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The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-27
Winter Clothing for Little Ones.

A YOUNG child in winter needs gar
ments warm enough to allow of its sit
ting comfortably on the floor. To be sure
it ought not to sit there long at time. /
know it would be an uncomfortable seat
for me. | should be cold and should soon
get weary in back and limbs. No, baby
shall sit mostly in her crib, or in high
chair beside the table But she will want
to creep before warm weather, and l shall
wish to have her do So Creeping soils
the clothes, but it strengthens the back,
and is a good preparation for walking.
Her new garments should reach only to
her toes, that they may not be in the way
when dear old nurse nature (who knows
better than any one else when these adj
vances should be made) begins to pull the
little one upon her feet. She shall have
long wooden stockings and homemade
cloth shoes These are softer and better
than the shoes usually bought for babies
who have not learned to walk 1t is easy
10 cut pattern from little morocco
shoe. Very nice ones can be made of
thick broadcloth or cloaking, lined with
drilling or strong flannel, with the seams
laid open and felled down. Her active
little legs should not depend too much
upon her skirts for warmth. She
shall have "knee breeches such as were
invented for her little brother before it
was convenient to put drawers on him. l
made them of flannel, with four little
cores in the bottom (instead of gathers)
and strong tape fastened to the top on
the end of which was a button to fasten
through hole in the petticoat waist. A soft,
sleeved flannel shirt to envelOp the arms,
chest, back and bowels; a warm wooden
skirt, with loose waist buttoned behind,
and suspended from the shoulders by easy
straps; lined flannel dress, cut in the
pretty style called Gabrielle, and sleeved
apron, complete winter suit for our half
year old baby.
There are mothers who will think this
quite too much clothing for child of that
age, especially upon the arms. 1t is not
unusual to see little girls of eight or ten
years, who have never in any season worn
long slecved dresses, sleeved apron or
sack being deemed sufficient protection
from cold. Who would think of dressing
a boy in that way? What sense is there
in such distinction OF dress? OF late,
fashion seems to be coming to the rescue,
but we cannot put our trust in fashion.
We must be guided by common sense
Cor. american AgriculturiSt.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-27
Be Careful of Stock in Winter.

STOCK that is in good health and not
worked, if it has range of pasture and
access to water will take care of itself in
summer; but this it cannot do in winter,
because the grass does not grow it is thus
thrown upon the mercy of its owner, who
sometimes happens to be mercizess, and the
poor creature is only half fed and of
course deteriOrates in value or maybe dies,
starved to death.
The great reason why so many farmers
fail to make money by their business is,
because they do not conduct it in the best
manner. Every farm should be stocked,
but all farms should not be stocked alike.
The selection of stock requires judgment
and this judgment is acquired partly by
study and partly by experience. The
farm must be stocked to suit the market
where it is located, and to suit the number
OF acres and quality of the soil If you
are near hog market stock largely with
hogs, such as will grow and fatten in the
shortest time on the least food. If near a
mutton or wool market stock largely with
sheep, if your land is suitable for that
purpose, somewhat hllly or rolling; and
SO of other stock, being careful always
not to Over-stock. To make a profit on
stock it must have the best care, be fed
regularly, plentifully, kept clean and
otherwise well attended to both summer
and winter, but particularly in winter
To succeed in stock raising the farmer
must have taste for it, must feel pride
in having it look well, and always select
that variety for which he has taste-and
make it pay.-Americd1l Stock Journal.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-27
The Question Decided.

The Legislature of Ohio has repealed
the act of the preceding Legislature,
which repealed the act of its legislative
ratifying the proposed Eff
teenth Amendment" Every Republican
member of the body voted for the act OF
repeal, thus recognizing the validity Of
the act which was repealed. And
Washington telegram tells the country
that the passage Of this repeating act IS
the subject ofmuch cOngratulation among
the Republicans.
1t is hOpeG that this action of the Ohio
Republicans and this rejoicing thereat by
the Washington Republicans, will stop,
from this time forth, the yarp OF those
Radical newspaper jurists and statesmen
who have SO vehcmently argued that a
State having once voted by its Legislature
TO ratify an amendment to the Federal
Constitution, could not afterward rescind
the ratifying act, Notwithstanding that
the proposed amendment had not become
IN actual amendment. The Republicans
in the Ohio Legislature have exhibited
better sense than to adopt any such alb
surd view. They have decided, to thefull
extent that their action decides anything,
that it is entirely competent tor State
Legislature TO pass resolution ratlfiylng
such proposed amendment, to rescind that
resolution, to pass it over again, and to
rescind it over again, as many times and
as often as the legislative body sees fit,
until the amendment actually becomes a
part of the Constitution by the positive
ratification of ee-fourths of all the
States. And this decision is right, by
every principle of law, logic, or common
sense.
But the decision of the Ohio Republi-
cans makes it a little awkward for Mr..
Roscoe Conkling, one of the Radical Sen
ators for the State of New York. The
New York Legislature has rescinded Its
resolution ratitying the proposed amend
ment, just as the Ohio Legislature, pre-
ceding the present one, did. Mr.. Conk-
ling presented the resembling resolution
of his State to the Federal Senate with a
very wry face, and announced his inten-
ton, ut future time, to make speech,
proving that his State couldn't do any
such thing, The Ohio Republicans have
been interfering with Mr.. Conkling's line
of argument in a way that cannot be salts
factory to that Chicago Times.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-27
Signature OF the Cross.

THE mark which persons who are una
BILE to write are required To make instead
of their signature, is in the form of a
cross; and this practice having formerly
been followed by kings and mobiles, is con
stantly referred to as an instance of the
deplorable ignorance of ancient times.
This signature is not, however, invariably
a proof of such ignorance. Anciently,
the use of this mark was not confined to
illiteratc persons; and it is still always
used by Roman Catholic bishops as part
of their signatures Among the Saxons,
the mark of the cross, as an attestation OF
the good faith of the person signing, was
required to he attached to the signature OF
those who could not write. In those
times, if a man could write, or even read,
his knowledge was considered proof pre-
sumptiye that he was i'm holy orders. The
word clericus, or clerk, was synonymous
with pcnnlan; and the laity, or people
who were not clerks, did not feel any ur-
rent necessity for the use of letters.
The ancient use of the cross was, there
fore. universal, alike by those who could
and those who could not write it was, in
deed, the symbol of an oath from It's holy
associations, and generally me mark, on
this account, Mr. Charles Knight, in his
notes To the pictorial Shakespeare" eN-
plains the expression of "God save the
mark" as form of ejaculation approach
ing to the character of an oath. This
phrase occurs three or more times in the
plays of Shakespeare; but hitherto it had
been left by the commentators in its origi-
nal obscurity.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-27

9th. Andrew Johnson, in the last year
of his administration, estimated that he
could carry ON the government for $SO3,-
OOO,OOO and even this amount Congress
cut down over $20,000,0O0; and what did
Grants administration estimate would
carry on the administration ofthe govern
ment a year for? S311 ,097, 174-an in
crease of over $2S00O,0O0 beyond the
amount required by Andrew johnson,
and an increase of S42 100000 over the
amount appropriated the for present year
After this ventilation of the extrava-
gance of the Administration in the Navy
and other Departments, we hope to hear
less of Democratic extravaganza In this
city and State. We hope and expect that
taxes Will not be increased here or IN the
State. They ought to be reduced, and
we believe they viii be reduced but In
the meantime, we call upon the Radical
Press to point their guns towards Wash
ingtOn City, and to behold the beams III
their own eyes, and then they may more
clearly disctr IN the mote in the eyes of
their neighbOrs. York Express, Jan.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-27
Government Expenses.

The readers of the Congressional re-
ports IN the late editions OF TUESDAYS Er-
press repeated in our st I'd and Sd edi-
tons OF To day must be impressed with
the hypocrisy Of the administration i'm its
pretenslons TO economy Charges and
evidence this time come from no " wicked
Democrat" no "vile Copperhead," but
from simOn-pure Republican, from the
sImOn-puTe State of Massachusetis-M
Dawes, the Chairman Of he Committee
ON ApprOpriations-the member who, so
long as ne was Chairman of the Commit
tee ON Elections, never allowed a Demo-
crat to retain his seat, if he could help it,
unless his majority was at least one or two
thousand
And what is this evidence, restated in
brief? First, that the Government has
expended $4S5000, 900 for a navy during
the war, and that there is nothing to show
now for that expenditure. We really
have no navy and hear, says the Chair
man, suggestions for building merchant
marine of iron screw steamers as a sub
stitute. Charge number two is that the
Secretary of the Navy proposes, besides
$SO0,OOO for League Island, total ex-
peEditure of $3,G07 1914, against SOL
OOO last year. No wonder Mr.
besNcS 5ftHt the estimates 0lu not inspire
him with much confidence, although the
the Secretary promised to effect a saving
OF S2,OOO,O0O lii the article of coal alone.
which had only cost $4,000. for the last
two years; and about equally hopeful is
Mr.. Dawes of the estimates of the Post
mastcr-General, who proposes to save S.
0N,00O "A year by the abolition of the
franking privilege, which costs the Gov
eminent just about 100000 If these
two mathematicians set to work, Mr.. ID.
thinks that they could show that the pub
lie debt might be paid before the cxpira-
ton of the administration
But 3D.. The estimates for the next fiscal
year contain appropriations for public
works of s24,625, 173 against approprla-
tons for the same object last year Of S.
$4,000.
4th Eve still rely upon Mr.. Dawes for
our authority and he says that, except
Ing the poor Attorney General, who meets
with no favor in the Senate, every other
Head of a Department has asked for in
creased appropriations.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-27
A Wise Man.

AT late hour yesterday evening
rather rustic looking individual was seen
standing on the corner of Canal and
Baronnc street, intently regarding the
street cars as they arrived and departed
Several persons passing along the street,
surprised at the unusual aspect of the
man, paused to look at him. II was
thought by many that he was insane, or
afflicted with some consuming grief So
long and silently did he stand there that a
gentleman, unable to control his curiosity,
approached him with the inquiry
"Are you waiting for any one?"
"No, sir"
"May | inquire why you remain here SO
long?"
"Does it interest your"
1t excites my curiosity"
"Indeedp
"Yes."
well, I'll tell you, stranger; / loaned a
fellow $1,000 draft awhile ago To get
changed. He stepped around the corner,
and will be back directly"
"Who was the fellow"
81 came down the river with him; he
wanted to borrow $40, and L hadn't no
change"
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-27
Simple Cookery.

a great deal is written about the impOr-
lance of training our daughters to be ex-
percnced cooks, whatever their position
in life is likely to be. AS that usually means
we should teach them to prepare great
many curious dishes in most marvellous
way, requiring unlimited time and patience
not to mention very generous supplies OF
ingredients. Now, 1t may be very valtl-
able at times to know all about these GU
rious "made Dishes" but for every day
use it would be well for us to tone down
our own and our children's tastes. We
should strive to give them taste for sim
pie dishes, prepared To perfection, rather
than for elaborate, highly seasoned ones.
Skill in simple cookery is one OF the
finest and most useful accomplishments a
Young lady can have. Let her graduate
i'm the art of bread making, taking in the
whole department Nothing conduces
more to the health of household than
good bread, and every family likes a
variety in this article. She has here
wide range for her ingenuity.
Simple mashed potatoes, nicely seasoned
with cream, salt and pepper, are much
better and more wholesome than raw
potatoes pared round and round, like
shavings, and boiled in hot lard until they
are brown and crisp. They may not look
quite so fanciful, but think any hungry
man would prefer the mashed potatoes:
Let the girls learn to cook simple food
well-not to drown the peas in too much
water, nor to take up the green's when
they are dark and poisonous looking; nor
set on potatoes which are watery and halt
cooked nor beefsteak which has soaked
for half an hour i'm lukewarm fat Let
them learn to cook all these simple things
perfectly, and then it will be time enough
for fancy dishes.
Oh there is such world OF comfort
around tables where. simple things are done
we'll The children grow up with whole
some tastes that no..after years of luxurious
destination can wholly root out. They
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-27

will not boil Faithfully follow these
plain directions-that is, let the water be
boiling when poured on the coffee, and
keep the kettle boiling afterward-and l
defy your Biddy, or anybody's Biddy, to
make poor coffee. have now tried this
method for six months, with unvarying
success. tits virtually the French method,
without its great expense. So perfectly
is the aroma preserved, that one can
scarcely perceive the odor when cooking
Still more, if you are such devotee of
the fragrant berry as to desire to bow be-
fore the altar at noon, you have only to
set your kettle and pot on the back of the
stove, and after dinner partake of the
same cheering cup, with but little, if any,
deterioration.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-27
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Shall American Wives be Childlesss by Howard
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GODEY's LAWS ROOK Tho Stoel- nIat,

"Feellng the Patients Pulse" in the February
number, Is splendid picture; the fashion-plate
also. The picture of THE Snow Man. is lust the
thing for the juveniles at this season There ia slso
colored antimaca-sar. or tidy, which will give en-
ployment to the young ladies of the family in their
leisure hours. In addition Cooley gives the usual
number Of extra fashions in his extension sheet ::
also numerous designs for fancy work in the work
department. The literary matter Is Of high order.
l.. A. CODY, Philadelphia. One copy one year.
So; two topples, IS; three, $3.50; four, SO; five.
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The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-27

April s, 1867.
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Mrs JOHN G.. WELLS
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everywhere.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-27

will haveisounder bodies and more vigorous
constitutions than the children of luxury,
and will escape many temptations which
highly seasoned dishes are apt to lead them
intO.-Arthur's Home Magazine
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-27

Prince Pierre Bonapartc, who shot and
killed one of the editors of the Paris Mr.
SelLatse (Rochefort's journa1 is the fourth
son of Lucien Bonaparte, brother of Ma
poleon |. The Prince is fiity-fivc years
of age, wild in his habits, and during his
lifetime has roamed through nearly every
civilized country IN the world. He passed
through many changes of fortune in
America, Italy and Belgium, returning to
France after the catastrophe of 1913.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-27

TIE purest CodLiver OIL In the world lie
Hazard Caswells, made the sea shore, from fresh,
selected nvers, by CASWELI, HAZARD 4 Co, New
York 1t Is absolutely pure and stocc Patients who
have taken 1t prefer 1t to all others. Physicians
have decided it superior to any OF the other oils in
mi
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-27

1.-THE weak eateth herbs,'' says St Paul 20 that
eighteen hundred years ago the value OF mcdi-
cinal plants was appreciated In the Old Tesla
ment botanical remedies are repeatedly recon-
mended, but In no passage of sacred history is
man recommended to swallow calomel, or blue
pill, or any other mineral preparation. The .ick
were directed to eat herbs to strengthen them to
purify them, to heal them, TO restore them. In
that day the art of making vegetable extracts was
unknown. The herbal medicines were mere in
fusiOns.
1t was reserved for later age to unite the sani-
tary essences of tonic aperient and antibilious
roots, barks and plants, with an active stmuant,
and thus secure their rapid diffusion through the
debiitated or disorders sd system The browning tri-
umpa of this effective mode of concentrating and
applying the virtues of medicinal vegetables was
achieved in the production of Hostetter's Stomach
Bitters. Never before had perfectly pure alco-
holic stimulant been combined with the expressed
juices of the finest specifics OF the vegetable king
dom. Never yet, though eighteen years have
elapsed since its Introduction has this restor-
alive been equalled. 1t is taken at all seasons in
all chimes, AZ the most potent safeguard against
epldemlcs, as a protection against all unhealthy
exhalatiOns that produce debility or bcget disease
az remedy for intermittent and other malarious
feycrs; as an appetizer: sovereign cure for
dyspepsia as a general tonic and invigorant as a
gentle, painless aperent; "a blood depurent as
nerviuc; as a cure for bilious affections: as
harmless anOdyne: and az the BEST DEFENCE OF
HEALTH under unfayOrabls circumstances, such as
sedcntary pursuits, undue bodily mental eXer-
ton, hardshps, priyatiOn and exposure.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-27
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Notwithstanding the confidence OF the
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and the rustic is doubtless waiting for him
vet-Neto Orleans Picavune.
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applied than other remedies avoiding the trouble
the greasy compounds now In use.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-01-27
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