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Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-01-08
legislative Notes.

r. A. Gilbert, member OF the House
from Greene, is absent from his seat, pe'
ing engaged to read paper, TUESDAY
evening, before the Vermont Dairymen
Association at White River Junction.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-01-08

Mr. Charles Osgood Of Palermo, was in
the city yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-01-08

Carlsbad Sprudel Water and Salt.
That is, if you get the genuine.
Beware of the many worthless
limitations sold as improved "
or artificial" Carlsbad Salt.
These are only a mixture of COM
mon Glauber Salt or Seidlitz
Powder, sold by unscrupulous
dealers for the larger profit they
yield. Take the genuine import
ed natural remedy only, which
has the signature of "EIsNER &
MENDELsoN Co., Sole Agents,
New York." on every bottle.
Write for pamphlet.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-01-08

f. b. Purinton of Fairfield, was in Au'
gusta, yesterday.
Daily Kennebec journal., 1895-01-08

ge gs s;sh,. and that bad nervous feeling and the
wsn ny, hack soon left me. can walk sever
Il miles without getting tired Itook in all tnrss
hosties = % Of prescription and twoof Discovery
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-08
THE LAW AND THE WHEEL.
Legal Status of the bicycle According
to judicial Decisions.

to judicial Decisions.
The use of the bicycle for the purpose
OF l0comotiOn and travel is so recent
that as yet there is little adjudication as
to the rights and liability of travellers
employing it upon the highway, but
the trend Of judicial authority seems to
place the wheel on a plane of equality
with other vehicles. The early advent
of the bicycle met With strenuous OPP
position, both from pedestrians and
agencies of the road, the former con
tending that it was vehicle and should
be excluded from the sidewalk, and the
latter asserting that it was an Object
o. terror, the use of which was peril0us
in that it frightened horses. But BY de-
grees this child of adversely began ID
be recognized by the courts and its leg.l
status to be established. Finally rs
paternity was established and it was
placed in the category of carriages 81
vehicles. Although Blackstone. Coz
and other common law jurists never
/ experienced the sensation of a spin Oh
a bicycle, yet. we look TO the law OF 9 a.
mother country for the earliest o.
involving the law of tins whee IT,
aIthor:ti5s. almost without eel, 90.
now recognize the bicycle as a car
riage" or vehicle" entitled TO tn
rights Of carriages and vehicles in gea-
eral, and no longer regard it as an or
struction to. or an unreasonable us
of the streets or roads, but rather a neE
and improved method of using the
same. and "germane to their principal
use as pathway" One Taylor, an
Englishman, was the first to take the
bicycle into court, and the case of Tay-
lor against Goodwin is a leading one.
Mr.. Goodwin sprinted on certain road
in violation OF q statute making the
furious driving Of a carriage upon tbs
highway an offense Upon the trial he
did not deny the allegation OF immod-
crate speed, but cOntended that the hi
cycle was not a carriage" and that the
word driven as ordinarily understood
was not applicable to the bicycle. ani
that the mere fact that it had wheels
did not make it a carriage any more
than wheelbarrow or roller skates
But the court was of the opinion that it
was carriage in the full sense Of the
word, and that persons riding it nav he
said to drive" it in the sense that an
engineer drives an engine, altbo ugh he
guides as we'll as propels it. Investiga-
ton disclos s similar American authori-
ties. In applying the established law
of the road to the wheel, probably It is
not entitled to the dignity of carriage.
and while there is no authority for the
statement, it seems that the wheelman
in riding on the road should be governed
by the immemorial usage and custom
applicable to horsemen. 1t has been
held that there is no law requiring
man On horseback to turn either to the
right or to the left hand. He should be
governed by his notions of prudence. \
horSeman should yield the Travelled
track to vehicle where he can do 50
without peril.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-08
CORK FCS BUILDING.
1t Can Now BE Applied TO Many Useful
f.x-S nI,f+


! One Of the lightest substances is cork,
which is also the worst conductor of
+ heat and sound; it viii not absorb water
When moderately compressed. Possess
I Ing such valuable properties, cork
should find a wider range of utility
than shoppers for vessels containing
liquids which do not attack organic
+ substances. Cork is the bark of an
oak tree which grows on the coasts OF
Northern Africa and Southern Europe.
After being deprived of its hard, nom
elastic and useless elements, the bark
Is cut into square pieces and turned in
the lathe 10 any desired form. The
waste cork, or turnings, is considered
more than 20 per cent of the whole, so
that the problem is the utilization of
this waste. Thousands of bricks and
tlIes nave been made in France of pull
verlZed cork. and proved entirely salts
factory. Two kinds OF strengthening
cements, which can be nodded into any
| shape, have been in use The first con-
tains powder or small pieces of cork.
plaster of paris. deXtrine and sesqui-
oxide of iron. The second contains. in
addition. oXchloride of zine. which
makes the composition practically
water proof Like cork. these cements
are non-cOnductOrs of heat and sound;
they carbOnize without giving any
name when exposed to a high tempera-
ture, do not decay and absorb very lit
" Dy;o .,
began only to crack under a pressure
OF $50 pounds per square inch. so that
they should prove a valuable building
material. Among the applications the
cement could be used to keep cold or
heat in room, pipe or other receptacle.
A cork concrete floor completely dead
ems sound, as in library or for par
titions between Offices. Where trouble
some vibration occurs. as near run
nlng machinery, cork composition may
be used with advantage. AS to elias
tlclty, the walls of a powder factory
were constructed of the material. later
an explosion occurred, the cork par
titions (after greatly slackening the
vibrations, tumbled to pieces. reduc-
ing the damage and loss of life to 2
minimum. AS to lightness. as in high
building construction, cork brick is
superior TO porous brick, having a spe-
cific gravity of only IS, against 20 of
brick. As a water proof material it is
adapted to cellars. Easements. bath
rooms, etc. Cork brick is nearly fire
proof. giving off smoke, but no flame.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-08
SENSATIONAL RUMOR.
paper.

A Man From Muskegon Claims to Know
Ever since the wrecking of the Chi
cora last winter numerous reports have
been given out regarding the location
of the wreck. A man by the name of
+. n. Maxim, in an interview with an
Inter Ocean reporter gives the fol-
lowing
Il was on one of the tugs when the
Graham & Morton company were drag
glng the lake for the Chicora. Two tugs
-one was the Tramp, the Lame of the
other L don't remember-when drag
glng the chain caught along the lske
bottom. The chain caught on some
obstruction too heavy to lift and broke.
A diver was sent down to see what it
was. AS soon as he came up before
his armOr was removed, he was taken
directly down to the cabin, where the
officials of the company were. When
the diver came on deck, and was asked
"hoo iO louuu Ito lduSucu dllu odlu
oh, 1t was only a stump or something
of that kind. 1 was satisfied then and
am now, that he found the Chicora and
received MS instructions when in the
the cabin to keep his mouth shut"
The Graham & Morton company
state that the story of Maxim is untrue
in substance and detail. 1t is generally
conceded that the wreck of the Chicora
lies somewhere southwest of st. Joseph,
probably within twenty miles of there,
but the exact location is known to no
man and perhaps never will be. The
machinery in the Chicora's hull is worth
as much or more than the original
value of the cargo, and the public may
rest assured that if the Graham &
Morton company knew where to look
for the wreck they would waste no
time, nor spare no expense in an effort
to raise it.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-08
CHANGED ITS NAME,
The Village of MarmOnt Will Hereafter
be Known as Culver City.

The Village of Marmont Will Hereafter
be Known AS Culver City.
The matter of changing is name has
been agitated by Marmont citizens fol
some time. The people of that thriving
village have been actuated to this end
by desire to show their appreciation
of the many benefits which have, direct
ly and indirectly, been conferred upon
the community by III. III. Culver,
founder of Culver Academy, and papers
making the change an accomplished
fact were filed in the Recorders Office
in this city, this morning
This is right and proper move in
recognition of the generous spirit by
which all Mr.. Culver's works are char
acteriZed. 1t is now proposed to take
immediate steps to have the name of
the pOstofiice changed to that of the
village. The INDEPENDENT extends
congratulations and its best wishes for
the great and long continued prosperity
of Culver City.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-08
An Important Ruling.

James Anderson, of Kankakee town
ship, LaPorte county, in 1893, sued two
road supervisors for taking soil from
the road in front of his farm and hyul-
ing it to another part of the county.
Judge Noyes decided against Ander-
son, and the case was taken up to the
appellate court, although Mr.. Anderson
was given the laugh for so doing. The
appellate court reserved Judge Noyes,
decision. The courts ruling shows
that supervisors may remove soil or
gravel from one location to another on
the same mans land in working the
roads, but it must not be taken onto an
other mans properly without permission
of the person from whose property the
soil is taken. The case against Benz
and Stephens will now come up in the
LaPorte circuit court and there is no
doubt that Anderson will be allowed
damages. Other like cases will follow.
Goshen Democrat.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-08
Not So Funny After All.

Two little fellows struck mine OF
amusement one day last week and
worked it for all it was worth.
Their plan was to stand at the street
corner and when a pedestrian got in
good range they called out excitedly
pointing TO the victims feet:
Say. You dropped your foot-stepsr'
1t was great fun-for the boys.
Presently an old lady approached the
corner. She was fat and looked i'm
portant. The boys Rugged themselves
in sheer delight. This time. to prolong
the enjoyment, they began:
Say, missus. 'Scuse us, but you
dropped something's
Dear me! What? Such nice boys,
I'm sure" And she stopped and picked
up silver quarter lying directly before
her and sailed on.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-08
HE MISSED THE FIRE.
The Child Could Not Understand Why
He Did Not Awaken.

ne biu -NoI AWAKEN.
About the coffin in which rested the
body of the fireman sat silent grouE
of moUrners. No one had spoken and
the widow was resting her head on her
fathers shoulder. when the door
opened.
A little child. the 4-year-old daugh-
ter OF the dead man, ran cheerily in
She had on her flowing white night
dress. She climbed chair and looked
at her father lying pallid and still
What's the matter with papa?" she
cried.
"Sh-h-h!" they said, softly. He is
asleep, darling.
why does he lie in that ugly old
box?"
lie can sleep better there, little one.
Don't disturb him. Now go back to
bed like good little girl"
The child moved away slowly.
Goodnight, papa" she said. in a
low voice, and soon was tucked away
again.
The silence of the night was suddenly
Shoi ClCu ny tlit Oh Oh the
gong in the fire house just a few doors
away as it sounded the alarm.
The thrilling call was ringing the
second time when the firemans daugh-
ter flew into the room again. Again she
climbed upon the chair, and shook her
fathers body by the shoulder.
Wake up, quick, papa" she said
There's a fire."
Still he did not move or open his eyes
The strange looks of those about the
bier frightened her.
"Oh. papa. do wake up. Can't YOU
hear the bell? You'll miss the fire."
The baby looked around in wonder.
Then she tried her parting shot. which
she was sure would bring her father
quickly to his feet.
You'll miss the fire." she exclaimed.
"Then you'll be fined"
Even then he did not move. Puzzled
and worried, the child turned around.
Papa will not go to the fire to-
night" said her mother, in a tear
strained voice.
Then the widowed mother burst into
tears. Repeating that she couldn't I'M
derstand, the child was quietly carried
back to bed, to cry herself asleep again.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-08
"The INVENTOR"

"The Inventor" will appear at the
Opera House in this city next Saturday
night. 1t is a medy-drama, well
staged and replete with some of the
most ludicrous and amusing situations
that can well be conceived. It's name
is at once suggestive of sparkling
humor that could find play nowhere else
better than where rural inventor is
concerned in introducing the product of
his genius to the wary capitalists of a
great city. "The Inventor" will be
presented by Clicks Comedy Company
with a Complement of eleven people.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-08
BRAVE BUFFALO FIREMAN.
How He Managed to Put Out a Fire il
the Thrill story Alone

/ the Thrill story Alone.
During the fire at the Gilbert G
! Graves starch works on Court street.
Buffalo the other morning As
sistant Chief Murphy did what
not one man in 1000 would do if
he could. The assistant chief saw
smoke pouring from the windows of
the third floor, and as no truck had ar
rived and it was absolutely necessary
for some one to get to the seat of the
trouble at once, he determined in some
way to get to the third floor without
waiting for a ladder. The doors and
windows OF the first floor were tightly
closed, but the windows all over the
| building were guarded by horizontal
iron bars. Seeing but one possible
means to attain his end Murphy
Climbed up the grating on a window of
the first floor and was Just able to
reach the lowest bar on the second
story window. Selling this bar he drew
himself up till in the same way he had
reached the window on the third floor.
the bars of which he also climbed. to
see big pile of blazing material in one
corner of the room. The bars over the
window were of heavy iron, close to-
gether and fastened to the window
castings with long bolts and screws.
Murphy thrust one arm around two
bars and with the other hand wrenched
from its fastenings the upper bar, tear
ing bolts and screws bodily from the
side of the building Through the
small opening thus made he crawled
into the room and soon was able TO see
the flames extinguished This feat Is
most remarkable in view of the fact
that less than two years ago Murphy
broke both his arms in falling through
hatchway in building on Elk street
market, an injury that will be felt by
him as long as he lives.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-08
A STREET ASSAULT.
And II Case where a Doctors Services
were Applied to Black Eye.
From Tuesdays Daily

were Applied 10 Bitck I-Ne.
From Tuesdays Daily.
People who have visited the store OF
r. Spangle to-day have, in no ms ance
failed TO notice that Mr.. Spangle is af-
fiicted with black eye, the result OF
two vicious blows struck by Fred Bot
set at about $50 o'clock last night and
struck, it is alleged, with "a pair of
knuckieS. Whether Mr.. Botset used
'knuckles" or not seems 10 be an open
question as his story contains no allus-
sion to the use of such deadly weapon
However this may be, Mr.. Spangle S
eye looks as though it had come in con
TACT with something harder than a
mans fist. The encounter is reported
to lave taken place on North Michigan
street. Its duration was brief and no
public disturbance was caused, but ru-
mOrs relative TO it have been pretty
generally noised about to-day No ar
rests have been made.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-08
This L. IIIcid.

Ia explanation of the hot wave the
weather man says: This storm center
is what is called 4 low AS the area
of low pressure moved toward the east
large bodies of heated air from the
south were drawn in toward the center.
But there was a reverse action about
this drawing in process. The low area
always exists between two highs and
there is another high rushing to fill the
vacuum from way up in the northwest
territory" This very simple and gra-
phic explanation illustrates the absurd
fly and uselessness of indulging in pro-
family when such a lucid explanation
may be had for the asking.-Chicago
Times Herald.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-08

The soughing, wailing and dismal
bowling of the Autumn winds are
abroad in the land in the season to
which they belong. Dead brown leaves
in myriadS and millions are Scurrying
before these vapor- laden winds, whir-
ling, eddying, pauSing here and a NOM
ent and starting again like frightened
birds to pause farther on and repeat
their evolutations, gyrating, rolling,
dancing, leaping, flying hither and
thither in search of a final resting
place with mother earth where, by the
mystery of natures alchemy they will I'M
dergo amaglc metamorphOsis in process
of conversion to substances of nourish-
ment for life that is yet to be. And
the autumn wind, like mournful pail
bearer, is chanting its funeral dirge and
walling its lamentation as it moves
along. But the same wind, as gentle
hope whispering spring wind will with
the evolution of the seasons come again
with promise pregnant with the
beauties Of summer, and the contrast
will make it more welcome a hundred
fold
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-08
HAS BEEN DERELECT.
The Fool Killer is Certainly Deserving of
Censure for Failure to Exercise His
Txcitly Conceded PrerOgative.

The Fool Killer is Certainly Deserving Of
Censure for Failure to Exercise His
Txcitly Conceded Prerogative.
When we are out looking for a fool
commend us to the idiot of the BOur-
bon News. If there is any one man
that has taken particular pains to adj
vertise the fact broadcast over Mar
shall county that he is hare Drained it is
the editor of the Bourbon News. 1t
can be said of some people that they
are unbalanced, but no such compli,
ment can be paid to man who does
not give indication of even having had
weight enough in his intellectual make
up to have been greatly disturbed in
equilibrium. He has just sense enough
to puff himself up almost to the burst
ing point with exaggerated ideas of the
sting and virulence of his own venom
failing to recognize that he is not en-
titled to even such consideration as
may be bestowed upon poisonous and
belligerent reptile. He occupies about
the same position in relation to lntelll
gent mankind that contemplate,
harmless little crawler occupies in the
reptile world.
Carter no doubt attracts some atten'
ton from some of the misguided peO-
pie who, having been induced to sub
scribe for his guerrilla sheet and who
now feel that they are compelled to
bear with its contents until their sub
scriptionS expire but any little eur or
mOngrel dog will also attract attention
Carriers barking is good deal like the
snarl of a pennyfeist. He succeeds in
creating disturbances in the community
where his snarlings are heard. The
general public hears it as 1t would hear
any other contemplate trItllng nuisance.
AS a manufacturer of lies Carter is pro-
life, but not consistent. He lies more
from perverslty of nature than from
any definite purpose. He lies without
reason and spins out yarns that have
neither judgment or reason merely be-
cause these things are IN harmony with
his character. The trouble is, that he
cannot help it, in which case he is ire
spOnsible and we take this occasion to
warn the people of Marshall county,
through the columns of the INDEPEN-
DENT, to put no faith in the things that
eminate from Frank Carter; ii they do
they Will be mlsled and annoyed with
out adequate cause. The warning is
timely, and we trust that the people Of
this county will take it in good faith
because 1t is meant for the benefit of all
concerned. Carter runs a renegade
sheet because it is his nature to do it,
and though he tried ever so hard, he
probably could edit no other kind of a
paper.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-08
OVER A MILE A MINUTE.
The Pennsylvania Sets the Pace Without
Special Effort.

Special Effort.
Some days ago attention was attract
ed to a fast run made by a special
train carrying the General Manager
and other officers of the Pennsylvania
Lines from Chicago over the Fort
Wayne Route. The official time shows
high rate of speed was attained. al
though no special effort or preparations
had been made to establish record
The trip was not for that purpose, but
it demonstrated that the Pennsylvania
can easily set the pace when it comes
to fast running.
1t was exactly 9:5l y. m. when Engi-
neer VIM. IIeliker took his position In
the cab of engine No. 27l in Chicago
Union Station. Municipal regulations
require slow running within the city Ii
mitS, and the train moved slowly for
quite distance. An open bridge on
the Calumet River caused a four minute
delay, and the best part of an hour had
passed before fast grOune was reached.
At Clarke junction a lively gait was
struck, the distance of over eight miles
between that point and Liverpool beng
covered in eight minutes. y crossing
stop at Wanatah caused more delay
but the strech of over SIX miles from
that station to Hanna was passed in
five minutes. The distance of over
fourteen miles between Hamlet and
Plymouth was run in fourteen minutes
II was exactly | | 30 am. when Plymouth
was reached, and after five minute
stop the train shot off at tightening
speed. Another crossing stop at War
saw took up more time, and it was
thirty-five minutes after twelve noon
when the train came to a standstill at
Fort Wayne, having made the AS mile
run from Chicago in two hours and for
tyfOur minutes, about fifty-four miles
an hour including delays, making the
actual running time mile minute or
better the entire distance.
WelNc minutes were taken UP IN
changing engine at Fort Wayne, and
at 1917 noon Engineer III. Rogers star
ted the train with engine No. 20. Be
fore the train was dozen miles, a speed
of over mile a minute had been at
tanned. The four miles between Mon
roeville and Dixon were run in three
minutes, and the pace was just getting
warm when the crossing at Van Vert
necessated another stop. At Delphos
and Upper Sandusky additional stops
were caused by crossings, followed by
a five minute delay at Nevada. At
twelve minutes past three, Crestline
was reached, two hours and twenty-five
minutes after leaving Fort Wayne. The
l31 miles between those stations was
run at rate of nearly fifty-fve miles
ar hour, counting crossing stops and
the five minutes lost at Nevada. The
actual speed was over a mile minute.