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drive into the forest at h gallop! You will
n +, esh horses down there! / recognize
the other prisoner. too. 1t must be Da-
kouss. What is to be done with him ?
Time flies! The Cossacks will soon be out
OF reach and will seek achievements"
Muller did not move.
II thank you, Ivan. Oh, l thank YOU
with all my heart! Your friendship, this
proof of your devotion, are very dear to
fdence in man"
Come. said Ivan rather .impatiently,
I'VE must leave such feelings to another
time. Give your orders. Where do YOU
want to be taken? What is to be lone with
the two couriers? Must they be shot? I
form the authorities of the direction we
have taken.n.
God keep you from doing that! An
other crime! No, Ivan. l thank you for
coming to my assistance, but I cannot &C
cept it. l am condemned by the laws of
my country and mean to suffer my pun
ishment. shall not escape.
Ivan started back. What? You will let
yourself be carried to Siberia? You will
work in the mines?"
"Yes!'
"You are madn'
1.-THE blow that made you bend but did
not crush you has overcome me. The
meanness and the cupidity of men"
You speak of the men who live in cities.
You have lived too long among them. The
men in cities are mean and avaricious. I
have gathered fresh courage in the desert.
Come with me and you will see"
perhaps you are right, but my life is
and death is near. No, thank you, ivan. |
will not escape"
"Ah! but you cannot be in earnest! This
IA impossible. You will not abandon us!
You will not insult me to that degree.
From the dav when you vent to prison l
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XXXI.
PARDONED,


In the village of P~rokrotf, in the depart.
ment OF Irkutsk, on Il Snch leaning against
the hut once upon Il time occupied by
Vladimir Lanin, n man, bent with old age,
was warming himself in the spring sun.
His gray hair and his beard waved at will
i'll the slight breeze that was blowing up
fiom the Angara. He was following with
his eyes the golden butterflies as they
uttered around the slowly opening leaves.
A sad but placid smile played around his
his lips, his features breathed oalmness and
quietude. He was dressed in the ordinary
costume of exiled ~colonists. a o sat of barra-
can and wide trousers of velveteen hanging
loosely around his legs and stuffed into
coarse boots. Suddenly the village, of
which this old mans cabin was the last
dwelling, was filled with noise and tumult.
A carriage drawn by four horses and es-
corted by a platoon Of Cossacks appeared
at ths corner of the hi0hroad and a marrow
by street. Tho inhabitants crowded upon
their thresholds and their wines appeared at
the windows. tr+ t.Nt l.
1t was a Sunday. a day of rest. The col
onists were all at home. The appearance
of this luxurious carriage was an event
which in the highest degree excited their
curiosity. The old man also was reused
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the nabob of Cawnpore to return TO him his
word of honor andlnot attempt this impossi-
bic rescue. But,' . he said In q voice OF pro-
found melancholy, II have not the courage
TO blame you, for ! almost counted upon
your making the attempt and now / am
glad of 1t, as II enables me to keep my
word q last time In this world
lie pointed to the carriage behind him, in
which Dakouss was sitting.
II promised this man to set him FREQ; yon
will do for him what you meant to do for
me-you will set him freev,
Ivan cried out. furiously: 'Thnt wretched
murderer!o
Eyes. that is my will! That man is rich;
he will pay yonr men,"
Enough, Muller; you insult me! I shall
Muller stopped down, put his arms on the
ineffable sweetness, he said:
II pray you. Ivan, do not add one more
remorse to all min l am old; my legs no
longer support me. | would only impede
your flight. / shall die before | reach
Irkutsk. am a man who has done with
life. You see, / am moved-I actually
weep!' ~
Ivan, himself deeply moved, made no re-
'sIs this the man you have known as the
ozar Of the e%xiles, the head of the TaepinRs,
the nabob OF Cawnpore? No! i am Muller
AO OSiS Az oA oAu 1IuuS WHO IODo0tH
and signs for the peace OF the grave. | be-
seech you, Ivan. do not insist any longer.
/ confess your despair touches me, but /
shall not change, and besides"
He stretched out his hand in the direction
of the high road where the Cossacks were
disappearing on the horizon and said: "You
see it is too late; you impsril your safety
and that of your men,, beside my honor!
Once more. farewell, ivan! We shall not
meet again! Noble friend, think of heaven!
Adieu!' -
Then, turning to the officer, he said:
"Be pleased to take this seat BY me. There
is room for a third here. Ask your SER
geant to come in here. DO not hesitate.
other prisoner will be taken from you.
| cannot help that. Obey, sir! / nave no
time to wait for your good pleasure, nor
have these men,"
Then he cried to Dakouss: "You are
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A Crusade Against Tights,

In committee of the whole the Minnesota
state senate recommended that the follow
ing remarkable bill, introduced by Senator
Hale, be passed:
"That any female person who shall, apon
the stage or platform, in any theatre or
opera house, concert hall or any public
place whatever where other persons are
present. expose her neither limb or limbs,
dressed in tights, so-oalled, or in any man.
ner whatever 30 that the shape and form Of
her neither limb or limbs are plainly WISH
BILE, to such other persons present, shall be
guilty of open and gross lewdness, and
lascivious behavior. and guilty Of a misde-
meanor, and upon conviction thereof snall
be punished by a fine OF not less than 10,
nor more than 800. or imprisonment in
the county Jail not less than five days nol
more than thirty"
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IN the very heart Of the forest there was
y vnbt open space surrounded by immense.
c~cntenarian trees. Tbs wood, dark in sum
mer. now looked ciear, as most OF the trees,
save tho FRS. were leatless Mt this season.
ivan nnd his followers could see in n thicket
W fresh horses grazing on the grass that
trees.
lyon have kept your promise, my
friends" Ivan said. "fhat Is wellv'' Then
ne vent up to the horses, saying:
!. Ihey iook like good animals, but they
VOL; That is right; here Ia your money!
He then said to N of the men, "Now you
can scntter! Do yon know how to ride on
horseback?" he next asked Dakouss.
MOI stammered the doctor. II have
never tried, and then to travel across such
$50 much the worse! You shall have to
learn! You must hold on to the name and
take good care not to fall off, for in that
case would leave you. Come let ua
Dakouss hesitated, as he thought of a
ny with this terrible Siberian. All OF q
sudden a shot was heard and q ball struck
one of the trees.
"Qh! Ohw said Ivan. THE pursuers are
quite nsar!'
He jumped on his horse. Dakonss, slim
Mated by fright. ran to the other horse.
The peasants fled in all directions. An
other shot fell. The horse which Dakouss
was holding by the bride reared. kicked
and then sighed with pain.
Dakouss, deadly pale with fright, saw two
peasants who we're running past him in
their flight. "My friends,' he cried, save
me, / have money!
The peasants continued their flight
Much money!
'tShow it," said one of them, stopping.
The firing continued. Ivan turned round.
Miserable creature!"
Dakouss had drawn forth a draft which
he showed the peasant. '.I,hat's no moneyv'
said the man, and ran.
Ivan noticed at this moment that Da-
kouss' horse was drawing his last breath
and said to himself:
1T shall never be said that I disobeyed
Mu.ler!,
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knew what the end would be. I know Won
would come this way and from that day I
have been waiting for you here"
"its, l understand. l thank you; YOUR
devotion touches me deeply. But
enough. Ivan! Do not insist; my resolu-
ton Is infexible"
'Oh! is that it?'' said Ivan. with clenched
teeth and fury in his eye. but / shall not
let you commit such folly. You will not 90
with us? Very we'll. we shall take YOU by
force. NV children, aim at these men; you
drivers take up tho reins and forward,
maich!'
Rdt Muller had risen in his carriage. and,
with his arms folded md his whit. hair
thrown back. he exclaimed:
WHO will dare here disobey me2 Who
will dare lay his hand upon tho old man
Who was your chief" And az the Siberian
fell back ut the sound of this powerful
voice Muller continued:
II might blame you, Ivan, for you have
not obcyed my orders. You were TO 20 to
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THE CHINOOK | N

How II Sleeps the Soul In Bliss In Win.
ter and Summer Alike.
The term used in the caption of this
article Is a phrase familiar as a household
word to old Inhabitants Of the northwestern
portion OF the United States. Chinook is
an Indian word which is difficult to trans
late literally, but it may be ~paraphrased
by the English hearts ease, says the North
west Democrat, of Spokane Falls. This
wind. whose characteristics are 80 marked
as to even arouse the poetry in the breast Of
the Siwash Indian, is said by scientific
authorities to come from the karo siro, or
Japanese current, that runs parallel to the
Pacific coast, of the United States. This
current, like the Gulf stream, is an immense
and fathomless river. pursuing it's way and
preserving its own individuality amid the
measureless tract of waters which it
traverses. II is, as in the case of its prototye
in the Atlantic, of a different temperature
from the rest of the ocean and wherever it
flows produces a marked modification in
the climate. karo siro BLESSINGS be on III
is IN fact the talisman whose magic contact
makes the western country rejoice in an
e4uablllty OF temperature and geniality of
climate that is the wonder of the world.
The blasting storms and billiards of win
W.T. NAN ULO ucdUS VI summer ar
alike rendered impossible by this wonderful
karo slro and it's blessed chinook
The chinook wind is as faithful a servant
to the karo siro as was Ariel to his master,
It possesses. in truth, peculiar prop.
critics, which it seems to- derive.
current which is its progenitor and
cause OF being. Its ordinary presence is SO
gentle that its motion can hardly be- de-
tected. 1t is like balm stealing DER the
senses and Unfolding the whole being,
Though so gentle in its progress, the
walls of colder air. and. instead Of being
consumed. it will, in some subtle way,
eventually conquer the ruder brethren Of
Boreas and gently temper the whole atmos.
phere to its will. This quality is curiously
Illustrated when, at times, the ohinook ia
an upper current and the striking spectacle
is afforded of witnessing the snow o n the
mountain tops s%uccumbing to the breath of
the karo siro, while the foamy folds of
W levels lie undisturbed in their frozen
splendor.
This is one phase of the chinook. At
times, however, it becomes robust and aQ-
gressive. When it meets the east wind-its
natural enemy-then it rouses itself to the
conflict. It seems as If all the powers OF
the air were arraved i'll battle. The COM
batants chase each other through gorces.
over mountain tops and sway the branches
Va a. Eiohbo W IL AoIcSuSs OuU tA0 CHINOOK
always c%onauers, and after victory becomes
again the tender hearts ease.
III midsummer, when the glorious silent
SUM- sheds his beams too freely upon it's
subjects below, and a fatal season of deadly
heat is Threatened, along comes the
sesses an %invigorating. life-glvine quality
That rouses all who breathe it. like some
rare elixir. 1t is cool and fresh, and laden
Will the spicy breath of the tropics.
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TO THE SOUTH POLE.

An Ex,.a,,,o, xv,,,,, ~.
WY "r.,a".". A's"' ."
S""1ec'
The people of Australia are greatly inter-
ested in the expedition which ia to sa,l
from Melhonrna in .InIv paxt for thaa..1a-
.sa.~s 49, :. AeAo = eApiol-
a''on oa 'ne ICY region the
South Pole. 1t IS to he commanded by
Baron Nordenskjold. the first and thus far
the only n~ayipator to sail aronna Enroro
a,a As;n \. ~ opo
NV . W passing through 'he Arctic
ocean, from North cape to Bering straits.
The Vega. that made the famous voyage in
1S78-79, is to be the principal shin OF the
Antarctic xnaa;tion mud tba cost 80 ~
ontarnr;sa Iii Nv 49, sD -
enterpFise VII DC largely betrayed by pri-
so.e Lioeratisy me nno,lc contribution,
says .ae sun trancisco Cail. Al present we
NV MO w. aesy ~ as'le noou. ,ne region surround.
ine Tue oou1n roie. ana tnat little is NOT
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GEN. CROOKS CHARACTER.

TO BE CONTINUED.
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taken for your sakey"
II am rich3' murmured the wretched
man."
y you think l wan your money! Keep
it and be silent. II hurts me to look nt
your and Ivan cast a terrible look at the
coward. A mo- 49,
"Silence! | repeat and advise you to obey
mo strictly, for there comes to mo every
moment n desire to crush you like n venom.
ous creature. All! if it were not for Mul-
lers special orders-Ah il you only knew
what 1t cost me to renker you the service
which is asked of me!'
Dakouss would have liked to sink in the
ground and disappear.
Come, let us Go!' said Ivan. when he
saw that the horses were fettered and the
carriage overthrown. Suddenly one of the
men thew himself fiat down and pressed
MS ear against the soil:
Mems steps" he aaid, 'and horses hoofs
! hear. They arc pursuing us!'
up! 10 the clearing!" cried Ivan.
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IDEALS.

Like butterflies that fret
Entangled in n net
Then a. the last thro' some chance rift escaps.
u half their radiance shorn.
With RULED plumes and torn.
Bright mockeries Of their former hues and ehapa:
70 in the poets mind
Tho rich ideas confined
Struggle to bro ak In music from his tongue;
he speaks he speaks but, all,
How changed, how different far
Tho thought once uttered from tho thought uu.
sung.
So too the painter secs
Bewildering images,
And brush Ia seized. and canvas quick unfurled:
The bright creation CLOVIS,
But. 10! his easel shows
Mere shadowy glimpses Of that vision-world.
Know then whate'er we Gull
r., From arts fields beautiful,
Whafeyer fruits PHILOSOPHERS may yield,
Their prototypes more fair
Are b~lossOminB elsewhere,
sweet songs nnsung and visions unreyeAled,
Until the veil is rent,
Our fesh-imprisonment,
And We are borne beyond this dnst's control.
Then shall our orbloss eyes
Behold realities,
And soul ommun Immediately with soul.
IL. ). g., in Temple Bar.
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CHAPTER xxx.
THE A

NTER begins enrly
onth . eastern slope
of Mount Ural. In the
o of September
the first frosts harden
the ground, which the
rams have soaked, and
deep Rullies.
The willows have lost
their leaves and look
white and bare amid
the Atarnn1 vorJurn ~
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-01-08

Teachers and scholars have again resumed
their duties after two weeks Of rest and re-
creation. "Trouble has again begun" for the
average youth who regards the temple of
knowledge.a modern Bastile, andshe starts to
school with ill grace and a clean face after
what to him seems brief respite.
There will be several changes in the de-
partments, Miss Lallahf Hague taking the
B Grammar made vacant by Miss Peterson's
resignation, Miss Hudson the @ and Miss
Hildred the d Grammar.
The schools have an excellent corps of
teachers, all having been weighed in the bal
ance and none found wanting either in ex-
perience or intellect.
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paid of the several roads /:

Toledo policemen's principal duty is to
hunt up something to do. Saturdays even.
ing papers tell of poor young fellow of the
rural districts who worked all summer and
saved enough at $4.00per month and "found"
to visit the Future Great" and see for himself
the wonders of which he had read. Stand
ing, pigeontoed. costumed in dropping
frock bequeathed to him by his great grand
father, absorbed in the granduer of the site
where stood Erie Theatre, the first crack he
made was to laugh and the knights of the
baton ran him in for vagrancyl He was fined
S. and hoofed it home strapped, having to
soak his heir-loom-the frock-for grub. To-
ledo policemen should be in better business.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-01-08

The Ohio fish and game commission has
prepared a bill materially amending the
game laws of the state, and: it will be intro
duced at the approaching session of the legis-
lature. The amendment provides, that all op-
en- seasons close January /, beginning on the
date following: For squirrels, June l; for
woodcock, pheasants, prairie chickens and
ducks, September l; for deer and wild tur.
keys October /; for quail and rabbit, Novem-
her
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GROWTH OF THE SOUTH.
Its Increase During the Decade in
Population, Wealth and Industries.

Its Increase During the Decade in
Population, Wealth and Industries.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, Jan. 2-The
7rddesman has compiled statistics
showing the growth and development
of the southern states in the past ten
years. The figures are based upon re-
ports sent by officials of each state.
The summary shows wonderful growth
in the southern states in population,
wealth, capital, railroads, manufactor-
les, agriculture and education since the
census of 1880 was taken.
The increase in population has been
1919 per cent the total now being IT.
$50, $50, divided as follows: Whites, H.
361 1895: colored, 6,194 1924. The increase
In the white population has been 26.2
per cent; in colored only 10 per cent.
There are 475,O30 persons of northern
birth in the south, against NO,3S5, ten
years ago. The assessed wealth is 3d.
844, ,057, ,164, and the actual wealth is es-
timated at $9,751 ,815,635. The state
debts aggregate 500, AGO, ,126; county
debts, $66 800, ,748; total public indebted
ness, $1S3, ,772,353. The talinvested
in the south during the decade reaches
1888, 10000. The mileage of the rail-
roads Is Al ,118, and the men employed
number 1873 The number of man.
ufacturing establishments is Sc, Ills, with
a capital of $55l ,4S3, 800; hands employ
ed 537, ,OS6; value of product, $742, 1885,
200. OF cotton mills there are 334. The
value ofscotton produced during the
decade is $8,091 1886, 1888; tobacco, $751;
278, ,524; totsl value Of all farm products
1884, ,797 900. Amount given to negro
education since the war, $56, ISL $40.
Negroes at school, 1,012,029.
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Pres't. @. @. L. Wulff and Henry Van
Sigern the prime movers in McClure's rapid
growth, drove to the county seat Saturday be-
hind the excellent PAGER ''Jerry" and trans
acted business relative to the boom. That
horse "Jerry" rubs the genuine Pegasus him
self as far as speed is concerned. We were
invited into a buggy at one time with this
same piece of horse flesh as motor and after
a whirl over two counties in half hour, the
vehicle half the time performing an arc
through space, we got out and took the cars
home. We like speed but that was too much
of good thing.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-01-08

Hon. ]. o. Troup, one of Bowling Green's
brightest and most capable lawyers, was in
the city Wednesda y attending court. In con-
versation with the NORTHWEST he stated that
the Jones Bryant contest case to be far from
a termination, as the testimony has not all
been taken. From his understanding of the
case, the gentlemen SO far are tie, and it
would be foolishness to predict any definite
resuIt
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II drink" remarked gentleman to

II drink" remarked gentleman to
me recently, "four or five cups of cof-
fee daily. If l stop drinking coffee I
get headache" Another gentleman
of my acquaintance, on the other hand,
gets racking neuralgia headache every
time that he takes even small guam.
tity of coffee, and a Bostonian who be-
came blind, film having formed be-
fore his eyes, found that his sight was
restored when he stopped drinking cof-
fee.
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Miss Cora, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Albert
Mitchell, living III miles east of town, cele-
brated her 18th birthday on New Years day in
royal manner. number of invited guests
were present to lend hand in the festivities.
At2 o'clock dinner was announced and the
feast that was spread was sumptuous. The
young lady was the recipient IF numerous
presents.
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Rev. NJ. L. Donahey, of Napoleon, will
preach in the Presbyterian church Sunday
morning and evening. After services in the
morning the newly elected elder will be in
stalled. Mr.. Donahey is an able speaker
Delta Atlds,
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The total tax assessed for 1889 was $751;
62454; that of 1890, $3.50, ,45SO7, showing that
the economical management of our commis-
sioners has curtailed expenses during the last
year 81, 1,166.47 worth.
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Taylor Cole, former resident of this place,
was severely burned with scalding water
about the head and shoulders by the bursting
Of a water pipe in the Findlay Flint Factory
at yuoak
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A little 5 year old girl of William Bender
living at Defiance died Tuesday. The funeral
was held at the st. Augustine church of that
place Tuesday and the body brought to Napo-
leon Tuesday for interment.
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Breaking the Records.

al u tt III A. ,
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have established our reputation
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they are in every instance.
The advantage Of dealing
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confidence, that what we sell is
never out of proportion to the
price which we charge, and
when you buy you have paid
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That which we advertise, that
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toners will always find us equal
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selves when we say no finer
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found in the great Northwest
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You of course intend to make
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