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TO remove mildew from clothing
take handful of salt. half a eupful OF soi'
soap, rub on tho cloth and expose to tn,
sun. II will come out with one or two
bleaehings.
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-- The colorea ton Of Atlantis. Ga.
when thsy want TO get up "svsryys"
station band Of music at the door. sise .,
crisr, with the ovsrpowerine invitation.
Only 25 cents. gsnmsa. and u wetsss
millions to divide among The awssses !"
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Col. WNI. T. BOURNE.

Formerly Of Fort Smith. Arkansas. viii as.
sist me In the duties Of my Agency ! am
prepared to make cash advances on all ship
ment. Of Cotton to the House OF Messrs. F. =
BRAuNs Il Co. Baltimore. and Will personal
~ guarantee TO shippers as much per pound
net. ~ they would receive by shipping. 70
New Orleans or New York markets.
G. A. MEYER. ,,,.
Agent foT Baltimore aud Arkansas
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Take = tumnlsr, fill it nearly full
Of water, cover With . piece OF coarse lses
IN it will touch the water, and pnt on il
. half oosen peas. They will grow and
lesk very pres&y, srNh etf
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Who-who is it-did you learn his
namaT'
"I did. but have forgotten--why wife
what ,s the matter2 one ofthose nervous
attacks 7" ;.
Nothing merely slight pain,
has gone now. "
"You will not attend the ball this eve.
ming, then 7"
"Yes, will go"
All, if he had but known how fatal
those words would prove to his happi.
ness
Birdie Dell had after that hard nights
struggle, come off, as she thought, con-
oueror; at least, she came forth the next
morning pale beautiful and calm bride,
only her extreme pallor telling Of that
nights struggle And her noble middle
aged husband never knew that Cupid
fame had been kindled by any other than
him never knew that there had been an
other image enshyioed in that hear
around which her fendest affection haa
clustered for wears Tn Inspecting man
But he had removed her to his city
home, where they had lived happily two
years. She had been a devoted wife
true in every respect to her marriage
vow, Birdie Leyton had reigned queen
over the most ,brindle circles; her vii
and intellect had made her admired b!
many her kind attention to her dotins
husband had made her beloved by all.
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Cards or communications of personal
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POETRY.
LITANY.

LA n " =
Jesus, I am weary
OF this constant fight;
Round me darkness thieksns,
And I long for light.
Thou cAn'st give me victory,
Thou can st make me see
The eternal sunshine
Lord. deliver me.
By Thy life Of sorrow.
BY Thy crown o. thorn.
By Thy cross upliited
On that awful morn.
When from evils thraldom
Thou didst set me free.
Lord. look down In pity,
And deliver mo.
Through the censeloss turmoil,
Through the ardaous strife,
Through the daily dying.
Lead TO fuller life:
May ! die to evil,
May | live to Thee;
And from foul temptation,
Lord. deliver rae.
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The regular Communications of VAN Bu-
RrN LoDiE, No 8, i. \. IAeoys are held
the saturday on. or next preceding = each ftll
moon mt Z z. NJ. in their Hall at Van Buren,,
Members of the Fraternity in good Standing
are respectfully invited to meet withus.
H. f THOMSON, W. NJ.
". II. II. SHIRLEY. Secretary.
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"Have you not yet conquered that
stubborn p,dei Can yoa not forget The
parting and think nly o. the ,ce,comingf
All, that pleading tone. Honor bade
her not toy ield,and che thought she ~oulo
give him one more thrust and then she
would tel she was wys
Thank YOU, for reminding me ot I've
ing the possessor Of that unfnrtunstc os
{: M 4 hmtnt But--reaily Mr. Stuart
Won surcly credit me Tor having NOR
cpnstancy than Penelope and cqualins
[phi Ieiia for resignation, audi
Come, come, Birdie. please give MI
pleasant welcome and | will explain al
afterwards wa yoa p
Birdie Leyton waycred only for mo
mrnt She waved him oH and said In
h How % cc:
"Ynu forget told you that / was no
Birlie Dell--Mrs. Lejton, if yon please
Forget this interview--and judge Birdl'
Le, ton rs your conscience dictates.
She turned and fed from him not dsr
Ing 10 stay longer As sho passo'
through the darkened passage. on to 'h
lancng hall, she was not sware Of TIN
close proximity OF her husband. Arthur
Lcvton seeing his wife leave the room ~
suddenly, thought perhaps she was il
and foiuwed. He was just in the act o
calling her, when he heard some one els
call her by her maiden name lie drew
ack with wonder AMI as'onishmen', into
the darkened passage. What hc heart
there has already been stated.
The keenest agony tortured the soul o
Arthur Leyton, for awhile, until finally
reason triumphed. He knew his wife bac
been true to him, md ,horeh she nigh
have erred in not confidinS in him. sli.
she had not overstepped one wifely duty
He now remembered how pale and ic,
cold she was on her bridal day. be I'M
derstood all now.
"She shall never know that know hel
secret" he mentally calculated; for
can nat blame her and VM not censurs
her," And with this he followed her
he met her at the door. deathly pale
equipped for home. ......
"Arc yoa going now Birdie p hs faint
ly hut kindly asked. @
All! generous and devoted man. with .
hssry bursting With agony you still 'oss
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Madame Lenara's rooms we're brilliant.
" Illuminated, and fairy figures were Gid.
ing to aud fro, through the intricate
wndnys Of the merr, dance. Delightful
and melodious music filled those brilliant
rooms-Terpsich re and Euterpe seemed
to be striving for rivalry
Apart from the dancers stood Birdie
Leyton, Surrounded by both male and fe
ualc f.euAs they were insisting on lead
ing her to the elegant piano (which stood
in a impromptu bower at tie lower end
of the hall } to give them some music as
she was proficient in that art
As Birdie seated herself al the piano.
all around her seemed suddenly still,
then ran the whispered exclamation.
"''Tis the dis'inyue American, then she
knew that the ex foreigner had arrived
and was approaching she dared not look
up, for after all these years she could not
trust her self control enough to look W
on one whom she was certain she would
see, for at her right stood her noble hus
land--and must he see her trepidation
She ran her flugprs listlessly over the
keys ut first, then summoning all her en-
ergy, her soul seemed to drift out into
musical regions, and the strains ofmusic
that swelled forth envrapt all with pro
found admiration. Afler the last notes
of this harmonious sound had died away
and all were profusc in thanks, Birdie
Leyton slipped silently from the crowd
and stole noiselessly out into the now de
serted conservatory.
She there sank on her knees and once
more prayed that God might help her Ia
destroy this idol, and help her to be o
true and honored wife. SO intenty wa.
she thinking and inwardly praying, tha,
she was ohlivious to all around, aud was
unconscious of approaching footsteps
until some one softly called:
"Birdie Dell !"
Her maidea name. How like an electric
shock, those words went tinyling through
her veins, awakening old memories:
Birdie Dell. Is that you? or am de.
luded by some imaginary fancyP O.
speak is it thus we meet after 50 many
years?'
When she FIRST heard her name called
instinct told her it was Frank Stuart, and
the sound rf his voice touched memory's
chord, and awakened all the old linger'
ing melody OF years gone. Bnt she re
mcmbered she was a wife and when he
repronched her for inconstancy. she arose
and the reply came quickly to her lips.
You mistake the person-or the
name. Mr. Stuart; you forget how We
parted p
She was standing before him. All the
old dre flashing from her eyes, in the din
light she looked like an avengine
Nemesis.
"Have you not yet conquered tha,
stubborn p,idey Can yoa not forget The
parting and think cnis o, the 'ce!comingf
All, that pleading tone Honor bade
| her not TOY zelda che thought size woulo
give him one more thrust and then she
would tel she was a tcyt
Thank YOU, for reminding me OF I've
| ing the po SCISSOR Of that unfortunate os
M 4 hmeni But--reaily Mr. Stuart
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-04-13
Danger Ahead.

single spark may kindle fame that will con-
sumo city, and small ailments neglected NAV end
IN fatal disorders. Bearing this fact in mind let the
hrsi symptoms of bility nervous prostratcn be
met promptly with invigorating treatment. Fore
most among the vegetable tonics of the age stands
Hostetters stomach Bitters, and whenever the vital
powers seem to anguish or there is auy reason tn
suspect that the animal functions essential 10 the
sustenatlon and purihcation Of the body are INNER
iecty performed this invaluable inyigorant and an
nseptc should at once be resorted to- INDIGESTION
el"ays produces weakness OF the bodily movers
sometimes II happens that the appetite demands
more 1000 than the stomach can digest though not
more, perhaps, than Is required 10 keep ND the full
strength OF the Frame The object under such cir
Custances Is 10 increase the digestive capacifv of
tne assImiatlng organ. 10 make il eona II the
dnty imposed upon II by the appetite and cspsble Of
suPpylng the ottstili material Of the system as fast
as ~ Is required This object is fully accon,pI,sled
oy tne use OF the Bitters. They tone and gently
simulate the cellular membrane which secretes te
gastric Juice, and the result is that the advent ;s
mingled with the food in sufficient quantity to con
vert all Its nourishing particles into pure and whole
some element If, on the other hand there IL
cenclency Of appetite, without anv corresnrndinc
uenesncy OF digestive power, the effect of the tonic
= 10 stimulate desire for food In nin,teen casas
out OF twenty. headache, nausea nervousness faint
ing-nts, spasms- and, indeed, most Of the Casual
aenes and pains TO which humanity il subject pro-
seed primarily from indigestion Complicated with
hnousneS and for both these COMPLAINTS
stomach Bitters are recommended as a speedy and
certain remedy ~
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-04-13

mice into the cage-lt was only to open
their box and tip them in, and they hif.
themselves In a wink under the straw
on the bottom The blue pigeon went
In easily, too, when it was once caught,
but old Muff was tight squeeze, and
was only crowded through the door by
vigorous pushing, yowling dismally,
and leaving some punches of fur by the
way As for the puppy, it was clearly
of no use to try; SO that part of the
family was left outside.
But Muff smelt mice, instantly, and
bounced upon them, seizing one little
unfortunate, while the other made his
escape through the bars of the cage.
and took refuge In the wood pile. 1t
was all over in d fash, while Tommy
and Billy were consulting as to the
possibility of taking off the bottom of
the cage and putting Fido in that way.
And in the meantime Fido waddled of,
and had to be brought back, SO neither
of them knew of the fate of the mice,
and Puss sat wiping her whiskers and
never gave hint.
Yes, the bottom of the cage would
come off; it was only fastened on with
hooks; and after infinite trouble Fido
and Muff were squeezed in together,
and fastened there. Neither of them
liked the situation. They had been
perfectly amiable to each other in the
back yard and alley, but being shut up
together in q cage was different affair.
So Muff began to spit and scold, and
Fido to bark angrily, greatly to Tom
my S surprise and Billy's delight.
They'll get used to it, 1 guess"
said Tommy, doubtfully; while Billy
rolled on the floor and laughed at every
fresh show of hostilities and the blue
pigeon perched in the top of the cage
and looked anxious and uncomfortable.
In the midst of it all, Bridget came to
the back door, calling Tommy, and
holding out two balls of pink pop
corn. Tommy ran instantly, Billy fol-
lowed at a safe distance, and poor Fido
gave yelp and plunge of despair, as
he saw his master disappear The bot
tom of the cage rolled one way, and
the top another. Muff made one
bound and disappeared under the
woodhouse, Fido came tumbling fran
tically after Billy, and the blue pigeon
sailed up to the top of the roof to dress
his rumpled feathers. Nobody ever
heard from the white mice, but the
Happy Family was considered failure.
That night Tommy ate his supper
very soberly, and scarcely spoke at all.
Only once he asked, gravely, "Uncle
Jim, how long you s'pose it takes 'em
to get used to it q" And Uncle Jim
didn't know
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-04-13

They are not n vile. FANCY DRINK. Made
of Poor Rum. Whisky. Proof Spirits and Re
fuse Liquors. doctored, spiced and swsetoned TO
please the taste called Tonics," Appetizers" Re-
sorers" &C. that lead the tippler to drunkenness
and ruin but Medicine made from the Native
Roots and Herbs of California free from all Alco-
hoiic Stimuiants. They are the GREAT BLOOD
PURIFIER aud LIFE GIVING PRINCE
PIE, perfect Renovator and Invigorator of the
System, carrying of all poisonous matter and restoring
the blood TO healthy condition No person can take
these Bitters according to directions remain long
unwel provided their bones destroyed By min
cal poison or other means, md the vital organs
wasted beyond the point of repair
They are Gentle Purgative as well as n
Tonic possessing also. the peculiar merit of acting
powerful agent in relieving Congestion or Inhamma-
ton of the Liver. and all the Visceral Organs.
FOR FEMALE COMPLAINTS, whether in
young old, married single, at the dawn of woman
hood, at the turn of life, these Tonic Btters have
equal
For Infiammafory and Chronic Rheumatism
and Gout. Dyspepsia or Indigestion, Bilious,
Remitfent and Internliftent Eevers, Diseases
OF the Blood, Liver, Kidneys and Bladder.
these Bitters have been most successful such
Diseases caused by Initiated Blood, which is.
generally produced by arrangement OF the Digestive
Organs.
DYSPEPSIA OR INDIGESTION. Headache.
Pain in the Shoulders Coughs Tghtness of the Chest
Dizziness Sour Eructaons OF the stomach Bad taste
in the Mouth, Bilious Attacks, Palpitation of the
Heart, Inflammation of the Lungs Pain in the regions
of the Kidneys, and hundred other painful symp-
toms, the offsprings of Dyspepsia.
They invigOrate the Stomach, and stimulate the ter
pid liver and bowels which render them Of unequaIod
efficacy in cleansing the blood Of all impurities ard
impartins new life and vigor to the whole system.
FOR SKIN DISEASES, Eruptions. letter, Salt
Rheum, Blotches, Spots. Pmples, POsucs Boils, Car
buncles Ring Worm, Scald Head. Sore Eyes, Erysip
elias, Itch, Scurfs DscolOrations Of Skin, Humors
and Diseases of the Skin of whatever nature,
literally dug up and carried out of the system In
short lime by the of these bters. One bottle in
such will convince the most increduous of their
curative effect.
Cleanse the Initiated Blood whsaever YOU find its i'm
puriies bursting through the Skin in Pmples. Erup-
tions Sores cleanse IL whom find II ebstructed
and sluggish in the veins oease IL whe4 t is foul,
and your feelings viii tell you when Keep the bloed
pure, snd the health of the system will follow.
PIN. TAPE and other WORMS lurking in the
system of thousan ds. ffectualy destroyed
and removed For full directions read carefully the
circular around each bottle, printed in four languages
English German. French and Spanish.
j. WALKER, Proprietor L. II MCDONALD CO.,
Druggists and Gen. Agents. San Francisco Cal, and
% and "a Commerce Street. New York.
nRTrGCFeTe. A I
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-04-13
India Cashmere shawls.

The first shawls manufactured in In
dia were made of camel's hair. but for
many years the wool from the cashmere
goat has only been used. These ami
mails are natives of Thibet, and at
tempts to raise them elsewhere have
been failures. For several centuries the
people of India guarded the secret of
making these famous shawls, and the
Government forbade the. sale of them
to foreigners. "The goats hair is quite
silky, quite straight, and of a brown
shade. 1t is sent from Thibet to Cash
mere, distance of one months Jour
ney. 1t is there bleached with a mix
ture composed principally of rice -four,
and when perfectly white, carefully
spun into threads, and dyed of various
colors, embracing all their shades and
tints. The dyes used excel anything of
their kind in their peculiar richness
and durability. The finest wool is
from the inner coat of the goat, and is
only used in the manufacture of the
most elegant and costly garments. The
process OF weaving is exceedingly slow
and quite novel in its execution. A
single shawl is composed of many
pieces, each one is woven separately.
Their sizes vary; the smallest one
about an eight Of an inch, and the larg-
est not over half square yard A
shawl that would employ ten weavers
i've years to make it has from five hun
dred to two thousand pieces in it. The
warp is placed in small frames; the
patterns are drawn out on paper, anc
colored yarns wound on small bobbins,
which are held in the hollow of the
hands. 1t requires as many yarns in
the welt as there are colors in the pat
tern, which are worked ON the warp
with small pins sort of wooden nee
dies. The right side is the under one
upon the frame, and il is not seen bv
weaver until the psttren is finished All
inch square piece ia considered good
days work. The weaving is very COM
pact, and the pieces so Handsomely
joined together thai it is impossible to
discover how the threads are made as
one .ss1HiA. sa - -a9ts'
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-04-13
A Curious Custom.

In the burgher society of CASTLE this
night Epiphany eve) is devoted to a
very different ceremony. Each little
social circle comes together in house
agreed upon. They take notices of
gilded paper Ir:d write on each the
name Of some one Of the company.
The names OF the ladies are thrown in
to one urn, and those of the cavaliers
into another, and they are drawn out
by pairs These couples are thus con-
demned by fortune to intamscy during
the year. The gentleman is always to
be. at the orders of the dame, and to
serve her faithfully in every knightlyi
fashion. He has all, the duties and
none Of the privileges Of a lover, unless
it be the joy of those s'who stand and
wait" The relation is very like that
which SO astonished NJ. de Gramont In
his visit to Piedmont, where the caya-
lier of service never left his mistress in
public and never approached her in
private.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-04-13
A Valuable District

A correspondent thus alludes to one
of the districts of San Domingo visited
by the Commissioners
The Commune, or District of Aqua,
in 1868 contained 1850 inhabitants. 1t
produces annually from 10000 to 3d.
600 quintals of wax, 200, 900 gallons of
molasses, and 400 quintals of gum
gugac. The trade in valuable woods is
considerable. The exports of these
last year were 5000 feet of mahogany,
400 tons of lgnum- vit@, 500 tons of
fustic, 100 tons of Brazil wood, and
smaller quantities of satin wood, rose
wood, cochineal wood, espinello and
and cibey woods. The supply is un-
limited. The health of the place is
good. The only contagious diseases in
seven years, ending 1871, were cholera
and smallpox, from which there were
400 deaths. There was during the
same period 1876 deaths from other
causes.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-04-13
Miscellaneous Items.

THERE is remarkable collection of
dark colored slabs in a Canandaigua
cemetery, marking the graves of the
three wives of one man. They show
that the first died in 1913, the second
in 1914 and the third in 1915. Three
wives IN three years would be quick
work even in this fast age.
A MISSISSIPPI paper, describing the
effects of the recent tornado in por-
tion of that State, reports that "some
of MIR. Quinn's hens were subsequently,
discovered miles away, part of them
entirely stripped of their feathers by
the force of the hurricane"
BosTos produce merchants just be-
fore Lent began, sent their agents in
to Maine, who bought all the eggs
they could buy at thirty-two cents per
dozen. This corner in eggs was
nicely broken, by the .'biddies" laying
freely, and now eggs can be had at
sixteen TO twenty cents per dozen.
A GEORGIA colored debating society
was lately discussing, (Which is the
best for tht laboring man, to work for
wages or part of the crop" An old
uncle" spoke the sense of the meeting
when he thought ''bofe was de best, if
dey could only be brung toge oder some
how.
NEW ORLEANS papers report the elope-
ment of the wife of one of that city's
merchants with her cook, taking with
her over $40, 600 In money and jewelry.
The cook is represented to be hand
some Englishman, about 80 years of
age, who has been only three weeks in
the country. The husband is very anxi-
GUS to secure the return of tie proper
ty.
A GIRL eloped with man near Knox
vile, Tenn, recently, and, when her
father sought to detain her, she knock
ed the old gentleman down with a shov-
ell. Her parent pursued the couple
after marriage, and the husband and
father having exchanged shots, the
bride emptied revolver at her hege
lord, disabling him completely, and
then returned home with papa.
A YOUNG lady, accompanied by a
friend, went to photographer in this
city to have her carte taken. She wss
observed to be very particular to stand
upon her dress while being taken,
much to the annoyance of the photo
grapher, but no persusain OF his could
make her stand in any other position.
When asked by her friend why she was
so particular, she replied that she ua-
derstood the operator viewed the OBJ
jects upside down.
The Pacific Tribune, published at
Olympia, Washington Territory, re-
ports, in its issue of the Sd inst. a
phenomenon, thus: "Last night, be-
tween z ane 8 O'Clock, a young mson
shone brightly in the west, while count
less stars, glittering like diamonds,
adorned the deep blue vault of heaven.
Not cloud was visible; vet it rained.
and for nearly an hour, with sufficient
force to be plainly heard pattering upon
the roof
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-04-13
Hero Worship in Germany.

: Compare the German Domkirchen
with the cathedrals of Italy. In the
latter there are tens of thousands of
statues, statuettes, busts, pictures,
cartoons, in which the children of gem
ius do each other noble honor above all
ribboned potentates; but in German
churches there are few grand tombs ex-
cept to coffin the purple, few sublime
frescoes except to celebrate the heroism
of the blue blood. How true, how pitt
fully true, that caustic word of Won
Moltke as he stood before the portraits
of Bazaine and Mcmahon in Versailles!
TT think we Prussian generals have
aboutas much merit rs these gentle
men, but by Godl they win not place
any of cur portraits in . Pantheon in
Berlin From LIP incott' 8 Magazine