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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

Frere. coming to the pier next morn
ing. saw Dawes strip himself. and pilipg
his clothes upon the stuffed goatskin.
stretched himself upon the reed bundles.
and. padding with his hands. pushed
off from the shore. The clothes floated
high and dry, but the reeds. depressed
by the weight of the body, sunk so that
the head of the convict alone appeared
above water. In this fashion he gained
the middle of the current, and the out
going tide swept him down toward the
mouth of the harbor.
Rufus Dawes. drifting with the cur
rent. had allowed himself to coast along
the eastern side of the harbor until the
pilot station appeared in view on the OPP
posite shore. BY this time it was nearly
O'Clock. He lended at sandy cove.
and. drawing up his raft, proceeded to
unpack from among his garments piece
of damper. Having eaten sparingly. and
dried himself In the sun, he replaced
the remains of his breakfast, and pushed
his floats again into the water.
Arrived at his destination about mid
day. he set to work to lay his snares.
The goats. with whose sides he hoped
to cover the COZ a Gle, were sufficiently
numerous and tame to encourage him to
use every exertion- He carefully exam
med the tracks Of the animals, and found
that they converged to one point-the
track to the nearest water. With much
labor he cut down bushes, SO as to mask
the approach to the water hole on all
sides. save where these tracks immedi-
ately COMBINED. Close to the water, and
at unequal distances along the various
tracks. be scattered the salt he had OBJ
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
sENSIBLY ARRANGED.


Among the traditions of old-time
courtship in New England the risks,
rivalries. Screenings and Opponents
to be expected of youthful impetuosi-
ty are not absent; hut surely no other
region preserves SO many anecdotes of
tranquil. unhurried aud unfiurried low
ers
One recently related of a trio of ma
tives of old Morley a century ago is
certainly an instance rather of sense
than of sensibility.
Abel came counting to Amanda;
neither was young. Amanda listened
politely when Abiel proposed. looked
him up and down, considered, and an
nounced, with considerate regret:
It'll have to be no, Abel; it REILLY
will. I'm sorry, but l can't make it
my duty to say otherwise, and it GER
tainly amt my pleasure. I'm salts
fed with a single life. But IL you'll
take it in the spirit it's offered, I'll
give We piece of advice. Try Peter
Forney's Abigail. She's better-looking
Indn Il Dc ohC SOt latuity, anu
kind O. think she amt ayerse to mar
riage."
Abiel, gratefully accepting the adj
vice. proceeded at once to Abigail. who
justified Amanda's guess at her atti-
tude toward matrimony. She and he
were soon married, and I'm due time
Amanda came to call, and expressed
during her stay warmer appreciation
Of the furnishings of the new home
than Abel deemed in good taste. 1t
struck him as too nearly approaching
envy.
at might have been yours, Aman-
da,v he announced, with reproachful
dignity, in the presence Of his quite
unruffied bride. ut might have been
yours, but you wouldn't have it. And
If now it's Abigail's, why. nobody's to
blame. Abigail had sense"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
NeedIework Notes,


Hold a piece of white cloth back of
the eyes of a needle and see how quick
ly the thread will go through.
In mending household linen the most
satisfactory way to do is to mend it
before it Is sent to the laundry, not
when it returns, starched and ready
for use once more.
When waist bands are burst and but
tOnh0les torn out, put on new bands Of
twilled cotton and work the buttonholes
with coarse thread, making the ends
especially strong.
The knees of stockings are patched
by laying square cut from an old
stocking underneath and darning upon
it. Heels are patched in the same
way, but patched toes are apt to pro-
duce corns on the wearers.
The wear of mems shirts can be
heightened by new wrist and collar
bands, mending the buttonholes and
darning where the bosom breaks from
the shirt.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
SHORTEST TELEGRAPH LINE.

"FOurth Assistants Short Line" In
Postomce Department..
The fourth assistant postmaster
general possesses the unique distinc-
ton Of controlling and operating the
shortest telegraph line In the world,
and as this miniature system connects
Mr.. McGraw's desk with the one oc-
cupied by his private secretary the
latter was able to acQr Amt him with
the visitors arrival AMI to transmit
the contents of the papers without
leaving bis seat. says the Pittsburg
Dispatch.
The total amount Of wide used In
the construction Of "rhe postoffice
short line" Is less than thirty feet.
The desk of the fourth assistant Is
equipped with a complete telegraphic
apparatus, as are the desks of his
private secretary and his confide. tial
stenographer. Robert II. Prender. As
both of the last-na.ned gentlemen are
not only expert stenographers but top
notch telegraphers and In addition
possess the ability to read each others
notes it can readily be understood that
the operation of such a system great
ly facilitates the handling Of days
business
The requirements of the four divi-
sions which comprises the fourth as
sistant postmaster-generars bureau
appointments, bonds, city free delivery
and rural free delivery-include in
their Jurisdiction upward Of 100000
persons, and the business of the office
naturally includes a huge mass of de-
tail. Some such plan for facilitating
minor routine duties as therefore
necessary. Fourth Assistant DeGraw
had a reputation In old days, as a
fast telegrapher. Along In the SOS,
while managing the Washington bu-
reau Of The United Press, he trans
mitted to New York on a test $50
words in ten minutes, each word spell
ed out in full, which for a long time
was the record In fast sending. Since
that time first-class telegraphers have
acquired what is known as the Phillips
steno-telegraphy, n code especially
adopted to the transmission of news
paper matter, and which Is capable
OF doubling and sometimes trebling
the capacity of a wire in comparison
with early methods. The sending of
code telegraphy was made possible
through the adoption of the typewriter
for receiving purposes. enabling the
receiver to greatly Increase his speed.
The telegrapffers on the 'Postoffice
Short line are all experienced code
men.
While the writer was discussing
with Mr.. DeGraw In the conference
room the advantage Of this unique
adjunct of part Of the paraphernalia
of an up-to-date business Office. a
page appeared with a message which
required immediate reply. Under or
binary circumstances a stenographer
would have been summoned to take
the reply in notes. which he would
have had to transcribe, consuming in
all, perhaps, ten minutes, and neces-
stating an interruption to the confer
ence between the assistant postmas-
ter-general and the reporter. Instead
of following this sterotyped course
Mr.. McGraw wired his secretary a
hasty reply to the message without
rising from his chair. This was
copied from the wire on the type
writer and in less time than it takes
to tell 1t the incident became daily
recorded and finished officisl transac-
ton.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

A year and half ago the British au.
thorities at Portsmouth sunk two tons oil
coal in iron crates in basin OF water
at the dock yards. At the same time q
similar quantity of coal was stored in the
open air and covered with tarpaulins. Al
intervals of six months samples of each
storage have been burned under scientific
tests, and the results show conclusively
that the submarine storage adds to its
value steadily. while storage in the open
air decreased its heat-giving power. Elk.
periments are now to be made to test the
practicability of marine storage on large
scale. The main difficulty is that the coal
must be dried before it is used to avoid
spontaneous combustion from superficial
moisture.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

The shoe should be three-fourths of
an inch longer than the foot, for the
foot works forward in walking.
Short shoes force the toes back and
finally the joints become distorted and
bulge out on the sides and above. Thus
corns. bunions and other disorders are
developed.
If the shoes are cleaned every day
and oiled once a month they will last
much longer.
The heels should always be kept in
good repair. Rubber heels will prevent
the Earring that comes from contact
of the heels with pavement.
Be careful always to have fresh laces
and ribbons in your shoes. Nothing SO
marks a woman untidy as worn ribbons
or flowing, stringy shoe ties.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

The woman who possesses the long
est head of hair in the world is said to
be Mercedes Lopez, Mexican. Her
height is 5 feet, and when she stands
erect her hair trails on the ground
4 feet s inches. The hair is so thick
that she can completely hide herself In
it. She has it cut very frequently, as
it grows so quickly. enabling her to sell
large tresses to hair dealers every
month. She is the wife of poor sheep
herder.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

Under the direction of Herbert Myrick
of the Pittsfield (Mass.) Board of Trade,
a special train devoted to the betterment
of farming has been making numerous
stops through New England since the first
of the month, the Boston and Maine rail-
road taking all responsibility for operat-
ing the train. 1t carries lecturers, cura-
tors and instructors from the various ex-
pertinent stations and agricultural col
leges In one car there is an exhibit of
ali the latest farming improvements and
great quantity of literature for free
distribution.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

lace. Even the severe tailor-made gown
must have at least Its little turnover
collar of delicate lawn with lace inser
lions, and its cuffs OF the same. Valen-
ciennes is seen trimming broadcloth,
in the shape of deep Ows Of insertions
sewn together in broad shoulder
piece. Evening gowns are one mass of
lace frills, and the lace hat is the cor
rect thing for fashionable afternoon
functions.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

First dip the rain coat in cold soft
water, then with scrubblng brush and
yellow soap proceed to scrub it all
over, having spread it on table. When
the dirt, is removed dip the coat in
repeated waters to get rid of the suds,
but do not wiring it. Hang up in the
air or in an airy room, but do not put
near the fire. Paint or grease spots
must be removed by spirits of turpen-
tine, and common soap will do the rest.
The dirtiest spots will necessarily need
the most scrubbing. Hot water should
never be used In cleaning a rain coat.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

Recently a magazine interviewed a
hundred representative women, in town
and country. what kind of man
should a woman marry?" was the ques-
ton.
And what qualities in husband, do
you think were named i'm the answers?
Wealth? Good looks? Good dressing?
Social qualities? No one of them was
so much as mentioned by a single wOm-
an. Seventy-five of the one hundred
put HONESTY and HONOR first of
all
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
Shipper. A--an ON rru.t.

The government has begun at Cleve-
land. Ohio, an investigation into the rela-
tons between the railroads and the Stand
ard Oil Company, former Attorney Gen.
eral Monnett CO Ohio representing the
interstate commerce commission. In this
work Mr.. Monnett is aided by Secretary
Chamberlain of the Petroleum Associa-
ton, which includes nearly all of the indie
pendent oil producers of the country.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
Rate Of Earthaunlxc nool...

Within week after the California
earthquake and fire disaster a hundred
books were in. preparation in different
cities, giving the complete story. One
hundred Thousand agents have been called
for to market the books. some of which
wore offered to the public before the en-
bers were cool.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

David c. st. Charles of San Francisco
claims to have invented an instrument
that will make it possible to telephone
1900 miles. He says the device magni-
fes electrica! waves just as sound waves
are magni6ed by the sounding board.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

Never has lace been more popular
than it is at present. Old lace and
new lace, real lace and imitation, hold
sway. The woman with lace heirlooms
is the envied creature of the hour. No
frock is complete without its touch Of
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
lumber TRUST TO Expnpd,

The recent issue of 100000 of first
preferred stock by the United States
Rubber Company is entirely for the pur-
pose of acquiring control of important
competitive plants. The independent
plants to be acquired by the United States
Rubber Company will add considerably
more than $1,OO0,OO0 year to its in
eoma
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

Without a dissenting vote, the New
York Assembly passed compromise bill
requiring that all campaign contributions
be made public. 1t permits petty contri-
buttons and was therefore not satisfactory
to the reform element.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
Ran Mil. conxe.ted.

The Iron Age says that the congestion
of the rail mills is growing more serious
and is likely TO cut the output of general
steel products, owing to the heavy orders
of the past two weeks.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

The fact that some lovers are able
to attain the ideal of happiness during
their period of courtship is a constant
source of wonder to those couples
whose course of love is considerably
disturbed by differences and quarrels
which seem to arise in spite Of their
endeavors to avoid contentious mat
tiers. The secret of courtship happi-
ness, however, is very simple one. 1t
lies in the two words mutual forbear-
ance, which 1t is necessary to prac-
tice both before and after marriage, IL
true happiness is desired.
Il 10 O rather curious fact that lovers
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

failings when the fact Is pointed out
that they often spring from an excess
of affection. and even where there are
real faults, that love is not worth
much which cannot forgive them.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

Many women become middle-aged
from the simple reason that they al
low middle-aged habits to steal upon
them and relapse into state Of physi-
cal Incidence just at time when they
should fight against this tendency to
give up exercise. 1.-The best preventa-
tives against growing middle-aged,"
says a charming woman of f0rty-five
whose unwrinkled face and slim fig
ure give her the appearance of being at
least fifteen years younger than her
real age. "are cheerfulness. a strict
determination not to worry over trifies
and a sense of humor that saves one
from depression. A cold tub every
morning, a walk every day in rain or
sunshine, a face massage with cold
cream at night, ten minutes physical
exercise Immediately on rising, friction
Of the lair to stimulate its growth will
keep any woman free from wrinkles
and Will preserve the contour of her
figure"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

These women, some of whom are
married and some single, understand
that neither money nor brilliancy ror
handsome features-alone or united
can make up a desirable husband.
is absolutely essential.
A woman cannot love o man whom The
cannot respect. These women--5S per
cent of them-put LOVE OF HOME
as the second essential of a good hus-
band. They did not believe man
could go the pace of social favo-ite
and do his duty as husband. And
that was about all these women asked
Of husband-that he be honorable
and high-minded and home lover.
A reasonable wife asks only ordinary
manliness in husband, not heroisnl
She asks only the love of an ordinary
man who is true to her and to her
home. If her husband has brains and
large ability so much the better, but
above all else he must have character
The American women Is the most sem
sible woman In the world.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

The foundation of great Presbyterian
cathedral at Washington, d. c., is said
to be contemplated in the recent union Of
the New York Avenue and the Assembly
churches of that city.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
PARIS LABOR RIOTS.
STRIKERS IN FRENCH CAPITAL
STONE THE POLICE.

Troops Guard the City and Scores
of Arrests Are Made, Prisoners
Being Quickly Sent TO Jnil--Many
Terrorists Are Expelled.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

Electricity travels about 10000
miles a second, faster than light
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-01

known by various other nahles, such as Rome. Pride of the Coast. Twentieth Century. etc. It is larger than any Of the above. hut tho nuts It bears are nearly as scarce as hens teeth" and a good friend of mine of Ocean Springs, Miss, describes the flavor of it as on par with that of sawdust. There are many other varieties of oceans: but the wise setter of pecan trees will be care full before he invests much in a variety which has not been demonstrated to be success for his section.
 By all means don't put out seeding trees. There are some excellent seed lings that are bearing good crops of nuts; and there are others that are not worth the ground they grow on. Another precaution: Don't buy pecan trees of pecan pedder. Angels some times visit the earth: and 90 also may honest tree agents. but both are rare. They charge too much for trees, they do not know what they are talking about, and the temptation and the opportu- nifty to deceive in pecan trees Is very great.
 When I began to grow pecan lost many trees because I did not know how to set them. The chief secret of success Is never to allow the roots to become dry. If the season following the setting Is dry one. occasionally pull the dirt from the tree. pour a buc- ke. of water about 1t, let the water dry in, and then replace the dirt
 Any land that will produce good crop of potatoes, of cotton, or of corn, is suitable for oceans, My experience however, is that they do not do well on very deep sand: a sandy loam with clay subsoil Is all right After they are set they should be carefully cared for. They should he cultivated as any other crop, and not left to shift for them selves
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-01
Feeding Reef Cattle.

Southern Farm Gazette
 The latest bulletin of the Mississippi Experiment Station No. 92, entitled Feeding Beef Cattle in Mississippi, by Prof Archibald Smith and C. J. Bray, will be especially welcome to those who are desirous of definite in- formation on the subject and who may be looking for some lucrative employ ment on their own farms during the months between one crop season and another.
 This bulletin is primarily the re- port of a feeding experiment conduct ed at the Mississippi Agricultural Ex- pertinent Station last winter, the re- suits of the experiment and the con clusions from them. While it Is a small bulletin 1t contains much that will be of value to the prospective cat tie feeder.
 The aims of the experiment were principally to demonstrate that rais- ing and fattening beef cattle for mar ket may be made profitable in this State; to compare stall feeding with open lot feeding; and to compare cot ton seed hulls and meal as q fat tening ration with a mixed ration con taining these two feeds, supplement- cd heavily with corn, meal, bran and hay.
 The steers used, twenty-five In all.  with one exception, had 90 to a per cent of good beef blood Angus and Shorthorn). Twenty were purchased at cost of thr0e to four cents per pound. The others were Experiment Station property. valued at the cost of raising. two cents per pound In the stock yards they would have classed as medium. feeders
 After three or four weeks Of pre- Iiminary feeding to place them all on equal basis the cattle were weighed, divided into their respective lots. and fed for nnetY-six days on their pre- scribed rations. as follows:
 Two lots. Lot |. tseven Steers) tn the stable. and Lot {, Hive steers) in an open lot were fed on the mixed ration. beginning with three pounds cotton seed meal. two pounds bran and two pounds corn meal per day per steer and ending with two pounds
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-01-01
lEWZ|aan,!a!!\ ana VIEWS [)fl!e4r:F l!4: FARMERS

He thinks not if the average results of the past are to be accepted as a test. His next proposition is the pertinent query: Whether some system cannot
 be devised under which increasing num-
 bers of the best tenants can be made to
 realize that 1t Is to their financial ad-
 vantage to improve the soil with which
 they work.
 This is an important question, appeal
 ing directly to landlords They are to
 some extent responsible for many of the
 sllp-shod ways of their tenants. It is
 clearly within their province and their
 power to prescribe a system of rotation
 to be strictly observed by the tenant
 Of course, better and more uniform re-
 suits could be effected by the unity Of
 action on the part of landowners in fol-
 lowing the English plan of specifying
 in the lease the kinds of crops and the
 annual rotation to he maintained. This,
 of course. contemplates leases for a
 term of years. but practically the ma- iority of tenants are virtually lessees. in that the rent contract is simply re- newed from year to year.
 But unity of action on the part of landlords, however desirable. Is not ab- solutely necessary. Each may be a law unto himself. and if needs be. he can institute a maximum rental rate accord | ing to the crops to be grown, fixing  tation, supplemented by growing renov- ating crops.
 This might prove a hard pull at the | outset, like overcoming the inertia of | a stationary body, but properly inaugu- rated, the plan would run of Itself with | out exertion of landowners. This would entail some decrease of rental revenue | in the beginning but under such a sys- | tenn the landowner can well afford to undergo some cut in rent inasmuch as
 he has reasonable assurance that the | improvement of his land would eventu- | ally more than restore the original rental and insure to him the pick of de- | sirable tenants in his neighborhood. l Prof. Duggar's suggestion that the | terms of lease be increased and that l the growing of cow peas and other | renovatlng crops is admirable for it's
 practicability and its promise of good l results.