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Commencing Monday, June 2S 1SS6 1nrOugh Saratoga TraiA will corn. meRce running on July 5tb
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-10-21
THE INFAMOUS GERRYMANDER.
Republicans Seeing the Great Wrong
and Injustice.

The gerrymander ofthe State was a
measure ofdOubtful sagacity. or course,
however wisely and fairly it were done
if "a gerrymander can ever be said to
be made fairly-the Democrats would
denounce it, and would, on party
grounds, have perfect right to do so.
But the wisdom of this late gerryman-
der was questioned by many Republic
cans, who regarded it as impOlitic,
even on party grounds.-COlumbus Dis
patch.
The above is the mournful confession
of one of the leading Republican pa
pers. They are beginning to see that
the people are ready to rebuke the
crimes perpetrated by the last Legisla-
ture. The injustice of the gerrymander
has no parallel in the history of the
State. Never before has party at
tempted with such unblushing effront-
cry to deprive the opposite party of
equal political rights. When Robber
Kennedy and the Senate gang outraged
the constitution and its plain provisions
last Spring and violated all law and
precedent to control the State Senate,
it was predicted that the unspeakable
| infamy would meet with Just condem-
nation from the intelligent and law
abiding people of the State. A lawless
minority, led by gravel-smasher Ken
nedy as the presiding officer, ignored
decency and order to insult those citi-
zens of Ohio who elected representa-
tives only to be forced out by mob,
and their seats given to the plundering
Doodle gang. Their insatiate thirst for
power, their rapacious and uucOnquer-
able greed to obtain control of the reve-
nues exacted as tribute from the tax
payers and gerrymander the State for
congressional purposes, and their par
tisan madness to rule the charitable
institutions of generous people, knew
no bounds. These were the objects ir
view when the organic law of the com
monwealth was trampled under foot
These were the spoils that prompted
the law breakers to defy the law of the
land. The crime was atrocious. They
were rebels in Overturning the Consti
tuition. They were traitors in thwart
ing the will of the people. They were
scoundrels in disregarding all decency
Shame on political party that defends
or toIerates such men! They have 81
gerrymandered the State that they ex
pect to disfranchise over hundred
thousand Democrats by stealing thei
representation in Congress. The tive
: parties are almost evenly balanced ir
Ohio, and yet the districts have beer
so arranged that the Republicans ex
pect to elect sixteen Congressman ant
leave five to the Democrats. Nearly
half the Democratic party has beer
virtually robbed ofsuffrage. And Ken
nedy, the leader of the conspirators IL
the revolutionary proceedings, has tn
inexpressble audacity to be candidate
for Congress in district mapped ou
for him, and face the people whom hi
injustice has so grievously wronged
Down with the demagogue. Let tn
} people triumph by driving him int
disgraceful obscurity.-Vd Van Vert Times
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-10-21
EMaysyille lKy.l Bulletin. ]


Ifreports are true, the Committee of
One Hundred at Cincinnati are nice
lot of ''sweet scented geraniums" to be
engaged in reforming the municipal
affairs of any city. They bribe prison.
ers to confess to political corruption Dy
promises ofpardon. Thisis bad enough
it is true, but it now transpires that
these sanity "reformers" use only so
much of these confessions as will serve
to iniure and drag down their enemies.
The case of John J. Kelly, ex-Alder-
man, is given as an instance. He was
bribed to q confession the other day,
which would tend to place John r.
Mclean, of the Enquirer, and other
prominent Democrats in very bad
light before the public. All that was
detrimental to Mclean and his friends
was published with great blow OF
trumpets. 1t now leaks out however,
that Kelly confessed to something else
that he Kelly--and gang of repeat
ers cast eighteen hundred fraudulent
ballots in four wards for Ben Butter
worth, the republican candidate for
Congress two years ago. This latter
part of the confession was suppressed
by this Committee of One Hundred,
which goes to show that Cincinnati is
in greater need than ever of some real,
downright reformers.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-10-21
Language OF the Eyes.

Long. almond-shaped eyes, with thick
skinned eyelids that cover half the
pupil. are indicative of genius when
they are found in conjunction with a
brow which is full over the eyebrows,
and which has one deep perpendicular
line between the eyebrows. have fire.
quently noticed this combination in the
faces Of distinguished literary men and
artists. The almond-shaped eye, how
ever, even without this peculiar form OF
forehead, always means a susceptible,
lmpressionable nature. Eyes which are
large, open, and very transparent and
which sparkle with a rapid motion
under well-defined eyelids, denote ele-
gance in taste, a somewhat susceptible
temper and great interest in the oppo-
site sex. Eyes with weakly marked eye
brows above them, and with thinly
growing eye-lashes which are complete
" without any upward curve, denote
feeble constitution and a melancholy
disposition. Deep sunken and small
blue eyes, under a bony, almost per-
pendicular forehead, are indicative of
selfish and cold-hearted natures, Eyes
which show not only the whole of the
iris, but also some of the white both
above and below it, denote a restless,
uncertain nature, incapable Of repose
or of concentrated thought on any sub
iect The eyes of voluptuary move
slowly under heavy lids. Round
shaped eyes are never seen in the face
of highly intellectual person, but they
denote a kindly, truthful, and innocent
nature. Eyes which (when seen in pro-
fle) are so protuberant as to run almost
parallel with the profile of the nose,
show a weak organization of body and
mind. Eyes rather close together show
penetration, but eyes close together de-
note cunning and an untruthful disposi-
ton. Eyes rather far apart are indica-
tive of frankness and simplicity of pur-
pose-an honest and guileless nature.
When, however, the eyes are very far
apart they denote stupidity. Eyes with
sharply defined angles, sinking at the
corners, show subtlety of mind; the
sharper the angle and the more it sinks,
the greater the delicacy of perception il
denotes; but when very much developed
it shows also craftiness amounting tc
deceit. Well-opened eyes, with smooth
eyelids and a steady and some fxee
glance, denote sincerity. Lines run
ming along the eyelids from side tt
side, and passing out upon the temples
denote habituaT laughter Cheerful
temperament, or, at any rate, one il
which the sense of fun is strong.-BoS
ton Sunday Times.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-10-21
Russell Sage's Charity.

Finding that Mr.. Sage was not likely
to talk further of this topic, ventured
to ask him about the paragraph which
has been floating around in the papers,
ascribing wonderful deeds of benevo-
lence to Mrs. Sage. Il presume" said
he, ''that the writer of that paragraph
intended to say very kind thing OF
Mrs. Sage, but really he has created for
her a most wonderful lot of annoyance.
Every mail since that was published
has brought us flood of letters from
people requesting aid and assistance
for all possible kinds of schemes that
you could imagine. Why. I should be
bankrupted in year if listened to
one-half of these appeals. We get as
high as ten to fifteen letters in every
mail, but of course we can not pay any
attention to them. One letter that came
only yesterday was from q Texas wo-
man, an old maid, l judge from the
writing, who had a wonderful scheme
for making money. She wanted $685.
900 with which to buy up 700 acres of
timber land near where she is living.
The timber is wanted, she says. for
fences on the developing prairie lands
some miles distant from her place. She
had the scheme all figured out for put
ting up sawmills, cutting up the timber,
shipping and selling it at ruling prices.
She said she thought Mrs. Sage would
like to encourage q woman in such an
enterprise, especially a woman who
could figure out such things and show
such business capacity; and after she
had told what the profits were, she add
ed: AT any rate, if l am mistaken, you
would not miss this amount, and it
would be bread thrown on the waters.
Her letter is only a sample OF many
Others"
'Do many men come to you and ask
how to make money!"
20, my; yes, no end OF them; every
day scores of men come to me that way
Only yesterday l had one of the bigges
bankers of New York ask me if coule
not give him pointer where he could
make money enough to pay his expenses
of his summer trips. l generally tel
them that is what I would like to fine
out myself, how to make money. Ii
fact, that is what we are all after, and
would be quite willing to pay fiberall.
for the information if could get it. "
Cor. Cincinnati Enquirer. $685..
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-10-21
A story is told of a girl who has

A story is told of girl who has
steady company in the person of a
young man who is forever and forever
a-kissing her. She likes share of this
sort of sweetmeats. but quite frequently
it pals on her taste. He invited her to
ride the other moonlight night, and she
accepted, fully realizing that she would
be made the target cf no end Of oscula-
tory practice. Out on the road, in the
moonlight. the young man handed her
hereins, placed his arms about her
waist and then drew near to her. She
said nothing. Handing back the lines,
from somewhere beneath her wrap she
drew out base ball catcher's mask,
strapped it to her face and reached out
for the lines.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-10-21
What a Father in the Republican
Party Thinks ofthe G. OIL

A Prominent citizen of Clyde, Ohio,
who voted the Republican ticket from
the first organization of the party until
utterly disguised with its rottenness
and dishonesty, thus discourses in a
private letter to a citizen of our town,
upon the attempt of ]. B. Foraker to
inject new life into the carcass as fol-
lows: "How do you like Foraker's
skinny speech and affidavit factory?
Do you believe it? :, I shall remain an
unbeliever until Foraker shows how
the Democrats could make either money
or whiskey from Irish and darkey pelts.
How does Foraker expect to make
votes from the skinned classes? Is
there no lower depths for demagogues
to explore? Is there no mistake about
map's being made in the image of God
or of any just being? Is it not more
likely that Foraker has not reached
the first station in his journey from the
monkey to the MANI"
We understand the gentleman using
the above language will be found in
the front ranks of the Prohibition
party, and this may be taken as q
sample of the opinion of conservative
people on the attempt of Foraker to use
the affidavits of convicts to smircl
honorable men.-HOtnaes Go. Farmer.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-10-21

This attempt to prove an alibi was
made in a Rock Island, ILL.,, court:
"Where," asked the counsel for the
defense, examining q swedish farm
hand, twas your boss that nightly 81
could not say" replied the Swede,
ibid you not tell me down AT the foot
of the stairs leading to the court room
that you would swear he was at home
that night?" MAY he yes l did. The
boss gave me pair of sleeve buttons il
I say so. The sleeve buttons not good
I weel geef them back"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-10-21


We'll, sir, it was just FIVE years from
the time l got deadly hurt, and we
were livin' in, with hard scratch
in to get along on me pension and
what | could make laborin, for l was
gettin' ould. I'm past 10 now.
i came rather late j., one night and
the wife says: You're wanted i'm
mediate at the Union hotel, says she;
you've been sent for twice who is
it?' says l. Il don't know says she;
but brush yourself up and go at once,
says she, and I'll have nice stew for
you when you get back. Maybe it's
good luck comm
so trimmed up for inspection and
review. I'd been trying to get 9
watchman's place on a railroad, and
thought maybe some of the masters
were wantin> to see me- bout that.
4 soon got to the hotel. MY names
Delaney says I to the clerk. He taps
the bell and says to the black man
Show the gentleman up to parlor B
says he.
Gentleman!' thinks I. 'Parlol
B., thinks l. It's risin' in the worlc
l am. Maybe they'll be maxim su
perintendent of an ould soldier, thinks
T. and I followed the blackie, all in {
blind of wonder.
IT'S fine room I were shown into
and nobody in it. The servant lef
and I was smoothin' my hair before {
big lookin' glass that were there
when I heard a swish like a dress be
side me- turned and there was
Mary!-so beautiful, so like queen
with her darlin' blue eyes lookin' 81
wirtful at me.
''Oh, daddy' she cried, holdin' ou
her two arms and calm me by th'
name she called me when she were m,
own innocent little baby. ooh, daddy
listen to me now
The anger rose up hot in me
though me heart were beatin' lik
'twould bust me breast and a lump Il
me throat were chokin' me.
s'Not a word, says I. Not
word with deserters, and traitors, ant
worse! You're dead to me! Yo1
were no more Mary Delaney from tn
night you left your parents!'
| mol! says deep, clear voice, bu
she's Mary Barton, and has been from
that same night, and out Of. . room
door, leadin' into the parlor, steps m.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-10-21
Satisfactory Evidence.

J. w. Graham, Wholesale Druggist,
of Austin, Tex, writes: II have been
handling DR.. VIM. Halls BaIsam for
the Lungs for the past year, and have
found it one of the most salahle nedi-
cines have ever had in my house for
Coughs, Colds, and even Consumption,
always giving entire satisfaction
Please send me another gross" limo
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-10-21
b. & O. EXCURSIONS.

The following Special Excursion
Rates are announced by the Baltimore
& Ohio, and the Columbus & Cincinnati
Midland r. r. Co.'s:
Fat Stock Show, at Chicago, ILL.,, Nov.
9Th to 10th. Rate, fare and third
from Milford Junction and intermedi
ate stations.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-10-21

Those who believe that nature will
work off cough or cold should under
stand that this is done at the expense
of the constitution. Each time this
weakens the system, and we all know
that the termination of this dangerous
practice is q consumptive's grave.
Don't take the chances, when a fifty
cent bottle of DR.. Bigelow's Positive
Cure will safely and promptly cure any
recent cough, cold or throat or lung
trouble. Buy the dollar bottle of fol
chronic cases or family use. Sold by
iJ. G. Saur.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-10-21

OLD leItenant Anu put MS hTn eIOuhu
her so bold and lookin' so handsome,
that l was speechless and moveless.
i struck the tears from nv eyes,
and heard little voice say 'Drandadp
and looked down and there was my
little Mary, three years old, lookln' up
at me and holdin' In her hands that
old fife.
i looked from the child to her
mother, to the father, and | saw what
an ould brute and fool l had been.
No need to tell me word more.
''Tiss me, drandad' says the little
one, and | gathered her up and l
that had never shed a tear for sorrow
or pain run the eyes out of me with
cryin' for joy.
I'VE talked and we talked. They
told me how they had been in Eng
land and France for Mary's education
how the leftenant's people had Joined
them IN Paris the year before, and
how they all loved and thought there
was nobody like the ould sergeants
Mary, the sons wife And all this
time, God forgive me for bein' selfish
l we're forgettin' the poor. ould moth,
er.
The baby was bundled up, houldin'
the ould fife that Mary had taken
with her when she went, and that ba-
by had always played with, and we
were soon in carriage rolling off tc
my poor home.
j went in first, little Mary in my
arms. Mrs. Delaney was in bed II
the back room. what kept ye, sar
gint7' says she. i hope twas gooo
luck. Ye'll find the stew on the
stove"
1.-THE devil fly away with yer stew
Mrs. Delaney, says l. Come out herr
and see the stew I've brought you.
But before she could move from th'
bed Mary was on her, and-well, yol
can guess the rest, happiness, the talk
} the tenderness of that night! l wakeC
: the whole house with Yankee Doodle
and 'Garryowed' on the fife, and will
my feelin's all worked and being ou
of practice, too, they were played ba'
enough to wake the dead.
There amt much more to tell. Ou
troubles and heartaches were over
The next morn;n, talkin' to Mary AM
the leftenant, I says, takin' lot o
letters out of my pocket, If you youn,
people are short of money, here's owe
$4,000 that belongs to you, that's beel
sent to me for FIVE years back.
"Oh, you dear, proud, old daddy!
; cried Mary, with he, arms about m,
neck and tears in her eyes and voice
and you wouldn't use it IN all you
needs? l might have known il
thinking what you did of me-
''Well, sir, that money went t
buy a little farm where l and the oul
wife live like lady, and of course
[ will 90 back to them that gave
, when we die.
In ten minutes we stopped at
station, the old sergeant stepped fror
. the cars, and as we moved off he wa
= still in the center of beautiful, loH
a ing g-oup.-Col. Duke Baillie in Ne
York Mercury.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-10-21

Bachelor logic: Marriage is lottery;
lotteries are illegal; therefore ! simply
obey the law by keeping single"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-10-21
FOR SALE.

i6oaereFarm ,S45per acre; 81 ,00tcash ba1anC
on ito 10 yearstime, with interest.
4Oacre Farm, SI6 per acre; Slut sash ,)alaneeo
to 1Oyears time, withtrterest
so 0acre Farm, $40 per acre; S6Oi ;ash balance
6 to 10 years time with interest.
|, House and lot on Washington street Napoleon
o., 81 OOOcash balance on year, time with inter
est.
Brickhouse n Washington street, ,Napoleon,$3
cash, balance on lon Q time withinterest.
Also other farm propert! for sale. doods i'm
F.M. .RUMMELL,
If Agent
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-10-21

We hear of men sowing wild oats,
but who ever heard of n woman sowing
anything but tares?
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-10-21
Land for Salel

'INHEundersignedw wilisell So Acret otland stu.
i atedin the west half of the euorthwestquarter OF
section II, town ranges, Z acresclear the bal
ance timbeIlaud. ritleclear. For further infor-
nation inquire orW II Burns on the adjoining
farm, ,orof ANDREW sWARIs,
jamestown, Pa
apll2-s3tf MerceICo.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-10-21
MARY'S ELoPEMENT.

Face to face we sat for sometime
on the cars speeding across the coun-
try through Ohio.
Old he was, but erect of figure,
keen and bright of eye. ruddy of
cheek.
Beg pardon, sir, but think yer in
the sarvice.
Right you are, l replied, and If
I'm not mistaken you've been there,
too
Then we talked, he most, through
the long day. I'D just got my cor
porals stripes and were stuck up with
'em like l was a major. general, and
when the ould--dragoons were
quartered at, and there l met as
nate an Irish lass as ever wore leather,
and in a week l was married man,
and a betther enlistment paper, ]
never signed. always needed stricter
discipline, than 1 had at home and
while on duty it was the saven of me-
Faith, it didn't seem longer than
from revellle to retreat afore veal
slipped around and l was sergeant
and the father of daughter. Mary
we called her, after the mother | low.
ed we'll but was trouble son to; anC
and I can say it boldly, no purifier
creature ever came on earth, and the
manners of her as she grewed, wers
that astonishin' that though her moth.
er were well hammered, brisk, mod
est woman always, and l were ever {
prompt, disciplined soldier, yet wher'
Mary got the high breedin' ways wer'
continued the worst to puzzle to me.
We'll, ther' were young leftenan
came to our troop, then gay, hand
some, brave young chap as ever you
see. Barton be name. l respected
him as an officer and l loved him as
son.
1T were some ten months after h
come, when one night l went to m,
quarters at the barracks and Mar,
wasn't there to sit at the table witt
me. That night before I went in Lei
tenant Barton came to me with hi
bright smile and friendly way, holdir
out his hand. 'Good-by sergeant
says he, I'm off to night of where
sir?' says |. i resigned two weeks age
and my papers has just come in say
he.
That settled me. I'm hasty tenn
pered at times, and when I went hom
the wife says, says she: You re late
but there's the il.igant stew for you
,''The devil fly away with your stew
Mrs. Delaney says 1. Where's m
daughter?
Eight o'clock came and l was wol
ried more and more. Then the wifi
came out from the room where Mar
slept with bit of note in her hand
1 read it: Dear father and mother,
have gone with my Barton, that l lov
with all my heart.
Il was struck cold. sir; I saw it all
Afore l could catch nv breath ther
were footsteps running up the bal
racks stairs, and Mary burst in, all i
silks and satins and velvet.
"Oh, father! daddy Oh, mother
she cried, Il couldn't 20, after al
. without seein' you'll Her mothe
would have rushed to her girl, but
stepped between them.
You're no daughter of miner sa,
l, Mrs. Delaney, don't touch he
. Girl, go! I'll hear no word from hi
mouth. Go! before I disgrace me un
form by strikin' you, before I brea
my heart with cursin' you!
She looked at me; she knew VIII
my temper was when it was up, al
she turned and went.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-10-21

Bachelor uncle, left alone with his
sisters girl baby: "Parion me madam,
but do you object to smoking"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-10-21
9rOpfrtp for Saie.
FARM for SALE.

'INHh LndersigneL OfieTt ioI saldhe John Site
L farm, consisting oil l0g acres About on hal
cleared; insectiol No.2S, Richfe ldtoWnship, Hen
ryeounty, Ohio. Termsreasonable
Novl-tf. MARTIN KNUPP
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-10-21

When girl talks about two strings
to her beau, does she mean his Suspend
erS2 1.-
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-10-21
THROUGH SLEEPING CAR INES

between st. Louis, New York and Boston, via
Niagara Falls Chicago and New York. via Detroit
ard Niagara Falls; st. Louis and St. Paul and
Minneapolis st. Louis and Chicago: st. Louis and
Kansas City; st. Louis and St. Joseph; st. Louis
and Council Bluffs and Omaha; st. Louis and DeS
Moines; st. Louis and Toledo; st. Louis and De-
troit; Chicago and Kansas City; Kansas City and
Des Moines; Detroit and Indianapolis
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-01

For eale, fine piano. very low. Inquire
at G. II. Herrington's, corner Lawrence
avenue and Waterman street. d8O-tf
Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1886-04-01
FOR TRADE

Tor TRADE-Good farms for city property;
L city property for farms. Allen & Graham.
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