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The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-04-24
The Greatest Coffee Consuming Country
on the Globe.

America is fast becoming, il she Is
not already. the greatest coffee con-
suming country on the globe. COT
fee is no longer a luxury, but a ne
ccssity of the humble home as we'll
as the abode OF the rich. We import
annually, in round numbers, 300,000,-
900 pounds OF coffee, the value Of
which is s25, 100000. This is every
year incl easing, aud in greater ratio
than that OF any nation on the
globe. Our increase during the last
twenty five years has been 81 per
cent. against q per cent. for Europe.
The substitutes for coffee which have
met with such favcrs in other coun-
tries. are not popular in America. We
can hardly understand now how the
world got along before the days OF
coffee. The Greeks and Romaus
never got scent OF the glorious
beverage for even centuries after II
was used i'm Ethiopia and Abyssinia
During the sixteenth century il was
carried down 10 Egypt from Arabia,
and about the same time it's fame be
gan TO spread over Europe. In view
OF ifs Importance, the question OF
coffee culture in the United 5 atcs
has been largely discussed and many
times attempted, but always failed.
1t Is very tender plant, and will not
flourish in a climate where the ther-
mometer falls below fifty degrees.
The orange tree will flourish with a
temperature OF thirty-five. Those
who have studied the plant, it's nature
and requisites, have been forced TO
the conclusion that it Is simply a
waste OF time to experiment upon IL
in any portion Of the United States
A writer in the Pacific Rnrai gives
his experience briefly, thus:
"The coffee we get in the store will
not grow. L sent to the Rev. j. w
Alexander, friend In the Sandwich
Islands, for seed. He sent me sack
OF the best Coma coffee, which, by the
way. is equal in flavor to the best
Mocha. L planted part OF it In my
hot t-house in boxes, planted the
berries with the hull on. JUST as they
came from the tree. 1t was slow In
starting. but when 1t did sprout, il
came up like bean, with the grain
OF coffee on the top. The shell drop.
ped of. and the young plant was
soon clothed with bright green. CLOS
sy leaves. 1t Is an evergreen.
transplanted the young trees, so as
to secure strong trunk and good
root. Last August, in order tc
harden the trees, then year and Ell,
months old, removed and plac 90
them under the shade OF some apple
trees. They fourished and grew
well until the frost came. They wer,
In a very sheltered position. but were
killed, root and branch; not one left
This is all know about raising cof.
fee in California, and all / wish t
! know
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-04-24
Within the last few years the busi.

Within thu last few years the busi-
ness OF florists in New York has suf-
rered very materially from the COM
mon request at funerals that friends
of the deceased will please send no
flowers" Latterly they have found
new source Of profit in the large and
steady demand of flowers TO decorate
churches, altars and platforms, but
now even this is being interfered
with by the introduction of artiflciaIs,
ihe manufacture OF which has been
brought of such perfection that at
the distance which iBtervenes be-
tween pew and pulpit 1t is almost i'm
possible to discern between sham
and reality. Many churches, espec-
tally in Brooklyn, where there is not
as much religious wealth as in New
York. keep on hand a few dollars
worth OF sham flowers. to which they
from time TO time make additions as
the oil ones are worn from frequent
handling. This may be much cheaper
than buying fresh flowers. but there
isl something in congruous il not
repulsive in tho idea of decorating
church altars and platforms with arti-
ficia flowers. The appropriateness of
natural flowers for such a purpose
lies ia their freshness, their truthful
ness 10 nature, and the lessons of
beauty and purity which they impart.
! OF course. there is nothing OF this in
artificial fi)wers. On the contrary,
the suggestions which they convey.
so far as they convey any, are Of
quite a different character. There is
u question OF principle and Of morals
involved in the Substitution OF a sham
for reality, OF a tawdry work of art
for genuine work OF nature, which
churches would do well to consider
before adopting the new fashion,
Indianapolis Jouanal,
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-04-24

came after them with savage fury,
and the fight became a slaughter. Gil.
bert became detached from his COM
panions, and after wandering 70: a
considerable distance, leaned against
tall tree 10 rest. Suddenly his at
tention was attracted by the sound Of
scufIling to his right; a couple of
bounds brought him to the scene OF
action, where his keen eyes took in
the situation at a glance. In the
foreground an old Indian lay covered
with blood, while beside him stovd
the queenly Wanona, holding a toma-
hawk in her hand and keeping at bay
IA couple of half drunken soldiers. In
less time than il takes 10 wiite, Gill
bert had sent bullet through the
brain of ono and was grasping the
throat OF the other, when the cry OF
"TraitOrl" sounded in his ear and a
moment later dozen or more viii. e
men rrauS forward and laid bands
upon him. At the same moment a
party Of Indians came from the other
direction, and the two bands began q
hand-to- hand conflict around Gilbert
and Wanona. 1t lasted but a few
moments. three whites only lived to
tell the tale to their descendants.
Such was the deadly hatred be
ween the white and the red men.
When the colonisis came To bury
the bodies they found Gilbert an,
Wanona side by side. They were
hastily thrown in to one grave, a few
sods piled over them, aud were ther
left to the deep solitude of the swamp
Since then tall pine has sprung
from the ground and Is the only in
dication Of their resting place.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-04-24
Know Thy Opportunities.

Each period of life has necessities
and opportunities OF its own, which
belong to it, IL they are ever met
and realized at all. If opportunities
go by, they are lost. Life lived, can
not he lived over again. The possi-
bilities OF childhood, for him who
has passed out of it, are behind him,
and there they will ever te. He who
has gone beyond youth cannot go
Back to his youth again and grid
oimself for the growth OF that period.
1e who is treading down amid the
tern scenes OF LIES meridian. cannot
tart again and climb the eastern
Il pc If age has come and the
shadows have begun to lengtheD,
/ snerc is no vigorous manhood to be
( setraccd- little If any OF the work OF
! manhood can now be done
Eivulets run into rivers; rivers pour
7 into the sea; vapors rise out of the
sea. TO be borne back over the hills,
/ whence they came, and there distiil
and flow, "A second time, third time
possibly thousandth time
through the same channel TO the sea-
THIS is nature, but there is nothing in
the economy OF life corresponding to
this. No river of humanity runs
back into the riyulet; no sea back ir-
from the cradle to The grave. 1t
takes no far look to find the poor, the
sick, the sad. The lonely, the fearful,
the stricken hearted. The opportu-
mites are many-unremitted. The
trouble often is that we wait for large
things TO command us, and slight the
invitation OF little things close on us
A word frequently is of wondrous
cheer to some sad heart. A little
offering OF memb -ancc-so small
that 1t seems hardly worth while IL
carry, or send it--lnay relieve a want
that il Immediate and intense. Lie
is made up, not OF large things that
cost and d, zzle, but Of words and
deeds thrown into the hours as they
hurry by. There was a motto oil iht
temple OF DelpEos which read
"Kuow thy Opportunity" This i,
one OF the great lessons of life Which
should be learned early. Many de
with opportunities as children do a
the seashore-fill their little hands
with sand and let the grains fal
through, one 10y one, until all are
gone. After all it Is contact Of sou
with soul that wins; and there is al
o.-en highway TO every soul; and yo'
shall fad IL II you search for 1t in tn,
spirit OF the Master. God brings mel
of all classes close TO us, that we ma,
love them, and reach them with tn
truth. S)me are scared all owe
with sin and crime; are so DEGRADED
and repulslve that we shrink froi
contact with them; but they are me-
-immJItal; aud down deep withi
+ them there is yealning for tn
life OF God.
! This Is your time to warn and save
Here is your opportunity. Don
Q miss il. You cannot do to-mOTrov
2 the work OF to day. He whom yo
) would save will be elsewhere. Yo
e will be elsewhere. or other things wi
5 engage you. -Rev. j. e, Ttcitch Ell
E }. ID.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-04-24
Colonel Pritchard, and he held up

COiOnel frltcndIu, ana ne held up
water proof cloak and an old shawl,
and old me they were the garments
in which Davis attempted to escape.
He asked me to take charge OF them,
and preserve them with great care,
went down street, got tin box and
paddock, packed the clothes away.
and put in the box copies OF Colonel
Pritchard's reports and other papers
relating to his capture. There was a
swinging cover over the keyhole OF
the paddock, an I this 1 sealed in its
place with red wax. attaching piece
OF parchment tc the seal, ON which 1
wrote.
Valuable papers, not to be opened
except upon ;he order OF the secre-
tary OF war or the adjutant general Of
the army"
"In order to insure greater safety"
continued General Townsend, "as
considered the war department. inse-
cure from fire. as these were precious
relics, I took them myself 10 the
| treasury building, and asked permiS-
zion to have it locked up in the vaults
OF the cash room. There it remained
for some years. but one day Inspec-
! tor General-was looking over
some war department papers that
were deposited in the treasury vaults,
he broke the seal of this box, picked
the lock, and the clothes were pulled
out and shown around among til,
treasury people. 1t got into the
newspapers. and I was very indig-
nant. 1 went down and got them
sealed them up in the box agaiu. and
took them to my house, where they
have been since"
Would you allow me to sec them?'
"No, not unless the secretary o.
war ordered il. do not think any
good purpose could be served by ex
hibitinS them to any one and it nigh
cause some HARM"
"Do you remember the clothing
well enough to describe it?"
Yes; there are two garments-al
ordinary water proof cloak or mantle
such as ladies wear iu stormy wealth
er, and which / understood to b'
worn by Mrs. Davis. The othe
article is an old merino shawl with I
black body. a red border about ;
finger in width, and an ordinary twist
ed fringe OF red and black. Ths
fringe is about finger deep
"What is the object OF keeping then
SO closely?"
"They are valuable historical relic
and, as said before, 1 do not thinl
any good purpose would be serve
by placing them on exhitition?"
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-04-24

The Rockville Tribune says, "the
record shows that Indiana has had
within forty years about dozen tenn
perance laws, and no end OF amend
ments, and they all have been knock
ed TO smithereens before they could
be made effective. And an examina-
tion OF the votes shows the reason
the whisky meE always stick to their
friends and the temperance men
don't! As long as this is the case the
former will invariably win in the long
run.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-04-24

Madame DoDaparte, in her young
er days, attended n state dinner aud
was taken to the table by Lord
Dumas. He had already received
some of her sarcastic speeches, and
in not "a very pleasant mood asked
her whether she had lead Mrs. Trol-
Ions book on America She had.
"Well, madam" said the Englishman,
"what do you think OF her pronoun-
cling all Americans vulgarians?" Il
am not surprised at that" answered
spiighrIy Betsy Bopaparte. ~were
all the Americans descendants OF he
Indians or OF the + E.quimaux, 1
should be astonished; but being the
direct descendants of the English, il
would be very strange il they were
not vulgerians.' There was no more
heard from Lord Dundas that eve.
ming.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-04-24

The insane asylums of California
have 9. 400 lupatics.
There are 1000 women postmasters
in the United States.
Patrick +. Callahan, Boston gro- !,
Ger, is under $500 bonds for having
three wives.
The refunjing OF the 5 90 binds
since January 1st saves 100000 q
year interest
Louisiana talks of having Chinese
labor to take the place OF the rapidly
leaving blacks.
There are over 100000 acres OF
public land In Alabama. subject to
entry or homestead.
The Princeton Clarion says John
Sherman's great financial feat, leaves
the visionary Greenbackers no feet to
stand on.
1t is said tLat OF forty thousand
Cinnamon employed on public works
10 California only six have been dis
charged for misbehavior.
Mrs. Maria Gillett, grand neice OF
Ethan Allen. and for fifty years
member OF the Shaker community,
lately died from the bite OF a spider.
a quantity of salt put in the Wis.,
consin state Matching waters at Mad
ison to all the growth OF the young
brock trout Killed about u million OF
them
A human heart is 16 inches Ia
length, inches 10 diameter, and
beats 20 times per m mute, $500 times
per hour. 100. 500 per day, and 26.Sl7.-
200 times per year.
The New York Times says that
Grant is not its first or second choice
for President in 1880. yet it says We
can not shut our eyes TO the fact that
he is the choice OF the people a. the
present time.
Ella Appiegate. or Kingstown, aged
ten years, Is on the point Of death by
over oxertion In jumping the rope at
school a few days ago. Her body is
largely swollen. and the attending
physicians fear That some internal
organ has been Injured.
The lice fields on the Cape Fear
river. near Wilmington, which have
lain idle and grown up with weeds
since the war, have been reclaimed
and planted this season by several
energetic parties. who expect TO
raise at least 100000 bushels Of rice
in the next Eve years
The War Muster OF Epgland has
sent to New \ ,Ik for 500 mules for
Africa TO assi.' the British troops in
fighting the = .lus. Only the best
animals are purchased, and good
prices realiz 4. The vessels are to
also take 80 tons Of hay. $50 tons OF
grain, 30 tons OF bran and 80 extra
men for help.
There Is tremendous dispute
raging 10 Madras over a hair from
the prophet Mohamod's beard. This
holy relic is inclosed in a case. guard
ea by an official, who has a govern
ment pension of one hundred rupees
per annum, and six fanatioal Mussul-
mans are disputing for it's possession.
The dispute has been taken before
the Madras high court.
Russian Nihilists are as unscrupu-
lous as audacious. It would be diff
acult to imagine anything more saw
age than the following letter sent to
Baron Drentolon, who escaped as
: sassination a short time ago: @We
, know that you do not fear death; bur
, We also know that there Is in this
, world person whom you love pas
sionately. 1t is your daughter. The
} committee have, therefore, decided
J to kill her IN your stead.'
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-04-24
Nineteen Rebel Brigaliers.
BY HANK WAGNER.

Lo. our Congress has assembled.
And where floats the Stripes and Stars
Sits hos, OF Rebel leaders
" no once chccred the STARS and Bars
"l;me," lis sa,d, makes all things even;
aud. in fifteen peaceful years,
Lo, Our Capital j. -takcr"
BY the Rebel Brigaditrs,
Vast for this we scaled the ramparts
Surging with the sIiokc OF He'll?
Vast for this we marched and laboTed?
Vast for this our heroes Tell?
VAST Tor this they starved in prison
'Decked tn THOUSAND crimson biers-
Tha; the Nation nos may honor
Nineteen Rebel Brigadiers?
Down within ihe damp morasses
FOughit We long AMI fought we well,
While the booming ot Tie cannon
Rang the soldier hero's kneli:
High upon the hig.ii- we rallied
Rent the Heavens with ON cheers,
That the" South" might send To Congress
Nineteen Rebel BriEadiers-
Twas for this we trampcl on picket
1hrung,I Tie night an1 through the rain;
Twas fer this the country labDTvd,
Heart. ani hand, and thrOb5ing brain;
Twas for his that friends were pared
Wives au1 sweethearts rom their dears-
That fo day our great O. lawmakers
,.ight be Eebei Bri -,adiers.
Though we won the i,aFd-fought battles
Though We gained the. laurel crown
Still The "b'Ee" Is way .iOff COLOR
And oar II q hangs s.union down."
It's the 'gray" that now is honored,
And this hard act murns aud sears;
That the sum of all or vict'ries
Are these nineteen .i5r.gt Tiers.
And the host of Treason once more
Stalks aciOss the sasldened LAM,
While the life blood OF our brothers
Drtps from either bony hand:
And the Gpddcss OF Dur Freedom
Saafcs her cye- 10 hi'ie her tears
AS the Country cries. go higher,
Nineteen Rebel BngIdiers.-
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-04-24

The other evening, little dinner
party, one or the guests, the younger
brother of an English nobleman, ex-
pressed with commendable freedom
his opinion of America and its people
II donot altogether like the country"
said the young gentleman, "for one
reason; because you have no gentry
here" What do you mean by
gentry ?" asked another OF the COM
pany. well. you KNOW" replied the
Englishman, "well gentry are
those who never do any work them
selves, and whose fathers before them
never did any" "Ah," exclaimed his
interlocutor. "then'we have plenty OF
gentry in America, we call them
tramps." A laugh went around the
table, and the Young Ergli-hmau
turned his conversation into another
channel.-Grophic.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-04-24

If the commander OF the Confeder-
ate forces during the war OF the re-
bellion was summoned for trial TO day
he would be declared a patriot. The
men who murdered our prisoners il
the pens of Libby and Andersonville
would be declared spolless, and the
Northern Democratic press would
shout peans in their praise. 1t il
small wonder that General Porter
should have his stains wiped Of, ant
his pockets lined with sl37 900 OF the
money OF loyal men.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-04-24
The Salt Used.

The total amount OF salt sold In the
United States duIing 1878 was 1862
Cos barrels, OF which 3,075 533 were
imported. About ,S56. 900 were made
in the Saginaw district OF Michigan,
about 43i 900 in the Syracuse dis
trict OF New York, $4,000 in OHIO
and Virginia, and the rest at other
points. The imported salt chiefly
comes from Liverpool, but Trapam in
Sicily. Cadiz in Spain. Hyeres In
France, and Turks island and Cura-
GOA in the West Indies, furnish a large
quantity. As the domestic manufac-
turc yearly increases the Imports nat
urally decrease.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-04-24

A gentleman visited an unhappy
man ia Jail. awaiting | il trial. Sir"
said the prisoner, Il had good home
education. My STREET education
ruined me. Used To slip out OF the
house and 60 of with the boys in the
street. In the street / learned to
lounge; in the street / learned to
swear: in the street learned TO
smoke; in the street learned to gam
BILE; in the street / learned to pilfer
aud do all evil. o. sir! it is in the
street that the devil turks to work
the ruin OF the young"
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-04-24

A TTORSEYS ri.AW, No;aries Public and
IA Autnorized var Claim Agents Offices al
Bourbon and Plymouth. indiana, Especial
attention given 10 tbs settlement u decedents
Estates. COnyeyancius.. and the eoticctlOh oi
Soidiers' Gains for Pensions: VIII attend
promptly to al professional business en-,
fcusted to them. AMI practice III Marshall ahd
adjoining cosnties. Plymouth office on Uano
sIrect between Michigan and Center streets,
Bourbon Office over Mirror printing Office. 25tf
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-04-24

DIR. Deems, in the Sunday Maga-
zine, tells of little girl who, on be-
ing asked by her mother. on her re-
turn from church, how she liked the
preacher. replied. Il didn't like hin.
at all. He preached so long that he
made me sleepy, and then hollered
SO loud he wouldn't let ne go to
sleep"
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-04-24
MN. "A. BAILEY, NJ. D.,

1DHYSICIAN Il SURGEON. Thirty years
i practice. Graduate of two Medical cot
.ges. and six years Surgeon lD the army Ol
ne u. :. (voi. scrsD Cen eointele suScese-
lily with any qdaek in the United STATES.
Z thankful. for ps.st Iayors. is still All regular
practice. and only re ;uires 10 be better known
to have an extensive one. Office In Sears
new brick. cor. .f Michigan and LaPorte
streets.
Plymouth. In :. juIs Isi. 1876. ly
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-04-24
Or. 1. BOWEL

PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON. will be
Il pleased To receive patients at his oiiee.
No. 81 tichigan street. where he may Do
f. nd u all times. except when prolessioiai-
ly absent, his residence being at the same
place.
JuIy lSt 1876. Oh
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-04-24
C.. q. CHAME EY,

A TTORyEY AT LAW. Will Prastice In all the
n court, in the state Uifice ia II heelers bl.sck
over Becker a wosi's Try goods store, riymontn
Ind ausl-lyI
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-04-24

a rTC,;NE. AZ LAW. Located In lsle.
IA Collections aud cOnyeStncing spcsi-
atty. Buys and sells real estate un eommls-
ton. Insures lies and property IN J. com
pinies. Desirable zeal estate for sale III the
o,fr anil ad,oinire NOvl-75
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-04-24
MRS. Z. ". DUNLAP.

HOMEOPATHIC Physician and Dentist:
ana Dr.. j. A. Dunlap. regular physician aiid
surgeon respectfully OHer their services 10
tue publi. U.fce in GoroIn's block; resi-
tence oU East iidifO street
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-04-24
BUSINESS DIRECTORY.
T. A. BoRTON.
DR.. !. m. JENNINGS.
AMASA JOHNSON
p o. JONES,
Attorney atLa~ d Notary Public
c. n REEVE,

Prompt attention given to ali claims and col
ections left in his raro. ONCE IN corner Oh
Sears brick block Plymouth Ind.
The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-04-24

john s. BENDER,

rroaNEy AN0 COUNSELOR At LAW
"A Piyin Iutn, lnd- iaiiist
BoletiÌn mercantil de Puerto Rico. (San Juan, P.R.) 18??-1918, 1879-04-04

e. Que constando a los Sres. conner
ciantes 10 que por esta Circular Sc res
tablece, deberan producer sus declara-
clones, atenienaose a la medida cuorti-
lo costellnno en- aluellas partidas que
por costumbre tolorada. Sc han venido
expresando con 81 ouartiilo del pals. sien
do indispensable que reduzcan los IL
tros cualquier ORA medida de capaci-
lad para liquilos al msncionado Guar
tMo costellano, ST han de evitarse incu-
rrir an los recargos, dobles derechos 6
comisos consiguientes la falta de ex-
preston y al exceso de mas que forzosa-
mente hs de resultar de reconocimientos
donde SO aforara por Ia susodicha me-
tlida de Castillo, hasta tanto que dando-
so cumplimiento & la Real orden de "a
de Octubre de 1864, Sc sirva la Supe-
rioridad determinar la equivalencia que
tienen las medidas del pals con las del
sistema decimal y SO establezca este de-
6nitivamente para toda clase de mer-
canc1as.
3d. Que para mayor publicidad de
esta Circular, no obstante insertarse en-
la Goceta, los Sres, ADMINISTRATORS de
las Aduanas sacaran una copia de aque.
liza y la pondran en- lugar visible donde
el p1blico pueda enterarse de su conte-
nido.
Puerto-Rico, % desMarzo de 1879
JOAQUIN AdylQensens.