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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-01
A Carniyorous Plant.

A remarkable plant was exhibited to
the British Association for the Advance
ment of Science by DIR. Hooker, who
gave the inaugural address as President
biology section The address was upon
the subject of carnivorous plants, and
DR.. Hooker explained and demonstrated
by experiment some extraordinary dis
coveries of Mr.. Darwin's. Among other
things, says a Liverpool paper, he
showed plant called Sc Dionial," the
leaves of which were open. A fly was
captured and put upon leaf, which in
stantly closed, and on reopening it was
found that the fly was completely dis
solved. A bit of beef was afterward
consumed in the same way. The leaf
was then fed with cheese, which dis
agreed with it horribly, and eventually
killed it. DIR. Hooker explained that
the plants action was precisely similar
to that of the human stomach. The
leaf rejected apiece of wet chalk. Prof.
Huxley, In moving vote of thanks,
said these phenomena formed wonder
full problem. The plant had certainly
nervous system of it's own.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-01
The DeacOn's Subterfuee.

4 Deacon Moses Fetleck was a pillar OF
the church, and, all things considered,
a pretty strong pillar, too; for he paid
hberaliy toward sustaining the preached
word. But he was human. He loved
TO make money, not for the sake OF
boarding 1t, but for the sake of making
it. In short, it made him feel remarka-
bly, good to drive a sharp bargain.
Would the deacon tell a lie? Not fol-
the world and no one had ever thought
thus to accuse him. Would the deacon
deceive All, my dear sir, when you
built your house of pine block-work,
and plastered the same with red sand,
you meant to deceive-to deceive the
eye, if not the understanding. The
deacon had his little subterfuges, but
he was above lying. nrIs
Know We that Deacon Moses was a
horseman. He Kept village stable,
and bought and sold equine prodigies.
On certain occasion he had several
horses which he wished to sell. He had
been buying some fine young stock very
cheap, and concluded to sell off some of
the older; and this conclusion on his
part he gave to the world-not that he
a0ished to sell, but that he was aOilli,,g
to sell. Late one evening he gave to
his wife his pocket-book, and having
lighted his lantern, he went with his
spouse to the stable, where the follow
ing little scene TRANSFERRED
Mrs. Fetlock, what will you give
me for that horse?" asked the deacon,
placing his hand upon one of the beasts
he was willing to sell.
Il will give you two hundred dol
lars" answered the good wife. And
she counted out the sum in bright new
greenbacks, and proffered it.
No, no, madam" said the deacon,
with professional decision. 81 COULDN'T
look at any such money for that horse. 4"
And SO they went through with the
lot.
Three days afterward an eager Gus
toner appeared at the deacon's stables,
and after much examination he fixed
his eyes upon beast which he thought
he should like, and asked the lowest
price. Two hundred and fifty dollars
was the owners price.
But, Deacon Fetlock, that is too
high. / had thought of paying not
more than hundred and fifty"
The deacon elevated his eyebrows
with surprised smile.
"Why, bless your soul was offered
two hundred dollars for that horse, only
three days ago, and had the money
showed into my face in bright new green
backs; but wouldn't look at it 1
guess well have to pass this horse"
But the customer had fancied that
particular horse, and he finally bought
him for two hundred and forty dollars,
apparently well-pleased that he had
knocked down ten dollars.
And the good deacon retired into his
house to tell his wife of his bargain,
never dreaming that he had compro-
missed with strict integrity in behalf of
Subterfuge.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-01
a Biz Lawsuit.


OF late there has been slumbering in
which is likely soon to startle the whole
country out of its Indifference. The
popular belief that the Western Union
Telegraph Company is only awaiting
its opportunity to secure a controlling
interest In the Atlantic and Pacific and
Franklin companies is Endorsed and in
vested with new meaning by many
who are more intimately acquainted
with Geographic interests. While these
two opposition companies have an in
dependent existence, it is claimed
there is rallying point around which
the general interests of the country
may gather to afford that aid and neral
support which in a popular govern
ment is likely to win in the end. It is
known that the Western Union Com
pany lay claim to a patent which if
sustained by the courts and enforced
would destroy every telegraph enter
prise IN the country, or compel them to
pay an onerous tribute to the reigning
company. The Western Union Com
pany has shown its disposition to en-
force its claim by bringing several
suits, but for reasons, as it is claimed,
suggested above, have abstained from
pressing them. Events that are now
developing promise to bring the contest
to speedy issue.
The Western Union Company sues
on a patent granted to Prof. Charles
Grafton Page, April IA, 1868. With it,
as plaintiff, is joined Priscilla, the
widow of Prof. Page, from whom part
interest in the patent was purcl ased
for $50. 600 soon after its procurement
and the almost simultaneous death OF
her husband. The principal suit was
brought against the Manhattan Quota
ton Company, to restrain it from max
ing instruments and devices claimed to
be protected by the patent. The de-
PENDANTS say the patent was granted
under circumstances which shouldcau
1t to be looked upon at least with sus-
picion, and that it covers almost every
point of the original Morse patent,
while they offer to show that the princi-
pal claims are for inventions an
nounced to the world or put into prac-
teal use not only by Prof Morse, but
by Prof. Henry and other American
and English scientists before they were
even spoken of by Prof. Page. These
questions will mainly occupy the at
tention of the court. The defendants
insist they have irrefragable document
airy proof, and ON the other hand it is
significantly limited by the friends of
the Western Union Company that the
claims of Prof. Morse will receive such
an overhauling before jury as they
have never yet experenced.-NeU York
Graphic.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-01
The Miner,S Dorg.

Ye never knewed that dsrg, jim
sorter yaller hound? He warn't no
SLOUGH when fghtin' war around He
didn't take long to peel his teeth and
make considerable litterl The way he
wrastled, fit and clawed improved a
hurtful critter. Meow, purity soon thar
warn't no dorg about that claim but
him, an though he couldn't curse an
drink, we dotted on him, Jim. But arter
that he lay and moaned, it bursted me
right up. Says /, THAT beast must
have muss or he's a dog goned purp !"
" My pards," says I, 81 quit the ranch ;
Gouee sickens at the fork !" Yer ought
ter heerd my pardners weep; they dotted
on the dorg. He had accident, did
Gouge. Yer never knowed him, Jim ?
Sho I feel kinder chokin' thinkin'
about him. He seed circus elephant
hobblin' about, an when the cuss
warn't lookin' he grabbed him by, the
snout. That clumsy critter put his foot
too suddint on the ground, an spread
that dorg like pumpkin sass on twelve
square yards around
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-01
THE DRUNKARp,s BRIDE.

lama GRAY.
Eager she listened to the pattering s,eet
Out in the lone deserted street:
Listened 20 hear the well-known tread
OF one Shorn others had already said,
Better, Tar better. she had yer wed
Beside her Icy. in all its grace.
Her long white veil of marriaye-iace.
bu. the face L had decked was saa and wan,
As If that day had long since gone
Days have wrought, with their biichting tears
Changes not 10 be erased in years
StH she listened, as her heart beat low -
Why did ne hnger away from her so
Only Yesterday morn she stood by his side
And Dreamed tie vows of happy bride:
But tonight she prayed, in that lonely ROOM
For one ray of sunshine to break the gloom.
linen, still, she listened 70 the driving seaf
That seemed on her very heart to beat,
Distinctly she heard the heavy tread
That told her heart bors home the dead
Wildly she watched thern. though without fear.
Bearing in the heavy, unsightly bier:
And listened on. with eyes unblurred,
To each uDfeeling. thoughtless word
AS they whispered round, in careless way,
" Good for her that he died in this drunken fray
Then they bore the form from the lonely room
That seemed too small to bear its doom,
And sAoothed her tresses of silken hair,
And told her, :. life would yet be fair.
Yes, they bore her away. and she never stirred:
The grief in her heart they never heard:
But she who loved him too sSelito dread
The frightful looks of the CHASTITY dead
Lit her lamp and slipped away to his side,
Where, briefly before, she had stood bride:
And, kneeling there, gazed long and we'll
Asked If those lips would secret tel
Mid the horrid scenes OF the drunken strife,
Did they breathe no sigh to your lonely wife?
Was there no thought of her whose unfalterins
trust
Would have mingled her own with drunkard,
dust?
Did'st never think, 0 dearest dead,
OF the piighted vow$you had lately said? p
Then, kissing the death-lamp from the icy brow
Is there no way 20 answer me now -
Must wait and watch, and never know
The secret that wrought this heavy blow
Must think that was forgotten quite,
In the short. short hours of a siugle night -
No white-winged vision thrilled her soul,
AS a strange. wild tremor DER her stole:
No broken whisper sounded near,
But the very air breatued in her ear,
- know aud feel thy presence, dear,
Which. though loved of earth, Is more SO here:
i feel thy breath fan lip and cheek
In the same old way. but they cannot speak:
i feel thy tears fen for my sake
But the seal of Death they may not break
But TO thee, who vert earth's idol dear,
I'll tell the secret that brought me here -
My palt gold iured the tempter's snare;
forgot thy loving word, Beware
And, though loved thee as ought
drained the cup of its bitter draught.
Madness came but God knows well
That loved thee then more 6han words can tell:
And as heavy grief may meet me here,
Is to see thy heart bleed al drunkard's bier;
And to know that thy mind, so like child,
Must leave Reasons throne in rav,ngs wild:
For God. who dOeth all things WE'LL
Will consign my bride to a maniac cell"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-01
A New Way to Dine Without Price.

Lucy Hooper, writing to the Phila-
delphia Press from Paris, says: Zone
of the nastiest tricks, but at the same
time one of the cleverest of the day, was
recently perpetrated on the restaurant
keepers here. An enterprising genius
set out one day to get a first class din
ner without paying for it, and he sue
ceeded In this wise Having procured a
quantity OF cockroaches, he killed them
by immersing them in boiling water,
and with the lifeless remains of his vic
tins tied up in handkercl ief and con-
cealed in his pocket, he sailed forth in
quest of dinner. Entering the Cafe
Brabant, he took a seat at table in
the public room and ordered some soup.
The soup was brought in its neat little
plated tureen, and the hungry customer
proceeded to ladle out plateful of it,
which he consumed with much ap-
petite. Having nearly finished his
soup, he watched his opportunity,
popped one Of his cockroaches
into the tureen, and then screamed
for the waiter. The waiter came, and
with speechless Indignation the rascal
pointed to the defunct insect. Bring
the proprietor at last he gasped. Il
will complain-I-I-' For heavens
sake be silent, sir, whispered the dis
tressed waiter you will ruin the repu-
tation of the house. OF course we will
charge you nothing for the dish, and if
you will say nothing 'Ah-well-
in that case-but 1 can eat nothing
more here. 1 am too sick. Good morn
ing So off went the gentleman, fol-
lowed by storm of apologies and re-
grets from the repentant waiter. He
proceeded to the Maison Doree and or
dered dish of fish, which he obtained
on the like cheap terms and in the same
ingenious manner. The Cafe Anglais
supplied him with roast. the Cafe
Richie with fowl and salad, and he
wound up his days campaign with some
ices and cakes at the Cafe Neapolitaine,
having obtained a first class dinner
without spending single cent. When
the walters Of the different cafes began
to compare notes, of course the trick
was discovered, but it was then too late
to punish the adroit swindler."
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-01
Time to Begin.

Two ministers were walking together
ono Sunday morning to country
chr rch several miles off, where one of
them was to preach and the other was
to listen. The conversation turned on
the length of sermons. The listening
brother asked the preaching one how
long he meant to preach.
g shall speak an hour and a quarter
at least said Brother Preach. ~
"An hour and quarterl" responded
Brother Listen. " Why, L never preach
more than half an hour"
8 Don't preach more than half an
hour I" said Brother Preace; "why, it
taken me half anhour to get ready to
begin" - -aakns s4 10 lss am
"Well, then" said Brother Listen,
swell have about that long till we get
to church. Yeuz had better begin now,
and save the time of the congregation.'
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-01
r. f. r.
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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-01

Sea moss is superseding corn in the
manufacture OF whisky. In Sweden in
1872, there were los, 40S imperial gall
Ions of whisky manufactured from
moss, said to be of a superior quality.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-01

PndpLEs, blotches and other insight
iy eruptIons of tt skin should be. gotten rid
OF as quickly a. possible, DR.. Wisharts Pine
Tree Tar Cordial will remove all such things
by purifying the blood.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-01

SOME parents spend their money for Pat
ent Medicine to cure their chiidren's colds.
Some save their money aud prevent the colds
by buying SILVER-TIPPED Shoes, which
never wear through at the toe
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-01

A GOOD Sewing Machine for almost
nothing. Address LEDGER, Chicago, I'll.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-01
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nil
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-01
WISHART'S
PINE TREE TAR CORDIAL,

public was first called by DR.. Q @. wishart to
the test Of time than not only n ss $1,000
rdence OF the entire community, but is more fire.
than any other proprietary preparation in the
country; 1t is the vital principe Of the Tree
Of the Tar by which it's highest medicinal proper
ties are retained. For the following com d aints
Inflammation Of the Lungs Coughs Throat
paint, Weak stoma h, Disease of the Kidneys,
Urinary Complaints, Nervous d biifty, Dyspepsia
and diseases arising from an impure condition Of
the blood. there is no remedy the world that has
Der Of marvellous The folio wing S serVe
to show the estimation in which this sovereign
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Consumption for Ten Years Cured.
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the time being. She was confined to her bed and
had been for soms time heard Of your Pine Tree
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Is able to do the work for her family and may God
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- jackson Centre, Shelby Co., Ohio.
From st. Louis, MO.
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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-01

DARISIAN NOVELTIES, Cards, Photos, &C.
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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-01
rice Is Cents per Box. Sold by Druggist
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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-10-01


fearful chatter of hoofs and the distant
sound of thunder, which rumbled above
the mystic hill of Cecauno Mono
Finnea- Charley, who was naturally a
merry-hearted (and rather talkative
fellow, had hitherto felt tongue-tied by
apprehension but finding his com
panion showed no evil disposition toward
him, and having become somewhat
reconciled to the Patagonian dimensions
of the horseman and his headless steed,
plucked up all his courage, and thus ad.
dressed the stranger:
"Why, tfen, your honor rides mighty
well without stirrups."
"Humphl" growled the head from
under that horseman's right arm.
"This is not an over civil answer,
thought Charley but no matter, he was
taught in one of them riding houses,
maybe, and thinks nothing at all about
humping his leather breeches at the
rate of ten miles an hour, I'll try him
on the other tack. Ahem y said
Charley, clearing his throat, and feeling
at the same time rather daunted at this
second attempt to establish converse
ton. Ahem that's mighty neat
coat of your honor's, although It's a
little too long in the waist for the pres
emit cut. tet4e -
s.Humph :" growled again the head.
This second humph was terrible
thump In the face to poor Charley, who
was fairly bothered to know what SUBJ
ject he could start that would prove
more agreeable. " It's sensible head. =
thought he, although an ugly one for
tbs plain enough the man doesn't like
dattery." A third attempt, however,
Charley was determined to make, and
The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-07-05
Our Great River.

There are but two rivers in the world that
discharge a larger amount Of water than the
Mississippi, the Amazon discharging four
times as much and the Rio de Ia Plata dis
charging about one-third more. The volume
of the Mississippi exceeds that of all the noted
rivers Of Europe combined. Ninety trillion
cubic feet of rain water fails in its valley each
year, sufficient to form lake Of 720 miles long
100 mile wide and fifty feet deep Only
about one-fourth of this vast volume reaches
the Gulf the balance being taken up by evap-
Grafton absorption, etc.
From the mouth OF the Missouri to the
Gulf, in u direct line, the distance is about
675 miles, with average fall OF eight inches
to the mile, by the winding of the river the
distance is increased to 1900 miles and the
fall decreased to inches to the mile
A strange peculiarly of this river is that it
grows narrower instead Of wider as it proceeds
toward the Gulf. From the mouth of the
Ohio to the mouth of the Arkansas its average
width is 447O feet, from the latter point to the
mouth of Red River 1880 feet from Red River
to Bayou La Fourche 5000 feet, and from there
to the head Of the passes 2470 feet At the
same time the average depth increases from
81 feet to 1919 feet.
The rise and fall varies greatly at different
points. At Cairo, Vicksburg and Natchez it
is about so feet, at Memphis 40 at mouth Of
Red River A, at New Orleans Is, and at Fort
st. Philip Al feet
1t is estimated that the amount of sediment
annually carried by the river into the Gulf is
sufficient to form solid mass one mile square
and 24O feet high, to say nothing Of the i'm
mense amount deposited along its banks and
for miles inland in time Of overflow.
Its current flows at the rate of from six to
seven miles an hour, and its bank slopes down
ward for miles as you recede from the river,
the slope for the first mile being on an average
fully seven feet Ticks6svq Times.