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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-09-07

In the valley of Coda in Peru,
might be seen three years ago wom-
an named Martina Celada working in
the fields at the ripe age of 149. She
had been twice married, and though
her first matrimonial venture had
been made at the mature age of 40,
ner eldest son, if he had survived,
would have celebrated his 1ooth year
some time ago. When Donna Mar
tina was 142 years old she was known
to climb UP fig tree to gather the
fruit, and she celebrated her Hath
birthday by six hours work in the
field Peru, by the way, is prolific
of centenarians, and it is said to be
quite a common thing to see Indians
working at the age of 100 years and
more with the vigor and endurance
of young men,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-09-07
The Great Service of Major and Mrs
Taggart.

The nation is deeply indebted to
Major and Mrs. Taggart for the ines
timable service they have rendered
IN bringing about exposure of the
conditions of social life in the army.
1t was necessary for the people to
know that many of the officers of its
army, upon whom would depend the
honor of the country in case of war,
are whiskey drinkers, seducers, and
roues in general, spending their time
and their salaries in dissipation and
debauchery.
1t is true that there had been a
suspicion abroad for some time that
some such state of affairs existed at
army posts. But it never has been
disclosed before under oath in court
of record.
If the testimony given by the wit
nesses in the Taggart divorce trial is
true-and there is less reason to be-
Iieve it false than there is to be-
lieve that it understands the truth
the president and his secretary of war
should Immediately institute scar
ing investigation.
/. Army officers who are found to be
habitual drunkards and libidinous per-
sons must be put on the rack of pub
lie opinion and drummed out of the
army in disfonor
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-09-07
LINcoLN's BIRTHPLACE SOLD.
Brings Only such a Price as 1t Is
Worth for Farm Purposes.

Hodgenville, KY, Aug. 29.-Abra-
ham Lincoln's birthplace, a 110-acre
farm, has been sold at auction to R.
]. Collier. of New York, represented
by E. J. McDermontt, Louisville
lawyer, who probably bought it as an
investment The price paid for it,
$4,000, is not more than it would
bring for farm purposes.
The property was sold by order of
court in the bankruptcy case of A. w.
Dennette, of New York, who had pur-
chased it fifteen years ago from the
Creal family, into whose hands it
came at the time the Lincoln family
removed from the state. Besides Nc
Dermott, John E. Burton, of Phila-
delphia, and w. D. Frost, of Chicago,
were bidders.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-09-07
TO SAVE THE FALLS.
President Urged to Take Steps to
Prevent Destruction of Beauties
of Niagara.

Washington Sept President
Roosevelt is being deluged with let
ters by individuals in all parts of the
country praying him to do whatever
lies in his power to prevent the fur
ther destruction of the natural beau
ties of Niagara falls as an incident to
the development of the great power
plants on both sides of the Niagara
river. All of these communications
are being filed at the state department
and 1t is not improbable that they
may serve as basis for some action
by the president in the direction of
the creation of an international COM
mission to deal with this subject.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-09-07

A gentleman once said to a repor-
ter Il never took a newspaper that
didn't pay me more than / did for it.
One time an old friend of mine start
ed a paper down south and sent it to
me, and / subscribed just to encour-
age him, and after awhile it pub
lished a notice of an order to sell a
lot at public auction. So I inquired
about the lot and told my friend to
run it up to $50. He bid me off the
lot at $3s and sold it in month for
500, so / made $62 by taking that
PAPER My father told me that when
he was young man he saw a notice
in paper that school teacher was
wanted away off in a certain county
and he went ard got the situation;
and little girl was sent to him, and
after awhile she grew up sweet and
beautiful and he married her. Now
if he hadn't taken that paper what
do you suppose would have become
of me. / wouldn't have been at all.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-09-07
County Seat Contest.

There has been sharp contest be-
tween Kentland and Morocco in
Newto-l county as TO which should
have the county seat. Tuesday the
trouble broke OF again before Judge
c. w. Hanly, of the Jasper-Newton
circuit court chambers.
The Morocco people who lately
obtained from the supreme court
decision declared illegal the appro-
priation to complete the building and
that the contractors be constrained
from making any contract for its con-
struction. They also demand that
this half completed building be de-
clared public nuisance, and be or
dered removed from the public square
at Kentland
Judge Hanly could not restrain the
county council from making an ap-
preparation or declare the partially
completed building a nuisance, but
the commissioners are enjoined from
making any contract to complete the
building or from selling any bonds,
until the hearing before the October
term of the Newton circuit court,
when the whole case will be tried on
its merits.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-09-07
BLOWN TO ATOMS.
Aeronaut Baldwin Killed 1900 Feet
in Air.

Greenville, O., Aug 31-In sight
of $4,000 persons Professor John E.
Baldwin, airship wizard, and the man
who made war from a balloon during
the Spanish-American trouble, was
blown to atoms here this afternoon
by the explosion of six sticks of dy-
Mantle while 1,5OO feet in the air. His
wife and three children were among
the spectators who witnessed the
tragedy
Baldwin has been giving daily ex-
hibitions at the county fair here. He
would ascend several thousand feet
in the air and explode dynamite at
intervals. Today he mounted 1,50O
feet in the air and his airship was
soaring gracefully as bird.
Every eye among the thousands of
thrilled spectators below watched him
until he became almost a mere speck
Suddenly a great cloud of smoke ap-
peared. 1t hid the airship from view,
the spectators supposed, as the bal
loon had vanished completely from
sight. In another moment the sound
of the explosion reached the strain
ing ears of the watchers, but the air.
ship did not again appear to vision
For a moment the crowd waited
expectanty, thinking that a view of
the aeronaut would be obtained
through rift in the smoke. A Sec
ond, two, three, and finally a minute
passed and the supposed smoke did
not clear. Then a groan of horror
rose from the multitude. The airship
had vanished. Where it had been
but moment before was only space,
space infinite Twenty-Five thousand
pairs of eyes searched in vain over
the heavens for the speck which had
been human life. The groan of hor-
ror was suddenly broken with a wom-
ans shrek 1t was like breaking
glass. The practiced eye of Baldwin S
wife told her of the tragedy in the
clouds before the crowd could fully
comprehend.
With the one piercing scream she
fell in a dead faint before the vast
crowd realized what had happened.
Searchers Immediately began looking
for fragments of the wrecked airship.
A half mile away they found pieces
of silk cloth of which the balloon was
made and splinters of the basket, like
framework on which the aeronaut had
been perched. Scattered about 20
acre field were found fragments of
Baldwin's body The distance at
which the remnants Of the airship fell
was so great that the crowds had not
seen the fragments fall.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-09-07
CHAUTAUQUA SALUTE.
Richmond Man, in a letter to DR..
Hurry, Asks State Board to Pro-
hibit the Practice.

After doing excellent and appar-
emily harmless service for many years
the modern chautauqua salute the
waving of the handkerchief-has been
assailed. A Richmond man is on the
warpath against it and if he has his
way it is to be ruthlessly abolished
forever.
The Richmond mans campaign
against the salute, which Is often used
at Winona and at other places, was
made known in a bristling letter to
Dr. J. ~ Hurry, secretary of the
state board of health. The salute was
trampled on and assailed without
mercy as a most unsanitary thing.
After recital of the great harm done
by. the salute in letter covering sew
eral pages, teh man moot only asked
that it be abolished. by DR.. Hurry,
but demanded that henceforth it
should not be allowed to be practiced.
Dr. Hurry has not yet manifested a
Willingness to abolish it.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-09-07

Boots are only worn in China by
officials, servants, soldiers, sailors,
and special hob-nailed boots, occas-
ionally in wet weather, by the COM
mon people. The universal form OF
foot covering is shot, while coolies
and the poorest classes have to con-
tent themselves with straw or leath-
er sandals, or go barefoot. Women's
shoes are made at home, and, except
in isolated cases in Shanghai, are new
er exposed for sale in shops. This
remark does not apply to the pecul-
lar form of shoe worn by Manchu
women, which is perched on a sort OF
small sti1t. In the north, during the
winter months, the ordinary boot or
shoe is often wadded or lined with
sheepskin, and of late years reproduc-
tions of Chinese boots and shoes IN
India ruber have been imported from
the United States and Germany, and
found favor with Chinese at the
treaty ports.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-09-07

A. A. Huff made business trip to
Logansport, Tuesday, and while there
had a talk with Capt. Swigart, gener-
al manager. of the /. L. & S. B. trac-
ton company. He says that while
the negotiations for 6nanceering and
constructing the road have been some
what delayed at different times, more
than was anticipated, yet the officials
are pushing matters as fast as could
be really expected in such large
undertaking, and, in addition, he says
at no time have they thought Of fol-
lowing any other route that would
leave Argos off the main line. AR
gos Reflector.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-09-07
Straight Talk.

Young man, there is one thing
you cannot do. You cannot make
a success in life unless you work.
Older men than you haze tried it
and failed. You cannot LOAF around
the street corner, smoke, tell stories
and sponge on some one else, with
out making a failure of life. You
must learn a trade or get into some
honest business If you don't you
will become chronic loafer and
there is no place on earth for the
loafer.
The ripe fruit is at the top of the
tree and you must climb il you get
it, or some smart person will pluck
it from you. Do something, no mat
ter how small or how low the wages.
1t will be starter Help yourself
and others will help you. There is
no royal road to success; VIII, grit
and endurance are the qualities which
lead to it.-Ex-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-09-07
GOES BACK TO DIE.
Plymouth Man Returns to His Long
Deserted Wife.

There is a rather remarkable story
connected with the recent somewhat
mysterious death of venerable John
Hoy of Plymouth, at Toledo, Ohio,
in the home of Mrs. John Mckenzie.
TO the officers who investigated the
case Mrs. Mckenzie said that Hoy
was an old and very dear relative.
She gave them the address of his
sons. The sons came and were not
satisfied with the return of the coro-
ner They said that their father left
home with nearly $1,000. Mrs. Nc
Kenzie said he had left small sum
all he had, with her, and that she
also had his pension papers.
The boys investigated and found
that in 1860 Hoy married a girl Is
years old A few months after the
marriage Hoy enlisted. He never at
tempted to straighten out his domes-
tic troubles until after he was dis
charged. Then he found that his wife
had been divorced, but had borne him
child and left for parts unknown.
He finally married again, rearing a
family and living with his second wife
almost 80 years, when she died. He
then remembered his ante-bellum love
and sought to find her. Some IA years
ago he discovered her whereabouts,
but also found that she too had re-
married A few years later he read
in the papers that her husband had
died. She again disappeared. Not
many months ago, however, he locat
ed her in Toledo and Immediately
pressed his suit. He was successful
and later called on her to complete
arrangements for an early wedding
While talking to her he expired
Bremen Enquirer.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-09-07

Wednesday evening completing a
series of concerts given by the Ply
mouth Band the ladies of the men,
bers planned a surprise after the con-
cert. After serving refreshments all
kinds of amusements were indulged
in; toasts were given and jolly good
time was had by all who were present.
When this band was organized a
few years ago many predicted that
history would repeat itself and the
band would go to pieces before the
end of the year. The year did end
however and the band played merrily
on, and today the Plymouth Band
ranks among the leading bands of In
diana, which is due chiefly to the un-
firing and persistent efforts of its
leader.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-09-07
A Town Without Liar is Pierceton'
Roast

Pierceton feels elated because she
can now make a bid for notoriety.
fhe Record says:
"Some towns boast of being dry,
some of one thing and some of anoth-
er, but we think now we have them all
beaten to standstill. Owing to the
failing health of our attorney, ]. F.
Logan, he has closed his Office and
is offering his business for sale.
There has always been strong
prevailing sentiment that all liars be-
long to the legal profession If this
be true, then our town of 1900 inhab-
itants is without a liar, which fact
ought to give it prominent position
near the gate way opening into the
millinum."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-09-07
What Japan Has Won.

The mikado's empire has secured a
pace among the great powers of the
world.
apan has wrested from Russia the
control of the Lao Tung peninsula,
including Port Arthur, Dalny and the
Blonde and Elliott islands, thus at
one stroke getting revenge for past
indignities and what to her are the
prime fruits of victory.
By Japan's victory the empire has
forced Russia to consent to the open
door for all nations in Manchuria
A "preponderance influence" in
Korea has been secured, an influence
which admits the right of Japan to
give military and financial advice to
the emperor of Korea
Japan obtains the retrocession to
China of the Eastern railway, which
runs south from Harbin to Pot. Ar
thur, charge of control which will
aid Japan in financial sense
japan Has lOl(CQ luC ll1lilldtlOtl vi
the Chinese concession of 1896, under
which the "crit Off through northern
Manchuria was built to connect the
Trans-Siberian and the Ussurf rail-
road, so as to provide for the reten-
ton and ownership of the line by
Chinese Eastern. Chinese imperial
police are to be substituted for the
Russian railroad guards.
The Japanese treasury is TO re-
ceive liberal amount in payment for
the care of Russian prisoners.
Japan's fishermen secure the right
to ply their trade in the waters of the
Russian littoral from Vladivostok
north to the Bering sea.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-09-07

AS a-esult of the mental strain and
privations which he underwent for
several years before he attained sue
cess, Harvey Mcintyre, South Bend
photographer who invented ma
chine. for the rapid printing of pho
tographs and which promises to rev.
olutionize the art of photography, has
become violently insane
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-09-07
CROP CONDITIONS.
Showers have made Corn and Pota-
toes Safe from Drought.

The weekly crop bulletin of the In
diana department of the weather bu-
reau department. of the weather bu-
reau for the week ending Monday,
August 2s, says:
An excess OF temperature was re-
corded in all parts of the state during
the first three days of teh week. Dur
ing the rest of the week the day tenn
peratures were slightly below the
normal and the nights were decidedly
cool.
Copious showers were general dur
ing the twenty-four periods ending
Wednesday morning and Friday
morning The other days of the week
were clear or fair While growing
crops were not in immediate need of
the additional moisture, the rains
were beneficial to the corn and pota-
toes and these crops are now safe
from injury by drouth.
In accordance with a special re-
quest for information on the subject,
reports have been received from more
than 200 correspondents, representing
Is of the 90 counties in the state, re-
garding the date when the corn crop
will be out of danger or Injury by
frost. The estimates range from the
present (there being in the aggregate
already a considerable acreage of the
early corn safe and some, in Floyd
and Jefferson counties, cut) to dates
we'll along into October, when the
latest paintings and replantings, es-
pecially of corn in river bottoms, are
expected to mature. AS TO the crop
however, the estimates range from
September 10 to September IS, and
average for the central and south sec
tions each, September 20, and for the
north section, September 21 The
average date OF killing frost at Indi-
annapolis, determined from a continu-
Gus record of observations covering
81 years, is October 49, With the ex-
ception of comparatively small areas
in Gibson, Daviess and possibly a
few other counties, where excessive
rainfall or overflowing streams food
ed fields, or recent storms damaged
crop, the corn is in a splendid state
of development and promises the best
for years.
For the most part oats have been
marketed, but in a few scattered
fields the crop remains in shock, and
is badly damaged.
In few instances reports as to the
second crop of clover are favorable
but generally there is little or no
seed.
The prospect for late potatoes has
improved.
An abundant crop of SWEEP corn is
being canned. Tomatoes are, with
the exception of few localities, plen-
tiful, but ripening slowly, and in pla-
ces -rotting.
Cutting tobacco is progressing
slowly. The lower leaves of the plant
are being damaged by an excess of
moisture
Grapes are plentiful, and pears and
peaches fairly so, but, with the ex-
ception of few localities, the apple
crop is light.
Pastures are good and fall plough
ing is we'll advanced in all sections.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-09-07
Plans Model State.

Laporte, Ind, Aug. 3O-Advices re-
ceived here from Indianapolis credit
Gov. Hanly with laying plans for a
campaign which will effectually place
the lid on all cities and towns not
under metropolitan police control
Gov. Hanly believes that he has plac-
ed the lid on all cities over 10000
population, and he will now demand,
under threat of impeachment pro-
law in all towns and villages. He
ceedings, the rigid enforcement of the
has advised friends that he will forgo
vacation. He invites communica-
tions telling him of conditions which
exist in defiance of the law.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-09-07

The subway tavern, of New York,
opened IL months ago with an adj
dress by Bishop Potter and the sing
ing of the doxology, closed its doors
at midnight on August aoth for the
last time as "sanctihed saloon" On
the 31st its proprietors, it is stated,
signed over the place to man who
has conducted the restaurant on the
premises. The new owner Win take
out the water-wagon sign and after
extensive alterations, will run ths
place as an ordinary saloon.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-09-07
Church Dedication.

The beautiful cement stone Chris
tian church at Plymouth win be dedi-
Gated Sunday Sept. 10th. Elder I. ].
Legg, State Evangelist, viii preach
the dedicatory sermon. There will be
services morning afternoon and even
ing. Special vocal music will be rem
dered at each service. The Plymouth
Band will play in the afternoon. All
the ministers of the city VIII take
part at 8 p. m. Excellent train SER
vice on three systems coming and re
turning Bring YOUR baskets and eat
in the court house yard. A great time
is expected
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-09-07
Here's a Record Ear of Corn.

Clinton, Ind, August 3o.-John
Rae, farmer, twelve miles southeast
of here, has raised the largest ear of
corn ever reported in tnis vicinity, if
not in Indiana. The ear is seventeen
and one-half inches long, twelve in
ches in circumference and weighs
three and one-third pounds 1t was
raised on exceedingly poor clay
ground in sixty-acre field. where the
corn around it was not averaging for
ty bushels to the acre.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-09-07

Muscogee, 7. T. August 2e.-The
subcommittee separate statehood
convention today recommended "Se-
quoyah' as the name of the new
state. They suggested the adoption
of the new state. They suggested
the adoption of the South Carolina
dispensary system allowing the sale
of liquor for medicine.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-09-07
Cow Has Hydrophobia.

Mr.. and Mrs. Julius Werner, north
of town, are surely having their share
of trouble. About four weeks ago
they took their three-year-old son
to the Pasteur Institute, at Chicago,
for treatment after the boy had been
bitten by the family dog, which went
mad. The mother and son had just
returned home when one of their
cows became afflicted with the dis
ease, and before Mr.. Werner could
kill the animal he was considerably
bruised by it attacking him. They
fear more of their cattle will go mad.
Sum-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-09-07
Preacher Falls out of Swing in We'd
ding.

Fairfield, H.. August a1.-James
French, of Kansas City, and Miss
Irene Stroder, of Dayton, o., were
married in an aerial cycle whirl in a
circus while it was going at high
rate of speed The Rev. William
Sheaks, of Peru, Ind, the officiating
minister, not being accustomed to
such novel ceremonies lost his bal
ance and fell out, breaking his right
arm. He will sue the owner of the
circus for $1,000, it is said.
There were several Thousand per-
soas near the outside of the circus
tent when the wedding and accident
occurred. There was great excite
ment, as it was at first believed the
minister was killed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-09-07

Terre Haute, Ind, Sept. Con
gressman Holiday, of the Fifth I'm
diana district, has announced his de-
sire for another nomination by the
republican convention, but promises
that he will not run again He adds,
incidentally, that he would like to
have the honor by acclamation.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-09-07

Warsaw Times: Col. William ].
Bryan does not claim to be q minister
and so quickly appreciated an Incl
dent in Fridays program Friday af-
ternoon as DR.. J. Wilbur Chapman
introduced Mr.. Bryan to the audience,
he asked that song No. be sung in
honor of the distinguished guest. No.
8 starts like this: Il am stranger
here il foreign land. Ny home is
far away on golden strand
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-09-07
Excursion Fares to Richmond, Va.
via PENNSYLVANIA Lines.

September 9th, 10th and 18th ex-
cursion tickets to Richmond, Virginia
account annual Meeting, Farmers
National Congress, will be sold from
all ticket stations on the Pennsylvan-
ia Lines. For full particulars regard
ing fares, route, time of trains, etc.
apply to local ticket agent of those
lines.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-09-07
creatore Loses a Musician.

Raffalo Russo, "a years old, died
Friday morning at the Columbus hos
pital in Chicago, apparently of ty-
phoid fever. The victim was a mem
Der of Creatore's band, now playing
an engagement at Bismarck gardens,
in Chicago. Thursday evening he was
taken seriously i'll and hurriedly re-
moved to the hospital. Everything
possible was done in his behalf, but
without avail