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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-04-07

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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1904-04-07

A good piano should not only be per-
feet musical instrument, but should
possess beauty of design end elegance
of finish aud be so carefully built that
it Will last lifetime
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-15
All Feet

The sight of a full-grown centipede
Is said by travellers in tropical lands
to be enough to affect the strongest
nerves. Ten to eleven inches is the
average length. Lafcadio Hearn. in
1.-TWO Years in the French West In
dies" says that the vitality of the GEN.
tipede is amazing.
Mr.. Hearn kept one in bottle, with
out food or water, for thirteen weeks.
at the end of which time it remained
active and dangerous as ever. The CEN
tipede has one natural enemy able to
cope with him, the hen.
The hen attacks him with delight,
and often swallows him, head first,
without taking the trouble to kill him.
The cat hunts him, but she Is careful
never to put her head near him. She
has a trick Of whirling him round and
round upon the floor so quickly as to
stupefy him; then when she sees a
good chance she strikes him dead with
her claws
There are superstitions concerning
the creature which have a good effect
in diminishing his tribe. If you kill
a entipede you are sure to receive
money soon; and even If you dream Of
killing one it is good luck.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-15
JAPAN'S CONSTITUTION.
How 1t Differs From the constitu
tions Of Occidental Nations.

How 1t Differs From the constitu.
lions Of Occidental Nations.
Inere is an important difference
between the constitutions of West.
ern nations and that of Japan. The
former are the outcome of popular
uprisings against the tyranny of rul.
ers-in other words, Of demand. as
OF natural right, by the people. Con.
sequently, even in monarchical Eu.
rope, constitutions are drawn in such
terms as to lay the greatest stress
upon popular rights, while at the
same time curtailing the power of the
sovereign.
The japanese constitution, on the
other hand, emanated from the EN-
peror, the fountainhead of all power.
Before the people dreamed of popu-
lar rights or of a Parliament, the
Emperor had already marked out the
grand policy of establishing consti-
tutional government in the future.
because of his evident desire and
purpose to elevate the country to an
equal place among the civilized ma
tons of the world, not only because
he wished it, but also because that
course was in strict accordance with
the national policy beUueathed by
his ancestors.
Following that policy, our constitu-
tion was drawn up with close adher-
ence to and careful preservation of
the fundamental principle of the I'm
perial Government from time imme-
mortal.
In form, however, it is similar to
Western constitutions, with this diff
ference, that the text of our consti-
tutions contains only the fundamen-
tai principles of state-namely, the
prerogatives Of the Emperor; the
rights and duties of the people; the
powers of Parliament; the powers
and duties of ministers of state and
judiciary and finance.
These are all embodied in seventy
six articles. Matters of detail, such,
for example, as provisions relating
to the rules and proceedings OF Par
lament, the laws for the election OF
members, the national budget, ETC.,
are separated from articles enunciat-
ing fundamental principles, and are
embodied in laws supplementary to
the constitution and enacted at the
same time.-The Century.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-15
DEHORNING.

The editor of Farm and Home says:
The views arising in consequence OF
the dehorning of dairy cattle at the
Connecticut Agricultural Experiment
Station are well worthy of being Civ.
en- the fullest publicity. They should
be known to all who own such cattle.
Quite number of cattle of this
class had the horns removed at the
institution named.
At different times opportunity was
in this way given to study and com.
pare all the influences of the operation
Thus it came to be held by those
participating that "the pain of the
operation of dehorning has been over.
estimated. The mortality is practi
cally nothing"
The almost unanimous opinion of
those who have practiced it in their
herds is in its favor. 1.-THE worry
pain and cruelty of animals to their
mates is eliminated when these in
struments of torture are removed, and
the lack of fear and quite content
ment of the individuals of the herd
are at once noticeable"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-15
SELECTING SEED CORN

The true selection of better breed
of corn is not confined to the selection
of the best ears by any. means, al
though this is the popular idea of corn
Improvement. AS every corn raiser
knows, certain seed will raise corn
that is almost ideal, so far as the ear
goes, but there are but few ears on a
plant.
This being the case, it is evident
that the true selection of corn is the
selection Of the plants which show
the desired characteristics all through
their growth up to the time of har-
vest, so that the plants should be
closely watched from the time they
break ground and thus securing the
habit Of growth as well as the per-
pection of ear so desirable.
Many of the plants will make a
stronger growth than others and ripen
the full crop earlier; if such a plant
Is what is desired, it can only be
found by watching its growth through
the season. Then If the yield is all
that is desired one comes pretty near
having the ideal plant and one which
is, probably, capable of even greater
Improvement
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-15
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The systematic man on the farm is
the one who generally makes the
money. At Farmers Institute in II.
linois, one of the hog growers made
a statement which showed wonderful
results. He said:
IF you take litter of pigs the
morning after they are born. and mt
them in a basket and on the scales
you will find they weigh all the way
from sixteen to eighteen pounds. ac
cording to the age and size of the
mother; then If you weigh them the
next morning, and every twenty-four
hours in succession, you will find that
they have made a overweight gain
OF all the way from two pounds. three
three and one-half, four, and as high
as five pounds, and in order 10 gain
this weight the SOW must have given
at least consideration TWENTY-FIVE or
tnlrty pounds of milk during the
twenty-four hours. This is the way
have MIXED her. 1t takes eleven
pounds of milk to make one pound OF
llVe-welght in a fifty-pound pig, and
SO can easily calculate. | don't know
now many filters of pigs have weigh
ed on my place. Now, then, gentle
men, If you have a mother that is 9
good mixer, a good mother of a kind
disposition, and of good bearing, keep
ner on the farm, and do not discard
her and breed from immature hogs
They should not farrow until they are
tweleve months Old"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-15


Continental titles save Of the high
est sort have been viewed with sus-
picion in this country, but those Of
England have been accepted with al
most as implicit faith as Bank Of
England notes inspire. Yet the her
AIDS college lately made the remark
able assertion that many persons are
using bogus titles in England and that
others are using titles to which they
have not established their claim and
probably could not bring any satisfac-
tory proofs. And the editor Of Dod's
Peerage admits that there are between
fifty-six and sixty baronets whose
claims would not bear too close scru-
tiny.
For example, an ambitious and re-
tired business man named Smith may
find In some secluded part Of the
country some lands formerly owned
by some extinct family of Smiths who
had possessed title. He buys the
property, quietly claims descent and
coolly assumes the title. In London
such course would probably be ex
posed, but in the country people are
less suspicious. Nor is such imposture
it seems, contrary to English law. II
appears also that many Of the titles
which enjoy long standing were as
sumed in some such way, perhaps cen
turtles ago, and owe whatever validity
they have to long use. A general scru
tiny Of English titles might be very
painful thing.-Springfeld (Mass) Re
publican.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-15
WASHING IRISH PoTAToEs.

A Michigan farmer who handles
over 1000 bushels Of potstoes each
year, washes every bushel He says:
For five years l have washed all
potatoes and have never lost a bushel
by rot after put them away in the
cellar dip with digger and pick
up the potatoes as fast as they are
dug. They are then hauled to q SUIT
able rack for washing, where a mill
hose is turned on them with forty
pounds Of pressure. In this way 100
bushels are washed clean enough in
ten minutes to bake or boil. / let
them lie for few minutes only, then
pick them up and put in one bushel
crate, after which they stand in the
sun or wind for from two to three
hours. long enough to dry nicely.
The potatoes are then packed away
in a cool, dry cellar. where they re-
main until wanted fos use or to sell.
Il have found this to be the most
practical way to care for potatoes or
other roots. The potatoes being in
bushel crates are ready to sell BY the
load or bushel and can be handled
very quickly and cheaply. No measur-
ing Is necessary. no Weighing reouir.
e1-already TO SELL use O. plant
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-15

When you talk about being the worlds
leader in any one thing you have eat lb-
1ished a wonderful standard Of comp; RI
son. Nothing could be greater and in
this day of tremendous competition it
means more than you can really grasp
without study to say 1.-The greatest in the
world" Particularly is this true Of a
medicine and it is such a strong testi-
monial of great merit that we cannot
help but express our satisfaction to learn
that CASCARETS has, to-day. the larg
est sale of any similar medicines in the
world. In obtaining this, judicious. news
paper advertising has played very inn
portant part. but all the advertising and
push and energy would have counted for
naught unless CASCARETS had the
merit and would do all that's claimed for
them. Nothing has ever attained such
q large sale in the history of medicine.
Over ten million boxes q year and the
demand is growing rapidly. because the
people take them, like them, they are
cured and they recommend them to their
friends
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-15
Man and Wife.

Buxton, n. D., Sept. 12.-(Special.)-
Mr.. B. L. Skrivseth of this place has
been added to the steadily growing fol-
lowing that Dodd's Kidney Pills have
i'll this part of the country
Mr.. Skrivseth gives two reasons for
his faith in the Great American Kid
ney Cure. The first is that they cured
his wife and the second is that they
cured himself.
Il must say" says Mr.. Skrivseth,
"that Dodd's Kidney Pills are the best
remedy for Kidney Trouble 1 ever
knew. My wife had Kidney Disea Sc
for years and she tried all kinds Of
medicine from doctors but it did not
help her any. An advertisement lee
her to try Dodd's Kidney Pills. The
first box helped her so much that she
took eight boxes more and now she is
cured.
Il also took three boxes myself and
they made me feel better and stronger
in every way"
Dodd's Kidney Pills have never yet
failed to cure any kidney disease from
Backache to Rheumatism, Diabetes or
Bright's Disease.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-15
POULTRY NOTES

The time of hatch, more than the
breed, regulates laying.
In-breeding should not be tolerated
Tor more than two years.
Keep all buildings for poultry well
covered with whitewash, put on thick
The best stock is the cheapest,
therefore, never sell the best and
never buy anything but the best.
fowls in confinement need a variety
OF food, and one of the most import
ant of them is green food of some
kind.
Put good flock of hens in the plum
orchard and the trees will be less sub
Ject to curculio and will produce
good crops of fruit.
In no case can We make good, ma
ture fowls of poorly-fed and badly
managed chickens. 1t is economy first
and last to feed well.
So far as can be done. green food
should form a part OF the daily "a
tons through the year, as it seems
necessary to insure health, produc
uveness and fertility.
A stale egg which remains in one
position for a number of days has the
yolk adhering to the membrane of the
SHELL The position of the germ often
causes the embryo chicken to hatch
either weakly or deformed.
The poultry business is one OF
many details. and they need close fol
lowing. Unless person is willing to
give attention to little things. and not
only to them once, but many times
as occasion may require, it Is not ad
visable to go into the business very
extensively.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-15
Weighing Ont Change.

From far-away Ohio comes news OF
the death Of one of the. original pio-
neers Of the Transvaai gold fields
when these were what may be called
rediscovered in the early SOS. Every
man who visited Moore's in 1884 will
remember the quaint dispenser of tin
ned provisions, sugar and whisky, in
his Bucksail establishment, consisting
Of canvas and pole framework. When
you got anything from him over his
rickety counter you did not get ordi-
nary change for your sovereign. Dust
currency was in fashion
If you would not accept gold dust
for your change you had to wait till
silver was flush. If you accepted the
dust, Yankee Moore" would take a
thing like small screw of tobacco out
Of his waistcoat pocket and hand 1t
over to a man standing at a little pair
of scales. The precious packet would
be opened, the amount Of dust wanted
to make up the change weighed scru-
tinizingly of, the screw would be
twisted up again and placed in Moore
waistcoat pocket, while the customer
walked off. Moore dealt in the gold
at f3 los an ounce and got So lbs Sd
for it at Martizburg. And now Moses
Moore is dead.
Moore had very adventurous ca
reer, being born as far back as Aug.
3, 1922. He had been on most of the
gold fields Of the world and landed at
Capt Town in 1882 without a dollar.
He managed to scrape a few dollars
together, and started a refreshment
stand, doing all his own cooking and
serving. When he had accumulated
ESQ he went to the Transvaal, which
he left in 1889 with a fair competence.
South Africa
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-15
WHAT MILK CONTAINS.

The great majority Of the people
do not try to know what are the
component parts of the foods they eat
o. drink Here is something for the
boy and girl readers of the Agricul'
turist to fix in their minds. One hun
dred pounds of good milk contain
about the following amounts of the
different constituents: 81 pounds OF
water, pounds of fat, 5 pounds OF
milk sugar, 3.3 pounds of casein and
albumen and pounds of mineral
matter of salts.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-15
LANGsHANs AND BLACK CoCHINs

LANGSHANS AND BLACh COChlNo
A Black Cochin hen, like any other
Cochin, requires plenty of time for
maturity, often not laying until fully
grown, while the Langshan hen often
begins to lay when but little over five
months old The Cochin is the more
persistent sitter, while the Langshan
does not show a strong propensity for
so doing, but does her work we'll when
she begins, the same as the Cochin.
A Langshan can fly high for a large
fowl, while the Cochin is no flyer at
all. The Langshan always has dark
legs, with pink between the toes, while
the legs of the Cochin may be either
dark or yellow. The skin of the
Ian gshan is white and the flesh fine
in grain. but the Cochin has yellow
skin and rather coarser-grained flesh.
The carriage of the Langshan is ma
jestic. and its beauty of plumage is
increased by the long sickle feathers,
while the Cochin is more compact in
body and should have no sickle feath-
ers, except such as are short and
abruptly turned over.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-15
A Question of Time.

On entering compartment of a main
fine train a ticket-collector noticed a
passenger who, affecting an air of IA
miliarity with him, said,-
''Bill, I've forgot my pass. I'm
working down the line, you know.
It'll be all right"
The collector looked suspicious, but
said nothing. He was going away,
when apparently an idea struck him.
Turning to the passenger who had no
ticket, he said,-
What's the right time? My watch
has just stopped"
Twenty minutes past five," was the
reply.
''Oh, it is, is it? Now, if you don't
show me your pass or pay the fare I'll
have you out. No railway man would
say Twenty minutes past five; he'd
say 'Five-twentyv
The passenger paid
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-15
coon HARNESS DRESSING.

The Government harness dressing
is made as follows: One gallon neat
foot oil. two pounds Bayberry tallow,
two pounds beeswax, two pounds beei
tallow. Put the above in a pan over
a moderate fire. When thoroughly
dissolved add two quarts of castor OIL
then, while on the fire, stir in one
ounce lampblack. Mix well and strain
through a fine cloth to remove sedl'
ment; let cool and you will have as
fine dressing for harness or leather
of any kind as can be had.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-15

me l began using Doan's Kidney
Pills and improved until my back was
strong and my appetite returned. Dur
ing the four years since l stopped US
ing them 1 have enjoyed excellent
health. The cure was permanent"
(Signed) GEORGE w. REMOTE.
A FREE TRIAL.-Address Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y. Sold by all
dealers; price 80 cents per box.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-15

VIII be paih IN prizes to those COM
tng nearestfat estimating the paid at
tendance jht the St Louis Worlds
Fair.
The above amount is deposited with
the Missouri Trust Company, as per
the oficial receipt of the treasurer Of
that financial institution and publish
ed In the schedule of prizes announced
elsewhere in this paper. The Worlds
Fair Contest Company, Delmar and
Adelaide avenues, st. Louis, No, are
offering these prizes and there Is no
doubt Of the cash being in bank to pay
the lucky winners. The contest closes
October 18th.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-15
Kisses and a Hat.

81 was talking to my little grand
daughter over the phone the other
day." said Judge Parker recently to
few Of his friends at a hotel in
Albany, New York, land when 1 end
ed | said:
"'Here, Dorothy, is a kiss for you
"She replied: oh, pshaw, grandpa,
don't you know that kiss over the
telephone is like straw hat
II said: why, no. sweetheart, how
is thatY
Its not felt, grandpa"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-15
Alas! Alack!

The fool-killer sat in his easy chair
smoking his pipe of clay, for he hadn't
a thing to do on earth but while the time
away. But soon the fool-killer's pipe
went out and then he burst into tears;
it was only a dream-his regular work
was behind full dozen years.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-15
Better Than Spanking,

Spanking does not cure children of
urine difficulties. If it did there would
be few children that would do it. There
is a constitutional cause for this. Mrs,
NJ. Summers, Box 400, Notre Dame, Ind.
will send her home treatment 70 any
mother. She asks no money. Write her
to-day If your children trouble you in this
way. Don't blame the child. The
chances are it can't help it.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-15
WATER AND SHADE.

Shade is as essential to the health
and comfort of the hog, COW or sheep
as 1t is for humanity. Hogs should
have a pool of water in the shade In
which to cool their systems. Hun
dreds of hogs die for the want OF
water and shade.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-15

gOOu reputation
and 9 t a n d i n &,
w | t e s: "F iv e
years ago I was
suffering so with
my back and kid
neys that l often
had to lay or. The
kidney secretions
were unnatural,
my legs and ston1
ach were swollen,
and 1 had no ap-
petite. When doc
tors failed TO help
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-15
HAD TO GIVE UP.

Suffered Agonies from Kidney Disor-
ders Until Cured by Doan's Kidney
Pills.
George w. Renofr. of 1853 North
18th street, Philadelphia, Pa, man Of
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-15
A Wife's "At Homes. :

Binks-Wonder where can find
Winks?
Jinks-Let's see. This is Thursday,
and Thursday is his wife's day for beinv
lat home" Guess you'll find him at
the eIub
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-15

Very Low Homeseekers Rates via the
Nickel Plate Road
to the West, Northwest, Solth and South
west, first and third Tuesdays in each
month. Long return limit and stop over
privileges. One Way Colonist Rates to
the West and Northwest, Sept. 10Th to
Oct. 18th inclusive. Splendid opportunity
for parties wishing to locate in the West.
For full information address local agent
or Mr.. G. A. Astsrlin, T. P. A, Fort
Wayne, Ind.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-15

A perverse temper, and discontinued,
fretful disposition, wherever they pre-.
vail, render any state of life unhappy
Cicero.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-15

The government printing office spends
for ithographing and engraving $780,
600 q year.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-15

Clear white clothes are a sign that the
nousekeeper uses Red Cross Bail Blue.
Large 2 81. package. cents
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-15

Physicians arc scarce in Cuba: 1915
600 worth Of patent medicines were
imported during the fiscal year 1902
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-15

DO YOUR CLOTHES LOOK YELLOW
II so, use Red Cross Bal Blue. It will
make them white as snow. 2 OF. package, &C.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-15

Mrs- Winslow.s SOOTHING syrup for ChfIdr.p
testhing; softens the gums, reduces Al
lays pain. cures wind eoiic Is cents bottle
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-15

have used Piso's Cure for Consump-
ton with good results. 1t is all right
John W. Henry, Box GAP, Fostoria, Ohio,
Oct. 4. 1901.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-15

Silver money $50 years old is still in
circulation in some parts of Spain.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-15
Don't Miss the Excursion to Chicago,
Sent. 18th.

Via the Nickel Plate Road. Special
train. Tickets also sold for train No. s..
Good returning Sept. 18th. Elegant at
fractions at Parks and Beaches. Very
low rate. Ask local agent or address c..
A Asterlin, t. P. A., Fort Wayne, Ind.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-15

Mayor Mcclellan asserts that he would
prefer to be Mayor Of Greater New York
than Governor Of the Empire State.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-15

II Cures Colds, Coughs, Sore Throat, Group, Inns-
snza, Whooping Cough, Bronchitis and Asthma
certain cure Tor Consumption In FIRST stages,
and sure relief In advanced stages. Use st once
You will see the excellent effect after taking the
frst dose Sold by dealers everywhere. Largo
bottles % cents and 50 centA