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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-29

but what was the soft, three syllabled
word that they uttered with this graceful
salutei The captain did not understand
the Japanese language. or Japanese ur-
banity. He did not know that it was
the custom of the people whenever they
passed stranger 10 salute him with an
inclination Of the head. Nor did he
know that the Japanese How do you
do?" or -How are your is contained in
one word, "0haye," the pronunciation
being, rs near as possible, O-y-yo.
Presently one of these polite Japanese
-townspeople happened to speak louder
than the others. and our captain re-
ceived, as he thought, sudden illumin-
alton. With flush Of qualification he
turned TO one of his officers, and whis-
pered, %How in the world did they
know / was from Ohio?"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-29

CHARLES HIGaN's, of Mapleton, Me-,
who is more than eighty-seven years
Of age, has been in the wood-choppers'
camp all winter, where he held up his
end in hard work with the other young
fellows. Mr.. Higgins favorite break
fast is pie and pork, with dozen or SO
"fapjacks" thrown in; and to that sim
pie and austere fare he attributes most
of his present vigor. Human nature is
strange puzzle. Had this doughty
old patriarch become a health-food crank
in early life, the chances are that he
would have died at fifty.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-29
True, Very True.

The meanest man in the world is the
one
Who will fall in love with q sweet,
pretty girl, and
Who will haunt her until she falls in
love with him, and
Who will take her away from CON
tented, happy home, and
Who will marry her and shut her up
in q place he calls his home, and
Who will doom her to q life Of hard
work, and
Bearing and rearing children, and
Waiting UP late at night for him to
come home full, and
Who will then die and leave her with
out life insurance policy, Or anything
else. -- Society Journal.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-29

THE death is announced of the cele-
brated missionary to Africa, Alexander
Mackay. The deceased. who was the
son of the Rev. DIR. Mackay, q we'll
known Scotch minister, died at Usam.
biro from fever In the beginning of
February. When the Church Mission
airy Society, moved by Mr.. Stanley's
memorable letter, undertook q mission
to the Victoria Nyanza Mr.. Mackay, at
the time mechanical engineer at Ber-
lin, was one of the first to offer his serv-
ices, sailing for Africa with other MEM
bers of the first party April 27, 1876.
Despite illness and local difficulties Of
various kinds Mr.. Mackay's one divine
thought was never to look back. Other
men who had similarly put their hands
to the plow went and came; he staid at
his post. The bitter hostility of the
Arab traders at length virtually drove
them out; "but even then," writes the
Secretary of the Church Missionary
Society, "he would not come to England,
but remained at the south end of the
great lake, where Mr.. Stanley found
him in September last, and where, we
presume, he has now died" The in,
telligence which first reached England
in reference to Emip Bey, and which
led to the organization of the Stanley
relief expedition, was derived from Mr..
Mackay.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-29

In cases where husband and wife are
lost at sea, the law always assumes that
be, being the stronger, survived her by
some minutes or hours. On this sup
position he inherited her property
during the few moments that he sur
vived herr, and on his death his rela-
tives inherit it from him. In seven diff
ferent cases followed up in the French
courts within the last ten years, it was
found that the wife outlived her hus-
band, and the practice of the law had
to be reversed.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-29
Popnlation of Ancient Rome.

After carefully examining all the data
we have, all the statements and various
ancient writers who allude to it, and all
the facts which bear on the question, I
am convinced, says writer in Black
a00od'S Magazine, that in estimating
the number at 100000 1 am rather
undertaking than overstatiDg it. 1t is
much more probable that it was larger
than that it was smaller De Quincy
also estimates the inhabitants Of Rome
at 1000, 900. / will only cite one fact,
and then leave the question. The
Circus Maximus was constructed to hold
10000, or according to Victor, at q
later period probably, $4,000 specta-
tors.
Taking the smaller number, then. it
would be one in sixteen of all the in
habitants if there were 4,000,0 900. But
as one-half the population was composed
of slaves, who must be struck out of
the spectators, when the circus was
built there would be accommodation
then for one in eight Of the total popu-
lation, excluding slaves. Reducing
again the number one-half by striking
out the women, there would be room
for one in four.
Again, striking out the young chill
dren, and the old men, and the sick and
impotent, you would have accommoda-
tion for nearly the whole population. Is
it possible to believe that the Romans
constructed q circus to hold the entire
population Of Rome capable Of going to
it? for such must have been the case
were there only 4,O00, 900 Of inhabitants.
But suppose there were only 1,0O0,000
inhabitants, it is plain from the mere
figures that it would never have been
possible to half fill the circus.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-29

A NEW method of ventilating railway
carriages and preventing dust from en-
tering with the air has lately appeared
in France. The more quickly the train
moves the more rapidly the apparatus
works. The air is made to traverse o
receptacle containing water, which cools
it and relieves it of dust, after which il
goes through another filtering before
entering the carriage.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-29

Two NEW sovereigns have recently
opened stands for business in the
Pacific. One is the King of Tari Tari.
who rules over some part Of the Gilbert
Islands, and the other ruler who has
adopted an ensign is the head potentate
Of the Marshall Islands. The navy OF
these funny little powers may be only
dug-outs., as indeed they probably are,
but Uncle Sans navy must salute
whenever the flag Of the Tari Tari
comes in sight. This ambitious sove-
reign has chosen the American colors
for his own, though he has arranged
them differently.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-29

SENATOR EvART's living expenses are
estimated at $100,000 year. He has
three houses which he keeps open all
the time-one at New York, one at
Washington and one at Windsor, vt.
In each he has library almost du-
plicate of the other two filled with the
best works of law, history, political
economy, poetry and prose fiction. The
Senator likes his comfort, and his
ambition and satisfaction are to live
Like an English gentleman, on a lux
urious and liberal scale, without any re-
gard to the petty economies Of life.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-29

CAPTAIN SHAW, chief Of the London
fire brigade. has published statistics of
fires in theaters throughout thei world
in 1889. He says that fifteen theaters
we're destroyed, nineteen persons killed,
ninety-one badly wounded, and goes on
to prove by figures that by entering a
theater person improves his chances
Of an untimely end.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-29

OEE of the graduates at the deaf mute
college, at Kendall Green, near Wash
ington, was q son Ex-senator Washburne,
Of Minnesota His address was on ~The
Mind of the Spider" The addresses
were set forth by the writer's in the sign
language, and read by one of the pro-
foaanrz
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-29

THE captain Of an American gun-boat
put in at q Japanese port and with his
officers had been most politely received
sby the Japanese authorities. AS the
Americans proceeded with their escort
through the town, the young captain
was very much pleased to see that every
ore whom they met bowed profoundly;
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-29

TALKING Of the d difficulties in the way
Of legislating to control immigration,
Sherman tells this incident: "A good
many years ago, when 7 was young
man, there came to my native town in
Ohio foreign blacksmith, without q
dollar to his name, and with no other
element Of wealth except his strong
arms and large family Of children.
Under our present immigration laws,
suppose he would be sent back to the
country from which he came. One Of
the blacksmith's sons is now bank
president, wealthy and influential, and
another Of them is also rich, and is q
member Of Congress. Hisname? That
i something ! will not tell you. The
facts viii serve well enough as an illus.
tration, without going into details"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-29

aTHE first Office I ever held" said
Senator Sherman recently, twas Secre-
tary Of the Wing convention of 1S4s,
which nominated Zach Taylor, and
that came to me in curious way. ]
was sitting on one Of the back seats, as
became my youthfulness, when a dele.
gate rose and said there was young
man from Ohio among the delegates
who came from q district so hopelessIy
Democratic that he would never get an
Office unless this convention gave him
one. He, therefore, moved that I be
made Secretary, and the convention
good-humoredly adopted the sugges
tion.D
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-29
TOPICS OF THE TINES
A Choice Selection of Inter.
esting Items.

Two hundred and seventy-fve women
preach in the United States and occupy
pulpits.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-29

LET us be Of good cheer, remember
ing that the misfortunes hardest to
bear are those which never come.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-29

3 SOMETIMES q man is absorbed in his
business, at other times it is only his
money that Is absorbed.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-29
Why He Couldn't Paw More.

Proprietor Of Secondhand Clothing
Emporium Seventy-five cents is all /
can allow you for that suit, my friend.
Disguised Citizen That sign of
yours says you @pay the highest price
for cast-off clothing You'd better
take it down.
Proprietor (aghast) Take down that
signl My friend, that sign cost me
$50.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-05-29

The doctor Of divinity should be q
church piller.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-27
MUST NOT ENTER BEHRING SEA.


~Would-Be DepredatOrs Warned by Presi-
Dental Proclamation
The~Pfesdept has issued a proclamation
~ >syFsahing all persons against entering the
80 watets of Behring Sea within the dominion
81 of the United States for the purpose of vo-
$50 sfhe pGetssons of section 1856 of the
NSNS PfRevfssA Statutes, which relates the kill
W. tngS6f otter. neink. marten. sable. fur
~, Iseal~oA @sAfer fur bearing animals within
49, ~o~4S1hits of AlSskan Territory or the
pp GNatsxS bAereoK1 W
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-27
OCCUPIED ELEVEN CARS.
Immense Armor-Plate Bender Sent to
the Mare Island Navy-Yard.

the Mare Island Navy-Yard.
Hamilton (Ohio) dispatch: The
immense armor-plate bending-machine
made here for the navY-yard at Marine
Island. California, was shipped over the
Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton and the
Southern Pacific railroads. The
machine was loaded on eleven fat-cars
especially built and extra heavy. The
two castings weigh respectively sc, 420
and IS, 200 pounds and the gross weight
of the train was 675, $50 pounds.
This train will be run through the en-
tire distance, 3,400 miles, without
change, the distance being greater than
the entire system of the Canadian Paci-
fic. The railroad company will not at
tempt to make fast time, owing to the
great weighS of the casting, but it will
turn it over to the government April 1.
The whole train, which will be run on g.
special boat atSanFrancisco and taken up
the Sacramento river, was photographed
before it left Hamilton, and Agent
George Smith Of the Cincinnati, Hamil-
ton & Dayton. Commercial Agent w. II.
Connor, of the Southern Pacific, and
othess aoeom panied 10 Is ts9 as Cincin-
matt
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-27
GEN. ROBERT {. sCHENCk IS DEAD.


The Veteran Soldier, Congressman, and
Diplomat Passes Away at Washington.
dispatch from Washington says: Gen.
Robert G. Schenck. ex- Minister to England,
died at his residence in Washington. OF
pneumonia, after brieS illness. He had
been sick only few days, and his condi-
ton was not considered dangerous until
the day before his death. when change
for the worse took place. He was con-
scious until few moments before his
death.
Gen. Schenck was born at Franklin, Ohio,
Oct. a. 1909. He member of the Thir-
tietbs Congress- and served almost continuous
ly from lS43 to 1851. His rank and services dur
ing the civil war we'll known, he having risen
to the rank of Major General, which he won by
brilliant and heroic achievements. He was again
member of Fortieth and Forty first Congresses,
and in 1870 was appointed Minister to the court
of St. James. AFTER the end of his ministerial
term he returned to this city, WHARF he has since
resided. Since he has been living here he has
been the recipient of many marked attentions
and honOrS.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-27
MANY CHILDREN DYING.
An Epidemic of Black Diphtheria Play
ing Havoc in Pennsylvania.

An Epidemic of Black Diphtheria Play
ing Havoc in Pennsylvania.
An epidemic OF diphtheria in q most ag
gravated form is raging in some of the
country districts OF Luzerne County. Pa.
1t is what is commonly known as black
diphtheria in a majority OF cases. and
many deaths have already occurred. 1t
seems to be located in the district about
Lehman township, ten miles from Wilkes
barre. and is spreading. photographer
Roberts of Pike Creek has lost four OF his
little children within short space of time.
James Meeker of Lehman has buried three
children. Barney Mossafollowed two OF
his children to the cemetery at almost the
same time, while three more were lying at
home seriously i'll. Everything possible is
being done to check the disease.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-27
TO REGULATE TRUSTS.

The Measure Before the Senate for Dis
cuSsion.
THE Senate, on the oath, discussed the bill for
the suppression of trusts. Senators Turpie
Pugh, and Teller spoke for the bill. Mr.. Teller
said that it was demanded by the people, es-
pecially by the farming community He was
not satisfied with all the features of the BILL
but thought that q measure of this general
character ought to pass. Senator Vest was not
satisfied with the details of the bill. He said he
Was willing to vote for the bill when he thought
it would accomplish what the gentleman
from Ohio said it would. He thought the
defects of the bill very serious and
could not be obviated by any amendment which
has been proposed Senator Sherman responded
in favor of the bill and asserted that two-thirds
of the Senate approved of it. He thought it
was business proposition and one that was
favored by the people. Without acting on the
bill the Senate went into executive session, and
in short time adjourned. The House spent
the afternoon in the discussion of the bill for an
appropriation for the purchase of land outside
Washington for forming national park. Much
opposition was developed. The House adjourned
without action.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-27
GIVEN FEDERAL POSITIONS.

The Presidents Choice for Several Impor-
tant Places.
The President has made these nomina-
tons:
James f. Ellis, Wisconsin, Consul at Brock
vile, Canada. Registers of Land Offices-Har-
Ian p. Wolcott, Larned Kan. Reuben N. Kratz,
Mitchell S. D. Receiver of Public Money, Ed
mund w. Eakin. Pierre, S. d. Commodore E..
K. Beckham to be Rear Admiral.
James w. Thompson, of Jacksonville Ind, to
be Chief of the Miscellaneous Division, Treasury
Department; George B. Knapp, of Osceola,
Wis, Inspector of Hulls, and Charles f. Yeager,
of st. Paul. Inspector of Boilers for the Galena
Ill.) District. which includes the Mississippi
River from below Dubuque to above St. Paul.
The late OCCUPANTS OF these respective positions
both died within the four weeks just past
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-27
Frona Far and Near.

THE Oregon Railway q Navigation
Company has declared the regularly
quarterly divident of = per cent. paya-
BILE April 1.
THE Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
railroad will not issue a preliminary
statement this year. The full annual
report for 1889 will be issued The last of
the month.
MORTON, the man of njnety-three
years, who killed his son and daughter
in-law at Miami, n. w. T., last month,
has had his trial. The jury found him
insane and he was committed to jaiL
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-27
LAID AT REST.

The Remains of a Brave Soldier Consigned
to the Grave.
An Oakland. Nd. dispatch says: On the
arrival at this place of the remains OF Gen.
Crook there was large concourse of peo-
pie from the town and the surrounding
country at the railway station, and as soon
DIS the body was taken from the mortuary
car procession was formed. At the ceme-
terry the exercises attending the burial
were observed according to programme.
The War Department was represented at
the funeral by the following named officers:
Lieut. Col. Samuel Beck, Assistant Adju-
tant General: Capt John C. Bourke. Third
Cavalry: Capt George S. Anderson. Sixth
Cavalry; and First Lieutenant Charles B.
Schofeld, Second Cavalry.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-27
BANx-WRECKER FAULKNER.
Report that His Gardeners Body Was In
tered as His Own. AN

Report that His Gardeners Body Was In
tered as His Own. ~
The Albany EUenir1g Journal publishes a
story to the effect that Lester B. Faulkner,
the wrecker of the Dansville, N. Y, bank.
supposed to have died Jan. n, is still living
and in Mexico. He availed himself Of the
death of his gardener to have the body
buried as mis- own and then quietly left the
country.
Glass Works at Canton, Ohio, Destroyed.
The Canton Ohio Glass Works have
been destroyed BY fi~e. Loss, 100000: in
sured for $4,000. Two hundred men are
thrown out of employment. 1t was one of
the largest establishments of the kind in
this country. Eight freight cars belonging
to the Pennsylvania Company were also
DESTROYED
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-27
HOPE TO HAVE A LOTTERY.

The Choctaw Lottery Company Not Will
ing to Give Up.
A Paris (Texas) dispatch says: Notwith-
standing the instructions of the Interior
Department to Indian Agent Bennett. and
his notice that it will not be permitted, the
incorporators of the Choctaw Orphan Asy-
lum Lottery Company say that they intend
to go ahead and hold drawings, and ii ar
rested will make test case of it. They
hold that they have right to do this under
treaties made with the Choctaws and
Chickasaws.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-27
EXPLOSION IN A sAwMILL.

The Building Wrecked, Engineer Killed
and Others Badly Wounded.
fearful boiler explosion occurred in a
sawmill at Jersey City. Wood County
Ohio. totally destroying the building and
killing the engineer. a piece of iron having
been driven through his brain. Altman
Holman had his eyesight destroyed and
Peter Gobble had his arm smashed Sew
eral others were badly bruised ard shocked.
The damage to the sawmill will reach about
$4,000
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-27
MUSTN'T READ THE BIBLE.

Scripture Reading in Wisconsin Public
Schools Unconstitutional.
In case brought to compel school
board to prohibit the teachers from reading
the Bible to their pupils. the Wisconsin Su-
preme Court las decided unanimously that
as Christians differ on doctrnal points
evolved from the Scriptures. the reading of
the Bible in the schools must be considered
sectarian and repugnant to the constitution.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-27
TWO ROBBERS KILLED.

The Outcome of an Attempt to Fleece a
Stranger in Salt Lake City.
At Salt Lake. U. r.. J. B. Weston. of Col
orado. who was visiting that city. formed
the acquaintance Of couple of strangers.
who first gave him drugged whisky and
then attempted to rob him. Weston fatally
shot'one of the men named Warner. and,
after an exchange of shots, killed the Sec
ond OF the ruffians, man named Granville.
Mr.. Weston then gave himself up to the
iico
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-27
American Steel Rails in Mexico.

The State Department has received adj
vices from the Consulate at Nuevo Laredo
of the i'm portation of 10000 tons of Ameri-
can steel rails into Mexico. The Consul
says that this is the first case in which
American rails have been able to compete
with the European article in that mark OF.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-27
The Cnhan Sugar Cron.

The Cuban sugar crop this year. while
much smaller than expected. will show an
increase of 10 per cent. as compared with
the previous crop. A largely increased area
was devoted to cane culture last year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-27
TERRIBLE EXPLOSION IN PERU.
Five Persons Killed and Forty Hurt at
Mining Hamlet.

{
Mining Hamlet.
During severe electric storm that swept
over the mining regionat Huachca. in Peru.
recently. the lightning struck the magazine.
exploding E0) cases of dynamite and giant
powder. The entire works were wrecked.
while five persons were killed outright and
about forty more OF less seriously injured.
Fires Immediately broke out in several
places but were extinguished before they
had contributed much to the general dam
are
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-27
Internal Revenue Collections.

The total collections of internal revenue
during the first eight months of the fiscal
year ending June 80. 1890, were $50, 800. oil,
being an increase of &C. ass. 800 as compared
with tho collections during the correspond
ing period of the previous fiscal year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-27
THE LABOR CONFERENCE.
Decision of the Committee on Chi1dren's

Decision of the Committee Chi1drenS
and Sunday Work.
The committee of the Berlin Labor Con-
ference appointed to consider the question
of Sunday labor have reached compro-
mise. they will advise that the prohibit
ton of labor on sundays and church holi-
days apply only to women, young persons
and children. The child ems committee
has decided to forbid the employment of
School children except in certain specified
oaSoc
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-27
Opnosed to Wyoming,s Admission.

Representatives Springer. Barnes. Kill
gore, Mansur and Washington, the min or
ity of the House Committee on Territories,
have united in report in opposition to the
bill reported by the majority providing for
the admission Of Wyoming as State.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-27
A Bounty Bin Introduced.

Senator Ingalls,, by request, has intro
duced bill to give to every soldier or
sailor who served ninety days or longer in
the late war bounty of $50 a year for every
year service or part of a year.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-27
Another Siberian Exile.

Nine. Tschebrikova, author of a pamphlet
on the subject of Siberian prisons. a copy
of which was struggled into the Cars
apartments, has been exiIed to Siberia.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-03-27
IA IIartIware FaiIure.

Josh Day. wholesale and retail hardware
dealer. at Lewiston. Me-, has assigned to
w. H. White and Charles II. Miller. The
liabilities are about $4,000.