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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11
WHISPERS, HATS AND CANES.
How They Have Figured fin Mans
Various Little Vanitics.

How They Have Figured fin Mans
Various Little vanitics.
An honest history of the beard would,
lay open an undercurrent of petty van
ity in many of the worlds greatest fig
ures. Henry VIII, for instance, shaved
until he learned that Francis l of
France wore beard and then he laid
aside his razors and strops forever-
Even the gentle Sir Thomas More had
a beard which was his joy and his
pride. When he was OH the scaffold
and the headsman was about to lift
the fatal AK Sir Thomas halted him.
saying: wait till l put aside my
beard, for that has committed no trea-
son."
Again there was the celebrated bishop
of Clermont, who was appointed TO that
Office shortly after the council Of Trent
and who precipitately fed his bish-
opric one Easter Sunday morning
rather than suffer the loss of his beard.
What faults of feature in the good bish-
op, n retreating jaw, a fat neck. blub-
Der lips or what not, might have been
revealed through the agency of the scis-
sors and razor we know not, but that
the concealment of such facial flaws
has always beer TO greater or less
degree the motive for the growth of
boards is certain.
In Mexico and other Spanish coun-
tries the hat has for centuries been the
object of mans vanity. The custom
found its origin in the days when the
Hapsburg power was supreme. One
of the most cherished privileges that
the old grandees enjoyed was that of
wearing their hats in the presence of
royalty. The absolute power of their
monarch left them little else to do but
enter into rivalry with one another in
regard to the splendor of their head
coverings.
The gay. conceit spread rapidly
throughout the Spanish dominions and
even to-day characteristic sugar loaf
hats may be found in Mexico for sale
at the astounding price of from 5000
to $1,000 for a single hat. When our
soldiers invaded Cuba and Porto Rico
in 1898 the Spanish style struck their
fancy and most of those who did not
come back to the States in hospital
ships returned with their sedate cam
paign hats transformed into contrap-.
tons with high pointed crowns after
the Spanish fashion.
From the time when man wandered
through the painless forests bearing on
his shoulder a murderous bludgeon
with which to strike down his enemies
the cane has never gone entirely gone
out of fashion.
The modern fop would feel as much
at sea without 1t as did the beau OF
whom Steeles "Tatler" spoke in 1909,
when 1t said that the cane had become
as Indispensable as any other Of his
limbs" and that, with 'the knocking of
it upon his shoe, leaning one leg upon
it or whistling upol 1t with his mouth
he does not know how he should be
good company without it." 1t may be
fiattering to the vanity Of such one
to know that the grotesque knobs and
arabesque heads that he delights in
displaying on his walking stick are lin
cal descendants of the carved baton
that the fools and testers OF the middle
ages welded.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11
Rat. a Co.tIx PIarue

An infallible method OF exterminat-
ing rats would be worth more to the
people of the United States In single
decade than the department of agricul-
turc has cost since its establishment :,
bulletin of the department, just is
sued, declares.
1t says the brown rat is the worst
mammalian pest in existence, and
adds:
IF for each COW, horse, sheep and
hog on the farms of the United States
the farmers support one rat on grain,
the toll levied on the cereals by these
rodents would reach the enormous total
of $100,000,000 a year.
Their prolificness is the chief OBJ
stacle to their determination. III three
litters of ten each are produced every
year, a single pair, breeding without
check and without losses by death, in
three years would be represented by
ten generations and would number co.
1892 individuals. The eleventh gen
GRAFTON, due at the beginning OF the
fourth year, would number over 1OO,-
100000"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11
some Natural History.

F. A. Whitney, of Meeteetsee. wyo.,
4 rich rancher, is greatly interested In
all charities that help children. In a
recent visit to New York he told q
story about little Stun urchin whom
ne had sent on a months vacation into
the country.
"The lad was so ignorant" he said,
that he thought we got mush from
mushrooms and milk from the milk
weed. One morning a woman pointed
70 horse in field and said:
Look at the horse, Jimmy
That's cow the boy contru.
1icted.
"'No,' said the lady, it's horse
"''Tain't. It's cow said the boy
Horses has wagons to em."-New
York Tribune.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11
Peat as Horse Feed.

In Germany the consumption of neat
is constantly increasing. says the Sci
entific American. AS bedding for stock
only the second and third layers are
used. The blocks of peat are dried by
air or In kiln they are then shred
ded by machinery and sieved, after
which they are compressed and packed
in bales by means of Stats of wood and
iron wire.
For fodder only the top layer is used.
1t consists of moss and the fibers of
partially dried parts. The dried peat
is then ground and sifted and mixed
with molasses in the proportion of 20
TO % of peat and 30 to 10 Of molasses.
obtained in the manufacture of sugar
from beets. This product is guaran-
teed TO contain 80 TO 40 per cent of
sugar.
Horses fed with this develop glossy
coats, gain in appetite and are free
from collie Neat cattle are said to be-
come less subject to foot and mouth
disease. The addition of IA pounds
to the daily feed of milcb COWS is said
to increase the daily yield of milk
about 55-100ths OF gallon.
In the province of Hanover from TO-
600 to $1,000 tons are used every year,
while Germany as a whole consumes
10000 to 100000 tons.
The value of peat for fuel is shown
of carbon against 80 per cent in wood,
20 in soft coal and SO in hard coal.
The so-called "torfmull' or turf dust
is sifted out of peat and used for pack
ing fruit, such as tomatoes and other
products, while ''mull." by-product
of peat, is used in potash works as a
filter.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11
r Torfs of Uncle Sam to Prevent Dc
cay of Valuable Lumber.

r Torfs of Uncle Sam to Prevent De-
cay of Valuable Lumber.
Uncle Sam is making careful and
elaborate Investigations OF methods Of
preserving wood, which are expected to
result In the savings OF millions of dol
lars annually by the prevention Of de-
cay. 1t has been determined that coal
tar creosote is a most effective preser
vative CT timber and a number OF ex-
perimen.s are being made along this
line.
Those most directly and materially
interested in the experiments in the
methods OF creosote treatment are the
railroad companies, tlse mining inter-
ests OF the country and the telephone
companies.
All of these industries expend mill
ions OF dollars every year in renewing
timber which is made useless through
rapid decay. The growing scarcity OF
the more durable woods has made Ii
necessary for the lumber industry 10
turn to the less durable timbers. The
economical utilization Of many woods
which are very susceptible to decay
would be out Of the question but for
the possibility of preserving them
through treatment
II has been shown in the experiments
which have been made that the life
of some kinds OF timber can be doubled
or trebled by impregnation with creo-
sote oil.
A representative of the forest service
Is now visiting a number of the large
eastern cities in the study of creosote
oil production and the coal tars which
furnish the raw material for IT. The
commercial use Of personalities will
check the work of the insects and fungi
which destroy the timber.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11
A Inst Resort.

Plainly, Mrs. Lackwit was troubled
as she sought out her husband in his
study.
George. I'm actually worried about
Johnny's future. He has absolutely no
head for mathematics; and to-day the
principal of the school told me that
much as he disliked to say it, our boy
was scarcely able to compose line of
correct English"
Mr.. Lackwit was less disturbed at
the news.
Lets not get discouraged. Maria,
said he. Johnny may never make
much Of bank president or a maya
zine editor, but his case, might be less
hopeful. At the worst, he can still be-
come a writer or popular songs
Judge.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11
The Knockout Blow.

The blow which knocked out Corbett
vas a revelation 10 the prize fighters.
From the earliest days of the ring the
anock-out blow was aimed for the jaw,
the temple or the jugular vein. Stomach
punches were thrown in to worry and
weary the fighter, but if scientific man
nad told one of the old fighters that tho
most vulnerable spot was the region of
the stomach, he'd have laughed at him
Tor an ignoramus. DR.. Pierce is bringing
thd sSQmacN is the most vulnerable organ
cut Of \he prize ring as well as in it.. We
protect bur. hSaNs, threats, feet and lungs,
but the>SS5nacb\Ye are utterly indiffer-
ent TO, until diseASAfnds the solar plexus
and knocks US out. Make your stomach
sound and strong by The use Of Doctor
Pieree's Golden Medical Discovery, and
you protect yourself IN Your most -Yplner-
ahle spot. "Golden Medical Discovery t"
cures weak stomach" Indigestion, or
dyspepsia. torpid liver, bad, thin and i'm
pure blood and other diseases of the or
gans of digestion and nutrition.
The vGolden Medical Discovery has q
specific curative effect upon all mucous
surfaces and hence cures catarrh, no
matter where located or what stage it
may have reached. In Nasal Catarrh it
is we'll to cleanse the passages with DR..
Sage's Catarrh Remedy fluid while using
the Discovery as a constitutional rem
edy. Why the Golden Medical Discov-
cry cures catarrhal diseases, as of tho
stomach, bowels, bladder and other pelvic
organs will be plain to you if you will
read booklet of extracts from the writ
ings of eminent medical authorities, en-
1orsing its ingredients and explaining
their curative properties. 1t is mailed
free on request. Address DIR. R.V. Pierce,
Buffalo. n. Y. This booklet gives all the
ingredients entering into DIR. Pierce's
medicines from which it will be seen that
they contain not drop of alcohol, pure,
triple-refned glyccrine being used instead.
DR.. Pierce's great thousand-page illus
trated Common Sense Medical Adviser
will be sent free. papcr-bound, for 81 one
cent stamps, or cloth bound for 81 stamps.
Address DIR. Pierce as above.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11
The p,ockberry Cane Borcr.

Since the borer began to destroy
the blackberry canes the old and we'll
known Wilson variety-the largest and
most attractive of all blackberries-has
almost been oblterated In some sec
tons. but where growers have united
In the work of cutting away the canes
md burning them the evil has been
greatly lessened. One slovenly fruit
grower In neighborhood who leaves
bis canes may cause loss to the whole
community by propagating new crop
Of borers. The study of the life his
tory of each Injurious insect at the
several State experiment stations las
done much to enlighten farmers in re-
gard to preventing injury from para
sites and insects, but all methods sug-
gested demand vigilance and work on
the part of the fruit grower, and lie
will not succeed unless he is willing
to do everything that is required.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11
ALMOST A SOLID SORE.

Skin Disease from Birth-Fortune
Spent Her without Benefit
Cured Her with Cutfcura.
II have a cousin in Rockingham Co.
who once had skin disease from her
birth until she was six years of age.
Her father had spent fortune on her
to get her cured and none of the treat
ments did her any good. Old DR.. -
suggested that he try the Cuticura
Remedies, which he did. When he COM
menced TO use it the child was almost
a solid scab. He had used it about two
months and the child was well. l
could hardly believe she was the same
child. Her skin was as soft as baby's
without a scar on il. ] have not seen
DER in seventeen years, but have heard
from her and the last time heard she
WAS well. Mrs. w. p. Ingle, Burling-
ton, " c., June 16, 1907"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11

Francis Wilson tells of an encounter
of wits that took place between the
late Eugene Field ana New York
woman.
1t was at dinner and the woman
was in evening dress. which was rath-
er decollete. After a skirmish be-
tween the two relative to the respective
merits of well-known author. 1t
would seem that Field came off second
best
"Oh, Mr.. Field" exclaimed the wom-
an exultantly, you must admit that
you are fairly beaten at your own
gamer'
Field bowed politely, and with a
smile promptly reioincd: AT any
rate. Miss Blank. have one consola-
ton; you can't laugh at re in your
sleeve. "-Lippincott's.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11
Frog Raising

The pennsylvania department of fish
cries has been studying the problem of
commercial frog raising, and now be-
lieve that enough information has been
gathered as TO the life history of the
frog and his food habits to make such
ventures possible.
For profitable frog culture, it is
stated that at least three acres are re-
quired, which should be divided into
at least three ponds, all of which
should be carefully fenced to prevent
the mature frogs from escaping.
At the outset, small pond is re-
CURED for Matching eggs, and devei-
oplng tadpoles and the other ponds, for
the young frogs, the 2-year and the g.
year-olds. The tadpoles eat any dead
animal matter, but the mature frogs
exist principally on live insects. which
are attracted TO the ponds by placing
boards sneared with honey near the
edges of the water.
For young tadpoles, it is estimated
that one pound of fish or liver is suffi-
cient for weeks rations for about
1000.
1t is reported that the principal ere
mics of the young frog and tadpoles
are birds, snakes, cells. fishes and the
larvae of the water beetle.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11
Versatile.

The governing board OF an educa-
tional institution for colored people IN
Washington were not little mystifie I'd
as well as amused recently when, in
response to an advertisement inserted
By them in the local papers they re-
ccived the following communication:
Gentlemen: l noticed your adyer-
tisement yesterday for a pianist and
music teacher, either white or colored.
Having been bosh for several years.
wish to offer my services. Harper's
Weekly.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11
Unwomanly Women.

The true woman is never unfeminine.
1t is the female who despises sex and
its limitations, who hates home and chill
dren. who is ever at war with men, who
envies them, undersells them, rates them,
who has neither beauty. charm nor warm,
natural afections-she is the unsexed
woman. though she may never have DON
ned pantaloons or carried gun. or even
murdered u harmless little bird.-London
Graphic
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11
Perfectly Proper.

ed like TO have your check for
that midnight supper / served at your
house last month";" said the caterer.
You'll have To wait" replied the
victim, until / get my doctors bill
for curing me of indigestion. l pro-
pose to deduct that from your BILL
Philadelphia Press
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11

In a Pinck, Use Aliens root-Ease.
A powder to shake into your shoes. 1t rests
the feet, Cures Corns, Bunions, Swollen,
Sore, Hot, Callous, Aching. Sweating feet
and Ingrowing Nails. Aliens Foot Ease
makes new or tight shoes easy. Sold by all
Druggists and Shoe Stores. 25c. Sample
mailed FREE. Address Allen g. Olmsted.
lie Roy n Y
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11

headaches and sleepless nights. / I'M
proved quickly and after taking three
boxes felt better than I had for ID
years. The effects have been lasting"
Sold by all dealers. 90 cents box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11
His Proper Place.

''rhat lawyer, / declare, is a regu-
lar shark"
well, ! should say, he belongs more
to the fee-line species. Baltimore
American.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11

Eve are going to establish shelter
for cats where they can stay till they
get a good permanent home. What
name would you suggest for it,"
why not call it pousse cafeY'-
baltimore American.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11
Human Vanity.

"Bliggins is always talking about the
bright. things his baby says"
"Yes," answered the unsympathetic
person. Every father regards his own
son as the smartest boy on earth. He
pie -"-ifestation of the law of heredi-
y."-Washington Star.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11
TM0 Siden tn La

Its an old sayin. you know, that
the more we get the more we want"
Yes. but It's just as true that the
more we want, the less we GET
Philadelphia Press.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11
sa1ve for cut- and Bruises.

Carbolic salve should always be kept
ready for use at the COW barn. Bruises
and sores often occur in the best regu-
lated establishments, and there is moth
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11

and on for ten
years. Awful pains
Gtarted from the
kidneys and cours-
ed down through
my limbs. / sought
the best medical
treatment but in
vain, and when 1
began using Doan's
Kidney Pills l was
walking with two
canes and suffering
Af.-1 =.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11
Re,.ou for suppre..ton.

"'The Mikado' was suppressed In
London out of Difference to the feelings
of the japanese: wasn't that silly?"
"Oh, 1 don't know; perhaps bunch
of amateurs were playing it-"-Houston
Post.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11

When pasturing the pigs in the
clover il is best to feed the grain at
night, as that leaves the porker nun
cry to eat the clover in the early morn
Ing
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11

Farm animals constitute an effective
and profitable fertilizer factory on the
farm with the capital paying good div
idends all the time
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11

Stone breaking has been discontinued
rs test work at Stafford workhouse (alms
house,, wood chopping being more pro
itable.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11

Five good cows will help buy a sep
arator quicker than six poor ones, ana
one is needed more with the five than
the six.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11

ing really better than carbolic ointment
for such cases. This may be purchased
already prepared at any drug store, or
the dairyman can easily prepare It for
himself by simply taking some vaselinc,
or even lard. and adding to it very
small quantity of the acid Two or
three drops of carbolic acid will he
sufficient for one tablespoonful of the
vaseline or lard but the materials
should be thoroughly mixed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11

Goats will prove profitable to the
farmer whose pasture is bushy and is
surrounded by high and strong fence.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11
The "Moraln Aspect.

When a man claims he won a "mor-
al" victory 1t means he has had tie
Ituffing licked out of him-Topeka Cap
tai
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11

Among the allegations of cruelty made
by an English husband. who wants a
separation, is that his wife makes him
wear gloves at breakfast.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11

Corn stalks alone will make no COW
break the State record in the produc-
ton of milk A pail of half and hail
night and morning help some-haif
bran and half ground oats.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11

- - . So vtus' Dance All Nervous Diseases
= Permanently tured by d.. Kline
Nerve Rstore Send for Free - trial bottle and ssts
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11

Exeter cathedral is believed to have the
greatest length of uninterrupted roof-line
in the United Kingdom.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11
roa WOOD PRESERVATION.

Mrr- Wfnsiov-s soorHISs -xKUP Tor Children
tserhing softens the gums. reduces inflammation.
lars pain. cures wipi collie. csnis bottle
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11

Africa has nearly 700 languages. ano
this fact presents great difficulties to mis-
sionary effort.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11

They don't Purge, GRIPPE, nor upset
your Stomach" because they don't act like
Physics
They don't flush out your Bowels and
lntestines with costly waste of Digestive
Juice, as Salts. Castor Oil. Calomel. Jalap.
or Aperient Waters always do.
No-Cascarets strengthen and stimulate
the Bowel Muscles, that line the Food
passages and that tighten up when food
touches them. thus driving the food to its
finish.
A Cascaret acts on your Bowel Muscles
as If yen had just sawed cord of wood. or
walked ten miles.
cascarets move the Food Naturally,
digeshng it without waste of tomorow's
Gastric Juice.
The thin. flat, Ten-cent Box Is made
to fit your Vest pocket. or my Lady's"
Purse. Druggists-lo Cents Box.
Carry it constantly with you and take a
cascaret whenever you suspect you need
enc.
Be very careful to get the genuine
made only by the Sterling Remedy Com
pany. and never sold in bulk. Every tab
let stamped '-CCC." sss
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11

The cost includes the original cost
of the trees, two requirements of near
ly 40 per cent in all (trees were killed
hy severe winter. and all labor ex-
pended on the trees and land at from
81 to S1.50 per day and 81 for team.
] also includes the total cost of grow
ing nurse crops Oceans, popcorn and a
little garden truck between the trees
in summer and of sowing oats as a
cover crop during winter. Trees were
pruned, sprayed. cultivated, mulched
with straw, and protected from mice
and rabbits during winter by veneer
wrappers, and borers dug yearly. No
rent Is included. The receipts are from
the nurse crops of beans and popcorn.
1t will be noticed that the first crop
was nearly total loss OF account of
dry weather. With good seasons and
no loss from winter killing believe an
orchard can be paid for by nurse crops
before 1t comes into BEARINGS. b.
Hartman, Athens, Mich.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11

DON'T SPOIL YOUR CLOTHES.
Use Red Cross Bail Blue and keep
them white as snow. All grocers. 5
cents package.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11

Nothing seems to be freer than air
unless it be hot air.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11
@&&~@ASS>&

Liberal feed for the work horses
these days.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-11
government burn. A.be..


The burning of ashes mixed with
coal. tried by officers of the District
of Columbia has so far been so sue
cessful that it is hoped a saving of
$4,000 year may be effected in the
one item of ash collection alone.
The experiments are being made in
the great furnaces Of the government
printing office, and If it is finally DEM
onstrated that the process produces the
results claimed for it, the ashes from
private residences, which are now
thrown away, will be utilized in tie
heating plants of the district govern
ment institutions. 1t Is altogether like
IL that federal government departments
everywhere will follow the example of
the local government in utilizing the
ashes now thrown away.
Another feature which. appeals
strongly to the Washington authorities
is almost entire absence of smoke from
furnaces in which coal is burned by the
new process.