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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-26
LONDON AS A POSTWAR.
He Was Carrying Letters When His
First story Was Accepted.

He Was Carrying Letters When His
First story Was Accepted.
When all the belated dispatches her.
aiding the progress OF Jack London,
novelist, about the uncharted seas in
his yacht Shark have been collected
there will be ample material for an
other autobiography or magazine
contract from the pen OF the author of
1.-The Call of the Wild" Yet there are
few items concerning London's youth
which the author and his friends have
overlooked in the past.
For instance, it has never been told
that when London had his first piece
Of fiction accepted he was postman.
Just about the time that his check ar
rived from well-known short-story
magazine OF the newsstand type, pub
lished in Boston, London's name was
posted in the postofiice at Oakland,
CAL, in the list of those who had sue
cessfully passed the civil service ex-
animation for the position of carrier.
His rank was higher than that of any
OF the other ten or a dozen successful
applicants. London carried the mail
pouch for short time only. and then
suddenly began to find himself famous
because OF the vogue of his first Alas
kan stories and he gave up his job with
the postoffice.
When London came back from his
cruise on a sealing schooner to enter
the Oakland high school he was a
shock-haired, unkempt youth about 2l
who always wore a blue sweater and
who rode to school on 4 dilapidated
bicycle. Because of his age he APP
peared to the other students there as
man full grown, who was hardly to be
approached on the footing of c0mrade-
ship.
1t was not until he began to write
little monologues in tramp dialect for
the school paper that London attracted
attention. Some of the things he wrote
for that school paper he could sell I'M
der his name to-day, for they were far
and away above the caliber of the
school paper story.
The awe in which the students held
the husky young man increased one
day when after he had been attending
school for about a year he was ar
rested for addressing an outdoor So
cialists' meeting I'm Oakland's City
Hall park without police permission,
That capped the student wonder and he
was generally considered either a
| genius or bug"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-26

A school teacher In the Italian quar-
ter of an American city told her chill
dren the story Of the fox and TIN
grapes. Tony was especially delighte'
with the story. and eagerly sought hi
chum, Joe, who was in another class
By good luck, the teacher overhear
Tony's version.
In his excited, broken English b
told the fable much as ii was writer
until he came to the end. This was hi
rendering of the climax:
DE olda fox he say, 'Da grape .
good, anyhow; ALA sour 1 guess
go geta de banan."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-26

Democratic newspapers are greatly
concerned lest the promised rGvision Of
the tariff by the Republicans shall not
be sufficiently downward.
Such fears will command little SYM
pathy from the people of the United
States, who have not forgotten the bit
ter experiences following the down
ward revision aimed at the tariff by
Democratic Congresses.
The Democrats revised the tariff
downward with a vengeance on at least
two memorable occasions, and years
were required for recovery from the ef-
fects of the Mills and Wilson bills.
In this campaign the Republicans ad-
NIT that some downward revising ought
to be done. but they also insist that
such a task is safe only I'm the hands Of
the friends of a tariff system that in
general has brought prosperity to the
people of the United States.-Lincoln
(\eb } Star
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-26
NEW LIFE
Found 4, Chang. to Right Food.

Found In Change to Right Food.
After one suffers from acid dyspep-
STA. sour stomach. for months and then
finds the remedy is in getting the right
kind of food. it is something to speak
out about.
A " Y. lady and her young son had
such an experience and she wants 9TH
writes:
For about fifteen months my little
boy and myself had suffered with sour
stomach. We were unable to retain
much of anything we ate.
After suffering in this way for so
long | decided to consult q specialist
in stomach diseases. Instead OF pre-
scribing drugs, he put us both on
Grape-Nuts and we began to improve
Immediately.
found we had been eating too much
heavy food which we could not digest.
In a few weeks after commencing
Grape-Nuts, was able to do my house.
work. 1 wake in the morning with a
clear head and feel rested and have no
sour stomach. My boy sleeps well and
wakes with laugh
"we have regained our lost weight
and continue to eat Grape-Nuts for both
the morning and evening meals. We
are well and happy and owe it to
Grape-Nuts." There's a Reason
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek. Mich. Read The Road to Well
yille," in pkgs.
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time to time.
They are genuine. true, and full Of
human interest.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-26

"Well, good-by, dear !" said Mr.. True
boy TO his beloved spouse. Il must go
and dictate those letters-twenty-si Of
them-so you mustn't expect me home
very early"
"All right." was the response. But
/ wish you wouldn't work so hard"
Half an hour later, Mr.. Trueboy en-
tered his club and sat down, with three
others, at a card table.
Just a moment, you fellows, before
the first hand is dealt. I've got 10 keep
my word with my wife. One OF you
just take down what / dictate: A C
{ & b k ] m n opqrst NV W
KY. There: Those letters are of
my mind"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-26

AS the late Lord Vantage, v. c,
K. c. B.. was a soldier of experience
and valor. his description of battle.
taken from his letters from the Crimea
and Incorporated into Lady Wantage's
recently published biography, may be
considered accurate
"A battle" he wrote, lis the most
exciting thing in the world, l think
much more confusing than one usually
imagines, and as for all the nonsense
the newspapers write about unbroken
lines and columns. il is all stuff.
Those who funk lie down or get out
OF tre. and in a charge il you get ten
or twelve men to follow you. it is as
much as you can do. AS for colonies
or mounted officers. one never sees
them. or takes any notice il one does.
In fact, it is just like boys snowballing
one another at school"
There could not well be a simpler
account of a battle 1t is as free from
stock phrases as If II had been written
by Grant. And it may be added that
Lord Vantage was Of the type Of unaf-
fected great soldier. Of which Grant
was an example.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-26


GEoCERS- as one recently devised-a
aandy arrangement for lifting down
cans, books or other articles from over
head shelves
Ii consists of long lazy tongs pro-
SideI with means for grasping cans,
BOOKS or other packages. Naturally the
longs are held open by a spring between
lhe handles, but by pressing the latter
together the tongs are forced against
me article to be moved.
The firmer the grip on the handle. the
more tightly Will the article be held by
tbe tongs. The tongs extend from both
sections Of the holder, one being longer
shan the other to accommodate pack
ages Of different sizes
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-26

Old Lady-Haven't you got any
more figures In marble?
Attendant-No. madam; these are
ALL Is there some particular one you
are looking for?
Old Lady-Yes. / want the statue
Of limitations I've heard my husband
talk so much about
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-26
Wnuldn,f Interfere.

"As matter of fact" said the man
who was looking for an argument.
every mans life is his own. Now, IL
| took a notion to commit suicide.
what right would you have to prevent
me?'
Don't you think for a minute that
| would" answered the cool-natured
party as he meandered on his way.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-26

"Why don't you applaud like every
body else does?" asked Mrs. Coolies. as
the lecturer made telling point.
II paid for my ticket when l came
in here, didn't II" asked old Coolies in
return. Il don't owe him nothi'n, do
IT"-S0mervillc Journal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-26
THE POWERS MUST NOT BE DULLES.

EN UROPE has TO remember. in attempting to
:: :: e. ::
4 reconcile national ambitions with princi-
pies OF international morality. that she not
a only has the Americans, but Asia, inter
Es4EA5 ested spectators. Events In japan. China,
ste4k0Ny India, Persia and Turkey have within five
years put quite another aspect European
military and diplomatic policies they affect the In
tersts of Asatc peoples Europes justice injustice
at this tlmc toward Turkey reborn and tingling
tioIa ambition. Will be watched with scrutiny that
Bismarck and Disrael did not have to bear in mind
The power that stands for the ustest treatment of Tur
key will strengthen its moral and political reputation
throughout all Asia The power that Is shown to be
least concerned with natural Asatic sefrespec
legitimate Asiatc national aspirations will suffer
spOndingly.-Boston Herald
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-26

Wigg (relating experience with burg
lar)-The fellow was an amateur all
right, for when / pointed my pistol at
him he stood petrified with fear.
Wagg-He did Then you're mis-
taken about his being an amateur. II
he was petrified, it's clear that he was
a hardened criminal-Bostoa Tran
script
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-26

the upper shelves. Nat
urally he places the most
frequently called for
goods in easy reach on the
lower shelves (; the balance
must 60 on the upper
shelves.
Much time is lost In
using the cumbersome lad
der, while the adjustable
ladders operating on tram
ways are too expensive.
What he requires for the
=. l.. 1.-fr.<. 4.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-26
Tariff Facts.

Tariff Facts.
Directors to the present protective
tariff party fiippantly say, ".he poor
are oppressed by tariff taxes" and 1.-The
masses are bowed down under the
weight of tariff taxes upon the neces-
saries of life. But what are the facts?
Let the figures for 1908 fiscal year an
swer. Here are the figures:
Value of goods admitted free
of dnty .........S4 $40, 0OO, 900
Value of dutiable imports 527, 100000
Total duties collected -. 25T ,000,0
Value of dutiable Injuries
imported ..... 10000. 900
Duty collected thereon. $50. S0,O00,O00
Average rate of duty on all
imports AZ per cent
Average rate of duty on ina
terials" imported .. % per cent
Average rate of duty on
manufactures imported. 40 per cent
That's what creates the
busy American factory.)
Average rate Of duty on lux
uries" imported ... co per cent
Lrxuries admitted free of
duty, valued at oaly. 49,. .S1l, 100000
Value of all other free of
Guty imports 453, 100000
The facts speak for themselves, prov
ing that the present protective tariff ia
not, as stated, IA tariff for the benefit
of the rich" but tariff more for the
benefit of the poorer class, the farmers,
the miners, and the wageworkers. Lux
uries pay GO per cent on their value.
while the average for ''all imports" is
AZ per cent. and for certain materials
for factory use only % per cent, while
nearly one-half our total imports
(S453. OOO, coo of 1891 ooo.OOO) enter en-
tirely free of duty.-Walter j. Ballard,
in American Economist.
Mckinley Not Built That Way.
Nowhere Is protective tariff more
important than in this city and county.
Troy has no love for the MADE in Ger
many" collar. Such collar has not
erected this city's factories extended
its payrolls or built its homes Troy Is
making nearly 90 per cent of American
collars. Is there a soul i'm Troy that
is not interested in this question?
Clergymen. lawyers, business men,
employees of manufactures. united in
a memorable mass meeting In Music
Hall in this city TO demand as Troy's
right that the protective tariff should
not be removed from this city's pro-
duct Bryan. a free trader In every
fibre. was on the ways and means COM
mittee when the representatives Of
Troy's great manufacturing industry
waited upon him. He was like an ice
berg to them. But William Mckinley
was not built in that way.-Troy
Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-26

astic Office they may attain. the splendid cathedral
which they may exercise dominion is the calling
the ministry, which cannot enter egitimately for
material gain.
But this surely Is not ALL Nothing in this requires that
a man gently bred married to woman likewise
to comforts life shall
rack his soul to provide his family with the very neess
of existence. Yet what else be expected
of spiritual hepers-when the average income is not
higher than $500 a year?-Washington Cd c. Times
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-26

many millions OF
them a summer,
but In the invention
Of a device by
which the recepta-
cles In which the
ice cream is placed
may be filled with
rapidity and pre-
cision. The Mime
sofa man who was
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-26

First lawyer wish l had been liv-
ing in King Solomon's time.
Second Lawyer-Why?
First Lawyer-Ile had 700 wives.
Think of the divorce business he could
have thrown i'm my way.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-26
TIE LETTERS HAVE NOT SENT.

have written them. keen. and sarcastic. and long.
With righteOusy wrathful intent
Not a stroke undeserved censure too strong;
And some. alas of them went!
have written them. challenging eager to fight,
All hot with merited ire
And some of Them Glanced to be kept over night
And mailed, the next day-in the fire.
All, blessed the letters that happily 60
On errands of kindiness BENT
But much of my peace and my fortune l
To the letters have sent.
tristan Endeavor World.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-26

who are those young men you are
making so much fuss over?" asked the
man who had just arrived from Austria
liza.
They are the famous Cubs. the base
ball champions of the world" said the ma
tive. You've heard of the Cubs, Of
rourse?"
"Never before. But that reminds me-
You have heard of Mblimba Goosh,
haven't your"
"No; Who is he?"
Hes the champion boomerang throw.
er Of the world. | supposed everybody
knew that."-Chicago Tribune
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-26

I'll bet your trouble isn't anything
like mine. I've got a sick family
Isn't 1t? I've got a fac simile."-
Boston American.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-26

You can praise one man to another
without offense, providing the man who
is praised is dead.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-26

congress OF the powers devise combined ac
ton prevent further denudaton to provide
the reforestaop of waste lands might lead the way TO
most beneficial cooperative effort To
supply OF the world, to regain IT, higher
their and suitable supply and to restore
arid lands conditions ano fertility
are which the craftsmanship the nations may
be most wisely directed Philadelphia Record
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-26
Thin.

"Gee. but amt his legs thin?"
"Rather-he was arrested once for
having no visible means of support
Cornell Widow.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-26

ing on the guide line Blowing the saw
dust away with the mouth is thus elm
mated, the operation being performed
automatically.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-26
Taft Brlngs Prosperity.


The election of Mr. Taft was no less
a victory for the country than for the
candidate himself
Only those who daily behold the in
innate life of business men can fully
understand the disturbing influence In
the word Organism. Whether business
men are right in their uneasiness or
have exaggerated the peril in the Ne
braskan the fact remains that the ma
ton is in no fit condition to play at
experiment in government.
The industrial world feels to-day a.
one from whose shoulders has been lift
ed Il great burden. The amount of
business which has been tied up await
ing the result of the election must BE
something prodigious. No statistician
is in position to estimate it. Travel
ing men who have been making" To-
ledo in the last few months have been
telling of orders placed contingent
upon the election of the Republican
candidate. Few commercial travellers
have escaped business Of this sort. Yet
those who came to this city were only
a fraction of the immense army or
''drummers." Everywhere IN the coun-
try, north, south, east and west, these
orders have been booked. Had Bryan
won they had all been lost, or, at least.
the day Of their operation indefinitely
postponed
The impetus given to the country is
tremendous. The reOpening of facto-
ries and mills in any given district
means the payment OF wages to men
who have been idle, many Of them, for
months. 1t means the discharge of
debts which have cast q gloom over
thousands of households Shelves
which have been almost stripped of
their wares are replenished Mer-
chants return to their old habie of en-
terprise and energy. Every little thing
which goes TO make living more livable
and are yet, in hard times. considered
luXuries. are once more salable. Work
men, clerks. business men and capital
lists look about for investment If it be
no more than little plot of ground
upon which is to be erected a modest
home Builders count upon early con-
tracts. They give employment to car
penters bricklayers, stoneworkers. til
ers. plumbers and decorators, who. in
turn, have their outlay, their expendi-
lures.
-, t.,
the universe is prosperity. Mr. Tafts
election has assured this prosperity
Toledo Blade.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-26
MINISTER'S MUST LIVE.

EN- should enter the ministry for the good
they can do. On this point will agree the
whole body of Americans who wish well
for their church. Those who equal TO
the task Of spiritual leadership viii think
rather of the souls they can save than the
money they may hoard. the high eccleSi-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-26

Tessie-Too bad about ChOllie.
Jessie-What's the trouble?
Tessie-He fell in love with n girl
he met on an ocean steamer, but she
threw him over.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-26

enough the telling of when fire is added it is
infinitely
When the urtamed Indian roamed at will the forests
were undisurbed. The floods which prove costly
life property in day unknown when red
held sway The trees held back the rain and rivers
creeks out of their banks for the
passed the ground gradually its way the sea-
But with civilization dangers The locomotive
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-26

Did anyone ever know a man to
apologize to his wife?
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-26

The Republican party stands for such
a tariff on imported products which
are also produced In this country as
will equaize wages and still enable
domestic producers to secure reason
able profit. In no other way can the
present American standard of living be
maintained. Some of the existing du-
ties are now higher than that and
should be reduced. Some are lower
and should be raised. The Democratic
proposition to put upon the free list
all articles 90 per cent of whose pro
duction In the United States is under
one control, would be TO Immediately
ruin the other innocent 80 per cent, who
have risked their fortunes In an endea
vor to give the people competition. 1t
would bring starvation to the families
Of thousands OF workmen. 1t would be
abominable-San Francisco Chronicle.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-26

The groceryman has always been
troubled with tie problem of how to
conveniently reach articles stored on
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-26

"They promise us tariff reform !.
They actually promise us tariff reform .
Tariff reform. Good Lordw ex-
claims the Louisville Courier-Journal,
In burst OF agonized sarcasm. BE
easy, neighbor. They" meaning the
Republicans, have not promised tariff
reform. They recognize no need of tar
iff reform. The present tariff is all
right in principle. 1t is not TO be
turned inside out. nor torn into pieces,
or reconstructed from any viewpoint of
hostility to its present intent and
method 1t is only TO be revised, in
order that the schedules of eleven years
ago may be adjusted to the industrial
and commercial conditions of to-day.
Protection will not be abandoned; Ii
will be retained as policy essential 10
the prosperity of this nation and It's
people. There is radical difference
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-26
Aid fo the Caruenter.

To be proficient in his trade every
arpenter. in addition to his regular
knowledge. must also be a good blower.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-26
FORESTRY A WORLD AFFAIR.

HE grave consequences of reckless tree fell
TN ing widely and deplorably felt that
the subject is likely to become a matter Of
= International consultation and deliberate
sas terrible Devastating ss es as Sss
as q matter O deem CONCERN elsewhere 4
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-26

10 Fill lce-cream zones
The ice cream cone has come to stay.
This is attested to not only by the fact
that the juvenile public INDUCES in
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-26
STOP THE FOREST DESTRUCTION.

HE destruction of the American forests goes
:: :: : ::
on despite the combined efforts of the ma
ton and State this source of
wealth.
vH7TWNsNv Civilization instead Of being the hand
lSGSEJ maid is the foe of the densey-woodesi
tracts. The of the woodsman IS bad
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-26
TAX THE CATS.

Il IS really difficult understand why the
ENTu cats have escaped their share Of public re-
1Vu III \ sponsbility. Few thinkers will dispute the
kSsAS statement that such animals entirely
ETQMMAl too numerous The welfed we'll groomed
kS2N9zg cat, that stays at home and attends
knitting by the family hearth, is not
to she public welfare but who will the
sadeyed tomcat with the tragic voice that
dirges at dreary midnght's cherries hour? And his
is legion
One cat Of that description is greater nuisance than
dozen dogs. And 1t also be said of the that
a born thief and porch climber; and 1t a vehicle
FOR disease germs and many other things which are un
pleasant If taxed. the would
survive, and the masteress would have to die the
death; there few who will argue that such
consummation is devoutly to be wished for-Em-
pora (Kan) Gazette.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-26

between reform" and revision" The
latter is what the Republicans have
promised Burlington IN. j. En-
terpriSe.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-26

BLOWER FOR SAWS this necessary oiO"-
ng could be done automatically, saw
ing considerable time and strength. he
accordingly devised the attachment for
saws shown In the accompanying Illus
ration 1t is attached to the saw close
10 the handle. When the saw has nm
shed the down stroke the end OF the
biower-in the form Of piston-comes
In contact with the board that is being
sawed. Air Is generated and blown on
b the board. dIspelling the sawdust IT,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-11-26

A good pair of lungs
il essential In order
that the sawdust fol-
lowing in the wake Of
a saw can be blown
off the board at regu-
lar intervals. \ Kan
SOS carpenter came to
the conclusion that