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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-04

]. d. Reid, warden of the Michi-
gan City pcnitentiary. before the
house committee in the affairs OF the
Indiana state prison gave informa-
ton relative TO the binder twine in
dustry at the prison The committee
is considering bill providing for an
appropriation of 100000 with which
to better the equipment of the plant.
Mr.. Reid favors the appropriation.
AT the present time," he said, "the
state has contracts for contract labor
with the ]. d. Mott Cooperage Co.,
The Mount Airy Stone Co. and the
Reliance Shirt Manufacturing Co.
These contracts expire in 1910, and
unless they are renewed the state
must make some provision for con-
vict labor The convict must be en-
ployed at something, and with bind
er twine industry the institution of
late has taken some very rapid
strides toward making it self-sustain-
np"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-04

The national guard of Michigan Is
in danger of being wiped out Of ex-
istence by the passage of the new
military bill by the legilature which
has just adjourned. If Governor
Warner signs the measure the pres
ent organization will cease, and every
man will have to be reenlisted and
mustered in, every officer elected and
commissioned and new staff officers
appointed throughout
Under the opinion of Attorney
General Bird the new bill fails to per-
petuaie the existence of the present
state militia and as it repeals all o8h-
er military laws, an entire new organ
izat;on must be effected Only the
brigadier general commanding will
remain an officer, his appointment
being specially made by the act to
continue until Jan. 1, 1908.
1t is possible that Governor War
ner will veto the new bill in view of
the trouble and expense of recruiting
a new national guard.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-04
Two Banks to Merge.

The creation of the largest banking
institution in Chicago is about to
take place in the consolidation of the
Continental and Commercial Nation
a, banks
When the merger is effected Chi
cago will be able to boast of one of
the strongest and richest banks in
the world The new bank will make
the following showing: Total capital
ization, $7,OO0,O00; total surplus and
undivided profits, ss,94s.4s6; total
deposits. 105,694, 1873
The merged institution will lead
its nearest competitor, the First Ma
tional Bank, by several millions so
far as deposits are concerned The
latest report shows the aggregate
deposits of the First National to be
$99,573, ,o4o, which is nearly $4,000, ,ooo
smaller than the total of the Con
tinental- Commercial.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-04
Coolest June in IS Years.

The Weather Bureau Sunday an
norinced that the month just closed
was the coolest June of record in
Washington in the last seventy-five
years, and that the same is probably
true of New England, the Middle At
lantlc States and the lower lake re-
gion. In other parts of the United
States the temperatures were also
lower than usual. The bureaus Off
cial statement says: "As in previous
cold Junes the distribution of atmos-
pheric pressure over the Canadian
maritime provinces and the North
Atlantic was such as to cause a pre-
dominance of ocean winds in north
eastern districts and a blockade OF
the continent follows either in the
Ohio valley or off the New England
coast"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-04
Evacuation of Cuba.

Secretary Taft Monday threw some
additional light on his plans respect
ing the American evacuation of Cuba
by sending the following cablegram
to Governor Magoon, at Havana:
81 am in receipt of telegram from
Gen. Loinas Castillo, as to something
have said with reference to the res
toration of Cuba to- the republic. The
plan for the devolution of the gov
ernment of the island upon the per-
son to be selected by fair election,
as outlined in my letter to you, has
not been changed in the slightest.
The question of the time within
which that can be worked out, due ia
the doubt as to the time in which the
census can be taken, is mere mat
ter Of opinion. Please advise General
Castillo accordingly"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-04
Judge Hits Higher Court.

Judge Samuel Artman, of Lebanon,
Ind, who recently refused liquor
license to an applicant on the ground
that a saloon is nuisance per Sc and
that the state has no right to legalize
lit, said tonight that he was not sur
|prised at the Supren, Court decision
overruling him, though he was disap-
pointed in its substance.
He declared that the only reason
for the decision seemed 10 lie in the
fact that the business is hoary with
age. As much he said, could have
been said of slavery when it was de-
stroyed
/ THE statement of the Supreme
court said he, "that the saloon busi-
ness in the absence of statute, IS
a lawful and common right leads TO
the conclusion that the court holds
that it is right and lawful to do that
wlrich results in much evil, that
which endangers public peace and
the good order Of society"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-04
Dolls Suicide Stirs Police.

A note pinned to tree near Muir
phys lake, in Forest park, St. Louis,
Mo-, Friday, made the police think
that a suicide had taken place in the
park. The note read: 81, myself, Ju-
lian Halter, committed suicide June
&c. Goo lbye to all Take me home"
Sergeant Hartfeldt of the mounted
police found the note. Two squads
of police searched the park, and pre-
parations were being made to drag
the lake, when it was learned that
Julian Halter, IL years old, living al
1865 North Euclid avenue, had pin
ned the note on the tree as a joke.
He said he had drowned doll that
had expressed wish to die.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-04
Subpenas Issued for Oil Trust Men.


In accordance with his announce
ment in court Thursday, Judge Lam
dis. in the United States District
Court, issued subpenas for John u.
Rockefeller, H II. Rogers and othe,
big men in the Standard Oil conn
pany, of New Jersey, and the Stand
ard Oil Company of Indiana, order
ing them to come into court and an
swer the courts questions concern
ing the financial resources q the
trust. On advice of the Standards
attorneys witnesses closed up
when Judge Lands questioned Their,
on this point.
The Standard Oil company was in
dicted on the charge of using illegal
freight rates rendered tu it by The
Chi>ago & Alton road. and after a
long trial was found guilty in 1,462
counts of the indictment A maxi
mum fine of $4,000 is allowed on
each count, making total possible
fine of $29,240,000 Before passing
sentence, Judge Lands announced it
was his custom to proportion the
fine according % the financial condi-
tions of the person or corporation
conicted. and asked for specific infor-
nation regarding the financial condi-
ton OF the Standard Oil company.
This information he has been unable
to obtain no to date. and the sub
penas issued Thursday were the CON
sequence. All the subpenas are re-
turnablc July 6.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-04
The Snoeberger ct al, Franchise.

The ordinance granting to c. d.
|Snoeberger and divers other persons,
whose names for some reason, not
given, is now published and we pre-
sumo the object in having the same
published is to afford the citizens of
Plymouth an opportunity to register
their approval or disapproval of the
same, and should citizen disapprove
express the grounds upon which he
disapproyes the same. Now the writer
|disapproves of granting to Mr.. Snoe-
berger, or to any one franchise at
this time md the following are some
of the reasons.
Isl. The franchise under which
Mr.. Snoeberger has operated, and is
now operating, does not expire until
February 10th, 1910. And therefore
| there is no call for the granting of
any franchise at this time
End. Mr.. Snoeberger has not com
| piled with all OF the terms of his con-
tract under the ordinance upon which
the plant is now being operated. If
he has failed to fulfill the terms of
his contract in the past what right has
he to expect the people to believe he
will perform the conditions of any
contract?
3rd The franchise granting the
fright to furnish light to the city and
| its citizens for period of 10 years
from Feb. 10th 1910, is a valuable
franchise and the people naturally ex-
pect some return for the granting
thereof but the proposed ordinance
| if passed by the council will be free
donation of the franchise. for section
5 thereof provides that Mr.. Snoeberg-
er etal, shall receive for lighting all
public buildings belonging to the city
Except school buildings) five cents
Iper killowatt hour. Does this
mean a hold-up of our school board,
lby which Snoeberger and his unarmed
1 (HuHio, Cdli tNlOIi iiOli our SSHOol
board any sum their avarice may die
tate? 1t looks very much like it to
the average citizen. If there is any
lpublic building in the city that should
have free light it is our public school
buildings, for the public schools oil
plymouth are the pride of every
worthy citizen within its borders, and
the man or set of men who discrim-
mate against our schools will find
themselves up against hard propo-
lsition, and If there is no attempt to
discriminate against lighting Our
school buildings why are they except
sd in the provisions of said Sect s.
Section / of the ordinance grants
to Snoeberger and his associates, a
franchise. Why are the names OF his
associates not disclosed? Why this
mystery? Who are they and where
do they live?
| Is the city to be turned over to the
tender mercies of a syndicate? An
Iexplanation is certainly in order.
| Taxpayer and School Patron
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-04
Take $50 Fruitless Ballots.

The democratic congressional con-
vention to nominate candidate for
from the Fifth district,
which convened at Hobart, Okla,
Wednesday, had taken $50 ballots
without making choice OF the FIVE
candidates, Claude Weaver, of Paul's
Valley led with 90 votes. 1t requires
$50 votes to nominate.
J. l.. Harmon, chairman of the Re
publican state committee, issued a
call Wednesday for a state conven,
tion to be held in Tulsa, Oklahoma,
July i2 for the nomination of a state
ticket. According to arrangements
made, addresses will be delivered by
Secretary Taft, Congressman Landis,
and Speaker Cannon.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-04
Primary Nomination of Senators Re.
jected

The senate at Madison, Wis,
Thursday, by vote of 20 to 6, killed
the Nye bill providing for the NOM
ination of a candidate for United
States senator at general election
by choosing one of the two receiving
the highest number off votes at the
primaries
The senate rejected the Turner y
cent passenger fare bill passed by the
assembly Wednesday. Those who
voted for it were Senators Burns,
Hazlewood. Husting, Pearson and
Rummel
The senate concurred in the as
sembly amendment to the Bancroft
bill, increasing the limit of liability
of corporations for death by negli-
gence from $1,000 to $4,000. Sena-
tor Whitehead tried to defeat the
bill, but failed. 1t will particularly
affect the railroad companies.
The assembly killed the bill in
creasing the salary of the state COM
missioner of banking from $4,000 70
81, 900 a year.
Governor Davidson returned two
bills to the assembly with his dis
approval One of them proposed 20
establish state teachers employ
ment agency in connection with the
state bureau of labor. The governor
said the appropriation provision was
indefinite and that he did not believe
the state would be justified in ex-
pending public money in finding jobs
for such an intelligent class of citi-
zens as school teachers The other
bill proposed to legalize the acts of
common councils in appropriating
money for the aid of railroads and
the purchase of lighting plants 1t
was vetoed because the executive
did not believe unauthorized acts of
common councils of his chai acter
should be legalized
The governor reported 10 the leg
islature that the expen .;turcs fican
his contingent fund during the last
two years amounted to s1,979. The
appropriation was $4,000, the balance
being covered back into the general
fund of the treasury.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-04
Hanly Not After Toga.

Gov Hanly. in the course of an in
terview while at Pittsburg, Pa, said
that at the end of his gubernatorial
terms he would retire from politics
and devote himself to the practice OF
law in indianapolis. 1t was suggest
ed that he might make another effort
to secure seat in the United States
senate.
mo-, he said. 81 have no desire to
go after a seat in the senate"
He also refused to discuss the
presidential campaign, but commend
ed the views expressed by Senator
Knox
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-04
Exile Flees to Far West to Escape
Cars Spies.

Exiled from his native land for
treason in participating in the stu
dent riots in Poland last year, and
followed, as he believes, by Russian
police, Vasil Kotoff. member of a
noble Polish family, has given up his
position and fled to the far west in
an effort to escape his pursuers.
Through an interpreter Kotoff told
OF his escape
with two others | escaped he
said. 1--WE spent two weeks in a
wheat field living on grain and fruit.
"ln order to cross the border out
of Russia we walked into the sea at
night until our heads were just above
the water. We arranged for passage
for Mexico
81 went to San Antonio. Tex, and
made my way to Kansas City by rid
ing the trucks Now | want to go
west so no one will know me"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-04

Human nature being what it is, /
suppose we must expect to- drift into
monarchy by and by. 1t is sad
dening thought, but we cannot
change our nature; we are all alike,
we human beings; and in our blood
and bone, and ineredicable, we carry
the seeds out of which monarchies
and aristocracies are grown; worship
|'of gauds. titles, distinctions, power.
We have to- worship these things and
their possessors; we are all born so
and we cannot help it We have to
be de-pised by somebody whom we
regard as above US or we are not
happy; we have to have somebody to
worship and envy, or we cannot be
content
| In America we manifest this in all
the ancient and customary ways. In
public we scoff at titles and heredi-
Itary privileges. but privately we
banker after them, and when we get
a chance we buy them for cash and
La daughter. Sometimes we get a good
man and worth the price, but we arc
ready to take him anyway, whether
he be ripe or rotten, whether he be
|clean and decent or merely basket
of noble and sacred and long-de-
scended offal And when we get him
the whole nation publicly chaffs and
SCOTS and privately envies, and also
is proud of the honor which has been
conferred upon us. We run over our
list of titled purchasers every now
and then in the newspapers and dis
cuss them and caress them and are
thankful and happy
In monarchy the people wiling
ly aid rejoicingly revere and take
pride in their nobilities. and are not
Inundated by the reflection that this
humble and hearty homage gets no
rturn but contempt. Contempt does
not shame them; they are used to it
and they recognize that it is their
proper due. We are all just like that
In Europe we easiy and quickly learn
to fake that attitude toward the SOW
ereigns and the aristocrats; more
over, it has been observed that when
we get the attitude we go on and
exaggerate it, presently becoming
more servile than the natives and
vainer of it. The next step is to rail
ard scoff at republics and 'democra-
cies. All of which is natural. for we
have not ceased to be human beings
|by becoming Americans. and the hu-
man race was always intended to be
governed hy kingship, not by popu-
lar vote.-Mark Twain in the North
American Review
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-04
Ginning Clock Tells of Deaths Ap-
proach.


Stored away in a dusty attic at the
home of Dr. W. T. Porch, the Oldest
and most prominent physician Of
Bakersville. Tenn, in Humphreys
county, is an old-fashioned Seth
Thomas clock. Dust-covered and
time-worn, this old clock many years
ago refused to record the heeting
hours and was stored away in the at
tic with cast-off plumber. DR.. Porch
is quite aged, and has been married
three times, and the old clock occu-
pied prominent position on the
mantel in the family room from the
first day he began housekeeping until
it was cast away as worthless.
Shortly after the death of Dr.
Porch's first wife he was called to see
a gentleman residing in the neigh
borhood who was quite ILL., The pa
TENTS wife dreamed that her hus-
band died, and that she afterward
married the physician. She also
dreamed that she became the mother
of twin children and at their birth
she died. Strange as it may seem. in
after years Dr. Porch and the wom-
an were married They lived happily
together for some time, and finally
twins were born to the union, but the
mother never lived to see the child
rem, death resulting at their birth. Dr..
Porch states that he believes the
dream had more than anything else
to do with the death of his wife But
now to the story of the clock.
After lapse of some time Dr.
Porch was again married, and the old
clock occupied its accustomed place
on the mantel. as heretofore. TO this
last union were born several child
rem, among them being Carrie John
Boy and Porter Porch. One Sunday
morning, long after the clock had
been discarded, and as DR.. Porch and
his daughter Carrie were preparing
to attend Sunday school, ten plain
distinct strokes rang out from the
old clock in the attic. But little at
tention was paid to the incident at
the time, and it was believed that a
mouse or rat had become entangled
in the clock wire and caused it to
strike However, it was noticeable
that the ten strokes were as plain and
distinct as if the clock had been rum
ming Shortly afterward Miss Car
rie complained of not feeling well
and stated that she would not attend
Sunday school She rapidly grew
worse, and at exactly 10 o'clock
llapsed into unconsciousness and died.
Then it was that the striking of the
old clock was recalled, but DR.. Porch
| is not superstitious man and would
not believe that the clock had any
thing to do with the death of his
/ daughter
Time wore on, and the next oldest
child, John Boy, was taken sick. For
long while he fingered between life
and death, and one night, as friends
sat around the bedside, there rang
out, clear and distinct, from The old
clock in the attic eight strokes The
puzzled look on the faces of the mem
bers of the family evidenced to the
friends present that they feared the
worst and recalled the first warning
of the old timepiece. Next morning
at 8 o'clock John Boy passed into. the
greet unknown, being unconscious at
the time of his death.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-04
This Fisherman Goes to Head.

The biggest fish story of the seas
on comes from Fort Atkinson, Wis
R. A. Ralph of that city asserts that
while coming up Rock river in a
canoe with his son they came on a
large school of carp. He cut off their
escape and with the paddle as weap-
on bagged so he claims 1,134 FISH,
aggregating in weight 10000 pounds.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-04
Farm for Sale

Seventy-fve acres of good bottom
land, located on the north bank of
the Yellow river, "a miles north of
Burr Oak. Address: z, THIELE,
5000 Wentworth Ave-, Chicago
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-04

A suit Ncq account has been filed
by Francis E. Meyers and Philip A.
Meyers, doing business as F. E. Mey-
er & Bro, against Chas- E. Mikei-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-04
VIM. Harrington

VIM. Harrington, formerly of Tip
epcanoe township, died at the county
inhrmary. Monday afternoon at 2 o.
clock
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-07-04

give promise for calmer hours and
sweeter rest"
Let us hope that our departed
friend is in the realization of that
beautiful picture.
"He has just gone over the hill-my
friend,
Right over the hill by shorter
way,
While we must toll ON to the long
roads end,
Through the dust and heat We
shall meet some day
AT the resting place. No, he is not
dead
He has just passed on. Why, OF
course you know,
How we would always send one boy
ahead.
In our childish rambles of long ago,
To pick out a place for a pleasant
rest,
Where we all might sit He has
gone before,
1t is only few short years at best
Before he will call us to toll no
more
He mas only gone by shorter way
TO the resting place. No, he is not
dead;
Like the pioneer in our childish play,
He has simply wandered off ahead >
The funeral services were held at
the residence at o'clock Sunday,
attended BY large concourse of peo-
pie. R.v. Mr.. Crowder oificiated and
Mr.. Daniel Mcdonald, a lifelong
friend, read which appears elsewhere
in this paper The burial service was
conducted by the Masonic fraternity,
in charge of Mr. Mcdonald, and was
impressive The speaker referred to
the fact that when he was received
int the order of Masons, Mr. Brooke
was an officer of the order, and that
with his death not one of those who
were present at that meeting remain
ed among the living. The eaker
was much affected at the thought,
and expressed himself as feeling that
he was being left more and more
alone by the departure of his friends
of other years.
Those present from. out Of town
were: Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Ruth and
Mrs. Fannie B. Ruth, Miss Mary Pat
terson, Mr. Searles Patterson, of Chi
cago, Mr. Theodore Godfrey, OF
Michigan City.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-12-20
CAsON'S ACID IRON MINERAL.

We are putting on the market one of the
most wonderful rem. dies that the, world has
ever known. In fact, we do not believe that its
comparison has ever yet been evolved from
medical scit nee or distracted from natures
bosom. We have named our remedy "Miraco,"
suggestive of the miraculous. for in hundreds
Of chronic and hopeless cases of Indigestion
and kidney troubles, it has worked or charmed
unbelievable results. II has never failed in q
single case of indigestion kidney disease.
In indigestion IL relieves in fifteen or twenty
minutes and in kidney diseases. where the
back is stir and the patient is suffering pains,
ali trouble entirely disappear. from three days
to three weeks. 1t Fever makes a failure II
taken short whilelonger permanent cure is
the result. In all cases where You have taken
Miraco four or Ave days. perfect rest at night
and good appetite is guaranteed. Eat any
thing on earth you like IL followed by a dose Of
Miraco. Price so cents q bottle. Ask your
druggist and if he hasn't got it in stock, write
us. As you may doubt our statement we request
that You write any of the following prominent
people, all residents of Monroe, La: John y.
Parker, A. s. Rabun. W. L. Smith, C,pt. -sAlef
Myatt. 4. w. Anderson, Mr.. and Mrs. w. g.
Rhodes, Mrs. James Young, John Uranium,
L. Gregg, and ]. III. Trousdsle In fact you
may write almost any ono in Monroe and get
sny information about Miraco. 7-ls-em
For sale by NJ. Bernstein.
The southern sentinel. (Winnfield, La.) 1883-1910, 1907-12-20
A Real Wonderland.

South Dakota, with its rich sill
yer mines, bonanza farms, wide
ranges and strange natural forma-
tons, is a veritatle wonderland.
At Mound City. in the home of
Mrs. Il. ID. Clapp, wonderful
case of healing has lately occur
red. Her son seemed near death
with lung and throat trouble.
"Exhausting Coughing spells &C.
curringevery five minutes, writes
Mrs. CIapp. "when | began CIV
ing DIR. Kings New Discovery.
the great medicine. that saved his
life and completely cured him."
Qua. anteed for coughs and colds,
throat and lung troubles, by all
druggists. SOC and S1.00. Trial
bottle free.