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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-10
A Creature from Arizona.

The following remarkable story comes
from Arizona, via Cincinnati paper: A
winged monster with an extremely elon-
gated tail and an immense pair of wings
was found on the alkali desert recently
by two ranchers. The creature was evil
IDENTIFY greatly exhausted by long
fight and when discovered was able to
fiy but short distance without resting.
After the first shock of amazement had
passed the two men, who were on horse
back and armed with Winchester rifles,
regained sufficient courage to pursue the
monster and after an exciting chase sue
ceeded in getting near enough to open
fire with their rifles. The creature then
turned on the men, but owing to its ex-
hausted condition they were able to keep
out of its way and after few well di-
rected shots the monster rolled over
dead. a-r
| The men then proceeded to make an
examination, and found that their vic
tim measured about 80 feet in length.
and the greatest diameter was 80 inches.
The monster had only two feet, which
were situated short distance in front
of where the wings were joined to tie
body. The head, as near as they could
Judge, was about feet long, the jaws
being thickly set with strong, SHARP
teeth. Its eyes were as large as dinner
plate and protruded about half way from
the head. They had some difficulty il
measuring the wings, as they were partl,
folded under the body, but they finall.
got one Strengthened out sufficiently t.
get measurement of 78 feet, maxim!
the total measurement from tip to til
about 100 feet The men intend to ski
the creature and send the hide east TO
examination by eminent scientists.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-10
summer Literary Poison.


Almost every one starting of for the
summer takes some reading matter. It
Is q book out Of the library, or on the
bookstand, or bought Of the boy hawk
ing books through the cars. Ireally be
tieye there is more trash read among the
intelligent classes in July and August
than in all the other ten months OF the
year. Men and women who at home
would not be satisfied with book that
was not really sensible, find sitting on
hotel piazzas or under the trees reading
books the index of. which would make
them blush il they knew that you knew
what the book was. ''Oh," they say,
"you must have intellectual recreation"
Yes, there is no need that you take along
into watering place +Hamilton's Meta
physics" or some ponderous discourse
on the eternal DEGREES, or "Faraday's
Philosophy" There are many easy
books that are good.
You might as well say, II propose now
to give little rest to my digestive or
gans, and instead of eating heavy meat
and vegetables will, for little while,
take lighter food-a little strychnine
and q few grains Of ratsbane." Literary
poison in August is as bad as literary
poison in December. Mark that. Do
not let the vermin of corrupt printing
press jump and crawl into your Sara
toga trunk or White Mountain valise.
Are there not good books that are easy
70 raad-boolxs of entertaining travel
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-10
cif. 20 Riohmond college.

The family-wife and children-of T.
c. Williams have given $4,000 to en-
dow law professorship in Richmond
college. Some months before his death
Mr.. Williams sent to Treasurer G. h.
Ryland his check for $4,000 to aid in
endowing the college and at the same
time he offered to give 81, 900 toward en-
downing o chair of law, conditioned on
the raising Of $4,000 more in given
time. The condition was not complied
with, and Of course Mr.. Williams es-
tate was released from the obligation to
pay the 5000. But now his wife and
children step forward and pay the entire
s25, 900, and thus give to Richmond col
lege the T. C. Williams law professor
ship Richmond Herald.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-10
Greu Old While Drowning.

Richard L. Edwards, 10 years old, was
drowned while rowing on the Ohio.
The body was swept beneath some barges
and could not be recovered. Friday a
corpse was found floating in the river
near Rising Sun, Ind. On the body was
a watch and ring both bearing the ini-
tials r. L. E. Apparently the body was
that of man at least 30 years of age
with snow white hair.
Edwards brother positively identified
the body from the jewelry and clothing.
When the young man fell into the river
his hair was coal black; that of the
corpse was pure white. Fright dou-t-
less made the change while he was
struggling for life. There has been great
excitement along the river over the mys-
terious case. It is the first instance on
record where q man was prematurely
aged while drowning. Cincinnati Cor.
Pittsburg Dispatch.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-10
The Sea Serpent =. last.

The earliest sea serpent tale comes by
way Of Stonington from Capt. David
Tufts, OF the British schooner Annie
Harper. The captain is from st. Johns,
". B., with lumber. and put into port
Saturday night. -ll asHel
He reports that Saturday morning.
about 10 o'clock. when between Block
Island and Watch Hill, his attention
was attracted by great commotion in
the water about $50 yards from his ves-
sci, and while his attention was drawn
in that direction he saw what he is fully
satisfied was a veritable sea serpent. At
least he saw some huge monster that an
swered the description often given in
other summers of such an animal by
those who claim to have seen the mys-
terious monster. Whatever the animal
may have been, the captain says that it
appeared to be about 100 feet long. At
one time it raised a tail thirty feet in the
air, waved it for few seconds and then
Iashed the water into foam.
While this portion of the body was
exposed Capt. Tufts had good view of
the same, and describes it as being about
the size of the main boom to his vessel,
tapering to fine point. In color it was
dark brown, with spots almost black.
The animal was going in an easterly di-
rection, apparently at speed of about
ten miles an hour, and after his body
disappeared from view the wake made
by the monster was discernible for q
long distance. As the weather was cleal
and nothing obscured the vision Of the
captain, his observation as above has
transformed him from being skeptica
as to the existence of sea serpents into q
full believer in there being such mem
Der Of the family of marine monsters
Capt. Tufts has made several voyages K
this port. and is ordinarily thorough!
reliable man. Some Stonington peopl
are inclined to believe in the serpen
also. Providence Journal.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-10
q I.ausnit Over 90.

Charles Eddy is dairyman, with a
farm which lies partly in Swansea and
partly in Rehoboth. In Swansea Mr..
Eddy has his residence and in Rehoboth
he built barn. The latter structure
was erected in 1888, and since then Re
hoboth has been trying to tax him for
his cows. Said cows are stabbed in Re
hoboth, but they roam over into Swansea
to Craze and drink. Swansea also taxes
the COWS, and Swansea gets the money.
Up to date Mr.. Eddy has held that the
law provided that he must pay taxes on
personal property in the town where he
lives, without reference to the home OF
his animals. The amount which Swan
sea gets on the Eddy cows, and which
Rehoboth means to get if she has luck,
is exactly SO, and the latter village has
brought suit to recover that sum. Mr.
Eddy proposes to fight, and the case vii!
probably go to the supreme court.-Prov
idence Journal.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-10
submarIne Naval Maneuvers.

The first of . series Of experiments
with the much talked of Goubet torpedo
boat has taken place in Cherbourg har-
Dor. There were two seamen upon the
boat, which was made to sink at the ex-
act spot fixed upon. After some pre-
liminary maneuvers the boat stopped be-
fore five ordinary torpedo boats placed
side by side in the Commercial dock. 1t
then passed under them and rose to the
surface. The first submersion lasted
Just three-quarters of an hour. The sec
ond series Of experiments took place in
the presence of large and enthusiastic
crowd. Five buoys were floating in diff
ferent parts of the Commercial dock. A
Corrigan screw was then flung out from
the end of raft, when the Goubet sank,
cutting the cable of the first buoy and
engaging the screw.
Then, changing its direction, the
| Goubet made for the other buoys and
successfully cut the lines Of each one.
After cutting the second cable the two
men composing the crew sent out from
the boat an empty egg containing a dis
patch. Some of the cables were cut
while the Goubet boat was making full
speed. Before rising to the surface the
crew placed floating buoy weighing
two English hundredweight under thu
raft. The experiment concluded witt
the rising of the screw, which had beer
fixed in position bya bar Of iron parable
to it's axis. The second experiment
lasted two hours. Public Opinion.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-10
. monster skeleton Exhumed.

A part of the face, with teeth, OF an
antediluvian monster was observed pro-
iecting from the side Of bluff on the
Smoky Hill river, where considerable
soil has recently been washed away by
the high water, and party of citizens
proceeded to follow up the indication
with knives and picks. The pelvic bones
and part Of the hind limb of a iodon
dyspelor were laid bare, and afterward
the entire skeleton. The massive tail
stretched away into the bluff, and has
not as yet been fully excavated. Judg-
ing from the displacement of the parts
of the skeleton, the carcass has been
dragged. hither and thither by sharks
and other rapacious animals while lying
in the bottom of the cretaceous sea
which once extended over this region.
The skeleton has been donated to the
State museum at Topeka. Sheridan,
Kan, Cor. Philadelphia Times.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-10
rha. rashionahls, FOE rerrier.

Every dog has his day, and the fashion
able dog Of just this present day is nm
questionably the fox terrier. Abundant
'evidence Of this fact can be picked up
any fine afternoon by walk through a
fashionable New York thoroughfare.
The younger set Of men about town,
almost to man, own fox terriers. Their
sisters and the other fellows sisters Of
their acquaintance own them; blushing
school girls own them, and, like certain
kinds Of patent medicine, children cry
for them. Indeed, it may be truly said
chat there are few well to do families who
have not at one time or another had one
Of these sprightly, intelligent and pugna-
cious little dogs.-New York Tribune.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-10
Ten Years Old and Almost Six Feet.

Pine Grove, hamlet near Douglasville,
Tex, boasts Of girl not quite 10 years
old who is 5 feet 10 inches tall. She is
the daughter Of an engineer, who is him
seR a giant in size, while his wife is ea
feet in height. The girl, her parents
say, was an unusually small and sickly
baby, and didn't show any remarkable
growth until she was about 8 years old.
She is stout and has the strength OF a
man, but her mind is feeble, or else has
been so outstripped by her body as to
rive it no chance to develop. The young
giantess presents a most remarkable
spectacle with her childish face and
dress, seated playing in the sand o.
amusing herself with doll. -Phladel
phia Ledger.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-10
Forged steel Projectiles.

In the early part of May some plate
firing took place on board the English
man-of-war Nettle, which brings up the
subject of the greatest Importance,
namely, the possibility Of making armor
such as will break up the splendid forged
steel proiectiles which have hitherto held
together almost without exception. The
results of the Nettle and other recent
tests 20 to show that plates are now made
with faces so hard as to defeat forged steel,
and that it appears possible that steel
faced armor in the future may dispose
of them in the manner that Schneider
admits such plates defeat Indifferent pro-
iectiles.-New York Telegram.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-10

The geese were flying southwark
And the clouds werc hanging low,
The naked trees were shivering ~
As they chartered Of the snow; -s
And the frost was In our faces
When Wa said good-by that morn,
But you pr0mised you would wed n1e
When the silk was on the corn
Meath the Ieaden skies we parted
In the autumn cold and gray.
But old winters reign Is over
And so Is the pleasant Mayi
And know you're slyiy watching
Each evening" and each morn,
When the tender husk Is bursting,
And the silk Is on the corn
Now the tree tops fiaunt their glory,
And the clover's blooming red, s...
while the ringdoye coos his story
To his nest mate overhead.
And the stars-they heard you PROMISE
And some sunny summer morn
shall claim my own, my treasure,
When the silk is ~ the corn.
Yankee Blade
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-10
strange war Wound.

Capt. Tip Harrison has just received
the strangest application for a pension
that has ever come into his hands, Hez-
ekiah Forester, Of Habersham county,
makes an application for q pension and
states that he was injured as follows:
During the war, while on march, q
comrade playfully struck him with a
knapsack. In the knapsack was three
pronged fork, and the prongs stuck in
his left elbow, two Of them breaking of
and remaining in the arm. Forrester's
left arm has been useless ever SINCE
Atlanta Journal.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-10

Besides the rabbit pest New South
Wales is troubled by another called the
flying fox pest" This creature is .
species Of bat, the largest OF the bat
tribe, sometimes measuring nearly tive
feet in expanse Of wings, and is popular.
ly termed the flying fox on account OF
the red, foxlike color Of the fur and "the
very vulpine aspect of the head" The
attacks Of these destructive animals are
mainly aimed against fruits and other
vegetable substances. .a. IL es
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-10
why sufFer? with the Remedy at
Hand. 9i, a4

GFNTrEszEs: I have been great sufferer
from Sciatic Rheumatism for i've years, a
nnrtion Of thak time have been confined to
nv bed. Have been treated BY the best phy-
sicians without relief. am now taking the
fourth bottle Of Hibbard's Rheumatic Syrup
ana firmly believe it will work a permanent
o,.re. Itacted upon the liver and regulated
nv kidneys and digestive organs immediate
". and has done me more good already tna1 :
iii the other medicines have ever taken.
cheerfulIy recommend this medicine. MIS-
Altha Herrington, Altona, Mich. !,
| the Charles Wright Medicine Company, De-
| troit. Mich. 88 4
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-10

A movement has been started to estab-
lish q workshop in which the blind may
be employed and become self support
ing. There are. said to be 600 blind per-
sons in Chicago, at least two-thirds Of
whom would enter such an institution.
The large eastern cities are all provided
with similar workshops, and are said to
pay. Chicago News. N ,5 i9 ,..y. Y.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-10
a Strange Case.

Had Mrs. II. A. Gardner. OF Vistula, Ind,
lived two thousand years ago she would have
been thought to be possessed By evil spirits.
She was subject to nervous prostTation, head
aches, dizziness, backache, PaIpltatio%n % ana
been treated By eight physicians for years
without success, she was permanently cured
hv one bottle OF Dr.. Miles Restorative Ner-
vine. A trial bottle of this new and wonder
frI medicine, and finely illustrated treatise
free al /. Leists drugstore, who recommenda
and guarantees it.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-10

A thoroughbred Poland China SOW,
owned in Mount Leonard, Mo-, recently
gave birth to a hairless, flesh eolored
monstrosity, with head, ears, teeth and
one fore foot resembling bull pup, and
the rest Of it's body resembling a pig.
All who have seen the thing unite in de-
claring its resemblance to the dog fam
lily, though its skin is almost human and
its body that Of Q hog. .iL NM 49,
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-10

A school teacher in Marcellus, Mich,
received the following note from an an
cry parent: "Mey 1890 when my Boys
are Staing away from School have
Work For them; and when They are
dare you Teach them, and when They
are to home, that is non Of your Bisness
You hant rening My Silently not BY 2
good Side, at my home
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-10

Reports from all the wheat growing
fsions OF Kansas are to the effect that
y berry is plum and full. The yield
vi be Is per cent. above the average
fothe last six years.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-07-10

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The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-10-23

Cabinet Of the President who has kept
awake and maintained place in the
minds of the American people and OF
foreign nations has done SO purely upon
his own lines. The Pan-American con-
ference, farcical as it was IN some re-
spccts, was at least talked about, and
the reciprocity issue, which the Secre-
tary OF State forced upon an unwilling
administration, is the only rational
suggestion that has come from any
member Of the party in power since
that power was gained.
1t is not strange that Harrison is SO
obscure, for he has been pitiable nom
entity during every hour since he was
inauguratcd. lie has not only done no
good but, as an individual and as Presi-
dent. he has not had character enough
to do any harm. lie has delegated all
his malign powers to tho Quays, the
Reeds and the McKinleys OF his follow
ing.
II he is even now SO nearly forgotten,
what will the historian say of him! 1t
must be that he will be placed in the
most undignified position OF any man
VINO mas neiu the e1altcu OHhcc OI TTcSle
dent in our time and he is certainly en-
titled to no better classification. 1t
seems . shame to say even SO much in
criticism Of him, for OF the dead, even
the political dead. we should not speak
unless We can conscientiously praise.
Harrison died, politically, when the last
Republican cheer Of the campaign Of
1883 returned in echo. Detroit Free
RrnSC
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-10-23
WEST AND SOUTH,

THE bank Of j. H. Hagerty & Co. at
Aberdeen, s. D., failed, with liabilities
of $3.50, 900 and assets the same. Cred
itors would be paid in full.
A WALL fell at the Crucible Steel
Company's works in Chicago and three
men were killed and two other persons
badly injured.
AT Usage City, Kan, fire destroyed
ten business houses in the center Of the
city.
THE Legislature OF Ohio convened in
extra session on the 14th, and Governor
Campbell sent in message alleging
the criminality of the Cincinnati boards,
and asking that "home rule" be restored
to the people of that city.
BY an accidental explosion Of giant
powder in a shaft near Leadville, Col. +,
three miners were killed and ten
wounded.
In the valleys Of the Hart and Cannon
Ball rivers in North Dakota nearly all
the ranches have been devastated by
prairie fires.
In Cincinnati the First Presbyterian
Church and the Presbyterian church OF
Pleasant Ridge celebrated the Tooth an.
niversary of their organization.
The population of the State of Kan
sas is given by the Census Bureau at
1,423, 4s5, an increase Of 427,3S9 in tue
past ten years.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-10-23
THREE HONEST MEN.
Paddock, Plumb and Pettigrew. the HI
roes Of the Republican Party.

Paddock, Plumb and Pettigrew. the He
roes Of the Republican Party.
Senators Paddock, Pettigrew and
Plumb deserve the applause Of their
constituents and of the people OF the
West generally for their votes against
the Mckinley bill.
Placed as they were in an atmosphere
Of monopoly and surrounded by the
agents of tho protected combines, they
had every reason to '.go with their
party" and to forget the people. but
they resisted the threats Of party
whippers-in and the Establishments Of
fat-fryers and plunderers In doing
right they abandoned their party and
advertised themselves to the trusts as
Republicans who are not to be depended
upon to further every villainy devised
for the oppression of the people. Tho
enemies they have made will not forget
them. The people whom they have
served should have equally long men,
ories.
Tho Herald considers this Western
Republican bolt against the monopoly
tariff as one of the most hopeful signs
Of the times. and it regards it as most
honorable thing for Republicanism.
IIenceforth no one shall say truthfully
that no Republican dare lift bis voice
against these evils. Three honest and
brave men from the West have not
failed to 60 on record against the spolia-
tion OF the people.
All honor, then. to Plumb, Petit
grew and Paddock. They have de-
serted their misguided party at time
when to oppose it Is glorious They
have preserved it also from sweeping
and indiscriminate condemnation. An
organization that is not wholly given
over to plumber and pillage may yet re-
deem itself.-Chicago Herald.
The Iowa plain dealer. [volume] (New Oregon, Howard County, Iowa) 1867-1895, 1890-10-23
Astonishing Ignorance.

The most absurd superstitions are rife
in Russia. At Serpookhov, near Mos.
cow, an official announcement vas p.a.
carded at the street corners. The COM
mon people were unable to read. They
requested man, who looked like
priest, to decipher for them the con.
tents of the bill. He unhesitatingly
and positively declared that it con.
tanned the warning that tho city OF Ser.
pookhoy would be swallowed in the
ground. In less than an hour the news
spread throughout the place, and the
people abandoned their work ana began
streaming out into the fields in large
crowds. All the factories were deserted
by the laborers It was some time be-.
fore the frightened crowds were restored
to reason and to their regular pursuits;
but the originator of the trouble could
not be found.--Chicago Herald