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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-11
A Saw of 4. ooo Fanuscr,nt..,

know an editor who is at the head of
a popular periodical which, from its pc
culiar character, invites and receives
probably more manuscripts in a single
year than such magazines as The Cent
ury, Scribner's or Harper's. This year
he has already exhausted two manu-
script record books, each holding 1900
entries, and the third is already half
filled. In other words, he has received
in ten months more than 5000 manu-
scripts. had the curiosity to look into
the figures last week which this enor-
nous deluge of manuscripts told, and
they were interesting. There had been
received, for example, trifie more than
500 short stories, yet only II Of these
had been accepted, less than per cent?
Of over 1900 poems a few over 80 had
been accepted. little better than per
cent! and yetevery manuscript had been
carefully read, and the position of the
magazine is such that it is in way Of
getting much good material. Edward
w. Bok's Letter.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-11
.ACOo-operative Farm.

IS. "A. Fetler, of Alabama, says: A
colony of rabout twenty-five families
fromithe north, for the most part farm
ers, have recently secured about 1900
acres,of choice farm land in Cullman
county, Ala, on which to locate a CO.
operative farm, 1t is to be organized as a
isiut'stock company, with a capital stock
of 5000, 900, limited to 200 shares of 81 600
each. Mcpherson can purchase, own or
control more,or less than one share Of
the capital stock. The labor is to be
performed by themselves and their fami-
lies ait stipulated wages, the profits to be
distributed ;as dividends. They propose
to introduce manufactures as soon as
practicable, as they possess tract of
valuable timber; as well as an inexhaust-
ible supply of coal. This county is the
only farming territory in any of the
southern states in which there are no
negroes ST. Louis Globe Democrat.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-11
Ahout ro1ainc rleotion nallots.

IF those distinguished New Yorkers
really couldn't fold their ballots accord
ing to the method prescribed by the new
aaw they may console themselves by
the thought that the greatest minds are
often puzzled by trifes. Newton, who
euunciated the laws of nature, cut a
large hole in his study door for his cat
and "a small eneffor her kittens. Chaun-
cey M. Depsw and Abram s. Hewitt
can direct great public interests, but
cannot fold alittle piece of paper. Such
is genius.
AS to "a Brooklyn gentleman, who
bears the euphonious title of doctor of
pedagogy, butcould not, after repeated
attempts, succeed in folding the ballots
to the satisfaction Of the inspectors, his
failure may perhaps have been due to
the fact that he took his learned degree
into the polling place and got tangled
up in its icacies.-Munsey's Weekly.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-11
A Queer Duck at Great Duck island.

N W0oOA N1C1A Nv UhUsSS ~ @OA's''VA'
On Sept. 12 q colored individual, who
gave his name as "Joe" Hopkins, came
ashore in fourteen foot dory on Little
Duck island. Members Of the lighthouse
department offered to take him to the
mainland, but he declined, and since
that time has lived on the island. Little
Duck Is entirely devoid Of vegetable
growth, and Hopkins has gubsisted en-
tirely on mussels. To procure these he
has been obliged to wade up to his waist
in water. He still refuses to go to the
mainland, but desires a new boat. He
claims that he is en- route for Africa,
having started from Nova Scotia. Cor
Boston Globe. ~
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-11
Enidemics Among Animals.

The epidemics which show themselves
at certain intervals in cattle and other
domesticated animals have recently been
the subjects of many reports and discus
sions. Among these diseases none has at
tracted more attention than that which
has recently decimated canaries and other
cage birds. Not very long ago upward
of 1900 canaries died in one year at Nor
wieh, England, and occasioned loss to
the owners estimated at about $1,000. A
medical man is now stated to be hard at
work inquiring as to the true cause of
the disease, which at present is thought
to partake of the character of diphtheria.
The subject is an important one, as the
transmission of diphtheria to children
from domestic animals has come to be
not only frequent but occasionally most
serious in effects.-New York Oommer-
cial Advertiser.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-11
Tuzrtles nsat a Baby.

It is reported that ia child was eaten
by turtles in Hangchow, China, short
time ago. Theme isalarge pool of water
in front Of the yamen,or the provincial
treasury. In this pool number of large
turtles are kept, nm order, as it is said,
to keep robbers from 'burrowing into the
vaults Of the treasury. Some Of the large
ones have shells that would measure
feet by feet or more in width and
length.
People are constantly standing about
the pool watching them they come up
to feed or to take breath. One day o
nurse with a child in her arms was
standing there, when the child suddenly
sprang into the water. The turtles soon
gathered around it, tore it to pieces and
devoured it. The nurse fed.-North
China Herald.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-11

Killed = .sissii .....a ....-. iiis Knife.
q. Woods went out to Bullock's ranch
recently, aud from there took hunting
trip into the CaOuntains the next day
with his shotgun to bring down some
small game He had not been out long
when he heard q peculiar noise in the
underbrush, and, after some scouting
around, large-sized mountain lioness
showed up. He had only small shot in
his shells, but al soon rs she came In
reach he let loose, and she took the con-
tents in hes body and dashed up the
mountain.
Woods, thinking that she had mate,
located himself on rock where he could
see into the canyon, and, true enough,
in a few moments the hon appeared.
and n monster at that, as large apparent
ly as John Robinson's biggest circus
lion, and he came directly to the spot
where Woods was secreted, and when
within a few feet he got the contents Of
the gun in the region Of the heart. The
lion rolled down the side of the canyon q
short distance, regained his feet. and
made up an arroyo.
Woods followed him up and soon came
within hearing of the lioness, which was
bowling frightfully, and all of sudden
it emerged from thicket and dashed at
him, with eyes glaring and mouth wide
open. He emptied the contents Of his
shotgun into its mouth, which dazed il
for moment. Instantly he jerked out
his sheath knife and as he did so the
lioness sprang for him, but only to re-
ceive the blade of the knife into its heart,
and the fierce apimal lay dead at Mr..
Woods feet as the trophy of his hunt,
he did not want any more lioness, but
made his way back to Bullock's ranch
but notuntil he had taken the hide ol
his lion, which is now on exhibition
ETtuccpp Ctar
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-11
Let Christznas Stand for pleasure.

Christmas is the preacher who enrpha-
sizes the fact shat the religion which it
celebrates is adapted to human nature.
Horace is called the laureate Of the
worldly, of the,epicurean, of the pagan
who would eat and drink in view of to-
morrow. The gay adage dunn vivfnua
is cited with aishndder as the gospel OF
pleasure. Christmas was hunted i'm the
Puritan parliament as kind of god of
pleasure who was'only masked devil
It was confounded by Governor Brad
ford with the Belly;god. But why, said
Charles Wesley, as he sweetly sang
why give all the good tunes to Satan!
{ The sweet singer might have enlarged
i his view and his question. Why give
!: Satan any of the good things? Why,
,tabove all, let him have Christmas, az
,.Andromeda was abandoned to the drag
ION of the sea2 Let christmas stand for
pleasure and for the reason that it is es-
ipecially the Christian day. Then Chris
'tianity drops her SNaeds and smiles
"a sHarDer's
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-11
Buried in Perfume.

Passing throngs gazed curiously at a
strange plant that sprang up in the win
dows of the Chinese laundries. People
without poetry in their souls darkly
limited that the almond eyed Mongolians
were raising onions The emperor's
subjects were innocent of the base
charge. The essence of human emo
tions was clustered in the white and
yellow petals of the flower.
The plant is called Chinese lily, and
Cinnamon at this season Of the year ina
port it from their native land They
place it in vessel filed with pebbles
and water and the flower is in full bloom
till Christmas, when it imparts a beauti-
full odor that fills room with perfume.
The grateful foreigners have presented
their friends in this city with pretty
specimens as a token Of their gratitude
for kindness shown them.-Pittsburg
Dispatch.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-11
Murphy,s Long Leap for Life.


John Murphy, harness maker of
Cleveland, sat up with sick friend at
Rocky river and started to walk home
next morning on the Nickel Plate track.
While crossing the bridge over Rocky
river, which is ninety-two feet above the
water, he was overtalzen by passenger
train. He shouted to the engineer and
started to run, but it was too late. The
shrek of the whistle, the roar of the train
and the trembling of the bridge caused
Murphy to become panicstricken, so
that instead Of lying down on the outer
timbers, as he might have done with
perfect safety, he leaped from the bridge
into the chasm below.
The passengers on the train and three
or four persons in the vicinity saw Muir
ply turn over several times in his awful
fall and strike the water, which is only
six feet deep at this point, and supposed
he was killed. The keeper of the boat
house, short distance below, pulled
rapidly to the spot, found Murphy still
struggling and, hauled him into the boat.
He vomited freely, but quickly recov-
cred, and on the arrival of physician
it wasfound that, although badly shaken
npand bruised, he had sustained no seri-
Gus injury.-Cor. Chicago Herald.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-11
Re,n.,latI.r IN. own Mother.


The recent death IN Canada OF Mrs.
Sterling, mother of Charles NJ. Sterling,
who was executed at Youngstown. O.
for the murder of Lizzie Grombacher,
has unveiled the facts concerning an In
cident that occurred shortly before his
execution His mother came from Max
well, Can, and though he had left home
when but a lad with maternal intuition
she recognized him. When brought to
his cell Sterling without the quiver Of a
muscle said:
"You are mistaken. madam; am not
your son."
She implored him to recognize her, but
he refused, and she returned home half
convinced that she was mistaken. To
his counsel Sterling said:
''She is my mother, but l could not
break her heart by telling her that her
SON would behung. Keep it secret until
she dies"
Her death caused his attorney, w. s.
Anderson. to break the seal of silence.
''It was the most dramatic scene ever
witnessed, said Mr. Anderson. "Ihave
seen all the tragedians of the past quar-
ter of century, but none that compared
to the scene on that occasion. The
mother. every line in her face showing
the most intense suffering, and her heart
nearly broken, while the son, knowing
that the truth would kill her. stood like
a statue, his face showing the pallor Of
death, assuring her that she was mis-
taken. Such intensity of action was
never produced on any stage. 1t could
not be."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-11
Meotric,.x In the French Navy.

& The French minister Of marine has de-
cided that every military port shall send
to Paris two foremen and two working
electricians to study the various systems
Of electric lighting. A further evidence
Of the extent to which the government
Of France is recognizing the importance
Of providing its navy with the fullest
possible instruction in electrical matters
is afforded by the fact that lectures on
the theory and use Of electricity and its
employment for naval purposes are being
given at the Brest observatory, and they
will be continued for four months. New
York Commercial Advertiser.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-11
A child.s strange sssshap.

Julia Beddick, aged years, met with
q peculiar accident Wednesday after
noon that may cause her death. The
little girl was coming home from school
and had slate pencil about six inches
long in her mouth. AS she crossed the
street she fell in such way that the
pencil was forced through the roof of her
meath and the point penetrated to the
base of the skull. She was taken to the
Pennsylvania hospital, where DR.. Leidy
removed the pencil by means Of pair
Of forceps She is now in the hospital In
dangerous condition and the physi-
clans are afraid blood poisoning may set
in.-Philadelphia Times. Il,
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-11
An Impostor vyhe Made Money.

aOne of the men who made fortune
.out of the Cardiff giant ihumbug nearly
twenty years ago died hn New York re-
gently. His name WAS George Hull.
He was formerly a tobacc"nist in Bing-
Ihamton, and was the arhor Of the
fraud, which he engaged an Italian
stonecutter of Chicago to carry out.
"A large gypsum slab was obtained in
Iowa. and cut into the forna of gigantic
man. The stone was arti6nially colored.
tossiSe the appearance of great age, and
thentihuried in the vicinity of Cardiff,
where it was accidentally ttof course)
discovered and exhumed, AMID exhibited
yabo1tthe country as prehistoric figure.
The imposition was so cleyergthat many
scientific men were deceived by it,
I ChicsgO Herald.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-11
Electric OH We'll Drills.

A patent has been granted for an elec.
trical drill for oil wells. The device con-
sists Of series of motors in tandem,
connected in such way as to make one
motor. The design has been to get the
power within six inch diameter, so
that the entire mechanism, which much
resembles common boiler, can be low
cred in the well, and the power can be
applied at the bottom. The drill bits
are firmly fastened on the rod, which is
worked rapidly in and out Of a cylinder,
after the manner Of piston rod. New
York Telegram.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-11
Killed hx Her Comb.

Mrs. Semmener, wife Of q publican at
Walton, Norfolk, met with her death
recently under distressing circum-
stances. While ascending staircase
she fell head foremost to the bottom,
and the teeth Of a large ornamental comb
she was wearing were deeply imbedded
and broke off in the skull. Medical aid
was at once procured and the broken
teeth were at once extracted, but death
resulted, owing to the depth Of the
wounds and shock to the system. -Galig-
nani's Messenger.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-11

Two @etroiters were closing "a large
land deal the other day by talsphone
when there came a "zipT' and aifemale
voice inquired:
lis Mrs. Jones homer
emo" answered another.
$50 sorry! Well, just the minute she
comes do yaa1 tell her to come right up
here"
''SicknesgT
stNo. An any canned peaches have
begun to work: and must be scalded over
again Detroit Free Press.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-11
rt,a = Rnx Politicians Haxe.

A lady of this city who has been read
ing about politics good deal lately said
to her husband the other day: II sup
pose it is all right for a prominent public
man to be referred to by nickname,
though I think it is rather undignifed.
But what puzzles me is why everybody
should refer to Mr.. Mckinley as McKin-
ley Bill, instead Of Bill Mckinley. ]
suppose, though, 1t must be in imitation
of the cowboy style. New York Tri-
bune.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-11
Woman Y.assc ! v,c,oua Deer.

r. g. Lanham, q farmer, was attacked
on his farm near Sherman by large
buck deer, which escaped from the Bat
sell park, and gored very badly. Lam
hams wife and daughter came to the
rescue, lariated the animal and tied it
to tree. This is the second man this
pet has nearly killed with his immense
antlers. Fort Worth Tex.) Gazette.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-11

A French doctor has recently been col
lecting statistics with regard to those Of
his patients who complain Of nervous
affections, with the result that he has
come to the conclusion that the prime
cause Of all the evil ls the practice Of
reading in the train. &,
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-11

Among the latest disinfectants Is
'1ysol." which appears to be very much
like, carbolic acid. The emulsifying
agent is resin or fat soap, tar acid being
incorporated with thA soap at the mo-
ment of saponification.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-11

A pleasant cure for hoareness is to
bake 0 lemon for fifteen minutes in Q
slow oven, cut off one end and remove
the pulp, and sweeten 10 taste This
simple medicine will Often take away
the tightness in the chest which 80 often
accompanies severe COLI
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-11

A farmer Of Sumner county, Kan, has
become a raving maniac by reason of the
whfstling Of locomotives through his
farm. He has been placed in the asy-
lum. and his condition is said to be most
pitifui as he crouches in terror from
every noise under the hallneination that
1t is tEain Of cars.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-11

The Good Luck mine, in New Mexico,
was first located less than six months
ago, and in the last three months has
produced s20. 900 worth Of ore, and dur
ing that time there have not been more
than five men at work on an average.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-11

It has been proposed to make the up
per half Of war balloons Of very thin
steel and the lower portion Of ordinary
balloon material, the whole so construct
ed as to hold hydrogen instead Of or
dinary gas.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-11
Horse Sense VS.. Fashion.

McAllister-I noticed you kept your
front blinds open all the summer.
Going out Of society?
Smith--No; but we concluded that all
the people wo really cared to have think
rs out Of town whre out of town them
selves.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-11

Electricity has not been practically
applied in the art of music heretofore.
except, perhaps. i'm the operating mocha.
nism Of church organs. George Breed,
of the United States navy, has devised a
anethod by which the passage Of brok-
en- current over conductor in a mag
Netic field produces musical notes of
varying pitch and volume.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-11

While Mr.. Williams, of Montezuma,
Ga, was driving under an oak tree at
dusk the other day he was amazed to
find his horse leave the ground and re.
main in the air. Investigation proved
that the affair was not supernatural, az
the animal got caught in swing hang.
ing from q bough of the tree.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-11

The German postofice officials have
been experimenting with the North sea
cable, seventy-6ve kilometers long, be-
tween Heligoland and Cuxhaven, to test
the possibility Of using submarine cables
Of considerable length for telephonic
purposes. The results have been very
favorable, distinct communication hav-
ing been obtained at both ends.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-11

Some interesting experiments have
recently been made in Denmark in fell
ing trees with gun cotton. For telling
q tree twenty-five inches in girth 1t took
two men only o quarter Of an hour to
make the preparations, the rule followed
being to make one bore hoe for each
foot Of circumference.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-11

A peculiar fish. OF brown color, with
out scales, and weighing twenty-ons
pounds, was caught in net at New
Dorp, s, L, by the lighthouse keeper. In
forty years fishing the keeper has never
seen q similar fish.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-11

Blackening the nose and cheeks under
the eyes has been found an effectual pre-
ventive Of snow blindness, or the injuri-
Gus effect Of the glare from illuminated
snow upon eyes unaccustomed to it.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-11
Coal Thieves Run : Coal Yard.

Seven persons have been arrested at
Reading for systematically robbing the
coal cars of the Reading railroad. Itwas
developed at the hearing that they
scraped the coal from the cars on the
sidings at Port Clinton. and virtually
supplied and operated large coal yard
from their atealings. Philadelphia Rec.
ord.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-11
Fathers m0

ITO Wilson Darrettl
nlyalher was no pessiInistS' toaOved the things
of earth
Slts cheerfulnsz and san,A1neiits music and It's
mirth;
Hesnever sighed or D0Ped saround whenever
II warrant me he'd mOciedssTals with some do
FAINT song.
sBat, being he wArnS urnch son tune. whenever
times were blue,
EHe'd whistle softly to hAnsa1f this only tune he
knew:
@&H8sS5s#szs5#sssA@
Nov mother when she sassned that tune which
father whistled -.
Would bay; There's something wrong today With
Ephraim, know;
KHe never tries TO make tselieve he's happy tha.
ere way
paym
And SO, betimes quAse sntural like, to obserSaA.
youth
There seemed suggestzonlin that tune Of deep Ps-
thetic truth.
when Brother William coined the war a lot of a
To see the gallant soldier boys right gayly our 81
town;
A-comin' home, peer Gsther cried as II her heara
would break
And all US children, toe-for hers, and not for
williams sakei
But father, trudgin7'on ahead, his hands behind
him so,
Kept whistln' to himsslf so sort of solemn like
and low. 4
And when my eldestssister Sue was married and
went west,
Seemed like 1t tosklthe tuck right out OF wdther
and the rest
She was the sunEght!in our home-why, Father
used tosay
It wouldn't seem Gl7e home at all II Sue should so
awayl
Yet when she went, a-leavin' US oil sorrow nnd
all tears.
Poor father wkistleh lonesome like, and wentto
feed the steers.
When crops were had, and other ills befeIl'Our
homely lot,
He'd set around 'and try to act as II he Ezninded
not;
And when came death and bore away the oneihe
worshipedsO.
How vainly did hisilips belle the heift be@umbed
with woe!
You see the telltasc whistle told mood he'd not
He'd always quit ihiswhistlin' when he EhOught
we notioeditl
I'd like to see thst. STOPPING form and hoaGy head
again
To see the honest. hearty smile that ehesred ihis
fellow men;
Oh, could kiss lthe ekindly lips that sRahe nc
. creature wrong,
And share therapture of that heart tLat'Over'
flowed with;song;
Oh could hear1he little tune he whiStaed long
ago,
When he did hattiewith the griefs he wUzild moi
have us know.
London, Oct. 2S, 1890. Eugene Field