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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-28
RUSHING ON TO DAMNATIoN.
Gypsy" Smith Decries Degeneracy
of American Church.

America is rushing on toward
damnation. The churches are becom-
ing more and more worldly. The
church parlors are being desecrated
by dances and card parties and pray
er meetings are going out of date
In this manner Gypsy" Smith, the
English evangelist, who stirred Chi
cago by his meetings a few weeks
ago, gave the result of his observa-
ton of American churches during his
evangellistic tour of the country al
the annual banquet of the Young
Mems Congregational union at Me-
dinah Temple, 293 Dearborn avenue
last Tuesday night He declared that
the churches were far more worldly
than at the time of his visit to this
country ten years ago and said that
halt n ust be called Urging that
the churches be purged of the germs
that infest them he made a vigorous
plea for the old-fashioned methods
in religion.
''If you don't see a difference in
your churches, | do" said the evan
ge1ist There is far more worldliness
than there was ten years ago. Thei
the weekly prayer meeting was q
great thing and was attended by hall
the church membership. Where are
the members now? They are play
ing whist-gambling or dancing oil
attending the theater / read a church
notice not long ago which read, "a
progressive whist party will take
place as usual on Friday night, ad
mission so cents | protest that tha
church is not a Lords house but ha:
become an ecclesiastical refrigerat
or.
Il read in one of your papers tina
some of your ladies have been visit
iting the red light district and tha
they we're told by keeper of on,
of those brilliantly lighted hellhole.
that the girls who go there are train
ed in dance halls theatres.
"And yet you are having you
dances in your church parlors. Wher
your churches are given up to tina
purpose you may write on the door
that glory has departed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-28
Against Special Pension Bills.

President Roosevelt has decided to
put his foot down firmly on the spec
ial pension business. He thinks that
it is being carried to a ridiculous ex-
treme by congress Recently he said
to some callers at the white house:
eff were to hew TO the line of
my own ideas on the subject | would
reto all of the special pension bills
that are put up to me during the re-
mainder of the session, but | shall
probably indorse these and adopt a
new policy at the beginning of The
next session"
1t is believed by those who are best
acquainted with the bent of the exec
utive mind that the president in his
next regular message to congress
next fall will serve notice on the leg
islative branches that the custom of
passing special pension bills must
cease except in extreme cases.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-28
Burned to Death.

Rose Austin, aged four years, was
burned to death at Laporte, last
Wednesday night She was left in
the care of two children younger than
herself and when the mother return
ed after a brief absence, she found
the child's dead body. Portions of
her body were burned to crisp.
Her clothing had caught fire from a
stove. In her dying agony she pos
sessed sufficient presence of mind to
save the two infants from a similar
fate.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-28

A home can be had on easy terms
at Dalhart, Texas, and no waste land
but every acre can be plowed. Finest
quality soil, choicest of fresh water
AN ideal climate, abundant rainfall
and last but not least inhabited with
a people Ike those of Marshall coun-
Ity, in fact ali are made up of north.
'ern and eastern farmers. Not a col
'ored person in the county of Dallam
and Dalhart the county seat is only
about years old and has a popuIa-
ton of 37OO people and land equal to
any $50 land and can be bought from
SO to SIS per acre.
1.-THE LIE. l& w. will run an, ex-
cursion,. Tuesday, March. 5th, includ-
ing free sleeper on down trip, for
$4,000. Take your lunch basket and
go. Don't say in years TO come,
saw this opportunity but did not act
VIZ o4i - John R. Jones.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-28
Making an American.

By singular coincidence the New
York Herald, on Lincoln's birthday.
published the story of Henry Cohen.
little Russian boy who, under adj
verse circumstances, is doing what
Jacob Riis and thousands of other
foreign-born immigrants to this
country have done-making himself
into an American
Henry Cohen is ten years old, Two
years ago he was orphaned in the
Jewish massacres at Kopla and sent
by an uncle, with other refugees, to
this country. The man who brought
him over abandoned him in New
York city, and the public knew moth
ing of him until the 18th day of Feb
ruary, 1907. Then a man found him
sleeping in a hallway and took him 20
the police station as a vagrant. His
intelligence and cleanliness attracted
the attention of the police sergeant,
who by kindly questioning elected
this story:
After finding himself alone in New
York, he spent the warm months
sleeping at night on the benches in
Seward Park, and by assisting at the
bath houses in the day time found
opportunity to keep clean and earn
his food. When the cold weather
came he slept in Railways, lying
down after the people had retired
and getting up before they awakened
He found place where, by assisting
a bootblack in cleaning up saloon
he could get his breakfast and a
chance to wash up He found his
way into the public schools, and
through this winter has also attend
ed the free lectures given evenings
by the school board. The police SER
geant had on his desk list of these
lectures, and by questioning found
that the lad knew the name of the
l. tSSiui Sio diu SOuiu give SOOu syn
lopsis of each lecture he had attended
The boy has now been placed tenn
porarily with the Society for the Pre-
vention of Cruelty to Children If he
lives he will be heard from hereafter
Is not this boy of the same type a:
Abraham Lincoln, the foremost
American? Lincoln was only hall
| orphaned, and found a sympathetic
helper in his step-mother. But there
was the same courageous, uncem-
planning endurance of hardships, the
same untiring, persistent determine
ton to obtain an education, the same
sturdy independence and resolute en-
deavor.
DR.. Kidd, an English clergyman
and college professor, in book EMIT
led Christian Evolution" maintain:
that the hope of western civilization
is to be found in the opportunities i
gives for the lowliest to take the
place of the highest. The ancient civ
ilizations of Egypt, Assyria, Persia
| Greece and Rome had no such pro
vision; therefore. when luxury, vice
and self-indulgence destroyed the
higher classes there were none to re
place them ard those nations perish
| ed.-South Bend Times
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-28
New Telephone Toll Line.

twenty-five men are at work in the
vicinity of Plymouth, putting in poles
for a new indepedent trunk telephone
toll line from South Bend to Logans-
port. The line is to be an outlet for
the southern part of the state into
Chicago, to which place the line will!
be continued. Local companies will
hang their wires on the poles of this
new line. The line will make connec-
tions with this part of the state and
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Vidette.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-28
A Dearly Bought Victory.

If it is true that corruption fund
of $4,000 to defeat the high license
bill was raised and applied, the vic
tory won by the opponents of that
measure will prove the dearest one
ever achieved by any element in In
diana. The demand for more equit-
able distribution of public burdens
VIII become intensified by such meth
DDS. No special interest has right
TO impose upon others burdens that
the nature of their business imposes
upon the community-South Bend
Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-28
Gentry in South Bend.

John R. Gentry, the dog and pony
show magnate and one of the famous
Gentry brothers, may locate in South
Bend The Tribune says he is en-
deavoring to secure proper upon
which to erect a hotel, theatre and
training quarters for his animals
How successful he will be is not
known at this time as he may not be
able to secure a desirable location
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-28

~ County Clerk Rasor of Kosciusko
county, will not recognize other de-
cisions in regard to prospective brides
not being compelled to come to the
clerks Office when marriage license
is desired AS long as he is clerk he
says the brides must accompany the
erooms and both must answer ques-
tons as provided by law on the sub
ject Of granting licenses.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-28
Homes in Texas.

Take a trip to 'Dalhart,n Texas and
secure you home while lands worth
$50 to $50 per acre can be bought to-
day for $40 to SIS per acre
Investigate for yourself and see il
what those who have gone and re-
turned say is not true. Excursion by
the way of L. f. & w. Tuesday
March 5th Will you go and learn to
know what now to you is only hear
say?
VIZ John r. Jones.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-28
Texas Lands in Great Demand.

Tuesday. March sth., our third cal
Will leave Plymouth BY the way ID
the L. E. & w. for dDafhart, Texas
Fare $1,000 for round trip, including
free sleeper on down going trip.
Those who just returned are de-
lighted with the country and many
,have purchased land and are arrang
ing to locate there in the near future
Now go and see for yourself. Nc
change of cars till you arrive at Dial
hart, Texas.
VIZ John R. Jones.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-28
Thrashes Three Preachers.

John Cotrell, saloon keeper at
Lapel, Ind, who was put out of bust
ness on the seventh of this month
by circumstances, met the three min
listers who had forced him out of
business, and, after giving eaci- OF
them severe drubbing. secured Z. rig
and escaped before he could be plac-
ed under arrest by the town marshal
Cotrelrs saloon, which was closed
up, was the last in Lapel
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-28

To feel strong, have good appe-
tite and digestion, sleep soundly and
enjoy life, use Burdock Blood Bitters,
the great system tonic and builder.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-28

The Oklahoma constitutional con-
vention has left the jim Crow car
out of the Oklahoma constitution
The Guthrie meeting will leave some
thing for the Oklahoma legislature to
do, after all.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-28

Senator Bailey of Texas, says he is
abundantly indicated. As the legis-
lature closed his case almost without
investigation very few people would
have known of his vindication if the
senator had not told them. Even now
there are many who do not believe it
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-28

E. H. Hartman, on the witness
stand before the interstate commerce
commission in New York artfully
lodged questions regarding his pri-
vate profits in the enormous initiation
of stock of the Chicago and Alton
Railroad, but admits that millions of
dollars in new securities were issued
and sold.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-28
THE RICHEST NATION.

You will hasten recovery by TAX
Ing one OF Ayers Pills at bedtime
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-28

Congressman Tawney, chairman OF
the appropriations committee, in a
speech in the house of representa-
tives few days ago, gave warning
that if the proposed budget were not
pared down, there will be deficit
in the treasury of one hundred mil
lions of dollars during the next fiscal
year.
The Washington times., 1907-06-09
y THEATRICAL NEWS AND CHAT OF THE WEEK III
Offerings At the TheaterS

Sardou's famous comedy. ''Divorcons,"
will be The Offering at the Belasco The
alter this week, beginning tomorrow
night, by Edwin Arden and his summer
company. This celebrated play has
been presented in seven different Lam
guages by many great artists since
Sarah Bernhard first appeared in it
some vars ago.
The theme Of the play is divorce, but
divorce is treated from a pure comedy
standpoint A literal translation of the
title means Let US be divorced" This
Is the sentiment of Cyprienne. wife Of
Henri des Prunelles, who tires of mat
rimony after two short years. She con-
cludes that matriinony is a failure be-
cause it lacks the excitement that had
attended her wooing. Her husband no
longer makes the same ardent love that
he did before marriage. She finds the
excitement she longs for in the at
tachment of her handsome cousin, Adhe-
mar. When the husband learns Of this
affair. he calmly calls in the cousin and
tell his wife by all means to get d.
vorce and marry Adhemar. But Cypri-
enne. who is a mass of charming con-
tradictions, changes her mind suddenly.
just as her husband had secretly ex-
pected. She thinks her husband loves
some other woman. And finding that
he is willing to let her have a divorce,
although he is only pretending to do so,
she concludes that she doesn't want a
divorce after all BY thus Intentionally
arOusingrher jealousy, the husband per-
suades her TO break a dinner engage
ment with Adhemar and dine with him
privately at a hotel. The husband and
wife elude the love-sick cousin and are
reconciled at little dinner. when Adhe-
mar breaks IN with the police.
Mr.. Arden will be the husband, Miss
Herne will be Cyprienne, the wife.
Matinees win be given Wednesday and
Saturday.
The Washington times., 1907-06-09
Program Nlisled
BOStORianPorter

George B. rockingham was enter
tanning a crowd of theatrical mel the
other day in the office Of the National
Theater, telling them some OF his good
stories and some of his many road ex-
periences.
The best story I know" laughed the
veteran Boston comedian. concerns a
colored porter on our special train trav-
cling through the South many years
ago. 1t had been the custom of the
porters to stay in the cars while per-
formances were going on up at the the
ter, but seeing the fellows were having
little enjoyment, 1 ventured the sug-
gestion that they take turn about and
see the shows we were giving. After
considerable argument they agreed. and,
accordingly. the head porter presented
himself at the box office and was given
the best seat In the balcony.
IL happened that the porter was sue
cessful in obtaining ore Of the regular
programs, and, after busying himself
with its general appearance he began
TO read the contents. We were playing
1.-The Serenade," and soon he was lost
In the mysteries OF Act 1. A Rustic WI
lage; Act 2. A Convent: Act g. same as
Act L. etc. After carefully reviewing
the names on the program he was then
prepared to enjoy the performance.
Returning to the car that evening, L
noticed that the head porter had arrived
and had all the berths in readiness.
Knowing that I was through with my
work as soon as the performance was
over, / was somewhat surprised TO see
him back 50 early.
How did you like the show?' I
asked oh, fine came the willing re-
ply. and he said no mere.
Did you know me in the first act?
I asked. 'Yessah. 1 knowd yuh, and
know'd yuh in the second act, too and
with a half-watermelon grin he re-
turned to his berths.
But you didn't know me in the last
act, did your 1 asked again
Didn't stay for the last act re-
piled the porter, cause the program
said: Third act same as act l." so.
havin' seen tn frs act, I didn't stay to
see It agin.'
The Washington times., 1907-06-09
CRANE ON STAR CASTS.

''Ihe star cast" says W. H. Crane,
who certainly ought to- know, sis a
mighty excellent thing for the public.
1t is a good thing for art. The revival
Of The Rivals had an effect which
the managers noticed at once. In seeing
a good and artistic actor playing what
would be considered an Insignificant
part with so much skill that IL stood out
in relief. opened the eyes of the theater-
goers. They saw the necessity of good
companies and hence demanded them.
Managers were forced to exercise mora
care, and to pay more attention to a
man worth as an actor and less to his
salary The strengthening OF companies
Is all due TO the public being educated
10 desire for better things. In doing
this the star cast has Helped the theater.
and the present revival of She Stoops
90 Conquer is bound to increase the
good effect
The Washington times., 1907-06-09

musical taste has been prepared, includ-
ing special request nights, and on the
18th. which is Flag Day. music Of an
appropriate nature, including all the
patriotic airs, will lend an attractive
ness to the occasion.
Included in the free vaudeville will be
Prof PaxnahasilSa's Canine and Bird
Carnival, an act that will prove Of
especial interest to the children.
The usual concerts. both afternoon
and evening. viii be given and new con-
cessiOns have been added.
The Columbia Typographical Union,
No. 101, and Women's Auxiliary will
journey Luna Parlward for the purpose
Of holding their annual outing Tuesday
next. Another contingent from Alex
andria win be the Daughters of Rebecca
Lodge /. o. o. F., who have also Sc
lected Tuesday for their annual excur-
sion.
The Washington times., 1907-06-09
"ARISTocRACY" AT COLUMBIA;
LACKAYE IN ORIGINAL ROLE

The Columbia Theater COMPANY will
tomorrow evening enter upon the sixth
week of it's successful spring season
with an elaborate revival OF ..Arfstoc-
racy," Bronson Howard's keen satire on
modern wealth which is generally re-
garded as one OF the strongest society
dramas that native American author
has yet produced. II is play of strik-
ing situations. brisk and characteristic
dialogue. Wilton Lackaye, who created
the role OF Jefferson Stockton. the Cali
fornia millionaire. in the original pro-
duction at Palmer's Theater, New York,
in 1892, will tomorrow night be seen in
his original role for the first time in
fourteen years in Washington. When
the original company was brought here
in 1893 the cast included, In addition to
Mr.. Lackaye, Frederick Bond. as the
Partisan Due de Vigney Volante with
his singularly Platonic views of life.
William Faversham, as the Vienuese
Prince Won Haldenwald; Edwin Nor
daUnt, Bruce McRae, Viola Allen. as
Virginia; Blanche Walsh, as Diana
Stockton. and Josephine Hall, as Kath-
crime Ten Brock Lawrence. During
the coming week the three latter roles
will be intrusted to Miss HIIda Spong.
Miss Charlotte Walker. and Miss Doro-
thy Hammock Malcolm Duncan will
tomorrow evening rejoin the Columbia
company for his fourth summer sea
son at that theater.
The play deals with the love of a
blase Viennese prince for his wife
young stepmOther. who, though devoted
TO her stalwArt western husband. sue
cumbs for a moment to the fascinations
OF the prince.
The Washington times., 1907-06-09
SHAKESPEARE is TO BE
GIVEN IN ESPERANTO
Gu esti au ne esti-staras
Nun L. demando,"

Nun L. demando,'
WILL soliloquize Hamlet at the annual
Esperanto Congress in Cambridge, Eng
land
He viii continue:
ecu pli nobli estas,
Elporti cluii batojn. ciujn sagojn
De la koierO sorto, au sin armi
kontra la tuta marc da miZeroJ
Kaj sell, Ike la dormo TUT fnis
Doloron de la koro, la mil BATON
HeredOn de la korpo ito estas
Tire desirinda cello, mOrti-dOrmi-
Trankvile dormii Jes sed an1an songi
Jen estas la bariloi Kiaj songo1
Visit pOvas nian mortar dormon
Post Ia forjeto de la teraj zorgoj-
Jen ito min haltigas. ito fars.
Ke la mizerOj teraj longe dauras."
A large audience OF 1000 Esperanto
delegates. including twenty-five different
nationaliues, viii understand exactly
what ne says.
The congress is to be held in August.
and will include religious services for
all denominations. meetings for doctors,
lawyers, scientists, and other specialists.
concerts, balls, and a series Of Shakes
peare's plays.
Twenty delegates will go. from the
seventy-twO Esperanto societies now es-
tabIished in the United States and three
OF these delegates will be Prof. Edwin
X Harvey, OF the Perkins Institution.
and two OF his blind pupils, Harold
Deming and Leon Gibson, boys OF six
teen and seventeen. The two young stu
dents speak the language huently and
will take part IN the concerts OF the con-
gress.
be thrown open 70 the Esperantists and
the University Club has extended hon
orarv membership to the delegates dur
ing their stay.
in the Gould Hall on Tuesday and
Thursday, August IA and 16- THE Tenn
pest will probably be one OF the plays
produced in Esperanto. The scene be
tween Ariel and PTosDerO, where the
sprite Is telling his master that he has
executed his commands and begging for
his freedom. will sound like this:
Arielo.
MAESTRO!
Kompatu min. car mi ia tire fldele
Vim servis-ne mensOgisne eraris
Vim servis senspareme. senmurmure,
Kaj. MAESTRO, vi Promisis de jlenjaro
RADIATION.
Prospero.
Gu. spirito, vi forgcss
FL Kiaj turmentegoj mi win tires?
Arielo.
Neniam.
Prospero.
JesI VT cion nun forgesas
ia sanceligos win trapremi simon
Por mi sur akrs norda vento rajidi
Au win traDusi en- la frostan teron.
Sc tel mi ordonosl vi forgesas.
Arielo.
Neniam.
Miranda and Ferdinand will deserve
great credit for discovering that they
love each other in a conversation like
the following:
Ferdinando.
Matrino mia estus; mi win servu!
Miranda
Gu kiel edo mia?
Ferdinando.
jest pli kore
Oh sklavo jam librere con volts.
Jen Milan mans?
Miranda
kaJ Vi, milan prenu
Kun kero en- gigis ne Tonga tempo.
Adiau nun!
Ferdinando.
Miloble mil adiaui
FerdinRndo kaj Miranda foriras)
Prospero.
Min ito ne gojigas kiel lin
Per amo jus kapu taju-
Sed plin goja
St Igas min oil clio ain en- vivo-
Nun mia libro devas min konsfIf
Ankorm mi pOr fari mutton havas
re antau Verpes-mango.
The first Esperanto congress. two
years ago. was held in BouIogne, AMI
the second at Geneva At both OF these
assembiages several Shakespeare pro-
auctions were given most successfully.
The Washington times., 1907-06-09
"MIKADO" NATIONALS OPERA
WITH MAGNIFICENT CAST

The presentation announced for the
coming week. opening on next Monday
night, by the Aborn Opera Company at
the New National Theater, Is Gilbert
and SuIlivan's famous success, The
Mikado." which the management prom
lses to stage in a manner unequaled by
any production of this comic opera mas
terpiece in many years.
OF those who have sung their way
into high favor in Robin Hood" and
The Serenade." the ones selected to
remain for THE Mikado'' are EsteIIe
Wentworth, to assume the charming
role Of Yun-Yum; Harold Blake, in the
tenor role of Nanki-PoO: Edith Brad
ford, In the unique character role of
Katisha; Phil Branson, who will be in
his element as the whimsical Mikado;
Huntington May. in the role of Pooh
Bah, and Karl Stall, in the baritone
role of Pish-Tush.
The excellence of the cast will be
completed by the addition of Robert
Lett, comic opera comedian, who has
been seen to good advantage in this city
a number of times before. and Nine.
FuJi-Ko. the Japanese actress, singer,
dancer and pantomimist. who is the first
one of her race to appear IN THE Mi
kado." Mime. Fuji-KO. or Lady Of the
Wistarias, as her name Is translated,
has appeared with tremendous success
all over. the world, It is said. She will
assume the role Of Pitu-Sing. which she
played in The Mikado' with another of
the Aborn organizations in Baltimore a
short time ago.
Mr.. Lett, the other newcomer. made
hits on several different occasions for
nerly In Washington, notably in The
Fortune Teller" The Singing Cir. -
and later with Elsie Janis.
The Washington times., 1907-06-09
Coming Attractions.
DOUBLE BILL PROMISED
BY OPERA COMPANY

One of the most interesting offerings
Of the season by the Aborn Opera Coms
pany at the New National is that an
nounced for next week, when a big
double bill, Gilbert and SuIliYan's comic
opera classic, II. NJ. S. Pinafore" and
Mascagni's masterpiece, "Cavalleria
Rusticana." will be given each evening
and afternoon throughout the week
An augmented orchestra and many ad-
ditional voices. it is promised, will help
make this double bill the banner Offering
OF the summer season. A stronger cast
viii be heard in the double bill than has
appeared in any of the previous operas.
The regular sale Of reserved seats be-
gins tomorrow morning at the box Dice.