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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07
To Ask for a New Law.

1t is stated that an attempt will be
made at the next session of the legIs-
lature to get an act through creating
the Office of fire marshal for the state,
something along the line of the Ohio
law. The duties of the fire marshal
under the Ohio law are to investigate
all fires of suspicious character.
The law requires the chiefs of fire de-
partmentS in cities and towns TO make
a report Of the cause of every fire to
the fire marshal and every suspicious
fire is Investigated.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07

There is no sympathy in politics
else the method of campaigning the
Kansas republicans are going to adopt
might be condemned as downright
cruelty. They propose going about
the state giving graphophone repro
auctions of Mr., Bryan's speeches, in
which he told of the horrible things
that would happen to the country as
a result of the gold standard. What
a heartless affair political campaign
is anyhow.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07
Bringing Them Closer to Chica 90.

1t is claimed that the cars which
are to be operated on the Aurora,
Elgin s. Chicago Electric railroad now
almost ready for business, will be cap
able of attaining speed of 1873 miles
an hour. The managers, however, do
not propose for the present to make
this the schedule running time. They
will, be content with running their
cars at the rate of seventy.five miles
an hour until the public is ready for
faster travelling.
Making due allowance for stops, the
necessity for slowing up in passing
throug certain portions Of the suburbs
where the tracks are not entirely in
closed, and the time consumed in
rounding the Union loop, etc., Aurora
will be brought as close to Chicago as
Evanston has been, by steam, until
quite recently.
In fact, If this minimum schedule
time of seventy-fiye miles an hour
proves practicable-and there is no
reason to question the ability of the
managers of the line to carry out
their plans-Aurora, Geneva, Batavia,
Elgin, Wheaton, and other points in
Du Page and Kane countries, to reach
which heretofore has involved some
thing In the nature Of a journey, will
be easily brought under the list of
thirty minute SuburbS.-Inter Ocean.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07
Commence Where You Are.

Commence today to do tOday'S
work." said man who sees the bright
side of things. Commence where
you are with today's ability and TO-
days light. Don't stop to pity those
below, nor to growl at those above,
but climb, climb, climb. Do your
level best in the light of the unity of
all things, all persons, all efforts, in
the light of the distinction of each
but the separation of none, and you
have done your best for those below
and above you. Work today, remem-
bering that as you gave so shall it be
given you again."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07
The census bulletin ON the n

The census bulletin on the manu-
facture Of liquors does not touch con-
sumption, SO not much can be learned
accurately of the use and the cost to
the consumer when it is stated that
in 1900 $3.50, $40, 900 worth was manu-.
featured. 1t appears, however, that
the production was equal to about
"a, so to each inhabitant in 1900. That
is a large amount, but it is much
larger when the consumer pays for it,
even If a large volume Of spirits is
used in the mechanical arts.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07
The trouble with the democracy il

The trouble with the democracy is,
sit has no issues and no man." These
are the words of that eminent demo-
crat, the Hon. William T.. Whitney.
Here we are within almost three
months of the congressional elections
and the democrats are not agreed
what the issues before the country
are. And search the whole country
over, what real leader can the party
point to? Only few years ago In
diana had more democratic leaders of
possible national importance than can
be found now in the entire west.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07
A Large Jail Population.

An army of men and women num-
boring %, 013 lived in the jails Of In
diana at one time or another during
the year ending November l, 1901.
This total is greater than that of the
year before. OF this number nearly
16, 600 were prisoners serving sentence,
almost $50 were confined as insane,
and over 5000 were fed and housed as
tramps. Some counties maintain jails
as boarding houses for tramps at pub
lie expense. Tippecanoe county seems
to be the tramps' paradise, for over
500 of them were entertained at the
jail in that county by the sheriff.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07
Six That's.

There is one word in the English
language which can appear six times
consecutively in sentence and make
correct English. To illustrate: A
Roy wrote sentence on the black
board which read, 1.-THE man that
lies does wrong" The teacher OBJ
jected to the word "that," SO the
word "who" was substituted, and yet
it must be evident to the reader, for
all that, that that that that that
teacher objected to was right after
all
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07

The campaign in Vermont is at
tracing attention from the fact that
a boiling republican, pledged to SUBJ
NIT the prohibltory law to the peo-
pie, is making canvass. The demo
Gratis have a ticket in the field. AS
the republican candidate received 49,.
AL votes of $1,000 in 1900, the re.
publicans can divide into two parties,
either of which will be larger than the
democratic.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07

Since 1860 the republican party has
been in power in Indiana during three
different periods. During each period
the state debt was largely decreased.
During the same time the democratic
party has also been three times in
power. During each democratic Pc
Rod the state debt was largely in
creased, This statement of facts car.
ries its own moral.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07

A new kind of hero, the Columbia
City Post says, has come to light.
This fellow hoped to achieve glory by
death. He committed suicide, leav-
ing note saying: HE who dies for
his country is hero; but he who dies
for his family'S sake is a greater hero. u
The man. left two insurance policies,
one for $50, 900, payable to his moth.
er, and one for s26, 900, payable to his
wife. 1t is not at all likely that in
surance companies will endorse the
sentiment in the note he left.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07

General Fitzhugh Lee said at In
dianapolis Sunday night: 81 believe
that the crisis in Cuban affairs is now.
The Cubans were promised an indie
pendent government and they got it.
Now they will have to prove that
they can give security to property and
maintain order in the island. If they
do not come up to the mark the is
land must become either part of the
United States or dependency of this
country.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07

Pension Commissioner Ware declares
that legislation enacted by the last
session of congress will result in the
addition of at least ten thousand new
pensioners to the government rolls.
The number of pensioners on record
July Of this year was s99,496. This
shows steady growth Of the roll for
a number of years.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07
Too Hot to Work.

A party DESTROYS of employing a
number Of day laborers found it hard
work to secure the men this morning,
they giving as an excuse for not TAX
ing the proffered jobs that it was too
hot to work. 1t is possible that when
winter gets here these same men will
be early in line as applicants for ia
yors from the hands Of sweet charity.
It will then too cold to work.-South
Bend Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07
Preached Wife's Funeral.

With no minister present, and sur
rounded by old friends of his family,
Richard Henry Stoddard, the veneer
able blind poet, stood beside the grave
of his wife In Sag HarbOr Sunday, and
pronounced the eulogy upon her life.
Several times the aged poet broke
down and wept. So feeble and SO
crippled by rheumatism that he could
not stand alone, he was supported by
two attendants at the head of the
grave, while, with bowed head and
trembling voice, he paid tribute TO his
life companion.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07

The theory is now advanced that
the Los AlamOs earthquakes are not
OF volcanic origin at all, but due en-
tirely to the efforts of gases in the in
terror of the earth to free themselves.
If this is the correct explanation,
then all that is necessary to quiet the
Santa Barbara country is a body Of
well borers and properly organized
natural gas company.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07

Congressman Livingston, OF Geor-
gia says: Try abolishing the tariff we
can dismantle every manufacturing
combination in the land" So we can.
BY abolishing the tariff we can dis
mantle every industry in the country
and 5000, 900 workingmen can be sent
to the farms for a bare living. Mr..
Livingston is very frank, but we don't
think our laborers are ready to take
his medicine. 1t would be mighty
bitter pill.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07
Dragging the Lake.

Reports came from Westville Mon
day that the authorities were drag
ging the lake with the expectation Of
finding the dead body OF Mrs. Tolton,
who has mysteriously disappeared
The fact that the woman b best clothes
have been left undisturbed and that
her prolonged absence remains unex-
planned, tends to strengthen the foul
play theory. Tolton had refused to
buy food or clothes for bis wife.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07

1t has been stated in free trade pa.
pers that the steel trust sold rails in
England last January at $3.50 per
ton, which would be 81 ton after
paying the freight. Why the steel
trust should sell rails at s17 ton in
England when it cannot ill home
orders at s2s a ton is one of the things
which the average person cannot un.
derStand.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07

Senator Platt, of Connecticut, who
has sat In the senate since 1879, de-
clareS that "nowhere i'm the United
States is public sentiment so likely to
be misunderstood as in the city of
Washington, when congress is in ses-
sion. This opinion is sustained by the
observations of other men who have
been in Washington.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07

Massachusetts, state democrats will
meet in convention IN September and
it is expected they will endorse Rich
ard Olney as the democratic presiden-
tial nominee for 1904. Mayor Collins.
of Boston, is one of the Bay state
democrats who is in favor of the Olney
plan and who is doing all he can to
bring il about.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07

The indianapolis Journal referring
to the statement that Mr.. Bryan says
he prefers higher place than that Of
the presidency Of the United States,
says. 1t was folly to suppose that he
would wish to be a candidate for the
Office again, now that he has become
an editor.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07

The democratic reorganizers who
talk about the death Of tree silver and
then propose a tariff for revenue as
the issue between the two parties,
ought to be informed that the only
difference between the two issues is
that silver is the fresher corpse by
several years.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07

What undoubtedly is the largest
known tree in the world has been
discoyered on the government reserva-
tion far up in the Sierras In Fresno.
county, California. Six feet from tks
ground it took a line 156 feet 8 inches
long to encircle the tree, making it
over ffty-one feet IN diameter.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07

Forty per cent of the entire crop Of
cotton or 4,l56, 900 bales, is retained
for American consumption this year
and Of this total northern mills will
take 2, 29O, 900 bales, while 1865, 900
bales will be taken by southern mills.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07

The agricultural book Of the north
west territories show that In four
years the production of wheat has in
creased from 5,542, AIS bushels to r.
sos, 447 bushels, and of oats from 81
O40, 307 bushels to 9,716,132 bushels.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07
Plymouth, Ind, August 7. 1902.

The commission appointed to reap
portion Oklahoma has announced the
total population of the territory to be
600, 1000, with one representative for
every $4,000 people, and one senator
for every $4,000.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07

Hotel English, on Monument Circle
Indianapolis, is now the headquarters
of the republican state committee.
1t has large number of front rooms,
all the modern convenienceS and is
one of the coolest hotels in the city.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07

A battleship complete in these
times costs s6, 100000. The Georgia
and New Jersey, now under construc-
ton, will reach this amount, and the
Louisiana and Connecticut, for which
bids have been advertised, are Of the
same class.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07

After search of two years, the
democratic party can find no issue and
it should begin to see that the repub-
licans have the right side of every
public question at the present time.
1t is awkward, Of course, but facts
are facts,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07

From the premises of D. B. Ham,
let, bay pony, bald face, roach name.
Liberal reward for return or any In
formation. Address D. B. HAMLET,
B. r. No. 2.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07
surety ON Bonds.

The Union Surety Co., Indianapo-
lis, The American Surety Co., N. Y,
bonds executed without delay.
249tf JOHN w. PARKS. Agent.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-08-07

The following letters remain I'M
called for in the post Office at Plym-
outh, Ind, for the week ending Aug.
6, 1902.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-21
DR. GARNAULT WILL
 HAVE CONSUMPTION
INocULATES HIMSELF WITH MAT TER FROM coNSUMPTlVE COW
 TO DIsPRoVE PROF. kocH's
 THEoRY-HE WAS MISoUoTED.

Paris, June 2o.-Dr. Garnault, the phy- sician who inoculated himself with mat ter taken from consumptive COW in or der to disprove Professor Koch's theo- ry. that it is impossible for human beings to catch tuberculosis from cattle inform ed the correspondent of the Associated Press today that he has been misquoted. He does not propose that pr. Theobald Smith, professor of comparative patholo- gy at the medical school of Harvard University, shall treat him during the present experiment If tuberculosis de- clares itself. Should the experiment fall, however, then Dr. Carnault will place himself In communication with Dr. Smith and Professor Baumgarten of Tubingen, who, he says, If they do not follow Koch completely express doubts which impose on them grave responsibility.
 T do not ask pr. Smith or Professor Baumgarterf to initiate me-" continues Dr. Garnault, but if the experiment fails I ask them to assume in concert with me & new, decisive experiment to be prac- ticed on myself"
 Dr. Garnault also says he chooses Dr. Smith and Professor Baumgarten be- cause he Is convinced of their scientific good faith, which he questions fin Profess sor Koch. The French physician is will ing to go to Boston, If necessary, for the experiment.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-21
TOWN IN GREAT DANGER.
Fire Department of Tacoma Goes to
 the Aid of Buckley.

Tacoma, Wash, June 20.-The fire de- partment of this city has sent men, en- zines and hose on a special train to Buck ley. this county which is threatened with complete destruction by forest fires.
 Several lives have been lost between Buckley and Enumclaw, King County, on account of the fierce flames. The town Is damaged to the extent of over $1O, GOO and Is completely shut off from outside aid reaching the town, and the people are suffering greatly from heat and smoke Twenty buildings are burning.
 There are two fires raging through the heavy timber on the mountain side Many farmers are supposed to have been de- stroyed. Every camp In the Green river district is reported to be either destroy ed or threatened with destruction.
 The employees from Pages camp at Eagle Gorge have arrived here and tell a thrilling story of escape. Fire struck the camp at noon today, descending upon 1t in a roaring sheet of flame. A mar row path to safety remained and men, women and children to the number of sixty, hurried through 1t. Three men made their escape by wading through the river and up the line. It is reported that seven men from Smiths camp on Cedar River, which was burned, are missing, but the report cannot be verified
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-21
LA FAYETTE
Miss BertIe Jones Married to MT. Chas.
 F. Redd.


 Lafayette, June 2O.-(Special.) At the home of Mrs. T. B. Burton. this city. Miss Bertie Jones of Wards Mill, this county and MT. Charles F. Redd of Co., lumbus, Ga., were united in marriage yesterday morning at o'clock. The marriage was witnessed only by a few of the intimate friends and relatives of the contracting parties. Immediately af- ter the ceremony MT. and Mrs. Redd boarded the train for their future home in Columbus, carrying with them the congratulations and best wishes of many frieds and relatives of the bride in La fayette and vicinity.
 Quite a campaign is being waged in Chambers county by the candidates for county superintendent of education With four popular candidates in the field, viz: Profs. A. w. Holstein, G. B. Avery, w. G. farrell. the present incumbent, and Hon. J. H. Harris the primary will be an interesting one.
 Hon. J. Thomas Heflin is meeting with great encouragement from all quarters. Besides many unexpected personal ex- pressions encouraging his candidacy, he is receiving letters from different sections of the state, making the outlook very fiattering for him. His hosts of friends in East Alabama and especially in old Chambers, are very enthusiastic in his behalf and will give him solid support in this campaign. MT. Heflin will open his campaign in North Alabama in Mar shall county where he has been invited to speak on July f.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-21
ATHENS.
Democratic Committee Meets and Counts the Votes.

Athens, June 20.-(Special.)-Th Demo- cratic executive committee met today for the purpose of counting the vote cast in the recent primary and declaring the re- suits. The work was done very quickly and harmoniously and the following nominees declared: For representative, II. Clyde Thach; superintendent of edu- cation, w. L. Davis; cotton weigher, J. Lewis Nelson. MT. Thach was nominated by majority of 4s0 over Captain Bibb, MT. Davis by a majority of more than 400 over w H. Mcclellan, and J. L. Nel- son won by g votes over Sim Corder, there being six candidates for the office of cotton weigher. Harmony prevails in the county. Immediately after the de- claring of the nominees the work of the old committee was finished and the newly-elected committee was organized by the election of MT. Henry B. Malone of this place as chairman and MT. w. K. Walker of Athens as secretary.
 This section has been blessed with a good rain, which has put the farmers In high spirits. The crops were suffering greatly for rain and in some sections in the bottoms the corn had not been plant ed and the farmers could not break their lands for want of rain. The cotton crop is the most promising in this section that has been known for years.
 There Is talk now of another large knitting mill being erected in this place In the early fall. It Is to be built in West Athens and will be a rather large industry, working something like a hun dred people.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-21
VERDICT FOR FULL AMOUNT.
Jury Gives Manufacturing Company
 $69, 300, All That Was Asked.

Charlotte, N. C., June 20.-In the suit of the W. L. Wells Company of Vicks- burg, Miss, against the Gastonia Manu- featuring Company and the Avon Mills of Gastonta, Jury in the Federal Court here today awarded a verdict to the plain tiff for $69, 300, all the money that was claimed to be due.
 The Wells Company brought suit to recover from the Gastonia mills money for cotton that was sold in the past two years. The purchase of the cotton was not denied, but the Cast onia mills claimed that W. L. Wells agreed to take $50,00 stock in the million-dollar cotton mills at Gastonia, and further agreed that the purchase money of cotton to that amount be applied to paying for his stock in the Lory mill. The case will be taken up soon on appeal to the Circuit Court of Appeals at Charleston.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1902-06-21
JURY DISCHARGED
 IN HOOKS CASE Six for AcquittaI and Six for
 Conviction WOMAN IS VERY WEALTHY She Has Been on Trial Number of Weeks, Charged With the Murder
 of Her Husband-He
 Was Poisoned.
WOMAN IS VERY WEALTHY

Memphis, June 2o.-The jury in the case of Mrs. Georgia Erma Hooks, charg- ed with poisoning her husband, Cerro Gordo Hooks, was today discharged by Judge Cooper of the criminal court after a deadlock of several days. The case, however, has attracted wide attention and developed several local sensations.
 Cerro Gordo Hooks, a well known bus mess man, died last october. After the body had been embalmed and inferred persist ent rumors gained currency that his death was from other than natural causes. About two weeks after Hooks burial the authorities instructed Dr. William Krause, a well known chemist. to exhume the body and conduct an au- topsy The chemist reported that he had found enough arsenic and ground glass in the stomach and other organs to cause death.
 Mrs. Hooks who Is a wealthy resident of this city was indicted for murder In the first degree by the grand jury and she was placed under arrest. The trial was called nearly a month ago and the case has been vigorously contested by both sides.
 Dr. Krause, while on the witness stand swore that he had also examined the body of the defendants son, who died about two years ago, and that arsenic and ground glass were also found In the stomach. This testimony caused sen- sation and its admission to the jury was stubbornly fought by counsel for the de- fense, but Judge Cooper ruled that the evidence was competent and 1t was ad- mitted.
 It is reliably reported that the jury stood six for acquittal and six for con- viction. Mrs. Hooks Is widely known In this part of the State and lives In one or the most palatial residences In Memphis.
 A peculiar incident of the trial is that Dr. Krause is now very low in hospital suffering from pernicious malarial fever said to have been contracted while per forming the autopsy on the remains Of Mrs. Hooks son.