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Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-05
The Ground Hog.

n good many OF Il friends seems to
be demoraliZed over our article on the
ground hog in Mondays paper. Even
our old friend j. Y. Ashley informed us
that after such a break, which closely
Indicated that we were not up sunday
morning In time to go to church, he
would be compelled to discontinue take
ing the best paper in the county owing
to the position it had taken on the
ground hog question.
We have also been informed by dis
interested parties that John Hoham,
after he learned that we had made such
a broad assertion wherein we affirmed
that the american HOodoO,'' did not
see his shadow, came down town bare
headed, and used every argument pos
slble with several of his friends in an
effort to induce them 10 come down to
the INDEPENDENT Office and smite it
"hip and thigh
Now we propose to hold fast to what
we get. w have had the honor of con
verslng with the spirit of the originator
of this great theory of the ground hog
seeing his shadow, and we received the
information at that time, that all those
poor mortals who built their hopes on
the appearance of the frisky "chip.
munk," were in grave error, and we have
taken this time to remove from their
minds a fatal mistake. Now listen We
ground hog worshipers, we believers in
the efficiency of a chubby shadow: The
ground hog does not come out OF his
winter nest until high noon on the 2nd
of February, N those who adhere so
closely TO the old tradition, and leave
their beds that morning to catch a
glimpse of the sun To be able to verify
their predictions on the ground hog the
DRY, have all made a foolish mistake.
The ground hog did not see his sba-
dow in Marshall county, Indiana sun
day.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-05
A PROGRESSIVE MOVE.
l.. Spangle's New Quarters Are Great
Improvement Over the Ar
ansement Aud DISPLAY.

Il. spangie's New Quarters Are Great
Improvement Over the Old BETTER Ar
ansement And display
People who were familiar with the
store of f.. Spangle in the building re
Gently vacated by him, can hardly re-
cogniZe the same store in the new loca-
ton three doors north. With more room.
better display and o attractive ar
rangment. ~Spangle's business should
grow as his efforts deserve, and that it
will there is no doubt for no community
is quicker to recognize pluck and ener-
gy than be is.
Spangle is now handling the Baldwin,
Fisher, Ellington and Valley Gem
pianos, and the Hamilton and Estey
organs. These with musical merchan
disc of various sorts are arranged on
one side of the store room, while the
other side is devoted to watches, clocks
and jeweIry, of which is a limited line in
Guiding some very excellent stock, Mr..
Spangle announces, however, that he
will procure anythink in the jewelry
line from a shirt stud, toa diamond
necklace, that he will, in fact furnish
TO order on short notice anything in his
line and not in stock. lie takes orders
for piano tuning and for organ tuning,
cleaning, repairing and refinishing
and guarantees all work first class i'm all
respects. lie hasa team and also an
nounce that he will deliver organs and
pianos to any part of Marshall county
on payments ranging from 81 upward
per month or at the lowest prices for
cash or bankable notes.
The optical department will he kept.
as heretofore up to date in every respec,
and watch and clock repairing will re
ceive careful attention at the lowest
prices.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-05

Fer sale by sHADLE & REYNOLDS.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-05
Pound Gold.

While putting down a well near Val.
paraiso n day last week, several pieces
of gold quartz vas found. Although
the find was eighty-three feet deep, it
has raised considerable excitement.
This finding gold in every hole dug will
have a tendency TO cause an alarm
among the gold bugs of Wall street. 1t
might cause the price for bullion to de
preclate.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-05
Loved
III. u. .IOHDON .

TT. T.. JOIt1DN-J
Low breathes "A strange sweet melody
In my hreaSt-a tinge on >erapheti harp>.
That sO~ul-inspiring Rooms away
The tender murmuring> at my heart:
And light of touch are the L.ydian strains
That roll. a. the years. To yOn eternity.
Where drifts on balmy tides the pain
That wildly famed around me yesterday.
And this il love that steals sublime
The cares Of life. \ gentler fate
Drifts round me than lonely shades of time
And the RIDER passion storms eliminate.
How fain | linger III sweeteSt ecstasy
Where golden Tyre strings charm
And lure from wales OF tyranny
To placid Cupid'> out-stretched arms.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-05
TIE saving of destitute and homeless

THE saving of destitute and homeless
children is a noble work. We believe
1t is greater. and better than sending
money to China or Zulu Land. 1t is
s~uccoring the innocent and extending
the hand of charity to the helpless. 1t
is strengthening the foundation of the
superstructure which is to be the work
of a new generation and is showing
better results proportiOnate to labor
and money extended than almost any
other line of charitable work.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-05

Constipation Is generally caused by
Inflammation of the lower portion Of
the rectum. Tahs 10 drops of Brazilian
Balm twice a day; also inject half a tea
spoonful each night. A two weeks
curse of this treatment seldom fails to
make a permanent cure. Never purge
yourself for constipation.
Fer sale by SHADLE & REYNOLDS
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-05
Married a

"How is Mrs. StrOngmind coming on?
l don't heal of her advocating woman's
rights any more" "She has quit
woman's rights business and taken I'D
with woman's lefts. She has married a
widower."-Texas Siftings.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-05
Fatigued Him.

"These hastily snatched kisses" ex-
claimed the bacillus. frritably, as he
struggled to extricate himself FROM a
delicately arched eyebrow, make me
weary."=Detroit Tribune.
Semi-weekly independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1895-1897, 1896-02-05
For Sale

y span of good horses and harness
An exceptionally good bargain. Cash
o. on time. Enquire at this Office.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-26

Scratch; Geo5ge, Boyee. Texas, second. 90
Fourth heat-R E. Dow, San Jose. first go
yards;F. N. Byrne, Imperial, second, 20 yards
Time, PLY As,
man, Los ANGLER, third. Time, 10 80.
Zone. mile handicap. amateur, first heat--TJ
Hirsch, Sacramento, first, As wards; S. B. Vim
cent. Bay City, second, 80 yards. Time,
Second heat. R. Kenna, Bay City, first,
scratch; M. NJ. Cook, Imperial, second. rs
Third heat-P. R. Mott, Reliance, first, 80
yards; G.. N: Smith, San Jose, second. Is yards.
Time, ZIG 3-5.
Fourth heat-M. NJ. Cook, Los Angeles, first,
45 yards; B. C. Raynaud, Bay City, second So
yards. Time, 2:22 2-5.
Fifth heat-Tony Alborelle, Olympic, first,
yards Time, 2:l7.
Final heat-P. r. Mott, Reliance, first, J. R.
Kenna, Bay City, second, IL. M. Cook, Imper-
ial, third. Time, 2:19 Is.
Velodrome Shield Race, one-mile, unpaced,
between w. E. Becker of Minneapolis and C..
2:2o 3-5.
The meet was splendidly handled by
the following efficient corps of officials:
Track otficers-Referee, Henry F. wynne;
judges-H. II. White, E. B. Jerome, F. H. Ker-
rigan; timers-George H. Stratton, Z. E. Stod-
dard, II. d. Haden feldt; scorers-Sol Peiser,
George. Breufflet umpires-T. H. Meherin, u.s..
Egan, G. E.. Grifiths, r. S. Duncan; clerk of
Petres David Marshall, A. w. Wehe; starter,
Douglas White announcer, Wilbur F. Knapp;
marshal, w. /. Pixley; Handicapped r. A.
Smythe; L. A. W. representative, r. NJ. WEIGH.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-26
TWO THOUSAND
EAT FREE TURKEY
Great Success of the Sal
walton Army Christmas
Dinner.
A Spread Fit for the Opulent
Freely Given to the
City's Poor.
One of the Worthiest Charities Ever
offered to the Deserving of
San Francisco

The Salvation Army Christmas dinner
az the old Athletic Club headquarters, New
Montgomery street, was one of the most
successful spreads ever given by that
organization. It consisted of four Sec
tions or relays, with eighteen tables. and
lasted from noon until $3.50 P. M. More
than 1900 people were fed there, and al
expressed great satisfaction at their treat
ment and over the bill Of fare.
The dinner was quite elaborate, consist
ing of turkey with cranberry sauce, roast
veil, vegetables. mashed potatoes, with
tea, coffee or milk, and plumb pudding fol
dessert
A feature of the dinner was the excel
lent music by the band from headquarters.
Following this there was en- interesting
entertainment under the control OF Ensign
Campbell, illustrating the life of Christ
by artistic lantern slides.
Fully six hundred deserving women and
little children partook of the excellent
dinner and went to bed happier because
of the noble charity of the army.
From the very outset everything went
off happily. Nothing occurred to mar the
enjoy ment of the guests, and good order
was preserved from tie outset. The class
Ii
not present, except in very rare cases, and
the harder element that came was sober
and orderly.
1.-THE typical hard cases kept away from
US, !" said Ensign Wood, sand / can truth
fully say, after long experience among
Ijthefharder classes, that those who came
tt6 us yesterday were mostly of the class
who have. been suffering from hard times
srn44er than from vicious habits. They
were the genuine victims of misfortun 9
ana not the failures that come from vice.
The service at the great charity dinner
was perfect, men and women of the army
ministering to the wants of the hungry
poor just as patiently and thoroughly as il
every dinner had been good for dollar
check at tfIescashier's.cou counter.
When thegreat multitude of nearly 200C
who came had departed satiated, it was
the universal verdict that the dinner was
a great successsand all voiced best wishes
for the Salvation Army.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-26

Stadtfeld, and will be rendered by the
large chorus choir of twenty-five voices,
assisted by the following soloists: Mrs.
G. A. Swan, Mss r. Parker, Miss NJ.
Buneman, Miss M. Jellineck, Mrs. w. G.
Stadtfeld, Messrs. II. Hanley and E. CAL
anne; A. A. Soloman, viollnist; Miss Kate
Hutchinson, organist.
The musical mum bers wall be as follows:
Morning-''Te Deum," Thayer; ut Came
Upon the Midnight Clear" Sullivan (solo
and chorus); duet from 1.-THE Holy Child"
Parker. Evening 30 Sing to God"
Gounod soprano and alto solos and
chorus); violin solo, "Melancholie,"
Leonard "a. A Soloman); 1.-THE Manger
Cradle" Neidlinger (alto solo and chorus);
'The First Christmas" Barnby Choral
anthem of tour parts); 'Under Starry
Sky Story soprano solo with violin
obligato).
The Queen Regent of Spain smokes
more than dozen cigarettes day.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-26
TIE OzAR'S TRAIN.
The Ponderous Strength of the Eleven
Huge Saloons.

The Ponderous Strength of the Eleven
Huge Saloons.
One cannot fail to be impressed with the
ponderous strength of the eleven huge
saloons. In build they have the appear
ance of being made of massive steel and
it is remarkable how few are the windows
permitted to each ''coach." When rail-
way carriages were first constructed one
window on each side to each compartment
vas the allowance. The Car is content
with less light. The deficience is hardly
made up by that derived from the cler-
estory roof, for in long vehicle measur-
ing sixty five feet there are not more than
five small windows.
These are all on one side, and can be in
. stantly shattered. Extreme solidity. mas
sive gun metal bearings, which are care
fully examined by stolid Russian atten-
dants from time 10 time, most com plete
warming apparatus and absolutely strict
seclusion are thacharacter the i'm
perial train. It's painted a, black-blue,
with thin beading of gold. and, except
for very small gold sdouble-headed eagles
at intervals there Is no decoration. Every
sthing is plain, severe and self-contained.
Flexible and collapsfble gangways, on the
latest corridor principle, connect the car
sriages. One can. imagine his train showed
up or besiegeds sa$aa yet its occupants Sc
cure, and their creature comforts served
bv the resources of the train in all depart
ments. from the kitchen to the boudoir.
Nor is the train limited to one gauge,
for its axleslare readily adjustable, so that
the Car may always take his travelling
house with him, no matter upon what
line of continental railway he may
: journey. Still, there is no parade of its
iuxury--the almost dead wallis of the
carriages concealing tneir interiors from
the eve Of curious. Such is Tire train
which M.tKoposkine, the engineer of Rus
sian raitIAys, has now in responsible
charge. us weight, length and dimen-
sions assign it to the heaviest rolling
Stock in the world, and therefore among
fhe safests for cofpsipns have shown that
the moro solidlybp1lt a carriage is the
less disposed, it iSxto telescope. Cor
rhsnonderiee Of the london Telegraph.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-26
Invincib1e in the Velodrome
Professional and ANA
teur Events.
Mott of Oakland Defeated Kenna
in the Mile Amateur
Handicap.
A Day of Past Racing, Which In
cluded Several Bad Tumbes and
Some Reversals CT Form.

One-third of a mile. scratch, profe s.
siona1-Hardy Downing, San Jose.
One mile, handicap, professional
Walter f. Foster, San Fran else o.
Half mile, scratch, amateur-E. f.
Russ, San Fran cisco.
One mile, handicap, amateur-P. r.
N oft, Oakland.
VeIodrome shield race-C. e. Dow,
Seattle.
The Velodrome track is a big success.
OF this there is no room for doubt; in
fact, there was hardly room for anything
there yesterday. The immense crowd
present barely left room to turn around,
and the splendid sport furnished left no
room for dissatisfaction.
AsearIy as 80 o'clock the people COM
menced pouring into the grounds, and
when the races were called at 2:15 there
was not vacant seat IN the stands and
the gallery was packed.
If such an immense crowd will attend q
holiday meet, against such counter attrac-
tions as the horse races and the football
game, it goes TO show that with the ad-
vent of Sunday racing meet promoters
will have a gold mine in the sport.
The days racing opened with a one.
third mile scratch, professional, event
There were four heats and a final, the
winners and the fastest two seconds tc
qualify. The Coast record for the distance
was 40 seconds, and this was lowered in
every heat the best performance being
:43 3-5, by Hardy Downing of San Jose,
who beat Champion Wells at the same
time.
Those who qualified for the final were
w. A. Terrill, H. F. Terrill and c. S.
Wells, Bay City; Hardy Downing, San
Jose; d. E. Whitman, Los Angeles; Allan
N. Jones, Olympic, and o. L. Stevens
of 0ttumwa, Iowa. They comprise seven
of the fastest professional riders in the
United States. And here was where the
management made mistaken allowing
seven TO start, though it was hardly their
fault, as two had qualified by riding tie for
the second fastest second place, which
they had not calculated on.
Before they had gone hundred yards
the Terrill brothers bumped each other,
throwing Harry out of his stride, but he
regained good position by clever riding,
Wells fell on the west bank and Jones
went over him. Downing, who LED all the
way, was first across the tape. though
M any thought that Harry TerriIl, who
came fast on the inside, and was given
second place, beat him by inches. Stevens
was good third, and, as he crossed the
tape, fell, dislocating his shoulder. The
others who fell were unhurt, but for few
bruises. The time was :43 3-5, coast rec
ord.
Thirty-three entrants necessitated di-
yiding the one-half naiIe scratch event
into six heats, the winners of which, who
thereby qualified for the final, being J. r.
Renla, Bay City; e. F. Russ and Tony
Alborelle, Olympic; s. w. Leitch, Sacra-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-26
OHILDRBN's DINNER.
The Little Ones at the Nursery Home
Had Turkey Galore.

The Little Ones at the Nursery Home
Had Turkey Galore.
Seventy-two little tots under the special
care of Miss M. E. Wells, matron OF the
San Francisco Nursery for Homeless Chill
dren at 570lHarrison street, sat down to a
umptuopsl Christmas dinner yesterday
afternoon at l O clock.
There was an abundance OF the Ameri-
can bird to satisfy every boy and girl who
perched him or herself round the table
with Christmas Joy and expectation of
having good time, and when the skele-
tons of the. turkeys had been carried off
to the boneyard ''big heaped-up" dishes
of iee.eream were set in front of each
child, ands it Is needless to say each was
enjoyed. Afterward the youngsters re-
tired to the playground TO gambol about
as merry children do on full stomach.
The institution over which Miss Wells
presides is home for homeless chill
dren," such as have had the misfortune to
have no parents living, or if living to be
utterly worthless in SO far as providing
Tor or looking after their offspring. The
children of such parents are taken into
the nursery at any age under years, and
are there fed. clothed and educated in the
public school until they arrive OF the age
of years, when they are provided for by
being placed in good families, either by
adoptionprunder a prosnise to treat them
we'll and permit them Va attend school
until theysare IA yearsoi age. And a.
this good work is done by the chafftabi3
donationsof the people of San Hrsnsisun,
exceRtla ANAL sum given bys The State
toward Che maintenanee of Orphans.
The expense. of conducting the institu-
tion anounisgto $500 per month, and at
this outlay only seventy-two children can
be accommodated in the present building.
The officers ana board OF managers for the
present year are:
!, President, Mrs. William. Hollis; first vice.
president, Mrs. f. A. smith; second vice. presf-
dent, Mrs J. Bertz; third svice-president. Mrs.
William e. Jackson; Revealing secretary, Mrs.
w. w. Haskell; corresponding secretary Miss
Clara Wilson; treasurer, MRS S. B. McLene-
gan; board CT trustees-C. s. Wright, R. B.
Mitchell, Charles NJ. Gorhann, Henry Root. DR..
James w. Ward; visiting physician, DIR. Guy
e. Manning; consulting physicians - Dr.
James w. Ward, DR.. William Boericke; col.
lector, Miss Grace Sterett; matron, Miss M. e.
Wells.
Board of managers--Mrs. J. Bertz. Mrs. E. r.
Preston, Mrs H. E. Osborn, Mrs. C. M Gorham.
Mrs. E. A. Smith, Mrs. s. II. Collins, Mrs, James
w. Edwards, Mrs E. F. Mills, Mrs. H Beyer-
idge, Mrs.hA. K Stevens, Miss Sarah Cowell
Miss Clara Wilson, Mrs. NJ. III. Hecht, Mrs
William E. Jackson, Mrs. s. B. McLenegan
Mrs. w. w. Haskell, Mrs. Louis Weimann, Mrs
J. w. Pew, Mrs. James Dunn, Mrs. William
Hollis, Mrs. James Elder, Mrs. William Frank
Mrs. George 7. Smith, Mrs. Guy E. Manning.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-26
CHORAL MUSIC TOMORROW.

Special Christmas Services at the Third
Congregational Church.
Special Christmas services will be held
at the Third Congregational Church Sun
day morning and evening. The pastor,
Rev. William RAIDER, will occupy the pull
pit. In the morning his subject will be
'The Optimism of Christians." The
evening theme will be ga Christmas Mes
sage" specially prepared for the CONNER
cial travellers, who will attend in body.
A Christmas musical programme has
been prepared by the director. William G.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-26
LABRIf}oR BERRIES.
Many Delicious Varieties Found In That
: Desolate Land.

Many Delicious Varieties Found In Ihat
- Desolate Land.
twill surprise Fsome to hear that in
spite@of the latitude and Arctic current
Labrsdor, that almost uninhabitabIe strip
of territory which Iies.to the northeast OF
British North America, produces many
delicious berries.. =
There are three. varieties of blueberries,
blackbetfies, wild red currants having
pungent. at6faa tic favor, unequaled by the
cultivated Varieties; marsh berries, rasp-
berries tiny white capillaire tea berries
with flavor like some rare perfume and
having just "a faint suggestion OF winters
green. squash berries, pear berries and
curlew bef1ieagthe latter not so grateful as
the others, but prime favorite with the
Esouimaux, who prefer them to almost
any other; and lately the typical Labra-
dor fruit, which, excepting a few scatter
ing plants in Canada and Newfoundland,
is found nowhere else outside the penin-
sula--the gorgeous bake apple.-Scottish
American.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-26
AUCTION SALES.

Ely CHAs. LEVY 4 Co.-Thia day, December 49,
Furniture at salesroom, 11S5 Market street. at 10
O'clock.
BY WIN. BuTTERFIELp-This day. December 90
oCloakss at 422 Kearny St., at and o'clock.
# SULLIVAN &DoYLE-Tuesday, December 49,
at 11eo'clocK.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-26
ADJUSTMENTS

BALDWIN THEATER.-The Brownies.
.SoL!MBIA 1HFATER-"The Railroad of Love"
..MeRosco's oPERA-HousE-~she.
.ALcAzAR. THEATER Cricket ON the Hearth
;IIVoLI OPERA House." Jack and The Bean
0. oRP HEUM-High-Class Vaudeville
R. Gleason. w ava ~
he CHUTEs AND SKATING R1NK-DaIly At
Hasns street, one block OF the Park.
SuTRo DEMONSTRATING and performances
OAKLAND RACE TRAcK.-Races to-day.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-26
A Baseball Game.

The Kohlberg, Strauss & Trohman Baseball
Club will meet nine from J. ]. O'Brien's to-
morrow at Central Park. The lineup is as
follows:
Mitchell, pitcher; P. Hagarty, first base; T.
% Brien, second base; J. O'Brien, third base
G.Lynch, shortstop; J. Jones, left field; A.
Martin, center field; G. Sullivan, right field.
Kohlberg, Strauss & FrohmaT-B. McBane
catcher; +. Braswell, pitcher; Ollie Haake
first base; Joe Owles, second base; Al Collins.
third base; Charles Sheble, shortstop; Bert
KATE left field; Frank Lewis, center field;
Jack Kennedy right field.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-26

1t was the belief of Livingstone that
nearly all lions were ''left-handed." He
watched them closely, and when they de-
sired to strike. a fierce blow they always
used the left paw.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-12-26

Charts have been prepared showing
that the eye has 729 distinct expressions 5,
conveying as many different shades OF
meaning.