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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-03-18

COMB1TS ON THE OCEAN.

Among the extraordinary spectacles
sometimes witnessed by those " who go
down to the sea in ships, none are more
impressive than a combat for suprem-
acy between the monsters of the deep.
The battles of the sword-fish and the
whale are described as Homeric in grand
eur. The sword-fish go in schools like
whales, and the attacks are regular sea-
fights. When the two troops meet, as
soon as tine sword-fish have betrayed their
presence by few bounds in the air, the
whales draw together and close up their
ranks. The sword-fish always endeavors
to take the whale in the flank, either be
cause its cruel instinct has revealed to it
the defect In the carcass-for there exists
near the bra chial fins of the whale q spot
where wounds are moral-or because the
flank presents wider surface to its blow
The sword-fish recoils to secure q greater
impetus. If the movement escape the
keen eye OF his adversary, the whale is
lost, for it receives the blow of the enc
my, and dies almost instantly. But if the
whale perceives the sword-fish at the in
slant of the rush, by a spontaneous bound
it springs clear of the water its entire
length, and falls ON its flank with a crash
that resounds for many leagues and whit
ems the sea with boiling foam. The gi-
gantic animal has only its tail for the de-
Tense. 1t tries to strike its enemy and
finish him at a single blow. But if the
active sword-fish avoid the fatal tail, the
battle becomes more terrible. The ag-
gressor springs from the water in his turn,
falls upon the whale, and attempts, not
to pierce, but to ga, it with the teeth
that garnish its weapon. The sea is
stained with blood the fury of the whale
is boundless. The sword-fsh harnesses
him, strikes him on every side, kills him
and flies to other victories. Often the
sword-fish has not time to avoid the fall
of the whale, and contents itself will
presenting its sharp saw to the flank OF
the gigantic animal which is about to
crush it. 1t then dies like Maccab9us
smothered beneath the weight of the ele
plant of the ocean. Finally the whale
gives a few last bounds in the air, drag
ging its assassin in its fight, and perishes
as it kills the monster of which it was
| the victim.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-03-18
i" MAKING MONEI."

Gay" writing to the Louisville
COrier-Jomnal of how money is made
at the Treasury Department, says:
Take dollar treasury note and look at
it. There is fine steel engraving of
Washington-the man, not the city, in
the middle of the note. In the left-hand
corner there is The Landing of Colum-
bus There is fine lace-work for the
denomination, and the note has lace
work border. Different artisans make
these designs. 1t is not all the work of
one engraver, for each one has his
speciality. No engraver can make two
plates exactly alike, no more than the
same man can paint two portraits so aike
but what there will be some little shade
OF line in one that does not exist in the
other. So, after the engravers make
designs for the notes and the Secretary
has accepted the design, the plate being
of hard metal is subjected to cylinder
of solid steel, the metal of which is softer
than the plate. The cylinder is laid on
the plate and subjected to a pressure of
from one to twenty tons. AS the plate is
depressed SO are the figures and
characters raised on the cylinder, which
then undergoes hardening process, aud
the plates for the notes are taken from
tho cylinder From these all orr notes
are printed. By this process every note
printed is exactly alike and counterfeits
can be easily detected. Theseplates and
cylinders can be used constantly for
three months, when the plates are re-
touched by skilful workmen, who have
an apartment especially devoted to their
branch of work. In this room there are
many beautiful specimens of fine steel
engravings, for our country took the
prize at Vienna for such work"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-03-18
IyExPENsIYE HAPPINESS.

The most perfect home 1 ever saw
was in little house into the sweet in
cense of whose fires went no costly
things. A thousand dollars served for a
years living of father, mother, and three
children. But the mother was the creator
of home her relation with her children
was the most beautiful 1 have ever seen /;
even dull and commonplace man was
lifted mp and enabled to do good work
for souls by the atmosphere which this
woman created. Every inmate of her
house involuntarily looked into her face
for the keynote of the day, and it al
ways rang clear. From the rosebud or
clover leaf which, in spite of her hard
work, she always found time to put by
our plates at breakfast, down to the
story she had ON hand to be read in the
evening, there was no intermission of her
influence. She had always been and al
ways viii be my ideal of mother, wife,
home-maker. If to her quick brain,
loving heart, and exquisite face had been
added the appliances of wealth and the
engagements of wider culture, hers
would have been the ideal home. AS it
was, it was the best I have ever SEEM
Helen Hunt.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-03-18
MARRIAGE IND LONGEVITY.

In his recently published "Study OF
Sociology" Mr.. Herbert Spencer assails
a theory that has long been current with
regard to marriage and longevity. That
married life is favorable to longevity has
generally been regarded as satisfactorily
proved by numerous statistics, showing,
almost without exception, a greater Ion
gevity on the part of the married. When
the ratio of deaths in the two classes
stands at tepto four, and even twenty to
four, there would appear to be little
room for doubt But to this astute so
cial scientist the evidence, strong as il
seems, furnishes no warrant for the cur
rent belief. He regards the case as a
substitution of cause for effect in other
words, greater longevity is not the con-
sequence of marriage on the contrary,
marriages are clearly traceable to in
fiuences favoring longevity. The princi-
pies of natural selection work so strongly
in deciding between the Benedicts and
the bachelors, that the long ivers are
drawn to the former and the short hvers
to the latter. Marriage, Mr.. Spencer
holds, is regulated by the ability to meet
its responsibilities. The qualities which
give the advantage here are intellectual
and bodily vigor, prudence and self
control /; these, too, are the qualities
which determine prolonged life or a
premature death. An even more direct
relation is to be found in the instincts
which lead most strongly to marriage.
The reproductive instincts and emotions
are strong in proportion as the surplus
vital energy is great, and this in turn i'm
plies an organization likely to last so
that, in fact, the superiority of physique,
which is accompanied by strength of the
instincts and emotions causing marriage,
is a superiority of physique also con
ducive of longevity. Another influence
tells in the same direction. Marriage is
determined by the preference OF women
as well as the desires of men, and, other
things being equal, women are attracted
toward men of physical and intellectual
power, refusing the malformed, diseased
and ill-developed types. In the opera
ton of these three elements Mr.. Spencer
finds all that is needed to account for the
striking difference of longevity between
the classes, and declares that "the figures
given afford no proof that marriage and
longevity are cause and consequence !;
but they simply verify the inference
which might be drawn priori-that
marriage and longevity are concomitant
results of the same cause. London
Medical Record
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-03-18
FREE HORSE 1T REST.

During the pioneer days of IOnia
Mich, the town had an editor who was
patient and long suffering. Some of the
members of the church got him to give
500 toward securing minister then they
wanted their religious notices insertex
free then he was asked for S25 toward
helping TO build parsonage, and he
finally found he was giving the church
more than he gave his family. He never
theless Sc hung on" for n time longer,
until one evening he went to prayer
meeting and was asked to leave his Office
for week and go and help clear the
grounds for a camp-meeting. That was
the last straw, and he arose mp and said :
Gentlemen. I'd like to go to heavex
with you. know you all You are
clever and obliging. and kind and tendex,
and it would be nice for us all, as = con
gregation, to go in together, but I've
concluded to leave you aud dodge m
along with somebody from Detroit, La
peer or Grand Rapids. It's money,
money all the time, and I've given this
church until, if my wife should die, she'd
have to go to heaven bSrefooted-
The congregation seemed to realize DIT
free horse was being rode to death
They let up on the editor. and paGfsd
him. He even had special tent Assigned
at the camp-meeting. and all was wen
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-03-18

Constant practice is improving our
burglar, and he really bids fair to make
his mark some time in the profession of
his choice. An odd job of his, recently,
was bit of fine art. He called casually
at the residence of Mrs. Nancy Poole,
just north of the Hooker school-house,
and after chatting pleasantly with the
inmates of the house and rummaging
around to his hearts content, took his
departure without doing any damage.
He did this because there wasn't any
thing valuable enough to lug off in the
house. He entered by cellar window,
and first went into the second story,
which was occupied by three boarders.
He entered the room of one of the men,
who, thinking that it was mate of his,
said, "Is that you, Bill 2" to which the
burglar pleasantly said, eyes" Then
our burglar went down stairs, and taking
box of letters, etc., from the bureau in
Mrs. Poole's room, carried it into the
kitchen and looked it over leisurely by
his dark lantern. The lady heard him,
and supposing it was one of the boarders
who intended to start off early, asked
what time it was, and the man replied,
"Three o'clock" He continued to
stumble around the room adjoining her
chamber until Mrs. Poole's suspicious
were aroused, but he told her in answer
to her inquiries that he was "Bill" He
then coolly went up to the room which
he had first entered, got a bunch of keys
from the pocket OF some clothes on a
chair, opened chest, and examined its
contents, looked in valise and scru-
tinized closet. The man in bed sug-
gested to him, when he was about half
through, still thinking it was one of the
other boarders, that the burglar had bet
ter light the lamp, which the visitant
did, and continued his search. Finally
he went down stairs in disgust at finding
nobody, and out by the cellar which he
entered. And the boarders know that it
was our burglar, for there are the tracks
in the snow.-Sprinatield Republican.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-03-18
GIRLS DRESSES.

Lid wore a dress whose folds hung
loosely from yoke, confined ABOUT the
waist with sash, until about two years
ago. Every one lamented when took
her out of this. 1 had to, because I
could not manage the folds after she
grew SO tall. Then she wore simple
blouse waist and equally simple skirt,
and now plain basque, not too tight,
and a skirt, with few folds, or one
deep hounce. She looks finer, and
nobler and purer than all the overdressed
girls put together, and makes that i'm
preston. Of course she wants to be
dressed as fashion requires, but when
ever she starts the vital question of
"overskirts - l always succeed in bring
ing her willingly to terms. Her clothes
fit her, for I make study of them, and
let no one take stitch for her but my
self. She has unerring taste in the color
of her ribbons, and wears all her under
clothing depending from the shoulders.
One of Lids teachers told my husband
that "she was the only properly dressed
girl in the school" The child opened
her eyes wide, and exclaimed /: "Why,
papa, his daughter wears overskirts and
all sorts of filings like the rest" Her
puzzled expression was worth seeing, as
she caught the first glimpse of sensible
mans wish clashing with foolish wife's
will.-A Mother.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-03-18
DYSPEPSIA.

Medicine never did and never can cure
dyspepsia; the true remedy is to eat less
and less at each meal until no discomfort
is felt afterward; continue this for a
short time, and then gradually increase
the amount eaten, as convalescent
gradually increases exercise or labor IN
proportion to the gradually increasing
strength; but as oft, N as discomfort fol-
lows after eating-that is, any feeling or
sensation which attracts the attention I'M
pleasantly the food to the
equisite amount, as before stated. This
is the true key to the alienation and cure
of our national disease, dyspepsia.
While eating too much causes one case
of dyspepsia, eating too often causes a
hundred, if not ten thousand. Some of
the Indian trappers in the Rocky Noun
tains rise early, hunt oil day for their
game, come to camp at night, eat six or
seven pounds of meat, lie down to sleep,
and live hundred years. An old beau
in the Federal city, in Henry Clay slime,
attended every party to which he was in
vited; but if, at any time, he was unex-
pectedly called after his regular meal, he
would go, help himself bountifully, but
would not eat anything next day, so as
to average only one meal in twenty-four
hours. He lived beyond fourscore, a
lively, joyous cold boy"
Greenland is not depopulated; yet the
Esquimaux eat once day, or week, or
more, five, ten, yes, twenty pounds of
provisions at a single meal; and some
times, when they have strength to eat no
longer, some one puts the food in their
mouths for them. One man is reported
to have gone to sleep with part of sau-
sage hanging out of his mouth.
The place where the greatest number
of persons are cured of dyspepsia is in
the penitentiary; where they eat plenti-
fully, but not often; not "tit bits, not
the wing of sucking dove" but plain,
nutritious food; no bitters, no tonics, no
liquor. This is most suggestive.
No child, no one, man or woman, is
well who comes to the breakfast table
without an appetite. If this happens
only occasionally, it is ground for dis
quietude, and if habitual for young girls
it is ground for alarm, because it is very
sure to be followed by cold feet, head
ache, chilliness, the forerunners of
troublesome ailments always, and some
times of incrrable disease.
There can be but little doubt that the
dyspeptics of the nation would be dimin-
ished one-half in few years if children
were not sent to school until seven years
of age, and were not allowed to eat any
thing between the three regular meals of
the day, except an apple or an orange.
The subject merits the thoughtful con-
sideration of every conscientious parent.
Mothers especially are under great re-
sponsibilities in this connection.-Dr
Hall.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-03-18
HE SMOKED FOUR TONS OF TO
B4CCO IND DIED.

B4CCO And DIED.
Mr.. Kalaes, who was known among
his acquaintance by the name of the
king of smokers, has just died near Rot
te-dam. He had erected a mansion, one
portion of which was devoted to the
arrangement of a collection of pipes, ac-
cording to their nationality and chrome
logical order. A few days before his
death he summoned his lawyer and
made his will, in which he directed that
all the smokers of the country should be
invited to the funeral, and that each
should be presented with ten pounds of
tobacco, and two Dutch pipes of newest
fashion, ON which should be engraved
the name, arms, and date of the decease
of the testator. He requested all his
relatives, friends and funeral guests to
be careful to keep their pipes alight
during the funeral ceremonies, after
which they should empty the ashes from
their pipes on the coffin. The poor of
the nelghbOrhOOd who attended to his
last wishes, were to receive annually, on
the anniversary of his death, ten pounds
of tobacco and small cask of good beer.
He desired that his oak coffin should be
lined with the cedar of his old Havana
cigar boxes, and that a box of French
capsoral and packet of old Dutch
tobacco should be placed at the foot of
his coffin. His favorite pipe was to be
placed by his side, along with box of
matches, flint and steel, and some tin
der, as he said there was no knowing
what might happen. A correct cal
culator has made out that Mr.. Kalaes
had, during his 80 years of life, smoked
more than four tons of tobacco, and had
drank about 100000 quarts of beer
Troy (N. W Times.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-03-18

ten times as much as the men for such
business. GA man always has reason
for a counterfeit" says the General,
" forty, may be, but he is wrong half
the time. A woman never has reason.
She SAYS It's counterfeit because it is
counterfeit, and she is always right
though she could not tell how she found
out If she were to be hung for it.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-03-18
OLD SONGS.

A pretty song is never lost somebody
is cheered by it. The old, time-worn
songs do not stir and enliven us like the
new, but they are so resting when we
need rest, so healing when we need
balm. "Nearer, My God, to Thee, how
Strengthening it is , What power there
is in it to lift fairlting Christian on his
feet, just after some awkward pause in a
prayer meeting.
"Do They Miss Ne at Home?" is a
cast-off old song, yet many of us hum it
on the sly at eyentide. / know Boston
editor, whose gay little wife has a lonely
father and mother among the highlands
of New York An abundance of new
songs grace her piano, yet on lowery
day, if you live next door, you will be
attracted by familiar old song which
dies out in saying, 81 wish you were
here" And such thrill IF feeling she
puts into it, too.
"The Star-Spangled Banner viii lift
fainting invalid into sitting posture,
and he viii tell you that he is refreshed,
when the same exertion would have
wearied him without the song.
Let those sing for rs who can sing SC
as to thrill us, make us laugh and dance
and futter. The great poet turns oul
very discords into harmony, for be
knows well the pages of unwritten
music and poetry that lie hidden in oul
simple souls. 1t is great achievement
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-03-18
DANCES OF OLDEN TIMES.

There were dances of the court and
dances of the people. The Morris dance,
which seems to have been an invention
of the Moors, had firmly established it
self in England in the sixteenth century.
The country dance was even of earlier
date. The old ROUNDED or Roundelay
has been described by ancient authori-
ties as an air appropriate to dancing, and
would indicate little more than circular
dance with the hands joined. Among
the nobler and statelier dances in vogue
at the court of the Tudors were the
Pavan (from parO, peacock), with the
Galliard, lighter measure, which was
probably to the Pavan what in later
years the Gavotte was to the Minuet, the
Passamezzo, the Courant, and the Sara
band. Sir John Elyot, who published
in 1881 his book called the Governor,
wherein he AYERS that dancing by per-
sons of both sexes is a mystical repre-
sentation of matrimony, mentions other
dances, such as Bargenettes and Turg-
yons, concerning which no explanation
can be offered, except perhaps that the
former may De derived from Berger,
and be something of shepherds
dance.
Dancing, however, had degenerated in
King Charles time. In his Table Talk,
Selden writes of the matter in very
quaint terms "The court in England
is much altered. At solemn dancing,
first you had the grave measures, then
the Corantos and the Galliards, and this
kept up with ceremony and at length
to Trenchmore and the cushion dance
then all the company dances, lord and
groom, lady and kitchen-maid, no dis
tinction. So in our court in Queen
Elizabeth's time gravity and state were
kept up. In King James time things
were pretty well. But in King Charles
time there has been nothing but
Trenchmore and the cushion dance,
Onaniuna gatheratn,, folly polly, hottie
cum toite." The Trenchmore was a
lively dance, mention of which may be
found in the Pilgrim " and 60 Island
Princess of Beaumont and Fletcher,
and in the Rehearsal - of the Duke of
Buckingham. The last editor of Sci
den, it may be noted, by altering the
word to French more" has consider
ably obscured the authors meaning.
In former times men of the gravest
profession did not disdain to dance.
Even the Judges, in compliance with
ancient custom, long continued to dance
annually on Candlemas-day in the hall
of Sergeants' Inn, Chancery lane. Lin
coins Inn, too, had its revels-four in
each year-with a master duly elected of
the society to direct the pastimes. Nor
were these exercises of dancing" as
Dugdale calls them, merely tolerated
they were held to be Every necessary,
and much conducting to the making of
gentlemen more fit for their books at
other times" Indeed, it appears that,
by an order made in James l. IS time, the
Junior bar was severely dealt with for
declining to dance "the under barris-
tiers were by defamation put out of COM
mons for examples sake, because the
whole bar offended by not dancing
on Candlemas-day preceding, according
to the ancient order of this society, when
the Judges were present with this, that
if the like fault were committed after
ward they should be fined or disbarred.
-Belgraria.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-03-18
4 YOMAN,s REASON.

Over and over again it has been said
that woman's only reason for anything
is Because. This theory is borne out
by the way the girls operate with coun-
terfeit notes which come under their
hand in the Treasury Department. Gen.
Spinner, who has had twelve years ex-
perience in the work, says they are worth
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-03-18

THE Russian government is expert
menting on the use of electrical head
lights for locomotives. A battery of
forty-eight elements makes the track
perfectly clear for distance of thirteen
hundred feet.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-03-18

to compose great songs, for it echoes so
after we are gone. Like light from
star, it shines on and on after the orb has
dropped from its place in the heavens
Mrs. d. c. Rude.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1875-12-16
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