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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-13
Seward and the Sultan.

The following is told by an eye-wit-
ness {: When Mr.. Seward was in Con
stantinople he received higher honors
than any prince or potentate had ever
received from Turkish Sultan. Such
distinction was accorded to his age and
distinguished service to his country.
The Sultan not only granted a personal
interview, an unprecedented favor to a
private individual, but as further token
of good will and compliment to "the
nation of handshakers," extended his
hand in greeting. Mr. Stewards right
arm was entirely paralyzed, and he had
not the slightest power to place his
hand in the outstretched palm of the
Sultan. His intense modification and
embarrassment may be imagined at
thus being forced to appear even
for moment ungracious in his response
to such remarkable courtesy. There
was an awkward pause of brief duration
until turning to Blacque Bey, who sat
beside him, Mr.. Seward exclaimed in an
accent of irritation Raise my arm
and put my hand in his Mr.. Seward
was remarkable for his courtesy. and
this untoward circumstance at the be-
ginning of his interview with the Sultan
must have detracted greatly from the
pleasure and qualification his kindly re-
ception gave him.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-13
A Curious Shit.

A very curious suit, arising out of one
OF the incidents of the late war between
France and Germany, will shortly be
brought to trial in the French courts
During the war German soldier was
shot near the village of Vaux, where
upon Prussian column swept down ON
the place and captured twenty-eight
peasants who had fled for refuge to a
church. The Prussians, determined to
have revenge for the death of the slain
soldier, announced to the frightened
captives that three of their number
would be shot, leaving the selection of
the victims to the prisoners. The
Prussians proposed that they should
draw lots, and kindly offered them the
use of soldiers helmet to serve the
purpose of an urn, but the offer was j.
clined. Finally, after they had been
shut up in the church for seventy-fve
hours, they reported that the three re-
quired victims had been selected, though
no information was given as to how the
selection was made. The unfortunate
men, who found themselves in minority,
were led out and shot, and now the sur
vivors are sued for damages by the
widows, on the ground that the three
were not selected by lot.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-13

OUR Corn CRoP.-The heaviest corn
crop ever grown in the United States
was that of last year, which the agricul-
tural report states at the huge total of
l, 100, 900, 900 bushels. Not only is this
the largest crop, but it is said to be corn
of a better quality and of greater in
trinsic value than usual. Iowa was the
banner corn-growing State, her average
being nearly Al bushels an acre. I'm
fortunately for some of those who would
like to have the Iowa corn, it takes the
price of four bushels of said corn to get
one bushel to the Atlantic markets.
This is one of the reasons why some
people are demanding cheaper trans
portation between the West and East.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-13
Abd-el- Kader.

Abd-el-Kader is said to be dangerous
ly Ill. He is now IS years of age. Forty
years ago, he was the most formidable
enemy of the French in Algeria, and
earned from them the title of ''The
Eagle of the Desert" In 1882 he
formed combination of % Arab tribes,
able to put into the field fighting force
of Il, 900 warriors. From this time un-
til lo4l, he fought the invading French
enemies with mdomitable perseverance
and with varying fortunes. Vanquished
and taken prisoner in that year, he was
held as captive in France until 1852,
when he was released, and took up his
residence In the east. He has always
been regarded as the model type of the
Arab chieftain. His personal appear
ance is thus described: ellis stature
IS above the middle height his head
beautifully shaped, and his black beard
and hair form a striking contrast to his
garments of white wool. His hands are
OF the most graceful form, and white as
a woman's, and his whole aspect is one
OF grace and dignity"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-13

face IN two cases of continent smallpox.
busting it in fine powder over the faces
of the patients as soon as pustules be-
come fairly developed. This formed a
clean, dry, wholesome scab, absorbing
the infectious material, and scaled off
during the convalescence, leaving an I'M
DERIVING skin In its natural and normal
state. The painful itching, which is one
OF the worst characteristics of the dis
ease, was entirely abated. The earth
used was fine pipe clay.
To CLEAN PAINTED SURFACES. There
is nothing better for cleansing painted
woodwork than piece of common in
dla-rubber. Rub the wood as if YOU
were eraslng pencil-marks, and then pass
a dry brush over it. No water is neces-
sary.
BoRAx is useful article to have about.
A half pound of it will drive the cock
reaches out of any house. A large hand
1ul OF the powder to ten gallons of water
Will effect saving of so per cent. in
soap. 1t Is an excellent dentifrice, and
the best material for cleaning the scalp.
A WRITER in the Household advises Ia
dies who have furs to cleanse, to take
nice Indian meal in large pan and rub
them with it-using no water nothing
but dry meal, and they will look as good
as new.
ALUM and plaster of Paris well mixed
with water, and used in liquid state,
will form very useful cement. It will
be found quite handy for many purposes.
1t forms very hard composition, and
for fixing the brasses, ETC., on lamps
nothing could be better.
For preserving hams and shoulders
take ground black pepper-a quarter of
a pound will do for two hundred weight.
though little more or less will do no
harm sprinkle first with pepper until
quite black, ard then salt in the usual
way. This method of preserving meat
adds much to its flavor.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-13
Mother Goose Not a Myth.

w. l.. Stone writes from New York to
the Providence Journal
In the Jenuary number of the Bran
oman appears well-written and inter
estlng paper entitled "Mother Goose's
Melodies. In the first paragraph is
this sentence Here the traditional
bard IS Mother Goose, of whom nothing
certain is known. i But more
than the name, history does not reveal. +"
In this statement, however, the writer is
IN error; for so far from " Mother
Goose" being creature of fancy, she
was, we beg to assure him, veritabLe
parsonage.
The mother-in-law of Thomas Fleet,
the editor, In 1871, of the Boston Week
ty rehearsal, was none other than the
original Mother Goose-the Mother
Goose of the world-famous melodies.
Mother Goose belonged to a wealthy
family IN Bosten, where her eldest
daughter, Elizabeth Goose, was married
by Cotton Mather, in IT'S, to Fleet. and
III due time gave birth to a son. Like
most mothers-in-law in our own day. the
Importance of Mrs. Goose increased
with the appearance of her grandchild.
aud poor Mr.. Fleet, half distracted with
her endless nursery ditties, finding all
other means fail, tried what ridicule
could effect, and actually printed book
with the title: "Songs for the Nursery.
or Mother Goose's Melodies for Chill
dren, printed by I. Fleet, at his printing
house, Pudding Lane, Boston. Price,
ten coppers."
Mother Goose was the mother of
children, and hence we may
easily trace the origin of that famous
classic:
" There was an old woman who lived in a shoe
She had so many children she didn't know what
to do"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-13
German Farming.

A correspondent of the Springfield
Repu6licen writes from Dresden: OF
the two and half million inhabitants
OF Saxony, two-thirds live in the coun-
try (Flatland) and 100000 are land
owners, 800, 900. possessing each more
than two acres, and 100000 being
their own farmers working their soil.
The valuation of the land outside of the
city reaches nearly $500, 900, 900, and an
annual harvest is valued at $45, 900, 600.
The $4,000 farmers of Massachusetts,,
with valuation in land of less than one
fifth as much, get more than two-thirds
as much for their crops as the Saxon
farmers.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-13

~ T-~eSa.--=.- rs'@-"7
CLARA LOUISA KELLOGG is said to
have a weakness for driving close bar
gains.
A DAUGHTER of Minister Schenck ia
reported to be engaged to British
nobleman.
GEN. GORDON, the new Senator from
Georgia, was Confederate General. and
is 40 years old.
EDWARD JENNINGS, of New Fairfield.
Conn, incurred paralysis by butchering
diseased hog.
CLARA LOUISA KELLoGa's mother is a
good, plain, New England woman. and
her constant attendant.
Mr.. P. T. BARNUM, the Snowman. has
engaged the great talking machine for
his new establishment.
An original portrait of Davy Crockett
has passed into possession of the New
York Historical Society.
Mr.. BOOKER, a wealthy merchant of
New York, will shortly wed Miss Schurz,
daughter of Carl Schurz
DoEsTIcKs, recently connected with
the Minneapolis Tribune, has gone to
New York again to reside.
CHARLES DICKENS, Jr., is very clever
young man with brown eyes, but he
isn't noted for anything else.
The Danbury Ne,0s says that hu-
name mother in that place chlsroforms
her boy before whipping him.
The name of Mike McCoole, the
pugilist, appears on the list of contrib
utors to the poor fund of St Louis.
FIFTEEN beautiful maidens of Terre
Haute, Ind, propose to jerk the forked
lightning for living or, in other words,
learn telegraphy.
BRIGHAM YOUNG has ordered car
load of scabs shipped by express fro1a
Boston to Salt Lake City. He is going
to vaccinate his family.
The Rev. o. B. rockingham is op-
posed to the gallows, and believes that
polsons are the better way of taking the
lives of criminals convicted of capital
ofenses.
CASHIER AMOS TOWNSEND has COM
pleted term of forty-seven years with
the New Haven Bank, and Though in his
10Th year is still able to work vigorously
at his desk all day.
The vitality of the human race is said
to be on the increase. Hercules would
have succumbed under the weight of in
vective that a life insurance agent will
bear without winking.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-13

CUBA census of Cuba has recent
ly been taken, and Gen. Sickles, receiv-
ing the result from the Spanish Govern
ment, has transmitted it to Washington.
The total population of the island is
placed at 1893, 81, there being 763, 176
whites, 238,927 free colored, 663, 288
slaves, and 81, 400 Asiatic. In 1867 the
population of Cuba was reported to be
], Az, SOB, so that in five years that have
elapsed there is apparently decrease
of 14,706. The Instruction of Cuba
probably interferred with getting an &C
curate census of the insurgent districts
last year.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-13
The UnpOetical Jews.

Here is fact which shows how little
nonsense there is in the Jewish race:
The editor of the Jewish Messenger in
forms his readers that "during all the
years of his editorship, perhaps not
more than dozen original poems have
been sent to him from contributors of
the Jewish faith, and during the past
year he did not receive a single poetical
etfusion for insertion" Some of the old
Hebrews, notably David and his. boy
Solomon, were slightly addicted to versi-
fication, in their way, but the nations
harps have not rung much since theirs
were hung ON the willows of Babylon.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-13
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Does Breeding short-Horns Paw


We doubt whether there is any spe-
cies OF breeding that pays SO well as that
OF raising fashionable short-horn cattle.
We have here, in country admirably
adapted for them, animals which have
been brought here from England, pur-
chased there at almost fabulous prices,
and brought here at an equally great ex-
pense.
The question arises, does it pay to
bring these cattle here? Let us take an
instance: Louan the Fifteenth. sold by
Jerry Duncan to VIM. Richardson. of
this county, for 800, several years ago.
The price was then considered exorbi-
tant. But let us look at the result. Mr..
Richardson sold two of her produce at
one time for 81, $50. Her first calf was
bull, and, not admir1ng him, Mr.. Rich
ardson made a bullock of him and sold
him for $115, and would not to-day take
50, 600 for what is left of her produce.
What she may produce in the future, of
course time alone Will show.
lake another instance: Mr.. Richard
son bought at public sale Phoebe TAYLOR.
dor S4O0. He resold her to Mr.. Kissen-
ger, of Missouri, for $4,000, and that
gentleman sold her first calf for $500.
Let us take still another: Loudon
Duchess I'd, a beautiful animal, the
property of William Warfeld. Her
first calf, Loudon Duke Sd, sold for $3.50.
and we doubt if he could be bought now
for 81, 800. We quote her other calves
as follows: Loudon Duke 4th, So, 900
offered; Loudon Duke 9th, sold for
81 800, and his present owner has re-
fused 50, 900 for him. Loudon Duchess
9Th sold for 50, OBS, and Loudon Duchess
Sth for 800. According to this state
ment, Loudon Duchess has produced
five calves, from which her owner has
realized and been offered 1925. Sew
eral of those which he sold were after
ward sold for nearly double amount re-
allied by him.
The thoughtful reader will need no
more illustrations the fact is too evil
dent that breeding short-horns does pay.
-Lerington (Ky.) Observer and Re
porter.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-13
Hard Times for Farmers.

A farmer in debt always will have hard
times, as those who have land and have
comfortable home, free from all in
cumbrances cannot fully comprehend.
MIR. Beecher, who knows the cost of
farming, perhaps better than it's profits.
says candidly: ''No blister draws sharper
than interest does. Of all industries
none is comparable with that of interest,
which works all day and night. fair
weather and foul. It has no sound in
its footsteps, but travels fast. It gnaws
at mans substance with inevitable
teeth. 1t binds industry with It's film
as fly is bound in spiders web.
Debt rolls a man over and over, binding
him hand and foot, and letting him hang
on the fatal mesh until the long legged
interest devours him. There is but one
thing on farm like it, and that is the
Canada thistle, which swarms new plants
every time you break its roots, whose
blossoms are prolific, and every flower is
the father of million seeds, every plant
like platoon of bayonets, and a ield of
them like an armed host. The whole is
a torment and vegetable curse-and
yet farmer had better make his bed of
Canada thistles than attempt to rest at
ease upon interest"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-13
WHAT'S in a Name

There was lately published in the Lon
don Gazette legal and official notice
that Mr.. Walter Knots, of London,
" in conseq fence of the present obnox-
ious name" of his ship being strongly
objected to by merchants, underwriters
and others, intends to apply to the Board
of Trade for PERM ssion to change her
name to that of "The Newsboy." Mr..
Knots, who had made fortune as pro-
prietor of an old and very profitable
newspaper in Birmingham, thought the
least compliment he could pay his old
trade was to name his ship after a yery
useful anil generally much knocked
about person in it. But as the "Prin-
ter's Devil, first proposed, was consid-
cred too long, it received the name of
The Devil" It must be confessed
this title is not exceedingly commercial.
As s' The Newsboy," insurers and ship
pers can safely patronize Mr.. Knots
vessel.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-13
Death of a Famous Steed.

The famous horse, Skedaddle, died re-
Gently, in Marion county, KY. He was
formerly the property of W. T. Pittman,
of Boyle county, from whom he was kid
mapped by band of scouting Confed-
crates. This was the horse on whose
back Gen. John H. Morgan made his es-
cape from the prison at Columbus, O.,
and the last horse he rode during the
war;
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-13

WHILE 5000 copies of the Minnesota
Governors message have been ordered
printed in Norwegian, 5000 in Swede,
5000 in German, 1900 in French, and
1000 in Welsh, but 1000 have been Or
dered printed in English. Tie reason
assigned for printing SO small number
in English is, that the message has been
so widely circulated in. the English
papers that it is unnecessary. -5s7a. n
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-13

By act of Parliament, an English
banker is free from all responsibility as
to the payer of a sight draft. He may
pay the check to whoever presents it
asking no questions, requiring no iden-
LITIGATION, taking no risk But if the
draft is drawn at one day sight, or for
any time, he must fully identify the in
dorser. For this reason many English
drafts on bankers are drawn at one day
sight. 30 gA~uH--
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-13

The exports of cheese from the United
States in 1872 amounted to 66,204.02
pounds, valued at 1852. 918. In 1860
the exports amounted to 15, 515, 799
pounds; in 1856, So, All, 1856, and in
1870, 81, 296, 1923. But the quantity ex-
ported in 1867, amounting to 50. 1852, 127
pounds, realized 81, S93, 535, or $40, 617
more than the &c, 204, OPS pounds ex-
ported last year. Cheese has been low
during the past five or six years.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-13

BERGH has an organ at last and is
happy. It is called the Aninaal King
dom, and is issued monthly, and is de-
voted to the interests of all brutes except
wife-beaters. As family journal for
horses and cattle it is immense and un-
like other periodicals, no one is allowed
to get up club for this monthly, on ac-
count of the memories the name inspires.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-13

THE population of the globe is usually
estimated at 1000, 900, 900. A new and
careful estimate, based on the very
latest returns, has just been published
at Gotha, by two competent German
statisticians, who calculate the present
number of the earth's inhabitants at
1 ,377, 900, 900. '
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-13

painful testimony that now encircles him. I'm
til he fails in this his myriad friends will con-
tinue to have faith in his innocence.-C CHICAGO
Inter Ocean.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-13

On the last day of the old year Presi-
dent Theirs dined with the Geaman AM
bassadcr at Paris and received from him
a list of the Alsatians who opted for
France. There were 380, 900 of them.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-13

New YORK last year arrested twenty.
nine more female thieves than males.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-13

THE only good motive for riding a man
On rail is locomotive.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-13

A LEAN conscience makes fat officer.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-13
Personal Paragraphs.
DIsRAELI is 6S.
GLADSTONE is 63.

DORSEY, the new Arkansas Senator, is
graduate Of Oberlin. He is So years
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-13
Southern State Debts.

The debts of the Southern States are
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-13

Last fall when the Credit Mobilier scandal
was first devised to prop the failing fortunes of
ter to movement alresdy lapsing into insig-
nifieance, the assumed basis Of the affair was
a certain list of Congressman who were al
legged to have been corrupted with Credit Mo-
bilier stock. This list had been produced in
evidence before a Philadelphia court, and ran
as follows:
, 1873-12-05
CHICAGO DAILY MARKET,

.. THURSDAY ETEN1ha, Dec. 1.
ALCOH0L-Was Ateatly At E., ,b091 .H5
BEANS AND rEAB-Chaice be.l1is met with tho
usa! Is,Hanl. pta, were 1ltlut: Navy bvlns l.. 50a
a.6a; .mo4!1nF: 3asss92.4o; common, sl.soaiao0 !;
DuIIEls-TAo buttor market was only moderately
active Tor aiY description, while with ths exception u
choice qualities mud common GAkoyR' grades. there
WY, WIZ only tIned inquiry. Prices, however, woro
Won sustained n around. aud Tho taarket may 10
a"n,ea s.say as to'ows: ohoco yellow, 2oSaoe
l6D ou!!nn to oho.e rOll, lhta23o.
ACCOMPLISHMENTS quiet aI,l atpaay At tho do
rlne nutat y in tbs wet., Trade now seema to 10
picking u t!e, snd ameg johbssa hotter iosllng
iow 4. Va; Lewtatou a, :sJu A'norlran i, sos;
AnohkeaH a, 5oa; Ostor ureck, a2Hn; brrlap bags,
and Q IN, lh@3Jc; gunnies, stnglo, l7t3lso : 10
dmb'e, g;N de.ss w.so1 sacks, ulta s..
0ltoDMtOhN-lscnlnns quiet, and without ctaential
change: Choc9 10 extra hurI. 71sta8.; curn tat
will work ttasf Into choico hrl BROOM 6Ka7u: for
9oo1 dn, 6k@ao; good to chulos at4lt braid, 5h1}
GXa; lnferur lrl,bI. 4G5se, ~"
BUILDING QMArEhlAI.A-AFeyor yory t,,Iot Wa ropoat.
stMec9 s25oas.soi Now Yovk .t,s.o, casting. 53.5vs
10; hosonlae calnoHt, ST. 83.b0; Utca. Louisville
Aaaias, aad Akron conlent. s2.oo u w; Portland
SSsnIen Sn1I MDg' i;eoi marble dust; aJ.oo; li,ne ~
vh44s sAa[ hs4 u.so11ooi p4A4tsftps hAs..
, 1873-12-05
REAL ESTATE,

The following Instruments wers dlsd for sso-
ord on Thursday. Dao i
orry PROPERTY,
Tho prem'res No. slS Nurth, ~, dated Dec. l con-
sdcration, s2,0u0.
ss1ns Al The above, datsd Doc. 3: consideration.
t3.50O.
Wnst Twelfth It, botween Robey and 0yrzcss sts, /,
~ It to xlity. with 23h II iu block, dated NOV.
I : consideration, s13.7&l
The pre.n1sea No. 9ia Archer ~, da.sd peo con.
siderntiou. 5000.
Wvs' Tw"uy-!rat 1t. 20 II Of i1nyns 81, I, 25x17s
Il, dated Now 2f !: consideration, $3.50.
West Twenty-isat 81, 30 It If Hoyue 1t, Il 23xlss
II, dated Soy. = couayrstsoa, $3.50.
Ambrose II, lD1 It 1t lioyne st. 2sx12A It, dated
Oh. n consideration, t19s.
starr 1T, ITO It If kur.4 Franklin vt, I, 2.xo97;
f. With lluruyements dated sept. II; Consideration,
$780,
E4ston road, cor " Waldo Al, I, Akl23 II, dated
Drc ! !; consideration, t2,s01.
Church It, 2!l 4 of Sorh ss,"f, 2sz12a Clio It,
dated OCT. -, la72; corsf Iaratl0n, 81, ,D01.
o1iesly u, lGj ii i II Fulton i. U I, 1oo1lu II,
dsasd Nov. II; consideration, s4,soot
, 1873-12-05

H0ds-TAe hog market waa excited aud higher,
Thu favorable chango III tho weather, together with
tho Armer tono Iii tho provision naries kntl lie
further falling Of In the reertpta {only about
rived to.das> scelnod to Til packers with connenco,
aud they rapidly bid up prices Until $4.l6@4.50 was
reached which indicates advances Of l5y por 100 ba
Shippers were out in full force hut Tho advanced
prices established caused diminished demand from
that SOURCE tho total Of their purchases reuching only
nbout 5000 or eas than oncaoyonth Of the onire sup-
ply Although tho supply- Including the atala stock
foll Nttlo short Of $4,000, thero oyorpus, all
tho offerings nudlnG eagcr purchasers and the market
closing strong at the Improvement. Tho wealth.
er prevalent during Tuestay snd> wedncsday led
droVers to withhold shipments In anticipation of =
break iu the markot hence tho comparatively light
arrivals tolay. It ia probable that to-morruwa rs-
ccipts will also prove light n which event holders will
no doubt inslst uron further advance. Ha!cs were
reported ut S4.0084, 49, closng rates being $alt42o
for common, $a.16a43 80 for medium, and $4S3@2k6o
for good to extzo. Tho following are noted: