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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-01-04
SEEKING LOST TREASURE.
something About the Fabulous Tale oi
the Lost Cabin Mine.

Something About the Fabulous Tale OF
the Lost Cabin Mine.
There is certain element of human
ity that will always become intlamed
with report that lost treasure is sup
posed to be situated in some locality.
One popularity of all these reports.
however, is that they fail to locate the
treasure in any exact spot, but it is to
be found within a given radius from
some center, which is generally estab-
lished by tradition. The hope of rolling
in wealth acquired without work-get-
ting something for nothing, you might
say-is the motive that fires with en-
thusiasm the seekers after lost treasures.
Since the first massive fake of this ma
ture-Captain Kidd, the pirates buried
wealth-was given to the credulous
world, thousands of people have been
taken in by these glittoring stories.
One of the most successful stories of this
kind, the success being gauged by the
amount of excitement it created, was
the fabulous tale of the Lost Cabin mine.
1t set great many people beside them
selves, and was given publication far
to know just how the story originated.
Back in 1885, believe, was in Lead
vile, Col. speculating in mines. A
brilliant young newspaper writer,
who afterwards became notorious
forger, was in town, and often came to
my room to hear mining men relate
their experiences. Floating around in
mining camps are always tales more or
less fanciful. One night l related one
of them-the story of the Lost Cabin
mine. The story went that in an early
day in the West, before civilization had
sent stamping mills and smelters into
the mountains, two miners had struck 1t
rich in a mountain gulch, built log
cabin on the claim and piled up one
corner of their tenement with bags of
golden ore. They suddenly disappeared,
however, and also their gold. 1t was
whispered they were murdered. The
log structure was the only one that was
known for hundreds of miles around in
the mountains, and the claim vas, there
fore, designated the Lost Cabin mine.
Time went on, and the site was lost. 1t
was supposed to be somewhere in a
ravine in the Rocky Mountains north
of Wyoming. The young writer took up
the story and elaborated upon the de-
tails until he ran several highly sensa-
tional fakes in serials, and the publica-
tion caused widespread comment among
the credulous. The story died away
soon, and forgot all about it. But two
years later i was in Montana, and one
day ran across man in the mining
region who said he had found the Lost
Cabin mine. He told me he had read
some newspaper articles describing the
mine, and he set out from Cheyenne,
Wyo., going north, and after walking
over one thousand miles, exploring
gulches, lodges and ravines, he found
the place of the lost treasure. learned
that he had accidentally found an old
cabin, deserted, in the mountains. In
it he found two gold nuggets, and he
concluded that this was
the Lost Cabin mine.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-01-04

tights, looking with amazement as one
after another of the population of the
village came into the room without go-
ing past the ticltet-taker. Some of the
women had tainted as they recognized
their progeny dropping in upon them
from above in this way, but the prin-
cipal man of the show. who had evil
IDENTIFY been boy himself once, laughed
and said
"If there are any more up there,
wish they would come down and | will
give free entrance by the usual way"
Then 5he plaster was swept up and tho
show went on.--Luke Sharp, in Detroit
Free Press
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-01-04

SIT turns out" remarked tho tele-
graph editor, that the bank robbery in
Greenupville was a smaller affair than
at first reported. Instead of $4,000 the
fellow got away with only $685.
"Grimes," bawled the night editor of
the Morning Paralyzer through the
speaking tube to the foreman, stake
that heading Bold and Successful
Operation of Daring Financier' off the
account of that Greenpusville affair and
put in its plr so "A Rascal makes SNEAK
on Bank. '.-Chics,go Tribune.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-01-04
HENRY W. GRADY.
The Noted Southern Editor and
Orator Is Dead.
THE SAD EVENT OCCURS AT ATLANTA.
Pneumonia Was the Cause of His I'm
lookcd-for Taking OH-Short Sketch
OF His Journalistic Carccr-His
Power as n Speaker.
DIED AT THE ZENITH OF FAME.

ATLANTA, Ga, Dec. 3.-Elenry w.
Grady died hero at $40 o'clock a. m.
The editor had been steadily sinking
for some time and it became evident
Sunday night that his death was close at
hand. The cause of his decease was ty-
phoid-pneumonia.
His message to his mother in con-
scious moment Sunday was character
istic. "If die" said he 81 die serving
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-01-04
The American Association.

COLUMBUS, O., Dec. 23.-A dispatch
from Manager Buckenberger says that
the directors of the Toledo Baseball
Club have unanimously voted to join the
American Association and quit the In
tel national League. This action com
pletes the Western complement of
American Association clubs, which will
consist of st. Louis, Louisville, Colum-
bua and Toledo.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-01-04
MY LITTLE LADY.

know little lady,
So young and sweet and shy,
She bushes like the roses
When sunbeam dances by.
She trembles ut n rude wind
Is full Of fancied fears:
1t seems MS II I'd happened
On violet in tears.
But n smile her tears will Danish,
And her skies be blue again,
For she knows no more OF sorrow
Than u violet of pain.
She is so pure and gentle,
Could / reach the spring on high,
J would drink to her in starshine
From the dipper in the sky
MARY A. Mason, in N. Y. Independent
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-01-04
BOUGHT AN ENTIRE TOWNSHIP.
A New Hampshire Man Purchases $500
Acres. Including q Maine Village.

HVTC'' IHVIuHIHT j" .H"rHe 'Hr"Ee'
LANCASTER, n. H., Dec. 23.-David III.
Beattie & Sons, of Lancaster, have SOLD
to George Van Dyke, also of this place,
the township of Beattie, Me-, consisting
of S. 800 acres of land, on which there is
a village containing a customhouse,
post-oflice, saw-mlll, store and four
dwellings. The price paid is so, 200 for
reai " and $50, 600 for personal property,
Van Dyke also owns %, 900 acres of tim
Der land in other parts of Northern New
England and Southern Canada. He is
president of the Connecticut River Lum-
hnr Comnanv
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-01-04

"A man wrote to friend in Greece
asking him to purchase books. From
negligence or ayarice he neglected to
execute the commissions; but fearing
that the correspondent might be Of
Tended he exclaimed when next they
met, "My dear friend never got the
lotter you wrote me about tho books"
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-01-04
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Emin Can Not BE Moved.

ZANZIBAR, Dec. 23.-Though Emin
Pashn is recovering from the effects OF
his recent accident at Bagamoyo tho
German doctors who are attending him
say it will not be safe to remove him
from that place inside OF three weeks.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-01-04

JouSsTowN, Pa, Dec. 23.-The patro'
on the Conemaugh found three bodies,
victims of the May flood, near Coopers-
dale Sunday. They were all lying along
the river bank near together, partially
covered with mud. The bodies were
all OF females. Only the trunk remained
of one
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-01-04
s1ho, 600 worth of cotton burned.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 23.-The cotton COM
press at Fort Worth, Tex, with ten car
loads of cotton on track and ABOUT 1000
bales on the platform, were destroyed
by fire early Sunday morning. Loss,
Sl5O 600.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-01-04
--
An EmbezzIer Sentenced.

TOLEDO, o., Dec. 23.-John NJ. Nc
Kee, teller of the Toledo National Bank,
who was indicted with c. II. Nanhoesen
for embezzling SIS, 900, was senterced to
FIVE years in the peuitentiarv
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-01-04

Ihlrty-.Wo OF the students were our
ing the tenth year enrolled in the four
undergraduate classes. Nine were fresh
men, seven were sophomores. eleven be-
longed to the junior class, and five
seniors. To the members of the senior
class certificates were awarded at the
close of the year, certifying that they
had during the previous four years
pursued a course of study equivalent
in amount and quality to that for which
the degree of Bachelor of Arts is con-
ferred in Harvard College," and had
"passed in a satisfactory manner exam
nations in that course corresponding to
the college examinations" At the
same time, on the recommendation of
the committee of classical instructors of
Harvard College, certificates we're given
to. one candidate for final honors in
classics, and to two candidates for second
year honors in lassics,-Boston Herald.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-01-04
VILLAGE SHOWS,
How We Boys Used to See the
Exhibitions for Nothing.

Luke Sharp Lives Over Again In Memory
the Days of His Youth-The Worst
Boys in Town and the Rackets
They Worked.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-01-04

-Reaheadville is tho name OF -four
ishing settlement in Otsego County,
Mich.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-01-04
Close to the Truth.

A boy with sled on Cass avenue was
waiting for a 'hitch" on a carriage,
when the driver of tho vehicle called out:
"Boy, you keep away!"
Cant | hitch?"
"No, SIR"
% "Just block?"
mo, sirp
"Ten teet?"
mo, sir!"
''Say! / know what's the mattcr!"
shouted the lad. you're afraid the hoss
will die and fall over on me, and youll
have to pay pa one dolla- for dapages!"
Detroit Free Press.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-04
Killed for aLamb.

Lawyer J. F. Haskell, of Lowell,
has 4-year-old son who is as bright
as a halt dozen silver dollars and
who has an audacious sense of hui
NOR that may be worth money to
him when he gets into politics. One
OF his latest experiments is the talk
OF the family just now.
III | put this tin soldier and horse
Into that bowl of milk mamma'Il
lick me for it, you see if she DOM !"
ne said recently to a visitor, and the
visitor seeming incredulous he dump
ed the toys into the milk.
Mamma as promptly clicked" him
for doing it.
"By gosh" he said delightedly, as
he returned to the visitor from the.
scene OF castigation, his amusement
subordinating the sense ofpain. Esshe
licked me for the soldier, but they
didn't find the horse. Boston
Globe.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-04
A Mans Best Help.

A mans best help is himself, his
own heart his resolute purpose-it
cannot be done by proxy. A mans
mind may be aroused by another,
but he must mold his own character.
What if a man fails in one thing?
Let him try again-he must quarry
his own nature. Let him try hard,
and try again, for he does not know
what he can do till he trjes.-New
York Ledger.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-04
Had to Tear Himself Away.

Had to Tear Himself Away.
81 had hoped, darling, that as
your husband I might live and die
happy, but now it cannot be. To-
night we must part and part for
ever. You will never see me again.
I am going far. far away"
''Now, you frighten me, Edward;
do not talk thus. Whatshould part
us?"
cha! ha!'' he laughed bitterly and
shifting his forhead. "Would it
were not SO. But all regrets are
vain. We part tonight forever
ooh, Edward! Why, why!''
Simply because the boss has en-
gagged an expert to start tomorrow
on examining the books OF account"
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-04
THE-slGMoFTHE HLlrazp CUPID,

WheE blashihg cheeks and dbwneast cyss
SetSall the heart niame,
When love within u dimple lies.
And constancy's name.
Since every lass ia passing air.
Cupid must fly and see;
And, lightly fitting her and. there;
A,Wingea' boy is he.
When creeping years stealfonsapace
And youth and vigorgo,
When time wiuh wrinkles marks the face
And strews the hair with snow,
ALI, then no winged boy.is he;
Butstrong.lmhed and complete,
With blinded eyes that need not see,
Since memory guides his feet
-Waltan' Learned, in the May Century.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-04
A Monarch's Powder Box.

+ i . $ .
Acurious historical relic on view a,
this same house was the powder box
once belongining to the king ofPort-
ugal, and manufactured for his
majesty in Paris in 176O by GERMAN,
goldsmith to the king of France. It
is large round box in silver gilt,
and was not intended to hold either
gun powder or face powder, but the
aristocratic and atthat time univers-
ally Worn hairpowder. Accompany
ing it is a large clothes brush mount
ed to match the box, and in the same
precious metal, and made for the
purpose of brushing off the coat of
the royal owner after the powdering
process had been completed. Paris
Letter.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1890-09-04
To Mrs. A. Wright,
School Teache.,
'srssss = Nantucket. o.

foliage and lit up his calm face for
an instant. Then a look of sullen
thought caused the lines of his face
to harden while his limbs trembled
with emotion.
''This will not do" he muttered,
as he wiped his eyes, picked up the
corpse and started for the fort.
X \ y
Pete's strange disappearance caus-
ed some excitement in Nantucket.
After the lapse Of a few weeks he was
forgotten by llsave the little school
teacher. AS the summer months
wore on, she began to grow anxious
about his fate, and feared that her
impulsive and rash act had led him
into danger. She was forced to ad-
nit to herselfthat the powerful young
man, crude as he was, was far more
interesting to her than she should
have allowed him to become. The
visitors noticed the gradual change
in the little school teacher and won
dered. TO all their questions she re-
piled that she was very we'll and hap
py, but her voice contradicted the
statement. The season wore on.
the fall was well advanced and prep
arations were being made to open UP
the school for the winter season
Miss Lowrey had consented to re-
main another season and the town
folks were jubilant Secretly, she
wished that she had left early in the
spring.
One evening, just about week be-
fore school was to reopen, q strang-
er entered the town. He came from
the north and wore a heavy dark
blue coat, soft, black hat and car
ried his arm in sling He walked
rapidly up the main street until he
neared the house occupied by Miss
Lowrey, when he slackened his speed
somewhat. He passed the house,
and glanced in through the window
as he did so. He walked a few PAGES
farther, tnrned, and walking boldly
up the steps, raped on the door. A
few seconds elapsed and the door
opened. The stranger bowed polite
" and inquired if Mrs. A. Wright re-
sided there. A feeble, hesitating
voice in the dark hallway replied,
g Yes.
May Isee her for a moment?'' in.
5quired the stranger.
s Please step in, was the reply.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-29
PATENTS GRANTED

To inventors in the State Of Ohio dur
ing the past week. Reported for this
paper by G. "a, Snow 81 Co., patent
lswyers and solicitors, opposite U. 3.
Patent Office, Washington, ID. G.
D. &C. Arnold, New London, spring
bearing for wheelbarrows; L. Bentley,
Remple, trace fastening; E. II. Bowen,
Akron, commutator brush; j. w. Car
penter. Dayton, revolving self-basting
oven; J.. G., Dice, Springfield, folding
oar; J.. w. Hamilton, Springfield, wash
ing machine; e. N. Howe, Forest,
means for printing backgrounds; =.
Huber, Marion, lubricator; j. Hum
phrey, Akron, turbine water wheel;
Il. B. Jackson, Belmont Fireplace
heater; P. Kettinring, Defiance, felly-
polishing machine; r. B. Killen, Can
ton, fodder cutter, A. Loose, Toledo,
collar button; E. r. Proctor, Washing.
ton @. H., nut-lock; 7. Rogers, Spring
field, wind d-engine; J. Shepard; North
tLeWisburg, sslop jar; f. W. Starr
Springfield, making corrugated fasten.
ers; +. r. Swalley, Toledo, vehicle; axle
Nv. Wolf, Lancaster, bottom for fence
posts. .e... 80.
Drawings and specifications ofany o
these patents will be sent for the gov
ernment price, rs cents, in stamps. AL
ways give date Of paper and address G
A. Snow & Co. 4.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-29
Notice to Contractors.

GEALED PROPOSALS will be received at the
y office OF the Clerk Of the Board Of Education
Of Napoleon township, Henry County. Ohio, on
Washington street, in Napoc IN, until Twelve (l9)
O'Clock noon, on the Seventh C7th) day Of June,
A. D., 1890, for building school house on the lot
situated in subdistrict No. One, which will be made
known on day of letting, in Napoleon township,
Henry County, Ohio. according to the plans and
specifications on file in said office. Each bid must
contain the name of every person interested In the
same, and be accompanied by o suficient guaranty
Of some disnterested person, that II the bid Is &C.
cepted, contract will be entered into and the par
sormance of 1t properly secured. The bid for each
Kind of material called for by the specifications
must be stated separately and the price of each CIV
en- and the price of labor must also be separately
stated. None hut the lowest responsible bid will
be accepted, and the board may reject all bids.
By order Of the Board OF Education. RI ~
]. b. DITTENHAVER,C Clerk.
Napoleon, o., May LIST, ts90-td
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-29
Pron,ouhce,d q Hopeless, Yet Saved.

From letter written by Mrs. Ada e.
Hurd of Groton, 9. D., we quote: "Was
taken with o, bad cold, which settled
on my Lungs, cough set in and finally
terminated in Consumption -Four
doctors gave me up sayiugI j could moi
live but d short time. I gave myself
up to my savior, determined if I could
not stay with my, friends on earth, ]
would meet my absent ones above. My
husband was advised to get DR.. Kings
New Discovery for Consumption
Coughs aud Colds. gave it trial, tool
in al eight bottles; It has cured me and
thank God / am now well and heart,
woman Trial bottles free at d. ]
Humphreys Drugs tore, regular size
SOC and $500. @s'ls ..s
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-29


TO him an individuality Of its own, the
very binding. the paper, the size and
shape, each and All of these become the
characteristics Of a friend. "How /
loved the authors" says Hunt, mot
only for the imaginative pleasures they
afforded me, but for their making me
love the. books themselves, and delight
10 be In contact with them"
Boys, buy books, IL possible, and you
will have found the Wishing cap OF the
Arabian tales, for they will at your
wish transport you in the twinkling OF
an eye to the uttermost parts OF the
earth-to the remotest periods Of time.
Buy books and read them, remember
ing that the use Of reading Is To aid US
In thinking, and the wisdom Of the
past and the possibilities Of the future
become your own.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-29
Notice of Sale Of Desperate
Claims. a.

Estate of Henry Raft, Deceased.
THE undersigned will sell at pnbhc auction ct
i the north door Of the Court House in Nspo,
leon, Ohio, on the Sist day Of May A. D. 1890 st
O'Clock p M, the following claims belonging to the
estate Of Henry Raf, deceased: ..
Note dated July 14th, 1884, for $4,000,
Note dated June 18th, 1885, for &200.c0.
Both signed and made by A. z. Kraum. ~.
Terms-Cash. HENRY R0HR RS,
May 1876 Administrator of Henry Raff, decd.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-29
Notice to Contractors.

CEALED proposals will be received at the ONCE
y of the clerk Of the board Of education Of Harri-
son tp., Henry county, Ohio, until - O'Clock, at
noon, on the 14th day Of June, 1890, for building
school house on the lot situated in sub dist. No. s.
of the aforesaid township, according to the plans
and specifications on file In said office. Each bid
must contain the name Of every person interested
in the same and be accompanied by sufficient
guaranty of some disinterested person, that II the
bid is accepted contract will be entered into and
the performance of 1t properly secured. The bid
for each kind Of material called for BY the speci.
each given, and the price of labor must also be
separately stated None but the lowest responsible
bid will be accepted, and the board reserves the
right to reject any or all bids. f.& Hsnl '
BY order of the Board of Education.
May 22-4t I'M CLICK, Clerk
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-29


IA little peaceful home .t'
Bounds all my wants and wishes:
Add to this my book and friend, .t..
And this is happiness"
Thanksto Faustsand Gutenberg, the
promoters OF. learning and books, we
can own books without being wealthy,
as the world consideres wealth. Plato
paid three hundred pounds ($l5O0.) for
three books; but you and / may, with
that mnch money, have q library such
as Plato never dreamed of. With one
fifteenth of that sum, the American
boy may accommodate himself with Q
good working library one that will
repay him in pleasure and profit many
fold. Bnteve less than this will do
Any lad can make few shelves, and
on those few shelves, he can, II he will
| place the best of the worlds literature
| He should not be discouraged because
there are so many books which he can
not buy. The best poets will fill one
shelf; history, biography and good fic
tion will fill the balance; and, if prop
erly selected, he will have o library
equal to any Ia the world, because h'
/ can crowd into that small place TIL
best of 1t all. But the possession 9
books and the love of reading them ere
ates q desire to- love and read more
\ We grow to love them for themselves
ands day by day, and year by year; tn
affection Increases. s
All, how lCharles Lamb loved goo,
books! Says Leigh Hunt: How nat
uraIit Wasin Lamb toSkiss an,Old folio
g|ss / once saw him do to Chapman
\ Homer. "a Iudeed, as one grows &C
quainted with his books, each present
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-29
Notice to Contractors.

G CEALED proposals win be received ct the Clsrk's
- Office in Mcclure o., until II O'Clock noon, on
Saturday, June 7th, 1890, for furnishing the ma
teria Hnd building school house In sub. dis No. g.
Damascus tp., Henry county, o. ..
Plans and specifications on dle at the Clerks
ONCE in Mcclure. .tg
The board reserve the right TO reject any or all
bids. By order Of board Of Education.
May t5-4t J.J. CLARK, Clerk.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-29
Notice to Contractors.

G EALED proposals will be received a the Clerks
- office In Mcclure, o., until u O'Clock, noon,
on Saturday, June It'll, 1886, for furnishing ma.
terial and building school house in sub. dist No.
s, Damascus tp., Henry Co., o. $3.50,
Plans and specifications on file at Clerks ofiice
in Mcclure. r"H
The board reserve the right to reject any or oil
bids. By order Of Board of Eudcation.
meg J.J.CLARK, Clerk.
Mcclure, o., May Sd, 1890. r..I I'm
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-29

Some men have a dislike for their
work. The probate lawyer isnot 0f that
class; he usually works with a will.