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The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-15
Old LAWYER Dies.

FOWLER, Ind, Aug. 9.-Thomas
L. Merrick, the Oldest practitioner at
at the Benton county bar, is dead at
his home in Fifth street. He was
born in Fayette county in 1887, and
was educated in Wabash. During the
civil war he served with Company f,
One hundred-and-frst Indiana Infan-
try. After the war he studied law in
the office of Petit & Cogwill, of Wa
bash, and began practicing in Benton
three lawyers in the county.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-15

WASHINGTON, Aug, 10.-Pro-
ceedings in mandamus against
Attorney General Knox will, in
all probability, be begun in the
supreme court of the District of
Columbia Monday to compel that
official to enforce the Sherman
antitrust law against the steel
trust. Attorney Lipscomb of
this city, who has been retained
to proceed in the natter on the
part of the local district assem-
bly, of the Knights of Labor. said
that the proceedings would not
be in the nature of a writ of quo
warranto, but by writ of manda-
mus.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-15
Homemade Natural Gas.

MUNCIE, Ind, Aug. S.-Ball broth
ers, owners of the largest fruit jar
manufacturing plant in the world,
located here, are quietly preparing for
an experiment, which, if successful,
will result in their extensive plants
being operated by the use of artificial
gas as fuel. Owing to the failing of
natural gas the firm believes that gas
can be made cheaper, and are prepar-
ing for the erection of huge artificial
gas manufacturing plant, which will
be used in making gas for operating
their factories.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-15
Restoration Through Confessional.

CHICAGO, Aug. S-The con
fessional has been the means of
saving 81, 800 worth of jewels to
an Anderson. Ind. firm of jewel
ers. William Washburn, presi-
dent Of the jewelry company.
came here yesterday and received
a tray of jewels returned to him
by Catholic priest who had re-
ceived them from the penitent
thief. The thief and his where
abOuts are known, but Mr.. Wash
burn thinks the man fully peni-
tent and will not prosecute him.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-15
WHAT WOMEN SAY

about the merits of DR.. Pierce's Favor
lite Prescription is the best testimonial
to its wonderful curative power. There
is no claim made for vFavorite Pre-
scription which is not backed by cures.
Every statement made as to what this
medicine will do is supported by the
living evidence of what it has done It
has made weak women strong and sick
women well. 1t has brought back the
roses to faded cheeks and the plumpness
to shrunken forms. 1t has given laugh
ter for tears, and JOY in life for utter
misery. What vFavorite Prescription
has done it is doing every day.
IA few years ago suffered severely
with female weakness, and had at times
dreadful palms," writes Mrs. Mary V.
Brown, of Creswell, Hartford Co., Nd.
81 went to my doctor, and he gave me
medicine which did me good for while,
but I would get worse again. 1 had a
sick headache nearly all the time; was
so weak around my waist could hardly
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-15
ABOUT NATURAL GAS
State GeOlOgist Points Out Some
Mistakes Commonly Made.
indianapolis Journal.)

Recent investigations made by State
Geologist Blatchley in the gas and oil
fields of this State have brought to
light the surprising fact that, many
wells have been begun and drilled to
a depth at which salt water was struck
and then ata adoned for this reason.
In most, if not all, of these cases the
wells were deserted before the drills
had reached either of the rock forma-
lions which contain gas or oil. This
has, declares the geologist, occasioned
needless waste of large sums of
money.
Professor Blatchly has letter from
E. E. Lindsay, secretary of the Craw-
ford County Oil Company, of Robin
son, ILL.,, stating that the company has
lately abandoned well $50 feet deep
because salt water has been found.
Mr. Lindsay asked theIndiana geolog-
list what. course should be pursued.
Professor Blatchley has replied, urging
that the well be drilled deeper by all
means.
"Why," said Professor Blatchley,
"that well at Robinson is fully $50
feet, if not indeed more, above the
corniferous limestone, which is the
uppermost of the two gas and oil-pro-
ducing rocks Of Indiana, and it is l 200
or 800 feet above the Trenton lime
stone, which is the main oil and gas
bearing rock of Indiana.
II know of many instances" con-
tinued the geologist, ''in which wells
have been started in the smaller towns
of this state and abandoned long be-
fore either of the gas or oil-bearing
rock formations were reached, thus
wasting the money of the companies.
In number of cases within my know
ledge, well-drillers have told the men,
bers of the company that employed
them that Trenton rock had been
reached, when they were in reality,
far above it. In this way, much ter
ritory has been condemned as nonpro-
ductive without being fair test. y
Professor Blatchley is an enthusiast
on the subject of Indiana oil and his
Indignation has been aroused by this
wasteful practice. He believes that
many wells would prove profitable If
their owners would perseyere until
they had reached the rock formation
from which oil may be expected to be
obtained. Speaking of the salt water
which has been such bugaboo to
well-drillers. Professor Blatchley said
that it is comparatively trivial mat
ter. He says the ching to do is to
lease in" the salt water and 60 ahead
with the boring of the well.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-15

GREENCAsTLE, Ind, Aug, Aug. Q.
Among the visitors at the big
Cloverdale picnic yesterday was Dep
uty Internal Revenue Collector E.
Campbell, of the Seventh Indiana dis
trict, who secured evidence against
seven men for selling whisky without
a license. He got gripfull of half
pint bottles of whisky from one Of
the men, three of whom were Ind
annapolis publicans. He made no ar
rests, but knows where the people
whom he detected selling can be
found when wanted.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-15
Sickening Condition in Asylum.

MUNCiE Ind, Aug. S.-Affairs at
the Delaware county infirmary are in
a sickenlng condition, and the negro
who is alleged to be responsible for a
series of criminal assaults upon feeble
minded woman in that institution is
missing. Unspeakable conditions are
reported. Charles Jourdan, negro,
long employed as cook in the institu-
ton. is charged with crimes, and a
warrant for his arrest has been issued.
He is now fugitive.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-15

"Last May" says Mrs Curtis Baker
Of Bookwalter, Ohio. IAN infant child o.
our neighbor's was suffering from .choI-
erasis,fantum. The doctor had given up
all aopes of recovery. took bottle OF
Chamberlain's Collie. Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy to the house. telling them
felt SIRE it would dc good il used ac-
cording to directions. In two days time
the child had fully recovered. and is now
(nearly year since) q vigorous. healthy
girl. / have recommended this Remedy
frequently and have never known it to
fail In any single instance" For sails
by j. w. Hess.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-15

will continue to be common and to In
crease in frequency until the girl is
taught that the stability of the general
health is founded on the local womanly
health.
A woMAN'S WEAKNESS
may be gagged by her womanly health.
uFeAale Weakness is not scientific
term, but it is a popular term, express
ing the result rather than the condition
of womanly disease. Weakness must
inevitably follow disease of the delicate
womanly organs. Irregularity is often
the beginning of more Serious ailments.
Drains that are at first considered chiefly
as disagreeable, will in the end drain
away the vigor and vitality of women.
The prompt use of DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription would save many woman
from years of weakness and suffering.
It establishes regularity, dries weaken
ing drains, heals inflammation and ul-
ceration and cures female weakness. It
makes weak women strong and sick
women well.
There is no other put-up medicine
for woman's peculiar ills, purchasable
from dealers which has so remarkable a
record of cures as DR.. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription. When physicians have
said no cure was possible when all
other means and medicines have utterly
failed to benefit Favorite Prescription
has been tried and its use has resulted
in perfect and permanent cure.
vYour letter just received" writes
Miss Rose Kilfether, of As West Sharp
mack ST., Germantown, Philadelphia,
Pa. uWords fail to express how thank
full am to you for your advice. 1 must
confess that for the length of time 1
have been using your medicine have
found it to be the most wonderful and
best remedy for female. troubles that
ever have tried, and from now on I
shall use no other. Sorry I did not
know Of your Favorite Prescription
years ago, but viii gladly tell my
friends who are suffering. of your won
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highly Of it,
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-15
WILL 1T BRING PEACE?

The British government proposes to
end the war in South Africa by de-
claring that all Beers who do not
surrender before Sept. 10, shall be
permanently banished. General Kit
chener's proclamation contains no
promise of amnesty, and no condi-
lions .as to surrender. In this parti-
cular it differs widely from the pro-
carnations issued at the close of our
civil war and from those issued by
the American authorities in the
Philippines.
The proclamations of 1864 and 1865
in the United States outlined condi-
lions of amnesty and invited sur
render not by threat of punishment
but by clearly defining the policy of
the government as to those in rebel
lion. In all the proclamations issued
by American officers in the Philip
pines there was promise of amnesty to
all insurgents who surrendered and
accepted the authority of the govern
ment.
In the Transvaal, in the Orange
Free State, and in Cape Colony the
condition of affairs certainly calls for
definiteness on this point. More
than one-half the Beers still in the
field are British subjects from Cape
Colony. The government has declined
to regard these rebels as the United
States regarded the insurgents in the
Philippines, or as Lincoln and Grant
regarded the confederates in 1865.
The severest penalties await the
Cape Colony Beers on capture or sur
render, so they fight on. The rule of
the British government mas been to
deport all Boer prisoners. 1t makes
no promise now that those who are
still fighting will not be deported on
surrender, but simply announce that
those who refuse to surrender by Sept.
Is win be permanently banished.
This policy is net pacifcatory or
constructive. Mr.. Chamberlain an
nounced in parliament few days ago
that there would be no confiscation IN
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-15
Epidemic at Knox.

KNOX, Ind, Ang. 9.-Diptheria is
epidemic here. At a special session
of the town council last night an or
dinance was passed prohibiting all
persons under eighteen being ON the
streets. One death has occurred,
many persons are i'll and scores have
been exposed. Special officers were
sworn in to enforce quarantine re-
Strictions and health ordinances.
Business is practically suspended and
the street fair will be postponed.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-15
BEDFELLOWSHIP.
The Time When Girls Ex-
change Condolences.

After the prolonged separation of a
year when girl school chums meet again,
they are apt to put off all conversation
of intimate and private matters until
bedtime. Then reviving dormitory days
of old they open their hearts and tell
the secrets accumulated in twelve long
months. And some of these condolences
are very sad. 1t is sad when the girl
who was a crack at tennis, could pull an
oar and swing golf club has to admit
that she has given up all those things
because her back aches so necessarily.
The pity is that such break-downs are
50 common among young women. They
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-15
Will Drive Out Gamblers.

INDIANAPOLIS, Aug. S.-Attorney-
General Taylor declared yesterday
that he will make every effort to clear
the state of gamblers. No word from
the prosecutor of Lake county in re-
Spouse to Mr.. Taylor's letter asking
information regarding the charges
made to the effect that gambling is in
progress at Whiting has been received.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-15
Morality of Tammany.

LONDON. Aug. 10.-A news
paper says that number Of lead
ing Tammany politicians have ar
rived to consult with Croker.
One of them stated that the com
ing campaign would be conducted
on high moral lines and that the
clergy would endorse it.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-15
South Africa and that money would

South Africa and that money would
be furnished to re-establish Beers on
their farms. Why should not this
policy have been officially indicated
or declared in General Kitchener'S
proclamation? Such declaration,
with offer of amnesty of fair treat
ment to Cape Colony rebels, would
have been more effective in securing
peace than threat of permanent
banishment.-Inter Ocean.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-15

bear anything to touch me. Ny feet
would keep cold and could hardly do
my work. would work awhile and
then lie down awhile; was completely
rundown. Suffered from disagreeable
discharge and also severe pains at times.
After using five bottles of DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription, three of his
Golden Medical Discovery and one
vial of DR.. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets,
and following the advice you gave re-
garding the Lotion Tablets, can truly
say that I am cured"
Sick and ailing women are invited to
consult Doctor Pierce, by letter, free.
All communications held as sacredly
confidential and womanly condolences
guarded by strict professional privacy.
Address DR.. R. ". Pierce. Buffalo, N. Y.
A great many women have gratefully
accepted the opportunity of free con-
sultation by letter with DR.. Pierce, as
a welcome escape from the indelicate
questiouings, the offensive examinations
and obnoxious local treatments, thought
necessary by some physicians. The
modest woman shrinking from these
things often lets her disease grow and
eat into her life rather than submit to
treatment which offends her delicacy.
A letter to Dr.. Pierce avoids all these
offensive practices.
If you are persuaded that DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription has cured others,
do not allow yourself to be rob- I'd OF
cure by accepting some substitu. nedi-
cine pressed on you by the dealer be-
cause it pays him a little more profit.
HOW 10 INVEST N CENTS.
Buy II one-cent stamps to pay mail
ing expense only on a copy of Doctor
Pierce's Common Sense Medical Ad-
wiser. This great work, containing zoos
large pages, with 200 illustrations, Is
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cent stamps for the book in paper
Govern, o. 81 stamps If the book -
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The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-15

ELwooD, Ind, Aug. S.-George
Cochran. an old soldier and one of the
most prominent farmers of this part
of the county, died in his buggy while
coming to this city with his wife on a
trading expedition yesterday. Heart
failure was the cause of his death.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-15

MUNcIE, Ind. Aug. s.-While slid
ing down a wire, playing acrobat,
yesterday, Charles Crawford, aged
fifteen, was fatally injured by falling
to the ground, a distance Of thirty
feet. The boys fall was a result Of
the breaking of the wire. 1t was
learned that dozen young boys
practiced the hazardous pastime OF
sliding down the wire, which extend
ed from the top of tree to tele-
graph pole, almost sixty feet from the
ground at one end.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-15
Whole Town Endangered.

LoGANsPORT, Ind, Aug. Sire
started at l O'Clock Yesterday after
noon in barn on the property of
Charles Lott, in the village of Calves
ton. sixteen miles south of the city,
and before it could be put under con-
troll six buildings had been destroyed
with loss of $4,000. For time
the destruction of the entire village
was threatened.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-15
To Protect Old Soldiers.

PAoLI, Ind, Aug. 9.-John T.
Johnson was fined s20.15 for selling a
watermelon within one-half mile OF
the old soldiers reunion at West
Baden yesterday without having the
permission of the reunion authorities
This is the first test of the new law
of 1901 protecting old soldiers re-
unions.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-15
RussiavIIle Goes Dry.

KoKoMo, Ind, Aug. s.-The
Russiaville saloon fight is ended.
The commissioners held that re-
monstrance was effective and the APP
plicant for saloon license was knocked
out. Enough names were withdrawn
from the remOnstrance to kill it, but
they were not filed i'm business hours
Russiayille will continue dry.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-15
Boy Killed by Wagon

RAUB, Ind, Aug. s-While hauling
oats north of Kentland, George Rob-
erts, boy thirteen years old, let one
of his lines drop. In trying to get it
he fell beneath the wagon wheels and
his brains were crushed out.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-15
Won Ketteler's Remains.

BREMERHAvEN, Aug. 10.-The
German steamer Palatia, which
sailed from Tsintau June II,
with the remains of Baron Won
Ketteler, the German minist ter
at Pekin, who was murdered in
the early days of the Chinese
trouble, on board. arrived here
yesterday, aud Baron Won Ket-
ueler's body was brought ashore.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-15
STATE CLIP.


ELKHART, Ind, Aug. S.-Capt. A.
B. Miller of the police force, has
been arrested for riding bicycle on
the side walk, when he did not have
a city license. The city authorities
will look after his defense.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-15
Commencement at VALPARAISO.

VALPARAISO, Ind, Aug. 9.-The
opening exercises of the commence
ment week of the Valparaiso College
were held in the college auditorium
Yesterday.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1901-08-15

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The Minneapolis journal., 1901-04-19
TOWN TALK

Best sweet pea, nasturtium, aster seed, etc.
Miss White. SlS Nicollet.
1901 bicycle snap; Tribune, $S5. Northwes-
tern Motor Vehicle Co., ellis First avenue s..
Flowers for funerals and all other pur-
poses shipped to all parts Of the northwest
Mendenhall. florist. 81 Sixth street s.
Subscribe for all magazines, papers, ETC.,
and get your binding done at the Century
News store. Third street S, near Henne-
pin avenue.
The Rutherford Land company of Minneap-
oils has changed its name, and will here
after be known as the f. L. Gilbert Land
company.
The plain clothes men say that the law
with reference to punishment of bicycle
thieves is too lax. The falling in the prices
OF wheels has made the offense now only q
Is ninety days in the workhouse.
A smoker threw a lighted match into a pot
OF palms at the Golden West Hotel last even
guests of the hotel. The fire was quickly ex-
tinguished, but the palm was totally de-
strcyed.
August Volk. former Minneapolis police
man. is now chief of police OF Blue Earth
day renewing acquaintance with many of the
old officers.
A concert will be given at the Welsh
Wednesday evening. Miss Clara Williams
will be the principal artist, and will be as
sisted by Welsh musicians of st. Paul and
Minneapolis. Proceeds of the concert are to
be used to pay for improvements on the
church.
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-04-19

bronze room The Chinese and Japanese
work is said by connoisseurs to be as fine
specimens as can be found in any museum.
Mr.. Walkers accumulation comes large
ly from the collections of prominent peo-
pie as they are broken up through the
death of the owner or otherwise. Among
them are pieces formerly owned by Lord
Jersey, Earl of Chichester and Prince
Matsu. Whenever professional collectors
have access to magnificent piece, or sew
eral of them, they are boxed up and ex-
pressed to Mr.. Walker. who retains them
or not, as he may wish.
Cinnabar Lacquer Vase.
One of the finest vases in the collec-
tion is of cinnabar lacquer. 1t was made
by hand and is not equaled in the United
States. Layer after layer of cinnabar was
put in tho form wanted and then most
magnifcently carved on all sides produc-
ing an inccmparably artistic design One
of the pieces on these shelves is an ex-
ample of inlaid engraving. 1t is vase
The Minneapolis journal., 1901-04-19
HENRY BROS, sS es sPgEnr s2gEH
STEAM DYE HOUSE.
General Dry Cleaners and Dyers.
TELEPHONE a57O-J2.
MINNESOTA POLITICS

Members OF the legislature who hail from
rural counties report that. since returning
nome, they have heard q tremendous amount
OF kicking against the primary election law
among the farmers. The rural voters do
not object to the Inconvenience or expense Of
the system so much, but claim that it win
give the cities an absolute eineh on nor6ina-
tions and perpetuate county officers. This
is especially the cry in counties like Winona
Goodhue, Rice, Fillmore and others having
good sized towns. People of the towns are
well pleased with the law, and the country
press indorses 1t almost without exception
In this the editors are wise, for 1t will doubt
less prove good thing for the country pa
pers
The nrst test OF the law will doubtless
bring out good deal of dissatisfaction. and
may even result in an attempt to repeal the
law at the next session OF the legislature:
but there Is no disputing the fact that the
law is in the right direction. In some cases
II may give the towns an advantage over tho
country, but as a rule the town vote is as
badly split up as that from rural precincts.
and the farmers will be able to decide be-
tween city candidates where there are none
from the country. There will be combina-
tions between candidates from different parts
or the county that will result in a proper
geographical distribution of the Offices nine
times out OF ten. The advantages Of the sys-
tenn will be found to compensate for its draw
backs.
For the past twenty-seyen years Minnesota
has been blessed in the attorney generals
office with men Of a high order Of talerit. and
no better proof OF their worth can be offered
than the fact that the six attorney generals
who have been in office during that time are
all now in public life, In at least two cases
their service being only a step to higher
preferment.
George P. Wilson Of Minneapolis was attor-
ney general from 1874 to $780, He is now
state senator from the forty-1rst district.
Charles NJ. Start held the Office from 1880
to 1881. He Is now chief justice of the su-
preme court of Minnesota.
William J. Hahn held the Office from 1881
to 1887. He is now member OF the tax COM
mission.
Moses E. Clapp attorney general from
1887 to 1893, and last January was elected
United States senator
Henry w. Childs served from 1898 to 1S99
and Is now on the tax commission.
w. B. Douglas took the Office in 1899, and is
now serving mis- second term. third term
is quite likely, and Mr.. Douglas is already
spoken Of an eventual successor to Chief
Justice Start &C. B. {.