Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-08-02

1t frequently comes to pass that by
helping our friends they become our
enemies and by helping our enemies
they become our friends.
1t Is claimed that this country has
sent fully 100000 mules to the British
srmy in the Trsnsvasl and seems
likely to send $4,000 more.
The employees of Robinson's circus,
exhibiting in Peru Friday, made up Q
purse of $50 and presented it to the
widow of Henry Hoffman, the Wal
lace circus elephant man who was
killed by Big Charley in April.
Winsmsc Ooys played Sunday base
ball game, which they advertised by
painting crude signs on the sidewalk
pavement. One of these, painted at
the entrance to St. Peters Catholic
church, caused some indignation.
Restive under the criticism evoked
by his sermon at the burial of the late
Ex Congressman Martin, Mr.. Miller, of
Bluffton, is going to print his sermon
In full In pamphlet form, and place IL
on sale. This has aroused even more
criticism.
1t is stated on good authority that on
January l, 1901, the Pennsylvania rail
road company owned SlS,OO0,OOO of
Baltimore * Ohio trusts certificates
preferred, and since that time the Penn
sylvsnis has bought largely of COM
mon stock of the Baltimore & Ohio.
1t is stated that on all divisions of
the Pennsylvania lines 6 large mileage
of new steel is being laid. On the lines
where the traffic is heaviest nothing
lighter than ninety pounds yard 10
laid, but on the less important divi-
Sions the rails weigh eighty pounds q
yard
Ronald Morrill,, living near Benton
Harbor, the largest peach grower in
Michigan, will have 1900 bushels Of
peaches from his 100 acres this year.
Mr.. Morrill, says that the growers who
cultivated their Orcha. de- two or three
times week durin7 the drought will
not feel the effects of the dry weather.
John Rinksrd, awaiting execution at
Michigan City, spends most of his time
in sitting in his cell and reading from q
bible. The accomplishment of reading
is one he has acquired since his impris
onment, as he was very illiterste man.
He is said TO be in semi stupor, and
hardly recognizes the attendants who
watch over him to see that he does not
cheat justice by suiciding.
A man who has inquired into the
matter tells the Elkhart Review that
the proper way to find out how warm
it is, is to suspend the thermometer
from a string so that it will hang free
from all objects. When hung against
the side of house, or post, the heat
conducts through the wood, brick or
iron communicates to the thermometer,
and raises the temperature from one TO
four degrees.
A farmer in Huntington county bad
a strange experience saturday. While
awaiting his turn to pitch off q load of
oats to the machine, spark from the
engine set the load OF fire, and the
flames soon loomed up all around him.
He jumped from the load to save his
life. The horses ran away and it was
a wierd sight TO see huge mass of
flames being drawn across the field.
The horses were so badly burned that
one died and the other was killed.
A few years ago every house in Michi-
gan City was adorned with lightning
rods, many of them of costly make.
So completely has this fad disappeared
that scarcely one remains in that city.
and indeed they are disappearing ell
over the country. The many swindling
schemes of the lightning rod men had
much to do with destroying the bust
ness; but more important was the dis
sovery that rods do not protect, and
that if lightning centers itself upon q
structure, the rod will cut very small
figure in results.
Indisna's OdG Fellows are working
in co operation with the state board of
agriculture to make September Is to 81
lndians's biggest week. Communics-
tions from states in all parts of the
country point TO an attendance at the
Odd Fellows Sovereign Grand lodge Of
over 100000 and the state fair and at
fractions incidental to both meetings
will bring thousands more from ell
parts of Indiana. From Monday until
Saturday the week will be full of ct
fractions and entertainments. The
feature of these is that, aside from the
regular admission fee to the fair
grounds, everything will be free.
Notice of Election.