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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14
A Craze and ITS Cure,

A bet is a little thing. The man
who makes it is sure it can do him no
harm. Other men may ruin themsel-
yes by gambling or speculation, but
not he.
Fortunately society is able to find a
better point of view for passing iudg-
ment than that of the individual man
seeking for amusement, excitement or
easy money. 1t has at hand the con-
yiDcing method of statistics. 1t can
estimate the extent of the gambling
evil by percentage.
Two guarantee companies
Guarantee Company of North Amer
lea and the United States Guarantee
Company-have just been applying
this method, and they have decided
that they cannot afford to issue bonds
for any employe who is given to gamb-
ling or specializing. They have an
nounced that they will cancel the
bonds Of any patron whenever they
have proof that he has the gambling
habit. That will mean in the MAJOR
ity of cases that the amateur gamb--
Ter must quit his amusement or quit
his job.
Such action is taken by these COM
panies entirely as matter of business,
but 1t will possess a valuable social ef-
feet. 1t will help to meet what is
coming to be national need-namely
the placing of some effective check
upon the growing craze for "getting
something for nothing" which mani
tests itself all the way from Wall
street to the penny policy shop. The
ravages of this craze, or, perhaps bet
ter, disease, are sometimes startlingly
evident, as, for instance. in the "Pat-
sy" King trial the other day, when
whole panels of jurors confessed, man,
after man, that they believed in pol
icy and were not in sympathy with
the laws framed to suppress it.
Italy and Spain give US excellent
examples of countries in which the
gambling spirit has supplanted the
spirit of business enterprise. 1t can
not afford to let its people impoverish
the country by turning themselves in
to habitual gamblers. Record Her
aid.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14
Indiana at the Top.

Louis Ludlow, the ST.. Louis CORES
pendent of the Indianapolis Star says
Indiana IS standard was waved higher
in the air Thursday during the re-
markable demonstration for Judge
Parker than that Of any other state.
The credit OF this distinction, which
pleased Tom Taggart immensely, is
due to the athletic and agile. young
orator-politican, Prof. Frank Herring
of South Bend. who made the race for
congress two years ago and will be
candidate for the nomination for lieu
tenant governor this year.
Prof. Herring was formerly a teacher
of athletics and possessed not only the
muscle but the endurance necessary to
fight his way to the top Of the heap
of men who were piled up on the
speakers platform, each anxious to
elevate the standard of his state the
highest.
The Indiana delegation had nothing
buta frost for William ]. Bryan Thurs
day. For Judge Parker it bad the
best in stock in the way Of cheers and
enthusiasm. When Mr.. Bryan en-
tered the convention hall and the
storm of cheers and handclapping
broke loose, he passed close by the In
diana delegation on his way to the
Nebraska seats. While the hall was
aflame with excitement the Indiana
delegates were mute. Even New
York joined in the applause and, as
far as known, Indiana was the only
state that did not have a single cheer
for the Nebraskan.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14

President Roosevelt said to one Of
his friends not long ago that he felt
sure he himself was to be the issue in
this years campaign. He would not
have had the slightest doubt as to the
accuracy Of his diagnosis could he have
been In St. Louis Wednesday. The
democratic platform, the opening
speech of Chairman Williams, the
cheers in convention hall, the con-
versation of laymen and the plans of
the leaders all indicate that the hope
of the democracy lies in a grand assault
upon Roosevelt all along the line.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14
Dangerous Fire Crackers.

TO read the details OF the Fourth of
July accidents, the Columbia City
Post says, makes a man heartSick.
The details of an accident at Antwerp.
Ohio, alone ought to turn public senti-
ment SO strongly against the use Of
dangerous and destructive fireworks
that their manufacture and sale would
be prohibited. Frank Armstrong, su-
perintendent of the United States
Telephone Company at Antwerp, was
walking across the street. A young
man threw a lighted giant firecfacker
into, the air. 1t descended near Arm
strong and he threw up his right arm
to ward it of, and as he did so the
explosion took place. His hand was
blown off, his right eye put out and
his face and side were badly cut up.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14

Former Senator Marion G. Butler,
Of North Carolina. once the head and
front of the populist party, has taken
a formal farewell of that organization
and will support the republican ma
tional ticket. He declares that no
possible combination of the democrats
can defeat Roosevelt this year, and
thinks that if democracy does not look
out it will lose North Carolina, Ken
lucky and other southern states on ac-
count of the Cleveland sentiment
that prevails within its ranks, which
is not at all popular in the south.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14


1t is probable that not democratic
financier in New York does not regard
it as puerile. not to term it by q
sharper word, to speak Of the accumu-
Iation of gold as due to an act OF God.
In one sense all wealth that comes
from the earth may be designated as
due to the benefcence Of heaven. But
1t was not until after the people in
1896 had refused to accept Mr.. Bryan s
propaganda with respect to silver that
there began that amazing searching
for gold and mining OF it which at
last has given us aisupply unmatched
in the history of any civilized nation.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14

The keynote speech of John Sharp
Williams is pronounced a disappoint-
ment. Its principal defect is that too
much attention was given to the key
note utterances Of Elihu Root and too
little to the aims and purposes of the
democratic party. However. the
democratic press is disposed to deal
charitably with the learned Mississia-
pian-on account Of the admirable rec
ord he made as minority leader Of the
house. South Bend Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14
Unable 10 Go 10 81. Louis.

Goshen News Times: Hon. B. F.
Deahl, one of the delegates to the
democratic national conyention-in st.
Louis from this district, is TO i'll to
attend the meeting. He has been
suffering for some days with la grippe,
but felt better Tuesday morning and
went to the train intending to 90,
but was obliged TO turn back on &C.
count of weakness.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14

A Colorado genius is said to have
studied the phenomena of mirage un-
til be has worked out the principle Of
SKY reflection. Having found that
the:sky is mirror, he has applied his
knowledge to an apparatus which re-
produces reflections IN. the heavens
and enables the operator to see the
whole country within a racius Of six
miles from his position. He calls his
machine a mirageoscope, and bis in
tention is to have 1t used on trains In
order to warn the engineer Of what is
ahead and thus prevent wrecks. The
continuance, II it is what Is represent
ed, his infinite possibilities and q
further development viii be looked
for with interest.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14
The national liberal parity. comp

The national liberal party, compoS-
ed Of colored men, held quiet con-
vention In ST. Louis, while democracy
was making so much noise in that CITY
and wholly ignoring the rights Of
black people to have a voice in national
affairs. The liberals placed two men
in nomination for president, but both
have declined, and after indorsing
President Roosevelt as a true friend of
the negro, left the subject right there.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14

The sight Of a young man with a
clgarsstte or an old pipe in his mouth
is anything but pleasant or a promise
of success. Some men seem to believe
firmly that it is never too late to
mend, and, by the same token, they
imagine that they can easily acquire
good habits in their second childhood.
No man has any knowledge of the
length of his years however, and none
can afford to waste any of the few
short days he spends on this EARTH
Warsaw Union.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14

The longest convention in our po-
litical history was the democratic
national convention. which met at
Charleston, S. G., in 1860, At the
end of ten days it had accomplished
nothing, and adjourned to meet in
Baltimore. Even when the majority
of the delegates reconvened in the
last-named city they needed four days
to nominate Stephen A. Douglas.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14

Statistics show that the general sui
eide ratio is increasing. Local reports
do not indicate the ratio, but they do
indicate an increasing tendency on the
part of persons tired of life to depart
by the carbolic acid route. The theo-
~ that no one OF sound mind attempts
suicide is supported by this disposition
to use the acid. Only the insane
could SO ignore the physical suffering
involved.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14

The thirteenth annual session Of
the battle-ground Camp Meeting AS
ISOLATION will convene at the Tippe.
canoe battlefield seven miles north OF
Lafayette on July 81, and will con.
tinue for ten days. The grounds are
now being put in shape, and nearly all
of the cottages are rented.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14

At Hammond, md, Charles l..
Schoenberg, 80 years old and Mrs.
Julia 4. Ebert, aged 10, both giving
shesf address as Chicago, were mar
riea Thursday by Judge Hembroff.
They refused to giveStheir street ad~
dresses and admitted that they had
eloped. The bridegroom said it was
biz second marriage and the bride 3
third.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14
Bourke Cochran and other easter

Bourke Cochran and other eastern
men who are not enamored OF the Par
ker candidacy say the absence of a
money plank from the platform wip-
ed New York of the slate as a possi-
BILE democratic state. There Is no
chance whatever to carry that com.
monwealth, nor New jersey or Con.
necticut on a platform Of evasion for
harmony s sake.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14

A Philadelphia millionaire carpet
manufacturer has been committed to
await the action of the grand jury for
failure to provide proper fire escapes
on a building owned by MIN. But
as he is out on bail and his case still
has to be passed on by the courts it Is
not likely that his bair is turning
gray over the situation.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14

Populism and Organism seem to be
expiring together. Less than 200 del.
egates attended the populistic nation
al convention at Springfield, Ill. Ma
tional Chairman Parker, in making
his report, declared that the party
had failed dismally In It's purpose,
and announced his retirement from
active participation in its affairs.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14

Frank Herring of South Bend, who
made the race against Abraham L.
Brick for Congress two years ago.
probably will be candidate for the
nomination for lieutenant
governor this year. He has received
Of support from leading
democrats in the 18th, 18th and 10th
districts
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14

David B. Hill, w. ]. Bryan and
Senator Daniels of Virginia made the
democratic platform. The worst dis
,pointment OF the convention was
John Sharpe Williams, His speech
Is Temporary chairman was a disap-
pointment and in all the work of the
COG vention he was failure.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14

One vital quality to be noted about
the republican platform is that it
does not promise impossible things.
There is absolutely no promise either
expressed or implied in it that the
party will not carry into fulfillment.
And everybody who has read the his
tory Of the party knows this to be
true.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14

Attention is called to the fact that
during the political sunshine at st.
Louis Judge Parker was busy on his
New York farm making hay. 1t may
be, after all, that the judges silence
does not indicate that be is neglectful
of HIS onnortunities. tat ID
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14

The Hearst movement did more for
Parker than any other agency.
Hearst's candidacy aroused democrats
all over the country and impelled
many Of them to join the Parker
movement in order to avert what they
believed would be a great democratic
calamity.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14

The Iowa delegation dropped Hearst
before the first session OF the conven-
tion at st. Louis. Hearst does not
seem to have had even "a run for his
money" The other fellows got the
money and then did the running.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14

Bryan says he got a platform that
suits him and he will take the stump
and tell the American people to vote
for Parker. The Standard Oil COM
pany, August Belmont and other Wall
street magnates will furnish the mon
ey to keep Bryan s tongue wagging as
long as they think he can do them any
good.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14

The political light OF William j.
Bryan could not withstand the num-
erous platform drafts at ST. Louis and
his light was blown out while In the
hands of the committee.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14

One of the remarkable features Of
the CO lvention is the manner in which
w. j. Bryan's old-time friends in In
diana have ignored him. Hoosiers
who fairly idolIzed him in 1896 and
1900 have not even deigned to go
around and shake hands with him.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14

Hugh Dougherty OF Bluffton may
after all stand as a candidate for the
democratic nomination for governor
IN Indiana and the impression pre-
walls that after the st. Louis conyeu-
ton adjourns he will announce his
candidacy.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14

Parker declined the nomination for
governor OF New York last year, for
the reason that he liked the bench
better. The real reason was, though,
that he saw no chance of election.
For a like reason it would be cOnsis-
tent for him to decline presidential
uomipatiOn
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14

August Belmont was urged for
chairman of the democratic national
committee because he could at once
give the campaign fund good start
at Headquarters.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14

Senator Tillman declares that ''if
Roosevelt is elected there will more
hell-raising 10 the North by the mig
gers than you want to think about.
But why should the Senator worry
himself into an attack of insomnia
about this? He doesn't live in the
North
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14

Nothing was heard of Judge Parker
previous to the time that he COM
menced holding Office. But it should
be remem bered that he commenced
holding Office when he was twenty
five years Of age.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14

The roll call by states on Bryan s
minority report in favor of contesting
Illinois delegates, resulted in 647 votes
for and 299 votes against the motion,
Illinois not voting. This was the
first test vote.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14

William Jennings Bryan elicits adj
miration by holding the fort and fight
ing for his rights even though be Is
utterly ignored by a majority OF more
than two to one.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14

Owing to the careleSsneSs OF the
populists in not selecting vice-pres-
idential candidate from Indiana, IL
does not look as il there would be
much chance for them to win this
year.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14

The profuse democratic talk about
"a sane and safe candidate" naturally
leads to the inquiry: "What have you
been giving us?"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14

The democrats have figured it out
that the pest thing to do is to forget
their past performances on the mon
ey question.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14

The voters of the United States will
never get up any enthusiasm over
political protege Of David B. Hill
backed by Rockefeller and Belmont.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14

The democrats at ST. Louis have
agreed to ignore the Is to theory and
declare the money question settled
wisely by republicans.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14

The Tribune FURNISHES all the lat
est war news. Now is the time tc
subscribe.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14
Plymouth. Ind. July ID. 1904.

The drift is so strongly in the di-
rection Of Parker that it will cover
him over completely in November.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-14

The democratic party believe in
independence for the Philippine me-
groes and subjugation for the Ameri-
can negroes.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-08-18
SONNET IN SUMMER.

On high stool seated, right beneath
the tiles,
Methought from out my perch
aerial here
How better were a foaming glass of
beer
Than penning stupid documents bv
miles.
For, ah! not easily one reconciles
Sweet summer with the desk and
inky smear.
Vacation smiles but only once a
year,
And beer alone the leaden hours he
guiles.
The wealthy ones have to the sea-
shore flown;
They walk the shady side of Easy
street;
By wind and wave they're meta
morphosed brown;
But when the clock strikes five and
times my cwn,
Then beer, cool beer, is compensa-
ton sweet
For all my griefs-and won't 7
pour it down,
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-08-18

general managership The hours are
short and as long as she keeps
things moving she will hold her job
There is a girl bachelor working in
The Office of the Standard Oil Com
pany. She gets $4,000 year-or she
confesses to as much as this. Her
salary is probably twice as much.
Ten thousand dollars year, while
good figure, is not without several
paralleIs among Gotham's girl bache-
lors.
This girl gets her salary by keep
ing still. She is paid upward Of $4,000
year for not talking. Her special
mission is to take down" the letters
of the head of the concern and TO
keep stenographic reports OF the
meetings of the company. She does
this faithfully and has never been
known to divulge one of its secrets.
A girl bachelor in Gotham who
does very well is Miss Florence Wood
hull, who came here from Kanss City
to do and to dare. She began in
dry goods house as a shop girl. Her
taste and her business skill, combined
with her good disposition, soon made
her a buyer. Then she went abroad
for the firm. Now she goes to Lon
don once a year and lives in New
York the rest of the time. She buys
ribbons and silks for the firm and so
well does she buy that they think of
placing the entire silk department in
her hands.
For 40 cents the girl bachelor can
get table d'hote dinner in French
restaurant with a bottle of wine
thrown in. And for 25 cents she can
get very good course breakfast at
coffee outfit, perhaps she will get her
own breakfast. Her lunch she takes
a-field wherever II o'clock and an en-
terprising appetite happen to find
her.
A girl bachelor can live nicely in
New York on $40 week. But she
cannot live grandly. For $40 she can
live exceedingly well and pay $40 for
a pretty apartment in a fashionable
sky scraper. Her apartment will be
heated and lighted, and,if she is wide
awake she will select one in which
all service is supplied. Thus her
room is cared for and she has the
privilege of doing little cooking up-
on the gas stove which she will
smuggle into her bathroom.
For her incidentals the girl bache-
Tor will want to allow SO a week and
this will include her car fares and a
trip to the matinee or a seat in the
balcony at an evening performance
This will also include her lunches, for
she will find plenty of 151cent lunch
houses waiting for girl bachelors at
noon and it will supply enough money
for the little treats" which the girl
bachelor learns to expect and to en-
joy.
The bachelor girl in New York
does well if she is independent and if
she is of the right caliber. But the
girl who Games to New York to be
homesick better stay away!
And here are the don'ts. Don't
come if you have no money, for you
will be wretched. Don't come if you
are. in love, for you will be worse than
wretched-homesick. Don't come if
you are of the crying clinging var
iety of girl Don't come unless you
are prepared to rough it little.
And don't come unless there is
something you can do a great deal
better than the girl next door!
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-08-18

through her heart like an arrow. 1t
had called up the vision of the man
she loved, and he stood before her,
compared with this brute. in human
form, as an angel Of goodness.
Come" he said; pull yourself to-
gether. and answer my question; /
made myself plain enough. Do you
know man called Clifford Raven?"
She waited a moment, then she
rose; and it was like the rising of a
statue tortured into life.
why do you ask?-why do you in
suit me?" she said, her hand pressed
against her heart.
Insult your" he repeated, with a
sheer. is it an insult to ask you il
you know man. Wait till you are
insulted, if you please. Come, drop
that theatrical business, and answer
my question. I've got a right to ASK
1t. I'm your husband, you know. Do
you know Clifford Raven? Wait" and
he held up his finger, lust think a
moment if you're going to-tell lie, .
he was going to say, but even to him
at that moment of blind, brutal pas
sion such a speech seemed ridiculous
addressed to that queenly form. Gust
think and consider a moment if you
mean to try and hoodwink me, for !
tell you straight and beforehand that
I've got the whole thing cleared, ano
that you can't deceive me. Now,
then, do you know a man called
Clifford Raven?"
Il dol" she said, her bosom heav.
ing. her eyes flashing under their long
lashes.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-08-18

Heidi Howler enjoy his vacation
at the seashore?
She-I don't know; but his friends
in town did.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-08-18

Jaggles-Have you mad
arations for the picnic?
Waggles-Yes. l bought an ty1
macintosh and rubbeNa
Topics.
Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-08-18

Manager-Your ola
if it wasn't so''
Dramatist (impatiently
so what?
Manager-So bum.