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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-08

Secretary Taft stands on solid
ground in urging an increase in the
army. Making allowance for the re-
cent small expansion in the artillery
branch. the total military forces OF the
United States number only a little
above $4,000. About 10000 are in the
contiguous part of the United States.
1900 are in the Philippines and 5000
are in Cuba. with the rest distributed
in Porto Rico, Alaska and other sta
lions.
Fully 10000 men would be needed
to man the coast artillery, according
to Secretary Taft. while the entire ar
tlllery force. coast and field, numbers
less than 10000. including the recent
accessions under the new law. The
secretary believes, however, that In a
war with great naval power none Of
the chief ports would be attacked, but
attempts would be made to land armies
at unguarded spots. This would ne
cessitate the raising of big force of
infantry, cavalry and field artillery to
meet them. At the present time the
infantry numbers a little less tEan
$4,000 and the vavalry falls slightly
short of $1,000. In a war with great
military power our chief reliance would
have to be on the regular army. The
militia and volunteers could not be
trained quick enough to be OF much use
unless the war should last eight or ten
months or longer.
In proportion to population the Uni
ted States is weaker in its land forces
than 1t was during the presidency Of
waslnhgton. jefferson, Jackson or Blu
chanan. Its army is smaller In num-
bers than that of any third-class power
in Europe. On the water the United
States stands third in strength In its
fighting forces among the nations. but
ON land it is far down on the roll. In
these DAYS when there is war talk with
Japan it would seem that Congress
ought TO heed the appeals of President
Roosevelt and Secretary Taft for an
increase in the army to at least 100000
men.-St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-08
A GOOD CATCH.

1t was a pleasant afternoon in VII
lage in western Nevada. A group of
young men were playing 4 rough game
Of ball in the middle OF the wide, sandy
street, but the sidewalks were almost
deserted. This rendered every passer-
oy conspicuous to the motley crowds Of
Indians, Cinnamon, cowboys, miners
and other Adventures that lounged in
front of the shops and barrooms of the
main thoroughfare
A tall young man and dainty. sweet
faced girl came out of the hotel and
took their way along the sidewalk,
their dress and manner plainly pro-
claiming them to be Fasteners and
''tenderfoots,' for the young fellow
wore silk hat. and a long prince
Albert" coat with all the innocence i'm
aginable, and his very small mustache
was distinctly curled up at the ends.
The pair walked unconcernedly along
the street, the target OF every eve, but
all unconscious of creating a sensation.
for the crowd, CT account of the sweet
faced girl, endeavored to suppress
somewhat its deep and heartfelt dis
approval of her companions dress and
appearance.
Suddenly one Of the players in the
street. husky young cowboy, gave the
ball tremendous swing; 1t accidental
ly slipped from his grasp and went
straight for the pretty girls face.
The player gave cry of horror the
crowd gasped and caught its breath.
In an instant all would be over with
the pretty girl. But quick as thought
her escort sprang forward. threw out
his left hand. deftly caught the 'red-
hot" ball not a foot from her face. and
lightly tossed ii back to the player.
There was a moment of dazed 81
lence; then from every motley group
all up and down the street cane a
burst Of hearty, spontaneous applause
Loud and long it continued. The Young
man lifted his hat, the pretty girl. the
color rushing back TO her cheeks. smiled
and waved her handkerchief. and rs
they disappeared from view down the
dusty roadway, the tall hat and the
long-tailed coat were freely forgiven.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-08
Thrift and Trusts.

Morgan j. O'Brien. former justice
of the New York Supreme Court, tells
the Democratic party that 1t should
get back to Cleveland's platform, which
was tariff reform" To his mind ""the
evils of trusts have been wrought
through unfair tariffs The very day
on which these momentous things we're
being delivered in London for Ameri-
can consumption announcement was
made of the formation in free trade
Great Britain of the Universal Steel
Trust, designed to regulate and control
the production and distribution of steel
throughout the entire world. The Uni
ted States is to cure trust evils through
free trade. How, then, is Great Brit
ain to cure her trust evils? Through a
return to protection? Morgan J.
O'Brien is talking through his hat.
Protection has not produced the trusts,
and free trade cannot eradicate them.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-08

A bird In the cage is worth two IN
the hand.
Germany's army on a peace footing
is $4,000 men, and that of France is
6O7,OOO.
No one seems to have as hard a time
earning money as the woman who mar
ries for it,
New York City pays in salaries to
its more than $4,000 servants $132 each
minute in the day.
London has over loco post Offices
and the mail delivery amounts to 49,
100000 pieces per year.
Ouacks flourish immensely in Rus
STA. Dr. Kiriloff can see only one eff
fectiye remedy against them-a better
education for the masses.
The various official proceedings in
connection with the separation of Nor
way from Sweden cost the latter coun-
try just S277,I75, according to the Swe
dish budget
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-08

German exporters under this new ar
rangement are permitted TO fix their
own values upon goods shipped TO the
United States. The goods will be APP
praised at such figures as the Ger
mans may name and American consuls
are expected to accept the German ap-
praisals. The Ger.ans can we'll afford
to pay the duty when they are per-
mitted to fix their own value on the
goods. BY well-known tricks Of under
valuation they will be able to get their
goods into this country on lesser ad
valorem duty and will thus save many
millions every year. If France. Eng
land and other countries exporting 20
the United States shall be able to make
a similar arrangement the tariff ques-
ton will lose much of its Importance
and tariff for revenue only will have
been accomplished by treaty.-Nyack
Star.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-08

Our out-of-door girls will appreciate
this fetching blouse of fine French 1an-
mel. made perfectly plain, but undeni-
ably swagger. A slight fulness is given
to the front by a few gathers at the
neck. but there are no shoulder plaits.
The back is Mt once strengthened and
decorated with short pointed yoke.
and the acme Of comfort is reached in
the soft turnover collar and short
sleeves. that do not have to be pushed
up out Of the way. This is the ideal
season for outdoor life and girls are
finding out to enjoy it in the best man
ner they must be suitably dressed
Thin waists and fluffy gowns are FOR
indoors and piazza wear, when their
wearer does not intend to exert herself
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-08


These lands held primarily the protection of
the water supply of the country particularly that of the
great West Forest are national
but state property In Of these States there
movements to purchase mountain land in order pre-
vent lumber companies from denuding It,
The power to withdraw forest lands from settlement
by proclamation was conferred the President by act
of Congress in March, 1891 Immediately afterward
President Harrison issued the first proclamation under
the law and began the national By
1899 fortysx million had been put In the reserve
and the amount had been increased to hundred and
twentyeight million in February before President
Roosevelt's last proclamation.
The last Congress repealed the law giving the
President add public lands the forest
ordered that hereafter land should be withdrawn
from settlement without the approval Of Congress-
less than twenty since the study
Of forestry begun in the United States SO much
learned of the subject that the protection
the supply is urged the sole
preserving the forests properly managed forest will
only protect the water but will yield profit
able amount of lumber without injury to the forest
The is selling lumber from its and
it is said by those in charge that within short time
the Forestry Bureau will be self-supporting, if a
money making branch of the government-Youths Com
panon
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-08
FARMER QUITS WITH FORTUNE.
He Cleared $4,000 Year ON n
Small Pennsylvania Tract.

Cleared &lO,OOO a eur Oh ~
Small Pennsylvania Tract.
After tilling the soil for more than a
quarter OF century and making 1T
yield abundant crops, David Il. kaun-
man, a well-known farmer of Riverside.
this county, has retired from business,
says correspondent Of the Philadel-
phia Leader at Reading. Pa. During
all this time Mr.. Kaufman titled
small tract of land within the city linn
its and brought it up to a state or fer
tility that was marvellous. On ten
acres he raised crops that brought him
an annual income of $4,000.
When he purchased the place he had
little money and knew very little about
farming. He read books on truck rails
ing and got down to hard work. He
learned rapidly and made money from
the start. He leased the truck farm at
first, but SO rapid was his success that
in 1887 he purchased it for $4,000. He
was compelled to borrow the money,
but within few years paid 1T off. Two
months ago he sold the farm for &c.
600.
When he started he planted fifteen
rows of onions, and a year ago he
planted more than an acre of them. lie
planted from 700 to 1900 heads OF
cabbage and last year raised 13.OOo
heads. A considerable part Of his IN
come was realized from the sale OF
vegetable plants. He sold 2O,OOo cab
bage plants each spring and from 4,oOo
to 5000 tomato plants each year Most
of them were shipped to other cities.
Early tomato plants sold at % cents
dozen. Mr.. Kauffman's seed bills alone
amounted to about 5000 a year. His
most profitable crops were lettuce,
beets. onions and rhubarb, all or when
he raised by the acre. Horse radish
was another profitable crop. Besides,
he sold from sixty to seventy-iiye Dush-
els of sauerkraut a year.
Mr.. Kaufman thus expressed his
views on farming: MY advice to a
young man is to go into the truck busi-
ness. He needs but little experience at
the start. In starting a truck patch
| the first thing to be considered is
| whether the soil is adapted for the pur-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-08
Foreign TroubIe-Breeders.

Persistent eXaggeratIOn OF war ru-
mors emanating from certain quarters
and magnified by the sensational press
of the world gives ground for the sus-
picion that there is a plot on their
part to involve Japan and America. in
order to accomplish some end.
The fact that neither nation Is look
ing for trouble and prefers peace to
war; in order to develop certain great
national enterprises, has been over
looked by those who seem bent on
making trouble if possible. Japan is
busy working out her problems In
Korea and will need years to strength
en- her position there, to say nothing
of the grave danger of losing this ter
ritory to Russia in event the Japanese
nation should become involved with
another in war. The cause or pretext
for war is so small that no nation, ex-
cept one deliberately looking for trou-
bic. would discuss it, for the japanese
residents of California who claim their
places were damaged during a riot
have remedy in the United States
court. the same as other residents here.
The attempt to magnify the wild fury
of mob into a deliberate insult by
america to the japanese nation is not
warranted by any reasoning. That the
President exerted the power of the
United States government in order to
secure fair play for the japanese race
in San Francisco, and made all honor
able attempts to retain amicable rela-
tions with Japan is unquestioned, yet
there are those in America and Japan
who ara trying to fan race hatred and
cause q war. of untold horr0r.t
That the United States government
has right to regulate the immigratsJn
TO this country mast be admitted by
any sovereign nation. The principle OF
elf-preservation gives this nation the
right to say whether or not outsiders
are to be admitted into our household.
With one grave race problem, the
negro problem, still unsettled, would
this nation further imperil her future
by the unrestricted imrh grafton Of an
other race with which the American
people have no desire to amalgamate
and whose modes OF life would be a
menace to the American workingman
who is trying to educate his family
along the lines of American ideals:
Are not labor conditions now grave
enough without injecting another prob
lem fully as serious as anything our
statesmen are now trying to solve?
The sources whence the war rumors
come indicate that some powerful in
| terests are playing a game for big
stakes, and it would be we'll for Japan
and this country TO investigate the
pretended solicitude on the part OF
other nations and individuals before
putting themselves in position where
by both nations may oe crippled and
lose control of Oriental trade to de-
signing interests now seeking to incite
war.
These interests are holding out the
Philippines and the Hawaiian Islands
as the prizes within easy grasp OF
Japan. hoping that she will loosen her
hold on Korea and Port Arthur in or
der to secure the coveted possessions.
Japanese jingoists will do well to recall
the story in Aesop's fables Of the dog
who saw in the water the reflection OF
| the meat in his mouth and dropped
the morsel to jump after shadow.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-08


The Empress of Russia's favorite
scent is Violet.
The revival of nightcaps is suggest
ed as cure for insomnia.
China has 2.235 miles of railways.
with many under construction.
A Birmingham man named Bachelor
has married woman named Widow.
In the city 1900 microbes are in
hailed hourly; in the country only
1,50O.
The Belgians as potato eaters far
outstrip the Irish.
The railway fares Of Hungary aver
age but third of cent a mile.
Cabbages in Cuba grow to such size
that a single head often weighs twenty
pounds.
In Belgium 20 per cent OF telegraph
messages are delivered in from one to
fifteen minutes.
More than 1000 people earn a iiy-
ing in Paris by fortune-telling. and
their total yearly earnings ere esti-
mated at S2,oo0,000.
There are 1890 Smiths OF full age
in New York City. and $50 Of them
have telephones.
The German Empress invariably
writes with swan quill. and vher;
ever she goes packets OF these quilts
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-08
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Pattern Department
UP-TO-DATE DESIGNS FOR
THE HOME DRESSMAKEE
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shirt for school Wear.
~

To keep boy presentable during the
school term, a large number of shirts
and blouses is required. and a sugges-
ton for something simple, but having
the requisite style" is sure of appreci-
alton. This negligee shirt has so much
the effect of a blouse that it can be
worn very properly in the school room.
or wherever such a blouse would be
suitable. The back is strengthened with
pointed yoke. but the front Is plain.
The neck is finished with narrow,
rundown collar and the sleeves with
the regulation straight shirt cuffs
There are a great many pretty shirt
'ngs displayed now. both IN cotton and
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-08
HINDoo HEAVENS.
Four Degrees of Bliss to Which the
Departed Sutrits Pass

Four Degrees of Bliss to Which the
Departed Spirits Pass.
The Hindoos believe In four special
abodes of the righteous after death.
The first Is called Saratoga, Gods
world ;" the second, Sameeba, Near to
Cod" the third, Sarobam, Goods inn
age" and the fourth, Sayutcheyam,
which signifies ito be absorbed in him."
To Saratoga, the first degree of bliss.
go the souls of all of those who have
ever made pilgrimage to holy place
or who have paid for the temple lights
for one month. In Saratoga there is
great happiness and no work or sick
ness. The inmate is allowed to read
the five sacred books, drink ambrosia
and hear the houris sing.
To Sameeba go the spirits of all
Keerikarar, or workers in the Brahman
cause: also those who foreg0 the COM
forts of life. such as sleeping in re-
cumbent position, eating sufficiently.
etc. Their happiness consists chiefly or
continually praising God.
To SarObam, the third heaven. go the
souls of such as never spoil Gods mod
ell by shaving or pairing the nails
These are the Brahman Ycgjs. They
wander about the earth, always going
from left to right. They eat nothing
but nauseous food and live in CON
slant state of abstraction on divine
subjects.
The fourth heaven, Sayutcheyam, is
the coming abode of the "nyane," OF
philosophers. These nyane pay no at
tention to heat or cold, never battle
and often go for weeks without food
If they are sick, no one knows it but
themselves. They are the stoics of the
world of to-day and believe that in
Sayutcheyam they will eventually be
absorbed in the deity.
,c
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-08

NO." said Miss Prim, with virtuous
Indignation. Il never dance. When a
man asks. May l have this dance with
your it's the same as If he should say,
May 1 hug youT
"Ah. s,e,' replied Miss Knox, "and
so the men never ask you TO dance
philadelphia Press.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-08
with His Knife

"That fellow Jones you pointed out
to me yesterday is sword swallower,
isn't he?"
Nonsense. Did you think you saw
him In a dime musem?'
"Oh. no; but l saw him in restau-
rant o-day."-Catholic Standard and
Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-08

pose. The ideal soil for growing vege
tables Is sandy bottom underlad with
a heavy loan. If the soil is adapted to
the business the next thing to be con.
sidered is the location. 1t should L,
along southern slope. Again, it should
not be too far from q market"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-08
The BOYS Opportunity.

"Now, wouldn't it be funny" said
Popley, playfully, IF l were to become
a little boy again?'
you, pa" replied his bright young son.
IF you was to be iittlern me, pa, l
think I'd square up few things"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-08
Her Little Flat.

Mrs. Noobride-Yes. dear, was mar
ried last month. I'd like you to call
on me and see the pretty little fat ;
have.
Miss Jellusse-I've seen him, my
dear!
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-08

Miss Gladys Moore Vanderbilt has
her
children
reaching Cornelius
in
reached legal
her
the richie
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-08
Curious Nesting Habits,

Many birds in their nesting habits
have accommodated themselves to the
advance of civilization. Thus the barn
and cliff swallows, which once built
under overhanging cliffs and in caves
now place their nests on the rafters
and beneath the eayes of our barns
The chimney swift, which originally
placed its nest on the inside OF hollow
trees, now uses our chimneys for that
purpose. The purple martin, once REST
Ing exclusively in holes in trees. will
now In many sections of the countrz-
use nothing but the Bird boxes which
kind-hearted men have erected.
VIVIAN n GIRL covc n vounc- WON A.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-08
HouefuI.

Wife During spat)-If l should die
YOU would never get another wife like
NJ.
Husband-Well, hope not.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-08

If the poor are growing poorer. how
does it happen that the deposits in
the savings banks are growing larger?
Chicago Tribune.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-08

would no longer be your children but would be known
Is your orphans?
If you did grasp these facts, which many men try to
dodge did you carry your speculation little fur
Their thus wise viii my widow wear good clothes
as nv wifef" "Where will the bread come from when
the breadwinner passes away?" Will orphans have
the advantages of my children!
is rather grim subject-this idea of death Not
dinner table conversation at ALL It's pleasant thing to
forget Many do successfully dodge the subject all
their lives But there lodging Death itself. 1t
never forgets 1t skips Rich Or poor-mighy or
lowly-no matter.
It's fine hing to live. 1t makes married man proud
to have home to dress his wife, to give his children
advantages and to Keep his family in the front
1t takes money, yesbut IT'S me Tor the children
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-08

iannels that will make very swagger
title shirts after this design. Colors
are used almost exclusively-s stripes,
dots. checks and plain materials being
selected as fancy Dictates Such gar
ment must fit perfectly or the effect Is
quite destroyed. but care only is re-
quired to secure this. and when made
at home the cost of such shirts Is very
small so their frequent renewal (Which
seems to be necessity in small boys
scheme of things), is not burden.
The above pattern will be mailed to
your address On receipt OF 10 cents
Send all orders to the Pattern Depart
ment of this paper. BE sure to give
both the number and size Of pattern
wanted. and write very plainly For
convenience write your order on the
following coupon:
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-08
LONELINESS OF A GREAT CITY

NF you live in large city you are lost You
J: !: i" !"
IETU Il swallowed up by the ocean OF people
XXI d around you. You go down into the deep and
that's the last of you. except perhaps an oc-
HN&MNAY casional bubble that come to the sur
kSOV0&eI face where you were last seem Ihere
many people you can't escape drown.
ing You can't make friendships you do in smaller
place. where the individual isn't entirely efaced by the
Society is not what it is in the smaller place.
where the human element enters in altogether In the
larger place your comngs and goings not noted Dy
your friends even, and by the newspapers unless
you the high nancers packing house bunch
The births and weddings in your family are or no more
interest outside of your fiat than are the wreahs
of smoke curling up into the empyrean no merry crowd
of interested neighbors with their warm congratulations
The deaths bring little sympathy from the rumDhng'
rafting world outside; Borrowing acquaintance who
have through the long Sickness there is lit
tie that evidence of loving kindness that comes
from nelghbors and real friends in small city or town.
dollar not written large and so in
deliby everything 1t is paEadoxcai law that where
many people there fewer friends, and
when you diminish the number to frontier community
where negbors miles apart your friends are ready
to take lives their hands for you-Utca Globe
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-08

Hyker-What do you think Of this
weather, anyway?
Pyker-Regular brain storm brewer.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-08-08
FINE FOR THE WIFE; HOW ABOUT THE w1Dowa

r. MARRIED MAN, Gid you ever give much
thought to what might happen when you
died? Did you ever spend much thought
upon the fact that you were going to die?
Did you ever realize that your wife would
cease to be your wife and become widow
Did YOU comprehend that your Children