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The broad ax., 1896-08-15
Do Foxes Enjoy the Huntf

P. II. Bryson raises question In the
American Field which is sure to bring
out considerable discussion among fox
hunters. He wants to know IL foxes
enjoy being run by dogs. He believes
that they do. 'If you think the fox
does not enjoy the run you have only
to look at fresh fox as 1t passes. His
eyes are dilated with pleasure-no
fear there-and brush vibrating def
antly in the face Of his pursuers, In full
command Of his mental faculties, and
using brain as we'll as heels" This
same fox exercises cunning and
craft to escape instead Of dropping in
to a hole when II would be safe from
the dogs fangs. Many a fox has lost
his life rather than escape into a hole.
seeming almost to regard the earth es-
cape as disgraeeful, to be resorted to
In the direst stress only.
Bryson tells Of a vixen which, with
her whelps, ran a long way and then
the youngsters, being tired, went into
a hole while she continued the race for
hours, finally escaping into the same
hole with her young.
The broad ax., 1896-08-15
Hanged to SLOW Music.

In the early days of Wyoming, when
there were but few churches and many
attractions Of law, a man by the name
Of Barstow, who never knew fear, and
was a deyout Christian, was elected to
the office of sheriff. Soon after Barstow
entered upon the duties Of his ofice a
man was convicted for a capital crime.
The fact that there was no minister
within reach preyed upon the mind Of
the sheriff, who undertook to supply
the lack by holding an hours Bible
reading in the condemned mans cell
and praying with him. AS the time for
the hanging approached Barstow be-
came possessed of the fear that he had
not acquitted himself Of the spiritual
responsibility devolving upon him,
and devised a program that was new
and unique. After the victim Of the
laws mandate was placed upon the
platform and everything was In readi-
ness, the sheriff prayed long and fer
vently. Then he called for some one to
start hymn, and a man near the plat
form began the only one he knew: 81
Want to Be an Angel" in which the
prisoner Joined. AS the last verse was
sung the sheriff busted himself adjust
ing the moose, and Immediately upon
It's conclusion the trap was sprung.
The broad ax., 1896-08-15
A Wonderful Flower.

The most wonderful flower IN the
world, as well as one Of the very larg-
est blossoms" known. is a native of
the Malay peninsula. 1t is simply a
gigantic flower without either stem or
leaves, and has more the appearance of
a fungus than anything else. It is
about three feet In diameter and has a
globular central cup which has a ca
pacity OF nearly two gallons. This cup
Is always filled with a fetid liquor
which attracts an immense swarm of
nies and other insects. The pistils Of
this queer flower distil the liquid and
1t Is believed that the rank odor at
tracts the flies in order that the flower
may be fertilized.
The broad ax., 1896-08-15
Destruction Caused BY Barp,p...

A Scotch Highlander, dressed In kits
and carrying set of bagpipes under
his arm, appeared at Bar Harbor the
other night and next morning at s
o'clock strolled up Main street In
search Of a good place to try the bags
on the natives. 1t is years since the
uncanny music Of the canny Scot has
been played there. and it had a wonder
full effect, the first tune causing no
less than five simultaneous runaways
among horses and the wrecking OF two
wagons and sets of harness. The bag
piper stopped in the middle OF the tune
to see the fun, and after he saw the de-
struction that one tune had wrought he
let the wind out Of the pipes and took
the 1880 o'clock boat for Bangor.
The broad ax., 1896-08-15
The Secret of Long L,.

DR.. Newman Hall recently ~,
his eightieth year and ENJOYS p'e,el
able yigor. He breaches seys-a aSgl y
q week all over the land ana une'
summer perforgs feats ~ M 1u ever!
eering that for q man Of his r'll'ail.
simply amazing. DR.. Hall VA .S az
the secret and he answered - a. asked
habits and attention to tho 4, Sohe'
habits OF health, going to bed !. and
time and not working hard y. cenI
night have never been a dja Al,
nor INDUCED In heavy suppars yIoE
q cold bath all the year round ana 2ks
always been a walker: an nI ave
ten miles at stretch wi;hout ~ %
Ny sight and hearing are perfaa, sae
totalism has had a great deal ~
with my good health. MY far.
mother were total abstainen
have been one for sixty years ~
never smoked" DR.. Hall mi,h, Az
added-though he didn't-that 1. HH
always been a very hard Wo,s
Westminster Gazette.
The broad ax., 1896-08-15
The Editors Apology.

"wx hopx," said the leading article
In a western paper. apologetically,
that our rxadexs viii pardon this
vxxks issux and thx sxxmingly mys-
txrious absxncx Of a cxrtain lxttIr.
shooting Sam Bibbxr camx into our
ONCE yxstxrday and statxd that as hi
was going to shoot and had no ammu-
milton, hx would Xxx to borrow somz
Of our typx for shot. Bxforx VIZ could
prxvxnt 1t hx grabbed all thx lxttxrz
out OF thx most important box and dis
kppxarxd-
Our subscribers can hxlp to ~
ptnkh oy r'eck II sll thosx who VIII
The broad ax., 1896-08-15

Beware of strangers. Two well
dressed ones recently opened a photo
graph studio in Litchfeld, Ill, and
began advertising that they would
take fine photos for 81 a dozen. There
was a grand rush Of those who wanted
q good thing cheap. From far and near
came men, women and children, each
wanting from one to five dollars
worth. When the grand rush was
over land the good looking artists
had hung up" all the merchants in
town. they silently stole away with
out finishing a single picture. The
regular home photographers Of Itch
Eeld can now be easily recognized by
the broad smile they are wearing.
The broad ax., 1896-08-15
TIDE Wells In Nsbraska.

Out In Polk county. Nebraska, and In
some Of the adjoining cour::.es, they
have q queer lot Of wellA They are
called tide wells" because Of a ne
culiar habit their waters have Of sbb-
ing and flowing. just as II they were
connected with great underground
ocean Polk county alone has between
twelve and twenty Of these oussr roar
Ing wellA
The broad ax., 1896-08-15

Inside the porch Of g doorway Of a
house in Jesmund, England, a pair Of
greybirds built their nest. The pass
ing in and out Of the people residing in
the house did not seem to discomfort
the happy couple" who helped them
selves to some feathers placed at their
disposal The greybird, or song thrush,
often chooses a singular place a. .
nesting site.
The broad ax., 1896-08-15

DR.. Talfourd celebrates his liver by
giving two hundred and fifty dollars tc
q London temperance hospital in token
of the fact that he has drank nothing
In fifty-six years. Both pain and tri-
umph are suggested in this generosity;
but the truth probably is that the dear
old fellow is so constituted that any
thing stronger than the effervescent but
soulless pop would give him both agony
and humiliation.
The broad ax., 1896-08-15

Two Theosophists were first married
Ave thousand years ago. They trans
migrated a few times during the inter-
vening period, and occasionally mar
ried again; and the other day they
were reunited, the ceremony being per-
formed by the temporarily disembodied
spirit of William Q. Judge. which wore
O dress sheet for the occasion. And yet
Rider Haggard thinks he writes fiction
and tells the truth solely by accident.
The broad ax., 1896-08-15

Money is accommodating in the banks
Of London at a great rate, and the poor
owners of the vast deposits do not
know what to do with them. They
are offered a great many opportunities
to invest, but most Of them do not ap-
pear to be filed with promise Of future
results. The capitalists seem to be
vary, on account of the unsettled con-
sition Of the business prospects in
most of the countries Of the world.
The money awaiting investment il
said to aggregate many hundreds Of
0iIlions Of dollars in value.
The broad ax., 1896-08-15

The Milwaukee Street Railroad COM
pany was struck body blow last week
when the common council passed a
four-cent fare ordinance. The senti-
ment OF the people is said TO have been
fairly expressed by the vote of their
aldermen which stood 80 to 8. The
old employees Of the road still live
Corporations occasionally find out that
the people are running this country.
The broad ax., 1896-08-15
Foreigners Favored BY Protected
Manufacturers

President J. NJ. Gates of the Illinois
Steel Company tries to explain the
action of that concern in selling steel
rails cheaper in Japan than in this
country by saying: "The large manu-
facturers in this country are Obliged
to sell goods for export at remarkably
low prices in order to keep their works
in operation and their men en-
ployed." This is intended as an an
swer to the Democratic claim that
since our steel producers can sell their
goods in Japan in competition with
European manufacturers, there can be
no need of q tariff to protect the same
kind of goods in the domestic mar
ket.
American consumers who are COM
planning of the high prices of iron and
steel, and of the thousand and one
articles of which those metals sre the
raw material, may find comfort in
knowing that they are making up the
losses on goods sold to foreigners.
Some people may ask why the cheap
goods, which are made in order to
keep the mills running, could not be
sold here, 30 that the men who pay
the tariff taxes would get q little ben
eft from them. But that is not the
way the protective system works. II
il designed to give dear goods tc
Americans and cheap goods to the peo.
pie of foreign lands. This il what the
McKinleyites mean vhea they say thai
protection reduces priceA Lower
prices for goods sold to the Japanese.
Higher prices for the plundered tax.
payers of the United States. Grand
and glorious scheme for foreienersI
The broad ax., 1896-08-15

In order to solve the Klein robbery
mystery Chief Badenoch Of Chicago IA
getting the names Of all the grocery
and dry-goods stores In the city. The
chief is doubtless following the same
train Of logic that induced him to COL
lect all the soup bones in Englewood
In order to convict one Holmes OF kill
ing everyone that had disappeared
without leaving q future address.
The broad ax., 1896-08-15

Why Is Artist Thomas Dawley Of
the United States confined In Moro
castle? Has he been kodaking some
Of the military executionsf
The broad ax., 1896-08-15


IN midair poised to hear her sing.
The skylark hovers quivering,
And all the leaves that shift and
sigh
Seem whispering of her loneliness,
While softest winds her curls cares.
And kiss her mouth as oft as II
All men and women as we meet
Are glad and swift to serve my sweet;
And others crushed in crowded
marts,
Sunk low In sin and misery,
Her lily hands lift tenderly-
And these. too, call her Queen Of
Hearts"
The broad ax., 1896-08-15

We are informed that there is only
one ten-thousand-dollar greenback,
and that is in the treasury vault in
Washington. We have often wondered
where it was located, haven't you?
The broad ax., 1896-08-15

Affection, Wis, "the town without
woman" has captured one. Postmas-
Ter F. II. ketcalf went over to Farm
ington last week and married Miss
Laura Matthews.
The broad ax., 1896-08-15

A wet handkerchief or a cabbage
left inside Of a mans hat in these
sweltering days may be pardoned, but
the housewife draws the line when he
comes home with a brick In It
The broad ax., 1896-08-15

How are the mighty fallen! Ex-Rev-
erend Starkweather Of West Superior,
Wis, is reported to be interested In q
proposed concert saloon.
The broad ax., 1896-08-15

The African queen who put to death
- Of her husbands will some day md
herself permanently widowed through
o masculine deficit
The broad ax., 1896-08-15

Another anthracite coal trust has
been formed. This comes pretty close
10 fulfilling all the conditions Of q
burning shame.
The broad ax., 1896-08-15

The man who killed the shah had
previously been pensioned by his ma
jesty. 1t was another case If the goose
OF the golden egg.
The broad ax., 1896-08-15

Voting is not crime, but It IL liable
TO bring on US all the pains, penalties,
SEasperating annoyances and incon-
Hsnienees Of jury duty.
The broad ax., 1896-08-15

A German farmer disputed his ,,,r
other day; he said: II pay the S.ars -, ~ y
county tar and the school tai. but ~. ~ .
Total and never had any" p-Hh
The broad ax., 1896-08-15

Some men who feel that they are
born to lead never sem to be able to
ret hold Of the right end OF the string.
The broad ax., 1896-08-15
Denver DIRECTORY

Singls buggy hurnese for SSj0. DO D, y
deceived By worthless limitations but sss
direct from Us and get the lowest whtszs
prices. Catalogue free. All gods stm,l
FRED MUELLER. 1913 Larmer SFSt
Denver. Colorado.
Goods sent for examination
The broad ax., 1896-08-15

.sot ~ sam viii Saw rnx eharsH~nm
n n pickxd out OF thxm and rxturn II
70 On. Nxvxr mind II IT IL batnr1a
Iittlx.-Press and Printer.
The broad ax., 1896-08-15
IN THE ODD CORNER.
BONE QUEER AND CURIOUS
PHASES OF LIFE
aow . Wyoming Hanging Wa Dons 20
slew Music Travels OF . Bnnss-Do
Fares Enjoy the Hunt?-Ths Bditors
Apology.

ROM dainty test 70
parted hair.
Ny lady Is . sun
beam snare;
And all the doW-
ers look up at
her
And think she Is
q fairer flower,
Such taught g
beauty Is her
dover,
1880
The broad ax., 1896-08-15

Entered at POaOGce as secOnd-cIass matte
The broad ax., 1896-08-15

PHGNII BROOM CO. ys s sf1f e. Pre- E: ps
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-02-13
Animals In the Rain.

Horses and cattle never look SO miser-
able as when standing exposed to cold
and driving rain. Every field in which
cattle are turned loose should have some
rude shelter provided, however rough
and hardy the stock. If left to them
selves in state of nature, they would
travel miles to some we'll known bank
or thicket, which would at least give
cover against the wind. Shut up be-
tween four hedges, they are denied alike
the aid Of human forethought and Of
their own instincts.
Bewick's vignettes Of old horses or un-
happy donkeys, huddled together in driv-
ing showers on some bleak common, ex-
press q vast amount of animal misery
in an inch of woodcut. 1t seems strange
that no animal, unless it be the squirrel,
seems to build itself q shelter with the
express object Of keeping off the rain,
which they all SO much dislike.
Monkeys are miserable ip wet and
could easily build shelters If they had
the sense to do so GAS the creatures
hop disconsolately along in the rain, :"
writes Mr.. Kipling in his Beast and
Man In India, "or crouch on branches,
with dripping backs set against the tree
trunk as shelter from a driving storm,
they have the air of beirg very sorry for
themselves.
But even the orang outang, which
builds small platform in the trees on
which to sleep at night, never seems to
think Of roof, though the Dyaks say
that when there is much rain it covers
itself with the leaves Of the pandanus,
large fern. Exchange.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-02-13
Germans Rule Europe.

Europe may be said to be ruled en-
tirely by Germans, since the heads Of
reigning houses are, for the most part,
Of German origin. The British royal
house is Of pure German descent. The
Austrian emperor is a German and SO
are the Spanish princes. The king Of
Denmark is German. The king Of Swe-
den is Of French ancestry (the founder
Of the present line was Bernadotte), },
but his recent ancestors have been Ger
mans. In fact, the French royal lines,
the Portuguese and the Italians are the
only non-Germans among the royal
houses Of Europe. Even the kings and
princes of the former Turkish provinces
-Servia, Bulgaria, Greece and Rouma-
nia-are Germans-ExcbanRe.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-02-13
European Capitals.

The French statistician, M. Bertil-
Ion, has compiled some interesting facts
regarding the population of Paris and
other great capitals. Only SO per cent
Of its present population was born in
Paris, and this percentage has remained
practically the same for the last 80
years. The native population in st. Pc
tersburg is 80 per cent; II in Berlin,
45 in Vienna and, contrary to the gen.
eral opinion, 65 in London-the high
est Of all large cities. Of all Euro
pean capitals Paris has the greatest
number Of foreigners, more than
1S1, 1000, exclusive of $4,000 natu-
rallied foreigners. Among these are
26,863 Germans. while in Berlin there
are only 397 French. London has only
$4,000 foreigners; St. Petersburg,
$4,000; Vienna, $4,000, and Berlin,
$4,000. In Paris the number of foreign
ers increased between 1888 and 1891
from 47,O00 to 1S1, 1000. In point Of
numbers there are more Belgians
(45,00O) in Paris than people of any
other foreign nationality; then come
the Germans, 26,s63; Swiss, 10000;
Italians, 81 1000; English, $4,000; Lux
embourgians. $4,000, and Russians,
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-02-13
Pursued by a Demon.

How many suicides, think you, reader,
have been committed by persons driven dis
traught and hunted to their doom by the
demon of chronic i'll health? Countless. For
instance. we know, do we not, that hypo-
chondriasis ia a monomania-a sort of minor
madness produced by chronic dyspepsia?
Again, insomnia, or sleeplessness, often a
result of the same cause, eliminates in a
arrangement of the reasoning faculties. 1t
is, therefore, of momentous consequence to
prevent the arrival of diseases at its chronic
phase, wheh it daily and nightly scourges
the sufferer to dangerously uncertain goal.
No medicine known to science, as a means
of arresting the maladies to which'it is ad
apted, exists equal to Hostetter'sl Stomach
Bitters. Among these complaints are chron-
ic indigestion and insomnia, kidney and
rheumatic ailments, constipation and liver
troubles. Appetite is improved by the Bit
ters, the blood f,rtilized, and bodily sub
stance andvigor.increased by it.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-02-13
,ut umcun, was Tor some Gays lmpom-

OUT umcuu, was Tor some Gays Impossr-
ble
Presently 10 appeared that be had
caught very bad cold. he Vas threat
ened with congestion Of the lungs.
Writing to the lady Of the manor, the
doctor explained to her that Williams
constitution had suddenly broken down
in consequence Of the great and sudden
change. There would have to be care.
Fguratively and literally this poor fel-
low had as good as no legs to stand
upon. He seemed ripe for oil manner Of
diseases. II his diet and habits were
not strictly regulated, the result might
be lamentable.
A month went by. William had pre-
tended to work, but always gave up on
the plea Of weakness. He looked very
miserable and did not talk much. His
cough was bad. One day, after splitting
ON the gravel walk, he showed the gar
dened red stain. Mr.. Brown, though
he did not like William, looked trou-
bled.
Ever seen that afore now?"
Ruefully and resentfully the other de-
clared that he had never known what 1t
was to have anything the matter with
him. Then be went apart into quiet
spot and lay on the grass and was beset
with terrors. Moreover, great wrath
awoke in him. He cursed the place and
the people and above all the we'll mean
ing lady who had sent him into exile.
Faroff London called to him with ire
sistible lure. He longed for the streets,
the noises. the smells, for his old COM
panions, for the lurking places Of his
homeless nights. Money he had none. As
yet his weekly wages only paid for board
and lodging. But, with or without
money, he would get back to London.
His purpose must be secret. If the en-
emy got wind of it, he would be forci-
bly, detained.
That evening he contrived to make a
stealthy entry into the grapehouse and
to cut the roots of all the vines. Early
the next morning he did the like dam
age to a number of rose trees. A poor
revenge, but it soothed him. Suspecting
that his malfeasance among the vines
must soon be discovered, he held him
self in readiness for flight at any mo-
ment, and while listening eagerly for
every word spoken by the people about
him he sought new forms Of mischief.
His troublesome cough kept him in
mind Of the wrong he had suffered. 1t
urged him to malicious activity. But
before he could do anything worse than
pinch blossoms off certain valuable
plants the alarm struck upon his ear.
"Hoy, London Bill Mr.. Brown wants
you, and look sharp"
1t was one of the undergraduates
shouting from o distance. In sudden
terror, in mad desire for liberty and
home, he SUNK rapidly out Of sight,
then took to his heels.
In the night, at village some 20
miles away, the constable came upon q
tramp who lay helpless by the roadside.
"Severe hemorrhage from the lungs" "
said the doctor. And, but few days
later, William Higgs was again trans
planted, this time to yet more quiet
locality where no work would ever be
asked of him. Sketch.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-02-13
THE RUIN OF THE YEAR.

Along the hills and by the sleeping stream
A warning falls, md all the glorious trees
vestures Of gold and grand embroideries-
Stand mute as In Q sad and beautiful dream,
Brooding on death and natures vast undoing,
And spring that came an age ago and ned.
On summers glory long since drawn 10 red,
And now the fall and all the slow, soft ruin,
And soon. some day, sweeps by the pillaging
wind.
The winters wild outrider. with harsh roar.
And leaves the meadows sacked and waste and
thinned,
And strips the forest Of Its golden store,
TIL the grim tyrRnt comes, and then they SOW
The silent wreckAge, not with salt, but snow.
Archibald Lampman In Scribners.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-02-13
Threw'Away His Canes.

Mr.. D. Wiley, ex-postmaster, Black
Creek, N. Y, was so badly afflicted
with rheumatism that he was only
able to hobble around with canes,
and even then it caused him great
pain. After using Chamberlain's Pain
Balm he was so much improved that
he threw away his canes. He says
this liniment did him more good than
all other medicines and treatment
put together. For sale at so cents per
bottle by D. J. Humphrey. I'm
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-02-13
The Ideal Panacea.

James L. Francis, Alderman, Chicago
says: II regard DR.. Kings New Discovery
as an Ideal Panacea for Coughs, Colds and
Lug Complaits, having used it in my fami-
ly for the last five years, to the exclusion of
physicians prescriptions or other prepara-
tions."
"I have been a Minister of the Methodist
Episcopal Church for fifty years or more,
and have never found anything so beneficial,
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, 1896-02-13

Simon 8. Hartman, of Tunnelton,
West Va, has been subjest to attacks
of collie about once year, and would
have to call a doctor and then suffer
for about twelve hours as much as
some do when they die. He was
taken recently just the same as at
other times, and concluded to try
Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy. He says: II
took one dose of it and it gave me
relief in five minutes. That is more
than any thing else has ever done for
me-" For sale by d. J. Humphrey,
Napoleon, o. I'm
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-02-13
THE SWEETEST THING.


L. mode hAA ne'er meant much 10 men
Not closely do con Its
VagAriss. bat i vow I've seen
The sweetest thing In bonnets-
Describe iti All. that calls for what
hAven't-geniusi Dimming
The roses round ID, twas beyond
Ny poor penis power Of thinning.
Such form and colori Titian's brush
At best could never show 'em.
Then why should essay In words
A picture and q poemf
Yet. for the milliner. among
Ny memories no place Isl
Tho sweetest thing in bonnets nowf
Why, Dolly's fowerlike face Isl
M. N. B. In Boston Globe.