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Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-14
ATE FOR A STOMACH PUMP.
\ Professor W mo Gor=cd Himself Four
or Five Times a Day.

a
Professor Daniel l.. Dowd. who for
several years has conducted an eStab-
lishmcnt for physical and vocal cul-
ture in East Fourteenth street. was
committed 10 Bellevue hospital by
Magistrate Deuel. i'm the Jefferson mar
kct police court The peculiar char
acter of his mental alienation prom
iSeS 10 make his case an Interesting
study to the physicians in charge of
the insane pavilion where ne is ~ pres
cnt confined for observation and cx-
animation. DoWd. who il only l.
years old is said 10 have ri one time
been a rich man. but recently his va
carries have been - marked that his
business declined and he lost almost
all his pupils His wife who for Il
long time had realized that he was
failing mentally and physically. con
ccaled lis condition IL long a. pos
Sible in The hope that if he could De
induced to rest his cure might be- effect
ed
His mania took the form of CASTRO
OF some of the later Roman cmpcrorS.
He got into the habit of going about
to restaurants and g0rginG himself
with the most amazing quantity of
food. sometimes spending IL much ~
Sle or So ON single meal He would
then 20 home. insert the tube of Il
stomach pump into his stomach and
deliberately remove all that he had
eaten. Having thoroughly pumped
himself out he would return 10 the res
taurant. enSulf another dinner and
returning home again have recourse
to the stomach pump.
This process he would repeat four or
five times Il day. insisting all the while
that he had discovered new system
of diet. which would result in making
him the strongest man in the world.
He even attempted To make converts
among his pupils. but without success.
The result of these excuses was the
utter wreck of his physical system,
and he became 50 greatly reduced that
it finally became evident that death
would result if he were not placed
under restraint. More recently he
showed a tendency To become violent
ly insane. and Mrs. Dowd then real
lied that it was unsafe 10 permit him
to be at large She procured Il war
rant for her husbands arrest. Dowd
showed no establishment when the
warrant was served on him and quiet
~ accompanied the detective To court.
character of the charge made against
him, and when asked what he had IL
say. replied quickly
Il hope am not in the condition de
scribcd in the charge. New York Her
aid
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-14
TheY Let Him Talk.

Nobody ever disputed the utterances
of Uncle Solomon Bangs. but it was
suspected that he had never learned
why. More than that, it was supposed
that Aunt IIulda herself, his long
fcring wife, believed that his yea ought
of right to be yea and his nay, nay.
one morning. however. Il chance Wis
itor, who was approaching the side
door, broke in upon Il conversation
which enlightened him much concern
ing the real state of the domestic econ
omy. Uncle Solomon had just button
holed 4 neighbor ut the gate. and
drenchcd him with Il stream of elo-
quence concerning the political situa-
ton, and the neighbour albeit of the
other party, had been dumb, having
apparently no word TO say.
well, 1 guess I fixed him." said
Uncle Solomon. rs he entered the
kitchen and proceeded TO wash his
hands at the sink. Folks can't stan
up afore the truth. Eve found that
out. more'n once. 1 jest told him what
l thought of the carr'in's on OF Con
STtSS, dIl I'LL lie cOlllU 90 WIS 10
off and not say Il word"
Aunt Hulda said nothing. but she
banged the frying-pan enerSetically
as she set it down.
Il dunno how many folks I've got
the best on, talkin' politics." said Uncle
Solomon, sitting down ut the table, and
beginning to pare his potato, without
waiting for his wife. "All they need
is to have the case set afore 'em. l
talk Il while. an byme-by l git warmed
up TO t, an then they're gone. They
cant stan the trsth, an that's all
there is about it,
At that moment Aunt Hulda dropped
Il sausage on the stove, and the smoke
rose to heaven. This was the straw
it broke the back of her much tried en-
| durance.
Solomon" said she, sharply, turn
ing about with the frying-pan in hand.
Tin all beat out with your foolishncsS.
I've heard you crow long enough
about havin' such an influence over
folks, an talkin 'em down, and gittin'
the best ont. You want to know how
it happens? Well, I'll tell ye
eff there's one cross COW, what makes
| all the rest on 'em stan aside an let
her 20 out of the bars fust: If there S
Il ragin', roarin' bull broke loose. what
makes folks git over the fence? If
there's railroad run through Il place.
an a-whistlin, tootin' engine cuttin'
up an down, day an night. what
makes folks move away? Well. when
you've thought of some of them reasons
maybe you'll know what makes every
body from Dan to BeerSheba cut an
run when you take to argymint There,
| I've got the stove all over grease. an
lost my temper into the bargain. IN
hope I'm satisfied
| "Well.' said Uncle Solomon, begin
ming to butter his potato in dazcd
| fo chinu sWpl1'''
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-14
Small Islands.

The island on which the Eddystone
Lighthouse stands is the smallest in
habitcd one in the world. At low wa
ter it is thirty feet in diameter; at high
water the lighthouse, the diameter of
which at the base is twenty eight and
thrce-quarters feet. completely covers
1t. 1t is inhabited by three persons, and
ii is nine miles off the Cornish coast.
and fourteen miles southwest Of
plymouth breakwater. FlathOlme, an
island in the British Channel. is only
a mile and a half in circumference, but
consisting mostly of rich pasture-land.
supports n farmhouse besides the light
house. which has Il revolving light one
hundred and siXty-live feet above the
SEA.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-14
He Paid His Fare.

Why should Il story Of honest deal
ing with a street railway company be
published by the New York Tribune
under the title ~ Rare Bird!' Is the
opinion that there is 10 harm in cheat
ing railroad company so prevalent ~
to Justify the title:
He sat in 4 Sixth avenue elevated
railroad car. and tWiricd a five-cent
piece eXpectantly. At length he turned
to Il reporter. who happened to be sit
ting near him, ana said:
Whats the fare on this rOad?"
give cents.
Don't they collect it,
Certainly not. You buy n ticket az
the station where get on, and put it I'm
the box on the PLATFORM
That's strange said the man with
the unused nickel somehow I've
slipped in without paying. You see"
he added. confidentially, I'm from
California. and we don't ride around
In this sort of thing out there Guess
l can put a ticket in when | get off.
can't l."
Well said the reporter. "the cIc-
vated road crowds and huStleS us 50
that some Now Workers wouldn't hest
tate TO beat the road, if it were in
such an unintcntiOnal manner us you
have done il"
Il think | had better pay" said the
Californian. decidedly
And at Fourteenth street he left the
train and said TO the ticket-chOpper
somehow or other | have ridden up
here from Chambers street without
paving anything
Saved Il nickel. did YER
Il want to pay now"
Hey"
Il say | want 10 pay for my ride"
Don't live in New York, do you?'
No
Didn't come from Jersey or Brook
lyn. did YER
NO"
where did YOU come FROM
california"
christian Endcavor convention"
Yes
well. you 90 around to that win
dow" exclaimed the chopper, plank
down five cents for a ticket, and come
around aad put it in this box. Then let
me look at yer. I've chopped tickets
Soin' on threc years. but l never seed
! man Ike you before
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-14
RIiSOncES' RelOrfs.

Prisoners have fair proportion of
happy answers credited To them OF
these. perhaps. the best known are
those of the man who. when asked if
he pleaded guilty or not guilty" ~
piled that he couldn't say until h.
had heard the evidence: and the naive.
response of the prisoner to the usual
question before sentence. Have you
anything to say. prisoner, before sen
tence is pronounced upon youy' It's
very kind of your honor, and if it's
quite agreeable To the court l should
like 60 say good evening"
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-14
A Was GOING TO LOSE.
" Jpshua III. Saunderson Want Coin
to Blow Out No Gas,"


to Blow Out No CAS-"
was sharing my seat with Il farmer
looking man about 80 years old, and
when we were within about ten miles
of Philadelphia he queried
BE YOU goin TO Stop at a tavern in
town."
Yes.
"Some tavern where they Use gas"
Yes"
DO You know how To- turn the blam-
cd thing off when YOU 20 10 bed"
Il have done il several times Don't
You know how"
For reply he reached down into his
satchcl and brought up six tallow can
dies and Il blue box of sulphur matches
and displayed them on his knee.
What are those for | asked.
I'm also goin' to stop at a tavern
where they Use gas"
Yes"
"A bets h 2-year-old steer agin a
last springs lamb that | blow out the
gas and am found dead in the mornin.
See: \ is goin' To Fit sWipcd, la.
ha, ha,''
Il see. You viii use the candles i'm
place of the gas
Exactly"
How did YOU happen to think of it,"
'Naal. I'm naturally purity cute on
my own account. and then | belong To
Il family which has lost five members
by BLOWN out the gaS at different tav
crnS. Nothin' dangerous about taller.
When she's bowed she's blOwed. and
that ends it, IlaySeed in my ha'r and
turnip tops a-stickin' out of my coat
/ tail pockets. but | don't blow out no
gas on this trip-not if my name is
, *
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-14
Refused by Ali.

The little acts which go to the max
ing of Il great example of heroism or
sacrifice are ever interesting. In 1889.
when all day long the war ships, con-
fined within the narrow limits of the
little harbor Of Apia, Samoa, had been
at the mercy of the hurricane and the
coral reefs, there came an hour on the
Trenton never to be forgotten. A
writer in the Cosmopolitan Magazine
thus describes the scene and the inc:-
dent which makes 1t memorable:
Every one had Invested himself of
superfluOus clothing. and with such ap-
purtenances for safety as could be Sc
cured, stood awaiting the last plunge
On the fOrecastlc some men were hur-
riedly building raft on some empty
barrels, on which they hoped to float
ashore. Others had dashed themselves
to spars and empty casks, and few
were provided with life-prescrvcrs,
hastily secured from below.
There was one life-preserver, how
ever. for which no one seemed to have
any use A faithful follower and friend
of the executive officer passed it to him
on the bridge, hoping it might be- the
means Of his preservation. But instead
of making use of ii. he offered it 10 the
admiral who refused il, and then To
the captain, with Il like result.
1t was then thrown carelessly over
the rail surrounding the bridge. and
there il hung. a glowing tribute to those
brave officers. and Il stimulus To the
dropping spirits Of the fagged-out crew.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-14
pAEAN TO TIE PUMPKiN.

Low dear to my heSrt
Is the old yellow pumpkin
When orchards are barren
o. stuflin for pies:
When peaches aud apples
Have both been failure.
and berries Of no kind
Have greeted our eyes:
How fOndly we turn
TO the fruii of tn cOrnheld;
Only fools these dcSpise.
The old yellow pumpkin.
The Undiscovered pumpkin,
The big-bcliied pumpkin.
That makes such good pies.
LOU sville Democrat.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-14
Generous Lad.

MotAer-What did YOU do with the
medicine the doctor left for YOU?
Small Boy heard there was poor
boy ill in the back street and took i,
around and left it for him.-Dundee
News
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-14

weeds and even the bark OF trees Yct
even from starvation ii never learns
Tie lesson Of thritf 81 forethouGnt.
Carpe diem enjoy lifcl is is only
mnltn.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-14
The Hoosicr Version,

Teachcr-IIave YOU learned the gold
en- rule. Tommy!
Tommy-Ycs IN. 1t is to do to other
people like they would do to you.-ln,
dianapolis Journal.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-14
His Reason.

Tim-Wby do you say thar your cook
is like your bicycle?
Brim-I have to give her 4 blowing.
up about once u week or she's no good
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-14

We have our faults. but we can say
this to our credit: We never claimed to
he one of the heirs to Il large estate In
the East.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-14

Never tell Il secret; your conlilan,
may not consider your secret of as
much Importance rs you do.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-14

In Kansas thefarm ana live stock
rr,lllcts combined show an increase
in value over the preceding year of
Sl5. lbs. 6SS. or 1873 per cent.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-03-14

As rule, within four or five weeks
after bride comes TO n strange own,
her kin begin to drop in.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-27
BROWNING, KING & co.

The English government never hest
tates to manufacture evidence when an
lrishmans life Is to be sacrificed.
Why, one of the charges made against
me-that 1 was connected with the
Phoenix park business-was disposed
Of thirteen years ago by the French
government, but the English govern
ment tried to take this charge up
again."
do you believe in the policy of dy-
namite?" lyman was asked.
"A fellow passenger on the Swale
who sat beside me at dinner the day
after we left Cherbourg, said to me:
Do you know who we have on board?'
[ said 1 did not, and he replied, Why,
lyman, the famous dynamiter' l felt
q little shocked, but told him I was
lyman. He did not eat any more din
neI and looked seasick. The next day
L met him and told him that the only
dynamiter 1 had ever met was Zal-
inslki, who was most charming fell
low and who was the inventor of the
dynamite gun which was so generally
admired.
Now, continued lyman, 81 wish to
say that 1 am a leicester Of anarchism
and cannot believe that the freedom
of Ireland can be achieved by anarch-
istic methods. All the statements
made as to my desire to have the car
of Russia blown up are villainouS and
infamous The day for Ireland's attack
on England will soon come and our
enemy will then learn what our meth
DDS are and feel their effects. AS to
all the stories published about me 1
can only say they are Scotland yard
fakes, gotten UP for the purpose of in
juring me. l think their, object has
failed -
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-27
HOBART'S FIRST EFFORT.
Republican Vice Presidential NOmi-
nee on the Stump.

CAMDEN, N. j.. Oct. 26-Garret A.
Hobart, the Republican candidate for
vice president. made what was prac-
tically his first political speech of the
campaign tonight at the Temple thea
ter in this city before an audience
that filled the place to overlooking.
The meeting marked the commence
ment of campaign throughout the
state in which Mr.. Hobart will speak
Previous to the theater meeting the
candidate was given q. reception at the
Camden Republican club where for
two hours a steady lime of persons
shook hands with him and Gov. Griggs
the latter assisting him in receiving.
After this Mr.. Hobart was the guest
or United States Senator Sewall at
dinner Long before the hour of meet
ing the theater was crowded to the
doors and upon Mr.. Hobart's entrance
he was given an enthusiastic welcome.
Mr.. Hobart extended his heartfelt
thanks for the reception rendered him
and said in part:
In the year Of 1892 we were in the zenith
Of our prosperity. no man was idle who
wanted to work, and millions of money were
spent in labor. Wages had gone up in ten
years 40 per cent. Notwithstanding all these
things during the administration of President
Harrison, the state of New Jersey gave a
majority for the Republican party less than in
the eight years preceding. We were then
under the gold standard as now. but con-
fidence began to be lost: men who owned
mills could not operate them. and millions
of people were out Of work. Then came the
Wilson bill, and when it passed it was felt in
every household in New Jersey.
Every Democrat and every Republican now
knows that something must be done. The
Republican party stands just where 1t stood
in 1892, 1888 and 1884. 1t proposes to keep
the mills open and the men at work. An
other landmark in our history has been
reached. Another milestone in our journey.
We thought we were to fight it out on the
old lines, the tariff; instead we are to know
whether our money is to be debased, our
currency debauched. I will not characterize
this as a Democratic innovation, you know
1t Is not.
Mr.. Hobart closed by quoting from his let
ter of acceptance and from the remarks Of
Bourke Cochran that this is campaign
in which American intelligence and Amer
lean patriotism must assert ITSELF"
Gov. Griggs was the next speaker and he
made speech replete with humor.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-27

Baby doesn't always find this world an
inviting place to come to. 1t is a world of
struggle, at the best. Prospective mothers
ought to make it as hopeful a world as pos
sible for the little stranger. It is her dutx
at least to confer on her baby as strong and
healthy constitution as possible, by IeepS
ing her own physical and mental condition
at its best during the expectant time
The best promoter of health and cheer
fulness prospective mother can have In
DR.. Pierces Favorite Prescription. 1t tones
up the whole system and gives special
strength and elastic power to the delicate
organism concerned in parturition Il
makes the mother stronger and brighter in
body and mind; it shortens confinement
makes delivery easy and entirely free from
danger; gives the mother recuperativc en&
ergy and power, and promotes an abundant
supply of nouriShnent for the child.
Delicate women should be extremely care
full not to imperil their health by resortinw
to any preparation put up by unskilled, uris
educated persons, or mere nurses DR..
Pierce's Favorite Prescription is the onlv
preparation of its kind invented by a reqIf.
larry graduated physician, an eminent spes
cialist of thirty years experience.
The most valuable knowledge for women and
especially for prospective mothers, is contained
In Dr.. Pierce's great Ioo8page free book, The
Peoples Common Sense Medical Adviser,s
Several chapters are devoted to women's repro
ductive physiology. There are over 900 ilustras
lions and colored plates. A paper-bound COPY
will be sent absolutely free receipt of III orie
cent stamps to pay the cost of mailing only. Ad.
Buffalo N. Y. IF a French cloth-bound, EN-.
bossed, and beautifully stamped binding is pre-
ferred, send ten cents extra ri cents in aft to nav
the extra cost Of this more handsome binding.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-27
A Cook Book Free.

Table and Kitchen" is the title of a
new cook book published by the Price
Baking Powder Company, Chicago. just
at this this time it will be sent free if
you write a postal mentioning the st.
Paul G % b e. This book is one of the
very best of it's kind Besides contain
ing over 400 receipts for all kinds Of
pastry and home cookery, there are
many hints for the table and kitchen,
showing how to set a1table, how to en-
ter the dining-rooni, etc.; a hundred
and one hints in every branch Of the
culinary art. Cookery of the very
finest and richest. as well as of the
most economical and home like, is pro-
vided for. Remember Table and
Kitchen will be sent postage prepaid,
to any lady sending her address name.
town and state} plainly given. A copy
in German or Scandinavian will be sent
If desired Postal card is as good as
letter. Address Price Baking Powder
Company, Chieage, H.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-27
SALTWATER NEWS.
Stay Granted I'm the Sale of the
Street Railway.


William M. Woodruff, well-known resi-
dent Of this city, died Sunday afternoon Of
consumption of the bowels Deceased was
GA years Of age, and had resided in Still
water since early in the SOS. He was a mem
Der Of Muller post, G. A. R., having served
as member of Brackets battalion during
the late war; The funeral will be held to-
morrow afternoon from the First Methodist
church under the auspices of Muller post.
Judge Williston, of the district court, grant
ed a stay Of thirty days yesterday in the mat
ter of the sale Of the Saltwater street rail-
way company's property, which was to have
been sold at sheriff's sale yesterday. The
stay was granted upon application of the
bondholders, who contemplate bidding it in
Several saltwater parties were ready to buy
it yesterday If they could secure it at low
figures.
The committee in charge of the sound money
demonstration to be held here next Thursday
evening met la.t evening to complete ar
rangements. Yellow ribbons may be seen
in all parts of the city, indicating that the
parade will be the largest ever held in Still
water
A well-known river man said yesterday that
all logging on the St. Croix for the season
is practically at an end. One more boat is
expected from below, but its raft is already
made up, and there is no work for the river
crews to do. Several concerns will send
men to the woods next week, but the cut will
be very small.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-27
Latonia Results.

CINCINNATI, o.. Oct. 26.-Summary: First
race, six furlongs-Judith G won; Miss
Rowett second, Altedna third. Time LIN.
Second race, FIVE furlongs- Charlotte won,
Let Fly second Lady Louise third. Time,
1:06A. Third race, mile-Fresco won, Uncle
Tom second, Hermann third. Time, 1:52A.
Fourth race, mile-Paul Pry won, Jamboree
second, Tancred third. Time, 1:51A. Fifth
race. FIVE furlongs-Nine-Ni nety-Nine won,
Double Dummy second, Discipline third.
Time, 1:072. Sixth race, mile-Argentina
won Sir Vassar second, Joe Thayer third.
Time, 1:4SA.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-27
DAY ENDED AT ALTON.
This Evening Bryan VIII Be in Chi
cage.

ALTON, Ill, Oct. 26.-Four short
stops were made by Mr.. Bryan between
Jacksonville and Alton. Two speeches
were made at Alton tonight, one from
either side of the city hall building.
Large and enthusiastic audiences testi-
fed their appreciation of the nominee
statements by cheering and app1auding
at each stop he made ia his address.
He left at 10 O'Clock for Lincoln, ILL.,,
where he will address an audience
in time to leave that place by 8 o'clock
in the morning. Bloomington will hear
the candidate at 1880 tomorrow, and,
after an hours stop, he will speak at
Pontiac, then at Dwight and Braid
wood, Joliet and Lemont and will ar
rive in Chicago at $50 p. m.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-27
BOOM IN WHEAT.
Expected by the Well-POsted Eng
lish Operators

LONDON, Oct. 26. = The Daily Telegraph
says of the demand for the supply of wheat:
The stock of foreign wheat at the principal
British ports, 1t is said, would not suffice
to feed the country for a fortnight. The
slight fall in American exchanges on Saturday
gave the English markets a downward tend-
ency. but it is the opinion of one of the best
know corn factors in Mark Lane that Amer
lean wheats will speedily rise with a bang
and that by Christmas prices will be much
further advanced. During the recent ex-
element business was in comparatively few
hands ~
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1896-10-27
Ideal Park.

CHICAGO. Oct. 26.-Summary: First race,
fve-eighths of a mile-Charley DAILY won,
Character second, Merchant third. Time,
1: 032s. Second race, fye-eighths of mile
Squan won, Nariete second Why third
Time, 1:01A. Third race, three-quarters OF a
mile-Simmons won, Outgo second, Joe Manci
third. Time, 1:14A. Fourth race, one mile
Plnkey Potter won. Loudon second. Red
skin third. Time, 1:41%.