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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-29
6RANDM0THER'S CLOCKS.

Long before the Western express
had come within whistling distance Of
the Summerville station Uncle Charles
grandmother's clocks. Haven't heard
'em since was a boy" he said, but
I know how they'll sound-au going
together and every one Of 'em right.
I tell you, Lettie. you ought to have
mothers sense OF time. You can't even
keep our mantel clock straight. Why,
mother has a hall clock seven feet
high and over century old. Then
there's the banjo CLOCK in the dining
room, and the sum In the kitchen-we
call In the sun because Of a round
hole In the door-picture to see the PEN
dulum through. There are three or
four others besides, and the way
mother keeps them straight IS a mar
vel. It must be the old wooden wheels.
Nothing like them made nowadaysr'
half an hour later grandmother
greeted her homecoming flock at the
door Of the neat white farmhouse, and
sent them to their rooms to prepare
Cor q waiting dinner.
"Hellor ssit Uncle Charles, as he
followed A III. Lettie into the east
chamber. There's Uncle Hiram
Doty's old 'bullfrog clock. Has q
voice Hike q frog when It's getting
ready to strike"
Mechanically he pulled out his watch
and consulted it, then glanced again
ct the clock. He hesitated, then with
out comment stepped forward and SET
the clock half an hour ahead. Aunt
Lettde smiled. but said nothing.
ga little later, entering the kitchen,
be beheld the ''sun" ticking merrily In
fts accustomed place. Uncle Charles
compared It with his watch Grand
mother was out Of the room. Stealthily
he opened the clock door and moved
the hands back twenty minutes.
Dinner had hardly begun when from
east chamber and kitchen came stimuli
taneous wheeling and banging OF
bells. The "sun" counted six and
stopped The "buIlfrog'' did better
and made it thirteen. GRANDMOTHER
looked up in alarm and gazed at the
ssbanjo-clock" before her. It was. %
Uncle Charles discovered, an hou1
and a half fast That alarmed he1
still more.
Charles" said grandmother. Sc
verely, shave you been setdn' mJ
clocksP
why, yes, mother. l fixed thu
sim and the bullfrog.' They seemed
. Hue or"
ssWel1 mercy sakes! How eve
shall / tell the fine noWT
~By them e eouxpa They're rigk
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-29

OPINIONS OF GREAT PAPERS ON IMPORTANT SUBJECTS

pose in Life than get the best living We are
absorbed our own little aairs-our wants and our en-
joyments ailments and ease eaouses and env1es ana
haeds and loves The greater the degree to which we sat
isfy wants and tumphs enemies the greater
successive think.
But to crafty wants Is only to create new ones
Human longing Is like a seattle more we pour into
the 1t spreads The millionaire longs for more as
eagerly does the poor Content does not LIE In The
direction Of acquisition indulgence
Success In life consists in fitting ones self to ones en-
vronment, and thing more-eevating the environ
ment-Chicago Journal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-29

but neither they any other people justified In de-
stoyng what the world needs food fuel clothing
medicine and especially ships To empty ship OF
freight and then send her to the bottom s
send her down with her cargo is bar5arous The coal
supply Is growing short Not ton Of 1t should be wasted
II it is to its falling into the hands Of
the Japanese let It be landed and sold to the highest bid
Of neutral nation, provided that circumstances
vent the captors from using 1t to their advantage
And the same with the captured ship. This is a work
skill and value and is needed in facilitating the
all countries If 1t has made itself liable to seiz
by trading In forbidden supplies there is reason
why should therefore be destroyed 1t carries fight
ing machinery Is not danger to the feet OF the
nation that makes the arrest 1t be carrying merely
few tons contraband articles. and deckful Of
intended for neuras for people engaged in peace
full pursuits and in such 1t is wanton waste to
sink it. IT, indeed, 1t is not defiance Of international law
Powder might be used by the captors might
be thrown overheard If there time to take
them stow them but not the textiles fruit
meat manufactured products that nations exchange
with one another Warships fair They to be
by the enemy whenever possible converted to the
Of the winning side, but to scuttle millondoar
ship accident of her trade is to commit
crime against all humanity whose needs that ship Is ca
pable Of serving-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-29
To Keep Young.
Expect a good long, useful life.


Hold young thoughts persistentiy.
Refrain from all kinds OF stimulanta
and sedatives; they will shorten yom
life.
Keep In the sunlight; nothing bean
tiful or sweet grows or ripens In the
darkness.
One of the best preventives Of age
n enthusiasm and interest In affairs oz
the day.
Nature Is the great rejuvenstor; IN
spirit Is ever young. Live with her:
study her; love her.
Avoid excuses of all kinds; they ara
injurious. The long life must be
temperate. regular life.
Don't allow yourself to think, on
your birthday. that you are year old
er, and so much nearer the end
Never look on the dark side; take
sunny views of everything; sunny
thought drives away the shadow
Associate a great deal with youns
people; take a lively interest In their
hopes and ambitions, and enter tnts
their sports with enthusiasm.
Avoid fear In all its varied forms Of
expression; it is the greatest enemy
of the human race.
Contemplate beauty in all its forma
and you will drive everything that Il
ugly out Of your life.
Keep mental cobwebs, dust, and
brain ashes brushed on by freQueu1
trips to the country, or by travel.
Cultivate the spirit of contentmeuA
all discomfort and dissatisfaction bring
age burrows prematurely to the face
Avarice is always poor. but poor ~
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-29
Political Potpourri.


Probably the Democratic critics are
honest when they say they don't like
the Presidents letter.
What is the Democratic party stand
ing for? 1t occurs to some observers
that the party Is lying down.
Maine went not exactly as de-
scribed In the old jingle, but near
enough to 1t for all practical purposes.
Oneof the latest utterances Of Editor
Bryan is that he "loves peace more
than either gold or silver" This, we
fear, will displease both wings Of the
party.
Chairman Taggart has done nothing
so far but to elect his man. Old man
Jones. in the same position, would By
this time have had the actual majori-
ties figured out.
There appears to be very general
agreement that Colonel Wattersoa does
rather better at Christening the society
degenerates than in booming the Dem
ocratic ticket
Chairman Taggart continues to en-
terrain strong hopes of carrying Indi-
ana. Still, he is not entirely certain
of being able to keep Orator Bourke
Cochran out of the State.
The esteemed Montgomery (Ala.) Ad-
vertiser thinks it sees the fine Italian
hand Of the Hon Tom Watson in Pres
ident Roosevelt's letter Of acceptance.
It ought to copyright that discovery.
The Democrats who hope to capture
Wisconsin for Parker and Davis win
find themselves in the predicament Of
the peacemaker who NEEDLES In family
quarrels and gets double trouncing
for his pains.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-29
Old Gums ON a Missouri Farm.

Ol0 Guu6 on dl1sSOur1 az NE
w. D. Short, who lives near >Rut
ledge, has recently dug up on his farm
sixty-four old muskets which have
been buried since the spring Of 1858
The farm where Mr.. Short lives waA
owned by his father in the time %
the civil war, and the story OF the
guns Is an interesting one.
Colonel Glover, with force OF
Union soldiers, had camped near the
Short homestead and was preparing
supper when a troop Of Confederate
cavalry dashed upon them and cap
tured the company. Colonel Gloverl
soldiers were equipped with fuse
guns, an army musket superseded
throughout the army by more modern
weapons long before the war closed
The Confederate troopers took the
guns, but finding they had no ammunt.
ton for the old-style weapons. left
them on the farm Of Mr.. Short.
The possession of so formidable q
display of arms at that period, when
even a squirrel rifle was on the pro-
hibited list, very much alarmed MI.
Short and his family, and that night q
trench was dug, the guns piled in and
covered over. There the weapons have
rested until one day last week, when
w. D. Short by accident found the
resting place Of the old frelocks and
brought them to light.
The stocks are all rotted OF and the
iron barrels, rods and bayonets eaten
with rust, but they show plainly the
style of the gun, and locks ard bands
are all intact Since his find has be-
come known Mr.. Short has been be-
sieged by relic hunters for the old
guns and be has given them out to all
applicants as souvenirs until all but
two or three of the guns are gone
Salisbury Mo) Press-Spectator.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-29

decline in the relative importance
q aZiculture among the ganful pursuits It shows de-
crosse of ESQ per the proportion Of persons
gagged agriculture since 1880 and increase Of 946 In
the proportion engaged in and manufacturing
But those who inclined grow pessimistc the
threatened extinction OF agriculture will need deeper
Into the figures Is found that the number Of
tay engaged agriculture Increased between 1880 and
1900 from 74000 10SS2O0O II Is to be remembered
also that this number is likely to keep increasing for
many years. not only through the opening Of gabe pub
Nc homeseades but because Of the drift toward
smaller farms and more intensive farming The scientific
agriculturist Of the future will get out Of
tract the oh-time got quarter
don@Springfeld Republican
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-29
Building a Cotton Bridge


The death of Gen. Andrew Hicken-
loper recalled to his old comrades
many interesting "reminiscences illus
rative of his efficiency as an engineer.
One of these stories embodies an adj
venture Of his during the Civil War.
The Boston Transcript retells it in his
own language as nearly as that can be
remembered.
zone evening with Mcpherson on
the Tennessee River l shall never for
get. There was no enemy in sight and
none expected. About an hour before
sundown 1 was suddenly summoned
to the Generals tent, and informed
that our whole army Of thirty thou
sand men must be across the river and
started after the Confederates by day
light the next morning.
"'But, General l protested, there
isn't within forty miles a stick Of tim
Der big enough to carry an empty Gals
son, and the wagons with the ponies
are ten miles back
Ut can't help that said Mcpherson.
The bridge must be built and the
army on the move before o'clock
Goodnight, Colonel Hickenlooper.'
I'm my despair 1 went down to the
riverside and paced the bank for an
hour. trying to think out key to the
problem. As chief Of the engineer
CORPS 1 knew what was expected Of
me, and that If I failed my career,
both in military and civil life, was at
an end. Wandering back about half
mile, 1 came upon an old gin filed
with cotton. 1 suppose it must have
held from two to three thousand bales.
Here was my salvation. Why not
build a bridge Of the cotton and use
the old boards as roadway?
Inside of a half-hour had large
detail of men on the ground. We sank
the bales with large stones, laying two
tiers Of our bales each clear across the
river, and holding them in place by
two big cables stretched across on the
lower side. The boards Of the gin made
tolerable roadway, but at the best 1t
was an awfully scaly job.
AT o'clock / walked up to Nc
Pherson's tent and routed him out OF
bed. General, the bridge is ready I
said
livery well, Colonel was the TO
sDonse. aud had not walked t1koe
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-29
Success in Life.


4 "a Idoes it mean the same To two conditions
Idoes it be alike applicable. The success
LOT the farmer, for instance who adds TO his
I63SENy lands his family In righteousness and
K85Ipasses his days in peace and content, far from
the turmoil and triumphs of more swiftly NOV
Ing fe would the lawyer the politician the
city merchant to be success at ALL
The crossroads storekeeper may be in life in
bis brother of the city who thinks in Millions cannot help
booking down upon him with
There be material standard Of for the
that the outlook the aspiration and the attainment
sf any his alone. No two occupy the same
tewpoint No regard from the mind
and heart
The schoolteacher, who ever gives, may cut sorry
figure biographical dictionary beside the millionaire.
who gets in the real building Of the intellect
and morality and happiness Of the world it Is she who is
NE giant and he the pigmy.
The poor underpaid preacher whose congregation is
because he breaches religion indebted may In the
bommon estimate be failure. But who forete the
harvest to the pregnant seed thus In good
ground? Another generation may see mighty church
ise that rich puts gorgeous window In and
calls his monument
Which Is the successful nfe-the that builds
great the that stimulates the spirit which
makes a church?
Possibly nnetenths Of have other serious pur-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-29

matter OF fact: Are girls generally marrying at
early an age? Some light thrown this matter by City
Registrar McGenap Of Boston In the Globe Of that city
He that the year 1902 out Of 6172 Brides only
little than per cent less chan eighteen
While than half the total number under twenty
fve yet 41S0 than two-thirds Of the whole num-
married between the Of twenty and
twenty-nne."
These figures the Registrar thinks do not indicate that
girls marrying abnormaly early age" Other
writer's the subject testify that marriage entered into
by both at later than in former
eratons In this country There for this
growing independence Of women the extensive
fields for their employment the Importance given to edu
cation operate defer marriage the increased cost of
the welded state deters many young until they
afford it"-New York World
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-29

''The distinguished Democratic can
didate proposes slow death to our pros
perity by strangulation and starvation
instead Of instant death by assassina.
ton.
Government without the consent of
the governed is an appalling crime In
the islands Of the Pacific, but it Is the
acme Of civic virtue in the black belt
Of the United States.
when you have called a man a
Democrat you have not described
him.
1.-THE Democratic party has forgotten
how to lead and how to produce lead
ers. who know how to lead.
''An able and safe and sane and pat
riotic opposition party has its place
and its uses"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-29
Army Calls.

First Call
At six q. m. first call is blown
For q roll call-not for drill
And If you're absent from the call
You're marched of to the mill
Mess Call
At half past six the bell does ring
To call you in to grub;
A half hour after, IL you're not there
You'll miss ft-ah! there's the rub.
Sick Call
At half past seven is blown Sick Call,
For those who need doctors care,
And as an army surgeon is government
man,
The cases excused are rare.
Fatigue Call
At eight O'Clock Fatigue Calls blown.
And out 30 work you'll go,
And work away as hard as you like
Till at 'leven they recall blow.
Dinner Call
At twelve o'clock the dinner is served,
From which there are few absentees.
And then the men can rest themselves,
And till one o'clock take their ease
Fatigue Call
At one o'clock fatigue again,
For those who this day must spin;
Until at four their work is Ger,
And at sound OF the bugle turn in.
Supper
At half past FIVE supper time comes,
The last meal of the day;
And those that are hungry go In and
eat
The rest, of course, stay away!
Retreat
At six p. N. first call again,
For retreat Wen fall in line,
To answer our names as we did at six
And the same we'n do at nine.
Taps
At half past nine Taps is blown,
Then all Of the lights are put out;
The men go to bed-sleep the sleep %
the just,
And swear like fool with the govt
American Tribune
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-29
The MARRYING AGE.

HE dictum of Gov. Warfield that girls should
not marry until they are twenty-six has nat
urally caused considerable discussion among
those most interested-the girls themselves
their parents, and the young men who do not
want 10 wait for bride until she is verging on
The first question of interest Is
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-29

ME recently published census report gain
full pursuits" in the United States has evoked
Ia discussion Of the possible social and political
effects Of a continued Grft OF the people away
&626X8XaI from agriculture. Have ceased to be a
t2LSgy nation Of farmers" and the cities to keep
on growing at the expense OF the rural districts :?
We do not need the poet to tell that God made the
country and that man made the town. The larger cities
furnish Us daily with evidences that they manmade
In situations and that In the making them
did bunglng Job. That the wealth of the country
from the SOIL and that national prosperity
upon agriculture propositions selfevident
quire demonstration by expert economists The truth
Of these propositions will be generally recognized
Tn what the census figures may say.
The census report occupations would indicate to the
superficial thinker that agriculture has ceased be the
leading industry Of people The table showing the
portion engaged in the five principal classes Of occupation
IN ia follov
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-29

|OME international pact should be achieved that
Will compel respect for ships and goods a. OBJ
|jects of economic value In the whole worlds
rating. whether subject toeseizure as contra
band Of war or otherwise. The Russians are
warranted In arresting those trading steamers
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-29
Any Issue Will Do.

One Democratic newspaper says
that the paramount issue this year is
the "robber tariff" Another Demo-
cratic newspaper says it is constitu-
tionalism vs.. Imperialism. Still an
other declares that trusts are the issue.
And go it goes. The organs OF the
Democracy agree that there is q para
mount issue, but they cannot decide
among themselves, for public pur-
poses, which it is. Privately they agree
that anything which will get the par
ty into power Is "a good enough Nor
gan till after election. "-Kingston N.
" Freeman.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-29

Tommy. you must 90 to bed
this instant.
Tommy (aged 6)-No!
Papa-What7 Don't you say "No''
to mel
Tommy (determinedly) Excuse me.
No. sirl-Philadelphi Press.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-29
OMMENT


cheap enough and fiippant enough, but
1t isn't true. Confidence is necessary
to business, markets are necessary to
labor and to production. II you wish
to form a judgment as to whether
Democratic policy will produce these
results, indulge little retrospect. And
recall how quickly everything revived
when Democratic policy was so decis-
lively overthrown, by the election Of
the year 1896.
Look at our history, review our sx-
perience, to see whether the policy Of
party makes any difference Would 1t
have been well had the Democratic
party won in 1S96-19O0? Incredibly
here must be tolerated and excused
Portland Oregonian.
Grapeshot and Canister.
Under the caption 'Grapeshot and
Canister" by ]. Sloat Fassett, the
New York Herald prints the following
epigrams from the Republican orators
speech at the State conventions:
Our greatest party asset is the rec
ord Of what we have done.
Republican properties, like the
Lords rain, fall alike on the just and
unjust.
Providence seems to have retired
from business whenever the Democrat.
ic party has come into power.
IF Providence is willing to coop
crate solely with the Republican party,
it would seem wise for the American
people never to seek to dissolve the
partnership.
''All that is necessary to make live
American hero in American history
to-day is to be dead Republican.
'The Democrats are always seem.
ingly divinely inspired to formulate
false doctrines at Just the critical time.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-29

Avarice Is always poor. but poor b.
IL avn fault-Johnson-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-29

First Call
At six q. m. first cali is blown
For a roll call-not for drill
And If you're absent from the call
You're marched of to the mill
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-02-17
ATTENTION.

All members Of oglethorpe Company
No. 4. uniform rank x. Of p are here
by commanded to appear at Castle
HAL Wednesday, Feb, 9. 1904, at s
O'Clock sharp in fun uniform and side
arms. Regular business meeting. Bus
mess of great Importance to be dis.
cussed, also drill, therefore fail not.
BY order Of,
T. Newman, Captain
Attest;
s. Levison,
Recorder Pro TEN.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-02-17
Rack From WaYcross,

Judge Max Isaac and Official Report
er J. Seoaeld Franklin of the bankrupt
cy court have returned from Waycross
where the former heard the bankrupt.
.cy case of Andrews, Wells & Co.sGeo.
II. Youmans OF Waycross was appoint.
ed receiver OF the concern. The hear.
ing viii be resumed at Brunswick on
the goth.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-02-17
limitations are out.

The committee in charge Of the
Knights of Pythias banquet to be held
at the oglethorpe hotel next Friday
night, yesterday sent out large mum
Der of invitations to their friends in
this city and elsewhere. The banquet
is expected to be a brilliant, affair.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-02-17
Mr.. NIGHTINGALE QUITE Ill.
Had Accident on St. Simon and Has
Not Recovered

HAD accident on st. Simon and Has
Not Recovered
The friends Of Mr.. VIM. Nightengale
will regret to learn that he is quite
Ill at his home in this city. He was
brought here from St Simon yester
day morning.
Mr. Nightingale met with an acci-
dent on the island few weeks ago
and has never recovered from his in
jury. 1t seems that he was assisting
in launching a small boat and, in some
way, his leg became tangled in the
rope and was injured. He has beer
iii on the island since mat time anc
was brought to the city for Treatment
yesterday.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-02-17

Morris Bearer has accepted a 20
sition in the furnishing department
Of Levy's, the popular clethiers and
berdashers on Newcastle street
where he will be pleased TO have his
friends call on him.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-02-17
MAKING some Improvements.

Carpenters are at work on the Office
lof J. s. Wright, the well known insur-
ance agent, ar a number Of noticeable
improvements are being made on the
office.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-02-17

Mai G, Downing &c Brunswick was
IN the city yesterday. en- route home
after visit to Tallahassee and othes
points IN the interior Of The state
Maior Downing is large stockhold er
in the Consolidated Grocery Company
the Standard Naval Stores Company
ami either large concerns in Florida,
In addition 10 this he IS president Of
the Downing Company and the First
National Bank OF Brunswlei1.-Jack
sonyille Times Union.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-02-17
s227O5
1897 "a
Balance


Balance ..........,.,...s24.60S. CT
Examined, found correct. ana ap-
proved Jan. I. 1904.
BY J. Z. duBIGNON. Chairman.
Assisted by W F LYMONs, Acting
treasurer.
Finance Committee.
Read in Council Jan Z. 1904 or.
dered published and fled.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-02-17

Forecast for today IL Georgia
Probably rain, fresh northeasterly
winds.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-02-17

Removed.my store ard umbrella
shop to sos Newcastle street. next to
Racket store. ]. Fxtorwlch.
The Brunswick daily news. [volume] (Brunswick, Ga.) 1903-1906, 1904-02-17

Fl. 9. McFadden, general passenger
agent Of the Atlantic and birmingham
railroad, spent yesterday ia the city.