The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-09-08

IRA T. GLEASON, Of Saltwater, N. Y,
has in his possession mare that was pur-
chased of General Robert E. Lee, twenty
,ne years ago. She was known upon the
ACE course at that time as the "Queen OF
he South" She is now thirty-one years |
)t age.
The area of the State of Minnesota has |
been estimated at 1000 square miles, or
So, 100 900 acres. OF this, 1901 townships
have been surveyed, or 25,921 ,032 acres,
showing that less than half is surveyed.
The past year $50, 39S.62 acres have been
A FoUR-YEAR old daughter of New
Haven doctor recently turned the faucet
of hogshead of cough balsam in the
doctors basement, and allowed 63 gallons
of the mixture to distribute itself evenly
over the floor. A rival physician sug-
gested that probably it will cure as many
coughs in this way as it would in any
other.
A GENTLEMAN having engaged brick
layer to make some repairs IN his cellar,
ordered the ale to be removed before the
bricklayer commenced his work. ooh,
I'm not afraid of barrel of ale," said the
bricklayer. 81 presume not" said the
gentleman; "but think q barrel of ale
would run at your approach"
A SHORT time ago, two carrier pigeons,
raised in Cologne, succeeded in travelling
from Pesth, IN Hungary, to Cologne, in
Germany, distance of about seven hun
dred miles, in eight hours. The Hunga-
rian greeting to the people of Cologne
had been printed on the wings of the
pigeons, in order not to embarrass them
with any unnecessary weight.
DANIEL WEBSTER said: If we work
upon marble it will perish if upon brass,
time will efface it; if We rear temples they
will tumble into dust. But if we work
upon our immortal minds-if we Undue
them with principles, with the just fear
of God and love of our fellOw-men-we
engrave On those tablets, something which
will brighten through all eternity.
SWEET Potato CULTURAL cores
pondent of the Cincinnati Gazette says let
sweet potato vines run, and let them
root The rootlets Of the runners will
support their growth, which would other
wise be drawn from the parent root. Be-
sides, these little roOtlets bear no mean
part in carrying back to, and strengthen
ing the hill. have eight years expert
ence in growing the sweet potato. have
cultivated the crop many years and found
it to be the best way.
Two young girls, at boarding-school, in
New York, devotedly attached to one
another, finding that, at the close Of the
term, they were to be separated, conclud-
ed to take poison and die together, rather
than live apart. It was accordingly done,
but discovered by the teacher, powerful
antidOtes administered, and the girls lived.
Each accused the other of trCachery, and,
after dresdful quarrel, they separated
the most bitter and deadly enemies.
JUDGE P, of Indiana, hiss his eceen-
tricitIes, but an ADLER jurist cannot be
found in the West. A young, windy
lawyer was once making plea in man
slaughter case before the Judge. The
lawyer talked beautifully, but didn't touch
the points in the case. AS he was about
closing the Judge asked him which side
he was retained on. 1.-THE defense, your
honor" replied the astonished lawyer.
Then" said Judge P, "why the deuce
don't you say SO ?"
A DISTINGUISHED German professor re-
Gently announced that if drop of human
blood was placed under microscope ca
OF times, it would show all kinds of ami
mails that have ever existed, or now exist
on the earth. In the blood of healthy
person the animals are quiet, in that of a
sick person they fight. From this he
draws the conclusion that man has within
him all the elements from which the uni
verse was created. He further says that
if dead cat was flung in pond of water
af,d l0Ts 70 n f1o1 Sc
would show, when under microscope,
all the animals belonging to the Cat spe-
cies.
AT the recent "World's Fair" at Lex
ington, KY, the Gazette states that, when
the boy-riders under 10 years Old were
called, a little child, son of Andrew Steele,
rode boldly into the ring amid the shouts
of the spectators. He was just years of
age, and seemed hardly large enough to
be out of his nurses arms, yet he showed
no sign Of fear, and cut his horse at every
jump. Although he did not get premi-
um, yet he carried off long streamer of
red and blue ribbon on each arm, seemed
as proud of his decoration as if pre-
MUM had been awarded him, and proba-
bly, knew no better. His little cousin, a
year older, son of Thomas Steele, rode
beautifully, and the way he sat upon his
horse was greatly admired.
A FIRM in New York recently sent to
the United States Treasurer 3 $50 Cont
mental hank note, asking if it is redeem
able. In reply, the Treasurer states that
the Continental money was never re-
deemable by the United States. BY the
act OF August 4, 1890 q Statutes 140), it
Was receivable at the Treasury in sub
scriptlons to a loan, at the rate of one
hundred dollars in Continental to one dol
lar in specie. By the act of March 3,
1897 Il Statutes, $50, it was declared that
said money should be receivable as above
until December 81, 1897, and no longer.
He also adds, the only value the note can
possibly have is as curiosity, and that
without doubt it is counterfeit one
WHEN the bacchanalian propensities of
Jarvis, the painter, had rendered him rath-
er an unequal, if not an unsafe, artist, he
was employed by gentleman to paint his
wife,-a miracle of plainness, under the
stipulation that pint of wine at q sin gle
sitting must be the extent of his pota-
TONS Jarvis consented, and in short
time produced perfect fac simtLe of the
LADY. On exhibiting il to the husband,
he seemed disappointed. Couldn't you
have given it" said he to the painter, "a
little less-that is, couldn't you give it
now little more "If you expect
me-, said Jarvis, seeing the husbands
DRIFT at once, eff you expect me to make
handsome portrait of your wife, must
have more than a pint of wine at a sit.
ting. couldn't get up imagination
enough to make her even good-looking
under quart, at the least |"
A Broad W heeled WheelbarrOw.