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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-18
THE DEVIL FISH.
One of the Monsters Caught Recently in
Puget Sound.

One OF the Monsters SauSh mt Recently In
Puget Sound.
The largest devil fish caught in many
years in Puget sound was captured this
week by rock cod fishermen at the
measures IA feet from tip to tip. hav-
ing arms over feet long and body
. feet in diameter. The rock cod are
caught in water at least 300 feet deep,
and it is in depths like this that the oc-
topus, or green-eyed monster known as
the devil-fsh. is usually found. Rock
cod fishermen use set lines, to which
are attached several hundred hooks, all
fastened three inches apart, and baited
with herring The devil-fish sometimes
attach themselves to the bait, of the
cod or salmon caught on the hooks III
the devil fish is above the bottom, or
If the bottom be sandy or gravelly. he
can be raised to the surface when the
hooks are pulled up. If the bottom is
rocky Mr. Devil Fish simply fastens
himself to the rocks and allows him.
self to be cut to pieces before he will
release his tentacles from the rocks and
come up. 1t frequently happens that
they are torn apart in this manner.
When the fishermen raise one of the
surface great care must be taken that
he does not grab the bottom OF the
boat, in which event he might Overturn
a small boat, or. to get rid of him the
boat must be taken ashore and over
turned The suckers of the devil-fish
are then released from the boat by the
deXterous use of a large spade, whicn
is showed beneath them. The suckers
and tentacles are fastened SO tightly
to the boat as to form n vacuum, and
their release is attended by loud re-
ports like those of rife. This is the
manner in which the fishermen releas-
ed the octopus recently caught.
The wonderful sucking power Of the
devil-fish is better understood when it
is realized that each of the eight tenta-
cles or arms is covered with 800 or
more suckers, ranging in size from
three inches in diameter near the
mouth to the size of lead pencil point
near the ends.
The devil-fsh is of light pink col
or and has two bright green eyes. It's
body is shaped like a spider, the eight
tentac,es radiating out from the head.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-18
WOMEN AS TRAVELLERS
Not Alone for the Pleasure of 1t, But
for Business.

Not Alone for the Pleasure of 1t, But
for Business.
AS the world grows smaller the num-
Der OF women travellers grows great
This is merely another form of say
ing that the greater security, economy
and rapidity of travel have opened new
opportunities for ambitious women. Al
the present time there are the travel
Ing companion, the courier. the war
correspondent. the foreign correspond
ent, the commercial traveller, the mis-
siOnary and The student. who, para
doxically enough. is usually a teacher
/ would leave out of consideration the
travelling companion, because she is an
annex or attachment to the traveller
proper and is not traveller per Sc
might also add the woman explorer,
because in the past ten years Mrs
Alice lie PlOngeon and Miss Kingsley
have won name and fame in this field
of activity. says writer in Frank Les
lies Popular Monthly.
Women are both fitted and untitled
for travel. They have less strength
and daring than men, but, on the 9th
er hand, they have more tact and a
greater regard for the rights of others
In many parts OF the far east small
mObs of criminals are apt to attack
the stranger within their gates. When
this occurs, the male traveller usually
gets off better than the female. On
the other hand. a far greater source of
trouble springs from the wanton or
ignorant violation of native customs
and religious laws. Here men sin fifty
times where women do once.
Travel brings out the deep ethical
difference between the two sexes. In
London | have often noticed that the
average American gentleman makes a
bee line for the famous inns. pubs and
music halls, while the average Ameri-
can woman goes to Westminster. st.
Paul's and the Tower of London. In
Paris the former patroniZes the cafe
chantant and the Moulin Rouge, and
the latter the Louvre. Notre Dame tie
Madeleine and the Hotel des Invali1es.
To be a successful traveller demands
nothing more than the small virtues
forethought, common sense, patience
and, it may be, little resignation"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-18

The mouth is on the under side, exact
ly in the ceL.er of the radiating arms
Inside the mouth is beak or bill.
shaped exactly like parrots. Every
thing caught by the tentacles is carri-
ed to the mouth Just as the elephant
performs the same act with his trunk
The stomach contains a crude digestive
apparatus. The octopus has neither
flesh, blood nor bone, but seems to be
composed of gristle. The eyes and the
small head are located on the opposite
side from the mouth. The only use to
which the octopus has been put so
far is to make food for the Puget
Sound Indians. The Siwashes take off
the outside skin and boil the remain
ing mass of gristle into a delectable
stew.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-18
THE BIG BUFFALO.

themselves in strange ways are to be
ferried from the shore to the tongue
Of the fioater. There smooth
young man Will have his hands
crossed with silver. and after this
transaction the passengers will be at
liberty to walk down the whales
tongue to the room where for three
days and three nights Jonah sat and
mOurned the day that he became Il
pOpulist.
In that section all will be light and
cool and cheerful. and on a stage vau-
devillians will kick and sing and ca
wort, and musicians will add to the
gayety of the scene and will make
many believe that the ancient stories
of Jonah's troubles were much over
rated.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-18

fullest sense of the term, ever since.
She lies in an almost dark room. be-
cause she is unable to bear any light.
on account of the severe headache it
causes her, and her bed is surrounded
with a heavy curtain. During the pro-
tracted period of her slumber she has
almost lost her hearing and she can
only see in the afternoon toward 4
O'Clock. She has no wish to eat and life
is sustained by nourishing her with
milk. Her sister and widowed mother
take it in turns to watch by her side,
and they are obliged to wake her from
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-18
A Despondent Girl Is Missing.

Rushville. Ind.-Miss Lena Christine
DogOOd. IS years old, of Harrison, Ohio,
an accomplished musician and a good
singer. arrived here five months ago,
but, failing 10 find employment in her
chosen line. she took service as a do
nestle Late Monday she instructed
that her baggage be delivered at a pri-
vate hotel. since which time she has
been on the missing list. There is fear
that she has committed suicide. The
girl is an orphan. and she was de-
Spondent because of her inability TO
find work more TO her taste than the
drudgery OF a hOuSemaid.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-18
General state News.


The state convention of United
Brethren of Friendship. in session a.
Nlncennes. elected Benjamin Alexan-
der of New Albany grand master: c
d. Givens. Richmond. deputy: E. G.
Gresham Mitchell. financial secretary
and Walter Jameson. Indianapolis del
egate to The national convention. which
Will be held al Cleveland Ohio. in 1900
Mrr. Mary +. Lease OF Kansas. who
has reported at the Chesterfield camp
grounds to make her debut as a lee
turer in Spiritualistic ranks. has
dropped the name Mary Ellen. which
has been distorted into Mary "Yellin >
and will hereafter style herself as Mary
Eliza beth Lease
The late James H. Turpie Of Lafay-
cite. who lost his life by "A fall from
a hotel window. was insured for $4,000
III the MaccabeeS. and also carried
So 600 in the WOodmen of America. be-
sides several policies in straight out
Insurance companies.
w f. Gooden. Ormerly editor OF the
Csgood Journal. and more recently SUI
rerintendent of schools at Charleston.
H.. has purchased an interest in the
Lawrenceburg Register. and he will be
associated in the management.
a company is organizing at Rich
mord to rebuild the Bradley opera
house destroyed by fire some time ago.
I'll
row of Chicago. subscribed $1,000 to-
ward that object.
The largest family in Indiana. as the
result of one marriage is said 10 be
that CT Mr.. and Mrs. Carter Manis of
Madison county. They have twenty
nine c.,ildren. several of whom are
twins
William Hill. near Westfeld. has
been notified of the accidental killing
OF his son. "Ad" Hill. in the Klondike.
where he had accumulated 100000. He
was on his way home when shot.
The German singing societies OF
Ohio and Indiana will he entertained
at the Wabash City park on the Goth
inst by the Wabash Saengerbund.
EX-Police Chief T. J. Secrist. who re-
Gently lost a leg in the KokomO depot
through some untOward accident. is
dead Of recent years he has been OPP
Grating a hotel at Lafayette.
Nicholas w. Duley OF Logansport.
while bicycling. took a header. big
dog running in his way, and he was
picked up unconscious and suffering
from internal injuries.
Mrs. Theresa Derr, while returning
home from church services the other
night. at Lafayette. was caught on the
Ninth street crossing. by a Wabash
train and killed.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-18
Society Directory.
MASONIC

PLYMOUTH Kill WINNING
LODGE, No. I49, F. and A. NJ.
meets first and third Friday eve
nings of each month. VIM.
H. Conger, w. M. John Corba-
ley, Sec.
PLYMOUTH CHAPTER, No.
40 R. A. NJ; meets second Fri
day evening of each month. J.
c. Jilson, II. P. II. B. Reeve,
Sec.
PLYMOUTH COMMAND'RY,
No. 20, K. T.; meets fourth
Friday of each month. John c.
Gordon, E. c. l.. Tanner, Rec.
PLYMOUTH CHAPTER, No.
20, 0. Z. S.; meets first and third
Tuesdays of each month. Mrs.
Bertha Mcdonald, w. NJ. Mrs.
lou Stansbury, Sec.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-18

time to time, otherwise she would sleep
on forever. Strange to say, the awak-
ening causes her dreadful agony, both
mentally and physically, for then she
has not only recurrence of the head
aches, but she realizes the hopeless
ness of her awful position. The physi-
clan who has attended her for a long
time believes there is still some posi-
bility of a cure being effected.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-18
The Sick Mans Burden.

Mr.. Leland, the proprietor of the
Hotel GrenOble, New York, where Mr..
Kipling lay during his illness, h. S had
the originals of the physicians bulle-
tins bound into an elaborate album
bearing the title The Sick Mans Bur-
den." He presented the volume to Mr..
Kipling on the day that he sailed for
England with his family.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-18
Settled by Divorce.

Muncie. Ind.-Mrs. Mary W. Spilker,
probably the city's most prominent So
ciety woman. has been granted di-
vorce from her husband. Carl A. Spill
ker. president of the Union National
bank. Mr. Spilker is one of the wealth
lest men in the count all his father s
large estate having been inherited by
him a few weeks ago. when his father
died suddenly Statutory grounds Of
cruel treatment were set forth in the
complaint A compromise was effected
out of court. whereby Mrs. Spilker was
granted alimOny in liberal sum.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-18
FOREIGN BODIES IN THROAT.

Children, who act on the belief that
the mouth was made before pockets,
often make it receptacle for objects
of all shapes, sizes, and conditions of
cleanliness-pinS, jackstOneS, marbles,
coins, and other things innumerable.
Usually such treasures are found when
wanted, but sometimes they act as in
other pockets with hole in the bot
tOm-they drop out, or rather they
drop in, and then trouble ensues.
Older people may also suffer from
swallowing things Internationally
while eating a fishbone is pecu-
liarly troublesome thing to escape into
the gullet, but more dangerous still is
a large piece of meat, which may slip
down the throat accidentally while the
person is talking, and cause suffocation
by pressing on the windpipe. Of course
this accident could only occur to one
with table manners bad enough to al
low him to take such large piece Of
meat into the mouth, and then TO talk
while eating it.
Most articles swallowed, either by
children or adults, cause no trouble
but if they are arrested in the gullet
they may cause most alarming symp
toms of pain and suffocation. Many
cases are recorded in medical litera-
ture of grave suffering. and even death,
from the Judgement in the gulet of a
blackstone, a ragged piece of bone, a
raw potato, d set of false teeth, and so
forth.
The signs of an arrest Of this sort
are coughing, difficulty in catching the
breath, pain and difficulty, or impossi-
bility, of swallowing. When a small
sharp body, such as a pin or fish
bone, is causing trouble, it is better 20
try to bring it up first, rather than to
force it down into the stomach The
latter course is usually the easier, but
II exposes the patient to the danger
of scratching or perfOratiOn of the
stomach or intestine by the sharp body.
III lOOu mas just Deen taken, vomiting
may be induced by tickling the back OF
the throat with the finger or feather
Ii there is no food in the stomach, the
sufferer may drink a pint of milk and
directly after take some rennet or a
little vinegar to curdle the milk: then
if vomiting is induced, the curds may
catch the foreign body and bring it up.
Another plan is to swallow a loose
ball of yarn the size of an English wal
nut, attached to stout thread. and
then to pull it up. If it is impossible
by any of these means to bring I'D the
foreign body. an attempt should be
made to force it down by swallowing
gOOd-siZed boluses of bread crumbs,
mashed potatoes, mashed baked beans.
or the like, and washing them down
with cOpious draughts of water.
The back of the throat should be ex-
amined in a strong light, for the body
may be arrested at the entrance to
the gullet, and if seen, can often be
dislOdged by the fingers of some i'm
prOvised instrument.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-18
Robbers Make Big Haul

South Whitley, Ind. telegram: Mrs.
Morrell. a wealthy widow residing
here. was at an early hour this morn
ing the victim of brutal robbers. who
secured a quantity of jewelry and 81,
200 in money from safe. Mrs Nor
rell's earrings were torn from her ears
and she was bound and gagged in such
rough manner that she is seriously
ill., A posse is in pursuit of the rob-
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-18
WOODMEN CIRCLE

PLYMOUTH GROVE, No. g.;
meets every Friday evening at
Woodmen hall. Mrs. Lena III,
rich, Worthy Guardian. Mrs
Chas. Eamm crel, Clerk.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-18
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS.

HYPERION LODGE, No. III;
meets every Monday night in
Castle Hall. VIM. F. Young,
c. c. Cal Switzer, K. of X.
and S.
HYPERION TEMPLE, Rath-
bone Sisters; meets first and third
Fridays of each month. Mrs.
Chas. Mclaughlin, E. {.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-18
K. 0. T. M.

PLYMOUTH TENT, No. IT;
meets every Tuesday evening at
K. O. 7, NJ. hall. D. w. Jacoby,
Com. Frank Wheeler, Record
Keeper.
WIDE AWAKE HIVE, No. 81,
L. O. I. NJ; meets every Mon
day night at h. O. 7. NJ. hall on
Michigan street. Mrs. Cora
Hahn, Com. Bessie Wilkinson,
Record Keeper.
HIVE No. IS, L. o. T. NJ; meets
every w ednesday evening in K.
O. T. NJ. hall. Mrs, w. Bur.
kett, Com.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-18
The Smallest Dwarf.

The smallest man who ever lived was
the dwarf Bebe, born in France in 1910.
He was just twenty inches high and
eight pounds in weight when full
grown.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-18
WOODMEN OF THE WORLD.

Meets first and third Wednesday
evenings of each month in K. OF
P. hall. J. O. Pomeroy, &. c,
E. RotZien, Clerk
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-18
WIDE AWAKE HIVE No. s
ROYAL ARCANUM.

Meets first and third Wednesday
evenings of each month in Simons
hall. J. {. .lson, Regent. b.
!. Lauer, Sec.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-18
FORESTERS.

PLYMOUTH COURT, No.r4o9;
meets the second and fourth Fri
day evenings of each month in K.
of P. hall. c. NJ. Slayter, c. r.
Ed Reynolds, Sec.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-18
MODERN SAMARITANS.

Meets second and fourth Wednes.
day evening in w. O. w. hall,
S. B. Tanning, Pies. ]. A
Skunk, Sec.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-18
MODERN WOODMEN.

Meets second and fourth Thursdays
IN K. of P. hall. ]. a. Skunk,
Venerable Consul. G. L. Swift
ger, Clerk.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-18
COLUMBIAN LEAGUE.

Meets Thursday evening, every
other week, 100 p. M, in Bis
sell hall. Vert A. Beldon, Com
mander. Alonzo Stevenson, Pro.
vOSt.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-18
LATEST Indiana NEWS.
Acetylene Plant is Wrecked.

Wabash, Ind.-The gas works OF the
Loganspor; and Wabash Valley Gas
company were destroyed by a terrific
explosion which shook the city at )
p. m. Aug. I. superintendent Courtier
and his assistant. Duncan Edwards,
had just completed charging the tanks
with calcium carbide and water. from
which the acetylene gas is manufac-
tured, and Courtier had stepped out the
door. Edwards noticed an ominous
Eubbling in one of the tanks and shut
of the water. There was a column of
flame eighty feet high. surrounding
which was the iron roof Of the works.
and then the bricks and roof settled
back 10 the ground in a mass. Not d
brick was left in position.
The company installed the acetylene
plant less than year ago, it being the
first ever put in for Illuminating a
city with the new light. Scores Of
plate glass in the business part of
town were broken by the shock. Ed
wards was scOrched and bruised. but is
not seriously hurt Last night the city
was without gas. and there viii be
none until the new works are con-
Structed The loss is heavy
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-18
PLYMOUTH CHAPTER, NJ
ODD FELLOWS.

AMERICUS LODGE, No. OIL;
meets every Thursday evening at
their lodge rooms on Michigan
street. {. F. Schearer, \. g.
Chas. Bushman, Sec.
SILVER STAR LODGE, Daugh-
tiers of Rebekah; meets every
Friday evening at /. O. o. F.
hall. Mrs. J. E. Ellis, n. 6.
Miss Emma Zunbaugh, V. G.
Miss n. Berkhold, Sec.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-18
OVER TWO YEARS ASLEEP.

This is the photograph of Sarah
Young, a young lady. resident in War
saw. who went TO sleep Dec. q, 1896,
and has never been awakened, in the
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-18
c.. A. R.

MILES II. TIBBETTS POST,
G. A. r., meets very first and
third Tuesday evenings in Simons
hall. w. Kelley, Com. Charles
Wilcox, Adjt.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-18
BEN HUR.

Meets every Tuesday. w. II.
Cove, Chief. Chas. Til.rtts,
Scribe.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-18
Expects Money Legislation.

Indianapolis. Ind, telegram: II. H.
Hanna. chairman of the executive
committee Of the monetary conven-
ton. has returned from a sojourn in
the east, and expressed himself as en-
tirely satisfied with the prospects for
financial legislation at the next ses-
sion. He said:
THE bill agreed upon by the caucus
committee of the house at Atlantic
City is wisely conservative. and | am
sufficiently familiar with the general
principles upon which the senate COM
mittee is working to express great sat
isfactiOn over the outlook for very
important gold-standard legislation
during the next session of congress. l
have excellent ground to believe that
the majority in both houses will agree
in shaping and enacting a law con-
sistent in a broad and courageous way
with the pledge offered the people in
the money plank of the st. Louis plat
form
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-18
MARSHALL COUNTY PHYSL
CLANS ASSOCIATION.

Meets first Tuesday in each month
Jacob kaszer, NJ. d., President
Novitas B. Aspinall, Nj. D., Sec
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-18

The strong conclusion of every rea-
tianity. producing such grand results,
cannot be a delusion A lie, cheat.
swindle hallucination cannot
launch such a glory of the centuries.
Your logic and your common sense
convince you that a bad cause cannot
produce an illustriOus result; out of
the womb of such a monster no such
angel can be born. There are many
who began with thinking that the
Christian religion was a stupid farce
who have come to the conclusion that
it is a reality Why are you i'm the
Lords house today? Why did you
sing this song? Why did you bow
your head in the opening prayer? Why
did you bring your family with you?
Why, when | tell you of the ending of
all trials in the bosom of God. do there
stand tears in your eyes-not tears of
grief but tears of joy such as stand in
the eyes of hOmesick children far away
at school when some one talks to them
about going home? Why is it that you
can be so calmly submissive to the
death of your loved one, about whose
departure you once were so angry and
so rebellious? There is something the
matter with you. All your friends
have found out there Is a great change.
experience you would give it in schol-
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-18

The back of the throat should be ex-
amined in strong light, for the body
may be arrested at the entrance to
the gullet, and if seen, can often be
dislOdged by the fingers of some i'm
provised instrument.