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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-17
The Brotherle.. Girl.

The girl without brother Is espe-
cially to be pitied. She is the girl who
Is never certain of getting the pleasures
Of life unless she Is very attractive. or
course, she has no brother who she is
certain will take her everywhere; she
is apt to get little bit vain, for she
has no brother to tell her, as only a
brother WILL, of her faults and mistakes.
1t Is only the somewhat doubtful tact
Of a brother that announces Il wouldn't
walk up the street with you In that
frock."
And the girl whose brother says this
to her may be certain that he Is only
expressing the opinion of other girls
brothers.
He may not do 1t in the most gentle
way, but he does tell the truth, and II
you ask him why paying a visit to an
other girl is more desirable than to enc
you know, he will sit down and look at
you, and then he will say-"Well, you
see, 1t is just this way. From the time
you get there she is a nice girl, who
gives you pleasant welcome and yet
don't gush over you. She is entertain
ing. and yet she has a fashion of put
ting down nasty gossip or silly talk
among whoever is there. She is a
restful sort Of girl, she Is not always
wanting to do something that tires you
half TO death and where the game isn't
worth the candle, and when she says
good-by to you, you feel certain that
she is pretty glad you came, and that
she will be glad to see you another
time; but that she doesn't lock upon
you as the one and only man In the
world" That is the kind Of descrip-
ton that the brotherless girl can't get.
Their she doesn't hear Of men that
a fellow would rather not have his sis
ter to go with, and she is very apt, poor
dear, to make few little mistakes.
Probably the wisest course for her to
pursue Is for her to choose as her most
intimate friend a girl who has a wise
brother; then she can reap the benefit
OF his counsel
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-17
WOMEN OF THE PHILIPPINES.
They Are Clever I'm Business and
Can Manage Their Own.

They Are Clever I'm Business and
Can Manage Their Own.
The woman of the Philippines holds
position quite unique. The woman is
the business manager and financier Of
the family, writes a traveller in the
Philadelphia Press. Although poor and
uneducated she is accustomed to hold
her own and is considered poor spirit
ed, indeed, If she fails to manage her
affairs with skill. She usually carries
On a business of her own Independent
Of her husband. She is In the habit
also of attending, in company with her
husband, the gambling den, the cockpit,
and also takes part in political discus
sions.
She has plenty of spare time, how
ever, as the houses are simple in con-
struction and easily cared for. The
doors are of bamboo and, as the dust
Sits through, require little sweeping.
There are no windows to polish, no
lcebox to keep sweet and clean, no
closets to keep In order. When the
beds are rolled up in the morning the
work is done for the day. There are no
preserves to put up and no winter sup
plies to store away, for marketing is
done as is needed each day, or three
times day. No family lives alone, for
there are usually relatives or orphans
who share the life and work of a home,
so that there is little to do and still
try to occupy the mind.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-17

the greatest woman athlete in the
world.
Bret Harte's daughter, Ethel, Is liv-
Ing in London. Her health Is serious
ly undermined and number of literary
people are to raise fund for her.
Miss Nettie Payne of Butler, Pa, Is
unique In her profession. She is desk
sergeant on the police force of that
city and is on duty from z p. m. until
) a. m.
Queen Helena Of Italy is regarded
by her subjects as altogether too fru-
gal. With an income of $3,000,000 q
year she recently appeared in gown
twelve months old.
Mrs. Virginia K. Bland, widow of
Silver Dick" Bland, has become one
of the most successful agriculturalists
and horticulturists in the country at
her place in Lebanon, Mo.
DIR. Anna Shaw has gone to Oregon
to conduct a campaign for woman's SUI
frage. DIR. Shaw is the successor Of
Miss Anthony as president of the Ma
tional Association Of Woman Sufrra.
gists.
Matte NJ. Marshall, a grandniece Of
former Chief Justice Marshall of the
United States Supreme court, is one Of
the three woman mail carriers In
America She is connected with the
Granite City (Ill.) postoffice.
Miss Esther whitman, the strongest
woman in New York, has married Her.
man Hyams, a Harlem real estate man.
whom she rescued from drowning three
years ago. She is an expert swimmer
and can lift dead weight of GOO
pounds.
Housemaids in livery are. the latest
innovation in smart London houses.
One fashionable woman has attired her
maids In neat skirts, tight-fitting
bodices, with natty double-breasted
waistcoats of yellow and black, tiny
buttons on either side.
Princess Uirditese Of Albania. who
died recently of heart failure, caused
by the devastation created by the
earthquake at Scutari. was a great
friend of the poor. Her brother has
been prisoner for sixteen years at
Constantinople, as it is feared the AL
banians might choose him for ruler.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-17

A certain country minister was the
owner Of swift and spirited horse.
On one occasion, while he was driving
through the village, he overlook the
local physician on foot.
Jump IN, DOCTOR" Le said. pulling
mp. 1--WE got horse here that goes
pretty well!'
The doctor jumped in and the par
SON drove of. The horse did go very
well, in the sense of speed. but in a
little while 1t began to behave badly
and ended by tipping over the carriage
and splitting out both the occupants.
The doctor jumped to his feet and felt
himself all over to see IL be was in
Iured. The parson also got to his feet.
Look here!" exclaimed the doctor,
what do you mean BY inviting me to
ride behind a horse like that?"
well, you see," gasped the parson,
Il always like to have doctor with
me when drive that animal Mod
ern Society.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-17
Antimaca..ar. Were Ads.

This Is an antimacassar," said an
antiquary. ut Is hundred years old
and very valuable on account of the
quaint designs Of its embroidery Some
day 1 shall sell 1t to millionaire. Yes,
some day this antimacassar will adorn
millionaire's parlor, figuring there as
an antique object of art, and that will
be as though spittoon of today
should figure as an object of art In
some aesthetic lady's drawing room In
BOOO."
He laid the antimacassar, a kind of
tidy, in sandalwood box Then he
went on:
The words derivation shows the
things use-anti, against; macassar,
hair oil. The antimacassar was spread
On chair backs to protect them from
the oil In peoples hair. Everybody
used Rowland's macassar oil on his
locks In those days. The name given
to the tidy, or chair shield. was a free
advertisement for Rowland as excel
lent as 1t was unique"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-17
GREATEST OF ALL TRUSTS.


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Pan'e ope' atlne unue1 'ne pa'e',s ~
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can Den COMPANY WIN e1ai1e 'e-1o'u
On sne te,epnone business
WIN 'ne '''s'e ~ o'Asi 'es
II VAS aioer a'l' purey Hae'er o'
l'o"es anu lne,nous in nau no '
gar eon'.oi VI 'i'e BUSINESS enes uol''l-
na'eo Ans man VINO o~neo OF ieaseo
on ", !" ca ISL % '.'o 'no u. JUS
- ..e .ue
ara coulu grippe ms narkes' through
uni.wiul eol'olnas'on win 'ne Iai'-
roaos' OF unoersei' n'ln win the con-
suiner' out' oeiore tue ia"' tne snlai''
est OIL producer OF tne country was on
a perfect piane oi Equality Win tne OH
trust' he couio Dol De stopped py In
junction from producing or renning OIL
50 IL mas Deen WIN the otner indus-
tries BUT oenino ti'e Telephone trust
$1,000 the "hoie power OF ene unileo
States oupreAe OourI anu tnerelore'
the wnoie power OF me nauon- Under
tne oec's'on winch gave Tue Del peo-
PIE the right 10 90 as tney pieased with
the teiepnone' no man or company OF
men couiu 20 into the BUSINESS except
as outlaws The whole force OF the
government was at me DICK and call OF
the telephone combination TO crush out
any semoiance OF competition 1t was
almost as serious matter 10 make ana
use telephones without the sanction of
the trust as IL was 70 make and use
money without the sanction OF the gov
eminent
Inc decision that mace tnis condi'
ton possible was most tragic thing.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-17

hide cur feelings; then, by and by,
real sorrows and experiences come to
us and teach us love and frankness.
And what blessing 1t Is, too, to touch
the real things; to meet the real
friend In your friends eye; to share
life's big experiences frankly; to fol-
low our quick, honest sympathies with
out fear; to put away our assumed
pride; to own that we are just like
other people-that we love and suffer,
and grieve and rejoice, just as others
do; and so feel our lives In close touch
with other lives.
Those of us who have not tried 1t
do not guess the sweetness and COM
fort Of It. 1t Is they to whom the SIM
pie experiences are dearest, the friend
ships which need neither effort nor
explanation are closest, the honest
laughter, sincere sorrow and direct
sympathy mean most.
The friend from whom we need hide
no weakness, and with whom we need
falsely assume no strength, then be-
comes indeed companion of the way.
Wives ms Social Aids.
1t Is not always the wife who stands
behind her husbands counter or shares
his Office or labors with him, shoulder
to shoulder, who is the greatest help
to a man. Many women, distinctly
feminine and to all appearances hope
lessly unbusinesslike, are first aids to
their busy husbands, and they seldom
or never enter the shops, Office or FAC
tories over which their husbands rule.
These are the women who play the
social game entirely In the interest of
their husbands. They are business,
rather than social climbers, who win
by tact and diplomacy where the sim
pie worth or even scientific skill of the
husband would fail to bring quick re-
turns.
This is particularly true in small
cities where acquaintance, influence
and social or family standing count for
more than In the larger business cen
tiers. A clever woman, blessed with
the faculty of saying or doing the right
thing at the right minute, Is like we'll
worded advertisements-bou to win.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-17
INDIANA MAGNETIC FIELD.

Territory in which LightninE Plays
Queer Franks.
A mysterious magnetic field in the
southwestern part of Lake County is
attracting no little attention among To-
cal scientific minds and arousing much
interest, because of queer pranks cut
up by lightning In that neighborhood,
says the Indianapolis News. The ter
ritory covered by the strange and
weird electrical manifestations en-
braces only few square miles in
West Creek township, and Is located
few miles north of the great Kan
kakee marshes. More havoc Is created
annually in this one spot, with a
radius of less than two miles, than in
any four entire counties in this part
of the State.
Every thunderstorm in the vicinity
is sure to pass over the spot, ITO mat
ter In what direction the wind may
lie, and its passage is sure to be
marked by terrific bursts of lightning.
At night time the displays are at
times grand and magnificent, yet ter
rifying to. the bravest heart and ex-
tremely dangerous. Bolt after bolt
of molten fire is shot from heaven to
earth, lighting the country up for
miles with dazzling glare of light.
So much havoc has been wrought by
lightning that some insurance COM
panies refuse risks in the district, and
others are about to impose additional
rates to cover the extra. cost.
Four large hay barns within half
mile radius were struck recently and
burned, causing a loss Of $1,000.
Only one Of these, that Of Henry
Brant, was insured, and it only FOR
about half its value. The others were
uninsured.
keep telephone service in operation
in the territory, AS every storm that
passes leaves wrecked lines and black
ened and shattered poles as a re-
minder of the lightning's wrath.
Numerous horses and cattle have
been killed, and there Is not build
ing or tail tree that does not bear
evidence of the destructive forces of
natures electrical energy. Three
fatalities have occurred in the last
three years, and every inhabiyant of
the spot has felt the lightning force
to greater or less degree. 1t is said
that wireless telegraph would be in
operative and messages intercepted by
the weird forces that seem to lie con-
cealed in the ground. Even In fair
weather telephone system using the
ordinary ground wires is useless, and
even a metallic circuit is operated
with difficulty.
Many theories are advanced, but
the most plausible one seems to be
that a large body OF strong magnetic
ore crops out near the surface and
attracts the electrical forces of the
clouds. Another theory is that large
body of meteoric ore lies In this neigh
borhood and is the attracting medium.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-17
Polka dots are hack.

Polka dots are back.
The figured frock will be worn.
Shepherds plaids are raging fast and
furiously.
Handkerchief linen Is the favorite
grade this year.
The PONY" coat is not for the stout,
matronly woman.
Regular zebra stripes decorate some
Of the new dress goods.
Ostrich boas are round and fluffy
once more after the fat stoles of re-
cent seasons.
Long black kid gloves are about the
best stock in trade for the woman who
must count her pennies.
Crushed strawberry colors have ac-
quired multitude of followers who
might look better in something else.
Gilt is prettily used on summer
gowns-an occasional tiny rufie or
gilt lace beirg very coquettish and airy.
This only trims the corsage.
A white Irish crochet dress with blue
lnsets and pale mauve rossettes; pale
blue feathers In hat; pale mauve para
sol is a noticeable combination.
Among the novel little boleros
springlng up are some made of alter
mating rows of valenciennes and heavy
lace, and others Of velvet and jet.
The best gowns, no matter If of lace,
silk or cloth, employ touch of old
gold. 1t is generally lace, but on lace
blouses we see small folds of gold It's
sue
A fan that would be useful at the
opera has tiny electric lamp set in
the handle, making it easy to read the
score, though the lights In the house
are DIM
Summer silks are made after much
the same scheme as bstistes. Any
amount Of lace and embroi derry Is en-
ployed, and there are ruffles and puffs
without number.
A pair of white Isle hose, delicate
ly embroidered over the instep with
pale Iilacs, are to be worn with white
buckskin shoes, with an open-work
strap. design up the front to show the
lilacs.
For So to Sc there are pretty little
sunshades of plain silk in old rose,
ecru, Nile, blue, etc., edged with the
narrowest frill of valenciennes These
have light wood sticks and chou OF
colored silk on the handle.
The sleeves of nearly all the dresses
are short and without lace or anything
that depends. So much of batiste ruff
filings and lace volants has been seen
In Paris the last three years that peo-
pie are glad of the change.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-17

Rural Road Work I'm Illinois.
Farmers throughout the State have
taken up the cause of highway reform.
and local leagues are In process OF
formation under the direction of the
Illinois highway commission, created at
the last session of the general assem-
bly,.
inclined to look with suspicion upon tho
commission as a new-fangled thing
that would increase taxes without pro-
ducipg results of direct benefit to the
citizens. This feeling has disappeared
to large extent, for the reason that
the commission has developed way
to improve country roads without great
expense.
The method adopted is the dragging
system, used with success In Iowa and
on the almost bottomless mud roads OF
Missouri. When the farmers are or
ganized into local groups, cooperative
work on the roads will begin.
Heavy pieces of timber, one side
made fat, will be dragged over the
roads when they are soft. The tim
Der will be drawn at an angle that win
grade the road and make :. crown in
the center. This will cause water to
run or rapidly, and will oil up de-
pressions. Where this process has been
used for year, even mud roads are
found to improve greatly, and where
the work is done carefully and FREE
quently a mud road resembles good
gravel pike.
The earth roads are to he temporary
Affairs, and are to give immediate re-
lief. AS time passes the commission
expects to build macadam highways
that will last for ages and make all
roads available for automobiles
Crushed rock for the roadways now is
being supplied by convict labor at Ches-
ter. All the product has been taken
and plans are now under way to use
more of the State prisoners In this
work
Bridge work is being assisted by the
commission. and its usefulness is dem
onstrated to farmers by estimates AMI
plans for bridges which enable them to
know when contractors are charging
too much for work.
Sample macadam roads will be con-
structed near the University Of Illinois
and Springfield
The members Of the commission are
DR.. Edmund ]. James, Joseph Fulker-
son, Lafayette Funk and A N John
son as engineer Chicago Evening
Post.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-17

there by old Pine, who had been surgeon
on board the ship they came out in.'
Sylvia sat down on the nearest chair,
with heightened color. And where are
the others!"
1.-TWO were executed in England; the
other six have not been taken. These
fellows have been sent out for trial.
ITO what are you abiding, dear sir?''
asked Meekin.
THE piracy of convict brig five
years ago." replied Vickers. THE scoun-
dres put my poor wife aud child ashore
and left them to starve. If it hadn't
been for Frere-God bless himi-they
would have died. They shot the pilot
and a soldier-and-but it's long story
to tell now"
81 have heard of it already" said
Meekin. land of your gallant conduct,
Captain Frere."
"Oh, that's nothing" said Frere, red
dening.
Sylvia was staring at the strip of sun
shine between the veranda and the blind,
as though the bright light might enable
her to remember something. whats
the matter!' asked Frere, bending owe.
her.
Il was trying to recollect. but can't,
Maurice. 1t is all confused. | only re-
member a great shore and great sea,
and two men, one of whom-that's you,
dear-carried me in his arms. Maurice,
asked she suddenly, what became OF
the other man?"
poor Bates:"
"No, not Bates. The prisoner. What
was mis- Manner
"Oh ah-the prisoner" said Frere
as if lie. too. had forgotten "Why, you
know, darling, he was sent to Port Ar.
thur"
"Ah." said Sylvia, with a shudder,
"And is he there still p
81 believe So" said Frere, with q
frown.
CHo ha conflnuadl
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-17


There is no index OF character 81
sure as the voice.-Disraeli.
Never say you know man till you
have divided an Inheritance with him
-Lavater.
The manuscript OF Swinburnes
First Book of Ballads has been sold
for $1,000.
Newspapers from Denmark to the
Russian provinces must in future all
go to st. Petersburg to pass the censor
At Whakarewarewa, New Zealand
there are geysers, hot springs, boiling
pools, mud volcanoes and hot water
falls.
More than one-fourth Of the inhabit'
ants Of Newfoundland are engaged in
catching and curing fish for liveli-
hood
The population OF Russia, 10000.
600, Is increasing 100000 annually.
The center OF the country's cotton
growing Is near Jackson. Miss.
The growth OF the nails is more
rapid In children than In adults, and
slowest in the aged. 1t goes on more
rapidly In summer than In winter.
A deposit Of fossilized asbestos was
recently discovered near Lompac, Cal
The indications are that this deposit
is nearly 400 feet thick and a quarter
of a mile long.
The Roman Catholic Bishops Of Ire
land have issued a circular to be read
in all the chapels of the four provinces
warning the young generation against
the evils of emigration.
Among the curios preserved in the
Bank of England is a banknote that
passed through the Chicago fire. The
paper was consumed but the ash held
together and the printing is quite legl-
BILE 1t is kept carefully under glass.
The bank paid the note.
An interesting trial made In England
on a farm near Biggleswade shows
that fields can be so Illuminated by
acetylene gas that harvesting may be
easily carried on at night. In this test
two mowers, each cutting a six-foot
swath, were employed and a field of
fifteen acres was novel In three hours
and thirty-five minut, ;. gasoline
traction engine, furnished the power.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-17
The Eternal VIII.

There Is nothing we cannot overcome.
Say not evil instinct is inherited,
Or that some trait Unborn makes thy
whole life forlorn,
And calls down punishment that is not
merited.
Back of thy parents and grandparents lies
The great Eternal Will. That, too, is
thine
Inheritance-strong, beautiful, divine;
Sure lever of success for one who tries.
Pry up thy faults with this great lever
Will.
However deeply bedded in propensity,
However firmly set, tell thee firmer still
Is that strange power that comes from
truths immensely.
Thou art part of that vast world,
say.
It's forces lie within thee, stronger far
Than all thy mortal sins and frailties are
Believe myself divine, and watch and
pray,
climb;
All triumphs. may be thine in times flu
turity,
If whatsoe'er thy fault thou dost not faint
or halt,
But lean upon the staff of Gods security,
Earth has no claim the soul cannot con-
test.
Know myself part of that eternal source
And naught can stand before thy spirits
force.
The souls divine inheritance is best
Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-17

If you had lived in Edinburgh fifty
years ago you might have met. coming
out of the first house on Inyerleith Ter
race, five-year-old boy in a blue coat,
trimmed with fur. and a big beaver
bonnet You would have noticed moth
ing very remarkable about this child
except that he had pale. delicate little
face, and enormous shining eyes, and
that he seemed very fond of his pleas
ant-Iooking nurse. This little boy was
Robert Louis Stevenson. the only child
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Stevenson
St Nicholas.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-17

A man who has done great deal Oh
literary work has found 1t most ex-
cellent rule to turn aside, If possible
even in the midst of an absorbing task
for the purpose of looking up at the
moment any reference that touches his
curiosity. At times the curiosity car
be satisfied by a moments reading; ii
more is required, 1t is easy to make 9
note and return to the matter at
leisure; but often 1t will be found q
fatal error to put aside question with.
out jotting down some memorandum
The time to fix fact In the memory is
when that fact is first introduced tc
the mind and the interest in 1t is keen.
est.-St. Nicholas.