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Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-16

Col. JOHN A. COCKERILL, the well
known New York editor and cores
pondent, died of apoplexy in Cairo,
Egypt, on the 18th.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-16

Legal Notice.
James Anderson, Plaintiff,

vs..
Ella Starkey, ct al, Defendants.
Heny Common Pleas Court. Case No. 4474.
nELLA BUCHANAN. ARTHUR BUCHAN-
- an. Loua Buchanan, Frances Buchanan
Ann Goodwin, Philander Buchanan, James
Buchanan and Mary kellogg, whose places of
residence are unknown to plaintiff Charles
B. Buchanan, Myrtle Wilson and Roy Wilson.
residing in Chicago, Illinois, Mary Moore and
William Moore, residing in TT. Wayne, Indi-
ana, Della Berry, residing at Bay City, Michi-
gan, William Buchanan, residing at Hillsdale,
Michigan, Charles B. Buchanan, residing at
Cheboygan, Michigan, Lucelia Campbell, re-
siding in Charlotte, Michigan, will take notice
that on the 18th day of March, A. d., 1896
James Anderson tiled his petition in the Court
of Common Pleas of Henry County, Ohio, in
Case No. 4474, against the above named par
ties and others praying that the title of plain
tlff in and to the following described real
estate, ,to-wit: Lot No. IA, in Alpheus Bu-
ehanon,s Plat of the village of Liberty Center
Henry County Ohio less "a feet off the north
side and 90 feet off the south side be quieted
in plaintiff
Said parties are required to answer said
petition on or before the 18th day of May,
1895, or Judgment and decree quieting said
title to said lands may be taken against them.
JAMES ANDERSON.
CAHILL & DONOVAN, Plt'ffs Attys.
March Goth, 1S96.-6t.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-16

When Gov. Scott made bis visit
South few weeks ago he purchas-
ed q number OF Magnolia trees and
had them shipped to his home here.
He has planted them in the yard at
his residence property on the corner
of Haly avenue and Clinton street.
The Gov. thinks the trees will grow
in this climate.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-16

Herbert Evans has purchased a
fine meat wagon of A. j. Ulrich &
Sons, and will put it on the road this
summer to deliver his meats.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-16

IT is ridiculous to talk of driving
gold out of circulation when there
isn't any in circulation. The banks
have it all stored to buy bonds with.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-16

Henry Meyer has had new hitch
ing posts placed around his property
on the corner of Washington and
Scott streets, which will be quite a
convenience to country people. By
the-way, Napoleon should have more
hltching places for the benefit OF our
farmers
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-16
Lady Burned to Death,

STUMPTowN, O., April s.-Mrs. Wat
ters was burned to death by her cloth.
ing catching fire. She was alone at the
time.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-16
Probate Notice.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, THAT
Perry S. Stevenson, has filed a final accoun
of his administration, which will be for hear
ing and settlement May 4th, 1896.
j. V. CUFF, Probate Judge
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-16

Hoods Pills are purely vegetable,
carefully prepared from the best in
gradients. R5c.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-16

THE opinion of Mr.. Harrison's new
wife is now being diligently sought
for by Republican politicians.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-16

FOR SALE.-12O acres located in Paulding
county, of Il black loan soil with good drain
age outlets and roads made, unimproved.
$1,000 per acre.
For SALE.-A farm of 200 acres situated in
the county of Paulding and near the town of
Cecil with railroads. with fair buildings and
about 100 acres cleared Of rich black loan
soil, and tiled, Price, $4,000 per acre.
For S4LE-59 acres all improved and To-
Gated in good settled up community and
within three miles of two good towns, large
frame buildings on farm and well improved
all around it for $3200
For SALE.-2OO acres of fine black soil with
some improvements and nicely located in a
locality where land is increasing in value
every day and situated in an oil territory Just
being deyelQped and bound to be good in
vestment Price, $4,000 per acre.
represent the best farming lands in this
county and the part that is best located and
more improvements than any other part of
the county, and there is no finer land in the
state than that lying in this section. have
large list of improved and unimproved
farms for sale and will lcheerfully answer any
correspondence regarding the same.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-16
HOME SEEKERS EXCURS-
IONS.

April 20 and 21 and May 4 and 5
1896, via Ohio Central Lines.
To pionts South and West at rate of
one fare for round trip, pluss So, ,O0
Stopover privileges allowed on 60
ing trip. For further information
apply to any agent of Ohio Central
Lines, or address
MoULToN HoUK, G.. P. A.,
apr Dim. Toledo. Ohio.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-16

Go to A. B. Scribner & Co. for a
tirst-class buggy, surrey, spring wag-
on, pIow, harrow, cultivator, drill,
spring tooth goods, pumps of all
kinds, stoves all kinds, bicycles,
farm wagons, double and single
shovel plows, binding twine, and all
kinds of farm tools. Their prices are
the lowest. Go and see for yourself
and be convinced. st
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-16
HOLMES THE ARCHFIEND
HAS CONFESSED.
During His Life He Murdered 27
Human Beings.

PHILADELPHIA, April 10-In prefasing
the confession, which covers in full nearly
three newspaper pages, written in Holme' 5
own handwriting, and detailing with min
uteness that is simply at times rovolting,
the arch -mutilator and author OF q mur-
ders, as he admits himself TO be, states with
something like pathos that he does so
simply that he may obtain enough money
to educate his boy.
Holmes writes of his blood-curdling afro
cites with an abandon that simply appalls
one. Not one grain OF remorso seems to en-
ter into the construction of that document,
and never for a moment, except in two iso-
lated cases-one where he refers touchingly
to the memory of Minnie Williams, and an
other time, when he pathetically speaks of
on outrage perpet' Rted on his boy-does the
redeeming element, pity, figure in the case.
Regret is never for a moment expressed.
aud he comes out boldly and without COM
puLc ion on his very opening with the
statement: 81 was born with the very devil
in me-"
Even now he believes that the evil spirit
is the guiding
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-16
THE INCLINATION TO MURDER

Came to me as naturally as the inspiration
to do right comes to the msiority Of per-
sons. Where others hearts we're touched
with pity, mine filled with cruelty, and
wherin the others the feeling was to save
life, reveled in the thought of destroying
the same.
Not only that, was not satisfied in tax
ing it in the ordinary way, l sought devices
strange, fantastical and even grotesqu. 1t
pleased my fancy. 1t gave me play to work
my murderous will, and reveled in it with
the enthusiasm of any alchemist who is hot
on the trail of
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-16

1t doesn't take much medicine to
cure Malarial Fever, provided you
take Simmons Liver Regulator. 1t
is just the remedy for Malaria and all
Spring ailments. And you don't need
to take much of it. simmons Liver
Regulator broke a case of Malarial
Fever of three years standing for
me, and less than one bottle did it.
l still use it when in need of any
medicine. &C. Himrod, Lancaster o.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-16
THE PHILOSOPHERS STONE.

"This incination," continues Holmes.
"came to me early in life. l remember,
when mere lad my ambition was to study
medicine, that might know the relative
effects of poisonous gases; that ] might
fully become acquainted with their Cses, s,and
learn to be an expert in handling them.
Il am convin ced,' he declares. that since
my imprisonment have changed woefully
and gruesomely from what formerly was
in feature and in figure"
"If you look at my picture, when I was
frat taken into custody in Boston, nearly
two years ago, and look at my face now, You
may begin to observe something OF what l
mean.
II mean, in fact, that my features are as
suming nothing more or less than pro-
nounced fatanical cast; that l have been
afflicted with that disease, rare but terri
BILE, with which physicians are acquainted,
but over whicr they seem 70 have
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-16
HOLMES CONFESSION


From this on speaks of his early experiences
of his boyhood days on the farm up in Ver-
mont and the life he led, until he entered
college to study medicine in Michigan.
1t was not until after he was graduated,
fully equipped with the kuoWledg, of pois-
ons and the easiest waV to sever the simple
thread of life, that Holmes began his career
RS murderer and mulilator.
When he begun, he admits himself he
was ruthless and never once halted until he
took 27 lives.
"And l would have committed six other
MURDERS" he added, had not certain CO.
currences intervened."
Possibly one of tho worst, most brutal,
revolving and disgusting crimes this arch
mutilator over committed was one he
speaks of in chapter devoted to his day,
the son of his first wife. The only explana-
tion he offers is that he did it simply to
crafty his
LOVE OF MUTILATIoN.
''It was shortly after was married." he
declares, land our by was then but a
youngster.
u called him in from the road, where he
was frolicking about like au innocent with
a lot of other lads, and took him out 10
rear barn.
81 don't know what it was that possesse d
me, but took surgical knife along with
me. 1t was simply the craving of the mur-
derer within me that inspired me to make q
subject of my little one."
With the utmost abandon, and with here
and there an expressed sigh of regret,
Holmes then tells how he went through the
operation of mutllatiug his own son.
Finished with that, Holmes felt satisfied
and dldnot murderer his boy outright.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-16
GENIUS OF HIS DESTINY

He believes that he is fully under the spell
of the the damned, and dspite the assertions
to the contrary that he is reciving the at
tentions of minister of God, and the grad
ually becoming imbued with the spirit Of
forgiveness and religion, he feels that he is
lost hopelessly. He even goes futher He
asserts that he ia gradually changing in ap
pearance, in figure; that his face Is becom-
ing distorted, and he sees. whether in the
distortion of his bloody imagination, which
conjures up hosts Of vengeance. calling
dead, or not his face assuming the look,
the eyes the lear, and the very ears the exact
similitude Of the picture of Satan himself.
II was born with the devil in me-" says
he in one part Of his confession. Il could
not help the fact that l was murderer
no more than the poet can help the inspira-
tion to song, nor the ambition of an intel
lectual man to be great. l was born with
the evil one standing rs my sponsor beside
The bed where l was ushered into the world,
and he has been with me since.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-04-16

"That disease" said he, ''is a malforma-
tion or distortion of the osseons parts,
causing deformity 80 marked that in many
cases men are made to assume likenesse5
to the inferior animal.
"rhe horror of thing did not pail on me,
for it was quite in keeping with my nature,
and, like true medical student, began to
study the new conditions that had arisen.
"From what can see l fully believe l am
growing to resemble the devil: that the pas
seous part of my head and face are gradually
assuming that elongated shape so pronounc-
ed in what is called the degenerate head, and
that the simiitude is almost completed.
1t fact, soimpressed am l with this be-
lief" continues Holmes, that am convinc-
ed that | have no longer anything human
in me-"
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-06-05

Oliver Optic and myself were called
to lecture in a New Hampshire village.
A committeeman called and said,
"Wantin to save expense on printin
programmes, I'll announce the pieces ef
you'll tell me how they come in. "
l explained that Optic and myself
would alternate in our readings-Optic
to begin, l to end with my sketches Of
character. He stood at the side Of the
stage and said: ooh, yez; oh. yez The
entertainment for the benefit Of Dodge
post will begin by readin an original
story by Oliver Optic, otherwise Will
liam T. Adams. Ice cream at the back
Of the hall 10 cents a dish.
After the reading the committee said !:
eve will now have Mr. Sol Smith Rus
sell in his comic doin's. You have all
heerd of comical Brown, hut Mr.. Rus
sell lays over Brown on the comic. " And
while the audience were laughing over
my efforts the committee came to my
dressing room and said, "They re takin
off their rubbers. "
And so he announced each selection
on our programme, saying just before
the closing piece:
"Oh, yez; oh, yell Thankin the au-
dicnce on behalf of the Dodge post for
their liberal patronage, the lecture for
this evenin will conclude with Mr.. Rus
sell in some more comics. Ice cream at
the back of the hall reduced to cents
dish. "-Philadelphia Times.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-06-05
The People Who Buy Things.

There is one class Of people in the
United States which is specially inter-
ostcd in the agitation for free silver,
with its openly avowed purpose Of rails
ing prices twice as high as they are
now. This is the consuming class, COM
posed Of all the people who buy things
To them the most important question in
regard TO the currency is, will our
money buy few or many things? We
now have an industrial and commercial
system in which wages are raid and
products bought and sold with cur
rcncy which rests on gold standard
and has a high purchasing power II
we were to adopt the silver standard,
our money would buy only half the
quantity Of goods that it does now.
How would that help us, the 10000
600 American consumers"
Free coinage politicians who are try
ing 10 gain votes by setting one class Of
citizens against another would do well
20 remember that the largest class in
this country is that Of the people who
buy goods When they can show those
people that il is TO their interest to pay
higher prices for what they consume.
they may have some show Of success
Until then their scheme is doomed to
failure.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-06-05

Seventy-two million pounds Of water
melon is what the railroad and fruit
men estimate will be raised in Florida
this year. This is equivalent to 5000,
600 melons, which, if placed end to
end, would make chain Of watermel-
ons $50 miles long, or farther than
from jacksonville TO the city Of Wash.
ington. What a picture TO cause the
astonished smile ON the face Of the av-
erage negro to broaden into laugh Of
great gladness To carry these melons
TO market train Of 5000 cars would
be necessary, and this train would be
nearly 10 miles long. But our friend Of
the African persuasion need not change
his glad smile into look Of lugubrious
meditation. All these melons are not
going TO leave Florida. Some are going
10 stay right with us. and this summer
a kodak fiend will find a happy snap
shot on the shady side Of many a grape
vine fence in the shape Of two empty
melon rinds, a sleeping negro, with a
rim Of flies dancing war dance around
his yawning mouth. Railroad men say
that this years crop will be three times
larger in Florida than that Of last year,
aud the prospects are brighter for bet
ter prices, as there will be only half
melon crop in Georgia to compete with.
FLORIDA Timel- Union.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-06-05
The Need of Permanent Arbitration.

The immediate duty before the con-
servative forces of England and Amer
lea is to organize for the establishment
of high class continuous board OF III
ternational arbitration. In this matter
the lead may well be taken by the rep
resentatives Of that religion which Is
FIRST pure, then peaceable. " With the
aid Of the great educational institutions
and of the vast commercial interests OF
the two lands, and in the present re
vived attention TO the subject, 1t ought
to be an easy matter to get parliament S
assent to the opinion already formally
expressed by the congress Of the United
States in favor Of the principle Of arbi-
tration. What is needed is a permanent
system in place Of the piecemeal and
haphazard examples to which we are
accustomed, admirable as their results
have already proved.
Once established between England and
America, such system would gradually
spread among the nations Of Europe, the
more rapidly because of the general con-
viction that another continental war
would show a climax Of horrors. Sooner
or later arbitration would be followed
by disarmament, which is the logical
sequence Of no other premise, and yet
will be the turning point Of the CONT
nent toward true democracy and prog
ress. However near or far the ultimate
acceptance Of the idea, il would, as be-
tween us and our English cousins, take
the sting out of the viper of war, to
which, like the husbandman in the fable,
nations too carelessly give the warmth
and nourishment Of the hearthstOne. In
the knowledge that disputes would be
automatically settled by an impartial
tribunal, it would no longer be possible
TO play boisterous tune upon a people
by pulling out the stop,of patriotism. ="
And it is not too much to hope that in
the spread of this idea the whole earth
would at last realize the great laureate s
noble vision Of
The parliament of man, the federation Of the
world.
Herein lies a great opportunity for the
English speaking race to lead mankind
to the glorious destiny Of peace 1t is a
mission to kindle the imagination and
the heart.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-06-05
THE LIFE OF AN EDITOR.

LA-- 1AA ~ ~ NA-f @@@)@ = O@es
BY the aid of the paste cup and
eur darling friend (the scissors) we
write our autobiography for the
benefit of our subscribers and pa
irons.
Verify the life of an'editor is a
path Of thorns.
His bread is promises and his
moat is disappointment.
His creditors chase him by day
and the devil grinneth at him in his
dreams by night
He sendeth the paper to a sub
scriber who payeth him never
Then he stoppeth the delinquenfs
paper, and the delinquent singeth
trala! and borroweth it ola neigh
blr.
One subscriber payeth his sub
,cription in wood, and behold it is
rotten and soggy and of short
measure.
lie whoopoth up the township
politician and the politician gets
elected ana kqoweth him no more
forever.
He puffeth the church fair gratis
and then attendeth it and payetb
his quarter and rceeivcth his tive
oysters.
He boometh his town and all
things therein, and yet receiveth no
support, and isa man without honor
in hisown country.
Two young people marry and he
glNcll lhtul great pun, anu t"Oy
20 to housekeeping and taketh not
his paper.
Yea. he is bound down with woe
and his days are full Of grief and
trouble and vexation of spirit.
But sorrow cndurcth only for a
night and JOY cometh in the morn
ing.
He ploddeth along and endureth
in patience. and it is written that
he will receive his reward at the
Judgment.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-06-05
He Didn't Know.

Magistrate Peter Hughes OF
Philadelphia, who loves a good
Joke. tells of a recent personal ex
perience with great glee. In a
certain case the other day a big
colored woman was a witness She
testified that she bad whipped her
little boy very severely, and as she
went on with the story Of the ex'
exceedingly stiff beating she had ad-
ministcrcd. the judges clear brow
grew a little darker, and he inter
rupted her to ask her if it had been
necessary to chastise the COY so Sc
ycrely at the question. Gazing in
icntly at the Court, she inquired:
'Jedge, wus yon cher de father of a
worthless mulatter boy" 40, no,
responded Magistrate Hughes hast
lily. Then YOU don't know muffin
bout de case.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-06-05
He Didn't Care.

With o big horn handled knife he
was curling long shavings of a piece OF
pine. He had the diligence Of the artist.
He worked with the careful enthusiasm
Of true genius. A woman with a sun.
bonnet came out to where he sat and
remarked:
"Thort We was feedin the pigs.
"Pigs is done fed.
81 s'pose We consider thet feedin the
pigs is work enough fur one day."
"It's work enough ef ye don't halter
do any more, " he replied.
DON'T ye think it's time ye was be-
einnin ter brace up an try ter be some
.body?" she asked. "Lor sakes, when
married ye, l used ter look at ye an
think ye might be president O. the
United States some day. "
"Well, thet's whur ye got fooled. ~
"Indcod it is. But We seemed none
too good fur it then. l useter set down
an pictcr We in my minds eye ridin up
the street in a wagon drawed by white
bosses an the band a-playin Hail ter
Their Chief. "
"Well, " he answered, "Im glad II
didn't happen.
"what fur?"
"Cause 'twould er been wasted. ]
don't kcer fur white hosses an | amt
got no ear fur music. couldn't tell ef
the band was playing Hail ter the
Chief or Comm Through Their Rye
SO I'm jes' q well off ez | am. "
And she went into the house and tried
to remember where it was that she had
read about contontment being one OF
the greatest blessings this life afforded.
Detroit Free Press.
Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1896-06-05

The principal reason why the highly
civilized and commercial nations have
gradually abandoned silver and adopted
the gold standard is that value for value
silver is 30 times as heavy as gold. So
that il the cheaper metal were used TO
settle balances in trading between two
countries CT between distant points Ct
the same country itwould cost 30 times
more to transfer it than if payment was
made in gold The foolish idea that
business men have conSpircd 10 discreCit
the white metal in order TO increase The
value Of gold is merely q cheap money
delusion. Merchants and bankers are-in'
terosted in having the best possible ma
terial for use in measuring values and
making exchanges, and the fact that in
millions Of transactions the handling Of
money the greater weight Of silver meant
a larger cost Of transporting it was Of It.
self a sufficient reason why gold should
be preferred.
Left to themselves. men always choose
the easiest known method Of doing any
thing. Since it is far easier 60 use sub
stance having great value IN small bulk
than one 30 or 60 times heavier. it Is
only natural that, whenever it is pos
sible to secure sufficient gold, that metal
should be used instead Of silver. Wood
is now generally used instead Of steel
for bicycle rims because it is lighter
Steelites who should claim that the
wood conspirators had demonetized steel
rims would be laughed at Yet their
arguments would be just as sound as
those Of the silvCritcs.