The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1869-09-30
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.


- FoRGIyE zthyself nething and Others
much.
GREAT men insure in the Washington
Life, of New York. ,e
SHORT SIGHTED people are always close
observers. % s3sr ~
CAPITAL PUNIsHSENT-Ten thousand a
year, and nothing to do. s5'sf
"CoME in out of the wetr' said the
shark, when he swallowed the boy. e.'ia "A
aWHYis theroad of transgressors so hard?
Because il is so much travelled. -.4fos ~
Do THE best you can, whatever you un-
dertake. If youare only street-sweeper,
sweep your very best i95-,,,5s
"INDUsTRY must prosper" as the man
said when holding the baby while his wife
chopped wood flA p Il 'is
A MEDICAL student says he has never
been able to discover the bone Of conten-
ton, and desires to know whether it is not
situated very near the jaw
"SAMAiY, run to the store and get some
sugar" Excuse me, ma; I'm somewhat
indisposed this morning Send father,
and tell him to bring a. paper of tobacco
along" .T'Hk1S = e ga
"How did you manage to get along in
Paris without knowing the French Ian
guage?" inquired gentleman of Mrs.
Shoddy. ooh, we had an interrupter with
u.s." complacently replied the old lady.
"WHAT do you mean by humbugging,
madam? ?" asked a homely barrister of an
old lady whom he was cross-examining
Il don't know as can exactly say, sir /;
but if lady were to say to you that you're
a handsome man, that would be what I'd
call humbugging 4 y
A SUNDAY SCHOOL teacher was giving a
lesson on Ruth. She wanted to bring out
the kindness of Boaz in commanding the
| reapers to drop larger handfuls of wheat.
"Now, children" said she, "Boaz did
another nice thing for Ruth; can you tell
| me what it was" Married her ~ said one
of the boys
LOCAL KNOWLEDGE. d shay, my
man," hiccupped an elevated civic digni-
| tary of Edinburgh, as he emerged from
| the head of the Fleshmarket Close, and
| observing the illuminated dial of the Iron
| Church, Addressed sour milkman, who
| had just dismounted from his cart
shay, can you tell me if that is the sun OF
the moon ?" "A couldna say, sir" was
the simple reply, az dinna belong to this
part
THE excellence of the Washington Life
ms. Co. of New York cannot be too warm
| ly acknowledged. Its story is the story o
| a noble success-of wise and gcncrOu.
design, prudently and thoroughly accom-
plished. 1t was organized on principle
of novel and peculiar liberality. /
proposed to give all profits to the insured
paying only legal interest on its capital
and it has accomplished its purpose. In ;
career of progress altogether satisfactory
it has established itself upon a founda
ton as of adamant.
| FAURE, the singer, recently lost hi
mother. During the interludes of tn
operas he always wrote her note, in
forming her how the public received him
and what he thought of his own perform
ance. He appeared i'll "Guillaume Tell
the other evening-the first occasion sine
his mothers death. AS usual, he Withdrew
to his private room during the entT'dctt
and when the manager called on him t
come on the stage, Faurc was sObbin:
like child before his writing materials
AMONG the staple styles of ladies' dres
goods, the Buffalo brand of black apaca
finds the highest favor with the trade
The finer qualities of this brand, especial
ly, are in great demand for ladies' suits
and for outdoor wear they are rapid,
supplanting the more costly black silks
The popularity of the Buffalo alpacas
which retain their lustre and richness O
color better than any other brand, ha
now extended to all parts of the country
and is without precedent in the worl
of fashion.
TIE comment of cOlored .preache
on the text, " 1t is more blessed to Civ
than to receive" is min liable for it's poin
as well as cloquence. I've known man
church to die cause it didn't Civ
enough; but | never knowed church t
die cause it gave too much. Dey don
die dat way. Brederen, has any of yo
knowcd church to die cause it give to
much? If you do, just let me know
: and I'll make pilgrimage to dat church
and I'll climb by de SUIT light of d
moon to lis moss-covered roof, and L
stand dar and lift my hands to Heave
: and say, Blessed are de dead dat die i
lie Lord"