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Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-11-30

Sold on a Positive Guarantee.
On. MILES PILLS, so Doses rs cTs
For sale hv Isa Lest. EsSs
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-11-30

T.F. Anthony, Ex. Postmaster of Promise
City, Iowa, says; 81 bought one bot
lie of Mystic Cure for Rheumatism and
Two doses of it did me more good than all
the medicine 1 ever to1k." Sold by ID. j.
humphrey, Druggist, Napoleon. -.
nov 16 93 Sm
Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1893-11-30
THE SONGS OF THE WIND.

How sings the wind in the splendid day
When the world Il Wild with ths wealth Of
May1
The world Is thrilling with light and love:
There was never q cloud In the heavens
above;
Never q mateless and moaning dove.
Never grave for rose TO hide,
And never q rose that diedin
How sings the wind In the hopeless night
When the lone, long winters are cold and
white1
There are rainbows back Of the storms TO be,
Back Of the storms and their mystery;
But oh. for the ships that are lost at seal
And oh. for the love in the lonesome lands,
Far from the clasp OF the drowning handsl"
So the wind singsth. Its God DEGREES
The wind should sing such songs as these;
Should laugh in the sunlight's silver waves
And toss the green on tho worlds sad graves
But why. In the night, should IL sing 10 me
OF the ships. the ships that are lost at scar
Frank l. stanton in Atlanta Constitution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-01

Permission to allow the apparatus to leave
England has been granted very reluctantly
MIR. Stevens says in his report to the Depart
ment Of State: "There has been much unwill-
ingness to withdraw the portions Of the appara-
tus which are now In the South Kensington
Museum, and by combining them with the
other portions to restore the collection to its
original completeness received by DR.. Rich
ardson and to offer the entire lot for sale. 1t
has only been on the assurance that our gov
eminent was the intending purchaser that
have been able to obtain the necessary authority
to sell this entire invaluable historical ap-
paratus."
The matter Of purchasing the collection has
been referred to DR.. G. Brown Goode, in charge
OF the National Museum, but it is not likely
that the museum will have funds available for
this purpose 1t is more likely that an appeal
to Congress will be necessary.
The government already possesses the old
printing press which Franklin used in 1888,
when he first visited England. When he re-
turned to that country in 1768 he hunted up the
old press, made a speech to the printers using
1t and drank their healths in gallon Of porter.
1t came into the possession of the government
in 1S41, after passing through the hands Of sew
eral owners.
It is eminently fitting that this collection
which would properly emphasize his dis
tinguished labors in the field of electricity
should be placed in the museum with the print
ing press, where it would be accessible to the
public. Similar collections have been made Of
the personal effects of Washington, Jefferson
and other famous personages in the early his
tory OF the republic. ERNEST G. WALKER.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-01

In the evening the trees of the avenue Of the
Champs-Elysees are hung with dark pink vene-
tian lanterns and yellow Chinese paper balloons.
The Place de la Concorde is festooned over its
immense space with gas jets in milk white globes,
all done at great expense. dance crowd
gathers here, which surges slowly back again to
the Boulevard or to the fireworks at the Troca-
dero and the Champ de Mars. Omnibuses and
cabs are forbidden the streets after o'clock in
the evening The omnibuses really obey the in
junction. but many a stray cab and private car
riage is caught in the crowds before the Cafe de
Ia Paix and the Taverne Pousset. and Is forced
to run a gauntlet OF jibing remarks, teasings
and personal handling, all for the sake OF good
fellowship and high spirits. Indeed, this hold
ing up Of the cabs becomes, in certain sections,
the most amusing diversion of the night
By 10 o'clock the street dancing is at its
height again, much more attended, loud and
amusing than the night preceding. The motto
is ''All may dance, but no one is to be forced
to dance" Last year only one young lady is
reported to have come to grief-not for refus-
ing TO dance. but for having danced too much.
1t was at the Halles, where the market women
were having their own ball Here Nome
COmete, danseuse of the Moulin Rouge,
began her celebrated chahut eccentricities.
"lts shameful to show off like that in public!"
cried the danes de la Halles. policeman was
summoned and he conducted the lady, accom-
panied by great number OF spectators, to the
station house. IF you'd only seen her." cried
the market women to the commissaire of police.
what" answered Mome-Comete in indigna-
ton, II only showed my red, white and blue
carriers. was dancing gratis in public at the
request of many of my friends, just to cele-
brate the 18th Of July. and if had been
at the Moulin Rouge / should have had fifteen
francs for every dance"
On the Boulevard the sellers of confetti do q
brisk enough trade. though the throwing Of
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A MANS VIEW OF 1T.
He is Sure of the Superiority OF the SEE OF
which He 10 a Member.

which lie 10 a Member.
From the Chicago News Record.
The longer 1 live the more firmly convinced
1 am that men have the advantage OF women
in everything in life, and we shall never be
their equals in the struggle till we can have
many more of their privileges than custom is
willing to grant Us now. For instance. If 9 man
wants a new spring suit he simply goes TO see
his tailor-the same tailor he has patronized
for years. The tailor shows him one line Of
cloth The happy man gives quick but CON-
prehensive look at the goods. selects that which
suits his taste from the group Of materials
that suits his pocket, and the deed is done. He
relies on his tailor's judgment 10 whether
the coat shall be sack, cuaway or frock, and 30
walks off
1t never occurs to a man TO get samples OF
the goods and then run around to every other
tailor shop In town TO see IL he can't get bar
gain little bit cheaper material that would
"look just as well" II never occurs TO man
TO talk it over" with every male friend. to
discuss the new cut in trousers and whe her
such color would be becoming TO him lie
relies on his tailor to furnish not only reason
ably good style TO his suit. but also one that IL
suited to his customers individuality.
Imagine a man getting a street and
meeting two men friends aud producing q lot
of samples, saying: "Oh. Charley. / want to
show you some samples / got of my new coat
Now, don't you think I'm too dark to wear that
color? But it's SO cheap" &C.. while Charley
and Francis gave their opinions and inspected
the samples Wouldn't il be funny?
Then Charley should say Ito make the scene
complete): 'Ies, but that's old. Why, they
wore goods like that all last wear. John jerome
had some trousers just like that"
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fessional performers. Even begging is openly
permitted, In the case Of able-bodied men and
women, as well as to mutilated cripples. Every
one has his purse open, to give each poor devil
q chance to enjoy the morrow's holiday.
This Is not all. Even on the night Of the
18th there goes on in Paris monster ball. ono
Of the most curious balls that can be seen in
the whole world. II is q ball composed Of 800
little balls. with all the dancing in the open air
and in the open streets. The city provides the
band stands end musicians, and they are sta
toned at such street corners as are prominent
enough, have room enough and space enough
for dancing. The dancers are any one who
pleases. Their quality depends upon the quar-
ter Of the city; naturally they are never the
highest class Of people nor even the middle
class, but neither are they the lowest.
The couples step out into the middle Of the
street. They play a quadrille. In one set
there will be humpbacked young man, won
derfully graceful in spite of his impediment; .
perfectly dressed young girl, with the airs and
graces of a milIiner's apprentice, very chic and
pretty; fine fellow, with curled mustache and
bright pantaloons, and a fat old mother, with
a red face and great activity. A cab or bus
comes laundering into their very midst and the
dancers melt as if by magic into the crowd Of
spectators on the curb.
For the most part this public dancing Is limo
cent if trie lively. Buteven if girl has learned
some chahut steps and shows them of before
the admiring young men and the supercilious
and not little envious more retiring women,
il is considered that no great harm is done. As
for the length of time The dancing may endure
all is over long before the midnight, for every
one must be up bright and early for the morn
ing Of the 14th, the real day Of the fete.
On the morning of the 14th there has been
of late years a rather peculiar and significant
patriotic function. This is the parade of the
various Aisace-Lorraine societies, marching up
the Boulevard and down to the Place de la Con-
corde to deposit wreaths at the foot Of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-01

me AtIanta Const1tut1On
In the south there is no longer a race prob
lem. The negro has settled down contentedly
in sphere that suits him, and no complaint is
heard. As we write the negro teachers are
holding convention here, reading papers on
discipline in Primary Schools" "Phonetics''
and Industrial Educati on," and delivering ad-
dresses on 1.-THE Georgia Negro as an Author,
"The Georgia Negro IN Journalism and The
Georgia Negro as a Poet" The Negro Press
Association is also in session, and the members
have Endorsed the course Of Governor Northen,
the Constitution and other leading Southern
newspapers toward their race, and have passed
a resolution favoring the use Of the word
their people
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-01
The Perfect Female Form,

FROM the LADIES nome JOurnal
Nothing is more truly artistic than the sim
ply outlined oval of the perfect female form.
1t is but slightly depressed at the waist the hips
are as wide as the shoulders, there ia not an
angle from top to toe. 1t is as different from
the outline Of the fashionable well set up"
woman, with her squared shoulders and angular
hips, as a horse is from camel We call the
high-belted empire dresses artistic. because
this preserves the oval better than the longer
WASTED shapes.
The nude figure has no belt line When the
weight rests equally upon the feet and the body
is held upright the smallest measurement Of
the waist is about where the modern belt is
placed. But let the body bend to one side and
the point Of intersection Of the hip and side
muscles will be over inch above the former
belt line. This is why field laborers, even to
the slenderest young girl, are short-waisted.
For hygienic reasons the belt should never be
placed below this point, and by thus shortening
the straight under-arm seam by an inch the
beauty of the uncorseted waist is materially
aided
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-01
Another Narrow Escape.

From the Milwaukee sentinel
81 am sure l do not look like a hayseed." said
a commercial traveller to me Yesterday. land
yet practically blew out the gas at my hotel
last night.
''You zee, he continued. there are both gas
and electric light fixtures in the rooms aud
they are close together. Well. / started TO turn
cut the electric light and made a mistake and
turned the thumb piece Of the gas burner.
opening 1T, OF course. As the electric light
did not 60 out at once / saw my mistake and
corrected II by turning the electricl light button,
laughing al myself the while. When l got up
In the morning discovered that in NV amuse-
ment over nv error had forgotten to turn the
gas thumb piece back again. and it Lad &C tually
been open all night Think of that.
What. and you were not
"Oh, wasn't asphy xIated. You see the hotel
does not use gas, and there was nothing but
air in the pipe. But it wss a close call, WASH 1
it?'
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is a lull for time and blind man struggles
up, with the cry Of Don't forget the father Of
family
After this will come two hard-looking young
men in faded scarlet dress coats, green vests
and white silk hats, to sing . song Of birds and
flowers and cooling doves and swelling sails and
happy lovers in their boats upon the perfumed
sea- There may be q singer who has o facial
resemblance to the great Napoleon. At the end
of each verse of a song Of those brave old days
he will strike traditional attitude, with his
fattened hat sstride his head and his crooked
arm thrust into his vest. He Is always received
with great applause. Then there will come
clown with an immense Japanese imitation
snake attached to his toe by a string. girl con-
tortionist. a man who can sing the Russian ma
tional hymn very popular now, though no one
knows If he sings it correctly or mott, q crowd
of burlesque Spanish estudiantina and troupe
of little Italian children with an accordion and
their baby voices
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-01

People came running down the streets from
the back highways inquiring the cause, and il
appeared as If the town was on its feet or. fig
uratively speaking, on its head.
And the engineer and passengers on the train,
what of them? To the bows they indeed fnr'
nished a surprise that was unlocked for.
The engineer, with hair on end, was irving
all be could to bring his train to a standstill,
but it was impossible to do SO before the last
torpedo had exploded; the passengers fright
ened almost into frenzy, were climbing back
over the seats, out onto the platform and
gesticulating wildly from the windows
At last the train halted and all gathered
around and, as the train dispatcher simply mo-
toned the engineer TO go ahead, great laugh
went up and the passengers were enlightened
to the fact that this was the glorious Fourth,
and they, too, Joined in the hilarity.
As the train disappeared around the western
corner Of the street paralleled to the railroad
and the people OF the town gathered In groups
to discuss the strange occurrence. the conspira-
tors disappeared from the scene and glided
toward one Of the engine houses of the local
fire department.
They knew what was coming next
All OF a sudden great shout went up from
every part of the town and all eyes were
turned toward the western section of the town.
1t appeared as If the town was to be destroyed
by lire and that a mighty conhagration was
under wsv.
smoke was ascending on high. The boys had
done their work well, scattering the red powder
over large area and leaving the most daring
boy OF the crowd 10 set the mass off.
Soon the fire bells were tolling and the excit-
ing jingling of the fire apparatus denoted race
was on between the different companies who
were deslrous OF securing places OF vantage
from which to fight the supposed confiagration
In this race it is needless to say the members
OF the "Our Boys" were indulging to their
hearts contents. They all swore allegiance to
one company, to Vigiant. and were head and
front of the rush with the hose reel of that
company.
At the end of the street the cause of the light
was discovered, and again the tongues of the
citizens were set wagging and the Younger
generation OF young men voted the DAYS cele-
bration great success. Even the solitary
paper OF the town, while taking the conspira-
tors to task the following day for the fright thew
had given the townspeople. could not but COM
mend the plan for its originality and startling
effectiveness
Among the boys Of the town the story leaked
out, and soon the details of the celebration
were known to all. To say that the '.Our
Boys" Club took a boom but family expresses
it. Every boy in town put forward his name
as an applicant for membership, but "exclu-
siveness was desired" and the tone of the club
remained at its first great height for several
years thereafter.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-01

se1rtillery announce the morning and the bells
are ringing in all the church towers of all
France, when the marines Of every warship on
Che seacoast FIRE the great guns, they are also
chanting In city, town and country Domino
salvam fac Rempublicam. In city, town and
Village the trumpeters sound the day in the
open squares, and the sunlight Of July in France
shines upon . population enthusiastic. eager
and excited Each hour has its new ceremony
OF diversion, from the frss boom OF the cannon
ut sunrise TO the last bang Of the bass drum long
hass midnight. Each shows, from first to last.
how solidly settled the republic is in the hearts
0f al these Frenchmer.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-01
Not Quite within the ROYAL Circle.

From the Chicago Daily Tribune.
Mrs. Chugwater lin high glee)-"I saw the
infanta when she went by in her carriage, Jo-
siah, and she bowed to me-"
Mr.. Chugwater-"H'mphi Where were your"
81 happened TO be standing right in the
crowd at the corner. Everybody WAS cheering.
As soon rs / saw her 1 bowed and she smiled
graciously could be and bowed in return"
Samantha. listen, One beautiful night
many years ago 1 went out to take a look at
the starry heavens. Afar in the glittering
vault shone wonderously radiant and beautiful
star of the first magnitude. whose transce ndent
loneliness wrought upon me to such an extent
that wInked at il. And that star. Samantha,
winked at me in rsturnI"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-01

Strnsburg statue. wreaths and bouquets are
also generously piled up around the statue of
Gambetta and the bronze equestrian figure of
Joan of Arc, which shows that the sympathies
Of Parlsians are divided
As to the great military review, which is always
held by the president on the Longchamps race
course it needs the patriotism and personal in
terest of French people to endure for a long
time its crowding and Inconvenience and long
drawn-out waiting. On the stands for invited
guests tickets obtained through friend of
some deputy or senator) there is never room
enough; and on every eminence and height that
you NAV seek out YOU find that an impatient
crowd is there already disputing every inch
among themselves.
On your vav ont tbrouob tho Roia vou AN
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-01

1t ia thus that the night passes away and into
the morning. At O'Clock in the morning the
street dancing has finished. At o'clock in the
morning most of the late suppers at the restau-
rants are over. At o'clock most of the beer
drinkers Of the Boulevard and other great
streets have quenched their thirsts and solitary
groups OF men are struggling on their home
ward way.
In recent years all the great fetes Of Paris
have passed of quietly, and the stranger sees
only mirth and high spirits. In the face Of
this it seems a strange thing and it is signii-
cant of an underlying uneasiness that the
Temps should make its boast last year "that
those who visited the celebration in the differ
ent quarters could verify once more that the
people of Paris are good at bottom" But il
this were moro true there would be less occa-
sion to say it. STERLING HELLO.
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On the night Of the 18th Of July they gather by
thousands and thousands, ostensibly to see the
professions passing down the streets; but the
torchlights have scarcely more than halfway
passed them with the singing societies chanting
Musique Militaire," before there is q breaking
MP and . rush in all directions, particularly
northvard, toward the Great Boulevard.
For the two nights OF the 18th and the 14th
this beer garden-like street, SO CAV and light at
every time 10 turned into q theater, dance
hall, o music hall and q forum for volunteer
patriotic speeches. For reserved seats there
are the cafes, little chairs round their marble
topped tables on the sidewalk. For general ad-
mission there il the street to stand in wherever
You can crowd Price there is none. except the
fatigue Of being pushed and pulled
In your reserved seat at some cafes sidewalk
table. when you are lucky enough to find one,
you sit and watch the show.
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Always W elcolne.

From the Boston Globe.
So courteous are Manxmen, that in the Isle
Of Man, no matter at what hour of the day or
night a stranger arrives, he is said to be '.just
in time" for something another.
There is story that early one morning
dance was IN progress on one of the PIERS
when a shipwrecked sailor. who had been drift
ing about on a spar and had fortunately
LANDED" on the Orders below, crawed up the
steps, A committeeman came forward-smiled,
bowed and said:
Pleased to zee you, sir. Can find you .
partner2
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Unseemly Gayety in Philadelphia.

From the PhfAde phfa Record.
Flirting is Prohibited" reads curious sign
which has Just been erected at the entrance Of
Northwood cemetery, Haines street. German
town. The sign hasa mission. for, curiously
enough, the city of the dead is used as picnic
ground. The young people especially make it
a camping ground and have no doubt acted
with too much freedom, which aused the post
ing of the warning. But flirting still continues
and no one seems to check the young people.
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sories." The crowd which has made a semi
circle around him give him something, but the
most OF his pay comes from the cafes patrons,
comfortably seated and in full view of his do
ings.
Then there will follow this fellow. in a quick
succession, couple of clowns in what is sup
posed to be very entertaining dialogue, or
women singing to guitars. or a sword swallower
who really swallows. or a marionette theater,
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Doubtless these vaga-

Doubtless these vaga-
bond volunteer amuse-
ments would 60 on
every night throughout
the year upon the Boule-
ward. should the author
tiles permit 1t. But this
French independence
day and q few other
great feast days and
the nights Immediately
preceding them are the
only times Of privilege
for all these amateur
and broken-down pro-
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women's Gifts to Colleges.

From the Philadelphia Press.
Those who inspect the statistical charts and
the bound volume of historical and educational
monographs contributed by the women of Massa-
chusetts to the Chicago fair will gain new idea
of what women have done for the cause Of
higher education. The facts contained will be
q revelation to most people, who have only an
inadequate idea Of what women have accom-
plished In this way. One of the most ex-
traordlnary showings is the table containing q
list Of sums of money given to Massachusetts,
colleges by women. It is as follows:
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-07-01

Up the street comes
an acrobat. wearing
over his pink tights u
light overcoat. He
looks quickly to ascer-
tain if any brother
artist is holding the at
tention Of the people
at the tables. II the
coast is clear he doffs
his coat, spreads out
his carpet, makes his
speech and begins his
act. When he has fin
ished he takes up a col
lection for the expense
of costr1ma and acces-