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The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-04-14
POETRY.
SKOODOO, ETO.


LINES TO FLORENCE HUNTINGDON, PAssAMAouoI
DY, NE.
SWEET maiden OF Passamaouoddy
Shall we seek for communion of souls
Where the deep Mississippi meaaders,
cr The distant Saskatchewan rolls.
All. no-for In Maine will find thee
sweety scquestered nook,
Where the far winding SkoOdoowabskooksls
CcnjOins with the SkoodoowabskOoh.
There wander two beautiful rivers,
With many a winding and crook
The one is the Observation-Disclosures,
The otircF-the Skoodoowab-kook-
All sweetest of haun;s tho unmentionod
In geography. atlas. or book,
How fair i the SkOodoowabsk koOksis
When jOinin. the Skood0owabskook,
oar cot shall be close by the waters
Within that sequestrated nook
Reflected in >kOOdOOwabSkeoksis
And mirrored IL SkOOdOowabskoOkl
on shall sleep to the music of leaflets
-~Iiy zcpRyrs in wantOnness shook.
Aud dream OF the SkOodoOwabskooksis
And- perhaps, or the SkOodoowabskookl
When awaked by the hens and the roosters.
Each morn, YOU shall iOyously look
On the Junction of SkOOGoowabskooksis
WIN SOL ghdlrs. SkOodoowabskook
ISIr food shall be fish from the waters
Drawn forth on the point of hook
ErOm murmuring SkOOdOOwa skoCksis
cr wandering SkOOdOOwabskoOk
4Ou shsi. quaI the most sparkling OF water.
Drawn forth from 4 silvery brook
Which tlows 10 the SkOodoOwabs kOoksis
Ard then 10 the Sk0OdOoWabskOOk
And yOH shall preside NJ the banquet
And will wait on thee a. cook
And Wei tax OF lhe Observation-Disclosures.
And sing OF the SkOOdoOwsb>kook,
Let others sing loudly OF Saco
OF lucddy. and Tatiama.ouchc,
oi kennebeccIsis. ard QuacO
Ol MerigOni=h, and BuetOuche.
Oi Nashwaak. and Magaguadayiquc,
or MemmerimammericoOk-
There : none ike The SkOodoowabs kooksis
Excepting the SkOcdoOwabskookl
fOSfOU (tlys.ygsre,0Y
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-04-14
'W00as0cket Patriot.

The winter of 17i0 is described in an
old book quoted by German paper as
very terrible. This work, "Brockes' Con
tentment in Cod" thus speaks of it: "An
unheard of frost seized with extraordinary
severity on the worl,; and the elements, SO
that it is scarcely possible to number or
relate the many strange occurrences that
took place through its violence. Men felt
so oppressed that days passed by unheed-
Cd. One would and could hardly speak
one cat and thought, yet could not think /;
ifany one spoke a word it was with hard
set face. Many hens and ducks, even the
cattle in the stalls. died of cold; the trees
split asunder. Not only beer but wine in
cellars froze. Deeply sunken wells were
covered with impenctrable ice. Crows
and other birds fell to the ground frozen
in their flight No bread was eatable, for
it was as cold and hard as a stone"
BrOckes further relates that this extraor-
dinary winter was followed by an equally
uncommon spring. In Nay no sign OF
verdure was yet to be seen it was still
cold in July, aud vegetation was then still
further hindered by drought. The har-
vest was not over till late in the autumn,
and by the middle of October the frost
returned, before the fruit IN the gardens
had had time TO ripcn.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-04-14

As divorce Is somewhat of fashionable
topic now -a-days, the following decision,
by a Judge pretty well known number
of years ago, in a divorce case, is dpropos;
After hearing the testimony, His Honor
gave the opinion: "From the testimony
of the parties themselves, given in this
case, it has been clearly shown that this
man and woman are just fit to live win
each other and no one else. THIS case
will he dismissed at the cost OF the peu-
tionerv
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-04-14

A CORRESPONDENT oil the american
Agricutturtst in Montana states tha' stock
faitep and thrive on the wild bunch grass
of that section all the year round, prefer
ing it even in January to well cured hay
and that cattle and horses keep sleek ant
fat ON it all the year round.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-04-14

A LITTLE girl in primary school asked
her teacher how To spell "tunkin.
Pumpkin, you mean, do you not?" ask
eel the teacher. "No, tunlSin," said the
little girl. But there is no such word as
that" said the teacher: "you mi'st have
misunderstood" 81 am sure l have
heard it" said the child, and she sat down
looking rather perplexed. Then she be.
gan To print briskly for a moment or two,
and presently the slate was raised again.
The teacher looked at it, and read: :"
love Miss W more than" Now,
said little Nellie, " want to write 'tunkin
tell
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-04-14

TIE official statistics of Massachusetts
for 1869 show that notwithstanding the
increase of population, paupcrism is
rather diminishing, while crime and vice
are on the increase. The whole number
of State paupcrs in 1868 was about 5000;
average number, 1854; whole number in
1869, about $500; average number, $500;
whole number of town paupers in 1868,
5,70O fully supported and $1,000 partially
supported; average number supported,
1000; whole number fully supported in
1869, 5000; partially supported, $4,000; av-
cragc number supported, 1000.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-04-14

"Ir were asked, said De Tocqueville,
the author of Democracy in America, !"
"to what the singular prosperity and
growing strength of the American people
ought mainly to be attributed, l should
reply--to the superiority of their women /"
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-04-14

THE human heart is marvellous pump
ing machine Its energies equal one
third of the total daily force OF all The
muscles of strong man; IT exceeds ny
one-third the labor Of the muscles IN
boat race, estimated by equal weights oi
muscle and it is twenty times the icrce
of the muscles used in climbing, and eight
times the force Of the most poweriui en-
zine vet invented by man, viz The looo-
motive Alp engine !" Bavaria, when III,
ed herself through 2,'Oo ieet IN one
hour
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-04-14

Resi- ..
Rest II not quitting
The husy career;
Rest Is the fitting
of self 10 ones sphere
It's the brooks motion,
Clear without strife;
Fleeing 10 the ocean
After this lie.
'Tts loving and serving
The highest and hett;
lis onward answering.
And ibis l. true rest. -'oFHf'N
The young Duke of Newcastle, who IS
now going through bankruptcy, mas con
trived, on an income of i3o 600. TO pc'r
debts 10 the amount Oi .i5v,'vV
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-04-14

When morning dawned, however, our
host was as morose as ever, and to our in
quiries as to the night melody, gave
answer:
"It's that cussed Canadian of feller
That's the only psalm he knows, and he
amt quite sure o that. lie ain't fit for
nuthin' but To range my sheep; and I
blieve it's his moaning that give 'cm the
scab. Clepsy, she reads the papers, some
times, and says he must have the trykina,
az he's alters singin' about pork war"
"YoI :must see newspapers very sell
DOM"
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-12-29
The Great Pictorial Annual.

HOstettcr's United States Almanac for
1871, for distribution, gratis, throughout
the United States, and all civilized coun-
tries of the Western Hemisphere, will be
published about the first of January, i'll the
English, German, French, Norwegian,
Welsh, Swedish, Holland, Bohemian and
Spanish languages, and all who wish TO I'M
derstand the true philosophy OF health
should read and ponder the Naluble sug-
gestionS ii contains In addition TO an adj
mirable medical treatise on the causes,
prevention and cure OF great variety OF
diseases, il embraces large am unit OF in-
formation interesting 10 the merchant the
mechanic, the miner, the farmer, the plant
er, and professional man; and the calcula-
lationS have been made for such meridianS
and ATTITUDES as are most suitable for cor
rect and comprehensive NATIONAL CAL
ESDAR
The nature, uses, and extraordinary san
itary effects of HUStetter'S Stomach Bitters,
the staple tonic and Alternative OF more than
half the Christian world, are July set iOrtn
i'm its pages, which are also interspersed
with pictorial illustrations, valuable re-
cipeS for the household and farm, humorous
anecdotes, and other instructive and anus
ing reading matter, original and selected
Among the ANIMALS To appear with me
opening OF the year, this VIII be one OF the
most useful, and may be h0d for tie asking
The proprietOrs, MesSrS. Hostettcr " smith,
Pittsburgh, Pa, Oh receipt of Il two cent
stamp, will forward copy by mail TO any
person who cannot procure one IN ms
neighborhOod. The Bttcrs are sold in eV-
cry city, town and village, and are extern
sively used throughout the entire ciNl!iHcC
Il
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-12-29
Strength 10 the Blood.

without certain proportion of Iron, the
blood loses its strength and purity. Blood
enters every organ through the circulation,
distributing the nutritive principle TO every
texture and the source OF every secretion;
hence the Importance of keeping 1t duly
enriched. If it has become weak, the entire
system will be weak; and the danger of in
curing disease imminent; in short, good
blood makes us healthy-bad blood makes
US sick. Here We are admonished of the
superior advantages of MISHLER'S HERE
BITTERS. The Iron in these Bitteis is
readily absorbed into the circulation, and
strong and vigorous constitution created.
The circulation is regulated by them, and
if any organ be weaker than the rest, the
deposits which cause boils, carbuncles, tu-
mors, Jumps, &C., are checked and removed,
and healthy tonic impaired TO the entire
system. 1t always cures, and never fails TO
prevent disease arising from impure blood.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-12-29
HempGeid Raiirosd

Judge McCANDLEss, Of the United
States Circuit Court for the Western
District of Pennsylvania, on last Tues
day, set aside the execution obtained
against the Hempfeld Railroad by
EDWARD Fox, of New York, upon
which the United States Marshal was
about to sell the road and the franchises
OF the corporation. Judge MCCANDLEss
decision was based upon the fact that
some essential preliminaries to the sale
under the statute had not been complied
with, and also that the whole property
Of the corporation is now in the hands
of the State courts Of Pennsylvania,
and a sale has been decreed 10y the SUI
preme court TO take place on the first
of March, 1871, by the foreclosure of
the mortgage given to certain trustees
in 1855, and therefore the property can
not be taken in execution by process
from any other jurisdiction.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-12-29
Will Grant shoot the Deserfers, or
will Ihey Ca.pier Him.?

The debate in the Senate on the San
Domingo affair took such a turn that il
there was everan occasion wheu Presi-
dent might claim that his political and
personal friends were bound to stand by
him without firching, this was that oc-
casion. Thus tested, what does the record
show2 There are in the Senate sixty.
two members who are bOunl ~ Marty
ties and the irGCGIiirgfances of their cleo
"t&i TO sustain a republican President.
For his pet scheme, to carry which un-
der the specious pretence OF congress
ional inquiry Grant had LAID himselfOut
to the utmost, he got only thirty-one OF
these siXty-twO votes, or precisely one
half Where were the remaining half?
One was sick, one had just resigned,
two paired off, five had the courage to
vote against the presidentia 3p~> IRE,
and twenty-five lodged the vote Halt
OF the New England delegation aban-
doned Grant, including such conspic-
uous republicans as Wilson, Anthony,
Buckingham and Ferry. Where, i'll
this trying hour, were Fenton, Cattell,
Cameron, Trumbull and Harlan, with
other magnates.of the party in the cen
trail and western states? They deserted
the President; as did also half dozen
of the most influential republicans
from the former slayeholding States
That Grant will try to bring to the
block the five senators who were bold
enough to vote against him, the New
York Sun thinks there is no doubt
But what will he do with the twenty
two who lodged? Will he call them
up to be shot as deserters General
Grants experience in the army must
have taught him that shooting is game
that two can play at. Then what will
he do with these deserters2 Will he
drum them out OF the republican camp,
or will they combine to take from him
his sword at the close of his present
term of office? The issue is made up,
and it cannot be evaded,
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-12-29
Large Cart Bodies.

A correspondent says:-"I see every
season, men who call themselves pru-
dent and saving, tip up their carts, and
confne them in an inclined position, by
a heavy chain and block at the front
part. Now, an iron sword costs about
one dollar. With it the cart can be
tilted toany desirable angle. In laying
out manNre, half the labor is saved by
using this convenience. | could never
understand why farmers should use mar
row cart bodies. Why should not the
Sides,ofthe cart come QUITO the wheel,
Mine dol want large cart body-lt
is convenient for loading everything
Loads of dirt need not be filled so high
Then if You want 10 load barrels OF pro
duce, a smaller cart body than mine
will not hold a horse load. ! can carry
nine barrels. Every cart body should
have two sets Of side boards; il they
are fitted conveniently, their use will
greatly facilitate farm work.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-12-29
TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.


At regular meeting of Excelsior Lodge,
No. 40, l. o. o. f., held in Odd Fellows Hall
December 27th, 1870, the following preamble
and resolutions were unanimously adopted:
WHEREAS, II has pleased the Great Ruler
of the Universe to call from our midst our
dear brother ID. J. McGinniS, a member OF
this Lodge, who, after protracted illness
departed this life on the evening OF the list
lay of December, 1870; and whereas, re-
Numbering that the deceased was dear 10
us ON account of his many virtues; there
fore be IL
Resolrcd. That in the death OF Brother
u. ]. McCinnis this Lodge has lost KIND
hearted, intelligent, liberal and worthy
member, his family an atfectionate nus,
band and father, and the State good
citizen.
Resolved. That we heartily sympathiZe
with their bereaved family i'll this the hour
OF deep distress, and pray that he VINO
doeth all things well may comfort his Wild
ow and fatherleSs children, and lead them
by his almighty arm so TO live that when
their time on earth be ended they may
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-12-29
Immigration 10 west virginia.

We are glad to find in the Cincinnati
Commercial OF last Tuesday an inter.
esting letter, from a correspondent in
Tucker county, West Virginia, an ex-
tract from which we publish this morn
ing 1t shows that some of our peo-
pie, at least, are alive to the importance
OF immigration and are disposed to do
all they can to induce labor and CAPT
tai 10 accept employment here Two
or three or a dozen newspapers in the
State cannot accomplish all that is to
be done in this cause, no matter how
earnestly or persistently they may labor
Our people must all take hold and help
forward the work. Write to your
friends in other States and abroad
and tell them what Iarc advan-
tages may he enjoyed by settlers
here. Write to leading newspapers in
localities that VIII also lie benefited hv
the settlement and prosperity ofWest
Virginia, and enlist them in the cause
The vast agricultural, mineral and man
uiaCturing resources of West Virginia
are but little known outside the limits
0i the State. Although in the heart
and centre of the Union, with populous
and wealthy States adjoining us on
every border, West Virginia is a com
paratively unknown region. The great
avenues Of public travel and commerce
have heretofore avoided us on either
hand and but few strangers have ex-
plored our mountains or seen the fer
tility of the valleys that lie between
But new era is about to dawn upon
West Virginia. New lines of railway,
running east and west and north and
south through the State, are projected,
with prospects of early completion. 1t
seems to have been but recently discov-
cred that the shortest line between the
sea-board and the West lies through
West Virginia; it seems to have been
learned only yesterday that the shortest
and easiest route for a railroad connect
ing the national Capital with the great
cities of the lower Ohio and middle
Mississippi lies directly through our
State. The manufacturing cities north
of us seem to have recently heard Of
the immense beds of iron ore and coal
and lime that lie hid in our noun
tains, and have but just begun to ap,
preciate the importance OF railroad
running north and south through the
State, to avail themselves of these
treasures.
This much has been done The at
tentioD Of capitalists has been to some
extent attracted TO these enterprises,
and there is a strong probability that
the year 1880 will see West Virginia
intersected 10y network of railways,
and thriving towns surrounded 10y fer
tile ard well titled farms will be found
where now there is an unbroken forest.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-12-29
Diseased! Lungs.

There is no doubt whatever that diseases
Of the lungs, or ulcers OF whatever sort, ON
any of the internal organs, may be and are
frequently cured. and complete condition
of health established. II the elaborative
functions, of which the stomach is the
primary and most important one, are re-
stored 10 n condition TO do the repairing of
the human system, ulcers or sores whether
upon the lungs, the liver, the kidneys or
the bowels, or upon the legs, as is frequent
" the case, can be madS to heal, and a com
plete standard of health re-established.
We have frequently seen these results
from the use of DIR. kEYsERS LUNG CURE,
a pleasant and agreeable medicine, which
will ripen up and carry out of the animal
economy all etiete and used up material.
DIR. KEYsERs Lung CURE Is enriched by
some OF the most valuable plants and herbs
known TO be useful and curative in all de
Perforated states of the human blood, and
whilst it adds To its plaSma, il ut the same
time stimulates, gently but effectively, the
skin, the kidneys, the liver and the gland
ular system TO efficient action to enable the
body to take on healthful action and Grad
icate the disease. The sick and afflicted
should bear In mind the virtues OF this
great medicine, and II those who are sufli-
ciently alive to the importance Of health
will resort to il in the beginning ofa cough
or cold, there would be no falling into de-
clines and rapid consumption, so hOpeleSSly
incurabe and so most surely fatal. Let
any one afflicted with any pulmonary dis
ease try one bottle, and they will he con-
WINGED of the value of Or. KEYSER'S LUNG
CURE. Sold by the gross, dozen or single
bottle, at DIR. KEGSER'S Great Medicine
store, l67 Liberty Street, Pittsburgh 81 ~
per bottle. II your druggist does not keep
il, send five dollars 10 DR.. kcyser, and he
will send four bottles securely boxed. by
express, with full directions how 10 use il.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-12-29
The Latest and Choicest.

SEA MOSS FARTNE-Said to be very fine
for Deserts and an elegant and
dainty dish for the sick.
COX'S SPARKLING GELATiNE-An old
favorite with the ladies for Jellies-
bright, clear and beautiful.
SUPERIOR SHERRY WINE-JuSt the ar
ticle to use with Cox's Gelatine-of
rich and luscious flavor.
BAKERS C0COA-Warranted Pure, Il de-
licious and nutritious beverage.
HECKER'S FARINA-Preparede especially
for invalidS and children.
ANGUSTURA BITrERS-Thc genuine ar
ticle for ladies and children in feeble
health.
WINE OF PEPSIN-Thc most perfect rem.
edy for indigestion and d".,nersi,.
CORN SrARCH-For ,r:,uuiur and Gus
T,pr~ft'' 'us. ~
- IOLA-A splendid desert. either alone
or with Berries.
At LAUGHLlN, SMITH x CO. :,
Wholesale Druggists,
iunT Main street.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-12-29

Let us aid the work. Every acre Of
our lands must become valuable in the
near future. They are cheap now, and
every settler who comes among US will
contribute to and share in the prosper
ity that must follow the opening Of
West Virginia to the outside
world. Farms may be had at from two
to ten dollars per acre now, that will
probably be worth from fifty to one
hundred dollars per acre ten years
hence. But We must have immigrants,
our population must be increased.
Neither the newspapers of the State
nor the Legislature alone can do all
that is needed (though each IN its
proper sphere can do much) to stimulate
that influx of labor and capital from
abroad which is our prime necessity
The individual citizens and residents Of
the State must put their shoulders to
the wheel and exert their utmost en-
ergy. They must make it advantageous
for immigrants to come among us, by
selling them farms at low rates and
upon liberal terms, and they must
extend a helping hand to all who
manifest a disposition to add to the
wealth of the State They must aid,
as the correspondent of the Cincinnati
Commercial has done, in disseminating
Information concerning the resources
awaiting development here, and the ad-
vantages to he reaped by those who will
cast in their lot with us. IL is only by
the constant and determined efforts II
all our people that West Virginia can
be made to assume that high place in
the sisterhood of States to which she is
entitled by her natural advantages and
her geographical situation. There is
no good reason under the sun why
West Virginia should lag behind while
the West and the South are increasing
in population and prosperity.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-12-29

meet him in that better country where
sickness and sorrow cannot come and the
weary are at rest.
Resolved, That we wear the usual badge
of mourning for thirty days, and that our
charter and hall be clothed with the same.
Resotred, That copy of these resolutions
be recorded In the minutes, copy furnished
10 the widow OF the deceased, and be pup
lished IN the city papers.
II. A. KNAPP,
&. II. WILSON,
SAMUEL d. TIPPETT,
Committee.
The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-12-29
Our western Railroad Connection.

our w estefn 1S8iirORu SOhhSCiAOH.
Our readers are already aware that a
short line Of railroad connecting this
CITY with Uhrichsville on the Pitts
lurgh, Columbus and Cincinnati road
has been talked Of for a long time, and
the advantages to be reaped by the city
Of Wheeling from the trade OF the sec
ton OF country thus opened up have
been frequently referred to. One Of the
routes proposed is to 20 up the valley of
Wheeling creek a distance of about
twelve miles and cross thence,
by way Of New Athens, to
tributary OF Saltwater creek
and thence down the valley of
the Saltwater to Uhrichsvl,e. This is
as nearly a direct line as can easily be
made available for railroad purposes,
and the country through which it passes
is one Of the wealthiest and most EIr,,Io
sections Of casterGy,2TS;o INV ontor
P2s.2--z-s.-.r7ghbors OF Bellaire are striv-
ing to locate road which shall have
its eastern terminus in their town,
through the same section Of country,
and If Wheeling does not wish to be
out-bid in her efforts to enjoy the trade OF
that region, we will have to do some
thing speedily. Some gentlemen repre-
senting the New Athens route and pro-
posing to make Wheeling the terminus
Of their road are now in this city Tor
the purpose Of talking with orr promi-
nent citizens in relation to the matter,
and an informal meeting Of those inter
ested in tins subject is to be held at the
Counting Room of the htelligencer
Office this afternoon at half past three
o'clock. 1t is hoped that as many OF
our merchants or other business men
who feel an interest in the enterprise,
as can make it convenient to attend the
meeting, will not fail to do so.