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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14

In the beautiful Lake Champlain Is a
large island, with several separate town
ships Somewhere about 1855 family
of Quakers came from the South and
found the place. THE Lord" they say,
''has led us into ways of peace. Here
we will live. and the blessings of heaven
will be with u.s." They labored at their
wholesome toll and their minds were fill
ed with wholesome thoughts. Sun and
storm succeeded sun and storm, and the
years passed and they found rest unto
the third generation.
In 1861, when the stricken country
cried for men to save her, the note of
war came to the island and the great
grandson of the first Quaker was drafted.
But 1t will be no use," he said. Il
shall never fight. Ny mother taught me
it is a sin. 1t is her religion and my
fathers and their fathers. l shall never
raise my hand to kill any one"
The recruiting officer took little notice.
We'll see about that later" he COM
mented carelessly.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
Wheat Bran.

Writing of wheat bran. ]. Z. Lind
sey, OF the Massachusetts experiment
station, says: Until within COMPARE
lively recent times, wheat bran and
cornmeal have formed the two staple
concentrated feeds for dairy stock, and
in spite OF the large variety of concen-
trates now In the market. the former
still continues to be used largely by
the great majority of dairymen in our
Eastern States. The reasons for this
are not difficult to find. A good quail
ity of bran is uniformly palatable; 1t
can be fed in considerable quantities
without producing any Ill effects; 1t
acts as slight laxative; it furnishes
more digestible protein than corn, and
II serves as very satisfactory diluter
or distributor OF the heavy concen-
trates. such as the glutens, cotton seed
meal and -four middlings-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
DEER IN THE UNITED STATES.
Whitehall Population North of Rio
Grande About Half a Million.

Whitehall Population North of Rfs
Grande About Half a Million.
In the season of 1895 the official re
turns showed that 1900 deer were kill
ed In the Adirondacks. 1t is notorious
that official returns are far below the
actual slaughter, for we must add
those killed illegally during or out OF
season as well as those that were killed
and not found. There is also a pro-
portion destroyed by natural enemies
so that we need not hesitate to accept
the chief protectors estimate that TO-
OOo deer were killed in the Adiroudacks
during the season of 1895.
But this must have been far less
than half their number, otherwise they
could not stand the drain, as they evil
IDENTIFY do. l have heard hunters esti-
mate that under the most favorable
circumstances the deer do not add more
than third each year by actual in
crease. II, therefore more than a quar-
ter are killed In season it means a
falling off. But the Adirondack deer
are holding their own and | should
therefore estimate their numbers at
10000, or, roughly. three to a square
mile.
The official report for Maine gives
1919 deer killed in 1899, which we are
to believe means a destruction Of at
least 1900 deer. But they have ample
room and are steadily increasing, so
that / put those in Maine at not less
than 10000, or about two to the square
mile, in 1900 w. T. Hornaday gives
the estimate of deer in Maine at l00,-
600. or three to the square mile, in
1904.
The Adirondacks, northern New Eng
land, northern Michigan, northeastern
Texas and the dry parts of Florida,
aggregating 10000 square miles, may
yet show an average of three deer TO
the square mile. But we must con-
slider the species absent from Ohio,
Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska, Kan
sas, Kentucky, the northern half of
Missouri and the southern halves of
Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, New
York and Ontario. a total OF about Co.,
600 square miles of their best c0un-
try. And the rest of the region marked
for Whitehall in present times is so
nearly without them that one deer to
FIVE square miles would be a liberal
estimate. These figures would make
the entire Whitehall population north
Of the Rio Grande somewhere about
100000. The State Of Maine. therefore,
has now one-fifth of the deer in the
country, because she has learned that
they are worth keeping.-S cribner's.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
Abraham LincoIn's word.

In every event of life it is right makes
might.
l have one vote and l shall always
cast that against wrong as long as l live.
This Is my right to do.
don't think much of a man who Is
not wiser to-day than he was yesterday.
The Union must be preserved
/ believe this government cannot per-
nlanently endure half slave and half free.
If our sense of duty forbids slavery,
then let us stand by our duty. fearlessly
and effectively.
Having thus chosen our course, with
out guile and with pure purpose, let us
renew our trust in God, and go forward
without fear and with manly hearts.
hope peace will come soon and come
to stay; and so come as to be worth the
keeping in all future time.
If this country cannot be saved without
giving up this principle of liberty, | was
about to say l would rather be assassinat-
cd on this spot than to surrender it.
To sell or enslave any captured person
on account of his color, and for no of
Tense against the laws of ws.r. is re
LAPSE into barbarism and crime against
the civilization of the age.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14

MANY people who celebrate his birth
day do not know that Abraham Lincoln
stood for woman's rights" quietly re-
marked the clubwoman. He appreci d
the worth of his mother too well to see
why she should not have a voice in pub
lie questions, especially since she had not
only been of fine character but had
been so much in advance of his father
that she taught him to write his name.
ut was at Vandalia, ILL.,, in 1886, that,
after making a wonderful speech which
electrified his hearers and caused friends
to carry him from the court room on
their shoulders. he was requested to make
a statement of his political principles.
Il 60 he said, for all sharing the privi-
lages of the government who assist in
bearing its burdens; consequently l go
for admitting all whites to the right of
suffrage who pay taxes or bear arms, by
no means excluding females
Already his heart had been deeply
moved at slave market scene and he
expressed himself at the injustice of slav-
ery"@Philadelphia Record.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
Lincoln storie. in the south.

One of the Southerners in this story is
Mr.. Sanders, a man after Lincoln's own
heart. because he is one of the plain peo-
pie and full of facetious sayings and good
stories.
Finally Mr.. Lincoln turned to Mr.. San
ders. Does your President have much
oppositiony
Not among them that he can get his
hands on, but Joe Brown is after him
with a sharp stick, and Bob Toombs rares
round, and they manage to keep the water
warm, if not a-b'ilin'. The States rights
plaster does purity well when you slap il
en- some 'un else, but when the other Teller
slaps one on to you, it burns like fire."
'How is that?" Mr.. Lincoln asked, his
eyes fairly dancing with amusement.
well, JEFF Davis was put in to slap
the States rights plaster on to you-all,
an now he can't hardly git law passed
but what Joe Brown hobs up WI States
rights plaster an slaps it on to Mr. Da-
wis.," Mr.. Lincoln roared with laughter.
II don't think it's fair" Mr. Sanders
went on, "but some of the boys apperient-
ly git good deal of fun out'n it."
Lincoln's enjoyment of Georgia 'crack-
err" stories brings to notice one of the
strong points of sympathy between him
and the Southerner. In the South the
story plays large part in social and po-
litical life.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
A Good whitewash.

Half a bushel of lime is Stacked with
boiled water, being covered during the
process to keep in the steam. The
liquid Is strained through a fine sieve
and TO it are added bag of salt, pre-
viously dissolved in warm water, three
pounds OF rice boiled to thin paste
and stirred while hot, half pound of
whiting and one pound Of clear glue
which has been dissolved oy soaking
in cold water and hanging over slow
fire In small pot inside a larger one
filed with water.
Five gallons of hot water are added
to the mixture, which is stirred we'll
and allowed to stand covered few
days. This whltewash should be APP
piled hot, for which purpose 1t can be
kept in a kettle or portable furnace.
A pint of the mixture will cover one
square yard. 1t is much cheaper than
the cheapest paint and is almost as
serviceable as paint for wood, brick
or stone.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
LINCOLN AND VIRGINIA.

Agitation Caused by His Letter 10
Ex-Confederate Omcial.
"In April, 1865, just after the end of
the war; said Major Anderson, Il was
sitting on the porch of the residence or
Lieut.. Gov. Price in Lewisburg, in Green
brier county l had just returned home
from the army, and you may we'll believe
was enjoying the rest and the company
of the prettiest girl in the world, Gov
Prices daughter, who was on the porch
with me-
while we were talking" Major AL
derson continued "a soldier suddenly GAL
Hoped into sight and drew rein at the
door. He asked if that was Gov. Prices
house, and upon my telling MIN that IL
was be said he brought letter for Gov.
Price from the President of the United
States.
down on his farm two or three miles
away and that as he seemed tired and
broken down would deliver the letter.
II found the old fellow at work IN
the barn tanning wheat" Major Anderson
went on, with a reminiscent smile. They
had buried two or three sacks of grain
to keep it from falling into the hands
of the Northern troops, and now they
had resurrected it and were cleaning it
to have some bread. A negro was turn
ing the wheat fan, another was scraping
away the cleaned wheat and Gov. Price
was standing by the hopper working the
grain through to the riddles.
II jumped off my horse and hurried
into the barn.
I" Governor l said in some excite
ment, here is letter for you from the
President of the United States
1.-THE old fellow turned as white as
sheet You see, we did not know at that
time just what course the United States
government would pursue toward the men
who had fought in the Confederate army
or held Office under the Confederate gov
eminent The old fellow broke the seal
and took out a large document, portentous
looking indeed. He read hurriedly and
then laughed.
Its all right he said, and he handed
me the letter. 1t was addressed to Lieut..
Gov. Price, and signed by Abraham Lin
coin. 1t requested him 20 call the Vir-
ginia Legislature together at once to take
action regarding the changed condition of
affairs in the State. In conclusion were
these words, which | shall always remem-
Der: L want you people to come back and
hang up your hats on the same old pegs
But on the very night that letter was
received, / think" said Major Anderson.
1.-THE President was assassinated. and his
plans for the government of the States
which seeded were never carried out"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14

The regiment went to Washington and
the Quaker boy drilled placidly and shot
straight. But / shall never fight" be
| reiterated.
Word went out that there was a trail
tor in the ranks. The lieutenant con-
ferred with the captain. and all the forms
of punishment devised for refractory SOL
diers were visited on him. He went
through them without fiinching, and there
was only one thing left. He was taken
before the colonel
What does this mean?" demanded the
officer. Don't you know you will be
shot?"
The Quaker was manly boy with
steady eyes and a square chin, and he
smiled little. THAT is nothing" he
said. Thee didn't think | was afraid.
did theeY
The prisoner went back to the guard
house and the colonel went to the Presi-
dent. to Lincoln, who was great because
, he knew the hearts of men. The case
was put before him-of the mutinous
Quaker who talked of his religion. the
soldier who refused to fight, who defied
pain and laughed at the fear of death.
Lincoln listened and looked relieved.
Why. that is plain enough" he answer
ed. There is only one thing to do.
Trump up some excuse and send him
home You can't kill boy like that. you
know. The country needs all her brave
men wherever they are. Send him home
SO the Quaker went back to the island
10 life and duty as he saw them, and his
children tell the story.-The Waterman
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14

Potatoes pitted with holes and rough
ened on the skin are afflicted with a
minute fungus, resulting in what IS
known as the potato seab. These little
parasites reproduce themselves just as
the higher plants do. They can In
itself, or by spores which, with them,
act as seeds In higher organisms.
These provocative agencies were prob
ably on the seed potatoes. Progressive
people In these days never risk any
important crop without sleeping the
seeds to destroy insects and fungi.
Simple copperas water has been
found efficient, but for those who pre-
fer to try other methods the following
is recommended: Formalin will prac-
tically free seed potatoes from scsb
germs by immersion for two hours IN
a solution OF one part Of formalin 10
rosive sublimate in efficiency and IS
without its dangerous and troublesome
properties, being a non-poisonous non-
corrosive substance.
Seed of seemingly good quality, as
we'll as that much affected with scab,
shows excellent results from the for
malin treatment. The recipe for las
use Is to pid about one-half pint Of
formalin to fifteen gallons of water
and soak the potatoes in 1t for two
hours before planting. This solution
may be used several times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14


How mucn Prof Bolley of the North
Dakota agricultural college Is accom-
plishing for tho farmers of the world
through his patient and thorough In
vestigations and unique experiments
i'm plant life it Is not easy to estimate.
A single one Of his discoveries-that
of the formaldehyde treatment for
smut-has already been worth many
millions of dollars to the agriclilturisss
of the United States and thu entire
world. Thirteen years ago he found
that this hitherto uncomfortable en-
envy of the grain grower could be ef-
fectually prevented by bathing seed IN
n simple and inexpensive chemical solu-
tion made by dissolving one pound of
fcrmaldehyde, 40 per cent strength. IN
a. gallons OF water and using three
fourths of gallon of this solution 10
n bushel of wheat, oats or barley ard
one-half gallon to a bushel of flax.
For many years he could not per-
srade a single farmer TO adopt his plan.
They looked upon him as a scientific
dreamer, an impractical experimental
and laughed at his theories. 1t was
ir 1900 that the farmers first began to
regard Prof Bolley and his ideas Sc
riously. Then few of the more pro-
gresSive and wealthy ones who owned
large tracts of land and felt that they
could afford to experiment. decided to
This was the first time the treatment
had been tried on an extensive scale by
practical agriculturists. and the ex-
periments proved SO remarkably sue
cessful. The farmers suddenly awoke
to the Fact that there was much to be
gained by the scientific treatment Of
plant diseases.-The World Today.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
H.rd-Mouthed Horses.

Here IL something of practical value
to any one driving horse that pulls
on the bit: Fasten a small ring TO
each side Of the bride and as near the
brow band as possible. Pass the lines
through the bit rings and snap them
into the rings at the brow band. This.
with a common jointed bit. will enable
a child to hold a puller or hard
moutked horse with ease and under al
most all circumstances 1t can be used
on a fast horse in double team or ON
both. as desired. 1t is cheap and cas-
lily applied, and 1t won't make the
mouth sore. 1t Is better than any pot
ent bit.-Far-n Press.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
LincnIn,s Kindness

One of the many examples of Abraham
Lincolns kind-hearted nature recently
came to light among the papers on file in
the War Department. 1t was letter
from a young woman in a Western State
asking for the return of her sweetheart
who was at the time a soldier in the
Union army In O pathetic manner she
told how at the beginning of the war she
became engaged, and how her lover had
gone to the front promising to return at
the close of the war and make her his
bride. Over a year had passed, the war
continued. and her lover was lying wound
ed in a hospital. The young woman said
if the soldier in question did not return
at once she would die of broken heart
Whether or not the two lovers were ever
reunited the department records do not
show, but the paper bears evidence that
the appeal touched the heart of the War
President, for across the back is written
in his own handwriting Let him go to
her.-A. Lincoln"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
silaee a Cheap Food.

1t IL my experience that there Is
nothing better and nothing cheaper to
feed than silage. begin to feed silage
in the fall as soon as the pasture
gets short, and / continue to feed 1t
till the grass comes in the spring.
feed each COW daily about two bushels
Of silage. My silo is is feet square By
81 feet high. and this gives me silase
for thfrtyfour cows. l remove about
one and one-half inches of silage per
day. In ordinary weather silage will
keep for several weeks without spoil
ing; il Ii is well covered and packed II
will keep through the next summer.
Good silage will not faint the milk,
and l have never had any experience
with spoiled silage, so do not know
whether or not ii would faint the milk
Some say that If silage is left about
the barn floor to spoil it VIII faint the
milk. but 1 do not know about this,
as I always clean up once day all
the feed that has come ont of the silo
Ny customers never complain about my
milk being affected by the silage.--
c. NJ. Brown in Farmers Review.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14

more for the same price as an equal
number of Leghorn eggs that weigh less
than "a ounces. Already the buyer will
show a preference for the larger eggs
and poultryman with large eggs for
sale could doubtless get a special price
if his article were fancy in every other
respect OF course, he would have to
find Il customer who really wanted his
eggs more than other peoples. He
should take advantage of some season
of scarcity and in that time make bis
product Indispensable. Southern Cal.
tivator.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
THE VALENTINE OF MY YOUTH.

Ny teens were still dispensing wine
When, Gaping all their dear delights
My first and sweetest valentine
Beamed on me, from enchanted heights,
Her hair was like the summer dark.
Her cheeks pair Of rosy lures;
To illustrate. l might remark
Her cheeks were roster than yours:
Her mouth had such teasing play
OF pursuing like a poppy bud,
And then enclosing In a way
To stir the most ascetic blood:
Her eyes with love and pity lit
Were beacons TO lost mariners
Indeed, my dear, / must admit
Your eyes are not so bright as hers
Her voice-what's that / see. A tearf
Why, dear. It's your young charms | sing !
You've changed, you know, since that dim
year
When we Jared downward for ring,
But though youths graces all may flee,
While I am camped this side the line
You'll still possess my love, and be
My best, my only valentine
Edward W. Barnard. Jr., in Munsey's.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14

The hour was on us; where the manf
The faithful sands unfaltering ran,
And up the way OF tears
He came into the years,
Our pastoral captain. Forth he came,
AS one that answers to his name;
Nor dreamed how high his charge,
His work how fair and large
To set the stones back in the wall
Lest the divided house should fall,
And peace from men depart,
Hope and the chlldlike heart.
We looked on him; IT'S be-" we said,
Come crownless and unheralded
The shepherd who will keep
The focks, will fold the sheep"
Unknightly, yes; yet twas the raien
Presaging the immortal scene,
Some battle of His wars
Who sealeth up the stars.
Nor would be take the past between
His hands. wipe valor's tablets clean,
Commanding greatness wait
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14

A short time ago a gentleman in Bos-
ton sent a small boy in his neigabor-
hood to deliver note to a young lady
who lived few blocks away. He gave
he boy quarter to make him hurry.
After a short time the messenger c.me
back and, handing the money, said
Miss Y says she will be glad to see
you tonight, but she didn't want the
quarter."-Judge's Library.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
Eggs nv Weight.

The time will probably come when
eggs as well as poultry will be sold by
weight But the fact that in actual
practice the users of eggs make their
estimates by number and not by weight,
makes this change less imperative than
the change In the case Of poultry. Still.
'it Is hardly fair to sell dozen Minorca
or Brahma eggs weighing 80 ounces or
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
ALMOST 100 YEARS OLD.

Mrs. Mary Ramsey L. Wood, of Port.
land, Oregon, will soon reach her 10th
birthday.
Il always tried to keep from worry
ing about little things" she said II
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14

Not he would cram1 to one small head
The ay ful laurels of the dead.
Times mighty vintage cup,
And drink all honor up.
No futter Of the banners bold
Borne by the lusty sons Of old,
The naughty .conquerors
Set forward to their wars.
Not his their blare, their pageantries,
Their goal, their liberty, was not bis;
Humbly he came to keep
The fiocks, TO fold the sheep.
The need comes not without the man;
The president hours unceasing ran.
And up the way of tears
He came into the years
Our pastoral captain, skilled to crook
The spear into the pruning hook,
The simple. kindly man,
Lincoln, American.
John Vance Cheney, In New York
Independent.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
Dinerent Times.

These are great days for wage earn
ers and their savings. The New York
Herald tells of four thousand prosper
Gus ones crowding the doors and cor
ridors of the German Savings Bank in
order to get their money i'll curing the
heightened hours which the bank
grants to depositors one night IN each
year, so that savings put in prior to
Jan. 10 shall draw interest from jan
l. The crush of eager money savers
was something extraordinary We do
not believe there was any such crush
on the nights OF JAN :. 1895, or 1896
In those tariff revision times money
was scarce for deposit by wage earn
ers in savings banks. Savings were
needed to keep the wolf from the door.
They were taken out, not taken in.
THAT is, they were taken out when the
depositors could get them out. The
sixty-day notice rule was very geDcr-
ally enforced. Certainly the times are
very different now.-American Econo-
mist.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14

The average man Is at least ten
miles behind his daughters In keeping
up with fads and fashions, but this
doesn't make him unhappy If his wife
is back there with him.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14

An expensive ram is not always q
profitable one, but this does not mean
that we should invest in what unm's-
takaniy appears to be an inferior one.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14

The feed should be good and free
from aromatic substances Ii these
aromatic foods are used they should
be employed according to those meth
eds which will not cause odors or ia
rors In the milk
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14

don't intend to die for a good many
years. The thought Of it never enters
my head. have just subscribed for a
magazine for five years, and expect 10
read the last issue"
Mrs. Wood was born in Knoxville
Tenn, In 1884,, and moved to Oregon In
1854, where she has lived ever since
She was the mother of four children
but only one of them is living.