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Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-09-20
Damascus Ferry
Looks Very Much as Though the Repub-
liCanS we're ChampiOninS Its
Cause.

The Liberty Press, in its innocence,
or devilishness, says it believes the
assertions Of the Signal regarding the
Damascus ferry, because the NORTH
WEST did not deny them, or at least
the one where the Signal said there
was no record of the proceedings.
Now, il the NORTHWEST were to try
to deny all the lies and misrepreseta-
tions made by the Signal, it would
take every column in the paper and
would have to be continued until our
next. To set the Press Alright, and
also others who may have been mis-
lead by the Signal, we give the record
as we have copied it from the books:
In the matter of the establishment of
aFerry at Damascus, Henry Co.,O.
Hearing on Petition at 1 O'Clock D. IN.
This being the day fixed by the
Board for the consideration of the
above styled matter, and it appearing
to the Board that petition signed
by J. s. Mohler, f. NJ. Snowman and
BAL others has been filed, praying
for the establishment of a Ferry at
Damascus, and also, a remonstrance
signed by j. w. Wright, Daniel Ailer
and 3S2 others objecting to the estab-
lishment of said Ferry. The Board,
after due consideration of the above
styled matter respectfully declines to
grant the prayer of said petition for
the reason that the increase in the
demand for new bridges in various
parts of the county, occasioned by
extensive ditch improvements and the
decrease in valuation for the year
1894 will require great economy in the
of bridge funds for the
ensuing year. tits therefore ordered
that said petition be and the same is
hereby dismissed without prejudice.
ID. T. BURR,
M. REISER,
Commissioners of Henry Co., o.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-09-20
An Eye Opener!
Republicans Condemned
Out Of their Own
Mouths.
HOW The PEOPLE HAVE BEEN
ROBBED.
Through the Bounty on Sugar.
VOTER, READ AND REFLECT.

The following special telegram is
clipped from the columns of the Tole-
do Blade, which is certainly good Re-
publican authority. What it con-
tains should be an eye-opener and is
enough to convince the most ardent
Republican that his party has been
systematically robbing the people.
The enormous bounties paid to South
ern planters was nothing short of a
bribe, to influence Southern States
to cast their votes for the Republican
party, and the people of the whole
country were made to pay the price
of the bargain and sale, which
amounted to the enormous sum of
over TWELVE MILLION DOLLARS
during the past year! Thank God,
through the Democrats getting into
power, thisrobbery has been stopped.
Voter, read and reflect:
WASHINGTON, Sept. S.-The report
ed action of the sugar planters con-
vention at New Orleans yesterday ia
voring an alliance with the Republi-
can party on national issues, on the
ground that they had been betrayed
by the Democratic party in denying
them protection for sugar, calls atten-
tion to the subject of sugar bounty.
The records of the treasury depart
ment show that during the fiscal year
ended June 30, 1894, the payments as
bounty on sugar aggregated $12, 2,O99,-
S99, of which amount 81, ,114,2 300 was
on cane sugar, $3.50, 174 on beet sugar,
$17, 312 on sorghum, and $116, 121 on
maple. Of the bounty on cane sugar
$40, S6S, 1896 was paid to producers in
the state of Louisiana, 1928, 1866 to
those in Texas, $22, 113 in Florida, and
$155 in Mississippi
The records also show that the Sill
ia, 4,290 bounty on cane sugar was
paid to 57S producers which makes an
average of $40, 1856 to each produc-
er. The amount paid as bounty on
beet sugars was divided among seven
producers or factories, making the
average payment to each $121, 735.
This, however, represents only a
small portion of the number of bene-
under the act, as each factory
handles the crops of a large number
of growers. Thisis also true of the
cane, factories, only the proportion of
factories to producers is believed to
be much less, while of course manv
persons are employed in the work
and are indirect benefciaries. The
figures on acreage for the year end
ed June 30, 1894, are not yet all in,
but those for the precedig year show
that in the state of Louisiana the
bounty averaged $4752 for each acre
of cane produced, in Texas $37. go per
acre, and in Florida $5S.24 per acre.
1t is believed that the average bounty
per acre of cane produced in Louisi-
ana for the year ended June 30, 1894,
will be about $53.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-09-20
Notice to Non Resident
Land Owners ct al.
To all lot and land owners, and mu-
ntcipal and private corporations,
that will be affected by the ditch
improvement herein designated.
AUDITORS OFFICE, HENRY COUNTY,
NAPOLEON, o., Sept. 18th, 1894.
In the matter Of County Ditch Improve
ment, Petitioned for by Thos. W.
Durbin, ct al.
NOTICE TO NONRESIDENT LAND OWNERS EL Al.
NOTICE TO NONRESIDENT Land OWNERS e. Al.

To Edwin Reid, Edward @. Reid Jacob Berthund
Iaa Stiioert, Lizzie Beavers, q. A. Whitehead a.
T. Hinsdale, JAS. r. Withrow, Crosby 4 Westin-
berger, Herman Bosfa, Margaret Delaney, susan
bates, mary Delaney, Margaret BosBa David
+. Ptddock, John Il. Baman, J, q, Capen, Geo.
Parker.
You and each of you are hereby notified that on
the S1st day Of July A. D., 1894, Thos. W Durbin
ana others filed petition with the Auditor of
sald henry county, the substance and PRAYER
OF which said petition is, that there exists a
necessary Tor the location and construction of
ditch, and said petitioners pray for the making of
SUCH Improvement on the following route and
termini to.wit:
Commencing about 20 feet west and about 20 feet
north Of the southeast corner of section No. o,
town north, range east, Henry county, Ohio, in
the channel Of county ditch No. 493, thence run
nlne north IN the channel of county ditch No. 493,
between sections No. and 10 and and T. until it
intersects county ditch No. 6l2, on the township
line between Richfeld and Damascus townships,
and there to terminate.
That said petition is now pending and that such
proceedings have been duly and legally had, that
the Board of Commissioners have been presented
Win copy OF said petition as required by Law,
thereby notifying them of the filing of the same
and that as such Auditor of said county the
undersig gned has fixed the
Sth day of October, A. d., 1894, at 10
o'clock a. m.
at the starting point of said proposed improves
ment In southeast corner of section No. O. Rchfeld
township, Henry county, Ohio, for the hearing of
said matter and proceeding.
The above are the names ofthe nonresidents Of
an additional list Of persons corporations who in
the opinion of rhe Commissioners will be affected
or benefited by the location and construction of
said Improvement.
J. II. resi-, Auditor Henry Co., Ohio.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-09-20
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Deceiving the People,

Now that the new tariff law has
done away with McKinleyism, the G.
o. p. press are making a great howl
and are trying to deceive the people.
Their great hobby is the sugar, an1
they say that the sugar schedule of
the new law is more favorable to the
sugar trust than that of the McKin-
ley law. Let us see. The Mckinley
law levied duty of one-half cent per
pound on refined sugar and an ad-
ditional one-tenth on refined sugar
imported from countries that paid a
bounty on such sugars. The new law
levies duty of one-eighth cent per
pound on refined sugar and an ad-
ditional one-tenth on that imported
from bounty paying countries. The
protection to the sugar trust in the
Mckinley law was from 80 to go cents
a hundred, and in the new law it has
protection of from 12t to 132 per
hundred. The people can figure out
the difference. But what do the Or
gans mean by saying this sugar tax is
hardship to the people2 Does not
their prophet, Mckinley, say: ''The
foreigner pays the taxg''
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-09-20
Of WOOL
Under Low and High Tariff.

The United States consumes each
year something over 600,000,000
pounds of wool. We produce about
295, 1000, 900 pounds of that. So over
200, 100000 pounds must come from
importing, that our factories can pro-
duce all grades of goods. Wool that
we cannot produce in the United
States must be imported to mix with
ours; otherwise we are limited to the
manufacturing of only such goods as
our wool will produce, and when the
market is supplied with that class of
goods no more is needed, and as
matter of course no more wool will be
purchased than is needed to meet this
limited demand.
This is reason No. 1 why the price
of our wool goes down under an in
creased tariff. why" says one, II
can't see what the tariff has to do
with lowering or highering the price
of WOOL" Keep in mind that no
country produces the quality of wool
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-09-20

THE Signal does not deny that the
Republican county ticket was set up
by few of the party bosses of Napo-
leon, for the simple reason that it is
gospel truth and there can be no de-
nial. The slate was all made up weeks
before the Republican county conven-
tion met, and it no doubt was from
fear of having the slate broken
that the Signal refused to an
nounce Mr.. Meyers as a candidate for
commissioner, and so outrageously
attacked Mr.. Fitch because he
announced to the people (not
through the columns of the SignaD
that he intended to be a candidate
for Sheriff before the Republican
county convention. Both of these
men are poor, but honest and hard
working people, and to be thus treat
ed by click of curbstone politicians
of Napoleon should be rebuked by
the laboring classes of the Republi-
can party at the polls in November.
These men with their many friends
look upon the Republican county con-
vention as a mere farce, so far as the
rank and file had anything to say as
to the makeup of the ticket. Sure
ly, Bossism thy name is Republican
ism
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-09-20
Bond Sale.

CEALED proposals will he received at the Coun-
- ty Auditors office in Napoleon. Henry county
Ohio, until Friday, October 10th, 1894, at O'Clock
P. M for the sale of series Of county bonds to be
known as the "Dillon Ditch Bonds" in denomina-
tions as follows:
Eleven (11) bonds of Five Hundred Dollars (S50O)
each dated Nov. lst 1894, and due and payable as
follows, to-wit:
One (lj bond of $500 due and payable May LIST, 1885,
Two ta bonds of $500 each due and pay Nov l. 3d.
One W bond of $500 due and Pay Nov 1T, isss sss
L" NAV Nav ist' Ist. isss Ss;
Two (2) bonds of $500 each due and pay Nov. l, 9S
To bear interest at the rate Of per cent per an
mum, payable semi annually on the first day, May
and November each year, coupons attached, the
total par value of said bonds being Five Thousand
Five Hundred Dollars 5000, interest and princi-
pal payable at the office of the County Treasurer,
Napoleon, Il Henry comfy, Ohio. Said bonds are
issued in pursuance of sections 4479, 44Sl and 1882
revised statutes of Ohio, and by virtue Of resolu
ton unanimously adopted by the Commissioners
of Henry county, Ohio, on the 18th day ofSeptem-
Der 1894.
Said bonds will not be sold for less than par and
accrued interest. Bidders will be required to state
the gross amount they will pay for said bonds and
each bid must be accompanied by draft in the
sum of Five Hundred Dollars on New York bank
accepted by j. c. Saur Co., or David Meekison,
bankers OF Napoleon, Ohio, and made payable to
the Commissioners of Henry county, Ohio, as q
guaranty that If the bid is accepted contract will
be entered into and the bonds bid for taken by the
party sc bidding. The purchaser Of said bonds
will be required to receive the same, and pay for
said bonds in lawful money and in denominations
not 10 exceed S5O0.00, at the County Treasurer's
office, in Napoleon. Ohio. The Commissioners
reserve the right to reject any or all bids.
LEVI KING,
D. T. BURR,
NJ. REISER,
Commissioners of henry Co. Ohio.
J. H. resi-, Auditor Of Henry County. Ohio.
Napoleon, o., Sept. 18th, 1894. 80
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-09-20
Wool Prices Under Free Wool.

The wool market just now affords a good
study for the political wool growers of the
Country. 1t will pay them to study facts
while, and to forget their theories and their
calamity cries.
In 1890 Mckinley listened to the pleas of
Delano, Harpster, and Lawrence and granted
them greatly increased duties on woods in
order to raise prices. Bu, prices never de-
clined SO much and 80 rapidly as during the
four years of McKinleyism. The decline has
been almost steady, except that it was check
ed for few months, after the election of
1892, and that it was changed into an advance
during the last two months. The decline
has been from So to Copper cent. High duties
on woods, then, have not caused higher
prices as these wool prophets predicted. This
is mistake number one.
Nothing was more certain, in the opinion
of some of the wool growers than that free
wool would greatly reduce prices of domestic
woods and ruin the wool and sheep producing
industries. For the first time, since 1916, all
wools are now free of duty. What now are
the facts up to date?
All woods became free on August 29th. We
quote the following prices of foreign and
domestic woods from the American Wool
and Cotton Reporter:
DOMESTIC.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-09-20

HAVE you heard from Maine?-Sig-
nal.
We can answer in no better way
than by using the language of the To
iedo Bee, thus: Have you heard
from Maine?'' is the chorus from Re-
publican journals. Yes, we have
heard from Maine. 1t is the same old
story, Did you expect it otherwise?
Did you suppose We looked for any
thing different? These Republican
papers seem to be as tickled over the
same old song, as though it had never
been heard. Do Maine and Vermont
comprise all the intelligence of the
country-all the will of the people?
Have you heard from Alabama and
Arkansas? Are you keeping your
ears close to the ground to hear from
Texas? Wait until you hear the roll
call of the states in November.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-09-20

AHenry county Republican express
ed the wish that wool would fall ten
cents pound under the so-called free
trade law. Henry county Republicans
are queer lot. When Cleveland was
elected, one of them at a prayer meet
ing, when called upon to address the
throne of grace, said "Oh! Lord thou
knowest how bad we feel, and we
hope if it lies in your power you will
change the result"
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-09-20

THE activity in the canal business
on paper-begins early this year.
A new company is about to rush the
Panama canal to completion, and
Nicaragua is trying to arrange it so
that the canal bearing her name shall
be at once built by Great Britain. A
scrap book of canal items for the last
FIVE years would, in addition to being
very interesting, furnish strong proof
of the versatility of the gentlemen
who have engineered the attack on
Uncle Sans strong box.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-09-20

necessary to produce all grades of
cloth worn by it's people. To meet all
the demands Of the people for wear
ing apparel each country must import
the wool it does not produce, or go
out of the business of manufacturing
that grade OF goods II now the duty
is so high on this grade of wool that
each country must import to mix with
its home wool that it cannot pay it
and compete in the other markets
with its cloth, then what follows?
Why it simply quits manufacturing
all those grades Of goods, and confines
itself to the one, two or more grades
that its home wool will produce when
used alone.
As a result, being confined to lin
tied number of products, il is neces-
sarily confined to a limited purchase
of wool, and so down goes the price
Of wool, because of the tariff that
made it impossible to import mixing
wool and compete; whereas, if it were
not so, then our manufacturers could
import mixing wool to use with our
home wool, and as q result the field
of grades of goods would be widened,
and consequently all the home wool
we could produce used, and up goes
the price of wool.
But the effect does not end here.
This interchange of wool between
countries, each exporting what it pro-
duces, above it's needs, and importing
the kind it does not produce, but must
have, and all free, not only puts the
factories at work in all countries, and
gives cheaper goods to all people, but
it finds a market for millions of bush
els of wheat, corn and potatoes; and
pounds of hog, cattle and sheep to
settle up differences.
And then the effect for good is not
ended, for it shuts out all shoddy and
gives us a clean pure wool goods.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-09-20
BRApsrREEr,s saws that "a year

BRADsTREET's says that "a year
ago the total number of industrial
workers idle in Chicago was estimat-
ed at 100,0OO The number idle now
is estimated at only $4,000" That is
respectfully referred to the Republi-
can press to show what McKinleyism
has done for the workingmen, and
what Democratic free trade is now
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-09-20

TO-DAY the Republican party Of
the United States is mourning the
loss Of another of its prominent lead
ers. The other day Senator Jones, of
Nevada, made his formal announce
ment of lost faith in the G. o. p. He
has renounced the party of centraliz-
ed ideas and will train with it no long
er. The announcement struck the
SianaL dumb.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-09-20

WHEN the Democrats put tariff
rate of one-eighth of a cent on refined
sugar it is IAN infamous steal.n But
when the Republicans fixed the rate
at one-half cent Cor four times higher)
it was called protection to American
industry. ."--Bryan Democrat.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-09-20
Legal Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given that the undersigned
IN has this day fled in the Probate Court of
Henry county. Ohio, his motion, praying for an
order authorizing him to sell otherwise dispose
of the following claims belonging to the estate of
vanlue Son lately assigned, and which have be-
come desperate to wit:
]. NJ. Patterson amount 81 95 and enc hundred
and nineteen (1l9) others. Said notion will be for
heanng the 9Th day of October, 1884, at 10 a. m.
E. N. WORDEN
st Assignee.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-09-20

LET it be written by the future his
torian that in this year of grace, 1894,
the Democratic party was laid away
to that final rest from which there
will be no awakening.-TOledo Com
mercidJ.
That whistle sounds rather familiar,
for we have heard it now for over
thirty years. The Democratic party
will never die, and it will cease to ex-
ist only on the demise of the Repub-
lie itself.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-09-20

BIG Tom REED seems to have i'm
bibed the belief once held by another
aspiring Republican-that there is
another successful campaign in the
bloody shirt. Hold your ear down,
Thomas, while we whisper: There is,
there is, but it is for the Democrats.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-09-20

How many people can name off
hand in their proper order the three
States which produce the finest hors-
esq The first-Kentucky-would be
named by almost everyone, but the
other two-California and Missouri
only by horsemen.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-09-20

VERIFY, wonders will never cease.
Mr.. Sovereign now says that he is
and always has been opposed on prin-
ciple to strikes. How this great, good
and wise man must have been misrep-
resented in the past.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-09-20
Yours truly,
L. H. DEWEY,
A SSiCtant RntaniSf
OHIO AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION
WOOSTER, WAYNE Co., Sept. Z, '94.

OHIO AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT STATION
WOOSTER, WAYNE Co., Sept. z, '9i. o.
CHARLES E. THoRNE, Director.
Mr.. Geo. w. Myers, Bryan. o.:
DEAR Sir:-Your favors of August
30th and September 1st with large
specimen of plant sent, are before me.
The plant is the true Russian thistle,
Salsola kali tragus, and as you were
no doubt made aware by handling
and seeing it, this pest deserves all
the bad things that have been said
of it. You write of finding it in two
places about 80 rods apart. Kindly
inform me how many plants there are
in each place. The plant is an an
nual, that is, grows from seed every
season. Whether the seeds are matur-
ed on the plant you sent has not yet
been determined. The safe plan now
to get rid of the pest would be to cut
and carefully burn all plants of it
found. In doing this, care should be
taken to scatter no seed when hand
ling. Should a large number of
plants appear another season, too
many to handle in this way, then
they should be carefully cut in July
or early August when no seeds have
been formed.
This pestiferous weed has proved
very troublesome elsewhere, and ex-
ira care at the start will save the
farmers of Ohio a great deal of trouble
and possibly great loss in future.
l hope every plant may bekilled.
suggest that attention be called
to this plant through your Bryan pa
per, and hope that may hear from
you further. Very respectfully,
AUD. ID. SELCY,
Botanist 0. A. E. s.
P. S.-Too much emphasis can not
be placed upon the necessity for i'm
mediate burning of all Russian this
ties found. A. d.
George Myers made trip along the
Lake Shore road to Stryker Tuesday
in search of Russian thistles. He
found thousands of them, scattered
all along the road and varying in size
from small plant to huge group as
big as bushel basket. A majority of
the plants were in blossom He called
attention of farmers along the road
to the noxious weed, and some of
them went promptly to work to pull,
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-09-20

Gov. MCKINLEY is making his can
vas for the Presidential nomination
as calamity waller, thereby making
a mistake which he will realize later.
The people like even the shouting
boomer better than they do the
croaker,
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-09-20

DOES that Republican organization
known as the Wool Growers Associa-
tion wish the country to understand
that its protest is against the increase
in the price Of wool, which has
promptly followed the new tariff
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-09-20

ANY law that dictates to individuals
where, when, how, or with whom
they shall trade, is primarily con-
spiracy against his liberty, and an un-
justifiable usurpation of authority
over his natural and political rights.
A tariff for protection is such law.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-09-20

DECIDEDLY SPECIALl Never be-
THAT BLANKET SALE) fore have
we created so much excitement in
this department. You must see US
on this line on Sept. 90, 81 and 90.
ct HORN & NORDEN.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-09-20

In his race for a denomination for
Congress from Kentucky Brecken-
ridge was beaten by less than 200
votes. Close but enough for the op-.
DOsition.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1894-09-20

We Just received full line of W.
L. Douglas shoes in latest styles.
If M, REISER. JR.