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The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-11-24
Sight Without Eyes.

IT is fully established that somnambu-
lists 90 wherever they please, without hest
taticn, read and write, and give ample evil
dcnce of a power of perception independ
ent of the usual organ of vision Persons
subject to attacks of catalepsy frequently
show the same peculiarly. NJ DeSpine,
late inspector Of the mineral waters OF AK,
in Savoy, mentions the following among
many other cases "Not only could our
patient hear by means OF the palm of her
hand, but we have seen her read without
the assistance of the eyes, merely with the
tips of the fingers, which she passed rapid
" over the page that she wished to read.
At other times we have seen her select
from Il parcel Of more than thirty letters
the one which she was required to pick out ;
also write several letters, and correct, on
reading them over again, always with
her fingers ends, the mistakes she had
made; copy one letter, word for word,
reading il with her left elbow, while she
wrote with her right hand. During these
proceedings thick pasteboard completely
intercepted any visual ray that might have
reached her eyes The same phenomenon
was manifested at the soles of her feet, on
the epgastrium, and other parts of the
body, where sensation of pain was pro-
duced by the mere touch Persons who
have become blind have also been known
to acquire the same power, and Harriet
Martneau tells of an old lady who had
been blind from her birth, and yet saw in
her sleep, and in her waking state des-
cribed the color of the clothing of the in
dividuals correctly. In these cases, no
doubt, perception is, as usual, in the brain |;
bat either all the nerves of the surface
have the power of conveying the impress
sions of light to that organ, or some
special parts of the body, as the ends of
the fingers, the Occiput, or the epigas,rlum,
assume the office of the eyes.-Erchda9e.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-11-24
About I've Little Girls.

NELLIE is such Il kind hearted, unsellish
little girl that every body loves her she
seems to be always thinking OF what she
can do TO make Others happy.
If grandma loses her speciacles, up
jumps Nellie, saying, III look for them,
and runs up stairs, down to- the kitchen,
into the parlor, and all over the house, UNI
til she finds them Then grandma gives
her loving look, and very likely kiss,
and says, "Thank YOU, my dear little
Nellie"
When father comes home, he finds his
dressing gown and slippers all ready for
him by the CRATE Then he sends a loving
glance to Nellie. and sometimes says, II
know the little fairy who anticipates my
coming"
When Willie is fretful, or teasing his
mother while she is busy, Nellie knows nj
once what TO do. She gets one of her
pretty picture books, seats herself in her
rocking chair, takes Willie on her lap,
and amuses him, until mother has finished
what she was doing. and Willie has be
come pleased and forgotten his unhappi-
ness. Then mother looks approvingly
upon her and says, That's right, my dear
little daughter.
Sometimes aunty drops her spool or her
thimblc Nellie springs to pick II up
and for that, too, she gets smile OF love,
and Thank you, darling.
The servants like To see Nellie come INTO
the kitchen. She is always ready to oblige
them, too and many " Thank you, Miss
Nellie" she hears from them.
And so she goes through the day. eX-
changing loving acts for loving looks and
words, and is rs happy as little girl can
be-
Not so with her sister, Bella, She is
very selfish No one ever hears oil her
offering to do any of the kind deeds thal
make Ncllic's days so bright. If asked To
do ANYTHING, she always has a headache, or
her foot hurts her, or she is busy, or she
has some other excuse for not doing IT.
She seldom receives a loving or approving
look. Her father never thinks of calling
her his little fairy, nor her aunt her little
darling. All are kind 10 her; but they
cannot love her rs they do Nellie.
The servants do not like To see her IN
the kitchen. After she has gone out, they
say: Wish Miss Bella would stay IN the
parlor.
Nellie scatters seed and gathers flowers
all the day. while Bella wounds and Is
wounded by thorns.
OF course, Bella is very unhappy. She
ALWAYS looks either cross or sad y selfish
child cannot but be unhappy. But 1t Is
her own fault If She would do a Nellie
does, she would be happy, as Nellie is
ODr DYUlb 4 nilfHls
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-11-24
J0HyNY'S SCARE.

IN little town among the green hills of
Vermont lived johnny, good boy. eleven
years old His father and brother did the
out door work on their farm They kept
Il large number OF COWS; and Iohnnv's
mother did her part OF the work i'll making
butter. johnny, when not at school,
helped them all in is many ways as he
could.
The COWS were pasturcd on the hills
within sight of the farm house. One of
the hills was covered with thick woods:
and the COWS used to choose this spot as a
shady retreat in the sultry days of summer
One evening, just at dusk, Johnny's
father and brother being hard at work in
the bayfield,, Johnny started off for the
COWS, taking Tiger, the house dog, along
with him.
The cows were generally found standing
ut the bars, waiting patiently To be let
through; and Johnny expected to find
them there that night. Not finding them
there. he kept on towards the woods on
the hill. lie got quite into the woods, and
still no COWS were to be seen So. feeling
rather tired, he sat down. and called, Golf,
cOfl, cotf!" but no COWS came.
AS he sat there with tie darkness thick
cning around him, for ihe first time ne be
Gan to think about bears He snugelcd
down beside Tiger who lay near him. He
wished himself safe at home eating his
bread and milk. Just rs he was making
up his mind To run home as fast as his legs
would carry him, he heard dry twig and
bushes snap rs if some animal were COM
ing through them.
Tiger did not seem to mind the noise
much. He lay quietly at Johnny's feet
But the little boy Yves in 4 sad fluster.
The noise sounded nearer and nearer
Johnny could bear it no longer: so jump
ing up, he seized the branch of large tree,
and climbed up until he thought he had
reached a place of safety. Looking down
from his perch, he saw Il large black ami
nal moving through the bushes.
oh, dear" thought johnny, 1T must be
bear. What shall I do:' and he sat as
still as a mouse, trembling with fright.
After a little while. seeing no sign Of
fright or fight in Tiger, who was not a sort
of dog to keep quiet in the presence of
bear, Johnny vcnturcd To peer down again
through the darkness What do You think
lac saw? He got full view OF the fierce
creature that had given him such a scare.
And what do you think ii was?
Why, it was Nobby, the old COW, on her
way home through the woods. Johnny
came down from the tree rs fast aS he went
up; and wien the rest of the COWS came
pbrur, n. ,lya- p.,.'.e. - - 49, .'-.o
He thought he would say nothing about
the fright But an unluclIy tear in his
trousers Obliged him 70 tell his moiherthat
it was made in climbing tree; and little
by little she drew from him the whole
story.
The folks had a Il, tty laugh when they
heard it and Johnny could not help
laughing himself But he went to his snug
little bed that night, feeling that, though
he was neither mangled nor hurt, lie had
been about rs badly scared as a boy could
well bc-IHe Narery.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-11-24
How Railroad Conductor Made a
Thousand Dollars.

The New Haven Register tells the fol
lowing very singular story. showing how
Conductor Mckinney, who runs one Of the
"owl trains out of New York, on the
New York s New Haven Railroad, made
$1,000.
Zone night near the close of last week.
while taking up tickets, a well-dresSed
gentleman passed up bill which. at first
glance, the conductor thought to bc q 800
greenback. He looked at the passenger
an instant, and with the remark. IL will
attend to your case directly" placed it in
his pocket, intending to make the change
after passing through the train. Upon a
second examination Conductor Kinney dis
covered it to be a genuine 81 600 Treasury
note! He returned and notified the pas
senger that he was unable TO change the
bill. What bill?" asked the stranger
why, the S 900 note you gave me-" II
never gave you any bill [ gave YOU a
ticket The conductor was surprised, and
said if that was so the stranger should
have a check. The latter replied, You
gave me no check, but handed you my
ticket" The conductor remarked that he
was not in the habit Of doing that way,
but thought it possible he had neglected TO
return check, especially when we'll
dressed third party sitting opposite spoke
up and said, Certainly, that man gave you
a ticket; l saw him purchase it at the
New York Office when | bought mine"
The conductor thought it all very strange,
and the next day consulted MIR. Burial,
President of the Hartford & New Haven
Road. The following is the only theory
that can be arrived at: The stranger was
no doubt connected with some extensive
robbery. When the bill was presented the
conductor scrutinizcd the man closely,
with view TO identify him when he re
turned with the change At this close
scrutiny the passenger became alarmed,
aad hastily adopted this course to allay
tjl01jViD III, uJEIuiE. .heiiev;ur himself sus-
method of proving himself an honest man,
and took this novel and rather expensive
course to do this. The witness to the
purchase and delivery Of the ticket was
confederate, who came to the rescue ut an
oppOrtune moment. Whether any other
course would have been taken, had there
been any chance To escape, is of course
mystery. Considering that the stranger
was needlessly alarmed, the whole affair
presents combination of circumstances
rarely witnessed, even III the varying
scenes Of railway train. In the mean
time, Conductor Mckinney is 81 1000 III.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-11-24
A Dangerous Water-Pipe.

WE have previously called attention to
the dangerous character of the galvanized
iron pipe when employed for conducting
water to be used for culinary purposes.
Instances of severe poisoning from the use
of the pipe are continually coming 20 our
notice. and hence we are led once more TO
caution our readers against it, 1t Is almost
n crime for dealers and manufacturers To
recommend this zinc covered iron pipe Tor
water conduit as they thereby Jeopardlze
the health and perhaps the lives ot pur-
chascrs When this pipe comes from The
hands of manufacturers ii has fresh, clean
aDpearance : aud to those who do not UNI
derstand the nature OF the covering, the
idea is conveyed that it will not oXydize or
rust, like ordinary iron pipes But this Is
an error: il will rust even more rapidly
than clean iron in most localities. The
superficial covering of zinc Is rapidly de
COMPOSED under the influence of ordinary
pond and spring water; and the oNyd,
carbonate and chloride OF zine are formed,
which salts are of deletcfioI,s or poison
ous character. This covering Of the zinc
on the interior is attacked immediately
when water is allowed to flow through,
and i'm some instances we have known 1t
to he entirely removed in forty-cight
hours The insoluble carbonate of zine is
seen TO float upon the water in the a-ket-
! tie and other vessels used in families and
! this has often created alarm where no sus-
picion previously existed We hope the
/ newspaper press throughout the country
| will caution their readers against the use
of this pipe for water supply.-Best0h
Journai IF Chemistry.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-11-24
scenes in japan.

y STREET called the Tokodia is the
broadway OF 90 b. ii Is twenty miles
long and VERY mUch crowded. But there
is a vast difference in The appearance ofths
two thorOughtares There are no vehicles
in use in Japan. and the pavements extend
from one side OF The street 10 the other
No provision is made for the passage OF
carriages, OmnibusCs or wagons, for there
are none in existence. and persons on foot
take possession OF the whole highway.
The entire metropolis is built of wood,
ard one dwelling is representation OF
all
4 japanese house al the first glance 70
scmhles a child's toy house on large
scale. The floor is raised about two feet
above The earth, and there is a covered
porch in front, resting upon The bare
ground. After entering the porch YOU
step up INTO the house, always leaving your
shoes behind You. Ii is considered a very
great breach OF propricty To enter dwell
ing without removing ones boots. Ii
they wear only sandals, covered with
leathcm thong which they can shuttle on
or of in an instant. this custom is of but
little moment 10 the natives. but foreign
ers find il Il very troublesome one. The
porch answers as a depository for shoes.
visitors may be Known 10y counting the
number of pairs of sandals on the porch.
When the walls of house are up il con-
sisis OF but one large room, which is then
cut I'D by partitions, which are nothing
more than sliding screens that close up
into each other i'm a fashion that admits Of
one apartmen; being divided into dozen
distinct ones instantly. There are no chin
news attached To the houses, and they con
tain no beds, chairs. or tables. The floors
are covered with a series of clean bamboo
mats or cushions, each six feet 10y three,
and nicely bound with red or blue tape.
They are stuffed with light wool or moss,
and are as soft and yielding 10 pressure as
the heaviest Brussels velvet. These mats
1T in with each other As regularly "a the
SQUARES on chess board, and the whole
floor is kept rs clean and is busted as often
n the mahogany sidchoard i'm the house Of
a Dutch hurghcr No tlcck Of dirt i ever
allowed To rest upon the polished surface
OF the mating. and Ia step upon IL with
pair of boots would hc greater insult than
10 make 4 footsiool of seven hundred
dollar piano. The family sit upon the mat
ting all day. with their legs bent under
them. i'm a shape that would give any
foreigner incurable paralysis in fifteen min
utcs. and thcv sleep upon IL At night A
JananeSc pillow is a curiosity i'm Its way.
/ II is nothing hut a rocker of cradle. broad
/ enough to stand alone, with a semlcircular
dcprcSsion ON The upper side. The Jap
anese lie full length on the floor. place not
their head. hut their neck, IN the crescent
! shaned hollow on the upper side Of the
inflow. and rock themselves 10 sleep IN a
& fa,> tniplitpS
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-11-24
How TO be Nobody.

THERE are many young men who desire
to be somebody in this world. To them
we can say little that has moi been sald.
Homilies ON homilies are piled up for their
special perusal, and every possible al
vantage is afforded them. We leave them
ON the upward road of life, and turn 10
those who have chosen the downward
path-to the young men whose ambition
il is TO be nobodics.
1t is not so easy to be a nobody as some
people imagine. To he entirely nobody
requires special capacity as well as tram
ing. Perseverance, however, produces
nobodies in some sort, as well as some
iodies-ensures obloquy Is well as honor
Adopt our rules, aud your chance % be
coming "a thorough nobody is as million
to one.
Spend your leisure time en- WHISKY
barrel. Drink as much as you can pay Tor
get others to pay for, or get on credit
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-11-24
Character is Power.

IT IS often said that knowledge is power,
and this is true. Skill or faculty Of any
kind carries with il superiority. 80, 10
certain extent, wealth is power, and genius
has \ tr,nscendent gift of mastery over
men. But higher. purer, better than all,
more constant i'm its influence, more lasting
in its SWAY. is the power OF cbaraoter-
thai mower which emanatos from pure
and lofty mind.
Take any community, who IS The man
of most influence? To whom do all look
nm with reverence Not the "smarest
man. not the cleveTest politician. nor the
most brilliant tallAcr, bat he who in long
course of years, tried by the extremes OF
prosperity and adversely, has approved
himself TO the judgment OF his n'ighbors'
and Of all who have seen his life, is worthy
"a he called wise and good
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-11-24
POETRY.
IT MEYER PA rs.

Ia never pays 10 fret and growl
When Fortune seems our foe;
The better bred will push ahead
Aid strike the drawer blow.
For luck is work.
And those who shirk
Should not lament their doom,
But yield the play.
And clear the way
That better men have room
II never paws 10 wreck the health
IN drudgiuE after Gain.
And be il sold who thinks that geld
i cheapest bought with pain
An humble lot,
\ cosy cot.
Nave tempted even kings.
For station high.
That wealth will buy.
Not OF cOntentment brings.
II never pays. blunt rcfrais
Well worthy of a song.
Tor axe and yOuth must learn this tTst,.
hat nothing paws that's wron.
The good and pure
Alone are sure
To bring prolonged success
While what Is riht
IN Heavens sight.
IL always sure 10 bless.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-11-24
YOUTHS DEPARTWENT
WHIT SAYS TIE CLOCK ?

Tick" the clock says-''t K. tick tick -
v hat Eou have 10 do. do quick.
Time is gliding fact away:
Let Us act, and act to-day
If your lesson You would get.
Do il now. and do not frej:
Thai alone j. hearty fun
Which comes after duty done.
When your mother says. Obey"
DO noi lciicr. do not stay:
Wait not for anofhe- lick:
What you have 70 do. do quick.
If my little boy will mind.
And be prompt and good and kind,
Time 10 him viii nc a friend.
Time for him will sweetly end
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-11-24
4 MORAL LESSON.

SID Ia SlOpsOn, t'Other day.
Why don't your business never pay:
V hen DaWisius had that shop of yours,
\ sellin' pills and aver cures,
soap, candles. tape. and button blue,
!.e lna ie il pay, and why don't yOu:n
lie answered SLOWLY. lis no 20.
Bat what's the reason, l dunno"
40 seeing DawlSins - shortly soon
SCI l = Come here. You sly old coon.
AID tell me how yOu made your money;
Vow DO not look 50 III shty fanny.)
Tow oid YOU make your cash. | say,
lien kcept..' sore iust up the way:
There Slopson. civil and polite
W no always tries To so what's right;
His stock i good. lis store Is clean,
Yei 10 one near the dOOr is seen
Wei now" said Daw 1ils. with grin,
/ really cannot pity him;
The reasons plain TO purblind eyes,
Tae booty doesii'; advertise"
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-11-24

THE Mayor of St. Joseph, Mo, gave
permission Ia citizen TO Kill two oogs
which annoyed him, and the next morning
;ae Mayor found two Of his own dogs
dead. with his own warrant oil PERMISSION
ior thei, killing pinned on their bodies
Though he hasn't exactly got the hyoTo-
phobie, that Mayor is mao.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-11-24

THE best time to preach "a moving ser
mon The first Sunday In May.
Middletown transcript., 1870-10-22

Rev. Mr.. Hackett, who died in 1913, ane
his tomb stands in the church yard o
Emmanuel Church, New Castle. The las
minister sent by the Society was the Rev
Mr.. Reading, who, after laboring faith.
fully for many years in the Parish, died
n l778, and his tomb, now nearly one
hundred years since erected, stands in a
gcoi condition Of preservation to the righ,
Of the Church porch. I presume period
of some years elapsed before the Church
had regular service, for / can find no 9TH
er name as Rector, with the exception of
Mr.. Bissett, in 1871, and Mr.. Dashiel,
who ofieiated here in 1894, until the ac-
cession Of Rev. Mr.. Reese. in 1902, who
held the Rectorship for six years, and was
succeeded by the Rev. Lyon Davis, who
remained until 1922, and was again Rec.
tor in 1882. The list stands as follows !:
Reese, Davis. Smith, Willer, Robinson,
Mckenny, Coleman, Peck. Bauman, j.
H. Tying, D'Ozaune, Freeman, Harold,
Blllopp, Goldsborough, Brown, McCabe.
Of these, since 1902, seventeen in all,
eight are living,-the rest, gone to that
place where those who SOW in tears here,
shall reap in joy. Their record and their
reward stand, we trust, in the book of Di-
vine rem ,mbrance for good. and we be.
lieve "they are without fault before the
throne of God" "r'- ao# - -''7i1
/ have thought it expedient to refer to
the history of this Parish for a period of
l65 years, because 80 few of the present
generati"n are acquainted with it. The
present Church Of St. AIMS, though
doubtless more than one hundred years
old, was never consecrated until iS47,
twepty-three years since. during the time
the Rev. Andrew Freeman was Rector.
Middletown transcript., 1870-10-22

WORrH KNOWING. brooms are wet
in boiling suds once week, they will be-
come very tough, will not cut the carpet,
last much longer, and always sweep like
new broom. A very dusty carpet may be
cleaned by setting pail Of cold water out
by the door. wet the broom in it, knock it
t. get off all the drops, sweep yard or so.
then wash the broom as before, and sweep
again, being careful to shake all the drops
off the broom, and not sweep far at time.
If done with care, it will clean a carpet
very nicely, and you will be surprised at
the quantity of dirt in the water. The wa
ter may need changing once or twice. il
the carpet is very dirty. Moistened In
dian meal is used with good effect by som,
.housekeepers, and salt by others.
Middletown transcript., 1870-10-22
vvOss,rEa REMEnBERpNe.

Avoid contradiction, A spirit of con-
tradiction is always particularly hateful,
Ii there is anything especially despicable.
it IL the man who Is continually arguing
and contradicting. Such q person is .
public nuisance. and our law makers ought
to enact law to :" "abate" him., He is
never happy himself, and no one, can be
comfortable with him. He would be in
the anguish Of torment if any one should
happen to be undisturbed by his pervcr-
seness.
You cannot venture upon remarkinc
that it is a fine day without running the
risk of being contradicted and argued with
for an hour or two to be proved wrong at
last.
l was once travelling on steamer in
company with young couple Of my ac-
quaintaEce, who had recently agreed to
undertake life's journey together. The
gentleman was one of those individuals
whose business it is to watch everything
that every one says in order to be ready
with bis contradiction. s"' +i )"
We were passing little village set in
among the hills, and the lady made the
observation. In. a carless way y-"That is
Hilldale, l believe" l e'I
Hilldale? no indeed - said her COM
panion, eresting himself like a cock tur-
key: "that is Dellville! How could YOU
make such a mistake? I've been in these
parts before. and I know" 80 q a'79. :.
The young lady colored-but maintain
ed her assertion. The gentleman appear
ed astonishcd that she soould dare any-
thing Of the kind, and went on with an
argument too long to write down, to con-
vince her that she was wrong. She kept
a digniied silence, and by-and-by he
finished, having, I suppose he thought,
settled the question as to the name Of the
place forever.
The young lady dismissed him shortly
afterwards, and ! cannot help thinking
that his spirit Of contradiction helped on
the result.
As for myself, 1 was curious enough to
take pains to ascertain the correct name of
the village in question, and found to my
horror and amazement that it was neither
Hilldale nor Dellyille-but Scratch GRAY
el OOrNoft !. .a#t. ..4r5.4sa9 tH-f., tft.s Frf