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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-18

1t is not easy TO imagine how the
post office rottenneSS could have
reached its development without the
knowledge of leading congressman.
In fact most of it is due to their de-
mand for Offices for their friends and
relatives, for bigger salaries, and for
more places. The department officials
were largely their tools.-Indianap c-
lis Sentinel.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-18

Marshall county republicans will
have a chance to win next year if
they stand together and do not sacri-
fee their county ticket for the benefit
Of men ln other counties. No part,
can win if it permits leadership Of
factionists. or allows the party d0min-
ated in the interest of any man or set
of men unless it has very large ma
jority to start with.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-18

The fellow who has been arrested
ia New York for precipitating strikes
and calling them off for a considera-
ton is said to have ordered no less
than 500 strikes since he embarked
IN that reprehensible business. He is
a bold, daring, defiant sort of an indi-
yidual, utterly Indifferent as to conse-
uuenceS. From some of these strikes
he realizes as high as $500.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-18
Florence Nightingale Still Lives.

Florence Nightingale, whose eighty
third birthday occurred last month, is
spending her old age in Hampshire,
England. She received her education
in Germany and the Empress Fried.
rich subsequently became one of the
most ardent supporters Of her ideas
regarding woman's work in war time.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-18

The professional labor agitator is a
logical product of the times; employ
ers should make him unnecessary, and
we shall hear no more Of him." said
President Walker at the American
Foundrymen's convention at Mil
waukee. And it surely does look as
If something of this kind would 90 a
long way toward solving the labor
nrnblon,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-18

European powers hold conflicting
views as to the result Of the assaSsina-
tion of the king and queen of Servia.
Austria will not interfere save In the
event OF civil war, Germany is not
friendly to the new dynasty, Britain
does not fear civil war, France is
awaiting developments and Italy has
a strong friend in the new king.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-18

The commissioners Of Marion county
have ordered voting machines for the
Indianapolis election the second Tues
day of next October. There is a great
difference between voting machine
and an election machine.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-18

The chemists are finding in the at
mosphere rarified gases forming not a
mlflionth part of the common air
which we breathe, but which in their
most attenuated state may be the
very elixir of vitality which stimu-
lates and replenishes the springs of
life at their center of action.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-18

Using the language Of a Missouri
democrat, we will say that when the
lie )ublicans of this district are choos-
ing a manager for the campaign OF
1904, they will make bad mistake If
Che harness is thrown on spawned
horse because he is elsy to catch.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-18
Broshef Basr tse Adviser.

Brother Baer graciously announces
that he will obey such provisions Of
the interstate commerce law as he
deems constitutional. This attitude
of Brother Baer indicates that, in adj
dition to AGING as adviser and coun-
selor to Omripotence, he has likewise
kindly undertaken to supervise the
United States supreme court. Brother
Baer must be a busy man these days.
Chronicle.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-18

Reports from various city councils
and legislatures throughout the coun-
try indicate the advisability Of the
boodlers organizing for mutual protec-
tion and to protect their business from
being ruined by prying people whose
sole desire seems to be to increase the
population Of the pepitentiaries.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-18
During the next few wears So s,

During the next few years S., $780,
will be spent in new buildings at the
Military Academy at West Point,
which will make that institu tion
equal in its architectural features,
dormitory conveniences, lecture rooms,
laboratories and other buildings to
any of the great universities of the
world.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-18

Judge Henry c. Caldwell. the only
surviving judicial appointee of Presi-
dent Lincoln, who is judge of the
United States CIRCUIT court of the
Eighth circuit at Little Rock, Ark,
has retired from the bench. He was
appointed in 1864 and has served con-
tInuously ever since.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-18

Lord Rothschild says there is no
feeling of distrust in Europe over
financial conditions In America. The
entire world seems to have faith In
the United States and we should
strive to maintain the high position
we have reached.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-18

The political atmosphere of Eng
land seems surcharged with surprises.
The move of the ministry in favor OF
a protective tariff has set all the party
leaders wondering what will happen
r,ovf
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-18

One J. H. Knapp, painter and
paper hunger, is dead beat Of the
worst kid. Grocerymen, dry goods
merchants and others are warned to
look out for him.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-18

Exports Of manufactures in April
amounted to $40, 900, 900, total never
reached before in the same month.
A nerican sales abroad of manufacture
ed products have &ipled since 1898.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-06-18
Plymouth. Ind. June Is. 1908.

Russia insists that she does not need
any outside aid, as she is perfectly
able to care for the suffering survivors
of the Kishineff massacre But will
she?
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-06-24
GREENHORN ACTIVITY.
District Flourishing And Lots
OF Work Being Done.

X. A. Marr, of Mari Il Davidson,
who returned Saturday from trip
to the Greenhorns In the interest Of
the FIRMS clients, reports great
activity In that district. He says:
A wonderful amount of work
IL being done on the various Green =
horn properties, and the district
generally presents scene Of great
activity. The older mines are being
worked right along, aud new ones
are being opened up. The new
Bryan mill at the Morning, which
started up few days ago Is going
full blast and the property ia max
ing an extraordinarily good showing.
The Psyche which began operations
some two weeks ago, Ia steadily
dropping ten stamps, and at the
Dixie Meadows a road Ia being
pushed to completion In order to
haul In the machinery for the new
concentrating plant to be installed
there at once. The county and the
mining company are doing the
work In conjunction. Again, the
machinery for the stamp mill on
the l. X. l.. and Hidden Treasure Ia
being taken In IA rapidly IA possible.
In word things are moving In
the Greenhorns, and there is an air
Of general prosperity.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-06-24

on his gullible friends for S25, 900
to $4,000, is guilty of little less
than highway robbery. The man
who buys prospects from the locators
with view to selling at profit Is
engaging in legitimate speculation,
provided he has exhausted the means
at hand in determining the real
merit of his property, and provided
again he Is willing to sell at fair
profit. The real estate dealer Is we'll
contented IL he is getting twenty five
per cent on his investment,
and why should the prospect dealer
demand several thousand for some
worthless hole In the ground may
haps! Usually the more worthless
IL is the bigger the price asked.
While the rascally promoter is not
In any sense to be excused, the eastern
investors who allow themselves thus
to be swindled are largely to blame.
There Is always means Of In
vestigation before purchase, and that
Is IL what the honest dealer with
good prospect for sale courts. The
same remarks apply to mining
stocks offered for sale. Investigate
before purchasing.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-06-24
NEW ASSAYING FIRM.
Robbins & Robbins Sell Out
To Clarke & Clarke.

Last week the assaying firm of
Robbins L. Robbins sold its labora-
tory and equipment to Roy H.
Clarke, of Juessen 4 Clarke, mining
engineers, and his brother, Rawley j.
Clarke, the new people taking charge
yesterday. Robbins 4 Robbins have
dissolved partnership, and disposed
Of their laboratory In order to
devote their time exclusively to
their mining interests. w. W.
Robbins, the senior member of the
firm is general manager of the South
Pole Consolidated Gold Mines COM
pany, and will give the property his
entire attention, while his brother,
G. G. Robbins, the junior member of
the retiring firm, will give his time
to the Travellers Gold Mining COM
pany OF Wyoming In which he Is
largely interested. He left yesterday
for the east on business connected
with this company.
The Clarke brothers are we'll
known mining engineers and metal.
lurgists, Roy II. Clarke being con-
nected with the firm of Juessen l.
of Sumpter and Spokane,
while his brother has had extensive
experience In various camps.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-06-24

A great many mines over the
country are using electricity for
firing blasts, ~ a matter of protec-
tiOn To miners IA we'll IA on
pedience. For IA trifiing cost the
necessary apparatus can he installed
which not only provides for the safety
of the miners but explodes the entire
round of holes simultaneously, thus
giving the united strength of the
separate charges
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-06-24
Agate.L Looking Quarts.

L. G. Sterling, who is interested
in some claims on Gimlet creek,
brought in some specimens of agate
looking quartz which he is going to
have examind by experts to
determine II they have any CONNER
cial value. He says there Is any
quantity Of this kind Of rock on the
property.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-06-24

with the horrors of the Heppner
disaster fresh in his mind, the
average Sumpterite, prepares to take
to tho tall timber when he sees "a
black cloud the size OF mans hand
hover around Old Badly. II il we'll
enough To be prepared to fly should
such n calamity befall us, but the
danger IL exceedingly remote. The
chances Of u cloud burst occurring
at this altitude are very slim, aud
owing To the situation Of Sumpter II
would have to be IA mighty big one
to do any serious damage.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-06-24
NOON WEDDING.
Rev. James Bysn and Miss Jessie Gresnlse
Married Today.

Rev. James Byers, pastor Of the
Presbyterian church, and Miss Jessie
Greenlee, daughter Of DIR. and Mrs.
A. &. Greenlee, were married at the
Presbyterian church ut IL o'clock
today, Rev. j. X. n. Bell, Of Baker
City, officiating. The numerous
friends Of the couple attended the
wedding, and after the ceremony the
newly married people, with few Of
their immediate friends, lunched at
the home Of the bride.
Rev. and Mrs. Byers left this
afternoon on an extended wedding
trip to Ireland, the old home of the
former.
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-06-24

while II Is u fact that there IL
scarcely u field Of Investment offer.
Ing such large returns today as min
ing, II IL also u fact that few other
classes Of industry contain 40 many
fakes and film fam games. A. W.
Clifford. secretary of the lnterna-
tionsl Miners association. of III
PasO, Texas, in II recently published
intsrvicw among other truths. said
this: "rhere IL one evil that the
preas Of the mining regions, and of
the west generally, ought to make an
effort To abate, and that Is the Him
tiam game eastern promoters have
boon practicing on their friends and
neiHhbors by selling them $500
prospects for s25, 900 to $50. 900.
and when the collapse comes. their
means have been wasted and they
find they have no mine but ably
shift the responsibility upon the
'rascal,y prospector' who sold the
prospect. II u promoter gets hold
Of n prospect by purchase direct or
otherwise, which he has found to
bear all the evidence of developing
into u producing mine, aud not
having the necessary funds himself
to carry on this work, he has u
perfect right to seek outside assis-
tance. But the promoter, who as
MIR. Clifford says, picks up u $500
prospect at random and unloads il
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-06-24

Tho government In the bulletins
pertaining to mining which II issues
from time to time, has begun turning
its attention more to the scientific
study Of rocks and mineral dposits.
While the Topographic descriptions
heretofore issued are 81 vast i'm
pOrtance aud invaluable to the min.
ing world, u scientific Inquiry into
the nature Of formations and
clsssif iflcHtions Of rocks with reference
to tho mineral they may contain, are
Of greater moment To those connected
with the location and development
Of mines
The Sumpter miner. [volume] (Sumpter, Or.) 1899-1905, 1903-06-24

Miller cap protectors, !, Il. Harrison
agent ior Baker, Grant and Union
counties.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-14

recently moved into this house. but the
ghost broke up their housekeeping the
very first day.
Three years ago Herman Schultz,
returned Spanish-American soldier,
was murdered at dance in this house
by Arthur Woolford. who is now serv-
ing Il prison term for tlNe crime. Since
the tragedy the house has had numer-
Gus tenants. none of whom remained
longer than a few days.
Abney and his bride moved in one
day and the next moved out In the
night soon after the couple had retired
to bed the doors of the thouse opened,
and there was the noise of entering
guests. The room was FILED with in
visible people. Presently Il squeaky
violin was heard. accompanied by the
clatter of feet and the swirl and swish
of skirts around the room. Voices re-
vealed a quarrel of two men over
girl, each claiming her as a dancing
partner. Then followed Il pistol shot
and the noise of the victim falling to
the floor The CHASTITY affair was a
faithful reproduction of the dance and
tragedy CT three years ago i'm which
the young SOluIe~ loSI LIS me.
Schultz, the victim. was a member
of Company L, One Hundred and Fiji
ty-eighth Indiana regiment. Jacob
Harness, an uncle of Judge E. i. Har-
ness of the Howard superior court, Oc-
cupied the house at the time of the
murder. He soon moved out, as did
all other later tenants Ali the neigh
bors certify to mysterious viStations
and frequent ghostly apparitions. Alb
ney and his bride remained in the
house but six hours.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-14

down and rest, for l was very tired.
But l rebelled against this as Il piece
Of folly. 1 kicked myself and again
called myself fool Then the first /
knew was down on my hands and
knees in the snow l guess / did not
realize my danger. | remember l no.
ticed the SNOW drifting around me. 1
had my back to the wind. I had found
horses and cattle frozen to death stand
ing with their backs bumped up against
the wind. You see, l have big lungs
and am strongly built. / kept breath
ing good and strong all the time. l
clinched my hands and kept saying
to myself, Live, live. live" 1t was a
sort of will power. l suffered fearful
ly all the time with the cold. My
clothes seemed like so much paper
rustling on my stony limbs. The snow
got deeper.
1.-THE snow kept creeping on up over
my back, and l stayed as still as 1
could. SO as to let it roof me over. 1t
was inky dark when il finally covered
me entirely, and l was where it would
be days before they would find me.
Then 1 wondered how long l should
lie there, and thought of the wolves
that might come when the SHOW had
thawed Il little and scratch down to me
and begin to gnaw my frozen flesh.
''In this way my mind went wander
ing on from one idea to another. l sue
ceeded in keeping myself alive by
thinking. / felt better after awhile.
l did not know it, but it was warmer
there under the snow. My breath melt
ed little hole up through the drift.
The air was cold. but it was the sweet
est relief in the world that it was still
and not cutting like a million whip
lasheS The snow around me got so
l could press it back and it would pack
and stay, so l had "a little room to
move. 1 was still fearfully cold, but in
comparison with the suffering earlier
in the night was warm as toast.
at was about this time L noticed 1
could see a button right under my eye
on my coat. The night had passed,
and it was daybreak. My mind took
the fact in slowly. / did not dare to
get up or move. l deliberated wheth-
er 1 should try to get up. 1 almost de-
cided not TO do it. And then with a
snort and a grunt 1 was on my feet
and shaking off the snow. l shall new
er forget the agony of that moment.
If there was a muscle in my body that
did not fairly shrek in Il protest of
pain, it must have been in parts that
were frozen. But 1 took step for
ward and then tottered along and grad
ually learned again to walk
''The sky was clear, n few stars
shone family in the western horizon.
The wind had gone down. In the half
light 1 could see what 1 thought was a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-14
PHANTOM HAUNTs FARM.
Strange Happenings In a House In
Yorkshire, England.

Yorkshire, England.
Uncanny happenings continue to thrill
the villagers Of Brierley, in Yorkshire,
England.
The tenant of the haunted farm,
Mr.. Leybourne. appears to believe in 4
supernatural agency as firmly as an
eminent literary man once did in the
Cock lane ghost.
A sturdy gamekeeper stated that he
had seen a kitchen chair topple over
four times in succession and then fall
on the floor, all with no visible external
stimulus.
But the ghosts behavior toward
the farmer and his wife is most deserv-
ing of reprobation. 1t pelted Mr.. Ley
bourne with articles, dragged clothes
and pillows from the beds and piled
them in Il heap and put the whole
house in confusion.
The farmer is said to have been eX-
asperated into Ieveling his gun at the
visitant. visible on one occasion, but
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-14

house some distance away. L strug-
gled on painfully toward it, rubbing
snow on my face as went to take out
the frost. AS l drew near the house
saw some one coming from the oppo-
site direction. 1t was my wife. She
and the boys had been up all night and
with the first light of morning had
gone out to find me. had been lost
within eighty rods of my house My
wife fired the gun and called the boys
back. They were all very glad to see
me alive. Everything at the barn was
all right. 1 preached that day, al
though l was very stiff and sore"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-14

MT. Eastman, "and l had just finished
my dinner and was sitting by good
fire thinking over my sermon for the
next day when it occurred to me that
l ought to go out to the barn and see
to my horse. had driven twenty miles
that day and was tired when l put him
out and had not blanketed him. For
tunately put on an old overcoat, but
without lantern l started out.
1.-The night was black, and n blizzard
was on. The wind was in my face,
and the fine hail came like shot fiom a
gun. 1t fairly bit my cheeks. AS 1
crossed the garden l turned to have
the wind at my back and catch my
breath. 1 saw the light in the house
glowing family through the sleet. 1t
was the light or the want of it that
gave me the suspicion 1 had lost my
way. l had turned around and walked
backward awhile with my head bent
and not looking for the house. Then
when 1 did look l couldn't see the light.
I knew / had gone far enough to reach
the barn if was ever to get there, and
I realized 1 had gone wrong in some
way.
for the barn. 1 had gone there so
many times l would have said l could
get there with my eyes shut and my
feet and hands tied. But l couldn't see
it and soon began to learn that 1
couldn't get near it by zigzagging back
and forth. 1 don't know how long l
cruised around as dog would search
a trail. 1t probably was only a few
minutes, but it seemed an hour. 1t was
the longest part of the nights expert
ences. l was slow to confess to myself
that keen as believed / was in prairie
craft l was really lost and could not
help myself even a little bit. l sup
pose l went around in a circle. but
there was no proof to my mind of the
fact
''The place was the prairie at Elan
dreau, where L now live. 1t is as level
as this floor and is now well settled,
but then it was miles to any other
house. Every inch of the prairie was
like every other inch. When 1 knew l
was lost, 1 made up my mind to be as
long as possible in freezing to death.
gave up trying to find the barn and
just walked without thinking where 1
was going. l kept saying, Walk,
walk, walk!
"Of course I went with the wind a
good deal. But L realized 1 ought not
to, and as a moral duty l religiously
faced it. This fancy saved my life. 1
kept fighting something all night.
pounded myself and called myself a
fool a thousand times. l even kicked
myself now and then
"Then 1 began to feel sleepy. 1t
grew on me. and l thought would lie
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-14
A HnnnY Hour.

He-Do you remember the night 81
proposed TO you?
She-Yes, dear.
I'VE sat for one hour, and youtneve
opened your mouth"
Yes, 1 remember, dear"
Believe me, that was the Ihappjest
hour of my life"'
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-14
Something He CouIdn,t Invent.

Harold-That is Bessler, thes famous
Inventor of the triple expansion en-
CINE, the automatic, double, back ac-
ton, reversible, rapid fire gun, the
compound electro hydro heated dyna-
mo, the
y, Rupert-But he looks distracted.
7Harold-Yes: he can't inve1st a plau-
sIble excuse to give his wifetfor being
late, and he daren't go home.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-14
He WnS Luckx.

''YoungJ man." said the pompOus in
dividual, III did not always hare this
carriage. When 1 first started in life.
1 had toiwaIk."
You were lucky" chuckIed the
youth. when 1 first started ina life, I
couldn't walk" Chicago News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-14
He Hns to He

"They tell me your son is a close stu
dent"
He haste be. don't allow him but
a dollar u month spendin' money!
Cleveland Plain Dealer. 4
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-14
Never Saw One.

She-Don't you think girls have a
happy faculty for saying the right
thing?
He-Can't say. 1 never saw a happy
faculty.-Yale Record.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-14
refraIned nom firing.

TeIralIneU from nrlng.
Meanwhile tables and chairs still
move about the premises. and from the
noises heard daily one might suppose
that the lineal descendants of the mys-
terious disturbers of the Wesleys' house
were in possession.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-14
The RcnI Thing

Hewitt Il borrowed a poIicemauss
uniform and put it on the other day.
Jewett-What did you do then?
Il don't know; 1 immediately fell,
asleep."-Smart Set. 4
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-14

Continued on Page Eleven.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-14
Not Good.

Benham-The good die young.
Mrs. Benham--Then there is no dam
ger of my OUTLYING you.-New York
Herald.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-14
Lost on
Ole Prairie
Terrible Experience of a
Clergyman IN q
BIizzord.
HotO He Wandered Til Err
bouSfed and ~SaUed His Life
BY BurrotOfnS Xnfo
Huge .SnosOdriSf.

While in Washington a short time
ago the Rev. John Eastman of South
Dakota, a member of the Mewakautan
Sioux. related a fearful experience he
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1903-03-14

If you would abolish avarice. you
must abolish the parent of it, luxury
Cicero.