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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-10-20
Comrades.

Joseph Morrison, of Clinton, Ills,
came into the headquarters tent of the
Seventeenth corps at the q. A R. re.
union and said he wanted to register.
While waiting his turn at the book, DR..
Littlewood, of that city, who served in
the Twentieth Illinois, looked at him
rather suspiciously, then got up and
walked around and took him in from the
other side. Then he tapped him on the
shoulder and remarked, "You were at
Fort Henry and Fort Donelson, weren't
your" "Oh, yes" came the answer, and
then the stranger began to look. "Toob
part at Shiloh, didn't your continued
DR.. LittleYood, land the capture oi
Vicksburg, and the march to the scar
"Of course did, and so did you, and
wal, I'll be hanged, if it isn't Little.
WOOD" shouted the stranger as he
jumped from his seat and made rush
for his old comrade, whom he had not
seen since the day they were mustered
out, after serving in the same company
during the war. Maybe they were not
Observation-Disclosures Post.
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A decided novelty Is on view at the
Royal aquarium, Westminster, in con-
nection with the exhibition Of the Ma
tional Chrysanthemum society. For the
first time in history flowers from New
Zealand have been imported In ice, and
the experiment has proved complete
success. In the antipOdes the culture Of
the chrysanthemum has awakened a
good deal Of interest. There April cor
responds with the English chryanthe-
mum month of November, but until this
year the growers here have had no means
of accurately judging the methods Of
the plants reared in our Australasian
colonies. It occurred to Mr.. Garland.
gardener to a gentleman living at Wei
lington, to take few of his finest flow
ers to the Meat Refrigerating works.
There they were placed in tin canisters
filed with water and then frozen.
The tins were opened at the Royal
aquarium and found to contain each
solid block Of transparent ice, in the
middle Of which, imbedded as it were in
pure crystal, was a beautiful bloom.
perfect in shape and color and compar-
ing, as experts declared, with the finest
varieties customarily exhibited in Eng
land. In recognition Of the success of
the enterprise, taken in conjunction with
its merits, silver gilt medal was award
ed, the feeling being that by way of en-
couragement to the New Zealand grow
ers a special prize should be given
London Telegraph.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-10-20
FauitS AM Sumner Hotsl lIfe.

An optimist by nature have always
elung TO the idea that the filings at sum-
mer hotel life have been in large meas
ure an unkind and untrue attempt 10
be facetious on the part Of the would be
cynical. / give in. do it with regret,
but after tour Of some Of the leading
hotels at the resorts" the resulting
panorama is one part recreation to nine
parts jealousy and all the evils that
fight under that flag. willy nilly," q
feminine friend had told me, "a woman
at summer hotel must fall in at dress
parade to escape being the cynosure of
all sorts of critical and disappearing
glances and comments. Once she does
it she is lost to the real virtues of coun-
try or shore or mountain life. White
kid shoes don't go with tramps, nor
corsets with mountain clambering, nor
fine frocks with relaxation of any sort,
while being thrown into contact, init
mate or distant, with all sorts Of people
is harassing, say what you will"
thought of it the other day when at
one of the leading hotels saw an other
wise normal young woman bent over
piece of fancy" work, in the face and
eyes of a glorious beach, and got up
in rig that showed off q 19-inch waist
measure and ended in white silk stock.
ings and white shoes of undressed kid
A few steps away group. of older
women were playing whist and wonder
ing who the new arrival was, and as /
departed ! overheard woman Of full
forty, to be polite, arrayed in virgin
white from head to foot showing up
her sallow complexion under the glare
of sunlight in great shape, asking the
clerk, Saint my son gut back frum
bathin yet?' and saying to her compan-
ion: my Lord, jew ever see such dull
place? l d'clare 1 dunno's l want to
stay here all summer. They say thet
over at tn - there's something goin
On all the time" Boston Globe.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-10-20
A SaNera Lnaann.

A few evenings since a fashionAbly
dressed young couple occupied box at one
Of the down Town theaters. Those who
were acquainted with them knew the day
set for their marriage was but two weeks
distant. All the arrangements for the
event had been perfected-the lovers looked
forward with joyful anticipation. Happy
couple. Seem TO be especially adapted to
each other" was the verdict Of their set.
while rejected suitors envied their rivals
success. Soon after they had entered the
box thA young lady was seen to hold her
progran nme in peculiar manner, at the
same time casting sly glances toward a
certain portion Of the parquet.
Following the direction of her glance
one soon discovered neatly dressed young
man Of attractive appearance who was an
swering her glance and initiating every
move Of her artfully handled programme
The Irritation had become quite animated
during the first act, while the prospective
groom appeared in blissful ignorance of
what was transpiring. At the end of the
act he rose, and excusing himself left the
box. What was the surprise of his affianced
to see him pass q moment later through
the parquet and to the young man with
whom she had carried on the Irritation
He tapped the young man on the shoulder
and said:
care you acquainted with the young
lady you have been flirting With"
"Sir," answered the other, with an af-
fectation of surprise and injured pride, 81
have flirted with no one. To whom do you
refer?"
mo nonsense. You know. To avoid
further trouble follow me-"
Seeming to think it useless to parley, the
masher obeyed, and OIL the way out the in
jured fiance ascertained his name. Pro
ceeding directly TO the box in which sat
the now astounded young woman. he in
troduced her abashed admirer politely as
follows:
Miss B., this Is Mr.. l., with whom
you have been spending your evening. lie
will continue to entertain you until after
the play, when he will escort you home
Hoping you may enjoy yourselves together,
beg to be excused. Good evening"
With graceful bow he left the blushing
and thoroughly shamed couple, who had
been anxiously wondering what the out
come would be. 1t is understood that the
ceremony has been indefinitely postponed
Chicago News.
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An Electrical Dnirx.

A gentleman of leisure in England
has taken up dairy farming as q hobby,
and after visiting all the best dairies on
the continent of Europe and securing
the best advice as to machinery and
utensils, has just built dairy the like
of which has never been seen. The
building, which is of Carrara marble, is
fitted throughout with electric light,
and all the motive power for separators
and churns and washing purposes is sup
piled by electricity. The opening Of
this palatial edifice was performed with
great ceremony by the lady mayoress OF
London, and is expected to make the be-
ginning Of a considerable extension OF
scientific dairying. Letter.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-10-20
The Punishment Of Crime.

Colossal organizations with lavish ap-
preparations are in the field for the pur-
pose Of suppressing crime and pauper-
ism. Until within a few years this
great army has been ofiicered by the
church, and plans Of campaign have
been mapped by it. Slowly the public
intelligence Is awakening to the fact
that these methods have been ridiculous
ly inadequate, as proof exists that crime
and pauperism Gre steadily increasing.
The law Of indefinite terms Of impris-
onment for criminals committed for a
third offense has been the wisest prison
law ever passed, for by such q law
criminals are the longer prevented from
the chance Of perpetuating their evil
traits; and yet in Massachusetts there
are sentimentalists who oppose the
enactment Of this law. Professor 2. G.
Morse In Popular Science Monthly,
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MIR. Joiiife.s Red. White and 81,

MIR. Joilife's Red, White and D1ue Horse.
Ambrose Jollife, the Hestonville livery
stable keeper, has what is probably the
most remarkable horse in the United
States, and his one sorrow is.that the park
commissioners will not permit the animal
to be driven through their beautiful
domain. The horse is middle aged, well
proportioned Kentucky gelding about 6
years old, and once upon a time was as
white as snowdrift at the north pole.
Two years ago young medical student,
who was studying at the University OF
Pennsylvania and boarded at Mr. Jollife's
residence, suggested that, in honor of the
fourth of July, Dashaway (the gelding's
Dame) be decorated in the national colors,
He told Mr.. Jollife that he had two harm.
less dyes which would soon fade out, and
pointed out what unique and sensational
horse Dashaway could be transformed into
by an artistic use of the dyes. AS Mr.. Jol-
life was agreeable, the student boiled his
dyes, and with large brush stained the
horses head, neck and forelegs bright
crimsonish red the "barrel" was left
white, and the aanks and hind legs were
stained q brilliant blue.
The effect was so Xquisitely beautiful
that Mr.. Jollife and h. family drove about
the vicinity of Hestonville every afternoon
showing Dashaway to their friends, and,
save for the fact that many of the horses
that they met tried with more or less sue.
cess to run away when the red, white and
blue equine met their affrighted gaze, the
cup of the Jollife's family happiness would
have been filled to the brim. The excite
ment in the park was SO great that strict
orders were given to the guards to keep
the patriotic horse out of the great pleasure
ground.
Dashaway has been freshly dyed twice
since his original decoration, and the Hes
tonville horses have now grown accustomed
to his spectacular appearance. But life is
not what it should be for Mr.. Jollife on
account of the park commissioners rule
barring Dashaway from the privilege Of
their domain.-Philadelphia Record.
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The Cnincident Curse of Gold.

The goldseekers of both America and
Australia have o singular but well
grounded superstition that the discover
ers of hidden treasures are sure to meet
with violent deaths. The original pro-
prietors of between thirty-tive and forty
of the most prosperous gold and silver
mines in this country are ewn to have
come to just such endss.E Out of the
forty OF less twelve were shot or stabbed
to death in saloon or other broils, five
committed suicide, three were engulfed
by landslides, five turned murderers or
robbers and were caught and executed
in various ways, one fell into boiling
spring and had the flesh literally stewed
from his bones, while the others have
disappeared and no one knows what ever
became of them.
George H. Fryer, once the millionaire
proprietor of the Fryer Hill mine, com
mitted suicide in Denver after spending
the last nickel between himself and star
walton. The discoverer of the great Stan
dard mine, in California, was caught and
swallowed up in an avalanche; Colonel
Story was killed by Indians; William
Fairweather of the famous Alder
Gulch mine. died with the "frenzied
horrors" after a continuous two years
debauch. Farrell Of Meadow Lake.
died with a terrible disease in a San
Francisco hospital. The owner Of that
great mine, the Homestake, became a
highwayman and was shot while robbing
a stage coach. John Homer tried the
same route that Fryer went. "Dough-
nut Bill, "Ninemile Clarke" "Old Eu-
reka" and many others were killed il
saloons.-St Louis Republic.
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Fulalling Hia predlctions.

Lieutenant Charles A. L. Totten. U.
s. A., maintains that his calculations are
being minutely fulfilled, and states that
during the years 1866, reckoning from
the September equinox, the clouds now
gathering upon all sides will eliminate.
"This year is the central one of the
seven with which the GENTLE times
close" he says. With respect to the
pestilence now raging abroad, Lieuten-
ant Totten conjures the powers that be
to, o,spare no vigilance. His warning is,
''Enter into thy ports and close thy
gates about thee until the Indignation is
nast0 ae&
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SMRlIoWs at Sea.

Two days after leaving Port Said,
Egypt, we had some very unsettled
weather. Looking southwark | OBJ
served what appeared to be a small
black cloud rising and coming steadily
toward our steamer. When | looked
again few minutes later, instead of
seeing the cloud | saw some hundreds
of swallows. They flew around our
steamer several times. as though unde-
cided whether to stay until the storm
passed. At last, just before dark, sew
eral of them alighted on the stayrim of
our main funnel, which was soon one
black mass of birds. The rain came
down in torrents, and it was pitiful to
see those frail creatures struggling with
the wind and rain.
Those Of them that could not find a
roosting place soon commenced to fall
on deck quite helpless. picked up all
those that fell on the bridgedeck and
lodged them in the chartroom. Those
birds that fell on the foredeck were
sheltered in the forecastle by the crew.
The next day came in bright and clear,
with light westerly breeze, and all the
swallows took fight just at sunrise, fS-
ing in northwesterly direction. The
captive birds were soon set free, and
they followed in the wake of the others.
Imay say that all the birds we had were
able to fly except one, and it died during
the day. Several dead ones were found
on the decks at daylight. These birds
had beautiful plumage, and l fancy they
looked rather smaller than the swallows
l have seen in England. The captive
birds had golden brown feathers just
above and below the bsak, and white
breast; back, black feathers with a
blush tinge; wings and tail brown, and
four white spots across.-New Castle
Chronicle.
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-10-20

Tomatoes are in season, and Herewith
has come again the cry that was raised
last autumn, that the eating Of them in
duces cancer. Cancer was as common
in Britain long before tomatoes became
cheap and popular as it is now, but such
fact will make no impression on those
who choose to see some connection be-
tween the two, and who will perhaps
tell us next year that cabbages induce
consumption and greenpeas lead to epi-
lepsy.--London Hospital.
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Going to Capture a Live Whale.

Captain Amos Chapman, of Boston,
but formerly of Provincetown, has ar
rived ON the cape and is shipping crew
of old experienced whalemen for a new
and novel voyage-to capture live
sperm whale, to be taken to the Worlds
fair at Chicago.
In an interview with the captain he
states: II do not intend to make known
my mode of procedure, but know ]
shall succeed if | can find my whale.
My crew are all picked men, and every
one of them has been engaged in the
business and can be depended on. Whales
are reported plenty in latitude 38 degs.
80 min, longitude II degs., by Captain
Dunham, who has just returned with a
full cargo Of oil, and for that place
shall shape my course.
81 do not propose to take one Of the
largest. A fifty or sixty foot whale will
answer my purpose. I have the plans
all drawn for large tank, in which the
whale will be placed and towed by
steamer up the st. Lawrence and
through the lakes to Chicago. I have
everything prepared to take the whale
and bring him into port all right.
Gall I want now is to get suitable
vessel. When that is obtained few
days will see me off for the grounds, and
if find the whale, / expect to be bach
by the last of September. / can keeI
my whale in the harbor here while my
tank is building, and in the spring star
for Chicago. Yes, / know it is quite al
undertaking, but I also know that ]
have q dead sure thing" New Bedford
(Mass.) Mercury.
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How He Pronounces 1t.
Sagacious Adlai-
We tell 1t GLADLY
Will beat them badly
In cool November.
Solemnly, sadly,
Mournfully. madly,
Wicked and bad they
Will long remember.
Ut. IL. . Al t.. :. =.

The Aifectation of Childhood.
Girls have their ideals; thus much we
know, but the range of those avowed OF
them is narrow indeed While the little
brother dreams Of fire and pillage the lit
tie sister shall fancy herself St. Eliza
beth, or Mrs. Fry, or it may be heroine
Of Miss Yonge. Such mild and decorous
visions are regarded as characteristic OF
the sex. But 1t is pretty certain that ileals
less exalted are now and then not char
itably received alone. but excellently en-.
tertained. a $40
Ali these are affectations, but every one
admits them to be natural. Youth has
its privilege. The Pirate Chief may annoy
you with his racket, the Virgin Martyr
with her purple prayer book. But you
take them as family incidents. Thea
come other affectations, and these are not
accounted natural. But they are gener.
ated by the same impulse. AS the boy
grows older he puts by the pistol and the
strap.
He ceases to be governed by the instincts
Of Primeval Man, rat least by this par.
ticular set Of them, and If he be an artist
he keeps them still young and-writes yor
his Treasure Islands and his Crusoes
The Young Person forgets Mrs. Fry. I'm
consciously she learns to perceive that
sisters Of charity are out Of date; She be
comes Rossettified. she Girtoniseth; she
may even pine with the poor little maid
servant) to arun away and be q hactress. y
s-Natioual Observer. i a sfe sl83 gtf
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Be CAREFUL.

"There's luck in' leisure. .
How many sit to-day in sack
cloth of Disappointment and
ashes Of Despair because they
acted too hastily! Without
due consideration, how many
have contracted life alliances
which make them remember,
too late the truthful saying
"Marry in haste and repent at
leisure !"
The same holds good in the
relations of business life
How many have bought
homes without examining the
title, and awake to their mis-
take at the end of a costly
lawsuit How many have
moved into houses without
careful investigation of drain
age, light and ventilation, and
realized their error only when
confronted with a doctors
bill !
Acting on the experience
gained by many years of bust
ness in Napoleon, a length Of
time that gives a thorough ac-
quaintance with the wants Of
Henry County's good citizens,
Saur & Balsley are always
careful in selecting their stock,
and buy only that class OF
goods which is sure to please
They keep the aim in view to
furnish the best quality, the
latest styles and at the lowest
prices. Their reward for this
good work is large trade
and as a big trade with small
profit is much better than a
small trade and large profit,
they are successful in business
and enabled to submit great
bargains from year to year.
Their stock is constantly
changing, hence it is your
privilege to select from the
very latest;- they do not at.
tempt to work off on you
"back-number" goods.
Drugs and Medicines, Paints
and Oils, Books and Station
ary, Wallpaper and window
shades are the chief branches
of their business, each and ev-
cry one Of which is complete.
If you are sick and wish to
be treated by doctors pre-.
scription, Saur & Balsley will
compound the medicine from
absolutely pu.e ingredients; or
should you desire a patent
medicine, this House has just
what you want.
Knowing that improving
ones house within or without
by painting is always in order,
this firm takes pride in hold
ing in readiness the largest
stock of assorted paints in the
county, sold in any size cans
wanted, and mixed ready for
use.
Their immense wallpaper
department beggars descrlp-
ton. You must examine the
stock to understand what mar
velous improvements can be
made for a few dollars.
Books of the classics, school
books, magazines, periodicals,
and a varied stock of station
ary always ready to become
your property for the lowest
drice.
Saur & Balsley are LEAD
ERS in their line Of goods.
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I. A New foe TO a Pest Of the Orchard.
Mr.. Albert Koebele, who is in Aus
tralia collecting beneficial insects, has
sent to the state board of horticulture Of
California new ladybird that preys on
the cottony cushion scale. 1t was through
the instrumentality of Mr.. Koebele that
the Vedalia cardinals was introduced
into California and accomplished a work
which was without precedent in the an
mails of economic entomology. %f
This new ladybird is called Novius
K@belei, and is slightly smaller than
Vedalia, the mature beetle averaging
about one-eighth of an inch in length,
Only three specimens were received,
and these were placed in a small jar in,
tested with the scale. One Of the in.
sscts died, but two Of them changed tc
! the chrysahs state and in a few days
perfect beetles emerged, which were
! fortunately male and female. Thret
days later the female deposited eggs
which Matched in five days. The young
larv@ were carefully reared; and, after
passing through three molts, changed
into the pupa state, and fifty-fve per
feet beetles were secured in just thirty
one days from the eggs.
When liberated on trees they will nt
doubt pass through their transfotma
tion in much less time, SO that there viii
be thousands Of beetles for distribution
very soon. Il is to be hoped that they
will be as efficient as the ladybirds o
Mr.. Koebele's original importation
Garden and Forest. n tg ;.ss
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Alhazen, an Arabian born in the year
1000 A. D., first taught the present the
ory Of vision, and explained why we see
but one picture of an object with our
two ewes
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NERVOUS DTSEASES,

AS for every class of Nervous Diseases remedy has
able with the Nervine Tonic which pleasant
harmless in all its effects upon the youngest child the Oldest and
delicate individual Nnenths all the ailments to which the human
family heir dependent exhaustion and impaired dges
ton When there insufficient supply of food in the blood
general state of debility of the bran spinal and the
result Starved like starved muscles strong
right kind food supped and weaknesses and ailments
disappear the AS system supply
the by which the vital forces the body carried the
first suffer for Of perfect nutrition Ordinary food does
tain sufficient quantity of the kind of necessary
the present mode of living and labor imposes the
For this it becomes that food be supplied
This South American Nene has been found by analysis
essential which tissue formed This
for universal adapabiy the of all forms
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CRAwFoRpsvILLE, IND, Aug. 20. 's6.
To the Great South american Medicine Co.:
DEAR GENTs:-I desire to say to you that
have suffered for many years with very serious
disease OF the stomach and nerves. l tried every
medicine could hear OF. but nothing done me
any appreciable good until l was advised to
try your Great South American Nervine Tonic
and Stomach and Liver Cure, and since using
several bottles OF 1t l must say that am sur
prised at its wonderful powers to cure the stom-
ach and general nervous system. II everyone
knew the value OF this remedy as do you would
not be able to supply the demand.