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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
THE LoNe-AvoIoEp WORD.
1t Was shock to Mrs. Madden
When They Called Her Eat

1t Was shock to Mrs. Madden
When They Called Her Eat
Mrs. Madden, smiling and short OF
breath. achieved the last step and sank
into the veranda rocking chair, which
creaked loudly.
"Adeline." she painted, while show
er of small parcels. unwisely entrust-
ed to her lap. rolled from that impos-
sible resting-place and strewed the
piazza. "Adeline, | have certainly gain
ed flesh ~
Now, mother" began Adeline,
soothingIy. that's what you always
say, but I'm sure. when you're weigh
ed. you'll find"
But 1 never am weighed. Adeline.
and you and know very we'll why. |
haven't dared. But to-day. down
town, met a woman who didn't mince
matters, and she told me up and down
| was fat-fat. Adeline. She didn't
even say plump or 'matronly or
comfortable or of dignified and
commanding figure She looked me
straight in the face and told me l was
a fat old woman. Think of it :"
"The hateful creature," cried Ade-
line. Indignantly. How dared she !
Why. mother As if you weren't just
the dearest, incest, chubbiest. contest
As If you weren't exactly right just as
you are, every pound and inch Of you |,
As if
There. there, I didn't mind. child !
But she called me fat, plain fat; and
then she laughed" asserted Mrs. Mad
der. placidly, land / didn't wonder at
all how she dared, either: l only
laughed at her because she hadn't
dared before. You go with me to Fer
guson's new store, and down the broad
aisle to the long mirror with the
strong light on il. and I'll point her
out to you; | think she's somebody
you know. And l always did say,
Adeline that there wasn't a decent
light on single looking-glass in this
house. and that we ought to have a
new one. down to the floor, so we
could really see ourselves"
oh said Adeline. why, mother :"
take in my wraps and parcels, will
you. child. and bring me out fan, and
n footstool, and glass of water and
the evening paper" directed Mrs. Mad
den. comfortably. I'm too weighty a
body to move for trifles. and think
III sit while where | am. Other
folks must trot for me now, and to-
morrow I'm going TO get weighed and
find out just how much avoirdupois
Their, is l can hold up as a reprOach
If they don't fly round and do it quick
enough.
I'm sure III turn the scales at a
hundred and seventy-five. Adeline.
aren't you? Or do you suppose it
could be a round two hundred ?''-
Youths Companion.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24

The department of agriculture en-
rloys machine to smoke cigars. 1t
has four mouthpieces, in each of which
cigar is inserted. For ten seconds
the smoke is drawn in and is then puff
cd out, the process being repeated every
half minute. While the "inhaling'' is
going on the way in which the filing
end the wrapper burn are carefully
noted, the ash is examined and the
odor of the burning tobacco observed.
The plant from which each of the ci-
gars is made is known and the one
that makes the best showing in the
competition Is selected for planting.
The I. st is proving an aid to the Amer
lean tobacco industry by teaching the
farmers what kinds OF tobacco to plant
in order to receive the highest financial
refurps
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24

When Ahmed Effendi was the Turk
ish ambassador to Germany it was his
custom, at various entertainments, to
distribute Turkish sweetmeats among
the ladies present.
At one of his most brilliant recep-
tons Ahmed Effendi distinguished a
Berlinese young lady by giving her
twice as many sweets as he gave any
one else. That was a great honor, and
scores Of eyes, some jealous and some
congratulatory, were fixed in the young
lady as she ate the great store of deli
cacies on her plate.
She could not help feeling proud.
And to mark her triumph, to under
score it. she could not help saying to
the interpreter:
ASK the ambassador why he has
honored me with twice as many sweets
as any of the other ladies'"
The interpreter put the question, got
his answer. and repeated it in loud
voice:
His excellency says, fraulein, your
mouth is twice as large as any Of the
other ladies'"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
Protection of Fruit Trees.

A successful fruit grower says: One
of the most important points in pre-
pairing bearing apple trees for winter,
in my opinion, is to remove all rubbish
that may afford shelter for mice or
other vermin. Be sure there are no
declivities at the immediate base of
the tree. A slight mounding is good.
At all events, leave no hollows that viii
hold water TO freeze at times of sud
den falls in temperature, thereby
greatly damaging trees. If mice or
rabbits are feared, protect with wire
netting into proper sizes, roll around
an old broOmstiek, or any round OBJ
ject, TO give 1t a circular shape, the
stick removed and the wire will spring
around the trunk and hold itself in
place. See that all drains are in good
order
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24

II want to know" said the attorney
for the plaintiff, who was cross-examin-
ing the witness, 'just what the defendant
said when my client told him he was a
bigamist, and that the facts had been
found out"
HE didn't say anything" answered the
witness.
well, what did he do?''
He acted kind o hasty."
Il want to know exactly how he actc,.
want me to show you?"
Yes"
The witness suddenly reached over,
grabbed the attorney by the hair, threw
him down on the floor, and proceeded to
hammer him.
This is the way he acted" he said
It'll the other fellows interfered. Some
of you chaps pull me off, will your
1t was tough on the lawyer, but it won
the case for him.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
Cotton Seed Menl.

Cotton seed meal is the cheapest
form of protein for the feeder to pur-
chase, says bulletin by the Louisiana
station. Many of the manufacturers
are introducing considerable guam
tity of lint and bulls in their meals.
They grind these meals so fine that 1t
is often hard to detect the adultera-
tion. Too great an addition of hulls
and lint lowers the value Of this valu-
able by-product for feeding purposes.
A good meal should have a nutty odor,
bright yellow color, and should be dry
and finely ground. II slould run at
least 40 per cent protein, not over 10
per cent fat, and not over 8 per cent
fiber. On account of the improvements
in the manufacture of cotton seed oil
many meals are showing a lower fat
content than formerly. Too high fat
content is objectionable. In general
the meals vary from 1888 per cent to
1881 per cent protein.
In purchasing meals for feeding pur-
poses avoid the dark-c0lored samples.
Do not buy a meal just because 1t is
cotton seed meal. Purchase from a re-
liable mill or agent, and demand a
guarantee.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
AWFUL EFFECT OF ECZEMA.
Covered with Yellow Sores-GreW
Worse--Parents Discourage -In n
Week Cuticura Drove Sores Away.

Covered with Yellow Sores-Grew
Worse--Parents Discournged-In n
Week Cuticura Drove Sores Away.
"Our little girl, one year and a half
old, was taken with eczema or that
was what the doctor called it. We
called in the family doctor, and he gave
some tablets and said she would be all
right in a few days. The eczema grew
worse and we called in doctor No. a
He said she was teething, as soon as
the teeth were through she would he
all right. But she still grew worse.
Doctor No. :: said it was eczema By
this time she was nothing but yellow,
greenish sore. Well, he said he could
help her, so we let him try it about
A week. One morning we discovered
a little yellow pimple on one of her
eyes. OF course we 'phoned for doctor
No. 3. He came over and looked her
over. and said that he could not do
anything more for her, that we had
better take her to some eye specialist,
since it was an ulcer. So we went to
Oswego to doctor No. 4, and be said
the eyesight was gone, but that be
could help it. We thought we would
try doctor No. 5. Well, that proved the
same. only he charged SO more than
doctor No. 4. We were nearly dis
couraged | saw one Of the Cuticura
advertisements in the paper and
thought we would try the Cuticura
Treatment, so / went and purchased
a set of Cuticura Remedies, which cost
me 81, and in three days our daughter,
who had been sick about eight months,
showed great improvement, and in one
week all sores had disappeared OF
course it could not restore the eye
sight. but II we had used Cuticura in
time am confident that it would have
saved the eye. We think there is no
remedy so good for ans skin trouble or
impurity of the blood as Cuticura. Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Abbott, r. f. ID. No. 8.
Fulton, Oswego Co., Y, Aug. IL, o."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
WHITE BREAD
Makes Trouble 70 People with Weak
Intestinal Digestion

Makes Trouble To- People with Weak
intestinal Digestion.
A lady in a Wis. town employed a
physician who instructed her not to eat
white bread for two years. She tells
tainly was a sick woman.
I'm the year 1887 l gave out from
over work, and until 1901 / remained
an invalid in bed a great part of the
time. Had different doctors, rut moth
ing seemed to help. | suffered from
cerebro-spinal congestion, female trou-
BILE and serious stomach and bowel
trouble. My husband called a new doc
tor and after having gone without any
food for 10 days the doctor ordered
Grape-Nuts for me. / could eat the
new food from the very first mouthful
The doctor kept me on Grape-N Nuts
and the only medicine was little
glycerine to heal the alimentary canal
when l was up again doctor told
me to eat Grape-Nuts twice day and
no white bread for two years l &c
well in good time and have gained
strength so / can do my own work
again.
my brain has been helped so much.
and | know that the Grape Nuts food
did this, too. / found had been made
III because | was not fed right, that s
did not properly digest white bread
and some other food l tried to live on.
II have never been without Grape
Nuts food since and eat it every 0ay.
You may publish this letter if you like
SO 1t will help some one else.v Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Greek
'iich. Get the little book, Tine 10
MELVILLE" In pkgs.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24

While Dooly was holding court In
Washington County, Georgia, a certain
General Hanson came in and sat down
at the side of the judge, and began to
tell him about the vast amounts of
property he owned.
stop just moment, general" said
Dooly. Mr.. Sheriff, cali in Jones, the
receiver of tax returns"
In a few moments that worthy APP
peared.
Mr.. Receiver" said the Judge, "come
up here and make an inventory of Ger
eral Hanson's property. He had mis-
taken me for you" Sunday Maya
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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
BRING GOOD HEALTH
Dr. William Pink Pills, Used Rfta'
the Grip, Arrest Fatal Decline and
Rebuild the system.

Rebuild the System.
Any bodily weakness caused by a
deficiency in the blood can be cure
by the use of DR.. Williams Pink Pills
because these pills actually make new
blood After attacks of the grip the
blood is generally run down and the
patient continues to decline.
About three years ago." says Mrs.
Jennie Cowan, of 71S n. Henry
Street, West Bay City, Mich, 81
caught a severe cold, which ran into
the grip. | was confined to my bed
for two weeks At the end of that
completely run down. was so weak
1 could hardly stand. my cheeks had
no color and l felt faint. My heart
would futter and it was difficult for
me to breathe at times. Neuralgia
settled in the back of my head and
stomach and | suffered from rheuma.
tism in my shoulders.
81 had the care of the best doctor
IN town but became no better until a
friend told me one day how she had
been cured by DR.. Williams Pink
Pills and decided to try them. 1
soon felt better and continued using
them until l was entirely cured. They
built me up again to perfect health
and | use them now whenever | feel
at all sick and they always help me- -
I'r. Williams Pink Pills are inval-
unable in such cases, as well as in
other blood diseases, because they not
only drive off the germs of the disease
bus build up the system. The pills
have cured anaemia, rheumatism, af-
ter-effects CT fevers, neuralgia and
many other severe disorders.
Dr.. Williams Pink Pills are sold
By all druggists. or sent. postpaid. on
receipt o: price. so cents per box.
sis boxes $3.50. by the DR.. Williams
Medicine Company, Schenectady, n. Y.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications. as they cannot reach
the diseased portion Of the ear. There Is
only one way to cure deafness, and that Is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness Is
caused by an in1amed condition OF the mu-
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube is infiamed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing. and when IL Is
entirely closed, Deafness is the result, and
unless the inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to its normal condi-
ION. hearing will be destroyed forever;
nine cases out OF ten are caused by Ca
tarrf. which is nothing but an infiamed con-
dition Of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollr7s for
any Ease Of Deafness Caused by cstarrh)
that cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh
Cure. Send for circulars, free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo. O.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
Thoroughly Reliable.

If ever there was a reliable and safe
remedy it is that old and famous porous
plaster-Allcock's 1t has been in use for
sixty years, and is as popular to-day as
ever. and we doubt if there is a civilized
community on the face of the globe where
this wonderful pain reliever cannot be
found. In the selection of the ngredi-
ents and in their manufacture the greatest
care is taken to keep each plaster up to
the highest standard Of excellence, and so
pure and simple are the ingredients that
even a child can use them.
Allcock's are the original and genuine
porous plasters and are sold by druggists
in every part of the civilized world.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
About Matching strawberries.

The best time to mulch Strawberries
IS when the ground is frozen over so
you can drive in on the patch without
hurting the berries. l use wheat straw
when I can get 1t that is free from
wheat seed. / got a bad dose once
with winter wheat In the berries. 1t
was the worst kind Of a weed then. Rye
Is still worse. Oats straw is good. only
r packs down badly. Fine corn fod-
.er or cane hay is good. Straw ma
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
Pope,. skulI.

The skull of Alexander Pope, the
poet and satlrist, is in the private col
lection of phrenologist. During some
alterations in the churchyard where
Pope was buried 1t was necessary to
move his coffin, which was opened at
the time to ascertain the state Of his
remains. BY bribing the sexton Of the
church possession of the poets skull
was obtained for the night, and in the
morning a different skull was returned
instead. The cost of the skull, includ-
Ing the bride, was fifty pounds.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24

Times dizzy spells when everything
was a blur before me. The passages
of the kidney secretions were irregu-
lar and painful, and there was cor
siderable sedi nent and 0dor. | don't
know what J would have done but
for Doan's Kidney Pills. I could see
an improvement from the first box,
and five boxes brought a final cure"
Sold by all dealers. so cents box.
Foster ilburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24

A Paris woman who was arrested for
picking pockets and who pretended TO
speak an unknown language betrayed
herself In her sleep. When brought
before the magistrate she was interro-
gated by Turkish. Russian, Polish and
Hungarian interpreters, but none could
understand her. The magistrate order
ed her to be kept under strict surveil-
lance. In her sleep she talked fluent
french, with the true Partisan accent
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
Irr,patton Profitable.

In Connecticut irrigation increased
the total yield of Strawberries in one
case III per cent. and in another case
155 per cent. The irrigated berries
were larger. but little later than the
non-irrigated ones. but they brought ,
cents more quart in the open mar
ket. Where irrigation is practiced the
water should be applied to the burrows
about the fruiting time and allowed
slowly to flow down them rather than
kY flooding.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24

Sheridan was about to start on his
tFenty-mile ride to Winchester.
II could do it quicker in an automo
bile, OF course" he said. but that would
b1ock the poem into the middle of the
rext war"
Pausing just long enough TO permit the
young man with the camera to take a
snapshot of him. he dashed the rowels
TITO his steed and was of like en arrow.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
Com poaffc.
'6rigson, what make is YOUR automo.

"Grigson, what make is YOUR automo-
bile?'
les a Berkman-Jandorf-L ichtenstein-
Smith Armqust Brown Wittenmeyer :
Berkenhead-Sa Sampson Il ilhoover."
Gee. That's one l never heard of be-
forer
Probably not. Those are the names of
the different repairmen who have worked
on it since l got it."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24

Il was so weak
ened and gener-
orally run down
with kidney dis
ease that for q
leug time / could
not do my work
and was five
weeks in bed
There was cOp-
tinual earin 9
down pain, terri
BILE b a OK a c b e s,
headaches and at
-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24

Salt, thoroughly rubbed all round on
the inside of the churn, after it has
been rinsed with hot water, is a first
rate thing to make it clean and sweet.
Rinse the salt out with water.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
Cousfder-fe.

~Wrigglrs, / saw you shaking hands
wrch the bride. but yon didn't congratu-
late the bridegroom. Why was that?''
Il was afraid he would think | was
insincere. l had narrow escape from
marrying her once myself, you remember -
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
! fBSilSl5El5iSss42z = Sl,,s e

nure is best of all If there is no tim
othy seed in it. If you can find a liv-
ery stable where they feed wild hay
place to get your mulching. Put on
plenty of it. and then in the spring go
through and loosen it up and pull some
of it off to the middles.-Correspond-
ent Fruit Grower.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24

otdi 81 w
All for 12c postpaid in order to intro
duce our WARRANTED seeds. and if you
will send 16c we will add one package of
Berliner Earliest Caulifiower. together
with our mammoth plant. nursery stock,
vegetable and farm seed and tool catalog.
This catalog is mailed free to all in
ending purchasers. Write to-day.
John A Salzer Seed Co.. Box &, La
Crosse, Wis
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24

The merry little spelling bee
We knew when we were young
Is, as it were, quite up tree,
And. so to speak, is stung.
New York Evening Mail
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
a. Gurrenheim,

We write it with an envious sigh.
Thou art thy country's now and Fumes
One of the Brobdignagian names
That were not born to die.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24

New Year-What surprises me most
of all is the scale of living
Old Year Tin feeble voice)--1f you
ask the undertakers you will find that
the scale of dying is just as high.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24

When skim milk Is available give
your birds plenty, as it is rich In flesh
formers. 1t also whitens and gives
succulence TO the meat.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
ptIRREp STANDS

All kinds of Rubber Stamps Made to Order.
Stl-inkins Daters- -something new. Ink and
linking Pads. Sead for Catalogue to Lock Box
ZIP, Fort Wayne Ind
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
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The draft horse is just now the pop
ular horse and is in demand for city
use at higher prices than any other
stock.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24

When butter gets into bad company
1t has to go the way old dog Tray went.
About a ton of butter in Milwaukee
is said to have gotten in the class
with limberger cheese and was con-
signed to the morgue.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24

Japanese and Germans have the same
average brain weight.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
TERRIBLE TO RECALL.

Five Weeks in Bed With Intensely
Painful Kidney Trouble.
Mrs. Mary Wagner, of 1867 Kos
suth Ave. Bridgeport. Conn. SAYS |;
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24

Mans recuperative power after an in
jury is in an inverse ratio to his social
Advancement.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24

Mrs. Winslow.s SOOTHING SYRUP for Children
teethinR softens the gums reduces Inflammation, al
lays pain. cures wind collie. q cents bottle.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24

Will iluDcTSeT cueeSe anu Was COu-
signed to the morgue.
An apple grower at Hood River, Ore,
claims the medal for thorough and eff
fective spraying He picked 1873 boxes
Of Gravenstein apples and found only
one wormy apple in the entire lot.
How's that for good spraying?
One of our farm readers says that he
has a yonng cow a little over a year
old which had triplet calves, and that
her granddam this spring had three
calves also, all doing well. At that rate
one can soon grow herd.-Indlana
Farmer
The Illinois Experiment Station has
found out that larger yield of oats
can be obtained by drilling than when
sown broadcast, and that less seed will
be required. One bushel less is re-
quired where a drill is used and the
yield is six bushels more.
1t Is noticeable that Western Ben
Davis apples sold at much higher
prices than this same variety grown
in the East. In fact, the only variety
which has sold as well on the Liver
pool market as the Western Ben Davis
has been strictly fancy Kings from
Canada.
The best da:rymen are now using
both winter and summer silos. At the
Ontario Experiment Farm they feed
only twice day succulent ration with
meal and clover hay, an hour and a
half afterwards, In the morning. and
at 80 p. IN. the same ration with long
hay. They estimate that cow should
receive pound of meal for every five
pounds of milk she gives.
The elevator attachment for the po.
tato digger is all right some seasons
and in some localities, but occasionally
it will not distinguish the potatoes
from clods and stones about the same
size of the tubers. In such cases it is
better to pick them up in the old
fashioned way, employing baskets with
handles like a pail. The half-bushel
size handles better than a larger
basket
Hill. the railroad magnate, says that
In twenty years we will have 100000.
900 people and asks where they are to
be employed and how are they to be
fed. In century the coal supply will
be practically exhausted. In the face
Of these facts, If they be such, and
there is no reason to dispute them
every farm properly cared for should
be worth more money for each year OF
the period. There will be a growing
dependence on the fruits of the soil.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-24
chfcken-pIuckin. Machine..

According to scientific paper Of
Europe. chickens are now plucked In
wholesale manner by the use of pneu-
matte machinery There Is a recep-
tacle in which the fowl is placed after
being killed, and into this are turned
several cross currents of air from, cleo
trical fans revolving at the rate of
5000 turns per minute. In the twin
king Of an eye the bird is stripped Of
its feathers, even to the tiniest parti-
cles of down, and the machine is ready
for another.