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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23
Fashion Notes.

Birmingham and the various silks OF
the pongee class are made up for street
wear. not only in bolero models, but in
pony coat and basqued models; and
such silk, in the natural tone, trimmed
simplv with soutache the same color, Is
very successful in the hands of a clever
tailor
Street frocks of the most severe tall
ored description in the ubiquitous light
gray mixtures, vita no trimming save
collar and cuffs of panne, are shown by
several of the most exclusive tailors,
the name being usually in some con-
trastinr shade, the collar of the round
ed shawl sort
One of the novelties of the season is
the extremely pretty striped white mo-
hairs. The stripping is, of course, in
the weave, and is in all widths, from
ninstripe to a good half-inch. The mo-
hair Is of the best quality, as pliable
and soft as serge, though with the old
dust-shading surface and luster.
Foulard is once more tremendously
chic. and the material appears in sew
eral new gulses, crepe de chene foulard
heing one of the most attractive. In
connection with both voile and foulard,
and indeed with ain ost all of the pop
ular materials, one must note the in
sistence of combinations of materials.
Embroidered linen trimmings are Of
ten introduced upon the simple linen
frock. and. while not so modish as EN-.
broidery done upon the frock material
give good results. Linen trimmings
upon linen, strappings, battlement de-
signs. Greek key designs. etc, skillful
" tailored, are also liked for the morn
ing costume of linen.
The women who buys q very smart
belt and blouse and hat can look ex
tremely modish in the plainest and
least pretentious of frocks, and fire.
auently it will Jay to give what seems
n high price fol some ready-made dress
! accessory because through this outlay
an effect may be obtained that would
cost much more If secured by employing
a hlgh-priced dressmaker.
Soft rose, the equally soft blues, al
mond green, buff and all the. natura
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23

Elizabeth and Her German Car
1895. 1t was reprinted twice in that
year. and six times in the year after
Since then it has gone through three
editions and many reprintings 1t is
now brought out with a number OF
colored Illustrations, which are not so
satisfactory as the original photo
graphs, though they are likely TO be
more popular
Dukes have now Joined in the liter
airy crusade against the sins Of So
ciety, led by His Grace of Newcastle.
who in the preface TO novel which
he considers written in style which
Will bring clearly before the public the
evils Of divorce says: "a sad change
has come over the spirit of the home
A lamentable decay has taken place in
| the moral sense of societs" The Duke
attributes the deterioration he finds so
apparent In society of the present day
entirely to divorce and its facilities.
Sidney Lee prophesies that Some
where about 1915 America and Great
Britain will in all likelihood each own
about the same number of copies Of
the Shakespeare First Fciio.v Mars
den J. Perry, of Providence. r. l., and
H. C. Folger. Jr., Of New York. are
now the keenest collectors Of Shake
speariana In the world. Mr. Folger Is
said to have acquired as many as eight
copies Of the First Folio in the last
few years-a record number for any
private collector. Since 1902 the Amer
leans have bought ten copies from Brit
ish hands.
saw Montaigne upon a stand:
He smiled Gallo smile quite bland
And beckoned me. Had l the time,
l might have stopped. But twas crime
! To waste upon Montaigne look
When I'd not read the latest book.
| AS sat waiting in a room.
Oppressed with some ancestral gloom,
looked, and 10 in binding rare
l saw Cervantes pining there,
Brooding alone in dusty nook,
Nay, friend. For me the latest book
There's Shakespeare, Homer. Goethe. too
And others-quite a cultured crew.
They say their wit is fresh to-day
AS ever. But to read them. Nay
1t cannot be By hook or crook.
Why, l must read the latest book.
Tom Mason, in Life.
| Most people In England and many
in America are Of the opinion that
English authors in the old days re-
celved small II any pecuniary returns
for their works published in this coun-
try. 1t may be, therefore, a matter Of
interest. though Of little significance
under the changed conditions, to know
that Charles Dickens received from
Harpers $1,000 for "a Tale of Two
Cities" f1.250 for Great Expecta-
tions," and 1900 for ~0ur Mutual
Friend" Thackeray was paid f4So for
"The ylrginians," Trollope received
f700 for "Sir Henry Hotspur." and
George Eliot received FL 200 for Mid
dlem rch," and for Daniel Deronda,
f1.706. When Macaulay's Life and
Letters was published in 1876 f1,00c
was paid for the use of advance sheets
for the American edition
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23

A correspondent of Good Housekeep-
ing has happy suggestion to make:
'.Who has not been annoyed by the
small boy or girl neighbor who loves
to visit and unconsciously outstays his
welcome? Without offending either
child or mother, home may be made
more attractive by transparent arti-
flee: Bobby, when you get ready to
go home remind me to give you bun
die, / have one for you to open when
you get home In FIVE minutes at the
longest the little fellow thinks he has
got to go home now and trudges away,
smiling, with his closely wrapped par
GEL Cookies, candies. fruit, anything
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23
Rich Woman,. Fad.

IF you are going to be conspicuous
be SD in whole-souled manner," says
a society woman who gave to her jew.
eler commission for necklace which
shows she carries out her own ideas
The necklace will be OF fine gold links
from which will hang golden miniature
reproductions of the heads of her es
There are three dogs. two cats, pony
and a parrot The clasp Is copy of a
pet lizard, with diamond eyes. Women
who like novelties may think the neck
lace is well worth copying. for an or
binary dog collar or rope of pearls
isn't a patch to it when it comes tC
causing comment.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23

There appears to be no end to the
variety of health exercises, and the
latest is the most novel of them all
Standing on one leg. asserts Stylites
"is the finest exercise In the world
He devotes quarter of an hour by the
clock 10 it every day, and on one mis-
guided occasion he actually kept his
balance for twenty-five minutes at q
stretch. ut exercises every muscle in
The body" he declares. land keeps me
In tip-top condition. should advise
Four readers to begin with minute al
a time. They will find it quite enough
Tit Bits
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23

One might sum up tie needs of ba-
bies in three words-fresh air. regular
ity, quiet. Babies are but little ami
mails, 1t is true; but after all they are
little animals with a great deal to do
for themselves, and they should receive
all the assistance possible from those
in charge of them, to enable them to
perform this work properly.
In the first year of life great changes
are going on in the body, and the baby
needs all the help possible to meet the
demands made upon its tiny system in
the way of tissue formation. A baby
cannot speak up and tell us that its
meals do not seem to set well, or that a
dissipated evening gives 1t disturbed
night, so there is nothing for parents
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23


self. looked keenly about me-the room
was empty.
But l had had a visitor. for the door
was still ajar / ran to it, shading the
light with my hand. peered down the
passage. There was no one visible. L
returned to the room. this time locking
the door securely Perhaps. after all L
reasoned, there had been no cause Tor
my alarm. Some fellow-guest might have
mistaken his chamber, retiring quickly
on discovering his error This argument
heartened me, for. to be honest. l was
shaken not little. / examined the room
carefully, without result; and then, after
composing cigarette. slipped back into
bed, leaving the candle burning in the
center Of the room.
(To be continued
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23
CHAPTER VI

have neither the necessity nor the
inclination TO dwell on that journey. 1t
was very late when We rolled into the
station of the good town of Leipsic
where we spent the night at a convenient
hotel. Yet it was at an early hour that
Graden reused me from tired sleep to
catch the Posen express. The country
through which we now journeyed was of
a melancholy similitude, and the broad
plains, though reasonably cultivated, af-
fected me with q mental depression
which the CHEEKY efforts of my companion
could not conquer. The day was draw
ing to its close as we reached Posen and
passed through that fortress city into
land of desolation. Gloomy pine woods,
eat lakes on which the dying sun threw
-tches of ruddy gold, forlorn heaths
ind swamps that, as l imagined, could
scarcely be equaled for sheer dismalness
Of aspect, slid by us in a neyer-ending
chain. Save for the eastern sky, glori-
fed by the fiery sunset, the heavens were
obscured by ponderous clouds of muddy
grey that foretell the first snow of win
ter. Darkness had fallen when we
changed carriages at junction; but it
was close upon midnight before my
cousin, who had been sitting with a Con-
tinental Bradshaw on his knees, thrust
his head out of the window and cried
that the lights of Lemsdorf were in
sight. Our luggage was piled upon an
antiquated cab and in ten minutes more
the host Of the 'Goldner Adler thin,
handsome Pole, was bowling a stately
welcome to his guests. Supper-and then
to bed.
The room assigned to me was an oak
paneled apartment of considerable size,
and the single candle with which ] was
provided seemed only to deepen the Turk
ing shadows round the walls. The huge
china stove failed to warm a place so
thoroughly ventilated by draughts. AT
another time the cause of our journey.
combined with the uncanny nature OF
these surroundings. might have acted on
my nerves. But / was too weary, too
angry with my present discomfort, to
-e opportunity to fanciful terrors. The
was small, and in all probability
mp. / took off my coat, rolled my.
self in thick travelling rug, heaped the
clothes upon me, and blowing out the
candle | had placed on table at my ell
bow, lay down to sleep.
How long may have slept I cannot
say, but I was awakened by sudden
fash of light that struck like a blow
through the darkness. For score OF
seconds, it may have been, | lay mo-
tionless. The room was in utter dark
ness and silence. Then 1 heard foot
fall, q creaking of door. l sprane
from my bed, only to trip and fall heavily
over the rug which I had carried with
me. CROPPED for the table, found 1t, anc
lit the candle, crouchins, half expectani
of some attack when should reveal mz
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23
How, woman Keeps Young

She eats threee warm meals day
at regular hours.
She takes fifteen minutes in dark
ened room after luncheon.
She never rides when she can wall
the distance comfortably.
She is careful to spend at least hal
an hour every day in the open air.
She sleeps eight hours, and as Otter
as possible two of them before mid
night.
She begins each day with COLI
bath, followed by glass of cold o.
hot water.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23

when you go to New Zealand /
wish you would inquire after my great
grandfather, jeremiah Thompson"
Certainly" said the traveller, AID
wherever he went he asked for news u
the ancestor, but without avail, accord
ing to The Dundee Advertiser. One DAY
he was introduced to a fine old Maori
of advanced age. did you ever meet
with an Englishman named Jeremiah
Thompson he asked. A smile passed
over the Maori's face. Meet him?" he
repeated. "Why, l ate him New
York Tribune.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23

Women are savers rather than spend
ers. And when they spend, they spend
to. good advantage. A dollar in wom-
ans hands goes twice as far as a dol
lar in the hands of a man. If you
want to save money, let your wife be-
the banker. This is for the man who
gets wages out of a job and for lie man
who gets salary out of position.
This is for the workingman, whether
he labors with his hands or tolls with
his brain. This Is for the married man
and for the man about TO be married.
1t is for men in every class of life and
every walk OF life. 1t is the best adj
vice for the average man everywhere
Exchange.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23

A cannon ball. which had lain buried
since 1884 was recently recovered from
a field on a farm at Acton, Nantwich,
England. The ancient town Of Nant-
wich played a considerable part in the
civil war. as the headquarters in Che
shire of the parliamentary Generals
Fairfax and Brereton, and much fight
ing took place at Acton, where during
n norton of the siege of Nantwich the
royallst forces were located.
On some of the masonry of both Ac-
ton and Nantwich churches there are
still visible marks caused by cannon
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23

and for more than a generation famous
as one of Americas leading society
DANES, to Aurel Batonyi. wealthy
Hungarian, who goes under the title
of count. The marriage was performs
ed last August in New York, the an.
aouncement, however. having been with
held until recently on the eve Of the
couples departure for Europe Why
the secrecy was maintained is not
known. Mrs. Batonyl and her husband
we're each married before.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23
Under water.

Look here" shouted the stormy In
dividual as he rushed into the real
es.ate Office, when you sold me that
suburban lot you said 1t was such a
beautiful place 1t was fit abode FOL
fairies and nymphs."
And haven't you found my asser
ton to be correctT asked the land
agent.
mo, sir; you should have said II
was fit abode for mermaids."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23
About Cleaning Paint.

To clean paint, dampen a clean clotf
in hot water, dip 1t in whiting ano
rub the paint until the dirt is removed
Rinse we'll in clean water, dry with Q
soft cloth and polish with channels
leather. Paint cleansed in this way
looks like new.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23
Welded M SECRET,

Mystery I'm Mating of Famous
Deausy and Riding Master.
Mystery, which the smart set of New
York and Newport is unable TO solve
attaches to the marriage of Mrs. Burke
Rosche. daughter Of the millionaire
horseman. Frank Work. Of New York,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23
Not Idle.

Anybody who thinks woman a frail
creature, fitted only for playing bride
and doing fancy work, would better
read these statistics from the last cen
sus. showing some of the strenuous &C.
equations American women have taken
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23

"a hen out in Ohio is laying eggs
inside out"
$50 1t seems that even the hens are
geting down to the skin game
Baltimore American.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23
The largest mass of ice In the world

is probably the one which fills up near
ly the whole Of the interior Of Green
land, where it has accumulated since
before the dawn Of history. It is be-
lieved to now form block about 600,-
600 square miles in area, and averaging
mile and half In thicknesA
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23

Clarice-Miss Wrinkles is going tc
Europe this summer.
Virginia-Ah, she's tried every re
sort In this country. 1 suppose she
hopes to cure her trouble abroad
Clarice-Her trouble? Why, what
Is 1t!
virginia. suppose you might call II
Involuntary ingularity.-Pueblo Chief
tain.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23

Somehow, life seems to hold much
greater possibilities for a barefoot boy
than for one who has braid on his
clothes.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23

hunters and scouts"
About one-third of the women in the
United States, it is estimated. are earn
ing their own living. and this estimate
is exclusive of farmers wives and 9th
er wives who are more than earning a
livelihood ut cooking. sweeping. sewing
and raising q brood Of children.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23

liable to please and remove any dis
agreeable taste of being in the way
may be used, and the most cheerful re-
lations between neighbors will be as
sured."
Pity one couldn't shorten too lengthy
calls from adults in the same fashion
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23

Notice to editors of magazines: We
farmers are becoming very tired Of
stories of artists studios
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23

The average married woman is not
very well suited with her husband, but
she thinks almost any girl would be
glad to get him.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23
A Good sermon.

'Therel" exclaimed the Rev. Mr..
Gasaway, as he finished writing bis
sermon. II f1atter myself that very
few preachers could beat that bit of
cloquence."
whats your text, DEAR" asked bis
wife.
"'Let nothing be done through vain.
glory "-Philadelphia Public Ledger
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23

linen, biscuit and string colors are popu-
the first place. The ecru, straw color,
and yellowish tan shades are much in
evidence in batistes and other wash
materials. as well as in linen, and as
the season advances the early popular
ity of the yellow tones is emphasized.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23
Girls First.

The best husband | ever met came
out of a family where the mother. most
heroic and self-denying woman, laid
down the absolute law, Girls First"
Not in any authority, but first to be
thought of as to protection and tender
ness. Consequently, the chivalrous care
which these lads were taught to show
to their own sisters naturally extended
itself TO all women. They grew up
true gentlemen-gentlemen, generous,
unexacting courteous of speech and
kind of heart. In them was the pro-
tecting strength of manhood, which
scorns to use its strength except for
protection; the proud honesty of man
hood, which infinitely prefers being
lovingly and openly resisted to being
twisted round ones finger" as mean
men are twisted, and mean women will
always be found ready TO do it, but
which, think, all honest men and
brave women would not merely dislike
but utterly despise.-"John Halifax"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23
white Woodwork.

White woodwork is greatly in de-
mand for small dining rooms. Several
married couples without children have
Smyrna times., 1906-06-20
PROFITABLE STRAWBERRY SEASON
Gross Receipts From Strawberries Amount to
Over 100000 in DeIaware-CheswOld
Ranked Among the Big Shipping Centres

The strawberry season in Delaware
ended on Saturday, when but few
strawberries and the first raspberries,
the fruit which takes their place, APP
peared in the markets. Thus an ex-
ceptional strawberry year has ended.
The fruit was considerably diminished
in quantity by the drought, but in
quality it held up to the average of any
previous year and the prices broke all
records. Consequently the berry
growers will be more numerous next
year than ever. Old patches will be
rehabilitated, new acreage will be laid
off and this years acreage will be
pruned and freshened by special treat
ment. Refrigeration in the freight t
service now at the doors of the Della
ware growers has greatly increased the
returns from the small fruits. The
fruit can be delivered at long distances
and will arrive in fine marketable
shape. The estimate of the lower Del
dN al . OuAPub PletOCo bllC 100 lONOAPSS
from the strawberry business at $780,,
600, although this does not include the
berries shipped from the smaller
stations or by steamboats, from the bay
shore towns. The total receipts a.
SelbyvilIe and in that vicinity will
reach $175, ,000;. and at Bridgeville ant
that neighbornood, also in SUSSEX
county, $1,000 From the Milford
and Harrington districts tt shipments
will reach another 800, 900. Th,
Wyoming and Dover and CheswolC
stations will reach another 800, 900, al
the shipments from Chesw,ld were ex
ceptionally heavy. This e.timate doe
not comprehend the Clayton, Tow,
send, Kenton and Middletown ship
ments From Bridgeville, 210 carload
of strawberries were shipped, each ca
containing 15S crates of fifty Ugh
quarts each. Berries from this poin
sold for as high as IS cents per quar-
because of the competition between th
buyers.
Smyrna times., 1906-06-20
REFUSES TO PAY DELAWARE LEGISLATORS
State Treasurer RawIins Acts Upon Advice of
Attorney General and Holds Matter up.

State Treasurer Thomas n. Rawlins,
acting under ADVICE obtained from
the Attorney-General of the state,
formally refused to honor the resolu-
tions passed by the recent Legislature
in extraordinary session for their pay.
They will, therefore, go unpaid until
the next Legislature sits or unless by
test case brought by some one mem
ber against the state treasurer it is de-
cided to allow the courts to adjudicate
the matter. The Legislators voted
themselves thirteen days pay whereas
they were actually sitting but five days,
and the state authorities who are re-
sponsible to bondsmen, have decided
that such an action was unconstitu-
tlonal.
Smyrna times., 1906-06-20
SPEEDWAY MOVEMENT" HALTED.
Sentiment Now Somewhat Divided 10 Favor
of Leasing the HAZEL Lot Next to Glen
wood Cemetery and Laying out Track.

The Speedway Movement" which
has not up to this time been given the
endorsement of the Town of Smyrna,
seems to be somewhat at a standstill
The committee composed of Benjamin
Collins, William r. Davis and Frank
f. Postles have been over the Bombay
Hook r. R., route from Main street
Smyrna to Hudson's Gate and have
estimated that it will cost in the neigh
borhood of $500 to grade and put the
speedway in order Notwithstanding the
number of volunteers who have offered
their services gratis in constructing
the road. This figure which is more
than some enthusiasts want to obligate
themselves has caused counter move
ment in the direction of getting the
HAZEL Lot next to Glenwood Cemetery
and having therein a half mile race
track. Messrs. Edward g. Walls and
Howard r. Jones have been appointed
a committee to await upon Mr.. Ben
jamin A. Hazell to see what the
lot could be leased for and make
their report at a special meeting
of the Smyrna Speedway Association
In the meantime sentiment seems to
be divided between the two courses
and just what it will amount to cannot
! be determined at this writing. One
strong feature in connection with lay
ing out race track is that the lot can
be under direct control of the Associa-
tion while the Speedway" even after
it was built would still remain public
property and no rule could keep trac-
ton engines and heavy teams off of il
if the drivers were disposed to disre
gard the wishes of the Association
Still with all of this many are inclined
to the Speedway in preference to the
race track for the reason that it prom
ises to make an attractive boulevard
in that part of the town and a place
where everybody fond of driving car
speed their horses in summer as wei
as winter. A good level driveway 81
or 60 feet wide and mile long woulC
be an innovation for Smyrna such as
race track could never enthuse. Coun
Gil will probably act upon the reques
of the Committee regarding tn
Speedway" at its meeting Frida,
night, After this meeting of the AS
sociation will probably be called to de
termine definitely between the tw
courses.