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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-01-08

A CoLoRED man, recently deceased, in
New Orleans, owed the city nearly
800, 900 in back taxes. He lived in q
miserable old garnet, worked like a
slave, and allowed himself none of the
comforts of life. He owned real estate
worth 100000 at least, and large
amount of bonds and cash. There were
writs against him for taxes running
back a dozen years, which he avoided
paying by giving the city 10 per cent.
on the gross amount, which the law per.
mitted, and then he lent the money on
mortgages for from Is to "a per cent.
OYSTER OMELET.-Chop fine twelve
large oysters. Beat well six eggs. and
add spoonful of -four, rubbed smooth
in,milk, salt, pepper, and bit of but
ter melted. Fry in one omelet, and
serve hot.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-01-08

SERPENTs OF THE YEAST. of the
most remarkable illustrations of the
mysterious line that separates the
deadly and the wholesome in nature is
given In the English Medical Press,
which states that the poison of the
cobra. the most deadly of the East
India serpents, has been chemically an
nalyzed, with the following results
Carbon, 46; nitrogen, IS; oxygen, 6 ;
sulphur, "a and hydrogen, 10. This is
exactly the composition of beer yeast.
The latter is used in manufacturing the
staff of life-bread the former is so
deadly in. its nature that, even when
taken from the snake and preserved,
and afterward injected under the skin
of animals, it is Immediately fatal.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-01-08

SINCE the year 1848, when there were
about 5000 miles of completed railroad
in the country, the railroad system OF
the United States had increased, on JAN
uary !, 1873, to II 900 miles in actual
operation, with 5000 more in process OF
construction. The railroad statistics
show that i'm 1853 there were $1,000
miles of road built, in 1869 5000
miles, and that since the war the half of
the whole has been constructed and put
In operation. The average railroad
growth for the last five years has been
nearly 5000 miles annually. At rate
of $40, 600 per mile, the cost of the COM
pleted roads would be perhaps So, OOO,-
OO0. 900, while those ia progress and not
yet completed will cost 1920, 600, 900.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-01-08
A coRREspoNpENr who SIGNS himsel

A CORRESPONDENT, who signs himself
"K," sends the New York Tribune q
couple of puns, which he guarantees
as genuine When Gov, Marcy was
Secretary of State at Washington, a
person whoseduty it was to discharge the
men, in the discharge of his duties one
day, could not find the secretary in his
Office. After looking in vain for him, he
rushed frantically up to a party who
he supposed would be able to inform
him, and, striking an attitude, ex-
claimed That Marcy I to others
show. that Marcy show to mel The
counterpart suggests to me very happy
application of the quotation made by
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Some
years ago, while passing up the Mersey
on a voyage to Liverpool, looking over
board, she observed the muddy charac-
ter of the river, and remarked to friend
standing at her side: The quality
of Mersey is not strained"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-01-08

A THRILLING scene occurred at Mrs.
Livermore's lecture at Springfield, VT,
a few nights since. The lady had been
dilating eloquently upon the bad effects
of tight lacing, when young woman In
the gallery, with great difficulty and
much perseverance, burst her corset
strings, and drawing them forth, knot
ted them together and tossed them to
some gentlemen near by, with the OBJ
servation: "Here, boys, you can have
this to play cat's-cradle with"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-01-08

A PRACTICAL farmer, who selects his
seed corn in the fields, tells the Neso
England Homestead that he has always
made it point 10 take it from stalks
which have more than one ear, and he
adds that by this method che has
noticed decided increase of stalks,
that have two or more ears on, and this
year neighbors have asked the privilege
of selecting seed from his crop, having
noticed the superiority of his corn in
this respect over their own"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-01-08

Quite an excitement was created ON
Nelson street, Sunday noon, by the
chimney In Mr.. Frazer's house taking
fire. Mr.. Frazer, and a young man, a
boarder, were the only occupants of the
house at the time the accident was dis
covered. Mrs. Frazer and her father,
who is in Danbury on visit, were at
church. Mr.. Frazer was very much ex-
cited, but the boarder retained his pres
ence of mind. The first move suggested
to the latter was to get a pail of water,
climb out on the roof and dash the
water down the chimney. Mr.. Frazer's
idea was to shout fire in one of the
closets, execute a hornpipe across the
room, and shout fire again in the oppo-
site closet. This he proceeded to do
with commendable despatch, while the
boarder struck out for the roof. 1t was
In this stage of the affair when Mrs.
Frazer and her father turned into the
street and saw the trouble. They both
started for the house on a run, and just
as they reached it young man in the
opposite house fortunately rushed out
with a basket of salt. Mrs. Frazer's
father seized this, and not having any
well defined locality of the fire, started
down the alleyway adjoining the house,
which communicates with the backyard
by half a dozen steps. Thinking he
would not have time to descend these
he impetuously jumped down from the
bank, and was promptly caught across
the neck by an unobserved clothes line.
The awful recoil jerked the basket from
his grasp, distributing its contents in
every direction, and threw him violently
on his back, where be lay with a red
mark on his neck, his tongue protrud-
ing, and giving other infallible indica-
lions of choking to death. Upon wit
Messing this accident to her father Mrs.
Frazer went into a hysterical fit, and
kicked the heels from an eight-dollar
pair of French CATERS. In the mean
time Mr.. Frazer had ripped away the
fire board, and crawled into the fire.
place with view to seeing the extent of
the trouble in the chimney, and it was
while he was straining his eyes up the
tube of flame that the industrious and
self-possessed boarder appeared at the
other extremity with the pail, and
straightway dashed its contents down
the chimney. To say that Mr.. Frazer
was astonished at this unexpected turn
in the affair is to speak very feebly in
deed. That he was mad there can be
no doubt, and when he crawled out into
the room, with the liquid SCOT in q
myriad of rivulets dancing down his
face and shirt front, and confronting his
resuscitated father-in-law, who appeared
at the same time without hat, with
one hand grasping an empty basket
which he had mechanically recovered,
and with the other rubbing the top of
his head, and staring about in hopeless
amazement-the spectacle was about as
complicated and unsatisfactory as any
thing could be. The entry of the re-.
viyed Mrs. Frazer, accompanied by the
calm and confident boarder, diverted
the minds of the two sufferers, and
order was soon restored But it taught
Mr.. Frazer lesson. He will never
again stay home from church.
bury Ne,Cs.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-01-08

One morning Biddy seeing her mis-
tt ass IN loose wrapper, was told it was
styled "half undressed." The next
morning her master brought in some
tomatoes fresh from the vines which he
told her to serve up Sin an undressed
state" When breakfast was ready
blddy came with the tomatoes, having
very few clothes on, in fact but single
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-01-08

A MILK-PRoDUcING PLANT-M. Gill
let-Damitte has addressed paper to
the French Academy of Sciences, to
announce the nutritive and Indigenous
properties of the plant called Galega
officinals. As fodder, its value is thirty
three per cent. higher than the best
meadow hay. Cattle easily take to it,
and chemical analysis shows that it is =
milk producer. From experiments
made on cows exclusively fed on galega,
it appears that in twenty-four hours
they yielded thirty-three per cent. more
milk than others fed on other kinds of
fodder: some gave as much as fifty
per ceIt.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-01-08

The fifteen insurance companies
which have been sued for penalties
under the Iowa insurance law for not
filing statements in January of each
year, threaten to withdraw their agen-
cies and loans from the State if the
hts go against them. As they pay
$l07, 900 year into the State treasury,
their withdrawal would be serious loss
to the revenue. The whole amount
sued for is S216, 900, of which $3.50, 900
would go to the school fund, and the
rest to the informer and his lawyers.
The Auditor of the State certifes that
the companies have complied with the
spirit of the law.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-01-08

TURKISH PoRTERs. strength and
dexterity of the hamals" of CONSTANT.
nople in carrying enormous burdens are
proverbial and it is surprising to see
one of these poor Eastern porters
quietly pledding his way up or down
some billy street with a perfect noun
tain of material piled upon his back.
The loads they carry are most miscel-
laneous; but even old residents were
lately astOnished to see a "hamal'
staggering along the Grande Rue de
Pera with large four-wheeled carriage
all complete except the horses-lashed
on to his pOrter's knot.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-01-08

THE extent of railroad open in British
India at midsummer, 1873, was 5,511
miles. The gross revenue of the year
1872 was 81, 755, 900, the passenger
traffic producing over $40, OO0, 900, and
the goods traffic nearly $40, 600, 900.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-01-08

garment decked her sturdy limbs. The
master and mistress viewed her with
amazement, but she made sure her
position as she placed the dish on the
table, by saying Arrah, sure. I'm in
an .undressed state, as We ordered me,
and begorra I'll not strip another rag if
/ get my discharge. -
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-01-08

that by improvement it will be worth
$40. Those who support the scheme
say that there con be grown on the
tract yearly, besides indigo, rice and
sugar, $3.50, 600, 600 worth of cotton.
These are pretty big figures, and we
think Congress will be inclined to let
the scheme alone till the revenue of the
Government again exceeds expendi-
turac
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-01-08

A MAN in Iowa by the name of Silas
Chew was married the other day to
girl named Anna Good. The most OBJ
fuse person would instantly call to mind
the scriptural Injunction IS. Chew
Chat which is evil cleaving only to that
which is Good
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-01-08

WE might, as nation, if we felt so
disposed, indulge in little enthusiastic
brag about our railroads, as we possess
more miles of iron than all the nations
OF Europe combined. In Europe there
are scarcely $1,000 miles of railroads,
while the connected lines of the United
States measure 70, III miles, exclusive Of
43, 600 now In course of construction
Boston Globe.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-01-08

THE Rev. Joseph p Taylor, of Bruins
wick, Me-, having some trouble from an
echo in his church, effectually destroyed
it in the following manner The church
consists of nave, transept and chancel.
Wires were stretched across the arches
of the open roof at two inches distance
from each other at the intersection OF
the transept and nave, coming down to
the corbels, and also across a portion OF
each of several arches in the nave, be-
ginning at the top. Mr.. Taylor suggests
that the wires need not be nearer to-
gether than one foot. The wire is SC
small as not to be seen from the floor OF
the church, and consequently does not
detract from its appearance.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-01-08

PRoTRAcTED LAWSUIT. lawsuit was
brought to close this year under the
decision of Judge Van Brunt, which
was commenced when the Judge was a
child. 1t drew out of the will of John
Mason, name now almost forgotten.
John Mason died in 1910. For twenty
years previously he had been the heav-
lest dry goods dealer in the United
States. AS soon as he was dead his
great property gave rise to litigation,
and one suit ran into another, SO that
although the first parties died others
kept it up. Thirty-three years of legal
warfare were required to bring the case
to successful issue. The first plain
tiff was dead, and so was the defendant.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-01-08

CUBA is a little larger than Missis-
sippi, New York or Tennessee, and has
about the population of the last named
State, perhaps ], 1888, 900, of whom 30, 600
are slaves. Cuba is $50 miles long, and
135 wide at the widest point.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-01-08

THE land at the mouth OF the Missis-
sippi for whose reclamation Congress is
asked to assist, measures 24,771, 240
acres, of which there can be made
available %, 457, 900 acres. Its present
valuation is 50 an acre, but it is thought
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-01-08
TO CORREsPoNpENrs.

All communications for this paper should be accom-
panied by the name of the authors necessarily for
publication. but evidence of good faith on tho
part of writer. Write only side of the paper
Be partcu arly careful in giving and ates to
have the letters and figures plain and distinct.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-01-08
ENGLISH FoBrH1cAT1oNs.-F

ENGLISH FoRTHICATIoNs.- a re-
turn just issued it appears that during
the last twelve years England has ex-
pended sum equal to $50, 646, 9S9 up
on coast Notifications, distributed for
the most part at Portsmouth, Plymouth,
Portland, Pembroke, Sheerness, Dover,
Gravesend, Chatham, and Cork.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-01-08

The oil springs of Canada appear to
have proved no better investment than
those of Pennsylvania. From the first
discovery of petroleum to the present
time-says the Toronto Glo6e-the his
tory of its production and manufacture
has been marked with disaster to those
who embarked their fortunes in them.
That paper estimates the capital actually
destroyed nothing whatever left to
show for tat no less than S5, 900, OOC
alone. The present condition of Both
well, Petrolia, and other places is hardly
less deplorable than that of Pithole
City, whose $4,000 inhabitants have
been reduced to twelve families.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-01-30

Mn. EDITOR Please allow me th'
exquisite beatitudc OF tresspassing upOI
your time. patience, and valuable space
while attempt 10 expatiaie upon ihe in
exorable bullwarks. erected by the grca
Historian. Poet. Psychologist, and "GUt
AsTICUTIs' OF the T.. 4. Institute.
II hath pleased him in his stupendoui
enunciations, TO bestow upon our Hunt
imgburg teachers, ana others who pre-
sen,ed themselves upon that memorable
."Dec. 27th." an excessive amount .oi
praise, and IN glowing terms, many oi
which | cannot comprehend the mean
ing, but suppose they mean something
hath Wanted them 10 the skies.
Now, Mr.. Editor. your humble cor.
respondent is cognizMt Of the truth OF
the gentlemans statement. and in hi,
uns sophisticated and congenial feeling,
endorses every sentiment uttered by the
terse. vivid, and eloquent Secretary OF
the above named Institute.
am sure that my statement is verified
from the simple fact of the members oi
that Institute having chosen. for >ccre-
tary. an acknowledged genius. aHd one
whose capability for becoming the great
exploit explatoroni" Of the imponder-
able and nom entous questions discus
sed upon that memorable Dec 27th," l.
unQuestioned.
His (thc Secretary's) laudable. high
sounding. unsearchable, ,never-to-be-fo for
gotten. and mammoth production. ha
been waited upon the gentle breeze.
over the rugged hills, along the accom-
modating line OF the o. & NJ. X r.. and
reached the Queen city" in time FOR
the writer of this insignificant article 20
ferret out the quintessence of the above
named explosion" just oue more such
an effort and, either. 4 ezra Firnia, OF a
Secretary will be busted,
% how much admire his exquisite
and fantastic description of their peran
Dalations about the streets in search OF
some nutritious element TO repair the
waste OF organism occasioned by lofty
strains of eloqnence during the forenoon
session, and methinks the Hon. Secreta-
ry required an extraordinary amount 10
repair the waste Of brain tissue caused
by his lofty flights and no doubt ex-
claiming with the great Chicagoian "In
hoe Signo vinces."
q. II. JUNIPER wrGcIxs.
CINCINNATI, o., Jan. 24th 1874.
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The Cincinnati Enquirer SAYS: III the
farmers Of The country want 10 have
hand in fixing iair prices for their pro-
ducts. let them meet IN their neighbor-
hoods and school districts. and petition
Congress 10 Increase the volume OF green
backs. or bring the currency back 10 the
standard of 1855. where il ought to have
remained. What are the Grangcrs about
that they do not act In this matter? Are
they going 10 allow the price OF their
labor 10 be regulated by the national
bankers OF the principal cities! These
latter gentlemen are no way backward
ia coming 70 the front on this question
They have their own personal interests
10 subserve by it. Tie farmers OF the
Northwest can have the price OF corn az
a dollat>a bushel before the first day OF
May, and al other products in proper
'tion, IL they only will IT, i, ii possible
they will permit a set OF dromes ia tho
great hive Of human industries men
who raise and produce nothing TO nix
The value upon the labor OF those who
DO wDrn Tor their subsistence. We say
TO the laboring man, pour IN You letters
TO your Representative IN Congress =
have meetings in these winter days
when ycu can spare the time from Your
usual avocations Don't forget that
your Congressman will soon understand
Iwhat T. wanted when he j. instructed in
Ithis matter aud he will then spurn the
hon dhoiders' briba and vote as YOU in
innate. The lesson Of the late salary
grab j. not yet forgotten
The old soldiers Of the Teuth Dis
trict will reunion at Fort Wayne next
April.
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~ A CORES spondcnt Of the Corner
Stone says that he 'As information from
New York. ihat the contract compsny
have concluded 10 20 ahead IN the CON
struction Of The Lake Erie. Evansville
and :. W. II. r., notw ithstandin. the
crisis In the money market. They have
not sold bond or collected dollar OF
stock aud vet thew have constructed and
equipped the division between Evans
vile and Boonvile.
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Jasper and Shoals
STAGE ROUTE!

rEHHE travelling public are informed
! that the undersigned viii hereafter
RIM a stage between Jasper and Shoals.
leaving Jasper every Monday and Fri
day mornings. and returnilg . TUESDAYS
aud Saturdays. Good teams. com !oria-
BILE couvevanccs. and expert drivers, hc
hopes will earn = share ofpuhlic patron
age. Express packages will I've convey
81 a reasonable rstcs. and promptly de-
,liVcrri. A. STEINHAUSER.
Sept. IL, .I3.-ly.
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Architect and Carpenter.
w. B. ROSE

EhFFEE> his services 10 those building
~ % contemplating building tie will
nrni-h r'AN- AND ESTIMATES TO those
desiring .hem. or Will make estimates on
p.tns igrnishcd him for any Mind oi
huiiling. lie is also ready TO take con.
tracts for anything in hi- line al reason
able prices aud will furnish all necessary
materials. ii desired. Persons intend.
ing TO build are requested TO see, oI
address him. at IRELAND, ISD.
Aug. Vt. lss3.-Iv
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n.rFs or AnvEEr-SFING.

For square, 10 lines or less, week. 81 %
zach .ul,-ruuent insertion. 10 cts.
Longer advertisements AZ the same rate,
A fraction over even square or squares.
counted a. >qufrc. These are tlsc terms
for transient advertisements, a reasona-
BILE deduction viii be made 10 regular
advertisrF--
Sotirc> OF appointment of admins
traitor. and legal notices or like character
To be paii IN advance
ANNOUNCING CANDIDATES.
For Township Officers. each SlVr
. ~ County 2.3O
For District. Circuit. or State. 500
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In bchalfof the State Grange.
T. keemc, ex-Secretary of the State
Grange. IN speaking Of the above report
says, ~ heartily endorse all of the re
port and believe the plan presented the
true policy TO be pursued"
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-01-30

To the Oafcers and Members Of the State Grange o.
Indiana;
Having been appointed by the Execu.
tive Committee your of honorable bod,
Ito represent the views of the farmers oi
Indiana, upon the subjectof transporta.
Ition between our State and the seaOoard
before the select committee appointed
by the United States Senate 10 investi.
gate this subject, respectfully submit
this brief report Of my action:
On the 2sLh of October met the com
lmiiiec at the Galt House. in Louisville
Ky, and arranged to transmit to them
what | had to say in writing. aud ac-
lcompanying this submit copy of my
address to the committee. (See Appen-
dix A.)
/ did not touch upon the subject OF
the National Government engaging ia
the construct IN Of new lines OF water
and railroad communication. because
that knew that my own views OH that
subject would not meet the hearty aud
full concurrence OF all who nave given
thought; aud attention TO it though | am
decidedly Of the opinion that il is not
for the farmers OF the country az the
time 10 urge upon Congress to embark;
in the construction OF great system oi
internal improvements; but on the con
trary, think our efforts should first bt
directed TO overcome the evils Of the
present system Of transportation, and ii
this | am confident we will ultimately
SUI ceel.
APPENDIX A.
To the United States Senate Select Committee q
transportation;
|. The undersigned has been selected h,
the Stale Grange of Indiana, TO presen
the views of our farmers in regard Ia th,
defects, abuses aud grievances existin.
under the present system of transpOrta
tion between this State and the eastern
selboari. This is a subject that has 70
long time engaged the earnest aiien
tion OF the thoughtful farmers of Indi
ana, and one in which AT least nine
ltenths of the whole people of our Stat
+ have direct personal interest. A
, transportation between this State an,
the eastern seaboard mnst continue 70
very many years 10 be principally don
, by railroads il il not NV purpose I,
) speak of lines OF water communication
, Among the defects aud abuses" OF al
T present railroad system, we charge tha
/ the managers ofthesc roads impose sue
: charges for passengers and freight i "a
beyond what they need be TO give iai
compensation TO all those engaged i
Z operating them, and pay liberal divi
! dends upon the actual capital gtxcludin
/ watered stock and bogus capitaD invest
3 ed in said roads. Mr.. Rufus Hatch. i
, his circular upon frauds IN railroa'
management" makes statements show
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BOOTS g. SnOES
e. I2- BECK.
EAST SIDE OF PrBLIc SQUARE,

JASFLH, IN II.
.EsANUFACTURE~ TO order Boots
.rB aud shoes. in the latest styles En-
Iploying none bat the best workmcn. he
in-ureS all Of his work. lie also keeps
on hand large assortmenr OF Eastern
work for ladies and children. which he
will sell CHEAP FOR CASH.
Remember the place, east side of the
Public square.
Oct. p. lS12.-1v.
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~ During the six months ending
January l. S69l O5 in postage stamps
have been cancelled at the Rockport
Office. end for the year 1873 there were
issued 20ss money orders, amounting to
$4,000 80.