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The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-06-20
How a Clerk Got Promoted.

The Troy Times tells this story of Col
James H. Hooker, an eccentric charac-
ter who died in that city some twenty
years ago;
- \ remarkable man was Col. Hooker,
and very eccentric withal. At times he
would fairly boil over with passion and
was very violent in his speech and action.
Yet he was a just man, and directed his
fury against what he believed to be wrong
and rascally. 1t is related Of him that
having dispute with one of his clerks,
the latter would not yield the point in
issue to him, whereupon the Colonel un-
der took to put his stubborn employee out
of his office. But the clerk was too much
for the irate Colonel, and in the melee
the old man was laid upon his back,
aud his eountenance rather unpleasantly
tapped. Rising from his position, he pro-
ceeded to wash his battered countenance,
brushed his clothes carefully, and, seat
ing himself, asked the victorious clerk to
come to him and report. Said he: {" A
pretty thing you've done, sir got your
self into bad scrape committed assault
aud battery; licked your employer. This
shows that there's some stuff in you,
miserable sinner, and now, you Internal
scamp, am going to pay you for it.,
You are discharged from the desk you
now hold, and tomorrow morning | want
you to take place next TO me, and
hereafter act AS my confidential clerk,
with your salary increased $3.50. That's
all now go about your business" The
clerk thus promoted held the confidential
position assigned him many years during
the remainder of the Colonels lifetime,
and never had to whip his employ yer
again to get an advance of salary"
Bt5- A genial friend, who always has
his sharp wits about him, hands in the
following: "1 ila @
CURIOUS AFFAIR Jim Scroggens,
OF doubtful honesty, attempted to call
upon neighbor late one night last week
and was received at the gate with due
cur-tesy by large dog kept on the prem
ises. After sope cur-s,ory remarks by
the dog, cur-tailed by Jim's rimpatience
to be gone, both withdrew, Jim cur-sing
and swearing, the dog about as, usual
Jim said of his pants next day that they
were " darned old pair y
The Bloomfield times. [volume] (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1867-187?, 1871-06-20
why Keep That CoughP

When a bottle of Rohrer's Lung Balsam will
cure 1t. II is pleasant TO take, and more eaec-
tive than any other cough medicine. Try 1t.
For sale by +. Mortimer 4 Co., New. Bloom
fed,and most other stores in the'county. IT,
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-02-25
:Farm-@arDen-Nouseboln.


Our own choice is the White Rrabmes
Others may prefer some other variety. The
hardness and proliiicacy of any breed will
depend, in great measure. on the manner in
which the birds have been kept for a few sea.
sons. When one desires 10 produce chickens.
fowls and eggs, for cash profit, it will be
found more profitable to rear crosses than to
depend on chickens of pure breed. A gen.
uine cross breed hen will produce more eggs
in year than full-blooded biddy. With
proper management, there is no trouble in
getting from POO to 500 eggs every year from
every hen, II one knows how; and there is "a
know how" to do 1t. Yet no man can tell
how to do it, on paper alone, any more than
physician can prescribe for some lOathsome
disease without seeing the patient. A sue
cessful poutrier writes as follows
There is no kind of fowls that will paw me
so we'll, in eggs, as the White Leghorns and
Black Spanish. They have never shown any
desire to set. The White Leehorns are hardy,
medium sized, quiet disposition, persistent
layers, and pure white color They mature
early, and are superior to most kinds for table
use. The Spanish fowls are not so quiet as
some bat, if well fed, they will not stray far
away. like these two kinds for eggs. For
early chickens for market, l consider the
Plymouth Rock and China tire best They
attain their full size much earlier than the
Brahma Pootra or Cochin China. These four
kinds | shall call the best | shall let nv
Brahma Pootras mix with some others. and |
find they are inclined to set too much for my
fancy
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-02-25

VARNIsm FOR OH PAINTINGS. -Dcxtrinc 9
parts, alcohol parts. water 6 parts Varaish
for drawings and Autographs: Dcxtrine
parts alcohol part, water 4 parts. These
should be prepared previously with two or
three coats of thin starch or rice boiled and
strained through u cloth.
TO make u new rope as timber and soft as
an old one, boil 1t two hours in water, and
then thoroughly dry it in warm room.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-02-25

HENRY 7. HELMBOLD'S IMPROVED
ROSE WASH

Cannot he surpassed FACE vi SH and viii h" found the
only specific remedy In every species of cuancoas affection
speedily erauratc phnps spots sCorutc dryness iudur
aons OF the cuancous mmbr me- ctc dspels rencsS rash
moth patches dyncSs Of scalp skim frost bites and all
poses Tor which saNcS or ontmcn are used restores the skin
10 state of purity and soness and nsures continued heal
thy action TO the tissue S vessels, which depends the
agreeable cearness and ylNacy OF couple, ion So much
sought and admired Rt however valuable remedy
existing defects of the skim f. lelmbods Rose Wash has
long sustained principle clam TO unbonndcd patronage ~
possessing qua tiles which udGr 1t YiLET iPPENDG
OF the most superlave cougcnal character, combining
an elegant iulmua thos" prominent requisites, safety and
c'lracythc nvarilb'c arComp nir cnts Of s pre-
sentative and rcirrsher OF the complexion excellent
lotion for diseases OF syphic nturc and Ms An mice
Tor diseases OF the urinary arising from habits OF dis
sipaon used In connection Wit tn Extracts Buchn, Sarsa
pai and CaaNba Grape Pills, IN such diseases
mondcd cannot be surpassed Price, One Dollar per bottle
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-02-25
O
H. T. HELNBOLDS ENTRiCT ByCHE
CURES DISEASES ARISING From RLDENl,ES
HABiTS or DEsSiPi TON, ETC,

In all their stages AT little expense little change IN diet
no inconvenience, ana M exposure. II eQent
sire and gives strength To trnae thereby removing
TONS preventing and curing structures Of the urea alay.
Ing pain and Inflammation frequent In this class diseases
and eNpellnG all poisonous matter.
Thousands who have been tho victims
sons and who have paid heavy fees To be cured in short
'm have found they have been deceived the poison
has by the use OF powerful aStragents been dried up
system TO break out IN more aggravated FORM and perhaps
after marriage,
Use HELNBOkBS EXTRACT BE'CHI' for nil Affections
and Diseases OF the Urinary Organs whether existing in male
or cae from whatever cause orr Hnatng and matter
how long standing Price one dollar and nifty per bottle
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-02-25
ID AND PURCHASED July /, A. D. 1869.

States !, Adm to Ottawa
! 60 feet lot y. Ottawa CITY
Norris Add'n to Ottawa
Green's Addn to Ottawa
~ -, =.
Ottawa North
uLY 2, A. d. 1863.
sion Of out-lots, Swh, Sec.
lots, See II. TS. Rs.
. Sec b, T3l, Il 3 east or
n acres.
in Ottawa City
States Add'n to Ottawa
crc.,,ty's % 1. Add to Crotty
Undcrhilrs Add to Crotty
uLf :, A. u. 1859.
Ottawa I, Centre
II, / y, Il ) east OF the 81
W. =. HENERY.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-02-25

Fall and explicit directions accompany the medicines.
Evidence OF the most H. and reliable character fur
n>rd on application, with hundreds of thousands ct living
wtncss,s and upward of 0D lritcd certificates and
rcColmrndaury letters ~ which from the highest
sources. including cmncn' n Scl,ns clcrgyNcn statesmen.
etc. The proprietor has sc to Ia, IL public alton IN
the newspapers he hors not d, his NON the fact that his
articles rank standard prcpaao and do not need to be
proppe0 up by certificates.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-02-25

LNlNA SF'I~'J"IE,ME,NI" NOTICE..
i ESTATE uf NAHUM DAVIS. bECT NSED.-NOicc Il here
by given 10 all persons Interested in said estate that Nancy
Davis, admtnSrNtrX al the estate Of Nahum DlvS, de-
ceased, viii appear before the County Court the coun
~ OF Ia Sale and state of Illinois, al the Court House
wa In said county on Monday the 10Th day Of March A. D.
ISL for the purpose of rendering account Of her
Ing In the administration of said for the final settlement
Dated At Ottawa, this 18th day OF January lS,I.
hbi-lw ". l.. MEAD, Clerk.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-02-25
legal.

/ by given that =, NSIICE.-Publicn notice Ia hero
Coleetnr AZ sale By the Treasurer ana ex onirio
Suent .nS va sale county STATE OF illinois, o. deiin
and other txes and parts Of lets for the state county
said countw ned AZ the Court House In Ottawa in
ana eonnued from day 10 day. in pnrusnce M a 'Gs'
ianTs tue purchaser Of the TOIlo wing rha6
Of redmn o,s a parts Of Town lots and that the lime
rom said sale and purchase viii ey ,re two
ted as follows, to wit: - sac anu paFchase,-loca-
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-02-25

Helmbolds Extract Bnchu Is dluretc and blood purifying
and cures all diseases arising from habits of dissipation and
excuses and mprudenccs in life impurities of the blood
supersedins copaba in affections IA used and
syptic actionsn these diseases used in connection with
nelmbolds Rose Wash.
LADIES.
In many affections peculiar to Ladies the Extract Bucu Is
uneluaed by other rcmcdyas chorosls retention
irreguaty painunes suppression Of customary evacua
tons liberated schrrus uterus ucorrhua or
whites sterty and for all complaints incident the sex
whether arising from ndscreton habits OF dissipation
1t prescribed extensively by most eminent physicians
and midwve for eneebed and delicate constitutions OF both
sexes and all ATTENDED with any above diseases
symptoms.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-02-25

TO CLEAN BLANKErR.-Put two large ia
olespoontus OF borax and apint bowl of soft
solved, put in a pair Of blankets, and let them
remain over night. Next day rub and drain
them out, and rinse thoroughly in two waters,
and hang them to dry. Do not wiring them.
The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1871-02-25

NOI'ICE;.-EsTATE oF EpwA ARD u ,Hr DECr,srp-
~ Notice hereby given, that the undersigned, ndmin>ra.
tor Of the estate Of Edward Hart late Of the county
OF La Sale and state of Illinois, deceased viii appear he
lore the county court OF SAID county the third Monday
(f!nG the Goth day of March ISL at the Court House OF
tawa In said county, when and where all pcSonc having claims
or demands against said notified attend and pre-
sent the same in writing for adjustment
Dated this 10Th day OF January A. u, ISL.
JABEI 4. CROOkFR,
James CIV ADMINISTRATIVE
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-12-07

The editor of the Charlestown Record
received an advertisement, purporting to
be a proclamation from the captain of the
Clark county Ku-Klux, requiring all the
negroes who have recently emigrated to
Clark county to leave, or to share the
same fate as Taylor, johnson and Davis.
Instructions were given to send the bill
fer advertisement to box, at Indianap-
lis post Office plymouth Democrat.
In the face of the above, why does the
editor of the Democrat call Governor Ba-
ker granny for issuing proclamation
calling upon all good citizens of Clark
county to protect unoffending persons,
and criminals who have been overtaken
] by Justice?
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-12-07
SPELLING.

Mr.. A. c. Hume said he was not much
acquainted with the subject He thought
it the foundation of all other banches.
The method generally taught was that
of being called up in class and spelling,
and one going above another. lie thought
this was about as good as none at all.
The better way was writing spelling. The
best way was 10 get their lesson out of
their previous reading lesson. That
scholars might have benches and would
not tire. Spelling words and not know
ing the meaning, was as bad as no spelling
at all; pupils should be taught by sound
as well as letter
Mr.. Hcrvey asked if he taught spelling
iii that way, now he would teach the pu-
pills who could not write.
Mr.. Chase thought it should be limited
that there were some whom it would
take six months to drill their smaller
ones
Mr.. Hume thought small pupils could
and would remember better if they only
learned eight words in three months.
Mr.. Chase wanted to know if it would
not be All objection, if they only learned a
few words.
Mr.. Boiler objected to spelling orally
Mr.. Hume objected to spelling three or
four times a day.
| Mr.. Baldwin wanted to know if he
would entirely do away with the old sys-
TEN.
Mr.. Hume said he would.
Mr.. r. A. Hume objected to doing away
with it.
Mr.. Chase wanted to know if Mr.. Hume
would do away with the spelling book.
Mr.. A. c. Hume said he would act ac
cording to circumstances.
Mr. Nichols wanted to know if there
would not be school meeting called.
Mr.. Hume said, No. He wanted to
know if he was to do wrong in order to
get the good will of the people. If so,
he would not do it. Mr.. Beiler thought
Mr.. Hume was going to extremes. He
thought they should have both oral and
writing.
Mr. Hume said he was misunderstood
He did not intend to do away with oral
spelling, but the spelling book Mr..
Chase thought the pupils learned many
things which they did not understand UNI
til older.
A lady, (whose name your reporter did
not learn suggested that children should
write their lessons before they came to the
class, and recite them orally afterward
Mr.. Baldwin said sometimes in writing
pupils were so taken up in writing that
they would not spell correctly.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-12-07

Our NEIGHBoRs ANIMAL.-At the
present time there seems to be consider
able kicking in the Democratic stable
and if We can credit the statement of our
neighbors, there is long cared animal
kept at the Ledger Office at Knox Ind,
which kicked the editor of the DsnaQcrat
Of this place some two weeks ago, which
hurt him so badly that he screamed. Un-
like most of his kind, which are peculiar
ly remarkable for firmness, after hearing
his masters voice he quiets down and be-
comes perfectly docile; and now by ref
erence to the last week S Ledger yep will
notice that he, who the Democrat called a
jackass, is voluntarily bearing extra bur.
dens for his sarcastic keeper, aad kicking
at US that have not been near him. This
is doubtless to convince clr contemporary
that bis presence was not observed when
the wicked foot was raised Wecare not
what the motives were, one thing is Ger
tain, the kick at -us left neither scratch
rler print of hoof abontuss s-ss--
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-12-07

The Democrat in commenting upon an
article which appea red in our issue of
Nov. 10Th, in relation to the publication
OF the tax notice says: That ''as the
lawyer of the REPUBLICAN ought to know
the law requires but three publications,
the expense will be somewhat less than
he figures it" We now call their atten-
ton to page 81, Sec. 95 1st Vol Rev.
Statutes of Indiana, which will convince
them that we arc right and they are
wrong.
In his reply to our article published
Nov. 23d, under the title Democratic
Courtesy" they have but little argument
to offer further than to claim it as Gus
tom, and then threatens us if we don't let
them have all the legal advertising, they
will spoil our business in regard to work
which we are interested in From in
formation correctly received, there is no
Republican Sheriff in the 18th Congress
sional District, where there is Demo
cratic paper that publishes all sale notices
IN his party organ, And as to the
notice of the meeting of the East
Plymouth Draining Company, which
was composed of Democrats and Re
publicans, being published in this paper
and not in the Democrat will saw
that it may possibly be that said notice OF
the meeting was published alone in this
paper; but the same Draining Co. divided
their printing with the papers, and paid
$4 for insertions in the REPUBLICAN
and SO for a similar notice inserted once
in the Democrat Perhaps there is nc
Republican county in Indiana where al
attorney was situated as one of the editor:
of his paper that would have been treat
ed so shabby as to lie refused the publ
cation Of his clients Sheriff sale notice il
his own paper, and put in another agains
his will 1t is doggedly mean-there il
no law for it, and we defy them to pro
duce a precedent in the United States
and if there is any rating that is smalle
business than this, they will have to &C
TO China where they eat rats.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-12-07


If WE were disposed to lack confidence
in an institution, or locality, or the citi-
zens thereof, our confidence would be
strengthened wherever there is a plan
such as that adopted by the Plymouth
correspondent of the Bourbon Mirror to
turn the subject matter into ridicule.
And there is no such instance on record
of an attempt at ridicule, but what the
parties, or place, or institution ridlculed
profited thereby. It is said that an
ancient king of Egypt, told his subjects
that if they would dig in the earth they
would find gold apple which if planted,
would produce gold fruit. The people in
digging for the apple, so effectually cult
vated the ground that an abundant crop
was produced that gave them handsome
return in gold.
1t is also said that On early settler of
Kentucky told story that the ground
was so rich in that State, that crow bar
planted in the evening, would sprout ten
pounds of nails during the night. Now
every one knows that this is not true ;
but in that day it helped to draw the at
tention of the people to Kentucky, and
citizens went there with their crow. bars
and though they did not sprout nails, a
proper use of them brought nails and
lumber, and fine houses and farms, and
started Kentucky on in the march of
civilization. The Plymouth correspond
ent of the Bourbon Mirror, says there
was stranger here who went around
among the merchants buying up tails
from beef hides, for the purpose of start
ing a calf nursery in Ohio, and one in
Stark that tkey stuck the tails in the
ground and raised calves from the roots
of the tails; and suggests that as capital
idea to the Mutual Life Protection Com
pany for its consideration. (Now there
Is no company here Of that name, and if
there were, we also have our doubts
whether calf tails planted in the ground
viii sprout young calves, but it may be
that an experiment in this direction might
be Of great benefit And while we have
our doubts, it is no more unreasonable
than the Darwin theory, and as the cor
respondent of the Mirror has not given
his name, may we not reasonably suppose
that he is the first calf produced which
enables him to speak 30 inteiligently on
a subject not generally known? VIII he
look into the Mirror and behold his face
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-12-07
Our Neighbors.
CoNcLCsIoS.


Mob law judiciously handled is the
best and surest," is the conclusion our
neighber arrived at after commenting on
the Park murder; and upon reflection.
We are not much surprised Mob law
has evidently been one of the great eIe-
ments OF success to his party. By mobs
under the name of The K. G. C's. before
the rebellion, Preachers and School Mast.
ers who did not believe according to South.
ern orthodoxy in politics, We're driven
from thence or hanged upon q tree, At
the close of the rebellion, the mob spirit
conferred in the Ku-Klux- Klan, and what
they failed TO accomplish by open rebel
lion, they sought to secure by organized
bands of assassins, and thousands have
fell at the hands of this organized band
OF desperadoes, whose very existence de-
ponds on embittercd hate and thirst for
blood. And oh, how long has our great
metropolis New York; carried her cleo.
tions IN favor Of the Democratic party. bv
mob force. What countless thousands
have been made to mourn to retain Demo.
cato ascendency. But we rejoice to
know that with the restoration of law
and order, his party is doomed. Doomed
more surely than the city of Chicago.
The latter will, in time, rise up out of the
ashes and flourish; but the former will
sc down &c rise no more. When the
Democratic party was in favor of law and
order, 1t was party of power; but when
1t became corrupt and distrustful, vel
sought TO retain by force what it had
forfeited by moral turpitude, it fell, and
great was the fall thereof. When civil
liberty could assert her rights in New
York; Oh! what tumbling there was at
Tammany, and no party which seeks to
crush her mighty proves, can have the
faintest hope in this enlightened age, oil
even temporary success, without being
backed by a mob.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-12-07

The Rochester Sentinel says: 5'tClark
county is democratic, and were an election
at hand would surely be under martial
law" The editor of this paper undoubt-
ediy had reference to the proclamation OF
Gov. Baker, issued in pursuance of the
Clark county triple tragedy, and this is
his style of evading the real question in
volved. Why did he not meet the issue,
or join in denouncing the fiendish work
of the lawless? Why did he evade the
point by assuming what could not be
Look out, Arthur; you may be helping to
build trap to catch yourself.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-12-07
CONTINUED NEXT WEEK. |

The senior editor of the Plymouth RE-
PUBLICAN, who is practicing attorney
complains, and very justly, We think, at
the refusal of the Sheriff to allow him to
publish sale notice, and thereby save his
client SO in the cost of publication. In
every other county but this, in this vicin-
lty, we believe attorneys are permitted to
control the advertising for their clients.
Such is the practice, at any rate, in Kos.
ciusko, St. Joseph, Laporte. and we be-
lieve Portcr-all Republican Counties
BcUrb0n Mirror.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-12-07
THE INDIANAPOLIS JOURNAL

Ranks with the foremost among the fea rless and
independent newspapers Believing in the princi
Pies Of the Republican party, which have often
been endorsed by the people. il will advocate, with
all its zeal. the puriticatiun of that party nom
liant OF sls Irion, and the continuance of il in
over both in the SIale and \atisu, as the best
srantee of an honest aud strung government,
peace and security everywht re- honesty and ec0nu
my the fuanc-s, and II be autifiIl aud pruspc.
development in the conmeic ID industry of the
country.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-12-07
THEDAILY JOURNAL

Contains full Geographic from all parts Of he
w"rid; a comprehensive summary of State news;
carefully selected MISCELLANY; and The INST reliable
ana complete Market Reports of any newspaper
published n the West. II is furnished to subscri.
hers at sig per annum. 1t reaches all the more
important towns and cities, situated ON any Of the
lines OF railroad early in the day, and will lie
de iNercd TO patrons al twenty five cents per week
10y an au horned gent
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-12-07

ANY lady, desiring about the incest
Fruit Picture published, can see it by
calling at our office, and can get it by snb-
scribing to our paper and to Our Own
Fireside." The price Of both papers is
only $3.50, and the Fruit Chrome is worth
twice the money"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1871-12-07

The Presidents Message has been re-
ceived, and is a reliable document, but for
want of space it will not appear till next
week