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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-04

strikes of draymen at end. are forty five
miles of TUNNEL equipped with rails overhead trolley
in the district bounded by Chicago avenue the lake Hal
and Sixteenth streets, the last five
years at cost of S300000OO The railroads are to re-
ceve freight from the tunnel company at minimum of
The system of underground freight tunnels is
not municipal enterprise but was begun 1t is alleged
by subterfuge and against the wish of the
city fathers.-Baltimore American.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-04
cHrcAeo,s FRE1eHr ruNNrr.

20 other American city is in the happy po-
sition Of Chicago in having a large system
of freight tunnels, by which business houses
can load goods from their cellars right into
cars. The tunnel company connects its trunk
tunnels with the larger houses in the down
fnWn district that drnrc
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-04

Hunger changes beans into almonds.
From the Italian.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-04

A report from the Vermont agricul.
tural experiment stations shows that
of series of attempts to raise this
important crop in that State, SO per
cent We're successful, and that IS per
cent Of these were In the Champlain
valley. The conclusion reached is that
there Is reason for the hope that al
falfl may become acclimated TO the
Eas tern States and raised successfully
there, provided proper conditions as to
soil and cultivation are supplied
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-04

II Is said middle-aged women are
more greedy for pie than boys,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-04

The infection OF the potatoes with
the fungus which produces rot occurs
chiefly, II not entirely, in the field be
fore digging; the infection Is usually
the result of diseased vines and in most
cases the disease Is not transmitted d.
rectly from the vine, but indirectly
through the SOIL also, potatoes may be
infected directly in the field from
spores introduced into the soil the pre-
ceding year. Experiments with dry
Bordeaux mixture and soluble Bor'
deaux mixture show that both these
are less effective as preventives Of
blight and subsequent rot than the reg
ular Bordeaux mixture. :
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-04

woman of the house provided in these
respects? There Is no equity in com.
Polling the wife to go seven or eight
rods for cobs, coal and water, when
you ride the gang pillow or operate the
lever on an up-to-date manure spread
er.-Exchange.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-04

American Dairy Products. yelue-
There were 12,147 ,304 $50 pounds Of
milk and 5SS,1S6,471 pounds of cream
used in 1904 In the manufacture OF $751;
27S.141 pounds OF butter. 313 ,695, 29O
pounds Of cheese. and 30S. 4S5. 1S2
pounds OF condensed milk. These fig-
ures are pat OF the census OF manufac
lures for 1905. TIE total cost Of ma
terials used in the industry was $142,-
92O,277, while the value OF the pro-
ducts was $16s. IS. 7s9. an increase OF
the former OF 31.3 per cent and Of the
latter Of ESQ per. cent The number
Of establishments dropped from 9,242
to S,926, while the capital increased
80 per cent. to 81. 255.556. There were
5,507 salaried officials and clerks and
1857 engaged in the manufacture Of
these articles. These received salaries
and wages amounting to $9.7S9. 036.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-04

At one time 1t was customary TO
measure the cost of pork by the price
of corn, and the usual estimate was ten
pounds Of pork for bushel Of corn,
but in recent years 1t has been discov-
cred that other feeds can be used to
advantage, and pork made more cheap
ly with variety than with corn alone.
Experience has shswn that the hog rel
ishes the great variety OF feeds usually
produced on the farm, sucn as grass.
rape, all kinds Of clovers. defective and
immature fruits. house Stops. skim
milk, buttermllk, whey from cheese fac
tory which, when fed In conjunction
with the grain ration, make pigs grow
faster and make weights at less cost
than when compelled to subsist entire
~ on corn.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-04

Pastured horses, especially If not
sound and well, should be sheltered
during cold storms of any sort II long
protracted.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-04

The man who Is denying himself the
use of a low-wheeled wagon Is shoot
Ing wide Of the mark. He brings upon
himself some very heavy lifting that
should be avoided. A man ought not
to lift anything heavy that he can raise
in some other manner. Back oil APP
pears to be cheap when a man Is ten
der In years, but when old age comes it
may be needed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-04

A small plat of ground can be made
to do large things, if set in fruit and
berries and thoroughly worked.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-04
AFRICA FOR THE AFRICANS.

II will not Go to exaggerate the weight and
Importance of the so-called Ethiopian move
ment, the keynote of which is expressed by
the cry of Africa for the Africans" and
yet underlying it is one of the gravest prob
lens awaiting the solution of the civilized
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-04

Hens often suffer in midsummer for
want of gravel when confined in yard.
Throw in sods, cracked bone, shell or
stone, and give water freely
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-04

The man who puts off making his
clover hay until 1t is ripe Is reaping
the harvest OF his mistake. He not
only has a lot Of hay that is lacking
In value, but he is taking some of the
vitality that should be there for per-
fecting the coming seed crop. Some
farmers make ripe clover hay and then
wonder why they can't get crop Of
seed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-04

Every farmer should have straw
berry patch. 1t will pay, If not in cash,
it will be in the enjoyment. Anyone
can raise Strawberries on land sui a.
bic for corn. Fertilize 1t well, pillow
deeply and drag thoroughly. You can
not get land In too good shape. Set
plants on cool. rainy day. Use water
and shade your plants. Almost any Of
the leading kinds sold by nurseries,
preferably near your home, are good.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-04

In behalf of the good housewife we
wish to say that il the farm proprietor
has all the latest machinery and con-
veniences for doing the outdoor work
he should see that she is provided In
as large measure with labor-saving
convcniences in doing the work of the
household, handy supply of dry wood
and kindling. ample cupboard room. a
first-class cook stove with good draft
and other aids that contribute so much
In Tightening the burden Of household
duties. You man there. how L. the
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-04

Many would-be poultry raisers prob
ably dc not realize the demand for
feathers. The body feathers Of chick
ems and turkeys sell at from to 40
cents per pound. and duck and geese
feathers at from 80 to 80 cents per
pound. When thinking of raising poul-
try do not forget the feathers.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-04

industry. l am for the American theory
and against the European theory. Let Eu-
rope copy America, not America copy
Europe. Government control of railways,
but not government ownership of rail-
WAYS ).
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-04

Where grapes rot, it is recommended
that the soil be not stirred while the
seeds are forming.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-04

If an orchard is on decline, 1t Is
an indication that the food supply in
the soil is being exhausted. Fertilizers
should be applied, and thorough cult
walton should be given to it
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-04

The cheapest and best way TO dehorn
cattle Is when the calves are small
Use caustic potash.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-27

not be true, but they go we'll with what is
known of his character. He is said TO have re-
marked about the bonfires sometimes lighted in
Brasenose quad. that he did not object to them
because they lighted up the spire of St Mary's
so beautifully" Then there is the tale of the
part he played in certain matter of exaInina-
tons He was supposed to have looked over
paper. but when the examiners met he seemed
to have kept no record of his impressions; to
assist his recollection the names of the candi-
dates were read over but he seemed to be un-
able TO connect any ideas with any of them until
the name sanctuary appeared. at which he visi-
bly, frightened and said that he was now sure
he had looked over the papers, because he To-
membered that he liked the name" He called
the Swiss lakes 'horrid pots of blue paint" and
we are told, used to pretend that he shut his
eyes so as not to them when he was on his
way to or from Italy. Mark Pattison is said to
have remarked. In talk about possible travel
ling companions. II would not travel with Pater
for anything! He would say the steamboat was
not steamboat and that Calais was not
Calais!" Regarding them not necessarily his
toric. but nevertheless characteristic. MIR. Ben
son tells these further anecdotes:
He was asked, for instance whether he did
not fnd his college work great burden TO Sfn
He replied with inirnitabIe gravity wen NOT eo
much you might think. The fact is that most
necessary that they should learn very much. AT At
some colleges l am told that certain of the young
men have genuine love for learning; II that we're
so here it would be quite too dreadful" He sighed
and looked sadly at his auditor
On another occasion II Is said that when adyis-
ing man what TO read for Greats. Pater said II
cannot advise you to read any special books. the
great thing is to read authors ,rhoIs: read Plato
"hoh; read Kant HhoIe; read MIL EhoIe"
So little is known about Pater as a man that
we make no excuse for placing these stories i'm
the foreground. They show how removed he
was in spirit from the huriy-buriy of the mod
ern world. how much he was a creature of
bookish aloofness. of concentration in aesthetic
and intellectual pleasures Il wish" h. once
said to Mr.. Gosse. Il wish they wouldn't call
me hedonist'; it produces such u bad effect
on the minds of people who don't know Greek
1t is too bad that people thus hurt his feelings
New-York tribune., 1906-05-27

time before he could close his eyes worked
slowly through the Dictionary of National 81
oeraphy. volume by volume" He was hospita-
BILE in his way, never seemed to be interrupted
by any visitor. was never impatient always
courteous and deferential" Yet Mr.. Benson does
not paint him as a man of many intimacies
Self absorbed sympathetic, but rarely respon-
sive to the extent of becoming himself conh-
dential he leaves the impression In this ologra-
ply Of a man who listened well and was always
kind. but remained a stranger to most Of those
who knew him. The few anecdotes that Mr..
Benson has to tell suggest an abstracted man.
saved by the uneventful course Of academic
life from the pressure of hard facts" and de-
veloping few practical traits. ut is recorded"
says Mr.. Benson, that the only occasion
when he was called upon to assist in quelling
an outbreak of rowdyisrn he contrived 10 turn
a hose, intended 10 Quench a bonfire into the
window Of an undergraduates bedroom. to whom
he had afterward to give leave to sleep out Of
college In consequence Of the condition of his
rooms"
Some of the stories about him may OF may
New-York tribune., 1906-05-27

work he made the task of his biographer doubly
hard Mr.. Benson is interested in his subject
he has been at great pains to make himself
acquainted with all the facts relating to It, and
he has not only the sensitive temperament but
the delicate style needed for the friendly, har-
monious treatment of Pater
He describes his hero as shy and reticent in
boyhood and even then disclosing signs of a
rather grave disposition. His first thoughts were
of ordination in the Church of England, and
they were deepened by meeting with Keble at
the house of some friends. "Keble took fancy
to the quiet, serious child" says Mr.. Benson.
walked with him and spoke with him of the
religious life In a way that made a deep i'm
preston on the boys mind" In this early period
Pater appears to have developed the feeling for
beauty. sensuous as we'll spiritual. which was
to count for so much with him later on. and it
is not surprising that we soon lose sight of the
Church as a possible dominating influence in his
career. He was only nineteen when he entered
Queens College. Oxford. and thenceforth until
his death. in 1894 he remained a type OF purely
intellectual activity. Jowett foresaw that the
studious. reserved Undergraduate would accom-
pllsh something. Il think you have a mind"
he said that will come to great eminence"
Pater took root at Oxford. The soil was con-
genial. and though phases of his work bored
him he seems to have been very happy in the
discharge of most of his duties. Elected Eel
low at Brasenose. and. as time went on assum-
ing divers official responsibilities he lived pre-
cisely the reposefu scholastic life for which he
had an inborn taste
His quarters were simple almost to the point
OF austerity, but we gather that he made them
charming. painting his walls delicate yellow
introducing into the decoration of the doors some
line French ironwork. hanging up few good
ehsra'ihgs' ana Keeping In reserve for the salts
iac'ioh OF MS artistic sense bowl of dried rose
leaves and some copies of Greek coins His
meals were plain. he used no tobacco and ha
was Indifferent to the pleasures of afternoon
tea There is an odd note on his reading eivan
In the sketch of his mode of life at Oxford He
did not always sleep well. and ito beguile tba
New-York tribune., 1906-05-27
SONNET.

Wings have we-and far we can go
We may find pleasure: wildneSs and wood,
Blank ocean and mere sky, support that mood
Which with the lofty sanctifics the low,
Dreams books are each a world; and books we
know,
Are substantial world, both pure and good;
Round these with tendrils strong as flesh and
blood,
Our pastiIne and our happiness will grow.
There find I personal themes, n plenteous store,
Matter wherein right voluble am,
To which ! listen with ready ear;
Two shall be named pre-eminently DEAR
The gentle Lady married to the Moor:
And heavenly Una with her milk-white Lamb.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-27
Gbe Nelo'Doa.ls 0ribaraaes
SUNDAY, MAY 27, 1906.

1t is amusing to observe the unwllingness of
They protest that they want the critic to tell
the TRUTH but the moment he tells it they be-
come uneasy and grumble at him though he
were somehow violating the decencies. 1t hap
pened the other day that an issue of ''The
Academy contained an unusual number of
condemnatory articles. Promptly reader COM
plains, saying "RapierS and battleaXeS! What
weapons Mr.. Editor, you must have served
round last week! Surely there is a happy
mean between indscriminate applause ire
minding one of ubiquitous introductionsl and
wholesale slaughter" OF course, there is such
a happy mean, but we feel impatient sometimes
with those sapless individuals who are all in
q flutter with fear of your losing sight of it if
you execute justice upon a handful of misde-
meanantS. Can they not understand that a
great deal Of bad writing finds its way into
print, and that it is good thing for every one
concerned to give such writing its deserts?
Must the intrusive mediOcrfty be admOniShed
only with bated breath, as though he were q
tender fioWeret, marked by nature as exempt
from harsh treatment? There is altogether too
much kindness shown to the interOper in liter
ary matters Some socalled critics correct him
only with the utmost diffidence-when they do
not praise him. The delicate thrust of the
rapier and the dull thud of the battleaxe are
not to be discouraged.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-27
W1LTER P1TER.
DIR. Benson's Study of the Man and
the 1uthOr.

WALTER PATER- BY A. c. Benson Follow OF OF
MaCdaien College, Cambridge 0tnSlish Men OF
Letters) 12no, PIP. vi, 226. The Maciiiiiaii
Company
The publication Of this volume will gratify
many readers, for while the repute OF waiter
Pater is not to-day what it once was he SUN
has a considerable following He is fairly fortu-
nate too In his present biographer. Though
Mr.. Benson is more the euloSist than the critic
his excess Of sympathy at least lends pleasant
warmth to a narrative which, from the very
nature Of its subject, might easily have been
made too dry Pater was not one of those
figures around whom even a mildly exciting book
could we'll be written In his modest person
ality, in the quetude of his life. and in the de-
tached, almost dehumanized. character Of his
New-York tribune., 1906-05-27
LETTER WRITING IN 1880.
From Chambers's Journal.

-N-A% JOuTudA
What changes. too. in all the apparatus Of writ
ing! w men L was boy every body wrote on
letter paper. and there was no envelope Thu
ietter was folded In peculiar way that WAS
taught 10 children. then put in a cover" There
were Wa1ers and sealing wax: blOttinE paper
but sand Quill pens We're in universal use.
There were pen knives name still retained
10 make them with We cannot forget HuS
MISS Squeers shyly brought up her pen C. be
made" by Nicholas Steel pens were not N
use.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-27

Success in any department of literature is
nowadays a little dangerous, for it SO quickly
leads to deterioration of the authors wares
But there is one direction especially in which
1t seems positively fatal for writer to achieve
even fair popularity. If he can write an
amusing series of short stories he is lost We
are speaking of the sort of series that is built
up around the exploits of single parsonage
When this is well done it makes uncommon!y
good material for magazine and the author
who shows that he can do the trick is we'll
paid in cash and gets good deal of praise into
the bargain. He eXhausts himself in ten or
twelve numbers" but this does not trouble
him, nor, apparently, does it trouble his pub
fishers. Between them they cook up another
scheme and doggedly carry it through. We
have recently had occasion to look over threa
different collections of stories produced in this
way. All three to be sure were q little anus
Ing, but not one in the group could claim to
have anything like the merit for which the
reader was bound to look. The authors have
done excellent work in the past Indeed it NAV
be said of each one of them that they have
regulations to lose. Yet they do not seem to
mind the prospect of loss. At the moment they
are making money, and therefore we suppose
they are willing to let their regulations take
care OF themselves 1t is all a sad commentary
to be an art 1t has become a trade
New-York tribune., 1906-05-27

Mr.. Alexander Innes Shand continuing In
''rhe London Saturday Review" the literary
recollections to which we referred fortnight
ago, looks wiStfully back at the newspaper cor
respondent of earlier day. He likes to re-
member George Augustus Sala, 1.-The ideal row
ing correspondent He could write about
anything" says Mr. Shand, from canvasback
ducks and terrapin turtle to the chances for
the Presidential chair, but he was at his best
when discourSing upon nothing . There
seems TO be no space now, and, indeed little
demand from readers, for that easy rambling
style of letters with little purpose and less
of a backbone yet richly embroidered with
nothing in particular" We believe space
would be found in modern Journalism for let
ters in this vein if correspondents were to turn
up with ability to write them, but the breed
seems to have been dying out Latterly several
young Englishmen have tried to revive the lost
art of spinning light and airy foreign letters
for the newspapers employing them. They have
made the mistake of trying to combine a vivid
impreSSiOnism, in the style of the late G. W.
Stevens, with an egotlstical Whmsicality, and
In the effort they have come to grief More
over they lack two things that are peculiarly
Indispensable to the "roving correspondent"
Zest for human nature and richly stored mind
The correspondent of the old school took gen
uine interest in the humors of life he did not
hold men and women at arms length and pro-
ceed to be Clever" about them in print Like
wise he was apt to be good reader quick at
apt allusiOn.
New-York tribune., 1906-05-27
OF COURSE.
From Children's Answers

From Children's Answers
Now. children" said the teacher who had
been giving a lesson on military fortihcatio.S
tstn an any OF you tell me what a buttress is
lease, ma am. cried little Willie. its
nanny goat"
New-York tribune., 1906-09-30
WEEKLY STOCK CHANGES.

Saturday. Saturday. Net
Active issues. Sept % Sept % Ich' 'nges
New-York tribune., 1906-09-30
WALL STREET AND EXCHANGES.

FOREIGN TRADING-Foreign houses not
active factors in the local market. dealings
amounting few thousand shares, evenly dis
tributed. In London the general market was
heavy Further engagements OF gold for American
account strengthened discount rates in the British
capital. There also large Withdrawals for
Egypt.
CANADIAN NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. banks, rail-
roads and industrial companies will pay in div!-
dends October upward of 100000 OF this
amount the Canadian Pacific pays more than ons-
half.
BANK CLEARINGS-Bank clearings Of the
United States for the week ended September .
were 81 929 Oo6, against 31S s5S41T IN the pre-
ceding week and s2.552.S76155 In the same week in
1905
COTTON OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES to "The
Financial Chronicle" the total receipts Of cotton
for the week ended September 2s N514s bales.
compared with 1856 s45 bales in the preceding week.
making from September l 674.576 bales, against
s2S SSS in the corresponding period in the last year
A BANKERS OPINION.-Henry Clews says:
some sort Of liquidation. Legitimate requirements
amounts of funds are locked up in stock market
and real estate operations. the latter frequently
market gradual liquidation would probably
prove beneficial @ The losses aS9 n"t %oue bs
actual but simply temporary dimin1tiSn OF eY eeSk
Is not in the stock market TO any great extent and
a moderate decline could not create much injury IN
that quarter. At its present level the market is
altogether too high to permit OF any new buying
on an extensive scale. Bargains cannot oe t3unu n
anywhere. Increased dividends have already oeeh
amply discounted, and stocks when nave al
ready Joined the higher dividend ranks are q se, sen y
at TO 41a per cent basis. whlch Is ouS oi
all proportion TO a per cent time money ma rket
Readjustment will be enforced somehow II IN
terest rates will not decline stocks must
VALUE PUT ON CANADIAN PAClfiO
LANDS.-In the course of a conversation recehty
between Sir Thomas Shaughuessy' presdsh' OF 'i'e
Canadian Pacific Railway Company. and ono oi
his intimate friends. the former after careiul "s
urng put an estimate OF Slsoco" on tio 'a"uS
owned by the company. Sir Thomas salo lurthei
that the company had recently reiuseu an ohe'
OF $50 an acre for 100000 acres OF selected lahds
The refusal was the result of decision oy the
management that the best interests or the com
pany would be subserved by not disposing or any
large block OF land single interest. but by
selling only TO actIal settlers.
PIG IRON CERTIFICATES.-Pis iron certih
Gates AT the New York Produce Exchange were
dun and about unchanged There were no sales
Prices for regular follow: Cash and September. 81
bid; October, SSa<s 20: November. SIS IS asked