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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1894-12-28
Dry Washing.

"Riding near the little placer mining
settlement Dolores, in New Mexico"
said a returned tourist. Il saw two
Mexicans dry washing for gold and
their proceeding struck me as novel
and interesting. They were at work in
dry gulch. without a sign of water
in sight, and had brought the aurifer
Gus sand in baskets to the mouth of
the ravine, where the wind blew
strongly down the valley. Their wash
ing apparatus consisted of a heavy
army blanket, in the center of which
they placed about peck of the sand.
Then. each Mexican taking hold of
the blanket by the corners. they tossed
the sand high alOft again and again
The wind blew away the fine sand,
while the heavier particles with the
gold fell straight into the blanket
When at last they paused there re-
NAMED i'm the blanket double handful
of gravel and heavy sand in which
gittered few yellow specks of gold
AS we rode on, my Mexican driver
told me that the two men were prob
ably making S. or 81 day during the
time they worked. but that as soon as
they had made their cleanup they
would go into Santa Fe or Cerrillos.
last nickel they had i'm whisky and
monte before they would go back to
the gulch to work"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1894-12-28
Duly Sanctioned.

At Fort Monroe some time ago
where one of the vessels of the navy
was temporarily awaiting orders, q
delegation of army officers stationed at
the fort came aboard. There is a set
naval regulation that nothing can be
so on board ship until the commanding
officer orders il. While the army party
were looking over the ship, twelve
o'clock arrived. A junior officer ap-
preached the captain and said. with q
salute: ut is twelve o'clock, sir"
Make it So" responded the captain,
and eight bells were struck. The army
officers suspected that the navy men
wanted them to ask some questions and
get sold, or that this was bit OF fool
cry got up to joke the land warriors
Some time after, a party of the army
officers invited the. officers Of the war
ship 10 dine with them. The dinner
was progressing when a lieutenant EN-
tered and. Saluting the senior officer
present said. gravely: Colonel, the
Majors blind horse is dead" Make
it So" responded the Colonel with the
greatest gravity. and the dinner pro-
ceeded. Nothing was said at the time,
but the navy officers tell the story
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1894-12-28
I" Ter Die"

In one of the provincial hospitals tho
management adopted the system OF
having tablet affixed To each bed.
on which the doctor might write his
directions about the patient.
One old fellow. who was being treated
for rheumatism. was consumed with
curiosity to know what WAS written
about him, and when the nurse was
called away managed TO get peep at
the tablet.
When the nurse returned she WAS
surprised TO find him in dire distress,
grooming and moaning.
"Oh. dear,-Oh, dear. got ter de-
got ter die!'
What is it? Are you feeling worse? 2"
she kindly inquired.
Mot particular. mum. he groaned.
"but l got ter die. The doctor have
wrote il on my ticket
The patient was relieved and the
nsrse amused when il was found the
doctor had ordered some simple change
of medicine. professionally adding the
words: Ter die"-three times a day.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1894-12-28

Even i'm the present age of enlighten
ment and progress, there are always
people who are not as fully Informed rs
they desire to be.
An American who had spent much of
his time among the Indians of this
country, found himself, during visit
to England, seated at table next n
genial and talkative woman, who
seemed thirsting to hear of all his
thrilling experiences.
"And now about the wigwams," she
said, anxiously, at one point of the mar
rative with which he was endeavOring
to entertain her; ARE they so very ven
omous. or have l read exaggerated re-
ports?''
81 have never KNOWN the traveller
says, what she thought she was talk
ing about, or what in my confusion
said in reply"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1894-12-28

were seen uniting their strength to
hold them down. while other busy null
titudes were employed within in apply
ing the gluten that was to prevent them
returning back. The observers, to sat
isfy themselves that the foliage was in
deed incurvated and held in this form
by the efforts of the ants. disturbed the
builders at their work. and as soon as
they were driven away the leaves
sprang up, with a force much greater
than it would have been deemed posi-
BILE for such laborers to overcome by
any combination of strength. The
more compact and elegant dwelling of
Ecophylla virescens is made of leaves.
cut and masticated unlll they become 4
coarse pulp. It's diameter is about six
inches. 1t is suspended among thicket
foliage and sustained not only by the
branches on which it hangs. but by the
leaves which are worked into the COM
position. and in many parts project
from its outer wall.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1894-12-28
IN MANX LAND.

Ancient Customs, Government, and
Tailless Cats of That Old Country.
The Isle of Man is only thirty three
miles long and twelve wide, so that it
is not great labor to get over it; and, as
two railroads run-one north to south
and the other east to weSt-you can see
how convenient it is to the visitor.
Douglas, Port Erin, Peel, and Ramsey
are the chief towns.
The Isle of Man, while belonging TO
the British crown, is neither English.
Scotch. Irish, nor Welsh, but is Il sep
arate country, with home rule gov
eminent and a language of its own.
says the Philadelphia Press. but yet
with great loyalty to the imperial gov
eminent and devotion 20 queen Vic
tOrla, for everywhere you go you see
pictures of the royal family. The gov
eminent is known as the 'hOuSe of
keys" and consists of twentyfour
members. elected every seven years.
but no person has vote unless he
possesses real estate to the value of
$40, or occupation Of the value of ECO
per year. and women are also entitled
to vote. The court of Tynwald, pre-
sided over by the lieutenant governor,
is composed of the council. which EN-
braces the bishop. attorney general,
two judges. the clerk of the rolls. wa
ter bailiff, and the vicar general. This
council and the house of keys are the
active government of the Isle of Man.
There is one feature Of special in,
terest in reference to the laws, and that
is that all laws passed by the house of
keys are sent for the royal assent, and
when that has been secured then the
law must be formally read in the En-
glish and ManX language on Tynwald
hill in the open air. where the council
and the keys united form Il Tynwald
court, before they become laws This
form of reading the law ut Tynwald
is the oldest style on record; was old
in 1417, ard has been continued ever
since. The 9TH day of July in each year
is the day of public proclamation of
the laws passed by the house Of keys.
The coat of arms of this isle is three
itSS Vi al iilfll III al ClItlt l. ut llol-
to, translated. reads: "WhitherSOever
thrown. | shall stand" The ManXmen
apparently rather enjoy the threeleg-
ged crest, for everywhere you turn
your face, whether at n steamboat, Il
railroad. COACH flag. or on the Win
dOws of the stores, there you see the
three legs.
l had read of the ManX cats without
tails, and thought it a joke; but, sure
enough. the cats here are without tails,
and / saw several without that grace
full member Some ladies of our party
who had not seen the ManX cat We're
rather doubtful of the truth of our re-
port, and we had to accompany them
to the house where the cat lived, and
after a close examination came away
believers in the tailless cat. | don't
think pussy is improved by the alb
sence of the tail Some people say this
strange act Of nature extends to the
dogs also.
The Manx language, like the ancient
language of Ireland, is fast passing
away, and in generation it will be
one of the dead languages, enjoyed
only by scholars.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1894-12-28
SASH WEIGHTS.
A SingIe Window May Have Nearly a
Ton of Them.

A Sing1e Window May Have Nearly a
Ton of Them.
There are few articles OF more COM
mon use than sash weights. says the
New York sun. A few windows are
still made TO be held up with catches.
just as there are still key-winding
watches: but. like watches. their num-
Der is proportiOnatcly so small as to
be scarcely appreciable. Sash weights
are made of iron and lead. The iron
weights are commonly made of tin
scrap. Lead. being the heavier metal,
is used in places where the weight
space at command is not sufficient for
iron counterbalanccs Of the required
weight. :
Sash weights are made in regular
sizes ranging from two pounds to thir-
" pounds. and under two pounds and
over thirty they are made to order
Iron sash weights Of the regular sizes
are always made round: in sizes small
or or larger they are cast square. Lead
weights are made both round and
square in all sizes.
Sash weights of 80 To 200 pounds
are not common. but they would not
be considered remarkable. Weights
are sometimes made 800 pounds up TO
400 pounds Thus there might be on
Il single sash window nearly half q
ton OF weights. and on two-sash win
dow more than three-quartcrs of ton.
So perfectly balanced are weights and
windows that they can he raised and
lowered easily. Heavy weights are
never put in by guess. nor is it neces-
Sary 10 adjust them after they are in
place. The sash is weighed before the
counterbalances are ordered, ana the
weights are made of precisely the
right proportion.
The production of sash weights de-
pends upon the degree of activity in
building The total annual conSump-
ton in this country is probably about
10000 tons Weights are sent with all
sashes exported to South America, or
wherever they may go.
The aggregate weight of the counter
balances used in many of the larger
modern buildings may be counted In
tons. Thus in such a building as the
Produce Exchange there are probably
from sixty to eighty tons of sash
weights; in the Hotel Majestic more
than forty tons.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1894-12-28
Queer Document

One of the queerest documents in
the Office of the county judge is will
on piece of implanted plank. 1t was
a part of the wall. On bed by the
wall the man named John O'Brien
died, but before he died he wrote on
the plank in pencil these words: Mrs.
Arnold. God bless her, shall have all
| leave" He left $500. The will is
probably the most unhandy document
to file in Ill of Duval county.-Floriua
Times Union.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1894-12-28
Nest of q Tree Ant.

The nests of an extraordinary tree
ant, Ecophylla smaruina, are cunning
ly wrought with leaves, united togeth-
er with web. One was observed in
New South Wales in the expedition I'M
der Capt Cook. The leaves utilized
were as broad as ones hand, and We're
bent and glued to each other at their
tips. How the insects manage to bring
the leaves into the required position
was never ascertained, but thousands
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1894-12-28
A Sufficient Cause.

The gentleman from Boston had gone
to Kansas TO grow up with the coun-
try, but somehow he left there quit,
suddenly. a Kansan in St Louis was
talking to a man there about the Bos-
tonian's departure.
I'VE run him clean out of the State. :
said the Kansan.
What was that for?"
I'VE had good reason to. He ought
to be thankful we didn't hang him.
What did he do?''
"Well, we had one of the biggest cy-
clones of the season just after he come,
and he spoke of it as the 'wynd.' -
Detroit Free Press.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1894-12-28
DESTINY AND VICYUAlS.

Fair woman, could your soul but view.
The intimate relation
'Twixt food and fate, there'd be a new
And higher dispensation;
Could you but see for destiny"
A synonym in dinners
And what the kitchens alchemy
Could make of mortal sinners,
You'd leave odd fads and learn to bake
A loaf and cook ''tater."
To roast a joint or broil steak,
Than which no art is greater.
What deeds of fame are left undone,
What thoughts are left unspoken.
What waiting laurels ne'er are won,
What grand resolves are broken,
Because of soggy bread and pies
And viands spoiled in broilnG,
Of sickly tarts and greasy fries,
And coffee left a-boiling.
For. though with fortitude he braves
The terror's dread of battle.
While. proud. aloft his standard waves
And round him bullets rattle.
Man often fails of noblest aims,
Unconscious OF his power.
When pills and potions press their claims
In some dyspeptic hour.
Mayhap It's said lie lacks the grit
Or genius essential
BY critics. blind. with all their wit,
To causes inferential.
But grit" and genius are naught
When natures Installations
In ignorant alembic wrought
Into abomination
Are set before him day by day,
More fitting a collation.
Mere british cravings to allay
Than for mans delectation.
"Man cannot live by bread alone"
IT'S well and wisely spoken,
But make that bad. he'll die unknown
And give the world no token
Of high ambitions potencies
Or genius slumb'ring fires
Inbred in him through galaxies
OF grand illustrious sires
Then all we danes and maidens fair
Who burn with high ambition,
Who crave to nobly do your share
To better mans condition.
You'd give us. could your soul but view
The intimate relation
'Twixt food and fate. ere long, q new
And higher dispensation.
Household.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1894-12-28
Presents to Young Chinese Boy

A newly born son in China is pre-
scented by it's maternal grandfather
with a pound of pork, twelve boiled
hens eggs, a branch of pOmegranate,
hundred ducks eggs. IA,
dred hens eggs uncooked, while other
relations add pork and vermicelli.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1894-12-28

There is only one duty man cannot
escape from: 1t is his duty to die, and
make room for another, and he always
does it.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1894-12-28

tory to people, until they know their
hour has come for leaving 1t.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1894-12-28

Some goodness is worse than some
wickedneSS.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-18
YESTERDAYS PROGRA MME AT MOUNT 6RETSA.

Mount Gretna. Penn. July IL (SpecihD-Afnons the
arrivals to-day Polk Miller. the Southern story
,eler and student OF negro folklore. and f.. y.
Elliott the noted impersonator. large audience
turned out In the afternoon to hear Mr. Miller give
hIs first lecture upon THE Plantation Negro Before
the War" He Illustrated the various traits or char
ac,er I'm the Southern negro and told many humor-
ous anecdotes Illustrative OF his wit Mr. Miller Il
nresIdent of the Virginia Field Sports Association,
is an active sportsman with rod and gun and hav-
ino spent almost his entire life among the negroes
OF the South has acquired gift OF mimicry that
hen, h,s audience convulsed with laughter for a
full hour.
The lecture Of the Rev DR.. Augustus schultze
before his class OF Bible students was for to-day
changed 10 a morning hour. when the lecturer took
up the ninth chapter OF Matthew, In which the
evangelist presents Christ as the wonder. WORKING
prophet The Chautauqua Literary and Scientific
Circle held a reunion OF its classes this afternoon
and a discussion OF various topics Followed Ne
ports from individual readers indicated considerable
breadth in the reading OF periodical literature. \
committee has been appointed 90 arrange for the
erection OF a special building for the use OF the
Circle and Round Table exercises Many students
have registered In Or. Pardoe's Office, sgnifying
their intention OF being graduated next year and
the classes for the next two years are particularly
full.
The Rev. A. l.. Clay resumed to-day his class
lectures Assyran antiquities. DR.. Ettnger, OF
Muhlenberg College lectured to-day upon The Ro-
man Singer Horace"
T.. p Elliott. WHO is old favorte at the Penn
sylvania Chautauqla entertained large audience
In Cbautauqua Hall with q character performance
OF the parlor comedy. Dollars and Cents"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-18
THE SALE or La ".
VIGOROUS CONDEMNATION OF DEMOCRATIC
METHODS.

VIGOROUS CONDEMNATION OF DEMOCRATIC
METHODS.
From The Brooklyn Eagle.
When the Senate slaughtered the Wilson Tariff
bill each house appointed committee on us part
two bodies. On this Joint Conference Committee
Republicans we'll as Democrats were appointed.
the latter being in majority. Decency. justice
and usage required the due representation OF Re
publicans on the committee. The committee has
never met. The Democratic members OF II have
from acting with them. The Democratic mem
bers are not the committee. All the members OF
both parties are the committee. The members or
either party alone are only a ruinp or the COM
mittee. . - - a.
sale OF law to the trusts for money ana 10 the
Populists for votes-by the sacrifice OF Democratic
promises and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. they will let the
Republicans on the committee meet with them NJ
all, and then only to dissent. when to do so VIII
lous II is revolutionary. Rump conferences. now
ever. should and ntly do mark the sale OF law,
The who dc this would be manlier III they
took to the highway for n living
THE Eagle is not surprised TO learn that the
rump conferers cannot agree on the terms OF the
sale OF law. The House end wants TO save "A
shred for the people. The Senate end Is bent on
selling Democracy TO the trusts and 10 the iopu-
lists. The trusts themselves are nassing millions
OF money for where millions more can be
have been PA down by force out West The crimes
made into law are being canvassed and marketed
by the rump conferers In Washington. thou-
sand times worse than the imprisoned ana
thoughtless workers OF violence out West are the
titled sellers Of law to trusts and Populists at
Washington. But, oh. won't there be reckoning
at the polls when unsold people vote on the
sellers Of law In this country In Novemberi
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-18
REFEREES APPOINTED.
Supreme Court
CHIN4MEN BEFORE Mr.. SHIELDS.

-...,,,,.rr FOR THE ALLEGED SMUGGLING
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ARREST
r.,,.od States Commissioner Shields's Office in the
Federal Building swarmed yesterday with Ch'ha
man Most OF them were those recently arres'eu
charged with having aided In smuggling IN Oh'hese'
principally through Canada others were '"e "
legged smuggled Cinnamon.
rho first case taken up was that OF Lee rec az
ICED ,,,th aiding I'm smuggling Quong Wah into the
United States In violation of the statutes resua'
ing Chinese immigration. The prisoner wore isn'
atty gray suit George W. Burlescn, Deputy COL
lector OF Customs at ST. Adams, W. tes''neo 'na'
ON ,uno ls last Quong Wan admitted to the
United States He did not see Lee zee. Inc au-
mission of Quong Wah WAS on athdavits suo"''''eu.
Auong the afIidavts was one of Lew How, stating
thar Ouong Wah first arrived in the United states
In April 1881 landing at San Francisco, where ne
remained two months ana men sid man he toned the
firm of zee Kee Il Co.. grocers. az NO
ont hts interest for $1,000. In February. )ss5 ne
started the firm OF Quong wan " co; anu late.
jeSt go How in charge and went to CHINA 10 get
married. with the Intention OF remaining there, and
for that reason taking out no passport mr. was
sing Row the Government Chinese interpreter.
Identified the photograph OF Quohs IN do INC '''"
Robert t. Farnham a reporter. gave the details
OF how he formed the acquaintance OF Quong van,
in irving 10 trace the ms and outs OF this Chinese
smuggling business. He took the part OF a Govern Govern,
ment agent and held out TO Lee Fee that ne wouIl
try and get him n position as Government inter
prefer which would enable him to smugsie Ill DIS
many Cinnamon as he liked . a., 100000,
Judge Hoover moved on behalf or the accuseu
Chinnman a motion to dismiss the case on the
evidence for the prosecution e urged that no case
had been made against Lee Fee, In the absence OF
proof that he had unlawfully entered 'he ohi'eu
States. - ,,, - =.
The Commissioner reserved his decision on the
motion dismiss til after he could read the teSu-
mOny. a.. ~. ,A,..
Zee JIck another of the growing list or China
men arrested on a charge Of aiding and abettina
I'm the smuggling OF Cinnamon. under the pretence OF
heing merchants whereas they are only laborers
n.na arrested YESTERDAY He committed Il
Ludlow Street Jail to await examination.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-18
cUaRGED WITH DESERVING HER BABY

Mary Peck. twenty-one years old. n buttonmaker
nv trade and living at No 1910 Thrd-ave.. was
arraigned before Judge Cowing. in Part |, in the
General Sessions Yesterday. charged with aban-
doning her baby. two weeks old. As the girl stood
before the Judge she held the baby tendery in her
arms and kept her eyes fixed or It's face. The In
dIctment charged her with leaving the baby to die
in the cellar of the house she lived In, on June 70
Her counsel told Judge Cowng that she did no,
remember leaving the baby In the cellar. She had
been blind several years and had been shamefully
treated by man. She has been In the Tombs three
weeks Judge Cowing spoke kindly 10 the girl and
asked her II she wanted to keep her baby. She
nodded her head. 49,
Judge I,owIng said he hesteted 10 let her 20 with
out punishment because there Is an unusual num-
her OF similar cases in the city. The girls rector,
the Rev s. Gregory Lines OF the Church OF the
beloved Disciple. stood behind her. and said he
would look ont for her welfare. She was discharged
on her recogniZance.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-07-18
HOW 70 DEFEND LONG ISLAND SOUND.

INSTRUCTION WHICH THE NAVAL RESERVE WILL
RECEIVE DURING THEIR OUTING THIS YEAR.
"IIou, to defend Long Island Sound will be the
s,udv ~ the New-York Naval Reserves on their an
nual cruise which begins Saturday The cruisers
New-York and Columbia will take them as far as
Fishers Island and on Sunday afternoon VIII pro-
coed TO Gardeners Bay where there VIII be general
nractice with the great guns On that night there
will he landed Oh Fishers Island about onehalf the
available force to act as defence against the at
tack OF the hostile force. composed OF the other haf
a1oat The defence party Of Monday night VIII
become the hostile force Tuesday on part OF
and landing parties. On Wednesday there will be
target practice and signal tests. the object being
to show now quickly the appearance 81 hostile
fee could be communicated to the headquarters OF
the Chief Executives of New-York ana Connecticut
and action taken against IT, The signal stations
will be at intervals between rlsher iS.ahl am
New-Ilondon, and soon as the target u struck
the fact will be communicated by signal 10 new,
London. thence by wire TO Governors Flower ana
Morris. -, ,.., ,
TO the pla cling OF batteries land and the land.
ing Of boats 10 cover the guns. sham battle VIII
take place on Friday followed by boat races. pres
entatiOn OF prizes, dress parade ana making realy
lectures will be given by officers Of the Naval War
College on the defence Of Long Island Sound and
other subjects of great benefit in case OF war
Rear Admiral Gherardi yesterday received IN,
convene a board for the professional examination
OF Commodores Richard w. Meade and Charles {.
Carpenter for promotion to ear-admirals. Commo-
dore Meade is 10 relieve Admiral Stanton OF COM
dore Carpenter Is TO be sent TO the Asiatc 10 COM
mand the squadron there.