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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-19
Reading Speeches.

In the British House of Commons the
practice of reading speeches, which has
been greatly on the increase of late, re-
ceived check near the end of the last
session of Parliament, the Speaker ,rul-
ing that reading a speech from manu-
script was contrary to the rules of the
House. Mr.. John Martin, an Irish
member, was the victim selected to re-
ceive the reproof of the Speaker, al
though many other members have fol-
lowed the same practice for several ses-
sions past. 1t is urged by those holding
the Speakers views that if the custom
had been allowed to 90 unchecked the
deb1tes in the House of Commons
would have entirely changed in their
character, and that, instead of discus
sions in which arguments are met with
counter-arguments on the spot, the pro-
ceedings would have grown into long
winded essays or disquisitions, more
suited to the meetings of mutual i'm
provement society than the delibera-
tons of representative assembly.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-19
Foreign GOsSip.

PARIS has been without ice during IL q
hot weather.
A MUSICAL BOX and hair-brush COM
bined is the latest Partisan novelty.
The German Government prohibits
the sale of books on woman's rights.
The burnt part of Yeddo, Japan, is
to be laid out in streets 60 to 90 feet
wide.
SWITZERLAND has $4,000 watchmakers,
and turns out 100000 watches an
nually.
NJ. THEIRS, they say, is very vain, and
loses no opportunity of asserting the
eminence Of his own proud position.
A COMPLETE set of skulls of all varie-
ties OF the dog is being collected for
the Royal College of Surgeons, London.
ANOTHER British steamship company,
to run vessels between England and
America, has been formed, with capt.
tai of 100000.
AN English astronomer comforts an
alarmed public with the assurance that
the earth's atmosphere is an iron-c clad
shield against comets.
THE Great Eastern has been once
more chartered to lay fourth trans
atlantic cable, and is now lying at Sheer
ness waiting its completion.
King WILLIAM of Germany recently
lost his cane, advertised it in the news
papers, and recovered his property.
Another proof of the efficacy of adver-
Using.
SUCH is the popular feeling against
capital punishment in England that of
the forty-eight persons sentenced to
death during the past three years only
twenty were executed.
A BODY of Austrian fremen were
obliged to stand still with their appa-
ratus and watch the burning of q Rus
sian village, just across the line, because
they had no passports, and the soldiers
refused to let them pass.
NJ. THEIRS has given a tobacco shop
worth 1000 francs annually to Madame
Chaudey, the widow of NJ. Chaudey,
one of the hostages shot by the Com
munists. The Assembly had refused to
grant her a pension because her hus-
band was Republican.
THE only letter addressed to Shak-
speare now in existence which is un-
mistakably genuine is that now in the
museum at stratford, from Richard
Quiny, the actor, asking for loan of
thirty pounds. 1t may help those who
desire to know the correct way of spell
ing the poets name to hear that this
letter is Endorsed: "To my lovinge
good friend and countreyman, Mr.. vii.
liam Shackespere, deliver Thees."
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-19
Ouadrature of a Circle.

When a man can stand in basket
and lift it up himself by the handles,
then round cork will close a square
hole.
These are plain propositions. But
it has so happened that there have
been succession Of mathematical mad
caps, from time to time since the days
of Archimedes to the present year of
moonshine, vainly striving to accom-
plish an impossibility, viz, squari,1g
the circle.
Many fine brains have been need
lessly shipwrecked on that cerebral
rock. If bunghole of barrel could
be closed with four-sided stopple,
that would be a complete solution of
the problem.
The last two mathematical maniacs
who died in the belief that they had
proved by figures that desideratum,
were Aberham Thompson, of Boston,
aud George Young, of Vermont.
Mr.. Young actually petit oned the
Legislature Of Massachusetts, for COM
pensation, as reward of his ingenuity
in doing what no other man achieved.
He died about twenty years ago, crush
ed IN spirit by sense OF the injustice
| of the State in not approaching his
merits as discoverer.
Mr.. Young had been member of
Congress. He was an amiable, excel
lent man. His monomania on that
subject did not assume the intense
form it did in Mr.. Thompson, although
he was apparently satisfied he had
mastered the difficulties which had OBJ
structed the way of other mathema-
ficiapS
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-19
Bald-Headed People.

Frederick Kemp writes from the sill
yer mines of Montana, giving the fol-
lowing hint in reference to a cure for
bald-headedness:
"a friend of mine who had the mis-
fortune to be bald-headed, knowing
that there is wonderful invigorating
power in the SUMS rays, last spring
threw away his hat, and worked in the
gulch all spring, summer and fall, bare
headed, and also for the first few DAYS
at midday. For few days the rays of
the hot sun on his head were almost
unbearable; after that time he expert
enced no uneasiness whatever. The re-
suit was that in the fall he had good
head of hair. And in this experiment
he was not alone-several of his ac-
quaintances who were bald-headed hav-
ing followed the same plan were all
fortunate enough to experience the
same RESULT
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-19

paqua shood be inoggerated. But, sir, the
Llbral Republican vote must all be OUT we
shell hold 700 responsible for it,"
thrust me-" sed he, with look Nv glad
ness on his hungry face wich 1 never saw
exalted; and he took mis- leave, and took two
more drinks.
Skasely he'd Perkins disappeared afore an
other cum, who announst hisself ez Mr. Eli
Matchitt. Matchitt remarkt that he rejoiced
at the movement wich led to the nominashen
Nv Mr.. Greeley at Cincinnati. He he'd alluz
acted with the Republican party, but the offs
seekln tendency Nv the members thereof he'd
disguised him. and he he'd determined to quit
it He he'd intooence. He controlled the Lib
raj Republican vote-in fact, he held it in the
holler Nv his hand, and without his inhsoence
nothin Good be done with it, But he he'd made
sacrifices. He wuZ an unsuccessful applicant
for the Assessorship in 1861, and agin in
1865. President johnson wuz pleased to give
it to him, but he wuz removed by the merci-
lie tyrant, Grant, in 1869, and one Nv his
minions appointed in his place. He he'd sed
at times that he wood accept the Post Offs,
eff it wuz rendered him, and ez some Site ac-
acknowledgement NV his services in controllin
the Libral Republican vote he shood expect
| it. :" In case the good Greeley is elected, kin
hev it?"
We drank, and forgettin all about Perkins, ]
replied promptly that, Nv course, no positive
promises Good be made at so early d date but
l. coca say frankly that there coodent be any
doubt about it. And Mr. Matchitt took his
leave thankin NE profoosely, and promisin
that the Libral Republican vote, wich he CON
trold, shood be out.
then took several drinks by myself.
| How l got to the train that mite. or wal
| transpired, know not, l hev an indistinct
idee Nv hevin mob Nv men in my room, and
NV much drinkin. Suffice it to say l awake OF
the cars. and found myself some hours after
in New York, and then back to my quarters al
| Chappaqua.
| Ten days after I received four letters. Three
Nv EN- wuz from Messrs. Slodgers, Perkins
and Matchitt, each reproachin me with doc
plicity in promisin the Post Offs to the two
others, and each ashoorin me that he alone
controld the Libral Republican vote Nv the
county. The other wuz from the landlord
enclosin bill for busted furnitoor, and statiI
J likewise that he'd made an ass Nv myself, e.
the only Libral Rapubikins there wuz in the
county wuz Slodgers, Matchitt and Perkins
and that they wuz Nv that pekoolyer stripe
that the Republicans rejoist more ferventl,
! when they left the party than they did owe
their success in North Carolina. l must qui
either ikker or politics. They don't worl
well together.
/ PETROLEUM V. Massey,
| (Which wuz Postmaster and hopes to be agin.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-19
The Lightning Rod a DelusiOn.

The damage to property and the de-
struction of life caused by lightning in
New England Thu summer are almost
unprecedented. We regret that so
good an opportunity to test the value OF
lightning rods, and particularly of GER
tain kinds of patent rods, has been lost.
1t would have been of great service to
the community if there had been added
to every account of lightning striking a
building, "This house was furnished
with Smiths patert corrugated, galvan-
lied double ting lightning rods" or
This house was unprotected by any
rod" as the case might be. 1t should
be generally understood that nearly
every patent lightning rod is valueless,
if not worse. The fact has been proved
a thousand times. They are costly and
dangerous. Scientific men have exam
ined the subject, and their testimony is
unanimous. II is known, for instance,
that the same style Of rod is not adapt
ed to all buildings; yet the peddlers Of
| patent rods prescribe the same form foI
every building. Again, the twisted and
corrugated rods are worthless. The
form, instead of facilitating the passage
of electricity, offers an obstacle to it
Tubular rods are less valuable thar
solid, and unless the rod is large
enough the effect is merely to invite
lightning, without giving it a chance t
escape. In fine, there are many well
ascertained facts in regard to lightning
rods that ought to be known ; anc
every person whose house is strucl
should communicate precise informa
ton, in order that those who stud.
electrical problems may deduce othe
general laws, which will be highly use
full if we are to have more summer
when there are numerous thunder
storms.-Boston Adue1tiser.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-19
A New Theory of the Final Collapse.

A new theory of the future fate of
the earth has been promulgated in
France by young geologist named
Meunier, according to which the de-
struction of the globe will be occa-
stoned not by excessive heat, but by
the intensity of the cold which will one
day prevail. NJ. Meunier regards
erolites as fragments of a heavenly
body about as large as the moon, which,
having reached the requisite degree of
GOODNESS, went to pieces ages ago. The
earth, according to this philosopher,
will some time do likewise. His views
derive their principal title to attention
from the fact that they have been re-
ceived with favor by the eminent
savant, NJ. Dumas.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-19
Small Matters.

The nerve of the tooth, not so large
as the finest cambria needle, will some
times drive the strongest man to dis
traction. A mosquito can make an ele-
plant absolutely mad. A coral rock,
which causes a navy to founder, is the
work of worms. The warrior that with
stood death in thousand forms may be
killed by an insect. The man who at
tempted to butter his slice of water
melon will find the joke sticking to
him forever and the day after, and the
mere fact OF eating too many" cherries
will become a matter of political his
tory. Trihes are no trifers
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-19
THE NOVEMBER ELECTION.
Greeley's Defeat Certain, Even if He Car
ries All the Doubtful States
From the PhiIadelnhia Press

pennsylvania, it is now pretty generally adj
mltted on all hands, is certain to give its cleo
toral vote to the Republican candidates in
November, whatever may happen to a part of
the ticket In October. Neither Mr.. Greeley
nor his friends claim the State in their private
calculations. Indeed the indications are
owing to the very marked disaffection of the
Democracy, that Grant and Wilson will have a
larger majority here than did Grant and Col
fax in 1868. Indiana regularly votes with
Pennsylvania in all Presidential contests and
though it gave a small Democratic majority.
amounting to 2.568, at the election of 1870, it
may be confidently set down for Grant In
1868 the electoral vote of Indiana was given
TO Grant by large majority, Notwithstanding
that 1t went Democratic In the preceding Octo-
Der election.
The following States cast Democratic major
| tiles at the last elections: Alabama, Delaware,
Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky. Maryland Mis-
| souri,, Nevada New jersey, Tennessee, Texas.
Virginia, and West Virginia. Giving to Gree
ley the electoral vote of all these except In
diana, and also that of New York, which the
| Democrats are tolerably sure to regain, and
| then adding to the Greeley column the six
States of Arkansas, California, Connecticut
| Louisiana, Mississippi, and New Hampshire
which, though they went Republican at theil
| last elections. may be considered doubtful, the
Electoral College would stand thus:
For Grant and wilson IS
For Greeley and Is
Total electoral vetes
But the six Republican States which we have
| granted may possibly be carried by the coal
| ton are not a whit more doubtful than the
! four at present Democratic States of Alabama
Delaware, Nevada, and New Jersey. If only
small percentage of the Democrats refuse tt
vote, or give their ballots to Grant in prefer
/ ence to Greeley, all these States may go Re
publican. Adding them, therefore, to the 81,
above enumerated, We have ten doubtful
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-19
A Word to the Wise.

Ny success is owing to my iberality
in advertisiniy.-Bonaer.
Advertising has furnished me with a
competency.-Amos Laurence.
| advertised my productions and
made money.-Nicholas Long,oorth.
Constant and persistent advertising
is sure prelude to wealth.-,StepAen
Girard.
He who invests one dollar in business
should invest one dollar in advertising
that business.-A. T. Steuart.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-19

Thus, even if we concede to Greeley all the
really doubtful States, which, added to those
reasonably sure for him, include the entire
South with the exception of the Carolinas and
Florida, he would have only ISL electoral
votes, four less than majority.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-19

The availability of corn cobs as a
source of supply for potash has been
suggested. Analysis has shown that
these contain over u parts in 1000 of
carbonate of potash, or twice as much
as the best kind of wood. In consid-
Grafton of the average production of
corn in the United States, it is esti-
mated that nearly $4,000 tons of car
Donate OF potassa may be annually OBJ
tanned from this source, to say nothing
OF considerable quantity of chloride
of potassium.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-19

LULLIER, the Communist leader, has
gone crazy. He imagines himself in
command of troops, and continually
yells orders to them.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-19

States, one-half of which, at least, Grant is
likely to get, and yet Greeley might carry
them all and still fall short of majority in
the Electoral College.
The following tables will better illustrate
the situation:
STATES REPUBLICAN AT THEIR cTIoNs. ToGEra-
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-19

TIE will of German musician, who
recently died, was frund set to music.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-19
ElaCt0rE

STATES DEMOCRATIC THEIR LAST INJECTIONS, TO
GETHER WITH NEW YORK, ALL OF WHICH ARE SAFE
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-11-04

THE appalling disasters at sea that have
been crowded into the last three months-the
burning of the Benville, the North America
and the Missouri and the sinking of the Me-
tbs, involving the loss of about three hundred
lives, ought to call the attention of those
having the power to compel it, to make fur
Their provisions for the safety of passengers on
ships IN case OF accident. 1t is clearly proven
that it is not enough that the Government
inspectors see that ship has enough of boats
and life preservers. These are essential, but,
as has been seen in the cases of the Missouri
and Bienville are little better than useless
where officers and crew cannot use them.
There were boats enough on both these steam
ships to save every passenger, yet in the case
of the Bienville nearly half were capsized and
wrecked for want of skillful handling and
only one of the Mssouri's boats was success
fully launched, and loaded, but enough to
show that experienced seamen might have
used the remaining five with as much sue
cess and thereby saved eighty lives. The law
should now go one step further. 1t should
provide chat all officers of ocean steamers
should be instructed IN the skillful manage
ment of boats, and particularly the perilous
business of launching them at sea. 1t has
been conclusively shown in the cases of the
Metis, Bienville and Missouri that both Off
GERS and men were entirely ignorant of so i'm
portant information. Congress has legislatet
to great extent on this subject and witt
good results if only with partial success. L
should now strive to obviate the evils that thu
distressing calamitIes of the past few week
have so wildly exposed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-11-04
News and Other Items

Maggie Mitchell is going to try her hand at
tragedy.
Prof. Goodwin Smith lectured at Montreal
Friday night on the labor movement
The aggregate merchant ship tonnage of the
world is Is, 214, 535, of which about 20 per cent
is steam.
An insane clergyman at St. John, N. b
lately dumped his valuable library into the
river
The joint ownership of two dollars is consid-
cred sufficient capital to justify a wedding in
Louisville
A. Niggeman is running for the Legislature
in st. Louis Mr.. N. has the misfortune to be
white in spite of his cogomen.
A man ran through Detroit the other day
shouting that he was looking for ''the road to
heaven" The crowd called him crazy for
looking for it in Detroit
Buffalo-Hump, Gray-Leggings, Son-of-the-
Sun, Dog-Eater, Gap-in-the- Wood, Chewing
Gum and other untutored American gentlemen
from the west are examining Philadelphia civ
ilization.
chatham, Va, bears off the palm 1t claims
month-old infant with two eyes in their prop
er places, and five more ON its knees 1t is
otherwise perfectly formed, except in such
triffng particulars as having its legs twisted
backward, and turned spirally like rams
horn; its tongue split in two at the point like
snakes, and its thumbs on the wrong side of
its hands,
Among the passengers Saturday from Liver
pool for New York were Charles Francis Adams
and Elliott c. Cowdin.
There is some talk of starting in London
comprehensive church, which shall admit wor-
shippers of all sorts and conditions
The ProvIncetown mackerelling fleet have
hauled up. The catch for the season has been
very light. not much exceeding 1900 barrels,
against "a ,918 barrels last year.
Workmen are work clearing away the rims
of the Alpine House, Gorham. Another hotel
will undoubtedly be erected, although nothing
definite has been decided upon.
The Eastern railroad has made arrangements
to run morning and evening train from Bos-
ton to Lynn, with fare at five cents.
The Medical Journal of Boston states that
woman in than city died of small pox, who
had, only twelve weeks previously, recovered
from the disease.
London files report that Lowe and Gladstone
oppose raising the monev to meet Americas
claim by a loan. Probably exchequer bonds
will be issued as compromise for part of the
fifteen millions SO as to spread the payment
over considerable period
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-11-04
STATE NEWS.


ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY.
The first lecture of the Lewiston course will
be delivered by Rev. Robert Collyer of Chica-
go, Nov. 10Th. Mrs. Livermore follows on the
The Journal says bold attempt was made
to enter the store of e. Cornish of Lewiston,
Friday night The clerk drove the burglar
away with pistol shot.
ARoosrooK COUNTY
The Sunrise says an attempt will be made to
divide Aroostook county during the next Leg
isature.
1t rained so continuously in Presque Isle dur
ing October that the farmers could not find
time for cattle show.
KENNEBEC COUNTY.
Last week, says the Waterville Mail, Harvey
Getchell while walking on the street with one
hand carelessl!y in his pocket at his side, ac-
cidentally discharged pistol which he carried
there, the bullet from which entared his arm
near the elbow and lodged near the surface on
his shoulder; having gone nearly foot in his
arm without fracturing the bone or severng
the large artery. The ball was removed and he
Is reported as doing well.
The spire of the Catholic church in Water
vile, just completed, is the highest in town. 126
feet
Prof Hall of Colby University, now in Eu-
rope has secured the present to the institution
of fine spectroscope. -tt
The Kennebec Land & Lumber Company are
building shop 35x100 feet, two stories high, in
Pittston.
KNOX COUNTY.
Carleton, Norwood s. Co., of Camden. pay
$257478 as taxes.
Mrs M. W. Campbell is featuring on Woman
Suffrage in Knox county.
Sheriff ,Grose paid his respects recently to
Camden liquor dealers.
PENoBsCoT COUNTY
The Wing says that at meeting of the di.
rectors of the E. & N. A. Railway Company in
Maine held in Bangor Friday, the agreem ent
and terms of consolidation with the E. & n
A. Railway Co. of New Brunswick (Westeru
Extension) settled upon at a recent meeting Of
representatives of both companies in st. John
were signed, and the proposed consolidation
now only awaits ratification by the stockhold
ers, (who are to consider the matter at a meet
ing on the Sth inst.,) to go into effect.
The amount of lumber surveyed at Bangor
from Jan. LIST to Nov. 1st, 1872, was 221 446, 81;
feet against 1913, 919039 feet in 1871.
PIscATAoUIs COUNTY.
The horse distemper is spreading very rapidly
among us. None have proved fatal as yet, bu
in some cases | think must do so. Whatever
this disease is, tand regard it as acute catarrh
1t prevailed here three years ago, in a less gen
eral though more malignant form than al
present, and many valuable animals died with
it. Stage communication to the Lake is entire
ly suspended. Gen. Strickland threatens Il
run ox-iliary coach from Guilford to the Lake
s.
YORK COUNTY.
The horse disease has made its appearance il
Limerick y
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-11-04

THE State made its bow to the public on
Saturday evening. From one of the unavoida-
BILE accidents incident to a new enterprise,
the publication was delayed until too late an
hour to reach the eastern mails, but we I'M
derstand that the purpose is to issue it here
after on Saturday mornings. The
new hebdomadal is neat looking paper and
entertaining matter The editorials are tenn
perate IN tone and the general matter is Sc
lected with the skill and care which might be
expected of the accomplished journalist at the
head of the enterprise.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1872-11-04
Help the Torpid Organs

When the body is in state of health the food tax
en- into the stomach acts on the bowels as a stimu-
liant, causing in them that motion by which
their contents are expelled. The liver being in
natural condition, the flow of bile (Which is mild
catharic) into the ntestines is ample and regular
and hence the discharges easy and sucientlyfre
quen The of all this constitutes costivensss
and the only true method of cure is to restore The
functional activity of the two important organs
which use the bowels a sewer for the egress Of
waste matter For this purpose Hostetter's Stomach
effective of all medicines. 1t is not too much to say
that chronic constipation would be unknown if the
Bitters were in universal remedy in the ear
her stages of the complaint At this period of the
year when dyspepsia with all its kindred disorders
are SO apt to be engendered and aggravated by the
dampness OF the atmosphere, this unequal stimuant
toni and Alternative should be taken daily