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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-04-03
The AirIesS Moon,

Among the Illusions swept away by mod
ern science was the pleasant fancy that
the moon was a habitable globe like the
earth, its surface diversified with seas
lakes, continents and islands, and varied
forms OF vegetation. Theologians and
sdrd'ats gravely discussed the probabili-
ties of its being inhabited by race of
sentlent beings, with forms and faculties
like our own, and even propounded
schemes for opening communication
with them, in case they existed. One
OF these was to construct on the broad
highlands of Asia a series of geometrical
figures on scale so gigantic as to be
visible from our planetary neighboa, on
the supposition that the moon people
would recognize the object, and imme-
dlately construct similar figures in re-
ply Extravagant and absurd as it NAV
appear IN the light of modern knowl-
edge, the establishment of this Terres-
trial and Lunar Signal Service Bureau
was treated as q feasible scheme, al
though practical difficulties which SO
often keep men from making fools of
themselves, stood in the way of actual
experiment ; but the discussion was kept
up at intervals, until it was discovered
that If there were people in the moon
they must be able to live without
breathing, or eating, or drinking. Then
it ceased.
There can be no life without air.
Beautiful to the eye of the distant OBJ
server, the moon is a sepulchral orb-a
world of death and silence. No vegeta-
ton clothes its vast plains of stony desc
lation, traversed by monstrous crevasses.
broken by enormous peaks that rise like
gigantic tombstones into space; no
lovely forms of clouds float in the black
ness of its sky. There daytime is only
night lighted by a rayless sun. There is
no rosy dawn in the morning, and nc
twilight in the evening. The nights are
pitch-dark. In daytime the solar beams
are lost against the jagged ridges, the
sharp points of the rocks, or the steep
sides of profound abysses, and the eye
sees only grotesque shapes relieved
against fantastic shadows black as ink.
with none of that pleasant gradat1on
and diffusion of light, none of the subtle
blending of light and shadow, which
make the charm of terrestrial land
scape. A faint conception of the hor-
luis VI luudI udJ may NC 1Orueu from
an illustration representing landscape
taken in the moon in the center of the
mountainous region of Aristarchus.
There is no color, nothing but dead
white and black. The rocks reflect
passively the light OF the sun the craters
and abysses remain wrapped in shade ;
fantastic peaks rise like phantoms in
glacial cemetery the stars appear like
spots in the blackness of space. The
moon is dead world she has no at
mosphere ~ Harper'S Magazine for
March.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-04-03
A Race Diving Out.

From the amount of talk about Indian
matters In Congress the American of ay-
erage information would naturally as
sumo that the United States had upon
its hands a copper-colored population of
at least half million, and the same
American would be at first greatly in
cllned to doubt the statement that, set
ting aside the so-called civilized tribes,
there are less than 10000 Indians within
the limits of our entire country. In
1860 the number of the "uncivilized
was set down at A, 021. At the present
time, according to the Commissioners
report there are but 1880. Should
this frightful ratio of decrease continue.
the beginning of the next century will
see this portion of the aboriginal race of
North America swept from the face of
the earth. The uncivilized" tribes,
which go to make up the figures quoted,
include parts of the well-known Shaw
nees, Delawares, Wyandottes, Senecas,
Comanches, Sacs and Foxes, Pottawat-
tonnes, Miamis, Kaws and Osages, with
few New Mexico Apaches, and rem
nants of other tribes once rich and DOW
erful in Pennsylvania and New York,
Dul HOW dIulOSG oAtluCl. lu6Se IIlD6S.
numbering 1888 souls, are worth, not
including their land, S3,172, 4O8. They
cultivate $685. acres, and produced in
1871 total of 1872, 900 bushels of grain,
or about bushels to each man, woman
and child. They have ~, 100 horses,
cattle and sheep, worth 81 SOL, 900, and
they raise yearly 1000 tons of hay, worth
$4,000. Eight OF the tribes have we'll
regulated schools, sixteen in number,
employing in 1871 thirty-four teachers,
and imparting instruction to 654 chill
dren, at d cost of $16, 700 for the year.
In 1877, beside the grain yield, the In
dian Territory produced $4,000 worth
of raw cotton. In view of these facts,
the extraordinary rate of mortality ap-
parent is fairly unaccountable. It can
not be referred to the change in the
mode of living, for the mortality is
greatest among that portion which has
refused to adopt the manners and Gus
toms of civilization. One thing is
plainly evident, and that is, that the
race is doomed, and that nothing can
save it from early extinction.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-04-03
Hotel Profits.

The following statement of the profits
of our leading hotels, both in this CITY
and elsewhere, will be of great interest.
1t shows that keeping hotel is not
such bad business after all. The list
may be relied upon as Trustworthy:
Fifth Avenue Hotel, New York-rent
$500, 900, not inclusive of stores beneath
it; profits $3.50, 900; the greatest bust
ness in America of the character. TWEEN
ty years ago the ground was offered for
ninety-nine years, for $500 per annum.
metropolitan Hotel, New York-rent at
present $105, 600; Just resuming and re-
covering from young Tweeds manage
ment. st. Nicholas Hotel, New York
rent S97, 600: annual profits rising
$4,000. Hawks, the proprietor, has
leased the new Windsor Hotel, Fifth
avenue. Continental Hotel, Philadel-
phia-rent $4,000; profits above S75,-
600. Grand Central Hotel, New York
very cheap rent-said to be the cheapest
for the opportunities-only S75, 900:
profits $15O,000 Astor House. New
York, $75, 900; very successful, on the
European plan; profits 1856, 900. New
York Hotel, New York-rent 500 coo:
profits $50, 0O0-being full of Southern
ers all summer. Parker House. Boston:
owned by the proprietor profits 1925
600. Gilsey House, New York-enor-
nous rent. 1885, OO profits $40. 900.
Hoffman House, New York-profits
$4,000. Arlington Hotel, Washington
rent $4,000; profits S75, 900. The
following hotels clear $4,000 per an
mum Clarendon, French's, New York:
Taylor's, Jersey City (does the largest
bar business in the United States); Cat
aract House, Niagara Falls. The fol-
lowing hotels make $40, 900 per annum
st. james, New York Column, New
York Sturtevant, New York st. Cloud,
New York; West End, Long Branch
Gramercy Park, New York; Revere
House, Boston Metropolitan, Wash
ington. The following hotels make
profit as appended: Albemarle, New
York, $50, 900; Westminster, New York,
$50, 900; Grand, New York, $4,000
(rent reduced to $45, 000); Clifford, New
York, $4,000; United States, New
York, $13, 600; Belmont, New York,
$50, 600; Merchants, New York, s13,-
600; Mansion House, Brooklyn, $25, :
600; Everett, New York, 5000
Pierrepont, Brooklyn, 5000; Ameri-
can, Boston, $4,000; Congress Hall,
Cape May, $4,000 QS72) Stockton,
Cape May, $54, 600; Congress Hall,
Saratoga, $4,000. The largest hotel in
the United States, as to room capacity,
is probably the Great Union, at Sara
toga. Mr.. A. T. Stewards new Woman
Hotel, New York, has above $50 rooms.
The new Windsor, New York, has 500
rooms.-Neeo York paper.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-04-03

choose should have her, and that the
rest would protect her from being car
ried off from her husband, and if car
ried off, would aid in restoring her to
him.
Helen chose as her husband, Meme
laus. Paris, guidedsby Venus, came to
Greece, and enticed Helen to elope with
him, and they fed to Troy. Menelaus
called the princes of Greece together,
and told them what had happened and
reminded them OF their promise. The
princes swore that they would stand by
him and help him recover his bride.
So a fleet OF eleven hundred and
eighty-six vessels, each carrying about
fifty men, was gathered at Anlis, in Bo-
Gotta, and placed under the command of
Agamemnon, the brother of Menelaus,
to make war upon Troy.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-04-03
TIE Teeth.

Soap is an excellent preventative of
the teeth. Indeed, for the prevention
and removal of this tartar we know of
no dentifrice equal to it. There are
many people, however, who never think
OF such thing as cleaning their teeth.
OF all such we ask, how can you have
anything but poor, miserable, decayed
teeth? What right have you TO expect
anything but untold dental torment
and agony? Would you expect always
to have a clean face if you never washed
1t? Have they self-preserving and
protecting power of their own so that
they need no voluntary care exercised
upon them? Nay, verify. On the other
hand, like every other portion of the
human body, if left to themselves, they
have wonderful and remarkable self
destroying and decaying tendency, and
not only do they possess this deteriorat-
ing power in themselves, but they have
innumerable aids and helpers in this
work of destruction. The very elabo-
rate and richly-cooked indigestible food
with which our American tables are so
heavily laden is by no means lazy as
slstant IN their employ. But there are
many minor causes, and of some of these
We propose to speak. First, we would
mention that of using pins in connection
with the teeth. Nothing should be
allowed to remain on or between the
teeth after eating everything should be
carefully removed. Never, however,
use pin or needle for the purpose. A
regular tooth-pick of broom-corn, or
something of that kind, is the best thing
we know of. We have sometimes seen
persons so rude and barbarous as to
take fork with which they ate their
food. This, however, is too serious
violation of all good breeding and deco
rum to need special denunciation here.
Drawing back and forth upon a fine
white thread between them will often
times remove what may have lodged
there when other means fail. Some per
sons seem to have a great propensity to
put and keep pins III their mouth,
dozen or so at time. Without speak
ing of the great danger which arises
from this practice, of swallowing and
becoming choked by them, we pass on
by saying that everything made of steel
or brass should have as little contact
with the teeth as possible. Carpenters
often holdhails in their mouths, especial
~ when engaged in lathing. Very con-
yenient this may be, no doubt, but
bad practice notwithstanding. Most, if
not all, metallic substances, except sill
yer and gold, are very injurious to the
enamel of the teeth, and there is really
not often any valid reason for Fastening
on their premature decay by such reck-
less habits as these.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-04-03
Curious Incidents of the Smyrna Dis
aSfpr

The terrible disaster which occurred
lately at Smyrna, when cafe and con-
cert hall built on piles running out into
the sea gave way suddenly during the
acrobatlc performance and one hundred
persons lost their lives, seems to have
been one OF that numerous class of acct
dents which never ought to occur.
Everybody IN Smyrna, says the Pail
NAL Gazette, knew that the cafe was
unsafe, and might topple over into the
sea at any moment yet no steps were
taken to prevent two hundred and fifty
people assembling in the doomed build.
ing, which, with hardly any warning on
the 9th of January leaned forward and
disappeared in the sea.
A correspondent of the Legaat Her.
aid, writing from Smyrna, gives the fol-
lowing account of the tragedy: son
Saturday night at 10 o'clock we heard
what sounded like the report of a can
non; 1t was the kivote giving way. The
people living near the scene of the dan
ger say that the sounds were most
appalling. First one loud crash like
firing OF cannon, one long wall, and then
a deep silence, soon broken, however.
by the screams of those who got their
heads above water. Some had chung to
the ceiling of the cafe and could not draw
themselves up until the hands which
held on to their legs gave way.
1t is said that most of the boatmep
who volunteered their assistance first
rifed the pockets of the sufferers and
then drew them into the boats. Sixty
seven corpses have been found, but MANY
more still remain in the deep mud.
which the quay stones have forced up in
great quantity. The clown of the aero
bat troupe was saved and rubbed dry.
dressed at Mr.. Mirzen's house, and ran
back to seek for his wife and daughter.
the latter aged u years. The former
had been got safe into a boat, when.
looking round, she screamed out, NV
husband and child cannot have been
saved 7 and jumped into the sea. She
had expired before they brought her up
again. Her daughter and the actresses
We're all to be seen at st. Antoine's Hos
pital, lying dead in their stage fnery. A
Greek who escaped says he was awe
struck at the moment they rocked right
to left by the scene which was being
acted by the acrobats at the time
namely, Death running after some one
and causing great laughter among the
spectators. At that very instant the cafe
gave way"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-04-03
Causes of the Trojan War.

In the early part of the twelfth cen
tury before Christ, the gods held feast
In honor of the marriage of Peleus and
Thetis, to which all the gods and god
desses except Isis, the Goddess of Dis
cord, were invited Isis was enraged by
this slight, and to be revenged of the
gods, she threw golden apple into the
assembly, on which was written, "The
apple for the fair one Then conten-
ton arose among the gods as to whom
the apple should be given, for Minerva,
Juno and Venus each claimed it. It
finally was agreed that they should &C
cept of the decision of Paris, shepherd,
son of Priam, King of Troy.
So these three goddesses repaired to
Mount Ida, where Paris tended his
flock, to obtain his decision. Each of
the three used all themeans in her power
to obtain the decision in her favor. We
nus offered him the most beautiful
woman in the world for his wife; this
offer he could not withstand, and SO he
decided she was the s. fair one"
Helen, princess of Greece, was the
most beautiful woman, and she had
been sought in marriage by all the
princes of Greece, and they agreed that
whosoever Of their number she should
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-04-03
Dry Method of Cleaning Soiled Fabrics.

Great progress has been made of late
years in the method of cleaning soiled
articles of dress, by removing tar,
grease, ETC., from wool and other raw
material, this, as it appears, being ac-
complished best by the so-called dry
method rather than by the use of
watery solution of soap or other aka
line substance. This originally con-
sisted in subjecting the articles in a
proper apparatus to immersion in ben
zine, gasoline, bisulphide of carbon,
ETC., with continued rotation of the ap-
paratus. More recently, however, it has
been ascertained that the vapor of these
substances, caused by Installation, is
more efficient than the liquid substances
themselves, the articles thus treated be-
ing much more rapidly penetrated, and
more thoroughly, than in the old way.
The articles are placed upon grating
over the liquid, the vapor from which
permeates them completely as it is car
ried over into the reservoir, where it is
condensed and collected. In this form
it contains grease in solution which
may be removed by second distilla-
ton, while the hydro-carbon is obtained
in form for further use.--.Horper'S
Magazine for March.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-04-03
How to Manage Runaway Horses.

The New York Times makes these
suggestions on the above subject: AL
ways stick to your horses so long as they
are fast to the carriage. If line breaks
or the bits give way, step out of the fore
end of the carriage, even when the team
may be running, take hold of the har-
ness and spring on the back of one of
the animals. Once astride of a horse,
one can reach forward, grasp his nose,
and soon check his speed. When
horse is running toward you, as lie comes
up, stand SO that he will be within reach
as he dashes past; then make calcula-
lions to seize the reins near the bits with
with one hand and to grasp the name or
the top of the names with the other
hand A man may expect to be carried
twenty rods but if he will hang to the
reins horse viii soon stop.
We saw a fine horse running away
few DAYS since, with wagon and load
of barrels. After passing hundreds of
persons who tried in vain to stop him, a
lad sprang to the rear of the wagon as it
passed, climbed up among the barrels,
went to the forward end, and the lines
being on the ground he stepped along
on the thills, got onhis back and stopped
him before he had run one-eighth of
mile. The numerous accidents in con-
sequence of horses running away sug
gest the eminent Importance of teaching
them the monosyllable, whoa A horse
is never half trained or half educated
until he has learned that whoa signifies
to halt. But, in the first place, teamsters
must be educated to employ that word
at no other time than when it is desira-
BILE to have team stop. When the
word is used let it be spoken with full,
open and sound voice.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-04-03
Drinking to Excess.

Flve-sixths of an animal body is made
up of water A man weighing two hun
bred may be dried into mummy not
weighing over about sixteen pounds, in
Guiding bones of the skeleton. Water,
therefore, is largely employed in giving
form, hexibility and beautiful lines.
Enough is taken in with the food to
meet all demands of the system. The
precise quantity, and indeed quality, is
regulated by sense of thirst. But that
vital sentinel may be corrupted by ex-
cessive indulgence. When simple water
If, however, stimulating fluids are swal-
lowed, a morbid craving may be gener-
ated, which, if not restrained, may be-
come an unsatisfied passion, to the posi-
tive injury of organs on the regular
functions of which sound health depends.
There is danger in indulging in artificial
drinks. Nature distils over in the stom-
ach by her own chemical processes
separating the water from them, which
is used for legitimate purposes, but re-
iects all the rest, throwing it out of the
body through the kidneys and skin.
By working the renal apparatus beyond
a normal gauge, to carry off offending
elements, they fall into disease beyond
the resources of medicine. This ex-
plains a prodigious advance of Bright's
disease-that is, degeneration and loss
of ability in those organs to do what
they must accomplish for stability in
health. None of the lower animals have
kidney disease, because they never drink
to excess or burden the stomach with
compound beverages.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-04-03

3. A YANKEE down in Maine has hit upon
novel way of raising money. The
State offers a bounty of SIG for every
bear that is killed. This Yankee, in
stead of engaging in the arduous and
dangerous business of hunting bears,
has gone to raising them. He has estab-
ished several bear-pens upon his farm,
which are stocked with young and vigor-
GUS bears of both sexes. As soon as a
litter is produced he kills them of, ex-
hibits their heads to the authorities. and
gets $16 each. The business is more
profitable than pig-raising. He gets $16
per bear, and the bear meat for nothing.
Other farmers, jealous of his success,
are abandoning pork and going into the
bear business.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-04-03
A Bold Exploit.

The following is from the diary of the
late Mr.. Adolphus, the barrister and
historian
May Sth, 1S40.-We had a dinner
party, among them Mr.. Mathews and
Curran, who told an amusing story of
an agent to nobleman in Ireland. It
was known to some rufians in the neigh
borhood that he had collected large
sum for rents to his employer. In the
middle of the night he heard thieves
breaking into his house. He Jumped
out of bed, and arming himself with q
carving-knife, stood behind the door,
and closed it, so that only one could en-
ter at time, which one would be shown
in the moonlight while he remained in
the dark. Four of the thieves entered.
and were dispatched one after another,
without not knowing what happened.
The fifth saw CLEAN of the blade in the
moonlight, seized the man, and a ire
mendous scuffle ensued. The agent
struck several blows with his weapon.
but made no impression. He was got
down, and his antagonist over him,
when, feeling the knife, he found
the point was bent. He had the
PIooeAcc VI uiiAu 10 press IL strongly
against the floor, so as to turn
it back, stabbed his adversary dead, and
as he was alone in the house and could
have no assistance till the morning. re-
tired to bed. He was knighted for the
exploit. Some one said to him, I
wonder you could go to bed while there
were on the floor the corpses of five per-
sons whom you had killed 2 His an
swer was, 1t did make NE very uneasy;
1 could not get wink of sleep for very
nearly an hour ?"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-04-03

The following from an agricultural
paper will help many otherwise intelli-
ent people who lack all skill and are al
ways embarrassed when asked to carve !:
To carve fowls, which should always be
laid with the breast uppermost, place the
fork in the breast, and take off the wings
and legs without turning the fowl then
cut the merry thought, cut slices from
the breast, cut out the collar bone, cut
off the side pieces, and then cut the car
cass in two. Divide the joints in the
legs of turkey. In carving sirloin
cut thin slices from the side next to you
Git must be on the dish with the tender
loin underneath), then turn it. Help the
guest to both kinds. In carving a leg of
mutton or ham begin by cutting across
the middle of the bone Cut tongue
across and not lengthwise, and held
from the middle part Carve fore
quarter Of lamb by separating the Shout
der from the ribs, and then divide the
ribs. Help each one to piece of kid
ney and its fat. Carve pork and mutton
in the same way. To carve a fillet of
veal, begin at the top and help to the
stufing with each slice. In breast of
veal separate the brest and brisket, and
then cut up, asking which part is pre-
ferred. In carving a pig it is customary
to divide it and take off the head before
it comes to the table, as to many per-
sons the head is revolving. Cut off the
ribs and divide them. In carving
vension, make deep incision down the
bone to let out the juice, and turn the
broad end towards you, cutting deep and
i'll thin slices. Warm plates are very
necessary with venison and mutton, and
in winter are very desirable for all kinds
of meats.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-04-03
Juvenile Prayer.

I" Kitty's going to join our Sabbath
school; she's coming with me next Sun
day ain't you, Kitty 2"
Sc oh, / don't know-Tve never been
to Sabbath school-what do you have to
do?"
" Why, you get saved, of course and
books and albums, and
81 mean what do you have to do
have to study anything ?"
"Oh, it isn't like that. It's like
church, you know. When you first go
in you have to put your head down and
pray"
but I can't pray" says heather Kit
ty. 81 don't know how to bow"
"Oh, well, do as I do. Shut yoas.
eyes and count ftty."