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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-18
IT MIGHT HAVE BEEN WORSE.


"Some one wishes to speak to you
over the telephone, Doctor Barnard"
said the call-boy of the hotel where
the new minister and his wife were
staying temporarily. "Oh, yes!' said
Doctor Barnard in response to a lady's
voice which announced, IL am Mrs.
Wegg"
Doctor Barnard was not surprised,
for Mr.. Wegg had asked him to deliver
an address before the Y. NJ. G. A., and
he had promised reply in a few days.
"Oh, yes" he answered, and waited
for an inquiry concerning the address,
The inquiry came, but it was a little
different.
lady, pleasantly, where l can have my
poodle dog trained?'
well, eh, eh, really, Mrs. Wegg, 1
don't think l know" replied the as
founded clergyman. He was used to
all sorts of demands, but this was the
strangest yet.
You don't know? Why, isn't this
Doctor Barnard?'
Yes
"And you can't tell me where I can
get my dog trained?' the lady persist
ed.
mo. I'm very sorry, but don't real
~ know replied the minister, apollo
,,eSically, "but IL you'll wait a moment
g. 1,<. al Ir,r1
rejecting that this was q new parish,
and of course If he was expected to
know about poodles-
He asked the hotel clerks assistance,
and presently returned to the tele-
phone. He was greeted by the sound
of much excited masculine voice de-
manding, please let me have the line
a moment, Mrs. Wegg."
1t was the embarrassed Mr. Wegg
who spoke, and who at once began to
offer contrite apologies TO the clergy
man with the explanation that the
Wegg family had two sets of telephone
instruments, and that at the precise
moment when Mr.. Wegg, below stairs,
was calling Doctor Barnard, the cler-
gyman, Mrs. Wegg, upstairs, was cali
ing Doctor Barnard, the veterinary sur
geon.
1t was a strange coincidence, and
rather an unfortunate one, Mrs. Wegg
thought. Still 1t might have been
worse-if. for example, her husband
had asked the veterinary to address
the Y. NJ c. A.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-18
The MOlesty of Women

Naturally makes them shrink from the
indicate questions, the obnoxious ex-
aminations, and unpleasant local treat
ments, which some physicians consider
essential in the treatment Of diseases of
women. Yet, if help can be had, it is
better to submit to this ordeal than let
the disease grow and spread The trouble
is that so often the woman undergOeS all
the ANNOYANCE and shame for nothing.
ThouSa ndS\Cf women who have been
cured bX DR.. Nerce'S FayOritc PreScrip-
ton writA in depreciation OF the cure
which dispefrseS Nxltl the examinations
and local trea tmentsS There IS DO other
medicine 80 snre-and- safe for delicate
women as "Fayorite Prescription" 1t
cures debilitating drains. irregularity and
female weakness. 1t always helps. 1t
almost always cures. 1t is strictly nom
alcoholic. non secret, all its ingredients
being printed on its hottlc-wrapper; con-
tains no deletcrious or habit-forming
drugs, and every native medicinal root
entering into its composition has the full
endorsement of those most eminent in the
several schools of medical practice. Some
Of these numerous and strongest of pro-
fessional endorsements of its ingredients,
will be found in q pamphlet wrapped
around the bottle, also in booklet mailed
free on request, by DR. r. W Pierce, of
Buffalo, n. y. These professional en-
dorsementS should have far moro weight
than any amount of the ordinary lay, or
non-profeSsional testimonials.
The most intelligent women nowadays
insist on knowing what they take as med
icine instead of opening their mouths like
lot of young birds and gulping down
whatever is offered them. "F'avorite Pre-
scription" is Of KNOWN COMPOSITION. 1t
makes weak women strong and sick
women we'll.
DR.. Pierce's Medical Adviser is sent free
on receipt of stamps TO pay expense of
mailing o7llV- Send to Dr. r. V. Pierce,
Buffalo, N. Y, 81 one-cent stamps for pa
per covered. or 81 stamps for clOth-bOund.
sick consult the Doctor. free of charge
by letter. All such communications are
held sacredly confidential.
DIR. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets invigorate
and regulate stomach, liver and bowels.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-18
Ann,ex from Australia.

The arrivals ut New York of thous-
and barrels of apples from Australia
is noteworthy event commercially,
but it is also of interest as showing
the growth of the transportation bust
ness. Many bulky and weighty prod
ucts which formerly were not shipped
az all. or only in snail quantities, now
furnish an immense business for the
railways and steamships. One need
only instance ice, iron ore, concrete.
structural steel and tropical fruits. At
the same time the transportation OF
grain, coal. fertilizers, sand. crushed
stone, building stone. gravel, and other
weighty articles has increased by leaps
and bounds. Is it any wonder that
the railways are taxed beyond their
capacity and that there is an ever-ln-
creRsing demand for more trackage,
more sidings and more rolling stock
Water transportation has seemed al
most obsolete, and yet, with all this
enormous growth In freights, the Inn
provement of our rivers would seem to
be a necessity.-Springfeld News.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-18
A Polite Request.

Zone of the most polite men that
ever lived in this town was Lon Ho-
BART" said prominent citizen Of Bush
by to a stranger in the village. I'VE
were always proud of Ions manners
whilst he was here, and by what
learn, They're got every reason TO be
proud of him out in Stony Gulch,
where he now resides,
"Yes, he went out there in the i&ter-
ests of mine," continued the Bushby
man, glad to have a new listener.
"Some of our folks went out there last
year. and Lon showed 'em round. They
said that in one place, where it was
kind o. dangerous and open, there was
a big placard stuck up. and on it Lon
had printed. please do not tumble down
the shaft
"They said it made 'em feel at home
right off,"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-18

Mrs Emma Stolt. 106g-Oneida St. APP
pleton, Wis. writes
"Peruna has done me great deal Of
good since l began taking il and / am
always glad to speak good word for it.
Three years ago | was in wretched
condition with backaches. bearing
down pains, and at times was so sore
and lame that could not move about. I
had inflammation and irritation, and al
though / used different remedies they did
me no good.
"a neighbor who had been using Pc
rrna advised me TO try it. and 1 am glad
that / did. l began to improve as soon
as | took it and | felt much better.
Il thank you for your fine remedy. 1t
is certainly a g0dsend 10 sick
women"
Catarrh of the Internal Organs
Miss Theresa Bertles, White Church,
TO-. writes:
Il suffered with catarrh of the stom-
ach, bowels and internal organs. Every
thing ate seemed to hurt me. never
had passage of the bowels without
taking medicine. l was so tired morn
ings. and ached all over. had pain
in my left side. and The least exertion or
excitement made me short of breath.
Now. after taking Peruna for six
months. am as we'll as I ever was. Pc
runa has worked wonders for me. / be-
,ieve Peruna is the best medicine in the
world. and recommend ii TO my friends
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-18
LOST RIVERS.

C~~r~~~~~~~~~~~~~r~~~
Lost in the streets of London, losi
beyond all help of police or town crier
There is something weird in the very
words, 'lost rivers" Something sug-
gestive of caverns and of the dark and
incidentally, of treasure. In the cases
of these departed streams there are
caverns and dark and treasure truly
enough, but the rivers have gone for
ever, choked up by the great overbear
ing city which knows no check in its
mighty growth. In Mr.. Heckethorn's
London Souvenirs" there is a descrip
ton of some of the waterways which
that town has brought to naught.
In the ancient days numerous rivers
rivulets and brooks ran through the
land now paved so closely, and crossed
and recrossed by streets and subways
Some of those rivers of the past were
So large as to cause serious inundation
Now they have totally disappeared
and men walk easily on asphalt pave
ments instead of picking their wa,
over stepping-stones or crossing small
foot bridges.
In digging London cellars shovel.
often uncover evidences not only 81
land but of water life. In 1895 a man
excavating at Cheapside, fifteen feet
below the pavement, came on tine chan
mel of a brook on the bank of which
was tree sawed into five steps sc
that one could step over the same
brook" In 1884 river channel was
uncovered, with an ancient landing
stage of mosaic pavement.
Laying the foundations of the Ma
tional Safe Deposit Building brought
to light at the depth of forty feet the
ancient course. of the Wellbrooke, il
the bed of which was found an enor
nous quantity of broken crockery anc
kitchen Observation-Disclosures that the
careless cook or maid of English Rome
had ways of ccncealment not unlike
those of to-day. The banks of the Well
brooke were favorite sites for fashion
able villas
The River Fleet formed an impor
tant part of London topography Elk
tensive gardens ran down to the riv
er's edge. Old bridges and piers have
been discovered; ancient wharves anC
anchors, all hidden under the hurry
and stir of modern and dry London.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-18

Scattered outbreaks of hog cholera
are present in many sections OF the
country. These outbreaks, and infect
ed yards as well, are the centers from
which the disease spreads. Another
important factor In perpetuating the
disease from year to year, is the feeding
of infectious material to hogs in order
to immune them. Such methods of inn
munization cause a light form of the
disease, the germs become scattered
about the yards and the health OF
neighboring herds is endangered, says
II. a. Craig, author of Perdu bulle-
tin.
In neighborhOods where outbreaks of
hog cholera occur, stockmen should
practice such precautions as are nee
cessary against the spread of the dis
ease. This control work should not be
left to the owner of the diseased herd.
When this disease occurs on farm
the herd should be quarantined and
all precautions taken against the
spread Of the infection to neighboring
herds. The diseased animals should
not be scattered over the farm, or al
lowed to run in yards that border on
streams, and hogs that have q chronic
form of the disease must be prevented
from strayiug away or mixing with
neighboring herds. Other farm ami.
nials should not be allowed to run
through infected yards, or litter al
lowed to accumulate in the wards.
The Lighthouses, feeding floors, etc.,
should be cleaned daily and dislnfeeted.
The most convenient and practical disin-
fectants to use are the tar disinfectants
or stock dips. These may be used in
from two to four per cent water solu-
tions. The final cleaning up of the
premises must be thorough. All litter
should be burned, or placed where 9th
er animals cannot come in contact
with it. The dead hogs should be
burned.
The Veterinary Department has been
experimenting with hog cholera vac
cine during the past year. The vac
cine used was prepared from the It's
sues of rabbits that died from inocu-
lation with blood of a cholera hog.
The results of this method of confer
ring immunity have been satisfactory,
and the vaccine will be tested In the
field the coming season
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-18


Henry c. Robinson, witty lawyer
who used to live in Hartford, Conn.,,
cnce told the following anecdote one
evening, when he was introducing an
English author TO Hartford audience.
1.-THE first famous Englishman whom
I ever saw was Charles Dickens, who
lectured bore in Hartford when / was
young boy
Il had read some of the stories of
this great writer, and was most anx-
ious TO catch a glimpse of the man him
self. SO ON the afternoon when he was
expected to arrive / walked up and
down the street in front of the hotel
where knew he was to stay.
The hotel was built close to the side
walk. and the long windows of the par
Tor were SO low that the passer-by could
easily see into the room.
II soon realized that a gentleman
was sitting within, reading a paper. /
stepped close up under the window and
pressed my face against the glass, Gag
er to get good look at the stranger.
Yes, it was he, 1t really was. l had
seen his picture often, and couldn't be
mistaken. l stared and stared, anxious
to impress every feature upon my mem
DRY. After a few moments he turned
and saw me there, the little eager Yam
kee boy, gazing up at his face; and
then the famous man, laying aside bis
paper, actually spoke. so that / really
heard the voice of the great Charles
Dickens himself, and he was really
talking to mei'
Here Mr.. Robinson paused impress
siyely. and some one On the platform
inquired, what did he say, Mr.. Rob
inson?"
"He said" replied Mr.. Robinson, in
subdued tones, Go away, little boy
90 aWayt"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-18

Mr.. Corson, owner of the savmilI,
lad his eye en- every stick OF timper in
the county, and the owner of every poor
little clump and grove had his eye on
Mr.. Corsva aid the rising prices of
lumber
George Wales cut his thin squad Of
pines, trimmed the logs, and piled them
in his front lot by the road. Then he
waited for the time when he should ac-
cidentally be visible on the place and
Mr. Corson should drive by.
The encounter took place in due time
Mr.. Corson ratified past In his wagon,
took sidelong look at the pile of logs,
and called, Say, George. Cont you
know 1t amt polite to throw your
toothpicks round the front yard?''
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-18

Doctors and Remedies Fruitless-Suf-
fered Ten Ycars-CompleteIy Cured
nv Cutfcura.

Doctors and Remedies Fruitless-Suf-
fered Ten Ycars-CompIeteIy Cured
by Cuticura.
"Small sores appeared on each of my
lower limbs and shortly afterwards
they became so sore that | could
scarcely walk. The sores began to heal,
but small scaly eruptions appeared. The
itching was so severe that l would
scratch the sores until the blood be-
gan to flow. After | suffered thus
about ten years made renewed eff
fort to effect a cure. The eruptions by
this time had appeared on every part
of my body except my face and hands.
The best doctor in my native county
and many remedies gave no relief. All
this was fruitless. Finally my hair be-
gan to fall out and / was rapidly be-
coming bald. A few months after,
having used almost everything else, /
thought would try Cuticura Ointment
and Cuticura Soap. After using three
boxes / was completely cured, and my
hair was restored, after fourteen years
of suffering and an expenditure of at
least $50 or $50 in vainly endeavoring to
find cure. b. Hiram Mattingly, YER
million, S. Oak, Aug Is, 1906
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-18

When the new waiter cleared the
table, after the twelfth man that he
had served that morning and took
away the orange still untouched, he ex-
pressed downright establishment:
What ails all these men?' he said.
Not one of them tasted his orange.
Don't men like 'em:"
YES" said the head waiter, "they
like them. but they are afraid to try
to eat them in public. They don't like
to take chances on making a show of
themselves Men are much more SEN
sitive about tussl.ng with an orange
than women are. They get through the
Job just about as gracefully, but the
women don't seem to mind the muss,
while the men do."-Chicagc Inter
Ocean.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-18
SOUND OF SHOOTING STARS.
I'm Some Cases Kissing > Said {,
Have Been Heard.

In Some Cases Kissing > Said to
Have Been Heard.
A great many people believe that
shooting stars emit sound as they ig-
mite and volatilize; and there is no
doubt that they do, says the London
Chronicle. But it is a good deal more
than doubtful whether anybody has
really ever heard the hiss or explosion
Of meteor, in spite Of the reports Of
such occurrences, which occasionally
find their way into print. In Symon's
Meteorological Magazine, where CORE
spondents occasionally write to give
notification of kissing meteors, a cor
respondent quotes the opinion of w. +.
S. Denning, who is the chief authority
and recorder of meteor flights and
swarms as observed in Great Britain.
Il have seen," writes Mr.. Denning.
some thousands of meteors of various
magnitudes and kinds, but never in a
single instance detected any Kissing or
rushing sound attending an object.
The attention of an observer at
FaringdOn, Berks, was attracted by a
distant kissing sound, and looking up
ne saw the meteor. Another observer
at Bath distinctly heard a slight CON
tinued kissing. The observer in Berks
was $50 miles distant from the meteor.
"A number of the observers, who
have confidently affirmed that sounds
were audible simultaneously with mete-
ORIG outbursts, were distant 100 or 80
miles from the objects, whereas other
observers much nearer to them say
that the fights were absolutely silent"
The only authenticated case where
a practiced observer has reported the
aud.bility of meteors is to be found in
letter from Lieut.. Col. Tupman. who.
when at anchor in the River Platte,
saw a shooting star of the first mag
nitude traverse some 40 degrees of the
sky. and less than a second after heard
a gentle kissing sound from its direc-
tion--which greatly astonished me-"
Lieut.. Col. Tupman merely reported
the incident as curious, without at
taching undue Importance to it. On a
review of the evidence. therefore, the
kissing star must be put in the same
category of illusions as the thunder
bolt, and brain fever" to which. by
the way, in a novel published recently
a popular author condemned one of his
characters.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-18
New Metal Called MomeI.

A new metal called momel, which Is
expected to cause something of stir
in the Industrial world, is being pro
duced at the works of the Canadian
Copper Company at Sudbury, Ont.
1t consists of compound of copper
nickel, iron and one CIR two other min.
erals which are found in the district
and its Importance lies in the fact that
it is much less costly than nickel, is
less liable to rust and will serve all
the purposes that are served by that
metal in the industrial world.
The new metal is said to be of equal
ductile strength with nickel and to pos.
sess all its other essential qualities, but
it is not claimed that it would serve the
purpose of nickel steel, which is used
as armor plate.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-18

The Importance of the invasion OF
new weed pests into Iowa with seeds
brought from other States is fully ex-
planned in a bulletin just published
by the Iowa Experiment Station. Dur
ing the year 1906 about 400 samples of
clover, alfalfa and timothy seed were
sent into the station by farmers from
all parts of the State to be tested for
adulteration, impurities and vitality.
Seeds of dodder, Canada thistle, fox
tail. sheep sorrel. dock and plantain
were some of the impurities revealed.
The average termination of the alfalfa
samples was 81 per cent. Timothy seed
on the market show the status of these
seed is very low also, the percentage
of plump-appearing seeds being close
to CT per cent.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-18
SPRAYING Potatoes.

An account is given of potato sDray-
ing experiments in which three plats
We're sprayed i'll duplicate with Boz
deaux mixture. One plat was sprayed
with plain Bordeaux mixture, the sec
ond with Bordeaux mixture to which
quantity of resin-soda solution was
added. and the third with Bordeaux
mixture containing unrefined sugar
The quantity of Bordeaux mixture
used was at the rate of about 500 gal
Ions per acre. sixty gallons being APP
piled at the first application and 40
gallons at each of the other appiioa-
tons says an India journal.
The yield of the different plats is
shown, from which it appears that the
spraying resulted in a substantial profit.
The largest returns were obtained from
the plats sprayed with Bordeaux mix
ture to which resin and soda war.
added, followed by Bordeaux mixture
continuing sugar and plain Bordeaux.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-18

Few tasks our engineers have TO I'M
dertake. are more difficult than the con-
struction of what kipling calls THE
coast-wise lights If they be
off-shore and not on the mainland cliffs.
So writes VIM. G.. Fitzgerald, in an
article on building lighthouse, in the
Technical World Magazine. Yet how
well worthy the years of patient toll
and heroic strife with wind and wave
the structure seems when the beams
of its lantern sweep the wild seas for
the salvation of ships, freighted with
human soai.SS
AS to cost of construction, while 4
shore station may be built for any sum
between $4,000 and 100000, an Off
shore light may cost as high as $780,
COO before it has finally conquered the
fierce elements and is ready to send sea-
ward it's triumphant beams of perhaps
10000 candle power.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-18
A SMALL SECRET.
Couldn't Understand the Taste Of
His Customers.

Couldn't Understand the Taste Of
His Customers.
Two meD were discussing the various
food products now being supplied in
such variety and abundance.
One, a grocer, said, Il frequently
try package or so of any certain ar
ticle before offering it TO my trade, and
in that way sometimes form a different
idea than my customers have.
For instance, thought would try
some Postum Food Coffee, to see what
reason there was for such call for it,
At breakfast didn't like it and supper
proved the same, so | naturally con-
Guided that my taste was different from
that of the customers who bought 1t
right along.
n day or two after, l waited on
lady who was buying a 25c package
and told her / couldn't understand how
one could fancy the taste of Postum.
Il know just what is the matter,
she said. you put the coffee boiler on
the stove for just fifteen minutes, and
ten minutes of that time it simmered.
and perhaps five minutes it boiled, now
Ii you will have it left to boil full fif-
teen minutes after it commences to
boil, you will find delicious Java-like
beverage, rich in food value of gluten
and phosphates, so choice that you will
never abandon it, particularly when
you see the great gain in health Well.
l took another trial and sure enough
joined the Postum army for good, and
life seems worth living since l have
gotten rid of my old time stomach and
kidney troubles"
Postum is no sort of medicine, but
pure liquid food, and this, together
with a relief from coffee, worked the
change. There's a Reason"
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