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The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-05-09
PLYMOUTH, INDIANA THURSDAY MAY g. 1867.

the bidding of the tickle moon. Let US
hold fast to principles, let us modify insti-
trtions, let us recognize the changing
phaze of facts 1t is Tie Office OF wise men
to adopt just principles Of Cover. .-lort By
the aid of fit institutions to every condi-
tion of Affairs Liberty is the great good.
Confederation is to be sought only becadSe
it has aided to maintain it. Centraliza-
ton is to be avoided only because it has
always destroyed t. But at last, liberty
is the life, the soul, and government is the
form, the hcly through yThich it is dcFcl-
opcd.
Let Us thcr, gentlemen, look at the past
oily that We may select what is good and
avoid rhat is evil, that We may from Its
experience catch the inspiration Of a wisc
progress, that We may so schco. our hearts
with the lesso S CT moderation and truth
that patriotism ard 1isdom may guide the
course OF the inevitable Reaction, and lead
us back from the perlls of centralized i'm
perialism, to the safety of a confederation,
founded, supported and restrained by the
checks and balances of a wise Constitu-
ton. Thus, if we can not restore the for
mer Republic, we can at least regain the
blessings of liberty regulated by law, and
of law enacted and maintained by the
spirit Of virtuous liberty.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-05-09

DEFINES HIS PosITIOX.-The Fat Con-
tributer thus defines his position on the
great questions now agltatinS the country
rs there has been good deal Of inquiry
to ascertain Hunkidori's politics, this de-
vclopment, coming SO opportunely, will be
frantically received
II am aware Of the necessity oflnowing
which try mems soles-as well as the up-
per leather 70 begin with, am an CID
Henry Clay Whig, Of the Polk School. ]
believed in the Hard Cider Platform Of
1910, during which cast a somewhat col
ored vote for Jackson | voted against
favor Of the immediate Impeachment Of
Jefferson Davis. / favored the Maine
Law until they fired on our flag, together
with several of our hagstoncs, when went
in for vigorous prosecution of peace !
am il favor of womcns rights, il it Is 4
good looking woman and she ,eritcs 20 me.
| don't know much about the Monroe
Doctrine, and as for horse doctoring I don t
know anything at all. Iwouldn't vote to
oblige a Mormon to have more than one
wifo and am opposed to introducing chol-
era into the Territories. 90 in for a tax
on waterfalls, and am willing to allow CHG
mons a representation in Congress on the
basis of population Finally, ! am in ia
vor of allowing the negro to vote in the
South, it il the only way to make treason
oelorows.'
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-05-09
Cultivation OffIIe Rose

Many persons neglect the pruning of their
rose bushes until the leaves have begun to
l-cxpand. This Is a very crrcncotts prac-
ticc, for much OF the strength of the plant
is expended in fruitlcss crdeavors to re-
vive halfwthcrcd banch, or to restore
such as have been shattered, yet allowed
to hang on. Hardy roses should be severe
ly pruncd in order to secure profusion
of bloom of the best quality. Hybrid
pcrpetuals should be cut nearly to the
ground, and moses down at least one half
The rose plant is gross fceder, and re
qures abundance Of manure to supply
nourishment to its numerous branches,
leaves and flowers. Well-rotted COW ma
durc is the best adopted to its wants The
soil which surrounds the stems should be
removed in spring before the leaves ex-
pand, in order that the pupa and larvae of
injurious insects should bc exposed before
their time aud destroyed. The excavatisi;
made by removing the soil should be filled
with rich muck or well-rotted COW manure
By this means double advantage will be
gained.
The stems and branches should be washed
with a solution of soda, stronglley, or even
soap-suds in order to remove the pupe or
larv1 of insects, which may be in clefts or
crcviees of the back If this precautior
was taken il, proper time, we would not sec
so mary line roses destroyed by the rose
SLUG and other pests.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-05-09
The ETIrz edy-AstcEnGfng
EseVeI1tiOD.

The Richmond correspondent Of the
New York World communicates the fol-
lowing, which, if true, may well be regard
cd as highly important. Unhappily the
circumstances Of the case, and the facts
already known in regard to the acts OF
Stanton and Holt in connection with this
matter, arc all of nature to credit this
revelation
"It is, perhaps, not generally known
that during the incarceration of Wirz and
Major Windcr in the Capitol Prison, they
occupied adjoining cells, and enjoyed The
facilities Of communication, one to the 9TH
er, by word or writing, through an apcr-
ture not Observed doubtless, by the jailor
No one was permitted to see either, unless
by special privilege from .he Secretary Oh
War. On the night previous to the exc
cutiOn Of Wirz three men entered his cell.
Of course by permission Of Stanton, and
proposed to him that if he would agree TO
impllcate JEFF. Dyis in the alleged con
spiracY to starvc the Northern prisoners
confined at AndersOnyillc, his life would be
spared. Wirz replied that he would not
save his own life By sacrificing that OF
another innocent man. The parties there
upon left The cell, and Wirz Immediately
communicated all that had transpircd to
Major Windcr The Major some time
after met Mrs Davis in New York. and
revealed to her what is here stated, back
ing it by an affidavit, which he gave her,
and which she now holds, The trial of
Davis would involve revelations which
would shock humanity, and test to its
fullness whatever sense Of justice or feel
ing of national pride is still left at the
North. 1t is not unreasonable to presume
that popular indignation would he aroused
to pitch that would render it unsafe for
the concoctors of the vile plans devised to
secure the sacrifice Of Davis life. to pro
long their residence among people whose
fame and character they SO grossly our
ragged"
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-05-09
A Republican Paper Elpcn POlit-
sPci Parties

The New York TiaseS says it has never
supported any but Republican principles
and candidates in ary election; Etatc or
National but it is bold and HONEST enough
to sag ahat It's course will depend upon the
action of the Republican leaders. It thus
defines its position whether we are or
are not thoroughly alienated from the lie
publcans,' may, perhaps, be inferred from
these facts. We have thus far deemed it
safer fof the country and better for its In
terests that the Republican party should
be kept it power, rather than yield to the
renewed ascendcncy of tie Democratic or
caniSation. Whether we shall always be
cf this opinion will depend upon the fu-
tjtra attitude and action Of the Republican
party. We confess very freely, (and the
TiJunc is welcome to all it can make out
Of the admission that the mere name of
the party does not and will not control our
action. The party may possibly commit
itself to measures which we cannot and
shall not support. 1t may make a whole
sale confscation Of Southern property
the indefinite exclusion Of the South from
the Union-thc abolition Of the Supreme
Court, or others of the many vagarics in
which its more advanced leaders ia
dulgc themselves, planks in its platform.
IF it does, We shall act upon our own judg-
ment, and not from any sense of party ale
glance, in supporting or opposing its 'prin-
ciples and candidates.
There is evidently growing mistrust
among very large portion of the Rcpub-
lican party in regard to the vagaries of
such men as Thad Stevens, General Ash
ley, Ben. Butler ard men Of that charac-
ter. The fact that the confscation
scheme Of Thad. Stevens and his recent
reputation of the speeches Of Senator
Wilson, on his cleetionsering tour through
the South. have fallen like wet blanket
even upon the Republican party and the
utter Indifference manifested in regard to
the impeachment project Of Butler and
Ashley, are gratifying indications that
radicalism has lost its sway over the pub
lie mind. II the radical leaders who have
for some time past given tone and direc-
tion to the Republican organization, shall
insist upon these vagaries, these ilnpracti-
cable and destructive measures, large
portion ef tia. party Sill act upon their
own judgment. and not from any sense of
party allegiance, as the Times remarks, in
supporting OF opposing It's principles ard
cahdidates.--LnaianupoliS Ierald.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-05-09
a Hog ssn SRGOklas

i lew days since, lady residine in the
eastern part of TIE State. having Just re
turned from m evenings entertainment,
hearing noise or he back stoop-a long
narrow one-sha stepped out to ascertain
the cause. at the farther end she discoy-
cred an intruder IN the shape OF q good
sized hog. She at once assumed belli-
gereLt attitude and commenced screaming
''whec wheel y The hog took the alarm
and made for the door, and Discovering the
largest space between the lady's two feet
pitched Tor that and she instantly assumed
Il horizontal position and movement 10.
the door. But to prevent premature
clopement she caught hold Of post ard
her hoops caught the hog. His swineship
found himself at once incarcerated in hoops.
Then came the struggle--a womar.'s de-
termination against hogs villa contest
not unequal but as persistent as it was lu-
dicrous. The noise brought the lady 8
good mother to the scene. But what could
she do? although the squcaling of the
pig aud the positive assertion of the lady
that she SHOULD be killed" were hard for
fond mother to hear without lending as
sistance. 4 compromise was unavoidable,
and to eHccl this the hoops were unfastcn-
ed and away went his pigship, arraycd in
his new attire, lacking only one thing to
make him respectfully dressed, viz: wat
crfall.- Tcrgcnncs 1crmorter
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-05-09

"Hencsforth the Republican party, from
the st. John to the Pacific, is unit for
Universal Liberty and Impartial Suffrage,
regardless of race, caste or color.-1rijune
"tine words butter no parsnips," Mr..
Tribune. Universal Liberty" forsooth.
Such as is granted under the military bill
establishing despotism that entities Rus
sla to damages for infringing on its copy
right The universal liberty" the Trib-
unc rejoccs in is described by Alr. Wen
dell Phillips when he says: Congress
proposes action to which it does not ask
Southern assent 1t orders. Like con
queror it dictates terms-terms Of which
it does not ask acceptance, but to which it
orders submission. '--Bosfoa Pest.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-05-09
THE HEAD oF 4 DEAD MAN TRIES To

THE Head 0F 4 DEAD NAN TRIES To
SPEAK.-A poor fellow was guillotired
here a few days after our arrival Accord
ing TO the custom his head and body were
given 10 the surgeons for the advancement
Of science" An experiment was tried
with the head with very interesting result
They injected into his arteries fresh artc.
rial blood taken from a dog. and shortly
attcrward the head gave unmistakablc
signs of life The color returned to the
checks. the lips moved as if attempting
vainly to speak, and the entire face bore
the scmblancc of active life. SO soon as
the operator ceased to inject tie life blood
Of the dog, the appearances Of death rap
ly ensued 1t was held 10y eminent surgi
cal gentlemen in attendance that during
the operation the brain was in full and
natural action, and that the lips tried to
utter the last thought which found restin 9
place in the mind of the condemned
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-05-09
I"s <'<-Ss'N ." -
CssjgEOrES and eEiSsr GGsBrnSstti0ts.

&skbSsiOss stfkO stSgE 0GtDtfsGSttE0h. Z.
4 chignon may be purchased for 5 80
and at any sum up to $50. a chignon of
human, and what is said to be living hair
can not be had under $40 By far the
majority sold average under this latter
price, ard 50 must consist Of the aiticle
cheerfully characte by the London
lancet rs "churchyard' Or at best hOspit-
al hair. Each asroek men make it their
business to visit the various BARRIERS shops
and purchase the vari-colored cuttings OF
the week. These are, of course, neither
clcan nor chcicc, ard yet seycn-cighths Of
the chignons in the market arc stuffed with
this questionable material. The outer
covering is composed of thin layer of the
prepared article, but the bulk is made of
the refuse of the BARRIERS shops. Horse
hair and shcep's wool often form the in
gradients of this fashionable head dress.
The shifts are many 20 which the young
ladies resort who can not afford to pay high
prices for the better article. though it
scarcely seems that there could be much
choice in articles, none Of which arc very
desirable. Consequently the sooner woman
kind universally discard their use the bet
ter for all They have never been hand.
some ornaments, and decidedly are not the
cleanest capital appendices. Let them be
consigned to the furnace or the ash barrel
and permit speedy dissolution of their
clements to destroy gregarincs, pcdiculi,
infection, and all the many hidden terrors
for which they are remarkable.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-05-09

\ correspondent eff the Buffalo Gunner
ciat narratcs that bill was brought into
the New York Senate during the late sess-
ion, as having passed the Assembly, where
in fact, it had not been acted on at all
The Speakers signature had been quietly
affixed, without his participation or knowl-
edge The dodge was discovered, and the
bill returned. The bill furnishing the sale
Of indecent pictures, etc, did not pass
not for lack Of votes, but because some per
son who opposed its passage stole it from
the clerks desk These revelations open
an cdifying perspective into the kind of
qualifications which are likely soon to be
required Of candidates for the Legislature.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-05-09
The Ysiack Crook Exhibition

"MARK TWAIN" the correspondent Of
the AHa Caltor~ian, thus describes the
New York BIcch Cycoh exhibition. He
says:
"Tft scenic cletts, the waterfalls, cas-
cades, fountains, oceans, fairies, devils,
hellS, heavchs, angels:-are gorgeous be-
yond cry thing ever witnessed in America
perhaps, and these things attract the wo-
men and the girls. Then the endless bal
lets and splendid tdJtcoar, with seventy
beauties arrayed in dazzling half costume
and displaying all possible compromises
between nakedness and dccency. capture
the men and boys-and so Niblo's mas ia
ken in twenty-lour hundred dollars a night
(seyen nights and naati,cc a week. for
five months, and sometimes twenty-sercn
hundred dollars.
The scenery and the LEGS and everything;
the actors who do the talking are the
wretchcdest sticks on the boards Brt
the fairy scencs-they fascinats the boys
Beautiful barc-leggel giaIs tenging il
ilower-baskets; others stretched in groups
on great sea shells others cluster around
iutod columns Others in all possible att
tudcs; girls-nothing bat wilderness os
sirlS-stackcd Up Pile or pile, away aIoft
to the dome Of tic theatre diminishing in
size and clothing, til the last ro7, mere
children. danslc high up from invisible
ropes, arrayod only in ehemiscs. The
whole fob}cgu rcspIcndCut With columns,
scrolls, aud vast ornamental work wro't
in gold, silver and brilliant colors, all lit
up With gorgeous theatrical fires, aad wit
messed through great gauzy curtain
that counterfeitS soft, silver mist. 1t is
the wonders Of the .lraJton Nights real
lied.
"ThOse girls dance in ballet, dressed
with meagrcucss that would make a par
asoi blush. And they prance around and
expose themselves in waJ that is scan
dalous to me. Moreover, they come
trooping OH the stage in rlatoons ard ba
talhonsj il mos. princcly ettre, / Grant
you: bet alUays Tith more tights in view
than any thing ciso. They change their
clothes every fifteen minutes for four
hours, and their dresses bccomc more bcau-
tiinl and more rascally all The time"
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-05-09

The T.ynchburg lrginiaa, referring to
Senator Wilson's stumping tour through
the South, says:
Gle will probably be here in a day or
two, and Ne hope that he will tell the
brethren what he told Us in February,
1861 while seated upon n sofa in the Uni
ted States Senate to wit: that 'it no COM
mon ground of compromise can be fonnd
Tam IN tayog of a pcdceoblc separation ot
tie settiops, ard against ~ar uader any
circumstances. We were for the Union
then, as we ever have been; while Mr..
Wilson, Mr. Greeley and other blatant adj
vocatcs OF colored suffrage and equal rights,
would have separated from the South and
left the negroes in bondage
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-05-09

Issy~ Hoods "Song of the Shirt was
begun and so far proceeded with under the
title of ''I,ole of Shirt" before the lu-
dicrous cquivoquc struck the intense mind
of the author. If perrctuated, II is easy
to see how such step might have Jared
with the pathos and potent effect of this
admirable appeal to erery humane feeling.
II. .ycrddn.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-05-09

A gentleman Of Franklin invited one Of
his acquaiatances to take an evening walk
with him, and as soon as he had crossed
the corporation line, administered to him a
tremendous and well merited thrashing-
The fellow had been taking about the gen.
tleman's wife.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-05-09
A CARD-C. II. REEVE.
ATT0RgEY AZ F.iXV. AND
War Claim A ct, Plymouth, In d

Having concluded to resume the practice of
the law here, Will
Practice II Fulton, stark, LaPortcand Koscius
ko, rs well az AlarsIlll, Counties. Collections
promptly and efficiently attended to. Careful
attention given to Probate business. Insurance
effected or ivcsand Propertyin the bcstcompa-
nies in the United States.
SrEcIar. ATTENTION paid to the prosecution of
Claims Of Soldiers, their Widows and heirs for
bounty, arrears OF pay pensions and otherclaims.
REFERS TO F,rwell Field & Co., Chicago.
90 Shaw Barbour & CO., Cincinnati.
Buctly Sheldon & Co., n. Y.
." Graf Bennett & Co, Pittshurs.
gniGtr.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-05-09

WHITEwAsH TftAT Will NOT hUR OFF.
Slake the lime iii the usual way. Mix one
sill of ilour with little cold water, taking
care to beat out all the Jumps; then pour
on boiling water enough to thcken it to
the consistency of common starch when
boiled for use. Pour it while hot into a
bucket of slaked lime, and add one polind
of whitening. Stir all together. A little
+" blue water" made by squeezing the indl-
go bag, or little pulverized indigo mixed
with water improves it.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-05-09
EsEC EsrinsCT,


The following article concerninc he
printer, will be appreciated by the mem
ba-s OF the craft as clever effort, worthy
ci' The comic genius Of Hood. All our
readers will understand it, and acknowledge
its truth:
The printer is the mcst curious being
living. lie may have Jaah and quoinS.
aad yet not be woEth a cent-have sNa2
caps and have neither wife nor children =
Others run fast, bul ne gets along swiftest
by SrUiny fast. lie lnay be making IN
prcssioas vithout cloquence-may use IL
without offending, and be telling the truth
while others can not stand while they
set, he can ST standing, and docs both al
Tic same tIme-hava t0 wsc 5.,r.igfc and
yet Cwn nc daclling-may make and put
away pt and yet never see pic, much less
cat it-bc a human being and raj at the
sa.nc tinc-nay rrcss great deal aHd not
ask fayor-may handle Sboofia9 !, ca,
ard yet know nothing about cannon, gun
or pistol-he may move the leper that
moTos the world, and yet be as far from
moving the globe IS bog with his nose
under a n:olehill--spfead sfcets ii7thout be-
ing housewife: ,ncy lag his f6y'se on bed.
and yet obliged to sleep cn the bare floor
use the doagcr (f) without shedding blood
and from the earth handle ti.e stars 90.
He may be of arolitng disposition and new
er desire to travcl-hc may have Il shccp's
foot and not be deformed--ncvcT be with
ont case and know nothing about law or
physic-bc always corrcctiaghis errors and
growing worse every day--have an embrace
(-c) without ever having the arms of a
lass thrown around him--disfriJu;e the ac-
tolic all around him daily, and yet be as
uncharitablc as the vcriest miscr-have
his form locked up and be free from jail,
watchhouse or any other place of coniinc-
ment-his Office may have hell in it and
not be such bad place after all--hc may
be plagued with n dccI and be christian
Of the best kind. And, what is stranger
still, be he honest or dishonest. rich or
poor, drunk or sober, industrious or lazy
he always stands ap to his business.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-05-09

Why is an Offering like matrimonial
engagement? Because it begins with. an
offer and ends with ring.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-05-09

Two Fenian prisoners have been sen
fenced to death at Dublin, Ireland.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-05-09

Legal slve~-a1outs si.50a square f'r The fs7- IN
~srton. and >1efa ssr- --'c'' nsaIto'i'
charged To parties C,l -in., Ia ~ publication.
COmmuni cations G promote private INK sSf~ l't@l 9e
raid for NJ To-, ra-r;llr r lvfrfis.,tl r1t
Marriages and Drltis are PUBLISH as nHws
Adverisein ,nts Unless the number of Insertions Do
Erred ia sp.cii'l. WI b continued till ordered oaj
and charged az regular raes
Local notices ii cau-s for g lcl he.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-05-09

a flogging case occurred in Boston a
few days ago in the Dwight school. The
sub-master Of the school called up lad
named Willie a. Thomas, for simply vhis-
pering, and fogged him so severely with a
considerably larger sized rattan or bamboo
than is generally used, that the boys pants
were cut through and his back and lower
limbs covered with stripes from the rod. =
The father of the boy applied for a warrant
for the teacher, but the latter escaped ar
rest by resigning his position and summa'
rily leaving for parts unknown.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-05-09
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The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-05-09

Peaches will be plenty the coming sea
son throughout all the peach producing
regions Of Maryland, Delaware and South
Jersey. Jack o the North has killed CON
parativclv few after ALL
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1867-05-09
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