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NIHY is it that 80 many children die under
w the age of five years? That large pro-
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been a subject of remark, and without salts
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FORMERLY
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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-10-14
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patch. THOMAS Fl. SCOTT,
~. RALPH WAY.
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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-10-14

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II Ths2 s ssa "a
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EE The H'gkest Premiums at ali tie
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The Buchu in my preparation Preoomna'es'
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ara added, TO prevent fermentation; upon 'n'
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- made In sPbsrtnacop0ea, nor is it a Syrup
.nSs.herefore. can be used in cases where fever
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am, very respectfully,
= 81 HIT. HELMBOLD,
Chemist and Druggist.
\nt.&.~s Of Is Years. Experience
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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-10-14
Helmbold's Fluid Extractx
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Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1870-10-14

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The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-06-16
"They Say"

No WORDS can condemn too strongly
the grosser and more malignant forms of
backbitng and scandal. The ancient
laws, "Thou shalt not bear false witness
against thy neighbOr," Thou shalt not
90 up and down as a tale bearer among
thy people, are for all time The Divine
opinion of such conduct is cOncisely and
iujicially giyen-for example: He who
uttereth SANDER is very fool He who
goeth about as a slanderer revealeth sc
crets; but he who is of a faithful spirit
concealeth matter" "The words of "a
tsle-bearer are like spOrtive ones, yet they
go down into the innermOst parts of the
body"
There is, however, somewhat milder
form of this evil, OF which too many are
more or less guilty. 1t appears in the use
of the insignificant, sneaking, shalt-apolO-
getic phrase, "They say =" the sentence
being generally completed with some
thing damaging to the character OF the
person spoken Of Several persons meet at
an evening party, or in the street, when
the name of some one not present is men
toned, and forthwith one of the company
speaks quietly, gently, and with profcssed
sympathy or regret, or mild censure, or
solemn disapprobatiOn in the tones of his
VoiCt, I'D Iilc lOllOWlUS LDey Suu
he has great many bills in the market,
and will find it difficult to meet them"
Or, They sag that his bankruptcy was a
good thing for him" Or, "They sag that
he is perfect bear at home Or, "Ihey
sag he didn't marry the woman he
wanted" Or, They sag she is very fond
of dress, and gets things unknown to her
husband Or, They sag no servant stays
with her longer than a month they cant
bear her" Or, 3" They say she is not what
she pretends to be-"
These are fair average specimens of
Sayings" that may not perhaps be called
slanderOus, but which are decidedly mis-
chievOus. 1t is not necessary to look far
for the reason of their use. Men believe
evil of others more readily or more
easily than they believe good. A late
writer exposes this sad failing of human
nature in the following incisive terms
How comes it that the evil men say
spreads SO widely and lasts SO long, while
our good, kind words don't seem, some
how, to take root and bear blossom? Is it
that in the stony hearts of mankind these
pretty flowers can't find place to grow !?
Certain it is that scandal is a good, brisk
talk, whereas praise Of ones neighbor is
by no means lively hearing. An acquaint-
ance grilled, scored, deviled, and served
with mustard and cayenne pepper, exctes
the appetite; whereas slice of cold
friend, with currant jelly, is but sickly,
unrehshing meat"
The expression "They say" is most
generally used in retailing small bits of
scandal. The speaker in effect says, "Now,
am not responsible for this, / co not
vouch for its truth; but you were speak
ing just now of Smith. Well, they say"
and out comes something not altogether
to Smiths credit. Observe, the speaker
does not wish to give you the unclean
thing as from himself; he carries, as it
he handles the matter, and when he has
dirty"
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-06-16
How Noted Men Became Rich by
Chance.

MANY years ago young Scotch emf
grant arrived In New York, penniloss.
He was mechanic, and labored at bis
trade without getting more than a living.
One day he saw man selling flowers in
the market, and being passionately fond
of them, he bought pot for trifle and
trudged home with it. A gentleman who
met him was attracted by the beauty of
the flower and asked its price The me-
chanic named small advance, and the
gentleman at once purchased it. This
trlfiing incident led the mechanic to the
flower trade, and he became florist and
founded a seed and gardening establish
ment, which has been kept up for sixty
years. Those who are acquainted with
his history will recognize in the humble
individual referred to no less parsonage
than Grant Thorborn. These instances
are not confined to New York. Fair
banks, when keeping country store, was
obliged to tinker his scales in order To get
a correct balance, and this led To making
a new one Of his own invention. From
this beginning has grown up the great es-
tablishment of st. Johnsbury, which now
furnishes large part of the country with
the implement
To come back to this city. John Jacob
Astor was led in similar way to that
speciality which made him rich. He was
selling toys, when he met man who had
some very fine furs. His attention was
arrested by this article, and he learned
that they could be purchased of the Indi.
ans at a low rate. He knew their value
in London, and soon commenced dealing
in furs, which he continued until lie con.
trolled the market on both sides of the
ocean. Had John Jacob Astor followed
the predictions of most of his country
men he would have opened corner gro
Gerry and sold sugar and soap Troy
Times.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-06-16
CuriOsities OF Breathing.

The taller men are, other things being
equal, the more lungs they have, and the
greater number OF cubic inches of air they
can take in or deliver at Il single breath.
1t is generally thought that a mans lungs
are sound and well developed, in proper
tion to his girth around his chest; yet OBJ
servations show that slim men as a rule
will run faster, and farther, with less IA
ugue, having "mOre wind than stout
men. If two persons are taken, II. all re
spects alike, except that one measures
twelve inches more around the chest than
the other, the one having the excess VIII
not deliver more air at one full breath,
by mathematical measurement, than the
other.
The more air man receives into his
lungs in ordinary breathing, the more
healthy he is likely to be; because an i'm
portant object in breathing is TO remove
impurities from the blood. Each breath
is drawn pure into the lungs; on its out
going, the next instant, it is so impure, so
perfectly destitute of nOurshment, that II
re-brcathcd without any admixture ot n
purer atmosphere, the man would die.
Hence, one of the conditions necessary to
secure high state of health is that the
rooms in which we sleep should be CON
stantly receiving new supplies OF fresh
air through open doors, windows, or fire
places.
If persons lungs are not well de-
veloped, the health will be imperfect, but
the development may he increased several
inches in few months, by daily out
door runnings with the mouth closed, be-
ginning with twenty yards and back, at a
time, increasing ten yards every week,
until hundred are gone over, thrice n
day. A substitute for ladies' and persons
in cities, is running up stairs with the
mouth closed, which compels very deep
inspirations, in a natural way, at the end
of the journey
As consumptive people are declining,
each week is witness to their inability To
deliver as much air at n single out breath
ing as the week before; hence tho best
way to keep the fell disease at bay Is TO
maintain lung development
II IL known that in large towns, ten
thousand feet above the level of the sea,
the deaths by consumption are ten times
less than in places nearly ON level with
the sea. Twenty five persona die ot con
sumption i'm the city of New York, where
only two die of that disease in the city of
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-06-16

TIE New Orleans Times gives an ac-
count of lone of the most remarkable
events in the history of the telegraph,
which recently occurred in the main
office of the Western Union Company, IN
that city. II has long been a mooted
question among experts Of the telegraphlc
profession whether or not II were possible
10 transmit signals through circuit OF
length exceeding 1000 miles, ana using
more than two or three repesters' Win
anv degree of safety to the commercial
business. But week or two ago a com
bination circuit was formed, varying In
length from three To five thousand miles,
through which messages were sent with
Great ease and rapidity. The first circuit
,ormed was from New Orleans, ma New
York. 10 Plaster Cove, Nova Scotia, the
terminus of the Atlantic cable, "A distance
of z 600 miles The operators, thus widely
sep arsted, chatted together with perfect
ease, the signals coming rapidly and with
great distinctness. Another circuit OF
still greater length was made up, which
is regarded as the longest land circuit
through which ineligible signals were
ever sent. Nine repeaters were used.
The message was returned To Ne"
Orleans almost as clearly as II left the
office, having passed through eighteen
States and over 4, 800 miles oil wire.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-06-16

my revolver, fortunately reserved until
now, played among the attacking party,
and man was dropped at every shot; so
they drew of. Dick managed, with a
great effort, to drag himself through the
window, and then tainted away from loss
OF blood and exhaustion; and when ran
down the ladder to make fast the window
again, | iOund him comfortably reclining
with his head in ROsita's lap, the latter
having been stunned by her unccremo-
NOUS entry. But could not stay to help
here; my post was on the roof. | hur-
ried up the ladder, noticing for the first
time that | had myself suffered in the
scrimmage to the extent of slight flesh
wound from bullet The fight was over
Throughout the remainder of the night
the Indians fingered about, and stole most
of the horses and some sheep, but they
had not pluck again to encounter the
deadly breech leaders Seldom indeed,
had such a severe lesson been taught
them; and when the glorious sun rose
(never sight more welcome) we saw them
ride beaten off the field, bearing with
them five of the slain; six other corpses
were lying in front of the window, where
the fiercest struggle had been, and two
more were afterwa found, who had
crawled inte the ditch like wild animals
to die.
We learned from the pretty Rosita,
whose gratitude was most touching, that
she had been captured while walking in
the orange garden near her fathers house,
short time before we were attacked.
you, noble caballeros,' she said, 'have
preserved me from death, and from what
is tar worse. God will reward yos, for i
Can never"
| think Dick, however, was of differ
ent opinion at all events he has always
seemed remarkably satisfied with the re-
ward he persuaded her to make him.
Some years have passed since that
eventful night. Dick and Roslta arc liv
ing at Don RamOn's estancia, that worthy
old gentleman having departed this life
shortly after their marriage. |, too, am
with them as partner in the land, flocks,
and herds, of which we have goOdly
quantity; and whenever the increasing
stock of little Dicks and Rositas ask me,
as they invariably do of an evening, to
tell them story, know that nothing less
will content them than full, true, and
particular account of the night attack.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-06-16
Right Side Up at Last.

One Sunday, as stood in the low desk,
reading the opening passage of Scripture
to the comparatively still rOom-full, a
tesqueness Of monkey, ran in at the
door and up through the room to just be-
fore my desk, and there, throwing him
self forward on his head and hands,
flourished his bare feet almost in my very
face. The scene was not very prOvOca-
tive of quiet and good order. 1t will be
believed that that boy had more attrac-
tions for the scholars than had the Bible
just then. II was trying moment for
the school authority. But Father Haw-
ley, the vigilant and judicious city
missionary, was equal to the emergency.
Stepping quickly to the boy, and putting
one hand on his chest and the other at
his heels, he turned him over In a trice,
and as nc set him squarely on his feet,
said firmly, but i'm kindness, All right,
my boy, only the other side up in this
rooml" The boy took his seat The
laugh subsided. The Bible reading was
resumed.
"But why didn't you thrash him out of
the room with cart-whipY' asked an
indignant Christian conservative, as he
ntniu 'hV otpit WI 'hiS IVY u tiiii'
later. Any boy ought to know better
than that"
Yes, any boy fought to know better =
and it was To- teach boys to "know bet
ter" that that school was started. But
that boy had not been taught "bctter ,
before. What was his homn? His
home was a den of squalid poverty in a
swarm:ng tenement house, into which
crept the most forlorn children of crime
and misfortune when nothing was left
them but to die. Is there any wonder
that the little fellow came wrong side up
TO the Sunday Schoolsy
He was not thrashed out of that room
with a cart whip. He was treated ten
derly Ills teachers said to him as he
grOveled head downwards on TIE floor,
In the name of Jesus Christ of Naza-
rcth, rise up, and walk" And they