The weekly Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1911-1922, 1911-09-21


which the spring is situated is an
ideal spot for a public park. Its
sylvan shades and rustic ensemble
are peculiarly suited for public
park. Here is a matter the council
men might take up with pardon
able pride. and bring the solution of
the park preston to consumma-
ton devoCtly to be desired.
The Sunday picture show In Piym-
outh has. | hear. come TO STAY. and
why on earth shouldn't it? If you
lllew Sundac baseball which draws
people from their homes. why should
YOU object to people going to picture
show? | should imagine they are
4 deal more elevating than some of
the games staged here | believe
IN the Continental Sunday. France
and Germany have the right idea on
the Sunday question. and England is
gradually getting there. In Scot
land there was time when il was
considered a orevious sin TO laugh
audiblv on the Sabbath. Now YOU
are allowed to enjoy hearty smile
f You 90 far enough in to the conn
'rv I've known of railway com
pany being fined heavily for allow
o<+ooi,oI
train which was proceeding to q
wreck. to whistle as it passed through
town. In Scotland churches have
been disrupted on account Of in
strumental music being introduced
into the services. The organ. when
it first made its appearance in the old
Scottish church was tabooed as an
invention of the devil, "The kist
% Whistles it was called. Sunday
used TO be a day to be dreaded
among the Younger generation Of
Scotchmen. 1t meant Sunday school
Bible class and church every hour in
the day until well into the night.
Now. however. these things are
passing. Scotland. wishing to keep
its young people, has made its Sun
day less strenuous and more of its
boys now stay at home than former
ly. BY. all means give us Sunday
pictures just as long as they are of
the right sort. No exception could
possibly have been taken to the
film shown the Orpheum last Sun
day afternoon and evening. Tt was
of a religious nature and highly in
teresting to the Bible student.
/ once knew a Scotch farmer. an
elder in the auld kirk, who lived
eight miles from the nearest town.
He never missed a Sunday at
church. but oh. N.Y. he could drink
whiskey. One Monday he drove in
TO the market town. sold his produce
and proceeded to get hilariously
drunk He left town early in the
evening and on his way home it oc-
CURED to him that he had forgotten
something in town. but what it was
he had no idea. On entering TIE
avtnue leading to his farm his little
daughter came running to meet
him. ''Father, where the horse
and cart ~ she cried. The farmer
gave ore whocp. "Dod. that what
hae forgotten" He had walked
he eight long miles home. He was
an elder in the church and was OPP
posed to anything that savored of
levity on the day of rest.
Now that the Plymouth Sanitarium
and Hospital is nearing completion,
ism t it time that some of the pub.
lie and benevolent bodies Of the
city. were doing something towards
the endowing and furnishing of
rooms for the benefit of their men,
bers CT families in times of sick
ness? In every city whore there is
an hospital such organizations have a
room set apart for their own use.
which is always at their disposal in
eases Of emergency. This is an
idea which should be acted upon at
once as it may be too late to act when
the institution opens its doors, whicl,
understand will be in thirty DAYS.
W. W. !.