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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-26
U S FRANCES NOTION.
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"Close quarters" are, Of course, the
rule In cities, but perhaps nowhere else
are people p~igeonholed away with such
exaggerated economy of space as in
New York City. The facetious man
who referred to his sleeping room as
my stateroom in the Hat" did not paint
the case too wildly for one familiar
with the "cozy" apartments of the me
tropolis.
Mrs. Acton and her daughter Belle
were visiting in the country. Their
hostess. Cousin Frances, had bestowed
her guests for the night in two spa.
cious chambers.
"Oh, mother" sighed Belle. luxurious
ly ensconced on an bed and
gazing off into the distant corners of
the room, Il do believe you could put
your whole fat into this room"
Il shouldn't be surprised" returned
Mrs. Acton, glancing judicialIy about,
although YOU might have to leave out
the bath o or the kitchen"
The next day Belle wandered through
room after room In the fine old cob
Diestone" house. ~delighting in the un-
used. superintendent s~paciousness of ii
all.
At dinner the two guests described
as accurately as they could the details
OF their own life In the clty-including
the dimensions of their fat. Cousin
Frances, a quaint, bright little old lady,
whose life had been spent in her native
county, listened with great interest. She
could just see 1t all, she declared, and
she knew she should enjoy living In a
fat.
Mrs. Acton amused herself trying to
picture hospitable, bountiful Cousin
Frances In their tiny apartment of five
so-called rooms" and wondered what
the dear old lady would think of their
guest accommodations. Recently, when
two guests had descended upon them,
she and Belle had surrendered their
'staterooms," and had doubled up ON
a folding couch In the dining room-the
dining table relegated to a corner to
make the unfolding process possible.
But n has so little room," Belle
was saying. you'd miss that, Cousin
Frances"
I'm not so sure Of that" said Cous-
In Frances, nodding anImstedly. Il
think folks have too much room. Now
l say that ttco spare rooms are enough
for anybody"
Mrs. Acton and her daughter gazed
admiringly at Cousin Frances. Then
their eyes met for an instant. They
could say nothing more. 1t was simply
beyond the power OF Cousin Frances
imagination to grasp the real condi-
tons
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-26
READING BOOKS IN seD.


II In Apt to Induce Sleep. hut Hurt.
full to the Eye.
1t is the habit Of quite a number of
people to read themselves to sleep at
night, or to speak more accurately. to
read until they have attained that de-
lightful state of drowsiness which i'm
mediately precedes sleep. when the
words float before the eyes without
conveying any meaning to the brain and
the book nearly falls from the relaxing
fingers, says the Charleston News and
Courier. 1t Is a custom, however. to
which some objections have been raised,
as, for instance, the danger Of one be-
ing burned to a crisp by going to sleep
before extinguishing the light-though
in these days Of electricity the danger
is much less than it was when the
choice Of a reading light lay between
an oil lamp and a candle.
Then, too. oculists object to the
practice, as being most injurious to the
eyes, a fact that is generally to their
credit. since were they less scrupulous-
ly honest and honorable than they are
they would encourage a custom which
have the effect of so largely In
creasIng the number Of their patients.
On the other hand. there is no surer
method of banishing 1.-The cares that.in-
fest the day" than by reading for z
while after retiring for the night; since
1t sends one to sleep with a tranquility
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-26
RENTS LIST OF INVESTORS.
Man Getting wealthy by Catering
to People with Ideas.

Man Getting Wealthy by Catering
TO People with Ideas-
Il ran across a man yesterday who
Is making money rapidly by renting out
a list of possible investors and specu-
latcrs," said a downtown business man
to a New York Press writer. "Of course
his plan is nothing new, for there are
concerns that make a business Of get
ting up just such lists and selling them
outright to people who are mentally
opulent, but financially impoverished;
but this man has a special list of his
own, which is, he asserts, far superior
to anything the general public can buy.
The best part of his contention is that
he can make other people believe what
he says is true and he is having no
trouble in renting out that list to men,
who, although on the verge of bank
ruptcy, are willing to fork over their
last dollar for the privilege Of reading
over a collection of names of men and
women who are reported to have money
TO burn on the altar of enterprise.
This acquaintance of min declares
that the past winter has been espe-
daily rich in schemes and schemers.
Never before has he met so many peo-
pie with plans to get rich In twenty
minutes. These men of ideas and fat
pocketbooks are here from all parts of
the country, and all with an intense
desire to get at people with a bank
account. How my friend u across
them 1 cannot imagine. but somehow
he manages to unearth them, and so
convincing are his arguments that he
alone can put them on the track Of a
sure hacker that they part with the
very board money in exchange for q
peep at that precious list OF names.
"Cne curious thing about the list Is
that it contains the names of very few
people prominent in financial and bust
ness circles. Another funny thing is
that 1t is made up largely of women
However. both these ~peculiarities are to
its credit, so my friend maintains. for
a man whose name is not a household
word exercises less caution about his
investments than the one who is better
known. This list has been compiled
with exceeding care. 1t is revised once
In three months and contains absolute
ly no dead heads. Naturally. be
charges a high price for II, but the re-
suits obtained by the men with ideas
evidently warrant the expenditure. for
they patronize my friend so well that
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-26


are not surprising.
According to the religious statistics, which are compiled
annually by the League for Social Service, the average
gain made by each of the religious associations in the
United States during 1904 was three members. With a
single exception, all the Protestant churches showed a
smaller number of accessions In 100 than in 1894, the
corresponding year of the previous decade.
More recently gathered statistics from one hundred and
ten rural churches present quite a different picture. The
churches were of all denominations; every State except
six was represented, and forty of the churches gave fig
ures which permit Of comparisons.
During the ten years from 1894 to 1904 the average
membership of these churches increased from one hundred
and twenty nine to one hundred and sixtysix, an average
gain of forty seven members and during last year there
was an average gain Of ten members. These figures
show most hopeful conditions. The cause of the
gain of the country churches must in some degree be at
tributed to the rural ministers, especially to the younger
ones. The level of ability and cultivation has risen pro-
portionally more among the country clergy than among
their city brethren; and where diversions are less en-
ticing, intellectual ability is a magnet which attracts even
those who are Indifferent in religious matters-Youth's
Companion.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-26

ried on chiefly with tooth and claw. The battle for sue
cess among civilized men is carried on mainly with cum
ming, skill and genius. There have been some changes in
the conditions of the contest besides that of weapons
which are worth noting.
The struggle for existence among animals in a state of
nature necessarily is Immediately destructive, however
much in the long run it may promote evolution, while
that ameng civilized men generally is and almost always
might be wholly constructive. Under natural conditions
the number of animals that can find in a given area
enough nuts or fruit or grass to live on is strictly limited.
The success of some, therefore, means the death Of others.
If the vanquished are not killed by the victors they must
starve to death.
The same thing was true once among men, but science,
the arts, division of labor have made it true among them
no longer. Whether one mans success hurts other men
depends now on the way he wins and uses 1t. If he win
1t by treachery and robbery and use it for purposes of
extortioQ, like some American captains of industry" it
is injurious to others. Its effects are strictly analogous
to those of the destructive victory of the beast that preys.
On the other hand. the success Of the man who rises, and,
having risen. holds his place by sheer force of character
and ability. is a blessing not only to himself but to those
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-26
A Confused Impresxiou

There is no doubt about it, said Mr.,
Cumrox, "he is a cultivated musician
And what is your idea of a cult
waited musician"
Zone who plays things you don't care
to hear and talks about them in a way
you can't Observation-Disclosures
Star.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-26
The Walk Cure.

I'm out of health" said the man. de
jectedly.
hand toward the door of his inner of.
flee. whereon were painted these words
walk ill.,"
So the man walked and walked, early
and late. and, sure enough, found him
self, at last, in health once more.
This fable teaches that prescriptions
are not always the worse for being
Observation-Disclosures.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-26

The Hon. Mr.. Sweet was making
friends with Johnny, his hosts SON.
"And how old are you?" he asked
"Pve five.' said Johnny.
"Ah, quite a little man! And what
are you going to be:' questioned Mr..
Sweet, who has been a Senator SO
many years that he now believes that
he selected his own career in the era
die, and that all infants do likewise.
"rm going to be six" Johnny return
ed. with conviction.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-26

The time required for a journey
round the earth by a man walking day
and night, without resting, would be
42S days; an express train, forty days /;
sound, at a medium temperature, 32h
hours; a cannon ball. PIX hours /:
light, a little over one-tenth of a Sec
ond and electricity, passing over a
copper wire, a little Under one-tenth
of a second.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-26

honest legislation. Farmers represent The whole country
better than any other class because their interests are
more homogeneous. We have no big get rich-uuick
schemes like promoters of big commercial enterprises
and our wishes are identical with the great mass of con-
sumers. 1t is not to our liking to have the postofice run
in the interest OF the express companies, or laws contin-
ud that favor the adulteration of food products. 1t is
not to our interest TO have the present railroad rebate
practice continued. The railway managers would also
like to discontinue the practice IL they felt they could
trust each other. 1t is not to our interest to retaliate
with Germany until We get our farm products shut en-
tirely out of the market. But what are we doing to in
frence legislation? Are we writing to the Senators and
Congressman who are paid to represent us? Are they
familiar with our views on these subjects? Hadn't we
better take some of the responsibility home with us and
deliberately think 1t over?-Farm, Field and Fireside.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-26

A young woman who teaches a class
i'm a Jersey City Sunday school was re-
Gently talking to her pupils relative to
the desirability Of Increasing its men,
bership. When she invited the cooper
alton to that end of the several mem
bers the youngster s.earest her shook
his head obviously.
Il might git one boy in our neighbor.
hood to come" he explained, but all
the others kin lick me."-Harper's
Weekly.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-26
quite Apparent.

The Tramp-You're one man in a
hundred 'Tain't often l meet any
body that'll talk to me two minutes
without askin' me why 1 don't go to
work at some trade.
The Remarkable Man-Oh, I can tell
by looking at you.-Puck.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-26
Not HIS Experiences

"Haye you seen Charlie since he got
married?"
Eyes. He was running around like
a chicken with its head cut off, trying
to find the man who started the idea
that women are the weaker sex."--De-
troit Free Press.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-26

"His wifes money did it," was the only comment. The
little measly $500 she Inherited was given the credit for
everything he did during life, and when he died and his
widow put up a monument with his life Insurance, Her
money paid for that was said again. But this is what
her money really went for: During her engagement sue
bought herself a $3.50 piano and a $3.50 diamond ring,
and in a few weeks lost the ring there was always some
regret that sac didn't lose the pianozAtchison Globe.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-26

A volunteer in a Colorado regiment
at Manila has been cured Of suffering
by being shot through the throat with
a Mauser bullet.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-26

Dancing in India is held in the high
est esteem, and dates back many n
turtles. The girls v dance with the
men, but with one another, performing
all sorts OF grotesque figures.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-26

In France last year 497 million
aires died. But they were million
aires in francs only, and a million
francs Is only 10000.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-26

The Parson-Did you ever try cast
ing your bread upon the waters?
Mrs. Homer-Yes, once.
The Parson-And did 1t return after
many days?
Mrs. Homer-No; it sunk.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-26

When a young man spends a great
deal OF time talking to a young woman,
he Is usually talking about himself ;
that's z mans way Of making love.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-26

The best evidence of merit is the
cordial recognition Of it whenever and
wherever it may be found.-Bovee>
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-26
THE STRUGGLE FOR SUCCESS.

HE world wide struggle for success has al
ways been going on, but nowhere has 1t been
so generally participated in or so hard
fought as 1t is now in the United States. 1t
is the biological struggle for existence car
ried into the highest sphere of life. The
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-26

When you have a row. don't you al
ways say the other fellog is q hoo1p
lumf
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-26
A SQUARE DEAL

RESIDENT ROOSEVEIT'S square deal cpl
srim and bis fearless integrity liz following
it up with good works has increased his pop
ularity immensely. Farmers are In SYM
pathy with the President in his
d itions. almost to a man, regardless of their
party affiliations, because they believe In
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-26

e upon a time a man married a woman
who had inherited $500 from a grandfather.
This was all she ever received. but the man
never got credit for his efforts the rest of
his life. He built a now store. did it
with his wifes money! the neighbors said.
The home was made over and enlarged
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-26
THE CHURCH.

L a time when some pessimists fancy that
the church is not holding its own as an in
fuence In the world. and when they even
enter into a discussion of the causes of the
supposed decline, some facts recently ascer-
tanned concerning the conditions of the coun-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-26

If they get their way they will lead the
people into a deeper pit than any into
which they could fall under the present
system. II they fall to get their way they
viii still do incalculable harm by provok-
ing the kind of reaction which, In its re-
volt against the senseless evil of their
teaching. would enthrone more securely than
ever the very evils which their misguided
followers believe they are attacking.
More important than aught else Is the
development OF the broadcast sympathy Of
man for man. The welfare Of the wage
worker, the welfare of the tiller of the soil,
upon these depend the welfare Of the entire
country their good Is not to be sought In
pulling down others, but their good must
be the prime object Of all our statesman
ship.
Materially we must strive TO secure a
broader economic opportunity for all men,
so that each shall have a better chance to
show the stuff Of which he Is made. Spirit
ually and ethically we must strive to bring
about clean living and right thinking. We
appreciate that the things Of the body are
important, but we appreciate also that the
things OF the soul are UNNECESSARILY more
important. The foundation stone of na-
tional life is and eve. must be the high
individual character of the average citizen.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-26

Hysterical sensationalism Is the very moor
est weapon wherewith to fight for lasting
righteousness. The men who with stern
sobriety and truth assail the many evils o.
our time, whether In the public press or IL
magazines or In books, are the leaders and
allies Of all engaged In the work FOR social
and political betterment- But II they give
good reason for distrust Of what they say,
q they chill the ardor Of those who demand
truth as a primary virtue. they thereby be-
tray the good cause and play into the hands
OF the very men against whom they are
nominally at war
In his ecclesiastical polity that fine old
EIizabethan divine. Bishop Hooker. wrote !:
HE that goeth about to persuade a multi
tude that they are not so ~well-governed as
fhey ought to be shall never want atten-
lmow ths manifold defects whereunto every
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-26

Of these are In a row, but the full In
scription is interesting to the student
of military meneuvers rather than to
the general visitor.
The Bunker church is a little old
fashioned affair, which looks exactly
like a one-story, g~able-roofed country
dwelling. Like many of the structures
in the locality, it is built Of brick and
whitewashed. 1t now bears this in
scription:
"Tne bunker Church, erected il 1858,
by German Baptist brethren. During
the battle the wounded of both armies
sought and found sanctuary within its
walls. The building was repaired and
divine worship resumed in the summer
Of 1854"
This quaint little church was on the
edge Of the woods in 1862, but now
is In the midst of open country. The
conventional wartime picture of the
battle Of Antietam shows this build
ing with the woods forming a back
ground. There are now two beautiful
monuments only a short distance away.
One is a tall, slender stone erected TO
the philadelphia Brigade" as Sena-
tor Bakers regiment, the Sixty-ninth,
Seventy-first, Seventy-second and One
hundred-and-sixth Pennsylvania, which
had in part seen service at Balls Bluff,
was called.
The Massachusetts monument is a
conspicuous work of art. The site Sc
lected is on neutral ground, as between
the many Massachusetts regiments that
participated in the bloody battle, but
on the highest land of the whole field.
1t bears this inscription:
Erected by the Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, to mark the positions
held by her troops at the battle Of An
tietam, Sept IL, 1862"
The seal Of the state, encircled by a
wreath, completes the story. Massa-
chusetts was represented in the battle
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-24
FIRE CHIEF BENNETT
MAKES A GOOD TEST
Tries "a New Nozzle on the Aerial
Truck-Amusing lncident-Wet-
ting of Pedestrians.

An interesting test was made yesterday
afternoon by Fire Chief Bennett of a new
rozzle for the aerial truck. The truck
was run out in front of Station Ne. l on
Fourth avenue, and raised to a height of
about fifty feet. A line of hose three
inches in diameter was attached to the
ladder, being connected by a triple joint
with three two and a half inch lines of
hose run to the engine.
The nozzle which was attached to the
upper end of the truck line had a diane
ter of three inches, and was fitted to an
elastic join so that its elevation and de-
preston could be regulated by a small
wire rope, one end of which was held in
the hands of one of the men while the
other was passed through small ring
on the nozzle With the pressure of the
engine a stream of water could be thrown
a distance of about 400 feet. The idea OF
Chief Bennett in introducing this arrange
ment Is to get a sort of substitute for
water tower When the truck Is elevated
to its fullest height, stream can be
thrown over the Brown-Marx building,
according to a statement Of the chief.
Much amusement was caused to specta-
tors by the wetting of various pedestrians
and draymen who attempted to cross
Nineteenth street and Fourth avenue, only
to meet a binding sheet of spray.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-07-24
COL. SAM DONELSON DIES
SUDDENLY IN WASHINGTON

Branch living at Birmingham and Daniel
Donelson at Chattanooga, the last-named
being due to arrive here tomorrow.
The interment will be at Rock Creek
cemetery. this city, where the Donelsons
have a plot Confederate veteran friends
Of Captain Donelson wished him buried at
Arlington In the reservation of Confeder-
ate soldiers, but the Confederate dead
who are buried there with the exception
of Gen. Joe Wheeler. who served In the
army of the United States during the
war with Spain, were gathered from fields
near Washington during the civil war
and since then Confederates have not
been inferred here.
Sam Donelson was a youth at college at
Chapel Hill. n. c.. when the civil war be-
gan He Immediately Joined the Tonnes
see boys who donned gray and WAS made
second lieutenant on the stan Of his
father. Maj. Gen. Daniel S. Donelson.
who commanded the department of East
Tennessee General Donelson died In
Knoxville in 1862 Immediately after which
young Donelson, like many other daring
youths in the south, sought service with
the wizard of the saddle. Gen. Nathan
Bedford Forest General Forest took to
the tall blonde-haired boy from the start
because he showed the grit. endurance
and passions for fight that captivated the
great cavalry genius. Serving as aide de
camp with General Forest. Captain DON
elson won especial mention for gallantry
and efficient service from the chief. He
always retained his residence OF citizen
ship in Nashville. and no man ever born
In Tennessee more devotedy loved his ma
tive state.