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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-26
Infant Mortality.

Of all the deaths in this country, 40
per cent. are those of children under 5
years of age. In the cities, this per
centage is much larger one. In New
York, the infant mortality is 81 per
cent. OF the whole. In 1911, it was II
per cent. st. Louis rate is 81. Phila.
delphia and Cincinnati range between
that and A. New Orleans goes even
lower, strange to say; and Providence,
r. l., has the minimum OF SO. Chicago
is In worse condition than any other
large city. In 1843, her infant NOR.
tally was but % per cent. of the whole,
but In 1869 it was 81. For the last
week it was also 81. 1t thus appears
that Chicago and Rhode Island have
very different advantages. The latter
is good place to be born in and good
place to emigrate from, while the former
is bad place to be born in and good
place to emigrate to- Chicago Tribune.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-26
Canned Fruit.

We have never understood why an
immense amount of canned fruits was
not required for export across the At
lantic, especially of peaches. English
dealers order very cautiously-but we
are pleased to state that one of our
largest canning establishments, which
sent samples over for trial, recently re-
celved an order for 1000 cans. Some
OF them were ordered of quite small
size, and to be made attractive outside
by yellow lacquer-the idea being. that
q portly Englishman going inso a club
house for his dinner should have a
small can of American peaches set be-
fore him, just enough for q single meal.
Very large orders are anticipated to fol,
low this one, and there can be yery lit
tie doubt that the trade on foreign
count will reach large dimensions.
This should stimulate fruit.growing
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-26
To Prevent Murrain in Cattle.

Give your cattle q spoonful of sui phur
once week in their salt through the
hot season. If the plague is already
among them, give it once day for
eight or ten days. Two years ago we
lost three nice yearlings, each of a dit
ferent blood, just week apart. The
first hung her head low, was quite
weak, brood dripped from the hair in
about dozen places, as though she
had been wounded with small shot:
the inside of the hide had the same ap,
pearance. She died in twenty-four
hours. The second was dead when we
found her. The third died in two
hours; breathed as if in pain, bloated to
the fullest extent, as did ali of them.
All had bunch on the right shoulder
about an inch thick and three inches
across, which, when the hides were re-
moved, looked like bruised flesh, brown.
ish. Blood settled next the skin in
large patches.
l have been particular in describing
the symptoms, as the plague is not SO
frequent here as to be generally
known. We tried many remedies with
no effect; did not know what allied
tAOAA VA OAO 1dSS OlcOs AS all our nero
had been together we expected to lose
all. We gave each spoonful of sui
phur every day for about two weeks,
when neighbor suggested that we
would kill them if we gave too much
and they took cold. Afterward we
gave it once week occasionally
through the winter. We have had no
more murrain nor sick cattle.
Sulphur is cheap; buy it by the
pound; it is offensive to insects;
sprinkle little under your carpets and
around the edges; give it to your sheep
to keep the fly from laying the egg that
causes the grub, also to protect ticks,
etc. and to poultry, especially if the
chickens have the gapes, give little
every day, and pills made of equal
parts Of soft soap and lard, thickened
meal and cooked food, and they will
get weil.-Germantoa0a Telegraph.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-26
Danger from Wet Clothes.

Few persons understand fully the
reason why wet clothes exert such a
chilling influence. 1t is simply this:
Water, when it eyaporates, carries off
an enormous amount of heat, in what is
called the latent form. One pound of
water in vapor contains as much heat as
nine or ten pounds of liquid water, and
all this heat must, of course, be taken
from the body. If our clothes are
moistened with three pounds of water,
that is, if, by wetting, they are render
ed three pounds heavier, these three
pounds will, in drying, carry off as much
heat as would raise three gallons of ice
cold water to the boiling point No
wonder that damp clothes chill u.s.
Hdndicraft.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-26
Personal,

The Memphis dairyinan carries an
umbrella.
EUGENE dresses in red and black, and
her hair grows silvery.
Mr.. NAPOLEON has gone to his estate
near Cowes, for fresh milk.
GURDoN S. HUBBARD is the oldest sur
viving settler Of Chicago.
HENRY PHILLIPS, who tended "barn
with Davy Crockett, died at Troy, Tenn.
at the age of Sc, few days since.
Hon. CALEB CUSHING astonished the
members of the Geneva Conference by
his remarkable ability as linguist.
BLANToN DUNCAN is a blonde. has a
Roman nose, is six feet high, is noble
looking, and swears like trooper.
BEECHER says that religion that isn't
mixed with politics and the business
of life, is worth about as much as yeast
that IS never mixed with flour.
THE London Telegraph says that Jour
nallsm grlnds strong brain into thinking
stuff, fit for all needs and uses. but
wears away weak one into idiocy.
A Mr.. THIRKELL, formerly of Hough-
ton, Mich, having inherited title and
large estates in England, is now living
in the most aristocratic part of Lon
don.
IT is reported that the younger Ben
nett has given orders for magnificent
monument to his father, intended to be
the finest in Greenwood. The price is
unlimited, but it is estimated that it
will cost not less than $250,000.
roUR-YEAR. OLD son Of w. II. Boutin,
OF Franklin county, Iowa, went to bed
the other night perfectly well, as usual,
but on waking was found to be cross
eyed in both eyes. The phenomenon
puzzles the doctors.
WHEN John Adams was 90 years of
age he was asked how he kept the vigor
OF his faculties up to that age. He re-
piled: "By constantly employing them.
The mind of an old man is like an old
horse; if you would get any work out
OF it you must work it all the time"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-26
Liebig on Apples,

Justice Liebig, the great chemist,
thinks that the importance of apples
as food has not been sufficiently esti-
mated or understood. He says: "Be-
sides contributing large proportion of
sugar, mucilage, and other nutritious
compounds IN the form of food, they
contain such fine combination of veg
etable acids, extrac i've substances, and
aromatic principles, as to act power
fully in the capacity of refrigerants,
tonics, and ant'septics; and when free
~ used at the season of ripeness, by
rural laborers and others, probably
maintain and strengthen the power of
productive labor
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-26
For Resharpening Files.

Wash the files in solution of warm
water and potash until thoroughly cleans
ed, after which wash the files in warm
water then put one pint of warm water
Ia wooden dish, in which place as
many files as the water will cover; add
to this two ounces of borax and two of
blue vitriol, finely pulverized together.
STR up the files we'll and add two ounses
OF sulphuric acid by weight; to this add
one quarter ounce of vinegar. The files
will turn red. When they again resume
their natural color, take them out and
wash them in cold water, after which
they must be thoroughly oiled with
sweet oil, and wrapped singly in brown
wrapping paper which will absorb the
oil from the files.-RuraL Neso Yorker
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-26
your price, and pay the money within a

your price, and pay the money within a
week."
Then the house is yours, but your
husband said nothing of his intentions.
and, in fact, I did not know"
THAT he had the money to invest, |
suppose you would say. Neither does
he know it, and I must ask you not TO
tell him for the present"
The next morning Mrs. Jones invited
her husband to take a walk, but without
specifying the direction.
They stood in front of the house in
which he desired to live.
Wouldn't you like to go inn" she
asked.
Eyes. It's pity we haven't got the
key"
- have the key" said his wife, and
forthwith walked up to the steps and
proceeded to open the door.
When did you get the key of the
Squire?' asked her husband.
Yesterday, when 1 bought the
house." said his wife quietly.
Mr.. Jones gazed on his wife in pro-
found astonishment.
"What on earth do you mean, Eliza
beth 2" he inquired.
"Just as 1 say. The house is mine,
and what is mine is thine. So the house
is yours, Ezra"
"Where in the name of goodness did
you raise the money!" asked the hus-
band, his amazement as great as ever.
81 havn't been a managing wife these
ten years for nothing" said Mrs. Jones,
smiling.
With some difficulty Mrs. Jones per-
suaded her husband the price of the
house was really the result OF her saw
ings. He felt, when he surveyed the
commodious arrangements of the rev
house, that he had reason to be grateful
for the prudence of his managing wife.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-26
Scientific and Practical.

PRoF. AGAssIz and his party, during
their cruise on the steamer Hassler.
gathered 100000 valuable specimens in
minerals, botany and natural history.
A CURIOUS discovery was lately made
at Pompeii, namely, glass bottle still
full Of oil. The liquid is to be analysed,
to ascertain its greater or less degree of
preservation.
AMONG the latest patent contriyances
designed to stop runaway horses, is a
pair of binders, by which the driver.
on pulling a cord, instantly and effect
ually blindfolds the animal.
INVESTIGATIONS near the Sandwich
Islands have proved that coral agcre-
gates at the rate of seventeen feet in a.
century, instead of few inches in that
time, according to accepted scientific
A GAs-wgLL on the Little Kanawba.
900 feet deep and four-inch bore, has a
two-inch pipe leading from it to point
mile distant, where it feeds the fur.
naces of twenty-eight steam boilers of
twelve-horse power each, besides light
ing nifty stores and large number of
private illuminating Jets. At Venango.
Pa., gas rises from wells under a pres-
sure OF 200 pounds to the square inch,
and instead of being burned under a
boiler, 1t is used in engine cylinders in
place of steam.
ACCORDING to the correspondent of
the New York Tribune, the scientists
who were recently congregated at Du.
buque found, during their excursion on
the Mississippi river, species of water
lily that is near of kin to the Egyptian
lotus. 1t is said that the Indians have
long used for food the seeds or nuts of
this plant, the botanical designation of
which is the nelum6ium luteun. Some of
the scientific excursionists tried the ex-
pertinent, ard ate quite quantity of
the unripe seeds without experiencing
any uncomfortable consequences SO far
as transpired. Perhaps science. may
find some good use, in the materia medica
or otherwise, for this plant, which is
doubtless abundant in the vicinity of
large streams throughout the West,
and which could certainly be propa-
gated without limit.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-26
AN immense bed of mari underlies

AN immense BED OF mari underIies
considerable portion of South Carolina.
1t contains over 68 parts of phosphate
of lime, 5 phosphate of iron and alum
mia, carbonate of lime and magnesia,
$50 of organic matter, and 10 parts of
sand. Company after company has
been folded in State for the purpose
of mining the rock, as a fertilizing
compound. Millions of dollars have
been attracted by it to the State, while
land mparatively worthless has in
creased to six or seven times its original
value. At time when the guano de-
posts are being exhausted, this phos-
phate rock is being largely shipped
abroad. AT present the yearly product
is 100 900 tons.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-26
10 Clean Cider Casks.

A correspondent Of the Norhvestern
FARMER writes: To cleanse musty or
foul casks, put in quantity of un-
Stacked lime and then pour in boiling
water until the same is Stacked. Put in
the bung and shake unit, the water
and lime has come in contact with
every part of the barrel. Let it stand
six or eight hours, empty out and smell
the cask, and if not clean repeat the
operation, and after having again emp
tied out the lime, burn a strip of cloth
dipped in melted birthstone in the
cask, fastening it by the bung, and. a
cask must be foul indeed that cannot be
purified by this process.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-26
Remedy for Burns.

| send a remedy for burns, which we
have tried with perfect success. 1t is
SO simple that l think it preferable to
anything | ever heard OF. Take one
teacup' of lard and the whites of two
eggs work together as much as it can
be, then spread on cloths and apply.
Change as often as necessarily Cor.
Rural New Yorker.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-26
To Clean Black Cloth.

Dissolve one ounce of bicarbonate of
ammonia in one quart of warm water.
With this liquid rub the cloth, using a
piece of flannel or black cloth for the
purpose. After the application of this
solution, clean the cloth well with clear
water, dry, and iron it, brushing the
cloth from time to time in the direction
of the fiber.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-26
Fruitful Old Eve.

The Tuscarawas (O.) ADVOCATE says that
John Miller, farmer of that county,
owns blind eve that is twenty-five
years old and the mother of sixty-two
lambs. This animal gave birth to two
lambs when she was one year old, and
three each year after until she was
twenty-one years old.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-26
The First Parting.
BY MARIAN DOUGLAS.


Yes! am off tomorrow mornl = ~-f.rf
Next week sail for Indy ~ IS "a L
And yeq'll be glad when am gone
Say, shan't you be, Lucindy?"
A Summer flower. herself, the maid
Stood mid the sweet syringas.
A June pink in her hairs smooth braid,
rosebud in Aer fingers.
Plucked from the tall bush in the yard,
hose white flowers waved above her
And parting never seemed so hard
As Just then, to her lover.
Her lip began to eri. We; the red res-.
.. =, Upon her cheek grew paler, no
1t seems strange choice, Tom ;" she said,
For you to be sailor;
And when the wild. black clouds see.
And when the nights are windy
Bless your souli you'll pray for me;
know yeu will Lucindy !"
The rosebud from her hand he took. s
This flower" he said, = I'll save it,
AND keep 1t pressed within a book,
remembering who gave 1t.
] never cared as women do.
For garden beds and posies.
But somehow why. never knew a. ~
always loved waite roses.
" They seem just made for weddin's: when
u come again from Indy
Ny bride. you'll wear white roses then;
Come, won't you Say LuciLdy!
sudden flame upon her cheek,
Her eyes the quick tears filling.
fhe answer grave she would not speak,
Lestxhe might seem too willing. :
For, Tom" She asked. how can it be?
Here, all my life. you've known me;
Ne word OF love you've said to me,
No sign you've ever shown me-"
And he said, True, but though 1 hain't,
My love- I've wished you knew it,
And tried to speak. and felt too faint
At heart to dare to do it;
But when my mind was fixed to 20
saiior, out to Indy,
1 SAT IN b. We les or No.
y say it's Yes. Lucindy!"
Yes, Tom it's yes!' she whispered; when
i learned that you were going
1 found you had my heart; till then
Twas years without my knowing
Soft on her cheek fell, wet with dew,
rose-leaf from above her;
Il warmer touch her red lip knew 49,
The first kiss of her lover!
Though stilled the song and hushed the laugh.
And hot the tears starting
hat JOY that life can give is half
so sweet as loves first parting?
-AttI mite Monthly for October.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-26
The Weight of Milk.

The weight of a quart of milk of av-
erage quality, has been fixed by Gail
Borden, the manufacturer of condensed
milk, at 2 lbs. ri OF. The standard
was liked through tests made by Uuited
States ofhcers, with sealed weights and
measures.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-26
' THEY PAY"

In short-as it goes in the world
They eat, and they drink, and they sleep;
They talk. and they walk. and they WOO;
They sigh. and they laugh. and they weep /;
They read, and they ride. ana they dance
with other unspeakable things;)
They pray. and they play, and they pay:
Aad that's what they do at the SpringsI
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-26

Then with appetites keen as knife,
They hasten to breakfast or dine:
(fhe later precisely at three;
The former from seven till nine)
Re gods! what rustic and rush
When the eloquent dinner bell ringsi
Then they eat, and they eat. and they eat,
And that's what they do at the Springs!
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-26

: The Fruit Recorder and Cottage Gardener
is exclusively devoted to fruit growing
and homes adornments. Edited by a
lifelong fruit-grower. Specimens free,
or from September to December, four
months, 25 cts. A. N, Purdy, Palmyra,
\. Y.-[Com.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-26

TIE inventive genius of the country,
according to the Patent Office returns,
has had a me st extraordinary develop
ment within the past five years. Up to
1850, the patents but once reached l 700
per annum. From that period until
1860 no year showed 5000 patents, while
the average of five years past has been
over $4,000 per annum.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-26
" THEY DRINK"

Imprin,is. my darling. they drink
The waters so sparkling and clear:
Though the favor is none of the best,
And the odor exceedingly qaeer;
But the fluid is mingled. you know,
With wholesome medicinal things
So they. drink. and they drink and they drinl
And that's what they do at the Springs!
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-26

here of large and small varieties
Christian Union.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-26
THEY FLIRT."

Now they stroll in the beautiful walks,
Or Toll in the shade of the trees;
Where many a whisper is heard
That never is told by the breqze
And hands are commingled with hands,
Regardless of conjugal rings:
And they hirt. and they hirt, and they firt-
And that's what they do at the Springs!
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-26
What they do at the Springs.

Pray what do they do at the Springs ?''
The question is easy to ask;
But TO answer it fully. Lay dear,
Were rather difficult task,
And yet in 5antering way.
As the magpie or mocking- bird sings,
III venture bit of a song
10 tell what they do at the Springs.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1872-09-26

The drawing rooms now are ablaze,
And music is shrieking away;
Terpsichore governs the hour
And Fashion was never so gayl
An arm round tapering waist
How closely and fendly it clings!
So they waltz. and they waltz, and they waltz
And that's what they do ct the Springs!
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-26

poiptmepts and fair stock company Maggie Mitchell
payed 10 lucrative houses for two weeks and now Miss
Jane Coombs holds the boards She played Lady ieass
In "8ehooI For Scandal" The critics all said she
was great genius the personifcation Of perfection
Aiken Thester on wsbasave.. corner OF Congros-st,
has been doing floating business. Rubinsten tho
best production. He IL great but expensive and tho
price being exated as his music, malorty Of the
on the West Side: Hooley owns perfect Gem
After an auspicous start he did excellent bust
ness until the epzooty interrupted everything he has
closed for reorganization and will reopen with strong
cast standard comedies His house has always been
popular and but for lite temporarily unfortunate loes
ton IN the burned district would be doing WELL The
Starr lectures given alternately in the South and West
Divisions have been successful Among the lecturers
have been John Hay, Dr. Hayes, the Arctic explorers
Mrs Bcott-3iddons q The Hooser 6ohoolmaster Mas
by" and josh Billings" The managers took hold OF
the Oarlotta Patti troupe and three concerts lost
81 800. They intend to let music very much alone IN
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-12-26
A CHRISTIAN SMOKER.

SIR: / have been traveller nigh 10 years !;
have met tobacoosmokers in both hemispheres and
have suffered much from their doings that my daily
prayer H "Oh LORD please 20 send again TO any
planet whore tobacco grows" With such experience,
you can imagine my amazement ct finding for the first
tme in ell this long period, one tobaccosmoker whose
moral nature led him TO respect the feelings OF man
unable 10 endure the flavor OF his loved cigar II
last Saturday night that this event took desire
to record the fact night traveller from Washing
ton; had secured stateroom In sieepingcar leaving
washin goD at $50 M was comfortably seated IN my
ROOM when suddenly and to my horror perceive cigar
snoke Stepping hurriedly 70 the little waingroom 81
the rear end OF tho car, found gentleman costly
seated and quietly smoking. "But," exclaimed, my
friend this ia not smokiDgcarp Pointing TO the col
ored individual having control be observed: % was
told by that person that smoke here" DO you
really allow smoking in this car ~ asked OF this msn.
eyes, Sir; I" he replied. ave allow gentlemen 70 smoke
at this end OF tho ear" was Mortified and In my con
alienation exclaimed: "Is 1t possblet nnd 10 thnk
that have paid Ave dollars 70 Be caught in car with
the nuisance OF my life Seeing distress, the Chris
tisn smoker for he Christian by his set1 ss 70
yourself no uDeasness. Cir viii relieve you OF an hp
praheneiop; won't smoke here II 10 dsaRreeaO!o 70
you.U This unexpected act quite oyercame me: was
ready 10 fall at his feet TO embrace him. would almost
ret to-day that Ia my bewderment quite forgot 10
ssk hs gentleman for his card The name OF such man
js worthy OF boink held In perpetual regard Inc on
and the frst Christian t0baccosinokerl nave mot IL
sny skyl shall die now relieved oisthe dreadful con-
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. resting on my mnd-that 70 Deeome
Tobacco smOker was necessarily 10 become brute.
Ees.York, Dec. 20, 1872 ACRATExVL NozSAoAAk