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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02
STOKE POGES WORSHIP HOUSE.

When the eye of sense falls for the
first time upon a scene hitherto beheid
by the eye of imagination. there often
comes painful feeling of disenchant-
ment; ii is better TO have lived in the
glow of that light which never was on
sea or land" But Stoke Poges, the one
time home of Gray ana the village
whence he derived the nature-frame-
work of his "Elegy," loses little by be-
ing transferred from the realm Of fam
cy 70 the world of the actual. True,
the village church yard looks as if it
were almost on the way TO becoming
an urban cemetery; the gravel path
from the lichgate to the quaint old
church appears TO have been laid out
with a ruler, and the glazing white
tombstones, which are clustering so
thickly near the entrance. speak little
for the taste OF the living. whatever.
they may do for the dead beneath.
Apart from these discords, the scene IS
altogether such As one would expect TO
find it, There can be no question that
these were the images which lowered
in the mind Of the poet as he slowly
built up his verse. Seen in the pensive
evening hours, when the fading light
blurs that sharp detail which is fatal
TO imaginary dreamings, and creates
such an atmosphere as that in which
CorOt loved to dwell, each object in
this quiet GOd's-acre recalls its own
special descriptive line; and there is
no want OF harmony between the
picture before the eye and that which
dwellS in the brain. Under the shadow
of the 'ivy-mantled tower" whence the
descendants of the moping owl still
complain to the moon, the poet himself
sleeps in his nameless tomb. BY his
side lie his mother and aunt in whose
little home at West End-a mile and
half across the fields-he spent so
many happy vacation hours.
Although Gray'S tomb in the church
yard is without an inscription per-
SOnal TO him. there is small tablet on
the church wall opposite directing the
pilgrim where to pay his devotions. In
the adjoining meadow, however, there
is a ponderOus cenOtaph which John
Penn. one time owner of Stoke Manor,
caused to be erected to the poets mem
DRY in 1893. Three of the sides are in
scribed with quotations from Gray's
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02
\ StcEOgrIDiIers Eeaf.

From the London Telegraph: Con-
corning the stenographic prowess OF
the late Thomas Allen Reed. whose
death was recorded in these columns
yesterday, correspondent sends
curious anecdote. The late shorthand
writer was once on professional bust
ness in Liverpool, and stayed in the
same hotel as Charles Mathews. the
actor. The latter had appeared in
My Awful Dad" and after the per
formance he strolled into the smoking
room. Having heard of Mr.. Reeds ex-
pertness as note taker Mathews
challenged the reporter to jot down
certain passages from the character of
Puff in Richard Brinsley Sheridan's
Critic" Reed expressed his willing
ness to have a try. Mathews. who was
one OF the best "patter" speakers on
the stage. began to gable the lines
with startling rapidity, and the other
strained every nerve to follow him
When the test was finished Reed.
whose notes, despite the terrific speed
at which he had been writing were of
neat and legible outline, merely in
serted vowel mark or two and hand
ed them to an assistant who was called
into the room, and who Transcribed
the characters with but few mistakes
backward, Il should hardly have
thought it possible, Mr. Reed" was the
astonished Charles Mathews comment
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02
The Trout and the Ring.

The tale l sing is song of spring,
And is true beyond doubt
The players are Miss Clara Carr,
Myself. Uncle Jess and a trout
Twas Claras wish TO take fish
From the bridge across the brook:
So L rugged her line. both strong and
fine,
And baited her Limerick hook.
With a spring ard a snap a speckied old
snatched the bait and made the line
sing;
1 gave her a shout at the sight of the
trout.
and Clara dropped her ring.
We searched for days. in many ways.
We raked ana drag ged and sounded
We sifted oOze. but twas no use
In short, we never found it,
Many a trout was taken out
OF the pool where the stream was
crossed.
And opened with care. but no ring was
there,
And We gave it up for lost.
Twas year. guess. when Uncle Jess
Caught a big trout on the fly:
Il was plump and round. and weighed
pound.
And he brought 1t home to fry.
His eyes shone bright as he told, that
night
OF the ring lost a year ago:
On the very spot where his trout was got,
And never found. high nor low.
Now what do you Think" asked he with
a wink;
I'll bet you never could guess
What was in that trout" THE ring.
they shout
Nothing but in ards" said Jess
Forest and Stream.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02

poor brute only learns what the differ
ence really is by bitter experience.
When smokeless powder came into
general use it was found that in many
cases horses which would face the
smoke of guns using black powder
without finching flinched and shied
at the fash and roar Unaccompanied by
smoke. Continental opinion is some
what divided as to the moral effect of
smokeless powder on men and horses,
but the general conclusion seems to be
that in daylight it is not more terribly
ing than black powder. although some
hold that to see men and horses struck
down by an invisible agency must
necessarily be so. But it is generally
agreed that the use of smokeless pow
der at night has much more disturb
ing effect than that of the old powder,
because the flashes of the guns. unob-
scured by smoke. are great deal moro
VIVID. The fear thus inspired can, how
ever. be overcome by training; but
there is another fear which must. in
the nature of the case. be felt for the
hrst time on the battlefield. and that
is the often uncomfortable terror pro-
duced both in men and horses by the
whistling of bullets and the screaming
and banging Of shells Some authori-
ties have. indeed. said that since the
introduction of smokeless powder and
the great Increase in the range and ac-
curacy OF weapons, it would be impos-
sioie TO keep cavalry in hand under
the fire Of modern artillery, but this is
probably az xaggeration.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02
AN UNEX BLAST.
The Cartridge Was Not Exactly the
Proper Thing.


Proper Thing.
Il was employed on the construction
work of the Guatemala Northern some
years ago" said a civil engineer to a
New Orleans Times Democrat reporter.
land one day We had a bit of blasting
20 do TO get rid of squirt of granite
that ran across the line. Just as the
hole was drilled for the charge | was
called away for something or other,
and left the rest Of the job in the hands
of a native assistant, telling him where
he would find a dynamite cartridge i'll
a box in my tent. When returned the
gang were standing around looking
worried and puzzled. and my assistant
told me that the cartridge had failed
to explode 1t is a ticklish piece or
work to get at a stick of dynamite un-
der such circumstances, but | had the
tamping removed as carefully as pos
sibie and put in a new primer. That,
too, very much to my surprise failed TO
ignite the charge and a ) the workmen
refused point blank to go near the spot
had to pick out the tamping myself.
did so with my heart in my mouth,
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02
A WEEK IN INDIANA.
RECORD OF HAPPENINGS FOR
SEVEN DAYS.
Hurst Family Celebrate - Over Two
Hundred Relatives Gather at Homer
Many Relatives from All Parts Join
in the Reunion-A Dinner Served.

Especial to the indianapolis News)
Homer, Ind, May pa remarkable
family gathering yesterday was that at
the Hurst homestead for the celebra
ton of the eighty-third anniversary of
Mrs. Nancy j. Hurst, highly respected
pioneer of Rush county. and the widow
of one of the first Baptist ministers in
Indiana. Among the attendants was
Mrs Anne VI. McC0rkle. lightweight
years Old an aunt Of Mrs Hurst. The
families of eight children OF Mrs. Hurst
were represented. showing five genera
tons. They came from Anderson, In
diaHapOlis. Shelbyville. RushvLle. Ell
wood and other points in Indiana and
Kentucky. The house overfiOWed win
people and the town school building
was utilized in serving a great dinner.
There were upward of 200 relatives
present. 1t YVES aScertained that the
com bined age of the twelve children of
Grandmother Hurst was t72 years, and
there were over a dozen great-grand-
children. Mrs. Hurst is reyered as the
good mother OF the town OF Homer.
having lived there all her life. and is
known and respected by every resident
Of the town and township. Her four
score and more of years have not pre-
vented her from 2dhering to a daily
routine Of work She is a reader of
much current literature. as we'll as the
Bible. and attends church services reg
ularly.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02

Speaking of Lord Salisbury, who en-
tered on his 10th year February 3. the
London News says for a British states
man he can hardly yet be considered
an old man. He is younger than Sir
William Harcourt by some three years.
and he has colleagues in his cabinet
who are his seniors. Moreover. meas
ured by the duration Of the life of the
queens prime ministers, his career
should have still many years to run.
The cares of office seem to be favorable
to longevity. Peel's career was short
by tragedy, and Melbourne did not
live TO great age. Other of her
maJesty's premiers, however-Lord
Aberdeen. Lord John Russell Lord
Palmerston. Lord Derby. Mr.. Gladstone
and Mr.. Disraeli. all exceeded the al
lotted three-score years and ten Lord
Salisbury is one of the Oldest members
of parliament. having entered the
Commons so far back as 1853 as Cor-
servative member for Stamford.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02

In the British army the four-legged
recruits are drawn up in a ring round
an instructor who fires a pistol. Some
take the flash and report very quietly.
and these are soon passed on to severer
trials, while the others have les
son after lesson until they are
quite convinced that there is no
danger to Them and before long
you might fire a 7-pounder within a
yard of them and they would hardly
lock around. After this they are
taught to face fire-that is to say, to
gallop fearlessly up to a line or square
OF infantry. blazing away with their
rifles, and to charge batteries of quick
firing guns. OF course, only blank
cartridges are used, and so to a
trained horse going into battle for the
first time there is no difference be-
tween the harmless thunder OF the ma
neuvers and the death-dealing storm
which sweeps over battlefield. The
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02
General Stnte News.

The Muncie planning mills have re-
sumed operations.
John Blainney, of Decatur, is missing
under circumstances suggesting foul
play.
John Crittenden was instantly killed
by a passenger train at Hausdale eros
sing. near Speeds.
Lotus Munior. of Lawrenceburg.
owns a handsome Newfoundland dog
which catches fish.
Jacob Young, near greensboro.
wounded by the accidental discharge
OF a gun in the hands of his son, is
dead.
MOrdecai Whitney, seventy years old,
tried at Muncie on charge of assault
ing Stella Ketelwood. nine years old,
has been acquitted.
Francis NJ. Wilson. of Mohawk. is
dead of injuries received by a board
striking him in the stomach while he
was running buzz-saw.
The Citizens Savings Bank OF
Greensboro has decided to go into
voluntary liquidation on account of the
recent bank tax decision.
The Union Traction Company, OF An
derson. has applied for a franchise at
Marion, and it proposes to build COM
peting line from Summitville
The Rev. Earle Whitley, of Wabash.
will remove to Pittsburg. Pa, TO as
sumo charge of twelve missions.
Marking the seventeenth annual
commencement exercises of the Hart
ford high school. Ohio Gillin, the
youngest member of the class. was
awarded a gold medal for the highest
average.
James Murray, an emplcye of the
Eastern Indiana Hospital. was sum-
moned last evening to Jackson. Mich.
by the sudden death of his fathW, sis
ter and cousin, all within a few hours
of each other
Mrs. Judith Tanning. of Porter coun-
ty, whose death occurred yesterday,
was one hundred years old.
Miss Nora Robinson, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. A. J. Robinson of Lafayette,
and William CASTOR of Evansville met
yesterday at Terre Haute and were
married. The parents of the bride
did not favor the match.
Miss Estella Hart of Muncie returned
home from a dance to find her mother,
Mrs. Thomas Slater, unconscious, The
result of morphine taken, it is alleged
with suicidal intent Mrs. Slater was
resuscitated with difficulty
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02

Kenosha. Wis.-B. f Hetherington
who has been employed in a local bar
Der shop. disappeared last night under
mysterious circumstances. and the
general conclusion is that he has COM
mitted suicide. He left a letter for the
proprietor of the shop. saying that
he intended to take morphine and then
jump into the lake. Search has been
made near the pier and the lake
dragged. but no trace has been found
of the body.
The young man is said to be of re-
spectacle family, his father being a
bank cashier in Wichita, Iowa. Two
boys are said TO have seen a man jump
from the pier into the lake and have
found hat and coat on the shore. but
these boys have not been discovered
by the police
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02
4 Street Paved with Glass.

Not satisfied with cObOlestones and
wood, the city of Lyons, in France, has
been experimenting with glass as a
street pavement Since last Novem
Der the Rue de la Republique has been
paved with devitrified glass. This new
product is obtained from broken glass
heated to a temperature of 1850 de-
grees and compressed in matrices by
hydraulic force. The glass pavement
is laid in the form Of blocks, eight
inches square. each block containing
sixteen parts in the form Of checkers.
Those blocks are so closely fitted to-
gether that water cannot pass between
them, and the whole pavement looks
like one gigantic draught-bOard. AS
pavement it is said to have greater re-
sistance than stone. it is a poor con-
ductor of cold, and ice will not form
on it readily; dirt does not accumu-
late upon it so easily as upon stone,
and it will not retain microbes. 1t Is
more durable than stone and just as
cheap.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02
Anderson Explains Changed Name.

Muncie. Manager George An
derson of the Muncie-IndianaIlli
league baseball team has written the
local papers from Danville, Ill, eX
planning why he assumed the name of
Anderson. when his right name was
Andy Lawson, a brother to the mana
ger of the Anderson team of the same
league. The manager states that he
feared that if it was generally known
that he and his brother were owners
of teams in the same league in such
rival towns as Anderson and Muncie
people would charge syndicate ball.
Cleveland crowds would be fair exam
pies. He managed the Concord (N. Id
team last year and the previous sea-
son had Lawrence, Mass.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02
SOUTH AMERICAN WILDCATS.

This is a picture Of a yagouarondi
and his alter ego, an eyra-cat, recent
acquisitions of the Berlin Geological
Garden which are exciting the liveliest
interest among the professors of nat
ural history just now.
The first is a present of Peter Neu
mann. proprietor of a large plantation
near Buenos Ayres; the other also a
native of South America, was brought
to Hamburg by a sailor. biologists
probably know less about these partic-
ular wildcats than about any of the 300
other kinds described by Brehm and
other writer's. And right here it may
be pointed cut that Brehm was prob
ably mistaken about both Of them.
He stated that the yagcuarondi be-
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02

The largest cemetery in the world
is at lockwood, Australia. the extent
of it being 400 acres. 1t was original.
ly 1900 acres, but was reduced owing
to 600 acres of it being handed over
to large benevolent asylum. About
200 acres are already occupied with the
bodies of 100000 persons of all nation
alities. a railway runs through the
cemetery. having two mortuary sta
tions, at which the friends alight and
follow the remains to their last resting
place. The greatest city of the dead
in the world is at Rome, viz, the Cat
acombs in which no fewer than 6 600
900 human beings have been buried
These Catacombs are underground gal
leries, which extend for miles in all di-
rectiOns, and it has been calculated that
if the galleries Of the largest could be
extended in straight line they wou!f
reach more than 200 miles.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02

gest domestic cat When excited every
hair of their body stands on end, thus
making the animal look twice as large
as it is. The fur of both is long, thick
and the color of chestnut-so it APP
pears at least as long as they are in
repose. When, however. the yagouar-
ord is approached, which causes the
fierce cat to bristle up, he turns from
brown to gray. The tips of his fur
and the part nearest the skin are
white. and these white parts become
conspicuous when the hair stands
straight up.
Mr.. Neumann and the sailor from
whom the Geological Garden got the
cats report having caught them in
wild. rocky and thickly wooded coun-
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02
Ills Conscience Hurt Him.

Wabash, Ind.-A singular instance
of a quickened conscience is furnished
by Mrs John c.. Smith of Roam. this
county. While returning home from
the worlds fair she left her pocket
book containing 81 and a bank certifi-
cate of deposit in an Erie railroad
train She never obtained trace of 1t
until today, when she got a draft fer
the money, with six years interest,
from Richard Remington of Salem,
Ore. who explained that he had found
the treasure and kept it until his con-
science forbade him retaining ii. The
certificate was never cashed.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02

the bottom Of the cage, where they
walk around slowly. The Zoo people
first tried to feed the animals like the
rest of the ferociOus beasts in the gar
den, but they wouldn't have it. They
never went near the juiciest steak in
daytime. Now they get their ration al
night. The meat is placed on the
branch of a small tree standing in the
middle of the cage, and the animals
spring upon it savagely Twice they
got feast to satisfy the biologists
thirst for knowledge. The first time
four live chickens were put in the cage
The cats thereupOn jumped from their
cleft to the tree and from there
launched themselves upon their vic
tins, one after another, biting their
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02

longed to the puma kind and that the
ezra was the link between marten and
cat. Professor Matschie, after a thor
ough study of the living animals, now
publishes an elaborate paper denying
this. He says both animals belong to
the feline race, but have nothing in
common with either the puma or the
marten. They may be right cousins,
though" he adds, ''but that cannot be
ascertained for certain until their skel-
etons are at the disposal of scientists"
These South American strangers are
about three inches higher than the big
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02

heads off and sucking their blood The
rest of the body they didn't touch.
For the second experiment full
grown rabbits were selected. and yag-
ouarondi and ezra made leap, fast
ened their teeth into the throat of the
rabbits. and turning the little fellows
on their backs, sucked their blood in
long, slow draughts. That done, they
ate the head. and for the rest of the
night walked fiercely up and down the
cage shifting in tbs corners and look
ing as If they wanted more Of this par
ticular diet.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02

and finally disclosed the cartridge.
The stuff comes, as you know, in cyl
indrical sections, like short, fat tallow
candles. and something about this par
ticular piece struck me as looking
queer. / fished it out and Immediately
said things that wouldn't sound well
in a Sunday school book. The blamed
fool had missed the dynamite in my
box and had gotten hold of a stick Of
shaving soap"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02

try. The animals were trapped, but
none of their limbs was broken. They
are naturally great providers, and the
fiery energy they display VIXEN at
tackled is astonishing.
In Berlin they are lodged in cage
having rocky background. In day
time they lie in a cleft, stirring only
when somebody approaches near
enough to come seemingly within
reach OF their claws. These claws and
their teeth, too. are extremely power
ful for so small an animal.
When darkness comes they jump to
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02
Wrong Hat.

First Guest Ito his friend, who in
sists on leaving)-Hold on, you're TAX
ing my hat. Second Guest beg your
pardon. but it's mine. First Guest
(springing up)-Thunder. Then it's
my hat I'm sitting on. Pshaw.
thought it was yours. - Fliegende
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02
Gar Loves Mushrooms.

The ear has inherited his fathers
love of mushrooms. He enjoys moth
ing so much as a dish of these dainties
prepared by his consort. His royal
relatives in England and Denmark oc-
casionally send him a special consign-
ment
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02
WOODMEN CIRCLE.

PLYMOUTH GROVE, No. 6;
meets every Friday evening at
Woodmen hall. Mrs. Lena u
rich, Worthy Guardian. Mrs
Chas. Hammered, Clerk.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02
IN THE ODD CORNER.
QUEER IND CURIOUS THINGS
AND EVENTS.

Strange Cases of DisaPpearancc-Ee-
narkable Mysteries the Police Have
Had to SoIve-The Mystery of Dreams
Training Horses to Face Fire.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02
G.. A. r.

MILES II. TIBBETTS POST,
g. A. r., meets every first and
third Tuesday evenings in Simons
hall. w. Kelley, Com. Charles
Wilcox, Adit.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02
COLUMBIAN LEAGUE.

Meets Thursday evening, every
other week, $50 p. NJ, in Bis
sell hall. Vert \. Beldon. Com
mander. Alonzo Stevenson, Pro.
VOSt.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD.

Meets first and third Wednesday
evenings of each month in h. Of
p. hall. J. O. Pomeroy, {. {,
E. Rotzien, Clerk.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02
FORESTERS.

PLYMOUTH COURT, No.I4oo;
meets the second and fourth Fri
day evenings of each month in K.
of P. hall. c. NJ. Slayter, c. K.
Ed Reynolds, Sec.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02
ROYAL ARCANUM.

Meets first and third Wednesda
evenings of each month in Simons
hall. ]. c. Jilson, Regent. b.
!. Lauer, Sec.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02
MODERN WOODMEN.

Meets second and fourth Thursdays
IN X. of p. hall. y. Skunk,
Venerable Consul. c. L. Swift
ger, Clerk.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-02
Society Directory.
IIASONIC.

PLYMOUTH KILWINNING
LODGE, No. $40, F. and A. NJ;
meets first and third Friday eve
nings of each month. VIM.
H. Conger, w. NJ. John Corba-
ley, Sec.