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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-19
Worlds Fair Excursions.

Coach day excursion to s.. Louis
Worlds Fair good for days S6.75,
round trip. Two days in each week.
First one May 18th. second on
Thursday May 10th. and enc each
Tuesday and Thursday following, to
and including June 30th.
w. f. SMITH
Agent Vandalia Line
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-19

Richmond, Ind. May 1.-THE Citi-
zens' bank, at Milton, this county.
which failed here a year ago, will prob
ably pay creditors about 20 cents on
the dollar. Oliver III. Beeson, assignee,
has made a partial settlement with
-he court, turning over funds for dis
=sss1tion that Will pay 10 cents on the
dollar. The final statement will not
be made for some months.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-19

Wabash, Ind, May IA. = Charles
Swank, rural mail carrier, Of North
Manchester, has been missing from
home for several days, and his wife is
at loss to account for his disappear
ance. Swank week ago told Har-
vey Cook, a substitute carrier, that
ne was going away froui home for
few days, and asked him to take his
route.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-19

Chicago, May u. = Rev. Charles
Stewart, secretary of the African Meth
odist Episcopal conference, has an
nounced that the conference has passed
a law prohibiting members of the
church from attending theaters, from
dancing. fromcard playing, and strong
ly condemning whisky drinking. and
''can rushing" among the church mem
berS
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-19

Rigid Rule Against Smoking Anywhere
Insitte the Fence Is To BE
Enf

Insitfe the Fence Is To BE
Enforced.
st. Louis May ia pile Of rub
bish took fire in the Transportation
building at the Worlds fair and caused
considerable excitement for time, but
was extinguished with small damage.
1t is believed that the ire started from
a cigar stub. No snI king is permit
ted on the exposition bounds, and the
Jefferson guards havt strict orders to
enforce this rule. Al the same time
the rule is frequently violated when
guards are not in sight.
1t is the duty of the guards to re-
quest smokers to extinguish their CT
gars, and IL the request is not imme-
diately complied with the guard may
take the smoker into custody or have
him removed from the grounds.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-19
Low Fares to the West val Pennsylvania
Lines.

May 3, II, June I, 81, July 5, l9,
August 2. 16, Home-Seekers' tickets
will be sold to points in the West,
Northwest, South and Southwest, and
Mexico. For further information, APP
ply to Ticket Agents of Pennsylvania
Lines,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-19

Low fares will be in effect to Car
thage and Joplin. Mo-, via Pennsyl-
vania Lines, May 18th to 23d, inclu-
sive, account Annual Conference Ger
man Baptist Brethren. Ten-days'
stopover at st. Louis Worlds Fair al
lowed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-19
Heavy Explosions Heard in the
Vicinity of Either Port Arthur
or Dalny.
CLOSING IN ON THE FORTRESS
Kikados Hen Appear To Be Prepar-
ing fer an Attack.
Said To Be Moving with Caution-Ar-
tillery officer at the Russian
Gibraltar Describes the
Defenses.

st. Petersburg, May 13, 6:35 a. H.
An attempt to send a response to a
private telegram from Port Arthur,
received yesterday, failed, the postof-
flee officials refusing to accept it.
Seoul, May 13.-A junk that has ar
rived at Chemulpo brings report that
heavy explosions were heard at sea
early yesterday morning 1t is be-
lieved here that these explosions oc-
Cured either at Port Arthur or Dalny.
st. Petersburg, May Is, $50 a. H.
Further progress of the japanese in
southern Manchuria is reported in the
official dispatches given out last night.
The position o. the Japanese division
which is following the direct road to
Hai-Cheng has not yet been disclosed,
and caution is also apparent in the
operations on the peninsula of Lao
Tung, where 10000 Japanese are seek
ing to render themselves secure in the
western section Of the peninsula and
in the vicinity of and below Pitsewo,
before inaugurating the operations
which have been planned Nothing
official has been given out regarding
the raid of Cossacks at Anju.
Japs Concentrating Near Port Arthur.
Shan-Hai-Kwan, May 13.-A report
received from London that there has
been fighting at Wu-Fung- Tien is dis
credited here 1t is reported that there
is only a small japanese force in that
vicinity. The main force of the Japa-
nese is said to be concentrated near
Port Arthur, with siege guns, and their
intention is believed to be to attempt
to drive the Russian fleet out to bat
tie.
Port Arthur q Tough Proposition.
ST. Petersburg, Ma Is. = A private
letter written by an artillery officer at
Port Arthur, dated April 20, says that
everything was ready to withstand a
siege. He said the fortress was prac-
tically impregnable, adding thar there
was a triple row of forts around the
Port Arthur glacis, each position be-
ing fronted by a moat with a hedge
of barbed wire beyond, with bomb
proofs behind all the batteries. The
officer further declared that they had
plenty of supplies and ammunition.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-19

Scottsburg, Ind, May A. Mrs.
Nancy Deal, who was burned by her
clothing catching fire, is dead. She
leaves four sons and two daughters.
the latter Mrs. Lulu Blake and Mrs.
Eva Cheatham, of Indianapolis.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-19

Seoul, Korea. May 14.-Reports are
constantly coming in of the presence
o. Russian forces in northern Korea.
The governor of Hamg-Yung province
represents that 1900 troops are dis
tributed throughout thatprovince. Four
h6ndred and fifty are at Kyong-Song
on the coast and the remainder are
scattered in the interior, living on the
country.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-19

KokomQ, Ind, May 12.-At the risk
Of her life Miss Blanche Keller
saatched from in front of swiftly
moving train Mary Dwyor, years old.
who was playing on the tracks.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-19

Evansville. Ind. May IA. = An ex-
.cavation in John Krack's front yard
slled with water during rain, and
three chickens belonging to Samuel
johnson, his neighbor, fell in and were
drowned. Johnson is now suing Krack
for 500 damages.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-19

Augusta. Ca, May 13.-In order to
prevent lynching a special term of
the Columbia county court will be
called Immediately to try Ben Thomas,
a negro. for an alleged rape Of young
white woman.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-19
Port Arthur a Tough Proposition.
Gar VIII Pray for victory.

st. Petersburg. May 13.-The en-
peror will go to Moscow tomorrow to
pray for victory at the Trinity Sergius
monastery.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-19

Washington, May 14.-Colonel Sy-
mons, in charge Of public buildings and
grounds, has reported to General Mac
kenzie, chief Of engineers, that the
Washington monument was stuck by
lightning on the 9th ult, but was not
greatly damaged.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-19

st. Louis, May 14--Secretary of
State John Hay has arrived in st.
Louis, accompanied by a large party of
friends
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-19
HOME.SEEKERS EXCURSIONS.
To West. Northwest. South and South
west via Pennsylvania Lines.

For full information about Home
Seekers excursion rates to points in
the West, Northwest, South and
Southwest, apply to Ticket Agents of
Pennsylvania Lines.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-19

st. Louis, May ia resolution
providing for the restoration Of the
apostolic rite of confirmation as one
Of the requisites Of membership in the
Methodist church was introduced at
the general conference Of the African
Methodist Episcopal Zion church.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-19

Paris, May 13.-George Lincoln
Dunlap, of Chicago, died here. He was
rs years old. Dunlap was at one time
general superintendent of the Chicago
and Northwestern railroad.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-19

Peoria. Ill, May ~. Lawrence
Caswell Hubbell, IA years old, was
struck over the heart by base ball,
the injury causing death.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-19

Richmond. Ind. May 13.-The Rich
mond federal building is to be Of Bed
ford stone, and not of brick. as the
original plans called for.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-19
HEARST MET TO BOLT
District Democratic Caucuses Re-
suit in Some Wild PoIit-
Cal Wrath.
NAMES OF THE LIEN CHOSEN
Eplit in Some Districts and Double
observation-disclosures of the
Gillespie Trial.

indianapolis, May 1.-THE Demo
cratic state committee decided that at
the district caucuses last night to Sc
lect twenty-six delegates to the nation
al convention tickets should be issued
to delegates having prima facie evil
dence of election where there are con-
tests. This will seat the Parker dele
gates from Vanderburg, Vigo, Tippe-
canoe and Penton coun.es. numbering
about 125. This means that the Parker
following will control the convention
organization.
Instructions for Judge Parker.
1t has been decided that at the state
convention today the Indiana delega-
ton to the national convention will be
instructed for Judge A. B. Parker, and
will vote under the unit rule. Just
how far these instructions shall go has
not yet been determined, but is is un-
derstood that the instructions will not
read that Indiana shall support Parker
first, last and all the time.' Parker
will be Endorsed, but the delegates will
be free to decide how long they shall
give the support of Indiana to Parker.
Many leading Democrats are opposed
to instructions as general proposition
unless Indiana has a candidate.
District Delegates Named.
The Democrats held caucuses last
night and selected the following dis
trict delegates to the national conven-
ton:
First = John w. Spencer, Wander
burg, and A. II. Taylor. Posey park
err.
SecOnd-William n. Matthews, Law
renee, and w. H. yoller, Knox Park
err; Abe Frakes, Sullivan. and ]. p.
Plump. Monroe Hearst.
Third = George B. Parks, Clark,
and Louis P. Benua Parker).
Fourth = Joseph NJ. Cravens. JEFF
fersOn, and James F. Cox, Bartholo-
new Parker).
Fifth = A. w. Wright. Clay, and
John Z. Lamb, Vigo Parker).
Sixth = Morgan L. Meyers. Decatur,
and u. s. Jackson. Hancock Parker).
Seventh = w. w. Spencer and Jo-
seph E. Bell, Marion parker.
Eighth = George L. Bebee. Madison,
and Abe Simmons. Wells parker.
Ninth-Samuel Ralston, Boone, and
w. E. Longley, Hamilton (Parker);
John c. COnnor, Carroll, and George
w. Duke, Howard Hearst.
Tenth =. Dan w. Simms, Tippe-
canoe, and M. T. Kruger, Laporte
Parker); Lawrence Becker. Lake, and
John Ross, Tippecanoe Hearsu.
Eleventh = b. F. Louthian. Case,
and Jerome Herff, Miami (Parker).
Twelfth = NJ. +. Hines. DeKalb,
and Henry Colerick, Allen (Hearst).
Thirteenth Omar F. Neff and
Frank Herrine, ST. Joseph parker
Hugh E. COrbett, Elkhart. and Robert
d. Peters, Knox (Hearst.
Hearst Men Are to Bolt.
Admission to the caucus was by
ticket distributed by the district
chairman. AS a result of this policy
of the state organization the Hearst
people have started a movement to
bolt the convention and hold a conven-
ton that will send a complete set of
Hearst delegates to the national con
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-19
Change In Time OF Trans On PennsyI-
vania Lines.

Under new schedule in effect Sum
day, May Is, 1904, passenger trains.
over the Pennsylvania Lines leave
Plymouth station as follows:
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-19
Hearst Men Are to Bolt.

Admission to the caucus was by
ticket distributed by the district
chairman. AS a result of this policy
of the state organization the Hearst
people have started a movement to
bolt the convention and hold a conven-
ton that will send complete set of
Hearst delegates to the national con-
vention. Hearst caucuses were held
last night in the districts Immediately
following the regular caucuses. The
scenes attending several of the eau
cuses were extremely riotous. Men
fought, raved and cursed like mad
men.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-05-19

st. Petersburg, May 13, 6:35 a. H.
An attempt to send a response to
private telegram from Port Arthur,
received yesterday, failed, the postof-
flee officials refusing to accept it.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-04-09
COVERING Strawberries.

| believe that strawberry plants
make a considerable growth during
winter, that is, unless the ground is
covered SO deeply with snow that it
does not freeze. Another thing that
most horticulturists have noticed is
that If an injury is done to the foliage
OF a plant, the whole plant is injured.
That is apparent when the strawberry
foliage Is struck by the frost in the
spring. | think that n essential
condition that favors the winter
growth of strawberry foliage is the
perfect condition of the foliage when
1t goes into winter. Therefore we
should get the cover on before the
foliage is injured by the frost, but /
do not mean that the cover should
be so deep as to prevent freezing of
the ground.
Some plants grow at a very low
temperature. You can hardly SOW
rye in the fall so late that it will not
come up before the snow is off in the
spring. The strawberry plant is one
of those that grow at a very low TEN.
perature. | have no means of know
ing whether it will grow at as low a
temperature as rye, but l am certain
the temperature at which it will
grow is very low.
In the fall ] cover as soon as we
begin to have hard frosts, and that is
Just as soon as I stop c%ultivating the
strawberries. It is before the ground
is frozen. We have been taught In
the past that we should not cover
till the ground is frozen solid, so hard,
in fact that the ground can be
driven over. When the ground begins
10 show a little crust in the mornings
l begin to cover
For cover l use any kind OF coarse
material available. Marsh hay is a
good substance to use. Straw would
be good we're it not for the weed
seeds. This year l used corr fodder,
growing a supply for the purpose.
When I moved the old bed 1 plowed
it under and sowed corn in drills, al
the rate Of four or five bushels to the
acre. When | had put in the corr
went over the land with a harrow and
covered the corn in that way. Then
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-04-09
How Feed Affects Bone.

1t is desirable to have strong bones
in pigs, to make it possible for them
to escape accidents that include brok-
en- bones. The feed has very much
to do with the quality Of the bones.
At one of our stations tests were
made to ascertain to how great an ex-
tent the bones were affected by the
feed. One lot was fed on corn and
beef meal, and the thigh bones broke
Under a pressure of 1,200 pounds, or
about eight times the weight of the
body. These pigs weighed on an aver
age 152 pounds. The next lot was fed
on corn and shorts and weighed on an
average 1872 pounds when killed. Their
bones broke at a weight of 835 pounds,
or 4.3 times the average weight of
the body. 1t will be noticed that these
bones were larger than those of the
pigs in the first group, but broke un-
der a smaller weight.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-04-09
A Question of Anesthetics.

Stuart Knott, president Of the Kan
sas City Southern railway, was enter
tanning in his private car a Mr.. Col,
Inns, a wealthy Galveston broker
whose brains and money he hoped to
interest in the development of the
territory contiguous to Port Arthur,
the southern terminus of the road,
The weather was stickily hot. The
air was tainted with the fumes Of oil,
and the broker was kept busy beating
off mosquitoes and making polite ex.
p]ressions of appreciation. Mr.. Knott,
after fully extolling Port Arthur's nat.
ural advantages as a port, a rice, oil,
cotton and lumber center, said:
Now, Mr.. Collins, what would you
take to locate here?"
That, sir, is an open question" re,
piled Mr.. Collins, slapping at a herd
of gallinippers. Pm not sure wheth.
err I'd take cocaine or morphine
New York Times.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-04-09
NOT NOW PINE TREE STATE.
All Such Timber Worth Cutting Has
disappeared Long Ago.


Maine is only the pine tree state
nowadays by tradition" says G.. r,
Dandy Of Bath, Me. To-day pine is
scare in our state. All the trees
worth cutting down have long since
disappeared, as every hunter and fish.
erman in the north woods well knows,
Even the spruce has about vanished
from along our rivers and hillsides,
and the lumberman Of to-day often
has to haul his cut for miles down
the mountainside to the landing,
Maine at present only holds it's ship.
building supremacy because the skill.
ed shipwrights are still with us and
because Of the cheapness of construc-
ton.
"Only a few days ago a train load
Of masts for Maine ships were brought
to us all the way from the state of
Washington, $500 miles away, the
freight charges on which were 81 800.
This was a sad reminder that we no
longer had timber of sufficient size
left for masts. For frames we draw
on the oak forests of Virginia, and
the tops are apt to be of Nova Scotia
spruce. Southern pine is used alto
gether for planking and ceiling and
the deck planks come from Wisconsin
and Observation-Disclosures Post.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-04-09
Lean as Pharaoh's kine.r

A good story of an old crofter who
appeared before the commission to
apply for a reduction of rent has just
been told at a meeting in Glasgow,
The number Of cattle on the farm led
Sheriff Brand to observe that surely
the croft could not be in such a bad
way as its owner would seek to show.
OCH" replied the old fellow, you
should see the bit beasties." What
like are they?" queried the sheriff.
They're as lean, sir, as Pharaoh's
kline" How lean was that?" pawkily
asked the sheriff, doubtless thinking
that he had cornered the applicant.
But had he? Not a bit. Like a flash
came back the answer, $50 lean, sir,
that they could only be see in a
vision."-Yorkshire Post.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-04-09
AUTO RIDING IN WINTER.
Handles May BE Warmed by Electric.
ity and Vehicle Made Comfortable.

- ~ Ns'fSs~ -
Automobiles are not very enthusi-
astic in the winter season because of
the discomforts that attend riding.
The handles of the conveyahces are
extremely cold and the drivers suffer
acutely when the mercury stands in
the neighborhood of zero. 1t is only
those who use the machine for bust.
ness purposes who will stick to it in
winter. 1t is not a difficult matter to
wrap up the body warmly enough, and
the face can be protected against the
biting wind by the shielding devices
which have been invented. but it is
not so easy to protect the hands from
the cold. In spite of the covering Of
gloves or mittens the fingers are liza
BILE to become numbed with the cold,
a state of affairs especially dangerous
for the driver of a high-speed car,
who is compelled to be on the alert
for emergencies and act instantly
when they arise.
To meet this condition Of affairs a
New Jersey man has invented an
electrically heated handle, which the
chauffeur has only to grasp tightly in
his hand to derive the benefits of the
radiation from the interior. The con-
struction is such that the heat is re-
flected outward from the conductor,
the radiator filling the central space
and being completely surrounded by
the conductor wires. The cover is of
non-conducting material and is per-
forated at frequent intervals to allow
free radiation.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-04-09
Hereford Association Reorqanlzed.

The American Hereford Cattle
Breeders Association held a meeting
in Chicago last week and voted to re-
organize. This they did by surren-
dering the Illinois charter and adopt
ing one taken out in Arizona. The as
ISOLATION will not henceforth be a
beneficiary one, doing business with
out profit, but will be on a commercial
basis. The assets Of the old associa-
ton are estimated at $50, 900. These
we've surrendered to the new associa-
ton. The capital stock of the new or
ganization is to be 500, 900, divided
into 10000 shares of $40 each. The
headquarters of the association are to
be in Kansas City.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-04-09
The Surprise Plum.

The best native plum l grow is the
Surprise, taking all things into o n
sideration. The tree itself is a very
fine grower and makes a very nice
shade tree. 1t makes fairly rapid
growth, though there are others that
grow a little faster. / have been grow.
ing this variety for four years and
the tree was two years old when set.
That will make it six years old. l
have taken two crops of plums from
it. Perhaps | favor this tree because
it is the best shade tree. Unlike
most of the Americanas, it does not
overbear, but it bears all the plums a
tree should bear. The fruit is of good
size and does not rot. | do not know
of a poor quality possessed by either
tree or fruit. In addition to my own
experience is that of others who
recommend it highly. All the plum
experts that | know that have tried
this plum put it ahead of the others
OF the same group.
At my place it is growing on clay
land, but land that is we'll drained.
The land was naturally we'll drained.
but before planting the trees l put
in tile. Then before setting out the
trees | MANFRED the ground very
highly. The same ground haG borne
corn and potatoes in the preceding
two years. 1t was virtually new land.
This matter of the condition of the
land must be taken into consideration
whenever WI pass on any fruit.
H. T. Thompson,
McHenry County, Illinois.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-04-09
BARBER TALKS OF cRANks.
Men Who Own Razors, He Says, Are
Among the Worst.

Among the Worst.
"A nan may be quite rational and
reasonable in all ordinary affairs, and
yet be quite daffy on the subject or
razors," said the barber. Il have n
customer, for instance, who keeps six
razors here--one for every day in the
week that a man is supposed to get
shaved-and pays me to hone them
every week. Some mornings l have
to try them all on him before he
stops grumbling, and even then may
have to use one of my own razors.
At other times he will order me to
use the same razor for a week or two.
l can't fool him by changing it, either.
Another customer who comes in
only for an occasional shave. talked
to me for six months about the fine
razor he had at home. l told him that
as we seemed to have none in the
shop to suit him l should be obliged
II he would bring it around for me to
look at. He did. Well, sir, it was a
meatax. l would as soon think or
shaving a "a with a carving knife.
But | shaved him with it, and he
never peeped."-New York Press.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1904-04-09
Reflection on the MIIkman

Wayne MacVeagh, the lawyer and
diplomat, has on the outskirts of Phil
adelphia an admirable stock farm
One day last summer some poor chill
dren were permitted to go yer this
farm and when their inspection was
done to each of them was given q
glass of milk. The milk was excel
lent. 1t came, in fact, from a $4,000
COW. "Well, boys, how do you like
it?" the farmer said when they hat
all drained their glasses. Gee!
Fine!" said one little fellow. Then
after a pause, he added, Il wisht oul
milkman KEEP a cow"