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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23

Throwing his arms above his head
as he dropped his rifle, turning about
as though bullet had pierced his
heart, Private Marquis of Company
F Second Regiment of the Indiana
National Guard, reeled and fell in
the open field, while his comrades
rushed on behind him.
The soldier had been in the lead
of the column to keep an alert eye
for any evidence of the enemy. Ii
was known that the dangerous fore
es of Gen. Something-or-Other were
close at hand and that desperate
conflict might be expected. The In
diana militian1en stole stealthily
across the field, fearing at every mo-
ment the Ping! pitt ping! of bull
lets.
At times they lay fiat down on
their somachs, then rose and ad-
vanced rapidly. 1t was a realistic
game
Private Marquis got to the point
where the enemy was supposed to
fire, and as he was in the most dan
ger of contact with bullets, theoreti-
cally, he made the regulation Park
Theater fall, both hands above the
head, turn around thrice, gasp long
'Aa-a-ahp and fall in a lump" He
did the trick to perfection and was
playing possum when an officer cried
out, Get up there and go on"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23
In Defense of His Mother.

Unable longer to stand the insults
addressed to his mother, as he says,
James Armsten, boy of II years,
at Muncie, threw a stone which
struck and fatally injured his uncle,
Christopher Slinker, Al years old,
when the latter attacked the boy.
Seeing what he had done, the lad
went to his home from the Ball
Bros factory, where the trouble oc-
CURED, changed his garments and
came uptown, where he surrendered
to the police. After hearing his story
however, and on his promise not to
run away. the police refused to de-
tain him or to file a charge against
him.
According to number of work
men in the factory, Slinker, on see
ing the boy, began abusing him and
and villifying the character of the
lads mother, who is sister of Mrs
Slinker. The boy warned the old
man not to repeat the statement.
The latter did so, and, according to
the witnesses, he then seized and
choked Armsten. When the latter
finally escaped from his clutches
Slinker secured big stone and
threatened to kill the boy. where
upon the latter also picked up a
stone and threw it with such vio-
lence that it knocked Slinkcr sense
less
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23
For Clean Politics.

One of the best features of the
outing of Indiana Democratic and
Republican editors at Winona Lake
was the address of John B. StolI, of
South Bend. Mr.. Stoll pictured the
present crisis which the Repubiic is
facing and declared that the patriot
ic press should lift its voice to save
the country. Though a Democratic
leader he paid tribute to Roosevelt,
Cummins and Hanly. He said:
''Te inordinate love of money. the
insatiate greed of gain, have in re-
event years wrought mighty evils
in our country Crime is catch z.
Criminal practices are as infectious
as smallpox. Vice, hated at first
sight, by familiarity may be takch
to our embrace.
'The mission of the true news
paper man in this field is plain. Like
the old Hebrew prophets, he is -
cry aloud and spare not He SHOULD
lift his voice like a trumpet till its
clarion call is heard and needed. He
should become a preacher of civic
righteousness. He should not only
arouse the public conscience, but
should become, if need be, leader
in reform. AT least he should
strengthen the hands of those who,
like President Roosevelt or Cover
nors Cummins, Folk and Hanly, are
attacking these gigantic evils.
Like al lother patriotic citizens
the newspaper man should b.. inter
ested in politics. 1t is his mission,
by voice and vote and influe ice, to
promote the cause of good govern
ment. He will affiliate with some po-
litical party-for government needs
the aid of party organization But
he will be an open-eyed patriot rath-
err than a blind partisan. He will
strive to shape party policies in ac-
cordance with principles in which
he believes and if the party is true TO
these principles he will .endeavor to
aid in securing success. But he will
be no subservient mouthpiece of a
party boss. On the contrary he will
constantly seek to educate his read
ers to the wisdom that votes intel
lige ntly. He serves his party best
who serves his country best Pol
itically the true newspaper mans
mission is to urge all citizens to an
active interest in public affairs, local,
state and national, to praise unstint-
edly official faithfulness and de-
nounce unsparingly malfeasance in
Office to the end that upright, effic-
lent men may be willing to accept
public service-so that the righteous
may be exalted to high places"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23
Gompers and the Government.

Mr. Samuel Gompers is probably
all right in a good many things but
one thing is certain and sure, he is
not big enough to dictate who shall
or shall not work on the Panama
canal. After it had been demonstrate
ed that the United States laborer will
not go there and dig, and that the
natives of that country are compar-
atively worthless, the canal commits
sion decided to go to other countries
for help. The greatest opening for
the best laborers is China and the
government is arranging to hire a
large number of Chinese, transport
ing them over to the isthmus and
taking them back to China when
they nave fulfilled their contract OF
course before such a course was
adopted it was shown that the laws
on Chinese exclusion were not vio-
lated. But all at once Mr.. Compers
steps in with a manifesto declaring
the action to be a violation of law
and slap at labor; and that the
laborers of the country will not
stand it. The Chinese also come on
a ten hour day work and in this the
head of the confederation of labor
sees more trouble that "the laboring
man will not stand" The way 70
handle Mr. Gompers in this impu-
dent interference in a matter that
does not in the least concern him,
is not by temporizinz, apologizinz
or explaining, but to give him swift
instruction to keep his hands and
mouth out of the matter. Mr. Comp
ers and his confederation of labor
are all right in their place; but they
don't own the earth. Not by long
shot. And they should be made to
understand this as we'll as others do.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23
Oklahoma Gains Millions.

Credit is given to Secretary Hitch
cock in the Interior Department for
saving to Oklahoma thousands of
acres of land rich in minerals, oil and
other wealth. possession of which,
according to statemen. just issued
was sought by band of land specu-
lators The estimated value of the
land is several millions, and its seiz-
ure was attempted through the War
rem amendment to the statehood bill,
by which alleged mineral locations
under the Federal mining laws on
Oklahoma school lands would be
validated and the new State would
have to pick out other lands in tn.
place of those thus lost The Secre-
tary secured the defeat of the
amendment in committee by show
ing that the alleged mineral claims
of the parties were void and secnr-
ing the adoption of leasing clause
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23
Doing One Thing Well.

Every girl can do one thing well
if she will only take the trouble to
find out what that thing is.
The difficulty is that she often
looks in the opposite direction; she
wants to do something great and
snowy or nothing at ALL
But there are other talents within
her reach if she will only look, and
these talents may be such comfort
to her in her dark hours that they
will make her life better and happie:
both for herself and those about her
1t is the girl who does things in
this world who is attractive to men
and to her own sex. You may not
be able TO do great things, 20 paint
great pici.ires or to sing in grand
opera, but you can learn to make
bright little things for yourself and
your friends, and perhaps to play
the light catchy" airs of the day so
that your friends can enjoy them,
and if you can't do anything else,
cultivate the art of talking brightly
anu OF being sympathetic, says
Woman's Life.
The girl who puts her own griefs
as much as possible aside-who
takes a wholesome interest in life
is happier herself and makes those
about her happy
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23
Prosperity the wosld Over.

We know the last fiscal year was
year of wonderful prosperity for
the United States. year in which all
export and import records were
smashed" The prosperity was not
limited to the United States.
Canadian figures show that the as
cal year was the greatese in the his
tory of the commerce of the Dom
inion. Its purchases in this country
alone during the twelyemonth were
almost equal IN value to its total i'm
ports from all countries in the year
1900. This is remarkable progress
indeed.
The finance minister of the CON-
monwealth of Australia recently sub
mitted statement which shows th7t
great colony is also in the food tide
of prosperity. Its revenue Is con-
siderably in excess of the estimates;
trade is booming; the exports ex-
ceeded the imports by $1o6.oo0. 900.
Australian credit is so good now
that the commonwealth government
has decided to take over and con-
solidate the debts of the constituent
states at the earliest possible mo-
ment The government has also de-
cided to establish penny postage"
af home &C well ae xx;f1v th> Q~,t:rI
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23
For Use of Epileptics.

AT meeting Monday of the board
of trustees for the Indiana Villag.
of Epileptics, it was decided to util-
ize the buildings that are already on
the ground purchased for the new
institution. and looking to that end
the -Eldridge firm of archi-
tects was employed to consult with
w. c. Van Mugs, the superintendent
of the institution. There are sever
al good farmhouses on the property
purchased neear Newcastle, and the
board decided that it wuld be better
to spend what little money was
available in fitting them up for i'm
mediate use than to wait for the next
Legislature to make another arpro-
priation.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23
Would Enjoin Ditch Work.

William Kreisiier has filed suit in
the ST. Joseph circuit court in which
he seeks to enjoin further work on
the Bunch ditch, which was ordered
established in June, 1906, and which
traverses St. Joseph and Marshall
counties. He claims the proceedings
authorizing the construction of the
ditch are illegal, because the drain
was ordered established after the
acts of 1906 governing drains were
adopted He also AYERS the contrac-
tor, John Hughes, is building the
ditch wider and deeper than the
specifications call for and is damag
ing the land through which the
dredge passes.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23
Incombustible Cars.

The decision of the Pennsylvania
to use incombustible passenger cars
on the New York division so soon as
the tunnels into Manhattan are COM
pleted may be considered as mark
ing the beginning of the end oil
wooden cars. Although the ordinary
passenger car of the present is much
heavier and stronger than those of
a generation ago, they are still large
ly constructed of wood and in bad
accidents crush and catch fire, so that
often more lives are lost in flames
than in any other way. With the
new cars one element of danger will
be eliminated, and it apears that it
will take an unusual accident even
TO crush these creations 70 steel
which are built like bridges and
weigh so tons.-Philadelphia Enquir-
er
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23
A Good Example.

The Rev. Sam Small has said
many true and helpful things during
his stay in Indianapolis, but he has
said nothing more inspiring than his
remarks at the Y. Nj. c. A. with ref
erence to the police administration
of the city. Il don't know your chief
of police-dont know anything
about hin, at all-but L tell you
admire him." he said. Il admire any
man with the nerve to go ont OH
Sunday and gather in thirty one vio-
lators of the liquor laws And now
if the business people OF the city
who want to see the law enforced,
and the church people CT the city
striving for the same thing, ST. down
and write him little note and say,
Bully for you, Bob; go on and keep
it up, he would feel that the people
of the city stood with him. He would
feel like keeping it up"
1t is one measure of good citizen
to appreciate and show his .apprecia-
ton in the case OF officials who are
seeking to enforce the law and do
their duty in the face of many OBJ
stacles. We are all quick to find
fault, but slow to praise. Many a
man in Office and many a man out
of office becomes discouraged in good
works and gives up the battle be-
cause those who ought to praise him
allow him to go his way without any
sign of approval from them.-Indi-
annapolis Star.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23
FOR STOCK MEN.
Purdue Bulletin On Transmissibls
Disease of Farm Animals Issued.

The agricultural experiment station
at Purdue University has just issued
7s-page bulletin on contagious and
infectious diseases of stock prepared
by State Veterinary A. w. Biting
and his assistant, c. II. Roberts 1t
is of great value to all who have in
terest in live stock Each of the
catching diseases of horses, cattle,
swine and sheep is separately des-
cribed, both as to its character and
symptoms, its cause is stated and the
approved method of treatment is des-
cribed- The text is aided by copious
illustrations, and where state or fed
eral regulations apply they are set
out. There is appended section con-
tanning the state live stock sanitary
law with the rules and regulations
prescribed Hereunder, the federal
regulations, and the state veterinary
law
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23
Experiment a Failure.

Concerning the experiment of Civ
ing Chicago children an outing the
Millersburg Grit says:
Some of the Chicago children
who were sent out here for two
weeks outing became SO homeick
and set up such wall that they were
returned last week The rest of them
will be sent back this week. 1t is
safe to say that none of them were
satisfied with their stay here, the
conditions being so radically differ
ent from that which surrounds them
at home. The venture has proved a
failure and for the children it has
prved failure andrV.k al hir
,roved a punishment 1t is likely
that movements of this kind will not
again prove popular with Millers-
burg people"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23

Freak musicians abound at Fit
Benjamin Harrison. There are more
phenomenons than are found at any
amateur theatrical performance in
any city in the Union. 1t has re-
NAMED for Battery b lad, however,
to turn his talent to practical ac-
count
Jack Kelley of Fl. Wayne, who
wears regimental uniform, has one
of the sweetest voices of any lad in
camp. In addition to this accom-
plishment he is the master of the
violin, clarinet and mandolin. He
earns most of his money, however
with his voice.
Any night at the camp one cal
hear his voice somewhere singing
patriotic airs, popular ditties of the
day and sacred music. He never fails
to leave the headquarters of any
company without substantial piece
of money.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23

A man who never swore, rare as
such men may be, has been found in
Shelbyville in the person of Cornell
ius Means. mo sir, | never swore
in my life," said Mr. Means. aft I
ever swore / did not know it at the
time, nor have ever found it out
since. Swearing is a mere habit"
continued Mr.. Means. at is said
men swear for emphasis. The facts
are, | have found, that man sweaTs
because he is too ratified to think
of the proper words for the place A
far more effectual way of unbraiding
man who is under the focus of
your indignation is not to swear at
him, but to consicely and pointedly
say what you think of him."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23
Liked Insane Asylum.

When an order was made at Long
cliffe asylum at Logansport that
Jack Sullivan, of Goshen, be released
from the institution, where he had
ben kept for several months and dis
charged as cured. Sullivan begged
to be allowed to remain there and
continue the treatment which had
proved so beneficial to him.
The crowded condition of the asy-
lum, however, made his plea impos-
sibIe, and he was sent back to Co
shen with a deputy sheriff.
Sullivan became insane through ex-
cessive drink. He says he would
much rather remain in the asylum
than be where he is constantly sub
jected to the temptation of liquor.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23
Italians Are Hard Workers.

The Italians are proving them
selves worthy their descent from the
world-conquering Romans. The same
indomitable courage and logged per
severance which characterized the
older people in war is now manifest
el by their descendants in peaceful
industries. They are doing the lizard
work of civilization; and Carlisle
said that the Woodworking people
would in the end prevail. The farm
ers of northern Italy, with theis sys-
tenn of irrigation, are the most pros
porous, according to area cultivated
in the world. The immigrants to this
country and Argentina are diggins
the bitches and building the rail
roads. The population of Italy has
doubled within a century, and it,
high birth rate supplies the tide ol
emigration Bend Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23
Site of City is a Joke.

The man who selected the site and
laid out the city of Valparaiso played
costly joke on future generations
He must have been crazy or drunk
| although the records do not offer
any such suggestion by way of ex-
PLANTATION or apology for the rash
act. Valparaiso means 'the valley OF
Paris" and there is where the Joke
comes in. Instead of being valley
the place is located on hills that are
SO steep they make ones head swim
Several long streets ramble aimless-
ly along the water front and then,
to get anywhere else, one must take
to boat or an elevator
There are a few citi-s in the United
States. as San Francisco, Seattle and
even Kansas City, which can boast
of being billy in spots, but they are
all in the kindergarten class when it
comes to showdown with VaIpara-
$50 on high places. Along with its
ups and downs, that portion of the
place which is on the level is badly
twisted out of shape in an effort to
utilize all available space.
Valparaiso is an important bust
ness center, but the commerce of the
place is almost wholly in the hands
of foreigners. The merchants are
mostly Germans and English. The
better class of natives go in for
farming and politics.
The Chileans are called the yam
KEGS of South America and are
praised great deal for their energy
and their thrifty qualities.
Valparaiso is the leading Pacific
port of South America. 1t receives
nine-tenths of the Chilean imports
and if we except the exports of nj
trates, which are shipped through
the so-called nitrate port, Valparaiso
does nearly as much business as all
the other sea coast ports south of
Panama together.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23

Secretary Root, in a strong speech
at the official banquet given in his
honor at the government house by
President Alcorta, cemented the ties
between the two republics. He said
he had come to South America with
no more specific object than to as
sure its people of the friendship of
the United States and that although
it was the traditional policy of his
country to make no alliances it made
common cause with all its sisters in
sentiment and feeling in the pursuit
of liberty and justice, in mutual
helpfulness. After praising the Ar
gentine Republic for its progress
and prosperity, Mr.. Root said that
there is not cloud in the sky of
good understanding and no political
questions at issue between Argen-
tine and the United States. His
speech was received with vociferous
applause and the greatest possible
satisfaction.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23
Railroads in China.

The railroads in China now In op-
Grafton, under construction or pro-
jected have an approximate length
of 5000 miles, according to a report
made to the government by our con-
sui at Nankin. That is a smaller
mileage than Illinois possesses, but
it is larger than the railroad mileage
of Spain, and within thousand
miles Of the mileage of Italy And
of course it is only the beginning,
for China seems to have started on
policy of internal development,
with prospects for rapid growth in
the future.
A few years ago in discussing Chi
nese railroads little or no attention
would have been paid to concessions
to Chinese companies. Such con-
cessions would have been regarded
as jokes, and ali attention would
have been conferred on the lines of
political or strategica1 importance
dominated by European companies.
Now the list of concessions shows
almost as many in Chinese hands as
in the hands of all other countries
together. Sixteen Chinese conces-
sions are listed, some of them of
minor importance, bat others COM
handing main lines of railroad de-
velopment in the empire. Such, for
instance, is the Canton Hankow
line, recently taken over from the
American capitalists. which will form
one-half of the great trunk line from
north to south. Another line, the
Hangchow-Soochow road, will form
the basis for great east and west
trunk line. 1t is true the Chr;nese
capitalists and government officials
are in many cases quarreling over
the control of these lines and delay
ing their construction, and much will
depend on their ability to smooth out
their jealousies. The fact remains
that in the majority of cases Chinese
engineer are busily engaged in
construction work and Chinese rail-
road men are personally operating
lines for Chinese owners.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23

Realty dealers are agreed that the
building of interurban lines is an i'm
portant factor in producing country
life in Indiana. The demand for
farm properties has become great
since the traction industries sprang
up, and this demand is increasing
each year 1t was greater during the
present season than ever before Sec
tons of the State which were dis
tinctly rural a few years ago are
now dotted with handsome summer
homes. Country life is taking on ad
ditional charms for those who work
in the cities. Real estate agents do
not hesitate to declare that the cleo
trio roads are working a general
transformation in every locality in
which they are operating-Frank-
fort Crescent.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-23

Among the interesting newspaper
bulletins sent out by Purdue Expert
ment station the one for August 10,
covering series of experiments On
variety tests of winter wheat, gives
much valuable information to farm
ers at a time when it can be used TO
great advantage and profit.
Forty-nine varieties of winter
wheat were tested at the station dur
ing the year '05 and '06 giving fh;:
yield per acre, weight per measured
bushel and condition of grain, straw
etc The tests as to yield per acre
covered amounts ranging from 49,
"ulta $685." the lowest variety, TO
CAS- bushels per acre for the Rudy
variety Both these varieties were
bearded grain. Four varieties yield
ed fifty bushels or more per acre.
the california" Egyptian Amber"
"Rudy" and Harvest King" the lat
ter being smooth. Thirty-one vari-
cites yielded forty bushels or more
per acre they being divided sixteen
smooth and fifteen bearded wheat
Out of the forty-nine varieties but
one. Zones Red Chief" failed to
reach the sixty-pound test. Sixty
three and a half was the highest
test reached which was made by
the winter Fife" though it was
among the lowest in yield-thirty
nine bushels per acre.
None of the varieties winter killed
Although the spring months were
unfavorable for rapid growth OF
grass plants, yet all the varieties
grew to good height
There was no stem rust. but all
varieties were more or less affected
by leaf rust There was small PER
centage of loose smut 81 most oil
the varieties, but no stiking smut
was noticed No evidence of soab
wss noticed.
None of the varieties lodged
enough to hinder in cutting
The station has no seed wheat for
sale