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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-22
The Empress JOsephine's Handkerchief.

A correspondent of the Paris Anleri-
can Register writes /: 81 have SO often
heard French persons criticise the I'M
willingness of English and American
ladies to name certain articles of the
the feminine toilet that | was quite
delighted few days ago, in persuing
some old chronicles, to find out that it
was possible for the French to be quite
the Empress Josephine handkerchief
was thought In France SO shocking an
object that lady would never have
dared to use it before any one. The
word even was carefully avoided In re-
fined conversation. An actor who would
have used handkerchief on the stage,
even in the most fearful moments OF the
play, would have been numerically
Missed; and it was only in the beginning
of the present century that celebrat-
ed actress, Mile. Duchesnois, dared to
appear with a handkerchief in her hand.
Having to speak of this handkerchief in
the course of the piece she never could
summon enough courage to call 1T by its
true name, but referred to 1t "a light
tissue. A few years latter translation
of one of Shakspeares plays by Alfred
de Vigny having been acted, the word
handkerchief WAS used for the first time
on the stage amid cries of Indignation
from great part of the house. L doubt
if even to-day the French eiegantes
would carry handkerchiets if the wife
of Napoleon [. had not given the signal
to adopt them. The Empress jose
phine, although really lovely, had very
ugly teeth. To conceal them she was
in the habit of carry small handker-
chiefs adorned with costly laces, which
she continually raised gracefully to her
lips. OF course all the ladies' of the
court followed her example, and hand
kerchiefs have rap dly become an i'm
portant and costly part of the feminine
toilet so much SO that the pr'ce of
single handkerchief of the trousseau Of
the Duchess of Edinburgh would make
| the fortune of a necessitous family"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-22
Driven to Death by a Curse.

Miss Cross, school teacher in Stark,
New Hampshire, lately committed sui
eide by drowning, under the following
circumstances, as related by a local
paper: She had had charge of the school
for several weeks. The scholars thought
much of her, and till within a short
time before her death she kept an order
ly and excellent school. But during the
last week all seemed to be disorder and
confusion in the school. The commit
tee, DIR. A. Thompson and M. T. Pike,
ESQ.,, having heard of the fact, visited
the school on Friday, and found it much
as above described, on which after the
school was dismissed, they kindly talked
with herprivately relatively to theschool,
told her how it seemed to them, and ad-
vised her, as she appeared pale end sick,
quietly to go to the agent and resign her
position; or if she felt strong enough
to go on with the school, and thought
che could improve in the particulars
they mentioned, she could do so. She
said she would determine what was best
between that time and the hour of school
the next morning. They left for their
homes. She did not return to her
boarding house that night. and her
friends became alarmed. The school
house was locked. On looking in at
the window the key was seen on the
floor. On entering, they discovered on
her desk some little articles of value she
had taken from her person, and the fol-
lowing note, addressed to her sister:
DEAR MARY-All have to say is that the
curse is fulfilled. Tho daughters shall die in
sorrow if not in shame before they are TWEEN
ty. Ask Albert Thompson and Thomas Pine
why. Goodbye all. LAURIANA
Search was made for her body. The
school house was situated on the bank
of the river, where the water was deep
and still. and the body was found near
by. Before the coroner's jury her SIS
ter explained the note, by relating that
they were the children of Amos K Cross,
of Waterford, Maine, and that in conse-
quence of some difficulty between them,
her father separated from his first wife,
and was again married, on which his
mother. taking sides against him, pro
nounced with dreadful emphasis this
curse upon her sons children: "His
daughters shall die IN sorrow if not in
shame, before tkey are twenty, and the
SOUS shall be cut off in infancy" She
said that for some time Lauriana had
constantly dwelt upon the subject OF
the curse, and the more so, recently, as
she was nearing the age of twenty, and
she had done and said things which had
caused her to think her sister meditated
suicide. And her roommate testified
that only week before she had spoken
of it to her, and alluded to the fact that
she was over nineteen years of age, and
if the curse was fulfilled she had but q
short time longer to live. The fact that
some of her brothers died in infancy
tended to strengthen the superstition,
so that insanity and death were the con-
sequence.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-22

him but it may be that there is more
in tone than in words.
Potten walked slowly to the door, and
left the room. He looked like man in
a dream. He did not return that night,
ana Mrs. Potten was alarmed. He did
not return the next day or night, and
the neighbors were alarmed. They
thought, too truly, that the poor man
had gone distracted, was mad with grief
and the sense of having been the cause
of the death of his child. In this belief,
they naturally expected to find him on
the river side. And there, on the third
day, they found him-at low water
drowned.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-22
How to Make an EOlian Harp.

An instrument of the kind about to
be described seems to be of very All
cient origin, but was introduced during
the last century. The Eolian harp
produces very pleasing melodious
sound, especially in the open air and is
not difficult to construct. A long, mar
row box, the length of window, or
the position in which it is to be placed,
is the first requisite it must b. made
of thin deal, four inches deep and five
in width. At the extremities of the top
glue two pieces of oak about half an
inch high and quarter of an inch
thick, for bridges to which the strings
are TO be fixed within the box, at each
end glue two pieces of beechwood,
about an inch square and the width Of
the box. Into one of the bridges fix seven
pegs, such as are used for piano strings;
into the other bridge fasten the same
number of small brass pins and to
these pins fasten one end of the strings,
made of small catgut, and twist the
other end of the strings around the
pegs then tune them In unison. Place
over the top of the strings a thin
board, supported by four pegs, and
about three inches from the sounding
board, to procure free passage for the
wind. The harp should be exposed to
the wind at partly opened window to
increase the draught of air, the door or
an opposite window in the room should
be open. The strings III u current of
air, sound in unison I; and with the in
creasing or decreasing force of the cur
rent, the melody changes into pleasing,
soft, low sounds and diatonic scales,
which unite and occasionally form very
delightful musical tones. If the harp
can be placed in suitable position, so
as to receive sufficient draught of air,
in grotto, or Economically situated ar
Dor, or hidden in some shady nook near
waterfall, the effect of its sweet
sounds is very charming.-CdsseUs
Household Guide.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-22
DYSPEPSIA.

SYMPTOMs-Want of appeti e, rising Of food and
wind ON the stomach. scidity If the stomach,
heartburn, dryness and whitens the tongue
in the norniDg, sense Of distension in tn stomach
and bowels, sometimes rumb ing aud pain; cos
tiveness, which is occasionally interrupted by
darr ua; paleness of the urine. Thu mouth is
clammy, or has a sour or bitter taste. Other fire.
quent symptoms waterbrash. palpitation Of
the heart, head ache, and dis rders II the ses
s seeing double, &c. There is general debility,
ianguor, and aversion TO motion; detection of the
spirits, disturbed s.eep, ana frightful dreams.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-22
A Remarkable Parallel.

A remarkable parallelism has been
shown to exist between Melbourne,
Australia, and San Francisco, California.
They are nearly in corresponding lati-
tudes, San Francisco being in thirty
seven degrees and forty-eight minutes
north, while Melbourne is in thirty
seven degrees and forty-seven minutes
south, thus making one only one mile
nearer the equator than the other.
Both had their beginnings as towns in
1885 both remained insignificant places
until the discovery of gold in the coun-
tries surrounding them both suddenly
arose to great wealth both suffered
from a decline of the gold yield, five
years after mining began and both have
risen to new and abiding prosperity, as
the agricultural resources o. the tribu-
tary country were developed. Here this
remarkable parallelism ceases. The
British colonies in Australia; of which
Melbourne is the metropolis, contain a
population nearly three times as great
as the Pacific slope, but Melbourne it.
self does not greatly exceed Sar Fran
cisco in size. A California paper con-
trasts the two cities, claims greater
natural advantages, such as climate,
geographical position, etc., for San
Francisco, but reluctantly admits that
in public buildings, parks, etc., Mel
bourna is to be envied, even by the most
loyal CaiforniaAs.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-22

A LITTLE boy who was nearly starved
by stingy uncle (his guardian). with
whom he lived, meeting lank grey
hound one day in the street, was asked
by his guardian what made the dog so
thin. After rejecting the little fellow
replied, 81 suppose he lives with his
uncle"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-22
Gained Fifteen Pounds Of Flesh.

SOUTH BERWICK, Me-, Jan. Il, 1872.
II r. STEVENS, Esq:
Dear sir-I have Gad Dyspepsia in is worst form
for the last ten years, nj have AIKEN hundreds CT
dollars worth of o. edic ne witho CD aiming any
relief In Sept mber last commenced taking the
vEGETINE, nee which time m health has st i'd
lily imp owed Ny food digests well, and have
gained fifteen pounds Of flesh. There a several
othe in this place taking the VEGBrIsE, an d all
have obtained relief. Yours. t,uly
THOMAS z. MOORE,
Overseer Of the Card Room, Portsmouth Co.'s
Mills.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-22

AN OREGON WOMAN. is a
smart young widow IN Lane county,
Oregon, who last winter plowed between
seventy and eighty acres of ground for
her father, and narrowed the most of it
In. She then turned out her team and
vent and got certificate as a teacher,
took up school and taught until hay
ing and harvest commenced, when she
dropped the birch i" and again took
up the reins and cut her fathers and
uncle's grain, and is now cutting for the
neighbours.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-22

Do YOU ever think that neglected
cough or cold may lead to serious conse-
quences? In the early stages of lung disease
take WIshart's Pine Tree lar Cordial. 1t can
always be relied upon.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-22

THE fact that FIVE million of pairs of SILL
VER-TIPPED Shoes are made year shows
how those who use them feel about it. They
know that they last three times a. long.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-22

A HOTEL out West says, generously,
Of a competing establishment, that 1t
stands without arrival.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-22

The Providence Press seems offended
because Budd Doble said that Goldsmith
Maid could trot across Rhode Island In
two minutes.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-22

"T1ME IS MONEY. - Many people
take no care of money; spendthrifts we
have always with us-prodigal sons who
are generally bitterly punished for their
productivity, since "poetical justice
still rules the earth. And what with
the spendthrifts of time !? Their best
days they throw away-let them run
like sand through the fingers as long as
they think they still have an almost
countless number of them to spend |;
but, unluckily, they have by that time
no notion how TO do it.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-03
Fire {!

AT about half past ten o'clock last
night the peace and quiet of the city
was broken by the firing of small arms
and this startling cry. The fire proved
to be on Elm street, opposite the Pres
byterian church, and in tho grocery es-
adjustment of Mr. w. b. Van Horn.
The fire originated in the apartment of
the family, and was caused by the ex-
plosion of Il coal oil lamp. The loss Of
Mr.. Van Horn Is variously estimated,
and most probably will not be less than
from twenty-five hundred to three
thousand dollars, covered partially by
insurance. The building Is owned by
Mr. Hawkins and was uninsured,
The grocery establishment of Mr.. c.
G. Starkley, OH the adjoining lot west,
was partially damaged, and but for
the gallant and manly efforts of the
fire department, would have been de-
stroyed. f3 ,@ #ehw a4&
The stock in the establishment,
roughly handled and carelessly pitched
about, will prove almost total loss.
No insurance, so far as we could learn.
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FesfiyaI AdtienSla.

Supplementary to the festival held
by the ladies of the Presbyterian
church, we have to note the "Post
Ofiice,n with Miss Darlington az post
mistress, clever idea, which contrib
uted much TO the general amusement.
Also the "Fish Pond,n with Miss
Stephenson overlooking the vagaries
of the BODYBUILDING tribe another
conceit which furnished its share of
enjoyable interest. r, .. 1
TO Colonel Shields, DR.. Ewell, Dr.
Hughes and other gentlemen, whose
names are not just at our pencil point,
the ladies are grateful for much val,
liable aid. The profits arising fromth
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-03

The DAILY HERALD is published every
morning, except Monday, and delivered to
city subscribers before breakfast, and at all
points North, East, South and West by the
first mails.
II will contain Special Dispatches of all
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-03

THE voting man NJ the festival,
who attempted to break Tho button
hole OF his paper collar, 10 as to have
his girl put her arms about his neck to
rendlusl It, tore hole In the back of
his coat Irsload, aud had TO leave his
'colpitialn to ~ home with another
fellow,
A HOUSE,, eighteen hands high,
weighing, according to good Judges,
about twelve hundred pounds, dnd only
three years old was attached 10 O
wagon from Johnson county, which
was IN the city yesterday, The anl-
mal was tho property of Captain Nor
row, living near Clobllfne.
4 FARMER living In this couniy told
one Of our merchants, yesterday, that
he lost eight hundred dollars worth of
stock by the lightning last Monday
night, II lightning proposes to CON
duct itself In that way In Dallas coun'
ty, every calf sheep, hog, COW and
horse will have to bc lightning rodded.
Tue advantages passengers going
east have, by taking the Vandalu route,
IL that II admits Of their visiting the
cities Of indianapolis, Columbus, Pitts
burgh, Harrisburg, Baltimore, WASH
ington and Philadelphia, with but one
change of cars between ~, Louis and
New York, and that at Washington,
We were much pleased TO receive u
call yesterday from Colonel Christo-
pher secretary aud treasurer Of the
Lone Star boundary aud machine
works, which aro to be- opened In n
few days In this city. Colonel Christo-
phcr IL u gentleman iavorably known
from the Atlantic 10 the Pacific coast,
and will settle with his family In this
city. Major Arndt also favored us with
Il call.
MAJOR ToMPKINs got steam up" on
his agricultural machinery yesterday,
and displayed the beautiful manner IN
which each particular implement per.
formed Its special Office. The exhibi-
ton attracted quite II crowd of Dracti-
cal farmers and many of our citizens.
A small stationary engine furnished
the motive power.
THE brilliant farrago of Prof Kelly,
at Fields opera house last night, was
one of the most eXquisitely enjoyable
musical treats our citizens have had
for long while. The audience was
not large, but the attendance expressed
the fullest delight at the professors
fine singing and playing. a
WE see any day OIL our streets mum
bers Of prematurely old men--men
young in years, hut who have "spent
their summer ere II was May" broken
down by various excuses. IA word
to the wise Is sufllcientn--g bottle
OF William b. Parker's Compound
Fluid Extract Buchu. and We stake our
reputation on 1t, you will find II "a
friend In need.' Sin no more, lest n
worse thing come unto thee; take the
medicine faithfully, and you will be
repaid by full restoration of your
pristine vigor. For sale by all drug
gists, everywhere.
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Wlnes--Port aud sherry, VI 0ss TO-
Boots aud shoes,

Boys Kin Brogans ~ 00@l6 90 v dosi Mems
do SIS Ule,lB w n doz children'h ana MiAhts
do 81 O@lb 10 Nd0z MonenH heavy fss ZIP
tl2 OOqlh % u dOEi lloys Kip boolh sis Oo@
10 ~ v dOzi Mems do sS6 OOab W y doN,
Dry Goods,
Brown Sheetlng ANA shirIlng Central
Sott IA iicpi 'caboi 4 Al islTcj Houston cly
a. lelsc, Miller River l2Ncj Indian Head "
llkci Massachusetts l. y e'Sci Bedford u ilci
Coneatoga lie, IA.
l,oot \ iiei Booi EiSLeI Root Il ICE; 4 mosreag
l2lSe, Barnsley lie; Utica Be, Harmony %,
Frinls MerTiInae W lnci Gloucester lOci
Essex poi AnconA 1907 Clinton Y Gi, Alnoy VEN
ioc; Mohtyiile sIyci columbani'le,
ljemlnsl BOslOn loci Oakland lde, Hay
maker 1896 otis AKA 2be. ,o,<.
stripes; American le,sci Mechanics lane,
sheridan, lies Rock ltiyef l0Hci Easlon loei
Cheeks Lanark l9Sci Amerlens leyye, Cal'
edonia No, 1901 Caledonian MOB hci VhrAs
Drills, Gpnteyllle ~ ~ Plymouth Rock,
heavy l6ci Appleton lA' sci Pepperlll lb,sc,,,
Ticking filncelon l2Iscj Manhattan lbci
Houston ely Mills a sgei Conesloga az u a
?lci Fendall a 2i,Jej John A olarkS \ s'''ci
Corset Jeansi Clarendon i9,.ci Amoskeag
| lJ0, Naumlteng Satlecn lb5c.
Cotton Plaidsi Magnolia l9lsc AmerlQnS
l7lGoi Mhltlendon extra heavy lsEici Ala
balnn l5I.
Wiggnn Red Cross ~ ~.
Cottonades; Farmer'sand Meclanic,sHoo
Howard nv; Lynchbuig %'rci Williams
Heavy Rio Duck; superior, Gounces,2''
Howard 23c; Clarendon AMc; Hear nh"uS
| 22cj Ravens, v ounces, 2ic,
Cambricsi Flat So; Rolled.llhc.
Miscellaneous; Kentucky Jeans lo@Dci
Doe Akin H5S@B0ci Cotton Yarns Wc'
Lumber.
Yellow Pine, rough ,all sizcs and length $50 10
per m; White Pine clenr, J. /, lSnnd inches
w 10 per m; White Pine Notwithstanding
| S25 0O per mi White Pine Notwithstanding
81 30 per m; White Pine ceiling $50 on per M
White Pine inch boards $40 copper m; White
| Pine inch boards $40 w per IN, White Pinc
| inch boards S55 w per IN; White Pine inch
boards So 10 per mi Palings, nancy, heads,
white pine, 81 90 per m; Shingles, white
pine, IS ~ per m: Shingles, hitc Pine, " O0i
tements5 Oper barrel; Plaster Paris u 90 per
| barrel.
Iron and mills.
An sizes, from 10 81 cut Sd 10; all sizes cas-
Ing 1 10 ~ " o.; all sizes finishingi 60 10 W;
| 81 line So %; refined bar iron Bllc " H.; pillow
iron DO " N; pillow steel l91ic " D.
Timers stocks ana Metals.
Tin; IL, lOxi4, charcoal, per box sl7 5oi X
iOxit, charcoal, 5000; 10, l2xl2, charcoal
W. %; IC, chNrcnl, lix2O, SIS 10; TX, charcoal,
llx20, 80 ~; It., lix2D roofing, $40 30; &c, 2Ox
| ~, III ~; block tin Vl h zoe; sheet zinc b, 10
i5c Pig lead " N Zoe; Copper bottoms a n
5Oc Sheet iron 26x27 " ID l2Iac; Solder extra
refined W ID 33c; galvanized iron In mll bun
dies " 10 2Oc: American Russia wh ne
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-03
THE MAILS.
Arrival AMI Departure OF Malls At Dallas Post.
OIfiCe


Northern mail arrives daily at S;3j y IN;
departs NJ $40 IA m,
Southern mall arrives at $50 II IN; departs
at 8.a5 p NJ.
Tcxas and Pacific mail arrives ut $500 mi
departs at 10 pm.
Fort Worth, Weatherford aud Jacksboro
mail arrives except hundays) AZ 4 y IN; de-
parts Except supdsysl NJ lam.
Denton aud Wise County, Lewisyllls and
Triuity Mills mall arrives Monday, Wednes-
day and Friday NJ q y m; departs Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday nj lam.
Cleburne, Hood County, Cedar HIN, Mans
field and .tlyarndo mall departs Monday and
Thursday AT am, arrives Wednesday and
saturday al p IN.
urcenvile, Hunt County, Rockwall aud
Nil lwood mall arrives Tuesday and Friday
NJ u m; departs Tuesday and Friday ut
pm.
Waxahhchie mall arrives Monday, We'd
nesdny and Friday at p.m,; departs Tues
day, Thursday and saturday at ~ am.
Scy0ne, Haughts Store and Union Hill
mail arrives Tuesday, Thursday and Saturl
day at 70 m; departs Tuesday, Thursday and
Saturday lat pm.
All mails close ut p m, as the bulk of the
mail arrives, and Is distributed at night.
william Jones, Postmaster; y, s.. Jones,
Assistant Postmaster; owen Gerry, Chief
Clerk; w. -. Adams, Mailing Clerk; Harry
Nehl, Delivery Clerk; ID. A. Brown, Box Dis
ributing CLERK.
Persons having grievances against the
Office on any acoounll Will please report the
fast In writing on In person. to the post nsster.
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A Card.

The article appearing in yesterdays
Commercial signed ]. &. Drowned Co.,
is calculated, by further attention to it,
to advertise said liquor establishment,
which we do not desire to do. 1850
We deny that we entered the afore-
said liquor store the night of the fire,
except when invited by Major r. ".
Thompkins; and further deny that we
partook of any of J. G. Browne & Co.'s
.whiskey, except that which we paid
81 35 per bottle for.
We furthermore deny that we style
ourself gallant, but think we are gal
liant enough, If necessary, to defend
o,irself, provided exceptions are taken
to the above. W. C. COMMON.
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Clean Uni Clean I'm,

The citizens of Dallas are hereby notified
thut the sanitary laws of the city Of Dallas
will take effect from this date, and that after
the expiration of twenty days the city mar
shal and police force will report all nuisan.
ces to me. All keepers OF hotels, boarding
houses, saloons, vegetable stands, hide
houses and places where filth sccumulates
rapidly, are notified that the sanitary laws
will oe rigldly enforced after the above da te
Y'ihi'it NAT. A. CORNELIUS, MD.
bas ssr Health officer city Of Dallas.
March !, 1874.
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Health should be the first object of all.
without health, wealth Ia an empty mock.
cry. With such Knowledge, why do We daily,
hourly see persons suffering from bronchial
affections hesitate, delay procuring relief,
when II IN within their reachs Marden +
Pectornl Balm has been tested In nearly one
million eases during the past year, and nj
ways proved enlcacious For sale by all
druggists.
The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1874-04-03
Nafice.

At meeting of the Medical Society Of the
city Of Dallas, held ON February 18th ulto.,
the following gentlemen were appointed q
committee ofarrangementsf TOR the. meeting
OF the state Medical Association in this city
on Tuesday, the nh day Of April next via:
W. IL. sutton, NJ. D., NJ. H. oliver, NJ. D., l..
Elliott. VI. D., MA. Cornelius. NJ. d., Il. w.
Allen, NJ. d., ). v. Childers, NJ. d., and x. II.
Jones, NJ. d.
The members Of the profession throughout
the state, are most cordially invited to be
present on the occasion. . .,,.
~. ~. y @ W, II, SUTTON, MD, i
2td9wEw9w ~ chsirman.