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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07
CHAPTER VIII

Despite the glorious moonlight night
which uShered in the newborn year,
the first day of hopeless, incessant
rain, falling from a leaden sky in
which there was never a break, not a
stray CLEAN of sur shine from morn
till eve
"Tne new year is ike Shakespeare
Richard" said Lord Mallow, when he
stood in the porch after breakfast.
surveying the horizon. "'Tetchy and
hayward was his infancy / never
experienced anything so provoking. /
was dreaming all night of our ride"
Were you not afraid of being like
that dreadful man in Locksley Hail.
Like dog, he hunts in dreams?"
asked Vixen. mockingly.
AS the weather prevented riding,
Viole. and Lord Mallow were left in
sole possession of the great oak-pan-
eled hall, the lady looking at the rain
from her fayorite perch In the deep
window seat. the gentleman contem-
plating the same prospect from the
open door. 1t was one of, those mild
winter mornings when a huge wood
fire is a cheerful feature in the scene,
but hardly essential to comfort
Vixen thought of that long rainy day
years ago-the day on which Roderick
Vawdrey came of age How well she
remembered sitting in that very win
dow, watching the ceaseless rain,
with chilly sense of having been for.
gotten and neglected by her old com
panion. And then in the cleaning, Just
as she had lost all hope Of seeing him.
he had come leaping in out of the wet
night. Ike a lion from his lair, ard
had taken her in his arms and hssetl
her before she knew what he vas
doing.
He must have thought I was sery
fond OF him, or he would not have
dared to treat me So" she told her.
self. 'But then. we had been playfel-
lows 50 long. l had tsased him. and
he had plagued me. AID we had been
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07
Several Subjects.

Three thousand marriages per day
Is the record for the entire world
Near Wolcott, n. Y, lightning struck
a house and killed a cat A child play
ing with the cat was not injured.
Canada's new meat inspection sys-
tenn, patterned after that of the Unit
ed States, went into effect Septem-
Der 1.
The London Daily Mail notes that
Swiss village has been decorated
with flags In honor Of hen that has
laid her thoasandth eg..
The Norwegian government is con-
sidering the ACCESSIBILITY of putting adj
vertisements on the back of postage
stamps, the proceeds TO go to some ma
tional charity.
Napoleon Bonaparte was not at all
choice in his eating habitsl He would
seat himself at the table. begin on the
things that were nearest and in ten or
fifteen minutes he had made his din
ner.
Miss waneta Aoskatombia. a full
blooded Choctaw maiden, with a good
education and 100000 in her own
right, announces that she was rather
devote herself to charity than to matri-
mony.
The dollar derives its name fror
the high German "thaler." given to the
coin of about one dollars value first
coined in the Joachim thai Cor v6lley),
In Bavaria, and it was first called by
its full name Of Joachimsthaler.
Lord Kitchener. the famous English
general, and his brother, in boyhood
days used to have to drive pigs to mar
ket. They were sent Off without break
fast and had to do without that meal
on their return If the pigs remained
,tnco1d
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07

Take four pounds of sal soda, put it
in a porcelain. granite or brass kettle !;
add four quarts Of cold water, let boil
until dissolved, then add a 1O-cent box
of chloride of lime first MASKING the
lumps), boil about minute, then re-
move from the fire and let stand over
night, when the lime will have settled
Pour off the the clear liquid into jugs
and bottles and keep tightly corked. A
teaspoonful of washing fluid is the
amount used for tub two-thirds full
of water; when ready to boil your
clothes, have your boiler two-thirds
full Of water, and into this put two ia
blespoonfuls of javelle water.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07
To Wash CarnefS

A preparation for washing rugs and
carpets is made of four ounces of any
good white soap dissolved in four
ounces Of boiling water.
When cool add five ounces of ammo
MIA, two and one-half ounces of alcohol,
two and one-half ounces of glycerin and
two ounces of either chlOroform or eth
er. Bottle and cork tightly.
To clean a carpet or rug, add a ia
blespoonful of the preparation to pail
of tepid water and wiring the cloth
from this.
The same preparation is also good in
cleaning clothes
Two tablespoonfuls to a pint of wa
ter will remove the most obstinate
stain.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07

Ruflies edged with tiny ball drops
are attractive.
The increasing demand for piping
has made the progressive dressmaker
seek for some more perfect and easy
method of making her dress trim
mings. The shops are now showing
bias-seamed tapes made of good quail
ity and in every shade.
While the short sleeve is still very
much in evidence and women are 10th
to give it up. particularly in hot ,7eath-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07
The Useful Smile

Few women realize the value of a
smile. says the London World. The
smile that is useful is the smile that
is dangerous to man, the smile that
even fascinates women, the smile that
will coax the most severe, that will
soften tempers, that will secure favors
here and service there and go twice as
far as a tip or command.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07

really like brother and sister. Poor
Ror'e! If we could have always been
young we should have been better
friends."
HOY thoughtful you seem this
morning, Miss Tempest" said a voice
behind Vixen's shoulder.
do II" she asked, turning quickly
round. New Years Day is a time to
make one thoughtful 1t is like begin
ming a new chapter In the volume of
life, and one cannot help specializing
as TO what the chapter is to be about"
For you it ought to be a story full
of happiness"
"Ah, but you don't know my history.
/ had such happy childhood.
drained my cup of bliss before l was
a woman, and there is nothing left fol-
me but the dregs, and they-they are
dust and ashes"
There was an intensity of bitterness
in her tone that moved him beyond
his power of self-control. That she, 50
fair, so lovely, so deeply dear to him
already, she for whom life should DC
one Summer day of unclouded glad
ness, that she should give expression
to a rooted sorrow was more than his
patience could bear.
violet. you must not speak thus;
you wound me to the heart Oh, my
love, my love, you were born to be the
giver of gladness. the ceneer of Joy
and delight. Grief should never touch
you; sorrow and pain should never
come near you. You are a creature of
happiness and light"
DON'T" cried Vixen, vehemently.
"Oh, pray cont. 1t is all vain-use-
less"
violet, must speak,"
ITO what end? Ny fate is as fixed
as the stars. No one can change it."
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that will never make any mistakee in
grammar or spelling. 1t was invented
by Western man, who, it is said, was
inspired by grudge against some of
the pretty little ladies who had made
life miserable for him. There is also
little further use for the stenographer,
as the business man will dictate to his
photograph, and when he has finished
presto, the typewriter begins, and while
he sleeps his letters are all written for
him-and without mistake. 1t may
be some comfort to the ladies to know
that this machine is not yet quite per-
feet.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07
Massngfng the Gums.

When you have carefully cleaned and
rinsed yoar teeth take the mouth full
OF good antiseptc wash, and, holding
part of it, massage the gums with the
ball of your finger from the root up
ward to The crown. This keeps the
gums in a healthy condition, and IL
they are inclined to recede prevents fur
Their trouble.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07

N e e d reporting
more than once in
two o. three years.
1t may be done
j st after the
plants have flow
cred March to
June) and before
growth commences.
Years when 'repot-
ting is not done
rpnOVo an inch or
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07
woman Every One Likes.

The women whom every one likes is
an excellent talker and listener, but she
listens more than she talks She new
err gossips, but she is kind and liberal
in her judgments. She has a faculty
of remembering likes and dislikes and
never treads on other peoples corns.
and she never asks unnecessary or Gu
rious questions.-Home Chat.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07
GETTING His Measure.

Aunt Filura was preparing Dup fol-
dinner, when one of the neighbors hap
pened in on a borrowing errand.
why, Aunt Filura, isn't that an IN.
usually large soup-kettleT asked the
caller. with calculating glance at the
stove on her passage across the kitchen
IF you're just looking at the kittle,
It does seem plumb sizable," said Aunt
Filura, calmly: but when you cast
your looks on the extents and pliabili-
ty Of my Enoch's mouth, I reckon
'twon't look any too large, that kittle
ronsts
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warmly thanked the chaplain for call.

Warmly tndnkeQ the chaplain lor CALI
ing.
Certainly 1t was an unusual thing
for a general in chief in command OF
more than 100000 troops. separated
from an enemy's army OF about equal
size by narrow river, to have a chap
lain give him a lecture on his person.
al habits, censure him for a course he
had pursued. But who to-day will con-
denim DR.. Edw; for having done
that thing?
"A number of years after the war
Dr. Edwards met General Hooker at
a funeral The general recognized him
at once and greeted him cordially, re-
ferring to the time when the chaplain
visited him at his headquarters, then
located about three miles from Fred
ericksburg, by the side OF the road
leading TO Belle Plain. A. Wa
trous, in Chicago Times Herald.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07
Skirt Lengths.

They are short for walking.
For evening they are quite long.
And lengthy are they for all formal
occasions.
But for walking, shopping and the
like they are short.
These walking skirts do not Just
clear the ground, but are some inches
off it.
AS for evening dresses, except for
dancing, they drag all around and a
bit more in the back.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07

Miss Phoebe Couzins has given up
Il have worked for the cause of suf-
frage for years." she said the other day
in Washington. II have observed the eff
feet of enfranchsing women, and know
that instead of bringing to public life
that moral uplift which was expected
of them, they have added to its demon
alization in States in which they have
been given the ballot
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07

brood of chickens. Now she is called
the poultry queen of California and has
taken more ribbons and cups than any
one else in the State. She makes at
least 5000 a season of four months
by selling capons. She is trying TO dem
onstrate that poultry raising is ideal
work for women. One old woman
whom she helped with setting of eggs
two years ago, the chickens being kept
IN an old piano box, now clears 500
month.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07

two of the top soil, replacing it with
fresh soil. AS the plants are seldom
repotted, it is a decided advantage to
add to each bushel of soil about one
half pint of bone meal and two quarts
Of finely broken charcoal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07

blouse was laid in loose plaits and had
wide armholes. The embroidery, era
vat and sleeves were of embroidered
linen batiste, with the little chemisette
of dotted tulle.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07
Women Dentists.

Dentistry does not seem to appeal
to women. 1t is one of the professions
which is not threatened by feminine
invasion. There are very few women
lowering around the dental colleges.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07
Girls, Occupation. Gone.

1t is predicted that the typewriter
girls day is over and that that very
important little lady will soon be SUI
perseded by an automatic typewriter
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07
CHAPTER VII

Captain Carmichae. had been master
Of the Abbey House three months, and
there had been no open quarrel be-
tween him and Violet Tempest. Vixen
had been cold as marble, but she had
been civil. For her mothers sake she
had held her peace. She remembered
what Roderick vawdrey had said about
her duty, and had tried to do it, diff
ficult as that duty was to the girls
undiscipnned nature. She had evep
taken the loss of Titmouse very quiet
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07
Good House Plant.

The clivi.. is an evergreen Dubious
plant which is admirably adapted to
house culture. 1t does not, as a rule,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07

One of the London underground rail-
ways passes 1S5 feet below the sur
face. This is the record Of subterra-
mean transportation.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07

There are four millionaires In Great
Britain to one in France.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07

In the sketch is shown a new French
blouse, which would be effective In va
rious coloIings. The model was made
of cream white lousine. with an edging
and loops Of black velvet ribbons. The
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07
Ideal Work for Women,

Five years ago Mrs. Burbridge OBJ
tanned setting of eggs and raised a
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-10-25
PRESERVE The FOREST.
Country VIII Look to Northwest for
Supply Before Long.

"The Northwest section, comprising
Oregon, Washington, and Idaho, will
witness the fullest development of its
lumber industry within the next ten
years." said Professor E. o. Siecke.
head CT the newly established school OF
forestry at the Washington State col
lege, in a recent conversation. "Just
now, about one-fourth of the mer-
chanta BILE timber of the United States
is in Washington and Oregon. The
Lake State region including Michi-
gan, Wisconsin aud Minnesota, is lum-
bered and logged; so is the Southern
belt, including northern Alabama and
Georgia, Tennessee, Kentucky, the
western parts Of West Virginia and
Virginia; the eastern part of Texas,
Arkansas, and the southern part OF
Missouri. In very few years, more
than at present, the people of the
United States will be locking to the
Pacific Northwest for much of their
lumber.
"What we must do is to learn to
handle our forests with regard to the
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-10-25
Square Rooms.

There are square rooms and square
rooms; some furnish well and others do
not. A woman who owned tiny house
In the suburbs decided that her dining
room was not attractive. 1t had one
window facing west and one south. It
was an old house with low ceilings, SO
1t seemed not inharmonious with the
general style to insert long narrow
easement window along the southern
side The easement had three sections
and took up about twice as much room
as the single window 1t replaced, but
she had 1t cut high enough in the wall
to allow long low buffet to stand be-
meath 1t and, behold, the homely square
apartment was transformed.
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Does 1t Really Payf

Does 1t pay to darn stockings repeat
edly amid multitude Of other tasks
In order to save money that it may be
spent for silk petticoat, an extra
feather In ones hat, or an expensive
dessert for dnner1 Does 1t pay to
stand at the ironing board and smooth
out ruffles and laces for children to
wear once, perhaps, when 1t means a
mother 80 tired out that she can not
repress impatient words later in the
dayi Does it pay to do without the
occasional days help in the kitchen?
No; none Of these things ever pays In
anything but heartache and tired
nerves, In temper and friction. The
housewives best friend is sense of
proportion."
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-10-25
CHESS CLOCKS.
There Are Specially Constructed Ones
Used in the Game.

There Are Specially Constructed Ones
Used in the Game.
Hourglasses, or sandglasses, were
formerly used for the purpose Of meas
uring time at chess matches, but now
specially constructed clocks are in gen.
eral use for this purpose. These clocks
consist Of two clocks mounted on
common base, which moves on a pivot,
the two clocks therefore being on the.
arms Of sort Of seesaw. The beam.
or base, Is so constructed that when
one clock is elevated it stands perfect
ly perpendicular, while the depressed
clock lies over at an Nngle, but as the
mechanism of each clock Is so con-
structed that 1t only moves when the
clock Is perfectly perpendicular it fol-
lows that when the upright clock Is
going the depressed clock Is at rest.
Another and more modern variety
has the two clocks fixed on the same
level, but with a small brass arm
reaching from the top of one to the top.
of the other. This arm acts on pivot
and can be brought down into actual
contact with one clock at time by
touch Of the finger. When 1t is thus
in contact by an ingenious device the
clock is stopped and the desired result
is attained The working of the clock
during match is simplicity itself. At
the commencement Of the match the
hands of each clock point to IL. Then
at the call of ''time to commence play'r
the clock Of the first player Is starteds
then as soon as he makes his first
move he stops his own clock either by
depressing 1t or by touching the arm
referred to, the same motion starting
his opponents clock. So 1t goes on
during the entire course of the game.
each move being marked by the stop
ping Of one clock and the starting Of
the other.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-10-25
Health and Beauty Hints.

A severe paroxysm Of coughing may
be often arrested by tablespoonful OF
glycerine in a wineglassful Of hot milk.
Tiny white spots, which sometimes
deface the fingernails, are caused by a
stoppage of the nutriment juices. 1t Is
almost impossible to remove them.
Wholesome food, fresh air, bathing,
proper clothing, plenty of sleep and the
absolute avoidance of tight lacing are
among the requisites for promoting
health and perfecting beauty.
Here Is a homemade toilet powder
which Is very nice, indeed: Half
pound Of starch, one ounce Of orris
root, one-quarter dram of oil Of ger
anium. Crush it free from Jumps and
add the oil or geranium drop by drop.
Dark circles and that baggy look be-
meath the eyes are apt to be due to
nervous or overtired physical condition
or to q serious internal trouble, 30 be-
fore fussing or trying to do away with
1t by local applications it is well to
find out the deeper cause and be doc
tored for that.
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future crop; that is, cutting to a diam.
eter limit, and not leaving the land to
revert back to the state for taxes, as
has been the policy Of many of the lum-
Der companies in the lake region. The
high prices for lumber will make il
possible to leave trees having diamet.
er of from twelve to twenty-tour inches
for the future crop. Then these devel-
oping tracts of forest land should be
well cared for. Fires should be kept
out, and laws should be vigorously en-
forced preventing the cutting down Of
the trees until they have grown to the
right size. All this means, of course,
a great need for skilled foresters, and
considerable expense, but it will be to
perpetuate the rich forests of the Paci-
fic Northwest, and every dollar OF such
expenditure will return to the people
doubled and trebled."
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American Girls.

The average American is blase al
most before the English girl Is ready
TO leave her school, says writer In
the World Magazine, The English girl
never leaves her governess ana home
before she is IS, while at the same age
the American girl has seen much of the
world.
Yet the American girl retains her vi
vaclty and her interest in everything,
and it Is that one quality, l think
above all others that wins for her the
admiration of the Engllshwoman.
The American woman never looks to
her husband as master, while the Eng
llshwonan is taught to do 50 from her
birth
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Your HuNbnnd,a People.

Be as courteous and consderate to
your husbands people as you would be
to your own.
Do not think that every fault found
every disagreeable word uttered, is di-
rected at you.
Don't gossip to your husband about
his people. Tell him Of the pleasant
things they do and not Of the unpleas-
ant things
Do not try to keep him from them.
Encourage his devotion to those Of his
own kin, and YOU can be certain 1t will
not be greater than 1t is for you.
Be helpful II you can, to them; be
hospitable, but do not overflow with
condolences that you had better keep
to yourself.
When you married your husband you
married his family, In way, and you
can show no greater love and tender
ness to him than by giving and invit-
eng love and respect from his people.
The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-10-25
Empty spooIn.

Never throw away empty cotton
eeels; they have hundred uses. In
most kitchens there is row Of nails
on which aprons and dishcloths are
hung, with the result that they are
frequently torn and rust-marked This
will be prevented II You force on each
nail one of your empty reels nothing
could make a more useful peg. A spool
will make an excellent stop to prevent
the door from opening too far and
banging the furniture Cover the spool
with thick cloth to prevent Its injuring
the varnish of the door and screw 1t
firmly to the flooring in the position
requlred. Often enough one finds the
door of cupboard provided with no
better means Of opening than key
hole. You can make an effective knob
BY screwing on another Of those ever
useful gpools.
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Undiscovered Crime.

"Can you point out a man who at
the age of thirty has not committed at
one time In his life crime that would
have,se him to the penitentiary re-
marked trusty at the penitentiary
the other day. II do not believe that
there Is a man living. excluding, for
the looks Of the thing, the clergy, who
has not done something to bring him
here had he received his just deserts
1t is not always great crime that
sends a man to the penitentiary. There
are men in here for stealing chickens
or clover seed or nothing at all. 1t is
easy to get behind the walls. There are
many men on the outside who should
be in here. am personally acquainted
with few mysen. But the difference
between these people and myself Is
that have been caught and they have
not"-Columbus Dispatch.
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Keen nils.

1t Is well to keep every bill, paid or
not, for an indefinite period One never
knows when mistakes may occur or
when dishonesty may be attempted
The steel bill files are all very well.
though they are not remarkable for
their neatness or order, but better
way Is to use large scrap book and
paste the bills In alphabetical order,
according to the names of those by
whom they are preferred, therein. If
possible, 1t would be we'll to prepare
the leaves like those of an address
book, so that 1t would be easy to find
any bill at any time. OF course, this is
only cheaper homemade substitute
for regular letter file which is the
very best thing for the purpose.