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Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-11-26
oDo,, Paris and the Duty.

Several of the principal importers of kid
gloves in New York are preparing petit
tion to be forwarded to Secretary of the
Treasury Carlisle asking for a ruling on
the construction of the law relating to
privileges enjoyed by transatlantic passen-
gers in bringing In quantities of kid gloves
free of duty on the pretense that the goods
are intended for personal use." The i'm
porters state that this practice has recently
assumed large proportions and that their
business is being seriously interfered with
in consequence. They maintain that gloves
are brought in for sisters, cousins and
aunts" from Paris and are landed as wear
ing apparel of the individual passenger.
The government loses certain amount of
revenue in not being able to collect tariff
duties ON these goods.
There Is practically no limit to the guam
tity of kid gloves that tourist may enter
as personal effects The statue allows con-
siderable latitude in the matter, and the
subject is one which vexes the local GUS
toms authorities. There is no standard
rule to govern the 100 inspectors of bag
gage employed at this port. These officers
naturally vary in Judgment and intelli-
gence, not to mention honesty. The inter-
probation and execution of the law is pri-
marily in their hands Section $50 of the
existing tariff law allows such goods as
are necessary for the "present comfort and
convenience of the passenger" to be enter
ed free of duty. The gloves must be of uni
form size, of course 1t is frequent oc-
ourrence that a fashionable woman brings
with her from Paris whole season g sup
ply of different styles of gloves adapted for
street, evening and opera wear Thousands
of American women ''do" Paris each year.
Some idea can be formed of the immensi-
ty of the practice complained of.
Importers say that hundreds of stylish
women never buy kid gloves in this coun-
try. They can buy In foreign retail shops
to much better advantage The customs
inspector is the judge Of the social status
and circumstances surrounding passen-
ger, and If, in his opinion, the person is
trying to bring in more goods than are in
tended for the individuals use he is au-
thorized to compel declaration or to seize
the articles. New York Times
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Cutting Stone With Wire Rome.

Those who have indulged in deep sea
fishing know how the flshline cuts deeply
into the hard wood of the gunwale as it is
hauled in while taut. Even an iron pro-
lection, after a time, shows the wear of
the rope, which is comparatively soft
This gives clew to the invention of an
Albany quarryman for cutting stone. In
stead, however, of hemp, he proposes to
use wire rope, and with this he will carve
the marble and stone right out of its ma
tive bed. The wire is wound in strands
and has a very rough surface, powerful
machinery gives strong and steady
strain, and the stone, yielding to the con-
stant wear, parts, with smooth edges.
1t would be easy enough to cut the
blocks after they are removed from the
quarry, but where the c1everness of the in
ventor comes in Is devising mechanism
that can be applied to the stone while in
the quarry. This is effected by sinking two
parallel channels in the quarry to a depth
Of little greater than that of the lowest
level of the stone to be cut.
The channels may be from 20 to 100
feet, or more, apart At the bottom of
each is made small hole to receive the
foot ends of the shafts of the machine
This is the only preparation of the quarry
that Is necessary. The ropes, which are
coiled on huge drums, are then passed
around the channels, and as the drums re-
volve the cutting proceeds. Suitable
brakes are provided for the regulation of
the speed and pressure. The ordinary
speed of the strand is 800 feet minute SC
that o mile length of it passes in six min
utes. While the strand is moving, crush
ed stone or chilled shot and water can be
introduced to increase the attrition. Far
better, however, than either of these is a
composition obtained from the tailings of
magnetic iron separator, which costs
about one-tenth as much as the chilled
shot. 1t does not leave the lines caused
by the shot, and it can be used over and
over again. Detroit Free Press.
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"Auld Robin Gray"

Lady Anne Barnard wrote "Auld
Robin Gray" when she was 81. 1t was
published anonymously in 1776. and
various persons claimed the authorship.
Lady Anne did not acknowledge it was
her own until two years before her death,
when she wrote to Sir Walter Scott and
confded the history of the ballad to
him. Itappears that the gifted lady was
induced to write the song by desire to
see an old Scottish air, "The Bridegroom
Grat When the Sun Gaed Doon," fitted
with words more suitable than the rib
aldry which, for want of better, had
been sung to it. The name of "Auld
Robin Gray" was taken from an ancient
herd of Balcarres Lady Anne was q
daughter of James Lindsay, fifth earl
of Balcarres She married Andrew Bar
nard, son Of Thomas, bishop of LINER
lex, and they went out to the Cape,
where he died in 1907. Lady Anne re-
turned to London and lived with her sis
ter in Berkeley square until 1919. The
sisters house was literary center and
was frequented by Burke, Sheridan.
Windham, Douglas and the Prince Of
Wales, who were all habitual visitors.
Lady Anne won the lifelong attach
ment Of the prince regent. She died in
1895, in her seventy fourth year. No
one has ever questioned Lady Anne
Barnard's claim to the authorship Of
the words of "Auld Robin Gray" and,
though I am not going to cast doubt
upon the word of the writer at this late
day, it is necessary to mention that
prior not only to the appearance but to
the writing of the world famous song
there was French ballad extant con-
tanning the gist of the story and the
plot. by Paradis de Moncrif, entitled
"Les Constantes Amours d'Alix ct
d'Alexis. "-S. J. Adair Fitz Gerald i'll
T1ovd's
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Do You Want to be a Martyr?

Probably not! But if you do. try and get
the dyspepsia by unwise feeding. Then you'll
suffer martyrdom with a vengeancel Some
people are martyrs to this complaint from
childhood to the grave, suffering from all its
pain in the stomach, weary slumber and
nightmare, capricious appetite, nausea, bill
liousness. leanness and sallowness. No
necessity for all this. The complaint. obsti-
nate as 1t is, when the ordinary remedies are
brought to bear upon it. invariably yield to
the great stomachic, Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters, which restores tranquility to the
gastric region and nerves, regulates the liver
and bowels. both of which are disturbed by
weakness OF the stomach and promotes ap-
petite and an increase Of flesh. That ''tocsin
of the soul" the dinner bell, when it peals
upon the ear, suggests no premonition of
dire qualms after a comfortable meal if you
have tried course of the Bitters, which also
banishes biiiousness. rheumatism, nervous
ness malaria and kidney trouble
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-11-26

the river nrougn noIes pierced Tor It's
accommodation Thus, before sunset
the matches are filed with pure, clear
sand at q nominal cost, which is un-
loaded on the docks at Detroit and sold
for building purposes.
In early days there was a community
Of Frenchmen who made a business Of
gathering this sand and hauling it to
the city. but they had to work very
hard because of their ignorance of by
draulios and their lack of boats. They
poled and rowed up flatboats, which
they would fill by jumping overheard
in shallow water and shoveling in the
sand. They would work a month with
the water mp to their waists and not get
as large cargo as q modern sand sucker,
operated by two men, can pick up in a
single day. Chicago Record.
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On the writing Of Hi.torr.

AS Froude would have 1t, man must
change the style in which he thinks and
writes about the past 1t is a drama TO be
watched with awe, and we must let the
actors say their say and play the parts as
signed them and not interject what we
think as the play goes on, for we must
definitely understand that these men are
not merely tapestries or "gods who sit
among their perfect work." but flesh and
blood, with hearts and minds like us,
who sob and laugh and struggle through
their life, when whom 1t is our business
30 make live as far as limitations will per-
nit, for, like 1t as We may, the fact re-
mains that history is but the record of our
great mems lives. True, as Mazzini shows
us, they are not alone, erratic blocks of
granite In sandstone age. In them the
thoughts and feelings of the times, which
dimly shimmered in all lesser minds, are
focused, concentrated and flash forth.
They are the spokesmen of the voiceless
mass from whom they have come forth,
from whom they draw the inspiration
which still urges on. They are the signs
and products of the time. Could we but
understand them we should have learned
all. But how to do this is the question to
be faced
It is impossible, says Thackeray, who
argues that at best we can but guess as to
the character of these great men, We start
with wrong impressions and misiudge, or
after years of intimacy some stray word
can change our whole conception of a man.
We have no perfect knowledge Of ourselves.
What hope then is there we can ever know
those men who move among the faroff
mists, about whom jarring histories ex-
ist, which cannot be reduced to unisonl
"Oh, venerable daughter of Mnemosyne, "
he cries, II doubt every single statement
you ever made since your ladyship was
muse! Fer all your grave airs and high
pretensions you are not whit more trust
worthy than some of your lighter sisters
on whom your partisans look down. ~
Gentleman's Magazine.
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WOMEN WHO MADDEN MEN.


Do 1t lnnocently, Because They Do Not
Know How TO Be Wives.
Women may be charming, wholly
devoted to their homes and their hus-
bands, and yet be SO taetless, thought
less and aggravating as to drive hus-
bands to the extreme OF misery. ANY
observant bachelor could recall numbers
of instances of women who from want
of tact and intelligence are almost driv.
ing their husbands mad by getting on
their nerves. They forget that busy men
require absolute brain rest, change of
scene, change Of subject. They forget
that, however worrying the little affairs
of household may be, the anxieties of
great business upon which the whole
family's present and future depend are
far greater, A friend of mine who is
now nearly a millionaire told me in
confidence that while he was sitting one
night over his smoking room fire won.
dering whether he could next day possi-
bly, survive terrible crisis which was
hanging over his head and might lead
to disastrous bankruptcy, with debts to
the extent of e200, 900 or so, his wife
came whining into the room to say the
butcher must bepaid the next day. And
the amount of the butchers bill was
under ESQ.
1t is on such occasions that a man
wants helpful wife-one who will tell
him about or read aloud the last good
novel. who will say: "Come, let us go
to the theater tonight. You need change
of scene" And, above all, one who
knows just when her husband requires
nothing more than to be left alone. Il
il women who get on their husbands
nerves that drive them to take bachelor
holidays when they ought to be getting
more enjoyment from the wife's com.
panionship
Of course there are men who are al
ways out Of sorts-dyspeptic bears with
sore heads. who require strong minds to
manage them--but there are very many
others who only want iudicious. SYM
pathetic treatment to be the best hus~
bands in the world Avoid being silly.
avoid saying silly things or trying to
make conversation or commenting on
some remark your husband has made.
Read and think in order to cultivate in.
telligence and resourcefulness, with the
object in view Of being his counseloi
and his friend. and, above all, "chum. y
That word means much. - London
Graphic.
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tenham corner the favofite begins to
steel ahead. look for Don Pero-he is
nearly last. The corner is turned with
Windermere well in front.
"The favorite winsP' ''The favorite
romps homer is the CRY ON all hands
But what IS that steadily creeping up
on the outsider AS live it is Don Perol
Don Pero will not be shaken of, and be
gradually bears the leader down. down,
as they near home
1t is doubtful to tell from where we
are standing which horse has won, but
&c appears to be the favorite, although
Don Pero was extremely close up. At
length the numbers appear on the tele-
graph board: 16-24-4
could hardly believe my eyes. Six
ieen is Don Pero's number, "a Winder-
mere's and that of another outsider.
There was deadly silence all around.
No enthusiasm, no shouting, no jubila-
tion of any kind. Blank despair is
plainly written on the majority of faces
near me- Then one of my colleagues
turned to me;
"What does it mean, Goody? You
are evidently in the know.
at means" said, determined TO
have my revenge upon them, ''that if
you want to get correct tip you must
come to me-" and with that parting
shot / hastened to the paddock, where l
saw Dixey surrounded by crowd of in
quiring sportsmen.
Thanks very much for the wire, old
man," said in the course Of the con-
versation.
"Wire?" he replied, with a look Of
surprise on his face "What wire?"
"Why, you wired me that your horse
would win?'
"What on earth are you talking
about, Goody? never wired to you"
"Well, I've got the wire here. l
said as felt in my pocket for it. But
it was not there. Isearched each pocket,
but in vain. l must have left it at the
Office. Dixey began to laugh.
"How do you think I should have
tipped such an outsider if 1 had not
heard from your" 1 asked him, almost
angrily.
"Hushl Not SO loud," said Dixey,
looking round in a half frightened man.
ner "You fancy I wired to you. Quite
a mistake. I assure you. intended to
do so, but thought that it would be no
good. That's all, Goody, really"
saw it all. Dixey had sent the tele-
gram and didn't want anybody to know
that he had done SO. All right. would
keep his secret
When / returned to town, I went
straight to the office. I Hooked every
where, but could find no trace of the
telegram.
rang for Simmons. AS he entered I
said:
Simmons, have you seen the tele-
gram that you brought.me this morn
ing?"
Telegram, sir? never brought you
telegram.
could hardly believe my ears There
was mistake somewhere. But gave
it up as bad job and went off to the
club. Everybody there was most enthu-
siastic and congratulatory. After we
had settled down in the smoking room
I told the boys the whole story.
They were rather incredulous at first,
until Jimmy Berners burst out, II tell
you what it is, Goody, old chap, it's a
clear case of telepathy.
"But / had the telegram, I said.
"You fancied you did," was his re-
ply. "That's part of the business. You
were thinking Of Dixey. Dixey was
thinking of you. Dixey thought he
would send you wire. You thought
you received it. That's all. "
And that is the true story of how
received my "telepathic tip. "-Ex-
change.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-11-26
ThieEing Bank Officers.

The banks of the United States lose
more money in a single year through the
dishonesty of trusted officials aud agents
than they do in 20 years from outside rob-
bers. Slick swindlers are now and then
successful in their raids ON banks, and
only the smaller institutions are liable to
be invaded by burglars, but the trusted
officials of banks are able to clean out the
vaults of the last dollar without ever being
detected until the looted bank goes to pro-
test.-New Orleans Pioayune.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-11-26

t1ons (opus y in the year ls34; but al
ready, two years previously, Wieck had
published, in The Cacelia. an enthusi-
astic article ON the same work. Chopin
at that time was an enigma Rellstab,
the famous critic, heard Clara play
some Chopin pieces in 1884, and this is
what he wrote in The Vossische lei
tung: "Clara has certainly great talent.
but it is pity that she is in the hands
Of a father who allows her to play such
nonsense as Chopin"
For many years before her marriage
with Schumann Clara was acquainted
with and attracted by his music, but
afterward she took still greater interest
in it, and, as might be expected. be-
came its best exponent.-Academy.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-11-26

quires such privacy to be invaded Now
if should give your number and street
TO anybody who might happen to want
them, the thing might cause you some
annoyance"
why, anybody could find that out
through the directory"
''They might, and they might not
Anyhow the postofhce is not a direct.
ory."
"And didn't you know, he added az
a parting shot as he went away, THAT
you violate the law by stopping post.
man in this way while he is delivering
his mail?'
No, I didn't, and for that reason
these paragraphs New York Herald
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-11-26
Sandy Hool, an Island.

Since the big storm Of Oct. 10 and IA
swept up the coast the northern end of
Sandy Hook has been transformed from a
peninsula into an island. Four miles
south of the old New Jersey Southern rail-
road boat landing and five miles south of
the point of the Hook is the bathing re-
sort of Highland Beach. The bathing
grounds are just across the Shrewsbury
river from the two big lighthouses known
as Highland lights For a full mile the
strip of beach is very narrow, and In that
distance there Is no point where the river
and ocean are separated by more than 100
yards. Jetties and bulkheads have been
erected, and many trainloads of stone
have been dumped here in past years to
protect the railroad track from ocean
storms, and the preventive measures have
been successful until the last big storm
came along Now the sea comes through
into the Shrewsbury by way of an inlet
600 yards in width, and the breakers make
the little river steamers roll as they pass
by the inlet on their way up to New York.
Years ago, before the railroad company
had to abandon the Hook altogether to the
Federal government, long and heavy pill
ing was driven to supP6rt the track. 1t
was driven deep and well braced, and it
stood the storm we'll. Today it is the only
connection between the mainland and the
Hook. The indications are that the next
storm will remove even this link, for the
new inlet is becoming wider and deeper
with each tide
In the early part of this century the bulk
of the water Of Shrewsbury river and its
tributaries passed out into the ocean at this
very point. So wide and deep was this old
time inlet that many Yankee craft
escaped British war vessels by slipping
through 1t into the Shrewsbury.
1t looks as though the old inlet had
come to stay, for even now 1t would take
hundreds of trainloads of stone and earth
to close the breach. If the government
desires complete isolation for its fortifica-
tions and proving grounds, it Is in fair
way to secure it--New York Sun.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-11-26
Clara schumann and Chopin.

There are facts concerning Clara
Schumann's life, other than those con-
nected with her public career as q plan
list, which raise her above the ordinary
level. She was on friendly terms with
Mendelssohn, Chopin, Berlioz and many
other distinguished men, and as the
wife of Robert Schumann she not only
admired his genius, but strove through
the years of wifehood and through the
many years of widowhood to make his
works known and appreciated.
Clara Week was trained by her IA
ther, one Of the most renowned teachers
of his day, and at the age of made her
first public appearance. This was on
Oct. 90, 1898, the year in which Schu-
bert died. At the commencement Of her
career we find her playing Kalkbrenner,
Herr, Pixis-names now almost forgot
ten-and some Of Liszt's show pieces
But classical music was not neglected,
and Beethoven's sonatas and concertos
soon formed part of her repertory. Her
father was one Of the first to recognize
the genius Of Chopin, and little Clara
soon learned to play his compositions.
Robert Schumann wrote his brilliant
article in Chopin's "Don Juan" varia.
CA9To7IA.
.I:s.|s;, i; III: Il, ,/1~us71'ss:.!s "; ~
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-11-26

Six weeksa ago I suffered with very
severe cold; was almost unable to
speak. My friends all avised me to
consult physician. Noticing Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy advertised
in the St. Paul Volks Zeitung I pro-
cured a bottle, and after taking it a
short while was entirely well. l now
most heartily recommend this remedy
to anyone suffering with cold. VIM.
Keil, 67S Selby Ave st. Paul, Mimi.
For sale by d. +. Humphrey. I'm
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NOT A DIRECTORY.
why the Hardworking Letter Carrier Loses
His Temper Occasionally.

why the Hardworking Letter Carrier Loses
His Temper Occasionally.
stopped letter carrier in Thirty.
sixth street the other morning and in
quired the number of the house on the
other side Of the street at which per.
sonal friend Of mine lived. giving the
name and occupation of the gentleman
about whom the inquiry was made.
knew he lived across the way, in one Of
certain block, but had forgotten the
particular number, and I knew the car.
rier would know by the mail delivered.
Don't you know, SIR" said the car.
rier, who knew me, by the way, "that
you ask for that which it is contrary to
the rules Of the postofice department to
give?"
'No, / don't." I blushingly admit.
ted.
well, it's true" he said. "The law
recognizes the right of citizen to a
private residence, undisturbed, as long
as he has committed no offense that re-
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Orr and Temple

OF Tecumseh, Mich, write us on Jan.
14th, 1896, that their order of Nov. II,
'95, consisting of dozen in package
and quantity in bulk of Syrup Pep
sin is all sold. We find it one of the
best sellers and gives the best salts
faction of any remedy ever sold over
a counter. 1t is in 10c, SOC and $l.00
sizes of Saur s. Balsley.
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cruei Remark.

He-Aw. yaas, just weturned TO town
aftah month in the country, you know.
Gweat sport. Out in the fawmyard one
day. Old COW wanted TO Lick me. Hat
hal hal
She-Is IL not wonderful how strong the
maternal instinct is in the lower animalsl
up to Date.