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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
THROUGH THE RAPIDS.


Two young women, canoeing in the
upper Gatineau, Canada, encountered
a situation of extreme danger for
which they We're entirely unprepared-
In the Cosmopolitan one Of them tells
the story:
We were two in the canoe, and we
had passed the rapids on our way up
the week before, but did not recognize
them, now that we approached from
the opposite direction. Then we had
portrayed" round them, carrying the
canoe on our shoulders, over trunks
of fallen trees and through the mat
ted branches of the brushwood.
We were going at u ten-mile-an-hour
gait before | realized our position and
that the time to land had passed.
There was no turning back against a
ten-mile current. no making for either
side, where the broken ripples on the
surface showed jagged rocks only a
few inches below Down the middle
of the channel lay our only course.
Quickly l changed places with my
companion, crawling cautiously over
the camping outfit slowed in the bot
tom, while she crept as carefully back
ward. In rapids the bowsman guides
the canoe, and L was the more expert
enced.
With all our strength in our paddles,
we lifted the light bark canoe over the
water, and just as the farthest rock
grated our side We swung into the
channel and boiled down between the
boulders, the current sweeping us on
at rate of fully fifteen miles an hour.
But as we swung, my maple pad
die snapped. 1t had caught in a fis
sure of the rock where l had jabbed
it to keep from striking.
In impotent despair l looked round
at my companion. Until the present
trip she had never been in a canoe,
and her only knowledge in the man
agement Of one had been gained by
my coaching and by less than two
weeks of practice. But plainly the
river and the forest were now in her
veins, and the craft of the paddle had
come by inspiration. The hesitation Of
the city-born was dispelled, and with
skillful stroke. scarce noting my dis
comfiture, with eyes fixed on the wind
ing channel ahead of us, she steered
safe through the boiling waters Of
the second pitch. With a whirl of
spray at the finish, we brought up in
the eddy below, gasping from our eff
fort, yet thrilling with the joy Of it.
There were three inches of water In
the canoe when we reached the foot of
the rapids, which had come in over
the sides as we bowled through the
last big pitch.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25

awhile until the old pew opener returned
and begged them to depart. as she desired
to close the church.
Pauline, with dull, dazed despair In
her eyes, sat in the vestry, listening to,
of the three men grouped around her.
81 am extremely sorry" Polling said.
in answer to the clergyman's request for
an explanation; "but it would have been
criminal to allow the matter to so fur
ther, for the lady is my wife,"
''Your wife?" echoed Jack, incredu-
lousy.
Eyes, sir, my wife, Polling replied
with the least touch of hauteur. Il
have believed her to be dead for the las.
six years-in fact, l believed it so thor
oughly that l should not have believed
my eyes his morning If her own conduct
had not betrayed her. 1t is possible that
she thought / was dead, as l have been
in Central Africa for several years; and /
understand the expedition OF which [ was
a member has been three or four times
reported in the newspapers as complete
ly exterminated."
'And how came you to present your
self so OPPORTUNITY this morning." asked
the clergyman.
''That Is more than I understand my
self at present; but l think it is due to
accidental discoveries made in Spain by
a friend of mine who has gone hither
on business of his own. How it happens
that l have been led to believe in my
wife's death all these years and never
found out my mistake before l cannot
understand"
mis- Mailing took her mothers name
when she inherited the estate; perhaps
that may explain Matters" put in Jack.
What estate?" asked Polling sharp
ly.
sit is all too long to discuss now"
Jack answered: 'but no doubt the change
of name accounts for your ignorance OF
your wife's existence"
IT, l. Cd
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
HOW SHE LEARNED.
Lesson Came THrough the Leading
Touch of q Little Child.

Touch OF = Little Child.
Margaret, where have you learned
the patience and the wisdom? Who
taught you how to be a beautiful moth
err"
They were sitting side by side before
blazing fire-the girl-mother and the
girl who had not married-renewing
the comradeship of schooldays, with
the added tenderness of a friendship
that had been growing, in spite of sep
aration, through half-dOzen years.
81 have noticed it ever since came"
Mary Conan went on. 1.-THE way you
manage Brother-boy, especially. You
are firm, and yet you are so fair with
him. And you're different, dear. You're
more loving and forgiving, more ready
to see the other persons point of
view
The young mother leaned forward,
and taking the miniature Of a little
girl from the table, laid it in Mary
Coman's hands.
'She taught me all have learned"
she said, softly. "And she is teaching
me every day. | love to feel that she
is here yet, Mary. That is one reason
we go on calling Philip 'Brother-boy,
even since he is the only one we have
left. l haven't talked about it with
you, Mary, except in the letters, and
there was one thing that l never could
write. II wasn't patient and wise
with Eleanor. No, don't say it, /
wasn't. She was the first one, you
know, and she seemed to be mine, as n
matter Of course. | simply required
sweetnss and obedience from her with
out much thought about the model she
per used to get the better of me some
times, dear.
THE very night before she was taken
i'll 1 was tired and nervous, and when
she spilled a glass of milk all over
my new gown, l lost control of myself
completely. / think l gave her a lit
tie shake. / know / scolded-like a
cross child, not like u mother. But she
stood and looked up at me with big,
wondering eyes, and all she said when
stopped was, Is hummer naughty
now?'
at wasn't saucy, she was just 4
baby But she knew l was behaving
as she did when / called her naughty.
Then the next morning she was ILL.,
and it was only one week, Mary. Such
suffering all the time, and such pa
thence and gentleness She wanted to
keep her little hand in mine, and the
last night, as l was sitting there, l told
her how sorry | was that / hadn't al
ways been good and sweet-and asked
her to forgive me for the times | had
been cross. She was almost too weak
to answer, but she patted my hand and
whispered, 'EI'nor knows. Munner was
| only tired ! :"
The mothers voice broke, and the
only answer that came was q long pres
sure of the hand. But a sweet, I'M
conscious influence had widened by one
more ripple. Another soul had felt the
| leading touch Of that little child
| Youths Companion.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25

ton she personally visits that person
or institution.
Miss Helen Keller's book is being
translated into a dozen tongues, includ-
ing Russian, Bohemian, Roumanian,
Finnish, Swedish and japanese.
The late Mary A. Livermore was
once called ''the Daniel Webster of
American women" because of her ma
jestic mien, solidity of character, Doric
simplicity Of thought, and weight OF
utterance.
Mrs. r. A. Howard, of Clear Lake,
Iowa, has lived in one house for forty
eight years. The staircase was made
Of black walnut cut from the virgin
forest. Her husband was killed in the
Civil War
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25

The woman of fashion could not bet
ter start the new year than by adding
to her wardrobe one of these smart
new Elton jackets. They are jaunty to
the highest degree, and look best devel-
oped in one of the smooth-faced
cloths. A very light shade of blue is
used for this design, trimmed with
bands of black MORE and buttons COW
cred with the same cloth. These bands
are stitched upon the front and sleeves
and form also the collar and cuffs.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25

know that face without any lines
would be expressionless, but there is
little danger of any effort on our part
erasing too many-enough will remain
if we do all we can to obliterate them.
The skin in youth is not only firm
but elastic, and hence the momentary
expressions, even if frequently repeat
ed, disappear; but in later years the
elasticity is lost, and expressions oft
repeated form permanent folds in the
skin.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
Remedy for Bedbugs.

Take cake of white soap or a
piece of tallow and with a knife scrape
as much as needed, then add an ounce
of powdered corrosive sublimate, MAX
ing smooth paste After washing
the bedstead with cold salt water.
wipe dry and apply the paste to every
crevice. This will not evaporate or
soak into the wood as liquids do, but
will prove a ready and deadly feast
for all partakers.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25

Battle the feet with this prepare
ton night and morning: Glycerin, one
ounce; perchloride OF iron, three
ounces; essence Of bergamot, ten drops.
Apply with brush and afterward dust
with a powder made from two and a
half grams of burnt alum, one and a
quarter Of salicylic acid. seven and a
half Of starch and twenty-five of violet
talcum powder.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
When Hanging Ont Clothes.

When hanging clothes to dry remem-
Der that the thickest part of the gar
ment must be hung higher, for were
the thinnest part uppermost the water
would run into the thick part, and thus
the drying would be greatly prolonged.
Next hang up everything inside out,
for then any accidental soil is likely to
come on the inside of the garment,
where its presence will generally not
matter very much.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25

Wrinkles are the principal witnesses
to age. A person may have hair near
~ or quite white. but if the skin is
fair and smooth they will look what
they are, prematurely gray. But you do
not hear of people being prematureIy
wrinkled, although many truly are, vet
they are spoken Of as looking old.
Many young people have disagreeable
habit of frowning and scowling and as
they grow older the creases formed will
become fixed. Profound meditation,
deep study, worry and anxiety, all
cause wrinkles, and mostly in the up.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
size of AtlanrIc Waves.

The size Of the Atlantic wavesahas
been carefully measured for the wash
ington photographic bureau. In height
the waves usually average about 30
feet, but in rough weather they attain
from 40 to 4S feet. During storms
they are often from 500 to 600 feet
long, and last 10 or II seconds, while
the longest yet known measured half
a mile and did not spend itself for %
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25

Since it is the fashion to wear wash
shirt-waists all winter, the shops are
showing the daintiest imaginable de-
signs in heavy linen, handsomely
trimmed with embroidery. a trailing
pattern is worked upon this model, with
the figures standing out boldly. while
the yoke and sleeves are stitched with
fancy braid and embroidered polka
dots
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25

Mime. Duse has always had a strong
aversion to being interviewed.
Lady Donoughmore, formerly Miss
Grace of New York, is known as 1.-The
childrer's angel" In Ireland.
Sarah Bernhardt has an almost SUI
perstitious affection for a necklace of
gold nuggets given her by California
miners.
When Helen Gould Is sufficiently In
terested to help any person OK tnstitu-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25

This dish should be prepared as fol-
lows to avoid sliminess: Heat the
milk, separate the yolk and white of
the egg, beat the former we'll and the
latter to a stir froth. Add sugar to
the yolk, pour in the heated milk, stir
in the white lightly and serve at once
This is the most digestible way In
which an egg can be served
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25

"And after we're married, Charlie,
shall we have an automobile?"
"Yes, dear, if your father is will
ing
"Why, Of course, he'll be willing
ITO buy Cleveland Leader
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
HID Had H;a

Bleeker-Cheer up, old man; there's
q good time coming.
Meeker-Not for me. Ny wife is
coming back from the country to-mor-
row.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25

The isthmian canal commission met
at Washington and requested Chief
Engineer Stevens to furnish a work
ing plan for the excavation and dis
posal of materials for Il canal on an So
foot level above low tide. This indi-
Gated that the commission had decided
in favor of a lock canal, with three
locks on each side of the divide. 1t
was also decided to experiment with
laborers from the north OF Spain.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25

A series Of So bills was turned out at
the bureau of engraving and printing a
few days ago. Why these exception
ally unique" bank and treasury notes
were printed is not known, though
about 800 of them were run of before
it was discovered that such = devia-
ton from the regular denomination OF
the "long green" would cause much
CONSERVATION. At the bureau. wnen
the error" was discovered. it WAS eX-
planned that an uninitiated employe.
presumably one of the helpers. mislaid
Il stack of partly printed 81 bills on 4
similarly treated stack of the - de-
nomination. When the 50 printers got
to work they. it is said. picked up the
stack of partly printed 81 bills and run
them through the 81 dies. When they
came out for inspection il was diScOv-
cred that they We're $50 bills. the
S. stamp being on one side and the 81
stamp on the other side They were
expended in the fire-bOX Of one of the
big furnaces. but il required an affi-
davit from Director Meredith, the fore
man of the dieroom, and the superin-
tendent of the paper room. to explain
what disposition was made of 500
worth of 81 bills.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25

"You are certainly most singular
girl" said the young man.
"Werl," che replied. 'tfs not my
faulk, I ASSURE you"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
Tho now nucketrv racuIations of ths

The new musketry regulations of the
German army prescribe firing at hu-
man figure targets only, and these are
to be colored gray. For kneeling and
prone firing portable rests are used
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
The Nelson statue i'm Trafa

Square, London, is already decaying-
It is found that the only stone that
'esists the foggy atmosphere in London
Is Portland limestone, of which St
Paul's Cathedral is built.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25

When Congress reassembled after
the holidays Chairman Hepburn of the
House Committee ON Interstate and
Foreign Commerce introduced his rail-
road rate regulation bill, which is un-
derstood to represent the views of the
administration and to be used as the
basis Of the measure which the House
will adopt. 1t gives the commerce
commission the right to establish a
maximum rate within thirty days
without Interruption from court ap-
peais pending the decision Of the
courts on tie appeals.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25

sixth of the White House brides. Her
predecessors were Miss Maria Mon
roe, Miss Elizabeth Tyler, Miss Nellie
Grant, niece of President. Hayes, and
Miss Frances Folsom Mr.. Cleveland
is the only President married in the
executive mansion.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25

The annual report Of Commissioners
Of Corporations James L. Garfield en-
phasizes the Administrations position.
namely, that the great interstate cor
porations have gone beyond the posi-
bility of proper control by State au-
thorities, and says that Congress
should so iegislate as to afford an OPP
portunity to present to the Supreme
Court the question whether insurance
is interstate commerce. He tells of
extensive inquiries that have been
made into the beef, oil and steel in
dustries. and promises a special re-
port soon on oil.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
;gEglaEIlh|gzppa
l-=IIfffilIIl -
GOSSIP

President Roosevelt's message to
Congress transmitting the annual re-
ports of the Isthmian Canal Commits
sion will be received with qualification
throughout the country. 1t will do
much TO aIlay recently circulated sto-
rieS as to the way in which the great
work of canal construction is being
conducted These stories, while fire.
quently vague in details, have been
sufficiently numerous to create an inn
preston. There have been rumOrs OF
extravaganza waste in salaries and the
letting of contracts. Progress toward
the actual construction of tne canal
has been represented as slow and char
acterized by inefficient management
That the President finds it possible to
deny these various charges sweeping
ly and unreservedly is highly reasur-
ring. AS to the charges of incom-
petency or extravaganza, he says he
has examined every one of them and
found that in every instance they were
without foundation in any shape or
FORM" On the contrary, he declares,
the work on the isthmus lis being adj
mirably done ;nd great progress has
been made during the last nine
months" The mechanical equipment
necessary for the canal-digginG opera
tons is being rapidly Installed. The
work of sanitation is progressing we'll
and an effective organization Of the
administrative forces has been made.
On the whole the President feels justi-
fed in saying that the canal will be
dug in shorter time and at lower ex-
pense than had been anticipated. This
highly optimistic report gives cause for
increased confidence IN the men in
charge of the enterprise and in their
methods, though it would be a mistake
to accept it as a reason for relaxing
vigilance. The essential thing. now
that a good start has been made, is
that there be no remission of the
watchfulness which has kept the work
up to high standard.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25

Sentiment may find special interest
in the current report of the Postmaster
General, for we are celebrating the
two hundredth anniversary of the
birth of Franklin, WHO was Deputy
Postmaster General of the British colo
MES in America. At the time OF
Franklin'S death. 1890, there were sew
enty-five pOstoffices in this country.
To-day there are siXty-eight thousand.
Then the receipts were less than forty
thousand dollars. Last year they were
a hundred and fifty million. The num-
Der of people employed By the post
Office department is nearly three hum
dred thOusand-equal TO the working
population of 4 great city-and the
number of employees and OF all agents
and means for distributing mail
mounts faster in proportion than the
receipts. The Postmaster General
touches on many suggested improve
melts, such as the reduction of GER
tain rates of postage. the parcels post
and postal savings repositories. but he
recommends that attention be paid not
so much to possible additions 10 the
service as to the improvement of the
kinds of service already established. .
The Washington herald., 1906-10-27

y. B--tolOWlng schedule nguIes published oaIy
as Information. ana are not guaranteed
~ - Ll. Da-ll--l<ycal Ava s-as4asJuuuFg Wa
Eriiten, DauTIlc. ara Nay staaUus.
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l,sa. tIrst-c2ss Soaeles ana sleepels 10 Cssumala
Sd1Inuau, 2AQ daczsyllFlllg. Blails Oar -lrtlcc.
HAD a. ia. Bauy uIEu CLaIco as IIali-r l-s-.
class tOaC1cs ana oierDcTs 70 Ntw UTlCaEs Di1IIg
Jar service.
8M n m.-Week Days-LocaI for asrrt~sBt-.-,
and way stations on MANASSAS Branch
80 b. ln. LHilJ-isJcal Ava W4li1.tyu and Cal..
otitsFIlC.
sEsg-c.as7 tcacuvs a. AJsisra. Slgtp-E ~ V.ir.-
uus. VIA Atlanta. SUNSET nuurc IoJIls- S.1l...t
washington 10 oa-l Francesca mondays. sodE.sl4ss
rIrlaFS.
$50 = IA. D2ily--NcN Ymk and Florida Lxu.r,v
lErCugh cuscnaa Illu S-lulgI1 I9 Columbia s-sal-
ran. and JacA-ouFIiir o.etitl- 10 Au.Il--a am
ralt tampa Dinrs tag service
D. J.. "a. Ddliy-Ncw 1uA ana Memphis Limited
va Lt1cnlule- tnsl --4ss Coach ana Sllei1I- -
KcanuSC huoXuHr. tuattarcHea, aua Ncnu.ls
scepsrs % hiiIHii.sAaIn and Acs Orleans. D.al
Car Service
iy:ts p. m Daily Washington aud S5uthrc--r.a
Atlanta and Mac1u- tlrb Car 10 Atlanta Sleeper
t0 Nashville. Atlanta. Macon. birmingham So
Orleans. J'iniE- Tar service.
IHTuUgR uaIus man tnc south arrive Masl.rE-ll
E.lZ 65- 91J ard Il5 e. M. go G.l ~
$50 T.. ia. daii5. Local trains t4u5a harrisoat,..
IL - g.. iu. secs Gays and 9 20 b. m. uaty. From
t-tslilttfsglle. $40 IA. u1lH l.luClfI.1c 4..4
..l. lCftesTiiie. SO J.. ri. daily
TRAINS 0N THE BiUEMONT BRANCH
lgalc Washington week days. sIo D. NJ IL
"a. 5.3a D. m Tor BiuclloAt = % Ia. Etes dag
lu Lalsbur- oliJ. on Sunday leave Wasrfrrr.I
$40 a. pc. 5=5 b. m. ior EeaInont.
1icse. Offices .'5 l5th 81. 81 Ia svc.. al4
PENNSYLVANIA SJati5l
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The Washington herald., 1906-10-27
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES.

MONEY Grows WE'LL n REAL EorAIE IT,
PROPERLY PLANTED
REAL ESTATE
nov bis depends upon whose sd,icr you follow,
and EoW quickly yUu follow Dc.
lte would be glad 20 taIE win those who wish to
lAt..5 l, ii. t.a+ eelaie !es i5io-l
Hig-t promising sort.
we have large houses and properties ou Psuuzyi-a-
rTdpeTtlas n many parts ot the city for sale Some
ore y per c-nt uFe7tueuts w hs7r tsfFe aHd
smdl lois 10 gliS anl suburbs Also many farms H
Maryland and Nlr-Iala-a acres up t8 500 acres
Some. ior exchange iaF sguities in cty property.
1890 SQUARE FRET ON Mas.acausctts ave. f.
only l5c ge quara foot a corner the aaloilu5 la-s
or LAlsGE lot near &. a o derat. vey low
TWO SACRE LOIS at very low price, owner
We HAVE OTHER PROPERTY AT
FIFTY ACRES ON Bri-ntvo5d ave- CT q bargain
prier. AlaHt ,Oo1 sguare feet tWo squares from
i,.Ins, l,4n2 aye viii 81 ior 81 Icr square iauJ
We hay. other hsE-ah's. 'lii and sae H-.
BAD ACHES 81 acIs- fine timber. new --IHrH
E'}i o't4udlt-' iiTiJuIe cat 20. $500 for tl-
d.i-!tid hamr- $3.50 or $500 cash balance Go s5it
l--i94E mousse al modern lnlH1F- Ii-tts; acres.
2 fine home only S,,u0, cost olbUG- UlI exchange
lg--aort farm good building: under good s7.l,ir7-
ton near Ialr.ad- VII exchange tor gIty property.
II fou want bargains lu real estate Of al Euds
san ana see u.s. we have tltm nom sl01 uB 60
4 NICE Httle grocery store; worth 500. 500 cash
VIII take Dc.
SI--9 for AN uT-r0-dIIe grocery.
Two licensed hotels. vell located. mauey-masars-
$500 buys one o. them. N.2eN for tnC Cthlr
ilr other business stands
CALL AND SEE rs.
SMITH q LlLE
8IS stg-st uw
Phone Main $500. Farms SH.c5lir.
Dellh-
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