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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12

Inc dedication OF the Shaw monu-
ment at Boston has recalled an anec-
dote published many years ago about
Mrs. Minturn- one OF Colonel ShaV's
sisters. In the days Just e. = the
war she was rl9ing In a. street car,
and among .he lssengers there hap
pened to be- richly dressed woman
whose bearing was marked by some
what trying air Of self-appreciation.
The car stopped for another passenger.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12

In the Name of Common sense.
The United States now leads all the
countries in the world as an exporting
nation, and yet we have been told
since the beginning of tariff discussions
that a protective tariff country must
from the markets Of the world.
Isn't it time that even the most OBJ
durate Of free-traders should acknowl-
edge that they have been In error and
that their most cehrished dogmas are
fallaciess Is it not also time for the
American people 90 learn TO exercise a
little self-control in the presence of
conditions which are temporarily not
just to our liking? As we said, this
time last year some of cur people were
In q perfect frenzy because our exports
In agricultural products had decreased.
Farmers conventions passed resolu-
tions in favor Of ruinous policies and
our faithful statesmen at Washington
were denounced as public enemies sim
ply because they we're too sensible and
too patriotic to allow themselves to be
stampeded by clamor.
Never before in the history Of our
country has protective tariff law been
50 thoroughly vindicated as has the
Dingley tariff law. If on the day OF
the enactment Of that statute some en-
thuslaslic friend Of protection had pre-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12

tle semaphore arms to the safety posi-
ton as II leaves the block. One of the
automatic Flock systems most extern
siyely employed is the Westinghouse
electro-pneumatic
In this system the essential feature
Is an electric current flowing through
the track rails. When the circuit is
closed, which is the case when the Sec
ton is not occupied by wheels at any
point, an electro magnet at the signal
holds the signal In way clear posi-
ton. The entrance of a train short
circuits the current, de-energizlng the
| magnet and the signal by force of grav-
ity assumes the danger position, thus
warning the next train not to enter the
block. As the train passes out Of the
block the magnets are again energized
and the clear way Is signaled-
The power for moving the semaphore
arm to the downward or all-clear posi-
ton is compress sed air. of about sew
enty pounds pressure per square inch.
acting through a cylinder fixed in an
iron box at the foot Of the signal post.
Pneumatic pressure Is conveyed from
compressor to the signals along the
line for distance of ten to twenty
miles by means OF underground pipes.
An accidental failure OF air pressure
would simply release the signal arm
and its counter-weight would by grav-
ity force it to the stop tocition. The
srm Is held at all-clear By means of
pressure. which overcones its natural
tendency to lie at horizontal or stop
position.
1t is only within few years that
the three-position signal has found IA
vor. With this arrangement 1t serves
both as home or distant positive signal
and also as a distant or cautionary.
Placed horizontally, the semaphore In
dicates stop; when hanging at an an
gle of 40 degrees from the horizontal
it indicates all clettr for that section.
hut means also (the same as distant
signaD ia prepared to stop at next
| signal"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12
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The operation of modern railroad,
with its numerous trains running at
high speeds, is made possible by the
use of what appears to be very COM
pick series of signals. One glance at
the network Of tracks at the entrance
to great railroad terminal mazes the
uninitiated. Every track is correlated
to another. winding and curling now
from this side. now to that like a mass
Of writing, glistening serpents. Yet
over this apparently heterogeneous col
lection of rails trains are constantly
running, seemingly by some occult gift
picking out their way and avoiding one
another.
The block signal system Is plan
devised to prevent two trains going In
the same direction from running to-
gether. A block consists OF section
of track usually about two miles long.
When the signal is set against a train.
it must not enter the block until the
proper signal Is given In this way
the exact location Of every train is
kept at the various offbes Of the train
dispatchers.
The semaptore, which Is the usual
type of signal used on roads In the
East, Is a very old design. The first
telegraph system was semaphoric. aud
it has been found to have advantages
over most other types. although the
disk system Is used on some roads, and
some western roads are operated on
what Is known as the staff system. a
block system more extensively used in
England than In this country. All OF
these systems have the same underly-
ing idea-that Of advancing a train
block by block or Of being able to halt
1t before 1t enters a block already oc-
cupied. The difference is to be found
In the type of signal and the method of
operating II.
About 10000 miles OF railroad in this
country are operated BIZ some one of
the three systems mentioned The
semaphore type Is used generally In the
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12

The plated front gore is feature
Of many Of the new models. and Is very
graceful and pretty. This one IS par
ticularly weli-balanced design. having
the same effect at the back as at the
front 1t Is cut with seven cores. from
which il is quite safe to infer well
hanging skirt. A dainty shade Of soft
green cashmere is used in this skirt,
with three rows Of vide silk braid
across the side CORES For skirt for
general wear. dark blue mohair. trim
med with black or blue silk braid. will
be very serviceable AID very effective
Such skirts are indispensable for wear
ing with shirt waists and other separ-
ate blouses during the warm weather
when Jackets are discarded. for wash
skirts are good deal Of trouble to
keep freshly Numbered for everyday
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12

about 800 of his men and pursued the
rebels. On the second day the Colonel
and twelve OF his men who were in
advance of the column came to house
on the right of the road. This was
neat. a town known as Salisbury.
''The Colonel rode toward the house,
and beckoned to the boys TO come
ahead. AS we passed In frost Of the
house the rebs began to run out. and
we fired into them. In turning the
corner of the house and going down
a little hill my horse stumbled and
fell Part of the column passed over
me and went to the right into the
woods. sprang up. and hearing fir
ing on top of the hill. l seized fine
horse tied close by which belonged to
the rebels. and. mounting the animal,
rode to the top of the hill. Coming
near TO where the firing was. found
Colonel Nurse alone and two rebels on
foot firing at him. was within about
forty yards Of him when his horse
reared and he went backward on the
animals withers. He quickly arose
and drew another pistol
by this time / had sprung to the
ground from my horse. and was trying
to shoot one Of the rebs. But one Of
them ran away and Colonel Nurse was
taking aim at the other. and had clip
ped a visp of hair from the left side
Of l. l. xx-l.. n. L. n
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12

French NOblemen and Their Wealth.
Recent statistics show that, while at
the time of the French revolution the
number of princes and dukes in France
was only 23S, to-day there are 400. Ac-
cording to Lavoisier, the total number
of mobiles in France at the end of the
eighteenth century was only 1900, but
according to the most recent Almanac
de la Noblesse. about 100000 French
persons are now provided with IT,
tie.
The same increase Is observed in the
wealth possessed by the noble families
Of France, which Is calculated at about
ten times the amount they possessed at
the time of the revolution The richest
heiress Of the time, Mile. fOrleans,
daughter of the duke. had an annual in
come of 100000, while there are mere
than score Of noblemen In France at
this moment who possess larger in
come than that. One hundred and if
teen years after the revolution was or
ganized against the nobility Of France
French noblemen have obtained an In
fiuence of which no one ever dreamed
before. New York World.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12

replaced, but by this time the battery
had Numbered by the OK team, leaving
the negro, half paralyzed with fear,
sitting in his wagon by the roadside.
A hurried consultation in the detach-
ment resulted in the sergeant giving
it one minute to convert the oxen into
beef. We approached the team on a
run, halted, and, While the negro still
sat on the wagon, with staring eyes,
shiyering with fright, twenty men fell
to the work of slaughter They worked
like wild men for fear of losing their
rations. In minute or two it was
all over. eight quarters of beef adorned
the caisson chests, the detachment clat-
tered on the run to overtake the bat
terry, and the negro still sat on his wag-
on, gazing alternately at the hides
heads and debris incsimbering the yoke
and wagon tongue, and the flying artil.
Iery disappearing down the road.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12

Notwithstanding the great number
of veterans of the Civil War who have
passed away during the last year. the
records of the Grand Army of the Re
public show an actual increase in mem
bership. according to James Tanner,
commander in chief.
eThere is marked Increase in the
attendance at the encampments of the
order this year." said Corporal Tanner,
land more enthusiasm than last year.
There is an actual increase In the mem
bership of the organization. At pres
ent something less than half Of the to-
tai number Of veterans of the Civil
War now living belong to the @. A. r.
There are, as near as can be estimated,
about 100000 veterans of the Civil
War living. OF this number about
235.000 belong to the G. A. r. The
death roll for the entire number Of
veterans is approximately 5000 q
month, SO that the fact OF an increase
in the membership Of the G. A. r. ID
somewhat remarkable. Chicago
Chronicle.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12

bedrooms and boudoIrs, - sitting rooms
and 6 immense receptions rooms. The
reception rooms, by the way. are So
arranged that they can be easily con-
verified into one apartment, where fire.
quently more than 1000 people are en-
tertained. At the rear of the house
statues and fountains in sunken Italian
gardens make verItable fairyland.
Here also Is stabIing accommodation
for eighteen horses.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12

The only sure way to tell venomou.
snake is to kill the reptile, open 1t.
mouth with stick and look for the
hollow, curved fangs. When not in use
they are compressed against the roof OF
the mouth, beneath the reptiles eyes
They are hinged, as you can see If yor
pull them forward with a pencil. TIL,
venom is contained in sack bidder
beneath the skin at the base Of eacl
fang.-Field and Stream.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12
ENTERTAINED THE KING.
Ambassador and Mrs. Reid Had
That DixfinRulshed Honor.

Mrs. whitelaw Reid. wife of our am
bassador to the court of st. James. Is
without doubt one of the most charm
ing as well as one of the most success
full hostesses In all London. The social
life at the embassy is noted for its
splendor and perfection In every detail
Recently the ambassador and his gra-
cious wife entertained the King and OF
course this was one of the greatest so
cial events of the London season. There
was a reception followed by musicale
at which Anne Emma Eames sang. To
sing before the King is an honor to
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12

distinguished
men connected with
organized labor. He
was born seventy
years ago and in
early re become
identified with the
Sons of I e m p er :
ance. Before at.
tanning his majori-
ty he had achieved
a reputation as a
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12

The Paris correspondent of the
London Times, writing of German ex-
pansion In Australasia through the aid
of their mercantile marine. says:
They have offered such low freight
charges that it would be Impossible for
them to make both ends meet were IT
not for the secret subsidy from the
German government.
II is matter for thought whether
the German government confines its Sc
cret subsidies to its merchant marine.
Reciprocity and tariff revision In the
United States hold out such glttering
prizes that they might well come In
for share In the disbursement of Ger
man coin.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12

such thing as duty on hides In Eng.
land. The situation in England, taken
in connection with the fact that in this
country the advance in the price OF
hides is far greater than the tariff duty,
seems to show that the increase Is
worldwide and is caused by the fact
that the supply was not equal to the
demand The remedy which the man.
ufacturers proposed to apply would be
at the expense of the farmers.-Cres.
ton (Iowa) Advertiser.
Now Dig the Canal.
The action of the Senate on Thurs
day settled the question of the kind Of
canal to be made at Panama. 1t Is
to be lock canal. in part lifting ships
over, instead of letting them go straight
through. the backbone of the isthmus.
1t may be remarked in passing that
the use of the term "sea Level in con-
nection with any kind CT a canal which
can be made at Panama is misrepre.
sentation. 1t gives the average man
the idea of water way something like
the straits of Mackinac-
The truth is that any canal at Pan.
anna must have locks, owing to the great
differences In the Atlantic and Pacific
tidal levels.
Now that the type of canal has beer
fixed, it is IN order for the distin-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12
AN APOSTLE OF LABOR.

George f. McNeill, worl<ingmen's
Champion in New England.
George f. McNeIll, who died In Bos.
ton, recently, was the foremost labor
leader In New England and one Of the
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12

If the women insist upon progress
sive prize foolishness, why not give
progressive dandelion parties, giving
a prize to the one who digs up the
most?
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12

There is at least one thing to be salt
to the credit of the men: They do no
visit s4hsir kin much, -. s
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12

For 800 years the Chinese have made
waterproof paper.
The packhorses of NagasalI. Japan,
wear shoes Of straw.
In Paris there are over 1000 pro-
fessional fortune tellers.
KcEean girls over seven are ell
taught at home by tutors.
The turbot lays Il. co., 900 eggs a
year-11 .999. 800 more than the best
hen.
There are in use in the United States
100000 miles Of telegraph wire
If an earthworm IS cut In two each
portion may become a perfect worm
The average Japanese soldier Is not
more than FIVE feet four inches high.
Censure is the tax a man pays to
the public for bcins enineat.-Swift
Ptarmigans change their brownish
gray pIumage to pure white in winter.
Nearly 10 per cent Of children learn
to walk before they are ten months old.
The mileage Of the railway system
Of Mexico nov aggregates 1o.o7S miles.
The smallest screws made ere Tor
the FORTH jewel wheel of a watch. a
thimble win hold 100000 OF them
A London paper alleges that fh6
eminent lost $1,000. 600 -
frauds In militia
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12

ticcofJ TOT Amerlc3RlSm ana the
American policy Of favoribg the Amer
lean market as against foreign competi-
tors, has been gained In the passage by
the Senate and House of Representa-
lives of the following joint resolution !:
THAT purchases Of material and
equipment for use In the construction
Of the Panama Canal shall be restricted
to articles OF domestic production and
manufacture from the lowest response
BILE bidder. unless the President shall
in any case deem the bids or tenders
therefor to be extortionats or unrea-
Eonable"
There Is no reason to suppose for a
moment that any American producer
Intends or wishes to rob the govern
nient by asking higher price for canal
materials and supplies than the prices
current for such articles in the United
States The government has no right
to ask a lower price. In the construc
ton Of public work to be paid for
with American dollars contributed d.
rectly by American labor and indus
tries, there should be no thought of
using anything but American materials
Both houses of Congress have so or
dered by an emphatic vote. The only
surprising thing about it is that there
should have been single vote against
proposition so manifestly fair, so
reasonable and so patriotic.-America
Economist
At the Expense of the Farmers.
One of the assaults upon the Repub-
lican tariff law which restored pros
perity to this country has been led by
those who want free hides for the ben
eft of the manufacturers. Strange as
1t may seem there Is an element in
iowa. great agricultural State that she
Is, that has joined in this demand, not
outstanding the fact that hides are
e farmers product and one of the
pparatively few things upon which
\gets the direct benefit OF protection
plea has been that the tariff made
so high thee 1t was hardship
Ne manufacturer and that the lat
Puld take u. out of the consumer
w. Mahin, an Iowa man who is
at Nottingham, England. says
glish shoe manufacturers have
PeIr prices because hey have
PEELED 30 pay an advance Of
per cent on leather the past
is hardly necessary So say
ahin is telling the trsth, as
able and reliable man, and
presentation In matter
would cost him his posi-
is 1t necessar5 to call
e fact that fhare Il no
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12

How n Battery Captured Supplies.
We knew, tells correspondent OF
The Cleveland Leader. it would be night
before the sIow-paced baggage wagons
reached Bowling Green. and perhaps
morning before we could find them.
The thought made the soldiers MAVEN
ous. Clearly something must be done
to procure rations for supper. Far of
down the road in front we could see
Z negro driving an OK team, making
his way home, probably scared into an
ague fit by the sudden appearance of
the Yankees. 1t was the first time, the
reader must remember, that the Fed
eral troops had penetrated the South,
and the ignorant people regarded them
with comical terror. The negro was
making what haste he could to avoid
being overtaken. At this moment a
wheel ran Off the leading gun carriage
and the first detachment haulted, dra7
ing to one side to enable tbar1
uass. In a miputo
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1906-07-12

1t was Lincoln's cheerfulneen
sense of humor that r.
stand undet them
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-12-14
SEEK ASSESSMENT REFORM.
Law to Make Real Value the Basis
Probably VIII BE Urged.

Law to Make Real Value the Basis
Probably VIII Be Urged.
G. E. Wallace of Wahpeton, presl.
dent of the State Association Of Com
mercial clubs, is at the bottom Of .
movement to have real and personal
property in this state assessed at its
real value. At present all property
is assessed at from one-f1fth to orc
fourth Of its real value, and farm
property is assessed on much lower
basis than city property. All cities
in the state are placed at decided
disadvantage when they try to float
bonds, on account Of the low assess
ment. It Is claimed that II all prop
erty were assessed at its actual value
the burden of taxation would be moro
Justly distributed and the increase
would be Of great benefit to all cities
and the state at large. A bill proba-i
bly, will be introduced in the coming
session of the legislature to changa
the methods Of equalizing assess.
ments.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-12-14

ports to be created, Increased, dis.
charged or diminished. or by which
any rights of property whatever. are
or purport to be transferred. con,
veyed, discharged, diminished or in
any manner affected by
which false making, altering, forging
or counterfeiting, any person may DO
affected, bound or in any way injured
In his person or property, is guilty
of forgery in the third degree"
Section 9179 of our statute (7433.
code of 1890, so far as 1t may apply
to this case. reads as follows:
Every person who with intent to
defraud, utters or publishes as true.
any forged, altered or counterfeited
instrument, the forging, altering or
counterfeiting Of which is hereinbe.
fore declared to be punishable, know
ing such instrument to be forged
altered or counterfeited. is guilty OF
forgery in the same degree as If he
had forged, altered or counterfeited
the instrument so uttered, ETC."
The punishment provided for In this
section is as follows:
Punishment for forgery in the third
degree, not less than one year OF
more than five years in the peniten.
tiary.
Just twenty-seven days were con-
sumed from the time the case started
until the verdict was returned. The
trial of the case was begun on Thurs
day, Nov. 8, when the selection Of the
jury was begun. This lasted until
Saturday evening, Nov. 10. On Mon.
day, Nov 10, the taking of testimony
was started and continued until last
Friday Afternoon.
Maj, Murphy was arrested on July
Z, 1905. There were two informationa
sworn out by States Attorney McGee
of Ward county, one charging him
with forging the name of William
Crowder to tax receipt and the other
charging him with forging the name
of Harry Hardy to a tax receipt.
The state selected the charge made
by William Crowder upon which ia
try the defendant forged the name Of
William Crowder as road overseer Of
Ross township to road tax receipt
of the Great Northern Railroad Co.
The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1906-12-14
NORTH DAKOTA GRAIN CONDITIONS
Railroads in Conspiracy to Make Farmers Hold Grain Until the
Navigation Season on Great Lakes Closes.

first Of these questions asked Tor q
statement Of the percentage of wheat
in the farmers hands, and second for
the percentage in the control Of the
elevators, and the third for the per
centage Of this years crop which had
been shipped. After receiving replies
giving estimates for the different dis
tricts he averaged them and obtained
the following results:
Thirty-nine per cent Of the North
Dakota wheat crop for 1906 is yet In
the farmers hands.
Twenty-three per cent of the wheat
is in the control of the elevators.
Thirty-eight per cent Of the wheat
has been shipped.
In discussing the matter, Mr.. Weisef
stated that the collections had been
better and more notes had been taken
up by the farmers within the past few
days which would seem to indicate
that the railroads are furnishing
few more cars and the situation IL be-
ginning to improve.