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drawn as to who should be the executioner,

drawn as to who should be the eXecutiOner,
and it fell upon the chief. The chief led
him out, and compelled him to dig his own
grave, standing over him dirk in hand, and
occasionally, as the peasant hesitated over
his task, sharpening it on an instrument
usually employed for lighting the fires
When the grave was dug the man tainted;
but recovering, and trembling all over like
fish, again knelt down, crying, "Spare
me, brothers, for my children's sake He
might as well have prayed to stone. The
chief seized his long hair in one hand, with
the other made six thrusts at his neck, and
finally threw the body into the grave
Then the other captives had to cast in earth
and bury him.
1t would be impossible to believe that
such atrocities could be carried on without
the connivance of government. Such has
been limited to be the case-whether with
truth cannot be positively ascertained.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-05-21

The remarkable fact in this table is, that
Ireland and Germany have contributed al
most equal numbers. The two countries
together have furnished more than three
fourths Of the whole supply.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-05-21

Tense. o. D. Ne credit beyond first
child, the motto being, "Pay up or dry
up" Husbands who desire to transmit
their names to posterity please netice and
take new departure.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-05-21

The Magic Comb % change s""s'f s as'
brown 1t contains no poison.
Any use It, One sent 10y mail for 81. Address
BIN MAGIC COMB CO., Springfield Masss
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DIR. JOHNSTON

Member Of the Royal College of Surgeons London Ora
duate of of the most eminent Colleges the United
States and the greater part of whose life has been spent
in the hospitals of London Paris, Philadelphia and else
where. has effected some of the most astonishing
that were ever known many troubled with ringing in
the head and when asleep great nervousness being
alarmed at sudden sounds, hasbfuness, with frequent
bushng, attended sometimes with arrangement of mind
uredi Immediately
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-05-21
MISCELLANEOUS.

500 $3.50 Scr ss,: n sss s wage. psid
weekly to Agents everywhere selling Patent Srer
Mould White Wire Clothes Lines Business permanent.
For full particulars address GIRARD WIRE MILLS PLila-
delpha, Pa. 1905
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-05-21

$4,000 q Year and Expenses.
To Agents to sell the celebrated WILSON SEWING
MACHINE. The best machine in the world Stitch alike
both sides One MACHINE WITHOUT MONEY For fur
ther particulars. address % N 9th St. Philadaa Pa
Feb 10, 1S70-3m
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-05-21

To the Store House opposite the Court House, lately
occupied by Katz Greenblatt IL Clothing Store,
have Just returned from the city with an entire
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-05-21

Let no false delicacy prevent, but apply immediate
Persons Ruined in health by Unlenrned Pretenders a
that Deadly Poison Mercury, speedily relieved.
The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1870-05-21
( q RTICULAR NOTICE,
YOUNG MEN

Who have injured themselves by certain practice
dulgcd in when alone, habit frequently learned from
evil companions school, the effects of which are
nightly felt when asleep and if not cured renders
marriage impossible and destroys both mind and body.
should apply Immediately.
What pity that young man, the hope his country,
the pride of his parents should be snaced pros
poets and enjoyment of life by the consequences of dcvat
ing from the path of nature and INDUCING certain
secret habit. Such persons must henre CONTEMPLATING
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-09-01
How to Have Plenty of Cucumbcrs.

A CORRESPONDENT of the HorticuIuTiSt
writes L had a narrow border, lot more
than two AID a half feet wide, On the edge
of a high fence. l planted three cucum-
Der hills in the border, and laid some
brush (such as is used for pea vines) be-
tween them and the fence. AS 500 as
they crcpt up TO tie brush / pinched of
the ends of the vines which thickened rap
idly around the roots, and in every direc-
ton, throwing out the most vigorous foil
age and p~rofusiOn of flowers.
L did not allow the cucumbcrs to grow,
but watched them, and such as | wished
to reserve for the table ] picked as 500 as
they became of proper size and all the
rest were gathered every day for pickles
every day pinching off the bud at the end
of each shoot. In this way the hills con-
tilued fresh and productive until they
were touched by frost. Some judgment
can be formed of the value of this prac-
tice when I add that more than q barrel
OF pickles were made from three hills, be-
sides allowing a supply for the table.
Whenever a leaf began to look rusty or
%yellowish it was removed, and the cucum-
bers and leaves were cut of with large
scissors, SO as not to disturb or iniure the
vine. There is an advantage in having
them run upon brush instead of trailing
over the ground because they are much
injured by being trOdden on, and by being
kept low on the bushes, they can be east
ly and thoroughly examined over every
day, which is essential, because if the C IL
cumbers are overlooked and grow very
large it stops the yield on that vine.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-09-01
A Wedding i'm Camp.

A YOUNG and thriving merchant of
Saar Louis was to have been married at
that place to a young lady from Schleiz,
on the 10Th day OF July. On that morn
ing came the order of mobilization. The
train carried off the bridegroom q quarter
of an hour before the time fixed tor the
marriage. He, like thousands of other
men oil an equally good position ia lie,
took his place as a private in his regi-
ment-the 10th Hohcnzoilern-and cheer
fully arranged with his bride that the
marriage should take place as soon as his
battalion should reach ~Saarbruck. He
would then go oil to the war, and she
would return, as his wife, to her home.
The bride came yesterday, with her
brother, to Saarbruck. | had the pleasure
OF walking up with them, this afternoon.
to watch the battalion, in which the
bridegroom was To appear, pass from the
high road into the biyouac field. The
bridegroom was there in the thick of the
helmCted stream. and ran from the ranks
and kissed his bride with German fcryor.
The men marching past looked at them
with sympathetic admiration, but with no
sign OF wonder, much less of coarse de-
rision. Then the bridegroom ran on to
the place he had left, and the bride went
to an officer and begged a few hours
leave for the bridegroom, that they might
get married. The officer, of course, was
only too glad TO listen To- such q request
from the lips OF such an applicant, aud es-
corted the bride TO the Colonel of the reg
iment, from whom leave had to be OBJ
tanned. We saw the bride, with dark ewes
more expressive than ever, and a shadow
OF apprehension over her broad forehead,
not too German for perfect beauty. re-
pcating her request to the Colonel, and
winning from his lips of discipline the
g~entlest answer. The bridegroom was
sent of on leave till midday I o morrow.
The marriage will be a few hours earlier.
| do not think that any Englishman could
have witnessed the scene without the
thought crossing him that it implied such
a society in the army and such a noble
simplicity of life as we in England have
o learned even to aspire To. Extraor-
binary how outre would it seem in Eng
land If it were told that a gentleman serv-
ing as a private in the army ran from the
ranks and kissed his bride, and
then that the bride went up before
half tho regiment to the officers and
made the same request which L have re-
corded And what would be the be-
bsvior of the men who saw il take
placer Ii IL excited admiration il would
be Tor The singularity and u%nusualnees of
thet thing in Germany il was perfectly
natural, and 1 mention 1t, not because 1t
was singular, but the reverse, becauSe it
caused no surprise and no embarrass-
ment TO any one; because it shows what
10 the tone OF the German army, in which
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-09-01

It is proposed 70 reconstruct North
Carolina q second time. That State voted
the Democratic ticket, at the late election,
by something ike 10000 majority, and
this is the mortal sin that suggests the
pTOnosed infection. If North Carolina
had only elected the Radical ticket she
might have had @ carte Blanche to do as
many dislOysl things as She pleased to,
and it would have all been perfectly
proper. But no State IN this Union can
be esteemed entirely faithful to the " best
government on earth" when it perpetrates
the et7Ocity of electing q Democratic
ticket and for q Southern State to do
this proves that Il ought to be subjected
instantly 20 the bavonet discipline of re-
construction. The "lOyal mem" OF North
Carolina arc in a dreadful condition /;
that is, certain Radical scalawafs and
carpet baggers failed to be reelected to
Office, erd therefore are cruelty deprived
of the inalienable right 10 steal, rob and
embezzle the public funds, Us they have
been doing for the last four years. Their
case is pitiable. The man who will not
weep over it is clearly destitute Of every
clement Of loyalty, and fi only for trea-
son, stratagem and spOils. These wretcbcd
men have gone with the narrative OF
lntlE WOES 10 U31nlG5lOn 10 invoke the
aid of President Grant; If Grant proves
obdurate, they will appeal to the higher
power OF Congressman Butler, of Massa-
chuset's, and Kelley, of Pennsylvania.
They want the late election in North
Carolina annulled, the Democratic Con
gressmen elected kept out Of the House,
and their seats given to the defeated csndi-
dates, and the State placed again under
military rule TIL its rcbelliOus inhabitants
shall consent TO elect the regular Radical
ticket The mOdesty and moderation OF
this proposition are indisputable. But
there is a possible difficulty in the way.
There is an Imminent danger that a great
many other States viii in November imi-
tate the arocious example of North Car
DINA, and elect Democrats to Congress,
and thereby displace that Rad csl majority
in the House that has been the sole hope
Of tie country for nine years. In that
distressing event the fate Of the suffering
North Carolina scalawags and carpet,
baggers would be too frightful to contem.
Mate
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-09-01
Effect CT Occupation on Health.

II has ofentimes been asserted that
those exposed to severe labor in the open
atmosphere, were the least subject to sick
ness. This has been proven a fallacy.
Of persons engaged in heavy labor III out
door exposure, the percentage of sickness
In the year is 2S.05. OF those engaged al
heavy labor indoors, such as b~lacksmiths,
etc the percentage of sickness is &c 81
not much to be sure; nut of those en-
gagged at light occupations indoors and
GU, the percentage of sickness is only
20.S0-21.5S. For every three cases OF
sickness in those engaged in light labor,
there are four cases among those whose
lot is heavy labor. The mortality, no "
ever, Is greatest among those engaged in
light tell, and indoor labor is less favorable
to longevity, than ]aboring in the open
atmosphere. 1t is established clearly that
the Quantum of sickness annually falling
TO the lot of man, is in direct proportion
to demands on his muscular power.
How true this makes the assertion,
every inventor who abTidges labor, and
relieves man from the G~rudgery of severe
toll, is a beuefactoi of his race" There
were many who looked upon labor saving
machines as great evils, because they sup.
planted the hand toll of many operatives
We have helped TO cure the labOring and
toiling classes Of such absurd notions. A
more enlightened spirit Is now abroad
Tor al experience proves that labor-sav
ing machines do not destroy the Occupa,
lions of men, but merely change them
| .Scienfi nc AmfricGn.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-09-01
Storing Hay.

HAY should be stored and managed
much as the Chinese manage their tea.
When ready for storage, it should be kept
as closely rom the air as possible. Ii 1t
could be Theoretically sealed up, no fer
mentation or decay could take place. Air
is the great destroyer OF dead organic
matter, and it is the great agent in giving
Vitality To matter which has life. II is
ever busy in ~decOmposing that it may
have material wherewith to recomposc,
and il we keep air away from grass, it
will be preserved from decay just as pie
plant, peaches, etc, are preserved when
canned. The hay in the middle OF n large
NOW Is TO all intents and purposes hermet-
ically sealed-that is, no air penetrates to
it-and this hay will be found with it's nat
ural strength unabstcd. Its aroma will be
like that of green tea, and cattle feeding
upon it will be strengthened and exhil-
arated.
This leads us to say that there is q GER
tain principle in hay analogous TO, II not
identical with, the theme of tea, which is
volatile, and therefore wastes when hay
is died too much or is moved after II has
once been stored in the NOW Tais piin-
ciplc, which we call theme for the want
of n better name, exCris the same lnilu-
ence on the animal economy as tea does
upon man; it strengthens, exhilarates,
and prevents the waste of animal tissue.
We feel this exhilaratiDg and strength
ening effect while we are working IN
the hay, for II is patent to the most
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-09-01
Sunshine.

SUNSHINE is of no less importance than
pure air. DR.. Bowditch's statistical tables
60 to show the intimate relation between
the occurrence of consumption and its
allied diseases, not only in years where
there have been IN unusual number of
cloudy days, but in places naturally, and
in houses designedly, deprived of the free
access OF the suns rays. Sometime age
this fact was signally illustrated by a dis
trict of Paris, where the people were
pallid and filthy from the absence of sun
light in their dwellings,; the government
interfered, and shut up the places. There
are not a few tenement-h0uses in all our
large cities where such a procedure would
throw light not only upon moral and
physical nastiness, but upon the causes Of
disease and death among the poor foreign
population swarming and fostering in our
midst. Let the sunlight into your
houses, then, and drive faway the
mould and mustiness which lurk in
your halls and closets, and even in
your paIlors far better that the carpets,
and chairs, and curtains should fade than
that the rosy tints of health should disap-
pear from the liDs and cheeks of your
children. The rays of the glorious sun
are necessary for vegetable and animal
growth, and above all necessary for the
health and growth of the human being
open, then, your curtains and blinds, and
see how quickly the sun will change the
atmosphere of your house, bringing light
and warmth into musty corners, vivify ing
the air of every room, reddening the
cheeks of the pallid children, and giving
to every member u the family a vigor be
fore unknown. NO wonder the eastern
nations wOrshipped the sun as the source
of life, light and heat; let us open to him
our houses, and let him have an altar il
every room therein.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-09-01

Space is valuable in a newspaper, and.it is there
fore proposed in this advertisement to condense g
variety of facts, important to the public, into a
small compass. Those facts refer to Hostetters
Stomach Bitters-what that celebrated medicine
is, and what it Will do. In the fret plsce, then, the
article is a stimulant, tone and Alternative, consist
ing OF a combination OF An absolutely pure spiritu-
Gus agent with the most valuable medicinal yege-
table substances that Botanic research has p aced
at the disposal Of the chemist and the physician.
Thee ingredients are compounded with great care
and in such proportions az to produce a prepsra-
tion which inyig0rates without exciting the gen.
eral system, and tones, r gulates and controls the
stomach, the bowels, the liver and the minor Sc
cretive organs.
" hat this great r. storatiye VIII do must be
gathered from w hat il has done. The case OF oys
pepsia, or any other form OF indigestion, in which
it has been persis ent y adm niste red without ct
fecting a radical cure is vet TO be heard from, and
the came may be sa d of bilious disorders, inter
mittcnt fever, nerV Gus affections, general debili y,
aid The peculiar complaints AID disabilities tC
which The feeble ere so subject 1t purifies AL the
flu DIS of the body, including the blood, and the
gentle stimulus which 1t imparts to the nervous
system is not succeeded by the slightest reaction
This y a chapter OF facts which readers, Tor thclI
own sakes, thould mark aud r. member.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-09-01
Another North Carolina.

Wa is proclaimed upon the people o!
another Southern State. There is now
before us q proclamation, bearing date the
18th inst in which Harrison Reed. Gov
ernor Of Florida, threatens the people un-
happily under his authority with martial
law The pretext is, of course, the an
pearance IN Florida of the Grand San
culinary EighcockalOrum of a Ku-KIux
Khan and the real object, equally OF
course, the overawing Of the elections by
armed force. The seditious teachinys OF
an u~nprincipled press" says this Cover
nor, and the reasonable appeals of prom
lnent opponents of the State govern
ment," have brought out the Highcocka-
forum, and to nip aim in the bud II shall
be criven to a resort which / fain would
avoid" To justify this declaration of
hostllties, he goes on to say "The peo-
pie OF the state, upon whom rest the re-
sponsibility and the o,ium Of the nresent
condition of things, are sa~HIcientIv Mol
ligent to fully understand the caTqps
which have led To tie singulslly Iar,o
number OF murders aud outrages rbicb
have been perpetrsted and gone unpua-
lshed raha. The last eighteen months" Now
mark how aplain tale will put this fellow
down. He charges that there have been
an immense number of UNPUBLISHED out.
rages in Florida within the last eight
cen months" or since January, 1869, and
yet In his message TO the Legislature. in
January of this present year, he distinctly
says: IL congratulate you on the fayora-
Bile auspices under which you again
assemble to legislate upon the in
terests of the commonwealth. During
no period in the history of The State has
there been more marked Improvement
and general prosperity than in the wear
just passed, and nersr haze the laus been
more generally and efficiently erecutsd. In
several counties organized bands of law
less men have conspired to overawe the
civil authorities, and many acts of VIC.
'encs have occurred. But these haze
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-09-01

There is uneasiness in Carpet-bag cir
Giles III the South. The North Carolina
election has had tho same effect that a
p~remOnitory snap Of Geld weather has
upon migratory fowls; they are prepar-
ing to migrate to more h0spitable regions.
They can steal and pldnder in North Car
DINA no longer, ard they are alarmed lest
they Will be called to account for the
crimes they have already committed. To
escape this responsibility, and to save the
Ill gotten plundtr they have accumulated
thr "a The rosy reign of Radicalism,
Il re meditating a return 70 their dis
tai. Northern home. Even the negroes
are beginning TO detest them, and in the
late election the Conservatives used this
feeling with no little effect TO overthrow
them. The efforts of the successful party
were directed mainly against these UNI
principled intruders, and the result is
that while there are more colored men,
bers elected to the Legislature than in
1868, there are fewer white Radicals.
Georgia has been gTaciOnsly accorded the
privilege OF hOldiagan election this fall, and
there is the same disquiet among the Car
pet.baggers of that State as in North Car
olins,, Tor Georgia will do what North
Carolina has done, but do it more thor
oughly. There will be scarcely q Carpet
Dagger left in office after the election in
that State, and the control of the govern
ment Will be again in the hands of it's
substantial citizens. Virginia rid herself
of the curse at the last election, and the
condition Of her domestic affairs has been
tranquil ever since. There is hope for a
similar deliTerance in Alabama, through
the quarrels between the white and black
wings OF the governing party and even
the case OF South Carolina is not entirely
hopeless, notwithstanding the silly deser-
ton OF Mr.. Orr to the corrupt Radical
party. Indeed, the elections this tall
promise to sweep this war-worn pest from
a majority of the afflicted Southern
States. and release the people, both white
and back, from the curse of a class of
men VINO are cespised wherever their
names IRE pronounced.-MLssouri ReDu5.
ltcdn.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-09-01

common observer that nowhere does
he feel his muscle so braced up to
work as W hen in the hay field, or pitch
ing off q load of hay. TO preserve this
theme is one grea at secret in storing hay.
1t abounds most when the grass is in
bloom, and at this time grass should be
| cut, and dried with as little exposure to
| sunshine and rain as possible. The sun
evaporates it, the ram soaks it out. When
| ready for storage, it should be put in large
| and tight bays, and the closer it is COM
pressed the better, and when the hay is
| fed out, the mows should be cut down so
as to expose as little surface to the air as
possible. Every one knows that hay
moved from one barn to another does not
spend well. The reason is that the theme
evaporates in the transportation. Tea
cannot be moved from one chest to an
other without losing some OF its virtue,
and the not uncommon practice of throw
ing upon the barn floor over night the
hay which is to be fed out in the morning,
is as foolish as it would be for the house
wife to take out at one meal from the tea
caddy the allowance for the next drawing.
Much of the aroma goes into thin air. The
hay crop is too precious to be thus vast
! ed.-COuntTu Gentleman.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-09-01
Oiling Farm I'm elements.

EVER farmer should have a can of lin
seed oil and a brush on hand, and when
ever he buys a new tool, should soak it
well with the oil and dry it by the fire, or
in the sun before using. The wood, by
this treatment, is toughened and strength
encd, and rendered impervious to water.
Wet a new hsy-rake, and when it dries it
will begin TO loose in the joints but if
well oiled, the wet will have but a slight
effect. Shovels and forks are preserved
from checking in the top of the handle by
Oillng; the wood becomes smooth rs glass
by use, and is far less liable to blister the
hand when long used. Axe and hammer
handles often break off where the wood
enters the iron; this part particularly
should he toughened with oil, to C
durability. Oiling the wood in the eye of
the axe will prevent its swelling and
shrinking, and getting loose. The tools
on a large farm cost a large sum of money ;
they should he of the most approved
kinds. II is poor economy at the present
extravagsnt prices of labor, to set men at
work with ordinary, old fashioned imple-
ments. LsbOrers should be required to
return their tools TO the convenient places
provided for them. After using, they
should be put away clean and bright.
The mouid- boards of ploWs are apt tn
get rusty from one season TO another, ever
il sheltered. They should be brushed
over with a few drops of oil when put
sway, ard will then remain in good or.
der till wanted.-Fdrm Journal.