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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-14
Kid Gloves 81

womens kid gloves-black and colors-three rows
of stitching on back@double clasp wris-ftted the
counter, pair $500.
Women's and Misses yarn gloves and mittens
black and fancy colors-worth up to 25c-Saturday.
pair 15c.
Women's Golf Gloves-black. white and fancy col
ors 25c kind, Saturday, pair 19c
Women's and children,s yarn mittens-doubIe knit
fancy backs, extra length wrist Saturday per pair
25c.
Women's fabric and mercerized golf gIoves-sik
lined and Scotch patterns-extra length wrist-very
special value pair 49c.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-14
Mems S1.So Cans. S1.1o

Silk plush of a very good quality,
soft and fine. full satin lined. in Brigh-
ton shape, nothing nicer for gift pur-
poses each tomorrow $1.19.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-14

Fur Gloves, per pair, .Slo5
These are warm ned-with large gauntlets and
reindeer pams-elegant driving nd automo-
billing, pair tomorrow $1.05.
Mems Sample Half Hose, 12ac
Values III these ranging up to 25c-this is trav-
eler's sample line-hardy any two pair alike,
great values in the lot pair tomorrow 1215c
Mems Christmas SuspenderS, 4Sc
This lot represents the very best of webbs and
trimmings, the kinds exclusive stores get
from 75e to 81 for, choice of these here to-
morrow, pair 45c.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
Profits at State Prison.

Accompanying the repor'
made by Warden ]. ID. Reid Of
the state prison to Governor Han
ly, is comparative statement OIL
the cost of the maintenance and
the receipts and earnings at the
prison during the last five years
The report shows that while
the earnings have been increased
the annual cost of maintenance
has been reduced per capita. In
1902 the average daily population
of the prison was $40 and the an
nual cost per capita was $118.54
In 1908 there were VA men in
the prison daily and the annua
cost per capita was $126.73. Thi.
was reduced the next year to
S125.73, when there was an aver
age daily population in. the prison
of 795. In 1904 the prison hat
an average population of Sss
This year crime seems to have
increased and there are more mer
in the prison than ever before
The present population of the
prison as given in Warden Reds
report for the year 1905, is 91S
The cost per capita was reduced
to $111.50.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22

Is there a personal magnetism
that permeates the writings of
the possessor? What is it that
makes one like the writings OF
one man or woman over others,
when the quality of their work
is inferior as measured by all the
standards of literary art, logic,
fact, force, sincerity, polish of ex-
preston, constructive elegance
We answer that Lincoln won his
audiences from more polished or
ators by his sincerity and natur-
alness, but his sincerity would
not be accepted by his opponents,
and his naturalness was not all
his power. There was that quail
ity we call magnetism. Now does
that same magnetic force fill
ones writings? Why do we read
with pleasure the editorial page
of one paper, and care nothing
for that of another written with
equal care, more literary ability
and excellence? These questions
often suggest themselves when
reading the writings of men of
whose personality we know moth
ing, but whose words appeal! or
repel, even when they express
sentiments that are in sympa-
thetic accord with our own. So
we listen to speakers, even those
whose ideas we reject by prej,.-
dice and even after their own loy-
ic, yet are we held to temporary
acquiescence. Why?- Elkhart
Review.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22

Fassett A. Cotton, in his repor,
to Gov. Hanly, will show that the
wages of the school teachers Of
the state have increased in the
last three years to an appreciablt
extent.
In 1904, according to the figures
on an average the teachers oil
this state received 1855 a day; ir
1905 this was raised to sara .
day, and the completed tabula.
tons for this year, just made
show that the average daily
wage of the school teachers nov
is $2.78.
From 1905 to 1906 the average
daily wage of the teacher in the
township has increased from
$3.50 to $2.54; teachers in the
town from 1884 to 1921; teach.
ers in the city. from 60 20 tc
$3.50.
Z Correspondingly, then, the av-
erage yearly wage, as just fgur-
ed by Mr.. Cotton increased from
$443.78 last year to $45s.6f this
year. This includes all teachers
of all public schools and the 90
county superintendent.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
The Crying Evil.

The Marion Chronicle enters a
spirited protest against one OF
the most serious evils in our cleo
ton methods and. suggests the
remedies in law and public senti-
ment which ought to be vigor-
ously and persistently applied. j
says:
"The legislature ought to
strengthen the law against cor
rupt practices. 1t should be made
penal offense to buy a vote, di-
rectiy or indirectly, in a primary
or an election, and immunity
shor,d be insured to the victim,
of political debauchery who
turns states evidence. Then
these laws ought to be supported
by public sentiment, without the
active exercise of which In the
laws behalf any statute is worse
than worthless. The cry against
corrupt and unfair practices in
politics, to be effective, must not
simply be the cry of men beaten
at their own game. The battle
must be waged by men with
clean hands, even when the de-
sire to win brings temptation to
resort to what have become, Sc
sodden have we grown in this
respect, the usual methods in pol
itics."
The last sentence contains the
pith of the matter, the real cause
of the evil, and the only way tc
remedy it. 1t requires clean hands
to cleanse the political temple
One meney-changer may chase
out another, but the place still re
mains den of thieves. 1t needs
the sceurge of purity to drive ou'
all who desecrate the holy place
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
A Real Fairy Story of Profits

While the Chicago city govern
ment is trying to collect $4,000
900 back taxes from the Pullman
Car company, the latter capitaliz-
ed twenty-slX OF its twenty-sev-
en- million-dollar surplus, bring
ing the stock up to 500, 0O0,0OU
Tins free stock distribution is 30
per cent of the capital stock up to
this time. The stock is worth
$3.50 a share, SO the distribution
represents SCI, 100000. The story
OF the Pullman company reads
like a fairy tale. The Chicago
rribune's account is that in Au-
ugst 1898, the capital stock was
S36, 600, 900, and then a stock divi-
dend of so per cent was declared,
doubling it. This was a gift of
S18, 100000 stock. Besides this
there was then a distribution of
$7,200,000 in cash. Meanwhile
regular dividends g per cent. J
were going on. These other
things were extras. To continue
the Tribune's story:
Since 1898 the stockholders
have received in regular divi-
dends "a LIZ per cent. on the par
value of the $50, 000,0 900 which
they then held, and they have re-
ceived GA per cent. on dividends
on the $1s,000,00O gift stock. In
cash this has amounted to a to-
tai of $34,720,0O0. But this is
only a portion oi the profit. The
$18,O00,0O0 stock which cost
nothing, has a market value of
over $3.50 a share, or a total of
$40, 100000. The $40, 100000 new
stock just voted had a market
value of $500 share, or $780,
900. In cash, therefore, and in
the market values Of the $18,000,-
900 gift stock of 1898 and of the
$26, 100000 gift stock in 1906. the
shareholders will have received a
total of $156,320,OO0 in eight
years. Expressed in percentages,
the cash received in the period
mentioned has been equal to
1854 per cent. of the principal.
The market value of the gift
stock has been equal to an adj
ditional 317.77 per cent, or a to-
tai of 434.21 per cent in eight
years. This is an average of 54.27
per cent. per annum.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
Death of Mrs. Kessler.

Rowena, wife of Simeon Kess-
Ter, died at her home at Talma,
Ind, Thursday morning, Nov. Is,
1906, aged II years.
She leaves a husband. two sons
and "a daughter, also two broth
ers, Isaac Martindale and Elijah
c. Martindale of this city, who
was the youngest of the Martin
dale family, and one sister Mrs.
George Kessler of Macy. Both
the Kesslers who married sisters,
were veterans of the civil war.
Mrs. Simeon Kessler was an
excellent Christian lady and will
be missed in. the neighborhood
where she had long resided. She
had been a member of the Meth
dist church over so years. Fun
eral services at the Talma church
Saturday, at 10 80 a. m; inter
ment in the cemetery near Tai
ma.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
Nos.More Passes.

1t is announced that the rail
roads of both the Central and
Western Associations have de-
cided to cut off all passes and free
transportation January I. The
new law passed by the late Con
gress forbids' the issuing OF
passes for interstate travel. except
in certaiA specified cases. This
law could hardly be effective II
the railroads were to continue to
issue passes for transportation
within the State. So the Inter
state Commefce' Commission has
ruled that where interstate trans
portation is used for the purpose
of making an interstate journey
the issuance of such transporta-
ton will come. within the prohi-
bition of the statute. Naturally
the railroads have decided to take
no chances.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
A State Without Taxes.

Wisconsin finds herself literal
ly struggling with an embarrass-
ment of riches. There was al,
ready so much money in the
State treasury that the ocffiials
did not know what to do with it
and with the prospect of $780,.
COO from this years taxes the
State Treasurer went to the tax
board in despair. The result is
that all of the State taxes are to
be RENTED except the school
tax, which has been reduced to
half mill. How is this? La
Toilette. 1t shows the difference
of a government for the people
and one for the interests that
make money off the people. The
people of any state can do as
those of Wisconsin have done.
The particular Wisconsin way
was the railroad route, SO t.
speak. 1t is the result of La Fol
lette's long fight when he was
Governor. Under the new ad valo
rem law the railroads now pay
annually $2,600,000, which is
one-third more than they paid
under the old license system. The
amount of taxes to be RENTED
to the people now by reason OF
the overflow from railroad taxa
tons is $1,818,325. On the first
of this month the balance in the
State treasury was $2,129, 141, Or
nearly ST for every man, woman
and child in the State.
The total receipts for the cur
rent year are estimated at $4,-
$780, 700 and the total expenditure
81 1927 200. The tax RENTED, ex-
cept $157,57O for interest on the
State debt, is all devoted to edu-
cational purposes as State aid to
universities, normal schools and
the graded and common schools.
Meanwhile the State is building
herself 100000 Capitol, and
but for this there would have
been no State tax at all this year.
The State debt, it is explained, is
not a real debt. During the civil
war the State had a debt, but
years ago all of the bonds repre-
senting it were bought by the
State with money from the per-
manent common school fund, so
that the interest paid on these
bonds each year becomes part OF
the school revenue distributed
throughout the State for public
education. We have in this rath-
er unusal condition abundant en-
enlargement for ourselves.
While Indiana's tax management
is good, it could be still better
adjusted.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
Vote for What Is Right.

Wien the legislature meets al
Indianapolis next winter and
measures of Importance come be-
fore the two houses, affecting
the interests of the people of In
diana, the question as to who
favors and who opposes this or
that proposition ought to never
be treated as a. determinative fac
tor. The question to be consid-
cred by senators and representa-
tives should be, as this right
Is this in the interest of the peo-
pie? Is this for the welfare OF
the state?' No legislator will
perform his sworn duty faithful
ly unless he be governed by high
motives and patriotic purposes
South Bend Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
Margaret Bottome Dead.

Mrs. Margaret I'ottome, presi-
dent of the International Order
of the Kings Daughters and
Sons and Of the women's branch
of International Medical Mis-
sions, died at her home in New
York Wednesday aged 70 years.
She had been i'll for a week and
her death was not entirely unex
pected, Mrs. Bettome was one
of the best known women in the
United States. She had been a
leader in women's socities for
many years and had given rbible
talks" in New York homes for
the past 5 years. She was the
widow of the Rev. r. Bottome
who was voluminous writer on
religious topics, and was at one
time an associate editor OF the
Ladies Home Journal. .
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22

Kew. N. II. Shepard went 70
South Bend Friday afternoon
and united in marriage Mr.. Hi
ram Bradley of Tyner. and Miss
Edna May Good of South Bend,
both excellent young people
The preacher returned to Ply
mouth at noon Saturday and just
after dinner another couple re-
quired his services, Henry A.
Holderman teacher of German
township. and Miss Josephine M.
Ballenbacher of the northeast
corner of Center township were
quickly made one and went on
their way rejoicing. The Tribune
extends congratulations and
good wishes.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
Modern Samson in Canada.

Possessed of Samsonliks
strength, Albert Fisher saved his
life by remarkable exhibition oil
his power. Fisher was employed
at a stone crusher and his duties
consisted in feeding rocks into
the huge machine. To aid this
he stood on a platform just above
the crusher. He had just drop
ped hfty-pound bowlder into
the machine, when his foot slip
ped and he fell headlong between
the steel jaws. No person was
near to stop the engine. Bracing
his shoulders against the STEEL
crushers, which were slowly clos
ing, the sturdy workmen exerted
all his great strength in one pow
erful effort. For moment the
machine stopped, then the mas
sive sides drew apart, and finally
there was a rending of the steel
joints, and the crusher fell to
pieces.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
Killed at Walkerton.

Martin V. Payne of Fairview,
ILL.,, was killed at Walkerton last
Tuesday evening by a L. f. &
w. train while crossing the
tracks. He was a relative of the
Shirleys In this county and was
about 65 years of age. Two sons
arrived from Fairview, ILL.,, Wed
nesday afternoon and the re-
mains were taken to Salem chap
ell near Inwood where they were
inferred Thursday. He was a
stranger In Walke-ton, 1t was
dark where he crossed the track
and he did not see the freight
train which was backing and kill
ed him.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
Tax Ferrets Reap Harvest.

The county commissioners
have allowed ]. B. Workman &
Co. $1.3S9.6 for their 35 per cen,
of the collections on sequestered
property during October, the tax
ferrets having a FIVE year con-
tract. They have received since
April $6,3sS.sS and indications
are before the FIVE years is COM
pleted they will have reaped a
veritable harvest in Wabash
county. The tax ferrets have
credit for lowering Wabash coun-
tvs majority to the dangerous
point. Two suits are now pend
ing to have the contract anulled
One minister and several promin;
ent business men who have not
sought to escape ordinary debts
were found possessors of seques-
tered taxes, not knowing they
were to pay on the property un-
earthed.-Wabash Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22

Robert Miller, 36 years old, is
dead at Goshen, after an illness
|of many years. His case was baf-
fling to doctors. For hours he
lay in a comatose state and ev-
cry minute was expected to be
his last. Then he would suddenly
revive, become conscious and
sometimes get up from his bed.
This condition existed for months
at time. Tubercular meningitis
is what is given as the cause of
his demise.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
New Variety of Alfalfa.

The department of agriculture
believes that It has found yari-
ETY. of alfalfa that will prove sue.
cessful as a forage crop in tho
northwestern states. Prof. N. z
Hansen, of the South Dakota ex.
pertinent station, found the plant
on the dry steppes of Siberia ant
describes it as thriving where
temperatures go as low as 40 de
grees below zero. He believes il
will prove a boon.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
Back In Eearly Days.

1t was away back in the early
days of this country that a man
was brought to trial for selling
liquor without a license. The de
PENDANT insisted that it was MOI
whisky at all, just cider and would
not intoxicate anybody if he
drank a tub of it. Finally, the
Judge hit upon the bright idea Of
sending for a sample of the stuff
for the jury's inspection. After
the jury was out four or five
hours, the foreman of the jury
reported: "Your honor, we are
unable to agree. 1t will be neces-
sary to sample more of the evi-
dence."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
A Tall Smokestack.

The smokestack of the new
steel plant of the Haskell & Bar
ker Car company at Michigan
City, erected under the supervi-
sion of Alexander Kirschke, was
finished Thursday. 1t is 167 *
feet high and contains 100000
brick. Access to the summit is
gained by an elevator inside and
several persons have gone up
within the last day or two to see
the sights. From the high perch
one may distinctly see the court
house at Laporte and with q
glass, villages in Porter county
are visible.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
Platt's Retirement Forced.

The retirement of Senator
Thomas c. Platt from congress
is regarded as the probable out
come of the latest developments
of his domestic scandal.
In connection with the an
nounced separation of Senator
Plat and his wife, the latest
rumor current is that Mr.. Platt
made a settlement of 100000 on
Mrs. Plat. By some the money
consideration is placed at an
even 81 ,0O0,000
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22

The prosecuting attorney, sur
veyor, sheriff, coroner and com
missioner of the first district will
enter upon the dlties of their re-
spective offices January 1, 1907
The auditor, clerk, treasurer and
commissioner of the third dis.
trict do not take their Offices unit
January 1908.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-11-22
Home and Wife.

Ii, English law a mans house
is his castle. In American life
his home is a royal palace in
which the wife is queen. 1t mat
tiers not how humble the dwell
ling or how meager the appoint
ments, if love be there and the
queen preside. But if death
storms the castle or sacks the
palace, carrying off the queen,
the home, however magnificent,
remains to it's owner desolate.
Friends may be many, and their
attentions kind, but "the heart
knoweth its own bitterness" and
realizes it's utter desolation, when
nought remains of home but a
sacred memory.
The vows that bind the young
wife and husband to love, honor,
and cherish" involve not a task
but a pleasure, until death doth
them part. Yet too often hus-
bands neglect the little attentions
and courtesies to the wife by
which they won the bride. All
the world loves a lover" we are
told. Why should it not still fur
Their admire the husband who re-
mains lover? Young married
couples should remain sweet
hearts, and, for that matter, old
married couples also. For death
will inevitably part them all.
Unlimited wealth is poor in
comparison with domestic happi-
ness. "He that hath a good wife
hath good thing" said Solo,
mon. A good, true, loving wife
is a mans richest possession. Her
affection arouses his ambition and
spurs him to noblest effort; for
her approval is his richest re-
ward.
MAN rules the world" but
woman rules man. She sways
him by her affection, gives him
strength to withstand temptation
and moulds his life for good. This
is the case in true wedlock, with
the mutual tastes and aspirations
and single-hearted devotion to
each others welfare.
The little courtesies and COM
pliments of appreciation should
not be forgotten. "Words fifty
spoken are like apples of gold in
pictures of silver" and in no
place can a word be more fifty
spoken than in praise and cheer
to one who loves you. 1t is richer
far than presents of gold or pre-
cious gems.
Don't carry your business
troubles to your homes. AT any
rate do not let the cares. per-
piexities and anxieties of the re-
morseless outside world disturb
the serenity of your home life.
Man is naturally unapprecia-
tive of the little vexations that
may come to the wife. In the
hard struggles, of life he is liable
to forget that the ills and per-
plexities of household affairs are
often harder to bear than the
heavy burdens that devolve on
him. The woman meets these un-
flinchingly, and often, though
called "the weaker vessel" prov
es that she has the Drawer heart.
Above all, the wishes of each
should be the law of the other.
Each should put forth the strong
est efforts to make the other hap
py. Their, whether the final part
ing come soon or late, with sud-
den shock or lingering illness,
there will be no vain regrets or
reproachful recollections-but,
instead the consolation of "re-
membered happy days. '--E. r. S.