Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1884-02-21


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General Sherman's name has been
placed on the retired list and his title
goes out of existence.
1t is reported now that while the
Western union and B. & o. have not
consolidated they have effected work.
ing agreement.
The Naval Appropriation bill, which
was reported to the House, appropriates
Sl4, ,263, 1876 being $780, ,304 less than the
Secretary's estimate, and 81 ,63l ,23S less
than the appropriation of last year.
While the fremen We're working on
a fire in the factory of Krossmer q
Kinchper, on the 7th, at Allentown,
Pa, the walls fell outward, killing five
and seriously injuring eleven firemen.
Mrs. Mix, of Steamboat Rock, Iowa,
standing over the open grave of her
husband, said they might as well
be buried in one grave, and took out
revolver and shot herself. She is not
likely to recover.
Recently handsome young woman
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en- contrivances that are used for mash
ing potatoes, and said: II want mash
err" and every man in the shop, from
the cashier to the manager, started to
wait on her.
Twelve bachelors recently undertook
to complete u quilt at a Methodist
church fair at Ottawa. An admission
fee of ten cents was charged to see them
quilt. The affair broke up before the
quilt was done, because it was decided
that twelve men swearing wasn't a
proper spectacle for q church benefit
show.
Did you ever see woman throw a
brick at a chicken? 1t is just lots of
fun-for the chicken. The woman
usually hits herself on the foot, and gets
so mad she can hardly talk. straight,
while the chicken holds it's head to one
side, clucks softly, and looks as though
it wondered what under the sun the
fuss all meant anyhow.
In prominent city of Nebraska, re-
Gently, the marriageable ladies held a
meeting, at which they adopted reso-
luton that they would marry no young
man who did not subscribe for home
paper, as it was not only q strong evil
dence of want of intelligence, but that
he will prove too stingy to provide for
his family, educate his children, and en-
courage institutions Of learning in his
community.
The New York World publishes the
extraordinary and altogether prepos-
terous story that Queen Victoria was
secretly married to John Brown after
the death of the Prince Consort, and
that Disraeli having discovered the
secret made use of it to compel the
Queen to advance his political fortunes
The World says that book will shortly
be published proving what is alleged to
be the truth of this story.
President Porter in one of his recent
talks to the students of Yale College
offered the following advise to them:
"Young men, you are the archi'
tects of your own fortunes; rely on youl
own strength of body and soul. Take
for your star self reliance. 1nscribe on
your banner Luck is fool, Puck is 9
ero.' Don't take too much advice,
keep the helm and steer your own ship
and remember that the art of fcommand.
ing is to take fair share of the work
Think. we'll iof yourself. Strike out
Assume your own position. Put pota.
toes in cart, 60 over rough road ano
small ones go to the bottom. Rise above
the envious and the jealous. Fire
above the mark you intend to hit. En-
ergy, invincible determination, with a
right motive are the levers that move
the world. Don't read novels. Don't
marry until you can support a wife.
Be civil. Read the papers. Advertise
your business. Make money and dc
good with it. Love your God and fel
low men. Love truth and virture. Love
your country and obey its laws"