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Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20
A STICK OF LIcoRlcE.


Where the Plant Grows and How 1t Is
Prepared For Consumption.
Black licorice is made from the juice
of the hcorice plant, mixed with starch
to prevent it from melting in hot wealth
er. The licorice plant grows for the
most part on the banks of the Tigris
and Euphrates rivers, which flow
through immense treeless prairies of un-
cultivated land. The climate of these
great plains is variable Half the year
it is mild and pleasant, but for three
months it is very cold, and for three
months in summer hot winds sweep
across the country, raising the tempera-
ture to 104 degrees for weeks at time.
The licorice plant is shrub three
feet high and grows without cultiva-
tion in situations where its roots can
reach the water. The usual time of col
lecting is the winter, but roots are dug
all the year round. At first the root is
full of water and must be allowed to
dry, q process which takes nearly a
year. 1t is then cut into small pieces,
from six inches to a foot long. The good
and sound pieces are kept, and the rot
ten ones are used for firewood. The lic-
orice is then taken in native river boats
of Bassora, whence it is shipped in
pressed bales to London.
AS the valley of the Euphrates con-
tanned one of the earliest civilizations
in the world, it is probable that lieorice
is about the oldest confection extant,
and that the taste, which pleases nearly
all children today, was familiar to the
little brown boys and girls of Babylon
and Nineveh 5000 years ago.-Pitts-
burg Dispatch.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20

PRESIDENT CLEVELAND treatment
OF the financial question, in that por-
ton of his message endorsing Secre-
tary Carlisle's plan to increase the
elasticity of the currency of National
banks and to provide for the exemp-
ton from taxation of currency issued
by State banks, under certain stated
conditions, was markedly concilIatory
in tone, and it is as little as the dem
ocrats in Congress can do, whether
they are willing to endorse the pro.
posed plan, or any part of it, to meet
the recommendations with the same
treatment That there are good fea-
lures about the proposed plan will be
admitted by even those who will op-
pose its adoption, and, in view of the
closing words of the Presidents mes
sage, assuring Congress, "that, wheth-
er in accordance with recommends
tions l have made or not, | shall be
glad to cooperate in perfecting any
legislation that tends to the prosperity
and welfare of our country" the peo.
pie will expect some action by Con-
press,
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20
A SONG oE SUMMER lime.

Oh, the swayinR Of the branches and the fit
ting through the trees,
And the music Of the voices that come upon
the breeze.
Oh, the singing and the winging Of the birds
that come and go,
And the frislxing of the squirrels as they scam
per to and fro!
Oh, the ferns and mossy carpets, and the wa
tiers dark and cool
That go stealing through the shadows from
some clear, unsullied pooll
Oh, the trilling of the songsters
From the branches and the grass
And the glancing of the sunlight
On the waters as we passl
Oh, the glancing Of the sunlight as it strikes
the waters clear.
And the singing of the thrushes, and the other
songs we hearl
Oh, the boating and the floating on the waters
Of the lake,
And the ripples and the shadows that go dane
ing from our wakel
Oh, the breezy days of pleasure, and the pleas
ant nights to dream,
When the stars look down and twinkle, and
the winged lanterns gleaml
Oh, the summers in the country,
Where the songsters nest and sing,
And the pleasure without measure
That the woods and waters bringi
Frank H. Sweet in Donahoes Magazine.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20
She Feared the Worst.
"Give me the pier"

"Glve me the pier!
Out upon the lawn of the Castle Nc
Murtry stood young girl just in the
springtide of youth. Some scarlet roses
that swung lazily to and fro in the breath
of June morning were not more beauti-
full than those which bloomed so brightly
in the peachy checks of the Lady Con-
stance McMurtry, and her slight but fault
lessly nodded figure, set off to perfection by
a plain morning dress of white muslin, had
in it's movements more of grace and beau
ty than those of the gray hound which lay
silently at the feet of it's mistress, watch
ing her every movement with intelligent
and loving eyes, The girls rippling gold
en- hair was simply tied with blue rib
bon. The lovely, half childish face was
poem complete in itself 1t was a face
that changed with every thought-one
moment gay and bright, in another
thoughtful and sad. AS she spoke the
words with which this chapter opens there
was wistful look upon the pretty face,
and the brown eyes shot forth u yearning
will. l.I-ever- find -the-hairbrush glance that
was pitiful in it's sad beauty.
For moment Lord Wyverne did not
reply. Then, placing his hand on the
girls shoulder and looking into her eyes
with grave tenderness that told how
the horror of the scene was pressing upon
him, he said in tones that were almost a
sob: 'You must be brave, my child, must
nerve yourself to bear great grief.
my God" exclaimed the girl. "Tell
me what has happened. 1t surely cannot
be that there is no pieS"
"No, my darling" replied the earl. ut
10 not SO bad as that. Your aunt is dead. /"
"Ah," said Constance, "how Su fright
ened mel thought surely it was the pie. "
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20
OHIO STATE NEWS.
NOTES OF INTEREST TO OUR READ
ERS IN OUR OWN STATE.

Concise and Condensed Telegraphic Re-
ports For Several Days-An Interesting
Collection Of Items From Here and
There Throughout the State.
COLUMBUS, o., Dec. 5.-Secretary of
State Taylor has filed his annual report
with the governor. 1t shows tlFat there
were filed and recorded during the year
1889 articles Of incorporation, and 964
certificates and other papers relating to
corporations. The aggregate amount of
capital stock, original and increased,
invested during the year, was $40, 760,-
300, as compared with $297, ,481, 800 in
1898.
The secretary says that sin recent
years the corporation has become ia.
voriGe form of investment of private
capital, but the widespread financial
depression that has prevailed through
out the country during the past year
has tended to discourage the projection
of business ventures of any magnitude.
and as consequence the revenues of
the department have been materially af-
fected."
The fees collected amounted to the
sum of $92,92l.99, as compared with
$l70,30l i'll 1893, being a decrease of
$77,379.01. OF the fees collected, So, ,43O
were collected of foreign corporations
under the act of April 20, 1898, and $1S,-
o5O.Of under the act of May 16, 1894.
Deducting these amounts from the total
collections would leave but $67, 941. 95 of
fees paid by domestic corporations,
which is a decrease over 1893 of $685.
654.05.
AT the time of his annual settlement
in 1898, there remained in his hands
1913, 900, which had been enjoined from
being paid into the state treasury pend
ing litigation, which, having been final
ly. determined, the report shows, was
covered into the treasury.
The expenses of the department
amounted to the sum of $23,307.JO.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20

al can give the cause of the Demo
cratic defeat by illustration" said a
county official.
"All right. What is it2"
ain a certain Kentuckey town the
distillers agreed to give barrel OF
whiskey for some public purpose,
which was to be sold out in a saloon.
Now. one of them conceived the Idea
of furnishing his part in water as 1t
would not be noticed in the barrel,
but unfortunately for the project
they all had the same idea, and when
it was tapped it contained nothing
but pure water. Now my theory is,
that some Democrat got it into his
head that he would rebuke Congress
by voting the Republican ticket, but
the idea was contagious and they all
did it, and behold the result"
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20

"Penny wise and Pound fool
ish" are those who think it
economy to use cheap rosin
and soda soaps, or washing
powders of any kind, instead
of the good old Dobbins' Elec-
trio Soap; for sale by all gro
GERS since 1869, and used dur
ing all that time by millions
of intelligent economical wom-
en- who know its merit, and
therefore use it. All who use
it praise it as the best, cheap
est, and most economical. soap
made, but if you will try it,
even just once, it will tell as
much stronger tale of its merits
itself. Ask your grocer for
Dobbins' Electric Soap, take
nothing else.
men make cheap
limitations of the
LOTS best articles; other
unscrupulous men
seek to palm them off on their customers
as the genuine, for the sake of the additional
profit made by the deceit. There are lots
of limitations of Dobbins Electric Soap.
Everyone of them will ruin and rot clothes.
See tnat our name is on every wrapper.
DOBBINS' SOAP MFG co.:
Successors to I. l.. Cragin & Co.,
PHILADELPHIA, PA.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20
DESTROYED Its Own Identity.

One step from the sublime to the
ridiculous. This is an old truism. 1t
might be said also that comedy and
tragedy are very near to each other-at
least so argued that prince Of good fell
lows, Nat Goodwin.
Seated in Delmonico's cafe one day
recently, Goodwin was entertaining a
number of friends with personal remi-
niscences of European trip In de-
lightfully ingenious manner he made
himself the butt in each story, and con.
vulsed his auditors with laughter.
Finally he said: II was walking
down street the other day-that is, l
was or another fellow was, it doesn't
make any difference. You don't want
to spoil story on technicalities. Any
how I or the other fellow was walking
down street and CHANGED to pass an ex-
press Office.
''The expresslnan was loading his
wagon preparatory for his afternoon
round OF sudden the forwarding
agent or whatever you call him came
out with small dog.
"'Where's he going?' asked the driv-
or.
"'I don't know
"'Don't know?'
"Naw.'
"'Why the -- don't you know?'
"'Now, don't get previous, said the
forwarding agent. Il don't know, an il
don't know, an nobody knows. It's et
up it's tag, that's the reason.
His auditors laughed, but Goodwin
drew long face. 81 say it's pathetic, "
he remarked. 'Think of the position Of
that dog. In a thoughtless moment he
destroyed his own identity. It's trag
edy in real life. New York Herald.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20

Then why did he order your re,
lease?''
'He saw your plan; he admired your
courage. Could a fiend have done less:'
Perhaps this was the case. But il
SO it was a deed of mercy and the only
one that man ever did"
Antonio de-Nantes was not again ar
rested and lived happily with that sis
ter who had so nobly imperiled her own
life to save him by representing the
beggar girl of Paris. Pheasant Hours.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20

SIT is a pleasure to sell Chamberlain's
Cough Remedy" says Stickney & Dentler,
druggists, Republic, Ohio, because custo-
mer after once using it, is almost certain to
call for it when again in need of such medi
cine. We sell more of it than of any other
cough medicine we handle, and it always
gives satisf action" For cough. colds and
Group, it is without an equal. For sale by
D. j. Humphrey, Napoleon, Ohio. I'm
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20

On, no, the Republican party isn't
the friend of the great corporations,
trusts and combines. 1t is merely a
coincidence that it proposes to send
such notorious corporation men as Ell
kins, W. Va; Thurstou, of Neor.,
and Addicks. of DEL, to the U. 5.
Senate.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20

A great many professional Office
seekers have been found under the
cloak of municipal reform, in New
York and elsewhere.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20

The Republicans think they have
such "cinch'' on the next President
that they can afford to fight like Kill
kenny cats over the nomination. The
voters may surprise them.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20

EASTERN papers are asking whether
the Goulds intend to build railroad
between New York and Baltimore?
If they do they will reverse the fami'
ly policy. The late Jay Gould got all
his railroads through the wrecking
system, of which he was the most ex-
pert manipulation the country has
produced.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20

FEAR that Republican Senators will
prevent legislation is not valid ex-
cuse for the failure of Democratic
Senators to Try to legislate. Let ev-
cry Democrat in the Senate remem-
ber that.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20
LATE PERIODICALS.

The Christmas number of Town ToPIos
reaches us in particularly attractive guise,
its handsome colored cover attracting the
eye as readily as the excellence of the cor
tents appeals to the mind of the ,ader. In
its 48 pages of choicest reading matter are
10 be found stories and poems, tragic. senti
mental and humorous, by the clever contem-
porary authors, including Bret Harte, Walter
Besant, Bliss Carman, etc., etc., as well as a
series of ably prepared reviews of the doings
of the year 1894 in the realms of society,
music. the drama, litel ature and the fine
arts. There is also goodly collection of
the bright verses and witticisms that have
earned the paper its high reputation, most of
the latter being turned on the customs and
traditions of the time. One may safely say
that glance through the pages of this mum
ber will be certain to add to ones enjoyment
of the holiday period of mirth and # ioicing.
Town Topics Publishing Company, 208 8Fiith
Avenue, New Yo'k City.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20

The perfect currency plan, like the
perfect man, is yet to come; but Sec
retaryC Carlisle's plan appears to be rec
ognized bv the Democrats in Congress
as the best yet presented.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20

Gov. MCKINLEY may conclude to
withdraw that boom for repairs if
the big Republicans do not stop jump
ing on 1t, via the Mckinley tariff law.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20

If any person knows of an instance
in which labor organizations benefit
ted their members by taking sides on
partisan political questions they
possess bit of exclusive information.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20

CAN it be possible that Congress
man Boutelle, of Maine, is trying to
do for the Reed boom what Steve Ell
kins did for the '92 Blaine Boom?
IL looks that way.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20

PENNSYLVANIA has a Blubeard up
to-date in the person Of a farmer who
is accused OF having disposed of two
wives by using arsenic.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20

The Democrats in Congress have it
in their power to make currency
commission unnec essary, and late in
dications are that they are going to
do it,
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20

HUMPH! The Republican book
makers class John J. Ingalls, as rank
outsider fifty to one shot-ln the
Kansas Senatorial race.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20

THE new treaty with China needs
only the Presidents official proclama-
tion to become law. Perhaps the
President is waiting to see how much
of China Japan will leave before an
nouncing the treaty.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20

IT begins to look as though the old
question of whether the government
or the banks should furnish our cur
rency would be revived in the next
Presidential campaign.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20

1T is rather late for the Democrats
in the Fifty-third Congress to be
learning the art of getting togeth-
err" but it is gratifying all the same.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20

POSTMASTER GENERAL BIssELL will
receive the thanks of the business
world for his action, giving merchants
an opportunity to catch the latest for.
eign mails with their correspondence.
The Improvement goes into effect
January !, 1895.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20

M. Fl. DEFY DUNG, the San Francis
co publisher, has purchased valuable
collection Of Napoleonic coins and
medals, but his negotiations for the
purchase of a seat in the U. S. Senate
have not yet been successfully con-
cluded.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20
TOWN TOPICS,
The Journal Of Society,
50 PAGEs) .,,o, CTHURsDAY,r

Is universally recognized as the most complete
weekly journal in the world.
Its 1Saunterings" columns are inimitable. Its
ociey news especially Of the doings Of the 400 Of
3Uer the toorld is not equalled by any Newspaper.
tie Financial Department is authority with an
81 current literature-is by the cleverest OF re-
viewers Its "Afield and Anoat" makes It the
Yachting football. rowing, shooting, fishing, etc
It's ION the Turf" exces all other racing notes It's
buriesQues poems and Jokes are the cleverest rs
stories are by the best writers-among them Amelio
Rives F. Marion Crawford. Julian Hawthorne, Edgar
Fawcett, Gilbert Parker, Mary J. Hawker {" Lance
Ripling Ambrose Bierce, etc. etc., and are, even IL
trfe risque yet always clever, bright and pretty,
:efined and moral woman. In addition 20 all this
there is each week supplement, portrait, In colors
of some man eminent in his walk of life.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20
BUSINESS. Cone, o9s

BUSINESS. colleges COLI 't"s the Country Unf'is is
located at Fayette, o. Its actual business
rooms are marvels Of beauty. 1t is superior in
advantages to the city business colleges, while
the expense is only one--af or onethird as great.
Its courses are thorough; its methods, the best
and its graduates SUCCEED. 1t receives the
praise Of every student who enters it, Do no
SssSg9s Sss SSt fS Ss prssdsnt %rs for OF COLLEGE,
J.E. DODDS, Fayette, Ohio
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20

THERE is one unanswerable reason
why Gov. Mckinley should not be
President-he is a ore-idea man.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20

DR.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Highest Award.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20

1.-The always fascinating atmosphere OF
stock speculation forms the subject of Gil
mer McKendree's strong story, "A Deal in
Denver" which is the leading feature OF the
December number of that sprightly publi-
cation, "Tales from Town Topics" The
picture of high-clas New York physician
who negects his patients and his practice to
plunge into the msestrom of Wall street is
graphically drawn, and the story possesses
other elements, both tragic and pathetic,
that are sure to interest the reader from start
to finish. The case of murder so ingeni
ously contrived and skilfully executed as to
utterly battle the police is suffic emily thrill
ing to enchain the attention of the reader,
even without the other strong elements thu t
"a Deal in Denver" contains. "A Deal in
Denver" is accompanied bya cole otion of
short stories, sketches, poems and witticisms
taken from the back numbers of Town
Topics. The whole makes bright volume,
especially suited for an acceptable holiday
gift. Town Topics Publishing Company,
2O9 Fifth avenue, Nep York City.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20

One can hardly imagine a more suitable
Christmas gift for an art friend than the
December number of THE ART AMATEUR. AS
it lies now before us it seems indeed treas
ury of Art, both for the art student-to whom
it is a necessity-and the general reader. On
opening it we find two charming color plates
absolute facsimiles of costly paintings:
"a Summer Evening"" by E. Sanchez Per-
rier, and Purple and Gold"( Pansies), by
Maud Stumm Then there is very large life
study in charcoal, printed on gray blue pa
per, and eight pages of Wording Designs for
China and ass Painting. Embroidery,
Wood Carving, etc. Special attention is
paid to the needs of those learning to be-
come illustrators. China Paintings is cover
ed by such expert writers as Mrs. s. s.
Frackelton, Mrs. Anna B. Leonard, Charles
Volkmar and G. E. Brady; and the pages
overflow with pretty designs and artistic
fancies For The House we lind illustrated
Suggestions for Library" and papers on
"The Hanging of Pictures," Flowers and
Plants in Home Decoration" "Embroid-
ery," "Light Wrought-Iron Work." ard
Designs for Chip-Carving just simple
enough for our manual training classes.
"The Decoration of Churches at Christmas"
and christmas Iconography and Symbol
ism" are also treated of. Besides all this,
there is an article on the late Albert Moore,
with illustrations of his work, and one on
The Art Institute of Chicago, with splen-
did double page wood engraving. The illus
trations, indeed, are we'll worthy of the text,
81 cents. MONTAGUE MARKS, Publisher, %
UNION SQUARE, YEw YORK.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20

The "only Democratic congressman
reelected by an increased majority"
is turning up quite frequently.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-12-20

Examinations will commence at Q O'Clock am
Evidence of good moral characters will re-
quired of all candidates; that evidence to be q.
of the Examiners concerning
tn applicant, or cerifcst of good mora ca
ter from some reliable source.
MRS. SUE WELSTEAD,l
W.M. WARD.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-09-17

The news from Ashland District
of Kentucky, announcing Owens
victory and Breckiuridge's defeat,
brought satisfaction to thousands
of hearts in every state in the
South. and was heralded with Joy
by many thousands of people who
have never stepped foot on Ken
tuckv soil and could have no earth
lv interest in the outcome Of a po-
GticaI or personal contest in that
state, other than desire to see
right prevail, good morals upheld
and honor indicated. In this in
stance the people were against
Breckinridge, not so much from
personal feeling in condemnation OF
his immoral life and unclean habits,
as because in him, as a candidate
for reelection to public Office in the
face of recent exposures OF his prl-
vate life and habits, was represent
ed opposition to that decency, NOR
aIity and chastity which the people
are wont to expect from their rep
resentatives, in public life, and to
which they are so justly entitled.