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Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-29
"Drcams. Dreams."

Soon after DiSraeli had quilted tho
active arena of the House of Commons
for the "gilded %mausoleum'' of tho
House Of Lords he was visited ut his
house by his friend, Lord Cover. The
two men sat by the fire in the CRATE.
and the eX-Premier talked Of his own
political career. At last he ceased talk
inc, and gazing a~bStractedlv into thu
burning Goals, muttcred: dreams.
Dreams
The mournful. h%alf-audible cxclama-
ton is suggestive. Apparently it indi-
Gated that he who had for long. labo-
riOus years devoted himself To his conn
try found in that fact no solid satiSfac-
ton. Is that the usual fate Of retired
statesmen? g.
The incident is quoted by Mr.. Tuck
erman as Il thought-provoking addition
10 his account of an interview with
William III. Seward, published in Per
sonal RecOllectiOns of Notable People"
While Mr.. Seward, in 1872. was sur
fering from paralysis ut his home in
Auburn, New York, Mr.. Tuckerman
went out Oh HIS WAY 10 ply Ills fc>lbStfS
TO the veteran statesman. He found
him unable to use his arms and legs.
but with his mental faculties unin:-
paired. For the two days the guest
enjoyed the statesman's hospitality he
was entertained with commissioners
and anecdotes.
When he was departing Mr.. Seward
took him aside and said: Now tell
ne what | can do for you. If | possess
any ;uiiuence with the present admin
istratiOn, am ut your service
Mr.. Tuckerman replied that the only
service he could TO for him was to get
better health at his earliest cOnve-
nience, and To let the world hear from
him occasionally.
do you mean 10 say" asked NJ.
Seward. that You came u of your
way to visit br~5ken-Gown old man lika
me without a single Interested motive
beyond that of seeing me-"
lie noticed that his guest was an
noyed by The implication. and added.
with emotion: Il do not have many
such visitors nowadays"
Those last words fingered in thu
guests ears.
WAS his he asked himself. no ex-
ception to the fate that too often over
takes the retired statesman
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-29
CONDITION OF NATIONAL BANKS
General Improvement Marked in the
Financial Business.

The abstract from the reports made 10
the Controller of the Currency by the
3.1O6 national banks in the United States
showing their condition Dec. IL. 1899,
shows loans and discounts amounting to
S2.020. Sol 1a2, against S2.059 .4OS. 4O2
Sept. ~. 1899. the date of the last report.
The gold coin held by the national banks
Dee. Is amounted to $113.S43,4OO, against
S110.31S,3G0 Sept. 2S. The gold treasury
certificates on hand amounted TO S2O.936,-
O30. to he compared with S21,525,93O
Sept. -. The gold clearing house certii-
Gates aggregated $50, 4GJ, 900, compared
with S31 OBJ 900 at the last report.
The silver treasury certificates amount
ed to S2J.S1S.323. 10 he compared with
S22,914. $50 in September. The total spe-
Gle on hand Dec. II was S206, 112.410,
compared with $196.237.311 Sept. %. The
legal tender notes on hand Dee. -
amounted TO 500. 209, 423. against $685.
946.GSJ Sept. d. The United States
certificates of deposit for legal tender
notes on hand aggregated S31.440,OOO,
against SO. $40, COO al the time of the Sep
ember report.
The reports nov that between Sept.
Is. 1893. and Dee. IL the national banks
increased their individual deposits from
81, 701 .G53,521 to 81. 720.550.241.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-29
TALENTS OF THE JEW.
Famous in Finance, Philosophy, Med
iciue, and Music.

in Finance, Philosophy heo-
iciue, and Music.
Someone has been at the pains recent
" TO make an analysis of the character
istics OF more than thirty thousand
prominent men of modern times With
special reference To the Jewish race.
The results are curious and interesting.
They bear testimony also 10 h re-
markable versatility and a~daptabiIlty
of the Jewish people and their tenaclty
of purpose. even under the most ad-
verse conditions.
Although Moses, the greatest OF law
givers. and Joshua. one Of the most
brilliant and successful generals. were
of the Jewish race in modern times the
Jews are less distinguished than men
of other creeds generally as statesmen
and soldiers. They have no distinction
whatever as agriculturists, ~cngraNers.
sailors and explorers.
Their greatest service TO the world
has been accomplished in the capacity
of actors. doctors. financierS. metaphy-
sicians. musicians. poets and phiioso-
pliers. In all these lines of human
thought and endeavOr they have con-
tributcd many illuStri0us, immortal
names.
Astronomical science has no brighter
name upon its roll than lIerschel. the
jew, and mathematics boasts no great
or service than that which ii received
at the hands of jacob Crcmona. In
biology also the once dcSpiSed Hebrew
has made his mark. Bernstein. Re-
max. Rosenthal and Valentine have
done large service as Psychologists;
Cohnheim. IIirSch. Iiebrcich. LOm-
broso and Trouble as Psychologists will,
perhaps. be recognized. while +. Conn
is, perhaps, the third greatest b%otanist
In Germany to-day.
But it is in the realm of music that tho
genius of the Jew has had its largest
development and accomplished the
most brilliant and original results. One
has only To think of the wonderful
achievements of such masters of the
art divine as MendelSSOhn. Meycrbcer
and RubinStcin. to say nothing Of Mo
scheles and Haley. To realize how poor
the world would he had not these men
of the Jewish race lived and wrought
rs they did. Surely the mantle of Da-
vid, the poet king of Israel and tho
fallen on not one. but many. of his
descendants in these later d~ays.-Jack-
sonville Metropolis.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-29
ETH IN
-. thing Discoveries by New York
Bakery Inspectors.

Since the new law requiring inspecting
of the bakcShopS of New York went into
effect. about half Il year ago. many start
ling discoveries have been made 10y the
inspectors of that city. But il was not
until the other night that the State au-
thoritics were given an insight into the
flthincss of some of the bakeshOps of the
metropolis. Deputy State Factory In
spector Franey and Bakcshop Inspector
lIanlon started ont together to take n
peep at some OF the city ; bakeries. What
ever doubts Mr.. Franey might have had
rs 10 the necessity of the bakcshoI law
they were removed.
The shop. the condition of which pro-
duccd the strongest impression on Mr..
Franey's mind. is located in Bavard
street. and is kept 10y an Italian. 1t is n
cellar shop. It's floor area is small. its
ceiling is low. and. on the night of the
expedition, he place was eXcecdir ely
dirty.
Not only * the baking of bread. Gales,
pies and other Hour products carried on
in the cellar in question. but the boss
bakers entire iamily. together with the
workmcn in the shop. make il their con
slant abode. 1t was the middle Of the
evening when they entered the shop. In
the front part of the cellar. in 4 little
store partitioncd of from the shop. the
boss bakers wife was selling bread and
other baked things. In the shop, neal
the door connecting il and the store. two
workmcn were asleep on 4 cot. In a loTg
cofiin-like bread box. such as Italian and
French bakers use in preference TO the
square ones used by bakers Of other ma
tionalitics. another workman was ASLEEP
These were day hands" At the moldine
board the two night hands. stripped &c
the waist. were busy mixing dough. Or
Il cot near the board two children of from
{ To 10 years were slumbering peace
fully. while in the dough trough was G
child less than a year old.
Mr.. IIanlOn has encountered stranger
things. however. than babies i'll dough
trOughS. In one shop an open barre
stood in the middle of the floor. From
the top of the barrel there was rising a
the moment of his entrance a thin. whit
ish cloud. evidently of dust. steam, smok,
or flour. Investigation showed it to b'
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-29
Sealing NO Longer Pays.

Although the Sealers' Association OF
Vancouver passed n unanimous resolu-
ton Il few weeks ago not TO send out
any sealing schooners until next Au-
gust. nearly all the vessels are now
fitting out to start on a cruise as is
customary at this time. Only one
schooner made expenses last year but
all are going to try it again this year.
1t was stated some weeks ago that
most of the san Francisco sealing
schOonerS had actually gone into other
business. some being at that time out
ward bound with general cargoes for
southern ports, while others were fit
ting out to go otter hunting.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-29

absolute commander of the Salvation
Army, was sent To this country tO take
charge of the scattered forces. who were
making little progress here. He was an
Englishman born and bred. He brought
with him his wife. the daughter Of Il
Church of England clergyman. They
entered at once upon the work and have
accomplished wonderful things. Mrs.
Booth is as much of Il commander as her
husband, and in every undertaking she
has had an equal share.
They found here about O officers and
5000 soldiers, poorly organized and
standing very low in public estimation.
To-day there are 2.1O0 officers and $500
local officers. the latter being men and
women who work at their various call
ings in the daytime and devote their
evenings and Sundays to army work.
There are 5 corps and 10000 soldiers.
OF institutions the army has 16 Stun
posts, g rescue homes, 22 training garri-
sons for cadets. t food and shelter de-
pots, numerous houses of relief in vari-
Gus cities, and Il outrider circuits in the
mining camps of the West. In addition
to this there is the War Cry, with Il
weekly circulation of 10000. In the
larger cities the army has gradually been
acquiring property. the headquarters
building in New York City being the
largest and finest.
One result of which the Booths are
proudest is the rise of the army in pub
lie estimation. At first churches and
people generally gave no approval or
support. Having got their hosts thor
oughly organized and accomplished tell
ing results. Commander and Mrs. Booth
commenced work among the higher social
classes. An auxiliary corps was started
and il now numbers among its members
| leading ministers. Governors, Senators
and many men of wealth.
The army had distinctly risen in the
social scale when Gen. William Booth
came to this country last year. The
progress Of the American army i'll popular
esteem seemed especially 10 displease
him. and he preached continually about
the necessity of keeping dow every ten
dency TO rise above the gutter. The indie
pcndencc of the American army and its
evident tendency to cut loose from En-
clish rule and methods caused many sharp
talks TO officers. lie saw that n continue
ton meant ultimate separation. lie said
the arm WAS too much AmcricaniZed.
After leaving this country Gen. Booth
started on Il tour of the world TO investi-
gate the wings of the army III various re-
gions. He sent from India the order reliev-
ing Burlington Booth of the command in
America. At the same time he relieved
the commanders in several other coun-
tries. He is determined that the armies
shall feel that they are all under his COM
mand and that every country shall be sub
s~eryient to English rule. international
headquarters in London have continually
interfered in the affairs of the American
army, countcrmanding orders and giving
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-29
PECULIAR RETAINING FEE.
John Chinaman Had 1t Arranged Be-
fore He Pcrpetrated the Crime.

fore He Pcrpetrated the Crime.
Col. A. +. Nogelsang. the attorney, is
regarded as II of the best raconteurs
of the legal profession. In the Palace
grillroom yesterday he let out Il string
of anecdotes. He said that n few weeks
ago Dennis Spencer, the Napa lumin-
AIRY, was called upon by a Chinaman
one evening, when the following dia-
logue enSued:
lone Chinaman kill another China
man with a Ratchet: how much you
charge make him clear?
"'Ill take the case said Mr.. Spencer,
for 81, 900
"'Allec right said the Chinaman, Il
be back after while
"In about n week he returned to Mr..
S%pencer's office and laid down 81, 900 in
gold coin on his table. Mr.. Spencer
swept the money into the drawer.
"'Well, the Chinaman, he dead
"'Who killed him?
81 did
"'When did you kill him?'
"'Last night
There was some curiosity On the part
of the audience for further light on the
disposition Of the 5000, but Mr.. Nogcl-
sang Immediately spun off OH to an
other stOry.-San Francisco Call.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-29

directions that seemed unwise to the lead,
ers here. No appointment To high rank
can be made without approval of LondG,
All these things have been bor1ntn
silence, never getting outside of TIL ,ho
OF the officers. but the order rcCora ,hnn
commander and his wife VII III
they could endure. The "ar : - 60
the revolution of 1I16. !" :!
for the Americans tanl u "e'S
the English. If The, i"''S are . sem
Oh tho o,rnv ,ril,ake measures TO declare
itsalf indene, .cnt of London domination.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-29

where he was TO go or who would be his
Successor. II am Il soldier. / must obey"
said the commander. Il ask you all to
make my burden as light as possible"
The army refuses To listen To his en-
treaties or 10 accept the order. Meet
ings are being arranged in every part Of
the country. Protests and petitions of all
kinds will be forwarded To the intcrna-
tional headquarters in London. The seeds
of mutiny have been set. and if Il concil-
iatory answer Is not received from Gen.
Booth the members Of the army in Amer
lea may form an Independent wing, with
Darlington Booth rs sole leader.
Nine years ago Ballington Booth. son
of Gen. William Booth. the founder and
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-29
THE MAN FOR SANDY.

! wouldna gle a copper plack
For ony man that turns his back
On duty clear;
j wouldna tax his word or note.
I wouldna trust him for a grOat
Which he might steer.
when things are just as things should be,
And fortune gies a nan the plea,
Where'er he be
IL isna hard TO understand
How he may walk through house and land
WI cheerful face and p hand
Continually.
But when. i spite o work and care.
"A man must loss and failure bear,
lie merits praise:
VIVA will not To misfortune bow.
Who cocks his bonnet on his brow
And fights and fights. he kcnsna how,
Through lang. hard days.
] wouldna gle an auld bawbee
For ony man that | could see
Wha didna hold
The sweetness o his mither's name,
The kindness o his brothers claim,
The honor % n woman's fame,
Far mair than gold.
Nor is it hard for him to do.
VIVA kens his friends are leal and true,
Love sweet and strong.
Whose hearth knows not from year 10 year
The shadow of a doubt or fear,
DIR feels the falling of a tear
For only wrong.
Bat gle him praise whose love is pain.
VIVA. wrong'd. ~forsives and loves again,
And. though he grieyes,
Lets not the dear one from his care.
But loves him mair. and MAR. and mair.
And bides his time wi hope and prayer,
And still believes.
Ay, gle him praise who doesna fear
The uphill fight from year to year
And who grips fast
8tis ain dear ones through good or i'll.
Wha. if they wander, loves them still:
Some day of joy he'll get his fill:
He'll win at last.
-Iittsburg Post.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-29
The Longest Lived Animals,

1t is generally agreed among natural
lists that the tortoise is The longest lived
of all animals. There are many in
stances of them attaining the extraor-
binary age of go years. while one is
actually mentioned as reaching the I'M
paralleled age of 400 years. Notwitll-
standing these examples. which. OF
course, arc exceptionally rare, the or
binary tortoise only lives, on an aver
age, from 100 to 40 years.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-29
MUTINY IN THE ARMY
SALVATiONISTS REBEL AGAINST
THEIR ENGLISH GENERAL.
The Soldiers i'm America Do Not Want
TO Have ~BalIington Booth Go Away
What the Populer Leader and His
Wife Have Done.
lesson of, ZIG Amin.

The peremptory order from Gen. Booth
cOmmander-in-chief of the Salvation
Army, relieving Ballington Booth of the
command in America has called forth
protest from the 10000 soldiers no
fairly worship the commander al ms
wife. The army was stunned by the
news. 1t asked for an eXplar'uoh' IL r'a-
son why its leader should Ie taken away
lie answered sadly tho he knew moth
ing more than what tie brief order con-
tanned. Not IL word of information ac-
companied il. There was 10 news of
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-29

When an African buffalo is wounded
by q hunter it Is surrounded by several
others, who Immediately group them
in their midst by showing against his
side until they have reached "a place Of
safety.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-29
MIR. AND MRS. B%ALLINGToN TOOTH.

of flour. and hat it was caused br tie
fiuttcring and scratching of a hen IN the
flour that was soon 10 be made into bread.
The operation of the law will be rem
dered even more effective by the passage
of certain amendments which are now be-
fore the Legislature.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-29

the mainland of this
continent SO rs TO
include all the isl
ands adjacent there
10. makes the orig
lnator n marked
man these days. The
bill goes much far
Their than the Presi-
dent inAended IN his
recent message on
Venezuela and will
be vetoed should il
reach the White
House. The author
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-29
Father of CATS.

One OF the chief men in a Mohamme-
dan caravan is the cat-sheik. or Faith
er of Cats" who rides a camel carrying
dozens If baskets filled with cats.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-29

Masked robbers held up four passengers
in the Falls City, Neb., depot, relieved
them of their valuables and then es-
capped.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-29

is said 10 be Il candidate for the Republi-
can nomination for the Presidency.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-29
K. DAVIS.
Made Prominent by His Monroe Doc
trinc Resolution.

The resolution fathered by Senator G..
X. Davis. of Minnesota, TO extend the
workings of the Monroe doctrine beyond
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-29
COOners' Wages.

Coopers in England receive $40 Der
week: in Germany. 1897; and I'm New
South Wales, $500.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-01-29

iOu ~, III W ottistt IA ~ -
attention as lie went by. for she sudden
ly fixed her great, hollow eyes upon
him and followed him into tho gallery
with an eager glance. By and by she
went up to the doorkeeper.
'Just let me in. l want to speak to
Tom," she said, cOaxingly.
Nay, Bet" said the man. with more
Kindness than might have been expect
ed from his rough appearance. You
cannot come in now, lass. Toms
busy. lie has no time to be speaking
TO YOU
do let me in. there's a DEAR" she
persisted, earnestly.
The d%oorkeeper shook his head.
Il mussen. lass" he said decidedly.
"Oh, there is Mr.. Dunkley.' she
cried. LET me ask ..Ir. Dunkley. Mr..
Dunklcy, sir..'
Amos was standing near the entrance.
He turned round ut the sound of his
name, and Bet preferred her request
to him.
"AIr. Dunkley, sir; let me come in for
a minute to speak to Tom," she plead
| ed.
Toms busy, lass" said Amos, using
the same excuse Us the doorkeepcr had
done. "He can't be spared from his
work nj present"
But let me just come In and wait
Inside till he Is ready to speak to me-"
cried Bet, %clasping her hands. "Oh. do
let me, Mr.. Dunkley, sir" :.
Amos Dunkley was n s~oft-hearted
man. He had always been very kind
, 1896-09-28
there. whether by %tunneIing or sink
ing shafts. an easy proposition.
RALLY
To Be Held at Maennerchor Hall This
Evening.

The republican rally at Maenner-
Choir hall this evening will be ad.
dressed by the Hon. +. Y. Schoonmaker
of New Jersey. who is universally ac-
knowledged to be one of the best post.
ed men on the issues of the campaign
in the country. All voters should turn
out to hear him, irrespective of party.
ing and instructive.
The glee club will be in attendance
and good music will be furnished.
Everybody is invited to attend.
, 1896-09-28
COME n r IT..
Cheyenne Riders Mean Business and
are Anxious for a Contest.

Cheyenne Tribune: The following
item was published in the Laramie
Boomerang a few days ago and shows
very plainly that Laramie riders have
not the sand or dough. for hat matter.
to tackle Cheyenne riders.
al Leslie of Cheyenne has issued
another challenge to the Laramie
wheclmcn to rae around the loop 90
milos) at Cheyenne. The probability
is that Leslie would back out again if
the Laramie riders went over there. so
there is little sense in paying any atten-
ton to him."
Al Leslie was seen yesterday regard
ing the above, and stated that he was
now confident the Laramie men, or at
least their big headed representatives,
We're buffers and never intended to
race.
There is $50 deposited at this Office
as a forfeit. so there need be no fear on
the part of Laramie thai Leslie will
back out. Everyone is DESTROYS of wit
Messing a contest between the men and
if Laramie riders have any desire what
ever to win a little glory and money at
the same time let them cover the $50.
Mr.. Leslie has great confidence in the
ability of Cheyenne cyclists to defeat
the Laramie men and has gone SO far as
to issue the following amendment to
his former challenge:
Cheyenne, WyO.. Sept. 26.-F. B.
Cramer, Laramie: If you will not ac-
cGpt my former challenge, | will match
four Cheyenne men against five of your
Laramie men to ride the 10 mile loop
course at Cheyenne on Friday. October
2, for 500 Il side. My money is posted.
AL LESLIE"
, 1896-09-28
TREED BY A BEAR.

Saratoga Sun: John Paulson, who
was in the new gold fields On the En-
campment last week, had a very socia-
BILE encounter with a bear. John was
picking away at his claim and hoping
to find some rock with free gold on it
when he heard a noise behind him.
Looking around he saw a big black
bear so yards away coming leisurely
toward him. He yelled, but it did no
good; he had no arms but a pick and
shovel, so he concluded to run the bear
a foot race and made for a tree about
thirty yards distant. He did his pray
ing while climbing to save time. The
bear looked the ledge over carefully,
shifted at the tools and then went on
about his business and John came
down from the tree, feeling that he had
thrown away a mighty good prayer in
the scare.