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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-04-02
70 Preserve school Children's Health

The Prussian ministry of educa-
ton has just admonished the school
teachers in the rural districts under
its supervision that numerous steps
must be taken at once to preserve the
health of the scholars. Among the
immediate and inexpensive meas
ures," says the circular letter, ''are
the exact adaptation of the back of
the school bench to the shape of the
pupils back, general cleanliness and
especially the prevention OF dust,
which, as all doctors know. is the
medium of bacilli. and thus the cause
of almost all skin and eye diseases
among school children. Regard for
the health of the eyes must dictate
also the earliest possible abolition of
states. II no substitute can be found
the use of the states must be confined
at least to the first two years in the
primary classes. 1he children must
De SO accustomed to tho pen in these
two years that all exercises from the
beginning Of the third year can be
executed with pen, ink and paper.
States are so injurious to the eyes
that they should be used only in case
of absolute necessity"
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-04-02
A SOUND BODY.
A Womans Problem of To-day and Its
Intricacles.

A woman's Problem of To-day and Its
Intricacles
How to secure good health 10
one of the first problems for this
generation OF women. This is the de-
uand their subjects will make OF
those they are crowning as queens OF
their hearth and home. Give US
bright, fresh. kind-hearted sisters, say
the lads and the little brothers in the
homes. Give us happy, healthy faces
over our cradles, plead the babes who
find their heaven in mothers eyes.
Give us cheer and Laughter and lit
tie fun, say the fathers turning
YEARLY towards their firesides at the
end of day of toll. Give us a bright
word and helping hand and your
dainty touch on household ways, say
the mothers who would give their
lives any day to see their daughters
well and strong and glad. Give us
health is the cry from all the world to
it's women. Give us girls with a
physique that will spare us the NOR
bid brooding of discomfort the hys-
terical tantrum, the nervous collapse,
the look of gloom from the clear wells
oTyour eyes.
The old world is weary and travel
worn and it sits, as the Master sat
over against the we'll OF Samaria, and
says, ''Woman give me to drink. !"
The youth and health of womanhood
are like cup that holds refreshment
for every thirsty and weary soul Do
not have to answer: Il have nothing
to draw with, and the well is deep"
This is the problem of to-day. 1t
is not our purpose here TO suggest how
best it can be solved. 10 the true
seeker 1t will open its intricacies one
by one. One little single hygienic law
| of sleep Of diet, of dress or exercise,
the first and simplest that you know,
obeyed, and the work is begun. Know,
ing the next thing TO do is not i'm
portant until you have done the next
thing you.know.
Any society, called by whatever
name. that so begins and so goes on,
begins at the root of noble living, anG
may be sure, however slow then
growth, that every step planted on a
hygienic fact will be step not only
toward personal physical well-being,
but toward the uplifting OF the race as
we'll.
II women once arouse themselves tt
the danger, and take hold of the mat
ter in earnest, we will not be long il
seeing a more hopeful sign in the sky
Already is there morning Gimme
flashing in the columns OF the press
No man who stops to ask himself thu
question how many healthy women h
numbers among his acquaintance bu
will welcome the gleam OF the dawn
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-04-02
The French Railway Contingent.

France has in it's territorial army
unique body OF troops for the pro-
lection of its railways in war; Most
OF them are men living near the east
ern boundary-among them 1000
foresters and customs otficiais-able
to get in the field at few hours
notice. Some weeks ago this rail-
way contingent was modified. so
that its efficiency might be tested.
The mobilization was not very sue
cessful. Half OF the men could get no
overcoats because there were none
for them. The Minister of WaS is
now planning thorough overhauiing
of This service.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-04-02
KOla-Eaters.

AS rule. 1t is said that the ko!a.
eating African gangs who labor at
unloading vessels earn twice as much
as their competitors. The kola bean
is u nutritive and quencbes thirst
anG at the same time is not strictly a
stimulant
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-04-02

For considerable time Mr.. Isbell, Of
Rivera, Cal, has been troubled by bees,
which took possession of the upper part
of his house. A few days ago he had
them cleared out, and gathered 6,o00
pounds of choice honey.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-04-02

Rev. Howard Mac Queary, of Ohio
will keep on preaching, notwithstand-
Ing his suspension from the Episcopal
ministry for heresy.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-04-02

An efficient method of cleaning marble
is to coat it with compound OF soap lees
intermixed with quicklime and brought to
the consistency of milk. After twenty
four hours the whole is washed off with
soap and wator and the marble when dry
is rubbed with fine putty powder and olive
oil-Decorator and Furnisher.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-04-02

Twill wear easier shoes than l did last
year.
II find that have to wear spectacles
Twill.
Twill not read one-half of the adver.
tisements in the Sunday papers.
I will think less about money and
reach out after more of it.-Burdette.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-04-02
A BARGAIN I'm High Life.

Mr.. Highup-You said that thing
would not cost over $50.
Mrs. Highup-I gave exactly $50 for
it; but then I paid the, modiste $50 more
for her promise to tell everybody that it
cost hundred. New York Weekly.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-04-02

The cutter-Do you want anything
else on the stone beside the boy's
name?
Bereaved parent We'll, you might
just put on a pair of skates.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-04-02

An Austrian has invented an instru-
ment resembling piano in appearance
which contains six violins, two violas
and two violoncellos, and is manipulated
by keyboard.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-04-02
spontaneous Combustion OF .

Spontaneous Combustion of u Tree,
One of the sacred '.tallow trees''
standing at the entrance OF the
grounds which surround the mansion
of the Emperor OF China spon-
taneously ignited in some Of Its upper
branches and burned to the ground
Dec. Ia. Scientists say that the tai
low tree often fires Of its own accord,
but the superstitious Chinese take it
to be an evil omen and are greatly
axcited
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-04-02

Ethel-Why, are you so foolish as to
be afraid of the dark? | am not in the
least.
Mabel-You forget that the dark is not
90 kind to ME as to you, West Shore.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-04-02

Miss Passee giving dinner): "This
wine is over 40 years DID," The Idiot
(thoughtlessly): Bottle it yourself?n
-Munsey's Weekly.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-04-02

For a cold on the lungs lay cloth on
the chest which has first been wrung out
in boiling water and sprinkled with tur-
pentine.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-04-02

When man runs his race in this
world and the end comes he is out OF
breath. New Orleans Picayune.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-04-02

There are five ex-govvrnors of Della
ware. it is stated, living in the Dia-
mond stats. And they don't crowd
each other.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-04-02
SECOND STORY.

SECOND STORY.
this house at moderate expense such a
design should not be adopted. This floor
plan has been carried out in frame house,
we'll and substantially built, at cost
within 8. 500. LOUIS H. GIBSON
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-04-02

Miss Seasoned-Speaking of names,
think Frank is a pretty name.
Mr.. Charles F. Sylver-Yaas; so do L.
That's my middle name. Gaining cour-
age.) H-what do you think of Sylver
for name?- Harper's Bazaar.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-04-02
foR pEopLG VIC wANT COMFORT.


Copyright by American Press Association.l
/ heard a successful man say at one
time that he believed he would sell his
house, which was very grand establish
ment, build five roomed structure, and
live in peace the rest Of his days. At that
time this gentleman was governor of a
state. He had tested the sweets of large
ambition. He is now United States min
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-05-30

PARADISE FISH BUILDING IT'S NEST.
arc crimson, with ten or twelve vertical!
blue stripes. The tail is crescent in
shape and is crimson, with blue border.
when the fish is excited all the colors
are brilliant. When the male fish is
fighting for the possession of female of
tho species heextends all his fins and dis.
plays their most vivid colors. The tail
d covered with small spots, like the
eyes on a peacock S tail, and the under
surface OF the fish becomes jet black. The
colors Of the dorsal fin change constantly
from green 10 blue, sometimes showing
white spots, and the body trcmbles
perceptibly, radiating color, of every
hue.
A. summer approaches the fish become
very active and build n nest. The male
fights for the possession OF the female
and the victor be.al:cs himself to a corner
Of the aquarium, where lie commences
to construct his nest. Taxing position
about an inch below the surface of the
water he frequently takes air into his
mouth and then elects it foyciblv in the
shape OF lit,lc babbles covered with a
glutin'rs substance which prevents them
from bursting iar several hours. lie
continues - make bubbles until he has
httie eoa'iar platform about six inches
In circuqicr"l' aaG quarter OF an inch
thicn. WHIG thc Ec<a is finished the
ieplale ap.roacac; anl deposits her eggs
beneath the net. Tho male gathers the
eggs with his mouth and places them on
the hubby rest. When all the eggs
have been cared for the female again
makes her appearance, and the operation
Is repeated until about thousand eggs
are On the nest. The eggs hatch out in
Sbout thirty. six hours Chicago Herald.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-05-30
REL PES.

Roast Sweet Drcads-My way is to
boil sweet breads, then trim and dry.
Dip them in beaten eggs, then in rolled
cracker crumbs, and put in the oven ia
pan with butter and little water
Pc: them on hot platter, and make q
gravy in the pan.
Apples With BGcon-Ierc is an old.
fashioned dish; Green apples are very
nice to use, but at tais season OF the year
good firm apple will do just as well.
Fry some bacon quite brown. Have the
apples pared, cored and quartcred AID
frs in the fat. Keep the bacon hot and
put the apples on the slices before scrv-
ing.
Steamed Graham Puddiug-Beat one
egg, add one cup of New Orleans mo.
lasse5 and one cup Of sour milk; dissolve
one teaspoon of soda in the milk and stir
in two and a half cups of sfted graham
-four, half teaspoon Of salt and one cur
of chopped raisins. If not thick enough
add trife more -four. Grease a deep
basin and pour it iu; steam three hours.
Eat with sauce.
Saratoga Biscuits The following
breakfast cakes are great favorites at
certain Saratoga hotel: Heat a pint of
new milk over the fire, and when hot
enough to melt butter remove, add but
t.. thc size of walnut, three beaten
c..s:gys, three tabiespoonfuis Of good yeast,
a little salt, aud -four enough to make
4 soft dough. Let them rise in warm
place for two Or three hours. Make up
into small biscuit Or bun shaped cakes,
lay close together on a we'll buttered tin,
and bake for fifteen minutes in q quick
oven.
Kouniss-As it is not always con-
vcnient to buy this hcalthful drink the
best plan is to make it and have it on
hand. Into one quart Of new milk put
one gill of fresh buttermilk, or. if pre-
icrred, one teaspoonful of yeast. Mix
and add four Jumps of white sugar; let
the sugar dissolve; then put the milk in
4 warn place to stand ten hours, when it
will be thick; pour it from one vessel
into another until it becomes smooth;
bottle aad keep in warm place twenty
four hours in summer, thirty-six in win
ter; tie the corks down tightly.
Potato Roll-Put one cup of cold
mashed potatoes into saucepan, add
one-quarter OF cup of milk and a palat-
able seasoning of salt and pepper, a
tablespoonful of chopped parsley and two
we'll beaten eggs. Mix thoroughly, take
from the fire, beat until light. Put one
tablespoonful of butter in frying pan.
when hot put in the potatoes, spread
evenly over the pan. cook slowly until a
golden brown. Roll like omelet and
serve smoking hot.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-05-30
HINTS OF sour MAKING.

In making soups always use about On'
quart OF water to one pound of meat ant
one teaspoonful of salt.
Salt causes The scum to rise and there
fore makes the SCUM clearer. Uncover
your soup kettle As little as you con
vcniently can while it is boiling, and
then only to skim the substance that
rises 10 the surface.
Always remove all of Inc scum before
putting in the vegetables.
In using fresh meat for soup always
put it Oh in cold water and as it boiIs
down fill up with boiling water from
the teakcttic. Cold water draws
the juices from the meat; hot water seals
up the outside fiber and shuts the juices
ia.
In order to get the full strength from
the meat it should boil slowly long
time. The meat becomes tough wheu
cooked hurriediy.
Take great care in seasoning soups
that no one seasoning predOminatcs.
1t is very easy to season soup too
highly, and you should rather lack
seasoning, which can be easily added,
rather than put in too much, which can
not be taken out.
The water in which game has been
boiled makes an excellent soup if little
more stock or fresh mea. be added.
A few slices OF celcry cut fine add u
delicious flavor to soup, or tiny pinch
Of celery seed may be used -.
If you wish your soup to be of fine
anocr color CRATE a carrot into it as soon
as the scum his been removed.
II you wish il OF a bright red color
use bright red tomatoes.
10 color soup green Use spinach.
Pound it, press out the juice and add it
to the souo just before serving.
If you wish soup brown the -four
should he Drowned. and burnt brown
sugar used in thickening. -D,tr91 Free
Press.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-05-30
Hot JEHOLD AFFAIRS.
TIE TRUE WAY TO COOK RICE.

Wash 4 pint of rice in two waters,
picking out all discolored grains. Have
ready aucepan containing two quarts
OF boiling, welI-salted water. Stir the
rice into this, cover closely and boil hard
twenty minutes, stirring frequently. At
the end of that time when = grain is
rubbed between the ineeI, it will be soft
on the outside, but little hard in the
middle. Pour off all the water, cover
closely and set on back of stove to steam
threc-guarters of an hour, occasionally
tossing with fork. When done, each
grain will be seperate, but soft. Cooked
thus and served with roast poultry and
eaten with the gravy of same, we con.
slider necessity to every well-regulated
dinner. - Washington Star.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-05-30
A Beautiful Fish With Curious Habits.

There is Oh exhibition at little aquar-
Jun in a window in New York curious
group of The inny tribe never before
seen in this country. 1t is a family Of
Cochin China paradise fish consisting Of
o full grown male and female and several
of their little progeny. The fish is Q
marvel of beauty. The head is gray in
selor, and is notified with dark spots,
md the gills blue, bordered with crimson.
qbe eyes are yellow and red, and the
pupils black. The sides of the body
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-05-30

A woman's club in st. Louis, Mo-, has
protested against the taxation OF
bachelors on the ground that they are
necessities not luxuries.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-05-30

The woods in Maine furnish D laszs
per cent. Of the Christmas trees fsg Nav
York State. TX :
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1891-05-30

change the hypocritical mot at home' for
the honest explanation ''too tired" or "too
busy to see YOU" AMI will keep innocent re-
ception from becoming intoxicating convivi-
atty
Yes, tlere is great opportunity for mis-
sionary work in what are called the Success
ful classes of society. 1t is no rare thing
now to see fashionable woman intoxicated
in the street, or the rail car, or the restau-
rant The number OF fine ladies who drink
too much is increasing. Perhaps you NAV
find her at the reception in most exalted
company, but she has made too many visits
to the wine room, and now her eye is CLASSY,
and after a while her cheek is unuaturally
flushed, and then she falls into fits Of
excruciating laughter about nothing, and
then she offers sickening batteries, telling
some homely man'how well he looks, and
then she is helped into the carriage, and by
the time the carriage get to her home 1T
takes the husband and coachmen to get her
up the stairs. The report is, She was taken
suddenly ill at q german. All! no. She
took too much champagne, and mixed
liquors, and got drunk That was all.
Yes, this practical religion will have to
come in and fix up the marriage relation in
America. There are members OF churches
who have too many wives and too many hus-
bands. Society needs to be expurgated and
washed and fumigsted and Christianized.
Wehave missionary societies to reform Elm
street. in New York, Bedford street. Phia-
delphia. and Snoreditch, London, and the
Brooklyn docks; but there is need Of IN or
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-03-19
The Whistling Concert.

The entertainment given Tuesday
evening by the w. II. G. was one Of the
greatest successes of the winter. Hun
dreds were fed at court house upon the
substantlals found upon the bill of fare.
The whistling concert was given at
RusselIs opera hall, and was opened by
a chorus of twenty, pretty round whis-
ties in Marching Through Georgia.
Miss Celia Soar as M'gnon gave fine
vocal selection in Italian. a vocal top
ical song entitled Blackbarries was
rendered by Mrs. ID. J., Freeman. A
whistling duet by the Misses Rose and
Ida Johnson was well received. Woods
Soar and Charlie Bell brought down the
house in II vocal duet, The Dandy's
Courtship, in character attire, and with
a step during the interludes that was
very catchy. Woods Soar was the belle
of the evening in his character song
Just to Please the Boys. In this female
representation his attire was faultless
aud his coquettish manners irresistible.
When encored he executed step that
threw shadow over professionals.
Woods is prodigy in song and charact-
or representations, and far excsls many
who are doing professional work, One
of the striking features was the appear
ance Of Mr.. j. $. Dennis as st. Patrick
III elcphantine, green oyeralls and red
checked blouse representing n plat for
the worlds fair and Lake Michigan at
sunset. lie was whistling in very
fetchy style cover the Hills and Far
Away" in several languages. Upon
the encore he threw two large and
lucious kisses at the ladies IN the audi
ence, but please don't say that we men.
toned il. Mrs. Fales gave a pantomime
selection that kept the audience IN n
state of expectancy. Adjusting the
music with prolonged care she went
through operate centortons. Tho
pucker was there, but the whistle had
been forgotten. A joint appearance of
the two last named attractions wns de.
MED the audience. These numbers were
interspersed with selection b. brass
quintettc, by TJ, Bell his sGu Clarence
and Garlic, Frank Reincmund aud l..
j, Iaggy. The novel entertainment
closed with awhistling chorus, IN King
dom Coming" The entertainment was
financial bonanza netting tie Corps
about 500.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-03-19

Tuesday forenoon about 10 o'clock
stranger drove single horse and buggy
to the Stuart house, alighled and going
inside wanted room Immediately. NJ.
i. Ellis showed him room on the sec
ond floor and when both were inside the
stranger locked the door, and In Il con.
ilding tone impaired to Ellis the infor.
nation that he had a large sum OF
money on his person aud that he was
pursued by robbers. Ellis left him and
went below to care for the horse. Tho
stranger continued to pace the floor
frantically. A few moments later Ellis
again went to the door of the room and
found II locked. The stranger evident
ly believing that his pursuers had him
cornerod raised the window and jumped
some ten feet TO the sidewalk below,
sustaining only slight injuries. Tho
sheriff was called and removed him to
the comfy Jail for safe keeping. A
card taken from tho strangers pocket
showed that he was j. +. Beckwith,
representing the Northern nurseries OF
Traer, Iowa. A telegr, III was sent to
the proprietor OF the nurseries, who re-
piled that Beckwith was u drinking
man aud that he would come on first
train. Ii was Mt first supposed that
Beckwith was mentally derauged, which
was the case though temporarily so.
There was foQpG IN hispoeket an ounce
via! from the pharmacy Of W. II. AK.
line, of Harlan, as the label stated, but
It's contents was not named. Two ply
sicians here pronounced 1t choral, and
this together with whiskey had evident
ly crazcd the unfortunate man, and
created the wild decisions In his dis
ordered brain. Papers found on his
lorson Indicate that le has been can
yassjng IN Northwestern Iowa since
early in December. The Traer gentle
man recommends Beckwith AZ one Of
the best solicitors on the road and says
that his record for eight months has
been irreprQachable.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-03-19

newspaper man who could not attain pro-
iiclency at playing tlddledy wlnks, got Disguised
and vented his spleen as follows: Tiddledy winks
Is the title OF the latest fool game. IL is played
with tiddlcdnms that are fired with finger
into wink cuspidor. Each player has n few
tIddledums, defikkilty and dingus. Take 10
wink, put 1t on dlngls, then snap the wink from
the dinglls into the wink pot Ii you succeed
you are entitled Ia dlnikkilty and for every
wink ycn jump into the wink pot from the dunn
inkcrdumdorum, you count q didkkllty, and
continue so to operate tinkwinkle upon the pol
lywoigtherc un!il the pots carried shall equal
the total OF the hopwg multiplied by the puter-
hkum and added to the contents OF the wtnSle
tmklefuldariuns, The less brains you have tho
better yau pay.-Ex.
Audubon County Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Audubon Co., Iowa) 1885-1894, 1891-03-19
Mr.. Horr Next Saturday,

The speech at court house hall next
Saturday by Hon, H. q. liorr Of Michi-
gan will be one OF the best ever deliver
ed IN this city. y an orator Mr.. llorr
has few equals. lie has been speaking
IN the state for some time and his eff
forts are spoken OF in the highest terms
in every instance. The tariff IL u sub
ject which interests everybody and rs
Mr.. llorr has made il special study
he will be able to enighten his hearers.
He proposes TO answer questions that
may be propounded hy those seeking
information. The meeting has been
appointed for 2 p. m. in order that all
may attend. Ladies especially invited,
Judge Doemer has said of Mr.. lIorr.
" lie is the most eloquent man ever
heard on the platform.