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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-22
GAIL HAMILTOr.'S ILLNESS.
der Great Peace When Lying. She
Thought, at Deaths Door.


From the Boston Herald: A paper
written by Miss Abigail Dodge Gail
Hamilton was read in the church in
Hamilton last Sunday evening. 1t was
entitled In the Valley of the Shadow
Of Death" Miss Dodge refuses to give
the manus cript of the paper, but snort
sketch of what was said has been OBJ
tanned. She tells in the paper of read
ing her own obituaries Passing on to
her own experiences she said that she
was taken al last Spring, while locked
in room in the Blaine mansion at
Washington. She felt that she was fail
ing, and realized that something very
serious had seized her. Her most in
tense feeling was the shock that her
friends would receive when they broke
open the door and found her dead upon
the floor.
She felt that the shock would be
lesSened to them if they should find her
lying in a natural position upon the
sofa, and so she made a mighty effort
with her fast-ebbing strength to cross
the room to the sofa. She reached it,
but stumbled and fell beside it.
She realized the situation when her
friends found her and could hear them
as they spoke about her, although ap-
parently she was unconscious. Then
came long blank that lasted how long
she knew not. AT times she would
partially recover consciousness and
wonder whether she were dead or not.
Her brothers, StanwOod and Brown
Dodge, both of whom are dead, dying
less than a year ago, appeared to her
and cOnversed with naturalnesS. She
sometimes felt that she would like to
speak and inquire if she were really in
the other world. but found it impossible
to enunciate syllables.
She decided to impress upon those
who heard the paper read the truth of
the sentence, Blessed are they who die
in the Lord" for death, she said, lis in
deed blessed thing" She felt no espe-
cial sorrow in leaving life and laying
down its burdens. but she had a poig-
nant sympathy fer her relatives and
friends who she knew would mourn
long and G6eply at her death. DO not
have a horror of DEATH" was her
thought; ut is blessed thing"
Much interest has been taken in the
paper since Sunday, and the audience
that listened to its reading was rather
a limited one. The whole thing was a
complete surprise to every one but the
minister, Mr. Nichols.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-22
OBSEoUIES OF LATE JOHN DIAL
Funeral Services Performed II late Resi-
dence this Afternoon.
From Fridays Daily.


Mr.. John Dial was born september
18TH y. d., o2S IL Holmes Co., Ohio.
Ills PARENTS were among the first
settlers i'll that county. Mrs. Sarah
White o. Gambler, o., and Mrs. Me
Combs wife of EX-sheriff Jas. McCOmbs,
of Holmes Co, are the only ones now
living of a family of eight children.
lie was married to Miss Nancy Allison
December Sth y. ID. 1893, by Rev. Co
nant of the VI E.church at MlllersbTrg,
o. They have two children l.. +. Dial
of this city ana Mrs. Lille Martin wife
of Rev. j {. Martin now pastor of the
NJ. f. church at Mulberry, Ind.
Mr.. Dial only had the privilege of a
common school education. lie entered
ntO the grain trade forming the COM
pdny Of Baker, " of Il DIAL at MileTs-
burg and soon after they connected the
produce trade with their Jther business
and in 1864 he opened a branch here in
the produce line but soon after Col.
Baker died and the company dissolved.
lie then entered III partnership with
Mr.. ii. lumrichOuser III the stock
for 20 years
During this time they were i'll the
grocery abont twelve years. lie was
agent for the Adams EXPRESS Co. dur
ing the past nineteen years, being one
of The oldest agents i'll Its employ. AS
business man he was careful and
honorable beyond suspicion. Those
who did business with him say he was
TO be trusted in all her dealings and
that Plymouth has lost one of It's most
respected and reliable citizens. He
never entered politics asking for Office
He was member of the first Cornet
Band organized in MilerSburg, O.
Funeral services were from his late
residence. Rev. l.. ). Smith conducted
the services.
y large assemblage OF mourning
friends and relatives were in attend
ance upon the last sad rights of the
deceased. In short sermon the Rev.
l.. ). Smish paid touching tribute to
the dead.
Floral tributes were many and eX-
pensive. The funeral cOrtege left the
house at PAP o'clock for Oak Hill Gem
etery, where the remains were laid to
rest with shsrt ont impressive cere-
mOny.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-22
Buildings for Cold Storage.

A gentleman addressed the Western
New York Horticultural society in the
interest Of the construction of cold
storage rooms for a neighborhood. This
system he thought would make the sup
ply for the market throughout the year
more equal to its demands. This CO.
operative principle may be worked as
successfully in this section as in dairy
ing. Speaking from personal expert
ence, he said:
81 have a building that I built for
the storage of nursery stock and in
which have had apples stored all win
ter. 1t is frost proof, built on heavy
stone wall "a inches thick, and feet
high. On this wall were set up 2x4
scantling; these were sheathed with
inch hemlock, then covered with tarred
building paper, then furred out with
strips four inches deep and again COW
cred as before. until the wall has three
air spaces; the roof is constructed in
the same way to protect against frost:
light and ventilation come from two
rows of windows at the top: the roof is
gravel; the outside is covered with
novelty siding; the building has double
or two sets of doors at each end, and a
driveway through the center; it is
painted inside and out; it IS 100 feet
long by 40 feet wide; the whole cost
was 81, 400 and it would afford storage
for 10000 barrels; the atmosphere is
the same inside as out only that the
building is frost proof and can be run
in the winter months with a variation
of not over II degrees; there is no smell
of a cellar whatever and stock always
keeps perfectly.
"Such a house, or a better one in a
neighborhood would pay four years out
Of five at least so cents barrel over
all costs of labor for handling, sorting,
insurance, ETC."
Another member said he had a plan
for a house for his private convenience.
He was about to build a frame 6Ox3O,
with wall of about Is inches. Shall
stud up ON the side and have a two
story building, but use a gambrel roof
for the second story. Shall board with
rough hemlock or stEdding, paper that
and furr it up. This will give three air
chambers and four thicknesses. Double
windows and close-fitting shutters with
an air space double shutters). He will
leave small holes from the wall under
the stills on either side and put in ce-
ment for the lower floor He will have
the air chambers below the sill in case
he wants to scrub the floor or leave
them open at night and close up quick.
He will have holes through the upper
floors for the circulation of air, and two
ventilators through the top. With
proper circulation such a house will be
frost proof in winter and cool in sum.
mer-Ex.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-22
A WONDERFUL DOG.
Tennessee Canine Which Initiates the
Cries of Numerous Animals


While on a trip through Moore coun-
ty of this state recently / was the guest
OF the Rev. Frank NJ. Downing, who
lives in the neighborhood of a small
settlement called County Line, says the
st. Louis Gltbe-Democrat. His family
consists of himself and wife and small
yellow dog, which l noticed received an
unusual amount of care and attention.
AS there was nothing particularly at
tractive about the dog, which was only
a mOngrel cur, 1 rather wondered at
their manifest affection, and one day
inquired the reason of it. Mr.. Downing,
for answer, called Bench" and placing
him in chair, commanded him TO
crow. My establishment was unbound
ed when the dog gave perfect imita-
ton of Shanghai rooster, and without
further command, followed it with the
neigh of horse, lowing of COWS, grunts
and squeals of pigs, meouwing of cats
and various noises incident to farm life.
He could give all the yelps of a pack
of hounds in pursuit of fox and in so
realistic a manner that you could
scarcely help believing that hunt was
in progress. Mr.. Downing said nobody
had taught the animal and his peculiar
Initiative powers were discovered by
accident. The summer previous, when
Bench was mere puppy, the Rev. John
Malcolm, the preacher for their circuit,
was i'll at Downing's house and was
made extremely nervous at night by a
rooster growing at all hours beneath
his window. The people who were at
tending could not discover the rooster,
but one morning Mrs. Downing, in pass
Ing the window, was startled by seeing
the puppy throw back his head and
crow. She fastened to relate the cir
cumStance to her husband, who was in
credulous and carefully watched the
dog. He quickly corroborated his wife's
story and for some time the neighbors
f1ocked to see the wonderful dog. He
quickly learned to crow at command,
and each day picked up some new
sound. Last November a neighbor of
Mr.. Downing's carried Bench to Nash
vile, while the circus was there and
the manager offered a handsome price
for him, saying that he was convinced
Bench could be taught to talk, but Mr..
Downing refused to give him up.
In appearance Bench is not prepos-
sessing, his color being dirty yellow,
his hair coarse and wiry, his legs short
and his body rather unwieldy. In his
eyes, however, there CLEANS an intelli-
gence almost human.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-22
DONALDSON.
November, II.

November, 1t.
Ollices|Of the u. b. Sunday school
met this evening to make arrangements
for Chris mas tree.
James Huwinger is on the sick list
this week.
j. o. Rowell went to Detroit, Mich,
to work on the Grand Trunk II. Il.
Cnas. Llnkenheit must have been sick
last week or he would have been down.
Mrs. stephen Day surprised her hus-
band this week with nice pair of twin
boys.
The Donaldson band consists of one
cOrnet blown by Chas. Peterson.
Since the rain the farmers have all
been busy asking corn.
The DAILY INDEPHNDENT is d we l.
come visitor in our town.
VIM. Whltesell came home from Fl.
Wayne this week
Mr.. Henrice killed one Of his pet deers
and shipped it to Chicago this week.
Miss Eta kirtsinger has been visit
ing with p. ID. Burgener, the past week.
DIR Richey is fitting up new office
in the rear of his drug store
The grocery firm of Pearson Il Puer-
son closed their books and commenced
strickly cash business, this morning.
The families of John Rodgers ana
Alvin Mayer, of New Carlisle, have
moved To Donaldson both coming nign-
ly recommended, are welcome to our town.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-22
All the Way From Georgia.
SWAN. GA. Nov. IL 100,

CN AN, VA, NV. IL 1900.
Mr.. j. ~ PALMER,
Dear Friend:-I arrived here Satur-
day evening and find quite a lively
place with about 1900 peop'e. All
seem to be busy and satisfied. | took
walk south through the city and ii
is mile long with all kinds of build
lngs and there are now at least fifty
buildings going IN. visited Mr.. Sher-
red, he is happy and doing well. All
the boys from Plymouth are at work
and / find in my rounds no one dis
satisfied, this is poor place for kickers.
The city is laid off and they are now
working on the five acres and will get
them done this week then the allot-
ments will be made. Look for Fitzger-
aid tomorrow. Quite number of men
of means are here ready to put up good
dwelling and business buildings. We
have two hotels, three barber shops,
one large general store, and quite a
number of small business places. The
weather has been fine. 1t has rained a
lite every day for the past five days
Last night had good rain and this
morning it is little cool, but not un-
pleasant. | want to say there is no
discount on the place. The city plat
is grand, the only complaint being the
water, but expect to try the driven
wells tomorrow and if that is a success
then all will be satisfactory. Glad to
hear from you. Will remain for ten
days yet. Yours Loyaly.
DIR. j. Nj. DENESTON.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-22
AsOtilers See lis.

John S. Wynant, who is acting as
agent for this paper Oh the road, was in
Plymouth yesterday and while there,
in company with Hon. III. &. Thayer,
visited the Novelty Works, factory
that now employs over two hundred
hands, and i'm which Mr.. Thayer is a
stakeholder. This establishment is
now running night and day on bicycle
rims, wheel covers and chain bands,
orders being so numerous that they give
attention to nothing else. The Novely
Works make the rims out Of rock elm,
a wood that has been found superior to
any other, and Mr.. Wynant says that it
was wonderful sight to see so many
people employed on the different mani.
pulations through which the rim passes
before it is finally completed. The
Novelty Works own their own patents
on rims, and consequently they have no
competition on the very superior rim
made by them. The factory is operated
by very powerful Corliss engine, and
also manufactures its own electric Ii ght
and Mr.. Wynant says it is an institution
of which any town might covet, Us it is
never idle and gives work to many PEG.
ple.-Warsaw Times.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-22
Will Lecture at Home.

The Teachers of the PRESBYTERIAN
Sunday school, by unanimous vote has
extended All invitation to the Hon. IL.
q. Thayer, of the city to deliver his
popular lecture 'St. PaulS journey to
Rome, his Imprisonment there, and his
execution without the gates of the City
at the Presbyterian church, Friday
evening November 20. To be given
under the auspices of the sunday school,
and for the benefit of the furnace fund.
Mr.. Thayer's popularity as lecturer
is known, by the fact of his being often
requested to repeat his lecture the Sec
Ond and third time, to the same audi.
ence, An invitation will be extended
to every one.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-22
When

a watch needs repair
ing it usually needs
it badly. "a stitch
in time saves nine"
Your watch should be
cleaned regularly if
you wish to save
watch expense. If
some triHing thing
happens to your
watch. some small
part gets out of order,
get some competent
workmen to repair it.
Practice economy by
using the ounce of
prevention rat h er
than the pound of
cure. My many years
experience guarantee
the mostski llful work
manship. Prices the
lowest.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-22
Musical Mice.

A correspondent of the London
Graphic writes: Some few years since
there was at Coley Hall, near Halifax,
a singing mouse, which lived for sew
eral years in a hole near the fireplace
in one of the rooms, and became very
tame, Mr.. A. G.. Sunderland not al
lowing it to be disturbed. Many peo-
pie came to hear its sO-called singing
This mouse appeared perfectly fat and
healthy, and met its end accidentally.
Another correspondent says: With
reference to singing mice, l may say
that l caught one last year and kept
it for some weeks in cage. That they
do not sing for pleasure, as bird
does, is evident from the fact that it
sang even when frightened, and the
singing was evidently due to some diff
ficulty in breathing, which, however,
appeared 70 cause it no great incon-
venience, as it fed we'll and was in fair
condition when caught. The singing"
soon became monotonous, and l there
fore restored the mouse to his sorrow
ing relatives.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-22
PAY FARES IN PENNIES.
Peculiar Habit that Women in tho
Quaker City Have.

Four women boarded a Ridge ave-
nue. car together yesterday afternoon
and paid their fares with twenty pen
MES. The conductor groaned audibly
as he rang the register and returned
to the rear platform. DO you know"
he said to the man who preferred to
stand outside with the butt end of a
cigar in his mouth, rather than to sit
comfortably inside, that majority of
women pay their carfare in pennies?
They seem to make it a point to dis
pose of their odd coppers on the street
cars. Of course, the conductors can't
kick, but we have got to pass them
off on somebody else, for the company
won't accept pennies in receiving our
cash returns. We try to pass them
back to women, if we can, and if that is
not possible we give them in change to
the men who ride. They don't like the
pennies any better than we = do, so
there's a general kick all around, and
Green street? Yes, that's it, madam.
Wait until the car stops, please. don't
Jump off backward. Look out for the
car on the other track" He rang for
the car to proceed. and to satisfy the
curiosity of the man with the cigar
stump counted 55S pennies that he had
collected on the trip down and up.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-22
Impediments to Reform.

Foreign Tourist-"Why don't your
town authorities fill up those horrible
marshes or else drain them?"
Citizen-"That's the trouble. The
republicans want them filled up and
the democrats want them drained, and
they can't agree which to do."-Nev
York Weekly.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-22

AtchisOn Globe: Old people never
pretend to stay in bed all night. They
get up fully half dozen times and
go wandering around with lights in
their hands, looking for the origin OF
noises. = see what time it is, and on
a half ,.le, other pretexts. If you
feel like Nan1ering around the house
at night win our night clothes flap
ping around yQur knees, it is an indi-
cation you are not as young as you
used to be.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-22

with nm. He was in his twentieth year
and leaves besides his parents d brother
To mourn his early departure. The
family have the heartfelt sympathy ct
all the young peop.e Of Bremen.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-22
Largest Diamond.

1t is said that the largest diamond In
the world was found a short time ago
in the mines of Bahia de Pernagus,
Brazil. The gem is reported to weigh
3,100 carats, which is 2.129 carats
heavier than the largest existing dla-
mond.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-22
High school Exercises.
From Saturdays Daily.


Exercises at the school house vester-
day afternoon by the Junior class. A
good many were present and enjoyed
the exercises. The program was as fol-
lows:
Human Affairs are neither to be
laughed at nor sweptover, but are TO be
understood.
OPENING EXERCISES.
/. Instrumental Solo, selected 49,.
Jennie SOuthWOrth
Z. Reel alton, selected from Locks
ley Hall, ....... Gertrude Chase
3. Class Exercise, A Day at Olym-
pia." ........L Lois y orth.
4.Vocla Duet, "Anchored." -.
Mr.. Wilcox, and Mr.. Underwood
.. Scene from The Lady OF the
Lake Mr.. Mattingly and Mr..
Dansee.
.. Duet. ............
Miss lutchings and Miss Holem
Z. Essay, "Judeas gift to the
World. ... Anna yesterday
:. Instrumental Solo, selected.
Miss Daisy Bowel
8. Play, Daman and Pythias 49,.
Daman. ~ Robert Reeve.
PythIaS holland Logan
DamocleS .. Mr.. Wilcox
Diorrysins ..... MIR. Reeves
PrOcleS. .. Mr.. Underwood
Guar is, Elk ecutioners etc,
10. Chorus, "DOris" ....
Edney Yockey, Louis North,
Emma Holem, Mr.. Wilcox and
Mr.. Underwood.
The recitations were all very good,
and the public is core ally invited to
these exercises which a~e given about
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-22
Nov. IL,

NOV. W,
Mrs. George Ungry is reported to be
H.
l. Nj. Sluss, of Lapaz, was transacting
business here Thursday.
w. E. Bailey, of Plymouth, was in
Bremen on business Thursday
Miss Clara Geiselman, of Culver City
is visiting with friends in Bremen
Chas. Brill, of Nappanee was trans
acting Business in bremen yesterday.
The Dunkard meet ing is progressing
nicely under the leadership of Rev.
Deeter.
George Barnhart, of W ilkertOD, was
visiting with his sister Mrs. VIM. Band
urant and family on Thursday.
Miss Eva Smith and Miss Carrie Ross,
of Plymouth. were visiting with friends
in Bremen, Thursday and Friday.
There seems to be an impression IN
neighbOring towns that Bremen has a
plague of diphtherla, but such is not
the case.
Irwin Huff drove over to Plymouth
Thursday evening to meet his wife
who had been visiting with relatives
at Argos for several days.
The recent fires have caused Bremen
to be flooded with agents for fire eX-
tinguishers of all styles, and most of
them are meeting with good success.
Chas. f. Keltz formerly of this vi
cinity but at present one of the pros
porous farmers of near Louisville
f Ohio, arrived in Bremen Thursday
morning on short visit with relatives.
Workman on the walls for w. f.
Schilts New residence were compelled
to quit work yesterday for want OF lime
There being no time obtainable in Bre-
men. Mr.. Schllt sent team to Ply
mouth af er load.
DIR. A. b. Younkman, of this place,
received telegram Thursday, inform
ing him of the death f his father at
Bolivar, Ohio. He left on the evening
train for Bolivar to attend the funeral.
his father was in his S3rd year.
Will Howley, who in former years,
when roller skates were at their highest,
used to give exhibitions at Wright's
rink at this place was on our streets
yesterday. He is at present working
for st. Louis stove company In the
capacity of travelling salesman.
Bremen always has had a fire com.
mitee but never did any one know
what was supposed to be this com
mittee's duty and it is only since the
recent fires that any one can know
that this committee is in existence
They may now be seen patrolIng the
streets from house to house with step
ladder on their shoulder and lanterns
and brOOmS in their hands examining
the attics of the different houses
They report having found quite mum
Der of defective flues and ordered
them to be repaired.
The young people of Bremen were
greatly surprised on Thursday after
noon at hearing of the death of Chas
Watson at the home of his parents in
Michigan City. Young Watson had
many friends here as his parents at one
time lived here and were connected
With the American House at that time
He attended the Bremen public schOO
during their stay here and was much
thought of by all who came in contract
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-22
The Question of Perpetual
Otion has been solved by a POpulist


Rags make paper.
Paper makes money.
Money makes banks.
Banks make loans.
Loans make poverty.
Poverty makes rags.
Rags make-well, you stop here and
commence over again and keep on
going until the cows come home.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-22

For Inflammation of the stomach or
bowels, and for hemorrhage, Brazilian
Balm Is q sovereign remedy.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-11-22
XANDALIA LINE

VANDALIA LINE
TIME TABLE.
In Effect June 10. 1885. Trains leave plymouth
FOR THE NORTH.
No. 81. Ex Sun. 1874 p. m. for st. Joseph.
- 5S. tx. SUM-. 7:4 "a. m.
" 81, EX. Sun. 1905 p. m. South Bend.
FOR THE SOUTH
No. 81. EX Sun. -. 5:23 a. m. for Terre Haute.
a. 53, Elk. sun. =. $50 p. IN.
" 81, EX. SUM-. 1921 y. IN. " Logansport.
For complete Time Card giving all trains and
and for full Information to rates
through cars, etc. address
7. a. DOWNS Agent.
Plymouth. Ind.
Or A. FORD. General Passenger Agent
st. Louis. Mo.