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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-10-09

Inventors and explorers are often
troublesome to lesser individuals.
How proud you must be of your hus-
bands invention said some one to the
wife of 8 talented mechanic. "Yes, I
suppose am, was the grudging reply,
@Dut just now / am only relieved at
having the thing completed. For the
last year I have been occupied in pick
ing up wheels and screws, scattered all
over the house, and rubbing out draw
ings Of cogs and cranks on the fly leaves
OF books.
Not long ago mother looked over
the shoulder Of her little girl who was
groaning about adificult lesson. The
book was open at the map Of Africa, and
the mother exclaimed:
why, how that map has changed
since was childl Then it had only
few towns about the coast, and all tile
middle was q blank. We didn't have
to learn much about the map Of Africa
in those days
II know Ill cried the little girl, aI-
most in tears, and it's all the fault Of
that dreadful Mr.. Stanleyp
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-10-09

OK the roof Of little oId-fashioned
two-story house on the east side Of
Park row and near the corner of North
Williams street stands small tree
which catches the eye Of all who pass
down that way on the elevated road,
says the New York Sun. It has
reached to the stature of six or eight
feet, and has rose up from a pile of
broken brick and accumulated dirt that
has created there an oasis of grasses
and weeds, crowned by the graceful
branches of this stray ailantus tree, of
the species which old New Yorkers de-
signated when first introduced as the
tree of paradise. No stately oak nor
lowering elm in any of our parks at
tracts SO much notice as this vagrant Of
the housetops.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-10-09

A BUSINESS man Of the city, says the
Columbus co. State journal, giving
employment to both men and. women,
upon being asked why he did not en-
ploy more women than he did, said: II
have employed women very often, and
Iwish could feel more encouraged.
But the truth is that when young man
comes to me and begins his work, he
feels that it is his life's business. A
wife, home and happiness are to be
earned, and he settles steadily and earn
estly to his labor, determined to master
it, and with every incident squirting him
on. He cannot marry until he knows
his trade. 1t is exactly the other way
with the girl. She may be as poor as
the boy and wholly dependent upon
herself for living, but she feels that
she. will probably be married by and
by, and then she must give up the work.
So she goes on istlessly. She has no
ambition to excel; she does not feel that
her happiness depends on it. She will
marry and then her husbands wages
viii support her. She may not say SO,
but she thinks SO, and it spoils her
work"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-10-09

long days work. extending into night,
he was on his way home. slightly hilar-
ious from the exhilarating effects of
considerable beer. In the darkness he
saw dog pursuing him, and desming
the animal mad or vicious. he climbed
a tree and there remained all night, the
dog resting quietly under the tree.
When daylight dawned the typo saw
that he had been terrified by his own
dog, and slowly descended sober and
thoughtful man.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-10-09

Of the whole EARTH And thoughts Of
the past and future rushed through my
soul in quick succession, and / thought
Of that old hymn, sung by 50 many as
cending spirits;
Jerusalem, my happy home,
Name ever dear 70 mel
When shall my labors have an end,
In Joy and peace and thee?
When shall these eyes thy heay'n built walls
And pearly gatea behold2
Thy bulwarks with salvation strong,
And streets of'shining gold?
And so with our hearts full of grati-
tude to God for journeying mercies all
the way from Joppa TO Jerusalem, and
with bright anticipation of our entrance
into the shining gate Of the heavenly
city when earthly journeys are over, my
second day in Palestine is ended.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-10-09
Tho Connt,s nasnair.

4Hal So there is no hope-afor me-a.
Mees Manyrox?
No, count, I am sorry to say there is
not. ] confess / love you, but
"Then fy-a with me-a, my queen-a.
@You forget, count, that / have nc
private income. My father opposes
our union, and without his consent we
cannot marry, for we should have
nothing to live on.
j will plead-a with himl He must
consent-al"
No, count it is useless to try to
move him. He declares that unless ]
marry an American he will disown me
and cut me off in his will without q
dollar
@This is terriblel 1t makes me-a-
what You call desperate it viii driva
me To-
20, count, not to suicidel You will
not kill yourselfl Promise me you
won't~
@Not suicide-al o, mol 1t will
drive-a me to borrow money, and buy
an organ and q monkal"
And the count tore himself away from
his sweetheart to put his rash resolve
into execution. sMatnsy's Weekly. s
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-10-09

IsN'T it about time to take some we'll
considered measures for diminishing
the number and fatality of railroad acci-
dents? A commission of railroad ex-
perts, with all the evidence as to the
causes Of the recent alarming series Of
disasters on the rail, could surely de-
wise some new and effectiye safeguards
for the future. The railroad companies
themselves ought to be ready to take the
lead in movement Of this kind, for
their annual bill Of damages is growing
to be a heavy tax on their dividends.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-10-09

WILL never let barber touch my
face with a sponge, and every time q
man submits to tho humiliation he runs
. bad risk, writes doctor. There is
nothing more admirably adapted for
retaining and conveying infection than
the sponge, and ] attribute large per
centage Of skin diseases to its promis-
cuous use. It is oil very well for d
barber to say he is careful. He may
keep his sponges perfectly clean; bui
unless he boils them q score Of times Q
day he can not guarantee them or be
sure they may be used with impunity,
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-10-09

A NOVELTY in printing has been intro
duced into Germany. by which it is
said that two colors can be done at one
impression. In addition to the usual
appliance for printing in black that
part of the form which is intended to
be printed in another color Is set up
from type, rules, ornaments or cuts
made of porous material, such as pum-
ice, Spanish reed, or, best Of all, wal
nut root The type or cut thus made
is inclosed in holder, in which is
thin, oily ink, which it absorbsb by capil-
larry attraction, thus always presenting
an mixed surface ready for the impress
sion. The upper rim Of the holder has
rim Of metal border slightly raised
above the wood type, so that the pink
roller passes over the latter without any
union Of inks. One revolution Of the
cylinder thus effects an impression in
two colors.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-10-09

AN Albion, N. Y. dispatch says;
@Twenty years ago Owen Mccarthy, a
leading merchant of this place, sud
denly disappeared. He was in debt to
different parties over $4,000. Nothing
was ever heard of him until q few days
ago, when he reappeared in town. He
hunted up his creditors and paid each
one in full with interest for twenty
years. He had struck natural gas.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-10-09

SOME of the advertisements in the
elevated cars in New York are funnier
than was intended. One reads, @Kock-
reaches Killed Kontinually" (this is iu-
tended to be facetious); then it grayely
adds, %Water-bugs, rats, and mice for
sale everywhere"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-10-09

The military authorities at st. Pc
tersburg have decreed that in future
foreigners shall rot be allowed to serve
in the army unless they are willing to
become Russian citizens.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-10-09

IT is not generally known that ex-
cessive palpitation of the heart can be
promptly stopped by bending double,
with the head downward and the arms
pendant, SO that temporary congestion
of the upper part of the body is pro-
duced. If the breath be held at the
same time the effect of this action is
fastened.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-10-09

Mrs. ANNIE HALL, who is suing for
a divorce in Brooklyn court, bases her
petition upon the alleged wreck of her
nervous system by her husbands habit
of grinding his teeth during his sleep.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-10-09

THREE doctors at work enforcing
sanitary regulations in the cholera-in-
fected sections of Spain have been
killed by the peasants. One was
killed at Valencia by a stiletto stab in
the back; another, at Mogente, had
bis head split into with an ak welded
by woman, and a third was set upon
and killed by mob near Leeds.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-10-09

HENRY WILLARD recently gave ont 3
mysterious hint that railway operators
ought to buy sparingly of locomotives
on the ground that the whole system of
traction is menaced by a motive power
even greater than steam.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-10-09

A SQUAD of Tenth Maine Volunteers,
while out scouting at South Mountain,
came across an old woman hiding in d
log cabin. After the usual salutations
one of the squad named Spaulding
asked her: well, old lady, are you a
Secesh?" "No," was the answer. "Are
you Union?" @No.p "What are you
then?' "a Baptist, and always have
been!" The scouting party was sat
isfied.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-10-09

A LARGE emigration Of negroes from
Mississippi to Oklahoma is anticipated.
Agents sent by them to aspy out the
lands" have returned with a favorable
rapork
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-10-09
Better in Arithmetic.

There was sign on Fourth avenue
house the other day which read that
rooms were to rent. A somewhat
seedy man, who had apparently been
looking for just such an announcement,
rang the bell, and when the girl APP
peared, he asked:
SCOT rooms2"
Eyes"
"Top of the house?"
"Yes."
Light and airy?"
"Yes, SIR"
@You are not the landlady?'
"No, SIR"
But perhaps you can tell me why
she makes use of such form of speech
as For rentp Don't you see that TO
rent is far more euphonious- more
rhythm to it-falls off the tongue with
sweeter cadence, so to say"
is it grammar you mean?" queried
the girl.
"Yes, partly"
well, sir, let me tell you, sir, that I
don't go cent on grammar, and the
landly probably never saw one, and her
husband has been dead two long years,
but we are bang up on arithmetic and
getting 81 per week in advance, and I
don't believe you've got money enough
pay for single dayT
And with that she banged the door
against his toes with a cadence that
showed him off the step.-Ne,o Pork
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-10-09
TOPICS OF THE TIMES.
A CHOICE SELECTION OF IN
TERESTINC ITEMS.

Comments and Criticisms Based Upon
the Happenings Of the Dny-HistorIeal
and News Notes.
IT is the necessity Of keeping up q
good appearance on small salary thai
sometimes leads to the cashiers disap
pearAnce.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-10-09

In Buenos Ayres the police alone
have the right of whistling on the
streets. ANY other person whistling is
at once arrested.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-10-09

THE Masonic fraternity of New York
State are to have an asylum for the
orphans of their members. It is to be
located at Utica. The plans show an
edifce exceedingly well adapted for
the purpose in view, and as the site has
been paid for and sufficient money is in
hand to pay for the cost of erection, the
Masonic body in the State will soon be
in possession of an institution of which
they may well be proud.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-10-09

SECRETARY JOHNSON. of the Indiana
State Board of Charities, reports that
there is in one of the institutions of that
State girl who has face and some OF
the characteristics of a pig. She real
ICES her affliction and avoids strangers
in consequence. This is where she
differs from many males, who resemble
her in the possession of porky character
istics. which they always intrude on
strangers.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-10-09

The Governor Of Chinese Turkestan
has resigned his post in order that he
may attend on his aged grandmother
the rest Of her life.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-10-09

A STRANGE and mortifying experience
lives in the recollection Of typo IN
Athan, Ga. The other evening, after q
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-10-09
TO s,atch tho wolf.

Friend Of the Family What in The
world are you setting that trap on the
front steps for?'
Young Hopeful To catch the wolf.
Pa said that if ma ordered any more of
those California peaches we should have
the wolf at the door, and she's gone and
done il, for heard her. Burlingto1s
Free Press.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-10-09

EVERY dog has his day. and the cats
seem to be auarreling over the nights.
The advocate., 1890-12-17
An IlIlnola Exnreaalon.
MoRRIsvILLE, Ill.,, Dec. I, 1890

WORTHWHILE, ILL.,, Dec. Z, 1890.
EDIToR ADvoCATE:-Please find In
closed one dollar, for which send me
THE ADVOCATE for one year, as am in
terested In lts pages and would not do
without II for twice its cost, for / am a
we'll wisher Of the cause and am glad to
hear OF Kansas taking the lead also glad
10 hear Of the assurance Of Mr. Ingalls,
defeat. ] IremaIn yours truly,
ADAM j. MIDDLETON.
The advocate., 1890-12-17

Potter, Lansing.
Ml0slaslppi-L Patterson, Oxford, sec
retary Mississippi O. +. Al jJ.H. Nichols,
starkville; VIM. Mckinney, Oxford; Nor
ford Lafayette
North Dakota--E. M. Sanford, Walter
T0nieF.
North Carolina W. A. PattIllo, Albln,
state lecturer
Pennsylvania - Deming, Harris
burg.
South Carolina John d. Norris, Gibbs;
T. E. Pratt, CheraW
South DAkota--II. L. Louoks, Clear
Lake; A. V. VanDoren, Bates.
TeXas-H. J. Spencer, Weldon; A. r..
Bally, Palestine; r. M. Humphrey, gem
eral superintendent @. r, A. O. u.
Tennessee w. I. Grant, Brighton.
The advocate., 1890-12-17

Mrs. M. E. Lease, whom the Chicago
Tribune has referred to as the Kansas
Joan d'Arc, and who has been recognized
AZ one Of the.most effective persons on
the Fostrum has appointments as follows:
AT Abilene, Saturday, December 97;
Marion, Monday, December 20.
Applications for her services can be
made through the Office Of THE ADvo-
GATE
H.. Mn. -. INn-.u.-
The advocate., 1890-12-17

AAblbg w bANAA ANFAW'"WbMWfWnf
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The Citizens Alliance;
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The Colored Farmers Alliance;
And all other industrial organizations
that support the principles Of the st.
Louis agreement OF December, $780,
Each state organization to send one dele
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and two from the state at large; and
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organization not less than one delegate
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each respective organization, during the
month Of January, 1891; also that the edi-
tor OF each newspaper is hereby invited
Os a delegate, that has advocated the
principles Of the ~. Louis agreement and
supported the candidates nominated
thereon In 1890.
The delegates to meet in the city of
Cincinnati, Ohio, on Monday, the 23d
day Of February, 1891, at 2 o'clock p. m,
for the purpose OF forming
A NATIONAL UNION PARTY,
based upon the fundamental Ideas Of
finance, transportation, labor and land,
and the transaction OF other legitimate
business In furtheranCe Of the work
already begun by those organizations,
preparatory to a united struggle for
country and home, in the great political
conflict now pending that must decide
who in this country Is the sovereign
"the citizen or the dollar"
All papers friendly to this movement
will please publish thls cali.
Alabsma--s. M. Ransom, Opellka; J.
s. jackson, president 0. +. Ma.
Arkansas-W. s. Morgan, Hardy, edl-
tor National Reformor, 81. Louis; ISOm
P. Langley, Beebe; l.. p FOatherstOne,
M. O.
Calliornla--D. G. Vestal.
Florlda--G. A. Dwelly, Ocala; s. Sam
ders, Ocala; w. D. Condor, OCalA; W. J.
Moon, Floral City.
Indiana. II. Allen, chairman Peo-
ple's party; M @. Rankin, secretary U, L.
national committee; @. A. Power; J. G.
Klngsbury, editor AHiGnce AdOOcdte.
KAnsss--s. W. Chase, chairman PeO-
ple's party; John Davis, M. O. elect; John
II. Rice; @, Vincent editor Economic
QlarterEy; s. MCLSllin, editor THE AD-
vOcATE; b. II. Glover, M. @. elect; j. V.
Randolph; J. II. Willis; Jerry Simpson,
M. G. elect; Frank Williams; Thomas H.
Butler; w. II. Biddle; Van B. Prather,
state lecturer; r. B, Frye, editor indus
trial linton; P. B. MaxsOn; H. Vincent,
editor NOncoaf0rmist
Vlrginia--W. H. Warwick, state lee
turer
Louisiana-J. B. LaSorgue, Alexandria;
l.. ID. Lawent, late superintendent Alex
audrla; L. D. Miller, D'AFbOnne,
Michigan-R. r. TFevellick; John M.
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