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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1901-12-26
The "North ooas, Limited ;.

Train of the Northern Pacific which
created such Juror during its first sea-
son. in 1900. is again shooting back and
forth across the continent in all the glory
of it's former days. This Crack Train of
the Northwest. almost entirely new for
1901, is the epitome Of modern passenger
train construction. The Dining car
with its la carte breakfast and lunch.
and table d'hote dinner for 81. 90; the
unequaled Tourist HSleeping car of 16
sections, roomy Iavatories and electric
lights, the first class Drawing, Room
Pullman with two electric lights in each
section, and the palatiaI Observation car
with two smoking rooms. buffet, barber
shop, bath. library of 14O volumes. cur
rent magazines ladies' parlor. and OBJ
servation platform. all together form a
train of unusual comfort, excellence, and
even righteousness even in this day of
luxuries.
OF course, broad vestibulee, steam heat
and steel platforms are there, and there
are nearly 300 electric lights on the train
the baggage car and day coaches being
thus lighted alec.
The train runs from st. Paul to Port
land, Oregon, passing through Minneap-
oils. Fargo. Bozemau. Butte. Missoula,
Spokane. Seattle and Tacoma.
Connections from Duluth and Super
ior and for Helena are made en- route.
Send to Chas. s. Fee. General Pas
senger Agent. st. Paul. six cents for
Wonderland 1901. q royal book having q
chapter on this royal train.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1901-12-26
Holiday Excursion.

On Dec. oath and 25th also Dec.
31st, 1901, and Jan 1st, 1902 the
Nickel Plate road will sell round trip
tickets to all points East or West at
reduced rates. Return limit on these
tickets Jan. End, 1902. Further
particulars from any ticket agent or
G. A. Asterlin, I. p, FIT. Wayne.
Ind. 5StS 11t2
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1901-12-26
A New Optical Illusion.

Professor Gates Of the laboratory
of psychology at Washington has
been experimenting with optical IL
lusions, and he has found some new
designs that completely deceive the
human eye.
Here, for instance, is a strange
picture that has interested Professor
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1901-12-26

A Hero.
Napoleon Wellington Dewey Malone
Was the bravest young hero that ever was known.
He vowed and declared he would not be afraid
In battle, skirmish siege or a raid.
He repeatedly stated he thought 'twould be fun
To face howitzer, cannon, sword, pistol or gun.
He wished all his friends and his neighbors 70
know
That bravely and calmly he'd meet any foe.
Now, Napoleon Wellington, fearing no harm,
Went to visit his uncle, who lived on farm,
And out in the barnyard he had such shockl
There rushing toward him great turkey
cock
With wide, tapping wings and tail spread like q
fan;
Napoleon Dewey Just turned round and ran.
Carolyn Wells.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1901-12-26

Gates. At first glance you would
not doubt that the man with the
top hat and the cape coat was much
taller than the small boy in cap and
knickerbockers. Yet an actual meas
urement of the two figures with a
pair of compasses or by marking on
a piece of paper will show you that
they are precisely of the same
height. Try it.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1901-12-26

Through Sleeper To Marquette, Mich,
Chicago & North Western R'y. 500 p.
m. daily. Marquette for breakfast.
Temperature delightful. Low rate tou-
rist tickets With favorable limits. For
full particulars regarding rates, time Of
trains and descriptive pamphlets apply
to -FOUR nearest agent or address W. B.
Kniskern. % Fifth'Ave.. Chicago, Iii.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1901-12-26
Positive Declaration That Gage Will Soon
Rstire-Other Changes in Contem-
plation. to be Effected Shortly.

President Roosevelt's cabinet
and others are likely to follow
soon.
Secretary Longs resignation
is practically in the hands of the
President now because it was
we'll understood at the time of
the tragedy at Buffalo that the
secretary of the navy would
remain only until the Schley
controversy was disposed Of.
Secretary Hitchcock will also
retire within short time, it is
understood. and his successor is
likely to be some one west of the
Missouri River.
All members of President Nc
Kinley'sca extraordinarily expect.
ed to retire ] They 0remained
with the new President after the
tragedy ) at Buffalo largely
because such action would have
a good effect upon the country.
Ever since then.they been
seeking for an opportunity tore.
tire to private life sssand .aIl OF
them felt that President Roose-
Welt was entitled to the opportu-
nitv to surround himself with
men of his own choice.
1t is worth remembering that
when President Arthur, also a
New York man, had succeeded
Garfield, also an Ohio man and a
martyr, the secretary OF state,
the secretary of the treasury,
and the attorney general had ali
been changed before the follow
inc Christmas, and Mr.. Arthur
was sworn in six days later in
the year than President Roose-
welt.
Secretary Gage several days
ago told President Roosevelt
that he would like to retire some
time during this winter. He..did
not mention any particular date
and did not present any formal
resignation. He took exactly
the same course as that pursued
by Postmaster General Smith,
which waste give the President
ample time in which to look for
a successor.
1t is not at all true, however,
that there has been the slightest
friction between Secretary Gage
E and the President. On Tire con
trary, President Roosevelt has
maintained the most cordial rela-
tons with all the members of his
cabinet.
1t is believed that Secretary
Cages retirement and the others
which will follow will all be
accomplished ibefore y Feb. l.
The President, it can be stated
on the highest authority, has
not only never limited that he
would like the resignation oil
any cabinet officer but has
never taken any step which
would tend to expedite his de
parture. This is true of Secre.
tary Gage, as of Postmaster
General Smith, and it is also
true of those members of the
cabinet who remain in Office.
Secretary Root and Attorney
General Knox will almost, GER
tainly stay in the cabinet. Sec
rotary Hay will stay if the Pres
ident's wishes are respected, and
Secretary Wilson's retention Of
the important post he now holds
is understood to depend entirely
upOn his own wishes. The
President, it is said, has con-
ceived a strong admiration fol
the sturdy Scottish-Americar
farmer, and the relations be
tween the two have been ex
tremely cordial. Mr.. Wilson
however, is a poor man, it may
be said to his credit, and owing
to the expense of official socia
life i'll Washington it is quite
probable he might find it wiser
to retire.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1901-12-26
West: read up.


only on Monday wednesday and Friday westbound only
on Tuesday, Thursday ard Saturday.
Light type.i.M Dark type P. NJ.
fDaily except Sunday. {. Stop on signal
Drawing Room Sleeping Cars on Nos. 2, and
and Boston: on Nos. 5, and to Chicago. Meals
are served at s'up-to-date" Dining Stations and
in Nickel Plate Dining Cars at opportnne meal
hours Baggage checked to DESTINATION; 20
than via other lines, service considered n
For rates and detailed information, address e.
F. Homer. General Passenger Agere, Cieyeaian ~
local Ticket Agent
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1901-12-26
Iron and Copper and where They Are
Found.

Fully and Interestingly described In the
illustrated booklet containing large in
dexed map, plainly indicating the region
in which this valuable ore rs found. now
ready for distribution by the Chicago &
North Western tS'y.1 Copy will DO mailed
to any address upon receipt of two-.cent
stamp by::W. B kniskern. % Fifth ave.,
Chicago.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1901-12-26

10-1l-UlSUI
all trains arrive at and depart from Van Buren,
Street Union Passenger Station, Chicago.
Uniformed C0Iored P0rters attend passengers
holding first or second class tickets in day
coaches on thru trains, insuring scrupulously
clean cars enroute.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-26
Mushroom Culture by Ants.

In The American Naturalist Profess
or Wheeler describes a genus of in
sect living commercially with certain
ants. The general reader will, how
ever, be specially interested in the so
called mushroom gardens" formed by
the ants in question. 1t appears that
they cut and transport into their sub
terranean cellars large pieces of leaves,
which are there divided into smaller
fragments and ultimately reduced to
a fine pulp. This pulp is heaped up
and soon becomes invaded by the my
celium of fungus. The mycelium Is
kept aseptically clean-i. e., free from
all species of fungi and even from
bacteria-and induced to grow in an
abnormal way by bringing forth mi
mute sweIlings which constitute the only
food of the ant colony. Moller likens
these swelllngs to the 'kohlrabi' of the
German kitchen gardens" -Nature,
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-26

and left until 1t was reduced to pulp
l did not try to leave the bunk, being
almost helpless, and hoped the ele-
plant would go away after BIT When
he had given the body fling down the
alley, he picked me out Of my bunk and
carried me back to his STALL expect
ed death, but he let me down on the
straw with care and stood over me- l
remained quiet for 10 minutes and then
tried to creep away, but Jamrock
brought me back SO roughly that
dared not try it again.
1t was morning before any one came
to us, and you may be sure there was
great excitement. 1t was cara who
finally approached the elephant with
food and distracted his attention while
got away, and later on we opened the
doors and let him out into a field
where he could do no more damage.
1t was an affair that never reached the
newspapers, and two weeks after the
incident a wedding was quietly cele-
brated in our quarters. Why Jamrock,
who had often tried to kill me when
his fit was on, should have spared me
on this occasion has always been a
puzzle to me. Perhaps the one victim
took the edge off his temper, or it may
be that he remembered our long friend
ship and conquered his desire to STAY.
Be it as it may, mourned him almost
as a brother when he was killed in a
railway accident the following year.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-26
A WOMAN'S
COQUET'RY.
.......By M. Quad.
COPYRIGHT, 1900, By c. 3. LEVI

For five years had been the keeper
of the elephant Jamrock. In summer
we Travelled with the circus, and in
winter we either had quarters on a
farm or In some geological garden.
Jamrock had taken to me from the
first, but you must know that an ele-
plant is as capricious as woman. For
month at time the big beast would
be as humble as a kitten and as loving
as child, and then all Of sudden he
would pout and sulk and perhaps seek
to do injury. There were two weeks
in every year when 1 actually feared
him. From the LIST to the 18th of Feb
ruary he had the temper of a devil.
chained and every precaution taken
when approaching him. He would
stand for hours swinging his head to
right and left, and then suddenly
scream out in way to make you chill
1t would have been as much as my life
was worth to have got within reach of
his trunk. These spells always lasted
two weeks, and then Jamrock was his
old self again and under complete con-
troll.
When circus goes into winter quar-
tiers on farm, what is known as the
animal staff must be retained. Each
elephants keeper. the man in charge
of the various wild beasts, the herders
Of the camels, buffaloes, zebras, rhi-
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-26
Keen U5 win the Time,

One should be familiar with the cur
rent news of the day and the topics
occupying public attention, with the
names and authors of new books. and
be able to say something worth hear
ing about what one has read and heard.
Many get no further in speaking of a
book than it is dull Or interesting.
Others give it few words that seem
to be it's central idea, its characteris-
tics, the time and scene of its action.
quoting perhaps some sentiment that
has impressed or witticism that has
pleased.
True culture carries with 1t an at
mosphere of breadth-the world and
not the village. A woman lacking it
was said to betray by her conversation
a mind of narrow compass, bounded
on the north by her servants, on the
east by her children, on the south by
her ailments and on the west by her
clothes.
The mind grows shallow when occu-
pied perpetually with trivialities. A
course of solid reading is a good tonic.
When ignorant of our ignorance, we do
not know when we betray ourselves
Philadelphia Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-26
QUEER ENGLISH.

Wen begin with box, and the plural is boxes,
But the plural of OK should be oxen, not oxes
Then one fowl is goose, but two called geese,
Yet the plural CT mouse should never be meese.
You may find a lone mouse whole nest Of
mice,
But the plural of house is houses, not hice.
II the plural OF man is always called men,
Why shouldn't the plural Of pan be called pen7
The COW in the plural may be cows or kline,
But the plural Of vow is VOWS, not vine.
And ii speak of foot, and you show me your
feet,
And I give you a boot, would pair be called
beet7
II one is a tooth and q whole lot are teeth,
Why shouldn't the plural of booth be called
beeth2
If the singular's this and the plural is these,
Should the plural Of kiss be nicknamed keese7
Then one may be that, and three would be those,
Yet hat in plural would never be hose.
We speak OF brother and also of brethren,
But, though we say mother, we never say methren.
Then masculine pronouns are he, his and him,
But imagine the feminine-she, shis and shimi
So the English. think, you all will agree,
Is the most wonderful language you ever did see.
Penny Pictorial Magazine
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-26
OPEN THE DOOR OF YouR HEART

Open the door Of your heart, my lad,
To the angels of love and truth,
When the world is full of unnumbered joys
In the beautiful dawn of youth.
Casting aside all the things that mar,
Saying to wrong, depart;
To the voices of hope that are calling you
Open the door of your heart.
Open the door of your heart, my lass,
To the things that shall abide,
To the holy thoughts that lift your soul
Like the stars at eventide.
All of the fadeless flowers that bloom
In the realms of song and art
Are yours if you'll only give them room.
Open the door OF your heart.
Open the door of your heart, my friend,
Needless of class or creed
When you hear the cry of brothers voice,
The sob of child in need.
To the shining heaven that Ger you bends
You need no map or chart,
But only the love the Master gave.
Open the door of your heart.
Moses Gage Shirley in Boston Transcript.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-26

] the table each countenance was Ssamp-
ed with mingled emotions, eager ex-
pectancy in many cases being linked
| with shame and avarice.
Gentlemen" began the old lawyer,
Il must trouble each of you to give me
In writing a concise statement of the
time, place and circumstances attend
Ing your several offers and reflections,
in order that l may have documentary
proof that you are entitled to the lega-
cies left you by the terms Of Miss
Stevens will" 81
Documentary proof!
At those unexpected words the emo
ton that marked the faces Of the
strange assembly changed to unmis-
taxable concern. Was this some dis
agreeable joke? No. The old lawyer
waited with unmoved face for the full
fllment of his demand. There was q
momentary hesitation. Then, filing up
in due order. the applicants, one by
one, seated themselves at the table be-
fore the old attorney and wrote the
account demanded.
As the last statement was signed the
portieres of the library were suddenly
drawn back and a tall, heavily yelled
figure advanced slowly into the middle
of the room. Then, as she raised her
hand and drew back the thick gauze
that masked her face q cry of terror
echoed through the house.
The woman was Eleanor Stevensi
wait" she commanded. Don't be
alarmed am no ghost The Miss
Stevens who died a year ago In the
Black forest was not the Miss Stevens
whose loss you are so deeply mourn
ing.
by stupid blunder of the peasants
with whom / was staying an exchange
of names occurred between myself and
an invalid girl whom had befriended.
so that when she died her death GER
tificate was issued under the name of
Eleanor Stevens.
"Some weeks earlier | had been in
fuenced by daily contact with one
whose life was fading rapidly away
to draw up my will in legal form and
to send it home to my lawyer.
"When left so suddenly for the con-
tinent year and half ago it was be-
cause Of a conversation overheard be-
tween several of my seeming admirers
which changed all my ideas of manly
chiyalry in affairs of the heart. and
which drove me abroad, as l supposed.
for ever.
ut was that laundering exchange Of
names that has given me the oppor-
tunity of meeting you under these in
teresting circumstances. ~
Nov, gentlemen, my will, In which
you have shown so deep an interest,
stipulates that each of my rejected
suitors shall receive $4,000 after my
death. That bequest win be carried
out to the letter when am really dead.
'In the meantime l would gladly
read your documentary proofs, but as
have never in all my life rejected
but two suitors, and as one of these
died six months ago, and the other is
not here today, l shall be obliged to re-
fer you to my lawyer"
And with a sweeping courtesy Miss
Stevens withdrew from the room.-Ex-
change.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-26
oad Denth Certihcates.

Certificates of death are not docu-
ments where one usually seeks for hui
NOR, but there is frequently to be found
in them much of the unconscious va
riety. Here, for instance, is how the
cause of death is stated in the case of
a laborer:
'Died from injuries received through
a bull accidentally kneeling on his
chest" The consideration shown for
the feelings Of the bull is fine touch
and suggests grave questions on the
moral responsibility of the lower chi
mails.
Again. a man is stated to have ''died
from the effects of injuries received
after being run over by railway train
in motion. owing to misunderstand-
ing between deceased and an engine
driver" This description Of a rather
ordinary railway casualty is excellent.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-26
A WONDERFUL MACHINE.
WBns the Tiny Wheels, Springs and
Screws In Your Watch Mean.

W1na the Tiny Wheels, Springs and
Screws In Your Watch Mean.
II you own watch, open it and look
at the little wheels, springs and screws,
each an indispensable part Of the whole
wonderful machine. The busy little bal
ance wheel alone is the result of hun
dreds of years Of study and experiment.
The watch have before me is composed
of SO pieces, and it's manufacture en-
braces more than 1000 distinct and sep
arate operations. Some Of the smallest
screws are so minute that the unaided
eye can not distinguish them from the
steel filings or specks of dirt. Under a
powerful magnifying glass a perfect
screw is revealed. The slit in the head is
two one-thousandths of an inch wide. 1t
takes 3O8,000 of these screws to weigh a
pound, and pound is worth $1,585.
The hairspring is strip of the finest
steel about 91a inches long, hundredth
part of an inch wide and twenty-seven
ten-thdusandths of an inch thick 1t is
coiled up in spiral form and finely tenn
pered. The process of tempering was
long held a secret by the few possessing
1t and even now is not generally known.
Their manufacture requires great skill
and care. The strip Is gagged to twenty
one-thousandths of an inch, but no meas
uring instrument has yet been devised
capable of fine enough gauging to deter
mine beforehand by the size of the strip
what the strength of the finished steel
will be. A twenty part of an
inch in the thickness of the strip makes
a difference in the running of a watch Of
about six minutes per hour. The value
Of these springs when finished and placed
in watches is enormous in proportion to
the material from which they are made.
A comparison will give good idea.
A ton of gold is worth $627, 915, while
a ton of steel made up into hairsprings
when in watches is worth $7.SS2, 300
more than 1212 times the value of pure
gold Hairspring wire weighs one-twen-
tieth of a grain to the inch. One mile Of
wire weighs less than half pound. The
balance gives FIVE vibrations to every
second. 300 every minute. $4,000 every
hour, $4,000 every day and l57,6S0O00
every year. At each vibration it rotates
about IA times, which makes 1871. 100
600 revolutions every year. In order that
we may better understand the stupendous
amount Of labor performed by these tiny
works let us make a few comparisons
Take, for illustration, a locomotive with
six driving wheels. Let its wheels be
run till they shall have given the same
number of revolutions that a watch gives
in one year. and they will have covered a
distance equal to % complete circuits of
the earth All this watch does without
other attention than winding once every
"a hours Philadelphia Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1901-02-26
Baptist Fish.

Down in the south" remarket
man at one of the clubs, there ext
more of a religious atmosphere than
there is here in the north. So most of
the stories they tell have sectarian
flavor to them. One that | heard
while In Charleston was entirely new
to me, and it appeared to be so in the
circle of gentlemen where heard it.
1t ran this way: A dignified old gentle
man stood on one of the city wharfs
watching an old darby who was fish
ing. No word passed between them
until the darky landed good sized
fish. This was unlocked, and there
was look of disgust on the face of the
fishermen as he threw the fish back
into the water.
"'Why did you throw that fish back
into the water instead Of keeping him,
uncleT queried the onlooker.
He no good, massa.'
What kind of fish was it?'
"'We calls 'em Baptist fish, sah.'
"'And why Baptist fish. uncleY
"'Ah couldn't say TO- sure. massa, but
All spects it's bekase dey spiles soon as
you gets 'em outen de waterT Gin
cinnati Enquirer.