Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-11-12
TO C0RIEsP0NDEyTs.


occur to any member of your .philo
sophical circle that the Creator i!
himself the ultimate philosopher
the very philosopher philosophers
that He never does anything u.philo
sophically or unscientiiically; that al
He does is so done that there can b,
no chance Of doicg it in any better
way; and that, therefore the sum an(
subsistence ofall philosophy and sci
ence is simply to find out and dem
onstrate HOW God has done wha
He has done. What reason hav,
you to set up your mon belief Sc
long as there remains anything yo,
dare not claim to understand? ~
: Sue. If gentleman is 50. i'll bred
and impertinent rs to nuke q prac
tice of 'accosting you after churcl
with something which he deems very
important, and makes this an excuse
for accompanying you home without
requesting your permission, you car
probably terminate the annoyance
BY dropping his acquaintance; or, il
you do hot wish to resort to so Sc
we're measure, you can turn in the
opposite direction and quietly ignore
his presence when heapproaches you
M.-You have lost the wager; you
must have very poor geographical
Information, for instead OF there be
ing ''three hundred cities in America
containing each over fifty thousand
inhabitanss,"" there not that number
in the world, There are not fifty on
the Western continent.
Maude.-It WOULD s'be unsafe
for you to marry sneli.a jealous man
rs you describe your lover to lie. lie
would be certSin to make miser,
able for lite.
A.-Your desire to improve your
education is laudable one. You can
fad such accomm odstions in this
place. Address or call on d. ID.
Luke. V
r. Mo we do NOT '.belicve that
there is one atom Of truth in fortune
telling" Its all Il humbug from first
to last.
W. NJ. Nj. You were probal Is
mistaken in regard to your being
beloved ly the accomplished and
adorable young lady" Ifyou yolun-
.teer TO tell her sou s'couid never love
her we'll enough TO make her your
wife," you would likely get q large
and ferocious flea in your esr. Your
pity for her evidently springs from
vanity. 2. .'In going up a narrow
stairway" the gentleman should go
first. The lady should precede IN go
ing down. 3. In crossing Z difficult
place." should walk -jdst where he
can best assist tie LADY TO cross.
Deborah.-When lady. has OBJ
tanned 4 divorce, it is customary for
her to resume her maiden name with
the lrelX oil MISS.
Aristocrat.-We are afraid that all
Your aristocracy comes either of col
fish, shoddy or petroleum. 1t Is well
known that 4 purc-hearted, absolute
Christian never boasts of his religion;
and no more does n simon-pure arts .
tocrat ever put on airs and boast of
his aristocracy. So much for that
Now, as to the ''proud hearted man,
who is always in Your way in socie-
ty, and who seems to be playing the
part of Mordecai at the kings gate
to your hannah Tor rather to your
Miss Haman1 perhaps the best way
for you to do would be TO let bin
alone. You lave no right to NEEDLE
with bis ''proud-heartedness,' but if
yen feel inclined TO reform him, the
best way would be for you to marry
him. That would humble him.
WIN addressing q married lady
it is optional with the writer to adj
dress her by her own Christian name
or by her husbands as Mrs. Jennie
Linden, or Mrs. Miles Linden.
Lou.--An engasement-ring is worn
on the Grst finger, aRd Wedding
ring on the third finger Of the left
hand.
The word negro is derived from
the Latin word niger, meaning
black, and is applied to the African
race on account ofthcir color, with
out any reference whatever to the
river Niger, in Egypt.
Alice. 1t would be Impossible to
give you the history ofmourning APP
parel which you request. The habit
Of wearing mourning undoubtedly
originated in that disregard for out
ward appearances which genuine
sorrow IS apt to engcnder. In cours,
of time badges of grief were assumed
by the bereayed as token that thei
allliction disinclined them for world
ypleasures. Finally it became fash
iionaJie to symbolic regret in this
way, and the business of making in
consolability presentablc was takel
up by the tailors, milliners and man
lawmakers. Savages, having no la
biliments but their skins, expires
their anguish for the death of tbei
| friends and relatives by tattooins
these inexpensive envelopes in VAR
Gus styles signifying the degrees G
sorrow which they experience. Fasf
ionable Christians do the same thin
in different way. No doubt mourn
ling often betokens an inward nicer
that passes show; but when we motto
the extreme fastidionsness which e
fashionably disconsolate mantle.
: about the cut and style of their roet
we must thiIk there is more vanit
J than regret. -FEEE LLCE u