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The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-11-11

prehistoric are to which,he belonged. His
head was surmounted by sort OF helmet
with open visor his body was protected
by a loose robe of what had once been
skins. and his legs were encased in a BLUR
Gated garment ending in greaves similar
to the modern cavalry boots. His right
hand clutched an article which gave rlie
to some discussion, as its real form was
osllte disguised by the adhering clay.
Some insisted that it was short war club,
while to others it seemed a pestle. The
head of this remarkable relic OF former
race droops so as to render full lnspec-
ton of its face impossible but its features
are of the unmistakable Greek type, with
serene and placid expression wherever
the everything clay allows the expression 10
become visible.
Reasoning from the character of the soil
the only geologist of this neighborhood
declares that the Jesuits could not have
petrified this fossil, as he must have in
habited his tenement OF clay before tile
Jesuits commenced chiselljng mankind.
He thinks this specimen may be remote
ancestor of the Syracuse statue. In the
interest of science | have purchased the
venerable petrifaction, leased the adjacent
premises, and erected a cOmmOdiOus tent
fossil against the ravages of time and van
dalism Believing that 'the proper study
of mankind is man." | propose to exhibit
this one to discriminating public, at the
rate of twenty-five cents a head. Con-
sidering the superior claims of my fossil
| to the respect of those who reverence an
tiquity and goot. clothes, think my price
is dog cheap, and is calculated to bring
blush to the cheek of the Syracuse man.
agement. On Saturday afternoons, Eos
sill Matinees, at which the clergy will be
admitted free-if they will acknowledge
the courtesy in their sermons.
To alleviate the melancholy reflections
induced by the spectacle of the venerable
defunct, have engaged an accomplished
hand -organist, who will make it interest
| ing TO the patrons by snatches of operate
airs He snatches them beautifully, and,
next to my fossil, he is the best feature of
the entertainment. Photographs and au-
tographs of the fossil for sale to those
who desire the Oldest extinct picture ex-
tant
Respectfully, &c, HY. SLocUM.
p. S.-Just as was about to mail this,
/ received message which has plunged
me into the most profound grief. While
my Organist was playing "The wearing OF
the green" the Greek features OF my fossil
began to work spasmodically, and as the
last note was touched, said he, "Play it
again, avickl But that's the tune to wake
an Irishman wild ~
Alas my fossil had got drunk and fallen
into the excavation, where deep slumber
and adhering clay had converted him into
an apparent petrlfaction. His helmet was
an old tile; his open visor was the rim
hanging beneath his chin; his robe of
skins was frieze coat, and his short war
club whisky bottle. My loss is not a
dead loss, for l have saved the hole, and
in an emergency can crawl into it. But
the loss to science by the untimely resus-
citation of my fossil is irreparable.
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The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-11-11

ing process continues long enough the
food will become fermented, and then the
animals will eat more of it, and fatten
more rapidly than on the raw article.
English farmers not only feed their hogs
variety of food, but have it cooked, or
soaked till fermented, and finish up by Civ
ing raw meal for the last few days to
harden up the fat. A writer in the C0un-
try Gentleman states that he tried the ex-
pertinent of feeding on raw whole corn
and on corn ground and boiled, and
as the result of his experiment, he
found THAT every pound of pork made
with the raw food cost % cents,
while every pound made by feeding
cooked meal cost but AZ cents. At the
present prices of pork, and with the facili-
ties our large curing establishments have
for carrying on their business, there is no
necessity for the farmer to delay fattening
up his hogs till the cold weather sets in ;
and when it is considered how much food
is necessarily wasted to generate and main
tain the animal heat in cold weather, it be-
comes apparent that the earlier in the fall
he can fatten up and market his hogs, the
more profit he can make out of the opera
ton, provided they have attained a suffi-
cient growth to make good solid pork.
Very large hogs are not so much in favor
with the curers as formerly. They will
give as much for medium sizes, ranging
from 175 to 800 lbs each.
Another point should not be forgotten,
and that is, that the hog can only be profit
ably fed up to a certain point-that is, it
will only pay to continue the fattening
process so long as the animal will eat
enough to lay on flesh and fat rapidly.
When that point is reached nothing is
gained by going further, and the curer
should have it then. If the farmer live
near enough, he will find it pay better to
sell his fat hogs alive to the curer, than
kill them himself Canada Farmer
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-11-11
The Fossil Of the Period.
The Buffalo Express has the following
70 the Editor of the Fxnresa

The Buffalo Express has the following !:
To the Editor Of the Express.
Balloons CORNERS, Oct. 25.
While the interest excited in orr COM
munity by the newspaper account of the
Syracuse conundrum was at its height, we
were plunged into extreme excitement by
the reported discovery of fossil in the
clay bank just west of our town. A visit
to the place proved the report to be we'll
founded. At the bottom of the excaya-
ton, about six feet square by seven deep,
appeared what all present concurred in
pronouncing fossil man. 1t reclined
against one corner of the cavity, and when
discovered it was in semi-recumbent or
sitting posture, with its face toward the
rising sun, and its neither extremities
parted at an angle of about forty five
degrees.
The soil in which it was found is a COM
pact blue clay, which evidently has been
deposited many centuries. So much of
this soil adhered to the figure as to render
its minute and critical examination quite
difficult, as 1t was feared that an attempt
To remove the foreign matter might result
in injury To the fossil. Ii was. however.
plainly apparent the figure had once been
a man, and the process of petrifaction had
been so complete as to preserve even h;s
apparel and some of the utensils of the
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-11-11
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
A LOVE of a fan-Fan- ME.

A LOVE of fan-Fan-nie.
A BLUsH-The cream of modesty.
Now Is the time to insure in the Wash
ington Life.
PUNCH knows young man so lazy that
he will not labor under an impression.
THE Independent says: "There is said to
be a ragged school in London in which, in
order to retain the scholars at all, the
teachers are compelled to let them out In
time to pick the pockets of the people on
their way home from church"
A CoUNTRYMAN applied to lawyer for
legal advice. After detailing the circum-
stances of the case, he was asked if he had
stated the facts as they had occurred. "Oh,
ave, sir" rejoined he, 81 thought it better
to tell you the plain truth you can put
the lies to it yourself"
IT Is related that Chinaman in order
10 cure a sick son, offered up various
things to certain wooden idol, and, as
the son died the father commenced suit in
the court against the idol, and judg-
ment of the court had the 'fellow's" head
cut off
AS the sun in all its splendor was peep
ing over the eastern hills newly married
man exclaimed, "The glory of the world
is risingr' His wife, who happened to be
getting up at the moment, taking the COM
pliment to herself, simpered, What
would you think, my dear, if | had my
new silk gown on ?"
A YOUNG lady from the country being
invited to party, was told by her city
cousin to fix up and put her best foot fore
most, in order to catch beau, " she looked
so green in her country attire" The
country lass looked comically into the face
of her rather faded relative, and replied,
"better green than withered."
A QUESTION OF VERACITY.-A person
meeting with an acquaintance after a long
absence, told him that he was surprised to
see him, for he had heard that he was
dead. "But," says the other, "you find
the report false" IT'S hard to determine,
he replies, Z" for the man that told me was
one whose word / would sooner take than
yours"
INSURE in the Washington Life because
it offers all the advantages offered by
other companies, and in addition this Pc
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able by its charter. Moreover, in the
event Of non payment of premium when
due on any policy, the Company will, with
out notice from the insured, hold such
policy good, so long as the dividend credit
ed thereon will pay the premium at the
annual rate called for by the policy.
THE following announcement appeared
in the San Francisco Times: The gentle
man who took, by mistake, a quantity OF
garden hose from residence on Geary
street, near Cough, is requested by the
owner to call and get the nozzle, as the
hose can be of no material use without it
He will find it under the kitchen tablet
not there, it will be found in the front en-
trance, and right above it hangs fine
hat j"
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-11-11
HerOism of a Boy.

A RESIDENT of Knights Landing sends
us the following account of an act of ju-
venile heroism: On Saturday last two
men went TO the farm of Philip Prather,
on the Sacramento river, about two miles
above Knights Landing, and finding only
small boy at the house Ga son of Pra-
ther's), who, upon seeing strangers APP
proach, went into the house and locked the
door. The men demanded admittance,
and threatened to kill him if he did not
open the door and give them what money
was in the house. The boy went up
stair, ostensibly to get the money, but in
stead he brought down loaded rifle and
told them to leave or he would shoot One
of the men told him he could not do it,
and they then attempted to break in the
door with clubs, when the boy aimed mt
the larger of the two, through the win
dow, and shot. The result he does not
know as the fellow halloed and ran away.
The boy thinks he hit his man a center
shot. The little fellow is only II wears
old, and his mother was at knights Land
ing trading. Mr.. Prather is at present in
the East. The boy deserves credit for his
heroism.- Woodland, CAL, Democrat.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-11-11
"LOyalc Chivalry.

THERE is great affectation of chivalry
and magnanimityiin Republican newspa-
pees Just now, in commenting upon the
manner in which the wife of the President
has been treated by the Democratic press.
1t is said that she should be sacred from
the warfare of politics, and great deal of
sentimentality is poured out on her account.
We have not seen Democratic news
paper in which there has appeared a
harsh remark concerning Mrs. Grant. The
Times published the denial by the New
York Times that she wrote the letter to
Corbin which Gould and Fisk say she did,
and said the denial would tend to discredit
the testimony of Gould and Fisk on this
point
Unfortunately for the President and
Mrs Grant, there are SO many circum-
stances to show that they were connected
with the gold conspiracy, and to sustain
the narrative of Gould, that their denial
of oil connection with it will not general
ly relieve them from suspicion The dis
claimer by the President, addressed to
Bonner, viii have the same weight as
would the statement of any other man
who has been convicted on unimpeachable
testimony of falsehood and perfidy concern
ing an offense on which he stands charged
1t is not probable that such man would
acknowledge the offense.
AS for Mrs. Grant, if she was interested
in the gold conspiracy, and made S25, 600
out of it, the duty ofthe newspapers of all
parties should lead them to state the facts
in the case The fact that she is the wife
of the President is the very reason why
her connection with the ring would be
more discreditable than if her husband
had not authority, by virtue of his office,
TO insure the success Of the conspiracy.
Some of the newspapers now filled with
chivalric sentiment when speaking of Mrs.
Grant had different ideas about the time
Mrs. Lincoln was trying to sell her ward
robe There is difference between the
widow and the wife of President. The
grave of her husband invests the former
with no promises for power and advance
ment, but the wife finds in her husbands
office an influence which will protect her
though she may speculate out of gen
eral distress, created for speculation
C2tieNQO Times
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-11-11

"A recent number of the York (Eng.)
Post contains the following remarks,
equally applicable to the sportsmen of all
countries: A parting word in regard to
accidents in the shooting field. Breech-
leaders be it remembered, do, to some ex-
tent, reduce the risk of a mans shooting
himself But they don't in the least affect
the chance of his shooting other people.
And, even as far as the first danger is con-
cerned, the advantage gained is not
practically much, for the greater safety of
the breech-loader lies only in the greater
safety of loading it. And of all the acct
dents that occur, how many happen dur
ing the process of loading? That more do
not is wonderful, we admit. But still they
do not. And, indeed, we cannot at this
moment call to mind single instance
Such being the case, we must assume both
breech-loaders and muZzle- leaders to be
on equality with regard to safety. And our
advice to young spOrtsmen is to initiate
Mr.. Trupman, and to carry their guns as
if they were afraid of them. In other
words, 10 look upon gun as a species of
wild beast, whose dangerous, savage nature
may break out at any moment, and against
which nothing can secure you but sleepless
vigilance. AS beast will turn and rend
you; as bull will turn and gore you 80
will gun go off and kill you and you
cannot tell the provocation in the one
case any more than in the others The
only plan is to be always upon your guard,
and to take care that if your gun does ex-
plode, it is in such position as to hurt
neither yourself nor your companions.
The conceited idea that an accidental ex-
plosion is the mark of bungler has been
the source of more fatal accidents than we
care to enumerate."
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-11-11
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The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-11-11

"A passenger on New England rail-
road, the other day, presented to the con-
ductor pass for himself "and a corpse"
The conductor looked at the mans COM
panion, who was sitting bolt upright, and
looking very red in the face for dead
man, and the passenger thereupon ex-
planned that he took corpse with him
from Boston, and as ne had none to bring
back he thought the road would be quite
as willing to carry live man, and he took
his brother with him. The conductor
passed on.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-11-11

ONE of the celebrated authors of Paris
is so stingy that, whenever he sees fresh
oysters advertised in one of the daily
Paris papers, ne sends his servant to get
samples for him. In this manner the old
miser has managed to eat superior oysters
all the time without ever paying cent
for them. The other day he sent again to
a dealer, to whom he had applied at least
twenty times, and who had sent him at
least four dozen of oysters as samples,
without ever selling any to him. At last
the dealer had discovered the stratagem
of the penurious old gourmand. Instead
of sending, therefore, the oyster samples,
as requested, he coolly handed the servant
one of the shells, and said: "Tcll your
master that they are of this size; rs To
quality, they are as good as the samples
he got before" The great man was more
disappointed than pleased at this message,
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-11-11
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which the people have long been humbuCged, simply
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there Is danger OF doing In the OF snch nos
trums, but IL produces PERFECT AND PERMANENT CURES
TIKI WORST CASKS OF CHRONIC cATARKH. thou
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and cured II by magic ltremoyes offensive Breath.
Loss impairment of the sense OF TASTE smell
hearing Watering Weak Eyes, and Impaired Memory.
when caused by the violence OF Catarrh they al ire
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$500 for case OF Catarrh that l cannot cure
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Ask your Druggist for the REMEDY; but he has not
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-Four packages $500 one dozen for $500 Send two
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The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-11-11
Mr.. Drake. who put down the fir

Mr. Drake, who put down the first
oil well in this country, who at one time
was worth million, recently died in the
poor house. The first derrick and engine
still stand over the well, and are very
carefully preserved. A monument. is to
be erected to his memory, which will con-
tain room in which the engine is to be
n1aced
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-11-11

"A well-known physician who had an
extensive practice in Gloucester, Mass, }
some forty years since, used to say that
roast beef, serenity of mind, cold water
bath, and an amiable and pretty wife
would make almost any man healthy
wealthy and wise.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-11-11
The Victory in New YOrk-What the
Democracy will DO.
ALBANY, N. Y, Nov

ALBANY, N. Y, Nov. 9th.
GOVERNOR HOFFMAN, last night, in the
course of his speech in response to a sere
made by the Jacksonians, said: a notice
that most of the Radical papers in Albany
and New York are asking What will
they do with it THAT is with the victory.
I am hardly disposed to tell them just yet ;
| prefer to give them a little time to digest
the returns, and when these are fully di-
gested we propose to give them some in
formation as to what we will do with it.
In my observation / have found that
knowledge suddenly acquired is never
very profitable; but l will tell them in
general terms one or two things we pro-
pose to do. We propose to make the
Legislature of the State of New York hon
est, and that is what they have not done
in some time. We propose to use the
Legislature for the purpose of promoting
the interests of the mass OF the people,
and not the interests of the few, which the
Radicals have not done in a long time.
The Egening Journal has stated that, for
many years, there have been a few men
in Republican Legislatures who could be
bought We will show them that, in a
Democratic Legislature, there will be none
of that kind. We propose to give to the
pcOplc vi tic CIdIC Vi NcW OIk, I'LL ONcI,
the right of government. We propose
to abolish such laws as infringe upon the
rights of localities, and secure to them
the right to govern themselves. We will
not abolish such laws and give the people
something worse, but will give them bet
ter laws. We propose to make the State
of New York, and the government in all
its branches, thoroughly Democratic. l am
aware Of the responsibilities this victory
imposes. l am aware of the responsible
ties it imposes upon me, as Executive of
this State. L realize their magnitude, and
| will not say have no fear of them; but
by the help of the people and their repre-
sentatives and all the government.couns
can get, | hope in my sphere so to dis
charge its duties that the people will ap-
prove my action. l believe the Legisla-
ture which is about to assemble and legis-
late upon the affairs of this great State will
act with such wisdom and discretion as to
show the people of the State and country
that the Democracy of the State can be as
moderate in their hour of victory as they
have been patient in their hour of defeat.
We will be discreet and tolerant; we will
recognize honest men among our adverse
ries. We will deal justly, act honorably
and promote the great interests of the peo-
pie of the State of New York that have
demanded and worked change"
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-11-11

BURNS AND ScALDs.-For these accidents there
thousand and one articles recommended, as
(alD being the best that was ever known. But this
we do know, that DR.. S. A. WEAVER'S CERATE
has saved life in case of scald, were all who the
thought the patient must die The Cerate was
applied the Inflammation subdued and the
child was saved Any one who will try it, will say
that they have found its equal for this kind of
accidents.
Sold by medicine dealers generally.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-11-11

AT Adrian, Mich, lady partially
filled lamp with kerosene oil, few
mornings ago, placed It on shelf, under
a chimney, in a room in which there was
no fire. About dark, without any fire
having been near the lamp, it exploded,
doing considerable damage to the furniture,
and il was only by great exertions that the
house was saved.