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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1894-12-28
Two Kind of Pies.

There is certain class of restau-
rants, very numerous in the lower part
of New York and on the avenues. where
the bills of fare announce: Pies all
kinds, &c: h me-made pies, Zoe The
name homemade pies is supposed to
be very attractive to peOpe whose
taste is offended by the machine made
pie turned out by the bake shops, and
who have memories of the pies their
mothers used to make. In serving the
pies the experienced waiter rarely
asks man what kind he will have.
He simply 81 es up his customer, and
decides how much money he wants to
spend on his luncheon, and brings the
&c or 10c pie accordingly.
But the name homemade pie" is
only name. Both kinds Of pie are
made by the same factory, composed
of the same materials, favored with
the same spices and baked in the same
oven. The only difference is that the
so-called homemade" is bigger than
the other. There are a great many
bakeries in New York that furnish
pies to restaurants, but the greater
mass of the pies eaten in New York
restaurants are made by two big pie
factories. They make pies, and moth
ing else, and employ big crews. These
two factories manufacture more pies
than all the small bakeries in town put
together. Only few of the high
priced restaurants bake their own pies.
New YOrk Mail and Express.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1894-12-28
Depreciation of q Canal.

The Somersetshire coal canal was
put up for sale recently at Tokenhouse
Yard. The canal is about ten and one
half miles in length. The actual rents
received from cottages and surplus
lands amount to about si5 per annum.
The canal was opened IN lS0J. 1t had
a prosperous career down to 1872, at
which time tolls were taken on Is, 600
tons yearly. From 1884 to 1888 the ton
mage was taken on yearly average of
about 24,OOO tons, producing q, 547 in
tolls, While the average yearly ex-
penditure was e1,2Si. In 1889 con-
siderable difficulties were caused by
strikes, etc., and the collieries feeding
the canal remained idle for some time.
This state of things occurred more or
less in subsequent years, and the COM
pany eventually went into liquidation.
The original cost of the canal was
about goo, 600, and the auctioneer said
that bid of 100000 would not be re-
fused. A railway company was, he
said, almost certain to acquire the
property sooner or later, but it afford
ed opportunities in connection with
speculative undertakings. The high
est bid was only 93,9O0, and the auc-
tioneer withdrew the property from
sale.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1894-12-28
Adapted to the Climate.

Rice paper making may yet become
an industry in the United States. The
rice paper tree, one of the most inter-
eSting OF the entire fora of China, has
recently been successfully experiment.
ed with in Florida, where it now
fourishes with other subtropioal and
Oriental species of trees and shrubs.
When first transplanted in American
soil the experimenters expressed
doubts of its hardness, fea ing that it
would be unable to stand the winters.
All these fears have vanished. how
ever, and it is now the universal opin-
ion that it Is well adapted to the eli
mate OF this country. 1t is small
tree, growing to height of less than
fifteen feet, and with trunk or stem
from three to five inches in diameter.
Its canes, which vary in colcr accord
ing to season, are large, soft and
dOwny, the form somewhat resemb bling
that noticed in those of the castor
bean plant. The celebrated rice paper.
the product of this queer tre,, is
formed of thin slices the pith, which
is taken from the body of the tree in
beautiful cylinders several inches in
length. These are pressed until the
surface is rendered uniformly smooth
throughout its entire length. Chinese
workmen are very dexterous in the
preparation of this paper, as they seem
to be in everything thew undertake.
But they work entirely by hand "a
method too slow for the hustling
American. If rice paper making be-
comes practicable, no doubt machinery
will be invented to do the work re-
ouired.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1894-12-28
1t Was a Dangerous Tow.

The fascination which a snake exer-
cised over Nellie, the 3-year-o d daugh-
ter, of Mrs. Fogarsy, of Camden, N. j.,
was almost paid for by her life the
other day. The child was playing hap
PLY in the yard in the afternoon, while
the mother wa; busted with her house
hold duties. For while the little one
enjoyed her innocent adventures with
taries, with elf men and brownies, con-
jured up by her child mind, but in the
midst of these fancies there came
wriggling &C. o-s the yard a serpent, a
sand viper. Nellie ran after the snake
for time, and then, desiring closer
acquaintance, picked it up in her little
hands and began to petit. The serpent
squirmed and wriggled, and the child
tried by soothing words and cares:es to
soothe it into quietude. So we'll did
she succeed that in burst of admira-
tion for her pupils docility, she put
the ugly monster to her mouth, in
tending to kiss it. Then the viper's
cunning unmasked itself. Two little
fangs shot out, they pierced the child's
lips and the serpent held fast. At
tracted by the childs screams the
mother came and killed the snake and
by hard work the physicians saved the
little ones Life.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1894-12-28
Their Love for Music Is Fatal.

Seals are very fond of music and for
that reason are easily caught: l re-
member, saws an old hunter, the first
seal hunt | ever went on. Early one
morning, /, in company with about
dozen others, set out in a row boat for
a spot where the seals were said to be
plentiful The boatmen dipped their
oars slowly in the water and sung in
unison weird, wild song in REGULAR
undertone. To me this seemed to be
curious accompaniment to seal hunt;
but | was still more surprised when
one of the men produced flute and
played on it quaint, sympathetic air.
The effect of the music was soon evil
dent, as dozens of seals roked their
heads up, some remaining basking on
the water, while Others clambered up
on the lodges of rock, charmed almost
to Inconsistencies by the music. Steer
ing the boat to the shore, the musician
all the while keeping up the plaintive
air, one of the men jumped out. He
carried with him huge club and
long sharp knife. Noisele sly creeping
to where some of the seals were lying
on the rocks, listening intently to the
music, he dealt one of them terrible
blow on the head with the club, stun
ming it, and then made short work of
the poor animal with his knife. In the
same manner he secured eleven fine
seals before night.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1894-12-28
A WEIRD PLACE.
An Immense Area in the Ocean Which Il
Neither Land Nor Water.

One of the cUriosities of the Atlantic
Ocean lhe Sargasso Sea. a mass of
GA ing seaweed several times larger
than the area IF Germany and lying
west of the Azores. This mari rub
Dish heap, through which G lumbus
sailed to the new world. wa a source
of much perplexity TO the g eat navi-
gator. The immense mas esembles
m adOw. and the store i ever in
creasing, both by prOI "a al ion and by
the addition Of other weeds torn from
the shores of lorid and the bahama
Islands by the force of the Gul sire. m,
so that the meadow grow, more CON-
pact and at the cente' extends t. Il
nsiderab depth beneath the ur
face.
Nor is this all; or t lea t two TIL DIS
of all infinite liotsam and cts m
which the Gulf stream carries along
with it in its cOu. Sc sooner or later
finds a restin y-place in the Saga so
Sea. Here NAV be seen huge TRUNKS
of trees torn from the TO ests of Brazil
by tie trrs of the Amazon and fit at
ed down far out to sea until thev were
caught and swept al, NJ b., the current:
lOgwCod from Hondur ,s: Grange trees
the islands STAYED in, broken and bot
tom upward: wrecks AMI rema rs of
all sorts. gathered from the rich har-
vest of the Atlantic: whole keels or
skeletons of ruined ships so covered
with barnacles. shells and weed that
the original outline is entirely lest TO
view and here and there derelict
ship, transformed from floating ter
rOr of the deep into a mystery put out
of reach of man in m scum of eX-
planned enigmas.
1t is only natural that ships ,hould
carefully avoid this marine rubbish
heap, where the At antic shoots its
refuse. 1t seems doubtful whether a
sailing vessel would be able to cut her
way into the thick network of weed
even with a strong wind behind her
With regard to steamer, no prudent
skipper is ever likely to make the at
tempt, for it would certainly not be
long before the tangling weed would
altogether choke up his screw and rem
der it useless. The most energetic ex-
plorer of land or sea will find himself
batfed with regard to the Sargasso
Sea by the fact that it is neither one
nor the other. 1t is neither solid
enough to walk upon nor liquid enough
to afford a passage to boat. AT the
same time anyone who fell into it
would certainly be drowned without
being able to swim for his life.
There is no possibility of the exist
ence of any hut marine life in this
strange morass unless the seabirds
have built their nests in the masts or
hull of some derelict vessel
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1894-12-28
POPULAR SCIENCE.

THE highest mountain in the world
is the old-esta blished Everest in the
Himalayas. Mt. Hercules in New
Guinea shrunk good deal after it was
measured.
IT is computed that every year the
earth receives about l46, 900, 600. 600
shooting stars which fall on its sur
lace and thus owly increase its mass.
PROF. ASA GRAY says that the
Washington Elm at Cambridge has
been estimated to produce seven mil
lion cave, which would make a sur
face radiation of about five acres in
extent, and give out every fair day in
the growing season seven and three
fourth tons of moisture.
IT Is not likely that earthquakes
ever result from electric disturbances,
and 1t Is not yet proved that they give
rise TO any such. though when large
masses or rock are displaced, as in
Japan in 1891, slight local changes in
magnetic curves have resulted.
II is well-known fact that on ac-
count of the superficial position of the
b God vessels at ankles and wrists
the blood in cold weather is east
~ chilled at those points. For
the same reason in warm weather
one ought to keep these localities as
lightly covered as possible. This is
the case with regard to the wrists, but
nlnety-nine men out OF a hundred have
thick leather coverings high over the
ankles, and the shopkeepers say that
SO few low shoes are called for that it
Is often difficult to fit satisfactorily a
customer who does demand them.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1894-12-28
How They Learn Embalming.

Undertakers in preparing for their
profession have to go through a sys-
tematic instruction in emba, ming.
The regular course Of the grewsome
art covers a period of two years. Leo
lures are given on anatomy and circu-
lation and a special study is made of
the arterial system. After this comes
the practical demonstration by actual
work on corpses procured specially for
the school room through permission Of
the anatomical society.
The course of study also embraces the
very important instruction on the care
of the embalmer herself. Certain pre-
cautions must be taken. In preparing
the body of the dead for embalming
gloves are worn by the embalmer.
Uusually the bare hands are used in
the actual act of embalming, bat they
have been previously rubbed with a
medicated salve. After the hands
have been washed an ointment must
be rubbed in to prevent any disability
of blood poisoning.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1894-12-28
NO USE FOR FIRE ENGINES.
A Scientist Who Would Extinguish Flames
with Gas.

with Gas.
7. H. Norton, of Cincinnati, Ohio,
claims to have discovered a new meth
cd of e.tinguishing flames, whereby
ire engines will be of no more use, gas
taking the place of water He eX-
pounded his theory at meeting of the
American Association for the Advance
ment of Science, the other day, and
his suggestions have already caused
quite a stir among insurance men.
Chemistry, said Mr.. Norton, will soon
supplant the fire engine and the hook
and-ladder truck. which cost the peo-
pie OF the United States manv millions
of dollars every year. Throwing
streams of water upon burning build
lngs, thereby adding to the loss by
hames the sometimes greater loss by
water, seems to Mr.. Norton to be ride
ulOus, as 1t is wholly unnecessary.
Carbon dioXide. he thinks, could be
made TO take the place of all other
means of extinguishing flames. His
system would be the piping of all
buildings in such a manner that the
gas cou be liberated freely in any
room where flames existed. Nothing
can burn in carbon dioxide, yet the
gas is harmless and inert and would
cause no loss.
Insurance men are inclined to ridi-
cule the idea. 1t is an old scheme of
scientists, they say. and Mr.. Norton is
entitled to no credit as a discoverer.
Ten years ago a trenchman devised a
plan which he declared would make
fire apparatus and insurance COM
panies unneces airy, but France has
continued to use the more reliable fire
engines and eAt.nguishers notwith-
standing. Considerable doubt is ex-
pressed as to the harmlessness of the
gas, and it is even asserted that the
damage it would do to the contents of
buildings would be greater than that
of water.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1894-12-28
Seeking a SeparatiOn.

DO you give gas here?" asked a
Withholding man who rushed into a
dentists Office on Clark street yester
day morning.
I'VE do" replied the dentist
"Does it put a fellow to sleep?"
1T does"
Sound asleep, so you can't wake him
up?"
Yes"
"You could break his jaw or gouge
out his eye and he wouldn't feel it,"
He would know nothing of it..
"How long does it make him stay
asleep?'
"The physical insensibility produced
by inhaling the gas lasts a minute or
probably a little less"
Il guess that's long enough. Got it
already for fellow to take."
Yes Take seat in this chair and
show me your tooth.
Tooth nothing" said the excited
caller, beginning rapidly to remove
his coat and We t. Il want you to re-
move porous plaster off my back"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1894-12-28
CRUSOE'S ISLAND.
1t Is Now Inhabited and Possesses a Lii Ne
Town.


Town.
1t is not generally known that Juan
FernandeL-the island on which Alex
ander Selkirk, the Robinson Cru oe of
romance, lived so many yeas-is at
the present time inhab. ted. Two val
legs, winding down from different di-
rectiOns, join a short cistan back
from the shore, and there now stands
little village of small hutS scattered
round long ones toried building with
veranda running its whole length.
In this house lives the man VINO rents
the island from the chi ian Govern
ment. and the village Is made up OF a
few German and CHILEAN iami les
The tiny town IS called san uan Bar
tista. and the craterlike a IN OF the
sea on which it is situated. and where
Alexander Selkirk first landed, l. now
called Cum berland Bay. The island
is rented for about GO a year. The
rent is Paid partly in dr.ed fish.
Cat hing and drying the many varie-
ties of fish an raising cattle and veg
tables wholly occupy the conue tie
settlers, an much of their lit lie in
come is obtained from the cattle and
vegetables sold to passing vessels.
At the back of the little town in the
first high Cliff, is a row of caves o. re-
markabe appearance hewn into the
sandstone. An unused path lead, TO
them, and a short climb brings one to
their dark mouths. About iOrty years
ago the CHILEAN Government thought
that good way to get rid its worst
criminals would be to transport them
to the island of Juan Fernando :.
Here. under the direction of Chilian
soldiers. these poor wretches were
made to dig caves to live in. In Io34
they were taken back again, however
and the caves have since been slowly
crumb ing away.
The narrow ridge where Selkirk
watched is now called The Saddle, ,"
because at either end of it a rocky
hummock rises like pommel. On one
of these is now a large tablet with in
scriptions concentrating Alexander
Selkirks long and lonely stay On the
island. 1t was placed there in ls6S by
the officers of the British ship Topaz
A small excursion steamer now runs
from VALPARAISO to Juan Fernandez
island. The round trip is made in six
days, and three of these may be spenl
on the island in fishing and visiting
those lonely, but beautiful, spots which
near y 200 years ago were the haunts
of Robinson CrusOe.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1894-12-28
Novel Exhibition.

Vienna will have a novel exhibition
In the winter of 1895 go, the arrange
ments for which have just been made
1t Is to be a collection of all objects Of
interest connected with the Congress
of Vienna in 1S14'15, which redivided
Europe after the fall of Napoleon. 1t
will include portraits Of the persons
who took part in the Congress-Met-
ternich, Talleyrand. Wellington, Cas-
tlereagh-and other distinguished men
of the time; paintings of the chief 90
currences during the session of the
Congress, and reproductions of the
fashions, uniforms, court dresses and
furniture Of the day.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1894-12-28
Western Phenomena.

In the Western deserts spot of
ground becomes excessively heated,
causing the air above to descend. This
produces an influx of the atmosphere
from all sides, but unequally, the re-
suit being a gyratory motion and
eandstorm.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-04-11
GET THE NEWS.

Every occupation in the country
is anxiously looking to the present
session of Congress forrelief. Every
citizen is directly and personally in
terested in every measure to be
discussed and will want the news
promptly and fully. 1t is during a
time like this, that the great ad-
vantage of the ''Twice-a-Week" st.
Louis Republic is conclusively dem
onstrated. It's readers get ALL
the news each Tuesday and Friday
just twice as often and fully as it
ould be had from any weekly pa
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1t will be indispensable during the
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The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-04-11

.isso well adapted to children that
oA-,.ni It as superior to any prescription
r'oO--,'r II. A. ARCHER, NJ. D.,
'H ui So. oxford St., Brooklyn, \. Y.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-04-11
Opium Habit cured by Dr. Miles Nervine.
San Francisco S23,eo Single Trip,
S44,4O Round Trip.

The Texas & Pacific Ry,, is selling
tickets to San Francisco, Los An
peles, San Diego and points in Cali
fornia at the above rates. Rounc
trip tickets are good for 60 days re
turning and to stop off in California
c, E, Sw1NDELL,
ct Agent
The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-04-11
Billiards. Snow Linlment.

This wonderful Liniment is known
from the Atlantic to the Pacific,
and from the Lakes to the Gulf. It
is the most penetrating Liniment
in the World. 1t will cure Rheuma-
tism, Neuralgia, Cuts, Sprains,
Bruises, Wounds, Old Sores, Burns,
Sciatica, Sore Throat, Sore Chest
and all Inflammation, after all
others have failed. 1t will cure
Barbed Wire Cuts, and heal all
wounds where proud flesh has set
in. It is equally efficient for ami
mails. Try it and you will not be
without it. Price 80 cents. Sold
by Smith Drug Co. 3
The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-04-11
SEWING ! SEWING

I am now prepared to work at my home
No. 201, Spruce street, near Broad street
VIII make silk dresses for $780, wool,
gingham and spring dresses for from $3.50
to $500; tea gowns and wrappers at from
S1,50 to $3.50. viii guarantee good fit and
nice work Respectfully,
Mrs. EMMA HAWKINS,
Texarkana, Tex.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-04-11
Bucklen,s Arnica salve.

The best salve in the world for
cuts, bruises, sores, ulcers, salt
rheum, fever sores, letter, chapped
hands, chilblains, cOrns, and ali
skin eruptions, and positively cures
piles, or no pay required. It is
guaranteed to give perfect salts
faction, or money refunded. Price
20 cents per box. For sale by
Smith Drug Go.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-04-11

Abbott's East Indian Corn Paint
cures all corns, warts and bunions
The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-04-11
Guaranteed Cure.

We authorize our advertised
druggist to sell DR.. Kings New Dis
covery for Consumption, Coughs
and Colds, upon this condition If
YOU are afflicted with a Cough, Cold
or any Lung, Throat or Chest
trouble, and will use this remedy as
giving it fair trial, and
experience no benefit, you may re-
turn the bottle and have your mon
ey refunded We could not make
This offer did we not know that DR..
Kings New Discovery could be re-
lied on. 1t never disappoints. Trial
bottles free at Smith Drug Co.
LARGE size SOC. and $1OO z
e--s---la --------.---
-. -. ,,,t,ll nc A. pAunliI for female Diseases
The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-04-11
TEXARKANA MARBLE WORKS,
5n EAST BROAD STREET, TExARKANA, ARKANSAS
j. L. SMITH,
Proprietor, and Dealer In

American and Italian Marble and Granite; Scotch Gran
ite from Aberdeen; Statuary and Finished Monuments
imported from Carera, Italy deal in and will furnish
any Marble or Granite that be gotten in either Eu
rope or America, Or any part of the civilized world.
Monuments and Tombsones made to order with neatness
and dispatch. Sandstone, Limestone Or Granite coping
for cemetery lots neatly done. Correspondence solicited
Satisfaction guaranteed.
Al work warranted to give satisfaction do not allow do better
collection finest assortment Of this
My designs have been carefully selected from the principal cemeteries America
Europe both marble
variety both all the
furnish anything required in the marble granite
Shop and works 5II East Broad street. opposite Iron
Mountain round house.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-04-11
for Hnfants and Children.

Castoria cures Collie, Constipation,
Sour Stomach, Diarrhna, Eructation,
Kills Worms, gives sleep, and promotes di.
gestion,
Without injurious medication.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-04-11

"For several years have recommended
your Castoria,' and shall always continue to
do so as it has invariably produced beneficial
resllts.'
The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-04-11
It will be an agreeable surprise to

1t will be an agreeable surprise to
persons subject to attacks of bilious
collie to learn that prompt relief
may be had by taking Chamberlain's
Colic, Cholera and Diarrhea Rene
dy. In many instances the attack
may be prevented by taking this
remedy as soon as the first symp-
toms of the disease appear, 20 and
80 cent bottles for sale by Smith
Drug Co. 4-3-1m
The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-04-11
a Sound Liver Makes a Well Man


Are you bilious, con8tipated or
traubled with jaundice, sick head
ache, bad taste in mouth, foul
breath, coated tongue, dyspepsia,
Indigestion, hot dry skin, pain in
the back and between the shoul-
ders, chills, fever, etc. If you have
any Of these symptoms your liver is
out of order and your blood is slow
ly being poisoned, because your liv-
er does not act promptly, HERBINE
will cure any disorder of the liver,
stomach or bowels. 1t has no equal
as a Liver Medicine Price, 70
cents. Free trial bottles at Smith
Drnp Co.
The Daily Texarkanian., 1894-04-11

When Baby was sick, we gave her Castorla.
When she was Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she clung to Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria