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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1886-07-08
Miller House, Napoleon, O.,

Thursday, July 20th, 80. One day only.
From 8 a. m. to q p, m.
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ID that "Truth is mighty and wilt prevail when
known, and knowing that disease can be cured with
positive certainty, he invites the inflicted TO call and
receive advice free, and be cured OF their diseases
There Ia no that requires 20 mnch study and
experience ss the treatment and cure Of Chronic
Diseases. The astonishing success and remarkable
performed by him due to the long study uf
natural remedies Let those given up by ohc.r cali
for examination. He has successfully treated the
following diseases since his arrival in this State:
Eye and Ear diseases. Chronic Diarrh9a, Chronic
Inflammation of the womb, Chronic Inflammation
OF the Bladder Painful or Irregular Menstl uatl0n,
Fever Sores and Ulcers, Incontinuance 3of Urine,
Tape Worms, Crooked Limbs and BnlArged Joints,
Spinal Carvcturcs, Club Foot, Hip Joint diseases,
White Swelling, Dischargirg AhscBsses, Sterilty or
ration, Disease of the Kidneys and Bladder, Leucor-
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Headache, Piles, HyFtera. Dyspepsia, Constipation,
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pal symt0ms they experience, and this Without
k'Ig questions.
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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-11-21
Chinese Idcn of tho Tynhonn.

\ little school boy while on his way 10
school one day picked up what seemed 10
him small white pebble. He put it
into his pocket. 1t proved to be a snake
egg, and in time through the heat Of his
pocket IL Matched out a young reptile.
The boy fell in love with il and carried
it from day to day to school with him,
and fed it with part Of his own lunch
until it became too big to be carried.
when he made nest for it ct his home.
But one day it suddenly grew to an
enormous size, aud upon the BOYS arrival
home he was frightened TO death. When
the monster saw what he had done he
was sorely afflicted and refused TO be fed.
but Immediately put on mourning by
turning his color from brown into pure
black. He Crawled beside the grave of
his departed friend and lay there for
seven days and nights.
At the completion of the seYenth night
he came back to his late home. Int the
boys old mother vas 50 enraged at him
for killing her only son that she picked
up an AK and choppepd his tail oil.
With fearful scream and q lash of his
bleeding tail he fcllcd the house and
made his way to the Moo Soon San
mountains, where he never shows him
self except once a year, Just about the
time when he lost his tail, to come ont
and make trouble for the people by Great
ing storms called the Tycoon" This he
does 10 square himself for losing his valu-
able tail.-Wong Chin Foo n New York
Sun
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Just then a side door opens aud smilingly
enters Col. Lamont This slight, very fair
and not particularly striking person, dressed
in a tightly buttoned and tight fitting frock
coat and pantaloons of a gray material, is
the great private secretary. And 50 be
enters, with his quick, noiseleSs, yet
somewhat sliding, step; the small, quite
round head-sparscly covered with thin,
smooth, fair hair-bcnt expectantly forward
the mouth made quite invisible by thir,
stiff and protruding red mustache; the small,
restless, gray eyes; the continual smile; occa-
sionally rubbing the thin, white hands with
their sharply pointed fingers-quickly glanc-
ing round the room, slightly bowling to the
right and left in recognizing familiar faces.
What a capital listener and what guarded
and careful speaker is this all powerful secre-
tary!
1t was just a glimpse obtained, but quite
long enough for an instantaneous exposure,
securing picture Of Grover Cleveland at his
desk The library is an elliptic shaped room in
the second story, above and Of the same di-
mensions as the blue room; it is not only the
most pleasantly situated apartment, but bears
in contrast to the others look of comfort
able grandeur, although its decorations, fur
niture and fixtures are, with the exception Of
a really magnificent chandelier, by no means
fitting its size and character. This Il indeed
fine room and the view from It's windows
charming, the massive pillars supporting the
roof Of the veranda in front of them forming
frame for this beautiful picture. Far in
the distance the blue hills Of Virginia, the
broad, smooth, winding stream Of the PotO-
mac as middle distance, and seemingly ris-
ing cut Of its waters that unique and grand
structure, the Washington monument, losing
its point in the fleeting clouds; the beautifully
kept park surrounding the executive mansion
forming the foreground.
The selection Of this room for his Office
speaks well for the good taste Of the presi-
dent, and hero behind a massive, elegan.
oaken desk. in an immense cane bottometl
chair Of bent wood busly engaged in the
careful study Of documents awaiting his veto
or approving signature, receiving cabinet
ministers, senator's, representatives and other
high officials, civil and military, the presi-
dent Of the United States passes the greater
part Of the day. Bending down Just as the
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-11-21

After they have made their granl tour
thew are ready &c settle down Tor good.
These Young fellows carry STAN IN enc
hand and have knapSaCSs upon their backs
Ralph Keller, o noted correspondent OF the
mast discussed as one OF them, made the tour
OF Europe for SlSl in currency he pro.
nounced this class Of travellers the jolliest he
met anywhere and find them very intelli-
cent As we walked together we chatted Of
the differences Of America ard Germany.
They were amused at my Description OF
American fences. and thought the wages re
ceived by American laborers were fortunes,
There are no fences in Germany The cattle
are kept i'm their stables and the crops grow
side by side with only imaginary boundaries
The people live IN villages and the houses are
not scattered over the farms "a In America
Three miles an hour Is considered the aver
me speed for an European pedestrian. and IN
an hour and half we had reached Burg,
After a dinner Of kalUSbraten and glass OF
beer found man who could speak Ger
man aod ~ 90 consented "a row ne through tn'
country at the rate Of @ 81 a day. He pro-
cured a kahn. OF one of the boats which are
exclusively used in this country. IL Is
long, narrow, fat bottomed affair about
eight inches deep. Into this he threw some
hay and told me to get in and lie down at
INV ease. Then standing up he pushed the
boat along with pole, dOdging around cor
ners and passing other boats with all the
skill Of a Venetian gondolier Horses are
almost as unknown in the Sprcewald as In
Venice, and the peasant here uses the kanh
rs much as the Venetian does the gondola-
As we rode about through the canals Of tho
Spree, saw these boats fastened 10 the BANKS
near every house, and they are used IN NiS,t-
ing, going to weddings or funerals, ana IN
attending to business They are the pleasure
carriages and the farm wagons OF the
country. and the scenes Of farm life are fully
as curious and much more picturesque than
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-11-21

I-vSnrSU wOMAN'S SUNDAY COSTUME.
var,Is ware crowded into il. They cut canals
through the marshes and turned them into
farms The Germans, of course, conquered
them. and they own the land all about them;
lint this has not changed their character,
They pay taxes to Germany and they serve
Ms German soldiers. Outside Of this they
have TttI, connection with Us, and they are
Ms much a different people from us as II they
lived two hours ride from Moscow instead OF
Rsrlin They havea different language from
the Germans AMI tho Bible is printed in 1t.
The country Is a picturesque one and you
cannot do better than visit il. You viii 90
about in boats and will for the time Jump
into another world
The dav following this talk slow train
bore me past the wndmillS and market gar
dens out Of Berlin, past PotSoam, the sum
mer residence II the German kings, and ON 10
Vetschan, n little station about sixty miles
away. From here | walked five miles over
country road 10 Burg, which = one oil the
capitals Of tins NendisL nation. he air was
bracing, the road was u solid as marble,
free from dust and lined with shade trees. a
country walk in Germany Is far different
from one IN America. One finds restaurant
nj every two or three miles, and 20 many
people walk in Europe that he Is SURE Of con-
many Of some kind. The larkS sang sweetly
this morning. and the yellow grain mixed
with the beautiful blue CorufOwerS tkalser
BhmenI WIS rolling like the waves OF the
sea a. walked along in company with TWO
hand>merksGurSchc, or jOurneymen travel
ers. These Jolly fellows may he met with IN
any plac. on any country road in Germany
They are Young men who have learned their
trades. walk about over Europe. paying their
WAY by pract:Ciug them aS they 80 along
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-11-21
How 20 Omen Orafera.

Talk Of opening oysters, u said Old Hur-
ricane, why nothing is easier, IL you
only know how" And how's how"
inquired Starlight. Scotch snuff" an
swered Old Hurricane, very sententiously;
Scotch snuff, my hoy. Bring little Of
IL ever so near their noses and they'll
sneeze their lids of" 81 know a gen
Jus" observed Meister Karl, who has q
better plan than that. He spreads the
oysters in n circle, seats himself in the
center, and begins spinning q yarn.
Sometimes it's an adventure in Mexico,
sometimes legend Of his loves, some
times O marvellous stock operation in
Wall street. AS he proceeds, she natives
get interested pas by one they cape vI.a
establishment at the trencsndous and
direful whoppers which are poured forth.
Then, as they open their mouths my
friend whips 'em out, peppers 'em and
swallows EN-" THAT II do" said Star
light, With long SIGH. Il wish we had
a bushel Of 'cm here now-they'd open
easy"-The ArgonaUt.
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How PeopIc Meet D.s,h-

Tho manner in which people meet
death has always been q matter Of deep
interest to the living, and historical rec
oriis abound with descriptions Of the last
moments OF human lives, great and
snail 1t is thing about which every
Ene Is curious. The death not long ago
Of woman who had suffered long from
painful disease was q striking exhibition
Of calmness unG thoughtfulneSs. II was
In an early hour OF the morning and the
gas was burning in her chamber, APP
pareutly arouSing from slumber, she said
to her sister; 1T is dark; light the gas. "
She was told that it was already burning.
Then light the other jet" was the re.
spouse. This. was done, but she coukl
not see. The film Of death rested on her
eyes. She realized the truth and said:
u pm going over the fcrry-lay me out
with q few fresh flowers. GOod-by. -
4 brief pause and the word dying
was deliberately spelled, and then brave
spirit went to join the great majority
Chicago Tribune.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-11-21
UncraTnmafIcal Iap,n,,.

/ do not lay claim TO the grammar
championship or anything like II, but I
dread TO meet the man who having had
the advantages. Of the public SCHOOL or
college IN his youth, insists upon violating
the simplest rules Of correct speaking On
the least proyocation. heard him mako
speech AT war,l meeting the other
evening. Hardly a sentence Of his har-
angue was grammatical. He said "he
don't" for "he doesn't" dozen times In
ten minutes, and he declared that's
him" for that's he" in ten successive
sentences. nlludc to these two lapses as
samples merely Of the oratory Of tnAa
VINO IL reputed to be an educated member
Of his profession. He qugh, % 20 10 night
school the cOmias winter and be taught
good glSmmar, There are many DINER
men Just like him.-Cor. Chicago Jonr.
nal, ~S
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SNUFF Taking and tho yoIce.

Gen. Dearborn of Boston was guest ut
this dinner TO Lafayette. At that day,
gentlemen, especially lawyers, were
much in the habit Of taking snuff, and
In this habit the general had so long in
dulged, and to such excess, that he hal
almost entirely lost his voice. Mr.. Clay
was also fond Of snuff, so fond that he
would never carry a box, lest he should
indulge the habit TO such excess az 10 in
jure his voice, his splendid, silver toned
mclodious voice. There was, however, n
tobacco store on the avenue, where he
usually stopped on passing to get pinch
Of fine Maccaboy. Passing the place the
morning after the great dinner, In com,
pany with Gen. Dearborn, he stopped, Us
usual, inviting his friend In TO test the
quality OF Mr.. Tobacconist's SNUFF. AS
they were snufIlng away, Gen. Dearborn
remarked that snuff injured some mems
voices, but" said he, with what little
vocal power snuff had left him, ST has
never affected mine In the least" Mr..
Clay used to relate this anecdote with
great humor, initiating In doing 80, Gen
DcaIborns piping tones, TO tho infinite
amusement Of his company. Ben, Perley
pOore
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Am old man said to me: "My gals never
forget me. They married and went away
to their homes and though they were none
of them we'll to do yet, not one Of them
ever saw the time she wouldn't steal dollar
from her husband to give to father or mother;
but it isn't 50 with the boys They never
knew they owed me anything; they nevel
put their hands in their pockets for me; they
never laid awake o nights thinking how to
scrimp household expenses TO get me or
mother present, like the gals did. And
vet when | was a-raisin' EN- thought one
boy was worth dozen gals
HELEN WILMANs.
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hour of opening the building TO the public
there are already more than score
of people waiting to lay their wants
and wishes before the great private score
tary, with perhaps a lingering hope OF
being ultimately admitted TO the presi-
dent. The electric bell sounds with whir
and whiz Alleges are directed to the light,
swinging screen door. Through the small
aperture the clumsy finger of the fat negro
commandingly bcckons, and fine looking,
gray headed gentleman, whose appearance
pronounCcs him man of high social stand
ing, jumps from his seat with the agility OF a
young steer, and, bowling rs if grateful to the
negro, Is admitted to the office Of the 2. S.
Who Is this just coming up the few steps
leading from the hall into the waiting room!
Head erect, looking about with the confidence
of a man well knowing his own worth, the
corners of his pointed, waxcd mustacho turned
up somewhat dctiantly, the sharp, piercing
eyes looking with q sort of humorous twinkle,
from underneath a well shaped forehead,
fearlessly into the world. On entering the
room he careleSSly pushes back the thick,
curly hair, already somewhat streaked with
gray. A finely proportional, manly figure,
dressed scrupulouSly, yet without any sign
of dudiShnesS, i'll finest black broadcloth, the
patent leather boots covering rather ariSto-
cratic foot. Such is the face and figure, once
seen always remembered, of Joseph Keppler,
of Puck. Scarcely seated, and dropping
neglgently his card into his high silk hat, he
is shown, with exceptional promptitude and
courtesy, by Arthur SimonS to the library,
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T. c. CRAWFORD AND W. STAHLNECKER, JR.
Here on couchCS and chairs placed against
the walls are sitting several people waiting
most of them are acquaintance of the col,
oncl, enjoying the privilege of free entrance
at all times Two Of them | recognized at
once, sitting together, deeply engaged in con-
vcrSltion: the one n tall, handsome man Of
dark complexion, jet black hair, mustache
and cll-trmmed side whiSkers, is w. Stahl-
necker, Jr., late mayor of Yonkers, and now
one of the New York representatives to
congress. The other, with that sharp, finely
cut Roman nose, cold, penetrating gray eyes
and sarcastic lines we'll defined from the
nostrlS down TO the corners of the severe,
firm mouth, is the correspondent of The New
York World, who, without dread, fearlessly
signs his sometimes scourging articles 7. e.
Crawford.
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WILL YOU NOTE THESE
|n1pOtantFacts|
1. The WHEELING WEru,

1. The WHEELING WEE,
REGISTER now rank, w;,. =,
largest papers I'm the r.,.
states. For a quarter off,,
fury the Register has ba,,,ss ,
the success ofprosressive. ina.
pendent and honest Demoer,,,
The battle is won. but the R.,,,
ter shall keep RICH, along 9Th,
ing for the right and prospe,i,.
rs the people prosper.
,. Its corps Of correspondent.
covers every county in the S,,,.
8. Ii has n special repor,., =,
Charleston. and all the new. ~.
CURING AZ the state Capital viii
be promptly reported in r,,,,.
telegraph and letter.
4. The WEEKLY REC,x,,
and Geographical and po,;,,
Map OF West Virginia VIM,
sent one year for SI.25.
>. The WEEKLY RuC,sr,v
and Atlas O: the World Mill,
sen: one year for SI.a0.
q. Any one sending five della,
will receive the Register, 20,
feet Map Of West Virginia Ere,
and five copies Of the Wc.lh
Register for one ear. >cu.to,,,
address.
Z. The live siocI.. wool, M,
ducc aud grain marhctsviI,..
tinuc full ana reliable.
Address.
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,Ierrnan cap came down over his jovial face,
sun Drowned and red A trembling black
pine hung between his teeth, ard this quiv-
cred as though about TO fall whenever his
muscles swelled in pushing the kahn. His
feet were bare and his clean blue pantaloons
were rolled up above his knees. his white
cotton shirt was open at the neck and cut
short ut the sleeves so that it showed "a much
of his person as would the decolleto dress OF
Washington society belle. He was about 10
wears old, and was rather well to do for the
country. Before we started out no took me
To his home and asked me to take dinner with
him. He was proud Of bis little house, which
was OF about the average size OF those OF the
country. Il was small, one-story affair,
male Of wood, with q pitched roof thatcheu
with straw. This thatch was about foot
thick. and he told me that such q ROOF would
last thirty wears The house contained only
two little rooms and q garnet, reached by
ladder. Its furniture was an old Dntcn
stove. a chair or two, q chest, table anu
bad He had also bed in the kitchen, and
be changed his pantaloons here while his wife
WAS cooking the dinner. In this little pen
this man lived with his father, mother, wlfe
and daughter, and deemed himself well ON
The women were dressed in the Nendsh
costume, and the daughter, strappng
Girl OF %. was q Vendish Venus. Her
Tosy arms and feet were bare, and her
red skirt coming only to the knees, did little
TO hide the lines of rosy beauty OF her grace
ful limbs. Her hair was covered with cap
and across her chest was wound a white
Starched handkerchief, out Of which came
pair of arms Of red and white, showing
enough color to have been one OF Rubens
models. The Vendish women think 1t I'M
modest to show their hair to the gaze OF the
public, and they cover their breast close to
the neck. Their legs, however, they expose
without blush, and that to degree which
would shock almost Partisan ballet dancer.
The eyes Of this Vendish beauty were brown
Her face was rosy, plump and open. her
forehead and nose were OF the Greek cast,
and tho curious headdresS which she wore
made her beauty all the more striking The
cap was made OF a bright colored handker-
chief with ends which stood out like horns,
and under tho apron, which covered her
chest. a velveteen bodice Of blue shone out.
This was her every day dress. l saw after
ward some Vendish girls in Sunday attire
They wore much the same as the above COS
tune, but added to it they had much jewelry
or1 tho rOlnrS were
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THE PRUSSIAN VENDS.
THE COUNTRY AND CUSTOMS or A
CURIOUS PEOPLE.
Three Days In the spreewald-A Nina
ture Holland In Germany-A Nendist
Dinner-A Bare-Leggcd Venus, Queer
Canal Life Scenes, Etc.
Especial Correspondencc,i


NEw YORK, Nov l5.-In the heart OF Ger
many, about sixty miles south OF Berlin lives
one OF the most curious people oi Europe.
Subject TO the German government. dealing
entirely with Germans in all their business
relations, they are widely different from
them in manners, customs and dress. Their
country is out Of the line Of tourist travel
IL is accessible only by the country road and
canal Few travellers know OF u, and u came
TO my knowledge through one OF my German
lady acuuaintanceS Frau Won Shack, q
cultured lady, who comes Of the best families
OF Germany, directed me 10 It, We were
strolhng by the shops Of Inter Den Linden
IN the direction OF Der Thier-garten and had
inst paSsed Wilhelm StraSSe, where Bismarck
lives, when we saw a tall, strapping, good
looking nurse girl, wearing one Of the most
curious costumes had ever seen. Her skirts
were short, her arms were bare. She mad
gayly decorated shawl thrown about Der
shoulders, and her hair was covered Win d
shawl or large handkerchief so tied that the
ends stuck out on each side Of her head IKE
horns As l turned 10 look at her Frau Won
Shack said: "She is a Eend- They make the
hest nurses in the world, and We have no
better servants in Germany than they are
"Who are theyf" asked l.
SThe Vends,' replied the madam, are
branch of the Russian family Of races. Ihey
ars one OF the old races Of Europe, and they
once owned a great part Of Germany. Dur
inc the Fifth century they were as far ad-
vsnced as the Saxons, and for long time
they were one Of the great peoples OIL early
Germany. They got along well enough with
the Saxons as long as both were heathens
But as soon as the Saxons became conEerted
20 Christianity religious war began Inc
Vands stuck TO their own heather religion,
hut inch by inch Christianity conquered and
they became swallowed up in the German
people. One part, however, has little changed,
and this part lies within railroad ride oil
two hours from Berlin. The country Is known
as the Spreewald, or the forest Ot the spree
river. The land was originally marshy' Aue
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an UNDERGONE,

A syllable % dew that drips
From out lily laughing hips
Could not l. sweeter than the word
] listened 60, yet never heard.
For, Oh, she woman hiding there
Within the shadows % her hair
Spakc to me ia an underta1s
So delicate, my soul alone
But understood il Is c moan
OF some weak melody of wind
A beayenRSrd breeze had left behind.
james Whitcomb Rilsy
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Az ~ -
in 1912. His father
and grandfather
were clergynen. In
addition to his min
isterial duties his
father edited and
published the only
paper in Irvington,
The Christian Mes
senger and Herald.
Amos entered his
fathers printing
Office when II years
old as Il conpositor
and has worked at
Al. 1900. - aoI