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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-10-23
Concerning the Weed.

The use of tobacco has so much ex-
tended itself in the present generation
that we are obliged to make decision
for ourselves on the ancient controversy
between its friends and its enemies. We
cannot form a reasonable opinion
about tobacco without bearing in mind
that it produces, according to circum-
stances, one or two entirely distinct and
opposite classes of effects. In certain
states of the body it acts as stimulant,
in other states as narcotic. People
who have a dislike to smoking affirm
that it stupefes, but this assertion, at
least so far as the temporary conse-
quences are concerned, are not con-
firmed by experience. Most of the
really brilliant conversations that
have listened to have been accompanied
by clouds of tobacco smoke, and great
deal of the best literary composition
that is produced by contemporary au-
thors is wrought out by men who are
habitually smoking while they work.
My own experience is that very moder-
ate smoking acts as pleasant stimulus
upon the brain, while it produces tenn
porary lassitude of the muscular sys-
tenn, not perceptible in times of rest.
but an appreciate hindrance in times
of muscular exertion. 1t is better,
therefore, for men who feel these effects
from tobacco to avoid it when they are
in exercise, and to use it only when the
body rests and the mind labors. Pray
remember, however, that this is the ex-
perience of an exceedingly moderate
hoC Ii 81
into the general condition of body
which is brought on by general indul-
gence in tobacco. On the other hand,
it is evident that men engaged in phys
ical labor find O muscular stimulus in
occasional smoking, and not tempo
rary lassitude. 1t is probable that the
effect varies with individual cases, and
is never precisely what our own expert
ence would lead ms to imagine. For ex-
cessive smokers, it appears to be little
more than the tranquilizing of sort of
uneasiness, the continual satisfaction of
continual craving. / have never been
able to ascertain that moderate smoking
diminished intellectual force; but /
have observed in excessive smokers a
weakening of the will, and preference
of talking about work to the effort
of actual labor. The opinions of med
ical men on this subject are so much at
variance that their science only adds to
our uncertainty. One doctor tells me
that the most moderate smoking is un-
questionably injurious, while others
affirm that it is innocent. Speaking
simply from self-observation, l find that
in my own case tea and coffee are far
more dangerous than tobacco.-Philip
Gilbert HdmertOu.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-10-23
Mark Twain,s Foreign Billiards.

Speaking of his first day in Paris he
says; cat eleven o'clock we alighted
upon a sign which manifestly referred
to billiards. JOY We had played bill
lizards in the Azores with balls that were
not round, and on an ancient table that
WAS very little smoother than brick
pavsment-one of those wretched little
things with dead cushions, and with
patches in the faded cloth and invisible
distractions that made the balls de-
scribe the most astonishing and unsus-
pecting angles, and perform feats In the
wey of unlocked for and almost impos-
sible scratches that were perfectly be-
wildering. We had played at Gibralter
with balls the size of a walnut, on a
table like public square-and in both
cases we achieved far more aggravation
than amusement. We expected to fare
better here, but we were mistaken. The
cushions were good deal higher than
the balls, and as the balls had fashion
of always stopping under the cushion,
we accomplished very little in the way
of caroms. The cushions were hard
and unelastic, and the cues were so
crooked that In making shot you had
to allow for the curve or you would in
fallibly put the English on the wrong
side of the ball. Dan was to mark while
the Doctor and L played. At the end of
an hour neither of rs had made count,
and so Dan was tired of keeping tally
with nothing to tally, and we were heated
and angry and Disguised. We paid the
heavy bill-about six cents-and said
we would call around some time, when
we had a week to spend, and finish the
game"
Mark Jared somewhat tbetter in
Rome
eve adjourned to a cafe and played
billiards an hour, and 1 made six or
seven points by the Doctor pocketing
his ball, and he made as many by me
pocketing my ball. The tab e was of
the usual European style-cushions
dead and twice as high as the balls ;
the cues In bad repair. The natives
only play sort of pool on them. We
have never seen anybody playing the
French three-ball game yet, and We
doubt if there is any such game known
In France, and that there lives any man
mad enough to try to play it on one of
these European tables. We had to
stop playing finally, because Dan got to
sleeping fifteen minutes between the
counts, and paying no attention to his
marking"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-10-23
Seed Corn.

Those farmers who desire to improve
their seed corn must remember that the
work of selecting it must commence
now.
There are two chief requisites ina good
corn, viz. early maturity and prolific
ness. We feel that there is too little at
tention paid to this matter by farmers
generally. By neglect and Incidence
they will let the season for selecting seed
pass by; and next spring, when they get
ready to plant, they will pay some more
enterprisingneighbor two or three times
the commercial value, to get some good
seed corn.
1t is o law of nature that like pro-
duces like, under like circumstances. If
we want to improve the earliness of our
corn crop, we must select our seed from
those stalks that first mature. As a rule
those ears mature first that "shoot"
first. Go through your field and mark
with piece of red flannel or other de-
vice one hundred of those stalks that
shoot first. Later, go through again,
and mark all of that hundred that SHOW
tendency to perfect two good ears.
When ripe, select all perfect, we'll
formed, deep grained ears from this
latter marking, and tie them up for
seed.
Plant these by themselves next year,
and from this planting make another Sc
lection in similar manner, using more
care to save seed from the two-eared
stalks also, keeping in mind the early
maturity. The third years planting
will develop the seed, if proper care has
been used, that will show two good
ears to the stalk, in seven-tenths of the
planting.
1t is in this way that the yield of our
great cereal can be increased to eighty,
ninety, or one hundred bushels pei
acre; and the man that first perfects
these valuable qualities can make snug
little fortune in raising corn for seed
alone. We hope some of our young
and enterprising farmers will take hold
of this matter. Don't let the season
pass without making an effort in this
direction.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-10-23
A LOVer's-rMishap.

A most ingenious device for carrying
on clandestine courtship was brought
to light by grapeskin, Friday evening.
The young lady lives with her parents
and a brother ON Pine street. The
young man whom she favored is a
trifle obnoxious to the family, and it
has been their aim to keep him at a
distance. As he had not been to the
house for some time, and as she had
not been discovered with him on the
street, the family fattered themselves
that the il-starred match was broken
up. On Friday evening the brother ar
rayed himself in his best suit and went
down street. An hour later, while pass
ing along the dark side of the street, he
encountered the Objectionable sutton en-
gagged in close conversation with another
man. Not wishing to notice him, he
lifted his eyes above the level of the
other party's head, and was preparing
to sail by with an unconscious demeanor,
when he unfortunately stepped upon
the skin of a grape, and losing his
balance, shot violently into the strange
gentleman's legs, bringing him down
upon himself. The young mans en-
barrassment was changed to horror and
establishment, when the stranger cried
out in the voice of his sister, go, Tom,
how could you?" He sprang to his
feet in an instant. The stranger was
also getting up, and presented a most
remarkable appearance. His face was
red as scarlet, and his glossy NOUS
tache was turned half way around, one
half laying across his mouth, and the
other half hugging the lee side of his
nose. "Why, Nary exclaimed the
astonished brother. But Mary said
nothing, and held her head, while her
lover made himself scarce. The brother
took the sister home, and the mother
escorted her to her room, where she
was at once undressed and put to bed,
with hot bricks to her feet, and quart
of hot boneset down her throat. Her
mother, who could not believe i'll of
her daughter, declared it was a case eff
bilious fever, and determined to get the
best of it. The lover has secured work
in New Haven for the winter.-Dan-
bury Ne,OS.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-10-23
The Sword and the Pen.

The sword of the warrior was taken
down for the purpose of being polished.
1t had not been long out of use. The
rust was rubbed off, but there were
spots that would not go-they were of
blood. The sword was placed on the
table, near the pen of the warriors Sec
rotary. The pen took advantage of the
first breath of air to move little further
off. "Thou art right" said the sword,
" 1 am a bad neighbor." 81 fear thee
not, replied the pen, 81 am more pow
erful than thou art; but l love not thy
society" 81 exterminate," said the
sword" "And I perretuate," answered
the pen where are thy victories if re-
cord them not? Even where thou thy
self shalt one day be-in the lake of OBJ
ivion."
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-10-23
Horrible Death.

The Sedalia (Mo.) Democrat thus
relates how farm laborer of Knob
Noster, Johnson county, met horrible
death:
"a party of farmers from the county
adjacent were attending James Fosters
machine, engaged in threshing wheat
on Mr.. Albaugh's farm, the scene of
the horrible occurrence. During the
afternoon, while busily threshing, a
small wheel became broken, the excess
i've friction produced therefrom quickly
igniting the dry wheat-straw and chat,
with which the machine was surrounded.
A stiff breeze was blowing at the time,
threatening the spread of the flames to
a large rick of wheat adjoining. Con-
templating at once the desperate emer-
gency, one of the employees, Mr.. Arnold,
mounted the front part of the thresher
and attempted to smotherout the flames.
In stepping on the feet-board one foot
slipped, his leg entered the machine
about halfway to his ankle, where, hor-
rible to relate, it became firmly
caught Vain were the efforts to re-
lease the poor man from his terrible
situation, the machine was run slowly
back, but effected nothing. No time
was to be lost. The flames were gradu-
ally increasing. Unless removed he
would be burned alive. A desperate
remedy was then resorted to-the last
and only hope. A stout man, with q
common chopping-ax, then severed the
imprisoned leg, just below the knee, the
amputation requiring three several
blows. The unfortunate man was taken
from the machine and a runner dis
patched for medical aid. A physician
was fortunately found in short time.
but the wounded man died before he
reached his side, although every assist
ance was offered him by those present.
The deceased was aged about thirty-6ye
years, and leaves stricken family to
mourn his sudden and terrible death.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-10-23
C0mphOr.

The camphor Of commerce comes
from Formosa, Sumatra. Borneo,
Japan and China. 1t is obtained in
crystalline masses already formed, and
also in grains by distillation. The tree
which produces the former kind is a
near relative of our Eastwood, which
we know as charming tree, pertaining
the air, and yielding the finest honey
in the world 1t grows on the Dir
Mountains In Sumatra, and In Borneo.
It towers upward more than hundred
feet, and has been knewn to attain a
girth of fifty feet. The spirited per-
suasion of the axe draws from this for
est monster the white treasures secreted
in the longitudinal assures in its white
wood, sometimes, though rarely, in a
layer as large as a mans arm, but more
frequently in fragments to be carefully
extracted by some karp-pointed instru-
ment. 1t is not an abundant bearer.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-10-23
Mary of Scots at the Huguen0t Mas.
Sacre.

In the recently published Romance
of Old Court Life In France" is found
the following passage, descriptive of the
butchery of the Huguenots Within
the gallery the whole court stood
ranged against the sculptured walls.
Catharine entered first. With an i'm
who chung, white as death, to her hus-
band, to take her place under royal
canopy placed in the center of the win
dow. Francis she drew into a chair
beside herself; the Chancellor, the Due
de Guise, his brother the Cardinal, and
the Due de Nemours seated themselves
near. Their appearance was the signal
to begin the slaughter. Prisoner after
prisoner was dragged up beneath the
loggia to the scaffold and hastily dis
patched. Cries of agony were drowned
in the screeching of flies and the loud
braying of trumpets. The mutilated
bodies were flung on one side to be cast
into the river, the heads borne away to
be placed upon the bridge. Blood ran
in streams and scented the fresh spring
breezes. The executioner YEARLY rested
from his labor, and another masked fig
ure, dressed like himself in red from
head to foot, took his place. Spellbound
and speechless sat the young Queen. A
look of horror was on her face. She
had clutched the hand of Francis as she
sat down, and ere a few minutes had
passed she had tainted. Catharine,
who, wholly unmoved, was contemplate
ing the death of her enemies the HUI
guenots, turned with terrible frown tow
ards her son, handing him some strong
essence with which to revive Mary. AS
her senses returned, even the basilisk
eyes of her dreaded mother-in-law could
not restrain her. One glance at the aw-
full spectacle gave her courage; she
gave wild scream, and, rushing for
ward, flung herself passionately at the
feet of her uncle, Francis of Guise.
"Uncle, dear uncle, stay this fearful
massacre. Speak to the Queen, or 1
shall die. Oh !! why was brought here
to behold such sight ?"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-10-23
How Cod Liver Oil is Made.

Very few of the hard drinkers of cod
liver oil know how it is manufactured
But a correspondent of the New York
Tribune has examined distillery for
the same at st. Johns, Newfoundland,
and makes the following statement as
to the manufacture of the oleaginous
nectar
During one of our rambles on shore
we inspected a cod liver oil distillery,
and the mode of manufacture is so SIM
pie and interesting that venture to in
sert description of it for the benefit of
consumers of the beverage. The hvers
are first washed with fresh water, and
great care is taken to cleanse them of
all traces of gall, the gall not only dis
coloring the oil but giving it disagree
able, bitter taste.
They are then placed in vat and
heated by steam from boiler under
meath to a temperature of 112 deg.
Fahr., which causes the exuded oil to
rise to the surface, whence it is skinned
off carefully. 1t is then filtered three
times first through three bags, placed
one within the other, the inner one made
of flannel, and the two outer ones of
muslin then through three others sim
ilarly placed, one inside the other, but
made of stuff resembling Canton fan
mel |; from these last bags it drips into a
large tin trough, and is drawn off into
puncheons through a faucet, over the
mouth of which is placed screen of the
finest muslin, which excludes every trace
of sediment and dirt.
1t is then ready for the market, andin
color and general appearance closely re-
sembles Sauterne wine. Our polite but
fshy host pressed me to drink glass of
it, but I declined with all the politeness
1 could command. He evidently looked
upon my refusal to drink as a slight
upon his oil, and brought every argu-
ment in his power to bear to induce me
to alter my decision. At last he was
successful, for, after informing me that
out of the same glass offered to us, and
standing on the same spot, the Prince
of Wales and the Duke of Newcastle
had drunk of it, 1 could hardly refuse.
I found the favor not unpalatable,
but it was almost tasteless, with hardly
a vestige of the nauseating, rancid odor
of the "Pure Cod Liver Oil sold in
New York drug stores. From being ex-
tracted at low temperature, it is said
not to retain its purity longer than if
teen months, after which period it is
mixed with ingredients to preserve its
taste, or rather to prevent its rancid fla
yor from becoming too apparent.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-10-23
The Arctic Explorers.

A Washington dispatch says, in rela-
ton to the Polaris investigation by the
Secretary of the Navy The examina-
ton of Capt. Buddington lasted four
hours, and related particularly to his
relations with Capt. Hall, he declaring
that there was not the slightest founda-
ton for any report of difference between
HIM and Hall. His judgement about
proceeding beyond the point reached
80 deg. 16 min.-was based entirely upon
his experience as navigator in Arctic
waters, and not from fear of danger or
aversion to prosecute the journey. While
there might have been an appearance of
open channel, the weather in northern
ATTITUDES was so uncertain that no man
dare risk vessel in higher latitude
with IN Arctic winter approaching.
In reply to an inquiry as to his per-
sonal conduct, Buddington said he had
been accustomed to taking dram occa-
sionally, but denied ever having drank
enough to incapacitate him for duty, or
make him unfit for the position of a nav
igator in dangerous waters.
The separation from Tyson and his
party was more seriously regretted by
those on the Polaris than it could posi-
bly, have been by the ice-foe party. So
certain was he that the vessel would have
been abandoned, that he made prepare
tions to cast over everything of value
and Importance to the crew, when the
wind suddenly changed, and shifted the
Polaris into almost an opposite posi-
ton, swapping her hawsers and increas-
ing the danger to the vessel.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-10-23

commence eating. Then they pay no
heed to the presence of oamphor, cedar
or tobacco. A good way to conquer
them is to take coarse crash towel and
wiring it out of clean water. Spread it
smoothly on the carpet, then iron it dry
with a good hot iron, repeating the
operation on suspected places, and
those least used. 1t does not injure the
color or pile of the carpet in the least,
as it is not necessary to press hard, heat
and steam being the agents, and they
do the work effectually on worms and
eggs. Then the camphor will doubt
less prevent future depredations of the
miller
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-10-23
A Death Scene.

The death scene of the Duke of
Brunswick is said to have been a strange
one. On the bed lay the Duke, stento-
riously breathing, his blonse curly wig
pushed back, the plaster falling out
from his wrinkles, the white and red
paint, with which he had imitatedyouth.
run together, and making hideous
amalgam. The poor, pottering old
chamberlains, who had served him I'M
til servitude had become habit and
almost a happiness, blubbered and
fused about. Viola, who seems-so
strange is the nature of woman-really
to have cared for him, sat apart and
wept the doctors solemnly whispered
to each other and occasionally felt his
pulse, and English Smith, gentleman
of eminent responsibility and essentially
British appearance, with long mutton
chop wiskers, kept one eye on his client
and the other on the money chests.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-10-23
The Sword and the Pen.

The sword of the warrior was taken
down for the purpose of being polished.
1t had not been long out of use. The
rust was rubbed of, but there were spots
that would not go-they were of blood.
The sword was placed on the table, near
the pen of the warriors secretary. The
pen took advantage of the first breath
of air tomove little further off, "Thou
art right" said the sword, :" / am bad
neighbor," 81 fear thee not, replied
the pen, :" am more powerful than thou
art i; but / love not thy society,"" 81
exterminate," said the sword. "And 1
perpetuate," answered the pen "where
are thy victories if / recorded them not?
Even where thou myself shalt one day
be--in the lake of oblivion"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-10-23

THE Vice-President's health is more
hopefully improving, and his friends be-
gin to believe that he will be almost re-
covered by the time Congress opens,
though he will never be capable of his
early physical efforts again.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-10-23
To CORRESPONDENTS.

All communications for this paper should be accom-
panied by the of the authors not necessarily
publication, but as evidence of good faith on the
part of the writer Write only one side of the paper
Be particu ary careful in giving names and Gates 20
have the letters and figures plain and distinct.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-10-23

An unfortunate in Indianapolis who
lost several toes by car-wheel, was
consoled by an Irishman near by with,
"Whist, there, you're making more
noise than mony man I've seen with
his head off.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-10-23
Moths.

These busy insects are one of the
scourges of housekeepers, who fire.
quently know not how to get rid of
them Camphor and tobacco are both
exterminators, but will not stop the
rayages of moths in carpets after they
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-10-23

THE Richmond Wing thinks that if
i" Kosciusko" is properly pronounced
+" Kotschewshko," Freedom must have
sneezed instead of shrieked when the
hero of Poland fell.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-10-23

The american Family Bible Publish
ing Co. are fast monopolizing the Bible Trade.
The secret is in furnishing the best and
cheapest Bible, and dealing literally with
agents. See advertisement
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-10-23

A DOCUMENT showing that women have
been petitioning for their rights for
nearly hundred years will be exhibited
at the Centennial.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-10-23

A FARMER living in Allen county, In
diana, shows squash of his own rails
ing which weighs $40 pounds.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1873-10-23

A scHooL-BoY remarks that when his
teacher undertakes to show him what is
what, he only finds out which is switch.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-04-25

A couple OF dogs were having dis
pute on the opposite side OF a sIat
tence, the other morning when one OF
them, letting his valor get the better o.
hi discretion. plunged his head through
the slats, in the hope OF knipping his
antagonist. That was where he made
tie mistake; the head went through
nicely. but would not pull back. The
otte r pup, seeing his foe IN chsncery,
lrisnrely commenced eating ip the
ront part o. his head and ears. There
WAS music 10 the Gil" about that time,
and the uuearthly yelping brought the
juvenile owner OF that demoralized
canine TO the rescue. He took in the
situation at once, and freezing on to
the dogs tail and brac,ug himself
against the fence, he pulled his level
test. For a moment It was douotfuI
which would give way first, the tail
the head, or the picket, but, with =
ina surge, the boy brought away the
Dup minus the biggest part OF both ears
the first jump that that dog made whet
Loose was something over twenty feet
and with q continuous wall of grlei, hs
disappeared around the corner.