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II ING COM F 0 K T

II G G o NJ o K T
Having spent some time away from home in
order to test the merits Of the various Fire Place
Heaters, we have returned. prepared to offer to
the public something rSG
We have secured the agency for the E}assSss
SEXTON }tS%
IMPROVED BALTIMORE HEATER,
considering it by far superior to any Heater out
as to beauty, design and finish. u is worth q
visit from those who may not even be in want
of Stoves, that they may see TO what perfection
mechanism has arrived. 70 those in want lis
ten to our terms and guarantees, which there IS
no go back on. Look at the beauty Of the stove
and we will take pleasure in explaining the
principles on which it acts If you should wish
TO buy you run no risk. Select your stove we
will take it TO your house. fit ii up to heat |, Z
or rooms; and when the work is all complete
you retaining the purchase-mOney until we
build fire, whom we expect you to take p seat
in front Of your own hearth, and say this Is tru-
ly King Comfort.
RECEIPT YOUR BILL.
We are also prepared to receive orders for all
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Our general assortment OF Parlor, Dining
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and varied assortments ever offered in this mar
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sell on the most reasonable terms.
N. B. Our arrangements are such that we
can sell to dealers at factory prices
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lsGA NEW YORK, ALEXANDRIA,
SzEl1ks WASHINGTON AND
GEORGETOWN STEAMSHIP LINE.
The fine outside steamers
u G. KNIGHT, and
JOHN GIBSON,
will leave New York EVERY SATURDA
for this port, and returning will leave Alexan-
dria EVERY FRIDAY, at II o'clock, taking
freight for Norfolk, Va
For freight or passage apply to
HOOE, WEDDEKBURN . Co, Agts.,
No. 2, Prince street.
A gents in New York,
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sep 2G--tf 81, south street Pier No. 10.
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BONDS, &c, &c.
GOVERNMENT BONDS and other securi-
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Collections made on all accessible points in
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TRANSFORMATIONS LINES.

,stSse EXPRESS LINE aSss
lAz+II11EXNA5NDRIA, Va, AND WASRINGTON
- AND GEORGETOWN, u. G.
Comprising the frst-class steamers
REBGOOA CLYDE, Captain Chichester.
EMPIRE Price.
VALLEY CITY Morgan.
Sailing every WEDNESDAY and SArQR-
DAY, at 4 p IA, from Pier Is, East River, New
York.
Every TUESDAY and FRIDAY. at 70 m,
from Alexandria Va.
Freight taken lower than by any other line.
Insurance guaranteed at per cent
Connecting at New York with the
Metropolitan Steamship Line to Boston, and
with tho Orange s. Alexandria Railroad, at AL
exandria
Bills Of Lsding given through to Boston d.
rect
Through rates given to Lynchburg and all
points on the O., a. q NJ. Il. r., and It's con-
nections. For freight or passage apply to
NJ. ELDRIDGE 81 co Agents,
No. 4. South Wharves. Alexandria;
JOHN B. DAVIDSON,
Agent, Georgetown, ID. q.
JAMES HAND,
Agent, ll9, Wall street, Now York
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Having spent some time away from home in
order to test the merits Of the various Fire Place
Heaters, we have returned, prepared to offer to
the public something -,
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-05
Tho way they DO II.

There are twelve hundred democratic
papers in what are called the loyal states
In this great mass of journalism there are
only two or three eccentric sheets that ad.
vocate the repu6iation of the bonded debt
The articles from these prints are widely
copied in the radical journals as expires
sions of democratic sentiment. The peo-
pie are invited to look upon them as the
true exponents of the democratic creed.
Two or three out Of twelve hundred, that
is all ! Here is partisan dishonesty for
you! Can there be any thing more gross
and swindling? Is not the ball and little
Joker game honest in comparison None
of the republican papers which quote these
reputation journals think of mentioning
the little fact we have stated They de-
sire the exception TO be the rule. The
two journals speak for the democratic party
rather than the eleven hundred and nine
ty-eight papers which arc opposed to them,
1t is such tricks that render politics dis
gustirg to many people of fair and liberal
iudgmeut-that render them SO indisposed
to have any thing to do with that which is
opposed to the first principles of common
honesty-Cin. Enq.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-05

Joshua Schultz and Miss NJ. B. Burns
The latter is the daughter of a wealthy
farmer near Shipman, and in times gone
by her hand has been sought by many OF
the best young men in her neighborhood
Scultz was hired hand on her fathers
farm, born Of poor but healthy" parents,
and, in pecuniary sense, far inferior &c
many of his rivals. Good looks, however
and persistent course of courtship tri.
umphed. The girl consented to become
Mrs. Schultz, and, Mr.. Burns positively
opposing the match, the twain fed to this
city, where, at half past two o'clock yester-
day morning, in the brilliantly Illuminated
parlors of the Everett house, tremblingly
they listened to the awful ceremony termi-
mating with the significant words let nc
man put asunder" And so we wish them
joy, and hope the old man may relent. and
that call will go merry as marriage
bell"
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-05
Splitting Rails.

Almost any farmer crn split rails, but there
is considerable science in the work after all.
One man will give them out with apparent
ease. while another will :ug away and ex-
haust his strength in a few hours. The rea-
son OF this difference is owing to the weight
and shape of tools, and knowledge of their
usc One man makes constant outlay of
strength, while another will apply it only at
an essential point, and that is when the bee
tie is descending and near the wedge.
An experienced rail-splitter tells US that
the best maui is made of knot, and should
be of m medium weight. not so heavy but that
man can. swing it with ease. One iron
wedge, quite slim, should be kept and used
for starting the split it is not apt torebound,
and if it should, it may be easily prevented
by making few checks with an axe near
together, and starting the wedge between
them, or by rubbing the wedge in dirt.
1t is hard enough to split rails at the best
and we believe it to be sin for any man to-
attempt the work without proper requisites,
for he has no right to exhaust physical pow
ers and ruin his constitution by using poor
tools, when the best can be obtained at a
trifing expense. Great advantage is gained
when making rails, by opening large logs
with a charge of powder.-(Ohio Farmer.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-05

Cory O'Lanus ofthe Brooklyn Eagle, posts
up the ladies on their leap year privileges
and the perils thereupon attendant. Cory
talks like iudicious guardian Of sweet six
teen =
1t is leap year.
Ofwhich fact wish 70 inform the ladies
There is division of opinion. as to the
right of woman to vote, but there can be
no question as to her right 10 husband,- ii
she can get one.
Now is her time.
But would not advise young ladies' to be
rash.
Although it is leap year, you had better
look before you leap.
Because if you get husband and he don't
suit you, you can't change him for better
one, at least without going to Chicago.
There are several considerations to be OBJ
served in the selection ola husband.
Looks arc matter oftaste size, complex.
ion and color of whiskers may be left to in
dvidual taste.
They are of less consequence than disposi
ton and pecuniary resources.
/ wouldn't advise any young woman to
marry man who would expect her to sup
port him.
It is not the fair thing on the old gentle
man, who has been looking forward to tho
narrige of his daughter as happy release
from milliner's bills.
Never disappoint your parents.
Young ladies need not inquire too particu
ariy whether The man oftheir choice belong'
TO a lodge which meets four nights ina week
She will find out after they are married.
Husbands like other domestic animals
when caught young can sometimes be trained
t. do good many useful things. They have
even been knownsto get up in the morning
| and light the fire when the girl has gone
away.
There are some professions not advisab Il
| 10 marry into.
| Such as editors, for they never get rich.
| Or politicians, who are not satisfied will
one wife, but are always getting welded tt
their country, and like most bigamists abus'
both their wives.
But as the great object is to get HUSBAND
and as the supply Is limited, it may not .d'
to be too particular.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-05
TRIBUTE TO ANDREW JOHNSON.

TRIBUTE TO ANDREW JOHNSON
Thurlow Weed, in the New York Com
naerciaI Adue, tiser, uses the following
language:
In principle, in patriotism and in integ.
rity, we unhesitatingly believe that presi-
dent johnson has the advantage of his
leading republican adversaries. We be-
lieve that be sincerely and honestly de.
sires the loyal restoration of the union
and the re-establishment of law, and or.
der, and the prosperity ofthe people. On
the other hand, we sincerely believe
that Chase, Sumner, Butler, and other
radical aspirants for the presidency, pur.
sue their selfish purpose reckless of ali
consequences, and that, for negro vote
in 1868, they are ready to hazard the
whole future safety and welfare of the
government and people. But of what use
was President Johnson's patriotism and
integrity even to his country, his party, OF
to himself? He has great intellectual
strength, sleepless industry, high courage
and he entered upon the discharge of his
executive duties honestly and anxiously
intent upon serving his country usefully
and honorably. And yet the good he
aimed at is not accomplished OF course
there is "screw loose" somewhere
Can't it be found out and "keyed up, in
time to avert impending evils and dan.
gers!
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-05
The Largest Organ i'm the World,

The little Swiss city Of Freiburg has
the largest organ in the world. Its build
or was pour named 4 lkys Morer,
who devoted his life to it's construction.
Without assistance or suggestion from 9th
ers, he persevered for years, in defence of
opposition, poverty and ridiculc, until his
task and his life were ended. This
mighty organ stands among all similar
works like Mount Blanc amoug the mouu-
tains. 1t has seven thousand eight hund-
red pipes, and when in full play, sends
forth a tempest Of sounds which all the
bands in Boston, New York and Philadel-
phia combined could not equal. The ex-
traordinary power, variety and harmony
of this unique instrument are thus graph
ically described by DR.. Marsh "When
skillful fugers touch the keys, the mighty
instrument responds with myriad voices,
ringing through infinite variations in
sweetness and compass and power. Now
it pours forth the heart-breaking notes of
the 'Miserere' with voice so piteous and
human that it would seem as if lost soul
was imprisoned and wailing in its wilder
ness of pipes; now it rolls up the jubilent
thunders or the 'Halleluyah Chorus in
such mighty volume that the entranced
listener forgets the earthly temple and the
work of human hands, and imagines him.
self surrounded with the turmpets and
voices of heaven in numbers without num-
bers. Now it sounds the war-note wild
and high, mingled with the tramp of
hosts and the battle-hymn of men that
march as they sing; and now it MARBLES
Sweet Home,' with a silvery accompani-
ment of singing birds and murmuring
brook, and ruslling foliage around the
peasants door. Now it chants the un-
earthly stains Of clustered monks, inter-
woven with echoes that creep along corri-
ders of stone, and climb the sepulchral
arches of the cathedral's longdrawn asles;
and then again it bursts forth with such a
tcmpests of sound as shakes the hill when
storms are abroad among the Alps, and
thunders leap from cloud to cloud"
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-05
WHO Rules.

Fashion rules the world and most ty-
rannical mistress she is-compelling people
to submit to the most inconvenient things ind
aginable for her sake.
She pinches oul feet with tight shoes OF
chokes US with tight neckerchief, or squeezes
the breath out of our body by tight lacing
She makes people sit up by night, when
they ought to be in bed and keeps them in
bed in the morning, when they onght to be
up and doing.
She makes it vulgar to wait on ones selL,and
genteel to lie idle and useless.
She makes people visit when she had rath
er stay at home, eat when they are not hun.
CRY, and drink when they are not thirsty.
She invades our pleasures and interrupts
our business.
She compels people to dress gaily, whether
upon their own property or that Of others
dictates of pride.
She ruins health and produces sickness
destroys life, and occasions pr ,mature death
She makes fools of parents, invalids ofchil-
dren, and servants of ALL
She is tormentor Of conscience, q despoil
er of morality, and an enemy ofreligion, and
no one can be her companion and enjoy eli
ther
She is a despot of the highest gra lie, full Of
intrigue and cunning, and yet husbands
wives, fathers, mothers, sons, daughters ant
servants, black and white have voIuntaril,
become her obedient subjects and slaves, ant
vie one with another to sec who shall be til,
most obseauiOus tt
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-05
SvvindIfng the Government.

The Washington correspondent of th'
New York Tr,Juue says; ifs a.c
The rroprietors Of the Washington
Chronicle labor under an unaccountablt
hailucination in respect Of government ad
vertising, and imagine that they have ar
exclusive right to print and be paid fol
every government advertisement FROM the
lakes to the Gulf, and clear across the con.
tinent. No matter in what section Of the
union notice of the kind appears, it is
pounced on by the Chronicle people, print
ed and charged for. A claim was present
cd some time ago for post Office ADVERT
sing, whose publication had never been au.
thorized by the post Office department,
1t was referred to the sixth auditor, who
atonce decided that it should not be paid
The Chronicle appealed to the first con.
troller of the treasury, and that officer TO-
day affirmed the auditors decision. There
is an express law on this subject; but Law
or no law, the Chronicle goes on to print
and present the bills. This decision ol
the first controller will be a great loss to
the Chronicle but equally as great a gain
to the United States treasury.
And in exemplifcation of the way In
which this barefaced swindling is carried
on, the Tribuas quotes the following ad-
vertisement from the Chronicle of the 13
DEPOT QUARTERMAsTER's OFFICE,
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Jan. %, 1868.
SALE OF HORsEs.-Will be sold at pub.
lie auction, at the Alamo Yard, in this
city, on Thursday, the 18th of February,
commencing at IL o'clock. a. M, six cav
airy horses, condemned as unfit for public
ser7ice. Delivery Immediately after sale
Terms cash, In government funds.
j. G. G. LEE,
3revet Lieut.. Col, and A. Q. NJ, U. S
A. feb Ii 1t
1t sometimes happens that advertise.
ments of this character are, from inadvert.
ance, allowed to overrun their time, or be-
yond the time when they can be of prac.
tical benefit to the advertiser. But there
can be no such excuse in this case. This
advertisement for sale of horses in Tex
as was inserted in the Chronicle, at Wash
ington, for the first time, on the day on
which the sale to take place. Of course
the publication Of such an advertisement
in Washington paper at all, is swindle
upon the government, but to insert it as
this is inserted is double distilled, bare
faced, infamous swindle.
And yet this Washington Chronicle
edited by Forney, is the organ of the
wretched faction who are making believe
that they are going 10 "retrench" and
'economizs." Out upon the miserable le
hypocrites and swindlers!
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-05
LOYAL RUMp SENATORs.-On the lot

LOYAL RUMP SENATORs.-On the 10th
inst Sumner and Morrill, both introduced
resolutions in the rump senate, in regard
to the election of muiatto woman from
the cars at Alexandria, Virginia Con-
cerning this correspondent writes: Gas
am a native Of Alexandria, l happen to
know the character of the wench in ques.
tion. [ see from the National hateRigen
Ger that her name is Kate Brown. Being
in Washington some days ago, I went to
the senate, and the first person / met was
this notorious Kate Brown, or Hiss Kate
Brown. She being bare headed and ma-
king herself generally useful. l found
out that she was employed as maid; what
kind of maid, don't know. But this
l do know, that she IL the same Kate
Brown, of Alexandria, / used to know
when | was boy, and a bigger prostitute
never lived. She was known to the city
as such. Being rather handsome, she was
kept by numerous white men, aud finally
she left Alexandria to ply her avocation
in Washington. From the interest old
Sumner takes in her, should Judge he
had reconstructed her, particularly as Mrs.
Sumner and himself do not live together.
| write to let you know what kind of per-
sons the great God and morality party are
bringing into our national legislative halls.
Also the kind of women our wives. moth
ers and sisters are compelled to associate
with, not only in cars, which are private
property, but we are compelled to have
such as Kate Brown hanging around the
capital of the nation to crafty the licen-
tiousness OF such mon as Sumner and
Morrill,"
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-05
THE LITTLE CRAVE.

.It's only little grave" they said, s.-t.
"Onlv inst child that's dead
And so they carelessly turn away
r.-o,n the mound that the spade mad madc that ca,
- they did not know how deep a shade,
Ths, Iittle grave IL our home had made.i
kco,r the coffin was narrow and small,
One ward vouId have served for an SIMPLE paii
And one man in his arms could have borne away
sfhe rosebud and its freight of clay.
Rnt I know that darling hopes were MD
Beneath the little coffin lid.
vhno,x that q mother stood that day
with folded hands by that form Of clay;
knew that burning tears We're hid
Meath that dropping lash and achlnz fd:
And know her lip and cheek and brow
Were almost as white as her baby's now.
/ know that some things were hid away,
The crimson frock and wrappings gsyi
The little sock and halfw0rn shoe,
The cap with its plume and tassels
An empty crib with it, covers spres
As white as the face OF the siness G,aa
II is a little grave. but OH have care.
For world wide hopes are buried there;
And ret perhaps. In coming years,
May she, like her, through binding tears.
Know how much OF light, how much oiJoy,
Is buried M with an only boy.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-05
Relieving Cboked Animals.

Having had little experience with
COWS, | could not help but think the soci-
ETY. for preventing cruelty to animals had
not yet been organized. IF it had it would
never allow the swabbing out of cows
throats with stick with knob on the
end.
When | find COW choked, I immediate.
ly strap up one fore leg in Rarcy style
and commence driving her at a quick gate
She will not make many hops before the
potatoe will be elected with considerable
force
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-05


Sir Frederick Bruce's will bequeathed
personal property to the amount of f7o,-
900. rs If....s slfn
The New York board of aldermen
passed resolution, Thursday, inviting
the session of the democratic national con-
venton to that city.
Watertown, Y. Y, was carried by the
dem ocrats, Tuesday, week ago, for the first
time in fifteen gears. E.lI s'neia "
The democratic majority in the New
Jersey legislature are pushing a repeal Of
the registry law and will soon have it ex-
plunged from the statute book.
A conventio. of all the Grant clubs in
the United States will be held at New
York, March Is.
The late William Swain Of Philadelphia
left two sops andproperty valued at over
SO, coo, 900. s--l- - aia. l-9ai
Sergeant Bates, the man who is carrying
the "Stars and Stripes !" through the
south, at last accounts, was progressing
finely. =. e- n-sqs.f sss fsea,
"I hope this hand is not counterfeit
said lover as he was toying with his
sweetLeart's fugers. "The best test is TO
ring il" Was the nea. reply.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-05

The North Carolina planters are all 60
ing in for raising peanuts almost exclu-
sively. Funny, but true.
There were about two thousand appli.
cations at the Boston Theatre of girls to
appear in the ''Whitc Fawn.~
The Roman Catholic bishop of Massa-
chusetts won't have requiem high mass
said for the Manchester martyrs.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-05

An old German of indianapolis declined
TO sell any sourkrout to merchant oftbat
city, because cabbages were scarce. and
he lad only put up two barrels to use in
ease Of sickness.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1868-03-05
Lean Year Privileges.

Cory O'Lanus, ofthe Brooklyn Eagle posts
up the ladies on their leap year privileges
and the perils thereupon attendant Cory
talks like judicious guardian of sweet six
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-08-30
Tele&EaDh.
News Items.

CHARLRsToN, August 29.-Arrived-
Steamer Saragossa, and brig G. F.
Gary New York. Sailed-Steamer
Champion, New York; steamer Sea
Gull, Baltimore; schooners w. f.
Cushing and w. b. Thomas, Phila-
delphia.
New ORLEANS, August 2s,-The
police force of New Orleans have not
been paid for five months. Yester-
day, a committee from the force
waited upon the Mayor, setting forth
that many of the officers are without
the means to procure the commonest
necessaries Of lifo. Their families
are in actual want. They also state
that the beat officers have been re-
duced to absolute beggary, and are
compelled to solicit from the chari
table, whose residences they guard,
food to take to their families. It is
stated That it is not charity they ask,
but pay for labor honestly performed.
The City Council took the matter
into consideration, and passed @ reso-
luton declaring their inability to help
them, and referred the memorial to
the Legislature. "dE
New York, August 29.-The AS
pinwall steamer, Alaska, brings
$500, 600 in specie.
Rio Janeiro advices to the Sth
instant, state that the Paraguayans
have been starved from Humaita,
leaving $50 cannon and n vast amount
of ammunition and small arms. 1000
Paragnayans are cut off in Gram
Chairo, and refuse to surrender.
Lopez is hard pressed. The Brazil
lians think the war will close success
fully.