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The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-03

and immaculate, that his money wa
wanted. He designated he trouseri
pocket In which he had $50. The paii
took this and went into uoddard's
room.
One OF the men carried two revolvers
the other bore one Mr.. and Mrs
Goddard were ordered to lie still OF
pain Of death. The thieves went through
ooddard's trousers They took sSSi
from one pocket, missing about $50 II
their haste,
Then Goddard begged the burglars
to leave the rest OF his cash. They DID
this, The money OF which he spoke
was In another pocket and amounted
to more than sito0.
Haste was noticeable In every action
Of the pair. They left the house and
ran after they had cleared the thresh.
old. Goddard Ia real estate and loan
broker He was at one time street
preacher
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-03

IL. b. are puzzle and who could confirm. if that
were necessary the evidence which the letter contains
that the writer has made long life worth living
says the New York Tribune
II IS evident that Il B. has wisely declined "a
bother himself with the observance Of vexatons rules
for the promotion of longevity. II have no special
desire he says, ''to reach great age which is far
better than restless longing to make record would
be. He will be only eightyeight ON his next birthday
and is perhaps, slightly mortified to find that mis-
sight and hearing are defective but his frank adj
mission of the fact puts the stamp of veracy on his
communication, and is much more winning than the
wiles of DR.. Holmes poor unmarried aunt, which
led the poet to exclaim:
How can she lay her glasses down
And say she reads as well,
When through double convex lens
She just makes out to spell
But though the eyes and ears of l.. B, are no long
er in perfect condition, his general health he in.
forms us is as sound as it was so years ago. or at
any time in his life. Has he weighed and analyzed
his food, wondered at every mouthful how many
microbes it contained and been afraid to eat any
thing that tasted goodf Not he, We rejoice to have
his word for it that his diet has been simple and
ordinary" that is, nutritious palatable and suff-
GENTLY diversified II is an interesting though per-
haps not momentous fact that he has never used
tobacco in any FORM and we sorry that he forgot
to say whether not he occasionally takes wee nip
Mr. Evarts once observed, in letter admitting his
inability to be present at dinner in honor Of Yale
athletes that he attributed whatever success he had
attained in life to the circumstance that he had never
taken particle of exercise 1t would appear that
L. B. has not rigidly followed the example of Mr..
Evarts, (who by the way, only lived to be eighty
three), for he speaks ofa strenuous massage every
night and morning." from which he thinks he has
derived advantage but we judge that he has not
gone in for muscular development to any great ex-
tent In short he has led temperate, rational ex-
stence, enjoying the good things of fe if they were
without more exertion than they were
worth.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-03

SUNDAY only
All trains make close connections AZ
0ohle with all Northern Pacific trains
TO and from the Baat and Sound points.
j. q. Mayo.
General Freight and Pass. Agent
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-03
JUsTIFIABLE MURDER.

Portland jury has found Dave Van Houter
mot guilty" of the murder of man whom he sho
down in cold blood. The jury was out for severa
hours and at no stage of the deliberations was any
member of the jury favorable to more severe punish
ment than conviction for manslaughter Finally
verdict of acquittal was reached and the defendant
walked from the court room free man.
The verdict is unique in the crimanl history of
Oregon Van Houton killed Albert Young because
Young deprived him of the love of his wife. Young
reputation was shown to have been very bad. When
Van Houten learned that Young was the despoiler
of his home, he armed himself and deliberately shot
down the man. There was no evidence to show that
Young came to his death in any other manner, nor
did the jury take into serious onsideration the claim
of Van Houtens attorneys that their client ment
ally deranged at the time Of the killing Sentiment
prevailed in the verdict
The Portland jury has placed the moral law above
the criminal code in this peculiar case and there will
be little protest in consequence In spirit Of terri
BILE revenge, Van Houten killed the man who alien
ated the affections of his wife, and jury of II in
telligent men has informed him that his method of
procedure was the correct one. The civil law
provides redress for the man whose wife is unfaith
full, but it is mighty poor redress. The moral law
provides much more satisfactory means Of avenging
wrongs such as that suffered by Van Houten at the
hands Of Young. The jury is to be complmented onI
its good judgment.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-03
Are Robbed by
DudeBurylars
Two Eashlonably Dressed Burg.
lars Get Away With a
Good Haul.

Seattle, Feb dressed rob.
bers broke Into j. b. Goddard's house
and with the menaeing muscles OF
black rovolyers forcer Goddard and
William Guy 20 lie qniet while the,
took more than $500 from their cloth.
ing. They left untouched more than
$500. Goddard did not report the mat
ter to the police until nearly 3 O'clock
yesterday afternoon,
Goddard told this story: He. his
wife and their baby were asleep, Guy
was sleeping In the next room. Both
apartments are on the ground floor
OF i7os Boren avenue.
Two men pried up the window to
Guys room. When Guy awoke he saw
theree revolver muxxles close to his
face. He was told by pair OF masked
men, whose clothes were up-to-date
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-03

The annual report Of Fish Warden Van Duser
makes gratifying showing The hatcheries of the
Columbia river district will turn more than 10000
900 young fish into the Columbia during the season
1904, insurng bountiful supply Of fish in com
ing years. If only 10 per cent Of the salmon thus
propagated return to theriver and are caught, the
value Of the output Of the plants will have proved
to be about $150O0000. The state Of Oregon should
do everything possible to encourage hatchery work.
for it cannot possibly secure as good returns by ex-
pending it's money in other directions
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-03
EIGHTY SEVEN IN THE SUN

It gave us much pleasure to print yesterday LET
ter fro ma Brooklyn reader Of The Tribune, whose
name is in our possession, but whose modesty re-
strained him from giving it to the world No doubt
however, he has many friends to whom the initials
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-03

Chief of Police Hunt, Of Portland has never wit
messed an execution and he has been III public office
or about 30 years. If the Portland agitators keep
after Mr. Hunt with the zeal recently shown we have
an idea it will not be long before he is afforded an
opportunity of viewing his own decapitation.
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-02-03

Eu-Wha, heir to the Corean throne, is said to be
hiding in America. If the young gentleman 5 pic
lures do him justice we trust he will remain in hid
ing
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-28
Struck BY Lightning.

Claude Deacon and David Hoff were
both injured by lightning about 9
O'Clock last Friday while unloading
hay on Mr.. Deacon's farm, better
known as the Miller farm, little
more than four miles northwest of
Plymouth.
Mr.. Deacon was on the load of hay
and received almost the full force of
the bolt which seemed to strike him
near the shoulder, ran down his body,
and tore the shoe of bis foot, splittIHg
the heel of the shoe add tearing the
pegs out. Deacon fell from the load
of hay apparently dead and Mr.. Hoff,
who is over 80 years old, was badly
stunned and fell from the stack. He,
however was not seriously injured, and
soon revived. DR.. Knott was sent for
at once and soon reached the farm.
He left Mr.. Deacon conscious and
and thinks be will be all right In a
week or two il his spine is not injur-
ed. The shower was very light one,
and there was only one thunder-clap
Of consequence.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-28
Bleached Hair and Nature.

A Kansas City woman has sued a
beauty doctor because her hair fell
out in punches after he had bleached
it and left her bald and extremely un-
beautiful.
The unsympathetic and unjust
judge declined to grant her any COM
penSation and told her that she had
her locks tempered with at her own
risk. Then he added insult to injury
by reading her lecture on the folly
of trying to improve on nature.
Does this judge let his hair grow
long, as nature gave 1t, or does he
keep his face closely shaved? Does he
carefully brush his thinning locks
over the growing bald spot, or does be
boldly bare that spot to the world as
a badge of honor because nature gave
it? Does he sternly forbid his tailor
TO pad the shoulders of his coat be-
cause he wishes to appear the narrow
chested person that he is without dis
guiSes?
The chances are ninety mine to one
that he does none Of these things. For
a woman to bleach her hair may he an
act of folly in his eyes, but not so in
hers, and who shall decide?
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-28
Aaron Jones Mentioned.

The recent death OF Col. j. H.
Brigham, Of Ohio, assistant secretary
of agriculture, at Washington, and a
practical farmer who has been OF great
service TO the department, leaves a
most important position to be filed by
the president.
Aaron Jones, of this city, who fol-
lowed Col. Bingham as master of the
national grange. and has held the office
for several years, is among those men,
toned as Col. Bringham's successor in
the government department Mr.
Jones is abundantly qualified for the
position, but it is believed that he
much prefers to remain at the head
OF the great body OF grangerS than to
take any uncertain political job. AS
master of the grange Mr.. Jones has
been remarkably successful in advan-
cling the interests of the order aid is
one of the most popular men in the
country among the farmers. If any
place is due him under the govern
ment il is as head of the agricultural
department instead of second IN com.
mand.-South Bend Tribune.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-28
Bridges in Bourbon Township.

The News Mirror says there are
now under CONSTRUCTION four bridges,
two on what is known as the Peter
Knislev road; two on the Unger road,
which runs north and south, and one
on the county line called the Danner
bridge. A six-teen-foot arcn is to be-
let Sept. lSt which will be known as
the Guy arch. The Snepp ditch, which
will soon be put through will be the
cause Of five more bridges to be con-
structed. The township only contrib
utes to this fund SIS On each bridge
or arch. the balance coming out of
the general county fund.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-28
Liquor Dealers Organization

j. F. Callen, editor of Our Stan.
dard, state organ Of the liquor deal
ers, says that thorough and syste.
matte organization of the liquor forces
OF the state is now taking place with
view to influencing the selection OF
members of the state legislature and
congressman.
1.-The plan is new one," said he.
"ItprOmiSeS to be more effective than
any yet undertaken by the liquor men.
The unit of the organization is the
county.
when all of the counties of dis.
trict are organized we call a mass
meeting and consolidate the county
organizations into one compact dis
trlct organization. There is a presi-
dent, secretary, financial secretary,
treasurer and executive committee
man for each county.
1.-The new organization is called
1.-The Protective Liquor Dealers AS.
ISOLATION OF the Congressional Dis
tricts of Indiana Every member
takes pledge to refuse to vote for
any man for state senator representa-.
tive in the legislature or congress who
is openly opposed to the liquor traf-
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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-28
Carnival Queen Contest.

The Plymouth band has decided to
institute Carnival Queen contest and
will present beautiful diamond ring
to the young lady Of Marshall county
receiving the largest number of votes.
The voting places will be at Slayter's
restaurant. Albert's restaurant,
Wenzler's Drug Store, Reynold S Drug
store and the Cigar stores. The con-
test will open tomorrow. Voting
places will be arranged for at outside
towns where parties residing outside
of Plymouth may register their pref
erence. 1t is the intention to an
nounce the vote at l O'Clock each day.
The contest will be decided by the
judges appointed to register the vote
on Friday, August 5, as soon after l
O'Clock as they will be able to count
the vote. No votes will be accepted
after l O'Clock p. 10. on August 9Th.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-28

Gen. Reub Williams, editor Of the
Warsaw Times, seventy-eight weeks
ago began publishing review Of the
services OF the Twelfth Indiana in
fantry from the muster day at Indian
apolis, iE August, 1862, to the close Of
an arduous three years campaign.
The regiment served in the Army of
the Potomac. and then was brought
westward, so that by the time of it's
muster out, it had met the enemy in
every Southern State save Florida and
Texas, had participated IN twenty dis
tinct and bloody engagements and had
marched with Sherman to the sea
Six hundred of its comrades had been
killed and wounded. The Twelfth also
marched on the grand review at
Washington, having the post of honor
in Sherman's command. Thirteen
hundred names were entered upon its
rolls, and today nine hundred are
known to have passed to the great be-
yond. General Williams commanded
the regiment almost throughout it's
term Of service, winning the rank OF
brevet brigadier-general for gallantry
in action. He began bis review sew
enty-elght weeks ago as labor of love,
following it, as the interest Of his
readers grew with each succeeding con-
tribution, until, from regimsntal
standpoint, it became a work OF his
torical value, in quantity exceeding
two large volumes. The review ends
with the reception of the returning
veterans by Governor Morton, and the
final muster out. Many incidents are
related, and much Of the unwritten
history Of the great civil war for the
first time sees the light Of publicity.
The work is of too great value to be
forever buried in the files OF a news
paper, and some time in the future it
may be published In book form.-In-
dlanapolis News.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-28
The Eastern Star Picnic.

The members of Chapter No. &c,
Order of The Eastern Star and their
friends spent a very pleasant day
Thursday at Pretty Lake. About 160
members and friends of the order were
conveyed to the lake by hack and pri-
vate conveyance arriving there about
ten O'Clock. The tables were spread,
loadsd with the necessaries Of life,
that had been prepared by the sister
members Of the order and all members
and their friends were invited to sur
round the tables. Thanks were re-
turned by acting Chaplin Sister Bene-
dict, Address Of Welcome by Worthy
Matron Sister Shambaugh and re-
Spouse by Past Worthy Patron Broth
er Bailey and che company partook of
the refreshments that had been pre-
pared for them.
The afternoon was spent In eating
ice cream. drinking lemonade, boat
ing, bathing. strolling through the
beautiful grounds and enjoying tie
various games SO much appreciated on
such occasions.
Those present thus enjoyed them
selves until late hour, and voted 1t
was the "banner" picnic Of the order.
The officers and members wish to
extend their thanks to the cottagers
for their hospitality in permitting
them the exclusive use Of their cot.
or~oc boats md ovro,ndc
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-28
A Woman Pharmacist.

Among the applicants taking the ex-
animation for registration in phar-
macy conducted by the State Board of
Pharmacy, at Indianapolis, was one
young womon, Helen Mckinney, of
Bremen, who believes that pharmacy
as profession is high, and one in
which woman may make herself in
dependent. Miss Mckinney is about
81, years old, very pretty with a
growth of heavy auburn hair. She
was graduated with this years. class
at Purdue university, having gradua-
ted in 1902 from the high school in
her town. The members of the ex-
aiming board have been struck With
the alacrity with which Miss McKip-
ney answers the questions, she having
been one of the first finished in every
set OF que ,tions.
81 want to obtain full registration
as pharmacist, which requires four
years Of practical experience. said
she. 1 have been working in a drug
store at home since / graduated and
[ will return to the drug store after
the examination. l won't be clerk
in drug store, l won't sell soda and
cigars, tobacco and school supplies
but | will conhne myself strictly to
the drug business.
Miss Mckinney took the pharmacy
course at Purdue because OF her inter-
est in chemistry, aroused while she
was student in high school.
Father suggested that l should
continue my scientific studies and take
up medicine. like all kinds of sci
ence theoretically, but never could
make disSections. l believe much
womanhood is lost when a young w.
man studies medicine.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-28
Is Sentiment Misplaced?

The reopening OF the Iroquois The
alter In Chicago, scheduled for October,
is not to be accomplished without a
strong protest from The Inter Ocean,
which characlerizes the intention as
IAN offense which will not be con-
doned by the people Of Chicago, and
it adds:
1t is possible there are those who
will consent to dance and sing ia this
house Of death for the thUughtleSs
and for those who regard the Iroquois
disaster as mere incident. But
these people are not in the majority.
The reopening of this house, sacred to
the memory or over half thousand
people, as an amusement enterprise is
an offense not only to the people of
Cook county and Chicago, but to the
people of the United States an affront
to civilization.
There is deep sentiment In that
expression Of feeling, butts it not sen.
timent misplaced. in view of the fact
that tragedies are as soon forgotten as
pleasures, and death as soon as a we'd
ding? The people Of Chicago did as
people of New York did. After-the
IruquoiS disaster there was no cessa-
tion of theatrical entertainments un-
Til the mayor stopped them by closing
the houses for examination. On re-
opening there were the same throngs
of Chicago people attending and laugh
ing and enjoying themselves, as the
people Of New York attended theaters
and took excursions within twenty
four hours after the Slocum horror.
1t always has been mourning on the
way To the grave and too often smiles
on the way home, and it will always
be so.
The people of Chicago will not re-
frain from attending performances at
the IroqnOiS on its reopening, because
of the harvest OF death within its
walls. Cincinnati Commercial Trib.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-28

One of the oldest felines In Nilsson.
ri died last week when the family cat
Of William Gilmore, living near Mil.
lersburg, expired at the advanced age
Of twenty-four years.
1.-The way kept track of her age,
says Mr.. Gilmore, twas knowing that
she was just as old as one of my daugh.
tiers. Twenty-four years is long
time for cat to live In one family.
and we miss her nightly. kansas
City Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-28

The residence on the D. L. Gibson
farm. three miles southeast of Plym-
outh, burned last Thursday. All the
household goods that were in the up
per rooms. The house was locked up
and Mrs. Gibson is visiting in Okla
homa. Mr.. John H. Gibson discover
ed smoke issuing from tie roof about
8 O'Clock in the morning and gave the
alarm. but the pump at the house
was broken and it soon became appar-
ent that she building would burn.
The goods In the lower rooms were
carried out. but the fire having started
somewhere In the upper part of the
house the furniture up stairs and
most Of the bedding and winter
clothes Of the family were burned.
What caused the fire is mystery. The
house was q good one and the loss will
probably reach 81, 500.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-28

The state finance board, composed
of Governor Durbin, Auditor Sherrick
and Treasurer Hill celebrated the close
of the fiscal year by ordering the pay
ment Of quarter Of a million dollars
on the state debt. This reduces the
debt to 81, 1902. 615.12. A vote for re-
publican state and legislative candi-
dates this fall will be vote against
the state debt.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-28

The new salary schedule of the ru-
raj free delivery curriers' IS now in
force and applies from July 1. The
schedule raises salaries of carriers on
"a miles routes to s720 from the old
rate of 5000. On routes under "a
miles a deduction wsll be made of s18
a mile. 1t is said that over two-thirds
OF the whole force Of rs, 900 rural car
riers have received increases averag-
ing 800 each.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-07-28
Folk for Governor OF Missouri.

Joseph W. Folk, the prosecuting at
torney Of st. Louis, who has become
famous on account of the number of
bOodlerS he has convicted, was nomin.
ated for governor Thursday morning.
He was bitterly opposed and ma
ligned by the democratic machine,
the members of which have been fat
tening off the public for years, but
the democrats of the counties outside
the city OF St. Louis stood by Folk
and the machine had to surrender.
In his speech accepting the nomina.
ton, Mr.. Folk said:
"The exposures Of corruption in Mis-
sonri made the people realize the men,
ace to good government, as it is toler-
ated, and the necessity of stamping
out the influence of the corruptionists
from our political life. l have been
fighting them with all the powers at
my command, and have dashed them
with the whip of the law, / have no
favors to ask of them and no quarters
to give. 1t is unrelenting warfare to
the end. In their frenzied despera-
tion they have Spewed out their vomit
OF SANDER and abuse. There are two
things that l am proud of-one the
aid and assistance good citizens have
given me, and the other the intense
hatred and malicious mouthings of
corrupt enemies.
No party can be held liable for the
shortcomings of individual members
of that party, unless the party organi-
cation does something to condone
what has been done. The RESPONSE
billty for the existence Of corruption
does not rest upon either party. and
we want all good citizens, Of every
creed and political belief, to aid us.
Boodlers do not care for laws SO long
as they can control politics. A vote
Of the people Of Missouri upon the
issue of Doodle as enumerated upon the
platform adopted In this convention
will do more to stamp out bribery in
this state than anything that could
possibly be done. The battle against
Doodle has only commenced In Mis-
souri,. II l am elected to larger
field of opportunity propose to make
Missouri the most unhealthy place In
all the land for them to operate in.
The citadel of corruption will be at
tackled agaid and again, until it falls
beneath the shafts of the law and the
mighty power Of public opinion.