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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

bayonets would be fixed without any
order whatever, so far as known, from
General or field officers. But, on MAX
ing the effort to charge, and finding The
enemy's fire irresistible, the Union line,
with heads bent, as If against a rain
storm, would back up to its former po-
sition, and, kneeling or lying down
again, resume its fire. Finally clamor
of desperation broke out There were no
troops in sight behind, no promise OF
reserve or support, the situation was
CALLING. The whole heavens were split
ting with the detonations of battle, and
the rest of the army was probably
fighting for its own l,fe The men
ON their knees fixed 5ayonets again
for the tenth time, perhaps, and with
murderous howl of rage. the three
brigades rushed forward and "a a Min
ute were in the lane and their banners
were ascending through the corniidi
toward the peach orchard where Jack
son himself is said to have been during
all those hours. This charge, which
broke Jackson's right for time, and
required all his genius to prevent prov
ing a supreme disaster to his army,
would not have been. made when it
was made If the initiative ha6 depend
I'd on commanders orders.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

Taos stands unique and distinct from
ell the other pueblos, and is unusually
interesting to the student of ethnology,
says the Southern Workman. 1t Is
there that the eternal fire Is said to be
kept burning In the estufa or under.
ground temple and there the priests
climb daily to the housetops and gaze
toward the rising sun, hoping to see the
returning Montezuma.
The fire, 1t is said, was removed to
this village from Pecos in the early part
Of the last century, when the latter was
abandoned. According to rumor. II Is
kept In sacred temple built in the
bowels Of the earth and connected with
the surface by hidden passages and
labyrlnths. The priests tend the sacred
fire carefully. and If tradition is to be
believed. 1t has not been extinguished
since Montezuma left the earth for lis
heavenly throne.
Taos was also the home of Kit Car
son, the famous scout who led Gen.
Fremont through the wilds and whose
name has been sung in many tongues.
He lived and died In the little village.
loved and respected by all the Indians.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
A MOUNTAIN BOY.

Far back among the coves and ridges
of the Cumberland, the Blue Ridge, the
Big Smoky and other Southern noun
tain chains boys and girls grow old In
childhood, and, says the author of THE
Spirit of the Mountains" even the small
est youngsters scorn to show any trace
of childishness. Coming back from the
spring one day, she espied little figure
waiting beside the path, its arms fold
cd. its face very stern, with chin up
Il eyebrows down-the personification
dignity ut the mature age of Z.
waiting for me. OseeT she asked.
He was, but he would not own 1t.
Thought I'd list see If there's going to
be any wild grapes he said. A little
later. stalking beside her, he added,
Mother said tell We to come home with
us tonight and fix to stay week or
two"
So he waited again the evening with
the same ostentation of nonchalance,
preserving his dignity until the last
pair of brown feet had battered down
the path. The he was fain to walk
side his teacher, prattling very much
any other child Of the good things
mother was going to have for supper
and Of the pigs In his fathers pen.
"I'm got three little chickens" be told
her, "and one um's pullet-or hen,
/ do know which"
But he stiffened perceptibly as they
approached the log house In the orchard
which was his home; and by the time
his sister, that representative of the
frankly emotional and inferior sex,
had run out to meet them with her pet
rooster in her arms, he was all noun
taineer again.
"Milly." he told her, Il wisht you'd
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

tell mother to hurry up supper I'm
going down to the barn with father and
the boys"
Even his mother laughed as she came
to the door, her toil-worn, wistful face
scanning into fine wrinkles of amuse-
ment at his baby airs.
Does he ever want you to rock him
to sleep?" the teacher wondered, as she
watched the sturdy little legs tramp of
to the barn.
"Oh, when he's sick or tired he's right
glad to be my little boy for while"
his mother answered; but he Is always
n grown-up man again when he wakes
up In the morning"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
Where Marriage Pays.

Married people have the best of II
In ocean travelling" said sea cap
tain, "for they have a stateroom to
themselves. People travelling alone, un-
less they are willing pay a good dea!
extra, have to sleep in the same room
with strangers, an unpleasant thing.
"Some Of those lone travellers, to Sc
cure privacy, pay extra fare. Others
many, many others-try to secure pri
vacy by giving rs lies instead OF
money.
lone man will tell the chief stew
ard that he has an intclcrable snore.
Another will say he is subject to epilep-
tic attacks, wherein in the small hours
he becomes a shrieking and dangerous
maniac. Another will say that in the
throes of acute seasickness from the
beginning of the voyage to the end
he fills the cabin day and night with
dismal noises.
mo matter. They all have to share
their staterooms with strangers. The
only way out oF it is t. flank down
the coin New York Press.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
THE POWER OF ATTENTION.
When Developed 1t Results I'm Gen.
fus or Great Accom- pTf = hmerfs.

When Developed 1t Results I'm Gen-
fus or Great Accom- pIfshmenfs.
The fact that the mind of man Is
easily distracted from any subject liz
contemplation accounts for the slogness
Of the development of most minds, and
fer the extreme slowness of the devel-
opment of the human mind collectively,
says the Century. There are historical
periods when general enlightenment
seems to have advanced by leaps and
bounds; but when one takes cognizance
of the tens Of thousands of years that
man las been at play in the kindergar-
ten of creation one is aware of the
very GRADUAL and deliberate character
of human progress as whole; and this
deliberateness of growth and the re-
mains Of ignorance and superstition
even In minds regarded as educated
come largely from the inability of men
to keep their thoughts employed stead
tasty on the yaric as objects and prob
lens of matter, mind and life. The
faculty of attention is strikingly lack
ing in the savage man; it increases as
civilization increases, and Is large
factor In the advance of civilization
and of culture.
When the power of attention is ex-
ceptional in the individual he is set
apart from his fellows; he Is genius
in the business world. or, perhaps, a
poet, artist, inventor, diseoyerer, philos-
opher, reformer, statesman or conquer
or. When the power ofsattsntion In a
community has been stimulated BY one
attentive mind, or by group of atten-
tive minds, the world passes through
periods Of great mental activity; great
reforms take place; there is great ma
terial or intellectual advance; or there
are revivals In letters and In the plastic
arts.
The supreme object OF the teacher Is
| to cultivate attention in his or her
charges. When a child has learned how
to pay attention. he has learned how
to study and to learn Object lessons"
are favorite devices for fixing attention.
According to the orthodox theologies.
religion has been taught to mankind
largely through object lessons. in the
form sometimes OF progressive revela-
tions;" and the systems of symbols In
all religions may be called simply de-
vices for fixing the meandering atten-
ton of souls. for their sustenance and
lasting benefit
We see, year In and year out, the
coming and going Of beliefs, customs |:
popular heroes or mere popular pets; ;
best sellers among books; sports. move
rlents and fads of all kinds. which fig-
IRE prominently only as long as they
are able to claim the attention of large
groups or Of the entire community. The
whole system of business advertising.
and the infinite number Of publicity de-
partments-publicity as to all sorts Of
wares and all manner of causes-are
nothing but means of securing atten-
ton, of spreading Information and in
ducing action through suggestion.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

And IL l should muster enough cour-
age to ask you to be my wife would
you say 'no:'" anxiously inquired the
sutton.
Indeed / wouldn't" replied the beau
tiful girl.
~Ah, at last! And why wouldn't you
say no. my dear?"
Because it is too much trouble to
waste words. I'd just shake my head. {"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

Mozart anecdotes still pour In from
all quarters. Here is enc to be found
In the Leipziger Zeitung Of 1882:
A certain individual called Mozart
has had the cheek to make use of my
drama, "Belmonte and Constemza," Tor
the purposes OF an opera llbretto.
strongly protest against this infringe
ment of my rights, and / shall take
further proceedings
Christopher Friedrich Bretzner,
Author of the "Rauschchen."
Whether the outraged Bretzner ever
did proceed" is not revealed; he and
his dramas, however. are lost in obliv-
ion, while that unconscionable thief
Mozart lives, and will live as long as
ennobling art is loved and honored--
Pail Mall Gazette.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
BIoodier than Inkerman.

The first days fight at Gettysburg
was bloodier than either Balaklava or
Inkerman. At Balaklaya the Light
Brigade lost 81 per cent Of its men, and
at Inkerman the Guards lost 45 per
cent. Both go down In history, in verse
and prose, as having been annihilated,
At Gettysburg, July 1, the Sixteenth
Maine lost 81 per cent; the One Hun
dred and Fiftieth Pennsylvania lost &C
per cent; Second Wisconsin, II; One
Hundred and Seventh Pennsylvania,
65; Ore Hundred and Ninth Pennsyl-
vania, IA; Seventy-fifth Pennsylvania,
60; Twenty fourth Michigan. 70; One
Hundred and Forty-second Pennsylva-
mia, 62; One Hundred and Fifty-first
Pennsylvania, II; Seventy-sixth New
York, e.; One Hundred and Forty-sev.
enth New York, 70; One Hundred and
Fifty-seventh New York, CT, and One
Hundred and Seventh New York, az
per cent. In the One Hundred and Fiji.
tieth Pennsylvania, out of the seven
teen officers who went into action, only
one escaped death, wounding or cap
ture.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10


The most savagely contested part Of
the struggle Of Antietam was In and
around the sunken lane of Roulet's
farm. where Jackson's Corps for hours
held the ground, from which Hooker
and Mansfield had been successfully re-
pulsed early in the morning. In their
yellowish, butternut suits the Confed-
crates were scarcely distinguishable
from the roadbed or the ditch where
they lay, or from the ripe stalks Of
the cornfeld behind, through which
their reinforcing brigades were con-
stantly descending. Not more than fif-
ty yards off, lying or kneeling in the
green pasture field, without any shell
ter, the Union men-KimbalPs Cald-
wells and the Irish brigades--poured
so deadly fire into that lane that af-
ter the battle GOO Confederate dead
were found there. Repeated efforts
were made by the Union troops 20
charge. Perhaps the first was in con-
formity to q Generals orders; the 9TH
ers certainly were not. The Confeder-
ate fire was go terrible that everyone,
however, realized the need either q
driving the Confederates from the lane
and the rising ground behind, or else
Of retiring, to avoid humiliation. Such
expressions as, I'VE must charge"
Lets try the bayonet, boys" were con-
vtantly repeated along the line. and the
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
A Quaint House.

One of the best known houses In
Northamptonshire. England, was de-
signed to represent the days, weeks,
and quarters of the year. 1t has four
wings facing the four quarters Of the
heavens to represen. the four quarters
Of the year; 365 windows, one for each
day; fifty-two chimneys, one for each
week; and seven entrances to repre-
sent the seven days of the week.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

for water. The earthquake broke the
mains carrying the city's supply Of
fresh water. 1t dubbed forth at these
breaks outside the city limits. and bnt
scanty streams reached the city through
the different mains. At places where
these tiny streams reached the surface
the water was muddy and warm, but
the parched populace, men and women.
fought for place to kneel and sip up
the muddy fluid. Clear water. while II
lasted, sold as high as 50 cents a glass.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10


words. So long man can hide his moral lepr0sy
under evening clothes and remain respectable, long
will he cling his moral leprosy And long this
sort of Is received I'm st,ciety by good women so
long will he be respectable"
1t is almost incomprehensible how women who suffer
because the double standard of MORALS will smile
upon men whom they know to be corrupt. Lenency in
this regard Is treason to the wOman's sex.
Judge McEwen goes on to say: al remember
day when drunkenness regarded novel pastime
But sentiment against it sprang among the
the evil has greatly abated Drunk
be respectable when women put the ban upon It. Yet
the drunkard is harmless idiot by the side
tine When woman receives man OF loose morals
equal terms she is being kind to serpent who "out-
venoms all the Nile"
The judge is right What he says Is not new but It is
of the things that be said and again
Women adopt stricter code of morals toward men,
Kansas City World.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

tons being able to defy the government and Fed
era, and permitted to go in their nefarous of
undermining the unol f the United States
Is it the purpose the powers that be from
the people their faith In government and the integrity of
courts? Are the going to affirm there
which for the protection of the people and State
should be enforced hut that there exists way in which
this be accomplished? What will the outcome be?
How long before 1t is reached? Who will be the suffer-
ers? Answer these questions and the remedy will be
found tecInicaities of will brushed aside
Justice will life her proud head and submit
be reblindolded and the people will into
own against Paul Dispatch
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

demned by the righteousness of Cod but Is outdated by
consideration of human life in its material well
spiritual advance The peoples of the earth
in origin in evolution destiny and the children of
land should learn and know that they cannot
hurt another without the hurting themselves This
what The Hague means-this is high citi-
zensIp in the honor of God and the welfare of all hu
manity.-Springfeld Republican.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

De Style-what makes you think
Sububs is crazy?
Enthusiastically, be said he'd dig the
Panama Canal by sowing seed along the
proposed route and compelling the near
est resident to keep Woman's
Home Companion.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
An Honest Confession.

what is your particular grievance
against the railroads."
"Well," answered Farmer Corntossel
"I'm kind of indignant bout their Civ.
IN rebates, an sort o. suspicious of the
influence they've got in politics. But
what makes me downright mad is hav-
in to pay my fare instead o. ridIn' on
free ticket" Star.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
LIES LOOKING GLASS.

AHE world is like looking glass; If yor smile
TN in it, 1t smiles back if you frown, 1t frowns.
You may hear it said that of the con-
dtons of life you cannot make alter Is
uTE%aNNy envronmen-that ii is fixed, infexble, and
tSEHSS2Jl that you its slave That is a lie He
who thinks the world is full of good people
and kindly blessings is much richer than he who thinks
the contrary. Each mans Imagination largely peoples
the world for himself Some live in world peopled with
princes of the royal blood in world of pauper-
ISM crime and privation.
The choice Is yours. Psychology has pretty well estab-
ished theory that ghosts creations OF the
jective mlnd-and troubefnding Is very like ghostsee
ing frghtful COLLINS in fe if properly traced
will be found to begin and end In your mind. Re-
fuse to believe them. and they cease to exist
melancholy thought that fixes itself upon ones mind
ought to have prompt doctorng pronounced physi
disease. Fate gives the who whnes just what
he expects Disappointment sardonicaly meets him at
every turn Misfortune turks in his shadow. The
human whine is a signacall to thousand and lit
tie demons of distress and disaster which mock and as
hinder and dishearten
Life without trials small great is impossible. We
must meet and conquer them, let them conquer
But need not waste strength in borrowing trou
bes in going half way to meet Them 1t Is for you
say whether the mirror of life shall return to you
smiles 1t is for whether will
crouch In the glooms the companion of hateful gobns
bright sunshine seeing smiles and catch
ing shreds of sweet song.-Chicago Journal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

There is horse that catches rats
and mice in Manchester. England. If
rat or mouse runs across his manger.
he will grab at it and If successful in
getting it will drop it into his bucket
of water, which is always left with
him.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
Most of the churches in Naples

Most of the churches in Naples have
three Or four cats attached to them.
The cats are kept for the purpose of
catching the mice which infest all the
ancient Neapolitan buildings. The anil
mails may often be seen walking about
among the congregation or stretched be-
fore the affairs.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

Il suppose that member Of Congress
is surprised by his defeat"
YES" answered Senator Sorghum
ave are all little unreasonable In
that way. What he should be surprised
at is his election In the first place. -
Washington Star.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

The announcement from Washington
that this government is taking steps to
deal with large number of anarchists
who have entered the United States
through Baltimore Is In the nature of
locking the stable after the horse has
been stolen, yet 1t is better than no
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

In Congress there are several groups
of tariff reformers, and they have been
quite insistent that something be done
in the way of readjusting the sched-
ules of the Dingley law, but the great
majority of members feel that this is a
matter which is not to be hurriedly
entered into and they point to the ex-
ceptional prosperity of the country
and ask IL any revision of the tariff
would be likely to better conditions.
There is sound sense in what Congress-
man Payne says: "While 1t is true
that some improvement could well lie
made in the States under the Dingley
bill. 1t was probably as free from de-
feet at the time of its passage as any
new law which could now be enacted. "
Springfield (Mass.) Union.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
Not Much There

ooh, no, I'd never credit him with
having much in him."
Indeed? / can't understand that"
"Well, he and / board at the same
place."-Philadelph Press.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
TEACHING PEACE IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

He Massachusetts, State Board of Education
desires to recommend for the common
schools another dry whereon, as on the pub
lie holidays of Washington's birthday, Pat
riots Day and Memorial Day, there shall
be a special observance In the interest of
higher humanity
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

When a man wants another to agree
with him as to the incapacity of a
third party, he is pretty apt to con-
cede good deal to the fellow he IL
talking to.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
THE BATTLE-FIELDS.
OLD SOLDIERS TALK OVER
/ ARMY EXPERIENCES.

The B1ue and the Gray Review Incl
dents of the Late War, and in a
Graphic and Interesting Manner
Tell of Camp, March and Battle.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
LESS LAW: MORE IusrrcE.

HERE are offenses and crimes committed
which, by the technicalities of the law, or
the administration of law, cannot be reached
The Federal court sends the litigant back
to the State court for redress knowing full
we'll 1t is impossible to get service. So we
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

If there is anything mean said about
a man and every woman says it isn't
so, that means he is not married
man.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10


Senator Beyeridge in his address be-
fore the Republican State convention
emphasized fact too often forgotten
that 1t is the present and the prophecy
of the Republican party with which the
voters of the State and country are
most concerned The record Is a thing
of the past, and only as 1t is a proph-
ecy for the future does 1t bear heavily
upon the present. What the party has
done for the country and State is APP
parent in numberless ways, what 1t is
doing I'm the consideration of questions
of great public interest, both in Con-
g,ess and In the administration of
State affairs, is of present concern I;
what 1t promises Is also Of deep inter-
est because the party has kept its
promises and carried out its preten-
sions In the past. which Is a guarantee
that 1T will do the same In the future.
The senator with his usual insight into
conditions, quick measurement of pub
lie sentiment and desire, and happy
mode of expression, formulated pref
ty good platform in the brief speech
which he made to the convention
Elkhart (Ind.) Review.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

andre" jackson a Protecuonfst.
Andrew Jackson, 'the old Demo-
cratic war horse" was the father of
the American protective tariff. The
first official political platform of any
American party was that on which An
drew Jackson stood in the campaign Of
1882, wherein the Democrats made this
declaration: Resolved, That an ade-
quate protection to American industry
is indispensable to the prosperity Of
the country; and that an abandonment
of the policy at this period would be
attended with consequences ruinous to
the best interests of the nation. Mil
ford (Mass.) Journal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

You can't convince a farmer that a
railroad man really works
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

A man is never so clever at framing
excuses as when bis wife wants him t.
80 to church
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

Some men never know how far they
are away from home until they try
| to get back.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10

American railways handle about $12..
OO0,O0O worth Of grain year.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-05-10
FOR WOMEN ONLY,

L want the women of this country to set
higher standard of responsibility for men.
At present the women are too lenient to-
ward and too forgiving of bad conduct"
The words are by Judge William McEwen,
of Chicago, In an address before the Wom-
ems Club of that city. They are true