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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-23
A PLEA FOR MERCY.

Speaking in carefully Sweetened
phrases of the selection of Mr.. Logan
for democratic chairman the indie
pendent interjectS the following Sug-
geStive sentence: "Where there are
fractional differences, he (Mr. Logan)
recognizes that it is part of his duty
to step between and by compromise,
if possible, bring about a harmonious
condition of the troubled waters. -
The democracy of Marshall county
has been pretty solid of late and cam
dor cOmpelS us to state that the only
factional difference that is visible to
the naked eye is of MetSker's own
creation, in pursuance OF his contract
to deliver the local organization over
to the conservatives for whom Dan
Mcdonald cherishes such an undying
hatred
Metsker failed utterly. He was
ruthlessly sat upon in the Center
township convention, in the district
convention, in the committee, and by
every township trustee-wherever
in fact, the opportunity offered. No
public official in Marshall county, or
in any township, town or city there
Of. recognizes the Independent as a
party paper and the county committee
has formally continued the Democrat
as its organ, ignoring Metsker's pitt
full pleading to be at least included
with the Democrat SO that he might
have some slight show.
In view of these facts only one con-
struction can be put upon the Inde-
pendent's -affy to Logan and its pra-
ting about his duty to ''maintain an
absolute neutrality, to "bring about
such harmony" to ''step between and
by compromise, if possible, bring
about a harmonious condition., - to
''spare no time or energy to bring
about such happy denouement. -
The Independent is beat and is
pleading for any sort of merciful
compromise that Will leave it foot
hold on earth.
Democrats are having quiet laugh
at the Independents presumption in
undertaking to Instruct Chairman
Logan in his duty. They remember
what brief period has elapsed since
it was claiming to be independent in
politics and was seeking republican
support on that basis. They are also
greatly amused at its present frantic
desire to be harmonized, as contrasted
with its bombastic threats of but a
few weeks ago. Very often big and
gloriously iridescent bubble of concert
ends in a ridiculously small damp spot
on the floor.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-23

1.-The American republic, after
dazzling the world by its career for
the past two-thirds of century, to-
day has its frail fragments scattered
to the four winds of heaven" Thus
spoke an editorial leader of the fore
most newspaper in London in 1861,
commenting exultantly on the news
of the battle of Bull Run. The same
paper is now proudly calling attention
to the fact, proven in parliament on
Monday, that Great Britain alone
stood out against combination of
European powers to save Spain in
1898 and made possible the speedy
victory of that American republic
whose frail fragments were so widely
scattered forty years ago. Democrats
who were elated over every rebel vic
tory then and prayed England to aid
AMI support the confederacy speak
slightingly of her friendly service to
us in the war with Spain, and thereby
prove that they have less sense than
the London paper. Times change but
the average democrat learns nothing.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-23
THE POT ROAST
Suggestions in Economy For Young
housekeepers.

Select four to six pounds from the
under side of the round, or from the
vein, piece on the under side of the
leg of beef. This is solid, lean meat,
somewhat tough, but it may be made
very tender in this way. 1t is Geo.
nomical, for there is no waste aud the
price is less than for meat from the
rump or loin. Wipe the meat with a
cloth wet in warm water and trim off
any parts that do not seem perfectly
sweet and clean. If it is thin piece
or is not good shape lap it together
and tie it into shape so it will slice
nicely when done.
Place the meat in hot frying-pan
and scar it all over, or you may brown
it in the kettle if it is large and fiat
bottomed. Turn it over on every side
until each part is Drowned. If it be
scared in the kettle add about one cup
of water and place the kettle on the
stove where the water will bubble on
ly on one side. If you have Drowned
it in the frylng-pan, put tho meat in
the kettle and rinse out the pan with
cup of water, saving all the brown
glaze. which will give flavor to the
gravy, and pour this water over the
meat. Cook it very carefully. letting
the water boil nearly away at times
for the sake of giving the flavor of
browning, but do not let it boil down
dry and burn the meat, and add only
little water as needed. The steam
helps to soften the meat, SO be careful
that the cover fits tightly, that the
steam of its own juices. and the slight
browning gives it the flavor Of meat
roasted in the oven. Cook it uutil the
fibre may be pierced easily with a
fork but not enough for it to fall to
pieces.
Remove the meat, and if the liquor
left in the kettle is mostly fat pour off
all but one tablespoon of it: then add
one tablespoon of flour and cook them
until brown. Stir in one cup of water,
and when it has thickened and is
smooth add salt and pepper to taste.
The meat is good either hot or cold,
and if there is not sufficient gravy cut
the meat in rather thick slices and
brown them slightly in hot butter.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-23
ICE FOR FARMERS
A Luxury the First Year But Neces-
Sly Ever After.

Every farmer should have an ice
house, and he should put up enough
to last him during the hot season.
Ice used to DE regarded as luxury
but this is 81 no longer. 1t is now an
article of prime necessity, and nobody
needs 1T more than the farmer. Espe.
cially is it needed by the dairyman to
keep his milk cool, but in many ways
the farmers wife can find use for ice
and great deal of it. Time was that
ice was supposed to be luxury only
for the sick. You never saw a piece
in the country in summer time, except
in case of sickness. and then it was
procured from distance, and its
coming created a sort of sensation in
the house. No modern farm is COM
plete without an icehouse. During
the hot days of summer the butter
can be kept solid and in the best con-
dition, the milk may be kept sweet
and the water cool by the addition of
a chunk of ice. If the good wife
wants little ice cream for company,
it may be had whenever 1T is desired,
without waiting to go to town first to
get the ice. Some farmers say they
can buy ice cheaper than they can put
it up, but you will notice that these
farmers who say this never buy any ice.
They simply 60 without, while the
farmer who puts up ice has plenty.
The American farmer therefore
urges its patrons not to let the freezes
of this winter 60 by without securing
a supply of ice. 1t believes that farm
erS should have all the good things go
ing, and ice is certainly one of the
good things. 1t does not cost much
to fill an averaged sized houSe-not
near as much as it does to buy the ice.
a friend of ours has a house which
holds twenty tons. He tells us that
it took two men two days to cut out
the ice, and two men two days with
two teams to haul it. Counting the
men at s1.OO day each, and the
drivers and teams at $3.50 each, the
cost of filling the house would be S14.
1t took one man with a team three
DAYS to haul the sawdust, at $3.50 pei
day, amounting to $3.50. Therefore,
the total cost of putting up the ice
and hauling the sawdust amounted tC
Sl2. 80. Ice costs % cents per hun
dred, and twenty tons would cost S1OC
giving the farmer who put up the ice
balance uf $3.50, besides the con-
venience. 1t will easily be seen from
this which is the cheaper plan. Farm.
ers can put up Ice when they can dc
nothing else on the farm but feed
Ice is no worse to handle than wood.
After a farmer has once put no Ice he
will not do without it.-American
Earp1pr
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-23

A broken down editor who had
starved to death was being taken to
heaven by his guart ian angel. On
his way he asked permission tosee the
other place before the gates of heaven
closed behind him. His request was
! granted. Arriving at hades and
rambling around among the furnaces,
he got lost from his guide. He finally
stopped before a furnace labeled
delinquent Subscribers, and in
there he saw a number of men dancing
around on the hot Goals in great agony.
The sight fascinated him, and he con-
tinued to gaze on their sufferings,
obivious to all else around him.
Finally the angel found him and re-
minded him that it was time to 90 on
to heaven.
"Well, you 90 on" replied the
fascinated editor. m going to
stay right here. This IS heaven
enough for me-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-23

The sprightly Whitley County
News will now return to the weekly
issue after short trial of the every
other-day plan Of publication. A
vote of its subscribers revealed that
four out Of five prefer the weekly
form, though the tri-weekly gave
them more matter and freSher news
for the same money. Apparently the
farmers are not yet ready to give up
the old familiar county weekly, but
that they will eventually prefer their
local news daily no editor doubts.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-23

Mr.. III. j. MacNair, superintendent
of the new construction work on the
Pennsylvania railway in this vicinity,
has been employed as civil engineer on
the Panama canal and has also been
over the Nicaragua route and is Thor
oughly cOnversant with the engineer
ing phases Of both waterways. Con-
sidering the problems of construction
on each line, the expense of the origin
al work and Of subsequent mainten-
ance, and the distance and time oc-
cupied between terminal points of or
binary voyages by way of each canal,
Mr. MacNair is strongly impressed in
favor of the Nicaragua route and be-
lieves it ought 70 be adopted. This
appears to be the view of most en-
gineers who have been over the GROUND
and have no reason to be prejudiced.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-23

The desperate MetSker commands
all democratic candidates for county
Office to incur the additional and I'M
necessary expense of publishing their
announcements in his paper, the infer
ence being clear that if they do not he
will not support them. He declares that
those who are elected must divide the
patronage equally between the In
dependent and the Democrat, infer
entially denouncing the present in
cumbentS, who have not done so, and
threatening the new corners with his
wrath if they fail him. He calls all
the members of the democratic coun-
ty committee towards, saying that
none of them dared to give him a
pleasant look for fear of Dams in
fiuence. He personally visited every
township trustee in the county solicit
ing them to publish their annual re-
ports in his paper contrary to law,
offering to do the work at lower prices
than the statute fixes; and to some he
offered the support of his paper, while
to others he said that if they would
give him the job he would see that his
paper made no attack upon them-a
threat that some folks call blackmail.
1t is no wonder that our democratic
friends are not wildly jubilant over
the recent acquisition to their ranks
OF a paper run by such character.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-23

An important capture was made in
Kaguna province, Luzon, when eight
men of the Eighth infantry captured
woman insurgent named Aqueda Ka-
habagan. She recently commanded an
insurgent force of 500 men, 800 of
whom carried rifles while five hundred
were armed with bolos. For six years
past she has been leading insurgent
bands against the Spaniards and the
Americans.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-23

We take pleasure in presenting the
full program of the Farmers Institute
to be held in this county next month
and we urge all farmers, their moth
ers, wives and daughters, to attend
and participate in the good that will
accrue. By the prejudice and favorit-
ism of-some member of the commit
tee and the neglect of others, both
highly unbecoming in a matter of
such general public Importance, We
were prevented from publishing the
program until week after its appear
ance IN another paper and our read
ers are thereby given that much less
time to arrange for being present at
the sessions.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-23
CULvER'S DESTINY.

In a thoughtful and well written
editorial the Culver Herald sounds the
note of the future for the town OF
Culver, and very hopeful and promis-
ing note it is. The town On the lake
has much to be proud of in its achieve
ments during the past few years,
especially since it has been incorpor-
ated. Numbers of new business build
ings and residences erected in that
time testify to an increase of trade
that is almost marvellous for so staid
and sturdy community as that of
Marshall county. Culver has become
a market place for broad scope of
territory whose inhabitants formerly
sold their produce and purchased their
supplies at other centers and its trade
area is still broadening. The Van
dalia railroad gave the original impet-
us, the ice packers and summer re-
sorters have contributed to the town s
growth, and the business men have
been w;deawake in making their mar
ket attractive to farmers. The Her.
aid says that an east and west railroad
is the paramount necessity of the inn
mediate future; but no such line is in
contemplation and the town must plan
to get along without it, accomplishing
by other means the things a railway
might do for it. No one, however,
who peers into Culver's future and
fails to see the great cement factories
that are destined to be established
there turning out their product by the
thousand barrels daily has fully COM
pretended the value of the Maxim
kuckee mari beds which constitute
the greatest mine of wealth in Mar
shall county, her broad acres of fertile
lands alone excepted. That is Cnl-
ver's destiny and when it is reaiiztd
she will indeed be lone Of the largest
and busiest cities In Marshall county. -
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-23

The common council met in special
session Tuesday evening and passed
the ordinance for the issue of North
Michigan street improvement bonds.
A large proportion of the property
owners are paying in fun and saving
interest, nearly $4,000 being already
received by the city treasurer.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-23

Real estate in many towns that
have lately strengthened themselves
along industrial lines has increased a
hundred fold in value and more peO-
pie have made fortunes by such in
crease than in the enterprises that
brought it about. Experience is a
safe guide and points a lesson to Plym-
outh property owners.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-23

Tie Logansport Journal has again
been sold, this time to A. r. KEGS
ling, E. F. and III. G. Metzger. Mr..
Keesling is young man who was
once reporter on the Journal and
the Metszgers, also young men, have
been connected with thu Logansport
Reporter. The Journal is the Oldest
paper in that city.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-23
Funeral of S. A. Morrison.

The funeral of Samuel A. Morrison,
who died in California, was held at
Laporte Wednesday at 2 p. m. H.
E. Buck, Of this city attended.
Mr.. Morrison was one of the Brightest
young bankers in the state. His
mother is the widow of the late G. c.
Buck.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-23

The rapid advance of rural mail de-
livery is one of the most popular re-
forms the government has ever given
the farmers of this country. 1t works
fer good in many direct and indirect
ways, and in time it will be universal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-23

JoIn III. Webster fell from load of
fodder Saturday evening and dislocated
the ankle joint, DIR. Knott reduced
the iislocation. He is doing nicely.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-01-23
List OF Unclaimed Letters.

The following letters remain I'M
called for in the post Office at Plym-
outh. Ind, for the week ending Jan.
u, 1902.
LADIES.
Mrs Mary Sheldon Mrs Kate Mess
Myra Lewis Bertha NJ Cara
Mrs Olive Hackenberry Anders
GENTLEMEN.
Geo Hettinger l. h GrlSSon
Chas Denton AnniS Bros
Clarence Bougard
a fee of one cent will be charged on
all the letters advertised.
Please say advertised when calling
for these letters.
J. 4. YOCKEY, z. NJ.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-01
UNCLE SAM ON THEIR TRAIL
Box smashers Will Be Severely Dealt
With Hereafter.

Several somebody's in Sumter are &C
cumulating for themselves a whole big
peck of trouble, and possibly term in
prison as well, by breaking into or
otherwise interfering with the mail
boxes along one or two rural route out
of Americas.
Already Uncle Sam is camping on
the trail of these evil doors.
Some time since Postmaster Smith
reported to the department the rifing
of an individual mail box on one of the
rural routes, the owner finding it
broken open one morning.
Another hilarious citizen with pis-
toll made target of another box, shoot
ing it full of holes as he plugged an
imaginary foe.
The department. has taken official
notice of such vandalism.
These private mail boxes are entitled
10 the protection of the United States
statutes which provides several penal
ties for wilful or malicious injury to or
interference with the contents of any
receptacle for United States mail.
It would be very good idea to let
the mail boxes alone, as Uncle Sam is
watching these here.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-01
FINANCES OF sEABOARD ROAD.
Excellent Showing In Earnings For
Last Year.

The statement as to the financial
conditions of the Seaboard Air Line
made by John L. Williams & Co. in
offering 500, 900 of It's per cent first
mortgage bonds shows the seaboard
was successful in earnings during 1901.
The statement is as fallows:
The earnings of the Seaboard sys-
tenn for the year exceeded $4,000, 600,
which ID approximately so per cent oyer
and above interest on bonds and rent
ais for the same period.
The total bonded indebtedness is
only about 100000 per mile of road
owned, or less than the bonded in
debtedness of any railway system OF
equal size in the United States.
The surplus earnings of the system
for the calendar year 1901 amounted to
considerably more than a sum suffi-
Gent to pay per cent on its preferred
stock, but it has not been the policy of
the company to begin the payment of
dividends as yet.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-01
HAS SETTLED WITH TEACHERS.
The Full Amount Due Them Will Be
Paid Today.

Fifteen hundred dollars will be paid
out here todsy to the county school
teachers of Sumter, which balances all
accounts due them for salaries for last
year. This clears up all indebtedness,
and the teachers start even again.
Supt. More, of the county schools,
received the checks yesterday morn
ing.
The state has been a little slow in
paying the county school teachers, be-
ing trife by of cash just at present,
but the account is even now.
Commissioner Moore says that all of
the schools in Sumter, except two, have
opened for the spring term, and these
remaining ones will open shortly. The
attendance in all the schools is large
and their condition the best in years.
Sumter county has fiftY-six public
schools, outside ofAmericus. OF these
twenty three are for white and thirty
three for colored children,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-01
For Sale.

100 acres miles of Americus, room
house, fine pasture with running water
$500.
$50 acres, 5 miles out, choice Ieve
land, 80 acres in original forest, on
which there is $500 to 81, 900 worth of
pine saw mill timber. rent 6 bales cot
ton. $1,000.
Broom house with two acres choice
month. $500.
Groom house, Church street, close
in; rent 81 90 month. Price 81, 100.
Groom house, Elan avenue large
lot; rent IS 90 month. $3.50.
Take one or all of these If you are
looking for safe Investment.
p. B. WILLIFORD.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-01
Gowns.

At 48c of good Muslin V shaped neck,
tucked yoke cambria ruffle.
At SOC Of Muslin square neck yoke of
Hamburg embroidery and cluster of fine
tucks.
At 75c of Muslin yoke torchon lace and
tucks running up and down and across
neck and sleeves trimmed to match.
At 98c. Of good Muslin V shaped yoke
of elaborate embroidery, insertion and
tucks, neat edge on neck and sleeves.
Others up to $3.50.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-01
Skirts.

At 39c of good Muslin, deep cabrlc ruff
fe with cluster of tucks.
At SOC of good Muslin, cambria founce
edged with lace or embroidery.
At 75c of Muslin Ombrelle, deep Aounce
cluster of tucks, dust ruff1e.
At CSC of Muslin cambria Ombrelle,
hounce with Hamburg insertion and clus-
ter of tucks.
At SIPS of Muslin, exceptionally deep
lawn founce of eight tucks and ruffle of
pretty embroidery. Others up to s..
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-01
Saved Her Child's Life.

SIN three weeks our chubby little
boy was changed by Pneumonia almost
to a skeleton" writes Mrs. w. Watkins,
of Pleasant City, O.. "a terrible cough
set in, that, in spite of a good doctor s
treatment for several weeks, grew worse
every day. We then used DR.. King &
New Discovery for Consumption, and
our darling was soon sound and we'll.
We are sure this grand medicine saved
his life.'' Millions know it's the only
sure cure for Coughs, Colds and all
Lung diseases. E. j. Eldridge will
guarantee satisfaction, SOC, 81. Trial
bottles free.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-01
WELL KNOWN TO THE TRADE.
Virginia Carolina Chemical Co. Does
Large Trade.

The Times Recorder today presents
the advertisement of the Virginia
Carolina Chemical Company. manufac-
turers of high grade fertilizers. This
company owns and operates twelve
factories in Georgia and sells seventy
five per cent of the fertilizers consumed
by the farmers of the state. Their
factories are so distributed as to give
customers everywhere quick service
and lowest freight rates. Read their
elsewhere.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-01

Suits heretofore 80, now. ..$4 50
Suits heretofore 10, now. 6 50
Suits heretofore II so, now. s so
All 65c and 75c boys knee pants soc
All So so boys suits, now. 1 80
All So 90 boys suits, now ..... 2 so
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-01
geo D, WHEATLEY. |GEO. D. WHEATLEY
At This Time O'Year.

The beckons you with array of practical
mics that would be impossible at any other time That Is
would be impossible to sacrifice profits and continue
be of service ourselves and YOU The store that all
time crying and less than cost must day meet the
inevitable After the smash the store of little service
anybody This store knows when to begin sacrificing It's
profits knows how long to continue and knows just when
to stop. This is the profit stripped time
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-01
SMALL BLAZE OUT NORTH LEE.
Trucks Called Out But Damage Is
Slight.

A small blaze in house owned by
Miles Barnett, out north Lee street,
gave the department lively run at
noon yesterday. The blazing house
was just beyond the Central railroad
tracks, and the department did effec-
tive work in extinguishing it. The
loss was nominal only.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1902-02-01
THE MODERN WAY

Commends itself to the well-informed,
to do pleasantly and effectuany what
was ormerlv done in the cIudest man
ner and disagr eeably as we'll. To cleanse
the system and break up colds, head
aches, and fevers without unpleasant
after effects, use the delightful liquid
laxative remedy, Syrup of Figs. Made
by California Fig Syrup Go.