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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-16

out upon the garden. Edward could
not send the gentlemen. who had TAX
EN- the long ride in vain, back to the
city Immediately; so he had invited
them TO dinner Mr.. Thompson could
not find words enough to express his
regret and sympathy for the sorrow
overhanging the household. but he
saw no reason why he ST )uld not have
a comfortable meal on that account.
He thought 1t perfectly natural that
Edward should excuse himself and re-
main in the drawing room. No one
could feel offended with the grief
stricken nephew. but he himself dis
cussed all the more eagerly the good
things set before him. and was ably
supported by his clerk.
The old gentleman only regretted
Doctor Blackwood's absence. and adj
mired the sense of duty which would
rot permit him even to appear at din
ner. He was just giving his factotum
a discourse concerning this distin-
guished physician. at the same time
helping himself to large piece OF
roast meat. his 1actotum listened
hlosl uutllully anu TOOK Still larger
slice. when the subject Of the con-
versation suddenly entered.
An. there you are, Doctor Black
woou! cried the !udse. OIL down.
ChIoTluhatels you nave come Httie
iate. we nave mad the roast Serv-
Gu.
inc uoctof po"eu III tue most
chdli ming manner ana signed 10 the
servant WHO hdu Just Drought IN Tue
dishes TO leave the room.
H"ih you' an FelS sorly 10 us
turD you, out there Is business mat
~ Oe se'''eu' WHICH, aunntS 0i 40
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-16
DRAMATIC SCENE
At Hanging Owing to Eistake
About EeprIeye.


THE dramatic interruption OF the
Wright hanging over in Gretna," said
q New Orleans lawyer. reminds me o;
a strange and tragic episode which oc-
CURED years ago at a little river town
in Kentucky, where l first began the
practice Of Law. III tell You the facts
in a few words. 4 worthless white
man named Jim Early had murdered
al old farmer under very atrocious cir
cumstances, and was convicted and
sentenced TO death. AS is often the
ease with such men. Early had most
excellent and devoted wife, and she
moved heaven and earth 10 save his
reck, but without success. She did ev-
erything humanity possible, and the day
before the hanging. when she finally
realized that her efforts were in vain,
she made formal application to the
court 10 be allowed to have her hus-
bands remains, which would otherwise
have been turned over 10 a medical
college. The next morning the judge,
in CHANGING over his papers happened
official order for Early's body. and. do
ing so in some haste. gave ii TO clerk
TO deliver. The clerk In turn handed
it over to an old deputy, saying Here,
take this over TO the sheriff right away.
The judge has granted that order for
Mrs. Early The old man. who was
half-blind and deaf, totally misinter-
preted the remark. and. supposing the
paper 20 y" a retrieve. started bare
headed o. '"u for the jail He ar
rived just as the poor woman was bid
ding her husband good-by in front OF
his cell, and thrustng the paper into
her hand he bawled out: stop Il, Stop
everything, Here's 4 reprieyen For
moment everybody stood petrifed.
Then one OF the officers began 10 I'M
bind the prisoner. and Mrs Early. sob
hing and weeping and calling out that
God had answered her prayers. flung
herself into his arms. The paper had
fallen 10 the floor. and the sheriff
picked it up mechanically. He told me
afterwaTG that he felt as II he had re-
ceiyed a bullet through his heart when
he read the contents. Instead of a re-
prieye il was an order for the mans
dead body, was present. yet I can
hardly tell what followed. I only
know there was scene OF terrible con-
fusion; that they dragged the woman
away by main force, and proceeded
with the execution as quickly as they
could. The terrible double shock left
him so stunned that doubt il he knew
what was happening when he went
through the trap"-New 0rleanns
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-16
ARCTIC MOSQUITO.
The Most Terrible Insect Fest in the
World.

Nothing that has ever been written
about the Arctic mosquito begins 10
come up 10 the real thing" said Il guest
in the 81. Charles corridor to the New
Orleans Times-Democrat man Il
went up the Yukon river in the sum
mer OF SO, representing the Alaska and
Dominion Trading company. and We
struck mosquitoes as soon rs We got
into the hills. They are twice as large
as our familiar bayou species. and
their sting is like the prod OF hot
needle. They sweep along the valleys
in dense clouds. and If they catch
man unprepare1 they are liable 70
blind him before he can escape.
heard stories of children being stung TO
death. and can readily believe them
Whenever we went ashore we wore
heavy hat nets and took the utmost
precau1ion. and were certain to suffer
more or less One Of or party cut
the tongues out of his shoes and a mar
row line Of sock was exposed under
the laclng. Next day he was bitten
there at least a hundred times. and his
1eet were so terribly lnidmed mat tho
shoes had to be cut off. Another man,
a fireman in the boat crew. got drunk
on Alaska whisky one afternoon and
lay down 10 take nap in the corner OF
the engine room. | noticed him a
little later, and was Mortified at the
solid brown mass Of mosquitoes that
had settled on a small exposed section
Of his cheek and throat. In an hour
his face was swollen out of all resem-
blance to anything human, he was I'M
able 20 swallow. and was burning with
fever. 1t was week before he was
able 10 be about. | saw number of
cattle near Fort Hamilton that had
been made stone blind by stings near
the eye. The Arctic foothill mosquito
is without doubt the most terrible in
sect pest in the world
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-16
CATS CAN SWIM.
An Cd Fish-rman's story In uInstra ton
of That fact.

Can cats SWIM" was asked Of an
old fisherman. Why, certainly" was
the reply, land that reminds me of
cat l once tried to drown that swan
ashore. Surely there must have been
hundreds or thousands Of people who
have drowned cats in the same way,
but nevertheless this was an expert
ence of my own. We had cat that we
wanted TO get rid of, and as humane a
way as any to kill it was by drowning
So put couple of bricks in the bot
tom Of an old grain sack and put in
and securely and walked down to the
end of n wharf and stood there and
swung the bag, with the cat and the
bricks in il round like a sling until
could give it n good momentum and
then let il go, and slung it out to fall
twenty feet away. | supposed, CT
course. that that was the last OF the
cat, but the next morning the first
thing ] saw when | went out of the
house was the ca. sitting on the YER
anda. | suppose the bag had a weak
spot in ii somewhere, the bricks were
heavy and sharp-cornered. and swing
ing the bag round that way started
it more, and the cat was desperate:
and with the bag that way it scratched
and tore its way out and got to the
wharf and clawed its way up and came
ashore Can cat swim? Why, sure!"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-16

the world? Am | to urge Florence TO
a marriage in this terrible hour which
rcbs her Of father"
stop. VIII. My patience is being
exhausted" Maxwell angrily inter
rupted. Don't bother me again with
your German slowncss and stupidity,
or III leave you behind bolts and bars.
One can't lead good fortune straight
20 your arms. You must first inspect
IL on all sides-subject il TO a critical
examination-to ascertain whether it
is thoroughly ideal and free from
earthly dross; and meanwhile the
light, airy thing flutters out of your
hands. In short do you want to mar
ry Florence or mott"
'Of course I do. But
Very well. then, the matter is set
tied. Leave the rest to me- True,
it's abomiaable to expect best man
first to drag the bridegroom. from be-
Find so many iron bars. but You must
have some unusual circumstance con-
nected with it. One thing more: or
course you have no weapons"
Should | have been captured other
wise? I certainly would not have sur
rendered with arms in my hands"
Il anticipated that and concealed
two pistols about me. There, now I've
finished. Try your strength and see
ii you can tear out the grating"
The file had worked unweariedly all
the time. had cut through the larger
portion OF the grating and lOosened the
rest, but the iron still held William
tugged and shook in vain. and there
was no more time to lose. But the
consciousness Of danger lent the
young man unnatural strength. After
few unsuccessful efforts he again
seized the grating and, with a last,
violent struggle. wrenched it from its
fastenings. The opening was made:
/ and, after few anxious moments, Ro-
land had forced his way through. and
was standing in the corridor beside
his friend.
Here said the latter. laconlcally,
handing him a revolver and grasping
a second pistol himself Now I'll in
| struct Ralph
William uttered a sigh of relief
when he found himself free and felt
| the weapon in his hand.
Il thank you, john" he cried en-
Enthusiastically after his retreating
friend. You are right. We two will
rule the whole household"
| hot 10, I'M o.
returned Maxwell. tartly. This time
| we really must run our heads against
the wall, and IL 1t happens to stard
firmer than we expect. it will cost us
our lives. You have arranged mat
tiers SO that we have no choice. But
keep quiet. Harrison may come al
any moment; the fighting will begin
and-you will play the principal role
again
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-16
CHAPTER IX-(Continued.


so you have reached this point of
success" Maxwell continued. in his
dry way. Yes. my dear Will, it
doesn't always answer to run ones
head against a wall: this time the
masonry remained firm. You have
tangible proof of it, since your prog
ress is impeded. You were raging mp
and down like Gagged lion
DO you want TO mock me even in
this terrible situation" cried Roland
impetuousIy. You do not know how
1 was disarmed or what II is TO meet
with base treachery in the house
where one seeks happiness and love"
Didn't | warn you against this
Edward, though ] knew him only from
your description? He was travelling
when | called on tie Harrisons with
you-luckily, Had l had the honor
OF his personal acquaintance. the
whole plan would have been impossi-
bic. pass here for the eminently re-
spectacle Doctor BlackwCOd and. as
that worthy man. have been received
Win INC uNAhOSl NOui w tlc IL
known that instead of medicine | was
engaged in the iron business at pres
ent, the courtesy would probably end
promptfy-on both sides, | shall shoot
this noble Dir. Harrison with the ut
most cOmposure if he takes il into
bis head to enter the corridor. Be
sides, Ralph is mounting guard at the
outside door. to which fortunately
second key was found. and viii give
us a sign if danger is approaching.
But, at least. tell me how it was
possible for you to accomplish all this
in single half hour. for You cannot
have been here longer. You went to
the outposts?"
Where Lieutenant Davis had again
created an entirely unnecessary alarm.
There is no appearance of fever Two
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-16
CONFINED LIKE A PRISONER.


Representative Alexander Tells OF the
Jokes His Friends Played on Him.
Representative Alexander Of Buffalo
was released from quarantine the other
day and appeared among his friends
In good health and spirits, says the
Washington Post. He went home from
congress Thursday evening. Jan. IS.
and walked into the hands of the
health officials, who had just decided
that Mrs. AleXander's maid was suffer
Ing from a mild case of varioloid. Since
that time Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander have
kept their rooms at the Concord. How
ola you enjoy cuarantine?" he was
asked. They call 1t quarantine" re-
Piled Representative Alexander, but
for all practical purposes it is an isola-
ton more complete than Jail or prison.
We could see the people in the streets:
voices reached US from the Railways:
the ring OF the elevator announced the
coming and going OF friends, but from
them all we were as completely cut off
as If our rooms had been in the heart
or a great forest. An attendant, night
and day. sat in the hallway. Our meals
were sent In from the cafe, and the
mail came each day. but this was our
only connection with the outside
world. No one could come to us. and,
added the congressman. laughing, mo
one wanted to come 10 us or have us
go 10 them. Many loving notes OF
sympathy came each day from friends
in this city and Buffalo. but no one
wanted answers. Flowers came, but
the bearers didn't wait for replies Our
friends recognized the truth of the
scripture that IL was more blessed to
give than to receive. Representative
Lands Of Indiana sent his sympathy
and love. saying: 'I'll gladly write
every day il you won't answer The
Rev. DR.. Hamlin of the Church Of the
covenant, suggested that | could COM
fort myself as Mr.. Lincoln did under
similar circumstances, that l now had
something | could give all applicants
Gen. Tyner. assistant attorney general
for the postoffice department, offered
to get ME out on a write Of habeas
corpus if he could find court to hear
his application. Fortunately" said the
representative. "a door opened from
our library unto a small balcony, dis
connected with any other part OF the
hotel. Here We got air and exercise.
Alter DOMINIC hat. overcoat and gloves
/ walked back and forth like sentry.
limited TO six StepS abOut as many as
were allowed the prisoner OF Chillon
AT the end of sixteen days I could bet
ter appreciate the horror OF Bouiyard' S
four years Imprisonment and the noble
utterances Of Lord Byron. My steps.
like his. didn't wear the stone pave
ment, but II Will take a coat of paint
10 erase my tracks"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-16
Heating liabilities Of Wood.

From time immemOrial soft wood
has been regarded as comparatively
yalueless for heating purposes. Hard
wood has brought high prices and has
been In much greater demand than
soft. on account of this generally pre-
vailing notion. Experiments with
woods OF various sorts have demon
strated that the linden. which is one OF
the softest of woods. gives the greatest
amount of heat. The value of other
woods in their order, as ascertained, is
as follows: Fir with 099 heating
mower: next follow the elm and pine
with O.9S: willow. chestnut and larch
with O97; maple. spruce and fir with
O.96; black poplar with 0.95; alder and
white birch with 0.94 only: then comes
the hard oak with O.92; the locust and
the white beech with 0.91. and the red
beech with go. Hence hard wood
heats the least" 1t is one OF the re-
markable facts OF the day that so many
theories that have been held for many
years are fast giving way before the
critical analysis of science.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-16

A party of young people sat on the
porch one evening last summer and
amused themselves by trying To kill a
dragon fly that Was darling about IL
the air. It made frequent swoops In
the vicinity of their heads. when they
all made great ado, as though some
venomous creature We're after them.
The dragon fy is IL reality Il most use
fnl creature. and where II abounds
mosquitoes and flies are Te!enuessly
pursued. 1t would be good idea II
these friendly helpers would be domes-
ticated, for when one can capture a
dragon fly and offer him common
house fly, he seizes it with the utmost
greediness ard deyOurs il in an instant.
The lady bird is often killed by those
who are not aware what voracious
devourer Of insects ii is The lady bird
industriously hunts for the eggs and
young insects that live on the under
side of leaves.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-16

wholly ruin the plantation or carry
off the buildings; and. as soon as the
war is over, you can assert your wife's
claim"
But, John, have you gone daft?
Such plan in the house where Ed
ward rules and will summon all the
servants 10 his aid the instant we ap-
pear He did so just now, at the time
of my arrest"
''Pshaw, the servants, They are
only negroes. and not one will lift his
hand against us as soon as we say
we are officers in the Union army. The
fellows are constantly coming in
throngs to seek protection with us
You were not known TO them, or else
they were afraid of Captain Wilson
and Harrison. The servants are not
TO be feared. III undertake TO deal
with the Justice and his companion. So
no one IS left except your beloved fu-
ture relatlve-and he must be made
harmless
You mean that we are to attack
him in his room?"
No: that is too uncertain. and
will create an unnecessary stir in the
house. | have n better plan. AS
soon as you are at liberty, Ralph
shall announce. apparently in great
trepidation, that his young mistress
has suddenly disappeared He has
looked for her in vain. OF course. she
can be only in one place. Harrison
will rush here as fast as possible to
Illustrate the attempt at liberation,
and we shall have him in our hands
Then he can occupy the place which
he so kindly selected for you, and you
can use his marriage contract-the
simplest exchange possible"
But that is n partial deception" re-
piled William. Am | secretly. craft
lily. 10 steal right which was prom
ised me openly in the presence of all
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-16
WHO ARE IN WHO'S WHO7"
A Good Thing Born English
Peer.

Peer.
Nearly thirty years ago Dr. Gallon.
in his Hereditary Genius" pointed
out how rarely a man got into the die
tionaries OF contemporary biography
before the age OF so, and his statement
is true. even TO the present day. says
the Fortnightly Review; the mean age
Of the persons mentioned in Who's
Who" is no less than 80. even though
several names are included of persons
who have had greatness thrust upon
them in the first decade OF their lives.
1T is better to be born lucky than
rich" says the proverb, but" adds a
distinguished hUmorist, If you can't
be either. the next best thing is to be
born a British peer and this seems at
any rate justified by the large amount
of attention paid to the hereditary
house and the baronetcy by Who's
Who" no less than II per cent OF its
entries being devoted to merely titular
distinctions. If these had been omit
ted. the mean age OF distinction would
probably rise even higher than So, and,
III any FdlP. III. hditUU lUTSSQOlu
limit of 80 FOR entry into the biograph-
ical dictionaries is thoroughly well JUS
tilted. Now there are only about 4.000.-
600 Englishmen over so in the British
empire and the proportion of those that
reach eminence in the various cOllec-
tions | have mentioned would, corse-
uuently, be 664 per million for who's
Who" 600 for the Dictionary Of Ma
tional Biography. and 1892 for 1.-THE
Men of the Time" This latter publ
cation seems TO have lowered its STAN
dard in the last thirty years. as DR..
Gallon, in 1869. reckoned that 425 OF
every million Englishmen over SO at
tanned sufficient reputation to earn a
place in that receptacle. 1t must. be-
sides. be remembered that we have
taken colonies into our calculation.
and. as the colonial contingent Is nat
urally small. this would tend to mag
Nifty the seeming increase Of distinction
In Men of the Time"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-16

Here is another of the innumerab BILE
stories OF President Kruger. \ ques-
as to which two brothers had dis
pute, was referred 10 him. and Ii was
agreed that his Judgment should be
accepted. After hearing both sides.
said be to the elder one: Il decide that
you. the senior. should have the divid-
ing of this property; but" he added.
with twinkle in his eye. Il also de-
eide that your brother shall have his
choice Of the two portions! "-Collier's
Weekly.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-16
Making ~ billiard BAN.

1t requires skilled labor to turn out
o Willard ball. One-half OF 1t is first
turned, an instrument OF the finest
steel being used for the work. Then
the half-turned ball is hung up In n
net and Is allowed to remain there for
half is turned, and then comes the pol
ishing. Whiting and water and a good
deal OF rubbing are requisite for this.
1t is necessary in the end that the ball
shall, to the veriest fraction OF grain.
be of a certain weight.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-03-16

cases OF SunStrOke, which were not even
severe. and will probably terminate
faYOrabIy. I've had the men removed
10 tie hospital and sent a report to
the colonel Davis introduction OBJ
tanned for me the loan OF suit OF
civilians clothes from the owner of
the adjoining plantation. and. as !
wanted to profit by the beautiful af
ternoon ard my leave Of absence, l
rode to Springfield"
The accompaniment to this story.
told in the most matter-Of-fact tone,
was the low. harsh grating of the file,
which the speaker was diligently US
ing The whole affair was thorough
Iy characteristic of John Maxwell.
Any one else would have done every
thing in his power to keep his friend
from such a venture, and, when all
failed, would at least have been anx-
fous and troubled about him. John
did neither. He considered the form
CT useless. the latter superiluous; but
without wasting another word, he rode
straight into the jaws of danger af-
ter his man and considered it the
simplest and most natural thing In
the world
William stood close by the window.
breathleSsly watching the work of lib
Grafton, as well as the dim light of
the room permitted He could 60 moth
ing to help.
Have you talked with Florence?"
he asked. Does she know your plan?
She is now alone at her fathers death
bed-alone with the scoundrel who
betrayed mel"
Hardly. for have forbidden him
10 enter the sick chamber: and be-
sides, he has visitor-the magistrate
from the city who was summoned
here for the wedding They are in a
hurry, it must be admitted. Mr.. Har-
rison wished. under any circum-
stances. to become a Benedict to-
day"
The magistrate? So he has really
come? / should like 20 wiring his
neck"
You will please refrain from that.
said Maxwell reprOvingly. Mr.
Thompson is n good friend of mine
whom 1 hold in great esteem. 1t was
he who originated the peerless idea
of considering me Doctor Blackwood
/ won't have his neck wrung on any
account. and it would be very i'm
practical on your part. A justice Is
an extremely important character. For
instance. he is absolutely necessary
at your wedding"
My wedding?" repeated William
in amazement What do you meaE?'
why. / think the best plan will be-
To wind up the business on the spot
You want to marry under any circum
stances. The bride, the magistrate
and the witnesses are all here. so
don't see what is to- prevent you ex
cept this COMPOUNDED iron grating
which j shall finally cut through. /
Florence is your wife, you can taxi
her with you to some place OF secur
ity. then your amiable cousin can keel
house here as he chooses. He can