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The New York herald., 1875-02-14

TRUSSES-RUPTURED PERSONS CAN AVOID
all Radical Cure, room night and day, cured"
catch-penny advertised humbuggery, calling At SR 3
way. Elastic stockings, Belts Bandages. &c: Large
assortment low prices.
WISTAR,S BALSAM OF WILD CHERRY SELDOM
fails cough cod &C. and 81 bottle: large
bottles much the cheaper
The New York herald., 1875-02-14

A BOX OF GLEhN'S SULPHUR SOAP. WHICH
contains three cakes and only 6c Is sufficient
supply material Tor Al least 70 sulphur baths, which
would eradicate whole catalogue OF rheumatic and
cntaneous 9aladies sold everywhere. Depot. CRIT
fENrON'S, No. Sixth avenue.
The New York herald., 1875-02-14

the Red Man OF the Plain"
The time for the temperance OF Ristori
draws rapidly near. She has terminated very
successful and profitable engagements in Me xico
Her appearance will be the great hislrtonic event
OF the season. 1t Is strange that the two pre-
eminent dramatic artists OF the day should botn
be furnished from Italy. Rlstori and Salvlnt are
names that do honor even to that land OF genius.
On Monday J. L. Toole, the distinguished Eng
glish comedian, reappears In New YORK, at the
Lyceum Theatre. This sme he wisely selects
plays In which his thoroughly cockney humor has
lull sway. One act Of "Oiiver Twtsr will be
presented. to give the New York public an oppor-
tunity OF seeing him In mis- great character OF
William Dawkins, the Dodger. In 1t he Is unap-
proachable.
Here is good example for some Of our local
artists who are invited to the houses OF the
wealthy Ono day gentleman In Brussels
asked Servais to come and drink tea with him.
Servais refused for long time, but at length,
after great pressing, altered his mind and prom
ised to come "Bring your violin with you," said
the gentleman sminngly. 'Thanx you," replied
Servais, my violin never takes tea"
How can we OBJECT TO the programme music OF
the present day when the Abbe vogier, in 1856,
Day OF Judgment" and the description In the bill
was as follows s:-"No. l. Magnificent Introduction.
No. 2. The trombone reechoes through the graves
they open. No. g. The incensed Judge pronounces
the dreadful sentence upon those who are re-
jected-their fall into the abyssj gnashing OF
teeth and waiing. No. 4. God takes the righteous
into biss-their ecstasy. No. s. The voices OF the
hlassed unite with the choruscs Of the angels"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-06

1t does seem as though little re-
Election must convince any reasoning
person that Dubuque newspapers are
sometimes guilty of exaggeration. Not
that the journals mentioned wilfully con-
struct outrageous tales, but that journal
ism there is sufficiently peculiar to allow
of temporary alterations of mind in
regard to one of the commandments.
Take, for instance, the account of re-
cent tro-glycerine explosion near the
city named. The substance of the story
is as follows: "Some miners near the
town, who had been using nitro-glycer-
inc, set some of the liquid in an open
crock where the sun would fall upon it,
in order that it might thaw out. An old,
motherly SOW, with piggish progeny of
six, came nosing about, and stumbling
upon the crock, upset it. Then the SOW
and her litter ate up all the nitro glycer-
Inc. Continuing their explorations, the
family of porkers went into neighbor-
ing barn-yarn, where a three-year-old
colt was feeding. The SOW, roofing
about, approached the colt and touched
her snout against its heels. The colt
instantly kicked out fercely and ac-
curately and struck the porker squarely
ON the ribs. As the hoofs ratified against
the side of the hog there came thunder
ing explosion which shook the entire
neighborhood. The colt sailed over the
barn and landed in a neighboring field,
total wreck. The SOW and pigs were
lost at once in space, but since the affair
people have gathered sausage meat in
door-yards and along the roadside. "
That is ali there is of the recent account
of nitro-glycerine explosion at Du-
buque, and while it is out of place, Vi
course, to be hypercritical about such
little things, it does seem rs if some por-
tons of the story might be incorrect.
There appears TO be, as it were, modest
garb of fancy dehcately covering the
naked truth from leering lookers-on.-
81. Louis Republican.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-06
STEERING 1T THE BEGINNfNG
OF THE REVOLUTION

At least two men swore at the begin
ming of the revolution One of these
was Capt. Brown, who said, when his
comrade, Capt. Davis, was killed at Con-
cord by the British, cd d-n them,
they are firing balls. Fire, nen, fire ~
The other was Gen. Putnam, who led
the Connecticut troops at Bunker Hill,
and INDUCED in so much profanity when
the old Continentals retreated under The
fire of the enemy's artillery at the end of
the fight that he apologized to his church
after the war, ON the ground that lit
was almost enough to make an angel
swear to see the towards refuse to secure
a victory so nearly won." He did the
brave men injustice, but the recording
angel, no doubt, blotted out his oaths
with a flood of tears, as it did in the case
of Uncle Toby. These two instances are
the only ones known of profanity in the
early days of the Revolution. AS the
war progressed profanity became more
frequent, as with Gen. Ethan Allen
when he summoned the astounded
British General to surrender In the name
of Almighty God and the Continental
Conoress
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-06
nov IS THIS FOR PEDIGREEe


A very searching investigation was
carried on, few years ago, in the north
of England, by two families who were
searching up their respective ancestry.
The strife was great between them ;
each one determined to look back into
antiquities farther than the other.
One of the families, whose name was
Spencer, employed an artist to paint a
historic scene representing the building
of the ark, and the loading up of the
ship by Noah and his sous with its multi
farious and various cargo.
On the gang plank leading to the deck
of the ark two men were seen rolling up
a large box, ON one side of which was
painted in large letters, "Relics, in
sigma and papers belonging to the Spen-
Ger family"
This was considered a coup d'etat hard
to beat, but the other family, determined
not to be outdone in the antediluvian
pretenses of their name, prepared, at
great cost and research, record of their
antiquity.
In describing the exploits of one of
their ancestors, at very early day, who
was represented as q man of authority,
this remarkable passage occurs
"During this year Adam and Eve
were driven out of Paradise"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-06
PROVERBS REFggED-

It has been said of old that % 4 bird In
the hand is worth two in the BUSH Try
it. Take bird (any bird viii do In
your hand, and hold II securely then
take passage in the FIRST vessel you can
find (any vessel will do end proceed to-
the Antipodes, sill retaining the bird liz
the hand, where the bush is supposed
to be. When you arrive, examine the
bird which you have IN your hand an&
compare it with any two birds you can
find in the bush. Estimate theix relative
value. You will find that the proverh
has led you astray.
Again. 1t has been said that 81 It Is
the last straw that breaks the eamelis
back" Inaprinais, how long would q
man go about until he bad satisfied him.
self that he had found the &c last -
straw? But we will grant, for the sake
of argument, that the last straw F" has
been found. Now take your camel (any
camel Will do) and cautiously deposit that
straw upon the back CT the camel, and
carefully observe whether the spine of
that quadruped is dislocated. 1t is to be
imagined not. How then this provorb
Once more. 1t has been spoken, and
written, that if you esTake care of the
pence, the pounds viii take care OF
themselves" Make the experiment
Take pence (say three pence) and place
them in your purse, and pua yoar purse
in your pocket. Button your pocket, If
your pocket is buttonable OR deposit
the three pence with your banker, or in
vest them in Canadian oil we'll Next
take a sovereign (anybody's. sovereign
will do) and place it carefully on the
pavement (the center of q cocl-plate is
not bad spot), and, after retiring mp
the stage and assembling" observe
how that sovereign viii take care Of IT.
sell. Punch.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-06
MIRTH At ME4L-TIME

Everybody should plan to have pleas
ant conversation at the table, just as they
have good food. A little story telling
it may be of humorous things, anecdotes,
etc.-will often stimulate the joyous ele
ments of the mind and cause it to act
vigorously and BEAUTIFULLY. Think and
say something pleasant. Cultivate mirth,
and laugh when anything witty is said.
If possible, never eat alone. Invite a
friend of whom you are fond, and try
and have good time. Friendship and
friendly intercourse at the table pro-
notes the flow of animal spirits and aids
digestion. Think of q sulky churl
munching his meat in a logged temper.
He will become dyspeptic. Never bring
a corroding growl or complaint to the
table. Is the pudding too salt? Was
the bread burnt? Do not mention it.
at the table. Let that pass,
though you need not eat that which may
not be palatable or healthful, but polite
ly decline it. He who brings the most
happiness to the table is the best citizen.
Science of Health.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-06
JOB DOWLTNG'S FUNERAL.

S. S. Cox writes the following Many
years ago was one of party in Wash
ington city, when South and North We'd
with each other in convivial life. An
other of the party was Gen. Dawson,
member from Western Pennsylvania,
whose homestead was Albert Gallatin' 8
old home. He was an admirable story
teller. 1 recall somewhat sadly, now
that he is gone, how well he illustrated
the laziness of class of Virginians. The
story was part of his Congressional
canvassirg. On one occasion he got
across the Pennsylvania line into a little
village of Virginia. He was III the midst
of group around the tavern. While
treating and talking, procession ap-
preached which looked like a funeral.
He asked who was to be brlried9 sob
Bowling" said they. "Poor Job !"
sighed the General. He was good
natured, good-for-ncthing, lazy fellow,
living on the few fish he caught and the
squirrels he killed, but mostly on the do
nations of his neighbors. $50 poor Job
is dead, is he?" "No, he amt dead,
zactly," said they. "Not dead-not
d Yet you are going to bury him p
&c Fact is, General, he has got too infer
nal ALFRED lazy to live. We can't afford
him any more. He's got so lazy that the
grass began to grow over his shoes-so
everlasting lazy thft he put out one of
his eyes to save the trouble of winkin'
when out gunnin'" "But, says the
Genera, " this must not be. 1t will dis
grace my neighborhood. Try him while
longer, can't you?" Cant (; too late
coffin cost S1.25. Must go on now. y
About this time the procession came up,
and halted, when the General proposed
if they would take Job out he would send
over bag of corn. On this announce
ment the lids of the coffin opened and
Job languidly sat up the cents dropped
from his eyes as he asked, SIS the corn
shelled, General?" "No, not shelled. ~
"Then," said Job, as he lazily lay down,
" 90 on with the funeral -
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-06
OYSTERS FOR ONE.

A short, stubby fellow, with his hat
on one side of his head, and his pants
rolled up, walked into Congress street
oyster-house last evening, and, holding
the stump of an unlit cigar between his
clenched teeth, looked around and in
quired, SCOT my oystirs!" "Yes, sir, T"
said the oysterman as he cast his eyes
over a half dozen baskets full lying
around loose. "Well, how much be
they a dozen?" Eighteen cents. +"
Eighteen cents" eyes, sir, eighteen
cents. "Snucked!" "Opened, of
course, if you want them opened. {"
"Well, gi'me one not shucked." some!
What do you want of one oyster9"
"Well," said the customer confidential
ly, leaning over the oyster-stand and
taking his cigar from between his teeth,
"You see, I'm goin' to social party out
here near Abba tonight, an some of the
boys might get foolin'. I've been
round good deal, an / tell yer there's
nothin' so GOBLIN and healin' like for a
black eye as good, big oyster. / guess
you'd better gi'me two. How much
is't baltimore Gazette.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-06

warrant for the old gentleman's arrest,
on the ground that he had been brutality
beaten by him; and, though there was
nothing in the boys appearance to in
dictate that he had been disciplined any
more than he deserved, and though his
mother appeared to testify that he hadn't
been ill-treated, the astute Justice sent
the father to prison Next thing, we
shall have infants getting out injunctions
against their pa s and mas spanking them
at all.-SprinQtield Republican.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-06

gin-mills, and insist upon publishing it
anonymously, to ''break up the rings
and restore the city to law and order"
With all these, and others in the same
useful line, our new man has to deal, but
he acquits himself with wonderful salts
faction. Now and then there Is a little
confusion in his office-a chair or a table
broken, or a window smashed, and once
in while the dogs are seen paving bit
of silk, and bugles and things. and pan
taloon patches out of their teeth, and
the pups do occasionally play with an
ancient reticule, or grandmother's fan,
or an old shirt-dickey, but upon the
whole the department is success, and
we can confidently commend it to all our
brethren inclined to an independ-
ent newspaper venture. Philadelphia
Times.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-06
APPRENTICES WHO BECAME
GREAT MEN.

Shoemakers' apprentices read with
pride that Roger Sherman, of Connect
cut, one of the signers of the Declare
ton of Independence, learned their
trade, and that Henry Wilson, Vice
President of the United States, was work
ing as a journeyman shoemaker when
first elected to the Legislature of Massa-
chusetts. Willard Fillmore, late Vice
President and President of the United
States, was ON apprentice in a country
clothier's establishment. Andrew John
son, another late Vice-President and
President of the United States, learned
and worked at the tailor's trade. Simon
Cameron, formerly Secretary of War,
and now United States Senator, was
originally printer. David K. Carter,
formerly a member of Congress from
Ohio. now Chief Justice of the court in
the District of Columbia, was my APP
prentice at Rochester. Several mechanics
have been Mayors of the city of New
York, prominent among whom were
Stephen Allen, Gideon Lee, and James
Harper. Daniel Cady, for more than
thirty years one of the most distin-
guished lawyers our State ever produced,
served his apprenticeship and worked as
iourneyman shoemaker until he was
twenty-four years old.-Ttur. Weed.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-06

Talking of crows, Belair stage driver
says that the country people are poison
ing them with strychnine, according to
a time-honored religious custom at this
season of the year. The fatal dose is
administered by being saturated in corn,
which is scattered around freely. Some
of the crows die on the spot, others fly
away and somersault in the sky, and
others go blind and die of starvation and
the stomach ache. An instance is cited
of one worthy but wicked countryman
gathering up !, 200 crows he had poison
ed, taking their scalps and reaping his
reward from the county authorities, 6!
cents apiece, $75. Crows, no doubt, per-
form better pari for farmers than they
are given credit for. Nature furnishes
scavenger birds and animals adapted to
the wants of every climate. In South
America the condors perform this part,
aided by the brlzzards, which latter birds
are also an important feature in preserv
ing the sanitary equilibrium in the
southern portions of the United States.
In Charleston, S. c., the buzzards are
protected by wise laws, which impose a
fine of So for every one slain. The birds
are so tame in Charleston that they sit
ON the roofs of the market-houses on the
watch to grab up every bit of offal that
is thrown out from the butchers stalls.
In the summer time the birds, being
very numerous, do large part of the
city's scavenger work. In the same way
crows, no doubt, are beneficial to the
country in this latitude, as their name Of
"carrion crows" would indicate, besides
making themselves generally useful in
roofing out the grubs that hatch insects
to destroy the labors of the farmer. No
doubt if the crows were properly en-
couraged to do SO, they would be useful
in destroying the potato bug, lately SO
destructive in all parts of this country.
Who knows until we have tried them p
Baltimore San.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-06
THE MAN THAT SETS HIS OWN Ed
TORI1LS.

The uuion men thouSqt they hap had the
ohronicle a. dsspAsntage because ahe1 from
ply imaginep that the art dres:rvaaive of all arts
was one that coul not qe dracticed novices.
They reckonep without their host however, as
this paragraph will Prove we never sot type
before tonight yet We eau point droudly to this
effort as specimen Of clean composixou. The
thing looks so well in the slick we almost
tended to issue challenge to the entire pro-
ffessou, Hereafter we shrll set our own edi-
,orials.- Washington Chronicle.
This effort of Brother Harlan's at type
setting must not be too severely judged.
It must be remembered that since he
first became known as journalist he has
seen great deal of life. He has been
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-06

successfully a circuit-rider In the Meth
odis Church, member Of Congress,
United States Senator, and Secretary OF
the Interior. On returning to his trade
and taking up his stick, it IS not srirpris-
ing that he finds himself q little rusty.
Courage, brother patience and pesse-
verance viii, in time, restore to you the
dexterity of former days,-C7ieoqo Tti-
Hu13p
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-06
THE FIGHTING EDITOR.

We have added man to our staff.
He is the Chesterfield of the editorial
corps, and occupies the first room sew
eral doors from the chief editorial re-
treat. He is of the Hibernian persua-
sion, has bright red hair, strong, sinewy
arms, and airs himself with coat off and
sleeves well rolled up. He sports a
cane, that is always handy, of solid hick-
DRY, huge dimensions, and loaded at the
butt. He keeps two pets of the English
bulldog breed, with litter of well grown
pups in the corner to keep up the sup
ply III case of accident, and it is fancy
of his to keep brace of loaded blunder-
buses against his chair. 1t is his bust
ness to do the delectable part of the edi-
torial work If the times. He receives
the short-haired women. and long haired
men who flock to every newspaper
with piles of manuscript upon their ia
vorite hobbies, said to be "just the thing
for an Independent Journal" and he
welcomes the large and growing family
of Col. Mulberry Sellerses, who have a
patent method of paying the national
debt, and of making money plenty for
everybody without earning it-all of
which they could demonstrate to the sat
isfaction of any one by publishing forty
or fifty columns in an independent jour-
nal. He also greets the crowd that
comes with the scandal of the streets and
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-06
REMEDY FOB NIGHTm1RE-

Slight arrangement of the digestive or
other functions is often sufficient to oc
casion temporary delirium in children,
commencing during sleep and proleng
ed after waking. The suffering IS great
and the condition a. alarming ene to
parents and friends. The mental excite
ment is SO intense as to resist impressions
from without, to an extraordinary he
gree. 1t is here that the associations OF
smell can be used more effectively than
any others to break up tie morbid train.
A good Whit of cologne alnlost always
brings the little sufferer back to it's or
binary world or little ammonia may
be used. But an odor which is agree
able is probably more effective than one
which is merely pungent. 1t Is COM
mon observation that mental associations
are awakened by odors more than by the
impression of any other sense. In the
case of nightmare the strong,- familiar
smell seems to break up the train Of alb
normal mental Acknowledgement OF
Chemistry.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-06
is THE POPE COMING TO 4MERICAe
The correspondent of the Paris Debats

fS III II fOfE COM fNU ~ I'M EhfCd
The correspondent of the Paris Debats
in Rome writes thus:
"The appointment of an American
Cardinal is an act more important than
has been generally supposed. At the
same time the Pope nominated consid-
derable number of Bishops for the United
States. The Prelate who carries TO Mon
signor McCloskey his beretta will not
perform a mere act of ceremony; he is
charged with q most important mission.
The Holy See has firmly resolved to
transport itself to the United States,
should the stay in Rome become insup-
portable. 1t knows well that neither
France nor Austria could give it asylum
without an almost certain risk of war
with Germany. 1t is Doubt al whether
England would maintain the offer she
once made of the Island of Malta, and
Spain is too much disturbed for the
Pope to think seriously of refuge there,
ct least under existing circumstances.
We must not forget that the Saint Siege
has taken the precaution to create con-
siderable reserve fund, which would be
by no means useless in the States. This
reserve does not count hundreds of mil
lions, as some papers, unused to calcula-
tons, are pleased to declare, but it
amounts to over forty millions (f1, 900,
000), and increases almost daily.
/ have often heard this idea preached
in Paris by Ultramontanes, and there is
every reason to believe the De6ats' cor
respondent to be well informed. It re-
mains only to learn how the statesmen of
America will receive the notion. The
same obvious reasons which have made
England tacitly withdraw her preferred
hospitality will carry their weight even
over the Atlantic"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-06

THEY have new wrinkle in Boston
for making chickens out of old hens
that is, breaking the breast bone about
one and one-half inches from the point
where person feels for it. 1t looked as
if it had been done with long priers by
bending the bone up. 1t is very nicely
done, and cannot be discovered until the
chicken is dissected. This is no fish
story, for I bought them myself; but I
should call it foul play.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-06
IN EXTRAORDINARILY DECISION.

A most extraordinary decision, even
for the latitude of New York, was that
rendered in the Court of Special Ses-
sions, the other morning, when Thomas
Sprott was sentenced to five days in the
city prison for having boxed his nine
year-old boys ears, in punishment for
some act of disobehenee. Thomas, Jr.,
in his indignation at the indignity,
rushed off to police court, and secured
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-06
MEDICAL PROPERTIES OF EGGS

MEDICAL PROPERTIES OF EGGS
The white of an egg has proved of late
the most efficacious remedy for burns.
Seven or eight successive applications Of
this substance soothe pain, and effect
ually exclude the burn from the air.
This simple remedy seems to be prefera-
BILE to colodion or even cotton. Extraor
binary stories are told of the healing
properties of new oil which is easily
made from the yolk of hens eggs. The
eggs are first boiled hard, and the yolks
are then removed, crushed, and placed
over fire, where they are carefully
stirred until the whole substance Is Just
on the point of catching fire, when the
oil separates and may be poured of.
One yolk will yield nearly two teaspoon
fuls of oil. 1t is in general use among
colonists of South Russia as a means of
curing cuts, bruises and scratches.