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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-02-25
Il RAFTING MILL.
NeHie's Husband as BO.rer-He Gices the
Casf-Iron Man" "a Polishing on.
Washington Cor. New York SUM-

Nettie's Husband as BOrer-He Gires the
"Cast- Iron Man" "a Polishing on.
Washington Cor. New York SUM-
Sartoris, accompanied by several mem
bers of the Foreign Legation, paid visit
recently to the Washington gymnasium.
AT this establishment Charley Collins.
the pugilist, better known as the Cast
Iron Man, who in April, 1867, fought
George Rookie for 3, 200 and the mid
dleweight championship, is the teacher
of boxing. During the visit of Sartoris
and his friends, Collins was teaching
pupil. Sartoris made a remark which
riled the pugilist. The Cast-Iron Man
asked SartOris I" if he could do any bet
ter" Sartoris' friends urged him to put
on the gloves. Sartoris then took the
gloves and pretended he did not know
how to put them on. The pugilist
smiled, and told his pupils he would take
the conceit out of his unknown OPP
ponent. The preliminaries were quickly
arranged and the contest commenced.
The Cast-Iron Man rushed at his adver-
sary, thinking to end the contest in one
round. SartOris warded off the sledge-
hammer blows of the pugilist. and re-
turned a left-hander on the Cast Iron
Mans month, drawing the claret, and
then rapidly changing off, delivered a
straight right-hand blow on the Cast
Iron Mans nose, and knocked him down,
much to the surprise of the pugilist's
friends. In the second round, Sartoris
had the best of the sparring, and admin
istered storm of blows on the pugilist' s
face, and fought him down. In the third
round the Cast-Iron Man was again
Knocked down, and declined to continue
the contest.
Sartoris was borne from the scene
amid loud cheers from his friends. The
Cast-Iron Man said he was sick, but
would meet his unknown opponent again.
A second meeting was arranged, and
Sartoris was again the victor, giving the
Cast-Iron Man sound drubbing, and
making him acknowledge that sometimes
amateurs are superior to professionals.
The affair has created quite sensation,
and the athletic young Englishman is the
hon of the day among the muscular young
Englishmen with whom he associates.
1t is said that Sartoris and Baron Bou-
siere have undertaken to revive boxing,
and that they are trying to persuade some
of the ladies' here to organize an archery
club with becoming uniform.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-02-25
NOW THE CONDUCTOR CURED :.
DUNE NAN.

Rare cases have occurred of the res
toration of speech and hearing by fright
or other nervous shocks, but here is an
instance, evidently where man needed
all the fright he got-and more-to cure
him of what was good deal worse than
deafness and dumbness:
On one of the southwark bound trains
on the Staten Island railroad, few
days ago, was young Pole, of a wicked
cast of cOuntenance. Just before enter
ing the car he was seen moving around
among the people on the platform, ex-
citing their sympathy by pantomimic
gestures of appeal, and pocketing the re-
suits of his experiment in the shape of
numerous nickels When the conductor
asked him for his fare, he was answered
by shake of the head and look of
childhood innocence.
"Give me your fare, said the con-
duotor.
The Pole pointed to his ear and then
to his closed lips.
Your fare" said the conductor.
''Shame - said pretty blonde, under
her breath. "The poor man is deaf and
dumb"
"Give me your fare" said the con-
ductor, for the last time, as he pulled
the check-rope and signaled the engineer
to stop.
The train came to halt in Che cut
about a mile from Clinton, and as it
stopped the conductor laid his hand
gently upon the young travellers coat
collar, and lifted him out of his seat into
the aisle. All at once the deaf mute re-
covered his speech.
81 gift you dwandy cent" he yelled,
in a frightened tone, but the conductor
was inexorable. He dropped the nm
profitable passenger upon the road-bed
and gave the signal to move on.
The Pole turned toward the rapidly
departing train, and shook his fist at the
smiling conductor, then screamed 81
gift You dirty cent ~
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-02-25
4 Snow Palace.

At the Clipper Gap hayward, North
street, number of boys have been at
work for two or three days in tunneling
into a huge snow bank. In the center
of this they have excavated large cham
Der. Adjoining this are large halls and
galleries, and in these are numerc MS win
dows in the shape of port-holee The
outside of the drift has been hewn into
shape. and altogether the palace is a
very elaborate and complicated affair.
The architect was frankie, son of j. J.
Cooper, proprietor of the yard. Last
evening grand reception and concert
took place in the palace, the interior of
which was brilliantly lighted up with
candles, placed In candelabra formed
of snow. the palace and the entertain
ment attracted great number of specta-
tors I; indeed, the singular structure has
been attracting much attention ever since
the work upon it began. Last night was
the second night that the snow palace
has been lighted up Virginia city
Enterprise. -
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-02-25
REASONING POWER OF ANIMALS.

REASONING POWER OF ANNALS
Rev. J. G. Wood has lately published
a work entitled "Man and Beast Here
and Hereafter" in which he has adj
vanced the theory that, by reason of their
intelligence and sagacity, the lower or
ders of animals may claim with man the
heritage of Immortality. The hypothesis
is sustained by multitude of curious
facts concerning the habits of animals,
which tend to show thai many dumb
creatures are capable of carrying on a
process of thought, and possess an abso-
lutte power of reasoning. In treating of
the ability of insects to hold counsel and
communicate ideas with each other, Mr..
Wood adduces the following interesting
incident as evidence that the wasp is en-
dOwed with thinking principles +:
A good example was Witnessed by me
last summer. At breakfast time, some
pieces of the white of an egg were left
on q plate. A wasp came in at the win
dow, and, after flying about for awhile,
alighted on the plate, went to the piece
of egg, and tried to carry it off, Wish
ing to see what the insect would do,
would not allow it to be disturbed. AT
ter several unavailing attempts to lift
the piece of egg, the wasp laid it down
and flew ont of the window. Presently
two wasps came in, flew direct to the
the plate, picked up the piece of egg,
and, in some way or other, contrived to-
get it out of the window. These were
evidently the first wasp, and compan
ion whom it had fetched to help it.
had kind of suspicion that, when
the wasps reached their home, they
would tell their companions of their
good fortune, and SO l put some more
egg on the plate and waited. In very
short time wasp after wasp came in
went to the plate without hesitation.
and carried off piece of egg. The
stream of wasps was so regular that l
was able to trace them to their nest,
which was in lane about half mile
from my house.
The insect had evidently reasoned
with itself that, although the piece OF
egg was too heavy for one wasp, it
might be carried by two SO it went off
to find companion, told it the state of
things, and induced it to help it in car
rying off the coveted morsel. Then the
two had evidently told the other inhabit-
ants of the nest that there was supply
of new and dainty food within reach,
and had acted as guides to the locality
Here is positive proof that these insects
possess a very definite language of their
own, for it is impossible that human
beings could have acted in a more IA
tional manner.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-02-25
n UNIQUE DEATH.

Il Hoop Enters the Brain of a Drunken
Nan by Way of Hts Ear and Hills
HiDs-His Widosc Recorers Damages
from the Liquor Sellers.
Evansville Qnd.) Letter to Chicago Inter-Ocesn.l
A case very interesting to the advocates
of temperance was decided in the Circuit
Court of this county last week under the
famous Baxter law. One of the clauses
of this law provides that the widow of
man whose death has resulted from in
toxicating beverages maj Recover damages
from the parties who sold the liquor.
The plaintiff to this suit was German
widow named Catherine Heilman, and
the defendants two Germans named
Stock aud Kach. The circumstances of
the case were about as follows
The deceased husband of Mrs. Heilman
was a farmer in good circumstances. He
resided in Scott township, about seven
miles from this city. While returning
home one day from trip to town he
stopped at the grocery of the defend
ants, where, it is alleged. Intoxicating
beverages were sold to him by member
of the firm. The result was that he be-
came hopelessly intoxicated, and was
placed in his wagon by the defendants,
and neighbor hired to drive the team.
Standing upright in the wagon was
barrel of salt that Heilman had pur-
chased in the city and was taking home.
While driving along the road, the night
being dark, the wagon was driven over a
log that lay in the road, causing it to
jolt, and overturning the barrel of salt
upon the PROSTATE form of Heilman. BY
some means or other hoop became de-
tached from the barrel, and the end of it
entered Heilman's ear. The constant
jolting of the wagon only helped to drive
it in deeper, and when they had reached
Heilman's house it was found necessary
to draw it forth by main force. He'll
man lay In the wagon perfectly insensi-
bic from pain and loss of blood. He was
carried into the house and placed in bed,
from which he never rose alive, the
wound causing his death in about month
after the occurrence. The widow was
then thrown upon her own resources for
a livelihood. The farm, with no one to
look after it, soon became valueless, and
was sold at sacrifice. BY the advice of
friends she brought suit against the par
ties who had sold her husband the liquor,
laying damages at $1,000. The case,
while being tried, attracted great atten-
ton, it being the first of the kind that
has ever been tried i'll the State, and was
considered in one way as test case.
After consuming three days in hearing
the testimony and listening to the argu-
ments, the case was submitted to the
jury, who returned verdict giving the
widow 1926. The advocates of temper
ance consider the verdict victory to
their cause.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-02-25
CAUGHT IN HIS OWy TRAP

Prof. Bradford and male associate
peregrinating showmen, appeared in s.
tioch this week, with flaming posters. an
nouncing mysterious "box trick" the
wonder of the nineteenth century. The
Professor esconced himself in a wooden
box, the lid was closed and securely
locked, when in few seconds he reap
peared in the room, freed from his tenn
porary imprisonment. No one attended
the humbug, and consequently the i'm
posters found themselves wanting in
coin when the Parthenius was about to
leave for San Francisco. The philo-
sophie Professor vas in distress, but re-
sorted to his profession to secure passage
on the boat. He entered his box, which
his companion fastened, and was thus
placed on board the boat as freight,
to come ON deck after the col
lection of tickets. In the meantime some
wicked youth informed Capt. Stowel of
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-02-25
STEALING 4 yEWSP4PER.

The Paris correspondent of the New
York Times writes "The american
Register has just had an adventure
which is probably unique in the history
of journalism. A dishonest employee
tried to steal the journal. Two editions
are published, one for London and one
for Paris, and the London business
clerk took it into his head to appropriate
the former. He got up paper called
the american Trdceler, fac-simile of
the Register in everything but this one
word, and which would deceive any one
when folded upon the news-stands. He
copied all the advertisements, and then
called upon the advertisers to read a
letter from the proprietor, as he alleged,
which said that the Register was to be
withdrawn in favo. of the journal which
he exhibited. Many of the advertisers
were taken in. as this man had long been
dealing with them for the Register. For
tunately, the plot was discovered in time
The owner of the Office of the Register
which had been appropriated for the
new paper, happened to be newspaper
man, and when the dishonest clerk was
kicked out of doors he helped to expose
the audacious game. The curious part of
the affair is that it came very near sue
ceeding. 1t is the first time ever heard
of trying to steal newspaper"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-02-25
THE LOSSES OF THE FRENCH IND
GERMAN ARMIES.

To the Editor of the London Times:
SIR-Your Prussian correspondent tel
egraphed to you on the 18th instant a
statement which appeared in your i'm
preston of the 14th-a statement likely
to interest the men who study everything
connected with the war of 1901, and
at the same time calculated to mislead
those who have not the opportunity of
consulting the works to which your cor
respondent refers-namely, the official
work upon the losses of the war, COM
piled by DIR. Engel for the German gov
eminent, and the publication upon tlse
same subject by the eminent French
surgeon, DIR. Chenu, which, though I'M
official, is derived from official sources.
Upon the authority of the latter writer.
your correspondent states that A, 900
dead and 127, 900 wounded were record
ed in the German official lists. The,
French translator of DR.. Engel's work,
in which the said lists are found, is ap-
parently imperfectly acquainted with the
German language, and his incorrect veF-
sion of the lists in question has betrayed
DIR. Chenu into the publication of the
figures above quoted, which convey a
false impression of the extent of the Ger
man losses
The real figures shown in the German
official returns are as follows Killed,
4,031 wounded, 80, 72S; missing, A.
1873 total, 127, 1897.
Among the wounded are included
4,248 who subsequently died of their
wounds, making no the total nu~beS
of deaths by the hand of the enemy to
%, 279.
Of the missing shown above, 1000
were still absent at the end of the war,
and may fairly be included among the
dead.
Again, 1859 died of disease during
the war.
The mortality, then, in the German
armies was as follows: Killed, or died
of wounds, 28,279; died of disease, H.
500; still missing, 1000; total, 44,SS7,
The details above given are taken from
DIR. Engel's work, pages $50 and 2S5.
There is every reason to believe that this
work is to be depended upon, though, as
the author himself admits, some trifing
errors may have crept into it i; whereas.
that of DIR. Chenu is avowedly founded
upon returns of very doubtful accuracy
rs regards the French losses, and, as has
been shown, upon a mistranslation "a
'egards those of the German army.
Your obedient servant, GIL.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-02-25
THE IDYL or THE STREETS.

She was stout, forid woman, remark
ably stout and horid, but she was richly
dressed, and rs she came down Olive
street the manner In which she curled
her lip and turned up her nose at women
whom she passed more plainly appar-
eled was frequent, and painful, and free,
as the poet expresses it. She was Lead
ing poodle by ribbon-why is it that
fat, ford women always wear poodle.-
and the dog was a marvel in its kind. 1t
was very small and very vicious, snap
ping at the feet of pedestrians, and it's
diminutive and homely body covered
with frowzy wool, was almost concealed
by an elaborate blanket, which left only
head and legs and tail exposed. And SO
they came sailing down Olive street, fat,
aristocratic woman and small, aristocrat-
ic dog, and they were perfectly satisfied
with themselves, though no one else
might be. But Temporal mutaatur. ct
nos nautamur in ills, and sometimes the
change occurs with depressing sudden
ness. Some careless shop-keeper had
thrown pail of water upon the sidewalk
the night before, and the bitter cold had
transformed the water into surface hard
as adamant, smooth as the highway to
perdition. She came along with the
stately tread adapted to her style, but
she did not see the sidewalk in its lev
guile. Her double chin was elevated far
too highly, and her eyes too full
OF placid and contemplative
inner consciousness to admit of
noting things terrestrial. Like Span
ish galleon of the olden time she came
still sailing on until she touched the ice
patch. How shall one paint the trans
formation scene. Two pudgy feet
paved frantically the glistening surface,
then shot swiftly forward as the body
they supported started started back.
There was fierce rush downward of
waving arms and gros grain and seal
skin and adipose tissue, and the earth
absolutely shook with the conclusion
Slowly and painfully the stately female
rose and glanced about her, but the dog
oh, where was he1 There he lay, but
what spectacle! Come to the bridal
chamber, Death come in consumption's
ghastly form, the earthquakes shock,
the oceans storm, ct cetera, but do not
come to small dog in the shape of two
hundred and twenty-five pounds of solid
female flesh, if you want to. hear him give
a single yelpl Crushed beneath mass
OF quivering humanity! Truly in the
midst of life we are in death I There he
lay, the aristocratic poodle, and though
he covered ground enough for good
sized fighting dog, you might have
passed him through crack in door.
SO late wonder among pets, he was
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-02-25
FEMININE PERSONALS

fNfN fEhSONALN.
Is IT not false pride that induces
woman to wear false hair!
VERMONT has woman who supports
eight children by laying stone wall.
In Paris GIL women make bare living
by serving as models for painters and
sculptors.
HERE'S another doughmestic diff
Guilty, said Brooklyn woman as she
found her bread heavy.
A BALTIMORE girl, worth S45, ZOO,
wants to marry some young man who
has learned trade.
Mrs. PETER WEBER, of Chicago, gave
birth to four daughters recently, and all
but one are likely to live.
A NEWARK chap who, ON short ac-
quaintance, married a widow, ran away
when he discovered that she was the
mother of twenty-five children.
IT is not a positive proof that q man
is not free agent when he goes to the
expense of entertaining company in
honor of the birthday of his mother-in-
law
"OH, I've loved before, said a Detroit
woman to her fourth husband, as she
took a handful of hair from his head be-
cause he objected to hang out the week s
washing.
A FEMALE lawyer in Wyoming was
obliged to suspend her argument before
Justice in order to administer to the
wants of her baby, who was bawling for
its dinner in an adjoining room.
This is from the London Times 1T
is desired to place two young ladies',
aged twelve and fourteen, very strong
and healthy, under lady who approves
of and will thoroughly and duly ad-
minister the birch and rod Terms most
liberal. Address F. g., Postoffice,
Hampden, Middlesex.
"THIs is the critical, decisive hour, y
said Laporte man one day last week as
he walked toward the house where he
hoped to be married. 1t seems that
the girl had appointed seven different
mornings for the ceremony and backed
out every time. She stood quiet at the
eighth trial and the knot was tied.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-02-25
NARROW-G4UGE.
Yiesrs Of tie House Railroad Committee on
the Narrou Gauge System,


Hon. George w. McCrary, of Iowa, of
the House Committee on Railways, in
his report on the bill chartering the For
ty-frt Parallel railroad, sets forth the
views of the committee on narrow gauge
railroads. The following is brief synop-
sis of the report
The committee does not now deem it expe-
dent to recommend any government aid to this
railroad. The committee has no doubt that the
power of Congress over commerce among the
States is ample. and that, in its exercise Con-
gress may regulate commerce upon existing
lines of interstate communication may
charter new lines may aid in their construc-
ton, or may construct them wholly at govern
ment expense
The need of cheaper transportation is
strongly urged, and the usual reasons as
signed for high rates. The committee
admit that from present information it is
almost impossible to determine the actual
cost of transporting bushel of wheat
from the Mississippi river to the sea-
board, and say that the actual cost must
be ascertained before fair price can be
determined. The argument is advanced
that one cheap line of transportation will
render all competing lines equally cheap.
In the comparison between standard and
narrow-gauge roads, the committee say
the cost of the former, fully equipped
for an average business of even $500
tons, is $40, 900 mile for iron rails, and
$50, 900 for steel rails. The cost of mar
row-gauge is not more than 60 per
cent. of these sums. The cost of
operating standard-gauge roads, being
from 60 to 100 per cent. of the gross
earnings, renders it impossible to secure
cheap transportation by existing lines.
The committee claim that the cost of OPP
Grating the New York Central in 1871
was seven mills ton per mile of oper-
ating the Pennsylvania Central, eight
mills per ton per mile yet the cost of
operating narrowgauge road is estima-
ted at four and quarter mills per ton
per mile. While tie average cost of
maintaining and operating standard
gauge roads has been Ga per cent. of
the gross earnings, the Denver and Rio
Grande narrow-gauge railroad was oper-
ated in 1874 for 80 per cent. of its gross
earnings, on very limited business.
The committee maintain that the amounl
of freight that may be transported by
narrow-gauge roads is very little less than
which may be carried by the standard
gauge. From this and other facts the
committee conclude that the success of
the narrow-gauge system thus far seems
to demonstrate that the narrow-gauge
railroad, while vastly cheaper in con-
struction and operation than the old sys-
tenn, has sufficient capacity, power and
speed to answer general requirements,
and what is of more Importance, the com
mittee adds:
1T may now be regarded AZ certain that the
narrow-gauge railroad can be made to carry
freight and passengers with profit at rates not
higher than the present low water rates.
Several pages of the report are devoted
to answering the objection that the con-
struction of the narrow-gauge will render
a transfer of freight necessary whenever
it shall connect with a. broad-gauge.