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Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money if il fails To cure.
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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05
THE TREASURER'S CRAFT.

Representative Wright, of Marion
county, has introduced a bill in the
house which is somewhat similar to
Treasurer O'Keefe s bill introduced by
Senator Parks. 1t shows that public
sentiment is aroused and treaSurers
will not be permitted much longer, to
receive interest on the peoples
money.
Mr.. Wright's bill is intended to
abolish the custom Of county treas
urers aud other keepers of public
funds of drawing interest on them.
The bill provides that officers of the
municipalities having money to de-
posit shall appoint a committee to
take charge OF the funds and deposit
them to the best advantage.
The interest On such money shall
be paid to the municipality making
the deposit. This bill would relieve
the officers of furnishing such heavy
bonds, as it is provided that the
money shall be deposited daily and
that the repositories shall furnish
bond
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05
Converted to Credit Currency.

Louis Ludlow writes from Washing
ton to the Indianapolis Sentinel:
1.-THE democratic members of the
banking and currency committee of
the house, with the single exception
of Representative BARTLETT, of Geor-
gia, have approved the principle Of
allowing the national banks of the
country to issue asset currency and
there is a rumor about the capitol
that they will present to congress an
asset currency bill of their own and
urge it as substitute for the Fowler
bill, which allows national banks to
issue credit currency notes to the ex-
tent Of rs per cent of their capital
stock. That the democratic members
of the banking and currency commit
tee should endorse the credit currency
proposition after it has been so strong
ly denounced by the democratic plat
forms and speakers is considered re-
markable and republicans are trying
to make the most of it. They predict
that it means a change Of sentiment
in the democratic party on this pro-
position.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05
There's Millions in Il.

1t has grown to be a fact that the
largest factor in the prosperity of this
country is the railroad business. The
volume of it in the year just closed
runs to so many millions of dollars as
to be almost Incomprehensible. This
is not only the case in the matter of
receipts. but in disbursements as well.
And what it is proposed to accomplish
this year will make what was done
last year look insignificant. The
opinion is that the railroads in recon-
Structing their lines will this year do
more than in any former year in their
history. Enormous expenditures by
the larger systems are scheduled for
che next twelve months. This means
that the mines, the furnaces. the
iron works, car works and locomoti' !,
works will be kept busy, and in turn
all branches of business will doubtless
feel the benefit Of the large outlay,
provided the financiering now in pro-
gress is successful. 1t is thought that
the roads will this year get their road
beds and equipment into such good
condition that. should they strike two
or three bad years CT earnings, they
can go through without any trouble.
Dayton Herald.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05
Two Democrats Want to Lead.

There are two active contestants
for the democratic leadership in the
next house Mr.. Richardson, of Ten
nessee, has announced that he NAV
retire from the house at the end of
this congress. but in any event be will
not be candidate again for the leader
ship, The two announced candidates
for the place are Representatives..
of Missouri, and Representative John
S. Williams, Of Mississippi. Mr.. Clark
has had an ambition to be speaker of
the house for many years, and that
being impossible as the next house
will be republican by large majority,
he is anxious to obtain the next best
thing, the democratic leadership. MIR.
Williams was early in the race and a
numrer of congressman have pledged
their votes to him. There will be
178 democrats in the next house and
therefore the successful candidate
must get ninety votes. The friends
of Mr. Williams say he has sixty-five
votes pledged and that be has been
assured of the balance necessary. Mr..
Clark's friends declare these claims
are not founded upon votes and they
predict success for the Missouri con-
gresham.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05
G. E. Newlin's Lecture.

The Prohibition convention closed
Friday evening with lecture by
State Chairman G. E. Newlin. He
handled his subject, The Twentieth
Century Problem, our Civic and H.
kustrial Life. in mastery manner.
He began his lecture by citing in
stances, both from sacred and profane
history when momentous problems of
civic and industrial life perplexed the
people.
During his address he lauded Mr..
Lincoln, going so far as to say that
"Mr. Lincoln was the greatest COM
moner since the Christ who hung mp
on Calvary's Cross"
While his speech was an argument
in favor of prohibition, he said he
could gladly commend both the dem
ocrat and republican parties for their
share in the shaping of this, the
grandest government on earth.
The problem Of the twentieth GEN.
tury he stated was how to apply the
golden rule, The sermon on the
mount and the Christ life In civic
and industrial life.
1t was a fair and bipartisan
speech and .merited the attendance of
greater number OF listeners.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05
OLIVER MATTHEWS KILLED
Terrific ,Gs Explosion Destroys Eckerfs
Packing House atFot Wayne

A special to the Tribune from Fort
Wayne, says Eckert's packing house,
a three story building. was totally
wrecked Friday by an explosion
of natural gas. The street in front of
the building was torn up and adjacent
buildings Injured. Four persons were
killed and sixteen others injured.
Oliver Matthews, son Of J. N.
Matthews, of this city, was among
those killed. Henry Schulteiss is one
of the employees of the company but
he was not hurt.
The death of young Matthews is a
sad blow to his father, who has been
in falling health for some time and is
almost blind. Oliver Matthews was a
steady young man and had many
friends here. The patrons OF the meat
market in Kendall S block all recollect
him as Freddy" or .sShorty" and he
was known as an industrious, accom-
modating boy.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05
A Useful omeia!.

Hon. William III. Hart, who retired
from tile Office Of auditor Of state on
Monday, has been one of the most
faithful and efficient of the men who
have held ONCE since the republicans
came into power in 1895. AS deputy
auditor under Mr.. Daily he broke up
q lax system OF auditing accounts
which cost the state much money.
With Mr.. Daily he put an end to the
pernlcious practice Of paying portion
of one years obligations out OF the
next years appropriation. Through
his and Mr.. Daily s influence the leg
islature provided for the accurate sys-
tenn of accounting which prevails in
this state. More than to any other
man Indiana is indebted to sfr. Hart
for the banishment of bogus Insurance
companies, and the victory was won
by his persistent fighting OF all kinds
of fraud under the name of insurance.
To the tax commission and on the FL
nance Board Mr.. Hart was most
useful Official. indianapolis Journal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05

The amended bill referring to the
Jacksonville refOrmatOry gives to
Governor Durbin and every other gov
ernor of the state the right to remove
boards of state institutions when they
are guilty of acts which show their
unfitness for Office. The superiority
of this bill over the GoOdwine bill lies
in the fact that it gives the governor
the right to investigate conditions and
the authority to control them. If he
finds upon investigation that board
of management is derelict in its duty
he can change that board without
waiting for legislative action. But he
cannot change 1t without justice nor
with the danger Of overthrowing the
principle of non-partisan control,
which was the serious objection to the
bill.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05

Some one has discovered that the
beautiful Indian girls, educated at the
expense Of the government in divers
schools, are having their laundry work
done by machinery. Nearly all those
schools have laundry department.,
where the work for the school is at
tended to.
1t has at last dawned upon some
practical statesmen of the House In
dian committee that it would be more
sensible for the girls from the teepees
and the wigwams of the reservations
to know less about cube root and
geometrical progression could only
know how to iron collar.
Hence a provision, which is to be-
come law, that laundry machinery
in Indian schools shall, as far as pos
sible, give way so that these duSky
girl pupils shall have a chance to learn
how to do the work themselves
Washington Post.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05
Nothing But an American"

John Hay, in his wise and witty
speech at the Ohio dinner in New
York spoke of his own mixed ancestry
and his changes of residence as "be-
wilderment of origin and experience,
and said that he could only put on an
aspect of humility in any gathering
of favorite sons and confess that he is
nothing but an American" The
mixture of blood which he spoke
English, Scotch, German, French,
Northern and Southern-very we'll
typifed the origin of the American
character, OF which John Hay is him.
felt So good tppe, and the signifi-
canoe of his plea, that he is "nothing
but an American" will not be lost on
anyone VINO puts his whole country
above any of the narrow subdivisions
of locality, Of race or OF previous al
legianee that are so obnoxious to a
sound national spirit.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05
Both Parties Want the Swas.

Representative Wright has intro
duced bill for the deposit Of public
funds by county treasurers and other
officials and the payment Of the in
terest into the treasury. 1t would be
an excellent thing for the state if
such law were adopted, but one meas
ure for that purpose has already been
killed In the senate, and any other
stands very small chance Of getting
through this legislature. The profits
Of the custody Of public funds form
the chief attraction in many public
Offices, and naturally all the machine
influence In the state will be against
any such change as is proposed. We
imagine that Mr.. Wright's measure
Will be promptly sat upon.-Indiana-
polls Sentinel.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05
A Needed Prison Reform.

Senator Goodwine's bill for the sep
arati0n Of the Woman's Prison and
Girls Industrial School is the culmi-
nation of movement started ten
years ago and first advocated in the
indianapolis Journal. In it's issue of
Jan. 10, 1898, under the caption, ga
Needed Reform" the Journal pointed
out the great wrong of placing way
ward young girls and even innocent
children under the. same roof with
women convicted of crime and said:
1t needs very little reflection to
convince any person with slight ac-
lquaintance with crlminolOgy that
these two institutions should not be
under the same roof. Ii it is true. as
all experience proves, that young
criminals should never be confined or
associated with old ones, it is still
more true that little children and
young girls who have never been con-
victed of any crime should not be
housed under the same roof with fe-
male convicts of mature years. in
Guiding murderers, burglars, thieves
and vicious criminals and said. The
idea of such association is morally re-
pulsive. 1t is crime against the
state.
The legislature has been slow to
act in the matter, but public senti-
ment has finally become so pronounce
ed that it cannot we'll avoid doing so.
The Goodwlne bill meets every es-
sential requirement of the case by pro-
viding fer the construction of a build.
ing for the Girls Industrial School
which shall be separate and widely
apart" from the Woman's Prison.
The proviso that the building for the
Girls School shall be located outside
OF the city, but within ten miles OF it,
renders it possible to make the separa-
ton complete, as it should be. No
false consideration of economy should
induce the legislature to neglect car
rying out this long-ignored and much
needed reform. Perhaps the Good
wine bill may be improved in some de-
tails, but its main features are essen
TALLY right.-Indianapolis Journal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05
New Jersey Justice.

The execution of Paul Woodward
furnishes another instance of the
prOmptneSs OF New Jersey Justice.
The atrocious crime occurred on Oct.
l, 1902, when Woodward brutally MUIR
dered two of his youthful companions.
The next month witnessed a dignfied
but speedy trial, in which Prosecutor
Moody and Morse Archer proved the
commonwealth ease beyond the
shadow of q doubt and secured an
almost immediate verdict of guilty.
December heard sentence pronounced,
and the other day saw that the sent
ence decently, expedItiously and
solemnly executed, only fourteen
weeks after the murder was commit
ted. The whole conduct of the affair
was credit to the traditions of Jersey
Justice.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05
A Narrow Escape From Death.

Ida Coyer, living on West Water
street, had narrow escape from
death Thursday morning. She was
on her way to school and crossed the
Donahue marsh. In making her way
across the Pennsylvania tracks near
the Franklin Hotel she stepped upon
the track just as the east local, in
charge of Conductor Easterday, was
approaching and fell as she tried to
jump out of the way. Mr.. yesterday
yelled to her to remain still. AL
though within foot Of the moving
wheels she retained her presence of
mind and did not move until the
train had passed. Had she attempt
ed to get up she would have been
Knocked in the head by the steps.
He picked her up and carried her
into the depot. but it was found she
was not injured. valparaiso Messen-
GER.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05

The effect Of the action taken by
Emperor Francis Joseph in depriving
the Crown Prince Of Saxony of all her
archducal titles and prerogatives.
which, it is said, has the approval
both of her father and Of the King of
Saxony. will be to deprive her Of any
title whatsoever. So drastic decree
Is without parallel in the history Of
the Austrian House. 1t is doubtful
whether the crown PROCESS will be
able to call herself Princess of Tus-
cany.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05

BY the latest treaty to be submit
ted to the senate the United States
and England will refer the Alaskan
boundary dispute, as far as the inter-
probation of the treaty of 1925 be-
tween Great Britain and Russia is
concerned, to a mixed commission Of
six jurists, three on each side. Neither
country can lose its case by this plan
except by the vote of one of its own
representatives. The tribunal will at
least gather much valuable informa-
tion on the subject.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05
Grape Juice Prevents Typhoid.

The constant research and discover
les of psychologists are not only arm
ing us against disease germs but are
gradually diveSting all forms of bac-
terra of many of their terrors.
/ A few weeks ago DR.. Ferguson, a
London bacteriologist, announced the
results Of extended experiments with
lemon juice as destroyer of typhoid
bacilli. AS result of numerous tests
DR.. Ferguson declared his belief that
a few drops of lemon juice in glass
of water would suffice to destroy or
render harmless the typhoid germs al
ready taken into the human system.
1t appears, however, that lemon
juice is not the only substance that
will check the termination of typhoid
microbes and deprive them of all vi
tality. Experiments in the New York
meteorological laboratory, as we'll as
in the laboratory of Chicago, have
demonstrated that unfermented grape
juice is even more effiacious than
lemon juice in destroying the vitality
and checking the growth of typhoid
germs, while its use is not attended
with any of the dangers tnat are Incl
dent to the continued drinking of
lemon juice.
That lemon juice is harmful to some
stomachs when taken continuously is
we'll known to physicians. Not every
stomach can receive the acid of the
lemon, even though greatly diluted.
without injury or discomfort. Pure
grape juice, however, is not only
harmless but highly nutritious. It's
use at meal time is invariably attend
ed with beneficial results, it being
very rich In nutrient. blOod.making
elements. 1t Is worthy of note, how
ever, that the psychologists lay great
stress upon the purity and clearness of
the juice, claiming that authorizations
or diIutions tend to render it ineffec-
tive as a destroyer of typhus germs.
II future experiments tend to more
fully confirm the correctness of this
theory in regard to the juice of the
grape it offers a most agreeable and
nourishing preventive of the most
dreaded OF all germ diseases.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05
National Guards.

The passage of the army bill max
ing the National Guard in all the
states part of the United States
army has been signed by the presi-
dent. And now a bill has been in
PRODUCED In the house establishing a
rifle range in every congressional dis
trIct in Indiana, to be in charge of a
regular army officer. for the use and
instruction in accurate firing of the
companies Of the Indiana National
Guard.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05

Senator Fairbanks speech to the
legislature in acknowledgment OF his
reelection was altogether admirable.
1t was sort Of litany in praise of In
diana-her history, her noble sons,
her prospects for the future; followed
by an exposition of civic duty. There
was no trace of partisanship in his
speech. For the time he was decided
ly the gentleman from Indiana-and
for Indiana. Democrats as we'll as re-
publicans could listen to his words
with equal pleasure.-Indianapolis
News.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05

Senator Pettus of Alabama, who
has just been reelected, was born
July 6, 1921. He was old enough at
the time of the great WebSter-Hay
debate to have had the rumorfof that
historic struggle make some impress
sion upon him, and he was practicing
law soon after the Tippecanoe cam
paign. when Chicago had only four or
five thousand Inhabitants. Later he
served in the Mexican war, and then
he was one of the forty-niners. going
all the way to California on horse
back. At the opening of the civil
war, which now seems so remote to
most of his countrymen. he was enter
ing middle life. He served through
out that war, returned TO the practice
of the law in Alabama and was first
elected to the . 1ited States senate in
the winter of 1868. when he was IS
years old. other old men in the
senate are Morgan of Alabama. 49,;
-Hoar of Massachusetts, and Hawley of
Connecticut and Stewart Of Nevada.
76; Cullom of Illinois and Allison of
Iowa, IA; Jones OF Nevada, Teller Of
Colorado, and Vest of Missouri, 10;
Proctor of Vermont and Frye Of
Maine ~. The oldest senator when
he died was Senator Morrill,, ofMaine,
who was 88.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05

The Dick bill which passed both
houses OF congress and was approved
by the president January 81 is OF in
terest to Company /, in this city as
well as other members of the National
Guard in Indiana and militia organi-
cations everywhere.
The secretary of war is authorized
to issue new guns and all other neces-
tsary accouterments and equipments
such as are provided for the regular
army, when ever the governor Of any
state shall require them for the mill
tia of his state organized in conformity
with this law.
The organized militia gets the same
pay as regulars when attending schools
of instruction, and officers 'oH recon-
mendation of the governor, can attend
military schools and colleges and be
allowed the same pay and privileges
that are given regular army omcerS.
1t gives officers and privates dis
abled in the service of the United
States, the benefits of the pension
laws, and also provides for exami-
nations for persons specially qualified
to hold commissions and command
troops. The record of previous SER
vice of this examination.
This law places the organized mill
tia almost on par with the regular
army and gives them the same stand
ing as volunteer soldiers.
Captain Kendall has copies of the
law and books relating to military af-
fairs which will give full particulars of
its requirements.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05

Ii a member of the ways and means
committee had been making the state
ment that if all the bills now before
the legislature carrying appropriations
should be passed the state expendi-
lures would be increased 81. 100. 900
annually his listeners should not have
been startled. On the other hand
If the ways and means representative
had called to mind all the bills design
ed to open an avenue to the treasury
be would be obliged to double the fig
ureS he has given. An increase of
81, 100, 900 is about cents on each
800 of the present taxable valuation,
which is 81, $50, 900, 600 in round num-
bers. For starter, the ways and
means committee has permitted bill
to be reported increasing the state
levy for school tuition from IL to Is
cents per 800. This increase If itself
absorbs almost 800, 900 Of the 81, 100,-
900. II the free schoolbook scheme
were embraced in the demands which
the members of the ways and means
committee had IN mind his remainder
of s40O, 900 would need to be doubled
to meet that expenditure. Then there
is the state laboratory, which the
senate has ind0Sed. The amount of
money which will be required for this
has not been announced, but, judging
from other states having such institu-
tions, it would be considerable sum.
There is the Fortune Gill creating a
railroad commission, a high school in
spectcr and numerous other designs
upon the public treasury outside of
the money needed to improve the pub
lie institutions. II all these things
are to be provided for the ways and
means committeeman will need to ap-
ply the multiplication table t. his
81, 100, 900 estimate. indianapolis
Journal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05

A new Russian general customs tar
ID, to which the imperial sanction was
given on Jan. 20, was published on
Wednesday. Anoficial memorandum
accompanying it explains that Russia
has followed the example Of other
states In view Of the impending ex-
piration of her commercial treaties.
The new tariffs have been elaborated,
says the memorandum, with special
regard for the protection Of national
industries, but there has not been any
idea by an artificial raising of rates or
securing means Of bargaining with
other powers, because such weapon
would cut both ways. A novel point
in the PRONUNCIATION Of the new tariff
= that the dare on which it win be
put in operation is not specified, It,
being left to the minister Of finance
toobtain the imperial sanction to put
che tariff INTO force at any time.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-02-05

In the institutions of New York
which the state board of charities in
spects there were, on Oct. l, 1902,
so, $40 paupers-blind, deaf, epileptic,
idiotic, Predetermined and other de-
hnquent and dependent persons-a
number about the same as the popula-
tion of Arizona. of which 1t is proposed
to make a state. The annual aver
age cost of a pauper in New York is
s1O4, and, as his average length OF
life is fifteen years, the citizen who
prevents another from being pauper
in New York saves the community
81, $50. Indianapolis Journal.