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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-09-15
Climbing Mountains of Moss.


Not long ago was walbin in beautiful
wood. The grass was green and soft un-
der my feet, and. here and there, among
the little, dewy blades. there smiled and
nodded delicate wind flowers, blue violSts
and pretty white coolworts. Over all, the
sunbeams were flashing and fiickering
about, ike golden birds, through the
shadowy trees, or, In an undivided flock,
spreading their wings over the swarG, and
making the woodland glorious enough for
a fairy king ON.
l sat down upon q mossy log. to enjoy 1t
at my leisure, and think what kindness
must be in the heart of the Great Spirit,
that he should take such pains to feed even
trees, flowers and tufts OF grass, with food
convenient for them, and that he should
warm them with sunlight and refresh them
with rain.
Now, while 1 was sitting there idly-and
yet not idly, since / was thinking of the
goodness Of God-I CHANGED to look down
upon the log where / was sitting, and
there l saw e little black ant, toiiing over
the moss, dragging !. dead worm. 1t was
hard work, that was plain. Every now
and then he stopped to rest for an instant,
and then travelled on, painfully, taking his
load with him.
By-and-by he came to great mountain
of moss-an inch highland he could not
get over it. While was wondering what
ne would do, saw brother ant hurrying
up, who took the worm away from the tired
one, and carried it quite easily over the
mountain; nor did he stop there, but went
on alonc, leaving number one to follow as
slowly as he liked. But after number two
had carried the burden a very great way
as much as twelve inches-he came to still
higher moss-hills and could not climb it.
Away out of sight, number one was looking
about him carelessly, and enjoying hIs
rest when suddenly it occurred to him that
perhaps his help was needed Maybe he
got telegram; 1 am cure there wasn't time
for him to receive letter if there had
been any mail carrier on that route.
He hurried on as fast as his little feet
could take him-over brown patches of
wood and curious pin-head hchens, and
/ pretty. red-howered MOSES, until he came
up with number two, vino, all this time
had waited for him patiently.
This time it took ali the strength of both
Iants to climb that mountain, and carry the
worm between them; and when they were
over Safely, being both tired, they went on
together, sharing the burden; and the last
1 saw of them they were crawling into
the same hole and dragging the worm with
them.
Helping each other!
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-09-15

A LEGAL ANECDorE.-In the early day
OF Vermont jurisprudence the strict deco
rum which now very generally distinguish
es the New England bar was comparatively
unknown. Nothing was more common
than sharp alterations between the bench
and the bar; such wranglings, indeei, as
would now be termed contempt Of court
were they to occur only between the law
yers themselves. On one occasion Judge
Tarner, who was then plain Esquire" had
addressed a sound argument to the court
and sat down. The Judge, who chose to
argue the question rather than decide it at
once, replied in feeble argument, which
the lawyer in his turn demolished. The
Judge rejoined by repeating, without any
material variation, his first reply, and then
"closed the pleadings" by an adverse de-
cision.
''Your Honor's two arguments" said
Turner, addressing himself partly to the
court and partly to the bar, remind me
of story. A foolish old woman in Con-
neticut, bsing one evening at q party, was
greatly at less for something to say. At
length she ventured to inquire of a gentle
man who sat near her whether his mother
had any children. The gentleman politely
pointed out the absurdity of her inquiry.
Il beg pardon exclaimed the old lady,
perceiving her mistake, you don't under
stand me; l meant to inquire whether your
grandmother had any children. '"-Harper s
Drasoer. M
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-09-15
Foreign Dynast,es.
From the Philadelphia Press.


When Napoleon objected to Prince
Leopold, of Hohenzollern, as candidate
for the throne of Spain, because he was @
German, he virtually ignored the fact that
nearly every crowned head in Europe
traces his descent from aliens and foreign.
ers. For example:
France has Louis Napoleon for her En-
peror, the founder of whose dynasty, Gen.
Bonaparte, was Corsican by birth, and
Italian by race.
Victoria. Queen of England, reigns By
virtue OF her descent from petty German
Prince, who had married the grand6augh-
ter of James la Scotchman by birth, his
mother having been Mary Stuart.
La Spain the Emperor Charles V. was q
German by his fathers side. His dynasty
ceased IL 1900 for want of mail heir, and
a French Prince became King of Spain.
with the title of Philip V. Thus the hated
Bourbon line, now nominally represented
by the little boy in Paris, who calls him
self Alphonso XII, was established in
Spain.
King William of Prussia is Swabian by
descent
The Emperor of Austria represents dy-
nasty which was founded by Swiss SOL
dier.
The King of Italy can show descent
only from the Counts oil Savoy, and this
is actually rather French than Italian.
Christian TX, of Denmark who is King
by arrangement rather than popular cleo
tior, belongs to German family, long set
tied in Holstein.
Sweden is governed by tine grandson of
French lawyer, who having risen under
N4NOlQn.n 1 n tho ranly af Etell cIo1
and Prince OF Ponte Corvo, was elected
Crown Prince of Sweden, ard finally sue
Gee ded to the crown.
The King of Greece has 10 Hellenic
blood in his veins, being simply one of the
Sous of the King of Denmark, who isno.
himself Dane.
Belgium has for her Monarch the son Of
Leopold, a petty German prince, by the
daughter of French princess. He is
grandson of Louis Philippe, OF France.
Strictly counting up, the only monarch
les of Europe governed by native princes
are Turkey, Portugal, Holland, Wurtem-
berg, Saxony, and Bavaria. All the rest OF
the European soyereigns from Greek
family. Yet, whatever their descent, the
sovereiens, whether native or foreign. be-
come national, in their respective localities,
HASA tnSg N<pc1cOn CtItdll-
ly thinks more of France than. of Italy,
whence his family came, ana it has
always been to the credit of Louis
Bonaparte, his father, that he became
Dutchman in heart and soul
as soon as he was made King of Holland.
Because of this his imperial and imperious
brother accused him of neglecting his in
terests, and the result was, that finding it
was expected that he should govern Holland
only as French satrap, the mere heuten-
ant of Napoleon, he took off his crown,
laid down his sceptre, and retired into pri-
vate life.
There is no reason for thinking that il
Spain had adopted Leopold, of Hohenzoll-
erD, he would have governed that country
as German prince. His father-in-law, Of
the SAKE Coburg family, became SO good q
Portuguese after his marriage with Queen
Donna Maria de Gloria. that the lament IL
that country now is, that he, not his son,
is not the present sovereign.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-09-15
The ReaYer in AIaska.

A stroll along the banks of the small
river revealed many fresh beaver tracks.
The beaver, when forced to leave his home
by the spring freshets, which fill il with
water, seeks his living along the banks OF
the small river until the waters subside.
He is a gregarious and playful animal,
fond of gymnastics for their own sake.
When he finds steep, smooth, mud bank,
he usually amuses himself by crawling up
and then sliding eff into the water, repeat
ing the process many times, apparently
enjoying the fun Us much as boys do
coasting. lie is nocturnal in his habits,
and very timid. Taking the small canoe,
Kurilla padded patiently up and down,
making as little noise as possible, and
scanning the water near the banks for the
beavers nose. This is the only part visi-
bic, the rest being below the surface.
4 crack followed by n shout told that
my old Scotch rifle had done its work, and
kurilla soon appeared in triumph, bearing
a small beaver. The flesh OF this animal
is to most persons disagreeable. A slight
odor and flavor which accompany it fre.
quently producing nausea with those un-
accustomed to it. / never ate the meat
but the paws and tail 1 found very good.
The former are covered with black skin,
with the arm or leg. When thoroughly
boiled they resemble pigs feet. The tail
is composed OF muscular fibre, containing
a large amount of peculiarly sweet fat in
the ips,erstices. The skin which covers
the tail has the appearance Of scales, but
there are 10 real scales. The skin readily
peels off if scorched in the fire, and the
tail, when well boiled, is delicious NOR.
sell
The muscles aud inner skin are reduced
by boiling to kind of jelly, and the whole
Is SO rich that one cannot eat much OF il,
The castoreum, which is used in medicine,
is contained in two glands, which open
near the tail. Their use is not clearly un-
derstood, bat is probably similar to that
of musk glands in the muskrat and musk
deer. A favorite amusement among the
kutcbin Indians consists in taking the
humerus in their Lands and endeavering
to break it; as ii is very short and strong
this requires considerable strength. After
skinning the beaver, and stretching the
skin on hoop of green willow, We push
off. .-DGA'S Alaska.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-09-15
CURRENT PARAGRAPHS
Wit and itumOr.

THE war messure-a line ofbattle.
GAINESVILLE people pasture" their COWS
In the street.
THE Napoleonic conundrum-Doesh heavy
cannonading produce reign?
Celebrated English professor of her
aldry is now at Long Branch, studying the
crests of the waves.
THERE is talk of Illuminating the theatre
OF war with electric lights.
They say dentists never get rich. We
admit there are many poor ones,
THE city of New York is now commonly
spoken of by visitors from other places as
FiSkville.
A WOMAN as black as the ace of spades
says she was ''born to blush unseen"
The Hudson river is very low and con
fined TO It's bed. The fall rains may be re-
fresh it.
TIME is money. When the city fathers
go On a time they always use hour money.
PIGEON shooting in England is rendered
more fashionable by the title, ''doye tour
naments."
JOSEPHINE gave the first Napoleon good
deal of tronble. 1t is Nancy that has been
troubling Napoleon I'LL
Tue census takers have finished the siege
OF Troy. The population was reduced to
figures,-4 130.
IL a tailor agrees TO put braid on coat,
does be always consider the agreement
binding?
THERE is poor fellow at Bangor, Maine,
who says 'It's working between meals
that's killing him."
Fun thinks the dog could have dispensed
with the ark; because he might have set up
bark himself.
The Turkish bath is thing to be avoid
ed by right-minded philanthropists; for
their money is expended, not on the poor,
but on the sham-poor.
II isreported that the New York Tribune
is having Horace Greeley's old editorial
manuscripts engraved as maps of the seat
of war.
The colored servant of Miss Minnie Bra
bury, of Marshall county, Ind, who is
studying for the ministry, says, s.Aiissus
brays berry well at present, but she viii 90
better presently"
The Earl of Shaftesbury says that eff
His Holiness tie Pope had wiieshe would
not allow him for an hour to remain in the
belief that he was infalhble."
FRANCE and Germany both claim Alsace
and Lorraine by virtue of the language Of
the people. Clearly, however, they belong
to Ireland on that score; for don't they
speak Pat-ois?
THERE are just fourteen thousand COL
onels in Colorado.
A "wRIT1NG machine" has been invented
which, the Boston Post gays, should be
operated by the steam man.
ARE Appleton ladies thieves? They
.'bone" their stays and ''steel' their skirts
don't they?
TIE town of Wheelock. Vermont, passed
the following vote in 1877. "Voted, mat
the town be at the expense Of rum for ven-
DUNG OIL the new Westinghouse pews."
FROM the way they are collecting vast
stores OF food in Paris, the inference is
plain that they are in favor there of a 'spro.
visional Government.-N Y. Express.
A WRITER from chihuahua, Mexico. saws
he attended a dance where he saw SIGN
which read; ''No gentleman allowed with.
out pants en-"
THE local of the Fairfield, Txas, Ledger
awoke from dream that his town was 9
city OF palaces, to find himself III a hog.
pen.
1T is an Indiana paper that says 'sbu'
few readers in the Uniied States of Napo
Icons dispatches that the soldiers We're ful
OF etda know that the word means beans.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-09-15
More Diplomatic Revelations.

The famous secret treaty proposed by
Benedetti to Bismarck is not the only proof
in Benedetti's own hand writing of the
desperate efforts made by France 10 extend
the frontier of the empire to the Rhine.
On the 9th of August Benedict presented,
also in his own handwriting, to Bismarck
the following draft of secret treaty which
reads as follows:
ART. /. The French empire again as
sumes possession of the territory which
belonged to France in 1914 and is now part
of the dominions of Prussia.
ART. III. Ii Prussia pledges herself to
obtain from the King of Bavaria and the
Grand Duke of Hesse the cession of the
territory which they possess on the left
bank of the Rhine and to transfer its pos
session to France. An indemnification of
the two German Princes is reserved.
ART. I'LL. All the provisions uniting
the territory which is under the sovereign
ty of the Kirg of the Netherlands to the
Germanic Confederation, as well as those
which refer to the rights of garrison in the
fortress Of Luxemburg, are annulled.
The following letter, referring to the
above treaty, is likewise preserved in Ber-
lin in Benedetti's own handwriting:
Ny DEAR PRESIDENT In reply to the
communications which 1 have sent from
Nichoisburg to Paris, in consequence OF
our interview of the 26th ult., / have re-
ceived from Vicby the copy of secret
treaty, of which inclose a copy. hasten
to communicate it to you in order that you
may be able to examine it at your leisure.
l am at your disposition to csnfer with you
about it whenever You think the right mo-
ment TO have come. Yours.
Sunday, Aug. 6. 1866. BENEDETTI.
One or two days before the 9Th Of August
Benedict demanded from Bismarck the
formal acceptance of the above conces-
sions, adding that, in case they should be
refused, there would be war idlorS c'esi Ia
gueyre). Bismarck replied: Mors c'est Ia
queyTe and added that it appeared to him
incredible that France should think of Sc
riously demanding concessions which it
was so entirely impossible to carry out
Benedetti replied that he should advise
the Emperor to insist on the demands, as
nothing concerned him more than the pres
ervation of the Imperial dynasty, for which
the extension of the French frontier was
vital question.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-09-15
The Boys Who Want to b. Clerks.

Many Of eur youth are afflicted with the
intatuation that city clerkships are the
most eligible positions, while the trades
are not Respectable" Let them learn
that intelligent mechanics have a better
chance of securing wealth, eminepce and
influence than the overcrowded clerkships
can afford. The present and last Governor
of Connecticut, each, IN his boyhood.
learned trade, and thus became thor
ough master of the business in all its de-
tails, In which each has achieved a bill
liant success. The most extensive manu-
facturer of gilverware in the world. JOnn
Gorham, of Providence, declined the posi-
ton of clerk in the counting-room that be
might master the trade in his fathers shop
as q regular apprentice where he learned
thoroughly how to do with his own hands
all that he has since had to direct others
in doing. A multitude Of similar facts
might be cited to show that the mastery
of a trade is one of the best prepara-
tons for practical life and prosperity in
business. Clerks are often paid less than
skillful mechanics, and are less indepe1d-
ent. In their precarious position they are
liable to disappolntments and humiliating
struggles with the thousands of others
looking for place. Every advertisement
for clerk brings whole swarm Of appli-
cants. How pitiable the condition OF this
superabundance of book-keepers and ex-
changers, wasting their lives in waiting
for place" while our factories, railroads
and trades are clamoring for educated su-
perintendents, foremen, engineers, slxiIlful
managers and cunning workmen. The po-
sition of the educated and well-trained me
chanic is far preferable to that of average
city clerks. The latter may dress better,
talk more glibly, bow more gracefully, not
to say obsequiousy, bat they compare un-
favorably with our best mechanics in man
~ independence, vigor Of thought, and
strength Of character.
Too many of our young men leave the
homestead of adventures less safe and re-
liable than the arts of industry. A good
trade is more honorable and remunerative
tbnn peddling maps, books, pictures. pat
ent rights, and clothes wringers, or.iA a
city store, 10 be-cashsor errand boy, store
sweeper, fire kinder and counter jumper
generally. Without IN any way disparag-
ing the usefnf position of the clelk, our
young men may properly be cautioned
against further crosding this already "ple-
thoric profession" To the boys in the
country, we say, instead of aspiring to an
uncertain and precarious clerkship, stick
to the farm, or learn trade, aud yoa will
lay the broadest foundation for prosperity.
Those who have well improved the oppor-
tunities now offered in our free schools can
well afford to apprentice themselves at six
teen years of age, supplementing their ed
ucation by evening schools, or by self
training In their evenings and leisure
| hours. s.-B. g. AOrttrap, IN Hearth and Home
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-09-15

WoM,N's BRAINS. smaller size of
woman's brain may be made up for by the
greater activity of nervous fibre, and by its
proportional size to the body being equal
relatively to that of man. Still it is said, In
reply, that men possess larger and stronger
heads for the same reason that they have
stronger limbs: that nature has fitted
them to do stronger work. But, according
to the London Lancet, when We pass to the
domestic and social relations of women, to
the emotional part of her nature, to her in
stiucts and affections, which are also i'll
siinctive, and to the powerful influence
which these exert on her, and through her
on her husband and her children, no ply
siologist can doubt. we think, that there is
a corresponding relation between the deli
cacy Of the organization and character of
the physical structure of woman and that
OF her usual duties in life. If, continues
the writer, woman are TO marry and be
given in marriage, we fear thai these duties
of life must form an insupcrable obstacle
to their becoming bread-winnersa and brain
workers IN the same sense that men are;
and what is more; we conceive that it
would be very grevious thing for our
children and ourselves if it were other
wise.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-09-15

RAPIprTY OF NERVOUS SENSATION.
fessor Helmholtz communicates to the
Monatsbericht of the Berlin Academy,
1870, the results of some new measure
rIants by NJ. Baxt of the rapidity with
which excitation is propagated along the
motor nerves of man, which measurements
are more exact than those previously made
by Helmholtz, Scheske, Hersch, Kohl
rsusch, De Jaeger, Won Wittich, Fizeau,
Donders, and Others. The ascertained
rapidity of the propagation varies between
80 aud 80 metres per second; and is also
greater in summer than in winter. This
TACT led to more exact observation OF the
influence of temperature, which was as
csrtained by arti6cially warming or COOL
ing the arm. The interval Of time be-
tween a volition and the corresponding
movement of muscle is. therefore, great
er in winter than in summer. Fizeau, it
will be recollected, held that the transmits
sion of an order from the brain to the
muscles took one-tenth of q second, and
that the muscles took one-hundredth of a
second in getting into motion. DR.. Gould
found the velocity with which galyanic
signals are transmitted through iron wires
on poles to be from II, 900 to Is, 900 miles
per second, and about G, 700 miles second
through the submarine cable. The sspeed
of thought" is, therefore. mach less than
that of ordinary telegraphy.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-09-15
A PrOyerb.

Do you not Ike proverbs We do
Perhaps you remember this short one
which kindly crept into our column of
knowledge and Good Nature" a short
time ago: Constant occupation prevents
temptation" II doesn't sound very mu-
sical, but it has rung in our ears SO con-
staptly and the thought has done US so
much good. that we are disposed to talk
about it little.
Some people think that word sstempta-
ton" is fearful thing. Don't be fright
ened at it. 1t doesn't necessarily convey
ideas of lying, stealing, numbering, and
such other no, de things but may ap-
ply to little things not nearly SO frightful
and yet almost as powerful to do evil. If
we could only learn that it is little things
that do us good and help US on, it would
be grander accomplishment on our part
than committing the whcle dictionary to
memory, and far more profitable
How much happiness there is sometimes
made in this world by . sroile, how much
sadness by frown But you have heard
this sermon about 'slittle things" many
times already and We will not repeat it.
What we began to write about, was how to
keep from being troubled by temptations
of any sort, little or large, foolish or fiend-
ish. ~
The whole lesson is given in that little
proverb: Constant occupation prevents
temptation" 1t is an excellent truth ex-
pressed in what logician would call an
ssabstract" manner. Stated ''concretely"
it might be expressed as follows: m
IF fyou feel inclined to frozen, the best
way to keep from doing so is to smile.
II you are tempted to be lazy, the best
l-.x- xl,os inc go
toork.
If you have heard some evil, corrupt
story which rings in your ears and you
know is poisoning your mind, and your
thoughts will dwell upon it, the best way
to drive the ugly thing away is to tsinkc
about something else, or read or talk about
something else.
In short it means this: If you sodnt to re-
frain from doing something torong or unproft-
able Do SOMETHING RIGHT AND PROFITABLE.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-09-15

DEEP SEA EXPLORATIONS -Ausland, of
July % contains o. Schmidt's, of Gratz,
report of some deep-sea explorationsin the
Adriatic. At depths varying between 90
and $50 fathoms he found no abundance
of animal life except foraminifera, and at
tributes this to the absence of great cur.
rents, such as those in which the variety
of animal life in the depths of the Atlantic
is due. A prodigious amount Of bathyblus
and cocoiiths was obtained. the former
brought to the surface in drag-nets-being
always accompanied by the latter. which
are one of the constituents of chalk, and
form no unimpcrtant element in the newer
and even in the most recent strata on the
Italian coast, which have been thrown
back into the sea by gradual elevation.
These observations indicate wider dis.
tribution of bathybius than has hitherto
been supposed.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-09-15

The largest Billiard Hall in the United
States, is that Of j. NJ. brunswick d Bro.,
Chicago, which has just been fitted up in sty;e
second to none in the country, containing 19
tables. which were manufactured expressly
for the new hall, at Brunswick's Manufacto-
ry, AZ and 40 State street. For beauty and
finish they are unsur passed by none. Meesre.
Brunswick x Bro. have q large mandatory
at Chicago and also at Cincinnati. Their
tables have attained q reputation among all
leading billiard experts as being the best
that areimade. They being manufacturers
.hey are enabled to offer them at prices which
for public halls, private dwellings,, &C., will
find the Brunswick patent ahead OF all. Their
revolving combination dining and billiard
table is something new, Of their own patent.
Pricelist and circular sent on application.