Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-07-04
George w. Childs.

The Pail Nall Gazette. of London. con
talns the following notice of Col. Childs.
OF the Philadelphia Ledoer
As the the Ledger is one of the most
remarkable papers, its present proprie-
tor, George W. Childs, is among the
most remarkable men in America. A
native of Baltimore, he went to Phila-
delphia early in his teens, without
friend IN the place, and with few
cents IN his pocket. Beginning life as
boy In a booksellers shop, by industry
and trugality he gradually raised him
sell, till before he reached forty wears
OF age, he was one of the largest pub
nshers, and proprietor of one of the
rlchest newspapers in the world. For
the goodwill, machinery, and whole
plant of the Ledger, he paid down a
large sum IN cash, and the property has
tructitied in his hands. The character
OF the paper has also improved, of which
one proof may be given in the exclusion
OF all doubtful advertisements, however
lucrative, and the insertion of which
defaces too many of the leading Ameri-
can journals. There would be little
satisfaction IN recording the success of
MI. Chllds, If he were merely one of
the many examples of successful mil
honalres. Fortunes are rapidly made
IN the States, but not often accumulated
by plodding industry and self-denying
thrift. Nor is it usual, though happily
not uncommon, for such wealth to be
used for unselfsh and gene rous objects.
One of his benefactions is the singular
but sensible and practically useful gift
OF burial ground, in Woodlawn Gene
terry, for the printers of Philadelphia.
Mr. Chllds has gained for himself good
repute and the respect of his country
men, by his public spirit and his untir-
ing 6enehcence. He is earning name
worthy OF being mentioned in the an
nals OF MS country with that of Frank
I'm Tor successful industry, and with
that OF Peabody for practical philan-
thropy.
AKIN to the question that is now being
agltated IN England, as to whether there
IS anything intrinsically wrong in the
marriage OF man to the sister of his
deceased wife, is question which is
now creating some excitement among
the Jews of New York, viz, whether a
man may marry the widow of his de-
ceased brother. The canons of the
church declare such a union to be in |
cestuous and illegal, though it does not |
appear whether this tenet is founded |
on the Bible or Shakespeare's Ham
let. oull, marriage of this nature |
recently took place in that city, and
the parties found some difficulty in Sc
curing a rabbi to officiate. All the
raobls IN New York have been asked
and have refused, and at length it was
found necessary to import one for the
occasion from Western city.
THE New WORLDS GRAND REMEDY
The Old World has played its part in
vegetable medication. But the botany
OF the New World is, as yet, imperfectly |
explored. One new and most impor
tant revelation from that land of won
Observation-Disclosures astonished the
scientific, and accomplished such cures
OF diseases of the stomach and bowels.
bilious complaints, malarious feyers
nervous affections, and all diseases pro
ceeding from vitiated condition of the
blood, as have never before been wit.
messed.
Before WALKERS CALIFORNIA VINEGAR
BITTERs all the alcoholic and mineral
medicines are rapidly falling into dis
use; They cannot resist the overpowering
evidence brought forward every day, of the
superiority of this medicine. Not
drop OF any variety of distilled or fer
m M iiqusr or mineral poison enters into
us tu, composition. It's a gentle aperient,
tonic, derived from entirely new vegetable
sources, an unrivaled stomachic, admirable
IN all pulmonary diseases and, in fact. as
near TO universal remedy as botanical dis
covery and scientific skill can hone to at
tain tain. DR.. Walker considers it a cure for ali
diseases not organic, and really the great
sa.lety OF diseases in which it is successful
aeeds such remedy. 1t saves main on ,~
and doctors bills. We know what trouhle Z
g to Keep the bowels of children in 80
ind any remedy that will strengthen and
regulate their weak and variable digestion