The Plymouth Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1878-1901, 1879-01-30
what makes you think will never
come again?" ask. u the visitor.
IF thee does not leave" said the
Quaker, how canst thee come AGAIN."
The visitor left.
Items OF Interest.

Items Of Interest.
The Postoffice appropriation bill
will show. it Is said. a saving OF 81 ,2O0.-
600 in salaries OF post masters.
The first English bible Ia America
was printed in Philadelphia in 1882
The first German bible In Americas
was printed in Germantown in I743
Congressional legislation Is so far
behind In appropriation and other
bills that fears are expressed that the
work may not be completed this ses-
sion.
A Belgian physician appointed to-
report on the prevalence OF color
blindness, attributes that disease to.
the excessive and general use Of to-
bacco.
A Brooklyn young lady was tripped
by some mischievous boys, who had
strung a wire athwart the sidewalk
and died from the effects Of the ~ac--
cident."
Some rouGhs attempting to disturb
literary society at Deeriield. Ohio,
one OF them was badly and perhaps
fatally cut-a little learning Is q dam.
gerous thing.
About two millions shank bones OF
oxen are worked up every year ins
Sheffield. England, for knife handles.
tooth and nail brushes, combs, fans.
button molds, etc.
Gen. Sherman is going to make q
tour II Inspection through the South
Atlantic States to look after the
abandoned military posts and other.
government property.
There are now forty four American
firms doing business In Japan, OF
which number thirty-three are loca-
ted in Yokonaha, one In Tokia, seven.
in Hiogo and three in Nagasaki.
Orange county. New York, seconds
only In The production OF milk, butter
and horses In the State. comes first In
the production OF onions. From l50,-
900 to 100000 bushels Of these tearfull
products are raised there yearly.
A Pittsburgh papers Washington.
correspondent Is entirely satisfied.
that it is bad whisky and not badi
ventilation which Is causing the NOR
tality among congressman He.
traces five OF the seven deaths to,
whisky.
The four per cent. loan Is not with
drawing money from active circula-
ton or Investment Every dollar
that Is received by the government
for four per cents. is restored to cir
culation by the redemption OF six per
cents.
The Arrearage Of Pensions bill ID,
described by Secretary Sherman "a
very unfortunate. The Commission.
er OF Pensions thinks that IL may re-
quire slOO.O00,O00. Commissioners
Raum says II the bill becomes a Law
there can be no reduction Of tho to-.
bacco tax.
Two hundred and thirty-two de-
vorce cases were disposed OF In tho
Circuit Court of ST. Louis last year.
OF the divorces granted 123 were by
default. many. it is said. by collusion
between the parties. Tho st. Louis
papers insist that the parties securing
divorces are principally from other
States.
@Oyer the hills to the poorhouse"
was the title of new play to be pro-
duced In Battle Greek, Mich, by q
travelling theatre company. The
leading actor got so drunk that he
could not perform. creditors seized
! the baggage, and one, OF the unpaid
employees actually did 60 over the
hills to the poorhouse.
The poverty stricken and unpros.
porous condition OF the German En-
pire may be more fully appreciated
from the fact that the poor In Berlin
, are being huddied together in the
r most squallid and Affect misery. No
less than 5000 houses, without Chin
neys or means of lighting fire, have
haan ad,lad IN Rafiin
When Governor Garcelon. OF Maine,
, was simply DR.. Garcelon, Mayor OF
Lewiston. he chanced to be riding by
in his buggy one day, when he saw q
crowd standing by and jeering poor
drunken woman who had fallen In
the gutter and was unable TO rise.
He aliShted. helped her into his car
riage and conveyed her home. This
little circumstance won him great
popularity.
James Mccormick, q millionaire
hank president. in Harrisburg, Pa,
teaches a remarkable bible class,
, There are 800 members. OF whom be
, says: ~There are men in this class
! who are by no means christians. men
, who are not even reformed. One OF
I the worst gamblers In this city is q
regular attendant. He Is bad man
/, and con.esses IL. but there's q spark
t, OF goodness In his heart which, some
i day. may be famed into flame"
The wool growing interest of the
country Is immense and steadily In.
creasing. The wooi-olip for 1873 was
oil 000 900 nnunds ANN 000 larooy