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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-30
Good Fruit Prospects.

Ex-Auditor George Milburn, of
Washington township, was in the city
today. Mr.. Milburn, who is the
largest fruit grower ia this section,
says that Notwithstanding many re-
ports to the contrary, the fruit pros
poets are most excellent. He expects
aqout three quarters of crop from
his peach orchard of $500 trees. Late
frosts, Mr.. Milburn says, have hurt
strawberries to some Goshen
Democrat.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-30
The Howard circuit court decided

i The Howard circuit court decided
Saturday that the express companies
must deliver all packages to any part
of the city free of charge in accord.
ance with the state law compelling
them to deliver packages to any place
in city having population of $500
or more.
Mrs. Mary Crane, mother of L. N.
Babcock of this city, died at her home
in South Bend, Sunday night after a
short illness. She was rs years, .
months and II days old. Her grand
daughters Mrs. Reuben Hand and
Mrs. Watson went to South Bend to
attend the funeral.
Truman Beam has been held for the
death OF Martha Lawrence, found
dead in bed at the home of Joseph
Beam, near Valparaiso, last Friday
morning. The coroner's jury brought
out much evidence tending to convict
young Beam. The girl was a domes-
tic in the family of Joseph Beam.
II the weather is fair Thursday eve
ming there will be an immense crowd
at the band concert. Plymouth now
has one of the best bands ever organ
lied IN this city. Every member is a
resident Of Plymouth and B. NJ. Sey-
bold. the leader, is one of the best
band instructors in Northern Indiana.
1t is SO hot and dry in the upper
peninsula of Michigan that forest
fires are devastating the whole face
of the country. A thousand or more
miles to the southeast, in West Vir-
ginia, it is SO frosty and snowy that
people are suffering from the cold and
the fruit buds are destroyed by freez-
ing.
The Indiana state board of forestry
has purchased tract of 1000 acres of
land in Parke county, near Henry
vile. IN the southern part of the state,
for forestry reserve. OF this tract
100 acres are now covered with a
young growth of timber of various
kinds, and 500 acres comprise tillable
land.
Mrs. Mary A Livermore offers some
very good suggestions on the s'race
suicide" subject. She thinks there
should be whole lot of parent Gull
ture before there is much more atten-
ton paid to child culture. She is de-
cidedly in favor Of small families un-
Til the average parent is better quail
fed to train child In. the way he
should go.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-30

The widow, children, and imme-
eiate relatives of the late DIR. Isaiah
Bower hereby express their sincere
thanks to their friends and neighbors
for their kindly assistance and sympa-
pathy SO generously rendered during
the last illness and funeral obSequies
OF the dear husband and father, who
has just gone from them, and the rec
objection of the kindnesses shown will
ever remain a sweet consolation in the
hearts of these now SOrrowing ones.
MRS. MARY BOWER AND FAMILY.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-30

Letter to Mr.. Rockhill.

PLYMOUTH, Ind.
DEAR SIR; You know well it pay.
to keep your carriage painted, both fol
looks and to keep out water. 1t pay.
as well to paint your barn and your
house. We put your barn first, be-
cause that is your business-your Gus.
toners see it..
You see, there are two good reasons
for paint; one is looks, the other is
wear. If you paint for looks, the
wear will take care of itself.
Paint often for looks; and use good
paint for both looks and wear.
The best paint is Devoe Ready
Paint ground by machinery. 1t wears
twice as long as lead and oil mixed by
hand.
III. e. Buck is Devoe Agent in
Plymouth.
Yours truly,
f. w. DEvoE g. Co.
Try THE TRIBUNE.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-30
1 8 LOCAL NEWS 8


OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
John c. Jilson, who is employed in
Chicago. spent Sunday with his FAM
lily in this city.
Joseph Hanna and sister arrived
from Laporte Monday and are guests OF
Miss Mary Wade.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kruger OF
Michigan City visited relatives in
Plymouth Sunday.
April seldom gives US so much cold
wet weather and SO many frosts as it
has given US this spring.
Mrs. Caudle went to Michigan
City Sunday evening for visit OF a
few days with he- son-in-law.
Mrs. William Haight. residing west
visit her aunt and other relatives
there.
Jesse D.. Mackson and Edna NJ.
Jeffries were marriedMonday afternoon
at the NJ E. parsonage by Rev. A. p.
belong.
Hiss Erma Humrichouser, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Humrichouser,
went to Plerceton Monday for a
visit of a few days.
Mrs. Graham returned to her home
at Anderson Monday. She was called
to Plymouth by the death OF her only
sister, Mrs. Benjamin Switzer.
Mrs. Wright, of Fort Wayne, Wis
tied over Sunday and Monday with
friends in the country and with her
sister, Miss Glenn, in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. C. Cole are visiting
relatives in st. Joseph county this
week and looking after Mr.. Cole S
farms in the vicinity of North Liberty.
L.R. Eastman, of Garrett, Ind,
representing jefferson S s'True Ameri-
can" which will be given in this city
in few weeks spent few hours in
this city Monday.
Mrs Harry Humrichouser and her
four children arrived from Chicago
Saturday evening to visit relatives
here and at Bourbon and Pierceton
during the week.
Mrs. Helen NJ. Cougar has learned
that it is always best to collect before
delivering when working for politi-
clans, especially If you are working
for the losing side.
Monday was the 8lst anniversary of
the birth of General Ulysses S. Grant.
twice president Of the United States
and one % the greatest military men
the world ever produced.
The funeral of DIR. Bower, Sunday
afternoon was one OF the largest ever
held in this city. Physicians acted as
pail bearers and the Masons conducted
the services at the cemetery.
Daniel Mitchell, who has spent
most Of the winter and spring with
his son in this city, returned to Elk
hart Monday morning. He has a farm
two miles southeast of Elkhart.
William a. Harbert, one of the old
settlers of the vicinity Of Walkerton,
died last Friday aged 10 years. Fun
eral services were held at Walkerton,
Sunday and were very largely attend
ed.
The cowboy show in South Dakota
in honor Of the President was unique,
and his experience in shaking hands
out of a car window with mounted
meu as they rode past was certainly
out of the ordinary.
Mrs. George w. Marble and daugh-
ter. Georgia arrived from Chicago Sat
urday night and are visiting at the
home Of DR.. Kaszer, on Center street.
They will visit friends In this city
during the next two weeks.
An autopsy was held on the remains
of the late DR.. Isaiah Bower, by Drs.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-04-30
Ube Uribune.
& co., Publishers.

Advertisements to appear In THE TRIB-
UNE MIST be In before Tuesday noon to in
sure tneir appearance in the issue of that
week.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-24
Rubber Judament.

The shoe clerk thought that the
pair of rubbers which he handed the
customer would be about right for
the boy at home, as the customer
said that the boys shoe was nine by
three inches, but the customer asked
Cor heavier and larger ones.
The clerk found pair to suit the
customer, and the customer carried
them home, only to get the laugh on
himself. as they were nearly an inch
too long and a quarter of an inch too
wide--they we're sizes too big and
very big for their size and kind Of
rubbers, anyway.
But the customer kept cool and
made a comparative study of rubbers
ana OF shoes and of boys feet, then
he tied up the rubbers and saw the
store again with much less
positive spirit and more respectful
bearing toward rubber department
clerks in general and In particular.
This time the clerk was asked ques-
tions and consulted on quality, price
and sizes. A better pair. with less
weight and more fit at the same price
was secured and pocketed. Both Gus
toner and clerk were polite and II the
rubbers are not satisfactory in every
way there will be another chapter to
this record.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-24
THE MOSAIC METHOD.

Moses was a city young man and
bad method of overcoming evil with
svil.
One day he found man killing am
bther man, SO he killed the killer.
His method was not appreciated by
Itny one. SO he went to live on farm
For forty years.
\ He found fatherin-law who taught
Vim a lot of common sense.
| When he had learned to do few
fhings right then God called on him
hnd gave him an order.
Moses had lot of zeal when he
knew everything except how to do it
tight.
Now that he knew how to do 1t
right and had an order he lost his
Deal.
He wanted his brother to be given
The order. so God let him have part Of
H. But by pushing Moses along God
made him very useful and practical
leader.
Moses got mad over the follies of
bis followers and then made fool of
himself for minute.
He might have lived longer and
been more useful If he had asked God
10 place of getting mad.
Noses got sick of the Mosaic meth
|od. as everybody does in time, and he
|iearned by expensive experience to
|ieave all glory and revenge to God.
kHe might have learned all he did by
observation and saved himself lot
|of tronble.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-24
Let your hope out. give 1t liberty. but see
hat your industry keeps close to it.
UMBRELLA REMARKS.


There is one umbrella in certain
mans collections kind Of an um-
brella which is all right except in q
rain. 1t makes fairly good walking
stick to brighten of the rain. but when
1t is put up to protect you from the
drops from the clouds 1t absorbs
rather than sheds. 1t enjoys holding
water and increasing its weight. Some
one .skillful in clothmaking may be
able to explain this popularity. 1t Is
better umbrella than the kind which
lets the water through. It may have
been made for. those who walk next
to the person who is carrying it as 1t
does not drip at the edges. Those
who look for good Qualities find them
where others see nothing encourag-
ing. Some people could not be blue
over anything--but stop--if that is
true then some people cannot be
bright over any thing, and do not
want 70 believe that. That umbrella
has to remain as it is, but you or |
can change every hour, as we are the
switchmeu OF our own qualities and
dispositions. When we live like
tree we remain as we were started
and happen TO grow, or II we exist
like an umbrella we exist as we are
or happen to wear out or get lost, but
we do not have to live like tree or
exist like an umbrella. We can grow
into better mental condition every day
as long as we live and we can influ-
ence our environments to mutual bene-
fit There is always just above every
one the Eternal Parental Power ever
ready to lift up all who look up and
reach up.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-24
The Hurricane Anglers.

The old man had place on the
curbstone near a busy corner in a
city, where he made canes and sold
Them on request.
He did not offer them for sale, his
working at 1t was his advertising
plan. and he did not like to have
crowds Of moneyless curious collect
hround him. as that INSTRUCTED the
bidewalk and probably endangered
bis privileges,
At times the crowds would form
and remain until he would have an
Dngry IT like hurricane. This made
ne trouble worse and increased the
HE of the crowd, but when angers
begin they do not very often stop to
Inquire where they are going to end.
u they did they might end at the be-
ginning. On these subjects young
people are able to start with the wis
dom which elderly people stop with.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-24

Design by May Manton
dallions of lace Joined by strips OF
black velvet ribbon, and trimming OF
cream lace, but combinations without
number might be suggested. The deep
corselet belt is Of chiffon velvet which
matches the silk In color, but the ma
terial used for the waist can, with pro-
priety, make the belt also when pre-
ferred.
The lining for the waist is smooth
ly fitted and is faced to form the yoke.
The waist proper is laid IN one box
plat at the center back and In two at
the front, the closing being made be-
meath the plat at the left side and
diagonally through the yoke. The ber-
tina is in two portions, the edges be-
ing cut to form points. The full
pulled sleeves with the gauntlet cuffs
are mounted on smoothly fitted lin
ings and are shaped to extend over
the hands.
The quantity of material required
for the medium size Is yards 81. AS
yards q or 2% yards A inches wide,
with u yard Of net and yards of APP
plique.
The pattern 1880 is cut in sizes for
a So. 81. SO, So and 40 inch bust meas
ure.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-24
shrfnkaae In Cured Hay.

SnrInkage In Cured Hay.
The variations in weight Of hay are
perhaps more marked than in most
farm products, says Farmers Bulletin
l49. A considerable difference in
shrinkage occurs between hay cured
IN dry weather and hay cured when
the atmosphere is more or less moist.
For this reason the shrinkage In hay
In q dry climate Is usually smaller
than In the more humid regions. At
the Kansas station small quantities
OF thirteen different kinds of hay
buried In the NOW from four to six
months shrunk As per cent on an
average, ranging from IA per cent
loss to per cent gain. Five tons
OF very dry timothy hay stored In a
NOV for six months at the Michigan
station lost nearly per cent, and In
another test 5000 pounds of the same
Kind OF hay in good condition placed
In the NOW July had lost 776 pounds
or 1873 per cent by February Is fol-
lowing. Practical men estimate that
hay put in the NOW when in good
condition usually shrinks about 20 per
cent by the time 1t is baled. The
Utah station has reported loss of
little over Is per cent In ton Of tim.
othy hay after It had been kept in
the barn for nine months. A stack
OF timothy hay containing little over
two tons and built in the open had
gained little over per cent during
the same time. The results with
clover hay at the same station show
loss of 3.75 per cent during nine
months when kept in the barn and a
gain Of 10 per cent for the same pc
Rod when stacked out of doors. At
the Missouri station timothy hay in
the stack lost about 1876 per cent by
spring. and when stored in the NOW
about z per cent. A stack of second
growth clover put up at this same
station In July had shrunk about 80
per cent in weight by the following
March.
The results of experiments con.
Quoted by different stations show that
the degree of maturity at which hay is
cut influences very largely the shrink
age during curing. At the Pennsyl-
vania station early cut hay lost on an
average of 20 per cent in weight.
while late cut hay lost only 21.5 per
cent. Timothy cut when just begin
ming to head lost rs per cent Of water
in curing; when cut at the beginning
OF the blossoming period, 66 per cent;
and cut little later, or about the
usual time, 81 per cent. The Michi.
gan station found shrinkage Of about
go per cent In curing clover. At the
New York state station meadow
fescue mixed with a little red clover
lost in one lot GIGS per cent and In
another 58.25 per cent during curing.
The moisture retained In cured fodder
varies with different kinds. Atwater
Gates that for New England timothy
hay retains on an average IL per cent
of moisture, clover hay IA per cent,
and corn fodder rs per cent.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-24
Discovering a Market.

How to led the person who wants
to buy what you have to sell is an in
teresting subject and one over which
many are thinking. But If you happen
to have rare kind of an article or
the only thing OF its kind and II is
but one, SO that only one person in
the world is your market and one.
time sale ends the transaction the
hunt becomes much like that for a
needle in a haystack. Should you ever
be trying to do anything as difficult as
this remember that while on the way
to see a man VINO does not want what
you have you may meet person who
knows of some one who does want II.
Keep moving and think also.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-24
The Strawberry.

The growing Of strawberries Ia q
question that should interest every
man who has q farm or garden. A
few years ago the average farmer
had the idea that strawberry grow.
ing was something Of a speciality, and
quite beyond the reach Of the ordi.
nary, everyday farmer or stock-rais-
er. This erroneous impression, I am
pleased to say, is fast passing away,
and good many farmers are now
growing their own berries. But still
there are many who do not, and I
claim that at the present time there
IL no excuse for q man who holds
even small bit Of land In falling to
provide sufficient supply Of fresh
berries for his own table, and enough
for preserving for the winter months.
The strawberry has many good points
to recommend It. It Is the first fruit
to ripen In the spring. after long
winter without fresh fruit. It will
produce more fruit per acre or for
space planted than any other fruit we
have. It comes to maturity and into
full bearing In shorter space Of time
than any other fruit. yielding full
crop about thirteen months from the
time Of setting out the bed. 1t sue
ceeds on almost all soils and under
almost all conditions. and win grow
and ripen over q wider range of terri
tory, and under greater variation Of
temperature than most fruits. On ac-
count OF its creeping habit Of growth
1t Is easily protected during the win
ter months in very cold climates by a
covering OF straw or other mulch
+. A. Shepherd.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-24
Forests Mako Homes.

You can never afford to forget for
one moment what Is the object OF our
forest policy. That object is not to
preserve the forests because they are
beautiful. though that Is good in Itself,
nor because they are refugees for the
wild creatures Of the wilderness.
though that. too. Is good In itself: but
the primary object Of our forest pal
Icy. as Of the land policy OF the United
States. is the making OF prosperous
homes. 1t is part Of the traditional
policy OF home making OF our country.
Every other consideration comes as
secondary. The whole effort of the
government In dealing with the for
ests must be directed to this end,
keeping In view the fact that II Is
not only necessary to start the homes
as prosperous. but to keep them SO.
That is why the forests have got to
be kept. You can start prosperous
home by destroying the forests. but
you cannot keep It prosperous that
way.-President Roosevelt
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-24
Model Tlme.TabIe Folders.

Model timetable folders, which ara
superior to any timetable folders ever
printed, have been issued by the New
York Central's passenger department.
They are Numbers "29" and 80" OF
The famous "Four.Track Series" ana
both are literary gems and compen-
diums OF railway travel General Pas
senger Agent George II. Daniels has
Incorporated various suggestions made
by bright people. and he has tried to
include In these folders all that could
reasonably be put into such books.
They are worth prominent posi-.
ton in every library, and on every
business mans desk.--From the Buff
falo Commercial.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-24
lnfant,s Robe. ASH.

The day when infants were dressed
In robes made mass of elaborate
lace and embroidery belongs to the
past. Fine materials, dainty hand
work and simple trimming now are
held correct and are both more fash
ionable and more sensible. This very
pretty little model is made OF Persian
lawn with the frill and bands Of fine
embroidery and is charmingly attrac-
tive, but II can be reproduced in any
one of the fabrics used for the pur-
pose.
The robe Is eminently simple and
consists Of square yoke, to which
the full skirt portion Is attached. Over
the shoulders are wide frills that give
breadth and dignity to the baby fig
ure, and the neck is finished with a
yellow frill of lace. The sleeves are
full, gathered into narrow wristbands,
edged to match the neck.
The quantity OF material required
for the medium size is 2% yards sc
inches wide. with AS yards Of wide
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-24
Lady Dolls underwear.

Lady dolls require to be equipped
with dainty underwear as we'll as with
smart gowns and fashionable cloaks.
The outfit shown is complete and will
quite surely delight the young moth,
ers' hearts as well as provide fitting
object lesson in the use OF buttons
buttonholes, ribbons and the like. The
original garments are made OF fine
nainsook with. trimming of lace and
beading threaded with ribbon, but EN-
broidery can be substituted as a finish
and any of the materials used for the
undergarments of real folk are suit
able.
The set consists of two petticoats
corset cover, chemise and drawers
each Of which is cut and shaped with
care. The chemise is the fashionable
one in sacque shape. The drawers ar,
wide and ample and are finished with
narrow band. The corset cover Il
made after one of the latest design
and Is drawn up to at snugly at tn,
neck by means of beading threades
with narrow ribbon. The short petit
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-24
The Kitchen Floor,


II your floor is an old one. and
shows unsightly cracks. try filling the
cracks with a mixture made with
one pound of flour, three quarts OF
water and teaspoonful Of alum. Make
paste by cooking them well together.
and. after removing from the fire. stir
into 1t lot OF paper torn in small
pieces, and let 1t soak, stirring as
much as you can, until the paper Is
pulp, and the mass 80 thick that 1t
is difficult to stir longer.
Apply this to the cracks, first max
ing sure that the floor has been fresh
ly swept and washed. Force the mix
ture into the cracks. smoothing 1t OFF
even with the surface. Leave 1t to
dry thoroughly, and you will find
that 1t is more lasting. and great
deal cheaper than putty. 1t cen be
painted over the same as wood.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-24
Bromus Intermis.

Bromus inermis (smooth, awnless,
or Hungarian Brome-grass) Is a very
hardy perennial grass, with smooth.
upright stems from Is inches to 81
feet high. and with open panicles or
seed heads to 8 inches long. II has
very heavy system of roots and I'M
foreground root-stalks, which after 1t Ia
well established makes a very tough
sod and gives 1t great drouth-resisting
qualities. 1t Is native of Europe and
Asia, and has been known for over a
hundred years, but was not cultivated
until few years ago, because ii was
thought 1t would become pest SINH
lar to quack grass IL cultivated. Dur
ing the last decade, 1t has come very
rapidly into prominence in this coun-
try. 1t has been grown In most of
the Western and Northwestern states
and has been reported on by the
North and South Dakota, Nebraska.
Colorado, Montana, Wyoming and Ida
no experiment stations. These re-
ports have been favorable to the grass.
Because Of Its great drouth-resisting
qualities. Bromus inermis is especial
ly adapted to the drier portions of the
state and win grow in places where
none of the other tame grasses will
survive. 1t is also well adapted to
practically every other portion OF the
state. as 1t Is able to thrive under
wet conditions as well as dry. It also
makes good growth In shady places.
where most other grasses win not do
well. It will produce most abundant
ly on rich. heavy soils. but will grow
on poor. thin soil better than most OF
our other grasses. kansas Report.
Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1903-12-24
4s88 Lady Dolls Underwear,
~, 10, 22 inches,

design by May Manton.
coat Is made of straight embroidered
edging or flannel and Joined to .
yoke, hut the long one is gored and
finished with circular founce, which
is banded with insertion and finished
with foot full OF lace.
The quantity Of material required
for doll Is inches high is yard SO
inches wide with y yard Of EN-,
broldery inches wide for short petit.
coat, Az yards Of edging and Az
yards of insertion to trim as illustrat
ed.
The pattern $3.50 is cut in sizes for
dolls Of IL, Is and % inches in length.