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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-02
What Singers Eat.

Notwithstanding their tremen-
dous affection for each other, Jean
and Edward de Reszke seldom agree
on breakfast or dinner. l am told
that while the big basso INDUCES
frequently in a thick sirloin steak
with rich gravies the tenor rarely
eats beef at all except in a roast and
then only moroccan. Plancon and
Fischer are beef eaters, and so are
nearly all the well known baritones.
Melba, Nordica, Eames and Calve
are said to live on uncanny foods
during the singing season, as Byron
did when in the throes of poetic
composition. They like garlic and
raw artichokes with vinegar, broths
Of bitter herbs, saffron biscuit, eggs
and lemons. The contraltos, who
seem to have lost in popularity in
the last decade, eat pork to keeptheir
vocal cords well fabricated and are
not afraid of a steak at any time. 1t
would seem, therefore, that the high
er the voice and the more expensive
the greater the care required in its
treatment from an alimentary point
of view.-New York Press.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-02
NOW A REPUBLICAN
Prominent Elwood Democrat Flops for
Reasons Stated.

There is CONSERVATION among the
democrats of Elwood, and rejoicing in
the republican ranks over the an
nouncement that Joe A. Dehority,
vice president of the First National
bank, and former active party work
er. has declared his allegiance to re-
publican principles. 1t was the big
gest political sensation in the history
of Elwood. Democrats doubted the
fact until it was learned that Dehor-
ity had applied for and been elected
to membership in the Columbia club
at Indianapolis. All of Dehority IS
relatives are prominent democrats.
His brother, G. G. Dehority, is just
completing term as county treasurer,
and others have held elective and APP
poiltive offices of Importance. ]. A.
Denority has given much time and
money to the democratic cause. He
gives as his reasons for the change
that he believes the republican policy
the best thing for the business men of
the country.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-02
FILIPINOS LIKE S0USA.

W. Stanley Hollis, the United
States consul at Lourenco Marques,
who is visiting in this country on a
leave of absence, says: "My work is
so exacting that I have found little
time to mingle with people. One of
the pleasant recreations there is to
visit the kiosks, or cafes, along the
central square, whence the city is
built out within a radius of two
miles, while the fine government
band is playing. 1t may seem
strange statement for that city,
which is distant from Washington a
70 days voyage, but the Portuguese
are extremely ford of the Sousa
marches. Their band played them
almost continuously for time, and
they are yet very much in vogue.
THE Washington Post March was
perhaps the most popular of them
all. Sousa is a Portuguese name
that one hears very frequently wher-
ever Portuguese live, and there is
a strain running through his music
that catches them. When | return
to South Africa, which Will be soon,
l intend to take along with me a
bundle of the latest Sousa marches
to present to the Portuguese gov
ernor." New York Tribune.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-02
The Nickel Plated Cow.

The nickel plated COW is entirely
a twentieth century invention, and
she is healthier and turns out better
milk than the ancient COW with no
metal fittings about her.
Cows in many parts of the coun-
try are liable to a disease of the
horns which causes them to split
and become fbrous near the place
where they join the head, and when
once the disease has firm hold the
COW wastes away badly, yielding
poor milk and scant in quantity.
The latest improvement is to help
nature out by electrolyzing the roots
of the horns and by binding them
with bands of nickel or chilled steel
nickel plated. This prevents the dis
ease and checks it if it has begun,
and a great many of the most up to
date dairy farms are adopting it.
Cows are not nickel bound in this
way till they are full grown, but the
budding stumps of calves horns are
often tipped with an alloy of metals
to prevent the top splintering, as it
does in some strains of even the best
breeds. The hooks of COWS, too, are
frequently fitted with leather caps
containing surgical splints.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-02
! Bradford of the bureau of

al Bradford of the bureau of
equipment has asked that the ar
mored cruisers of the Pennsyl-
vania class have their masts and
rigging so arranged that the
wireless system can be introduce
ed. This will necessitate the
lengtheniHg of the masts of the
ships and the insulation of the
metal rigging by the use of hemp
covering the halyards. 1t is in
tended to get test sets of instru-
ments of the various wireless
systems now beng operated.
These include the Marconi sys-
tenn. Thus far, however, the
navy department has not adopt
ed definitely any system, but the
construction of the new ships is
regarded as a preliminary to the
system which may prove prac-
ticable. The British navy al
ready has number of its ships
equipped with the wireless sys-
tenn. but this is the first move on
the part of the American navy to
make use of the wireless plan.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-02
Application For License.
To the citizens and voters ofNorth towns

To the citizens and voters ofNorth to Eaship
Marshall county and State of Indiana:
The undersigned hereby gives notice
that he will apply TO the Board of County
Commissioners of said county, at their next
regular term, TO be held at the court house.
in the city of Plymouth, in said county, CON-
mencing on the first Monday of January A.
ID. 1902 for a license to sell spurious, vinous
and malt liquors, In less quantity than
quart at a time, with the privilege of allow
ing said liquors 10 be drank on the premises
where sold, for one year, and also to sell soft
drinxs, lunch and cigars in the room where
said liquors are to be sold and drank. said
premises and room being described as fol-
lows, to wit: In the room on the ground
floor of the frame building fronting on the
public highway or street running north and
south on the west side of lot six (6) of East
Lapaz in said Marshall county, Indiana. as
laid out and plated; said building being
situated on the west twenty-seven CID feet
of said lot six CO. and said room being seven
feet east from the west line of said lot and
thirty-f four feet from the south line thereof
and being th!rty-five feet long by nineteen
and one-sixth feet wide. by ten feet high,
except q room in the northwest corner there
of IL by feet. The door of said room opens
- ''' "'' % w ABNER'o. vINNEDGE.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-02
A Story of Sir Arthur Sullivan.

Sir Alexander Mackenzie told a
characteristic story about Sir Ar
thur Sullivan in a lecture the other
day. While rehearsing "The Golden
Legend" Sullivan complainedto Mac
kenzie that he could not get away
from the influence of comic opera,
whatever he wrote. sYou know"
he said, sswhen in the Legend the
soprano comes on to sing, 4 am not
here to argue, but to de- 1 can't re-
sist the feeling that the chorus
ought to emerge and sing in true
comic opera fashion, She don't
come here to argue, but to diep"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-02
GAS ACCUMULATION STRONGER
Inspection of Gas Well Shows That
Pressure Has Increased.

During the past few weeks work
has been suspended on the experiment
tai oil well on the far ground. The
well was drilled to a depth Of 375 feet,
and was in trenton rock with forty
pound pressure of gas, when drilling
was suspended. Owing to consider
able water in the well, the directors
of the Bremen Oil and Gas company
were at their wits end to know just
what course to pursue. There is a
likelihood that the well will be shot
in short time, with hopes of driving
the water back, and opening cavity
in the trenton rock.
Jacob Bauer ana George Stock, two
of the interested parties in the COM
pany, visited the well Monday after
noon to see if it had frozen up or gone
dry. When they unScrewed a large
wooden plug from the top IF the pipe
there was a rush of gas that almost
knocked them down. The gas had
no doubt been accommodating irf the
well for the past four weeks, which
gave it much greater pressure than
at the time when drilling was suspend
ed. Mr.. Bauer says they would have
lit the gas, but were afraid of burning
the derrick down. He thinks there
was at least hundred pounds pres
sure of gas. There will be meeting
of the directors in few days to de-
eide on what course to pursue. The
company has drilled four wells since
last spring, two which have more or
less gas. Well No. 3 also contained
some oil, but not in sufficient quantity
to make it protitable.---Bremen En-
quirer.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-02
NO CHANGE
Secretary Wilson will Not Re-
tire From Cabinet as
Reported.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. 26-
The report from Kansas that F.
d. Coburn of that state has been
selected for secretary of agricul-
ture made necessary another an
nouncement from the White
House that Secretary Wilson is
to retire. There has never been
the slightest foundation for the
rumors regarding a change in
the secretaryship of agriculture.
President Roosevelt has regard
ed Secretary Wilson as fixture
in the cabinet from the time he
became President. He has given
no thought to the selection of
another man for this important
pace. While the President is
an eastern man, he is as we'll &C.
quainted with the west and west
ern men as he is with the men
and measures of the east. 1t is
true that the President did not
consult Secretary Wilson before
making the tender of the treas
ury portfolio to Governor Shaw,
but neither did he consult Secre-
tary Long before inviting Gov
ernor Crane to accept the same
position, nor did he consult the
other members of the cabinet
about the. wisdom of inviting
Henry G. Payne into that Official
circle.
The cabinet is the Presidents
official family, and all the tradi-
tions of the government make it
improper for any man or set of
men to interfere with the Presi-
dents absolute right to make
cabinet selections without sug-
gestion, except on his own invi-
tation. In the highest political
circles it is considered entirely
improper to make suggestions
concerning the selection of the
cabinet. There was no reflection
meant that Secretary Wilson
should not remain in the cabinet
when Governor Shaw was invit-
ed to a seat in the same official
family, nor did Secretary Wilson
so understand it. The president
and Mr.. Wilson are in perfect
accord regarding the rolicy of
the administration toward the
agricultural interests. They
are also most congenial in all
their associations, and there is
not the shadow of excuse for the
predictions that Wilson will re-
tire.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-02
Odd Names.

There is no end of odd names in
North Carolina. One of the best
known men in Raleigh named his
children after the states of the I'm
ion, and they are among the most
prominent people in that section to-
day, among them being Rev. Wis
consin Register and Vermont Con-
necticut Register. Newburn is the
home of Sharp Blunt. The home of
Sink Quick is in Richmond county.
Professor bred Peacock of Greens
boro is one of the foremost educa-
tors in the state, while the home of
Early Dawn is Raleigh.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-02
Feudal Battle in Church,

PJKEToN, O., Dec. 28-Six
men were fatally wounded in a
general fight at a small country
church at Pike postoffioe and a
panic took place among the wor-
shippers. A series of religious
meetings was IN progress at the
church, and the building was
filled when Charles and Orln Day
appeared slightly intoxicated
and announced that they had
come to clean out the Legs
= family with which the Days
had had frequent quarrels. A
general fight resulted in the
church and around it. Women
and children shrieked and sought
safety from revolvers and knives
by jumping out of the windows.
Only the minister, Mr.. Rowe, re-
maired. At the close six men
lay fatally hurt, Grin and Chas.
Day, Wesley Legg, Joseph Will
Jams, John Currant and Lebanon
Williams. Physicians were call
from Piketon and Idaho to at
tend the wounded men and the
sheriff was notified Many 9TH
ers were slightly injured.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-02
they CRUSH The POWERS

This is written in mid October. The long,
oppressive summer is quite gone. Fading
leaf, whitening tree and the rustling corn in
the fields are signs of the season. Fog,
frost, rain, snow, they are coming. You
remember last winter; of 1900 and 1901.
The weather was cruel. Ali the thous-
ands it killed, and the hundreds of thous-
ands it manned and crippled. Oh, the
rough grasp it laid on men at work, women
at home, and children in cribs and cradles.
Coughs that began before Thanksgiving
Day are racking and tearing them still; yes,
and growing worse as they dig deeper into
the poor, tired throat and lungs. Many
were cured by using Benson's Porous Plas-
tiers. For the soothing and healing power
of these Plasters is wonderful They con.
uuer the complaints
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-02

The king has brought up his chill
dren in the utmost simplicity, and
it is with his assent that the Duke
and Duchess of Cornwall and York
allow their little ones to make
friends among the children of mem
bers of the aristocracy. A tea
party in the nurseries of York
House is a common event, and the
little princes and princess squabble
and fight with future dukes and
marquises over picture books and
tin soldiers.
One little scion of nobility, whoru
it pleased his mother to dress in the
embroideries and laces of a baby
until he was nearly four years old,
one day got rare drubbing from
little Prince Edward, who, on being
introduced to his befrilled and be-
ribboned small guest, promptly
knocked him down.-Home Notes.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-02
J. A. MOLTER,
Plymouth Indiana.
Application For License.

To the voters and citizens ofCenter township.
Marshall county. and State of Indiana
and of the Second Ward in the CITY of
Plymouth, in said township:
The undersigned hereby gives notice tn at
he will apply to the board of commissioners
next regular session thereof, beginning on
Monday, January 6, 1902, for license to sell
spurious. vinous and malt liquors. in less
quantities than quart at a time, with the
privilege of allowing the said liquors to be
drank on the premises where sold. and with
privilege of selling soft drinks. lunch. tobacco
and cigars. in connection with said liquors,
story brick building owned by him, situate
on the north eighteen and one-haif (ls1z
feet of the south ffty-ive and one-half 500
feet of lot number forty-two (42) in the
original plat of the town (now city, of Plym-
outh, Marshall county. Indiana. Said room
fronts to the east on Michigan street. and is
s4 feet long by 17H feet wide, and is l2li feet
from floor to ceiling.
JOHN @. KUHN.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-02
FOR THE LITTLE ONES.
Three Little Fairies Tha. Met In the
Garden One Morning.

0dTUCu Vic iFiOTnin9.
Three little fairies met one morn
ing in a garden of pinks. Their
names were Dewdrop, Misty and
Sunbeam. Fanny little fairies they
were too. Why, Dewdrop was so
round, with his legs and arms all
doubled up beside him, that | Won
der how he could have perched
where he did at all, but when Misty
came along she found the little fell
low sitting on the fringed flower
leaf of a pink, so he must have got
there in some way in the morning,
for he wasn't in the garden the
night before. Dewdrop looked lone
some until Misty came, then he
frightened up till even his shiny
coat looked like silver. Misty
seemed just ready TO smile at him,
and the more she looked that way
the brighter he became.
Suddenly they both laughed.
Dewdrop was so pleased that his
coat flashed out in colors of red,
blue, green and yellow, for just then
Sunbeam came into the garden,
happy and singing, like the robin
and the hooking bird, all at once.
"Good morning, Dewdrop," and
"Good morning, Misty" she said.
Don't you want to warm your cold
toes this morning"
Misty began to Fly around as
much as to say she could keep her
toes warm herself. Fat little Dew
drop looked over the great beds of
pinks, shaking himself and smiling,
but saying nothing.
In those days the sweet pinks we
have in our gardens had no more
smell to them than a garden of pam
sizes have now, so these three fairies
could only look over the pretty
posies and enjoy their color.
By and by Misty began to be thin
ner and thinner. Little chubby
Dewdrop began to look very queer
indeed. His round body chung so
close to the pink leaf that it was no
longer round. The two fairies
were becoming unhappy, knowing
that they must soon leave.
"Won't you please 90 away, Sun
beam?" they asked. "You are dry
ing us all up"
81 can't go now," gayly smiled
Sunbeam, for she never can look un-
happy, but has to look glad in the
garden until night. 'But as the
other fairies say, you must go away.
Please come to see me again tomor-
row morning, little friends"
Then Sunbeam danced over the
garden. The fairies in the air
came and took away Dewdrop and
Misty so they might prepare for
their next visit.
~"How / will please them when
they come again." said Sunbeam,
looking over the pink blossoms.
''Then they will have happier time
while they are allowed to stay"
So the smiling fairy kissed each
pretty flower and each pink became
scented with sweet perfume, and
now when Dewdrop and Misty come
into the garden they are greeted
with the fresh, sweet odor of the
pinks as you smell them in your
mothers flower bed every summer.
willis Edwin Hurd.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-02
Lake Erie a Western X. r.

Lake Erie ~ Western X. X.
In Effect on ana after Sunday, March 3. 1SCl
Trains will leave Plymouth as follows:
NORTH BOUND.
No. 20. Toledo. Chicago & Michigan
Express, Elk. Sunday. pm
No. p. Toledo. Detroit & Chicago
Limited, Daily.-.....-...-. Sis pm
No. "a. Muncie. Lafayette & Michi-
gan City Special. Elk. Sunday...-..n 80 pm
SOUTH BOUND.
No. 81. Detroit, Indianapolis & Gin
cinnati Express. Daily-........... $50 an,
No. %. Chicago, Detroit, ToIedo &
indianapolis Fast Line Elk. Sum-
Gay an
No. %. Chicago Toledo & India
napolis Special, Elk. Sunday. 5:15 pm
ELEGANT NEW SERVICE AND EQUIPMENT.
Trains Nos. 20, % and "a make direct con-
nection for Toledo, Detroit, Chicago and all
points East, North and Northwest.
Trains 81 and % make immediate connec-
tion at indianapolis Union Station for Gin
cinnati, Louisville and all points in the
Southeast, South and Southwest.
Tran 25 connects at Indianapolis withfast
trains for st. Louis and Southwest.
For further information call at L. K. &W
ticket office
j. M. DAUBENSPECk.
Agent Lake Erica West r. 4.
F.O. DAILY General Passenger Agent.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-02
Terrible Truth.

Editor-I'm sorry we haven't
room for your story, for it has some
good points. You certainly have q
vivid imagination.
Author with a sigh)-Not as
vivid as it once was. There was a
time when / imagined / could sell
my stories.-Chicago News.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-02
Modern Safe Breaking.

Compressed oxygen and carburet-
ted hydrogen were made use of by
burglars lately in breaking open a
safe in London postoffice. 1t is
supposed that they provided them
selves with a bottle Of oxygen and
obtained the other gas from a jet
in the building, thus producing a
fame intense enough to destroy the
lock
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-02
GERMAN WARSHlPS.
Venzuela Threatened and Interesting
Times Expected-COm Cuts a Fig
urs in the Operations Now Be-
ginning.

WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Dec. Is
The gathering of German war
ships in the vicinity of Venzuela,
and the presence in the SANE To-
cality of many American, British
French, and other foreign war
ships, is directing attention to
the imminence of the naval dem
onstration Germany is about to
make against Venezuela. Thus
far the government has not
made known the exact details of
her proposed move, the official
communications to the United
States being confined to an inqui-
ry as to the attitude of this gov
eminent on the question of a
demonstration in view of the pur-
pose on the part of Germany not
to acquire any permanent foot
hold in Venezuela.
The answer of this government
was entirely satisfactory to the
German authorities, who since
have proceeded with the execu-
ton of their plans for coercing
enezuela. 1t is said to be prob
able that the first move by Ger
many will be the establishment
of a blockade of Venezuelan ports
so as to prevent the Introduction
of food products into Venezuela,
and thus starve the beSelged in
to submission.
Venezuela, it is said, is entirely
dependent upon the outside world
for its supply of corn, which is
a staple among the Venezuelans.
The Germans are expected to &C.
cupy ono or more of the main
ports of Venezuela, probably La
Guayra and Maracaibo. In this
connection most positive assur-
ances have been given to the
United States government that
the occupation is to be tempo
rary, and only for such length of
time as will permit the collection
of the debt due to Germans, thus
disposing of the report that there
is any Interior purpose to estab-
lish a German coaling station on
Venezuelan soil.
On the part of Venezuela, it is
semi-o ficially understood that
President Castro has made known
that he is prepared for any event
uality. There is complete
silence, however. as to the de-
fensive measures Venezuela is
adopting. but there is no indica
ton that she is laying mines or
preparing in any way to resist
an occupation of LaGuayra or
Maracaibo, which are such open
ports that they are practically
.defenseless against such power
full armament as the Germans
can bring to bear. The reliance
of Venzuela, appears to be on the
practical difficulties Germany
will encounter. Venezuela, it
Is asserted, has no need of out
side supplies, and while corn is
much used, in an emergency
there are many other cereals
which can be put to use. More
over, the natives are said to be
meat eaters almost exclusively,
and to have no need for corn or
outside products.
Ep.,daI Rattle in Churrh
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-02
THAT ARE KILLING The PEOPLE.

No other plaster, no other medicine or ap-
plication, can compare with them. Coughs,
colds, backache, rheumatism, lumbago,
kidney and liver troubles, asthma, infu-
enza, they all go down before Benson's
Plasters like snow image In the sun.
You can't throw money away on Benson'a
Plaster. Everybody is going to use them
this season. But make certain you get the
genuine. ALI druggists, or we will prepay
postage on any number ordered in the
United States on receipt of Csc. each.
Seabury & Johnson, Mfg. Chemists, ny.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-02

High on the branch of walnut tree
A bright eyed squirrel sat;
What was he thinking SO earnestly,
And wha: was he looking att
He was doing problem Ger and DER,
Busily thinking was be
How many nuts for his winters store
Could he hide in the hollow tree.
He sat 70 still In the swayiDg bough
You might have thought him asleep;
Oh, mol He was trying to reckon now
The outs the babies could eat
Thea suddenly he frisked about,
And down the.tree he ran;
The best way to do. without . doubt,
h 70 gather al can"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-02

WASHINGTON, Dec. 26-The
navy department. has taken the
initial steps toward the adoption
of the wireless telegraphy as a
means of signaling between war
ships at sea. To this end Admir-