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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-04-27
A Bear Story.


Walter, the renowned bear hunting
Sailor. has deserted his camp i'm the
TETON Mountains. where for two
weeks he has been showed in, with
nothing to eat, except flour, for most
OF the time. just before the snow
came on, he started out for a deer.
The weather had been warm for sew
eral days, and the deer kept well up
on the hills. At last he wounded one
and followed it for a mile, when il
gave odt, and he soon had il dressed.
But he was four miles from camp.
and he could only carry one quarter
of ii with his rifle, having the noun
tains TO climb. As he crossed the
creek, with his load strung with his
belt strap over his shoulders, he sat
down TO wash his hands. On looking
up. he saw something pulling at the
venison he had left hanging 10 sap
ling. He was not more than fifty
yards away, and he rose TO his feet
for better look, and saw grizzly
busy making square meal. He
could not resist drawing his rifle on
him and looking through the sights.
The bear did not see him. After TAX
ing aim for some time and thinking
he could make a sure thing with an
ounce ball, STOPPING occasionally to
look over his gun and take a better
measure OF the beast, he drew fine
sight, waited an instant till the broad
side OF the face was well toward him,
then touched the trigger. The bear
bounded in the air as if shot out of
the gun itself. and Walter at the same
time bounded for "a tree. He had no
more than caught u limb before he
saw the bear was making toward him.
Up the tree he went, the quarter OF
venison still strapped to his back
He had hardly reached his length
above the ground before the bear, as
II just seeing him, and frightened.
~hooivd aud fed the other way. He
thinks the ball hit the bear on the
side of the head, glanced of, and so
confused the beast that he did not
know which way he was running. He
says he has not had nights sleep
since without seeing the grizzly close
upon him.-Southern Californian.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-04-27
They All Have Ii.

Misery loves company. There is
something in human nature which
begets joy in the heart of the man
with "a bunion when he hears that his
neighbor has got "a boil. Mach in
the same way the pain we experience
over the dishonesty and corruption
existing i'm this country is mitigated
by the news that England is exhibit
ing symptoms of even a more aggra-
vating character. Sir Charles Dixie
has been looking around in the bor-
oughs and municipalities of that
country, and he tells open-mouthed
John Bull what he had found. The
corporation OF Fordwich, for instance
comprises six persons, all non-resi-
dents. they elect themselves and sell
seventh seat for consideration.
They levy taxes, control landed prop
erty. but keep no accounts. and are
responsible TO nobody. Another cor
poration. that of Pevensey owns
lands, ievies taxes, dimes at the pub
lie expense, but keeps no books.
The corporation of Seaford leases n
valuable property To one OF their
number for mere nominal sum. and
divides the money among themselves.
Corfe Castle is model of simplicity
in the way Of thievery. The corpora
ton consists OF one person, who
elects himself and manages affairs to
his own glory. We are told that
there was once an application to the
Court of the Queens Bench to call
upon this official to prove his title,
but the judge held that, as he ac-
tually existed, there was "a presump-
tion in his favor OF his right TO exist. "
AT Yarmouth, Wareham, Plympton,
Earle, in Devonshire and other
places, similar iniquities exist And
SO long have the people contributed
to the private purses of these barna-
cles that the custom has come TO bc
recognized as legal, and nothing but
social earthquake can shake them
loose. In some towns they levy tolls
upon shipping, let land belonging to
the city To themselves under per-
petnsl lease and mt IA mere nominal
rental, and whenever an examiIation
has been instituted either no looks
have been kept or they have been
destroyed. In short, there is a sys-
tenn OF bold thievery carried on in
England that discounts anything we
have yet unearthed in this country,
and Parliament is called upon TO sift
the matter to the bottOm.-IpteT-
Ocean,
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-04-27

A pastors wife thus relates how
she and her husband maEaged TO i'm
prove their minds together: "Much
of the time while am about my work
my husband reads aloud. In the
course OF the week a great deal of
reading is done, profitable alike to
each of us, and i'm this way learn
many things which certainly should
not il he did not read aloud. A pas
tor has his special duties. There are
times when it is necessary he should
be alone, but these hours are not so
many us some ministers would have
their wives think Much OF his study
is upon subjects in which she is inter
ested and is desirous of knowing, yet
has not the time TO read. How much
better, then, it is for him to read and
converse with her at all times when
he can. than to be alone with his work,
gaining knowledge that satisfies the
mind and feeds the intellect, while
she has charge OF that most monot-
onous OF all work rk--housework. feel
ing that her husband is surely and
steadily growing away from her, and
that the time is not distant when she
will cease To be a companion TO him
I'm tho trra copca
Not many men are at home during
the day, and hence they could not
render this service then; but in the
evening. after their business cares are
ended, they might as well initiate this
excellent example, and read to their
wives and other female relatives.
while the latter perform some light
work. as knitting or sewing, around
the family table.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-04-27
Piety i'm Texas.
From the San Antonio Herald.

FROM tne odn AilOnlO ntFdlu.
There is a saloon keeper in this
town who is very conscientious in his
observance Of Sunday. Yesterday
morning two exquisitely dressed
young gentlemen dropped into his
saloon en- route for church. Possibly
in anticipation of dry sermon they
called for liquid refreshments. which
having disposed of, one of them said,
"Gimme the dice, want to shake"
But the bar keeper said. You can't
desecrate the Sabbath with my dice.
why, ole fel, res sponde one of the
youths, Il only want to shake with
Tom to see who will ave to furnish
the quarter when the plate is being
passed around"
"That's horse of another color,
was the moIlified reply as the dice box
was produced. Il thought you want
ed to gamble on Sunday"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-04-27
NEW SERIES.-VOL. |. NO. 46.
A Woman Of rs.

Just after the battle of Guilford,
the British army marched to Wilm-
ington. About the middle of the af-
ternoon, the van of the army, led by
Lord CORVALLIS, reached the house
of Mrs. Bell. The Earl dismounted
and entered. After looking about
him for a space, he said abruptly
Madam, where is your husband?'
"In Green's camp" was the short
reply.
as he an officer or soldier?"
NO, he is not; but he knew it was
better to be among friends than fall
into the hands OF enemies"
"Yery well, madam; / must make
your house my quarters for a few
days, and take your mill to grind for
my soldiers"
"Sir, "said she, you have the power
to do as you please: but after using
our mill, do you mean to burn it?"
"Why do you ask that?"
Answer me first and I'll tell you
afterwards"
mo, then," said CORVALLIS, "your
mill shall not be burned or property
injured. but my officers must have
provisions for the army. 1 shall re-
main in your house, and my presence
will protect you from insult, for no
soldier of mine would dare plundeI
my headquarters" H
~Well, now, sir" rejoined the stout
hearted woman. "as you were so kind
as to answer my question / will an
swer yours. If your lordship had in
tended to burn my mill after using it,
I intended TO save you the trouble by
burning it myself at once!"
CORVALLIS took no offense, but be-
gan giving orders in a quick, nervous
manner. He walked up and down
the room like one ill at ease, turning
sharply on his heel.
He told Mrs. Bell that he had just
annihilated Green's army, and could
fear no harm from him. Presently
he opened the back door and looked
nervously up the road for few min
utes, then resumed his walk to and
fro.
The air drew through the room
and the goodly lady rose and shut
the door. The Earl opened it again
and gazed up the road. He appeared
to be in trouble and could not keep
still a moment. He would sit i'm a
chair only to find his feet at once and
return to his pacing. Again Mrs.
Bell closed the door. CORVALLIS i'm
mediately opened it, saying sternly
that he wished it would remain so.
His hostess asked him the reason.
Why said he, Il don't know but
Greene may be coming down ON me
at any moment.
But / thought you said just now
that you had annihilated him, and
feared nothing further"
well, madam" said the Earl with
sigh, Ito tell you the truth, since
God made me never saw such fight
ing Another such victory would an
nihilate mel"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-04-27

nearest neighbor's house, suffering
only frost bite on the nose by the
way.
THAT child" said the woman to
whose house he had gone, ais Jones;
seed 'em take her outen the wagon
day before Yesterday
Burton looked at Kitty a moment
in perplexity; then ne rolled her mp
again and started out, "traveling like
mad" the woman said as she watched
him.
When he reached Jones' he found
Jones and his wife sitting in utter
wretchedness by the fire. They were
both sick from grief. and unable to
move out of the house. Kitty they
had given up for buried under some
snow mound. They would find her
when spring should come and melt
the snow cover of.
When the exhausted Burton came
in with his bundle o. buffalo skins.
they looked at him with amazement.
But when he opened it and let out
little Kitty, and said:
Here Jones, is yer kitten!" Mrs.
Jones couldn't think Of anything bet.
ter than scream.
And Jones got up and took his old
partners hand and said, Burton, old
fellow!" and then choked up and sat
down and cried helplessly..
And Burton said. Jones. old fellow
you may have the forty acre patch.
1t came mighty nigh making me the
murderer Of that little Kitty's
father
NO you shall take it yourself,
cried Jones, "if l have to go to law
to make you"
And Jones actually decided his in
terest to Burton; but Burton trans
ferrcd it all to Kitty.
That is why this part of Newton is
called to-day "Kitty's forty"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-04-27
Select Sfary.
Kitty's Forty.
BY EDWARD EGGLEsToN.

!. 1t doesn't do men any good to live
apart from women and children. L
never knew Il boys school in which
there was not tendency to rowdy-
ism. And lumbermen, sailors, fisher
men and other men are proverbially
half bear sort of people. From
tiersmen soften down when women
come-but forgot myself, it is the
story you want.
Burton and Jones lived in a shanty
by themselves. Jones was a married
man, but finding il hard to support "a
wife in a down-east village, he had
emiyrated to Northern Minnesota,
leaving his wife under her fatL er's
roof until he should be able "to make
"A start He and Burton had gone
into partnership and had pre- .empted
800 acres OF land
There were perhaps twenty fami-
lies scattered over this town site at
the time my story begins and ends,
for it ends in the same week in which
il begins.
The partners had disagreed. quar-
relied and divided their interest The
land was all shared between them ex-
cept one valuable forty acre piece.
Each of them claimed that piece OF
land. and the quarrel had grown SO
high between them that the neigh
bors expected them TO ~shoot al
sight" In fact, il was understood
that Burton was on the forty acre
piece, determined 10 shoot Jones il
he came, and Jones had sworn 10 go
out there and sh Dot Burton, when the
fight was postponed by the unex-
pected arrival OF Jones wife and
child
Jores' shanty was not finished, and
he was forced TO forgo the luxury OF
fighting his old partner. in his exer-
tions To make the wife and baby COM
Portable for the night, for the winter
sun was surrounded by "sun dogs -
instead of one sun there were four,
but one which always BODIES a terri
BILE storm.
In his endeavor to care for his wife
and child Jones was mollified a little,
and half regretted that he had been
so violent about the piece OF land,
but he was determined not to be
backed down, and would certainly
have to shoot Burton or be shot him
self.
When he thought OF the chance of
being killed by his old partner, the
prospect was not pleasant. He look
ed wist:ully at Kitty, his two-year
old child, and dreaded that she
should be left fatherless, but he
wouldn't be backed down; he would
shoot or be shot.
While the father was busy cutting
wood and the mother was busy 9TH
erwise, little Kitty managed to get
the shanty door open; there was no
latch as yet, and her prying little fin
gers easily swung it back A gust OF
cool air almost took her breath away
but she caught sight OF the brown
grass without and the new world
seemed so big that the little feet were
fain TO try and explore it.
She pushed out through the door
caught her breath again, and started
away down path bordered by sere
grass and the dead stalks Of the wild
| flowers.
How often she had longed to es.
cape restraint and paddle out into the
world alone. SO out into the world
she weni, rejoicing in her liberty. in
the blue sky above, and the rusty
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-04-27

The indianapolis Herald says:
The other evening. a young lady
abruptly turned the corner and very
rudely ran against boy, small,
and ragged and freckled. Stopping
AS soon as she could, she turned to
him and said: II beg your pardon.
Indeed, am very sorry" The small
ragged and freckled boy looked up
in blank amazement an instant; then,
taking off about three fourths of a
cap, he bowed very low, smiled until
his face became lost in the smile, and
answered: You can hev nv par
ding, and welcome, miss; and yer may
run agin me and knock me clean
down, an l won't say a word" Az
ter the young lady passed on he
turned TO conrad and said. hall
apologetically: II never had any one
to ask my parding, and it kind o
took me off my feet.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-04-27

To REMOVE STAINS OF INK, FRUIT.
WINE, MILDEw, ETc.-First wash the
stain off as much as possible with
clear cold water, then apply the es-
calonnia. which consists OF one table
spoonful lemon juice, one tablespoon
ful pure cream of tartar, one tea
spoonful of oxalic acid, one half pint
rain water. Wipe off with clear wa
ter. For any article that cannot be
washed after using the mixture. a
tablespoonful Of the juice of whit,
currants is better than lemon juicc
when procurable. This may be USED
with safety upon most delicate fab.
rics, as it will not injure the color OF
material. Shake up when using it.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-04-27
Select pnrfrg.
HILLS BRIGADE.

'COmrade, I've been mad to-day,
Nigh mad enough TO swear.
Thinkin' about the War, aud the South,
Aud all that We suffered there;
Those four Ion years, the dead we left,
And those who came home TO die,
Ofwhat fought and hoped for
Mad, with good reason why!
I can't forget they were rebels
That this was their Geserai Hill
We have heard their yels before.
Ii seems can hear them still
To think of that yell in Congress
Well, let us "move back the hands,"
Hei Ipastin' Of fathers house." while
No thanks to him il stands
Yes, lifted his hand sgin' it,
And SIT il well ON fire,
Ard knocked out the underpinnin',
Or. at least, twas his desire,
And when father caught aud cuffed him,
Letuin. up with half enough
To come back - crank and sassy,
Is a-usin the old man rough.
Then there's that wilkes Booth Hamblcton;'
DoaghlAess s-crswlin back
To oJey their old time masters,
Aud hear the slave-whip crack,
Centennial Well. I'm Tor IL,
And peace, and goodwill, and such,
But it seems they're askin Of US
jest lestle bit too much.
There's Gettysburg and Antietam,
The horrid Wilderness, too;
Fort Pillow, Macon, and Andersonville.
With wirtz and his wicked crew,
Aud we've got to knuckle at lsstl
To- swallow our shame and chagrin;
Confess We were " rong and sorry,
That ioyslity Il sim
If comin' back they'd been decent,
Hadn't sneercd over iineoln's grave;
Had lett OF braggin of treason,
And the "cause' they Couldn't save:
I'D have swallowed all resentment,
Ia spite OF this wooden leg;
And a, fur g,in' agin EN-
wouldn't have moved "a peg
I wa- ready TO bury the hatchet.
To f'rsivr and try TO forget;
But bcggin' JEFF Davis parlon
Is rather the wust thing yet
The Centennial splurse Of oblivion"
Was good 80 fur AS IL went;
To bottle well up our anger.
Dut to give 10 the venom vent.
The Corporal's Northern blood was up,
A. he muttsretl and hobble-I away,
From the look and tun- he carried,
| reckon IL wasn't to pray.
Al every step his wooden stump
Came down with vicious vim;
Aud il is my calm Ol inion
They get no help from him
lie seems an insolent menace
In the venom "f Hills TRADE,
The germ % another secession.
The stnn of which rebels are made;
But you can depend upon il,
Whether with ballot OF blade,
Enough upon call will rally
To wipe cut Hills Brigade.
ALTON, n. H., March Il
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-04-27
HOW TO MAKE MISCHIEF.

Keep your eye on your neighbors
Take care OF them. Do not let them
stir without watching. They may do
something wrong. il you do. To be
sure, you never knew them to do any,
thing very bad. but it may be on your
account they have not Perhaps II it
had not been for your kind care they
might have disgraced themselves
long time ago. Therefore, do not re-
lax any effort to keep them where
, ti,ss .s.,i.1 AZ Ss- Scscs nsind yotr
own business that will take care OF
itself, If you find any symptoms cf
any one passing out of the path OF
duty. tell every one else what you
set and be particular to see great
many 1t is good way to circulate
such things, though it may not bene-
fit yourself or any one else particular
Iy. Do keeo something going
silence is dreadful thing; thoagh IL
was said there was silence In heaven
for the space of half an hour. do not
let any such thing occur on earth-it
would be too much for this mundane
syhere.
IL, after all your watchful care, you
cannot see anything out of the way
in any one. you may be sure il is not
because they have not done anything
bad perhaps in an unguarded moment
you lost sight of them-throw out
hints that they are no better than
they should be, that you should not
wonder il the people found out what
hey were after little while, then
they may not hold their heads so
nigh. Keep it going. and some one
-lse may take the hint. and begin to
help you along, after while; then
here will be music. and everything
will work like q charm. 6s.f-ft - .
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-04-27
city Directory.
POST OFFICE DIRECTORY.

Office open from : A. TO SPN
Money Order and Register Office open from a
To r. NJ.
MAILS CLOSE A. FOLLOWS:
Going Easi, 900 a. VI. Going West, 2.o0 P. "
IhrO' mai 500 p. IA. 1hro mail, 500 p. NJ
North, 2on p v, south, 1-,3 A. NJ
Bremen mail arrives Tues ny and Friday 10 a. N
do do departs do do I'm
Vol Creek. Max x-nkuckee, Marnont- Monter y
and Winemac, arrive Tuesdays and Fridays At II A.
N..an1 departs 81 ~ lays al Pm.
Walnut ffiil AMI LakevilIe departs Mondays,
Wednesdays and Fridays al =. N; arrives ines
days, thursdays aud Saturdays Al II.
w KENDALL. P. VI.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-04-27
TUNORs. PoLYPU>. wENS GOITRE, &c
a Speciality.

NJ minerals. poisons. knife caustic
used. In perfecting eur : he has met with a
degree Of success equal. by few practi-
where others had failed and all hope of re-
cOVery abandoned. His speciality embraces
all unnatural ;.rowth- and all forms of dis
ease and debility which have become seated
ar chronic. By alwa, knowing the cause
Of the malady he removes it and thereby
masters disease and dispels its haneful ef-
fects. No other system of treatment is worth
a button. Persons in any way afflicted are
not only invited but solicited to call and con-
suit DOctOr Bruce before giving way to the
idea that there j. no cure for them.
Adsi~e free. and n a-onable charges for
treatment.
Visits 70 PLYMOUTH will be continued
regularly every two weeks during the year
1870. Consulting Rooms at the PARKER
HOUSE Next appoint neRis. Erisisy. April
eS. also May I2sh and e6.h- Mar. 2.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-04-27
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

METHODIST EPISCOPAL, REV. ! c. STErHENs, Pas
tor-Preics. NJ every sabbath, At iosh A. ". AID
9.n +. v. SUNDAY SChoG- NJ i2:4o r. Class
Sfe.-finz-s. - e o'riock- - y. End - ~ PRAYER
meeting, Weekly, on thursday, al r. N. seats
Frce-i he public are cordially invited
PRE-R1 TEH1AN, Rev A. TAYLOR. Pastor. Preach
Ing ever sSnboath. al hall past ten NJ, ,nG NJ
7SSl p N. sabbath school n 12.l5 ?. N. Pray
erme=ting, WeiueSlssy. AT 1P. >eats Tree. and
the plfi8c cordially isvitesi-
ST. THOMAS. EPISCOPAL. REV. DR.. HUsE, Rector.
Divine service every sunday AT 1a:3p ~, and at
1:sn n. ~ seats TO all sunday School and
Bible class AZ 4. 30 r. N.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-04-27
SOCIETY DIRECTORY.

AxERlcus Lopez. No 81, I 90 f., meets every
Thursday evening at - o'clOeK- Resident and
visiting brethren are cordially invited TO att end
ROBT McCANCE, y c.
III. B. REEVES. Secretary.
PLYNoUTH CoMNASDERY, X T., No. 20. Stated
eonciaves the second thursday IN each month
c. r.. OAS, lee H. e. lHAEEK, T. =
PLYMOUTH COUNCIL. No. Is, X. A. ; NJ. Stated
convocafion- the second eanesday IN each
month. D. ICDOS aLD. 4 l. NJ
va PAxsoS, REC
PLYNoUrH CHAPTER. No. AZ, X. A. NJ. Stated
conventions the nrst ana third Mondays IN each
month. ~ ~ hILI- IA. T. III T.
w. PAxsoS, Rec
PLYxot tn LODGE. No. 149, AZ. A. VI. Stated
communications first and third Friday in each
month. j. A. fALAEii, W. NJ
A. WINNIE GE, Sce.'y.
KfLLwINx NC LODGE, No 4s5. A. Y. A VI. Stated
communications the first and third ncssiays "a;
each moLTn- j. K HOCGHToS, ~ W
j. - BENDER, Secty-
PL4AoUIH CnAFT. T. D. Eastern Star d.
G.. meets The fIrSt " ecnestsay OF each N mn
al Masonic Hail MRS h. A okK. v. N.
mis-. J. W HOUGHToS. sec'y.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-04-27
DR.. J. A. DUNLAP.
HYSICIAN land SURGEON
J. S. REEVE.

Treats diseases upon the most improved and scien
tifc plan. Office in COrbin 'ock.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-04-27
Mrs, Eaton.

Mrs Belknap is not the first woman
who has played the mischief in the
Cabinet OF President. Jackson's
Secretary OF War also had a wife. "
Peggy O'Niel was the daughter OF a
tavern keeper ut the famous town of
Bladenburg. She married one Tim
berlake, a purser in the navy who
soon left her a widow. Then she
married Gen. James Eaton. She be-
came the society leader, and then
scandal, and at last an explosion
when the wife of n foreign minister
refused To sit at the table with Mrs.
Eaton, proudly marched out OF the
room. Then other Cabinet wives cut
her, and then she complained to the
President, and the row became gen.
eral. designations came in like au-
tumn leaves, and Frank Blair, Sr.,
and Amos Kendall organized the ia
nous Kitchen Cabinet" Mrs Ea-
tons power fell with Jaolssoa,s a. tiso-
ment, but she had spupk enough to
give Van Buren, piece of her mind,
shaking her fist in his face and call
him "a sneaking old fox" Mrs.
Eaton became religious, and gave
largely to charity; and then, when
past sixty, married foreign dancing
master less than half her age. He
robbed her of her jewels and person
al property and eloped with her
granddaughter. Mrs. Easton is still
living or was a few months ago, sup
ported by a grandson.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-04-27
RATES OF ADVERTISING.

One Inch institutes a square
Special place or douhle column Advertisements
rom ten 10 twenty per cent extra
Local notices ten cents per line for the first inser-
Ion, and i've cents per line for every subsequent
Insertion.