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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-04-04
Crimes and Casualties.

Sixteen United States marshals have been
killed in Indian Territory within the past
year.
Lead and silver have been discovered on
the farm of Judge Craddock, near Frank
fort, KY.
A sheep herder named Antoine Anderson
was murdered by cowboys in Utah Terri
torp.
An explosion of dynamite at No. tun-
mel of the Cumberland, Md, Hydraulic Ce-
ment company, fatally injuring Joseph
Hammersmith and Joseph Weyman, and
seriously wounding Noah Long and Solo
mon Moore The men were engaged in
drilling out an unex xploded blast when the
accident occurred.
Joseph Salzman, the "hired man." tried to
assault Mrs. Ferdinand Mutter, near Irving
ton, N. j. She resisted and he clubbed her
fatally, stole silver watch and fed.
A West Virginia constable, who shot and
killed man named Moore in an attempt to
arrest him, has been convicted of man.
slaughter.
Dan Ward, aged sixteen, shot and in
stantly killed Ed Burke aged fifteen, at Bir-
mingham, Ala.
Another tragedy at Birmingham. Dan
Ward, aged seventeen, shot and killed Ed.
Burke, aged sixteen, in quarrel over the
murder of Mrs. Lundy.
George Payne, mining at Altamont, Laurel
county, Kentucky, was run over and killed
by the mine engine. He was the thirteenth
person belonging to the family and connec-
tions to meet violent death within the last
eight years.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-04-04
FOUR NEW STATES.
South Dakota, North Dakota, Monta-
ma, Washington.

On February 22d, 1889, the President signed the
bill creating South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana
md Washin Itnn States of the Union,
SOUTH DAKoTt.-The great Prairie State, to
which the St. Paul, Minneapolis d. Manitoba Rail
way has three main lines, reaching Ellie ndale, Alb
,rdeep Huron, WATERFOWL, and Sioux Falls g.,
10 Suuth Dakota via the st, Paul. minneapolis 4
Manitoba Railway and pass through st. Paul ano
IinneApos en- route.
NoRrll Dakota. Where Is grown the No. Hard
Scotch Fife Wheat; whose healthful climate nur
ures the most vigorous and brainy civilization Oh
earth where single counties raise more wheat
,ats and barley than entire States: the soil of
whose fertile prairies Is richer than the valley OF
the Nie where the Turtle Mountain, Minot anf
Devils Lake land districts invite the home seeker
to secure free home. Magnificent daily train ser
vice to Fargo, Grand Forks, Grafton, Devils Lake
Bottineau, and all other important points.
MONTANA, THE GOLDEN Treasures in her mines
of precious metals; wealth in her 000 600 head OF
i've stock; profit in her fertile fields, producing
arger yield of crops than any other State or Terri
tory; the richest country per inhabitant on earth;
where prosperity is universal; which has the best
paid labor in the world; balmy winter climate,
caused by warm wirds from the Pacific. The st.
Paul, Minneapolis u Manitoba Railway is the only
rai,r ,ad passing thrOugha continuous agricultural
country from st. Paul and Minneapolis to the
Rocky Mountains. 1t runs sthrough the Great Res
ervaton et 900 acres of land, free to settlers
in the Milk River Valley. Wood, water and coal In
passing through Great Falls, with its 600 O0Ohorse
power cataracts; immense coal veins, and sur
rounding farming country of free land; through
Helena, the capital city and commercial center OF
Montana, and Butte, the richest mining camp on
earth, to San Francisco by the Columbia River VAL
ley. Portland and Shasta Route, or Ogden, Utah. to
California points. Remember this is the only line
running dining cars, sleeping cars and tree colonis
sleepers of its own from St. Paul and Minneapolis
to Great Falls, Helena and Butte. 1t is also the
shortest line to Butte.
wAsHINoroN.--The country of tall timber, in.
dented bo Puget Sound, the Mediterranean of th,
Pacific. Do not forget that the st. Paul, Minnea
sis & Manitoba Railway the only line which OF
fers choice Of three routes to the Pacific Coast
The Manitoba Pacific route is the only line b.
which passengers en- route for Tacoma, Portland
and san Francisco can pass through Port Town
send and Seattle Free colonist seepers run
through without change or delay. Distance to III,
Pacific Coast s same as by other lines, bHt price.
Of tickets are five and ten dollars less. Take tn.
Seattle route.
Fur further information, maps, rates and pblI.
cationsin regard to the resources Of the i0ui new
States write or apply to +. WHITNEY, GtnI sss.
and Tkt. Agt., st. r., NJ. Ry.. st. Paul, MINI.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-04-04
CORN AND WHEAT.
Some Interesting Statistics Obtained from
the Department Of Agriculture.


the Department Of Agriculture.
WASHINGTON. March 25-Out Of corn
crop Of l, ,9SS, 600 900 bushels, the largest ever
grown, though not the largest in proportion
to the population Of the country, there has
been consumed or distributed up to the 1st
instant, or within about five months from
the ripening of the crop, 1901 ,00O, 90
bushels, or Goa per cent of the whole. A
comparison Of the last eight years shows this
to be smaller percentage than had been
consumed at the same date in any year ex-
cept 1886, but owing to the magnitude of the
crop this relatively low percentage consti-
tuted the largest absolute quantity ever con-
sumed within the same five months. The
percentage remaining on hand on March 1,
is always largest in the south, notwithstand-
ing the fact that the period since the ripen-
ing of the crops is longest in that section.
This Mr.. ]. R. Dodge, statistician of the
department of agriculture, attributes to the
comparatively small requirements for win
ter feeding and to the fact that larger pro-
portion of the crop, being used for work
animals, needs to be reserved for the period
Of spring plowing. The value of the crop on
the basis of the present average farm prices
would be as follows: Merchantable corn, at
SS.9 cents per bushel, $555, 49,, 1858; merchant
able corn, at 22.S cents per bushel, SO, ,726,.
l1S. Total value on basis of March prices,
$685., ,2l1, ,0S5 Total on basis of December
prices, $677, ,561, $50.
OF the wheat crop of 1888, amounting in
round numbers to 416,000, 900 bushels, the
quantity still in the hands of farmers is es-
timated at 1853 per cent, or Ill ,T66, $50
bushels, out of which is to come the seed for
the spring wheat, are comparison cover
ing the last eight years, shows that the
largest proportion ever on hand at the same
date was 33 per cent. on March 1, 1885, the
preceding crop having been the largest ever
grown in the country, and the only occasion
when the proportion was materially lower
than at present was March l, 1889, the
amount then on hand being 25.6 per cent. of
the short crop of 1881.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-04-04
A Dog Habit.

1t has been remarked that dogs turn
around several times before lying down.
The habit is supposed to point to the time
in canine history when the dog was wild
and inhabited jungles Or tall grass. Then
it was necessary to turn several times in
order to twist the grass into the r.9oper
position for pressing down into =. COM
Portable nest. The habit became fixed
and the modern dog has not outgrown
it.--Kansas City Journal.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-04-04
WE ONLY PLAYED At LOVE.

We only played a. love. you see.
And yet today the memory.
Like faded tea roses scent. TO me
Cones floating hazy.
As heecy clouds across the moon,
Left out upon an afternoon,
Or as q Waltzer hears a tune
Amidst the may.
Ihad TO hold your hand, you know,
Because the stage work" had IL so;
Iwonder did I let It go
Without q pressurei
Thus Is It even things that were,
Remembered, make cur pulses stir.
Nor even wisdom can demur
To call them treasure
Not seven months had passed In turn
Ere you were married; so burn
These 'acting" letters here, and turn
To other fancies;
But still It's very sweet to me,
This finished little comedy,
I'm glad we played at love, you see,
And took our chances.
brakes Magazine.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-04-04
Personal.

Jay Gould was never in better health in all
his life.
James Russell Lowell sails for Europe on
the Pavonia April 81.
Miss Paulina Fuller, daughter of Chief
Justice Fuller, and J. NJ Aubery, DR., Of
Chicago, eloped and were married at Mil
waukee
The engagement of Justice Gray, Of the
supreme court, and Miss Genie Matthews,
the eldest daughter of Justice Matthews, has
been announced.
Commander Charles A. Schetky has been
placed on the retired list
Postmaster General Wanalnaker gets to
his office at s o'clock in the morning to make
up for time lost when he leaves at 2 p. IN. on
Saturday to go over to his Philadelphia Sun
day schools.
Billy McGlory has sold out his New York
dive for $S1 1,000 twill be converted into
factory. He paid $6l, 900 for it ten years
ago.
Russell Harrison says he will stick to the
newspaper business.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-04-04
Foreign Notes.

The Fede raj bank at Berne is increasing
its capital by 2J,OO0,OO francs
The young king Alexander has requested
his mother, Natalie, not to come to Servia
at present as his position would be rendered
difficult by her presence.
Queen Victoria has given el00 in aid Of
the sufferers in the famine stricken district
of China
Mr.. O'Mahoney, editor of the Tipperary
Nationalist, has been sentenced to two
months Imprisonment under the crimes act
for intimidation.
Sir Thomas Gladstone, Bart, is dead.
Sir Thomas, who was the only surviving
brother of the Right Hon. William E. Glad
stone, was born July 25, 1904
The German government has ordered
mandatory for steel rifles to be erected at
Spandan to be built at a cost of 1900, 900
marks.
Fourteen Of the largest paper manufac-
turers in England have formed syndicate
for the purpose of raising. the price Of
paper. They represent capital of $40, ,O00,-
900.
The Russian government has under con-
sideration the proposition to appropriate the
sum of l20, 900 900 roubies for the increasing
of their naval fleet
The hair of Emperor Francis Joseph ha s
turned entirely white since Rudolph's un-
timely death.
So far this year there have been fifteen
duels and sixteen suicides at Monte Carlo.
DR.. Schweninger, Prince Bismarck's physi-
clan, has just undergone a painful surgical
operation He has had a foreign growth in
his cheek removed. The operation was en-
tirely successful.
Germany has acceded to the request Of
<Efance for the transfer of the remains of
Gems Carnot and Marceau to France
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-04-04
E,r Twenty,fiye Ccnts.

We can give you medicinal compound Of
roots and herbs in daily use by many emf
neht physicians, who have found it the best
remedy for correcting the action of the
Stomach, Bowels, Liver and Kidneys, effect
ing speedy cure in cases of Dyspepsia, Indi-
gestion. Constipation, Loss OF Appetite,
Languor, Sick Headache, Jaundice. Debility,
ETC., and IA reliable system tonic, Bit, r
Apple Tonic ia warranted for all such Ills.
Large bottles only 25 cents.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-04-04
Engineer Major Not Guilty.

MAUCH CHUNK, Pa, March 22.-After
four hours deliberation the jury in the case
of Engineer Major, charged with causing
the Mud Run disaster, reached verdict of
not guilty. The acquittal of Engineer
Major ends the Mud Run disaster trials, the
three persons accused having all been ac-
quilted, and the record standing that no
body was to blame for the loss of sixty-one
lives
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Dynamite Explosion-Tws Killed.

TOMS RIVER, N. j., March 49, BY the ex-
plosion of a mixing house at the United
States dynamite works, two and half miles
from this place, Thursday afternoon, which
was felt for miles around, two workmen,
Charles Nichols and Thomas Hagerty, were
Killed. Nichols was blown to pieces, and
Hagerty was horribly mangled, and expired
In half an hour. The cause Of the explosion
has not been ascertained. Hagerty was
single, and Nichols leaves wife and thres
schildren sEAS3
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Defined.

When tho late Professor Proctor was
an English school examiner. he one day
asked little girl to tell him the differ
ence between man and u brute. She
said: f
IA brute is an imperfect heast. Man
is o perfect beast. = Youths Companion.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-04-04
What Is N'rl,tmareo

What we call a nightmare was by our
forefathers supposed to be the Saxon
demon Mara or Mare, a kind of vampire,
sitting on the sleeper's chest. These
vampires were said to be the guardians
of hidden treasures, over which they
broode.l as hens over their eggs, and the
place where they SIT was termed their
niilus, or nest. Hence when any one
supposes he has made great discovery
we ask if he has discovered a mares
nest. or the place where the vampire
keeps guard over the hypothetical treas
ures. Detroit Free Press.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-04-04

ness on a more economical scale So say the
creditors.
Pittsburg and Hooking valley coal opera.
tors will endeavor to make the miners stand
five of the ten cents reduction per ton on
coal Big strike anticipated
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-04-04
Crazed bv His Own C,r,lessuess.

PERU, Ind. March 25.-Aaron York, the
aged farmer whose wife and daughter we're
killed Saturday night by the dynamite he
was attempting to dry out, is said to have
lost his reason, and is bent upon taking his
own life. One Of the three daughters who
were also injured is reported dying.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-04-04
Political Pointers.

Representative Valentine, of Nebraska
is candidate for public printer. !.
Rhode Island Republicans have nominated.
Herbert W, Ladd for governor, and Daniel
IS. Littlefield for lieutenant governor. Gov
ernor Taft declined a denomination.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-04-04
NOW IN CUBA.
President Cleveland and Party Arrive in
Havana.

Havana.
KEY WEST, Fla, March 25.-Ex-President
Cleveland and party arrived here from
Tampa on the steamer Olivette, Friday, and
were most enthusiastically received. The
mayor and a delegation Of citizens boarded
the steamer and escorted the visitors ashore,
where nearly the entire population had as
sembled. Cannon doomed, and bands of
music were in attendance. The party were
driven around the island, after which pub
lie reception was held at the hotel In the
evening, the visitors again boarded the
steamer and sailed for Havana.
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Seeing the Sights in Havana.

HAVANA, Cuba, March 25.-Ex-president
Cleveland and party, which includes Secre-
taries Bayard, Villas and Dickinson, arrived
here at 7:3O a. M Crowds of people
thronged the wharf, and gave the distin-
guished travellers an enthusiastic welcome.
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The Fire Record.

A hotel at WelAmr+' ~. Y =. was de-
stroyed by fire Wein,ys ~. II men
Jumped from the v 1sla ~ -hs
pavement anil We : ) ..,'E. a.&a.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1889-04-04

Don't water house plants too often in
cold weather. A mistake of too little
water is not SO bad as too much
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-11-30

THERE is some talk of q c0nsolida-
tion of the knights of Labor and the
Farmers Alliance, and the promo
tiers of the scheme think the combina-
ton will be strong enough to control
a Presidential election, by the forma-
ton of a new party or debating to the
old parties. There will be twelve
million voters in the next Presiden-
tial election. The knights of Labor
has 80, 900 members and the Alliance
100000, a large number of whom are
not voters. We don't see anything
very alarming in these figures to eth
er of the old parties, taking for grant
ed that the consolidation could be
effected and the entire membership
unified, which would be an impossi-
bility. The X. of l.. has been under
going a rapid decline for several
years, and the Farmers Alliance
lacks heap yet Of being firmly found
ed Oh the Rock of Ages.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-11-30

STEPHEN l.. PETTUs, formerly n
citizen of GAINESVILLE, in this State,
was shot and killed on a prominent
street of New York city last Friday
by Mrs. Hannah Southworth, whom
he had betrayed and ruined She
emptied five chambers Ola Smith &
Wesson revolver into his body in
quick succession, every shot taking
effect, and he expired in few min
utes. If the woman's charges against
Pettus be true, she served him right
and not only should she DO held
guiltless by the courts for the deed,
but she should be given pension for
life by the Government for Kidding
the country of such base counterfeit
of manhood. The remains of Pettus
were brought to GAINESVILLE for in
interment.
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-11-30

Our stock OF Hardware is now complete
We have just added to our already large
stock of goods enough goods to make it one
of the largest stocks ever brought to Nc.
Minnville. We carry everything in the
Small Hardware line.
We call your attention to our line of
CARPENTERS TOOLS, We boldly guar.
antee every edge tool to cut faster, smooth.
err, and with less labor than any other tool
in the market. Our Carpenters Tools were
all selected by Mechanic who has had an
experience of 30 years, therefore we guaran-
tee them to be of the latest styles, and per.
feet. Our guarantee means that the money
will be returned if any of the goods do not
prove all we claim for them. Our FILES
are the cheapest and best ever brought to
this market. A good No. File 10 inch,
for 1213c.
A tirst.class RATCHET, fully guaranteed,
for 25c
CHISELS, AUGERS, BRACE BITS,
PLANES, both Iron and Wood Bottoms.
SAWS, LOCKS, HINGES, SCREWS,
PICKS, SHOVELS, SPADES, FORKS,
in fact everything that You can mention, all
so cheap you can hardly think they cost you
anything. We can show you better than we
can tell you.
We carry large stock of OILS and
PAINTS, both raw and mixed.
Our CROSS CUT SAWS are the cheapest
in the market A good Cross Cut Saw, with
handles, for the little sum of Sl.00.
A good Single Tree from 10 to zoe; Double
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-11-30
A New Idea About Road Working

The following letter, clipped from
Wednesdays Nashville Banner, pre-
sents some very sensible and practi-
cal ideas about working public roads.
1t is generally conceded, we believe,
that the public roads of nearly every
county in Tennessee are growing
worse under the systems of road
working in vogue in this State for
the last eight or ten years. 1t is Sc
rious matter to every citizen of Ten
nessee, whether a land owner or not,
and it is high time our Legislature
was finding some salutiOn to the
problem, and the plan suggested in
the following letter looks to US like
a good one:
WILLIAMSON COUNTY, November
23.-To the Banner: In your issue of
this day you state that the road law
is up and open for discussion. Hav.
ing given the road laws and
public roads close attention
for forty years and more, UNI
der all of its phases, by the rich man
and the poor, the white man and the
negro, and with a little watchfulness,
the fact will be ascertained but very
little work will be gotten out of either
class, and l assert today that the pub
lie roads are worked less and are in
worse fix than they were ten years
ago. conclude that there is but one
feasible mode of working and keep
ing up public roads through the cOun-
try, and this mode will have to be
adopted before the roads are even
kept in repair. 1t will cost but little,
if any, more than there is utterly vast.
ed under the present system Of work
ing roads. refer to the pay system
1t will do away with all Of this red.
tapeism.
The way to get at it is to hire one
good working man at $15 or $40 pei
month; let him take five or ten miles
of road to keep up, and work on the
road all the time. Say he goes over
ten miles of road at a cost of $50 PEI
month, the ten miles would cost the
taxpayers $240 per year. Hundreds
of good men, white and black, in the
country, would be glad to do the iOf
and have a permanent business, anC
YOUR ten miles of road would be KEEP
in ten times better condition than un
der the present system. This mar
would pass along, ditching, removing
rock and roots all the time, and fo
his wages would put in good timr
and work
In many sections he could easil,
keep in repair twenty miles of road
, in some much less. according to 10
Cality. As it now stands it costs Il
| nearly as much money merely to ap
D point the overseerS and assign tn
, hands upon the roads. The assign
! ment is mere farce. rs = genera
thing inefficient overseerS are ap
pointed, and four days Of WORTHLESS
\ work is eked out on the roads within
e a wear, and the roads often mad
Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1889-11-30

worse rather than better by the over
seer and his hands.
This thing came under my Observa-
ton: The present law requires the
overSeer to keep his road Second
class open fifteen feet wide and clear
of distractions. The overseer with a
big flourish notified me that he had
secured his hands, about fifteen in
number, and that he was going to
work his road through according to
law. / lived several miles from the
road, but was much interested in its
being worked. A few days after the
time fixed, saw gentleman who
lived on the road, and inquired of
him if this overseer had worked the
road. Yes, he said, the overseer and
his hands had passed over the road, a
distance of three miles, and had re-
moved one small log out of the road
and had cut a few small bushes along
the sides. In other words, had done
about as much work on the road in
three days as his two little boys,
eight and ten years old, would have
done in day.
This is about the way the
inefficient overseers and hands put
in their time, after an expenditure of
$50 or $40 for tools with which to
work the roads.
One good man at seventy-five cents
per day with his pick, shovel and
hammer would do more and better
work in ten days than the Overseer
and all his hands would do in a year,
to>wit: Four days at Il cost to the
county of four or five times as much
as the simple hand at seventy-five
cents per day. Why legislatures and
county courts cannot see this is a
mystery lO Ine.
The present law requires the magis
trates to report and class the different
roads to the county court, so that an
Overseer could be appointed and
hands assigned. They did this, and
wasted several months il so doing,
on roads which had been located and
classed nearly fifty years ago, and
each man came up and voted com.
pensation to himself of 81 and up
ward per day for services rendered
This amount of money thus wasted
would have hired men enough tC
have done more and better work
than the overseers and hands did. o.
: course this state of things does mo-
prevail in every locality. Some
. communities have a little more pride
than others, and do better Others
: less, and do even worse.
, Hence / conclude that in tn,
present state of affairs, there is blu
r the one system to adopt to insure thu
: roads to be worked, and that is tn,
: pay system. Have no such thing a
:, road overseer and road hands lay
e road tax on everybody, and hire thu
g hands to work the roads. BY thi
] means the roads of the state will b
e made passable, and a great nuisanc
abated. TAXPAYER.