Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-04-23
All Sorts.

Nov. 20.
BESIDES the crusade, the Atcheenese
war is now the only one raging on the
globe.
THE Union Pacific road is now in the
hands of Jay Gould-he owns 167, 600
shares out of 100000.
In the stomach of O Goldfish opened at
Boston the other day was found stone
ink-stand full of ink.
The Jenkins of the Sioux City Jour
nal describes one of the bellies of ball
room as Ga graceful little toad"
ONLY nine families, it is stated, are
left lin Pithole City, Pa. 1t once
boosted a population of 1900. Sic
transit
How many shoes are made in Massa-
chusetts may be conjectured from the
fact that North Bridgewater alone turns
out 30, 900 pairs daily.
LEcTURINa has been so Improbable
this season that the rates of lecturers
are likely to be much lower next winter
from 25 to so per cent. at least.
The Massachusetts Hoosac tunnel
contractors have paid $4,000 for
funeral expenses of workmen killed
during the process of construction.
AMONG the literary treasures left by
Mr.. Sumner is the Bible of John Bun
yam, with the autograph of the author
of the Pilgrims Progress" written
in it.
THE census of 1870 shows that two
thirds of the Irish people in this coun-
try are east of Buffalo, while two
thirds of the Germans are west of that
meridian.
THE Golden Globe, of Colorado, has
suspended on account of the disappear
ance of the editor. He was last seen
standing under a tree, and some men
were pulling on rope.
A CONNECTICUT Yankee has invented
machine for Matching eggs, and he
brings out fifty chickens at time. The
hen devotes all her time to the produc-
ton of the raw material.
STATISTICS of .hog-packing for the
season of 1873 show that Chicago leads
the world, with Indianapolis second, st.
Louis third, Cleveland and Cincinnati
about equal next in order.
SOME prominent capitalists of New
York, Philadelphia. and other centers
are forming a company, with a capital
of 81, 600, 900, to erect another large
cotton factory at Augusta. GA
THE Chinese Government is trying to
raise navy after the English model,
and is building ships to that end. The
sixth frigate built at the Government
dock-yard was launched recently.
THE diamond fields at the Cape of
Good Hope are now well-nigh deserted,
the majority of the seekers after sud-
den wealth having concluded to aban-
don a quest which entailed severe Ia
Dor and rarely paid more than ex-
penses.
Two lawyers in England have entered
into a solemn compact not to drink in
toxicating drinks, except when duck
shooting, for year, under forfeit of
f100. One of them keeps duck in his
back yard, and shoots at it every time
he is thirsty.
PARIS, next to Londo.,. is the healthi-
est city in Europe. Among it's sanitary
arrangements are those affecting the
meat supply. Private slaughter houses
are not allowed, and all meat is inspect.
ed on its entrance into the city before
being delivered to the public.
SIXTY years ago every island in Poly
nesia was under the spell of heathen-
ism. There are now about 400, 600
Polynesians who profess Christianity,
who have been reclaimed from heather
ism, and from many of whose islands
csnnibalism has been extirpated.
In q country town in Illinois, few
evenings since, at q panorama of the
Bible, a little eight-year- older sat
wrapped in admiration at the scene
until the picture Of Jacob and Rebecca
at the Well appeared, when he looked
up and said: "Pa, do you see that
picture? I'll just bet five dollars
they're Changers.
The following are the dates of the
emancipation of slaves in various coun-
tries England abolished slavery by
act of Parliament, which took effect
Aug. 1, 1884. France abolished it In
her colonies in 1913; Sweden in
1867; Denmark in 1848, and Holland
in 1860. Serfdom expired in Russia,
March 3, 1863.
IT is proposed that the teachers and
pupils of the whole country unite on
the 28th day of May next in contribu-
ton to establish teachers and pupils
memorial fund in honor of Louis Agas-
siz. the fund is to be kept separate,
and the income to be applied to the ex-
penses of the Museum of Comparative
Zoology at Cambridge, Mass.
Through Many Hands.
In viewing that tiny bit of steel called