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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-03-29
MAIINTA.

.... Easter will soon be here.
The blacksmith shop of J. Spangler
has been removed.
... School in district No. 2, closed on the
Goth, M. Switzer as teacher.
I'VE have been having quite snow.
pretty good for the month of March.
Burr q Willoughby's saw mill has been
running in full blast for the past few weeks.
Rev. Bender has closed or soon will
close the meeting at Pleasant Grove chapel.
III. Burr and ]. Weissinger are speculat.
ing in the hog business, both have been
trading. .-.
49,. Measles are still taking there course,
they are visiting almost every house in the
community.
-. The Dewey stave factory after laying
idle for the past few weeks, will soon be in
running order.
The death of Lizzie Sickmiller occurred
on last Saturday. We all must pass away,
peace to her sleeping dust.
IS. G. Overhuls does not like the name
of Judge, but he gets to the front all the
same, for he says he is all solid at Hecklers.
IS. G. Overhulses school closed Friday.
March 23d, he has been having good success
and he will start for school at Fostoria. We
wish him success in the future.
I'M. Spangler says may be he will
get up writing class in Malinta. Better all
come out for he has almost got to be Pro-
fessor since he has been away to school.
90. Spangler, son of Rufus Spangler
while handling logs last Saturday, in some
way one of the horses got his foot fast and
pulled it out of place, but it has been replaced
and is getting along well at last report.
Saturday night, while attending the
wake of Lizzie Sickmiller, party of -four
became very much interested in a social
chat. A noise was heard and before it could
hardly be ediscoveredin looking around, few
young associates were deeply Interested some
what in courting position. 1t seemed as il
those four had made this up during the day
for place of meeting. We would earnestly
insist upon parents when letting their chill.
dren go to such place that it is not the
place in which to do sparkling. Show little
respect for the dead and for yourself.
FUNNY.
Mch 26th 'S8
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-03-29
The River and Harbor Bill.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., March 26.-The
river and harbOr committee completed
their labors to-day and will ask the
house to reduce the treasury surplus by
appropriating SO, 432, 1877 for the
improvements of waterways. The
Ohio river gets bulky appropriation of
$3.50, 600. The sum Of S75, 900 is allowed
for an ice harbor at Portsmouth aud
$50, 900 to complete the ice harbor at
Marietta. The Muskingum river gets
$lO2, 900, which comprises a new lock
and dam at Taylorville and remodeling
the lock at GAINESVILLE. On the lakes
Cleveland harbor is given $4,000,
Ashtabula harbor $50, Huron har-
Dor, 5000; Vermillion harbor, 5000;
Port Clinton harbor, $4,000; Toledo
straight channel, $150,000, and Toledo
old channel, $1,000. The improvements
at Sault Ste. Marie are allowed 81 ,5O0,-
600, including the falls and Hav lake
channel.
The present bill presumably provides
for two years, as it is the intention of
the committee not to report general
bill at the short session, but sort of
deficiency bill to provide for any un-
foreseen contingency that may arise.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-03-29
The World Advances.

We venture to assert, that every reader of
this paper has pride to greater or less de-
gree in the appearance of their attire; and all
will agreewith us, that no matter how neatly
one may be dressed, soiled and unpublished
shoes mar the appearance of the individual.
Yet when one considers the often useless la
Dor of polishing shoes, when all the lustre
will be lost the moment an indy idual steps
out into the damp or dusty street, it is to be
wondered at that an improved method of pol
ishing shoes has not long since been intro
duced. AfGA.n' e.. b ST. t-+ 4.G II ~.
a But wesaid "the world advances and at
Ilst we hail with pleasure iberator from
this useless toll. Its name is 'Wolff's Acme
Backing" The inventor has Justly named
it ''Acme Backing" We have tried it, and
know whereof we speak, and can assure all
our readers that the use of this blacking, if
carried out as the manufacturers direct, be-
comes source of pleasure and comfort.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-03-29
How 70 Get Local Option

The following summary of the procedure
necessary under the new Ohio township local
option law, which becomes operative on July
l, is from the Columbus Josusral:
There appears to be Misunderstanding
among the people as to the necessary mode
of procedure to put the township local option
law into effect A general reply to several
correspondence made herewith. The bill
was signed and becamealaw Saturday, March
3. 1t is township local option pure and sim
pie, and cannot be brought before the town
ships at the spring election. A special elect
ion is required, the same as for filing vacan-
cies in the Office of township trustees. The
procedure consists of petition of fourth
of the qualified voters of a township to the
trustees, who can order an election and give
the usual fifteen days, the same as to fill va
cancy in trusteeships, and the election is to
be held then in all respects as in the election
of township officers. III se
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FLORIDA.
FUNNY.
Mch. 26th, '8S,

WIN. Tompson is moving to-day into
Mowery's property, which he rented.
THE meeting at the U. B. Church is still
in progress. but not much result as yet.
49,. We have mud plenty now and the roads
are almost impassable, still few farmers
are hauling gre in to this market.
Sam Jones and Geo. T. Owens went
out fox hunting and before returning sue
ceeded in capturing six scalps, which surpris-
ed them so that they came home across the
river bridge on the double quick.
Rev. M. @. Howey has just returned
home from Kansas, and reports that Kansas
is not as prosperous as it was three years ago
and that land is not worth as much per acre,
and a general depression in business matters.
....John Dancer has bought another car
load of cattle and weighed them at this place,
and the average head was at least one
thousand pounds. Also bought some swine
which were nice lot for this time of the
year.
There is a man in our town whose
mouth shoots of so easy that to hear him
talk one would come to the conclusion that
there is none in the township capable to fill
any Office but himself. M. V.P.
Mch. 26. '88.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-03-29
Potatoes in Quick Time.

A correspondent furnishes the fol-
lowing to the New York Tribune: 1t
has been my fathers practice during
many years to start his early potatoes
March |, causing the crop to mature
two or three weeks In advance of those
planted in the cold soil. Take a shall
low box that will slide under the
kitchen stove, or stand in warm air
wherever convenient, leaving room
enough for a cover In case of excessive
heat. Cover the bottom with an inch
of fine moist earth; lay on 1T cut pieces
ofpotatoes (eyes upward) so as to cover
the layer of earth. Cover the potatoes
thus arranged with another layer of
soil, and thus fill the box with alter
nate layers of earth and potatoes
Cover the last or upper layer and level
the surface. If the surface gets too dry
moisten little. When ready to plant
carry the box to the garden and, by
taking heed, the contents may be
turned out entire and easily separated
by beginning on one side. When
planting, do not cover the green leaves.
BY comparing your first new potatoes,
thus fastened, with those Of your
neighbor the advantage cal be esti-
mated.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-03-29

The New York Herald publishes the
following interview with large Cali
fornia wool grower on the question of
free wool:
Mr.. j. H. Miller, pioneer wool
grower, who has grown wealthy in his
business and resides near Sacramento,
said:
1T is the tariff upoI life's necessities
which causes mischief. There was no
duty to speak of on wool in 1859, when
| got sixteen cents per pound for my
clip, nor in 1860, when received
twenty-seven cents per pound for it in
Boston, but there was u duty on it in
1872, when my spring clip brought
fifty-two cents and the fall clip thirty
two cents, and the duty is on it yet,
when wool is quoted at seven and half
cents in the market.
"If duty on wool ran its price up to
fifty-two cents in 1872, why has 1t let
down to seven and half cents now?
What fact more convincing than this
could be produced to show that the
duty on wool has little or nothing to
do with its rise or fail in price? The
lively demand for wool during the
period between 1860 and 1867 and the
high prices it consequently brought,
proved temptation to the farmers to
invest in sheep during the interval
named up till 1873.
"By that time over production had
taken place and prices fell and kept
falling in the face of an immense in
crease of population and home con-
sumption and rapid as we'll as enor-
nous decrease in the number of sheep.
California's output of wool is to-day
twenty million pounds less than it was
a few years ago and it is steadily de-
creasing.
"My idea of W ,o Is that it is one of
the necessaries OF life. and as such
should not be taxed, neither should
beef, corn, wheat, iron, steel, lumber,
coal nor anything necessary to COM
Portable livelihood of workingmen and
women"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-03-29
ANOTHER GEORGIA WONDER.
Woman Who Does Afnre Astounding
Tricks Than Did Lulu Hurst..

Very little idea of the mystery which
surrounds Mrs. Dixie Jarrett Haygood,
who will sOen- start, out on q tour over
the world can be obtained until she is
seen in her marvellous performances,
says the Savannah NeUs. In electric
tricks she does even more than Miss
Hurst. For instance, a person is blind
folded. An article Is hidden, and then
she places her hand lightly on the
shoulder of the blmdfolded person, who
goes without knowing why directly to
the hidden article. Very recently this
feature of her performance was given a
severe test. A pin was driven in the
wall as high as the hand could reach.
A lady had been blindfOlded, and was
to find what was hidden and the locali-
ty. The instant Mrs. Haygood's hand
was placed upon the lady's shoulder
she walked direct to the wall and took
the pin from the wall.
The slate writing of Slade is feeble
when compared with that of Mrs. Hay
good. A small pencil is laid upon a
slate and the slate is then placed where
seemingly writing could not be done,
under wardrobe, for instance. An
swers to questions were made, and each
time the answer was satisfactory to the
asker. She hos received hundreds of
dollars in money and valuables by be-
ing thus able to obtain from some
where proper answers to questions.
But she is averse to this feature, and
will not show it on every occasion.
She does not know where the power
comes from, and offers no explanation.
In her early days, when but child,
and before she had learned to write
she could cause messages to be written
on states. Among the instances is this:
Whenever the slate would be written
on she would become frightened, and
was of the opinion that it was done by
some other person. One day she de-
cided to test it herself She thought of
a verse in the Bible. "God is love,n
and placed the slate where she knew it
could notbe touched. When u suffici-
ent time had elapsed she examined the
slate, and he words God is loven
were written there in large letters.
An Episcopal minister doubted her
ability to do such things, and resolved
to put her to test. He wrote ques-
ton on piece of paper, tore off u piece,
and, rolling up the fragment upon
which the question was written, placed
and kept it in his mouth. The other
portion ofthe paper was placed upon
the table, and Mrs. Haygood was called
upon to give a reply. This was done.
The answer was correct, the two pieces
of paper were compared, and the min
lister was so confounded with the fact
that he left her house at once.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-03-29
Texas Doesn't Know What To Do With
All Her Wealth.

AUSTIN, Marcn Ex-Governor Ross
has announced his intention to call an
extra session of the Legislature in few
days, for the purpose of determining
what disposition shall be made of the
Treasury surplus. When the 81 ZOO, ,0OO
of indemnity just voted by Congress
reaches Texas, the surplus by the time
of the regular meeting of the Legisla-
ture year hence will be more than $3,-
000, 900, and the Governor does not feel
justified in carrying this large amount.
The special session will also be author
lied to take action in regard to the
Greer county boundary line. The Leg
islature will be called to meet about the
middle Of April, in time to inspect and
investigate the new Capitol prior to its
dedication during the Interstate drill
in May
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-03-29
A State Organization of Democrati c
Clubs, WY

The convention of Ohio Democratic Clubs
which was held in Columbus last week was
composed of over 400 delegates. The meet
ing was addressed by Thurman, Powell, Con-
verse and others and was enthusiastic
throughout. A permanent organization was
affected, by the adoption of constitution
and election of officers. The following is the
preamble; --. ..r... .s..-...
'We, the Democratic clubs of Ohio, here
by associate ourselves into a State organiza-
ton, to be known as the Ohio Democratic
club, for the purpose of disseminating Dem
0cratic principles, and the more complete
organization of the Democratic party in Ohio.
The following officers were elected: Presi-
dent, E. M. Heisley, Cleveland; first Vice
President, F. K. Martin, Cincinnati; second,
Jas. E. Neil, Hamilton; Secretary. Col. H. R.
Sage, Dayton; corresponding Secretary, Col.
W. A. Taylor, Columbus; Treasurer, H. A.
Donham, Cincinnati; Executive Board, L. E.
Holden of Cleveland, NJ. D. Harter of Mans
field, W. A. Thomas of Springfield, j. L.
Granger of Columbus and L. Kim per of Gin
cinnati,
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-03-29
Gifts OF Poison.

1t is time that respectable merchants
combined with consumers for the sup.
preston of all gift, prize and lottery
schemes in connection with the sale OF
articles of merchandise. These schemes
are not only demoralizing to legitimate
business and to the morals of the com
munity, but in the extent in which
they are being carried in the sale of
articles of food have become source
Of great danger to the public health.
They are, no matter in what form they
appear, nothing more or less than de-
vices to swindle honest and unsuspect-
ing people.
1t is gratifying to learn that in some
instances the officers of the law
have taken hold of the matter. In
New York, and also in Chicago, parties
who in this way offered gifts to pur-
chasers of their packages have recently
been arrested upon indictments for lot
terry swindling. The latest candidates,
both for public eXecration and criminal
prosecution, are the manufacturers of
the alum baking powders, who are
both by means of gifts and lottery
tickets, disposing of large quantities Of
-,
which are SO well known to be detri-
mental to health that no housekeeper
will admit them to her kitchen, know
ingly. This form of swindIe is not only
being peddled from house to house, but
under the promise of large profits to be
realized, the manufacturers are en-
trenching themselves behind the coun-
ters of many grocers by getting them
to offer the alum goods with the gifts
or lottery tickets attached, thereby
shifting the liability to prosecution, in
part, upon other and perhaps innocent
parties. Every grocer or dealer, for
instance, who sells or offers for sale any
of the prize or lottery baking powders
is, criminal in the eye of the
law, and liable, upon conviction, to
fine and imprisonment, while those
who sell the gift goods are, morally, as
responsible, for they are offering an in
dncement, or prize, to housekeepers tC
use a food that contains corrosive
poison. This is a predicamentinw which
it is not possible our grocers will care to
place themselves when they come to
think seriously of the matter
1t must be borne in mind that every
one of these gift or prize baking powders
are alum baking powders. These pow.
ders cost less than four cents a pound
to produce; the gift or prize costs but 9
few cents more. They are sold at the
price of first class baking powder, SC
that the swindle, in acommercial sense
is enormous. But the chief iniquity oi
the business consists in selling, as pre-
SlmablV wholesome an article of \
positive injurious character, and by
means of gifts or bribes inducing serv
ants or unsuspecting housekeepers tC
purchase and use it in our daily food.
There should be some prompt method
of reaching the dangerous practices and
Furnishing the parties engaged in theil
promotion. If the present laws are not
ample, we commend the matter to the
consideration of our State Board o.
Health for recommendation of such
additional legislation as shall be effect
i've for the protection of the public.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-03-29
From Over the County.
STANLEY.

The sick are improving.
....SawloG hauling has been resumed.
School will commence next month.
Next weekis election, boys. Vote right.
Read the NORTHWEST and spend your
evenings happily and proftably.
-. Easter next Sunday. The small boy
will figure out the egg question this week.
....John Mcbride has purchased new
boiler, 40 horse power. He bought it from
j. o. Merritt, the lively agent at Hamler.
90. You ask why VIM. Els wares such a
smiling countenance. 1t is all because of the
arrival of a nine pound baby girl. All doing
well. . ...-f - ....
....Jonah Hopkins, living two miles east of
here, became insane and was sent to the
asylum at Toledo. He is a son of Major
Hopkins who was shot at Napoleon and
killed some years .lgo. SHoo Fly.
Mch. 26, i88
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MASDON RIDGE.

....M Miss Amanda Edgington is on the sick
list.
....Leinna Roberts is visiting her sis ters
in Florida.
. Miss Dora Kirk visited Miss Nora Win
ner Sunday.
... Fred Andrix took load of hoop poles
to Milton Center Saturday.
80. Taylor Winner is preparing to build
lot of board fence this spring.
mo Sabbath school at the school house,
Sunday, on account of the bad weather.
John Masden says he must ride the
goat once more, to be full fedged X. of P.
49,. The ridge now has company of musi-
clans; they gave two entertainments last
week. Success gentlemen.
.... Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Roberts have taken
boarder to stay 81 years; all doing we'll.
Mch. 26, '88. De EYE SEE.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-03-29
So Say We All.

tits said there is coterie OF about a
half dozen disappointed, worn out poll
ticians in Ohio who think they can get
up some kind of an opposition move
ment against the denomination of
Grover Cleveland. These men might
just as well disabuse their minds about
there being an opposition feeling to
Cleveland in Ohio. The Democracy OF
Ohio are unitin favor of Cleveland's 's
denomination.
The delegation from Ohio to the St.
Louis convention will be solid for
Cleveland, as any man who attempts
to force another idea upon the Democ-
racy will be defeated for delegate, as he
should be- Plain Dealer, ~S
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-03-29
pemocra.ic Sane Convention.

The State Central Committee at its meeting
last week agreed upon Dayton as the place
for holding the next Democratic State Con-
ventiOn and May 18th and 18th an the time.
The following resolution was adopted;
"The committee recommends that district
delegates to the Eational Convention, and
Presidential electors for each Congressional
District be selected BY the delegates to the
State Convention from the counties of each
Congressional District unless the Congress
sional District Committee should order 9TH
erwise." y a.
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An Answer Worthy Of TalIeyrand.

lOTahSe N'a')o )opserVer.J
When Gen. w. II. f. Lee WAS ad
dressing the House of Representatives
on Friday in behalf of the appropria-
ton to pay for losses to the Theological
Seminary at Alexandria, during the
war, a Republican member from Ohio
inquired, "For which side did those
preachers pray?" Gen. Lee at once re-
piled, '"They prayed for all sinners and
left it to the Lord to determine who
they WERE" 1t is said the answer was
worthy of Talleyrand.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-03-29
WEST LIBERTY. .

Look out for muddy roads.
.... Fred Rhode is still whiting away with
his saw mill.
Charley Crets will move on the farm
vacated by Fisher.
Mrs. Cluts has been very sick with
lung fever but is getting better.
Why don't the capitalists of Ratsville
organize a joint stock company for the pur-
pose of drilling for gas and oil?
49,. Edward Leist buried his youngest
child Tuesday. ONCE IN A WHILE.
Mch 21 iS8
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chief Justice White Dead.

1t was with heartfelt grief that the citizens
of this part of the State learned of the death
Of Morrison R. Waite, Chisf Justice of the
United States. The great Northwest had
been his future home, and he lived in our
midst when he received his appointment from
the hands of President Grant. He was re-
vered, loved and respested by all, regardless
of party ties.
Morrison Remich Waite, seventh Chief
Justice of the United States, was born in
Lyme, Conn.,, November 10th, 1916. He
graduated at Yale College in 1887, studied
law and began to practice in Maumee City,
Ohio. In 1S49 he was a member of the Leg
islature, and in 1850 he removed to Toledo.
He declined repeated nominations to Con-
gress, and also seat on the Ohio Supreme
Bench. In 1s71-72 he was one of the counsel
of the United States before the tribunal of
arbitration at Geneva. In 1878 he presided
over the Constitutional Convention of Ohio.
On January 81, 1874, he became Chief Justice
of the United States by appointment by Pres
ident Grant.
| His death leaves eight Associate Justices
Samuel F. Miller, StephenJ. Field, Joseph P.
Bradley John M. Harlan, Stanley Matthews,
Horace Gray, Samuel Blatchford an L1cius
@. @. Larmar. ......-.
Justices Miller, Bradley, Harlan, Mat
thews, Gray and Blatchford, six of the eight,
are Republicans.
AS has already been said, Mr.. Waite was
the seventh Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of the United States. John Jay, the
first one, was appointed by George Wa shing-
ton in 1888. He resigned in 1886, and John
Rutledge was appointed, but presided over
only one term of the Court, the Senate not
confirming his appointment. Oliver Ellis
worth was then chosen and served until 1900
when he resigned. He was the third Chief
Justice named by ''the Father of his Coun-
try" John Marshal was appointed by Presi-
dent John Adams in 1901 and served until his
death, in 1864 period of thirty-four years.
Next came Roger B. Taney, who was appoint
ed by Andrew Jackson. He died in 1864.
Salmon P. Chase was appointed by Lincoln
in that yeP7. and Waite received his appoint
ment in 1874. e-r,- .e
Funeral services were conducted in Wash
ington yesterday, which we're attended by the
President, Cabinet, Supreme Court and other
national dignataries, when the body was con-
veyed to Toledo for burial, the funeral taking
place to-day.