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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-06
Heat of Rooms.

The purchase of a thermometer viii
make paying returns In health. The
great tendency in winter is to keep rooms
too warm. The foundation of pneumo-
mia, pleurisy and pulmonary consump-
ton is frequently laid In over-heated,
Il-ventilated apartments. The inmates
become accustomed to breathing hot,
close air /; the system is toned down and
relaxed, and a slight exposure to cold
and wet results in serious illness. "Some
years SINCE says medical writer, "we
called, one winter evening, on a friend,
whom we found in cozy sitting-room
with large fire, low ceiling and the
heat ranging about the eighties. She
was suffering from a severe cold, but
could give no account of how she took
it. A month later she was FRUSTRATED
with pneumonia, and she and her sister
died within a week of each other and
were buried in the same grave. The in
telhgent use of q thermometer would
doubtless have saved both of those val
liable lives"
The mercury in the tube should never
be permitted to stand above seventy. IF
that temperature is not sufficient to give
warmth, it is an indication that the per-
son does not take sufficient exercise, and
the cure for it is more miles and more
flannel In the coolest weather, when
there is no drip from the caves, and
when snow lies on the roof, rooms should
be ventilated Pure air should be adj
mitted through open doors and windows,
SO that the oxygen consumed by fame
and by respiration may be replaced, and
the effete and poisonous matters thrown
off by the body thoroughly driven away.
AS one of our best writer's on household
science remarks Ventilation is a
question of money"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-06
Disinfecting Stables.

S----SONA-s5
As thehorse infuenzais spreading over
this country, everything that will pre-
vent or mitigate the severity of its attack
becomes of great interest to the public.
The Public -Ledger gives the following
method of disinfecting stables
The following receipt for disinfecting
practical chemist, who fully understands
the business from experience: Take
two parts by weight of sulphate of iron
(copperas) and one part by weight of
Stacked lime; mix them thoroughly and
allow them to lie in a heap for five
hours /; then add and mix by weight two
parts of dried and powdered clay. This
very strong distinctive powder contains
the agents chemically speaking) for the
absorption of the ammoniacal compounds
and gases which are generated by the
decomposition of the offal The irritat-
ing properties of the ammonia or harris
horn are well known and as the present,
horse disease takes the form of an in
hammation of the mucous membrane, or
coating of the inferior passages of the
head and of the throat, it is undoubted-
ly important to avoid in stables the pres
ence of ammonia. This powder will be
found preferable to carbolic acid or tar,
and was largely used in the army stables
during the war The best time for ap-
plying this disinfectant is to use it before
making the bed in the evening, when the
stall has been thoroughly swept; dust
ing or thin coat will be sufficient to last
over night. In the morning, after clean
ing the stable, again, another application
should be made u -
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-06

A CORRESPONDENT sends to London
paper an account of a visit to two islands
off the west coast of Ireland, called
North and South Inishkea. He writes /:
The religion of these islanders is con-
fined to the worship of large wooden
idol This is no exaggerated figure of
the Virgin Mary, but rudely carved
image of man, about eight feet high,
dressed in large flannel gown" This
is kept in shed, and when storms arise
it is taken to the shore, and besought to
abate them, etc.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-06

THERE is a growing prejudice in
Maryland against having anything to do
with the trial of Mrs. Wharton. During
her first trial several deaths occurred in
the families of jurors. The second trial
has only got under way, and a brother
of one of the jurors has been drowned,
and the Attorney Generals mother-in-
law has died.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-06

SOME notion of public amusements in
the far West is conveyed by the follow
ing from the Phoebe (Nev.) Record of
Januar7 s: Tomorrow afternoon some
rare sport is offered at Mitchell's saloon,
Meadow Valley street, being butting
match between two American citizens of
African descent. The stakes are 5000 a
side, and the price of admission is 81"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-06

THE whirligig of time brings about
some strange reyenges. "On the let
ting out of the paupers, on last week, at
Trenton" says the Kingston On. c.
Gazette, "M Mrs. Lucy Locky, respecta-
BILE white lady, was bid off to negro.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-06

Seeing piece under the above title in
a late number of the Central, I thought
the following on that subject might in
terest some of your readers:
The best and cheapest way to catch
rats that I have ever known is to select
the place most frequented by them, and
take a common post-auger and bore a
hole in the ground from six to eight
inches in diameter and three feet deep.
Remove all earth that has been exca-
waited and all straw or sticks entirely
away, leaving the other surroundings, as
near as possible, the way you found
them. If the weather is dry and it is
hard for the rats to get water, pour a
little around the trap; if there is plenty
of water put very little wheat -four
around it. You now have one of the
best rat traps ever known. In their
wanderings at night for food and water
many of the rats, seeing the trap, will
fall into it and raise cry, others coming
to their assistance will fall in Also /
have seen as high as sixteen caught in
one night, among which were all sizes,
from the common mouse to the full
grown rat. When they are once in, it is
impossible for them to escape; as they
can neither dig, climb, nor leap out. To
get them out of the trap take small
stick and place on the end of it large
wire with sharp point, made in the
shape of an arrowhead. This, when
stuck into them, will hold them until
you can carry them away some distance
from the trap to kill them. Try the
above plan, and if you do not succeed in
catching rats, shall never say "rat
trap" to you again. Boy.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-06
The Grading of Cheese.

The Grading of Cheese.
/" Ruraln writes To- the Chicago Trib-
lG3ae =:
The grading of cheese is a constant
Islander on the diaries of Illinois and the
whole West. In the Chicago market we
Western Reserve; and, third, Illinois.
As well and propersif there was not a
most infamous lie at the bottom of it.
The facts are these :ss5' g Mr.. A., an Illi-
nois dairymsn, produces a frst-class
cheese. He has been reading the re-
<AHrSf} ssEr ~
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-06
FARM AND HOUSEHOLD.
Shall Corn-GrovTing be Abandoned

The matter of transportation is now
one of the most vital character. We are
opening to-, cultivation every day new
regions Corn raised in Iowa, along the
lines of the railways, does. not yield the
producer first cost. What are those farm
ers who live two three hundred miles
further to do with. their surplus?
There are thousands of farmers in Hi
nois, with more thanan average crop, who
will not receive for it enough money to
pay their taxes. The farmers of the
West would now be better off if they had
let one-half their land lie idle this year
They would certainly have got better
prices for the corn they did raise, and
would have saved the expense wasted on
the rest of their land The loss in pro-
ducing grain In 1872 is partly due to the
unusual supply, and partly to the in
crease IN the cost of transportation. The
capital stocks of the leading railroads of
the country have been, since the close of
the war, extensively watered, in some in
stances to the extent of 100 per cent,
and the average has not been less than
90 per cent. eesr-
Another reason for the increased cost
of transportation, is the Increased cost
in all the materials used in the, construc-
ton of railways. The prices of iron and
steel have advanced within the past year
beyond all precedent. The iron for the
roads has been purchased with the bonds
of the companies. These bonds have
been guaranteed to large extent by
other railways, who have become lessees,
or otherwise the practical owners or
operators of the new lines. The same
extraordinary construction of additional
railways do not pay more than the cost
of operating them they are, therefore,
a charge upon the trunk lines that in
dorsed their bonds, or become lessees.
The interest on their aggregate debt is
enormous, and to pay that interest, and
to pay dividends on the capital thus in
vested, the rates of transportation have
been advanced. - 5 - 49,
Underlying all this, however, and
more potent than all, is the fact that our
eastward lines of transportation have not
kept pace with the development and set
Element of the West. We have built
twenty miles of railway west and north
west of Lake Michigan, in the past ten
years, for every mile of rail or water
route east of it. The consequence is,
that the products of the soil have ex-
ceeded in bulk the means of transporting
them. Railway companies and vessel
owners, like other people, will always
take all they eau get for their services.
There is no way to avoid this. We must
either produce less or acquire new chan
nels of communication with the sea-
board. There is one such source, and
that is the st. Lawrence route to the
East and to Europe. If the Welland and
st. Lawrence canals were enlarged to
the capacity of vessels of 1000 tons,
their capacity would be fully tested to-
day, and they would pay handsome
return on their cost The member of
Congress who shall take the initiative in
forwarding the suggestions of the Ma
tional Board of Trade in this behalf will
be recognized by the people of the West
as one of their greatest benefactors.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-06

ports, and finds the market price for
New York to be IA cents, that of West
ern Reserve 123 cents, and Illinois 125
cents. His cheese is weighed, and he is
paid for Illinois cheese, 12A cents per
pound, for that is the market price for
Illinois cheese, and he knows that his
cheese is simply Illinois cheese; though
he knows that it is as good quality OF
cheese as he used to make in Oneida
county, N. Y, and which he finds selling
at IA cents, or Il cents above his, sim
ply, as he thinks, for the reason that il
was made in New York State. Of late
these names have been slightly modified.
Ohio Factory is written for Western Re-
serve, and Western for Illinois.
We now come back to Mr.. A. s cheese,
and find one of the clerks busy with a
stencil and brush putting on boxes of
this Illinois dairy the letters "New York
Factory A few days later, he steps
into grocery at his own shipping depot,
and observes cheese in the safe, nearly
half sold, marked ''New York Factory"
He looks at it again, and grim smile
comes over his features, and he ejacu-
lates "By thunder p "Did you speak
TO me inquired the matter-Of-1act
grocer. eyes, sir; I'd like to know
where you got that cheese" Scot it of
Mr.. B., No. - South Water street,
Chicago" $50 L thought but amt it
funny? When I sold that cheese to B.
it was Illinois Factory, but now you sell
it as New York Factory I knew it was
good, but somehow L could not make
that stupid B think so. Guess he found
it out after I left. +" "Well, Mr. Grocer, -
he continues, "you need not go to Chi
cago for cheese, and you may continue
to sell New York Factory as long as you
please. You will save one freight and
one profit to the dealer, and I will save
one freight and one visit to the city, and
hereafter [ will endeavor to look up the
retail dealer and sell to him direct, and
let these wholesale men take care of
themselves and do their own grading"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-02-06

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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-10-29
The UdderzOOk Trial.

WESTMINSTER, Pa, Oct 29-The trial OF
Undertook commenced this morning, Judges
Butler, Passuore aud Hamley 90 the bench.
Milton Whitney, of Baltimore, appeared as ad-
ditional counsel for the prisoner and stated that
one count of the Indictment charged Udder-
zook with killing Winfield S. Goss, and another
count charged the killing of man unknown to
the jury. He desired the District Attorney to
elect upon which count he will try. The Dis
trct Attorney declined to make an election.
The Indictment having been read, the Judge
said the prisoner had already plead not guilty,
motion and argument against the indictment
could be as we'll heard after as before the swear
ing of the jury, and directed the swearing of
the Jury. Wayne McVeigh, counsel for the
accused, moved that the plea be withdrawn.
The court overruled the motion. Both motions
were put Cd the record. A full phonographic
report is to be made of the evidence in the I'd
derzook trial for the use of the life insurance
companies, who have an interest in the pend
ing case. Three jurors were selected after
about twenty challenges. Their names are
Edward S. Wilson, Isaac Robb and Thomas
Latsbaw. John S. Hood (colored) was sworn
10. Joseph Gibson, W. W. Eutrlken and NJ;
Shaver Christman were selected, and the panel
being exhausted, those of the panel ordered to
stand aside were recalled. j. W. Morton, the
first juror called, was sworn in and took his seat
as foreman, making the eighth juror chosen.
The question to the jurors was then modified,
and they we're asked, Have you any prejudice
resting on your MUD for or against the prso-
ner2 Benz f. Price was next sworn, when
the court ordered the sumnonlng OF forty tales
men by half past two clock.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-10-29
sSy Green a. Wise.

Real Estate Agents and Auctioncers.J
. NOM NiSSlONERS' SALE-By virtue of q
~ decree ut tn. Circuit Court for the county
of Alc%nn!;i', Virginia. rendered at its May
term, 1873 in the suit of James T. Monroe
against William J. Minor ct ais, the undersign-
cd, Commissioners therein named, will offer for
sale, by public auction, on SATURDAY the
S,h day of November, 1873, in front Of the Mar
kct House on Royal street, in the city. of Alex.
sn!ria ut II o'clock In, estate and interest OF
William J. Minor ana John W. Minor in and
to certain TRACT OF LAND, in the said
county of Alcxandria, containing 1881 acres
that is to say two undivided thirds of said land,
in fee Simrlc and the estate for life of the said
VIM j. Minor Ill the other third Of said land.
Terms q! Sale: One tenth of the purchase mon
"y /" be paid in cash. and the residue in three
cp,iul instruments 1T six, twelve and eighteen
months. respectively, from the day of sale; tho
deferred pay,ncnls IL &c secured by the notes OF
thc purchaser, satisfactorily endorsed, and pay.
able NJ aforesaid, with interest from the day of
sale, and the title - be retained until the whole
o. the purchase money is paid.
&. w. WATTLES,
GEORGE WALKER,
= ~ IF Sal
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-10-29
IN r. s.. itcrby, AuctiOncer.

4 VALUABLE FARM, IN FAIRFAX
Ia COUNTY, VIRGINIA, FOR SALE
By virtue Of deed of trust executed by Aaron
Brunn and Pauiinm. his wife dated February l,
1863. ard OF record in the Clerks offices OF the
County Court Of the counties Of Fairfax and
AlcxunIria, Virginia. and of orders IN the bank
rll;,t proceedings oI Alvey Coah " Go. w. Aaron
BrGnn, the Undersigned, ~ trustee IN SAID deed
u trust, will expose 10 sa!e, ut pubic auction,
on SATURDAY, the list day OF November,
1873. At II o'clock m, in from: of the Market
House in the city of Alexandria, Va, Two
CERTAIN TRACTS OF LAND conveyed by
s,d deed OF trust, both situated in said county OF
Fairfax adjoining the lands of Joseph Holden
and Others and lying on Bulls Run-onc of said
tract containing about two hundred and twenty
five acres, and the other containing about eighty
nine ncrcs-thc two parcels forming tract OF
land OF about three hundred and fifteen acres.
The said land is of excellent natural soil, in
good state of Improvement. and has upon it
new coInrnu tous and comfortable d WEL- a.
LING HOUSE. and all necessary out Ea
house and within three miles Of Manassas sLa-
tlrn.
Terms % Sac: Five hundred dollars to be
pai,: in cash, a:d the reside in equal install
u.cn;S ut SIX, twelve, eighteen and twenty-four
months from tie day OF sale, with interest there
III ut the rae of SIX per cent per annum from
Said pcrtod; said install mcntS u be secured oy
til: bonds Of the purchaser, with good personal
security and the title u be retained until the
purchase money is fully paid, and the property
liable ~ be rcSuld upon !, failure 20 comply Win
the terms o! sale.
DRURY WOOD, Trustee.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-10-29
Financial.

LONDON, OCT. 29-2:45 p. m.--The rate OF
discount in open market for three mouths bills
is per cent which is the same as the Bank of
EogiaDd rate The rate for money at the
Stock Exchange on government securities, is !
per cent
New York, Oct. 90 Gold opened at lost.
VIENNA, Oct. 29.-- There is another panic on
the Bourse in this city. The government is en-,
deavoring to effect a settlement of the financial
difficulties.
LONDON, Oct. 90. .--One hundred and TWEEN,
ty-fve thousand duars in specie were shipped
from Liverpool for New York yesterday.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-10-29
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
ESPECIAL DISPATCHES TO THE GAZETTE.]
Frem New York.

New York, Oct 29.-Proceedings have
been begun to throw into bankruptcy the hrm
of Dodge 4 Co., conspicuous In the lumber
combination which broke down last summer
with paper on the market :aid to amount to
ten millions.
Carleton, the missing secretary of the Ualon
Trust Company, is reported to have been III
dicted by the grand jury on the charge OF for
gerry. Carleton is said to be on his way to Eu-
rope.
The piano, billiard aud cigar manufacturers
and other producers OF luxurleS are conducting
business with great caution. The large tacto-
ries are being run on half time and with halt
the usual force, while the smaller establishments
have 10 the main closed altogether. This
course made necessary by the financial dlstur-
bauces, throws out Of work large numbers OF
men aud women.
Arrangements arc expected to be made
whereby most Of the factories will be able TO
keep their hands at work part OF the time at
least, thus preventing great deal vi suffering.
John H. irving, who admitted in San Fran
cisco that he was crimibally concerned III the
murder of Benjamin Nathan in this city two
years ago, is to be tried for burglary.
Tbamas Scott, who has returned from Flu.
rope, confirms the report OF his having effected
loan Of Sl0,0O0,000 for the Pennsylvania
road. He likewise effected arrangements so
that work will not have to be suspended on the
Texas and Pacific road, although he was un-
able to close successfully negotiations Tor sale
of bonds.
The trial Of the Cuban bank clerks, in Brook
Ign, on the charge Of stealing ovor 100000
worth Of securities, was brought to an abrupt
termination yesterday. After the testimony
was all in and the case given to the jury one
of he twelve informed his associates that nc
could not consent to any verdict, and when
asked the reason, said he had not heard a word
of evidence; that he.was 'stone deaf.
Hayt and Sprague also state 10 reference to
the dispatch from Providence to a morning pa
per reporting that A. aud y. Sprague were
embarrassed, that 10 meeting of the firm was
held as announced The c>mwittee Of Provl-
dence banks 10 their general examination of
the affairs Of business houses, examined the &C
counts of a. aud u. Sprague, showing their
assets to be, at a very low estimate, over
Sl4 000, 900, their liabilities being only
81, POO OUU The firm are meeting all demands
as usual
Jacob Michola, convicted of numbering U.
S. Deputy Marshal Stevenson, in jersey City,
was to-day sentenced TO be hanged Dec. 5.
Elk President johnson was announced to
speak tonight at Tammany Hail. hut he Is sick
and will not appear.
The District Attorney finished his address
for the people in the Stokes case at 1920 p.
III. and the court took a recess.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-10-29
INTERRUPTION TO TRAVEL. The accident

INTERRUPTION TO TRAvEL.-The accident
10 the railroad bridge over Occoquan creek, at
Woodbridge. mentioned in yesterdays Gazette,
turns out to have been Of more serious char
acter than at first reported. 1t is now under
stood that one OF the piers has given away, aud
as the bridge is seventy-fve feet high, pedes-
trans even will not now attempt TO cross it..
All the trains on the A. & F. R. R. have of
course stopped running, and the Southern mail
and passengers are now carried az night, as well
as during the day, by the Quantico steamers.
Many persons from this city who attended the
places of public amusement in Washington last
night had to take roons at the hotels there or
return home in hacks because the ll:40 p. M.
train on which they had contemplated return
ing had beeu taken off in consequence of the
accident mentioned above.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-10-29
LOCAL BESEVHTIES.

An old colored man named John Bowl, who
lives near the Fairfax street depot, on his re-
turn home last night was assaulted near that
place by two men of his own race but managed
to defend himself until the cries OF a woman
who witnessed the assault scared his assalIants
away.
Messrs. W. w. Walker ard Major Hunter
will deliver Conservative speeches III this city
on Saturday night next, and Me>>r>. }. NJ
Steuart and G.. +. Stuart, the Conservative
candidates for the House of Delegates, Oh the
night Of the following Monday.
The first ice of the season, just thick enough
to skim over large pounds of still water, was
formed last night, and many flowers that were
blooming beautifully yesterday morning arc now
withercd and gone.
The residents of south Columbus street were
awakened late last night by the noise OF fight
between some colored men. Quite crowd
collected there but no arrests were made.
Sarcpta Hall was again crowded to its utmost
capacity last night upon the occasion of the last
appearance Of the Berger family OF Swiss bell
ringers.
The last Soirce of the Alexandria Dancing
Academy will be given tomorrow nlght-the
last because the class was not large enough to
warrant continuance of the school.
Quite an excitement was created on Fairfax
street, near Duke, last night and crowd attract
ed by the shricks Of a woman whose husband
was beating her.
Some of the finest relishcd and largest oys-
ers,that have been brought here this season, arc
at MIR. Cogswill's, opposite the Gazette Office
A slight obstruction to the navigation Of the
G.. 4 O. Canal was caused on the 9th by a
broken lock gate at the Tunnel.
The November term of the County Court,
Judge CockeriIlc to preside, will commence on
Monday next.
Frosty nights and cold days feel like winter
time.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1873-10-29
ATTEMPTED INTIMIDATION Three colored

ATTEMPTED INTIMlDAT1oN.-Thre coored
men, named John Davis, John Laws and Add
son Madella, went into the grocery store of Jno.
w. Gray, intersection of Royal and Princess
streets, last night, and demanded the delivery
of some gold rings upon which money had been
raised, but their demand being refused, one OF
them showed razor while another drew back
his fist as though to strike the cler k, Charles
GRAY, but the latter reaching up for pistol
that was lying on shelf behind him, they
thought it best to get out of range and went
off. When the proprietor of the store returned
he got out a warrant FIR the arrest of the Of
tenders, and soon thereafter had them locked
I'D in the station house.