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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-12-28
AuTrouble.

May 1 ask what you are looking
for?' said the clerk In the ticket Office.
II Ak looking for trouble replied
the man who was running his finger
over the big wall map Of the world
Looking for trouble?"
Eyes, sir, 1 am hunting MP Russia"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-12-28

parsonage in more
n than one-he
IS a royal hupter. a
royal $ t, and,
above all, has a
'oyaI appetite. 1t
rs said that he eats
four regular meals
Il day. has n lunch
every r, and
eats G + m o u s
quantities of t h e
richest food. II
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-12-28
Similarity.

"They call these dog days." re
marked the man with the wilted collar
and palm-leaf FAM
ANY particular breed Of dog?' spoke
up the warm-weathei wit
Eyes. I should say greyhound"
why so?"
..T6ey are so long"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-12-28

sion of a place of
power they had oc-
cupied in the State
Treasurer's o fiji C G
for a generation,
Colonel William F.
Berry possesses
post election inter
est. Although Penn
S ylvania gave
Roosevelt half a
million majority for
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-12-28
HQOSIER HAPPENINGS
NEWS OF THE WEEK CONCISELY
CONDENSED.

What Our q Are Doing
Matters of General and Local Inter-
est-Marriages and Deaths-Acci-
dents and Crimes-PersonaI Pointers
About Indiauians.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-12-28

COL. W. +. BERRY President. Colonel
Berry, who is a Democrat, was elected
by over 100000 majority. 1t was not
partisan politics, but principle wnicn
governed the election
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-12-28
CHAPTER XIV.

Ethel was certainly very courageous.
She was also strong. young and healthy,
and had an unusual amount of self-pride.
all Of which kept her from giving way
under the load of grief that came upon
her after Jacks faithless behavior. But
she felt her sorrow non the less deeply
and hid it from her fathers sight.
Captain Polling had been away nearly
q week on a visil to an old friend, and
Ethel was feeling the daily monotony OF
her life very irksome as she once more
} set about making her fathers coffee.
There were letters on the table. bn,
} she did not feel particularly curious
about them. As she placed the coffee not
on the table the writing on the enyelope
next to her own plate caught her eyes.
& The blood rushed to her face, and. with
nervous haste she picked up the envelope
lAnd opened it. She read the invitation
card. and the 6ush fade slowly, leavine
IN expression of sorrowful contempt on
her face. :
"Poor jack" she sighed. al wonder
II he thinks q few civilities Of this kind
viii make amends for his conduct In the
7ast7 Does he imagine he can repay mi
or the loss Of his love BY holding out
he hand Of friendly patronage? Can
,s believe it would give me pleasure to
<pend an evening in watching his atten.
ions to his handsome hostessY' She
brew the card from her with an impa.
lent Sigh. "How contemptibly foolish II
II Of me to care so much after all this
mel Perhaps dad would like to see his
b home again: and. as it does not really
sitter much whether / 90 or not, / vii
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-12-28
~O~OON0O~N~

Secretary of State for Home Affairs in
the CamnbelI- Zimmerman Liberal cab
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-12-28

who has been reelected president of
tho National Civil Service Reform
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-08-05
BUT THE cow KNEW.

Several years ago, as papa was going away for few
days. he engaged to and do the chores Every
thing went very nicely the first night until the man
started to milk the Then his difficulties began
After having large part Of the milk spilled by the
cows he at last succeeded in milking them. The next
morning he asked for papas Clothes he would put
them and then the would think papa was milk
ing them. Papa is rather slender, and as this man
weighed something over two hundred pounds he had
some difficulty getting into the clothes After great
deal Of tuggng and groanng he succeeded in arraying
himself in his suit 'Now, - he said, 81 defy the
most intelligent to tell me from Mr.. Pew" Time
however changed his opinion for soon as he stepped
into the barn the began to look at him very
ly. picked up the stool with confident manner and
sitting down, began to milk The seemed to think
that something was wrong for she watched him very
closely all the time he milking. Just he finished,
she appeared to decide that it not papa, for she
kicked him over spilling all the milk His clothes were
tight that he could not get up very quickly Before
he could accomplish that feat she kicked him again,
sending him under the next Fortunately she was
quiet and allowed him to regain his feet which he lost
no time in doing. Daisy Pew,
Tenth Grade. -Aankato Mimi.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-08-05
SATURDAY, AUGUST s 1904

cd to walk that log" ttWen you cant and TN shsw
you that you can T - We grunted but said nothing
Out and Jean almost to the end of the log with
close behind She stopped to think how she could
us going back when she slipped. Down and down she
went into the water and mud until she almost
cred with black mud and water Then condescended
to pull her out But Jean accident became known and
highly amused at her ridiculous appearance
We threatened to the children with ghosty
tales of the mud man Margaret Shelton,
High School Rhinelander, Wis.
PECULIAR SITUATION.
This topic reminded of Mrs. w. funny accident.
Mrs. W. bought her milk at place not far from her
house and evening when she went for it she noticed
little girls were swinging It looked 50 inviting that
she set her pitcher down and asked if she could try
it They consented and she sat down and began to
swing She doing we'll that she called of the
girls to the door to her. Just the girl reached
the door down went Mrs w.. swing and all. She
very quickly but did comprehend situa-
tion. When she them all standing out the porch
laughing at her she looked at them and then at the
picked up her pitcher Of milk and walked home with
her head held very high -Wava E. Williams,
Ninth Grade, Centervle S. D.
High School. 5*E= -
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-08-05

Traits Of Evergreen Trees
White Pine-Five needles in bundle; scales of
thickened at the top.
Scotch Pne-Two blush green, short needles in .
bundle.
Austrian Pine-Two long, dark-green needles in .
bundle.
singly.
Norway spruce-Large hanging cones; scattered
needles point all ways.
Hemlock-SmaIl, hanging cones; fat spray.
Larch-Many needles in cluster; fall off each year3
erect cones.
Bed Cedar-Blush berries; sharp, priekly spray.
Arbor Vitae-F4at branches; fewscaled, and
only two seeds under each
White Ceda-Cones roundish with four te eight
seeds under each.
Pitch Pine-Dark, stiff needles, arranged in threes.
Merle, who playing fisherman, went by the house
calling Fresh fish: fresh fish; nice and salty The
Little Chronicle.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-08-05
THE JOURNAL JUNIOR,

at it climbed the tree partly cut the near the top
and waited When number of unsuspecting girls, my
self included along she proposed that we swing
and she insisted letting swing frs but her plan
did not because the rope stronger than she
thought it She did not swing faa quite while,
but when she it did not break with us she thought
it would break with her, she got into the swing
But alas While she swinging the rope broke and
she "took tumble When she arose she did not ap
pear to be nearly amused as we were and when we
laughed she said what you laughing at
don It think it's anything to laugh about :,
Tenth Grade, -Estella Murphy,
Franklin School. Austin, Mlnn.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-08-05
Forty Bibles a Minute.

The Bible publications Of the Oxford University
Press have been issued for 300 years and be published
in $50 languages and dialects Orders for 10000 Bibles
quite common An order for half million copies
be readily filed On average from thirty to forty BIZ
bles furnished every minute There 110 different
editions of the Oxford Bibles in English, varying from
the magnificent folio edition of pulpit to the br
ant Bible, the smallest edition of the Scriptures in the
world. --s~-s>..-.
OF the revised version fourteen editions published
More than million copies of the revised New Testament
had been ordered before publication in 1884, and it Is
claimed that the workngmen of the establishment refused
brbe of four thousand pounds to furnish copy
of the book before the day of issue.
At the banquet hall at the four hundredth celebration
Of the beginning of the art of printing in England by
Caxton, Gladstone exhibited copy of the Bible which
had been printed and bound entirely since midnight Of
the preceding day. The preparation of the India pa
PERI used by the Oxford University Press is business
secret Of great value. The largest folio Bible printed in
Oxford nineteen by twelve inches and
has yet been found in it. The brilliant Text BIZ
ble measures 3A x2s nehes and is threefourths Of
inch thiek-Caxton Magazine
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-08-05

sahissas hey have moved it hundred yards And ses
how much carving they have DONE"
BE pointed to eight inches of wonderful deco
ration The officer nearly fifty of age and the
traveller looked in establishment wondering how long be-
fore the pillar would complete it's journey An old Brah
min standing by noticed his expression.
"You English in such hurry, i" he said FtThers
the age of brass and the age Of iron They and
they CO. Others have and gone their way, and
viii you. But the pillar will reach the temple.'
His reply the spirit of ancient India, which takes
no heed of today but having set about the construction
of such monument goes steadily at work, satisfied to
devote thousand years to it if the temple be worthy
to endure when it is done
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-08-05
TWO IN SUCCESSION.

Two lovely golden pumpkin pies sat on the window
ledge sending out tempting fragrance that seemed to
say, II IN every bit as good look.'' making
mud pies by the woodple How insignificant my
wonderful seemed hungry eyes devoured those
golden brown spheres with creamy white rims Suddenly
dropping the pies went swiftly toward the pantry
window. Another instant and the pie and running
swiftly down the meadow road
sfHello!'' said deep voice that almost made tho
pie jump out of my hands There before stood great
burly tramp. s'Who is that pie forf" he demanded.
t.For-for you,'' I gasped in much the tone
would said, s'eat the pie not me- holding it out
to him at the time.
ttThank you,'' he said, but could not understand
why he laughed. Then turned and scampered into the
house. fMama mamal it all accdent," " sobbed.
s.What was7' ttThe pie' Then another accident hap
pened. -Richard B. Smith,
Sixth Grade, Grafton, N. D.
Central School
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-08-05
PUss LIKED CREAM, TOO.

t'There goes the door bell again. called mama
from the foot of the stairs Do come down and answer
It. I so busy.'' ..
'I have answered that bell about eleven times to-
day. grumbled to myself as slowly went downstairs
How my temper changed opened the door, for what
that the front porch that looked SO emptng' It
large freezer full Of ice cream, which saw and
which made my mouth fairly water 'oh mama, the ice
has come,'' cried as tripped lightly into the
kitchen where she frostng cake. ''Can have
little tasteG'
'sNot now, dear. Wait till this afternoon and Il
there is left you may have it' The Ladies Aid
society going to meet at house and the ice
for them. was to help How slowly the time
did go how I wished only few would come.
It's time to serve,' said mama, coming out of the
front Those the words that had been wait
ing for for the longest time Everybody had been served
and it my turn. filed my dish rather full and
careessly set the edge of the table while went
for spoon Our cat very fond of sweet food and
she smelled something good, put her paws the
tablecloth and pulled. back just in time to
the fall pusss head and the ice the
floor. Pussy then looked around with very innocent
eountenance and quietly began to eat my ice
Tenth Grade, Mary Phillips,
South Side School st. James, Mimi
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-08-05
MINNEAPOLIS. MINNESOTA, 81

that it too bad for kin to have the wheel and not
learn to rde she undertook to teach him It hap
pened that neighbor cleaning house at the time
and had big feather mattress out the lawn My sis
ter had been holding to the bicycle seat but my bro
ther seemed to be riding pretty well she let 60 Russell
went nicely for little and then landed right in ths
middle Of the big feather bed We thought that might
be good plan to scatter mattresses around the lawn
that when he fell he would fall on them. However he
did not need them, because he had learned to ride
A Eighth Grade, Ruth Richardson,
Washington School 416 E. Fifth Street.
Mortified, Mimi
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-08-05
A QUESTION UNASKED.

One day this summer while my sister and | were
visiting grandparents sent out to the
den to pick enough red raspberries for pie We were
busiy engaged in filling basket when my sister, who
was carrying it, stumbled into large nest of hornets,
splng all of her berries she fell Sister began to
sunbonnet around her face to keep
them from stinging her. My grandfather who had
heard appeared upon the Of action
with teakettle full of hot water He never asked US
where the at all, but said afterward that we
ought to have told So he stepped into the nest
also helped my sister out and grandpa away from
them. William Markham,
Sixth Grade. Stewartville MINI.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-08-05
UNREWARDED PERSEVERANCE.

Touch! Oh, deari What did you let 60 fort I'n
sure didn t tell you to'' Then loud burst of tears
drew aside the curtain, peeped out and sad heap
Of what appeared to be girl and cycle Lucy who was
standing the ruins, after dartng swift glance In
the direction of the laes hastily bent down to tie heH
shoe It Lucy giving her sister lesson in
cycleriding and-wel, you know the rest. Suddenly
mufed gggle heard from the lilacs at which Ger
tie sprang up, displaying quickly rising lump her
forehead but nevertheless wearing orde-n-theat-
tempt expression. Somehow Bob's giggles always did
have that effect upon her Casting reproachful look
on the offending wheel she picked it up gave it an i'm
patient jerk and seeing Lueys dimples flashed haught,
ssYou may go will teach myself. After several
successful attempts mounted and started off down
the slope At the foot Of this slope there sharp
turn and tree Swiftly the wheel sped down tho
SLOPE its rider wearing very triumphant look she
thought Of how Bob would change his ggge into whis
tle Alas little maid, that she did not know how
true is old proverb tPride goeth before fal''
Faster faster it sped the pedals slipped from be-
meath her feet then-the tree Crashl Bang Never
theless there was thankful little sob mother earth
was touched Gerte and glancng neither to right
nor left stalked the house, This time the gggle
not suppressed. Leila Sanders,
High School Grand Meadow, MINI
"A NEW BOGEY MAN.
We were playing g follow the leader and Jean
the leader long log extended into the lake. As
and sad We could stump Jean if she attempt
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-08-05

jump went home leaving the chase to her. About
hour later very tired, yet happy little girl the
front walk leading calf. By of piece of rope
friend had captured it. ftThat calf jumped fence
that could hardly climb and then after while
Byron found her under boxcar and poked her OUT
Everyone laughed at her and said 'What accidents chill
dren will have.' -- Maud Rolfe, ~
Fifth Grade Clark, 8. D.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-08-05
THE GAMBOI,s OF BABY,

A few weeks ago papa hired man and his wife to
work the farm They from Minneapolis and the
woman told that she would not leave the city but
for little GIRL two years DID, who needed plenty Of
fresh air The first day the farm baby sent out
to get air. She wandered to the barn, found
egg which she broke to ea but the taste did not suit
her. started to the house to show her mother how she
besmeared her hands, face dress and shoes On the
way she caught little chicken squeezed it to death and
was attacked by the mother hen who pecked her face
and hands until she screaming to her mother, who
laughed heartily at her eggp painted darling Baby
then kitchen air would do her for whe but she
wanted to get kitten that she the porch and
worked door until she had her foot fastened
in it and screamed with pain until released. She
scarcely out of this trouble until she put her toes into
clothes wrnger her mother had just set the foor
turned handle, fell screaming and tried kick
herself but held prisoner until turned
wrnger backward and set the mischievous
Baby's mother declared accident caused all the
Others that baby would have to return to the city
but she has become quite farm girl and has learned
enjoy feeding the chickens Joseph F. Russell,
Eighth Grade, Madeia, MINI
Mankato Union School.
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-08-05
AN UNRELIABLE sTEED,

Hey diddle, didde, the cat and the fiddle,
The jumped the moon.
That is what would have thought had you been
lot hot afternoon last summer I was quietly
studying my Sunday school lesson when exclaimed
@sMercy me!' and rushed out Of the kitchen door.
There Gladys leading 2months old calf htched
to the express wagon. The big tin boiler in the
wagon and the baby riding in it, while threeyear-
old Eva pushing it Mama took the baby and the
boiler out but the rustic of skirts startled the small
steed and away it Gladys tried to head it off, but
it only went straight ahead Gladys subbed her toe
full chase after calf which was believing at every
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-08-05
In Deliberate India.

The ancient temples and
tombs of India with their
exquisite carving are mar
vels, says a man who has
travelled extensively and
written entertainingly Of
the "Cities of India. The
wonder grows when the
sightseer reflects that the
enormous blocks of marble
and sandstone have been
dragged, by hand in many
cases, up steep and lofty
cliffs.
Some years ago Mr.. For
rest, while walking thru a
remote village Of the Dec
can, noticed a large stone
pillar, richly carved, lying
by the roadside. He asked
the origin and destination
Of the monoith. It was
for the porch Of a temple
On the brow Of a precipies
two miles away, overlook
ing the hamlet.
'The villagers drag it, i"
said the head officer Of the
place, "on great festival
days. In my lifetime,
The Minneapolis journal., 1905-08-05
NEW USE FOB FEATHER BEDS.

My brothers had just bought wheel Fay had
learned to ride very after they bought the Wheel
but RUSSELL after trying few times and receiving too
many bumps to suit him, up Ny sister thought
The Washington times., 1905-07-16
Works Both WAYS.

Hundreds of secrets have been kept
this way which might otherwise have
wrecked homes. But, fortunately or un-
fortunately. many secrets have been dis
covered and are being discovered every
day by means of this same general de-
livery window. It's an easy mat.sr for
a man or a woman to take his or her
stand in one of the corners out there"
pointing through the grating, "and wait
until a wife or a husband or a daughter
turns up to claim a letter. So you see
the general delivery works both ways,
and IT is impossible to tell what is going
to happen, just as you can't tell whether
come bald-headed men are coming or
going
"A strange case happened here only
the other day in which a man discovered
that his wife had proved false to him,
and also found out his rivals name. So
many persons wait around in the corri-
dor that none Of US paid any attention
to a tall. lank Southerner who stood
quietly in one corner. That is, none OF
US paid any attention to him at first
But when he had been there steadily for
a half dozen hours he began to be an
object of interest. A whole day passed.
The stranger waited until nearly Il
o'clock at night, then he went away.
apparently having made no discovery.
For bright and early next morning he
was in his place again not far from the
window, cyeing everyone that came to
ask for mail A second day passed and
still he waited.
THE noon of the third day of his
watch had come and gone, when a pref
ty young woman, possibly twenty-five
years of age, accOmpau MED by a sallOw
youth, hurried up to the window and
asked If there were any mail for her
/ happened to glance at the Southerner
while another clerk was sorting the mail
for the little lady. He had peculiar
The Washington times., 1905-07-16
ROnANCES

writing was that of an illiterate per-
lson The stylish one gave the letter
a lcok, then turned her back and sailed
out with her nose in the air. and I'll
bet so to l that she hasn't stopped
talking about the stupidity OF the post
office clerks yet.
Probably the most common roTnances
If ronances can be comnaon-in which
the delivery window plays an impor-
tant part, are the love affairs of the
young men who are poor enough 20 be
in ,ove, but not rich enough to get
married. and are therefore considered
out of the running by fond parents.
That is where the fond parents fool
themselves. however. nine cases out of
ten Human nature is human nature.
and man is going to tell the particular
girl he cares for-at that tiIne-that
he loves her and hopes some day to be
able to get married. no matter how
the rest of the family may look at the
matter.
'1f the parents get wind Of the af-
fair it's an easy money bet that they
will forbid the young mans seeing or
writing to their daughter. That being
the ease there is only one thing left
to the venturesome couple-the general
delivery There are hundreds Of just
such couples who work this last resort
overtime. It's easy to spot them Their
faces give them dead away. They come
up to the window all hope and expec-
tatfon If there are letters the facial
barometer shoots up with a rush, If not,
it falls with a dull thud. and the dis
appointed lovers stink away as II they
had actually been caught IN wrongdo-
Ing, whereas, they have really just
missed doing wrons. All depends on the
point of view as the Irishmap>said when
he was asked if he didn't think a pea
cock a beautiful bird.
There was a young couple who used
to come here every day, sometimes twice
or three times a day, who were in just
this fix. I saw the man so frequently
that we reached a speaking aequain-
tance. and soon afterward lie told me
all about his troubles. He and the girl
were very much in love. He seemed to
make an especial point of this, prob
ably thought that they were the first
couple that ever reached that stage
OF course, I was wise enough not to
suggest anything contrary to this sup
position.
THE girls mother. he said, was dead
set against the match, and so they were
doing the best they could to avoid get
ting her angry, especially as the girl
had to live with her. For nearly a
month they came and got their letters
IS regularly as clockwork, much more
regularly than the clock up in the tow
er Of the postoflce works But one
day I missed them. Ten days passed,
and still neither one showed uo. II
couldn't decide whether there had been
a quarrel or one of them was very ILL.,
Il might as well have saved pey worry,
for both OF them turned up looking as
pleased as punch The man told me that