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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12

Pay good wages and always be punct-
ual in paying.
Be liberal in the matter of food, re.
m%embering that good work cannot be
done on an empty stomach.
Never nag. When reproof is needed
give it with firmness and without fear
but kindly.
Give praise whenever 1t is due. II
Is we'll to acknowledge good work and
thus encourage good service.
: Never allow yourself to get familiar
nor in any way become involved In the
family affairs of the domestics.
When things go wrong take time to
investigate before %reproving, and never
Bcold or rebuke when angry.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12
Crop Well Worth Raising.

A crop that will produce $15,400 to
the acre has been discovered in Brazil,
according to a report to the department
of commerce and labor from United
States Consul General George E. Az
derson at Rio de Janeiro. 1t Is the Bra
lillian linen and several experimental
plantations are making an effort to put
it into practical use.
According to the consul generals re
port the plant grows twelve to eighteen
feet high and somewhat resembles
hemp. 1t natures so rapidly hat q
field will produce three crops q year.
The fiber has strength, firmness, fiexi.
bility and adaptability for bleaching
and dyeing.
1t may revolutionize the linen indus
try Of the world and become an impor-
tant competitor of cotton. An acre will
produce seventy-seven tons and the
product includes not only the various
grades of fiber for fine or coarse linen
but stems and roots can be used for
making paper.
The suggestion is made that the agri-
cultural department should investigate
this wonderful plant and see il 1t can
be produced in the portions of the Unit
ed States that are free from frost. The
plant Is said to be absolutely hard, re-
sisting alike the dry or rainy season,
bearing equally well on dry OF wet soil
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12

in order to assist In bringing about Q
reconciliation between two brothers, all
became the characters of a romance in
real life, which set the world wondering.
Ellen Watson was not committed for
trial. Arthur Calthorpe fingered for som
DAYS between life and death. and then
began slowly to recover. Soon the doc
tors pronounced him out of danger. The
wound in his head healed, and every care
and attention helped TO restore him to
health.
The earl's nephew lay one morning on
the couch in a pleasant dressing room,
where the window vas open, admitting
the brief, bright February sunshine that
cleaned on the golden and pale-blue GRO
cuses. in china vases, which adorned the
wide balcony. \ bright fire burned IN
the low crate. He read a little then he
looked restlessly at the door; then he
rams a silver bell and his valet entered.
Il wish you would take a note down
to Woodmancote, to Mr.. Leigh. at Honey
suckle Cottage"
ITO be ~continued.)
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12
Retaining Ones Charm.

The ideal woman must not marry q
man unless she can trust him then, IL
she marries him, she must trust him
absolutely. 1t is one thing TO take an
interest in all a man does, ii is another
to be inquisitive.
But if the bachelors dream were to
be put into one BRIEF prayer, it would
be this: keep fresh for me the ro-
nance of life, and let me keep it fresh
for 80 Most men have a real strain
of romance, they want some m to
live for, to be the CLEAN Of poetry in
their dull workday world.
The romance is easy in the early
DAYS; it's the priceless heritage of two
unselfsh lives as the years roll on.
Have you ever noticed how engaged
people have "little dinners" together,
and how soon after marriage the Tit
tle, dinners become just dinners?
The bachelor man watches his friends
who marry, and wonders, and the
prayer of his soul is for a woman with
whom the "little" dinners can ever
keep their charm.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12
My Choice.

I'd rather be happy han sad,
I'd rather be good thar bad;
I'd rather rejoice, yes, this is my choice,
Than brood over the troubles I've had.
I'd rather be modest than proud,
I'd rather be quiet than loud;
I'd rather look up, to the sky's golden
cup,
Than walk with my head always bowed.
I'd rather be healthy han sick,
I'd rather be certain than quick;
I'd rather be broke than have it be
spoke
l grew rich by an underhand trick.
I'd rather be sober thar tight,
I'd rather be kindly thar fight,
Unless, II were true, only fighting
would do
The work to establish the right.
I'd rather be free than a slave,
I'd rather be noble than brave;
I'd rather be me, with my babe on my
knee,
Than the richest old man near the grave.
I'd rather be lavish than mean,
I'd rather my wife than a queen,
And I'd rather my home than the splen-
doris of Rome
Or the castles that Europe has seen.
Detroit Free Press.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12

The fur seal is a land animal of per.
verted tastes, who, living at sea, has
had his paws changed into flippers very
like the long black kid gloves Of a WON
an. His heart, liver and kidneys are
exactly the same as those Of a sheep
and just as good to eat, but his flesh,
although just like fat mutton to look
at, is rank and distasteful from his
habit of eating fish. The whole pack
age is put up in a parcel of thick white
fat to keep the body warm, while from
the skin grows n heavy crop of beauti-
full brown fur, protected with large fat
oil bearing hairs. making a glossy sur
face which slides through the water
without friction.
Perfectly fearless overlooking with
fun, a perfect little athlete, marvellous
ly strong, the fur seal is the most de-
lightful of all wild creatures. But, Ill
though they live at sea, the seals, be-
ing heavily clothed in fat, skin and
hair, find the temperate ATTITUDES much
too warm for comfort during the sum-
mer months. Since they cannot shed
their garments like ourselves, they mi
crate to a subarctic climate. gathering
in immense m%ultitudes where there are
fisheries to support them. Their ration
is fifty pounds of cod every day. which
for a creature the size of a sheep is
considerable.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12

A party of Automobiles was touring
through Virginia. An accident to the
car forced them to take a train home.
As they walked down the road seeking
some one from whom they could In
quire their way. they met an old darby.
"will you kindly direct us to the
railroad station?" one Of the party
asked.
"Cert'n'y. sir" he responded. keep
a-goin' right down dis road till you
gets to where two mo- roads branches
out. Den yo' take de lef' n an keep
on a-goin' till yo' gets where de ole
post office ulster be."-Success Maya
zine.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12

Black silk hats are frightened with
lace insertion, though always of the
very finest variety.
Black hats for evening, trimmed with
a mass of scarlet feathers, are the
newest Paris wrinkle.
Among the prettiest motifs in neck
dressing are tiny lace bows as long as
the finger, pinned by a brooch to the
base of the collar.
Don't worry Of your fur hat, muff.
coat and scarf don't match. The chic
thing Is TO wear at least three different
furs at II time.
There Is a strong tendency to boned
waists which follow the natural lines
Of the feminine figure, curving over the
bust and tapering into belt set at nor
NAL position.
Toreador, ties of green satin or silk
are fashionable. They are very ample,
quite filling up the front of the jacket,
and it is a fad to have a belt of exactly
the same shade Of kid to match.
French beauties have adopted the
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12
O a ITEMS.

All the factories of Shelbyville have re-
sumed operation, nearly all on full time.
W. A. Sharp has been appointed &C min
istrator of the estate of Jack Walden of
Kokomo. who was killed by a train i'm
Tennessee. In the grip he carried was
found nearly $500. He was a war vet
eran and pensioner.
The Paoli town trustees nave purchased
the plant of the local light company pay
ing 81, 200, and bonds calling for $1,000
have been sold to the Harris Trust Com
pany, Chicago, the money TO be used in
improving the capacity Of the plant. The
bonds sold for So. 100.
The jury in the case of John c. Skin
ner, charged with the murder Of Cola Ep-
pard, brought in a verdict of not guilty
in Muncie, after being out seventeen
hours. 1t is said that several members
wanted to find Skinner guilty of man.
slau shter. and this was the cause of the
delay. No juror voted for the death PEN
atty.
Ellis Personnel. %, a farmer living
north of Charlottesville, committed sui
eide by swallowing carbolic acid. Re
ndu DtCn dtNl'Olutul cOult I'LL III ~
was believed he was losing his mind.
Four children survive.
Richard Adams, foreman in Grifin's
harness shop in Bloomington. received
word Of the death of his father in Ger
many through whom he inherits $685.
600. Adams did not know his father
was so wealthy. He left Germany twen-
ty-seven years ago. He will remain in
the harness business notwithstanding his
good fortune.
The trial of Andrew Mohr Of Bates
vile has ended in the conviction of the
defendant on the Indictment alleging that
he attempted to kill Prosecutor Davis last
July. The jury was out all night before
reaching an agreement. The sentence
calls for from two to fourteen years inn
%prisonment.
The 13-year-old daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Garden Brewer of Greenwood was
fatally burned while assisting her mother
in household work. She attempted to put
some trash into the stove. and the blaze
caught her sleeve and spread to her body,
which was burned to a crisp before the
fire could be e~xtinguished.
Joshua Gallagher of Windfall, found
dead ut the county infrmary, was commit
ted to that institution fifteen years ago,
after having been declared of unsound
mind. His wife and children removed to
Colorado. paying no further attention to
the unfortunate man. Many years ago
Gallagher found a sack containing a
large number of counterfeit silver dollars
under his barn. but investigation failed
to show how and when it was put there.
From that time his mind began failing
At Charlottesville the jury in the case
of Otto Walker, charged with wife muir
der, reached a verdict of murder in the
first degree, and fixed the punishment a
life Imprisonment.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12
CHARM, NOT BEAUTY,

Captures the Masculine Heart I'm
This Day of Wit md Brains.
The burden of a popular French nov
elist's arguments is that beauty in the
old classical sense is of no account; it
has been replaced by elegance. A wom-
an would not be hattered If you told
her she was very beautiful but dressed
badly. She would show you the door
If you praised her face, but criticised
her dress and hat. 1t would be an
objectionable sin. Indeed, according to
the novelist, a belle femme seems
nowadays to signify a rather massive
person, difficult to dress. Where are
the glorious beauties that awakened
the admiration and passion of ou fore
fathers? Where are the modern Hell
ems. the Mime. Recamiers, Nine. de Cas-
tigliones, and Lady HamiltoDs? Ordl'
nary observations tell us that beaute-
Gus creatures of this type still exist
among us, but without exciting our ap-
parent homage. The handsome coquette
who turned half the heads Of the wits
and ~gallants Of the day might pass
along unnoticed in Broadway. People
might turn and say to their neighbors,
what a lovely woman" but no man
among these adventitious admirers
would sit up of nights composing a
sonnet to her eyebrow. No, those days
are gone-killed by elegance and by in
telligence.
AS to elegance, 1t has it's hundred
aids. There is the dressmaker, perpet-
ually striving to find new effects OF
costume TO enhance the natural charms,
to mitigate, to subtly conceal the nat
ural defects Of face and figure. And
what need to speak Of those other arti-
fatalities which reside in the skill OF
the "coiffeur," in the puffs and powders
of the modern toilet table? 1t is an
age Of cunning invention and conspira-
cy against the natural and simple. 1t
is no longer beauty unadorned that fiut-
tiers the masculine cOmplacency, but me-
diocre features decked out in all the
gawds of the Ruede la Paix and the
Avenue de d'Opera.
Ii must De confessed mat Slice WOnH-
an began to cultivate her brain she
has beer less exclusively occupied In
making conquests of the other sex.
1.-The happiness of the greatest num-
ber'' is the democratic rule presiding
oyer the kingdom Of women to-day. II
is easier to acquire the art of conversa-
ton than a classical beauty of face, II
that can ever be attained, even in the
beauty institutes. The present DISPOSE.
ton to award the palm TO intelligent
and attractive ~plainness rather than to
witless physical perfection is eminent.
ly suited 10 the great bulk of the fem
mime world.
The average French woman In socie-
ty pleases because OF her charm and
piquancy, characteristic of her face as
well as her intellectual fortune, and
not because she is a Venus Of Milo. The
clear, cold, classical beauty has been
dethroned, and in its place reigns some
usurper clad in Paquia gowns, crowned
with towering feathers, perfumed with
the subtle aroma of the fashionable
scent factory. She is piquant, she is
vastly intelligent and able to discuss
all subjects; n Is emancipated from
old fashioned prejudices, but she is not
beautiful.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12

jaunty three-cornered hat Of felt, vel
vet or beaver, edged with gallon and
trimmed on the sides with a dashing
airgette rising from a ribbon rosette.
Posed smartly on the broadly waved
hair, it has q most attractive appear
ance.
For full evening dress there is a ten
dency to eliminate the sleeves entirely,
a mere fold OF tulle or lace being made
to serve, or a transparent drapery,
more or less Of the wing order. The
elbow sleeve is still in evidence, but
upon the newest model it does not take
the puff form so often aS II DID. IN
stead, one finds the closely hitting
sleeve or some form of the loose sleeve
falling away from the arm.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12
When a Girl NIarries

So many women find matrimony a
little disappointing, and though many
confess the fact. they rarely see that
they may themselves be to blame.
When a girl is engaged she is always
careful to look her best, hat her lover
may admire her. She often fails to do
the same for her husband. This is a
mistake; men like always to admire
their wives and they will do so all the
more when they see that other people
admire them. too. The untidy, dowdy
woman may have solid virtue, but one
has TO remember the fact as an excuse
for her appearance, and the man who
is mentally apologiZing for his wife's
shortcomings is in danger of finding
some one else more attractive than she
is.
Then it is a mistake of young wives
to drop their old friends and expect
their husbands to do the same. The
married lovers may for a short time be
intensely happy in each others society,
but sooner or later outside interests
will De missed, and if happiness is to
continue they mnst both mix with their
fellows and take their share in the
pleasures and the work Of the world.
Wider interest will not make either
less FOND of the other, and the woman
who wants to keep her husbands love
will never do so by tying him TO bel
apron strings and expecting him to
spend all the time he can spare from
his business within the four walls OF
home.
A wife should not merge her indi.
viduality in her husband. An echo
may be sweet. but it is always monot-
onous, so she should have her own
ideas and opinions. She need not ar
gue-that's fatal. but a little tact
prevents the necessity.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12
IN the Home.


An open fire is certainly a happy
feature in it.
Readable books and magazines lying
around loose are one of the important
things.
Chairs that can be sat upon are d
more necessary essential than some
housewives think.
In the living room there must be
softly shaded light placed low fol
reading and sewing.
Stilted suits of furniture are
good thing to avoid; also loud papers
and highly colored pictures.
A carpet that can be walked on by
the family is much better than one re
served for the sacred feet of strangers
As to tobacco smoke and dust-well
there have been homes with them and
places without them that utterly failed
to be homes.
Cheerfulness and love and mutual &C
commodations as to tastes go farther
TO make a real home than o~verZealous
s~potlessness and everlasting oversight
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12
SPELLING NAMES.
ThereWas No Doubt About Hannah
When the EnRIfSh Uady Efuf<hed-

ThereWas No Doubt About Hannah
When the English Lady Finished.
A bygone generation witnessed an
acrimonious controversy in the Irish
family of O'Conor in County Roscom-
mon as to the right of any branch of
the ancient race to spell the name
thus-with one IN" That right it
was maintained, was held only by the
O'COnor Don as head of the house.
So prolonged was the contest between
the partisans Of the O'Conor and
OConnor titles that 1t was called the
"N-less" (standing for ''endless') COR
r~espondence. Finally the question was
referred to Sir J.. Bernard Burke, the
Ulster king of arms. His decision
conceded with a decision in a certain
other matter-namely, that much might
be said on either side. The two dis
putting families had q common origin,
a king Of Connaught, inc could with
propriety and In accordance with ira
dition spell the name one way or the
other. Fortified by this award" the
two families have continued to spell
their name with one M up to the
present hour.
Equally firm on the question as to
how his name should be spelled was the
witness in a case tried in the kings
bench a few years g Asked his
name, his prompt reply was John
Awkins." DO you," queried counsel,
spell your name with or without an
HT The emphatic answer was,
John" As a rule, however, as we
nave said, variety in the spelling of
the names Of people, as In that of the
IN of places, owes its origirf'to peo-
pie not being so clear as was our friend
regarding how a name should be SPELL
ed.
Two stories in illustration of this
occur TO us. In the first Mrs. Culver
full was having christened her latest
baby. The old minister was q little
deaf. what name did you say?" he
queried. Il said," replied the mother,
with some asperity. Hannah" do
yOu," said the other, "mean Anna or
Hannah?" Look ERE" exclaimed the
now thoroughly exasperated lady, 81
won't be hexamined in this way. 1
mean Haitch-hay-hen hem hay -haitch'-
Hannahi"
The second incident to which we re-
fer is this. Here also there was "a
lady in the case" She was on an er-
rand, and she had to deal with the
name Of another party. In brief, she
had bought a pair of sleeve links for
her fiance when the shopman asked,
ANY initials, miss?" The rest may be
stated thus:
She-Oh, yes; I forgot. Engravs Q
U upon them for his first name.
ShOpman-Pardon me, is 1t Uriah or
Ulysses? Names with ~" are rare,
you know.
She (proudly)-His name is Eugene
London Globe.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12

does not mean painting great pictures,
or singing in grand opera, or writing
the popular book, but it does mean
~cultivating the faculty of saying bright
things, playing light, catchy airs, ac-
curing the art of being sympathetic.
The girl who puts her own griefs as
much as possible aside-who takes a
wholesome interest in life, who cult
Yates looking for the best in the peo-
pie with whom she comes in contact
is happier herself and makes those
about her happy.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12
Change of Collars.

Changing the collar of a blouse will
give the whole thing character. Hight.
ening the collar and boning it well is
always necessary; adding lace bows
twists of narrow velvet ribbons and
tiny buckles are all methods of re.
source which only depend upon whether
they are becoming OF not. Black vel
vet ribbon run through the lace of 4
blouse is often a smart touch for collar
or sleeves. If extremely coarse lace
is used in a blouse this may be fire.
quently made unusual by having the
center motifs of the lace worked in silk
floss, in black, white or color.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12
Hair Curling Lotion.

No preparation will make hair grow
in curly. One may be able to make it
wave by forming the new hairs into
curls and dampening them so that they
will dry into shape. This lotion may be
of help to you: One ounce OF gum
arabic, one-half ounce Of good moist
sugar, three-quarters of a pint of pure
hot water. two fluid ounces of alcohol,
six grains of %bichloride Of mercury, six
grains of salammOniac. The last two
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12

water will remove the greasy black
stains that mar delicate wood or paints.
Use kerosene In the water when wip-
ing vanished wood work. No differ
ence how good a furniture polish you
use, always rub off every particle OF
grease with dry cloths, or it will accu-
mulate dust and the dust is more diff.
ficult TO remove than the grease.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12

should be dissolved in the alcohol be-
fore admixture. Lastly, add enough
water to make the whole measure one
pint. Perfume with cologne or laven-
der water.
Moisten the hair with the fluid be
fore putting it in the papers or curl
ers.
This Is too strong a solution to be
applied repeatedly, as 1t would surely
have a destructive effect on the hair
follicles. Therefore, it should not be
too frequently applied and not at toe
short intervals. Occasional use, how
ever, is practically harmless.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12
Cultivate Happiness.

Every girl a do III thing well if
she will only take the trouble to find
what th3t thing is. There are great
talents il reach, if one will only look.
and these talents may be a comfort in
dark hours that will make life better
and happier, both for ourselves and
these about us. 1t is the girl who
does things that is attractive. This
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12
Now the DiabOiO Hat.

Threatening to become fashionable
is the diabolo hat, SO named because
its high crown is shaped like the spool
used in playing that game-that is,
narrow in the middle and widening out
toward top and bottom. Though soft
ened by flowers, its effect is queer, and
II will be only a beauty that "a defy
all things tina will venture to wear the
diaholo hat.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12
Treatment for Sprains.

The best treatment for a sprain Is
rest. At the time of the accident apply
hot cloths to reduce the swelling and
main. If the skin is not broken apply
thirty drops of arnica in a wineglass-
full of water by means Of linen ban
dages. If tie skin Is broken reduce
he amount of arnica to five or ten
drops. If any redness or Inflammation
occurs in consequence of using the To-
ton discontinue its use.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12
BY a Woman Halter.

Cold cash covers q multitude OF
freckles.
A pound box of candy will win s. Cir
quicker than a 300-line poem.
The man who trusts to luck and wo
men, is apt to get the short end of 1t.
The society belle isn't satisfied until
u is given an engagement ring.
n wise nan never tells a girl that
IN is pretty in the presence of her
rival.
Wives should remember that they
married for worse as well as for bet
ter and act accordingly.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12
To Clean Walls,

Burlaped or papered walls may be
brushed with Il new broom covered with
a hood Of ~cheesecloth, which must be
removed n shaken when dusty.
Bread crumbs and a pencil eraser will
remove many ugly marks from wall
paper. Magnesia often removes grease
marks. A weak solution of borax and
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12

John w. Elder of Warsaw claims the
worlds record as a home slayer. He has
not been away from his home city for
ifty-two years. and has slept in Warsaw
for 1880 consecutive nights. He has
been away from Warsaw on several occa-
siols since his birth. but he always was
able to return in time TO spend the night
in the town of his birth.