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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-18
Farmer Crushed to Death.

While supervising the loading OF
gravel at pit miles north of Mon
ticello, William Cowger, prominent
farmer of that locality, was caught
by 2 caving in of sand bank and
crushed to death before he could be
rescued by a fellow workman, who
witnessed the accident Cowger was
IS years old and leaves a widow and
FIVE children. The unfortunate man
was buried under the sand only a few
minutes, but was in dying condition
when uncovered.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-18

In regard to the suit begun against
Election Commissioners Burkett and
Jones to have the circuit court issue
a mandate to put the boilers ticket
en- the ballot under the emblem of
the eagle, the Chronicle says: at
was necessary to begin this suit at
the earliest possible time in order
to have it tried and get a decision
from the supreme court before cleo
ton"
F. M. Burkett was appointed cleo
ton commissioner June %, and the
suit could have been commenced
then, just as well as more than three
months later. Why the Chronicle
will lie persistently in the face of the
records must seem disgusting to
even its most abject followers.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-18

Sixty-hve trustees of the eleventh
district, adopted resolutions favoring
change in the ditch law, at their re-
cent meeting held at Marion They
ask that the present school book law
be repealed and that the dealer buy
the books direct from the publisher
AID release the trustees entirely
fiom the book business. They de-
n and that the ditch law be amended
by substituting the name of the trus
tee instead of the surveyor in re-
spect to posting notices, lettering
contracts, reporting costs, apportion-
ing assignments, making record and
putting up notices and filing assess
ments with auditors Tsiey further
express themselves as in favor of the
abolishment or amendment of the re-
form law as to the township affairs.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-18

Seattle, Wash, Oct 16--The
Windham glacier, in Taku inlet, on
the southeastern coast OF Alaska is
reported TO have become suddenly
active ana has pushed its way
through thousands of tons of sand
and gravel and now extends to tide
water. For years there has been
moraine covered by miniature for
est in front of the glacier. Masters
of vessels returning from Skagway
say that the inlet is now full of ice
and trees supposed to be from Wind
ham glacier.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-18

The typhoid fever situation in
Goshen is growing to an alarming
extent. The disease developed sew
eral weeks ago and there are now
many cases in and about the city.
The health authorities are doing all
in their power TO ascertain the cause
and number of unsanitary places
are under investigation. The water
in one or two public wells is believed
to be contaminated.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-18

A special from Evansville says
Mrs. Polly Weed, six times widow,
was married here to William Baker,
her seventh husband. She is IS years
old and Baker is 4s years old. They
will live here. From her six previous
marriages Mrs. Baker has acquired
property valued at $4,000.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-18
ADVERTISED LETTERS.
GENTLEMEN.

Frank Scott
Fred Pearson
Mr. Monte Clapss
+ A Gerham
George A Seymour
Henry Smith
LADIES
Mrs. Mary Dietz or 1920 N Lawrence
street
A fee Of one cent win be charged Cor d.
vertising. In calling for these lefters p1caoe
J. A yeekry. r. II
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-10-18

Seasonable October weather is
beaming over Northern Indiana. The
air is balmy and dreamy autumna
haze pervades the landscape. The
sun shines with a mellow golden
brightness, and nature seems all un-
mindful of the cruel, snow and frost
that few days since blighted vege-
tation.
d. c. Cole informs us that the
statement made in writing up thu
marriage of Mr. Jacobs and Mis-:
Reese, that Mr.. Cole would be 1
partner of Mr.. Jacobs in real estate
business in Oklahoma is incorrect
and that he is not going into part
nership with Mr.. Jacobs in any way
and knows nothing of his plans.
Vice-President Fairbanks chidec
his son for wanting to go to house.
keeping so young and he eloped will
his sweetheart. Then the young man
who rs twenty-five years ola, sem
congratulations to his father, who
was married when he was but TWEEN
ty-two years of age. That is GER
tainly one on the distinguished 1ndi
anian.
Drs. Borton and Aspinall h&ss
bought a one-third interest in the
Monarch Iron Works of this city
They bought the stock held b,
Messrs Culley and Beatty, paying
1000 for it. The company will b.
recognized and Incorporated. The
new foundery and machine shoI
seems destined to become one OF thu
biggest manufacturing plants in Ply
mouth.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-06-02
HIS IDEAL OF A HERO.
Governor Taylor, of Tennessee. on
IreIand's Sons.

If were a sculptor | would chiscl
from the marble my ideal OF Il hero.
would make ii the figure of an Irish
man. S;,rriticing his hopes ana his life
on the altar of his country. and ! would
carve ON its pedestal the name Of
Robert Emmett
If We're Il painter would make
tn" canvas eloquent with the deeds of
the braves, people who ever lived.
whose proud spirits no power can ever
conquer and whose loyalty and levo-
ton t. home and free government no
tyrant can ever brush. would write
unhcr the picture. ireland" If l we're
Il poet | would melt the world to tears
with the path"s Of my song ! would
touch the heart of humanity with the
m"urnful tllrcnudy of lreland's wrongs
and Erin'S woes. | would weave the
shamrock and the rose into garlands
of glory for the Emerald Isle. the land
OF martyrs and memories. the cradle
of heroes. the nursery of liberty.
Tortured in dungeons and murdered
on sc;l'rolds. robbed of the fruits of
their sweat and toll. scourged by the
avarice "f hcartless power. driven like
winter winds. this sturdy race of
the leaves of autumn before the keen
E.rin's sons and daughters have been
scattered over the face of the earth
homeless only in the land of their
nativity. but princes and lords in every
nent of man.
Where is the battlefield that has not
been gloritied by Irish courage and
baptized with Irish blood? And where
is the free country whose councils have
not been strengthened by Irish brains
and whose wealth has not been in
creased by Irish Drawn?
Wherever the flag of war hutters
the spirit of Irish chvalry is there.
painting for the battle and eager for
the charge. Whether it be Welling-
ton leading the allied armies at Water
loo or Mad" Anthony Wayne storm
ing the British at Stony Point: whether
it be Sam Houston crushing the armies
of Santa Anna at San Jacinto, or Davy
Crockett counting death at the Alamo;
whether it be Andrew Jackson at New
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-06-02

fault with the priest and the priests
actions. How easy to criticise the
priests actions and to find fault With
the management of the parish. but
how hard ii is to get the GROWERS to
bear their share of the burdens of the
congregation! The people who pay
their pew rent promptly are not among
the grumblers. The people who con-
tribute according to their means to
every special collection are not among
the fault-tinders. The people who be-
long to the church societies, who lake
part in the fairs and entertainments on
every possible occasion. and assist
their children are not among the
mutterers. The people who willingly
send their children to Il Catholic school
are not among the disconnected. The
people who take into their homes Il
sound Catholic paper are not APP. to
make ill-natured complaints. AS IL rule
the Surly critics in Il parish are
hickory" Catholics, and the farther
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-06-02
Agricultural Statistics,

Consul Moe writes from Dublin con-
corning Irish agricultural statistics for
1905. Compared with 1904 there WAS
in 1908 Il net decrease of 1899 acres in
;lre; under cereal crops and IL de-
crease of Clio acres in the area, under
green crops. The area under flax in
1904 was 1929 acres: the area re-
turned under this crop for 1905 w;ls
or ~ per cent. Tie wheat crop was
IG6,lJi hundredweight. being 37.6 per
cent greater than the product for the
preceding Year ana O.6 per cent ever
the average for the ten years 1885,
1904. The total quantity of oats was
l1.35S.3ll hundredweight being | per
cent more than the product in 1904
and Ia per cent below the average for
the ten years 1896 1904 The total FRO
duct of potatoes WAS 3423O39 tons. of
turnips. 4.7222,47S toms.
Comparing the average yield per
acre In 1905 With the average for the
ten years of 1886 1904 the following
increases are shown: Wheat. from 175
tn 20. cwtS.: oats. from l5.5 to 1863
cWts.: barley. from l7.3 to 1919 cw,s.:
rye. from 1919 to 1873 cwtS.: ImtntocS
from to 80 tons: tllrnips. from 1913
I" 1861 tons: mngcl- wurze and beet
root. from 1876 to 17.6 tons: flax. from
2?.4 I" 37.7 stones C'stone' equals IA
lbs).
The acreage under potatoes in Ire
land in 1905 WAS 6l67a3 The Cham
pion" potato was first introduced in
quantity into Ireland in the year 1880,
after the failure of the potato crop of
1879. Since that year it has constitute
ed the main potato crop of the coun-
try.
The extent of the land under the
principal crops in 1908 was as follows:
Wheat. 1850 acres: oats. 1.O66. 500
acres: barley. lo4.5S9 acres: rye. 10
1853 acres: potatoes. 6l6,755 acres: tur-
nips. 2S2,l05 acres: nlangel- wurzel and
beet root. 1861 acres: flax, 46,16S
acres: clover and grasses under ro-
tation. G2S.633 acres: permanent, pas
ture or grass, 1.665.S7l acres: grass,
not for hay. nearly 10000. 900 acres
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-06-02

and unyielding to the march of office
buildings, sky ScraperS. banks and ma
terial and commercial things. There
are three monuments in the old ceme-
terry which attract the eye of the
visitor. The three are conspicuous
for their size and state of preservation
aside from the memories clustered
about them.
In the center wall of the church, in
front, lies the bones of General Richard
Montgomery who was killed under the
walls of Quebec. December 81. 1915, an
lrishman. gentle, brave and patriotic.
Congress placed this unique monument
outside the church wall where the re-
mains of the gallant soldier are bur led.
In the year 1918 the remains were
brought by the State of New York from
Quebec to this spot.
To the right of the Church is the
tall "belisk shape granite monument
over the grave of the famous physician,
DR.. William james MacNeven. This
| celebrated scientist was born in Ire
land in the year 1863 and died in New
York in 1871. On his monument is
inscribed the following words:
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-06-02
HALLS FROM CUBA.
The Man With a New and Certain Cure
For Consumption.

And now comes II man from Cuba
who says he can cure consumption
| even in the third stage. With Bermuda
onions. Professor Golinski is his name.
| Strange to say, he was born in Rah
way. n. j.. where managers used to try
plays ON the Jersey dog. But for twen
ty-ive years the professor has prnc-
ticed on the consumptive patients of
the West Indies and South America
Il am fully satisfied" said the pro-
fcssur after long experience that con-
fictitious nor inherited disease. Children
born of r"nsumptive parents inherit
only predisp"stion T." consumption
but not the disease itself which is de-
vclopcd in many such children after
BIRTH
'''rhc conSumptive mirrobe can never
live in the open air, for it is /, product
of the body. only the germ is thrnwn
off by respiration into the air Ii at
tachcs itself to milk food and floats in
the atmosphere. absorbs oxygen ANA is
rcinllHlcd into the lung and bIood-a
healthy. beneficial germ helping to
make the red corpuSclcs nf the blood
dcgcner;,tcd lungs caused by II waste
Of stamina and vital energy through
excessive drink and other causes "f !;
facilitating character draining the
blood and system.
II say that consumption may he
avoided or speedily cured. especially
in its early stages. by the use of this
wonderful remedy, the Bermuda onion.
There is no secrecy about it: nothing
that the poorest man. woman or child
may not avail himself of and recover
health. viynr and wasted strength.
THE Bermuda onion. by reason of its
culture and ingredients. contains mar
vclous curative properties of IL mild.
oily taste and Il specific for the dread
disease. The onion is grown in IL
specially prepared bed. chiefly Of the
meal of the castor bean ground up
The onion growing in this soil becomes
| medicated and a great blood tonic. re-
storing the weakest stomach. building
| up the nerves throughout the human
system.
"rhis is the process. After one cats
the onion the gases arising during
sleep are Inhaled into the air sacks of
the lungs. destroying the consumptive's
| microbes. In no other way can these
deadly parasites be killed without i'll
jury to the delicate lining of the stom-
ach, the intestines. tissues. etc. one
in the first stages of consumption eat
ing two of these Bermuda onions a
day with a little salt will Immediately
begin to rally. Slices of the onion
placed between two pieces of buttered
bread and eaten as a sandwich will
effect a positive cure in from three to
four weeks.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-06-02

that 1 am an enthusiast. l even hope
that l shall be able to infuse' en-
thusiasm into you, gentlemen.
IL am firmly of opinion that IL field
day is no goods a waste of time and
a waste of energy-unless it lasts for
more than twenty four hours. You
cannot produce in IL field day which
lasts only Il couple of hours the severe
conditions of real warfare. You cam
not produce in a couple of hours such
conditions as hunger. thirst. fatigue.
disbursement. eXhaustion; yet. UNI
less you can produce these and the
other hard conditions of genuine field
service, you cannot learn useful. plac-
tical lessons from your maneuvers 4
field day fitted in conveniently between
two square meals not only teaches you
nothing useful but gives you false i'm
pressions and tends to make YOU
theoretical. rather than practical, tao
| ticians.
| "LoOh ut Gatacre at StOrmberg!
| From Il brigade field day point of view
| Gatacre on that occasion did splendid
| ly. Yes. on paper it was Il beautiful
operation. If Gatacre had started out
on 1t after Il good square dinner and
had finished it before his men had time
| tn tire. one would have had to say,
pass. that General Gttucre took the
| Bncr position in reverse, he surprised
the Beers absolutely. And yet it was
| II disaster. Why? Because the whole
( nf the previous day Gatacre'S army
! had been preparing for it, and he had
| Imposed heavy fatigue duties on his
men: because they started out without
+, the men We're Star\ ing and were after
wards called upon to do IL big night
| march: because, when they reached the
| Boo, position, the men We're done: be-
cause. in short. Gatucrc finished this
brilliant tactical movement With am cX-
hausted fighting line And mind you
I III? lieit were not wanting Ill puck
! He had the Irish among them. tn,
bravrSt of the brave They We're no,
afraid To die. They We're quite ready
to die. But they We're not ready tc
fight.
"'Annther moral want to b, ing
home to you is the Importance of look
ms after yourselves and not expect
ing other people to look after you Whcr
you are in The field. 1t is easy to COM
plain that the Staff is inconsilcratc ol
is not treating you Well. Gentlemen
it is not for the Staff tn nurse ;nt
tend you. 1t is for your own com.
manding officers To Ito that. Rcgi-
| ments have no business to be looking
hclplcSsly to the Staff on all occasions
ana to be grumbiing because they thinl,
the Staff neglectS them. The Staff has
its own work to do, very important
difficult. and anxious work, too. an,
regiments must learn tn depend or
their commanding officers tn make
things easy and comfortable. while
commanding officers must learn to- de-
| pend on themselves
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-06-02
When to Get Busy.

When YOU are worried.
When YOU have been disappointed
When the outlook seems hopeless
When the best girl in the world
throws YOU over.
When people repeat the things your
friends have said about you.
When yoll discover the unmiStuk-
able presence of S;lwduSt in your doll
When the goal seems about as inn
possible as the pot of gold at the
end of n rainbuw.
Wnen the scheme ON which you've
StHked everything goes up.
When you have about concluded that
there is no use trying amy more
When everything and everybody
seems t" cniisprc To keep you down.
When the world and everything in
ii appears to be going tn the dogs and
you feel ready To go along.
There is no cure like it.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-06-02
WHAT KITCHENER SAID.
Valuable and Practical Lessons From
Maneuvers.

The United Service Magazine says:
Major Gen. Walter Kitchener, c. H..
is renowned for his plain speaking. and
he gave Il further instance of this strik-
ing characteristic when addressing
British officers. March 5, after IL big
field day at Lahore. representing the
operations of actual war In the course
of his remarks General Kitchener said:
You have had two days hard maneu-
vering. You have been knocked about.
you have suffered hardship in the field.
and you have been compelled to
bivouac all night in the open on the
cold dewy ground Possibly some of
you didn't like it, and some of you
didn't like me for ordering it, My
critics. ! know. say that. I am con-
founded enthusiast, and l must admit
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-06-02
Short Sermons.

Only love can keep from bitterness:
love is stronger than the worlds UNI
kindness.
There is no use of living If our lives
do not help other lives. They must
help other lives if i'm themselves is the
power of God.
Happiness is in simple things--a cup
of cold water. IL kind word. Il bright
smile or pleasant good morning, and
these cost nothing.
Try to please. to console. to amuse,
To bestow. to thank. tn help. This is
all in itself so good. Try to do some
good To the souls OF othcrS-;,n earnest
word, some encouragement. IL prayer
softly breathcd.
Ii men looked lovingly into each
others eyes for the gllnpSes of truth
they might find there more than for the
contentious they could discover, how
much more in accord we would be of
the truth ill., about and above us!
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-06-02

unfriendly press, gloated over the
forced departure from their native
land of those plundered, but strong
minded, Irish Celts, there is no reason
to despair, as our kith and kin and
friends are legion and powerful far
beyond the shores of Ireland.
And fortunately most civilized writ
ers and leaders of public opinion, from
Toxic westward to New York and San
Francisco. would strongly dissent from
the views of those unfriendly editors
referred to, and would write in har-
mony with the beautiful stanza:
Peasant homesteads neat and small.
(should be-
Sacred as the monarch's hall
But for many generations. and even
still, the above quotation has practi-
cally no meaning as applied to Ireland
but, in it's stead. we are forced to say
of our country:
Silent and waste her homesteads."
WITHOUT Nolu vi ols'tS
to the present Government. but only
to- their long line of predecessors, Irish
men and no man can blame them for
doing So--should circulate far and
widely outside the limits of our coun-
try the story of lreland's wrongs. we'll
authenticated.
We have i'm the United States ANA in
Canada many friends. and i'll Eng
land. Scotland and Wales. Australia
and South Africa. in addition tn our
own kth and kin.
Besides. public opinion on the con-
tinent should be cultivated. Ireland
wants help from outside as we'll as
from her children II, home. Indeed.
strong pressure from without is cs-
sentia lntl. us ii seems. would be
most effectual.
Ireland has Il clear case. The pages
of history might be searched in Vain
for better Earnest and enthusiastic
freshmen shuld feel convinced that
an Intelligent public opinion could be
created throughout the world regard
ing Ireland'S general lltreatnent
which within Il few Years would render
lroland's misgovernnent impossible.
The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1906-06-02

Orleans. or Stonewall jackson at
Charlottesville; whether it be Phil
Sheridan in the saddle riding like IL
god of war into the thckest of the
lorn hope and dying at the c,nnons
mouth on the breastworks of the foe
it is the same intrepid uncOnuuerable
spirit OF sublime courage which flows
like Il stream of inspiration from the
heart of old Ireland to fire the souls of
the worlds greatest leaders and to
burn forever on the affairs of liberty.
Wherever the banner of peace is I'M
furled over the progressive English
speaking nations of the earth, this
same irresistible Celtic blood has ever
been present, shaping the destinies of
empires and republics.
1t warmed the heart of Edmund
Burke. whose brain was Il mighty loom
which wove tapestries of glory for
England and for mankind. 1t inspired
the souls of Swift and Sheridan, whose
dreams will linger in literature forever.
1t lighted up the brain of Oliver
Goldsmith, who broke out in songs
sweeter than the song of the nightin
gale. 1t kindled the soul of Tom Moore
into flame, and like am angel of light
| from the realms of dreams. he swept
the strings of t:rin'S harp, and 10! the
whole world thrilled With it's melody.
The body of Tom Moore WAS dust long
ago but his spirit lives i'm his songs.
and breathes hope in every Irish heart
and happiness in every Irish home. If
| We're asked why our southern people
;lre so impulsive, | would answer. it
: is not so much the effect of the
climate as it is preGonlilance of Irish
blood in our veins.
1t was this that fired the Irish heart
of Patrick Henry to preach secession
from English wrath and the power of
English arms. 1t WaS this that nerlch
our Irish american president. James *.
1
breakfast. 1t WAS this that woke the
lion in the Irish bosom of John c.
| Calhoun and impelled him tn thunder
the doctrine of states rights under the
constitution, and it WAS this which
finally put the North ON the pension
| lis, and the South ON crutches.
Without our Irish n;llncs the Sky
of our national glory would lose half
its stars. The South would lose the
names of Grady and Father Ryan:
Grady. the impaSsiuned Southern
orator. whose elouuence claimed the
spirit of sectional hate brace of
f"llcrnal love and peace-t;iady, Who,
like the morning star. bl;lzed for {:
moment on the horizon and WAS then
lost forever from mortal eyes. in the
light of Gods eternal day-t'ather
| Ryan, our own Irish poet and poet
| priest. whose mournful melodies Of
despairing love for the cause that was
lost ANA for the flag that was fured
forever still nclts the hearts of the
| old SrizZled veterans of the South to
the tenderness of childho"d; Father
| Ryan. the Tom Moore of Dixie. whose
| spirit shall keep watch over the folded
stars aud bars, until the morning of
| the resurrection.