The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-12-29
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

y MYSTERIOUS JoCRNEf.-GOlbg COVE
in the world.
SIXTY newspapers on the Pacific coast
have failed during 1870.
THE Mutual Life of Chicago pays its
profits to policy holders only.
PrrrsBURGH, 1t is said, has more news.
papers than any other city in the United
States. New York alone excepted.
AN Irish painter declares, in an adver-
;isement, that among other portraits, he
has representation of Death as large as
Fife"
4 FOND Dc LAC, Wis, husband cele-
brated his wooden wedding the other day
by saving and splitting cordwood for
household consumption.
THE idiots throughout the country send
one hundred thousand dollars = month to
the swindling firms in New York city
TIE per centage of increase Of policies
in the Washington Life for the last three
wears have been greater than in any other
company in the world.
THERE are at Nanis.ee, Mich, eight
lawyers and Judge, and not 4 man Of
them ever uses liquor in any form, or
chews tobacco, and only one Of them ever
smokes.
A YANKEE inventor claims 10 have de
vised car in which an invalid can ride up
or down 4 stairway or elevator way, with
no more ezertion than to lift one pound
weight.
boy. why did YOU take an slmful of
my shingles on SundayY Why, sir
mother wanted some kindling wood, and
| didn't want TO split wood Oh Sunday
PIAvIxe AT DocroRs-" Ia, dear. Ada
won't take her phvsic. / have mixed her
dose Of vinegar and sand. end she SAYS |
must take some first. Doctors never do
do they, MAJ
An old lady, not remarkable for the
clearness of her ideas, describing a fine
summer evening. said: at was beauti-
ful bright night; the moon made every
thing as light as feather"
The Mothers Friend SAYS: Never re-
prove q child barshlv for chewing, or
smoking. or swearing" No. never reprove
him harshly. The only way to cure him
is to thrash him within an inch Of his life.
Louisville Journal.
o,<1, &C tho TIutchinsons lately called nj
the Danvers Mass Pottery f5- wagon
scat that had been forgotten by him thirty
wears AGO. It was found 10 be sill IN
tolerable state Of preservation.
MAN was boasting TO Lord Palmer
ston; Il spend half my income in charity.
[ assure YOU; I do, indeed | give
thousands of pounds AWAY. Generosity
covers everything" Including modesty,
sometimes" added His Lordship.
IL the Antarctic seas there are sea weeds
which have stems about twenty feet high.
and with a diameter so great that they
have been collected by mariners in those
REGIONS for fuel. under the belief that they
were drift-wood They are rs thick IS
mans thigh.
Az old agricultural laborer in Eng.
land tried a muscular method of evangel-
/ ling his family. Being demonstrated With
by the pastor, fer not bringing up his
bovs as he should. he replied: donno
/ 'ow It's sir: I order EN- down TO pray
nirht and molnin'. and when they won't
% down knocks 'em dOwn-and yet they
amt gcod!'
THE Journal de Tours reports the fol-
lowing instance Of sang .fr0id in the midst
of danger at the battle of Orleans. A
Young Mobile had asked his officer for
} drink and the latter WAS about to pour y
into the Gun which the private held IN his
hand when n hostile bullet carried the
c,,n ont OF his hand The young soldier
turned 70 the officer with a smile, and said
Fortunately it was still empty. Then
he look the canteen and drank from II as
calmly as if nothing had happened
SOME few wears since one Of the clerks
in prominent banking house Of Albany.
having had an intimaiion that II was In
tended to dispense With his services, boldly
entered The office OF the President, and
said {" Mr.. President. | have made up my
mind that the interests of this hank re-
ouire that either YOU or myself should leave
! its service As Won are the leading owner
of the bank. and have a large family 10
support, have concluded 10 leave Won In
yonr position and retire myself The
young man retired
THERE recently died al Dudley, Mass,
a horse. which. when in good condition,
weighed :, go pounds. which is enormous.
when il is remembered that less than hall
that is the weight of an ordinary horse. He
WAS imported from Scotland a few wears
AGO. since which time he has been exhibit
ed through the New England States. until
last season. when he was purchased and
ken, at East BIimfeld. by Mr.. Lewis Nj.
Hewlett. Mr.. r. Baker, Of Worcester.
bought him few months ago He was
dapple-grav stallion, very intelligent, and
known as Clydesdale Tom.
A BOY was once watching some Of his
school fellows as they pelted On old gentle
mans windows with snowballs. The old
gentleman finally rushed out Of the house,
determined. If possible. 10 intlict some
severe punishment on the offender. saving
when he caught the boy: " Now. You rascal.
/ I'll whip YOU within an inch Of your liiel
/ Accordingly, he began 10 thrash him,
when the boy immediately commenced
laughing. and continued until the old gen
tleman desistod with the exclamation:
What are YOU laughing at ?" We'll.
said the boy, I'm laughing because You
are awfully sold 1 amt the boy
A couNrRYNAN in England happened 10
betraveling in a railway train, accompanied
nv his wife, when a collision happened
! His wife received a severe confusion be
tween the eyes, for which the jury awarded
ESQ damages. Some time after the affair
had blown over. the following was ehcl'ed
from the plaintiff. i'm n moment OF ungard-
ed conviviality: "Well You sect collision
hammered. { oud woman and l wur eli
rect: but when got o { carriage saw
lot fellows i'm r terrible state One sings
out, 'Eh. lad. I've gottin nay head cat ol'en.
II ha' 90 peoWnd fer this twenty
peownds,' cried another, lsc gotiln ny
shoulder out, and I'll have 80 for H.
When heard this" continued the cieve'
business man. =" jumped at { ould wn-
man straight out anc diTy iny heto nSlt
between her eyes, and vese goiiiH %
peownd for =