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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-05-28
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Mr.. and Mrs. Owen Alberts have
returned from visit with relatives at
Dana, Ind
Mrs. Joseph Lacher spent Sunday
in South Bend with her daughter,
Mrs. Stein.
Louis Suit and family, of Laporte.
visited over Sunday with relatives
here returning home Monday.
Mrs. Daniel Faag has returned
from Fort Wayne and reports her
husband getting along nicely.
John carp is attaching new porch
to the front of his residence at the
corner of Michigan and Louisa streets.
Mrs. Arthur Underwood has return
ed to her home at South Bend after a
visit of week with her parents in
this city.
Miss Ethel Jeffrey, who is {. book
keeper and stenographer at Rochester,
spent Sunday with her parents near
this city.
There is no morning train to South
Bend new. The first train goes north
on the Vandalia thirteen minutes be-
fore noon.
Friedrich Byrer returned to Kosci-
usko county today after visit of a
week at his Old home northwest of
Plymouth.
AL the railroads give excursion
rates for Decoration day. Tickets
are sold May 20 and 80, good return
ing June l.
Miss Vanderweele, of Burr Oak,
has accepted a stenographic position
in tie automobile department of the
Studebaker Mfg. Co., at South Bend.
The heavy rains, disastrous winds
and electrical storms did not reach
Plymouth. but we have had light,
genLle rains that will save the crops.
The new furniture shows q return
to old-fashioned lines and 1t is asserted
the manufacturers are copying exactly
of our grandfathers and great grand
fathers.
Many lives lost, many persons in
jured and property valued at $780,
900 destroyed, is the result of storms
in Kansas, Iowa, Oklahoma and In
dian Territory.
The Plymouth ball team was
beaten at Winona Saturday by score
of 8 to l, but Argos beat the Fort
Wayne team at Argos Sunday by a
score Of 5 to 4.
Don't forget the supper at Hill's
cafe tomorrow evening.
The fiend who has been poisoning
cattle at Bremen needs a punishment
more severe thar would probably be
given him by law If his identity can
be determined.
According to the latest calculations,
based on returns gathered by can
vassers for the Lakeside directory,
Chicago has now 1900, 900 people
within her city limits.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-05-28

One frSt-claSS fare for the round
trip over the Vandalia lines. Tickets
will be sold May 30 and 80. Good GO
ing only on date of sale. Good re-
turning, leaving destination June l
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-05-28

Mrs. Ketcham is visiting at War
saw.
Miss Edith Shrider spent Tuesday il
Valparaiso.
Patrick Dugan made a business tril
to Argos Tuesday.
Elijah Stansbury has gone TO Chi
cago for visit of four days.
Mrs Potter Palmer denies that sht
is to be married to the Prince of Mon
AGO.
Mrs. Daisy Apple and son Homer
went to Tiosa Tuesday for a visit
Of few days.
Rev. A. H. Zilmer has gone Il
Bracken, Huntington county, to hole
ten days meeting.
1t is reported that the window glass
trust will advance the price Of glass
ten per cent on June /.
Our news columns show that cy.
clones and ram storms are still doing
immense damage in the west
Nineteen persons were killed ano
many injured by tornadoes that swept
over three Nebraska counties Monday
Mrs. Charles E. Reed, of Fort
Wayne, arrived today to visit hel
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Norman E.
Woodward.
Court convened Monday afternoon
and the cases for the term of court
were discussed today and the dates
for trial fixed.
Gov. Durbin and several other
prominent Indianapolis men are fish.
ing at Barber's Jake in Kosciusko
county, this week.
Anderson has just dedicated a beau
tlful new cemetery. Anderson is
bound to make itself attractive as a
place of residence.
Mrs. H. ]. Meredith and Mrs. S. E.
Medbourn, of Culver, changed cars
here Tuesday On their way to Middle.
town, Ohio, to visit relatives.
Miss Martha Ruge and Mr.. Theo.
dore Livingston, both of Valparaiso,
were married last Sunday. Miss Ruge
was well known in Plymouth.
Prosper Mickey has returned from
TIP Of over two months in Dakota.
Minnesota and Iowa. He is looking
well and says he likes the West.
L. G. Colvert, the real estate man.
left for indianapolis last Tuesday and
from there will go TO Arkansas. He
expects to be gone five or six weeks.
1t has rained twenty-four days in
succession in Oklahoma and the In
dian Territory. This beats the wet
spell Marshall county had year ago
B. F. Jones, who died at Pittsburg
last week, left an estate estimated at
sixty millions of dollars. 1t is she
largest estate ever recorded in Pitts
burg.
M: Lauer s. Son have furnished the
Culver band with new uniforms. They
will make their first appearance in
their inew suits at Culver on Decora-
ton day.
Charles Mckinney, John Dill and
Harry Allwein, Of Bourbon, changed
cars here Tuesday on their way to In
|dianapolis to attend the Masonic
grand lodge.
J.. w. Hess is now entirely out of
the drug business except the collect
ing of outstanding accounts. He
thinks he will 60 west in search of a
new location.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Greenlun and
family have moved from Fort Wayne
to this city and now occupy Mrs.
Brakel's house northwest Of the Wash
ington school building.
Cbicaco launf3ries have now heen
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1903-05-28

With the advancement of warm weather
we are showing beautiful line of new Shirt
Waists. Especially is this true of White
Goods in sheer and heavy materials
The line is entirely new, stylish and very
chic, the old stock being separated from the
new patterns and styles.
The Shirt Waist is your mercy 90
choice. ................... neutrality-suspicious. SC
At these prices the stock will soon be closed
out, so if you wish one of them you must "be
up and doing"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-07-11
Do You Walk STRAIGHT ?

"Have you ever noticed how few
people walk straight" said the man
who finds fault. II am not speaking in
Il spiritual sense, neither do refer to
their gait, which is certainly bad
enough; but to the crooliedness Of their
path. A straight road is not at all
times possible, admit, and when the
streets are most crowded fellow Is
excusable for darting around any old
way, but when given cleY sidewalk
I can't for the life of me see why he
cannot walk straight.
watch any man-and women are
Just as bad-whO starts out from home
at an hour when other people in the
neighborhood are busy on their own
doorsteps and give him clean sweep.
Since there are no distractions in the
way, there is no reason on earth why
he should not procede in straight
line to the nearest corner, but instead
Of pursuing that undertaking course he
zigzags most suspiciously. Now he Is
perilously near the curb, now brush
ing against the area railing, while Oc-
casionally he evens things up by talk
ing few steps in the middle of the
pavement. The people who thus WAIVER
in their gait are perfectly sober, and
would be surprised If anybody should
show them a diagram Of their tracks.
Naturally all that veerlng and lacking
apprecia bly, increases,the distance trav-
eled. which is another reason why peo-
pie in hurry should learn to walk
straight" New York Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-07-11
Mems Beauty Show.

The much'discusSed beauty cumpeti-
Ton Tor men, arranged by the Vienna
Athletic societies, took place the other
night in the Austrian capital
There was very fair sprinkling of
the fair sex, who tok the greatest in.
terest In the proceedings, carefully OK
aiming each competitor through OPP.
era glasses.
The president of the committee re.
marked that for many years past peo-
pie had been trying to improve the
breed of cattle, horses and even pigs,
now it was the turn cf the human race.
He said that perhaps the women
among the audience would not agree
with the award when finally made, as
the jury would not take into account
a well-turned mustache or good eyes,
features which were dear to the op.
posite sex.
The competitors were then led out
In three patches of 80. They were
scantily clad in bathing drawers. and
each one on his number being called
ont stepped to the front and exhibited
his muscles. Few of the woud-be
Arpollos that were exhibited could be
called beautiful. for there was a singu
lar lack OF grace. There was plenty
of muscle, but very few of the compe-
titors were symmet"ically built. The
winner of the first prize for beauty
OF form was a young athlete from the
Vienna club. Philadelphia Record.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-07-11
PENALTY OF BEING FUNNY.
Humorlsts Who Failed to Receive Their
Quota of Fame.

Humorlsts Who Failed to Receive Their
Quota of Fame.
Thomas Corwin, who died in 1865,
was one Of the most famous statesmen
OF his day. For more than thirty years
he occupied prominent official positions,
having been Governor Of Ohio, mem
Der OF both houses Of Congress, Score.
tary of the Treasury and Minister to
Mexico. On his death bed he said, pa
thetically: after all the public honors
have received and all that have done
in the world, shall be remembered
only rs Tom Corwin, the joker"
He was like our Chauncey NJ. De-
pew, a funny man, whose witty say
ings, more spontaneous than those of
Chauncey, were quoted far and wide.
No matter how high and dignitied We're
the places he occupied, he was always
called by the undignifed name Of
"Tom."
Another instance in which a funny
man has failed to receive his full need
of fame is that Of the late Charles God
frey Leland, great phlogist and
scholar versed in many languages and
literatures. Leland translated much
from foreign tongues, and was espe-
cially happy in versions of Helne's
poems, which in his hands retained the
strength, grace and beauty of the orig
inals. But he was chiefly known as
the author Of the "Hans Breitmann
Ballads" written in Pennsylvania
Dutch, performance which gave him
worldwide fame and is masterpiece
Of grotesque humor. Leland's other
books, "Poetry and Mystery Of
Dreams" minor Arts" "rhe Gyp-
sizes" practical Education" etc, are
comparatively but little known.
John Hay, our Secretary of State, IS
better known by his humorous "Little
Breeches," than by his elaborate State
papers. Thomas Dunn English after
all his years in Congress, could never
escape being chiefly known as the au-
thor of "Ben Bolt" sentimental ditty.
of his callow youth, the very mention
of which in later years raised his ire
to such degree that .;his fellow Con-
gressmen took great, s-delight in quoting
from 1t just to tease him. Boston
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Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-07-11
WISE WORDS;

Incidence and stupidity are first cou-
sins.-Rivarol.
Judgment is forced upon us by eXpe-
rience.-Johnson.
The man who procrastinates strug-
giles with ruin.-Hesiod.
1t is of no use running; to set out be-
times is the main point.-Fontaine.
When q man is wrong and won't ad-
nit it, he always gets angtry.-Hali-
burton.
Takers will refrain from evil speak
ing when listeners refrain from evil
hearing.
If you divorce capital from labor,
capital is boarded and labor starves.-
Daniel Webster.
People who are always occupied with
the duties of others never have time
for their own-Joubert.
When any calamity has been suffered
the first thing to be remembered Is,
how much has been escaped.-Johnson.
Retirement secures me from too
much Of this worlds din. Thus I get
leisure for building myself up in rec
objected consciousness of God.-Albert
Bengel.
God does not desire that we should
pitch our tents in the valley Of repent
ance and humiliation. He Is satisfied
If we only pass through on our way to
the happy heights Of peace beyond
Julia II. Thayer
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-07-11
The Ghost That Failed.

Brown Is very good fellow but,
alas! he has one bad habit. 1t is that
of never reaching home until tho "'>.--slii
hours of the morning.
But one day last week Mrs. B. hit
upon plan. If she could not per-
suade him out of the habit, perhaps
she could frighton him out of it. And
consequently, when he reached home
that night, he was confronted by a
tall, white shrouded figure, which Gid
ed toward him.
"Wh-wh-wwhat's that?" gasped poor
Brown.
81 am the family ghost" replied a
sepulchral voice.
Brown heaved a sigh of relief.
Great Scott" he said. How you
frightened me! thought it was Mrs.
Brown!"-New York News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-07-11
InsurIn = Automobiles.

The prejudice against automobiles,
which had subsidized somewhat, was
given another inning by the recent
stories Of the road race accidents
abroad, and the manager of one big
English casualty insurance company
las since refused to issue any more
policies to owners Of machines. 1--WE
found last month";" lie said, that sixty
per cent. OF our accident claims were
in some way connected with autos,
and. although we were -insuring OWE
ers against damages to the extent of
$4,000 on each machine, we had finally
TO give up such insurance altogether.
The owner Of one machine had three
suits instituted against him in six
weeks. We have to defend them and
pay If the plaintiff wins. There is one
consolation for us, and that is that the
courts are five years behind. A man
injured now will have his case come up
in 100S-if he is lucky."-New York
Times.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-07-11
DEWEY AND THE DOG.

Passing the home of Admiral Dewey
recently, found the hero Of Manila
out in front attending to the crushed
foot Of dog that had hetn struck
by q street car. The poor little crpa
ture Looked up gratefully into the
great admira's face, as he bound the
wound. 1t was fastened with safety
pin. AS he helped that crippled dog
up the steps of his home, could not
help thinking of the infinite tenderness
of the man. A little later young man
from up in New England, who had
dreamed long Of entering the navy,
came up. He told his mission in n
manly wny-he wanted to meet his
ideal and the greatest living naval
hero. There was heasty hand-grasp
and hearty word of inspiring encour
agement. The boy, six feet tall and
over, scarcely eighteen, lowered above
the admiral. splendid! splendid" lie
said, as he gazed upon the form Of a
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-07-11
CONUNDRUMS.

Who steps in after tea? U.
What two letters make species of
pepper? X. N.
When is a bottle sick? When it is
blue.
Why is a beggar like baker? They
both need bread.
When any one falls down, what is
the first thing to do? Get up.
AS was going up the church steeple
l met three living people; they Were
not three men, they We're not three
women or three children. A. One
man, one woman and one child.
Why ought fishermen to be wealthy?
Because theirs Is all net profit.
What is that which cart cannot
move without, but yet it is of no use
to it? Noise.
What is the difference between n
farmer and dressmaker? One sews
what she gathers and the other gathers
what he sows.
Which is the debtors favorite tee?
The willow Twill owe).
What fish is the most valued by 4
loving wife? HERRING.
How do bees dispose Of their honey
They cell it, of course.
Why is death like the letter L? 1t Is
the end Of life.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-07-11
Tho Lime Julce Island.

Nearly all the lime juice used in the
world comes from the tiny island of
Montserrat. in the British West Indies.
Tile lime grows wild in many West In.
dian Islands, but only in Montserrat is
it used commercially. That island Is
one vast garden of lime-trees, and no
where in the world is there finer sight
than it's thirty miles of orchards laden
with the fruit Of the lime or fragrant
with its blossoms.
The fruit is gathered by negro wom-
en-, who carry it down the hills TO the
shipping port in big baskets upon their
heads. Like all West Indians. they are
remarkable for their ability to carry
heavy weights in this manner. Once,
the company which controls the lime
Juice industry sought to tighten the
burden Of it's laborers by introducing
wheelbarrows. The negroes filed the
wheelbarrows readily enough, and then
carried them on their heads as they
had been used to carry the baskets.
Many q negro woman will carry a
hundred-weight of lines on her head
for a distance of mile or more.-New
York Press.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-07-11

nil drawing is confined to the interior
Of the egg oval. Two straight lines
will represent each eye, with the
lashes. BY slanting the lines one
makes the Acknowledged Chinaman. To
denote a man down in the mouth make
a curve with the ends down for the
mouth; by turning the curve over you
can put the fellow in pleasant mood.
AS a rule, combination Of straight
lines and curves is desirable, inasmuch
as the exclusively straight-line face
has vapid expression, whereas curves
add jollity; face all curves, on the
other hand, shows too much rotundity
to be perfectly agreeable. Leanness
may be expressed by drawing a slant
line at each side Of the nose. BY max
ing one eye of circle and dot the
other eye of straights and curves. a
comedians wink may be reproduced
New York World.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-07-11
VARIETY IN HORSE FEED.

Oats and hay are the recognized feed
for horses. and, undoubtedly, If one is
confined to but two kinds OF feed these
are better than any Others 1t should
be remembered, however, that horses
are quite rs partial to variety as cows,
and If given more or less change in
their foods will do better work and
without any more expense. An occa-
sional feed of roots is beneficial. as is
also n weekly feed Of bran as a mash.
In feeding grain ration good results
come from scattering it over cut hay
after wetting the fodder. This is bet
ter than to feed the hay uncut and the
grain separately, and especially If
clover hay which is dusty, is used. 1t
is good plan to cut up about one-half
I"5l the hay ration to 'qedu 'u,itr.. the.
grain in the manner suggested, leay-
ing the balance uncut, to be fed after
ward, and give the animal something
to keep it busy. An occasional feed OF
corn, either on the cob or shelled also
adds to the variety, but should not
take the place Of oats, especially dur
ing the spring and summer in the
regular acknowledgment News.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-07-11

Yes" said Priscilla, 'if only knew
that they We're safely through this
trouble, l feel that my mind would be
easier"
II have taken rather liberty, Pris-
ella. l have written to the author Of
the story, explaining the circumstances.
and have had most kind reply from
him. He sends me some long slips Of
paper on which the rest Of the story Is
printed"
ut is very kind Of him and of YOU"
said Priscilla, very kind She seemed
to hesitate.
would you like me to read them out
to you now?"
mo- said Priscilla firmly. ut is
very kind Of you both, but l must not
take advantage of it. 1t would be
Irregular. 1t would even be little
dishonorable. To my mind it seems
very much like cheating at Patience
You are not offended"
mo, dear. or course not"
"And, you see," Priscilla added II
shall know the end of all the stories
SO soon now"
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-07-11
His AlLina

Most lawyers know he tropj
man who, having an eternal gi
insists on taking his solicitors
on every possible occasion.
Such q one entered the on,
busy provincial man of law ,
time since.
johnson, of Jerrytown, has
ed mel" he announced loudlJ
has threatened to pull my nos,
ever he meets me. What wCI
adN'"".''' 10 do?"
I The busy law.,.,,din .Ne. /,
from his writing.
"lf he really threatened toj
he said judicially, my adyiG
you soap vn;a nofe well; the
slip through mis- fingers. G.
my bill will come on in due
New York-NeWs.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-07-11
TIE TARTAN.

When ye zee blit O. tartan
What wheen O. things We mind!
Hoo 1t stirs yer bluid WI feelings
o patriotic kind!
Ie can hear the pibroch skrlin',
=. See the kilties mairchin' fair;
Ie can see thousand battles,
And the bay'nets flashing bare.
Ye can mind O deeds O. daring,
And the thin red line" OF war;
Ie can con the names of heroes
Prood names that warriors bore.
Ye can walk again the mountains,
Mang the heather and the fern;
Ae can hear the curiew's wailng.
Watch the proodly soaring erne.
Ye can hear the torrents rushing.
Doom score o Hieand glens;
Ye can see the storm clouds rolling
On the grantc-crestcd bens.
Ye can hear the hill-grouse calling,
- Watch the shepherds tend their hocks !;
le can see the frs and rowans,
And the foxgloves 'mang the rocks.
Ye can breathe the air O. freedom,
Catch the courage of the hills;
Ie can fancy for the moment
That it soothes a warldly ills.
When we see bit O. tartan
Ye're Hielander in mind;
For it's wee bit things like this, man,
That our ha rts to Scotland bind.
"A. ). Alexander, Madison, Wis, in the
Scottish-American.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-07-11

In some parts of Germany the girls
have a pretty custom in which the
queen of howers-the rOse-plays a
part. If the girl has several suitOrs,
and wishes to know which one Of them
petals and drops them into a bowl Of
water, giving each the name Of one Of
her admirers. The leaf that remains
floating longest represents the man
whose faithfulness she may rely on,
and whom she would therefore do well
to choOse.-New York Aews.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-07-11

against the rim, turn the goblet upside
down and the plate with it, so that the
goblet will now rest in the plate in that
position.
OF course, unless there is n very close
connection between the rim Of the gob-
let and the plate the water will be like
ly to run out, but you can prevent this
by rubbing little butter around the
rim before you pour the water in.
Now you have the goblet standing
upside down in the plate, and your
Tlck is to take it up with one hand
and drink the water. Bet somebody
stick of molasses candy that you can
do it, and your bet will be taken, sure.
And you will win the candy, sure-if
you do everything as deyterously as
you ought.
Draw the plate near the edge of the
table, smooth your hair back from
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-07-11
THE GINGERBREAD MAN.

Humpety, dumpety, dickery dan.
Sing her, sing no, for the gingerbread man
With his smile so sweet and his form SO
neat,
And his gingerbread shoes on his ginger
bread feet.
His eyes are two currants, so round and so
black;
He's baked in pan lying fiat on his back /;
He comes from the oven so glossy and
brown,
The loveliest gingerbread man in town.
And why is his gingerbread smile so sweet?
And why is his gingerbread form 80 neaty
And why has he shoes on his gingerbread
feet?
Because he is made for my Teddy to eat.
Washington Star.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-07-11
The Test of Identity.

A small lad who lives in, Seventh
avenue near where the coaches change
horses is daily an interested witness Of
this performance. He was told one
Vanderbilt would be the host of the
coaching party, and could hardly wait
until the allotted time for his first
glimpse of one Of the millionaire four
hundred. The next afternoon, after
watching the change Of horses, he
came home with sorrowful face.
at couldn't have been he" mamma,
he said sadly, "for looked at his peck
cts particularly and they didn't bulge
a bit."-New York Mail and Express.
Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1903-07-11
FLOWING KILLS GRASSHOPPERS.

Tho best Of all artificial grasshopper
remedies where ii can be used Is plow-
ing deeply late in the fall or early in
the spring all the ground where eggs
are abundant. Even the young hop
pers, when very small, may be turned
under quite successfully in this man
nor and destroyed.
Where blowing cannot be resorted to,
thorough narrowing, especially with
Il disc harrow, will do much to destroy
the eggs Some will be crushed, others
will he eaten by birds, and still others
will succumb to the freezing and thaw-
ing and drying when separated from
the egg mass. These remedies must be
applied before the young hoppers
hatch.-C. +. Gillette, in The Cultiva-
tor,