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The Van Buren press., 1895-06-22
PArHos AND PARTHlAN ARROWS

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Things from sharp Tongue. .sss.
Men incumbered with life-preserving
overcoats and women winged with
death-inviting capes were surging up
and down Washington street in the
chill and gathering rain Of . recent
morning, when, ct busy corner, 9
strange sight met the general eye.
Framed in a nook made by q projection
Of doors stood, without head covering
or wrap, young slender woman,
ciasping-as II TO hold it against the
entire worlds childappArently about
one year old.F By what mischance had
this woman. simple in her neetness OF
yellow hair and pink muslin waist,
been set in frnmework SO public and so
foreign! She seemed to Belong to the
quiet warmth Of some country home.
In less than two minutes from her
miraculous appevance upon that
Dearborn corner crowd haa gathered,
of men and boys, each one Desperate to
elbow HIS way. to the Inner circio OF
observation. Thus closely invested
the young woman stood like madonna
In pillory looking with imploring,
frightened eyes over the hesd of her
child at the sudden concourse. 1t was
b decided masculine assemblage, but
small feminine contingent paused ir-
resolute on the curbing. This delay
might be interpreted to mean sisterly
sympathy with the beleaguered madon-
ma or womanly wisdom in. waiting for
policeman's club to make safe path
througha a many-colored sea OF vehicles
to the land OF newspaper promise =
State street on bargain day." 1t was
true each member Of this contingent
had often braved unaided every con-
ceivable street peril, but on this par
ticular morning she chose to act In .
wary and watchful manner. Don't
tell me, said one of these observers to
neighboring bonnet Of violets, ''that
men have no curiosity. Look at that
crowd perfectly demoralized with
curiosity and at a moments notice, /"
She stood on tiptoe, veered from one
point to another in q vain endeavor to
pierce with her eye glasses the mascu-
line phalanx, andthen added; h"Wom-
en-, even II they are dying with curios-
ity, keep up some show of self-respect.''
"The poor thing is beginning to cry, y
| here announced a shrill.voiced fruit
: girl who had by this time skillfully
| lodged her way to the center Of the
mystery and out again. 'Shes juAi
| looking for her husband" Issg g7sx !,
| II never knew" said the owner oi
the eyeglasses, - she started reckless
" across the street, that . woman
looking for q husband could gather
such q crowd. Chicago Tribune. J.
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the tdb oL1pPhB SER 7icE'
BY GEoRaH = WALSH.

II IL with nnconcealea .reoret that
many lovers lof the ses wiSnsss the
gradual decadence Of the old clipper
service. which must. soon result In; The
snnal disappearance of aelass of sail.
ang vessels that cannot be replaced bv
any OF our modern craft. The clinner
service was an institution that served
Its purpose in life nobly, and its doom
must be accepted as one of the inc
table steps In the progress of eivilisa.
tion.
In those early days when China,
japan and the orient were not closely
connected with the western world BY
INES OF fast steamships, the fleet clip
pers were essential factors In trade,
AN intense rivalry developed between
the owners Of sthc vsrious gfastsailipr
craft, ana everything that Yankee in.
genuity could do was sbrought into
service to make types of vessels that
would outstrip anything s,iling on the
sea. A great incentive 10 fine ship
building was given by the slipper serv-
ice, and the wonder is evet to-day that
such fine lines We're drawntor many of
The large sailing craft iE (. I Eg~F
In short time heavy bets were made
upon the various clippers, and the win.
ner would realize more money from
the wagers than profit from his cargo,
Usually two stanch clippers left China
at the same time, loaded down with a
cargo OF tea, and steering direct for
cape Horn they would make a long,
tireless race for the Atlantic seaboard.
The cargo Of tea was SO light that il
served merely as necessary ballast,
and in no way interferel with the
sailing of the clippers. Ev,ry sail was
set, and the clippers were driven along
by cloud of canvas that wpuld shame
many OF our modern pleasire yachts.
Nothing but tremendous s'orm would
ever induce the captain to tase in the
sails.
No statelier clipper ever sailed the
blue seas than the Alice, of New York.
Early IN the 'forties she had ont.
classed and outsailed every slip Of her
size. She had made thousands OF dol
lars for her owners, winning in nearly
every race, and finally earring the
proud name OF Mistress OF tle Sea-
But there was too much hvalry in
the service TO let one clipper enjoy this
distinctiou without . despera . e6ort
being made to win it from he... Com.
sequently, when the Flyer, Of Boston,
was launched, after months of fine
work on her splendid hull, it vas un-
derstood that she was built ostnsibly
to bcatthe Alice. Everything was done
to make her staunch, swift and grace
ful.
sshe made her first race against the
Alice o year later, and a most MEM
orable struggle for the supremacy took
place. The owners Of the two vessels
staked over hundred THOUSAND dol
lars on the result Of the contes, and
seyernl private firms smade snalicr'
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A Lazy Community.
The evangelist was relating few Q

The evangelist was relating few Of
his experiences. ~. -
"Of course, get good deal Of ad-
vice, said he, from the local brethren.
But 1t was down In Georgia that J got
the queerest pointer If I,may use the
expression. ! had scarcely registered
at the little hotel and brushed the dust
of travel from my clothes when the
chief deacon called on me. sia
"I suppose, brother he said. that
voc mean toe preach the fiowery path
toe destruction and the narrer way toe
the blessed land and all the hard times
It is gittin'. there, don't YEP y.,,yse. n
Il answered 1t was likely that !
might expand Q little in that line.
"'Wal, he said, I want toe tell you
right now that itywon't do at all.
These here fellers round here is SO dog
gone lazy that they'll jist simply take
the easy road. Understand?'
"Did you understand"
"Well, it was one Of the most success
full revivals I ever conducted. In
diana polls journal. ~ + t.,..si..,i
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and suffered in silenx It went on for
hours, until Clay mde some play Of
browning imbecilitywhich lost him
and my father tn eleventh game,
Flesh and blood cdld stand2no more.
My father sternly f'shed the forty dol
lars over to Clay. 'islN7l '3
"sWhy,, said Cly, opening his gray
eyes with loo Of Innocence and
amazcment, 'wh do you do that? You
haven't said wrd. .....,z. Ii. j,l.
".No,' retort4 my father, but I'm
going to tell yu, sir, that you are the
most abject idot, the most bonndless
imbecile that ever dealt a hand at
whist Yes, ir; repeat 1t, you are
the blamedes fool ever met In my
life '"-Chicao Times Herald. g.
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Nothing Strange.

Smallwort--Old man Gripe, the chat
tel-mortgage man, got needle in his
hand this morning and the doctors had
to cut it out
Ford - Nothing strange in that.
They would have to do the same thing
had it been nickel. .-Indianapolis
Journal
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The L,ttl. osrrs Prayer.

A little girl In Pennsylvania town,
in saying her prayers the other night
was told to pray for her father and
mother, who were both very Ill, and
for one OF the servants, who had lost
her husband. She faithfully did as she
was told, and then, impressed with the
dreary condition of things, added on
her own account; "And now, oh God.
take good care Of Yourself, for II any.
thing should happen to You we should
all 20 to pieces. Amen."-N. Y. Timea.
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Mrs. Bellefield-''Mrs Oakland has
a great secret" Mrs. Bloomfield-'sOh,
mol She can't have" why not?" II
she had she would have told it to me. :"
--Pittsburgl, le-Telegrsph.
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Green Gates-'Is your son doing
we'll ut collegeT Halsey Putnam
mot as we'll rs expected; he is only
playing center feld"-Brooklyn Eagle.
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An Indian magistrate

Waban, in Newton, was NAMED from
an Indian chief OF that maine. Hswas
q magistrate, and tho following 10
handed down as warrant issued by
him: "You, you big constable, quick
YOU catch um jeremiah Offscow, strong
you hold um, safe you bring um afofa'
me, Thomas Waban, justice peace
When Waban became superannuated,
q younger magistrate was appointed to.
succeed him. Cherishing for age and
long experience that respect for which
Indians are remarkable, the new officer
waited on the old one for advice. Havs
ing stated variety Of cases and ro.s
ceived satisfactory answers, he at
length propounded the followingt
"When Indians get drunk, and quarrel
and fight. and act like the divvil. what
YOU do den?" 'sHah! tie um all up, and
whip um plaintiff, whip um fendant,
and whip um witness. ss."-Boston Trims
ecript s.ssf1
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a,s Brain was Alsft.

A shepherd once, to prove the intelli.
gence Of his dog lying before the ftre,
said, during long sentence concerpiu9
something else, and without changing
his tone: II think the cow Is in the
potatoes.'' The dog, which appeared
to be asleep, jumped mp Instantly and,
leaping through the window, scraln-
bled up the turf roof of the house,
from which he could survey the potat0'
field. Not seeing the COW, he ran ito
the farmyard and discovered her. Then
he returned and lay down in front Of
the fire. The same joke was tried
again, and the same performances was
repeated. The third time, however,
the dog got up, went to his MASTER,
wagging his tail with comical exprss-
sion on his face, as If to say he UNDER
stood the game. The company began
to laugh, and he, being offended, re-
turned to his corner with an offended
air, and went to sleep, refusing to bo
disturbed again. Boston Advertiser. !. 4
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Liked to f,sh.

A Barberton man, who goes to church
regularly, was one day walking along
the banks of Concession creek eating Q
sandwich, and ON account Of the usual
Disparity between meat and bread he
threw the redundant piece Into the
water. Immediately q swarm Of yel-
low fish bubbled around II fighting for
the mouthful. The man searched his
pockets for fishing tackle, but all In
vain, and he was just beginning TO die
Of despair, when his eye lighted on .
blacksnake. At that moment hs re-
membered how his father used to tell
him that blacksnakes were very expert
in catching fish. He therefore grabbed
the reptile by the tail, carried It to the
river, and held II over the struggling
Ash. The snake proved itself born
angler, and In the course Of IN hour
the man had captured forty tine hsh.
A few days later, ~ ho was walking In
the same place, he felt something rub
against his leg, and, looking down. he
saw his friend the blacksnalre, eager
for more spork--Rangoon Timea
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AGAINST AoNa ENGAGEMENTS.

More Than Half Of English breach ss
~ Promise Gases Come from Them. Y
Z The very latest discussion ON . mat.
Ter that concerns women d one deal
ing with long engagements. = y Z
good thing for girl TO pledge herself
TO marry a man, when II II quite im-
possible that the marriage can take
place in the near future?
Z There are some who do not become
soured by protracted waiting upon
circumstances. A condition of hope
braces them up. They can keep ON
trusting and believing that all will
come right, and their natures only
sweeten and mellow In the process, y, %
But such natures as these are excep-
tionaL Few possess them. The
majority Of us are rather apt 70 be
soured when delay attends our wishes,
and the bright future seems to receds
before us, dwindling down vista long
and shadowy. isSni ss'ii'~ t't' 2
Long engngements often lead TO most
painful complications Az human be-
ings are. made, continuance Of mutual
affection seema more certain after
marriage than before. ,l b.g .a,,s ). =.
"A long engagement IL q verystrying
ordeal for the average human heart to
pass through unscathed. Al often ~
not one of the two people involved In II
tires Of the other, wearies Of tho wait
Ing. il''. ''s'' l- " ,n,'5f
Half the breach Of promise cases that
come into court, indeed more than
half, are the direct results Of long on
gagements. And how many engage
ments are broken without the world
ever hearing Of them? iisi
Experience Of life and knowledge ci
the world seem to US to teach, and
very completely, that there IL nc
greater folly than to enter into . long
engagement with no particular pros
pect Of marriage except IN the dim and
distant future Gentlewoman. III
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1t was early In spring-one beautiful
May. morningrwhen the two olirpers
started on theif long tourney arhipd
Cape Horn; ana, as they Riided away
toward the open ocean before gentle
breeze, they looked slile two gho.tly
appsritionRs Enormoua water sails
came down to the very waters edge,
and swelling topsails and balloon srls
caught every Whit Of wind,that passed
over their heads, Such long race as
the two clippers were entering upon
would test the captains abilities, tie
staying qualities Of the vessels, ard
their speed In all sorts of weather and
sea. None Of our modern international
races could give such thorough test.
The first night separated the two
clippers, and In the morning twas cyl
dent that the captains had chosen DIFF
ferent courses to make tho run TO the
sepe CAPT, sipgAston sg sostAe All Alice, e.
h sStsn brdbght hin i1cSsss And as he
knew the coast and weather that pre-
vailed at the svarious points, he felt
perfect confidence. ...su.s.,,.
Near the! Society isanda she met
many trading vessels, who signaled
her, and wished her 'Godspeed in her
journey. The news Of the great race
had travelled SO far that most mariners
knew something about 1t, and their
sympathy was generally with the Alice.
As the clipper approached Cape Horn,
the -weat thor grsw wxcolder, the winds
heavier and the ses rougher, and for
days the oble.vessel struggled brave
ly through against, adverse elements.
Bat desrate she rcukh weatheE Capt
Singleton kept nost q. the. sails :sets
and the Alice plowed through, the
water with hess sHeM Goa sSantly sub
merged. The bAtshSs. wsfe ettened
down and everything was made snug
and taut above decks. ~ s.sz &a
While rolling heavily 6lH9st ebreast
of the cape, one day, ms leSlout re-
ported 9. sail ahead. For 9 moment AT
Haxgek lfbrq the ssas was forgotten. II
the san had been over the stern, there
would hsve been more re1oicing than
,Ssxiety;ss. but tossskaow-stha the
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but tossskaoW-s that INC
Yer IL >napdsd-the eaps sheaA
s,nnt ss% ,s5is IN ~ y y 4. :
i1jSed.2 I'm waa crossing pw
I D the st fight e les' Ing
siet G6ol HID psftid hlon se.of
" y; lSs,; s'ssJ i q a' /. / s 81 q
n the vessel eye bee Iss ~
6s2e Of the. s}y1Ais fcf Rairs q
water. Pst ., o1 4
criminals ana bands of plrates'cz =
nationalities frequsntsd the isl is
around the eApe. making IT danse hs
fofs any vessel % soak harbor. ~ te
vessels had, been, Lost Of the ic9esf in
considerSble nHmbaxa and while fheir
~ wes nttr1bufed to the sea and
wes ther, some old "a captains limited
that pirates might hqys htt something
20 do with the mystery. ~
The sail ahead had q suspicious look
N Can't. Singleton nit WINS NOT o. ium-
hsrine old craft by any means, but a
neat swift sailing clipper modelled
somewhat after the style OF the Alice.
II running parallel with the Alice the
,natter would have been different, but
no craft was swift enough to pass
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around the strangs craft, headed a.


Signal her." Capt. Singleton com
manded, "and ask her name"
ln few minutes the response was
given from the strange vessel;
AsFhe Strayer, of New Bedford"
Never heard of such vessel" NUT
tered the captain to his first officer.
NO one seemed familiaf with the
name. 10 = n
Af'Where are you bound?" signaled
the officer from the Alice.
The reply was uncertain and was
very unsatisfactory. The, next ques-
tion was no better.
"There is something wrong about
that Ship" emphatically said the cap
tain. ''lf she isn't pirate, I miss my
guess, How can we make her show
her colors?"
'a''H we turn out to sea and give her a
race until we. get. plenty of sea room,
she will make us1ose the race with the
Flyer" said the first officer, in reply.
And II we run straight into her,
she VIII not only make us lose the race,
but oiif lives as WE'LL"
The vessels were drawing closer now,
and the captain could inspect the decks
OF the strange craft. Surely, the
black objc#s lodging down behind the
bulwarks were men trying to conceal
themselves from view. .
"That settles It." Shouted the cap
tain.
He gave the necessary orders, and in
minute the Alice had changed her
course, and was now running parallel
with the strange vessel toward the open
sea directly out of her proper course.
We'll soon know the worst,n
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-21

TRUE and honorable politics does
not consist Of personal differences, but
of differences of opinion. Honest men
of course will oppose bad man IN his
ambition for Office, but those same men
will not vote for good man personal
ly when he is believed to hold views or
to favor a policy which is bad and would
be ruinous to the best interests of the
country. This is right Neither party
is supposed to desire bad men as candi-
dates or in office, and they vote for
those men they have reason to believe
will maintain the principles they believe
in,
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-21
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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-21

THE Supreme Court of the state of
Indiana has decided against the Gov
ernor in the contention over the power
of the selection of trustees for
tie state prisons. The law of the
last legislature delegated the power to a
board of officers, including the Govern
or, Sect. of State, Auditor, Treasurer
and Attorney General, the right to ap-
point directors for the prisons. The
Governor refused to act with the board,
or to recognize the appointments made
by ii. He attacked the law, holding
that the legislature might create an Of
flee, but could not fill IT, The Governor
claimed that he, alone, held the appoint
ing power. The court held to the con-
trary. In consequence whereof Charles
Harley, the boards appointee for the
prison North, will relieve J. W. French
The rule holds good for theprison South
and the boards appointee will relieve
Warden Patton.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-21

WE have all been taught III our youth
by parent and teacher, at church by the
preacher, and in the sunday school
class, that ''IIonesty is the best Policy"
We all believe the doctrine, and prOba
bly, the most of us practice if in all our
bushes relations, but even the best OF
us seem to think that the rule does not
count in politics. We are apt to praise
an honest man, to respect him, and in Il
private way, TO honor him, but il the
same man becomes a candidate for of
flee, it is fact that his honesty is oft
times against him, because lie Is too
honest to enter into the chicanery Of
partisan work to commend himself to
the impecuniouS crowd whose suffrage
is necessary. While it is true that many
most honest men have secret admira-
ton for the man who gets the best Of a
horse trade, or by shrewd bargain
buys buggy for less than half cost, and
are most apt TO look up with sort Of
reverence to the great operator who
make several millions by cornering all
the wheat or poultry in the country, and
we readily acquiesce in the legislation
fayoring the pooling by the railroads
even though we know such legislation
has been secured through the purchase
of legislators and congressman by the
railroads, but we have nothing but con-
tempt and hatred and desire to push
to the severest punishment thepoor fell
low whose necessities have forced him
to steal ham, when the liberal and
cheerful operator on change has forced
upthe price by his cornering the market,
or because the railroad for which the
ham stealer works has reduced his
wages to the starvation point. In our
great zeal for honesty we denounce in
unmeasured terms the infamous rascal
who sells his vote, but we laud and
praise the man who by buying hundreds
of them gets elected to some important
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-21

WEATHER Prophet Hicks gives the
following representations for June:
From the lst to the Goth there will be
showers, haIl, lightning and thunder,
with dangerous gales and tOrnadOeS in
many localities. Extreme warmth Will
precede storms, with sudden drop in
temperature afterwards to very cool.
About the 22d and 23d look for very
warm weather and possibly for some of
The most active storms of the month.
That many storms will take place in
June seems inevitable, none of them
being dangerous, but no harm can come
from preparing for the worst. over
whelming rains may not come, but the
chances are good for such.