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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-09-09

After the most exhaustive practical
tests in hospitals and elsewhere, the gold
medal and certificate of highest merit
were awarded to st. Jacobs Oil, as the
best pain-curing remedy, at the Calcutta
International Exhibition,
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-09-09
THE DEMOCRATIO NokrIiW t. THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 1896

Prof. Grothe, Brooklyn Board of
Health, says Red Star Cough Cure is
frere from Opiates, and highly efficacious.
TwenNv-five cents.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-09-09

We should economic at all times, but
more especially when times are close.
Observe the purchase of your thifty
neighbors. More substantial benefits
can be obtained from fifty cent bottle
of DR.. Bigelow's Positive Cure than a
dollar bottle of any other cough reme-
dy. tits a prompt, safe and pleasant
cure for thoat and lung troubles. Sold
and endorsed by, ]. CSaur,
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-09-09
Inspectors Report.
NAPOLEON, ONO, HENRY COUNTY.

To THE Ion DGEo IF - ' A- oooNi"
By authority derived from officially bearing date the and
the therein the books
of
hundred three and hundred amount
the the Auditor
of the
Respectfully submitted, W. STEPHENSON
R. HUDSON, -
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-09-09

Lima has now 1O7 oil producing wells
with a daily yield of 5000 barrels.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-09-09
DYSPEPSIA

Causes its victims to be miserable, hopeless,
confused, and depressed in mind, very irrita-
Bile. languid, and drowsy. 1t is disease
which does not get well of itself. 1t requires
careful, persistent attention, and a remedy to
throw of the causes and tone up the diges-
tive organs till they perform their duties
willingly. Hoods Sarsaparilla has proven
just the required remedy in hundreds Of cases.
"Ihaye taken Hoods Sarsaparilla for dys-
pepsia, from which have suffered two years.
tried many other medicines, but none proved
so satisfactory as Hoods Sarsaparilla."
THOMAS Cook, Brush Electric Light Co.,
New York City.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-11-06

johnson 81, Orr 1875, selby % Cathey,
10, Cooper 40 Griffith 81, box Brow
land SO Alexander go, Hinson 8 0s-
borne IA, Deal 8, Cooper II, Griffith 10.
Providence--Rowland 1879, Jones 1877,
Alt xander $50, Hinson 1874, Kell 15l,
Moore 1853, OSBORN ISL, Deal 1874, Sloan
1870, Bruner 1876, McClintock 172 Nor
row 172, Rocssler III, Cobb 40, John
son tn". Orr 1850
Crab Orchard Clintock 1913, Nor
row SO, Roessler 90, Cobb 92, Johnson
100, Orr 9e, seiby 90, Cathey. 90, Coop
err 107, Griffith SO.
Paw Creek-Rowland 14l, Jones f05,
Alexander 142, Hinson So, Osborne 1873,
Kell 1873, Moore 139, Deal 103, Sloan
1902, Bruner 1902 Griffith 81. Cooper 100,
Morrow las, Roessler III, Cobb 1914,
johnson 1O5, Orr 1873, Selby 116, Nc
Clintock 154, Cathey 243
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-11-06
Pay of Metropolitan Dentists.

An observer of New York happenings
remarks that good dentists appear to
make about as much money in these days
as any other professional men, and the
high prices they are paid show that they
are not subjected to the competition that
doctors, lawyers and others work under.
For the simple operation of cleaning
ones teeth charge of SIS to $40 is made,
and this is performed in couple Of
hours. Filling tooth with gold is S.,
and if it is compound filing it is
SIS, and miscellaneous work on the teeth
costs SIS per hour. A tooth can usually
be filed with gold in little over az
hour. The popular dentist has usually
his book filed with appointments: and il
you want some work done you may have
to wait half a week before he can find o
spare hour for you. Thus it will be seen
that the dentist makes regularly at least
$50 day, or 1920 week, and frequent
" much more than that. Young men
not twenty-six years of age are full-blowr
professors of the art, and charge as mach
and are kept as busy as older men. The
more fashionable q dentist becomes the
higher his prices 60. Women seem TIC
be his main patrons. There are many
young dentists in the town Gaming 81, 00C
a year who would not make third oil
that sum as physicians or lawyers, and
they have not nearly as much to learn.
The number of women practicing medi.
cine is constantly increasing, but you
very rarely hear of one becoming den
fist, though such work does not call fol
much physical strength or mental ability
or a long course of study, aud would
seem to be specially fitted for them in
many ways.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-11-06

and was indispensable for decency and
cleanliness. The introduction of the
fork made napkins no longer necessity,
and they began to disappear from the
tables of economical housckeepers.
Napkins retired before the victorious
forks, and soon became mere ornaments
of the table,. when used at all. The
greatest ingenuity was exerted to fold
them in fantastic and curious ways, and
instructions for folding dinner napkins
in twenty-six different fashions were in
vogue in Charles lis time. They were
folded to resemble birds, Or fishes, or
animals, and to undo one was to destro.
work of art and sad offense against
propriety and good manners. Many q
fine hostess would as soon have had a
guest break Sevres plate as to unfold
the linen curiosity before him. Down
to the close of the eighteenth century
napkins were generally discarded from
fashionable tables, small doyley with
the dessert being all that was ever used.
Chicago Herald.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-11-06
Curious Effect Of the Earthquake.

DR.. B. F. Wyman, of Aiken County,
South Carolina, makes the following
statement concerning the peculiar effects
of the last great earthquake upon the
Rev. W. II. Mosely, Methodist minis
ter of that county:
Between 10 and o'clock on the night
of August 81 I was called to visit Mr.
Mosely, who had been taken suddenly
sick during the first shock. 1 found him
in bed, talking cheerfully. He told me
at once that he was not sick; that he
never felt better in his life; that just
preceding each shock of the earthquake
he would be seized with peculiar ting
ling sensation, beginning in his toes and
feet and gradually extending to his limbs
and whole body. While speaking he
suddenly screamed out: "Another shock
is coming" At the same time he grew
red in the face, and all the muscles of
his body became convulsed and drawn,
and he appeared as one under great
strain, or receiving an overcharge of
electricity from an electrical battery. A
singular fact connected with all Of these
attacks was that he became aware of the
approach of shock a considerable pc
Rod of time before other members of the
family. Another singular fact that I
observed was that while the shock was
at its height, and the house and furni-
ture were rocking and rafting, his mus
cles became relaxed, the attack passed
off and he declared himself as feeling all
right, and was calm and cheerful. He
was certainly suffering from an over
charge of electrical fluid upon an excited
and overstrained nervous system.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-11-06
Florida Cracker Names.

A s'sand scrub" in Florida is a SAND
bank or hill, where, on account of thu
poverty of the soil, the trees and shrubs
grow very low and "scrubby." These
spots are sometimes of but few acres
in extent, and again they cover several
hundred acres. The immigrant is gen.
ally puzzled to know what ''sand
scrub" is. An Iowa man showed his
knowledge of the Florida terms in the
following manner: Landing at Lakeland,
several years ago, when that place was
the terminus of the South Florida Rail
road, he attempted to reach Barlow,
fifteen miles distant, in the good
old-fashioned, though very popular.
wagon foot. He had just come
from a place of firm footing, and
ere he reached his destination he fully
realized that Florida sand was "hard
road to travel" Weary, and no doubt
somewhat disguised, he approached a
cabin by the roadside and meekly
asked the inmate, a woman, to direct
him on his way. The lady kindly told
him to proceed in the direction he was
going about mile, when he would come
to ''sand scrub" and there he should
take the left-hand road and follow that
till it passed ebay head" on the one
side and big ''permetsr patch on the
other, and go on till he came to 'gall-
berry fat, where he would strike the
main road leading out through big
"grass pond" into the ''fot woods"
where he would find boy ''boarding
off" corn, and he could tell him better
than she could. The Hawkeye bowed
gracefully, and with PARKWAY look
in his eye, ambled on his most mysteri-
Gus way, revolving in his perplexed era
MUM the meaning of all this. Having
gone, as he thought, about a mile, he
began to look for something, he knew
not what. Presently he met a small boy,
whom he accosted; Say, bub, are you
a sand scrubi" NO." answered the
youth. "rm cracker" The boy soon
enlightened the travellers bewildered I'M
derstanding by directing his attention to
"sand-scrub" just ahead. Our friend
found his way to Barlow, and is now,
we believe, resident of Polk county,
and familiar with the terms that SO per-
picked him on his first Florida journey.
-Medde (Fld.) Pioneer.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-11-06
A Giuantlc Harvester.

The largest harvesting machine evei
made has been used successfully in Cali
fornia during the recent harvest. It is
combined harvester and thrasher, reaping
and bindingthe corn according to choice,
and thrashing, dressing, and delivering
it into sacks as it travels over the field.
This machine, which is worked by steam,
is the invention of Mr.. Berry, farmer
of Tulare county. California, who has
been working at its construction during
the last six years. 1t is thirty-eight feet
wide, and about the same in length, and
it cuts swath of twenty-five feet. Two
engines are used in working the machine,
the larger of which, of twenty-five horse
power, moves the harvester along and
works the header-knife if required, while
the smaller one of six horsepower, drives
the thrashing machinery. As the sacks
are filed they are sewn up and dropped
in the field. The straw is passed on to
the furnace, to be used as fuel, and the
chat is blown out on to the ground, with
any surplus straw not required for fuel.
There is, of course, great economy in
using the straw for fuel in country
where it is of no value. The only horses
used are those in one team hauling water
for the engine and another following the
harvester to pick up the sacks of wheat.
The men engaged in the work are the en-
gineer. fireman, steersman, header-ten-
der, sack-sewer, water hauler and sack
hauler. With these seven men, it is said,
fifty acres can be headed and threshed in
day, at an outlay, apart from wear and
tear, of about forty cents per acre. Of
course the gigantic machine can be used
only on large level plains.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-11-06

We are informed by friends that ]. w.
Gordon had much to say about us in his
speech in the mint yard last Saturday.
Gordon knew that we were not present,
and that the lies he told were only in
tended to injure us with persons the e
who did not know us and might believe
him. He will not dare attempt to verify
single one of the malicious lies he is
daily telling on us. He has always OPP
rosed the MESSENGER. He is UNIV orlhy
further mention.
Once in the history of our life we have
seen intelligent colored men go up to the
polls and vote the regular Democratic
ticket from choice. Not because these
colored men we're Democrats, but be-
cause it was left for them to select be
tween two Democratic tickets The
character of the men on tickets have the
proper weight with many of our think
ing men, and they voted for those they
thought best. While we did not vote
with those men we have,no word of
condemnation.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-11-06
Fox Hunting In EnuIand.

Notices of the hunt are always pub
lished in the newspapers, and if one l.
staying at a country house, information
is given more definitely. When ways
and manners in any place are novel, all
sorts of trihes become interesting, and ]
can recall feeling of intense interest on
discovering in my room at - Manor .
little card on which was printed the
time and place of the next meet. Such
cards of notification are sent about tc
every one of consequence, or any one who
is likely to wish to ride.
Every one who intends to ride must
appear early at the breakfast table, and
the scene is most interesting one; the
pink coats are charming variety, and
make many ordinary-looking people
picturesque for the time being. Only
those whose station warrants them can
wear pink; occasionally a well-to-do
farmer may be seen thus arrayed,
but in every case there is a
tax of several pounds year for
wearing it; besides this there are fees to
keepers and the like, and, if any mans
country is too well ridden over, that is
to say, if farmers crops suffer, it is al
ways customary to make up purse for
him. Now and then some one rebels
against his ground being used, and as the
laws of the hunting field are entirely un-
written ones. it is difficult to decide in
such matter; but the voice of the peo-
pleis always loud against anything which
interferes with the fox. knew of one
case where the animal was hunted across
lawn and garden beds, and killed al
most at the door of rectory. The rector
was not hunting man himself, but it
never occurred to him to object to this
intrusion. Not only does the interest
taken in the sport affect the results, bu
the country itself makes great differ
snce.-aarpeT's Aogasine.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-11-06
FACTS FOR THE CURIOUS.

At Reading, Penn, stalk Of corn,
bearing thirteen well developed ears,
was recently exhibited.
Music has been found to exert very
perceptible effect upon the respiration
and circulation of animals as well as of
human subjects.
A Fresno Zeal. horticulturist recently
picked LAC pounds of apricots from
single tree. grown on land that five years
ago was desert.
In California, snakes destroy gophers
and ground squirrels, and the local pa
pers express the opinion that some varie-
ties of snakes ought to be protected by
law.
1t was once customary in England for
a person going abroad ito put out"
certain sum of money on condition Of re-
ceiving good interest for it on his return
home; if he never returned the deposit
was forfeited.
The Shasta county (Cal.) Indians have
superstition that catfish were put into
the river by white men for the special
purpose of killing off the Indians. They
east most other kinds, but throw back
into the river all the catfish they catch.
The Arabs were in high condition Of
civilization when Europe was in barbar-
ism. The Spanish Arabs of the tenth
and eleventh centuries, drawing their
inspiration, perhaps, from an older CIV
ilization, were as much superior intel
lectually to the French, Germans and
English of that age as are these people
now to the Afghans and Turks.
A correspondent in Mexico explains
why the Mexican calls the American g
"Gringo" She says that when the
American army invaded Mexico favor
lite song in the camps was Burnss "Greer
grow the rushes, o." The Mexicans
heard it repeated over and over, and
finally began to call the Americans by
the first two words, which they pro.
nounced "grin CO." Hence "Gringo."
The Irish greyhounds are of a very
ancient race, and still exist Though their
number is SMALL in their original eli
mate; they are called by the ancients,
dogs of Epirus and Albanian dogs. Hol-
finished in his description of 'Ireland
and the Irish" written in 1886, says
''They are not without wolves and grey
hounds to hunt them, bigger of bone and
limb than colt" In Anglo-Saxon times
a nobleman never went out unaccompa-
MED by some of these dogs and his hawk.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-11-06
Cooper and His Deputies.


They say now that Mr.. Cooper will
make j. W. Gordon, one of his deputies
as reward for services rendered in the
late campaign. That would show that
Cooper meant to favor the colored voters.
Gordon was very active in the late cam
paign, especially in telling lies on the
editor of this paper and other gentlemen
who refused to be hired to throw away
the Republican State ticket. Mr..
Cooper is referred to Ward as an evil
dence of Gordons work. The Ward is
Republican by 1865, and Gordon said the
influence of his opposition would amount
to nothing, and to prove it he spent the
day at the polls in Ward 2 with his
friend Schenck, and the count showed
that night that Griffith had beaten
Cooper in this Ward twenty votes, where
Cooper ought to have had 200 ahead of
Griffith. In Gordon's own ward, which
ought to have given Cooper 100 MAORI
ty, gave him only IS majority. Such
work deserves reward, and it is hoped
Mr.. Cooper will not forget the colored
men who worked and voted for his cleo.
ton.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-11-06
OUR CHURCHES

st. Michael's P. E.) church, Mint St. Ser
vices at ! A. NJ, and 8 P. M. Sunday School
at 4 p. NJ. Rev p p Al sro,y! p penooi
~ =; hqrch, South Graham st; Services
10 A. NJ Hrv s M II ,,.,.s ' p.', a.
First Baptist chu oh, South Church 81. Ser
Slces at II a NJ, 3 p NJ and T. M. SUNDAY
Scnool a. Z. NJ. Rev. A. A. POWELL, Pastor
Eberezer Baptist church, East End st. Ser
vice. at II A. NJ r. NJ, and s P. M. Sun.
~ Seh-ol at +. M. Rev. 2. HAUGHroN
--fiStor
Presbyterian churh, corner 7th and col,eoe
Snrvices at P. NJ, and P. Nj SUNDAY
School at l0A. NJ. REV. R. p WYcHE, Pastor
linton hap 81, "a. M. E. ~ Mint st: Ser
vices at II A. NJ, 9 P. NJ, and 8P. M. Sun
day School at P. M. REV NJ SLADE, Pastor
Little Rock "a. NJ. E. ~, E. St.
Services at ! A; NJ, SP, and s r. M. Sun.
cay School al P. NJ. REV. WIN. JOHNSON son,
Pastor 'o-'
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-11-06

The papabotte is bird which makes
its appearance in Southern Louisiana
about May, and abounds until Septem.
Der. 1t seems to belong to the plovel
family, though the resemblance Is not
complete at all points. However, it is 9
bird about the size of woodcock, with
grayish plumagc and bill short and
hard, which makes its appearance about
the time the Cantharis vesicatoria Span
ish fly begins to deprcdate upon the
vegetable gardens. These flies destroy
the foliage of the potato and the tomato,
and other vegetables. They appear in
countless myriads, coming no one knows
whence, but leaving behind them ter
ribIc record of devastation. On these
insects the papabotte preys, with i'm.
measurable voracity, and grows SO fat
that when it falls before the gun of the
sportsman it bursts like ripe apricot.
The papabotte is wonderfully shy Of
sportsmen, but will allow quadruped
or vehicle TO come very near, and he
who rides or drives may thus choose biz
own time and opportunity.
When singcr's voice fails he cannot
taba m hfa rotaa
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-11-06
Not long ago the cities of RostOw and

Not long ago the cities of Rostow and
Tagonrog. Russia, were annexed to o
military district in which Jews are for.
hidden to dwell unless they are mer-
chants of the first guild, or own real es-
tate. The result is that 1000 Jews in
these cities will be allowed to remain,
and 10000 will be driven out. Thu
American He5reU says Of this decree
'Tn the long and terrible annals of po-
litical prosecutions and racial oppres
sions, there is not another instance Of 50
cold blooded and wilfully atrocious an
outrage as this. We appeal to the min
Isters Of America, who preach with word
md act the gospel Of peace and brotherly
love and universal charity, to lift ~
their voices in eloquent and persuasive
protest against this threatened desecra
ton of all that religion teaches. Press.
pulpit and platform should speak the
heart Of America in reprobation Of this
heartless. goddess deed"
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-11-06
wheat on SAGE Brush Lana.

In the spring of 1888 the land depart.
ment of the Central Pacific Railroad de.
cided to make faithful experiment of
wheat growing on the sage brush land
of Nevada without irrigation. At first
the experiment was partial failure. but
this year has proved most gratifying
success, the land yielding fifteen bushels
to the acre, and the quality of wheat be.
ing good. The result of this experiment
would seem to indicate that the sage
brush land Of Nevada is worth some.
thing after all, in which case the Stat,
may become something more than Z
pocket borongh.-Msp York Tribune.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-11-06
ELECTION RETURNS
BY Wards and Precints.

Charlotte Ward 1.-Rowland SOD,
Jones 10; Alexander 335, Hinson $50;
Kell 1898. Moore 3l4; Osborne 317:
Deal ia; Sloan 155, Bruner 154, Nc
Clintock 457; Morrow 352, Roessler 149
Cobb $40, johnson 152, Orr 342 Selby
al; Cathey 343; Cooper 1852, Griffith
1886.
Ward 2-Rowland 1G1, Jones 176,
Alexander IT'S, Hinson $50: Kell III,
Moore 1874, Osborne 1876; Deal 179,
Sloan no, Bruner 40, McClintock 1877;
Morrow 14e, Roesslcr 1863, Cobb 201,
johnson 1862; Orr $50, Selby 1866; Cathey
1871; Cooper 154, Griffith 1874.
Ward 3-Rowland 1886, Jones PSI,
Alexander 262, Hinson 2G4, Kell PAS,
Moore 242, Osborne 254; Deal 2s4, Sloan
go, Bruner 1868; McClintock 487; Nor
row 266, Roessler 266, Cobb, 2S7, John
son 246. Orr 26s, Selby S55, Cathey 271,
Cooper 279 Griffith 254; constable
Irwin 257, Fisher 225, Means 149, Nc
Eachen 218, Thomas 81, King 8, Wilson
II, C. r. Jones 1, Austin 0, McGinnis 5,
McCarver 1.
Ward 4-RowIand 244, Jones 1872,
Alexander 178, Hinson 1856; Kell 2G3,
Moore 256, Osborne 266; Deal 1S9, Sloan
157, Bruner 1877; McClintock $40, Nor
row 294, Roessler 14S; Cobb 300. John
son 1872; Orr 219, selby AS; Cathey 299;
Cooper 154, Griffith $50; constable
Irwin 235, Fisher 214, McGinnis 81,
King II, Wilson IS, Austin Is, Nc
Eachen 1856, Means 116, Thomas 81.
Sharon 20, Jones 109,
Alexander POP, Hinson III, Kell 2O2,
Moore 2Ol, Osborne 1913, Deal 49, Sloan
III, Bruner Ill, McCllntock 27O;
Morrow 2G9, Roessler 60; Cobb 27O,
johnson 60, Orr 1863, Selby so, Cathey
26s; Cooper IA, Griffith 2s3.
Steel Creek Rowland TIA, Jones III,
Alexander ia, Kell ia, Moore 173,
Osborne III, McClintock 1871, Morrow
17G, I,oessler 1874, Cobb 1s1. Johnson
1856, Orr 1853, Selby 176, Cathey 176,
Cooper 1856, Griffith a.,
Pineville-Rowland 1853, Jones IS,
Alexander 1870, Hinson Z, Kell 100,
Moore 1870, Osborn 100 McClintock 1870,
Morrow 1870, Cobb 100 Orr 100, Cooper
s, Griffith 1876.
Berryhill-Jones 81, Alexander 16S,
Hinson $50, Kell 1853. Moore 144, os-
borne 113, Deal 10, Sloan 2Oi, Bruner
15o, McClintock 31s, Morrow 14S,
Roessler, 1853, cobblls4, Johnson 1873,
selby 154, Cathey 1872 Cooper Isl, Grif-
fifth CO.
Deweese box Rowland 1852, Jones
rs, Alexander $50, Hinson so, Kell l51,
Moore ISL, Osborne ISL, Deal so, Sloan
so, Bruner so, McClintock 23l, Morrow
1862, Roesslcr rs, Cobb 1852, johnson 40,
Orr 1852. selby 70, Cathey 1852, Cooper
5, Griffith 1856, box Cooper lac,
Griffith 80.
Morning Star box 1-Rowand 80,
Jones A, Alexander 1916, Hinson 80 Kell
"a, Moore "a, Osborne 81, Deal 81,
Sloan Sc, Bruner, "a McClintock $50,
Morrow 121 Roessler 80; Cobb 1O1,
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-11-06
Charlotte Alrssen9er.

Charlotte, N. c., November 8, 1886.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-11-06

When SINCERE voice fails he cannot
take up his notes. -