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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-01-02
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Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-03-21

One of the very first attempts at max
ing an iron stove was by Count or Cardi-
nal Polignao of France early in the eight
eenth century. The results Of his efforts
were simply iron fireplaces, constructed
with hollow backs hearths and iron
jambs. The only improvement it showed
over the old fireplace was slight saving
of heat. In the year 1716 DR.. Desaugliers
of London improved the Polignac fire.
places to such an extent that they could be
used for burning coal as well as wood.
DR.. Franklin's stove, invented in the
year 1745, was a great improvement on
everything in the stove line shat had pre-
ceded it. The principles upon which 1t
was constructed were similar to the air
tight stoves introduced many years later.
Indeed it is believed that had 1t been pos
sible at that time for founders to make
tight fitting castings the Franklin expert
ment would have been air tight. About
the year 1775--there is some dispute about
the exact date-Dr. franklin improved
his stove SO as TO make it suitable for the
consumption of common bituminous coal.
In 1885 Benjamin Thompson Count
Rumford) made several improvements
on Franklin's designs. In 1883 j. L. Mott
made the first stove that would burn an
thracite coal. Since the Inst named date
hundreds of inventors have taken part in
bringing the stove up to its present per-
fection.--St Louis Republic.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-03-21
.Penny wise and Pound fool-

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-
tric 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.
UNSCRUPU- men make cheap
I,0TIS best articles; other
INSCRIPTIONS men
seek to palm them off on their customers
as tIe 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 rum 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, 1895-03-21
SOUTHERN SONGS
A Number Of Favorites That were Writ
ten hr Horthnrn Camnoacrn.

- ~ @%'A N-A~Aa N~,--AI AINr~-~~a
"Dixie's Land" which is really the
proper namo OF the song, was written by
Dan Emmett in lS43 He was one OF the
original four of Bryant's celebrated min
strels, who played that year in the old
Park theater in Park row. IN New York
city and opposite the present city hall.
The other members Of tho noted four
were Dick Pelham, Billie Whitlock and
Joe Sweeney. Emmett Is the only one Of
the four now living. He has resided for n
number Of years at Mount Vernon and oc-
cupies small house In that town. He has
for some time drawn a moderate weekly
allowance from the Actors fund, and the
money thus received has been tho chief
source OF support.
Dixie is as lively and popular an air
today as it ever was, and its reputation Is
not confined to tho American continent
It Is played in Europe and ranks with the
finest Of the simple airs In touching the
emotions OF the people, and wherever 1t is
played by a big, strong band the auditors
cannot help keeping time to the music. It
is we'll known in all the capitals Of Eu-
rope and never fails to awaken vigorous
applause.
NluC-bcubuSO VI tuC Jtee bouko kuONn US
southern melodies were written by north.
ern men, and the southern soldiersduring
the war were keen enough to seize Dixie"
and appropriate It as their most captivat-
ing air. Foster, an Ohio man, wrote more
of the genuinely beautiful plantation
songs than any man In his time, his three
best compositions being "Old Folks at
Home, MY Old Kentucky Home, Good
Night" and "Massa's In de Cold, Cold
Ground" Foster, ljk3 all northern men
who have written similar songs, did not
understand thoroughly the negro dialect,
but his ideas were all right, and his COM
positions were full of sentiment and
pathos. OF all the southern dialect song
writers Will S. Hays of Kentucky easily
takes first rank. His Roll Out-Heave
Dat Cotton, a river steamboat song, is
perhaps his most clever effort.
Foster fell into the error of making the
negro say "massa'' instead of 'marster :"
Some of the old slaves brought directly
from Africa doubtless pronounced the
word "massa," and perhaps small per-
centage Of the coast negroes may have
done SO, but the average darky says mars
ter" with broad accent, and his abbrevi-
alton in the days of slavery was always
mars" In his Texas Steer'' Hoyt has
also fallen into the same error.
In his song of "Dixie's Land" Emmett
proved that he was quite familiar with
the negro dialect 1t was very hastily
composed and was gotten up within three
days to bo tried at a performance at which
Emmett was to do one of his popular walk
arounds. That was his great act in his
palmy, prosperous days, when he was so
well known to the lovers of minstrelsy.
Emmett was never performer on tho BAN
jo. He used to fiddle pretty well, and ten
years ago he had the reputation Of being
an expert ON the fife, which instrument he
frequently used at the performances. 1t
is said that even now he can handle fife
with considerable skill. = Washington
Post.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-03-21
Gorred With Its own Trash.

do not believe thnt the English book
trade Is affected by what is called the
financial depression of the times. be-
lieve it has gorged itself on its own trash,
like the boa constructor who lately swal-
lowed its own blanket and died thereof.
1t suffers also from what every other trade
suffers from In this century-the over
crowding of its ranks. What are wanted
are few great publishing houses-a very
few. Instead Of what should be this choice
few there are scores of firms imbued with
the same views of selling books as a grocer
has of selling sugar and spice. Regarded
merely as trade, how far, how very far,
is the publishing trade of London removed
from that of Parisl
contrast the cheapest French editions
of my books with those of the cheapest
English editions of them, the first SO neat
and simple in their glossy, plain paper
covers, with their good paper and admir-
able type within, and the second SO afro
cious in the gaudy pictorial cover, which
Is deemed needful to attract the eyes OF
the British multitudel Even in what ID
called the library edition heaven save
tho markl--there are inferior type and in
ferior paper, in rough, red, common
cloth cover. Why cannot the French edi-
tions be imitated'-Ouid in North Amer
lean Review.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-03-21
TAME BLACkFISH.
They Come Up Readily to Take Live Min
nows From the Attendants Hand.

They Come Up Readily to Take Live Min
nows From the Attendants Hand.
The blackfish in nature is shy, but in
captivity, with kindness, it is easily
tanned. In one Of the pools Of the city's
aquarium at Castle Garden there are a
number Of blackfish, including some 10
inches long and weighing two pounds.
that will take food, live killies, or min
nows, from the hand. The killie is held
Just under the top of the water and the
blackfish comes up and takes it, some
moving little warily as though inves-
tigating first SO as to make sure that it
was all right, and others coming up
with confidence, taking the fish from the
fingers and swallowing it with asmack.
Sometimes a minnow escapes from
the fingers or from the fish that is try
ing to take it and darts away for safety,
with two or three blackfish, sometimes
more, after it. The little minnow sticks
close to the edge Of the pool and to the
surface of the water. 1t is thus protect
ed on one side by the wall Of the pool,
and at the surface it can swim faster
than its pursuers, and being so much
smaller it can turn much quicker than
the blackfish. Itmay 60 half the length
Of the pool, hugging the wall, and then
dart across the pool at right angles,
with the big blackfish still after it. So
long as the minnow keeps to the top ii
is safe, but If it goes to the bottom the
chances are greatly against it. In deep
or water the bigger fish can do better
than the smaller fish.
Weakfsh sometimes become very
tame in captivity. One has been known
to lift its head four inches ont of Watez
to seize live killie bold Il the hand
New York Sun.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-03-21

"THE gold standard men claim, y
says q contemporary, in discussing
the financial difficulties of the coun.
try ''it is due to the fact that by the
reason OF the large accumulation Of
silver, which is Of full legal tender
value, we are liable to slip onto a sill
yer standard and this fact has de-
stroyed our credit at home and
has resulted in the sale abroad Of
American securities which has so af
fected exchange that it has become
necessary to ship gold abroad in
large amounts" This proposition
that the credit of this country has
been destroyed, or even impaired is
most unpatriotic, untruthful and
deyiIish. Our credit survives, not
withstanding the attacks of the gold
bugs upon it. The men who are cry
ing out that there must be gold be-
hind the greenback eagerly buy
United States bonds which have
nothing behind them but faith.
Whatsoever danger there might be in
a transfer to silver basis is proba-
bly, past Gold being out Of the cir
culation we may well seriously ask II
we have not been practically on d
silver basis for good while.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-03-21

to write out his news but when the
market opened again in the afternoon
there seemed to be no hope left, fol
the stock was at Al Ia, with only
three quarters Of point between me
and perdition.
"From where | stood in the public
gallery saw the brokers whispering,
for rumor had got wind from the
printers that made them crazy. Some
o. them were offering 43, "A. even up
to so for Grubstske stock, but there
wasn't dollar for sale. Twas old
Hewson's broker that started the
counter rumor, making out that the
newspaper yarn was some FOOLS can
ard or else tale gotten up so that the
holders could sell out in hurry.
was psrslyzed when the bidding
stopped short; / didn't know one
more move that could save the game;
was ready to kill myself.
Hi Hewson sent up clerk to say
he hated to see me ruined-I'd better
sell. 1t was decent of him, but l told
the clerk to go to blazes, and further
before I'd throw up my hand like a
white livered coward.
AT 3 o'clock came telegram from
Kitty that said: BE brave, pa has
bought all the stock he wants, and
wired his broker to quit bearing
'Oh, man, but she was worth fight
ing for. She's ap angel out Of heaven,
and I'd rather have died than have
broken faith with her.
The clock was going so slow that
it seemed to have stopped. Five past
three, $40, 3:l5 the stock at Al.
Twenty past 8. 1921 1 was saying
my prayers with my revolver in my
hand for death if lost my game.
There was commotion down below
in the hall-a rumor was spreading
through the crowd, till it rippled up
into the gallery, and l heard the news
1.-The Grubstake syndicate is bank
rupt!
Il knew it could only be lie gotten
up by old Hewson's broker. l knew
that in another moment the newspa-
per posters would be fastened up at
the door. | knew that if the market
held still another three minutes I'd
save my game.
The fool at the blackboard was
marking the closing prices on Tigers,
Poorman, Occur d'Alen, Eagle of
Murders Bar, Grubstake. He'd wiped
out the old figures to write down
Grubstake at the price OF a bankrupt
mine; the brokers were yelling like
demons; the place shook with the
uproar; the clock tieked at twenty.
nine past; the fool was writing the
figures that meant ruIn--despair---
death!
Raising my gun I fred right at his
figures, missed, FIRE again, but the
fool was gone. | fired again and
again, then once again, and flung my
revolver at the blackboard across an
empty hall. Yes, I'd stamped the
brokers, I'd stamped the whole con-
founded bunch---the ruck of them was
screeching with panic against the door
and ! stood alone IN the gallery.
The game was won!
what matter if [ did get excited!
What matter if I did knock a few
deputy marshals out of the gallery
What matter if did damage city
oficial-7or a dozen-or scores2
The news is out; I've won me a
wife and fortune; I'm boss of the
range, and Kitty shall live like a queen
because love her-because I've loved
her like man--and she's mIne'-All
the Year Round.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-03-21

sPRINcE Russ" HARRISON isn't dead,
as some people might have supposed
by the dropping of his name by the
newspapers. He is now engaged in
furnishing bulletins showing that his
fathers illness is not dangerous.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-03-21

The Republicans are already be-
ginning to hedge on the extravagant
promises made concerning the great
things which were to be accomplished
by the Republican Congress.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-03-21

How the Magnetic Springs lost a
good customer is told by John V.
Smith, a prominent Oddfellow, Woos-
ter, who says N had doctored and doc
tored without benefit, for sleeplessness
and nervous rheumatism with pains all
over me, until had decided to go to the
Magnetic Springs. Mr.. Laubach ad-
vised me to try DR.. Wheeler's Nerve
Vitalizer and before had used all the
second bottle my rheumatism and
sleeplessness were entirely cured" I"
Sold in Napoleon by Saur & Balsley.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-03-21

THE banker who is unpatriotic
enough to withdraw gold from the
Treasury for boarding purposes will
be a ruined man if his name becomes
known to the business world.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-03-21

IT must have been great relief to
President Cleveland to find himself
out of reach, even temporarily, of the
men who have solutions-each differ.
ent-for the financial problem.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-03-21

THERE may not be much in some
names, but there is enough in Demo-
crat to prevent its ever being aban.
doned,
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-03-21

The men who do their talking to
President Cleveland through the news
papers have been discreetly quiet for
some time since he has been cut off
from the newspapers. His return to
Washington will start them off again
more's the pity.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-03-21

SENATORS Jones and Stewart, Of
Nevada, are needed for the republi.
can party and to make sure of a
warm welcome they wish to carry
some democrats back with them.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-03-21
The Cubans appear to make quite
as good soldiers as the Chinese do.

Elk PRESIDENT HARRISON has the
grip, but it isn't on that coveted
nomination.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-03-21

THE time may come when divorce
will be one Of the first requisites for
commanding position in the four
hundred.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-03-21
A New york nreachar who latel

A New York preacher who lately
resigned the pastorate of Baptist
church to start a church of his own
gave the following as one of his reas-
ons: "I believe it is more important
to lift men out Of the ditch than to
spend my time in making few men
Baptists."
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-03-21
JUST $4,000!
WITH FIFTY THOUSAND STILL
REMAINING.
THE LUCIOUs REPUBLICAN
LEGISLATIVE PUDDING.
At Which the Political Belshaz-
zar's Are Feasting and Max
ing Mouths at a Protest.
ing People.

The second pull at the unearned
legislative increment has just been
completed and the total amount paid
out in salaries to the mem mbers of the
Republican Legislature, now amounts
to ga, 900.
There remains the sum Of $4,000
still to be drawn out between this
and the first Of May, so that 6y the
time the farmers begin to plant their
corn, the Republican Legislature will
have drawn SOL, 900 in salaries for
services never performed or ever pre-
formed.
There have been salary grabs and
salary grabs in times past but this
grab outgrabs all of them in frozen
audacity.
We are told that the people of all
parts of the State are protesting
against this performance, without re-
gard to political bias or conviction.
Go to! Why vainly fret your
gizzards2
Hath not Governor Mckinley de-
clared the Legislature, which is do
ing this thing, the very essence of
perfection; and has not this same
Legislature placed its hands upon the
horns of the altar and made oath that
Governor Mckinley is a statesman in
whom there is neither guile nor
blemish2
Go to, lest you commit a grave
sacrilegel
The Governor and the Legislature
must not be called to an accounting
by the people of Ohio. Such a thing
would be mlsprision of treason.
They will not be called to account.
For they themselves have said it!
These men and the other Republi-
can leaders in their late speeches de-
clare that the 'late political revolu-
ton" gave them complete inde-
pendence over the people, and that
the Democrats having lost all courage
and backbone, the acts of the Repub-
lican office.holder shall hereafter be
unchallenged.
Go to! For there is gorgeousness
in the garbs of some of the grab
bers.
Behold the Hon. Francis B. De-
Witt, of Paulding Contemplate
him crowned with all the glory of the
true and only Republican reformer
IN the northwest!
Solomon in all his glory was not as
well fixed for salary as is the Hon.
Francis B.
Solomon only drew one salary-as
King of Israel and had to work for
that. Mr.. Dewitt is drawing two
salarles--$l5O a month as a member
of the Ohio legislature and $4l6.663
month as member of Congress,
and isn't doing anything except at
tending to his own privats affairs.
The Republican leaders declare
that the only purpose of the coming
State election is to ratify and con-
firm these and similar acts of the Re-
publican Legislature, and give it a
new wholesale license We'll, did
you ever!--Columbus Call.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-03-21

WARNER MILLER is probably sorry
by this time that he bursted the veil
of obscurity.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-03-21

Do the believers in evolution think
the human hog is better or worse than
his monkey ancestors?
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-03-21
An Embarrassing Conversation.

An embarrassing conversation.
A good joke is related at the ex-
pense of a modest young Dakota
newspaper man, which is going the
rounds and is credited to "Ex." 1t
is to the effect that the pusher of the
pencil went out to report party the
other evening where the home had
been recently blessed with new
baby. Accompanied by his best girl
he met the hostess at the door, and
after the usual salutations asked after
the new baby's health. The lady,
who was quite deaf and suffering
with the grip, thought he was asking
about her cold, and told him tina,
though she usually had one every win
ter this was the worst one she evel
had; it kept her awake at night and
confined her to her bed. Their
noticing that the scribe was getting
pale and nervous she said that she
could tell by his looks that he wa'
going to have one just like hers, and
asked him to go in and sit down. The
paper was out as usual the next week
but the local editor has quit inquir,
ing about babies. Truth.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-03-21
DR.. PIERCE'S
FAVORITE
PRESCRIPTION
cTIRHs THe WORST CASES.

.SioEr City. Ia, writes :
" Ny wife was troubled
with female weakness,
and ulcers Of the uterus.
She had been doctoriug
with every doctor Of any
good reputation, and had
Spent lots Of money in
hospitals, but to no pur-
pose. She continued to
get worse. She was
greatly pref dice d
against patent Inedi-
cines, but as a last resort
we tried a bottle Of DR..
Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription. We had seen
some Of your advertise
ments, and Mr.. Cum
mings, a west-side drug
u;st advised us to try q
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-03-21

THERE is grave danger of an over.
production of new political parties in
this country.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-03-21
TO HORSE oWNFRa.

For putting horse in fine healthy con.
dition try DIR. Cady's Condition Powders.
They tone up the system aid digestion, cure
loss Of appetite, relieve constipation, correct
kidney disorders and destroy worms, giving
new life to an old or over worked horse. 25
cents per package. For sale by druggists
d. J.Humphrey, Napoleon, o.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-03-21

bottle. We tried II with the following results
The first bottle did her so much good that we
bought another, and have continued until she
has bean cured"
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-03-21

chambsriain's Eye and Skin ointmens
Is certain cure for Chronic Sore Eyes
Granulated Eye Lids Sure Nipples, Piles
Eczema, letter, Salt Rheum and Scald Head,
25 cents per box. For sale by druggists.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-03-21
"A HARD-wORKINd WOMAN

1uCI OI idlEl ouuciu
backache, nervous,
worn-out feelings, or
a sense of weight In
the abdomen, drag
ging down sensations
and dizziness. II viii
all come TO an end
with DR.. Pierce's Fa-
vorite Prescrip-
L ton for it's wo-
>man's special
- tonic and ner-
vine f; 1t restores
her strength, reg
ulates and pro-
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-03-21

NOTES all the natural functions ana makes
n new woman of her. Uterine debility, II
regularity and Inflammation are most OF
ten the cause of the extreme nervousness
and irritability Of some women.tne meol,
cine to cure It Is the Prescrpu9n
Dr Pierce. All the aches, pains and weak
nesses of womanhood vanish where 1t is
faithfully employed. Dr.. Pierce's Fayorite
Prescription Is therefore just the medicine
for Young girls Just entering womanhooo
and for women at the critical change OF
rife"