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The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-03-24

CoI-RTEsY.-A correspondent of the
CoRgregati0ha'ia calls the attention oi
boys-farmors' boys and all others,-to a
word of counsel in behalf of courtesy ;
"Some seem to think that courtesy can
be easily gained after one has passed his
school days, and while at school, strive
for the attainment Of every other element
of a successful life more than this. Such
greatly mistake. for in most cases courtesy
is the result Of long and patient endesvor,
and is valuable in proportion as il Is habit
nal. How often is the remark made oi
men of sound sense and respectable ac-
uuirements. that they show lack of early
culture, which Is often equivalent to say
ing that they made the mistake OF
neglecting courtesy in their boyhood.
Now is the time for YOU to become cour-
teous. Begin, in your intercourse with
your school-mates, tn treat Others In the
same kind and considerate manner in
which you would yourself be treated.
Obedience to the command, be courte-
ous' is but compliance i'm the minutlie oi
our social action with the golden rule.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-03-24

THE Prescott (Arizona) Miner gives
partial list of the persons murdered by
Indians i'm that Territory since March 4,
1864. The list contains the names, So lar
as they could he ascertained, OF l62 VIC
Tins, and the Miner expresses the opinion
that il il could obtain the names OF all the
persons killed in the Territory since its
settlement, at least 200 more would be
added to it; while over 200 have been
wounded, more or less seriously. since the
beginning of 1864. The Miner does not
care To inquire into the robberies com
mitted by the Indians, and consoles itself
with the thought that hundreds of the
murderous races Of savagcs that intest the
Territory have been sent to their long
home. and will trouble the white men no
more"
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-03-24
POETRY.
IHE SWORD AND PLOW

AtEEE was once a Count, so I've heard IL said
no ielt that his end drew near:
AiIe nc called his sons before his bed
l" part them his goods and gear
ne srd called Tor his pillow, he called for his sword.
r,t ma "a lant, good and brave:
or1uSht them both at their fathers word
Auo thus he BIZ blessing gave
"y nist-oorn son, my pride and might.
=, 10 th0u my sword retain:
VI! castle on the lOrdly height,
ana all my broad domain
On thee, my well-loved younger boy.
DIV pl0w here bestow:
"A peaceful life shalt thou epiov
In the quiet vale below"
Cch'ented ssnk the sire 70 rest
NOW all was given away:
ne IONS held true his last behest
L en- TO his dying day.
Now tell us what came of the steel of flame
vi the caste ana its knight:
Ana tel IA What came of the vale so tsp,c
And tho humble peasant wight
aSS not OF me what the end nav he
~ Ask oi the country roundl
4hS castle l. dust the sword i rust
lie helght Is but desert ground.
bul the vale spreads wide in the golden pride
vi Autumn sunlight now
II Teens and il ripens far and wide
Anu Tue honor abides with the pow"
Prom the German
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-03-24

A MAN in Sacramento city has sued a
savings bank for one thousand dollars de-
posted by his wife, who died recently.
The wife deposited the money In her own
name, with an order that in the event of
her death the amount should be paid to
certain reverend father of the Catholic
Church, in trust for the benefit Of her
children. The bank refused To pay the
money to the husband without an order
of the court.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-03-24

THEY say that fifty young Radicals in
Paris have sworn to avenge the death of
Victor Noir, in case merely nominal pun
ishment should be inflicted on Prince
Pierre Napoleon. They propose 10 chat
lengc the Prince successiyciy, until one
of them succeeds in killing him. In case
the Prince should refuse to met them " in
the field of honor" they will, by turn,
watch for him on the streets, and insult
him in public.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-03-24

SENATOR WM. NJ. TwEED's stable in
Fortieth street, New York, is three stories
high, built of light stone, with Mansard
root, cost $4,000 without the lot. and is
equal i'm styl To a Fiflh avenue dwelling
Window glass that cost S25Oa pane adorns
the windows, and rich Brussels carpets are
on the floor.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-03-24

MORE than one hall of the cullivable
land in the central province of India as
still uncutivated There are besides 30
0OQ,OOO acres of barren land.
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-03-24

A NEW JERSEY. burglar spent three
hours in opening safe and got nine cents
The Plymouth Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1869-1941, 1870-03-24

The Smiths embrace nineteen pages of
the Philadelphia Directory for 1870
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1870-09-21
Legend Of the Cherokee Rose

The "Cberokee Rose that
beautiful flower, with which every
Georgian is familiar--hath to it a
legend which not very many of
our youager readers, We opine,
have met with in their readings.
1t is thus told: r.. ,'rlE D~ ar' .r'75t
"An Indian chief Of the Semi.
mole tribe was take.t prisoner by
his enemies, the Cherokecs, and
doomed to torture, but fell 80 Sc
riously, i'll 1,atit became necessary
to. wait for his restoration to health
before committing him to the
flames. And as lie lay prostrated
by disease in the cabin of the
Cherokee warrior, the daughter Of
the latter, a yonng dark faced
maid, was Ills nurse. She fell in
love with the Young cllieffain. and
wishing 70 save, his life, urged him
to- escape |; but I've would not, Go, so
unless sl,e wenki flee will, him.
She consented. Yet before tliey
ahad gone tar, .impelied by soft re.
gret at leaving home, She asked
permission Of Her lover to return,
for the purpose Of bearing away
some melnento Of it., So, retrac.
ing her footsteps, she broke asprig
from the -wbites,rose bush which
climbed mp the poles OF her faith.
er,s tent and, presersingit during
her fight through the wilderness.
planted itlby T. Q door Of her new
home in the land Of the Seminoles.
And from that day this beautiful
flower has always been known be,
tween the capes of Florida and
throughout the SontbernrS States by
the name Of the Cherokee rose."a
The legend is as beautiful as the
rose itself. 500 os' '7s.ra. So 'e1
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1870-09-21
CENTRE-POLE BILL.
BY r. BRET HART.

1t drizzled unmistakably that
night--not in straightforward rain,
but in sneaking gusts that glanced
down the neck and up the sleeve.
L pulled on my coat and splashed
ont TO the gate, to sec if it we're
fast against wandering cattle. The
lights in the house cleaned dimIy
through the mist, as if the wet
had reached them, too. Even old
Don, who followed me gingerly ont
from the porch, shook his shaggy
coat, and shifted in disgust at the
weather. Satisfied that all was
right, L was about returning to
shelter, when from around the cor.
ner of the fence camo the sound of
horses feet, and a heavy wagon
sucking and groaning mp the in
cline. A low, prolonged growl
from the dog greeted the coming
team, and l waited for q moment
TO see who could be travelling at
such q time, and in such a sorry
stornn.5 There soon came abreast
of the gate huge wagon, drawn
by six mules. which l could bare.
ly zee through the fog. Attracted
by the fire in my pipe, which
had succeeded in keeping alighs,
and the increased growing of the
dog, it stopped, and after the brake
ratified down, a boarso voice
called ont .2ii'E'f f. .s Ts.
Whoa, there, Junel I say,
stranger, how far is it to town ."
10 Los Angelesa Ten miles. :"
"That's purity outlook for me
Ten milesi Is this q tavern
"Ten miles to town. WAL,
stranger, / guess Til stake ont here
tonight. Them, animulea ia too
beat to do that. Where's your
water ,s-' -
"It's all around you tonight :
but you can tnrn your mules into
the corral, and bring Your blank.
ets before the fire. It's too wet 70
stay ont here" ~ is}< ~ y
" WAL, I've seen WINS nights
nor this, and I'm eenmost water.
proof; but since you're preasin'
Ill ;nrn ont these critters and line
ye In shake. Git. mp, here, Won
old cantankerons gnvment, mule /
Tbat ar Black Bcss 10 the ornarest
animnle l ever sec." .Hso. u
1t required but little time to IN.
hitch his team, and l opened the
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1870-09-21
An Extraordinary Theory.

A distinguished Swedish chem.
ist, DR.. Grnsselbach, a professor
of the University of Upsal, has
come to the conclusion that those
Egyptian miimmies, which are
tonnd in the ancient tombs on the
Nile, in n complete statc-that is
to say, without having been de-
prived of their brains and entrails,
like most mummies-arc not en-
ba!med at all, bnt care really the
bodies, OF individuals whose life
has been mementarily suspended
with the intention of restoring
them at some future time, only the
secret of preservation was lost"
Prof. Grnsselbach adducts
many proofs in support of his
idea-among others, his expert.
ments during the last ten years,
which, he says, have always prov.
ed successful. He took q snake
and treated it in such q man.
ncr as TO bcnumb it, as though
it had been carved in marble, and
it was so brittle that, had he nj.
loved It to fall it would have brok.
en- into fagments. In this state he
kept it fpr several years, and then
restored it to lie by sprinkling
it with n stimulating fluid, the
composition OF which is secret
For fifteen years the snake has
been undergoing an existence com.
posed of successive deaths and
restrictions, apparently without
sustaining harm. =. .....
= TIE professor is reported to have
sent a petition to government, re-
quosting that a criminal who has
been condemned to death may
be given to him to be treated in the
same manner as the snake, prom
isins to restore him to life again
in two years. 1t is understood
that the man undergoing this ex.
pertinent is to be pardoncd." OF
course, if the man can be kept
In a state of suspended animation
for two years, he may be kept for
two thousand years, and, if the
professor succeeds, we may lay np
few specimens of contemporaries
tor exhibition in the tlIirty.ninth
censury.-APpleton's Journal.
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1870-09-21

PERSONS ALLOWED TO VoTE.--
" An Act to provide for the Cen
eral Elections, and the manner of
conducting the same," approved
March 1st, 1870, provides:
"Src. 2-Every male citizen Of
the United States, of the age of
twenty-one years, and upward, not
laboring under the disabilities
named in the Constitution, without
distinction of race or color or
former condition, who shall have
been q resident of the State for
one year. and in the county in
which he offers to vote, for sixty
days next preceding any general
election, shall be entitled to vote:
Provided, that no person, while
kept in any almshonse or asylum,
or Of unsound mind or confined in
any pnblic prison, shall be allowed
to vote"
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1870-09-21
iTke Gambler's Pate

- Among the innnmerable anec
dotes related Of the ruin of persons
at play, there is, one worth relat-
ing, which refers to a Mr.. Porter,
an English gentleman, who in the
reign Of Queen Anne, possessed one
Of the best estates in North her.
land, the whole. of, which he lost
at hazard in twelve nights. lv y NJ,
Ira ccording to the story OF this
madmanyTf9r we call him nothing
else--v5when he, had inst completed
the, Loss of his last mere at q gam
bling house in London, and was
proceeding down stairs to throw
himself into his .carriageto be car
,riedi Ito his house in town, he re.
solved to have one throw more TO
try to revive his losses, and imme-
'distely returned to the room where
tire play was going on. 1s q 's.'r fs,&
. oNeryed tor the worst that might
harpen, he insisted that the per.
son wliomsiie had been playing
with, should give lrim one chaaEe
of recovery or fight with him
His proposition'was this That his
carriage liand lrorees, the trinkets
and Alooee, money in his pockets,
his town house, plate and furniI
tureAin' short, all he had LETT in
the world except the clothes on his
back, should be valued in q lump
at1a'certain price, and be thrown
tor at a'single dash. No persua-
sions could prevail on him to de.
part from his purpose. He threw
and lost then conducting the win.
ner to the door, he told his coach
man that there was his master.
and marched forth into the dark
and dismal streets, without a house
or home, or any other creditable
means Of support. .re r.s,-.r-..-
uIhus beggared, he retired to an
obscure lodging, in a cheap part of
the town, subsisting partly on
charity, sometimes acting as the
marker alta billiard table, and oc.
casi onally as a helper at livery
stable. In this miserable condi-
tioa; and with nakedness aud fam
inc staring him in the face, cx.
posedoto the taunts and insults of
these 'wi'om Ire once supported, he
was recognized by All old friend,
who gave him ten guineas to pur.
ct'aser necessaries. He expended
five in purchasing decent apparel.
With the remaining five he re.
paired to common gaming house,
and increased them to fifty. He
then adjourned TO- one of the high
er order of houses, sat down with
former associates, and Won twenty
thousand pounds.
Returning the next night, lie
lost 1t all was once more penniless,
and after subsisting many years
in abject penury, died q ragged
begsar at a penny lodging,house
in St. Giles.
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1870-09-21

WHAT is the greatest want of
the agea Want Of funds.
AN actor ought to be a happy
man; his work is to play.
MYTHoLoGIcAL FEsr1vrrY.-Her.
cules going to dine with his club.
Why do thieves lead a comfor.
table lifei Because they take
things SO easy.
Why is a large carpet like the
late Rebellion Because it took
a lot Of tax to put down.
A MYSTERIOUS stranger who does
not know his MakerSthe Cardiff
Giant.
ABsURD-To ask n man who bas
tumbled into the water if lie feels
moist.
To bring forward the bad nc.
tions of others to excuse our own.
is like hashing ouselves ip mud.
Way is man who spoils his
children like another who builds
castles in tho air, Because hc in
dulges in fancy too much.
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1870-09-21
Srlfrtrh pustrg.
The Footsteps Of Decay.
rRox rnE SPANISH

~ rRox rHE srASisn.
Oh , let the soul its siumbors break
Arouse It's senses and awake,
To soc how soon "
Life in Its giorics glides away,
And the stern footsteps Of decay
Como stealing on.
And while We view the rolling tide,
Down which our flowing minutes glide
%. Away so FAST t5t rz1a.@ - ..
Let us the present hour employ,
And deem each future dream Q joy
~: Already past. a'at. saass
Let no vain hope deceive the mind
No happier let us hope to and 20
~ Tomorrow than to-day.
Our gol&en dreams OF yGre were bright,
Like them toe present shall delight
Lei ssSSeui see=y. N-f ."a -,s". r-.
Our lives like fastening streams must DO,
That into one engulphing sea
Are doomed 10 fall-
Tho sea Of death, whose waves roll on
Der king and Kingdom, crown and throne,
hnu swallow all. ".H. d. 80. h
'A1Tke the rivers Iofdly tide,
Alike the humble rivulets glido
~ To that sad wave; 1.' r.r -. .-
Death levoic poverty and pride, ,', . . ... '
And rich and poor sleep side by side
Within the grave. .-. 90. ...e....
Our birth Is but a starting place;
Life is the running Of the race, .
.1 And death the goalj '... .
There all our glittering toys are brought
The path nisae, OF all unsought,
Is found Of all. '".
See, then, how poor and little worth
Arc all these glittering toys OF earth
That inre US here! .. ..- -.sss.
Dreams Of . sleep chat death must break;
Alas hcfore it bids us wake, A" .r"
We disappear.
Long Gro tie damp of earth can blight,
Tho cheeks putc glow Of red and white
Has passed away, . .......
Youth smiled, and all was heavenly fair
Age came and laid hts finger there,
And where are they1
Where is the strength that spurned decay,
The step that rovcd so light and gay, .r..
The hearts blithe tone 7ss... ...
The strength is gone, the step is slow,
And Joy grows wcarisome and wo,
When age comes on.
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1870-09-21
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The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1870-09-21

8 TIE counsels of the good cannot
benefit us, nor tho seduction Of the
wicked injnre us without our free
consent. Our wisdom and folly
are our own, and we must reap
their fruits here and hereafter.
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1870-09-21
J JOHN ,,C& EDWARD BAILEY PRVRS.
G.. F. TOWNEs, EDITOR
j. @. BAILEY, .ASSOCIATE

bubscRifrios Two Dollars por annum.
ApvHRffsEsEsfs Inserted st the rates Of
ono dollar per square Of twelve Minion lines
(this sized type) or Less for the first insertion,
tfty cents each for tho second and third insor-
tfons, and tweaty i've cents for subsequent
insertions. Yearly contracts will he made.
If H. sertions marked on them, or they will be
inserted till ordered ont, end charged for.
Unless ordered otherwise, Advertisements
win invariably DO I" "displayed."
Obituary notices, and sll matters inuring to
to the benefit Of any one, are regarded as
Advertisements.
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1870-09-21

The present war mnst add large.
" to the already gigantic debt of
France. AS soon as war was de-
clared the Minister of Finance
asked for supplemental credit of
5O0,O0G,O00 francs, and this is
likely to be but small part of
what will be needed. The debt
OF Prussia is very small-much
the smallest of any OF the great
powers of Europe.
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1870-09-21

AT the recent railway accident
in England, the dead and wounded
were plnndered indiscriminately.
The tempting display OF rings,
watches, Sc, overcame all humans.
ity, and even policemen lent tie
wreckers their aid in despoiling
the cropsesg COW s.a. g.. ga -
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1870-09-21

A GREEDY SnoP KEEPER Sold
A sailor from one of the lake fleet
vessels recently went into shop
in Milwaukee, and purchased goods
to the amount Of fifty cents
Throwing down a bill, he said
There is two dollar bill-give
me the change" A glance show
ed the store keeper that the bill
was a "V," and hastily sweeping
it into the drawer, he gavc back
the change. After Jack was gone,
the man went to the drawer, and
found that the bill was a "V," to
be sure, but was a little the worst
counterfeit ever seen, Indignant
at the treatment, Jack was found
by the store-keeper and threaten
ed, but Jack was ready, and show.
cd by comrade that he received
but a dollar and half in change,
so he could not have given the
man the bill. Aftcr little talk,
the matter was allowed to drop by
the store-kecper, who has probably
learned something he did known
before"
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1870-09-21

a CENSUS taker recently STUN
bied upon n young couple near
Lima, Ohio, with a family of sew
en- children. The father is not
qnite twenty eight, and the mother
said she had not reached her
twenty-fourth year" They had had
nine years of welded bliss.
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1870-09-21

- ira friend in need is a friend
indeed, commend to MS a baker.
VINO is the largest mans The
lover he is man Of tremendous
signs.
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1870-09-21
VOLUME 1yIl@.Nu. IS.

NEwsPAPER DKCtsIoN.--At the
recent term Of our District Court,
a spit was determined at the suit
oftbe Galveston News, involving
a question of some interest TO pub
fishers of newspapers and their
subscribers. The. defendant had
prepaid his subscriptions to the
News for six months, after the ex-
piration of which time, without
any express renewal of the sub.
scription, the publishers continued
to send the paper and the subscrib-
er to receive it. .'rza.sssss-, ssas
When the bifl was presented
tho subscriber refused to pay it on
the ground that having subscribed
and paid for a definite time, and
not having authorized a continu-
lance, it was the duty of the pub
Usher to discontinue the paper at
the end Of the term, The plain,
tiffs contended that upon the facts
tbsfe was an implied -contraet, to
pay for the paper at the rates pre-.
viously agreed upon, and that it
was, the duty of the subscriber to
refuse to; receive the paper, if he
did not intend to pay for it. rGs..a
The verdict of the court was for
the plaintiffs, thus affirming the
correctness Of the News. - We un!
dersfand that tue case. will not be
appealed to the Supreme Court by
the defendant, and the decision of
the District Court therefore stands
for law.-Brenhans Banner.
The Greenville enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1870-1873, 1870-09-21
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