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The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-01-23
The Price OF Corn.

"No," the honest farmer remarked.
in tones OF the deepest detection.
"the big crops don't do US bit OF
good. What's the use? Corn only
30 cents. Everybody and everything
Ia dead set agin the farmer. Only 80
cents for corn. Why, by gum. it
won't pay our taxes, let alone buy us
clothes. It won't buy us enough salt
to put up barrel OF pork. Corn only
30 cents BY jocks, it's livin', cold
blooded swindle on the farmer, that's
what II Is. 1t amt worth raisin' corn
for such price as that. It's a mean,
low robbery" Within the next ten
days that man had sold so much more
OF his corn than he intended, that he
found he had to buy corn to feed
through the winter with. The price
nearly knocked him down. "What !
he yelled, thirty cents for corn |!
Land alive-thirty centsl What are
you givin' US? Why, don't want to
buy your farm, only want some
ccrn! Thirty cents for corn! Why,
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-01-23
KILLED BY A METEOR.
LeOniGas Grover, OF Fountain County,
Instantly Killed by the Fail OF
Twenty.p0und Meteor.
[From the Indianapolis Journal

From the Indianapolis Journall
On Tuesday night OF last week,
Leondas Grover, who resided In the
vicinity OF Newtown. Fountain coun-
ty, met his death in a way that Is
probably without parallel in this or
any other country. Mr.. Grover was
a widower. living on his farm with
married daughter and her husband.
On the evening referred to, the mar
lied couple had been absent on visit
to some neighbors, and upon return
ing at u late hour, entered the house.
finding everything, to all appearance,
in usual order, and supposing that
Mr.. Grover had already retired, went
to bed themselves. Next morning
the daughter arose, and having pre-
pared breakfast, went to the adjoin-
ing room to call her father. and was
horrified to fiud him lying upoa his
shattered bed, mutilated corpse.
Her screams brought the husband
quickly to the bedroom, and an in-
spection disclosed ragged opening
in the roof, directly over the breast OF
the unfortunate man, which was torn
through as IL by cannon shot, and
extending downward through the
bedding and floor: other holes
showed the direction taken by the
deadly missile. Subsequent search
revealed the fact that the awful
calamity was caused by the fall Of
meteoric stone, and the stone itself,
pyramidal in shape and weighing
twenty pounds and q few ounces,
avoirdupois. and stained with blood.
was unearthed from depth OF nearly
five feet, thus showing the fearful i'm
petus with which it struck the dwell
ing. The position OF the corpse, with
other surroundings. when found,
showed that the victim was asleep
when stricken, and that death to him
was painless.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-01-23
Apples In Sand.

A writer In the London Garden
says that be finds fruit TO keep best
In perfectly dry sand. He keeps fruit
this way all the year round. He has
had French crabs two years old The
Catelac pear has remained sound for
twelve months. The fruit must be
sound when stored. and the eand
must be quite dry. The chief advan-
tages Of packing in sand are the ex-
clusiop VI air currents, the preserva-
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-01-23
A APleasant Expression.

A young man from the country was
in town yesterday. and he entered a
photograph gallery to have his picture
taken. After seating him. the operator
told him to assume q pleasant express
sion. aThink Of something cheerful.
be said; think OF your girl A ter
rlble scowl took possession OF the
young mans face. and jumping up he
exclaimed, think OF the deucel She
went home with another fellow last
night. and che can go to thunder, Tor
all mel" he evidently thought OF her,
but the pleased expression was not
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Herald,
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-01-23

L believe there's nobody left in this
world but set Of graspin', blood
suckin' old misers. Why, good land,
you don't want to be able to buy q
National bank with one corn CROP!
Thirty cents for corn! Well, I'll let
my carriage horses run on cornstalks
all winter before I'll pay any such an
unheard OF outrageous price for corn
as that. Why, the country's flooded
with corn, and 30 cents a bushel Is q
blamed robbery. an don't see how
any man lookin' at the crop we've
had, can have the face to ask such u
price. ."-Buriington HdUkeye.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-01-23

Sometimes a thing quantity said
sticks in the memory-as a burr sIings
to wooden garment-when tho came
idea. more plainly uttered. slips swift
ly of into forgetfulness. 1t must, we
think, have been a @little Prudy'
among the wee heroines Of the chill
dren's stories Of the present genera
tion-who used to voice her persua-
sions comically thus: @Oh do please
to don'tl"
In this world of temptation steadily
surrounding and pressing upon good
and bad alike, the entreaty toward
the resistance OF all evil needs to be
almost continually made. 1t may
help some one II he will set little
Prudy's alarm clock so that 1t will jim
gle its tiny silver bell at the instant OF
danger, and ring out its soft appeal:
aOh. do please to don't!"
Young man, You who have Just
cast of the tow-rope which TO this
date has kept up your intimate and
constant connection with tn, family
bark. where father and mother, and
brothers and sisters. have given you
the infinite advantage OF their love
and guidance, and who have begun to
row and sail and steer for yourself.
perhaps In b strange city: when you
are dazzled by the new glare, and fas-
cinated by the thousand glittering al
lurements which invite you TO step
over the line which they think 10 right
in your homo among the hills; ~Oh.
do please to don'tl' Put your foot
down. Let your fathers and moth
er's God be your God. and trust Him
to make you as happy as man needs
to be in this world-as, indeed, a man
can be!
Young woman You who have been
drlited In the current OF circumstan-
ces which God has arranged. and per-
mitted, within the sweep OF some eddy
whose whirl perhaps looks pleasantly,
but in which, IL you drift any further,
will Almost surely suck you down
ward into many foolish and hurtful
lusts, which drown men Ia destruction
and perdition." "Oh. do please to
don't.4
Asit Is easy to avoid beginnings. so
1t Is hard-almost impossible-to
Withstand endings.
Resist the d'.vil and he will flee
from you. But never go with him
half way. lest he be too much for you,
and make you 60 the whole. And
when you are weighing the question,
listen to dear little Prudy. saying: Do
please to don't.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-01-23

simple experiments enliven long
evenings at home not q little. We
give few for the benefit OF the.
young folks. A good imitation OF the
cathedral bell may be produced by
suspending poker by two stFiHes.
and inserting the extremi,ies of them
into the ears. A blow given to the
poker will now produce. through The
medium OF the strings. q sound equal
to that Of great hell. This shows
that the Vibrations TO the metallic
mass OF the poker by the blow are
much more readily communicated To
the ear by the strings than through
the air. Thus. on the same principle.
the boiling CT kettle. inaudlble in
the air, may be diatinotly heard. even
from the beginning. by resting one
end OF the poker on the vessel and
applying the other to tia ear. So.
also. the beating OF q watch placed at
ono extremity OF a long beam Of tim
ber may be heard through the timber
At the other end of the beam. by q
person who holds bis ear to the wood.
although It is totally lnaudibls 10 the
air
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-01-23
The Plague.

Cablegrams from st. Petersburg
give accounts OF the breaking out and
spreading OF q plague In Astrachan.
This Is a province OF Russia north
west OF the Caspian Sea, in Asia. 1t
is travellers by the river Volga, which
runs through it from northwest to
southeast; Its area Is over 6l,000
square miles. and consists OF vast
plains, the greater portion OF which
are arid, sterile, and desert. 1t was
at one period submerged by the Cas-
plan. On the skirts and delta OF the
Volga few fertile tracts and pas
lures appear. on which are grown
corn, vines, fruits, tobacco, and cot
ton. The fisheries VI tie Voiga are
OF great value: no stream in the world
Is more abundantly stocked with fish.
many thousands OF persous are en-
ployed in taking fish. chiefly stur-
geOn; from the lOes and bladder
large quantities OF isin9glass and
caviare arc manufactured.
What the exact nature OF the plague
which is devastating province some
$40 miles In length and $50 in breadth,
Is we are not informed. 1t is stated
to have been engendered through the
Cossacks who had returned from the
Turkish war. IL so. it Is probably a
virulent and deadly form OF tvphus.
The Cossacks are very filthy in their
habits. They wear no underclothing.
except II be a sheep-skin. which is
never changed from year to year.
Once the taint OF an infectious di-
sease gets among them, 1t Is almost
impossible to eradicate IL. Should
such a disease as this spread west
ward through the Russian Empire
the result can scarcely be foreseen.- -
CHICAGO NelcS.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-01-23
How Nevada Lumbermen Send Their
Logs Down the Mountains.


Logs Down the Mountains.
A cbuto is laid from the rivers
brink up the steep mountain to the
railroad, and, while we are telling
it, the monster logs are rushing.
laundering, flying, leaping down the
declivity. They come with the speed
OF a :hunderbolt, and somewhat Of
its roar. A track OF fire and smoke
follows them fire struck by their
friction with the chute logs. They
descend the LOO feet OF the chute ia
IA seconds. In doing SO they drop
700 feet eerpendicularly. They strike
the deep water OF the pond with a
report that can be heard a mile dis
tant. Logs fred from a cannon
could scarcely have greater velocity
than they have ut the foot OF the
chute. Their average velocity is
over 100 feet In a second throughout
the entire distance. and at the instant
they leap from the mouth their speed
must be fully 200 feet per sec ond.
A sugar pine log sometimes weig hs
ten tons. What q missile! How the
water is dashed into the airl Like
q grand plume of diamonds and rain
bows. the fea,hery spray 10 hurried
to the height OF 100 feet. 1t forms
the grandest fountain ever beheld
How the waters OF the pond foam
and seethe and lash against the
shore! One log, having spent Its
force by its mad plunge into the deep
waters, has hoated SO as TO be al
right angles with the path OF the
descending monsters. The mouth oil
the chute Is, perhaps, fifteen feet
above the surface OF water. A huge
log hurled from the chute cieaves
the air and alights on the floating
log. You know how bullet glances
but can you imagine saw log gianc-
ing. The end strikes with q heavy
shock, but glides quickly past for q
short distaLce then crash like the
reverberation OF artillery. the falling
log springs $50 feet vertically into
the air. and with curve like rocket
falls into the pond 20 yards from thu
log 1t struck.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-01-23
Death or the Last Survivor OF the Lew.
Is and Clark Surviving Party.

Charlottesville (va.) Cor. New York SUM-
Capt. Tom Lewis, nearly 80 years
old. was found frozen to death last
night in the public road in Albemarle
county. He was farming 10 a small
way in the county. and 1t Is supposed
that he had gone out to cut some
wood. Capt. Lewis had led an event.
ful life, and was famous as the last
survivor Of. the Lewis and Clark
expedition to explore the Missouri
river.
Merriwether Lewis, the oldest son
OF Mrs. Marks, OF Locust Hill, by her
former marriage with Col. William
Lewis, Of the Revolutionary army,
was Private Secretary to President
Jefferson shortly after the purchase
OF the Louisiana Territory. and was
selected to explore that Territory.
He had permission from the Presi-
dent OF selecting bis aid and compan-
ION, and he chose Lieut.. Clark, OF the
regular army. The company was or
ganized with about thirty private
soldiers, and commanded by Capts,
Lewis and Clark. Capt. Lewis also
took along one OF his slaves, q youth
Of IL, named Tom. Tom was remark
ably black. and neither comely in
person nor attractive in manner. Tom
WINS Capt. Lewis favorite body serv-
ant. and stuck by his master to the
last. Capt. Lewis often told how
Tom had saved his life after the ex
pedition had crossed the Rocky
mountains, and was about to descend
the Columbia river. Lewis was In
the wilderness, with no companion
save Tom, who had been christened
by the soldiers Capt Tom Lewis,
and which name clung to him to the
day of his death. The two were at
tackled by three Indians from hostile
tribes then In that country. Capt
Lewis was seriously wounded d Ia the
thigh. He sent the only ball In his
rifle through the head OF one Of bis
assa lants. The other two rushed on
him and would have slain him had
not Tom hurled one insensible to the
ground. and with the but end OF the
gun OF his PROSTATE master Drained
the other. He was herculean In
strength. He went through all the
trials and hardships OF that great ex.
petition without fiinching.
The Lewis and Clark expedition
terminated in 1906. Capt. Lewis
came to his mothers home. near Joy
depot. In Albemarle county, and went
thence to st. Louis. the capital ol
Missouri Territory, OF which he was
then Governor. On his return he
stopped for the night at little inr
on the roadside somewhere In Ten.
nessse. In the p.orning he was
found dead In his room with bis
throat cut. whether by another FOL
some unaccountable purpose or BY
himself remains a mystery to this
day. Tom was his body servant ther
and knew more about this mystery
than any one else. but he always
shook his head when asked and said
"This is a matter the less talked
about the better" On the death o.
his old master. Tom returned to Albe
marie county. and with savings
bought a small farm, which Ike occu
pied on the day OF his death. 1t Il
supposed that. from feebleness ant
exhaustion, he fell in the road, and
not being able to rise. was frozen Il
death. His death ends the list OF sur
vivors OF that historic expedition.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-01-23

tion from changes OF temperature,
and the absorption Of moisture, which
favors decay. Much will depend on
the apartment In which the expert
ment is tried, dry or cool one being
best. This is not a new discovery.
The Pennsylvania Dutch farmers
have long practiced this way Of keep
ing apples.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-01-23
WIN. n. BAILEY, N. D.,

DHYSICIAN & SURGEON. Thirty years
i practice. Graduate u two Medical col.
sges and six years Surgeon in the army OF
he U. n lvol. serv.) Can compete success
ully with any quack In the United States.
thankful for past favors. Is stiil an regular
nractice. and only requires to be better known
% have an extensive one ONCE In Sears
new brick. cor. of Michigan and LaPorte
streets.
Plymouth. In l.. July lst. 1876. IL
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-01-23
;. O.. .. o. q ;. W. PARKS,

"A Authorized War Claim Agents Offices at
Bourbon and Plymouth. Indiana. Especial
attention given TO ths settlement OF dceedents
Soldiers Claims for Pensions; will attend
Promptly to all professional business en-,
trusted to them. and practice ia Marshall and
adjoining eosnties. Plymouth ONCE on Gano
ptreet between Michigan and Center streets.
Bourbon ofzce s!,ricrJr Jctasins ONCE. 2Stf
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-01-23
Times Changes.
BIZ MATTE ". ToRREY.

nj AAIfih ". TURKEY.
The songs we sang in other years
They greet US now no mere:
The loves that roused our hopes and fears
Are vanished now, aud DER
he fricnds We love are scattered wide,
Familiar see mes are changed;
And hearts that once were true and tried
Are lifeless or estraDged.
The lip the sweetest smile that wore;
The check that bloomed most fair;
The voice that charmed MS long before
With music rich and rare:
The eyes whose lightest glance could still
Our hearts vii IN love enfhrall,
Whose smile could bless, whose frown could kill
Are changed or vanished all.
The way was bright before us then,
The coming day seems fair;
We misxled with our fellow-mcn
With hearts to do and dare.
The hopes of youth are faded now,
It's fevered dreams past;
And time, upon oug furrowcd brow,
His silyery shade has cast.
We too are changed but no: in heart!
Old time may do his worst:
lie cannot from remembrance part
The things we loved at frs.
The eyes may dim, the cheeks grow pale,
The SHOWS Of age may fall,
Yet shall our memories never fail
To heed affections call.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-01-23
n2-I. RoNER.

DHYsICIAN AND SURGEON. will be
Il pleased to receive patients at his ONCE.
No. 81 lichigan street. where he may Dc
Y absent. his residence being at the same
pace.
July 1st. 1876. em
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-01-23

q rTORNEl Ar LAW. Located In ls46.
IA Collections aud conyeyancing a speci-
lily. Buys aud sclls real estate on commis-
lon. Insures lives and property In A. conf
sanies. Desirable real estate Tor sale In tho
citv and adjoining. Novl-Is
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-01-23
G. n. CHAN g

A rroRNzr AT LAW. Will lprsctice In all the
N courts In the state. Once in Wheclcr's block.
ssa Becker = woif's dry goods store, Plymouth,
Ind. argi-iyr
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-01-23

HOMEOPATHIC Physician and Dentist,
snd DR.. J. 4. Dunlap regular physician and
surgeon. respectfully oner their services 70
the public. Once ia C0rbin's block: resi-
dence on East Gano street.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-01-23
Then the boy came in with bill of

i've dollars for his sled, to say nothing
OF the loss OF a suit OF clothes, a sur
geon's bill for piastsring sundry
skinned surfaces, and the bill OF a
hackman who conveyed the faintlng
wife home. In the cooler moments
OF afterthought, Sanscript reckoned
up and discovered that it had cost
him $l09.78 to recall the recollections
Of fifty years ago, and required but
one minute and five seconds OF old
Father Time in which to do the rec
olleoting.- Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-01-23
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
p o. JONES,
C. ~ REEVE,

Prompt attention given to all claims and col
ections left In his care. once In corner OF
aasr.s brick block Plymouth Ind.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-02-13


Governor Noyt did the proper
thing in the selection of Hon. NJ. 5.
Quay as Secretary of the Common
wealth. No man in tho State is bet
ter qualified for the position than he.
and none could be more valuable to
his chief. The Philadelphia Record :
ership, merely local Office, was not
the place for Col. Quay, and we are
glad to see him return to the service
OF tho State. Xe did more than
any other man In the State to secure
Republican success at the last cleo.
ton, and he not only deserves this,
but higher honors, if it is in tho pow.
or OF the Republican party to bestow
them.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-02-13
Magistrates signature.

Governor Hoyt has fairly settled
down to business,and once he selects
new attorney general, the govern
mental machine will be fairly in mo-
iion and run without a jar. With
ms extensive acquaintance n n d
knowledge of public men and the
wants OF the people, coupled with
his great personal popularity, there
Is no reason why ho should not make
one OF the most popular governors
the state has ever had. He goes in.
to the Office free from the trammels
OF Old politicians, fresh from the
ranks OF the people, and if he fails It
Will be his own fault. But tho Re
publican party does not believe that
ne has any knowledge Of the word
faii' 1t is not in his vocabulary.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-02-13
Tne isiaura lea gridne.

According to the Bufflo Courier,
Niagara river below the falls, is
spanne1 by bridge Of leo one milo
long aud sixty feet wide Tho river
has been spanned in this way before,
but seldom If ever 80 carly as now.
This unexpected appearance of the
bridge is accounted for by vast guam
titles of snow and ice which passed
into tho river from Lake Erie after
the heavy storm. Last Sunday
morning the accumulated mass Of
ice came TO q stand still beneath ihe
suspension bridge, but in n few
hours tho ice dam suddenly began
to heavc, grind and bronx iutp fiag-
meuts, with q loud and painful noise.
10 moved II short distance aud then
came to n second halt, which was
followed by third movement, moro
violent aud noisy than the other. a
vast quantity of water had accum.
mulated behind tho ice and made n
desperate effort to get free. As re,
lated by reporter Of the Buffalo
CiOurier, the enormous body Of snow
and ice was raised up 10y the water
and tossed about in all directions
Large blocks Weighing hundreds Of
tons were lifted into tho air. Bould
crs wero torn from tho shore aud
swept iuto tho stream. an1 n solitary
iir-trGe which stands three feet above
high water was carried away. Tho
ponderous strength Of the enraccd
waters was so apparent that it seem
cd as if they would rond the great
gorge in twain aud in that way os-
cape from their imprisonment. As
they could not break the mlc-widc
dam in two, they raised it boldly in
to the mir and rushed away beneath
it, leaving span of ice above and
behind them. The formation u the
ice in this bridge is not the same on
both sides OF tho river. GA the
American sido il is chiefly composed
of snow formed into rounded boulds
er shapes, and looks iiko wLito coral
As one approaches the centre of the
river, the ice fragments become larg
or, and near the Canada II
shore huge cakes of wator.ice are
formed into u solid mass. In some
| places there are crcyiccs twenty five
or thirty feot in depth, but water is
not seen through them. At present
tho surface of the span is exceeding.
/ ly rough, so that it is very fa:igning
to cross, but before long a ROAD will
be made through this ico-fcld for
such in reality the bridge is being
sixty feet wide
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-02-13
COURT PROCLAMATION.

"beress tho lion. J. g. Bucher rrssi
w dent Judge Of the Judicial District
composed ofthe counties Of Snyder. Union
and MifIlin aud Hiram Dwell aud
Saml. II Yoler Esgs. Associate Judges
In and for Snyder county have issued iheir
precepi hearing, date the 30ih day of
Dec. \. y. 1873. TO mo directed for
the holding Of an Orphans court, u court
Of Common Pleas, court Of Oyer and Ter
miner aud General court Of Quarter Ses-
SONS of the raaoc Al Middlehurs. for the
county Of Snyder. on the iih Monday. (be
ing the 2i'h day oc February 1879 aud
continue Que week.
Notice is therefore hereby given 10 the
Coroner. Justices Of the peaoc anl Consia.
bles in and for the county Of snyder, to mp
pear ia their proper person With their rolls
records, inquisitious. examinations and
other rcmembrances TO do those things
which Of their Offices and In their behalf
pertain to be done aud witnesses ani per.
sons prosecuting in behalf Of the Common
wealth against any person or persons are
required TO be then aud there attending
aud not departing without leave at their
peril. Justices are requested to be punct.
nal in their attendance nj the appointed
time agreeably to notice.
Given under my hand aui seal OF the
Shrri1's Office in Middleburg, the 2l.t lay
Of Jan. A d., one thousand eight hundred
and seyenty-ninc.
DAElEL BOLENDER. Sheriff.
The post. [volume] (Middleburg, Snyder County, Pa.) 1864-1883, 1879-02-13

1t is reported from Washington
TINT the new arrears Of pensions bill
require much less sum of money
from the U. S. Treasury than has
been anticipated. 1t is said that the
number Of persons on the rolls who
will be entitled to additional PEN
slons under tho bill, does not exceed
forty thousand that the cases can
be settled in ninety days that the
average amount Of each pensioner
would be about $3.50, and that the
total amount required to pay them
would not exceed thirty four million
dOllars.