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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-10-24
Agricultural Postal Laws.

There IS no one, however remotely he
may be engaged from the garden or the
farm, but who is interested in the food
ne eats or the raw material from which
ms clothing is, made. Hence all that
has been done during the past few years
10 aid Of the agricultural interest has
been cheerfully acceded to by the whole
community.
One # the greatest boons to this
great Interest was the permission
to send seeds, gratis, plants and
cuttings by mail at the rate of two
cents TO, every four ounces in quantities
OF not less than four pounds. 1t was
thankfully accepted, and by this means
Innumerable varieties of valuable vege-
table articles have been introduced into
parts Of the country where railroads
and express companies failed to reach.
No one ever complained of the law that
We have heard of. 1t was thought 1t
might operate to the disadvantage of
the express companies, but in the main
the parties who have availed themselves
OF this accommodation would not have
used the express and besides, the mat
ter Is so small an item in the express
business that it is unlikely that it would
seriously interfere with them. At any
rate, this good step in progress is vir-
tuaily repealed by the new postal code,
and the agricultural community feel
very indignant thereat, the more so as
no one can see any particular reason
why this retrograde step should have
been taken.
BY the present law packages of only
twelve ounces can be mailed. Some of
the smaller kinds of roots and seeds
can yet go in this way, but of larger
varieties not enough can be sent to be
OF any service to any except to raise a
half dozen specimens for botanic gar
den; and as for living Vegetation, where
so much of packing material has to be
employed to preserve Them fresh and
from injury by the pressure Of other
mail matter, the postal limit will be
reached before the plant is inclosed.
The great topic OF conversation in
agricultural circles just now is what in
terest, public or private, is to be served
BY this unasked and unexpected change.
But it is probably nothing more than
piece of hasty legislation, adopted With
out rejecting much on the conse-
quences, and which, if brought to the
notice of their Representative by those
interested, will no doubt be remedied
next session. PhiGadeIj ,hia Press.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-10-24
Preparation of Beet Leaves for Fodder.

Mehay maintains the entire success
of his method of SO preparing the
leaves Of the beet as to render them
capable of preservation for several
months as fodder, and at the same time
greatly improving their qualities as food
for cattle. The method consists simply
N placing them in baskets and miners
ing them in tank containing diluted
hydrochloric acid of four degrees of
Beaume. The result of this is to great
~ condense the volume of the leaves.
and to render il necessary to add more
fresh ones to I'll up the basket, which
has to be again immersed, and finally
allowed to drain of. The leaves NAV
then be placed in beds, in dry earth
and kept until needed for use. Ac-
cording to q report of g committee who
examined the results of this process.
domestic animals become extremely
fond of the leaves thus prepared: and,
indeed, mich cows fed with them are
said to give a large increase of milk.
with a decided Improvement in the
quality of the butter. The tendency of
diarrhea in cattle produced by the fresh
beet leaves seems not to be developed
by this prepared fodder, and for this
and many other reasons it is strongly
recommended to agriculturists.
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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-10-24
Spice.

The tireless punster of the Boston
Commercial Bulletin continues in business
at the old stand. and announces the
following fresh additions to his stock
New Books" Ebenezer Divorced,'' a
sequel to "Ebb- Tide.n
CASTLE and Arragon, said Spicer,
repeating the words Of the guide who
had pointed out to him the armor of
the great prince that name in the
arsenal at Naples. I" Yes, see the cast
steel, but not airy gun"
Board of Education-Th black board.
Was William PENIS handkerchief
the original pen-wiper?
Many musicians are too poor to con.
tribute any cash toward the Gilmore
testimonial, but we presume that all
of them will be willing to give their
notes. rr-. ra -r
A young man who ought to be
ashamed Of himself, in commenting
upon the fremen's parade last Tues
day, said that wet day was always
favorable for an exhibition of hose.
g In press"
A tourist, who was asked in what part
of Switzerland he felt the heat most. re-
piled, When was going to Berne."
A Noah true tale-The deluge.
Port-rate of a gentleman-Sixty dol.
lars a dozen in glass.
Epitaph en- Mr.. Magginnis.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-10-24
How TO Select Flour

l. Look at its color; If it is white
with a slightly yellowish or straw color
tint, it is a COED sign. If it is very
white, with a blush cast, or with black
specks in it: the -four is not good. 9
Examine its adhesiueness-wet and knead
little of it between the fingers; if il
works dry and elastic, it is good if ii
works soft and sticky, it is poor. Flour
made from spring wheat is likely to be
sticky. 3. Throw little perpendicular
surface +; if it adheres in a lump, the
-four has life in it; if it falls like pow.
der, it is bad. 4. Squeeze some of the
-four in your hand if it retains the
shape given by the pressure, that, too
is a good sign. Flour that will stand
all these tests, it is safe to buy. These
modes were given by old -four dealers
as they pertain to a matter that con.
Germs everybody, namely, the quality Of
that which is 6 the staff of life"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-10-24

heaps, and when sufficiently dry, burn
them. If cut now, you carry all their
seeds with them, and so save much
labor next year.
IT is stated that 5000 grains of oats
have been produced from single oat.
GEORGE 0'REAR, of Morgan county,
H., received Sl3,92O for 100 head OF
cattle.
W. 81. HENDRIcKsoN, Of Morgan coun.
ty. ILL.,, owns q hog that weighs l,l4O
pounds.
ONE firm in Benton Harbor, Mich.
has this year manufactured nearly 40O,-
600 pounds.
A NUMBER of Kansas farmers are rails
ing small areas of cotton in the southern
part of the State. One man in Mont
gomery county raised 800 pounds on
one acre.
SWITZERLAND has 26S head of cattle to
every 1000 acres, and 557 to every 1000
inhabitants. In Spain, there are only
thirty-nlne head of cattle to every 1000
acres.
THE silkworn was discovered in
China, and its utility first developed
more than two thousand years prior to
the Christian era, by the reigning EN-.
press, who, to this day, is regarded by
the Chinese as the titular divinity and
protectress of the silk industry.
AT an agricultural meeting at Keene,
n. H., four years ago, Hon. John Prem
tiss, then over ninety years old, edvo-
Gated the planting of peach trees in that
vicinity, and told the meeting that he
should yet live to eat peaches from
trees he was intending to plant. The
next year, accordingly the old gentle
man set out peach trees, and this year,
when he IS ninety five years old, his
trees are bearing him q fine crop of
fruit.
A GOOD, convenient and very efectual
remedy for the sting of wasps, bees, ETC.,
IS simply to hold any hollow key over the
place stung, press it hard into the flesh
Tor minute or so, and when taken of
the poison will be on the surface of the
flesh and DO no harm. A thimble with
tight top will do, but not so well.
For removing greasy spots from any
fabric, use ammonia nearly pure, then
lay white blotting paper over the spot
and iron lightly. In washing lace put
about twelve drops in pint of warm
suds. To clean silver mix two teaspoon
fuls of ammonia in quart of hot suds
Put in your silverware and wash, using
an old nail brush or toothbrush for the
purpose.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-10-24
Fall Planting of Seeds.

Those VINO have no hot beds will find
It advantageous 10 sow many vegetable
seeds IL autumn. Lettuce, if sown now,
and then given a slight protection bv
covering with hay or straw, will come
forward very rapidly in spring, and be
IN condition for the table weeks be-
fore that sown next spring. Every per-
son who has garden must have noticed
that self-grovn tomatoes come forwar d
much earlier than those sown in the
usual way IN the open ground; and we
have known them TO give ripe fruit as
early as plants started in q hot-bed.
Few persons, however, seem to think
that tomato seeds can be sown advan-
tageously N autumn, but the plan is
perfectly practicable, and should be
tried by those who have no other way
of obtaining early plants. The seeds
should not De sown until the soil has
become so cool that no growth will &C.
cur before winter; then cover the entire
surface of the seed bed with coarse ma
nure to the depth of one or two inches,
part OF which may be removed in
spring. A warm. protected situation
should be selected for the purpose.
Spinach for early spring use NAV be
sown now, and in the richest soil at
command. When the ground begins to
freeze, cover the plants at least two
inches deep with dry, clean straw. If
the weather should be favorable, a por.
ton OF the plants rill grow large enough
for use during the winter, or as soon as
they can be obtained in spring.
Horse-radish roots that will be wanted
for use next winter should be lifted be.
fore the ground begins to freeze, and
stored in sand where they can be reached
when wanted. All the small crowns
and side shoots not large enough for
use may be planted again this fall.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-10-24

a UNIVERSAL ARTICLE OF FA1rH.-ln these
days Of religious contention IL has been thought i'm
possloie to Indicate an article of faith upon which
60 sects and classes were united. There one how
ever, and very notable one. too viz a belief which
Is implicit and universal in the paramount efficacy
OF that matchltss HOUSEHOLD Tonic AND RECUPERANT
patronage which it receives has it is true excited
the petty envy OF certain spenetic advertisers OF
p1nchbeck panacea. who hope to make marks for
their stagnant watery wares by decrying all
splrltuons medicinal preparations But the public
can stomach neither their arguments nor their pota-
tons and consequently reject these very weak imi
tatlens of the enemy as entirely too thin.-1Com.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-10-24
a. Directions accompany each bottle.
TO
CONSUVTPTIVESts

=. The advertiser. having been permanently cured O.
that dread disease. Consumption. by simple remedy
ls akxoss to make known 10 his fellew-sferers the
meas OF cure To II VINO desire it. ne will send 3
COPY OF the prescription used free OF charged will
the directions for preparing and using the same
EEich they Will md SURE CURE FOR CoNsUMP rIoS
culties. ~
Parties wishing the prescription will please address
Rev. EDWARD A. WILSON
Ia Penn street. Williahsburgh N T.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-10-24
Salt as q Fertilizer.

The Office of salt as an agent in the
culture of the soil is to make the earth
moist and cool. Henceits effects more
clearly seen on light, sandy soils. On
wet, heavy clays and in a damp season
it will do no perceptible good. The pro-
portion to apply IS about one pound pc,
rod, or about one hundred and sixty
pounds per acre. This is the substance
Of the Gardeners -NonthIy's reply to &
correspondent on the subject. s
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-10-24

A WIFE asked her husband for a
new dress. He replied "Times are
hard, my dear-so hard ! can hardly
keep my nose above water" whereupon
she retorted: You can keep your
nose above water easy enough if you've
mind to, but the trouble is you keep
it too much above brandy
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-10-24
TO THE PUBLIC.
FEVER AND AGUE!
ALSO THE
GREAT CHOLERA, REMEDY.
PERRY DAVIS
PA1N-KILLER
TO THE PUBLIC.
FEVER AND AGUE!

Has won for isefa reputation unsurpassed in medi.
RAJ preparations: The anversdlity Of The demand for
the PAIN is novel interesting. and surprising
feature IN the history of this medicine The Pain
Killer is now regularly sold in large nd steadily in
ceasno Quantities only general agents in every
State and Territory of the Union and every Province
in British America. but to Buenos Ayres Brazil
Uruguay. Peru. Chilli, and ether South American
States TO the Sandwich Islands. to Cuba and other
Europe to Mozambique, Madagascar. Zanzibar and
other African lands; TO Australia and Calcutta Rem
goon and other places in India. 1t has also been
sent to China, and we doubt If there is any foreign
port or inland city In Africa Asia which ia fire.
Qcented by American and European missionaries
travellers or traders; into which the Pain Killer has
T> extent Of its usefulness is another great feature
q this remarkable medicine 1t is not only the best
thing ever known. as everybody will confess for
prulses cuts. burns ETC. but for dysentery chol-
era or any sort of bowel complaint it is q remedy
unsurpassed for efficiency and rapidity of action Ia
the great cities of British India and the West India
Islands and other hot climates il has become the
,tdHdd-d medicine for all such complaints as we'll as
dyspepsia liver complaints. and other kindred dis
orders. For coughs and colds. caRker asthma and
rheumatic difficulties it has been proved BY the most
abundant and convincing trials and testimony to be
an invaluable medicine. The propretors are in pos
ter and responsibility testifying in
10 the cures effected and the satisfactory results pro.
duced in an endless variety of cases by the use this
great medicine. That the Pain Killer is deserving
Of all lite ProPTietors eara amply proved by
the unparalleled popularity it has attained It is
country in the world. and is becoming more and
more popular every year Its healing properties
have been fully tested all the world and IL nei
only to be known to be priced.
Re Directions accompany each bottle.
Price IS cts, so cts.. and 81 per bottle.
j. n. HARRIS & CO., CINCINNATI, Ohio.
Projectors for the Southern and Western States
soLo By ALL MEDICINE DEALERS GENERALLY.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-10-24
Inventions.

The greatest inventions seem to have
been almost simultaneously duplicated.
Faustfand Guttenburg still divide the
honor Of discovering the art of print.
ing, and of the rival claimants of dis
covering the invaluable use of ether.
either may receive the praise. When
Watt cudgeled the steam engine out of
his brain, it was found that q mad
Frenchman had projected the whole
thing on paper long before, and been
imprisoned for boring people with his
diagrams. When Morse threw off the
magnetic telegraph as spark from his
electric mind, 1t was only to find that
Ampere was already familiar with the
affair. And poor Elias Howe could not
be allowed to have the glory of
making the sewing machine all to him
self, but Thimonnier disputed his claim,
and made all France believe that he
had actually designed the thing, even
though the cunning Yankee had got
the start in the small matter of execu-
ton. Thimonnier's widow died few
weeks ago, and vas buried in great
pomp, the sewing machine manufac-
turers turning out in great numbers to
pay thelr respect to the memory of the
inventor Of their craft, and after the
funeral they dined together and sub.
scribed two thousand dollars for a
monument to s1lhe Inventor of the
Sewing Machine
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-10-24

! OF seventy-three prisoners for trial at
the last Liverpool Sessions, only five
could read and write well. Seventeen
could neither read nor write.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-10-24

AS QUICK AS A FLASH OF LIGHTNING does
CRlsTADORos EXCELSIOR HAIR DYE act upon the hair
whlskecs and nustac hes chameleon tints but the
purest Raven or the most exquisite Browns viii be
evolved.-[Com.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-10-24

In ONE TO FIVE MINUTES, Headache, Ear
ache. Neuralgia, Lame B OK Diarrhea Cronps
Sprains. and all similar complaints. reHered by
fLAGGs INSTANT RELIEF. or money reiunded.-[ Com.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-10-24

The purest and sweetest Cod-Liver
Oil in the world is HAZARD & iCAswELL's,
made on the sea-shore, from fresh, selected
livers, by CAswELL, HAZARD & Co., New
York. 1t is absolutely pure and street. Pa
tients who have once taken it prefer it to all
| others. Physicians have decided it superior
| to any of the other oils in market.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-10-24

CRAMPS and pains in the stomach are
the result of imperfect Indigestion, and may
be Immediately relieved by dose of John
sons Anodyne Li,sinaent A teaspoonful in a
little sweetened water is dose.-[Com.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-10-24

BRONCHITIS andKindred Diseases, by
Editor Halls Journal Of Health, N. Y. DR.. J.
H. Halls cure of Catarrn in 80 days is emf
nently scientiic.-[Com.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-10-24

He who talks, SOUS; he who listens,
re2ps.E 81 y ~ EA IE q - sE
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-10-24

Agricultural Items. 3 r.
Cur of all weeds and put them in
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-10-24

CONVENIENT and happiness reign in
al households where Dooley's Yeast Powder
Is used. Try it. Your grocer has it. Put
up full weight ICON.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-10-24

A YoUNG man in town, who is wrest.
ling With his first nlustache, proposes
to name it after two leading base hall
clubs, because there are nine on a side.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-10-24

The Language of Disease IS Pain.-Respond
to it wisely by reinforcing nature. An admirable
preparation for this purpose is TARRANr's FER
yEscENT SELTzER APERIEST Ii expels all rid mat.
ter from the bowels regulates the liver braces the
nerves. strengthens the digestive organs dssipates
unwholesome humors. cools the blood, and puts the
whole machinery of the system in good working or
der without Irritating any of the delicate internal
meIn branes.
SOLD BY ALL DRUGGISTS.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-10-24

HEAVY oats are good for horses; none
viii deny that: but oats can't make hor SEES
coat look smooth and glossy when he is out
Poacderswill do this when ali elsefails. ON.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-03-22

done in order to raise good potatoes, as
in all other crops, is to drain the land
thoroughly. The better the land Is
drained the better the potatoes will be
to eat, the better they will yield, and
the better they will keep. The great
secret. or luck, as it is often termed, in
in keeping potatoes, is in having the
land on which they are raised, dry
made so by draining whenever it is
necessary. If they are raised on such
land there is no difficulty in keeping
them"
Grape ZINES may be pruned at any
time in March, when the vines are not
frozen, though it is always better to
prune in the fall when possible. There
are so many different ways to train a
grape vine, that each one can select the
style which pleases him best, or adopt
several methods.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-03-22

ID. d. Fisk 4 CO., who arc among thu
largest importers and wholesale dcalers I'm
millinery goods in tho West, and the first h,
find new quarters and supply customers
after the fire, have just built and occupied
now brick store, at ~ and 20 South Clinton
street, with three floors, 50xl50 feet.--oyer
half an acre Of floor rlom,--with admirabl
arranged and elegant Offices, ladies' parlors.
toilet rooms, and every convenience for do
ing an immense business. Their stock. of
their own importation, or direct from the
manufacturers, is large, choice, and all new.
and of the latest styles. More centrally 10.
Gated than before the fire, out of the dirt
and dust of the burnt district, within
block of the sherman, Briggs Barnes, and
Clifton Hotels, but two blocks from the
Alton and st. Louis, and the Pittsburgh and
Fort Wayne Depots, and but three from tho
Chicago and Northwestern Railway, with
horse car and omnibus lines in front and
on either side leading from all the other
| railroads, they now occupy the very focus of
the copverging lines Of travel, to gather in
the vast trade of the Northwest. With su-
perior facilities, ample means, long expert
encc and skill in business, with their pres
tige and popularity as the leading house in
their line,-largely increased since the fire,
by showing themselves to be equal to great
emergcncies,-andw with their commend able
system OF making the Same efforts TO please
customers and secure trade as ii they were
new house with reputation and fortune
yet to win, their continued success is as
sure as the law of cause and effect. 1t is
such as they who are the resurrection and
the life of Chicago's prosperity Chicago
Tribune.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-03-22

william w. Hawthorn, of Millsbor-
ough, Pa, who died at an advanced age
February Is, was early in life deprived
by rheumatism of the use OF his right
arm and both legs. The flesh on these
limbs gradually shrvelled away, while
his head and body continued to grow
into all the proportions Of welldevel.
oped man. For purposes Of locomotion
he was placed in a box, in which, con.
stantly lying on his back, lac attended
to all kinds of business for the last sixty
years. lie acquired common English
education, taught school for a number
of years, and at the time of his death
was serving Lis seventh term as JUS
tice of the Peace, having acted in that
capacity for nearly thirty-fve years. He
used the pen with his left hand, writing
with the paper on a small board placed
on his breast. He married at %, and
was the father OF twelve children.