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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-04-27
"Pull bown Your Vest"

~You keep vests, frient?" said a
Dutchman entering Fulton cloth
ing store, the other day The clerk
promptly averreu that the store was
crammed with them.
Il want a vest" said the Teuton
"vat don't rise up on it's hint les nit
the neck. i bought Won in Syracuse
not long ago NIT dow dollar pill
und by shimminy 1 don't notice not
myself. but everywhere go the boys
cry out NIT der streets, 'Yacabl Wy in
der name of der board of drustees
don't you down your vest down. ind
py dam have pulled dot vest more'n
dree dousand dimes, till / wore the
bindings off NIT der puttons.'
The clerk explained the joke and
sold him a vest and the old man
went out with the exclamation: Ply
shirnminy, / don't hear som.; !ngs
about dot over in Shermany pefore.
Fulton, On. y. Times.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-04-27
"Millinery'' Beds.

A correspondent of the Providence
Journal vigorously denounces what
she STYLES millinery" beds, which are
to be found in so many best cnam-
b@rs." There is first huge bolster,
covered and fringed. Shall we call il
"bass relief?" Then on this stand
obliquely two large, square pillows,
each of them large enough for bed.
Loosely over these are coverings,
starched, frillcd or fluted. with wide
Hamburg edging. At the foot OF the
bed are two more pillows. OF size 70
give becoming symmetry TO the
whole. There are two chairs in the
room, no table. Now. what are we u
do? What disposition shall we make
of all this fiummery? What shall be
orr mode OF attack to get into the
fortress? We have camped on the
ground many a night with our saddle
for pillow, but were never so much
perplexed to find rest as We have
been in the condition described. 1t
is laughable enough to see overdress-
ing on human beings, but on a bed it
is ridiculous.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-04-27

CURE FOR FEVER AND AGUE.-One-
half ounce spirits nitre, onehalf ounce
tincture pepper, thirty five grains qui-
nine, one pint of brandy. Take a
wine glassful three times day, one
half hour hefore meels- III for a
child give only one half the quantity
ANTI-CRoUP CONFERENCE.-THE mo-
theirs whose children have the Group
First get piece OF chamois skin,
make it like bib, cut out the neck
and sew on tapes to tie il on, then
melt together some tallow and pine
tar; rub some OF this i'm the chamois
and let the child wear it all the time.
To REMOVE WHITE STAINS FROM FUR
NITURE.-Have ready three pieces OF
wooden cloth, with one well dipped in
lamp oil, Cor IL that is not convenient
linseed oil,) rub the spot briskly, wet
the second with alcohol and apply to
oily surface, rubbing quickly, as too
much alcohol will destroy the varnish,
and finally polish with the third cloth,
moistened with oil or furniture polish
To TAKE OUT GREASE STAINS FROM
CARPEr.-Get quantity of blue clay,
which Is required to make friedrich.
which is free from sand. bruise and
scatter small portion OF it over the
greasy spot in the carpet and rub 1t
slightly with the hand, the carpet re-
naming all the while on the floor
After two or three days sweep off the
clay. and the grease will be gone,
BY similar process grease will be
removed from the collar Of q coat.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-04-27
How a Revival Was Worked Up.

In the year 1885," said the Rev.
Dr. Bowling, last evening, -four small
Baptist churches were leading pre-
carious existence in New York State. :
OF that in this city, John Ganot was
pastor, and Elder Ireland was pre-
siding over a congregation in Ches-
hire. The latter, hOnored with the
title of Hardshelled," deserves a po-
sition at the head of the priesthood.
Just fter the election Of Thomas jeff
erson to the Presidency. in 1901. the
Elder, Impressed with the propriety
of an expression of loyalty by the EN-
tire Baptist denomination, issued a
proclamation that all men, "hOly and
good" of that faith should contri-
butte material for the manufacture OF
mammoth cheese. to be given to
the newly elected President. The
result was n cheese weighing .45C
pounds, which the Elder placed on
his wagon and started for Washing
ton. People flocked from all the
country adjoining the towns through
which the sanity man passed. As he
expressed il, Il preached all the way
To the Capitol and back again" Con
versions were made along the route
of the pastor and his cheese. and u
great revival sprang up in the Bap-
fist churches throughout the land
DIR. Bowling attributes the prosperity
OF the church 10 the eccentric Elder
and his gigantic cheese.-NeU YORK
SIM
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-04-27
An Infant Sea Serpent.

H. c. Kirk, OF Sacramento, has bot
tied up in alcohol an infant sea-ser-
pent, which was taken in net by
some fishermen down the coast, re-
Gently, and forwarded to him. 1t is
about foot long, but the body, AT
its largest part, is not half an inch in
diameter. 1t is OF grayish color,
has dorsal fin, the head is over an
inch long, of bony substance, with
bill something like that OF the bill
fish, eyes very large and protruding,
body tapcring until half an inch from
the extremity it is scarcely as big
around as a knitting needle, but at
that point it suddenly breaks into a
queer little tail, Of the fapiackturn-
or order.-Sdn Francisco Call.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-04-27
Humorous.

1t has been asserted that for sever
al years George Washington ran this
country and the British army without
silk umbrella.
A west-side boy who has been sit
ting up nights, reading pirate stories
called his father to supper the other
day, by bawling out: What, no,
there. base craven! Come hither TO
thy vesperian hash"
This is the way a citizen of Denver
advertises for n lost calf: "Rund away
j red and vite calf His TN pc hint
leg vas plack, he vas she caf. Eni-
potti vot pring him pack pals tollar.
Jacob Zuddering, Clear Creek, tree
miles pehind de bridge"
when can you let me have some
meat, Mr. Brisket?" well. / amt
a-goin' to kill myself till next week.
an then you can have leg OF me
but if you wants some VERY bad.
maybe L can git ye shoulder of my
brother on Friday"
A fashionable visiter thus address
Ell little girl: How do you do, my
dear?' "ycry well. thank you. sir. "
she replied The visitor then added.
Now my dear. you must ask me how
/ do" The child honestly replied, 81
don't want to know"
A young American lady, who has
had the rare privilege Of taking a
stroll with the poet Tennyson rites
to friend that it seriously affected
the romance OF the occasion when he
paused to scratch his back against II
gate post"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-04-27
A Little Misunderstanding.
From the philadelphia Bulletin.

From the Philadelphia Bulletin.
There was some horse-racing over at
the Blank course one day last fall, and
Butterwick attended to witness it. On
his way home in the Reading cars, in
the afternoon, he encountered Rev. DIR.
Potts, a clergyman, who knew no more
about horse-racing than Hindoo
knows about seven-up. Butterwick,
however, took it for granted i'm his usu-
al way that the doctor was familiar
with the subject, and taking seat be-
side him, he remarked:
Il WAS out at the Blank Course to-
day to see Longfellow."
Indeed Was he thereY Where
did you say he WASP"
"Why, over yer at the course. saw
him aud General Harvey, and "a lot
of 'em. He run agin General Harvey
and it created "a big excitement, too;
but he beat the General badly, and the
way the crowd cheered him was won
derful. They say that good deal of
money changed hands. The fact is, I
had small bet on the General myself. -
You don't mean to say that Long
fellow actually beat General HarneyY'
Yes, | dol Beat him the worst
kind. You'd hardly've thought it now,
would your / was never moro surpris.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-04-27
Bad War Record.

Judge John Hancock. Of Texas,
wishes to be elected United States
Senator from that State. to succeed
Mr. Hamilton, but some of the Dem
ocrats objects TO him because Ibis
war record is not good" At the first
glance this would seem TO be a very
reasonable objection: but upon look
ing little further it appears that the
average Texas Democrat entertains
an opinion concerning war records
different from that which prevails in
this part OF the country. Judge Han
cock was a Union man throughout
the war. and he was ordered to leave
Texas because he would not take the
oath OF allegiance to the rebel Con-
federacy. This kind of record
would hardly be thought, under or
binary circumstances, to constitute a
sufficient objection TO admission to
the United States Senate; but Dem
ocratic views differ. That party has
packed the House with rebel sol
diers and so manifested precisely the
preference which will be likely to ex-
clude Hancock from the Senate
Philadelphia Bulletin.
Those Rebel Democrats have al
ways been quite an exclusive set OF
/ fellows. Before the war. Northern
newspapers were excluded from
Southern mails to them; schools
were excluded from that country;
school teachers were mobbed and ex-
| cluded; during the war. men of loyal
sentiments were excluded from
Southern soil; and now they exclude
from Congress and from party affilia-
ton all who did not fight or sympa-
thize, with the rebels during the
war.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-04-27
Senator Morten's Strength.
Correspondence Cincinnati Commercial.

Correspondence Cincinnati Commercial
AS / remarked before, Senator Nor
ton. is positive man, and numbers
among his supporters many of the most
distinguished and hOnored members of
the Republican party of this Nation.
and assure you that gentlemen who
have given this subject much attention
are confident that he will have more
votes upon the first ballot than any
other candidate, and they also believe
that he will be able to gain enough votes
from other sources to nominate him on
the second or third ballot. Those who
underestimate Senator Morton's
strength viii find out, when too late,
their mistake. He Is not the kind of a
man that can he put out Of the way by q
majestic wave Of the hand, nor can his
thousands Of supporters be taken from
him by dippant paragraphs.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-04-27
POLITICAL NOTES.

Senator Morton will deliver the dec
Grafton address at Wilmington. y. c.
The brains of Senator English, of
Connecticut, are said to be i'm his peck
ct book. He is well supplied.
New Hampshire is talking about pre-
senting the name of Senator Cragin at
Cincinnati for nomination as Vice
president.
New York Tribune: 1t would have
been more than five dollars in the peck
ct of the democracy if they had not a
majority in the present congress.
The ex-Confederate door-keeper of
the private gallery of the House of
Representatives. was caned last week
for insulting the wife of a Republican
congressman.
Albany Erening Journal: a remark
able echo has lately developed itself in
the executive chamber in the capitol.
Mr.. Tilden reports that nowadays,
whenever he mutters. st. Louis" the
echo not only repeats the word but
adds, ALTON and Terre Haute.
The New York Post, which is fan
from being a Republican paper. cOrrects
the authors of the recent address to
the New Hampshire democracy by say
ing that 1.-THE real reason why the peo-
pie, i'm the face of so many disclosures
do not go over to the democrats, is that
the democrats have shown themselves
such utter imbeciles in the management
of public affairs.
The Vicksburg Herald, referring to
the meeting of the Republican State
Convention, few days ago, said: Ele
ven negro preachers, thirteen carpet
baggers, ninety-six niger manipula
tors, and one hundred and three swind
lers meet in Jackson, to-day, as the
Republican Convention of this State
That is the true spirit of ''reconcilia
/ ton
An Iowa paper dominates Gen. A. c.
Dodge for the presidency. 1t was this
same illustrious diplomatist and states
man. who when starting for Spain, f
which country he had been appointed
minister by Mr.. Buchanan. entered his
name on the ships register as Angus
tus Caesar Dodge, formerly United
States Senator from Iowa; at present
Minister TO Spain" That's the sort Of
man we want for president. None o.
your conceited. sap-headed nincom
poops. but II man who takes the bull b,
the horns and tells you who he was
who he is. and where he is going. RAJ
| for Dodge.-LOuisrIIe Courier Journal
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-04-27
RAISING CHICKENS BY HAND.

L. b Rogers, the famous poultry raj
precise thing" and has invented what
he calls an artificial MOTHER for the
rearing of young chickens, He esti-
mates that at least fifty per cent. of
chickens Matched are lost by suffering
from cold, by being stepped on by their
mother. by cats and other animals. and
in various other ways. He also finds
that chickens, to be profitable should
be Matched in the winter. He has
Matched three brOods in nine weeks,
with one hen-that is, he takes away
the chickens as soon as Matched, and
places fresh eggs under the hen. and in
this way keeps her busy propagating
chickens. Mr.. Rogers next move was
to get up some invention that would
take care of the chickens when hatch
ed: and he has constructed what he
calls an artificial mother" This is a
box with two compartments, and about
three feet long. by two and half wide.
In the rear is lid covered with wool,
shutting within three inches of the
bottom; this is cut off from the front
part by strip that can be raised on
hinges. The front is protected by lat
tiee work, giving plenty of air and
light, and on the outside are tin troughs,
in which gravel, food and water are
placed. The chickens can easily get
their bills INTO these, and when they
have got their fill they can run under
the wooi-covered lid, which is so soft
and comfortable that they imagine
they are under the old hens wings.
Mr.. Rogers had in one of these boxes,
yesterday, a brood If twenty one
chickens. sixteen of which were hatch
ed last Thursday, and five on Sunday.
They were all as lively as crickets. and
perfectly at ease. He took them to the
Springfield poultry show on the noon
train. where they will, undoubtedly.
attract a good deal of attention. Mr..
Rogers deals exclusively in light Brah-
mas, and thinks they are the best lay
ers, as well as the most profitable fowls
for the table
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-04-27

When Fred Grant, so the story goes,
was urged by his partner in the late bank
ing business to influence GOvernme t
business through his father. he replied:
mo; III not permit my father, to have
any interest or part in this house, |
won't ask him to aid me in any way.
Everybody makes use of him, and he
has to stand the brunt of it. We can
close up the place, and can go back to
my regiment" lie stuck to his deter
mination, at the risk of much brow
beating. Thehouse is closed, but the
President suffered no Misrepresentation
from it, transactions.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-04-27
THE FRENCH "PoT-AU-FEU.

A lady who knows how to keep
house after the French fashion, de-
scribes the .'pot-au-feu.'' Generally
she says. the steak is put on the grid
iron. just as it is brought i'm. with the
bones, fat, gristle, or tough ends all
adhering To it. But | throw all such
odds and ends, together with all the
bones from the rOa>ts, outlets, or even
the carcass Of Il turkey-in fact, every
thing in the meat line except pork. in
tn INV ''pOt-au-fpu AS often as is
necessary the whole is poured through
a colander into stone jar and allowed
to cool; the fat or grease is then care
fully removed and goes into the short
ening. or is used for frying doughnuts,
and one would hardly believe there
could be 50 much of this as ALI
ordinary kettleful will have i'm it..
The liquor Is now stock for soups, of
which any kind one chooses can be-
made by reducing with water and add
ing such vegetables and seasoning as
iutS W lcquItu. llc iucdt cdll titittl
be made into mince pies. hash, or meat
balls. the latter being the incest way
of disposing of it. Not long since
read an article written 10y one of our
own eouytrymen travelling abroad, in
which he speaks of this custom as prac-
ticed there, and says, THAT is why the
1000, 0n0 in Europe can live on what
the ~. 600, 900 in America throw away.
1t is surprising how many good meals
can be made out of what We have been
in the habit of throwing to the dogs.
and, to one coming in cold and hungry
the ''pot-au-feu" emits a fragrance on
ly rivaled by the famous coppers of
John Willets, of the Maypole Ina.
There is AN old adage that the wife can
throw out with teaspoon what the
husband can bring IN with shovel
Hartford Cordnt.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-04-27

Certain curious and all-but forgot
ten experiences of much interest to az
riculIurr and gardening has Lately been
revived by German savant. Very
MANY years ago 1t WAS discovered and
recorded that water saturated with
c.iInphOr had remarkable influence
on the termination of seeds. AS of
many other useful hints, the stupid
world took no notice of this iDtimatiun
but IA Berlin professor, having seen the
record If it, appears To have establish
ed the fact that solution of c;mphor
stimulates vegetables as alcohol does
animals. He took seeds of various
sorts, some being three or four years
old, and possessing "a slight degree Of
vitality. and placed them between
sheets of blotting paper. Some Of
these he wetted with pure water. and
others with camplIorated water.
In many Gases the seeds did not swell
at all under the influence of the simple
moisture. but in every case they germin-
ated where they We're subjected to the
camphor solution. The experiment
was extended to different kinds of gar
den seeds, old and new, and always with
the result of showing a singular awa-
kenmg of dormant vitalism and a won
derful quickening of growth. 1t also
appears from the professors researches
that the young plants thus stimulated
continued to increase with a vigOr and
vivacity much beyond that of those
which we're not so treated. When
-noupded camphor was mixed W it'll the
soil 1T appeared to exercise rather
bad effect upon the seeds. The dose
III the latter case was possibly too
strong. At all events this action of
camphor is worthy of an examination
by seedsmen and gardeners, and even
farmers might determine how far
wheat and barley may be profited by
the strange power this drug appears to
possess over the latent life of vegetable
germs.-H0ticulturist.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-04-27
Journal MAP Of INDIANA,

worth at retail more than the price Of
the paper. The Journal at these rates
should be in every home in the State.
Subscriptions may be sent direct to
the publisher. E. ID. Martindale, at In
dianapOlis, or to this paper.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-04-27
FARM AND HOME.
THE DIN HOMESTEAD

Ii may be small and poor and Iowly, YET
We love il always. Memory may I'LL
Her chambers full, and time and care may chill
Our hearts; yet stands the dear old homestead set
In picture that we never can forgot.
At sudden thought Of it our eyes will ill:
When we are old we journey it still;
Though strangers live in il, our loving debt
We pay the same.
I think IL is like this
That saints in heaven, though no Joys they miss,
Look back upon the little planet earth
And come, upon our bright and sunny days
Swift winged angels. flying down to gaze
On this old homestead where they had their birth
II H.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-04-27
CaStOria.

DIR. Samuel Pitcher. of Hyannis. Mass. ex-
perimented in his private practice for twenty
years To produce combination that would
have the properties of Castor Oil without its
unpleasant taste and gripping effect.
His preparation was sent for near and far.
till finally he gave il the name Of Castoria.
and Put il up for sale. II is very wonderful
in its effects. particularly with the disordered
stomachs and bowels of children. II assin-
itdfes the food. cures sour stomach and wind
collie. regulates the bowels. eypeis roynls.
and may be relied upon in Group.
As a pleasant, effective and perfectly safe
cdthdrfic remedy IL is superior to Cartor Oil.
Cordlals AMI Syrups. Ii does not contain al
chohol. and Is adarted to any age
BY regulating the stomach and bowels of
cross md sicktg children they become good
and mothers haze rest The CaStoria is put
up at the Laboratory of !. b. Rose Il Co.. as
Dey Street. New York. 4l-I3t
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-04-27
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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-04-27


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