The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-12-08

he was, replied the gentleman, as man
persons endeavored to prevent his leaving
and several of them, including the sheriff
deputy, followed him some distance.
THE single ladies of Atlanta organized
literary club, and would not admit any gen
tlemen as members. The sterner sex haC
their revenge, however, for the gentlemer
married so many Of the ladies that the
membership of the club got so small that
the organization was broken Up.
A PHYSICIAN in Beaver Dam, Wis, was
arrested for whipping his wife, and was re-
ouired to enter into bonds 10 keep the peace.
On his return he tore down his sign, and
swore he would not practice in any town
where the authorities knew better than be
what was good for his wife.
A GOOD story is told of a railway sta
ton agent in New Hampshire, who, on
being reprimanded for allowing a car to be
so heavily loaded that it broke down, re-
| piled: Mr.. G., what do YOU expect a man
to know for twenty dollars per month";
The New York Empress SAYS that Every
New York hotel has its free list, just ike
place of public amusement. We learn that
one hotel here has free guests who cost the
proprietors about $4,000 per annun, and,
although they maintain this burthen vol
UNFAIRLY, they cannot give a good reason
for it."
DR. HALL tells the story of man who
sung most piously the hymn:
''were the whole realm of nature mine.
That were present far too SMALL
and all through the singing was fumbling
in his pocket to make sure Of the smallest
piece of silver for the contribution box.
JUDGE PORTLY says the liveliest time
he ever experienced was on issuing the
first number of a newspaper in Western
town. The people wanted something stir
ring. He published the personal history
of the leading politicians as furnished by
their frienks The Judge says that for the
first hour they all rushed for the paper;
the second hour they went for him.
THERE are two kinds of people to be
depended upon, perfectly reliable people,
and perfectly unreliable people. Neither
deceive you The reliable ones YOU al
ways know where to find 81 they never
dlsappoint: and the unreliable ones you
never know where to find, and never look
for so they never disappoint 1t is the
betwecnities that make the trouble.
JUsTa as traveller was writing his name
on the register of Leavenworth hotel a
bedbug appeared, and took its way across
H'tSN. III man ittAiNtAt. anu AttA4di
I've been bled by St. Joe feas. bitten by
Kansas City spiders, and interviewed BY
Fort Scott graybacks, but I'll be hanged
if | was ever in a place before where the
bedbugs looked over the hotel register 10
find out where your room was"
4 MAN cannot ALWAYS tell when he is on
the verge of the best luck of his life The
other day borer in the Pennsylvania oil
reriODe xVaa a. 70 ol, ,--lsa- h.
been working at for a long while. and Lad
the appearance of Being only dry hole,
when he thought he would take another
look at it it before saying farewell The
look revealed flow of oil which has
since been developed at the rate of fifty
barrels per day.
a YOUNG man, becoming engaged re.
ceatly, was DESTROYS of presenting his in
tended with ring, appropriately in
scribed; but being at loss what 10 have
engraved on ii. called upon his father for
advice. Well" said the old man, Put
on When this you see, remember me-"
The young lady was much surprised few
days after at receiving a beautiful ring,
with this inscription: When this you
see, remember father"
DURING the year 1869 about 100000 YES
sells, having a tonnage Of 100000, en-
tered and cleared from the ports of Great
Britain; and during the same period ala
shipwrecks, attended by the loss of 933
lives, took place on the British coast By
meaDs of the boats Of the National Life
boat Institution, the rocket apparatus CT
the Board of Trade, and other like appli-
ances 5,12l lives were saved from these
wrecks.
a New ENGLAND lady has been expert
menting in a way of her own with the
perplexing problem Of 'scrvantgalsm,
and gives the result for the ben fit of the
world She says: MY present girl is an
American young lady, who understands all
brancks of household labor cheerfully
works each day h..til the days work is
done-always doing the hardest and most
disagreeablc part-then changes her dress
and comes into the sitting room, sharing
with us all the social privileges of the
family, sewing, and reading with interest
magazine and newspaper"
IT is customary in Massachusetts 10 open
the sessions of the Supreme Court with
prayer At the recent term in Fitchburg
the clergyman i'm attendance. after asking
divine favor and guidance for the presid
ing Judge, proceeded TO earnestly implore
the Lord for similar blessings upon the
Judges wife and children, that they might
be spared in life and in health during his
absence. and that, at the close of the term,
he might be once more restored TO the
bosom of his family AS the presiding
Judge was never married. his feelings dur
ing the service may be imagined.
A soMNAMBULlsT in New Haven jumped
down, the other night, sixteen feet upon
tin roof and. still asleep, deliberately
Walked off on To another roof six feet
lower; then walked through a skylight,
and lodged on table ten feet below, and
then in some way craWlcd back through
the dismantled skylight, cutting his feet
badly in his struggles. The noise
awakened a man in the house, who found
the somnamhulist standing upon the tin
roof, with nothing on but his shirt. and
entirely unconscious as TO how be came
there. He was wounded and nearly frozen,
and was taken back into the house and
properly cared for
\ CERTAIN professor was noted for hav-
ing certain set of illustrations, from
which he could not we'll deviate without
running the risk of a blunder. In illus
trating the powerful effects Of prusSic acid.
be was wont TO inform the class that
drop placed on 4 dogs tongue was sufi-
cent to kill him. On one occasion, when
lecturing his class, he said what can
you say of prussic ac;ds Is it powerful or
at is rather powerful" said
the student, obviously. Rather power
full ~ said the professor, Indignantly. Put
a drop on your tongue, and it Will kill q
dog" The shout of laughter which fol-
lowed, and Smiths confusion, revealed TO
Inc professor that his illustration had
served double purpose.
THE value of child's life has been fixed
N one of the New York courts at 81, 500.
A boy three years and two months old
having been run over and killed by
street car, a suit for damages was brought
Dy his father, and after a patient hearing
he amount stated was awarded, although
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