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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-26

her first husband or by Mr.. Field. The
latter had two, q son and a daughter.
The son accidentally killed himself
with a gun but a few weeks before
pneumonia carried off the father. The
daughter is married and lives in En-
gland, so that Mrs. Field has no ties
to prevent her carrying out her ideas
in the line of civic reform.
This new figure in public life has
had a wonderfully romantic career.
Twenty-seven years ago, just after
her father, millionaire hardware
manufacturer, died, she married Ar
thur Cation. They Immediately moved
TO Chicago and lived in the house adj
joining that of Marshall Field. The
families became very intimate and
for a quarter Of a century Cation and
Field were the closest of friends and
business partners
In 1904 Cation died. Eight months
later Mrs. Cation sailed for German
port. A month later Marshall Field
followed. They Immediately went TO
London. where they were married.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-26
"DIDoEs.v
Does the Word Come to Us from the
Relief Of Sychaeuss

Does the Word Come to Us from the
Relief Of Sychaeuss
The phrase kick up didos'-for the
plural is formed either with or with
out the els allowable. 1t occurs.
for example, In CUTLER COUGHS "Delect-
able Duchy,'' but the more common
form is ito cut" or Ito cut up didos."
Fhe word Is dictionary ene Mr..
Murray says that it is United States
slang" he defines it as a prank, a
caper, disturbance, row, shindy; he
quotes, as the earliest use in English
literature, this sentence from "Sam
Slick in England" (1S43-44) "Them
Italian singers recitin' their jabber
and cuttin' didoes at a private
concert" He says that the origin of
the word is uncertain.
But Halliburton used the term in
'Thc ClOckmaker" in 1885, and Prof
Joseph Wright in his English Dialect
Dictionary" says that the term is
Cornwall, and also In the United
States. Halliburton used it with ref
erence to Nova Scotian: Il met Il
man this mOrnin' from Halifax, real
cOnceited lOokin' critter Ill
shines and didoes" Prof. Wright gives
as the first definition: disturbance.
noise. fuss. as in the speech heard on
the Isle of Wight: "He kicked up Il
hidden dido about it, then, plural
tricks. antics. eccentric feats-as in
Kent: ''Dreckly We be backturned,
there he be. a-cutting all manner o
didos;" and lastly. plaything, also
used as term to denote articles which
DO not give satisfaction to the owner,
rs trimming on dress or bonnet.
Yet the learned Professor Wright
does not venture to explain the deri-
vation of the word, he does not sng-
gest possible derivation. Did the
term come from the fuss made by
Queen Dido after the pious Aneas left
her? An obsolete word "dido"-a
thrice told tale may have been orig
inally "a tale of Dido" TAFT in his
"Quarternions" speaks OF Didonian
curve, who bargained for as much land
rs could be covered with hide, and
then cut the hide into a long and mar
row strip. Why not say glibly that
ito cut up didos' is to cut up as
Dido did? Let us honor the name OF
that noble dame in every way.-Boston
Transcript.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-26

Z .ss.'chant who was convalescing
from serious attack of typhoid fever
clamored for something tONeat, and de-
clared that he was starving.
Tomorrow you shall have some
thing to eat" promised the doctor. The
patient realized that there, would be a
restraint TO his appetite, yet he saw,
in vision, Harper's Weekly declares, a
modest, steaming meal placed at his
bedside.
Here is your dinner" said the nurse
the next day, as she gave the glover
ing patient a spoonful of tapioca pud-
ding. "and the doctor says positively
that everything else you do must be in
the same proportion"
Two hours later the nurse heard a
frantic call from the sick-room.
Nurse" breathed the patient, heav-
ily. Il want to do some reading.
Bring me pos cage stamp
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-26
The Task Before Congress.

Even the casual newspaper reader
must be impressed with the necessity
of deliberaticn in currency legislation
by the coming Congress. The money
problem is uppermost in the minds of
the people at the present time, and all
cling of the existing system is neces-
sary if recurrent disastrous money
striageEcies are TO be avoided.
In every town and city suggestions,
ward. Those who are speaking and
writing are not doctrinaires, but for the
most part practical men of affairs,
bankers. merchants and others whom
business necessity has made students
of the financial problem. The very d.
yersity of the remedies suggested
shows both the need of and the wide
interest taken in the currency ques-
tion. A central bank has it's support
ers, an asset currency its advocates,
and there are hundred and one plans
besides whose authors, though they
may differ widely in their ideas of
what the remedy must be, are unani-
nous In declaring that there must be
some remedy Forthcoming.
1t is obvious that the next Congress
must enact currency legislation to meet
the necessities of the times and the de-
mands OF the people. That legislation
must be founded upon the knowledge of
those most familiar with the needs of
the country; it must be for the entire
country and for all classes; it must
be promptly effective, and above all
permanent To secure such legislation
Congress must consider the suggestions
coming from all geographical sections
and diversified business interests. and
must apply to the work. its ablest and
most disinterested Chicago
Post
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-26
NOTED SOCIETY WOMAN

Worth $6O,OOO,OOO, She Takes
Municipal Office I'm Chicago.
Mrs. Marshall Field, widow of the
famous merchant prince of Chicago
and worth $6O,OOO,OOO, has recently
obtained an appointment as head of the
civic Health Commission of the West
ern metropolic, with entire charge of
the new bureau of milk inspection.
When Mrs. Field pledged herself to
this work there was gasp Of surprise
from society all over the world. Known
everywhere, natural leader, and by
reason Of her personal charms and her
great wealth amply qualified for social
-eminence, it was expected that she
Would return to the brilliant rounds of
social events, from which she had sep
arated herself when Marshall Field
died
Mrs. Field has no children either by
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-26
sHoPLIFrING.N
Inside and Outside Thieves In the
Big Deplrfrz.enf Stores.

Inside and Outside Thieves In the
Big Department Stores.
The fixed charges OF a department
store must cover the loss of breakage-
and general destruction, the failure Of
goods to sell, and theft The cheaper
stores suffer more seriously from
thieving than the higher priced ones
because their employees are less trust
worthy. For years the proprletors es-
timated that their theft losses were
due half to their dishonest employees
and half to outsiders, but not one of
them would venture to estimate the
total. There Is a curious standard of
ethics among some of the employees.
They do not regard taking articles for
their own use as theft, whereas to
take them for some one else, even
member Of the family, is plain robbery
Almost never are these guilty ones
prosecuted, even II they are detected
and the proof Is conclusive. They are
posted in the dressing room explaining
the reason. But when an employee
steals goods to sell and is caught, ar
rest follows.
Professional shoplifters have been
largely eliminated owing to systematic
prosecution. By far the greatest num-
Der of thefts committed by outsiders
are traced TO women, usually reputa-
bic, who yield to a sudden temptation
incidentally the newspapers never
name store in which person is ar
rested for shoplifting for the simple
reason that it would brighten away
customers. A retail store on Broad
way, New York. that did q large busl-
ness was actually ruined by the pub
licatlon of the details of several arrests
vithin its doors.-Everybody
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-26
Kentucky Night Riders, Raid.

Hopkinsyille, KY. was the scene of q
desperate and destructive attack by mask
ed night riders of the night of December
g, when 800 of them entered the town,
captured the police and fire departments.
took possession of the telephone exchange
and railroad stations and then burnel
three tobacco warehouses and other prop
city aggregating S2O00O0 in value. So
quietly had the marauders come and SO
thoroughly did they do their work that
the people of the place had no chance to
offer resistance. The store windows were
broken in and the plant of the nexspa-
per favorable to the tobacco trust was
demolished. For the motives of the raid
was to get even with the warehouse men
who had refused to join the Farmers As
ISOLATION and had dealings with the trust.
Several of these men were beaten with
switches and one man was shot. brake
nan who was trying to get his train
away from the path of the flames. A.
posse followed the retiring raiders some
distance. hut were outnumbered. Next
day Gov. Beckham ordered a company of
militia to the scene TO aid Sheriff Smith
Investigation is to be rigid.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-26
P|aiiC0| Comment.
Money Scare Ended.

An incipient money panic. which
Started without reason and which was
caused by some skyscraper financiering
In Wall street, has been effectually
averted and another period of activity
and prosperity assured by the prompt
and universally approved action of the
administration.
There was absolutely no reason for
the money scare. AS was pointed out
by President Roosevelt, the country is
more prosperous than ever before.
There is more money with which to do
business, provided, as Mr.. Roosevelt
says, ''the people will go ahead with
their normal business in normal
way"
The government is in excellent con-
ditiOn. 1t has ali the money it needs,
and yet it has been found expedient to
issue certificates of Indebtedness sim
ply and solely for the purpose of in
ducing the people to stop hiding their
money and putting it into circulation.
This unusual proceeding in a time of
pAOs ftClllS VIII pAONC dS
effective as the plan is simple. Already
there is a change for the better. Finan-
eierS approve the scheme. There Is a
better tone in all business centers
Prices are firm and advanced. Money
is coming out of its hiding places and
is going to work. The scare is over
and now the people can realize how
senseless and useless vSs the little
panic.
The dependency of the past few
days is rapidly passing. In its place is
confidence, widespread and general.
There is an increasing demand for in
vestment securities. Bankers feel bet
ter than they have felt for weeks. Stu
dents of finance unite in declaring the
crisis has passed. Even Europe ex-
presses the greatest confidence in the
stability of our prosperity.
A panic at this time would be abb
surd- The President has pointed out
the difference in conditions now ard
what they were in 1893. Then the
treasury contained SOD 100000 in gold.
Now it has 1904. 100000. Then there
was agricultural and Industrial depres-
sion. Now there is bustling business
everywhere, and money is plentiful.
Then there was doubt as to the stabiii-
ty of our money standard. Now there
is no question on that point. The clouds
are passing. 1t is not too much to say
they have passed. No more European
gold is needed, and dispatches inform
the world that further shipments will
not be- made-Toledo Blade.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-26

They were royalty entertained in En-
gland and on the continent and re-
turned TO this country. In five months
Mr.. Field was dead, the son had died,
and the new Mrs Field was once
more alone. She gave up all her pleas
ures and immediately applied to the
Mayor of Chicago foS she permission
TO undertake the work which she is now
performing.
Mrs. Field has been presented at sew
eral European courts and Is a familiar
figure at European watering places fire.
quented by royalty. Her nephew, Spen-
Ger Eddy, is secretary of the United
States embassy at Berlin. Mrs. Field
has love for fine horses and has ex-
hibited her thoroughbreds In almost
every big show in America. She also
rides to hounds and drives a coach.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-26
The National Convention.


For the first time in twenty years the
Republican national convention of 1908
promises to possess exciting interest. In
1888 there was vigorous struggle for
the nomination, ending in victory for
General Harrison. but Republican con-
ventions since then have been very
tame
Harrison's denomination was n fore
gone conclusion in 1892, though McKin-
ley showed unexpected strength, which
developed four years later in his al
most unanimous nomination. The sue
cessful conduct of the Spanish-Ameri-
can war made Mckinley secure of re-
nomination. His sudden death six
months after his second term began ele-
waited Mr. Roosevelt to first place, who
gained so much popularity in the next
three years that no other candidate
was mentioned in the convention held
in this city in 1904.
The convention of next June, how
ever, bids fair TO resemble some earlier
conventions that have been marked by
keen competition. 1t should be as ex-
citing as even the gathering of 1880,
also held in Chicago, in which General
Grant. John Sherman and James @.
Blaine fought long for the honor that
was carried off at last by James n.
Garfield. Those who were in Chicago
ct that time have not forgotten the
81 "
in the convention hall. but throughout
the city, as ballot after ballot was reg
istered showing the faithful 3O6 dele
gates standing firm for Grant. Roscoe
COnkling. Donald A. Cameron and John
\. Logan, at the head of the delega-
tons from New York, Pennsylvania
and Illinois, We're Grants generals. and
CALAMITY they fought, though vainly.
Next year the race for the Presiden-
tial nomination seems likely to be a
free for all. With Roosevelt refusing
to allow his name to be considered,
there will be certainly not fewer than
eight candidates with backing in the
convention New York will have two,
Governor Hughes and Secretary Cor
telyou. Pennsylvania will have Sena-
tor Knox. a man TO be reckoned with.
Ohio will present the name of Secre-
tary Taft and probably that of Senator
Foraker. Vice President Fairbanks
will be named by Indiana. Illinois will
nominate Speaker Cannon, and Iowa
will very likely offer ex-Secrotary Shaw
and possibly Governor Cummins.
With all these names from which to
choose its candidate for President, the
Republican party should think itself
fortunate. At this time none of the
possible nominees seems TO have great
advantage over the others. Unless con-
ditions should change materially dur
ing the next six months the contest in
Chicago next June should be full of
thrills.-Chicago Journal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-26
EXPENSE of Railway Travel.

Chevrolet, the automobllist, was
talking at Ormond to New York Press
man about American railways.
"Your railways are superb" he said.
ABROAD we have nothing like them.
In speed. comfort, in luxury American
railways lead the world.
''But the expense!
ION my way down to Florida l said
TO the porter as the time drew near for
us to part:
"'Porter, you have been very at
tentive and l want to give you some
thing. but / have no change
'.Then / took out $50 bill from my
wallet.
Certainly, SIR the porter answer
ed. pulling out large roll vi money.
How will you have it, sir? In nyesT
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-26

12-Steamship Cypress wrecked On
Lake Superior and % lives lost.
14-Town of San Jose del Cabo. Lower
California, destroyed by cloudburst.
1o-Du Pont powder works near Fon-
tanet. Ind, explodes, killing 30 people.
16-Wall street furry causes great
slump In copper stocks
22-23-Panic in New York and the
East marked by suspension of Knicker-
booker Trust Company and of various
financial concerns, appointment of receiv-
ers for Westinghouse Electric and Manu-
featuring Company, and wild scenes on
Stock Exchange.
23-Germans win balloon race from st.
Louis with France second.
27-New S20,OOO,O00 Union station
opened in Washington.
30-Earthquake and mountain slide de-
stroys town of Karatagh, Russian Tur-
kestan, and causes $4,000 deaths.
NOVEMBER.
1-Great railway strike in Great Brit
ain called.
END of telegraphers' strike. . Elec-
tons in many States.
11--Death of Dexter NJ. Ferry, seeds
man. of Detroit.
15-Death of Moncure ID. Conway.
American author Fire destroys town
of Cleary, Alaska.
16-Oklahoma admitted 10 statehood
24-Jury in Steve Adams case in Rath-
drum, Idaho, disagrees.
25-Thirteen lives lost in New York
tenement house fire.
26-Death of Gen. b. =. Pritchard of
Allegan, Mich, whose regiment captured
Jefferson Davis.
DECEMBER.
Explosion in mine at Fayette City,
Pa. kills 40 miners.
( 25Sixtieth Congress opens.
liking Oscar of Sweden resigns gov
eminent into hands of Crown Prince as
regent.
6-Explosion entombs 400 miners at
Monongah, w. Va.
S-Death of King Oscar III. of Sweden
and accession of his son rs Gustaf V.
11-President Roosevelt reiterates his
declaration that he will not again be a
candidate for chief executive.
16-Dust explosion kills 70 men in
mine at Yolande, Ala Great war feet
sails from Hampton Roads for Pacific.
17-Death of Lord Kelvin, English
scientist.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-26

She was pretty and the young chem
lists assistant was glad to sell her a
stamp.
Also to weigh her letter.
Also to lick the stamp and afIix 1t TO
the envelope.
Put 1T on upside down. she sim
pered. "That means something to
Charlie"
Then the young chemists assistant
lost interest.-London Tribune.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-26


According to a book recently issued by
DR.. Edward .;nthony Spitzka. professor
of general anatomy in Jefferson Medical
College. it is the white matter. connecting
the hemispheres of the cerebrum which
in great measure determines the qualit :,
of the human intellect, and not the graz
matter. as has been heretofore supposed.
Prof. Spitzka has made a comparative
study of the brains of several men emf
nent in various walks of life ,and finds
that the brains of various kinds of think
ers show specialized developments. Thus,
the brains of musicians are ricely convo-
luted in the auditory association area.
Such abnormalities as left-hsndedness,
partial deafness and defects of vision, he
says, leave their indeiibie imprints upon
the brain. As to judging brains by weight.
lac declares that: Men of the kind who
never remain steadily employed. and who
usually fail to even learn trade, stand
lowest in the scale. Above them come the
mechanics and trade workers, the clerks,
the ordinary business man and common
school teachers. Highest of all we find
men of decided mental abilities. the ge-
muses. of the pencil. brush ard sculptor's
chisel the mathematicians, scholars and
OF q, tocrf,ov,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-26
sad story.

Sandy Pikes-Lady, can't yer help a
poor man who had his hands frozen
while following his occupation?
The Lady And what was your oceu-
patton, my poor man?
Sandy PikeS-l was barber. mum.
The Lady-A barber, and had your
hands frozen?
Sandy Pikes--Yes, mum. / shaved
ice behind a saltwater counter.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-26
The Democratic Game in Illinois.

The Democratic Game in Illinois.
Democratic members of the Illinois
Legislature have been pretending that
all the opposition to State primary
law has been on the Republican side.
They were forced into the open in Tues
days vote and their duplicity exposed.
In the Senate the conference report or
the pending State primary bill was
adopted by vote of IL TO 4. In the
House the emergency clause required
an affirmative vote of 102, but the
House rejected the report by 81 ayes
to SO noes. The House Democrats eau
cussed and drew up minority protest
against the bill, signed by two of the
Democratic conferees. Fourteen Demo-
Gratis in the House voted against the
bill and ten were absent. The III as
it came from the conferees did not suit
twenty-four Democrats in the House,
the minority in which has been insist
ing that the Republicans are the OBJ
structionists.
The Democrats in the Illinois Legis-
lature have been playing partisan poll
tics with the primary bill question.
They are united on nothing unless 1t
can be used TO help the Democratic
party in a State where its standing is
deservedly at low ebb. They want a
Democratic primary law, one that will
throw the Republicans into confusion
and defeat majority action. They pre-
fer no action ut all, for then they can
go to the voters of the State with the
plea that the Republicans fail TO give
the people what they have distinctly
shown they want, and which the gener
al sentiment of the State says they
ought TO have 4 primary law will be
passed before the session ends in spite
of the Democratic conspiracy to defeat
everything reasonable that can be
brought to a vote.-St. Louis Globe
Democrat.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-26
Her Opposite.

Don't you think people should mar
ry their oppositesT queried the fair
maid.
Il think it advisable in most cases.
replied the wise youth, but most as
suredly not in yours"
"Why nOt?" she asked.
Just think what an ugly. sour crea-
ture he'd be-" answered the W. Y.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-26

Bronson--Goins to the city to hear
the election returns?
WoOdson-YOu bet.
BronsOn-What excuse will you make
10 your wife when you get home in the
morning?
Woodson--I won't make any.
BrOnsOn-Eh?
WOodson She always insists on go
ing with me.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-26

Reports from London state tnat the re-
suits of the careful investigations and ex-
periments of the Royal Commission on
Tuberculosis indicate that there are two
kinds of consumption. When the bacilli
of these diseases were administered to
animals those from one group caused rap
idly fatal general tuberculosis, while the
germs of the other group. though given
in far larger doses, had only slight local
effect, and the disease tended to undergo
a spontaneous cure, but the Investigations
have not yet reached point where it is
practicable to determine with certainty
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-26
America Leads I'm Coal.

Tables prepared by the London Board
of Trade show that the United States now
mines more coal than any other country,
the total being 37O.O0O.0O0 tons in the
United Kingdom and 135,O00,000 tons in
Germany. But the production per head
is still higher in England. America also
consumes the most coal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-12-26
coNsCRIPTIoNs FOR THE ARMY.

fNHEN an army official talks of the possibili-
All ~ Of conscrption to fill up the ranks of
4 wv I the United States regular army his re-
x marks must be taken in Pickwckan
EC(HEyla sense. 1t is true must maintain stand
tS@N&J1 ing army but it is also true that the army
need is small in proportion TO the
total population of the country that CONSUMPTION is 4
measure beyond all possibility of adoption.
There is easy way to ill the ranks of the army
If recruits few and deserters many That is TO make
the conditions OF service peaanter than they have BEEN
Just any other trade calling will attract or cease
attract according its relative adv anages alter
the army service will feel the influences. For
three years it has been evident that something
this end be done and doubtless the proper thing
is TO increase the pay of the enlisted men. They
getting cash allowance based on conditions of an
earlier generation and entirely inadequate for conditions
to-day
Congress may be in an economical mood this winter.
hoped it will be. But economy does not die
tate such parsmOny to inure the work of the regular
army The best economy is to treat the soldiers prop
erly they will be contented and stay with their
companies for many years after the country has gone
the expense and trouble of giving them the
training.-Cihcago Record-IIerad.