The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-02-13
Pen and Scissors.

a railroad company mas the rlgnt 10
reserve a separate car for ladies and
keep men out.
Governor Hantranft has not been
minister to Berlin, but he
has been appointed postmaster at
Philadelphia.
The Cincinnati Enquirer says: "In-
diana is guilty OF treason. The State
shows siens Of good feeling for Til
den. Is Mcdonald to blame?"
The Potter committee shows signs
OF good feeling for Tilden, too. and
chances are they'll reach him. Who
is to blame for that?-IndianapoltS
Nelcs
Judge Walker. the new Senator
from Arkansas, Is q Democrat OF the
Stephens school. He opposed seces-
sion in convention, but joined the
rebels.
The most forgetful man In the
United States Is Manton Marble, ed
itor OF the New York World: yet he
cannot forget everything that he
would like to forget in connection
with the cipher dispatches.
Henry NJ. Stanley, the explorer, was
present in Brussels at the recent
meeting OF the conference on the CIV
ilization OF Africa. and stated that he
would lead the Belgian exploring ex-
petition which Ia soon to start for
Africa.
Had hs been elected, how would
Tilden have known what Congress
was doing? It's tive miles from the
White House to the Capitol, and
Tilden does not know what il going
on in the next room at his own home.
Chicago Telegraph.
Virginia has not a dollar In her
treasury, but the Legislature Is now
in session and II there are any Green
hackers among them 1t would be n
good time to demonstrate the truth
fulness OF thai party's theories by de-
claring the treasury full. ~
The new municipal law OF eCincin-
natl, IL correctly reported, is good
for the candidates, but some Of the
voters, no doubt, take it hard. 1t
makes it crime punishable by a fine
OF $50 and Imprisonment for ten days
for O candidate to treat voter.
Mrs. Manchester, an enterprising
New York woman, has just given
birth to triplets-two boys and one
girl. This is better than walking o.
900 consecutive quarter miles in 5000
consecutive quarter hours, but there
is not quite so much money in 1t.
English is found to be spoken by
$1,000, 900 OF people throughout the
world; Spanish, by 63.69O.OO0; Ger
man, by 100000; and French, by
10000 This shows that the
Spanish, as a commercial language,
Is the second great and important
language of the world.
Tie fact was brought out on 6
criminal trial at the Kent assizes
recently. that an English girl had be,
come a mother at the age Of twelve
years and one month. 1t is said tC
be the only authentic instance OF 9
female native OF England becoming
a parent at 30 early an age.
Railroad accidents last year were
TAO against S9l for the year before
while the number OF passengers killed
was 20 per cent. less. In 1873 a
many as 1888 accidents occurred. /
Is noticed that cases Of broken rail
are very rare now, the chief cause o
disaster beiag misplaced switches.
Tilden is losinghi voice; Is alresd.
80 deaf as to not have heard wor,
about ciphers until it was howled in
to his ears month ago, and has al
along been blind to what Pelton. wa
doing right under his nose. H
would make a healthy President-o
a deaf mute asylum.-Chicago Tele
graph.
Pelton told Cooper he was goini
down to Baltimore, and "would likel.
need some money" but he took tn
old mans breath away and mad
Uncle Tilden hopping mad when b
asked for $4,000. The idea OF
Presidential elector commanding
figure like thatl-Inter- Ocean.
In the matter OF pension claim
there is a proposition on foot i
Washington to divide the Who'll
country into pension districts an
employ regular staff OF competen
surgeons, one for each district, to b
paid salary by the government, an
to be removable and subject to b
changed from one district to anothe
at the hands OF the Pension Bureau
these surgeons to examine all appli
cants for pensions.
Reports come from Bombay that
great religious reformation Is goin
on in India. This is publication Q
Brahrninism, and the leader is spoke
OF as resembling, in earnestnes.
force Of character, and cast of MIND
Martin Luther. He travels about til
country preaching that there is bu
one God. and that all the idols an