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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-07
CHAPTER XVI.

Madame Midas was not by any means
Of nervous temperament, yet ever since
the disa ppearance of her husban. she was
a prey TO a secret dread, which, reacting
on her nerves, rendered her miserable.
Had Mr.. villiers only appeared she would
have known how to deal with him, anG
done so promptly, but it was his absence
that made her afraid. Was he dead? If
so, why was his body not found; if he
was not dead why did he not reappear on
the scenef
Are my troubles never going to end?'
she said to Selma on the night of the
Meddlechip ball, as she passed restlessly
embittered the whole of my life, and now
he is stabbing me in the dark
LET the dead past bury its dead"
quoted Selma, who was arranging the
room for the night.
"Pshaw." retorted Madame, Impatient
~, walking to the French window at the
end of the room and opening it; 'how
do you know he is dead? Come here, Sc
Iina," she went on, reckoning to the old
woman, and pointing outside to the gar
den bathed in moonlight; Il have always
a dread lest he may be watching the
house. Even now he may be concealed
yonder" pointing down the garden.
you've left the window open," reLark-
ed Selma, looking at her mistress, ''and e
you are nervous it will not make you feel
SAFE"
Madame Midas glanced at the window.
ats so hot" she said, plaintively, 81
will get no sleep Can't you manage to
fix it up, so that l can leave it openY
"I'll try" answered Selma, and she un-
dressed her mistress and put her to bed,
then proceeded to fix up kind of burglar
trap. The bed was four-posser, with
heavy crimson curtains, and the top was
pushed against the wall, near the window.
The curtains Of the window and those of
the bed prevented any draught blowing
in: and directly in front of the window
Selma set a small wood table, so that any
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-07

Daughter of Charleston Business
Man MysterfousIy Lost.
Miss Esther johnson, daughter of
Charles Johnson. a wealthy Charleston
business man, has strangely disappeared
and police departments of a number of
cities have begun work on the mystery.
Miss johnson wrote her father from Man
son, Wis. that she would arrive home
Jan. 3. The Manson authorities advised
Mr.. johnson that his daughter left that
place for Charleston on Jan. 3. Since that
time no trace of her has been found
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-07
DEroRr CIRCUS EMPLOYEES.

Peru and Logansport Trying 10 he
Rid of Objectionable Men.
Fifty animal trainers and other circus
employees of the Hagenbeck shows, who
were released on arrival in Peru, where
the show consolidated with another cir
Gus, were shipped to Logansport by the
Peru police. The men were promptly ar
rested and deported befor daylight. Each
man was given printed tag reading !:
Returned with thanks. not available.
city of Logansport-" Police commission
ers ordered the men returned to Peru on
the ground that they came from city
where an epidemic of typhoid is alleged
to exist.
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introduced handkerchief.

Ladies who find the dainty mouchoir
such an Indispensable bit of finery are
probably not aware Of the fact that the
handkerchief was not used In polite
society until the Empress Josephine
made it fashionable. She carried a
handkerchief and held it before her
mouth to hide her bad teeth. The
Queen Of Italy is said to have the hand
soonest handkerchief In existence,
which is valued at $4,000. 1t took
three women more than five years to
makSit.
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Why Ii Fniled.

Mrs. Tom l.. Johnson, wife of the
mayor of Cleveland, takes a great in.
terest in the domestic science school
which she helped found in that city.
and tells the story of young bride
who wanted to have sponge cake for
dinner, but informed her husband that
the cake was a failure, as the druggist
sent "the wrong kind OF sponges'
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Gone Back to Good Old Names.


II was looking over the society col
umn Of my newspaper" said a lady OF
the old school to the New York CORE
spondent OF the Cleveland Plain Dealer,
"and it did my heart good to see how
people have returned to the good old
habit Of giving their girls names that
stand for dignity. poetry and the ira
dltlons of our race.
There was not Sallle, Mamie, or
a Nellie in the list. In one announce
ment of reception given by a mother
on the coming out of her daughter
there was one Dorothy, one Alice and
one Eleanor. two Helens. one Augusta,
one Elizabeth, and. thank heaven for
1t one plain, lovely and old-fashioned
Mary. There was Lucy, a Jane, an
Agnes and three or four Ruths. II
seemed to me. almost, as IL / were
reading a social roster of the respecta-
bic days OF forty years ago."
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Eat Carrots and Onions.

Some one suggests that II you want
to have a good complexion a good be-
ginning is to eat carrots and onions.
In fact, It Is very fashionable to eat
onions nowadays. and the very plel'eian
vegetable appears i'm most unexpected
places. If one eats them, however, ii
is lust as we'll to go into retreat for
some time afterward, as no specific has
been discovered that Will lessen the
evil effects in the way of odor.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-07
Wbat a woman Can Do.

an, is homely adaptation Of we'll
known phrase, and Mrs. W. c. III.
Keogh of the Chicago School Board
has proved this by unwilling the Sc
crets of some of the women connected
with the schools who have been using
the children to further their pet po-
litical schemes, and now the ladies will
have to fight the matter out them
selves.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-07

A lady fell over brick pile in In
d:anapolis the other day and no dam
age resulted except in the loss of the
lady's hat, which was ruined by the
mud into which 1t fell. The brick pile
was i'm position owing to negligence of
city workman, and the city attorney,
hearing about it, called on the lady.
and to avert damage suit insisted on
buying her new hat This is prob
ably the first time city ever bought
hat, and it is good thing for ladies
in other cities to remember that TO fall
over city's brick pile may bring like
results
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Paint. I'm Ironfng.

If your wax has given out and the
starch sticks to the irons, try kerosene
Put a little of the oil on cloth and
rub the hot iron over it few times
This will keep the starch from stick.
ing. and removes any dirt that may
have collected on the bottom or side
of the irons, which often soils the
clothes. AS so little oil is used, there
ic M dcnOpr
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-07

Nettfe Carter stand. Too Near stove

Neftfe Carter Stands Too Near stove
and Her Dress IEnftes.
Nettie, the S-year-old daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. Perry Carter. six miles from
Columbus. while in the Center school
house, Harrison township. stepped too
near the stove and her dress caught fire
from live Goals on the hearth The dress
was blazing before the girl realized the
danger, and she ran wildly about the
room, while the children fed. Meanwhile
the teacher seized an overcoat and smotb-
cred the flames. The Carter girl was
terribly burned about the shoulders and
back, and physicians say she cannot re-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-07
whnt Mothers May DO.

At meeting of the Mothers Club
in Chicago the other day one OF the
members said that each mother should
tell her child all about her own child
hood and that in this way there would
In few generations be connecting
links with the past. Happy is the
child whose mother takes the time to
fell such stories.
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Indiana
State News


~~cS-s~~>S~~o~~S~~~S~~
PAYS $4,000 TO HONOR GHOST
Man Leaves Money To Church Pro-
vfding Spirit Shall BE Trustee.
The filing of the will OF George W.
Deffenbaugh. one of the wealthiest citi-
zens of Howard county, and the contest
of his heirs against the Swedenbo-g
church have developed the fact that Mr.
Deffenbaugh's will. which gave the church
$4,000. contained the strar &c provision
that his spirit was to- be elected member
of the board of trustees and should be
allowed TO attend all of its meetings. The
will gives details for the government OF
the church. and appoints two of the tesla
tors sons on the board of trustees OF
which his spirit is to be a member The
will is being contested on the ground that
Deffenbaugh was insane.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-07

simple and homely cure after
day of excessive fatigue. especially
when the business of shopping or sight
seeing has brought on nervous head
ache in addition to feeling of lassi-
tude, Is 10 hold the feet in mustard
and watei for the space of some ten
or fifteen minutes, this having the eff
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-07

Some of the new rings seen ABROAD
have little chains attached to them,
from which bangle the jewel, instead of
being set In the usual way. Silver
rings are also very fashionable for men
and women as well, the old serpent
rings and other little finger silver rings
of a generation ago being revived.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-07
feet OF drawing the blood AWAY from

feet OF drawing the blood away from
the brain, and, in fact, resting the en-
tire body. The fresh air. method Is
likewise exceedingly popular among
many women, and has been found most
efficacious. This consists in resting
with the feet up for twenty minutes or
half an hour beside the open window,
taking deep inhalations through the
nostrils from time to time, and ecspell-
ing the breath slowly and evenly.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-07

A Partisan, on returning from q
months holiday, examined his cooks
accounts. But you have put down my
expenses for the time l wasn't here"
he said.
Eyes, sir" said the cook, "but you
see one more or less doesn't really
make any diference."-Nos LoislrA
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-07

A writer in a Philadelhia paper
thinks that the time is ripe for a
new word that will mean either man
or woman, and he suggests 'hu" as the
word, the first syllable of the word hui
man. Several years ago they tried
to make such a word at the chautau-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-07
Snnaled His Rest.

Green-I ate a piece of mince pie for
breakfast last Sunday. But never again
for yours truly.
Brown-What was the result?
Green--I had nightmare In church
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-07
pua. and the word decided upon was

qua, and the word decided upon was
"thon-" 1t even went so far that no.
tees were given, in which the word
was used, of entertainments and so on,
and it was used in the periodical pub
lished. 1t died natural death, how
ever, as there is no necessity for any
such word, as the man from Philadel-
phia seems % think.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-07
A Cure Needed

Mrs. Nexdore-Ive been thinking of
having my daughters voice cultivated.
Would you!
Mrs. Knox-By all means, if you
have tried every other remedy-Phila-
delphia Ledger.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-07

'He has such smiling countenance."
what? The mans face Is a regular
sight. What with the rum blossom
and"
swell, It's his continual smiling that
has made his face that way."-Phila-
delphia Press.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-07

Yucaus Raney and C. T. Miller. sta
tionary engineer and fireman, while max
ing repairs on battery of boilers at the
plant of the Mutual Heating Company Of
Terre Haute, were caught in pit which
suddenly filled with scalding water from
the boilers. They were fatally injured
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-07
...xn., sxmn,,aed spe,,xnp

Five girls in a fashionable boarding
school have formed a society to pro-
test earnestly against the new spelling
They sign themselves Alysse, Mayme,
Grayce, Katheryne and Carrye.-Smart
Set.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-07

John p. Walker. county treasurer at
Evansville whose books are being exam
med for an alleged shortage, resigned and
was succeeded by Otto Klauss- Mr.
KLAUS is the treasurer-elect, but would
not take Office for a year under the In
diana law. No statement as to the extent
of the shortage is known, but rumor puts
II at $6O,OOG.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-07

around the crown and ending with two
long looped bows in the back A sill
yer buckle identifies the front of the
hat. while two big yellow roses each
side of the front chiffon loops lend
character to the ensemble.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-07

Even If you do good thing well.
you will hear more complaints than
compliments.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-07
BROTHERS DROWN UNDER ICE

Younger Breaks Through and Elder
Dies Trying 10 Save Him.
Charles and James Harrison, brothers.
aged 20 and 81 years. were drowned while
skating. The bodies have been recovered
The young men were sons Of Mrs. Anna
Harrison of Prairieton. The younger man
broke through the ice, and in an effort to
save his brother, James lost his life-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-07

Does a goOdy-good man like to see an
other man In trouble. or Is he grieyed2
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-07

Fabulous Prices Are Asked for Land
Near In Porte.

Near La Porte.
Intense excitement has been caused by
the striking of rich coal veins on the
Miller farm. east of Mill Greek. The lans
is .ow held at a fabulous value and ex-
perts have been called TO make examina-
tons. Coal in paying quantities has not
heretofore been, found in northern In
diana.
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PAYS $4,000 TO HONOR GHOST
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-28
CHANGE oF HEART.

Sweet Girl hope you viii call
again, Mr.. Coolhead.
Mr.. Coolhead lnew admirer)-
Thank you, I should be delighted to
call very soon again. II were sure
OF finding You at home.
"Oh. I'm nearly always at home;
but-let me see it won't do for you
to call Tuesday evening for that is the
night Of the home mission meeting:
and Wednesday night the Emperor s
Daughters meet; and Thursday the
Blue Ribbons have a most important
session; and Friday is the monthly
meeting Of the Dorcas club; and Sat
urday the Browning elub-Really.
hardly know what day 70 set; but
Undo you expect to belong to
those societies alwaysl"
"Oh, yss. indeed; I'm a life member
Of them all
"Er--I should like TO call again
soon. but this Is our busy season, and
I shall be confined very closely to the
ONCE for several months Gond even
Ing. Y. Weekly.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-28

faf me- anE though rm crazy about
ik Jim Weed was greet hand for
caGee-
NoW. how would you Ike this
collar finished on? You might hava q
little narrow edge Of black velvet
Biack-even q touch-gives such char
acter to q costume. 4 see they are
wearing a dash on most Of the French
creations. + make 1t q point 70 keen
course that's part Of my busi-
ness. Did you know that mr. and Mrs.
Judge Gillsiey aren't getting along
very wen together? Yes, I know quite
lot about EN-. Mrs Gillsley's an
awful nice little woman. Makes quite
one of the family Of me. The judge,
though, never has much to say. He's
a queer sort Of a man. Why, if you
want to have It tucked, I guess we've
got goods enough. OF course I never
gossip from house 10 house-but I
know you can be trusted with any
thing. Did | tell you about Kittie Ty-
son? Oh. / guess ] better not! Well
if you promise not to ever breathe it
that I told you--"
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porter points up in the air and says:
Madame, your eagles nest is ready
far up the mountain side"
The sleeping car l butted into
few nights ago was crowded from
cellar to attic and everybody present
bumped into everybody else, and when
they weren't humping into each other
they were over in a corner some
where biting their nails.
While the porter was cooking up an
attack of insomnia | went out in the
smoking room to drown my sorrow.
but l found such bunch Of sorrow
killers out there ahead Of me that
had to hold the comb and brush in my
lap and sit on the towel rack while I
took little smoke.
Did you ever notice on your traav-
els that peculiar hog on the train
who pays two dollars for a berth and
always displaces eight dollars worth
Of space IN the smoking car?
If he would bite the end Of a
piece Of rope and light up occasion
ally It wouldn't be SO bad, but nix on
the smoke for him.
He simply sits there with face
like a fish and keeps George Nicotine
and all the rag burners from enjoy
ing a smoke.
If ever a statue is needed Of the
patriot Buttinskl l would suggest a
model in the person Of the smokeless
smoker who always travels in the
smoking car.
Two busy gazabos were discussing
politics when I squeezed into The
smoker on this particular occasion,
and I Judge they both had lower
berths. otherwise their minds would
have been busy with dark and person,
al fears Of the future.
When I left the smoker the smoke
less hog was occupying two and a hall
seats and was now busy breathing in
some secondhand cigarette smoke
which nobody seemed to care for.
How do / reach my Alpine bunga
iow?" I said to the porter, whereupor
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-28
aRsaehsd for My Fss..s

he laughed teethfully and hit me on
the shins with 3 stepladder
The spectacular gent who occupied
the star chamber beneath my garret
was sleeping as noislly as possible.
and when started up the stepladder
he began to render Mendelssohn's OBJ
ligato for the trombone in the key
Of G.
Above the roar OF the train from
away on ia lower No. faintly 1 could
hear an answering bagle CALL
climbed up prepared for the worst
and in the twlakiirs Of an eys the
porter removed the atepladder and
there I was. sitting on the perlions
edge Of my pantry shelf with nothing
10 comfort me save the exhaust ct g
professional Gnorer.
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-28

so l put both feet on 1t and began to
step down.
Alas. however. the moment put my
weight on it my stepping-stone gave
way and / fell overheard with a splash.
How dare you put your feet on my
head?" yelled the man on the ground
floor of my bedroom.
Excuse mel it felt like something
wooden I whispered. while I dashed
madly for the smoker,
From that day to this / have never
been able to look q Pullman car IN the
face. and whenever anybody mentions
an upper berth to me lose my
presence Of mind and get peevish.
II you have ever been there your.
self l know you don't blame mel
Do you?
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This is the happlest time In girls
life. ! hope he Will think as much
Of you 10 years from now"
when you get all dressed up Ia some
Of these and float downstairs. It'll
make a sensation, III bet Yes. had
a light blue dress on the first time
Jim ever saw me. couldn't wear
blue now. but It used to be very be
coming to me. little thought then
that I'd be shaving on some one else's
light blue dress.
III you think OF it and have time.
Miss Wheaton. / wish you'd send me
sostal with a View on # Of the place
you're stopping at. It's nice to be
young and goin'
WHAT Time for lunch already
was feeling rather faint. but ] didn't
know what vas the matter with me.
Guess / was hungry. Shrimp salad
I'm very fond Of It. And strawberries
aad creami That's one reason / like
to come here. You always have such
good things to eat. And IT'S nor that
way everywhere so. Yes. ] VIII
have soma tea. II It won't .e too much
extra trouble. Too much eeRea ls bad
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MRS. WEEDS---SL PER DAY---TRY HER

does that clock say nine o'clock ?"
demanded Mrs. Weed, reproachfully,
rs If the deceitfulness Of clocks was
past her understanding. why / left
the house just as 1t was striking eight,
which would allow me enough time to
get here in plenty Of time-though /
did miss one car Maybe my clock was
wrongful see about getting 1t fixed.
Why, since you insist, | might take
a cup OF coffee, Mrs. Rogers. That's
one reason l always enjoy sewing here
more than plenty 10 eat. It's not
that way everywhere / go. You'd be
surprised at things ! could tell about
people who hold their heads way up
higher than door YOU either.
~stili, can keep my mouth shut
and say nothing, as / always say to
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After about eve minutes devoted lo
g. parade Of an my sins I began to try
rs extract my personality from my
coat. but when i pushed my arm no FRI
the air 10 set the sleeve loose uy
hnuekles struck the hardwood finish
and I feil backward o~ the castiron
pillow, breathing h0arsely ike a busy
jack rabbit
! waited about ten minutes while
my brain was bobbing back and forth
with the excitement Of running Atty
miles an hour over q careless part Of
the country. and then l cautiously
tried to approach my shoe laces.
SAY If you're a man and weigh in
the neighborhood of 225 pounds. most
Of which is in the region Of the equa-
tor, you will appreciate what it means
to lie on your back IN an upper berth
and try to get your shoes off.
And this goes double for the man
who weighs more than 225 pounds
Every time | reached for my feet
to get my shoes off, | bumped my
head of. and the more bumped my
head of the less I got my shoes OF.
and the less | got my shoes off sne
more ! seemed to bump my head off.
SO / decided in order to keep my head
on had better keep my shoes on also.
Then | tried to divorce my sus-
penders from my shoulders, but just
as | got the suspenders half way over
my head I struck my crazy bone on
the rafters, and there was, suspended
between heaven and earth, but pray
ing with all my heart for bottle Of
arnica.
Then I decided to sleep as nature
made me, with all my clothes on, in
cluding my rubbers
So | stretched out, but just then the
train struck a curve and went up in
the air till the ceiling hit me, and
tnen l bounced over to the edge Of
the precipice and hung there, trem
bling on the verge.
Below all was dark and gloomy, and
only by the hoarse groans Of the
snorers could / tell that the Pullman
company was still making money.
Luck was with me, however, for just
then the train struck an in-shoot
curve which pushed me to the wall
and | bumped my head so completely
that fell asleep.
When | woke up small package o.
daylight was peeping into the car, SC
I decided to descend from my cup
board shelf at once
| peeped out through the aluminium
curtains, but there was no sign of th'
colored porter and the stepladder wal
invisible to the naked eye.
The car was peaceful now with thu
exception Of a gent in lower No. 4
who had strangle hold on Beetho
ven sonata and was beating thl
cadenza out Of It.
made a short prayer and con
cluded to fall out, but just then on
of my feet rested on something solil
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-08-28

Six glasses Of water are to be taken
during the day for digestion's sake.
Though rather a bother az first. like
keeping the run oi medicine time e
easily becomes a habit. Next in i'm
portance is The cold showey bath.
which should invariably follow the hot
bath Besides lessenine the dauger Of
taking gold. It Is "a easy meaas Of ob
l8lning the healthy circulation so nee.
esaafY to color the cheeks and lina.