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The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-01-28

The action of the Lower House of Con-
gress in repeating the Tenure-of Office
law, indicates that the members of that
body begin to realize the evil which such
laws inflict upon the country. From the
day that the law was placed upon the
statute-books to the present time, it has
been the shield and protection of those
who were engaged in plundering the Gov
eminent and robbing the Treasury. II
was enacted under the plea of protecting
loyalty, but has been used to perpetuate
the whisky ring and all other combina-
tons of men TO deplete the Treasury. II
has impeded public business. 1t has de-
graded the United State Senate into amere
trading and dickering shop over paltry
offices. 1t has intertered with the business
OF the Government, and been the means of
increasing corruption not only In Con-
gress, but also in the Executive Depart
ments, and if retained on the statute. books
would soon destroy what little purity and
honesty there is left in official life in this
country.
Its operations in tbs city are suf
ficient to secure the universal condem-
nation, not only OF the law, but
also OF those members of Congress
who placed it on the statute books. The
moment that one of the officials engaged
in the Whisky Ring il called to an &C
count, or an attempt is made to remove
him, he shields himself behind this law,
defies the President and increases his
plunderipg. Its result here is also ex-
narienoed elsewhere, and threefens 10 IN
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-01-28
" a Little BiiiOuS.v

How often this is the response to the enquiry
after friends. health; as if TO be bilious was
triiing matter, hardly worth thinking about But
let it be rene nbered that, as !" tall oaks from
little acorns grow" 60 formidable diseases arise
from being little bilious
Severe bilious attacks are more common In
Spring. Summer and Autumn than in Winter, but
the serious disorders OF the liver which so often
occur at those sc lsons, might be traced, in hun
dre5s of instances, TO Winter indulgences and
their neglected consequences. More highly-sea-
soned food Is eaten, more fiery drinks imbibed, in
cold than in warm weather, and thus the bilious
ness is produced which, under a warmer tempera-
ture, eliminates in remittent and intermittent
fevers
The very best medicine for persons who are
either litHe or good deal bilious is HOSTEL
TIERS STOMACH BITTERS. No bluc-pill or
calomel is required in such cases. Those power
ful mineral medicines cut two ways like double
edged sword. They act, ii is true, upon the liver,
but react most deleterously on other parts of the
system. They - stick there and cannot be got
rid of. The Bitters contain vegetable agents of
anti-5ilious tendency, that produce a specific
and most genial effect upon the hillary organ,
without entailing any evil consequences whatever.
They Cttogettcr adolescence, and act favorably
and simultaneously upon the stomach, the liver,
the bowels the nervous system and the brain.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-01-28
injurious to wear damp clothing, especially

injurious to wear damp clothing, especially
for an invalid.
The cleansing and using disinfecting
agents to purify the air of our houses, is
of the utmost importance. Draper saws !:
1t is very important that the cellar Of
every house, whether private or tenement,
should be properly dried and ventilated
during the years when the epidemic dis
eases are raging" This may be done "by
placing small stove in it, in which fire
should be kept continually. If the cellar
is long, it would be well to place the stove
at one extremity and pass the pipe through
the whole length Of the apartment"
Next in importance to the publication
of our streets and houses" says Draper,
" is proper attention to the condition of
the skin and the character of the food.
Every one should wash the whole surface
of the body every day, or at least twice a
week. In these general applications,
soap should not be used more than once a
week, for it is not desired to remove the
oily secretions too often, but merely wash
off the salts that are eXcreted so freely in
the form of perspiration during the warm
weather.
"The greatest care should be taken,
says the same authority, sin the purchase
of fruits and egetables-they are rarely
fresh, and the best have been generally
plucked or gathered two or three days be-
fore they reach the table-and it would
perhaps be best to avoid their use alto
gether and adopt; { bread and meat diet, to
which tea or coffee is added"
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-01-28
Boot and Shoe Grease.

THE SHOE AND LEATHER REPORTER
says hogs lard is admirably adapted to
secure to leather both pliability and i'm
permeability to water; train oil, after it
dries up, renders the leather brittle. Hogs
lard renders the leather perfectly Iliant,
and no water can penetrate it. 1t is espe
cially suitable for greasing boots and shoes,
but in the summer season an eighth part
of tallow should be melted with it. It
should be laid on when in n melted state,
but no warmer than ones finger dipped
in the mass can bear. When 1t is first ap-
piled to boot or shoe, the leather should
be previously soaked in water, that it may
swell up, so that the pores can open well
and thoroughly absorb the lard
The liquid lard should be smeared over,
(to be water-proof) at least three or four
times, and sole leather Oftener still. After
ward the lard remaining visible ON the
outside should be wiped eff with rag
By this means you have water proof
boot or shoe, without. the annoyance
caused by most stuffs of penetrating the
leather and greasing the stockings An
occasional coating of hogs lard is also to
be recommended for patent leather boots
or shoes, as it prevents the leather from
cracking, and if it be not rubbed in too
strongly, the leather will shine just as well
after the grease has been applied
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-01-28
Potato Raising and Management.

LARGE quantities of potatoes were DIES.
troyed by frost last year in the hills or
drills before they were harvested, and in
the heaps in which they had been left in
the field without sufficient covering.
Late crops of any kind are seldom good,
but if there is one crop which ST ffers more
than another from late planting it is the
potato. The whole summer, and early
part OF the fall are short enough for the
potato to extract those ingredients from
the soil and the atmosphere which are
necessary for bringing it to perfection.
Soil for potatoes should be deeply titled
and thoroughly drained The beetcrop we
have seen was on land which had been
thoroughly drained, and SUBSIDIZED, to the
depth of eighteen inches. Some persons
are prevented from subsoiling their land
of the operation. This has been the lion
in the way Of very great improvement.
In places where regular subsoil pillow is
not available, any strong pillow with the
mould-board off, following in the furrow
made by an ordinary pillow and loosening
the subsoil to the depth of six, eight, or
ten inches, without bringing it up, will do
work which will be exceedingly beneficial
to crops of every kind, but especially to
potatoes.
In those soils where the vegetable mould
rests on a clayey subsoil, frequent plow-
ings at a uniform depth forms hard nan
through which the roots of plants find IL
difficult to penetrate. Suhsoiling most
eileoiually breaks up this pan anu allows
rain water to percolate through the aoiI.
ard slao opens Il to the beneficial actioa of
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-01-28

there need not be apprehensionsth that they
will be a means of locomotion about this
city. They can be used or Nicholson
pavem ,nts, and on smooth turnpikes or
dirt TO as, in the absence of mud. 1t Is
difficult to ride them up hill. With severe
exertion they can be driven a grade of one
foot in nineteen; but one foot in twenty
five is enough to overcome. While the
beginner needs low machine-one with
a thirty inch front wheel, or saddle
placed low-this is according 20 the pat
tern-the expert wishes to sit high and
we'll over the pedals. The speed at which
Velocipedes move, of course, varies as
widely as the speed of horses. Under
favorable conditions, it is thought twenty
miles al hour can be made. BUTT would
be doing pretty well to accomplish from
ten to fifteen miles an hour on good
turnpike.
The cost of velocipedes is from 500 to
$125. The New York machines, made
on the Partisan pattern, are said to be
better than the imported on S, as they
have no wood in France equal to the
American hickory. When the novelty of
the velocipede is worn off, and it has
ceased to be amusing, it is probable that
there will have been utilities developed in
it. On our prairie regions, over the long,
even roads, it may become most advan-
tageOCs means of locomOtion. It's capaci-
ties are such that it will always have a
fascination for those who enjoy athletic
sports and there is an oddity, a mirth-
provoking quaintness and audacity about
the machine that will commend it to that
large, and we trust, growing class who
love fun.-CtnclnndtI COn1n1erctI
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-01-28

the atmosphere. Few persons are aware
OF the tough stratum of soil called hard
pan which the sole plate of the pillow and
the trampling of horses or oxen in
blowing form in the generality of tillage
fields, or of the good effects on crops
which result from breaking up AID pull
veriZing this crust. In soils which are not
naturally or artiticially drained, deep
ullage sometimes does mere harm than
good. Even in well drained land turning
down the active vegetable mold, that is
the warm, rich surface soil, and turning
up the cold subsoil is injurious. A small
portion of the subsoil mixed with the sur
face soil is sometimes very beneficial, but
the best plan is to loosen the subsoil, re-
vesuperabundant moisture by draining,
and give plants an opportunity of awaiting
themselves Of such ingredients as the sub
soil contains, without compelling them to
extend their fibers or surface roots in it.
The soil for potatoes should be plowed
in the fall and laid up in wide ridges or
sets, the deep burrows between which will
carry off all surface water, leaving the
soil high and dry, and in good condition
to be worked early in spring
The planting of potatoes should take
place as soon in spring as the soil is
Tedty lOT tUe SStS, anu lneTe Is no DANGER
from frost. When soil has been properly
prepared for the crop, and the after-cul-
ture is all right the potatoes will grow
rapidly and come to perfection in time to
be harvested before there will be the
slightest danger from frost. Another very
important reason why potatoes should be
planted early, is that the product of the
early crop is always Of better quality than
thai of the late one.
Potatoes stored In cellars or root houses
should be examined for the purpose of re-
mOyingall those tubers which are showing
symptoms of decay. The tubers which
have been frozen are now nearly decOm-
posed, and such are very injurious to
sound ones. It is well to prepare for
heavy frosiS by stopping up every crevice
by which it might enter the cellar or root
house, and by piling additional covering
on pits. Heavy losses are sometimes pre-
vented by little timely precautioD.-
FeSt6rz1 Rural.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-01-28
Dry Earth as a DeOdOrizer for Poultry
Houses.

THE employment of dry pulvcrized
earth as the means of deodoriZiug poultry
houses, appears to be worthy of more at
tention than it has hitherto received. The
fact that from 400 to 500 fowls can by this
aid be kept in one building for months to-
gether, with less smell than is to be found
in any ordinary fowl-house capable of &C
commodating dozen chickens, is very
conclusive as to its efficacy. In the build
ing of the National Company, where this
fact has been ascertaineG, seven or eight
fowls are keptin each compartment, twelve
feet by three feet, and yet there is no smell
or trace of moisture.
Mr.. Greyelin informs us that if much
larger number are put into each run, the
ground becomes moist, ceases to deodorise
and the birds at once become unhealthy
1t should be stated that the droppings that
fall from the perches during the night are
removed from the runs each morning, and
that the dry earth only receives the ma
nure that falls during the day; this has its
moisture absorbed so speedily by the
earth that it at once becomes pulverized,
mixes with the soil, and ceases to smell
So powerful is the deodorizing effect of the
earth that it does not require to be re-
newed in the runs for many weeks together.
-T0n6on EIfI1
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-01-28
tarm ano 6o1sebol0.
Sudden Dealt. of Cattle Inthe COrnfield.
A RESIDENT of Davenport, Iowa, writes

A RESIDENT of DavenpoI, Iowa, writes
tn the Prairie Farmer:
In 1S44-5, my father-in-la-, 4. Hubbard,
after having gathered his crn in fifteen
acre field, allowed twenty lead of his cat
tie and mine to run in it, without limit
The weather had been dry Or a long time,
and there was no moisture in the fodder
and no water in the field. Eleven head
laid down the night after, ad died within
two or three days. They ecame stupid,
swollen and helpless; if freed up, they
would Immediately lie do1n again. We
knew the disease was caued by the corn
fodder, and dissected enough to fully un-
derstand how they were killed by it. The
manifold, in every case, vas full and tight
with perfectly dry corn folder. The cat
tie being let into new knd of perfectly
dry food, had gorged themselves. Having
no water to aid the gastric juice, the main
fold had become perfectlyexhausted from
incapacity to soften SO lalge quantity of
dry fodder; inflammation, stupefaction
and death followed. Many cattle in this
county died that fall from the same cause,
and in the same manner. The preventive
adopted by us was a phin one, not to
allow cattle to remain ling on such large
quantities of dry fodder, and to have them
fully supplied with water before and after
going into the field. If DR.. Sprague, Of
Des MOines, should happen to see another
case, he will find, by dissection, the cause
and seat of the disease AID the remedy
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-01-28
r. u. ShIiiabcr to President Johnson,

=. d. Shiilaber, Esq, &" Mrs. Parting
TONI, of Boston, has written letter to
President Johnson, OF which the follow
Is copy:
BosToN. January 3, 1869.
ANDREW JOHNSON, President Of the United
SIR:-I am an humble citizen, whose
Hsme may have, or not have reached you,
with no favor TO ask beyond the wish to
be credited with sincerity, and am de-
sirous of expressing t. you the admira-
ton feel at the course yOu have pursued
since you assumed the reins of govern
ment. / am difilent about doing it, lest
you should interpret it aS patronage, but |
feel that none of rs are praised for our
good deeds half SO much as we are blamed
Tor our bad ores And for all you have
done, the measure has been running over
with abuse and vituperation from malig-
naut foes and the faint praise of luke
warm friends, and, therefore, l decide to
give You one word Of praise from an
honest conviction that il is deserved. 1t
was my fortune to oppose your election
from wrong impression regarding your
position, and | was gratified TO find how
true you were to the old landmarks of the
Constitution, and | have long wished TO
}
with profound interest, almost dreading
lest you should waver, but found you in
fexibly constant Such fidelity as you
have Shown, amid Inducements to change
such as no man ever me: with before, de-
notes character strong as adamant, and
your place in the history of our times will
be an iliustriOus one. Your enemies, and
the enemies of our institutions, must adj
mi. your fidelity 70 your obligations Good
men, however blinded, must see this, how
ever FIR political demagogues, whose
hatred for you extends just so far as they
themselves have proved false and dishon-
est, denOuncc you. People are slow to
think, but the right thought comes at last,
N spite of prejudice, and those who have
yilified you through q dogmatic devotion
to party viii grant you honesty and &C
cord you justice Your forbearance un-
der abuse should assure you niche as
high as that of job for patience. | thank
you heartily for myself, and thousands
would do the same for themselves, were
they as impulsive as l am. 1t is not often
that men address q waning power thus, but
the one who takes off the amor in tried
service is more TO be praised than he who
ut first assumes il; you will pardon my
presumption in addressing you, but
could not help il; but presume also upon
q tie that makes Us brothers, that may
serve somewhat as a voucher for my sin
ceFity. With the profoundest respect,
an, dear sir, yours very truly.
II p SUTIr4RrR
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-01-28
"No ID Niggers Admitted"

"Mack" writes from Washington as
follows, alluding to the headline quoted
above:
"This, I understand, is to be one of the
rules and regulations of the forthcoming
Inauguration ball. The language is not
mine, but the utteTance of one OF the gen
tlemen selected to Officiate as floor man.
ager of the festive occasion. | quote 1t
merely to show the estimate in which our
colored brethren are held by their pro-
fesseA friends and admirers, No id mig
gers admitted TO Radical ball in honor
of the election Of a Radical President
Call you this backing your friends p
The idea of excluding, by such prOfane
and sweeping edict, whole race of people,
who, according to the Republican party,
saved the nation, and constitute, to-day,
the only loyal inhabitants of ten States of
the Union 1t is simply mOnstrous in its
ingratitude. fine colored troops tonight
nobly,' didn't hey? Why not let them
dance at the celebration of their victories?
Really, was very much astonished when
| heard the remark, uttered as it was, by
a gentleman who had it directly and
officially. ] had fully expected TO see the
ponderous Sumner tripping he light fan
tastic with bespangled damsel of Afri-
con descent-the stately Chandler waltz
ing with fair mulatto, and the courtly
Wade promenading with Helen's beauty
in a brow of Egypt not to mention the
sOul-stlrrIng scenes of hall dozen boss
BARRIERS distributed here and there in
sweet filtration with the wives and daugh-
tiers of Radical Senators.
"But no Id nigseTs admitted knocks
the poetry out OF the whole affair and de-
grades the ball into shO4dy exhibition,
which 10 loyal man should attend. Think
of the party that has been raving like q
set of iDebriated iuDatic5 for four years to
legislaie negroes into street cars. hotels
and private parl0rs, placarding their in
aururatica ball in this wayi 90, iudg-
mcHt, thou art fed to bratish beasts, as
Mark Antony said under much slighter
DrOvOcation than the bulletin ofth Radi-
cal ball committee No id niggers al
mitted.'"
THE action Of the Radicals III this in
stance may serve to remind the reader of
an incident related in BOswell's Life Of DR..
Johnson. The doctor had female friend
named Mrs Mlcaulay, who was q. sirenu-
Gus theoretical advocate Of what is called
the leveling principle. as the doctrine of
the perfect social equality of all men and
women, Of whatever race and condition.
He thought he would put her professions
10 a practical test. So, one day, he called
on her ut dinner time, accompanied by the
radical lady's stable boy. Madam, said
he, l have az last become a convert TO
your perfect equality ideas. have called
10 dine with you to-day, and have invited
my very estimable friend, your footman,
to be one Of our party Boswell relates
that Mrs. N. was highly indignant at the
conduct of Dr. Johnson, and that ali
friendly relations between them ceased in
consequence Of this practical joke"
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-01-28
Points or a Coed Fowl.

For general use hen should be good
layer, sitter, and mother. She must be
good feeder, too, bright, clear-eyed, quick
In her motions, but not scary, and with
these points, she will pay to keep. Be
sides, she should be large, well feathered,
with small, short legs, with small head,
broad shoulders, and deep body. The
cock should be thicker in the leg. broader
across the shoulders, fully third heavier.
tie should have gallant strut, be first out
in the morning, first to go to roost, in
clined to take on flesh easily, generous in
picking out titbits for the hens, and not
quarrelsome. We do not associate large
eyes with great hardness. They are
great beauty, and indicate high breeding /;
hence, with perfection in feather and other
points, they are desirable in fancy fowls.
In very large breeds quick growth is de-
sirable, while early maturity is not Each
of the different breeds has its character
istic points, and the fowl should, in addi-
ton to the above general marks, show
them distinctly.-American Aqriculturist.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-01-28

KEEP the children's feet warm and dry
during cold and wet days. By doing this,
many severe attacks of disease may be
averted. Do not let the children play
out of doors without being sufficiently pro-
tected about the shoulders and neck.
Avoid any change to lighter garments
until the weather is fully warm and set
tied. Be especially careful of laying aside
your fannels. If you are uncomfortable
warm for few hours, it is better to en-
dure it than to run the risk of a severe
Geld, while these sudden changes in the
weather are taking place.
II those who are subject to rheuma-
tism or predisposed to pulmonary dis
ease would wear fiannels all the year
round, it would be greatly to their advan-
tage.
The garments that are worn next the
skin should be changed about twice each
week. Most people change only once,
but it is best to renew the clothing before
it becomes saturated with secretions of the
skin.
Be careful to have all clean clothes well
aired and thoroughly dried, Itis extremely
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-01-28
Management Of Cows in Winter.

\ CORRESPONDENT Of the AgricMturiSt
inquiries When cows are stabbed nights
in winter how long should they be al
lowed to remain in the yard during the
day?" This depends good deal on the
weather, and also on the food and whether
the COWS are expected to give milk or not
When the object is to obtain milk il win
ter, if water is supplied in the stable we
would seldom turn them out at all. And
if necessary to turn them out to water,
we would let them cut twice a day, say
for ten or fifteen minutes. Cows like 10
be humored a little in regard to watering
They will not drink es readily as a horse
They should be allowed plenty of time.
When COWS are not giving milk and it is
desirable to have them eat coarse fodder,
they should be turned out for several
hours during the day. They will eat this
class of folder much better in the yard
than in the stable. Judgment, however,
should be exercised. If the weather is
stormy, they will be better in the stable,
and at all times, if they seem cold and are
not enjoying themselves, let them be i'm
media,ely tied up Let the stable be well
ventilated and cleaned out twice a day,
and made as dry and comfortable as pos
sible. The great defect in most stables is
in not having sufficient ventilation. The
ventilators should be SO arranged that
they can easily be adjusted to suit the
weather Make it rule to visit the stable
before retiring for the night, and see that
everything is right. Agricul-
tMliSt.