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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-11-21
A Washington Drug Clerk WEEDS a
Widow and a Fortune.


A Washington correspondent of the
Boston Traveller says:
Another of those interesting little TO-
mances in real life has just come tolight
IN Washington. The 6ontoa is in costa
cles over it. A dapperlooking apothe-
cary's clerk has succeeded in marrying
fortune of 100000, and now he has
gone West to spend it. The facts in
the case, as related to me this morning,
are as follows:
Six months ago charming young
lady, dressed elegantly and in the height
OF fashion, and representing herself to
be the relict Of late prominent New
York Spectator, appeared in Washing
ton and took up her residence at the
Arlington Hotel. While at the Airing
ton she one day took occasion to pro-
cure an assortment of perfumery, and
in quest of that desirable acquisition to
the toilet, called at drug store situated
opposite the Treasury Department. Be
hind the snowy counter waited an at
tractive clerk, young gentleman of
| twenty-nlne, who was no sooner seen
than he had conquered. The next day
the relict of the New York oil specula-
tor invited the elegant drug clerk to a
tete-a-tete at the Arlington.
Thereafter occurs blank, until the
time of the Baltimore Convention,
when Mr.. Drug Clerk received mys-
ferrous note from New York. He went
to Baltimore, there met the lady, was
married, remained throughout the Con-
vention, and quietly returned to Wash
| ington, to resign his clerkship and ex-
| list without visible means of support.
The lady soon followed him here,
and again went to the Arlington, where
she resided some time, occasionally
receiving the fortunate husband and
loading him with presents of diamonds,
rings, gold watches, ETC., winding up by
transferring to him whole business lot
in San Francisco, with the business
thereon, very valuable piece of prop
erty, of which she herself holds a COM
panion in New York. Next they
started for Philadelphia, where the
lady took sudden notion to go West,
the only notification the ex-drug
clerks friends received Of his intention
being telegram couched in these
words:
"Sha'n't return. Can't avoid it. Am
going to San Francisco"
Yesterday letter was received from
the Pacific Slope, containing the infor-
nation that the young man had started
a magnificent wholesale drug store at
the Golden Gate. The immense wealth
which has fallen to his lot, together
with the extraordinary manner of
matchmaking, and the beauty and
high standing of the wife, is the nine
days wonder. Our late drug clerk is
of course very stylish young man,
and 3 very lucky young man. He
was formerly Captain in the rebel
army, where it is reported he served
with distinction, is well connected
here, and has good reputation in So
ciety.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-11-21
The Evening Story.

Now, we are not sleepy. mother.
See how wide-awahe we seem;
Tell US something sweet to think of.
Tell us something sweet to dream.
Tell the very sweetest story
That you ever heard-or read.
And you Il see that we'll remember
Every single word you've said.
Then told them of midnight
In the very long ago,
When the sky was full of angels.
And from every shining row,
In voice Of heavenly music.
Came loving message, given
For the sake of one sweet baby
That had come one night from heaven.
- Now please tell US Just another,
Tell the saddest one you know
And told of One who suffered,
AS he wandered to and fro:
Doing good to all around him.
Without fear, or sin, or pride:
Blessing those who most ill-used him,
For whose sake at last he died.
Now. please, just one more. dear mother.
Tell US now the strangest one,"-
So l told them of journey
On a mountain-top begun:
Through the azure, in body,
Just as here on earth he trod.
Up through the shining ranks of angels.
To the very throne of God.
-Four blue eyes and two sweet voices
Waited till my tale was done,
Then they cried, why, that was Jesus,
These three stories are but one!'
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-11-21
English Farming.

Mr.. Wall, in an address to the farmers
of New Jersey, alluded to the very
fourishing state of agriculture in En-
gland. He pointed out that IN less than
century the production of wheat had
risen from 100000 to 100,000,000 of
bushels. This enormous increase he
attributes to the systematic attention to
all the requirements of good farming !;
in the skill and exactness with which
all the operations are performed; to
their careful selections Of the best
varieties of seed, and to the extensive
and prudent use of their barn-yard
manure. Nothing is left to casualty or
chance. No expectations are INDUCED
in that the bounty of Providence, by an
unusually favorable sc son, will atone
for their shortcomings neglect. He
dilated upon the extraordinary liherality
of English farmers, in restoring to the
earth, by means of purchased manures,
all those elements of fertility which are
exhausted by cultivation. 1t is esti-
mated by chemical analysis that wheat
absorbs forty per cent. of nutriment con-
tanned in the soil. In 1887, the first
year in which bones came into general
use as fertilizer, the foreign bones i'm
ported were valued at the custom house
at $1,500,00O, since which time it is
estimated that the amount paid for i'm
ported bones alone amounted to $780,
100000. Since 1871, upward of 100000
tons of guano have been used. Mr..
Wall also believed that there was moth
ing more perfect of rural economy than
the English farmers rotation of root
and grain crops. He considered that
the care which had been bestowed on
root cultivation had been the salvation
of England Canada Farmer.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-11-21
arietieS.

WHALING grounds-School-h houses.
WHEN is mother a father =? When
she's a sigher.
THE boy who found wasp's ne:t saws
arnica is a splendid idea.
WHEN you tell a man joke poke him
in the shirt and he'll laugh.
A BLACKSMITH can not only shoe a
horse himself, but he can make horse
shoe.
WHEN is lady like show-window I?
When she takes great pains with her
sash.
"MAY I leave few tracts pr asked a
quack doctor, of the lady of the house.
Certainly, with the heel toward the
house.
A YOUNG lady, rich and lovely, has
fallen in love with a handsome young
Hebrew bartender in Chicago. She was
probably captivated by his ju-lips.
"RARE collection Of choice paintings"
was the sign in front of store where
pictures were sold at auction. A friend
wished to know if they were called rare
because they were not we'll done.
A LADY who did not think it respecta-
BILE to bring up her children to work
has recently heard from her two sons
one is a bar-keeper on q fatboat, and
the other is second clerk to a hme-kiln.
A HUSBAND, whose wife has applied
Tor a divorce, writes protest to the
Judge, in which he says: "This
plagued thing called a divorce has, in
my opinion, parted many man and
his wife,
HERE, you young rascal, walk up
and give an account of yourself Where
father" "Did you ever know me to do
SO when | was a boy ?" "No, sir, but
mother did"
"Do BATS ever fly in the daytime ?''
asked a teacher of his class in natural
history. Yes, sir" the boys exclalm-
ed. what kind of bats ?'' asked the
astonished teacher. Brickbats," yell
ed the boys.
"DEAR me, how huidly he talksl" said
Mrs. Darlington, recently at a temper
ance meeting. 81 am always reoiced
when ne mounts the nostrll, Tor his e!o-
quence warns evary cartridge in my
body"
A BOY six years old, living on Murray
Hill, Boston, having been much lectured
by his father on the babyishness of cry
ing when any calamity happens, cheer
ed the parental heart the other morn
ing by saying: Harry B. cried nearly
all 6av fcausa his fa+har Giod INIT If
you should die, pa, l wouldn't cry a
pit."
REALLY, my DEAR" said poor Mr..
Jones to his better half, "you have sad
ly disappointed me. l once thought
you a jewel of woman, but you've
turned out only bit of matrimonial
paste" "Then, my love-" was the re-
ply, console yourself with the idea
that paste is very adhesive, and will
stick TO you as long as you live"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-11-21
Hold On, My Heart.

Hold on. my heart in thy believing!
Inc steadiaSt only wears the crown;
he. who when stormy waves are heaying,
Parts with his anchor, shall go down:
But he whom J esus holds, through all 20
ohall stand though earth and heavens should
Hold IN thy murmurs. heaven arraigning, (
The patient see Gods loving face:
Who bear their burdens accomplishing.
lis they who win IL G Fathers grace
He wounds himself who braves the rod.
And sets himself TO fight with God.
Hold outl There comes an end to sorrow.
Hope, from the dust, shall cenquering rise.
The storm procIaims a SUMMER morrow,
The cross points on to Paradise
The Father reigneth cease all doubt:
Hold On. my heart. hold in, hold out!
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-11-21
Foreign GOSSIP.

LoNDoN's recent water improvement
will cost $45,O00,000.
THE money spent on cab fares in Lon.
don averages $4,000 day.
FRANCE, Belgium and Holland are
exporting large quantities of potatoes
to England, to supply the deficiency Of
the crop there.
PORE Plus TX. generally speaks very
hesitatingly when addressing strangers;
but, when his feelings become aroused,
he is most eloquent speaker.
PRINCE ARTHUR has found it necessary
to deny, through the Court Journal, the
current statement that he was about to
write something for the magazines.
ONE of the novel features of the vi
emma Exposition will be very complete
collection of American newspapers, ar
ranged according to States, with cata-
logue giving particulars in regard to
each one represented.
ITALY is destined to live on short ra-
tons the coming winter. The overflow of
the river Pc, and the inundation of the
surrounding country, have made the
harvest unusually light, and Scotland
and ireland will have company in their
similar misfortunes.
LIMA, Peru, is not a nice place for
church going ladies to show off their
elegant clothes. Display in dress is
discounteranced, and French lady
who recently appeared at the Cathedral
was forced to return to her home Oh &C
count of her bonnet, which was too
stylish by far.
ALICE OSWALD, the young American
governess, who committed suicide in
England, was followed to her grave by a
score or more of fashionable Amer
lean and English women. Mrs. Altman,
of New York, covered the coffin with
flowers, and Mrs. Callahan dropped "a
miraculous medal of the Immaculate
Conception" into the grave. The En-
glish custom of burying a suicide at
night was not insisted upon by the IN
dertakers and the sections.
ADvIcEs from Gotha concerning the
explorations of the Norwegian, Capt.
Nils johnson, represent that johnson,
in re-exploring, in August last, the
islands east of Spitzbergen, found the
seas free of ice to the northeastward,
and indications of powerful oceanic
currents, serving to keep open the high
Polar seas. Johnson went north to a
latitude of nearly so degrees. DIR. Pc
ternaan, the great German geographer,
is shortly to make public the discoveries
of Johnson.
Capt. Marryatt.
By his writings Marryatt realized large
sums. The following figures show what
he received on first publishing the man
uscript: Diary In America, 91,600;
Snarleyyow, e., 1900; Midshipman Easy,
Ell 200; Peter Simple, Gl,100; Jacob
Faithful, FL, 100; Japhet, 81 100; Pacha
of Many Tales, FL, 100. Mrs. Church
states that by the most popular of his
writings alone he realized 100000. His
handwriting was so minute that the
compositor, having given up the task of
leciphering it in despair, the copyist,
had to stick pin in at the place where
he left off to insure his finding it again
when he resumed the task. Capt.
Marryatt was the father of four sons
and seven daughters, five of whom are
living. His widow survives him. The
last of the sons, who died in 1865, was of
great literary promise.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-11-21
HerOism of a Boston Prima Donna.

Miss Matilda Phillips, sister of Miss
Adelaide Phillips, has made herself
famous abroad by her heroic and sue
cessful endeayors for rescuing a young
American from drowning. Vague re-
ports of the affair have reached the
country, although nothing definite has
heen learned. In letter to her sister,
Miss Phillips gives the following ac-
count OF the adventure: 81 didn't tell
you, for fear it would frighten you,
that while | was at Genoa Walter came
very near being drowned, and |, with a
little presence of mind, was ableto save
him. He was out beyond his depth and
got tired. | was quite little distance
away from him, and although / made
great haste to reach him | saw him go
under the water twice. I called out to
him not to lose his courage, and got to
him just as he was sinking the third
time. l don't know how | had the
strength or how got him to the ropes.
He seemed almost dead for nearly an
hour. felt more frightened afterward
than did at the time, and had no
more courage in the water that day.
Several gentlemen had seen him strug-
Cling in the water, aud made no at
Lempts to rescue HIN, although they
were all kind enough after he was on
land. We are great friends ever since,
and he can scarcely do enough for me.
| have had beautiful letters from his
mother and sisters, and feel so happy
to have done anything to bring SO much
happiness to any one"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-11-21
Why Printers Get Drunk.

When others Stunned the murky sky,
= Where flesh on flesh was Frightening,
Great Franklin went to fly his kite
And bottle up the lightning.
And since his time when cares Cypress,
And the hard times are tightening,
The printer seeks to drown his woes
In draughts of bottled lightning"
When badly tattered-his warm heart
=, A place for grief to rankle in
He takes the " lightning" dies his kite,
And thinks himself a Franklin.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-11-21

HOLLAND is determined to regain from
the aggressive ocean the land it sub.
merged 700 years ago in the famous
gulf, Zuyder Zee. In the land of sue.
cessful engineering and countless wind
mills, draining is the one thing they
never expected to fail in, and there is
no doubt that the land, for so many
years buried under water, will once
again glow with rich harvests and cover
itself with speekless villages, where the
busy Hollanders will turn to good ac-
count every acre gained. The happy
result of the experimental draining Of
HARLEM Lake, by which $4,000 acres
were secured at cost of s., SOC, 900.
prompts this grander enterprise.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-11-21

The Missouri Demscrat corrects the YER
sion commonly given of Tom Corwin's
famous sentence about " bloody hands
and hospitable graves" 1t occurred in
Corwin's speech on the Mexican war.
He didn't say, as usually quoted: +" If I
were Mexican, as | am an American,
and you should invade my country, I
should welcome your soldiers with
bloody hands to hospitable graves"
The exact words of Mr.. Corwin were
these: eff were Mexican, l would
say to you, Have you not room in your
own country to bury your dead men !?
IF you come into mine, we will greet
you with bloody hands, and welcome
you to hospitable graves"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-11-21
The New WhitWOrth Gun.

Sir Joseph Whitworth has now in.
vented, we are told, field gun, better
than either the new nine-pounder or
the new sixteen FOUNDER, of which the
English press has lately told US SO much.
The latest cannon is made of compressed
steel. 1t is strong enough to bear twice
the usual charge of powder. At 100
yards, with charge of two pounds and
three-quaIters, it can put nine pound
bolt through ree.inch armor plate
set at an angle of forty-fve degrees;
and, finally, tn S extraordinary weapon
will throw projectile over clean space
of six miles.
The way in which the strength requis-
| lite to get these results has been obtain
ed Is one, we think, which will prove
important to other mechanicians, be.
sides the makers of artillery. The new
Whitworth guns is, as we have said,
made of steel, and, although no exact
description of its manufacture is at
hand, we take it for granted that it is
constructed of lamina of twisted cylin-
ders. By all the processes hitherto, steel
has been more or less defective, and we
| suspect it Is not made quite perfect by
the new one. In each of the methods,
the Bessemer included ,air passes through
iron, thus endowing the latter with the
carbon, whose addition makes the diff
| ference between iron and steel. Now a
greater or less portion of the air remains
in the substance, and occasions holes and
flaws. These, of course, weaken the
steel and make it liable. to break UP.
Sir Joseph Whitworth has met this diff
fculty by new device. He has applied
to the hot metal, while in course of
manufacture, the tremendous pressure
Of twenty tons to the square inch, and
has thus driven forth the atmospheric
particles, the presence of which would
otherwise diminish the stability of the
gun. This expedient must. apparently,
greatly increase the efficiency of batter
les in the field. The advantage of the
superiority of range are probably of
much less moment, however, than those
of the superiority of endurance and the
economy Of the charge. Artillery at
great distances VIGOROUSLY does little
mischief, and unless from great heights,
or from forts-the new gun being de-
signed for the feld-Sir Joseph's inven-
ton on this score is unlikely to be of
exceptional service.-New York limos.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-02
pailp ARGUS.

GERMANY is now making determined
moves in the enlargement of her naval
and in short time abe will
have one of the largest nsvies in the world.
Count Room states that her object in doing
this, 10 merely to be able to protect the
coasts of her territories, old and new, and
that she. has no aspiration for naval
supremacy. This, however, is a matter of
doubt. One Of the chief features of the
new navy is to be 9 torpedo boat of terrible
effectiveness. the manner of construction Of
which is kept as secret by few of those
interested. II is shaped like cigar, the
thin part Of which is the bow. This vessel
moves under water, nothing being above
except the smoke funnel and the pilots
surret. 1t ia to be used at night. 1t is to
be manned by four men, and its Duty is to
run under cover of darkness, to q hostile
vessel, set torpedoes, and then retire.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-02
DIR. q. Nj. M ACK
Graduate of Guys Hospital. London, England
and for over two years confidential Pnysi-
clan to Der Majesty, the Queen; also late
ofthe Medical University Of New York,
has now located 81 Indianapolis,
ard will give
Advice to the Sick Abroad as well
az at Home,

Every village in America, however small CON
tains smong its inhabitants always few, and
oftea many men, women and children, suffering
with chronic diseases which have bafied the skill
of the resident physician, il not, indeed. that
m q eminent In the profession in the county
State wherein they reside, when, really, under
rational system Of medication administered by
one who has given exclusive attention to dissa-
ses Of 3 chronic character, they may be easily
cured; and when such help is found. it becomes
a matter of surprise and inquiry why they should
have suffered so long. The reasons are:-1st.
That your local physicians are so much occupied
in the treatment Of acute diseases at the bedside
Of their patients that they have neither the TINA
nor patience to give proper attention to long
standing and supposed ineurAble disease; 3nd.
The man of eminence who is called upon may
have gained all his greet reputation in surgery,
instead Of medicine, so that the inv aid, not
cognizing this fact supposes he or she Is try in
the best skill that our country affords. DR.. o.
NJ. Mack IL successfully treating just such cas- es
s1i over the country by letter and express, whose
faces have never been seen, as we'll as at his Of
fee at home.
DR.. Mack has been steadily gaining upon the
confidence of the public for the past year, dur
Sc which time he has treated nearly TWO
THOUSAND GASES, ninety of every hundred
| of which have been radically cured, while every
case has been benefited, and at this momant he
and many in Canada. Every reader Of this who
has any affection Of the Head, Throat, Lungs,
Heart, Stomach, Liver, Kidneys, Bladder, Bow
| els, Won't, Genital Organs, or Rheumstio or
Neuralgia Difficulties; or Eruptions of the Skin
Blood Impurities Tuners, Cancers, Nervous af-
fections, diseases of the Eye or Ear, Sc, are in
vitsd to simply send the symptoms they have
and the Price OF Package of Medicine, So on
receipt Of which they will receive one Package
| free. DR.. Mack has ready prepared medicines
for all Diseases. Each Disease has It's appro-
| pirate re nedy and pleasant to take. Pat up
in large Packages, made Of Pure Extracts Of
Roots szd Herbs, (ao Mercury or Poisonous
Drugs ussd.) these remedies have been used by
the Physicians of the above Hospital and Univer-
sity for over 20 years, known . their fAvoTits
| Prescriptions for the use of Patients and Phys
iosns. Each package cent win have fall Direc-
lions and Medical advice free. By this plan
Patients can be trested at home and save the
expense OF coming to the city. A list of Gus
tons sent to any full address on receipt of :
cent stamp. Persons ordering . Package should
send Post ofhce Money Order or the money il
g Registered letter Address,
! dec9dviyl c. M. MACK, NJ. D.
! No. 80 East Market St, indianapolis, Ind.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-03-02
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