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WEATHER FORECAST.
Showers Late Tonight and Tomorrow.
Light Southerlv Winds

Forecast Till s Pm. Sunday-For the
District Of Columbia, showers late tonight
and on Sunday light southerly winds.
For Maryland showers late tonight and
on Sunday, warmer tonight in western por-
ton; light southerly winds
For Virginia, showers late tonight except
fa1r in southeast portion, warmer in west
ern portion; Sunday showers; light variable
winds, mostly southerly
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CHURCH NOTICES.
Other SERVICES,

DISCOURSE BY c. f. FOWLER. UNDER TIE
AUSPICES Of the Watch Tower Bible and Tract
Society Subject. The Judgment of the
Church. The high calling of the church, and
her course of schooling the fiery trials neces-
sary for her development and preparation for
future ministry. constitute her Judgment pecu-
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BIBLE TRUTH LECTURES CONCERNING MAN
and the earth his past. present and future
habitatiun. as historically. prophetically and
doctrinally revealed. Naval Lodge Hail, 800 Pa.
ave. Sc. at 1870 Am Public invited.
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THE COURT RECORD.
District Supreme Court,

CIRCUIT COURT NO. 1-Justice Wright.
Adams agt Moore. commissioners of pat
ents; leave to file amended answer granted:
plalntlns attorneys, Dyrenforth, Dyren-
forth & Lee and F. NJ. Phelps; defenda mt 8
attorneys, W. S. Ruckman and Frederick A.
Tenant.
CRIMINAL COURT NO. 1-Justice Wright.
United States agt Thornton Chesley. Vio-
lating section $50 code; bail fixed at 81 600;
recognizance taken, with John r. Chesley
surety; attorney, w. E. Ambrose.
PROBATE COURT-Justice Wright
Estate of Henry Ochs; letters of admins
tration granted to Frederick A Fenning;
bond, $1,000: attorneys, Codren & Fenning.
Estate of Joseph r. Quinter; will dated
July %, 1903, filed.
Estate of John T. Goodrich; will dated
August D. 1907, filed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-07
Egyptian Onions.

Egypt has been regarded by some
people as the land Of pyramids and
mummies only, but it has from time
immemorial had a reputation for on
ions. Ancient Egyptians swore by the
onion and regarded the plant as Sc
cred The inscription on the pyramid
Of Che0ps tells us that the w0rkmen
had onions given to them, and from the
Bible we learn that the Hebrews, when
slaves under Pharaoh, enjoyed these
bulbs, and that when far away they
remembered "the leeks and the onions
and the garlic The Egyptian onion
is a handsome and useful vegetable,
and by selecting the best strains OF
seed the quality tends, year by year, to
improve. The Egyptian knows two
varieties, the "Baali' and the "Mis-
kaoui." but supplies of the latter kind
are seldom sent abroad, as they absorb
so much moisture from the frequently
irrigated ground in which they are
grown they they do not stand sea voy-
age we'll The "Baali" onion is the
more popular Egyptian onion and is
grown in yellow sois, which is sparing-
ly watered while the bulbs are matur-
ing, In order that the onions may stand
a lengthy sea voyage with little risk of
sprouting.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-07
WHEN 1T RAINED SOME.
Crowd Around Country Store Listens
40 Amazing Tales.

Crowd Around Country store Listens
40 Amazing Tales.
Each man around the store had told
his tale Of the hardest rain he ever
saw fall out of the sky" Tom Limkins
was an easy winner with his OF the
great harvest rain in %.
1T began with big drops kinder
scatterin' like" he said "Then it got
to a shower, and / just thought I'd
crawl under the canvas on the reaper
till it was over-knowed the team
would stand But, sir, when the light
ming took to hittin' right at that binder
l concluded TO get out from there 1
had gallon-and-a-half bucket on my
arm and | lit out for the mule shed.
When l was about half way there the
thing began to get heavy. looked
down. and if the blamed thing wasn't
full OF water I'm a."
The lank individual who had been
leaning against barrel broke in:
well, now, l reckon that must "a
been the day I'm thinkin' about. What
made me know 1t was rainin' some
was seem flock of wild ducks 90
over. Gents, them ducks had folded
their wings and was just naturally
padlin'"
For the space of two minutes not a
sound was heard save the purring of
the cat asleep on the counter. Then,
silently, with bowed heads, the crowd
dispersed--woman's Home Compan-
ion
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-07
"a strange story ssid Chinston. mus

"A strange story" said Chinston, mus.
ngly, where is the slassY
1T is broken, DOCTOR" replied Madam:
Midas; lin getting out of bed | knocked
the table down, and both the night lamp
and glass smashed"
mo one could have been concealed be-
hind the cur ain of the Window" said
the doctor to Madame Midas.
NO" she replied, ''but the window was
open all night; so if it is as Kitty says,
the man who gave the poison must have
put his hand through the open window"
DIR. Chinston went to the window and
looked out; there were no marks of feet
on the flower bed, where it was soft
that any one standing on it would have
left a foot mark behind.
Strange" said the doctor. Its pc
culiar story" looking at Kitty keenly.
but true one," she replied boldly,
the color coming back to her face; Il say
she was poisoned
by whom?'' asked Madame Midas, the
memory of her husband coming back to
her.
II can't tell you" answered Kitty, 81
only saw the hand"
AT all events said Chinston, slowly,
"the poisoner did not know that your
nurse was with you. so the poison was
meant for Mrs. Villers."
For me-" she echoed CHASTITY pale
Il knew tiny husband is alive, and
this is his work"
(To be continued.)
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-07
STRANGE CHECKS.

rhe Odd Assortment Collected by
One Bank Clerk.
A torn linen collar, piece of lath,
cuff and a half dozen other odd OBJ
jects hung above the bank clerks desk.
MY collection of queer checks" the
young man said. Each of those things
is a check. Each was duly honored.
Each has a story
Il have been collecting queer checks
for three years. That piece of lath
started me. A western bank honored
the lath for $3.50. 1t was made out
who was out at the plant with his son.
thirty miles from any house, and to-
tally without paper, let alone a check
book. The money was needed to pay
off the hands. The sawmiller wrote on
the lath just what check correctly
drawn has on it, and he sent his son
in to the bank to get the money and
to explain. The lath check was hon.
ored after some discussion among the
banks officers.
'The cuff check was drawn by an
actor who had become slightly intoxi-
Gated, got into fight and been arrest
ed. He was treated cavalierly in his
cell. They wouldn't give him any pa
per, and he bribed boy to take the
check to a bank. The boy got the
money, and with 1t the actor paid his
fine Otherwise he'd have been Jailed
for ten days. Thus the cuff check may
be said to have saved man from
prison.
"The check written on that linen col
lar won bet of So. A man bet a
woman that a check made on a collar
would be cashed. and of course be won
his bet
Your bank, IL you carry good ac-
count, will honor the most freaky
checks you can draw up. In such mon
key business. though, 1t won't encour-
age Chicago Chronicle
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-07

A little incident related by the late
General Shafter In an article on the
capture Of Santiago illustrates the spir.
it of the American soldiers who en-
tered Cuba, and at. the same time con-
tains a bit of humor that was none the
less enjoyable because 1t was uncon-
scious.
The men had been In battle all day
and, weary as they were, had then
walked eleven rough. muddy miles in
the dark, remarkable and arduous
performance, which served to show
their sterling military qualities.
correspondent noticed a corporal
of the Twenty-fifth Colored Regiment
carrying a pet dog in his arms. Sur
prised that an overworked soldier
should voluntarily burden himself, be
said:
Corporal, didn't you march all
night before last?"
Eyes, sah."
Didn't you fight all day yesterday p
"'Deed / did, sah."
Didn't you march all last night p
Yes, sah."
"Then why do you carry that dog?'
"Why, boss, cause the dogs tired.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-07
when a Girl i. of Age.

In Nebraska she is T age at Is. In
the State of Washington she attains
her majority ut Is, but IL her husband
Is of age, she also is, no matter how
young she may be. This is a strange
law allowing the husband to control
the majority of his wife. But marriage
also brings our maid to her majority,
no matter whit her years may be. in
Maryland, Oregon, Texas, Iowa and
Louisiana, while IS is the age pre-
scribed in Arkansas. California, Color
ado. Dakota. Idaho. Illinois, Iowa (un
less narried). Kansas. Maryland Gun
less married), Minnesota, Missouri,
Nebraska (unless married, when it is
16). Nevada, Ohio, Oregon (unless mar
rled), Vermont and Washington (un-
less married)
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-07
What a Wife May Do.

Can woman buy new hat with
out asking her husband?" is one Of the
questions that Is agitating the public
mind. Does she own her own clothes
Can husband select site for the
family home without consulting his
wife, and make her move into it? are
among other OF the fifty questions
which are being asked to determine
the legal status Of woman. 1t seems
that hat being a necessity. woman
may buy within her husbands means.
but the gentleman has right to buy
his house in any part Of the country
that pleases him, and the wife must
go with him or be guilty of desertion.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-07

Hooded effects are in vogue on all
sorts of garments, though on bodices
these are more often simulated by trim
mfngs than otherwise.
Dinner bodices finished with coat
tails of a somewhat directoire descrip-
ton are very smart and becoming. In
lowered silk overskirts of lace or 9th
err fluffy materials this mode is espe-
cially fetching.
Openwork stockings now take a sec
ond place beside those of gossamer
mesh. A stocking cannot be too fine
to-day to suit Dame Fashion and even
in the street the finest mesh is worn.
Embroidered silk hose are much in de-
mand and if possible the embroidery
should be of the same design as that
Of the gown.
For your light gowns this year there
are belts woven Of gold or silver
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-07
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threads. Some look like simple braids.
designs. One exquisite belt of this type
is shown in the dull old gold. The girl
who wants something to harmonic
with her new antique" bracelet would
do we'll to invest in one of these belts.
She must be careful to have a buckle
chat is also in keeping. however.
White leather with ornamental braid
Ing is the touch of relief on many walk
ing gowns. It. is introduced in rather
big patches, such as a vest. collar or
facings, more than as lines of trim
mings.
Huge r0settes and bows of glossy rib
bon, also of gold and silver ribbon or
Oh panne velvet. are considered very
smart for hat trimming. and many
yards OF material are used in this way
Larger flowers are favorites this winter
and are placed at almost any spot on
the hat. Grapes in every color are used
extensively, sometimes in large
punches, to match the gown or the body
of the hat or the ribbon.
Glaze kid continues the favorite fol
street wear. both suede and glace be-
ing in demand for social functions
With the three-quarter-length sleeve
which many prefer to the elbow length
and which is newer. twelve-button
length gloves are amply long and it is
a waste of money to buy the longer
ores, which cost more proportionately
The best colors for general wear are
white, black, gray and all the very del
icafe shades of tan and suede. Self
stitching is considered in better taste
than contrasts, even black not being
very much in evidence.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-07
MUSHROOM HAT.

Among the smart hats which have
made their appearance as early spring
harbingers of what is to follow later
on is this broad low, scuttle-shaped
hat. quaint IN outline and trimming.
1t is an exaggerated mushroom shape
in leghorn straw and one of the first
of the new big hats, i summer vogue
for which is confidently intimated. The
natural-colored straw is used. with a
mauve dotted chiffon scarf folded
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-07

Ladies will please take notice that In
Paris they" do not wear black wells
OF any sort, at least so the New York
papers say, and white and rose color
are on the way to certain doom. The
proper color for the veil is now light
blue and the material the finest tulIe.
One veil described Is of pale blue. with
frill of the same shade outlining its
circular form. and over it traverses like
spider web gold thread Silver
threads are also in favor, but the wom-
an with much color in her cheeks
should beware of blue unless it is Just
the right shade, or it will give her a
magenta complexion.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-07
PEARLS DUE TO PARASITE.


French Scientist Advances New The
DRY to Origin of Gems.
The origin of the pearl in the she'll
Of the oyster or other bivalve or mol
lusk has been the object of a consider
able amount of investigation and spec
ulation. Among the more recent studies
of the subject may be noted those Of
NJ Seurat, recorded in the Complies
Rendus-" This naturalist finds that in
pearl oysters from the Gambia lagoOns
in 1.-THE South Pacific the pearls are due
to small worm-a sort of tapeworm.
In cysts on the body and mantle of the
oyster he has found true pearls sur
rounding a nucleus which he has shown
to be one of these worms
Like other tapeworms. this one con-
quires a second host in which to COM
plete its development And NJ. Seurat
considers that the ray is the second
host in this case. For he has found in
the spiral intestine of this fish small
tapewOrms which he regards as the
adult form of the larval worm of the
pearl oyster The author has named
this new species of tapeworm tyloce-
phalum margaritiferae
The view has been held that the
pearl is secretion formed. as It were,
in self-defense for the surrounding and
isolation of an injurious foreign body.
If NJ. Seurat's views are correct, how
ever, the pearl would rather appear to
be n protection to the worm and to
bear to 1t somewhat the same relation
as the oak-gall does to the gall-fy.
When the epicurean ray swallows
it's oysters the pearls will be dissolved
In its digestive juices-as Cleopatra's
pearl was dissolved in vinegar-and
the worm set free to become tape
worm in its new host NJ Seuratt notes
the curious fact that the fish seems to
prefer those pearl oysters In which the
shell has been riddled by a species OF
boring sponge. 1t does not appear to
have been ascertained, however,
whether or not these oysters with the
perforated shells are the most prolific
in pearls.-Philadelph Record.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-07

Samuel Longfellow of Richmond was
killed in freight wreck on the Pennsyi-
vania railway near Millyille.
James Watson cut his throat and wrists
with a piece of tin while in Jail in Peru
He will die.
John A. Gleichman went on trial at
Evansville for the alleged murder last
summer of Oliver Bryant, coal miner.
Engineer w. C. Bender and Fireman
Erwin Lowe were killed and Brakeman
B. J. Hogan was badly hurt when loco
motive exploded at Arcola.
Chris Goetz, landlord at the Wolf Lake
hotel, struck Curtis Older on the head
with Ratchet because Older lay in bed
after o'clock. Older may recover.
Clip Hopkins, aged 16, and Million
willette, aged IA. while skating on thin
ice near Evansville, went through and
we're drowned Their bodies were recov-
cred.
The 19-year-old son of William Grubb,
farmer. eight miles south of Peters
burg. became enraged at his father and
attacked him with a corn knife, cutting
tilLl 50 >tftitit mat hC may dit-
The Indiana railroad commission con-
cluded its investigation of the cause of
the disaster at SANFORD on Jan. 10. when
Big -Four passenger train No. 3 was de-
stroyed. The commission will render no
decision at present.
Mrs. Pooly Weed Baker of Boonville,
aged. So. filed suit for divorce from
William Baker. an electrician. He is her
eighth husband. She has the record OF
being the most married woman in the
State. OF her eight husbands. Mrs. Weed
divorced five. one died. and one commit
ted suicide by jun ping into a well. Mrs.
Weed is estimated to be worth SO.
She believes her many husbands married
her only TO get her wealth. but she says
that she will not give up. She charges
desertian and cruel and inhuman treat
ment.
= Fire partially destroyed the bottling
works Of the Berghoff Brewery in Fort
: ayne. Loss $1,000, no insurance.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-07
THEFT A FAMILY LEGACY.


Youth Follows Father and Grand
parent I'm Prison Sentence.
Hartley Stillwell of the third genera
ton of the Stilwell family 10 go to pris-
on, was sentenced by Judge Paulus of the
Circuit Court in Marion on the charge OF
burglary and larceny. About six months
ago Clifford StiIwell was sentenced to the
Michigan City penitentiary On the charge
of larceny. About two. months ago his
son. George Stilwell. was sentenced to the
penitentiary on the charge of burglary
Later the same court PASSED sentence on
Hartley Stilweii. son OF George Still
well and grandson of Clifford Stilweil-
The elder Stilwell is s. years old, the
son is 40 and the grandson Is IS.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-07
How Much He Loved.

A little boy declared that he loved
his mother with all his strength" He
was asked to explain what he meant
by with all his strength" He said !:
well, I'll tell you. You see. we live
on the fourth floor of this tenement.
and there is no elevator and the coal
is kept down in the basement Mother
is dreadfully busy all the time, and she
isn't very strong, so see that the coal
bod is never empty. l lug the coal up
four flights of stairs all by myself,
and it is pretty big hod- 1t takes all
my strength to get it up there Now
isn't that loving my mother with all
my strength sunday School Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-07
MARK TWAIN AT HOME.


By his gift of storytelling Mark
Twain has endeared himself to the
whole American people. A pleasant
glimpse of the way in which this gift
was exercised in his own home, for his
own children. he gives in his autobiog-
raphy, published in the North Ameri-
can.
Along one side Of the library, in the
Hartford home" he says, ''the book
shelves joined the mantelpiece; In fact,
there were shelves both sides of the
mantclpiece. On those shelves and on
the mantelpiece stood various orna-
ments. At one end Of the procession
was a framed oil-painting of cats
head; at the other end was the head of
q beautiful young girl, life-size-called
Emmeline, because she looked just like
that,-an impressionist water-color. Be
tween the pictures there were twelve
or fifteen OF the bric-a-brac things al
ready mentioned; also an oil-painting
by Elihu vedder. The Young Medusa'
"Now and then the children required
me to construct romance,-always Inn
promptu.--not moments preparation
permitted and into that romance l
had to get all that bric-a-brac and the
three pictures. / had to start always
with the cat and finish with Emmeline.
was never allowed the refreshment
of change. end for end. 1t was not
permitted to introduce any bric-a-brac
ornament into the story out of its place
In the procession. In the course of
time the pictures and the bric-brac
showed wear. 1t was because they had
so many and such tumultuous adven-
lures in their romantic careers.
AS romancer to the children had a
hard time even from the beginning. II
they brought me picture in maya
Zine, and required me to build n story
to 1t, they would cover the rest of the
page with their pudgy hands. to keep
me from stealing an idea from It. The
stories had to come hot from the bat
always.
Sometimes the children furnished
me character or two, or dozen, and
required me to start out at once on that
slim basis and deliver those characters
up to a vigorous and entertaining life
,f crime. If they heard Of new trade,
Or an unfamiliar animal. or anything
like that, was pretty sure to have to
ieal with 1t in the next romance.
''Once Clara required me to build O
sudden tale out OF plumber and a
bawgunstrlctor,' and had to do II. She
didn't know what boa-constrictor was
until he developed In the tale. Then she
was better satisfied with 1t than ever"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-07
Work Should BE systematined.

An inexperienced young housekeeper
who for the first time tries TO manage
home, doing much. IL not all, of the
work herself, will find no end of diff
culties cleared away if she will syste-
Matte her daily tasks. The system is
only regularity, doing in order all OF
the things that are necessary, so that
before she realizes it everything is
done, and there is leisure to read, sew
or visit. Much less time is consumed
in the work. far less nervous energy,
and ones temper is saved no end
To begin with, if woman does not
keep a maid, she should so arrange her
work that by noon certainly. if not be-
fore, it is all done. and the rest or the
day she has to herself.
OF course. breakfast is the first
away. Many housekeepers bring the
dishes from the table into the kitchen
as soon as the meal is over, but | do
not believe in this, because there is al
ready confusion in the kitchen, and
more dishes simply add to it,
Leave the breakfast table as it is
and return to the kitchen. Begin there
I, by washing the pots and kettles that
have been used, and then wash what
ever cups, spoons and the like that has
been used in preparing the meal They
are, of course, kitchen utensils, and so
may be put away as soon as cleared.
Wipe up around the sink, that there
may be q fresh place for the dining
room dishes, and then bring out those.
Do not do this one at time, or even
several at once, but have tin tray
| Git is the lightest) large enough for
all or almost all of the dishes, fill this
from the table and bring them all out
in one trip. Take them from the tray,
wipe that and place it near for the
dishes when clean.
Wash the glasses first In water from
which the soap has been taken out. Do
three or four at once, and il the water
is hot enough they will almost dry
themselves. They may be lifted from
the pan with a mop handle. Turn
tuelu uDSlue uOWu 10 uTaiIl, anu tueu
with a fresh towel, wipe them. Put
each on the tray as Ii is dry. so that IL
may be returned to the dining-roOm in
one trip. After the glasses. wash the
tea or coffee cups. proceeding as with
the glasses. Then, there being no
grease yet in the water, put in all the
small silver. Let that stay in and over
1t put the plates. few at time. At
ter several of those are washed ii is
we'll to turn out the water and put in
fresh. letting it run on the soap to
form a suds. Finish washing the
plates, then wash the silver, and, last
ly, do the vegetable dishes or platters
I prefer getting out dining things
that it may not be necessary to return
to TIE kitchen until lunch time. To 60
back constantly to the same kind OF
work is not only monotonous. but tir.
| ing
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-07


what great man on history is there
who did not have a good mother and
who did not derive at home many of
the qualities which made his greatness %
asked the president of the Chicago
Woman's Aid Society. pleading for the
home the other day. There is general
feeling spreading among club women
that poor mothers should be given the
opportunity to keep their children at
home with them and not be obliged to
send them to institutions; that the
money used in supporting these instltu-
tions might be used to better advantage
in building model homes that the poor
can afford to rent, in which they can
take care Of their own children. with
help from charity IL necessary.