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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14

Sir William Howard Russell, editor
Of the Army and Navy Gazette, of Lon
don, is dead. He was Sc years old. He
was famous war correspondent and
In that capacity served on the London
Times at the battle of Bull Run.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
Investigating Widows Death

Mrs. Ida Binge, wealthy New York
widow, died under suspicious circum-
stances and officials from the district at
torney's Office are investigating a report
that she was poisoned.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14

Seventy-fve per cent of the Alaska
trade has been lost to San Francisco by
the earthquake and diverted to Seattle
and Tacoma, according to the statements
ternal revenue for Washington and
of Benjamin d. Croker, collector of in.
Alaska.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
GOVERNOR OF PENzA SLAIN.
M. Alexandrovsky Slain by Young
Man as He Leaves Theater.

s. A. Alexandrovsky, Governor of
Penza, was shoe and killed by young
man as he was leaving the theater in
Penza. Russia. In a desperate attempt
to escape the assassin also killed the as
sistant chief of police and policeman
and wounded the manager of the theater.
Before he could be captured he shot hsn-
self and during the night died at a hos
pital. The assassin was not identified.
The bullets he used in his revolver were
poisoned. NJ. Alexandrovsky, who was
well known as chief commissioner of the
Red Cross in the field during the war be-
tween Russia and Japan, had just stepped
out of the door OF the theater when the
youth pushed his way through the crowd
and shot him in the neck. He fell dead
on the spot.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14

Fire destroyed the wholesale establish
ments of Gus Momsen & Co, hardware,
and Thomas & Co., safes. and slightly
damaged the station of the Texas and
Pacific railroad at FL Paso Texas. Loss
100000.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
REJECTED sUIToR KILLS GIRL.

Slayer, a Farmer, Shoots Himself
After Numbering Young Woman.
Miss Bessie Newton, daughter of a
prominent citizen of Ponca. Neb., was
shot and killed by Frank Frink, reject
ed sutton. Frink then shot himself. He
is not expected to recover. Miss Newton
was to have been married the following
night to Edward O'Donnell of Ponca.
Frink, who is a farmer, 80 years old.
called ON Miss Newton in the absence of
other members of the family, and the ira
gedy soon followed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
Gives Million to Friend.

T.. W. f. Herwig. the New Orleans
millionaire who died few days ago, left
more than $1,000,OO0 to his friend. Mar
tin III. Sullivan, the wealthy lumberman
of Pensacola, Fla.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
Mansions of Fabulous Cost

Palaces to cost more than $20,00O,0OO
will be erected in upper Fifth avenue,
New York City, within the next year or
two, and many famous families are living
or intend to make their homes in the
street. which is called millionaire Row."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14

Tailors in convention at Washington
declared that corsets for fat men and jew
eled waistcoat buttons for the "swells"
shall be in style in 1907.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
Eight Hurt in Foundry Explosion

Unable to escape the shower of molten
iron which followed peculiar gas e>plo-
sion, eight employees of the Insurance
Stove Range and Foundry Company, in
Covington, KY. were terribly burned, aud
two of them may die
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
Three Killed In Ruins.

Three workmen were killed and sew
eral injured in the collapse of the ruins
of the Madison Motto general store at
Odebolt, Iowa
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
Chicago Traction Ordinances Pas

Chicago traction ordinances have been
passed by the City Council, but Mayor
Dunno has issued statements foreshadow-
ing a veto of both measures. Council
leaders say in that event the settlement
will be approved over the executive mega
tive.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14
RELIGION VIKINGS CONFESSION.

Woman, After Conversion at Mis-
sion, Admits Poisoning Man
The grand jury in Akron, Ohio, began
an investigation into a reported confess
sion by Mrs. Pearl Jones, a recent con-
vert to the Gift of Tongues" belief, that
she caused the death of her husband, Her
man Swigart, seven years ago. Mrs.
Laura Swigart of Akron, mother of the
decedent, has repeated to several persons
that Mrs. Jones, after her conversion at
meeting at the South street mission in
Akron, admitted to her that she killed
Swigart.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-14

MarIboroughs Are Reconciled.
The Duchess of Marlborough, her sons
and the dukes mother appeared in public
in London, giving the first formal and
open evidence of the reconciliation of the
duke and duchess.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-01
The Story of Khaki

THAkI, the olive colored canvas cloth worn
N by soldiers in hot climates, owes its pres
ent use to lucky accident, is the case with
many inventions. This cotton stuff has been
worn in India by British troops for many
years. Its tint was greenish brown; but it
always faded when it was washed with SOAP
A business man from Manchester, while
travelling in India, CHANGED to enter into
conversation with an English officer, who
remarked carelessly that the first manufac-
turer who could produce a cotton drill that
would not fade would make his fortune
The young Englishman never forgot this
hint. He came home, found skilful DYER
and with him began the search for an olive
dye which, when used on cotton cloth, would
not yield to soap or soda. They spent years
in these experiments, all of which proved
fruitless.
One day they found among several scraps
of dyed cloth one which retained its color
under the most severe tests The puzzling
fact was that it had been cut from the same
piece of cloth and subjected to the same
processes as the other scraps, all of which
faded. The two experimenters were greatly
perplexed and for months tried in vain to
solve the riddle. The one little fragment of
khaki was the only one which kept its color
against all attacks.
By chance day they found that the dye
in which this scrap had been dipped had
remained for time in metal dish of peculiar
kind. The secret was found. The metal of
the dish, in combination with the chemicals
of the dye, had furnished the one thing
needful. They tried the experiment with
other pieces. The dye held, and their fortunes
were made.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-12-28
CURES ron VARIOUS AlLMENTs
Home Remedies in Use Among Penn
sylvanla Dutch.

Tn Bucks county, among the Penn
sylvania Dutch. there are" said .
doctor, "innumerable home cures.
Some Of them are pretty good. too.
One is, for ~toothache. a lump OF alum
held in the mouth for two or three
days. This Is warranted not only 70
stop a toothache. but to keep II from
ever coming back. In the fall and
winter they wrap their chests IN
brown paper up there in Bucks oun
ty. saying that this prevents colds.
Every housewife keeps on the kitchen
dresser, and every husband on his
dressing table, a small box Of cobwebs
There is nothing better than cobwebs
for a cut, especially for a razor cut
acquired in shaying-it stops the
bleeding instanter. They soak ivy
leaves in hot water In Bucks county.
and after the water gets cold they
squeeze in lemon juice. This paIa.
table drink is given to consumptives.
whom it is said to cure. Stewed onions
eaten and snuff smiled they find good
influenza specifics. For insomnia they
make hop pillows, and for bruises
they keep on hand dried puHballs, the
powdery insides Of which they sprinkle
on the hurt"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-12-28
slsLg MANY cgNTuRlgs %
Valuable Manuscript Treasured in the
cottonian Library.

In the Cottonian library in England
Is an old manuscript copy Of a part Of
the Bible in Latin. This was used at
the coronation Of English sovereigns
300 years before the stone Of desti
ny" was brought from scone to West
minister by Edward l. In other words
the use Of this Bible for the purpose.
in question dated back to the year
1000. The Bible is a quarto Of 217
leaves, containing the four Gospels,
and seems. from the style Of the writ
ing and Examinations, which are veFy
beautiful, to have been made about
the end Of the ninth century. The Tss
lament escaped destruction in the fire
at Ashburnham House in 1871, Of
which 1t bears evidence on its crum-
pied leaves and ruined margins. There
is some evidence that the son Of Ed
ward the Elder, Atheistan tine GIOri-
Gus, who was King OF the West Sax
ons from S25 to $40. owned this Bible
and presented it to the church Of
Dover.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-12-28
The Correct Time

to stop a cough or cold Is just as soon
as it starts-then there will be no
danger of pneumonia or consumption.
Just a few doses Of Billiards. Hore-
hound Syrup taken at the. start will
stop the cough. If it has been run
h1nr on for s~nmetime the treatment
win be longer, but the cure is sure.
Sold by Leroy Farmer.
If you want good sweet and pure
apple cider, something fine go to
Jos. L.Long.
Everybody knows where Ludwig:
reliable jewelry store is. First class
goods always reasonably priced.
Watches, jewelry, silverware, novel
ties and musical goods.
Colored souvenir post cards contain
ing views of Lexington on sale at thu
PICrURE SHOP and the regular
places, . for 5 cents. Photo pos
cards, 5 cents each, 6 for 25 cent
9-I7tf.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-12-28

The record Of age for suicides
seemed to be established recently in
Copenhagen, Denmark. A wealthy
lady OF 81, living in Copenhagen. COM
mitted suicide as the result Of an uD.
successful love affair. She fell in love
with a young man, and in a ft Of des-
pair, because her affections were not
returned, she sprang from the fourth
floor window one morning and was
killed. She was a widow and was the
mother Of a high government official,
This record did not stand long. how
ever. A few days later 1t was learned
that Josef szazkas, aged 1906, had
hanged himself at szatonar, on the
Hungarian frontier, because he feared
that God had forgotten him, and that
be was condemned TO remain on the
earth for all eternity.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-12-28
L.n.ndn Of Goblin Hounds.

Conan Doyle's Hound OF the Basker-
villes," a "fearsome animal" Is said.
80 have its origin in the legends Of
packs OF spectral hounds which are
popular In various parts OF England
and Wales. In the north OF England
these apparitioRs are known as Ca
hriel's hounds" in Devon, the "Wisk, =
vest" OF Heath hounds" in Wales,
''Cron Annwn. or "Cwn Wybir. and
in Cornwall the Devils Dandy dogs.
they are supposed to be evil spirits
hunting the souls Of the dead. Gen
orally they are only heard and seem
20 be passing swiftly along in the air.
as they usually choose cloudy nights
for the pursuit OF their prey. Their
yelping Is said to be terrific, resem-
bling the note OF a bloodhound. All
OF which tends to show that the origin
Of these legends OF goblin-hounds is
80 be found In the terrifying noises
made by 6ocks OF Wild geese.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-12-28
pIrd. STONED ths clesk.

The town clock in Sarnla, Ont.
stopped one morning not long ago
and on Investigation the hands wera
found securely tied down by strands
OF Irvine and grass. The mischief hat
been done by a pair Of sparrows. De
string to build a nest in the angle Of
the hands. the movement of which in
terfered with their plans, they TIED
the hands to each other. and to the
framework, in such a manner that I
took considerable time and labor t
remove the distractions. The engi
neering skill displayed, and thu
amount Of industry and perseverance
exhibited, makes the feat quite phe
nomenal In bird annals.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-12-28
roa PERFECTION ~ KISSING:
Magazine Writer Gives One Pointer
Worth Remembering.

Why OSCILLATION has received so lit
tie attention from wise men we can
not tell. says the North American Re
view. 1t may be that thinking and
Kissing go not well together; II so,
Jew Of us would require long time to
choose between them. Or. possibly,
the subject has seemed to require too
delicate handling; or It may have
seemed triiing. We neither know nor
care. The most valuable practical
lesson to be derived from experience
and now set down is that closing Of
the eyes is essential to perfection in
kissing. Aside from this hint to those
Of %congenial spirit, we would merely
direct the attention Of those who may
decry the Importance Of the topic to
the influence of the charm in retain
4ng hold upon one worth keeping, and
rendering less frequent and hazardous
those absences which are only toe
likely to make the heart grow fOnder
of some one else.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-12-28
Eor the cosv corner.

An elderly man from the country.
intent on purchasing some furniture.
proceeded to the city to put his skin
for bargaining to the test. On enter
ing an Dold curiosity shop he found
himself confronted by the proprietor.
After turning over the stock the old
man purchased a chair, a few days
later the purchaser returned to the
shop again with the chair in about
half a dozen pieces. The proprietor
looked at them very grayely and ex-
amined them all over, then suddenly
exclaimed Ah, my friend, ] see
what IS the matter; somebody has
been sitting on itlf-Tlt-Bits.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-12-28
WAS a LESSON FOR "AB'AHAM-'
Good Old Uncle Job Felt Called Upon
to Rebuks Sinner.


"Yas. sub" begun Uncle Job, sur
his hearers with IN expression
Of virtuous sadness; "yas, sub, / sholy
glib dat trihing Abraham a lesson he
neyeh fohgotl" Then, seeing an in
curing look in the eyes Of some Of his
hearers, and hearing a question from
the lips Of one OF them, he decided to
go more into details about the nature
OF the lesson he had impaired.
"What'd | do tub him? rs gwine tub
tell you ais. Ab'aham fair drawed de
lightnin on hisself wen he he'd de
'dacity tub wife me tub he house tub
eat er turkey dinner. Turkey re-
peated Uncle Job, after a telling
pause, wien dat %liyerashous rascal
neyeh raised any turkey in he life
'cept offea some wife mans roost.
Hit sho was er fine turkey, but ]
showed dat Ab'aham dat stolen goods
profteth little. Dat turkey was er
big gobbleh, an dere was nobody but
me an Ab'aham dere; an | seasoned
dat bird wifi admonitions tub be good
an wahnings rom de wrath to come
Hit sholy would hey tasted good Ell
hit hedn't been stole. But de sauce
OBJ a deed well did an a sinneh re
buked almos' made hit relish, an
concluded Uncle Job, with pious sat
isfaction, though hit was er hahC
pill, rs bound to say / held out to d.
end an finished dat turkey. spite oil
Ab'aham's hint dat he spected hi
tub las him er week."-Youth's Com
panion.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-12-28
MILL KNeW LIE NExr TINE=
Young Reporter In Trouble on His
First Assignment

Reporters are not born, as some
people seem to think, but made, and
sometimes the making is a series Of
mlshaps. A young man just put on
the stan Of q. Philadelphia paper was
handed bis police card and assigned
TO a tour Of the hospitals and police
stations Of d certain district. Full Of
Importance in the possession Of the
much-coveted police card, the young
man fastened to a hospital. Arrived
there he found a side door and. not
knowing just how to proceed. he
hunted about until he spied an cleo.
trio push button. He didn't stop to
read the sign over It, but gave 1t a
good shove and stood back awaiting
results. They came. In a moment the
door was thrown violently open and
two men came rushing out with a
stretcher, while behind them followed
two nurses and a doctor. The doctor
at once accosted the young man
What is it?" he demanded. What
do you want2" The young man drew
himself up. I'm a reporter" he said
and want a list of accidents" The
physician t0oA the young man by the
arm and marched him over to the but
ton. He pointed to the sign, which
read: in case Of accidents, push.
Now want to tell YOU he said sol
EMMY, III you try that trick agar
you'll BE- Ia an accident"
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-12-28
&c aNo" NoT ALwAYs FINAL.
Women Have Been Known to Recon.
elder Refusal Of Marriage.

There are plenty Of happy mar
risges which have begun with mo-
and ended with yes" It frequently
happens that the woman who refuses
the first time consents willingly upon
the second or third. Nor Is the rea-
son for this far to seek. The woman
who answers with a negative often
does so believing that II her sutton
really means what he says he will not
accept dismissal without making an
effort to reverse her decision. The
astute lover, when declined as a hus-
band, begs humbly for friendship and
proceeds to make himself necessary
to his lady loves comfort and happi-
ness. He studies her tastes, humors
her whims, is always on hand when
needed, yet never In the way. In
short, he plays the part of cavalier
servant so adroitly that some day
when he betakes himself to Japan OF
Paris his lady love wakes up to the
knowledge that he has become indis
~pensable to her, a part of her life
which, withdrawn, leaves a sense Of
lack, a void. Most %fortresses will ca
pitulate II the siege be long enough
and well conducted, and the rul,
holds good in love as well as in war
Exchange.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-12-28
VARIETIES IN HUMAN SPECIES.
Source Of Everything That ls Beautiful
and Interesting.

Each human being has something
distinguishing, in form, proportions,
-countenance, gesture, yoice-in feel
ings, thought, and temper, in mental
as well as corporeal ~physiognomy.
This variety is the source of every
thing beautiful and interesting in the
external world-the foundation OF the
whole moral fabric Of the universe.
Certain external circumstances, as
food, climate, mode OF life, have the
power Of modifying the animal organi-
zation, so as to make 1t deviate from
that of the parent. But this effect
terminates in the individual. Thus, a
fair Englishman. II exposed to the sun,
becomes dark and swarthy in Bengal;
but his offspring, II from Al English
woman, are born just as fair as he
himself was originally: and the chill
dren, after any number Of generations
that we have yet observed, are still
born equally fair, provided there has
been no intermixture Of dark blood.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-12-28
useIesaness y KllInn Authors.

There is really no use killing an
author to prevent the country pro.
ducing others, because the man with
a book in him is like a bird that must
lay an egg. We might start a new or.
g~anization to discover people likely
TO write books and strangle them be.
fore they find a publisher, but even
that would fail. because 1t is not pos.
sible to tell who can write a success.
iul book until it is written. The
literary faculty arises ia the most un.
expected ways, and even dogma can.
not anticipate It's uncertainties Sat
urday Review
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-12-28
london in Her Glory.

Seen under the glory of a really hno
sunset. London must be one OF the
most beautiful and impressive spec
tacles in the world. You may look up
the Thames, and see the red sun tupn
ing the pail OF smoke that hangs owe
the shipping into a sultry crimson
cloud, and lighting the dirty water and
dlngy wharves with a CLEAN OF gold;
or see the dome OF ST. Pauls caught
10 a mist OF rich coiors; or the high
buildings OF Bond street standing
clearly out against the warmly-tinged
sky; and wonder, not unreasonably,
whether any other city that ever WA
built could show such a magnificent
series Of pictures as can this dinEy
London OF ours OF an autumn evening.
County Gentleman.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-12-28
Keep BURGLARS Out.

Buy at any hardware store a small
plain hinge, one and one-half inchet
long by one inch wide when closed
or smaller. Screw one side OF hinge
upright on to the lower right-hand
corner OF upper window sash, direct
" above the slight iange on all up
per sashes. See that the hinge II
toward and almost touching the win
dow casing. This will leave one
side OF the hinge free 10 turn. Wher
Wishing to fasten window turn tn,
free side Of the hinge al far back a
possible. This brings II over the low
er sash. 1t will be invisible from tn,
outside, but win prevent the lowe
sash being raised or the upper on
lowered. When hinge is closed 1
viii not interfere with raising win
dow. and does not d~isfgure or veal
en- the window sash.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-12-28
a nreechss serataoem,

After the battle OF Families had
been won by the great duke OF MARI
borough. Lord John Hay, who com
handed a regiment OF Scotch dra-
goons, when the regiment Of foot,
called the Kings, consisting VI l,aQ0
men, submitted 10 him and sWPend-
cred their arms and oolors, ordered,
to prevent their running away, and
the necessity OF setting a strong
guard over them, that every man
should cut a piece out of the waist
band Of his breeches, which obliged
them to hold them up with one hand,
and in that posture they marched
with a guard OF only % dragons and
a sergeant Charles XII. did some
thing like this by the Muscovites after
the battle Of Narva.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-12-28
Is Have No trouble

One way to avoid trouble is to
make It impossible before it appears
on the day of the Sunday school pic
mic the trolley a stopped to take q
hright-eyed. middle-aged woman with
Six hatless boys. Eyes, we're going
to the picnic she chirped, In response.
TO the conductors query, but you
won't have 70 stop 70 pick up any lost
headgear. I'm perfectly willing to.
take care OF six boys; but there isn't
money enough 10 tempt me to look
after six boys and six hats
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-12-28
land and Money.

1 have a few Lafayette county
farms left that I a sell you at
reasonable prices. None any better,
and all know it,-and they sell.
Some city residences and vacant lots
located to suit purchasers. VIII take
pleasure in showing you anything ]
have for sale. Can see me at Gratl
Bros. phone DOB, E. B. vaughn'i
phone 81 or home phoneI272. W. '
CURTIS.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-12-28

As a cure for ringworms this curb
GUS recipe was given in the House
keepers Guide for 1885; Get the
coomb OF a church bsla that is, the
grease which is applied to make i
work easy, aud with which the metal
forms a kind Of verdigris. mix ~
with unsalted lard and apply a fresh
plaster twice a day. 1t is not super
stition that dictates the use OF =
church bell above any other. but tho
peculiar combination OF metals en-.
ployed for the purpose produces :
different kind Of verdigrls. This
remedy was long kept a profound se-
cret, and many cures effected at an
enormous charge. 1t has been equal
ly ~eaicacious as freely and openly
communicated" Z
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1907-12-28
DON'T Be H0neIess

about yourself when you're crippled
with rheumatism or stiff joints-of
course you've tried lots of things and
they failed. Try Billiards. Snow
LlnimentAit win drive away all
aches, pains and stiffness and leave
you as we'll a you ever we're. Sold by
Leroy Farmer.