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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-06-26
A Great Festival.

It is a curious illustration of the sensi-
tiveness of certain portions of the animal
kingdom that the Chinese always expect
the Matching of the silk worms to come
Immediately upon the first thunder of
spring. Every year at that season there
is a great parade and ceremonial, which
shows how large portion of the national
wealth the silk cultivation has come to
be considered by them, parade that
takes the form Of an act of worship to
Loui Tsen, the wife and queen of the EN-
peror Hoang I'll, in the remote OF eld, the
person who first bred silkworms for the
sake of their cocoons. Now the Empress
of China goes every year at the time OF
this early thunder to the mulberry fields,
and there she and all her retinue of pomp
and pride offer sacrifice to Loui. The
sacrifice made, she proceeds with the
women Of her court, and with crowd OF
the peasant women engaged in silk cul-
ture, to cook over fire, with her own
hands, some mulberry leaves, and to lay
them in basket with some of the young
cocoons. To complete the business she
then winds cocoon herself, all in the
way of teaching the women that it is work
that even an empress cannot afford to de-
spise. And the festival ends by pres
entation of gifts or prizes to those women
whose names are given by the authorities
intrusted with their inspection as the
most faithful in attention to the silk.
worm. m.-GBaZar.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-06-26
The Dervish Dance.

Among the bowling dervishes of Tan.
gier, Africa, writes correspondent, /
saw no swallowing of swords, nor spit
ting of fire, nor cutting or lacerating of
flesh with knives and thorns, as some
travellers have described, but saw about
fifty Africans in dirty-white haiks, or
cloaks with hoods, dancing and yelling
and throwing their arms, legs and bodies
into every conceivable form and contor-
tion.
Many were beating tom-tom drums,
others blowing reed-like pipes, and still
others were drumming two-stringed Vi
olins. A pack of excited maniacs they
seemed to me, and nothing else. From
early morning to sunset there was no in
termission in the noise or motion; but at
the end of the day all repaired in sol
emn, religious procession to the house of
the Grand Shereef, which adjourned my
hotel.
Here the pow-wow was continued dur
the night; and each of the three days
that spent at Tangier stole opportuni-
ties to see something of their strange
religious rites. From the parapet of the
roof of the hotel l could look into the
patio or open court of the Grand Shereef
and observe everything that took place
at distance of not more than forty
feet.
What saw was much the same each
day. Around the patio on rush mats sat
double row of musicians singing a
monotonous chant and playing the
strange instruments that had first seen
on the seashore. In the centre was q
dancing dervish in continual motion.
Whatever hour of the day or night l
looked over the parapet, and the holy
sanctity of their rites was disturbed by
my Christian presence, the same monoto-
nous sight greeted my eyes.
| On the afternoon of the third day |
was accidently discovered. | had leaned
too far over the parapet and caused a bit
of mortar to fall on the head of conse-
Grated tom-tom beater. A dozen eyes
instantly had me in view, and there was
wild excitement in the patio.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-06-26
The Army overcoat.

He was idle as boy. he was shiftless ass
He was slovenlY in dress. and his manners were
The neighbors looked their scorn when they saw
His father used 70 scold, and his mother used to
But he volunteered the day he was old enough
And they hardly knew the fellow in his army
overcoat
For he braced HIS lazy shoulders with a military
air,
His aimiss face grew firmer; said the neigh
bors Il declared"
His father took his hand, his mother beamed
The winter day he marched away foolish
Full fifty folks forgot their sneers, full nfty
with friendly slap the back that bore his army
overcoat.
He sent his parents letters they were long In
making out;
He was faithful as a sentry, in the fight his
The day he saved the Captains life, that day he
lost his own,
And spoke some manly parting words, and died
The Captain closed his eyelids, with choking in
his throat,
And sent him to his mother in his army over
coat.
Theimeeting house was crowded full upon his
burial day,
And scores and scores passed down the aisle tc
see him as he lay.
The foolish maiden noticed on his hand ring
Of bone,
The Union shield cut on it, and wished it was
her own;
And after prayer, and hymn, and speech, and
wartime anecdote,
The earth received the soldier and his arm,
OvercoRt.
And now when Decoration Day comes round, {
flag they put
Above his head, and deck his grave with flowers
from head to foot;
And here his worn old father and his mother
bowed with years,
Stand sadly by and listen to the chaplnins voic'
with tears;
And an ancient foolish maiden sees before he
memory float
The vision of soldier in his army overcoat.
George Archibald, in Judge.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-06-26

ones. The charge upon our camp had
been made by part of regiment
of Mississippi home-guards, partisan
rangers they called themselves; and
the sick and convalescent in camp
and regimental hospitals, our "home-
guards" as we used to call them when
we left them behind in camp, rallied
and repulsed them. Among the killed
was the major who commanded the
enemy, and the next morning We saw
his grave by the side of the road with
his hand sticking out $50 that his
friends could shake hands when they
came to see him." the boys said. I
heard of such things at other times
during the war, but that was the only
thing of the kind I ever witnessed, and
I suppose the boys had liberal allow
ances of hospital bourbon or they
would not have done so inhuman a
thing.
"We went across the country to the
west until we struck the road from
Chewalla to Ripley, and followed this
after the retreating enemy to the lat
ter place, and there ended, on the 9th,
the last of our fighting and skirmish-
ing in connection with the battle of
Corinth. "-Chicdgo Ledger.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-06-26
Five Thousand Lepers.

A Paris paper publishes information
received by private letters from New
Caledonia, which is calculated to cause
some anxiety. It appears that leprosy is
spreading in New Caledonia in a most
alarming manner Of 10000 Kanakas
no fewer than 5000 are described as
suffering from the terrible disease. Till
quite recently the public authorities had
taken no measures to prevent it from
spreading; but now two subordinate
colonies have been created-one on Goat
Island in Dumbea Bay, and the other in
Canala at a spot known as the Pic des3
Morts. Every inhabitant recognized as q
leper by the Medical Commission Is ito
be confined in one Of these leper colonies.
The correspondents Of the paper declare
that this measure has been delayed too
long to prove Of any great use, and that
lit is not applied properly. Three Euro
peans have already been attacked by this
incurable disease.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-06-26
Dunkards' Love Feast.

The peculiar religious denomination
known as the Dunkards, recently held
their yearly love feasts in most of the
German counties of Pennsylvania, in the
eastern States. The meeting held at
Zeigler's meeting house, near Reichsburg,
was one of great interest. There were
thousands Of people inlattendance, near
ly all Of them Dunkards. The solid
farmers were attired in the ancient dress
peculiar to their faith, and hundreds Of
women and children made the occasion
before the opening Eof the meeting a
lively one. The meeting house is just as
peculiar as the religion and people. The
floor slopesfrom both ends to the centre.
This makes it possible to look over the
heads Of those seated lin the central porr
tion Of the church l)n the second floor
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-06-26

1865, brought us face to face with this
formidable barrier. The crisp air, at
temperature not above freezing and
the position of the soldier temporized
to the situation and mandates of his
superiors made his position less envi-
able. An ordinary adventure might
have been undertaken with little COM
ment, but an undertaking lay be-
fore us which required an unusual
amount of pluck and bracing up. The
freshet common to that latitude had
caused an overflow of all the streams,
which spread out over the bottoms to
the hills beyond. A detachment from
the pioneer corps the night before had
explored the route the troops were to
take. They had ascertained also that
the deep, narrow stream could be
bridged sufficiently, by telling trees
each way from opposite bank, to war
rant safe passage.
The Seventeenth Corps, Army of the
Tennessee, under Gen. F. P. Blair, had
captured Pocataligo, with its large
amount of supplies and heavy ord
nance. Though surrounded by swamp
which had been deemed almost impen-
etrable, by this time we had become
Injured to the peculiar warfare of trav-
ersing the quagmires of the Carolinas.
Eighty miles from the coast we
struck the second line of railroad run
ming north from Charleston. at point
on the Edisto River where the town of
Orangeburg is located. 1t was fore
gone conclusion, when this railroad
had fallen into the hands of the enc
my, that Charleston would necessarily
have to be evacuated, also the Confed-
crates would be captured. Though
Hoods army had sustained q crushing
defeat in Tennessee, the Confederate
Government had put good deal OF
energy into the defense Of Charleston.
A division of Confederates, under
the command of General J. B. Palmer,
had been placed here for the defense
of the place. Not with the view, how
ever, Of success longer than to enable
the inhabitants of Charleston to re.
move their effects further into the in
terror, as the fate Of the doomed city
had been sealed.
\ The divisions under General F. P.
Blair had been distributed along the
river at intervals. By simultaneous
movement they forced the passage Of
the slushy stream. The Thirty y-second
illinois was designated to effect q
crossing one and one-half miles above
the town alone, at point between the
divisions This divergence made the
undertaking appear more hazardous te
those directly concerned. There was
no doubt as to the general results
of the movements; but some force. Of
forces, would be vigorously opposed or
the opposite shore We we're not more
mindful of this than the thought of be
ing in the freezing water for hours, {
great portion Of the time up to on
necks. We bore in mind CromwelP'
Injunction, "Trust in God and keel
your powder dry" We held our car
fridge boxes aloft, sometimes poiset
upon our bayonets. Many poor com
rade had to be carried out of the waite
who had been seized with cramps. N
wonder so many of our soldiers are vic
tins of disease contracted while in thu
service, resulting from such terribl
exposure.
ag NoRMAI.. III. ss si .} ~
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nv; we're reused and "stood to horse"
until about eight o'clock, when Com
pany G was by General Hamilton sent
to a point east Of the battery, outside
the Union infantry lines and between
them and the skirmish line of Birge's
Sharpshooters. By dismounting, they
were sheltered from the enemy's bull
lets, which went over the men but hit
some of the horses. While lying there
they had some fun with an honest
Dutchman, of which Private Miller
tells.
"George (the Dutchman) was
blacksmith, and was q particularly
good horse-shoer. Once in the field no
pursuasion could induce him to use his
trade skill. He said he had enlisted
to fight; he could shoe horses at home
in the army he would be soldier
and nothing else. In the charge at
Pennington, George and his horse
were both slightly wounded and his
equipments badly riddled; his saber
was knocked out of his hand and
broken by ball, his scabbard was cut
in two, his sword-arm was creased near
the shoulder, a button shot off his
jacket, a bullet through his hat, one
through his trousers at the thigh, one
in his wooden stirrup, and the horse
hit in three places. After that George
didn't talk so much about only fight
ing, but managed to get along still as
soldier-not very bloodthirsty one,
though.
"On the day we lay holding our
horses near Battery Robinet, he was
next to me in the ranks. Suddenly q
ball went slap through the brain of
Georges horse, and he fell dead. Our
brawny comrade at once started on a
journey on all fours. He kept up that
method of locomotion for nearly one
hundred yards, in spite of the yells Of
Z laughter and the commands of the
Captain. He kept rieht on repeating,
I guess I let him die, I guess I let
him die Finally the Captain brought
him back, and he stripped off his
horse equipments, shouldered them,
and made bee-line for camp. He
shod horses faithfully from that time
until the end of his enlistment, and
when all the others re-enlisted he
struck for home three years was
enough for him.
"Soon after this incident we were
ordered out on the Chewalla road to
feel the enemy. We obeyed, but did
not get far. AS we sheltered ourselves
behind our horses, several being
wounded, our Sergeant (afterward
Captain), who had q few days before
lost his only brother, who was First
Sergeant, Company Fl, Eleventh
Iowa Infantry, and had been killed
after being taken prisoner, at Medon
Station, Tennessee, was feeling
very revengeful over the savage
deed which had deprived him of his
brother. While we remained in from
Of the enemy's skirmish line few mo
ments, he crept down the road to Q
stump, laid his gun across it and
waited for a Confederate skirmisher
with straw hat, who was firing
from behind tree, and haG
lust shot one of our men through
the arm and his horse through
the neck with the same ball. Wher
the Confederate again leaned around
the tree to fire, he was shot dead.
saw him in the afternoon lying in th.
same spot by the big tree. The Ser
geant came back, and saying There's
ono for Bill. took his place quietly
n " Y
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that hot country, never forgets that
part of it. Before daylight we passed
through Corinth and out through the
southwest of the town, where the at
tack had been made, and where an
other was feared at daylight, but we
found none of the enemy, except dead
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-06-26
A Private IN the Cavalry

RIvATE M ak
Miller's diary of
events d uring
tn g b attle of
Corinth opens s
once more on the
morning of Octo-
Der 4, 1862.
It was early
when the enemy
b began Fl ri II g
shells into the
to W n from q
point on the Che
walla road in
front of Battery
Robinet. T h e
regiment IS &C.
H1
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-06-26

GH! the very
thought of having
to wade for two
miles the Edisto
River til ro u 6 h
mush-ice causes an
involuntary shud-
der. I am shiver-
ing now at the re-
currence of t b Q
reminiscence.
Our line of
80. - al ToI 10
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-06-26
THE BOOMING CANNON.
RRcIrALs OF STIRRING INCIDENTS
IN CAMP AND IN BATTLE.

Survivors OF the Rebellion Relate Anus
ing and Startling Incidents OF Weary
Marches, Camp Life, Foraging Expert
ences, and Battle Scenes.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1890-06-26
Crossing the Edisto River.

BY ]. R. PALMER, 32D ILLINOIS.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-04-25

One day kind hearted had, with droll
way of putting things, preached Number
One a little sermon. 1t did Number One
good, and, as it is possible some other boys
and girls might profit by 1t, here il is
~ wonder what would happen If evory-
thing turned selfish on suidaul What
would happen if the Sun got crusty because
we noticed his spotty face, and put up lis
shutters and vowel he would hereafter sell
his daylight by yard measured
suppose the Wind got sulky at being
called names, and vowed he'd never ill an
other sail unless he had his days work pait
for in hard cash, and if the Water swore j.
would not do mars dirty work any longer,
ard the Air would not be drawn into our
lungs-what then! And if Sleep were to say
I'm sick Of rocking all you people to rest,
and you may henceforth lie awake all night
and if all these things happened, as happen
they would If those kind ministers TO oar
wants were as selfish as some people, what
would become of usi
Now said the lad, "let's all learn from
the grand old Sun, the jolly old Wind the
soft old Rain, to be generous. NCs, let's he
generous" and off he went, singing bit of
song something like this;
Surprising the grass should forget to grow.
And the wayste rose should forget 70 blow,
Because they were tired and lazy;
Surprising children forgot 10 be kind,
Forgot their lessons forgot To mind
Wouldn't the world seem crazy?
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-04-25
The Care OF the Face.

The doctor says you are only anermic, and
perhaps you rather like delicacy aud pallor.
But you are only ~ Does ID seem so very
long ago! Believe me, the next five years
will pass far more quichiy than the last five,
and at 25 you will care just as much to be
fair and beautiful as you DO now. If the
an~mia, which is nothing but poverty of
blood, is allowed to persist, mt % the interest
ing pallor will have become sallownesS and
all the arts Of the toilet Will not hide from
yourself or others the fact that your fresh
ness and bloom have departed
This need not hes So There is absolutely no
reason why you should not be as beautiful
and attractive at % rs at 20. If, as the
years slip b., they write themselves On your
face in the fine, firm lines craven by intellect
ual and moral culture, and you do not at the
same time lose Your purity and beauty of
color, the maturity Of - will be found to
have a charm beyond that of early youth,
Anne u. Hale, NJ. D.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-04-25

The sewing machine was invented by a
man, but there are machines patented by wo-
men, and there are twenty-five improvements
on the sewing machine made by women.
These Improvements cover every part of the
machine, and some Of them are valuable.
The best fiat irons in use today axe made
by women. Miranda Fort, of Georgia, has
ait improvement in plows; Jane z. Gilman,
Of Connecticut, has a combination bureau
and bath tub; Augusta NJ Rodgers, OF New
York, has a patent stove for railroad cars,
and Mary a. Holland, Of New Jersey, has in
vented a burglar alarm. Tue icecream freezer
now IN use was invented by a Washington
woman, and before she got out her patent
every family stirred IFS cream with "A spoon
instead of using the crank attachment while
it was freezing. The inventor OF this is Mrs,
johnson, who took out her patent for it in
1915 and who has made considerable money
out of it.-Cor. st. Louis Pe,tDigpatch.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-04-25
WOMAN AND ZONE.
THE BONNET PARTY A SUCCESS AS A
SOCIAL DIVERSION.
Glimpse of IA Famous Woman-New Game
of Cards-Jnfantile Dont's aud Other
Hints for Mothers Miss DrCxels
Nervc- Yoman's Care Fare.

There had beeu cara pttcs, tea parties,
donkey parties, almost every kind OF party
known to exist and it seemed that there was
nothing new under the suH until Il bonnet
party was thought OF. As there had never
been one in our little village, invitations
were given out. Each lady was requested to
bring al old hat or bonnet, with feathers,
flowers ribbons and aces for trimming; the
more old fashioned and ridiculous the better.
When the evening came each Indy arrived
carrying packages of all shapes and sizes.
The gentlemen looked on in blank auazement
Tire bonn, i and hats were all placed On ta-
Bile in the back parlor and all the trimmings
on another table, Such a collection! The
garrets had all been IausaCked, and the re-
suit was truly amazing. When the guests
had al arrived cards were passed to the la
dies, each having on it a number, and the
gentlemen also had card, with corresponding
numbers, only their cards had needle stuck
in one corucr--very suggestive OF work TO
follow. When each gentleman had found his
partner he went to the tables and selected
hat or bonnet and trimmings and then pro-
ceedsd to work. threading his own needle
The ladies' were not 10 help but suggestions
now and then woe in order. The rooms
were large and each ono sat OF by himself
and worried for dear life.
When the bonnets were all trimmed the re-
suit was truly astonishing, and when the la
dies d0nucd them it was still more 50. Then
the ladia, voted for tho best bonnet, snd the
worst trimmed one. 4 black sailor nat, real
~ trimmed very artistiNaily. took the head
prize. bonnet with flowers on one side,
feathers on tic other, IN tne most comical
arrangement, and wide strings, took tho
BOBBY prize which was q gent lpman'S black
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-04-25

Nothing can be more delightful than the
careful deiberateness with which the aver
age woman conducts the monetary transac
ton between herself and the horse car con
ductor. Here is typical case, which was
watched by half dozen amused passengers
on a Sixth avenue car n day or two ago:
A woman with the small leather bag that
always accompanies woman shopper seated
herself in the car. When the conductor en-
tered for his fare she opened her bag, took
out her purse, shut the bag, opened the purse,
took ten cents thcrefrom, then shut the purse,
opened the bag. put the purse i'll it and closed
the bag BY this time the conductor had
given her her change and once more she
opened the bag, took out the purse, closed the
bag, opened the purse dropped the nickel
therein, closed the purse, opened the bag
laid the purse carefully in and closed the
bag, while the intent look faded from her
face, and She leaned back with the happy
look Of one of whom the world could expect
nothing further.--New York Evening Sun.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-04-25

Even the baby is the yictim of reform.
Methods employed twenty years ago are IN
tolcrGDle III the nursery of today.
lie intantIc d3n'ts are almost as numerous
as the etiquettcal negatives.
Among tho approved are:
Don't rock the baby.
Don't let him sleep in warm room
Don't let him sleep with his head under the
cover
Don't let him sleep with his mouth open.
Don't pat him to sleep.
Don't try to make him sleep if he is not
sleepy
Don't let him nap in the afternoon.
Don't let him be kissed.
Don't let him wear any garment that is
tight enough 70 bind his throat, arms, waist
or wrists
Don't have ball buttons on the back Of his
dress
Don't have clumsy sashes on the back Of
his dress.
Don't cool his food by blowing it,
Don't feed him with a Tablespoon.
Don't use a tube nursing bottle.
Don't change tAo milk you started with.
Don't hatne him in hot or cold water.
Don't battle MIN moro than three sinleS q
week.
Don't allow a comb to touch his head.
Don't let him eat al the family table
Toronto Globe.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-04-25

One Of the best known society women in
the city has a rare and wonderful accomplish
ment. II don't sing, or talk, or do any of the
clever things Of the day she said recently,
but ! can make more hideous faces and more
OF them than any person in New York, am
certain. just watch me- Then she began.
On, the instant q hideouslyusiy face appeared
where the pretty one had been a moment be-
fore Then il WIS sad then comic, then gro
tesnue Old, crooked, wicket, lnaIformed, sim
permg, everything in few moments except
its own natural, sweet s+if.
It's my onS accomplishment" she said,
with a laugh, as her face settled into repose.
Il tool; it up when was a young girl just for
fun, ami the amusement it has been TO my
friends has led me 10 keep it up ever since in
spteof its lack OF dignity. New York Even
ing sun