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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
ssGUMPTION -

<H1n1zc UMPTION is TO Is TO eff
4 / feet 1t is the essential quality Of
n "A E I who is bigger than the circumstance. and
his degree of success depends on the
z6DreE<s amount of gumption in his makeup
10Y The Hoosiers found the word. They
say: ''Gumption is the ability to put the
grease where the squeak isl Isn't that the basis OF
power? Dewey had gumpton whes he cut the cable
1t does not always take age to develop gumption; it
Is born in and often shows at early age.
IN the of two boys. They had father and no
income, but wanted to go to the high school. Their
older brother, a member of the large firm which he
had entered office boy at u, need for fur
Their education. He had succeeded without it, and
why not them? and he thought 1t was high time for
them TO be earning their living. The boys decid-
ed that it wouldn't be any harder to stay up at
end OF the night than the other they worked up
morning paper route which eventually Melted them
500 a month They solved the problem by earning
their living and going to school, too. That's put
ting the grease where the squeak Isl
Every has achieved his greatness. To be
great work out the strength within you, not to
wear the cloak of power
The word gumption is peculiarly American 1t names
the quality in which makes for success and pro-
gress. Wherever the American is he should have
gunpo he should be stronger than the obstacle that
confronts him. 1t the ability TO what his
country needed that made Lincoln grandest Amer
can, the Little Giant 1T the ability
carry out what he saw needed that made Lincoln
equal to all emergencies.
Patience, insight, courage and perseyerance-al of
qualities which make strength of character which
give the power TO and to do-are summed up in
this -gumpton-Chicago Journal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25

But much has been said about the dead mans
abilities that the awful wreck of his life is positively
startling. And the more dwell upon his remark
able foresight in business and his remarkable power
over men the more impressive does the lesson Of the
contrast become.
dozen art galleries and tens of millions of dollars
where there would write the word failure all
the larger The perversion of character the complete
absence Of any guiding moral purpose and of decent
respect for the opinion of mankind leaves heritage of
shame TO the nearest of kith and kin and upon
every item in the vast fortune.
Out of the wreck make nothing but a warn
ing.-Chicago Record Herald
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
HI. Practical XieHx.

A certain sweetfaced grandmother
is sometimes startled by the up-to-date.
ness of her grandchildren. The other
day she was telling the youngest Of
them, boy . years old, the story of
Lot. She showed him the pictures OF
the wicked cities of the plains envel-
oped in the fire from heaven The lit
tie chap gazed at the pictured confa.
grafton and then asked:
Were they insure" New York
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
HAS A BABY OCTOPUS.
Antonio Martinez Presents Specf-
men TO National Museum.

Antonio Martinez Presents Speci-
men to National Museum.
Antonio Martinez, "citizen VI the
wide world" who divides his time Je-
tween fighting bulls, riding wild horses
and happening whales. came to Wash
ington a few days ago from Savan-
nah, Ga, to present TO the National
iuseum, through the fish commission,
what he denominates baby octopus,
which he took from the stomach Of a
fish near Fort de France, Martinique,
says the Washington Star. Martinez
is soldier of fortune Of the true West
Indian type. He was born In Cuba
and took up the work of fighting bulls
for the satisfaction 1t gave him to over
come the brutes. For the same reason
he became an expert hOrseman and
combined his exhibitions Of bull fight
ing with rough-riding work.
During the last Cuban war Of indie
endence he was a soldier in the army
Maxine Gomez and was one of the
Cubans that were of assistance to
me Americans on their landing in
Cuba. His real work in life, he says
has given exhibitions of his skill
civilized country, and in half of them
has given exhibitions Of his skill
against bulls and in breaking horses
He is said to be an expert harpoonist
and it was while serving in this ca
pacity, and as second mate on a French
whaler, that he captured the octopus
he is to present to the United States
gov eminent.
The deep sea monster is In the EARL
stages of its development ant
n eighs but pound and half, posi-
bly, a fraction more. 1t is equipped
however, with all the vicious tentacle.
it would have when fully grown. Ac
cordtng to Marines, who claims t.
have seen several, the octopus Il
equipped with but two large arms o.
tentacles and eight smaller ones.
The largest arms on the baby octo
pus Martinez brought here are abou
eight inches long and the shorter one
but q few inches less. The short arm
grow out from around its mouth, tn
mouth being the center of a circle
the radius Of which would touch tn
oint Of Zach tsntacls. These tsntacle
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
Sentiments at a Hanging.

Few men enjoy a joke more than
President Luther OF Trinity College II
Hartford, Conn. One Sunday, when
he was professor in college, he preach
ed on the story of Esther
He concluded with the words: $50
they hanged Haman on the gallows
that he had prepared for Mordecai,
and every one was pleased" Then as
the irony appealed to him, he added
in a lower voice: Except Hannah"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
THOSE HONEYMOON DIARIES.
One Woman Who Reaped Profit from
n Vow of SchOoImafes.

One woman Who Reaped Profit from
Vow of Schoolmntes.
One Of the strangest vacations, to
my mind said Union square publish
er, according to the New York Press,
lis that Of purveyOr of honeymoon di-
aries a woman has all the business in
this town. She is a former society
leader. and, on the quiet. a sort Of
money lender. In her salad days she
had many girl friends. She told me
her story and how she worked these
friends for good living when her hus-
bSBd died, leaving her a silver door
plate and pile OF unpaid bills.
1T seems that all the girls of
a senior class in a certain fashionable
sem ,nary decided to keep honeymoon
.diar Is. if they ever had the chance to.
through the years, and when poverty
came knocking at her door she laughed
at him aud went forth TO hunt up the
diaries She gained information little
BY little. Then she published her own
honeymoon diary anonymously In gilt
z111 I'LL IL AIQ a
the select curious. First one and then
another classmate yielded and gave
their diaries to be published, and after
a bit she had quite library of them.
They are big sellers. The climax came
when some wag sent her a diary by
mail. 1t had the first names of all her
set, and seemed SO natural and init
mate that she printed it in purple and
silver.
When 1t was well circulated the wag
put a note in a weekly paper, telling
the real author OF the book This didn't
feaze the woman much. She just added
on the title page, By disgruntled hus-
band. one Of the ones mentioned in
previous volume, who wanted to get
even
How much are the honeymoon d.
aries? All the way from 81 to S.. Peo-
pie buy them thinking they are going
: 20 be let into big secret Very often
re reading matter is insne and soft !:
) hut Idiotic sayings OF intimate friends
IRE occasionally worth big price"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25

are equipped with teeth, such as the
crab has, and with suction cups. The
long tentacles are equipped with sue
ton cups only. With the long tenta-
Giles the monster seizes its prey and
draws it into the radius of the shorter
arms, which crush it,
Martinez states that while cruising
'bout Martinique about the time OF the
ruption of Mont Pe!ee the whaleboat
IN which he was searching for whales
was seized by an octopus. that weigh
ed three tons. The long arms of the
monster were fifty-two feet in length.
The whaleboat was crushed and it
was with difficulty that the men in
it escaped. They were picked up by
passing steamer and returned to
their vessel, which was lying some
distance from the scene Last summer
was the first time Martinez had a
chance to revisit the Martinique coast.
and he and his companions searched
for the big octopus that had cause,
them trouble, but did not find it.
The octopus he brought here W.
him he found in the stomach of a rs
that was caught during the cruise. He
brought it with him to Washington
and it was alive until two days ago.
when it died from lack of nourish.
ment.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
SORES ON HANDS.
Suffered for a Long Time Without
Relief-Doctor Afraid to Touch
Them-Cured by Cuticura.


Relief-Doctor Afraid to Touch
Them-Cured by Cuticura.
"For a long time l suffered with
sores on the hands which were itching,
painful, and diSagreeable. | had three
doctors and derived no benefit from
any OF them. One doctor said he was
afraid to touch my hands, so you must
know how bad they were; another said
/ never could be cured; and the third
said the sores were caused by the dip
ping OF my hands in water in the dye
house where | work. | saw in the pa
pers about the wonderful cures of the
Cuticura Remedies and procured some
of the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment. In three days after the
application of the Cuticura Ointment
my hands began TO peel and were bet
ter. The soreness disappeared. and
they are now smooth and clean. and
| am still working in the dye-house.
Mrs. A. Z. Maurer. 234O State St. Chi
cago, H., july /, 1905"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25

and terrible urinary disorders ran me
down from 16s to 100 pounds. Doctors
told me 1 had diabetes and could not
live. l was wretched and hopeless
when 1 began using Doan's Kidney
Pills, but they cured me eight years
ago and I've been we'll ever since"
Sold by all dealers. 30 cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo. y. Y.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
Must Hunt for 1t.

Guest-Here, l ordered a porter
house steak and fried egg. You've
,nly brought the egg. Where's the
steak
Waiter-Under the egg, sir.-Cleve-
land Leader.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
lust a Hint.

Darling" whispered the lovesick
youth, 81 have been sparkling with you
all the evening"
Sand don't you know what goes
with sparkling" asked the beautiful
maiden who wanted a ring.
what, dearT"
"Why, a sparkler."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
Decided Not to Open 1t.

Caller-I was thinking about open
ing a drug store in this neighborhoOd.
Do you think one is needed around
here?
Resident-Great idea. There's no
place within ten blocks where a man
can buy stamps or see the city direc-
tory-Brooklyn Eagle.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25

man about town will award the palm to the
who is best dressed in the park
1 have heard a declare that he thought a woman
never looked so well when wearing perfectly plain
gown of washing material whereas it is obvious
that some of the find us attractive in what
they describe "full fig" or war paint" And speak
ing generally, suppose woman does have almost
every chance in becoming evening gown. But
lay down no hard and fast rules to when a woman
really depends woman much
depends what she is wearing and much depends on
her environment; but cannot conceive look
ing her best when engaged in exercise which is either
very violent which disheves her in any way; IS
she likely to look when dress does fit
her surroundings This IS fact which should be we'll
borne in mind by certain age bent rural
izng and indeed, by of all ages at all times,
in all places-Iondon World.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
Sounded that Way.

eff I were you l shouldn't always
explain to people that composed that
song myself"
"Why, do you think it's conceitedY'
"No-it's superfiuous." = Cleveland
Leader
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25

I've reached 40 and
hope TO live many
years longer. But
twenty years ago L
had kidney trouble
so bad l could not
work. Backache
was persistent and
it was agony to lift
anything. Gravel.
w h irlin z head
aches diZZin pSS
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
Practical Faith.

'Why is that Mr.. Mummy buying up
SO much property
HE believes in investing in real
estate"
'Oh, see. And his belief is gaining
ground. "-BaItimore American.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
No Revenue Legislation Needed

NO KeNenue EeSisIatIon Ncedetl.
The first half OF the fiscal year end
ing June, 1905. closed with Il deficit of
over S22,000.000. The first he OF the
fiscal year 1906 will close with n def
cit Of S5,000.000. It begins TO look like
surplus again, exclusive of Panama
payments. Certainly no revenue legis-
lation Is needed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25

Mrs. A.-That woman next door
went and got hat exactly like mine.
Mrs. Bid you make fuss about
it? Mrs. A.-No, 1 gave mine to the
.cOok.-Royal Magazine.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
JUST A WRECK.

HEN death comes to such a man as Charles
T. Yerkes, frank comment sounds harsh
and ungenerous, and there is a disposition
TO act in accordance with the sentiment:
There is so much good in the worst of us,
And so much bad in the best of us,
That it hardly becomes any of us
10 talk about tho rpSt of nS
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
State of Ohio, City Of Toledo. Lucas coun

~, S.:
Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that be IL
senior partner OF the firm OF r j. Cheney
* Co, doing business IN the City Of To-
ledo, County and State aforesaid. and that
said firm will pay the sum OF ONE HUN
DRIED DOLLARS for each and every case
of Catarrh that cannot be cured by the use
Of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK ]. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day OF December. A. D.
1856. A. W. GLEASON.
(Seal) Notary Public
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally.
and acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces OF the system. Send for testimo-
malls, free. f. J. CHENEY 4 CO.,
Toledo. o.
Sold by all Druggists. 75c.
Take HALLS Family Pills for Constitution
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
Untenabis.

Ffrst Doctor-And voc found that
me Pullman passsngr wss ehoksd to
Aeafh In the nightf
Second Doctor-Yss. Ny theory WAS
mat he had sucked pillow into his
WindpipA
First Doctor1Tnat's not likely. It
wuuId have to b something large
1re,igh entirely 10 oostruct the air pas
,nnus. You mow.-Osvsland Leader.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25

Rodrick-They say Cholly Goodfel-
low is very popular around town.
Van Albert. should say 20. Why.
he wears out two coats month just
from people slapping him on tbs back.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
Matter of Birth.

Western Mani suppose any man
can get into New York's '400'' if he
has enough money.
Eastern Man-If he made il himself
he can't; If he inherited il he can.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
TWENTY YEARS OF 1T.

Emaciated by Diabetes, Tortured
with Gravel and Kidney Pains.
Henry Soule. cobbler, of HammOnds-
port, n. Y, says: 'Since Doan's Kid
ney Pills cured me eight years ago.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25

Gold crculates almost wholly in the form Of gold
certificates which the in the trea sury
the trunk which the railroad issues stands
the trunk The certificates easier carry about
They issued IN denominations of twenty dollars and
upward. 1t is the present aim Of the department to
give each class Of currency field Of its own.
Silver certificates, which mainly in ones, twos
and ves hold the relation silver coin except
that among the farm aborers of the South there is
decided preference for the metallic dollar its paper
representative. On the Pacific generally, with
all classes of people paper money continues in dsfa
yor; in Europe coin, both gold and silver is pre-
ferred
In this class must also be included subsidiary
cons' those made OF silver denominations less
than dollar and the still smaller change known
The minor coins-nckels and cents-of which
thirty million dollars in all in circulation.
Besides these classes resting directly metals,
forms Of paper The issue Of United States notes.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25

A farm labcrer recently took his in
FAINT son to rural church near Tun-
bridge Wells to be christened.
He astounded the vicar by handing
in liz Of twenty one Christian
names. each beginning with a different
letter Of the alphabet
The vicar demonstrated with Il.
father, who then consented to dis
pense with fifteen Of the names. The
man, who was stranger temporarily
employed in the locality. Is regarded
as being a little eccentric.-Londor
Daily Express.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25

With the coming Of the millennium
there will be nothing left to reform,
and lot Of meddlesome people will
be out of a job.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
To Break a Stable Kicker.

To break stable kicker, writer in
Epitomist says:
The best means is to give him a
sand bag to exercise upon. Fill a
grain sack half full of sand and swing
it up to the ceiling with a rope so the
sack will hang just where the heels
of the horse will have good play upon
it. Tie the horse in the stall with
good strong rope and let him kick. At
the first kick the bag will swing away
and return, giving the horse as good
as he sent For the next few minutes
there will be a lively miXup between
the horse and sack, but the sack will
hold its own, returning all it receives
with interest. The horse, in bucking
against the real thing. will soon come
to realization of the fact, and will
be thoroughly cowed Leave the sack
behind him for a week or SO and then
remove it. If he even shows a ten
dency TO get into his old habit of
kicking. give him another punching
bag to exercise with
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
Feeding the Cow.

If we admit that the COW is enti-
tied TO more than enough food to keep
her alive we must ascertain what pro-
portion Of the food given is for that
purpose and then, if we desire milk
return, which we do, feed so as to get
such return. OF course, the properly
balanced ration must be given to OBJ
tain the desired results. 1t is est-
mated that fully 60 per cent OF the
food consumed by the COW Is needed
to keep her in normal condition; that
is, to live without giving any milk nor
adding materially to her weight. 1t is
plain, therefore, that rations of con-
siderable quantity must be given or
else the food must be concentrated, the
major portion Of it. if the COW is to
be all that is desired as dairy ami
NAL.
What the ration shall be will de-
pend largely upon what one has to
feed. assuming that all Of 1t Is not
bought; if this should be the case, it
is comparatively easy to obtain the
balanced ration. Where corn must
form a major portion of the ration, in
MANY cases it is the only cOncen-
trated portion, then the roughage must
supply the protein. Here is where al
falfa comes in so nicely. A first-class
ration would be ten pounds of alfalfa,
corn slower ten pounds, corn ten
pounds and either bran or cotton seed
meal two pounds. This Is probably
one of the least expensive rations for
winter feeding known. If timothy or
corn slower must be used in place of
alfalfa the quantity can be increased
one-half and the bran or cotton seed
meal should also be increased slightly.
with the foods suggested as basis
for row Of average weight, 1t should
be easy for one to work out by few
experiments q ration suited to his par
ticular Aerd.-ndianapohs Nswu
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25

Judge-Had you any provocation for
assaulting this man?
Prisoner-Oi hod, yer honor. He
wudn't foight,-Judge.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25

Stockholm has the largest death rate
from the use of alcohol of any city in
the world. The number of deaths from
this cause is 80 in 900.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25

Yes, Alonzo, a screen Is sometimes
used to hide things, but that isn't
necessarily why they screen load Of
coal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25

You can cure Neuralgia. Toothache,
or Headache in few minutes by ap-
plying DIR. Bayer's Penetrating Oil on
cotton to the seat of pain. DC a bottle
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25

L cannot praise Piso's Cure enough for
the wonders it has worked in curing me.
-R; n. Seidel, 2206 Olive street. 81
Louis, NO., April 10, 1901.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25

When Audubon began the publication
Of his great work in 1926 he received
from many subscribers 1000 copy.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25

THE ring Of sincerity was in hi.
voice when he told me of his love"
ut should lave been In his hand. A
ring in the hand is worth two in the
voice" Houston Post.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25

TX you tire OF buckwheat. try Mrs. Austin's
famous Pancake -four Made from the great
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
Working the Brood Mares.

Judicious working of brood mares
does good instead of harm. but some
of the leading horse breeders never
put their brood mares in harness.
They provide exercise in other ways
in order to keep the stock in vigorous
health. AS a rule, these breeders have
extensive grass pastures, into which
the mares are turned for several hours
each day throughout the winter sea-
son. Horse breeders who neither work
their mares nor turn them out daily
invariably get a small proportion of in
crease. Some foals are lost imma-
turely, and others are born SO weak
that they die soon afterwards Most
horse breeders. especially those of
long experience, prefer that mares In
foal should have regular exercise in
the form Of light work. but jerking
and straining should be avoided under
all circumstances.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25

If trouble doesn't lie In the way Of
some people they go out Of their way
to find it.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25

Signor Caruso, the famous tenor, d .
gifted black and white artist.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-01-25
WHEN DOES WOMAN LOOK HER BEsrp

VERY man will probably reply according to
his individual tastes NJ. Nimrod for ex-
ample, will declare that when she Is rid
ing across country Lady Diana looks her
best. The boating man will think Undino
most charming as she lies amid the pretty