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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-13

and the world out with him. Down and
falling deeper. His swollen hands in
his threadbare pockets and his eyes
hxed on the ground, he passes through
the street, and the quick step Of an in
noeent child or the strong step Of
young man or the roll Of a prosperous
carriage maddens him, and he curses
society and he curses God. Fallen sick
with no resources he is carried to the
almshouse. A loathsome spectacle, he
lies all day long waiting for dissplution,
or in the night rises on his cot and fights
apparitions Of what he might have been
and Of what he will be. He started life
with as good prospect as any man on
the American continent, but there he Is
bloated carcass waiting for the shovels
Of public charity to put him i've feet
andeT. He has only reaped what he
BoEed. Harvest Of wild oatsl There
Is way that seemeth right to q man,
but the end thereof is death" Young
man, as you cannot live life over
again however you may long to
do SO, be sure 20 have yenr one life
right. There is in this august assem-
bly, wot not, for We are made up of all
sections. of this land and from many
lands, some young man who has gone
away from home and perhaps under
some little spite or evil persuasion of
another, and his parents know not where
he is. My son, 60 homei Do not 60 to
seal Don't go tonight where you may
be tempted to go. Go homeI Your
father will be glad to see you and your
mother, need not tell you how she
feels How would like to make your
parents a. present of their
hayward boy, repentant and
in his right mind. l would like to
write them letter and you to carry the
letter, saying; BY the blessing of God
on my sermon / Introduce to you one
whom you have never seen before, for
he has become new creature in Christ
Jesus" My boy, go home and put your
tired head on the bosom that nursed
you SO tenderly in your childhood years.
Ayoung Scotchman was in battle taken
captive by band of Indians, and he
learned their language and adopted
their habits. Years passed on, but the
he had in his possession q
long to him. Well, one day this
tribe of Indians came in sight of the
Scotch regiments from whom this Young
man had been captured, and the old In
dian chieftain said: Il lost my son in
battle and know how a father feels at
the loss of son. Do you think your
father is yet alive2r The young man
said: Il am the only SON of my father,
and hope he is still alive" Then said
the Indian chieftain: Because of the
loss of my son this world is desert.
You 60 free. Return to your country
men. Revisit your father that he may
rejoice when he sees the sun rise in the
morning and the trees blossom in the
spring" So l say to you, young man,
captive of waywardness and sin: Your
father is waiting for you. Your mother
is waiting for you. Your sisters are
waiting for you. God is waiting for You.
Go home! Go homel
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-13
A Happy Go-Lucky Fellow.

The negro In Florida and through the
South is ignorant, superstitious and has
only child's mind. He is good ma
tured and contented, and while he has
little conscience, he has no nerves. For
this reason the South has no fear of
serious insurrection, for he would be
too cowardly to execute his plans. The
negro's powers of imitation are good,
but the gift of reasoning ID absent. Still
he is happy, and with controlling in
huence, makes useful citizen and
devoted servant. The South could no
move live without the negro than the
negro without the South. He Is the
background to the ideal Southern pic
ture--a happy, contented creature,
laughing, talking, singing and enjoy
ing to-day with no thought of the fu-
ture. He makes his money this morn
ing and spends it tonight in o happy,
go-lucky, dom t-care-for-to-morrow way,
and shirks his work at every oppor-
tunity. Every Florida town has on the
outskirts negro settlements veri-
table Hayti. Here, scattered about,
are the small cabins or shanties, pens
for the pet pigs, chicken coops, mewing
cats, gannt, melancholy dogs, while
pickaninnies of all ages and sizes crawl
and lay about in picturesque confusion.
Here, every evening, the music of the
banjo and fiddle is heard. The gray
haired uncles and aunties of to-day were
all slaves, and as they sang the old
plantation melodies, the memory of 0
happy careless past comes to many Of
them. Many Of the old patriarchs say !:
when Twas a slave missus clothed me
and massa fed me; now, in my old days,
7 know not where the next meal will
come FROM
Twenty-Five years of freedom has
made little improvement in him, and we
can only hope for better day when ed
ucation and true religion shall take the
place Of the ignorance and the super
stition of the sluggish African. a hoe
cake and fiddle make the negro q
king among men. In fact, in his in
difference to every ordinary ambition,
he may be ikened to Diogenes, differ
ing in that the tub is under Aunt
Chloe's domain, and he does not care so
long as nothing comes between the sum
light that dries the white folks
clothes.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-13

In Stanley's report of the British
Government in regard to his expedition
for the relief of Emin Pasha, he speaks
as follows Of the discovery of an inn
mense forest: @We can prove that east
and north and northeast Of the Congo
there exists an immense area of about
2,50, 900 square miles which is covered
by one unbroken, compact and verita-
BILE forest. Through the core
Of this forest we travelled for thirteen
months, and in its gloomy shades many
scores Of our dark followers persisted.
Our progress through the dense under
growth Of bush and ambitious young
trees which grew beneath the impervi-
ous shades Of the forest giants, and
which was matted by arums, phrynia
and amoma, meshed by endless lines Of
calamus, and complicated by great
cablelike convolvuli, was often only at
the rate Of 200 yards an hour. Through
such obstructions as these we had to
tunnel q way for the column to pass.
The Amazon Va'..ey cannot boast a more
imperyious or more umbrageous for
est, nor one which has more truly a
tropical character, than this vast Upper
Congo forest, nourished as it is by
eleven months Of tropical showers"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-13
The Tomb of CIeopatra.

The tomb supposed to be that Of
Cleoptra, lately discovered in Egypt,
was found at . depth Of twenty-five feet
from the surface in chamber ten feet
long and two and one-haf feet wide and
lofty in proportion. The sarcophagus
was built in the form Of = pyramid, and
covered with exquisite carvings, among
them being five female figures, fve
crowns Of laurel and four 6gures Of
children. Some Of the latter are en-
tirely nude, while others are draped.
In the center Of each Of the crowns b
bunch Of grapes is carved. at last ac-
counts the discoyerers were awaiting
the arrival Of an Egyptian official %
formerly open the tomb. B0St ton Jottf-
NIL WV
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-13
WaterDidn,t Hurt Her Complexion.

The Hughes-Hallet contr oversy re-
wives many "reminiscences Of the time
when Mrs. lHallet Emily, ,,Schomberg
was the most famous society woman Of
her day. Her beauty was Of u striking
order, but her manifold accomplish
ments made her even more distin-
guished.s Cosmetics were bv no means
SO generally used in those days as now,
but so marvellously perfect was Miss
Schomberg's complexion that whisper
went around to the effect that she had
been emamelled, process which fre-
quently defes criticism, although il
makes washing or dampening the face
difficult.
Knowing this, a party Of young peo-
pie who were going to o Seventh Regi-
ment ball at Cape May contrived to give
Miss Schomberg q seat where the cin-
ders flew freely, that they might decide
for themselves whether she was willing
TO bathe her face before arriving at Cape
May. To the surprise and perhaps dis
comfture Of some present, Miss Schom-
berg calmly took ont her cologne bottle
and generously applied the contents to
her brow and cheeks, after which there
was no further question in her coterie
as TO the genuineness Of her bloom,
Epoch.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-13

AN italian pays New York $4,000 a
year for the privilege of picking over
the city's dirt. A few years ago, three
or four men were hired at dollar and
half a day to trim" the city's dirt
Finally it occurred to the superintend-
ent of street cleaning that smart man
could find enough in it to afford to pay
the trimmers himself, and, sure enough,
such man was found. Then an offer
Of $75 a week for the privilege was
made and accepted, and gradually the
price rose by successive bids to 5000 a
week. By successive gradations the
sums of 500 two years ago, eleven hun
dred dollars last year and eleven hun
dred and fifty-two dollars per week this
year have been made, and the city now
has its work done for it and is paid $780,
600 a year for the privilege. Dickens
was nst an exaggerator when he created
q fortune out of the dust heaps which
seemed mere incumbrance on the face
of the earth.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-13

GEORGE W. Fox, Of Redwood City,
CAL, has in his possession one of the
most remarkable curiosities ever found
on the Pacific coast nothing more nor
less than an abalone shell, in the in
terror Of which, firmly incased in the
pearly shell secretion, there are a baby's
shoe and stocking. The shape is per-
feet in every particular, and the size
indicates that the owner Of these pedal
coverings was q very young child. The
sole Of the shoe and the toe, badly
worn and red from water soaking, can
be plainly seen where the secretion has
not entirely enveloped them.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-13

A VERY considerate and humane pur-
pose is that Of the Letter Guild in Bir-
mingham, recently started among the
factory girls. The guild is composed
Of both working girls and ladies of lei
sure, with desire to afford help and en-
eouragemeut to the former in the duties,
pleasures, trials, and troubles Of life,
by the advice, sympathy and friendship
Of the latter conveyed by means Of let
ters. Each lady who joins pledges her
self to write one letter each month to
the girl assigned to her, in plain and
simple style, on subjects likely to inter
est girls, as, for instance, work, friend
ship, home life, worries, rainy days,
etc. The girls are persuaded to answer
these letters, and so popular has the
society become that the number of girl
members far exceeds the lady writer's.
The postage and stationery bill is met
by the dues of the club members.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-13

/, GEN. SHERMAN says that Russians
were the first settlers of California. His
authority is Russian officer, who gave
him facts to substantiate the statement.
The Russian said his countrymen
had settled on the present site of San
Francisco twenty years before the gold
fever. At that time they were engaged
in hunting furs in Alaska, and the San
Francisco village was supply depot for
the Arctic hunters.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-13

A NEW crime has developed at Man.
chester. 1t is called "scuttling," and
consists in a party of young men and
girls lying in wait for obnoxious fellow
workmen or for "scabs," and hustling,
beating and kicking them upon the
public streets. 1t has got SO. common
that the magistrate has inflicted Sc
we're sentences upon several girls and
young men for the purpose of breaking
Il up,
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-13

A GROCER at Lynchburg, Va, who
had been in business thirteen years
without making cent couldn't figure
out how it was until his head clerk was
taken sick, thought be was Poing to
die, and owned up to having embez-
zled about 81, 900.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-13

IT would be hard to cite o nobler
story than that of the career of Marie
Therese, the French Sister of Mercy,
who has just received the Cross of the
Legion of Honor at the hands of the
Governor of Tonquin. This devoted
woman was only 20 years of age when
she received her first wound in the
trenches OF Balaklava. She was wounded
again at the battle of Magenta. Later,
with undaunted energy and courage,
she pursued her chosen mission under
her country's flag in Syria, China. and
Mexico. From the battlefield of
Worth she was carried away suffering
from serious injuries, and before she
had recovered she was again perform
ing her duties. On one occasion a
grenade fell into her ambulance; she
seized and ran with it for hundred
yards, and her patients lives were
saved, though she herself was severely
injured by the bursting Of the missile.
The French troops who were called out
to witness the unusual scene of the be-
stowal Of this honor upon woman, pre-
sented arms to the heroine of the cere-
mony.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-13

The Government of New South
Wales has withdrawn its offer of re-
ward of $125,O00 for sure cure for the
rabbit plague with which the colony is
afflicted. Some 1900 suggestions were
made to the rabbit commission, many
Of which were tried, among others Pas
teur's suggestion of feeding the rabbits
with stuff that had been impregnated
with the microbe of some deadly dis
ease, and all failed. 1t is now sug
gested that the rabbits might be profit
ably captured alive and shipped to En-
gland for the market.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-13

The Austrian sculptor, Friedrich
Beer, in Paris. has discovered a process
for making marble fluid and molding it
as broze is nodded. The name of the
marble thus treated is beryt. 1.-THE
new product costs little more than
plaster, and is especially well adapted
to the ornamentation of houses and the
construction of floors, baths and small
pillars. A stock company has been or
ganized to place beryt on the market.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-13

The city Of Atlanta has solved the
question of provision for firemen by
taking out accident policies which will
give each member of the force $40 a
week if disabled by accident, and 81, 800
to his family in case of death. The
cost to the city ISL, 400 annually. The
example is good one forlarger places
than Atlanta to initiate.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-13

ONE Of the largest forests in the
world stands on ice. tits situated be-
tween the Ural and the Okhotsk Sea.
Awell was recently dug in the region
when it was found that at q depth Of
116 meters the ground was still frozen.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-13

TEE Kansas State Board Of Agricul-
ture reports that the population Of that
State has declined 56, 638 the past year.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-13

SIN WILLIAM GULL, the eminent
English physician, who died recently,
when asked his opinion on women doc.
tors, expressed himself as follows: aPer-
scnally,s he said, smiling, II should
only be too pleased to be called in con-
sultation with one Of my fair confreres,
but such has not often been my fate. "
Then, more seriously, he added: u
think one ought always to help women
studying medicine in every possible
way. I have the greatest respect for
the ladies now practicing in London,
and feel aure that they must fill far
more satisfactorily than the average
medical man could pretend to do Ger.
tain posts. "A young child at first would
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-13

Ar London, England, and Bremen,
Prussia, the longest day has sixteen
and q half hours. At Stockholm, Swe-
den, it has eighteen and half hours in
length. AT Hamburg in Germany and
Dantzic in Prussia, the longest day has
seventeen hours. AT st. Petersburg,
Russia, and Tobolsk, Siberia, the long
est is nineteen hours and the shortest
five hours. At Tornea, Finland, June
81 brings day nearly twenty-five hours
in length. At Wardbury, Norway, the
longest day lasts from May 81 to July
%, without interruption; and in Spitz-
bergen the longest day is three and q
half months. At st. Louis the longest
day is somewhat less than fifteen hours,
aud at Montreal. Canada, it is sixteen.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-13

THE death of Charles Edward Lester
recalls the fact that he wrote twenty
one books and hOrsewhipped the elder
Bennett three times.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-13
5His Wife,s Gift,.

Widdle have often heard Of your
wife as most accomplished woman.
Waddle She i more than accom-
plished, sir. She is gifted. I have
never seen her equal as mind-reader.
A mind-reader? How does she
find any field for the exercise Of that
gift
She exercises ID on me. She always
knows what ana going to say before i
begin to say il, and she takes the Job
off my hands. I haven't uttered com
plete sentence in my house for nineteen
years and six months. II
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-13

Al CONTEMPORARY reports that kissing
matches are popular in various parts of
the country. This may be true, but it
smacks Of improbability.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-13

always rather be attended and operated
upon by . woman than by q man,
though they get wonderfully soon ac-
customed to ~the doctor"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-13
TOPICS OF THE TIMES.
A Choice Selection of Inter
esting Items.

a solid vein of lead ore has been
found at tMarshalltown, Pa.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-13

Tine last man win, of course, b boot
maker.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-03-13

robins that last year caroled in the sky
as to try to fetch down and bag one Of the
past opportunities of your life. Do not
say, / will lounge now and make it up
afterwards" Young men and boys, you
can't make it up. My observation is that
those who in youth sowed wild oats, to
the end of their short life sowed wild
oats, and those who start sowing Gem
esee wheat always SOW Genesee wheat.
And then the reaping of the harvest is
SO different. There is grandfather now.
He has lived to an old age because his
habits have been good. His eyesight
for this world has got somewhat dim,
but his eyesight for Heaven Is radiant.
His hearing is not so acute as il once
was, and he must bend clear overto hear
what his little grandchild says when she
asks him what he has brought for her.
But he easily catches the music raised
from supernal spheres. Men passing
In the streets take of their hats in rey-
erence and women say: What d good
old man he is. Seventy or eighty years
all for God and for making this world
happy. Splendid Gloriousl Magnia-
cent! He will have hard work getting
into Heaven because those whom he
helped to get there will ELL up and
crowd the gates to tell him how glad
they are at his coming until he says:
Pleased to stand back little till Ipass
through and cast my crown at the feet
Of him whom having not seen I love.
do not know what you call that. call
it the harvest Of Genesee wheat.
Out yonder is man very old at forty
years Of age, at time when he ought to
be bouyant as the morning. He got bad
habits on him very early, and those
habits have become worse. He is q man
ON fire, on FIRE with alcoholism, on fire
with al evil habits, out with the world
Fergus County argus., 1890-12-11

Cleveland ought not to be nominated.
Against these significant movements
among the practical politicians, Mr..
Cleveland has so far nothing to put,
except the enthusiastic endorsement
OF Representatives, Mills and Springer.
both OF whom are expecting aid from
him in their fight for the Speakership
OF the next House OF Representatives.
Mr.. Cleveland may receive the Demo
cratic nomination in lS92-we hope
he wlll-rather beat him than any
body else-but ii is already evident
that he and his friends will have TO
fight hard for it, and it is not certain
that even the hardest of fighting will
get it for him.
Fergus County argus., 1890-12-11
SENATOR POWER INTERVIEWED.
He Saw the Landslide Coming and Tells the
Cause to Chicago Reporter.

Those individuals who make prac-
tice OF betting on elections would do
well to consult United States Senat or
Power, OF Montana, before placing
their money, says ths Chicago Post.
The senator has tor a long time Ell
joyed the reputation OF a shrewd polt-
ical porgnosticator, but his success in
the late election puts him far in the
lead. This will be realized when it is
known that OF the thousand aud one
great political thinkers he is the only
one who looked fo. the landslide.
KNEW it was coming" he said at the
Grand Pacific hotel the other morning.
"Knew it as well as ! knew anything.
Why, it was the est thing you ever
saw the way the Mckinley bill was
used. Every Jobber i'm the country
Marshall Field and all-took advant-
age of the bill to sell goods. 1t was
simply business with them; and it is
business first, party afterward, you
know. The big jobbers worked the
little jObbers, the little iobbers worked
the retailers and the retailers worked
the consumers. The Mckinley bill
was going to cause rain of high
prices, and so everyone ran to get
under cover before 1t rained. The
jobbers and retailers made money,
and the Democrats a victory.
"But it didn't surprise me. don't
blame the dealers. 1t was merely
business with them. 1t was plain to
see how the people were scared and on
the run, and foresaw a landslide OF
just such proportions. But every
thing will be all right before long, for
the people will see that the Mckinley
bill IS all right. Change 1t Not IA bit,
except few insignificant errors over
looked. No, sir; the Mckinley bill is
all right and everybody in the party
will support it. OF course the Chicago
Tribune and st. Paul Pioneer Press
are whining around abou. it now, but
they'll he all right when the next elec-
tion comes.
"rhe election bll2 Can't say what
will be done with it. People up my
way don't have much to say about it
and haven't spoken to a soul con-
cerning the measure. The caucus will
determine what is to be done with il. a..
Should the caucus determine to take
it up, why it will doubtless he passed.
We in Montana are not radical. We
want Just what is fair and no more.
The caucus will also determine what is
to he done with the apportionment
bill The Indians? Nothing serious
is the matter with them. There has
been no trouble i'm Montana, and when
snow falls they'll be quiet all over"
Fergus County argus., 1890-12-11

A number OF bills have been pre-
sented in the senate and house pro-
viding for the free coinage OF silver.
The present congress could not do a
wiser thing than speedily pass free
coinage measure. The west and south
and We believe great majority OF the
people OF the United States. are in
favor OF free coinage. The monied
power of Wall street and the east has
too long dictated the financial policy
OF the nation. This influence has con-
trolled both parties, and neither can
claim any special advantage. 1t is to
the credit OF the Republican party,
however. that it has taken step in
the right direction. 1t should go the
full length, however, place silver along
with gold, and make silver q royal
coin of the realm instead OF an lille
gitimate heir. 1t should he placed be-
yond the control of Spectators.
Fergus County argus., 1890-12-11

We furnish our readers the Presi-
dents message in supplemental form.
1t will no doubt be found interesting
reading by a majority OF our sub
scribers. The Presidents views on
silver legislation, the tariff and federal
election bill, will be found worthy OF
perusal. The tariff should have a
fair trial before there is any thought
OF making changes in the schedules,
and strongly urges the passage OF the
election bill, giving good and sufficient
reason for such a measure. On the
whole the message is considered a very
statesmanlike production.