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Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-02-07
Work for the Bows.

Cigar boxes are among those things
which, like tin cans when empty, are
usually thrown away. The Internal
Revenue laws forbid their use for ci-
gars second time, or their sale in an
unbroken state by dealers. A few of
them are utilized as boxes for which
all the feminine world and part of the
masculine has more or less fancy. Cow
cred with pictures or painted, they serve
as toilet boxes or for dolls trunks
cushioned, they make still better toilet
receptacles. In point of fact, however,
the wood of which the boxes are made
is prettier than anything with which it
can be covered. This is either unpol-
ished mahogany or Spanish cedar, and
needs only patient rubbing with sand
paper and oiling to shine forth in all its
beauty. Patience, time and some inge-
nuity are the chief requisites for the
work, which may be turned to account
in many ways. The deep, square boxes.
holding a hundred cigars, answer for
fiower-pot covers; the long fat ones
with the same capacity, for GLOW g
boxes, knife baskets, esc., while other
sizes are useful for various purposes
which an inventive mind will readily
suggest. The first step is to remove
all paper from the box, inside and out.
If the branding is too deep to be re-
moved by sand-paper, the nails may be
drawn, and the branded board turned
with the clean side out. After the
wood is polished, it may be embroidered
in any rectangular pattern, with stars,
flowers, Greek key, or anything else for
which the stitches can be taken in
straight lines. To do this, trace the
pattern in pencil on the wood and with
an awl bore hole at each angle Of thu
pattern. Then, with darning-needls
threaded with wOrsted, work by pass
ing the needle back and forth from one
hole to another. Decalcomania pictures
furnish another pretty means of orna-
mentation. Toilet boxes should be
lined with velvet or velveteen. Feet
lOl llc OOACo Cttii DC lhddC OA OAdoo bdt-
tons, or large-headed brass tacks, fast
ened one at each corner on the bottom
of the box. For knife basket two
long fiat boxes are required, placed side
by side and fastened together, the han
die being either of wood or of card
passed through holes in the centre
piece. Line the box with flannel, pasted
smoothly in after having decorated the
outside and set on the feet. For such
a box elaborate ornaments is unneces-
sary, and a narrow strip Of velvet rib
bon, the color of the lining, fastened
along the edges with gilt tacks, is as
pretty as any which can be used. 1t
the box is meant for present, put in
addition the monogram or the last inl-
.ial of the person to whom it is to be
given on one side Of the basket. The
split boxes may be used for picture
frames or for making many small fancy
articles-match boxes, ink stands Ia
vial holding the ink), card racks, etc.,
among the number.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-02-07
The Sn0wdrOp.

The snowdrop is usually considered
the first spring flower The bulb is
small, white, producing two or three
narrow linear leaves, which are
short at the time of Towering, but
which afterwards grow much longer;
usually green, bus often edged with yell
low or white. The flower is solitary.
nodding on stem about four inches
long, and possesses a delicate agreea-
ble perfume. The bulbs are so small
they should never be planted singly,
but always in clumps of thirty or more,
or i'm triple rows. AT first planting
place the bulbs an inch and half apart,
and about two inches deep; they will
soon grow together from offsets and
from large clumps. The beds should
be in the warmest. sunniest places, with
clumps in other parts of the garden,
that a succession may be kept up; it is
well TO protect them during the winter
by covering ofEtwo or three inches of
coarse straw or litter; they do not re-
quire this, for the bulb is very hardy,
but the more the frost is kept out of the
ground the earlier will be the spring
bloom.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-02-07
No fdea OF Business.

A reporter went to see the lady he is
keeping company with Sunday evening.
She met him at the door with a color
less face.
''Oh, Toni" she cried, in an agitated
voice, 1--WE have had such scareI Ma
was coming down stairs and she caught
her foot in the carpet and went the
whole length"
Hold onl" shouted the excited youth.
diving nervously into his hip pocket for
his notebook, while he whipped out a
pencil from another recess. 'sNow go
on! go on, Matilda! go on, but be calmI
For heavens sake be calm! Kill her?n
"Gracious, mol"
Break her lack? Crush her skull?
BE calm, be calml For the sake of sci
ence, be calm!"
"Why, Tom," gasped the girl. fright t.
ened by his impetuosity, lit wasn't Sc
rious. 1t was-"
Wasn't serious?" he gasped, in turn.
do you mean to say she didn't break
anything after all that fuss?"
why, certainly not. She never hurt
herself a Bit"
"Well," CALCULATED the young mar
with an expression of disgust on his
face, as he sadly restored the book and
pencil TO their places, ''that's all a wo-
man knows about business. n-Daabary
Ne,rs.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-02-07
The Souls Progress.

The spirit or soul of man knows it
self to be capable, will not say of un-
limited, but of continuous progress
and development. However vigorous
the tree or the animal may be, it soon
reaches the point when it can grow no
more. The animal may have done its
best, it may have reached n high con-
dition OF strength and beauty, but when
its limit is reached it can grow nomore.
With the soul OF man as living and
thinking power it is far otherwise-he
has neTer exhausted himself. When
the mar of science has made some no.
bic discovery, when the literary man
has written a great book, when the
statesman has carried series of impor-
tant measures, we cannot say that he
has exhausted himself. The spiritual
man is indeed dependent on the mate
rial man, and rs the body moves OF
toward decay and dissolution it extends
something of the innIence of its weak
ness and incapacity to its spiritual COM
pallIon; but even then the soul resists
this and asserts its separate existence;
the mind of man knows that each sep
arate effort, instead OF exhausting his
powers, tend to strengthen them, and
SO he will go on continually making
larger and nIobler and more vigorous eff
forts. SO, toe, is it with conscience and
duty; with these there is no finality.
One great act suggests another, one
sacrifice makes another easier; the vir-
tuous impulse in the soul is not
like the growth in tree-a self-ex-
hausting force-but it is always mov-
ing on, always advancing. 'Be not
weary i'll Interchangeable is the Ian
guage of the Eternal to the human will;
butneyer is ''Be not weary of growingn
said to the tree or the animal, because
organic matter differs from spirit in
this: that it does reach the limit of its
activity and then turns backward
towards non-existence.-Canon Lid
do,
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-02-07
Good Bread.

With good -four, good oven, and q
good, sensible, interested cook, We can
be pretty sure of good, wholesome bread.
Yeast bread is considered the standard
bread, and is, perhaps, more generally
found on every table than any other kind.
Hence it is important to know how to
make good, sweet, wholesome yeast
bread. Good -four is the first indispen-
sable, then good, lively yeast, either
yeast cakes or bottled; the former is
preferable in all respects. Then, Of
course, there must be the proper mate
rials to work with. A bread bowl or
pan--the pan is easiest kept clean, a
stone or earlhen Jar for setting the
sponge; a sieye-fIour should always DC
slfted before making bread of any kind;
first, to be sure that is perfectly clean;
second, sitting enlivens and aerates the
flour, and makes both mixing and rising
easier and quicker: a clean. white cloth
TO cover the dough of even tempera-
ture while rising; baking pans, large
and shallow, large, strong spoon for
stirring, and little melted suet or fresh
butter, sor oiling the pans; never use
poor butter. If you want shortening,
rich milk or cream scalded and cooled
will answer the purpose, and be most
wholesome. But thorough kneading is
better still, and should always be done
effectually. Scalding portion of the
-four makes sweeter bread and speeds
the work. Water, milk or butter
milk may be poured boiling hot on a
quart or two OF the flour, stirring well.
and cooling to a moderate temperature
before adding the yeast-this makes the
sponge. Scalded flour makes a little
darker bread, unless we use buttermilk,
which makes rich, creamy. white
bread. Yeast is fermented flour or
meal-the first stages Of decomposition
or decay.
Understanding this, every baker will
comprehend the necessity of regulating
the extent of the fermentation with
the greatest care; for sponge of bread
fermented or raised" too long is de-
composing, spoiling-actually rottingl
This is the language of an experienced
English baker to us only few days ago
during talk about the delicate foamy
loaves "yeasted to DEATH" which so
many families are eating and calling
1.-THE staff Of life," quite discarding the
firm, sweet, substantial, homemade
loaf which our mothers and grandmoth-
ers kneaded with their own skilled
hands. Bread making should stand at
the head of domestic accomplishments,
since the health and happiness of the
family depend incalculably upon good
bread; there comes time in every true,
thoughtful woman's experience, when
she is glad she can make nice, sweet
loayes, free from soda, alum, and other
injurious ingredients, or earnestly re-
grets that she neglected or was so un-
fortunate as not to have been taught at
least what are called the requisites of
good bread-making Dr. Holbrook.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-02-07

A weaver took to his employer the
first cloth woven since his arrival in
this country. Upon examination his
employer detected two holes within
half M inch of each other, and told him
he must pay a Gne of quarter for each
hole. An place your honor" said
Sandy, lis il theDumDer of holes or the
size NV 'em that yez put the fines on
usy" ''By the number of holes, to be
sure, sir" "And big hole and a little
hole is the same price?" ''Yes, quar-
ter for every hole, big or little. 'Then
give me hould of the piece, said Sandy.
1t was handed to him, when with his
fingers he deliberately tore the two
small holes into one, triumphantly ex-
claiming: "By the pipes o. Moses, and
thatll save me twenty-five cents." The
good-natured employer laughed heartily
at the odd experiment, and forgave
Sandy the fine.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-02-07

According TO q correspondent OF the
Panama Star and Herald, the glowing
anticipations of a splendid yield of sill
yer from the abandoned mines of the
Cerro de Pasco are not at all likely to
be falsiiied. "These wonderful mines, I"
he declares, ''are destined to astonish
the world with their productiveness,
as soon as the machinery, already at
hand. is placed in position" He ADDS
that, from the reports of the engineers.
the quantity of metallurgic earth which
may be extracted, even before the sub.
merged shafts are drained, would
amount to over 100000 tons, (which,
giving six marks to the ton, would form
sum sufficient to place a nation, ever
as wholly bankrupt as Paraguay, upon
her feet again."
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-02-07
John Rogers.

OPP osite Newgate, in London, is st.
Sepuichre's Church, of which John
Rogers, the SmithIield martyr, was
vicar. Many Americans visit the inte-
rior to see a gray gravestone "in the
church choir, on the south side there
Of" with an almost obliterated epi-
taph, which began, ''IIere lies one con-
quer'd that has conquered kings!" for
l. covers the remains of Captain John
Smith (1579-163D, sometime Govern
or of Virginia, and Admiral of New
England" and author of many works
on the history of Virginia. The three
Turks heads which are still visible on
his shield of arms were granted by
Sigismund, Duke of Pennsylvania, in
honor of Smiths having in three single
cOmbats, overcome three Turks, and
cut off the;s beads, in the wars of Hum
gary in 1902.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-02-07

No man conceives what woman
will do or dare for him until he has
surprised her nature by the largest
abnegation of which his own is capa-
BILE. Let him but venture the expert
ment, if he will find himself van-
quished by her III generosity to the end
of the sweet warfare. Then first he
knows what he has won; for then only
does she suffer him to know. 1t is not
not till then that reverence and surren-
der radically begin their life in her.
Nay, then he is the man, he only among
men who understands what a woman's
tenderness is. With her he is a crowned
creature; but with him she is a free
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-02-07

| this worlds goods than he had brought
with him nineteen years before, at the
threshold waiting to be carried away,
never to return. Strange that anything
could force him to take his leave of cold
hands and naughty eyes. and ride off
into strange world with nobody at the
door to watch him out of sight.
But all these things were true, and
Dan pondered them, with a choking
throat, as he rode ON to the city.
Dan went into printing Office i'm the
city, and set at work to learn the trade
of type-setting. lie proved ready
learner, and IN due time earned good
wages. Meanwhile he often retraced
his former school-day footsteps towards
Mr.. Dale's.
One day Mr.. Benjamin Bounce threw
the evening paper to his wife, telling
her to look at the marriage column,
which she did, and read aloud the fol-
lowing notice:
ssDAvIs-DALE: At the residence of
the brides parents, OIL the 10th inst,
by the Rev. Mr.. Vestry, Daniel Davis
and Mary Dale. No cards"
"Well, goodl" exclaimed Mrs.
Bounce, looking up from the paper,
| dan didn't get her after ALL"
"Why yes, that's Dan. He's taken
his own name. Like to know how he
found it outl"
"You don't tell mel" said Mrs.
Bounce. "Welll He's plucky, any
howln
Hell come down on his marrow
bones yet" said Mr.. Bounce.
Mrs. Bounce looked as much as to
say she hoped so, but she doubted it,
and said nothing. The subject was
dropped.
| Dan thrived i'm his business and was
as happy as he had ever dreamed of
being with Mary. Benjamin Bounce
could not help hearing this, though he
would have liked to. Mrs. Bounce
found it hard. with all her inquisitive-
ness, to squeeze out the truth from him,
but she got hold of an item noNand
then which made her think.
One morning Mr.. Bounce was awak-
ened out of his finishing nap by his
wife calling:
''Benjamin-O. Benjamin."
lie started, and said:
"Well, what's the matter, Lucy?"
i've been thinking about Dan since
I've been lying here, and have come to
the conclusion that we were all wrong"
"Pshaw! His success troubles you.o
mo, what | mean has nothing to do
with that. see where we were selfish
and jealous, when we thought we were
only discreet. When we thought we
feared Mary Dale's origin. we really.
feared her attachment for Dan would
rival ours. If Dan had been really our
son, we would have reasoned with him;
but as we had raised him when under
no obligations to do so, we felt that we
had bought him thereby, and had a
right to demand obedience in all things.
We bore towards him more the feelings
of a master than those Of a parent-he
was less a son than slave.n
Mr.. Bounce only grunted at this, and
fell to snoring again.
Mr.. Bounce thought of his wife's
bright and early suggestions more than
once that day, yet he never restored his
will, and never called at Dams, but the
old gentleman has been in his grave
several years now, and Mrs. Bounce
often goes and plays grandmother to
/ the two little Davises. and has made
her viii in favor IF Dan, Bounce or no
Bounce. Home
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-02-07

Ayoung man went into a barber shop
the other day and demanded shave.
The tonsorial artist submerged his GUS
toners countenance in bed of lather,
and then.went to the window, sat down
and began reading a newspaper. Fif-
teen minutes passed by. Here" de-
manded the impatient man in the big
chair. "why amt you shaving mep
What i'm thunder are you doing?''
Calmly spoke the barber not looking up
from his paper, 'Waitin' foh de beard
to grow, sah!" And then white faced,
unshavsn man rose up and leaned over
the wash basin, wEEe a cautious barber
arose and went hastily out into the
street.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-02-07
The Careless Word.

Twas but n word, a careless word,
As thistle-down it seemed rs light.
II paused moment in the air.
Then onward winged its flight
Another lip caught up the word.
And breathed it with a hearty sneer;
II gathered weight as on IL sped,
That careless word in its career.
Then rumor caught the flying word,
And busy gossip gave it weight,
Vntil that little word became
\ vehicle of angry hate.
And thc1 the word was winged with fire,
Its mission was thing of pain;
For soon it fell like lava drops
Upon wildly-tortured brain.
And then another page of life
With burning, scalding tears were blurreC
A load of care was heavier made,
Its added weight, that careless word
That careless word, oh! how II scorched
A fainting. bleeding quivering heartl
Twas like a hungry fire, that searched
Through every tender, vital part.
How wildly throls bed that aching heartl
Deep agony its fountains stirred:
il calmed. but bitter ashes mark
The pathway of that careless word.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-02-07
VIM. N. BAILEY, m. D.,

DHYSICIAN IL SURGEON. Thirty years
! Il practice. Graduate of two Medical col
leges. and six years Surgeon in the army OF
the U. s. tyol. serv) Can compete success
fully with any quack in the United States.
Thankful for past favors. is still in regular
practice. and only requires to be better known
to have an extensive one. Oflce In Sears
new brick. cor. Of Michigan and LaPorte
streets.
Plymouth. Ind. July 1st. 1876. 1y
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-02-07
). o.. s. D. a. }. w. PARKS.

n Authorized War Claim Agents Offices at
Bourbon and Plymouth. Indiana, Especial
attention given to the settlement of decedents
Estates. Conveyancing, and the collection of
Soldiers Claims for Pensions; will attend
promptly To all professional business en-
trusted to them. and practice in Marshall and
adjoining counties Plymouth Office on Gano
street between Michigan and Center streets,
Bourbon ofiiceoyerlrror oriasins Office. 25tf
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-02-07
DR.. BOW Err

DHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. will be
Il pleased to receive patients at his office.
No. 81 ichigan street, where he may be
tolnd at All times, except when professional. ,
place.
July 1st, 1876. ON
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-02-07
Worthy OF Note.

Though Christ saw much in this
world to weep over and very much to
pray over, yet he never saw anything to
look upon with contempt.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-02-07

4 TTORNEi AT LAW. Located In 1876.
IA Collections and conveyancing a speci-
lity. Buys and sells real estate on commits
Ion- Insures lives and property In A COM
,anies. Desirable real estate for sale in the
citr and adjoining Nov1-75
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-02-07

A chair, in which it is believed Shakes
peare usually sat while writing, was
lately sold at auction in England for
E45.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-02-07
MRS. i. w. DUNLAP,

HOMEOPATHIC Physician and Dentist,
and DIR. J. A. Dunlap. regular physician and
surgeon. respectfully offer their services to
the public. Office in Corbin's block; resi-
denee on East Gano street.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-02-07

JOHN s. BENDER,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
AND NOTARY PUBLIC,
BALCONY BLOCK. PLYMOUTH, th0.
Especial attention given to the settlement of es-
tates, and partition OF lands; also the collection of
Claims and foreclosure of mortgages. Remittances
prompt 1ynl
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-02-07
Gte 8epuhIirart.
BY DAVID e. CALDWELL.
Rates of AdUertSS5ng.

Four changes allowed, If reasonable time is Civ
en-. Extra changes by paying for type-setting.
Business cards. lines, $500 per annum.
Business notices, so headed, set solid, 10 cents
per line for first insertion, and 5 cents for each
subsequent insertion.
Transient and foreign advertisements, to insure
insertion, must be paid for in advance. Simple an
nouncements of marriages and deaths, churches
and benevolent society notices free Amy addition
to obituary notices win be charged for at the rate Of
5 cents per line.
General Legal Advertisements win be charged
for at the rate of 10 cents per line for each insertion
License notices. $500. Administrators notice
$500, Sale; Notice and 20 bills $3.50.
Special rates given to regular advertisers.
Favors must be handed in as early as Tuesday
morning to insure insertion the same week.
No deviation win be made from these rules.
Communications upon subjects of general or To-
cal interest are solicited.
Our Job Rooms are supplied. with every facility
for doing printing neatly, cheaply and promptly
and respectfully solicioyour patronage, guaran-
teeing satisfaction.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-02-07
p. o. JONES,
Attorney at Law & Dist. Prosecute
c.. a. REEVE,

Prompt attention given to all claims and c'
ections leftin his care. ONCE In corner
Sears brick block. Plymouth Ind
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-02-07
AMASA JOHNSON

A TTORNEY AT LAW. Prompt attention gwen
N t. collections, settlement of decedents' estates
and gusrdianships, deeds mortgages, and other con-
-racts drawn up and Acknowledgements taken. Of
fee ovrr Buck & Toan's Hardware Store.
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-02-07
BELOW COST
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
nr 4. M. JENNINCS.

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. Office with
II DIR. N. Sherman over Lauer' Store, on
Michigan street. Plymouth. Ind. Residence
on Center street. opposite Catholic church.
bm no6<
Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-02-07

The New York World asks, ''Of
what use are the legs of pair of trou-
sers below the knee2" Notmuch we con-
fess; but the trouble can be remedied
by putting on pair of suspenders and
hauling them up where they belong.