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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-21

The Egyptians believed so. long be-
fore PlatO's day. It is in the mouth
of an Egyptian priest. talking to So
Ion, that Plato puts the description of
the vanished island. That description
makes OF Atlantis land larger than
the Texas Of today. The Greek phil
osopher located it off the shores of
North Africa. a little to the south
west Of Gibraltar. The PlatOnian de-
scription of the interior of the Atlantis
OF ancient times is surprisingly beau
tiful, but not more so than the rare
imaginative power with which Plato
writes. of the country and its people.
a most fabulous and engaging history
On English Coasts.
That the coasts of England have
been visited by many and disastrous
tidal waves there is abundant evidence.
In fact, the ocean bar, which surrounds
nearly the whole of England and
Scotland, is evidence enough that the
entire shore line as it exists TODAY IS
itself the result of a great submersion
or series OF submersiOns, which ages
ago Overflowed the old coast. rushed
in-shore, made new land lines and,
following out between the new line
and the old. a new ocean bed. leaving
what had been called the coast line to
be forever after called the bar"
One of the greatest catacl SINS ever
occurring on the British coast was that
on the coast of Lincolnshire in 157t
This has been cOmmemorated in verse
by Jean Ingelow IN the poem entitled
High Tide Off the Coast OF Lincoln
shire. The Lincolnshire coast is al
most uniformly low and marshy-sO
low. in fact. at some places that the
shore requires the defense of an en-
bankment to save it from the en-
croachments Of the sea. \ sea wall
had been built when the great tidal
wave of 1911 came. but it appears TO
have been absolutely useless as a de-
Tense of the country and the people at
that time. At the present day the
fens of Lincolnshire are defended from
the North sea by some of the finest
engineering works in the world. and
yet it is much to be doubted whether
they would prove effective against such
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-21
Foolish Election Bets.

This is the time of the foolish cleo
ton bets. One man N Coldwater,
Mich, has wagered that if Bryan is
elected, he promises to support his
contestants mother-in-law for life. In
Indianapolis "A real estate firm an
nOunceS that a 24O-acre farm, a cottage
and five lots have been placed in its
hands to be sold on the following con-
ditiOnS. The deeds TO all the property
are to be made out and deposited by
the owners with the cash paid for
them. If Bryan is elected the owner
ship of the property passes TO the par
ties putting up the cash and the money
goes to the owners of the property. If
Mckinley is elected both the deeds and
the cash are passed over to the person
or persons who put up the money.
Thus the property is sold at what is
claimed to be it's fair cash value if
Bryan is elected, and given away is
Mckinley wins.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-21

The decision of the Minnesota SUI
preme court declaring illegal the CON
tracts made by a board of county COM
missioners with tax ferrets" Will
break up an industry which has been
making rapid progress in the middle
west during the last few years. 1t has
been most extensively carried on
throughout Iowa. The tax ferret's"
mode of doing business is to make a
contract with "A board of county COM
misSioners by which the county agrees
to pay a certain percentage Of the as
sessed value of all the unlisted prop
erty brought to light. In Linn county
for instance, the tax ferret found
enough property last year TO pay him
$4,000 for his trouble. The Minnesota
decision is likely to be followed by in
functions in every Iowa county. How
ever. something has been gained. The
property discovered by the ferrets
will be known to the assessors, and
will not escape taxation in future.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-21

being caused by an area Of high bar
ometer everything the eastern states,
which probably saved the south Allan
tic seabOard from its ravages
Fortunately these storms break up
or diminish greatly in intensity on en-
tering the continent. the sea, the great
storehOuse of their energy, being with
drawn
While in all great hurricanes the
wind attains a velocity of 60 to 100
miles an hour, yet the greatest loss of
life is invariably caused by the high
tides forced inland by Re winds and
waves and carrying death and devasta-
ton to all before them. and had not
Galveston been situated on a low ly-
ing island, subject to the high tides.
while the loss of life by wind would
have been considerable. the appalling
disaster due to wind and wave would
not have resulted
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-21
MASSACRES ALTER HISTORY.
Assassinations Have Changed Records of
the World.

Massacres have profoundly affected
the history OF the United States, aside
from the way in which it was affected
by the influx of Huguenots as a conse-
quenCe OF the st. Bartholomew and
kindred crimes in France The mar
ders of the French protestants, under
Ribaut in Florida. by the Spaniard
Menendez in 1865. sent the French to
Canada instead of 10 the South Allan
tic coast OF the present United States.
gave the latter To Spain. and thus
made Florida far easier TO win by tho
United States after this c0untry'S in
dependence was gained Devastation
along the northern border of New
England by the French and Indians in
the various intercolonial wars. which
ended with 1868. melted the resistance
on the part of England and its depen-
denotes which drove France out OF
Canada and The Mississippi Valley in
that year and FASTENED the revolution.
which, dozen years later, expelled
England from the thirteen colonies.
says Leslie's Weekly 0nslaughts on
the French in Santo Domingo by the
negroes in 1901 and 1902. that island
being then a French colony. prevent
ed Bonaparte from sending an army
TO take possession of New Orleans.
which had been retroceded to France
by Spain. and was one of the causes
of the cession of Louisiana by France
to the United States IL 1903 which was
the first and greatest expansion ever
made in this country. and which made
ali subsequent eXpansiOns-FlOrida,
Texas. Oregon. California. New Mexi-
90. Alaska. Hawaii Porto Rico and the
Philippines inevitable. Disraeli's as
sertiOn in the case Of Lincoln, that
assassination has never changed the
history of the world needs to be mod
flied when the assassinations affect a
race, or large element OF a people,
especially when melted by religion or
pOlitics
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-21
The Passion for Speed.

Speed is the Americans passion. No
train or steamer can go quite fast
enough to satisfy him so long as he
believes greater speed is attainable.
He is pleased to learn that faster time
can be made on American than on
English railways. He takes an inter
est in an ocean steamer which breaks
the record" even though he may new
er expect to cross the Atlantic. The
news that the Deutschland has cut
down by four hours the time required
for trip appeals to his imagination.
Benjamin Franklin may be to some
extent responsible for this American
popularity. He bade the young trades
man remember that time is money!
That admOnltion has been repeated so
often that people have come to believe
that if time occupied in travelling Is
diminished they have saved money.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-21
invasions as that which has Just over
WhClmed Galveston.

invasions as that which has Just over
whelmed Galveston.
rides and Earthquakes.
Many of the most fatal tidal waves
CT which we have any history have
been accompanied by earthquakes, add
ing to their horrors. but making it
impossible to say whether the earth
quake or the inundation has been the
more fatal and destructive The great
earthquake at Lisbon in 1855 was ac-
companied by tidal wave which, roll
ing up the Tagus river from the ocean.
submerged all the lower parts of the
city and destroyed thousands of lives
which might possibly have escaped the
earthquake shocks When the earth
quake came to Caracas in 1912 there
was tidal wave at La Guyra, the en-
trepOt Of Caracas, which destroyed
many lives. Five years ago a series
Of tidal waves. accompanied by or al
ternating with earthquake shocks,
visited some Of the most pOpulous is
lands of Japan The tidal waves reach
ed from fifteen TO twenty miles inland.
being Of such height. force and volume
ten miles from the ocean, particularly
when restricted to narrow valleys. as
TO be capable of destroying much life
The number of human lives lost at
that time has never been stated in any
English newspaper, but that it ran far
into the thousands there is no room
to doubt. Ten thousand is more apt
to be an under than an Over-estimate.
such were the ravages Of the combined
seismic and cataclysmic terrors Wis
tied upon that part Of the world dur
ing nearly week of days and nights
Of horror, which. fortunately. come but
seldom in the experience Of the race
The affection of Texas. while much
less than this. is still monumental and
Will always rank among the great ca
tastrOpheS Of history. Perhaps there
have been events more destructive of
life. in times or places where it was
impossible that any record of them
should be left But few such are known
in history Nor is it likely that the
future Will often bring to any part OF
the world 4 severcr affection than that
which has fallen upon our gulf coast.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-21
In League 6yffb Britain.

Dom Carlos l.. king of Portugal, Is
sending a force OF ] 900 Portuguese SOL
diers TO South Africa. and the little
kingdom in the Spanish peninsula rs
assuming a new Importance 1t is said
that a secret treaty exists between
Britain and Carlos by which Delagoa
bay will be practically controlled by
the foreign Office in London. This ar
rangement. if it exists. recognizes the
annexation of the Boer republics and
regards the Beers as mere rebels. King
Carlos has never been unfriendly 10
England. On his visits thither he has
been the recipient OF genuine hospi-
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-21
GREAT TIDAL WAVES

The tidal wave along the Texan coast
Will rank among the most disastrous
In history. History is deficient in the
record Of such tragedies in human life,
but the records are written in physical
geography, and are found in the con-
formation OF shore lines, here and
there. around all the continents. 1t is
impossible to estimate the number of
lives lost through inundation since
mankind began. for purposes Of COM
mercial intercourse, the development
of seapOrts. Doubtless the total would
run into the hundreds OF thousands,
and might reach into millions. Geol-
ogy is quite sure that the rough Nor
wegian coast, pierced at intervals of
every few miles with the fiords or es-
tuarieS which penetrate, in many in
stances leagues into the land. tell the
story Of many cataclysms such as that
which has just occurred along the
northern coast of the gulf OF Mexico.
Science. however. taking no note of
the traditions OF folklore of people,
antedates Ill human life on the Scandi-
navian peninsula in setting the time
when this great rising of the sea
against the land took place.
The Lost Atlantis.
The world. with the lapse of centu-
ries, has not even been able to outgrow
the tradition of the lost Atlantis. Per-
haps this is the Oldest of all the tradi-
tions of cataclysms which have blotted
out cities and continents. 1t may be
that it is because this one comes hand
ed down To us from the illustrious
hand of Plato that we yield to it ven
GRAFTON which prolongs its life. Ger
tainly it can never be more than ira
dition. without a return to the age or
miracles. Our lately found experiences
IN deep sea sOundingS has given us no
new light on Atlantic And yet we
cling to the old story, and are loath to
turn from the spectacle Of continent
IN the agOnies of a watery burial, or
TO take dawn from the walls of our
brain cells the pictures of a submerg-
ed world in which sea moss trails over
and around great temples and monu-
ments More than half the world be-
lieves that there is a lost Atlantis.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-21
ODE 3G2ecGlY
PGpOrCm mo.
Fills a LONG Feh Wanf.

Andrew Lang. the prince Of literary
critics in England. has just filed n
long felt want by announcing the
principle that the name Of Omar Khay-
yam is a kind Of shibboleth Of cheap
culture" Mr.. Lang was one Of the hpst
to praise the beauties OF the immortal
tentmaker's verse while the Persian
poet was yet untralsl2ted. saw b.
Fitzgerald Since that time Omar
and his philosophy, as interpreted BY
Fitzgerald. have been taken up hy the
kind of people who organize Browning
clubs. Mr. Lang is not only Engl1d's
foremost critic. but is likewise q phil-
ologist and anthrOpOlogist Of note All
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-21

While interest is rife and the COM
munity stands aGhast at the appalling
loss of life caused along the gulf coast
by the recent West Indian hurricane, a
short history of these great storms, to-
gether with their cause, may not be
arniSS.
Hurricanes Or tropical cyclones may
be said to be children OF the sun in
their incipient stages, growing by de-
grees until they become leviathans of
the deep, vast whirlwinds, dealing
death and destruction to everything in
their paths
The North Atlantic ocean. six TO
eight degrees north of the equator. to-
ward its warmer westward side in the
vicinity Of the Windward islands, ap-
pears to be the favored locality for
their formation. the months of Au-
gust, September and October being
those Of greatest frequency. This is
the region of equatorial Gains or the
doldrums. a belt lying between the
trade winds of light variable winds,
frequent Gains and thunderstorms. The
air of this region being quiet becomes
rapidly heated and charged with mois
ture, this producing an unstable con-
dition of the atmosphere and a grad
ual conventional overturning, and from
this the development proceeds. the
spiral rotations OF its surface winds
being caused by the defective force of
the earth's rotation to the right in this
hemisphere. or contrary to the motion
of the hands of a watch
The hurricane being once started. 4
variety of causes tend to its rapid de-
yelopment the principal one being the
latent heat released during its excess
sive rainfall. The storm center itself,
with its radial inflowing winds, gen.
orally moves at the rate OF eight to
ten miles an hour nOrthwestward to
about latitude 20 or 80, where they gen.
orally recurve to the north and east.
being carried along in the general
trend of the upper currents.
The recent hurricane pursued a
track seldom traversed by this class
of storms, its detection across the gulf
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-21

The most popular Of Italian authors.
Ed1aondo de Amicis of whose "Cuore"
$4,000 copies have been sold, has just
brought out his memoirs. They tell
less about himself than about his
friends and contemporaries. One OF
the most dramatic incidents in his life
was his attempt, as boy OF thirteen,
to escape from his home. and. with
some other boys, to join Garibaldi's
forces on the way to Italy His moth
er frustrated the project.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-21

Probably the longest beard in the
world is that of a metal worker in
Marseilles. France. The man is sew
enty -four years old. When fourteen
years of age he had a beard six inches
long 1t grew from year TO year. and
now his hirsute attachment, when I'M
rolled. reaches the respectable length
of ten feet ten inches. When this man
goes out walking he carries his beard
rolled up in big skein under his
arm. Since he is rather small in size.
measuring about five feet thre inches,
the beard is more than twice the mans
height.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-21
Ex-Concress mn N Now Rditoe.

Former Congressman Myron II. Nc
Cord of Wisconsin. for several years a
resident of Arizona. who resigned the
governorship OF that territory, to en-
ter the volunteer service In the war
with Spain, Is now the editor OF the
Arizona Gazette, printed at Phoenix.
The paper has hitherto been Demo
cratic, but under Mr.. McCOrd's man
agement will be independent
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-21
.yuperx,,s,on of Relief.

General Chambers McKibben. who
Is one OF the officials in charge OF the
relief work at Galveston and its vicin-
ity, is commander OF the department
of Texas. The general was formerly
a citizen of Chicago After the surren-
der OF Santiago de Cuba General NC
Kibben was temporary military gov
ernor OF the city under General Shat
ter. He is a veteran of the veterans
For the past twenty-five years or more
he has seen hard service on the IRON
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-21
Disbonesfy in the Prize Ring.

The repeal OF the Horton law did not
go into effect in New York a day too
soon Judging from the scandalOus char
acter of the closing event OF the sea-
son, the COrbett- Mccoy fight. Both
Mrs. Norman Selby, wife of the latter,
and Mrs. James j. Corbett are in the
courts seeking divorces from their dis
honest pugilistic spouses Leaving
aside various other causes which the
two wives allege are grounds for di
vorce. and which include nearly all the
sins in the calendar, their statements
tally as to the flake" character OF the
contest between the Kid and Gen
tleman Jim"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-21

a poet of more than ordinary merit.
For many years he was Clifford lestur-
er on natural religion at ST. Andrews
university. where he was a student be
fore entering Ballot college His first
published book was issued i'm 1881, IN
der the title. Ballads in Blue Csina"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-21

The bishop of London is IN ardent
admirer Of the classics. lie is credited
with the remark that the happiest
years of his life were the ten during
which he kept 10 a resolution that he
would read no book written later than
1000.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-21

] ne y lStOiilleS 3
De Rochemaille is
twenty years
OF age. has been
married five years.
and is the mother
Of eleven boys e
whom the eldest is
not q ute + o II ,
years OF age. She
presented her nus
band with fOul
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-21

Jules Verne. whose name was once
one to conjure with, is reported at
work upon new book OF travel He
is IL his seventythird year.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-21

William Nicholson, the great oiaek
and white artist of London. was re-
Gently in New York IL is said ne
came to study the faces OF Mr.. bryan,
Senator Hanna. Governor Rooseven,
and other prominent Americans.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-21

university studies
sociology not from
books alone. He
believes in seeing
actual conditions.
and is thus no
stranger to the
poorer quarters OF
Baltimore. with
er he goes often
w i t h notebook,
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-21
breadth Of Divin. Love.

King Henry III. of England crowned
his son as king and on the day of
coronation put on servants garb.
and waited. he. the king at the son s
table, TO the establishment of all the
princes. But we know of more won
drous scene-the King of heaven and
earth Offering to put Oh. you. his child,
the crown of life. and in the form of a
servant waiting on you with blessing
Extol that love all painting, all sculp-
ture, all music. all architecture. all
worship In Dresdenian gallery let
Raphael hold him up as a child. and
IN Antwerp cathedral let Rubens hand
him down from the cross as a martyr.
and Handel make all his oratorio vi
brate around that one chord--"He was
wounded for our transgressions bruis-
cd for our inlquIties. But not until
all the redeemed get home. and from
the countenances In all the galleries OF
the ransomed shall be revealed the
wonders OF redemption. shall either
man or seraph or archangel know the
height and depth and length and
breadth Of the love OF God.
At our national capital monument
in honor Of him who did more than
any one TO achieve our American indie
Dendence was for scores of years In
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-21
DON CARLOS

tality. II would not be surprising.
therefore. were Kruger and other Boer
leaders denied a refuge In Portuguese
Africa in view ot the alleged under
standing with Great Britain. The
Portuguese king is 81 years old. His
queen is the Princess Amelie. daugh-
fer of the late Comte de Paris.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-21

Some marriages are failures because
the parties quit dishing out polite
falsehoods after the ceremony
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-21

The London papers report that Rich
ard lie Gallienne. the poet, Is again
to visit this country next winter Oh
a lecturing tour.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-21

pairs OF TWINS III De Rochemaille.
succession and has
just topped of with triD.ets. The
children are all sound and healthy.
James NJ. Sherwin OF Grafton. VT.
has voted al every election in his
town-lOcal. state and national-since
1892. If he lives until November he
will cast his eighteenth presidential
vote.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-21
TALMAGE;S SERMON.
GODS JUDGMENTS ARE SWIFT
AND SURE.

National Sins Are Punished by Keen
Instruments - No Calamity Happens
by Chance, but Is Directed by Divine
~ isdOm.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-21

tier, and his record for Indian fighting
is one to be proud Of General Nc
Kibben married Miss Mary Sibley, the
daughter of General Sibley. In the re-
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-21
Aged b. Elcven Children.

One Paris grand dame is bound
that France shall not be depopulated.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-21

President Gilman of Johns Hopkins
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-21

open purse and many kind word.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1900-09-21
Music of Kind Words.

Let us be careful. how we shoot at
others lest we take down the wrong
one, remembering the servant Of King
William Rufus. who shot at deer.
but the arrow glanced at tree and
killed the king. Instead of going out
with shafts to pierce and razors TO
cRt we had better initiate the friend
of Richard Occur de Lion. Richard, In