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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-28
Blackbirds Win the Day.

InICapitol Park the other day flock
of blackbirds attacked and put to
flight we'll kept greyhound that was
taking quiet trot up the walk. The
feathered army, apparently at sig
nal given by one of their number,
swooped down on the unsuspecting
dog and struck him with their sharp
bills and claws on all sides, at the
same time giving forth sharp, shrill
and angry cries.
But his dogship was not easily
bluffed and started on his course
through the park. This was provo
cation for another onslaught by the
feathered army and for nearly q
minute it was hard to distinguish be-
tween dog and birds, the air and the
walk were so thick with hair and
feathers. but the greyhound finally
wavered, turned and fled, followed to
the Tenth and n street entrance by
the victors.
Perche1 on fence, shrub and tree,
the dog going down the street with
an occasional scared look behind him.
the birds seemed to say You want
to read the signs. and when they say
no dogs allowed in these grounds,
that's just what it means, and we will
see that the law is enforced, if it
takes the last feather out of our
tails"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-28
THE GUNMAKER OF ILION.
JEFFERSON M. ClOUGH RE-
FUSES A TEMPTING OFFER
FROM THE CHINESE
GOVERNMENT
His Health Was Too Poor to Permit
Attention to Business-A Great
Sufferer for Many Years, but
Hos Now Recovered.


Has Now Recovered.
(Fron the Springfield. Mass. Unjon)
There isn't gun manufacturer in the
United States who does not know Jeffer-
son NJ Clough, and why! Because ne
has been intimately associated all his lite
with the development of the two best
American rifles the Remington and Win
chester For years he was superintend-
ent of the T.. Remington N Sons great
factory at lion, y. Y. After leaving there
he refused tempting offer of the Chinese
Government to so to China to superintcnd
their Government factories-and accept
ed instead the superintendency OF the
WincheSter-Arms Co, at New Haven, at
salary of $500 year.
1t was after this long term OF active
labor as n business man that he found
himself incapacitated for further service
by the embargo which rheumatism had
laid upon him and resigned his position
more than two years ago, and returned 10
Belchertown, Mass, where ne now lives
and own the Phelps farm, retired spot
where he has 800 acres of land.
Being man of means he did not spare
the cost and was treated by leading ply
sicians and by baths at celebrated springs
without receiving any benefit worth no
tee. During the summer of 1898 and the
winter of 1884 Mr.. Clough was confined
to his house in Belchertown, being unable
to rise from mis- bed without assistance,
and suffering continually with acute pains
and with DO taste or desire for food, nor
was he able tc obtain sufficient sleep.
Early in the year 1894 Mr.. ClOugh
heard of DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale
People He began taking these pills
about thu first of March, 1894, and con-
tinued to do so until the first part of Sep
tem!er following The first effect no.
ticeS was better appetite. and he began
to note more ability to help himself off
the bed and to be better generally. Last
August $500 he was able to go alone 10
his summer residence and farm of 163
acres on Grenadier Island, among the
Thousand Islands, in the River st. Law
renee, where from the highest land of his
farm he commands a view for thirteen
miles down the river and sixty of the
Thou and Islands can he seen.
Instead of being confined to his bed Mr.
Clough is now and has been for some time
able to be about the farm to direct the
men employed there, and he is thankful
for what DR.. Williams Pink Pills have
done for him.
These pills are manufactured by the DR..
Williams Medicine Company, Science
tady. ~ Y. and are sold only in boxes
BEARING the firms trade mark and wrap
$50, and are never sold in bulk. They
may be had of ali druggists or direct by
mail from DR.. Williams Medicine Co.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-28
Coffee Crop Short.

The coffee crop of South and Cen.
trail America this year will be about
10 per cent. short of the crop of last
year, according to statistics received.
The Brazilian crop last season was
100000 bags, and the new crop is
estimated at considerably less. The
Mexican and Central American crops
are increasing yearly. The world 6
consumption of coffee last year was
u.357, $50 bags. of which the United
States was first as consumer and
Brazil first as producer.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-28
COTTON PRODUCTION.
Scheme by Which Southern Growers

Scheme by Which Southern Growers
Hope to Accomplish This Purpose.
The cottOn-growcrs of the South are
discussing the problem Of how to regu-
late the acreage and production Of cot
ton SO as to prevent Cutting the mar
kets every year and reducing the price
below the profit mark. The Alabama
Cotton growers Association recently
advocated the agreement plan, where
by all growers were to be pledged TO re-
duce their production certain per &C Mt.
for the common good. This scheme,
however, though apparently the sim
plest and most effective, was soon found
to be impracticable, for its success de-
pended upon the unanimous consent of
all the large growers, and this 1T was
impossible to secure. Having abandon
ed the agreement plan, then, the grow
erS are now proposing q substitute
which promises to bring better results,
because it strikes at the root of a Sys-
TEN that is indirectly responsible for
the yearly increase in cotton prOduc-
ton. 1t is found that q decrease of
acreage can hardly be secured so long
as the Southern freedmen are induced
to rent small holdings and pay the
rental in cotton. This practice is said
to be common.
The freedmen secure few acres. and
the whole family plant as much cotton
as their united labor can achieve. In
order to do this the freedmen secure
advances on their crop from country
traders, and when they have delivered
the cotton for rental, the remainder
barely suffices. often does not suffice,
to repay the advances. The number
of small growers being very large. the
volume Of production is constantly in
creaSing, because the average increases
as fast as the freedmen strike out for
themselves. 1t is proposed to remedy
this by making rents of such lands pay
| able in live stock, corn and vegetables
| instead of cotton. This would not only
decrease the cotton product measure
| bly,, but at the same time would enable
the freedmen to provide sustenance
| for their families-which at present
they neglect to do, being intent on rails
| ing cotton. Whether the plan succeeds
In reducing the cotton acreage or not
| it will, If put into practice, be likely to
result in greater variety Of agricul
tural products, and this is said to be
greatly needed in cotton-g growing dis
tricts.-New York Post.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-28
Endemic Among Fish.

A widespread and deadly epidemic
disease is killing the fish in the lakes
and ponds of Connecticut Thousands
of the fish have died and floated ashore,
very white in color. sometimes with q
fungous growth on their bodies and In
some cases the fins. dropping off. 1t
appears, so far as reported, to have
affected only perch and pickerel, the
bass, when in the affected waters, hav-
Ing escaped, and in no case have the
fish died in mill ponds. The disease APP
pears to be similar to that in the in
land waters OF the State in 1879, when
kind of slug was found in the bodies
Of the fish. The cause of the epidemic
will be investigated, 1t is stated, by
one Of the professors of Wesleyan Uni
yerSity
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-28
Wouldn't Eat Them Raw.

A story comes from the dispensary
of one of the Chicago hospitals. The
physician in attendance after listen
ing to a woman's tale regarding her
husbands aiiment, prescribed some
medicine and also told her to
apply some leeches on the sick man.
When the woman returned next day
the doctor asked her if her husband
was better.
No" she said; "he is rather
worse, if anything"
Did you follow out my instruc-
tons with regard to the leeches?"
Well, no--not exactly. John
wouldn't eat them raw, SO l fried
them for him."
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-28
Remarkable Prehistoric Relics.

But in no part OF this country,
perhaps, have so many valuable
finds" been made as in the territory
of New Mexico. All this region
seems to have been thickly peopled
ages ago by highly civilized race.
On the highest point Of the great
Potrero de las Vacas of New Mexico
are the most remarkable prehistoric
relics that have been discovered, be-
ing no less than the gods sculptured
in stone that were worshiped by the
ancients. These are the statues Of
mountain lions carved from O vol
canic rock. The images are inclosed
wall, in a space of fifty feet in cir
conference, three feet in height, with
an entrance projecting eighteen feet
toward the southeast three feet wide.
The lions face directly toward the
east, are two in number, separated
by space of twelve inches, and are
each six feet in length, and each rep
resents puma, or mountain lion, in
the act Of crouching for a spring.
The heads OF these statues are almost
entirely destroyed, showing plainly
the marks of the pious hammer that
sought their overthrow. The legs,
bodies and tails of the animal are
better preserved, and constitute the
remains of the most remarkable
stone images set up for pagan wor-
ship in the territory of the United
States. To these gods the Cochita
Indians of the present day pay hom-
apA
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-28
Bug Dcstroyers fer Hawaii.

The Hawaiian Consul has received
an order from the Commissioner of
Agriculture and Forestry of Hawaii
for 500 horned toads. to be used in the
island to destroy n bug that is eating
everything in sight. The Commits
sioner wrote that a lot of toads had
been imported, but that they re.
quired water, which was not always
handy, while the horned toads need
no water and ere equally expert as
bug catchers. consul Wool, there
fore, advertised for horned toads, OF
fering to pay 81 per dozen for them.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-28
Biggest Engineering Fec on Record.

Biggest Engineering Fec on Record.
The work of converting the unhealthy
and diseaSe-breeding city of Santos
in Brazil, into a modern commercial
center, begun in 1892 by Professor e.
A. Fuertes, director Of the college of
engineering at Cornell University, Is
still going on. The cost will be between
100000 and 100000, and, as Pro
fessor Fuertes receives 4 per cent. of
the total outlay, he will probably enjoy
for some time the distinction of being
the best paid engineer whose compen-
satiOn is on public record.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-28
Charmingiy Original.

An exchange reports an interesting
and suggestive bit Of conversation be
tween two young ladies.
What q perfectly charming and
original person Mr. Blather isr' said
one.
what has he said or done nowT
asked the other.
"Why. he had a seat In a crowded
street-car yesterday afternoon, and
when | got In he looked up from his
paper and bowed"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-28

James Otis, an authority on American
gems, says that with the exception OF
the diamond and emerald every pre-
cious stone may be found in Maine.
The Pine Tree State is rich in topazes,
garnets, amethysts, pearls and rubies.
and her tOurmalines are famous
throughout the world. Eight years ago
Austria paid $4,000 for a tourmaline
found at Mount Mica. Me. and to-day
it fills a prominent place among the
crown jewels of that monarchy.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-28
Wisconsin Resorts.

Excursion tickets are now on sale by the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul Rail-
way TO Burlington, Elkhorn, Delayan,
Milwaukee, Waukesha. Palmyra, Hart
land, Nash0tah, Oconomowoc, Kilbourn,
Sparta, St Paul, Minneapolis, Lake Min
netonka, Tomahawk. MinocQua. Elkhart
Lake, Ontonagon, and ell resorts of Wis
consin, Minnesota, the Michigan PENN
sula and the Northwest Special low
rates made on Friday, Saturday and Sun
day of each week to Wisconsin resorts
For rates, time tables and further info--
nation apply at ticket Office, 90 Adams
street, or Union Passenger Station, Canal,
Adams and Madison streets.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-28
I'm All Unstrung.

Is the remark of many n nervous individual.
He or she will soon cease to talk that way
after beginning and persisting in course OF
Hostetters Stomach Bitters. Nothing like 1t
10 renew strength and appetite and good
digestion. 1t checks the nrOads Of malaria,
and remedies liver complaint constipation.
dy spepsia, rheumatism and kidney disorder.
1t Ia In every sense a great household rem
edy
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-28

"Before taking it had falling of the
womb; such bearing-down pains, back
ache, and kidney trouble. 1 had had
eight children, and was approaching the
change Of life.
81 took the Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table Compound and Liver Pills; was
cured of eli my troubles, and passed
through the change all right. and now
am fifty-four years old and well. My
daughter had catarrh of the bladder, and
1t cured her. / send you my picture with
my grandson, whose mother was cured
by your remedies. 1 will recommend
your Compound to every body Mrs.
L. KELLY, Patchogue, Ii.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-28
KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, with
less expenditure, by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the'needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced In the
remedy, Syrup of Figs.
Its excellence is due TO its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties of perfect lax
alive; effectually cleansing the system,
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation;
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession, because it acts on the Kid
neys, Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man.
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if offered.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-28
Halls Catarrh Cure.
Is a constitutional cure. Price 80 cents.

The carrier pigeon was in use by the
state department of the Ottoman EN-
pire as early rs the fourteenth century.
Lithgow says that a dispatch was car
ried from Bagdad to Alcppo, thirty
days journey on horses, in forty-eight
hours
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-28

General Fremont's grave Is on the
highest and most beautiful plateau Of
ROckland cemetery, close by the monu-
ment Of Lieutenant Commander Cor
ringe. who brought the obelisk over to
this country.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-28

A sporting Boer has two racing os-
triches, one Of which has a stride Of
fourteen feet and can go Twenty-Five
miles an hour.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-28

Beecham's pills are for bill
iousness, sick headache, diz-
illness, dyspepsia, bad taste
in the mouth, heartburn, tor.
pid liver, foul breath, sallow
skin, coated tongue, pimples
loss of appetite, etc., when
caused by constipation; and
constipation is the most fire.
Quent cause of all of them.
One of the most important things fos
everybody to learn is that constipation
causes more than half the sickness in the
world, especially of women; and it Can all
be prevented. Go by the book. free at your
druggist 6. or write B. F.AlleuCo. 1865 Cana.
st., New York. Pills, Toe and use box.
Annual sales more than 900 600 boxea
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-28
Ont of Sorts.

That Is the way you feel as a result of
the headache you had when you awoke
this morning. Get in your usual frame of
mind and body by using Ripans Tabules,
the standard remedy for all stomach and
liver complaints
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-28

Figs grow freely in Greece, but rs
the quality of the fruit is inferior the
bulk OF the production is shipped to
Trieste and roasted, ground into pow
der and sold as q substitute for coffee
lnder the name Of fig coffee.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-28

ICANNoF speak too highly of Piso's Cure
for COnSumptiOn.-MRs. FRANK MOBBS,
215 W. 22d St, New York, Oct. %, 1894.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-28

When love has the power it will al
ways help.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-28

Mrs. WinsIow's SOOTHING SYRUP for Children
teething; eoitens the gums, reduces Inflammation
allsys psin. cures wind collie. Is cents bottle.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-06-28
Tobacco User'a Sore Throat.

It's so common that every tobacco user has
an irritated throat that gradually develops
into serious condition. frequently consump-
ton, and it's the kind OF a sore throat that
never gets well as long as you use tobacco
The tobacco habit. sore throat and lost man
hood cured by NO-To-B.c Sold and guar
anteed to cure by Druggists everywhere
Book. titled "Don't Tobacco Spit or Smoke
Your Life Away" free. AID. Sterling Rem
edy Co., New York City or Chicago.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-02-22

To create a Bureau of Highways
Ways and Means.
By Fassett-To erect rock crushing
plants at the State Prisons.-Waysa and
Means.
BY Buuer-To define Supervisors dis
tricts of sacramento County.-County
and Township Government.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS.
Constitutional amendments were
offered and referred TO the Committee on
Constitutional Amendments, as follows:
BY Wade-Seetion of Article w, rela-
tive to sessions of the Legislature.
By Butler-Io add new section to
Article XX., relating to acquiring land.
FRUIT TRANSPORTATION.
The report of the Railroad Commission
on fruit transportation wss received and
500 copies ordered printed.
Brusie moved that s. b. 764, which was
substituted for A. b. $50, be considered a
case of urgency. The motion prevailed
and the bill was passed-ayes 80, noes 0.
At 1888 P. NJ. the Assembly took re-
cess till 1:30 P. NJ
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-02-22

Yesterdays session in the Senate was
almost entirely taken up by the consid-
Grafton of bills on the special emergency
file. AS a result eleven bills of more or
less Importance were passed.
Senator VOORHEES, introduced the gem
eral appropriation bill, upon which the
Finance Committee has been working for
several days. 1t carries appropriations
amounting to So, 4S7, 415, and does not in
clude the school, interest on bonds, nor
the university fund, which will bring the
general appropriation total up to nearly
Sl1, 900, 900. The bill carries sos, $40 more
than the Assembly Ways and Means bill.
The Assembly confined itself to the
hearing of committee reports during most
OF the morning session. few bills being
introduced.
There was little discussion on the
recommendation of the Committee on
Contested Eelections that the County
Clerk of Alameda County be cited to
bring up the ballots, and that they be
counted in the case of Collins VS.. Melon
aid, the latter having been declared
elected by one vote. The resolution finally
prevailed.
The joint resolution embodying the
plan of d. Lubin for the equalization OF
She protective principle was adopted.
The Committee on Agriculture reported
in favor of the continuance of the State
and District Fairs, with an appropriation
OF one-half the amount of the last one.
Dixon introduced bill that would take
about all work from the State Printing
Office. except the printing of the State
textbooks.
In the afternoon, as there was not a
quorum part of the time, only the second
reading of bills was attended to, many of
the members having been excused, and
gone to San Francisco.
Both houses adjourned over until Mon
day,
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-02-22
ASSEMBLY,.

The Assembly was called to order at 10
A. NJ, Speaker Lynch in the chair.
Roll-call showed quorum present.
Prayer was offered by the Chaplain.
Rev. 0. Summers.
Zocchi and Ash were excused for the
day.
On motion of Kenyon. the reading Of
the journal was dispensed with.
SENATE MESSAGES.
On motion of Pendleton Senate mes
sages were taken up and A. b. 935, for
contingent expenses of the Assembly.
which had been passed by the Senate,
was referred to the Committee OH En-
rollment.
ELECTION CONTEST.
The resolution presented by the Com
mittee on Contested Elections, relative TO
counting the ballots in the contested
election case of Collins VS.. Mcdonald
which was a special order-was taken
up, and Bledsoe argued against it, saying
that 1T was in violation Of the law and a
usurpation of power by the Legislature
which would set a dangerous precedent.
and open the door to abuses.
Powers also opposed the resolution.
Huber, the Chairman of the Committee
on Contested Elections, said that the
committee had listened to all the evi
W
evidence. be cited presidents of action
! by previous Legislatures. 1t would not
take more than a few hours for the
count and very little expense, as the
clerks at the desk had volunteered to act
as tally clerks.
Moth and Waymire favored the ideas
OF Huber and Price, and Dink elspiei OBJ
posed the resolution as the session is get
ting short.
Pendleton said that the sitting member.
Mcdonald, was declared elected bv ONLY
one vote, and the contestant made show
ing that, had the committee been DISPOSED
| to be technical, would have seated him.
Both parties have requested a recount,
and he hoped that the House would con-
cur In the resolution IN order that the
matter may be settled
The roll was called, and before the vote
was announced Powers moved a call of
the house. The absentees were called.
but there was still an insufficient num-
Der, and the Speaker ordered the doors
| closed. Several changed their votes, and
further proceedings under the call were
dispensed with and the resolution carried
by vote OF 80 ayes to 80 noes.
NO RECONSIDERATION
Belshaw's motion to reconsider the
vote by which the concurrent resolution
for adjournment till Monday was passed.
came up and was lost.
DlXons motlon To reconsider the vote
by which the cigarette bill was passed on
Friday, was called up and lost-ayes Ii.
noes 43.
Swisler's motion to reconsider the vote
by which S. b. 373. repeating the Aged
INDECENT Act, was passed, was called up
| and lost-ayes II, noes 46.
THE LUBIN RESOLUTION,
The joint resolution embodying the
plan OF d. Lubin for equalizing protec-
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4 Sure Test.

Mons. Y. called the other day at a
house where the love of dogs was carried
almost to a mania. He was Immediately
surrounded by half a dozen of these ami
mails, whose caresses, too demonstratiye
altogether, he repealed vigorously.
"Ab, monsieur" said the lady of the
mansion, in tone of displeasure, zone
can sec very well that you don't love
dogs"
"Not love dogs, indeedv he returned
Indignantly. why, L ate more than
twenty during the siege of Paris!"-[Le
Figaro.