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Machinery, Women and Tramps.

Hartford Examiner.
A machine for wrapping the
outer leaf on cigars has been in
vented and is in successful opera
tion inleading New York factories.
The inventor claims that 1000
cigars may be wrapped by this
machine at cost ofsI.75. Here
tofore the work has been done by
men at So per 1000. Women can
run the new machines. Thus, if
this invention shall be generally
used, women will enter another
branch of the trade. They have
already found employment on
punching machines, on which one
woman now does the work previ-
ously done by several men, and
on the cutting machines which cut
1000 wrappers in the time that a
man formerly cut $500.
And all this is going on under
the nose of the trade-unionist
cigarmaker without seemingly be-
ing able to evolve a thought from
his beclouded brain as to the ulti-
mate destiny of his cherished call
ing. He still plods along in his
periodical course Of dd!ee..:.y rol-
tine, talks of wages, assessments,
strikes, benefits, "scabs," but ig-
nores and eliminates anything and
everything that treats OF cause
and effect and the memorable law
that keeps him forever on guard
and in the face of the enemy,
even when not engaged in mortal
combat.
Machinery and woman scheaPer
hands are sending him adrift, a
recruit for the tramp fraternity, a
graduate for the Jail or the aims
house. Still he will continue the
degradation, he will follow the
circumventor or hireling that lives
but to deceive while ignoring the
advice or admonition of him who
would save him from his folly.
Poor fellow, some day he may
wake from his stupor when. alas
il is too late, when the enemy
shall have bound him hand anc
foot in the shacklss OF his OWL
making.
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Some Things Defined.

Jury-The thing corporations
are most afraid of.
Usury-The real harvester.
Bank-The real granary.
Party-A thing to fool the peo-
pie with while the smart fellows
get in their work.
County Commissioners--Men
who levy taxes on the people and
then loan the money to the banks
at per cent a year.
Congress-A body of men
elected by the debtors to look
after the interests of their credit
ors.
Pool-A combination of gentle
men who have sense enough not
to cut each others throats.
Labor-The patient toilers who
produce wealth for spectators to
enjoy.
Capitalize tool used by
brains to gather the cream of
labor's products.
Wages-The skim milk left
after the skimming process is con-
summated.
Renters-Men whose wives and
children have no homes.
Tramps-A product of our pres
ent so-called civilization.
Land-The thing which furn-
ishes labor with its opportunities
for employment.
little Deeds-The things which
prevent labor from availing itself
of the opportunities for employ
ment furnished by land.
Money-The loaded dice with
which the creditor heeces the
debtor.
Floaters-The class of voters
who hold the balance of power be-
tween to great political parties,
and settle great state questions at
81 per vote.
Newspaper-Gcnerally speak
ing, concern to prevent the
spread of useful news among the
people.
Farmers-Men who have been
protected" so much that two
thirds of their farms are mort
gagged.
Protection-The mirage on the
commercial desert which promises
we'll but fails to pan out.
Free 7 radcliffe bugaboo with
which big children are scared.
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casts and fasts. ~ not hesi,

feasts and fasts. shs not hesi.
tate to embrace sucit ! simple and
humane doctrine as communism
If the followers Of Christ would be
consistent enough tedo this the
socialistic state col9 never be in
augurated.
Anarchism, which Preston seems
SO horri6ed at, merely suggests a
state in which Christ's philosophy
will be so thoroughly imbued into
the people and so censcientiously
followed that human laws to curb
and punish the wicked will be un-
necessary. Everybody will then
have an active conscience and
the principle. do unto others as
you would have others do unto
you." will be practiced.
1t is unnecessary for Preston to
worry his readers describing the
position of the Catholic church on
this question of humanity. Or
ganized Christianity has for centu-
ries been proverbially indifferent
to the sufferings of the masses.
When we think Of the millions of
dollars annually spentin construct
ing unnecessarily elegant and ex-
pensive churches and the millions
of hungry stomachs daily because
the prominent members of the
churches pay starvation wages to
their employees itrequires no argu-
ment to prove that she has always
condemned and will continue to
condemn any movementth looks
to the more equal distribution of
wealth. Would that it were not
so. Socialism means cooperation
in all industries; this implies the
abolition of profits. twill reduce
the hours of labor to the minimum.
1t will abolish the senate and
presidency. The house of repre-
sentatives will merely form the
laws, all OF which will be voted on
by the entire people before they
become binding. 1t favors educa-
tion of the highest order for all,
free Libraries, etc.
1t will, as M. Preston says. rev.
olutionize so ciety. but society
needs revolutionizing.
F. H. M.
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oL 1T tor a hog to eat.

Is .uid not work on the food
The rooms we're filthy. The room
that we had to eat in was down
in the cellar, and it would make
one sick on going into it. ! have
been in many places, but that is
the worst place of all, and if you
made any complaint you would
be discharged"
A dressmaker said: 1--WE arc
compelled to walk up to the fourth
story to the cloak room and then
down one fight of stairs to the
work room, as we are not allowed
to use the elevator after 8 a. M,
before IL a. m, after p. m. and
before 6 p. m. We dare not COM
plain of anything for fear of being
discharged. 1t is impossible to
make living here or at any store
in Denver. My daughter and
| could not possibly make six
dresses a week; that would be 81.
so, averaging 6214 cents apiece.
The finest work done in this de-
partment is only paid $3.50 to So
dress, and it will take two of us
two or three days to make one -
A clerk answered: "Have stuck
to clerking faithfully for over six
years. My lot is hard enough,
but every day see working girls
worse off than | am. We are al
ways docked for any time out of
the store, no matter what the
cause. If we go home sick at
three o'clock in the afternoon, we
are docked a half a day. Many
times we work on Sundays and
nights in busy season. invoicing
or something else. Christmas
week we work every night, but
never receive any extra pay. We
work Saturday evenings until 9 o
clock, with forty-hve minutes for
supper, when that is the night we
most need rest so that we might
enjoy Sunday and not make it a
weekday. During July and Au-
gust, on Saturday nights, the ther-
mometer in the store stands at
los to ITO degrees. Why cannot
we here have, as they do in the
east, few hours vacation to
breathe during the hot season."
A young sewing girl said: 81
make shirts, and am paid from SO
cents to S2.2s per dozen. My av-
erage earnings are $3.50 per week.
The wages get would not keep
me, except that | live with my
brother. and he supplies all the
provisions and pays the rent. 1t
takes what make to keep me in
clothes"
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father, '.for one is our father even
God, and all we are brethren"
And can we suppose our heavenly
father less just, less merciful, less
careful, for the physical and men,
tai and moral welfare of all his
children, than would be an earthly
parentl What sort of a household
were that where one child gorged
while another starved2 where one
was given every advantage of
moral training and intellectual
culture, and another groveled in
british ignorance1 where one was
clothed in soft furs and velvets or
coolest lawns. as be6tted the sea-
son, while another Aaunted in
"unwomanly rags7" where one
shivered or sweltered in cheer
less. unwholesome garret, while
another monopolized the green
play ground that should be COM
mon to all7 Yet, does not our
present social system in effect
declare that such is the ordering
of heaven?
No, never, never, shall my heart
or lips acknowledge such bias
phemy. but with fullest gratitude
and thrilling joy give thanks for
even the humblest place in the
ranks of those who carrysforward
the banner of love and light, and
"vindicate the ways of God to
man."
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IN FRANCE.
The Socialist Wave Mounts
! Higher and
Higher"
EXTREME RADICALS ELECTED
The Enemies Of the People Admit That
France VIII Sosn Be In the
Hands Of the Radicals.

The Ame,Iean ExeAaxgs, the or
gan of the American aristocracy
in the French capital makes the
following admissions. which are
Indeed hopeful and inspiring to
lovers of liberty the world over.
1t will readily be understood that
the Exchange does not color the
case in favor of socialism through
any love for the latter:
Since their electoral defeat in
1885, the apportunists have daily
lost ground, and all hope of recov-
ering themselves is henceforth
lost. The recent partial elections
may be taken to signify that at
the next general elections the op-
portunists will be finally crushed,
and that a radical majority will be
returned to the Pallais Bourbon.
1t is remarkable fact that in two
departments-the Haute-Marne
and the Cote-d'Or-the influence
of the opportunists has been hith-
erto predominant. 1t is strange
that in the last mentioned depart-
ment M. Carnesson should be re
turned by the same electors who.
eighteen months ago, cast their
votes for M. Sadi-Carnot, now
president OF the republic. Ad-
vanced radicalism has taken pos
session of the departments hith-
erto occupied by the opportunists,
and the socialist aOave mounts higher
and higher at every consultation
of universal suffrage. In the
Bouches-du-Rhone department.
which is much more advanced
than the Cote-d'Or or the Haute-
Marne, the electors rally round the
radical candidate of the most vio-
lent shade, M. Felix Pyat, the per-
soni6cation of political assassina-
tion and the commune.
Unless conservative France
makes vigorous effort at the
general elections nothing can ar
rest the nation from rushing down
the incline of radicalism with
terrible rapidity. Although, owing
to the large number of absen-
tions, it would be extremely
unwise to regard by-elections as
indicative of public opinion, yet
it must be confessed that radical
victories and opportunist defeats
are strangely persistent, On the
other hand, the closeness with
which the reactionary candidates
tread on the heels of the radical
candidates is likewise significant.
1t must be borne in mind that
the radical party in elections in
variably puts forth its utmost
strength, and it therefore follows
that it can draw no recruits from
the absentionists, who, inso facto,
must be either reactionaries or
opportunists. 1t is in the action
Of these absentionists that the
secret of the electoral problem
resides, which will be solved at
the general elections in 1880, pro-
vided the chamber is allowed to
complete its legal term.
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The Remedy VIII Como.

Never in this country has mo-
nopoly assumed SO imperious, so
threatening, SO impudent an atti-
tude as it is now doing under the
guise of trusts. But the remedy
is hard to find. 1t will come some
day. accompanied with .wailing
and gnashing Of teeth.-Cineinatt
EnQuirey.
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litical and religious ideas. Agi-
tate and educate is our cry. Rob-
ert Owen, the great socialist, es-
tablished at his own expense the
first free public school. All honor
to his name and memory! The
church should adopt as its figure
head the legend of Lots pillar Of
salt, with its face turned to the
dead past as a6tting emblem of its
teaching. Socialists are progress
sive; they look ahead. They do
not look back. They think it the
height Of folly to adopt the ideas
of our ancestors, who were not as
happy as they ought to have been.
If the history of the past teaches
anything it is that much misery
has been caused by false social
ideas. And for false political
ideas millions of men have lived
in misery, and died on battle6elds
for kings and emperors, those
useless fgure-heads of nations.
And as far as religion is con-
cerned, rivers of blood have been
shed and millions of men have
been slaughtered in the sacred
name of religion and the kind
hearted and loving Jesus. Social
lists, knowing all this, must not be
blamed if they freely criticise and
boldly examine modern ideas with
regard to society, politics and re-
ligion. We must be allowed to
think for ourselves. And as one
generation commences where the
other left off, we ought to grow
wiser, better and stronger every
generation. AS long as men are
welded to the past, there will be
no progress.
Let socialists continue to preach
the gospel of discomfort. The hui
man race is indebted for all its
progress to disconted men. Agi-
tate, educate and organize, until
the masses arise in their might
when conscious of their strength,
and their unhappy, miserable con-
dition, will break their bonds and
destroy our system of wage
slavery. Masters and slaves are
relics of the dark and bloody past.
THOMAS YOUNG.
ToPoLoBAMPo BAY, Sinaloa, Mex
leo, March Io, 1888.
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"Hungry joe

Can be filed, and every other
workingman and citizen can get a
square meal. cheap and good, at
Gunther's Hotel, corner Thirty
orst and Blake streets. Schaefer
& SchaeAe, proprietors. 282tf
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On the List.

Stoves made by Fuller & War
rem of Troy, New York, are on the
bovcott list. Scab labor.
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Albert r. Parsens' Book.

"Anarchism: Its Philosophy
and Scientific Basis" is now
ready. Persons desiring informa-
ton as to the doctrines for the
advocacy of which the FIVE an
archists were executed should
read this work. Prices: hand
somely bound in cloth 81; paper
covers 50 cents
MRS. A. R. PARSONS, Publisher.
Room IS, I6o Washington street.
Chicago, Illinois.
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The celebrated stiR hats from The Co.
operative Hat Company Just received at
Oayton's.
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to ride on street cars, therefore
have to walk. and If / happen to
be one minute late l have to walk
up long fights of stairs. Am not
allowed to 60 on elevator. l think
our grievances are too many to
tell about, and ! prav to have a
change for ts-t better
An hotel employe answered:
II nave worked at he = hotel,
and r ay that did not get
10 cat. What .,rtle we
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Marriage Licenses.


The following is list of marriage lice nse!
issued by Probate Judge Meekison, for tht
month of December, 1857;
P. A. Hess and MaryE. Wissinger.
F. ]. LeBay and Anna E. Frankfather.
S. Logan and Clara Hatcher.
A. A. Lewis and Sadie Sands.
]. A. Reed and Rebecca @. Frankfather.
Eff. Maley and Emma Cole.
H. Bockelman and Delphia Hess.
F. L. Condit and Lulu ]. Scribner.
]. d. Flemming and Henrietta Hurd.
A. P. Travis and Clara B. Dickerson.
D. ]. Champion and Mary Glore.
T. d. Philpott and Mary E. Anthony
d. E. Goodnight and Susannah F. Butler.
7. E. Heeter and Verda Foltz.
w. E. Good and Hulda J. Shepard.
J. L. Thiesen and Della Starkey.
A. Shane and Anna B. Fenstmacher.
G. F. Decko and Cora L. Booher.
M. G. Patterson and Josephine Maunthayer
v. L. Rodmen and Cora NJ. Rogers.
G. II. Smith and Fannie B. Baskum.
j. P. Saygers and Capitola Stow.
NJ. Winover and Anna Berlin.
H. FL. Hasted and May Bade.
FL. Hays and Martha Sidol.
j. NJ. Miller and Carrie Osborn.
A. Bostlelman and Minnie Cordes.
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Gas and Oil Co. Meeting.

Stockholders of the Napoleon natural gas
and oil company met on Monday evening for
the purpose of electing directors for the en-
suing year. On motion the old board of di-
rectors we're retained for the ensuing year.
The test well is about 100 feet deep, the con-
tractors still pegging away searching for the
lost tools, with fair prospect of getting
them up from the bottom of the hole, when
drilling will be resumed The company have
called for the 9th assessment, which is due
the 10th of this month. 1t was developed at
the meeting Monday night that there was
quite number of the stockholder who have
not paid cent upon their stock so far, with
little prospects of it ever being paid. The
company seem determined to go at least 2200,
if gas or oil is not struck before that depth is
reached.
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MARRIED.

GoHD-SHEPARD.-0n Dec. 22nd, in Napo-
leon, by Rev. M. L. Donahey, Mr.. Vim. E.
Cord and Miss Huldia ]. Shepard; both of
Henry county, Ohio.
CoNDIT-ScRIBNER.-On Dec. 2Sth, at the
brides home in Napoleon, by Rev. M. L.
Donahey, Frank L. Condit, Of Monroe, Mich,
and Miss Lula j. Scribner, of Napoleon.
PHrLpoTr - ANTHONY. = On Wednesday,
Dec. 18th, 1887, in Damascus township, by
Rev. J. T. Pope, assisted by Rev. Austin
Philpott, Mr.. Thomas D. Philpott and Miss
Mary Eta Anthony.
The happy couple we're the recipients of
many tokens of love and friendship, all of
which were of practical value and some Of
them indeed beautiful. Xxx.
LEWIS SANDS the both day of Deceml
Der, 1887, byW. A. Tressler, j. p, Andrew
A. Lewis and Miss Sady Sands, all of Hol-
gate, Henry county, O..
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Clearing Sale.

CIearlnS 0ales
ALI those who appreciate bargains, and
especially those who desire to procure good
first class literature at jobbers lowest rates
must do so now, for the reason that Saur &
Balsley propose to close out during the month
of January their entire stock of miscellan-
eous Books, Scrap and Picture Books, Photo
graph Albums, Autograph Albums, Blank
Books, Bibles, Testaments, etc. They also
have job lot of nice cloth window shades
on spring rollers, which they will close out at
very low prices. This sale is for the purpose
of clearing out and selling off all that class
Of goods which belong to the winter trade.
In all human probability we will have mild
winter, having had the coldest and toughest
first to begin with, and if this is fact, the
sooner every merchant gets rid of his winter
goods the better it will be for his financial
condition. Don't fail to call and look the
stock over; you will be almost sure to see
something that will please you and that you
will want
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Vick's Floral Guide.

A silver lining to every cloud /! With the
short dull days of early winter come the
cherry holidays and vick's beautiful annual,
and 10 spring already appears not far dis
tant. We can almost see the greening grass
and the blooming flowers. In the way of
Catalogue, Vick's Floral Guide is unequaled
in artistic appearance, and the edition Of
each year that appears simply perfect. is sur
passed the next. New and beautiful engray-
ings, and three colored plates OF flowers,
vegetables, and grain, are features for the
issue of 1883. Its lavender tinted cover, with
original designs of most pleasing effects,
will ensure it prominent place in the
household and library. Ills in itself . treat
ise on horticulture, and is adapted TO the
wants Of all who are interested in the garden
or house plants. 1t describes the rarest
flowers and the choicest vegetables. Il you
want to know anything about the garden,
see Vick's Floral Guide, price only 10 cents,
Including Certificate good for 10 cents
WORTH AZ seeds. Published by James Wick,
Seedsman, Rochester, N. Y.
=
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Letter List

Letters remaining uncalled for atthe Ma
.poleon, Ohio, Post Office. for the week end
ing Jan. s, 1883.
Marietta Myers, Margaret Mitchell, Lizzie
Burning, Katie Hess, r. J. Harper. Jno. Q.
McLain, Emit Sands, William Crocker, Hen
ry Rioessel. j. H. Ule and Christ Linden.
FoREioN. The Ohio q Great Western Seed
Co.
Persons calling for letters will pleasesay
they are advertised, and give the date.
8. @, HkAa, 2. NJ.
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Death of JAS. shasteen, sr.

Another old and respected citizen passed
from this life into the great hereafter on
Thursday last, in the person of James Shas-
teen, Sr. He died of paralysis, having had
several strokes previous to the one which
proved fatal on last Thursday. Mr.. Shas-
teen died in the 73d year of his age, having
lived here for over half century. His fun
eral took place from his late residence on
the 1st inst ;, the services being held in the
Union Chapel, this township, conducted by
Rev. Spreng.
Mr.. Shasteen was born in Rock Ridge
county, Virginia, March End, 1915, and came
to Richland township, now in Defiance coun-
ty, and settled near the hamlet of Indepen-
dence in the year 1926.
In 1888 he was married to Mary Ann
Zeigaer, of Pleasant township, this county,
who survives him. Had he lived few
months longer, he could have celebrated his
golden wedding.
Immediately after his marriage he went
into the woods of Pleasant township, built a
cabin house, and commenced the clearing
of farm. where he continued TO reside un-
til lie removed to Napoleon. Shortly after
his settlement in Napoleon he purchased
from the State the East half of Southeast
Quarter Of Sec. 10, Napoleon township, upon
which he settled, cleared up and improved
with his own hands, and made what is now q
beautiful and valuable farm-with buildings,
and valuable improvements, lying immedi-
ately adjoining the corporation Of Napoleon
But James Shasteen, like other pioneers,
has passed to his reward. He was man Of
great industry and energy, and was, withal
a natural mechanic, and was always en-
ployed in making something useful to him
self or Others in new country. He was hon.
est and upright in all his dealings with other
men, and ever ready to assist his neighbors
when assistance was needed in the early set
tlement of this county.
Highly respected by all for his honesty
and probity in the battle Of life, he never
theless did not forget his duties to God, be-
ing a consistent member of the United
Brethren Church for many years.
Napoleon, o., Jan. 2, 1888. Il.
8Es E, M
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New Bavaria, Dec. q, l
Weather and Drouth.

During the months of May, June, July
and August, 1886, there was in Napoleon a
rainfall of 8 2-3 inches. During the same
months of 1887 the rainfall was "a inches,
being difference of 1-12 of an inch. The
drouth effects, however of 1887 were much
greater on account of the great heat. The
rainfall of 1887 at Napoleon was 27.96 inches,
being 1-5 of an inch more than in 1886. The
average rainfall at Napoleon is about 3S
inches, We were therefore deficient in both
years about 10 inches. T. G. HUNTER.
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Samuel Baer, Of Pettisville, while ON a
trip to his old home, Lancaster, Pa, last
week, lost or had his pocket-book stolen,
which contained S1OO in cash, and notes
valued at 5000. Persons are warned against
/, purchasing the notes. The payment of the
same has been stopped - Wauseon Erpositor.
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An Edition of 900 Copies:

We will next week issue an edition Of 5000
copies of the NoRTHw EST, for the purpose of
showing up the resources of our place and
the advantages Napoleon has to offer as a
trading and manufacturing center. The
services of two competent writers has been
secured for this special edition, and we ex-
pect to show to the outside world that Napo-
leon is the equal of any contemperaneous
city in this portion Of the State. Messrs.
BusselIe and Stafford, the gentlemen who are
here for this purpose, are meeting with good
success, and we hope all our business men
will be represented in this enterprise, as it
is a good one for the city generally, and par
ticularly advantageous to each business
house represented. The papers will be dis
tributed in this locality, and will reach all
parties who make Napoleon their trading
place.
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We return our sincere thanks to the many
patrons who have commenced the new yeal
by not only getting even with the printer but
placing him in their dept by paying theil
subscriptions ahead. May more come in and
do likewise.