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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-03-16

Dr. McKialey. of Chicago, has is
sned pamphlet giving some inter
esting statistics in reference to iitox-
ication in the United States. The
author claims 10 have used extrao:d-
mary exertions to obtain accuracy,
having visited nearly all the states in
the Union. 26 penitentiaries. 800 iails,
40 almshouses and hospitals, the
haunis OF the vicious and the palaces
OF the refined to obtain data. Out of
every 300 men we are told that 122
never drank ardent spirits at all, and
OF 700 women 600 never taste alcohol
les OF any kind. Out OF every 17S
men who drink, 78 do so to intoxica-
ton. OF these 7s We are told that 3
are confirmed inebriates. % are peri
odical drinkers, and so are ephemeral
drinkers. In other words, out of
every 4 men in the country drinks to
intoxication. The statistics for the
whole population OF the country
show that out Of $5,0G0,000 there are
1000 habitual drunkards: i'm a ma
ton OF 40,000,000, 100000 habitual
drunkards. DR.. Mckinley states that
a very large proportion OF the cxces-
sive drinkers are men OF culture and
refinement-actors, lawyers, pbysi-
clans, Legislators and ministers OF the
Gospel. Out OF IL congressman l is
a perpetual drinker. l an occasional
drinker, 5 drink periodically. and 4
only are sober at all times.-Balti-
more Sun.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-03-16

The Republican party has been too
long held responsible for the acts OF
a lot OF disreputable camp followers
WHO have cared nothing for the party
or its principles except as a cover for
fraud. BY art and practices which
they well know how TO use some Of
them have succeeded in worming
themselves into responsible places.
and others have, we regret to say.
won the confidence and support Of
the President They are not Rcpub-
licans in any proper sense, but polit-
ical adventurers OF the worst class
Such were Mcdonald and Joyce.
Such. in different line. Belknap has
proven TO be. Snch. there is reason
to believe. is 0ryllle Grant. the Pres
idents brother, who from all accounts
is scheming, disreputable trickster.
Such. as everybody knows. is Boss
Shepherd at Washington. Such are
many OF those who have had the ear
and confidence OF the President. The
Republican party cannot and Will not
be any longer held responsible for
the dirty Vaccinations OF such men,
Spe aking for the Republicans OF In
diana the Journal repudiates them
and demands that they and their
kind be driven into disgrace. The
country has submitted too long al
ready TO their offensive and demor-
alizing practices.-Indionop jour
nal.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-03-16
iiotel Clerks as Diamond Brokers.


A Chicago correspondent reveals
the hotel clerk Of the Northern cities
in new character-that OF dia-
mond broker. OF the business done
by them in that city he SAYS:
AT our four great notes.-the Pal
mer, Grand Pacific, Tremolt and
Sherman-the value OF diamonds
sold by clerks and their rotInda
brokers exceeds 100000 annually.
Aside from these palaces We have full
ly a dozen other hotels. each as fine
as the average American hotel, aud
at one OF these alone. the Matteson,
the chief clerk sold $4,000 of dia-
monds in 1874 to my personal knowl-
edge.
THE Chicago hotel clerk diamond
trade must amount to 100000 annu-
ally. Most of the clerks here who
have held exceptionally good posi-
tions for a term of years are rich, pos
sessing their own establishments and
fast horses. / have one in mind
John Hickory now retired, who was
night clerk for Gage Bros. & Rice for
nearly twenty years in their different
houses, who is to-day worth sl50.000
1t will be seen that, aside from the
tips for gilt-edged rooms, passes to
the theaters. which are unblushingly
sold with regular tickets, traffic in
stolen or discounted railroad tickets,
and hush money from parties travel
ing on the European plan. the boss
hotel clerk is the man to bend your
yertebr;n to-"
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-03-16
Measuring by the Eye.

Tears ago, says a correspondent OF
the Boston Transcript, when we went
to school in q little weather-beaten
school house, what exciting contests
there used to be over the teachers
favorite exercise OF having the schol-
ars estimate with the eye the size
ana weight OF different objects in the
school rooml He would hold up his
cane, and have each one tell how
long he thought it was, and it was a
lucky child that could come within
half foot OF the right length He
would measure an urchin and then
have the scholars try 10 reproduce the
measure On the wall. He would
mark off an inch or "A foot or yard
in some conspicuous place, and then
see how near anybody could come to
chaiking the same length upon the
black board. And it was astonishing
how wide astray one woHld go. The
fact is, our eyes deceive us ridicu-
lously even upon the commonest
things. At first thought, which
should you say was the taller, a three
year old child, or a -four barrel? and
could anything but actual measure
ment convince you that the same
child is half as tall as "a six-footer?
There is an old saying that a child
two years old is half LAS tall as he
ever will be; and after few expert
ments in measuring one can easily
believe il, bat not before.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-03-16

There are two ways OF treating
politica. offenders and criminals; one
is to punish them. the other is to let
them GO. Both modes OF treatment
are attended by embarrassments. III
punished. the proceeding is accom-
panied by publicity, scandal and obi
um. The party that adopts this mode
OF treatment must bear the weight.
Moreover, there Is individual and do
nestle suffering. with quite train OF
disaSreeable consequences, all OF
which might be avoided by the avoid
ance OF punishment. But the ends Of
public justice are best served by this
mode OF treating official criminals.
and therefore il has been uniformly
adopted by the Republican party. No
guilty man has been permitted to es
cape. Tie best sentiment OF the par
ty has always demanded the prosecu-
tion and punishment OF dishonest
men. no matter who they were or
whom their punishment might in
volve. The Democratic party has al
ways adopted the other method Of
treating criminals, that Is OF letting
them go. In some respects this is
certainly the shortest and best. 1t
relieves party OF embarrassment
The public soon forgets. 1t saves the
feelings OF the criminals and his FAM
lily. and it saves expense This is the
method universally adopted by The
Democracy, and may be properly
called the Democratic method
There Is not case on record or u
Democratic defaulter or embezzler
being punished by Ills own party
L .e policy of escape is the Democrat
ic policy. 1 was practiced in the
case OF John l.. Floyd, the late Dem
ocratic Secretary OF War, who was
permitted to escape and go South az
ter being indicted for robbing the
government OF $4,000 i'm bonds, not
TO speak OF his treason. IT was the
policy practiced towards Boss Tweed,
the leader OF the New York Democ-
racy, and the greatest robber the
country has ever produced. 1t was
the policy rracticed towards jacob
Thompson. Vie President Breckin-
ridge, Jefferson Davis, and many 9th
er leading Democrats who betrayed
their country and took up arms
against the government. III has been
the policy always and consistently
pursued by the Democratic party to-
wards its criminals.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-03-16
A Phrase.

1t is gratifying to know that there
has been less actual profanity uttered
in this country than has been gener-
ally supposed. A paragraph explain
ing the phrase mot worth a tinker's
DAM provoked some one to make q
request for al explanation OF another
phrase, mot worth continental
dam" This phrase. as well as the
other, now appears not to be profxne.
A correspondent of the st. Louis
Republican, says that the continental
currency, which In '76 had become
very much deprecated. became much
more so when the British introduced
very good counterfeit OF it. After
the war the currency was called in by
act OF Congress, the government de-
string to pay the honest debts con-
tracted in the name OF the people.
Accordingly holders OF continental
money returned it to the treasury.
when 1t was sorted and credit given
Tor tie genuine. On the counterfeit
notes was stamped the word Dam"
= contraction OF the Latin damnatrs
(eondemned)- Hence the force OF the
expression mot worth continental
dam," for II genuine continental
note was wyrth but little. continent
al "dan," OF counterfeit note, raust
have bsen worth -lssy.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-03-16
How Ee Assumes the Hay Seed.

"Well. I declare, IL there amt real
hay-seed stickin' 10 your hair an
clothesiv exclaimed a Kendall county
man 10 a profane and wealthy Office
seeking politician, recently.
-0f course there is,r was the reply:
do you take me for d-d focl?"
~Oh, no." answered the friend; Il
guess you are smart 'nough-"
"Yes, You bet am" said the Office
seeker; ~but / tell you lis a h-lof a
bother"
"What is?"
why. this keeping up a hay-seed
appearance before the cussed Grang-
ers."
~How SOP
@How sol' exclaimed the political
aspirant; why, d-n me il 1 don't
have to crawl through hole in the
hay stack every morning,"
And as the friend departed, he
could not help but wonder whose
hay-stack the politician had borrow
ed TO crawl through.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-03-16
Fight ii Out.

A story is told OF daughter of a
prominent person now in the lecture
field, which is peculiarly interesting
and suggestive of unconscious wis
dom. A gentleman was invited to
the lecturers house to tea. lmmedi-
ately on being seated at the table,
the little girl astonished the family
circle and the guest by asking the
abrupt question:
where is your wife?"
Now the gentleman, having been
recently separated from the partner
of his life, Was taken so completely
by surprise that he stammered forth
the truth:
II don't know
Don't knowl' replied the enfdnt
terrible. why don't you know?"
Finding that the child persisted in
interrogatories, despite the mild re-
proof Of her parents, be concluded TO
make clean breast OF the matter,
and have il over at once So he said
with a calmRess which was the result
Of inward expletives:
"Well, we don't live together; we
think as we caa't agree we'd better
not"
He stifled a groan as the child be-
gan again, and darted an exasperated
glance at her parents. But the little
torment would not be quieted until
she had exclaimed:
Cant agreel Then why don't you
fight it out as pa and ma do?"
Vengeance is mine, laughinyly re-
torted the visitor, after pa" and ma
exchanged looks OF horror, followed
by tae inevitable roar.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-03-16
The Cunning Cobbler.
And there was.

Many years ago, the husband OF an
old lady living i'm Buckinghamshire,
died without making his will, for the
want OF which necessary precaution
his estate would have passed away
from his widow, had sha net resorted
to the following expe1ient to- avert
the loss of the property. She con-
cealed the death of her husband, and
prevailed on an old cobbler, her
neighbor, who was, in person, some
what like the deceased, to go to bed
at her house and personate him, In
which character it "as agreed that
he should dictate will. leaving the
widow the estate in question. An at
torney was sent for TO draw up the
writings. The widow. who. On his
arrival, appeared in great dfIiiction at
her good mans danger, began to ask
questions OF her pretended husband,
calculated to elicit the Iswer she
fAI'titQ dtiI Tie t'ODDltF.
groaning aloud. and looking much
like a person going to give up the
ghost as soon as possible, seebly an
swered: Il intend to leave you half
Of my estate, and think the poor old
shoemaker. who lives opposite, is de-
serving the other half, for he has al
ways been good neighbor." The
widow was thunderstruck ut receiv-
ing a reply SO different from that
which she expected, 'ut dared not
negative the cobbler's will, for fear OF
loosing the whole OF the property;
while the old rogue in bed-who was
himself the poor old shoemaker liv-
ing opposite-laughed in his sleeve,
and divided with her the fruits OF a
project which the widow had intend
ed for her sole benefit.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-03-16
SOCIETY DIRECTORY.

AxuRIcus LoDeE, No 91, I @. o T., meets every
Thursday evening az 1:3J o'clccx- Resident and
visting brethren cordially invited 10 attend
RcBT McCkScE, y. ..
u. b. REEvBs. Secretary
pLInorTH CoxNANDEEy, K. T., No. &c. Stated
eonclsves the second Thursday IN eceh mouth.
9. \. ToAs, Rec ii. &. TH.rEE, L. Z.
PLYMoUTH COUNCIL, No. Is, r A. S. " Stated
sonvocations the secood "Wednesday in each
month. ID. AcDoSALp L. L. NJ
v. q PAxsoS, REc
PlYnoyTH CHAPrEE- No. ~, a. A. VI. Stated
eonyocations the first and third Mondays IN each
ncnth- WV HILL, NJ. T. T. r.
v. O. PAxscS, Rec
PlYuouru LoDez, No. 14o, 4. r. Z An Sta.-d
communications first and tki- t.idsys Ia each
MONTH . a PALaEk, W. I-
A vISSErsE, Scct'y-
.Knxwus,Ss Lopez, No s95. A. Y. & A. NJ. Stated
communications the first and third Tuesdays in
each month J. E HoUGH-oS, W. NJ
j. s. BENDER. Secty-
PLYMOUTH CHsrT, L. D.. Eastern Star ID.
G. meets the first Wednesday Of each month
at Masonic Hall MRS H. A WoRs. W. Nj
0Rs. J. y HCUGHToS. Secy.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-03-16
A Colony Of Aorse-Thiefs.

Between assassinatiOns, horse
stealing, Indian raids. and he lesser
incidents of daily life, tines are rath-
er stirring down in New Mexico. 4
correspondent furnishes the particu-
lars OF raid by detachment OF cay-
airy, the other day on band OF
horse thieves at Boquilia. small set
t,ement fOrty-fiys miles from Fort
Stanton. The settlement. numbering
about forty men, is composed entire
ly Of thieves. who make horse-steal-
ing their calling. Originally four or
five thieves settled there. With this
beginning rogues from all parts OF the
Territory. Colorado 2ni Texas began
coloniziny there, the aIsmher steadily
increasing, until the desperadcss be-
came so formidable that the officers,
knowing the charGrter ~ he gang,
we-a afraid - palsro3 Arrest. When
away from Boquiila off on predatory
incursions the rogues would always
claim to hail from some other place.
The little plaza in the midst Of the
colony is Il perfect fort. Every means
for defense has been provided.
Shafts sunk at intervals about the
plaza, and provided with ladders, con
meet, at depths of from ten TO twenty
feet, with drifts or subterranean pas
saSes, some Of them running hum
dreds OF feet to neighboring ravines,
and thus afforling means OF escape
in case any attempt at arrest should
be made. For years this colony OF
thieves has existed, in defiance OF the
law and the authorities Their oper-
ations have extended over a wide
range OF country, and hundreds, per-
ha., thousands, of horses have been
gathered in by them, and traded and
sold in Texas. the Indian Territory,
Colorado and Arizona. The chiefs of
the colony appear, from the confes-
sions ofthe members OF the gang re-
Gently arrested, to be three Mexicans,
named Chavez. Macs, and Lejos, who
are fearless and bloCdihirstv villains.
They have kept scouts out on all
sides. day and night, each citizen, by
turn. being subject to guard duty:
and If a stranger approached the
alarm was always sounded, and, while
portion of the gang showed him
distinguished attentions, and show
cred their hospitalities upon him, the
ringleaders darted away underground
reappearing at the surface when it
seemed safe TO do so. The cavalry
men who made tine recent descent
captured four of the worst men in the
lot, though not the ringleaders. The
people got wind somehow of their
coming, and when the horsemen gal
loped MP 70 the plaza, they found on
ly few pen and some women in the
village. The thieves who We're ar
rested, when lodged in tne guard
house al Fort Stanton, confessed
their calling and boasted that the
gang had over 200 horses within ten
miles OF Boquilla, and deiied any one
TO discover them. II is surmiscd
that, everything else being on an
equal scale. this gang have large
sabterranean stable, whore the stolen
equines are kept until traded or dis
posed of sing.y or in small lots. The
cavalrymen satisfied themselves of
the existence OF the underground
passages, but did not venture 10 ex-
plore them. A large force will inves-
tigatc the whole neighborhood, and
try nd discover the whereabouts of
the concealed animals.-Denrer( (Coi)
Ne,rS.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-03-16
Seirrf pnefrv.
THE PATTER OF THE RAIN.

By COATES KINNEY.
when the humid shadows hover
Over all the starry spheres,
And the nicltnchOiy darkness
Gently weeI's ia rainy tears,
What joy to p"es' the pillow
Cf a sge-ehanI,sr bed,
Aud {" listen 70 the pstter
Ui the soll rain overhead.
Every tinkie on the shingles
Has an echo in the heart.
And "a thousand dreamy f,ncies
In.o busy being start
Ard tlo'iss,nd recpllrefians
Weave their bright hues into woof,
n listcn & the Ps;ter
Of the rain upon the roof.
Now IN fss. : e"..ics my mother
As s',- ns,-d to. years sgone,
To survey b-s darling drramers
Ere she left them till the dawn.
Oh see her bending Ger me.
AsI list g, flii- refrain
Which Is played upon the shingles
b the pstter Of the rain.
Then my little seraph sister,
With her wings and waving hair,
Ard her bright-eyed cherab bro,her,-
A Ierene angelic pair -
Glide sreuud my wakeful pillow
With their praise or mild repreof
A. listen TO the niurmur
OF the soft rain on the roof.
And another comes To thrill me,
With her eyes delicious blue.
And forget |, gazing Oh her,
That her heart was all untrue.
/ remember hut ~ love her,
With a rapture kin to pain,
And nv hearts quick pulses vibrate
To the patter of the rain.
There is naugLt in arts hravuras
That czn work with such a spell
In the spirits pure deep fountains,
Whence tn. hoy Passions well,
As that melody OF nature,
That subirel, suhduing strain
Which is played upon the shingles
By ths patter Of the rain.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-03-16

Formerly it was maxim that a
young woman should never be mar
ried until she had spun herself a set
Of body, table and bed linen. From
this custom all unmarried women
were termed spinsters. If the old
custom were enforced there would
not be wedding for, say, many a
day, but the girls would all have
learnt to spin in month, and upset
that calculation.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-03-16
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

METHODIST EPISCOPAL, Rev. G.. STEruESs. Pas
tor-PreachIng every Sabbath, AZ iO-3n A. ", Gpd
T.30 p. N. Sunday School ~ 1919 z. n. CiaSs
Meetings. at 3 O'Clock, A. NJ, end ~ A. PHyeT
meeting Weekly, on IkUrsdsy- al p NJ Seatl
Free-Ihe public are cordially invited.
PxEsBxrEEIAS, RFv. A. TAYLOR. sastoE. Preach
ing every Snboath. at is.d past teI. NJ, ami 81
T31 Pm. Sabbath school ot 1z:15 J.. Z. Prsy-
er meeting, Wednesday, al y. Il. Seats free, and
the puh,is cordially invited
d. THOMAS. EPISCOPAL REV. Dr. HUxz, Rector.
Divine service every sunday at 1880 A. ~, and si
7SOP.N. Seats free 70 all. sunday School and
Bible Class At IL. 30 p. N.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-03-16

The American Senate is the bald
est headed body OF men on earth or
in the heavens above or the waters
beneath, for that matter. Abaft the
eyes Of each Senator rises vast ex-
panse Of uncultivated area-sterile
and bare. Senator John Gordon's
brown head is the one greatful oasis
in the weary desert Of white skulls
atlanta Courier.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-03-16

/ know that / was asleep on the piazza.
and il seemed as though somebody
kissed me with two very sweet little
/ lips and, furthermore l dreamed
that it was the same little girl who
made the remark, some time ago,
] that the man thus favored would be
her future husband"
He paused, holding both her hands
/ in his, and looking at her dropping,
crimson face.
/ Oh, Queenie, Queenie! now your
face did burnt And how the cid ap-
ple-troe seemed to whirl aboutl And
how your heart did pound and pound
in its prison, trying the best it knew
Row 10 make its voice heard in that
dreadful silencel
"Queenie,' the doctors laughing
voice was softened and tender rs he
drew her in his arms. where she was
glad 10 hide her hot face on his
i,brnad shoulder: "little Ousenie cont
Be ashamed Of loving. 1t is Gods
sweetest gift to his children-the ca
paoity OF affection. Think how long
YOU have played at cross s-purposes
with ne, darling. I might have gone
away to the South without this salts
faction, IL it had not been for that
lucky kiss. All! that reminds me. L
vii take another, If you pleased"
He way laughing again now, and
Queenie clung little closer to him
with quick gesture.
"Oh, no, mol / cannot. 1 never
can agaipl'
You must get used to it, lady
bird, and you may as well begin to
practice now"
He slipped ring from his watch
chain-a diamond with quaint
gold setting and put it on her slen-
der foreflnger.
This was my mothers ring,
Queenie he said, reverently; "she
died years ago. will give it to you
as token Of my love-"
She turned her cheek to his with n
movement that was scarcely caress.
il was so swift and timid, but she did
not speak.
Now, dear, | will take that kiss,
and then 1 will go, for have an en-
gagement at the village. Next Fall
1 shall return from Virginia to cl i'm
my little wife. Come, l will give you
just two minutes in which to kiss ME
of your own free WILL just as you
did on the piazza
He drew out his watch and waited
Queenie standing directly before him,
laughed nervously. and flushed and
trembled, still hesitating. Never
was there a more timi1, bashful crea-
ture, now that she was fairly cor
quered. She dared not even lift her
eyes TO his face.
"Onc minute more enid the doc
tor, standing, watch in hand like grim
Fate.
"Oh. dcarl" "Qucenie gaspcd, and
looked about her fearfulIy. as though
she were about 20 do something
dreadful; ali then suddenly lifted
two very meek lips.
Il will now" she said. And once
again Doctor Gershan felt the shy
pressure Of the fragrant mouth on
his. only this time he responded with
interest; and then Quecnie broke
away from him and ran into the
Louse.
The next morning, just before his
departure, the doctor had con-
yersation in the library with Mrs.
Hyde, and as he re-entered the sit
tiag-room, he overheard Johnnie's
exclamation TO Tom:
E" Thomas J. Hyde. Queenie has the
doctors ring on her finger. What
does that meaD?"
1T means" said Doctor Gersham
that want you to take good care
of Queenie until next September, and
then there will be wedding right
here"
And there was.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-03-16
a. n. pdlLPOT.

!" Il JEWELER. on Michi-
w gan street, four doors south Of Parker
House. Keeps constantly on hand the fam
Gus Waterbury and St.Thomas Clocks. Par
ticuisr attention given TO repairing. All work
warranted. MayI-7s
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-03-16

Dubuque boy was troubled for
fear they would not know his father
when they both reached heaven, but
his mother eased him by remarking:
"All you will have to do Is TO look for
an angel with a red nose on him
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-03-16
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
DR.. J.. NJ. CONF q.
PHYSICIAN and Sur .eon,

Will be pleased TO receive his patients at
his new Cffice. over the People Druy Store.
ID room back. up stairs. where he may be
feund.-or. at his residence On Michigan
street-at all hous-s. Il ON
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-03-16
W'e nepahljraa.
RITES OF ADrHSwyxG.

One inrh c institutes . square
Sp>cis' place double column nSverfie~>.sunB
rom ten 10 twenty pr cent e,fFa
Local notices ten c~is PER line for the fr<' intep
Ion, and i've csEts psr line for e-ery subsequsrf
Insertion
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1876-03-16
a. e. l0SEY.

IEvELER. Clocks. Watches and Jewelry
u repaired promptly. and in workmanlise
manner. Keeps for sale Clocks Watches,
Plated Ware. Jswelry. Gold Pens and full
stock pertaining to his trade. Occupies part
OF Hawlcy's boot & shoe store. Michigan St.
Plymouth. Indiana. JuDeS0-15