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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-06
TOWNS BUILT UP IN A DAY.


Five Hundred Houses Erected BE-
tween Sunrise and Sunxet.
The town Of Custer, Colo, named af-
ter the great Indian fighter. came into
existence in single day. II consists
OF some 500 wooden houses, all OF
which were constructed between sun
rise and sunset. Material was shipped
in from factories. whole sections OF
wooden walls. beams, joists and roofs
in two pieces having been made from
carefully prepared plans and exact spe-
cifications.
Each piece of each building was
numbered and laid in order near the
site 1t was TO occupy so thu. 1t could
be the more readily handled. AS in
the building of King Solomoa's temple,
all the pieces were made 70 tit into
each other, the work of construction be-
ing therefore only a matter OF lifting
the pieces together and driving few
spikes.
The sites had all been cleared and
leveled in advance. and 1000 men In
addition to the settlers were engaged
IN building of the town. The largest
of the houses was a boarding house.
which was two stories high, and shops
were erected for bakers, hatchers and
other tradesmen.
In Oklahoma more than one town
sprang up in day. Thorn Is City was
case In point. Indeed, according to
report, it came into being In a single
afternoon. Within few hours 5000
persons were comfortably settled and
business was set In motion. A newspa-
per was likewise printed and circulat-
ed among the new community and a
big birthday celebration WIS held on
the following day.
Another Oklahoma "boom town
which ran up like magic is Snyder. II
was born on Friday. In anticipation
of that interesting event thousands OF
people fiocked TO the place, among
whom were shopkeepers, lana agents
and many others who were anxious to
secure the best sites on the natal day
Until then nobody was allowed to en-
ter the town area.
At sunset on the Thursday Snyder
was nothing but name, for ii was
minus houses, railway and Inhabitants
But soon after sunrise M It morning
fully 10000 persons were on the spot
The town was being rapidly mapped
out; the erection of buildings was II
progress trains were running; a rail
way station had been era,ted, while
two hotels, three banks aad numbe
of shops were each doing quite brisl
business.
Almost as marvellous WIS the crea
ton of Lawton. Within ficty-tve min
utes after the site of the town hat
been decided on no fewer than 300
lots were taken up. Two hours late
the population had increased to be
tween 1000 and 5000 persons
A score of eating places and doubl
that number of grocery and othe
stores opened for business during tn
day. A bank, which was conveyed t
the town OH wheels, was able TO star
operations at once. A fully equippe'
newspaper office was likewise wheele
INTO the town, ready for action, so +
speak. But the great business of tn
day was lot speculation, some thou
sands of lots changing hands before tn
vendors had owned them many mir
utes.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-06

Unfamiliar Facts.

Gelatin-stiffened jeiiies contain %
per cent water.
Suicide is on the increase. especial
ly among married males.
Eggs constitute the most universal
human food OF animal origin.
Plover eggs are esteemed a great
delicacy In England and Germany.
Polo is probably the oldest OF ath-
letic sports 1t has been traced to GOO
Il. c.
Americans are making an effort to
establish steel plant at Flushing. fIol-
land
Thermometers used By physicists
show change OF a millionth of de-
gree.
At Niagara Falls 1860 horsepower
| is used in twenty different electrical
processes Tor producing metals and
hemicals.
Twelve thousand people were arrest
ed in Glasgow last year for using OBJ
scene language.
The number OF persons employed Ia
the mining OF coal in Englaoi aud
Wales is SO. 401.
In Vienna a poverty-stricken must
clan. aged 90. has made forty attempts
to commit suicide.
A strip of turtles heart which had
ceased to contract was put by Profes-
sor Lingle in jar containing oxygen
and its beating was sustained for three
days.
More poisonous snakes are found In
Arizona than in any other part OF the
United States
When nine inches Of snow falls In
New York 1t costs the municipal treas
Jury $4,000 to have 1t removed.
Senator Clark's first corner was IN
baking powder. He had all the stun
| in sight in one of the early Montana
mining camps.
deliberately painted and mounte<
with silver fittings, an Irish jauntin(
CAP is being made in Dublin for . Boz
Iton millionaire.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-06

Immigrants from Italy outnumber
those from Ireland four to one.
No goods that bear trade marks In
any way resembling a crescent can be
landed In Turkey.
The convent of st. Catherine, on
Mount Sinai, has not been entered by
a woman for ], 400 years.
Rome has water supply Of 0.000.-
600 gallons q day, London only &c.,
900, 1000 and Paris 90,00O,000.
A japanese womar's age can be told
from her dress. 1t Is probably the only
country In the world where women an
not ashamed Of their age.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-06

Dr. Lyman Abbott created stir at
the Lake Mohonk peace gathering by
declaring that one of the greatest
achievements Of any Christian nation
was when the United States. IN the
philippines, put Its army. its financial
credit, its great statesmen and its great
educators at the service Of poor. OPP
pressed, ignorant and hitherto despised
people. who had neither wealth nor in
fiuence with which to repay, and many
Of whom had not at first the intelli-
gence even to comprehend. The ian
tis'' were exasperated by this state
ment. but unable to refute it.-St
Iouis Globe-Democrat
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-06
Order Coupon.


1t is surprising that anything so COM
Portable rs the coat shirt should not
have been thought of long ago. The
simple device of opening a shirt down
the front instead OF the back obviates
Ian necessity for what Bill Nye de-
scribes as ''climbing hand over hand mp
| the dark interior of a shirt. and also
| the inconvenience of straining ones
self to get at the buttons on the back
When a man has once tried this style
he is loath to return to the old-fash-
ioned garment. The demand for them
| Is increasing every day The shirt Is
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-06

Nearly all Of tile attacks upon the
tariff are actuated by personal or sec
tional motives. For instance. some
man In an agricultural district cannot
see how the tariff benefits the farmer.
lie might see it directly, IL as the Kan
sas City Journal" points out, the tariff
were removed from Mexican cattle and
Canadian wheat
But whether the products of the
farmer are protected or not. he must
have a market for his products, and
this he cannot have IL business conai-
tons throughout the country are up
set One interest," of the country can.
not shut itself up end enjoy prosperity
while other interests are suffering. Ii
the workingmen have no wages what
matters it how attractive prices may
be? With markets cut on II ii1
make little difference how large the
crops of the West were. People must
he in a position to buy or there il little
need of production
The Journal" Is right in saying that
a. producer Of hard times nothing
has ever been so successfully tried ~
this country as a substantial reduction
in the tariff.-Albany Evening Jour
nal"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-06
| T
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not afraid Of notorety"
The conception of the church held by these
the conception of too mary churchmen-that Of material
prosperity. influence and power in the community
the carrying out of this idea churches have entered
the contest for expensive plants artistic music and SEN
sational preaching They require pastor
ness capacity social leadership who is capable Of max
ing impression.
In all this miserable program there or
Ota of real Christianity If the church anything more
than ethic society IL Is divine institution which is
set for the cultivation Of spiritual llfe All else Is Incl
dental to the main purposethe engaging and saving of
the souls of
reach the people and minister to their spirits music
If 1t does not degenerate into entertainment And
good preaching-if it gospel church that is
looking for combined orator. social leader canvassing
agent and nancier to be its NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the
depth and sweetness of his sprituatyought to go out
of the church business and go the show business
indianapolis Sun
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-06

protest the amount of given
adays people whose main interest in life is their
health the of his remarks DIR. Schoed while
strongly insisting that national life healthy
as Ii ought to be, argued to the effect, unless misn
terpret him. that perpetual worrying about individual
health unhealthy most of the morbid agencies
that surround We incline to think that health
ought to treated the principle clothes,
which should Git is submted) not think about very
much have got them good and put them with
due amount of After ALL Mephstopheles point
ed out to famous member Of Dr. Schofelds profession
there only of keeping in perfect physical
dtion all ones life, and that is to work at bodily tasks
in the open air every day. and think at ALL
that we say what Chaucer said to st. Augustnes
what similar advice Let Austin have his swink to him
reserved" Most of prefer keep with the great
voyage OF discovery that call cvilization.-London
Daily News.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-06

The modern Sherlock chuckled-
III stake II silk hat against stogie
that man Is a New York policeman.
he whispered.
How can you telly" asked the mys-
titled friend ''lIe is not in uniform. =
NO. but shouted Side door to tne
right ." and you should have seen him
duck
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-06

corning the infu-
ence that the man
exerted upon his
own generation and
succeeding o n e S.
II | S personality
was peculiar. He
was embittered and
cynical. yet there
was an intensity, a
magnetism bout
him that would
win for him a
hearing where men
of more agreeable
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-06
Pattern Department
UP-TO-DATE -DESluNS FOR
THE HOME DRESShlAKER

- ~ -

This is a charming design for
waist to be worn on occasions which
call for something a little dressier
than tailored blouse. but still in
formal enough to admit OF separate
waist. Oriental. chiffon IL used IN
this model-a soft, piiable material
that adapts itself well to the fine
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-06

New Minister am glad you enjoy
ed your trip. Foreign travel always
broadens one SO.
Mrs. Cr0mp (portly why, Mr.. So
lup; how can you say that? l don't
weigh an ounce heavier that did when
started.-Toledo Blade.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-06

Our Democratic brethren are begin
ming to shout Tariff reform as
against the coming campaign Of 1908.
Doubtless there are people in these
United States who do not understand
and may have forgotten what Tariff
reform" means to the American people.
1t means free trade, or as close prox-
unity thereto as is possible. 1t means
to extinguish the fires In American fur
naces and to light them In all Europe.
IT means that American labor must get
down to a level of labor throughout Eu-
rope. 1t means hard times, free soup
houses and CoxeE armies Ragged and
hungry women and children, and
tramps galore. IL there Is man who
desires these conditions more than any
thing else between the years Of 1905
and 1912. and possibly longer. let him
set ND the shout Of Tariff reform" and
vote accordingly. while his wife sits up
nights to sew the ancient Cleveland
badges on his clothes, and these things
will surely come to pass.-Friend
| (Neb.) Telegraph.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-06

An ex-Confederate soldier Of South
Carolina tells this story: Il had a
friend who was chaplain In our army
"A. good man, as such men should be.
Several OF his own church members
were in the same regiment He kept a
shorp eye on us, and tried TO train us
in the way We should 60. When we
were rather short for rations some of
the boys brought in a fine young pork
err. Now. boys. that's wrong" said
he: 1T Is simply stealing. and you
ought not to do II.
".Well. our consclences don't trou.
BILE us. and yours won't trouble you
when we get this meat cooked; you
will want some Of 1t, too
".No, / won't eat 1t. I'd as soon ea'
stolen meat
But we divided 1t up among thu
boys. and proceeded to cook ham il
the best possible style. The smell OF
II fairly made our teeth water. and
when it was cooked we were NOR.
than ready for 1t.
There's fine piece: cut that of
for the chaplain said one.
"sNo. thank YOU he said. L salt
I wouldn't eat 1t, and l won't, but
passing up his plate-'I'll lake littl
of the gravy"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-06

An increase of 10 per cent in the
wages of 10000 employees of the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company. amounting
to an additional payment Of $S,OOO.O0O
q year, Is one of the cheerful signs OF
the times. The company can afford 1t,
and the workers deserve 1t. In this
way protection prosperity distributes
its benefits.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-06
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adjustment jury the wandering husbands would
doubt be exonerated and sympahized with, no mat
ter what their faults might prove to be- The first
essential happy and successful marriage is wife that
knows how cook and to keep house. Without there
can be home--Chicago Journal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-06

Braggs-I have an uncle who has
money enough to enable him to do as
he pleases.
NaggsEHuE! That's nothing. One
of my uncles ID. rich enough to enable
him to do as his wife pleases-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-06

Eva-Katharine says her marriage
was the one period of her life.
Edna-Period? guess she means
dash"
Eva-Why SO?
Edna-Well, you see 1t was an elope-
uoouf
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-06
Decidedly Novel.

Crittick-It's the finest play Of the
realistic school I've seen yet
Ascum-Yes? l suppose it has real
living machine ON the stage
Crittick-No, but 1t has real plot
and a few real actors.-Philadelphi
pr cog
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-06
THE BATTLE-FlELDS.
OLD SOLDIERS TALK OVER
ARMY EXPERIENCES

The Blue and the Gray Review Tncf-
dents of the Late War, and in q
Graphic and Interesting Manner
Tell of Camp, March and Battle.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-06

LOT course" said hewitt, "she's not
very pretty. but she seems like q nice
girl"
THAT'S what she Ii" sighed Love-
Iorn. disconsolately, IAN Ice gin."-
philadelphia Prees.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-06
Got Him Going.

Beneath a tree sat Her and Him,
And quite alone the two,
Save for an owl perched ON limb.
Which said: ITO whit, to WOO"
Now for an hour or more sat he
Nor any nearer drew,
Although the owl with owlish glee
Remarked: ITO wit, to WOO"
Whereat he took the hint, this man
For he had caught clue,
And to warm up at length began
To spoon, to wit, 20 WOO.
Houston Chronicle.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-06


tut otherwise on the lines OF the or
binary garment, with collar and CUTS
either attached or separate. as individ-
nal fancy dictates. These shirts are
made up both in white and colored ma
teriaIs, and In wash flannel as well 4
in cotton and silk fabrics. The pattern
is cut in sizes from "a to "A inches
breast measure.
The above pattern VIII be mailed 10
your address on receipt OF 10 cents.
Send all orders to the Pattern Depart
ment OF this paper BE sure to give
both the number and size OF pattern
wanted. and write very piaialy. For
convenience, write your order on the
following common.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-06


mc,ling used on the shoulders and
slecyes-with a yoke and cuffs u deli
cate all-over lace edged with row OF
insertion and frills Of narrow lace.
The trimming portions for the sleeves
can be made detachable II material
Is used that has TO be Numbered. and
the design would be very pretty for a
soft null or batiste. with yoke either
Of all-over lace or fine embroidery.
The above pattern viii be mailed to
your address on receipt OF 10 cents
Send all orders to the Pattern Depart
ment of this paper BE sure to give
both the number and size of pattern
wanted. and write very plainly. For
convenience. write your order on the
following coupon:
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-06
WIFE prsrHrEns AID THEIR GOOD EXCUSE

IFE desertio, is a serious offense and 1t Is
increasing In Chicago at a tremendous rate.
There are thousands of deserted wives In
this city to-day who are barely able to keep
themselves and their children from starving,
and their number is being added to every
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-06

'Stonewall' Jackson's Courier.
Major Lamar FOntaine was probably
one of Gle most interesting veterans OF
the Confederacy. He was the only
representative of Camp Sam Cammack
of Koohoma county, Mississippi.
Major Fontaine has been a soldier
nearly all his life, and the story of his
adventures in all parts Of the world
sounds like fiction.
He served in the Russian army dur
Ing the Crimean war, and at the siege
of Sebastopol was decorated by Car
Nicholas with the iron cross OF honor
for daring bravery durirg the battle
At the time of the memorable charge
of the Light Brigade ut Balaklava
Major Fontaine was sixteen miles
away, but could hear the guns and see
the smoke of that famous battle
After leaving the Russian army he
travelled about the world In company
with an uncle, but was living in the
South at the opening of the Civil War,
and enlisted as a private in the Tenth
Mississippi Rifles, but was later trans
ferred to Company X. Eighteenth Mis-
sissippi regiment. While r;ember of
this regiment, in August. 1861, he wrote
the well-known poem, An Quiet Along
the Potomac" which has since been
widely copied all over the world
He began his war work with the Con
federate army as scout and courier for
Gen. Stonewall Jackson. He served in
the same company with Gems. Stewart
and johnson and briefly with Gen. Lee
He took part in twenty-scven pitched
battles, fifty-seven skirmishes and over
a hundred individual skirmishes in
which blood was shed. Although he
was but q private in the ranks, he was
at one time entrusted with a carte
blanche order on the treasury of the
Confederate States He was known Ii
| all branches of the Confederate servic,
as the best marksman with rife or re
volver in either army He was wound
ed sixty-seven times, and thirteen time
his lungs were pierced. Five times il
the course Of the war he was reportet
dead On two occasions he was abb
with the aid of mirrors to look Int,
apertures in his flesh and watch TIN
beating of his own heart.
Major Fontaine kept complete diar.
for nearly forty years. and this In itsel
is an unusually interesting work, com
prising number OF volumes and con
tanning mulch valuable Information. H
also has many documents signed b,
prominent officers of the Confederat
army bearing testimony to bis remark
able craftsmanship
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-06

his Testament and pray. That first
day in the Wilderness. the Second,
ours. went in behind the Sixth By
some means the Sixth bore so much
to the right that we We're uncovered
and were receiving a most whitening
lire at close range The brush and
smoke cut off our view. We did not
dare to fire for fear of killing our
own men of the Sixth We had not
seen them move to the right We sup
posed them to be in our immediate
front Men were being shot down all
about us. / stood close to Noble. See
ing danger of break he waved his
sword and said: Stand fast. men =
At that instant he was shot through
the heart and fell dead across my
feet"
Then the ex-Congress man changed
the subject. A. Watrous in Chicago
Times Herald.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-06

The nation responded TO the appeal
of President Roosevelt by returning
Republican majority to the House OF
Representatives. thus insuring con-
tinuati0n of the wise and patriotic pol
icy that was inaugurated by the pres
.ent administration. Democrats made
gains as it was expected they would,
for the phenomenal majority of the last
House was due largely TO the fact that
II was chosen in national election
with Roosevelt at the head of the
ticket.
Some good men fell by the wayside.
but that is a feature of the political
game. There Is satisfaction in the
thought that Speaker Cannon has been
returned to again preside over the de-
alterations Of the House and that most
of the actual leaders on the Repubii-
can side will answer to the roll-caii.
The administration Is thus supported
by national legislature that Will work
in perfect harmony to carry out the
program already mapped out.
Il
respondent announces that the Presi-
dent intends calling an extra session
after March next for the purpose or
revising the tariff. This means that
the administration will heed the de-
mands of the people who are daily
growing more insistent for an adjust
ment of the present schedules and will
urge on a Republican Congress the full
fllment of the party pledge to revise
the tariff whenever conditions warrant
| If this task is performed in a scientific
manner without regard to the impor'
tunities of special interests, the party
should go into the next campaign ar
NOR proof against any assault the op
nositjon can bring against 1t.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-06

y
A story Is told OF General Grant
which Is Illustrative of his tender and
gentle nature On the day of a great
review he turned. with eyes dim with
tears. from the sight Of his old troops,
saying, Il don't believe can stand It !
don't believe can stand 1t" In the
same spirit is tue following souvenir
from "A ChIld's Recollections OF
Grant in Current Literature.
The parade of the Grand Army,
which was part of the Centennial cele-
bration. was an occasion of wild ex-
element to us. We were not far from
the balcony where General Grant re-
viewed the troops, and therefore saw
all that could be seen--a seemingly
endless procession Of soldiers, cannon
and brass bands.
And how the people cheered. But
IL puzzled us why the cheers were
loudest and longest for the most for.
lorn, staiaed and tattered old flags
until we understood that the flags
too. were veterans.
By and by the great show was over
and General Grant was going away
He did not seem at all gay. | won
dered why.
didn't you enjoy 1t? Wasn't II
nice to see all your old soldiers there
again?" asked.
But they were not all there" III
answered gravely.
| realized what it had meant to hin
to review his old army. Those tatteret
fiags had been carried by men wht
went to death at his command. Taos,
dark stains had been the red life-b.oot
of men who died obeying him. To 9th
ers 1t had been day OF jubilee, while
his great heart had ached as b,
thought OF the price OF his victories
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-06

There are some women 50 good they
would prefer not speaking to a man
unless they know he has been baptized.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-06
| LITTLE LESSON
IN ADVERSELY.

concerning the philosophy preached by
yoltaire. but there can exist none con-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-06

To keep a house warm in winter
have TIE cellar coaled.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-06

Oklahoma was Republican when 1t
aspired to statehood. and it will be
Republican again whenever 1t gets on
the right side OF question.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-06
DON'T WORRY

or physician at 40 Some people manage
to be both. Among these Dr. A. L. Schofield
who lectured on the preservation of health
at Gresham College, is certainly not to be
counted. DIR. Schoield lifted up his voice
In what we cannot hnf think q necessary
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-12-06

The Republican majority in the next
House has settled to fifty-eight. 1t is
ample and, for an of year, an unusual
IL liberal allowance.