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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03

The American woman. whether WORK
ing for a living or merely taking d
philanthropic interest In the better
ment of her sex. might find consoia-
ton, IL there be feminine solace ID COM
PARSONS. by contrasting the condition
Of the working women here with that
Of her sisters In Europe.
Women's work has long been fruit
full Of discussion In Germany and in
France, and now 1t has become a Con-
tinental question and has produced a
deluge of pamphlets In many tongues.
None of this army of reformers, how
ever, has gone so far as to advocate
woman's abandonment of the field of
labor; they are merely in favor of re-
forming her hours and methods.
In all European countries woman is
engaged in the most laboriops occupa-
lions. She Is the general farm hand
all over the continent, she plants the
seeds and gathers the crop, and In
parts of Germany she is both plough
horse and cart horse. She pushes a
broom and a wheelbarrow as street
cleaner In Berlin and Munich and in
the latter city adds to these duties
that Of track sweeper and switchman
for the street railways. She serves as
railway crossing guard and is fire.
QuentIy a section hand or station por-
ter working in competition with men.
She breaks stones for highways i'm
southern Europe, takes her turn at
pushing heavily laden canal boats In
Holland. She works in the mines of
Belgium, digging coal and ore and load
Ing them upon cars and in Bavaria she
II stone crusher and bod carrier.
II she has any leisure between times.
somebody manages to find her some
thing to do. In fact, the EurOpean
woman Is so busy that she has scarce
~ opportunity for advanced ideas and
that seems to be the reason that now
man has risen to reform her work.
That her long hours of toll and the
insufficient nourishment that her poor
pay furnishes rob her Of the charm and
graces of womanhood and induce great
physical suffering is admitted But the
most deplorable feet of all to the mill
tary statesman Is that such conditions
mean lack of COCO fighting men t.
all the ranks of the standing armies
q much weightier matter than the mere
sympathetic fact that she is a beast oil
! h,,rder,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03


Panama ranks fifth in population and
seventh in area among the States of the
Colombian republic.
The standard of height in the British
army Is greater than in the army of
any other nation
Between Madagascar and the coast
or India there are about 10000 islands.
only 600 of which are inhabited, but
most of which are capable Of support
ing population.
The first city hall In New York was
erected in 1912. at the corner Of Pear
street and Coenties slip.
The capital invested by Germany IN
the Transvaal Is estimated 10y exports
to be fully $150.000.00e.
The first steamer on the Thames was
the Marjery. in 1914. The Richmond
followed her year later.
Bottles now are being made of paper
under German patent. They are for
use particularly on shipboard. where
heavy weather works havoc among the
glass receptacles.
The suicide rate in the United States
has increased in ten years from u 20
IL per 100000 population
The United States Treasury holds
three and nine-tenths times as much
gold as the Bank of England
Roentgen rays have been found to act
on vegetation like very weak light In
experiments by Sig. G. Tolemei.
1t has recently been claimed that
iron ships with electric plants suffer
rapid deterioration Of their pipes hav-
ing direct connection with the sea. dus
| to electrolytic action
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03

Two-thirds of the revenues OF the
United States are devoted to the pay
ment of inheritances from forIaer
wars, like pensions, and to expendi-
lures in view OF future wars
This startling fact was stated by
Senator Hale of Maine in tie course
of a debate on increasing the efficiency
of the artillery corps of the army.
.we can get no appropriation for the
marine of the country" he said. ''or
for shipping river and harbor bills are
arrested, public building bills are
checked, because We must spend such
a proportion of the public revenue for
military purposes.
. Yet we are in the midst of the high
est civilization the world has ever
known. when the nations of the earth
are less disposed to war with one an
other than they have ever been, after
nearly 1900 years of the gospel of
Jesus Christ among men. The United
States, isolated by the oceans, is In
volved in no international problems or
guarrels. We have had only one great
war since the republic was established.
the, rebellion; other wars with En-
gland, Mexico and Spain have not cut
much figure in our history We are not
likely to have another war, unless we
seek 1T determinedly. for this is the
richest and soon will be the most pop
ulous and powerful of civilized coun-
tries. And yet two OF every three dol
lars we are taxed Is spent on warfare.
either past or future,
There seems to be no remedy for this
state of affair. unless human nature
should suddenly grow gentle. But il
our case Is so bad. what must be the
burdens bore by Europeans. like Ger
mans and Frenchmen. who live in con-
slant expectation that they will have
to fight?
Evidently the world is still far from
the time when every man will love his
nefghbor as himself and do unto 9th
ers as he would they shonld do unto
him The lion and the lamb are not
yet ready 20 lie down together.-Chi-
cago Journal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03
USELESS TARIFF AGITATION.


turb Present Prosperity.
Our morning contemporary in Des
Molnes ought TO know that the last
election did not turn on the tariff and
Ii ought to realize that the present Con-
sress will not revise the tariff, for the
best reason of all, that not even the
President will ask for such action in
his message. That paper is simply seek
ing to continue the strife within the
party in the State. 1t can promote
nothing else by its course There is
the greater work of regulating corpora
lions and curbing the trusts, which
must be done outside of the tariff, ac-
cording to Mr.. Rooseyelt's own cOncep-
ton of politics and duties. While en-
gagged in these important duties, there
is no reason why the industrial stabil-
ity and prosperity should be further
threatened by tariff legislation. The
country will be very fortunate If it
completes the reforms undertaken by
the administration without disturbing
our present prosperity. 1t is that more
than anything else that the President is
DESTROYS of. To keep injesting issues
which are not germane to the present
work in hand is merely to promote dis
fractions and disturbances.
Let us fulfill the Presidents pending
reforms and then we will be better able
to judge how much reforming there
ought to be on the tariff. And rest
assured of one thing and that is that
If all the duties were lowered by half,
there would be the same dissatisfaction
and the same complaints against it. No
system Of taxation can ever be so finely
equalized as to give satisfaction to all.
A tariff is merely compromise and the
| next compromise would not be any
more satisfactory than the present. 1t
is idle to expect it.-Cedar Rapids Re
publican.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03

1t was simply the practice of giving large part
time to thinking not of personal but of community af
fairs. They did what it should be duty every
man. and especially of every young man. to do-devoted
part of every day consciously directly to logical
planning for the benefit of their fellows
Such practical suggestions occurred to them they
passed TO Others and thus their
not mere interchange of pleasantly and repartee but
mutually beneficial interchange of ideas important
affairs which left richer all who joined in it.
Every village and city needs such help from every
citizen There great public services accom-
pshed through private organization personal effort
Youths Companion.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03
ON AN ARKANSAS RAILROAD.
Wreck, Though No Uncommo
Thing, Likely to Cause Trouble.

Wreck, Though No Uncommon
Thing, Likely tn Cause Trouble.
A western railroad man tells of a
road In Arkansas built long ago, road
that had all the weaknesses to which
neglected systems are exposed The
ballast was thin. the grades heavy and
the ties rotten. Nearly all passengers
travelling by this road proviuvd them
selves with accident policies, although
a. a matter of fact there was not much
danger, as the trains were not given to
sprlnting, and the regular accidents
used to occur without serious results.
Trainmen had by long practice learned
when to jump and the passengers by
following their example Jared just as
we'll.
The fastest train went at the rate
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03
The saddest War story.


The saddest war story that ever oc-
Cured has never been fully told so far
as | know" said man who followed
lee to the surrender at App0matttx.
Il believe that Mrs. Chestnut in her
Diary from Dixie made brief men
ton of the incident.
Il had forgotten it until read the
book Then it came back to me as
heard it from one who was at the
funeral. The man who told it died
twenty years ago.
''The soldier had enlisted in Georgia
from his home where his father re-
manned undisturbed during the strug-
gle. The young man had fought
through the war without a scratch,
save slight wound which had left him
slightly deaf. This afiiiction he had
never referred to in any of his letters.
After the surrender he communicate
ed with his father, saying he would
reach home on or about certain date.
Travel then was uncertain and he was
hol pOSitifC do " W hCh hC hOiiu ~
rive
His father prepared to receive him.
Believing that his son would come as
promised. he arranged spread such as
the condition of his surroundings at
that time would permit He had
brought out MS best plate that had
been secreted for a long time. and with
gold which had been exhumed he
bought such delicacies and substantials
as the southern market at that time
afforded.
'.As many of the old time neighbors
as were living in the vicinity were in
vited to the homecoming of the re
turning soldier. The ex-Confederate mr.
rived on the old plantation the night
before the earliest date he had mea-
toned in his last letter. 1t was late
and his father and the family had re
tired.
''The only creature on the old place
that seemed to be awake was a dog. As
the soldier entered the gate of the
grounds the dog began barking.
THE sound aroused the owner Of the
manor The country was overrun at
the time with stragglers, some of whom
had not hesitated to commit burglary.
THE father of the returning boy
arose. he stood in his doorway with
his shotgun and challenged the APP
preaching stranger, as he supposed.
THE young man being deaf, made no
reply, but continued on his way. The
man in the doorway raised his gun and
fired. The stranger fell dead.
1.-The father summoned his family
and the few remaining servants of the
plantation. An investigation was held
and the tragic truth was revealed.
"The father. of course, was inconsol-
able. He returned TO his house while
the servants carried the lifeless form
of his boy TO the home that had been
awaiting bis coming
1.-The next day the invited guests be-
gan to arrive. The father had given
orders that the tragedy should not be
mentioned until he himself told 1t.
Il do not recall what explanation
was made TO the guests as to the alb
sence of him whom they were TO honor.
But after The repast they were told,
and then they filed past the dead.
"The body was wrapped In the flag for
which the brave young man had fought
The community was used to funerals.
Every private burial ground had a
grave made by the UNHAPPY war. But
no funeral like this hal ever taken
place in the vicinity, anu 1 doubt If IL
ever had a counterpart in any stae,
north or south. l hope not."-New
York Sun.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03
All Metal.

Can I sell you love story?" asked
The aspiring young author in the edi-
torial department Of the big magazine.
Possibly" replied the busy editor.
what kind of heroine have you pic
tured2"
well, she is girl with an iron
WILL
.Go on
'And a heart Of Steel"
"Ahir
"And sufficient brass to carry her
through the world, and plenty of tin to
buy a titled husband
'Whew!"
but when she riveted her eyes"
Hold on, young man. This Is mag
azine Office. think you better try and
sell that story in a hardware store"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03
Pattern Department
UP.TO-DATE DESIGNS FOR
THE HOME DRESSMAkER


One of the garments that has be-
come Indispensable in any well ordered
outfit is a good bath robe 1t is al
ways needed TO slip on when one is
making ready for the bath. especially
where the bath room does not open out
of ones own room, a condition at TO
exist in small houses or apartments.
The material should be quite heavy
enough to cover and project one thor
oughly. For summer Turkish toweling
is one of the most used materials. but
for winter wear eiderdown is warmer
and more comfortable The design for
such robe should, of course. be of the
simplest, and this rather ..mannishr
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03
what IN. CTR, preferred.

eff you marry JOHN" said the wom-
an John is farmer). you'll have to
get up at O'Clock of mornings and
milk about seventeen cows"
I'D rather get up and milk a hun-
dred cows" the girl declared, "than
hang out the window of some New
York fat at o'clock of mornings wait.
ing for my husband to come home to
me."-New York Globe.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03

Stoker, the eminent Dublin surgeon, is
the elder brother Of Byram, both being
the sons of a former official in the
chief secretary's Office. His knighthood
he won some ten years ago, when be
rose to the head of his profession as
president OF the Royal College Of Sur
geons In Ireland
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03
Order Coupon.


The skirt of this design is made of
a piece OF the wide fiouncing and the
yoke and sleeves. or epauletfes rather.
Of narrow. and the effect is both novel.
and pretty. As there are no heEs 10
put in and no edges TO finish the little
garment can be. made up in very few
minutes. which is a thing to be con-
sidered by busy mothers in choosing
designs for their children's clothes.
Many Of such little aprons are required
through the year. and practical designs
are always beipg looked for. This pat
tern can be used with plain materials
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03

from the East.
what wonderful thing it is for a city," said one
Of the Eastern to friend Ito have forty of
such caber and power devoted to its service"
at is indeed replied the other. But how much
thing if could go into the street and call in
any forty young men, and find them active. pur-
poseful, determined to help their community the
road of progress"
The first speaker laughed cynically IL the sugges
ton wildly impossible yet it should not be So
The quality in these strong which made them a
force city riches scholastic training
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03
Changed.

II thought you said May Nagger mar
ried a good-natured man."
80 she did"
Nonsense, / met him yesterday
and of all the surly-"
"Well, he's been married to May foR
three months. ''-Philadelphia Press
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03
Conscience stricken.

"Uncle Marcus say his konshunse
trouble him since he dun jined de
church." remarked Aunt Matilda as she
stopped hanging out clothes.
1T do?' replied her neighbor. How
do he show ity
I'm many ways, sistah. When he am
plowin' he puts cotton In de mules
eahs so they can't heah him sweahin'
of dem"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03
Carried His Ear Away.

A description of the peculiar wound
ing of a member of a Georgia regi-
ment, C. S. A., is given by Private Abe
Goidstein of the Sixth S. c. (Confed-
erate). 1t occurred at Gettysburg dur
ing the terrific cannonading which pre-
coded Pickett's charge. The Georgians
were making for cover when tall SER
geant was seen to tumble headlong TO
the earth. His regiment passed along,
leaving him lying on the ground.
In few minutes he came running
up to his company. holding his hand to
the side of his head and as pale as a
ghost.
I'VE thought you had been killed. I"
said the lieutenant who was command
ing the company.
Not quite" replied the sergeant.
but | thought that doggoned cannon
shot had taken my he ad clean off,
After the regiment had got down
close to the ground hasty examina-
ton of the sergeant's head was made.
and ii was found that fragment of a
shell from one of the Round Tops had
taken his right ear off close to his
head, as clean as though ii had been
cut off with a surgeons knife. In de-
scribing his sensations the sergeant
said he felt as though he had been
oyertaken by a cyclone and that a six
tory building had fallen upon him.
The noise of the passing fragment of a
shell on the drum of his ear sounded
like the sudden explosion of a thunder
bolt.
II felt that l had been suddenly
killed dozen times over said .the
tall sergeant, after his wound had been
bound with cloth, and as he bit the
end off cartridge, rammed 1t into his
musket and got ready for the charge
that followed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03

Here l am home again." said Mrs.
Nagget, removing her wraps Il was
in plenty of time for the wedding and
/ enjoyed it immensely"
You don't say" snapped Mr.. Nag
get. what was the matter? Didn't
the bride appear at her best?'-Phila-
delphia Press
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03
Resemblance.

,keeper-That minstrel troupe that
you represent will have to pay In ad-
vance. The last time they were here
we called them 1.-The Mosquitoes"
Advance Agent-Why SO?
Innkeeper-Because they always try
to fly by night.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03
F.ther Time,s Joke.

Father Time had stopped to sharpen
his scythe.
why" exclaimed the Fool Killer,
who was close at hand, you look thin
ner than when / met you last"
Father Time laughed.
I'm that case" he replied, II suppose
you would allude to me as spare time"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03
Kept Her Word.

"This," said the school friend. who
had not seen her for year. this Is
the girl who vowed to me she never
would belong to any man. ehT'
81 DON'T" said she who had been
married the matter Of some few months
or so. "He belongs to me-"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03
His Little Joke.

Joakley-It's funny that so many
farmers are swindled by bunco men,
Coakley-Oh. don't know. Farm
ing isn't calculated to make a man
shrewd.
Joakley-But to be a successful farm
er one. has to be sharp as raiser.--
philadelphia Ledger.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03
A Inv Figure.

Jimmy proposed to me to-day"
"why, he proposed to me last night I"
"Yes, he told me he'd been rehears-
ing It so that he'd be sure to do Il
Leader.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03

The following narrative sounds a lit
tie too much as II made up for this
case. 1t seems little singular, to say
the least, that this same incident. prac-
tically, should have happened to Cen
eral Grant and several other generals
and favorite colonies of the war. We
give place to it simply to express the
belief In a general way. that it should
be about the last of this particular
brand:
Among the funny things happening
in the neighborhood of Atlanta the fol-
lowing should not be forgotten: Cap
tain was practical wag al
ways coming II over the boys" in some
way If they got to mapping on guard
he was sure to get their gun. He
caught the writer once in this way. and
threatened to report him ii 1t occurred
again. Things had gone on in this way
until the boys longed for an opportuni
ty to catch the captain In due time
the opportunity occurred.
Joe Barker was on guard. Each
owen tie Otus4 ohSs 1t OiuCi W
admit no one to camp without the
counterslgn had been promulgated
This the captain knew, and yet he at
tempted to pass Joe and get into camp.
1t didn't work. Joe halted him in reg
ular form, "Who goes thereY
"A friend; you know who I am"
"Not bit of it; advance and give
the countersign,'
But | am Captain --."
mo difference If you are"
"You know who am"
IL know you have been fooling too
much of late; now you mark time
Not pleased with the ring of Joe's
voice and the looks of his gun, the CAP
tain began marking time" at the
same time asking:
Don't you know me, Joe?"
"Of course | know you. Mark time!"
And there that captain marked time,
offering Joe ten-dollar greenback not
to tell the boys. 1t is needless to add
that the money was not accepted.
ARTHUR JONES.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03
Misunderstood

"How did you get along with the
heavy swells at the seaside, Daisy"
"Oh, first rate; I'm engaged to two
of 'em now."-Baltimore American.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03
Not a Matter of Prineip.e.

Didn't you say that the bosses must
go?"
81 did"
"And here you are setting yourself
up as boss"
Certainly. Why did you suppose
wanted the other fellows to go?"-
philadelphia Ledger.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03
More Frenxied Finance.

Brown just made 81.
Green-How did you do it?
Brown-Short wanted to borrow five
and / finally compromised by lending
him one.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03

Professor Burgess, Roosevelt lecturer
in Berlin University, will shortly Wis
the universities of Bonn, jena az
Leipsic to lecture on the history
the American Constitution. Empero
William has issued strict instructions
that his son, Prince August Wilhelm.
who is an undergraduate ut Benu,
should attend the lectures.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03

sudden Panic in the Camp.

A North Carolinian tells very
amusing story in connection with the
rosin beds which are found in the tur-
pentine districts. During General
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03

movements often for time, you know
and so it Is with this one"
Two Englishspeaking separated onI~ by
parallel of latitude and few floating buoys appeas to
be running somewhat counter TO the course nature
but there Is why the should trouble
anybody at present The only duty that confonts or Is
likely confront the generation Americans
and Canadians is to be good neighbors
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-01-03

Surgeon General O'Reilly, of the
army, hopes to carry out his idea Of
extending to the enlisted force sys-
TEN of physical training similar to
that employed at West Point.