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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07

Mrs. Frances Hodgson Burnett has
become editor of the Children's Maya
zine. Mr. Vivian Burnett, her son, has
become manager
The Saturday Review says the fol-
lowing has never been told in print
before: "Ruskin had been inveighing
against 'usury;' bishop of Manches-
ter defended the custom, though of
course not in its worse form. A worthy
acquaintance wrote to Ruskin taking
up arms for the bishop. Whereupon
Ruskin replied: You and the Bishop
of Manchester are dangling over the
pit of he, and you want me to
sprinkle you with rose water"
Limerick compositions are engaging
the versifers of Boston. A prize of
500 is offered for the best finishing
line to ditties such as this:
If you search from Rhode Island to
Maine,
Throughout the whole Yankee domain,
BY day or by night,
What can equal the sight
One week the prize was given to the
person who wrote:
Of maid that is fair but not vain.
The reason for this decision has not
yet been disclosed.
NJ. Henri Rochefort, who has with
drawn from the Intransigeant, is sup
posed to have lain down with a mana
gerial wolf whom he took for a sheep.
The firebrand journalist has escaped
enough intact TO be a welcome addition
to the editorial staff of the Patrie.
Emile Massard, its director, says that
M. Henri Rochefort leaves the journal
which he founded, animated and per-
sonified, for reasons that concern him
and do not call for our approval or dis
approval. We are delighted to place
our columns at his disposition. In them
he may express his opinions with per-
feet frankness.' Under this happy con-
dition NJ Rochefort, II years old
| though he be. has recommended his
| slapdash, virulent daily pamphlets
against men who happen to be in
power"
Miss Elizabeth Robins has written a
| novel to be called 1.-The Convert" 1t
| is story of the woman suffrage move
ment, with the scene laid in London.
Miss Robins is certain to have appre-
ciated the higher aspects of this long
| fight against masculine and feminine
| conservatism. The hysteria in the lob
bies at Westminster last spring was
not confined to the excited suffragists.
| 1t seized most of the critics who scoffed
at the petticoat warriors, as well as
| most of the policemen who faced them.
| The theme of woman's suffrage, though
conducive to emotional alteration
could be made stimulating and vital in
the highest degree 1t served Marcel
Provost for an interesting if rhapsodic
| study, and there is every hope that
| Miss Robins book, coming from the
| better situated sex, will surpass Fred
cirque"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07
Giving Him n Chance.

Mrs Wilson's husband was often
obliged to go to New York on business.
and frequently did not reach his home
until the arrival of the midnight train.
Mrs. Wilson had been in the habit Of
sleeping peacefully at these times with
out fear, but number Of burglaries in
the neighborhood during one Of her
husbands trip to New York had dis
turbed her calm.
On the night Of his return Mr.. Will
son was stealing carefully up the front
stairs. as was his wont on such occa-
sions. so that his wife would not be
Weakened, when he heard her voice,
high and strained.
81 don't know whether you are my
husband or a burglar" came the ex-
cited tones, "but 1 am going to be on
the safe side and shoot, so if you are
Henry you'd better get out Of the
wayi'
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07
Care of Turkeys.

At the Manitoba Station an experi,
ment was made as to the gains by tur
keys confined in pens, as compared
with those that ran at large ThoA
in pens were given all they would ea,
clean Of mixture of wheat, oats and
barley, 2 i Il. In the morning the grain
was fed the turkeys which were not
bu in the evening It was fed whole
IL was noted that the turkeys were ap
parently more fond of oats than of the
other grains, so toward the end of the
fattening period the proportion of this
grain was increased A little grain
was fed the turkeys which were not
confined in addition to the food which
they could gather. The five turkeys in
pens weighed on an average. 655
pounds each at the beginning of the
test. During the forty-two days of the
feeding period the average gain was
4.05 pounds, 6 pounds of grain being
eaten per pound Of gain. The turkeys
running at large also weighed at the
beginning of the test 6.55 pounds each
and made an average gain of 1Ss
pounds. On both cases the greatess
gains were made during the first thres
weeks Of the period. 1t is stated tina.
the penned turkeys when dressed
shrank 5 per cent less than those rum
ming at large and that they were plump
er and were in every way more inviting
in appearance.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07
New Variety Of Red Glover.

A recent Government bulletin gives
accounts of new kinds of clover obtain
ed from Russia. The variety that has
been most promising is that called
Orel. One great advantage OF this type
is that it is hairless Every reader.
moth clover must have noticed the
abundance of hairs. so-called, on the
stem, and the midrib and skeleton of
the leaf. 1t is this hair or fuzz that
renders red and mammoth clover so
exceedingly dusty, and we suspect it is
this that causes K TO turn black and
spoil go readily in bad weather. The
hair furnishes the very best opportu-
mites for accumulation of the fungi
which are the cause of the heating OF
clover hay. One Of the merits of alsike
is that it is smooth like the Orel clover
In most places where it has been
tested this variety yields much better
than any of the native varieties. and
where 1t has failed it has been in COM
parison with varieties of similar ori-
gin 1t has much more leaf growth,
but is about two weeks later, coming
in along after the mammoth clover so
much later, in fact. that it is not easy
to procure seed from the second crop
except north of latitude 43. 1t is not
recommended as a substitute for the
common red or mammoth, but as sup
Elementary to either one, particularly
in sections north and west of the pres
ent limit Of clover growing.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07
WRITE TO FATHER.

/ have been running an engine on the
Nickel Plate r. r. for twenty-three
years. / have been afflicted with a very
bad case of ASTHMA, disabling me
many times from performing my duties
as engineer as long as four weeks at a
time.
Last December 1 was having a very
bad spell when 1 was induced to try
Fathers Lung Elixir. The result was
a very happy surprise. 1t gave me re-
lief inisde of twenty-six hours and in
four days / was back on my regular run
and have been making it ever since. 1
cheerfully recommend this valuable
remedy and urge upon every asthmatic
to at least try one bottle for it will give
great relief almost from the first dose
Sincerely yours. Charles F. Merriett, 62S
Third street, Fort Wayne, Ind.
Price $500. Three bottles for $500.
Fathers Lung Elixir is specifically
adapted for all throat and lung trou-
bles. 1t cures Bronchitis and Consump-
ton in the early stages. Write for par
ticulars and address all letters to Lock
Box No. 219, Fort Wayne, Ind.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07
How to Exferminate Hen Mites.

Some years ago our henhouse was
badly infested with red lice. I will
give my way of getting rid of them,
for think it is good one; at least,
it proved successful. We began by pull
ing out the old roost, which was
nailed against the wall. and then
whitewashed the walls and nests. We
poured some kerosene on the cracks
around the nests. The kerosene will
run along the cracks and kill all the
ice 1t gets on. The floor was covered
with sand. We then put up a hang
ing roost by taking some lath and nail
ing one end to the ceiling and fastened
smother lath that is to be used as the
goOst to the other end with wire.
After you have the roost up, dust the
chickens with powder TO destroy the
ice that are on them. This hanging
roost is very important. Have it far
enough away from the walls SO that
The chickens, when on it. will not touch
The walls. and do not let any chickens
:oost on the nest or anywhere else.
The red lice do not breed on the chick
ems. as the large gray or white lice do.
They lay their eggs in the cracks
around the roost and nests. Most of
them leave the chickens in the morn
ing and 20 on them again at night. In
this way you can quickly get rid of all
the red lice. Even if you only make
che roost you can get rid of the lice,
5or they cannot get on the chickens at
aight. Bnt it will take two or three
months before they Will all starve.
.or they live on one another. If the
loop Is full of red lice the chickens
-Ook sickly. Do not set any hens In
olaces where there are red lice. Move
them after dark to a nest where you
wish them to set They generally set
we'll this way if you keep the nest
dark for day or two. The large gray
or, white lice never leave the hens.
, busting with powder is about as good
as anything to kill them.-Miss Ma
tilda NJ. Sharbaugh.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07
Lower California Is Valuable.

The impression that Lower Califor-
mia, which, it is said, the United
States is seeking to acquire from Mex
leo, is an arid and rocky waste is er-
roneous, says an American who owns
property at San Carlos, near Magda-
lena Bay There are indeed deserts
on the north coast and in the interior,
but the Pacific coast is wonderfully
fertile. The mountains rear their
lofty peaks against a cloudless sky,
the climate is the most delightful to
be found anywhere and it is the hunt
er's paradise. Mountain sheep. mule
deer. antelope, cotton-tail deer, elk,
brown and black bear, mountain lions,
wild goats, wolves, all kinds of game
can be found there in endless guam
tity, and the mountain streams
clear, cold bodies of purest water
contain the finest trout that ever de-
lighted an anglers eye. There are
millions and millions Of ducks-can-
uncommon for one man to bag rs
many as 500 in a single day. Several
rich men of this country who are fond
of hunting have bought game pre-
serves in Lower California and make
annual trips there. l hope, and do
not doubt, that the United States
eventually will acquire the peninsula,
and then the people will learn what a
great and rich country it is
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07


To-day piped my future ma-in-law,
She got aboard my Pullman and she
scared
Three babies into fits the way she
glared.
Rattle my baggage if ever saw
A cracker-box to equal mothers jaw,
A hardwood finish face all nailed and
squared.
She ossified the gripman when she
stared
And me? Well, 1 was overcome with awe.
But, being Pansy's ma, twas up to me
To hand her something pit-a-pat and
swell,
And so l. says, Hello, Queen Cherokee
What no! for Pansy? hope she's feel
ing WE'LL
And ma responds, trife tart but game,
"She minds her bizness-hope you feel the
same
don't think mother picked me out to
win.
To be the steady of her darling child.
She thinks l am a kick-up, something
wild,
And no sweet girl should wear my college
pin.
She thinks I'm some too piffly with my
chin,
And my soft prattle simply gets her
riled
I've lost my keys with her, to put it
mild,
don't belong, because 1 am not In.
Say, how, with such an Iceberg on the
track,
Can | conduct my car to married bliss?
l hoped that i could whistle Pansy back,
And 10! / got frostbte off of this
Id wrastle death for her, I'd fight her
pa
But stab me if I'll syrup to her ma!
Fen as 1 stood with cobwebs in my
tower
A candy vision came and tagged the
Give forty rah-rah-rahs! o joy, o
gloat!
Twas Pansy like fairy in bower
Warbling, Hi, stop the carr" With all
my power
/ yanked the bell. My brain was all
a1oat,
Ny heart cut pin-wheels, stole a base
at throat
Sang "Tammany"-and knighthood was
in flower.
I helped her on. Ny shoes were full of
feet.
l says. flows MAJ" She answers,
Going some"
/ dotted my lid and ventured to repeat
The breeze had put the weather on the
bum.
Then she replied, not seeming sore or
vexed,
at may not be so punk on Sunday next. !"
Wallace Irwin. in Success Magazine.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07
Not a Stranger 10 Her.

The conductor of the Pullman car
had for some time had his eye on the
man who seemed to be fishing for an
excuse TO speak TO the lady across the
aisle The passenger finally left his
seat and took one beside her. and when
they had conversed for few minutes
the lady seemed to be protesting, and
the conductors opportunity had come.
He stepped forward and said
Madam, If this man is forcing his
attentions upon you he must resume
his own seat"
He is not exactly a stranger to me-"
she admitted
But you seemed to be annoyed,
madam"
Il am not exactly ANNOYED, but 1
wish he wouldn't talk to me-"
Il am simply arguing a case ex-
planned the man.
"Yes. but there is nothing to argue.
We have been married and divorced
twice. and now I've married another
man. and we can't be married again
until be dies. Give 1t up, Jimmy-give
1T up and go back to your seat"-Chi-
caCO News
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07
Soil Nlulching.

The soil is protected by mulching,
not only because mulching assists in re-
tanning moisture by preventing evapo-
ration, but also because the covering
supplies moisture in dry seasons by
capillary attraction of the soil, which
gradually brings up moisture at time
when 1t is most needed. There are
many conflicting opinions and theories
regarding the effects Of mulching al
though many of the difficulties may be
traced to the materials used for the
purpose. In its consideration some of
the leading horticulturists maintain
that dry earth is the proper material
of use. it being cheap and more easily
applied. If the material used be ma
! nure, the labor of spreading and re-
moving it is often greater than the
value of the crop. A coating two inch
es upon one acre amounts to about 300
loads, which may cost from S25 to $50
in labor alone, and this sum is still
further increased il the manure IS
worked into the soil, while coarser ma
teTltl. cuCu clidNs itoNCS anu
stalks, must be applied and afterward
entirely removed in order to allow of
cultivation. 1t is claimed In favor OF
dry earth that 1t is an excellent non-
conductor and holds between its parti-
cles a large volume of air, which not
only prevents an attack of frost to a
certain extent. but retards loss of
moisture and heat. Every rain, how
ever, compacts the covering of earth,
forces out the air and lessons the util-
ity of the earth as a mulch. To avoid
this, the farmer must resort to fire.
quent cultivation by stirring up the
soil. 1t is due to its service as a mulch
that dry earth is capable of mitigating
the effects of drought by being fire.
quently loosened by a cultivator, and
for long time this fact, In connection
with cultivation, was not properly con-
sidered; but the value of cultivation is
due to the entrance Of air into the soil,
which Is not only of itself mulch,
but assists in Fastening chemical ac-
ton and tn preparation Of plant food,
while the constant working Of the soil
destroys weeds that would deprive the
growing plants Of food and moisture.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07
(EEE y! g.! fz( e2{{zi}0zl
o. SO 80 sssN>Y go 5ssssss=ssSS

kernels, or the entire head. These
spores are very minute, and are easily
blown about, often adhering to the
kernel before 1t is planted. and when
such kernels sprout the spores also
terminate and send delicate threads
into the young seedlings. These threads
follow the growth of the plant. fill the
head as soon as formed. and there de-
velop a mass of spores instead of kerr
nels. This black mass Is so well known
as to be recognized by every farmer
who has grown grain, but many farm
ers may not be aware of the fact that
every ear of corn containing smut is
menace to the grain crop of next
year. All such stalks should be cut
out and burned on the first sign of
smut, and where oats, barley, wheat
or any small grain is affected seriously
it will sometimes pay to NOW the crop
and burn ii.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07
Chilled for RInod-

The two eminent scientists had differed
In opinion concerning the morphology Of
certain gssteropoid mullusks, and the dis
Vute had become bitter.
They began to indulge in personalities.
You larvivorous chondropterygian :"
exclaimed the distinguished savant with
the cosavo-convex spectacles.
You supervacaneous anfractuosity ="
retorted the equally distinguished pundit
behind the onocle, trembling with rage.
Instantly they sprang at each other,
and nothing but the quickest kind of in
reference on the part of the other emf
nent authorities prevented a tragedy in
high scientific circles.-Chicago Tribune
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07
Fungus Growth ON Grains.

Smut is annoying to farmers, as II
not only causes loss. out compeIs one
to cease using the seed from his crop,
which may be of some valuable variety.
So damaging has been smut on all
kinds of grain that the United States
Agricultural Department has issued
several special bulletins on the subject
The loss Of grain from smut In this
country Is very large, and yet the MAJ
ter has received but comparatively Ill.
tie attention. Smut is caused by miL-
ute parasitic fungi. the spores, or seed
like bodies. which form the black,
dusty mass that takes the place Of the
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07
Meat ms Chick Food.

In a recent report of experiments In
feeding chicks, the Rhode Island Ex-
pertinent Station says: -
The use of the proper proportion Of
animal food will pay handsome profit
through decreased mortality and in
creased weight Of the chicks. In feed
ing, bear In mind that chicks in a
state Of nature spend practically all of
their working hours in search of food,
and that they do aot ill their crops in
ten minutes every two hours Feed
ing should be, as far us the time of
the attendant renders prof able, con
tinuous process. but by - means u
continuous gorge
The experiment which led IN to this
conclusion was with - ubator
hatch of 10 chicks Thes, re sep
arated INFO lots Of about fifty each
and placed in similar brooders. For
thirty days all conditions were kept
alike except rations. Pen 4 was fed a
balance ration of grains. meats and
green food. The chicks grew and
thrived. and not one chick showed
symptoms of digestive disorder. The
deaths amounted to 50 per cent. In
Pen 3 all animal food was withheld
the deaths were % per cent. of which
10 per cent had bowel trouble Pen c
was eed on grain alone. all animal
food and all green food being omitted
from the ration: the deaths were 3d. Z
per cent, of which 96.5 per cent show
ed digestive trouble. In Pen ID all
gram food was omitted; the deaths of
chicks were 63.7 per cent, of which
sos per cent showed bowel trouble.
All the living chicks were weighed at
tae close of the test, and Pen A showed
the greatest average weights for all
breeds
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07

1t is evident, by an anecdote taken
from the London Mirror, that there are
some persons who regard discipline as
IN end end not as a means. Not even
the seed of INSTRUMENTATION had a
chance under the eye Of Sergeant Day.
"'Tention." he cried to his squad.
Quick march Left wheel Halt
Take Murphy's name for talking in the
ranks
'But he wasn't talking" protested a
corporal. who was standing near.
wasn't he?" roared Sergeant Day.
'"Then cross it out and put him in the
glard-room for deceiving me-"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07
Helm Wanted.

She bought device to mix the bread,
And one to stir the cake;
A freless stove and coffee machine
And one to broil the steak.
And into her kitchen, so up-to-date,
It's a pleasure, indeed, to look;
But the family's boarding while she seek.
A machInist who can cook.
-Lippincott's.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07
FAMILY's SKIN TROUBLES.
Eczema, Heat Rash and Scalp Affec-
lions ATfet Different Members,
But Cuticura Cures Them.

Eczema, Heat Rash and Scalp Affec-
lions Ansfet Different Members,
But Cutfcura Cures Them.
'My wife had eczema for five or six
years. Ii was on her face and would
come and go. We thought we would
give the Cuticura Remedies a trial We
did So and she has never had a sign Of
eczema for four years. 1 myself used
Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment
some time ago for falling hair. 1 now
have very heavy head of hair. We
used Cuticura Remedies for our baby,
who was nearly bald when young. She
has very nice hair now. She lis very
fleshy, and we had SO much trouble
with heat that we would battle her
with Cuticura Soap and then apply
Cuticura Ointment, it would dry the
heat up so much quicker than any
thing else. Mr.. II. B. Springmire, 323
So. Capitol Street, Iowa City, Ia, July
16, 1905, and Sept. 16, 1906
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07
Not to BE Wasted.

Ben Cary had near his house 8
swamp, which was a breeding-place for
herds of man-eating mosquitoes. Some
enterprising neighbors, who learned of
the crude oil treatment, went to Ben
and tried to persuade him to extermi-
nate the pests.
"Exterminate emp said Ben. "Noi
much Not much Why. Mis- Cary an
/ just paid thirty-two dollars fol
screening the side PLAYER that she's
ben Fostering me about for years How
we goin' to get any good of it, if we
kill off the skeeters?"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07

Medders who had eaten hearty break
fast of ham and eggs, with the usual evil
denees Of :ile meal on his shirt front and
waistcoat-for Medders was q bit care
less in his feeding LEANED back IN lis
chair with serene satisfaction
WELL" he said, 81 feel better. I'll &C
xcw and order that suit of clothes | have
been intending for the last month or more
to add to my wardrobe"
IF you will take my advice suggest
ed the feminine autocrat of the break.
fast table, surveying him with marked
displeasure, you'll get a pepper and sali
SOFT"
"What for:'
ITO 90 with all that erc."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07

The numerous help" who have "had
had good characters but lost them" are
no worse off than the domestic men
toned in Illustrated Bits, whose search
for employment was hindered by an
untoward circumstance. Said the mas
ter of the house to an applicant:
Cant you find any work at all?"
Plenty, sir; but everybody wants
references from me last employer"
Cant you get them?"
NO, sir. He's been dead twenty
eight years"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07
His Forte.

"Well,' asked the first physician,
"what has that strange patient of
yours got
81 don't know" replied the other,
s'but I'm trying to turn it into typhoid
fever. That's my great speciality, you
know"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07
Mrs. Ellen Nagle. 414 4th street. Green

Mrs. Ellen Nagle, Ala 4th street, Green
Bay, Wis, writes.
II have often heard Peruna praised
and ii is more widely known here than
any other medicine, but l never knew
what a splendid medicine it really was
until a few weeks ago, when l caught
bad cold which settled al over me.
The doctor wanted to prescribe, but
I told him / was going to try Peruna
and sent for a bottle and tried it.
Il felt much better the next morning
and within FIVE days l had not a trace
of any lamenesS or any cough
II consider il the finest cough
remedy"
PERUNA TABLETS Some people pre-
fer TO take tablets. rather than to take
medicine in a fluid form. Such people
c9n obtain Peruna tablets, which repre-
sent the solid medicinal ingredients OF
Peruna
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-11-07
HOW'S This :?

We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward for
any case Of Catarrh that cannot be cured BY
Halls Catarrh Cure.
f. J. CHENEY & co, Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned. have known F. j.
Cheney for the last IS years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions, and financially able to carry
out any obligations made by his firm.
WALDING. KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally,
acting directly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent
Druggists
Take Uall's Family Pills for constipation.