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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-24
R1ckfnH II I'm.

"Show me a man who thinks he has q
bad cold, gentlemen" exclaimed ths
stranger who had secured the town hall
for free illustrated lecture, "and I'll
show you a fraud! 20
Instantly sixty-three men in the audi
encc rose up.
There's your fraud. gentlemen ~ said
the lecturer. throwing a picture of the
celebrated Cardiff Giant on the screen.
And now, my friends" ne continued,
while you are looking at this monu-
mental example. my assistant will go
through the audience with mall samples
of my celebrated Vegetable Prescription
for the Cure of all Coughs and Colds.
which l guarantee-remember, ladies and
gentlemen, / absolutely yuarantee-tc
cure each and every case, Or your money
will be cheerfully refunded. Small sam
pies 8 cents. to assist in paying for the
rent of this hall. Larger bottles, % cents
After / have sold $25 worth of this won
derful remedy, ladies and gentlemen, we
will have the moving pictures of the
San Francisco earthquake. chicago
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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-24
Woman Has Been That Long I'm =
Kansas City Packing House.

Woman Has Been That Long I'm .
Kansas City Packing House.
The oldest employee IN Kansas
City packing house in point of serv-
ice and age is a woman, says the Kan
sas City Star. She is 81 years old
and has been employed in packing
houses here continuously for twenty
seven years. Her name Is Catherine
Reichart. She is widow and lives
at 81 ''the Patch" just in the rear Of
the Armour packing house in the west
side,
During all her time In the packing
house she has earned from $3.50 to
$3.50 week. She supported herself
and an invalid step-son, who is now
60 years old and has never done q
days work.
When Mrs. Reichart's husband died
twenty-eight years ago she was with
out money and had a daughter and
the invalid step-son. She obtained EN-.
ployment in the Dold packing house at
$3.50 a week She worked there nine
teen years without losing a week.
Eight years ago she obtained en-
ployment in the trimming room under
Miss Jessie Isham, who has been en-
ployed there for many years.
The old woman is faithful worker,
Is always cheerful and contented. For
that reason she is practically her own
boss while at work. Those who work
with her say she does as much work
as young person and never complains
about il.
Mrs. Reichart has lived In "the
Patch" for twenty-one years. Around
her Is settlement of Poles and Croa-
tians. but she says she is satisfied to
live there, and wouldn't live anywhere
else IL she had chance.
II want to live here in this little
shanty the rest of my life" the old
woman said recently. The flood OF
1903 carried my house away, but my
friends and 1 collected drift timber
after the water went down, and we
built this little shack. which l have
patched up a little every year since.
1t Is my home and l am satisfied.
pay 40 cents a month ground rent.
Il am happy and contented. 1 have
known nothing else for twenty-seyen
years than to work in the packing
houses. They are kind to me there
and | like it. l do not want ever to
be dependent on charity
Mrs. Relchart is slightly bent, her
hands are calloused and her old,
wrinkled face always bears a happy
smile. She says her 'bones ache
little" after a days work, but good
nights rest leaves her fresh for the
next day.
Don't you call me old" she said
Il might wear out, but l will never
grow old"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-24


The number of boys under the age
of 16 who served as soldiers In the
Civil War was great. I remember one
of them, blue-eyed tOwhead, whose
valor made a great impression on the
children of the woodland settlement
where he lived.
The name of this youngster. the
name we called him anyway, was Bub.
His oldest brother was the colonel of
a Wisconsin regiment, but no plea
that the boy could make would get the
colonel TO allow Bub to go along with
the command.
Vainly he crossed Lake Winnebago
and hung around the camp at Osh-
kosh; he was sternly ordered home
and advised to go to school and mind
his mother.
Bub disappeared from camp, and
the regimen, soon after started south.
They wera headed for the frort, going
by way Of Covington, Ky. Here they
stopped for few days to drill and get
used to their uniforms and arms, and
riding, as he approached the regi-
mental camp, detected something like
a boys form, clothed partly in white,
very evidently trying to hide behind
some trees and bushe, along the road.
Riding up to the shrinking figure, the
colonel recognized Bub.
1t vas raining gently but persistent
ly, and Bub was sorry picture in his
suit of CASTOR clothing which he had
secured from the men of the regiment
his neither garment being but part Of
a much larger mans underclothing
He had on an old drummer's jacket,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-24
uis nest Answer

The meekest kind of a little boy
Joined a Sunday school class In West
Philadelphia church. He did not know
the other scholars and appeared ner.
vous, half-scared and ready to cry at
any second. The teacher, however,
treated him kindly and the lessons pro-
ceeded without any outburst After a
short reading from the Bible the teach
er began to question the pupils on their
last lessons and asked:
''Who led the children Of Israel into
Canaan
AS no one answered she looked from
boy TO boy. At last her gaze rested on
the new boy. He started guiltily and
said, between sobs:
1T wasn't me. honest, teacher. !
just moved here last week from Ohio"
-PhiladelDhi1 Ledger
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-24

WEIGHING the Bahy.

1t is well to weigh the baby regular
ly. In some cases the weight Is taken
daily, but once week is usually often
enough. Nothing tells so accurately
how he is thriving.
The best time to weigh him is when
he is undressed, just before his bath.
The same scales should be used each
time, and these must be accurate. The
scoop kind are best for young infants.
Before putting him in the scales he
should be undressed and wrapped in a
small blanket. The scales are then bal
anced and the amount noted, after
which the baby is removed and dressed,
says the New York Herald. Then the
blanket in which he has been wrapped
is weighed and this amount deducted
from his weight. A normal baby uSu.
ally doubles his weight at the end of
the fifth month, and by the end of the
first year will weigh three times his
weight at birth. When properly fed. a
healthy baby does not lose weight.
There are times, however, when the
baby will gain very slightly, and, prob
obIy, for few weeks will not gain at
all, and still be in healthy condition.
During the tecthing period and du:-
ing very hot weather the baby seldom
gains, or, at least, gains very little
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-24

There was one man in the Fifty-S-c-
ond Ohio whose face and voice never
forgot. When McCook's brigade made
the assault at Kenesaw, June 81, 1864,
there were a good many very dramatic
Incidents. After Col. Dan McCook fell
mortally wounded on the enemy's
works the regiment fell back just TWEEN
ty-seven steps and intrenched. Col
Harker, on our left, was killed, and his
brigade fell back some distance. Col.
]. G. Mitchell's brigade, on our right,
also fell back; but McCook's brigade
stopped tweny-seven steps from the
rebel works, and stayed there. We re
tired our right and left to keep In touch
with the other brigades, but our renter
remained where it was when first re
ports were sent to Gen. JEFF G. Davis.
commanding the division.
when Gen. Thomas realized that
our brigade had not surrendered and
had not been annihilated. he and Gen
Davis began to devise ways to commu-
nicate with us. When Gen. Davis came
up he found us behind improvlsed
breastworks, so close to the enemy's
works that a piece of hard corn bread
had been thrown from the rebel works
with such force as to disable one of our
men. Later, when our bareback was
sneaked up to us. we SHE'D cracker
over to the Johannes occasionally, and
they always shouted for more.
This was the situation OF affairs
when Gen. JEFF c. Davis came toward
us on foot, lodging from tree TO tree
STOPPING and sometimes crawling on bis
hands and knees. He was amaxed TO
see how close we were 10 the rebel
works. and as he went along our lines
he said to a private whose face and
look seeemd to invite speech: why
didn't You carry the worksY He didn't
say, You are so close that you might
just as well have gone In but he meant
1t, and his meaning was clear TO the
private, who replied, with his eyes close
to those of the major general: We
would have gone right in II 1t had not
been for the death of Col. Dan Nc
Cook and Gen Davis believed him
]. A. Watrous in Chicago Inter Ocean
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-24
Site for Charlie agne.

Charlemagne. though inferred at Ak
fa-Chapelle and regarded as an ances
tor by the German emperor, Is never
theless claimed as a Frenchman by the
majority Of modern Gauls. Their in.
terest in the great emperor, however
does not extend to the point of provid
ing a definite site for his monument
which for twenty years has occupied
a temporary wooden pedestal on the
bank OF the Seine, within the precincts
Of Notre Dame. A movement is now
on foot to have an appropriate pedes
tai set up for the statue, which is GOV
cred with waterproof canvas.-New Or
leans PicaYune
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-24
Quick wit I'm War.

Much of the success OF Colonel Mos
by and his partisan rangers in the
Shenandoah valley was due to Their
dash and bravery. but an'almost equai
amount to the quick wit of their lead
er, who, says the author Of "Mosby's
Men," was never at a loss to turn q
situation to his own advantage.
One night. while scouting with fom
or five OF his men on the Winchester
pike, he saw a squad of cavalry ap
preaching from the direction of town
1t was the Federal patrol on Its
rounds, and Mosby and his men were
between them and their camp. When
they got within hail they stopped ano
inquired of the Conferedates who they
we're:
Friends, with the countersign," re.
piled Colonel Mosby, with bis best imi.
tation Yankee twang.
Zone of you advance, then. and Civ.
the countersign," was the response.
NO" said the colonel, sharply, "you
are coming from the direction of the
enemy. One of you advance"
As this was an entirely correct prop
osition, one of them rode forward
When he came up, the colonel said &c
him in low. but terribly distinct
voice, as he leveled his revolver at
him:
"Give the alarm and you are dead
man. | am Mosby. Call to the Others
that it is all right and to come on"
The prisoner did so, and five more
of Uncle Sans gallant defenders
marched confidently UP TO the muzzles
of as many revolvers ard quietly sur
rendered.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-24
wedding Was Unique.

At an Indiana wedding the bride
used a sword that had been in the fam
lily for long time to cut the wedding
cake. The sword had been in sixty
four engagements in the Civil War and
was captured from a Confederate sol
der by the father of the bridegroom.
Another innovation at this wedding
was the serving of jelly and preserves
made by the brides mother when she
was married in 1875.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-24

to do with it," asked Vixen, turning
sharply upon him.
"A great deal, / should imagine. by
next season"
Il haven't the least idea what you
mean"
How fond young ladies are of maxi.
ing mysteries about these things!" he
they think it enhances their import
ance. Have l made a mistake? Have
my informants misled me? Is your
engagement to Captain Carmichael not
to be talked about yet--only an I'M
derstood thing among your own par
ticular friends? Let me at least be
allowed the privilege of intimate
friendship. Let me be among the first
to congratulate YOU"
What fclly have you been listening
to?" cried Vixen; you, Roderick Vaw-
drey, my old observation-disclosures an
adopted brother-to know me so
littlei"
"You are not engaged to this man
you never have been-you don't care
Tor him, never nave cared for him."
Never, never, never, never!" cried
Violet, with unmistakable emphasis.
Roderick sat staring at the palms,
and said nothing for next minute and
a half, while Vixen unfurled her great
black and gold fan, and looked at it
admiringly, as if she had never seen
1t before.
Roderick went with them to the car
riage door, and stayed in the porch
till they were gone. The last object
Vixen saw under the Southminster
lamps was the pale grave face of her
old playfellow.
A quarter of an hour afterward he
was waltzing with Lady Mabel-posi-
lively the last dance before their de-
parture.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-24
however, and this he relied upon 10

however, and this he relied upon b
give him a martial appearance, and
even to overcome the effect of the more
ludicrous part of his dress.
The colonel took Bub under his wing
and caused him to be placed in the fife
and drum corps. For a few days the
boy was happy, but it was not for long.
The regiment was hurried to the fir
ing line, and soon found itself In the
thick of the battle of Perryville. and
in the hottest part of it, too. The losses
were appalling. The colonel was, it
was thought, mortally wounded, and
almost every officer was killed or
wounded. From home came men and
women to care for the wounded or to
take the bodies of the slain north.
With these returning people, some
how, Bub got home. In his fifer's uni
form he was the very picture OF brav-
cry and romance to the other children,
and his tales of battle and march OF
camp and drill, were such as were
never heard, believe. before or since,
for Bub had plenty Of Imagination.
When the colonel was brought home,
an emaciated skeleton, he said Of Bub
that it was evident that the boy had
had soldering enough But Ii proved
TO have been only tn, first taste, Great
ing an appetite for military glory.
A year or two later Bub really en-
listed in a cavalry regiment and went
through the last eighteen months Of
the war with great credit. He grew
to be quite a big lad while he was
away, and later developed into a giant
after his warning days were over.
But the boy would not go TO school,
and soon ran down to Chicago and
enlisted in the United States heavy
artillery. This took him to Dry Tor
tugas, the island prison In the Gulf OF
Mexico, and there he had enough of
military routine to last him lifetime.
From the free life Of one of Sher-
the sea was too great q transition.
When yellow fever began to devastate
the command on the island, Bub wilted.
He wrote to his brother, the colonel.
and begged to be released from his
obligation to serve three years, the
time for which Ire enlisted.
Half of the men are dead" he
wrote, "and next year yellow fever
will come with redoubled fury. II
you'll take me out and get me north
once more 1 will agree to be decent
and go to college, even, If that is your
wish. But I'd rather drive the stage
between Fond du Lac, and Chiffon"
The appeal was needed. Bub was
under age, and his brother succeeded
In getting him out of the army, and
the boy started life again as a free
agent And that was the end of his
soldering. He brought home from Dry
Tortugas lot of shells and a doleful
ballad about The prison in the sea-"
And to the boys and girls OF the COM
munity he was forever more a hero
beyond compare.-Ada c. Sweet, In
Chicago Journal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-24
Headgenr for Rough Sports.

The best head covering for rough
sports is unquestionably the knit Tam
o'-Shanter, but for those who do not
fancy this rough and ready headgear
there are smart little cloth caps of va
same material as the suit and can be
further smartened by a bright quill il
this is desired. There are also the
plain soft felt hats which are bright
and comfortable.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-24
A to HIND Shaking.

The old. old custom OF shaking hands
is used pretty generally these days, ex-
cept in very formal functions where
there is not time for details. 1t puts
two people on cordial foundation, and
you will seldom go wrong in always
Offering your hand. III you are host
ess. you must invariably rise when you
greet your guests, but if man is
brought up to you to be introduced, you
need not rise. However, a man must
always rise when being introduced to a
woman.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-24

Chintz is very much used in the
daintiest OF bedrooms, and is much to
be preferred to cretonnes. which look
quite common beside the more beauti-
full material. The Americans do not
know as well as the English how to
wash chintz so that 1t will have the
"calendered" look, but 1t retains its
shine for long time.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-24
Husbands FaiIfngs.

If you are disappointed in your hus-
band after you are married, remember
that it is just possible he is quite as
much disappointed in you. Human ma
ture is faulty, and it is we'll to bear in
mind that there is usually blame at
tached to both sides, and that what we
all have to do is to make the best of
one another as we are, rather chan
lament that others are not perfect
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-24
IIome JournaI. To make the sleeve

smaller at the hand and elbow take
UP the outside seam of the sleeve.
For dresses in lightweight materials
the lining of the bodice should be
quite a small affair, extending back
and front just below the waist line.
When a bodice is made with this half
lining the fullness of the waist line is
fastened into a piece of regular waist
betting. Or, il the bodice is quite thin
material, 1t may fasten, like a shirt
waist, with a tape sewed across the
back, leaving the front hanging quite
straight and loose.
IL walking dresses are to be four
inches from the ground, as the men
tailors insist that they must be, ladies
should really use them for walking.
Anything adapted so nicely to service
should not be made to do duty In heat
ed shops alone, but should inspire the
wearer to long jaunts in the country
ways or through the length of quiet
streets at any rate.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-24
Individual Perfumes.

The woman who uses scent at all
should aim to have it individual as
well as elusive. Always choose the
same perfume or sachet powder. The
best effect is gained by keeping sachets
Of orris root among ones clothes. If
the real FlorentinS orris lE bought it
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-24

IIousekeepers who find the silver
that is stored away turning OlacIl
should remember that Il bit of tamphor
gum put in the bag or receptacle with
the silver will prevent the trouble
Flannel rags are the best to clean sill
yer and polish furniture. and all the
flannel scraps should be saved for this
purpose. A little linseed oil on the
flannel rag will help polish the furni-
ture. hut the best lubricant is elbow
grease. to use a homely expression.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-24
co,orea Waist. I'm Vogue.

Colored tailored shirt waists are
shown for winter and early autumn
wear, and it is said that they are sell
ing so well that they are certain to be
seen to the exclusion of other kinds
of waists. With white collars and
with stocks these waists are very at
tractiVe
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-24

In shortening or frightening a sleeve
pattern an equal amount must be taken
out, or added, at each edge in order to
preserve the shape of the pattern. If
the pattern is too long shorten it by
laying plat of even width across the
pattern at the elbow. Lengthen the
sleeve by cutting the pattern at the
elbow and separating the two pieces an
even width at each edge, so as to give
the desired length, says the Ladies'
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-24
Rukted Buckles.

Steel shoe buckles which have be-
come rusty and tarnised may be sue
cessfully cleaned with emery pow
der. The best way of Frightening the
intricacies Of cut steel is to put the
ornament into bag of emery powder.
This should be well shaken and rub
bed between the hands until the rust
is removed.-Woman's Life.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-24
Take a Nap After Dinner.

Complete relaxation after eating-a
suspension of mental and physical ac-
tiyity-will favor the processes Of nat
ural digestion, not only because Of its
tranquillizing effect upon the nerves,
but because the stomach may use the
surplus unused energies of the. body
in the processes OF digestion. Happy
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-24

Vaccination is one of the qualifica-
tions for a voter in Norway.
The demand for rubber is forty-five
times greater than the supply.
The Australian Premiers' conferences
disapproved the proposed transfer OF
the northern territory OF South Aus
tralia to the commonwealth.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-24
velvet Throat Band.

A little ornament is becoming quite
universal among exclusive dressers,
either with high or low neck. and with
or without other necklaces or sautoirs.
II IS q half-inch band of black velvet
ribbon clasped tightly with Jewels about
the throat, and studded with many lit
tle ieweled slides.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-24
:888::

Gle for oil and having a burner fitted
to the top at some lamp establishment.
In this way one can easily find pottery
to harmonic with the furnishings Of
the room and have a wider range of
choice than by making selection at
the lamp shop.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-24
Hot Water for Headache.

or worry, apply flannel wrung out of
very hot water to the back of the neck
and battle the face and temples with
warm water, and then lie down for
short time if possible.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-24
Sure of One Thing.

Teacher lat night SCHOOL, -What do
you know of Budapest?
Shaggy Haired Pupil-Budapest is
disease that attacks cattle. 1t is invaria-
bly, fatal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-24

keeps its strength indefinitely. If,
however, a perfume is preferred, buy
the very best you can afford, and then
be downright stingy in the use OF 1t.
Remember, a mere suspicion Of violets
or hellotrope is mysteriously fascinat-
ing; to reek of them is decidedly vul-
gar
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-24
Elastic ReIas PoeuIar.

The elastic belts studded with beads,
Jewels or cut steel are so satisfactory
that undoubtedly they will remain. as
they are now, in the front rank of pop
ularity.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-24
Artistic Lamns.

Many clever women find uost ~eauti-
full lamps for their drawing rooms or
dining rooms by buying vase Of
quaint design with a suitable recepta-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-24

woman who wears a stuffed bird in
her hat is liable to a fine of from $25 to
$50 by law recently passed by the Leg.s-
laturs ef Arkansas.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-24
The Blush.

A blush is usually thought Of rs af-
fecting only the face, but 1t often Gov
ers the neck and sometimes spreads
along the shoulder blades. In fact,
some people blush Ill over their bodies.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-24
She Get. Exercise Enough.

A lady has been making experiments
with a pedometer, ard has discovered
that she covers over seven miles a day
in the execution Of her ordinary house
hold tasks.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-24

A handsome walking gown of dark
gray cloth, trimmed with braid, Is
sketched here. The front of the waist
and skirt are In one piece and the
closing is under the first plat at the
side. The two straps at the neck are
fastened with the buttons after the
closing is made. The cuffs OH the I'M
dersleeves and the turnover sections on
the large sleeve are of velvet braided
with soutache. which is also used to
form the buttons and loops. The braid
extends to the belt in the back.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-24

the man or woman who can take an
"after-dinner nap" 1t means health,
happiness and long life.