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Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-07-18
IT Ended a. Usua,.

| A colored man was standing with hi,
back to a wall of q grocery on Gratiot ave
nue., near Beaubien street, a night or two
ago, when second of the same complex
ion came along and exclaimed:
"Ho! OATS yo', ain it, I'ze bin want
in to see yo' fur good while. What bout
dat fo' dollars yo' owe mef'
$50 dollars?' queried the other
eyes, sah-fo' dollars. Yo' has owed
me dat money sence las fall AIN yo
gwine ter pay or git licked?'
~ owes yo' TO- dollars, does I?'
"Of co'se yo' does. What yo' keep akin
me il yo' owes me fo' dollars forP"
"If owes yo' fo' dollars, kin pay it. .
"When?"
Fright off now, sab. Jess git me out
de change fur $50 bill. Can't no man
say 1 owes him fo' dollars longer dan
kin git into my pocket. Out wild dat
changer'
"Has yo' got $50 billr'
"Whar's dat changef"
"Show me dat bill"
"Show me dat change"
"Hu, niger, doan' yo' fool wild cog.
wheels!''
"Coon, doan' yo' monkey wild buzz.
saws!"
"Hul"
"HuW
And then they breathed hard and glar-
cd at each other and began backing of,
and 60 seconds later darkness hid them,
and the angel of peace smiled as before
Detroit FREQ Press.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-07-18
An Accommodating Road.

"In Santa Rosa, remarked CONNER
cial traveller, ''the street railway company
lives up to its public announcements Ev-
cry courtesy shown travellers on our line.'
"The last time Twas there tho conductor
stopped the car and sat down to read a
newspaper.
Whats the matter? Broke DOWN. !
asked
emo; Joe Thomas wanted to collect q
bill from fellow in that shoeshop. He's
owed it about three years, and this is the
first time Joe has seen him, explained the
conductor.
"The passenger returned in three min
utes, and we went few blocks farther,
when the car stopped again.
What's up now? Another debtor in
sight?' / asked.
"'Just minute and we'll go. Henry
Hopper and Charlie Hardin wanted to
shake razzle dazzlo for drink.
Sin the next block the conductor waited
for Will Keenan, to buy steak for dinner
and lock up his blacksmith shop. It's al
accommodating company.''-San Fran
cisco Post.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-07-18
DIAMOND THIEVES.

The Trick They Use to Circumvent the
Ever watchful Dealers.
A diamond dealer recently interview
ed gave some of his experiences as fol
lows: IA few weeks ago foreigner
came into my store and desired to sne
rings. After choosing for long time he
picked out one valued at $1S. He made
me a ridiculously low offer, which
naturally refused. He then desired to
see two other rings-one sapphire and
the other diamond ring-exhibited in
the show window. While / reached into
the window for them / observed in the
mirror on one side Of the window how
the stranger slipped away two rings,
each worth $3.50. did not turn around,
but went to the door, opened and then
locked it. If l had turned around, the
thief would have thrown pepper and
sand in my eyes and ran away with his
booty. A policeman was soon in the
place. The thief had the pepper and
sand ready for use in his hand.
Another time thief dropped two
rings into his umbrella and at another
time another slipped one into hole in
his glove. A very common trick Of dia-
mond thieves is to ask to be shown loose
stones, which are thereupon handed to
him lying upon waiter. He breathes
upon them, and thereby seeks to get one
or more into his mouth. Others study
the rings lying in the show window and
have one made exactly to pattern de-
scribed. The gold is good, but the jewel
is paste. They then come in twilight
into the store and seek to exchange their
imitation for the genuine. ."-Jewelers'
Circular
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-07-18
Ihe HEART In oLp ace.
A Ariseonesption That Causes Humanit,
Needless Anxiety.


A story told by Dr. @. W. Balfour in
his book ON "The Senile Heart" well
deserves the double purpose Of marking
the practical process which scientific
medicine has achieved within the past
so years and Of administering a much
needed word Of comfort and encourage
ment 10 those numerous workers who,
rs age approaches, begin to feel uncom-
Portable about the regions of the heart.
MANY years ago." said DR.. Balfour,
ga gentleman Of ~ consulted me as to
severe fainting fits to which he was
liable. A distinguished consultant, since
dead. had told him that these attacks
were due to fatty degeneration of the
heart and that treatment would be Of
no avail The hearts impulse was inn
perceptible, the sounds faint, but pure,
the arteries firm, but neither hard nor
tortuous. / told the patient that expert
ence had taught me that hearts supposed
to be fatty were often weak.
The result Of treatment was a steady
improvement in health and in force of
heart beat, and the patient lived to be
30 and did not die of heart failure in
the end, but from senile asthenia. /" To
many people fatty heart" is a perfect
bugbear. But this is what DR.. Balfour
has to say about the diagnosis of the
disease: 1T is absolutely impossible to
diagnosticate fatty degeneration of the
heart.
"We may surmise its existence, but
we can only be certain of its presence
when we see it post mortem. !" If many
middle aged and old men could but
have this written deep upon the tablets
Of their consciousness, what loads would
be lifted from their minds. Yet doctors
of small experience roll out diagnosis
of fatty heart with sonorous satisfac-
tion, unheeding that to many trem-
bling father of a family it is like the
sound of deathknell On the question
of treatment DR.. Balfour is equally de-
cided. "We are often told," he says,
"that there is danger in treating fatty
heart. Yet the result of treat
ment in the case recorded was a cure,
proving that heart supposed to be
fatty was only weak and that life
supposed to be over only wanted the
FLIP Of few minims Of digitalis to
carry it on to almost the extreme of hu-
man longevity" So, true is it, even in
scientific medicine, that little expert
ence and common sense outweigh many
shiploads of mere abstract theorizing.
London Hospital.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-07-18
FOB Y0UR OUTING 90 TO PICTURESQUE
uacKIEGC ISLGHD.
ONE THOUSAND MILES OF LAKE RIDE
At SMALL EXPENSE.

Visit this Historical Island, which is the
grandest summer resort on the Great
lakes. 1t only costs about $13 from
Detroit; SIS from Toledo; SIS from
Cleveland, for the round trip, including
meals and berths. Avoid the heat and
dust by travelling on the D. 6 G. Noating
palaces. The attractions of trip to the
Aackinac region are unsurpassed. The
island itself Is grand romantic spot, its
climate most invigorating. Two new
teel passenger steamers have just been
built for the upper lake route, costing
$500, 900 each. They are equipped with
every modern convenience, annunciators,
bath rooms, ETC., illuminated throughout
by electricity, and are guaranteed to be
the grandest, largest and safest steamers
on fresh water. These steamers favorably
compare with the great ocean liners in con
struction and speed. Four trips per week
between Toledo, Detroit, Alpena, Macki-
nae, st. Ignace, Petoskey, Chicago, $780,
Marquette and Duluth. Daily between
Cleveland and Detroit, and Cleveland and
Put-in-Bay The palatial equipment
makes travelling on these steamers thor
oughly enjoyable. Send for illustrated
descriptive pamphlet. Address A. A..
ScHANTz, G. p A.. D. & G.. Detroit, Mich
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-07-18

last two years Of President Harrison's
term, for when the latter retired the
receipts Of that fiscal year only ex-
ceeded expenditures by little over
81, 900, 900. Under Cleveland in the
panic year the deficit was the greatest,
but it Is now gradually disappearing,
though the present month will show
large increase in expenditures over
receipts due to the payment of inter-
est and pensions and to the usual
summer dul,ness in business. The
figures given above taken. from the
report of treasury officials have a
tendency to refute the theory that
the party in power was responsible
for financial conditions. The expen-
ditures Of the government have been
about the same for half dozen years
past and lad the receipts maintained
their ratio in lS93.94 there would
have been no deficit whatever. From
now on, or rather beginning in Sep
tember when business resumes its
activity once more, after the summer
cessation revenues will soon reach
and pass government expenditures,
a condition all honest, patriotic and
Americans wish to soon
see. columbus Record Ind.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-07-18
The French Capture of Malta.

Yes, it was sanguine expedition
(which, all unconscious OF its danger,
sailed away for Malta. The geograph-
ical situation Of that island makes it in
proper hands the citadel of the Mediter-
ranean, the bulwark of Christendom
against heathendom. But the military
monks to wl.om it had been intrusted
had grown corrupt and icentious.
French agents had already been among
them, and such was their timidity ut
the approach Of Bonaparte that after the
merest show Of resistance to his de-
mands the gates of an almost impregna-
BILE fortress were dishonorably opened
to the French republic without a blow,
Waiting only to garrison this easy con-
quest and to establish a French admin
istration, Bonaparte hasteped on, and
the entire feet in good condition anchor
ed off Alexandria on June 30, With a
few casualties the troops were landed,
and the vessels were left tocruisc along
the shore and to destroy the English
when they should appear. Professor
Sloane's Lie of Napoleon in Century
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-07-18
THE ICONOCLAST.

Young Mr.. Broughton was, unawares
and gradually, in. process of evolution
from the journalist to the newspaper
man. 1t took all sorts of rubs and sur
prises and facers and disillusions to form
him. That morning he was hurrying
through Printing House square on an
assignment, when he noticed before him
woman carrying on her head tray of
plaster images and walking with the
stately gait and even poise of the south
Italian. She was small, brown. She
wore gown of blue cotton, a woolen
shawl, plaided inolive and yellow, and
red kerchief on her head. These glar-
ing colors, however, made her picture
To observe her Broughton passed by her
and then looked back
She regarded him calmly. "Buy O
lit San Samuele says-a his grafton,
signor?"
Broughton had no particular use for a
praying Samuel, but he had various the
ories about our adopted citizens and
might have acquired something in the
plaster cast line If at that moment O
broad shouldered fellow lald not come
and jostled the little woman so roughly
that the tray was thrown from her head
and went running to the sidewalk. It
was the end Of the world for that popu-
lation of craven images. They fell in a
heap Of indistinguishable fragments,
mingling their dust in a complete de-
mocracy of saints, politicians, lambs,
the three graces, and even q model Of a
beautiful foot labeled Trilby. Little
Samuel was past praying for, but he was
no more thoroughly pulverized than the
bust of Napoleon. Young Mr.. Brough-
ton felt stirring within him an essay on
the frailty of mundane things. Then the
air was torn with the lamentations of
the woman.
20 Madonnap Next she denounced
the cause of the disaster, who was NOV
ing away. Head Of big, You area /!
Why-a you hit-a me? What ever done
at you-a? You break-a my image--I not
eat-a more!' she ratified her finger nails
along her front teeth to indicate the
hunger which would be the consequence
of the breaking of her stock in trade.
Meanwhile two bootblacks had seized
the man by tho elbows, and turning him
around ran him back face to face with
the woman. She stood wringing her
hands and wailing. "What ruinl Poor-a
mel
The aggressor was evidently also an
Italian.
''Soyl" one of the bootblacks said.
"Youse has gotter reach down inter yer
clothes an square up wild de dago loidy. !"
"He's bloomin dago hissef," com
mented the other boy.
Broughton had been painfully COM
posing a few phrases of such colloquial
Italian as his Harvard studies Of Dante
had rendered possible to him, and now
uttered them in q stiff and toneloss ac-
cent In effect, he said that it was nee
essary to pay the compatriot for that
which was broken.
u only got ten cent-a, signor, said
the offender, handing the coin to the
woman. He was permitted to go in
peace.
"Ten-acent-si Madonna miai For 90
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-07-18
THE OLD FRIENDS.

The old friends, the old friends
We loved when We were young,
With sunshine ON their faces
And music on their tonguesi
The bees are in the almond flower,
The birds renew their strain,
But the old friends, once lost to US,
Can never come again.
The old frienis, the old friendsl
Their brow is lined with care;
They've furrowe in the faded cheek
And silver la the hair,
But to me they are tho old friends still,
In youtN and bloom the same
As when we drove the flying ball
Or shouted in the game.
Tho old men the old men,
How 81 y they creep along!
How naughtily we scoffed at them
In days when we were youngl
Their pressing and their dozing,
Their prate Of times gone by,
Their shiver like an asrae leaf
II but o breath went b..
But we. we are the old men now,
Our blood Is faint and chill;
Wo cannot leap the mighty brook
Or eli the breakneck hill.
We maunder down the shortest cuts,
We rest on stick or stile,
And the young men, half ashamed to laugh
Yet pass US with smile.
But tho young men, tho young men,
Their strength is fair to see
The straight back and tho springy stride,
Tho eye Us falcon free,
Tho shout above tho frolic wind
As up the hill they go,
But thourh SO high above US now
They soon shall be as low.
Oh, weary, weary drag the years
AS life draws near the end,
And sadly, sadly fall the tears
For loss of love and friend.
But we'll not doubt there's good about
In all Of human kind;
So hcre'e health before we 60
To those we leave behind.
--SpectatOr
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-07-18
rfrht P;rson. Poisoned Nv Nv,

Mr.. I. Ten Bosch writes from Ro-
chelle Park, N. j., to Garden and For
est, saying:
Whenever / see tree in the embrace
of poison ivy, I take my knife and cut
the vine. On the grounds of few
friends and ON my own have cut vines
from H to2H inches thick, sometimes
at the root and sometimes as far up as
could reach, and then tearing down the
stems have uprooted them with my
hands. have done this at all seasons,
and when my hands were torn by black
berry thorns, but I never had tracd of
poisoning. A friend to whom mon
toned my immunity said, 'Of course
you are not poisoned, because you are
dark. Since then have been thinking
that in the cases Of poisoning which had
come to my knowledge tho victims had
been light haired. A Younger brother Of
mine. who is very fair, has been se-
verely poisoned
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-07-18

Dobbins' Electric Soap iu
cheaper for you to use, if yon
follow directions, than any
other Soap would be, if gives
TO you; for by It's use clothes
the saved. Clothes cost more
than soap This soap cost
in 1869 twenty cents bar.
Now it cost nine. 1t contains
precisely the same ingredients,
and no others. now as then,
and costs less than half. Buy
it of your grocer, use it and
preserve your clothes. If he
hasn't it, he knows that he can
buy it of his wholesale grocer.
The genuine always has our
name on the wrapper. Look
out for limitations. There are
many of them.
PRESERVA- of clothes by the
mTON use OF Dobbins'
IIUN ElectricSoap, is an
established fact ofa generation. Itis
not an experiment or wild assertion,
but absolutely true. Think carefully
whether you prefer tosave a cent or
two on soap. or dollars on clothes.
You can't do both. Buy Dobbins,
Electric and look on every wrapper
for the name of
D0BBINS SOAP MFG CO..
Successors to I. L. Cragin & Co.,
PHILADELPHIA PA.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-07-18
The Absentminded Man.

We have one Of the most absentminded
men in our office that ever knew, = said
man in q Nassau street cafe the other
day. He invariably calls customer by
the name of Hand Mr.. Foot and addresses
Mr.. Cobb as Mr.. Web. He sat in q crowd
ed cable car the other day, and when the
conductor stood in front of him waiting
for his fare he said In the most matter II
fact way, Ham and beans, please. The
Incident impressed itself upon his mind to
such an extent that ever since If any body
approaches him while he Is In deep Thought
he at once goes through the motion 81 pav-
ing his fare. New York San.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-07-18
After the Negotiations at Chefu.

"And now
The Count Mutsu smiled amiably.
"After our lengthy labors over the terms
Of peace little cold collation.
He turned to the representative of the
Flowery Kingdom.
would not come amiss. Your favorite
dish Isl
He paused for reply.
"Ratsw
1t was the chief man of China who an
swered
Even after the gloomy guests had de-
parted the japanese statesman pondercd
whether the words Of Ii Hung Chang
were indicative of distemper or wish for
what he wanted. Now York World.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-07-18
Indorsing o Check.

A check should be indorsed by writing
the name acress and not lengthwise, and
about an inch below tho top. Tho top Of
the back is the left hand end of tho face.
Tho narno should be written precisely as it
appears on tho face Of the check, no mat
ter how you arc in the habit of signing
your name. II 1t be enormously spelled;
write IL twico, first the wrong way and
thon the right. II you desire to make the
check payable to o certain person, write
above your name, Pay to or order. 4
u YOU are going to deposit 1t In bank.
write, above your name, For deposit I, 4
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-07-18
The Ideal Panacea.

James L. Francis, Alderman. Chicago,
says: II regard DR.. Kings New Discovery
as an Ideal Panacea for Coughs, Colds and
Lung Complaits, having used II in my fami
ly for the last five years, to the exclusion Of
physician's prescriptions or other prepara-
tions.'
N,Rev. ,hn Burgus, Keokuk, Iowa, writes:
II have been a Minister of the Methodist
npTSopal onafen 5 Ios ntsy years OF Tse
or that gave me such speedy relief as Dr..
Kings New Discovery" Try this Ideal
Cough Remedy now. Trial Bottles Free at
d. j. Humphreys Drug Store.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-07-18

REPUBLICANS were quick enough to
charge the Democratic party with re-
sponsibility for the "hard times" but
now refuse it credit for returning
prosperity. It's poor rule that
doesn't work both ways.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-07-18
Federal Finances.

The deficit in the revenues OF the
government in 1893 and 1894 exceed.
cd $69, 100000. This present fiscal
year will be about $43 100000, show
ling : decrease Of $26,Ooo,OOo. Had
the income tax stood as it ought the
deficit Of this year would have been
1wi ped ont entirely. The country was
verging toward 4 deficit under the
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-07-18

To make materials waterproof, mix
together one pound of sugar of lead and
one pound of alum, pounded separately
and pour over it 2 quarts of boiling wa
ter. Let stand for six hours and bottle
for use. It should bo applied with a
sponge or soft brush until the material
is thoroughly wet. 1t should then be
ironed and hung up to dry.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-07-18

IT is hardly necessary to cali the at
tention of those Democrats who make
a practice Of reading Republican pa
pers to this being the "silly season.
Of the year; they know it by what
they read.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-07-18
Koreans In America.

Roanoke college in Virginia seems like
ly to become the educational headquarters
of Koreans in this country. Surh Beung
Kiu of Seoul has been successful student
at Roanoke since January of last year,
and now Whang Hyen Mo has arrived at
the college to study English
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-07-18

The bill amending the law relating to
malicious mischief 50 rs toprohihit throw
ing missiles or shooting into any railway
engine or car, private residence, school
house or other public building, store Of
water craft has no enacting clause as en-
rolled and "a null and void. Dallas News.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-07-18

Those who are looking for Presi-
Dental favors will do we'll to avoid
making jokes about the values Of three
Of kind. President Cleveland is
human, and that third girl is not a
good subject to joke him about,
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-07-18

IF Chauncey Depew is right about
college course curing the talk habit
all Of our colleges ought to be enlarg-
ed at once Such cure will fill a
long felt want.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-07-18

Ii will become evident in the near
future that there is but one Demo.
cratic party, notwithstanding the ef-
forts of Republicans and populis5s to
bring about different result.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-07-18

The Democratic patty would be the
gamer if some of those who have
posed as leaders without displaying
any of leaders qualifications were
sent to the rear to stay.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-07-18

Mrs. Bingle-What perfectly horrible
weather we are having! haven't seen tho
sun for q week, and everything is Inoldy.
Mrs. Binglc Ga day later)-- Mercy on us,
Mary The sun is shining right in on tho
carpets. Close the shutters. New York
Weekly.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-07-18

The swindling spiritualistic medium
is again being shown up, but, like the
green goods man, he will continue to
find new victims until human nature
changes.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-07-18

Our Republican friends are begin
ing to admit that they may be mistak
en- about the strength of that 'cinch'
on the next Presidency.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-07-18

Now that the existence Of q genuine
and widespread business revival can
not be denied, the editor of the New
York Tribune makes monkey of
himself by expressing fears that the
revival will not last long, Perhaps
he thinks the Republican Congress
will do something to hurt business.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-07-18

If President Cleveland again be.
comes the Democratic candidate it
will be largely owing to personal
abuse of him by Republicans.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-07-18

The acme of absurdity would seem
to have been reached when President
Cleveland Is criticized because it was
MT boy.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-07-18

CRoAKING has become lost occu-
patton, and nobody had time to shed
a tear over its loss; everybody busy
welcoming prosperity.