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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-04-22
IN THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY.

In olden days, dining in England must
have been distressingly sloppy process,
when the rude feaster grabbed the
choicest bits from dishes trimming with
thick gravy, and the incest feeder, after
taking a goblet of flesh, dipped it into
the sauce-bowl before he carried the
dripping morsel over the table-doth to
his lips. During the prevalence of such
manners the noble dame or demoiselle
was commended for exemplary breeding,
who dipped only the tips of her fingers
In the sauce-dish, and contrived to eat
her dinner without letting fragments
of meat fall from her lips upon the
table-cloth. So long as she did not
plunge her hand deep in the gravy the
poet (Chaucer) admitted her right to
thrust her sop into the pan, even though
she creased the tips of her fingers in
doing so. Although the spoon was the
only implement used in feeding the
mouth, entertainers were not required to
provide the guest with one. Whether
he came for a month or day, to a Sc
ries of banquets or a single repast,
every guest always brought his
spoon in his pocket. Never travelling
without the implement, which was as
universal piece of personal equipment
as watch is at the present time, the
modish man of olden England no sooner
found himself seated at strange board
than, taking his spoon-case from its
place of concealment, he exhibited the
spoon, which had usually been given
him by one of his baptismal sponsors.
1t was the same with women and chill
dren. When every one used spoon,
and hosts seldom thought of providing
spoons, the spoon was portable piece
of property, that went wherever its
owner went.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-04-22
A SCIENTISTS STRANGE DEATH

III.
The death of Prof Walker, of BROOKLYN.
who, with different motive, drank like
Socrates fatal draught of hemlock, has
already been mentioned by telegraph,
but it is case so curious that it will
bear ampIfcation. Suffering from
spasmodic contortions of the muscles
of the face, Prof. Walker had sought the
art of many celebrated medical practi-
toners, but without relief. A scientist
himself he entered thoroughly into the
investigation of his own case, and final
ly, other remedies failing, determined to
try that of Prof. John Harley, of St.
Thomas Hospital, London, the use of
conium or fluid extract of hemlock.
Under the advice of local physician he
procured vial of this poison. His in
structions were to take fifty drops at a
dose. The immediate result of such a
dose was fully explained to him. Reach
ing home he took the medicine, and, for
the purpose of having correct state
ment of his symptoms asked his wife to
note them as he detected them, she to
follow exactly his dictation. These
memoranda were the result
AT ten minutes past p. m. fifty minims
Squibb's extract of conium. Twenty minutes
to p. N, effect very decided dizziness and
relaxation of the muscles and limbs fifty
minins more then taken, and Immediately diff
ficulty of walking and want of power to control
movements; forced to lie down, but no mitiga-
ton of spasm limbs weak, unable to hold up
the head, speech thickening some, pain and
heaving in top and back of the head pulse
fifty-six. Fifteen minutes past p. m, took
fifty drops some nausea, some tremor at base
of clavicle and in muscles across the chest no
diminution of spasms about the eyes. more of
photophobia dislike of light. Twenty-Five
minutes past p. H., drowsiness inclined to
sleep. Twenty minutes to 6 p. m, eyes diff
cult to open and speech difficult difficulty in
the throat prostration nearly complete; diplo-
pa, double s;ghtedness) vastly increased
Ten minutes past 6 p. m, nausea, twitchings
on right side, unable to articulate, eyes closed,
fullness almost to suffocation in the throat,
pulse about sixty in fact six-water, water
water.'
On this frenzied appeal his wife hur-
riedly left him to procure some coffee.
Returning in all haste she found him
dead from paralysis of the spinal mar
row. Prof. Walker was about IS
years, old and had led an eventful life. He
was a journalist at one time and the in
innate friend of ex-President Johnson
He served in the Union army during the
war of the rebellion, and in attempting
to capture Confederate spy was stabbed
almost fatally in the abdomen. He was
poisoned at the National Hotel, Wash
ington, in 1857, and had various other
escapes by flood and field. His final
taking off was as sad as it was curious.
Chicago Times.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-04-22
SOLID MEN OF ANTIQUITY.

There were the great scripture giants,
Goliath and Og. The former was six
cubits and a span q. Samuel, xxi. A.,
variously estimated to be from nine feet
six to twelve feet. Og is supposed to
have been even taller, from the fact that
his bedstead Ia mentioned in Deuterono-
my iii, 2, as being nine cubits long.
During the reign of Augustus Caesar we
read of two giants, Idusto and Secundil-
la, who we're each ten feet high, and after
their death their bodies were kept for a
long time as a wonder. During the reign
of Vitellius, he sent Darius as hos
tage to Rome with presents, and among
these was Jew by the name of Eleazar,
who was ten feet two inches high. Ga
bara, the Arabian giant, was nine feet
nine inches high. The Emperor Max
linus was eight feet and six inches high.
Jacobus Damiun was eight feet. Walter
Parsons, seven feet four. William Evans,
seven feet six inches high.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-04-22
An INTERVENING EXPERIMENT.

Wrap piece of clean writing paper
tightly about the cylindrical handle Of
the poker, and the paper may be held
over the flame of lamp or a candle for
some time, without being In the slightest
degree injured or burnt now wrap a
similar piece of paper around q cylinder
of wood, and hold it over the fame,
which will burn it almost Immediately.
This experiment shows the difference be-
tween the conducting powers of metal
and wood, the heat being conducted
away from the pvper by the iron almost
as rapidly as communicated, whilst wood,
being bad conductor of heat, takes fire
almost immediately.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-04-22
SPRING FLOWERS.

Oh, dainty baby foresters,
That hide In silent hooks,
That linger by the cow-paths.
And peep into the brooks:
To me YOU are the waryiers
OF the realm Of Long Ago,
AZ whose soft beck unnumbered forms
Like shadows come and ge.
By mossy rocks and nodding ferns
You lit your timid eyes.
And by the wounded maple-trees
In smiling groups arise.
No more the shrieking winter winds
Alright the naked woods,
But all the scented aisles are CAV
With Flora's dsppied hoods.
Though years have sped since first for me
You made the meadows bright,
And many a substituted dream
Has faded into night,
till do / hail with boyish love
The violets' sweet perfume
Still joy to see the crocus burst
Like Lazarus from the tomb.
thrill 70 see the buds again
Upon the apple-.ree,
Where every branch is eloquent
OF elcries yet to be:
Where soon the winged Argonauts,
From lands beyond the main,
Win sing their merry loye-songs.
And build their homes again.
] trace the tints of deathless Hope.
Sweet flowers, in all Jour beauty;
You come as meek interpreters
OF mans exalted duty.
You whisper of dawning heaven
Beneath US as above,
When earth shall melt with poetry.
and man be full OF love.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-04-22
LOVES RIDDLE.

She plucked rose, and idly pulled
The crimson leaves apart.
Whispered, "Ten me why IT is
That rose is like my heart"
What know of your heart p said she;
Your riddle is too deep for me-"
because my heart was full of hopes
As leaves upon your rose:
You scatter them from day % dag
AS now you scatter those;
And soon my poor heart, stripped OF all,
Forgotten, as the rose, must fall"
All crimson cheeks and bashful eyes,
Ny riddle was so plain;
She stopped and gathered from the ground
The fragrant leaves again.
"Ah, love :" cried, and can it be.
Sweet hopes may yet return to mes-
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-04-22

SAFELY HDDRN.-The meanest man
in this city lives on Jackson street. He
cuts the accounts of the Beecher scandal
out of the paper every morning and
hides them in the Bible, to keep his wife
and mother-in-law from reading them.
He says, "1hey never look In that
book" and he tells them 'the dog chaws
the paper full of holes. Oakland (Cai.)
Ne,Os.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-04-22

intention that his pupils shall know what
is brought before them. He spares no
expense for apparatus, drawings and
every kind of intruments, especially such
as will entertain as well as SOW the seeds
of science.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-04-22
ON THE UNION PACIFIC.

The scene occurred in O railroad car
on the Union Pacific road, in which two
men were gambling. while the rest of the
passengers looked on. One of the game
sters was type of the professionals who
=" work the ROAD desperate trickster,
sleek aud ugly; the other was rough,
grizzle1 miner, not sham, but bona
fide miner, fresh from the mountains,
and carrying abundance of money. The
game-draw poker-was for large stakes,
and played silently and watchfully.
Finally huge pot accumulated; each
man had evidently a good hand and was
resolved to stand by it. The pile of
notes was huge. Each man raised the
other until finally the miner "ca1ed. :"
The gambler showed his hand-three
aces and two queens-at the same time
covering the money with his hand. The
miner uttered not word; he merely
took two of his cards and laid them down
they were aces. This meant five aces in
the pack. The gambler had dealt. Then
the miner reached back like lightning,
drawing huge navy revolver. He
cooked it and placed the muzzle between
the eyes of of the gambler. Not word
was spoken, but each of the two men
looked steadily into the eyes of the 9th
er. Soon the gamblers hand upon the
money began to draw back, and the gam
bler's form as well. The revolver fol-
lowed. The gambler stepped into the
aisle, and at this point passengers in the
car began to lose their interest in the
game, most of them trying to get under
the seats. The gambler backed down
the aisle toward the door, and as he
passed out the muzzle of that huge re-
volver still stared him in the face. Then
the miner put up his pistol, pocketed the
money, lit his pipe and was as other men.
Not word had been spoken from the
time the "call was made. 1t was mere
~ one of the rare occasions where gam
bier on the Union Pacific mistakes his
man. 1t isn't always safe to fool with an
honest miner.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-04-22

AT recent Paris auction, the auto
graph of Byron brought 7f.; Calvin,
Off,; Bacon, 1O6f. Franklin, t0f.; Cali
leo, 1901; Sr Isaac Newton, 50Of.; Mon
tesquieu, 2OOf.; Mozart, 430f.; Racine,
275f.; and Nine. DeSevigne, 3O5f
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-04-22
PLEASANTRIES.

PLEASANTRIES.
SPICEE says fireplace always reminds
him of Shakespeare, because iris a CRATE
barred.
MoRAL-f you were always to hide
wife-beaters, one would perhaps never
find them.
A Miss GILMORE was courted by man
whose name was Haddock, who told her
that he wanted only one gill more to make
him perfect fish.
A CHICAGO paper says that "no gen
tleman or lady will leave an opera-house
until the curtain is down and all the
audience has passed out. y
ANOTHER Atlantic cable has gone to the
bottom of the sea- Whales with rbeu-
matism in their knot-ioints can now try
the boosted benefits of electricity.
The newspapers are full of advertise
ments for plain cooks. We suppose
pretty cooks have no occasion to adver-
tise at all.
LITTLE Hester Brobst, of Knoxville,
fired bullet out of a pistol with his
right hand and caught it with his left
He will be right handy chap until he
gets his left out of the sling.
ton HdVk-Eye.
A BAsHFUL Connecticut drug clerk was
puzzled the other day by having one of
the female jubilee singers ask him for
" fesh-colored court plaster" but after
some thought he handed out black and
lodged under the counter for safety.
"YoU say" said Judge to a witness,
that the plaintiff resorted to an ingen-
iOus use of circumGantial evidence.
State exactly what you mean by that"
"Well," said the witness, "my exact
meaning is, he lied"
We have right to judge
Until he's fairly tried
Should We not like his company
We know the world is wide;
some may have faultS-and who have not
The old as well as young
Perhaps we may, for aught we know,
Have fifty to their one.
HE didn't tell the young man not to
come around any more; he didn't bid
his daughter reject the suit he didn't sit
up at night with shotgun, or let the
fire go out In the front parlOr. No, no
he knew plan worth two of those he
hung out smallpox flag every evening
at dusk, and that did the business effect
ually.
A CLERGYMAN being applied to in less
than year after his appointment to put
a stove in the church, asked how long his
predecessor had been there; and when
answered, "Twelve years." he said
"Wen, you never had fire in the
church during his timer" 'No, SIR
replied the applicant "but we had fire
in the pulpit then"
A NOVEL weapon of offense and deesusf
has recently been brought to notice in
London, where cantankerous old mar
liner was arrested for assaulting man
with a sword fish. It seems that the an
cient salt was rrowling about with the
sea monster under his arm, and, getting
into difficulty with the keeper of beer
shop, tried to impale him with the fish's
sword.
OUR revolutionary fathers used to see
tough times. An old Virginia book
tells how two of them received fifty
lashes each for being absent from roll
call, and it speaks of another who re-
ceived 100 lashes for misbehaviOr.
For one months pay soldier of the Pa
triot army received $50, 900, but he had
to pay 1900 for cloth enough to makea
coat, and his buttons cost him s., 000.-
Courier-JOu77aal.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-04-22

In Switzerland there was a marriage
by proxy. A woman there was married
to man in America, the proxy being a
neighbor and man already married.
The authorities are discussing whether
this much-married man has not commit
ted bigamy.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-04-22

SUNDAY school teacher to pupil: Snow,
my little man, can you explain to us the
cause of Adams fall2" Little man (em-
phatically): Yes, sir; cause he hadn't
any ashes to throw on the sidewalk"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-04-22

slStcr WOIh, Scofcu a"hy III cucStS Sluce
she died, long, long years ago. Even
the chintz on the chair was part of some
old curtains he had stuffed away in
long-forgotten corner of closet.
''It is very comfortable, and you are
a good, thoughtful girl" he said, looking
round with keen appreciation of the
added comfort. ''I wonder we never
thought of using these things"
Snow let me read the rest of our book
to you. I have some new periodicals in
my trunk if you will look at hem"
The days few by, cold weather
strengthening, till Robert wrote he was
coming home one chill January day.
Margaret had been busy for fortnight
before in the lower part of the house,
but Mr.. Franklin asked no questions.
He had been very Ill, but was recovering,
so that he hoped to welcome Robert in
the sitting-room. How he shrank from
returning to its dreariness, and sending
Margaret awny, he told no one till he
held his nephew's hand fast clasped in
his own
81 can never tell you, Robert" he
said then, "what Margaret has been to
me. No daughter could have tended
me more patiently and faithfully, and
when l could listen she read to me, and
talked as pleasantly as if were COM
panion to her, instead of grumpy old
bachelor past SIXTY"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-12-30
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Harper's Magazine.
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ductors to regard it with ja>litiable compla
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cyll all the days OF its life. - Brooklyn Eagle
Some of the most popular Of modern nov
els have nrst appeared rs serials in this maya
zane. In all respects, ii is an excellent period
zeal, and full deserves its great success. Phil
atsaiphia. l.edgeE.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-12-30
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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-12-30
THE FARM.
A New Teod for Horses and Sheep.

A favorite and rather new kind Of
mash for horses is coming into use,
composed Of two quarts Of oats, one
Of brand, and half pint Of flax.
seed. The oats are first placed in
the stable bucket, over which is
placed the linseed add boiling wa.
ter. then the brand, covering the
mixture with an old rug, and allow
ing it to thus rest tor five hours, then
STIR the mash well up The bran alb
serbs, while retaining the vapor, and
the linseed binds the oats and bran
together; a greater quantity of fax
seed would make the preparation too
oily and less relshed. One feed per
day is sufficient; it is easily digesti-
bic, and is especially adapted to
Young animals, adding to their vol
nme rather than to their height--giv
ing substance to their frame. Pro
lessor Samson reminds us not to over
look the food in the nourislnent
question in connection with the amel.
inlaton OF live stock. lie considers
oats, as so generally given to sheep
as Objectionable, and approaching tho
Improbable; rams generally receive
ono pound OF oats daily, ewes half
the quantity. Oat-, forming an OK
citing food, are especially suited to
rams during the season when they
are to serve, but for Fastening the
development of young sheep, they
only b"il! up the boxes, Net the flesh.
California Farmer.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-12-30
Do,rALs. Congressman Ma
~ + 1return ed from Washington.

Do,IAIs. Congressman Ma
+ return ed from Washington.
n Hon. Wiggington has been
u "a ftng bis old home IN this vicinity.
Phil. Eden, having finished his
6tst tsrm OF teaching. in his quiet
little town, has come to the city for
: grand old time during the holt
dAys,
Co. Supt. Watkins has gone to
Madison to attend convention of
school superintendent and princi-
palA
Miss Belle Kennedy, Of Clinton,
Iowa, 10 10 town visiting her friends
HUGH PHILLIPS has "gone to
IsxAs.n He started on Tuesday
Morning.
The officers OF Mineral Point
Lodge, No. l. A. II. and A, NJ, were
publicly installed on Monday even
ing by D. G. NJ, r. d. Pulford.
Mrs. Kissell served the brethren and
guests with an excellent repast. and
F. Gillmann's new string band dis
c0ursed sweet music on the occa-
sion. After the ceremony and sup
per, those who desired engaged in
the may dance, and some of them
continued TO enjoy themselves till
. late hour.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-12-30

MONEY LosT.--On Tuesday after
noon, somewhere on High Street or
near the hotel of Nick. Shilling, a
sheepskin rocket-botlI containing
$500, OF which there was a $40 bill,
u s. bill, 81 81, aud two tea cent
pieces. The finder will please leave
the same at this office and be- sui a.
bly, rewarded.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-12-30

THE movement towards the erec-
ton Of o monument over the grave
Of the poet Percival is assuming
defnite shape. Distinguished men
from abroad are making valuable
contributions for consumating the
enterprise, and ere long the grave
Of the gifted poet, botanist and geol-
ogist of Wisconsin will be marked
by the monument his talent so
richly deserves.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-12-30

1t is an established fact cha. JOS.
Del'er's gents buck gloves, mitts,.
ladies' fine kid gauntlets aud gloves,
in fact everything which is kept in
his store atislowor figures .han any
body else can sell them. Do nos
fail to call on neller ilrss, before
purchasing elsewhere, so as 10 cor
vince yourself Of Axe above facts.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-12-30
coltagiou, ard Episoo.ic Diseases Among
Cattle and Other Stock.

In a recent letter by Prot. Gamgee.
before the Midland Farmers Club, at
birmingham, Eng, it was declared
the maIades which had called for ar.
,sress;ra lao;.l,,;o, !, Gr.ot pr;+,;n
,,.a. ,..o'..,,o -
'>Vf'.'0 VI 'P''''''''o'''' We
Nc"PhAeh' 10 l'la' country tMt they
we've due to con'agion, and contagion
alone, and were readily ex erminated
IN sea .girt isles" And il was also
d.o}ar.1 ho, u,o ..;,,,or. or-,r,,.o
,,,ar,.,;., -.
'''"'"'',oS 'es'oys moro NOME grown
'''''''"i iooo' 'ooS us oi more hooF-
iShlhent, IMAM the live ANNALS I'M
ported can ever yield" If these as
sert;ons ave sustained bv the facts
con,ooted with fla I;,o stao,. ;,,,..
- ~ 'CN u"
: '''' W "''"' i'r''a'h' y 1t ho' 90
V'ohs that attention should be direct.
ed to them IN this country It the
prevention og eyterminatioo Of these
a.s,r,,o,,s 90, .,4,;na1 J., y. e
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,ran" ~ r Mn ' p ''ae's'o.N 'rnPort
' '",'F - ",s"' p'''a'n' - II NOT 90
''' ,i '''"' '@ !. Sl'o0lo DC a,re@ed
:" '. .: ~ ''''S country IT NE pre-
1t'''"" ~ eA.cr'''ha''oh OF these
d p,,:I ~ ~ sl'nple ',l''''er III me
:" . i',. 'I''S' 1t nn'S' oe a''ehaco
w. ~ = n "',''% u.s. tesS o''''cu'lS mere we
go l "V' 1891 - IN 'oft at Az Tor
W w 10, ' 4" ''' nus ""'c III britain
'''U , ',,',,N = ''''''' 10 ''o' equai 10 'he
O''"'' '''o"'
At seems TO It's that while these dis
eases are 80 prevalent IN Europe, it
Is the most obvious dictate OF pru-
aehee 'ila' measures shoHld be taken
10 prevent ,helF outbreak among our
STOCK Wllch SIC have reason to APP
prehend' II 40 precautionary meas
nres are taken TO prevent the landing
OF animals IN regard to whose health
there cam be any doubt or suspicion.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1875-12-30

ScHNEBERGEl & BRANGEa have
Just received the largest stock of
boots and shoes ever brought 10
Mineral Point. The variety of
StyG is lite and choice. They do
not propose to be undersold. II YOU
want good bargains call and-eSam-
ine. 4jtC