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Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-07

DR.. Bell, who undertook an expedi-
ton last June into the Businesses OF
British America by route directly
north from Ottawa TO Ruppert's house
on James bay, has discovered a river
which he describes as the mile Of the
North" and the sixth largest river in
the world. Its average width is a mile
and it is 800 miles long. 1t has three
tributaries, one rising north of Three
Rivers and in the Lake st. John region
and the third near Lake Mistassini. A
primeval forest skirts the rivers brink
the whole distance. which is navigable
to the rapids near the north.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-07
Testing the Doctors.

The emperor of China has lately had
so much trouble with his functiOnaries
of every kind that he has grown dis
trustful of them all. He had noticed
that while his statesmen seemed TO be
widely at variance. the court physicians
agreed beautifully. whenever they We're
called in together. But q test that he
might make OF their skill and sincerity
occurred to him.
Feeling somewhat indispOsed. the en-
perCr sent for one of his court doctors
These physicians are paid functiOnar
les. and are all learned professors. One
OF them came listened to his majesty's
account Of his trouble, diagnosed It.
prescribed and took his leave.
Then the emperor sent for another
court doctor. and gave him exactly the
same account of his difficulty. This
doctor then made his own diagnosis.
which was quite different from his
brother physicians. prescribed differ
ent remedy, and went his way
A third and fourth physician were
called, and each found a different dis
ease, and prescribed different medi-
cine. Then the emperor became angry
and also sarcastic. and begged to know
how he could have so many things the
matter with him and live. and whether
he should continue to live If he took all
the diverse sorts Of medicine that had
that day been prescribed for him.
The doctors could give him no salts
factory answer to these questions, but
each insisted that he was right and Ill
the others wrong. But the emperor de
clared that this could not be trlie. and
condemned every one Of the physicians
to lose months salary
OF course the moral to this story has
no Occidental application. Though the
doctors of our Western countries re-
serve the right to disa gree such 4 case
OF radical indulgence probably could
not occur under the practice Of orr per
fected science.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-07
Mixed Metaphors.

A year or two ago Sir John Lubbock
gave public lecture on his personal
and political "reminiscences" In this
discourse the famous lecturer upon sci
entific and historical subjects showed
his versatility and his sense OF humor
by telling some amusing stories. He
dwelt in particulae upon the funny
things which he had heard in the House.
Of Commons.
One honorable baronet from the south
of Scotland was speaking on the propo-
sitiOn to vote two million pounds to-
ward the expense of the Afghan war.
Wishing to show how inadequate this
sum would be, he described /, as only
q ''fiea-bite i'm the ocean,"
On the same occasion the same gen
tleman was advocating an increase IN
the number Of European troops to be
employed In India. In the course Of
his argument he said. you may de-
bend UPON il. Wr. Speaker, that the pale
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-07
ITS BITE IS DEADLY.
People Should Beware Of a Pretty Ye1-
Iow-Spotted Spider.


Next time anybody is bitten ~ G
poisonous black spider" he will confer
a favor on Prof. H II. Behr If n VIII
refrain from crushing it long enough
to give the professor 4 chance % be
bitten, too. He would like 10 demon
strate to that part of the pubic who
feel finicky about such things tEaJ The
bite Of the same poisonous black Spid-
err is really absolutely harmless and nc
more painful than the sting of 4 wasp
or mosquito. or even flea of the Cal-
ifornian genus. Mr. Behr is pro ,>soI-
of entomology and araneo!ogy and g
few other sciences a tie biz Gclaemy
in Market street, and what he ,ilHSn' 3
know abou, insects Of all kina5 ard
iy worth talking about.
Bat if any one should haopcc 80 be
bitten by a small black spider yi;h
four or live scarlet spots OH lis aa.-.> ne
had better prepare 10 glizZle brandy for
a day or two while n strong armed III
tendant rubs ammonia into tie .-ound
with one hand and keeps lie rlcJiIu
| from squirmin@ with the ether The
professor calls ;hat little spot "A in
sect the larodec;eS m3cJanS AM says
il is the most venonous Of all 50 ders.
not even excepting the tardntul9 which
IS about ten times as big L IS ordi-
narily not bigger than Freurh pea,
but boasts Of considerably more beauty
than j. commonly found amoe5 sDid-
erS.
Is body i round and covered With
beautiful veivc;y black growth ~ short
fuzzy hair. with the scarlet sposs above
mentioned on its back. L hla eight
rather long legs for such q small body
and eight eyes. though they canaot be
taken as distinguishing fea-.r'S %
this particular style. as the professor
says all spiders have eight LEGS AMI al
equal number Of eyes But it is - he
location of the eyes in the ana ny OF
the insect that the classified iDns are
made, and as there are some :. ,0O or
5000 species known TO arsneoiogists,
it is no small task to distinguish which
IS which," This one. however. may he
told by the fact that four Of lis eTns are
located in a squad in front, with nc re-
naming four grouped in pairs on each
! side Of its head and 4 little TO The rear
/ of the others. The eyes are bullying
and CLASSY and Of a deep greenisi hue
/ Its mandibles are not very Iarge. but,
/ as many victim can attest, are rlpa-
/ BILE of doing great damage. rs iction
IS quick and alert.
Prof. Behr laughs at the .daa that
! the bite of the larodectes merfans IL
fatal. but he admits that the .lI;ienr
/ suffers the most racking fortunes for
! several days. after which. II lie has
! been properly treated. recovery s a GER
tainty. He says that many nersons
may have died Of fright. bur never from
! the poisonous effects of thc bite The
! tarantula. which is 50 universally
dreaded. is after al. according - Prof
Behr, not at I'll dangerous. Though it's
bite causes considerable pain aEi swell
/ ing about the wound. he says il : not
/ fatal. Its bite is not nearly So danger
Gus as that Of the "katipo.' but. be
that as 1t may be. il is more Formidable
and ugly looking. and one misAt as
well be poisoned as be scared 10 .leath.
San Francisco Examiner.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-07
wooden pipes last as long as iron pipes.

wooden pipes last as long as iron pipes,
One town has a line of pipes seven
miles long that, with all connections
cost but $1,000.
Monaghan pheasants have been sue
cessfully introduced for game pur-
poses in various parts of Oregon and
Washington III the las few years, and
now an attempt is being made to propa
gate them for the same purpose in Cali
fOrnil. A number have been imported
into Santa Clara County from Oregon
and lettuce seed is TO be planted by the
mountain springs to provide food fol-
them. They are protected by statute
for three years.
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TruIv RpliDiOuS.

The minister had been in the little
Kentucky town but short time, and
sermon he thought it best to pick up a
few facts about the deceased. Il trust
our brother gone before was truly re-
liCious man. he said TO the surviving
brother. You bet he was" was the
earnest answer. why. brother. he
never tux out his gun to lay fer one OF
the Simmonses without first prayin'
three hours"
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face OF the British Soldier Is the back
bone of the Indian army"
Sir John does not regard the Irish
members of the present generation as
very amusing. The examples given
above of what we should call Hiberni-
clsms If we did not know their origin.
1t will be remembered are instances Of
Scotch laundering. The Irish drolleIy
may be conscious or unconscious. IN
either case it is inimitable.
On a certain occasion a member from
Ireland was arguing against the impO-
sition of gun tax. The ground upon
which he based his argument was this.
that every man had the divine riSht
to carry n gun
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-07
A Reverend Wag

The Rev. Caleb StetsOn, famous
transcendentalist minister of n genera
ton ago, in New England, was almost
as well known for his pun-making
proclivities as for his eloquence in the
pulpit.
Upon one occasion, at a public dinner.
feeling the breeze which came from a
window behind him little keenly, he
beckOned the waiter to him.
Boy" said he cOnfidentially, 81 wish
you'd shut that window; feel that ere
tair) i'm this ere (ear)"-pointing first to
the window and then to his ear.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-07
Furniture of the star Chamber.

Some Of the original oak furniture
and paneling OF the famous star cham
Der. which was abolished in 1641, came
under the hammer i'm London recently
1t included the whole of the old oak
paneling Of the notorious chamber. to
gether with several very fine oak cab
inets and antique chairs, all Of which
are in an excellent state of preserva-
tiOn
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-07
SOan as "A MicrObe Killer.

The hygienic value of soap is hardly
realized by the general public. Recent
experiments have shown that a solution
Of soap will XII typhoid or cholera mi
crobes. A l per cent solution viii do
so in twelve hours, While or 10 per
uteS.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-07

Teacher-So YOU can't remember the
names Of the great lakes? Can't Won
keep them in your head:
Johnnie-NO. ma'am. Ii was 10
keep them lakes in my head might
have water OH the brain Texas Sift-
ingS
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1895-12-07
DON'T EnrUef.

When YOU want waiter Mt Il fash
lonable hotel to serve you properly don't
forget how you get molasses out OF n
jug. You have 10 tip the jug.-Somer-
vile Journal.
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Waits River.

Waits River school closed Friday,
November Sth. Number of pupils
registered during the term thirty.
Those having no absent mark during
the term were Nellie Locke, Bessie
Clark, Orange Dodge, Roscoe Hood,
Fred McDuffee and Jennie Beede
Those not tardy. Nellie Locke, Bessie
Clark, Ernest Locke. Bertha Chase,
Roscoe Hood, Orange Dodge, Lizzie
and Willie Dickinson, Winifred and
James Ford, Katie and Floyd Magoon.
Nellie Locke received the prize for
not missing any words in spelling,
having neither absent nor tardy marks
and for not whispering during the
term. The prize in B spelling class
was for not missing any words during
the term and was won by Nellie Mutt,
Joseph Felch and Alice Parker. The
prize in C spelling class was for the
one having the most head marks and
W as won by Fred McDuffee, the sec
ond by Jennie Beede and Bessie clark
ANNA NJ. DIvoLL, Teacher.
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NeWbury Centre.

/
Warren Walker of Hyde Park,
Mass, Is visiting at his uncle's, ..
Buchanan
The two nights and one day of
steady rain gives us plenty of water
Superintendent of schools visited
schools in districts No. IL and ~ on
Monday
Commissioner McAllister has drawn
clapboa DIS to jefferson Hill ON Mon
day to repair the school house during
| vacation
Miss Silly closed d very successful
term of school at the Centre on
Wednesday. We are sorry to learn
that she is not to return for the in
ter term.
Edwin Ball and family are moving
into the house with his father. A.
Hood.
F.P. Wells visited St. Johnsbury
last week.
Those who visited Boston on the ex-
cursion returned home on Saturday re.
porting good time generally.
Uncle Seth Sampson has captured
one fox, not big bag of game FOR
three weeks.
NJ j Bailey has caught some fifty
shunks this fall.
A. B. Tewksbury has his new shop
at South Newbury nearly completed.
He has large room with new tools
and by doing honest work at living
prices, hopes to get the patronage Of
all who want work done.
No use talking hard times when
Nate is selling rolled oats at 3 cents per
pound and No. salmon at 6 cents.
These prices look like living
Lizzie Goodell is improving fast,
having walked from her room twice
within the past week by the help of a
chair.
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Chelsea.

Miss Alice Corwin has the mumps.
Miss Eunice Noyes has returned
from Boston. Mrs. Noyes's health is
better than it has been for several
months.
Mrs. H. E. Aliens health is improv.
ing
Luther Allen is home, planning to
canvass Orange Co. for book firm in
Syracuse.
On account of Miss Spaulding's hav-
ing the mumps last week her room
was closed but some of her classes
went to her TO recite.
j. A. r Corwin expects to take in
poultry Thursday. November 2lst.
Mr.. B. W. Berry mas leased the
chambers in Ira Thompson's house
and his daughter Lulu will keep house
for him there.
Mrs. Robert Lyon is very sick.
Miss Emily Kingsbury is working
at the hotel
Hiram Kingsbury is expected home
from Brooklyn this week.
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CorinrhCOrner.

Mrs. VIM. Burgin is little more
comfortable at the present writing.
Geo. G. Heath is moving back to hii
farm this week, John Yarmouth goe'
to l.. d. Heath's.
Mrs. Forrest Rollins returned from
Boston last week Thursday with hel
little girl who will be cared for by
Mrs. l.. D. Heath during her absence
Several from this vicinity attended
church at Fershire last Sunday.
Mrs. H. Tullar Is caring for Mrs
Burgin.
G.. C. Heath and wife spent last
week in PlainfiCld and Barre
Fl Porter from Bradford Centre is
helping repair the saw mill here.
Mrs. Rollins started for Howard r.
last Saturday.
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1t Nav Do as Much for You.

Mr.. Fred Miller of Irving, Ill. writes tt at
he had severe Kidney trouble for many
years, with severe pains in his back, and
also that his bladder was affected. He tried
many so-called Kidney cures but without
any good result. About year ago he be-
lief at once, Electric Bitters is especially
adapted to cure all Kidney and Liver
troubles and often gives almost instant re-
lief. One trial will prove our statement.
Price only SOC. for large bottle. At
l.. A. WADLEIGH's Drug Store.
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An Ideal Panacea,

James L. Francis, Alderman, Chicago
says: "lregard Dr. Kings New DiscOv-
cry as an Ideal Panacea for Coughs, Colds,
and Lung Complaints, having used it in my
family for the last five years to the eXclu-
sion of physicians prescriptions
Rev. John Burgus, KeOkuk, Iowa, writes:
81 have been minister of the Methodist
Episcopal Church for fifty years or more,
and have never found anything so beneficial
or that gave me such speedy relief as DR..
Kings New Discovery" Try this Ideal
Cough Remedy now. Trial Bottles Free at
l.. A. WAD EIGH's Drug Store.
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West NeWbury.

The school exhibition last Friday
evening was well attended, notwith'
standing the rain, and was very good.
We hope Miss Willoughby will decide
to return and give US another success
full term of school
Joseph Sawyer. has nearly completed
the improvements on his house and
out buildings, including fine coat of
paint.
Mrs. Tower, who spent several
weeks with Mrs. Sawyer, has gone
from us to her distant home. We
shall miss her kindly face and her
helpful presence.
Miss Laura Dickey goes to Bradford
to attend school there the coming wiu-
ter. We are sorry to lose her and our
best wishes follow her.
Joseph Spear and family are visit
ing friends in Orange and Barre.
John Smith and HI III Carleton en-
loved the Boston excursion.
The Woman's Home Missionary
Union will meet Wednesday afternoon
November goth with Mrs. Stratton
Tewksbury,
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Bucklen's Arnica Salve.

The best salve in he world for cuts, bruis-
es, sores, ulsers, sat rheum, fever sores,
letter, chapped hands, chilblains, corns and
all skin eruptiOns, and positively, cures pllee
or no pay required. Ii is guaranteed TO give
perfect satisfaction OF money refunded
l.. A. wADLEIGH's Drug Store
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1t is truth in medicine that the smallest
dose that performs cure is the best. De
Wits Little Early Risers are the smallest
pills, will perform a cure, and are the best
A. T. Clarke, Bradford, n. M. Stetson,
NpWhurV
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Adjoining Towns.
NeWbury.

The two departments of the town
central school which closed lasts Fri
day. Miss Guthrie and Miss Ford,
teachers, haze been profitable and sat
isfactory terms. The closing exercises
were attended by large number of
visitors, all expressing themselves as
well pleased with the pupils and
teachers.
The bonnet sociable on Friday even
ing in Seminary Hall was successful
so far as fun and jolly time 60 to
make up complete program me.
Ten bounets with loose and promis-
cuous mess of trimmings were brought
in and ten Young men drew the bon
nets and commenced the highly artistic
work of trimming. About one half
hour was consumed and their handi
work displayed to the committee by
placing the bonnets on the stage for
the inspection of the committee The
first prize was awarded to Mr. Robert
Tuttle for doing the finest job of mill
linery and Robert stepped up and re-
ceiven handsome bible The BOBBY
prize for the least efficient job was
awarded to Mr. Henry Orser, and
Henry stepped forth and received a
very dark complexioned doll about
eight inch,s in length, amid roar of
laughter 1t was hard to tell which
of the lucky contestants was me st
pleased with their premiums. Excel
lent refreshments were served. a
promenade enjoyed, and general
good time is reported. The exel cises
were in charge of Edgar Leet.
Mr.. Moses Rowland is visiting his
old home, having h en- in the West for
several ears.
Those having no marks in the prim
airy department of the Newbury town
central school, for the term ending
November 9Th, 1895, were Karl Rich
ardson, Richard Cobb, Lucia Darling,
Russell George, Lula Heath, Horace
Knight, Francis Lupien, Hattie
Spaulding, Harland Lnce.
The first survey of highway record
ed in Newbury is made in the first
book of Town Proceedings, page 1856.
dated June IA, 1878 and signed by
Jacob Bayley, Jacob Kent and Robert
Johnston, committee for highways for
Newbury. In the same book, pages
$500 is plan or sketch of the iiv-
err road from north to south, giving
the names of various persons who liv-
ed on the route. and ends as follows:
To Major McCOnuels' house on the
south line of Newbury which is ten
miles and twenty-five chains through
Newbury as the road runs The road
is four rods wide through the town,
except Cow Meadow that to be two
rods wide, beginning one rod from the
west bank of the river as the bank
now stands from thence two rods
west which is the west 81, g of the ad
beginning at Frye Bayley's upper
bridge in Cow Meadow
CALEB WILLARD, Surveyor,
December IL, 1895.
The above survey bill examined and
allowed by
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have got Them both wood and coal Ranges and Heaters
prices that defy competition have of the largest stocks
of stoves shown Bradford including Genwood Heaters
and Ranges the finest the Market Steel Roofing Farmers
Pumps Douglas Pumps nearly all sizes of Lead Pipe constantly
hand at lowest prices nice line of Oil Stoves Bench and
Tub Wrngers cheaper than before In fact everything
usually kept rstclass store in line If you think
of purchasing and get prices before buying else
where. l can and will you money.
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FRYE BAYIEY.
MICAH BARRON.

Com. for laying out said road.
The first and second book of town
proceedings contain the plan and sur
has within the past ten years been
called upon to furnish copies of the
survey of some of these roads. In
nine out of ten cases the Town Clerk
is at sea without compass in the mat
ter of early highways, because the
starting points and monuments used
in the early DAYS of Newbury were the
houses or people then living, or tree
of some kind so many rods from
somebody's dwelling house, the diff
Guilty is that no person in this genera
ton knows where man lived who
died seventy-five or one hundred
years ago, and unless the selectmen
take steps very soon to have these pla-
ces located by the Oldest persons now
living it won't be many years before
all our early righway surveys will be
useless 1t is well-known fact to
our selectmen, road commissioner
and many of our citizens that these
highway surveys are of great impor-
lance.
Mrs. DR.. Hatch and children have
returned home after few weeks visit
ing ur at her former home in New
buryport and vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jet Bass of Lancaster
were made happy by the advent into
their family on Saturday,, November
9th, of ten and half pound boy.
William, youngest son of E. r. Dav
export, died in Holyoke, Mass. Nov
ember Gin. His remains were brought
to Newbury and buried in the family
lot on Sunday afternoon, Rev. j. l..
Merrill conducting The burial service.
The deceased was born in Bradford
about twenty-seven years ago, cause
of death pneumonia.
Messrs Hutchins and ScrutOn are
doing quite an extensive job of paint
ing on the new buildings of Mr.. Albert
Rogers of Piermont.
We are glad to report the improved
condition of Mrs. William Rollins
who is in Boston for hospital treat
ment.
Wanted, by the Newbury CORES.
pondent, catalogues of Newbury Sem
mary between the years 1884 and 1868.
Also wanted a good second hand soap
stone stove.
Rev. A. w. Ford has moved into
the Methodist parsonage and settled
down to the work of his charge In
business like way to the general salts
faction of his parishioners.
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Our foot ball team went up to Peach
am Wednesday to play return game
thew returned and reported that the
Peachamites wound up their bobbin tt
the tune of l6 to 6 This defeat was
so much more tender than when the
Peachamites came here and played 6
couple of weeks ago, that our team
came home roaring happy. We hope
this will end this cussed game for this
season at least and that these deai
bows who have set at defiance fathers
commands, scoffed at mothers tears,
rldiculed sisters pray ers, Ignored
work on the suffering farm, dropped
school work all for foot ball will now
be content to settle down to business,
shear off two or three clips of base
ball hal: and gladden. their homes
again.
A large audience greeted Supt
Stone on Wednesday evening and were
pleased and entertained with his adj
dress. at.
The, literary exercises connected
with he close of the fall term at the
Seminary and Town Central school
will be held in Seminary Hall next
Wednesday evening, the programme
of declarations, recitations, music and
debate promises to be an entertainment
worthy our patronage. Everybody is
invited, no admission fee will be
charged.
At the preparatory lecture in the
vestry Nov LIST, Mr. 4. G. Reyes was
elected treasurer of the church in
place of the late Dea. Kimball who for
many years faithfully performed the
duties of that office,
The Woman's Literary cluo was re-
organized on Tuesday, Nov. 18th, at
the Congregational parsonage Mrs.
Frank Kimball was unanimously re-
elected president, Mrs Helen Worthen
vice president, Miss Martha Chamber
lin and Miss Agnes Cobb, secretaries
1t was voted to continue the study of
English history and to hold the first
meeting on the second Teesday in
December.
A Normal class for the study of the
bible was started at the parsonage on
Tuesday evening, Nov. 18th, with Rev
j. L Merrill as teacher. All are cor
daily invited to join the class.
Rev. j. L. Merrill and Mr.. d. M
Bond attended a council in Lunenburg
Nov. 18th to ordaln and install Mr.
Blackmer as pastor of the Congrega-
tional church in that place.