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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-06-05
A Peculiar Case at Columbus.

Husbands come high but the women
must have them. This fact is empha-
sized by suit filed at Columbus, in
which Henrietta Wilson sues Fred
rick Howard to regain possession of a
house and lot worth $1,000. She deed
ed the property to the defendent in fee
simple on August II, 1881, the consid-
Grafton being one dollar In money and
promise from defendent to marry
plaintiff. Another stipulation of the
contract was that she was not to go and
do washing to earn the living she had
formerly done. Plaintiff says that she
decided the property to the defendent
upon the promises made and without
any other consideration whatever. The
deed was executed and delivered near
" six years ago. Plaintiff has waited
patiently and In vain, and at all times
ready to perform her part of the con-
tract. The defendent, she alleges, has
not only failed and refused to perform
his part, but declares that he'll not
marry, assigning various reasons there
for. The reasons are not given In the
petition. In fact, she says she has not
seen the defendent since che delivered
the deed to him. She asks that
on the final hearing of the case
that the deed be Cancelled and asks for
Ia temporary restraining order, enjoin-
ing the defendent from disposing of the
property or mortgaging the same.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-06-05
Freneh- -Canadlan Eduoation scheme.

HEtendard publishes communica-
ton, dated Montreal, April 23, and
signed "a Priest" in which the writer
states that certain person offers to de-
vote to the education Of three or four
hundred French Canadian young men in
the United States property capable Of
yielding an annual income of at least
100000. The college would be estab-
ished in Canada and intrusted to some
religious order, but no residents of Can
ada would be admitted as pupils, unless
the United States could not furnish a
sufficient number. The students would
be provided with board, clothing and
tuition, without any fee or charge what
ever. The only condition for the reali-
zation of the scheme is the immediate
subscription of $4,000 or 5000 to wipe
off certain mortgages and debts, and an
appeal is made to the French Canadians
to contribute help in this instance. Those
having certain capital which they can
dispose Of are also invited to invest 1t in
this scheme; mortgage will be given on
the properties and twice the amount Of
capital invested will be reimbursed after
five years without any other interest.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-06-05
Modern Rip Van Wrinkle.

Two Neapolitan brigands, vincen@a
Cieco and Giuseppe Rosa, have been re-
Gently set at liberty after forty years
imprisonment 1t is impossible to de-
scribe their astonishment at the sight of
the railways, telegraphs, tramways and
other modern inventions, which had not
been dreamt of in their younger days.
Still they are not happy. They complain
that when walking III the streets Of
Naples they do not meet IL single face
they know, not even that of a former
victim. Signor Crispi represents pater.
nal government: the forlorn condition of
the poor fellows has awakened his sym
pathy and he has furnished them with
the means to return to their native noun
tains. Signor Crispi is lover of old in
stitutions, and brigands were getting
scarce in the Campagna Of Naples. LIE
Voltaire. Y,at 4s# r. .
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-06-05
Tho Future of storage Traction.

One of the most important events in
electrical matters is the formation of the
United Electric Traction company, with
q capital stock Of not less than $7,O00,-
600. This company is a consolidation Of
the Daft and Julien companies, each of
which is well known in its respective
field of work, and has done so much to
bring electric traction mp to the position
that it now occupies SO commandingly
in the industrial and financial world.
Among the momentous results to be ex-
pected from this massing Of forces not
the least will be a sudden and lasting
activity in storage battery traction, and
it is to be hoped that the way may now
be made clear for an extension of work
in New York, so that the whole city
may enjoy the luxurious travel that has
been the privilege for a while of the
people in the vicinity Of Fourth avenue
New York Sun. lis .i
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-06-05
California Potatoes.

The press has commented upon the
shipment to California of eastern pota-
toes. These vegetables are very inferior
to those grown here, for among our other
excellent productions the California po-
tato is peculiarly fine. 1t is mealy, and
when grown to large size is not cavern
Gus in the middle, as is the case with
nearly all large Eastern specimens. When
baked it does not ''fall" at once and get
sad, but stands up as light as a cream
puff for long time. The reason for the
present importation of inferior potatoes
is that the rains last fall prevented the
digging of the home crop In sufficient
quantities to supply the market, and the
same reason prevented the planting,
which usually gives Us new potatoes in
abundance in Febraary. Latest advices
from the undug potato fields of 1889 are
that the potatoes left in the ground are
sprouting and springing up, and the
farmers are busy cultivating this self
planted crop. California will, before
many years, be large exporter of pota-
toes, in competition with the Bermudas,
to supply the east in the spring, when
the supply grown in that section is wilt
ed, sprouted and about as appetizing as
old bootheels. San Francisco Alta.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-06-05
To reform Legal verbiare.

A very important movement has been
projected BY the Bar association, bat the
attorneys are keeping quiet about it The
scheme is An effort to slough of that great
mass Of stupidity found in deeds, mort
gages, ETC., such as "all the right, title,
interest and claim Of, in and to John
Smith to certain etc., and get down to
Nineteenth century solid business sense.
An idea of the importance Of the work
win be had by considering that the county
records are now encumbered by car load
Of useless paper covered by verbiage.
The paper cannot even be sent to the
mill to be ground over, as the records
are of importance, and a vast amount Of
room is necessary to store them. They
cannot be dumped into vault, for they
are necessary to consult daily, and the
number of racks necessary to contain
them suggests that owing 10 the number
of financial operations nowadays, and the
probability that they will continue to
grow, the entire court house will be
necessary to hold them before the end Of
another half century. This verbiage is
also an expensive relic of the olden time,
as an army of transcribers is necessary
tAAAp tie records in shape. It ID also
necesSary to retranscribe them once in a
century, unless better paper and indel-
ible ink be used. A considerable number
Of copyists have been at work for months
rewriting the records made previous to
A. D. 1900. When it is understood that
the records of several years after the
borough OF Pittsburg was incorporated
were contained in single book, and that
at present the record of a single days
transfers and mortgages might fill vol
ume, the Importance of brevity will be
understood at glance.-Rittsburg Dis
match
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-06-05
Three Young Persons Marry,

The weddings Of two sons and daugh-
ter of George R. Bower, Of Reading, have
caused quite o sensation there. The
daughter, Annie, aged 10 years, was
married to Elmer e. Stauffer, son Of the
late William 81, Stauffer. George l..
Bower, the oldest son, aged 10, was mar
ried to Miss Cora Geise, and Samuel l..
Bower, the second son, aged 1s years,
was married to Miss Hannah R. Schildt.
A third son, aged II, expressed his will
ingness to be married at the same time.
The Revs. F. K. Huntzinger and s. G.
Breyfogel were the officiating clergy.
msn.-Philadelphia Inquirer. N
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-06-05
The First Alpine Disaster.

The first Alpine disaster of the year
has occurred near Montreux. Two young
men from Lausanne scaled the Rochers
de la Neige, and as they found the proper
path obstructed by snow, they climbed
the face of the rock till they could &c
no further. On turning to descend one
of the mountaineers, M. Odin, fell over
the precipice and was killed instantaEe-
ously, while his companion only escaped
by tying himself to a tree, where he re-
mained till a rescue party found him the
following afternoon. The weather in
this part of Switzerland and on the
italian frontier has been very severe
London Graphic.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-06-05

Great Developments I'm Railroad Work.
Thousands Of cars are now being or
dered by the transportation lines. One
order has just been placed for 10000 cars
for the Pennsylvania lines west Of Pitts
burg. The Union Pacific has ordered
5000, the Missouri Pacific 5000, the
Baltimore and Ohio 1900, the Hook
ing Valley and the Ingalls, syndicate
2,0OO each, and the New York Central
5000. This seems to show the general
advance in railroad interests over two OF
three years ago, when an order for 1000
cars was considered tremendously large
one. The quality Of steel and iron used
in car building has been improved, in
creasing the capacity Of freight cars by
800 per cent While many of the old ten
ton cars are still in use, the majority of
the specifications call for thirty ton cars.
New York Commercial Advertiser.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-06-05
A Wonder Worker.

Mr.. Frank Huffman, a young man of
Burlington, Ohio, states that he had
been under the care Of two prominent
physicians, and used their treatment
until he was not able to. get around.
They pronounced his case to be Con-
sumption and incurable. He was per-
suaded to try DR.. Kings New Discov.
cry for Consumption, Coughs and
Colds and at that time was not able to
walk across the street without resting.
He found, before he had used half Of q
dollar bottle, that he was much better;
he continued to use 1t and is today en-
j0ying good health. Ifyou have any
Throat, Lung or Chest trouble, try It.
We guarantee satisfaction Prail bot
tie free at d. J. Humphreys Drugstore
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-06-05
Hea Enrsrsr = ouardea.


It isA htul thing 70 read the cable
dispatches tie great affection and
warmth y ne people show TO King
William uGeumnny when he comes
into Berlinr spending day review
ing his troo The pictures In the Illus
trated newtrs, too, of the kaiser nd
ing along ! beautiful and spirited
hori e, aniliiith pstsrnal love upon
his - nbjecthls the crowds throw
their bats 70 air and scream with
happines \ aiight Of him, may be .
source ON esction 10 the publisher Of
the paper, bdfsthey are very far from
true. Ihave known the young emperor
to ride through q crowd Of his subjects
on many day when his brow was
clouded and his eyes roamed over the
faces alertly.
His officers turned their backs on the
emperor, but no one thought it breach
OF etiquette. They, too, watched the
people with ceaseless vigilance. At the
points where the crowd stood thickest
the faces Of the policemen were turned
away from the emperor as they leaned
half forward on their horses and watched
every movement of thethrong narrowly.
A hundred feet in advance Of the en-
peror there always rode six members of
the mounted police. They are the
shrewdest and best men in the service.
A little close scrutiny showed that they
were not ON parade. Every window and
every house top was scanned as they
came along. The emperor usually rode
surrounded by a group of generals. I'm
mediately back of the generals were
more police. In the crowd the detectives
were as thick as fies.-Blakeley Hall in
Philadelphia Times.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-06-05
On the wolrs Head.

State Treasurer Bobleter has issued
orders for wolf scalps sent in from Kilt
son county to the extent of $4,000. This
represents the scalps Of 400 wolves which
have been killed since last November at
So scalp. The aggregate scalp orders
on hand, paid and unpaid, amount to
$7,15O. When the spring crop of young
wolves is in the appropriation Of $4,000
for wolf bounties for 1890 will be ex-
hausted. Wolves pay better than wheat
in Kittson county. st. Louis Globe
Democrat,
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-06-05
Tho Crowd and Cotton.

A western baseball club has pitcher
named Cotton, and the crowd seems to
regard the name in the nature Of soft
thing. When Mr.. Cotton is pitching the
crowd yell: "See 'em battin' Cotton
and when he is at the bat they yell:
Look at Cottontbattin'." 1t is not much
wonder that he thinks of applying tothe
Legislature to change his name. New
York World. N-% A.. ~
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-06-05
Hot weather in Australia.

"Sun sickness" is the term applied to
the condition Of the people Of Melbourne.
who recently passed through torrid
season. So abnormal was the heat that
natives of Madras and negroes from
Sierra Leone suffered more than they
had ever suffered in their native clirnes.
Chicago Times
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-06-05

Ex-Governors Weston and Smyth, Of
Manchester, N. H., have, on behalf Of
that city, secured o bond in the sum Of
$4,000 for thirty asres Of land, including
the Gen. Stark burial lot, to be used as
Q park Ia case congress makes an appro-
priation Of $4,000 for On equestrian
statue Of the hero Of Bennington.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-06-05
Thaurht EIa wa BiddIng.

Clerk Gn auction ROOM Wake upl You
can't sleep here. tffH 9iii gi8%a
Drunk Wazsar mazzari
Clerk When you nod you get the auc-
tioneer I'll mixei up. Life.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-06-05

Sought for the last hundred years. A
remedy for catarrh. hay fever and cold
" the fead found at last In Ely'sC Cream
BatnE Safe and pleasant To- use and
easily applied into the nostrils. It
gives . relief at once and thorough
tFeatreent positively EcHres. Price SO
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-06-05

Mrs Fangle-- Why, John, the waiter is
standing upright.
Fangle-- Yes, Of course.
Nh Fangls--Bat you said he had to be
tipped Epoch.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-06-05

AT the conclusion Of alawsuit in Phila-
delphia the other DAY, the plaintiff re-
ceived Q check for four cents e. his Shars
Of the amount recovered after the legal
expenses had been paid.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-06-05
Long Lived Canadians.

The longevity of native Canadians is
seen in the remarkable fact that the Rev.
W. j. Armitage officiated at the funerals
Of three in February and March, whose
combined ages reached 26O, made up as
follows: "a, 86, 9O.-St. Catharines Star.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-14
Notes from Various Fields.

BELMoNT-The Brown well, on the Ohio side
OF the river, came In Saturday. and at three
bits in the sand the well filled up 800 feet with
OIL 1t looks like fair producer On Alum
run johnson Co. are getting ready to drill a
well so1Ih OF the Reynolds farm WELL They
paid So 600 for 200 acres here, and this will be
the first well toward developing French Creek
territory, which has long been one of Mr.
Johnson's pet schemes.
EUREKA-The Windsor Oil COMPANY in the
Cow creek district, No. l. eX-Governor1Jack-
sons farm, is doing Is barrels day from the
shallow sand. No. 2 is down 500 feet, and No. g
is rigging up. Adjoining the Jackson on the
southwest, the Bartlett Oil COMPANY on the
Bartlett farm, are down 500 feet with No l.
MCkEESPoRT-A syndicate has bought the
farm of Rev. Mr.. Montgomery, of l60 acres, at
$500 per acre, and the John Percival farm of 63
acres at $500 per acre. Both are in Versailles
township and are believed to be in the gas and
oil belt They are negotiating for other land.
They will test for oil.
GREENsBURG-The Avondale Lard and I'm
provement Company is putting down several
test wells in Washington and Bell townships
the Miller farm near Poke Run Church The
new well is situated about one mile and a half
from the famons Thompson well, on Beaver
run. Tine company is also building rig on 4
farm adjoining the Thompson tract of land.
JACKS RUN-Addleman & Co., on the Mrs
Berger farm, will get the sand tomorrow in
No. 2 Helm & Co., No. Heinz will also find
the sand about the same time.
WELLSvILLE-On the West Virginia side
Weiser & Smith completed well Saturday on
the widow Bunneman farm which is good for
six or seven barrels day. Smith & Co., on the
adjoining farm to the west, have well drilling
at 200 feet. II. MCCLINToCK.
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-14
A LIFE OF ROMANCE.
Death of a Former Greensburg Man
of Checkered History.
HIS CAREER IN SANDWICH ISLANDS
Trainmen Make Many Demands on the
Lake Erie and Western.
FOREIGNERS FOR THE MINES AT IR WIN
ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DISPATCH,

ESPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE DIsPATcH.l
GREENsBURG, October 13. - The old
school fellows of Charles Neale Arnold
were panied to hear of the sudden death of
that gentleman in the Hawaiian Islands
September "a.
The father Of Charles was a contractor, who
built the Court House, and Charles came
here at that time. He then went to Pitts
burg, and when the war broke out he led a
varied life, serving first as drummer, then
as messenger, orderly, scout and spy, lead
ing an adventurous life for several years
and escaping with but slight wounds.
He then went on the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers, nOminally as a deck hand, but
really as boxer, he having a slight trick
OF his own that landed him winner, until
he struck ST. Louis and the wrong man.
After his recovery he figured as scout in the
Modoc war, then to san Francisco, and lastly
to the Hawaiian Islands. where, after a series
OF adventures, he finally became subject of
King Kalakaua. married a dusky daughter of
the kingdom and settled down.
Neale was perfect man physically, quick,
light of weight and gritty in the extreme. being
at the same time manly fellow. generous
hearted and impulsive. OF Mr.. Neale, the
Honolulu Daily Bulletin says:
Fourteen years ago he married Cecilia the
favorite waiting woman of Queen Emma, and
by ner he had six children. Mr.. Arnold was
once manager of the Ookala plantation, and
for some time head luna Of the Makee Sugar
Company. Kauai. He was road supervisor IN
chief OF Hawaii for term of years, up to the
time of the abolition of that office three years
ago. At the same time he kept hotel in Hilo;
also for short time the Branch Hotel at
Waikiki. He had been acting as assistant
superintendent of public works for the past
two months. and up TO the time of his death
He was well liked here, as being man Of most
friendly disposition"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-14
BOLD cANucK sMuGGLERs.
Reports That They Have Formed a Syndi-
cate to Evade Revenue.

Reports That They Have Formed a Syndi-
cate to Eyade Revenue.
ESPECIAL TKLEeRAM TO THE DISPATCH.
OTTAWA, October Misrepresentation
has been made here that syndicate of
smugglers is operating in Cape Breton,
thoroughly organized for the work. 1t is
stated that an extensive system Of snug
Cling has been going on in the vicinity of
Sydney, Cape Breton, for years without any
apparent effort to put it down. MIR. Mus
grave, who has drawn the Governments at
tention to the matter, reflects seriously upon
the honesty of the customs officials of that
port, whom, it might be inferred from his
report, are implicated in the swindle upon
the revenue. He says that it would be
necessary to have landing water, sufficient
ly independent not to be afraid OF the Col
lector Of Customs or the Collector OF Inland
Revenue, to attend to the duties of that po-
sition to avert the evil in any measure.
'If any persons interested in this
smuggling are officers of the present
Dominion Government" he says, they
cannot be expected to be ousted until
change of Government. But doesn't this
seem strange, that the six schooners seized
in and about Sydney last fall were seized by
officers from outside the county, and IN all
apparent ignorance of the customs officials
here as to the smuggling at all. If l were
to relate details of how I have seen carts
with muff1ed wheels at dead of night trans
porting cases of smuggled goods from
wharves and boats to certain premises In
Sydney. I might make some persons more
than angry"
Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-14
News From Three States.

MCKEEsPoRT Presbyterians will build a fine
church.
SEVERAL washouts on the B. & O. impeded
traffic in West Virginia yesterday
THE National Rolling Mills at McKeesporr
are using l5 carloads of coal day.
WORK will begin at once oni'an electric rail-
road between Read 2 and Mohnsville
GROUND at BradGock has been purchased by
q syndicate as a site for a telegraph wire mill.
LARGE numbers of chickens in GAINESVILLE
have been killed by fox. Reynard was killed,
NINE owners at Irwin are still bringing in
foreigners, and are working mines to some ex-
tent.
PENNSYLVANIA Y. NJ. c. A. hold its twenty
third annual convention at Danville October
g to &C.
a CHARTER has been granted to the Poto-
mac, BlacSwater and Greenbriar Railroad of
West Virginia.
JOSEPH BELTS, drum major of the Youngs-
town Drum Corps, died yesterday from the
effects OF \ fall.
CONSTABLE MURPHY of Pittsburg, arrested
Mrs. Curry at Mckeesport last night for rpn
ming speak-easy.
MRS MILTON LAYTON, wife of Greensburr
machinIst, hanged herself Monday night while
temporarily insane.
W. S. WALDRoN, a prominent oil man and
dentist of Butler dropped dead from neuralgia
of the heart yesterday.
THE second district conference of the Minis
terium of Pennsylvania is holding its annual
convention in Scranton.
THE annual reunion of the One Hundred
ana Fortieth Pennsylvania Volunteers takes
place at Freedom to-day.
CALEB E. JOHNSON, prominent farmer in
Monroe county. w. Va. has assigned. Liabili-
ties, S46.OOO; assets, $4,000.
to has b,,zi
of the Reading car shops will work five hours
over time three days each week.
a VICIOUS COW attacked Miss Hannah Muri-
ner, near Waynesburg Pa, and inflicted in
luries from which She will recover.
CHARLES GRANT, teamster, was found dead
in East Jeannette, Pa, Monday night, probably
victim Of murder. Inquest Friday
RUSSELL MCFARLAND a we'll known Green's
burg man, died of typhoid fever Sunday night
The disease is very prevalent in the town.
AN attempt was made a few days ago to
wreck the Erie and Wyoming train near Pitts
ton, Pa The obstructions were seen bv the
engineer in time.
MARY TERRY. colored, of Elliottsyille q
was probably mortally wounded by falling 40
feet from a railroad trestle at Beaver Falls
yesterday morning.
ANDREW CARNEGIE's American Manrapese
Company, of Philadelphia. denies that it has
purchased manganese mines in Cuba, but ores
have been secured.
MONDAY nights heavy rains wrought great
damage at Mansfield Valley and Oakland sta.
ton, Pa, flooding cellars and sweeping away
building material.
DRIVERS and porters employed by wholesale
Erocers at Wheeling have struck for higher
wages All firms sign forfeit agreement not |
to re-employ the old men.
WHEN Senator Delamater and party arrived |
at Johnstown yesterday morning. er route TO