The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-12

ries to your grandchildren Fifty years from
now. went, of course, and sometimes
wish hadn't when l think of that aggra.
waiting, black domino who knew me so well
and followed me about with suggestions,
hints and innuendos, as malicious as if she
had been my wife. Before time for
unmasking, midnight, she vanished
Happily reflect that 1 was not the only
man fooled" by a woman on that, and
many other occasions.
Last Friday and Saturday evenings the
artists of Chicago gave couple of mag.
ni6cent receptions at the Opera Honse,
for the benefit Of their Academy of De-
sign. The artists studios and the art
gallery were thrown open, classical tab
leaux presented on the stage, and, to end
the enjoyable programme, there was a
dance. This academy of design is one of
the best institutions in the city, being a
gradually progressive school, under the
care of able tutors, for tuition in art,
from its merest rudiments up to modelling
and painting from lite the finished cult.
walton of the genius of the painter and
sculptor. In the maintenance and sue.
cess of school like this, the entire north
west is interested and it is to be hoped
that lovers of art everywhere will give it
their encouragement.
The Opera House has finally been de-
termined upon as the place for the hold
ing Of the great national republican con-
vention in May next. Spacious, admira-
bly, adapted for such an assemblage, the
only thing to be regretted in the choice is
the great damage which must inevitably
be sustained by this fine hail. The stage
will, it is believed, accommodate the del
egates, while in the auditorium three
thousand spectators can find place: The
cost of its occupancy will be almost, if not
quite as great as would have been the
proposed erection of a new building for
the occasion.
The first antiphonal choir ever intro
duced in Chicago, is now being gotten up
for the church of st. James, by Mr.. j. W.
Mozart, an eminent musical professor, for
merly of Boston. 1t will be composed of
some thirty boys, in addition to the regu.
lar quartette choir and an added number
of male voices. st. James is the Oldest
Episcopal church in Chic ago.
observe that the use of ordinary coal
gas and of lamps is being rapidly super.
seeded throughout the northwest, and
even in Chicago. by the new "Automatic
Gas Machine" an ingenious apparatus fol
the making of gas by the mixture of gas
oleine vapor with atmospheric air, simply
by mechanical agitation and without the
agency of heat. This new system is much
more economical than any other mode oil
illumination, is free from any possibility Of
danger by explosion, and gives ligh,
stronger, more stea ly, and withal more
mellow and grateful to the sight than ell
Their coal gas or oil lamps of any kind
1t has been subjected to the severest ex.
perimental tests, scientific and practical
and has never failed to realize all the most
sanguine expectations of its inventors
For mills, factories, hotels. private dwell.
lings and churches it is admirably adapted
and where one of these machines goes in.
to active operation in any neighborho.G
it is sure to win popular favor and induce
the purchase of others. So great is the
demand for these valuable machines, that
it is with difficulty that the Northwest
ern Automatic Gas Machine Co.," who
manufacture them, can supply them with
sufficient rapidity. The Office Of the com.
pany is at No. l6 Metropolitan Block
whence all desired Information may be OBJ.
tanned by persons interested.
The English Opera Troupe will begin
an engagement at the Opera House to.
night, opening with martha"
Mrs. Cowell, McVicker's famous lead.
ing woman, takes q benefit tonight, on
which occasion Mrs. Morris is to make hel
debut. SC"
Call for a National Democratic
Convention.