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Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-27

NEW YEARS PASTIMES.

The ideal New Years day. from a
sporting point of view. combines
c!ea: sky, cold atmosphere, light wind,
n mantle of snow on the ground and
lakes, and ponds well frozen. Such an
attractive array of weather conditions
mas been denied the lovers of outdoor
sports in most parts OF the United
States 70" several years, as the good
OldfashiOned, deep-snow New Years
days" are few and far between The
sports directly associated with New
Years, however. are sufficiently nu-
merOuS and diversified TO please the
most cXacting \ sleigh-ride behind
IN ordinary horse or an afternoons
fun on the ice do not require athletic
training. but, when both become trials
of speed. robust constitutions and
thorough condition are requisites for
success. Nothing is more exhilarating
than a brush down the road behind a
trotter that can do three minutes or
better. and it takes one with lusty
lungs to face the keen, biting wind re-
sulting from such pace.
Shooting at the traps is a pastime
peculiar to the winter months and is
enjoyed by hundreds of gunners, who
set aside New Years day for special
events that usually last from early
morning until sunset Others take
their game bags and shOtguns to the
country and try their luck at birds in
and out of season. paying well for the
latter if caught by the wardens OF
constables. The old-fashiOned shoot
ing match" and rattle" are still en-
gagged in in some sections Of the coun-
try. These are gala affairs, and it is
not an unusual thing to see some good
shot or lucky dice thrower so home
with half a dozen turkeys over his
shoulders.
None of these sports. however, par
take of the hardihood displayed by the
thin-clad athletes who hold cross coun-
try runs on the first day of the year
whatever the conditions may be- At
tired only in sweaters. trunks and
running shoes. these athletes. who are
injured TO the cold through good
health and outdoor activity race across
country with evident relish while the
ordinary mortal stareS and figures on
the number of pneumonia patients who
will be placed under treatment on the
morrow. Nothing OF the sort happens,
by the way.
The old Scotch game of curling has
its American votaries, and the Kinks
in large cities are usually crowded on
New Years day. There are many
other pastimes that are essentially hol-
iday sports, such as tObogganing. snow
shooting and the like. which have been
| imported from Canada, as it were
| but very few have taken up these
owing To the open winters. In
fact. during the past few years. it
has not been an unusual sight to see
wheelmen on the cycle paths on New
| Years day. instead Of drivers OF
sleighs.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-27
THE O., r. I. & p. r. r.

BY January 1st the Rock Island ex-
poets 10 be able TO open for business its
southwestern extension to Ell PasO.
Tex. This line, in connection with the
Southern Pacific and the Mexican Cen
trail railroads. Will give the Rock
Island the shortest line both TO South
ern California and the City of Mexico.
and make it dangerous competitor OF
the Santa Fe 1t took just one year to
construct the SAC miles of the new ex-
tension from Liberal. Kan. to Fl PasO.
Tex. For the purpose of complying
with the Texas law that every railroad
within that state shall have state cpcr-
ating headquarters and also for general
construction facilities and convenience.
the new road was placed under the
charters OF five different railroad cor
pora,i0ns. VIZ The Chicago. Rock
Island q Pacific proper. the Chicago.
Rock Island 4 Mexico. the Chicago.
Rock Island x r. Paso. the Rock Island
4 FL PasO. and the FL Paso x North
eastern. The road from Liberal TO
Santa Rosa. y. Nj distance of 272
miles. was placed under direct Rock
Island construction. with J. H. Conlen.
vice president OF the Chicago. Rock
Island & Mexico. as Chief Engineer
and General Manager. while from San
Ia Rosa - CarrZ0ZO. a distance of 1870
miles. the construction work was given
to the Ell Paso q Northeastern. which
already had constructed line from FL
PasO TO CarrIzozo The road from Lib
eral to CarrizoZ0 VIII be equipped with
eighty-pound steel rails, oak or pitch
pine ties and modern balasting. De-
pot. side tracks. switches. station
houses. yardings water tanks and
Western Union telegraph lines have all
kept pace with actual road building.
and when the road l. opened ~ the
first of next year il will be in as perfect
condition as any OF the lines of the
Rock Island system that have been in
service for years. In connection with
the Rock Island-El Paso line is the
new thirty-mile railroad which is TO
develop the immense Dawson coal
helds, owned by the Rock Island. on
the Beau0ien and Miranda grant. in the
49, '"NA - pa VI NDlidA Abuule y. vi.
This road Will leave the main Rock
Island rails at or near Liberal station.
twenty miles southwest Of the Cana
dian river crossing. and run through
the New Mexican counties Of San Mi
guel Mora and ColfaX. This branch
will be completed by Nav l.. 1902 The
coal is to feed the southeastern por-
ton of the Rock Island-El Pas0 line.
and probably viii largely supply the
Southern Pacific railroad. in addition
TO a heavy domestic custom in that
section Of the country The compile
ton of the FL Paso line viii give the
Rock Island route of 222 miles short
er between Kansas City and El Paso
than that OF the Santa Re between the
same points. together with a saving
OF fifteen hours Of time. the latter fact
being largely due 10 the favorable
alignment and maximum l per cent
grade of the new Rock Island line. In
connection with the Southern Pacific.
the Rock Island will have a shorter
line from Chicago TO Los Angeles than
will the Santa Re. The construction
cost of the Rock Island-El PasC line
will approximate 5000 600 an average
OF about $1,000 per mile.-Chicago
Tribune
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-27
THE INDIANS rELIGION.
MaIevoIent Spirits Concern the children

MaIevolent spirits Concern the Children
of the Forest
The Indian religion is a curious
study. and the more curious because
his ideas concerning the theory and
practice of medicine are so interviewer
with his religion that it is hard to
say where the one ends and the other
begins. He seems 10 believe that every
thing has a spirit-that all animals
and even trees and stones. have within
them spirits When he Stays a dan
gerous animal, therefore. he offers to-
bacco or apologies 10 it and explains
the necessity his family was under for
food; or else he lays the blame of its
destruction upon somebody else When
he catches the first salmon of the
spring run he propitiates il by offer
lngs and ceremonials, so as to appease
the displeasure of its kind and to in
sure that the run Will not fail the
next season. He also takes care that
the bones OF slain beaver and deer
shall not be gnawed by the dogs and
the spirits OF the slain enraged as a
consequence. The most of his religi-
Gus efforts are directed to the propitia-
ton of these innumerable spirits. on
the one hand. that they may be won
over to help him. He hopes they will
make him a successful warrior and
hunter. give him rain when ne wants
il. keep him well and strong. or cure
him when sick. Good spirits. however,
the Indian cares very little for; it is
the bad. malevolent spirits that con-
Germ him most. Hence the Indian
"shaman," or medicine man. is also
his priest. SO far as he has any For
it is the shaman that pretends an
ability to control bad spirits and coax
them out of person when they have
entered and taken possession. That
the Indian believes in some sort OF
future existence is true. but that this
belief has crystalzed into the form of
a Happy Hunting Ground" of which
we have heard so much is much to be
doubted. To the Indian mind the flu
ture is vague and uncertain. He seems
to be much more concerned in pro-
pitiating the spirits of the friends
that have gone before. of which he is
much afraid than Of preparing him
self for a future state OF any sort. The
idea of eternal punishment he never
dreams Of
The idea of Great Spirit or SUI
preme Deity, who watches over the
destinies OF mankind. was brought
TO the IN ian by his white br ther. and
is a conception to which the Indian
had not Philadelphia Times.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-27
Gossip From
w ashingtOn
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Especial letter.

Especial Letter.
The president Is beginning 10 be
famous among other things for big
dinner parties, for big lunches and in
general tOr a large and generous hos
pitality. He seldom o. never lunches
or dimes alone. and more often his
guests number half a dozen He is an
ideal host.
Mrs. Roosevelt did not receive on
Friday. There is a rumor that these
agreeable afternoons have had to be
given UP. The crowd OF selfish ego
lists who insist on forcing themselves
upon her privacy ana pushing through
the White House doors have obliged
her to refuse TO be at home to the
few. Mrs. Harrison solved better per-
haps, than any other presidents wife
the problem Of informan gatherings.
She found special invitations the only
possible means Of limiting the number
OF her guests. Those who remember
her pleasant little musicales ana even
ings in the upstairs apartments al
ways have regretted them. She gave
the names Of those invited to the door
keepers and resolutely refused to re-
ceive outside intruders.
Gen. Henderson of Iowa, the now
speaker of he house. is one OF the
most popular men in Washington. Al
ways apprOachable. he never seems to
be too much overwhelmed with public
business 10 grant q caller attention
Gen. Henderson was born i'll Scot
land in 1910. At the age OF six he was
brought 10 the states. and shortly
thereafter took up his residence in
Iowa. He entered the foIty-eiShth
congress representing the third con-
gresSional district. and has represent
ed that district in every ccro,eos Up
TO this time. On the organization OF
the fiity-siXth congress 10 was elected
speaker OF the house. and has just been
reelected by the majority in the fifty
seventh congress TO again preside over
that body
Gen. Henderson is. Us has been dem
onstrated by his overwhelming choice
as speaker, extremely popular with his
side OF the chamber, and is highly es-
teemed by the democratic minority.
In the matter of legislation the gen
eral has not taken a decided position
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-27
A Lost Co mpauy.

A good deal of fun has been made
of British war office red tape. owing
to the disappearance of the Ninety
eighth company of Yeomanry. The
company raised 800 men strong In
Yorkshire year ago and properly en-
rolled, after which the war Office lost
track of it. 1t was found after long
search that the men had been divided
up into other commands and that most
OF them had been sent to South Africa.
but the war Office had no record OF
how or when this was done. Officially
the Ninety-eighth company remains
lost.-New York Sun.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-27
A Wicked WOman's Wiles.

Messalina, the Infamous wife of
Claudius Caesar, was small and lively.
She had black eyes that sparkled when
she talked, and a persuading, pleading
way that no one could resist. 1t was
said of her that she was so clever at
hypocrisy that she could smile on her
lover and lean caressingly on his bosom
while he drank the poison her own
hands had prepared
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-27

Il KNOW YOU Not. SWEET CHILD,
pay for her and for you. too, baby.
that you may grow up IN her foot
steps"
The circumstances under which his
letters to the girl went astray were to
him mysterious. but. as a matter of
fact. easily explained. The girl was
the daughter OF country lawyer. and
he had made her acquaintance when
che was staying In boarding house
In Bloomsbury In which he was also
a ledger. Her reason for being in
town was that she might improve n
somewhat neglected education. and
She was taking singing lessons at n
school OF music in the neighborhood
An aunt took away this unwanted
daughter from among the large family
at home. to be a companion across the
Atlantic. and. suspecting her OF fiighti-
hess. opened her letters In the capa-
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-27

struck 10. and the sOnorous boom
from Biz Ben came floating over the
Green park as a sort Of benedict:3a
on the RAPIDLY dying year. The roar
Of the great city without was not lack
inc i'm its element of melody. aad the
noise Of merry jewellers in Piceadilly
comtl-tci strange Yet fascinating
t.ur ensemble Passing down the
street came three young men singin-
that oll Southern song. Use gwine
back 70 Dlxey." The words and the
melody startled Carson from the rev.
erie into which he had fallen Sitting
upright iii his chair. he said. aloud.
what memories that song recalls,
How NY loneliness grows upon me-
What a feel VAS ever to have in
duleea in the thing called love, But
there. I've tasted the poison aud must
abide ny the result What's that re-
surt2 Pleasinge Why cannot ] be of
The gay throng outsiae2 Here in this
miehtv crowded city ! am as lonely
as q nam lost in desert" lie rose and.
eo.r- o. the other side Of tie room
opened cabinet and took from it q
bundle Of letters. some dozen They
were faded AM bore traces of much
handling. After reading. he replaced
them. ana. walking To the photograph
o. child on the wall. INDUCED in
soH.oquy
y know yOu not my sweet child
but your mother was always. and al
ways must be everything to me- How
hard and cruel seems the world, Your
mother and / parted ten long years
ago this night. to meet again in two
years time. What happened to pre-
vent us? I wrote many times. but no
reply ever reached me Three years
after We separated a letter came from
her. and in il | read. Now that | am
married. perhaps you viii write Life
seemed d blank, and / came to Lon
don. way farer. caring not what be
came Of ne | turned to literature.
and have been what people call sue
cessfui But what is success without
Che power TO experience that which
makes il other than a metallic graft
fiCati0n? Eighteen months went By
Defo.e / next heard from your mother.
and then your photo only reached me.
since when all has been silence, Your
mother married 4 good man. and /
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-27
NEW BOOK ON THE GRAND CANYON.

The Santa Fe has in preparation. TO
be published some time in December,
a new and magnificent book on the
Grand Canyon or Arizona The pub
LEGATION comes at a fitting time. as
travel to the Canyon has greatly in
creased since the opening Of the new
railroad to the Rim. and a cOmmodious
Harvey hotel is in process of erection
at the head of Bright Angel Trail. The
book will commemorate these events
events of vast Importance in that land
of silence-and will be worthy of it's
theme if the ablest pens in America
can make it So It will be handsomely
illustrated and Will contain about 12S
pages of matter Among the authors
represented of whom wrote con-
tributiOns especially for this work
may be mentioned: Hamlln Garland,
the distinguished author of The Ea-
giles Heart" and other popular books;
Charles F. Lummis. editor of Out
West" and the chosen prophet OF
AdObeland; David Starr Jordan. presi-
dent of Stanford University John L.
Stoddard. the lecturer; Charles Dud-
ley Warner. up to the time of his
death the dean of American authors:
Major ]. w Powell. the daring eXplOr-
er who led the first expedition down
the Colorado passing through the en-
tire length of the Grand Canyon; Har-
riet Monroe. the poet and journalist:
Fit Mae" of Colorado Springs: Prof.
r. d. Salisbury of the University OF
Chicago: Prof. Beecher OF Yale. and
Charles 5. Gleed. the eminent Kansas
lawyer. These and many others have
made the book the finest of its kind.
The exact date of publication has not
yet been decided. but it is expected to
appear before the end of 1901.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-27

The Century Magazine will devote
considerable space during the coming
and villages. The improvements in
Washington city. planned by the Con-
gressional Commission. which are to
develop the capital on a magnificent
scale. will be authoritatively set forth
with official plans. \ group of papers
by Sylvester Baxter and others will
carry the subject into the small city
and village. and are expected to satisfy
the current inquiry as To how To 90
to work to beautify the town
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-27
HOMICIDE IN AMERICA.
startling Figures show Increasing Dis
regard for Human Life.

startling Figures show Increasing Dis
regard for Human Life.
A Louisville preacher has recently
made the startling assertion that
home life is safer in the dominions
OF the ameer of Afghanistan than 1t
is in Kentucky. There are more muir
ders in Louisville with 100000 people
than there are in London with Its
1000, 900. There are more murders In
Kentucky with its 1000, 900 people than
i'm Great Britain with a population or
100000 900. Finally, there are more
murders in the United States than In
the whole OF Europe, with Italy and
Turkey left out and Russia included
The Nashville American says-and
who can deny-that this statement is
true" The American asseverates that
mo other civilized nation approaches
this in the question OF murder. and
loco which core nearest 10 II are
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-27

city of guardian.
The first OF Car
sons epistlcs - he
was I cautious man
and did not com
nit himself TO pa
per until he cOulC
not resist doing 81
arrived when the
aunt believed She
was arranging i
highly desirable
or gagement for hen
niece. and on the
principle Of doing
wrong that good
may come, she kept
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-27

Manila is becoming popular object
i've point for tourists from Australia, q
distinction which 1t could not gain
under Spanish rule. The new order OF
things is regarded by merchants and
hotel keepers with growing enthu-
siasm.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-27
Sounds Like Yankee uumor,

Frederick Nilliers. the well-known
war artist and correspondent. tells OF
having seen the following sign in a
prominent hotel in an Australian town
where water was scarce: Please don't
use soap when washing. as the water is
required for tea"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-27

MaDuscript OF Gray's Elegy."
The manuscript of Gray's ''Elegy" re-
manned I'm the authors hands seven
years. receiving touches here and there.
and would not have been printed then
had not copy loaned to a friend been
printed
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-27

Experiments are now being made by
many European manufacturers as to
the steam making economies Of Amer
lean coal, with a view TO using it.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-27

In The Atlantic Monthly fer 1901 i'm
portant political papers will touch
upon "Disfranchisement and the Race
Question" Education in the Philip
pines and in Cuba" Colonial Legisla-
lures" Army Reorganization, The
Normal Development of the Navy"
and The Organization of Labor" etc.
etc.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-27

such countries as Italy and Turkey,
where the assassin's knife is freely
used and where men allow their anger
and hate and disgraceful passions to
rule their conduct This nation has
q red record of which it should be
heartily ashamed"
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-27

There are scores Of references in the
Bible to the use of perfumes by the
Hebrews both in their religious ser
vices and in private life.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-27

In his illustrated Mother Goose
Denslow has done his best work. II
is one long series of happy conceptions
Interpreting the purest and the best
OF the merry jingles.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-27

The coal fields OF the south cover
10000 square miles. seven times as
large as those of Great Britain. France
Germany aud Belgium combined
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-27

Nobility Of character manifests itself
at loop-holes when it is not provided
with large doors.-Mary Z. wilkins.
Marshall County independent. (Plymouth, Marshall County, Ind.) 1897-1902, 1901-12-27

alter CARSON
leaned back in the
easy chair. draw WI
up before his sit
ting room fire at
his Duke street
chambers in Lon
don. The clock had
Evening star., 1901-08-30
MIR. ROOT HAS A CARRUNCLE.
While 1t is BEING Removed Gen. Gil.
1espie Will Be Secretary of War.

Secretary Root has gone to New York
city for the purpose Of undergoing an
operation for the removal of a carbuncle
on his leg, which has made him an invalid
for the past three days. He suffered in a
similar way about year ago and was in
capacitated for active work for more than
a month. 1t is not believed, however that
the present trouble is nearly so serious as
that which attacked him last summer.
Gen. Gillespie, chief of engineers, has
been designated to act as Secretary of War
for the time being. This designation was
made by President Mckinley under au-
thority of act of Congress of 1882
About a year ago the President issued an
executive order designating Lieut.. Gen.
Miles to act as Secretary of War in the
absence of the Secretary and assistant sec
retary, and further designated Adjt. Gen.
Corbin as acting secretary in the absence
of the other three officials. 1t so happens
that all the officials directly named to per-
form the duties of Secretary of War are
out of the city 1t being necessary to
select some one else. Gen. Gillespie was
chosen. Assistant Secretary Sanger has
gone away on a vacation. Gen. Miles Is in
Buffalo and will soon start on an extensive
inspection tour in the west. Gen. Corbin
is in the Philippines.
Evening star., 1901-08-30
SIX VICTIMS OF WRECK
ACCIDENT ON p. r.. r. AT FAIRVILLE,
NEW YORK.
Four Deaths of Injured Passengers
Occurred Since Last Night
List of the Dead.

ROCHESTER,, N. Y, August 3O.-The
fatalities resulting from the wreck of the
south-bound passenger train on the Penn
sylvania railway, Sodus bay division, at
Fairville, last evening, was increased today
to six. Besides VIM. Meagher, engineer,
and Howard Tubbs, a passenger, reported
dead last night, the following names havd
been added to the list: Mrs. j. w. Ford,
Mrs. A. p. Burgess of Syracuse, Mrs. l..
H. Wood, Mrs. E. A. Bradley of Seneca
Falls.
The injured in this city are doing as well
as can be expected. OF the injured in
Newark, Mrs. A. d. Burnham, Mrs. VIM.
Lamunyon of Port Gibson, Mrs. Rose Ed
wards of Newark are very low, and Fran
els Burleigh is probably dying.
An accommodation train over the North
ern Central railroad, which arrived in New
ark N. Y, at g o'clock, was derailed last
night at the station at Fairville, about ten
miles north of Newark. Engineer William
Meagher of Sodus Point was killed, twen-
ty-eight persons were injured, two of
whom, Howard Tubbs, ticket agent at
Lake Shore, and Libbie Ford of Newark,
will probably die.
The train was running nearly forty miles
an hour. Approaching the station at Fair
Vile there is curve and gravel pit. For
some unknown reason the engine jumped
the track while passing the gravel pit. The
force of the accident turned the engine
completely around, throwing five cars on
their sides. The traipload of some $50 pas
sengers was thrown into the ditch, and
the engine and all the cars were badly
broken up.
The cause of the wreck is not known
exactly, but it is thought the rails spread.
There have been heavy rains recently, and
probably In this way the tracks were loos-
ened