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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-22
SAW HIM FIRST.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

The amount of greeting among or
binary Kafirs is to say Il see you;"
to which answer comes back, yes"
When a native passes a European in
the uncivilized parts of the country,
says Dudley Kidd in 1.-THE Essential
Kafir," he will frequently anticipate
the white mans Il see you," and will
start off with a loud YES"
OF all ways of expressing sentiment,
grunting is the favorite, and the
Kafir grunts with great eloquence
His simple grunt can express whole
world of sentiment After hearing
natives express Sc much by grunting
One cannot avoid thinking that pigs
might learn to speak.
Kafirs have very many expressive
EXPLANATIONS, such as 'Yor' when
they wish to show contempt; Haul"
when they show surprise; Wow"
and many other similar utterances.
In visiting chief it is rude to speak
first Accordingly, when we visited a
Kafir king, we sat in silence, and pre-
tended not to see him. At length he
looked up at us and said, Il see you
and the ice was broken. We grunted
approval Of the sentiment and said the
proper things. When the questions
began TO be a little too personal we
told our native servant to fetch the
blanket we had brought with us in or
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When we gave the chief the blanket
he looked at it and gave a grunt
which was one Of moderate and guard
ed approval. He felt the qualities of
the blanket with his. fingers, placed it
to his skin to see how warm it would
be; he then showed it to his councillors
and asked them bluntly what they had
supposed it had cost. When he was
satisfied that it was better than any
kept by local traders, he gave another
grunt of approval which plainly said
Thanks; / think that on the whole
it is not bad; have seen better. but il
will do all the same
Then he said in words, "Now my
eyes are open and 1 can see you" In
fun l began to chaff him and said
"Well, if you can see us now, will you
tell us what you can see?"
| Swift as light came that answer, u
shall know what l see when the night
is cold and 1 wrap the blanket about
my body"
A native never commits himself il
he can possibly help it. After little
more desultory conversation the chie1
thought it was time to end the indaba
''to hem up the fringes Of the tall
with the thread made from the sinew
of an OK" as their expressive phrase
runs. So we hemmed it up.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-22
RUsEs OF AUTOGRAPH FIENDs.
One Tells of a Trick Which Scarcely
Ever Failed to Bring a Letter.

One Tells of a Trick Which Scarcely
Ever Failed to Bring a Letter.
I'm autograph hunting the end al
ways justities the means, no matter
how mean it may be-" said an enthusi-
asst who owns a fine collection. But
nowadays ii requires nothing less than
genius to draw letter from a real
celebrity. All the old tricks are played
out. A favorite scheme Of former days
for catching authors was to write ask
ing questions about one of their books,
the letter being so framed as to show
unusual familiarity with the work.
Such an interrogation was delicately
fiattering and rarely failed to elicit an
interesting and valuable reply, but at
present all the lions are on their guard,
and the response that comes back is
apt to be a typewriter affair from
secretary, beginning: NJ. So-and-So
directs me to say" etc.
Il f1atter myself that my own meth
cd was rather ingenious. / used to
have little slips printed to look like
newspaper clippings and reading, for
instance, like this:
Mr.. Blank, the weII-Known col
lector, yesterday purchased a copy of
"Sky Blue Thoughts for $3.50, the
high valuation being due to a remark
able sonnet on scrambled eggs written
by the author upon the fyleaf.'
"Then l would send the slip to my
celebrity with note saying, L am Mr..
Blank, and will you kindly inform me
whether the autograph poem referred
to is authenticY AS a rule the ruse
worked like charm. One or two were
brutal enough to send back the single
word No without signature.
"Of course the sonnet mentioned In
my supposed clipping wasn't always on
the same subject. 1 am the only COL
lector on earth who possesses an auto
graph letter from Lord Tennyson deny
ing warmly that he ever wrote an ode
to picked pigs feet-New York Press.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-22
Governmental Extravagance

Governmental extravaganza
Jude Parker In his speech to the
Democratic editors accused the pres
emit administration of reckless extrav-
agance and waste of the peoples
money" To substantiate his charge
he contrasts the expenditures of the
last three years with those of the first
Cleveland administration. During that
first term. says Judge Parker. ''tt,e av-
erage annual expenditure was $780,
100000" while ''for the last three
gears it has been $519,O0O,O00. The
governmental expenditure last year
mounted up to $751;, 100000"
Judge Parker is accurate in his fig
ures, but it does not follow that he is
correct in his conclusions. An Increase
IN Expenditures does not necessarily
Involve great waste and extravaganza
A larger population necessitates larg-
er expenses. The United States had
less than 6OOOO,OOO Inhabitants in
1887, and it has over S1,OO0,OOO now.
New governmental duties call fol
larger appropriations. Mr. Cleveland
did not have Porto Rico, the Philip
pines and Hawaii TO care for.
The matter will be better understood
when a comparison is made of the
sums spent on certain importani
branches of the public service in 1885,
and in the last fiscal year. The out
lay on the navy in 1887 was SIS, 141,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-22
The Reason Why.

Drummond, Wis, Sept. 19.-(Spe-
cial.)-Whole families in Bayfield,
County are singing the praises Of
Dodd's Kidney Pills and the reason
why is given in experiences such as
that of Mr. 7. L. Void, a well-known
citizen here.
Il had such pains in my back that
| did not know what to do" says Mr..
Void, land as came across an adver-
tsement of Dodd's Kidney Pills l sent
for box. That one box relieved me
OF all my pains. My wife also used
them and found them just what she
needed. / recommend Dodd's Kidney
Pills as sure cure for Backache and
other Kidney Troubles
Backache is one OF the earliest
symptoms Of Kidney Disease. Dodd 8
Kidney Pills cure it promptly and per-
manently and prevent it developing
into Rheumatism, Dropsy, Diabetes or
Bright's Disease.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-22

900. Last year it was S102, 942, 600.
There is an advance of over $S7 .0O0.-
900. Does it prove extravaganza? The
people will say no, firstly because it
takes more money to support the larg-
er navy of 19O4-there practically was
no navy seventeen years ago-and Sec
ondly because the work Of building up
the navy is being carried on unre-
mittingly with the hearty approval Of
nearly all Americans. They do not
grudge a single dollar that is spent
on the construction or upkeep Of bat
tleships. They do not look on the
small expenditures of the first Cleve-
land term for naval purposes as evil
dence of economy but rather Of parsi-
mony perilous to the safety Of the
republic.
The war department expenditures
were 3S.561 900 in 1887 and Sis, 1885,
900 in 1904. The difference is due in
small part to an increase in the
strength of the army. That was nee
essary because of territorial expansion
and to provide men for the great guns
which have been installed in the coast
defenses. A considerable part of the
money spent by the war department
last year went towards coast defenses
and their armament, making better
guns for the soldiers, and generally
putting the country in state of readi-
ness for war il it should come.
There has been no waste of the pub
tic money in these expenditures. The
money has been spent prudently-in
taking out an. insurance policy If
the first Cleveland administration had
spent more money for military pur-
poses the Mckinley administration
would not have had to spend so much
when the war with Spain broke out.
Certainly the Roosevelt expenditures
are higher than those of the first Cleve-
land term, and last years were espe-
cially large. because of the S5O,OOO,-
900 paid on account Of the Panama
canal. The people do not call that
an ,extravagance
When sum of money is squander-
ed or spent foolishly that is extrava-
gance. An even greater sum invest
ed wisely would by no means be ex-
travagance- Money spent on rivers
and harbors, rural free delivery, the
army and navy, irrigation. the Pan
anna canal is not extravaganza, but in
vestment and insurance. 1t would
have been miserliness and hence folly to
have gone without rural delivery. the
new navy. and the Panama canal
Chicago Tribune.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-22
CHANGE FOOD

Some Very Fine Results Follow.
The wrong kind of food WI PUT the
body in such diseased condition
that no medicines will cure it There
is no way but to change food A man
in Missouri says:
For two years 1 was troubled so
with my nerves that sometimes l was
Frustrated and could hardly ever get
in full month at my work.
"My stomach, back and head would
throb so 1 could get no rest at night
except by fits and starts, and always
had distressing pains.
II was quite certain the trouble
came from my stomach. but two physi-
clans could not help me and all the
tonics failed, and SO finally 1 turned to
food
when had studied up on food and.
learned what might be expected from
leaving off meat and the regular food
l had been living on, 1 felt that a
change to Crape-Nuts would be just
what was required, so went to eat
ing it.
From the start l got stronger and
better until l was well again, and
from that time I haven't used a bit
of medicine for I haven't needed any.
II am so much better in every way,
sleep soundly nowadays, and am free
from the bad dreams. Indeed this
food has made such a great change in
me that my wife and daughter have
taken it up and we are never without
Grape Nuts on our table nowadays.
It is wonderful sustainer, and we
frequently have nothing else at all but
saucer Of Grape-Nuts and cream for
breakfast or supper" Name given by.
Postum Co., Battle Greek, Mich.
Good food and good rest. These are
the tonics that succeed where al the
bottled tonics and drugs fail. Ten.
days trial Of Grape-Nuts viii show
enc the road to health. strength and
vigor There's reason"
Look In each pkg. for the famous
little book. THE Road to MELVILLE"
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kf'DIIORIALS,zs
Opinions of Great Papers important Subjects.
Great Papers on important Subjects.


mraby within the university walls often have
little application in the outer world and especially in the
business world for which constant training and alert watch
ing absolutely necessary to It Is certain that
gained high position in the commercial world
without courage face innumerabe obstacles enormous
risks and pers of which schoastics dreamed
The successful business carries weight OF re-
sponsby for himself and others which is comparable to
that of able commander of large He may pause
in the face of the enemy he right about face he may
retreat to truce without being guilty OF
cowardce The business need not fy into the face
of labor unions in order prove his courage to sit all over
them in order to prove hts power.
The object of the business is not to display his
valor himself hero He wishes to make the best
possible of existing conditions and many strike has
been averted and problem solved by the cool cal
culatons of the keen sighted business man.
To the mere ookeron this may seem like cowardce
and the wish to avoid fight To the practical OF af
fairs is good business and ought to be commended
as such.-Chicago Chronicle. e. y, S
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DESERT SCAvENGERS.
doubtless.


1t is probable that one never fully
credits the interdependence of wild
creatures, and their cognizance Of the
affairs Of their own kind and other
kinds. Mrs. Mary Austin, in 1.-The
Land of Little RAIN" says that the
scavengers of the desert al keep an
eye on one another.
Never a coyote comes out Of his lair
to hunt, in the country of the carrion
crows, but looks up first to see where
the crows are gathering. 1t Is suf-
fcient occupation for a windy morn
ing. on tie Hstless, level mesa, to
watch the pair of them eying each
other furtively, with a tolerable as
sumption of unconeern. but no doubt
with a certain amount of good under
standing.
When the five coyotes that range the
lyon from Pasteria to Tunawai
plaaned relay race to brig down an
antelope strayed from he band, an
eagle swung down from Mount Pinos,
buzzards Yiaterialized out Ct Invisible
ether, and hawks came trooping Ike
small boys to>a street fight. Rabbits
sat up in the chapparal and cooked
their ears, feeling themselves quite
safe for once as the hunt swung near
than
Nothing happens in the deep wood
that the blue jays are not all agog
- Fell BOD <~,,<s
the coyote the carrion crow. and from
fkeir aerial stations the buzzards
watch each other.
Very clean and handsome. Qn'te be
lying his relationship in appearance
is Clark's crow, that scavenger and
Murderer of mountain camps. 1t is
permissible to call him by his common
name. Camp Robber;;" he has earned
IL Not content with refuse, he picks
cpen meal-sacks, flches whole pota
toea is a gormand for bacon, drilll
holes in packing-cases, and is daunted
by nothing short Of tin.
All the while he does not neglect te
vituprats the chipmunks and spar
sows that whisk or crumbs Of comfort
from under the campers feet
The Camp Robbers gray coat, black
and white barred wings and slender
bin, with certain tricks Of perching
accuse him Of attempts to pass him
self OF as q woodpecker; but his be
hav1or Is all crow. He frequents thu
hfRber pine belts, and has noisy
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-22

The literary bureau of the Demo
cratic national committee is reported
to be circulating the report that the
President said in a speech made In
1896: mir. Bryan and his adherents
have appealed to the basest set in the
land-the formers"
The President long ago denied that
he ever made the remark; but it was
quoted as his utterance in some con-
gressional speech, perhaps more than
one, prepared for campaign use, and
the literature department Of the Demo
cratic party is sending the falsehood
through the country.
This is monstrous and shameful. II
deserves the condemnation of all de.
cent nen. The charge is so Incredible
on its face that It should not have
been given currency without conclu
ave, indisputable proof Of its truth
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-22
Parker,s Speech Boiled Down.

As a condensed form of Parker's
speech of acceptance the following is
about as good as any yet issued:
ST am for tariff reform, but could
MT do anything to reform it during
the single term 1 should remain in
Office, because the Republican Senate
wouldn't let me. 1 am against the
trusts, but l think that there are
enough of antitrust laws now and the
common law is sufficient to meet any
new requirements; therefore, don't
worry over the idea that 1 would dis
turb business conditions. As for la
Dor disturbances, they are all right
in one place and wrong in another;
capital ie also right and wrong; there
fore, capital and labor have no reason
to worry over my election. In regard
to the money question, sent tele-
gram, and really that's all there Is to
say about Jersey City Journal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-22
The Presidents Letter.

The Presidents Letter.
Every reader of the Presidents let
ter OF acceptance must be struck by
its vigorous tone. In its reply to criti-
cism il suggests offense rather than de-
Tense. Its sentences are a series Of
ringing challenges which present the
record Of the Republicans as a record
of splendid achievement, and heighten
the effect by singing limitations that
the opposition is disunited, inefficient
and insincere.
The same note is sounded whether
the subject be the tariff, imperialism,
constitutionalism, the trusts, the Phil
ippines or the finances-what the Re-
publicans have done is right, and an
assurance that the Republican party
will continue to do right if it is re-
tanned in power. On the other hand,
what the Democrats propose to do is
at best disquieting enigma. They do
not agree among themselves and are
involved in a maze of contradictions.
Stiffness characterizes all their ut
terances. When, for example, they
cry out for economy, where do they
propose to economize? How can they
answer such questions as these:
do our opponents grudge the fifty
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-22
turn, and what he leaves Of his kill Il
meat for some other


Eclipse of Sapphire.
When Miss Sappi.t-e Snodgrass read her
graduation essay some discerning
persons present into the condemna-
ton stirred
When its peroration ended vowed no
effort half 50 splendid had the
sense of Smithville greeted OF the
ears Of Smithville heard;
Such diction. poise and thinking! Half
the audience was blinking tears
Of pride when Miss Sapphire babe
her auditors farewell,
And the way that she was showered with
congratulations Bowered with
bouquets Of rarest howersl All,
tbs not for me to tell!
II predict" said Trustee Brewer as be
gave his right hand to her, yours
win be no common destiny-no or
binary life.
In your essays peroration can see
emancipation from your SEEKS limi-
tations and 4 yearning for the
strife"
So twas all agreed and settled thar she
was % finely melted she would
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-22
"CONTEMPTUARY" NOvELISTS.
Mrs. Binns Persisted in Liking Better
Some of the Older Authors.

Mrs. Binns Persisted in Liking Better
Some of the Older Authors.
"Quite a lib'ry, deary, amt it?' said
Mrs. Binns comfortably, following her
visitors glance toward the table lit,
tered with books. II amt had time to
put 'em to rights yet; they litter over
everything, and / don't know where
to Moses I'm goin' to find room fol-
'em all, but 1 s'pose 1 shall, some
where's. Carrie sent 'em; a hull box.
full; and they're all contemporary nov.
els.
"You see, got little wore down
aursin' Jonathan, and now he's well
again, doctor says I'm to let up and
take things easy; says 1 must stop
things that amt getting done because
I'm not dom 'em. 4 can't says l to
that, plump out. Yes, you cam says
he. YOU can do it by steppin' right
out O. your world into other folkses-
folks that's new and interestin' and
that haven't got to be nursed or man.
aged or looked after in any sort of
way. 1 prescribe novels says he, "a
course of fascinatin' novels, as thrill.
in as they make EN-
$50 last time she was down, Carrie
found me readin' Uncle Toms Cabin,
an The Heart of Midlothian and oil.
yer Twist side o. me in the mendin'
basket, and she gave one look, and
hn La al ri
asked if 1 couldn't get anything newer
than that. What forT says 1. They're
.thrillin', and / liked 'em when l was
girl; why shouldn't l read 'em over
againY You should if you want to,
says She, sort O. 'pologetic and sooth.
in, but wouldn't you like to make &C.
quaintance with some of the contempt
uary novelistsY Well, s'pose must
have said / should, but if 1 did twas
more polite than particular as to truth.
fitness; it's dretful easy to slip into
sayin' things that kind of way.
"But next thing 1 knew, down come
the contemporary novelists, and here
be feelin' bound to make acquaint-
git inside the covers. but don't you tell
Carrie if L don't! I've kinder glanced
into some of 'em already, an they
don't tempt me a mite. Mebbe l could
read through 'em if l give my mind
to it hard, but / jest know couldn't
ever feel friendly with 'em, same's ]
do with Dickens and his story-folks,
and Scott and his, an Mrs. Stowe and
hers. They don't seem so kind O. hu.
man, some ways; they're more jest
children's stories for grown-ups.
They've got better covers, though
awful pretty, some o. those, bindin's,
now, aren't they? And the illustra-
lions are flne-fne! Though / must
say some, bein' coiored, makes 'em
more an more like nursery pictef
books, to my mind But at any rate
YIN rejoiced there's somethin' / can
praise up honest and lengthy when
write to thank Carrie. I'd be ashamed
to tell her what wasn't true. and she's
been real kind.
"Yes, expect to finish Oliver Twist
tonight, and tomorrow I'm goin' to
begin GA David Corperfield;' I'm an
ticipatin' real good time with it But
If you see Carrie before / do, down
to Boston. don't you darst to tell her
wasn't readin' the contemptuariesT'
Youths Companion.
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Isn't that thoughtful

Tess-She used to say she didn't
care how homely a man might De if he
were only thoughtful.
Jess-Well, that's the kind she got
for a husband.
Tess-Why. L heard he was any,
hing but thoughtful
Jess-He's full of thought for him
self-Philadelphia Ledger.
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take first place 'mong women

take first place 'mong women Of
the self-assertive kind,
And but for the limitations of her sex
might be the nations chief execu-
tive, they said it, if she felt that
way inclined.
So. the eyes Of Smithyille seeing this
superb and female being, she went
forth into the struggle with de-
termination grim;
But, alas! in moment stupid, by the way
met cunning Cupid, and oblivious
to glory tarricd there to talk with
him;
Talked with Cupid there and tarried: all
the dreams are fed; she's married !.
giving mp her aspirations to win
glory and renown-
So superb and 50 fne-fettled. an az
Smithville feels sore netxled. for
as plodd,. wife she's settled IN :
little couT.try town!
New York Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-22

Who among our workingmen Is
willing to favor a tariff change which
would reproduce in the country the
stagnation. idleness and distress Of the
years following 1898? What work
ingman does not see the wisdom Of a
protective policy which maintains a
higher average wage in the United
States than that which obtains In
Europe? Our nyriads Of industrial
workers will heartily agree with the
President that tariff reimbursement,
when made. must maintain and not de-
stroy the protective principle. Toledo
Blade.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-22

Ts it true that your cook has left
you, Mrs. Jonesw
mo; she'll be back in September.
She insists that some member of the
household must go to the seashore for
the summer"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-09-22

heavily upon many future generations.
OF course 100000 day is not surprisingly great
for frstcass power to pay for the conduct of
Russia has been throwing millions after millions
since the policy with regard the Asiac portion of
the empire put into operation. Nobody knows how
much the TransSberian railway has cost but it is
amount and the expenditures Port Arthur Dany
Harbn vladivostok other ouposts have into
the hundreds of millions Indeed it pretty well known
to the Japanese well the rest of the world that
Russia's treasury in extremely bad way at the
time declared II
But the s1o0oOOO day is after ALL only small part
of the bills Russia has to face Her losses Of bateshps
destruction hundreds of millions of dol
lars worth of property that must be replaced and the
prospective capture of her great towns with their
ments must make the Cars heart sick.
Considered plain business proposition the with
Japan does to be very good investment Even
though Russia should win she will have defend
her possessions extensively than ever and how
years ownership Manchura will required make
up her losses?-Chicago Journal
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ment the work Of incompetent heads Of simply
because he does not know how to choose the right
Of commanding ability does not worry himself de-
tails He makes out his program and then selects men
who it out to the letter. Indeed is Is sign Of
weakness for the head Of to bother about little
details 1t shows that he lacks the insight the business
sagacity the ability select and to who
do things efficiently
1t is great art to duplicate ones self in another and
multiply ones self many times by selecting those who
vastly superior to ourselves but who did not happen
have had opportunity to do the thing themselves
Success