Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-04-22


my soul aglow-Td wed thee right or
wrong; man wants but little here below,
but wants that little long.
Every male Spaniard landing In Ha-
vana is being recruited fOrcibly. The
refugees would be seized and made to
do military duty, so that the "protec-
ton" which the Spanish government is
offering to those who are unable to pro-
tect themselves by sailing under neu-
trail flag, is, In reality, a delivery of
them into the ranks of the army in
Cuba
From all accounts there is being
displayed throughout the state an
unusual degree of activity on the part
OF swindlers and film fl ammers. 1t will
be well, in the midst of this war excite
ment, to continue to keep track of the
operations of such fellows, and when
any especially alluring proposition is
presented by a plausible stranger, main
tain an icy reserve.
The Laporte Argus: Several farmers
have told us that there are more wild
geese in the country than there have
been in twenty years. One man SAYS
from one to 500 geese stay on his farm
every night" In the same connection
the Laporte Bulletin mentions that
Oliver Lawlow brought down two wild
geese that together weighed twenty
pounds, with both barrels of his gun
emptied into passing flock while fly
ing over his barn yard.
There are but eight log chool houses
remaining in Indiana to tell the story
of this distinguishing feature OF the
states early educational system. and to
remind the early settlers of pioneer
days, when the log school house was
the only one to be found. Strange as
it may seem, these eight are found in
the south part of the state and near the
location where the first settlers of the
state carved out homes for themselves
among the hills and in the forests.
This rhythmicsl rhapsody is reeled
off in the Great Bend Kan Democrat:
"When | can read my title clear TO a
well stocked Kansas farm, then dscOn-
tent will appear and life will have
some charm. Should chinchbugs by
the millions come and drought my
prospects blight, Id stick still closer %
my home and strive with all my might
And next year, with crop of oats, of
wheat and corn and rye, I'll lift my
mortgages and notes, and lay some
money by. Then in peaceful. happy
strain, of Kansas | will sing-the sunny
land of golden grain. where yellow corn
is king"
A grewsOme tale arrived from Cas-
ton, Ind. to the effect that William
Jones, late of Paulding county, Ohio,
passed through that town pushing a
cart containing the dead body of his
wife, with 20-months old child sitting
in the cart beside the corpse and g.
year old child walking with its father.
The man had been residing near the
Illinois state line. and the family start
ed on foot for their former home in
Ohio. The wife is said to have died of
heart disease last Sunday and the hus-
band being anxious to get the remains
home, wrapped them in sheet and con-
tinued his overland journey without
stopping for assistance.
The Elkhart Review tells of new
swindle which is being worked in Elk
hart. Here is the plan of procedure:
"Here is some MOcha-Java coffee, Mrs.
Smith, that your neighbOr ordered from
the Chicago house | represent. When
l came to deliver it | found she was not
at home. 1t is worth 33 cents pound
If you want it for 20 cents I'd rather
dispose of it that way than send it back
or call on Mrs. Smith again" This is
the proposition that couple of fell
lows now In Elkhart make to house
wives-and invariably the housewife
SEXES the bargain. 1t is wholly foreign
to feminine nature to successfully resist
"bargain." 1t is claimed the Mocha
Java thus disposed of is 10 cent coffee
bought at local groceries, ground and
put into packages by the strangers.
There are evidently good many
screws loose in party organizations
throughout Northern Indiana. There
is hardly county north of the Wabash
. that is not troubled with internal dis
sensions of some sort. This applies to
both of the great parties. What does
it mean? Is there al epidemic of po-
litical wrangIing? Looks good deal
that way. But what can be the under
lying cause of these factlonal quarrels !?
If these were confined to one party, a
solution might possibly be evolved. AS
it is, this peculiar situation, this strange
ebullition of party strife, will in all pro-
bility remain unsolved and an unsolva-