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

Every possessor of a house with a
porch, whether In city, suburb or coun-
try, should realize the opportunity he
has, with the help of nature, to make
ii delicious and beautiful, cool, green.
shady retreat In summer In winter It
matters little what 1t is. Vines will
transform any porch into bower. To
have vigorous vines plenty of rich soil
is needed, and ii Is best to insure this
by adding plenty of COW manure or
bone meal to make 1t rich. Good drain
age. as in any flower garden, Is also
essential.
In the woods many wild vines may
be found. There are the Dutchman's
pipe, the wild grape, the moon seed
vine, the trumpet vine and others. The
wild grape vine Is especially useful and
easily obtained. It's luxuriant foliage.
rapid growth and delightful fragrance
make it useful for summer houses and
similar structures. The trumpet vine,
with its scarlet orange flowers, is very
easily grown, not at ali sensitive to
rough treatment. IL Is round In many
parts Of the country wild. These vines
may all be obtained also from dealers.
The silk vine Is very fine, with dark
green, luxuriant foliage of neat habit.
1t belongs to the milk weed family of
plants and derives its name from the
silky contents of its seed pods. 1t is
excellent for the veranda, and is used
20 cover many famous old ruins.
A number of the clematises are well
worthy Of a place on the most beauti-
full verandas, especially the Towering
varieties, such as Clematis Jackmanni,
which has purple flowers, and Clema-
tbs Henryi, which has neat white flow
ers, both producing mass Of rich col
or when in bloom.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

Dusf DEVILS Of Gue VALLEY.
Travellers in the celebrated Death
Valley of California have described the
wonderful contortions of the sand pill
lars that small whirlwinds sometimes
send spinning across the hot plain.
Even more remarkable are dust dew
lis seen by an explorer, in the valley
of the White Nile. Sometimes two of
these whirling columns, gyrating in op-
posite directions. meet, land if they be
well-matched the collision stops them
and struggle eEsues as to which way
they shall twist. Gradually one gains
the mastery, and the two combined rush
on together Some of these whirlwinds
will strip the clothes from an Arabs
back, or send a goat spinning round
and round like top.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
Brief Dairy Reminders,

Dirt In the milk means dirt In the
butter.
The dairy cow should have pure food
and drink.
Cold or sour milk fed to calves will
cause indigestion, followed by consti-
patton.
Do not keep calves from gargety
cows for the dairy.
The cow should be so trained that
anyone may milk her.
Dalrying affords good market for
most of the farm products.
An impatient cow in the hands of an
impatient person is worthless.
The cream shoSld not be subjected
to constant Earring or shaking. Cream
will yield more butter II 1t is stirred
frequently while ripening.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
A Gallant Bov.

A Bostonian was talking about the
late Henry Harland.,
"Harland was graceful, gallant
SOUL" he said. Even in his boyhood
he turned the prettiest compliment.
I'm his boyhood he studied Latin
under charming young woman.
This young lady, calling him up in
class one morning, said:
"'Henry, name some Of the chief
beauties OF education
1.-THE boy, smiling into his teachers
pretty eyes, answered:
'Schoolmistresses.' philadelphia
RulIafin
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

The depth of planting seeds should
be governed by the character of the
roll. II light and dry then the seeds
ihould be planted deep and covered SO
as to leave the plants when they come
up az least two inches below the sur
rounding level. and at the first time Of
hoeing the ground should be leveled
and kept level during the season. Thus
the hills are made below ground and
the plants are kept from drying up.
If the land be heavy and wet the seed
should be planted near the surface, not
covered very deep and at hoelng time
slightly hilled.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear. There is
only one way to cure deafness. and that is
by constitutional remedies Deafness is
caused by an infiamed condition Of the mu-
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is infiamed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing. and when II Is
entirely closed. Deafness is the result. end
unless the Inflammation can be taken ont
/. nd this tube restored to its normal condi-
ton, hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out Of ten are caused by Ca
tarrh. which is nothing but an inflamed con-
dition of the mu ,ous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for
any case OF Deafness caused by catarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars. free.
+. J. CHENEY K CO., Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists, 15c.
Take Halls F. mily Pills for constipation.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
Other Objections.

at would gladly die for YOU"
Her look of hauteur was maintained
despite this plea.
"You are in error" she replied, cold
ly, "if you think the color of your hair
constitutes my chief objection to you. -
The good night was brief and soon.
philadelphia Ledger.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
Convenient Plant Irrigator.


German publications have been print
ing information concerning a device
which automatically waters growing
plants in pots as the liquid is needed
1t consists of glass tube about three
feet long and about one-quarter inch
bore, bent into a siphon or u shape
with one leg longer than the other.
An UNFINISHED wick is placed in this
tube. considerable portion projecting
at both ends. The short leg of the tube
is immersed in bucket of water placed
on bench above and near the potted
plants to be watered. The strands Of
the wick are distributed among the
pots. being placed in contact with the
earth but not with the stalks of the
plants. One or more strands are as
signed to each plant, according to its
need of water, and, of course, the en-
tire flow may be given to one pot, In
which case the end Of the tube Is In
serted In the soil. In very hot weather
1t is advisable to cover the pail and
wrap the tube with wadding to pre-
vent the wick drying. The German in
yentor of this device says that he has
always found it to work perfectly. 1t
was designed for watering house plants
during the absence Of the owners for
several days, but 1t seems adapted to
garden use as well. Furthermore, 1t is
not apparent why tube of rubber,
tin. iron or lead should not answer the
purpose as well as the fragile glass
tube.-American Cultivator.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
Queen. Taller than Kings.


There is hardly king in Christen'
dom to-day whose wife does noI over.
top him by a head.
King Edward is quite six inches
shorter than Queen Alexandra.
The Gar is overtopped a full head
by the CZarina.
Kaiser Wilhelm is of the medium
height, b. the German Empress is
tall. and that is why the proud Kaiser
will never consent to be photographed
beside his wife, unless she sits while he
stands.
The King of Italy, short and squat.
hardly comes up to the shoulders of
the tall, athletic Queen Helena.
The King of Portugal, though fat
ter, is less tall than his Queen.
Even the Prince of Wales is shorter
a good four inches than the Princess.
The young King Of Spain is several
inches shorter than his new bride.
The Queen of Denmark towers above
her royal spouse.
Information ChcerfuIIy Furnished
The train had stopped at a little town
in Kansas.
The passenger in the check snit, who
was sitting by a car window, opened a
conversation with the native on the sta
ton platform.
Seeing trains go through is about all
the excitement you have here, isn't it?'
he asked.
NO." said the native. I'VE got a gas
well here. 1t ketched fire Yesterday, and
we had a dickens of a time putin il
out"
How did you manage it?"
"Well, SIR, after we'd tried everything
else we TUX cid Bill Flaxham. soused him
in the boss trough, dumped him on the
mouth of the well, and the fire went out
all TO wunst.
why couldn't you have used any other
man just as well?"
"'Cause, sir, old Bill Flaxham is the
biggest sponge in the hull derned-"
But here the train moved off.-Chicago
Tribune
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
Tired of Waiting.

The little boy was five years old
and it was his first year at school.
One morning he did not wish to attend
so he told his mother he was very
sick. His mother. being very kind.
hearted lady, tried to reason with him
and said:
Just think how bad your teacher
will feel when she calls the roll and
will be no little Robert to say, Pres.
ent.'"
That's just it, mamma. / have sai6
present every day and / haven't re
ceived any present yet."-Magazine OF
Ern
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
Thrilled.

He was looking at Niagara Falls.
splendid! Magnificent." he muir
INJURED.
$50 the spectacle touches you, too?'
ventured a fellow spectator.
Touches mew roared the first
"Such splendid horsepower, such mag
nificent energy! And me running my
mill by steam! Say, it more thar
touches me. 1t breaks me all up
Philadelphia Ledger.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

Prisoner" said the judge, "stand up.
Have you anything to say why judgment
Of the court should not now be pronounc-
ed against you?"
I'D like to say, your honor" answered
the prisoner, that / hope you will not
allow your mind to be prejudiced against
me by the poor defense my lawyer put up
for me. I'll take it as a great favor if
your honor will just give me the sentence
I'd have got if had pleaded guilty in
the first place.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
Pro.perou. without Education.

$50 you don't believe in college edu-
cation?''
NO, sir. After graduation / nearly
starved to death practicing law"
'But you look prosperous now"
Eyes, sir. l went into vaudeville and
made a fortune balancing barrel on
my feet while standing on my head
Detroit Free Press.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

back. / had frequent attacks of gravel
and the urine was passed too often and
with pain. When used Doan's Kid.
ney Pills, however, all traces of the
trouble disappeared and have not re.
turned. / am certainly grateful
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

biOuSiit vi ny 0dhy
work. II first no
ticed it eight or ten
years ago." said Mr..
Lightner. "1'he dull
pain in the back
fairly made me
sick. 1t was hard
to get up or down,
hard to straighten,
hard to do any
work that brought
-x-,t~ -. thu
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
Experiment with Illinois Soils.

The gist of four years experimental
work in growing wheat and corn In the
Illinois soils adapted to these crops has
Just been published by the experiment
station of that state. The sources of
supply of nitrogen, potassium and phos-
phorus for the soils Of this region are
described and summarized, for which it
appears that the cultivation Of these
crops can be done at a profit only In
case OF application of commercial phos-
phates.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

Tho latest novelty from Japan is a
new horseradish which Is of delicate
shade of green and mild flavor as COM
pared with the ordinary kind growq
In this country. In japan the vegetable
Is savorite condiment with fish. The
two-year-old roots are used and the
fresh leaves are also made into a kline
Of sauce.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
English Potatoes in Amer,ca

Consul Hamm Of Hull sends a table
giving the quantities of potatoes
shipped at that port from Nov. IL, 1905,
to Jan. IS, 1906. The total number
OF bushels was $4,000, worth s64. 600
or about forty-two cents a bushel. They
came from Yorkshire and Lincolnshire
where the land is brought to the high
est stage of cultivation and drainage
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

1t is said that rural postmaster in
Texas sent the following letter to the
Postmaster General recently:
Il amt took a holiday these three
years gone, an this is to let you know
that I'm goin' to close the Office fer the
next three days an 60 a-fshin'. There
don't much mail come here nohow, an
I'm neadin' exercise. So / put you on
notice."-Atlanta Constitution.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

The mistress Of the house wa5 newly
installed-and looked it-but she ha6
clearly defined ideas on Industrial ques
tons, and when the man who had call
ed her to the door asked for a little
something to eat. she Immediately look
ed toward the wood pile in the yard.
WELL" she said, IF you will get that
Ak"
"Oh, sha'n't need that" the man In
terrupted, in reassuring tone. MY
teeth are all right"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
WORST CASE OF ECZEMA
Spread Rapidly Over Body-Lmbs
and Arms Had to Be Bandaged-

and Arms Had to Be Bandaged--
Marvellous Cure by Cuticura-
MY son, who is now twenty-five
years of age, when he was four months
old began to have eczema on his face,
spreading quite rapidly until he was
nearly covered. We had all the doc
tors around us, and some from larger
places, but no one helped him a par
ticle. The eczema was something ter
rible, and the doctors said it was the
worst case they ever saw. At times
his whole body and face were COW
cred, all but his feet. l had to ban
dage his limbs and arms; his scalp was
just dreadful A friend leased me to
try Cuticura, and ! began to use all
three of the Cuticura Remedies. He
was better in two months; and In six
months he was well. Mrs. R. L. Ris-
ley, Piermont. N. H.. Oct. "a. 1905"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
AN EVERYDAY STRUGGLE

Men and Women of Every Occupa-
ton Suffer 1Iiseries from Kidney
Complaint.
]. c. Lightner, 7o3 So. Cedar ST.,
Abilene, Kan, is one of the thousands
who suffer from kidney troubles
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

II hope" said the renter of room No.
1897, shat the rattle of the typewriters
in my Office doesn't annoy you"
No, sir, it does not" responded the
crusty capitalist whose Office was No.
1899: but their gable does annoy me
exceedingly" Chicago Tribune.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

There is great demand for fax ali
over the world, and a great effort is be-
ing made to induce Americans to cul-
tiyatS il
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
You Can Get AI1en,a Foot Eaae FRI

Write to-day to Allen s. Olmsted. LIE Roy,
n. Y, for a FREE sample OF Aliens Foot
Ease, a powder to shake into your shoes.
1t cures tired, sweating, hot, swollen, ach-
Ing feet 1t makes new or tight shoes easy.
certain cure for Corrs and Bunions. All
Druggists and Shoe Stores sell It. CSC.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
The Unpleasant Sort.

"Nice house, old man." said Nuggets
old friend, who was visiting him, "but
haven't you any household pets?"
"Only those my wife gets into occa-
sionally," replied Nagget.-Philadelph
Press.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10


Hon. NJ. c. Butler, Ex-U. 8. SEN
ator from South Carolina for two
terms, in letter from Washington.
ID. c., writes to the Peruna Medicine
Co. az follows:
81 can recommend Peruna for
dyspepsia and stomach trouble.
I have been usfng y0ur medicine
for short period and feel very
much relieved. Ii Is indeed .
wonderful medicine, besides =
good tonic"
CATARRH of the stomach is the cor
rect name for most cases of dyspep-
STA. In order to cure catarrh of th'
stomach the catarrh must be eradicated
Only an internal catarrh remedy
such as Peruna, is available.
Peruna exactly meets the indications.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

Mrs. Chugwater-Josiah, what is a
pronunciamento?
Mr. Observation-Disclosures amen to
anything you want to indorse. should
think you could tell that by looking at
the word itself
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

Mrs. WinsIow's SOOTHING SYRUP for Children
teethngs softens the gums reduces indam nation al
lays pain. cures wind collie q . bottle.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
~O@~

and the best fertilizers are used. The
consul adds that it seems strange that
England, with its crowded population,
can export thousands of bushels of po-
tatoes to country like the United
States. with an abundance Of cheap
arabic land. The American duty, too,
is twenty-five cents per bushel.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

A mixture of wheat bran, oats and
corn will give better results when fed
to the breeding ewes than either wheat
or corn when fed alone.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
Same OId sy.tem OF spelIinx

"Say, Dick, what Is this new fad
they call phonetic speilingT"
Its the kind, Jim, they used to hog
you and me at school for using. BAL
timore American
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

A Philadelphia teamster has been ar
rested for driving his team over q golf
course.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
Barley for Horses.

Experiments and ong-continued prae-
tice of feeding barley furnishes ev-
idence that this grain is useful and
economical food. But when taxed TO
the limit by hard work it is found that
horses cannot be supported upon barley
quite as well as upon oats, and that It
is worth but slightly less per pound
than oats, with animals performing a
medium amount of work. Mules do
not take as kindly to barley as horses.
On the Pacific coast barley Is extern
sively grown as a horse feed, and Ii
extensively used in other countries for
this purpose.
Barley Is not generally used as u
food for horses in the United States,
doubtless owing to the fact that it Is
in such demand for brewing purposes
that it is usually high in price. Wher-
ever 1t is grown, however, 1t is fire.,
quently possible to secure at low cost
grain which is Off color or damaged
by rain during harvest, and which, for
this or some other reason, is unfit for
brewing but valuable for feed.-Ex.
change.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

Milk is 81 per cent water without
any help from the pump, hence the
COW must have a bountiful supply oil
good water in order to produce a lib
eral flow.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

Tobacco refuse of any kind is rich
In potash and valuable for orchard use.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

any help from the pump, hence the
COW must have bountiful supply or
good water in order to produce a lib
eral flow.
The first garden vegetable comes
from the asparagus bed. ct cannot
come where there is no bed unless one
buys It. The city man buys 1t, but
there Is no reason for farmers buying
such things.
One If the best ways to dispose of
old strAwstacks is to haul them In wet
and muddy feed lots to be tramped
down In the mud and to catch and aD-
serb al the liquid manure Of such
places. Just a little labor and 1t will
do the rest.
Shorts and middlings in water or
milk are excellent, and make quick
gains in hogs, especially young ones.
There Is not much In favor Of grinding
feed, but this makes a better slop.
Whole oats should be used for young
shoats, and hulled and ground oats for
old stock.
A corn planter is like an incubator !;
It is not automatic. 1t must be intelli-
gently managed. The manager should
be equipped with knowledge Of what he
wants and then should see that the ma
chine responds to his efforts. A poor
stand Is often obtained because poor
planter Is called into use. A planter
that can not be made to do good work
is dear at any price.
Besides the enormous output of po-
tatoes to the markets of the world,
Greeley, Colo, has within the last few
months used up over 100000 pounds
of potatoes In her starch factories.
These were mostly small or otherwise
understandable potatoes and would
have been pretty nearly dead loss had
they not thus been utilized. A starch
factory at great potato growing points
Is a great help. principally in this way.
Sell the poor COWS Anu guy ohis
those you know to be good. Farmers
lose more money by buying fresh COWS
than any other way. They cannot
Judge of the average capacity or dis
position Of the animal until 1t has been
tested and disease may be brought into
the herd unknowlngly. When success
with herd rests upon the breed and
the farmer patiently waits until he
has secured cows of his own breeding,
success will be much easier.
John Winthrop is usually held re-
sponsible for the introduction Of the
apple into the New World. But as a
matter of fact, when Winthrop an
chored off Cape Ann the recluse Black
stone already had apple trees growing
about his cabin at Shawmut Neck.
Some of the best of our American an
pies were brought over by the Hugue-
nots, who settled in Flushing, L. l., In
1860. and planted there, among others,
l.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

A tree will seldom live If it is set
when the bark is shriveled from dry
roots.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
Pear Blight.

A great many experiments have been
made to learn something more about
pear blight, and the conclusion of many
fruit growers is that pear blight is In
fictitious. and may be transmitted from
one tree to another by incubation. 1t
is not confined to the pear, but may
attack other pomaceous fruits, as the
apple, ounce, English hawthorn and
June berry. 1t is more active and
progresses most rapidly upon young and
succulent partitions of the tree. Under
the microscope any bit of the diseased
tissue shows uncomfortable myriads of
bacteria, which fill the water of the
slide In which 1t is mounted like a
cloud. II is, therefore, not necessary
in order to determine the progress Of
the disease in branch for the micro
scope will decide with absolute certain
ty. There can not be a rational doubt
that the disease is easily communicated
to other trees by birds and insects
ST Louis Globe Democrat.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
Fence suitable for sheep.

A portable fence of net wire about
80 inches high is perhaps the most
economical as well as desirable fence to
use for sheep. Enough of this fence to
inclose twenty or thirty acres can be
made without great cost, and can be
changed from one field to another
easily. 1t should be fastened to stakes
and made into as large rolls as can be
handled to advantage. Thus armed
with rape, fence and flock Of sheep,
one is in a position to clear and enrich
his land, and at the same time greatly
add to the richness of his pocketbook.
When once in shape for sheep. no stock
can be carried on the farm with so lit
tie labor and chores. A well-condncted
mutton-growing farm also leaves It's
owner and his family much time In
which to live.-Farm Monthly.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

The first garden vegetable comes
from the asparagus bed. ct cannot
come where there is no bed unless one
buys It The city man buys 1t, but
there is no reason for farmers buying
such things.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

One If the best ways to dispose OF
old strAwstacks is to haul them In wet
and muddy feed lots to be tramped
down In the mud and to catch and alb
serb al the liquid manure OF such
places. Just a little labor and 1t will
do the rest