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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-01-01
A MEDLEY.

Boston is to have Chinese news
paper.
In Alaska girl is ready for society as
soon as she enters her teens.
THERE are 10000 night watchmen in
the United States besides night police.
A CoATEsvILLE (Pa.) farmer raised q
pumpkin that is so big he cannot get 1t
into his cellar.
BUFFALO has q firm named Irish &
English. Mr.. English is an Irishman
and MFR. Irish is an Englishman.
SEVENTEEN head of cattle, standing
near wire fence at Collinsville, Tex,
during o rainstorm, were killed by an
electric current.
WINFIELD DoRAN, of Trenton, N. j.,
began smoking when he was months
old. He died few days ago aged 4
years and months.
THE SUMS distance, as stated by Prof
Hardness, an American member of the
transit OF Venus commission, is 90, 455,-
600 miles from the earth.
A SURGEON states that of 5000 decrepit
or aged soldiers that have been brought
under his notice fully 80 per cent. were
suffering from heart disease in one form
or another, due to the forced physical
exertion of the campaign.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-01-01
ANIMAL REMEDIES.

ORDINARY potato bugs, dried and pow
dered, are used for raising blisters.
REAL hsrtshorn, made from stags'
horns, Is medicinal article now, being
made into shavings' for market, boiled to
q jelly and prescribed by physicians for
rickets.
Musk, derived from two little sacs on
the belly of the musk deer, is regarded
as most important remedy for nervous
troubles. 1t would be more used were
1t not so costly.
THE digestive fluid of the pig is valua-
BILE for indigestion or dyspepsia. For the
same purpose the fluid is scraped from
the inside of the gixzards of barn-yard
fowls and sold. nj
THE cochineal insect is mostly known
for its use as q dye, but 1t has also an
additional value for relieving neuralgia
pains and for checking the spasms Of
whooping-cough. aas
POWDERED cockroaches contain an
active principle called "anti-hydropin, I"
which is most effective in the stimula-
tion OF the kidneys and serves as check
to the complaint mentioned.
A GREEN insect called the Spanish
fly" reduced to powder, is applied
most effectively as blister, inflaming
the skin through the operation Of an
active principle which the powder con-
tains, called "cantharidin.
LEEcHEs are caught for market in
swampy places, mostly with rakes,
though sometimes Aanimals are driven
into shallow waters infested by them In
order that they may be fastened upon
by leeches and bring them out by the
quantity.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-01-01
PONIES OF THE PoToMAc.
Race Of Splendid Little Animals Raised
By Peculiar People.

Race OF Splendid Little Animals Raised
by Peculiar People.
There is little island about fifty
niles from the mouth Of the Potomac,
Lcross Chesapeake Bay, called Chinco-
.eague, says Representative Brown, Of
Virginia. This island is inhabited by .
strange race Of people and race of the
greatest ponies In the world. The peo-
pie Of the islands fish and grow oysters,
md are hardy, primitive race, who
ear God and attend strictly to their
business. Hundreds of these wonderful
ponies roam the island, living in the
hummer on the rank, coarse grass. In
he winter they subsist on seaweed, and
N the spring they are mere frames In
consequence of the diet These ponies
Ire unlike any ponies in the world.
They are about twelve to thirteen and
Ine-half hands high, nearly all sorrels
lr bays, and are fine-bodied and neatly
imbed. They have the head and eyes
II the Arabian, and the supposition is
hat originally the stock came from some
thoroughbreds that swan ashore from
Iome wrecked vessel What is more re-
narkable about them is that they trot
Ind pace fast, and are possessed Of re-
narkable endurance. In the spring you
san purchase good pony for $25 and
upward. The colts are not gelded, and
itallions predominate. When the wealth
lr is bad and the waves inundate the
sland, scores OF the little fellows are
swept into the water and are lost.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-01-01
,osn nILlrnos !lpHllosopHY.

In Bible times, when Balem's ass
spoke, It waz q mirakle; but the dare ov
mirakles are over, and the greatest asses
we hav in there times are the greatest
Thare IL quite q difference between o
luminous and q u0luminous writer, altho
menny authors konfound the two.
TboLe who hav never achieved suck
cess are alwus the most reddy tew tell
others how tew do Il
lam satisfied that the gratest bores
IN the World are the Hoosick tunnel and
the author who IL hunting up q publisher
for hiz fast book.
II yu wish tew retain the friendship,
or even luv, ov others, you must keep
them in yure hands, and not git into
theira
Il IL kind oy phunny that while mod
esty X the gratest evidence ov merit, IL
seems tew be the poorest guarantee ov
suekcess. att..
Admire beauty, but don't worship 1t.
Cunning men are sure tew gift kaught
at last; and when they are kaught, they
are Ike q fox in atrsp-the sylliest look
ing fox yu ever see.
You mite az well Undertake to drown
q knot-hole out, bi pouring water into 1t,
as tew outtalk sum wimmin kno ov.
We laff at sheep bekauze when one ov
them leads the way all the rest follow,
however ridikilus it may be; and sup
pose sheep laff when they see us doing
the very same thing.
| II will do tew endorse sum men, but
not their paper; while thare are others
whoze paper IL safer tew endorse than
their karakter.
Whenever yu find man who IL strikly
honest, yu will find one who IL truly
courageous.
The luv ov change IL az natral in man
az 1t IL In natur,
Thare liz two kinds ov hipokrits-the
bold, and the humble; and the humble
ones are the wust.
The CRATE strength ov simplicity lies
in the words, not In the ideas.
don't beleave there IL ennything In
this world that will add to mans
wealth, convenience or luxury, but what
he kan git, il he will only hunt enuff
/ for it.
All wimmin are bi natur flirts, but
those who are the most so have the least
sense.
To be thoroughly good-natured, and
yet avoid being imposed upon, shows
great strength ov character.
Emmy person who will deliberately fat
ter yu, will deliberately defame yu.
1t IL mighty hard job tew respekt the
man we hav tew forgiv
I beieave thare IL more people in the
world honest from policy, than thare IL
from principle.
: Very old people often are free from
all appearances ov sin, bekause they hav
nothin left for either tew feed upon.
Thare are people who are alwus antici-
pating trubble, and in this way they
manage tew enjoy menny sorrows that
| never really happen tew them.
! Fear ov sin haz made crate menny
more Christians than the luv ov virtew
has Ft
/ kno oy sevral kinds ov kuriosity, but
thare IL one kind which prompts us tew
stick our noze into things just for the
purpose of smelling.
The luv ov praise never made emmy
man wuss, and haz made menny q man
better.
| Those people who are six and dis
gusted with themselfs are the ones who
suffer from ennui.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-01-01
SOME NOVELTIES IN JEwELRY.

AN oxidized silver pencil is in the form
of quill.
MINIATURES are being set in the covers
of bon-bon boxes.
A NEAT scarf-pin represents pair Of
gold tweezers holding pearl
A SMALL clock is now shown in case
designed to represent sachel
A vINAIGRETTE in silver is in the form
of closed pair of scallop shells.
A SILVER shoe horn has for handle
rope which appears to be attached to the
horn by slip-knot.
A SMALL clock is set in an easel stand
to represent the Masonic emblem OF q
square and compass
A TORTOISE in silver serves as an ink
stand. The upper shell on being raised
discloses the ink well.
A UNIQUE watch case is in the shape of
a horseshoe. The heads of the nails are
represented by diamonds.
A HANDSOME scarf-pin represents a
twisted branch of grapevine, with o
cluster of pearls in imitation of bunch
of grapes.
A NOVEL garter buckle in silver repre-.
sents newspaper much frayed and
torn at the edges and showing the seams
made by folding.
PoCKETBooK clasps are made in gold
and silver, very heavy and handsomely
chased. Some recently exhibited have
miniatures set in them.
A scARF-PIN represents snake coiled
about q sword, which is thrust through
its throat. A pearl is sat between the
jaws and the eyes are small diamonds.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-01-01
Ono Way of calling.

Visiting cards left. New Years
calls specially. None but high toned callers fur
nished Elegant attire and frequent changes.
Address E 81, - Office.
The above advertisement in one of the
Chicago dailies attracted the attention
of reporter. A correspondence was
entered into with the result of an in
terview being arranged for, the adver-
tiser being quite unaware that publicity
would bo given to what was developed.
The manager of the ''social agency" for
such he called his establishment, was
found occupying an Office in one of the
tall buildings, and explained that the
general purpose Of his business was the
leaving of calling cards, thereby saving
society people the trouble of doing this
work themselves. Ordinarily, he said,
II employ half dozen carriages and an
equal number of footmen. can save a
lady the trouble Of driving around and
leaving her card by doing the work for
her, and if you want anything done that
way would be pleased to serve you. My
charges are moderate"
"What do you charger
"My regular rates are 81 per 100 cards
left, but make a reduction for heavy
business" n
"How do you manage to do the work
so cheap"
"Why, by leaving cards for q large
number of ladies with one trip, where
several hundred would be required if it
were done by the ladies themselves"
"What are your special features for
New Years."
"That, of course, is our biggest day,
not only from the number of calls that
are made, but because we work on New
Years in double capacity, not only de-
livering cards for those who choose to
employ us, but leaving them in the
baskets hung outside Of our patrons
doors. We will have over q hundred
carriages calling this New Years, and
we will have to supply them with gen.
tlemen in dress suits. We will also have
number of callers on foot, at half rates
as some prefer these"
"What is the advantage of all this"
"Why, it gives prestige to the ladies
called upon. If they can seem to receive
so many calls, although not entertaining
they must be considered very desirable
people to know. Seer Chicago Herald
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-01-01
sorLs AND cARsuNcLss.
Eow They Are Prodaesd and Bsw 'Thsy
Act.

Eow They Are Prodaeed and How They
Ast.
The predisposing cause Of boils IL .
ibWering Of the health at some point In
he opinion Of many students Of disease
he immediate cause Is . microbe, which
lnds its way into some gland Of the
lkin, where Il sets up peculiar innam-
nation. Generally the gland is an oil
Hand. In the arm-pits 1t Is q sweat
Hand. On the eyelld, where the boil Is
LnoWn as -sty, . II is q glandof still an
The first indication Of q boil Is q slight
itching, followed by Q reddish pfmpIe
With Q hair in the center. Sometimes
he pulling out of this hair Will arrest
he development Of the sore As lie
dmple grows, the redness extends and
becomes more intense, and the part
legins TO throb with pain. In about
i've days It breaks. pus ,oozes out, the
pain abates, and soon after the dead
Iissue-the so-called ~cores-escapes,
followed by rapid healing. Sometimes
30 core appears, nor does the boil sup
,urate. This is known as the ~blind
,oil." 1t Is very hard and painful, and
long In healing.
Sometimes q malignant form Of boil
tppears on the head or neck, or espe-
tally on the lip. At first IT resembles
IN ordinary boil, but 1t gives rise to
Hood poison, and after extreme suffer
ng is fatal In about five days.
A carbuncle somewhat resembles a
poil, but is much larger and more pain
sul. 1t tends to spread and has several
openings. 1t produces great disturb
lnee Of the whole system, and is very
dangerous in its tendency. The consti-
htional symptoms Of boils are slight,
hough In some cases there may be con-
fderable feverishness. .a
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-01-01
A Noted phy slolan on smoking.

A man may possibly be benefited by
Imoking, but am inclined to think that
exceeding few are, says famous physi-
.ian. Doubtless there are instances In
which the soothing effect of cigar Is
desirable, and there are others in which
smoking Immediately after meal In
sreases the amount OF gastric juice Sc
sreted, and hence facilitates the digestive
process, but there are many more cases
b which tobacco, instead of soothing,
rritates. It may be asserted without
lear OF contradiction that the distinctly
ieleterious results ensuing from the
moderate use of tobacco by adults are
mfrequent. In making this declaration
| desire to be understood as laying par
Hcular stress on the words moderate and
sdult, and also in limiting the employ
nent Of tobacco solely to the smoking of
cigars. Chewing, smoking cigarettes,
Ind the use of snuff are dirty and disa-
greeable habits. The objection / have
10 the best kind of pipes is that much
more of the nicotine and oil of the to-
bacco are absorbed.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-01-01

+ Three and half barrels of lime will do
one hundred square yards of plastering,
using two coats. Two barrels of lime
will do the same amount of plastering
with one coat One and half barrels
Of hair viii do one hundred square
yards of plastering. One and a quarter
barrels of good sand will do one hundred
square yards of plastering One barrel
Of lime will lay one thousand bricks.
Two barrels Of lime will lay one cord of
rubble stone. One-half barrel of lime
will lay one perch of rubble stone. One
thousand shingles, laid four inches to
the weather, will cover one thousand
square feet Of surface, and five pounds
OF shingle nails will fasten them on.
One-6fth moro siding and flooring is
needed than the number of square feet
Of surface to be covered.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-01-01

The most wonderful thing about death
b that IL brings goodness to the front
lnd let's be known q vast deal of great
aess that would else be unknown or neg
lacted. When else do we sink i'll thoughts
Ind unkindly gossip? Shall we ever
eome to have as o proverb, speak no i'll
II the living? 1t would be more helpful
Ind honorable. How it would create the
beautiful Ii we only saw the beautiful
and spoke the generous. But as things
Are, we live in the creating room, where
Bach one is to be told his faults, ostensi-
bly, or really for his Improvement. = The
lead cannot be improved, at least by us.
They have passed beyond us; and no
matter how much we may fling up their
faults the score Is added up, and the col
nmns full. We pass them over to an
pther Judgments; 1t is to be hoped a
much mildeE one than they have met in
life. No one need fear a Judgment day
with the divine, after having lived along
The line of human Judgment for forty or
sixty years.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-01-01
PATRON SAINTS.

ST. AGNES is the patron of maidens.
ST. MONICA is the patron Of matrons.
ST. HUBERT is the patron Of hunters.
ST. PANcRAs is the patron Of child
hood.
ST.. SEBASTIAN is the patron of SOL
diers
4 ST. THOMAS AoUINAs is the patron of
schools.
ST. RocH is invoked against contagious
diseases.
4 ST. VINCENT DE PAUL is the patron of
charities.
ST.. ApoLLoN1A is invoked against
toothache.
ST.. MAMMA is the patron OF virgins
and wives.
ST.. CARBARA is invoked for the last
sacrament.
ST. CAM1LLus OF LELL1s is the patron
Of hospitals. -
Sr. SABINE is invoked against gout and
rheumatism.
ST.. ALoYsIUs IS the patron Of youth,
purity and students.
ST.. BENEDICT JOSEPH LABRE is in
voked against lightning.
ST. JOSEPH, spouse OF the Blessed
Virgin Mary, is the patron Of the uni.
versal church.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-01-01
FACTS ABOUT PLANTS.

A SEw aIbumfnous poison Of 100 times
the power Of strychnine Is extracted
from the seed Of Abrus precatoria.
TOMATO leaves close regularly every
night as soon as the sun goes down.
Some begin as early as 4:50 to go to
sleep.
HEIoHT produces modification, not
only In the shape Of plants but the leaves
become thicker at great heights, and
their faces often have double layer Of
-cellules. "A
THE seeds OF many plants, as the
thistle, are provided with feathery down,
and other specimens have wing-like ap-
pendages, so that they may be scaled
on or blown by the winds 10 suitable
ground. 4
A MEDIcASGExr more powerful than
quinine in counteracting fevers 70 said 10
have been discovered in Mexico. Il Il .
plant called the pompolano, the root Of
which contains substance analogous TO
quinine.
1T has been stated that since the sun
flower has been cultivated on certain
swamps Of the Potomac malarial fever
has decreased. At the mouth Of the
Sheldt, in Holland, It is stated tnat SIM
liar results have been observed.
The fora Of Europe embraces about
ten thousand species. India has about
fifteen thousand, the British possessions
in North America have about FIVE thou
sand, the Cape of Good Hope and Natal
about ten thousand, and Australia about
ten thousand. I.r
THE leaves of the common sundew are
provided with hair-like glands which se-
crete sticky substance, upon which
minute insects are caught, and then the
glands, set in motion by the struggling
captiyes, bend over and enfold them, and
they are digested as food.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-01-01
BIG THINGS.

THE largest bell in the world is ths
great bell of Moscow, which weighs 440,-
600 pounds.
A MORTGAGE on railroad for $75,-
600, 900, the largest on record, has just
been filed at Pittsburg.
The United States Government holds
in its Treasury more cash than any other
state-$643, soc, 600 in gold and silver.
The largest room in the world under
one roof and unbroken by pillars is at
st. Petersburg. 1t is 62O feet long by
120 in breadth.
The largest tree in the world is in
Fresno County, California. It has cir
conference of 1870 feet inches four feet
from the ground,
THE fifty largest libraries in Germany
possess about IL, 700, 900 volumes, against
England with about 6, ,45o, ,0o0, and North
America with about 6, 100,00o Volumes.
THE longest tunnel in tho world is the
Croton aqueduct, tunnel, fTot, Croton
Dam to the reservoir in M, .ol.s, i..s
thirty three and quarter miles, nost Of
the way through solid rock.
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SOBER Tl.3u5H1s
A 1sit Of lioraiiEing Approprists to New
Years Day.

A I8it Of lIoralIEing Appropriats to New
Years Day. f.
From time immemorial the new year
has been tbs season for fresh and good
resolutions. We can even imagine
Caesar himself, shortly after the reforma-
ton Of the calendar, resolving that he
wo1ld cease TO think again of kingly
crown, and Lucullus resolving that no
banquets Of peacocks' tongues and night
ingales' brains should cost more than so
many sestertii, Cataline resolving on no
more conspiracies, and Cicero upon less
talking. And doubtless long before their
time there was some other day set apart
and made memorable by this same Gus
tom, for even when Adam and Eve left
Eden they must have made resolve to
eat no more apples Of the tree Of the
knowledge Of good and evil, should they
chance to come across them.
But indeed the making of good reso-
lutions has always been so easy that one
marvels why any day in especial should
ever have been set apart for the purpose.
Yet the fact is that almost every one
likes to postpone the time of relinquish-
ing the particular naughtiness which
for any reason has become objection
able, whether the reason be the bare
fact Of its own character or be the in
jury it works.
1t is so easy to be good next week or
the week after, because that person who
is going to be good next week or the
week after is another individual, the
person Of that time another person, not
ones self. not the person of this time.
1t is SO difficult to say, Now, now, now
is the timo to leave off! because the per-
son whom ''now" addresses is ones self,
and experiences the whole bitterness of
the remuneration. And for this reason
we may observe that usually the time
for carrying the good resolve into effect
is seldom this moment or this day, but
is always among the to-morrows; and
thus uncounted good resolutions are made
in any part Of the last year, the time
for their budding into action being
always left for the first day of the new
year.
1t would eeem, then, that this first day
of the new year is really sort of sacri-
fetal day, and while we never celebrate
it with external ceremonial as day of
sacredness, Us we do many other holi-
days, it is in very truth day of sacred
ness in the effect that it has upon us as a
means of grace, let us say, since there is
no question but that the making of good
resolutions is o means of grace, no mat
ter how poorly we use the means after
ward. On that one day of all the 1856
we have the chance to make ourselves
better than we were by all the height Of
orr desire and our resolve, and thus
something Of the loftiness of the desire
and the resolve belongs about the day
Harper's Bazaar.
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rhs seal OF the Conssdorate sta,s..

The great seal Of the Confederate
States is now in the Office of the South
Carolina Secretary of State. The seal
md its press are Of silver, having been
made of that metal because II is not
affected by climate and moisture. The
handle is ivory and the seal itself bears
q likeness Of Washington, modelled after
the equestrian statue In Richmond,
wreath composed of leaves and flowers
pf the staple crops Of the South, an in
scription: "The Confederate States of
America, y22 February, 1869, I" and the
motto, "Deo sVindice , The seal and
press were made in England at cost of
about 5000, aud reached Richmond just
about the time of the evacuation In 1865,
80 that no official use was ever made
Of 1t.
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FORTY YEARS 400.

.H a
CoFFISs were very plain. and burial
easkets were unknown
NEGRO ninstrelsy was Just cropping
out in the travelling circus. ,t
q ToNBsroSEs had larger epitaphs and
more verbosity engraved upon them.
EGGS were q shilling q dozen, and but
ter was considered high At eighteen
cents per pound.
MUCH Of the silver currency, fps,
levies and dollars was OF Mexican and
Spanish coinage.
THE country retail trade was much
better, ss people could not so easily run
to the city BY rail.
BUSINESS letters were more volunin-
Gus and formal, and were written in y
precise round hand.
THERE was York currency. eight shil-
lings to the dollar, and New England
currency six shillings to the dollsr.
The diet was more subcharged with
grease, the winter breakfast usually
being made Of salted ham and hot cakes.
DINNER was simply hasty lunch at
noon, and little importance was attached
to the necessity for good digestion or o
period Of rest after eating. e.-t
THE bank bills were of State banks,
and the further West their locality the
shaker they were. Illinois and Indiana
bills would barely pass In New York.
BREAD was home made. Coffee was
freshly ground every morning. and the
grinding of the family coffee-mill was a
familiar sound hours before the children
arose. T4H
PEOPLE did not live as long as they
now do, nor was the average health as
good as at present. They ate more meat,
more grease, more hot bread and more
heavy dishes, and drank more at meals
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-01-01

Underground London is far more won
derful than underground Paris. Take,
for example, its 5000 miles of sewers,
its "a, 600 miles Of telegraph wires, its
4,500 miles Of water mains, its $500
miles of gas pipes, all definitely fixed.
Yet not even these compare with the vast
cellarage area beneath the feet OF the
pedestrians. In Oxford and Regent
streets alone the capacity is said to ex-
ceed 14O acres.