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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16
WESTERN CANADA PRAIRIES.
Future Welfare OF the Continent Lies in
Their Fertile Fields.

The rapid progress that is being
made in the settlement Of the fertile
prarieS of Western Canada is leadinS
TO the investigation of its resources by
those interested in having provision
made for these living in the crowded
east, for those who nave been strug-
Cling for years on impoverished farms,
for the renter who is unable any longer
to bear up under the strain imposed by
the landlord, and for the farmer who.
unable to purchase farms for his sons
In his own neighborhood, has to look
around for lower priced lands. The
investigation shows that it is impos-
sible to meet these conditions success
fully outside of Western Canada. AL
ready millions Of bushels of wheat are
being grown there each year. while as
many as $4,000 head OF cattle were
shipped out this year. A representa-
tive of The Germania, Milwaukee, one
of the leading German papers in the
United States, recently made a trip
through Manitoba, Assiniboia, Alberta
and Saskatchewan, where lie the free
government lands of Western Canada.
and in a future issue will appear ca
tracts from f1attering letters contribut
ed TO the Gcrmania and other papers
by their special correspondents. AS
an inducement for immigrants TO make
their homes in Canada, the Canadian
government offers 100 acres of land
free of cost to any settler.
For further information apply to
Canadian Government Agent, Depart
ment Interior, Ottawa. Canada. or
to c. J. Broughton, 1928 MonadnOck
Building, Chicago.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16
Kissing In Various Lands.

Kissing means different things, &C
cording to where you happen 20 be at
he time. In West Africa the natives
hiss when they are astonishel; in the
New Hebrides when they see anything
beautiful. The BasutOs applaud q pop
ular author in their assemblies by hiss
ing at him. The japanese, again, show
their reverence by hiss, which has
probably somewhat the force of a
hush" with which we command ST.
lence.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16
Statistics OF the Rlind in Europe.

y Russian medical journal has JUST
published 4 series OF statistical arti-
clos showing the number of blind per-
sons in Europe. French scientists,
While not Doubling the truth CT the
figures, consider them somewhat re-
malkable. OF the 100000 totally blind
persons in Europe, 10. 600 are in Rus
sia-that is TO say, one out Of every
500 subjects Of the Car is blind. 1t is
belicgcd THAI this unfortunate proper
ticn is cqualed by no other country
in the world The proportion in Franco,
England, Germany, Italy and Spain is
recorded as a little less than one in ey-
cry 1000 OF population. The Russian
physicians who compiled the statistics
attribute the great number OF blind
persons in Russia to the bad hygienic
state OF peasant life, 10 the intense cold
and the glare of the sun on the snow,
which the Russian rustic takes pride
in facing. il is reported that the total
number Of blind persons in the world is
100000.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16
HOW GEORGE SAW PRESIDENT.
He Walked Into McI<inieys Box at
the Ball.

Nothing can down the small boy. He
is the monarch Of all he surveys, and
if his position is such that he cannet
survey he changes it. 1t is the small
boy with nerve and a desire to get
there who grows up TO be a Dewey.
President Mckinley Or a Jay Gould.
The jubilee ball and jubilee parade
and ali the other jubilee events inspir-
ed him with such desire to be several
persons at once that he probably will
never recover. One small boy named
George answers this description. He
is employed as an errand boy for one
OF the leading Chicago newspapers and
enjoyed many jubilee opportunities
that boy in any other line OF work
did not receive. One of them, and in
his eyes the greatest of all, was to be
called upon to attend the ball with
several Their boys, in the capacity OF
copy" carrier for the various report
ers sent to cover the affair George
worked industriouSly for some time,
but just before the entrance or the
president at 1890 o'clock he disap-
peared. Nor was he seen until atten-
ton was called to the presidents box
as he entered, when the reporters dis
covered him sitting next the presi-
dents chair. in Mrs. Potter Palmer's
box which was otherwise unoccupied,
with as digniied an air as ever ali en-
peror or a janitor assumed. When
Mrs. Palmer appeared between the cur
tains George arose and offered her his
chair, bowling low beneath her smiles.
How did you get up the courage,
George" one OF the other boys in
quired. Wanted TO see the presi-
dent" he said. And, you see, Presl-
dent Mckinley thought 1 belonged TO
Mrs. Palmcr's party, and Mrs. Palmer
thought | belonged to his. so I was
treated boss" He has since had his
salary raised.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16
Cunnsn. Gulis.

, An example of the cunning OF gulls
was observed at Tacoma, Wash, when
several ali2hted on bunch of logs
that had been in the water for long
time, with the submerged sides thick
with barnacles. One was big gray
fellow, who seemed to be the captain.
He walked to a particular log, stood on
one side of it close TO the water, and
then uttered peculiar cries. The other
gulls came and perohed on the same
side of the log, which, under their COM
bincd weight, rolled over few inches.
The gulls, step by step kept the log
rolling until the barnacles showed
above the water The birds picked
eagerly at this food and the log was not
abandoned until every barnacle had
been picked.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16
Models of Battleships.

By the British admiralty's orders.
perfect models are made in paraffin
wax of every new battleship before it
is laid down, and these models are
tested in a tank at Haslar. The mod
els are from 10 feet to 81 feet long,and
the tank is 400 feet long and
20 feet wide The models are made
of wax because ii is a material which
does not absorb water or change its
weight, so alterations can be easily
made. Also the material can be melt
ed up and used again.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16
Story OF Mrs. Anthony.

The life and work of Susan j. An
thonv is the subject of an interesting
book lately from the press Of the Bow
en- Merrill Company. II is from the pen
of Ida Hustled Harper. The work is
highly instructive and is splendidly IL
Illustrated and contains a '-"ge number
of autograph letters from celebrities
contemporary with Mrs. Anthony in
the days of her greatest usefulness.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16
Invite tho Prince OF Wales.

Richmond special: The Grand
Lodge of Virginia Masops, by rising
vote. invited his royal lighness the
prince of Wales to attend the Masonic
celebration to be held in Alexandria on
Dec. Il. 1899, the Tooth anniversary of
the death of Gen. Washington. The
grand lodge some time ago received an
intimation from a most reliable source
that the prince would appreciate the
invitation and would come to America
as President McKinley's guest and at
tend the celebration
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16

Jamaica has the largest fruit plan
tatlon in the world, of which $4,000
acres are owned by an American COM
pany, and the other, 10000 acres, are
held under lease by the same COM
pany, making the total acreage owned
and operated by them $4,000. This
company owns and employs in the
fruit carrying business twelve steam
ers, and last year shipped to America
and elsewhere.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16
Can You Solve This Puzzle Verse !?

IA simple go-between am I,
Without thought OF pride,
/ part the gathered thoughts Of men,
And literally divide.
1 set the soul OF Shakespeare free,
TO Millions thoughts give liberty.
Bid Sidney speak with freer speech,
Let Spenser sing and Taylor preach.
Though through all learning swift / glide.
No wisdom doth with me abide"
If you can solve the foregoing. and
send the correct answer to George II.
Heafford, General Passenger Agent,
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail-
gay, Old Colony Building. Chicago, to-
sether with two-cent stamp be viii
send you what it calls for.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16
Many Clocks I'm Windsor Castle

The queen has $50 clocks at Windsor
castle. Some of them run for forty
eight hours at winding, one of them
for twelve months, and it is said that
in order that the winder may not for
get the latter one it is wound every
year on his birthday. The oldest
clock the queen has belonged to Anne
Boleyn. 1t is quite a modern looking
affair. but for the heavy weights that
work it. One of the clock cases con-
tains Gen. Gordon's bible.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16
Holiday Excursions.

Excursion tickets will be sold AZ all
stations on the North Western line &C.
& \. W. R'y, c. st. 7. II. d O R'y, s.
c. {; p. R'y and F. f. & " V L. RI 70
all other points on this system and on
the Union Pacific Railroad, within 200
miles of the selling station, at greatly
reduced rates, December Il. %, IS and
81, 1898, and January ! ana ,, 1899,
good until January !, 1899. Apply TO
agents Chicago & Northwestern E'y
for full particulars.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16
Excursions to the West and Southwest

Excursions to the West and Southwest
Via Missouri Pacific Railway and Iron
Mountain Route. Do not conclude
your arrangements for your California
trip until you get full particulars or
our Pacific Coast Limited" a new
and pal2tiaI Pullman vestibuled train.
"A Summer Route for Winter Travel"
and only three days TO California.
Through Pullman tourist sleepers to
California and Portland, Ore. Harvest
excursions on the first and third Tues
day of each month to certain points
in the west and southwest at one fare,
plus 81. Write for full information,
map folders, land books about Mis-
souri,. Arkansas, Texas, Kansas or
Nebraska. Address Bissell Wilson, ID.
z. a, Ill Adams street, Chicago.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16
The Sure Things of Life.

There is no such thing as certainty
in this life" exclaimed the melancholy
man. "Ain't there!" responded Far
mer Corntossel, contemptuously; u
guess you didn't never play games with
any of these men that goes around to
county fairs. "-Washington Star.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16
KipIInc's Word of Wisdom.

Hearing that Rudyard Kipling's new
book had cost its publisher a shilling a
word, 4 London wag wrote to the au
thor, saying that as wisdom was quot
ed at retail prices, he would like one
word, for which he inclOsed a postal
order for a shilling. Kipling kept the
order and answered with the word
Thanks"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16
Protests Spanish Innocence

Madrid cable: Premier Sagasta
still insists that the peace treaty, in
order to receive the signatures of the
Spanish commissioners. must contain
clause admitting that the Spanish
were not guilty of causing the explo-
sion that wrecked the battleship Maine
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16
GAGE FAVORS BANK NOTES.
Annual Report of the Secretary o
the Treasury.
SAYS REFORMS ARE NEEDED.
Disadvantages of Our Present Currency
System-Operations OF the Treasury
During the Last Fiscal Year-Many
Recommendations Made.

Washington special: The annual
report 10 congress made by the secre-
tary OF the treasury is a document or
exceeding interest TO the financiers OF
the country, one OF its most important
features being the subject of currency
and banking. In submitting his report,
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16
Not the Same Thing.

"This," said the school friend, who
had not seen her for Il year, this Is
the girl who vowed to me that she
never would belong to any man." II
don't" said she. who had been married
the matter of some months or 50. che
belongs to me-"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16
The Southern Standard.

No man can enter heaven who prays,
Let Thy kingdom come, good Lord"
and at the same time neglects 10 give
sixteen ounces to the pound and thirty
six inches to the yard-Bos;on Gal
Journal.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16
a 10y OF To-day.

Givens-I saw your Tommy yester-
day. Anybody would know that he is
your son. Ferbot-Anybody but Tom.
The way he talks TO me, / fancy hs
thinks he Is my father.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16
No Discount.

Jenkins wife is very strict with
him." I'm what way?" "She charges
him sixpence every time he says a bad
word, and she won't let him have three
for a shilling. Comic Cuts.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16

A woman will agree 10 almost any
thing that she thinks her husband
doesn't want her to.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16

A man with 10 wives has been ar
rested for vagrancy in Chicago. Many
men get on with only one wife to sup
port them, and it does seem that 10
wives should find themselves able 10
support one husband.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16
The gross earnings of the Chicago

The gross earnings of the Chicago
Great Western Railway, Maple Leaf
Route" for the month of November
were $475, 771.63. an increase of 1929.
IS over the corresponding month last
year. The total increase since the be-
ginning of the fiscal year July u is
S91 ,O23.71, as compared with same pc
rod in 1897.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16

FIRST da! OF DR.. Kline Great Nerve ReStorar
Send Tor FREE $500 trial bottle aii tres tiss
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16

Mizpah Cancer Remedy. Perfect ru7e a: your
home. Never lost a single case. Write for circu-
lars Mizpah Medicne Co. Moa,ey. y. /.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16
AT THE PARIS F

The Paris exhibition OF 1900 will
have a section devoted to the Farce
isles, Iceland and Greenland 1t will
consist Of a collection Of things illus
trating the social condition of the
Scandinayians from ancient days down
TO or own times, at the same time
giving an idea of the spreading OF Nor
man culture from Norway via the
Faro isles and Iceland to Greenland,
and thence sporadically to North
America.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16
Cnnccrs, IumnrS,

The man with one idea strives per-
to give it to others
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16

/ know that my life was saved BY P:so's
Cure for Consumption. John y. Miller,
Au Sable, Michigan, April y, 1875
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16

Don't forget that despair is one Of
the gateways to insanity.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16
To crRr A COLD IN ONE DAY

Ta'1e Laxative Bromo Quinina Ia Diets. All
druggists refund the money ii Il taiiS 10 cure.
.Jc. The genuine has l.. B. Z. OF each tablet.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16

Miss Swing writes. Il do rot knox -vlat I
would have done were it a0t cor coats Head
acne Capsules 10 and 10 a a. l-ug.s SIS
Meditation is mental digestion.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16
Coos InurS EsEsln

The closer you get to some people the
more distant they arc.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16

The cheapest vase on The mantel-
piece never gets knocked OFF.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16

The sweetest pleasure is n Importing
it.-C. y. BOuve.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16

Mrs. Win slows Soothing -v-up.
For children teetbinE sOreus the reduces IN
termination, alays Pain. cures wind cole 20 bottle.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16

Put your faith i'll the pIodder rather
than in the plOtter.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16

1t is an interesting fact that the year
1900 Will be a jubilee year for Iceland
and Greenland. as it will then be 600
years since Christianity was intro
duced into Iceland. by the decision OF
the althing, and in the same year Lief
the Lucky discovered Greenland. Last
summer Capt. Daniel Brunn, a great
authority On Iceland, went TO the Farce
islands to collect materials for the eI-
hibitiOn-the Danish government pro-
viding funds for the journey-and he
has only just returned home to Den
mark after a most successful expedi-
ton. Both in the Farce isles and In
Iceland the plan met with warm sup
port, and so many valuable items have
already been received that they alone
insure success to the coming exhibit
ton.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16

Is IN. Oldest and best L viii break col quicker
than anything else. !; i always reiiabi,. Try
Don't look for fruit on the trees that
never bore 4 blossom.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16

II positively cures comp ctey removes ~orn- aaI BIZ
ions Try YI-KI and lind comfort. l5c a.. drd, store
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16

Could Not Keep House
without Dr. Seth ATnod's Cough killer Mrs z. J
Barton. DOYd. WIS. Pc. ! hottie.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16

Why isn't canned fruit a put-up job?
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16

In the museum at Reikiavik there
is a rich collection of things from the
viking period down to our present
times; the most interesting OF these,
such as dresses from ancient days and
iewelry of great artistic value, will be
brought to Paris. A department OF eX-
hibits of the Roman Catholic period
will also command attention. There
will be models OF the renowned
churches at Kirkebo (the Farce isles)
and at Kakortok (GreenlanO and OF
the last peat church in Iceland. With
regard to Icelandic literature, proto-
types of the oldest saga manuscripts
will be shown Then there will be the
very characteristic Icelandic saddles
and headgear, ships. Eskimo KAYAKS,
and, altogether, interesting exhibits
will be legion.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16

Besides original things, many mod
els, casts. maps and photos will be
shown. The we'll known Icelander DR..
Thoroddsens geographical map Of Ice
land, TO which he has devoted seven
teen long years of work, will for the
first time be shown at the exhibition.
The saga period will be richly repre-
sented among other interesting
things, models of many of the old
houses will be shown, namely, Erik
the Reds house, "Eriksstade," from
whence he started on his Greenland
expedition. The saga period was fol-
lowed by the sturlunga period, in which
battles and murders were everyday oc-
currences. AS a memento of these turb-
ulent times, model OF a fortified
mountain top, the so-called Berger
virke," will be shown, in which the
population of a whole village sought
refuge in time of war.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-12-16
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP CT

san FRANCISCO. Cal.
1oUisFILSE, ". NEW YORK, NJ
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-10-01

The New York Tribune says -
Amid all the talk about German in
terests at Manila, it is we'll to bear in
mind that there are only four German
trading houses in that city, that there
is no direct line of vessels between
Germany and the Philippines, and
that no cargoes are ever sent from
either country to the other. The
amount of German trade must there
fore be small. It could not we'll be
large. The chief products of the is
lands are sugar, hemp and copra. Ev-
identity no sugar could be sent to
Germany, which is sugar exporting
country. The hemp goes to all parts
Of the world, but chiefly by way of
Great Britain. The copra is practi-
cally all taken by Great Britain and
France. The tobacco, now minor
product, goes chiefly to Spain, or did
before Admiral Dewey interfered
with the trade. 1t is one thing to
protect existing interests. It is an.
other and very different thing to try
to establish new interests.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-10-01

1t was significant Of the trend Of
English feeling that at the Fourth Of
July celebration at Constantinople the
Americans resident along the Bospo-
rus were taken to the Princes Islands,
where Minister Angel was residing,
in the British Embassy dispatchboat.
There were present, also, alarge num-
Der of English officials all wearing
American colors}, and even Admiral
Woods Pasha, of the Turkish navy.
1t was a graceful courtesy, which we
may be sure the Americans appreci-
ated,
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-10-01

Those people who think that Amer,
ica is not as patriotiGas it used to be
who think that the vast army Of
workingmenSRre not lovers of their
country-should do q little investi.
eating, comments the Chicago Times.
Herald. They would find that some
where about the home of nearly every
.aborer there is displayed the Ameri,
,an flag, and in thousands of instances
right by its side is the Cuban flag with
its single star. They would find that
in the thousands upon thousands OF
public schools the children from the
homes of the laboring men are fore.
most among the enthusiastic and pa.
triotic children of the land. Those
who think that this government is in
danger of being overthrow by an.
archists, socialists, or any other class
Of dissatisfied, restless spirits, are far
wide OF the mark. This government
Is founded in the hearts of the people,
and they are intelligent enough to
know that up to date better govern.
ment has never been organized. They
believe in it, they love it, they will
seek to make it stronger and and bet
ter, and their hands will always be
raised against every effort to destroy
it. The United States was neve,
stronger than it is today, and it was
never growing stronger faster than il
ia in these times.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-10-01

The authorities of Portland, Ore,
believe that they have solved the
problem Of economical street sprink.
ling, and the explanation of the way
they do it is a revelation of how that
far Western city is gridironed with
street railways. There. are at least
thirty miles of track within the city,
as the contract for sprinkling covers
that amount of highway on which
rails are laid. Each mile OF the thir-
ty is to be sprinkled once daily, Sun
days excepted, the work to be done
by the street railroad company with q
motor sprinkling cart. The city fur
nishes the water, and the railroad COM
pany distributes it for $500 month.
Not counting the cost of the water, the
expense is about $l3 per mile per
month. That is certainly less than it
would cost the city to do the work
through its street department. The
cost per city lot of fifty feet frontage
is about seven cents month.