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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-19
civ abandoned. The inhabitants of

tirely abandoned. The inhabitants Of
Tore Annunziato prepared to leave
the town on a moments warning. SON.
ma vesuyiana is another village which
has suffered severely.
Most Of the buildings in the villages
are of fimsy construction and have
fat roofs. They are thus unfit to bear
the weight of ashes and cinders that
have fallen upon them. 1t will doubt
less be found that a considerable num-
Der of people have perished by the fall
ing Of their homes.
1.-The scene was one of misery and
terror" say one who was present.
Smoke and ashes made breathing diff
fcult. Slight trembIings Of the earth
were felt, and frequent flashes of light
came at intervals long before night
fall. In the streets Of the deserted
towns the only sounds to be heard were
the thud of Jumps Of ashes falling on
the roofs. In the towns where people
yet remain the houses are all closed,
the inhabitants roaming disconsolately
about the streets and gaining what COM
fort is possible from the carbineers and
soldiers. These are the heroes of the
day."
Many people camped along the roads
and in the fields outside Of Tore An
nunziata and Ottajano, where they
thought they would be safer than in the
towns, though nearly blinded by ashes,
wet t. the skin by the rain and terror
lied by the gigantic flaming mass above,
resembling a fiery scimitar.
Priests Afraid of Churches.
At many places the people we're suf-
fering from panic, and a state of great
confusion existed. Some of the parish
priests refused to open their churches
to people who tried to obtain admit
lance, fearing that an earthquake
would destroy the buildings and kill
many of them. Crowds of women there
upon attacked the churches. pulled
down the doors and took possession Of
the pictures and statues of the saints
which they carried about as protection
against death.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-19
schoo1 C.ndx Sellers.

The plan of having an official purveyor
for each public school was adopted by
the elementary schools committee Of the
Philadelphia board Of education Wednes-
day. The object Is to prevent the chill
dren from buying impure candy. The
principal of each school is to appoint one
candy dealer who shall be permitted to
sell certain goods which the committee
knows to be pure. All other peddlers will
be excluded from the school grounds. The
committee also has recommended the
opening of five portable school houses on
wheels in certain overcrowded sections
of he city.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-19
Secret of Edison's Battery.

The news that representatives of Thos.
A. Edison had recently purchased a mine
of cobalt ore on the Montreal river. near
Haileyburg, Canada, and was Offering 81
a ton on a 10 per cent quality of this ore
delivered in New York, has tended to
confirm the report hat cobalt is the key
to Edison's new electric storage battery.
Cobalt is somewhat similar to nickel and
has been used for producing the blue tint
in certain porcelains. 1t is still not
known in what way Edison has employed
this metal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-19

In an article for the April Century, w.
]. Bryan takes the ground that there
should be and need be no unfriendliness
between honest individualists and honest
socialists, as both seek that which they
believe best for society. He believes that
at present private monopoly is putting
upon i~ndividualism an undeserved odium'
and hence the in~dividualist should adj
dress himself to this problem in order that
the advantages of competition may be re-
stored to industry. He urges that the
words individualism and socialism define
tendencies, rather than concrete systems
He thinks that much Of the strength of so.
cialism is due to the condemnation OF
abuses, which, while existing under indi-
yidualism, are not necessary to it.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-19

Three French doctors have recently con-
Quoted experiments tending to show that
the stimulation of the nerves of the ear
by means of musical tones constitutes the
true remedy for deafness. For this pur-
pose n of them, DIR. KONG, has invented
on instrument called the tonometer. 1t
is a grouping of tuning forks, some of
which are found to vibrate in unison
with the patients ear nerves. While thus
strengthening the nerves which are still
slightly active, it is found that the dor
mant ones are awakened.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-19
scientinc Rheumatism Cure.

DIR. Ballabone, formerly of the Italian
army medical corps, announced to the
London Therapeutical Society a cure for
rheumatism, consisting of an injection
containing amylic and benzoic elements.
1t is based upon the assumption that the
disease Is caused by an infectious poison
in the blood produced by an organism or
microbe. Ballabone's serum is called ar
thra!gonicon and it operates by combining
with the uric acid, rendering it soluble
and more easily eliminated.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-19

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More springlike weather
CHICAGO.

0Ls.
UlllGdUU. has stimulated extended
@@ activity in factory work,
distribution and agriculture. The eff
feet of the coal strike thus far has its
worst feature in the large number OF
men il voluntary idleness and loss OF
wages. Fuel is in ample supply for
local needs, but prolonged negotiations
for a settlement would be harmful to
various interests and the e~xigencies of
trade at this time call for a prompt end
ing of difficulties.
A notable Improvement this week is
the stronger demand in the leading lines
of State street trade and liberal buying
of ~seasonab,e apparel, footwear and
household goods. New building work
and other construction Is pushed rapid
ly, this involving enormous demand for
heavy supplies of structural materials
and much effort to obtain prompt de-
liveries. Raw supplies continue in un-
p~recedented absorption, particularly
furnace product, steel, woods and leath-
er, and values have assumed further
strength in pig iron and hides.
While the number of visiting buyers
has decreased, the jobbing branches re
main fairly active upon current selec-
tons in staples, but shipping rooms are
fully exerted in forwarding interior
| purchases of dry goods, boots and shoes,
food products, furniture and clothing.
-Advices from the farming sections sus-
tain former favorable reports as to con-
dition of growing crops Mercantile cas-
ualties again are comparatively slight
end western collections make a good
showing.
Manufacturing effort derives encour-
agement from the continued accumula-
ton of forward orders. The produc-
tions of pig iron and finished steel to
fulfill old contracts requires the use Of
oil available capacity in this district.
Furnace stocks are narrow, consump-
ton exhibits further expansion, and
bookings enter into the last half of
this year. Railroad returns indicate
thai the movement of commodities sur
passes all former records.
Failures reported in the Chicago dis
trict number %, against 20 last week
and 20 a year ago.-Dun's Review OF
Trade.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-19

The famous resort hotel, called the Piney
Woods, at Thomas, Ca, was burned to the
ground. Incendiaries or flying sparks
fired the south portion of the town, known
- Sandy Bottom, just as the Piney Woods
IRE was under control. Three blocks OF
small stores were swept away. The hotel
less is estimated at $4,000. Other losses
eliminated at SIS 900.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-19
strike Closes Steel Plant.

The American Steel Foundry plant at
Granite City, ILL.,, has been closed down
because of a strike of 300 of the $500 men
employed. These strikers, who were en-
ployed as moulders, helpers, jaggers, pick
ers and hammers, demand an increase Of
10 to Is cents a day.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-19

In order to drive a rival real estate
dealer out of business, r. H. Butterfeld,
a prominent wealthy man in Stevens
Point, Wis, hired two burglars to steal
valuable induces from the Office of Robert
Mcdonald. The burglars confessed and
Yutterield was convicted of burglary. He
has been sentenced to prison.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-19

Notes OF the national Capital.
Canal legislation at the present session
of Congress is regarded as extremely i'm
probable.
The Senate confirmed the nomination
of Charles s. Francis of New York as
| ambs ssador to AUSTRIA Hungary.
Gen. Wood cables Secretary Taft that
| reports regarding the Mount Dajo battle
sent from Manila were unfounded.
United States delegates to pan-Ameri-
can congress favor Drago doctrine, which
| forbids forcible collection of private debts
by nation.
Otto G. Heggen of Des Moines, Iowa.
| has asked the President to annul his nat
| uralization as an American citizen. He
| writes that he is impelled to do this be-
| cause the constitution which he swore
to support when he took out his papers of
| naturalization is not now interpreted IN
| the light in which he read 1t.
In submitting to the Senate and the
| House of Representatives the report of
the members of the International water
ways commission regarding the preserva-
| ton of Niagara Falls, President Roose-
| Welt sent a recommendation that a law
De eDdcttu dituS tue lilies Vi the recon-
| mendations of the report. The report
of the commission has been published.
President Roosevelt has decided to re-
| appoint w. G. Bristol as United States
| district attorney for Oregon. While the
nomination was pending before the Senate
| some charges bearing On Mr.. Bristol's pro-
| fessional integrity were brought to the
| attention of the President and the Depart
ment of Justice.
A lengthy conference was held at the
| White House between the President, Sec
retaries Root, Taft, Bonaparte and Met
| calf, Senator Knox, Solicitor General
| Hoyt and United States Attorney Heney,
| special counsel in land frard cases. 1t
is understood to have related to the case
Of w. G. Bristol, United States attorney,
for fully accepting fees.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-19

A special from Toxic y A violent
earthquake occurred in the southern part
Of the Island of Formosa. The catastrophe
and the damage done are reported to be
heavier than those Of the last earthquake.
The destruction OF houses is reported to
have involved the loss of many lives. In the
earthquake of March II the prosperous
town of Datti 70, Raishiko and Shinko
were destroyed. At Kaigi two thousand
natives and seven Japanese were killed.
A rough estimate Of the damage, given at
the time, was $45. 900, 900.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-19
Safe Hover Get 8 o

The safe in Botzum Bros. wholesale seed
house at Akron, Ohio, in the business por-
ton of the city, was blown by expert safe
crackers and 5000 taken. The building
was partially wrecked
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-19
Clears UP Murder Mystery.

The body of Christopher Sven, a farm
er, in connection with whose disappear
ance on Feb. / twenty-four suspects were
arrested early in March, was found in the
river at Sioux Falls, s. d. 1t is thought
that Sven walked into the river while in
toxicated.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-19

Pittsburg's epidemic of typhoid, while
apparently decreasing in the number of
cases reported, appears to be spreading to
the surrounding municipalities. Towns
along the Ohio river below Pittsburg are
reporting typhoid cases in alarming num-
hers
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-19

Chided for breaking the rules Of his
fathers pork packing establishment and
sent home, Edwin Wyerkuss, is years old
twice slot his parent, Frederick L. Wyer-
kuss of st. Louis, one bullet taking effect
in the breast and the other in the right
wrist. The father nay die.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-19

Judge Speer in the United States Court
at Savannah, Ca, sentenced Greene and
Gaynor each to q term of four years in the
penitcntiary and to a fine of $575, 749. 80,
the amount each was charged with having
fraudulently obtained from the United
States government.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-19
aknoooF;~e ~

100000 Fire in Lexington Psddocks.
Three stables at the Lexington track and
1--WE cottages Just outside, OF Breckenridge
street, Lexington KY, were destroyed by
fire, together with ten horses belonging to
George w. Bissell of Pittsburg, and James
Baker of Lexington. The loss is about
$50, 10000.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-19

Without opposition five more of the in
surance reform bills have passed the New
York Assembly. The principal points COW
cred by them are to prohibit rebating by
agents, to prevent Justification of books
and records and to limit the acquisition
Of real property by insurance corpora
tons.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-19
nfr Liner on Fire,

Fire in the hold of the steamship An
tonic Lopez, lying in New York, caused
damage amounting to $685. Three fire.
men were overcome by smoke and one is
in a serious condition. Much valuable
shipping property was menaced for a time.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-19
AGED Womau Murdered at

Aged Woman Murdered at Hamilton,O.
Mrs. Barbara Schraub, aged IS years, a
widow, was nj dead in her home at
Hamilton, Ohio, with her head and face
badly bruised, and q short time later
William W~interbeck and George Vaughn
were arrested.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-19
HOOSIER HAPPENINGS
NEWS OF THE WEEK coNcISELv
CONDENSED.

Matters of General and Local Inter
chickering's and Deaths-Acci-
dents and Crimes-Personsl Pointers
About Indianians.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-19

Cure Found for Locomotor Ataxfa.
The London Express says that lie Grand
Norton Denslow, an American doctor re-
siding in London, has discovered a cure
for locomotor ataxia.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-19

Edlth@-So Ethel is engaged to that
millionaire; isn't he too old?
Gladys-Oh, no. She feels sure he
will live until the ceremony.7Judge.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-19

Judge Grosscup of Chicago in a Bosson
speech advocated federal charters for cor
porations doing interstate business.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-19
PAST AND PRESENT
as IT COMES TO us FROM ALL
CORNERS OF THE EARTH.

by the Few for the Enlightenment
of the Many.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-19

Marshall Ol1s johnson of Chicago won
the Teneyck prize, speaking at Yale.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-19

Fire destroyed the livery and auction
stables of Moses Fox d Son at Baltimore,
Nd, and was enc of the most spectacular
seen in that city since the memorable fire
of two years ago.. The flames originated
from al unk aown cause and slmost like q
fash overspread the entire building.
There were over 800 horses in the stables
1T the time and it is estimated that 200
of the animals were lost. About fifty
horses were rescuef by the prompt work
mail cart horses, together with the mail
carts, were lost. The fireman aud police
had several narrow escapes in their work
Of rescue.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-04-19

Negroes Lynched at Springfield, Mo-.
A mob of 5000 nien took two negroes,
Horace Duncan and jim Copeland, from
the county jail at Springfield, No., hung
them to the goddess of liberty on the court
house and built a fire under them and they
were roasted TO death. The men were
charged with assaulting Mabel Edwards,
but it is said they were probably innocent.
Several hours later William Allen, a
young negro, held for the murder of o. p.
Ruark, was taken from the county Jail
n lynched in the public square by the
same mob The body of Allen later was
burned to ashes as had been those of the
other negroes, beneath the spot where
they had been lynched. Several companies
or state militia, ordered out by Governor
Folk, together with 1900 deputy sheriffs
now patrol the streets and the city is under
martial law.
Boys Prank Caused Panic in Church.
During a panic which followed a false
cry of fire while several hundred persons
were participating in the Easter eve SER
vices in st. Ludmillas Roman Catholic
church, Chicago, three children and one
woman were killed and a score of others
injured. several seriously. A boys prank
was responsible for the accident. While
the Rev W. Warnik, pastor of the church.,
was offering the evening prayer, one of
crowd of boys who had beer lettering
outside the church, suddenly pushed open
the front door and shouted Fire" Seeing
the serious effect his words had ON the con-
gregaticn the boy ran away and the police
have been unable to find him.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-01
EDITORIAL COMMENT.

A Railway man predicts that there
will be thirty snow storms this win
ter, having figured 1t out by adding
the date of the first snow November
13) to the date of the last new moon
October 10. His method of com
putting was handed down to him
from his parents and grandparents,
from the days when they had no
meteorological agencies to prophecy
those things" 1t is at least as relia-
BILE as the system they have in Burl-
ington county for determining the
number of bushels in a field-guess
at half, and multiply it by two
Burlington Enterprise.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-01

success of the organization. Quay
was simply the boss of Pennsylvania;
he was not a part of the government.
Penrose is a negligible quantity in
the matter of legislation.
The Sun asks:
Is the man of repute and accom-
plishment, the man of civic pride and
patriotic spirit, the gentleman and
the scholar, to be debarred forever
from serving this people in the SEN
ate of the United States? Has it
finally come to pass that the seats of
Clinton and Marcy shall be filled only
by mountebanks and bawds?
That is. exactly what government
by bosses and machines comes to.
The people may at any time destroy
these, and put their own representa-
tives in power, and then they can
again see great men in congress. The
bosses are not great men In a gov
e~rnmental sense, and their dummies
are still smaller. But that Is what
the straight party voter, who always
supports the organization, is bound tt
give us.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-01
ADVERTISED

Letters at post Office for week end
ing DECEMBER 4:
Catherine Bailey 90, Edwin An
derson. s.. -Benko, K. Boleshayi, Mr..
Purcell, William Tettemer, William
Smith, Walter Hansen, w. e. Carver,
Loskovics Honzsinak, Tom Gingo,
Miss Minnie Jashun, Kun Janor,
Dora N. Labator, Joseph SchefichI
John 0. Ramur, Joseph Laszlo, Joe
Kun, Mr.. Budnicki, H. Young & Bro,
Fl. c. Petersen, George Hummel,
Joseph F~itzgibboen, Josef Tonkulak,
Chrystaka Strojmour, Simon Jams, S.
Yaianz, s. Posiork, s. Partnoz, Wac
law Lessczyuski (2), Mirolaj Kras-
icki, Wawrzynics Yakubics, George
Donyies, Dzuka Mihaly, NJ. Donyer,
Volta Chroniczak, l.. Sorensen, John
Polykula, Francizck Pordykula, Hern
Wicenty Mikorski, G.. Marinak, Kir
Kase Sandarnat, Edward Leufulay,
Lezqsan Guyczan, Carl Petersen,
Christian Nielsen, J.. V. r. r. barge
Bustle,. M. Borek, August Largen, H.
Bakor, No. ABS Smith street, Poia
Woskocoinik Dsurin.
The next issue of this paper should
tell about tiff you have a house to
rent or a job to find or a Job to offer.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-01
LIFE ARTIFICIA-LLY COUNTER
FEITED.

Life has been so nearly counter
feited in recent experiments that it
is almost impossible to detect any
difference between the forms manu-
featured in the chemists laboratory
and the actual organisms of life, ac-
cording to DR.. Alfred Gradenwitz,
whose article in the November Tech
nical World Magazine, entitled Life
Artificiany Counterfeited," presents
a very able resume of what biologists
have recently been able to accom-
plish towards producing life by ar
tifcial means. He describes the ex-
periments of DR.. Stadelmann, who,
by the action of electricity on GER
tain chemical compounds, has pro-
duced many curious forms : which
closely resemble organic structures.
Photographs of these forms are re-
produced with the article. DR.. Grad
enwitz not only tells of the results
which DR.. Stadelmann has ACCOM-
plished, bue describes how he came
to discover the process, and tells 9th
err interesting stories about scien-
lists in their search for the answer
to the great question which has puz-
zled man from the beginning of time
can life be produced artif1cially?
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-01

muscles were continu w stra 4 to
the utmost OF a'aainl t If oit-
cred or paused ~ the ', aside IS it
seems natural for me to- do. soon
heard the sharp crack of tn l9sh.
For many years, and | can say it
truthfully, | never rested. act 'Cr
thought nor reflected. | ha'. 0 1t.
ure, ever though | prr1ui IL ;elI
during the brief rcspil ip 1cations.
Through many feverisnrtgo 20 | did
not work; I merely proc :ct.9'
THE only real thing | did was to
hurry as though every moment were
my last, as though the world, which
now seems so rich in everything, held
only one prize which might be seized
upon before | arrived. Since thenaI
have tried to recall, like one who
struggles to resture the visions of a
fever, what it was that / ran to at
tain, or why | should have borne
without rebellion such fndikhities
to SOU and body. That life seems
now, of all illusions, the unaalessed
eternity before we + born; not OF
concern compared with that eternity
upon which we are now embarked. \
"All these things happened in
cities and among crowds. | like to
forget them. They, smack Of that
slavery of the spirit which is SO much
worse than any mere slavery OF the
body"
Advertising in the NEWS brings
=, 0d rnau1tq B.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-01

laws.
We are in the midst of great industrial activities and prosperity.
GREAT EVILS are arising out of this condition, and we are deter
mined to remedy them if a remedy can be found.
The great industries are no longer conducted by the individual, but
by ORGANIZED CAPITAL. Organized capital in modern indus
tries is a necessity. The organization of labor and the organization of
capital are here to stay, but we have the right to ask both that they
shall OBEY THE LAWS of the land.
When the combi9aion of wealth obtains great power-AS IT.
WILT destroys the individual initiative, disturbs the normal
growth of commerce and sometimes the GOVERNMENT.
I myself have seen written o n a sheet Of paper the price of killing
off a competition. / have seen the cost of driving out of business the
bold Independent and the DIVISION AMONG ALL THE CON
FEDERATES. 1t isn't wise that the people let any combination like
this exist.
[ am investigating the great and powerful coal and oil combine
ton. / will have no hesitation if / find grounds of ILLEGAL com
binaions to say so, and, on the other hand, if there are grounds to
work on, | will proceed without regard to personal or political conse7
quences.
Mr.. HAvEMEYER, THE SUGAR MAN, SAYS THE TARIFF IS THE
MOTHER OF TRUSTS. 1T ISN'T THE TARIFF THAT is THE MOTH.
Err OF TRUSTS 1T is THE RAILROAD REBATE THAT is THE
MOTHER OF TRUSTS AND OF ALL COLLATERAL RELATIVES. 4
Perth Amboy evening news., 1906-12-01
Do. You Really Enjoy City Life?

How many city men will sympa-
thize with the following view of life
taken from a remarkable autobio-
graphical serial, Adventures in Jon
tentment," beginning in the Amer
lean Magazine for November.
Il came here eight years ago as the
renter of this farm, of which soon
afterward j became the owner. The
time before that l like to forget. The
chief impression it left upon my mem
DRY, now happily growing indistinct,
is of being hurried faster than + could
we'll travel. From the moment, as a
boy of seventeen, l first began to pay
my own way, my days were ordered
by an inscrutable power which drove
me hourly to my task. ! was rarely
allowed to look UP or down, but al
ways forward. toward that vague Sue
cess which we Americans love 70
glorify.
.tMf set>a sessaspaN nNepaHNEx&aEsalr