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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-08-05
NEWS OF INDIANA.
MINOR HAPPENINGS DURING
THE PAST WEEK.
Monou Company Figures on the Pur-
chase of the Indiana Midland Railway
Wire Nail Trust Takes Precautions
Against Mobs-Woman Uses a Whip.
Precautions Against Mobs.

Anderson, Ind.-The wire nail trust,
which has lockout strike on its hands
IT this point because of ant effort to re-
duce wages from 10 to 40 per cent, be-
gan today preparing for any serious
trouble that might result. 1t is tear
ing down the SiX-foot fence which sur
rounds its big plants at this point and
putting up ten-fOot solid board fence
that will turn a mob. The Indiana
labor commissioners have taken up the
matter, under the direction of Gov.
Mount and arrived today. They Will
probably bring suit against the COM
pany under the antitrust laws of the
state. 1t affords an excellent oppor-
tunity for making a test of the law.
The men are not making any demon
stration. The trust is also at work
mailing up the plant. 1t is also ru-
mored today that an attempt will be
made at this point as at Salem O.. to
operate the plant with Hungarians.
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causes had not yet been discovered. 1t
was supposed that the atmosphere Of
a hospital was impregnated with sub
tie. impalpable infection, which could
only be combated after it had begun to
show it's effect in suppuration. One
fluid result OF this infection was even
called, quantity enough, laudabie pus.
because. on the theory that certain
degree of suppuration was unavoidable.
it was regarded as a troublesome hui
NOR. which. if kept in. would produce
fever. 1t was not then known, perhaps
hardly even suspected. that the sur
geon himself was ac>Ially inoculating
patlent after patient with a terrible
specific disease
The surgeons of the civil war would
doubtless have been very much sur
prised to hear that their hands, hastily
rinsed in cold hydrant or spring water
were busy carrying from wound to
wound hundreds of organisms. the
proper name of which was or was 10 be
"streptococcus pyogenes." Two med
ical discoveries-One, in the honest
sense of the word. empirical. the other
resulting from purely scientific investi-
gation-led to the detection and appre-
hension of this wholesale assassin.
Many a surgeon, before the year 1878,
would have been glad to know how it
might be possible to amputate legs and
arms without suppuration. Many tried
for a solution of the problem. although
most were, no doubt. content to take
things as they found them. welcome the
appearance of their .'laudable pus,
and fight the, to them, inevitable hos
pital fever"
1t was Joseph Lister, whose name is
now known in every surgical ward in
the world. who first as veteran sur
geon lately expressed it, started the
hounds on the right scent when they
were all at fault" This shrewd Scotch
surgeon, coming from Edinburgh to
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WOUNDED IN ACTION
Fatalities of the Battlefield Reduced One
Half. Fewer AmputationS
REQUIRED.

In the civil war the proportion Of
those who were killed outright in bat
ale was 43 10 81. or not far from TO
II. These figures are taken from the
report of the adjutant generals Office
The statistics on the confederate side
are less exact. but it may be assumed
that the proportion there was about the
same.
1t is a comfort to know that in the
present war the number of deaths from
wounds is not likely TO be as much as
90 per cent as large. in proportion TO
the number of wounds received, as ii
was either in the civil war or in any
other prior to the present generation.
And this in spite of the more than
tenfold increased destructiveness of
latter-day weapons.
The reason and ground for this hope
are not in the nature of the krag-JOr-
gensen and Mauser rifles. used respect
lively by our own and the Spanish ar
mics. but in the astounding progress
of the last twenty years in the art OF
surgery 1t is not because a man who
Is hit by an up-tO-date rifle bullet more
often dies on the spot, for that this is
the case is very far from certain. Dur
ing the first. third and fourth quarters
of the modern nickel-coated slug flight
its rending effect is terribly fatal. it is
true: but in the second quarter, or "hu-
name area" of its range it has a ten
dency to cut a clean hole.
But all experience of recent years in
dicates that where nine wounded men
out of ten would have been buried from
a field hospital in the years between
1861 and 1865. only four would die II
the year 1898. the other six being even
tually discharged safe. whole, and
probably in better health than they en-
joyed before they were wounded.
In fact, died of wounds, so far as
il applies to the wars of past genera
lions, including our own civil war
really means in most cases that dealt
resulted from hospital gangrene,
hospital fever or erysipelas. The
surgeons of those days We're quit,
aware of those symptoms, but theil
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No Cause for Snicide.

Anderson, Ind.-The burial of the re-
mains of James C. Wood, found dead at
Indianapolis on Sunday last, took place
from the family residence in this city
yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Wood was
held in high esteem by the older resi-
dents. among whom he was well and
favorably known. 1t is not accepted
here that he committed suicide. He
frequently took morphine for relief Of
pain and to secure rest after periods OF
extreme excitement. and it is thought
by those close to him that he uncon-
sciously administed TO himself an over
dose. There is no apparent cause why
Mr.. Wood should have committed sui
eide
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-08-05

Marion, Ind.-The greatest sensation
that Upland, in the eastern part Of this
county. has known in years was caused
this morning by Mrs. Della Baugher
Nixon horsewhipping Joshua s. Wood.
secretary of the Humphrey Smelter
company. 1t is alleged that Wood had
made statements detrimental 10 Mrs
NiXon's character. Two business men
of Marion were mentioned in connec-
ton with the story. Mrs. Nixon pur-
chased buggy whip, cut the heavy end
off. hid the remaining part in her par
asol and walked a mile to the factory,
where she found Wood and gave him
a terrible whipping. The blood fCwed
freely from the defenseless man and
he offered no resistance. Wood came
to Upland from Quincy, Ill.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-08-05

Kings College Hospital. London. about
twenty years ago. introduced there
what has been called the aseptic"
method of surgical treatment In this
method the whole vicinity of the part
TO be operated on, called. in the lam
guage of the clinic. the surgical field
is impregnated with spray Of car
bolic acid by means of an atomizer.
AS soon as the operation is finished,
not only is the air excluded from the
wound by bandages. but these band
ages are stepped in solutions of germi-
eide carbolic acid. to eXterminate the
zoe that besets the wound from with
out. The instruments and the hands
that operate are also washed in a solu-
tion Of carbolic acid.
AS a result of this practice it was
found that wounds healed at the first
intention" There was seldom need of
treating suppuration, for suppuration
never appeared. except when the oper-
ator or some of his assistants had been
guilty of gross carelessness. Bandages
were left on until the flesh had grown
together again. There was no more
washing Of wounds to be done. nor
any expectation of febrile symptoms as
matter of course. The patient was
expected TO leave his bed, not wasted
with slow fever but hale and hearty.
Between the new treatment and the
old there was all the difference be-
tween prevention and cure.
1t was evident Of course. to Lister
and his followers that they were pro-
tecting their patients against some
thing tangible and destructible that
could be made to feel the sting of a
powerful acid II remained for the
microscope and the brains of such men
as Pasteur. Koch, Pruden and Surgeon
General John NJ Sternberg of the Unit
ed States army to successfully investi-
gate the nature and general ways of
| that something. The power of the
microscope happened TO the pr0digious-
| ~ increased just about that time by
discoveries in practical optics, and one
of the first results was the detection
and identification of "streptococcus py-
| Ogenes."
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seven feet; the width of the face from
ear to ear nineteen feet, and its length
from the tip of the chin to the edge
of the curling hair, nine feet nine
inches. The eye is four feet long. the
ear six feet six inches. the nose three
feet nine inches. and the mouth there
feet two inches. There are $50 curIs
on the head The circumference of the
thumb is three feet. The eyes are Of
pure gold, and weigh thirty pounds
each. The idol was erected in 1895.
and within the image is a temple over
forty feet in height with an altar and
other accessories of worship The
Kamakura image is wOrshiped an
nually by millions of Buddhists from
India, Burma. China and Corea, as well
as by those in Japan.
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The Colossal Image OF Buddn a.

most extraordinary piece of work
is the colossal image of Buddha at
Kamakura. one of the ancient capitals
of Japan. The image is constructed of
"copper" tin and gold. and where 1t has
been FURNISHED by contact the metal
is a rudy brown. but the general sur
face is weather stained with incrusta-
tons of green mould where the mas
sive parts were welded together. The
height is forty-nine feet seven inches;
the circumference of the head ninety
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home He said: 1.-The greatest relle1
will be 70 cease seeing American news
papers. Their badness and
ignorance are beyond belief. They IRE
the worst feature of life in the United
States" 1t is somewhat comforting
10 believe that Mr.. Arnold's sweeping
and startling opinions were warped
occasionally by violent attacks Of in
sulaI prejudice, but his views deserve
consideration, at least, and any COM
ments Of such an eminent critic of life
and letters can hardly fail TO be OF
some suggestive value. The sentences
above quoted were written ten years
ago. What should We say if asked
whether, since then, American news
papers have grown better or worse
Has the influence of the American
press increased or decreased during
q period when so many papers have
Joined the class which we may justly
call sensational? We refer 10 the
daily papers of the larger cities only.
Does their influence make for the pub
Tic good, and is it effective in strength
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-08-05
Rare Birds Eggs.

To one not conversant with ornithol-
ogy the statement that the eggs and
nests of some well-known birds remain
yet to be discovered must appear sur
prising. The eggs of the curlew-sand-
piper. bird familiar in Great Britain,
were first discovered last July on an
island at the mouth of the Siberian
river, Yenisei. There are few other
birds which make their nests in re-
mote regions. although living part Of
their lives among civilized men, whose
eggs have not yet been found.
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BROOKE'S SUCCESS.

Brigadier General A. c. NJ. Penning-
ton, who has been in command at
Camp Black, has taken command of
the department of the Gulf, with head
quarters in Atlanta. He has received
orders countermanding the former Or
der assigning him to Tampa, and in
stead of reporting to the Fourth Army
Corps he will go direct to Atlanta. He
will succeed General Brooke, who har
been in command at Chickamauga.
General Pennington was assigned to
the commad of Camp Black on Hemp
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Christian Culture Association.

Laporte: The third annual meeting
of the Pine Lake Christian Culture AS
sembly closed today, and after the
election of officers this evening the del
egates will start for their homes. The
meeting was the most successful ever
held by the assembly, and was marked
throughout by the most intense in
terest and enthusiasm and a brilliant
intellectual program. Next years pro-
gram has been arranged and plans are
under way to make it the largest gath
ering of Baptists ever held in the west.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-08-05
CURIOUS WELL IN HAWAII.
Flow of Artesian Water Oddly Regulated
by the Clock.

%
by the Clock.
A most curious phenomenon has been
observed in the flow of an artesian we'll
on Kealia plantation, Kauai. The
water has regular variations in its
flow. being lowest at o'clock in the
morning, gradually rising until it at
tains its greatest flow at z o'clock in
the afternoon, and then as gradually
falling until o'clock in the morning.
Manager George H. Fairchild of the
plantation, thus describes the peculiar
phenomenon The top of the pipe is
thirteen feet above sea level. At eight
O o'clock there is a flow of about !. 600 900
gallons in twenty four hours. BY
adding five feet more of pipe the flow
stops. We have had this extra five feet
of pipe on top of the we'll for a month
or more, waiting for extra pipe TO con-
duct the water to the mill where II is
TO be used. We have noticed peculiar
action of this column Of water, and |
have been unable to find any explana-
ton of it. If the publication of the
nation, | will be very much gratified.
The column of water in this FIVE feet
additional pipe placed TO prevent the
flow at o'cllock in the morning is at
its lowest point, one and a half inches
below the top Of the pipe. Then IT
rises until at noon it begins TO flow
over the pipe. The flow increases until
2 o'clock, when there is quite a flow.
From that time it gradually falls, until
at II o'clock at night there is a very
slight flow and this ceases at 1 O'Clock
in the morning, the water gradually
falling until it reaches the lowest point
at 8 O'Clock. when it begins to rise
again. 1t has been suggested that this
change in flow is due TO the tides, or
to the rotation of the earth, or to the
influence of the sun. 1t is interesting,
and | should like satisfactory expla-
nation" Representative McCandless
says regarding this phenomenon that
in his experience where an arteSian
well is Influenced by the tides the
water never rises above the sea level
Hawaiian Star.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-08-05

Lafayette. Ind.-During an electrical
storm yesterday Afternoon lightning
played queer pranks at the home OF
Edward A. Gambler, in Sixth street. the
roof being struck and the bolt of light
ming coming down the chimney and
bounding into the dining room in ball
shape. as the witnesses express it
Mr.. Gambler was shocked. but not Sc
riously. while alarm only upset the re-
mainder of the family.
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War Into Africa.

Your wife is somewhat strong
minded, isn't she, Littlejohn %
Strong minded A furniture polish
peddIer came here yesterday and in
five minutes talk she sold him some
polish she had made herself Detroit
Free Press.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-08-05

stead Plains, in the latter part of May,
when the volunteer regiments of the
State were mustered into the federal
service, and has remained in charge
there, while the troops have been sent
South and to the forts along the coast.
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Talent.

The Gallant Colonel-Madam Won
grow younger every day The Platter
ed Lady Ito her Outstanding husband)
DO you hear that? And still YOU saw
have no qualifications for the stage p,
Cincinnati Enquirer.
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Careless.

al wonder bow that item ever got
past the press censor!' said the Span
ish official. Which one?" The soci-
ETY. note to the effect that the queen
regent expects to travel for her health. -
Washington Star
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-08-05
MAKING NEWSPAPERS.
is JOURNALISM FALLING INTO
DISREPUTE?
ne Metropolitan Papers Of Our Great
Cities Casting Ill Reflections on the
Nobiest of All Professions = Julian
Ralph and G. w. smaIIey On 1t.

MONG the many
cheerful and mem
Ordble remarks
made about Ameri-
ca by Matthew Ar
mold were some
pleasant obserya-
tions on our news
papers, written in
a letter to his
daughter, when he
was sailing for
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-08-05
The Pine of Pan.

"My pipe" cried Pan, I've laid aside
Forever," In his vague regret
The modern poet wonders should
He offer Pan cigarette.
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Scientific.

Governor of the Prison-"What is
the cause Of this unseemly delay?"
Goaler-"That expert headsmen you
engaged from the medical school is
sterilizing the AK. ''-Brooklyn Life.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-08-05

up all the evils that a man can be
guilty of.-Swift.
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The Turkish Turban.

A Turkish turban of the largest size
contains twenty yards Of the finest
and softest muslin.
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Main Street,
Ten Mile.
oondence, March 18th.

Correspondence, March 18th.
Mud! mudl mudI nothing but
mud, any place you go.
The parties who leased the lands
around here for oil some time ago,
are now giving up the leases.
Mr.. Philip Wilson and three
children, who have been quite sick
for some time, are considerably
better.
@. w. White, who has been very
i'll all winter with rheumatism, is
very little better. He is able to be
about but still suffers very much
pain.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Taylor, who
have been spending the winter in
Ohio, have returned home.
Thomas Ridge school closed last
Saturday with appropriate exer-
cises.
The Bear Wallow school will
close in about two weeks.
With best wishes for the Regis
ter and the Cubans, I am still
KATHRYN.
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Waterloo.

Correspondence, March nth.
Samuel Greenlee. of Grimm's
Landing, was visiting his sister,
Mrs. Harriet Boles, Sunday.
Mrs. George w. Hill is some bet
Mrs. G. A. Greenlee is on the
sick list.
Georgia, the youngest daughter
of Mr.. Geo. Rifle, has been quite
poorly for some time, but is now,
we are glad to say, some better.
Much has been said in the news
papers about deer and wild turkeys
in the interior counties destroying
the crops. We have friend who
came from Pocahontas county some
time go, who says this is untrue.
Katie, the little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Wolf, of your city,
is visiting her grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. q. ID. Sullivan.
Prof. T. L. Davies was visiting
M. F. Smith and family, Sunday.
People here are still vexed at the
course Congress and the admins
tration are persuing in the Cuban
Spanish situation.
England is running the finance
of this country, and it seems as
though Spain will control MS in
other respects. CLEOPATRA.
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Ambrolsia.
Correspondence. March 5.

Correspondence, March 8.
Mrs. VIM Chapman, who went
to Gallipolis to be treated, we are
glad to hear is improving. She
expects to get home to-day.
Mrs. j. a. McHaffie is much bet
ter.
Messrs. j. E. and q. a. Nc
Guffin left yesterday to make a
trip on the steamer E. r. Andrews.
Mrs. William Pnllin, we are sorry
to say is quite sick at this writing.
We are glad TO announce 10 her
many friends that Mrs. e. s,
Bright, of Brighton, is much bet
ter.
Rev. R. T. Ellis commenced a
protracted meeting at Brighton
church, Thursday night, which he
expects to hold until there is a
revival.
Mrs. Y. Pullin. who has been in
bad health for some time, we are
very sorry to say, is no better.
.Drs. Neal and Barbee. of your
place, were professional callers In
this place, Thursday.
Squire Martin and crew, of
Poca, were in this place yesterday,
gathering up ties.
Mr.. E. g. Russell, our accom-
modating station agent, has gone
to MiddIeport, on business. MIR.
Thompson, of Dexter, Ohio, has
taken his place
Mrs. Hannah Pullin is contem-
plating a visit to North Carolina.
Little Elsie Gillespie, who has
been very sick with chicken pox,
is better.
Viva, infant daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. g. w. Brown, is worse
Happy JACK.
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Monday night being the regular
annual stockholders meeting of the
Point Pleasant Building and Loan
Association, for the election of a
Board of Directors and other
officers and majority of the stock
in said Association, not being rep
resented, the stockholders meeting
was adjourned It'll next Monday
night.
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PERsONAB.

From Saturday Daily.
Mr. Robt Armstrong of Hamlin
was in town yesterday
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Grant. 0
Winfield, are visiting friends here
Mr.. A. F. Morris, attorney a
flaw, from Hamlin, was in town
last night, on legal business.
Mrs. F. NJ. Mohler, and son
Nichols. OF Charleston, were il
town yesterday on a visit to friends
DIR. A. E. Craig. of Leon, was {
professional visitor to our towr
Friday.
Messrs. Fl. @. Rairdon and NJ. p
Lusk. of Leon. were pleasant cali.
ers at this Office yesterday.
Miss Cornie Campbell and Mrs
Geo. T. Lysle, were visiting rela-
tives in Gallipolis, yesterday.
Miss Josie MadiI will leave to-
day to visit her parents at Beech
Hill.
Miss Laura woodward will leave
today on visit to her parents at
Brighton.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. yaught from
up Kanawha, spent last night with
Mr.. and Mrs. w. 81. Hogg, near
town.
Mr.. George .Somerville teaching
school near South Side, is here to
spend Sunday with Mr.. ii. G..
Nease and family.
Miss Rhoda Steenbergen has
returned to her home, at Gallipo-
lis Ferry, after pleasant visit to
Mr.. P. S. Couch and family, at
South Side.
Mrs. A. II. Savage, who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. }. w.
Steenbergen, at Gallipolis Ferry,
has returned to her home at Lex
ington, Ky.
erom Mondays Daily.
Mr.. j. w. Bates, of Clifton, was
in town Saturday.
Mr.. w. S. Morgan, of Grimm.
Landing, was in town Saturday.
Mr.. G. G, Lewis has returned
from business trip to Cincinnati.
Mr.. 1. V. Newman and sister Miss
Susan, we regret to announce, still
continue quite sick.
Miss Ella Gardner, of Pleasant
Flats, we are sorry to announce, is
is very sick.
Mrs. o. H. P. Van Matre and
daughter, Miss Ella, are confined
to their home by sickness.
DIR. A. r. Barbee was called to
Gallipolis, again Sunday, to see
Miss Adile Henking. Miss Re
becca Barbee accompanied him.
Capt. John K Thompson, U. S.
Marshal, and Hon. Byrd Hill. re-
turned Saturday from Washing
ton, d. G.
Mrs. j. M. II. Beale and daught.
er, Miss Vause, returned Saturday
from visit to relatives at MERGERS
Bottom.
Mr.. Jas. George. on the lower
side of Kanawha, near town, is
much improved from his late sick
spell.
Mrs. Betsie Sterrett, living on
the lower side of Kanawha, neal
town, in her Sc year of age, is quite
sick, we are sorry to note.
Messrs. Sam and John Somer-
vile passed through town Satur.
day, on their way to look at the
Arlington land, advertised for sale
in the Weekly Register. On theil
return they expressed themselves
as we'll satisfied with the farm.
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PENSIONS.

I GIVE prompt and careful attention
i TO the prosecution of all kinds of
PENSION CLAIMS, including claims
of Soldiers, Widows, Minor Children,
Dependant Relatives, &c., Dc Call on
or address w. NJ. DUFFY,
Point Pleasant, West Va.
Office with Chas. Z. Hogg.
aug. 18 3-m.