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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-22
Matrimonial "Adv in Japan.

81 am a very pretty girl. My hair
is as wavy as a cloud. My complex
ion has the brilliancy and softness of
flower. Ny expression is as mobile
as the leaf of the weeping willow. My
brown eyes are like two crescents of
the moon. have enough worldly
goods to pass happily through life
with my husband, hand in hand, gaz-
ing at the flowers by day and the
moon by night. If this should meet
the eye Of man who is intelligent,
amiable and Of good address, will
be his for life. and repose with him
later in tomb Of red marble" There
we're $4,000 marriages in japan last
year, but for all that such advertise
ments as the above appear every day
in the Japanese papers.-New York
Tribune.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-22

could sit and chat. and perhaps drown
the sound of the bells that he knew
would ring out in few hours.
He was just in the frame of mind
to summon his landlady's children, but
except for himself, the house was
empty. There was Christmas Eve
party going on, and Mrs. Marsh and
her progeny were attending it.
He had been writing for half an
hour since Chum had left him, and
felt the old familiar touch on his wrist.
1t was Imagination, of course, he did
not even turn bis head, and then he
was looking into blde eyes, in the
round golden-curled framed face of z
boy of four. who laughed up at him
and presented a rosebud to be kissed.
Goodness, child-where on earth
do you come from! and who-who
brought you? What is your naD.e?"
Eric" and the child began to make
preparations for climbing lofty knee.
who brought you here. Baby Eric?
How did you Gomez"
Noel felt like an Irish MEMBER OF
Parliament. for mo answer was CIV
en-" but wee form, full of hugs and
kisses, got fast hold upon him, and
said gravely. and yet with sweet air
of command:
"Just come'd-and now If you're not
too busy, mister Father"
Eyes, my son."
"P'raps-rd better go to bed.
"But my child--my little son-who
brought you here? Where is your
mother?" and the tall man paced up
and down. OF course. Chum had told
the child to walk straight inland the
child had-straight in.
The author-his tiny son was on the
floor now. saying things to the cat.
and 1t deserved every word. being a
cat that ticks stamps of letters, and
loves bacon and boiled eggs-thrust
his hands deep into his pockets and
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-22
Brothers, Strange Meeting.

During the civil war, while the
Federals were lined up on one side of
the Rappahannock and the Johnnie
rebs on the other, in an interval OF
fighting there was some trading Of to
bacco for newspapers" said G. R. Tip
ton.
1.-The yanks and Johnnies would al.
ternately cross for the purpose Of such
barter, and there was no breach Of the
understanding that while the trading
was going on the fighting should cease
/ was in Company G of the nth New
York, one that had been recruited from
the young men of Saratoga Springs
We had in our company lad named
Tommie Matthews. This lad knew
that an older brother Of his, John by
name, was fighting in the ranks Of the
Confederacy. John had left Saratoga.
his native town, when child, to &C
and live with his aunt, down in Ma
con, Ca, and as he grew up he nat
urally imbibed Southern ideas and
prejudices.
Il effected a trade one day with .
good-looking young private on the crs-
er side, giving him copy Of home
paper for some tobacco. As soon as
he looked at it he said: Great heav.
ems! this paper is from my old home
l was born in Saratoga and have
brother living there. am named
John Matthews and my brother is
named Thomas Do you happen to
know himY Did know Tommie Mat
thewsl Well, guess so! We had en-.
listed together and were especial
chums. After telling all this. and find,
ing out how eager the Confederate was
to see the brother from whom he had
been separated for ten years, prom
Used to arrange a meeting between
them. If possible, that very night. A
lot of the boys were told of the affair,
and when Tommie Matthews himself
heard of it he was almost crazy with
Joy at tie thought of the reunion.
ssThat night the brothers were
brought together, and touching meet.
ing it was. A number of the boys whc
had known John Matthews were wit.
nesses, and they begged him to come
back and join his old comrades who
were fighting for the Union. No
boys he answered, I have cast my
fate with the South and shall stick By
1t. am glad to have seen you. and
maybe we shall be friends once more
after the war is over never knew
what his fate was or whether thu
brothers ever reunited ~ WashinGtsE
Post
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-22
NEwFouNDLAND's GOVERNOR.
He Has Ruled Over Many Savage Peo-
p1es-Saved Seventy Lives.

He Has Ruled Over Many Savage Peo-
p1es-Saved Seventy Lives.
l have just been favored by Sir VIII
liam Macgregor. the newly appointed
governor of Newfoundland, with an in
terview, says a London correspondent
of the New York Herald. I also met
his wife, Lady Macgregor. Sir Will
liam, in his photographs, is depicted
In court dress. Such a photograph
really misrepresents the new governor,
for he is no carpet knight and there
is nothing of the court lackey about
him. In some of the widest regions
of the British empire his work has
been dore, ruling every savage tribe
under tropical suns, defying fever and
fatigue, taking his life in his hands Of
ten and always administering justice
with firm and fearless impartiality.
After 81 he has earned the right to the
comparative ease and quiet which the
governship of Engiand's oldest colony
will afford him now that the trouble
some French question has been prac-
tically settled.
AS his name implies, Sir William is
Scotchman, and like most Of that
sturdy race who achieve distinction he
started in life without any wealth or
family influence to push him along.
His father was a farmer in small
way, but with big ideas as to the
value of education and he saw to it
that his boy got good one. When 1t
came to the choice Of profession, the
lad elected medicine and obtained his
NJ. d. degree from the University of
Edinburgh.
Being of an adventurous spirit and
anxious to see something of the world
instead of hanging out his single In
some country town and waiting for pa
tents to turn up he booked himself at
the colonial Office and was appointed
government medical officer at Sey-
chelles in 1873. A year later he was
transferred to Port Louis on the Isle
Of Mauritius and in 1875 was made
chief medical officer for Fiji.
It was at Fiji he proved himself q
hero. The ship Syria, freighted with
coolies and their families was wreck
ed on the Nasilai reef. He organized
the relief party and took command Of
It Repeatedly he SWAN to the wreck
returning Zach tine with man OF
woman on his back and sometimes
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-22

Noel Clayton was tall and gauht,
with clear, candid. blue eyes. and his
white hands, small and nervous look
ing, were as we'll kept as those of a
woman.
He was thirty, and a splash Of gray
on either temple. a strand or two of
white in his moustache. made him
look older
He was broad-chested and muscu-
lar-by all rules-he should have been
a soldier-he looked an open air"
man, but for five years he had been
writing short stories. novelettes and
serials for the weekly press.
1t was good, nervous work. His name
was becoming known, for he had the
happy knack of blending pathos
with humor. He had travelled widely.
and an Aus liam bush idyl at the be-
ginning of week would be follow.
ed by London society story. to be fol-
lowed again by a story Of rustic life
In the dear West Country that he low.
ed so well. -
He lived quite alone, wonderland
smoked-from morning to night, low
ed his profession, and had practically
dropped all his frie4ds-male and fe-
male-and when a fit of the not infre-
quent blues got him by the throat,
threw his pen into the CRATE and or
dered up his landlady's children, and
pandemoniu1n reigned for an hour.
Sometimes he gave them pennies,
but not always-small coin of the
realm is not always available to au-
thors-but the romps were huge, and
he enjoyed them.
OF course there was woman at the
bottom of the tangle of the mans life.
and women cofnplicate things some
times-he would have said always"
On one particular evening he was
alone and writing. when Jim Courte-
ney was shown in-and Jim was an
old and tried friend-about the only
friend the lonely. self-absorbed man
had, and so the incomer sat down and
lighted his pipe. and did not bother
the author for quite a quarter of an
hour, and then Noel rose and stretch.
ed himself.
what is it this time, Noel?"
"Oh, the usual thing-love: and
candidly, I am getting so sick Of writ
ing love stories
"Ah, you feel like that?"
Man alive, this is Christmas
Eve, and somehow-somehow-
thoughts went back with a jump, and
/ remembered one Christmas Eve,
when"
"Your pipes out. NOEL"
"Aye,s so it is. Well there was one
Christmas Eve when"
my dear boy. are you worrying
about her still?"
Eyes" and then a long pause
1t is the privilege of chums to sit
silent for a SPELL
"And all this happened four or five
years ago. I never heard the rights
or wrongs of the story"
Noel crossed the room, and digging
both hands into his pockets, looked
at his chum.
There is nothing TO know. After
the four happy years of married life
trouble came between us. lies came
between us; and-and-here l am and
it's Christmas Eve. OF course, oui
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-22

q PILEE ON TTIE LOGS 81

Pile on the logs and Enotted pine,
Let's have roaring fire today;
Its cheerful light shall put to flight
The worries which beset our way.
Pile on the logs and see them CLEAN,
And gather round the Christmas
blaze,
And drown in songs Old feuds and
wrongs,
Shake hands again around its rays.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-22
STAYED i'm Dfplomatic Fashion.

The Fierce Fellow-So you wouldn't
say that Longfellow was a liar, eh?
The Mild Man-No; but If he were
conducting a newspaper I should not
hesitate to assert that he had an ex-
elusive news service-Louisville Cour-
ier-Journal
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-22
BY Charles S. Hurt.

Pile on the logs and cracking chips
The bells ring out with festalI chime;
Let lad and lass the glad hours pass
In mirth and music to their rhyme.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-22
Pile on the logs till red flames rise
And leap high up the chimney flue;
Above the snow the north winds blow
And fan the rudy blaze anew.

Pile on the logs. Pile on the logs;
Well have a roaring fire today.
No gloom should bide on Christmas
tide,
But every heart be glad and gay.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-01-20

eminently fit man for the high
position he held in his community
and State, and such as the State
can i'll afford to lose from the
cOunsels in which he took part.
Resolved that we join with the
students Of the Industrial Insti-
tute in planting on the grounds
an oak tree that shall be dedicated
to the memory of his helpful and
useful life.
Resolved that a copy of these
resolutions be sent to his be-
reaved family, and also to the
Lafayette, New Iberia, and St.
Martinville papers, and to The
VermiliOn.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-01-20
Ten Nights in q Bar Room

Although this play has been
before the public for 50 many
years, still there are a few plays
that possess the drawing powers
OF this piece to-day.
The secret of its success is
that the story is a popular one,
and the Incidents of the play are
familiar to every man, woman
and child in the country.
Geyer & Griswold have
selected their large company
with the greatest of care, en-
ploying only first class talent.
Band concert at Z O'Clock nightly.
Everybody in the country can
afford to see Ten Nights in a Bar
Room played under a large water
proof tent at the price of admis-
sion which is only % cents for
adults, children Il cents, chill
dren under six years free. So
come and bring your whole
family. Remember the date.
Lafayette, Friday, Jan. %.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-01-20

SPECIAL REPRESENTATIVE in
this county and adjoining terri
tories, to represent and advertise
an old established wealthy bust
ness house of solid financial
standing. Salary :S21 weekly,
with expenses, paid each Monday
by check direct from head
quarters. Expenses advanced,
and horse and buggy furnished
when necessary: position per-
manent. Address, The Column
bia, $50 MOnOn Bldg. Chicago,
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-01-20
Resolution Of Respect.
INDUSTRIAL INSTITUTE. \
Lafayette, La, :
January IL. 1904. J

Resolved by the Faculty of the
Southwestern Louisiana Indus
trial Institute that in the death of
DR.. James A. Lee at his home in
New Iberia last Friday morning.
this institution of learning has
lost most able, wise, and good
administrator and friend. He
was one of it's first Trustees, a
member of the Executive Com
mittee of the Board, and of the
building Committee. He helped
to build the main building of the
Institute, and his name will ever
be commenorated upon its cor
.ner-stOne. His character, his at
tainments, his knowledge of the
world, his success in business,
his kindness to his fellow man,
and his unconquerable optimism
and g0Odcheer were such as most
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-01-20
Imperfect Diges

Means less nutrition and con-
sequence less vitality. When the
liver fails to secrete bile, the
blood becomes loaded with
bilious properties, the d.
gestiOn becomes impaired
and the bowels cOnstipated.
Herbine will rectify this: it gives
tone to the stomach, liver and
kidneys, strengthens the appe-
tite, clears and improves the
complexion, infuSes new life and
vigor to the whole system. 80
cts. a bottle. Sold by the Lafa-
yette Drug Co.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-01-20

Came upon my premises about
five weeks ago, a light red COW
about five years old. no brands
or ear. marks. Owner can have
same by proving property and
paying costs.
o. 3. JENKINS.
Lafayette.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-01-20

T.. j. Chambers, Editor Vindi-
Gator, Liberty, Texas, writes
Dec. %, 1902: with pleasure
and unsolicited by you, l bear
testimony to the curative power
of Billiards. HOrehOund Syrup.
l have used it in my family and
can cheerfully affirm it is the
most effective and pleasantest
remedy for coughs and colds l
have ever used" % cts. so cts.
and 500 Sold by the Lafayette
Drug Co.
Ring up AdOlph MOuton, phone
28-2, and he will supply you with
wood or coal.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-01-20

Like the sun, none the less beau
tiful on account of it's age. Geyer
& Griswolds grand scenic produce
ton of "Ten Nights in a Bar
Room" Under a big tent, near
depot, Lafayette, Friday night,
Jan. %. Band and orchestra.
The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1904-01-20

Don't fail to see the Musical Geyers, the finest the world
has ever seen, the bright particular, Juvenile star Of an
America, Agnes Geyer as Mary Morgan. Hear her sing
her sweet songs. Don't fail to see the snakes, dragons and
other hideous monsters that hover over Joe Morgan in his
delirum tremens. Band concert at 2:3O and : pm Ad-
mission, Is aid % cents. fagTs} rs ebEfH III
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-09-15

The cost of the O r. & N Company's 8
roadbed, after deducting value OF
steamboats, and allowing $1,000 per mile
for depots. is $50, 900 per mile. DO not
understand nae to say that il cost this
amount in this county, but this is the
cost per mile of the road as whole
(2). The cost of rep acement, Mr..
Morrow, tax commissioner, says ls
about two thirds of original cost, which
would make the replacement cost about
$33, 900 per mile
az. As for the advantages of the ..
r. & N. as a railroad for commanding
the carrying trade, we know that no
road in the West has any greater possl-
bilties than has this road. It's COM
mand of the right of way down the Co
lumbia river valley gives it command
of the traffic of Eastern Oregon, East
ern Washington and a large portion of
Idaho.
(5). It's rental value l shall not dis
cuss as | do not know what the road
would rent for if it was to be rented.
(6). The net earnings of the o. K q
N. for the past six years average $500
per mile, less 5000 per mile the average
tax of the state leaves $1,000 net. and
capitalized at per cent, the legal inter
est of this state we have capitalization
of little over $40, 900 per mile. | have
the main line assessed at $500 per mile
and the branch line $500 per mile. The
rolling stock is assessed separately at
$675 per mile.
The property of this county is as
sessed at one third valuation. The
farming land is assessed at $2 80 and
So per acre, Grazing land Sl.50 per
acre except sand land which is assessed
from 80 cents to 5 12j. Sheep 81 p as
they stood with wool on the lst day Of
March. Cattle, yearlings, SC; two
year-olds SS; three-year-olds, $l2
Horses, broke, $50 to $40; unbroke, so
to $2j. improvements on real estate,
one third value; cash, one-third value (;
notes and accounts, one-third value.
"Mr. Morrow, tax agent for the o. r.
& N, says large amount OF property
of this county escapes assessment and
Heppner gazette. [volume] (Heppner, Morrow County, Or.) 1892-1912, 1904-09-15

takes for example money and notes. AS
he saws, ! have $15, 900 upon the roll in
cash and ther was $500 900 upon de-
posit in the bank the 1st dav OF June
Asit is I have assessed an amount OF
money three times $4,000 or $40. 900 in
cash besides the assessment of the
bank for a valuation of $105 600. In re-
gard to the deposits in the bank the
first day of June, we all know that
lorga amount of this money belongs to
people who do not reside in this cou0 ty.
Stockmen who are buying stock and
other business men who do business in
this coanty but do not have residence
in the county, and therefore their per
sonal property would not be assessed In
This county. realize that | have not
al the money assessed and | do not
know how to get at this particular class
of property.
"Tbere are people who are perfectly
honest who have 800 or 5000 who do
not give IN this small amount or spend
ing money. l also know that there are
others who have larger Gums who do
not give ic into the assessor. The sur
plus cash however. is very small por-
ton of the wealth OF this county, for
people who do not have large sums OF
money living around idle in banks bring
ing in no income.
"In regard to notes l have made an
abstract of the mortgaged notes and
have assessed this class OF property at
one-third of the face amount
Findings of the Board.
Mr.. Cove concluded his argument
about 8 o'clock. Mr.. Morrow making
brief rebnttal. and the Board took the
matter under advisement, rendering It's
decisiop about two hours later, to the
effect that the company be assessed at
s.5O0 ON the main line and $500 OH the
branch line. This assessment, how
ever. raises the valuation from last year
about so per cent. Last year the com
pany paid Sl1O per mile for 64 miles OF
road.
While the board expressed no opinion
as a BODY. the minutes being barren OF
anything but the simply stated decision'
the several members individually say
their weightiest reason for not accept
ing the findings of the assessor was to
avoid litigation and the tying up oil the
railroad taxes for probably many years
to come.
La voz del pueblo. [volume] (Santa Fe, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1889-192?, 1904-03-12
Contra los PlHtOS.

Don Margarito Romero no era
un delegado regular a la conven-
cion de condado del Sabado, pero
Sc hallaba alli, y cuando quiso
tomar parte en- sus deliberacio-
ness su mas 8 menos querido So
briuo, Secundiuo Romero, hizo
objection, y 10 hizo con tanta We
hemencia que en- el discurso que
pronuuci6 tildando de republica-
no pinto 4 su querido ito y cues
tionando su derecho 4 represen-
tar en- aquella conyencion, por
poquito y pierde. la voz. Pero,
deSpues de mucho y agria acri-
mouia de uno y otro lado, el
asuuto fue arreglado mauifestan.
do D. Margarito un proxy del de.
lega6o regular. Enrique III, Sala.
zar, ell cual, despues de ESQ toda
via tuvo Secundino ell atrevimieu-
to de dudar fuera genuine, insi.
uuando que habia sido sorjada la
firina de Salazar. A la mucha
prudencia de Don Margarito, para
evitar mas escandalos, sc debe el
que no ocurriera algo serio en- este
momento. Sin embargo ell Sr. Ro.
nero podra hacer sudar la gotta
gorda d su sobrino 81 10 atrinca 4
una corte por 10 que lie dijo.
Mas tarde volvio 4 tener un ar
gumento acalorado Don Marga-
rito, mas esta vez no con su So
brino sino con Chas. Spiess. Este
10 impacient6 tanto que ell Sr
Romero acab6 por desafiar 4
Spiess 4 sa ir afuera q arreglai
como los hombres sus dificulta
des, pero Spiess muy politica'
mente decline la invitacion.
La voz del pueblo. [volume] (Santa Fe, Nuevo MeÌxico) 1889-192?, 1904-03-12
La Guerra Russo JapOneSa.

Los tiltimos reportes respecto q
esta interesante lucha no dan
tcdavia ninguna cosa que sc pue'
da tomar como ventaja sustancial
para la una 8 la otra nacion que
estan compromisadas en- ella.
Mientras papeles metropolita.
nos, que pretenden tener report
ers (avisadores) en- ell citio de la
guerra, dan aviso de diarias VIC
torias Japouesas, NADIA sc sabe
ofcia mente de 10 que realmente
haya sucedido.
Sc dice que la fota Japonesa,
que obtuvo su primera victoria
en- Port Arthur, destruyo recien
temente 4 un escuadron de bu-
ques de guerra Rusos owe Sc ha-
bian alejado del Puerto Vladi.
vostock. Tai vez asi haya suce-
dido, pero las nuevas recientes no
dan confirmation Official ri cierta
de tai cosa, y Ell case permanece
en- muy seria duda, y para que Sc
hagan de por 81, nuestros lecto-
res, un juicio mas 8 menos exacto
ponemos a continuation un des-
pacho de Loudres con fecha s dc