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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-08-06

Jas. II. Carroll, j. Bensing and D. b
Gunter, of Monroe township, were in Napo
leon Saturday.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-08-06

The Misses Thompson left Monday for n
weeks visit in Detroit
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-08-06

Ladies' fine shoes a specially at the City
Shoe Parlor of H. Rohrs. u
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-08-06

Hon. T. O.. Donovan, Of Newark, was on
our streets Tuesday.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-08-06
COURT HOUSE RECORDS.
Real Estate Transfers.

Mary Fergerson to John Bsllin ST., "a acres
in sec. 80, Liberty to-, $1700.
John Briggs to Jacob Mauk, 40 acres in
sec. 10, freedom tp., $1,000.
John G. Baur to Fred. B. Leonhart, 40
acres in sec. %, Flatrock tp., 1925.
Julia Ann Hoffer to Willie Jane Hoffer, 40
acres in sec 36, Liberty tp., $1,000.
Laura E. Calvin to G. W. Walker, lot 4. in
Evers add. to Holgate, $500.
Henry Scheele to Anna Panning. lot 81,
Shefield's End add to Napoleon, $500.
Jacob ldak to Henry Gehrett, 20 acres in
sec. 70, Freedom tp., 800.
Barbara E. Light to Geo. Eggers and Geo.
Eggers jr. lot 8 A. M. Carey's add. to Nspo-
leon, $400.
New Court Cases.
Eliz. DELPHI vs.. Levi Hartman, ct al; mon
ey only.
VIM. Lockoman vs.. Fred. w. Lockoman;
money only.
Gath. Rhoades vs.. The Unknown Heirs of
A. Bierly, ct al; to quiet title of real estate.
Joshua Rhodes VS.. David Sampson; money
only.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-08-06

1t will be seen that the ''pros" had a ma
jority of 1O5 over the "antes' or lacking 2l
votes of carrying by a two thirds vote.
Their seems to be difference of opinion
of the lawyers in regard to the statutes re-
quiring a thirds vote.
Some claim that a majority is all that is
necessary, and that the election must be a
general one; hence the one just had must
necessarily have been farce. Others main
tain that the statutes ara explicit in requir-
ing two-thirds vote for the issuance of any
amount of bonds; while still others claim that
the duplicate of the corporation is not suffi-
ciently large to permit the issuing of $4,000
in bonds and still meet the requirements of
the law. Granting that this be SO, how many
bond buyers for our bonds could be found
even had the vote been a two-thirds one
The situation is rather complicated. The
statutes at present is 4:
The "antes" claim a decided victory and
consider the question as buried.
The "pros" consider the recent election a
farce and illegal and will therefore endeavor
to again have the question resuscitatei next
fall when they claim it will carry almost
nnanimonslV.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-08-06

Julian Tyler has returned from his Florida
trip.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-08-06
Cash Paid #,

Cash Paid For
Raw Furs, Hides, Pelts and Tallow.
tt s. L. CURTIS.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-08-06

Rev. T. H. Campbell is at Lakeside.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-08-06

rAOms. F:niran i. home from the west
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-08-06

Hard coal 5000 per ton during the month
of July. VIM. sAMsE
AZ
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-08-06

Henry Thiesen. of St. Louis, is visiting h
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Thiesen.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-08-06

Mrs. Edison has purchased the cigar stau'
in the post Office.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-08-06
DR.. aud NJ RS. qP~dricE. of Toledo are in


DR.. aud NJ rs. GP~drict. of Toledo are in
the city.
W. C. Rogers drove up from Liberty Gen.
ter Monday.
Miss Nora Beckman visited friends in Hol-
gate last week.
Mrs. Edison has purchased the cigar stand
in the post Office.
/ Miss Gay Smith. of Lancaster. is visiting
Miss Sadie Hartman.
R. W. Cahin spent Saturday in Tifin, at
! tending to Law business.
Slaughter sale If boots and Shoes at the
City Shoe Parlor of Il. Rohrs. II
Nose Coates and Others. from Deshler,
were up Saturday on business.
S. @. Haag and wife left Tuesday for Wis.
It with friends in North Balti more.
Mr.. John II. Poker left Friday for Toledo
to accept position in shoe store.
W. A. Hanna and mother, of Mcclure
spent Tuesday with recorder Hanna.
Henry Thiesen, of St. Louis, is visiting his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Thiesen.
Hard coal 5000 per ton during the month
of July. VIM. SAMsE
| II
Jas. II. Carroll, J. Bensing and d. Il
Gunter, of Monroe township, were in Napo
leon Saturday.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-08-06

W. A. Hanna and mother, Of McClur
spent Tuesday with recorder Hanna.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-08-06

Miss Nora Beckman visited friends in Hol
gate last week.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-08-06

Miss Gay Smith. of Lancaster, is visitin
Miss Sadie Hartman.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-08-06

W. C. Rogers drove up from Liberty Gen.
ter Monday
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-08-06

Mr.. John II. Poker left Friday for Toled
to accept a position in shoe store.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-08-06

R. W. Cahill spent Saturday in Tifin, q
tending to law business.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-08-06

Slaughter sale If boots and Shoes
City Shoe Parlor of II. Rohrs.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-08-06

Nose Coates and Others. from u
were up Saturday on business.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-08-06

S. @. Haag and wife left Tuesday for Wis
It with friends in North Balti more.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-08-06


TLomas F;nigan is homs from the west
Julian Tyler has returned from his FloritH
trip.
Hon. 7. O., Donovan, Of Newark was on
our streets Tuesday.
The Misses Thompson left Monday for
weeks visit in Detroit
Ladies' fine shoes specially at the City
Shoe ParIor of H. Rohrs.
Miss Libbie HenGstler of Defiance is a
guest of the Misses Eyers.
The finest liue of gents furnishings can be
found at the Eagle Clothing Store. 81
Jacob Hardy. of Texas, and j. w. Shidier
of Grellton, were in the city Monday.
d. Yost, Richheld, thrifty farmer oi
that section, was in Napoleon, Saturday.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-30
Then the Numbers Go.

1t is not generally known that when q
person commits suicide in q hotel, the
number Of the room in which he ends his
life is henceforth dead and another one
takes its place.
Recently middle-aged man stopped
up the cracks in room rs at the Occidental
Hotel and turned on the gas.
In the newspaper accounts Of the affair,
some stated that he died in room 76 and
others gave the credit to No. IA.
The doorplate Of the tirst-named apart
ment has already been removed and the
room is being renovated. Recently the
occupant Of "a was told that he would
probably be given new number before
long.
Everybody reads newspaper accounts
of hotel suicides" said the employee who
impaired the news, land I believe the
travelling public keep records Of rooms in
houses which have been thrust into prom
inence by suicides. When you move out,
l doubt greatly if we could let IA. Many
people would come here and stoutly assert
that it was the room where the tragedy
had taken place.
"But we will satisfy everybody.
Henceforth there is no "a or no 76.
Other numbers will be substituted, and
the superstitious can sleep in the room
where man took his life without feeling
squeamish. ~ New York Commercial
Advertiser.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-30
A Slaves Revenge.

In Hayti and Martinique the venom
of the terrible serpent indigenous to
those islands, the formidable fer de lance,
has been often employed by the Africans
in disposing of their enemies. A
horrible but we'll authenticated instance
of native ingenuity and malevolence is
told in Martinique. A huge African,
recently imported from the Guinea coast,
had been whipped by the order of his
master, one of the great planter princes
of the island while it was under French
rule The victim made no complaint,
bat mcditated revenge.
BY long search he found the lair of a
pair of serpents in the garden adjacent
to the house. Watching his opportunity,
he killed one and dragged its body to
the house through window that was
open. and into the bedroom of the
beautiful daughter Of the planter. He
dragged it to the bed, lifted the cover
ings and coiled the reptile on the sheet.
When this was done he carried the dead
snake away and cast it into an adjacent
stream.
AS night approached the serpent's
mate followed the trail, crept through
the window and to the bed
of the planters daughter. The lat
ter, half awake, made a motion to
brush off the intruder. Instantly the
fangs were buried in her neck, and in
a few hours she was corpse. St. Louis
Post-Dispatch.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-30
Panama Hats.

Panama hats are so named from tho
circumstance of their benz shinned
trom the port of Panama. Thev are
manufactured in Ecuador and the neigh
oorlnS states. The material used is the
ilere OF the leaf of the screw pine, which
Is related to the palms. 1t grows only
on the slopes of the Andes. The tree is
described as having no trunk. The leaves
are on slender stems that spring from
the ground. They are about two feet
long, FAM shaped, and four, parted. Each
OF the segments is ten-cleft, so that
when the leaf is folded, as in the bud.
there are eighty layers.
The tibres of these leaves is finely
PLATED, and each hat consists of single
piece of work. The plating of the hats
rs slow and tiresome process. Coarse
hats may be finished in two or three
days, but the fine ones take as MANY
months. The work is begun at the
crown and finished at the brim. The hat
is made on block, which is placed on
the knees, and has to be constantly
pressed with the breast.
About two hundred dozens of these
hats are made every year. The price
varies according to the tirmness OF the
material and the quality of the work.
They are valued at from five to one hun
dred dollars.
Panama hats are much priced for wear
in the tropics, because of their lightness
and tlexibility. They may be rolled up
and put into the pocket without injury.
in the rainy season they are apt to get
black, but by washing them with soap
and water, treating them with lime
juice or any similar acid, and exposing
them to the sun, their whiteness is easily
restored.
In Australia there is manufactured a
hat which is said to resemble the Panama
hat very closely. 1t is made from the
unexpanded leaves of q native plant,
which are immersed in boiling water
and then dried. The fibre obtained by
this treatment is plated as in South
America.
Under the name of "Chattahs," kind
of umbrella hat, or sunshadc, is made in
India of the leaves of a palm, or of the
plaintain leaf. Chattahs are worn by
the plowmen, cowkeepers and coolies of
Bengal and Assam.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-30
A Trillion of Kisses.

The case of the Plymouth man who
had his love-letters produced and read
in court should teach other lovers mod
Grafton in the making of osculatory con-
tracts. .,
In single postscript the Plymouth
man undertook to deliver to the lady of
his choice no fewer than 1000, 900, 00O,-
900 kisses, and as such contract are not
infreuuently made in love-letters, 1t may
be we'll to give thought to the magnl-
tude of the undertaking.
Whoever will take the trouble to figure
II out will find that even if this lndlvid-
nal should give the lady $4,000 minute
land we affirm that no person coulo nope
70 10 more than that, and even II ne
could keep up this rate Of osculatlon
tw.utv.iour hours q day, never pausing
to sleep, eat or take breath, wofk hi,
3G5 DAYS every year, it would take MN
more than 100 years to complete the con
tract and by that time, it is painful 10
reacct the ardor of his love may nave
cooled. oo oo,n+;no
~ 600 kisses minute, there wouad Ire re-
main an undelivered balance OF 2oo, ooo-
nm a number which in itself migh' a'-
nal the most industrious. a - od-
Re" We therefore, feel constrained 10 a.
,;oe critters of love-letters not TO unuel-
take contracts of such magn1tuoe'-lDoD
don Tit Bits.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-30

General, Sir Edward Clarke, made use Of
u, words "Your Royal Highness, .
1hereby demonstrating his Ignorance Of
Inc u usages of Court life. The prefix Of
- Y our Majesty" and of "Y our Roval
H'ghness" are rarely if ever used by the
people in the swim, except in official
verbal and written communications
Both the Prince of Wales and all the
otner male members of the family are
addressed as "sir" and s.you.o while
not only the Princesses, both young.and
9ld, but also the Queen herself, are ad-
dressed as t'ma'am."
Nothing is more amusing to those
unaccustomed to this popularity than
TO listen to some old and stately am
bassadress or duchess deferentially ad-
dress little three year-old princess as
INA am, and l confess that 1 myself,
on the first occasion after my arrival in
England on which l was honored with
a few words by Her Majesty, found it
very difficult to habituate myself. when
replying, to the somewhat commonplace
word ''ma'am. New York Recorder.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-30

roof, crying q final Invocation, when
round bend in the river came kissing
and splitting demon, and, rushing to the
bank, it Numbered and lightened.
The brave fell on his face, crying,
'See! l have brought the thunder
demon! Now we shall have rain!" And
the assembled tribe fell on its knees.
The thunder demon was a little steam
boat, come to take Catlin farther up
stream. The Mandans had never seen
one, and great was their wrath when
they found that the rain-maker had de-
ceived them.
The Burmese pull rope with great
violence when they wish to produce rain.
Perhaps they think that they can thus
loose the Aoodgates Of heaven!
A sheik in Arabia, whom Niebuhr the
historian saw, was supposed by all his
people to be great rain-maker. When
the country was in drought he COM
manded q fast, and after it a public pro-
cession, in which all the men were COM
PEELED to take part, carrying their
turbans in their hands.
In Morocco, in 1890, an Englishman
observed frequent professions intended
us invocations for rain. First came the
youngest children in the harem; then the
next eldest, then the parents, and finally
the elders, oil with prayers written on
paper pasted on square boards on their
breasts.
In India when o rainless season comes
the women Of the villages walk at night
to some neighboring pools or streams and
there invoke rain.
If Professor Myers's methods succeed
they will soon make their way even into
the heart Of Africa, and the quack rain
makers vocation will be at an end
New York Journal.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-30

pear, but the only par. eaten is q smo,,
piece IN the center about the size Of sn
a'm no 1t has very bitter favor, al
a.. me principal article of meat diet with
~, Chinese is pork. 1t is to them What hs4
, geef Is to the true son of Albion,s ;s Ia'
Inc chinese butcher, having oulv the
one species of animal on which to avar
Csc his skill, has become by practice a
nog anatomist in the full sense of the q
WORD. A fat porker as soon as It is placed
On the block in a retail Chinese butcher
s snop is scientifically rid Of all its bones
me e carcass is cxpertly cut into strins.
so that every customer gets an enra1
Quantity of ia and lean with his p,r
chase. 1t is sold sailed, smoked o.
roasted ready for eating. It is also
smeared with nut oil and disposed Of in
q seml-dricd state. The hungry colossal al
is frequently TO be seen investing a FIVE.
cent piece in lsrge strip Of roasted
pork, which he eats with every evidence
OF satisfactory relish as he strolls elono
the street.-[San Francisco Chronicle. D
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-30
The cold Maid" Question Solved.

The professor OF natural science at Ann
Arbor was discussing the process Of
fertilizing plants by means of insects
carrying the pollen from one plant to
another, and to amuse them told how
the old maids were the ultimate cause OF
it all. The humble bees carry the pol
len; the iield-mice eat the humble bees;
therefore the more tield-mice, the fewer
humble bees and the less pollen and
variation of plants. But cats devour the
field-mice and old maids protect the cats.
Therefore the more old maids, the more
cats, the fewer mice, the more bees.
Hence old maids are the cause of variety
in plants.
Thereupon, sophomore with single
glass, an English umbrella, box
coat with his trousers rolled up at the
bottom, arose and asked:
81 say, professah, what is the cause
ah-of old maids, don't you know?" :.
"Perhaps Miss Jones can tell you, y
suggested the professor.
NDudes!" said Miss Jones sharply and
without a moments hesitation.
There was silence in the room r the
space of thirty seconds, after which the
lecture was resumed.-[Detroit Free
Press
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-30
THREE COMMON SIGNS.
Origin of the Wooden Indian, Pawn.
brokers' Sign and Barber's Pole.

We oil know that q wooden Indian is
set up in front Of cigar or tobacco
store, three balls at pawnbroker's door
and q striped pole immovably fixed some-
where near to the entrance to barber
shop. But why?
Antiquarians tell us that the wooden
Indian is q tobacco sign, because tobacco
is an American weed and that it was
originally used by the Indians. But
this same antiquarian gets tangled occa-
sionally and tells you that tobacco has
been in use for ever 5000 years among
the Chinese. Meyen, in his topography
Of Plants" is Of the opinion that the
smoking Of tobacco is Of great antiquity
among the Chinese, because he has OBJ
served carvings of tobacco pipes upon
monuments whose ages run back into the
thousands Of years, and they are exactly
like the Celestial tobacco pipe to-day,
too. II this is q fact it would be much
more appropriate to use the figure Of
Chinanlan in place of the wooden Indian
now used by dealers in the "flthy
weed"
l, 1hree reasons are given to account tor
the origin of the pawn-broker's sign.
One says that the balls are used because
they were the emblem Of St. Nicholas,
who is said to have given three purses Of
gold to three virgin sisters to enable
them to marry. Another legend attri-
butes the use Of the three balls to the
members of the Lombard family, the
first great money lenders of England.
They were druggists before they became
capitalists, and used the three golden
pills in memory Of their old calling.
Still another attributes their original use
to the Medici family Of France. The
Medicis were money-lenders, who used
the three pills as q pun on their medical
sounding name.
Last, but not least, the BARRIERS Of long
ago were barber-surgeons, but the rapid
advance Of surgical science has caused
them to fall from their high estate. The
gilt knob at the end Of the barber pole Of
to-day represents brass basin, which
but few decades since was actually
suspended from the pole. The basin
had notch cut in it to fit the throat,
and was used in lathering the customer,
preparatory to shaving him. The pole
represents the staff held by the patient
who came to the barber-surgeon to be
bled. The two spiral stripes painted
around it signify the two bandages, one
for twisting around the arm previous to
the act Of phlebetomy, or blood-letting,
the other for binding when tho operation
was completed.-[st. Louis Republic.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-30
Desert Lakes.

The Utah Salt Lake and the lagoons
Of the Colorado desert are evidently the
remains Of prehistoric inland seas and
seem destined to disappear altogether
before the desiccating influence Of an
almost rainless climate. Tie cause Of
the recent phenomenal rise of the Colo
rada lagoons was at first ascribed to q
volcanic upheaval, but has since been
traced to the foods of the Colorado River
and the melting of abnormal masses Of
snow in the Sierras Of New Mexico--
New York Voice.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-30
Short Tails and Long Tails.

A traveller in New England saw the
following sign on board that was nailed
to fence near village:
"Horses taken in to grass. Long tails,
$3.50; short tails, ST."
The traveller halted and asked the
owner of the land why there was such
a difference in the price of board for
.sWell, you see," said the man, sthe
lono tails can brush away the flies;
hut the short ones are SO tormented by
them they can hardly eat at all. "-lPic-
ayune
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-30
How Royalty is Addressed

Mich amused comment was caused sea-
Mucn the a cross-examination OF the
1 pu;nos Of Wales in the baccarat case oy
m iraI nn ~ Of times that the Solicitor
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-30
THE GREAT TROUBLE

THE GREAT TROUBLE
GLOW do you get on with your bicy-.
c!ing?"
ooh, easy enough. It's the staying on
that is troublesome. III Truth.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-30

Generosity is national trait Of the Chill
ans.
Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-10-30

Satcrmelon seeds are o dessert
au'h favored by Mongolians.
SFa>en like pine nuts. The meat
a!oae is extracted and sun dried
tsaed black Jumps. which bear
:aace 10 nothing so much as q
fSaFacd boot heels. These are
|ISsed by Chinese, and abalone
s.a,o.wder, when properly pre-
aQ'Sh not to be despised even
a me Chinese favor vegetables of
IVY w IN this country, they have
E I, /, varieties of their peculiar
nss They have a white radish
stIS y fully eight inches in
ii, y IS iron one and a half to two
,' "a!iAeter. A small radish, with
; @.onate growth of top, is an
'; Ts fancy of Monaghan
III, me 6 leaves are converted into
az, sa Duck fat or pork drippings:
Nv pumpkin is melon shaped
i su', green color, ribbed with
,r darker hue. The orange
r ,I.na Is less than half the size
~, '" (, fruit. It is finely
4 ~ me peel emits an aromatic
i, ' VI or pressed. Their
skioo' peculiar shape and has
|sma 'u features distinctive from
II, oa'y found in the local mar
'''ost as large as a winter