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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-07-16
Spring Without Blossoms
Late i'm Life TO Look for Joy-Yet
Never too Late to Mend.

Readers of Hawthorn's "House of Seven Gablesr
will recall the patllos with which poor Clifford
Pyncheon, who had been uniustly imprisoned since
his early manhood, said, after his release: ''My
life is gone, and where is my happiness? Oh! give
me my happiness" But that could be done only in
part, as CLEANS Of warm sunshine occasionally fan
across the gloom of New England autumn day.
In letter to Messrs. Hiscox l. Co., Mr.. L. Fl. III
tus, OF Pennington, N j., says: "I have suffered
untold misery from childhood from chronic disease
of the bowels and diarrhoea, accompanied by great
pain. sought relief at the hands of physicians Of
every school and used every patent and domestic
remedy under the sun, have at last found in PAR
KER'S TONICa complete specific, preventive and
cure. As your invaluable medicine which did for
me what nothing else could do, is entitled to the
credit of my getting back my happy days, cheer
fu ly and gratefully acknowledge the fact
Mr.. E. 5. Wells who needs no introduction to the
people of Jersey City, adds; "The testimonial of
Mr. Titus Is genuine and voluntary; only he does
not adequately portray the suffering he has endured
for many years. He is my broth in-law, and know
the case well. He Is now perfectly free from his old
troubles, and enjoys health and life, ascribng it all
to PARKDR'S TONIC.
Unequaled as an invigorant; stimulates all tho
organs; cures ailments of the liver, kidneys, and all
diseases OF the blood. jly 9-3s
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WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, d. c., July I3, 1885,

"AoiiiNulONi " II. S.i July Id, 1000.
a million and three-quarters of dol
lars belonging to the whole people OF
the United States, is the sum that has
been sunk in the attempt to hold an
international Exposition at New
Orleans. The sum of money obtained
from Congress in the first instance Ia
million of dOllars) was gotten by the
most palpable and glaring array of false
pretenses that ever confronted that
body, and why, after this was discov-
cred, Congress should have voted an
other six hundred and fifty thousand
dollars, is past all comprehension. The
exposition is dead failure, but in the
way of contributions to the landlords
and pea-nut-venders of the Crescent
City, the concern has met phenomenal
success.
The Commissioner of the General
Land Office has rendered a decision
lately in which is the emphatic avow-
al of his determination to put an end to
the fraudulent entries of the public
land throughout the country, so far as
the power of accomplishing it is vested
in him. This declaration, in the face
of the tremendous influences that have
been and will continue to be brought
to bear upon the local offices itself in
favor of the rings of ofland-grabbers, is an
indication that Mr.. Sparks means busi-
ness in his future dealing with these
frauds and will enforce the laws against
all who attempt to override or evade its
provisions, either as to the incipient
step of obtaining possession of the pub
lie lands or the ultimate occupancy of
it in securing the title to an absolute
patent.
The Senate committee which is Junk
citing through the country under the
name of the Inter State Commerce
Commission, has already discovered
that a barrel of flour can be transported
from Minneapolis, Mimi, to New York
City for One-tifth of the present freight
charges, and then leave good margin
for profit to the railroads. Now if the
aforesaid commission will discover a
way to make the railroads carry q barrel
of flour for one-fifth of the present
rates, then the Inter State Commerce
Commission will not have iunketed in
vain.
The nation capital has one hundred
and eighty churches, but it is entirely
safe to declare that one-half of that num-
ber would be sufficient to accommodate
the regular attendants upon divine wor-
ship, even when Congress is in session.
In the contrariety of opinion ex-
pressed by experts called as witnesses
in the investigation of Architect Clarke
of the Capitol, it is exceedingly diff
cult for the average layman to arrive at
any intelligible conclusion whether
the work on the terraces is botch-iob
or piece of unexcelled workmanship.
But there is one thing that the
witnesses on both sides agree upon, and
that is that the Government as usual,
has been fearfully swindled in the char
acter of the stone and other material
furnished by the contractors.
PHONO.
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Probably no bird is more generally
and unjustly prosecuted than the
familiar crow; every farmer thinks
himself privileged to destroy it, and
counts the death of every one gain to
agriculture. Of course the bird, in
order to save his race from extermina-
ton, must employ all his cunning to
avoid his enemies; hence his extreme
shyness and certain flight at the sight
of any one armed with gun. Thous-
ands of crows are destroyed every year
by guns, traps and poisoned grain; and
the young birds are killed in their nests
by every urchin who can climb q tree.
Though the crow pulls up few seeds
of terminating corn, his services to the
agriculturist far out-weight his depre-
dations; he daily devours insects, grubs
and worms, which but for him would
devastate whole fields of the young
corn; he delights to worry the owl, the
opossum; and the raccoon, and will
pursue the thievish hawk, and even
the eagle, with all the forces he can
raise. On the whole the crow is per-
secuted, comparatively harmless and
indeed most serviceable bird. An
ornithologist says, of farmers, if they
persist in killing crows, the best season
for doing SO is when their corn begins
to ripen.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-07-16
OHIO SWEPT BY STORM
Serious Damage by Wind, Rain and
Lightning in the Northern Half
of the State

YOUNGSTOWN, O., July 1O.-The
thunder and rainstorm of east night was
terrific here. The residence of Arthur
Young was struck by lightning. Mrs.
Young was awakened by deafening
crash, which seemed to rack the house.
At the same time ball of fire that ap-
peared to be as large as bucket burst
in the room. FOrked tongues of fire
shot in every direction. Mrs. Young
Immediately relapsed into insensibility
She did not regain consciousness until
nearly | o'clock. She Immediately
awoke her husband, who was almost
completely FRUSTRATED, and arose with
an effort. The room was full of sitting
smoke of a sulphurous character. Mr..
Young struck light and went to a
bed in the same room. in which three
of their four children, all small were
sleeping. They were perfectly motion
less and their hands and faces and the
bed clothes We're black. Mr.. Young
thought they had been killed, but upon
closer examination found that they
were only stunned. They were covered
with SCOT that had been blown from a
chimney hole that had been covered
with a piece of pasteboard. Indeed,
the whole room was thick with SCOT.
| t was an inch or so deep on the carpet.
The children did not regain conscious
ness for some time. One, that lay
nearest where the bolt burst, was in
srnsible for two hours. One of Mrs.
Foung's arms was so paralyzed that
she did not regain the use of it for
hours.
The bolt ripped up the slate roof in a
ridge from the chimney to the caves
on one side. Pieces of slate were thrown
a distance of thirty feet. Nearly every
partition in the house was cracked.
Only one room of the house escaped
damage of some kind. Many families
in the neighborhood say they were
partially stunned by the stroke. The
rafters caught fire, but the flames went
out of their own accord. The loss will
be in the neighborhood of $500; in
sured for ST. 500 in the North American
of Philadelphia.
MUCH DAMAGE ABOUT BELLAIRE
BELLAIRE, o., July 10.-A terrific
storm visited this section last night and
several outbuildings ON farms in the
immediate vicinity were blown down.
One horse was killed ina stable:that was
demolished. A tenement house Oh the
Rodefet farm was struck by lightning
and burned. Fortunately the people
were away from home and thus escaped
death, but all of their household goods
were destroyed. This city escaped
rather fortunately, though one lady,
Mrs. William HI. Thompson, is lying
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vicinity was visited by heavy storm
last night. The dwelling of Jacob
Ioder, near town, was struck by light
ming, but the fire was extinguished be-
fore much damage was done. Two OF
his daughters We're injured, one serious
ly. The current passed down the water
conductor into the cistern and de-
mOlished it, A valuable horse attached
to a shovelplow near Killbuck took
fright at the vivid lightning and ran
away, resulting in injuries that necessi-
tated the killing of the animal. Another
team belonging to Duncan Bros. of the
latter place also ran away in the corn
field and was injured more or less.
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Narrow Escape From Terrible Dis
aster on the Wabash.

WABASH, Ind, July 1O.-The passen-
gers on the Atlantic express on the Wa
bash road due here last night had mar
row escape one mile west of Wabash.
A correcting rod on the engine snapped
in two, destroying the cab and breaking
a large hole in the boiler, from which
the steam issued in such quantities that
John Glenn, the engineer, could not
reach his reverse lever, but was forced
to hang out the gangway. At a terrific
speed the engine passed through the
city, and it seemed, when short curve
at the station was reached, that the en-
gine would go into the ditch. Fortu-
nately this was passed in safety, and
half mile east the engineer entered the
cab and reversed the locomotive. bring
ing the train to standstill.
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SHERIFF'S SALE.
John W. Hoy.
vs..
JpuaY,h No atlar

Order of sale from Henry County Court OF Com
mon Pleas.
By virtue of order of sale issued from the above
named Court and to me directed as Sheriff of Henry
county, will offer at public sale at the north door
of the Court House, in Napoleon, Ohio, on
Saturday, August s, 1885,
at the hour of 2:OO oclockp m of said day. the fol-
lowing described real estate, situated in Henry
county, Ohio, to-wit:
Commencing at the Southwest corner Of the north
west quarter OF section No. six 10y, in township No
three (3), north of range eight (9) east, in Henry
county, Ohio and thence running north from said
corner about one hundred and ten 10) rods, thence
east about one hundred and one (10i) rods, thence
south about one hundred and ten (ll0) rods, thence
west about one hundred and 1O1) rods to tho
place OF beginning, containing 90 acres Of land.
more or less.
Appraised at 5000.
Terms OF sale cash.
FREDERICK ALLER,
Sheriff of Henry County, Ohio.
r. W. Cahill, attorney for plaintiff.
Napoleon, Ohio, July z, 1856. so so
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-07-16

Godey's Lady's Book for August is Il
delightful number, handsomer in ap-
pearance. and more generally satisfac-
tory than any of its predecessors. Every
month seems to mark stride in the
progress of this popular magazine. The
present issue opens with beautiful
chiaro-oscuro cut of "My Pets,n a fine
study of animal life as contrasted with
graceful girlhOod, and grouped against
a strong background of nature. The
illustrations this month are capital. A
series of letters describing the trials of
one pressed irto service to write
another's love-letters, under the title of
IA postscript" are particularly good.
powerful serial story, translated from
the French by Emily Lennox, contin-
ues in this number under the title of
The Yoke of Honor" An entertain
ing conversation on chicken-culture,
incubating, etc., forms a feature of the
book, and introduces series of project
ed articles on the useful and ornamental
occupations of women. "Phillipa's
Pocket-Money" will furnish some
valuable suggestions to women who are
longing for some way to turn a protita-
BILE penny. A short parlor drama, cal
led HE is an Englishman," is given
this month for the use of summer
idlers who do not care to go too deeply
into the histrionic. bella Donnah is
very clever story of limited length,
and Mrs. Hayden's "Cup of Cold Water
is well calculated to win the fancy of
all lovers of romance. Godey's never
looked better than it looks now. In
this day. when SO many old publica-
tions are verging toward decrepitude
and dotage, it is pleasure to find one
that deties the march of time, and still
preserves its pristine vigor and fresh
ness while the years roll on. That all
may be convinced of its merits, the
Publisher offers to send the book for
the remainder of the year for 75 cents.
J. HI. HAULENBEEK,
P. O. Box, III HI, Phila.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-07-16
What Do the Druggists Say?

They know what the people call for,
and they hear what their patrons say
as to whether the medicines they buy
work well or not. Martell 4 Johnson,
Bush City, Mimi, say, Browns Iron
Rtters gives entire satisfaction to our
customers" Klinkhammer & Co.,
Jordan, Mimi, says, "We sell more
Browns Iron Bitters than all other Bit
ters combined" L. E. Hackley & Son,
Winona, Mimi, say, "All our customers
speak highly of Browns Iron Bitters. -
A. G. Whitman, Jackson, Mimi, says,
Browns Iron Bitters is giving good
satisfaction to purchasers" These are
only few. We have hundreds more
just as good.
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Fact.

1t is your local paper that prints
your home news; that is always ready
to speak good words of you and your
neighbors; that advertises your town
and county; that records your mar
riages and births; relates local incidents
and accidents; publishes (gratis) calls
for political and other public meetings
and conventions: notices for churches,
socials, festivals, ETC., and helps you to
information in hundred other ways.
Of course your local paper is not pad
ded with gossip, nor can it compete in
price with the cheap city weeklies
which are in nearly all cases but re-
prints of dailies-but tell us when the
cheap city weeklies says a good word
for your town or county; when it does
other than send you paper for pay in
advance and invests the money you
send in building up some other town
and county. Cheap city papers are
simply money-grabbers: they pay no
taxes here, contribute nothing to the
support of your schools, roads, poor, or
county and town expenses. They have
no feeling or sympathy in common
with you and only care for you so long
as your cash in advance subscription
lasts. You, and every other man
ought to take your local paper and by
paying regularly for it enable the pub
Usher to make you better paper than
he can possibly do on the trust to luck
and pay as you please plan. After sub
scribing and paying for your local pa
per if you have dollar or two to spare
buy city weekly if you want, but let
local interests have your first considera-
ton,
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-07-16
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
DITCH SALE.

NOTICE Is hereby given that the work of con-
~ structing joint county ditch No. 1856 petitioned
for by Geo W. Reynolds and others, will be offered
at public sale by the experimenting engineer Henry
Kobe, on the 2Sth day Of July, A. D. 1885, at the
Ross House, in Deshler, Henry county, Ohio.
Sale will commence at O'Clock, a. m. OF said day.
Plans and specifications made known at the time
and place of sale.
Auditors office, Henry county, o., July 8, 1885.
by order of the Boards Of Commissioners of Put
nam and Henry counties. Ohio.
CHAS. EVERS,
2t Auditor Henry Co.
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A Hen Convention.

Mr.. J. M. McCann, of Bridgeport, w.
Va, contributor to poultry journals
of the United States and Can ada, and a
large chicken raiser, says from ex-
perience that if st. Jacobs Oil is mixed
with dough and fed to poultry suffer-
ing from chicken cholera, all that are
able to swallow will be restored to
health, and if saturated pills are forced
down the throats of those that cannot
swallow they will flap their wings and
crow in your face.
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OHIO NORMAL
UNIV ERSITY, ADA, o.

Thorough as any college, yet truly normal in meth
ODDS of teaching and government. Largest school in
Ohio, enrolment 2,C09 students, 2S regular teachers
employed. $l1S in advance pays board, room rent
and tuition for 40 weeks SlO0 for 40 weeks; SS for
10 weeks. Board and lodging per week in private
families, 81 to $2.75. Tuition So per term. Text
books rented cheap. Good free library. No extra
charge for vocal music, penmanship, drawing book
keeping aud military drill. Students can enter at
any time. CLASSES will be formed to accommodate
all, will they be so large not to afford time for
personal drill. We pay travelling expenses If every.
Aug. II second fall term Oct. 2O winter term Jan
s. 1886 Send for catalogue. Give address full. II,
8. Lehr, A. M. Pres't. July 1G-4t
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SHERIFF"S SALE.
W. l.. Heller,

w. n Sidlinger, ct al,
Order of sale from Henry County Court Of Cam
mon Pleas.
BY virtue of an order of sale issued from the above
named court and to me directed as Sheriff of Henry
county, will offer at public sale at the north door
of the Court House, in Napoleon, Ohio, on
Saturday, August 8, 1885,
at the hour of o'clock, p. M, of said day, the fol
lowing described real estate, situated in Henry
county, Ohio, to.wt:
Lot No. twelve (2) in the original plat on east
side Of Main (or East street. of Liberty Center
Henry county, Ohio.
Appraised at $l400.
Terms of sale, cash.
FREDERICK ALLER,
Sheriff Of Henry county, Ohio.
5. NJ. Hague, attorney for plaintiff.
Napoleon, Ohio, July 8, 1885. $40
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Building Boom in Napole on

Building Boom in Napole on
While the prospect for the erection
of large number of buildings In Ma
poleon during the spring and summer
of 1885 is not quite so 1attering as 1t
might be, or as other seasons have
been, there will be more than the usual
number decorated outside and inside
and additions built, and large and ex-
tensive improvements made on those
which have been in the course of con-
struction. That good times are near
at hand, and better still coming, is
evidenced, not only by the prepara-
tions for extensive improvements in
and around Napoleon, but throughout
the country everywhere. Saur has
already made all the necessary ar.
rangements and purchases of the dlf-
ferent kinds of materials for the spring
trade, which will be largely in demand
at prices which cannot fail to attract
the attention of all close buyers. The
outside. decorations which, within the
last. few years have become SO very
popular and fashionable, and can only
be made with good paint, can always
bs found nice and fresh in all shades
and colors, and in any quantity to suit
purchasers at Saur's Drug and Paint
Store at lower prices than have ever
been known on some quality of goods.
Even old buildings which are almost
ready to tumble down, can, with few
dollars worth of these colored paints,
be made to look nice and good as new.
For the inside decorations within the
last five or six years paper has largely
taken the place of paint for several
reasons; the two principle of which are,
first. that 1t is very much cheaper, and
consequently can be changed oftener;
and second, that it can be made to look
more rich and beautiful, and 1t needs
no special artist from Paris or London
to apply 1t. Great improvements are
constantly being made in these paper
decorations for Walls and Ceilings.
The designs for wall paper and window
shades this coming season are great
improvement over those of the past
The patterns are smaller and the soft
colors on exquisitely tinted grounds,
are much easier to match with furn-
ishing. Our colors so far have been
too glaring, the hues presenting too
strong a contrast. White grounds
have re-appeared, showing the lighter
tints to perfection. All who appre-
ciate the new and beautiful, will be
pleased to look over the grand stock at
Saur's Book and News Depot, even
though they may not want to make
any purchases. In the line of all kinds
of brushes for the painter or white
washer, Saur always carries CON-
plete stock, which he warrants to give
satisfaction. Making his purchases
direct from the manufacturers, he is
prepared to replace any brush that
may come to pieces before worn out
free of charge. Everybody can always
depend on finding q large and con-
plete stock Of everything in the line of
Drugs, Medicines and Books, in add.
tion to the above. No department or
part of his stock is ever neglected, but
everything is selected and purchased
with the greatest care with reference
to pleasing customers in quality as well
as price. { .ttE
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Piles! PiIes!. Piles!..

Sure cure for blind, bleeding and itching
piles. One box has cured the worst cases of
70 years standing. No one need suffer five
minutes after using Williams Indian Pile
Ointment. 1t absorbs tumors, allays itching,
acts as poultice, gives instant relief; prepared
only for piles itching of the private parts,
nothing else. Sold by druggists and mailed
on receipt of price. Soc and 81 boxes.
WILLIAMS MF'G Co., Props, Cleveland, o.
Sold by /. LEIsT, Druggist. jy9-1y
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-07-16

The word "alcohol" is of Arabic Or
igin and in the original means "to
paint" Hence when the fellow is fill
ed up with it to certain degree he has
desire to paint things and chooses red
as his color.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-07-16

DR.. Warren's Dyspeptic's Delight has
been found by careful investigation to
cure IS out of every 20 cases ofdyspep-
sia and all stomach, liver and kidney
troubles. For sour stomach it has no
equal. For sale by J. G. Saur. sls-lyr
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The recent heavy rains did consider
able damage to the corn fields i'm the
southwestern part of the country. The
meadows are very light, the wheat al
most an entire failure, the corn short,
and on the whole the outlook for fall
crops is very poor. The drouth and
failure of crops last season, the severity
of the past winter, the loss of stock, the
poor prospects of the coming harvest,
and the low price of wool have made
money very scarce in these parts, and
the farmers are much discouraged.
Fully one-half of the sheep in West
Finley died during the past winter, also
a larger number of cattle. The stock
that wintered over are very thin, as
pasture is scarce. Sheep can be bought
ut almost any price. One farmer gave
thirty-five head to drover to get rid
of them, as he had no feed nor pasture
to feed them on. Words can but poorly
describe the condition of affairs in the
region named, and next winter pro-
misses to be particularly hard on far
mers. On account of the scarcity of
feed they had to turn in on their
meadows early in the spring in order
to keep their stock alive, hence there
will be little or no hay put up. One
farmer expects to NOW over fifty acres
and says he won't have five tons of
hay Washington (Pn.) Reporter.
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Chamber of Deputies, Paris, voted
$500, 900 an appropriation to be expend-
ed in maintaining and educating every
seventh child born in French families.
Obsolete law revived.
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'Does your sister Annie ever say any,
thing about me, sissy?' asked an anX-
ious lover of little girl. eyes" was
the reply; "she said if you had rockers
on your shoes they'd make nice cradle
for my doll.n
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-07-16

The United States has sent presents,
under the charge of naval officer, to
the Russian, in Siberia, who aided in
the relief Of the Jeanette survivors.