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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-05-25
His Idea Of Good Company.

The late General William Preston,
one of the most genial and hospi-
table of Kentuckians, was noted for
his ability to absorb conversation
without attracting attention or giving
offense.
Once, having travelled from Louis
vile to his home in Lexington, he
was greeted at the railroad station
by several friends, who expressed the
hope that his journey had been a
pleasant one II enjoyed 1t very
much" said General Preston, for 1
had the companicnship of the most
entertaining young man l ever met.
l found his society so delightful that
was sorry when | babe him farewell
here on the platform"
who was he?" was the inquiry.
81 cant recall his name just now,
though / am sure he mentioned it;
but there he is" laid the General,
pointing to youth who by his amer
ring accuracy in lip-reading was re-
garded as the most intelligent deaf
mute in the State, but who never in
his life had been able to hear or to
utter a sound.-Sunday Magazine
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-05-25
GOOD FOR THE HORSES.

Sveral are complaining that indiges-
ton is ailing work horses which have
not had much to do the past winter
and have had no sufficient or green
food. Under such conditions horses
that are suffering from Indigestion
may be given, good veterinarian
says, two pounds of green flax seed,
eight ounces of powdered mitre, four
ounces of powdered gentian, five
ounces of ginger, four ounces of powd-
cred anise seed. Mix together
thorough. Dose Leaping tablespoon
full once day in the grain. The ton
ic may be discontinued after ten days
if the horse is given an abundance of
light exercise daily. Some green sue
culent feed is what they need. Some
cut carrots, potatoes, or beets would be
good mixed in bran mash.-Indiana
Farmer.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-05-25

try Lydia z. Pinkhams Vegetable Conn
pound; this l did, and improved steadily IN
health, and in less tnan two years a beautiful
child came to bless our home. Now we have
something to live for. and all the credit h
due to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound"
Mrs. Mae P. Wharry, Secretary OF
the North Shore Oratorical Society.
The Norman, Milwaukee, Wis, writes.
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
=" was married for five years and gavs
birth to two premature children Lydia z.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound was recon.
mended TO me, and l am glad took it, for
1t changed me from a weak, nervous woman
to strong, happy and healthy one within
seven months. Within two years a lovely
little girl was born, which is the pride and
Joy OF our household. Every day ! plcss
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable COMPOUND for
the light, health and happiness it brought to
our home"
Ii any woman thinks she is sterile.
or has doubts about her ability to carry
child to a MIXTURE birth let her Svrite
to Mrs. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass, whose
advice is free to all expectant or
would-be mothers. She has helped
thousands of women through this anx.
ious period.
Women suffering with irregular or
painful menstruation, leucorrh9a. dis
placement, liberation or inflammation
of the womb, that bearing down feel
ing or ovarian trouble, backache, bloat-
ing or nervous prostration, should re-
member that Lydia E. Pinkham's vege-
table Compound holds the record for
the greatest number of actual cures
OF woman's ills, and accept no substi-
tute.
Mrs. Pinkham'S Advice and Medicine,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-05-25

Many women long for child to bless
their homes, but because of some de-
bility or displacement of the female
organs they are barren.
Preparation for healthy maternity is
accomplished by Lydia E. Pinkham's
vegetable Compound more successfully
than by any other medicine, because it
gives tone and strength to the entire
female organism, curing all displace-
ments, liberation and Inflammation.
A woman who is in good physical
condition transmits to her children the
blessings of good constitution. Is
not that an incentive to prepare for a
healthy maternity?
Ii expectant mothers would fortify
themselves with Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, which for thirty
years has sustained thousands of
women in this condition, there would
be great decrease in miscarriages, in
suffering. and in disappointments at
birth.
The following letters to Mrs. Pink
nam demonstrate the power of Lydia
+. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound IN
such cases
Mrs. L. G. Glover, vice-President of
Milwaukee Business Woman's Associa-
ton, OF GA Grove Street, Milwaukee,
Wis, writes:
Dear Mrs. Pinkham:-
-" was married for several years and no
children blessed our home. The doctor said
had complication Of female troubles and
l could not have any children unless could
De cured For months took his medicines,
trying In vain for cure, but at last nv hus-
band became disguised and succestad that T
many Women Have Been Benefited by
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-05-25
THE FARM HoT-BEDS.

A hot-bed consists of rectangular
frame made of boards ten inches wide
in front and fourteen in back, placed
on their edges and nailed together,
the end pieces being bevelled off and
the whole covered with sash, such as
old windows.
The beds are made in convenient
location facing the south, as on a hill
side. If sheltered at the north by a
hedge or fence much more heat will
be available.
A sufficient quantity of fresh horse
droppings containing the long straw
or leaves is piled up under cover, wet
down occasionally If necessary, and
turned every day for ten days or two
weeks. Then it will be ready for the
beds if the odor Is sweet and agree
able. This material is to furnish the
heat, through decay, for three or four
months.
The framework is set on the
ground at the desired place and the
enclosed space is dug out to depth
of 31a to 4 feet. The soil thrown out
can be used to advantage in banking
around the frame. The manure is
then placed in this excavation, layer
by layer, until within six inches or
the surface of the ground, each layer
being packed down till firm and level.
A layer of three parts good garden
loan to one part of rottened manure
follows, deep enough to bring the
whole to a level with the ground. The
sash is put on and the bed is left until
sticks left thrust in, show on being
held in the hand, a diminishing tenn
perature.
The bed may be planted at any
time after this, doing it on bright, hot
days, at the brightest, hottest time.
There is a great variety of things that
can be grown. Lettuce plants may be
started, or those previously started
in the house may be put out; radishes
sown between, or lettuce seed Tor
second crop. Strawberries may be
forced in them. Dwarf beans, celery,
parsley, early peas, herbs, etc., can
be started. and even brought to ma
turity. But for the farm 1t provides
a means of starting cabbage and to-
matoes, two very necessary crops.
When these plants are off. the bed
will still furnish heat enough to ma
ture a crop of mushrooms, or better,
some cucumber or melon seeds plant
ed will give an abundance of fine early
fruit.
Careful watering and care to leave
a crack of air always on to take on
the "sweat" is all the care necessary
other than careful ventilating on
bright days so that the temperature
will not rise So high that it is unfav-
orable to the crop in them. Wooden
shutters and straw mats are a val
liable addition for covering the sash
on stormy days or cold nights.
If you have never tried hot-bed
make up one this year and see for
yourself the help one of these minia-
ture greenhouses is. On many large,
private estates the gardeners have no
other means for supplying caulifow-
ers. lettuce, mushrooms, Strawberries
and other vegetables and fruits out
of season, when such things are in de-
mand, to say nothing of growing
succession of fiowers.-R. l. Adams
in Massachusetts PlOughman.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-05-25
STOPS LOSS OF PENNIES.
Postofice Department Saves Millions
BIZ New Stamp Rule.

Postofice Department Saves Millions
By New Stamp Rule.
Uncle Sam is busy rounding up the
odd pennies. His postoffice represen-
tatiyes have just discovered leak,
through which, n the course of the last
90 years, a great many hundred thous-
and dollars have run away. The loss
might figure up into the millions since
the invention Of stamped envelopes by
the fractional profits which the stamp
clerks in $4,000 postoffices have re-
tanned for their own use.
Third Assistant Postmaster General
Madden, who invented the stamp
books, stirred the department from
Maine to California by his recent or
der instructing stamp clerks to here
after account for the fractional
amounts received when stamped en-
velopes and wrappers are sold in I'M
even quantities. Before the order
came out the clerk accounted only for
the face value of the stamped paper
In his possession and the odd pennies
which he picked up from uneven sales
he retained for his own use
When you buy single 1-cent wrap
per or a single 2-cent stamped envel-
ope the clerk charges you or cents,
as the case may be. The wrapper costs
him possibly 7-1O0 of a cent and the
envelope about 12-lOO of a cent, so
that his profit in the first case is 93-10O
of a cent and In second $500 Of a
cent. OF course, the profits are not
proportionate in larger sales, and all
the clerk gains on each sale is the diff
ference between the fractional amount.
Some one with a turn for calcula-
tons figures that in Chicago alone the
profit from fractional sales is about
$1,000 month, and that on this basis
the government ought to get about
$4,000 a year additional income from
the whole country. or enough money to
pay the salary of the President
While the order bears heavily on
the regular stamp clerks who lose
their time honored prequisites they
have to submit because the stamped
paper is not theirs, and belongs to
the government from the time it is re-
ceived until the time it is sold. But
the men who keep substations are in
different category, and they are in I'll
humor over the recent decision made
on request from the New York post
master that even substation clerks
who buy their supplies outright must
turn in the fractional profits at the
end Of each quarter.-C Chicago Tribune.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-05-25
RESTORED TO HEALTH.
THANKS TO PE-RU-NA.
Friends We're Alarmed
Advised Change of Climate.

Miss Mildred Keller, 71S 18th street,
n. W., Washington, ID. c., writes:
Il can safely recommend Peruna for
catarrh. / had it for years and it would
respond to no kind of treatment. or if it
did it was only temporary, and ca the
slightest proyocation the trouble would
come back.
al was In such q stare that my
friends were alarmed abouf me, and 1
was advised 10 leave this climate.
Then tried Peruna, and to my great
Joy found ii helped me from the first
dose took, and few bottles cured
me.
1T built up my constitution, I re-
gained my appetite. and l feel that I
am perfectly we'll and strong. Mildred
Keller.
We. have on file many thousand testi-
monials like the above. We can give
our readers only a slight glimpse of the
vast array of unsolicited endorsements
DIR. Hartman is receiving
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-05-25
THE BREEDING STOCK.

II the hens and the males to be
used for breeding purposes have been
properly wintered there ought to be
no trouble in Matching chicks which
will thrive; on the other hand, If the
males have been kept half starved,
or have been so placed that they have
spent the winter In fighting each
other. they are not in condition for
mating. If the hens and pullcts have
been short on exercise. have been
overfed or underfed, have occupied
damp, dark houses. they are not in
condition to produce eggs which are
fit for Matching.
Turn attention to the breeding
stock now and first Of all see that the
feeding and care of the female is
what It should be. Have the house
comfortable. but also have plenty Of
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-05-25
SMALL PASTURES MORE DE-
SIRABLE.

A very common practice among old
farmers was to make their pastures
as large as possible, claiming that
there was a great saving in the way
of fencing and that there was COM
paratively little difference in grazing
a small or large pasture. This has
been found to be quite an erroneous
idea and the demand now Is for small
pastures and frequent changes. All
kinds of stock have been found to do
better when given a change of pasture
every few days. When stock is con-
fined too long on one pasture it be-
comes scented and they do not seem
10 relish it as well as they do new,
fresh pastures. There is also great
saving in pasture by using small
fields, in this way: when frequent
changes are made, the grass Is not so
liable to become so rank in places
that they will not eat it, a condition
which almost invariably arises when
stock is allowed the range OF large
fields. Especially is frequent change
desirable lOf SucSp dAd "hCh nv
given them, they do not thrive as they
should; turning on fresh pasture even
when no better than the one from
which they have been changed seems
to give them a new start. He who
changes his flock frequently during
year will find that his sheep have
made much better gains than those OF
his neighbor who has confined them
mostly to one pasture. BY having
small fields it is possible to nave a
variety of grasses. which is so de-
sirable in the forming Of pastures for
any animal. OF all kinds of live stock
there is none which is so wasteful a
grazer as the. hog and he should only
be allowed access to as much grass
as he will keep well cropped. Allow
him the range of one field ten days or
two weeks and then change to another
and you will find that he seems to like
the change very much, as he finds the
fresh grass tender and SWEET. w.
Jones in the Epitomist-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-05-25
GOOD SONS.

In the selection of sows there are
a few points which should be sought
for in addition to those mentioned as
requisite in the boar. Sows should be
docile and have at least twelve teats
of equal size. evenly placed, and car
ried well forward on the belly. Large
fat teats are invariably blind, i. e.,
they possess no milk duct. Young
sows should also be of good size and
quality. Care should be taken to as
certain IL their dams have been good
mixers, as this quality is hereditary.
A young SOW should get plenty Of ex-
ercise until she is ready for breeding,
which is at the age of about eight
months.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-05-25
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ventilation and find some way to force
her to take needed exercise; cut off
on the corn feed and increase the
wheat and other muscle-making
grains. AS for the males, place them
where they too may be well cared for
and fed, so as to get up the greatest
amount of energy and vitality before
they are turned in with the hens. No
work in the poultry business is more
important than this now, for the fu-
ture of the flock may depend upon
how we'll the breeding stock is
brought up to the highest perfection.
indianapolis News.
GINSENG GARDENING.
The culture of ginseng is now car
ried on successfully in all parts of
this country. 1t is not confined to it's
native home, the forest, but the
prairie now produces "seng' (pro-
nounced sang.) This is not a bust
ness for men only but women and
children now own and tend the gar.
dens. The size of these gardens de-
Ponds On the ability of the owner to
tend them, ranging from the minia-
ture pots of a few hundred plants
to immense nurseries of several hun
dred thousand plants and whose
value runs we'll up towards the hun
dred thousand dollar mark. The sup
ply of wild root is nearing extinction
and as result, the owners of ginseng
gardens find good money not only in
producing the root for market but also
in supplying seeds and roots to stock
other gardens. An idea can be had of
the immense yield of an acre when it
is understood that they are planted
very close-four to six inches. Seeds
appear the second year and roots are
of marketable size in four to six years.
Dry roots are quoted at 81 to S. per
pound while green roots for nursery
stock sell for several times that
amount. At the same time the plant
is producing each year after the Sec
ond, seeds which are worth nearly a
nickel each.-The Epitomist
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-05-25

badly swollen. One doctor told me ii
would finally turn to Bright's Disease.
l was laid up at one time for three
weeks. had not taken Doan's Kid
ney Pills more than three days when
the distressing aching across my back
disappeared, and / was soon entirely
cured"
For sale by all dealers. Price so
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
n. Y.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-05-25

In the great wave of popular feeling
for Norwegian independence which is
agitating Norway the hero of the hour Is
DR.. Fridtiof Nansen, the explorer, and
1t Is freely prophcsied thai he will be
his country's next prime minister, if not
her president, should the union with Swe
den be broken.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-05-25
An Oversight.

He wouldn't hire an architect his hard
earned coin to waste; he knew he could
house erect quite suited to his taste.
He did-and now the neighbors find a
cause to stop and grin; for, strange to
say, it slipped his mind to put Chin
ney in.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-05-25

mico County.
says: Il suf-
fered with kid
|ney complaint
for eight years.
1t cane on me
gradually. /
felt tired and
w 9 a K, w a s
short Of breath
and was trou-
b led w it b
bloating after
eating, and my
limbs w g Z g
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-05-25
An Important Subject.

Miss Brickrow-Is that lady a new
boarder?
Mrs. Brickrow-No; she has only rent
ed quiet room here, to work in. She
is writing q book on ''How to Bring Up
Children"
"Why doesn't she write at homeT
"Too noisy. She has children"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-05-25

There is a set Of malicious, pratine,
prudent gossips, both male and female,
who, murder characters to kill dime; and
will rob a young fellow Of his good name
before he has years to know the value
of it.-Sheridan.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-05-25
Niagara Falls Excursion.

The Wabash 1905 Niagara Falls Excur-
sion will be run on Thursday, August 18th.
Wabash is the only line offering free seats
in Reclining Chair Cars.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-05-25

There is oaly one $4,000 government
greenback still in existence. 1t is owned
by farmer, and he refuses to let the
government retire it.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-05-25

Work will bring success-and the
more folks you have working for you
the more success you will achieve.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-05-25

! have used Piso's Cure for Consump-
ton with good results. 1t II all right
John w. Henry, Box 642. Fostoria. Ohio,
Oct. 4. 1901.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-05-25

Are your clothes faded? Use Red Cross
Ball Blue and make them white again.
Large OF. package, cents.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-05-25

ST had Innannatory Rheuuatisu. but am well
now, thanks DIR. David Ksnnedys Favorite Remedy.
les my best friend" Garrett lansing, Troy. n. I.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-05-25

Sewing on buttons is not a wifely duty
In Japan--there are no buttons.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-05-25

The Japanese government is plac-
ing large orders for metal and wood.
working machinery in this country.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-05-25
You Can Get Aliens Foot-Ease FREE.

Write to-day to Allen 8. Olmsted, LIE Roy,
N. Y, for q FREE sample of Aliens Foot
Ease, powder to shake into your shoes.
1t cures tired, sweating, hot, swollen, ach-
Ing feet. 1t makes new or tight shoes eau.
A certain cure for Corns and Bunions All
Druggists and Shoe stores sell 1t. 25c.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-05-25

A salmon on which ali the spots
are In tpe shape of shamrock was
caught in ireland the other day.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-05-25
ANOTHER LIFE SAVED.

Mrs. G. w. Fooks, of Salisbury, Nd.
wife Of G.. w. Fo0ks, Sheriff of Wico-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-05-25

Don't believe rheuma-
tisrn can be cured by rub
bling liniment or oil on
the sore spot. The dis
ease cannot be reached in
that way. It m ust be
taken out Of the system.
Celery King cures rheu-
matism. CSC.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-01-28
The Cabbage Snake Lie.

Early last year some Individual.
evidently disciple OF Joe Null
hatton, circulated through the news
papers u story to the effect that u
small snake had been developed in
the heart Of the cabbage plant grown
in the West, and the reptile was Of
such poisonous nature that many
persons who had eaten the vegeta-
BILE died of the poison the snake had
deposited in the leaves. 1t is esti-
mated by the trade papers and prp-
duce merchants Of the West that this
lie has caused loss Ut s., 600, 900.
resulting in the falling of in the de-
mand for cabbage by the public.
Mr.. J. W. Brown, a produce dealer
of Des Noinee, says that in his small
city thousands Of dollars worth III
cabbages lie in storages, decaying,
and there is now no demand for this
erstwhile popular vegetable. The
cabbage raisers and other interested
parties are of one mind in thinking
that the originator Of tho lie ought
to he caught and punished. Every
body knows that the cabbage worm
IL quite common, but it was the twist
Of calling the harmless thing a snake
that sent chill Of fear down the
spine Of the public and brought on a
disastrous slump in the consumption
0f cabbage which has cost the rnisers
and dealers S., OOO, 900. as some have
figured the loss. The chase Of thu
fellow who started the cabbage-snake
lie cannot begin too soon, but even il
he is run down and punished we doubt
il it will have any effect in discourage
ing the Mulhattonism of certain ru-
raj correspondents Of metropolitan
newspapers. They rather rejoice in
inventing and circulating startling
lies, mo- matter what loss or injury
they may cause innocent people. The
responsibility, however. for the harm
done, should really be laid mt the
doors OF the newspapers that publish
the stories which on their face bear
the imprint Of their falsity.-DaiIy
States.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-01-28

Removal Of Centenary College.
The controversy over the remov-
al of Centenary College from Jack
son, La, to Shreveport, is attract-
ing wide spread attention. This
famous Methodist college takes
precedence in point of age and the
eminent prominence Of its gradu-
ates over any college in the State.
having turned out more judges,
doctors of law and divinity, and
other public functionaries than any
Southern institution. Its removal
to Shreveport is asked by the pro-
gressive citizens of that city, and
the great majority of the clergy OF
the conference approves the pro-
ject. Bishop Keener, aud some of
the old-time preachers oppose the
movement, and of course the peo-
pie of jackson are making the most
of their influence to retain the COL
lege in that town. It is more than
probable, however, that Shreveport
will secure its removal to that city,
as there is every good reason why
it should be done, and no valid
reason against it. A good deal is
said about some court decision
which would prevent the removal.
The lawyers who have Investigated
the matter say there is nothing in
the decision which would apply to
the case in point. We hope and
believe that Shreveport will finally
get the college.
The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1905-01-28

The Town Talk is reliably in
formed that the man found dead
recently iu the Lincecnm mill
pond was e. d. Woodcock, and
was a member of Diboll Lodge,
No. SGT. Independent Order of
Odd Fellows of Diboll, Texas. He
disappeared about Christmas, and
1t is supposed fell in the mill pond
and was drowned. The body was
found on Jan. 2lst. He was bur-
led at Pollock on the 22nd inst,
by Pollock Lodge, No. 70, L O.
o. F.-Town Talk Jan. rs.