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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-30
When n Girl Is Engaged.

The wise girl needs no advice as TO
how she shall bear herself during the
period of her engagement There is
do danger that she will not take 1T Sc
riously. The risk in her case is tnat
she will be so much burdened down
with her new duties that she will lose
sight of the lighter and more pleasur-
able side of it,. That is not the happi-
est engagement which is conducted TO
the refrain of the Dead March IN
saul" A man may think 1t Is very
charming, for a while. to see his fan
Gee take almost a religious view of the
new relationship. but it will not be
long before he sill crave the every
dayness that takes fun as well as
soiemnity into account.
Fewer girls of this type, however,
are found than of the other. There are
girls who consider all love affairs more
or less as jokes, even those that lead
to marriage. Their point of view Is
determined sometimes by their associ-
ates and sometimes by the part of the
country in which they have been
reared. In certain sections 1t used to
be the custom not to announce an en-
gagement until a very brief period be-
fore the wedding cards were out. Un-
der these circumstances a girl seemed
to take a keen pleasure in concealing
her new relationship from those about
her. l have known of girls who would
not hesitate to deny point-blank the
fact of their betrothal, even within a
few weeks OF their marriage. l once
heard a girl say: "All my fun would
be at an end If my engagement were
announced | shall have to live with
one man for the rest of my natural
life, and l mean to fly about little
before settle down with him."
One would be tempted to condemn
this sort of thing unreservedly were II
not that those same flirtatious girls
often become the most devoted wives
and mothers, and never bestow look
or a thought upon other men after
marriage. But, although there are in
stances of this kind, it Is decidedly
| unsafe rule to follow More than this
it is unkind and unfair to all the par
ties concerned.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-30
MODEL SHOVEL SALESMAN.

story Told of the Duke Of yelling
ton and a Big Contract.
A millionaire shovelmaker, as he sat
IN the smoking room OF an Atlantic
liner. said to ST. Louis Globe Demo
rat writer:
81 have been over to England trying
% sell shoyels to the British govern
ment. failed. couldn't sell shov-
Ell. A dead man named Jones was the
cause Of my failure.
ZONES was alive, very much alive,
during the battle Of Waterloo. He sat
On horseback near wellington's tent.
Wellington, seeing him there in civil
lan's dress, said angrily:
'who are your"
az am a shovel salesman said
Jones, and came here from Brussels
to see the battle
"sNow that you are here, said Well
lngton, are you willing to carry a mes
sage for me to one of my generals? II
will be a dangerous errand, but l have
no one else to send
"T'll carry your message, said
Jones, and as for danger, one part OF
this battle field Is no more dangerous
Than another to-day
$50 Wellington gave him the message
md Jones delivered it. but fiiled to re-
urn. The duke thought hin slain, but
me day eight or nine years later q
nan accosted the duke in London.
ado you remember me?' he said.
"T do said Wellington, shaking the
mans hand warmly, you saved two
| regiments of mine. by the delivery OF
hat message. Why didn't you return
% me?"
Zones said his horse had been kill
| I'd by a cannon ball as ne was return
ng, and he himself had been shot in the
Iide, but not badly-a few days abed
,ad brought him around.
"'Well, said the duke, what can
10 for your
llama partner in that shovel house
If ours now, said Jones. the firm
lame is Smith, Jenkins & Jones, and
I'd like to get government contract.
sHe got it, the millionaire ended
mdly. "From that day to this all thu
Ihovels used in the British army ant
navy have been supplied by the hous'
If Smith, Jenkins & Jones. 1 wastet
my time trying to compete with tina
6ry,, -
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-30

A youth from the country, who was
new to the delights of town lodging. re
Gently entered an oil shop and, pro
ducing a bottle labeled BEST Unsweet
ened Gin," asked for pint of lamp oil
Better take the label of, In case OF
accidents, hadn't IL" asked the oil man.
Don't matter bit" was the reply,
there's only me and the cat ever goes
to the cupboard. and l don't mind If
do kill the cat"
"Killed the cat YETI" asked the oil
man, as the youth was passing the next
day."
mo, l amt said the youth, with 9
puzz.~-- look, but there's a bit of mys.
terry somewhere My lanGlady has beer
right queer since last night; she Wont
open her mouth within yards of box
of matches, and she smells something
awful O. paraffin.''
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-30
THE MANS ROOM.
Things Girls May Give Their College
Friends.

Things Girls May Give Their College
Friends.
Many times a girl wants to give
friend in college who has been specially
mice to her something for his room
that will be acceptable. Men do not
care for superfiuous tribes as girls do,
and the handkerchief boxes and sach-
cts, fancy bags and their kin are apt to
be tossed to one side as Of no earthly
use. Not what she prefers to make, but
what the man will like and put to use
should determine her choice. The Co
lumbIa college room shown in Robert
Blossoms play, "Strongheart," contains
some hints she may appropriate. Dishes
NOT such as she would buy for her
own tea table. but something In fine
china, either quite simple or with suit
able decoration; teaspoons, fancy dishes
for waters or sandwiches will often be
"the very thing" most appreciated.
Men scorn the ordinary embroidered,
feminine looking cushion, but will
give a grateful THANK you" for a
chair seat covered in leather or a cush'
ion that can be crumpled to fit "a fel.
lows back. without damage. Chair
seats of ooze leather, plainly covered
and not more than two inches thick
stuffed with hair, are neat and useful
Cushions covered with these leather
postal cards laced together and finished
with leather fringe or brown cord
are new and amusing.
A photograph holder, In the colleg'
colors in sStrongheart" Is formed Of
two long strings of blue and white
brocade, overlapping. Across 1t at In
tervals Of about ten inches are pocket
three inches deep. each made OF the bro
cade, so that the cabinet photograph
will stand erect. The case is tackled Il
the wall by a rosette of blue and white
The strips are about four feet long an'
eight inches wide. Colors would fol
low those of the particular college T.
which the man belonged, and plail
satin could be used in place OF bro
| cade.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-30

ure in business. They hate routine
work; they hate being disciplined they
hate being subservient to the orders of
other women; they take positive delight
in telling customer they are too busy
to wait upon her; they hate rules and
regulations-everything connected with
the store, in fact. save the envelope
which reaches them on pay-night-
1t costs us good money to train a
girl as clerk She does not earn her
salary, no matter how small, for many
weeks and then very soon enters mat
rimony. A man sells more goods. gives
less trouble and works with more en-
tnusiasm than woman because he
knows that no one will come along to
lift him from behind the counter. He
must climb up for himself"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-30
CAREER OF The TEXAS.


Completed I'm 1898 Looked
Upon as a "Hoodoo."
The battle ship Texas, the "hoodoo
boat of the American navy, has been
placed on the retired list, says the Au-
gusta Herald. She has been sent to,
the navy yard at Charleston. S. c., TO
serve there as a station ship, and I'M
less war should break out, which would
necessitate the bringing into service of
every available vessel, her active days
are past.
The Texas is not old She was COM
pleted in 1895, but was never a good
steamer, though she consumed tremen-
dous quantities of coal, and Ill luck so
persistently attended her that she came
to he regarded as 'hoodooed."
Once in her career the fatal spell de
parted from her, during the battle OF
Santiago de Cuba. Her noble behavior
during that struggle under command of
Capt. Jack Philip Is fresh in memory.
But the hopes to which that momen-
tary refrigeration gave rise. were
shortly after shattered and she resum-
ed her wonted course of awry action.
When she was out for her first trial
one Of her propeller blades cut into a
passing schooner and sunk 1t. Placed
on dry dock for the first time, she
could not bear the strain of her own
weight, and had to be oyerhauled at
great expense. Later, she ran ashore
In Norfolk harbor. In 1896, while she
was lying In the Brooklyn navy yard,
one Of her seacocks became unfastened
and she sank. IN February, Of 1897,
she went ashore at the Tortugas, and In
December Of the same year in the Wal
labout channel. In November Of 1902,
while she was at target practice, her
big guns broke the recoils and wrecked
the surroundings works. That was her
last accident, but there is no telling
what more would have happened to her
IL she had been required for somewhat
active service.
1t is altogether likely that her hoo
doc days as well as her active days are
over. Her 6-inch guns have already
been taken from her, and her turret
guns will be taken as soon as use can
he found for them. She will remain
hu,etly at her dock until at some time
|. In the future she will join other for
gotten vessels in the naval graveyard
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-30

over the other line, facing the first line,
and pin 1t in the same manner.
This will form a sort of bag and
will prevent to considerable extent
the Wild blowing of the tablecloth in
windy weather.
After the table linen is thoroughly
dried remove 1t from the line and pre-
pare to dampen it. A whisk broom Is
excellent for the purpose.
Table linen, in order to bring out the
bright gloss that makes 1t attractive,
should be dampened quite considerably.
Sprinkle the table,loths freely, be-
ing sure that the sslvedge ends or hem
stitched borders are thoroughly damp.
says Wonan's Life. Roll mp tightly,
patting the Ull frequently to spread
the dampness.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-30
Order Coupon


Four-ffths of Chicago's churchgoers
are Catholics.
London policemen patrol 2.445h
miles of streets.
The actual cost of making the suez
Canal was f24, 100000.
Harvesting by electric light has been
introduced in Australia.
For using sick monkey to beg with
an organ grinder has been fined $40 in
London.
Insanity is infrequent in India, ac-
,ording to a blue book. In Bengal in
1904 the ratio of insane was 293 per
1000 population, against 34.7l in Eng
land.
The tea gardens IF Northern India
extend over 100000 acres. and they
produce 19o,000.0oo pounds of tea per
annum at profit Of about 500 an
acre.
The census shows that each wage
Garner in our manufacturing establish
ments produces wealth TO the amount
Of 1919 day, and receives $3.50 a
Tear.
A wine merchant of Edingen. found
guilty by the courts of adulteration
was punished by having his stock Of
1900 gallons of wine poured into the
River Neckar.
A recent wedding in Brittany wal
celebrated according to old custom OF
that country. The festivities lasted five
days, and entertaining the 1000 guest
cost nearly $1,000.
| A constable who arrested four mel
On a country road in England the othel
day for gambling told the magistrate
the men played cards as they walke(
along, stopping 70 deal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-30
A NIiIIion oIa nIaia.

There are 100000 more women thar
men in England, all destined to be old
maids unless some provision Is made
to send them to Canada or Australia.
The general agents in London for Aus
tralia and New Zealand have given
much encouragement to emigration. and
it is expected that the government will
provide for women subsidies such as
are extended to male emigrants.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-30
Hosiery Hints.

Lacy socks are the dressiest.
They're Of silk, with lace bands and
motifs. -
They are worn In either black or
white.
Lovely effects are obtained with en-
broidery.
A fine silk stocking with embroidered
clocks is very correct
You may have your monogram en-
broidered on the instep.
Changeable silk hose are beauties,
but costly.
A Isle, and silk imitation of these is
less expensive aud quite pretty.
Gray stockings in all shades are much
worn.
= With gray skirt, gray hose are
thought all right, even with black ties,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-30
"penutured Women. !,

1t Is said that some of the club wom-
IN of New York complain 81 the way
In which the parks of that city are
Uttered up by parties of children, says
4 western paper.
No doubt such complaints have been
made, for there are finical women ev-
srywhere, but we doubt IL the whole
burden. OF the attempt to block the
childish fun should be laid at the door
Of the club women, who are often the
objects of unjust criticism. We should
rather suspect that the idea originated
with those denatured women, whether
members of clubs or not, who sport
logs instead of children.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-30

The best time to cut flowers to keer
well is in the early morning before the
suns rays have reached them. A knife
or a pair Of scissors should always be-
used to clip them off, as they should
be cut smooth and clean from the stem
and never broken off. Flowers that are
not fully developer will keep the long
est, but they should reach their matur
ity OF color and size before being cut.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-30

When mother is making baby's short
clothes she viii find it "a great saving OF
labor il she will Go these two things
make the neckbands of the little dresses
a trifie larger than necessary, then
draw very narrow tape through. When
making the sleeves cut them a little
longer than needed and sew two hori-
zontal tucks below the elbow. Baby
grows very fast, and as the arms length
en- the tucks, can be let out and the
tape is not drawn so tight. In this
way the dresses will last much longer
without being outgrown.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-30

1T is very seldom that they serve
actors With five different kinds OF veg
etables," whispered the short comedian
In the quick lunch room.
"Oh, don't know" sighed the lanky
tragedlan. "One time was served
with twenty-five different kinds OF
vegetables"
you don't say? In what hotel?"
mo hotel. The audience supplied
them"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-30
Linen Hints.

When hanging your linen to dry use
TWO lines comparatively close and par
allel for your tablecloths and sheets.
Throw one selvedge side of your ta-
5lecloth over one line toward the other,
allowing it to hang down about quar-
ter of a yard and being careful to pin
It short distance from the ends. Take
The opposite Of your cloth and throw 1t
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-30
Their Great scheme.

Have you and your wife quar-
reled?"
No: why?"
IL notice that when you take trip
you always go on different trains"
THAT'S for the children's sake. II
either one of the trains should be
wrecked, the kids would have at least
one parent left."-Cleveland Leader.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-30
A Thorough job.

In the cooks absence the young mis-
tress Of the house undertook, with the
help of q green waitress, to get the
Sunday luncheon. The fiurried maid
who had been struggling in the kitchen
with a coffee machine that refused te
work, confessed that she had forgotten
to wash the lettuce.
.well. never mind, Eliza Go on witt
the coffee, and I'll do It," said the con
siderate mistress. where do you keer
the soap?"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-30
bride. travelling G,wn.
Never worry.

Never worry.
Cultivate tact.
Don't get into a rut.
Learn to do things to a finish.
Don't be too proud to take advice.
Prefer struggle to an easy time.
Don't let little success spoil you.
Keep a sharp eye on your weak
points.
Study your strong points and
strengthen them.
Cultivate the habit of getting along
smoothly with others.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-30
plain Entertaining.

Folk are now entertaining on a
palmer scale. They ask fewer friends
at time, but have more parties. There
is not the ostentatious competition that
there has been, and "crushes" are no
longer necessary to the popularity of
a hostess
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-30

wedding engagements In Turkestar
begin with the payment Of sum oil
money to the girls parents. If the CIR
jilts her lover, the engagement gift
has to be returned, unless the parents
have another daughter to give as a sub
'stitutp.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-30

Mayor Dunno of Chicago, on his sill
yer wedding day, said that a woman
should marry at 81, but not as young
as 16. He declared that man not
married at % was either unfortunate
or foolish.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-30

Concrete Chimney $50 Feet High
The largest and tallest concrete chin
ney in the world is at Butte, Mont
1t is $50 feet inches high and the
inside diameter, both top and bottom
is IS feet.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-30
water-mills were used in the time

julius Caesar. In Roman times slaves
were condemned to the cOrn-millS
which were propelled by treads. Aft
erward cattle were used. In the third
and fourth centuries there were az
many as three hundred cattle-mills In
Rome.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-30

CHAPTER vI.-tcontinued.)

OA1<tI In L. tOoul4uucu.j
1t showed that night. and TO some eff
feet, as the morning light showed Inc.
The broad, slovenly street beneath my
windows was thickly coated; and though
the fall had ceased, dull sky, streaked
as with muddy wh;tewash. threa tened
further downfall. 1t was bitterly cold
and l flung on my clothes in vile tenn
per.
Graden was meditating before the
stove when / entered our breakfs5t-room,
with the strange book he had shown me
during the journey in his hands
You look pale as a ghost. Are you
quite fit" he asked kindly.
''Oh, yes; though my night was not
particularly peaceful"
What do you meanT
I told him briefly of my unknown VS.
itor. He seemed greatly interested, ques-
tionipg me minutely on various points
"Ycur theory may be correct, he con-
cluded. Some guest may have mistaken
his chamber. and hurried of on discov-
ering his mistake. Yet, il he had light
with him, how came he to make such an
obvious error; whereas. if it was the
striking Of a match that reused you,
what was the man doing wandering ID
the DARK
ITO tell the truth, when first woke,
imagined it was Marnac himself
II have considered that point l DC
not think it could have been he.
And whyY'
Before you were down this morning
I had a talk with our landlord The
guests at his house are of two classes
commercial travellers and those having
business at the dye-works. They do not
stay long-usually a week at most. Ul
the nine which he now has, none has ex
ceeded that limit He knows them IA
personally-six commercials, two dye
works men. and a rich Englishman, one
George Wakefield, who has been stayine
with some magnate in the neighborhood
But here is Herr Resld himself"
Gentlemen" said the landlord, bow
ing low. syour sleigh is at the door.
How far it it. then. to Castle Oster 2
l asked him.
"Close on twenty mics: and with thi'
fresh snow it viii be heavy going
Ten minutes later we slid on our silen
runners, to the tinkle of the bells, on
through the squalid, sprawling town, gu
through the wooden novels of the sub
urbs, out past the dye-works, with thei
tall. melancholy chimneys, out into tn
snow-clad levels beyond. and there from
out of the east there sprang upon US
great and bitter wind, chilled by its loni
journey over the boundless steppes o
frozen Russia Here and there. acros
the plains, Whit of powdry snow. Xix
the smoxe Of heavy guns, would lea
up before the fiercer blasts, only TO burs
and fall as they lulled once more To tn
south and east the pine woods range
their formal ranks, black against n
dazzling carpet at their feet 1t was
scene of utter desolation.
We drove in silence. Graden sat in
huddled mass, his chin buried in tn
great wooden comforter be wore. starin
out over the plain with fixed, introspec'
i've eyes For myself, l sat amongs
the rugs beside him in vague speculation
What could be this danger that threat
ened the scientist from st. Petersburg !
his home at Castle Oster? After al
might not our whole journey be foil
boa of Graden's imaginings, blin
guess that had dragged US half acros
Europe7 I shivered. and shivering, mu1
tered anathemas on the climate.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-30

ancient parish church at Ivychurch
Kent. During the services the birds fiji
to and fro from pew to pew, and are
often fed with breadcrumbs brought In
the pockets of the worshipers,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-30
Pattern Department
UP.TO.DATE DESIGNS FOR
THE HOME DRESSMAKER

81 p =

Such pretty linen suit. in firm
white linel with insets of heavy inser-
ton. was developed after this design!
The graceful princess skirt is cut with
nine cores, but has alross the effect Of
circular skirt. 1t fits perfectly. and
corselet always shows pretty figure
to the best advantage In fact, these
princess skirts have a youthful air that
is quite irresistible. The skirt and
blouse both fasten in the back. The
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-30

We are getting SO familiar viii
coup d. etat" that we haven't any mort
respect for 1t than we have for oatmea
for breakfast.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-30

A simple muslin frock, with pointed
soke OF tucks and embroidery, edged
with embroidered ruffle. Three ruff
aes on plain gathered skirt.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-30

Of tucks run from shoulders to belt,
tapering to the waist line. The neck is
cut away in front and finished with 4
fetching little collar that is daintiIy
embroidered, the sleeves being finished
with cuffs that are treated In the same
manner. A chemisette of all-over lace
Oils in the open neck. White handker-
chief linen is used in our model, but
any soft goods will make up equally as
well.
The above pattern will be mailed to
your address on receipt of 10 cents.
Send all orders to the Pattern Depart
ment of this paper. Be sure to give
both the number and size of pattern
wanted, and write very plainly. For
convenience, write your order on the
following coupon:
Order Coupon.
No. 1908.
SIZE .........
ADDRESS .........-.... ...........
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-30

stylish Tucked Blouse.
Here Is dainty design for materials
that adapt themselves gracefully t.
tucking. Two groups of narrow tucka
on each shoulder make the fu:ness In
the front, but in the back the groups