Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-12-11

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THERE'S no medium with more facilities
for the promuIEsiion of good-or evil than
that of the newspaper. Its place in every
station is indisputed. Millions, read the
news who never see the inside Of book bat
who are determined through an intuitiyeness
Of humanity TO learn facts regarding theirsur-
roundings whether those facts be merely the
social actions of the neighbors or political
moves, accidents or crime pertaining TO
strangers. Publishing of facts has long been
known as Freedom Of the Press" It was
for this freedom that the common people of
neatly all the European countries have been
striving for with success in some, and fiat
failure in other, localities. The chief char
actaristic Of RussiR,s barbarity and darkness
in social affairs is its complete strangulation
of the press, France, England and Germany
in granting this hight with but few restric-
the plebian and patricianl nearer together,
while the Americans during the struggles
prior to the Declaration became 30 enam-
CURED Of this glorious privilege that the
right was made one of the fundamental pro-
visions Of our government and has so re-
mained. Apaper, whether its circulation be
FIVE hundred or as many thousands, will
prosper when IL takes an uneQuivocal stand
for right; while, as has been demonstrated
by local history, one that endeayors to cater
to the will end freaksof all will systemati-
caliy and decoronsly ~ starsettO death.
A mans private affairs are not open for
citicism but when those affairs become so
manifold that they protrude their unwelcome
presence in the business of all Others TO their
detriment, they loose their privacy and be-
come a common evil that should be disem-
boweled and diagnosis taken with remedy
in view to encompass the welfare Of the ma
iority.g 64S@ hFH#E@
The pedal extremities, or in the words of
the poet Cowper, 'tfeetn, of some people, and
outside of Chicago too, are so large that it is
with great difficulty people not so branded
can avoid treading on the same. It also is a
fact that these feet are very susceptible and,
strange as it may seem, sympathetic feel
ing exists between these big footed iDdivid-
uais residing in different bailiwicks. Thus
when one inadvertently or intentionally
walks on the surplus Of feet Of the one it be-
hooves them ell to cry out with loud voice
both in sympathy for their Injured brother
and as precaution for their own comfort.
Likewise does a horse thief endeavor to
stifie and athwart justice in vindicating
brother thief and censuring his accusers
hoping thereby to lessen the crime in the eyes
of the world preparatory for his own arraign-
mentwhich be sees as inevitable.
No edition of paper unfolds itself 10 the
public without doing land ofiice business
In treodinR on toee.,. If an official has been
proven guilty of peculation or irregular pro-
ceedings he swears vengeance against the
paper that says so. If private individual
has been found to have committed acts
deleterions 10 his fellows he at once procures
howitger and seeks him who in the most re-
mote manner hints that such is the case and
puts it ID type form. 81 k IA !
In consideration Of this fact let me advise
all papers in this section not to mention the
presence Of several tax inquisitors in the
court house with pick and spade digging
away with o 20per cent. commission vim to
unearth barrel or two OF rnusty mortgages
--musty from drawing 10 OF 10 per cent, in
terest for years and riding on free pass as
far as taxis concerned. D0n't for the world
mention the names OF those who are sum-
moned 10 appear before the frowning God
dee Of Justice in The court room and in the
face 0f her Maieaty and q pills OF records reiE-
crate what they have to tho assessor said. OF
have placedNoh the duplicate thousands for
taxation that are playing the role Of canker
worm TO some poor imp and which manacles
the Lady OF Charlotte foundered. II you
should mention these items some ones toes
would surely be bruised and the injured ones
rekaliate by issuing q fat recalling all capital
invested lbad faith TO such investmentsl here
and send IL up TO- oCanada be converted into
bloCded stock. D 3ft a
For q way to avoid taxation on this partic-
ular kind OF stock, see last weeks issue Of
this paper.
It would be tearing great aperture in and
otherwise abusing the Freedom Of the Press
immunity, besides traml ping on the toes OF .
hevy of females 20 comment on the joint
carried otlin averdant hued front frame In
the business portion Of West Washington St.
no merely say that tis nuisance in exist
ence for many years and cognizant to all, and
that 1t il q glaring insult TO civilization even
as the term is understood by Kaffrs, say IL
any one should be 90 bold as to maintain that
some one Ia neglecting his duty in allowing
this stencil to the nostrils Of all decency to
flourish, be would at once be laid on the
shelf. II is best thereforeyto hang on to Q
state of beautiful quiesceuce. Again, the
proprietors themselves might resent all re-
hection and you know there is an olfactory-
animal that 1t is best to hold no conn
munion with save with township interven-
ing. Tine proximity Of this office demands !
f0rbear. [
One of Napoleon's 400 after a nights de-.
bauchery awoke with q greatly augmented
head. Consulting his physician the doctor
prescribed towel saturated thoroughly with
cold water and wrapped around the afflicted
member. When dry use tepid water and con-
tinue doing 30 until the pain is alleviated.
While tossing on bed of pain complying
with the DOCTORS admonitions he ceased his
groans with the flashing of new thought on
his troubled brain. He arose, kicked himself
and went to his work muttering "Great
Scott, paid that saw bones @6 for tellingme
to soak my head"
All business in Napoleon is picking mp at q
lively rate. Not even Sunday schools are ex-
cspted. as from now until after New Year
they will be laboring under o plethoric con-
dition that will suggest gravely. new addi-
ti0ns, but no sooner will ye wild bells ring
ous TO the wild sky heralding the babe ''9l'',
than falling of will be noticed az precipi-
tous as plunge from Gibraltar to the balmy
Mediterranean. To the average scholar q
little souyenir4is O greater conductor. and
missing link connecting the severed affinity
that naturally exists between him and this
most joyful Of places, than all the kind words