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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-08-22
Officers and Employees.

Eight hundred thousand persons are
now i'm the employ OF the railroads of
our country. against 779,60S July 1st,
1894, and ST3,G12 July 1st, 1893. The
decrease from 1893 has been caused
by the lessened traffic and by the ne
cessity for economy. Directly and in
directly one eighth Of our population
is largely dependent upon the railroads
for livelihood. Forty thousand less
men were employed this year than in
1893, in the maintenance of tracks and
structures. and "a 200 less in the rail
road car shops.
The average daily pay in the several
departments for 1891 was as follows:
For general officers ........ $0.71
Other officers. .5.75
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IN THE LOCAL FIELD.
Bennington Centre.

Miss Alice Robinson, sister of the Rev.
DIR. Charles S. Robinson of New York, is
moving into the Uel NJ. Robinson resi-
dence on Monument avenue.
Mrs. Moses Harrington, who has beer
spending the past winter with her sister,
Mrs. Samuel l.. Robinson, has returned
to her house for the summer.
G.. H. Brown of North Bennington, will
visit this place twice week this summer
with first class meats.
We have watched with interest the
work that has been going on in the low
er village to suppress the sale OF intoxi-
eating liquor, and it is not our province
to make light of the men whose hearts
and souls are in this work and who are
acting according to the dictates of their
consciences; but we are of the firm Opin-
ion that these spasmodic movements are
not practical. Let us take a broader
view of this question that has been ar
gued pro and con from time immemOrial.
Take, for instance, the Anheuser Busch
Brewing Association of st. Louis, Mo-,
which alone employs five thousand men,
and owns four hundred md fifty refrig-
orator cars that are ON the road all the
time delivering their products. And
this, we know, is only one of thousands
within the confines OF this union of
States. Talk about prohibiting! We
can no more do it than we can prohibit
the sun rising in the East, for these are
great odds against us, and this country
is filled up with beer-suckers from every
Nation on tn" earth. States may pass
their prohibition laws. Towns, cities
and hamlets will continue to have their
skirmishes, and brave and good men will
take an active part in helping to put
down. the rebellion. But such work is
narrow and Lot practical. And now
shall be asked, would you license men
to commit crime, to murder women and
starve children? Let us not be foolish.
We are looking great question in the
face. Such shuddering words help to
make a good argument for the opponent,
but they are not parallel suggestions.
We are in favor of high license. Why?
Because prohibition does not prohibit;
because prohibition is not practical; be-
cause prohibition is a financial failure.
Clap on to the rumseller one thousand
or two thousand dollar license. Then
the big fish will watch the little fish and
we will get rid of that cursed little back
door rum hole and men will act more
like men and drink less. We believe
that then, and not until then, will we set
tie once and for all this burning question
of to-day. HIGH LICENSE.
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South SALISBURY

The temperature is still cool. 1t seems
more like fall than spring. Gardens are
very backward.
Several from this place attended Mrs.
Henry Coles funeral on Wednesday.
School closed for the teachers to at
tend the Institute.
Ed. Rogers attended the w. G. T. U.
convention at Manchester Centre.
Mrs. Cole Sickle of Salem, Mass, is
spending the week in town.
The Juvenile Temple will give an ice
cream social on Wednesday of next week.
The Y. p S. G. E. from here are invit-
ed to join the,peOple at the north charge
and assist in organizing society in that
church. AS many as can will gladly as
sist the church in their good work.
T. A. Carpenter of Bennington, has
some of his carpenters at work at the
Eagle Square Company's shop, framing
timbers for the Curtis contract of Will
Jamestown, Mass. Business is very good,
work is steadily coming in and prospects
for business are very mnch more encour-
aging.
Miss Florrie Woodruff and Miss Lee
mira Lovejoy of North Bennington,
called on friends IN this place.
The Misses Merit Madison and Mable
Atwood came up on their wheels to call,
on Saturday last.
Miss Maude Adams and a young lady
friend drove from Arlington, Saturday,
to call on school friends.
Miss Mile Barton has just received
her bicycle.
George Mirfield has begun work again
after the late injury to his hand, which
has healed finely, and with the aid of an
artificial tip will be able to keep up his
piano practice.
W. G. Sickle spent Sunday with
friends IN town. He leaves North Ben
mngton for a more lucrative position on
:he Fitchburg Road and will reside in
North Adams, Mass.
The following are the names of the
scholars neither absent nor tardy during
the month ending May 10th, in District
No. IA: Lena, Lizzie and Katie Bandis-
tel, Ella Beagle, Walter and Lena Devil
no, Rupert Dean, Mary Gordon, Myrtle
Green, Edith Harris, Clifford Hawkins,
Wallace and Nora Harrington, Elsie,
Raymond and Eddie Howard, Leslie Has
well, Johnnie Lane, Arthur and Nellie
MilIingtOn, Bessie and Irwin Madison,
Charlie Martin, Bessie Niles, Kenneth
Parker, Lester and Anna Pleasant, Haw.
kins and Eva Patte6, Josie Quinn, Elmer
and Ella May Spencer, Julia Tacy, Lii
liam Washington. Number registered,
fifty. II. l.. MattesOn, teacher.
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Manchester Centre.

The G. a. r. and it's Auxiliaries will
attend the divine worship at the Baptist
church, next Sunday m corning at the u.s.
ual hour.
The preaching services will be omitted
at the Methodist church next Sunday
morning, on account of the Memorial
service at the Baptist church. The Sun
day school and other services will be held
as usual.
Water is being put into many houses
this season which were not piped for it
last fall. The Water Works Company
has reinforced its helpers by a small
gang of Italians, which came Monday
and is quartered in part of the old fac
tory.
The Young Ladies' Guild will hold a
strawberry and ice cream sociable on
Tuesday, May 2Sth, at the house occu-
pied until recently by the family of j. Fl.
Whipple.
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VALUED ENDORSEMENT.

SCHAGHTICoKE, N. UT is ignorance
rather than anything else that makes
life miserable, but ignorance of the value
of DR.. David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy
does not exist in Schaghticoke to-day, as
blood medicine and nerve tonic it
stands supreme. One of the principal
reasons for its popularity comes from
the great benefit our fellow townsman,
Andrew Sipperley derived from its use
Mr.. Sipperley has suffered for years past,
with chronic kidney trouble, frequent
bilious attacks, and at intervals with
violent neuralgia in the head and face
Up to last fall he rarely knew a well day
At that time his wife Who had learned of
the good DR.. Kennedy's Favorite Rene
dy had accomplished, determined to
have him use it, In writing about his
sickness, Mr.. Sipperley said:
For several years l was subject to at
tacks of kidney trouble and gravel, which
was attended with most excruciating
pain, but since l began the use of Dr.
David Kennedy's Favorite Remedy
have had no serious trouble, and my gen.
eral health is greatly improved. know
of great many people about here who
have used Favorite Remedy, and in every
instance benefit has followed. One of
the officers of the Albany, N. Y. Hospi-
tai recently said, in speaking of Favorite
Remedy: L know of it's great medical
value, and to my knowledge it cures the
disease for which it is prepared"
The great value of Dr. David Kennedy s
Favorite Remedy lies in the fact that 1t
dissolves the excess of uric acid in the
blood. Such ailments as rheumatism,
neuralgia, nervousness, and the sickness
peculiar to women all come from this
one cause Favorite Remedy dissoves
this acid, thus curing the disease. In
cases of scrofula, diabetes and Bright's
disease, it has cured where other treat
ments have failed.
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Manchester.

The many friends of Rev. A. C. Reed
are glad to welcome him back to Man
chester.
G. w. Bennett has so far recovered
from his injury received last fall as to be
able to walk up street with the aid of
crutches.
Mrs. A. L. Miner, who has spent sever
al years in California, arrived in town
Saturday night, giving her .Lany friends
a pleasant surprise.
The Equinox House will be open for
summer business June 10Th. The house
will be put in fine order, more bath
rooms having been put in and other i'm
prOvements made.
Mrs. Russell, aged 81 years, who is
living at Geo. P. Felt's, fell one day last
week and broke her hip. In her feeble
condition it is not likely that she can re-
cover.
At the prize speaking contest held at
the city hall, Rutland, Wednesday even
ing, under the auspices of the Boston
College of Oratory, Miss Halle l.. Phil
lips of the Burr & Burton seminary won
the lady's prize and 7. f. Therrien of
Saxton's River the gentleman's price.
Honorable mention was made of Miss
Geanie Milne of Saxton's River and
George p. Eastman of the Rutland high
school. The prizes were each a two
years. scholarship at the Boston College
of Oratory and are valued together at
$780,
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Manchester Depot.

Work on the Depot park has been fin.
ished for the present, but still progresses
on the side walks. A great improvement
has so far been made: let the good work
go on.
Daniel Coffee went to Bondvile Satur-
day to visit his daughter. While return
ing and when near Martin Gleason's he
was thrown out of his road cart and bad
ly bruised about the head, the right eye
being seriously injured. He was able,
however, to get into his cart and reach
home, but his physician advised his be-
ing sent to the hospital and he was taken
to Rutland on the night train.
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West Arlington.

Among the people from out of town
dnring the week were the following;
Miss Libbie Maynard of Cambridge, N.
Y, and friend, at r g. McKee's; Mr..
and Mrs. J Agan also of Cambridge, at
Miss Aura Hanaman's; Mrs. John Decker
and children, at f. Horizons; F. S. Weed
of West Pawlet, Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hol-
den, Mr.. Hawley and Mrs. Billings at
Mrs. G. A. Derricks, and Mrs. L. E.
Wright of Rutland, at H. G. Bucks.
Miss Nellie Derrick is no better.
VIM. Buck recently purchased heavy
work team in Troy, N. Y.
Several new head stones have recently
been set in "Riverside' cemetery, and
considerable moving, grading, etc, has
been done, adding much to the beauty of
this ''city of the dead" H. T. Eaton
has charge of several lots for the season
and is to set at least one fine monument
in the near future.
Misses Kate Sherman, Fannie Haskin,
Hattie Rand and Elva Buck attended the
Teachers Institute at Arlington, We'd
nesday.
Mrs. S. E. Wright, who has been pass
ing few days with friends in this place,
left on Wednesday for Arlington, and ex-
poets to return to Rutland on Friday.
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Anthony Hagar and family of West
Dover, have been in town few days.
"Anse" had law case at Bennington
with Mr.. Lamarre, in which he says he
came out on top.
Miss Daisy Morse will read sermon
Sunday morning at the Union church.
1t cannot be said but that the indefat-
igable efforts of H. w. Martin will result
in much good for the town.
All who blame themselves for taking
off their winter fannels two weeks ago,
hold up their right hand.
Warren Harbour, fish vender for Ma
jOr Frost, blows his whistle at alternate
periods, 1t is gladstone sound to those
who want brain strengthened, and we
all need that.
Miss Anna Park of Benningto is spend
ing the week with her cousin, Fanny
Park.
A letter from Rev. G. E, Rosecrans and
wife locates them at Oakland, Cal. In
June they will go to Hawaii. Mr.. Rose
GRAMS health is much improved.
Piscatorians should not sign their re-
ports "Isaak." That gentleman always
brought in big catch of trout. Ut is
said that William Hawks of Bennington,
is distant relative'' of Mr.. Walton
Dennis" is the signature you should in
scribe!
The schools should remember and de-
vote the halliday preceding Memorial
day, to patriotic exercises.
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North Bennington.

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briiJ;n Los HG,J u ,os Ses+ror"G bv inbt
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St aU az" Str uelo 80 doa lt thn
Ioart ''''' ''''po 'o O0''i w VH0 O"10H
Ho'i' "
EDWARD Hall Is assisting IN the once
OF the ii. l. Cushmah Manu1acturlng
company; position he is very compe-
tent 10 NIL
Miss Elizabeth Ten Eyck of Ballston,
n. Y, an accomplished singer in the 9Th
Street Presbyterian church of Troy, n.
Y, has been the guest of Mrs. C. w.
Roberts for few days.
Mrs. j. d. Atwood accompanied her
daughter Mabel, to Brooklyn, N. Y, for
visit of week.
Several from here attended the w. C.
TIL. meeting in Manchester. Wednesday.
among them Mrs. Peck. Mrs. w. II,
White and Miss Myra Phillips, who. in
treating upon physical culture displaved
much Science in the use of the Indian
clubs.
Tho Pow n TT Pool, visi+ed Wos+ Pr
nort ~ Tnesdav in otfondanco "THV i. op
RET nS,,o,, $500 r'ooti,,n "''''0 "p'" ."
A very pleasant put quiet wedding
came OIL on wednesday evening, at the
Gongregatlonal parsonage, when Aaron
r.. Demo OF bennington, ana Mrs. Lem
uel fuller OF bennington falls, were
Joined IN wedlock by the Rev. Z. ID:
Ieck. only lew besides the family OF
the pastor were present at the ceremony
winch occurred at 8 O'CLOCK, after which
cocoa ard cake were served during sea-
son OF congratulations ana social inter-
course Inc pride earned generous
bouquet OF lilies OF the valley, the gift OF
one OF the friends present. They, have
the best wishes OF the many friends for
their future happiness IN this new rela-
ton.
The family of Gen. J. G. Mccullough
is expected to come from New York to-
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THE STOCKBROKER.
He Is Americas Single Contribution to the
Callings of the World.

He Is Americas Single Contribution to the
Callings of the World.
Our single and signal contribution to
the callings of the world has been the
apotheosis of a stockbroker. For the last
20 years the well to do father and mother
and their sons in our large cities have been
under the spell Of craze for the brokerage
business. The consciousness that the re.
tlnements of modern living cannot ade.
quately be supplied in a large city to a
family whose income does not approx
mate SO, 900 year is cogcnt argument
in favor of trying to grow rich rapidly,
and both the promising young man and
the general utility man welcomed the new
calling with open arms.
lmpelled by the notion that here was
vocation which required no special knowl
edge or attainments and very little cap.
ital, which was pleasant, gentlemanly and
not unduly combining and which promised
large returns almost in the twinkling OF
an eye, hundreds and thousands of young
men became brokers', chiefly stockbro
kers, but also cotton brokers, note brokers,
real estate brokers, insurance brokers and
brokers in nearly everything.
The field was undoubtedly a rich one
for those who first entered it. There was
a need for the broker and he was speedily
recognized as a valuable addition to the
machinery of trade Many huge fortunes
were made, and we have learned to asso
ciate the word broker with the possession
of large means, an imposing house on .
fashionable street and diverse locked ana
stylish horses. There are stockholders in
all the prpat cauitulS of the world hut
nowhere has the vocation swallowed W
the sons of the best people to the extent
that it has done here during the last 80
years. And yet, apart from the opportuni
ty it affords to grow rich rapidly, what
one good reason is there why promising
young man should decide to buy and sell
stocks for a living?-Robert Grant in
Scribner's.
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East Arlington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Miller have a
daughter, born May 10Th.

Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Miller have
daughter, born May 10TH
| note that number of people took the
train at Arlington station, Wednesday
morning, bound for the county conven-
ton of the w. c. T. u, at Manchester
Centre. They report an interesting
meeting
Miss Martha Thurber, who formerly
lived with Miss Betsey Garfield of Ar
lington, died in Cambridge, N. Y, last
week, and was buried on Sunday.
Schools closed in the village on Tues
day and Wednesday to allow the teach
ers to attend the Institute.
BY.NoTEs OF THE W. c. T. U, CoNvEN
TON.
Just few words about some of the
points which pleased us particularly at
the Convention. The morning was de-
lightful to begin with, and the kind and
hospitable treatment we received was ex-
ceedingly pleasant. AS one looked with
great pleasure at the beautiful array of
house-plants which had been brought to
the church for its adornment, we realize
how much flowers contribute to our en-
joyment on such occasions. The genial
manner and cheerful tones of Mr.Swartz
are in themselves an inspiration. In the
course of Mrs. Peck's remarks, she spoke
of a certain little boy who had lately
been reading Pilgrims Progress, and af-
ter its perusal he asked his grand mother
what character she liked best. She re-
piled that she liked Christian, 'Now
what do you like best?' 81 like Chris
tiana." "and why?" Because" he re.
piled, "She took the children with her,"
In one of the Rotations, the incident
in naval battle was referred to. The
commander of vessel that was almost
shattered by the rack of war, was asked
if he would surrender. Surrender?
Never! We've only begun to fight" And
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soon the stars and stripes waved trium-
phantly. Friends, let us never give up
the fight, but renew it boldly every day
and help Divine implore. We were glad
to see the little people out in the after
noon. Miss Gertie Shepard of East Ar
lington, favored us with song, and the
recitations were good. Those who wait
ed at the church for the midnight train
were very kindly entertained. Some fine
music was given the small but appre-
ciative audience, after which Mrs. Adams
gave us a cup of coffee with ''real cream"
(they gave us the genuine article in
Manchester and the company started
for the station, not being familiar with
the route they blundered through po-
tatO patch Tor some Other) but brought
mp o. X. at the station, to find that the
train was an hour or more late. The
company beguiled the time as best they
might leaving Manchester very late but
with exceedingly pleasant memories.
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The ladies of Skinner w. r. G., were
the recipients of beautiful urn, present
ed by j. H. Whipple. The urn will be
placed in the soldiers lot at Mancl ester
Centre before Memorial Day.
The death of Miss Fanny Parsons oc-
CURED at her home in this village on
Thursday last, after an illness of several
weeks. The funeral services were held
on Sunday at the house, the Rev. j. c..
Carnahan of st. James church, Airing.
ton, officiating. Her remains were car
ried to Sunderland, where until ten or
twelve years ago she had always resided,
and inferred in the family lot in the Gem
etery there.
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Origin of the Doll.

Who first wOrshiped or coddled the
doll2 Was it the little girl or the big mann
NJ. Magnier, who is an authority, as is
our own DIR. J. Walter Fewkes, about dolls,
is of the opinion that the little effigy, call
it doll or a puppet was first worshiped
by the adult. Man wanted personal del
ty. 1t was not enough for him to make
the crude semblance of god out of wood
He wished it TO do something. So he joint
ed an arm or leg, got up the first me-
chanical contrivance, and by means of a
string or a hit CT tendon he jerked at his
god and the first jumping jack was Gre
ated.-NeW York Times.
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For Housekeepers

The pig has not been greatly celebrated
by poets, although Oliver Wendell Holmes
has tale in verse of "The Specter Pig, /"
but DR.. Holland, in "Sevenoaks," puts
eloquent praise of the pig into the mouth
of an Irishman. Jim Fenton, who is matri-
monially inclined, spreads out his plans
for a house before Mike, who shakes his
head solemnly.
"Jim, " said he, 81 doD 'twant to bodder
We, but ye've jist been fooled. Don't We SEQ
that niver place have We got for the pig?"
"Pigl' exclaimed Jim, in contempt
"D'ye s'pose build house for pig?
amt no pig, an she amt no pigP
1.-THE proof of the puddin is in the attn,
Jim, an We don't know the furrst thing
about housekapin. Ye can no more kape
house widout a pig ner We can row yer
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The infant son of the Prince of Bull
garia, now year old, has, in honor of
his first birthday, received his promotion
from the rank of Northumberland to
that of cOlOnel-cOmmandant of the 4th
Regiment of Hussars. He is one of
about hundred colonies who are still in
pettiCoats and knickerbockers, every
male member of the reigning house of
Russia receiving patent of colonel at
his baptism, while German princes of
the blood receive their first commission
on their tenth birthday.
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Woodford.

A town meeting to see about putting
in an iron bridge is called for next Tues
day at 2 o'clock.
1t cannot be otherwise than that fruit
was injured by the cold weather. How
ever, it is said that the cold has killed
lice and other vermin that infect vines
and fruit, hence it is an i'll wind that
blows no good; but, perhaps the remedy
is worse than the disease this time
Geo. W. Knapp has placed planer in
his lumber and lath mill.
Misses Anna Hathaway and Julia Nc
Saunders two of our teachers, and your
scribe, attended the Teachers institute
at North Bennington, Tuesday.
The F. A. Bowles livery is an accept
able acquisition to our little ''city on the
hill.n p
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Berlin is to have soon "sport exhibit
ton, in preparation for which, and to
save the German language from foreign
taint, committee offers prizes of 1925,
$50 and S25 for German equivalents for all
foreign sporting terms. The prospect of
new jaw breaking compounds suggested by
this idea is appalling. New York Sun.
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Particular Fish.

The fish have all vanished from Lake
Michigan in the neighborhood of Chicago.
AS it is customary for everything in that
locality to disappear by night unless Sc
curely chained, this does not appear to be
cause for surprise. Perhaps the fish are
particular about their associates. Rocky
Mountain News.
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boat widout paddle. I'm an old house.
kaper, Jim, an 1 know, an man that
don't tend to his pig furrst is no better
than by. Don't talk to me about house.
kapin widout pig"
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Beecham's pills for consti-
patton 100 and 25$. Get the
book at your druggists and
go by it.
Annual sales more than cocoon hoIoL
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In the White Cars Realm.

Russia sent nearly 70 900 exiles to ST.
IBERIA last year, an item which in itself is
enough to destroy any desire for the fur
Their spread of the cars dominion.-St.
Louis Globe Democrat.
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She Lost a Boarder,

II believe | should like to be cremated
after die" remarked Mr.. Greateets.
II always supposed" said Mrs. Hash
croft, that you would want to be stuffed"
Hudson Register