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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06
He Smoked While in Bed,

Jonathan Ford and his wife, who re-
side seven miles south of Bremen came
near losing their home by fire on last
Saturday night in peculiar manner
The couple live alone and the fire orlgi-
mated in the straw tick of their bed
Mr.. Ford is veteran smoker, and usu
ally takes smoke from his pipe while
in bed before going to sleep at night
About midnight Mrs. Ford was aroused
by smoke in the room, and herself and
husband had barely gotten out of the
bed when flames broke from the straw
in their bed 1t was only by the prompt
application of sew sral pals of water
that the fire was gotten under control
A spark from the old gentleman's pipe is
suppose to have ignlted the bed tick.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06

The first real opposition to Sena-
tor Burrows election to succeed bim-
self comes from his home town,
Kalamazoo. Col. Z. NJ. Irish OF
that city has entered the senatorial
race and he will draw away several
of the Burr ows supporters. Col.
Irish is now with the 35th Michigan
in the south. He is a lawyer OF
fine ability and a man of good
judgment. Two years ago he
fought in the Grand Rapids conven-
ton against the nomination of Pin
gree, but now the colonel and the
governor know each better and are
fast friends. It is now quite certain
more than one ballot will be necces.
sary to elect United States senator
in Michigan.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06
ing Sunday and ST., 900, 10000 per
month. A few days salary would
satisfy anyone but a miser.
AGAINST IMPERIAL POLICY.

AGAINST IMPERIAL POLICY.
"It becomes my duty now to adj
dress your body with regard to the
grave crisis that has arisen in the re-
lations of the United States to Spain
by reason of the warfare that for
more than three years has ragged in
the neighboring island of Cuba. |
do so because of the intimate con-
nection of the Cuban question with
the state of our own Union and the
grave relation the course which it is
now incumbent upon the nation to
adopt must needs bear to the tradi-
tional policy of our governments, if
it is to be in accord with the pre-
cepts laid down by the founders of
the republic and religiously observed
by succeeding administrations to the
present day."
"The temper and forbearance of
our people haye been so severely
tried as to beget a perilous un-
rest among our own citizens,
which has inevitably found express
ion from time to tine in the national
legislature, so that issues external to
our own body polite engross atten-
ton and stand in the way of that
close devotion TO domestic advance
ment that becomes a self-contained
commonwealth whose primal max
i'm has been the avoidance of all for
eign entanglements. All this must
needs awaken and has indeed aroused
the utmost concern on the part of
this government, as well during my
predecessors term as my own
President Mckinley, in his message,
April II, 1898.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06

9Th, central on the 9Th. The first of
these periods as a rule brings bright
days and change TO falling barometer
and warmer in western extremes By
the time those conditions end in rain
and snow storms west, warmer with
falling barometer will reach central and
eastern sections; and by the time the
areas of rain and snow reach eastern
sections, change to cold wave and biz
zsrdous conditions are prevailing west
ward. Later the cold and high west
winds reach the eastern parts Storms
are predicted for the middle of the
month.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06

1t appears as though Frank E.
Littleton of indianapolis will be
elected speaker of the state legisla-
ture. Mr.. Littleton was a Classmate
of the publisher of this paper for
five years at Depauw university, and
during that time was one of the en-.
thusiastic democrats of the universe
ty. The worst thing that can be
said of him is that he changed his
politics Immediately after his gradu-
alton. As republican politician he
has been a success, however. The
Legislature could not select better
parliamentarian.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06
Fort Wayne bankers are consid-

Fort Wayne bankers are consid-
ering the advisability of making a
general reduction in the rate of in
terest on accommodation paper. The
rate now charged by the banks of
that city is 7 percent, reduction of
one percent having been made some
time ago. The concensus of opin-
ion is that 6 percent is all that mer-
chants and manufacturers can afford
to pay for money needed in carrying
on their business.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06
A Family Dinner.

F. M. McCrory gave family dinner
at his house on New Years day. The
families of V. A. Lidecker and Geo
Rightley were represented. Grand
mother Rightley was an honored guest
Turkey formed the staple of the meal
while the pumpkin pie and other
delightful dessert of New England
dinner followed in order.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06

"The Philippines can never main
tain free institutions and our control
over them opens the door for many
dangers. Democracy does not guar
antee good government, but only
growth in intelligence of the GOV
erned. We can have no effective
machinery for outside paternalism.
Our management of Alaska is a dis
grace and scandal. Only firm
hand, great expenditures and an in.
comparable patriotism could make
the Philippines under our hands
other than huge political plague
spot PreSident David Starr Jor-
dan, of Stanford University, from
interview in the New York World.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06

Patti, the great songstress, is to
take third husband, a likely young
man who was not born at the time
she was welded to her first. lie is
a Swede. Her other spouses were
respectively French and Italian
PATHS love as we'll as her popular
ity is not confined to any one nation
slity.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06
Since the death of Ranold T. M

Since the death of Rancid T. Nc
Donald, of Fort Wayne, a search
has been made for the insurance
policies held by the deceased and SO
far as found the insurance amounts
to 81 900. 1t is believed that sew
eral additional policies will yet be
turned up. OF the aggregate sum
$4,000 goes to his mother, $4,000
to Mrs. Mcdonald and daughter
Esther. and $4,000 to the estate.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06
Hicks january Weather.

The LIST and End are reactionary
storm days and cloudiness with rain
and probable thunder in the south,
turning to snow in most sections north
ward may reasonably be expected. A
prompt and sharp rise OF barometer
and rush of cold from the northwest
should be anticipated in the rear of all
these midwinter storms. A regular
vulcan storm period covers the 4th to
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06

Sunday night some one robbed a re-
frigerator belonging to Mrs. Gibson
Cleveland. A quantity of sausage anC
other edibles, amounting in terms OF
casn several dollars was taken out
This morning Mrs. Cleveland found
a large cake on the ground in her yarC
and thought at first that it was pres
ent sent in by the neighbors. The dis
cOvery of the empty refrigerator, how
ever, soon led her TO the right SUPPOSE
ton that it had been left by the thieves
Several weeks ago the accessible re-
frigerators and cellars in every part OF
Plymouth were ransacked. Some one
seems to be at it again.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06

The Toroto World thinks Cana
da is closer to "absorption" by the
United States than it ever was.
That paper thinks the split of ex-
pansion will grow so rapidly that
the annexation of Canada will
come much sooner than Canadians
realize.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06
Cheap Cab Service for Washington visitor'
via Pennsylvania Lines.

via Pennsylvania Lines.
A complete and efficient cob service
similar to that in operation at passen-
ger stations of the Pennsylvania Sys-
tenn at Broadstreet, Philadelphia, and
at Twenty-tnlrd street, New York, has
lust been established at the Pennsylva-
MIA Passenger station in Washington,
DC. The service is satisfactorily per-
formed at very reasonable rates by
brand new rubber-tired coupes, victorias
and omnibuses. The vehicles will be
found at the cab stand at the Is street
entrance to the Washington station
and may be engaged by the trip or by
the hours. Visitors to the national
capt. al will find the new arrangement a
very convenient one.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06
Officers Elected.

The l. O. o. f. American Lodge,
No. 81, elected for the ensuing term the
following officers: Chas. Schearer, n i.
g.; +. b. Tanning, V. g.; Chas. Bush
man, Secretary; J. Corbaley, treasurer;
w. III. AlOerts, j. E. Ellis aud j. Born,
trustees.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06

The South Bend Times thinks
there are too many persons given to
fault-6nding. The fellow who is
not finding fault with something is
the possessor of a soft snap which
other people have a perfect right to
find fault with.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06
A statistician has disco

A statistician has discovered that
in 1905 John d. Rockefeller will be
a Millionaire. He has also discovered
that he will be the only Millionaire,
for no other mans fortune approx
mates his. AT the present the in
come of his money $4,000, 900, an.
nually, is drawing compound inter
est, and is increasing upon itself sc
fast that it gets greater at a sur
prising rate. According to the new
est figures his income is 64c per sec
ond, S48.4o per minute, $2,3I6.4S
per hour, $55,555.55 per day includ
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06
Married.,

At 1920 a. m. Monday at the home of
the brides parents by Rev. l.. 5. Smith
William E. West and Grace Snyder
The couple go at once To home pre-
pared In Peru where Mr.. West has fof
some time been employed in one of the
manufacturing establishments.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06
Cheap Trips to the Northwest. West and
Southwest.

Persons contemplating business or
pleasure trips to the Northwest, West
or Southwest may arrange for an en-
joyable Journey at low fare by commun-
icating with G l.. kimball, assistant
general passenger agent of the Penn
syIvania lines, Cleveland, .. He repre-
sents the short lines to Chicago, II e.
Louis, Louisville and Cincinnati, the
gateways to the Northwest. West and
Southwest. Tell Mr.. Kimball where
you wish to go, and he will cheerfully
furnish full information about special
low rates and quick through time.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06

1t is said that Charley Lands ha:
gone to Porto Rico in order to es
cape being mixed up in the sena
torial fight. Lands wants to be ;
candidate for governor.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06
Daupbters of Rebekah Officers.

Silver Star Lodge, No. 20, ID. of X,
elected the following officers Friday
night:
Mrs. j. f. Ellis, N. q.
Miss Zumbaugh, V. q.
Miss Birkhold, Secretary.
Mrs. ]. Birkhold. Treasurer.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06
FRIDAY, JANUARY 6. 1898.

"Whom the gods would destroy,
they first make mad" They must
be after the scalp of the News, as
that little paper seems to be very
angry
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06
EAST VIA WASHINGTON.
New Arrangement for Passengers via
Pennsylvania Lines.

On and after Christmas, 1898, the
Pennsylvania Lines will sell tickets to
Philadelphia and New Y ork via Wash
ington, ID. g., at the same fares as ap-
ply over The direct lines of the Pennsyl-
vania System and allow ten days stop
over at the National Capital. For par
ticulars apply 70 nearest Ticket Agent
Pennsylvania Lines.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06
Senatorial Vote.
month.

1t is almost impossible to secure &C.
curate information of the present stand
ing of the candidates for the L. s. SEN
atorship. but disinterested men, who
have mace estimates, issued on infor-
nation that has come to them indie
pendently of the candidats or managers
of the candidates, say that the fact is
that the pledged strength at this time
is about as follows:
J. Frank Hanly.. ..21
Albert J. Beveridge. ................15
Robert s. TAYLOR. IA
George w. Steele. IL
Frank b Posey. IL
-o
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06


edy to everyone"
DR.. Miles Remedies
are sold by all drug
gists under 4 positive
guarantee. first bottle
benefits or money re-
funded. Book on dis
eases of the heart and
nerves free. Address.
DIR. MILES MEDICA
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-01-06
INTER-URBAN LINE
TO CONNECT INDIANAPOLIS
FRANKFORT. LOCANSPORT.
AND WARSAW.

Capitalists File Articles of Incorporation
with the Secretary of State Right of
Way in Marion County Petitioned for
from the Commissioners.
The Florence tribune., 1899-04-08
CITY BOYS GOOD SOLDIERS.
An old Citizen Says Restaurant Fare and Street Car Travel Fit Them
 for Roughing It.

sIt takes country boys 10 make sol- diers," said the grizzled cid man who had scraped his feet on the bricks out side the lunchroem with great care be- fore he entered. "It takes boys that's been used to work as long as the sun'll shine, and well into the night if the moon happens to be full"
 i've heard that remarked the man Nho was neat in dress and nervous o{ manner. But have my doubts
 Its true. Look at the discipline c country boy gets. He's out in all sorts of weather and he gets his muscles as hard as iron. He has endurance"
 "Yes He builds up a splendid consti- tution. But he has no means of insur- ing himself against the perils which surround an army"
 That's the point I was just trying to make. He puts fresh air into his lungs and good plain food into his stomach and makes himself a set of muscles that pay no more attention to heavy load than inc fiy-wheel of an engine pays to a speck of dust on its rim.r
 The country boy is good and strong. I'll admit. But he hasn't had any prac- tice in digestiug things that call on a mans stomach to stand up and do it's duty win all its might
 He doesn't rush away from bis work and drink pint of coffee and swallow chunk of any kind Of pie that happens to be Jeff every day at noon. He edoesn e ride on he back Of a street car, with snow water dripping down inside his coat cellar, nor stay up half the night going to tAea,ers and parties.
 He doesn't eat ice-cream and dr' strong coffee at midnight, and start in for day'swork the next ing as if nothing had happened boy may beat ours for naturalist but tell you we've got the ssaseslas
 And the other said he guessed tba talking the matter over and averar ariz1 things up would explain why they sveee pretty much to be depended on, no ma ter where they came from.-N I. Jour nal.
The Florence tribune., 1899-04-08
SPECKLED CIGAR WRAPPERS.
New Version of How the Spots Are Produced on Real sumatra
 Leaf.


 Some of the tobacco imported from sumatra for making the wrappers of cigars has a curious speckled appear ance. In the minds of certain buyers this marking is evidence that the cigar has Sumatra wrapper Such is not always the case, for the artful manB- facturer has learned how to spot Amer ican tobacco artificially, and he occa. sionally does so in so clever manner that the uninitiated customer never suspects the trick.
 Sumatra is Dutch possession, and the spotting of the tobacco raised in that island has been made the subject of investigation by Prof. Beyerinck, of the Amsterdam Academy of Sciences This learned man presented to the academy few weeks ago a paper in which he set forth the results of his inquiry. He described a living, fu contagion," which he declares is cause Of inc disease. This disc also known as the mosaic disease
 bacco leaFes, may be inoeula healthy plants by injecting stem, near q bud, sap pressed aa fected plants. The active viru
 completely through the pores
 dense porcelain, and can even qela
 into agar by diffusion; therefofs
 rot be "contagium fixum' in ths
 sense, but it must be fluid. Gut oi la tobacco plant it cannot be made 10 nus. tiply; but in the dividing tissues of the leaf-rudiments and the meristems of the buds il multiplies freely and oyer a great extent> A very small drop of the porcelain iltrate can render alt the leaves of the infected plant entire ly covered with spots. and the sap of these leaves would be sufficient for the contagion of an unlimited number of healthy plants.--S. Y Tribune
The Florence tribune., 1899-04-08
IRON IN EGGS.
An Ingenious Frenchman Feeds It to Hia Hens-Medicinc in
 Hen Fruit.

There is scarcely any branch in which medicine has not advanced in the last 20 years, but in no one branch has more improvement been shown than in the eompounding and putting together of drugs. No more is the unwilling pa- tient made to swallow large doses of rauseating medicine, for sugar-coated pills, capsules and wafers have come into use, and patients can now take the most vile-tasting medicines without any discomfort. Now comes along a Frenchman with still more ingenious plan which opeps up to pharmacy un- bounded possibilities of going still fur ther ahead.
 On account of the difficulty of as similating iron as medicine, a French druggist has sought to intro- duee it in digestible way by what he terms ferruginous eggs.
 Hens can digest iron easily, while
The Florence tribune., 1899-04-08
ZEAL THAT FAILED.
4 Telegraph Operators Effort to Please an Official by Close Att
 tention to Duty.

"The first office that I found myself in possession of," said a retired tele- graph operator, "was little way sat tion where there was not much else to do but to report the trains. Ihad the night trick, and the trains being few and far between I spent most of my time dreaming of advancement One night soon after had taken the office was called to the key to receive a mes sage that came over the wire addressed to railroad official who chanced 10 be visiting some relatives who lived about three miles from the office where was.
 Violet is dying the message read, and those three words sent the shivers up and down my back, as saw with my imagination fair-haired, blue-eyed lit tie girl dying, with her father away from home. Then it suddenly flashed upon me that here was chance to win promotion by hurrying the message ont where the father was. was alone in the office, and there was no one living near by whom could send it.
 tlastIdetermined to take it myself I knew I had no business leaving the of fee, but I considered it a chance to win recognition that I night never have ag5in. 1t was before the time of the bi- cycle, and as there was 10 horse to be had I started out afoot. There was 8 train leagiDg about one o'clock in the morning, and l had figured if out that l the anxious father would take that train for the city, and that I would be able ,o get ride back to the station with him, and have at the same time a chance to create a good impression.
 "It was in the fall of the year and raining as hard as it could pour, with good prospects that it would turn to snow before I got back. 1 was little bit hay just where the party was stay ing, but after braving any number of dogs and arousing any number of farm CTS, found the right place and de- livered the message. The man, with T white face, hastily tore the envelope open and read the contents, while I waited for him to say: Well done, thou good and faithful servant!'
 But he didn't. He said things that I would not care to repeat, and called me any number of names that were not the least bit complimentary. It made me mad to see such an exhibition of un- concern over such serious matter, and I was about to say so when he broke in with another torrent of strong words, of which caught fool woman,' pug dog, glad of it.
 Then I comprehended, and as ] tramped wearily back to the office had deserted l had plenty of time to take a solemn vow to never again bother my head about what might come over the wire. ."--N. Y. Sun.
The Florence tribune., 1899-04-08
WOMEN LIKE coppERs.
Not the Police, aut the Indispensable sittie Red Cnc-Cent
 Pieces.

Every man in The east swears at conductor or ticket seller when one of those officials unloads on him lot of one-cent coins-pennies, as they are miscalled Women seem to like them. probably because their bulk makes them seem like a lot of money. A wom- an makes quite financial transaction of it when she pays her toll for trans portation. Watch her block line of hurried business men at the ticket of- fee of the elevated roads. Note how she fishes around in her fat wallet for the little eoppers, jobbing dry goods sam ples, cooking recipes and similar port able bric-a-brac into her moutIsto clear the bank.
 One by one she'll drag them out, and finally scatter them over the little shelf at the window. She always saves the eoppers for that purpose, and the ticketmen and conductors are painful ly aware of that fact, They never fail to get even when making change to a woman. Lots of women keep what they call penny banks, These come in handy for papa occasionally just before pay day.
 In the west and southwest one-cent pieces are extremely scarce. In many regions they are not to be found in cir culation at all except in the post offices. The minimum price on small commodi- ties is five cents and the nickel is the smallest coin known. But. in spite of that fact, there are more than billion of the little copPers in use in this coun- try constantly. They disappear rap idly, however. and the mint in Philadel- phia is lgert busy turning out 100000 month to keep up Inc supply.
 The coin is not worth it's face value intapsieally bug nobody appears 10 worry about that The government makes a gcod profit on it. It contains 05 per cent. of copper and q stif1ening alloy of five per cent of tin and zine \. J. Press.
The Florence tribune., 1899-04-08
ARIZONA, SATURDAY, APRIL 8, 1899.

rendering it back through the albumen of their eggs in form that is easily di- gested by the weaker stomachs of man. kind. A salt of iron is given to the hens with grains of wheat. A dozen of these medieated grains of wheat day makes the hens, after three or four days, lay eggs which are very rich in iron already digestsd.
 The Frenchman is experimenting further with other drugs, and it is not without the bounds of possibility that we shall shortly be able to take all our medicine in the form of eggs.-New Or leans Tifnes-Demoerat.
The Florence tribune., 1899-04-08
Ground for Complaint.

Small Politieian-I want to talk to you, sir, about remark you made about me in your paper. You called me a political jobber, sir.
 Editor-Yes, it was very annoying typographical error, and l promptly fired the compositor.
 "Ah! Then you didn't mean to call me a 'jobber.'
 No, sir, I wrote N 'robber' very dis tinctly. y."-CatholicS Standard and Times
The Florence tribune., 1899-04-08
It is found. as far as differences be-

tween sexes arc concerned, thaf gIrIs in public schools are more sensitive at all ages than boys This. of course, corresponds to the previous measure nents which sho,vsd that women are more sensitive 10 pain thaa men. Eight igndred and niaety-niDe women and children were tested in getting at the aboge facts.-Boston Globe.