Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-01-09
Argos Correspondence.
BY BIRTHSTONE.

Mr. MILLIKAN:-The holidays passed
off here quietly and pleasantly.
The New Year being ushered in with
lis accustomed thaw, some of our citizens
began to fear that the pleasures of sleigh.
riding We're at an end; but winter has
again asserted its supremacy. ami the
prospects now are that the lovers of
sleigh-riding, can enjoy it to their hearts
content.
Eight members of the family Of ]
Elias Hess. residing two miles north east
of here, were accidentally poisoned on ;
the morning of the Both ult. by drinking
coffee im9regnated with STRAIN nium seed,
which, through some mistake, had found |
their way into the coffee pot. Shortly |
after breakfast, those who had partaken !,
/ of The coffee. began complaining of dry |
ness of the mouth and throat and diaZi. |
ness and headache. These symptoms
were speedily followed by feeling of
drowsiness, deepening into comma more
or less profound. Mr.. Hess. having drank
no coffee, went soon after breakfast 20 at
tend to watering some stock, and on his
return. found the family were lying pro-
miscuously about the house, in an uncon-
scious condition Medical aid was i'm
me(liately called, and by The unremit ing
efforts of he Physician ana neighbours
the effects of the poison were 81 far c0un.
teracted that M lives were last, though
how long its effects may con'inle to be
fel in the system, is matter Of uucer-
tainty.
We notice by last week issue IF the
REPUBLICAN, that our friend, walnut
Pills" has again awakened to sense of
his duty, but in different locality. We
had began to think, from his long silence,
that he was dead; but find that. Rip Van
Wrinkle like he has been only sleeping
Thank you. friend Chip" for your kind
: wishes: and may your shadow never
grow thinner than when we last saw you.
b 1t how is it that the doctors in your To-
> cality wear good clothes and pay their
, drug bills: 1t mast be, they foil wv some
=. other vocation than the practice OF their
protest. IN, OF else their services are better
q appreciated ami remlnerated than the
a rhs sicians of This |, caiitS who wear their
20 old clothes, have nothing to eat for din
ner, the same warmed up for supper, and
. bay their medicines on tick, when they
10 can lind Il druggist that will trust.
= Two protracied meetings are being held
" here-one by the NJ. E. Church, presided
over by Rev. j. T. Stafford; the Other
>. the Christian or Newlights, under the
N pastorshiD OF Rev. VIM. Manville. The
NJ Z Church will hold their Quarterly
q. meeting here ON the nth and 18th inst.
,o Your Bourbon correspondents seem Il
l.. be having lively time over an attempted
:, reform in school books; and the discus
81, seems To be growing quite animated
IT if not little sarcastic. As to what neil
Of there may be in this particular case, w
are not prepared to hazard an opinion
. = but that q reform, or rather retrenchmen
!, in regard to the number ct school reader
:, in our common schools, is an imperativ
Y. n utCcSSiis C'CiS iAtCihSOhe eS"ShSi u
* the ,unty will bear witness. Elocutiol
Oh can be as etfectually and thorough
IA learned from McGufiy's LIST, I'd and Il
books, rs from the entire series. The
- " hy not dispense with all but those ner
80 ii ned, and thereby relieve the school {
az AT least three classes. Every teacher {
nj x.Derirnce knows that there are too man
Se' cl,,,,.s to be heard, To devote the after
'fy lion to zach, by way of lecture and expli
on nation. thai is necessary for their advanc
men,. but is compelled TO hurry throug
on ,b..;r ,ocitations in order that all ma
Is have a hearing. We did not start OF
ne With the intention of writing an essa
ian on this subject, and will here drop Il
= matter for the present.
ION John DaN SOP. aged about II years. SO
ect of Jesse Daw son residing IN the a,uil
IN. east part of this township, Commute
no suicide ON Sunday 5fh inst, by delioerat
~ ly shooting himself. If any cause WI
assigned for the act. the fact mas N
'yd come 10 our knowledge.
,ixt Shawnee Tribe No. - l, u. OF X:
~ have an Installation Of officers at the
'0' Wigwam this evening. Some yisito
're, from other tribes are expected. and gel
eral good time anticipated.
lily !,
all Prof Clarke's free lecture IN 1t