The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1902-10-16

treat supposed case of smallpox, but
found that the eruptions on the pa
tient were caused by the bites of bed
bugs. He was so struck by the humor
of the thing that he did not even ask
fee for his visit.
LAST Sunday while out driving"
says the North JudSon News, "CharleS
Summons came across the following
sign, which he thought was Latin:
TAX this Rode to nox U kant trive
krOSt the pinecrik BRYCE she is 2 pore
an she is fenstup. Supervisor. ="
The oldest inhabitant cannot recol.
lect when tomatoes were SO plenty in
October as they are this year. We
have had many cool rainy days but
there has not been frost enough to
kill tomato vines which are usually
the first vegetation killed by frost.
Whosoever stands in the way of a
settlement of the coal strike will be
held responsible for the disastrous
consequences that are sure to follow.
The crisis is upon us, and woe be unto
the individuals who are chargeable
with failure to avert a national Ca
lamity.
Carrie Nation, the Kansas saloon
smaSher, was in Logansport, Monday,
and addressed large crowd from a
fiat car. She scolded everybody, but
at the same time sold several hundred
souvenir hatchets at % cents each,
netting her about SIS. 1t pays Carrie
u be a common Scold.
The merchants of Goshen by pro-
testing against street fakirS selling
in that city for licerSe of 81 per day
caused the officers to look up an ordi-
nance. The clerk now has inStruc-
tionS to charge $40 each day for any
one selling from stand or wagon, and
81 per aay for each foot peddler.
Jacob Kieffer, of Westville, brought
to the city today sample BOXES of the
second crop of strawberries grown on
his farm. The berries are well
developed, and most of the crop has
ripened. There are many green ones
yet. however, and some vines are in
bloom. Michigan City Dispatch.
The latest thing in fish story is
the following, told by young man
who has had some experience: Ira
Smalley, of Angola, who has the repu-
tation for being one of the most ex-
perienced fishermen in that part of
the state, went out to a lake near An
COLA and deposited quart of worms
at certain place and returning next
day caught ~ fine blue gills over the
exact spot.
James w. Maxey and some other Of
ficalS who are paid by the day to work
for the county are reported putting in
time travelling over the county in
Structing democrats that it is danger
Gus to scratch their tickets. There
can be no better evidence of the
necessity of scratching than the fact
that democrats who are paid by the
day from the public funds are putting
in their time at such work.
Walter S. DrummOnd, son of James
Drummond, who has so successfully
practiced veterinary surgery here for
the last twenty-five years, was accom-
panied to Chicago Sunday by his
father, where on Monday he entered
the Chicago Veterinary University,
one of the best institutions in the
United States, where he will remain
until he graduates, the course requir-
ing three years.-Argos Reflector.
An exchange editor says: "John
d. Rockefeller and myself started out
in life together from the same place
and at the same time. We both
sought and each secured a country
school to teach. After that he went
his way and l went mine. Now /
own piece of ground 40 feet square.
He owns the earth. 1 employ one
man, while he employs $4,000 men.
] am poor man, while he himself is
unable to estimate his own wealth.
About 400 people attended the re-
ceptiOn given to Rev. A, P. belong
and family at the M. E. church Fri
day evening. Prof. Redd delivered
the address of welcome to which Mr..
belong made an appropriate response.
There was a fine musical program fol-
lowed by light refreshments. The
lecture room had been artiStically de-
corated by the ladies of the church
and there was a freedom from
restraint and formality that made the
occasion very enjoyable to all present.
The large general store of Mochel
Bros, at Wyatt, caught fire at an
early hour Wednesday morning, and
was blazing at lively rate when dis