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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14
SELMA'S PREFERENCE.
She Liked the English That Sound

She Liked the English That Sound
ed the Higher.
The first day Selma came she made
gingerbread. and put eleven teaspoon
fuls of soda In 1t.
You ask me 1even," she explained
to her disappointed mistress as they
surveyed together the sickly colored re
suit
mo, Selma, said one. oh, 1 must
have said "a level teaspoonful'
That's So" Selma agreed, triumph
antly.
"She looks SO sweet and bright" Mrs
Vankuran confided to her husband
that night, that l can't help giving
her credit for more intelligence than
she has"
''Oh, L imagine the intelligence Is
there" he answered. 1T takes pa
tience Of course, to teach them, but she
comprehended perfectly when 1 spoke
TO her,
Yes: and what did you say? Good
evening? You'd have a merry time
though, teaching her to cook, with yoni
vocabulary. Your mother told me her
self that even your baby talk was IN
words of three syllables."
"Nonsense" But he laughed as he
said 1t.
A month had passed when Mrs. Van
kuran came smiling into her husbands
study.
1--WE just had one OF my ridiculous
encounters with Selma she said 81
noticed the three layers OF her cake
spread out in the pantry, and said, c
Selma. you burned one. didn't youi
That's too badv To my surprise, she
Strengthened up and answered, No.
why, yes 1 told her. Don't you see
this black edge?' Yes she said, !
see burned, but not too bad thought
she was being saucy, SO rebuked her
and she got solemn, and l don't know
where 1t might have led if she hadn't
happened to say, almost with tears
Not two bad-one bad"
There's a lesson for you, though
Mr.. VankuraL rejoined, after the
laugh. I'D suggest that you avoid
idiomatic expressions"
At that instant Selma appeared In
the doorway to say that the Chinese
laundryman was there, and wanted tC
know how soon he must bring back Mr.
Vankuran's linen.
n lfafa
igency," the master Of the house re
piled, carelessly, and bent to his writ
Ing, while Selma stared.
"No hurry, Selma" Mrs. vankurar
supplemented. but before the door hat
fairly Closed behind the girl she turn
ed on her husband. "Of all message.
to send to a Chinaman by Selma
No immediate exigency,'" she quoted
merrlly. when you've studied Anglo
Saxon simplicity as long as | have
sir. I'll ask your advice about idiom.
| and things" =
1t was undeniably her hour of tri
umph, but her humbled husband would
have given much to hear little dia
| logue which took place between mis-
tress and maid the next day.
MIR. Vankuran talk nice English
more nice as Mrs. Vankuran,' the CIR
announced, calmly.
What makes you think so?"
"Oh. his words sound so high!
| like YER much learn his English. -
| Youths Companion.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14

son, an ask yourself the question
What am | that | should try to give
myself the best end of 1t all the time ?
Then look around you an see IL you
can't like some one else better"
"Shall start in on you?" asked the
long headed young man, with a grin.
Start in on a yellow pup and work
up" suggested the old man. "I'll tell
you. son. and it's for your good the
warmest feelin' most of us can afford
TO have for ourselves is respect
Chicago Daily News
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14
OF Uncertain Arc

IL wonder why the feminine Is used
in speaking of the moon," said the fair
maid. rs it because she is so beauti-
fulY'
mo, l think not" replied the mere
man. ITS probably because there is
no finding out how old she is"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14

in the old way but the Sun writer one variation
which is borne by the says:
Will the young Of village rural residence never
awake to the fact that he has very little compe
ttion with the lad who has been reared among up
to city ways? Fully 90 per cent of the country boys
going into cities work live lives drudgery
appointment-they all wish they never left home
Their risk is greater than the gain"
So the country village boy has little show In compe
ttion with the lad who has been city ways?
This would be decidedly interesting If true. The Blade
does not believe IL TO be true IL the Sun editor will
circulate the successful business professional
of Columbus there Is little doubt he will find that
a large per cent of them from farm and village
They entered into competition with city boys and carried
of their full share Of the honors Other boys from the
rural districts doing the to-day. 1t is true
of Toledo. and it will hold good in almost all cities
AS rule the country boy Is afraid of work and
long hours do not worry him. He is accustomed 10 work
early and late and this in city as well as in
village or on farm. Persstency is a great factor in
bringing success and rule the country boy Is more
persistent than his city cousin
After all, everything depends the boy If he has
the right stuff In him he will be successful whether his
birthplace happens to be a or i'm a crowded CITY
If he has healthy body and mind good habits the right
kind Of associates and the to win coupled
with intelligent effort, he is certain to succeed Far
depends the characteristics Of the bow than ON
the place Of his brth-Toedo Blade
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14

The Norwalk Reflector" discusses
the question Of tariff revision and
raises the question as to where 1t will
begin and where it will end 1t will
begin when q Republican Congress is
convinced by testimony other than that
of free-trade Democrats that 1t 10 nee.
essary and end short of that point
where 1t would in any way impair the
principle of protection to American In
dustries and American labor.-Tiffin
(Ohio) Tribune.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14

The Wooden Horse was standing be-
fore the beleaguered city.
THAT seems heavy beast" remark
ed Paris to Hector, surveying 1t crit
ically. 'Of what weight would you
say 1t wasT
Troy weight, of course" answered
Hector. Whereat envy turned Paris
green.-Harper's Weekly.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14


sit in n chair day
after day unable 10
move about on ac-
count of rheumatic
pains in my back.
hips and legs ! was
short of breath and
my heart would
q utter after the
least exertion. l had
dizzy spells and
bearing down mains
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14

A Wis. woman says:
81 was run down ana weak. troubled
with nervousness ard headache for the
last six years. The least excitement
would make me nervous and cause Sc
we're headache.
This summer l have been eating
Grape Nuts regularly and feel better
than for the six years past.
81 am not troubled with headache
and nervousness. and weigh more than
l ever have before in my life. | gained
lbs. In one week.
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Creek. Mich. Read the book, THE Road
to MELVILLE" in pkgs.
there's q Reason"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14

brought that hidden country TO the
front, and many Of its pecuiarities
Fraser found there was still something
to learn there. Russian Turkestan has
been visited, along the line of the Rus
sian railway advance, and, consequent
ly, is not altogether an unknown coun-
try.
In the course Of his wanderings
through this high region, where for
months ut a time the traveller was at
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14
RAISE THE PAY OF SOLDIERS.

DISCUSSION of what Is wrong with our
8 : ::
~ 1 army is proceeding in New York newspa-
II pers- Many defects pointed out, but
~ the most important Of them is the wretch
88Ss eddy small pay that is given private soldiers.
&SEH6g In these days of prosperity S13 month,
board and clothes is very small pay for an
ebeboded man With all allowances counted in, the SOL
der at most receives not than So day
his services and In return for that has endure
comforts and ndgnities that make his treby hard
The average do much better outside of army
and knowledge OF this fact has made desertion
ofense. 1t Is wonder that the army finds it diff
cult to maintain its strength. The marvel
any soldiers at all.
If, as in Europe, every citizen had to In the
army the matter Of would be of little consequence
But the army is in the labor market In competition with
other occupations. and that competition ought
The soldier should be paid wages equal to what he could
earn outside the army. Out of his $13 has
to for his laundry and barber bills pay for altering
the clothing the government gives him. buy for
cleaning and keeping in good condition arms equip
ment and clothing and even buy soap, towels comb.
Toothbrush ETC. These expenses do leave him
much money to spend or save.
Congress should take up this matter and see IL Il Is
not possible to increase the soldiers pay That
Is the only to make military service attractive pre-
vent deserton and maintain the strength the army
Chicago Journal
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14
ReapOnaibilifY.

HAS he a proper sense of RESPONSE
bllltyY' asked the earnest patriot.
II don't know" answered Senator
Sorghum. II sometimes fear he is one
of those people who are so anxious to
be financially responsible that they for
get to be morally responsible. Wash
ington Star.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14
BABY's ECZEMA GREW WORSE.
Hospitals and Doctors Could Not Re-
heve Him-But Cutfcura Remedies
Speedy, Permanent Cure

him-but Suucura temeoies
Speedy, Permanent Cure.
Eczema appeared when our baby
was three months old. We applied TO
several doctors and hospitals, each OF
which gave US something different.
every time, but nothing brought relief.
AT last. one of our friends recommend
ed to us Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment. A few days afterwards i'm
proyement could be noted. Since then
We have used nothing but Cuticura
Soap and Cuticura Ointment, and now
the baby is six months old and is quite
cured. All that we used was one cake
of Cuticura Soap and two boxes OF
Cuticura Ointment, costing in all si.o5.
c. f. Kara, 343 East 9th Street, New
York. March 80, 1906"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14
VIII Not Go Behind the Returns.

Although the surrender which has
been made is attended by some reser-
vations, designed, at least ostensibly,
to circumscribe its scope, these are
likely to be found wholly illusory, and
hereafter 1t will be the rule to admit
German imports at the exporters val.
uation.
Only in the event Of some gross and
glaring inconsistency will the apprais-
ers, under the system now established,
feel called upon to so behind the re-
turns for the purpose of arriving at a
valuation Of their own.-Trenton Ca
Zette.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14

and the kidney secretions were much
disordered. / thought / would not live
long, but since using Doan's Kidney
Pills am different woman, can do
my own work aud have no fear OF
those troubles returning"
Sold by all dealers. so cents n box.
Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo. y. Y.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14
The Maid.

"There goes girl" said Biggs,
pointing to passing helress, who is
made ofmoney."
"Perhaps she IS" rejoined DiggS
"but she looks to be q maid Of o."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14
A Good Sign.

Young Lawyers it creditor or q
client who Is waiting to see me?
Clerk-It must be q client, sir, !
think, as he was just putting your sill
yer ink stand I'm his pocket as I came
in-Simpliccissimus.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14

and limiting to $3.50 the received any indi
vidual-
The purpose Of the proposed postal savings banks will
be to provide safe place for that Is
at home, and to get that money into circulation Mr.
Meyer believes that many foreigners who now use the
post Office safe deposit vault by investing
ings in money orders will be attracted by the plan and
that in districts where there savings banks 1t will
appeal to all the people.
Postal savings banks exist all the great countries of
Europe Germany. In Great Britain there are TO-
100000 deposors with average deposit of about $50
In England than onehaf of the depositors are v,
and children and in Austria similar proportion
under 21 years old. In the United States the postal
savings bank Is idea. President Grant twice
recommended its esab shment, and Presidents Hayes
and Arthur urged its consideration upon Congress- and
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14

an altitude of mile or more, Mr..
Fraser crossed the Hamalayas three
times. and also made Journeys across
the karakorum, Kuen Len, and the
Alal. the names Of some of which are
unfamiliar to most readers. He used
some of the most remarkable modes Of
conveyance. Through Chinese Turke-
stan he had to rely on camels: in Tibet
the homely but entirely efficient yak
was used. and in parts OF his tour he
made use Of a donkey caravan. In
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14

Mildred, why did you lie abed till 9
O'clock? 1 called you at Z, as you told
me to do"
IL know il, mamma. only wanted the
pleasure of knowing that / was going TO
sleep two hours longer"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14
His First Inference

What are those dun clouds going to
do?'
Guess they are trying TO collect
rain."-BaltimoIe American.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14

Mrs. Winslow's SOOTHING SYRUP for Chill
dren teething softens the gums, reduces in
iammation, allays pain, cures wind cclic-
% cents a bottle.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14

London theaters. music halls and con-
cert halls provide seating accommodation
for 327 900 people.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14

Many man has been forced to ask
for q hand-out because he was unable
to get his hand In.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14

The days when nothing seems worth
while are probably less to blame than
your digestion.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14

The mole is perhaps the greediest of all
animals. If deprived of food for sin
Gle day il dies.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14
POSTAL sAvINGs-BANKs.

GENERAL MEYER has nm.
nounced his intention to recommend to Con
gress the passage Of a law to permit the
post offices to receive the small savings of
the people. His plan provides for paying 2
per cent interest on deposits, lending the
money to national banks AT Oh ner cent
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14

You can't realize how little money
there Is in So bill until you break 1t.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14

Should be in every home. Ask your
grocer for it. Large . OF. package only
cents.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14
COUNTRY BOYS IN CITIES.

HE COLUMBUS sun is preaching the usual
sermon TO boys Of the country and small
towns. advising them to stay away from the
cities, and that they are far better off in
rural communities than by tempting for
tune in the more congested centers of pop
ulatiOn II Is the same old sermon nrao ehad
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14
TIED TO A CHAIR.

Unable 10 Move About on Account
of Kidney Troubles.
Mrs. Anna Beebe, River and Monroe
streets. AnoKa, Mimi, saws: 81 had 70
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-14
PLEASANT SUMMER.

Seventeen countries in Europe have
100000 goats.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-07
COLORADO SENATE
EXPELS MEMBER

DENVER, Feb. s.-Senator Richard
w. Morgan of Boulder County, Re-
publican, was expelled from the State
Senate this afternoon by q vote of %
to 1. His expulsion was recommended
by majority of special committee of
the Senate, which found him guilty of
having accepted g. bribe. This finding
was based upon the statement made to
the Senate in March, 1905, by Morgan
himself, who handed to the Secretary
of the Senate $3.50, which. he declared,
had been given him by James NJ. Her
bert and Daniel Sullivan In considera-
tion of his promise to vote for Alva
Adams, Democrat, for Governor in the
Peabody Adams contest When the vote
on the contest was taken Morgan voted
for Peabody. Morgan failed to appear
before the investigating committee
when summoned and was not in the
Senate today when his expulsion was
decided upon
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-07
GUGGENHE| |MS WILL
EXPLOIT ALASKA

VANCOUVER, Feb. 6.-The -Guggen-
helms have secured the railway and
steamship holdings of the White Pass
and Yukon Railway. The news was
brought from White Horse by the
steamer Amur. 1t is also stated that
the Guggenheims may establish
steamship lines between Vancouver
and Skagway The boats will also call
at Seattle. Commenting on the report,
the White Horse Star says:
IF it is true, as reported, that $42,-
900 in freight charges was paid on the
Bear Creek dredge, 1t certainly stands
the Guggenheims in hand to own their
own transportation lines before at
tempting to establish several dozen
dredges in the country.
with local transportation lines in
the hands of the Guggenheims, the
possibility of the local copper fields
and of the entire quartz interests of
Southern Yukon are greater than can
be computed. The Guggenheims had
several experts out for weeks last fall
and if it is true that the railroads
have changed hands there is little
doubt that the reports of these experts
were largely instrumental in stimulat-
ing the purchase. The proposition is a
gigantic one and we believe that the
consummation of the reported deal
would rebound to the interests OF all
the Yukon"
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-07
k|LAUEA'S s LAKE OF
LAVA RISING

HONOLULU. Jan. 30.-The lava fire
center has shifted from the Kona to the
Puma district of Hawaii and Kilauea
is showing greater activity than at any
time during the past thirteen years.
The Kau and Kona flows have subsided.
The pit seems to be filing rapidly
and there is every indication of a con-
tinuation until it reaches the stage
of 1894, when 1t banked up to the top,
like dam in a stream. and ran over.
The entire bottom OF the lake or pit is
covered and the hole has filled several
hundred feet. One hole has been blow
ing out lava at an enormous rate. Oc-
casionally the whole mass grows black.
Then the floor breaks up into cracks of
fire shooting from one side to the
other in magnificent grandeur. All over
the floor the fountains have been play
ing and the boulders rising in the air
with each blast.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-07
VOTERS EXONERATE
VALLEJO POLICE
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL


VALLEJO, Feb. 6-By a vote that
was more than three to one against the
passage of amendment No. % at the
charter election held yesterday the peo-
pie of Vallejo showed in no uncertain
terms how strongly they disapprove OF
the charges of graft and favoritism
made against Chief of Police w. t.
Stanford and the entire local Police De-
partment. Not only did the voters de-
clare against the amendment making
the election of the Chief of Police a
part of the organic law of the city.
but they voted to increase the force
and the salaries of the chief and of the
patrolmen and to add the Office of ser
geant to the department.
The campaign over this amendment
was especially bitter, the gambling ele-
ment making a personal fight against
Chief Stanford.
The proposition to make the annual
liquor license s400 and to place it in
the charter so that it could not be low
cred by board of city trustees friend
ly to the liquor men, lost by big vote.
as the people felt that the present or
dinance making the license $400 and
closing the saloons at 1 o'clock should
meet all reasonable demands.
The vote to pay the old claims
against the city incurred in the origi-
nal construction of the water system
fifteen years ago was overwhelmingly
in favor of the creditors of the city.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-07
RoMLING Is SHORT

SALINAS. Feb. 6.-Expert r. r. Al
len, employed to check up the cash in
the possession of j. w. Rowling the
deposed City Treasurer. and the books
of the City Clerk. made a written re-
port to Mayor Renison this morning.
He found shortage of $5281.24.
w. NJ. Vanderhurst has been appoint
ed temporary Treasurer and Collector.
with bond fixed at $40. 900.
Rowling is still confined to his bed.
The United States Fidelity and Guar
anty Company. report here says. will
give the defaultfng Treasurer time to
make up the shortage before taking
steps to prosecute him
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-07
JAPANESE HELPING
CHINESE REBELS

VICTORIA, B. c.. Feb. 6.-Mail ad-
vices from Shanghai state that as re-
suit of an accident at the wharf there
the discovery has been made that arms
and ammunition have been smuggled
through Shanghai to the disaffected
districts where rebellion is in progress.
Chinese newspaper reports that 50,-
900 Mauser rifles and 100000 rounds
of ammunition have been imported into
China from Japan by the revolutionary
party.
\ DR.. Sunyat, who is one of the prime
movers of the rebellion. is at Toxic and
is said to be the head of the rebel
junta there, with agents in the United
States and Chinese treaty settlements.
Vernacular Chinese newspapers state
that boxes of arms are being imported
labeled books"
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-07
JUMPS INTO THE BAY AND
SAVES LIFE OF YOUTH
Harry Mitchell, an Employe at Mare
Island, Heroica1ly Rescues Frank
Potter From Drowning

VALLEJO. Feb. 6.-Harry Mitchell, a
young employe of the Mare Island navy
yard. was the hero of a daring rescue
from the waters of the bay this after
noon. He saved the life of Frank Pot
ter, son of a well-known local capital
ist.
Potter lost his balance from boat
near the Mare Island side of the straits
and had gone down. the second time
when Mitchell heard his cries for help
and jumped overheard to save him.
Potter nearly carried Mitchell down
with him in his struggles. When the
men were taken from the water they
had been carried far down the stream
and were exhausted.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-07
GET CONTRACT ON
HOBART BUILDING

The contract for cleaning out the Ho-
bart building has been let to the Lilley-
Thurston Company of this city, and the
former home of the Postal Telegraph
Company and the land department of
the Southern Pacific Company will
either be remodeled or torn down en-
tirely and a new building of the sky
scraper order erected in its place. A
thorough examination will be made of
the structure. 1t is believed that the
present walls are strong and that the
building can be made anew on its old
architectural lines. The front of the
building. side walls and rear are prac-
tically undamaged.
1t is understood that the Postal Tele-
graph Company and/ the Commercial
Cable Company desire to lease the low
er floor and part of the first floor of
the building to maintain their central
offices there, as before the fire.
The San Francisco call., 1907-02-07
RAIL ROAD | LOBBY
DEFEATS BILL
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL

RENO, Feb. 6.-The bill known as
the Boyd act, providing for the
subpenaing of the officials of any COM
pany doing business In the public
utilities in Nevada, was defeated In the
upper house by vote of 10 to z.
The defeat of the measure came as
a great surprise to it's supporters. for
the reason that those who framed ii
had been assured of the support OF a
substantial majority. Several of those
who voted against the measure had
given their word that they would vote
favorably for It,
During the entire term of the Legis-
lature, when it was known that some
action was to be taken to relieve the
State of its present railroad burden.
there has been powerful lobby on
hand. and the negative voters. have
been unable to give satisfactory ex-
cuse for their betrayal of trust.