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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-17

Some day there will arise a patient
investigator who will work out this
problem, Why are most sports but the
variants Of one object, the propulsion
of sphere?
Billiards, baseball polo, golf, sling
ing, marbles, squash, handball, foot
ball, rackets, cricket, hockey, bagatelle,
tennis, shooting, pelota-the basic pur-
suit in each is to drive a ball, the pro-
pulsion Of a sphere.
Tipcat, shuttlecock and top spinning
are the employment Of notifications of
the sphere, and archery is but another
method of propulsion.
1t is a strange limitation Of form,
and there must be a reason. Those
who delve into origins may ascribe the
whole motive OF sports to some long
armed, hirsute ancestor who first threw
a pebble at fellow cave dweller and
found 1t great fun.
Or it may be poor mortaPs attempt
to get in small fashion into the tre-
mendous scheme Of the universe, which
is the everlasting movement OF the
spheres. Or it may be that sports are
framed in inevitable obedience to some
irresistible law of nature.
At any rate the fact Is sports are
based on the propulsion of the sphere,
and some one ought to find a reason
therefor.-New York American.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-17
Webster md His Tenant.

Daniel Webster once became the
owner of some land in New Hampshire,
with buildings thereon, says the Boston
Herald. He left the tenant who was
there when the premises were conveyed
to him, in possession
One summer, few years later, as he
and his wife were journeying in the
vicinity of the farm, they decided to
take look at it. He found an aged
woman in charge. She said in reply to
questions that the place belonged to a
lawyer down in Boston named Web
ster
"What rent do you pay?' asked the
amused owner.
Remit" she exclaimed, 81 don't pay
any rent. It's bad enough to live here
without paying for it, and if he don't
fix up the house soon I'll leave any
how. Wonder if he expects I'm going
to freeze to death this cold weather."
"Well," remarked the proprietor, ut
Is a pretty hard case, but IL you'll ac-
cept this So bill towards holding on an
other year, I'll try and see Mr.. Webster
and have something done about it"
With which remark he took final
leave of the farm.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-17

The lead" Of very cheap pencil
is often nothing but coke.
The passport system dates back to
the time OF the Crusaders.
One-seventh Of Great Britain's for
eign commerce passes through the Suez
canal.
An average of 500 persons are killed
In the United States each year by light
ming. This means one In every 100000.
John Bull figures out that his coun-
try has been successful In So per cent
Of the battles in which It has engaged.
The Bishop of Victoria, at Hong
kong. who is appealing for help, has a
diocese In Southern China nearly as
large as half Of Europe.
Members of the church defense COM
mittee of England are pledged to make
church and school the foremost con-
sideration In voting at elections.
Many French vineyards are likely to
be turned into rose gardens. The per-
fune factories pay 5000 per kilogramme
for pure essence of roses, and the de-
mand is greater than the supply.
The production Of oleomargarine In
the year ended June 80 rose to 6S.9SS,-
$50 pounds, an increase of 1892, 191
pounds over 1906. The government de-
rived an income of SSS7,641 from its
fay on the article
The head maid of the Queen Dow
ager of Italy makes a thousand pounds
year from the sale OF her mistress
cast-off clothes, which are given to her
as q perquisite- The purchasers are
for the most part American tourists
Since 1890, when the Grand Army of
the Republic had 400, 4S9 members en-
rolled, its numerical strength has been
cut down almost one-half. There are
only about $4,000 comrades now. The
losses by death run up to 1900 or TO-
coo a year. There IS practically nc
chance to gain recruits--Cleveland
| Leader.
The murder of a family In lonely
country In Hungary has had re
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-17
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Opinions of Great Papers on important Subjects. !


supremacy, New York. Philadelphia Boston, and newer
cities Chicago and San Francisco have necessarily
metropolis Of section, remained the brain centers
of the country. Washington has filled out and
disguised its artificial framework. seat of power
beauty, it has not become city of homes
AS national unity develops the capital city must be-
and more the heart of the country Berlin
and St Petersburg hardly less artificial in the
In which they decreed national capitals Indicate
the possibilities OF the city of Washington. 1t Is becom
Ing favorte place for wealthy people to live in winter
Each increasing number Of the interesting trong
drawn to the city by special interests finds permanent
Judgment there
The geographical position the natural facilities for
traffic, without which city have healthy llfe the
unlimited resources of the government build up q
model municipality, all conspre to make Washington in
of the cities of word-Youths
Companion.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-17
so MOTORISTS WON'T SPEED.
Some OF the Precautions Taken I'm
Rural Districts of New England.

Some of the Precautions Taken I'm
Rural Districts of New England.
Bruce G.. Eaton, ranchman from
Greeley, Colo, spent several days in
Kansas City last week while his motor
car was being overhauled. Mr.. Eaton
with his wife and four children drove
sfx-cylinder car through from Port
land, Me-, says the Kansas City Star.
They lec. there July 4. going by easy
stages. He says that the worst roads
be encountered on the whole trip were
between Hannibal, Mo-, and Kansas
City.
odd situations arise in these cross
country trips" Mr.. Eaton said. in
Massachusetts the constables and town
marshals watch the motorists like
hawks and take advantage of every
opportunity to enrich the town treas
ury. / know of one case where q JUS
tice of the peace up there was at an ice
cream social. The marshal arrested
motorist. The judge was called away
from the social and assessed a fine Of
$40. He went back to his refreshments,
the motorist paid the fine and went on
bis way, and the town marshal started
out after another victim. l guess he
got one, too
They have big ropes stretched
across the road IN some of those little
Massachusetts, towns, and II driver
speeds his car, up goes the rope. If
the rope doesn't stop him the town mar
shall telephones on down the road AMI
another rope bobs up somewhere.
They'll get the driver sooner or later.
They're pretty peaceable lot, how
ever. They're different from Missouri
ans. In this State, to enjoy a motor
ride, a man should take q couple of
prize fighters and an AK along for pro-
lection. Every man you meet driving
team seems ready for fight. If
you turn your machine to the side of
the road and wait for him to pass he ii
eeldom thank you. IL you go past him
fast he says mean things as you go by.
We met one man up by Hannibal driv-
ing a team Of mules The beasts SHE'D
at the car and he got angry. The more
tried to help him the 'sorer' he got.
If he could have left that team I
would have had q battle, because he
was certainly 'rlled.' Finally, growing
tired Of his abuse / started the car
anG went by him. l have visions yet
Of what he said and tried to say He
was shaking his fists and yelling as we
disappeared around a turn in the
road"
Mr.. Eaton estimates that his trip
from Portland to Greeley will cost
somewhere in the neighborhood of
$1,000.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-17
PIaythings of Ancient Children.

The most primitive toy Is the doll
It dates back to prehistoric times and
is found in every part of the world
This one would naturally expect to
find. A child, seeing It's mother nurs.
ing other younger children, would imi
tate the example with an improvised
doll. Toy weapons, again, are Older
than history. Many Of the other toys
at present in use date from the earli.
est times Of which we have any rec.
ord. In the tombs of the ancient Egyp.
tians. along with painted dolls having
movable limbs, have been found mar.
bles. leather covered bells, elastic balls
and marionettes moved by strings. An.
cient Greek tombs furnish clay dolls
to- horses and wooden carts and ships
In the Louvre there are some Greco.
Roman dolls OF terra Gotta with NOV
able Joints fastened by wires. Greek
babies had rattles. Greek boys played
with whipping tops. SO did the boys
i'm ancient Rome.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-17

VIM. f. Ramshauer, OF New YORK
City, who calls himself THE Human
Bug" entertained a great part OF Gin
cinnati and the inhabitants Of the Ken
lucky hills with an acrobatic perform
ance on flag pole recently. Rams
hauer stood on his head, balanced him.
self on his feet, swung himself like
flag and sat cross-legged like a Turk,
reading newspaper, on the gilded be IL
that surmounted the 30-foot staff on
the nine-story building. Crowds gath
cred on the down town streets and on
the hills on the other side OF the river
and watched the steeplejack work.
All the while the pole swayed, but
the Human Bug" wasn't nervous. lt
was the first time he wasn't nervous
for a week. he says he is always ner-
vous when he Is down on the ground.
and is at his ease near the clouds.
Ramshauer, smokes cigarettes, which
are supposed to make people shady
Technical World Magazine.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-17
TIL. p.,,c,, ana II, Pouch.

Among the curiosities Of nature must
be reckoned the pouch of the pelican,
which serves equally well as net with
which to scoop up fish and as bag to
convey food to its young When not In
use the bird can contract its pouch 20
that it is barely discernible, but when
it is fully distended 1t will hold two
gallons Of water. When the pelican 10
hunting for food it flies slowly about
twenty feet above the surface OF the
water, scanning its depths for any sign
Of its prey. AS soon as fish is seen
there Is a sudden folding Of pair OF
wings, G downward plunge with the
speed Of an arrow head first into the
sea, the unerring marksman reappear.
ing In a moment and floating on the
waves long enough to reveal glimpse
of a fish gliding down its capacious
gullet and to shake the water from its
disheveled plumage.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-17

markable sequel. Gypsies are suspect
ed, and every tribe and caravan In the
province surrounding Budapest has
been placed under arrest on suspicion
1t, Is believed the government will
utilize the occasion for stamping out
nomadism in Hungary.
Colonel Clowry, president OF the
Western Union Telegraph Company, en-
tered the company's Office at Joliet, Ill.
fifty-five years ago and offered to work
six months as messenger without pay
If he were allowed to learn telegraphy
At the end Of that time he was an ex.
pert operator and was given an Office
at Lockport. He won his military title
In the civil war.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-17

A Doctor of Divinity, now Editor of
well-known Religious paper, has
written regarding the controversy be-
tween Golfers Weekly and the Relig-
ious Press of the Country and others,
Including ourselves. Also regarding
suits for libel brought by Golfers
against US for commenting upon its
methods.
These are his sentiments, with some
very emphatic words left out.
1.-The religious Press owes you a
debt of gratitude for your courage in
showing up Golfers Weekly as the
"Yell-Oh Man" Would you care to
use the inclosed article on the boo
Hoo Baby" as the ''YeI-Oh Mans"
successor?"
"a contemporary remarks that Col
liers has finally run against a solid
hickory post and been damaged in
its own estimation TO the tune Of
S75O,0OO.00.'
"Here is a publication which has. in
utmost disregard of the facts, spread
broadcast damaging statements about
the Religious Press and others and has
suffered those false statements to go
uncontradicted, until, not satisfied
after finding the Religious Press too
quiet, and peaceful, to resent the in
suits, It makes the mistake OF wander
ing into fresh field and butts its rat
tied head against this Post and all the
World laughs Even Christians smile,
as the Post suddenly turns and gives
1t back a dose of its own medicine"
1T is a mistake to say all the World
laughs. No CHEEKY laugh comes from
Golfers, but it cries and boo hoos like
q spanked baby and wants $750,000.O0
TO soothe its tender. lacerated feelings"
"Thank Heaven it has at last struck
Al man with black BONE enough to call
spade spade" and who believes in
telling the whole truth without fear or
favor"
Perhaps Golfers with its utmost
disregard for the facts.' may say no
such letter exists. Nevertheless it is
on file in our Office and is only one of
a mass of letters and other data, news
paper comments. etc. denouncing the
yellow" methods of Golfers. This
volume is SO large that a man could
not we'll 90 thru it under half days
steady work, The letters come from
various parts of America.
Usually private controversy is not
Interesting to the public, but this is Il
public controversy.
Golfers has been using the 'yel-
low" methods to attract attention to
ITSELF but, jumping in the air, crack
ing heels together and yelling look
at me-" wouldn't suffice, so 1t started
out on a "Holier Than Thou attack
on the Religious Press and on medi-
cineS.
We leave it to the public now, as we
did when we first resented Golfers at
tacls. to say whether, in a craving for
sensation and circulation, it's attacks
do not amount to a systematic MERGE
nary bounding. We likewise leave it
t. che public to say whether Golfers
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-17
REAL PEARL BEFORE SWINE.
Just Rescued I'm Tfme-The Ohio
River Fisheries.

Just Rescued I'm Time-The Ohio
River Fisheries.
W. NJ. Bottorff and Henry Volt,
mussel fishermen, who have been TAX
ing bivalves from the Ohio river six
miles below New Albany, have been
finding In the last few days a number
Of pearls. end SO much excitement has
been created among the river men OH
account of their good luck that the
indications are that the mussel fisher
men will receive large additions to
their numbers, says the Louisville
Courier-Jdurnal Bottorff was in New
Albany Saturday and exhibited hand
ful Of pearls, among which were sew
eral that were conspicuous for their
size, shape and purity. One In par
tcular. a pure white pearl the size
Of n pea. attracted great attention and
all sorts Of valuations were put upon
II by persons supposed to be experts.
The majority Of the gems, however.
were Of small size, irregular In shape,
and would sell for but little.
When the mussel fishing excitement
at Leavenworth, sixty miles down the
river from New Albany, was at its
height few years ago pearl, sold
afterward for $500 to eastern jewel
ers, was picked up in peculiar and
remarkable manner. At that time
great quantities Of the blvalves were
taken from the river and the meat fed
TO hogs. AS the finder Of the pearl
was feeding the hogs. while In the act
Of pouring bucket of meal into the
trough he observed tiny white ball
which he quickly sndtched from the
swine. Upon examination it was found
b be q pearl Of the purest quality.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-17
Foil ouicksnnd I'm Novel Way.

A building foundation Of cofferdam
construction is the latest. according to
the Cleveland Plain Dealer. One is
being built to support the new build
Ing OF a. A. Pope on the south side
of Euclid avenue, just east Of East
10Th street.
The first step in the building OF this
foundation, said to be sounder than the
solid concrete pillars under the federal
building, Is the excavation to the depth
of ten feet. Then Pinch steel castings,
80 feet long and l foot wide, are driv-
en- into the ground their whole length.
These castings are doyetailed together,
making the casing waterproof. Its in
terror is then filed with solid con-
crete to the height of so feet. The
construction of the building proper
starts on this foundation.
"We are having trouble with quick
sand" says General Superintendent
Aldrich OF the dredging company. 1.-The
casing must be driven several feet be-
low the quicksand or the excavation
is almost impossible, for the sand rush
es under with the water that is so
plentiful here"
Aldrich expects to complete the driv-
ing of the casing in about two months
and to have the foundation complete
by the first of next year.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-17

A group Of workmen were arguing
during the dinner hour. A deadlock
had been reached, when one o. the men
on the losing side turned to a mate who
had remained silent during the whole
Of the debate.
"'Ere, BILL" he said, you're pretty
good at an argument Wot's your opin-
ion"
81 amt a-gofig to say" said Bill.
81 thrashed the matter out afore with
Dick Grey"
"Ah!" said the other artfully, hoping
to entice him into the fray, land what
did you arrive at?'
"Well, e-venchuaily," said Bill Dick
e arrived at the 'orspital an I arrived
at the perlice station v-Londcn Tit
Bits.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-17
ssBOO=HOO''
Shouts a Spanked Baby.

as white bread, potatoes, rice, partly
cooked cereals and such.
Starchy food is not digested In the
upper stomach, but passes on into the
duodenum, or lower stomach and in
testines, where, in a healthy individual,
the transformation Of the starch into q
form of sugar is completed and then
the food absorbed by the blood
But If the powers of digestion are
weakened, a part of the starchy food
will lie In the warmth and moisture OF
the body and decay, generating gases
and irritating the mucous surfaces I'M
til under such conditions the whole low
er part of the alimentary canal, includ-
ing the colon and the appendix, be-
comes involved. Disease sets up and
at times takes the form known as ap-
pendicitis.
When the symptoms Of the trouble
make their appearance, would ii not b
good, practical, common sense, to dis
continue the starchy food which il
causing the trouble and take a food in
which the starch has been transformed
into a form of sugar In the process OF
manufacture?
This is identically the same form OF
sugar found in the human body after
starch has been perfectly digested.
Now, human food is made up very
largely Of starch and is required by the
body for energy and warmth. Natural
ly, therefore, its use should be contin-
ued, if possible, and for the reasons
given above ii Is made possible In the
manufacture Of Crana-N rfS
In connection with this change OF
food to bring relief from physical dis
turbances, we have suggested washing
out the intestines to get rid Of the inn
mediate cause of the disturbance.
Naturally, there are cases where the
disease has lain dormant and the abuse
continued too long. until apparently
only the knife will avail. But IL IL q
well-established fact among the best
physicians who are acquainted with the
details above recited. that preventative
measures are far and away the best
Are we to be condemned for suggest
ing n way to prevent disease by fol-
lowing natural methods and for per-
fecting a food that contains no "medi-
cine" ard produces no medicinal ef-
fects" but which has guided literally
thousands of persons from sickness to
health? We have received during the
years past upwards of 25.0o0 letters
from people who have been either help
ed or made entirely well by following
our suggestions, and they are simple.
If coffee disagrees and causes any
of the ailments common 20 some coffee
users quit it and take on Postum.
If white bread, potatoes. rice and
other starch foods make trouble, quit
and use Grape-Nuts food which IN
largely predigested and will digest.
nourish and strengthen, when other
forms of food do not. It's just plain
old common sense.
There's a Reason" for Postum and
Grape-Nuts.
Postum Cereal Co., Lt6
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-17
TEN BILLIONS MORE.
INCREASE IN FARM WEALTH
SINCE YEAR OF 1895.

Then They Were Getting Low Prices
and Producing Less; Now They
Are Getting Top Prices, Producing
More and Making Money Faster.
BY the courtesy OF the Philadelphia
Record we are able to produce a
strong cartoon. the original of which
appeared in a recent issue of that
newspapA. The picture has for its
central thought the steadily increas-
Ing prosperity of the American farm
er. In the foreground are two stall
wart tillers of the soil standing back
to back, while Uncle Sam is taking the
measure of their respective statures.
He finds that the farmer of 1907 is half
a head taller than he of 1906. and the
legend explains that 1907 has given the
farmer in earnings lone billion dollars
more" than in 1906 Leaning over the
fence with wistful, envious expression
Is the Wall street Spectator. his empty
pockets turned inside out, and fervently
exclaiming: Il wish | was a farmer :"
For this striking depletion of the
splendid earnings of the American
farmer the free trade Record is TO be
commended. We do not suppose that
the Intention was to suggest that the
farmer has grown more and more stall
wart. and that his earnings show bill
lion dollars of increase in one year he
cause Of protection. Yet the sugges-
ton is there; yen cannot escape it.
Doubtless the Record will scout the
Idea that protection has had anything
to do with the farmers prosperity, and
will sneeringly ask. What has pro-
lection to do with big crops?"
Let us see about that. 1t requires
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-17

for them to endure anything for q very
extended period. They grow weary of
prosperity and long for a change. The
most. OF them are unconscious Of their
reStlessness, because 1t is disguised by
an aspiration which is euphemistically
termed desire for reform. They are
incapable of adhering for an extended
period to the idea that it is a good
thing to let well enough alone. In
the midst of an unparalleled prosperity
they ask for something they think BET
ter. and when they get it they find
that it is Dead Sea apple.-San Fran
cisco Chronicle
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-17
The Omissions.

The advocates of reciprocity are still
quoting the speech of Mckinley in
which he made reference to the desira-
bility of extending the foreign trade of
the nation, but it is noteworthy that
their quotations are full of asterisks.
When the omissions which these mark
are supplied it is plainly seen that the
kind of reciprocity which Mckinley had
in mind was of an entirely different
brand from that advocated by the pres
ent assailants of the tariff. Mckinley
advocated reciprocal trade which would
not interfere with the protective sys-
tenn; the tariff reyisionists are after
that sort of reciprocity which paves the
way to free trade by breaking down
American industries.-San Francisco
Chronicle.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-17
Old French Dial Ring.

"a dial ring" said the curio dealer.
"a French dial ring of the Eighteenth
century. You can tell the time with
IT.
The ring, of gold. was beautifully
chased, and where the stone sparkles
usually there was set a tiny sundial.
"All you have to do" said the deal
er, "is to stand in the right way. hold
ing the dial so that the sun strikes it,
and a tiny shadow will tell you the
hour.
"Such a ring" he concluded, sis more
a curio than an accurate timepiece. 1t
is only good in the locality it is made
for, and even before, unless 1t Is set to-
ward the right point of the compass, ii
will be several hours out Of the way"
louisville Courier-Journai
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-10-17


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