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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-12-18
THE DOCTORS LAST SHOT.

Mrs. Smith and Mrs. Brown were
having very comfortable afternoon to-
gether. Mrs. Smith, who was an in
valid, or thought herself one, which is
Just as bad, was reclining in an easy
chair, and Mrs. Brown, who had run In
with her knitting work Just to see how
she was, had been persuaded to spend
the rest of the day with her friend.
"Yes, Mrs. Brown, consider it very
provideutial. That poor, poor niece of
mine was left an orphan on the cold
charity of the world, and as / was the
only friend she had, she came right
here, of course. Well, here am in
such delicate health, needing constant
attention, and 1 couldn't expect my own
girls, poor dears, to be fussing around
their sick mother all the time. / want
them to enjoy themselves while they
can. This poor thing needed home,
and / gave it to her at once. l said,
sOf course, child, come RICH here and
live with us. You can make yourself
useful, no doubt, and it'll all be right.
She's been here six months now, and
has been a wonderful help to me. /
keep her busy from daylight until dark
~ AC~ -A-A IL liz OAt A~- e<O<D4c's y w
know, and nights when l can't sleep it's
dreadful handy to have her where she
can rub ny back, soak my feet, battle
my head, and read me to Sleep"
"Do you pay her wages 2
"Biess me, no She said something
about it one day as if she expected to
be paid for her work, but told her we
couldn't think of hiring our OWE blood
relations to work for US. told her to
Just be easy about that, whenever she
needed anything we'd see about it. She
gave me kind of queer smile chat /
didn't quite understand or like; but on
the whole, she is wonderfully quiet and
gentle like, and I consider it. real
providence.
"Where is she now p
/" sent her down to the back pasture
to get some blackberries for my tea. /
thought may be I'd relish them If they
we're fresh.
Down In the back pasture she was,
fhe poor niece, Meta LangGon, but not
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-12-18

and S19, 558, 30 less than in 1872. It
will be thus seen that the decrease
OF silk importation represents one
third of the decrease in the
dry goods importations. Now, with
this falling off in imports of silk, the
looms OF the country are at work and
the demands of consumers are steadily
met, while there is NO increased cost to
the consumer. The silk trade of
America is, in truth, at present an es-
tablished fact. Within the past ten
years 1T has quadrupIed itself 1t now
gives employment to more hands than
the silk trade of France, and has shown
a progress which passes beyond that of
England or any of the other European
countries
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-12-18
Humorous.

Do not run IN debt to the shoemaker.
1t is unpleasant to be unable to say your
sole is your own.
BETTING extravaganza sums on cock
fighting is the vice that brought Santa
Anna to abject poverty.
WHERE is "parts unknown ?" asked
correspondent of the Danbury Neacs. to
which Bailey answers very truthfully-
Where they don't advertise.
CAREFULLY compiled statistics go to
prove that if there were no red-headed
boys, life would be far less of burden
to school ma'ams, and the earth a
quieter and more peaceful abode.
PEOPLE who are at loss as to how
many to invite when they want TO give
"a party" may be guided by the fol-
lowing:
81 For thinking, one for converse, two no more:
Three for an argument; for walking, four;
For social pleasure, five; for fun, score"
"WHAr would you have done with a
case like that of Tichberne in your
country ?" asked John Bull of his
American cousin. "Well, / guess the
jury would have made a Joint stock
concern of it end divided the proceeds
with the party that had the most green
backs"
WIFE, what has become of the
grapes ?" 81 suppose, my dear. the
hens picked them off," was the bland
reply. Hens-hens l-some two-leg-
ged hens, 1 guess, said the husband,
with some impetuosity to which she
firmly replied, My dear, did you ever
see any other kind?"
MARY, where's the frying-pan %
asked a worthy woman in New Jersey.
Jemmy's got it, carting mud and
clam shells up the alley, with the cat
for horse" "The dear little fellow,
what genius he will make But go
and get it, we're going to have COM
pany, and must have some fish for din
ner."
"YoU want nothing but adish-kettle,"
said ali old housewife in the backwoods
to her daughter who had just got mar
ried. "Wliy, when your father and 1
commenced 1 had nothing but dish
kettle. used to boil my coffee in it
and pour it into pitcher then boiled
my potatoes IN it and set them on a
warm plate while / stewed up the meat
in 1t; used to wash in it, and always,
after meal, ! fed the pigs out of the
dish-kettle. Sal, if you are only mind
TO, you can use it for anything"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-12-18
An Early Rising Fallacy.

In olden times children were early
taught that the instant they woke in the
morning they must bounce out of bed,
not waiting for moments considera-
ton until they were safely landed on
the floor. Some wide-awake children,
whose eyes naturally opened with the
coming dawn, could easily accomplish
this feat but alas for the poor little
creatures who found it nearly impossible
to shake off the drowsiness that per-
vaded their entire systems In a pitt
full state of semi-sleep they dragged
themselves from bed and tried to dress.
Those who retain vivid remembrances
of such experiences of childhood will
be gratifed to know that DIR. Hall says
that up. to eighteen years every child
should be allowed to rest in bed. after
sleep is over, until they feel as if they
had rather get up than not that it is
very great mistake for persons, old or
young children and feeble
or sedentary persons-to bounce out of
bed the moment they wake up; that
fifteen or twenty minutes spent in grad
ually waking up, after the eyes are
opened, and in turning over and stretch
ing the limbs, do as much good as sound
sleep, because the operations set the
blood in motion by degrees, tending to
sleep the blood tends to stagnation, the
heart beats feebly and slowly, and any
shock to the system sending the blood
in overwhelming quantities to the heart
is the greatest absurdity.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-12-18

WHAT Is JUTE ?-Jute is a fbrous
plant that grows to high stalk varying
from six to twelve feet high. 1t is
raised in the low-lands of the East
Indies. The Jute plantations are ope-
rated somewhat on the system of rice
plantations. The water used for flood
ing purposes is taken from rudely con-
structed reservoirs filed by the melting
snow of the Himalaya Mountains. The
plant is kept growing in about eighteen
inches of water, which prevents the
parching rays of q tropical sun from
destroying it. When the stalk has at
tanned its growth it is pulled up by the
roots or cut off neaS the roots. It is
then laid out in bales like wheat or rye,
and prepared for market.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-12-18
THE WORDS OF THE SEA

The sea has many things to say,
And says them as we wish them said:
To the boy pausing in his play,
1t says, a. Be quick, bring line and lead"
To the wan lover ii displays
Its moon-path DER the waters white.
And in each breaking crest it says.
Hope on, share in Your delight"
To the worn man whose restless soul
Has found no haven on life's sea.
1t whispers, "Not is this our goal:
We rest but in eternity"
To the proud child of fostering ease,
Whose chariot rolls beside its shore.
A voice invites to ride the seas,
And manhood learn unlearned before.
To the white watcher by the tomb,
Whose heart has fed from him to heaven
Its phosphor fingers past the gloom
Points TO a promise faith has given,
To death it shouts, Arise and live ~
In organ tones forever more,
Wave after wave, one countless hive
Falls, breaks and thunders on its shore.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-12-18
Paragraphs of All Sorts.

THE city debt of Philadelphia is $50.
100000.
To COMPLETE the Brooklyn bridge
IS, 600, 900 are wanted.
THE commerce of the Ohio river foois
up 500, 900, 900 annually.
CHICAGO received at her stock yards
139, 900 head of hogs in four days.
THE revenue on distilled spirits fo1
the last fiscal year was $50, 099,371.
The total taxable property in Phila-
delphia, this year, is reported at $685.
243, 535-a gain over last year of S21,-
07S, 267.
THE churches of New York number
$40, with seating capacity for 30S, 500
persons and an estimated value of S46,-
600, 900.
A WOMAN clerk in the Treasury De-
partment can count 5000 notes in an
hour, and has counted 1000 in twenty
minutes.
THE original Cardiff Giant, which was
once valued as high as $4,000, was sold
at auction in New Orleans the other
day at SS
THE rent roll of the Marquis of West
minister from property within the limits
of London is said to exceed $50, 900, 900
per annum.
The highest inhabited spot in the
world is the Buddhist cloister of Hanle.
Thibet, where twenty priests live at the
enormous altitude of 800 feet.
SINCE the establishment of the Gov
eminent it has given away "A, 052, 800
acres of land TO soldiers, making in all
half a million farms of 160 acres TO
each.
THAT new courthouse which was to
be built in New York city for only
$500, 900 has already eaten into the city
treasury to the extent of Sc, 900, 900, and
is not nearly done yet.
ENGLISH technical papers express
surprise that means are not taken to use
petroleum for fuel, SO as to influence the
price OF coal, the former article being
now very abundant and cheap.
A CHURCH near Bergen, Norway,
which can contain nearly LOCO persons,
is constructed entirely of papier mache,
rendered waterproof by saturation in
vitriol, ime-water, whey, and white of
egg.
THE Stationery Department of the
British Government has effected a saw
ing of 81 900 year by collecting, mend
ing, and reissuing the quill pens used
and thrown aside in the different public
offices.
ROCHESTER, n. T., is a thrifty place.
Its wholesale clothing business last year
amounted to over $50, 900, 600; the boot
and shoe to S6,000,g00 furniture to
50, 900, 900, and the grocery business to
81, $50, 900.
Up to Oct. % there were $50 oranges
of the Patrons of Husbandry in opera
ton. The West had 5,001, the South
2,476, while the North had only 1O1.
This winter will doubtless bring large
additions to the order in the Eastern
States.
PEKIN claims TO have the oldest Jour-
nal in the world. 1t is printed on
large sheet of yellow silk, and appears
In the same form, with the same charac-
tiers, and on the same kind of stuff as it
did thousand years ago. The only
change is in the writer's.
THE Gazette de France, of Paris,
is the Oldest newspaper extant, having
fourished uninterruptedly since its
foundation in 1888. It was the official
organ of the French Government until
the Revolution, and is still the I" in
spired paper of Count de Chambord.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-12-18
WHAT THE wIND-ELVEs HEA
AND SAW.
THE WEST WIND

THE WEST WIND:
The saddest sound / ever heard
Was the wailing plant of a mother-bird
For the one wee nesting that cheered her nest.
Dead, with thorn in its pretty breast.
THE SOUTH WIND:
have known sight that was sadder still.
There's grave up yoEder, upon the hill
And mother weeps at her poor boys name
for ms ruined soul, and his guilt and shame
THE WEST WIND:
The sweetest sight that ever knew
was the kiss of two lovers whose love was true
As they pledged themselves. come veal or woe
One path III life they should henceforth know.
THE SOUTH WIND:
Once, when a weary old man died.
saw heavens gates swung open wide
ana his wife, who an angel long had been
Stretcned welcoming hands and cried, Dear come
in"
AND the look on her face II was dumb with awe
sight that was grander never saw.
THE WEST WIND:
Last night: when the stars were out in the blue.
Like dead white lily kissed by dew
l saw baby of two short years
Wet with its mourning mothers tears
THE SOUTH WIND:
saw mother go in one day
Through the gates of heaven and heard her saw
. Is my baby ?" And they put in her arms
A wee child, sweet with a babys charms:
And she cried as she kissed it, her face aglow
81 have found my babe. This is hearen / knoso -
Christian Union.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-12-18

formed, however, from the statement of
a manager of the shawl department of a
firm doing large business in that class
of merchandise in this city, who in
formed reporter of the Tribune that
twenty was the average daily sale of
India shawls in his department Ne,o
York Tribune.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-12-18

SHUT THE DooRLAn Iowa magistrate,
before whom man was brought charged
with cutting servants ears "because
she left door open six hundred times,
discharged the accused, on the ground
that leaving door open was technical
assault, as it involved bodily injury,
and that therefore the cuff administered
by the defendant was given In self-de-
Tense.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-12-18

The following plan of Episcopal WISH
tation to the Conferences was adopted
by the Methodist Episcopal Bishops at
their recent session in Chicago:
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-12-18
THE WEST WIND:

The sweetest sight that ever knew
Was the kiss of two lovers whose love was true.
As they pledged themselves. come veal or woe
One path in life they should henceforth know.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-12-18
THE SOUTH WIND:

l have known sight that was sadder still:
There's grave up yonder, upon the hill.
And mother weeps at her poor boys name.
For his ruined soul, and his guilt and shame.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-12-18
THE SOUTH WIND
THE WEST WIND

Last night, when the stars were out in the blue.
Like a dead white lily kissed by dew,
saw baby of two short years
Wet with its mourning mothers tears.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-12-18

nurse QeI 1Or aWQllc
Yes, might"
Very we'll; I viii pay you well if
you will do it, for everything viii de-
pend upon keeping her quiet now"
He met Mrs Smith in the hail.
Madam, this woman has consented
TO stay and take care of your niece, and
I will see that she is well paid for it.
But mind what / say: you must mot
see her, nor must any one else see her
but Mrs. Brown and myself for week
at least, for she will have serious time
of it at the best. / regret it exceed
ingly, more than I can tell you, that I
have been the cause of all this suffer
ing, and viii do my best to have her
about again as soon as possible. So
saying, the doctor Wished them good
day, and soon disappeared from their
view.
+" Well, now, if thai isn't cool ! And
what am to do all tbs time ?" groaned
Mrs Smith, rocking herself vigorously
IN her great armchair "And my best
spare room, too Say, did he muss
everything up dressing that arm ?"
o no ne was very careful about
that"
Well, that's a comfort any way. To
think [ should have such trouble with
that girl just when needed her most |!
l think it is very mysterious dispense
ton of Providence.
The next morning the doctor found
Meta IN high fever, moaning with
pain and delirious. The arm was badly
swollen and indamed, and altogether
her case had assumed very alarming
aspect. He did not go hunting or fish
, 1873-10-14

its 'nspeet toward God, OR to make mon either
moral or religious" 1t is the civil Sabbath alono,
1o holds, which must ho enforced, and lo dofncs
tho civil Sabbath to DO day made non-loga1
Chat ia, day on which a noto ID not COL
lootablo), In which labor and recreation
shalt DO 30 restrained tint tho religious
sabbnth may DO observed by those who desire to
obsorvo 1t. We commend this broad, liberal,
aud correct Wow Of tho Sabbath to como of Dr..
Hopkins oo-laborors in tho cauHo Of religion in
this city who nro now trying to make tho civil
Sabbath q religious Sabbath by law. It is not
probable TINT DR.. Hopkins ip personally in favor
Of boor-drinking on Sunday or any othor day,
but, according to his viowa Of tho law in rotation
to tho Sabbath, ho would unquoatouably dooido
It to DO outside Of tho province Of legislation to
restrain tho votarios Of tho German social sab-
bath so long as 1t does not intoriore with thosa
who desire to observe tho religious Sabbath.
, 1873-10-14

the the whirwind. Eorth,sessern M S s'n ''a'
That's It. Scare your roadora into tho bo1iot
that II they oleot m, man to the Legislature WHO
Of tho farmers ngainat tho railroads. they viii
rem wuir1wlnil" That IL tic polfoy nf ton
many papors.--Ln Crosse Democrat.
-Don't say You caro- nothing Us TO Which party
wins. sntisfy yourself a. to Which candidate
most deserves to win and tl!on go and vote for
thom. All tllo clnrnor mud chatter about reform
and purity 1t, politics will never get III out Of
bad politicg, uilloaA all tito people 60 to the
polls and vote. Not voto ignoransly nor vicioua-
", nor for a man who will 10 a bad official, nor
haH put thom forward, but yoto for tho men and
measures tl1at, after tue fullest Information you
Esk ii g9' aats bity. H. '''''A '''e'''' ''N'
Tho people arc jealons OF a!l candidates.
whoso honesty OF purpose to do battle solely In
man who will not only resist all tho afiuring
temptations to engage in legislative jobbory,
but d man whose Instincts prompt him to tyht
earnestly and nnceasisg!y agalr,Bt all dishonora-
bic and unworthy legislation; who is ut lcar.
unaltorab1y opposed to the vcatn,cnt Of special
privileges to n1onoyel n,onopollos who Is mol
opposed to tito an1ary stcal because 1t IL unpop-
u1ar, but because it is tor0ng; who tnay in Short
be trusted upon any aud all occaBions to work fol
bis constituents rather than for himBe}f.-1onia
(affch.) Sentinel.
Tho Independents can only command suo-
cess by forward movement. :. The
party Of reform proposos nothing leRH now than
to onfotco ita principles In eyary practical way
BY the election Of otflcora aud by tho shaping Of
legislation in accordance with tho princlploa
way to attain succesa. The way which we have
suggested ID straightforward one. and in II
Votors will havo no difficulty in moving right
on.-.San Francisco Bulletin.
, 1873-10-14
c,1ssion III tho Presbyterian and Epaoopa''an
papora OIL churoA propriotioa

Tho opening olootiona Of Tho full campaign
occur to-day In tho Blates Of Iowa, Ohio, and
Pennsylvania. Iowa olcotH Governor, Lionton-
ant-Govor1lor, Supreme judge, Superintendent
Of Public instruction, and Legislature, tho ltc-
publican ticket hoing hoadcd by Cyrus O. cnr-
penter antl tho Antl-Monopoly by Jacob q. Va!o.
Ohio c1cctB full stnto ticket, including Legia-
1nturo Tl,oro aro four full ticlotH In that statc
tho Republican, hoa1etl BY Edward =. Noyos I
tho Democratic, by William Allen; tho
Independent, by Isaao G. Collins; and
tho Prohibition, by Gideon T. Stewart.
pennsylyana oleotH State Troasuror,
Supreme Judge, and Legislature. There ia also
q special judicial election In 1naiana, and county
elections In Nebraska. As tloro ls no genoral
election in November, tho elections to-day liavo
little significance outside tho statoB In which
they arc hold, but thoy will possess moro or less
Of interest as showing tho progress mado by local
parties opposed to monopo1os and corruptionH,
and tho condition Of public aoutfmont in those
statos with rcference to the living Issues Of
tho deY,
, 1873-10-14

Tho receipts at the Exposition last ovoning,
for tho bouoflt Of tho sufferers in Memphis, will
roach nearly 5000. It ia estimated that thoro
wero nearly 5000 pornona in attendance, tho
discrepancy between this number and tho
amount Of money received being explained by
tho fact that largo numbeza Of tickets were
bought by people who did not caro- to at-
tend, and yot wero nuxious to avail them
selves of this mems Of contributing to
this praisaworthy charity. The above Sum
is the largest that has yet been collected
at given timo, aud. in addition to tho suma
previously douatod, makes q noble return fol
tho handsome contribution which Memphis sonI
to Chicago after tho fire. Such acts Of common
humanity and sympathy Oh theae will establish
bond Of fellowship between the two citiet
which can never bo wholly severed.
, 1873-10-14

Tho banka In Cincinnati resumed currency
payments yesterday, md everything worked
smoothly. Ono hundred and fifty Thousand dol
lara Of Clearing House certificates wore volunta-
rily retired. Tho deposits at the various banks
woro liberal and the checking light. Tho banks
arc not generally discounting, but somo of thom
took q little paper at 0 to 10 por cont. On tho
street t1oro woro Bono operations In hrst-class
paper at III por cont q month. Inter
viows with loading bankoos showed that deposit
ors woro III oxccsa Of holdora Of checks, and that
the retirement Of certificates had not oroatod
any unusual demand for cash. Tho burden OF
the statements Of bankers WIS that they were
satisfied with their depositors, and their dopos'
itors with them, and that everything Was going
along safely md quietly.
, 1873-10-14

In an address delivered before the Evangelical
Alliance by ox-president Hopkins, Of Williams
College, on tho subject "sahbath Nude for
Man," he examined very thoroughly the re-
atraiuta which the civil law ought to impose
upon tho observance Of tho day. uo maintained
that tho division and employment Of time con-
to1nplatel by tho Sabbath aro necessary at once
to the paysica social, and spiritual condition Of
man, anl to tho extout to which 1t Is necessary
It should 10 protected by law, Tho physical
uacoAsity Ia TINT Of rost. Or. Hopkins
thinks tho constitution Of man demands
one day In seyen. Tho spiritual ana
social nocoaalty Of Sabbath aro grouped to-
gothor by DR.. Hophins aud troatol as ooincl-
dontly important, because ho bolieyos that 1t III
in their mutual relations tlat both attain tholr
highest development. Ia tho Sabbath Ia aptritu-
ally necessary, tho lsw should protect al! vic
deaire to observe 1t In this way. "Dut," sail
DR.. Hopkins, 1t IL mot tho province Of loglsla
ton to enforce tho observance Of tho hnbhath Ii
, 1873-10-14

The Chicago produce markets were moderately
activo yesterday, but generally declined, owing
to continued weaknoaa in Liverpool and Now
York. 1lcHs pork WAS quiet, aud 1916 lower,
at 914.25@14.4o cash, and sl2.75@12.87]G aellor
December. Lard was active and unchanged
ut 71<@7e6o per il cash, and 796o sel!or De-
,mber, Meats wore dull and lowor, ut
5<a7o for short ribs, and 7}G@711o FOR abort
,ar, and 0@1oo for swoot pioklod hams.
,iehwiues wero moro aotlyo, and firm at o1o per
sllon. Lake frelglts wore active and unclang-
|, at 71fo for corn to Buffalo. Flour was dull
ID unchanged. Wheat was less aotivo. and 10
.owor, closing ut e1.o3 cash, aud e1olA selos
November. Corn was aotlvo, and 7l@}Go lowcr,
closing at $500 cash, and a711@s79ac sollor
November. Oats woro quiet and 10 lower, cloH"
tpg at 800 cash Or soller Novombor. Rye waa
auiot aud no lower, closing at o1c. Barley was
dull aud 2@so lower. closing at $1.s4 for No. a.
aud a1.Q7 for No. .. The hox market