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

There is no reason why public
gambling should be permitted or
condoned at Saratoga any more
than at French Lick or West Ba-
den. The efforts of New York
police authorities to put an end
to the operations of the notorious
Garfield and others of his type
should have the support of all
right-minded citizens, and they
will result it is hoped, in perma-
nent closure of those discredita-
bic gambling bells at the great
pleasure resorts of central New
York.
There is an obvious explana-
ton for the federation that has
hitherto protected places like
Hot Springs, French Lick and
Saratoga. This is that they are
in a measure removed from the
ordinary life of the community
in which they pursue compare
lively isolated existence. About
the only impression they make
upon the people aand the affairs
about them is to create greater
market for certain kinds of trade,
and local sentiment is according
ly corrupted and paralyzed. At
these watering places things are
allowed which would not be toll
Grated for a moment in the midst
of civilized city.
The revolution of public senti-
ment in the matter of gambling
has been sudden and sweeping.
Twenty years ago it was suppos-
ed by hardly any one that public
gambling houses could be sup
pressed in large cities. Prohibi-
ton of gambling was looked upon
as an admirable dream, capable
of realization at about the same
tine with the successful operation
of aerial transportation and the
eradication of the social evil. But
today there is hardly large city
in the land in which the old type
of gambling house furnished for
faro, roulette and other like para
phernalia can be maintained ex-
cept through the utmost secret
iveness and behind barricades
past which only the most sophis-
ticated can gain entrance.
Gambling is the worst OF the
vices. 1t sears the heart and de-
|stroyes the sense of right and
wrong. 1t is as unprincipled in
its animus and as unproductive
in its operations as robbery, of
which it is indeed form and ex-
preston.
The gambler is the enemy of
honest labor and of prudent
thrift. 1t is time that honest
wealth and honest toll alike
should look upon him as an in
sidious and dangerous foe, rather
than as a good fellow, more
harmless than otherwise, and to
be regarded with a sort OF whim-
steal humor and commiseration.
The Canfelds of the country
should be socially blacklisted by
every self-respecting man AMI
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Star.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-16
An INQUIRY.

/ see letter in the Chronicle
from Congressman Brick lament
ing the death of Peter Larsen
who was member of the Mar
shall county Republican commit
tee, but do not find any letter
from the congressman in regard
to the death of ]. c. Fries, who
was committeeman and also an
old soldier. Being an old soldier
certainly does not prejudice our
congressman against man
There must be some other reason
for this omission.
Inquirer.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-16
N. w. Gilbert Marries.

The elimination of a pretty 70
finance in the life of Congressman
Newton w. Gilbert of the
Twelfth District of Indiana. for.
mer Lieutenant Governor arr
state senator, occurred at Sar
Rafael, Cal, Wednesday evening
when he was married to Miss
|Sprague of New York. The Ger.
emony was read at the residence
lot Col. and Mrs. Dunn in tn,
presence of but few friends
having come from the East.
1t is said that Mr.. Gilbert and
Miss Sprague had given their
| friends no intimation of the ap.
preaching nuptials and the wed
ding will be a complete surprise
They first met in Washington
where Mr.. Gilbert was attending
his official duties and Miss
Sprague was making visit. Sht
was attracted by the handsome
congressman who, though A
years old, appears to be severa
years younger.
The Hoosier lawmaker, who is
quite an orator, pleaded his case
we'll and when few months age
he was offered judicial appoint
ment in the Philippines, he had
the assurance of Miss Sprague
that she would accompany him
as his wife. The bride is pretty
and accomplished and is said tc
be wealthy. She is a few years
younger than Mr.. Gilbert.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert will sal
fox Manilln On 2ant
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-16

The third annual picnic of the
joint association of the G.. A. r.
and the Maxinkuckee lodge /. o.
10. +. will be held on Saturday,
Aug. rs in Peoples grove on the
east side of the lake. The DAYS
program is as follows:
$50 Assembly by bugler,
Comrade Carson, and parade,
headed by the band.
10 Address by Hon. WA. Fos-
ter of Knox and other campfire
talks.
IL to 2 Dinner, visiting and
music by the band.
II Addresses BY /. o. o. F. speak
|ers.
Election of officers for the en-
|suing year.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-16
Death of Oliver Smith.

Oliver Smith, a veteran of the
civil war, died at his home in
Donaldsn, Friday morning, Au.
gust 10, after an illness of sever
al months of heart failure compli.
Gated with other diseases. He
was about 65 years old and
leaves wife, one brother at Elk.
hart and two brothers Joseph
and Harvey near Donaldson. He
had no children living. Funeral
at Donaldson Sunday at 10 O..
clock a. m.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-16
A Dis6eured Nose.

"Dooley" Pesch, who is en-
ployed at Beldon's Meat market
met with a very painful, but not
serious accident at Chicago last
Sunday. While attempting to
make high dive in an artificial
swimming pool, he struck his
head on the cement bottom, bad
ly decorating his face and disfg-
uring his nose. "Dooley" is
big fellow and should find lar
ger place to light in.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-16
BAD CHICAGO BANK
Milwaukee Avenue Institution
Plundered of $1,000, 900.

The more the affairs of the
wrecked Milwaukee avenue
State Bank is probed the more
rotten are the conditions found.
The note forgeries, it is now be-
lieved, may exceed $1,000, 600.
John c. Fetzer, the receiver, is
now in charge of the bank.
Wildcat" real estate fnancier-
ing by the president of the bank
in his Irving Park subdivision
also will be disclosed, it is pre-
dicted, as soon as the receiver
checks up on the mortgages and
notes gwen by hundreds of IN
vestors who hung on the "bub-
BILE" let loose by the missing
bank president. "A slump in val-
ne at this time, which Is feared
will come, would cause much
suffering and loss to owners.
+ 1t has been learned that loans
have been made on houses in
that subdivision up to within ~
per cent Of their top-notch value.
The cash came from the savings
of depositors of the wrecked
bank. Scores of houses were
constructed in the subdivision
which were declared at the time
to be too expensive for the char
acter of the section. Loan houses
we're told at the time that if they
did not care to take the security
the president of the bank stood
ready to furnish the money and
at a low rate of interest.
Persons in a position to know
say that through bare-faccd for
gerry President Paul @. Stems
land and Cashier Henry w. Her
ing plundered their own bank
Systematically through a period
of years.
Zach knew of the others guilt.
Stensland's forgeries were found
out by Herring. who used this
knowledge to keep the older man
quiet while he put his hand in
the banks money boxes for ali he
desired. It is estimated that
Stensland stole in this way half
million, and that Herring got an
equal share. Perhaps Stensland's
share was greater, but these are
the figures given out by an at
torney in the case.
At any rate the total discover
ed amount of theses two mems
joint peculations, from the saw
ings of $4,000 poor families IS
81, OO3,0 900. This amount is set
down in Stenland's and Herine's
own handwriting. President
Stenland sank the proceedings Of
his peculations in booming his
real estate speculations and in
his cooperative" enterprise.
Cashier Herring squandered his
share in drinking and gambling.
The memorandum of forgeries,
memorandum notes, and other
fictitious paper which the fugit-
i've president and cashier left be-
hind them, were shown by an at
torncy. The thefts consist of
nearly. 200 items ranging from
81 900 to $4,000 each. The
names forged are those of direc-
tors and stockholders in the bank
and q persons associated with
Stensland in other business ven-
lures. Some dummy names are
there, too.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-16
Cashier Surrenders.

The surrender of Cashier Hen
ry w. Herring caused thousands
of depositors of the closed Mil
waukee avenue State bank to
flock to the West Chicago avenue
station. Herring sent word to In
spector Shippy that he would
submit to arrest at / o'clock
Monday and aid in untangling
the banks affairs. In a statement
Herring denied completely in the
looting of the bank and puts the
blame on President StensIand.
He says Stensland stole $780,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-16

d. c. Smith drove 10 the Fits
burg station with trunk this at
ternoon and turning too short
the wagon was upset and Mr.
Smith fell under it. The horses
started to run and dragged him
about fifty feet when they struck
a telegraph pole which stopped
them and smashed the wagon
Mr.. Smith got out with a few
cuts and bruises and the horses
were not hurt,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-16
Governor Names Delegates.

Among the delegates named
lruoneu oqa OF fIueH 400 Aq
prison association conference al
Albany, N. Y, Sept. Is to 20
are Judge Edward O'Rourke
Fort Wayne; Mrs. Julia f
Work, Plymouth. and James ID
Reid, warden Indiana state pris-
on at Michigan City.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-16

Three or four clerks from the
Census Bureau at Washington
will leave for Indianapolis this
week to compile the divorce sta.
tistics for Marion county for the
last twenty years. From Indian.
apolis they will go to Evansville
Terre Haute, Fort Wayne and
South Bend, and later the work
will be extended to the less pop.
ulous counties. 1t is hoped tc
complete the work in Indiana ir
two OF three months.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-16

The death of Mrs. Parker,
which has been expected since
she was stricken with paralysis
in the early part of July, occurred
early Tuesday morning. The in
terment will be at Poplar Grove,
where her husband is buried, at
2 o'clock Thursday. The service
will be in charge of Rev. N. H.
Sheppard of the Christian church
of which Mrs. Parker was a
member, A short service will
also be held at the residence be-
tween IL and IL 80.
Mrs. Parker was &C years of
age last January. She and her
husband were early settlers on
the east side of the lake, and
were prominent and influential
people of this section. The sur
viving children are Mrs. Jennie
Marks, d. c. Parker of Argos, F.
M. Parker, Mrs. Nellie Krouse,
DR.. E. E. Parker and Mrs. Chas.
Hayes.-culver Citizen.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-16
Buildings Nearing Completion.

DR.. G. w. Slick of Mishawaka,
was at Logansport Tuesday to
attend a special meeting of the
board of control of the Northern
Indiana hospital for the insane.
He reports that one of the new
ward buildings is nearing COM
pletion, the roof being put on the
same, and the other is rising rap
idly. When the two are finished,
room for 200 more patients will
be provided at the above insti-
tuition, which now is over-crowd-
ed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-08-16

Tribune $50 per year.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-02-06

Husband (newly married)-Don't you
think, love, IL l were to smoke it would
spoil the curtains? Wife-Ah, you are
really the most unselfsh and thought
full husband to be found anywhere.
Certainly 1t would. Husband-Weii.
then, take the curtains down.
Posing by Proxy.
Any one who knows how long II
takes the average portrait painter to
make his preliminary studies for a por-
trait may well wonder how the fashion
able woman of the social world ever
finds time to spare for the long and
tedious sittings. The answer to this
problem Is easy, once you know the
rules Of the game. She doesn't find the
time. The artist has to get over that
by hiring a model to pose for his sitter
for the details Of the painting of the
subjects frock and while the accesso-
ries are being brushed in.
Unless the gown is an unusual one
the model hires one of the same color
and material as that in which the sitter
Is to be represented. An all pink satin,
for example, is alike, or looks alike,
when the artist finishes his ideas Of It,
OF course, If the costume is special
one the model has to don that for the
time being. Sometimes for a standing
figure an artist will drape a costume
over a lay figure, but If he is at all
conscientious he does not like to do
that, for to him there is never the same
feeling of life about the set Of dra-
peries. But however he gets around it,
there Is one thing certain-no society
woman undergoes the tiresome strain
Of posing for the whole work.-New
York Press.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-02-06
THE TAIL OF A COMET.
htH Ever Changing Mass and why II
Flees From the Sum.

AH Ever Changing Mass and why II
Flees From the Sun.
The tail of a comet is not formed Of
the same particles which composed it
yesterday or even an hour or moment
ago. 1t is constantly being renewed at
the expense of the nucleus. AS the long
stream of black smoke from the neigh
boring factory or mill is being continu-
ally renewed by fresh particles OF car
bon released by the combustion going
on in the furnace below, SO is the won
derful luminous train of cometary bod
les being constantly replenished by
particles flying from or rather driven
from the nucleus by the intense heat of
the sun
Then, again, how infinitely small and
how intensely luminous must these par
ticles that go to make up the tail Of
comet be- This thought is suggested by
the fact that 1t has been proved that in
some cases the nucleus Of comets which
are only few hundred miles In diane
ter will have enormous fanlike tails
stretching across space for distance
exceeding 200,000,000 miles and having
a bulk exceeding that of the sun by
more than 10000 times! Professor q.
E. Barnard beautifully illustrates the
formation of comets tail by "suppos-
ing" thus: Suppose for example, that
the nucleus of comet is composed of
Ice. Then suppose the heat of the sun
to be so intense as to rapidly melt that
portion of the ice globe exposed to the
action of its rays, which are strong
enough to Immediately convert it into
vapor, which ascends toward the sun.
Imagine now fierce wind blowing
out from the sun, causing the vapor
which meets it to be whirled out into
space behind the comet This will
clearly illustrate the theory Of the for
nation of a comets tail, only that the
nucleus of the comet is not ice and the
vapor is not water vapor, neither is the
force which drives 1t away from the
sun fierce wind"
The unknown force limited at by the
astronomer above quoted readily ex-
plains why comets tail, as a rule,
points in an opposite direction to the
sun. The Russian astronomer Bredie-
chen distinguishes three different types
of cometary tails-those composed of
particles having the specific gravity of
hydrogen, those having the specific
gravity of hydrocarbon gas and third
class having all the peculiarities of an
equal mixture of hydrogen and iron
vapor.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-02-06


"Have you ever been to a wealthy
acquaintance when you were rather
hard pressed" inquired one of two,
"and minated that a small loan, $50
or $780, would help you along amaz-
ingly r.
His friend shook his head.
Then don't CO." continued the first
speaker. go without; let your beard
grow and your trousers fray; wear a
rusty collar on your overcoat; imagine
that you're getting too stout and per-
suads yourself that one meal a day is
better for you than three; ptnch, deny
yourself, starve, If you must, but don't
borrow. Not that you'll always be re-
fused or put off, because you won't,
but you'll be lectured, which ia thou
sand times worse.
when you approach one Of these
fellows for money it's his inning. He
may be pretty loose morally himself,
but you'd think, to hear him talk, that
he'd been the means of bringing iona
than Edwards to grace. His intimate
knowledge Of you and every blessed
one of your shortcomings Is something
wonderful and startling. He doesn't
omit single fault or defect, and his
interest in you puzzles you. He's that
solemn and his face is that long that he
looks as If he might break down and
cry at any minute. Before he's half
through you're feeling in your pockets
to see If you can't lend money to him.
"And the surprising thing about it is
that he has you right. He draws a per-
feet likeness. You wonder who told
him. Summed up, you're improvident.
You suspected as much. In the end you
may get it, but you've earned it-and
two or three thousand besides."-Provi-
dence Journal.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-02-06
BEAUTY SPOTS.

Japanese women gid their teeth.
In Greenland women paint their faces
blue and yellow.
The ladies Of Arabia stain their I'm
gers and toes red.
In India the women of three high
castles paint their teeth black.
Borneo women dye the hair in fantas-
tic colors- pink. green, blue and scarlet.
A Hindoo bride is anointed from head
to foot with grease and saffron.
In New Holland scars made carefully
with shells form elaborate patterns on
the ladies' faces.
In some South American tribes the
women draw the front teeth, esteeming
as an ornament the black gap thus
made.
In New Guinea the ladies wear nose
rings, piercing the nose in the same
fiendish way that civilized women
pierce the ears.-Philadelphia Bulletin
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-02-06
HEADLESs, ~ ALIVE.
Insects That Continue to Exist After
neca NIT tim

Insects That Continue to Exist After
Decapftation.
Must persons of an observing turn of
mind are aware of the fact that there
are several species of insects that will
continue to live without seeming incon-
venience for some time after decapita-
ton, exact knowledge ON the length of
time which the various species Of in
being somewhat vague.
Professor Conestrini once undertook
a. series Of experiments with view of
determining that and other facts in re-
lation to the wonderful vitality of such
creatures. In each case the head was
smoothly removed with pair of thin
bladed forceps, and when spontaneous
movements of the wings and legs ceas-
ed he employed sundry irritating de-
vices, such as pricking, squeezing and
blowing tobacco smoke over the insect.
As a result of these experiments he as
certained that members of the beetle
family at once showed signs of suffer
Ing, while such as ants, bees, wasps,
etc., remained for hours unaffected.
Some which seemed stunned from the
effects Of the operation recovered after
time and continued to live and enjoy
a headless existence for several days.
Butterflies and moths seemed but little
affected by the guillotining process, and
the common flies (diptera) appeared to
regard the operation as huge joke.
THE common house fly" said the ex-
perimenter, appeared to be In full pos
session of his senses Qrather paradox
1cal, when In all probability the ca
nary had swallowed head, sense and
alp thirty-six hours after being oper-
ated upon"
The bodies of some species of butter
flies survived as long as eighteen days
after the head had been removed, but
the head itself seldom showed signs of
life longer than six hours after decapi-
tation. In the general summary of
these huge experiments we are inform
ed that the last signs of life were man.
Tested either in the middle or last pair
Of legs and that the myriopods showed
great tenacity of life land appeared
wholly Indifferent to the loss of their
heads"
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-02-06
A FAMOUS MONSTER.
An Old Time Wonder That Had a
Eye In Its Knee.

Am Old Time Wonder That Had an
Eye In Its Knee.
In the writings of both Licetus and
Zahn may be found descriptions and
illustrations Of monster born at Ra-
VIENNA, Italy, in the year 1911 or 1872,
the exact date being somewhat uncer-
tain. This monster had a body and
shoulders like those of young woman.
There was but one leg, gradually ia
pering from the hips down and termi-
mating In an immense scaled claw, like
that Of turkey buzzard. There were
four toes, each tipped with bony nail,
three Of them pointing to the left and
one to the right The creature had
wings In place Of arms and always
held them in an erect position, as
though ready to take flight at the
slightest provocation. From the hips
to the single knee the flesh was COW
cred with large, well arranged feath-
ers. From the knee joint to the foot
the leg was scaled, like that Of the COM
mon barnyard fowl, the spot where the
feathers left off and the scales COM
menced being marked with a large lid
less eye, which seemed to be altogether
incapable of voluntary motion. The
neck, head and general outlines of the
face were those of a woman, but the
ears We're large and set very low, al
most on the neck.
The head was covered with a queer
mixture Of scales, feathers and hair.
but the oddity of the whole upper
story" was pointed horn, which rose
just In the edge Of the hair on the GEN.
ter Of the forehead. This horn was
three inches In length, and, according
to Zahn, ''even a farmer would have
mistaken it for the horn of a two-year-
old heifer had 1t been removed and
shown to him."
The old time wonder mongers all give
pictures and descriptions of this 'shorn-
ed Italian monster" but none tells how
long it lived or what was done with
the body after death.
The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1906-02-06

In France we find that the potato
was placed on the royal table in the
year 1915, but 1t was Parmentier, an
apothecary, who really introduced it
and did all he could to get it generally
cultivated, though not without the as
sistance Of the government In 1771 a
high prize was offered by the Academy
of BesancOn for the discovery of a new
food which would fill the place Of CO.
reals in case Of famine. Parmentier
showed his potatoes, and Louis XVI.
gave him fifty morgen OF land to plant
them on. When showing the first flow
ers Of his potatoes the king used them
as buttonhole bouquet. Queen Marie
Antoinette had them in the evening In
her hair, and at once princes, dukes
and high functionaries went to Par
mentier to obtain such flowers. All
Paris talked Of nothing but potatoes
and the cultivator of them. The king
said, france will thank you some time
hence because you have found bread
for the poor.''