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Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-14
\ CuriouS Transloru,at;oo

\ fashionable audience IL Paris re-
Gently listened 10 lecture ~ chemis-
try by a celebrated chemist At the
conclusion OF tie lecture Il lady and
gentleman who were among - first 70
leave The hall had reached tAa open
air, when the lady caught .l"- escort
staring at her What is Tie .Gd;tert"
asked the madame. in surpri~e. Par
don me. but You are quite h.Ve." The
lady returned TO The hall and approach
ed mirror. She started back n nor
ror. The rouge upon hcr checks had
been converted into Il beautiful hlue
by the chemical Decomposition which
had taken place under the Influence Of
the gases which had been generated
during the lecture. The majority of
the women in the audience had suf-
fered in similar manner. Thcrc were
all sorts of colors-blue. yellow, violet
and black. Some whose vanity Lad
induced them TO put ivory OH TIE skin.
coral on the lips. rouge on he cheeks
and black on the eyebrows had under
gone ludicrous transformat;oa.-Ne
York Tribune.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-14
A Family Reunion.

A lawyer in Australia was defending
a young man whose record was NAL
OdOrOus. Ignoring the record. however.
the lawyer proceeded to draw Il har-
rowing picture of two Sray-haired par
ents in England looking anxiously for
the return of their prOdigal son to
spend the next Christmas with them.
Had they the hearts to deprive the old
couple of this happiness: The jury,
however, found the prisoner guilty. Be
fore passing sentence the judge called
for the prisoners Jail record, after ex-
amining which he said:
1.-THE prisoner has some five previous
convictions against him, but | am very
glad to say that the learned counsers
appeal would not remain unanswered.
for / mean to commit the prisoner to
Maitland Jail, where his aged parents
at the present moment are serving sen
fences respectively. so that father.
mother and son will be able to spend
the ensuing Christmas season under
one roof"
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-14
The TOurainerS.

The TOurainers themselves are COM
fOrting to behOld-a Stalwart. brown
faced people, with contentment deep
ser in them. The women in their blue
cotton gowns. white mutches and un
wieldy wooden shoes. are picturesque
enough for anything. if their dark. Sloe
like eyes and ready smiles be also taken
into account. One sees fair faces among
the younger girls Madonna faces 1t
were easy TO fancy that Agnes SOrel,
1.-THE faireSt of the fair" rescmbled the
best of them when she, too, was young
and had me- caught the eye cf q king.
AS for the men. they are what one
would expect them To be in such nat
ural gardcn-a hard-worLslS class,
prone to rejoice IL all the festive leisure
they can obtain.
They love their native province pas
sionatcly: it is difficult to realize what
they must have felt when Il quarter of
n century ago. the Prussinn soldiers
trod their fields and vineyards under
foot and burned their homeSteadS. II
do not believe said one Of them To me
the other day. there can be any other
country in the world better TO live in
than TOurainc. We have so much sun
even in winter. The climate is SO mild
and all things grow in it.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-14
Jewels OF Arstr;n,s E,,,nress

Truly gem tit for queen are those
possessed by tie EmprGsS of Austria
says the Princess. The Austrian crown
jewels have jus. been rearranged in one
OF the rooms Of the Burg at Vienna
called the SChatHkammei, or Treasury,
and make 4 regal show. The empress
state jewels. which she now seldom
wears, are superb: she has particular
weakness for emcralds. and her col
lection is the finest in existence The
necklaces, pendants, earrings. zones,
rings and tiaras OF these most precious
stones remind one Of Aladdin In the
lara bian Nigh'y'' and his presents 10
the Princess Badroulbadour One
stone. as large rs n pun. is followed
out as bOnbOiIiere and tipped with
gold. \ watch given by the shah to
her majesty SOME yeats ago is also COM
posed of Il s.nglc immense emerald and
has a chain of ciiamo.lds of the purest
water. Single stOnGS in their unset
state are also shown: one diamond OF
49, carats belonged TO Charles the
Bold.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-14
The Rubber Band iieud.

There is a sharp chap about town
who is making money with both hands,
as it were. His stock in trade consists
of 4 piece of rubber hose. pair of
scissors, and Il tongue which works
with exceeding SmOothness. He drops
in on business men and asks them il
they are in need of rubber bands; if so,
he viii give them the very best sort for
81 for 800. The average man is likely
to say that he has no use for 80 large
Il supply. and that starts the CONVEX
satiOn. He of the rubber hose. scis.
sors, ard tongue says that he can sup
ply any number of rubber bands of
the best quality on the spot. lie can
furnish 100 in 4 minute if the customer
wants them, and he adds that he will
cut them from his hose right then and
there. The customer says he cannot do
it, and the rubber-band man smiles and
says he has Il dollar lurking somewhere
in his pockets that says he can. More
than one man has put up his dollar on
this game. only to lose it. fairly and
squarely. for the rubber band "fiend"
gets out his scissors and goes through
his piece of hose even rs the hungry
boy goes through pumpkin pie. Those
who have seen the operation say that it
is easy for him TO slice of 100 neat
little rubber rings in sixty seconds
Springfield Republican
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-14
NEWS OF THE LAKES.
Narrow Escape of Many ShipwreckOd
Sailors Last Fall.
INDIANA.

Marrow Escape of Many ShipwreckOd
Sailors Last Fall.
The present navigation season will be
memorable in lake history for the mar
row escapes OF the crews of lost vessels.
OF five boats which have foundered
during the fall, the crews were given
mp for lost on the statements of marin
ers who were out in the storms.
The first vessel was the big schooner
"A. W. ComstOck, which fOundercd on
Lake Superior with q cargo of wheat.
The crew succeeded IN getting their
yaWl boat ahoat, and after riding out
the gale for several hours were sighted
by the steamer J. J. McWilliamS. The
steamer took 4 position 10 windward
of the yawl and lines were thrown 10
the shipwrecked sailors. One by one
they tied the lines around their bodies,
and jumping into the water were haul
ed on 20 the steamer by her crew. some
received injuries, but all saved their
lives.
Next the schooner f. X. Williams
foundered 1T her anchorage iii Green
Bay. The crew of the steamer Santa
Maria, which had the Williams in tow,
were certain beyond doubt that the
sailors on the schooner could not have
survived. yet two days afterward they
appeared all safe at Manistique.
After everyone had given up the
crew of the barge Elma. for it was said
no sh:pwrecked mariner on the Pic
1ured rocks of Lake Superior had ever
survived, the crew was found alive
and WELL with the exception Of single
sailor. on 4 ledge Ear above the wat
er's edge on these precipitous and bar
Ten rocks.
Then the schooner III. c. Richards
foundered on Lake Michigan in one of
the heaviest gales Of the fall. but the
schooner's yawl boat outlived the storm.
which had sent the Richards TO the
bottom and landed its nine occupants
safe and sound At Montague.
Last of all was the heroic and sue
cessful struggle for life of the crew of
the steamer MiSSOula. which went down
on Lake Superior. The single lifeboat.
laden deep with double the number she
ought to have carried for one boat was
filled in launching. carried the seven
teen occupants safe through the icy
blasts of Lake Superior gale late i'll
the fall, and after drifting ninety miles
before il, landed on the desOlate north
shore, in an uninhab.ted region. The
next day the same lifeboat did noble
work in carrying the men down the
coast many miles to Lizard island,
where some of the crew remained with
a camp of fishermen and the rest bOr-
rowed 4 fishing boat and sailed 10
$ault Ste. Marie for help for their ship
mates
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-14
Intelligent Aldermen.

The aldermen at Oakland, Cal, re-
Gently passed an ordinance in the in
terest of public morality providing that
all bathers within the city limits must
wear Il shirt or jersey covering the en-
tire upper part of the body except the
arms. 1t was not until the ordinance
was a law that it was discovered that
according 10 it all bathers would be
compelled to bag their heads
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-14
The DccpeSt Water.

FOrty-nine hundred fathoms (29, 400
feet without tct-om being found is
the deepest sounding made. The Brit
ish surveying ship Penguin recently
found this depth in the Pacific ocean
in latitude % desa.es 40 minutes south,
longitude 40 deglpes 10 minutes west,
northeast of New Zealand and Kcrma-
deO islands; the wire broke before
touching bottoms. But Admiral Whar-
ton i'm Nature says: 1T is at any rate
certain that the depth is mt least 245
fathoms greater" The deepest sound
ing before this was 4,655 fathoms, near
Japan.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-14

erful and Terrible. But they are each
to have 10000 horsepower and 4 speed
OF twenty-five knots.
Engineers who returned to Winnipeg
las. week from Il trip OF exploration
through ;he region between that place
and the shore of Hud>on's bay saT that
& water route. by means of the rivers,
with canal connections. between Win
nipeg and Hudson'S bay is entirely
feasible. They allcge that it would
undoubtedly prove financial success.
and there is tall, Of 4 company organ
izing 10 undertake the enterprise.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-14

The plough is known Ia be about
seven hundred years older than the
Christian religion. 1t is one Of the first
implements mentioned in the Old resta-
ment In that length of time an nipple
mcnt of everyday uSe ii seems. would
Nevertheless the United States Secre-
tary of Agriculture says the modern
plough is an enemy To fertility. He in
vites the genius OF America To invent
something better than the plough to
take its place.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-14

then they may 70 trusted, principle
whic,, applies to :ncst animals: and
there the scope and possibility Of their
education comes to aN end.
After that, the most that q Skillful cx-
hibitor can do with them is to adapt
himself and his actions to their move
ments, which by familiarity he can
pretty nearly anticipate, so that these
may appear purpOsive and intelligent.
He may affect to listen to the serpent's
cOunsels, or receive its kiss Oh his lips
If its head inclines in an upward direc-
ton. or to lure il from one hand TO the
other. or to guide it to some given spot.
should it by chance glide horizontally
or downward; just as the Indian snake
rharmer takes deceptive advantage of
line natural defiant attitude of the we'll
nigh untamcd cobra de capello.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-14
Behind the Times.

"What's the latest news of the M.-!!"
was the surprising question that stag
gered the customs officer who boarded
the ship William H. Conner as she
sailed into Portland, Me-. one day last
week. The query was put by the cap
tain. and the officer eyed him suspi-
ciously until he explained that when
he sailed from Kohl. Japan on May s
last, the China Japan war was in full
swing, and he wanted to know how the
fighters were getting along. The war
had been over SO long the customs offi-
Ger had forgotten all about it.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-14
Gospel Shin Work.

For some little time n twenty foot
Sloop called Gospel Ship No. has been
cruising in the region of -. Andrews
Bay, Florida. with Christian evangel-
lists aboard. doing missionary work
among the sailors and the residents
along shore. \ new boat. 10 be- forty
feet long and To he called Gospel Ship
No. >, is now building, and. when fin
ished. it is To cruise along the Gulf of
Mexico. doing missionary work. Sub
scriptions toward building the boat
have been received from various parts
of the I-nion. and n minister from Mas
sachuSettS is To sail on il.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-14
OIL FEOM SHELE.
Sircuiar Scottish Industry Stiirula-
TED b. the Drop in Petroleum.

Singular Scottish Industry StiTrula-
tee By the Drop in Petroleum.
The drop in the production of petrol
cum in this country has had the effect
Of stimulating an almost extinct ind;is-
try in Scotland. the diStiilation Of oil
from shale. Fifty years ago it was Of
great Importance and was even work
Ell under royalties in the United States.
where there were between fifty and
sixty coal and Shalc distilloTicS. While
the producers were at the height OF
their prosperity. tie natural oil fields
were opened and the old business went
10 pieces. 50 that only two Scotch COM
panieS were left iii the field. Like most
manufacturing enterprises in Scotland.
it WAS the waste products which fur
niShed the profits OF the Industry. The
mineral distilled is Il bituminous shalc
or hard clay. and the product of the
diStillatiOn. OF which IJ.0GO0U0 gal
Ions were made last year, bears little
resemblance To coal oil.
The waste products which have con
tributed 10 the continued existence OF
the industry are paTaffine WAX and the
Sulphate of ammonia. The value OF
the former has been affected seriously
by the output of the distillerieS in this
country. but the ammonia is produced
only from shalc. and the fluctuations in
its price have decided very largely the
profits of the business. The crude
shale oil had to be distilled like pc
troleum and the lamp oil refined from
it has n higher fash point and density
than that made from petroleum. AS
the price of oil has fallen. the shalc dis
tillerieS have improved the retorts and
stills to an extent which has resulted
in the reduction of the cost of the finish
cd oil to Il little over cents Il gallon,
about One-SiXth OF the cost thirty years
ago. 1t is impossible not to admire
the logged determination and enter
prise which. year after year has caus-
ed the accounts of the Scotch COmpan-
les still working TO show a saving in
working expenses that has practically
ncutralized the loss from the falling
prices.-New York Telegram.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-14
No Training of Snakes.

pne cannot train or teach Il snake
10 do anything whatever. Their brain
power is so limited that the marvel
is how they have ever managed to sur
vive in the great competition, espe-
ciaIly when one finds that they are
still on the ascending curve" of evo-
luton. Most of them can be tanned
TO some extent by constant human com
paniOnship and .judicious handling
fsome species very much more readily
than others; when they have learned
to trust, to appreciate the fact that
there Is no necessity for self-defence.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-14
Comforting Words.

Andrew Lang, i'm recent article on
words of comfort, mentions among
others: The lady's yes to her lovers
fond question; the doctors lit is n boy.
sir to the anxious papa mot guilty"
to the prisoner at the bar; 'finis" to the
end of a writer's latest book; the physi-
clans ''Out Of danger" and mot out"
to the man ut the bat.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-14

Mr. Wickwire-I wonder what are
the feelings Of deposed sovereign?
Mrs. Wickwire-I imagine the contrast
is something similar TO that felt when
one has bought all one wants. and is
merely sitting around in the way. walt
Ing for her change. -mdianapous jour
Qal
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-14

Snaggs-"DO you know, Rilkins, i
think I'm gifted orator" Bilkins
what makes you think 500" "Ive
spoken twice, now, and when I sat
down on both occasions the audiences
were much pleased and applauded loud
ly."--Adams Freeman.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-14

Miss KostiQue-Do you Eno.v when /
see you looking so happy it reminds
me Of what a great poe. once said
Cholly Saphead--'ndeed, Pway. what
was it? Miss K.-Where ignorance IS
bliss.-Philadelpki Record.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-14
Telegraphfny to the Brain,

The nerves of warm bloo,led animals
telegraphs information to their brains
ut the rate OF abpu. 100 feet per second.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-14
Rode the Bicycle at Eighty.

William Atkinson. aged 81 years,
surprising the court day crowd at Har-
rodsburg, Ga. by riding bicycle
down and then up Main street the 9th
er day while Ihst thoroughfare was
crowded with vehicles. He says he felt
like n bird on the wing, and was so
pleased by the sensation produced that
he will at once order n wheel
II would shock every man If he knew
what a small corner is assigned to him
n his wife'S air castles.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-02-23

At the whist tournament at the Union club last Saturday
evening Willard Hammond and Job Sherman had the highest
they played the and sides and finished the evening with
2Oa Play will be resumed again next Saturday evening
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-02-23
THE COURIER

The beautiful Mrs d. E. Thompson
open Tuesday the Of the people
Miss Georgia and Miss Katharine ST.
Joseph the Miss Mae Burr proved be of the
beautiful OF the The coton which led
by Mr. c. A. Howe and Miss Brown revelation who
had before danced to the leadership of skilled leader
ably assisted by Miss Brown put the through
the most delightful and entertaining figures witnessed
Lincoln The amusing figure of the evening the cake
which between Mason Baldwin Robert
who would off the honors After due deberaon
awarded the cake Robert Joyce The Brownie
also provoked deal Of mrth the dancers At eleven
o'clock the left the ball for the below
where elegant collation. served After the gentlemen had
INDUCED cigars cotilon again
attendance themselves having spent of the most
enjoyable evenings Following list of the dancs their order
Mr.. Chas A. Howe Miss Georgia Brown Mr. Frederick Houtz
Miss Halle Hooper, Mr. c. p A. Cough Miss May Moore Mr..
Hurbut Miss Louise Underwood Mr. Frank Miss
Gahan Mr. F. c. Zehrung Miss Olive Laa Mr. Matson Baldwin
Miss Martha Mcclure Mr. Robert NJ Joyce Miss Under
wood Mr. Jno T. Dorgan Miss jeanette Wilson, Mr. Chas Mullen
Miss Tatum OMAHA Mr. Will Clarke Miss Norman
Mr. Will Meyer, Mss Mae Mr. Honeywell
Curtce Mr. Markell Miss Name Carson Mr. Chas Magoon
Miss Mnota Ekenbary Dr. Spahr Miss Price Messrs and Mes
danes Geo. Wood b. G. Dawes Charles L. Burr w d. Robin
W. F. Kelley Ross Curtce w. B. Hargreaves W. NJ Leonard
H. j. Greene A. G. Beeson L. c. Burr The following the
figures danced:
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-02-23
LEGISLATIVE COMMENT.

For there has been struggle this state between the hut
ter makers and the manufacturers of oeomargene Oeomager
ne when cood looks like butter tastes like butter and when
the market for half the butter sells readily and there
fore dangerous competitor of the butter maker The butter max
able pass their bill in the legislature this and
hereafter will coos the effect of the bill being prevent
the coorng Of oeo The ubant their indus
try will be stimulated by the effect of this new law.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-02-23

h
Tuesday evening good literary and musical
after which the inspected Gen. Hochks
Brock been called by the sad of the death
of his father.
Mrs W. H. Robinson Trinidad Colo the first Of the week
Hayden Meyer wife returned Tuesday night from visit
to Kansas City.
Mrs f. f. Brown left Tuesday and Pass
Christian, Miss, where she will spend time
Mr. and Mrs Arson Rising Of this city will spend two months
with their daughter Prof and Mrs. c. H. Quincy Hills
dale, Mich.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-02-23

Now gay skins the creamery man
The country far and near,
And the rattle and bang of his new tin can
Is pleasant sound to hear.
He mods and bows to the brindle COWS
And the madens who rake the hay
And he has scheme to get all the cream
Along the milky way.
The creamery man has many plan,
His wits ready and keen:
He milks his with hired man
And churns his butter by steam
He'll put in the color and brand it AL
The finest you ever have seen"
Butwhen We come to buy it and test it and try it
It's oleoDargerine
Oh! the creamery man has dead sure plan
And now that he's carried the day
The packing house with it's oleo grease
Had better get out of the way.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-02-23
c. Brock has called by the sad of the death
Mrs W. H. Robinson Trinidad Colo, the first Of the week
Mr. Hayden Meyer and wife returned Tuesday night from visit
Kansas City.

Mrs f. E. Brown left Tuesday for New Orleans La, and
Christian Miss, where she will spend time.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-02-23

The many friends of c. A. Howe rendered him farwe party
the Lincoln hotel last evening the request many
present Mr. and Mrs. ID. E. Thompsons colon Mr. Howe
again led the dancers through pretty figures The dresses
by the ladies all pretty but lack space fos
ecribe them Mr. Howe has only city
months but in this short time he has made friends who
regret his departure.
The Empire club will give dance the Lansing
evening
Mrs Francis Wilson visiting her daughter Mrs. Muir
Denver.
The girls club of the High gave
entitled Dress Rehearsal the Y NJ c. A. hall Saturday
evening The young ladies played their respective parts spenddy
and their efforts duly appreciated by the large number of
pie in attendance.
The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1895-02-23

During the campaign last fall generally popu
lists conceded by republicans popu legislature of
two deserved credit mark because to
the state university Now beray university
virtue in populist Legislature parsmony
tuition would certainly be political republican egis
lature From political standpoint this legislature cannot afford
do anything withhold anything which appear
unfriendly toward the state university.
The house committee immigration has introduced bill to
change the labor bureau
and Industrial statistics The bill proposes as TO
labor statistics they but add
that procuring and publishing relative TO the
conditions the will seeker and the
investor and determining the question invest
ment.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1895-04-25
A BALLADE OF DEBT.

owe her much, my laundress, she
Of round rose check, air SO sedate
And killing business brusquerie.
My hamper comes little late;
A cuff returns without its mate.
Says she, nor else, at beats the Dutch
Where things do go!" can't berate--
I owe her much.
owe her much, and courtesy
Demands that reiterate
At sundry seasons, earnestly,
The fact that appreciate
Her services-she tells me straight
She has a boy herself (And such
A one-makes brushes for the stateO
owe her much
owe her much. Though there may be
At certain trying times great
And sudden dearth of buttons, free
Am her worth to celebrate.
My linen is immaculate,
My shirts come home sans smirch OF
smutch.
Here is no matter for debate,
owe her much.
Purse, later We'll investigate,
When you and scrip are more in touch,
What is the debt-if she will wait,
owe her muchl
e. W. Barnard in Kate Fields Washington