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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-16
Sweet Memories.


Frank White of Elitch's gardens
says that an old man with long white
beard and rather gruff manner
stepped up to the box Office at the dou-
bic figure IS" yesterday morning and
said: Give me ten tickets"
The young woman cashier handed
him the tickets and he climbed into one
of the cars. When the trip was fin
ished he stepped into another car and
gave up another ticket He kept rid
ing until he had made ten trips. Then
he bought five more tickets. An attend
ant thought he noticed that the old
man was getting pale.
you'd better stop riding for while,
hadn't your" he asked. "It seems TO
make you sick"
ut does" replied the old man.
That's just why I'm riding"
The attendant was astonished you
want to be sick, them" he asked.
YES" was the reply. II used to be
a sailor and this ride brings back the
old seasickness / used 10 have once in
while. It's great" Then he climbed
into another car.-Denver Post.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-16
THE WORLDS OLDEST CITY.
The Damascus Seen by Saul al
Tarsus still Exists.

The Damascus Seen by Saul of
Tarsus still Exists.
If you were suddenly asked to name
the oldest city in the world which is
still in a hourishing condition, what
would be yoilr answer?
In nine cases ont of ten, the person
to whom such a query might be pro-
pounded would bark back to Egypt,
Greece, or Rome. He would be wrong
The oldest city in the world is Damas-
Gus.
Tyre and Sidon have crumlled on
the shore; Baalbec is a ruin; Palmyra
is buried in a desert; Nineveh and
Babylon have disappeared from the
Tlgris and the Euphrates. Damascus
remains what 1t was before the days
of Abraham center of trade and
travel--an isle Of verdure in the des-
ert; "a presidential capital" with mar
tial and sacred associations extending
through thirty centuries.
1t was near Damascus that Saul of
Tarsus saw the light above the bright
ness of the sun; the street which is
called Strait, in which ii was said
"he prayed" still runs through the
city.
The city which Mohammed surveyed
from a neighboring height and was
afraid to enter because it was given
to man to have but one paradise, and
for his part he was resolved not to
have it in this world" is to-day what
Julian called the Eye Of the East" as
it was in the time Of Isaiah 1.-The head
of Syria"
From Damascus came the damson,
our blue plums, and the delicious april
cot of Portugal called damasco; dam
ask, our beautiful fabric of cotton and
silk, with vines and flowers raised upon
a smooth, bright ground the damask
rose introduced into England In the
time of Henry VIII; the Damascus
blade, so famous the world over for
its keen edge and wonderful elasticity.
the secret of whose manufacture was
lost when Tamerlane carried the artist
into Persia; and that beautiful art of
inlaying wood and steel with gold and
silver, kind of mosaic engraving and
sculpture united-called damaskeening
with which boxes, bureaus, and
swords are ornamented.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-16
Criminal Snee,inr

Great public interest is being mani
Tested in The case of a man who has
been prosecuted for sneezing in a pub.
lie street. The hero of the incident i.
one Johann Furtmann, a resident of
Muhlhausen. a small town in Prus5ia1
Saxony. Furtmann, who is highly re
spected by his fellow citizens, sneezed
somewhat loudly in the main street OF
Muhlhausen. 4 policeman arrested
him on a charge of creating a disturb
ance- The local police authorities
prosecuted Furtmann on a charge of
gross misdemeanor and rendering him.
self public nuisance. After a lengthy
trial Furtmann was acquitted. The
police authorities appealed against the
decision, and a new trial is necessary.
Furtmann announces taat he will call
medical evidence to prove that a poly
pus in the nose prevented him sneezing
less loudly than was the case when the
arrest occurred.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-16
3 ONE OF WU'S LITTLE JOKES.



WI Ting-fang, former Chinese min
lister to the United States, went to New
York in the latter part of his resi-
ience in this country, to attend q din
ner given by a society of Orientalists.
Ok which. by reason of his office. he
had boen made an honorary member.
He complimented his hosts by appear
ing in full costume, with his decora-
tions
After the dinner the company went
to the new house of a leading club. The
hour was late, and when the party ar
rived at the club. the only occupants
of the big and luxurious lounging-room
were a few late stayers They well
coined him with effusion and gave him
their best, but were, perhaps, little
more liberal and familiar in their con-
versation than they might have been
with so distinguished a guest earlier
in the evening.
The minister talked freely and cor
daily, and answered very fully the
questions asked him about the customs
OF his country. The matter of the
status Of women in China coming up,
what he had to say as to the limited
education, the housekeeping habits and
the enforced seclusion of the Chinese
women provoked a response from one
of the club members, which. while not
exactly rude. was still not the extreme
OF courtesy to a guest.
1t contrasted the attachments and
freedom of American women and the
consideration they receive from men
with Chinese customs. The speaker
meant no i'll, but what he said was in
discreet and led to a moments EN-.
barrassing silence, after which the con.
versation was resumed ON other sub
jects.
WI Ting-fmg did not speak for
while, but presently, during pause,
said, turning to the man who had made
the critical remark:
This is very beautiful clubhouse
you have here, sir"
Yes. 1 believe it is the finest in New
York"
much finer than your ordinary pri
vate houses, no doubt" said the minis
ter.
Certainly. None of our private
houses is as large and beautiful as
this" was the response
Il suppose You have your ladies here
your mothers and sisters and wives
and daughters. OF course you must
have them here to enjoy your beautiful
house with you"
why, no. OF course not. 1t is
against the rules. They are not al.
lowed here at ALL
"Why not?" said the minister. with
his famous twinkle. And the Ameri-
cans saw the point.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-16

Cowpeas sown in midsummer, after
orchards have been cultivated, and
turned under are a good fertilizer, but
nothing is better than barnyard ma
nurf
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-16
BED STREWN WITH ORCHIDS.
French Marquisc One of Many Who
Eurn II, Vhas- Nnnnx

money.
When the people have more money
than they know what to 90 with they
sometimes develop a remarkable in
genuity in devising methods Of squand-
ering it, as IN the case of the French
marquise. " no, according TO the papers,
has her bed strewn with rare and ex-
quisite orchids at a cost of several
thousand dollars week.
Even more remarkable is the story
told Of a wealthy Frenchman who dimes
twice a week at famous Partisan res
taurant. His appetite is CT the poor
est, but he always insists on having
tureen filled with a specially prepared
soup placed before him. Next comes
a huge joint of meat from which he
cuts one tiny slice. Then follow four
quails or large chicken, of which he
eats one mouthful. His dessert con-
sists of four grapes and cup Of cof-
fee, while during his meal he just
moistens his lips from a bottle of ex-
pensive claret and another of the fin
est champagne. At the conclusion of
each meal, for which he pays S25, he
hands IS to the head waiter, 81 TO the
waiter who has attended him, 50 to the
woman cashier and 81 to the porter
A weird form of extravaganza was
that Of woman named Hitler, who
recently buried her husband in a $780,
600 coffin. The casket was made of
richly carved mahogany, with solid gold
trimmings Ga single knob costing ST.
1901 and lined with silk which is said
to have cost 80 cents an inch.
The nizam Of Hyderabad has a set of
false teeth for which he paid Madras
dentist $4,000 and Dixie w. Thompson,
wealthy rancher of Santa Barbara,
CAL, not long ago spent $3.50 on
saddle, which is Of the finest embossed
leather. heavily and most deliberately
mounted with silver. Henry G. Mar
shall lavished $4,000 ON grand piano,
exquisitely painted by Sir L. Alma
Tadenla and studded with precious
stones. Jan Van Beers has a piano, a.
miracle Of painting, precious metals
and jewels, which cost him $4,000.
One Of the most remarkable cases of
extravaganza on record was the in
dulging by the Sultan Of Turkey of a
child's whim. One day the Sultan
found his small son in tears because.
though he had been promised to be
made an admiral, he could not see his
flag hoisted on a particular ship from
his nursery windows. The Sultan
promptly had the vessel brought up and
moored in front of the Dolma-bag tcheh,
to the child's great delight In order,
however, to bring the vessel to the re-
quired position it was necessary to pull
down newly constructed bridge,
which at the Sultan's bidding was done
at cost Of 100000.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-16

The celery seed should be sown In
either shallow fiat boxes, pans or
flower pots having drainage and filed
with reasonably rich loam and placed
In either kitchen window or hotbed
in February or March. Sow the seed
rather thickly, and when the soil has
been made quite moist, sift light soil
or sand over, firm well, and cover light
~ with one thickness of paper or cloth
to exclude light and keep the soil moist.
The temperature should be moderate
Ten or twelve days after sowing, the
seeds begin to sprout. and care must be
exercised that the soil does not dry out,
nor be exposed to direct rays of the
sun. for in this way they are easily
destroyed. The paper or cloth must be
gradually raised, that the young plants
may become accustomed TO the light
and air.
When an inch or less in height, trans
plant into four-inch deep cigar or other
boxes or to hotbed containing rather
rich earth, as upon thsir strong, sturdy
growth depends in great measure the
success of the full-grown plants. Set
about cne-half or three-quarters inch
apart. Keep well watered, though not
too wet, and shade lightly if the wealth
er is too bright for two or three DAYS.
IL growth becomes too rank, before time
for transplanting to the open ground.
the tops should be sheared nearly to
the heart leaves. In fact, this is
good policy to follow In transplanting
most plants where the roots are dis
turbed to any extent by being uprooted
from the nursery bed. 1t forms an
equilibrium between the tops and roots
which permits both to repair before
each can overload the other with
work.-Michigan Farmer.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-16
NEW ELECTRIC LIGHT.
Cheap Substitute for Present Fila
ment Wires I'm Bulbs.

Cheap Substitute for Present Fila
ment Wires I'm Bulbs.
A new electric lamp, which threatens
to revolutionize the present system Of
lighting by means of the electric cur
rent, has been devised by an Austrian
chemist-Dr. Hans Kuzel-who has oc-
cupied many years in studying the prin-
ciple involved in his invention. He has
succeeded In devising a lamp which he
calls the Syrius lamp, and which prom
ises to reduce the price of electrical
lighting to a wonderful degree, says
the New York Tribune. As is well
known, incandescent gas lighting is
much cheaper than electric light under
the present systems, because the fila
ment wires of the latter are very ex-
pensive, and the glass bulbs soon wear
out in service. DR.. Kuzel has invented
a substitute for the glow thread, by
forming out of common anil cheap met
ais and metalloids colloids IN plQstic
mass, which can be handled like clay.
and which, when dry, become as hard
as stone. Out of this mass very thin
wire threads are then shaped, which
are Of uniform thickness and of great
homogeneity. These two characters
ties are of great value in the technics
or incandescent lamps.
The Kuzel or Syrius lamp requires
scarcely one-quarter of the electric cur
rent which the ordinary electric lamp
with filament wire requires Exper-
iments have shown, it is asserted, that
the new Syrius lamp can burn for 81
500 hours at a stretch. Another adj
vantage claimed for the Syrius is that
the intensity of the light always re-
mains the same, the lamp bulbs never
becoming blackened, as is the case with
the ordinary bulb.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-16

Too much haste should not be exer-
cised In getting the calf upon skim milk.
1t should have a good start, and the
change from whole to skim milk should
be very gradual.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-16
Her sarcastic SUBSECTION,

"Mr. Slopay," said the landlady, II
am astonished that man like you
should live in such an inexpensive
apartment. / should think that with
your financial status you could take a
more elegant"
"why-er-really, mrs. Rentham,"
stammered the lodger, you must know
that am not able"
Yes, / know you're not. You never
pay your rent anyhow. so why don't
you get a-plenty while you're getting
itY
And she sailed majestically forth
Cleveland Leader.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-16
SPRING CALL OF sARDlNEs.
How the Little Fish Are Caught an,
Prepared for Market


How the Little Fish Are Caught and
Prepared for Market.
a delicate, faint squeakin', like the
squeak of mice, ariz," said the sailor.
The sound come from the dyin' sar-
Dimes"
II don't believe IT,"
You don't believe it? Well, that
shows yer ignorance" the mariner re-
sumed. 1T shows We never been to
Brittany. They're prepsrin' for the sar-
dine season in Brittany row, same as
in Philadelphy they're preparin' for the
shad season.
"The sardines appears on the French
coast every year in May. Their course
Is invariably the same. In March and
April they follers the Adriatic and
Mediterranean shores, goin' west. They
go through the Straits of Gibraltar.
They skirt Spain and Portugal. The
spring and summer sees 'em off France
and the early autumn finds 'em in Eng
fish and Scotch waters.
II done a lot O. Brittany sardine
fishin' in Concarneau in 30. We used
to fish five TO boat. Our nets was
hand made and of assorted sizes. Our
bait was the intestines of the fish call
ed rice
I'VE set the nets. We throwed over
board handfuls o. the vile bait, and If
luck was with us the blue water turned
silver colored and quivery with mil
lions o. sardines. We hauled 'em in
dumped 'em in the bottom o. the boat
and scattered salt over 'em. They died,
the purity, delicate critters, in a min
ute or two. They squeaked as they died
like mice. 1t was kind o. pitiful.
ION the clear, white sand, under the
blue sky, in the pleasant weather, the
Breton women worked, q hundred OF
more Of them, cuttin' off the sardines'
heads, washin' the salt off 'em, dryin'
'em in the sun. boiling 'em a couple o.
minutes in big cauldrons o sweet oil,
and packin' 'em in tin boxes and solder
in 'en up"
The sailor sighed.
The works about startin' now in
Concarneau," he said. II wisht l was
there. can hear the sad squeakin' o
the little fish. The sound seems to call
me."-Pbiladelphi Bulletin.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-16
WILD WITH ITCHING HUMoR.
Eruption Broke Out in Spots All Over
Body-Cured at Expense of Only
1.25-Thanks Cuticura.

''The Cuticura Remedies cured me of
Ely skin disease, and l am very thank
full to you. My trouble was eruption
of the skin, which broke out in spots
all over my body, and caused c.
tinual itching which nearly drove
wild at times. / got medicine OF 1
doctor, but it did not cure me, and
when saw in paper your ad-, sent
to you for the Cuticura book and
studied my case in it. / then went to
the drug store and bought one cake Of
Cuticura Soap, one box of Cuticura
Ointment, and one vial of Cuticura
Pills. From the first application l re-
ceived relief. l used the first set and
two extra cakes OF Cuticura Soap, and
was completely cured. l had suffered
for two years, and | again thank Cuti-
cura for my cure Claude y. Johnson.
Maple Grove Farm. r. +. d. ., Wal
nut, Kan. June 10. 1905"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-16

CHRONIC case. AT one Tine / hau 10
use crutch and cane to get about. My
back was lame and weak, and besides
the aching, there was a distressing re-
tention of the kidney secretions /
was in a bad way when l began using
Doan's Kidney Pills in 1901, but the
remedy cured me, and I have been
well ever since"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster ilburn Co., Buffalo. n. Y.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-16

Mr.. Gaddie-The Poormans celebra
ted their silver wedding last night
didn't they?"
Mrs. Gaddie-Oh, no; l saw all the
presents.
Mr.. Gaddie-Eh? What do you
mean?
Mrs. Gaddie-It seems to have been
a silver-plated wedding. = Catholic
Standard and Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-16
Our own John Philtp.

John Philip sousa, the conductor,
has been gazetted Officer de pinstruc-
ton publique" of France. This distinc.
ton gives Mr.. Sousa the golden palms
and rosette Of the French Academy.
He is the only American who has re-
ceived this decoration. He is also a
member Of the Royal Victorian Order
of England, having been decorated by
his majesty five years ago.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-16
Greatest butter Marker.

England Is the greatest butter mar
ket in the world. Her imports of but
ter in 1905 included: From Denmark
100000 pounds. Australasia $1,000
coo, Russia 100000, France 10000
600, Canada 100000, Holland "a
100000, and the United States $780,
600 pounds. Denmark sent 19S,000,O00
pounds of butter to England in 1903,
so that her decline In the two years was
100000 pounds. Australasia in
creased her contribution from 41,0O0.-
600 pounds in 1908 to 100000 pounds
in 1905. The Russian contribution is
mainly Siberian butter.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-16

The editor of the Cory Gulch vindica-
tor had just been elected to the Office of
coroner.
I'm fairly entitled to it." he said.
i've furnished my predecessor many a
fat fee
Placing his rife in readiness for in.
slant use and sharpening pencil, he sat
down to wait for business in both his
capacities.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-16

With wild leap the horse on the tread
mill broke its halter and jumped from the
machine.
''It's bad enough" exclaimed the ex-
cited animal, ito climb hill all day long
and never reach the top, but when poor
old pillow horse comes along and gives me
the laugh, and asks me how l like it as
far as I've got, it's just little more than
l can standw
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-16
CAPABLE women who want to

pendent. self-supporting, have plenty
of pocket money and secure a regular
monthly income, we have the money
making plan you are looking for. You
can secure an assured monthly income,
in a pleasing and extremely profitable
occupation. If you are ambitious and
have confidence In your ability you can
easily make from $500 to $500 per day.
In addition to this you can obtain
Wearing Apparel and personal effects
of every kind and description ALSO
LUTELY FREE. Address EVERY
DAY LIFE" No. 1S2 Main ST., Buff
falo, y. Y.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-16

Do not be afraid to make the baby ac-
quainted with water, but commence at
six weeks to give him plunge bath every
morning. Fold a soft towel in the bottom
of basin and place him on it, being very
careful to have the water the right tenn
perature.
Use Ivory Soap in preference to any
other. ELEANOR r. PARKER.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-16
Weather Philosophy.

Mature is much like humans In some
respects" remarked the philosopher, as
he looked over an account of past
cyclones. when she gives big blow
out it is always attended with great
expense but she manages to raise the
wind. "-Baltimore American.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-16
Old Ben Bolt.

Oh. dor'd you recomember shweet Alice
Old Bold,
Shweet Alice, NIT hair yust like mine
Who dremples nit fear when you give hel
vone schmile,
Ind larff nit delighdts off your frown'
In der old kirsche yart, in der vwallly
Old Bold,
Somewhere in der corner all alone
dots so'-
Und Obey put in rock What veighdts vons
tousants poundts,
Und shweet Alice lies unter dot shdone
Oh. don'd you recomember dot hickory
tree. Old Bold,
What grows on der top of der hill?
Where we use'ed to get abbles, unc
beaches, und bears,
Und lisden TO der bologna sausage mill
But dot bologna sausage mill vas doumblt
down, Old Bold,
IND id can't doumble down any more
dots So
Und my name id vas Hans Peter Won.
nicklecomearuceumaro
Und / don't dold you dot over agar
some more.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-16
When the Stars Eau.

Old Judy was a character well known
In Lower Hentley, where persons of
her race and complexion were rare. She
family owned, in the days when New
England tolerated slavery. by one of
the chief magnates of the place. She
lived to be very old woman-oyer a
hundred, according to local belief, al
though her exact age was not known.
1t was during the last year of her life
that there occurred in August a famous
display of shooting stars, The specta-
Gle was magnificent one, bue Judy
had no eye for its beauty.
"Massy sakes, Massey sakes :" she
muttered, trembling, gazing up with
starting eyeballs at the streaked and
shining heavens. "Twon't be long
dey'll miss a-hittin' round here, sho' it
won't. An s'posin' dey drap on us cold,
dey'll hit harder'n hailstuns; an
s'posi'n' dey drap on us hot, dey'll
scorch wuss'n grease bilin' over; an
s'pos'n' dey jes' drap round us an
don't hit folks at all, who's gwine want
EN- rollin' roun' underfoot, wild de light
knocked out oh EN-, lax pebbles mindin'
people OBJ de day oh judgment cherry
time dey stubs DER toes?"
Explanations and consolation were of
no avail. Judy would only shake her
head and murmur in tones of awe, "Ah
don't understand muffin bout 'strono-
my, but All knows it's sho' huff terri
fyin' time wen de stars begins to fall !"
Disappointed.
II would like you to meet my young
friend, Mr.. Googerly."
Il would love TO meet him."
"He would make you a husband of
whom you need never be Jealous"
Gracious, is he that Houston
Globe
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-16
aIiIlet for siIage.


japanese millet is excellent for silage
having a nearly solid stem, and thus
being better adapted to keeping than
many other fodder crops. 1t will pro-
duce twelve tons or more of green fod
der to the acre. The advantage over
corn is that il stands dry weather some
what better and may be sown later
than corn Soy beans have the advan-
tage over either of these crops in con-
tanning protein, and when mixed with
corn make balanced ensilage, thus
cutting down the grain bills. But with
the amount of land limited, ii might be
better to plant all corn and buy the
grain, since no crop gives so great
bulk of cattle food for the labor and
expense required as corn.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-16
summer Grain for Poultry.

1t is not to be expected that the fowls
can DE taken care OF wholly on the
range during the summer no matter
how extensive it may be so that the
grain must be fed in a greater or less
amount. During the summer we do
without the mashes and the corn, feed
ing wheat and buckwheat and, begin
ming in June, more or less cottonseed
meal, adding it in very small quanti
ties and increasing it gradually until
about one-tenth of the daily ration con-
sists of the oil meal
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-16


will interest the thou
sands of veterans who
came back from the
Civil War suffering
fortunes with kidney
complaint. Capt. Ely
says: Il contracted
kidney trouble during
the Civil War, and the
occasional a t ia C k S
finally developed into
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-16

Pater-Can you support my daughter
in the style to which she is accus-
toned, without having to borrow mon
ey and getting in debt all the time?
Suitor-Yes, sir.
Pater-Then take her. It's more than
| can do.-Cleveland Leader.