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The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-04-29
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Gross behaviour Getting fat.
THE oldest woman's club-The broom
stick.
THE Boston Post calls pillow sooth-
ing nap-sack.
FRENCH Democrats call the Prince I'm
perial Velocipede w."
IT Is thought the wheat crop of Cali
mia will be unusually large this year.
WHY is room full of married people
empty? Because there is not q single per-
son in it.
A CINCINNATI lady Endorsed on her tax
return, taxation without representation
is tyranny"
A YOUNG lady in California broke her
neck while resisting the attempt of q
young man to kiss her
THE strongest kind of hint-A young
lady asking gentleman to see if one of
her rings would 60 on his little finger.
A CLERGYMAN who had been accused
of preaching long sermons, excused him
self on the ground that the church was q
large one.
A WRITER, describing one of the en-
gagements in the late war, gives the fol-
lowing interesting item. I'm this battle
we lost the brave Captain Smith. A can
non-ball took off his head. His last words
were, Bury me on the spot where fell. y"
MEYERBEER left several compositions
sealed, which, by his will, are never to be
opened unless his family has need of fur
ther resources. In spite of his great
wealth, he was always haunted by the
fear that his family would some day come
to want.
In one of Cooper's novels occurs the
following passage: "He dismOunted in
front of the house and tied his horse to a
large locust" A French author, in trans.
lating this passage, renders it thus: He
descended from his horse In front of the
chateau and tied him to large grasshop-
per.
A MAN in Brooklyn was thrown from
his wagon recently, and seemingly died.
He was laid in his coffin, and when his
friends were about to bury him, he awOke
with shudder, and walked about the
room. He said he was conscious of all
that was passing but was unable to make
a sign of life.
MEN often lose opportunities by want of
self confidence. Doubts and fears in the
minds of some rise up over every event,
and they fear to attempt what most prob
ably will be successful, through mere tim
orousness. while brave, active man will,
with perhaps half the ability, carry the
enterprise to prosperous termination.
The afternoon New York service
usual at Christ Church was on q recent
Sunday the scene of novel feature. The
organ suddenly stopped in the midst of a
hymn, and not another note was heard
from it during the entire exercises. Upon
inquiry it was sscertained that the organ
list had taken offense at something done
by one of the officiating clergymen during
the service, and abruptly left the church.
I'm Greenfield, N. H., few days ago,
man and his son, aged respectively about
20 and 18, were called upon by about
thirty men and boys, and treated to ride
upon a rail, distance of about one and
one-half mile, for the offence of abusing
the wife and mother. They were made
to take turns while one rode the other
carried one end of the rail, and Uies Uersa.
They were accompaaied in their march
by music from fife and drum, tin pans, &c
THE Vienna Medical Times tells the fol-
lowing "Last week, at the clinic, in the
presence of class of students, On opera
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-04-29
Incidents OF the White Pine" Fever.

WE have heard of several instances
lately of the first use made of the good
fortune which has attended some of the
White Pine adventurers that show the
better side of human nature. One man,
who had lost his 'grip,' and had become
worthless by drink was accosted, one day,
by q friend, and told that he could do
nothing here; he had no credit and no
influence, and few friends; he had better
go to White Pine. His adviser offered
to furnish money enough out of his own
moderate earnings to take him there,
and would look after his family in the
meantime The man went under promise
not to spend a dime of the money so furnish
ed for drink. After while he got hold of
some claims, began to make small remit
tances to his friend, enough in all to liqui-
date the Indebtedness for his outfit. At
still later day he returned to the city, paid
all arrearages for family expenses, met his
old friend, and told him that from the hour
he had been taken by the hand he had
never spent cent for liquor. If he had
not done much he had become sober
man. The friends parted at the steamboat
landing; the White Pine man returning.
In the hurry of the moment, he recollected
that he had small package for his wife's
friend, which he had nearly forgotten.
The package contained deed for the
house and lot occupied by his benefactor.
The property was worth about eight thou
sand dollars.
Another "dead broke" man recently
returned from White Pine, and, meeting
one of his creditors, began to talk about
the old Indebtedness. The creditor said
that the account was long ago Outlawed,
and Ire had quite forgotten the particu-
lars White Pine said that made no diff
ference. He had to come down with
$4,000 in hand to pay his debts. His
jtor, paying him principal and interest,
declaring that he had no right to count 3
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-04-29
A Genuine Snake Story.

SNAKE stories, as q rule, are so univer.
sally incredible, that anyone who is bold
enough to relate marvellous one, not
only subjects himself to the imputat ion
of untruth, but even to public ridicule.
The one that we now present comes so
well attested that its credibility cannot
be successfully questioned. On last Sun
day night, DR.. Dufield, of Hannibal, in
this State, was summoned to the bedside
of a patient, upon whom he had been in
attendance for several days, for measles,
and upon his arrival the lady, who was a
slender and delicate female, and who had
been in ill health for several years, COM
planned of a " choking in her throat" and
that she felt something moving, and also
said that the throat felt very sore. The
drug store being closed, the doctor ordered
put in, with which TO gargle. She used
this, and the choking increased. He di-
rected her to swallow some, thinking it
was worm, and having nothing at hand
better, supposed this would relieve her,
by causing it to withdraw downward into
the stomach. The feeling yet increased,
and as a placebo, until something better
could be obtained, she was directed to eat
sugar. In moment or so, Sne said some
thing was crawling upward, and she
looked as though she would sufocate.
She coughed violently, and Immediately a
squirming, live reptile was elected from
the mouth, which, on examination, proved
to be water snake, about twelve or four
teen inches in length, and about s. or q
of an inch in diameter about the centre
of the body. 1t was yellow, mottled
snake, with dark or black eyes, and its
tongue dsrted out in a fearfully disgust
ing manner. 1t is supposed that at some
time, when drinking from some branch or
brook in Michigan, whence she had lately
come, she unconsciously swallowed the
hideous reptile, whilst it was very small.
The woman, as stated, had suffered from
ill health for year or more, and is now
rapidly recovering.-M Missouri RepuHican.
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The SONG OF THE ANVIL.
By ". G. SHEPHERD.

WITHIN the village smithy
Right merrily ring,
And under the stroke of the hammer
A tuneful song sing.
Red glows the wide-mouthed furnace.
The heaving billows roar
You can hear their huge lungs painting
Outside the open door.
The smith is stalwart and mighty
He lifts his sledge on high,
Then lets ii fall on the iron,
And the sparks all round him fly.
With a ready voice answer,
And cheer him with my song;
/ sing TO him while he labors-
sing to him all day long.
His arm is brawny and powerful.
Its strength full well know;
He strikes with an earnest purpose,
And heavily falls his blow.
The children stand in the doorway,
For they love to see him swing
His sledge across his shoulder,
While cheerily sing.
NV voice goes out TO the village;
You can hear il far away,
As cheer the smith in his labor
Through all the live-long day.
With every blow from his hammer
An answering note | sound,
That over again is repeated
Whenever an echo is found.
Oh, We who are sorely smitten
By the iron hand of fate,
Abide your time in patience,
Ye have not long to wait.
Oh. young man, eager and hopeful,
oh. young man, valiant and strong,
When the blows fall fast and thickest
Make answer with a sODgl
-P7cI1Ird's NOnfhlg for Mry
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-04-29

A'swARM of bees and bountiful store
OF wild honey were recently found in
tree by woodchoppers on the west side of
the Sierra Nevada mountains. The Incl
dent is recorded as the first discovery OF
the kind on the Pacific slope There were
no wild bees beyond the Sierras when that
portion of the country was first occupied
by emigrants from the Atlantic seaboard :;
but it was soon discovered that bees i'm
ported from the States thrived well, and
several persons who engaged early in this
business acquired large fortunes from the
production of honey for the markets.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-04-29
: as his own until he had paid all his

dollar as his own until he had paid all his
debts.
We have heard of many other in
stances quite as notable. Now, if White
Pine is going not only to develop mil
lions of treasure, but is really going to
help develop what is best In human ma
ture, there will be no estimating the value
of these new discoveries It may vet
fall to the lot of some ingenious moralist
to consider of White Pine as "means
of grace" San Francisco Bulletin.
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1869-04-29

"A Protestant jubilee is to be held next
autumn at Boston,
The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1869-09-15
Spartanburg and Union Railroad.

ElIHgjV5EEU ON and after the 8th June inst,
4tNXMXfEY 4tNaXEa--XfEY Passenger Trains will leave spar
tanburg G. H. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur-
days at a. nl., and arrive at Alston1 /. so a. m.
Returning came days, leave Aston at II. 80 m ;.
arrive at tSpartanburg Court House ZOO D. m.
as per following Schedule:
DO1rn Train. In Ti.nil
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and il he scoids you, give shirai this3'
and She drew q sovereign ffodl her purse.
1T do not think he will refnss 70 coms;
but Y he should. you mnst fnd, your way
here alone" !ls 1iE ~ az = :, f3tf: !:
Yes. ha'am; + 'shan''t forget; thank
And with little courtsey that showed
how careful must Have been her training
at some time, she passed from, the robin,
closely followed by Mrs. Clifford, who
watched to see he.' down the stairs, and
then re-entered her room and went to
the window in time to see the dark
fro%n Of displeasure on the mans face
vanish in an avaricious smile as he
olutohed the money the child extended
to him.
Jeesie's parting glance up at her win
dow was seen and remembered even
when Airs. Clifford's head had sought
her pillow. She had long talk with
her husband that night, in which she
made him acquainted with Jessie's his
tory, and her desire to adopt her. Never
refusing her slightest wish, how could he
deny her that which would wean her
thoughts from the past?-and though a
great pang went through his heart al, the
thought of another occupying the place
OF his lost Ida, he pressed tender kiss
on his wife's forehead as he gave his con-
sent, aid she never knew what it cost
him.
Many times, next day, she found her
self wondering whether or not the man
would come; and she worked herself into
O perfect fever of excitement. She knew
that the child was an advantage to him,
for many would bestow a few pennies
for her sake, who might otherwise turn
away; and yet. might he not, by giving
her up, hope to reap still greater adj
vantage. He knew that she had not
been chary of her gifts thus far. And
so she reasoned while she waited.
AND yet she was surprised when both
he and his little companion made their
appearance. She noticed the quick flush
OF delight which overspread the face of
the child, and her heart warmed instant
". Without any preface, she introduced
the subject, stating her wishes. He lis
tened to her, and then began in a COM
planning, whining sort of way, to tell
what an expense She had been to him.
and then directly contradicted himself
with the statement that he could not get
on without her. Mrs. Clifford stopped
him instantly with the assurance that he
should not suffer; she would make the
matter right in that respect, and she
named q sum for resigning her that made
his eyes sparkle greedily, and instantly
won his consent.
There was but one tie that linked Jessie
to the old life-a lock of hair and q few
simple relics belonging to her mother;
and when these were removed from the
miserable little room that had been hers,
and q farewell visit paid to the spot
where that mothers life had gone out,
the last link that bound the past with the
present was broken; and when Jessie
took her place in her new home, it was
as the adopted daughter of the wealthy
Mrs Clifford
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Impartant Notice TO. Shippers.

Z I.sL
CHApLorrE, COLUMBIA AND AUGUSTA R. r. Co.,
. GESERAL FREIGHT AND TICKET AoT's OFFICE,
,GE ssaSa6aRb sSIaa1Rfa = LAHfB LAHHfSSaai2 aia liSa Iakr
aoS1h IS
to the Merchants Of Columbia and up country
RATES-NEWYORK TO OCOLUMBIA.-First
Glass $1.S5; Second Glass s1.20; Third Class
i.10; Fourth Glass S0c.; Fifth Glass GOc., per
hundred pounds.
So Rates and Classifications to all other
points North, same as Uia the Charleston
Ioute.-6H
The Steamship Lines connecting with and
forming part OF the Sea-board Inland Air Line
are as follows. BE CAREFUL AND SHIP DY THESE
LINES ONLY:
Boston and Norfolk Steamship Co., End of
Central Wharf, Boston-E. Sampson, Agent.
Old Dominion Steamship Co., Pier 81 North
River, New York-N. l.. McCready, Pres't.; Of
flee 1877 Greenwich street. corner Dey street,
New York.
Philadelphia and Norfolk Steamship Co., II
North Delaware Avenue, Philadelphia-W. P.
Clyde, Agent.
Annamessic Line, rta Delaware Railroad
Depot Philadelphia. Wilmington and Balti-
more Railroad, Philadelphia.
Baltimore Steam Packet Co., (Bay Linc,l
foot Of Union Dock, Baltimore-R. i. Poor,
Agent.
sT In shipping freight for Philadelphia be
careful to mark the packages and note on Bill
of Lading whether it is TO De forwarded by
Clyde's Steamers, or Uid Annamessic Line.
For further information, address
E. II. DORSEY,
Aug IS General Freight and Ticket Agt.
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South Carolina Railroad Company,

South Carolina Railroad Company,
GENERAL SUPT'S OFFICE, APRIL Q, 1869.
Ss@ y dnle naE ito fd0lloTing opasssHher soher
Trains will be observed from this date ~
DAY PASSENGER TRAM.
Leaving Columbia at. 7.45 a. m.
Arriving at Columbia at at.... 61Op. m,
NIGHT EXPRESS TRAIN.
Leaving Columbia at...... at $50 D. m.
Arriving at Columbia at. 445 a. M
THE CAMDEN TRAIN
Will continue to run tho following schedule:
TRI-wREKLY.
(Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays.)
Arrive Columbia 11.00 a. m. Leave 2.20 p. m.
DAILY SUNDAYS EXCEPTED.)
Leave Camden G35 am. Ar kingvillc 9.20 q m.
I've Kingville 4.25 p. m. Ar Camden 7.05 D. M
Aug II II. T. PEAKE, General Sup't
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Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta R. r.

Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta R. r.
- 81 I'D go wi1i fhssESsEM ssE NC IaIioTsi TEsin'
GOING NORTH.
Leave Augusta, at. at............ TAO a. m.
'' Columbia. S. c., at...... 1.25 p. m.
Arrive at Charlotte, N. C... $40 D. m.
COMING SOUTH.
LcaTo Charlotte, n. c., at.......... $50 a. M.
- Columbia, S. c., 1850 "
arrive at Augusta. ............ G15 p. nj
:, Through Tickets on sale for principal points
North and South. Baggage checked through.
Closeconnections made North and South.
June % CALEB BOCKNIGHT, Supr.
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Byron to I'm sIitef 3a

i
Byron 10 HfS sistef.
Though the day Of my destiny'e over, ="
and the star OF my fate hath declined,
Thy sofh heart refused to discover .,,r,t,
The faults which SO mai could and;
Though thy soul with my grief was acqaainted,
1t shrunk not to share It With me;
And the love which my spirit hath painted ~
.sItnever hathfound but in thee
Though human, thou didst not deceive me;
B Though woman, thou didst not forsake;
Though loved, thou forborestto grieve me;
. Thoughsiandered, thou never could ct shake;
Though trusted, thou didst not disclaim me;
Though parted, It was not to fly;
Though watchful. 1t was not to defame me;
Nor mute that the world might belle.
From the wreck Of the nasi which hath perish'd
Thus much at least may recall, = =
It hath taught me that what most cherished
Deserved to be dearest of all. .ia b, -,
In the desert q fountain is epringing;
In the wild weste there etill is q tree;
Aud q bird in She aolitude singing, rr
Which speaks to my spirit Of thee.
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Greenville and Columbia Railroad.

Greenville and Columbia Railroad.
SUPTS OFFICE, COLUMBIA, April 10, 1869.
- M daiiS hAssESGER sEss1t Rnr Tfs'nsgan aan snn
Meeting with Night Train on Charleston Road:
Live Columbia 700 am 1--we Greenvile 600 am
8. Alston S.55 &C Anderson GAS &C
I" Newberry 1895 d" Abbeville 8.45 &C
Arr Abbeville $50 pm &C Newberry 1.25 pm
Anderson SIS " Alston 5000
Greenville 600 " Arr Columbia 500 pm
Trains on Blue Ridge Railroad run as follows:
Live Anderson $40 pm I've Walhalla 400 am
=" Pendleton 62O &c " Pendleton $40 "
Arr Wahalla 500 " Arr Anderson G.4Ou
The train will return from Belton o Ander.
son on Monday and Friday mornings.
JAMES o. MEREDITH, General Supt
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a. ]. 3 e. ..,.ss 80 e, - - &c !.
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Office North Carolina Railroad Co..

Office North Carolina Railroad Co..
EsN "a EI EE9zs.s EE5Esas.s THE following is tho
knH e A3 ~ ae.&znsX-Nh1Ssched for Passen-
ger Trains over this road:
Leave Charlotte. $50 p m Arrive. 5.45 D m
~ Greensboro 1.55 M and 11.45 p M
- Raleigh $50 a. m. and 6.2O p. M.
Arrive Goldsboro 1920 IN Leave .22O y m
Through Passengers by this line have choice
OF routes uld Greensboro and Danville to Rich
mond, or cia Raleigh and Weldon to Richmond
orportsmouth: or arriving at all points North OF
Richmond at eame time by either route. Con-
nection made at Goldsboro with Passenger
Trains on Wilmington and Weldon Railroad to
and from Wilmington, and Freight Train to
Weldon. Also tc NoTberp, on A. & N. C.R.
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Laurens Railroad---New Schedule.
Eulss;5Q MAIL Trains on this Road run to
9t7z1szEs@-e<i&Yreturn same day, to connect with
up and down Trains on Grcenville and Column
bia Railroad, at Helena; leaving Laurens at S
A. NJ, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays'
and leaving Helena at l. 80 P. NJ. same daye.
July 9 ]. s. BOWERS, Superintendent
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SOLUBLE MANURES.

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Hams and Strips.
ENRESH TO HAND:
IL Choice Sugar-Cured HAMS,
Ferris Breakfast Strips,
Extra Smoked Tongues,
Fulton Market Beef.
Supplies Of the above received weekly. For
sale by GEO SYMMFRS
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-12-29
The Ninth Census Bill.

This bill provides for General Super
intendent and Census Bureau, to be loca>
ted at Washington. 1t provides that the
census, instead of being taken by the Uni
ted States Marshals, as heretofore, shall
be placed in charge of District Superin'
tendents, one in each Congressional Dis
trict, to be appointed by the President.
Each District Superintendent is empower
ed to employ as many enumerators as
may be necessary to take the census with
in the time fixed by the bill, viz between
the first and thirtieth of June.
Provisions are made for careful col.
lection of all facts regarding the CONNER
cial, agricultural, manufacturing, mining,
fishing, and indeed all the industrial and
material interests of the country, and the
provisions are believed to be ample for the
collection of all important statistics, il
the superintendency is placed in compc.
tent hands and efficient district supern.
tendents are selected. Statistics are to be
gathered regarding educational, religious
social, reformatory and criminal matters
and everything that affects society.
In regard to the apporti onment of rep.
resentation, the committee have left the
number of Representatives blank, al
though the number Of 800 was talked Of.
This, it was estimated, would give ont
representative for every $4,000 inhabi
tants-the present number being one fol
every 22s 900.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-12-29
The C8st of the War.

The report of Commissioner Wells to
Congress, contains an estimate of the cost
of the war to suppress the rebellion. The
government spent, in war expenses and
expenses growing out of the war, down
to june 30th, 1869, S4,l7l, ,9l4,49S. This
excludes what the administration would
have cost had there been no war, and may
be called the net cost to the government
of the rebellion. The Commissioner adds
the following items, which rightfully en-
ter into the cost: Pensions, capitalized
at eight years purchase, $500, 1000, 900 !;
increase of State debts, mainly on war
account, Sl36, 100000 county, city aud
town Indebtedness increased on account
Of the war (estimated), $500, 900, 900; ex-
penditures of States, counties, cities and
towns, on account Of the war, not repre-
sented by funded debt (estimated), S6OO,>
100000; estimated loss to the loyal
States from the diversion. and suspension
of industry, and the reduction of the
American marine and carrying trade,
81, 200, ,0o0,0o0 estimated direct expendi-
lures and loss Of property by the Confed'
crate States by reason of the war, S2,700,-
100000. These aggregate a total loss to
the country, directly resulting from the
war, of $4,000, 100000. There was spent
and wasted in the war money enough to
build ninety Darien ship canals; or to
build hundred Pacific Railroads; or
nine times as much as would double track
every railroad in the United States.-
Syracuse Journal. l~2