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The Plymouth tribune., 1902-05-08
Wind Preserves Life.

Professor Dexter, of the university
of Illinois, has made curious inveSti-
CATION to discover the relation OF fresh
air to vitality. He made his study in
the city of New York, collecting and
tabulating data to the number of
497, ,262. The results show the effect
of calmS on the records of the schools.
the police court and the penitentiary
The absence OF wind above four miles
an hour was considered calm. Alb
sence from schools during calm wealth
er was found to be three times great
er than absence during all other kinds
of weather, including the extremes of
cold and warm. wet and windy. The
cause of this is that children do not
feel as well in calm weather and dis
eases peculiar to childhood are then
most likely TO develop. The criminal
records show fewer assaults and less
disorder and violence generally dur
ing calmS than at other times. There
are more policemen laid off, more
errors made by clerks in banks, a
larger number of deaths during calms
than when the air is in motion.
The conclusion drawn is that dur
ing calmS the phenomena of life due
to depleted vitality are excessive.
while the phenomena due to excessive
vitality are deficient, and this is in
harmony with other and less exact
observation. The source of vitality
and energy is oxygen and if that Is
deficient we are less capable of both
good and evil. a calm or very Slow
moving air in large city is deficient
in oxygen, vitiated by the exhalations
of thousands OF men and animals. In
wind there is fresh supply of un-
exhausted air moving in to take the
place of the exhausted air. While
there is nothing particularly new
developed in this investigation, it
makes clearer, perhaps, the apprecia-
tion of the value Of wind as the
earths purifier, demonstrating anew
the old statement that life is motion:
that the currents of the air. like the
currents of the sea or the currents of
the blood, are the sign of life: that
Stagnation is death.
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-05-08
"Uncle Sans" Birthplace Sold.

The Wilson homestead at Mason,
New Hampshire, said to be the birth
place of the original "Uncle Sam, -
was sold at auction this week for ST.
500. The purchaser was Capt. Orren
A. Hamblet, of Washington.
"Uucle SAM was Samuel Wilson,
the eldest of twelve children born on
this farm. During the second war
with England, as the story goes, he
and his brother Edward were con-
tractors for government supplies at
Troy, n. Y. 1t was the Wilson idea
to label their beef and pork packings
"U. S." and as Samuel Wilson was
generally called "Uncle Sam" the
army quickly referred to the supplies
as sUncle Sam So This title quickly
was applied to the government and
after the war was used everywhere in
that sense Samuel Wilson died in
Troy in 1854, aged eighty eight. The
farm was sold because of the death of
the last member Of the family. 1t
was owned by a Wilson for l22 years.
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-05-08
The Reciprocity Cloud.

Relief for Cuba does not appear to
be near at hand, now that the bill is
with the senate. The situation does
not seem to be less complicated than
when the house was dealing with it.
The committee appointed at the re-
quest of Senator Teller to investigate
the sugar trusts relation to the pro-
posed relief intends to get to work
this week.
The impression is that its researches
will not be detrimental to the cause
of reciprocity, but the investigation
Will mean delay. 1t will be surprising
if congress has taken final action by
the time the United States turns
Cuba over the government.
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-05-08
Bryan SAYS No Surrender.

Mr.. Bryan is confident that the re-
organizers of the democracy cannot
win the leadership back again. An
swerlng question of a subscriber in
the CommOner, he says:
1T is not probable. because there is
no reason to believe that the voters
who fought for democratic principles
in 1890 and and 1896 and 1900 are
willing to surrender those principles
to cOnciliate men who showed by their
votes that they were nearer to the re-
publican position than to the demo
cratic. They can be defeated by nom-
mating for office those only who were
faithful. If man was against the
the ticket in 1896 and has really re-
formed, he will feel so ashamed of his
past conduct that he will not ask to
be rewarded over those who were faith
ful in the hour of trial. Ii he was
against the platform in 1896 and has
not reformed, he cannot be trusted. :"
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-05-08
Gets Off With Light Sentence.

Glen France, the young Pine Grove,
Van Buren county. Michigan, lad who
pleaded guilty recently to killing his
father some months ago, has been sem
fenced to the state industrial school
for boys at Lansing until he is Il
years of age. The crime to which the
boy pleaded guilty was shooting his
father, Caleb France, with a revolver
during an alteration between the older
France and the boys mother The
light sentence, it is said, is due largely
to request of the prosecution.
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-05-08
Starved Herself to Death.

Mrs. Mary Hall, of Lagrange, Ind,
is dead after fasting for fifty days on
account of advice given her by a doc
tor more than twenty-five years ago.
At that time she was told that at
some future time she would be atfiict-
ed with cancer on her nose which
would cause her death. Since then
she has been acting in accordance with
that opinion rnd fifty days ago she
ceased eating, saying that the cancer
would thus be driven away. Ply
sicians could not change her mind. a
post mortem examination revealed
the fact that her organs were in per-
feet condition.
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-05-08
Indianians Should be Happy.

Rain having fallen within the last
few days and crops having been bene-
flied, Indiana has no kick coming
about anything. Her wheat is COM
ing on, her corn will soon be planted,
her manufacturing Industries are
working full time, new resources are
being developed every day, and inter-
urban traction companies are going
into the hands of syndicates, Car
negie continues to shower the state
with libraries. Hoosier statesmen
have taken their place in the front
rank of public men. Hoosier orators
are in demand for all kinds of celebra-
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-05-08

1t was senatOr-elect Arthur Pue
German who gave the democrats a
little fatherly advice just before the
oleomargarine bill went to its final
vote in the senate the other day. In
effect, he said:' Say, if you fellows want
to do business with the country, why
don't you get on the popular side of
measure some day. 1t is not wise to
be against everything. What is the
use of taking up lot of time Arguing
against the constitutionality of the
cow The COW is mighty popular
proposition in this country. Give her
a boost. Leave the COW and the hen
and such useful creatures alone. -
When the vote was taken a few hours
later there was no democratic opposi-
tion.
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-05-08

The Elkhart Review states editor
tally with some degree of assurance
that Judge John H. Baker will keep
his word and tender his resignation as
Judge of the United States district
court of Indiana in due time, but the
Review Is of the opinion that if the
attorneys of the state bring sufficient
pressure to bear they can induce him
to remain in his present position as
long as his faculties and energies are
as vigorous as at present.
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-05-08
The committee of postal and treas.

The committee of postal and treas
ury experts who have been considering
the question of a fractional postal cur
recny probably will recommend to con-
gress a measure calling for the eStab-
lishment of currency of Dotes adpot-
ed with improvements from the pos
tai notes used in Canada, Great Brit
ain, Germany and France. This plan
calls for books of fractional currency
arranged in detachable coupon form,
which are to be obtained from post
offices or rural free delivery carriers in
amounts from 5 cents to So.
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-05-08

The big beef-packlng houses of Chi
cago have changed their attitude to-
wards the proposed investigation of
trust methods by the government.
At first they gave out interviews in
which they not only denied the eX-
istence of any illegal combination, but
offered to assist in the investigation.
Now they have employed lawyers and
are preparing to fight the prosecution
of the case from beginning to end.
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-05-08

An Ohio Sunday-school teacher
wrote to Admiral Dewey the other
day to know whether it were true, as
she had heard, that the jackieS OF his
fleet were given liquor every twenty
minutes during the fight at Manila.
Replying to this inquiry the admiral
declared that ''every participant,
from myself down, fought the battle
of Manila bay on coffee alone -
Further, he called attention to the
naval regulations. wiiici forbid taking
liquor aboard ship except fol- medicin-
al uses. and that he had none to give
to his men even if he had desired to
do so.
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-05-08
CYRUS f. Davis. known as the Nets

Cyrus E. Davis, known as the Nets
ker of Southern Indiana, entered the
race for the democratic nomination
for congress in the second district ex-
pecting to have walk-a-way, because
Congressman Miers had declined to be
a candidate. The district gives a
democratic majority Of about 1000,
and when the convention met today
the delegates voted for Congressman
Miers leaving Davis wondering where
he was at.
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-05-08

The Washington correspondent of
the Plttsburg Dispatch says that the
action which the president has taken
in regard to the alleged "beef trust"
is the first good move that he has
made. Evidently he has forgotten
the injunctions against the railroad
corporations which have been cutting
rates for the meat packers ard his
move IN the matter of the "merger. !"
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-05-08
Dowie's Factory Completed.

Dowie's big lace factory at Zion
City is now completed and much of
the machinery has been installed. The
main building, which is of brick, is
over $50 feet long and cost about
s4OO. 600. The entire plant will repre-
sent an outlay of about 81, 800, 900.
Dowie now plans the erection of a big
frame hotel to have 100 rooms.
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-05-08

G. o. Self, of Terre Haute, the clerk
in the internal revenue bureau who
was deposed at the instance Of the
civil service commissioners because he
refused to testify in the investigation
made into the admin tration of ex-
Collector Henry, has prepared papers
in his case for an appeal and brought
them to the attention of both Indiana
senators and Representative Holiday
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-05-08

Mr.. Crumpacker says that the way
to retaliate on the democrats in their
policy of attacking the administration
on account of its conduct of affairs in
the Philippines is to carry the war in
to Africa. He says that the thing to
do is to insist on the taking up of the
southern reapportionment question
and insist on It's immediate considera-
tiOn.
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-05-08

According to reports the peace
movement among the fighting Beers
Is proceeding satisfactorily. The war
is still technically and actually under
way, but the chances for its cessation
in the next few weeks seem TO be
favorable. This is prospect at
which the world rejoices.
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-05-08
M. LA UER e. SON
ONE PRICE OUTFITTERS.

tiCnS, anniversaries and commemOra-
tlOnS. HOoSier authors have made
famous the name OF the state wherever
the English language is spoken. 50
why shouldn't Indiana be happy
indianapolis News
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-05-08

About seventy American soldiers
were massacred in Samar by pretend
ed amigos. Then Gen. Smith was
ordered to the scene, and the last of
the hostileS on the island are Surrend-
ering. He did not kill them all by a
good deal, but he made them sick of
getting up treacherouS schemes of
Assassination.
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-05-08

Porto Rico is part of the United
States and has the same freedom of
trade as that enjoyed in the rest of
the country. Its American exports
and imports for eight months exceed
S12, 100000, all free of duty. The
prosperity of Porto Rico will make
the CubanS thoughtful on the subject
of annexation.
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-05-08
The postmasrer general has appoint

The postmaster general has appoint
ed committee to consider the quest
ion of adopting system of return
postal cards and return envelopes.
The committee consists of the four as
sistant postmasters general and the
auditor of the treasury for the Post
office Department.
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-05-08

The bill for an Injunction against
the alleged beef trust is SAID To be one
of the most elaborate that has ever
been drawn by the officers of the gov
ment. Though not as voluminous as
some others, it has been drawn with
extreme care.
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-05-08

By annexation Cuba can secure free
commerce with the United States, its
best market, both for exports and i'm
ports. The door of prosperity and
stability stands open, and Cuba will
enter before many years.
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-05-08

1t is estimated that over 5000 miles
of rew railroads will be built this
year. and that $500, 900, 600 will be
spent in constructing new lines and
improving old ones.
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-05-08
IN OUR SHOE DEPARTMENT

Boys Tan Shoes worth up 80 co. pair.
dOz Mems Tan Shoes. all worth 50 90
Mems Extra Good Plow Shoes Loo
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-05-08

Come for spring goods this sale
ing good cash to you of at least 80 per Trading
Stamps with all sales We the only exclusive Mems
Boys and Childrens Out6tters in Plymouth
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-05-08

100 doz good Hosiery per pair
IS doz Mems extra good Work Shirts. zoe
80 Mems double and back Shirts
80 Mems quality Overalls at 35c
20 doz Boys Overalls to ISc
II doz Mems Moleskn Pants, soc
10 doz Fancy Worsted Pants Csc
doz Mems Buckskin Cowboy Hats SOC
The Plymouth tribune., 1902-05-08
A GiQdnti6 6|Othing Deal
Laue Son Acquires the Entire Balance of Spring Stock of Ab
Kirschbaum & Company, of Philadelphia at about
two-third of its real value.

This celebrated the world makers of the very
finest kind of Mems and Boys Clothing We have put the entire lot
sale and offer you values unheardof in the Clothing
business This sale brings fine Clothing down the price of the
other kind and early buyers will get the choice the prices we
marked them the assortment will soon be broken
$50 Mems all wool Cashmere at So
S6 and 81; equal to any SO Suit in the city
IS Mems all wosted Suits Clays Vicunas Bedords
IS 90. $1,000; equal to Suit the city.
100 Mems imported French Crepes fancy Worsed
S12: equal any S18 Suit n the city.
Chdrens Knee Pants Suits ST. 81 so S2 equal 81 s.
suit in the city.
Chdrens Pants Suits 50 S equal to anv SO TO
IS Suit in the city.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-04
A PRIZE STORY COMPETITION

One of the readers Of manuscripts sent to
Black Cat in the recent competition for the
prizes, ranging from s2,1oo to $780, says that
bad not an entrance fee of 80 cents been de-
manded by the management. the magazine
would have been overwhelmed. AS it was,
more than 1000 manuscripts were rushed in
by ambitious story tellers, and one Of the
latter sent in forty! The entrance fee paid
one years subscription to the magazine, but
the reader says the profit on a years sub
scription will net pay for the handling of the
manuscript.
Evidently there is no dearth of chirograph-
lists in this country, # there Is something Of a
lack of writer's of first-class stories This
passion for writing stories is at white heat
and thousands Of people are ready to take
their, chances, as in this case. A persual Of
the various short story periodicals now sttmu-
lating inkshed through our beloved country,
shows that very painfully small number of
short story writer's, understand how to write
short story, which is a distinct art and re-.
qures intellectual ), effort of high order
to be effective, for the condensation must be
in words and punctuation strongly suggestive
of plot in action behind the Language used
leading up to a vivid climax, which itself
carries suggestion Beyond the language. The
man who sent in forty stories for
the competitive tournament referred to, no
doubt could grind out hundred of the same
kind in few days. IT is these fellows who
produce literature by the yard measure and
think it's all right if they get something ac-
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-04
cepted once In six months who stimulate
false hopes ip the breasts of youths and
maidens, who aspire to authorship.
THE MAGAZINES

81
IiItppincott's for June contains number OF
snort stories and "a completed novel--'A Real
Daughter OF the Revolution by Caroline
Gebhardt. "A feature Of some interest is a
story by Mrs. John K. Van Rensselaer, enti-
tied The First Love of Aaron Burr which
is said to pc founded ON fact, Philadelphia
The .Lippincott company, 227-21a Sixth street
An interesting feature Of McClure's is the
second paper by Miss ELLEN Stone in the series
on her captivity in Turkey, bringing the
narrative uco to JAM The story is very
Interesting and is illustrated. There is an
! Illustrated account. of the great mountain
climber, Glynn Jones, and his tragical death
in Switzerland by Harold Goender. Jones
was thessInost daring Of climbers. and had
climbed all the terrible heights in the Alps.
Ida Tarbell contributes valuable Illustrated
sketch of Louis Pasteur. and John La Fargo
discoursass Of Rubens, with illustrations in
tint from photos Of the Gerber family in the
Windshr Castle gallery; the portrait of Helena
Fourment, in the Ryks museum, Amsterdam;
The Descent from the Cross in Antwerp
cathedral; DianaSs Return from the Hunt, y
and other Of Rubens' works. Brooks Adams
fine sketch OF John Hay will please everybody
for its Justice EXCEPT those%nnlitical malcon-
tents who entertai nnothing but enmity, to-
ward those with whom they differ politically.
Mr. kipltng's poem on the late Cecil Rhodes,
read at the latter S, funeral is a feature OF
the number and Booth Tarkington's new
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-04
Books and Authors
q wH1rTER MEMoR1AI

The Whittier Home Association of Ames-s
bury. Mass. are collecting funds to place a
statue Of the poet in the plot Of ground In
front OF the Friends' meeting .house in Ames.5
bury, where Whittier worshipped all his life,
The association has preserved and cared for
tho home of Whittier, where he lived more
than half a. century. and the house has be-
come the obtectiveSpoint Of literary pilgrim
ages. The association proposes to secure at
least $4,000 for the statue, which Is to be
the work Of some sculptor Of established
reputation and competitive designs are So
licited by the association in .Amesbury. and
by an advisory board of well-known gentle
men, of which Secretary John Hay, Senator
Hoar e. G. Stednan are among the mem
bers, and contributions may be sent to the
association or to Edmund Clarence stedman,
No. 20 Broad street, New York city 1t is
interesting to note that the teachers and
pupils OF Booker T. Washington's Tuskegee
Institute have sent s5o.36 to the Whittier
Home association. 1t is well to have the
memorials of our literary dead established in
the places which knew them best in life
that they and those who learned to love
and admire them through their books, burt
never saw them personally, may make loving
pilgrmages to their haunts, 1t is meet and
right to pay the tribute proposed to him
whom Mr.. stedman calls "the most be-
loved, most consecrate, and in some respects
most national of the poets of America .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-04
IndividuaI Club breakfasts

Are exceedingly popular on the Milwau-
KEGS celebrated Pioneer Limit observed
every morning between Milwaukee and
Chicago $3.50
There are eight cen distinct breakfasts
numbered ito IS, costing from SO cents
to SLIGO. The menu is such as to satisfy
any appetite-or pocketb book.
Breakfast is also served la carte
you pay for what YOU oEder.-
The Pioneer Limited runs every day
in the year between ST. Paul, Minneapo-
lis and Chicago (passing Through Milwai1-
keel and is the famous train of the world.
Its dining car. service is the best in
existence and the berths in its private
compartment sleeping cars and sixteen
section sleepers are longer, higher and
wider than those in any other cars in
America <z
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-06-04

The story opens on the shores Of Lake
Huron, in the autumn Of 1i12 Frank Ellery,
trapper, refuses to act as guide TO lieu
turn to Boston with his servant, Benny, on his
birthday, Appealed to- by Alice Tudor. "a
white captive, he secures consent OF Aneeo,
pie, but with the stipulation that she. go
with the troops. He then agrees to act as
guide, but the lieutenant attempting to mis-
trest the girl ne ht t9 On seT p
down by Frank. Alice is carried on by
Aneeb, and after burying Benny Frank follows
on the trail of the Indian family, coming up u,
starvation, Aneeb having had his leg broken
by an elk. He works hard all winter provid,
Ing provisions for the family Panther, an
and again presses his suit, Aneeb refusing
It, he attacks the hut, with some other In
dams. In the fight all Of the Indian family
ter wounded. Being without ammunition,
he and Alice are at the, point Of starvation
when they they reach the fort at. Detroit He
having sent word from Montreal that he was
leaving for England, she is told that Frank
is dead and is sent to Montreal under escort
Roxbury, near Boston. There is great excite
ment over the tea ships, and ne sees Dlck!e
Ellery. younger brother Of Frank. !.
They ride together to Boston: h plok X Al LIS
ing. but his uncle persuades hi to go away
in his company. The stranger goes to Hum
phrey's bedside and is alone with him to the
end.
Humphreys was an old servant of the Ell
lerys; Ann, Benjy's sister, now the only SER
want left Dcke informs his uncle of Hum
phrey's death. also of the throwing of tea
chests in Beston's harbor, in which the
stranger took an important part. The uncle
hastens to Humphreys room. Frank Ellery
and Benny were supposed to- have been
drowned three years before, after the former
had quarreled with his uncle.