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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-16
tired behind the advance guard with

tired behind the advance guard with
out finding It
1.-THE result was that the rebel regi
ment Of cavalry rode up without warn
ing on our. four companies. The first
notice we had Of the presence Of the
enemy was when the laughing cavalry
men looked down from the weeds on
every side Of us, and. chafiny Us as to
our bewilderment, demanded our sur
render. Here was one Of the oldest
regiments In the service trapped. At
nrst 1t seemed joke, but when the
demand to surrende was repeated we
realized we were in d very tight place.
THE lieutenant colonel, however,
kept his head. He said quietly to the
still lounging men. Give them one vol
ley and scatter The volley was fred
almost In the faces Of the cavalrymen.
While horses were rearing and plung-
Ing our boys took to the weeds; the
color bearer tearing the flag from its
stan and running under q horse, evad-
ed the man who was trying to capture
him. The weeds were full of our men
and the pursuing rebs, but all our
boys except fifty got away and report
ed to the brigade commander. They
agreed that they were in a very tight
place, but they got Chicago In
ter Ocean.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-16
INDIGESTION IN COWS.

1t is a common expression to speak
of a COW as losing her cud when she
stops Illuminating. The trouble is due
to Indigestion wholly, and may be
easily remedied, in most cases, by a
proper diet Usually this trouble oc-
ours most frequently in the winter,
when the COWS are heavily grain fed.
but sometimes occurs with cows in
the summtr who are on the range,
but are receiving some grain In
such cases a good plan is to cut out
the grain ration entirely for a few
days, or until the COW again chews
her cud. For a time after she re-
sumes Eliminating, feed her largely
on the grass, with some good hay,
and gradually get her on to the grain
A day or two after the grain ration
has been cut off the COW should
have a single dose of one pound of
EPSON salts and two ounces of
ground ginger root mixed in two
quarts of warm water. In the winter
reduce the grain ration one-half, give
her the medicine named above at the
beginning of the treatment, and make
up the ration with roots or ensilage.
At all times cows should have free
access to rock salt, for it is a great
digestive .-Indianapolis News
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-16

blue shades and almond green-brown
being considered passe.
Broadcloth is likely to be to the win
ter season what linen was to the sum-
mer Two-thirds of the well-made
street gowns will be built of it.
Fancy collars of lace, lawn and en-
broidered linen increase in number
daily and the frock that is not fur
bished up with one of them is little
unusual.
Tulle is enjoying a distinct revival
for day and evening wear in gowns
as well as in millinery, and the tulle
boa is mere popular than those Of
ostrich feathers or shaded chiffon.
The trend of fashion is clearly to-
ward the high bust line. A leading
feature Of the present style in a most
dignified simplicity which will GER
tainly remain throughout the autumn.
Many of the hats are not only made
entirely of feathers, but birds head
rises in the middle and its tail droops
over the back, so that for realism only
pair Of claws dangling in front are
needed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-16
BALANCED RATIoNs.

In discussing the balanced ration
for stock feeding, the two principal
factors or terms employed are pro-
TEN and carbohydrates. Protein may
be generally described as nitrogen
Gus matter. 1t furnishes the feeding
materials which make lean flesh,
blood, muscles, tendons, hair. horns,
skin and the tough" parts of an ami
NAL and enables long and sustained
efforts in working animals. Carlo
hydrates is the opposite. The carbo-
hydrates constitute the largest part
of all vegetable foods and include
sugar and starch. They form foods
which are stored in the body or burn
ed to supply heat and potential en-
ergy. much the same as wood or coal
is burned in a furnace to produce
steam.-Indiana Farmer.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-16

should answer equally well or better.
On one end of each tiny brass rings
sewed on will form handles and each
two boxes will be marked "small,"
medium large" This complete, a
broad white ribbon covers the four
sides, and on the top this is tied into a
large fiat bow entirely covering the
top, the ends displaying spray Of
forget-me-nots, hand painted. There
is no back, and, failing the rings in
the front doing their duty, the draw
ers may be quickly opened by gently
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-16
SOWING TIMOTHY SEED.

l find an extremely growing inter
est in and practice of sowing tim
othy in the fall without the usual
nurse crop of wheat or rye. The
common practice here is to SOW tim
othy seed with and at the time of
sowing fall grains, with clover sown
in the spring.
Timothy hay selling has grown TO
be very popular with our farmers,
while there is g growing inclination
to curtain the wheat crop, and this
method OF sowing timothy alone, or
timothy, red top and clover together.
has generally resulted in satisfactory
crops of hay, secured one wear earlier
than by the old method of seeding in
the wheat. When the new plan is
followed no grass or clover seed is
sown with the wheat or rye, and as
soon as the ripened grain crop rs
harvested the ground is prepared for
the sowing of the grass. The ground
is usually MANFRED Immediately on
the grain stubble or after being
ploughed, and extraordinary prepare
ton of the seed bed is given. In adj
dltion to the unusual tillage and the
manure, there is a liberal application
of commercial fertilizer. The hay
crop is thus given every advantage
toward making a good return.
1t will be noticed that between the
two methods of securing hay crop
there is the extra ploughing and pre-
paration of the land when the grass
is sown after the grain is harvest
ed. The fertilizing is extra. also, two
items of considerable expense in
outlaid labor and money, chargeable
to the new method, especially where
the area so seeded is at all extensive.
The field that goes in wheat will
be given as thorough a tillage and as
much manure, phosphoric acid and
potash as the field to be sown to tim
othy and clover. The same amount
of timothy seed will be used with
the wheat as where sown alone, and
red and alsike clover be sown in the
spring on the wheat equal to the
quantities sown this fall with the
timothy.
The extra tillage and fertilizing
will unquestionably increase my yield
of wheat, and it is my opinion that,
without in any degree affecting the
integrity of the test, seasoned condi-
tons being equal, my hay crop by
the old method will not fall so far
short of the yield from the new that
I will consider it profitable to make
the new my adopted method of seed
ing for hay.
1t is understood, of course. that |
desire to grow grain to secure straw
for bedding in my dairy. If did not
care to grow the grain, but continued
to regard it as necessary as nurse
crop for the grass, l certainly would
change to the new method.-W. F.
McSparran, in Tribune Farmer.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-16
PARASITES IN SHEEP.

Parasites are one of the greatest
drawbacks that have to be contend
ed with in sheep grazing, and it is
generally supposed that old pastures
abound with them most. 1t is ques-
tionable. however, if this is SO.
While it is true that some of the par
asites may be carried through the
winter in earth worms, far greater
number is preserved in old sheep,
and by them spread over the pas
tires in spring. Such being the case,
it makes little difference whether the
pastures are newly seeded fields or
native sods.
Accordingly. the pest safeguard
against invasion in the lambs is to
keep them from following their dams
upon the pastures. If they were born
early enough to permit it, all that is
necessary is to wean them both be-
fore turning out to Craze in the
spring. Otherwise they should be
separated from their mothers each
day as they go out to pasture. This
can be readily achieved by feedlng
the lambs in an apartment separated
from their. mothers by a creep, and
then turn the old sheep out while the
lambs are eating.
In case none of these precautions
can very we'll be taken, worm medi-
cines should be resorted to to pre-
vent losses. Among other things,
turpentine poured upon salt in pro
portion of one pint to gallon, and
kent before the sheep for week, is
most excellent. Especially so If the
next week gentian is substituted for
the turpentine, and this, in turn by
mixing together pound of dried sui
phate Of iron and a gallon Of bran,
and giving a quart of it daily to one
hundred head for week. The turs
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-16
New Story of General Grant.

Senator Daniels Of Virginia recently
told for the first time the following
story Of Gen. Grant: along In Janu-
airy or February, 1866. a young vir-
ginia soldier, about II or Is years of
age, was instructed by his commander,
who was Col. John 8. Mosby, to cross
the Potomac to certain postof1ce In
Maryland and bring him the mail. He
wanted it for the military information
he could get out of 1t. -
This young man was In his full
Confederate uniform, and, with CON-
rade or two, proceeded to execute the
order. He arrived at the postoffice,
and the inconvenient postmaster show
ed fight. He killed him. He got the
mail and brought 1t and delivered it to
his commander. A short time after
wards he was captured. He was tax
en- to the city of Washington. He was
eourt-martialed and condemned TO be
shot for murder
"At that stage Of the proceedings
his father and mother went to Wash
ington and laid the case before the
President Of the United States, An
drew Johnson. He referred them to
Gen. Grant.
Gen. Grant sent for the papers and
read them over, and wrote upon the
back OF them words to this effect:
This young soldier. In full uniform,
obeyed the orders of his commander.
II be had not done so he ought to have
been shot. As he did 30 1t would be
murder to shoot him. He should be
instantly discharged 80 s2s ~
And that is one reason why am
glad to pay the respect Of soldier to
the brave, true and honorable .Anleri-
can soldier, Ulysses s. Grant"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-16
Branded and Died in Shame.


Robert McReynolds, formerly Of Ey-
ansville, Ind. writing from Colorado
Springs, Cole, recently, tells OF the
fate of an Evansville soldier during
the Civil War that has never before
appeared in print
Alex. Jordan was young man Nv
Ing near that city, the son Of Jerry
Jordan. q well-known plasterer. The
young man enlisted in the Union army
and after remaining In service a short
time became sick, deserted, and came
home. The news Of Jordan's deser-
hon was sent to his regiment, then
stationed at Murfreesboro, Tenn, and
he was Immediately arrested and sent
there to be tried by court-martial. He
was branded, according to the story
Of McReynolds. A hot iron, made In
the shape Of the letter D was used In
branding the deserter and he bore the
scar until his death, which soon fol-
lowed.
Jordan came home and pinned away
In shame for the terrible way In
which he had been punished, avoiding
everybody and dying In few months
of a broken heart. The branding of
deserters never went any further. 1t
was stopped a short time after this on
an order from Gen. Grant, as he con-
tended the punishment was too bru-
tai 1t is said Jordan was the first
deserter In the army to be branded.
Jordan's grave Is a few miles from
the last resting place of the man who
died from grief and shame.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-16

turned high with huge choux of velvet,
are jaunty.
A little colored kerchief peeps from
her coat pocket.
The oldest and quaintest of old
buckles are used on hats.
White feathers on a black hat will
be found becoming to most faces.
Narrow belts of black patent leath.
err with gilt monogram clasps are good
Pretty little beaded bags for the
theater are, shown for SO little as 80
cents.
Lobster-red and fire-red are the fav-
orite colors in Paris just now, divid-
ing honors with light tan, smoke gray,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-16

Often the petty matters that the in
jured wife seeks advice about are
smoothed out happily without inter
vention; then would she not give
worlds to have her secret still her
own? Above all things, bear in mind
that IL you allow your husband to
know that you complain about him. or
fail to show him proper respect before
your friends, you will have lost your
strongest hold on him.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-16
Tonic for Dry Hair.

A most excellent tonic for dry and
falling hair is made of one gill OF
almond oil, one ounce of burdock root
one-eighth ounce each of oils of rose
mary and thyme, one and three-quar.
tiers drains of oil of bergamot, one
half dram Of oil of lemon and ths
same of triple extract of orange. Place
the burdock root in a glass jar and
pour in the oil, then put the jar where
it will keep warm, but not hot, fol
three days. Strain and add the rest
of the ingredients. Massage this into
the scalp every night
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-16
How to Gain FIeaA.

If the girl who wants to gain flesh
will take teaspooDful of olive Oil
three times day and half pint Of
warm mot boiled milk, before going
to bed, she will find her hopes real
ized. She would take a nap at noon,
when possible, and go to bed early ut
night. If she requires tonic it is q
good plan to take the oil in grape
juice, one teaspoonful of the oil in a
tablespoonful of the Juice.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-16
Hancock at Gettv,burr.

20
A hundred guns-yes, fifty more
Rained down their shot and shell
AS II, from out its yawning door,
Drove the red blaze Of hell.
The kiss! the crashl the shriekl the
groanI
The ceaseless iron hail!
All this for halyf the day. own
It made the stoutest quail.
But sudden, far to left, we heard
The band strike up; and 10!
Full in our front-no breath was stir
red
Came Hancock riding slow
As slow as IL on dress parade,
All down the line to right
And back again. By my good blade,
Was ever such a sight?
We lay at length. No ranks could stand
Against that tempest wild;
Yet on he rode, with hat in hand,
And looked. and bowed and smiled:
Whatever fears we had before
Were gone. That sight, you know,
Just made Us fifty thousand more,
All hot to face the foe.
You've heard the rest. How on they
came,
Earth shaking at their tread:
A cheer! Our ranks burst into fama;
Steel crossed: the foe had fed,
Yet still that dauntless form I see,
Slowly riding down the line,
Was ever deed of chivalry
30 grand, o comrade mine?
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-16
Charm of Feminine Mystery.

Does any sane woman want to be
understood? asked the Ladies' Field.
Does she not, on the contrary, prefer
to remain an enigma, mystery,
knowing that perfect comprehension of
any one means the cessation Of all In
terest in that individual? A woman
who once felt herself thoroughly I'M
derstood would never raise her head
again.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-16

One of the largest Libraries in as
STA belongs to Ge1ladi W. Judin. It
consists of over 100000 volumes, and
the oldest thing about 1t is that it
is not situated in a large city, but in
the neighborhoods of one of the most
inaccessible Siberian towns. Karsjo-
narsk.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-16
- A Girl,s Fad.

\ fad prevalent with young girls Is
the dangling of jewels, the first letters
Of which spell a name, from slender
gold necklaces. The idea came from
Paris. For girl named Theresa, a
turquoise. a hyacinth, three emeralds,
ruby and a sapphire, arranged In
proper order. would be selected.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-16

MRS. II. b. BIRCH. tufe, society anu
to all the higher and better public IL
terests of the community in which it
is published. Mrs. Birch is shrewd as
we'll as public spirited and has made
her paper a well paying investment
One test of success is the financial.
and quite right, too. The spirit of
good will and understanding that per-
vades her Office and all the people in
1t is remarkable and due undoubtedly
to the strong, harmonious personality
Of the editor and manager. Mrs. Birch
began life as kindergarten teacher.
The next step was to write stories for
children, then to become a member of
the local staff of one of the leading
Pittsburg dailies.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-16
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pentine should then be repeated. I'm
fortunately, one treatment is not
proof against an after invasion, but
if a flock is once entirely freed from
parasites and placed upon a fresh
pasture where sheep have not recent
ly been, no further trouble is likely
to be experienced during the rest OF
the season.-Fred o. Sibley, in The
Massachusetts Ploughman.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-16
Polishing Sfee,.

To polish steel surfaces mix to a soft
mass emery powder with liquid CON-
posed Of half sweet oil and half tur-
pentine Cover the article with this
and rub vigorously, then dust slightly,
using a soft flannel rag with dry
emery powder
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-16

Paper, silesia or calico soon spoils or
wears out. Table OilclOth or enamel
cloth, as it is often called, wears we'll,
does not show the dirt, and whenever
soiled can be cleansed with wet
cloth or sponge, coming out as good
as new. This seryiceable cloth comes
not only in white, but in many pretty
patterns, in blue, brown, green, etc.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-16

At the opening Of the new cathedral
In Uganda recently by the Bishop and
fifty European and native clergy, a
remarkable offertory was presented.
This included 1913 rupees, 10000
shells. So bullocks and cows, goats.
81 fowls and 134 eggs.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-16
Look Your Best.

Always look your best, and after
you have improved yourself as far as
lies in your power then make sure
that your manners will do. the rest.
We all can't be beautiful, but we can
try to be as beautiful as we can-and
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-16
EARLY MATURITY OF FOWLS.

EARLY MATURITY OF FOWLS.
We have fowls that mature at a
very early age; yet, when we con-
slider what has been done in other
lines of live stock as 10 early matur-
ity we see that there are great posi-
bilities in the matter of early matur-
ing of fowls. Consider the pig of 81
years ago, which matured in is
months, and the pig of today, which
natures in months; or consider the
steer that used to mature in three
and a half years and now natures In
twelve months. 1t will be seen that
we have not done as well with our
fowls, though we have improved the
early maturing quality. Yet in their
natural state the common fowls ma
ture at six or seven months OF age.
We have brought them to the point
where they mature in five months
We should be able to reduce the time
of maturing to three months. That
is, a hen of the Plymouth Rock or
Leghorn breeds should be matured
enough to lay eggs at three months
of age, and without doubt that end
will be attained when we get the
breeding of fowls down to the indi-
vidual proposition. Up to the present
we have done our breeding mainly by
flocks, thus being able to only partly
follow our own breeding operations
and to determine results. | expect
to live to see breeds of hens that be-
gin laying eggs at three months OF
age. Results may be obtained more
quickly in the breeding of fowls than
in the breeding of any other class OF
live stockholm Brand
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-16

A woman's conference recently In
session at Bathurst, New South Wales.
passed resolution that all girls be-
tween the aees Of Is and IS should re.
ceive instruction in the use Of Ore
arms.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-16
THE SUCKING COLT.

Our bowels of compassion are
moved when we see colt trailing
along after the dam in the cornfield
from one end of the quarter to the
other, then trailing back. We visa
we were able to put the thoughts oil
that colt on paper. 1t is afraid OF
losing it's mother as she travels her
weary way, wonders why this world
into which it has been ushered is
sucn a sad and dreary world, why
the sun is so hot, why the flies are
so ravenous, and why it don't feel
just right. 1t don't know why, but
its owner should. There is no rest
for it, even on the Sabbath day, for
the owner often thinks that his re-
ligious duties require him to drive
the mare and the colt to church and
back through the hot sun, and we
sympathize with the colt when 1t In
sists on getting just ahead and trav-
cling just as slowly as it can even
rislxing a punch with the end OF the
shaft or tongue.
Why don't you fix up nice DoX
stall and SMUT that youngster up In
it, putting a little nice green grass
or clover hay in the rack and hand
ful or two of oats or Shelled corn
When it gets hungry it can While
away the time in making its &C
quaintance with the bread and butter
of its after life. 1t will welcome the
return of it's dam with her fountain
of nourishment. 1t will soon become
contented with its lot, as the dam
will be contented in the confidence
that no harm is to happen to her
precious darling. After short time
it can be put with some staid and re-
spectacle old mare or horse into
small pasture fenced with woven
wire, where it can get a bit of green
grass and thus grow up into a use
full horse.
Where colts are obliged to follow
their dams back and forth over the
cornfield. or to town or to church
more or less stunting is absolutely
inevitable, and the colt will never get
that last hundred pounds, which, ii
otherwise handled, would add $25 to
its value, and which often makes the
difference between profit and loss. Ii
we cannot appeal to your compassion,
then We appeal to your pocketpook-
You will get more out of that colt by
treating 1t in the way suggested than
you can possibly get in any other
way, and at the same time give
peace to your own conscience. We
have had colts handled in this way
which did not require to be shut in
to the stable, but would stand in the
stable door, watching the dam dis
appear in the cornfield. They had no
idea of anything else than the stable
or the pasture as their home.-Wal-
lace's Farmer
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-16
For School Books.

Mothers are often called on to cover
school books as protection from little
fingers not always above reproach.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-16
Husbands Are Spoiled.

1t takes q woman of tact to be q
good wife. There are many good men
who, under different management,
would deteriorate rapidly. There are
others who are looked upon as almost
cruel husbands, yet who would under
wise management be the very reverse.
A good wife should study her husband
just as a good mother studies her child
home life. 1t may be bitterly hard
in some cases to keep your trials to
yourself, but eventually you will feel
that you have achieved noble victory.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-16

Z n o u 3 d, really,
why should they
not be? One of
the few members
of the feminine
sex, however, who
are responsible for
the entire conduct
of a journal is
Mrs. Henry B.
Birch of Pittsburg.
Her paper is a
weekly, devoted to
music, art, litera-
%,,vo cnoinfr o.nd
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-16

we all can certainly be courteous and
win the love that even exceeding beau
ty will not gain for us without the
charm that aeeentuates it.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-16

pushing with the finger at the back.
This is very dainty trifle and sug-
gests other possibilities and usefulness
besides holding safety pins.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-11-16

Key West sent to the North the
first six months of this year about
100000 cigars.