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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05
A Hard Road to Travel.

Even in San Francisco the way of
the ticket ''Scalper" is hard, one hav-
ing been on Tuesday fined $500 and
jailed for two days for ignoring a
court injunction in August. prohibit
ing him from manipulating round
trip tickets, of which he had become
possessed. The action OF the San
Francisco court is particularly signifi-
can't and healthful, since the amounts
involved in these long-diStance tickets
are usually large, and the loss to the
unlucky passenger compelled to pay
twice, serious. The campaign of
righteousness goes on not only surely
but rapidly, and now that it has
crossed the country there is
every reason to believe that
it has gained an impetus which
will at no distant day entirely
crush out this traffic, which, which is
but the meanest. form of counterfeit
ing and pettiest oflarceny.-Brockly
Standard Union.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05
Resignation Of Lieutenant Hobson.

The resignation of Lieutenant Hob
son will relieve a rather embarrassing
situation at the Navy Department.
and his superior officers say it is the
most sensible thing that eccentric and
brilliant young man has ever done.
He has found it difficult to reconcile
bis love Of notoriety, and his ambition
to pose as hero with his duties and
the discipline of the service. Unfor-
tunately promising young officer was
ruined, SO far as his professional Ca
reer is concerned, by the glory he
gained during the war. Since the in
cldent of the Merrimac he has not
teen willing to obey orders except
when he has been sent to represent
the government at exposstions at
Charleston and Buffalo an6 at other
places where he could show himself to
the admiring populace. He has been
in constant demand at public BAN
quets and other gatherings and is now
under contract to deliver series Of
lectures. He has written to friends
that every night is engaged for lee
ture until tina 30th of May, with fee
OF 800 night, and expenses, which
viii bring him something like &c..
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05
Cattle Are Dying Of Thirst.

Northern Montana cattle are 'starv-
ing and dying ofthirsto on ranges from
the Dakota line west to the Flathead
country. The loss to stockmen will be
the greatest known since 1892. The
trouble is caused by the heavy fall of
snow three weeks ago, which covered
the prairie to depth Of three feet.
Then a chinook lasting long enough
to melt the snow., Cold weather fol-
lowed and formed a crust SO, hard that
cattle are unable to. break through.
Thousands OF head are dying on the
frozen snow, while thousands since
rounded into corrals had their heads
and noses cut by snow crusts until
they were masses Of raw flesh. Cattle
men everywhere in Montana are try
ing to round up the cattle still alive.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05
Keep Your Promise.

Learn to be a man of your word.
One of the most disheartening of all
things is to be associated In an under
taking with person whose promise is
not to be depended upon-and there
are plenty of them in this wide world,
people whose promise is as slender
tie as spiders web. Let your given
word be as hempen cord, chain Of
wrought steel that will bear the
heaviest sort of strain. 1t will go far
to making man out of YOU: and a
real man is the noblest work Of God;
not a lump OF moist putty, moulded
and shaped by the last influence met
with that was calculated 10 make an
impression; but a man of forceful,
energized, self-reliant and reliable
character, a positive quantity that
can be calculated npon.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05
Democrats favor Banks.

We believe that the banks of the
country. under proper and wise Iegis-
latiOn. safe guarded so as to secure a
sound and solvent currency, are the
agents and instrumentalities TO issue
the currency OF the country, and we
fnrther believe that the legislation
shOnld be SO framed as to permit the
issuance of an amount of currency at
all times adequate and sufficient for
the business needs OF the country, and
which would be retired when not need
ed for the transaction OF legitimate
business.
The foregoing is not an extract
from the address of an association OF
bankers. but a sentence from the re-
port of the democratic members of
the house committee on banking and
currency on the Fowler bill. The re-
port was made by Mr.. Talbert, of
South Carolina, and Endorsed by
Messrs. Thayer of Massachusetts,,
Lewis Of Georgia, Pugsley of New
York and Padgett of Tennessee, while
Mr.. Bartlett of Georgia concurred 10
the main. 1t is doubtful If republic
canseonvention has ever so committed
any portion of the partv TO the theory
of bank issues Of currency as to de-
clare that the national banks s'are the
agents and instrumentalities to issue
the currency of the country" The
remarks of democratic papers here
about which haveabeen opposing ma
tional bank notes upon the foregoing
would be interesting IF got iPstruc-
tiye.-Indianapolis.J Journal,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05
falling . Country for DsSt.

i
Formerly imprisonment for debt
was practiced by governments every
where. With lofty disregard of facts
the potentates of the earth assumed
as a matter of course that man
ought TO be put behind the bars if he
owed debt he could not pay when
due.
Enlightened nations long ago
abandoned that practice SO far at least
as individual debtors are concerned.
For many yeaaS it has been perceived
that failure to meet an obligation at
maturity does not necessarily imply
fraud or dishonesty, but may be due
entirely to unforeseen events suoh as
are known i'm law as visitations of
Providence. 1t has been perceived
also that it is absurd in the extreme
to lock up debtor who is willing and
anxious to pay, thus making it impos-
sible for him to earn the means of
payment.
1t seems that some nations which
claim to stand in the forefront OF
modern enlightenment have not yet
reached this stage of civilization in
their dealings with other nations,
Two of them-Britain and Germany
assume that the correct thing to dc
with a debtor nation is to put it in a
blockade Jail cutting off the resources
which it must have in order TO pay its
debts.
The absurdity is the same, and the
more so, because the question of hon.
esty or dishonesty is not involved.
No matter how dishonest the debtor
nation may be, cutting off its re-
sources by practical imprisonment for
debt not only does not facilitate col
lection but goes to make collection i'm
possible. -ChicagO Chronicle.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05

The last development in the con-
troverSy over the statehood bill shows
that the democrats hold the whip
hand over all the republicans. The
republicans came to an understanding
on Monday to compromise by admit
ting New Mexico and Arizona as one
state, but the democratic senators OBJ
jected to such ah arrangement, and
as the result the Qvay contingent
stood by the democrats rather than
the republicans.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05

The retirement of Hon. John P.
Jones, OF Nebraska from the United
States senate, leaves Hon. William B.
Allison, of Iowa, as ti,ti ia s.,r Of the
upper house. Mr.. Jones' ser we'd five
full terms and Mr.. Allison Is now
serving his sixth term which II he
lives tocomplete he will have. beaten
the record Of any senator In the mis-
tory ofrthe republic.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05

The senate committee on education
killed two bills Tuesday that were in
tended to abolish the truancy law or
place the Office with the township trus-
tees. The members of the committee
figured that either of the bills would
have greatly weakened the compul-
sorry education laws which have result
ed in a larger school attendance. One
of the bills abolished the rruant Of
ficer and the other provided that the
power should be vested in the town.
ship trustees. The latter bill had the
endorsement OF the state grange.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05
Separation sho6Id be Complete.


The separation Of the Woman's
prison and the Girls Industrial school
ought to be complete separation. 1t
is only partial union Of the two that
IS Objectionable now, and the only
excuse offered for retaining any part
of that union is the cost Of an addi-
tional board Of managers. At the
rate our boards are now paid that
would amount to $1,000 a year, and
the institutions would certainly ge.
that much more service by having
separate boards for the two institu-
lions. Our experience ought to teach
US that the two have no proper con-
nection, and that there is no economy
in fastening them, together in any
way. Moreover, provision should be
made for the removal of the homless
orphan girls in the institution to some
other place. They do not belong
there. indianapolis Sentinel.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05

Representative Grosvenor has pre-
sented in congress very curious claim
preferred by Jacob Rittersbach, who
wants par for a kit OF carpenters
tools lost or stolen in 1865. The claim
ant says he was stage carpenter at
Ford's Theatre, Washington. on the
night when Lincoln was shot, and
that he was arrested as witness and
held thirty days, during which time
bis tools disappeared.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05

Senator Cullom, chairman of the
foreign relations committee, has pig
eun-holed house bill granting peri
mission to a number Of government
oticials to accept decorations. orders
and gifts rendered to them by, the
rulers Of other nations, and says that
no such bills shall be passed while he
is chairman of the committee. 1t is
an un-American practice and had
better be reformed altogether.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05

With Miss Carew. the president S
sister-in-law, being received by the
Queen of Italy; Charles M. Schwab's
father and mother being received by
the Pope; Allison Armour lunching
with the Kaiser; Sousa playing before
King Edward, and General Miles the
guest of the King and Queen at Wind
sor, 1t looks as If we. sovereign people
OF the United States were on pretty
good terms with our colleagues, the
sovereigns of Europe.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05
Letter to Mr.. c. [. Morris.
PLYMOUTH, Ind.

PLYMOUTH, Ind
DEAR SIR: You are a maker; so
are we. You know what you make:
you know all about it. We know our
paint as you know your goods.
We know what it is, how it acts
what it does, how it lives, and how
long-the conditions being favorable
or unfavorable.
1t is fair that we take the risk OF it
every way; but we ought not to risk
any use or abuse Of it. =.
Can't draw the line. We are deal
ing with strangers. We are strangers
to them as they are strangers to us.
We want to be trusted by them.
We trust them 6rst; that's the way.
to get trusted. We trust them to
paint witha fair degree Of common
paint knowledge and care. We expect.
To- be trusted to furnish paint as good
as paint can be, and to last as long As,
paint can.
If you do your business that way
you are a fellow with US and one OF q,
Thousand.
A few mean men in the course Of .
year viii abuse our trust and put US
to loss; but 900 In l ZOO viii tell their
friends low true we are, and our paint
is. That's what has Imade us the
largest paint concern in the world.
It is our best advertisement.
Yours truly,
F. W. DxvoE B Co.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05

The following is the record Of the
Supreme Tent of the Maccabees for
the year 1902: Certificates issued IA
500, deaths reported, 1925, death
claims paid, s2,446, 263.O9, disability
claims paid, slO6, 1888, sick and ac-
cident benefits paid, s54. 1908, ex-
pended. general relief fund, 80, 669. go.
grand total benefits, $1,000, Oo6. 81.
surplus benefit funds Jan. /. 1908,
~, 473,a76.1e.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05

A Hoosier Daisy at the opera house
Tuesday p1gnt was an exceptionally
good performance. Miss Bessie Clif-
ton a. the ''Hoosier Daisy" was q
whole show BY herself. She isstfong.
~ supported by number of good
players al Of whom deserve high COM
plimenrs. 1t was q rare treat for
Plymouth and those who were not
present missed one OF the best enter
tainments ever given at the opera
house in this city.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05
Ladies from Culver.

Fred Redding was very much dis
appointed on arriving home Saturday
evening from hunting to find that Mr..
and Mrs. Redding and number Of
jolly girls from Culver had come to
make him a call. Nevertheless they
spent a very enjoyable day with Mrs.
D. Redding, having eaten sumptuous
dinner, after which they spent the
day playing games and singing. On
theft way home they made Schlosser
Bros. a call in honor Of the dairy In
stitdte held at Culver. The company
present were Mr.. and Ms. BEDDING,
Myrtle and BESSIE Medbourn, Minnie
Shilling, Clara and Allie Wiseman,
BESIDE Groye, Jessie Roeerss Ethel and
Iva Mawhorter and Harry MedbouEn.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05

The Indianapolis Journal says that
unless the democrats of the legislature
vote solidly for the brewers
bill, repeating the blanket remon-
STRANGE provisions of the Nicholson
law, the bill will be defeated in the
house. A poll of the members of the
majority was made Monday by the
opposition to the bill and it is claimed
that this poll showed forty-fve repub-
licans against it.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05

The democrats in congress are not
in favor of the statehood bill. and
hope to see it defeated. They are
standing by Quay now because they
hope to prevent trust legislation and
the ratification of the treaty with
Cuba during this session.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05
Kline.Beehler.

Arthur T. Kline. of South Bend and
Miss Bertha Beehier, of Plymouth.
were married Sunday, Feb. 1st, at l
p. M, at the home of the bride IS
mother, Mrs. Catherine Rhinehart, of
South Plymouth. They will make
their home in South Bend, where Mr..
Kline is employed in Studebaker's
wagon works.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05

Iue leglSidUUIt ID JuSo gcIUiHS uO"u
to work as it always requires about
three weeks to get bills before the
committees and get everything in
running order. Fourififths of all the
laws are enacted during the last three
weeks of the Legislature.
A large number of bills have been
killed in committees. Only few peo-
Pile ever hear of these bills. Many of
them are r.critorious and many more
are very bad and ought never to have
been submitted to committee.
Among the bills killed this week
was the dentists bill, and the BARRIERS
bill ought to follow it to grave from
which there is no resurrection.
Among the bills which now seem
likely to become laws are the Gard
general fee and salary law, the bill for
Clark's statue in statuary hall; the
bill to increase the salary of the state
forester; bill to elect county super
intendents of schools by a popular
vote; the forestry reserve bill; the bill
providing for furnishing subjects TO
college dissecting rooms and the bill
to elect one half the members of city
councils every two years.
The brewers bill to repeal the sec
ton of the Nicholson law giving re-
monstrators the power of attorney
right, has been reported favorably by
the house committee on public morals
and will occupy the attention of both
houses for several days and thus pre-
vent some useful legislation and prob
ably some that would be worse than
useless.
It does not seem probable that the
bill will pass, but the brewers have
plenty of monev and will use it If it
will do them any good. Hit passes it
will be by bare majority with prob
ably all the democrats voting for it.
II it is defeated probably all the DEM
Gratis with two or three exceptions
will vote against it and the majority
against it will be overwhelming. The
reason for this is that the democrats
will caucus and all who go into the
caucus will vote as the majority de-
cides will help the party to set votes.
Those signing the committee report
we're Chairman Stehhan, People,
Haines, Wells, Berndt and Decker.
The members of the committee who
did not sign the report were Caldwell,
Edwards and Bell. No minority re-
port was submitted, and the bill was
ordered printed.
Most members are afraid of this
bill. They are now sparrlng for time
until some policy can be agreed upon.
Most of them are bent on finding
some way to avoid going on record.
One of the plans suggested is to refer
the bill back to another committee
when it comes up for. second reading,
and there let it die.
Many members say vote. either for
or against means. that they could
never again be elected to the legisla-.
ture.
Mr.. Edwards, when asked why those
who did not sign any report on the
brewery bill. did not sign minority
report against it, sand;
sThere was nothing to be gained
at this time by signing a minority re-
port"
There has been no democratic con-
ference on the bill. If it is found that
the house is against the bill it will
probably be allowed to die after being
recommitted to committee.
Two ether bills that are having
hard fight for life are the garnishee
bill and the bill providing for high
school inspector with salary of %, 500
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05

Railroad managers declare that it
would be great deal better for them
If there were less freight business to
handle. They are simply overwhelm-
ed Weeks will be required to get
matters into normal condition. Every
effort is being put forth to relieve the
situation but the process will natur-
ally be slow. III
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05

The professional. socialists must be
highly elated by the attacks upon
their theories, which are increasing
rapidly in number and virulenee.
For such an agitation betokens in
terest unquestionably and possibly a
real apprehension lest there should be
a complete reconstruction OF the gov
eminent on socialistic lines. rs n
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05

The construction of an iSthmian
canal and of deep channel by way of
the Mississippi and the Illinois toLake
Michigan ought co proceed at the
same time. And to render the credit
completely New York should push
ahead with the 1OOO-ton barge canal
from Lake Erie to the pier Of New
York CITY.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05

Three hundred employees of the
Golden Reward smelter in South Da-
kota struck because one man was laid
off. About 700 other men will be
thrown out Of employment, as the
company has decided to close two
large mines. The question of wages
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05

s.Uncle Joe Cannon, chairman of the
appropriations committee and rigid
economist, favors strengthening the
navy. "A few million dollars expend-
ed for war vessels" he says. ''has a
wonderful effect in strengthening the
hands of our diplomatiStS.n
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05
Plymouth. Ind. February S. 1908.

Bills for the regulation of the trusts
are still being prepared in large num-
bers, but few of them are being pass
ed. The trusts have little to fear as
long as the enemy's fire continues to
be scattered.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05

1t is reported that a combine has
purchased the entire sugar crop Of
three important producing states in
Mexico, that the price has advanced
as result, and that the government
may attempt to correct this disturb
ance Of the market by admitting
Cuban sugar free of duty.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05

The best comment that has yet
been made on the Venezuelan squab-
BILE is that OF the Indianapolis Jour-
nal, in words as follows: "Three of
the richest nations in the world bag
Cling over the few dollars that will be
obtained from Venezuela is not an III.
spring spectacle
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05

The merits of the whipping post for
wife beaters are now under discussion
in New York state. President Roosei
welt while in the legislature several
years ago made strenuous eflorU TO
provide this method OF dealing with
cruel husbands After he hedsaAllect-
ed authenticated records showing the
astonishing prevalence Of this coward.
ly PRACTICE be proposed q bill PROVIDING
for the revival Of the vh!Pp.pe, !, poss
"for wife beaters only" TIA mea,,
ure wss defeated. the argpmeht being
the revival Of such punishmsnt would
be return to. barhar6us nes156dsss !,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05
MARRIED


Frank d. Huff and Edna V. Norris,
of Argos, were married at the U. B.
parsonage Saturday, Jan. 3lst, at 3p.
m. Both are teachers of the Argos
schools.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05

The United States senate has pass
ed the Elkins bill prohibiting rebates
by railroad companies. The vote in
favor Of the measure was unanimous
and was taken without discussion.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05

-
The following letters remain I'M.
called for in the post ONCE at Pfym-
outh, Ind, for the week ending Feb,
4, 1908. s
LADIES.
Niss Elsie Broome Mrs Mary Yeo
Miss Carrie Bell Mrs Alice Brenner
GENTLEMEN.
Carl Price sA Burrell
McOlaim Lester L Dearborn
John Helm Chas 3 Harper
Please say advertised when calling
fof these letters.
A fee OF enc cent win be charged on
the letters advertised.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05

The entire balance of stock must be cleaned Every
garment represents just much money Rather than hold these goods
until another much prefer have the cash that tied
We make the temptation strong that you will be almost forced
to take advantage of the extraordinary values offering
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1903-08-20
TURKS AFFECT IGNORANCE
Scout the Idea of n Russian Naval DEM
Observation-Disclosures Have Mas
sacred Turkish FunctiOnnries.

Constantnople, Aug 1.-THE officials
here affect ignorance of the news that
Russia is spending a squadron to Turkish
waters. They say that two divisions of
the Russian Black sea fleet. which recent
~ assembled for the usual Ottoman man
oeuVrcs left Batoum three days ago and
some of tho vessels will probably visit
ports on the Turkish Black sea littoral,
as was the case last year.
They scout the idea of Russian naval
demonstration. Official reports assert
that the insurgents. when they occupied
the town of Krushevo, massacred all the
Turkish functionares. The recapture of
the town was effected by three Turkish
columns operating from different points,
The bonibardment by the Turkish artillery
exploded number of dynamite mines
behind the rebel entertainments causing
considerable damage. The insurgents
then retired to the mountains whore the
hghting continues. A large number of in
surgents took refuge in the church of the
town and the Turkish military command
ant asked Constantinople for permission
10 lombard the church. In reply he was
instructed not to lombard il. but 10 ac-
copt the surrender Of the insurgents. Ne
EQUATIONS to this end are now proceeding,
IN the lighting around Perepe 100 in
surgents were killed and according to of
llcial information the inhabitants Of 100
bulgarian villages have surrendered their