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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-06-04
The Coming Girl.

She will be of some use in the world,
will cook her own food, will earn liv-
ing, and will not die an old maid. The
coming girl will not wear the Grecian
bend, dance the German, ignore all
possibilities of knowing how to work,
will not endeavor to break the hearts
of unsophisticated young men, will
spell correctly, understand English be-
fore she affects French, will preside
with equal grace at the piano and the
washboard, will spin more yarn for the
house than the street, will not despise
her plainly-clad mother, her poor re-
tions, or the hand of an honest worker,
will wear bonnet, speak good, plain
English, will darn her old stockings.
will know how to make doughnuts.
The coming girl will walk five miles
a day, if need be, to keep her cheeks in
glow; will mind her health, her phys
ical development, and her mother !;
will adopt a costume both sensible and
conducive to comfort and health; will
not confound hypocrisy with polite
ness; will not place lying to please in
stead of frankness will have the,
courage to cut an unwelcome acquaint-
ance; will not think that refinement is
French duplicity, that assumed hos
pitality where hate dwells in the heart
is better than outspoken condemnation !;
will not confound grace of movement
with silly affectation will not regard
the end of her very being to have
bean
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-06-04
A Patent Rat.Trap.

The local editor of the Burlington
Qa.) Hawkeyc says a man has invented
a patent rat-trap that does not require
any bait, and will fetch rat every time
it reaches for him. 1t operates on the.
principle of stomach-pump-the in
ventoris retired physician, the sands
of whose life have nearly, e.c.-and the
trap is placed at the mouth of the rat
hole. When it is wound up and the
suction begins the rat comes. He may
hold on to the ground with his teeth,
and hump his back aud paw dirt, and
weep, and yell for the police all he
wants, he comes out of that hole back
wards, is dragged into back compart-
ment, where steel glove drags his hide
off and lays it aside for kid glove
manufacturer, while the carcass Is
pushed into little furnace and incre-
mated.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-06-04
Cultivate Purity Of Language.

Avoid slang, my dear girls, as you
would avoid any degrading habit let
your words be pure, simple and express
ive-just such form of expression as.
your little brother aud sister may imi-
tate. Never forget that next to.
mother" elder sisters are the chief
educators of the household. 1t is pain
full to listen to many girls talk. They
begin with my goodness - and in
terlard it with "oh's % and "sakes
alive - and so sweet !" and $50
queenly p and SO many silly phrases
that one is tempted to believe they
have had no training at all, or else their
mothers were very foolish women.
There is nothing more disgusting than
the twaddle of ill-bred girls one is.
provoked often into taking up paper
and reading, and letting them ripple
and gurgle on, like brooks that flow
they know not whittier. My heart
warns with love for sensible girls and
pure boys; and after all, if our girls
and boys are not this, l fear it is our
fault that this great trust rests in the
heart and hands of the women of our
land. If we have noble, useful pur-
pose in life, we will infuse the right
spirit into those around us.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-06-04
Spanish Life.

Spaniards usually keep their valua-
bles concealed about their houses. In
the towns of the interior no one makes
use of bank, preferring to lose the IN
terest on their moLey rather than risk
the principal. TIE poorer class of
Spaniards carry the whole of their
worldly goods about them. Their fare
is the very simplest. Bread and fruit
and fruit and bread, with now and then,
for the men, glass of the rough red
wine of the country, is the staple of
their sustenance. The only thing about
which the Spaniards, high or low, are
really particular, is their water. In a
country where the women drink nothing
whatever but water, years end to year
end, and the men little else, it is quite
necessary to have that little good; and
good it is, in all cases. Go into the
poorest hut, only tenanted by few
woodcutters, or itinerant miners, and
ask for cup of water, and the little
jarrO, or porous four-mouthed water
jar, will be unlocked from the peg
where it stands in the sun, and you will
Lave drink OF the purest, coolest Wa
ter, from the choicest spring-water,
perhaps, brought from distance OF
three miles by the water-carrier. Only
be sure you hold the .jarro above your
head with both hands, and pour the wa
er down your throats in refreshing
stream, for your manners are voted
tsimply indecent if you touch the brim
with your lips. Very few among these
lower classes can read and write. There
no Ir - <1f fl,n mt
rior; even for the higher classes there
are no governesses, and it is no uncom-
mon thing to find well-born lady not
very well up to writing a letter. The
lower classes, are, of course, grossly
superstitious. Fortune. telling abounds.
There is, however, vast deal of natu-
raj courtesy, natural wit, natural intel
ligence. Uncultivated and uneducated
as he is. the Spanish poor man has the
manners of perfect gentleman.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-06-04

BRoTHERLY love is not the only kind
they cultivate in Philadelphia. For
10, 7S2 fond hearts were made to beat as
1891 in that city last year.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-06-04

the sum in controversy, under the same pro-
visions and regulations as are now provided
by law for the review of other canses in said
court
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-06-04

General.
Col. VIM. s. KING, Of Minneapolis, Num-,
lately disposed of herd of eighty blooded
cattle at Chicago, for which he obtained
S12s. 200. Fifty-nine COWS and heifers aver
aged the enormous price Of over 81 $50, and
81 bulls averaged about S1,2l0.
THE Southern Methodist General Confer
ence has determined that "any person max
ing, buying, selling or using as beverage
Intoxicating liquors shall be, upon conviction.
debarred from membership in the church"
THE Episcopalian conventions of Penn
Sylvania and Virginia have passed resolutions
condemning ritualism in the church The
semi-centennial anniversary meeting of the
Bible and Publication Society of the Baptist
Church occurred recently at Washington.
There was large number Of delegates pres
ent from various parts of the country and
many leading Baptists. The Corresponding
Secretary presented the semi-centennial re-
perts, showing that in fifty years there have
been issued 1924, 104, 466 pages of printed
matter. The receipts in this time have been
80, 964, $685. The first years receipts were
1872. and the last years receipts ss3O.S52.
THE Navy Department at Washington has
received a detailed report from Commander
Belknap, commanding the United States
steamer Tuscarors, of his operations be-
tween Honolulu and Yokohams, Japan. in
deep-sea soundiL5s for the Pacific cable from
San Francisco to Japan. Seventy casts
were made, the deepest being 3.287 fathoms,
or nearly three and three-quarters miles. Six
submarine mountains we're discovered. rang
ing from 1000 feet to II, 600 feet in height,
and it Is believed that these are a part Of a
continuous range, extending from Japan 10
the Sandwich Islands. Many specimens Of
lava we're found in the sounding-cups These
soundings have demonstrated the fact that the
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That il q State Convention
shall be held at any future tino,
it il tho sense Of this meeting
that 1t shall be held at some place
to be desierated outside Of the
city Of New Orleans. .t !,
After soihe other spebches md
resolutions Of local interest, the
Chairman appointed the following
gentlemen on The Ward Commit
tees: " s. s.s,. r.,
Ward I. T. a. Uillatd, r. Bs
Vincent, g. A. F. Poole. =
Ward II. W. o. Vance, DR.. C.a
E. r. King, s. Il. Sibley. s
Ward LII. 8. A. Bcggs, ,. G.
Allen, yno. 3. Bixler, Sr. 'ts' =
Ward Nv. Df. w. N. Swami,
w. II. Scanland, T. n. Braden.
Ward Y. H. Baruacastle, Mail
r. &. CoOmbS, DR.. Paul Lawrence.
Ward. vi. u N. Ford, n. w.
Sentell, w. 8. Adger. VI III,
Ward VII. w. j. Hughes, LII.
Martin and Thos. Lyles. ..i.s
The meeting then adjourned -
partake Of > barbecue which was
on the grounds; and was conduct
ed in an orderly manner and was
sufficient for all. N
COL. e. G. RANDOLPH, 8.
Chairman.
Wy. CHEsrns, Secretary. II
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Bossier Mass Meeting.

At q mass meeting of the citi-
zens Of Bossier parish, La, July
II, 1874, Col. e. O.. Randolph was
called to the chair, and w. Y.
Chester was elected Secretary.
Col. Randolph, on assuming the
chair, explained the object Of the
meeting to be to organize and
prepare for the coming political
campaign, and stated that our
duty demanded that we elect to
office only those who are qualifi-
ed BY their integrity, intelligence
and thorough Identification with
the interest of the country.
Col. J. "A. Sinder, Of Bellevue,
being called upon to address the
meeting, responded in . very
happy manner.
On motion . committee was
appointed, consisting of Col. J. a.
anider and Messrs. w. j. Fish,
Joseph Graham, II. W. Ogden,
Thos. Lyles, r. 3. Wyche, Calvin
Vance and r. B. Yincsnt, to
draft resolutions expressive of the
sense Of the meeting.
While the committee was out
the meeting was addressed by
Col. Cumming, Of Shreveport,
and Messrs. =. w. Ogden, =. D.
Sandidge, ]. 4. Keyser, Captain
s. NJ. Thomas, add others. Cap
tain Thomas defsnded biz course
in the State Senate It some length.
He also read > communication
from fifty colored citizens asking
for instruction, and pledging
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Republican Keetina.

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lead the white people to adopt
a plan Of action, which if per-
sisted In, will lead to inevita-
BILE ruin. They have in the
past, clogged our wheels of
progress and misled us, and if
blindly followed, will cause to
arise dissention and discord in
our ranks. Therefore, let rs
at once repudiate them and
their platform, call q Conven-
tion Of the White People at
Alexandra, and give these
men who advocate half way
measures to distinctly under
stand we will have none of
them, and that our motto is,
Let none but Americans be
on guard tonight .
Mr.. Editor, there is no use Of
Disgusting the fact, that we
have too long handled with
white kid gloves, the grave is
sues which the Radical party
have forced upon Us. Let us,
then, not conceal from our
minds the startling fact, that
while the danger to our State
is becoming more imminent,
and clouds Of greater trouble
are darkening around us, that
we are carelessly treading the
old path to defeat.
Then, in Gods name, I ask,
let US rally to the support Of
our gallant friends Of Caddo
let their platform be ours. as
their cause is ours, and let
their watchword be onr hailing
sign-and success will crown
our efforts and Louisiana be
redeemed. | call upon the peo
pie to think Of these things,
discuss thoughtfully the neces-
stiles Of the situation, and to
make up their minds that they
will come to the meeting Of the
18th proximo, resolved to en-
graft upon the resolutions al
ready passed, live issues, and
press them toa successful end.
Respectfully, &c.,
WM. M. SWAMI. &
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ellevue, Louisiana,
sAT0RDAY Y::::::::::::::::::::JULY is, 1874.
On account Of sickness, we
are compelled to issue only a
half sheet this week.
See announcement for Office
Of sheriff, of Mr.. Moses C. Cav
EFT, in another column.
Gov. Caldwell, Of North Car
olina, died at Hillsboro Of chol-
era morbus on the 11th inst.

In this Issue we publish the
resolutions adopted 1.-THE mass
meeting held at Rocky Mount
Saturday. The meeting was
quite m enthusiastic one, and
wss composed Of a large num-
ber OF our very best citizens
We endorse the resolutions.
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party to which I had pledged

! myself.
| Mr.. Editor, for years past I
have fought the anti-Radical
fight shoulder to shoulder with
the good people of this parish,
and word for word almost, the
phraseology of our resolutions
have been identical with those
we have just passed-the or
ganization Of our party has
been upon the same basis
further, we have fought it
when the Radical party were
! not so strong-not SO we'll led,
and not so impudent and ag-
gressive as now-and I ask
with what resnt? I answer,
failure, and continued failure.
Are we to learn nothing by the
past, and profit not by defeata
If SO, we are indeed undone,
and fair Louisiana, Queen of
the Gulf, is lost and stands
shorn of it's beauty-a prey to
carpet-bag robbers and SCALA
wag cormorants.
But letus not suffer this fear
full end to come upon us, but
rather, like skillful generals,
let our leaders change their
plan of operations, and attack
the enemy with new and more
destructive weapons.
NECESSITY demands a change
the insolent teachings Of the
leaders of Republicanism, in
| their midnight meetings, to the
negroes, demand q change; the
arming Of the blacks, by the
Kellogg party, demands that
we change, and use other is
sues, and other weapons, in
order that we may be success
full.
Then, sir, LET as boldly come
out and meet the issue of RACE,
which the blacks have forced
upon rs, and to organize on
that issue White Leagues
throughout this parish, COM
posed of men who can, and
! will, by the help of God and
superior courage and intelli-
gence, hurl the Radical usurp-
ers from the places of power
they now so nnworthily fill.
Those aclto are not for us are
I =
against us! Those who are not
in favor of the organization Of
agovernment by the white peo-
| pie, are obviously in favor OF
the ablishment Of q negro
government, for the negroes
being q majority of that party,
must Of course frame its princi-
Piles.
I would make no war on the
blacks; on the contrary, would
give them all their rights; but
for the last eight years they
have banded themselves to-
gether as q race against the
whites, and have forced the
issue upon US, which I now
s55es 3 fzAs sAsS
propose to accept and fight it
out on that line. This issue,
and this issue alone, can unite
all parties opposed TO Radical
| ism and restore q white mans
government to this State, for T
believe old issues are dead,
and even when alive led us
only to defeat.
The Central Committee 81
the Democratic party not con-
tent with having once bartered
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Letter from D.. W. u. Swami.
Bellevue, La, July 13, 1874.
EDITOR ROssIER RANNER-

bellevue, La, July 13, 1874.
EDITOR Boss1ER BANNER
Sir: Learning that there was
to be q gathering of the oppo-
nents of Radicalism at Rocky
Mount on the 18th, ] determin-
ed to go and enlist myself un-
der the banner Of those who
were laboring in the interest of
good government, and for the
redemption of this State.
Accordinly, on that morning
| reached the ground, and was
rejoiced to find one Of the larg-
est, as well as most intelligent,
gatherings / have ever seen in
Bossier. The people were
brimful of enthusiasm, and
seemed sternly resolved to
throw off the usurper's bonds
at the next election. The meet
ing was addressed by Colonel
Cumming of Shreveport, and
by Col. Snider and Messrs. Og-
den, Sandidge, Thomas and
others.
The addresses were eloquent
and well calculated to arouse,
in the minds Of the audience,
the imperative necessity Of
reform, or a sense of the utter
ruin which must follow 9 con
tinnance of the present state
Of affairs.
Immediately after these ad-
dresses the committee reported
q series Of resolutions depre-
eating the rule Of the Republi-
lean party, and pledging the
efforts Of the meeting to effect
| it's overthrow at the coming
election. A resolution compli-
mentary of the manly course
lof the Shreveport Times was
then introduced, after which
the Chairman appointed a few
committees, and the meeting
adjourned to partake of a
=
splendid dinner prepared in an
adjoining grove. Having par
taken of the hospitality Of the
Mount, / wended my way
homeward in q thoughtful and
serious frame Of mind. The
excitement aroused in my
mind by the eloquence of the
speakers, and the fiery de-
nunciation Of Radicalism by
the citizens in private CONVEX
sation having subsided, / nat
urally began to think how
nearly lost and ruined our
State really was, and what, if
anything, had been done that
day toward bettering its con-
dition. And now, Mr.. Editor,
I must confess that, after can
vassing the whole matter in
my mind, / came to the con-
clnsion that we had done moth
ing.
The resolutions passed were
excellent, and ! heartily en-
dorse them; but from my point
Iofview, my heart greedily cried
out for more, bnt ola different
ring. I heard before I went
there, that . White League was
to reformed; that strict trace and
color lines were to be drawn /;
that we were to do battle in the
coming election under the
name and banner Of the
II yHYl aS ~ 4,
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themselves to support ANY party
in opposition to the radicals.

IN opposition 70 the RADICALS.
The following resolutions, offer
ed BY the COMMITTEE, were uuani-
monsly adopted: I'' ~
Whereas, the State Of Louisiana
has been brought to ruin BY rule
Of the radical party and the gov
ernment or carpet baggers and
scalawags; and, whereas, it
is Of prime importance that the
honest people Of the State should
combine for the purpose Of restor.
ing the State to coutrol Of the
people who possess its virtues, it's
intelligence, and its property ;
therefore
Resolved by the people Of Bos-
sier parish, in mass meeting as !
sembled, That we will use all legal
means from now to the election to
restore the state to the govern
ment Of its good citizens and for
tho election Of honest men to
office.
Resolved, That we pledge onr.
selves to act in accord with all
people Of the State who desire to
make honesty and capacity = test
Of fitness for official position, and
viii wage relentness war against
corruption, represented in the
State By carpet-b -baggers and seal.
lawags.
Resolved, That the white people
Of the State possess nine tenths Of
its intelligence and property, and
ought 70 control the State, not for
the deprivation Of any class ofits
rights, but for the restoration Of
good government and prosperity
to al.
Resolved, That We emphatical-
Is disclaim any intention Of de-
priving any man Of any just right
on account Of his color, but will
maintain the rights ofall Of every
class, and invite all good citizens
to unite with IS to redeem the
State.
Resolved, That our thanks are
due and are hereby rendered to
Messra Mari, Ellis and Whitaksr,
for their generous and able do
fence Of the Grant parish prison.
ers.
Resolved, That the thanks oi
the good men Of Bossier parish
arc due and are hereby rendered
to the Shreveport Times. for its
manly and earnest efforts Id the
cause of right, and we hereby
say to it, 'sGo on in the good work
Of rallying Louisianans to the do
fence Of their homes and the re-
generation Of their grand old
State.
Resolved, That the chairman
Of this meeting shall appoint three
eitissns from each ward, to organ
lee ward meetings. to act IN con.
cart with this meeting, and % 70.
port through such ward organiza.
ti0ns to a Parish Convention, 70
Be holden in Bellevue On the 18th
day Of August next Il, &
Resolved, That this meeting
recommend that said ward meet
ing be holden On Saturday, Au-
gust 10th next, and that llvs dele
gates be selected to represent
each ward il the Parish Conyen.
ton.
Resolved, That Theses proceed.
ings be fnrDishe(l to tho Shreye
port Times and tho Bossier Han.
ner, with request % publish thenl'
On motion, Il was resolved a
organize ! Taxpayers Associa'
tion On the basis ef tho constitu
tion Of tho TaxpayerS Associa
alton Of Shreveport, which organ
ization shall be perfect at til
time ar thA Pariaf (yOnyAntfon Il
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Saturday. The meeting was
quite m enthusiastic one, and
wss composed Of a large num-
beFof our very best citizens
We endorse the resolutions.
Although yielding to none in
our fidelity to strict Democrat
ic principles and usages, we
emphatically repudiate the ac-
tion Of the so-called and self
styled Central Democratic
Committee, in calling q Con-
vsntion to assemble in New
Orleans on the 26th day OF
August.
We repudiate no genuine
Democracy, but the want Of it.
Az = Democrat, We have no
confidence in Or respect for the
hybrid set Of political ssring'-
masters ofNew Orleans, who,
from tho day they sacrificed
Gov. Henry Watkins Allen to
toady to ]. madison wells for
the Governorship OF Louisiana,
up to the hour they sold ont
the State to Pinchback, ct ais,
have erer betrayed the inter
ests and conf dence Of the coun-
try parishes.
We favor the call Of the
Shreveport Times for q Conven-
ton OF four people to assemble
in Alexandria, in Rapides par
ish, Tuesday, the first day of
September, 1874, and if the
people OF our State are fairly
represented there their inter
ests consulted, and not that of
cftice- seekers and professional
,poEticians--we shall support
the action Of that Convention.
The desi,e of Arkanses to
vine out the accnn,,lated rnb>
bish Of Radical recon.trpction
anx resume the f,,nctiona of
.-,e - :.
oy ehe nnprecede Tented majority
of 10000 votes. Evidently.
there d no danger of rival
t,..,,.,.:. .h-* CO.. g
80 lsy1' = 49, Ssa.o ~nen
opeop'e arc allowed 20 speak
Ma -, 1;c.-- - - W.
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