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Money or
"SQUIDULUM"

Money seems to be hard 70 get Just
now, but, as Uncle Remus says, "We'ye
got the 'Squidulum'." The "EQuiva-
lent" or "Squidulum" viii do az the
store OF
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- GROCERlES -
The large stock Of Fancy aud Staple
Groceries, which we bought for our
two stores, has been placed in our
store at Hickory Grove, and, In order
to make room, We Are Cutting Prices
On These Goods for q Short TIME,
You must come quickly II you want
the advantage Of these reductions.
HATS -
We have First-Class assortment or
these goods to offer our customers, and
we will make the Prices Right.
FURNITURE -
We have just received a Carload OF
FURNITURE, and we only ask that
you call and see our line before pur-
chasing. We have honest goods and
we offer them at prices that will sell
YOU Furniture. Try US.
MEMS AND BOYS PANTS.
We have made BIG CUT In the
prices of these goods and they are go
ing like hot cakes. Come quick IL you
want them. They are GOING and
will soon be GONE.
We can't mention all our Bargains
here. We are determined to please
our customers. Come to see US any
how-We are always glad to meet our
friends. We assure our patrons court.
eous and polite attention always.
Respectfully,
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sperial Aotiles.
Services AZ rirzah.

There will be no preaching at Tir-
zah A. r. P. church Sabbath morning.
Rev. A. 8. Rogers will preach there at
$50 in the afternoon. Sabbath school
at 8 p. m. j. 8. Grier, Pastor.
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ASSOCIATE REFORMED PREsBY.
TERRAIN

REV. W. c. EwART. PASTOR.
SUNDAY SERUcEs.-Sabbath school
at 10 a. m. Morning service at IL
o'clock. Evening service at 1850 D. m.
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REV. H., J. CAUTHEN. PASTOR.
SUNDAY SERvIcEs-Morning service
at II o'clock. Sunday school at $3.50 p.
m. Evening service at o'clock.
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TRINITY METHODIST EPISCOPAL.

SUNDAY SERvIcEs-Sunday school at
10 a m. Morning service at IL o'clock.
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AT THE CHURCHES.
BAPTIST.

REV. ]. q. MURRAY, PASTOR.
SUNDAY SERvIcBs-Sunday school at
10 a. m. Morning service at IL o'clock.
Evening service at 7.15.
Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1907-11-22

Thanksgiving Refreshments.
The societies Of Sharon A. R p.
church will serve oysters and ice cream
in the Ramsey store, Thanksgiving day
from 4 to 10 D. m.
Mrs. c. L. Kennedy, Pres.
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CHURCH, OF THE GOOD
"a ~ SHEPHERD.
REV. ]. o. BABIN. RECTOR.
SUNDAY SERvfcEs.-Morning service
at IL o'clock. Sunday school at 4 p,
m, and evening service at 5 o'clock.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-21
LIKED BUcKwHEAT CAKES.

Anecdote of Matthew ArnoId's First
Encounter with Them.
Tradition associating great men with
griddle cakes is rare, says the Philadel-
phia Bulletin. An anecdote told of
Matthew Arnold and some American
buckwheats possesses the piquancy of
that old tale of King Alfred and the
peasant wonan's burned cakes.
1t was at breakfast at the home of
DR.. Edward II. Magill, then president
OF Swarthmore College, that the great
est critical mind OF his age was con-
fronted with the vital problem of
whether he liked this distinctive Amer
lean Wand.
Culture" Dr. Arnold was remark
ing, "is indicated by our ability to con-
ceal the first sentiment with which an
object inspires us"
AT this point he was interrupted by
the entrance of a maid, who placed be-
fore the author and his wife plate of
buckwheat cakes. Mr. Arnold and his
wife eyed them in the distrussful man.
enr of some ancient Roman, fresh from
his banquets of lampreys and larnin-
goes tongues, confronted for the first
time with the unsophisticated fare of
the Gauls 1t was plain they had never
seen them and never wished to see
them again.
"Take one, my DEAR" he said, turn
ing to his wife, as he at last decided
to try one; they're reilly not so nasty
as they look"
"Thee was saying, was thee not, Mr..
Arnold" DR.. Magill said slyly, some
thing about the degree Of culture being
indicated by the ability"
But here Mr.. Arnold saw the point.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-21
Forever Dfstfngui.hed.

When Washington made his tour of
New England in 1889, he was the guest
of his friend. Oliver Ellsworth, at Wind
sor, Conn. Ellsworth's biographer, Mr..
William Garrett Brown, mentions that
visit as 1.-THE greatest hour in the history
of Windsor and of the Ellsworth fam
iIy."
Washington wrote in his diary on Oct.
Fl, 1888: by promise was to have break
tasted at Mr.. Ellsworth's at Windsor on
the way to Springfield, but the morning
proving very wet and the rain not ceas-
ing until 10 o'clock, did not set out
till half after that hour. l called, how
ever, on Mr.. Z. and stayed there near an
hour"
Tradition has generously heightened
out. and embellshed with incidents of an
old-fashioned, patriotic flavor, the single
hour of Washington at Elmwood. There
is the story of the errand of one of Els
worth's young sons to the Wadsworth
mansion at Hartford, to present the invi-
tation: of his trepidation at the thought
of facing the greatest man in the world !;
and of his surprise, relief and disappoint-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-21

Like most reforms. that of the civil
service is in part an effort to restore
earlier conditions. To those who believe
that all developments, no matter how con-
scienceless are under the law of the sur
vival of the fittest. civil service reform is
a reaction. Its ideal has never been bet
ter stated than by Washington. In a let
ter declining 10 appoint personal friend
10 Office. Washington wrote my friend
lis welcome to my house and welcome to
my heart, but with all his good qualities
he is not a man of business. His oppo-
nent with all his politics so hostile to me,
is a man of business. My private feel
ings have nothing to do with the case. /
am not George Washington, but President
of the United States. As George Wash
ington I would do this man any kindness
in my power-as President of the United
States l can do nothing" This is the
ideal toward which civil service reform
ers are still pressing forward For more
than generation it lost its hold upon
the public life of the nation, but. like ev-
cry cause whose defeats have been due to
greed and not TO conscience, it revived
again when the forces that were against it
seemed to have secured their complete tri
umph.-Outlook
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-21

After Washington's death his widow
adopted as her own small bedroom in
the third story. which, being Immediately
under the room, has ceiling that slants
down to the floor on one side. Through
the small single window she was aSle TO
look out upon the Potomac southwark,
and upon the tomb where her husbands
body was placed She lived only one
year after Georges demise At the end
OF 81 years Washington's remains were
transferred 10 the present tomb, which
is shown in an accompanying picture.
In this tomb George and Martha lie side
by side, each reposing in a marble sarco-
phagus
The present Mt. Vernon estate COM
prises 234 acres. The association. when
it bought the property a few years ago,
acquired 204 acres, to which Jay Gould
added 30 acres by gift. These 80 acres
lay between the estate proper and the
premises of gambler, and they were Sc
cured in order to prevent the gambler
from becoming an immediate neighbor.
The purchase was made from John A.
Washington. a granddaughter of George.
Though actually belonging to the associa-
ton. the former home of the Father of
His Country may be considered now as
practically the property of the nation,
being thus preserved for all time.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-21

A boy who was much at Mount Vernon
and at Mr.. Fairfax's seat, Velvoir, might
expect to see not a little that was worth
seeing OF the life of the colony. George
was kept at school until he was close
upoa sixteen: but there was ample vaca-
ton time for visiting. Mrs. Washington
did not keep him at her apron strings
He even lived, when it was necessary.
with his brother Augustine. at the old
home on Bridges Greek, in order to be
near the best school that was accessible
while the mother was far away on the
farm that lay upon the Rappahannock.
Mrs. Washington saw to it, nevertheless,
that she should not lose sight of him al
together. When he was fourteen il was
proposed that he should be sent to sea, as
so many lads were, no doubt. from that
maritime province; but the prudent moth
er preferred he should not leave Virginia.
and the schooling went on as before-the
schooling of books and manly sports. Ev-
cry lad learned to ride-to ride colt or
horse, regardless of training, gait or tenn
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-21
where washington Fell short.

Where Washington Fell short.
Little Edwards father was reading to
him about Washington.
when George was still a boy" the
story ran, ''he could throw a stone across
the Rappahanock river, and once when
visiting the Natural Bridge in Virginia
he threw Z pebble to the very top of it,
200 feet"
as that very high?" the child asked.
Yes, that's very high for a boy to
throw"
'As high as this house?"
"Oh, yes, higher"
as it as high as three or four of our
trees If they were on top of one another
"Yes, 1 think it is"
Not as high as a giant, thought"
much higher than any giant 1 ever
heard OF"
Higher than the giant that Jack found
up at the top of the beanstalk?"
II should say So"
but l mean Is it higher than a giant
as high as six or seven giants as tall as
the highest trees anybody ever heard OFF,
well, perhaps not quite as high as
giant like that"
Huh" the boy triumphantly replied,
st bet you / knew all the time that
Washington couldn't throw as high as
some giants"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-21

A new substitute for rubber has been
found and If the claims of the inventor
prove to be well founded there will be
motor cars and bicycles with tires made
of wheat. golf balls that once were
kernels of maize. pavements of barley
and linoleum that might have been rye
bread
British patent Office records show
that some 800 inventions of substi-
tutes have been filed, not one of which
has attained success.
The new claimant is William Tired
fall Carr of Wembley. He purposes to
make artificial rubber from cereals. II
is said that a syndicate OF capitalists
interested in the manufacturing has of
fered him S1,250,000 for his patent
rights.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-21

perm that country, where no one went
afoot except to catch his mount in the
pasture. Every Lad. black or white bond
or free, knew where to find and how to
take the rowing game in the forests. And
young Washington. robust boy that he
was. not to be daunted while that strong
spirit sat in him which he got from his
father and mother alike, took his appren-
ticeship on horseback and in tangled
woods with characteristic zest and ardor.
He was, above all things, a capable ex-
ecutive boy. He loved mastery, and he
relshed acquiring the most effective
means of mastery in all practical affairs.
His very exercise books used at school
gave proof of it. They were filled, not
only with the rules, formula. diagrams.
and exercises of surveying, which he was
taking special pains to learn, at the adj
vice of his friends, but also with careful
copies of legal and mercantile papers,
bills of exchange, bills of sale, bonds. IN
dentures, land warrants, leases. deeds and
wills. as if he meant TO be lawyers or
merchants clerk. 1t would seem that,
20 ssionate and full of warm blood as he
was. he conned these things as he studied
the use and structure of his fowling piece.
the bride he used for his colts, his sad
die girth. and the best ways of mounting.
He copiel these forms of business as he
might have copied Beverley's account of
the way fox or 'possum or beaver was 10
be taken or the wild turkey trapped. The
men he most admired, his elder brothers,
Mr.. Fairfax. and the gentlemen planters
who were so much at their houses. were
most of them sound men of business, who
valued good surveying as much as they
admired good Craftsmanship and skill in
sport. They were their own merchants.
and looked upon forms of business paper
as quite as useful as ploughs and hogs
heads. Careful exercise in such matters
might well enough accompany practice
in the equally formal minuet in Virginia.
And so this boy learned to show in almost
everything he did the careful precision of
the perfect marksman.-Harper's Maya
zine
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-21

Among the most interesting letters of
Washington are those in which he reveals
himself not as soldier. as patriot or as
statesman. but simply as the Southern
planter. When he was called to the presi-
dency he owned in Mount Vernon and ad-
iacent farms ten thousand acres. of which
fcur thousand were under cultivation.
Such an estate, involving great interests
at any time. meant far more one hundred
years ago than to-day, since ii entailed
the carrying on of a score or more sep
arate industries.
During the eight years of his presiden-
cy Washington insisted upon weekly re-
ports from his superintendent, and il is
his letters in reply to these reports that
reveal the genuine lover of the soil. Ee
knew every field of all these thousands
of acrs. and planned The planting of every
crop; he knew all the roads and fences !:
he knew even where boards and s;ishes
in certain buildings needed renewing or
whore rope was needed for certain
we'll; he was most eager over new seeds
and trees. When the gardener complains
that the deer are destroying the shrubs.
he is at loss which to give up, shrubs
or deer. Every page. full of the minutest
inquiries and directions. tells of his love
for the earth and his delight in working
with it--a satisfaction far greater. he
himself declares, than the empty glory Of
earthly honor.
We sometimes are told that we are
losing our love of home and becoming a
nation of wanderers and fat dwellers. IN
doubtedly there are fats. but, after all,
how few they are compared with the
thousands of rooftrees East and West !.
1t is these countless hearthstones that are
the foundation of our hope. For it Is
these homes and home Landslide old ones
enriched with the memories of genera
tions, the new ones earned by years of
eager toll. yea. even those other homes.
visible to no eye. but rising silently in
the hearts of the young-it is in these
and the deathless love of these that the
strength of the nation dwells.-Youth's
Companion.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-21

Thinx. to Think About.

Korea is the granary of Japan.
Germany has 2,117 miles of electric
car lines.
About 1,75o.0OO acres grow the
worlds tobacco.
That cotton Is in universal use de-
ponds upon its cheapness.
OF the 100000 population of Colon
bia less than 5 per cent can read
1t is notable fact that most OF the
subjects Of King Edward are Hindoos.
Castor oil applied to warts regularly
ut night for a while will dry them up.
Soda will cause the hair to fall on.
IL used too plentifully in the wash
wafer
There are nearly two hundred and
seventy different religions in the United
Kingdom.
At the burial of sourh London man
his six dogs, draped in black. followed
the cortege
Appendicitis Insurance policies are
issued in England at Sl.25 year for
every $500.
One-half of all the women in Massa-
chusetts who are able TO work are
wage earners.
Macaronl does not al some from
Italy. The French city of Lyons last
year produced 33.000,0O0 pounds.
In Russia an unmarried woman re-
mains under the absolute sway OF her
parents until her death. egardless OF
her age.
If the fruit for pie Is not ripe, ii
should be stewed with sugar and then
allowed to get cold before being put in
the crust. II put In warm. it will make
the pie heavy.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-21
ment TO find only o nuiet old gentleman
dressed very much like his father.

There is also the story of Washington's
taking on his knees the youngest twain
of the Ellsworth children and singing
them the ballad of the Derby ram.
The homes Washington then visited
were thenceforth forever distinguished,
and many New England house was rich
er by the priceless association so valued
by the owners of EllnwoOd.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-21

Victor Hugo was particularly fond
of asparagus, but he would not eat 1t
unless it was arranged carefully In the
form of a wheel, with the tips of the
vegetable turned toward the center Of
the dish. and each piece unbroken.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-21

The tolling Of church bells on the oc
casion of a burial is based on the old
pagan custom Of banging gongs when
n body was to be inferred In order to
scare away the bad spirits.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-21

81 don't like fancy mugs" said the
garrulous patron, pointing to the rows
OF private shaving mugs. I'D rather
have plain Iuug for mine"
"You already have one, SIR" replied
the barber. SURPRISING a grin.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-21

Anxious Mother-Tell me the truth,
now, didn't Mr.. Higgins drive with one
hand after you got out OF my sight?
Pretty Daughter-Of course not,
mamma. He drove with-er-the other
hand
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-21

Landlady-I see that lot OF cattle
have been frozen to death in blizzard
out West. Grouchy Boarder-l suppose
that means cold beef for dinner all next
summer.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-21
The Man and the Price.

Hixon-I dropped penny in front of
4 blind beggar this morning, Just to
ser what would happen.
Dixon-Did he pick 1t up?
Hixon-NO. He said, Make 1t a
dime. boss, an I'll forget that I'm
bIfnd"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-21

GUNNER see where one of the far
western towns Is going to have Indians
en- the police force
Guyer--How appropriate! | suppose
they will be referred ID as the copper
eolored coppers."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-21

Whether through ignorance or inten-
f7oa we will not undertake to say, the
KansaR City Star. a protection hater,
makes q gross mistsatement in assert
Ing that "the Supreme Court holds
that imported calico must pay a
double duty" and that an extra cost
for calico gown will be the result.
The truth is the Supreme Court holds
aOthing of the sort, and that the price
Of calico will not be affected by so
ziuch as the fraction Of a cent. The
decision relates exclusively to fancy
or figured weaves and not to print
goods. IL requires that fancy cotton
selling at co cents a yard shall pay
more tariff duties than plain cotton
selling at II cents yard.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-21
Addin. His Testimony.

Rivers-I notice that a learned pro
lessor says the evening coat dates back
to the time of the Norman conquest.
Brooks-He's right. l know mini
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-21


belt. collar and cuffs Of plain silk
matching one of the eolors in the plaid.
In the waist, three wide box plaits OK
tended from shoulders to belt. both
back and front, and the skirt plaits are
so arranged that they continue the
line of these waist plaits to the bottom
of the frock, the belt covering the line
of joining. The dress opers in the
back under the center plat and is
trimmed with groups of big silk-cov-
cred buttons. Pattern No i712 Is cut
in sizcs. from 6 to Il years.
The above pattern will be mailed to
your address on receipt o. 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
70
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-21

One Year of q Tariff Let Alone.
There is no argument for tariff re-
vision downward in the foreign trade
statistics During the twelve months
ending with November we imported ar
ticles of the value Of S1,2S7. 17S,924, or
$1OO,OOO.OOO more than for the CORE
spending period last year. In the same
twelve months our exports totaled ST.
SO7, 432. 075, this being S200,O00,0 900
more than we exported In the preced-
ing twelve months. The excess of ex-
ports over imports amounts to $780,
253, ISL, gain of more than s123, 000.-
coo over the previous year. Perhaps
some ardent tariff revisionist will ex-
plain how this splendid showing could
have been improved Dy downward reyi-
u
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-21
How Lizards Fool Hawks.

The peculiar brittleness of their tails
is sometimes an advantage to certain
lizards. Perching head downward on
rock, the diamond-tailed gecko, for
example, is often seized by a hawh,
when the tail snaps of. and the animal
calmly wriggles away to grow another.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1907-02-21

Thomas p. Egan, an extensive manu-
factnrer, of Cincinnati, is quoted In a
dispatch to the New York World rs
expressing the fear rAat the present
upward trend in wages will so increase
production cost as to cur,ail our ex-
port trade in manufactures. 1t may I've
so. High wages already curtail our
export trade. We cannot in many lines
compete with foreign payrolls, 30 to
70 per cent lower than our own. But
we can and do hold the great bulk Of
the greatest Of all home markets.
worth to our own producers more than
all the outside markets of the world
combined. This we can do because of
a protective tariff. II 1t should come
to a choice between curtailing our ex-
port trade with high wages. and In
creasing our export trade with lower
wages, which would the domestic man
usacturer choose? Continued high
wages, we should suppose. We now
consume at horne thirty times as much
Of manufactured products as we sell
abroad; as $l5,OOO,O 100000 is to
$5OO,0OOO 900. To reduce wages for the
sake of a greater foreign trade would
play havoc with that fifteen billions Of
producing power and domestic con-
sumption. 1t would be like overlook
ing dollar for the sake Of picking
up three cepts!