Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1878-07-11

'Tis best In early life to haye defeated
Griefs sharpest sting.
Items OF Interest.
Attorney General Devens holds
that under the law. Government Ia
borsrs must receive ton hours pay FOR
eight hours work.
Indians have no surnames. They
are named at birth, and, whether
married or single, bear the same
name through life.
1t is reliably estimated that Iowa
will produce this year $4,000. 900 BUSH
els Of wheat. bushel for every, man,
woman and child in the United States.
The Democratic Congressional
Convention of the Fifteenth District
Of Ohio. after 600 ballots without re-
suit adjourned to meet the laet Mon
day in July.
It Is estimated that 10000 people
have emigrated from Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois to Kansas,
this year. taking with them 1900 900
In capital.
A householder in Troy, In filing up
his census schedule, under the COL
umn headed "Where born" described
one OF his children as "born In the
parlor. and the other cup stairs"
Since the close of the late civil war,
the Marietta (Ga.) Field says, nearly
half million pounds of bullets have
been gathered from the battle fields
near that town. One man has shipped
$4,000 pounds.
A Berlin correspondent says the
Congress, in view Of Turkeys abso-
Lutte inability to pay indemnity, de-
clined to take any action, and left the
matter for private settlement between
Turkey and Russia.
A rattlesnake was killed near Hele-
ma, Ark, the other day. which had
twenty-eight rattles and a button,
was six feet three and one-half inches
In length. and measured thirteen
inches around the body.
In q conflict between q lsrge band
Of trsmps and some thugs and
thieves who attacked them at Astoria
on the O., B. and @. railroad. on Mon
day. the tramps killed one and fatally
injured three of their adversaries.
When General Washington passed
through Newark, N. j., one hundred
years ago. Monday, he appeared with
large check handkerchief caught
under the edge OF his hat and trailing
over his shoulders to protect himself
from the mosquitoes.
The italian Government has do
cided to hold an exposition In Rome
In 1881. beginning February 1. and
ending June 30. French papers think
that the late date Of closing will af.
ford strangers excellent opportunities
for catching malarial fever.
While Mrs. Hayes was travelling
through the Adrirondacks, the coach
came to school house over which
fioated the star-spangled banner, and
in front of which stood q group oi
young scholars waving miniature
flags. Mrs. Hayes quite overawed
the little ones by alighting and shak-
ing hands with each Of them.
Six hundred and thirty carloads
OF strawberries have been shipped
over the Delaware railroad this sea-
son. This would amount to about
100000 quarts, or 800 bushels.
The returns. clear Of freight and COM
missions, have averaged about seven
cents per quart, which would show
the clever sum returned to the Pen
insula Of $352, 800.
There are few positions moro en-
viable than that Of the English judge
A salary Of $4,000 . year. with a
pension Of $4,000 on retirement. are
pIckings for which . French or Ger
man Judge, who does much the same
work for about t2,b0O or$S.OO0 year,
must long with all the strength Of hif
judicial mind.
The other day the Berkshire Cour.
ier, with well-feigned innocence. In
quired: "How can five persons di.
vide i've eggs so that each man viii
receive one and still ono remain IN
the dish3" After several hundred
people went two-thirds distracted Ia
the mazss of this proposition TIE
Courier meanly says: "One takes
tho dish with the egg"
Freight rates from Chicago to the
East are at the lowest point. Corn Il
taken to Buffalo by lake at one and
one-half cents per bushel and BY
lake and canal to New York for siz
cents. and by lake and rail tor eight
and cae-half oents, while shiPments
all rail. are made at fifteen cents Z
hundred, which for wheat would b.
only nine cents bushel.
benjamin. Disrseli is now one Of tht
most popular men IN Eaeiana and
| tho most prominent figure In Englisl
politics. Forty years ego. or whs'