Marshall County Independent, Volume 1, Number 38, Plymouth, Marshall County, 5 July 1895 — Page 4

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Entered at the Plymouth Post Office as secondclass matter. A. K. ZIMMKKMAN, A. 1). SMITH. ElHTOKS AND PllOPRIETOKS. SUltSCKU'TIOX PIIIC'K. One Year $l-r0 Six Months 75. It is not the number of laws a legislature passes which is the measure of its value, but the laws which are needed for the common good of the people. Tin: republicans of the twenty-fourth and twenty-sixth joint districts of Ohio, at their convention Tuesday chose as State senators for that district, Jas. A. (Jarfield and 1 Whittlesey. (larfield is a son of the late President Garfield. It is a peculiar trait of some writers, when explaining the meaning of 1 to 1 in the money issue, how they go a great distance and lay considerable stress upon the price of silver to-day. They will tell their readers that a silver dollar is worth only 1 cent?, and some put it as large as 47-1S cents. 15ut offer then that amount claimed for a silver dollar, then hear them kick! Consistency, thou art a jewel. Thi:ki: are few newspaper men who .will say what they do not think and believe, but there'are plenty who will not and do not say all they think and even know. With partisan papers there is no need of butting ones head against a st one wall, neither is it necessary to expose any wcakne&s of the side it tspi'U( . A newspaper is much like any other business venture. It is not run at a sacriiice solely for the sake of making people better, but to make the publisher richer. It i very evident that (irover Cleveland's administration has not the cordial and enthusiastic support of the democratic party. The great majority of the democratic convention meeting this year seem determined to h'wt the president between the eyes, ia one way or another. And yet Mr. Cleveland is the head of the democratic party, audit is evident this party would not have been in power now under the leadership of any other democrat in this land. And it is reported that he is the logical candidate of the party next year. It is then the very worst of politics to antagonize Mr. Cleveland. No careful reader of the political history of this country can help realizing that no matter what may be said about the political management of affairs that the country has made a great advance in the character and the dignity, and the truthfulness of its statesmen, over even forty and fifty years ago. The chaiges of dishonesty in office, of undue advantage in legislation, of log rolling trickery, partisan bitterness, even personal encounters were far more numerous and well authenticated in the days of Calhoun, and Webster, and Tombs, and Clay, than they are now. The nation is improving Tboth in quality and the temper of its legislatures and congresses. There is much force in the thought that true patriotism and an ideal love of ones country leads one to see the short comings of our system of government and to regret our national sins, as fully as we realize our exaltation. The truer one's love of country is, the more desirous one is that it should be tip to the highest standard of excellence. An overweening bragadocio and a perpetual insistence that every thing American, is superior to anything else, for no better reason than that it is American is not so exalted a patriotism as that which inclines to reprove what is wrong and which attempts to improve and build up rather than always boast and Hatter. In tiu: coming national campaign which will soon be upon us candidates are already springing up for the highest ofiice in the gift of the people. It was said many years ago that the presidency was too great an honor to be sought or declined. Certain it is that tho history of presidential elections shows that those persons who have most earnestly sought it are the ones who have been most generally left in the race. The ambition of any man for the presidency is certainly honorable enough, lint after all it is only honorable insomuch as it leaves the choice of the people unbiased. Whatever may be the ideas of partisan bosses as to the proper means of securing minor offices, it is true" that the good sense of the greater part of the American people instinctively re ject, instead of favoring any candidate for the presidency who is suspected of wire pulling and intrigue to secure a nomination. No man who is prom nently mentioned as a candidate can personally enter into the contest with

out losing the respect of the great mass of the intelligent people of the country. All classes, without respect to party, hold th it the presidency should be the unsolicited award of the people for conspicuous and honest public service. It is too dignified an office to be the compensation for personal tricks, wire pulling and machine methods. Anonymous abuse ought to be, and generally is, entirely unworthy of confidence or attention by intelligent people. Character should always protect a man against any charges reflecting upon his reputation which are not authenticated by the name of the author. The value of a good name ought to be recognized always, and this value consists in the fact that a good reputation is or should be always a shield against the stealthy attacks of anyone too cowardly to meet his enemy face to face. Public men, and especially active, efficient public men, always have enemies, and there are hundreds of ingenious ways by which cowardly enemies may slander and libel. The honest, intelligent readers of newspapers now-a-days reserves all rights of believing all they read in the way of anything personal. The best way is to always denounce as false and unworthy of any credence, any personal attack on any man or any hullabaloo story about anything that has not the authority of a responsible name attached to it.

HER PERILOUS FLIGHT. More of the Story of a Girl's Thrilling Experience in a Burning Baloon. In the little town of (Jympie, New South Wales, just a month ago to-day, according to papers brought by the Australian steamer Mioivera, a crowd of curious sightseers were treated to an exhibition which IVratimc held them spellbound with hearts that seemed no longer to beat, and which, when the terrible tent ion was relaxed ai d they knew they were not to be the witnesses of an awful though fascinating fatality, left the strongest men as weak as children and as hvsterical as women. The town and the count ly roads had been billed with ikitning posters for weeks before announcing that the i:th of April Mile. I'.ssie Viola, the queen of American aeronauts, would give a balloon ascension and a parachute descent. The day came and the expectant little folk of (Jympie gathered with their elders to see the show. The hat was duly passed around, not once but half a dozen times, as the balloon an old, well-used hot-air monster -was swelled. Then Mile. Viola kissed her hands to the crowd and seized her hold of the bar of her trapeze as the balloon tugged and strained at its ropes. All was ready and the baloon would the next moment be released in the accustomed way, when the accident occurred. Swinging sideways the fringe of the air bag caught the flame and in startled surprise those who were holding the baloon prisoner until they received the release signal let go their hold. The next moment the gray bag shot upward, crowned with a vicious sheet of llame. The aeronaut had been waiting her signal, her hands mechanically holding tight to the slender trapeze bar upon which her mid-air feats were to be perfomed. There was a cry of horror as the crowd realized the tragic situation and 500 pairs of hands were outstretched to grasp the unfortunate performer. It was too late. The balloon rode straight in the air, mounting rapidly, then listed to west and swept in the breeze in that direction, an altitude of fully a mile being reached before the horrified crowd of onlookers could realize what they were unwillingly witnessing. The young aeronaut retained all her pres ence of mind, for she realized that she required it. The upward flight of the balloon was a series of jumps, and the balloonist, with extreme difficulty, maintained her seat and cast occasional furtive glances upward. The llre, as those below could see, was spreading rapidly, and her mind and hands were busy. Winding one leg about the side-rope of the trapeze, she cooly proceeded to unfasten the parachute. Its ropes had become tangled in the escape of the balloon and it seemed that it would be impossible to detach it before the fire completed the destruction of the air bag, which was rapidly losing its bouyancy and threatened to collapse. .Standing with one foot on the trapeze bar and the other pointed in space to balance the lithe figure, Mile. Viola lent hands and feet to the undoing of tho knot that defied her hands alone. It was not before the balloon had actually begun to fall that success crowned her efforts. Then as she abandoned tho trapeze and seized the parachute with both hands tho crowd below saw that she had risked everything on the parachute and that it was indeed a leap for life. In silence they watched the parachute drop, at first refusing to open, and apparently pushing the woman who clung to it down to a certain and horrible death. Then it began to open, and even as it did so a second gasp of horror escaped

the spectators. It, too, was on fire. Slowly it descended at first, then more slowly, as it caught the air and was brought nearer and nearer the ground. The breeze had died away and the debris of the balloon was following the parachute and its passenger straight down. When it neared the earth the girl was een to draw her limbs together as though preparing for the last act. Then, watching her opportunity, she dropped clear of the burning mass and alighted on the ground absolutely unhurt. The balloon and the parachute struck the ground almost together. The girl was trembling when the crowd reached her, but there was no sign of hysterical re-action, and her nerves were stronger than those of her manager. 4-I told you it would go that way some time if you didn't look out for it," she said to him as he came up, and there was no reply. Later in the evening a correspondent of the Australian Star talked to her. She was very nervous then and realized fully the extent of the peril in which had been. "No, I never had quite so close a call," she said, and 1 never want to again. If I don't get better soon I guess I'll quit the business and go back to variety work. It's not so hard on the nerves. 'Who am I? Well I was born in San Francisco and hved there until I was ten, so I guess 1 m a San Franciscan. I've traveled with half a dozen circuses, though, and am best known as one of the Livingstones." The San Franc i sco Fx a m i n e r. Memorial Service. The W. C. T. U. wrll hold a memorial service on Monday evening .Inly bth, beginning at 7 :.') o'clock, at the home of Mr. ( Jeo. Work, n South Michigan street There will be a programme arranged with music, select leading, a diort sketch of the work carr.ed on for the Union, by the one whose memory we honor and hold sacred. llefreshments will be served at the close of the programme. Fvery member of the Union is requested to be present, particularly those who were intimately associated with her when

j the Union was organized. Uv order of Committee. IlAi:uii"i" M. Ai'i.r, Ji:nmi: Hoi ;imx, Miss St ac v. It Is All Right. Lud range, (Georgia. Kihtoi: Imiti:xi;:.t, Dear Sir; I send you by to day's mail a copy of the LatJrange, Ik-porter. The paper will speak for itself, and I want to say it does not exaggerate the least bit. This is the most beautiful country I have seen in the South land with the exception of Middle Tennessee. That was the srrandest country that I was ever permitted to look upon You may tell the folks that I wiil spend the rest of the summer in and around LaCrange, and if anybody wishes to write me, I will gladly give them any information lean in regard to the county and climate. Yonrs truly, Uvmt 15 1: KCl I. WOMEN'S RIGHTS TO THE END. A Florida Girl Denies Men Even the Privilege of Ilarylrg Her. Woman's rights In Florida are not believed by the average northerner to flourish, says the New York World. The sunny south is supposed to produce tender, clinging women, who like the oak and vine figure and position. But Miss Bertha Rose, who recently died at Clermont. Fla., carried her idea of independence further than any other suffragist on record. Miss Rose was the organizer of a woman's club. The chief doctrine of the organization was that no member should ever ask any man to do for her what she might do for herself. Not long since the founder of the club fell ill and it soon became apparent that she could not recover. Thereupon the ardent "woman's-right-er," faithful to her principles even in death, sent for the members of her club and told them how it would gratify her to know that even at her funeral the teachings of the club were observed to the letter. The young women promised to fulfill Miss Rose's wishes and when she died they performed all the services usually attended to by an undertaker. At the funeral the club women acted as pallbearers. The simple services at the church were conducted by leaders of the club, and at Oaklawn cemetery women's hands lowered the coflin to Its last resting place. Then the grave was filled with earth by the young women and Miss Rose's dying wish was fulfilled. The ouly man who had anything to do with the funeral was the driver of the hoarse. Reduced Rates. xcurions over IVnn-.vl var.it I.iius iMiriiiX Saii of l!S!.". I.i'iMru! roin'i'SsioiK in f;iri over tho IVniiiylvaula Lines have Isoni grautet! for ihhiutkiin events to take place this Miniiner in various parts f the I'niteil States, In a Milioii t iura! evursloiis.tU'ketsat reduced rates to be sililver!Iife lines as ijiven in the following paragraphs. Kxenrin tickets may be oMained at ticket ofllres on the Pennsylvania System and will also be sold over tills route by eonueetiii railways. Some of the points to which tickets will he sol.laiii dates of sale are as follows: To r.altimore, .lu!y lt'.th and 17th. uood returnIn; until Aumij-tr.tli. inclusive, account the 'oiiveiition of llaj'tist Voting lVopIe's Union of America. To r.ovton. .Inly r.th to oth. inclusive, for the National 1'hristian laideavor Meeting. Ketiiin limit may he extemled by special arrangement to August ad. To P.oston. Aii;:ut l'.th to'.".th. inclusive, account Triennial Conclave Knights Teir.piar. Keturn limit extended to October ad by special arrangement. To 1-ouisville, Ky , iu September, for National I'liemnpnu'iit. !. A. K. One cent per mile. Reasonable return limit. The reduced rates over the Pennsylvania Lines will not restricted to members of the organizations mentioned, but may he taken advantage of by the public generally. Any Pennsylvania Line Ticket or Passenger A jiont will furnish desired information concerning rates, time of trains, and other detail, to all applicants, or the same may be obtained by addressing . I. E. Manes. Ticket auent, or V. an Dusen. Chief Assistant General rassenger Agent, l'ittsburg, Tenu.

JAS. K. HOUGHTON, Prosecuting Attorney Collections, Depositions and Civil Business Attended to Promptly.

H. B. REEVES, Justice of the Peace, OVER NUSSBAUM & MAYER. PLYMOUTH, IND. Collections promptly and carefully attended tc. Insurance Agent. . JOHN S. BENDER, Attorney at Law, PLYMOUTH, 1ND. Ofiice over Shoemaker's Restaurant. Will promptlyjattenol to all business intrusted to him in the liiie of his profession. The Day Of glittering gold in the mouths of the people is rapidly giving way to the more modern and certainly more harmonious and durable Hfl DIM B1 DR. DURR'S Newly patented .System of applying this work is a revelation to all who desire their teeth preserved and restored to their'natural whiteness. Call at the Model Dental Parlors, PLYMOUTH. NOTICE. For thirty days m mm will sell A Xo. 1 Flour, Guaranteed, made from 50c wheat instead of 90c, which will he a threat savin to consumers, and all other iroods at Call soon and save your money. Also Best Mowing Machine Oil on Earth at Low Price. 815. WM. O'KEEFE, Lumber, Lath, Shingles, Sash, Doors and Blinds, Flooring, Patent Lath, Fence Posts and Fence Lath. one wind 0 and courteous treatment to all is what is making my trade increase every day. 100 cents is one dollar to me, no matter who brought it in, mfln, woman or child. Every body t r e a t c d alike. Come and be convinced that these arc facts. Yours to please, Geo. Vinall.

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Of Challies, Dimities, Lawns, Percales, Piquets, Ginghams, Ducks, Canton Cloths and Calicoes. We are determined to close out thelentire stock and with this in view we have marked them way down. Shirting Calicoes have been reduced to 3 l-2c, and all Fancies likewise.

Umbrella Department. It will pay you to investigate our new and choice line of Umbrellas. They are direct from a reliable Eastern Manufacturer, thereby guaranteeing satisfaction. Also carry a nice line of Children's Parasols.

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Announce BedRock Prices on Binding Twine, Buck Lead, Plymouth Wagons, and Carriages. Call and investigate Before Purchasing. Kitcham & Wilson.

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The celebrated Coach Horse, will be kept for this season at Porters livery and feed barn. For further particulars call and see either M. Allman, or Sylvester Lovell.

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