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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-04-04
The Words We Use.

1t has been calculated that our Ian
guage, including the nomenclature of
the arts and sciences, contains 100000
words; yet of this immense number it
is surprising how few are in common
use. To the great majority, even of
educated men, threefourths of the
words are almost as unfamiliar as Greek
or Choctaw. Strike from the lexicon
all the words nearly obsolete-all the
words of special art or professional
the words confined in their usages to
particular localities-all the words which
even the educated speaker uses only in
homeopathic doses and it is astonish-
ing into what Lilliputian volume your
Brobdignagian Webster or Worcester
have shrunk. 1t has been calculated
that a child uses only about one hun
dred words; and, unless he belongs to
the educated classes, he will never en-
ploy more than three or four hundred.
A distinguished American scholar esti-
mates that few speakers or writers use
as many as ten thousand words; ordi-
nary persons, of fair intelligence, not
over three or four thousand. Even the
great orator who is able to bring into
the field, in the war of words, half the
vast array of light and heavy troops
which the vocabulary affords, yet con-
tents himself with far less imposing
display of verbal force. Even the all
knowing Milton, whose wealth of words
seems amazing, and whom DR.. johnson
charges with using "a Babylonian dia-
lect," uses only eight thousand; and
Shakespeare himself, " the myriad
minded" only fifteen thousand. These
facts show that the difficulty of master.
ing the vocabulary of new tongue is
greatly overrated: and they show, too,
how absurd is the boast of every new
dictionary maker that his vocabulary
contains so many thousand words more
than those of his predecessors.-Lak
side M0nthEy.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-04-04
Curious Old Cust0m-rhe Search for
Guy Fa likes.

London Correspondence of St. Louis Republican.
Among the many quaint old customs
still kept up, ever in this nineteenth
Gentry, is the search for Guy Fawkes.
You probably know that in 1904, in the
reign of James l., there was disbolical
conspiracy, attributed to the Papists
whether rightly or wrongly 1 can't
say, to blow the King and his Parlia-
ment into mid-air. This benefcent
scheme for the rapid transit of his Ma
Jesty and courtiersto another kingdom,
originated among some influential aris-
tocrats, whose zeal for the Romish
Church overcame their estimate of the
value of human life. These high
blooded miscrcants hired house in the
vicinity of the Parliament building, and
obtained access thereby to the vaults,
which they filed with barrels of powder,
etc. Guy Fawkes, gentleman of
foreign extraction, but without any
titles, strange to say, was then commits
stoned to fire the train, and was to have
received suitable and elegant com
pensation for his valuable services.
However, just before the deed was COM
mitted, a mysterious letter was handed
to one of the principal functionaries,
vino Immediately laid it before the
King. A search was made at once and
friend FawkeS was noticed tripping
about the basement in company with
dark lantern. He was politely re-
quested to "move on" and do so. His
colleagues, on hearing that the plot was
discovered, became scared and fed.
Some of them were captured and in
stantly put to death, and it is believed
that Fawkes himself was among the
number executed, though a report says
he made good his escape and left the
country. Be this as it may, he never
was heard of since, though the formal
inspection of the basement of the House
OF Commons takes place every year.
Yet, 1t is one of the many observed and
mysterious duties which fall to the lot
of that wonderful state dignitary, the
Lord Great Chamberlain. 1t is solemnly
enacted that a few houas previous to
the assembling of Parliament this
worthy shall either himself or by deputy
make careful examination of the
premises below stairs, and with lantern
and sword drawn they shall satisfy
themselves that no conspirators exist
there. The search party consists of
eight or nine beef eaters, as they are
called, in quaint varie-c ,,ored frills and
rosettes, with broad brimmed hat and
long halberts, very relic OF old days,
and two or three marshalmen in tail
coats, tags, knee brooches and buckled
shoes, with half dozen ordinary police
men to remind US of the century, form
the group. They go through the service
as seriously as though they really ex-
pected to pounce upon some unfortu-
nate individual. But there is not even
a rat, for the place is brilliantly illumi-
mated and thoroughly cleansed-for
here is all the complicated machinery
for regulating and purifying the all
which legislators have to preathe-and
rather scientific arrangement it is 10
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-04-04
The Russian Tradition.

Every faithful Muscovite believes that
some day the Russian flag will float over
the walls of the capital of the Moslem
that driving the Turk across the Bos-
phorus into Asia, and roofing out the
Crescent from Europe, are the tradi-
tional tasks the Car has to accomplish
sooner or later. And this belief is not
confined to a particular class. The
eyes of every Russian are turned toward
the minarets of Constantinople, with
the conviction that the "holy banner "
of Russia is fated to wave triumphantly
from them. This belief has all along
been encouraged by the successive Rus
sian Governments, each succeeding Gar
keeping in mind that he may be the
one to bring to fruition the long
cherished idea of his race. Had not the
jealousy of Russia caused the other Eu-
ropean powers to interfere, the EN-
peror Nicolas would have carried bis
army into Constantinople forty years
ago, and raised again the standard of
the cross that fell in 1853, at the gate of
St. Romanus, when the last of the
Pat@ologi died in unsuceessfully de-
Tending it against the conquering Turk.
Constantine, the name of the first Chris
tan monarch of ancient STEAMBOAT, and
in honor of whom Constantinople re-
ceiyed its present name-has been borne
for several generations by the scond son
of the reigning monarch of Russia. The
name is not of Asiatic or Russian origin,
and it having become the traditional
cognomen of the second male born to
the Gar, would suggest the idea that it
is continued for some other than mere
personal reasons. The orthodox be-
lieve that, as Constantine established
the Christian religion at Stamboul, its
establishment will be by one bearing
the same name, and who will represent
the Rus ian authority at Constantinople
The territory of the Sultan in Europe,
with the addition of Wallachia and
Moldavia, would be very handsome
patrimony for junior branch of the
house of Romanotf. But although the
power of the Turks has been consider
ably shorn since the siege of Vienna
when complete victory was prevented
only by the timely arrival of Sobieski
and his legions, they are not Frustrated
people. Indeed, the "sick man " is
displaying considerable vitality, and
the chances of an easy conquest o.
Turkey do not appear nearly SO good as
previous TO the death of Nicholas. In
matters of religious freedom, the infde
Sultan has shown much more iberality
than the Christian Gar, every religion
being freely tolerated in the Turkish
dominion, which is not the case in Rus
STA. That the addition of Turkey woulc
materially increase the power of thu
Gar is indisputable, but that it woulc
advance the cause of political and re
| ligious freedom is not so certain.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-04-04
A Turkish Romance.

A case somewhat resembling the
famous Tlchborne trial, and, in one re-
spect at least, reminding one of Charles
Reade's " Terrible Temptation" is soon
10 be tried at Constantinople. The
story is romantic enough for novel or
play; and runs thus There is now in
London Turk aged about 25 years,
calling himself Mustapha Djehad Bey,
and claiming to be the lawful son of the
late Kibrisi Mehenet Djehad Pacha, ex-
Grand Vizier, and whilom the Sultan's
Envoy to the Court of St. James. In
1S47,-such is the claimants story
Klbrislis wife, the widow of European
physician bore to him son, the present
Nustapha Djehad Bey. On the follow
ing year the Pacha went to reside in the
British Court, and during his absence
the child became SO seriously i'll that
its mother, fearing that, should it die,
her husband would take another wife,
feigned to give birth to another child
which, in the knowledge of eunuch
and woman of the harem named Fat
NAH, was merely suppositious child,
bought or borrowed. But the first born
recovered, Pacha having already been
told that heaven had blessed him with
another son. The mother was caught
in the tolls she herself had woven, for
Fatmah and the eunuch used their
knowledge of her deceit to override and
rule her. The mother, Melek Khanum,
became weary of this state of affairs, and
confided her troubles to Reshid Effendi,
the Pacha's man of business. Fatmah
was soon dismissed, and the eunuch
was smothered in his bath. Madam
Kibrisli was tried for the murder, but
| the charge was not substantiated. The
Pacha came to Constantinople during
the progress of the trial, and finding
things in such a state of imbroglio
divorced his wife. The question of the
legitimacy of the frst-born then arose,
and Melek Khanum, actuated, as one
now says, by spirit of revenge for the
divorce and the Pacha's subsequent
marriage, averred that Mustapha Djehad
Bey had been borrowed also. Then the
| bay Djehad became wanderer, served
as a mental in Egypt, joined the Papal
Zouaves, became an inmate of the Con-
vent of st. Lazarre, and when his father
died last September went to England
and there proposed to defend his claims
to Kibrisli Pacha's property.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-04-04
Josh Billings Discourses on Pole Cats.

Ny friend, did you ever ex&min the
fragrant pole kat clussly?
guess not, they are a kritter who
won't bear examining with a micro
skope.
They are butiful beings, but oh! how
deceptive.
Their habits are phew, but unique.
They bid their houses out ov earth,
and the houses have but one door tew
them, and that IL a front door,
When they enter their houses they
don't shut the door after them.
They are called pole kats bekause it
IL not convenient tew kill them with a
kiub, but with a pole, and the longer
the pole the more convenient.
Writers on natral history disagree
about the right length ov the pole tew
be used, but would suggest that the
pole be about 365 feet, espeshily if the
wind il in favor ov the pole kat.
When pole kat is suddenly walloped
with long pole the fust thing that he,
she, or it duz, IL tew embalm the air for
menny miles in diameter, with an akri-
monious ollfaktory refreshment which
permeates the ETHEREAL fluid with an en-
tlrely original smell.
This smell il less popular in the fash
l3nable world than lubins extrakt, but
the day may cum when it will be bot
tied up, like musk, and sold for S71
&c ats per bottle; bottles small at that.
A pole kat will remove the filling
from hens egg, without braking a
hole in the shell bigger than marrow
fat pea.
How this IL did, historians hav left us
to doubt.
This IL vulgarly called "surking
eggs"
This IL an accomplishment known
among humans, which it IL said they
hav learnt from the pole kats.
Pole kats also deal in chickens, yung
turkeys, and yung gosins
They won't tutch an old goose, they
are sound on that question.
Man IL the only phellow who will at
tempt tew blight into an old goose, and
his teeth fly oph crate menny times
before he loosens emmy ov the meat.
A pole kat travels under an alas,
which is called skunk. There is CRATE
menny aliases that there IL no account
ing for, and this IL one of them.
l have kaught skunks in trap. They
are easir to git into trap than to git
out ov it.
In taking them out ov trap CRATE
judgement must be had not tew shake
them up; the more yu shake them up
the more ambrosial they am.
One pole kat in a township is enuff,
espeshily if the wind changes once in a
while
A pole kats skin IL wuth 2 dollars in
market, after it IL skinned, but it IL
with 3 dollars and fifty cents tew skin
him.
This il one way to make II shillings
in wet day.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-04-04
Every Mind has its Special Capacity

l am OF the opinion that every mind
that comes into the world has its own
specialty-is different from every other
mind; that each of you brings into the
world certain bias, disposition to at
tempt something of its own, something
of your own-an aim a little different
from that of any of your companions,
and that every young man and every
young woman is a failure so long as each
does not find what is his or her own
bias; that just so long as you are infiu-
enced by those around you, so long as
you are attempting to do those things
which you see others do well instead of
doing that thing which you can do we'll,
you are SO far wrong, so far falling of
your own mark. Everybody sees the
difference in children. They very early
discover their tastes. One has a taste
for going abroad, another for staying at
home; one for books, another for
games; one wishes to hear stories. an
other wants to see things done; one is
fond of drawing, the other cannot draw
at all, but he can make a machine.
This difference, as you advance, becomes
more pronounced. You are more dis
tinct in your conception of what you
can do--more decided in avoiding things
which you cannot and do not wish
to do. Now, l conceive that success is
In finding what it is that you yourself
really want, and pursuing it; freeing
yourself from all opportunities of your
friends to do something which they like,
and insisting upon that thing which you
like and can do.-Emerson,
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-04-04
Dress Plainly On Sunday.

1t would lessen the burdens of many
who find it hard to maintain their
places in society. 1t would lessen the
force Of the temptations which often
lead men to barter their honor and hon.
esty for display. If there was less strife
in dress at church people in moderate
circumstances would be more inclined
to attend. Univeral moderation in dress
at church, would improve the worship
of many wandering thoughts. 1t would
enable all classes of people to attend
church better in unfavorable weather.
1t would lessen, on the part of the rich,
the temptation to vanity. 1t would
lessen, on the part of the poor, the
temptation to be envious and malicious.
1t would save valuable time on the
Sabbath. 1t would relieve our means
from a serious pressure, and thus enable
us to do more good.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-04-04
Expensive Indian Fighting.

Fighting Indians in Montana is evi-
IDENTIFY an expensive luxury. The bill
for the expenses of battalion of troops
which was raised by the Governor of
that Territory in 1867, for brief Indian
campaign, has just been sent in to the
General Government. The Inspector
General having examined the items, re-
ports some most astonishing facts.
Among the articles purchased for the
troops were tobacco at So. so per pound.
tea $3.50 per pound, dried apples and
peaches 80 cents per pound, buffalo
robes $25, and whisky $40 per gallon.
The cost of the food for each horse was
So per day, and the cost of clothing for
each man $207 besides his buffalo robe.
Before the accounts are audited the In
spector General should not only ascer.
tain what sort of meats these high priced
Caesars fed upon. but wherewithal thew
were arrayed. The regimental appa1 eli
of the late James Fisk, Jr., on festive
days, could hardly have equaled in COR.
geousness the $207 suits in which the
cavaliers of Montana chased the I'm.
breeched Indians over the plains. The
Government ought to know if when
Montana expects every man to do his
duty she expects him to do it in broad
cloth, green kids, satin necktie, diamond
studs, monogram sleeve-buttons, silk
hats, and gold-headed canes. If so, it
would be more economical for the Gov
eminent to board Montana volunteers
and horses at some frst-class hotel, and
send out regulars to do the work.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-04-04
Good on BntIer.

A rather amusing story Is in circula-
ton at the expense of the eminent gen.
tleman from Massachusetts,, commonly
called "Old Strabism 1s' At the Presi-
dents levee the other night, which was
densely crowded, an old lady from the
interior somewhere, in a fainting con-
d1tlon, requested her husband to get
her an ice.
Cant be did," responded " hub" in
some irritation "there amt no refresh
ments here,'
"Don't believe it. Didn't we get
plenty at Belknaps the other night?"
the good lady said angrily; "now 90
and get me an ice and some lemonade"
81 tell you, now, don't be fool
there amt no refreshments, everybody
gays so,' grunted the lord and master.
You are quite mistaken, sir" said
the Hon. S. s. Cox, who happened to be
near, and who never loses an opportu-
nifty to put in a joke. "The President
always provides substantially. There is
his butler, whose business is to show
ladies to the supper room," and the
Hon. little jester pointed to General
Butler. you'll find him a little stuck
up and cross, but you mustn't mind
that; tell him 10 get you terrapins."
This was said so gravely that the two
struggled through the crowd to where
General Butler was talking to some
ladies.
Il say, mister, am told you are the
butler" said the man.
I'm General Butler" replied Old
Strabismus pleasantly, thinking the two
wv ~
ton of his greatness.
Il don't care whether you are a gen.
eral butler or not, but my wife wants
some terrapins and lemonade
"Sir?'' snorted old B. III amazement
and disgust.
"Oh don't take on airs, old cock.
Come, now, hurry up those terrapins."
You must be drunk, sir /! you must
be drunkl'
mo he amt" screamed the wife.
"He's Good Templar he amt drunk,
but guess you are.''
Roars of laughter greeted this, in
which S. S. Cox was forced to Join.
General Butler redeemed in the face,
and began putting his cheeks out in the
most violent manner.
81 don't understand this extraor-
binary conduct. What do you want,
sir-what do you want?n
Terrapins, tell you
What do you take me for, you
cussed fool ~ reared Benjamin.
You call me cussed fool and I'll hit
you on the snout," screamed the man.
At this juncture an officer of the
police seized the belligerent husband
and led him away amid much laughter.
Butler, turning suddenly, saw the mis-
chiefmaker.
/ say, Cox, did you do that ~
Well, yes, I'm afraid l did"
Well, | owe terrapins, and I'll pay
you, mind that-I'll pay YOU"
And the two walked lovingly away.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-04-04
Mo thers-In-LaM indicated.

There is a mother-in-law in James
town, N. Y, who has triumphantly vim
Dictated that much-abused class of rela-
tons. Her son-in-law Marlow) COM
mitted murders and was arrested. The
proof was strong against him, but on
his trial this unique mother-in-law Mrs.
Ortman) testified that she caught the
murdered man assaulting her daughter
MRS. NJ. that she struck him with a
hammer and killed hirn; and that her
daughter and herself burned up the
body. On this testimony the jury dis
agreed. A new one was empanelled,
and a rigid cross examination broke
down Mrs. Ortman's ingenious perjury,
and proved Marlow's guilt. He is TO be
hanged April 20. The case is without
precedent. A man vino can inspire
his mother-in-law with such affection is
rara avis, too good for hanging.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-04-04
Twenty Dollars Worth of Charity.

1t is terrible to think of the agonies
of woman of cultivation and refine
ment when suffering under an attack
Of that dreadful disease, kleptomania.
An instance of heart-rending intensity
took place the other day in Boston. An
elegantly-dressed woman was detected
in the very act of plagiarizing pair of
silk stockings. She started, turned
pale, suddenly conscious of her guilt,
and then in the most agonized manner,
besought the proprietor to release her,
and offered him twenty-dollar note for
the stockings. The gentleman kindly
reasoned with the afflicted woman, and
then, taking the price of the stockings,
returned her the change from the
twenty-dollar note. The poor woman
then disappeared and was heard of no
more, although her bank-note was, as
it was proved, a well executed counter.
felt
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-04-04
Changing the Gauge of Through Cars.

1t is said that the new sleeping
coaches of the Erie Railway Company,
which will soon be put on the road, will
run to Chicago without change, not
withstanding the great difference in the
gauges of the roads over which they are
to run. Over the Erie road they will of
course run on wheels of six-foot gauge.
At Buffalo the cars will run under a
hosting machine, which will lift the cars
from the broad-gauge track. Should
this newest thing in railroading prove
successful, it will relieve the public
from many annoyances from varying
railroad gauges, of which there are five,
including the narrow gauge in the
country. The attempt some years ago
to make car wheels movable on their
axles, so as to accommodate different
gauges, it was thought at the time would
I'll the requirement, but it has not been
tried to any great extent on passenger
cars, but has to some extent on freight
cars, the shifting being doing by run
ming the cars upon gradullay converg-
ing or diverging tracks until the narrow
or broader gauge is reached. Then the
wheels are again locked.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-04-04
FavOrite Names.

One can hardly believe that mere love
for name could tempt village to take
one already appropriated by another
village in the same State; yet in Michi-
gan there are six towns named Sher-
man, while Grant and Sheridan are
each honored with five, Colfax with
four, and thirty-two other towns have
but sixteen names among them. Some
OF the residents of these towns have
just discovered that they would receive
their mail much sooner, but for the
awkward duplication of the names of
towns.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-04-04
Successful Editors.

An English writer says: A good
editor, or competent newspaper con-
ductor, is like general or poet, born,
not made. Exercise and experience
give facility, but the qualification is in
nate, or it is never manifested. On the
London daily papers ali the great his
sorians, novelists, poets, essayists and
writer's of travels, have been tried and
nearly every one has failed. can"
said the late editor of the London Times,
+" find any number of men Of genius to
write for me, but very seldom one man
of common sense" Nearly all success
full editors are of this description. A
good editor seldom writes much for his
paper; he reads, judges, selects, die
tates, alters and combines, and to do
all this well he has but little time for
composition. To write for a paper is
one thing, to edit paper is another.
The report that the Internal Revenue
Bureau has engaged to "stamp'' out the
smallpox in this country is denied.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-04-04
Let us have Peas.

" Madam" said boarder to his land
lady, ~ am very sure this pepper is half
peas"
!" Peas r cried the lady, bridling up.
" Peas, indeed That pepper is Smelt
q Hammersly's very best. You don't
know anything about pepper, sir, if you
think there's peas in that"
For all that, madam" said the
boarder, Sim sure that pepper is hall
peas--p-e-p, pep, per, per. Six letters
and three of them D., Gp