The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1905-04-06

ers besides Mrs. Chadwick that need
a little dose of retributive Justice
Chicago Tribune.
The Santo Domingo treaty fiasco
confirms the suspicion that the Presi-
dent has Senate broncho to Dust
Atlanta Constitution.
The secret of Russian troub.es-17,-
100000 children between the ages of
6 and IA absolutely without schooling
Of any kind.-Louisville Herald
Hereafter when we discuss the war
we intend to talk Familiarity about Tie
pass. 1t is the first name we have
been able to pronounce--Atchison
Globe.
Commissioner Garfield found that
the beef trust makes only 90 cents
on a steer. Has it occurred to any
one that the beef trust may have given
him the wrong steer?-New York Mail.
Hawaii has territorial debt $50 per
cent greater than that of the islands
prior to American annexation. Our
civilization comes high, but it is pref
cradle to Queen Lil.-Atlanta Consti-
tuition.
We are continually seeing the pre-
diction that Russia will continue the
fight to the bitter end" but it strikes
us that all the ends are bitter. Also,
some spots between.-Montgome Ad-
vertiser.
A Chicago physician has discovered
that the mustard in the ham sandwich
creates an appetite for strong drink.
From the little mustard seed what tow
ering evils grow.ANew York Com
mercial.
Doubtless when Commissioner Gar
field gets through with his investiga-
ton of Standard Oil it will be found
that he reports it not as an outrageous
octopus, but as harmless as a clam
Houston Chronicle
Perhaps that American girl who is
touring Europe with a pet pig sitting
beside her in her motor carr merely
wants to show that she is not ashamed
of the origin of her fathers wealth.
Milwaukee Sentinel.
Having reached the age of 6S, Mr..
Grover Cleveland has picked up bun
die of rods, landing net and some
bait and gone to hunt his chlorofOrm
where the air is good and the fish are
biting.-New York Telegram.
Bank of England has reduced the
rate Of discount from to 21a per
cent. Got more coin than they want
Been trying to call those fellows for
two hours, but they're always busy
New York Evening Telegram.
Mr.. Jacob s. Coxey, of Coxey's army
fame, states that his dreams of ten
years ago are coming true in the po-
litical development of to-day. How
the poor man must have suffered from
the nightmareLDes Moines News.
Andrew Carnegie drew S64 in wit
ness fees in the Chadwick case. in adj
dition to the opportunity afforded him
of watching the face of the fair de-
PENDANT while keeping his own con-
cealed. Some men are born lucky
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The way Russia keeps the Baltic
fleet hanging around in the Indian
Ocean. neither sending it to the front
nor calling it home, reminds one of a
poker player fumbling his last dollar
and trying to decide whether to risk
it or put it back in his pocket.-To-
peka Herald.
There are rumors that Japan is will
ing TO make peace on terms which in
clude from $5O0,O0O,OOO to 100000, 900
indemnity. Possibly the Aikado will
consent to cut down the figures little,
but from present appearances it does
not appear likely that he will offer
bargain-counter rates.-Troy Times.
The Standard Oil Company's pipe
line from Kansas has struck a snag in
the way of an obdurate board of road
supervisors in Illinois. This particular
board objects to the line crossing high
ways. We wonder how long that sort
of thing will be permitted to go on?
1t is conducive to heart disease.-In-
dianapolis Sentinel.
Grand Duke Vladimir wants to
"send another army" The Russian
armies are recruited from the masses.
The theory of the Russian autocracy
seems to be, the fewer the common
people the better for the autocracy.
The Grand Dukes continue to remain
off the firing line-that is to say, the
Japanese firing line.-Portland Ore
| CONAN.
1t was highly commendable In Con-
gress to restore the Southern battle
flags 10 their owners. 1t is not de-
sirable that the memory of domestic
strife should be kept alive by exhib-
iting the trophies of victory over our
own countrymen. 1t is to be hoped,
however, that now the flags have been
returned they will not be preserved
and exhibited in the South to keep
alive the memory of ''the lost cause"
San Francisco Chronicle.
1t is said that when General Kuro-
patkin left st. Petersburg to take
charge of the Russian army in Manchu-
ria he boastingly remarked: peace
| will be dictated in Toxic. remember
that" 1t looks as if that would be
so.-Burlington Hawkeye.
1t is noticeable that the trusts have
not yet been afflicted with any such
spasms of conscience as the man who