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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-22

In Indiana the Democrats have a majority
of from 8, 600, to Il, 900 on the State ticket,
and elect eight of the thirteen members Of
Congress- The Legislature is neither Demo-
cratic nor Republican, the balance of power
being held by the Independent members.
Appended is a list Of the Congressman
elected:
1. " Heilman, Ind, Rep 8. .M Hunter, Rep
2. J ID Williams. Dem g. McClurg. Dem
g. Michael C Kerr. Dem 10. W Raymond. Dem
4. Jeptha d New, Dem IL. Jas Evans, Rep
s. ~ Holman. Dem IL. Hamilton, Dem
g. II Robinson, Rep ID. John H Baker, Rep
Z. T Landers Dem
Iowa rolls up heavy Republican majority
about 10000 The Opposition elect one MEM
Der of Congress, L. l.. Ainsworth, in the
Third District. The following are the names
Of the Congressman elect:
l. 'G W McCrary, Rep 6. S sampson, Rep
. .iasxd nfp OPP JwM hiosH h App
4. II OPratt, Rep .. Ohvtr, Rep
S. j Wilson, Rp
Nebraska elects the Republican State ticket
by over 10000 majority. Lorenzo Crounse.
Republican, is reelected to Congress. In
West Virginia the Democrats elect full dele
CATION to Congress, being gam of two MEM,
Il
determine the adoption or rejection of
of the new State Constitution. The returns
indicate that the instrument has been
adopted by heavy majority.
The Convention Of Southern Republicans
at Chattanooga adjourned on the 14th inst,
after session of two days long address
to tho people of the United States touching
k.1
mittee on Outrages was given until December
to collect evidences OF lawlessness and muir
der in the Southern States to lay before Con-
gress The third term and civil rights ques-
tions were not touched. The Associated
Press agents in the South were denounced
by decided vote for constantly slandering
Republicans and refusing to report Ku-Klux
outrages.
General.
Hon. s. A. IRWIN, Collector of Internal
Revenue for the Chicago District, died of
paralysis last week, aged AZ years. Louis,
son of Fred Douglass. has been ap-
pointed by Postmaster-General Jewell q
special agent at large for the Postoffice De-
partment.
I HE house VI 1oirnops VI Inc frOtestant
Episcopal Church has ratified the formation
of new diocese in Ohio and . new diocese in
Michigan. The storyof the cession of Porto
Rico by Spain to Germany has received its
| quietus ss falsehood from Admiral Polo. who
pronounces it an absurd and contemplate
calumny.". The President of the United
States, in company with ex-Secretary Borie,
Gen. Harvey and others, arrived at vinita,
Cherokee Nation, on the 18th inst. Hun
dreds of Cherokee Indians turned out to see
the Great Father" Col E. G. Boucirot
delivered the welcoming address. Three
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-22

LOVE IN NEvADA.-Some person at
Franktown, Washoe Valley, has sent
us poetical effusion, of which we give
below twelve lines, just to show to what
condition love may reduce a man
when green corn is in season:
Thar il a CURL in washoe vallee,
Her giving name is Sallee,
wood was the thingunbob
Incide Of corn, what they call kob,
nj could Come steamin' hot
Rite out of the old iron pot
So her ruby lips mite correll me
And her ivory teeth mite shell me-
During which her ritty nose could smell me,
While her tung, 80 far and yung
Was around about me clung
And she was a-cslling of me sweet.
-Virginia (Heu.) Enterprise.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-22
ALI Sorts.


PARIS has 6s, 600 dogs, which last year
were taxed $4,000.
Iowa put up 1000 school-houses
within the past year.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA produced z, $50, 900
gallons of wine last year.
FoRTY-sEvEN thousand Germans have
gone back to Paris to live.
BROOKLYN has twenty beer breweries,
making go, 600 kegs week.
NINE million thorses in the United
States value, $500. 600. 900.
OLD PROB. hit it eight-eight times out
of every hundred last month.
A NEBRASKA paper tells of flock of
pigeons numbering 1928, 764. Close
figures.
CONNECTICUT las twenty-five silk fac
tories, whose aggregate capital is 3d.
10000.
A DEALER in figures says that the
resping machines of the country net a
leg day.
AN Atlanta, Ga, policeman has been
discharged for eating box of sardines
while on his beat.
THE ordinary stock" Of the railway
companies of the United Kingdom
amounts to nearly $3.50, 900, 900 sterling.
Mr.. KILKUFF, chief engineer of the
Pacific Mail Company, has sailed
1,7S6, 900 miles in twenty-three years
service.
THE London Metropolitan railway,
since its opening in 1868, has carried
305, 900, 900 persons without killing or
iniuring single one of them.
THERE are 10, 500 miles of railway In
Russia, of which 3, 4SS miles are owned
by the state. There are beside 1,153
miles in progress of construction and
1,153 projected.
CAMEL's hair brushes have been
found to be capital substitutes for hos
pital sponges. Now, let science dis
cover some equally satisfactory way OF
doing away with newspaper sponges,
and its triumphs will be complete.
THE city of Rome is said to be honey
combed with about 900 miles of subter-
ranean passage ways cut through the
solid rock, and that these contain the
bodies of from 100000 to 1000, zoo
of human beings entombed there since
the city was built.
Don CARLOS has black hair, brown
eyes, slightly aquiline nose, and black
beard, covering the whole face. He is
very handsome. He has an active,
powerful frame, and stands six feet
three in his boots. He is every inch
the old-fashioned hero-k;ng.
THE San Francisco Bulletin, in late
issue, says: Small dealers are com
planning that enough of five cent piece.
cannot be obtained for the transac tior
of business. So great is the demand
for these coins that premiums varying
from q to per cent. in gold are pait
for them.
The annual supply of copper from
the whole of the civilized world is est
mated at between 127, 900 and 100, 90,
tons. The annual tin supply is statet
at from $4,000 to $4,000 toDs. Thes,
estimates are made by leading En-
glish house engaged in the tin and cop
per trades.
THE total area of the 81 United
States. without the Territories, Is l,
$50, 40 square miles the area of coal
producing sections is 191, 900 squar
miles, which is about one square mil,
in ten. The area of the ten Territorie
is 95, 032 square miles, making an az
g1egate of 2.915. 203 square miles.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-22
SAID that Detroit Justice: cit IL nv

solemn duty to warn you, Jane WEIGH,
that you are on the high road to degra-
ton. This court is going to send you
to the House of Correction for sixty
days, but only with a feeling of kind
ness. You will have time to reflect /;
your nose will lose its rosy hue; you'll
have chance to comb your hair and
make yourself hustle, and haven't a
doubt that, before you come out, you
will have such high aims that police
man can't get within ten rods of you" "
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-22
The Cost of War.

The Republic magazine presents
some rather startling statistics concern
ing the different wars in which the
United States has been engaged. In
the war of the Revolution OTIS to
1889 278, 021 soldiers were engaged in
the war O. 1872 to 1915, 527, 1854 in the
Mexican war, 70, 260-makiHg total
of S7S, 935-while In the war of 1850 no
less than 2,757, 59S were engaged. Dur
ing the rebellion 279,669 officers and
men were killed Or wounded, while
6,749 were missing in action. Since
the commencement of the war the gov
eminent has paid, up to June, 1874, in
pensions, over S25l, 000,000 Deduct
ing SIS. 200, 900 for former pensioners,
there is left S246. 600, 600 growing out
of the rebellion. Some idea of the
paid during these twelve years may be
gathered from the following table:
Army widows and dependent relatives 1870. .1I20ss
Survivors OF the war of 1872. 1926
Widows Of soldiers of the war Of 1872. $500. 505J
Navy iny dn9s and denens;,t 10
Total. .2Ss, All
The rebellion entalled a debt of
50, 500, 900, 600 upon the government to
be paid by the people, and, aside from
the principal of the public debt, and
pensions, there was paid during the fis-
cal year 1873 the sum of 1927, 992, $50.
90, on account of expenses growing out
of the late war.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-22

IL. john L Vance, Dem
u A L walling, Dem
Is. VI I Southland, Dem
IA. John p Cowan, Dem
Is. y II Van Worries. r
.1G. Lorenzo Danford. +
IL. Il d. Woodwork, X
is. James Monroe, Rep
70. tJas A Garfield, Rep
~. Henry Il Payne, Rep
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-22

ENGLAND and Scotland contain Co.,
900 habitual brunkards, of both sexes.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-07-03
A Fayetteville Love Story.
BY THE HON. ]. BATEMAN SMITH.

BY THE HON. j. BATEMAN SMITH.
He was young, he was fair, and he
parted his hair, like the average beau,
in the middle he was proud, but the
truth must be told, he played like a
6end on the fiddle. But aside from this
vice he was everything nice, and his
heart was SO loving and tender that he
always turned pale when ne trod on the
tail of the eat lying down by the fender.
He clerked in the store, and the way
that he tore off calico, jeans and brown
sheeting would have tickled calf and
made the brute laugh in the face Of a
quarterly meeting. He cut quite dash
with darling moustache, which he
learned to adore and to cherish for
one girl had said, while she dropped her
proud head, that t would kill her to see
the thing perish. On Sunday he'd
search the straight road to church, un-
needing the voice of the scorner; and
demurely he sat like young tabby cat
with the saints in the far amen corner.
He sang like bird, and his sweet voice
was heard fairly tugging away at long
metre; and we speak the truth when we
say that this youth could outsing hun
CRY mosquiter.
She was young, she was fair, and she
scrambled her hair, like the average
belle of the city she was proud but not
bold, yet the truth must be told that the
way she chewed wax was pity. But
aside from this vice she was everything
nice and the world much applauded her
hustle; and the Fayetteville boys, being
charmed by the noise. walked miles just
to hear the thing rustic. She cut quite
swell, this wax-chewing belle, and the
men hocked in armies to meet her !; but
she gave them the shirk, for she loved
the young clerk, who sung like hun
cry mosguiter. She hemmed and she
hawed, aud she sighed and she chawed,
until her heart and jaws were both brok-
en- then she walked by his store, while
he stood at the door awaiting some anna
tive token. She raised up her eyes with
a pretty surprise, and tried to enact the
proud scorner; but to tell the plain
truth, she just grinned at the youth who
loved the devout amen corner.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-07-03

as you may choose to inspect; but what
you want to see them for, is quite beyond
me Careless writing may entail more
serious consequences. M, Mignet and
M. st. Hilaire figured as l,gatees in the
will of their friend Nj. Cousin; but the
executors, unable to make out whether
the testator had written ga chacun
deux," or ga chacun d'eux, were Obliged
to ask court of law to decide if the
legatees were entitled to one thousand or
two thousand francs apiece.
A delightfully."- supercilious upholder
of the right of superior intellects to
be above the virtue of legibility, after
asserting that nineteen out of every
twenty notable men write badly, says
that it is emphatically to be desired that
all idle creatures, especially ladies,
should be compelled by act of Parlia-
ment, to write hand as clear as print
under all circumstances when the SUI
perior intellect is writing to the inferior,
every latitude should be allowed but
nobody who is not busy person ought
to be permitted to write to those who are
busy except in fine flowing hand. He
forgets to tell us what the law should be
in the not unlikely case of one busy
man writing to another busy man,
and Enthusiastically ignores the fact,
that an inferior individual may be as
busy in his way as the superior intellect.
Surely the reader has as much claim tor
consideration as the writer, and there
can be no fair reason why he should
have to waste his time, weary his eyes,
and worry his brain in Difference to a
superiority he might be inclined to deny.
Those who insist upon being privileged
to write illegibly, should adopt the plan
of the polite Frenchman, who, sensible
of his faultiness, always forwarded his
letters in duplicate, with this explana-
tion Out of respect, | write to you
with my own hand, but to facilitate the
reading, send you copy that l have
caused my amanuensis to make"
In the midst of the pother now going
on about education, we hope that teach
ers will not forget to enjoin the 'obliga-
ton on all to write clearly, and, at all
events, TO avoid the impertinence of
signing the name in the form of mys-
terious puzzle.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-07-03
High Wages in Dun Times.


Two general facts are noticeable by
newspaper readers in relation to the
business of the country. First, taking
an average of ali manufacturers and
commercial dealings theeountry through,
this season is below the average for busi-
ness profit. Some kinds of manufacture,
iron works in general, for instance, are
doing very little compared with pros
porous season. Manufacturers are max
ing the best they can of the situation,
cutting down outgoes to make up for the
reduction of incomes and saving ex pense
wherever possible. If they get through
the year with balance on the right side
of the sheet it will be about all they ex-
pect. They ere working either at great
ly reduced profits or at loss, hoping
that change in the market will com
pensate them for continued employment
of workmen and storage of manufactur-
ed stock.
Second, this same season of dullness
in business is marked by great uneasi-
ness on the part of workmen and the la.
boring people generally. Wages have
been reduced in some cases, and in Others
the force of men employed has been cut
down. Aside from this, however, there
is lively disposition abroad among the
trades people to strike for higher wages
What causes this unhealthy mania is
not certainly known. Perhaps unwise,
sensational, falsely so-called labor re-
formers have large part of the respon-
sibility on their shoulders At all events
there seems to be an epidemic of strikes
in the cities. New York is especially
disturbed by them.
Setting aside all labor reformers with
their harangues, by which they cunning.
ly scheme to support themselves in idle
ness and make the reputation of public
benefactors, the working people have
the question to settle for themselves,
whether they can afford to take this
course just this time. Employers are in
many cases ready to take this as pre-
text to discharge men whom they would
otherwise retain, or they are totally un-
able to pay the advanced wages demand
ed, and are compelled to let good work
men go, simply because of the obstinacy
of the latter. Prices are generally dull,
and it is the time of all others when a
demand for an advance is least likely to
be respected. Then, there are SO many
men out of employment that the places
of strikers can be readily supplied.
Workmen with dependent families ought
to think of these prominent facts before
striking for higher wages Worcester
Spa.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-07-03
A Short Sermon.
BY HENRY WARD BEEcHER.

And Paul went down, and fell on him,
and embracing him, said, Trouble not
yourself; for his life is in him. Acts
Xxx, 10.
l. Great opprobrium has been cast
upon ministers, under whose preaching
men fall asleep. But under the very
apostle Paul's sermon men not only fell
asleep, but fell from the upper chamber
to the ground. 1t does not follow that a
sermon is dull because the people are
dull. The discourse may be fresh, but
the air of an unventilated room villain
GUS. The preaching may be cool and
good but the weather sultry. The preach
er may be fresh, but the listeners tired
out. Sleepingin church may result from
many causes besides poor sermon.
2. Ministers ought not hastily to
blame their parishioners for sleeping in
" meeting time" Paul did not scold.
de bestowed more care on the poor fell
low who went to sleep under his preach
ing than upon all the rest. This man,
perhaps, had been kept awake the night
before by toothache, or by crying
child, or a sick wife; +; or, he might have
been laborer, and all the day long be
might have been carrying hod, or dig
ging in the trench, till nature was wea-
ried out.
AT any rate, this man must always be
honored as the apostle or martyr of
church sleepers. Eutychus was his
name. So long as that name is remem-
bered there will be consolation for those
most unhappy of mortals-those who try
to keep awake in church, but cannot. 1t
is time that those keen, nervous, sharp
featured creatures that can't sleep in
church if they try, should not be allowed
to domineer with supercilious looks over
the weli-conditioned phlegmatic people
who can't keep awake, even when the
sermon only lasts till midnight"
3. Those who intend to sleep in
church should take great pains in the
selection of their place. 1t will never
do to sit in gallery window. For,
though the parishioner may initiate Eu-
tychus, it is not likely that the preacher
will be able to initiate Paul. Nor should
one sit on the pulpit stairs. Some exam
pies are contagious. Nor is it wise to
sleep in front pews, especially if one has
good repute for piety. Itexposes him to
remarks by the unthinking or the Ina
tured
4. Finally, those who are liable to
somnolency in church may find a COM
plete remedy by sitting down at home,
in their rocking chair, about the time
the second bell rings, and taking out
their nap there. In this way no danger
is incurred, no ridicule is excited, the
minister is not disturbed-neither is the
parishioner
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-07-03

The VITALITY OF SEEDS. There are
few plants the seeds of which will not
grow in the second year after maturity,
if kept in a cool place, neither too dry
nor too damp. The seeds of most of the
grains and grasses will keep their vital
ity for very many years. Instances have
occurred of wheat having been grown
from seed supposed to have been buried
1000 years.
Parsnip and onion seed can only be
depended on to grow the year after it
natures. Beans are safe only for two
years, as also are carrot, egg plant, and
several of the pot herbs. Radish, let
tuce, spinach, parsley and asparagus are
good for three years. Celery, cabbage,
cauli6ower and turnip seeds may gener-
ally relied on for four years after matu-
rity. Beet, mangels, tomato, squash,
pumpkin, cucumber and melon are good
for FIVE or ten years, and the four last,
which are bisexual, generally produce
the largest proportion of female bios
SONS, and consequently, fruit, when
grown from seed that has been kept from
three to six years.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-07-03
a singular Case of Hydrophobia.

A man named Butler. a dog trainer
'n the city of New York, has recently
died of hydrophobia the effect OF bite
from a small Spitz dog, The wound
snon healed, and Mr.. Butler had almost
forgotten about it, until last Monday
morning, when in bis effort to swallow
a cup of tea at his breakfast table he
was seized with violent paroxysm and
convulsive tremor, and to his surprise
discovered that bis muscles would not
convey the drink to his mouth. In some
alarm he turned to his wife and said:
Why, how strange that is cant get
this tea to my lips, what can it mean 7
She thought OF the bite Of the dog i'm
mediately, and like fash it came to
her that her husband had hydrophobia,
but she endeavored at the time to con-
ceal her fear from him, and told him he
was nervous and needed rest" "Tll try
another cup then,' he answered but in
attempting to drink he was again con-
vulsed. He then tried to eat an egg
and some bread, but could not do SO,
and few hours afterwards he recog-
nized symptoms of hydrophobia, and re-
allied his condition. He then begged
his friends to keep away from him and
ran up and down stairs with stick in
his hands endeavoring to strike and bite
every person who approached him. He
tore the clothes IRON his body and clutch.
ing at his breast shrieked, "There are
mad dogs here"
Drs. Loretz and Creamer were called
in and we're obliged to tie him down and
finally succeeded in injecting morphine
into his arm. This relieved his parox-
ysms. He lost the power of speech,
then barked like dog, while streams of
foam poured from his mouth, and late
on Tuesday night he died. He was 64
years old and leaves a wife and nine
children. Mr.. Butler was native of
England, and his education was of su-
perior order. He was an accomplished
linguist, and has been connected with
several eductional institutions as pro-
fessor of languages. His knowledge of
French and German is attested by vol
ume of which he was the author. Some
years ago he went into the business of
training, buying and selling dogs, and
his ability in controlling and tanning
them was deemed by many really mar
velous. Many time he has led away,
without injury, quarrelsome and fero-
cious dog which attacked every other
person who approached it. He wrote
popular book entitled "Dog Training"
He prided himself on the purity of the
breed of dogs raised and trained by him.
Any breed could be obtained of him,
from diminutive black-and tan or King
Charles spaniel to an English bulldog
or Siberian bloodhound. Butler did not
go to dog fights. He felt pardonable
pride in the raising of pure blooded
dogs, ard was respected by large cir
Gle of acquaintance.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-07-03

A blunt but honest preacher recently
declared that some people cannot see the
difference between sounding the gospel
trumpet and blowing their own horn.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-07-03

An old lady in Maine, whose son was
Gagged for evil doing, said they were
"going to get him clear on a writ of
cholera morbus."
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-07-03

Horace Greeley said, "The saddest
dag in a young mans life is when he
thinks he discovers better way of get
ting dollar than by squarely earning
it,"
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-07-03

A brilliant young man, who had new
er heard of apple-butter till few days
ago, supposed it was made from the milk
of cows fed on apples.
Bellows Falls times. [volume] (Bellows Falls, Vt.) 1856-1965, 1874-07-03
Watering Plants and Seeds.

1t often happens that after both vege-
tables and flowers are set out, the wealth
er comes on dry and hot, and unless they
are watered they perish, or seeds, that
had been planted would fail to germin-
ate, or if they started at all would dry
up and be lost. Under such circumstan-
ces it is better to supply water artificial
ly; but it will be well in doing it to OBJ
serve certain things it is always better
to have the water the same temperature
as the air, and always better to use rain
water in preference to well water. We
never advise the use of cold water from
the well on plants, especially when the
sun Is hot upon them. The very best
time, of course, is to water them Just at
night, and thus let the plants have the
benefit of the water through the night.
1t is always better to give them good
soaking, if anything is done. Many
water little, just sprinkle the top of
the ground, and really do the plants or
seeds little or no good. Watering once
begun must be continued, if the weather
holds dry. 1t is expensive to water,
and it should only be resorted to when
the loss that would ensue by the failure
to water would be greater than the cost
to do the work. With the flower garden
we make an exception, for we believe in
looking after the beautiful flowers, to
some extent at least, cost what it will.