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at Mme. Recamier's.

The salon of Nine. Recamier was
not in any sense philosophical or polit-
ical, but after the cruel persecution of
La Harpe, the banishment of Nine. de
Ssael, and the similar misfortunes of
other friends, her sympathies were too
strong for her diplomacy, and it grad
ually fell into the ranks Of the opposi-
ton. 1t was well known that the en-
peror regarded all who went there as his
enemies and this young and innocent
woman was destined to feel the full bit
terness of his petty displeasure.
We cannot trace here the incidents of
her varied career, the misfortunes of the
father to whom she was q ministering
angel, the loss of her husbands fortune
and her own, the years of wandering
and exile, the second period of brief and
illusive prosperity, and the eswift reverses
which led to her final retreat. She was
at the height of her fame in the early
days Of the Restoration, when her salon
revived its old brilliancy, and was
center in which all parties met on neutral
ground. Her intimate relations with
those in power gave it a strong political
influence, but this was never a marked
feature, as it was mainly personal
But the position in which one is most
inclined to recall Nine. Recamier is in
the convent of Abbaye-aux-Bois, where,
Invested Of fortune and living in the
simplestmanner, she preserved for nearly
thirty years the fading traditions of the
old salons Through all the changes
which tried her fortitude and revealed
the latent heroism of her character, she
seems to have kept her sweet serenity
unbroken, bending to the passing storms
with the grace Of facile nature, but
never murmuring at the inevitable. One
may find in this infexible strength and
gentleness Of temper clew to the subtle
fascination which held the devoted
friendship Of 50 many gifted men and
wemen long after the fresh charm Of
youth was ne.-Amelia Gere Mason
in Century.
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Conversational Ennn1itr

For conversation society must not be
very unequal. By inequality l do not
refer to the doubtful distinction of bank
ing accounts or family trees. So far as
these are concerned there is nothing so
democratic as conversation. But it does
demand some approach to similarity
not in opinions; with good temper these
may widely differ-but in manners and
taste, and, above all, in intellectual
capacity. When people are brought to-
gether without care for these similarities
we know what happens. If their num-
Der be large enough they invariably split
up, not by cold exclusiveness, but by
natural selection, into mutually appre-
ciative groups, of which each member
has some affinity for the rest.
Where this instructive distribution is,
through smallness of numbers or the
fussiness of host, impossible we may
expect a dull time All know Bret
Hartes tale of a man who had never
heard of Adam before and asked "What
was his other manner? But there have
been takers in real life also who had to
endure much at the hands of the igno-
rant.-Gentleman's Magazine.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-06-04
Superficial Judgment of Men.

In our Judgment of men we are to be-
ware of giving any great Importance to
occasional acts. By acts of occasional
generosity weak men endeavor to re-
deem themselves in their own estima-
ton; vain men to exalt themselves in
that of mankind. It may be observed
that there are no men more worthless
and selfish, in the general tenor of their
lives, than some who, from time to time,
perform feats of generosity. Sentimental
selfshness will commonly vary its in
dulgences in this way, and vainglorious
selfshness will break out into acts of
munifcence. But self government and
self denial are not to be relied upon for
any real strength, except in so far as
they are found to be exercised in detail.
New York Ledger.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-06-04

In regard to the height of the platform
above the tracks there is difference of
opinion; but the best railroad engineers
agree that it should be nearly, if not quite,
on level with the tracks, as all danger of
passengers accidentally stepping off in
front of the train is thus avoided. A
ground plan, end elevation and perspective
view of suburban railroad station is
shown by the accompanying cuts. The
width of the station is "a feet in the clear,
and the total length about 80 feet.
1t will be noticed that the main portion
of the building is divided into two waiting
rooms, each 24x2S in dimensions, with the
ticket office and telegraph operating room
in the front side toward the railroad, equi-
distant between the two waiting rooms.
Each room is lighted by large windows and
glazed sash doors. The gentlemen's wait
ing room has door on two Sides For
convenience in reaching the toilet room a
third door also connects with the ladies'
waiting room.
At one end is placed the baggage and
check rooms and toilet rooms. The en-
frances to the check and baggage rooms
are from the front platform, as experience
shows that it is best to have them entirely
separate from the waiting rooms. Station
ary seats are placed upon three sides and in
the middle of the waiting rooms.
Seats without arms are to epreferred. A
large chimney is placed at the end of each
waiting room, with smoke fue for a
stove and ventilating flue in each. A gas
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-06-04

If Won now your health would insure,
Take Swamp-root the great kidney cure.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-06-04
THE ARsENITEs AND LIME.

In 1888 we sprayed number of pear
trees with London purple in the proper
tion of eight ounces to fifty gallons of
water. At the same time other trees
were sprayed with the same mixture ex-
cept that q halfpecll of fresh slaked lime
was added. 1t was then found that
while the trees sprayed with London
purple alone had their foliage decidedly
injured by the application, those spray
ed with the lime and London purple
were not affected. In 1890 these exper-
iments were repeated in such manner
as not only to show the effect of adding
lime, but also to determine whether
Paris Green or London purple is the
more liable to cause injury to the foil
age. The results of these experiments
fully confirm those of 1883 and 1859 in
showing the advantage of adding lime,
and they further show that Paris green
is much less liable to iniure foliage than
London purple.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-06-04
PERSPECTIVE.

A waiting room in a railroad station
should be light, clean and neat in appear
ance and well heated and ventilated. If,
instead of the cheap advertising bills, the
walls were adorned with a few pretty etch-
ings and photographs and engravings, it
would remove much of the dreary and dis
agreeable effect. In planning a railway
station there should always be two wait
ing rooms, one for men and one for
women, with the ticket Office convenient
and accessible to each, and with sepa-
rate toilet rooms. The baggage and check
rooms should not be forgotten. The length
of a passenger coach is from A to 80 feet;
the length of sleeping car is from so to
66 feet; the length of a locomotive and
tender about go feet; a baggage, mail or
express car from "A to 55 feet.
In planning station, in addition TO the
locomotive and tender, we may on an aver
age allow for every working train one
baggage car, one sleeper and three pas
senger coaches, which would make the
total length of the train, exclusive of the
engine and tender, not less than 277 feet
The length of the platform, therefore,
should be about 300 feet. 1t should be
constructed of heavy planks spiked to
locust sleepers firmly bedded in the
ground. The planking can be made more
durable by covering it with thick coat
ing of tar on the under side before putting
1t down.
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Some Strange Misnomers.

Much of the Russia leather comes from
Connecticut, Bordeaux wine from California,
Italian marble from Kentucky, French lace
from New York, and Spanish mackeral from
the Jersey coast. DR.. Pierce's Golden Medi-
cal Discovery comes from Buffalo, N. Y,
there is nothing in its name to criticize, for it
is truly golden in value, as thousands gladly
testify. Consumption is averted by its use,
and it has wrought many positive cures. 1t
corrects torpid liver and kidneys, purifes the
blood, banishes dyspepsia and scrofula, re-
news the lease of life, and tones up the sys-
tenn as nothing else will do. What is more,
it is guaranteed to do all this, or the price is
refunded.
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Granddaughter's Granddaughter.

William Bunce, of Cochituate, became
a happy neutrality-suspicious. lately,
and Mrs. Neal, of this place, a lady six
ty-eight years old, his daughter, becomes
a great-grandmother. Her daughter is
Mrs. Dean, and Mrs. Deans daughter is
Mrs. A. Lyons, who has just given birth
to little daughter. Mr.. Bunce is nine
ty-three years old and still hearty and
strong. g.-Farmingham (Mass- Tribune.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-06-04
A Husbands Mistake.

Husbands too often permit wives, and par
snts their children, to suffer from headache,
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-06-04
why His wife is aFIdgetr.r =

have the beet cook IN the town,
Whose bread is delicious and white:
Her coffee is fragrant and brown,
Her pastry peIfect delight.
But she daily complains OF the worry they bring
She's my own darling wife, but hdgety thingf
Your wife is worn out, and needs DR..
Pierce's Fayorite Prescription. the only med
iclne guaranteed to cure debilitated women.
How many overworked American ladies We
see with ack-lustre eyes and haggard faces.
growing old before their time, from those
exhausting ailments that men know nought of,
They can be permanently cured by this RENE
dY, as numberless grateful women will at
test. Price refunded, if it fails to give salts
faction in every case. See guarantee print
ed on bottle wrapper.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1891-06-04

~ L. Men 3 "aitang M rooln z. no cellar under the
.r"i4;,, aASsoe roo, o mbac,s building, which is
soo,n Ragca oa room frame structure
supported on
heavy brick or stone foundation walls,
with an open timber roof of wide projec-
tion, supported at the caves by strong Or
namental timber brackets. The roof may
be of slate or tin, put on with standing
seams. The roof is hipped and broken by
two octagonal ventilators at the intersec-
tion of the hip rafters at each end. The roof
water is carried from the cutters to the
ground through galvanized corrugated
iron leaders.
The exterior Of the building is sheathed
with tongued and grooved stuff and cover
ed with waterproof sheathing paper, and
clapboarded with white pine beveled clap
boards. The trusses which support the
roof are exposed to view, and the inside
walls and roof are sheathed with dry yell
low pine, tongued and grooved ceiling
boards, left natural color of the wood, and
finished with three coats Of varnish; the
doors, architraves, frames and castings of
doors and windows are sandpapered and
rubbed smooth. The exterior wood and
metal work are painted two coats. The
cost of erecting this station is about s., 600.
D. w. KING.
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GOING NORTH.

*Daily. tDaily except Sunday. SMeals.
Rates via the Buckeye Route are always as low as
by any other line Through tickets sold and bag
gage checked to destination.
If contemplating journey in any direction, please
call on nearest agent of the company, or address
any of the following representatives of the passen
ger department for felders rates and other nforma
ton:
E. R. DAVIDSON, Northern Passenger Agent, De-
troit.
H. A. WILSON, City Passenger Agent, Toledo,
L. W. LANDMAN, Southern Passenger Agent,
Galipolis, O.
L. W. BULRNAsTER, City passenger and Ticket
Agent, 314 N. High St., Columbus, o.
CHAs. II. ROCKWELL, General Superintendent,
Columbus.
W. II. FISHER, General Passenger and Ticket
Agent, Room 81 Deshler Block. Columbus.
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THE DEMOCRATIC NORTHWEST. THURSDAY, JUNE A. 1891

dizziness, neuralgia, sleeplessness, fits nery-
business, when by the use of Dr.. Miles Restol-
Htive nervine such serious results could easily
be prevented. Druggists everywhere say il
gives universal satisfaction, and has an i'm
mense sale. Woodwork a Co., of Rt. Wayne.
Ind, Snow d Co, OF Syracuse, N. Y.;J. q.
Wolf, Hillsdale, Mich, and hundreds of 9TH
ers say ''it is the greatest seller they ever
knew" 1t contains no opiatss. Trial bot
ties and fine book on nervous diseases, free at
lisa Leist's.
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PLUM CURCULIO.
FOR THE GREAT PEST
OF THIS FRUIT.
And the Experiences Of Prominent
OHIO Fcuir NJ en- W ith Them-The
CurcuIio is Easily Circum-
vented.

Extract from bulletin of the Ohio Ex-
pertinent Station: We have received
from Mr.. G. B. Strong, of CuYahoga
county, Ohio, an account of his expert
ence in spraying plum trees the past sea-
son. He sprayed forty trees with Lon
don purple, at the rate of one pound to
100 gallons, of water. Three applica-
tions were made, the first one being ap-
piled when the fruit was about the size
of small pea. The spray was put on
until the leaves began to drip. Twenty
five bushels of plums were gathered from
the forty trees, and not one per cent,
ofthe crop was stung. Two trees in the
vicinity that were not sprayed had all
their fruit stung. The foliage was in
jured somewhat, SO. that Mr.. Strong says
that the solution was too strong, and
that hereafter he will use one pound
London purple to 200 gallons water,
spraying more lightly, and applying
only twice unless third application
becomes necessary.
1t is probable that Paris green would
be better for spraying plum trees than
London purple, as it usually contains
less soluble arsenic, and consequently is
less liable to injure delicate foliage. 1t
may be used at the rate of three ounces
to fifty gallons of water.
Some spraying experiments were also
made by Mr.. William Miller, leading
fruit grower of Ottawa county, Ohio.
Having twopear orchards several rods
apart, the fruit of which has for some
years been greatly injured by the plum
curculio, he determined spraing one of
them. The larger orchard, containing
several hundred trees was accordingly
sprayed twice with London purple
four ounces to fifty gallons of water.
The fruit on this orchard was very
much less injured by the curculio and
other insects than that on the other
orchard, which had not been sprayed.
Mr.. Miller also found the spraying ma
chine a decided help in fighting the
curculio in his plum orchard, although
he did not rely upon it altogether, but
used the jarring method part of the
time.
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a sueuReAN RAILRoAo srA1Ion.

II IL Is BuiIt on This Plan .'wAItInE for
n Train" VIII BE Bearable.
Everybody travels more or less these
days, and doubtless very few people can be
found who have not experienced the dis
comforts Of waiting for a train" at a
country station. Usually their ugliness
and ineonvenient arrangement prove that
little or no skill has been exercised in
planning for the welfare or comfort of the
public.
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/. Mems waiting room. 2.
Ticket Office. 8. Women's
waiting room. 4. Check
room. 8. Baggage room.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-07
a Young mormon swindled

|. KANSAS Cry, Oct. 6.-S. w. Chip
man, young merchant of American
Fork, Utah, was swindled out of $4,000
in cold cash by Mr.. Smith in a cattle
deal at the stockyard yesterday. Chip
man met Smith some time ago at his
Utah home. Smith wanted to buy 1000
cattle. Chapman had just that mber
ito sell. Smith offered a good price. He
did not have the money with him, he
said, and offered to pay Chipman's ex-
penses to Kansas City If he would come
here with him to sell the cattle. The
cattle were shipped in Smiths name.
He sold them, pocketed the money and
disappeared. Chapman is twenty years
old, and is Mormon. His father is
said to have been one of the wealthiest
and most influential men in his section
Of the country.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-07
The Garfield Races.

CHICAGO, Oct. 6.-Jockey Fox was
ruled off Garfield track today for pulling
Louise M. in the second race.
Six furlongs-Tramp won, Iowa Sec
ond, Leila third; time, :151s.
Six furlongs-Roley Boley won, Louise
NJ. second, Tom Stevens, third; time,
1:151a.
Mile and ixteenth-Rimlni won,
Hiddoo Lass second, Somerset third /;
time, l ;5034.
One mile-Silver Lake won, Santa
Ana second, Silverado third; time,
1 :4234.
Forerunner and Kildare fell.
Six furlongs-Nellie Pearl won, Carls-
bad second, Walter third; time, l II.
One mile-Ernest Race won, Lorenzo
second, Guide third; time, l :43.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-07
CALIFORNIA WORLD BEArERs.
AriOn and Bell Bird Break Worlds
Records.

AriOn and Bell Bird Break Worlds
Records.
STOCKTON, CAL, Oct. 6.-The first
record meeting held here today shows
that the new kite-shaped track is in the
best possible condition, and is as fast il
not faster than any other track IN
America. Seven records were lowered
and two worlds records were broken.
The timers were closely checked by
horsemen who had watches on every
heat, and the general comment was that
records were correctly and accurately
kept. Marvin came out behind the
famous stallion Arion (2-year-old) by
Electioneer, out of Manet!e, entered to
beat his record of 2:2i, made fl a race
at the state fair few weeks ago. Arion
was accompanied by a runner, and went
off easily. He went the first quarter in
341s; half mile in :0S fat; the three
quarters in l :42A, and made the mile
in 2:l5sI: Arion thus beat the world's
record OF Q 1S. held by Sunol.
ANOTHER WORLD BEATBR.
Palo Alto stables yearling Bell Bird,
by Electioneer. out of Beautiful Bells,
was brought out by Marvin to go against
Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-07

Claraign for the purse and beat the
worlds record of 2 :29M. The filly acted
splendidly and led to the quarter post in
3714 seconds, half mile in :134, three
quarters in l :5014 and made the mile in
2:2734, beating the worlds record two
seconds.
Balkan, by Membrino Wilkes, and
owned by Irwin Ayers, of San Francisco,
was driven by Hickok to beat his record,
2:21M. He trotted mile without a
skip in 2:15.
Electricity, another Palo Alto horse,
went against his record of 222, and
made mile in 2:1734. 8D
Guide, A. T. Hatch's horse, by Di-
rector, was driven to beat his record of
2 :20%, and he did it in 2:173I.
Azmoor, an Electioneer, went against
2 :2416, and made mile in 2:2016.
OTHER RECORDS LOWERED.
Montrose, three-year-old, Electioneer,
made record in a race of 2 :2234. Elec-
trina, by Elector, three-year-old, made
a record of 2;30. Hickok drove Mount
Hood, by Eros, in race, and made a
record of 2:1614, Clarion, an Election
eer, made record of 2:25$4. Thorn
wood, by Hawthorne, made record of
2:25M.
THE FASTEST TRACK ON EARTHs
Mount Vernon, by Mutwood, was
driven to beat his record Of 2:2l16, and
made mile in 2s1s}4. Tiny, two-year-
old, by Electioneer, made record in
race against Richards's Electrina of
2:2S14. Electric, three-year-old, won q
heat in 2:2714. Wild Bee, by Piedmont,
and Bay Thorne, by Hawthorne. were
matched; Wild Bee made a mile in
2 1907, while Bay Thorne won the race
in 2:2S15. Another meeting will be
held next Tuesday when, if the weather
is good, Palo Alto will 60 against the rec
ord. 1t is expected that Sunol will go
about week from next Tuesday.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-07
THE SAN DIEGO FA1R.
Dick Richmond Captures the 2:36 I'll
tine Raoa

Dick Richmond Captures the 2:35 TrOt-
ting Race.
SAN DEGo. Oct. 6.-The San Diego
fair opened today. There was a slim
attendance at the Coronado race track.
The 2:30 trot was won by Dick Rich
mond, with Miss Monroe second and
Richelieu third. Best time, 22519
LARGO and Conn contested in the three
minute class, the former winning. The
fastest was Srouted in 2:3516. The run
ming race, three-quarter mile heats, was
captured by Ell Rayo in straight heats.
Best time, :1516. Carmelita and Belle
started in the running race.
Both the winners in the trotting
races are by A. w. Richmond. The
Richmond stock is showing to advan-
tage this year.-SPoRTING EDITOR.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-07

drive began. Pointer maintained a
slight lead, answering every stroke.
When within ten feet of the wire, Starr,
with a magnificent drive, urged Direct
to his liveliest, and with a magnificent
burst of speed won the heat. The last
quarter was made in 81 seconds, and the
last eighth was made in 1879 seconds.
A GREAT STRUGGLE.
In the second heat Geers changed his
tactics, and in scoring brought Direct
down to the wire at a heart breaking
gait. After splendid start they went
to the quarter in "a, the half in
1907, and then the fight began.
Down the third quarter the pace was
ouickened to killing one. Thirty-two
seconds was the time for the third quar-
ter. Then the lash began to fall upon
the stallion, and the two drivers used
Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-07
Jerome Park Races.

JEROME PARK, Oct. 6.--Track dry and
dusty: 1900 yards : Raceland won,
Chesapeake second, g. w. Cook third ;
time. :2115.
Handicap, mile and quarter-Ban-
ouet won, Masterlode second. My Eel
low third; time, 1924.
Handicap, six furlongs-Dr. Wilcox
won, Fagot second, Refraction FLY
third time, :1S54.
Mile and one-eighth = Deadheat be-
tween Rey Del Rey and Pessara, Pick
wicker second time, l :5S3.
Mile-Milt Young won, Carroll Sec
ond, Luella B. third; time, l AS.
Five furlongs-Delusion won, Belle OF
Ethan second, Vernon third.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-07
The Louisville Races.

LOUISVILLE, Ky, Oct. 6.-The open
ing day oil the fall meeting.
Hall mile-Irish Chief, Empress Fred
erick, Critic; time, O:5Ol@.
Mile-Ed. Esheeby, Col. Wheatley,
John G.; time, / AS.
Six furlongs = Count Gum, Chief
Justice. Lake Breeze; time, l IL.
Rogers, Prince OF Darkness; time,
2:02h.
Mile and Extraordinarily, Insolence,
Bob Forsythe time, l :52.
Mile - Portuguese, CLARK 2, Viola
Guild; time, l :45.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-07
The billiard Tournament.

In the billiard tournament last eve
ming Tyler surprised his friends by de-
feating Wiley by score of 100 to 80.
Krebs defeated Kirkpatrick, 100 to 56::
Another surprise was the defeat OF
Morley by Colby, 100 to 81.
Tonight Wiley vs. Kirkpatrick, Slater
VS.. Morley, Frick VS.. Colby.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-07

OAKLAND, CAL, Oct. Gone and one
sixteenth mile-Acclaim won, Almont
second; time, l.: 494.
Five furlong heats-Inkerman won,
Ida Glenn second; best time, l :021a.
Six furlongs-Esperanza won, Ragna
second; time, :16.
Seven furlongs-Del Mar won, Fanny
+ second; time, ;2S1a.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-07

Geers forced him ahead and he went
under winner by nose, in 2:1l.
Darkness coming on the race was
postponed until tomorrow.
Other results were as follows:
Wabash stake, two-year olds-Tri-
umph won, Valse second; best time,
2;38.
Pace. 2:16 class, $20O0-Grant's Abb
dalan won, Frank Dorth second, Lee ID.
third; best time, 2:15.
Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-07
Remarkable Facts.

Heart disease is usually supposed to be incur
able, but when properly treated Il large proper
ton of cases can be cured Thus Mrs. Elmira
Hatch, of Elkhart, Ind, and Mrs. Mary L..
Raker, of Ovid, Mich, were cured after suffer
ing 20 years. 6, c. Linburger, druggist at San
Jose, H., says that DR.. Miles's Heart Cure, which
cured the former, "work ed wonders for his
wife" Levi Logan, of Buchanan, Mich, who
had heart disease for 80 years, says two bottles
made him ''feel like a new man." DR.. Miles's
New Heart Cure is sold and guaranteed by all
druggists. Book of wonderful testimonials free
H j. Woollacott, agent for w. and A. Gilbey,
London Finest liquors for medicinal use
Los Angeles herald., 1891-10-07

New HAVEN, Conn, Oct. c. Fire
broke out late this evening in east di-
vinity hall, Yale university, and spread
rapidly. 1t is now under control, but it
is feared much damage to the library
has resulted.