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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-07-09
Sewing-Machine Sales i'm 1873.

The Singer Sewing Machine Com
pany, In a circular, exhibit the sales OF
sewlng-machines during the year 1873.
This table is made up from sworn re-
turns made by each concern to the
owners OF the several patents. The
sales by the Howe Machine Company
are not given, as that Company is not
obliged to make returus to the others.
Estimating the number sold by the
Howe Company at 81, Ala, we have, as
the grand result of sales for 1873, the
enormous number of 600, 900 machines.
These machines sell in the United
States at prices ranging from $50 to 800.
In England and on the Continent the
same machines are sold at from e5 to eS,
or from S25 to $40. The difference
which the American people pay, amount
ing to nearly 100 per cent. ON the En-
gllsh prices, are an extortion which is
successfully maintained by combina-
ton of American manufacturers, who
still hold patents on particular improve
ments. AS these improvements have
all run from fourteen to twenty-Cne
years, and have been immensely profit
able TO the owners, Congress should
peremptorily reject any and every ap-
pllcatiOn for an extension or renewal of
any of them for petty improvements
upon ali invention which has yielded
such immense profits and which is of
such universal necessity as the sewing
machine. The patent of the principle
of the sewing expired many
years ago, having yielded to its invent
or seven million dollars profit. The
existing patents belong to few manu-
facturers, and are for improvements
comparatively petty in themselves, and
upon which the patentees have had from
fourteen to twenty years profits. The
royalties upon the sales of 1873 alone
equal probably $4,000 They re-
fuse to allow any manufacturer to use
the patents unless there is contract to
maintain the retail price of the machines
at their present enormous figures.
The machines sold in England are
made In this country, expofted, and are
sold at large profits at the prices We
have stated. 1t has been shown that
manufacturers can produce the sewing
machine itself and sell it at a good
profit for $3.50. TO this must be added
the price of the table or case, which,
being made by machinery and by cast
ings, costs comparatively little. Adding
an average of 50 for royalty on patents,
a machine with table, such as is sold in
this country for $40, costs less than SIS.
The other $50 are divided among tine
"agents, the manufacturers, and Inc
lobby in Washington and around the
Patent Office Chicago Tribune.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-07-09
Crossing tle Bridge.

When the large elephant, " Empress,
was about to cross the Great Bridge, III
Hartford, crowd of nearly one thou
sand persons assembled to witness a
performance which the elephant I'M
doubtedly dreaded. The proprietors,
fearing that the animal would not cross
on that structure, had taken the pre-
caution to have her skin oiled, IN the
morning-several buckets CT neat's-foot
oil being used in the operation-with q
view to having her swim across. At
first, Empress refused to go on the
bridge, and stood moaning and trumpet
ing On the solid ground at the entrance.
Suddenly she turned and made charge
up an adjacent street. The crowd
quickly fed in all directions. Her
keeper got her, and then, to show her
the alternative if she persisted in re-
fusing to go over the bridge, walked her
along the branch railroad track so as to
give her majesty near view of the
river, and the choice of a plunge into
the cold waves and swim across, or
walk on the bridge. She didn't like the
prospect of plunge and swim, and
graciously accepted the bridge. But to
the last she refused to take the south
track on the bridge, which is the ave-
nue. used by parties going east, and
walked, trembling as she went, upon
the north side. She carefully tested
each plank before trusting to it; but
she was in due time safe on the other
side. The bridge company did not take
toll of the elephant-though they did
of the wagons of the circus -preferring
to let her owner take his own risk. She
weighs, it is said, nearly seven tons.
Twelve or fifteen tons have been carted
over the bridge; but that was on wheels,
and wheels so distribute the weight
they carry that they can take in safety
heavier load over over wooden bridge
than an elephants foot carries. Ele-
plants, however, of various sizes have
crossed this bridge, though the large
ones, after feeling Of it, dislike to go,
and some will not, and have to swim
for it.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-07-09
THE ACHING TOOTEs.
A PARODY on HAMLErs soL1LoorY.

THE following was cut from an old newspaper
printed before these ETHEREAL and chloroform days.
and therefore is hardly up to- the allevatfng dis
coveries of modern science. But, perhaps, it may
inspire some I" Poet at the Breakfast Table " to
amend the record and sing how one of the shocks
flesh is heir to- is not quite shocking to the chill
dren as it was to the fathers.l
To have it OH or not? Thatf thenuestiont
Whether it is easier for a man to'spffer Sc
Thethrobs al oshootings ofa raging tooth,t
Or take up courage to sit doasa st'once {4f
And by extraction end them pa tohch, no more
And with single shock to feel we end
The tedious aches and head distracting pangs
That we are subject to; It's relief
Most wisely to be used perchance wrench out
sound deep-rooted fang aye there's the risk
For from a bungling hand what mischief follows
When once the horrid instrument is fixed,
Allows pause; there's the respect a. vat
That makes our patience Of so long endlrance;
For who would ever be applying tinctures,
Specific oplates, poppy, mandr3gora,
Magnets, metallic tractors, anodynes,
The poisonous rings of mouDtebanks or charms
That fond credulity so often takes,
When he himself might his quietus get,
For bare trifie in BARRIERS shop! -. 80
Who'd sweat and groan whole sleepless nights in
vain
But that the thought of torture worse than all,
broken jaw (Which any mortal suffering
Would straight fall frantic) harrows up the mind,
And make us rather bear our present torments
Than fly to others that we never felt;
Irresolution thus doth make towards:
And heroes of great enterprise and valor.
Turn pale and sickly at bare sight of medicine,
Whilst women, weak and delicate of frame,
Shrink not at operations slow and dreadful.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-07-09
A Railway Incident.

The other day, on Michigan Central
train coming east, was an old lady who
had never travelled a great deal. She
wasn't used to the ways Of the book
agents, the peanut boys, and the prize
package nuisances who pass through
the train every few minutes. When
the peanut boy came along and dropped
big African peanut into her lap she
shucked it, opened her mouth and
dropped the kernel down, instead of
regarding it with silent contempt or
pitching it ont of the window. The
book agent came along and dropped a
book into her lap. She said she was
"much obleeged," and she carefully
locked it up in her valise. The prize
package boy came along and dropped a
sample, and she wondered how the road
could afford to give away so much.
When he returned she had opened it
and was wearing the breast-pin and
eating the gum drops. The book agent
came back and wanted his book, and
before she would give it up she called
the conductor to see if it was right.
The card boy wanted pay and she ap,
pealed to the passengers. When she
understood that he was right she h. nded
over % cents, with the remark, "Well
eff L haint ALFRED turned round. ]
wish I'd stayed tn hum! "-Detroi'
Post.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-07-09

THE wife's secret-Her opinion of her
husband.
LOVE matches are often formed by
people who pay for month of honey
with life of vinegar. t#fs
THAT was bright little child who in
quired, "Ma, when cows die, do they
go to the 'milky-way?'"
The Lexington (Ky.) Daily Press has
suspended. The editor says it was like
trying to draw saw-log uphill with
yarn rope.
NEVER visit friends without some an
nouncement of your coming. Crockett's
motto is good one: s'Be sure you
write, then go ahead"
THE British Medical Journal says
the Tichborne claimant is employed i'll
his prison as tailor. Let us hope he
is not engaged on new suit.
LEIGH HUNT was asked by lady if
he would not venture on an orange.
Madam" he replied, CT should be
happy to do so, but 1 am afraid l might
tumble off, ;"
An exchange says, "Keep an eye out
for the early resumption of payment"
to which paper responds, Both our
eyesare already out looking for 1t, and
SO are our elbows"
THE best, cheapest, and in every re-
spect the most convenient cow tall-hold-
er is to hold the hair of the tail IN the
bend of the mixers leg, back of the
knee, rs he sits on the milking stool.
ct SAY, Tim, do you see that toat
floating down the stream?' Yes f;
what of it? "Why, l was struck with
It's resemblance to pile of snow"
CT don't see any resemblance. Nell,
it's plain enough that it's adrift, any
how"
"IT is q settled principle, your hon
or" said an eminent lawyer, at that
causes always produce effects. "They
always do for the lawyers, b1andly re-
sponded the Judge; "but I've some
times known single cause to deprive
client of all his effects"
An old chap, whose wife is as ugly as
sin, was reading an elopement case
which seemed to affect him. Said he,
"I should be tempted to shoot man if
he was to run off with my wife. !"
"Well," said a nearer, ga man ought
to be shot if he run off with your wife. l"
Verdict for nearer.
A WHISKY DRINKING Irishman was
brought before a magistrate named
Porter, charged with being drunk and
disorderly. The magistrate committed
the delinquent to prison for a month,
telling him he would give him time
enough to curse whisky. eyes, faith, !"
was the prisoners reply, "and Porter
too" 'sesf
THE MAIDENs LAMENT.
The setting sun gided her soft brown hair
And mellowed the gloom in her luminous eyes,
Then Redeemed with bushes her bosom fair,
And sank in blaze OF luxuriant dyes.
Yet the sun comes up with the coming morn,
And the west will flame again, as OF yore;
But a hope once set is never reborn,
And heart that is broken is dead eyermore.
So the maiden moaned with the moaning trees,
And lifted eyes to the rising moon, 20
And whispered her woe to the whispering breeze
She must wear her spring hat till the end of June
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-07-09
The Potato.

The potato crop is one of considerable
Importance. We raise annually not far
either way from 150, 600 bushels,
representing money value of about
500, 600, 600 to the consumers. AS an
article of food, it has a greater value to
us than any other that We call root crop.
Twenty-Five per cent. of the weight of
the potato is solid, dry substance, and
of this 625 per cent. is starch. When
we remember that starch is that material
in living bodies which furnishes nutri-
tiOn to the respirative processes and fat
to the tissues, we must acknowledge its
primary Importance in the animal econ
omy. Yet, strangely enough, the potato
is greatly neglected as an article of food
for farm stock. Possibly the explana-
ton may be found in the fact that it's
nutritive qualities are not completely
developed without cooking; but this
explanation is not satisfactory one. for
so large an amount of nutritive element
exists In a crop of potatoes, and the
crop when we'll cultivated yields so
abundantly, that it is most uneconom-
ical neglect either not to raise it for
stock food or not to cook it when it is
raised.
AS compared with wheat, compare
lively small crop of $50 bushels of pota-
toes, which may be raised with equal
facility as twenty bushels of wheat, will
be found to contain 1850 pounds of dry
nutritive substance, of which 624 per
cent. is starch. The equivalent crop of
wheat would contain only l, 044 pounds
of dry substance, of which about 60 per
cent. is starch. A fair crop of potatoes
may then be considered as double the
value of fair crop of wheat. This
places the potato in fair position as a
farm product, but it is rarely so consid-
cred. Again, as crop in the farmers
rotation it has high value, for there
are but few, if any, crops which leave
the soil in such an excellent condition
for a following crop of wheat, and none
that we know of following which crop
of wheat succeeds so we'll.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-07-09

MATRIMONIAL FREAKS. much
married was that lady who married her
twenty-second husband, who in his turn,
had been married to twenty wives
There is an instance recorded at
Bordeaux, in 1872, of a gentleman who
had been married sixteen times. A wom-
an named Elizabeth Nase, who died
in 1853, had been married to seven hus-
bands. She was at the ripe age of
seventy when last led to the hymeneal
altar, and contrived to survive her "be-
loved" When on her deathbed, it is
stated, she recalled the good and bad
points of each of her husbands, and
having partially weighed in her mind
the pros and cons, she determined that
the fifth claimed the highest merit, and
ordered that her grave be with his. In
1853 redoubtable pair we're living In
Essex, who had been married eighty-one
years the husband being one hundred
and seven years old, and his spouse
only four years his junior.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-07-09

TINE, THE GREAT HEALER Time
heals all griefs, even the bitterest, and
it is we'll that it should be so. A long
INDUCED sorrow for the dead, or for
any other hopeless loss, would deaden
our sympathies for those still LETT, and
thus make sinful apathy steal over the
soul, absorbing all its powers, and caus-
ing the many blessings of life to be felt
as curses. As the bosom of the earth
blooms again and again, having buried
out of sight the dead leaves of autumn,
and loosed the frosty hands of winter,
so does the heart-in spite of all that
melancholy poets write-feel many re-
newed springs and summers. 1t is a
beautiful and blessed world we live in,
and, while life lasts, to lose the enjoy
ment of it is sin.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-07-09

CURE FOR A FELoN.-The following is
given as a sure cure for felon on the
finger: Take common rock salt, such as
is used for sailing down pork and beef,
dry 1t in the oven, then pound it fine
and mix it with the spirits of turpentine
in equal parts. Put it on rag and
wrap it round the finger, and as it gets
dry put on some more, and in twenty.
four hours we are assured the felon win
be dead. 1914
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-07-09

there was much more harmony among its
members than could have been expected in the
formal founding of new and numerous party,
is conceded by their most bitter opponents.
As near as could be estimated the delegates
were about equally divided between former
Republicans and Democrats
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-07-09

AN account of deer-hunt in Poca-
hontas county, West Virginia, in the
neishborhood of the headwaters of the
Greenbrier river, says that 81 deer and
two bears were killed by party Of
eight gentlemen.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-07-09
To CORRESPONDENTS.

All communications for this paper should be
cCmpanied by the name of the author not neces-
sarily for publication, but as an evidence OF good
faith on the part of the writer. Write only ON
side OF the paper Be particularly careful in Civ
ing and dates TO have the letters and figures
plain and distinct.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-07-09

A SMART young Granger in Lac Qui
Parle, Mimi, has this year set out g.
600 forest trees, besides sitting up five
nights in every week with red-haired
young woman of great beauty.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1874-07-09
HunlOr.

THE wife's secret-Her opinion of her
husband
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-11-16

FATHER oERDEMANN IN BALTIMORE HE AND HIS
WIFE SAIL. TO-DAY, FOR EUROPE.
The Baltimore Sun, this morning, says that
MFR. John W. Gerdemann, the ex-priest of st.
Bonifacius Church, Philadelphia, who went
away with a.ady organist and was, married in Jer-
sey City to her a few days ago was in Baltimore
yesterday, and visited the Sun office. He pub
hshes card in defense of himself in the SIN.
Mr.. aerdemann is accompanied by his bride to
Baltimore, and intends sailing for Europe in tho
Ohio this afternoon. He is large, fine looking
man, apparently forty-five years of age, Blk feet
high, weighing at least one hundred and ninety
pounds wears gold specifics, and is evidently
a cultivated and intelligent man of much force
and yigor. His wife ia mature lady, weighing
at least one hundred and sixty pounds.
MIR. Gerdemann says there il another priest
who was with him, but now in Europe, who, on
his RETURN intends to go to California and mar
ry. The marriage certificate Of Mr.. Gerdemann
is dated Nov. 4th, 1874, and certifies that John
w. Gerdemann, of st. Louis, was on that day
duly married to Margaret Wittrich, of Reading
Pa, by J. Howard Suydam. pastor of the Third
Reformed Church, Jersey City.
He makes detailed statement in his card
declaring that he has left the Catholic Church,
abjuring its peculiar tenets. For this and his
matrimonial episode he disdans any defense,
but in regard to his alleged dishonesty he makes
an elaborate statement. He says his intention
to leave Philadelphia was known to many priests;
his wife's friends were aware of it, and they left
in open daylight, taking their trunks, and no of
fort at pursuit was made, and no attempt to ar
rest. Since his departure from Philadelphia he
has travelled openly, registering in his own name.
He first went with the lady to Jersey City,
where he was married thence to Chicago,
whore the bride and groom remained one day
at the Palmer House thence to st. Louis,
where they took house, intending to reside but
for the newspaper publication which reached
them, and called for the card now printed in
this paper. From Baltimore Mr.. Gerdemann
and his wife will sail in the steamship Ohio this
afternoon, intending to remain several months
abroad. His course in publishing the pres
ent defense was urged, he says, by friends
oonversant with the state of facts pre-
scented from his standpoint. Mr.. Gerdemann
says he ia not at all afraid to meet accusers, but
on the contrary, challenges controversy, espe-
cialy on the subject Of matrimony. The only
thing he seem TO regret was that he left Phila-
delphia secretly, but in this he said he was over
persuaded by the priest above alluded to, who
Is going quietly to California to marry. Mr.
Gerdemann says he regrets that he did not 60
openly to Bishop Wood and tell him that he in
tended to give up his VOWS of celibacy and take
apartner of his joys and hopes
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-11-16

HELD FOR THE U. s. OoURr. This morning,
10 o'clock, the case of Thomas Mullen, charged
with interference with U. s. Deputy Marshals
in the discharge of their duties on the day of
the late election, was heard before Supervisor
Valentine in the U. s. Court room. Mullen was
held in 5000 for his appearance at Court
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-11-16

DEMOCRATIC PARADE AT ST. GEoRoEs.-The
Democrats made one of their demonstrations, at
St. Georges, on Thursday evening. It turned
out to be, correspondent says, a discharge of
works, aud ''talk" by Mr.. Reynolds, Esq.
There were but few people present, and, owing
to the cold, they broke up early. The parade OF
a delegation from Delaware City was small af-
fair, and altogether the demonstration was re-
childish
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-11-16

' 'EAD he ALLEN Al I'LL UNI Ehp
a PRICES,
BY THR
GREAT ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC TEA CO.,
s3 Arch Street, cor Second and Coates Street, and
62l $. Second st +, Philadelphia, Pa.
This is an organization Of capitalists 70
IMPORT AND DISTRIBUTE TEAS
for one small profit, saving the consumer all profits
Of mlddlemen. We control large part OF the best
teas brought TO this country which are sold only by
ourselves. Persons buying of other dealers do SO TO
their own disadvantage. Our houses In China and
Japan have the very best facilities OF selecting,
which gives us great advantages We have estab-
shed stores for distributing teas In all the prin-
cpal cities of the United states. We give to our
customers q
BEAUTIFUL OIL CHRONIC,
(taken from the richest gems, OF American and
Foreign artists) which, If bought at picture stores,
would cost much more than the price OF the Tea.
These chromos are present to our customer
All goods warranted to give perfect satisfaction
or the money refunded.
GREAT ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC TEA co.
ss Arch Street, cor. Second and Coates Streets, and
| 62l s. Second street, Philadelphia, Pa
| nOv2-4W
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-11-16

rRAoEpIENNE WITH THE noRsE-wnp.

TRAaEDIENsE WITH THE HoRsE-wnm.
ROCHESTER,, N. Y, Nov. II.
Mrs. Henry Isyner attempted to horse whip the
dramatic critic Of the Democrat and Chronicle
newspaper, because he had said that her imper-
sonaton of Queen Elizabeth was not queenly
and her information and expression very poor
The whip WAS taken from her and she WAS or
dered ont of the office.
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-11-16
financial Cards.
TINE ARTISANS SAVINGS Rank.
so7 MARKET STREET,

THE ARTISANS SAVINGS IsANK-
sn MARKET STREET,
Incorporated February IS, 1851
Open 10 receiye deposits daily from 3 A. NJ, unit
4, +. M, and on Tuesday and Saturday evenings
from to O'Clock.
A sEMI-ANNUAL DIVIDEND,
Of six per cent has been regularly paid on deposlts
since the organization OF the Bank and 1t 10 tne ex
pectaton OF the Managers, that this rate OF diV
dends will be continued.
When dividends are not withdrawn, they are g, &C.
counted as deposits. Thus permanent deposits
compound their interest twice In each year
MANAGERS;
WILLIAM s. HuLEs, GEORGE W. Busni
CLEMENT B. SMYTH, GEORGE ). CAPBLLk,
CHARLES w. ROWLAND, M. L. IIOHTRNsTEIN,
EDWARD DARLINGTON, NATHANIEL Il. BENSON
HENRY II. DuRB, JOB II. JAobsoN'
z. M. SToTsENBU RG, WIN. IL. SWIFT
ANTHONY HIGGINS.
VIM. $. HII4LES, President
GEO. W. BUSH, Vice President;
apri4-tf a. y. AflOk. IRE 50
E'IRsT NATIONAL BANK
OF WILMINGTON.
DEPOSITORY OF THE PUBLIC MoN1Ra
FINANCIAL AGENT OF THE UNITED STA res
EDWARD BErr5 President
GEO. d ARMSTRONG, Cashier.
PAID UP CAPITAL. ss0o,0ot
sv- Philadelphia and New York Exchange fur
nished TO regular depositors without charge.
Discount days, Mondays and Thursdays, at sA Am
DIRECTORS
| Clement B. Smyth, George W. Bush.
| Israel Pussy, Eli Garrett
| Henry S. McComb, Joshua 4. Head,
| Daniel James, William Tatnah,
Edward Belts. octi-ly
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-11-16
IN THE BLOOD.

THE PERUVIAN SY-
RUP Vitallzes and En-
riches the Blood, Tones
up the system, Builds up
the Broken-down, Cures
| Dyspepsia, Debility, Drop
sy, Lhills and Feyers,
/ Chronic / iarrhma, Ner-
/ vOus Affections, Bolls,
Humors, Diseases of the
Kidneys and Bladder, Fe-
male Complaints, &c.
Thousands have been
changed by the use OF
Wilmington daily commercial., 1874-11-16

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| SYRUPn mot Peruvian Bark Sold by dealers
generally. ....,. - ,,
| monIals from distinguished physicians, clergymen
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