Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-12-23


the war. He made his millions ship
ping cotton 70 Liverpool through the
bleckSding fleet
1t has been the custom from time inn
memorial for the children of Flbfehce to
GO out to the CaseiHs on Ascension Day
to search for crickets, and little cages to
contain the pets are regularly on sale.
If the crickets survive for year the
household is guaranteed against all
harm and endowed with luck lt.H
Gen. Lawrence S. Ross, who has been
nominated for Governor of Texas, fought
in 1875 engagements during the war,
beginning as private and fighting up
to Brigadier.G General, and yet he is not
quite 48 years old He had no incon-
siderable reputation as an Indian fighter
before the war, young as he was.
An immense quantity of jewelry is
now made from thin layers OF gold up
on an ingot of brass, formed while it is
hot. On the ingot cooling it is forced
between steel rollers into a long, thin
ribbon, each part of which. is of course
still covered with the gold alloy, meal
CuldUlN uul hHlCu hCulo 1OL
and can bo nodded into any shape. -H
An old Californian inserts growl In
the Sacramento Bee because all the
ranches" of San Mateo county have
become VILLAS" Furthermore, the
plutocracy is becoming entirely too Eng
lish, YOU know, and social position is
measured largely by the degree of nobil-
ity with which the imported coachmeI,
footmen, buffers, otc., served in Eng
land,
A citizen of Waco, lex, had a re-
markable experience one day recently.
He went to visit his mother, who is
nearly 60 years old, in a neighboring
town, but found she had oloped with
man half her age. On his return home
he was met by the startling information
that his own wife had eloped with a
handsomer man. He has now sold out
and gone to Utah. Hr naU El."t af
There is boy in Dover, Me-, born
without eyes or eyelids. The part of the
face in which the eyes ought 10 be, ac-
cording to all precedents, is as smooth
rs the cheek. The boy is fourteen years
of age, and his name is Stimcford His
parents have repeatedly refused offers to
have the child exhibited as n curiosity.
The lads mother is very near7sighted.
A new and plausible explanation of
the destructive fires occurring in pine
forests is offered. The pine resin eXud-
ing from the trees is often of lens shape,
and before it thoroughly hardens fire.
quently of crystalline clearness. 1t is
.surmised that while in that condition u
resin lens may focus the suns rays up
on some light twig or resinous point
and so start blaze that quickly eats up
forest. III Efr--tYHy l". = u
i The Egyptian lotus has been natural
lied near Bordentown, N. j., where
was sown the seeds some years ago.
The lilies now cover half an acre of lake
surface, with leaves two feet in dia-
meter, above which the flower stalks
rise fully six feet The blooms them
selves are six inches across, of a bright
peach-blow pink, and deliciously frag-
rant.
1t is said that in Maine town the
Postmaster was republican and ap-
pointed his wife, who is q democrat, as
his deputy. With the change of ad-
ministration the husband lost his place,
as an offensive partisan, and the demo-
cratic wife was appointed. and she has
reciprocated the favor by selecting her
husband as deputy, thus keeping the
office comfortably in the family. in spite
Of the revolution of parties.-Boston
Traveller.
A Brooklyn policeman was lately pre-
sented with new club, which he does
not dare to carry. 1t was meant for
use among the gangs. As he twirled it
at the end of the leather thong it was
neat-looking stick, not easily distin-
guished from the ordinary club, but if q
tough took hold of it to wrest it away,
four short, sharp, two-edged knife
blades could be thrown ont Of four sides
of the club, to the ruination of the hand
of the tough. y..., .t ,.....,,....
William Fay, of Acton, Mass, 8 years
old, was born with his legs SO twisted
that he could look down on the soles of
his feet. About three months ago a
doctor of Lowell took charge of him,
and to-day the lad walks about as we'll
as anyone, with his little limbs as
straight as normally, although inclosed
in iron rigging that will be worn until
the limbs are strong. Leading physi-
clans who have watched the case pro-
nounce it a triumph Of surgery. -if-
IAN amusing incident occurred at
revival meeting at Lexington, Ga, Sun
day. - An old colored Sister and her
daughter attended the services, and all
at once the whole multitude began
shouting. The old sister turned to her
daughter Nellie and said: Here,
daughter, hold my bonnet; I want to
shout" Nellie quickly responded: II
amt gwine to do il. III want to shout,
.too.''f SO they, being strangers in the
community. had to give up their desire
to shout because they would not hold
each others bonnets,, and had no one
else to do 50. ''' ''' - .'l T'''''f'| /
'N One Of the inmates Of a New Orleans
convent recently escaped and went to
New York city with the intention of hay
ing Il time fa On arriving in the latter
city she engaged q cab, told the driver
she was stranger had no friends, and
knew nothing about the city, but She
wanted him to take her to some gay
places she had read about. Fortunate
ly for the young lady she met cab
driver that is seldom met with in that
city of crime. He put her in the cab,
and, instead of taking her to the fast
resorts, drove straight for the home for
friendlesS pirls where he mt har in