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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-04

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effects of the we'll known remedy,
SYRUP OF FIGs, manufactured by the
CALIFORNIA FIG SYRUP Co. illustrate
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.ispelliug colds, headaches and fevers
gently yet promptly and enabling one
to overcome habitual constipation per
maneatly. Its perfect freedom from
every Objectionable quality and sub
stance. and its acting on the kidneys,
liver and bowels, without weakening
or irritating them, make it the ideal
laxative.
In the process of manufacturing figs
are used, as they are pleasant to the
taste, but the medicinal qualities of the
remedy are obtained from SIENNA and
other aromatic plants. by method
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Co. only. In order to get its beneficial
effects and to avoid limitations, please
remember the full name of the Company
printed on the front of every package.
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For sale by all DruGgists.-Price SOC. Per bottle
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-04
Had Studied History.

Warwick notice I4etterman has
an article in the Thunder Magazine on
Warfare of the Future" He takes 4
very original ground in his view of the
matter. Wickwire-Ah, how does he
view the subject? Warwick thres
divisions defamation and
stigation.-PUck
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-04
Chicago Private SanItartum.

Mrs. DR. Zare. 279 w Adams St. Female
Specialist. Il years practical experience
in all delicate cases of women Safe. pain
less treatment; expert nursing; cOnscien-
tious care before ami during confinement
and home for infants. This institution il
elegantly located. furnished with all com
forts all outside rooms, light aud airy price
moderate: all communications absolutely
confidential Personally CT by mail.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-04
Cryptic Masons at Pixies Peak.

On the occasion OF the above meeting,
August eth to l2th. the Denver and Rio
Grande Railroad will make a rate of one
fare for the round trip from Denver.
Colorado Springs and Pueblo To all
points in Colorado and 10 Salt Lake
City. This will be an excellent oppOr-
tunity for an outing in the Rockies. For
particulars, call on Agents or write s. X
Hooper G.. L. & L. A Denver, Colo
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-04
Just Like a Man.

Mrs. Hix-You shouldn't complain
about your clothes, John. What would
you do if you had no wife to mend
them? Mr.. Hix-Oh. in that case l
would soon be able to save UP enough
money to buy i new outfit Chicago
News
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-04
InLies Gan Maar Sims

One size smaller after using Aliens Foot
Ease, powder for the feet 1t makes
tight or new shoes easy. Cure, swol-
len, hot. sweating. aching feet, ingrow-
ing nails, corns and bunions. a: all
druggists and Shoe stores. - cts. Trial
package FREE 10y mail. Address Allen
). Olmsted. lie Roy. \. \.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-04

Let us not forget, friends. that all
departments Of human activity are sa-
cred. Let us drop that word secular in
this consideration George w.
Stone
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-04

"Our sewing society met today Tor
the first time in over TWO months" she
said. All" he returned, another
scandal"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-04
Re beautiful.

clear. ciean complexion l. the foundation ~ al
beauty. Cascarets Candy Catharlic make and keep
the skin soft and ely. All druggists. l0c, &c c.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-04
FOR WOMEN AND HOME
ITEMS OF INTEREST FOR MAIDS
AND NATIONS.

Some Striking Pen and Pictures OF
Fashions for Women-Ideas of Bliss
The Woman Who Stoops BE
Attractive.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-04

Troubles spring from idleness and
grievous tolls from needless cares.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-04

Piso's Cure for Consumption has saved
me large doctor bills.-C. l.. Baker, 422o
Regent So, Philadelphia, Pa, Dec. 5, 30.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-04
Goes Cough Baisam

Christianity is the highest pertec-
ton of humanity johnson.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-04

Ladies suffering from periodical headachs
nnd instant relief in Coats Headache Ca pSules
contain nothing injurious. All druggists l0&3oc.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-04

The theory of charity is always
right, the practice is often wrong.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-04

It's not the fast men that win the
race for wealth.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-04

Is the oldest end best. Il will break cold quicker
than anything els. 1t Is always reliable Try It
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-04

More than $4,000 Frenchmen belong
to the Legion of Honor.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-04

Humility is the solid foundation Of
all the rtues.-ConfuciuS.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-04

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
For children teething softens the gums, reduces fu
Examination, allays Pain, cures wind collie &c bottle
A smile travels much farther than a
sigh.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1899-08-04

Is a constitutional cure. Price, &c.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-05
FINED FOR oBEYING ORDERS.

They were talking over their experiences
n! the volunteer service and the CONVEX
sation turned TO guard duty and discipline
while on guard. One OF them, young
collegian. was speaking.
Perhaps" he said. you fellows Wont
believe It. but once / was contaminated
for obeying my orders on guard. 1t waa
this way: Our company was stationed IN
Maine 10 do coast guard duty and l was
pretty green at the business In fact. tho
majority of the fellows were rockies
One night / was on No. 1, and you know
that on that post besides having to obey
general orders there are special orders,
such as when you challenge, advance no
one but call the corporal OF the guard. re-
peating the answer given to your chai-
lenge. Well that night I Jaw some one
coming up in the dark and l challenged
him: Haiti Who 10 there?' The answer
came back:
Friend with a teapot; teapot hot al
hell!
Il hesitated a moment. bat remembers
ing my orders. / called out:
Corporal Of the guard Friend with
a teapot; teapot hot as hellr
We'll the friend. his teapot and spent
the night in the guard house Next day
1 was court-martialed ana fined 81 New
York Commercial Advertiser.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-05

this trap, and I'd be obleeged to yo' all
If 20 would release me-"
I'VE tried to make him own up that
he was spy, but he was too much fur
US. 1t took two of us to spring the
trap and free him, and his leg was so
bad that We was within to carry him
to the cabin and send fur doctor.
He wouldn't go, however. He crawl
ed off by hisself, sayin' the Lawd
would shelter him, an we never seen
him no mo-. He stuck to his preach
in bizness to the last, and was sing
in a hymn as he craEled away"
But did YOU ever make sure he
wasn't proaeher?" I asked.
Wall, sorter, sah," replied the old
man with a ehuckle. Some of us az
gued that he was. and some that he
wasn't, and to settle the matter I went
Down to Nashville one day. l hadn't
aXed many questions when l diskiver-
ed that one Of the revenoo fellers had
lost leg. The papers said he had
been shot by moonshiners up in the
mountings, but that was a story for
the public. He was the man who had
bin cotched in my bar trap"
''If you had been sure he was a spy
when you had him in the trap, what
would you have done?" I asked. -
The old man scratched his head and
waited a long minute before answer
ing: -.r
'Nuthin'. I reckon-not at the last.
1t was wah between the revenoos and
the moonshinas, but arter man had
bin fast in = bar-trap fur twenty
seven hours I don't reckon any moon
sinners in the mountings would hey
wanted to pile on any mo-. He was a
spy suah huff. but he had mo- grit
than six wild cats rolled together, and
if he'd only stayed with us we'd hev
tried our best to save that leg"
CHARLES B. LEWIS.
Copyright, 1899. by John Bcisoen Walker. }
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-05

guess I should have been bounced to
please her. but for the fact that she
was unable to identify her own
trunks. She was sure OF only two out
of thirteen, and the others had to be-
opened one by one and their contents
gone over. This detained the party
day, but they insisted to the last
on blaming me. Two weeks after that
a lady who was going to California
sent five trunks down untagged. Four
of them were identified after lot of
trouble, but the fifth has never been
found, and probably never will be.
When / told her that she ought to
have tagged her trunks. she turned
on me with:
"Sir, it is evident that you are in
competent for this place No less than
three of the daily papers have had
notices that was going to the Pacific
coast, and you ought to have known
that l would take five or six trunks"
"'But how was / to tell your trunks
from others?' asked. -
"'Siri she said. as she gave mo
look to pierce my soul, I want you to
understand that / am the wife of a
wholesale tobacconist. and that my
trunks are not common trunksi"
Copyright. 1899. by John Brlsben walkcr)
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-05
WHEELING REelsTER SUNDAY, FEBA AIRY 8 1899

show me their purchases. especially when
they had been liberal ones, and they al
ways got around to drop a word that I
would be able to retire on a million in a
1year or two more. My salary as clerk was
hundred doaars a month, but it happen
ed on more than one occasion that over
heard men putting my monthly income at
from s., SEQ to $500 Indeed, two men
once made a wager of SEQ on this point
1t was a square bet that / was pulling in
So, Go a year. and it was left for me to de-
eide. gave them the honest figures and
showed the ledger to prove it, but that bet
was declared off. because both men be-
lieved that I was a liar!
II wouldn't mind a sit behind the desk
at aratoga, Cape May. the Catskills or
Block Island" said the clerk as he rose
ito go. but as for Niagara Falls, they
never could get me back there. Two
years of it means nervous prostration for
the strongest man, and after he'd been
knocked out a certain class Of guests
would view his shattered wreck and think
it put up job to have their titypes taken
on Goat Island!''
CHARLES B. LEWIS.
Copyright. 1882 by John Brisben Walker.)
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-05
i OSSUM SKETCHES.
Eeb White Tells the Story o. a Dream and a
Bogus Preacher With Lots Of Grit.

kiver how he got thar When this
criter has got enough of that bar
trap he'll sing out and let US know.
{ ''Je did, sah, replied Zeb, ''but he
hung ont to the last. 1t was twenty
seven hours arter he was cotched, be-
TO- he hollered. Durin' that time he
had nuthin' to eat or drink, and he
was standin' sich pain as would hev
made an OK lay down. When he
couldn't git away nor stand it any
longer he begun to yell, and bime-by
we all went over to him. ezer
CAR We holdin' a camp meetin' all
by yo'rself?i asks the old woman as
we got up to him.
No.. ma'am,' says he, as polite as
ever. L was takin' a short cut
through the woods and stepped into
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-05
IT'S A WORLD WONDER,
But Niagara Falls is the Place Where the
Eotel Clerk Suffers Most.

DN' ANi"Sald rams Is the race where the
Eotel Clerk Suffers Most.
L was for two years a hotel clerk at
Niagara Fails" said the pale-faced man,
and l look back upon them as the most
Wretched two years of my whole exist
ehce could have been there yet. | think.
but L wouldn't have stayed another week
Il II mad been to oblige my own father
mere Is no other place like it in al.
America to wreck a hotel clerk. 1t isn't
the work in the office that pulls him
GOWN but it is that eight out of every tan
guests demand that he share their feelings
ana sentiment regarding the great wonder
OF nature. The Fails Of Niagara are q
sraHd and sublime sight Some reopIo
can let t so at that and go home satisfied
put SUCH people are in the minority. I'm
at the Catskills an Old codger will take IN
the view and then sit down to his news
paper ana down al the seashore the new
siH VIII gaze at the moonlit waters and
lheh hnlsh the rest of her peanuts At
le2st' they won't bother anybody in tha
once OF the hoteL AT the FAILS. however
you are, expected to share their lows or
and if you don't do II
II hurts the business of the house. There
was no lodging it. There was the school
te&cher on her first visit to the Falls. The
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-05

that Is mistake. They are far moro
careful than me. Over there are six
trunks to go out this evening. Every
one not checked is tagged with the
owners name, and as further pre-
caution has the destination added.
Your average woman is as careful of
her trunk as of her railroad ticket, and
not once out Of fifty times will she lose
it This refers to common people,
however. The swagger set are as bad
as the men. One day last summer a
wagon delivered thirteen trunks here,
and not one of them was marked.
had an idea that all were destined for
Saratoga, but OF course l couldn't say.
Five hundred other trunks came along.
and then a young man coolly walks in
says:
"'I'll take the checks for our trunks.
sir
What trunks?' says I.
Why, the trunks for Saratoga.
What marks on them?'
No marks. We are going to Sara
toga to stay four weeks
Well, that cub raised q row because
hadn't heard that Mrs. DeMillionaire
and her son and daughter were going
to Saratoga with thirteen trunks, and
because l couldn't identity their thir-
teen trunks off-hand. He went after
his mother, and she came in and laid
the law down to me- AS soon as l be-
gan TO defend myself she charged me
with impudence and went to the
superintendent, The woman was
heavy stakeholder in the road. and I
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-05

tone lnawnin', arter I had bin MAX
al moonshine whisky fur about three
Rbnths,"" said the old 'possum-hunter
II Tennessee, '.the old woman got outer
bed loolin kind O. dazed and solemn,
hnd bime-by she says to me:
"..Zeb, I've had mighty quare
dream, and reckon calamity amt
fur off,
What sort of a calamity?' says I.
:" The revenoo fellers are arter our
still. dreamt that a stranger cum
along and preached to us in the skule-
house. and the fust thing we knew he
had found our still and you was bein'
toted off to Jail, | dreamt that same
dream three times over, and yo' jest
look out fur calamity
Il wasn't believin' much in dreams"
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-05
THE PHoNoGRAPH IN ABYssINIA.

Nothing pleases a barbaric monarch
more than some wonderful machine Of
European invention which seems to
have a touch of magic. Menelik of
Abyssinia has been enchanted by
hearing the queens message to him
in her own tones interpreted by the
photograph. The delivery of the mes
sage was a most ceremonious affair,
an artillery salute being fred in honor
of the queen as soon as the message
had been uttered.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-05

IF you laughed in the face of such a
man there be a row. and yet you wanted
TO laugh, and it shortened your days to
choke 1t down. I remember an old fellow
VINO was at our hotel for three months.
f4Very day OF that time he was wandering
around, and as he never had Anything to
say at the office we came to look upon
MIN as curiosity. To 10 living man. wo-
man or child did he express an opinion re-
garding the mighty wonder, nor could Won
read in his looks whether he was pleased
or disappointed. At the end of three
months when he gave notice of his de-
parture, my curiosity forced me to inquire
what he thought of the Falls. He did not
reply for three or four minutes Then he
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-05

leaned forward, sunk his voice to whis-
per, and said:
9 L write you about it,
And so he did. A week later we got a
letter from him, mailed from some town
in Nebraska, think. 1t was a very brief
letter. All he said: Them Falls didn't
come up to my idea!'
The last class were the most yexatious
of ALL said the ex-clerk, as he sighed in
remembrance. They were ready to ad-
nit that the mighty cataract was Won
wer, and that they were getting their
moneys worth as they went along, but
they were not prepared to accept the
statements of guides and gmdebooks. The
statement that so many thousand gallons
of water poured over the prec;pice every
sixty seconds might or might not be true.
They wanted to he sure 1t seemed to
them that the height was greater or less,
and they were dubious as to the number
Of years it would take to wear away the
rocks to a level. 1 was appealed to a
dozen times a day. If I admitted my ig-
norance l lost their respect, and if I
confirmed the statements of the guide
books I was held TO be in cssaoots with the
gang. You VIII think it an exaggeration
when tell You that some of our guests
used to go out and measure with tape
lines, and that others, who had visited the
spot years before, could see that the falls
had worn away by a dozen feet, but those
things We're by no means rare. In my
time the hackman was in his glory, but
every time he beat a visitor was supposed
TO get half the plumber and was abused ac-
derstand that the hotel clerk had no fin
ancial interest in the booths for the sale
of souvenirs. The general idea, on the
contrary, was that he owned them, ana
that he marked the prices to pay eco par
cent. profit. Dozens Of guests used To
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-05
sCHECK YOUR BAGGAGE. =
Tho Trunk WIN Always Be an object of
Worry.


Worry.
ut is said there Is weak spot in
every armor," remarked the boss bag
gageman as he pulled away at his pine,
"and after twenty years of service in
this position I have concluded that the
weak spot is the travellers trunk.
There is hardly a day passes that
am not astounded at the ignorance and
helplessness of people who have wide
spread regulations for force Of charac-
ter. Here is an example in the trunk
/ am sitting on. 1t was sent to the
depot three days ago by an express
man. There is no name on it, nor was
it tagged or checked. An hour after
its arrival a general and a statesman
called at the time to claim il and have
it checked to Boston. 1t isn't settled
yet who it belongs to. One of the
claimants had handled a brigade of
troops for years, and the other has
managed presidential campaign and
kept his seat in congress for ten years,
but when it came down to sending a
trunk to the depot neither of 'em was
big enough to tackle the job. l figure
it out that there is more worry over
railroad baggage than any other thing
you can name. and it is all for the
want Of a little common sense.
Il was ON duty here" continued the
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-05
THE ANGELus AT HAVANA.

Bend low your stately heads. ye palms,
Above CIR cleaning lines Of steel
flushed = the beggar asking aims
Past Swallowed doors. / see her kneel, +
The Spanish mother. shFouded black.
Who mourns for him who comes not backs
Above her form the Virgin clasps
world unto her stainless breast,
The trembling orphans prayer is lisped
For him who found a soldiers TssL.
And vultures. on the Caney Hill.
With gbeamlng eyes, are ling ring Gtilll
The suEen Moro shows no more
That fateful orange. d-eHcGed with rods
For. 10, the star flag flashes forth
Above the MaIne's Imprisoned deadl
And-laurel wreaths and roses rain
Where rides the victor with his train.
Hush. Far above their sad voice floats, =
Bells OF the past their prayers intone;
Gods mighty voice rings in their notes.
And Peace. one heart ;hroo, claims its
own
Ye widows. weeping in far-distant lands.
To you a Spanish sister stretches handsl
To all who bled and bravefy died
The soldiers need for duty donei ,
See. down from Heaven a glory glide
The dawn OF Freedoms later sun.
Pow every head. The AngeIus
Has called US now from earth Rfar:
Oh. shr0uded form in widows weeds.
Your prayer has passed the farthest
star.
Richard Henry Savage,
Does your husband 80 much into 4
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-05

order was down to call her at five o'clock
in the morning, AMI half an hour later she
was cut to get an early view of the Falls
She fondly imagined that she was the first
and Only enc who had ever seen the rising
sun chase away the mists She sat around
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-05

Does your husband 80 much into "A
ciety. Mrs. MuIcahy?' Y
sure. He b'Iongs to al av 'ern. Nd
York Evening World
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-02-05
THE FAT MAN WON,

Copyright. 1882 by John Brisben Wall
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-12-30
Two Pointed Questions answered

What is the use of making better
article than your competitor if you can
not get better price tor it
Ans.-As there is no difference in the
price the public will buy only the better.
SO that while our profits may be smaller
on single sale they will be much great
er in the aggregate.
How can you get the public to know
your make is the best?
lfboth articles are brought prominently
before the public will very quickly pass
judgment on them and use only the
better one.
This explains the La, &c sale on Cham
berlain's Cough Remedy. The people
have been using it for years and have
found that it can always be depended
upon. They may occasionally take up
with some fashionable novelty put forth
with exaggerated claims. but are certain
TO return to the one remedy that they
know to be reliable. and for coughs.
colds and Group there is nothing equal
to Chamberlain Cough Remedy. For
sale by Feldmeyer Bros. City Drug
Store
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-12-30
Resolution Day.

Monday Is resolution day. Broken and
manufactured resolutions for the New
Year are also hackneyed subjects to dis
eusS at this time. The man who has to
wait for the day after New Years TO
swear OF drinking is not likely to stick
very closely 10 his oath. There are other
ih'nfs which people swear of and on
New Year Day, besides drinking and
smoking. For instance. a well-known
young man IN town, who has been so
ouS' dong nothing for some time that
ne mas no Time TO do anything, has made
aresoluuon TO 60 to work on New Years
gay and his friends are going to watch
o,s heh' with himself on this subject very
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1899-12-30
Cold S.aeI Or Death

mere IS hut one small chance to
n '"e l0lr liie and that is through an
-. a,'C ~ was the awful prospect set
,,!' ''e Mrs. ]. b. Hunt, of Lime B,idge.
,a - ol her doctor after vainly trying 10
' her OF ftshtiul case OF stomach
,on 80 ara yellow Jaundice. He didn't
NC M r On the marvellous power of Elec-
,,o.., I"'etS 10 cure Stomach and Liver
by ',,,' but she heard OF it. took seven
60 CO. vas wholly cured. avoided sur
e. 49, smile now weighs more and feels
iced - man ever Its positively guaran-
noHb ~ 0uie stomach. Liver and Kidney
q U c.s, and never disappoints. Price
tore s"'s al feidmeyer Bros. City Drug