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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-28

dCIeu lnueceuuly. -CulNer HeTdiu.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Tinkham
arrived from Traverse City, Michigan,
Friday evening, for visit of two or
three weeks in this city. They are at
the home of D. c. Cole on east CAIRO
street.
Mrs. D. R. Richardson, of Chicago,
who has oeen visiting relatives at Bre-
men and her father and brother,
Myron Chase in Polk township, visit
ed her sister, Mrs. B. NJ. SeybOld. in
this city Saturday.
Frank Wagner, the well known law
yer of Kewanna and one of Fulton
county's leading democrats we'll known
in Plymouth died Thursday evening
after short illness. The funeral will
be held Sunday.
Benton Parker, former resident
of Bourbon township, was killed by
lightning at his home in Michigan
last Wednesday. His brother, James
Parker, Of Bourbon township, went to
Michigan to attend the funeral.
Miss Bertha Zimmerman. daughter
of Editor Zimmerman of the Valpar-
also Messenger, and Deputy Auditor
Guy F. Stinchfeld, son of Auditor
Stinchfeld, were quietly married al
South Haven, Mich, Thursday.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-28

w. SpOhn, throat and eve specialist
of that city, for $40, 600 damages, al
legged to have been inflicted during
the month of April, 1902. by improper
use of X rays.
1t was not such a calamity when
Frank Brown, of Nappanee, lost the
pOStoffice after all. He has ten acres
of onions out which will yield 700
bushels to the acre. The expense of
production is figured at $50 per acre
and as the commodity sells at 70 cents
a hushel it is not hard to see that Mr..
Brown can realize profit OF "a, 400.
The second annual reunion of the
Steele family of Northern Indiana
and Southern Michigan was held at
the home of Jeremiah Steele, near
North Liberty. August Is. About
116 members of these families were
present. All these trace their line
age to one common ancestry, who
lived in Pennsylvania more than a
century ago.
Some big fish stories are being pub
lished now, but Jack Hamlet the old
Pennsylvania section boss has witness
es to prove that he caught two good
fish at one time with only one hook.
In throwing his hook into the water
the line became tangled. A fish took
the bait when the hook sank into the
water and another was caught by the
gills in the tangled lire and both fish
were successfully landed IN the boat.
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A FABLE FROM SULU.
Story of the Cat and the Tiger Which
II Quite Popular Among Our
Philippine Friends.

The Cat and the Tiger were once
on very good terms. They consid-
cred themselves members of the
same family, and, whenever any dis
putes arose among the animals, they
were both found vigorously support
ing the others cause. They were
often to be seen roaming about the
country together, and they frequent
ly did each other great services, the
Tiger by his superior strength, and
the Cat by his most nimble wit.
Although, for the most part, fast
friends, the Tiger, when they were by
themselves would often harass the
Cat by his conceited speeches.
"You may be very we'll for small
game" he would say, striding up and
down, and flashing his tail to and fro,
"but you must know that you are but
small and very plain edition of me.
can easily bring down deer, and
I have even put the great Elephant
to fight. Look how my beautiful
stripes flash in the sun. Are you not
proud of belonging to my family?"
To this the Cat said nothing, but
closed his eyes, and unused that the
time would come again, as it had fire.
quently in the past, when he would
be able to even the score.
Now, it is well known that, though
the Tiger can easily climb up tree
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A ROMANCE OF THE WAR.
and Ended Many Years After
Its Close.

'There was a time in the life of the
confederacy," said the southern colo
mel, relates the Chicago Chronicle,
''when we had SO little regard for the
north, or so much for ourselves, that
we didn't think a roll of greenbaci1s
was worth any more than roll Of
wall paper. Out Of this feeling grew
very pretty, little romance, which
began in Holly Springs, Miss, and
ended at the Fifth Avenue hotel in
New York city.
II was young fellow of the en-
thusiastic sort, that believed utterly
in the final success of our cause, and
when in 1862 Van Dorm swung around
into Holly Springs and captured
Grants money and stores was on
hand with the boys, whooping it up
in great shape. Among the articles
captured was big lot of greenbacks,
two or three million dollars, more or
less, and we had plenty of it.
II had about $4,000 in my saddle
bags that was taking along with
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album leaf in warm water, and very,
very carefully they detached the bill.
It was taken to the bank and pro-
nounccd sound in every respect.
"Thcre isn't much more to the
story. When q man hasn't a cent in
the world, and the people around him
aren't any better off, $1,000 is great
big pile, and the Holly Springs girls
dad had it. He hurried off to Menu
phis, laid in stock of all kinds OF
necessaries, and, coming back to the
old place, he braced himself and held
on.
''He hadn't grown rich, but he had
enough to give me back the thousand
by little squeezing, and he wanted
to do it, but I was pretty flush my
self just then, and told him to keep
it and make more with it to give to
his daughters children, for the girl
was married and had houseful."
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Mr.. GRUMPY.

Did you ever meet with person queer,
Whose manners are most unpea sing?
IN each Of his eyes there hides tear.
wonder 1t isn't freezing!
For he looks so cross and he looks so cold
And he carries his shoulders humpy;
And think you hardly need to be told
That his, name Is Mr.. Grumpy!
One meets with him, I'm sorry to say,
Much oftener than is pleasant;
thought caught sight of him here to-day
Let's hope that he isn't present!
He has rosy cheeks, he is small and fat,
In fact. You might call him dumpy;
And he takes no notice Of child or cat
Cantankerous Mister Grumpy!
He sometimes comes in the midst of play,
And sometimes when toys get broken:
And frequently he has come to stay
Because Of some chance word spoken;
If the bread and milk has taste of burn
Or If the porridge is lumpy.
He Is here again, ere you well can turn
Disconsolate Mister Grumpy!
Now let me tell you that grumpy folk
Grow up most ugly and horrid;
With pouting lips and with head a-poke,
And wrinkiy frown on the forehead.
They never are big, and fine, and tall,
But little, and thin, and s;tumpy;
So tell him, the next time he pays a call:
"Fegone with you, Mr.. Grumpy
M. c. ellington, in CasselIs Little Folks.
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once he is up, if he wishes to come
down, he must either leap or fall,
since he is unable to climb down.
One day he said to the Cat: II
have long wished that could climb
a tree. Many of my tormenting enc
mics escape from me because I must
stick on the ground. You climb very
we'll, though you are so little. Why
will you not teach me?"
"Come along; will teach you, with
pleasure" said the Cat, leading the
way to tall tree. After great deal
of instruction, the Tiger succeeded in
getting up the tree, but the Cat, see
ing how an opportunity to retaliate
for some of the Tigers unpleasant
words, ran off, laughing.
II am up very well, said the Tiger,
little frightened at finding himself
so far from the ground, snow show
me how to get down."
"Oh, no." said the Cat. II was only
to show you how to get up. Now you
must get down the best you can
Since you are so much more powerful
and beautiful, surely you can do that
much better than ]"
The Tiger tried to cajole his small
friend, then begged him for help;
but, finding him obdurate, flew into
rage and leaped to the ground
meaning to catch and crush him at
once. Instead, he was almost crushed
himself, and lay on his side for some
moments, gasping for breath.
At last, when he was able to rise
he rushed after the Cat with the best
speed he could muster. Lame as he
w:.s, he gained rapidly, and it would
have gone hard with the Cat had he
not, luckily, spied mans house q
little way off. In this he took refuge
and he has never yet mustered uI
courage enough to leave that protec
tion.-Capt. C. E. Hampton, in Boston
| Globe.
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"a QUEST.

Long since, there lived man reputed wise
(some better things were said OF him.
some worse),
Who made his life a tireless quest to know
The way and Wherefore of the universe
He wandered through solutions intricate,
And old, and new philosophers he read;
This one converted, but another spake,
And made his faith apostasy instead.
His life was grit with vain analysis,
5 And subtle disputations held in thralI
His soul, that wildly dreamed to overlap
The mystery Life Offers to us ALL
But when Age left him twisted, gray and
worn
He felt the barren purpose of his quest.
And longed to quite forget his hooking
doubts
Il And live his last, few, trembling days at
rest.
But Death had watched him with cynic's
And marked his shutting feet, his sight
grow dim.
And one still evening stood befre his chair,
And smiled, half kindly, as he beckoned
him.
One passing through certain field OF
graves
May find stone of rather ancient date,
Which bears these words, the last philos-
ophy,
OF him whose life they thus commemmo-
rate:
"Here sleeps man who sought to question
Cod
Who conjured with the everlasting Why;
Delved deeply into science, creeds' and
schools,
And learned this truth-that Man is born
to die"
w. L., in N. Y. Sun.
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TRICK IN MATHEMATICS.

$50, and the remainder will show in
the three figures the number of spots
on each of the three dice. For in
stance, take the three dice shown here.
Their numbers are five, three, two.
Double the one on the left, five plus
two equals ten. Add five, equals Is.
Multiply by five, equals Is. Add the
number of spots on the dice in the mid
die, three, equals IS. Multiply by ten,
equals $50. Add number of spots on
third dice, two, equals 1872. Subtract
$50, and 532 remains, which are the
numbers on the dice.-Cincinnati Com
mercial Tribune.
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MONIToR-MERRIMAc FIGHT.
Stirring Incidents Related by Civil
War Veteran just Before His
Recent Death.

Gen. Egbert L. Viele, the soldier of
the Mexican war and the civil war who
died the other day, gave some bits of
civil war history in speech made at
the Westchester County Grand Army
association dinner on April II. It was
in connection with theVirginia cam
paign, and he led up to the Merrimac.
Monitor fight, which has always been
regarded as a turning point in the
civil war. 1t was in the winter of 1861
'62 that Gen. Viele accompanied the
president, secretary of war and secre-
tary of the treasury to Fortress Mon
roe, where he planned and later led the
advance on Norfolk, and on it's surren-
der was made the military governor.
The occupation of the navy yard by the
confederates; the raising and rebuild
ing of the Merrimac subsequently
named the Virginia by the con-
federates, but popularity known as the
Merrimac) as an ironclad; the destruc-
ton by her of the frigates Congress
and Cumberland; the opportune arriv-
al of the Monitor, under Lieut.. Worden,
by which the Merrimac was driven back
to Norfolk and afterward held for
months blockaded in the Elizabeth,
and the recapture of Norfolk by the
United States forces, under the imme-
date direction of President Lincoln, in
May, 1862, are all we'll known matters
of history.
Gen. Viele held his audience of 200 old
veterans, full of personal reminis-
cences, while he told of how he estab-
lished Gordon of pickets under most
minute instructions to inspect all per-
sons before they were allowed to cross
the lines, and to take from them any
thing that was supposed to be contra
band. No one was permitted to pass
beyond the pickets except with spe-
cial permit from Gen. Viele. One day
there came to him woman with a lit
tie girl, and she told most heartrend-
ing story of the child being separated
from it's parents and that she wished
to reunite them about ten miles out
from Richmond. Gen. Viele had his sus-
PIGEONS aroused, but having great con-
fidence in his pickets he issued the
pass. The woman and child were ex-
amined by the inspectors, and within
the child's clothing was found paper
which was intended for the command
ing general of the confederates at
Richmond. The woman was SO in
censed with the search by the pickets
that Gen. Viele was summoned, which
resulted in the-pickets being repri.
manded by him in the woman's pres
ence and the restoration of the papers.
But notes had been made from the
papers, and after the woman had gone
on with the child Gen. Viele recalled his
reprimand, of the pickets and assured
them that it was policy to deceive the
woman. This suggested to Gen Viele
the idea of establishing post office
branch, which he placed under the
charge of well known southern SYM
pathizer, who had no suspicion of Gen.
Viele's motive. After this there was
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MATHEMATICAL TRICK.
How to Tell the Number of Spots on
Three Dice Without Ever MAXI
ing q Mistake.

Turn around and, with your back to
the table, ask somebody to throw the
dice. Then tell the person who threw
them to double the number of spots on
the dice on the left, and keep the num-
Der to himself. Tell him to add five,
then multiply by five. To this figure
have him add the number of spots on
the dice in the middle, and multiply the
product by ten. Then ask him to add
the number of spots on the third dice
and give you the aggregate sum.
From the amount subtract, mentally,
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The Useful Cocoanut Tree.

From the trunk of the cocoanut palm.
oil barrels, tubs and water. pipes arc
easily produced, and the roots give y
red dye. The fibers make ropes, mats,
and even paper. The kernel of the nut
is the main food of several million of
human beings, whose most nourishing
drink is the milk. Cooked and evap-
grated, the kernel becomes the COM
mercial cocoanut of the confectioner.
Pressed, it yields cocoanut oil-one
of the most important of commercial
oils-used in cookery, for soapmaking,
and for candles. Cocoanut oil soap will
produce lather even in salt water.
Wax and resin are yielded by the
same tree, and by tapping the central
bud Of a growing palm delicate wine
is obtained. Even the shell of the nut
Is not without it's uses. 1t is employed
everywhere in the tropics for cups and
dippers.
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EXAMINED BY THE INsPECTo,

EXAMINED BY THE INSPECTOR.
more freedom given to the transmits.
sion of correspondence outside the
lines of the union forces. But Gen.
Viele also appointed an assistant, who
was not suspected by the confederate
postal superintendent to be friendly
with the federals, and he often inter-
cepted correspondence which was Of
help to the union forces. One day
communication was found within a
copy of one of the Richmond papers
which outlined a plan to attack the
federal fleet and to destroy Norfolk.
This communication told that the Mer-
rimac would be ready for service about
the first of March and that it would
then pounce upon the federal vessels
and destroy them, and then she and
other confederate vessels would bonn
bard Norfolk. The information was
communicated to the president at once,
and the Monitor, which was then in
course of construction at Greenpoint,
was hurried to completion, and she ar
rived at Hampton Roads on the night
before the memorable Sunday Of
March 9, the day that she engaged with
and defeated the confederate ironciad.
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ISLANDER ON OSTRICH.
in the Sand to Escape Observa.
ton IL q Silly Myth.

A we'll known hunter and taxider-
mist tells this story of personal ex-
perience in South Africa. It goes far
toward dispelling SANDER that has
long clouded the fair name of the
ostrich. e
CARRYING at one of the monster hills
of the white ant, I climbed upon tand
raised my observation glasses to my
eyes for a careful survey of the region.
My first glance showed me, arising
from the dead level of the plain be-
yond, two objects, each having the
form of capital S.. These I knew
were the heads and necks of two os-
triches. Though believed that they
had sighted me, I remained immovable
until their necks were suddenly drawn
down to the level of the tops of the
bushes which screened their bodies.
Then knew for certainty that they
were aware of my presence and would
make a quick retreat.
without losing an instant's time I
ran to the spot where the birds had
been standing and found their tracks.
These 1 followed as far as they were
distinguishable and then took course
which I believed the birds would nat
urally follow. No sooner had I
reached the top of the ravine than I
saw one of the ostriches climbing the
side hill. Estimating the distance, I
took sight and fired. The ball passed
Immediately between his legs and
- T., 80 Lo CO do I'll 1~o
hind him.
"In an instant the bird darted away
like an arrow in the direction of
small clump of bushes in the center of
an open space. That he would pause
behind this bush and then finally
emerge on the other side seemed GER
tain, and I aimed to catch him as he
made a fresh start from behind the
thorn. He flew over the sand at ter
rife rate and reached the bushes.
Then I waited fully five minutes for
him to emerge from his hiding, with
my rifle ready sighted SO that I could
pull the trigger the second he reap
peared, but finally went forward to
rout him out. When I reached the
clump OF pushes, an eNdmlAatlou OF
the sand showed that the crafty old
bird had shifted his course at right
angle, making the turn so suddenly
that his feet had plowed up the sand
for distance of several inches. This
wary tact had placed the bushes be-
tween the bird and myself and he had
made his way to new cover while l
was innocently waiting for him on the
other side of the ambush. An Apache
Indian could not have executed this
maneuver more cleverly, and I smiled
at myself for'having ever been foolish
enough to believe the traditional story
of how the silly ostrich burie,s his head
in the sand and believes that he IL
thereby concealed" = Philadelphia
Saturday Evening Post.
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''POURINGG OUT MY SOUL THROUGH
A FLUTE

me to give away as souvenirs. It
wasn't good for anything else, in my
opinion, but it was worth carrying
along for that, as part of it was in
thousand dollar bills, and didn't take
up much room.
II knew a pretty girl near Holly
Springs, and incidentally called on
her. We had good deal to say
about the success of our arms, and as
little remembrance I got out one
of my thousand-doliar greenbacks
and stuck it in her autograph album,
writing my name and date below the
bill. I don't suppose there is a pic
ture page in any of the best illus
trated magazines of to-day that rep
resents $1,000 in cash, as did that IL
lustration put in that girls album.
slater I rode out to our camp,
some miles away, and, putting up my
horse, adjourned to the banks of L
little stream near by, and was pour
ing my soul out through, a flute.
There was only small bunch of our
men, and we weren't thinking much
about Yankee soldiers. I know 1
wasn't.
II wasn't even thinking about my
saddle bags full of money, which
were lying under a convenient tree.
where I had thrown them. I was
thinking about the girl. Suddenly
there was row and ruction. and a
troop of Yankee cavalry swooped
down on us.
'There was no time given for pre-
paration, and, thinking only of how
to get away, made grab for my
horse, and without saddle or bride,
and guided only by his halter, I cut
through the woods. The saddle bags
I left under the tree also the flute;
and I haven't played a flute since.
How 1 got away I don't know, but I
did, and that was all had in mind
Just then. I reckon those Yankees
knew what to do with the saddle
bags. ..=
1.-THE next chapter begins long
after the war-only about ten years
ago, in fact-and I hadn't seen the
girl in all that time. One day I was
passing along in front of the Fifth
Avenue hotel when a gray-haired
man, standing near the door, stopped
me. I didn't know who he was, and
he begged my pardon and asked If
my name wasn't Stuart. told him
that was my first name, and gave him
my last name. Then he grabbed me.
"'You saved me and my family he
said, putting his arms about me and
steering me toward the bar. We'll
have a drink and I'll tell you about it.
You don't know how glad I am to
see YOU
II instinctively felt that it was no
case of bunko, and went with him.
He had told me his name before we
reached the bar, and I knew he was
the father of the Holly Springs girl.
We had the drink, several, indeed,
and he explained how I had saved
him and his family.
s'When the war was over he had
lost everything, and it was decided
that the family should gather itself
together and leave Mississippi for
some point in the west to make a
new start In the process of packing
up what was left, the daughter came
across the autograph album in which
Y had pasted the $1,000 bill.
"Tbousand-dollar bills of United
States money had somewhat appre-
ciated in value to the southern mini
by that time, and instead of tossing
/. aside as waste paper, the girl made
Q running Jump with it to her father.
Very. very carefully they soaked the
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Mouse Plays queer Trick.

A curious trick was performed by {,
mouse not long ago in a church of a
large city. The chief stop OF the or
gan would not sound, and after much
bother it was found that an acorn
had been hidden away in the organ by
the mouse. It. cost neat sum Of
money - right msttsxA
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At the Coolinx-School

At the COOkinE-SchOOl.
Teacher told you to practice this
at home.
Pupil-But I couldn't. Our cook
won't allow anybody in the kitchen.
Brooklyn Life
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England's imports of meat for 1902
to date, have decreased per cent.
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Extremes.
When extremes meet they soon get
chummy.-Chicago Daily News.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-08-21
+. MARS, over Fidelity Bank.

Rev NJ Blanche Ford, of Stanford.
accompanied by her sister Mrs. Nellie
Osborne, of Spencer, was in the city
today, being on her Way to Let,rand,
where she will be present at the
Friends quarterly meeting, which be-
gins Friday afternoon and continues
over Sunday. Rev. Jennie Kirby. of
Ames. was also In the city, and Went to
Hartland. where she spent the day
looking after business matters. Rev.
Kirby will go to LeGrand this evening
tic be present at the quarterly meeting
Rev. Kirby was accompanied by her
son, Mr.. Will Kirby, who spent the day
here and will go to LeGrand with his
mother.