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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-07-17
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| lng the same.
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dSnce"t -
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ADDRESSED or of the sender, or the correction OF
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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-07-17
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

The tceather Today
Is likely to
be fair.
July IT. 1895.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-27

insanity Expert Says lie Is in Coun'
try Asylum in England.

Or. Forbes Winslow. a well-known
insanity specialist of London, is in New
York. He says Jack the Ripper is in
carcerated in a country lunatic asylum
in England The story told by DR..
Winslow follows: Jack the Ripper
was a medical student of good family.
He was young man of slight build
with light hair and blue eyes. H..
studied very hard and his mind. being
naturally weak. gave way. He became
a religious enthusiast and attended
early service every morning in 81.
Paul's. His religious fervor resulted
in homicidal mania toward the women
of the street and impelled him TO muir
der them. He lodged with a man whom
know, and suspicion was first directed
toward him by reason of the fact that
he returned to his lodgings at uarta-
sonable hours: that he had inn"m"r-
able coats and hats stained with blood.
have in my possession now a pair OF
Canadian mOccasins stained with blood
that the Ripper wore while on one OF
his mur6erous expeditions, but at that
time they refused to cooperate with
me. Subsequently the young man was
placed in confinement and removed to
an asylum, where he is to-day. Since
his incarceration there has been no
repetition of the horrible murders that
/ he perpetrated. These facts are all
| known TO the English authorities, and
! it is conceded that the man now in the
asylum is Jack the Ripper 1t was
deemed desirable however. to hush the
matter up. The details We're too hor-
rible to be made the subject of pub
lie trial. and there was no doubt of the
mans hopeless insanity
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-27
SnlailIie>>.

y great many of our exchanges have
for some time wed with each other III
their attempts to designate the closest
man, from a financial standpoint, they
have ever came in contact with. We
do not desire to rob them of their we'll
earned glory, but must contribute our
share of information to the fraternity.
We have in view two men one III the
prairie state of Illinois and the other in
our home state, Indiana. The first one
was newspaper man, who had III his
employ a printer, who worked early
and late for his taskmaSter. On one
occasion the boss left the Office In
charge of this poor printer, and went off
on an investigating tour. The print
labored day and night to bring the issue
out on time, in all working some eigh-
teen hours overtime. When the pro
prietor arrived home Saturday evening,
he complimented the printer on his
work and handed out the week S salary.
Counting the amount given him, the
printer remarked that he thought a lit
tie extra for the work done should be
given him, also stating that the wages
were two cents short. The generous
proprietor informed him that it was
all right, impressing on his mind that
he had furnished him with a postage
stamp the first part of the week.
The other person III our mind is a
farmer. He became dissatisfied with
the publisher of newspaper because
he did not advocate the principles III
his sheet he (the farmer) desired. He
entered the office and, in tragic tones
informed the editor he desired to stop
the paper. He gave ms reasons, paid
the trembling publisher the 10 cents due
and walked out OF the Office with the
bearing of king. The next day this
| Inconsistencies met the editor, and had
the nerve to ask for the loan of hall
dollar. The newspaper man silently
granted the request, but up to date has
not seen the color of that tifty-cent
niaca
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-27
The Clock Industry.

The manufacturers of clocks have not
been so busy at any time during several
years past as they are at present; the
factories devoted to the production of
silver-plated ware are running full
time, with large compliments of opera
tives: the watch manufacturers have
this year given their hands shorter va
cations than usual, and are increasing
their already large forces: the jewelry
manufacturers of Providence, New
York. Newark and other centerS are
running their factories to their utmost
capacity; the importers of art goods,
pottery and bric-a-brac are receiving
extensive shipments of goods; makers
of cut glass are producing many new
patterns and are working every frame
in their plants. Thus the anticipation
of a golden shower during the fall sea-
son is evident throughout the manu-
featuring branches of our industry, and
that the manufacturers will not be dis
appointed all signs indicate.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-27
4 RACE FOR LIFE.
A kailroader i'm Montana Has Close
Call with "A Band of Piegan Indians.

In August of &c I was running bull
train between Helena and Fort Benton.
After going about two miles l shO. an
old doe antelope. accompanied by two
fawns, and 1 determined that 1 would
have all three Of those animals, and
gave chase. firing whenever 1 could get
within range, until had exhausted my
ammunition. This was before the days
Of breech-loading guns. 1 finally got
the two fawns, and tied them on be
bind my saddle and started to catch up
with the ira, n l was as much as six
miles behind. without cap or bullet,
only two empty six-shOoters and a rifle.
Noticed that my saddle pony kept turn
ing to the left Finally 1 looked over
that way myself. and could see the
head and shoulders of a person down in
the coulee. 1 spurred into gallop, and
In moment could see that there were
eight persons instead of one, and also
that they We're Piegan Indians in full
war paint and feathers. They imme-
diately gave chase, and for the next six
miles occurred one OF the most excit-
ing races that I ever took part in. See
ing that the weight OF the fawns was
telling on the speed Of my horse, I cut
them loose, and at the same
time threw away my overcoat.
and taking the ramrOd out Of
my rife 1 used It as a whip and
gained little on my pursuers. The last
two miles of the race was in plain view
! or the train. The train halted. and
supposed that one of the drivers would
come TO my assistance, but no relief
came; they dropped their whips and
jaws at the same time and waved their
hats and halloed Run" / was doing
the best I could. The Indians chased me
to within about $50 yards of the train
when Bob Chestnut, now of Chestnut Val
ley, came in sight from rne direction OF
Sun river and opened fire on the In
dlans. They stopped chasing me and
ran the other way 1t never occurred
to the drivers that they had guns unit
after Mr.. Chestnut commenced firing
Exchange.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-27
Wonderful Plant.

The goose plant one of natures
strange and marvellous productions, is
the most rare and unique botanical odd
itv known to the naturalists. Its
home is in the superheated ooze of the
Amazon river swamps. and but one
specimen of it. that exhibited at the
Worlds Fair two years ago. has ever
been seen on the North American CONT
nent. 1t is so scarce that even in Brazil
il is considered a wonder of wonders,
and those who were fortunate enough
to get a glimpse of the specimen in the
Jackson park collection may congratu-
late themselves on having seen some
thing that would have been firSt-claSS
surprise to a native Amazonian. The
geese" which grow on this remarkable
plant are real geese, as far as appear
ances go. In the full-grown plant they
have well-formed bodies of goosely
size, shape and color; breasts appar-
emily formed to stem buffeting waves.
and necks and heads which so exactly
initiate those of a real goose as to al
most make animated nature ashamed
of herself
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-27
just "a Little Too Far.

The vindlctivenesS displayed by some
people regarding the moral and religious
desecration is sometimes carried too
far. This app IS torcibly to the utter
ances OF our Republican editor this
week VIXEN speakinglof ball playing on
sunday. etc. His exact words III clos
ing the squib reads like this:
There Is no more law justifying the
keeping open of cigar store, reStaur-
ant, clothing, grocery or fruit and drug
store, tnan there is to keep open saloons;
and If one is closed they all should be"
According to the argument laid down
by Brother Brooke. il the drug, fruit
and cigar stores remain open. then 1t is
right and proper that the saloons should
be permitted to deal out liquor. If, as
he says, there is no law that recognizes
the difference between a drug store and
a SALOON, then the laws Of Indiana need
attending to.
His remedy is, If you cannot close the
cigar stores and other places that dis
pense luXuries, and also the drug stores
that deal out necessities, why throw
open the doors of the saloon and give
them an opportunity to make a few
dimes.
While we are in favor of closing al
business houses on Sunday. we are led
to believe that the Republican went a
little too far in its ideas on Sunday
closing. OF course If you close one LET
them all be closed. If a man, woman
or child should be taken sick on sun
day, and In dire need of drugs, that
should cut no figure i'll the case. They
ought not to get sick on that day, and
therefore should wait until Monday fol-
the medicine.
Take it all in all, it would be better
for the editor of the Republican to re-
wise the assertions made, and retract
from his position assumed upon the
saloons being allowed full swing at
least.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-27
Cup NEICN2CRS.
As Discovered by rerUSing the Columns %
Our Contemporaries.

Yesterday the little three year old
son of Mrs. Chas Billman. at Columbia
City. was badly burned by having his
clothes set on fire. One side was ter
ribly burned and the little ones life is
despalred of.
The Roby trouble still continues to be
the absorbing topic of conversation.
Sheriff Hays made another raid Tues
day, tearing down the wires and Gust
ing the gamblers.
Editor Hansen. of the Hobert Adver-
tiser. is creating quite an interest for
his paper. He has a 80 900 libel SUIT on
hand. How many new subscribers he
will gain by the suit is not estimated.
G.. c. Burner, of Westville, while try
ing to stop runaway horse, got his
arm between the spokes of the wheel
and had it broken i'll two places.
Texas has fifteen counties without a
pOStOflice, and, more remarkable still,
siXty-four counties without newspapers.
1t is said that it costs $40 to convert
Chinaman. The worst of it Is, after
the expenditure Of that much cash,
very few Of them remain converted.
The Goshen Democrat aptly says: 'If
you are business man and want a lit
tie rest and secluslon, it is not neces-
Sary to 60 away to summer resort.
QUIT advertising. Quite number
are taking advantage of it.
The burnt portion of Pierceton, we
are Informed, is assuming business
like aspect. New buildings are already
under way of construction.
Monticello has just passed an ordi-
nance prohibiting the use of sidewalks
for bicycles
y game OF ball at Warsaw next Mon
day, will be played for the benefit of the
poor III that town.
Warsaw Times Mrs +. VI. Burkett
| Of Plymouth, was the guest of her par
entS, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Vail.
Notre Dame opens this year with 30C
pupils in attendance.
Company l.. of Laporte is contem
plating the feasibility of following IL
the footsteps of Company + OF South
Bend, and dlSband.
\ decision rendered by Judge Nc
! Cabe of the supreme Court is OF consid
cradle interest to cOrp0rated towns II
/ In llama. II man by the name Of Mar
TIN was arrested for selling rattan
chairs without license and fined $40
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-27
THE FOOT RACE.
Only One Man Had Backbone to Enter and
Post His Money.

Only One Mau Had Backbone To Enter and
Post His Money.
"A purse of $500 and the world S cham
pionship was offered by the fair associ-
ton for 20-mile foot race. to be run on
the race track during the fair. 1t did
not materialiZe because George Grant,
of this city. was the only runner who
could be found with grit and backbone
enough to post the necessary entry fee.
Engledrum, who claims the cham
pionsnip, was willing to enter on sus-
pended rule which would let him in
without paying the required fee, and a
number of others showed the same dis
position.
Braggadocio is not lacking with many
of those who are alleged to be fleet of
foot, but when it comes to a show down
and substantial guarantee of good
faith many of them are not in it. In
view of recent occurrences Mr.. Grant is
Justly entitled to the championship.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-27
AN OLD PIONEER GONE.
solomon pearnan :.xpirr~ After a Long
Illness.

Solomon Pearman :.Npirr~ .tfttr IA Long
Illness.
Solomon Pearman died at his home
on South Michigan street Thursday
evening, Sept. -, 1885, at $50 o'clock,
of Frustrated illness arising from some
ill-deiined stomach trouble thought by
the attendant physician to be either
cancer or some other form of malignant
tumor. IIewas confined tohis bed over
four weeks. but had been in declining
health all summer. lie was conscien-
tious christian man and his end was
peace.
lie was born in Union county, Ind,
Feb. 81, 1923, and was consequently at
death - years, q months ami p days of
age. y native IioOsler this state had
been his home all his lie. Vt nine
years OF age the family settled near
where Goshen now stands. III Elkhart
county.
Ills marriage to Doyey +. Thomas
occurred May |, 1919. In 1856 he and
his wife moved 10 Marshall county
and located one mile south OF
Plymouth OH the Michigan road. Later
they moved to the farm which remained
IN his possession 10 his death. Ii is sit
uated miles southeast of Plymouth.
The wife of his youth died in 1891.
Their home was never blessed with
children OF their own, but many home
less child found a shelter and kind
treatment beneath their hOspltable roof
among whom were his nephews y. j.
Thomas, now of Argos, Ind: +. II. Cor
many of the same place and Mrs. Sarah
j. Roberts, a niece, living near the old
homestead all of whom have cause to
bless the memory OF the good man gone.
lie was again married March ,, 1928,
TO Mrs. Hannah Walker of this city.
Soon afterwards he built the cOmmo-
diOus house where he passed the re-
mainder of his days, respected and loved
| by all who knew him.
In his final sickness his now bereaved
companion, relatives and friends rem
dered every assistance within their
power to prolOng his life and alleviate
his SufieringS, but the time came when
physicians skill and the solicitude of
affection could not retain Cn earth the
rejoicing spirit which has now returned
to the God who gave it. lie was for
many years consistent and valuable
member of the NJ. +. church. The
| funeral services will be held Sunday at
2:30 p. m, from the NJ. +. church CON
Quoted by the pastor, Rev. l.. ;. Smith
assisted by Rev. .. +. Lands, of the |
i. church, and his remains will be laid
to rest in Oak Hill cemetery. The Sc
lected pail bearers are Samuel Miller
James Kiser, John :. Bender, VIM. NJ
| Kendall, Daniel Mcdonald and John
Langenbaugh.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-27
ELECTRICITY IN A BIG CITY.
There Seems No End to the Uses to
Which 1t Can BE Applied.

There seems no end to the enormous
forward strides Of electricity in all Of
Its uses, but the advance il has made
as a motive power here in Chicago
WITHIN eighteen months have been al
most revolutionary, says the News.
TWO years ago an elevated railroad run
by electricity at the worlds fair was a
curiosity. Ten miles of elevated road
are now operated daily in this city with
electricity, and plans are afOot to use
that motive power on all the Il roads
or the city Scarcely has the public be-
come aware of those plans until it
transpires that the Illinois Central is
considering the advisability Of running
It's suburban trains by electricity. If
this road should adopt the electric fluid
and discard steam on its suburban
service there seems every reason to be-
lieve that the experience of all other ex-
perimenters in that direction would be
repeated; that the economy of electric
| over steam propulsion on this line. as -
elevated and street car lines. would u
duce other roads to abandon the steam
| locomotive and adopt the electric mo-
| tor. In hundreds of less evident ways
| electricity has supplanted steam as a
motive power. Elevators. printing
| presses, and all kinds of small machines
are driven by it all over the city. This
revolution in motive power is of enOr-
nous significance to the whole people of
a city like Chicago. About half the of
| lenses of such a city come from the use
| Of steam. Steam means smoke, noise
| cinders, gases, waste-littered grounds.
| Electricity can be conducted and APP
| piled unknown to the sense of sight
| hearing, and smell. It's general adop-
| ton on the railroads would involve an
immense gain in cleanliness for the
city. If 1t could be produced in proper
ly constructed central stations and ap-
piled to all the wheels now turned by
steam Chicago would instantly become
| almost a new city.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-27
4 Disagreement.

The Cooke Hippodrome company,
who have been giving exhibitions at the
fair last week, offered a bet of $50 to
any one who could ride the bucking
horse, Gray Eagle, riding him straight
up and to finish, as the Montana Kid
does. The bet was promptly taken by
"Recho," an Indian from California,
who happened to be on the ground, and
backed by the crowd he prepared to
tackle the vicious animal. 1t is as
serted that, seeing he was in earnest,
the company backed down on the bet
and would not allow him to ride, much
to the chagrin of the crowd. 1t is
claimed by the company that RechO
wanted to put up a job on the horse,
which they would not permit, while he
claimed that all he wanted was to ex-
anime the saddle girth and ascertain
whether it was safe or not before
mounting.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-27
Fair Notes.

Warner & Keyser We're awarded first
premium of buggy and road wagon.
Grill Il Chapman first premium on
fence. Storm and stock proof. Over
1000 rods of this fence is in use in Mar
shall county.
q. W. Lemler took first premium on
Poland China SOW one year old and
over. Sweepstakes on best sows.
The swine exhibit this year was full
of strong competition. Many fine spec
linens that showed careful breeding.
Among those awarded first premium on
Poland Chinas were John a. McFarlin.
G.. W. Lemler, Staley 81 Co., and +. NJ.
Wickizer. McFarlln will go to LaPorue
WickiZer to North Manchester, and
Staley Il Co. to the Bremen fair.
Philip Working, of Burr Oak, also
showed fine line of high class Berk-
shire swine.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-27

business, they make a specially of
Shropshire sheep and have flock OF
forty-one pure bred animals on their
farm at Bourbon, and while Dolphus
failed to get prize they won on sheep
as follows:
On April buck lambs, LIST and I'd.
On one-y ear-O old ewes, lst and 2d.
Spring lamb, I'd.
The Bourbon Stock Farm is said to
be one of the best appointed and man
aged farms in the county. Its product
of stock and grain is of the best quality
throughout II is cared for like gar
den, and is said to resemble in many re-
spects mammoth garden of two hun
dred acres.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-27
STEALS WITH FLY PAPER.
Novel scheme That John Berger Worked
Ian N.


\ new use for fly paper was diScov-
cred by Chicago police recently when
they arrested John Berger at st. James
Catholic church For some time past
Father Mcclure had noticed that the
poor boxes placed at the church door
were not yielding as much money as
formerly John Hogan and John Ken
neatly kept watch of the boxes and saw
Berger lingering near one. Police OFF,
GERS were sent for. Berger ran into the
priests house, where he was caught.
He tried to throw away large piece
Of fly paper. but was prevented.
In his pocket was $3.50 in small
change. all the pieces of money being
covered with sticky gum from the
paper. Berger's scheme to beat the
boxes was to insert a long narrow strip
OF the sticky paper in the narrow slit of
the box and pull it out with several
coins adhering TO the gum.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1894-1895, 1895-09-27
Think, he Knows the Murderer.

l.. l.. Letherman left the city this
morning for Dunfee, small station on
the Nickel Plate road east from this
city. In conversation with Mr.. l.. a Star
reporter learned that the inspector has
almost positive clue to the murderer
of Postmaster q. Nj. Singer, who was
murdered in his office Tuesday morn
ing. Some time ago the postotlice was
robbed. Letherman was put on the
case, and with the assistance of the
postmaster, was instrumental in finding
the thief and sending him to the peni
Tertiary. The fellows time Of impris
onment expired few weeks ago and
he returned to the scene of his crime,
swearing revenge on the parties who
'sent him up" This same fellow is
charged with the murder and as the
evidence against him is very strong, his
conviction is only the question of a few
Valparaiso Star.