Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-11-13

fully claimed, and the evidence bore him out,
that he had ''stuck right by this one since
February and Christmas would see the same
answer correct"
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The ''schoolmarm" then attracted their
attention as she wended her way to the dis
trict school. In passing she affably said
"good morning" Several spoke back but
the king merely nodded his majestic head,
and when she had passed on gave history
of all her relatives on both sides proving be-
yond doubt that they all struggled with pow
erty but we're now "stuck-up'-meaning
well to do. "And now look at her teachin'
school instead o. workin' in the kitchen like
sister Sal. 1t is whispered about she is goin'
to school and learn to pound the pianner
with the money you and us pay her."
"How is that?" asked and innocent
"Why, don't yer see that we'uns pay her;
don't we pay taxes and don't the taxes pay
her?" This was so self evident that each
considered himself a martyr and hated the
"schoolmarm" accordingly, although none
poll tax when the supervisor served notice.
"What do yer suppose she spoke to us for,
cause she liked us? cause she was in love wild
us? think I see her fallin' in love wild u.s."
said the mona, 3h from his throne on the
top rail with whitening sarcasm; "no sir,
she spoke so dad, wouldn't kick her out,
which he could do being as he's principal
director. Yer bet she knows which side her
bread is buttered on"
So the talk went on hour after hour. Each
neigbbor was commented on disparagingly,
the town folks we're cussed, schools denounced
as an unnecessary evil, and when all con-
ceivale subjects were wore thereadbarea game
OF quoits was proposed which proved too ardu-
GUS and the indignation meeting adjourned
to meet by unspoken consent, made so by long
practice, at the grocery after supper. Each
wenthome and ate supper prepared by hard
working and poorly kept mother, wife or
sister.
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IT Is blessing that the above type COM
poses very small iportion of this counties
inhabitants. But still it exists. Always
ready to cry down and harm his thrifty
neighbor, living himself life of squalid-
ness, such man is an enemy to civilization
who occupies the same relative position in
doing good as Canadian thistle. He should
be banished to Alaska or the Sandwich Is
lands.
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THERE is one impe diment to Henry county
to prevent her from posing as model before
her neighbors, but even this is disappearing.
1t is the condition of her public highways.
The Indictment weather of the last month has
thoroughly demonstrated that either gravel
or stone roads are imperative in order that
the farmer enjoys all the facilities within his
reach. The roads are built by townships and
where there are many advantages gained by
this legislation it has its defects. When q
pike is to be built near the line of one town
ship it needs no demonstration to maintain
that as much benefit is derived by persons
residing in the adjacent township as the
property owners whose land is taxed. Of
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pixies at the same time CT nearly SO. this OBJ
lection to the present law would be ill found
ed. The Kalida pike is fair example of this
defect. Flatrock can hardly be blamed for
refusing to extend this pike through its terri
tory when Pleasant, Monroe and Marion
would receive as much and if not more bene
fit than their sister township. This defect
should be remedied in some way and the
good work of constructing pixies rapidly
pushed. When the saving in vehicles, har-
ness and horse is considered it is judicious
Investment to every farmer in the county.
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DAMASCUS is small hamlet about five
miles east on the Maumee and canal. It con-
siste of several houses, a store and saw mill,
but is the most picturesque spot along the
historical Maumee. The river is very wide
here and directly opposite the town are three
islands which form an archipelago. This,
combined with contiguous rich farms and
gradually sloping banks of verdure, form a
beautiful landscape that compensates well
the journey of an artist or student in aesthe
tics. The town was founded when the ca
nal was constructed and bid fair to pros
per, but the Wabash R. R. came through
later on and it began rapidly to retrograde
and continued so doing as the utility of the
canal diminished, until now it comprises
but cluster of houses.