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Wichita eagle., 1888-06-14
origin Of Various UsaseA

Nearly all the religious and seni-reng.
ious prohibitions and usages of the peoples
of the world probably had their origin n
some material benefit. The COW was hard
to raise in India The COW was most me-
cesssry-so the wise priesthood made her
sacred and thus preserved her. Hogs
flesh was subject to disease in Egypt and
Syria, so the hog was made religiously
unclean and infested With dsvils Pigeons
and certain other birds furnished the best
Of manure, 60 they were made sacred to
insure them In great number4 Uncleaa-
Illness breeds disease. 20 the priestcraft
pronounced certain risers and pools clesn-
sing 70 the soul, and thus insured at least
q cleansing Of the body. TaHes were a.
ways obnoxious 70 men Gifts to the
gods to insure eternal welfare, however,,
were ever freely given Sc p-iestly ruie-s
kept their etchequers full through the
offerings upon tho altars. which were In
sured BY the fears Of unseen and unknow.
able dangers. Moses would bate bad 9
bard tin6e making both ends meet If he
had not received the assistance Of the gifts
of the Lord.-CArter HARRISON IN Chicago
Tines
Wichita eagle., 1888-06-14
LIFE,

let rs be like bird, one instant lighted
Upon twig that swings;
He feels it Yield, but sings on, unafrighted.
Knowing he hath bis wings.
Victor Hugo. Uranslated by Edwin Arnold.)
Wichita eagle., 1888-06-14
The Captive Prairie Dogs.

ssWhen was little boy my father moved
from Hoosierdom over upon @ broad and
blooming prairie in Illinois, said man to a
reporter Zone time my father trapped four
or five prairie dogs don't know how he
managed it; I've forgotten that. / think
they must have been young and foolish, like
baby rats, which veatured where their ia
and ma would never go. Ny father brought
them home, and we children Rugged our
selves in delight So we fancied them as pretty
pets, like SQUIRRELS or white rabbits. A cage
was quickly fitted up. the captives were
placed init and surrounded by all the dain-
ties which We fancied could tempt them to
forget their captivity. Our parents kept Us
away from the cage, as the little strangersre-
csrsied US with terror which they did not
attempt 70 conceal But we went TO place
more food before them the next morning.
The food previously provided bad not been
touched The 1e7e prisoners sat wearify On
their launches In the dark extremity Of their
cell. Childish curiosity was repressed tin the
second morning, when the cage was again
visited The captfves sat IN the same posi-
ton. and no morsel Of the varied bill of faro
with which we had designed to tempt them
had been touched. The water was undnin-
ished il the bowl
Another day passed, the third morning
came, and we rauout 70 see our peta. The
sight that met our eyes shall never forget
In their hunger and despairth poor captiva
had eaten their own feet The hoodystumps
were q sad and sicksning reproof TO our
cruelty in depRiving the children Of the
prairie OF their Wild, sweetEtnrty. We felt
it, children as vewere, and alsztiy, alraos.
In tears, we opened n prison d~r and
slipped a~ay 70 give tAe czPaves oppnrtun-
ity TO escape But II was too latn With
their fest erawed OF up almost 20 their little
bodies, they could scarcely more than drag
themselves out and creep aHay int the
gress, where they soon sfsr diede-Chicago
Herald
Wichita eagle., 1888-06-14
Calm AdyfcA

Enrazed Hrshand-Asria. en- endErs
this exisserce no loug.E. lam going 70 tscv
nv brains outI
Wife calmly Don't sttzurs 4. tskr.
You have never bad any success q firing -
small argesz-Chic.go Tribune.
Wichita eagle., 1888-06-14
ulumfnasad Je0y.

A new table arnauentation = teny mua
minated BY electric light. Tia dish. hid
den from observation At first by silver
cover and nsss Of Towers. IS suddenly
revealed with TIA light shising through
the mass fFpu fhe center, end ths eSnes
s electyifying.-Ehicaoo HsIAl6
Wichita eagle., 1888-06-14

For mosquito or gnst bites an expriscced
Traveller writes thss be -uEs . solution Ct
alum water a. stForg sadd-
ing ore-fpgrth Il afcEEicSinegzr al cne-
afth Of giycsriNe Ghaksvel before us1S.
Il vitipSa3tveU 1oA
Wichita eagle., 1888-06-14

The thistle at sndpodes eRms to attain
most vigorous growth tn Root penssrstes
to depth Of from twelve 10 twenty feet,
and this rocs, even when cut into snail
pieces, retains vitality. each roet producing
. new plan.-chicaSo Herald
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-02-09

are benefited by this tariff. Wool monopo
lists may be benefited in some way, and
would have rs small growers come to their
aid in robbing the many for the benefit of
the few. another case of big fish eating the
little ones. So say do not be alarmed,
study the matter carefully. The national
wool-growers association is wonderful ly
excited over the Presidents message for fear
all the sheep in the country will be nnnihilat-
ed at once unless the small wool-growers
rush with them to Congress with petitions to
save the sheep. We will wait with interest
for figures from some of our high wool tariff
men for the aforesaid period, namely, from
1S47 to 1867 under free wool and from 1867 to
1887 under wool protection"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-02-09
Impure Food.

Exceeding caution should be exer.
cised in the purchase af a new article oI
food. Many recent cases of serious Ill
ness have been reported from the use
Of the new patent foods for infants,
from untested baking powders. and
cheap fiavOring extracts. The desire
for rapid wealth induces INSCRIPTIONS
manufacturers to place anything before
the public that will sell at q large profit,
without regard to its usefulnes or
healthfulness. At present there is q
great raid upon the baking powder
market, and so many impure and adul-
terated articles of this kind have been
found peddled about the country that
the authorities in several of the States
have TAKE n the necessary action to ex-
pose them. The report Of the Ohio
State Food Commission has shown that
a large number of the brands sold here
are made from alum, phOsphates, or O
cheap and adulterated cream of tartar.
The danger to the public is made still
greater by the unblushing effrontery
with which the proprietors of these inn
pure powders advertise them as perfect,
claiming for them all kinds of false and
impossible endorsements.
The official report of the Ohio State
Food Commission gives the names of a
number of these impure powders, and
the amount of impurity and inert mat
ter in each as follows:
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-02-09
CONSUMPTION CURED.

An old physician, retired from practice,
having had placed in his hands by an East
India missionary the formula of simple veg
etable remedy for the speedy cure and per-
manent cure of Consumption, Bronchitis,
Catarrh, Asthma and all throat and lung af-
fections, also positive and radical cure for
nervous debility and all nervous complaints,
after having tested its wonderful curative
powers in thousands of cases. has felt it his
lows. Actuated by this motive and desire
to relieve human suffering, will send free
of charge. to all who desire it, this recipe, in
German, French or English, with full direc-
tions for preparing and using. Sent by mail
by addressing with stamp, naming this paper.
w. A. NoYEs, 1i0 Powers Block, Rochester,
NY. dec 29-1 yr-eow
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-02-09

EB-If all citizens of this county were like
the Deshler Flag, as we understood it from
its last weeks issue, then woe to the prosperity
of Henry county. 1t lily becomes one to run
down his own county, his own.interests and
the interests Of his neighbors, for merely po-
litical buncombe. But thank goodness we are
not all like the Flag man. There are thou
sands of good citizens who walk up and
promptly pay their proportion of taxes every
year or every six months, and when they do
so are also paying to make up the amount due
from delinquent or negligent taxpayers, like
the editor of the Flag and hundreds of 9th
ers in his neighborhood and scattered over
the county. Our taxes would be reduced
quite mate rally, were it not for these delin-
quents. But we notice one thing, those fell
lows who are crying loudest against Henry
county and its officials, are the very chaps
who pay no taxes, or if they do, let them run
delinquent. Honesty, truth and fairness is
the best policy, and we are sorry to see SO
good paper as the Flag ignore all of these
attributes.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-02-09
Proposed Ship Canal.

The project of widening the Miami & Erie
canal into ship canal is being revived. In
1880 Congress passed law providing for an
appropriation to make a survey with this end
in view. The report of the engineer who
made the survey contained the following:
'It is now proposed to enlarge the entire
canal from the Ohio river to junction City,
Ohio, (where it unites with the Wabash &
Erie,) to the dimensions of the New York d
Erie canal. The prism will be 20 feet vide
at water surface and 5215 feet wide at bottom
with depth of seven feet on mitre sill; all
locks to be double with a length of 40 feet,
width 18 feet, all structures to be of solid ma
sonry, the superstruction of highway and rail-
road bridges to be of iron. The total length
of the new canal (from the Ohio river to the
Junction) will be about LII miles. The lock-
ages will 744 feet overcome by seventy-three
locks"
The cost of this scheme is said to be as fol-
lows, based upon carefully prepared esti-
mates:
From the Ohio river at Cincinnati includ-
ing new route through Millcreek to feet wa
ter in low channel of Ohio river, and also in
cluding any and all new water supply that
may be required to assure navigation for the
entire season, S2S, ,557, ,173."
Col. Wilson says in his reports: "These
estimates, which may appear large, are made
for frst-class work of every character, and
the prices of materials are those now paid for
similar on the New York & Erie canal, with
an allowance fol additional cost of transpor-
tation, showing great excess of what would
be the actual cost of the work, in fact"
In regards to this it is said that no such ex-
pense is necessary, as the State of Ohio can
furnish as good or better materials for this
enterprise as New York, and at one-third the
cost to say nothing of the cost of transporta-
ton. 1t is therefore safely calculated that
the work can be done for one-half the esti-
mated price, which would be about $14, 4,000,-
600, and large reduction can be made on
this amount by CO npetition among RESPONSE
BILE persons who may desire contracts for the
work.
A prominent canal man speaking of this
project says: "Why can persons entertain
the idea of abandonment of the Miami and
Erie canal while surveys and facts demon
strate the feasibility and necessity of its en-
largement? The general government can well
afford to expend the amount of money re-
CURED for this work, in the third State in the
Union, particularly when we consider how
small share of the appropriations for river
and harbor Improvements have fallen to the
share of Ohio in years gone BY"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-02-09

tY The Bowling Green Sentinel in COM
menting upon squib which appeared in our
columns, hurls back at us the old Republican
chestnut, about Republicans putting down a
" Democratic rebellion" referring of course
to the late family quarrel between the Sec
tions of this country. 1t was the Democrats
who saved the life of the union, which such
hot-heads as the Sentinel, both north and
south, were bound to destroy. But the grand
old Democratic union party came to the
res cue and the union was saved! Republican
politicians can talk as they may about the De-
mocracy. Let them call Democrats what they
will, it was this party that caused the Ameri-
can flag to be honored everywhere, 1t was
this party that added California, Texas, and
vast acres to our country. 1t is this party
that is restoring the unearned lands, claimed
by railroad companies, to the people. It is
this party that stands by the whole union and
the old flag to-day. 1t is this party that
stands by the people in opposition to the
monopolies. 1t is this party that is opposed
to war tax in a time of profound peace
God bless such party, and that it is strong
enough to take by the throat and throttle the
attempts of the Republican party to make
this a ''strong government" whereby one
section can rule over another with an iron
hand-a Ia England! The Democratic party,
the good old Democratic party, is the only
union party in this country.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-02-09
SHERIFF'S SALE.

Alice C. Neibel,
VS.
Mary J. Shoemaker ct al.
Order of sale in partition from Henry County Court
ofCommon Pleas.
by virtue of an order of sale in partition issued
from the above named court and to me directed as
Sheriff Of Henry county, will offer at public sale at
the north door of the Court House, in Napoleon,
Ohio, on
Saturday, March 10th, 1888,
at the hour of clock, p. M, of said day. the fol-
lowing described estate, ,situatcdin Henrycoun-
ty, Ohio, towit:
The southeast quarter G4) of the southeast quar-
ter ~ of section twenty eight. town i've (5), north
of range seven cast, in Henry county, Ohio.
Also the north half (a) of of the no rtheast quar-
ter ), section thrty-three $751; town five (5), north
range seven (7) east, in said Henry county, Ohio.
Ana the southwest quarter G4l of the northeast
quarter G of section thrtythre (33), town five (5),
north range east, in said Henry county, Ohio.
Appraised at Sc, 800 90.
Terms of sale-One-third on the day of sale; one
third in year and one-third in two years there
after with interest; deferred payments to be secur-
ed on property sold.
EFT BARNES,
Sheriff of Henry county, Ohio.
Stephenson g. Knupp, attorneys for plaintiff.
Napoleon, Ohio, Feb. s, 1885, $40 80
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-02-09
The "Terrible Outrage" "

We feel sorry for the Republican editors of
terrible outrage" which has recently hap
pened in the Senate confirmation of Mr..
La mar, "the REBEL, to the position of Chief
Justice of the United States; but then our
Republican brethren should find some little
CO onsolation in the fact that Gen. Grant and
Mr.. Hayes and Republican Senate did like
wise, as the following shows:
Rebel Brigadier Amos L. Ackerman, of
Georgia, who was appointed Attorney Gener-
al of the United States, by President Grant,
for the use of the Republican party.
Rebel Brlgadier General David NJ. Key,
appo inted Postmaster General of the United
States, by Hayes for use of the Republican
party.
Rebel General James Longstreet, appoint
ed Surveyor of the Port of New Orleans by
President Grant. for use of the Republican
party, and afterwards by Hayes as Minister
to Turkey, for use of the Republican party.
Bebel General James L. Orr, appointed
Minister to Russia by President Grant for
use of the Republican party.
Rebel Guerilla Col John S. Mosby, ap-
pointed Consul to Hong Kong, by Hayes for
use of t he Republican party.
Rebel Col. Robert w. Hughes, appointed
Judge of the Eastern District United States
Court of Virginia, by President Grant for
Re publican use.
Rebel Col. G. W. Henderson appointed U.
s. Internal Revenue Collector of Mississippi
by President Grant for Republican use.
Rebel Col. Jack Wharton appointed U. s.
Mars hal, by Hayes for Republican use.
Re bel Col. Thomas Ochiltree appointed u.
s. Marshal of Texas, by President Grant, for
Republican use.
Rebel Col. VIM. J. Hough appointed U. s..
District Judge in Louisville by Hayes for
Republican use.
Rebel Gen. P. o. Herbert appointed Levee
Com missioner by President Grant for Re-
publican use.
Rebel Col. Humphreys appointed U. s.
District Judge, by Hayes for Republican
use.
Robel Major Morphis of Rebel General
Stephen D. Lees staff, appointed U. s.
Mar shall for Northern Mississippi, by Hayes
for epublican use.
Rebel Capt. 6. W. Hunt, aid to Rebel Gen.
Hardee, appointed U. s. Marshal for South
ern Mississippi by Hayes for Republican
use.
Rebel Col. Thomas Walton, aid to Rebel
Gen. Longstreet, appointed U. s. District
Attorney by President Grant for use of the
Republican party.
Rebel Col Settle appointed U. S. District
Judge by President Grant, for Republican
use. This rebel Settle, also presided over the
Republican Convention which nominated
Grant at Philadelp phia
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-02-09
PER CENT. OF
-MpIfRIrIEa RHN

The impurities in the powders above
mentioned were found to consist of
various matters more or less hurtful. In
DIR. Prices powder the principal inn
purities were lime and Rochelle salts,
which were found In large quantities.
The impurities in Horsford's powder
were composed of phosphate of soda,
lime, etc., but none of the nutritious
phosphates," without which its manu-
facturers claim life cannot be sustained
The impurities found in the other
powders named we're principally alum
and lime.
From the report of the Commission
it is evident that the Royal Baking
Powder is of the highest degree of
strength and purity.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-02-09
SHERlFF'S SALE.
Christian Geiger,

Christian Geiger,
Frederika Geiger ct al,
Order OF sale in partition from Henry County Court
of Common Pleas.
LOY virtue of an order of sale In partition issued
ID from the above named court and to me directed
as Sheriff Of Henry county, Twill offer at public sale
at the north door ofthe Court House, in Napoleon,
Ohio, on
Saturday, March 10th, 1883,
at the hour of O'Clock p, M, of said day, the fol
lowing described real estate situated in Henry Co.,
Ohio, to-wit:
The southeast quarter II p, Of the northwest quar-
ter 4) of section eleven IN, town three (3). north
of ranges six 6) cast, In said Henry county, Ohio.
Appraised at $1,000.
Terms of sale One-third on the day of sale; one
third in one year. and onethrd In two years there
after with interest; to be secured on property sold
E, T. BARNES,
Sheriff Of Henry County, Ohio.
j. II. Tyler, Plaintiffs Attorney.
Napoleon, o.. Feb. 9Th, 1888. 50 90
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-02-09
Road Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given. that petition will be
IN presented to the Commissioners Of Putnam
and Henry counties at their next session In March,
A D., 1888, praying for the location of Joint
County Road on the following line to-wit:
Beginning at the North east corner of Section 5,
Town 2, North Range East, running thence est
on the County line between Putnam and Henry
Counties to the North west corner Of Section No. g.
Town 2, North Range East, where II intecsects
the county line road between Putnam and Defiance
Counties, it being distance of two miles, running
along the North line of Sections 5 and 6, Town 2,
North Range East, Putnam County, and the South
liue Of Sections 81 and 80 in Town g. North Range
6 East, Henry County, Ohio.
FRANK F0SSELL,
Jan. 9th, 1885, Principal Petitioner.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-02-09

say-Miss Minnie Freeman, the heroic Ne
braska school teacher who rescued thirteen
of her pupils by tying them together with a
cord and leading them through an awful
storm, dist ance of three quarters of mile,
to the nearest farm house, after the roof was
blown from the school building, has received
numerous letters commencing her heroism.
The interesting fact in this connection is that
nine of the writers have proposed to marry
the now famous teacher. Leap year privileg-
es are of little consequence to her.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-02-09

- There is some talk, in certain newspa-
pers, to the effect that Judge Thurman is be-
ing condemned by his party, with as much
zeal as was once praised" for appearing as
an attorney for the prosecution in the tally
sheet cases.
There is no open condemnation, by disin-
teres ted Democrats, so far as we have OBJ
served. Current private conversation, here
in Columbus, among Democrats who value
their statements, is to the effect that indlvid-
uals are on trial-not a political party-and
that the Old Roman has right to appear as
an attorney, and the Democrats referred to
propose to stand by him as against anybody
who assaults him upon that ground.
Character is the invulnerable shield which
surrounds Judge Thurman. 1t is of little
consequence what the criticism of individuals
may be regarding his course in this case.-Co-
lunlbus Dispatch.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-02-09

s3yThe Republican managers are concoct-
ing variety of schemes to manufacture a
sentiment of antagonism where none now ex-
lists. The following taken from an exchange
shows the latest attempt in this line:
The Whitelaw Reid farmers Congress-"
called in New York to adopt protection reso-
lutions, consists of a dozen politicians whose
expenses were paid for their services. The
plan of work was illustrated in the overtures
made to Mr.. j. II. Thompson, of Joliet, mas
ter of the Illinois state grange, who received
letter from Reid summening him to the
Fifth avenue hotel, and offering to pay his ex-
penses. He was interviewed Immediately
afterwards by one of the Joliet rolling mill
companies, this coincidence operating as a
part of the plan to have the so-called conven-
tion packed with protectionists. Being in
favor of tariff reform and opposed to the views
of the Tribune and its Joliet ally, Mr.. Thomp-
son did not care to accept the hospitality off
cred him in the shape of trip to New York
and return at the expense of his own common
sense and the interests he represents.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-02-09

~ A farmer at Butler, o., tells how he
has been protected by the blessed tariff thus:
"If we will but take the trouble to look up
the statistics ON the price of wool for the
past 40 years we are at loss to see what we
have gained under this protective tariff. We
will go back 40 years, or to 1S47. The fol-
lowing 90 years, or to 1867, we had free trade
in wool, no protection" whatever, and the
average price during these years was about
55 cents per pound. Mark you, this was
when we had no wool tariff.
Now we will examine the last 20 years,
from 1867 to 1887. During this period we
have had this blessed protection. The year
1867 wool was worth GO cents per pound
This was the year the tariff was laid on wool,
since which time our wool monopolists
would have us believe we were prospering
finely in the wool industry.
Now, my farmer friends, what are the
facts in the case? What have you received
per pound on an average since 1867? Il it
not fact that wool has gone down, down,
every year since the tariff was placed on
wool? In 1888 reduction OF cents was
taken off the tariff. What was the price you
received for your wool in the above year?
The enormous sum of 25 cents, a reduction
of 80 cents per pound, and this under the
wool protection of which we hear so much.
Again, our wool kings in 1888, when the five
cents reduction was taken off the tariff,
walled long and loud that the wool industry
was being destroyed in proportion as the
tariff was rem owed.
You all can remember the current rates in
the last four years. In 1888 you received on
an average 25 cents, in 1887 about 38 cents
Now if our recollection and figures are incor-
rect, we are willing TO be set right. We are
not after broad assertions without demon
strative proof, but facts are based upon
figures as to whether we have been the gamers
or loosers in dollars and cents in consequence
Of the high tariff on wool. Have we not @
right to Judge the future by the past, and il
SO, would we not be as we'll off without any
tariff on wool2
We are farmer ourself and wool-grower