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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-02-28
In Great Favor.

LoCICLIIILIC 2AIIICI ICtIAII
Luminous key-hole trimmings and door
knobs are said to be in great favor with
the bibulous inclined person, and con-
venient for Others They are made of
glass, and the back is covered with lumin-
Gus paint, giving forth light which may
be seen considerable of a distance, on the
darkest nights.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-02-28
Dame Nature Love for Politicians.
baltimore News.l

The apple crop this year is said to be of
an extraordinary character, SURPRISING that
of all previous seasons since $780, which was
also a presidential year. The fact is con-
sidered rather notable, since it seems to In
dictate that nature with her usual kindness
adapts herself to the needs of man, and pro-
vides the means for plenty of cider in the
times Of exciting politics. @sf
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-02-28

Gen. Beauregard's stirring account Of the
first battle of Bull Run in a recent maya
zine, has brought it's author into prominent
notice just now. A native of New Orleans,
he graduated from West Point in 1888 at
the age Of 81 Fought in the Mexican war:
was superintendent Of the Military Acad-
envy at West Point in Feb. 1851, but re-
Aligned on the secession of LouisianaI was
In command Of the confederate forces at
Charleston, 8. O., when on April II he
commanded host - 'es by the bombardment
Of Fort Bumptel.s IN July Fl he won the
battle of Bull Run, and now arraigns JSh
Davis for not permitting him to follow up
that victory by the capture of Washington.
He was prominent in most Of the great bat
ties Of the war from Shiloh to the fall OF
Richmond. And has since been active In
the construction of railways and the devel-
opment Of the south. At the age Of 81 he is
In excellent health. ss
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-02-28
SUNDRIES.

Cases Mixed Pickles,
Gases Horse Radish,
Kegs Soused Pigs Feet,
Kegs Spiced Lambs Tongues,
Kegs Chocolate,
Sacks English Walnuts,
Sacks Soft Shell Almonds,
Bales Wrapping Paper extra quality,
Sacks Texas Pecans, extra large,
Dozens Brooms,
Cases Fresh Eggs;
Cases Laundry Starch,
Sacks Raw Peanuts.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-02-28
The Settlement of Dakota.

Inc area Of public land disposed of in
Dakota last year was larger than that of
either Belgium, Denmark, Greece, or
Switzerland, and the settlement OF Dakota
can hardly be said to have really begun,
either. What is q specially gratifying
feature of this disposition of land is that
by far the larger part of it has gone into
the hands of actual settlers.
Bloomington Eye: ''Have you," asked the
Judge of a recently convicted man, ''any--
thing to offer the court before sentence is
passedY' "No, your honor" replied the
prisoner. my lawyer took my last cent"
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-02-28
She Was Too Brief.
CTexas siftings.l

IIeAaS SHtlngS.l
@Do you understand how to fix up my
hair2" asked a lady of her newly hired
ayes, ma'aTn, I kin fix it up in ten min
utes sa+ eEaE xsss
"You will never do for me- What
would do with myself all the rest of the
day"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-05-07
WASHINGTON LETTER.
[From our Regular correspondent.l

WASHINGTON, ID. C., May 4, 1885.
One nail in the coffin of Mormon
polygamy has been driven by the u. S.
Supreme Court in the Clawson case
which affirms the decision of the court
below i'm eliminating pOlygamists from
the jury-box. The farce of trying per-
son for the crime of polygamy by q
panel of jurors who are guilty of the Of
fence themselves, is about as broad as
that of the burglar who insisted upon
being tried by his peers, who must also
have followed burglary as u profession.
One admirable effect of the operations
of the civil service delusion, is the i'm
petus it has given to the business of the
office broker. For sufficient consid-
Grafton the influential gentlemen hold
out to the Office seeker the inducement
that any ordinary clerical position with
a good salary attachments can be secured
under the provisions of the act without
any formula of examination or other
preliminary. This, of course, opens't the
door for the adminission of all sorts of
incompetents, whose tenure of office de-
pends upon the influences that secured
their appointment, and not by any ap-
plicati0n of civil service rules, or cleri-
cal capacity. To say that these Office
brokers are now driving Il rushing
trade, is to demonstrate to the civil
service reform admirers the beauties of
the system, which admits to the very
best places in the Government the class
of incompetents that the civil service
law has vainly intended to eliminate.
Hitherto there have been few beneficial
results from the issuance of Presidential
proclamations when they affected the
settlement or distribution of the public
lands because there We're SO many inter-
ests involved in opposition to them, but
the recent proclamation from the exec
utive which absolutely and without re-
serve orders the removing and destroy
ing of the Illegal fences that have en-
closed the lands belonging to the peO-
pie, will be and must be carried out to
the letter. The law provides that
these fences shall be taken down, and
the President declares that the law
shall be enforced.
With all of the public and private
endowments that have been made in
this country for the proper care and
treatment of the, insane, almost one
half of the entire number of these un-
fOrtunates are cared for by their own
friends at home, for want of room in
the public Institutions. The proper
ton of insane patients to population is
greatest in New England, while the larg-
est ratio of increase comes from the
West, where there has been an almost
inexcusable omission to make provision
for this large increase of insane per-
sons. A somewhat astonishing fact in
connection with the great increase of
insanity is given by the census statis-
tics, which show that the number of in
sane persons in 1880 was greater by $50
per cent. that in 1870, and the increase
of the whole population in that decade
was but rs per cent. Truly may it be
said that the world is getting crazy.
PHoNo.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-05-07

Grants doctors say they have not
tried the newly-discovered remedy for
cancer obtained from Brazil because
they had no proofs of its efficacy and
Grant was not patient to be expert
mented on. They said this at time.
bear in mind, when the remedy could
easily be obtained, and when they had
given him up to die in a few hours, or
days at most. A week before, however,
they were quite prepared to try the ex-
pertinent of saving open his jaw and
extirpating his tongue, although they
by their own accepted authorities it was
known that there were not 10 chances
in 100 would survive the operation "a
hours, and not one in 1000 that he would
outlive it three months. Every other
science prOspers apd is developed by
experiment. Why should not that of
medicine and surgery? Are the doc
tors afraid to make SO conspicuous an
example of departure from the ruts of
established therapeutics, and are they
lying in walt for some poor devil in a
charity hospital as a subject for their
timid experiments? A few examples
of this want of enterprise will teach
the people that empiricism is prefer
able and safer for the patient than So
called regularity in practice. - Cleveland
Press.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-05-07

into this part OF the State this spring Is un-
PARALLEL, and the Southern Kansas is
taxed TO its utmost capacity TO provide ac-
commodations for all who come. They
are pushing the road right on west from
Attica, and this summer will complete it
TO Medicine Lodge and to Kiows, the road
branching, believe at Attica. Where the
final terminus of the road will be is un-
certain, however, il it keeps on as it has
begun, showing such vast enterprise and
energy, it won't stop until it reaches the
Pacific ON the west and the southern ex-
tremity of South America or the Antartic
Continent on the south.
had the pleasure of taking a trip not
long ago to I'll Dorado, via of Wellington
and Wichita. Both are good towns, Wich-
ita being the largest in this section of the
State, having some ten thousand people,
large wholesale and retail houses, street
railways, fine private residences, good
schools and churches, two of the best
daily papers in Kansas, is considerable of
a railway center and is growing rapidly.
Wellington is one of the best towns
along the Southern Kansas, Harper al
ways excepted,) has water works, street
cars, good public and private buildings,
good schools and one of the best court
houses in the State, built of Winfield
white stone, at cost OF some sixty thous-
and dollars. 1t is now occupied, just hav-
ing been completed.
Ell Dorado is place of about thirty-tive
hundred inhabitants, is on branch of the
Great Santa Fe, and on the Ft. Scott, st.
Louis and Wichita road. There is good
land all around it and the town is sur
rounded by fine farms. 1t is prosperous
and growing community, and is destined
to be place OF no small importance.
A few weeks ago had the pleasure of
meeting Mr.. H. V. Van Fleet, formerly of
Napoleon, all his old neigheors will re-
member when he lived on the Rugg place
below town, and will be glad to know that
he is doing we'll out here in Kansas. He
was in Harper on business and at present
is living at Kinsley, the county seat of Ed
wards county. Napoleon folks are few
and far between and l was glad to see him.
Not loug since Mr.. Frank Rowan and
family arrived here from Napoleon. They
did not stay in Harper but passed through,
going some'nine or ten miles beyond An
thony on farm. So it goes, the western
fever is sure to attack young men and
Ohio is left to mourn the departure of her
best and most energetic citizens, to take
| up their abode in the wilderness west, in
the midst of the Great American Desert.
"Westward the course of empire takes its
| way" G. L. e.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-05-07

Buffalo Commercial.

"Please, sir, and give me an emetic,
and quick, please".
The uptown druggist peered over his
counter at the customer, and saw a
small S-year-old boy and big Newfound-
land dog. The boys face was dirty and
tear-strained; the dogs face weary and
lugubrious.
"An emetic!n exclaimed the druggist,
and then, seeing that the boys hand
clutched his gastric region in agony, he
hastily compounded the draught and
handed it over the counter.
Hastily the little hands clutched the
glass and lifted it, not to the mouth as
sociated with them, but to the dogs.
Too much surprised to interfere, the
druggist breathed mental prayer and
watched the proceedings. The dog
scented the nauseous stuff, touched it
with the tip of his tongue, shook his
head in disgust, and squatted down on
his launches.
"He won't take it," sobbed the boy,
bursting into tears, land there is no
other way can get them out of him."
"Get what?n stammered the druggist.
"Why, sir, was the agonized reply,
he has gone and swallowed Aunt
Julia's teeth, and she's going round the
house like mad because she can't find
them, and l want to get them out of his
body before she finds out where they
are. 0, sir, do help me or I'll be whip
ped to death if Aunt Julia finds it out.
Besides, she can't eat mouthful of
dinner until she gets them"
The druggist took pity on the child,
and as Tom Hood would say, conciliat-
ed the dog into permitting his internal
regions to be revolutionized, and in o
short time smile came over the boys
face and he hurried home with his de-
luded relatives dental apparatus in his
pocket, and the Newfoundland follow
ing sadly at his heels.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-05-07
eulwer Littons Bridge.
Where it Touches the Shores and the
Great Columns in slidstream,

"whut beautiful bridge between old agejand
childhood is religion. How intusyely the child be-
gins with prayer and worship on entering life, and
how intuitivey, quitting Iife the old man turns
back to prayer and worship, putting himself again
side by side with the iniantr remarks Sir E. Bulwer
Lytton, in his strange Story"
Yes, but between its distant abutments the bridge
Of life has many high and awful arches, through
which tho wild waters dash and roar in wrath and
desolation. Prayer and worship alone do not sus-
tain these. Natures solid rocks must lie unshaken
beneath, and human art and skill must rear aud
solidify the structure oyeri ead Gods will is hest
exemplided In the laws It has made for the'crea-
lures whor He has placed under their control.
Neither the childs trustfl Our Father nor the old
mans "Forget me not in the midst of mine infrmi-
ties, will alter this by the weight of single grain.
Science ana art first-then faith and prayer-is
the order of Heaven Itself Divinity tcals through
its agents. and those agents are the discoveries OF
man not the vague announcements of prophets or
seers. Is life burden to You? Docs time drag7
Is your power to cupe with lifes problem and duties
weakened? You not well. Your blood In slug
gsh and tainted, perhaps or some important organ
is torpid overworked. This fac: may have taken
the form OF dyspepsia, rheuma tism, gout, malaria,
pains in the stomach chronic headache, or any of
dozen other ills, PARKER'S Tonic will invigorate
you, as fresh air invigOrates those who have been
shut up in damp, ietd cells. II is powerful pure,
delicious, scientific, safe-the keystone of the cen
tral arch of the bridge of life.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-05-07

A scientific writer who has studied
cyclones says 'they always originate
in equatorial regions, but never occur
within eight or ten degrees of thatline.n
Another peculiar thing he says is that
"the whirl is from right to left in the
northern and from left to right in the
southern hemisphere" and that mas
ters of sailing vessels caught in one of
these cyclones, by knowing its laws of
direction can easily sail out of its course.
The same writer speaking of tornadoes
remarks they follow much the same
laws. "Those occurring in the central
part of the United States originate in
the Rocky Mountains or the Pacific
Ocean and travel eastward. Those of
the Atlantic coast usually start in the
Gulf of Mexico. or Caribbean Sea and
follow the path of regular cyclones"
ga storm which starts in the Rocky
Mountains sometimes can be traced
half way around the earth. Those of
the Pacific usually pass southeastward
along the Mexican coast. The study of
cyclones and tornadoes Is one little un-
derstood and yet of abounding interest.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-05-07

At all seasons of the year people are
liable to contract chills and other, sorts
of malarial diseases. Mishler's Herb
Bitters is without rival i'm the treat
ment of all complaints of this character,
as it is for cholera morbus, dysentery,
indigestion, etc. Charles j.. Rhodes, q
prominent citizen of Safe Harb0r Lam
caster Co., Pa, writes: "Your bitters
cured me of fever and ague. I have
seen it tried often enough to know
what it caRsdO."
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-05-07

The Oldest book in the Congressional
Library is said to be "The Olive Leaf"
by one Hauser, of God and the good Of
mankind" Among the contributors
whose names he embalms are Charles
II. Gabriel. "a genius of the first water,
though still superb composer" Pro-
fessor Chute, "the greatest hymn and
tune antiquary have ever known"
and "the sweet and amiable Christian
gentleman, Aldine S. Kieffer, editor of
that immoral and literary journal, the
Musical Million, of Dayton, Va"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-05-07

Accompanying the circus, now en-
route through Ohio, is the genial con-
fidence man, and festive bunkoist The
readers of the daily and weekly papers
arc not very liable to be taken in and
d,,oed by these confidence men, but we
wan all our rural friends to be on their
utrd against the fascinating gentle
man who approaches them on 'circus
day,N and strikes up familiar ac-
,quaintance, and manifests desire to
show them a choice picture, or wishes
to be identified SO that he can secure a
prize that he hasjust drawn in lottery
in building only ''short distance
around the corner" The bunko man
and his partner are sharp and generally
select their victim for his verdancy and
,cupidity. The victim who has been
bled the heaviest this season by the
bunko brethren lives near Tif1in, O..
Being of an economical disposition he
did not take any paper, and was led
into the bunko trap and bled to the
tune Of ST. 500 in a space of time so
short as to utterly confound him. He
had never heard Of "sich sharps" until
after they had slipped away with his
81. 800, which he borrowed froma bank
for a "few hours" Fortunately, in
this instance the victim can stand the
loss and charge it up to a disposition so
that he would not take news
paper, and to a greed that led him to
hope that he could make 81 500 out of
nothing. Plain Dealer. is ta + ,yau
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-05-07
Faith.
Texas Siftings.l

Lawd, temper de win to dat sheep
What am ont In dlr driftin' snow,
What sm lost its way from dc foie
An Aint got nowhere To- to go.
De odders am all gaddered In,
' De shepherd man watchin' EN- all.
But de little one los in de snow-dIir
Am waitin' TO- de shepherds call.
Desparrer dat fallfrom de roost
La noticed by de Masters eye
Lawd, go out and fetch in dat sheep
Beio' 1t lays down TO- to die.
DE Master turns out de wedder,
He tempers de cole winter win
He tinkle de bell in de snow-drif,'
He am leadin' dat little one in.
ETA man hes faith as he orter,
Ef he prays es he orter pray,
He kin make q mouf at de mountain,
And de mountarn'il move away.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-05-07
Bohemian Oats put to a Practical
Test

The Bohemian oats gang, which has
been swindling many farmers i'm this
and surrounding counties, found their
match in man named Hogu who re-
sides near Enterprise. He took an
agency and was furnished two hundred
bushels of the stuff. When the gener-
al agent called on him to ascertain his
success as an agent, he learned to his
loss, that Hogue had fed the two hun
dred bushels to his stock, as he said
'.just to see the improvement over the
old-fashi0ned oats" A law suit will
follow Fan Vert Bulletin.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-05-07

The Salt Lake City Tribune is au-
thority for the statement that the lineal
descendants of Brigham Young now
number 'all of 15,000." With forty
enc birthdays occurring in his family
each morning, not to mention Christ
mas presents and shoe bills, perhaps it
is as well for Brigham that he Joined
the great majority while his family was
comparatively small-say about 10000
souls or so.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-05-07

(tnn0 f0nin presents given away. Send us
WITH lltllt5 cents postage, and by mail You
WLUUjUUUwill get free a package Of goods of
large value, that will start you in
work that will at once bring yon in money faster than
anything else in America. All about the $500 900 in
presents With each box. Agents Wanted everywhere
of either sex, of all ages for all the time spare
time only, work for at their own houses. For
tunes for all workers absolutely assured Don't de-
lay. H HALLETT .S CO., Portland, Maine.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-05-07

A little girl living in Canton is well
provided with grandparents. Besides
her mother she has two grandmothers,
four great-grandmothers, three great.
grandfathers and one great great grand
father, the later being 102 years old.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-05-07

A Pennsylvania farmer has u valua-
BILE hog. While feeding it recently he
was so unfortunate as to let his pocket
book containing $500 drop into the
trough, which was Immediately swal-
lowed with much satisfaction by the
porker. -.s
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-05-07

We see that convention of maple
sugar men has asjust.been held at Carrots
vile, Ohio, and numerous essays read
Pertaining to the art of maple sugar
making, and SO on; but no one under
took to answer that troublesome and
important question, Why do fly speeks
appear on fresh maple sugar. which is
always made i'm the winter when there
are no fiies?- = F1ndldy Jeff.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-05-07
Building Boom in Napole on

0u1Iu1lS oooAAi IL "@poAS ""
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 flattering as it
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 a 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 dif-
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
be 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 maderto 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 It, 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 toe
strong 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 a COM
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 com
plete stock of everything in. the. Line, OF
Drugs, Medicines and Books, il addit
ton 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
40 nricet u ~ E EN.91CS&A A'
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1885-05-07

AS if by magic ones pains vanish if
he be a sufferer from rheumatism or
neuralgia and. applies st. Jacobs Oil,
the pain -banisher
For Coughs and Colds Red Star Cough
Cure is safe, pleasant, sure remedy.