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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-24

attract attention and may bring q force
upon us. Take all the men and place
pickets well out in every direction
until the fire burns out, then reassem-
BILE and go back. / can finish this
work and will join you in camp. You
will lose no share by this"
He went back to the woman.
"Where is-is-he?" He could not
force his tongue to utter his brothers
name.
The tone of his voice was not harsh,
yet she looked up in terror and halt
ingly replied: Il told you, in your
mothers room. But what are you
going to do, Will? You cannot, dare
not harm him. Oh, Will kill me and
save Mark"
Stay here!" was all he said, and she
saw him plunge through a curtain of
smoke and sheet of flame into the
house.
Soon he emerged, staggering under
what was apparently great mass or
roll of blankets. He tottered forward
with the huge burden, laid it in place
of safety, and fell, painting and ex-
hausted, on the ground beside it.
The woman rushed to and tore opea
the blankets; the man inside them was
uniniured by fire and alive. She
kissed him and cared for him, then
laid the baby by his side and carefully
covered both. Then she turned to the
man who had come to kill and stayed
to save. His clothing was burning,
his hair was gone, his face, neck and
hands q fast accumulating mass of
blisters, and he rolled in agony upon
the ground.
She ran to the well and drew water,
then back to the man and gave him
drink and killed the fire from his cloth
ing, and tore her garments into strips
to put cooling bandages upon his
roasted flesh, and cried over him and
gave to him mingled words of praise
and thanks and blame and pity and
sorrow.
The servants came creeping back,
the Captain sent them for his horse,
tied not far away; upon it they put
helpless Mark, and, holding him there,
the wife and brother upon either side,
they slowly made their way to the
nearest house, that of Annie's father.
At that door they stopped. Will
stood by the side of his horse as they
carried his brother in. The young
wife and mother turned her eyes to
him; her look added elo1uence to her
tones and words.
"Will, dear, come back to u.s."
"Too late, Annie-too late-ask
Mark to forgive me. Good-by-
you'll never see me again, Annie
Annie, can you, will you-kiss me?"
Her arms were about his neck; she
gave him the pure kiss of loving sis
ter-of a-woman whose heart remem-
bered only his deeds for good.
The next morning, pale, bandaged
and limping he reported to his COM
manding officer at the deserted farm
house which was their rendezvous.
81 settled that matter and Ill old
scores, finally and we'll last night" :"
he said. Then he handed out great
roll of United States money. "Give
that out amongst those who were with
me-"
"All right. I imagined it was rather
private affair of your own, so I didn't
ask questions. This will well satisfy
the boys. But why don't you hand it
out ?"
"Td rather leave that to you," was
the reply. Il hsve still something to
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-24
Leap Years superstitions.

The ancient Romans considered the
bisextile or 'leap day" critical day in
their calendar, always reckoning 1t as
being among their unlucky days. That
this belief has not by any means lost
ground IS evidenced by the deep-rooted
dislike parents have to child being
born on a '1eap day, it being popular
notion that to come into the world at
such an odd time is ominous, as signify
ing the child's speedy exit.
A variety of this superstition exists in
Tuscany, and, in fact, in many other
European countries. According to Tus-
can folklore child born on February
30 will not live to see another "leap day"
or, if it does, it will be motherless. In
Austria child born in the forenoon on
February 30 becomes great parsonage; if
in the afternoon, a robber; after night, a
murderer. Other notions of this sort,
modified to suit whims and fancies, exist
in the various countries of the world -
Commercial Advertiser.
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Polishing Up West Pointers.

Lieutenant John Newton, of the Six
teenth Infantry, is at the Ebbitt. He has
just completed his first years course at the
Fort Leavenworth Military School. ''The
school, +" said he, sis designed as sort Of
post graduate course to West Point. An
officer is detailed from each infantry and
cavalry regiment in the army to take the
course. In time all the junior officers
will have gone through the school. The
science of war is gone over. The princi-
pal battles of the world are studied. We
are instructed in military engineering,
and are given a thorough course in
hippology. The proper saddling,
bridling, biting, riding and treatment
of the horse is gone into at length. A
book written by an Austrian major of
cavalry is the standard. He shows that
the fourteenth vertebra of horses back
bone is upright, while all the Others slant
either forward or backward. The saddle
should be directly over this vertebra,
the rider and stirrups directly in line, so
that the centre of gravity, which passes
through this vertebra, and the centre OF
motion should coincide. He also holds
that horse should be fitted to bit just
as man is measured for boot. If his
ideas are carried out in the army there
will be an immense saving of horsefesh.
Our cavalry is, of course, mounted
infantry. We have no real cavalry. The
war proved the superiority Of mounted
infantry. The advantage of the use OF
horses is in their aid to quick mobiliza-
tion. The whole science of warfare is
innate. General Forrest used to call il
'gitin' the mostest men thar first. ~
Washington Post.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-24
Uncle Sans Postage Stamps.

Some people imagine that Uncle San's
postage stamps are printed in Washing
ton, but such Is not the fact. They are
all made by the American Bank Note
Company in New York city, which has
the contract from the government.
The stumps are printed from engraved
steel plates big enough to strike off 400
of them on sheet with single stroke of
the press. After being struck off in this
way, the sheet passes beneath arevolving
brush carrying mucilage, by which the
back of the sheet is gummed. The sheet
is then dried and fattened under an hy-
draulic press. Next it is run through a
pcrforating machine, which is an arrange
ment of little wheels revolving parallel to
each other, and just far enough apart to
make the perforations as one sees them in
sheet of finished stamps fresh bought at
the post-office. After the perforations
have been made across the sheet one way
by one machine, the sheet must pass
through second perforated machine for
the cross perforations, the stamps being
thus outlined so as to be readily torn
apart. In the middle of each machine,
however, is knife which cuts the sheet
in two so that the sheet of 400 comes
out of machine No. in two sheets of 200
each, and these are divided into four
sheets of 100 each by the knife in machine
No. 2. All stamps come in sheets of 100
for sale. The stamps are now done, and
only remain to be gone over, inspected,
counted and tagged in packages of 100
sheets before being sent out. As they are
printed the sheets of stamps are carefully
counted and if one is ever so slightly de-
fective, though but one stamps is injured
or imperfect, the sheet is destroyed and
carefully accounted for.
1t is an old story. by the way, that when
the English government wished to dis
cover way to tear stamps apart readily
it offered $50, 900 for an acceptable sug-
gestion. A povert-stricken but ingenious
Britisher proffered the notion of pcrforat-
ing the stamp sheets and received the for
tune. Washington Star.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-24
nd We had traitor with us;

do, and We had traitor with us;
what for him."
"Deathl You know it well; why
ask one such question ?"
II will see that he receives his de-
serts at once" said the Captain, and
he went out.
An hour later there was call for
Captain Thaxton; some special devil
ment of their duty required his skill
and courage.
They sought him in the rude shelter
he had made apart from the others, as
was his custom always.
They found him.
Dead, q bullet throueh his temples,
pistol by his side, on his breast a
card bearing these words: "a double
traitor pays the penalty"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-24

distance q mistake is impossible. The
reason why diamond is the most beau
tiful Of all stones is its color. Take a
reasonably white stone, and no matter
what fabric or setting you combine it
with, it will be in the right place, while
gems like rubies or sapphires, emeralds
and pearls have only limited coInbina-
tions. The ruby of fine color, shape and
brilliancy is of greater value at the pres
ent time than diamond from four to
eight grains in weight. But let there be
as many fine quality rubies found as dia-
monds and the price viii drop from fifty
to seventy y-five per cent. Emeralds have
always been great favorites, but mainly
in large stones for centre pieces. The
more person knows about diamond
the greater pleasure does it give the eye.
-[Chicago Post.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-24
Neat Diplomatic Rejoinder.

A good instance Of neat diplomatic
reioinder is embodied in story regard
ing Count Herbert Bismarck, on the
occasion of the German Emperor's visit
to Rome last year. 1t appears that at
the railway station Count Herbert, who
is not renowned for the suavity of his
manners, pushed rudely against an italian
dignitary who was watching the pro-
ceedings. The dignitary was greatly in
censed and demonstrated very forcibly
against such unceremonious treatment,
whereupon Count Herbert turned around
haughtily and said: ~ don't think you
know who / am / am Count Herbert
Bismarck. I" "That, replied the Italian,
bowing politely, Gas an excuse is in
sufficient, but as an explanation it Is
ample.o
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-24
He Was SHY Of Women.

A very eccentric old bachelor was
Father Fletcher, one Of the old MetHn-
dist ministers, and his shyness Of
womankind amounted to antipathy.l
One day as he was riding along country
road one Of his lady parishioners, who
was walking the same way, politely asked
for ride. Certainly, madam, /" politely
replied the pastor, and be Immediately
alighted, as the lady supposed, to assist
her to inter- the carriage. She stepped
quickly in, wherenpon he handed her
the reins and said, Drive on, madam
and when you arrive at your destination
please hitch the horse, and | viii soon be-
along. Lewiston (Me.) Journal.
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on his way TO work terrible vengeance
on the brother who had, he thought,
wrecked his life, and he gloated in an
ticipation over his coming sweet re-
venge. A long. hard ride brought the
troop, q little after midnight, upon the
old farm, the home Of his happy youth.
An alarm was raised by the dogs.
Hastily disposing his men so as to
command every means of exit, the Cap
tain ordered sergeant to summon the
Yankee officer to appear. Roughly the
demand was made, but those within
the house, though evidently awakened
and alarmed, made no reply. Will
could not invade the home of his par
ents and kill his brother in cold blood,
upon his hearthstone; he was not cal
loused sufficiently for that as yet. But
on Marks death he was resolved.
Again the sergeant voiced his or
ders:
Bring out that Yankee, or we will
burn you up like rats in corn-crib!"
Still no answer.
Then straw and other inhammable
material was gathered and piled against
the corners of the old sun-dried house,
and to these heaps a light was
touched.
Slowly at first, then more rapidly,
the flames began to creep in and out
amidst the brush and old timber, then
to lick their red tongues against the
outer framework of the structure. A
frightened man and two women rushed
from back door and sought shelter in
the slight undergrowth beyond. These
Will knew to be servants, and gave or
ders to allow them to escape. Then he
hugged himself and chuckled as the
wind famed the fire and the charred
wood began to glow.
Suddenly the door of the house
opened and a woman, in hastily cast
on garments of white, with hair un-
bound and agony in every feature and
action, rushed into the open. In her
arms she carried an infant, and as she
gazed wildly about, dazed by the fire.
light and her misery, the big sergeant
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-24
The Indian Messiah.

There arrived in Kansas City, Mo-, re
Gently, two Commanche chiefs from the
reservation near Fort Reno, Indian Ter
ritory, who were not only on a peculiar
errand, but have histories which are in
teresting. They are Bark -on-a-T Tree and
Little Chief These two Indians are two
Of the gang which went with the Iowa
chief, Santao, on his last raid, were cap
tured, and after serving q term in prison
were placed on the reservation near the
fort. They have never been permitted
7 to get off the reservation. Their mission
Is to the Sioux ct the Pine Ridge agency.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-24

SWOOpeu uOWu upon n6r as u WOLF up
on the sheep-fold, and snatched the
little one from her breast.
With terrible cry of terror she
sprang towards the human brute, and
he, grasping her slight form with one
great hand, easily held her at arms
length, while with the other he raised
the child high above his head and held
it there.
The refuse heaps were roaring fur
naces now.
Bring out that Yankee, or tell us
where you have him hid," he yelled,
with fearful oaths. cor into the fire,
like blind puppy, goes your brat"
Il cannot, cannot tell you, gasped
the poor mother, helpless in her agony.
skill me, burn me, but do not harm
my baby!"
With brutal laugh the giant ruffian
swung the child about over his head.
"Fetch out your Yankee, or in goes
the cub" he yelled, while mother and
infant walled, as it were, o death-song.
Out of the darkness beyond stepped
one whose sheathed saber clanked
along the ground, whose dress, even
though irregular, and whose bearing
showed that he vas in command.
"Give the woman her child" he or
dered.
The babe was reluctantly lowered
until within reach of the mothers
spring to seize it She wrapped her.
self about it as q protecting mantle,
then turned to seek the power that had
interfered in ther behalf
The light of the flames fell upon the
hard, set face of Will Foster.
She knew hin instantly, and her
heart froze within her. But time was
precious-was life or death. She must
make her appeal quickly.
She went and lneeled down before
the stone man, who stood there,
statue like, watching his murderous
agents at their york. She laid the
little baby at his het.
will" she said SO low that none
but he could hea. "Will, is it you
who can do this deed? You loved
Mark once; you owed me, too, and
maybe I did not let you know the
truth so soon as ought; that it was
Mark, and him only, that ever loved.
But I never meant to coquet with
you. Remember, was only young,
foolish girl and thmghtless. 1 never
meant to ruin you, life, to drive you
to this"
The man stood rigid and speechless.
"Mark is in there. Will, she hurried
on; "in your motheis room, the room
you saw her die in, Will. He is there,
powerless to move, lying, or dead now.
One moment of this agony is full re-
venge for all the ill ever did you. If
you let him perish finish your work,
do it well, kill me md kill my baby,
Marks boy. I will not live without
| my husbandl"
4 And she clutchel her child, rose
from the ground, an, faced him like
like o noble, true woman
/ Then was the tine that the devil
4 pulled hard and VIII Fosters heart
and hate kept whisp ing to his soul,
Revenge! Revengel while the fires
roared and swirled aound as they ate
\ into the frame Of thehouse.
! Seconds Of time fere hours then.
4 Suddenly the man slook himself as if
Il to cast off some load then hurried to
i where his men stoodln group, quiet
/ now, aching for someresistance.
4. Sergeant he saiS athis light will
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-24

the following instances are given:
Forty-sixth Pennsylvania, Company
d, "Charles d. Fuller" detected as
being q female; discharged.
One Hundred and Twenty y-sixth
Pennsylvania, Company F, Charles
d. Fuller" detected as being q fe-
male; discharged.
One Hundled and Twenty-sixth
Pennsylvania, Company F, Sergeant
Frank Mayne," deserted August "a.
1852; subsequently killed in battle in
another regiment and discovered to be
woman; real name, Frances Day.
Second Michigan, Company F,
franklin Thompson deserted
Charge Of desertion removed by
House Committee on Military Affairs,
Washington, February, 1887, the sol
dier having had q good record and
fought well in several battles, but
proved to be woman; real, name,
Miss Seelye.
Twenty sixth North Carolina, @. s..
a., Company F, MRS. i. M. Blay-
lock-" enlisted March 20, 1864 dis.
charged for being q woNan.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-24

The love for diamonds is wholly mat
ter Of education, there being little desire
to own any until the eye is made thor
oughly acquainted with the beauty Of
the true gem. After the eye is thus prac-
lticed It can tell a spurious article even at
q hundred feet distance, and at reading
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-24
Death of a Young soldier.


IN NRs. NAPOLEON n. MoRASaH
What promisei How glowtngi
With his heart beating high,
And the flag DER him flowing.
Yet he marched forth to dta
They tell his sad story
How he fell in the flush
OF success aud glory,
In the battles last on-rushl
me army swept past him
To finish the rout;
He saw them with eyes dim
Then his young life went out.
Now, gray veterans recall
That lost promise 80 bright;
Thfy Y still picture his fall
At the close of the fight.
30 courageous ladl
And all life yet TO meetl
But this much they might add
Nor had he suffered defeat.
They tell his sad story
Without counting the gain
How his comrades won glory
While he lay with the slain.
-4msrscan Tribune.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-24
THEBLUE AND THE GRAY
HRAEK MEN WHO MET UPON THE
YIELD OF BATTLE.

1hrmisE Stories OF the Rebeliion-Oid
BstaieIs and Sailors Recite Interesting
Eemfalseenccs Of Life in Camp and on
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-24

4NCdI bAO OOIuOl o
of that vexed State
joint owners in a
large farm inher-
tied fro m tn Q j r
paren t s-lived g d
Mark and Will
Foster.
Mark, the eld-
est, a strong-will-
ed, quiet, large
scale man. and
Will, dark, slight,
nervous and pas
sionate ; but closer
in bonds of love
than even brother
hood could bind
them we're these
two. and their per-
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-24
Soldiers who Wore Women.

EHE muster roll of arm
les in the civil war
show o number of sol
,diers who were discov-
cred to be women.
There were doubtless
others who were never
found out. In Fox's
"Regimental Losses"
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WAR. LOVE, AND HATE.
n Story of Early Rebellion Days.
Ri COL. ALEX. DUKE BAILIE.

K Nm n sAs' ahs basasg: aSS1;
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-08-01
Copper looms Up.

For year pas acre has been
q steadily increasing demand for
copper. Curion-Iy enough the
failure of the Ere Oh Syndicate in
its attempts to eofner copper did
not prevent an advance. Copper
is being rapidly absorbed in the
manufacture of electric plants
and is getting scarcer all the
while.
A good copper mine is now bet
ter than a gold or silver mine.
One firm in Montana last year
cleared 100000 from one mine
There is considerable copper i'll
Nevada and OF u fine quality.
Wherever copper has been found
in Nevada the deposits have been
very extensive and where trey
could be easily worked.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-08-01
The Whipping Case.

The excitement over the whip
ping case ia the South end OF
town has cooled down. The
neighbors say that the boy is very
incorrigible, and that he some
times yells like house atire when
he is not getting whipped at all.
When he was being corrected
by his mother a few days ago he
was not whipped with strap as re-
ported, but with a piece OF lath.
The noise he made attracted
considers BILE attention to the
house, as he has a fine pair OF
lungs, and raised an outcry that
could be heard several blocks.
Parties in the vicinity speak in
highest terms OF his mother, and
say that the boy 10 very hayward
and disobedient, and 10 sadly in
need OF parental correction.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-08-01
Evidently Cranky.
present.

A Washington dispatch says
Charlotte E. Smith, the woman
who has been abusing Mrs. Mac
kay. presented herself at Police
Headquarters and gave an un-
limited expression of her opinion
as to the charge of black mail
against her, which appeared in the
New York papers. She openly
defied the whole police force of
the continent to run her down,
and as much as declared that she
did not care for Bonanza Mackay,
his wife, his goo, or anybody or
anything. She will probably not
be puni he'd for her slanderous
statement concerning Mrs. Mac
kay, as she is evidently cranky,
and is so recognized in Washing
ton.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1890-08-01
ALL SORTS.
Bar silver Ill.

Bar silver III.
E. B. Rail left for s. f. last
evening.
The Truckee Republican Is Of
fered for sale.
The APPEAL editor left for the
Bay last night.
Miss Nellie Parker is visiting
Carson friends.
Miss Nina Moore. a Virginia
City belle, was in Carson yester-
day.
Fat Crowley, the Comstock
murderer, has been held without
bail.
j. Perolis. q teamster, was
killed near Hawthorne recently by
Indians.
Don't forget the lawn party tc-
night at Gen. Clarke's, Admission
% cents.
Jonathan Doane and his family
left for ten days camping trip to
the Lake yesterday.
NJ. COINS sale will continue I'M
til the 10Th OF August, as the en-
tire stock must go. al
Judge Coffey rendered a decis-
ion yesterday in San Francisco in
the Blythe case in favor of Flor
ence Blythe. Shake, Flo.
Mrs. A. de Neuf, sister to Mrs.
John G.. Fox, left with her little
girl for months visit to Belle
vue, Lake Tahoe, yesterday morn
ing.
Father Walsh, pastor of the
Catholic Church, has gone to Cali
fornia for week. stay and Father
Dockery will officiate in Carson
during his absence.
A gold watch and fob were pre-
scented to Mrs. G. L. Logan on
Wednesday evening by her Sun
day school class. Fred Gushing
made the presentation speech.
WANTED-Men out of employ
ment for sewing machine business
City or county. To right parties
good money and permanent en-
ployment. Apply to K. c. FL
bridge, Singer office. al