Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-12-12
NUMBER 50.
Items Of Interest.

BIC.
The London Lancet says that ague
is now such rare disease in Eng.
land, that researches into its patholo.
gy have been little prosecuted OF late.
Statistics show that more boys
than girls are born in Great Britain.
but that there are about a million
nore women than men in the king.
dom.
1t takes about 10000 lead pencils
day to keep the United States
marking on paper; 100000 are
used in year, costing nearly s4.000.-
600.
Alexander II. Stephens seems to
gain health as he grows older. A
Washington correspondent says he
weighs at present ninety pounds,
being within one pound OF the great
est weight he ever attained.
1t is now claimed that the United
States produces more carpets than
any other country in the world. In
1875 the value of the product was
So. .376,O00. In 1872 our importations
of carpets amounted to nearly $6,-
000, 200; in 1877 they were only $685.
600.
A woven book has been manufac-
tured at Lyons. the whole Of the let
ter press being executed In siIken
thread. Portraits, verses and brief
addresses have often been repro
duced by the loom, but an entire VOL.
ume from the weaver's hand Is now
city.
In Wyoming, where woman can
vote il she will, she doesn't do it.
Only one woman in the Territory has
ever been elected to Office by the peo-
pie. and now official station is never
demanded by the sisterhood. Not
half the women in Cheyenne have
cast vote since the first two elec-
tiOns.
The purchaser of imported wines Is
no longer sure that be Is getting q
pure article. In the past, adultera-
ZION was unknown in Europe, but
that day is gone, seemingly, forever.
France has been so guilty in this re-
spect that the government has been
urged to take some action in regard
to the matter.
o. Phelps Brown, Of Jersey City, .
printer by trade and quack by pro-
fession, was the retired physician,
whose sands OF life have nearly run
out" and who for years infested the
advertising columns OF nearly every
paper In the country. His sands OF
life have now run out indeed, for he
Is dead. He leaves fortune.
The report Of the assessors upon
the educational advantages of the
Inhabitants OF forty-three OF the fifty
eight parishes in Louisiana Is rather
discouraging. 1t shows that there
are $1,000 voters In all, OF whom 53,-
600 know nothing OF reading or writ
ing, or these uneducated once 16,-
600 are whites and $1,000 colored.
Senator Chaffee, as well as Senator
Jones, has had a fortunate summer.
A silver mine, in which Chaffee OWES
q one-haifinteresr,h has been developed
during the last few months so that 1t
pays an income of $1,000 day, Sen
ator Chaifee thus receiving $500
daily from his mine and $13 daily
from salary as Senator.
Rochester, n. Y, is said, by an ex-
change to have the largest cider mill
in the world. 1t is conducted by q
stock company with a capital OF $75,-
600. The capacity Of the grinding
apparatus is 1000 bushels an hour and
500 bushels can be pressed an hour.
The cheeses are made OF layers OF
pomace aud specially made OF thick
hair cloth, $4,000 worth OF the latter
being 10 use at the present time.
A Georgia paper says: "The Cher
okee nation, composed OF about three
thousand souls, will. we learn. re-
move to Georgia to live. George
Busyhead is the chief OF the nation.
1t is expected they will reach our
State soon. and will settle in north
Georgia" The Cherokees referred
TO are probably the remnant OF the
tribe now living in the mountains OK
North Carroll ma.
The Cumberland. KY, Courier
gives report Of flowing oil well,
known as the old Carter and Alexan~
der well. The commencement OF the
flow was sudden. and many attribute
ii to the influence of an internal corn
motion which, on the preceding night
caused something like a shock or
earthquake. The stream-being OF
mixed water and oil-rises 10 the
height OF six feet, and the yield OF oil
is about l25 barrels per day.
Canada's commercial maritime in
terests already rank the fifth among
the nations OF the world, surprising
those OF France, Spain, or Germany.
and are increasing at the rate OF 50,-
600 tons per annum. Her immense
canal locks are designed TO pass ves-
sels OF l,500 tons burden. Tie lake
fleets comprise in all 5000 vessels.
one-half OF which are barges ranging
from 200 to 1000 tons burden each.
In railroads Capada ranks eioth i'm