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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-10-26

SECTION /. Be q resolted By the General A"
iembly Of The State Of Ohio, That proposition
Ihall be submitted to the electors of this
State on the first Tuetday after the first
Monday in November, 1893, TO amend sections
to IL, inclusive, Of Article XI, OF the Con.
ititution OF the State Of Ohio, 90 they shall
read a lnllnMh:
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-10-26

The Railroad Bsudit Is n DungIer and
Lands In Prison. While the Sugar ThIef
WAKES Fat on tho Proceeds OF His VII
Iainv--yVeatern Profts.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-28
IN LONDON STREETS.
Some of the Curious Sights In the Days of
Old.

Some of the Curious Sights In the Days of
Old.
1t was in the early part OF Eliza
beth's reign that coaches made their
appearance in London. A highly
ornamented one was constructed for
the Queen, and in IL she loved TO sit,
bedizened with lace, velvet and gems,
in view Of her admiring courtiers and
subjects. Toward the latter part Of
her reign and in. that of the First
James, coaches became SO much the
fashion that the boatmen and carriers
of sedan chairs made great ado
but all in vain, though coaches did
not, for long period, entirely super
sede the historic Sedan-chair. 1t was
in a sedan-chair that Charles |. was
taken TO trial in Westminster Hall,
though he went on foot TO the scaffold.
AS late as the time OF Queen Anne -
century ami half after the intro
duction OF coaches-tbat boozy but
good -natured royal dame went about
in her sedan-chair. or other historic
coaches we must speak briefly. When
the Car Alexander III. was crowned,
there was drawn out OF its musty re-
treat a number OF huge old coaches.
on the panels OF which were thick in
crustations Of mock diamonds Sew
eral OF these had been In the posses
sion OF that CLarina Anna, who is
famous in Russian history for the
great ice palace she built on the
banks Of the Neva; while one had
certainly been brought from England
by Peter the Great himself. When
the English troops entered Pekin,
they found there a heavy, densely
gilded coach, which had been sent as
present To the Emperor Of China by
King George Ill nearly a century be-
fore. The carr age which the Queen
OF England occupies In her state pro-
crosses is cJnsidega over century
old. The scarlet coaches OF Pope and
Cardinals are among the most con-
spicuous objects OF Papal Rome.
Finally, the most famous coach that
ever pade its appearance on the soil
Of free America was that used by
George Washington, the first Presi-
dent OF the United States The
body OF the coach" says an historian,
twas in the shape Of hemisphere,
cream .colored, bordered with flowers
round the panels, and ornamented
with figures representing cupids
which supported gay festoons" Since
that timc-at least, since the demo
cratic Jetferson-our Presidents have
revealed republican simplicity in
their equipages: nor would ole OF
our chief magistrates in these days
venture upon the ostentation, in this
respect, which Washington displayed
90 a matter OF course
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-28

THAT Hayerhill Mass parson who
married by mail a supposititious
wealthy widow and then went out 10
claim his bride with only a railroad
ticket one way deserved to find, as he
did on arrival, his wealthy widow. "
n couple OF mischievous young men
A young man Of his combined cloth,
credulity, and craft, Is in good luck to
have escaped the penitentiary and
the tool killer If he doesn't succeed in
lodging future punishment
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-28

According to official statistics the
number of pupils in the SO, 563 schools
in the German empire is 1926, 6Ss,
under the instruction of 100,
teachers, of whom 13, 75O are women.
The figures for Prussia alone are
given as follows: Schools, "a, 742 pu-
pills, 4,9l6, 47G, and teachers, 7O,767,
S,4S4 being women. In the entire
empire the scholars are 1908 per cent
of the population; in Prussia 1854.
In Germany outside of Prussia, there
is one teacher to every 81 pupils; in
Prussia, one to every 70. These
teachers receive from $3.50 to $500 a
year. The annual cost of educating a
child is, in Prussia, STA; throughout
the rest OF the empire, $7.6S.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-28
kind OF tale to tell the snorting youth
who yearns for fame on the highway.

WITH drizzly autumn weather, the
umbrella nuisance again becomes a
public question OF great moment.
What can be done TO abate the man
who carries closed umbrella under
his arm with the ferule sticking up
In the rear at an angle OF A. degrees,
endangerine the eyes OF people behind
him? How may the woman who,
with an open umbrella held In front
OF her face, charges along crowded
sidewalk, be brought To realize her
iniquity? These are questions which
recur every fall, and they, together
with the establishment OF a suitable
penalty for chronic umbrella borrow.
ers, demand the immediate and
prayerful consideration OF the public.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-28
In Case of Sickness,

"Persons intending to cross the
Ocean," writes doctor, SHOULD, for
several weeks before embarking, take
daily exercise in the open air to get
the general system in a good condi.
tion. To the same end they should
eat moderate quantity of plain
food, especially avoiding what is
heavy, greasy or constipating. Some
tourists are never sea-sick so long as
they lie on their backs and keep their
eyes closed. The passenger who is
sea-sick should remain in his berth
until or 10 o'clock in the morning,
and have the steward bring him what
little food he takes. He should not
60 to the table in the cabin until all
symptoms Of sea-sickness have left
him, as the very sight and odor OF
the rich food will surely make him
worse. After vomiting, the patient
should drink cup Of hot water in
which there is pinch of soda, and
it is all the better If this is elected,
as 1t clears the stomach Of bile and
mucus. L have recently had strong
confirmation Of my belief in the ben
efits OF dry diet. A lady told me
that when she last crossed the Ocean
one Of the members Of her party had
some popcorn. 1t was eaten with
much relish, and with the effect of
relieving every member OF the party
who was sea-sick. Lime or lemon
Juice, in water without sugar, should
be taken several times day, both
before sailing and during the voyage,
for its action on the liver and bowels
and as an aid to digestion, which has
been weakened by losses Of the gas
trio juice When the patient begins
to go to the table he should avoid
pastry, fat meats and all rich food;
and after eating he should lie fat on
his back for half an hour, or until d.
gestion Is well begun.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-28
MOlasses.

fashioned molaSses, the gen.
uine dark brown, saccharine, de-
liciOus adjunct Of the corn pone and
tlcle OF late years, and is likely to
become scarcer STILL la fact, the
old-time molasses is scarcely produced
nowadays, for, ds sugar-making ma.
chineIy is improved and the produc-
tion Of sugar increased, the quantity
and quality OF molasses decreases.
Many planters can remember the days
when, TO separate the sugar from the
molasSes, the boiled cane Juice was
placed in barrels bored full OF holes;
the molasses drained out and the
sugar remained in the barrel The
centrifugal machinery now in use
separates the sugar so thoroughly
that hut little molasses, and that of
poor quality, is left The bounty on
sugar has also operated greatly to re-
duce the production OF molasses. The
planters have made every effort dur
ing the past season or two TO produce
the greatest possible quantity OF SUI
gar for the sake OF the bounty, and
the molasses has been OF so poor a
quality at times as 10 be unmarked.
able. The most Of the molasses
made is nov sold 10 reflners and re.
boilers, who manipulate it and place
il on the market under variety OF
names. Many Of the West Indian
planters do not market molasses at
all now, but turn the product into
the rum stills. Dealers say that the
trade in molassses, for the country at
large, has been decreasing greatly
eyerv wear New York Sun
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-28
COST OF BEING A PRINCE.
Kings and Other Royal Travellers Being
Scarce, They Pay High for Everything.

Kings and Other Royal Travellers Being
! Scarce, They Pay High for Everything.
There have been times when a
court was splendid and nearly starv-
Ing, and kings were magnificent who
could have understood the position
and felt the pride Of the master OF
Ravenswood; but, according TO the
London Spectator, all that has passed
away, probably forever The prince
OF to-day who is TO be magnificent at
all, who is 10 be free in his move
meDts, TO take trains when he likes.
TO entertain like any other dignitary,
TO show good horses and many OF
them, to keep servants sufficient 10
secure that guests accustomed TO
luxury be not neglected, to travel
when he pleases, TO patronize art TO
encourage charity, and TO live when
necessary among equal princes, as be-
comes the nation he represents, must
pay away money at every turn and
always be ready with more. Every
thing costs; from the special train
which secures punctuality and free.
dom from pressure, to the rooms
which loyal or hospitabIe crowding
render exceptionally dear. 1t is all
very we'll TO speak OF good manage
ment, and, OF course, there is such a
thing, and it is worth perhaps 30 per
cent OF additional income. But no
extent OF good management will re-
duce the cost OF any kind Of magnih-
ceEce, or do away with the feeling Of
hn ha
guest franc apiece for eggs, not be-
cause eggs were scarce, but because
kings were. We have heard OF
charges paid by an Indian viceroy at
Paris hotel which would have made
Mr.. Vanderbilt vince. and there is
not an uneducated man in any land,
who, IL prince disputes his charges,
does not become thenceforward re-
publican. Nor, within limits, is this
feeling altogether unreasonable for
the demands OF princes, which are
usually only demands for freedom,
upset the usual routine, Just as the
Queens train, though Her Majesty
asks only little extra security and
some privacy, upsets the routine
traffic on the great railway by which
she travels. Moreover, though ex-
travagance is vice, economy is often
a foible, and one rather sympathizes
with the hint given by the noble who
assisted Louis Philippe in his search
after a lost sovereign by lighting a
bank note. State, in fact, in our
day costs money, and it is as ex-
pensive to be prince, il you live as
a prince, as to be a spendthrift heir.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-28

THE story OF the attempted escape
from jail and the failure which fol.
lowed the attempt, OF "Kid" Wilson
aud Henry Starr should be read by
parents TO their sons who have ten
dencies toward highway robbery.
Both OF these once bold robbers, see.
ing the shadow OF the gallows across
their cell-doors, begged to be shot
rather than TO he hanged The
bravado Is gone from the hero OF
blood thirsty romance; the flash OF
the shotgun and the crack OF the
pistol which punctuatcd their dash.
ing careers are silent now They are
plain criminals. and when the var.
nish is scrapcd of they are cringing,
5lubbering towards This 10 the
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-28

BERNHARDT is try ing to beat the
record OF Kate ClaXton. Kate was
in fire, while Bernhardt has been
under fire. The fire dodge is not SC
hackneyed and tiresome as the dodge
OF having diamonds stolen An
other pleasing novelty in connection
with the Bcrnhardt advertisement is
that Sara does not try, for the sake
OF effect, TO cXaggerate the danger
through which she has passed In
deed, she makes light OF il in an cpl
gram which is worthy OF longevity.
She says, The bullets of the Peace
League could not have been more
harmless" Whether or not this
statement OF the divine Sara speaks
well for the humanity OF the be-
leaguerers OF Rio, however will re.
main a question. when her lack OF
cmbonpoint is recalled. She is thin.
ner than Henry Clay, who was SO
thin that when he had engaged to
fight duel with John Randolph.
that sarcastic Nirginian said he
would split bullet on him. Sara
can go out in Paris rainstorm with.
out an umbrella, for il is no trick at
all To her to escape getting wet 10y
lodging between the drops and a
shower of lcaden rain and iron hail
ut Rio that might have seemed harm.
less to Sara, from the standpoint of
her own personal safety, might have
been deadly indeed TO the people OF
normal proportions who inhabit the
bombarded capital.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-28

Ir is pleasant TO learn that the
reputable, decent residents of the
Cherokee strip are maintaining
their rights The ''sooners" and
claim Jumpers are being run out OF
the country wherever they are found.
The proceeding may not be strictly
a. accordance with the statutes, but
the 'sooners" began the law-break-
ing, and they cannot expect TO he
treated with tender consideration.
The whole lawless, piratical, unsav-
ory gang should be chased over the
border and warned to keep away un-
der penalty.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-28

A patternmaker of Tacoma, Wash.
ington, named George II. Cowles, has
devised process 10y which he claims
he can produce from cord of wood
worth $2 1900 cubic feet of gas,
thirteen sacks of charcoal and two
gallons of tar, worth altogether $4S.
He claims the machine can be used for
domestic purposes by attaching it to "A
stove, and that sufficient gas can be
obtained during the cooking of three
meals to last all day.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-28
The EDITORS FRIEND


I
! Live Paper.
Some supposed friends OF a news
paper have peculiar ideas as TO what
kind OF items paper requires Once
upon time a gentleman came into
the sanctum OF Texas paper and
said 70 the editor:
Lock here, you miss a heap OF
live items I'm on the streets all
day. I'll come up every once in a
while and post you"
''All right, fetch on your items,
but remember we want news"
Next day he came up beaming all
over i've got live item for you.
You know that Internal bow-legged
gorilla OF brother-in-l law OF mine,
who was in business here with me?"
II believe / remember such a
person." said the editor, YEARLY
"Well, I've just got news from Ne.
braska, where he is living, that he is
going to run for the Legislature.
Now, just give him a blast. Lift him
out OF his boots Don't spare him on
my account"
The editor shook his head and the
uSWS RdLHcTcT TeulTeO.
Next day he came up again. "My
little item was crowded out. At least
1 didn't see IL In the paper l
brought you some more news" and he
handed in an item about a cat as fol-
lows:
"A Remarkable Animal-The
family cat OF our worthy and dis
tinguished fellow-townsman Smith,
who keeps the boss grocery store in
Ward No l3, (bottled beer always on
tap yesterday became the mother of
five slngularly marked kittens This
is not the first time this unheard-of
event has taken place. We under
stand Mr.. Smith is being favorably
spoken OF as candidate for alder
man. He sells more sugar for a dol
lar than any grocer in town, and is
generous, whole-souled fellow"
The et itor groans in spirit as he
lights cigar with an effort. 1t is
not long before he hears that Smith
Is going around saying the editor is a
chump and IS not independent enough
TO suit the public, etc.
Many Of the readers will say that
this sketch is overdrawn. but thou
sands Of editors all over the country
will lift up their right hands to tes-
tify that they are personally ac-
quainted with the guilty party
Siftings.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-28

SENATOR ALLEN OF Nebraska, is a
big burly man who looks like a pros
porous dealer in live stock. Shortly
after his arrival in Washington he
was stopped at the door Of the Sen
ate chamber by new doorkeeper,
who Informed HIM that no one save
Senators were allowed on the floor.
Mr.. Allen smiled sadly, waved his
hand and said, "Nery well, sonny
rma Senator l don't look it, /
know. but l am, Just the same" and
passed into the sacred precincts.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-28

WHEN the rivalry between tn,
cities OF Seattle and Tacoma wa.
fiercest. about three years ago, Col
Will Visscher was editor OF the Ia
coma Globe and, OF course, a violent
partisan. One day while the battle
was at its height an acquaintance
dropped in. II have been working
on a Seattle paper" he said, "and
am completely tired out. l came
over here, out OF the hustle OF the
city, where could have a quit place
TO rest" and suiting the action TO the
word he threw himself languidly on
a lounge. Col Visscher could hardly
believe his ears. His eyes bulged
out. He nearly choked with indie.
nation, but managed TO blurt out, as
he grabbed patent medicine cut
you'll find this the worst fatiguing
place you ever saw" The Tired man
departed in haste. If this remark
had reached the population OF Ia.
coma, however, he would have been
resting in that city yet-in a Gem.
etery
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-28
SHORT ALLOWANCE.
shrewd scheme Of Q Captain 90 Husband
His Water supply.

| nh "atsf supply.
"Water,s water everywhere, nor
any drop to drink" Few people be-
side sailors can appreciate the terri
bic import OF these simple words. A
correspondent OF the Youths Com
panion writes tina. on short whal-
ing, or, as sailors say ''plum pudding
voyage" which he once made in the
brig Arnolda, Of Nantucket, Shulbael
Higgins, master, they ran short Of
water. and at last the Captain de-
cided TO put into Goree, on the west
coast OF Africa AS they neared the
Cape de Verde Islands, however, and
got into what are known TO sailors as
the horse ATTITUDES, the wind fell
calm, and the vessel drifted idly on
the water.
AS day after day passed with no
signs Of wind, Captain Higgins be-
came impatient. The surface of the
ocean was as smooth as a mirror and
as the long, heavy swells came from
the regions Of the trade winds, the
vessel rolled and tossed about like a
cork upon the water.
We furled the square sails TO pre-
vent their being worn out in slapping
against the mast The stay sails
were all set and the sheets hauled
taut, which eased her somewhat in
her rolling.
BY this time the water had run so
short that the captain felt obliged To
adopt some plan 10 avoid all unneces-
sary drinking.
Calling me TO his side, he said,
"Boy, bring me a new tin dipper
from the slop chest"
l did so. Then the captain had all
hands called aft.
"Men," he said, II have always
dreaded TO put my crew on short
allowance, but the time has come
when something must be done TO save
what little water we have left"
With that he took piece OF spun
yarn from his pocket. and tied it TO
the handle Of the dipper Then
turning TO me, he said, Take this
to the masthead and tie il there"
Now" he said, addressing the
men, "YOu can have all the water
you want 10 drink, but you must first
go TO the top OF the mast and get the
dipper; and after drinking all you
need, you must carry the dipper back
and tie it TO the mast again. Under
no conditions will one OF you pass the
dipper TO another Every man must
get the dipper for himself In case
of sickness, i will send the boy aloft
for the sick man. This rule will ap-
ply TO every one on board, myself in
cluded."
At first we regarded the matter as
a Joke on the captains part, but as
the days wore on, and each Of us
made the trip aloft after the dipper,
the novelty wore off. We soon found,
however, that the captains plan for
saving water was a pretty efIectual
one. The ships scuttle butt, which
formerly we had been obliged To re-
plenish from the casks every other
day, would now run week without
rehlling.
We were becalmed just sixty days.
Then the trade wind set in, and we
proceeded to Gorce and re1lled our
casks. But the memory Of the trips
| made alott after that dipper, and
the spirit in which Captain Higgins
performed his part of the contract left
an impression On my mind which re-
mains to this daY
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-28

The Egyptian government evidently
has high admiration for the Ameri-
can way of doing things. II wants a
system of street railways for Cairo,
and has communicated with the State
Department inviting Americans to put
in bids for it's construction. The mat
ter is attracting some attention among
European capitalists, and there is
likely to be active competition. Bids
will be received by the minister OF
public works in Cairo up to February
i, 1894, but American investors can
obtain full information on the subject
at the State Department. Cairo has a
permanent population of 500, 900, and
khis number is greatly augmented dur
ing the winter by the influx of trav.
ellers.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-28

Stock raising is n business beset
with many risks which do not cease
until the flocks and herds are safely
marketed. A flock of sheep was being
driven through Grant County, Ore
gon, to market at Baker City few
days ago, when, in passing through a
narrow ravine, the sheep stampeded,
and after the scare was over the stock
man counted over sixty head of dead
sheep that had been smothered in the
crush.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-28

Ir is said that Emin Pasha was
killed by order Of Mohorro, a brother
OF Tippoo Tib, Stanley's friend, who
accompanied the explorer on his last
journey through Africa. 1t is also
limited that the assassination was not
altogether unconnected with old jeal-
ousies which had been transferred
from the white explorers TO their
Arab followers and friends.
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-28
odd Facts OF Numerous Kinds.

A curio dealer at Annoy, China,
owns group OF figures carved from
gnarled tea roots which stands nine
feet high, weighs 800 pounds and is
valued at $3.50.
The Victoria railway bridge over
the st. Lawrence at Montreal, Can
ada, contains 5000, 600 cubic feet of
masonry work and 10, 500 tons OF
iron.
The sign "lb" or obs" which is
often used instead Of pound or pounds,
if Of ancient origin, and is simply a
contraction for 'Hihra," the Latin
for pound.
The sun throws vertical rays on
the earth's surface only upon an area
equal TO about thirty-fye square
miles at any one time.
A block OF best Bessemer steel four
feet square would be reduced TO
little nine-inch cube by pressure
could it be transferred from the sur
face TO the center Of the globe.
When irritated, the sea cucumber,
a species of holothuria, can eject all
its teeth, its stomach and digestive
apparatus, and reduce itself to a sim
pie membraneOus sac.
Someone who has figured on the
work done at Pompeii since June,
1872, says that il will take until l947
TO unearUh the entire ruins with
eighty-tive men working every day.
The first notice of the use of coal
is in the records OF the abbey Of
Peterborough, England, in the year
$50 A. d., which mentions an item
Of twelve cart loads of fossil fuel. 4"
The Olneyville tribune. (Providence, R.I.) 1893-189?, 1893-10-28

The annual report of the Boston
fire department attributes the cause OF
a number of fires in that city lasl
year to smoking in bed" and it has
subdivision in which the origin of
the fire liz set down to Careless smok-
ing in bed" Where the line can be
drawn, comments the Chicago Herald,
is not obvious to the ordinary mind,
but 1t may be to the Bostonian.