatever
observations he thinks necessary to the
party in error. All his conduct to his
people in this way, is kind and con-
siderate.
While the rehearsal proceeds, Mr..
Irving does not leave his chair at the
prompter's table. He watches every
movement. Occasionally Miss Terry
walks over and makes whispered sug-
gestion to Mr.. Loveday or Mr.. Irving.
But the work goes on without Interrupt
ton, and the corrections are made af-
forwards, or at the next rehearsal.
Now and then Mr.. Irving makes a
memorandum of all idea that strikes
him for his own part. But he never
rehearses in public, himself-that is to
say, with the full company.-Neo York
Journal.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-21
A Sail Py Rail.

A. S. Mattison, of Chicago, enlight-
eted reporter in regard to new
means of locomotion. as follows:
II got the idea while sailing an sice-
boat on the Hudson river, last winter.
with the wind almost dead ahead was
skimming along at the rate OF forty
miles an hour, when the thought struck
me, why couldn't do the same thing
on wheelsP' But would have to lay q
groove to run in, was my next thought,
and then / happened to think OF the
railway tracks. The next day rugged
up sail and donned a pair of skates.
My experiment was a success and Twas
wondering that no one Lad thought OF
this before, when | happened to pick
up copy of the Century Nag@zine. In
an article on skating | learned that in
Norway the skate and the sail were
worked together with much success.
But | still thought of trying the same
thing on wheels. A few weeks ago l
went to Milwaukee and built my first
railboat, as it might be called. In the
first place | made strong pair of roll
ler skates with wheels the edges of
which fit over the sides of 4 rail. To
keep myself from falling forward, |
fashioned an iron bar to be adjusted to
my back. This bar was fitted to the
rail, having two small wheels to run
upon the under edges of the rail, and
one larger wheel which revolyed upon
the surface of the rail. | clamped the
rail by means of u spring hinge, by
which one of the small side wheels was
slid into place. Another rod was fas-
tened to my right side and extended
across the track fitting by means OF
wheels to the surface and outer under
edge of the rail This prevented me
from falling to either to the right or
left. NV sail was the same one that l
used on u large canoe on Geneva Lake
during the summer. | waited until the
wind was from the north, and was con-
siderably hampered in my movements
owing to the curiosity of couple of
switchmen, who watched me very
closely. This morning | arose very
early, and | confess | could not help
thinking of the sad fate Of Darius Green
and his flying machine. But l perse-
vered. just as | had buckled on my
armor | heard shout. The switchmen
were advancing on me. With q now
or-never resolve | hoisted the sail. |
came down in three hours and forty
five minutes and had to lay off twice
to cool oil the gearing. Why, the east
iron tops of my skates were red hot,
and almost blistered my feet. exper-
imented with my sail and found that l
could regulate my speed by shifting
the sail. You see, intead of changing
my course I could get the wind to strike
my sail in any position | wanted it.
Thus, as in ice boating, could get u
wonderful speed by u cross wind in my
sail | didn't let out all my speed,
however, as did not have u time table
and was afraid of running into the rear
of some slow going freight train ahead
of me- When got within two miles OF
Chicago let down the sail and packed
up my machine in q bundle. Oh, it's a
great thing