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Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-02

Nelson Vanness has broke ground
for his hew residence in Dodd' S addl-
tiOn.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-02

MONEY TO LOAN ssnt'' at g aVa WITH : 4Sc Rss
rivilege of paying back any amount
any time.
f. J.R. .LINTHICUM, Napoleon, c.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-02

Plenty of 3, 4, 8 and inch tile, at J.
ID. tiser's tile mill at Skunk, Harri-
son township, at reduced prices. 2m
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-02

You can save big money on shoes
at the closing out sale at Geo. II.
Rohrs q Bros. vt
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-02

Buy the Domestic Sewing Machine
for sale only by Norden & Bruins. ct
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-02

Second millinery opening at Mrs.
Freases Thursday, Friday and Satnr-
day, April 9th, 10th and 18th.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-02

A two year old son of Fred Harms
fell off of chair Monday and broke
his arm Drs. Rohrs and Martin re-
duced the facture.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-02

Come and see the lovely hats 70
spring at Kolbe's. ct
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-02

Ladies and children's hats for
spring at X lbe's. 2t
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-02

The musical recital by the younger
scholars of Miss Johnson, given at
the home of w. +. Balsley Tuesday
evening, was pleasant occasion for
u houseful of friends of the young
scholars. They conducted themselves
creditably, both to themselves and
teacher.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-02
Money to Loan

long time with privilege of paying all or part
and stop interest at any time. Reasonable
interest; no commission. Address,
S. II. PATTON,
mch 2B-6m WhitchOuSc Ohio
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-02

There will be work in the ranks of
Esquire and Knight at *. Of p. castle
hall this evening.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-02

Easter tan shoes for ladies, men,
boys, youths and children at Poker
& Westhoven's.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-02

Mr.. Cottingham of Deshler has
secured the contract for furnishing
Leipsic with electric light.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-02

The street sprinkler has made its
anDeHrancP.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-02

The Napoleon Mandolin Club will
play for leup year dance given by
the young ladies of Wauseon Friday
evening
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-02

Common Pleas court will conven
next Tuesday.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-02

Chas. Jackson's orchestra will furn-
ish music for the Firemen's dance at
Holgate next Monday evening.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-02
SIX PER CENT. LOANS.

We are preparedt TO make at once
any first classic oan rendered on Henry
county real estate at per cent. in
terest, time and payments to, suit
borrower, in sums of $500 and up
wards. Application to be made
through d. MeekisOn, of Napoleon,
Ohio, our authorized agent.
THE MUTUAL LIFE ASSOCIATION.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-02

Norden & Bruins can sell a sewing
machine at SIG IS; they will cost you
$50 90 elsewhere. 2t
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-02

Revolvers and table cutlery at The
Rnnl. eft Ok
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-02

The Wood county commissioners
go free of the charge OF bribery, so
the supreme court says.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-02

Henry Meyer is fully ready to fit
out the men and boys for spring.
Beautiful goods and guaranteed fits.
Try him. tt
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-02
Special Corset Sale for one
day only, Tuesday, April 7th.
Horn & NoRDEN.

Easter white slippers at Poker &
Westhovens.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-02

Easter display of hats at
Mrs. Frease's.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-02

The public schools Of DefianC
closed last week until after Easter.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-04-18
"Beaoh-de-Mar" Talk in Samoa.

In the January number of St. Nicholas
are printed some further 'tLetters to
Boy" by Robert Louis Stevenson. The
following is one of Lloyd Osbourne notes
to the letters:
'Bullamacow, which occurs in the fol-
lowing letter, is a word that always amuses
the visitor to Samoa When the first
pair of cattle was brought to the islands,
and the natives asked the missionaries
what they must call these strange crea-
lures, they were told that the English
name was ga bull and COW. But the
Samoans thought that "a bull and cow
was the name of each of the animals, and
they soon corrupted the English words into
''bullamacow, which has remained the
name for beef or cattle ever since.
To the Black Boys, of course, Samoan
is foreign language; and as their own
dialects are so different that sometimes six
men from the same island cannot under
stand one another, they are driven to use
a queer sort of English called s:Beach-de-
Mar" This Beach-de- Mar is the langu-
age of trade and barter throughout the
western islands, and every white man who
wishes to speak with the black people must
learn it. The Germans in Samoa, the
French in New Caledonia and the New
Hebrides, have to use it on their planta-
tions, and sometimes it is amusing to meet
a man of one of these nationalities who can
speak Beach-de Mar perfectly, and yet
does not know real English at ALL "White
fellow he come cocanut belong him no
grass hes top is how Black Boy says
"a baldheaded white man is approach
ing ''This white fellow belong me- is
what he calls his master.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-04-18
The Worlds Rivers.


From the N Y. Commercial Adv vertfser
The Tigris is /, $50 miles long.
The Tiber is only 23O miles long.
The world-famous orontes is only 24O
miles long.
The zambezi, in South Africa, is /, 800
miles in length.
Slow rivers run at the rate of three to
seven miles an hour.
Twelve creeks in the United States
bear the name Of the Rhine.
Every ancient city of note was located
on or near the sea or a river.
The Ganges is 1870 miles long and
drains an area of $50, 900 square miles.
The Mississippi and its tributaries drain
an area of 1000, 600 square miles.
The branches of the Mississippi have an
aggregate length of 5000 miles.
For over 1900 miles the Nile does not
receive single tributary stream.
The River Jordan has its origin in one
of the largest springs in the world
In islands of too small size to have rivers
creeks are dignifed by that name
The Connecticut, the principal stream
of New England, is 450 miles in length.
During single food of the Yang-tse-
Kiang, in China, 600, 900 persons were
drowned.
The most extensive protective river
works in Europe are at the mouth Of the
Danube.
The Rhine is only 900 miles long, but
drains territory nearly double the area
of Texas,
The Irish, in Siberia, is 2, 200 miles in
length and drains 600, 900 miles of terri
tory.
The Nile, from its delta to the great
lakes of Central Africa, is over 1000
miles in length.
The Thames of England is 220 miles
long. The river of the same name in
Canada is 100.
There are 20 creeks in this country
which have been dignifed with the name
of the Tiber.
The Columbia River of Canada is l 400
miles in length; the stream of the same
name in Oregon is 900.
The Arkansas River is 2, 10 miles long,
but at various points in its course is very
thin for its length.
The Potomac River is only 500 miles
long, and in its lower course is rather an
estuary than stream.
The British islands are better provided
with rivers than any other country of the
same size on the globe
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-04-18
The Omen Game True.
From the washington star.


''Dot makes no difference, said the
German driver of beer wagon, whose
attention had been jokingly called to the
fact that he had but thirteen barrels of
beer on his wagon, and thirteen was an
unlucky number.
II don't believe in dot thirteen peez-
ness, anyhow; nor dot Friday peezness.
"Not superstitious, hey?' laughed the
Star man.
81 don't know vat you mean by suber-
stition, replied the German. ''But dot
thirteen and Friday peezness is all nom
sense. l used to think it vos nonsense
to believe that somebody died when dog
howled, but dot has been proved true so
believe it now.
Ever see any real proof Of it?' asked
the Star writer
''Well, l bet you. One night last week
I went home and went to bed, and in the
middle of the night dog in the alley COM
menced bowling My wife stuck her ell
bow in my side
Hans, you hear dot dog howl?
II said: Yes, l hear dot dog howl
I" Well, somebody is going to die.
II told her dot was all blamed nonsense.
Don't wake me up again-let me sleep
''Pretty soon she woke me up some
more. Dot dog is bowling again, Hans;
and I bet you somebody will die.
''Den l rolled over and told her: 4
bet somebody will die if you don't stop
waking me up some more, and she let me
sleep till morning"
"Well, did anybody die?' was the query
of the listner.
''Surel When got up in the morning
| looked in the paper, and, by jingO, there
was man died over in Baltimore.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-04-18
Entered His Complaint.

f:Am dis de place whar' dey complaint?
asked a middle-aged colored man as he
entered detective headquarters the other
evening.
'Yes, if they don't complain to loud
ly, was the answer.
''Den, sab" continued the visitor,
dropping his voice almost to whisper, 81
wish to complain dat my clothes-line was
robbed last night, Yes, sab, while we
slumbered somebody dun came along an
robbed dat clothes-line in de moas dis
contented fashun.
Have you a list of the stolen articles2''
II has, sab. It was one white shirt
sah-de only white shirt dat | possessed
in all dis world. While we was locked in
de embrace of Morferous some viIlainous
pusson dun climbed de fence an bore dat
shirt away
's.Just shirt, eh p
s.Jess a shirt, sah =
s'That wasn't such great loss.
"No, sab, not sich a great loss, but
look at de principle Of de thing, sab. If
a hilarious villain am permitted to dislocate
a white shirt from a clothesline with
impecuniosity, what guarantee hev we got
dat the same pusson won't return an
abominate de entire Monday weshin' an
like nuff plumber de domicile to boot? I
hain't lookin' at de shirt, sab, but at de
immortality Of lowin' an unhung scoundrel
to take advantage Of de auspishus oe-
casion
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-04-18
woman's Rights Campaign.

ITO what am I indebted for the honor
of this call?''
1t was Mrs. Mary Ellen Rickets who
spoke. She held in her hand the card of
Mrs. Samantha Jenkinson, which had Just
been laid on the desk by the Office girl, for
the card was followed almost instantly by
the entrance of the person whose name it
bore.
There was really no necessity for the use
of the card, for the two had frequently
met.
Mrs ricketts, was the candidate for
Congress on the Republican ticket, while
Mrs. Jenkinson was the Democrat nomi-
nee. Under the circumstances it was
natural for her to be surprised at receiving
a call from her opponent.
~ came to see you on small matter
of business, . replied the visitor.
''Pray proceed.
81 have learned from good authority
that your managers are bent upon a cam
paign of personalities, and that they intend
to give to the press certain slanderous
gossip about me intended to inime my
candidacy
The speaker paused, aud Mrs. Rickets
said interrogatively
"WeIl p
"Well," echoed Mrs. Jenkinson, ''we
must keep personalities out of the cam
paign.''
"We must, must we
"We must p
Mrs. ricketts, sneered
Mrs. Jenkinson waxed wroth.
"Look here, Mary Ellen Rickets, she
exclaimed, don't you dare to turn up
your snub nose at me, now
Samantha Jenkinson, retorted Mrs
Ricketts,, ''my nose is not snub, and don t
you dare to presume to dictate what my
managers shall or shall not do in this cam
paign.'
"We'll see about that. Mary Ellen
Rickets, you were engaged to my husband
in your young days, a good many years
ago.
s'rm not nearly as old as you, L have
you know.
''You are =
''Tm not r.
''We will pass that point, but l want to
say that when l married my husband all
your letters were still inhis possession, and
1 have them now"
s'You spiteful thing r.
Many good laugh I've had over
them. What perfect goose you were r
Il just hate you; so, there r
''And l merely wish to add that, on the
very first publication of personality about
me in your newspaper organs, | shall print
in the Daily Bugle every single one of your
mushy, lackadaisical epistles Do you un-
derstand ~
The two women glared at each other
half minute, and then Mrs. Samantha
Jenkinson Withdrew, leaving Mrs. Mary
Ellen Ricketts, deep in thought.
The campaign was conducted without
any personalities.
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A Tremendous Cargo.
Froln Inc New York Tribnne.


Boston is puffed up with pride over the
large cargo recently taken away from the
port by the Layland Line steamer Vic
torian about a week ago, ON her first east
ward trip The big load included 155, 900
bushels of grain, 1900 tons of -four, 100
tons of provisions, 800 tons of resin, $500
bales of cotton, 500 tons of leather and
leather goods, 26O tons of dressed beef,
100 tons of lumber, 75 tons of hay and
feed for cattle, 654 head of cattle and
1891 sheep. All parts Of the United
States east of the Rocky Mountains, and
even Canada, were represented on the mani
fest Georgia sent over 1000 bales of
cotton, North Carolina furnished the
greater part of the resin and the North
west sent ia, 900 bushels of corn, Al 900
of wheat, 16, $50 sacks of -four, 22S0
pieces of walnut, and quantities of pork,
beef and lard. Canada supplied 1915
bales of hay, while the old Bay State
furnished 1850 bales and 500 bags of
leather, 80 cases of paint, and 40 hogs
heads and 100 barrels of fine old Medford
rum.
Let Congress appropriate sufficient
funds to build the ship canal across the
Eastern Shore of Maryland and Delaware,
and also keep the channel of the Chesa-
peake Bay open, and Baltimore harbor
will soon be filled with the largest freight
steamers ahoat. Boston Bay is one of the
most difficult bays ON the coast to enter
and anchor in. Instead of spending mil
lions on such streams as the Kanawha in
West Virginia, and little creeks and
streams north, south, east and west, let
the amounts be concentrated in harbors on
the seaboard, and the railroads will furnish
thousands of cargoes such as the above for
Baltimore. Millions of cubic feet of silt are
carried into the Chesapeake Bay by the
Susquehannah, Bush, Gunpowder, Elk,
Potomac, Patuxent, and other rivers of
less current and soon fills up what is taken
out, Why not appropriate several millions
of dollars and clean it out at once instead of
appropriating s1s, 900 to $50, 900 annu-
ally?-Eds. Advocate.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-04-18
The valedictorian's Address.
Tom Hall. in Vogue

Tom Hall, in Vogue.
Teachers, | congratulate you on having
such class.
Classmates, | congratulate you on hav-
ing such teachers.
Superintendent, | congratulate you on
having such teachers and scholars.
Teachers and classmates, l congratulate
you on having such a superintendent.
Board of Education, | congratulate you
on having such superintendent, such
teachers and scholars
Superintendent, teachers and scholars, |
congratulate you on having such Board
of Education.
Board of Education, superintendent,
teachers and classmates, | congratulate
you on having such valedictorian.
congratulate myself on having such a
Board of Education. superintendent, teach
ers and classmates.
will conclude with selection from my
own original ayerses to a Greok Cod:
Standing with reluctant feet,
Where the brook aud river meet,
| raise my skirts and wade right in
To marry man who has some tin
Bows to Board of Education.
Bows to superintendent.
Bows to teachers.
Bows to classmates.
Bows to audience.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-04-18
Africa Makes De Biggest Show.

4 young matron of New York, having
a strong liking for the sunny South, i'm
ported from sole Virginny' colOred
cook named Pennina, who understood the
mysteries of corn pone and hoe cake, and
whose dishes of terrapin, wild turkey, or
venison ragout could not be beaten.
One day Pennina' $ mistress conceived
the idea. of giving her treat, and took
her to the park to see the animals in the
600 She was. delighted with every
thing she saw, and, standing before the
lions cage, asked "What dat say,
honey p pointing to the label at the top
of the cage, ''Lion hab Africa. .
"Oh F! that says the lion came from
Africa.
s.shore nuff An de elfant, whar he
come from p
"Africa.
"An' de hippotmusses, whar dey
come q
s.Africa.
San de corkerdiles p
"Afriea.
can de ostiches p
"Africa.
,An' de monkeys, an camiles, an
giraffs, an cape buffers, an anti-eaterh,
an big snakes,-vhar dey come from p
s'Africa.
San de big pink flowers down by de
frountain p
nYes, they came from Africa. Why,
Pennina, your ancestors came from Africa,
too"
s.shore nuff Shore nuff Bress
your heart, honey, pears to me Africa
makes de biggest show on dis here yarth. y
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-04-18
For the Democratic Advocate.
A Democratic Dog.

Down at Marley, in Anne Arundel
county, Nd. there lives most hospita-
bic and cordial gentleman, named o. S.
Humphrey During pedestrian trip l
recently made through that part of the
county | was the recipient of the most
friendly attentions from Mr.. Pumphrey
and one afternoon, as we sat in his store
awaiting the arrival of the train for Balti-
more, he told me the following story:
II had an old pointer dog, named Sport,
who was the smartest dog, sir, / ever knew.
I had raised him, and had trained him to
point where his intelligence rivalled that
of a human being. He would know most
everything by name, and when l told him
to bring my hat or my shoes, he would
invariably bring just what I asked for.
would be sitting at the breakfast table
of mornings and would say, Sport, old
fellow, it's nearly train time; go and wait
for the paper Sport would walk down
to the railroad and catch the Baltimore
Sun as it was thrown out by the train men
and bring it back to the house This he
did for years.
have cousin in Baltimore who spends
his summers down here, and is Just about
the hottest old Democrat you ever saw.
Well, sir, one morning Sport brought the
paper in 1t was the American and my
cousin got mad all over
Come here, Sport = said he. Sport
approached him meekly Look at that
internal sheet, sir Do you think 1 want
to read such ID trash as that, sir I?
Look at it, sir Smell it, sir And
don't you ever dare bring me that paper
again. Do you hear me, you internal
rascal ! Sports ears and tail dropped; !;
he smelt the offending paper, looked pa
thetically into my cousins eyes and laid
down in the corner
Next day it was our usual paper which
Sport brought up to the house, but on the
following day he brought none, whereat
there was much ado as to the forgetful-
ness of the agent in not sending it. When
we went down to the railroad we saw a
paper on the platform Why, Sport ? |
said, pointing to the paper, what do you
mean? Bring it here, sir = Sport went
up, shifted at the paper, and with curl
to his nose walked away and lay down be-
hind the store. We couldn't make that
dog touch the Baltimore American any
way we tried, but when the Sun was thrown
off he always did his duty. | told the
conductor on the train about it, and he
several times threw the American off to
test that dog, but it wasn't any use. The
Sun was his paper, and evidently repre-
sented his sentiments as a good Democrat,
and good Democrat that dog lived and
died. That was several years ago and if
Sport was living now don just exactly
know what his course would be- y With
a twinkle in his eyes, Mr.. Pumphrey said,
aHere's your train, sir r
On the way into the city two gentlemen
verified this story of good Democratic
dog. X.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-04-18

Senator Palmer tells story about an
Illinois farmer who for several years had
been selling him wood for SO a cord
''This year, said Senator Palmer, s'he
came to me with load, and told him that
did not want it. He offered it at s2 a
cord. still refused, and he wanted to
know why I would not take it at 50. l
told him | was nsing soft coal, for which
I paid sl.37 ton. Gosh T he ex-
claimed, i heard you was trying to de-
monetize silver, and now you are trying to
defuelize wood. Z
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-04-18

Newspaper subscriptions are infalIible
tests to mems honesty. They viii sooner
or later discover the man. If he is dis
honest, be win cheat the printer some
way--say he has paid what he has not
declare he has receipt somewhere-or
viii take the paper and not pay for it on
the ground that he did not subscribe forit-
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AOetrp.
KATHLEEN, MAvoURNHEN.
BY PRoF. cnoucH, of baltimore. Md.

BY PROF. CRoucH, of Baltimore. Md.
Kathleen. Mavourneen! The gray dawn is break
ing;
The horn of the hunter is heard on the hill;
The lark from her light wing the bright dew is
shaking.
Kathleen, Mavourneen, What slumbering still {?
oh hast thou forgotten how soon we must sever?
Oh hast thou forgotten this day we must parte
1t may be for years, and it may be forever
oh why art thou silent. thou voice of my heart?
oh2 why art thou silent Kathleen Mayourneen9
Kathleen, Mavourneen Awake from thy slumbers.
The blue mountains glow in the suns golden
light
Ali where is the spell that once hung on my num-
bers9
Arise in thy beauty. thou star of my night
Mavourneen, mavourneen; my sad tears are falling.
To think that from Erin and thee must part
1t may be for years and it may be forever.
Oh why art thou silent, thou voice of my heart +?
oh why art thou silent, Kathleen. Mayourneen?
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1896-04-18
Safely Housed.

In St Paul $ one day, London guide
was showing an American gentleman
round the tombs s'That, sir said the
man, "his the tomb of the greatest naval
ero Europe or the whole world ever knew
Lord Nelson's. This marble sarcough-
agous weighs forty-two tons. Hinside that
is steel receptacle weighing twelve tons,
and hinside that is leaden casket,
ermetically sealed, weighing two tons.
Hinside that his mahogany coffin olding
the hashes of the great eFo. .
"Well, said the Yankee, after think
ing awhile, 81 guess you We got him If
he ever gets out of that, telegraph me at
my expense.