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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-10-13

works cheerfuy finds little pleasure outside of his daily
routine Is prematurely old He dies He may be wild
aver he may leave behind him wife, or he NAV
eave his only wife, the mother Of his children will
opened and read. He has made reasonable provision
Tor those near him. But he took the liberty before his
eeath OF bequeathng certain Of money, through
eens OF sentiment or duty to Others that will lessen
conn aratively slight degree the money which would
otherwise be distributed those already pecuniary
comfort The poor wretch thought he had this right At
ence there is strife The lawyers consulted and en-
sted There Is trial The character of the dead man
dragged from his coffin. Was he queer? Was he not
sane! Fobles and harmless eccentrcites are paraded
FOR scorn and mockery There time when the initial
phrase In the Name Of God Amen" solemn and
knding force. The dead man spoke. Who can use the
phrase to-day with that it Will regarded
hfter he II cold and voiceless?-Boston Herald
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-10-13
His Last viii.

MAN. either through ambition, sense Of duty,
Tor in self-defense against boredom, works hard
land accumulates property. Should he marry.
he is expected to provide literally for his wife
~ to carry life insurance for her benefit to
S} give his children every advantage of education
ii is understood or mis- DO
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-10-13
China as a Great Power.

d have witnessed with Amusement and ad-
miration the advent Of Japan among the
worlds great powers. Is it possible that at no
distant day China may enter the list? 1t is
significant that the one European who knows
the Chinese better than any other, and has
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-10-13

Abraham
Rough
do this
when pitch living
doadv
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-10-13

Joseph McCauley, of IA Sholto
street, Chicago, Sachem of Tecumseh
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-10-13
ALL BROKEN DOWN.

No S1eep-No Appetite-Just a Contin-
nal Backache
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-10-13

paed them all alike. The rain washed the mortar from
etween their bricks and stones The rosts disintegraed
ne bricks and stones themselves Foundations which if
built in the ordinary way would endured for
generations FELL in few years. into such utter ruin that
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-10-13
Unfinished EduCations.

FIFTEEN years ago there was hardly q town In
Western Kansas which did not show many
foundations on which no superstructures had
been erected. The foundations remained un-
covered because Of the collapse Of the boom
Some of them were small and shallow Others
were laid broad and deem The claimants nc
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-14
He Had Money BEFORE.

Colonel Carr was travelling in New
Mexico once, when he ran into party
consisting Of Senator Tabor and his
friends. 1t was only few months aft
err Tabor had struck it rich" Prior to
that event he had possessed scarcely
enough to buy postage stamp, but he
was making up for lost time
Carr had lost his watch key and be-
gan inquiring for one. Mr.. Tabor
thought this great joke. "The idea Of
man wanting watch key in the
nineteenth century," he said After
chuckling over it for some time he
turned to Carr and asked an eXplana-
ton. 81 want to understand it-a
watch key! And man as up to date
as you?"
"Well. the fact is responded the
colonel, 81 had enough money to buy q
watch before stem winders came into
fashion"
1t was a center shot and was greeted
by a roar from the entire car Tabor
got off by buying champagne for the
crowd.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-14
sculptured h, NATURE.

Nature through the active agency Of
the rains, winds and even the dust
sometimes performs wonderful things
In the strange fashioning of the OBJ
durate stone into forms resembling the
human face. On the very summit Of
Mount Tamalpais, lofty peak that
stands about twelve mics from the
city of San Francisco, is most re-
markable profile wrought in the solid
stone.
Just few minutes walk from the
end of the railroad that leads up to the
mountains summit on the trail that
circles the crest of the peak, brings
one to the Old Lady herself. This
huge natural sphinx seems to guard
the path where it narrows on rocky
ledge.
The profile is perfect. The seams
and creases made by the centuries of
weather are like lines of care and age
worn in the human face. No one, how
ever aged in our worldly years, can re-
member when the Old Lady was
young. However, when one passes far
Their along the path and looks back
ward the outline of the wrinkled yisage
is lost, and instead the eye can dimly
trace the features of woman young
and as beautiful as an Egyptian
princess.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-14
A swinburne story.

Alg.non Charles Swinburne, the
poet, tells how when a schoolboy at
Elton he found himself once in the same
railway carriage with the head master,
DIR. Goodford, who was grimly reading
newspaper. Mr.. Swinburnes father,
who did not know the peculiar shrink
ing of august head masters from
strange parents, interfered with the
reading by asking DR.. Goodford's opin-
ion of Algernon Charles Now" con-
tinues Mr.. Swinburne. "as a matter of
fact DR.. Goodford had never set eyes
on me and probably did not even know
of my existence; but, enraged, I sup
pose, at my fathers rather unconven-
tional interruption, which he no doubt
considered a slight on his dignity, he
glanced down at me with scarlet face
and said deliberately, Your boy, sir
your boy is one of the very worst in
school! and then intrenched himself
once more behind his newspaper" 1t
was no use for Algernon Charles to pro-
test that DR.. Goodford did not even
know him by sight do you think"
retorted Swinburne senior, chat l am
going to take your word before that Of
your head master?" So there were no
junketings for Swinburne Junior in the
Christmas holidays.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-14
Pnrnelrs Eyes.

"Anent your allusion to the color of
Parnell's eyes," writes a lady CORE
spondent, many years ago young
girl passed a man on the staircase of
the Railway hotel, Westport. Ireland.
There was tragedy written all over
him. So uncommon We're the mans
eyes that they made clear to the girl
phrase in Shakespeare she had never
before understood, Eyes like carbun-
cles.' The girl joined her friends and
said, I have seen man with eyes
the color of a solid mounted carbuncle.'
The late Captain Boycott, who was one
Of the party, said, Then you have seen
Parnell, for he Is the only man I know
with eyes that answer to that, and it is
not likely to be he, for If he were in
this neighborhood he would be at New
port House, The party Travelled to
Dublin by the evenings mail train.
At Mullingar Parnell got into the same
carriage and sat opposite the writer,
who wrote on the margin Of the paper
she was reading, The man I saw in
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-14
An Intelligent BIRD.

A species of woodpecker inhabits the
driest parts of Mexico, where during
the droughts it must die of starvation
unless it made a store. To prevent this
it selects the hollow stem of a species of
aloe, the bore of which is just large
enough to hold nut. The wocdpecker
drills holes at intervals in the stem and
fills it from bottom to top with the
nuts, the separate holes being apparent
~ made for convenience OF access to
the column of nuts within.
The intelligence which not only con-
structs special storehouse, but teaches
the woodpecker to lay by only the nuts,
which will keep. and not the insects,
which would decay, is perhaps the
highest form of bird reasoning which
has yet been observed. : s
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-14
FIRE SHELLS INTO SAN DOMINGO
Revolutionists Still contiue Their
Bombardment of the City.

Bombardment of the City.
San Domingo, Jan. 11.-There was
more firing around the city, the insur-
gents using cannon. A shell struck
the city hall, doing considerable dam
age. Another shell exploded in front
of the United States legation, but did
not result in injury to the building.
The political situation here is I'M
changed, though several arrests of in
surgent sympathizers have been made.
Provisions are plentiful.
Revolutionists continue to fire shells
into the city and several private
dwellings have been damaged. The
revolutionists have defeated General
Castillo, capturing two cannon and a
considerable quantity of arms and am
munition. Many were killed and
wounded in fierce fight last night.
A man named Pierce, an American,
entered the city, bearing a commune
cation from General Navarro, minis
ter Of war in the Jiminez government,
to United States Minister Powell.
The man was arrested by the govern
ment authorities, who took the mes
sage from him and sent the messen-
ger back. In his communication Cen
eral Navarro requested Minister Pow
ell to intervene with the provisional
government, but the minister refuses
to treat with the general.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-14
A strange Pirate Story.

In the museum at Kingston, ia
ca, there are some tattered ships.
pers, brown with age and salt w
and small tin canister. These art
attest the truth of the strangest u
story ever told. J..
In 1893 the crew of the NancyG
We're. apparently honest traders, /
did some piracy now and then OF:
side. One day they found it neces:
to go into Kingston for supplies. /
fore doing so they naturally REM
all traces of their buccaneering t
Among other things they threw Q
board this tin caniste, stuffed with
pers taken from shipA hey had s,
with comments written n the ma
by the pirate captain.
Later in the day a British 'rigate
becalmed near the spot, and the sill
spent their leisure catching sEs
Presently they hauled up a big fess
cut him open and found the tin:
with the papers inside. These (
taken to the captain, who as soor3s:
breeze sprung up sailed into Kir;5:
harbor, found the Nancy brig theM
had the crew tried, convicteY;s
hanged in chains at Port Royal. ss::
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-14
Buying a wife.

In Uganda man can buy a hand
some wife for four bulls, box of car
tridges and six needles, and If he has
the luck to go a-wooing when woman
happens to be drug on the market
he can buy suitable damsel for a
pair of shoes. A Kaff1r girl is worth,
according to the rank of her family,
from four to ten cows, and in Tartary
no father will surrender his daughter
unless he gets a good quantity Of but
ter in return, and in certain parts Of
India no girl can marry unless her IA
Their has been pacifed BY present Of
rice and few rupees.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-14
the hotel and passed 1t to CO.
Boycott, who returned it with the,
ed words, Tt is Parnell.' "-Lond.,
d
A Welsh Legend.
A.. p.

In Wales there is a legend of :
smugglers who arrived at Llants
many years ago in a boat withou
der or oars. They We're looked :
according to the Irish custom of ;,
ing malefactors to sea doom il
plight, as outlaws. However, the
been allowed to land. and sprit
water bursting forth in the sand :
place was taken as a sign of their
to a refuge. But they ill repais
Welsh. The men lived by snug
the women by witchcraft. 1t wa
possible to overcome the smugglels /.
fray, for each carried about with
black fly tied in knot of his
chief, and the moment the knot
undone the fly flew at the eyes OF
opponents and blinded them. If
Llanddona witches attended a ms
and bid for anything no one vent
to bid against them.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-14
Stock Shippers Dissatisfied.

Webster City, Ia, Jan. 13.-Webster
City stock shippers, and indeed ship
pers from all over Iowa, are much dis
satisfied over the recent ruling of the
Western Traffic association whereby
they are deprived of passes returning
home from market after having
made shipment of stock. The new
rule went into effect Jan. 1, and by its
enforcement shippers are given a pass
only to their market and are COM
PEELED to pay fare on the return trip.
There can be but one result of this
ruling in Iowa and that will be the
abandonment of the Chicago market
in favor of the Omaha market.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-14
IOWA SENATE ORGANIZATION.
Caucus Decides Upon j. A. Smith Of
Usage for President Pro TEN.

VaucuS Dectoes upon y. n. smith OF
Usage for President Pro TEN.
Des Moines, Jan. 11.-At the Repub.
lican senatorial caucus the following
were nominated for positions in the
senate organizations: President pro
tenn, ]. A. Smith, Usage; secretary,
DR.. G. A. Newman, Cedar Falls; first
assistant secretary, George A. Wilson,
Adair; second assistant secretary, J..
L. Gillespie, Nevada; journal clerks,
Cecil Dixon, Rockwell City; John Con-
nelly, Des Moines; engrossing clerk,
Miss Lois Rigby, Davenport; enrolling
clerk, Miss Ella Christy, Oskaloosa;
bill clerk, Miss Della Cleary, Musca-
tine; file clerk, Thomas Brown, Mo-
mona; sergeant-at-arms. R. B. Huff,
Muscatine; postmistress, Miss LEI
fingwell, Newton; chief doorkeeper,
Alexander West, Newton; assistant
doorkeepers, D. w. Shean, w. McFad-
den, Howard Armstrong, Thomas Ho-
gan, M. Erwin, j. Stewart, l.. D. Nc
Alpin.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-14
STOCK BREEDERS, CONVENTION.
Colonel Harris Gives an Interesting
Talk on the Shorthorn.

Colonel Harris Gives an Interesting
Talk on the Shorthorn.
Ames, Ia, Jan. 1.-The Iowa I'M
proved Stock Breeders association
held its thirtieth annual convention
at the Iowa state college. The follow
ing officers were elected for the COM
ing year: President, 3. M. Went
worth of State Center; vice president,
G. H. Briggs of Mt. Vernon; secretary.
treasurer, Prof. w. j. Kennedy of
Ames; district vice presidents, B. F.
Vale of Bonaparte, j. l. Nichols of
West Liberty, H. ]. Hess of Waterloo,
A. M. Avery of Mason City, F. D. Tom
son Of Cedar Rapids, H. d. Nichols of
Newton, H. G. Wallace of Des Moines,
]. B. Harsh of Creston, Charles Esch.
or, Jr., of Botna, e. H. White of Es-
therville and 8. r. Haines of Storm
Lake.
Colonel w. A. Harris, the man who
first crossed the Cruikshank Short
horns of Scotland on the American
Shorthorn, gave an interesting ac-
count of the history Of our present
Shorthorn breed
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-14
Wool Growers Meet.

Portland, Ore, Jan. 12.-The con.
vention of the National Wool Growers
association opened in this city. An
effort is being made to reorganize the
association, to transform it from a
mere legislative body into business
association to protect and further the
interests of its members. The recon.
struction was begun with the adop.
ton of an amended constitution ad-
hitting lesser associations and organ
izations to membership in the parent
body. The reelection of Senator War.
rem as president of the wool growers
is practically assured.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-14
Water ON Rattleshin.,

As nearly as possible 5000 gallons Of
fresh water are used in large battle
ship daily. About two-thirds Of this is
taken up by the boilers, and the re-
mainder is used for drinking, washing,
cooking, etc. When the store which
she has taken out with her from port
has been used up vessel has to de-
pend upon her evaporators for further
supplies. Every modern warship is
fitted with evaporating machinery to
distill the salt sea water.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-14
coIombians to Attack Panama.

Colon, Jan. 13.-United States naval
authorities here appear to be con-
WINGED, from the tenor of the reports
which are continually brought in, that
Colombia is determined to send an
army to attack Panama. The Pan
amanian authorities received official
confirmation of the fact that Colon
bian troops at Titumi number at least
1000 men, under Generals Ortiz, Tribe.
Tribe, Bustamento and Novo.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-14
SEA GIVES UP DEAD
BODIES OF 10 VICTIMS OF cLAL-
LAM WRECK RECOVERED.
Packet Steamer Meets with Disaster
in Straits of Juan &c Fuca-AlI
Woman and Children Persh-one
Man, Supposed Dead, Turns Up Safe.

Seattle, Wash, Jan. 1.-THE bodies
OF several persons who lost their lives
In the wreck of the sound steamer
Clallam, which went to the bottom
during a terrific storm, have been re-
covered. Some of the bodies have
been recognized. but others have as
yet not been identified Throughout
the day a fleet of tugs have patrolled
the waters in the vicinity of the
wreck, keeping up an incessant
search for bodies of victims, while
parties of men on foot patrolled the
beaches on either side of the straits.
The tug Albion, on her way from
Victoria to Vancouver, picked up life
boat No. l of the lost steamer Clal-
lam. 1t contained the body of one
woman and another was floating but
q short distance away. They were
Identified as Miss Louise Harris the
daughter of w. j. Harris, the Spokane
mining millionaire, and Mrs. Thomas
Sullins of Seattle. The bodies of both
Miss Harris and Mrs. Sullins had life
preservers buckled around their bod
les. Another body was picked up
near Beacon hill. 1t was identified
as that of Miss Ethel Diprose, nurse
in the Tacoma hospital. The body of
Miss Gallately, daughter of A. ]. G.
Gallately, manager of the Bank of
Montreal at Victoria, was brought in
from off Clover Point.
The terrible fury of the storm is at
tested by the fact that the small boats
were swamped by the heavy seas and
not woman or child of all those
aboard has lived to tell the tale Fifty
persons persisted.
The days develoments in the
disaster are the recovery of the bodies
of eight more victims of the wreck
and the appearance in life of w. H.
Grimes, one of the passengers report
ed drowned. Thirteen bodies all told
have been taken from the water of the
Straits of Juan de Fuca. Grimes, the
unexpected survivor, was among the
last to leave the Clallam He and
five or six others after being washed
into the sea, managed to climb upon
the pilot house, which had been swept
from the deck They were rescued
by the tug Holyoke and taken to Port
Townsend.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-14
Charity Begin. at Home.

Wealthy Merchant lat an evening
party)-Gentlemen we will not allow
this festive occasion to pass away with
out remembering the poor. In one Of
my houses there lives a poor clerk
whom I shall have to evict tomorrow
unless he can pay his arrears Of rent
by then. Fritz. hand plate around
Dorfbarbier.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-14
Council Bluffs Man Killed,

Missouri Valley, Ia, Jan. 11.-Albert
N. Bower was killed in the North
western yards here some time during
the night. The body was found by a
switching crew lying between the
rails and terribly mangled. He is
supposed to have been killed while
attempting to board an eastbound
freight. Bower was a plumber by
trade and resided with his father,
Eli G. Bower, at Council Bluffs.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-14
Rev. Joseph Plat Dead.

Davenport, Ia, Jan. 12.-Rev. Jo-
seph Platt. ninety-four years of age,
who has held many charges in Presby-
terrain churches in Illinois, Missouri
and Iowa, is dead. He was graduated
from Princeton university in 1885.
He retired from the ministry in 1892.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-14
orders Opening Of Will,

4 Seoul. Jan. 13.-The emperor of
Korea has ordered the opening of
With, subject to the acquiescence of
China, by telegraph. The American,
English, Russian, Italian and Japa-
nese legations at Seoul are under
guard. It is stated that sweeping
changes will be made soon in the per-
sonnet Of the Korean government, ia
vorable to japanese interests.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-14
Transformation.

An English farmer had number Of
guests to dinner and was about to help
them to some rabbit when he discov-
cred that the dish was cold. Calling
the servant, he exclaimed, "Here,
Mary, take this rabbit out and eat it
and bring 1t back little 'otterv
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-14
No Harm, Done,

Foreman explaining the accident to
the owner of the building) Barney was
working on the roof, sir, and he slip
ped and fell the whole four stories,
bringing the cornice down with him,
sir, and breaking both his legs and
half his ribs.
Owner-Oh, well, never mind! l in
tended that cornice to come down in
any case.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-14
Blamed for capitol Fire,

Des Moines, Jan. S.-H. Frazee, an
electrical worker, is found responsible
for the $25O,OOO fire at the state cap
itol. Frazee is found to have dropped
a lighted candle near the locality
where the blaze was first discovered.
He will not be prosecuted.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-14
General Reyes In New York

New York, Jan. 13.-General Reyes,
special Colombian. envoy, who has
been in Washington for some time
presenting the cause of Colombia, ar
rived in New York from Washington.
Ho is expected to sail Saturday from
this port for Colombia, but said that
he I'D not know positively when he
would depart.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-14
CAUGHT in Act of Arson

Waterloo, Ia, Jan. Ill. G. Will
ing, proprietor of a department store,
was arrested when about to touch a
match to his stock of goods to collect
$4,000 insurance upon it. He not only
confessed his guilt, but told of two
Tres started by him year ago.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-14
Engine coIIides with caboose.

East st. Louis, jan IA Vandalia
freight engine collided with a caboose
while switching cars in the yards,
killing John Hunninger, a switchman,
and probably fatally injuring Switch.
man Peter Leinert. Engineer w. B.
Deickneth and Fireman Joseph Ira.
band were picked up unconscious,
but will recover.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-14
Ship Burns at Sea.

London, Jan. 11.-Advices to
Lloyd's from Port Stanley, Falkland
islands, state that the captain and
crew of the American ship Clarence
S. Bement which sailed from Phila-
delphia, Aug. 16 last, bound to San
Francisco, have arrived there and re-
port that their vessel was burned at
sea. There were no fatalities.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-14
Bulsarians and Turks Fighting.

Salonica, Jan. ia force of troops
has been sent to Kumanoya, where a
strong Bulgarian band has invaded
Turkish territory. Fighting is report
ed to have occurred at Kochana, the
Bulgarians losing 100 killed.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1904-01-14
FROM ALL OVER IOWA
Indicts Milwaukee Railroad.

Onawa. Ia, jan 1.-THE Monona
county grand jury returned an indict-
ment against the Milwaukee railroad
for obstructing the big Woodbury.
Monona ditch by driving piling.