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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-01-20
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TuE raIrHFUL LOVERS.

I'd been away from her three years-about that
And returned 10 fud my Mary true;
And though I'd question her, ctd not doubt that
Itwas unnecessary 50 to do.
Twas by the ehimney-corner we were sitting;
MARY, said ], "have YOU been always true !!
FRANKLY" say sshe,-just pausing IN her knifung'
ssI don't think I've uufaithful been to you;
But for the three ears past I'll tell you what
I've done; then say if I've been true or not
"when first you left my grief was uncomfortable.
Alone mourned my miserable lot,
And ali v h. saw me thought me incousolable,
Till Captain Clifford came from AdershOh;
To firt with him amused me while twas new;
L don & count tkOt uEfaithfulness- Do ysur
ssTne next-ohi let me see-was Frankie Phipps,
Imet him at nv uncle's, Christmas-tide:
And meath the mi<tletoe where lips meethps,
He gave me his H. kiss''-aud here she sighed; !;
sswe stayed six weeks at uncle's-how time flew
Idon't count that unfaithfulness. Do your
ord Cecil FOssmote. only twenty-one.
Lent me his horse. On how We rode and racedi
We secured the downs-ws rode to hounds-such
fun2
And often was his arm about my waist
That was. to lift me up or down But who
Would count that unfaithiulness Dol your
-Do you know Rezey We're J All, Row he sings
We met-'twas at picnic. All. such weather.
He gave me, look, the f'st Of these tyo rings,
When We were lost in Ciefden woods together.
All what a happy time we spent We two
I don't count that unfaithfulness to YOU
aIve vet another ring from him. D'yousee
The plain gold circlet that is shining herer
took her hand: ''Oh, Mary Can IL be
That you. Quoth she. That am Mrs. We're.
don't count tsdt unfaithfulness. Do your
mo" replied s.Tor an MARRIED too
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-01-20

HOMEOPATHIC HOSPITAL IN New York
The inaugural ceremonies of n Homeo-
pathic Hospital under favorable auspices,
il the city of New York. marks new era
in the progress of this system. II is now
about forty years since Its advent IN this
country, and but about sixty since it may
be said. as a system, to have had begin
ming. Yet its progress has been uniform
and rapid. In the doctrine ITSELF with its
infnitesimal doses, and its disuse Of the
tme-honored, heroic measures of the old
school, there is nothing to commend it to
popular favor Indeed at first sight, the
idea of trusting human life when struggling
with deadly disease, to the curative powers
of medicated sugar pellets seems the acme
of rashness. Nor is it until experience,
varied, repeated, and ever triumphant has
| again and again reassured us that we re-
pose with serene confidence upon the cura-
tive powers of the sugar pills.
Hence it is that public hospitals where
the sick poor, taken indiscrimlnately, suf-
| fering from all forms of disease, and where
an open record of patient, disease, symptom,
treatment and result is made, are only the
result of maturity and chrystalization of
this confidence, such institutions form the
best comparative test of the value of sys-
tenn, and the ,,ublic may calmly look on
and simply trust that ''the best may win. :"
The friends of the system are confident
that here, as in similar institutions in Eu =
rope, the results will show the decided su-
periority of the system, both in the rate of
mortality and the duration of the sickness.
We are in this conner"'H "'Hu reminded of
| the advertisement of DIR. .OAPHREY's sys-
| tenn of HoMeoPATHIC SPECIFICS for family
use, advertised in these columns. These
specifics have been before the public now
towards twenty years. and have everywhere
received the commentator of the public.
They seem to have reached point where
their usefulness and excellence is not ques-
toned.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-01-20
CHICAGO CORRESPONDENCE.

Holiday Vistts-Busfness OF the Year
Receipts and Shipments-Prospect
for nufacturss-Agricult
raj I'm mpiements-TheP P1ow-Gar rd en-
city PIow works-Births, Deaths
and Marriages Fal-Popula
tion- Am easements. -
CHICAGO, Jan. 10, 1870. The holidays have
passed, leaving pleasant remembrance be-
hind them. New Years day was observed as
usual, the practice of calling being kept up
with considerable zeal. There was less
drinking tan last year, and fewer entertain
ers offered wine or strong drink with their
eatables. The
of the pact year in this city foots up very
satisfactorily. The volume of business done
though the decline in prices has made the
cash amount of sales less than if there had
been no decline. For instance, the increase
in the volume of dry goods sales has been
about IL per cent, while the cash increase
has been but per cent. The total whole
sale sales OF all kinds amount to $40O, 900 900.
The receipts of merchantable commodities,
including grain and lumber, foot up S4l5,-
615, 000-an increase OF SIS LOG, 900 over 1868.
The manufactures of the city, some fifty
eight millions OF dollars-fve millions less
than il 1868. New buildings erected, 3,slO,
were ea1 44io. valued at s2o, ZOO, ,Oco. Internal
Revenue collections, 81 $50 500 an increase
crease 80 ,0SS, ,O61 was from the tax on dis-
illed spirits. Total revenue from distilled,
So, ,c97, 900.
THE RECEIPTS AND SHIPMENTS
of the past year of come leading articles will
oiva sofne idaa 0f the I'm Al ess NJ fha citv.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-01-20
AMERICAN SLANG.
How ft Bothered an Englishman.

The uttsr ignorance of the English of
the Specification of American slang ex-
pressions often causes some curious scenes
between them and Yankee buyers in Eng
land, who seem to think that because their
language generally is understood, all their
American idioms will be- An expert buy
er, junior partner in one of our large AM
erican firms, at recent visit to his corre-
spondent in an English manufacturing city
was complimented by the senior partner of
the house, who insisted on personally
showing the goods to his American pur-
chaser.
There SIR" said Dowlas, throwing out
roll of goods, ''what do you think Of
thatY
80, that's played out" said the Ameri-
can.
"ItIs what p said Bull.
"It's played, tell you," said his Gus
toner.
played, ,-ah really-we call it plad.
h'yar in England; but this isn't plaid
plad. you know"
No." said Yankee, Il don't mean plad
mean ter say it's gone up"
'sOh, no." said Britisher. mot at ALL it
has not gone up-quite the contrary. We've
taken off from the price.
''Over the left; it's threepence too high,
now" -of1
''No doubt of it; but our neighbors you
know on tine left are not manufacturers, you
know"
Very likely; but don't care to be
suck when get home"
'Really. Most extraordinary. Is it aa
dangerous in New York, as the newspapers
say 2"
"Yes. but don't want these goods. I've
got some already that will knock the spots
out OF em.'"
'.But, my dear sir, there's no spots or
the goods. assure yah. They are perfect
"Well, well, suppose we switch of on
these goods, and try something else"
Certainly r and the EnglishmsD, to The
infinite amusement Of the Americans frient
called in a clerk with q wisp broom, anC
directed him to switch Off any dust h,
could find, while he proceeded to show
something else.
There" said the Englishman trump
antly, spreading out another fabric, ''ther'
is the handsomest piece of goods in Eng
land, only 'arf guinea va d."
81 can't see it.. said his customer.
Cant see itl' why you are looking
straight at it !; however, suppose you tr.
the light Of this window"
mo, don't mean that, said the Ameri
can. II haven't got the stamps for sucl
goods"
"'Stamps?' no stamps required but
bill stamp, which We are happy to fur
nish."
This Misunderstanding might have con
tinued longer had not one of the younge
! members of the house, seeing his senior
: perplexity, rescued the American and ''pu
him through" after the manner of his coun
trymen. - ssr sff frff - -sl
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-01-20

Comparative Value of Hay, Corn and
Roots.

Roots.
An acre of ground retained expressly for
hay, yields on an average not more than
one and one-half tons of vegetable food; an
equal space planted with carrots or ruta-
bagas will yield from ten to twenty tons,
say fifteen tons, which is by no means q
high average, and has often been attained
without any extraordinary cultivation. 1t
has been ascertained by careful experime ent
that three working horses, fifteen and one-
half hands high, consume hay at the rate of
two hundred pounds per week, or five
tons and one thousand and forty eight
pounds per annum, beside one and one
half bushels of oats per week, or seventy
eight bushels per annum. BY repetition
of the same experiment it was found that
an unworked horse consumed hay at the
rate of four and one-quarter tons per
annum.
The produce, therefore, of nearly six
acres of land is necessary to support q
working horse for one year; but half an
acre of carrots, at six hundred bushels per
acre, with the addition of chopped straw,
while the season for feeding them lasts. will
do as well, ifnot better. These things do
not admit of doubt. for they have been the
subject of exact trials, as some of your ag-
ricultural friends can testify.
1t has also been proved that the value of
one bushel of corn, together with the fod-
der upon which it grew. will keep horse
in good working order for a week. An
acre planted with corn, and yielding sixty
bushels, will be ample to keep good
sized horse in working order for one year.
Let the farmer, then, consider whether
it is better to maintain horse on the pro-
duce of half an acre Of ruta bagas or car
rots, or upon the produce of an acre of
corn; or, on the other hand, upon the hay
and grain from SIX acres of land-for it will
require six acres of good land to produce
the necessary hay and grain as above. The
the feeding of cattle and sheep.-Siock
Tnu,.noI
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-01-20

DO AT ROME AS THE ROMANS Do"-A
young English lady making her first visit
10 this city. assisted in the New Years re-
ceptions at her host house in Fifth aven-
ne; but knowing nothing of the customs
OF the country, she asked for instructions
as to the manner of proceeding. ''Oh
you must do just as you see us do, said
the ladies of The household. Now it hap
pened that the first caller was brother
in-law of the young ladies, and he was rap
turously received, wished a happy New
Year, and affectionately kissed. The young
English lady stood aghast when she thought
of the hundred or more like receptions
| which were to come and in which she was
to take part. Timely explanations relieved
her from her dilemma, though she private
ly admitted that strange as the custom
seemed to her, she had made up her mind
TO s.do at Rome as the Romans do. IN
Y Dacf
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-01-20
REUBEN FIELD.
The Mathematical Prodigy of Mis-
t-r souri,.

tr-f souri,.
From the st Louis Republican.
At or near Warrensburg, johnson Co, +,
in this state, resides poor widow woman,
who has son, Reuben Field, mer9 boy,
untutored, and seemingly incapable of lit
erary; culture, who yet possesses most re-
markable powers of mental calculation. As
evidence of this, among other evidences
that might be cited, o gentleman of St
Louis who had heard of his possessing
this faculty, sent him the following figures,
VIZ: 45.145, 145, las. asking him to
square this number mentally, that
is multiply the number by 1t
self, and send him the result, with the time
taken to perform it, scarcely believing
however, notwithstanding the extraordi-
nary accounts related ofhim, that he would
be capable of the task. In this, however,
he was mistaken, as were others to whom
the proposition was named. A letter has
been received by the gentleman named.
from highly respectable citizen of War
rensburg, who states that in three minutes
time the boy Field mentally and accurately
pronounced the result, q, OCT, 113, l59, 1885,
7,071, OPS, or, written in words. twenty
hundred and thirteen 1uadrillions one hun
uiCu uuu ulty -URuo UllllOu5 Out uuuutcu
and seventeen millions seventy-one thous
and and twenty-five.
Though such exhibitions Of mental pow
ers of calculation as the one exhibited in
the above are not altogether unheard of,
they are nevertheless exceedingly rare. In
this instance it will appear all the more
marvellous when it ia stated that this boy
Reuben Field is almost entirely unedu-
Gated. Indeed. the letter referred to above
says Field maintains it is ''of no use for
him to go to school, as he can't learn any
thing, and never could" In fact except
in this manner of calculation, in which he
is navel, he is said to be "very ignorant
in all other matters" lazy, uncouth, dis
posed to wander idly from place to place,
and worst of all, perhaps, ''is very fond of
drink" Yet, the letter states, ''he can re-
peat the eighty-seventh line in multiplica-
many marvellous things in calculating
mentally"
Let those who think the solution requir-
ed in the proposition give above cannot be
difficult one. because rendered by an ILL
terate and uncultivated boy, call to mind
that this solution by the usual forms of
multiplication requires The use of 191 ig-
ures, IA multiplications, % addi ions, and
10 combinations of figures, and that this,
by the ordinary processes of multiplied
ton, is to be performed and retained in the
mind, until the process is completed. -
When they realize this, or attempt the So
luton itself, they will very likely como to
the conclusion that Reuben Field is prod
| iov in vr,apfal ralrulafiOna
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-01-20

ApApER that every farmer in the country
can afford TO subscribe for is the Journal of
the Farm. This monthly. copy of which
is upon our table, now in the third volume,
appears TO be about the cheapest agricul-
tural journal in the country. The terms of
subscription are only FIFTY CENTS PER AN
NUM-. and lower to clubs. 1t IS sixteen
PACED paper, and its contents are, almost
exclusively prepared for 1t expressly by
couple of able practical writers in the east
and west. The farming intelligence and
practical hints are presented IN condensed
form. No farmer will regret subscribing
for it, and all can afford to do so. Pub
lished at 80 South Delaware avenue, Phila-
delphia. Subscriptions received at the
western office, No. 23O South Water street,
| Chicago Ill.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-01-20

SwrTzERLAND.-The name of the Presi-
dent elect of the Federal Government OF
Switzerland, whose death on December
28th has been announced, was Victor
Rueffy, and not Victor Raffy. as transmit.
led by the Atlantic cable. Victor Rueffy
was Vice President of the Federal Govern
ment of Switzerland in 1869. and on De.
cember 10th had been elected President fol
1870. The executive authority OF Switzer.
land consists of a Federal Council of sever
members, appointed BY the Federal Assem-
bly, for three years. The President and
Vice President Of this body are elected fol
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-01-20

GLASS AND PORCELAIN VESSELS. care
fully conducted series of experiments upon
the influences of hot solutions upol glass
and porcelain vessels, show that water and
acids have very little effect upon porcelain,
while fixed alkiiies act very decidedly upon
it; less 80, however, than on glass, which
is also slightly attacked by acids and water,
the amount depending somewhat upon the
composition Of the glass. Porcelain yes.
sells are, therefore, recommended as decid
edly superior to those of glass in delicate
chemical experiment and analyses, when
ever the substitution can be effected
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-01-20
Personal Notes. EaW
ord Derby's parents were drstc tcoul


Prof Aggassiz has recovered from his
illness.
THE Fat Contributor" is lecturirg in
Kansas.
Dumas. Sr., is said to be the father of
IS illegitimste children.
1t is reported that Mosby Is enlisting
volunteers for the Cuban army
-Manton Marble, of the New York
World, has been i'll for some weeks.
Greeley took the teetotal pledge in
1924, and has never broken it
Gen. Mcclellan was presented with
$500 watch ON Christmas day.
Secretaries Fish, Belknap and Robeson
are alumni of Princeton College.
OF the sixteen Governors Of Pennsyl-
vania, seven were of German descent
Mark Twain is lecturing ia New Jersey
on ''Our Brother Savages OF the Sandwich
Islands"
-Lucretia Mott, although seventy-seven
years old. continues in ngood health and ex-
cellent spirits.
Mrs Livermore has new lecture. "a
Look Ahead, which she is delivering in
Massachusetts,.
Young Lopez comes here to induce the
United States to renew diplomatic relations
with Paraguay.
William Dubois, considered the most
skillful matchmaker, not only of Switzer-
llnd but of the whole world, died on the
| 18th of November, at Locle.
George Francis Train has challenged
Alexander Delmar to argue the subject
of free trade with him. Delmar declines.
John Henry McCIelland, of Waynes-
burg, Penn, died on Saturday, the 18th
ult in that town, from injuries received
| by Swallowing a sword"
Nellie Ledbeater, the most famous of
| all the dance house courtesans in the vari-
Gus .'hell-on wheels cities incident to the
construction of the Union Pacific Railroad
was recently killed by her paramour at the
Sweet Water Gold Mines.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-01-20

PAIRING PoTAroEs. = Many persons in
pairing potatoes for cooking, pare on
thick slice from the surface. Professor
Blot. in his lecture on the potato, says the
strength OF the vegetable lies near the sur
face-the starch growing let's abundant as
the centre is appropriated. The starch
near the surface contains the nutriment,
which is not more than seven or eight per
cent. the balance being mainly water.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-01-20

The BEST AND OaIeINAL TONIC Of Iron
Phosphorus and Caieaya, known as Caswell,
Mack & Co.'S Ferro Phosphorated Elixir Of
Calisays Bark. The Iron restores color TO
the blood, the Phosphorus renews waste Of
the nerve tissue, and the Oalisaya gives .
natural healthful tone to the digestive or
gans thereby curing Dyspepsiz in in its vari-
Gus forms, Wskefulness, General Debility,
and Depression Of Spirits. Manufactured
only by CASwELL, HAZARD L CO., success
sors to Caswell, Mack & Co., New York. Sold
BY all Druggists.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-01-20

FRIED BREAD. Slices of tossted bread,
dipped in milk or wine, and fried in honey,
are excellent Then, instead Of calling
them 'fried bread" they are torejas, an
excellent Spanish delicacy, can assure
you. Please understand, there is neither
butter nor lard. Simply melt the honey in
q pan, and when it is very hot put in the
bread, which is served hot also, after be-
coming nicely Drowned. Lovers Of honey
can take nouce.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-01-20

To PREVENT LICE ON Fowls. Massa-
chusetts correspondent says:
"Fora small lot of fowls, make box four
feet square and three feet high, with q
sloping top. Set it SO that it will slope to-
ward the southeast. Let the top and east
side be of glass (old sash will do.) Make
the top and sides so nearly water-tight
that no rain can get in. Leave an opening
at the side so that the hens can go in.
From the road where the wheels have
ground the earth fine Choose hot, dry
of the dust to fill the box one foot deep.
Add to it : hslf bushel OF dry ashes and one
pound of sulphur. The fowls will have no
lice. and their plumage will carry better
gloss Hens get lousy in wet weather
because they have no dry place to dust in. y
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-01-20

To PUT UP BEEF.-E. Folsom, Blooming
ton, ILL.,, recommends the following mode
of packing ef:-For one hundred pounds
of meat use three buckets of water. OF
enough to cover the meat, four pounds OF
brown sugar, with as much salt as will dis
solve. Boil and skim. Put in the meat
while boiling; boil thirty minutes; take out
and cool; pack in barrels and turn on pick.
le when cold. Beef packed after this re.
ceipe may need little more salt after the
month OF March. t
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-01-20

To REMOVE STAINS FROM BROAD CLOTH
Take an ounce of pipe clay which has been
ground fine, mix it with twelve drops of
alcohol, and the same quantity Of spirits Of
turpentine. Whenever you wish to remove
any stains from cloth, moisten little of
this mixture with alcohol, and rub it on
the spots. Let it remain till dry, then rub
it off with WOODEN cloth and the spots
will disappear
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-01-20
POPULATION.

The population is estimated at 800, ,000
There were s., 900 immigrants here the pat
year, but how many became permanent resi-
dents there is no record.
ADJUSTMENTS
continue to be well patronzed. new attract
ion at Aiken's Museum is the monster animal
recently exhumed at Wheaton, in this State,
which excites much interest. The Rchings-
Barnard English Opera Troupe at Crosby's
Opera Houso, are a marked success. Emer-
son 4 Msnning's Minstrels draw full houses
as usus al at the Dearborn. d.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-01-20

THE WAGNER Co. Silent Sewing Machin
with Baster Attachment. 1t is the most
simple in construction, and the lightest
running machine manufactured. 1t vii
hem, fell, tuck, braid, cord, bind and
embroider 1t works directly from two
common spools, making the unparalleled
Elastic Double Lock Stitch. Terms easy
all deposits and rents being applied on ac-
count of purchase of the machine. Ware
rooms SO Madison ST., Chicago. Agents
wanted.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-01-20
What Is q Coco Cow I.

A writer in a recent number of the Gal
axy gives the following general hints re-
sarding the selection of q good COW for
milk producing:
FIRST: Health, good constitution, or di-
gestive apparatus, for which we require o
capacious belly.
Second. That the largest possible devel-
opment of the animal shall be behind, in
deem the udder and parts adjacent. A
good COW is likely to be wedge-shaped, of
which the head is the smallest end. Big
heads, or horns, or shoulders, are not de-
sired, because they have to be nourisned
by the food But these are indispensa-
BILE; large bag and hindquartefs
TO support and minister to it. What
do our milkmen look for in selecting
milk-eiving cows? The first appearance,
to Judge, will convey an impression as to
the health or constitution of the COW. He
will ask, also, a bony frame, one that does
not steal the fat from the milk; and he will
feel The skin, TO find it flexible and covered
with close, scottish hair; he will ask for
good lung room, capacious belly, wide
rump. and well-developed bag. covered
with hair. Extending from this bag for
ward, he will be desirous to see prominent
the two great veins which lose themselves
in the belly; and on the back of the udder
he will look for many, well-defined branch
ing veins. Then comes Gueaon's ''milk.
Mirror" which is broad strip of hair rum
ming Vp from the udder to the vulva, which
is considered the one thing needful: but
which has not, in this country, been found
an infallble test. though it is good one.
II, in addition, the cow is gentle, good
tempered, you are almost sure of milk
maker
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1870-01-20

"a SLIGHT Cold" CoUGHs.-Few aie
aware of the importance of checking a
cough or s'sIIGHr COLD" in its first stage;
that which in the beginning would yield to
a mild remedy, if neglected, often attacks
the lungs. s'Bro,cn's Bronchial 1roches
give sure and almost immediate relief
"The Troches" have proved their eficacy by
a test of many years, and have received
testimonials from eminent men who have
used them.