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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-10-16

Il signal service
to weak womankind is the finding
of lost health-the building-up Of
"a run down" system. Nothing
does it so surely as DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription. It cures all
the arrangements, irregularities and
weaknesses peculiar to the sex. It's
the most perfect of strength-givers,
imparting tone and yigor to the
whole system. For overworked, de-
bilitated teachers, milliners, seam
stresses, shop girls" nursing
mothers, and feeble women gem
orally, it is the greatest earthly
boon, being unequaled as an appe-
tizing cordial and restorative tonic.
"Favorite Prescription" gives
satisfaction in every case, or money
paid for it is promptly refunded.
That's the way it's sold; that's the
way its makers prove their faith
in it. Contains no alcohol to ine-
briate; no syrup or sugar to de-
range digestion a legitimate medi-
cine, not a beverage. Purely vege-
table and perfectly harmless in any
condition Of the system. Worlds
Dispensary Medical Association,
Propr's, 663 Main St., Buffalo, N. Y.
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A CHEROKEE ROMANCE.
How a Wealthy Pennsylvania Girl
Won an Indian Chief.

On q prominent eminence In the
prairie overlooking the Town of Table.
quah, i. t., has been a solitary grave foI
sixteen years. 1t contained the remains
of Mary Downing, the wife of full.
blood Cherokee chief, Louis Downing.
At the time of her death the place was
her home, and it was her dying request
that she be buried on the summit of the
hill. Since then the property has passed
into strange, hands, and the grave has
been in the midst of corn field. The
present owner, agentleman from Georgia,
hearing that she was a chiefs wife,
thought it was due her to rest in more
sacred place. So her remains were ex-
humed recently and taken to the
Tahlequan Cemetery. Her maiden name
was Mary Aver. She was born in Beth.
lehen, Pa, was highly educated and
accomplished and a woman of wealth.
She had very romantic ideas, and her
infatuation for Indians was extreme. In
1865 Chief Louis Downing was sent to
Washington, d. c., on business for the
Cherokees. Though a full-blood, he
spoke English quite well. While at
Washington he had occasion to visit
Bethlehem, and accidently met Miss Aver,
whof fell desperately in love with him, The
chief fingered longer in Bethlehem than
he had intended. not being able to tear him
self away from the charms of sofair lady,
and ere his departure had won her con-
sent to be his bride and share place in his
wigwam. Itwas agreed between the two
that she would follow him to the terri
tory and be married at the capital. She
required six months to dispose of her
property and convert her valuables into
cash, Chief Downing returned to his
nation, and with him it proved ''out of
sight out of mind" The ardor of his
love for Miss Aver soon cooled, and he
wrote her, Withdrawing his engagement.
She, after reading his letter, remarked
that sit took two to make contract and
two to break it, " and so wrote him. Be-
fore this letter reached the chief he had
married dusky maiden of his own tribe.
Miss Aver, having got everything in
readiness, started for the territory. Ac-
cording to contract she arrived at Table
quah, and on hearing of his marriage
made up her mind to make her home
among his people, devoting her life to
their advancement. Years elapsed and
the chiefs wife died. Miss Aver being
still single, he renewed his broken vows
and was again accepted. They were
married and went to the home she had
built. The life she had so long dreamed
of was realized, but not long was she
permitted to fill his house with light and
love ere death claimed her. On her
deathbed she told the chief that on the
third evening after her burial she would
return to him at her home. But he, in
heriting the superstition of his race,
closed the house after the funeral and re-
turned to his home, about thirty miles
distant, on Grand River. 1t is said that
the third night after her burial lights
were seen moving from window to win
dow, and the Indians firmly believe to
this day that she re-appeared on that
night. i Globe Democrat.
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vate George soule said to me: Cap
tain, / shall be one of the men hanged
This was the second premonition
among the seven. Lieutenant Disso-
may drew the seventh fatal number.
Raising his hat with one hand, he
passed his other hand over his fevered
forehead and, half turning to me, he
simply said: This is tough The
Lieutenant was a Mason, and I rea-
soned that a way would be found to
spare his life. At the critical nom ent
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drew lots to determine who should
compose the seven whom Mosby had
announced he would hang, as he said,
to atone for the hanging by General
Custer of seven Of Mosby's men who
were spies, and who had been caught
within the Union lines.
II received at Winchester" said the
Captain, "a special order from army
headquarters to go to the cavalry corps
headquarters at the front, accompanied
by an ex-cavalry officer in ordinary
clothes, who was on proposed visit to
Sheridan's army, two privates and q
sergeant Of Vermont regiment, max
ing our number five, all good men in
buckram.' Our route lay directly over
the main road leading up the Shenan-
doah Valley. We we're well mounted,
and were approaching cross-road
near Newtown, when we observed,
about half mile to our right, q
party Of mounted men, dressed as
Union soldiers. When first observed
they were moving from our road, but
they returned, and we met. AS they
approached we observed that they bore
all the appearances of a detachment of
Federal troops, with blue overcoats,
pouches, yellow hat-bands, etc. We
thought it probable, however, that
they were Mosby bushwhackers, and
although their movements seemed sus-
picious, we continued, rather than take
the chances Of q timid, ridiculous re-
treat from party Of Union soldiers.
We approached at walk, each party
taking the right side of the road, and
when we were abreast the right hand
Of each was instantly raised and ex-
tended, holding revolver toward us
at close range, and at the same time
they exclaimed, Surrender
Z. With an average Of three pistols TO
each of our heads the invitation was
irresistible. I handed over thirty dol
lars in currency and two or three dol
larg worth OF postage stamps. This
was naturally received as the sum total
of my funds in hand. We were taken
across field and our splendid horses
taken from us, and more jaded animals
given In their stead. We were in
formed that our captors were Mosby's
men, and in charge of one DR.. Sauer
and q few guerrillas, we were started
Z + E..
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he saw the funeral procession it occur
red to him that the hearse, with its fine
nodding plumes, would be fine acqui-
sition, and he determined to capture it.
He called to his assistance two or three
other stragglers, halted the hearse, dis
missed the mourners with benedic-
tion to go and sin no more, deposited
the coffin by the roadside, mounted to
the drivers seat, and, with his newly
formed command, hastened back to the
town, entered the first dry goods store
he reached and soon selected load of
merchandise, consisting Of umbrel-
las, parasols, calico, clothing. hats,
boots and shoes, and, with his asso-
ciates, overlook the army. He traded
one of the horses off on the way
for small iackass, getting $40 to boot.
After he arrived in camp at Prairie
Grove he tied the jackass near by Gen
eral Schofield's quarters. Some of the
men, at night, amused themselves by
rubbing two cars Of corn together, and
the jack, having had nothing to cat.
perhaps, for two days, expressed a de-
sire for the corn in loud braying.
This annoyed General Schofeld SO
much that he finally ordered his guard
to go and turn the animal out of camp,
and If they found his owner to put him
under arrest W escaped arrest
by denying ownerthip, but held on to
his hearse and merchandise, and the
last I saw of him he was retailing dry
goods at ruinously low figures. I never
learned what became Of the hearse,
but he succeeded in getting the jack
home to Iowa, and sold him at high
price. Captain G. Barney, IN 4merj-
can Tribune.
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IT is not q generally known fact that
the manufacture Of beet sugar now
largely exceeds that Of cane sugar,
taking the whole worlds product into
consideration. Excellent beet sugar
is now made in Washington and Oregon.
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small clock which the patrolman carries
and this registers the time Of his arrival
at the post By this means perfect
system is maintained. .-[Washingtor
Star.
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Death of a Bravo old soldIer.

OLONEL AL
exander D u k 9
Bailie, one of the
'bravest soldiers
that ever un-
sheathed a sword,
has joined the
great silent ma
iority. He died
at his apartments
in this city from
the effects of one
of many wounds
received in action
during the civil
war. Colon ell
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April, '61--April, '65.
When first put this uniform on,
A Hotspur OF fifteen,
Mother and sister had none;
Brothers? Hal was the only one.
was the Benjamin-youngest SON
Signing for victories to be won
Ere / had turned sixteen,
As we marched, marched away.
When first / put this uniform on
Ny heart beat high with pride.
A beardless Mars,
Bound for big wars,
smiled to hear of wounds and scars
Wars alarms or bloody jars;
Tall Hal was by my side,
As we marched, marched away.
When first put this uniform on
was an atom clad In gray,
OF the lava tide
That Southern pride,
From city, town, and mountain side
Poured to die as their fathers died.
(Right or wrong? Let history say,
As we marched, marched away.
When first put this uniform on
Twas springtide's loveliest day,
The birds all sung,
The bells all rung,
Banners to the breeze were flung,
Our muskets were with roses hung,
1t was our nations day,
AS we marched, marched away.
When first 1 put this uniform on
Twas black-barred glossy gray;
But sun and flood,
Virginia mud,
My own young blood,
Split with Lee and headlong Hood,
Stained all its trim array,
As we marched, marched away.
As Hal and this uniform wore,
Wars hot tide, reddening, rose;
We saw Bull Run,
The bluecoats run,
Saw the spires of Washington.
phantom victory, left unwonD
1t taught lesson to our foes,
As we marched, marched away.
As Hal and / this uniform wore
Potomac twice we crossed,
Antietam saw,
Gettysburg's NAV
(Lee's word was law,
Felt Hancock's paw,
And there our cause was lost,
AS we marched, marched away.
AT petersburg my Dr0ther dleu
In the crater's awful zone,
In that red hell
OF fame and shell,
Who breathed farewell?
H9 foremost fell,
trod wars path alone,
AS marched, marched away.
When last put this uniform on
Twas springtime's loveliest day,
Sweet the APPLE blossoms swung,
Twas "Appomattox Day."
The birds all sung,
But no bells rung;
No banner to the breeze was flung,
Roseless all our banners hung,
As we marched, marched away.
FINS.
With uniforms tattered
We marched, marched awayi
With leaders scattered,
Battalions battered,
Lean ranks shattered,
We marched, marched away.
For Grant was come,
And said, "Go home,
'Tis Appomattox Day."
Says Lee, ''Obey!'
So we marched away.
There is no more @. s. A.
Since Appomattox Day.
-EoTt Worth Gazette.
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Van Buren,, Ark, on
our return march, we
overlook and passed a
funeral cortege on its
way to a cemetery.
|P riyate W, Of
Company D, Twenti-
|eth Iowa, was, as usu-
al, in the rear of the
rear guard, and when
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ade during the
war, was cap
tured on Nov. 1,
1S64,in the Shen-
'andoah Vail e y
by Mosby's guer-
rillas, and was
one of twenty
captured Union
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THE BLUE AND THE GRAY
BRAVE MEN WHO MET UPON THE
FIELD OF BATTLE.

Thrilling Stories OF the Rebeilion-old
Soldiers and Sailors Recite Interesting
"Reminiscences of Life In Camp and on
tho Field.
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MosBY's DEATH LOTTERY.

Captain Brewster's Thrilling Experience
with GuerriIlas.
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Stealing a Hearse.

80 y ST after leaving
Mower County transcript., 1890-08-06
WAKING UP JAMAICA.

How \ Yankee Sea Captain Has Boone,
tho leland.
Jamaicans seemed to have quite set
tied In their minds that theirs was
country Of sugar, and of sugar alone
and that when sugar failed them ther,
was nothing to be done but to abando,
the country. In the past few year
their eyes have been opened. Thu
awakening was probably due to th,
enterprise of. q Yankee sea captain
Captain l. D. Baker, of Boston. wal
formerly master Of = small schooner
trading between that port and the Wes
Indies. He carried down to those isl
ands mixed cargo Of American prod
ucts,, and usually returned with carg<
Of logwood. On one Of these trips
about the year 1880, Captain Bakel
called in at the little town Of Port An
tonic, on the north side OF Jamaica
and succeeded in procuring number
of very fine lunches Of bananas, These
bananas were so much superior In sizt
and flavor to any he had ever before
procured, and met with such . good
sale, that the enterprising skipper en-
oouraged the natives to cultivate tht
fruit for export. Up to this time NJ
bananas were cultivated on the island
except for local consumption. After ,
time he organized q company Ia Boston
purchased large tracts Of what had
hitherto been considered worthless land
near Port Antonio, and began the sys
tematio cultivation Of bananas. Thl
results have been marvellous. From .
dull, lfeless village Of about two hun
dred Inhabitants, Port Antonio hal
grown to be smart town Of over afteel
hundred persons, and it is one Of th<
largest fruit-exporting ports In the West
Indies. S. ssS. - -. e' ..
From Port Antonio this industry ex
tended rapidly, until now II Is the mos
important in the island, and the annual
value Of fruit exported, all going TO thu
United States, exceeds that OF any othel
product. Unlike the cultivation 9
sugar, this industry, outside Of the com
pany mentioned and several large
banana walks owned BY Americans. y
largely in the hands Of the blacl
peasantry and small nd-holders
Thus, the mass Of the people sr
benefited, and are correspondtnglJ
grateful to the promoters. Of the trade
The steamers engaged in the carrylnl
Of fruit sre owned by American firms
and several of them sail under tn
American dag boston Globe
Mower County transcript., 1890-08-06
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ther than the Isla of Wioht With . man
know littla or nothing ofi"-Punch.
-Tom-"Do Won sunnosa she has
snoken to her parents about the engage
ment vet?" nfck-"I know she has
spoken to her father. He met me TO-
dav and invited me to drink" Tom
..Eut he's a temperance man. Dick
"Of course. and he wanted to trv ma"
Yankee Blade.
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ys.d.e-t;saman+ - ont :, t-sae v;I, ha
rratified to learn that a new nil. lust
patented. will keep man alive whole
week without eating. All he wants
now to make him happy is liver sirup
that will make one suit Of clothes last
seventv.ave yeara-National Publisher
and Printer.
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Mower County transcript., 1890-08-06
LOVE rs TALK HORSE
A Sure Passport to tho Good Graoss .
Some Emmlnent N an. 81


A Sure Passport to tho Good Grasss Of
some Emminent Men.
Would you like to see grim million.
aire lose his look OF absorption and
grow young, eager and voluble in an
instant? Mention horse to him. Il
does not make the slightest difference
whether he wears the repelent look Of
Vanderbilt, tho stony reserve Of Hag-
gin, the senatorial taciturnity Of
Hearst the inherent reserve Of Bel.
mont or the social veneer, OF Lorillard.
Horse is enough. A stranger Of wide
distinction or man of imposing title
would receive formal nod from these
mon. whilo they'll turn boys in the
presence OF racing people in whom
they recognize tho kindred love for .
horse. l have seen August Belmont
lean heavily on his stick and wrangle
with red-faced insistence with trainer
In q check jumper for half an hour, in .
stable yard, over the particular quality
of bran that should be given to colt.
while the same man, in his house, bank
or club, wore an air Of such icy reserve
that to approach him meant o Fremont
tory symptom of chills. .s..s:4 -
One day, when l was q boy, hap
pencd to be on tho piazza Of Gabe Cases
old road-house watching the trotters,
when old Commodore Cornelius Van
derbilt drove along in q small road
wagon with his jaws set hard and his
brows drawn together in . athoughtful
scowl. As he came along an old horse
man with Q wisp OF whiskers on his
chin wandered out of the door of the
hotel and, catching sight Of the great
railroad king, suddenly started forward
and yelled:
Hay! Cornell come in here; want
t. see yer"
At the sight Of him the Commodore
half refined in his horse and, losing all
his look Of worry and anxiety, cried:
"Hullo, Bill! When'd y'u come t
town? Can't stop now. Glad t. Sec"
Come on in here, tell you," said
the stranger.
Nearly every body was abashed at
any man addressing the greatest citizen
Of New York in that fashion. but the
Commodore seemed to think it was all
right
II will stop q minute" he said.
The two men shook hands, but before
the Commodore could speak the old
backwoods horseman said with gilt
tering eye:
"You know the chestnut colt?"
''With the white stockings?"
''The same"
"Well?"
'Well," said the rural visitor, with 4
smile that spread all over his face,
''he's only done eighteen. that's all.
An you put him out OF yer stable"
HE amt trotted in eighteen?" said
the Commodore. excitedly.
Hes done that same"
"Bill," said the railroad magnate,
thoughtfully, but with an air Of over
whelming conviction, II must say that
when it comes to q hoss, you're q
daisy"
The stranger accepted the great com.
pliment modestly, and then the two
| men sat ON q bench and talked about
crossing different breeds for speed with
the animation Of school-boys The
richest man in New York was absolute
ly oblivious to time and his surround
ings, and it was seven o'clock when hi
suddenly bounced up and started fol
home on the discovery that he was al
ready an hour late for dinner.-Blake
lv Hall in philadolnh;a sNin,oo
Mower County transcript., 1890-08-06
FINANCIAL FAILURES

That IL What St. Louis Minister ealla
Clergymen In Search Of Wealth.
The failure in business of promi-
nent clergyman suggests the fact that
very few preachers ever succeed in max
ing money. When they do tho religion
generally oozes out as the dollars come
in, and they end by giving up minis
terial work altogether. Preachers, par.
>ticulary Methodist preachers, arc a.
most always poor, and the next to them
in point Of poverty are the Baptists.
The majority Of Methodist preachers in
this country receive less than 500 .
year, while the constant demands for
charity greatly diminish their incomes
Presbyterian clergy are better paid,
while the Church Of England ministers,
both here and in Great Britain, fairly
roll in wealth by comparison. The En-
glish Bishops have princely incomes,
the lowest being $4,000 = year
and the use Of mansion
connected with the cathedral
The Archbishop Of York, who is .'Pri-
mate Of England" has $4,000 ayear,
and the Arch bishop Of Canterbury, who
Is "PImate of all En.(and,' - receives
SIS, 900 and has two magl. .fcent palaces
Methodist Bishops are poorly paid.
Those of the Methodist Church South
have $500 salary, while those OF ths
Church North have . little more, but
none Of them lay by any thing Of theiR
salaries. Bishop Warren, Of the Church
North, is rich, having married the widow
of ranchman in Denver. Eut Bishop
Hendrix, of the Methodist Church South.
enjoys the distinction Of being thu
richest Bishop in America. having in
herited . fortune, which, BY careful
management he has greatly increased.
He has the reputation Of being both be-
nevolent and rich. To schools and col
leges he is especially liberal, and Con
tral College, in this State, owes itspres.
ent prosperity to his generosity. All
the other Southern Methodist Bishops
are poor. Rev. DR.. Wilson, in ST. Loaia
Globe Democrat
Mower County transcript., 1890-08-06
rroabls ,Breaks Out Again.

.'This, !" growled the exchange edition.
as he looked at the Thermometers, wip.
ing his perspiring forehead. and glared
defiantly around the room. lis Fry-day."
ssAnd tomorrow" snarled the real
estate editor, consulting the predictions
and grabbing . heavy paper-weight "is
going 70 be Sadder-day. Chicage
Tribune. 70