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The Philipsburg mail., 1898-10-21
Electricity Killing or Flies.

Entomologists report tnat of late
years the annual crop of flies is de-
rreasing rapidly and steadily. The al
most universal adoption OF electric
traction is credited with bringing abou,
This desirable result. 1t has been
stated that stables are the chief breed
ing places for flies, and as the street
car horse has been emancipated, the
nnmber of stables is growing less
hercc the failure c: the fly to be born
in r,u,titudes as In the past.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-10-21

done it?" When the papers were
handed in it was found that one OF the
examines had apparently regarded the
sentences as subtly connected In
thought, for his answer was as fol-
lows: "The hen didn't done it; GOO
done II The BCOkman.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-10-21

ago took 3S8 hours; today IT occupies
II hours II minutes. Brest can DC
reached in 13 hours 81 minutes. Whlie
in 1850 it took 270 hours. FlnallS. lor
Havre, 81 hours was considered quick
travelling in 1885, 1t took Is hours IN
H7s2, and II hours in 1884. 1ooa! II
Is a matter Of 3 hours Is minutes.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-10-21
FAILING SHOWERS" BROTHER

This is Morning Glory Nicholas o;
Brooklyn. Morning Glory has leaped
into temporary prominence through nI
merit Of his own, but simply because
he has recently acquired a baby sis
ter. Failing Shower Nicholas. As
may be inferred from the prett! frai
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-10-21
New South Wales Railways.

The minister of public works Of New
South Wales, speaking in parliament:
on the subject of railway extension.
stated that on an expenditure OF
$40 .00o, ,0CO thr colony was earning ap
annual profit CT az per cent.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-10-21
The Danger OF 1t.

Aby-"Dere's a fire. Let's rum 1key
II nefer runs to fire." Aby-"Vy
nod?" Jkey--"How do l know ouo
id mide be my ow,4 shop?-boston
Courier.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-10-21
DICK. WAINWR RIGHT.
BRAVE COMMANDER OF THE
GLOUCESTER.
From the Time That the Maine Was
Blown Up in Havana Harbor to the
Present His Deeds Have Added to tho
Glory OF His COuntry's Flag.

LIEUTENANT Com
mander Richard
Wainwright again
added fresh laurels
to the ample wreath
which he gained by
his gallant han
ding Of the auxil-
AIRY gunboat Glou-
cester on the morn
of July 8, when the
Spanish fleet tried
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-10-21

Midkif, That was striking remarE
Rorick made to me a while ago,
Mumaw-What did he say?
MidkiT--He said: Lend me ten dol4
iars."
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-10-21
Home Ways.

The Soldiers Mother--"I got LETT
ter from George today. and he is grum-
bling about the victuals in the army"
The Soldiers Widow-"I am glad to-
hear that he Is making himself at
lome.'
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-10-21

LET me in, dearie," he said, rather
,nsteadily, at $3.50 "A. NJ.
Repeat the sentence, 'schley sim
ply swipcd Ceryera off the sea- first
she replied from the upper window.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-10-21

ooh, mamma, don't read any more
about cannibas being wicked Tor
cooking the missionaries. Why. my
own dads as bad as any OF them. l.
heard him tell you himself that at diH-
ner last night-he toasted all alS
friends. ALLY Sloper.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-10-21

San Juan hill is steep enough
climb on the side where the American
soldiers charged up on July ], and
captured the blockhouse, but on the
opposite side it is practically preci-
piee, almost perpendicular. No man
has ever been known TO descend on
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-10-21

Garrett wCnder what that dear
iittle fish is thinking abOut?"
Dear Little Fish" Weli, bless my
scales and gizzard. what calves the gals
get on 'em, new they've taken to ey.
cling"
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-10-21

MORNING GLORY" NICHOLAS
namcs-they could scarcely be caliot
Christian names-the little Nicholaaa9
are Of Indian descent.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-10-21

that side, ard certainly no horse was
ever before ridden down that incline
But Private Clarke Gid it as an ex-
ample of the sure footedress OF MS
horse. When the boys were on TOP
CT the hill looking across the couh-
try a lot of them remarked the steHp-
ness Of the hill on that side, and Won
dered what would be the result hea
they been forced to attack from that
side.
The Philipsburg mail., 1898-10-21
NIidnirbt Philosophy.

Midnight Philosophy
She-"John, I'm sure there's DUR
cler down stairs" He-"We!', we can
tell by examining the siiveE""fe II inc
norning!'--.'uck.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-07-08
General LawtOn.

General Lawton, who distinguished
himself in the fight at Santiago, is an
Indianian He was born in Allen
county and is first class, energetic,
self made man. He served in the
Union army throughout the war, hav-
ing entered as sergeant of Company b,
9th Indiana volunteer infantry, IN
April, 1861, from Fort Wayne, being
successfully promoted through merit
on the field of battle, to first lieutenant
of the 30th Indiana infantry in August,
1861; to captain in May, 1862, and lieu
tenant colonel in November, 1864. la
March, 1860, he was breveted colonel
for gallant and meritorious services
during the war. He entered the regu-
lar army in July, 1866, as second lieu
tenant of the first infantry (colored)
and remained with that branch of the
army until January, 1881, when he was
transferred to the 4th cavalry with
which he remained until September,
1888, when he was appointed inspector
general with the rank of major. He
was subsequently promoted to the rank
of lieutenant colonel and held that rank
until the opening of the war with Spain
when the president appointed him brig
adler general of volunteers and as
signed him to the command Of a divis
ion of the 4th army corps commanded
by General Shafter.
1t was General Lawton, who in the
winter of 'S6-'S7 captured the Apache
chief, Geronimo, who gave the author
tiles so much trouble few years ago.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-07-08
From Thursdays Daily.

The German Baptists or Dunkards
hold their annual harvest meeting five
miles west of Plymouth on Friday,
July 18th, Rev. Wisong, of Nappanee,
conducting the service. Every body in
vited to come with their baskets filed
and stay all day. Meeting opens at
1920 a. M
Mr.. Jackson Glass informs that he
brought the first load of new wheat to
Plymouth yesterday and sold it to ii i.
G.. Thayer & Son. 1t was number one
and scaled 81 pounds to the bushel.
There is a big strike over at the
Marion glass works because the ice
wagon failed to show up at the proper
time. Efforts are being made to cool
the boys off and get them back to work
Prof. D. Frank Redd and Prof. b.
McAlpine will open their normal
school in Kuhn's hall one week from
next Monday. From present indlca-
tons a large number of students will
| be enrolled.
YOusouf, the terrible Turk" was a
passenger on the French steamship
that went down in midocean yesterday
His name appears on the list of those
who lost their lives. Yousouf left Chi
cagO few days ago after defeating
Evan Lewis, the great wrestler.
Our extraordinary bargains. We Of
Ger for a short time only, ladies mack
intoshes faced. double cape, vel
vet collar-all sizes, from "a to 81, at
the very low price of 1915. Not one of
this kind has ever been sold for less
than $500 to $3.50 and are worth that
today Klepfer's New York store.
1t would be we'll for our readers to
bear in mind the fact that the choicest
toilet goods and perfumes as we'll as all
kinds of sporting goods, fishing tackle,
croquet sets, base balls and gloves etc,
are to be found at the Peoples Drug
store on Laporte street. This is the
place to secure the best of everything in
the drug line. 2w
For some time the police have been
rigidly enforcing the Nicholson law at
Brazil and there have been number of
prosecutions. The saloonkeepers are
preparing to retaliate and at meeting
they decided to demand rigid enforce
ment of all Sunday laws and ordinances
They assert that they will stop the sale
Of newspapers on the streets, close
shops stop the running of hack lines
and will prevent the street car line from
Operating.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-07-08
COMPLETE VICTORY.
ALL THE SHIPS OF ADMIRAL GER
VERA'S FLEET DESTROYED.
Fully 1,6OO Spaniards Taken Prisoners
and $50 Killed Drowned-Decks of
Some of the Spanish Ships Strewn with
War Bulletin.)

Washington, July AT 11:25 to-
night the navy department posted the
appended translation of a cipher cable
gram received from Commodore Wat
son. 1t is similar to that received to
day from Admiral Sampson, but con-
tains the additional information that
$50 Spsniards were killed or browne d,
100 wounded and 1000 captured. Com
modore Watson's dispatch follows:
"Playo Del Este, July 3.
"To the Secretary of the Navy, Wash
ington, ID. c.:
cat $50 a. M. today the Spanish
squadron, seven In all, including one
gunboat, came out of Santiago in col
umn, and was totally destroyed within
an hour, excepting the Cristobal Colon,
which was chased forty-five miles to
the westward by the commander-in-
chief, Brooklyn, Oregon and Texas,
surrendering to the Brooklyn, but was
beached to prevent sinking.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-07-08
SIMPSONS Fourth of July Present.

Washington, July 1.-The Secretary
of the Navy this morning received the
following, dated Playa, via Haiti, 3:l5
a. M, July 4, SibOney, July 3, probably
filed late at night:
"The fleet under my command offers
the Nation as Fourth of July present
the destruction of the whole of Ger
vera's fleet. Not one ship escaped.
The fleet attempted to escape at $50
a. m. Sunday, and at 2 p. IN. the last,
the Crlstobal Colon, had run ashore
sixty miles west of Santiago and had
let down her colors. The Infanta Ma
ria Teresa, the Oquendo and the VIZ
caya were forced ashore, burned and
blown up within twenty miles of San
tiago; the Furor and Pluton were de.
stroyed within four miles of the port.
Our loss, one killed and two wounded.
Enemy's loss probably several hundred
from gun fire. explosions and drowning.
About 1900 prisoners taken, including
Admiral Cervera. The man killed was
George E. Ellis, chief yeoman of the
Brooklyn. SAMPSON.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-07-08

"NOne of our officers or men were in
Jured except on board the Brooklyn.
Chief conan Ellis was killed and one
man wounded
admiral Cervera, all commanding
officers, excepting of OquendO, about
seventy other officers and 1000 men are
prisoners.
about $50 killed Or drowned and 100
wounded, the latter being cared for on
the Solace and Ollivette.
"Have just arrived off Santiago in
Marblehead to take charge while the
commander -in-chief is looking out for
the Cristobal Colon.
(Signed) WATSON
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-07-08
Charlie Brown Writes Home.

Jacksonville, Fla, June 30.-Dear
mother and all at honey our most
welcome letter just come and read with
pleasure. Ii was very welcome
visitor.
| am glad the alligator was a sur
prise. Put him in box and put pan
of water in it. Keep him ont of the
sun but where it is warm. They stay
out of the water most of the time. lie
is year and a half old.
| was at st. Augustine one day and
saw the oldest house in the United
States, the oldest church, the Spanish
grave yard and both old forts. They
are very fine and historical. The walls
are full of holes from bullets fired at
prisoners that were executed inside the
fort. The dungeons and racks are all
there. The grave yard is fine and the
most beautiful place of the kind | ever
saw. L have a bone l got there sup
posed to have been buried in 1850 1t
is in good shape. When | have enough
curiosities to pay ! will send them
home by express The streets are not
more than eighteen feet wide. Every
house has porch out in front of the
second story. l saw my first adobe
house, a Spanish hut 1t is made of
clay which the sun bakes very hard
The town is full of historical points
and could write week and not tell
you all.
The principal hotel, the Ponce
DE Leon, is closed, but by tipping the
janitor we saw drought it. II is said
to be the largest and grandest in the
world. l don't care to stop at any
better than this. 1t has very large
verandaS and park with the finest
kind of fountains in front Elegant
macadamiZed drives and everything to
make the millionaire happy ard con
tented when the thermometer is below
zero with US up north, while they have
it at about 50 degrees above here. One
of the roads here is called the Shell
road, made of sea shells and they have
become pulverized so they are as hard
as rock.
| saw bananas growing and picked a
small bunch and ate them. If we are
kept here until fall | hope We will &C
into winter quarters here as l would
like to spend few hours of cold
weather in the south.
Tomorrow | will see the DauntleSs
and be aboard of it for the first time
and take my first cruise out of sight of
land on board of an ocean boat This
is good long letter and want one in
place of it so don't fail to write good
long one at once. Send me the papers
Independent, News and Democrat
The Chicago Record and Tribune are
here every day. ! am going to have
my picture taken soon SO you can see
your boy as United States soldier.
My company is provost guard for
Gen. Burt and we have swell time.
With love to all who inquire for me, l
am Your Affectionate Son.
CHARLES 5. BROWN
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-07-08
LOCAL BREVITIES.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
The Fourth only comes once year
Some of the boys haven't gotten over
it yet.
The dance at the opera house last
night was very enjoyable affair and
we'll attended
Judge Capron received a telegram
July from Capt. John Capron stating
that they were still at Tampa.
Miss Elsie Maxey left this morning
for Washington, ID. c., to attend the
Teachers association. She will be
absent for two weeks.
DIR. Wilson received telephone call
this morning to come at once to In
wood to attend DIR. Kaiser who is dan
gerously i'll. DIR. Wilson left at once.
A party of gentlemen made up a
purse last night to have the news of
Simpsons victory verified. The answer
was received at eleven p. m. which told
the story.
Supt. Kruger of the poor farm IN
forms us that his industrial army cele-
brated the Fourth in due style. They
ate ice cream and cake during the day
and gave fireworks display in the
evening
Mervin Myers caught the big pike
that has been sporting in yellow river
back of the old brewery. Myers had
quite tussel before he landed him
The fish weighed 81 pounds and was
three feet long. Meyers sold it to Fred
Shoemaker and that gentleman served
it to his guests today.
Last evening a chinese lantern fell
from the side porch and landed on the
cellar door at the residence of James
Gilmore. sr., on South Michigan street.
The blaze soon ignited the cellar door
but was discovered in time to prevent
what might have proved a big fire.
Steward r. Lands came home Sat-
urday evening to spend the Fourth
with mis- parents and friends in Plym-
outh. He returned to his work last
evening. He said he enjoyed farm life.
He is working for his uncle southeast
of Mentone. Farm life and work is
good recreation for boys who spend
nine months of the year in school.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-07-08
From Wednesdays Daily.

Lieutenant X. b. Oglesbee is now in
Washington, ID. G.
Miss Trella Logan is attending the
teachers meeting at Washington, ID. G 4.
Quarterly meeting at the NJ +.
church Saturday evening and Sunday.
Everybody invited.
III. G.. Thayer is in Indianapolis at
tending meeting of building com
mittee of the Odd Fellows.
Oscar Simons drew the handsome
new bookcase at the phoenix" No.
S4Sl was the lucky number.
The pension board was in session to-
day and number of applicants were
examined for an increase in pension.
An assault and battery case wa,
tried before Justice Reeves yesterday
A plea of guilty was entered and the
fine stayed.
MIR. and Mrs. w. B. Outcalt, who
visited relatives in this city for the
past three weeks, left for their home in
Ogden, Utah, yesterday.
The commissioners have ordered the
jail white washed and renovated
Isaac Thomas has the contract and is
putting in some good ticks.
Of course yellow river will never be
dredged. 1t would be good thing fol
Plymouth and make Yellow river one
of the incest streams in the country.
John f. Inks, of North township
left Plymouth last night for Cedar
RAPIDS, Iowa, for short visit with rela
ii and friends and also to attend
fs. ~ reunion.
1t is now evident that if Hobson in
tended to use the Merrimac as a corl
tc Santiago harbor he ran it through
the narrow neck into the bottle thereb,
permitting the contents to run out
But what an awful spill it was
Misses Laura, Lizzie and Carrie Boss
left yesterday for Omaha and Beaver
City, Nebraska, where they will vlsi
Mrs Charles Wade On their return
they will stop in Chicago and take {
primary course in business college.
Much sympathy is expressed il
Plymouth today for the young mar
who was shot last night by GideoI
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-07-08
Farmers Break the Buggy Monopoly

1t Is claimed that for years buggy manufac-
turerS have secured exhOrbitant prices for their
goods but recently, through the combined as.
sistance of the farmers of Iowa Illinois and
go. have got the price of open buggies down to
Si6.50: Top BuggieS. $22.75; Top Surries. $43 rs
and upwards. and they are shipping them in
state. They send an immense Buggy Catalogue
free, post paid, to any one who asks for It,
This certainly is a big victory for the farmer,
but severe blow to the carriage manufacturers
and dealers. 923
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-07-08

Logan at TeegardeD. Msudlin sym
pathy is getting 10 be chestnut. The
young man got just what he deserved.
At time when Cervera was Samp-
sons prisoner, Blanco was asking
Spain to remove him, for ipetlicieucy.
1t would be interesting to know what
Blanco wanted the Spanish Admiral to
do. 1t would also be interesting if
Blanco would do something more than
talk
A meeting of the Marshall County
Medical society will be held at the office
of Drs. Borton X Aspinall on Thursday,
July ii, 1898, at | o'clock p M, at
which DR.. Kaszer will read paper en-
titled, The Differential Diagnosis of
Liver Disease. DR.. Wahl will also
read paper.
Walkerton Independent: 1t is re-
ported as an actual fact that two men
living between this place and Tyner
traded wives few days ago. The
wives seemed willing to be traded and
each collected together certain pieces
of household furniture that they priced
and removed them to their newly
acquired domicies.
While you are complaining of the ex-
cessive heat of these scOrching mid
summer days pause to think of the cou
ditlOn of those brave fellows down
there in lower Cuba amid climatic con-
ditions of which we have little cOncep-
ton and subjected to a torridity to
which the heat we are wont to cem-
plain of these days is mild and pleasant
Don't kick about the weather.
The difference between Spanish talk
and action is amusingly shown by the
following from letter addressed to his
superior by the commandant Of one
of the Cuban towns captured by
Gen. Skaters army: 81 am well forti-
fed and prepared to resist all the forces
the American pigs can bring against
us. The writer ran OIL before CON-
plotting the letter, which was found on
his desk by our troops.
Now the time has come when the
housewife who does much Of her OWL
cooking or preserving, must often have
her hands stained with the juice of
berries, peaches, etc, and it may be
well to remind her that the fumes of
sulphur will remove most fruit stains
from the fingers. Put tiny lump of
sulphur in tin plate, pour on a little
alcohol, and set it on fire. Hold the
finger tips above the flame and the dis
coloration will disappear.
American troops in tropical climates
are to have new duck uniforms. 1t is
late to be thinking about 1t, of course,
but thirty thousand of these uniforms
will be delivered to the army within
fifteen days, and this number will be
supplemented until the armies in Cuba
Porto Rico and the Philippines are sup
piled. 1t is the general impression of
those who have seen the uniforms that
if our soldiers can only succeed in draw
ing uniforms that fit they will not only
be comfortably clad, but will present a
handsome appearance.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-07-08
Cure Your Stomach.

You can quickly do this by using SOUTH
AMERICAN NERvINE. 1t can cure every case
of weak stomach in the world. 1t always cures
never fails. 1t knows no failure. 1t will gladden.
your heart and put sunshine into your life. 1t is
Il most surprising cure. A weak stomach and
broken nerves will drag you down to death.
SOUTH AMERICAN NERvINE will help you
Immediately. No failures; always cures; never
diSappoints. Lovely to take. Sold by
BLAIN & Co.. Druggists. Plymouth. Ind
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-07-08
Dewey May Have Taken Manila.

HOng-Kong, July 1.-The United
States dispatch boat Zatiro, which ar
rived here early this morning from Ca
vite with the report that the American
troops arrived on June 80, reports that
Admiral Dewey, when the Zafiro left
on July l, was planning to attack Ma
Mia with the fleet and troops on j uly 4.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-07-08
THE HOUR HAS COME
WHEN THE FATE OF SPAIN MAY
BE DECIDED AT HOME.

Disorder Spreading Among the Military
and the People of Madrid Preparing for
Riot-CiviI War Seems Possible-De-
structi ion of Cervera's Fleet Finally Per.
mitted to BE Published Spain rged to
Immediately Negotiate for Peace.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-07-08
English SPAWN Liniment removes all

English SPAWN Liniment removes all
Hard, Soft or Calloused Jumps and
Blemishes from horses, Blood Spavins,
Curbs, Splint, Sweeny, Ring Bone
STILES, Sprains. all Swollen Throats
Coughs, etc. Save $50 by use of one
bottle. Warranted the most wonderful
Blemish Cure ever known. Sold by
G. Blain and Co. Druggist Plymouth
Ind.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1898-07-08
Obituary..

Mr.. Matthias Kleimer died at his
home south of Plymouth Tuesday
at 8 o'clock. Mr.. Klelmer was an old
citizen of Marshall county and well
known to many of our citizens. An
autopsy was held Wednesday to dis
cover the direct cause of his DEATH
The funeral was held Thursday from
Catholic church at $50.