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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-19
A MENACING ASSURANCE.
But 1t Was Not Meant i'm the Way the
Professor Understood 1t.

Il had peculiar ease in court the
other day" said lawyer. An old
lrishman named Callahan had got into
a row with his landlord about some
repairs and refused to pay his rent.
The landlord was fussy little eX-col-
lege professor totally IMMERSED in the
ways of the world. and he was lmpru-
dent enough TO send word that he
would have the family evicted, and
then called to discuss ii personally. lie
emerged yelling MURDER and said that
he had first met Mrs Callahan, who
told him her husband would do him
no harm, upon the strength of which
he had waited for his return. When
Callahan came in he promptly gave
the visitor a beating. The old Irish
man and his wife were both arrested,
and | appeared for the defense. The
ugly feature OF the case was the al
legged effort of the woman to lure her
caller into trap, but when put on the
stand she denied the landlords story
in toto and swore point blank she had
warned him that her husband proposed
to punch his head. Both parties seemed
perfectly sincere in their statements,
and l was somewhat puzzled. l finally
decided to crOss-eXamine the eXpro-
! lessor. Now. repeat TO US l said. 'ex-
! actly what Mrs. Callahan told you in
regard to her husband She assured
me positively answered the landlord,
that he had no intention whatever of
molesting me- But she didn't say it
in those words, | insisted What
want is her exact language Well
sir said the witness, beginning to get
fiustered. she gave me to understand
- oh, never mind that, in ter
rupted the judge, give us her own
words Very well, sir: very well, sir!
exclaimed the little landlord. desper-
ately She said, When Mike comes
home he won't do a thing to you!"
When the judge got through laughing
he let the prisoners off with repri-
mand. Orleans Times-Demo-
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-19

tor owes his possession OF SeNerdi OF
ALI of these superb and now very valu-
able publications. The sage of Picca-
dilly could borrow any book i'll Europe
and the trust placed in his judgment
and perfect honesty has been house
hold word for scores Of years.
An instance of Mr.. Quaritch's devo-
ton TO the interests of his customers
NAV be cited in the experience OF a
Chicago collector who desired to COM
plete a set of editions OF a certain
pOetical work. All his collection was
one copy of one edition. He wrote 10
Piccadilly asking Mr.. Quaritch for the
book. The answer came back that no
copy was to be had. but that watch
would be kept for one. NO more was
heard from Quaritch for a year. Then
came a note to the effect that he had
purchased the book and had shipped by
mail. and not word said about price
The bill came along six months later.
And this collector was practically un'
known to the famous London book
man.
Quaritch's catalogues are a liberal
education in themselves. They may
he studied with profit by anyone
whose knowledge of books is moi
omnisciert quite. Almost every branch
of art and polite literature is covered
by them in their description OF the
books Quaritch has handled or solo
The price of this catalogue is very
high and a copy is rarity in itself
Mr.. Quaritch not only knew the out
side of books, but he knew their con
tents too. His personal manner wa:
as courtly as his letters, and he seem
ed never able to forgive the Ignorance
of rich men who bought rare book:
lust because they were rare. No on'
without taste could be bookman, To-
Quaritch But of such he did Guilt
vate the acquaintance.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-19
erview Military Academy where he

erview Military Academy. where he
was prepared for West Point.
Duncan was adopted by John Morris
of New Jersey who educated him.
After graduation Hood travelled
through South America. Central Amer
lea and Mexico Then he resigned his
position as second lieutenant and took
up the study of mining engineering in
Columbia College. When the war be-
tween the United States and Spain
broke out he promptly dropped studies
and speculation and went at once to
his native state, Louisiana. He was
the first to suggest to President Nc
kinley the idea of immune regin ents
for service in Cuba and was called to
Washington to discuss the idea. The
result was that Mr.. Hood was COM
missioned as colonel of one of the regi-
ments. 1t happened that this regi-
ment saw 10 active service in Cuba.
Last July, after being mustered out,
Col. Hood returned to New York and
resumed his studies. The fact that he
had not seen actual fighting left him
restless to know what battle meant.
Then came the trouble in South At
RIGA, and the young soldier again
dropping his books and putting aside
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-19
A Novel Lamp.

In these days when many things,
from an ink bottle to a tea caddy, are
utilized for a lamp foundation. with. it
must be admitted, varying success, a
really graceful novelty is not to be
overlooked. Such one was a lamp
evolved from an Italian wine bottle.
Into the long slender neck of a large
wicker bodied Chianti flask was in
serted one of the delicate cutglass
lamp bulbs found in the shops. The
shade most harmonious accompani-
ment to this effective conceit. was OF
fine, sprigged muslin over foundation
of white silk. The gay red and blue
silk pompoms, which the Italian manu-
facturer, with his native love of color,
never fails to fasten to the wicker
casing in these bottles, were left, and
afforded the only brilliant notes in the
dainty novelty.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-19
SOME VIRTUES I'm TOBACCO.
Whatever the Ill Effects Some Modify
ing Circumstances Are to Be Found.


Whatever the i'll effects of tobacco
when used to excess, in moderation 1t
acts on an adult as a mild sedatiye,
says the New York Herald 1t is
claimed that after the thirtieth year
its use prolongs life and preserves the
mind, by lessening the bodily functions
of waste and repair. Experts say that
for smoking, tobacco is one of the least
injurious substances known. Com
pared with other weli-known vegeta-
BILE substances used for the same pur-
pose, tobacco is mild. Opium, without
doubt, is most fearful in its effects, for
the drunkenness il produces ultimately
unbalanceS the mind. Next to opium
in power are certain kinds OF grasses,
notable among which is hemp, which
causes intoxication and anaesthesia.
There is evidence to show that the an
cient AZtecS made their victims inhale
the fumes from smoking grasses, after
which the intoxicated prisoners went
peaceably to be sacrificed to Quetza-
coatl (sun god. Grape leaves, which
are smoked in some parts of western
Chlog ~ dllld, dlt III SOlllC " elI1lOSC
as powerful as opium, and legislation
has been undertaken against their use.
Both cubebs and corn silk infiame the
mucous membrane and upset the di-
gestive function. None of these evils
result from the moderate use of tObac-
co. Hygienically strong tobacco is bet
! ter than mild for in smoke from the
]
more numerous and tend to dry up
| the blood by absorbing large quantities
of moisture from the mouth and lungs.
For this reason paper cigarettes, even
when unadulterated, are held to be in
furious. Connoisseurs of tobacco be-
lieve that in the near future low prices
for good cigars will effect the eXtinc-
ton of domestic skunk cabbage varie-
ties With the advent of American col
Onies in the East and West Indies and
reduced prices on their products some
dealers expect to see fine cigars selling
at and 3 cents apiece. Already sew
eral importing houses have begun to
advertise greatly reduced prices on
Porto Rican tobacco. as a direct result
of the war Several shipments of Ma
Mia tobacco and cigars are already on
their way from the Philippines, and
will be rushed into the market in few
weeks. On account of its high flavor
and low price Philippine tobacco is eX-
pected TO come into popular favor the
instant it is put on sale in the ordinary
retail cigar store. Before the war oul
tobacco impOrtatiOns amounted tC
many millions of dollars annually, anC
economists prOphesy that from pure
" financial point of view the national
policy OF expansion will be vindicateC
by the resulting boom in the tobacco
trade
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-19

From Pearson's Weekly: Perhaps
the most isolated tribe of people in the
world is the Tshulltshi. a people Occu-
pying the northern portion OF the
peninsula of Kamskatka and the coun-
try northward toward the Behring
straights. These people are practically
independent of Russia. who appears TO
have reasons of her own for letting
them alone. They have practically no
communication with the outside world,
and have only been visited two or three
times-the last time by Major de
Windt on his journey through Siberia.
The inhabitants of the New Siberian
islands are also practically alone on
earth. for they can only communicate
with the mainland, and therefore with
the rest of the world, once a year, and
succession of bad seasons might iso-
late them for years. The pygmies of
the great Central African forests, If
they can be called a tribe, have also
been people apart. For ages their
existence was little more than legend
ary, and only two expeditions COM
manded by white men have ever pene-
trated into their abode.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-19
BERNARD QUARITCH.
FAMOUS LONDON BOOKMAN A
WORLD CHARACTER.
Believed In the Honesty OF Men and
Made 1t Pay-knOwn to Scholars all
Over the Civilized World - Scholars
His Friends.

Bernard Quaritch. the eminent Lon
corded recently, was unquestionably
the foremost man of his line in the
world He was born in Prussia in
1919, and went to London in 1872. His
place in Piccadilly is as modest and
as unobtrusive eXteriorly as its interior
is rich in all the treasures that are
dear to the heart of him who loves the
red morocco's shine" The name will
stand upon the door in the future, for
another generation of Quaritches has
grown up around the old collector, and
Mr.. Quaritch's son has been the real
head of the house for some time.
Mr.. Quaritch's association with
scholars and his own natural high
character made him one of the cOurtli-
est men in Europe. His letters TO his
customers-who are in every civilized
land, by the way-were models of dig
nified style and grace. The poorest
collector received the same conSiderate
and polished attention as the wealth.
est. 1t was Mr.. Quaritch's boast that
the inquiry for book worth shilling
would be treated as cOnscientiously
as an order for one worth thousand
pounds.
1t was Bernard Quaritch who han
died most of the books that came from
the famous Kelmscott press of the late
VIM. Morris. Through his agency anC
forethought many an American collec'
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-19

day and offered him $4,000 for his
mine. which adjoined their big Nevada
property. He declined to sell, although
nearly paralyzed by the proposition
and the figures were rapidly advanced
to 100000. which Mr.. Williams also
declined. because he was sure now that
he had a good thing. though he had not
suspected il before, but he agreed TO
put the mine in with the other interest
and take his share of the profits. On
this basis the F. NJ. & OBJ. people took
over the mine that had cost Williams
81 500 and he began to get dividends.
Not a great while afterward a repre-
sentative Of the majority holders told
Mr. Williams that somebody was bear
ing the stock in the market and he did
not know what the result would be,
but if he wanted to sell out he could
do so. Mr.. Williams was willing to
sell if he could get his price. and after
several days dickering he sold his IN
terest. receiving for it a check for So
600 600. the largest check. by the way,
ever uIdNn ny dIN Ouc vi lhC oSiNN
coast After that Mr.. Williams was on
Easy street. but money does not pro-
/ long life Indefinitely and in time he
/ died. leaving married sons and daugh-
/ tiers who did not long survive him. The
/ young girl | speak of is the daughter
/ of one of Mr. Williams daughters, and
she is now the sole heir of the property
/ of her grandfather which. L am rell-
ably informed has increased in value
until it is worth somewhere between
$40 coo 900 and $4,000 600
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-19

contents. and who is shocked and out
ragged with it's descriptions, has never
been soundly converted. The laying
on of the hands of Presbytery or Epls-
copacy does not always change man
heart, and men sometimes get INTO
the pulpit as we'll as into the pew,ne'
having been changed radically by the
sovereign grace of God. Get your
heart right and the Bible will be right.
The trouble is mems natures are not
brought into harmony with the Word
of God. All. my friends. expurga-
ton of the heart is what is wanted.
You cannot make me believe that the
Scriptures. which this moment lie on
the table of the purest and best men
and women of the age, and which were
the dying solace of your kindred pass
ed into the skies, have in them talnt
which the strongest microscope or nom
est criticism could make visible. Ii men
are uncomfortable in their indignation
when the integrity OF wife or cnlio
is assailed, and judges and jurors as
far as possible excuse violence under
such prOvocation, what ought to be the
overwhelming and long resoundlng
thunders of condemnation for any man
who will stand in a Christian pulpit
and assail the more than virgin purity
of inspiration, the we'll beloved daugh-
ter of ~iod?
Expurgate the Bible! You might as
well go to the old picture galleries IN
Dresden and in Venice and in Rome
and expurgate the old paintings. Per-
haps you could find a foot of Michaei
Angeles Last Judgment" that might
| be improved. Perhaps you could thro"
more expression into Raphaefs Ma
| donna" Perhaps you could put more
| pathos into Reubens' Descent from
the Cross Perhaps you could cnahse
| the crests of the waves in Turner
slave Ship" Perhaps you might eo
into the old galleries of sculpture anu
change the forms and the posture OF
the statues of Phidias and Praxiteles.
Such an icoroclast would very soon
find himself in the penitentiary. But
| it is worse vandalism when man pro-
poses to refashion these masterpieces
of inspiration and to remodel the moral
giants of this gallery OF God.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-19

An ingenious gentleman has devised
an instrument which he thinks will be
of great assistance TO white soldiers in
their combats with native tribes. 1t
is big wooden tube, with piece OF
perforated raw hide stretched over the
opening; when blown it makes noise
which can be compared with nothing
on earth, and is calculated to make the
savage anxious to depart for the
happy hunting ground, or whatever
may be his idea of future existence,
without further delay.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-19
Not the War He Thought.

Speaking of the Transvaal reminds
Gently at my home" said a visitor from
Milwaukee. Il was sitting in my office
the day before Dom Paul's ultimatum
when telegram was handed me from
a friend who lives at Mineral Point,
a town in the southwest corner of the
state. 1t read: What is the latest
news from the Boer war; | was
greatly surprised, but on reflection re-
membered that my friends wife was
an English lady. and concluded that
she must be anxious about some rela-
tive in the army wired back: War
regarded as absolutely certain Next
week | was surprised to meet my
friend on the street. He looked black
as thunder. Well, he said, your tip
was no good The war hasn't come
Off The dickens it hasn't. | replied.
They are fighting right now Where?'
he asked incredulously. In Africa,
said |. Africa ne exclaimed. Who
the mischief asked you anything about
Africa You did, | retorted Didn't
you telegraph, What's the latest news
from the Boer war?"' No. he
rOared, L telegraphed, What's the
latest news from the beer warp You
see he had some brewery stock, from
which he had received an offer, and
wanted to ascertain whether a pros
pective price-cutting row was apt to
occur. He sold on the strength of my
message. New Orleans Times-Demo-
| crat
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-19
THE RICHEST SCHOOL GIRL.
Kentucky Maiden's Fortune Estimated
at More Than &1O,OOO,OOO.

There is a school girl in Louisville,
SAID a Kentucky man of political prom
inence, pretty well along in her teens
who is one of the richest persons OF
her age in the United States, and there
is a gold mine romance goes with her
fortune. Her grandfather was John b.
Williams born in Somerset, KY, VINO,
as a young lawyer. went to San iran
cisco. There in the course OF his prac-
tice he undertook to float gold mine
in Nevada. and he earned fee OF 81
500 for his labor However, the mine
didn't pan out right and the company
went to pieces without paving Mr.. Will
liams his feel may say that he was
then or afterward attorney general oil
the state-and it was agreed that he
should foreclose on the mine and buy
it in for his fee. This he did, and a
couple of years or so later. repre-
sentative of the Flood, Mackey q
O'Brien interests. just then coming into
prominence. came into his office one
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-19

Fort Wayne, Ind, tel. The Sham
rock club yesterday afternoon voted 20
display three flags in front OF its
rooms. The decision was carried out
today. The Stars and Stripes are con-
spicuous, next in prominence are the
green and gold of Erin and in the
background is the flag of the Trans
Yaal
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-19
LATEST INDIANA NEWS.
CooperaSe Plant In Ruins.

Wabash, Ind. telegram: The most de-
structive fire in the history OF Roam
broke out at ) O'Clock Sunday morning.
and the big stave. hoop and heading
plant of the Roam COOperage company
was destroyed. The loss is estimated
at $4,000, and there IS $4,000 insur-
ance. Nearly 100 men are thrown out
of employment.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-19

"Hulloah. my boy, you have been
putting on weight
Cant help it. Doctors orders. Said
! was only TO drink at meals. Got to
eat such a dooce of d lot of meals.
don't you know,"-Punch.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-19
AMERICAN WITH Beers.

Duncan y. Hood. an American SOL
der and a graduate of West Point, is
serving as commissioned officer IN
the Boer army. Hood is a son of the
famous Gen. Hood. He attended Riv-
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-19
Maria's Ideas.

Now. Maria. if | have to speak TO
you again about your dilatory habits L
shall have TO get another servant.
I'm very glad o that. mum, as
there's work enough in this 'ouse for
two servants From Scraps.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-19

From the New York Journal: Mrs.
Tanque-Don't you get awfully tired
waiting for your husband to come
home evenings? Mrs. Lushe-Oh, 1
never sit up for him. l have a phono-
graph in the hall which starts talk
ing as soon as he opens the door.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-19
Editor Takes His Life.

LOgansport, Ind. telegram: }. +. SUIT
ton, editor and proprietor of the Lo-
gansport Daily Reporter, committed
suicide Saturday night in St. Paul by
shooting himself in the head. De-
spondency is thought to have been the
cause for his act
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-19

Wrangler-You say that Jobs pa
thence never was really tested?
Quibbler-I do. Why, he never put
the lighted end of his cigar IN his
mouth just as he wanted TO make his
argument most impressive.-Life.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-19

Miss Oldie-"Kissing under the mis-
tletoe is a very ancient custom"
Carrie Dash-"Of course, dear, I
couldn't contradict you as to that. -
Philadelphia North American
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-19

From Chicago News: Young wife
Tom presented me with lovely pair
or diamond earrings this morning.
Her mother-Indeed. | wonder what
he's up to now?
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-19
Definition of Bric-a- BraC.

Little Dick-Uncle Richard, what is
bric-a-b rac? Uncle Richard-Bric-a-
brac is anything you knock over and
break when you are feeling Tor
matches in the dark.-Puck.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-19

What perfect idiot | am walled
Slumper. And for the purpose OF con-
remarked:
NO one is perfect. William"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-01-19
One Worse Thing.

Dolly-Could any one be worse than
a man who will be spOoney in spite
of all you can do? POlly-Yes-one
who won't.-Life.
The oasis., 1900-09-15
SONORA SETTINGS.
Friday MT. J. II. Simpson came in from the Ramona mine.

Friday MT. J. II. simpson came In from the Ramona mine.
 MT. A. A. Pesqueira of Hermosllo, has returned from the City of Mexico, and gone to his ranche at Fronteras
 Out at the Gabilan Dick Turner suffered br ker leg Wednesday by a timber falling on him in the mine.
 Mr. Seyeriano Moreno, of Nogales, has recently accepted a position with La Merceria Francesa, in Hermosillo, and is now in that city.
 Monday MT. David Mckay, of San Francisco, president of Fl Ubarbo Mining Co.,, was at Nogales returning home from a visit in Sonora.
 Doctor s. A. Williams of Hermo- sillo, who has been out in the Sahua- ripa district couple of months, re turned home to Hermosillo Wednes- day of the present week.
 another column there appears the statement of the Banco de Sonora, at the close of business uponAugust 3lst, last. Like all previously published reports the statement now presented shows good, healthy business and wise and conservative management.
 This week THE OASIS man has had the pleasure of stopping at the Grand Hotel at Hermnsillo for the first time since the Cohen Brothers retitted and refurDishe7 the dining room. The new chef, MT. Fabian Naegelin, is an artist in the culinary line, and the table and service far exceed anything in Sonora.
The oasis., 1900-09-15

At Hermosillo MT. B. NJ. Guerrero Of "El Si1lo xxx" has opened whole sale general merchandise store upon
 hiapas street. Mir Guerrero is one of the active business men If Hermo. sillo and is pushing his trade far and near.
 Thursday MT. W. A. Wager from the Risdon Iron Works, at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, arrived at Hermosillo and oon the following day went to Ures to make some necessary repairs upon the Touring mill of MT. Lauro Mo- rales.
 While at Torres and El Ubarbo last week, NIT. David Mckay, president of Fl Urbarbo MioingCompany arranged for an extension for year of the bond and lease of El Urbarbo mine to the Sonora Exploration Co.,, carrying the contract to February lst, 1902.
 About six leagues from Sahuaripa Doctor A. c. Wright and Doctor $. A.. Williams are developing La Tejeda, an antigua mine with a fine record of production in former years. The old workings had filled with water, and the present owners are running an adit to drain the mine. In that work they have cut the ledge and have taken out ore which assays S3096t ounces in silver per ton. They are shipping a lot of that kind of ore with handsome returns.
 At Hermosilo El Globe. the big commercial house of Marburg & Luders, has received shipload of goods directly from Germany, which were bought and forwarded by Mr.. Marburg, the senior member of the firm, who is expected to return from Europe early next month. Their large house Is filled to oyertiowiDg, aud MT. Luders seriously contemplates roofing over the patio" to make stor- age room for all the goods. In their clothing factory about one hundred machines and an electric cutter are constantly at work.