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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12
GRANDFATHER OF A POET


Gen Peleg Wadsworth, the grandfa
Their of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
was, in the phraseology of colonia.
times, a man of parts and of large pos
sessions. In 1880 the new Nation OF
Sovereign States" decided Gen. Peles
WadswOrth $500 acres of land, extend
ing from the Ossipee TO the Saco, In
appreciation of his stanch adherence
TO the colonial cause. In The Youth
full Haunts OF Longfellow," George
Thornton Edwards describes Wads
! worth Hall, the mansion erected by the
general at Hiram, Me-, where the young
poet loved to go, and which always had
a warm place in his affections.
The story of General Wadsworth's
capture by the British is an interest.
ing N e The term of service of the COG
troops under his command had expired,
and he was left in a secluded build
ing on the borders of q small stream in
Thomaston with a guard of only six
soldiers.
Through spies-the British learned OF
his deienseless condition, and planned
an adroit attack. At midnight of Feb.
IS, 1871, they surprised the small par
ty. all of whom, excepting the guard,
were asleep.
The general, Selling a brace OF pis-
tolls. drove the attacking party back to
the door, and kept them at bay with a
blunderbuss; then. seizing a bayonet,
he defended himself until a bullet,
crashing through his arm, rendered him
helpless.
lie was marched through the snow
and taken to Castine, where he remain
ed a prisoner for two months.
Seeing the day of his departure for
England approaching, and realizing that
II he was taken across the ocean he
might return alive, he, with a
brave companion, Maj. Benjamin Bur
| ton, planned an escape.
With no better tools than a pen.
knife and a gimlet, after three weeks
labor they cut an opening In the, pine
| ceiling Of their room. Each cut and
boring, as 1t was made, was concealed
by, being filed with paste made from
bread molstened in their mouths.
During a night as black as the ira
ditional darkness of Egypt, and with
the rain pouring in torrents, they re-
moved the panel and escaped. AL
| though pursued by the enemy, they ar
rived, after three days Of hardship.
safely back among the habitations of
| the Americans.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12
Cham Political MoraIists.

In every skirmish preceding n nation
al campaign, Federal O~ficehOlders are
criticized for being perniciously active.
and the President. to whom they must
answer. is invoked to straighten them
out. The pending skirmish is no ex-
ception.
Complaint was entered early in the
game. in fact, long before a convention
was held. and it concerned the men
who are doing Uncle Sans service ID
the Southern states.
The prospective beneficiary of this
activity was supposed to be the Presl-
dent himself and the discovery was
made by men who refused 10 believe that
Roosevelt was sincere in declaring he
would not accept a denomination
When. however, he exploded that as
sumption they revised their accusation
to the extent of absOlying the President
and shunting the responsibility on Cor
telyou. who. they said, was seeking
TO tie up the Southern delegates for
himself. using Roosevelt as n mask TIC
his real purpose. Well, the end of this
chapter was written when the Presi
lent issued Instructions to these office
holders 70 keep hands off and attend
10 business.
But this did not appease the critics
Having twice failed of the mark they
predicted a bull's-eye on the third trial
and picked out Taft as the man fof
whom the postmasters and collectors
and gaugers were abusing the pubic
service. The elimination was the Pres
;dent's letter TO Foulke. Foraker's re
ply in the Senate. and the Douglass
speech in the House.
In every state in the Union the mer
who are drawing pay from the gov
eminent are working actively in the In
terests of the senator's or congressman
to whose recommendations they W
their jobs. 1t has been SO from the
beginning. it is so now, and VIII be te
the end. unless the sole responsibility
for these appointments is lodged Will
the President under civil service limi
tations.
To ask a man who receives n Federal
appointment, because he is a politician
to refrain from being active in politics
is a joke frayed at the edges. Occa-
~slonally some fellow who is playing the
game wrong is called to book, but h a
fact doesn't dampen the ardor Of the
| wise ones. OF course they are careful
to see that the public service does not
suffer from neglect, and If they are
faithful in this respect no indictments
for 'pernicious activity" will lie
| against them.-Toledo Blade.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12
A Delicate DisfinctiOn.

The architect of the new town hall,
which was almost finished, wished to
know what people thought of 1t. So he
strolled over to "Jerrold's Livery Sta
BILE, Boarding and Batting" and nod
ded to the proprietor.
"Fine town you have here"
"Ee-ah, pretty fair"
slow do you like the new hall?"
"Fine, now that I've got used to 1t
Looked q little queer at first"
'What do people think of it,"
Most of 'em are satisfied, I guess"
"Do they say good things about itT'
Pretty fair. When the walls first
began to show up and we could see
what It was going to look like, a good
many folks was disappointed. That was
only at first. though. Now l guess
you'd find there was more comment
than criticism"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12

President Roosevelt states all the
welLknown arguments in favor of in
land deep waterways in his Spessage to
Congress transmitting the preliminary
report of the Inland Waterways Com
mission.
He is convinced, as are the PEOPLE,
that the subject is of critical 'mport-
ance to both the present and future of
the country, for development of wafer
WAYS will nave high value for h ma
tional defense, will relieve the drain
upon our diminishing supplies of coal,
will conserve our iron by encouraging
transportation by water instead of by
rail, will help through forest preserva-
tfon to postpone the threatened timber
famine. will create by irrigation ear
of livelihood for millions of people, and
will powerfully promote the public
health by purifying the water supply.
The commissions report is of little
practical value, for adequate funds
have not been provided for its pro-
eeedings, but Ii shows the necessity of
undertaking the work Of improving the
waterways and makes recommended
tions that should receive sympathetic
attention from Congress. The most
definite of these is that Congress make
suitable provision for improving the in
land waterways Of the United States
at a rate commensurate with the needs
of the people as determined by compe-
tent authority" and from this it may
be seen how inchoate and indefinite the
whole project is as yet.
But the work has been begun, and
that is the main point. Eventually the
country will arrive at sufficient enthu-
siasm to insist that it be Completed
Chicago Journal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12
m Not enc ON the Tariff.

1t is time to have il understood that
the creation of monopOlistic combina-
tions does not depend on the presence
or absence of a %.tariff, but upon the
existence of opportunities TO engross
supplies or control the machinery of
transportation or exchange. For in
stance. there is n protective tariff on
wool: but the business of wool-growing
cannot be monopolized. even though 1t
is languishing. Fol a clear understand
ing of the question it should be plainly
recognized hat wherever through neg
lect or NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of the law
there is an opportunity to combine or
control either the sources of supply or
the mean of production, OF the chan
nels OF transportation or exchange.
there The combinations TO m~onopOlize
the given staple will spring up. This
is inevitable if the law does not cor
rect or punish the offense. There may
be men too honorable TO share in such
schemes, but the dynamic force of the
tendency is seen in the fact that the
people who are willing TO share in it
can buy or ~extinguish those who will
mobilization (Pa.) Sentinel.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12

The protective tariff does not confer
special privileges upon individuals, al
though it does upon all the American
people. It's duties and charges rest
alike upon all who come under its pro
visions. Rockefeller and Hartman must
pay as much duty on the goods they
bring into the country from foreign
lands as any other citizen must a
Neither they nor any other man can get
special rates or rebates on tariff duties
from the United States government.
They, therefore, can gain no advantage
yer their competitors in business by
means of the tariff and, Sc far as it is
concerned, all are placed on the same
footing and must bear the same bur
dens.-Oakland (Cal.) Enquirer.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12
Valuable.

"Have you lost anything, MADAME"
asked the polite fioorwalker of the
square-jawed, austere-looking shopper
who stood before the 'lost and found"
window of the large department store.
Yes, sir" she replied, 1--WE lost ia
pounds of husband, in Il light brown
suit, with black derby hat, small tuft
of hair on its chin and a frightened
look. / lost it in a crush at the fancy
goods counter. It's probably wander
ing through the building in search Of
me, and I thought perhaps you could
find 1t easier than 1 can. l want 1t
on account Of a bundle it Is carrying
under its arm."-Woman's Home Jour
nal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12

1t is a f~oregone conclusion that the
convention will sound no retreat on the
subject of protection, and that ii will
countenance no course which will I'M
duly disturb business. Before we re-
cover fully from existing depression the
country will nave had a surfeit of in
dustrial and commercial uncertainty,
and public sentiment will not approve
any attempt at tariff revision that will
develop another period of disturbance
In the manufacturing world. BY cleo
ton day there will be a demand all
over the United States for business
peace and stability, and this undoubt-
edly will act as a check upon Congress
when it takes up the tariff.-Pittsburg
Gazette-Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12
A Lucid Exclamation.

Her prejudice against football ha:
been deep and lasting, and 1t was only
a mothers love that induced her to &c
to the game to see her boy play. Hel
daughter Susie, who is something of O
football expert, owing to her experience
in attending games with other peoples
brothers, went along as protector and
mentor
Now, DEAR" the anxious mother ex
claimed, Il don't know anything about
this awful game. but I want you to tell
me every time that Ralph makes a good
play-or whatever you call it.
20 Susie, did you see that awful man
throw Ralph on the ground and jump
on him? Oh, this is awful! I'm going
right down on the field"
But, mother" interrupted the
daughter, who was sorely tried in her
efforts to watch the game and at the
same time explain the situation to her
mother. that's allowed. You see he
Go on! Run! Rum"
Susie had become positively incoher-
ent in her excitement a Ralph lad Sc
cured the ball and was making G good
advance. A pause followed, while the
mother, bevildered by the technical
expressions of her daughter, was vague
" watching the game.
"Now you see," explained Susie,
Ralph and the other men are trying to
get the ball over that last line. aud the
men on the other side are trying to stop
them. That last play was a wing
shift"
a what!" cried her mother. "Where
are the wings. and how could they shift
them If they had them?"
well, you see, a wing shift is some
thing like a cross buck that is"
But the last explanation was ever
more ~befogging than the first, and the
anxious mother contented herself Will
watching her boy whenever his head
became visible under a pile OF legs and
arms, and listening to the talk OF tn,
other spectators.
When they reached home, after a vic
tory by the team of which Ralph is
member, a friend who knows as little
OF the game as the fond mother called
In to hear the particulars.
"Well," said the mother. in conclu
| sion, Il don't exactly understand it
but l know that Ralph's nine, or what
ever you call them, made a cross deer
or some other kind of an animal play
and then, after changing their wings
everybody on the blinkers, or those
open seats, got up and yelled, and som
one beside me said they had touched
the ball down, although all the tim,
those rough men were pulling Ralph
along the ground and trying to take tn,
ball away from him".-Youth's Com
panion.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12

269, sinking thence gradually through a percentage Of
eos for the North Atlantic States to 1915 per cent for
the Western States.
Economists claim that tenancy is a step toward owner
ship; that the young man who purchases a farm is first
a Renter. This theory Is not borne out by facts, for the
percentage Of farms held by tenants does not decrease.
On the contrary, it Is rising constantly.
Legislation will have to be had that will make it
easier to own land than at present, and the establishment
of a better credit system. so that money can be borrowed
more readily and cheaply for the purchase of farms, is
also imperative If the United States is not to follow
Great Britain. where Sc per cent of the farms are oper-
ated by tenants-Chicago Journal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12
unfamiliar Eacta.

aCt.
The entire white population OF Rho
desia Is only 1880.
Seventeen out OF every 100 French
families are childless.
The motor licenses issued last year
In England numbered 5,443.
The letter ''e'' occurs on an average
Of 137 times in a thousand words.
In the Satenahi district of interior
Africa the natives make use of foot
stools.
House flies OF ~forty-eight different
kinds have been classified by natural
lists.
| The German Emperor is fond OF
Mexican coffee and now is said to
drink no other.
The Dublin corporation has decided
to have all the municipal carts lettered
in Erse characters.
Tie largest sum of money ever paid
for a collie was paid recently TO an
English breeder, Mr.. Mason, of South
lDIl, Huen ne IcctlNeQ SO,-JO lOI Inv
champion, Squire of Tytton.
Northeast Australia develops very
slowly. Farmers grow maize In the
old-fashioned way. The maize crop
in Queensland this year Is a record
one. Canning pineapples Is becoming
an important industry In Queensland.
Opal mining is growing steadily.
Active exploration of a new Cuban
deposit of iron ore, according to the
Iron Age, has brought to light above
50O,OOO,OOO tons. which would add 5
per cent to the figure representing the
worlds total iron ore supply, as pub
lished last year in a report of toe Swe
dish government.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12
To Cali Out stations.

The number Of people who speak
the English language is now estimated
at 175,OOO,OOO," remarked the boarder
who had been cleaning statistics from
a patent medicine almanac.
"So!' rejoined the fussy old bachelor
at the pedal extremity of the mahog-
any. Its a wonder they don't employ
sorle of them as guards on the elevat-
ed trains"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12

sense, is a jest Of the humorists, ranking higher than
the mother in-law joke only because of its quadrennial
infreqnency.
Doubtless, if women felt the need of permission to ask
men to marry them, they would obtain it, for one year
in four or for all years. But there is no necessity of
the sort. The economy of nature has so arranged mat
tiers that women are provided with a subtler means of
finding llfe-mates than merely asking them. ANY wom-
an" said Lord Chesterfield, "can marry any man she
wishes to- ard the whole philosophy of matrimony is
contained in that one sentence. The woman who has
fixed upon a man as her husband has only to fatter
him In the cunning ways that women know, and before
he Is aware of it he has surrendered. Woman Is not
always the proposer. OF course, but she Is in many cases,
in all those cases where the man of her choice shows q
lack Of will to possess her. She does not propose In
words, but the proposition is made, nevertheless. Wom-
an does not need the privileges fun-makers have said
that leap year gives her. Every year is leap year, In
the feminine calendar.-Des Mones News.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12

years the percentage has risen from 80 in 1880 to 353
In 1900.
In Germany, that land of autocracy, aristocracy and a
social system that is the outgrowth OF centuries, only
u IS of farm lands are cultivated by tenants. Yet in
the free United States, the republic of opportunity, the
percentage of tenant-operated farms is nearly three times
as great
This is in spite of the fact that land has always been
In greater abundance in this country than labor or CAPT
tai. and that since 1863 no fewer than 233, 043, $50 acres
have been given away by the government in homesteads
of 160 acres each. Any man who wanted to own a farm
and establish a home had only to take one up.
Neither has the distribution of land been confined to
any one year indeed, since 1900 more has been given
away than at any previous period. Yet more than one
farm in every three is worked, not by its owner, but by
q tenant.
The percentage Of tenancy varies greatly in different
sections of the country. In the South Central States, for
example, it rises as high as 4S.6, due In large degree, no
doubt, to the negro population. In the North Central
States. of which Illinois is one. the percentage is only
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12

George Eliot was once asked what
was the chief lesson she had learned
In life's experience, and her prompt
answer was, Tolerance" 1t might
have been expected from a woman who
once said that she regarded life as o
game Of cards In which she watched
each move with the deepest interest and
turned as far as possible to her own
advantage.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12

ThaS ahu TIC hcSlment.
When William Mckinley was Major
Mckinley, he once made an address in
which be described the difference be-
tween the American volunteer and the
soldier of other nations. The men who
were his comrades in the war between
the States, he said, not only fought,
but thought. To illustrate this he re-
lated an anecdote about a young SOL
der in some northern regiment whose
duty 1t vas to carry the regimental
flag. On the march the boy ran on
ahead, with the flag streaming in the
air. The colonel was incensed. "Here!'
he cried. Bring that flag back to the
regiment.
The boy turned and replied. Jaw,
you bring your regiment up to the
flag"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12

Mrs. Al thought Mrs. C. was a
friend Of yours?
Mrs. B.-And so she IS.
Mrs. A.-Well, she isn't. She's a
hypOcrite.
Mrs. BLOW do you know that?
Mrs. A.-Because she tried to get
me TO say something LEI about you.
Mrs. B.-She did? How?
Mrs. A.-Why. she asked me to tell
her what / really thought of you.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12
Erenxied Finance.

Wedderly-I made the mistake of my
life when / gave my vile n $50 gold
piece on the first anniversary of our
marriage.
SingletOn-How's that?
Wedderly-I've had to give her $50
a week ever since to keep her from
spending it.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12

chaplain was killed skulkfng In such a
position during an engagement"
The good man soon contrived q way
TO hook out the jar without compromis-
ing his soldierly dignity. The recep-
tacle was found to be half full of de
licious honey, and when work was over
the surgeons enjoyed a feast of sweet
amber fluid spread upon hard tack.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12

Customer-Uow is it that the price
of a peck of potatoes remains 20 cents
so far into the season? Id think the
price would become larger as the sea-
son advanced.
GrOcer-It would, madam. only it's
so much easier to change the size OF
the pecks.-Baltimore American.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12
Similarity.

"BeeZness ~ boosted the Partisan por-
trait painter. why. monsieur. l re-
member when patrons were packed in
that little room like sardines, waiting
TO have their portraits painted"
Like sardines?' echoed the man
from Montana. oh, | see. Waiting to
be done in oil, eh?"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12

"Wigs went out this mo ming to clean
off the snow"
eyes"
every W. minutes he'd run in the
house TO warm up"
Did he clean off the snowf"
"He finally cleaned off the little that
he hadn't carried into the house on
Gis feet"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12
Copper Mines I'm Russfn.

A syndicate has been formed for the
exploitation of the rich copper mines
in Russian Turkestan. The syndicate
has acquired the rights over $4,000
acres of territory. The district is said
to comprise the finest copper producing
area in the whole Of the Russian EN-
Dire.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12

Solicitor for Charity-I'd like TO put
you down for a few thousand.
Broker (who has just gone broke in
the market)-Surei When do | get il?
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12
Gaming TO the Front.

The close approach Of a protective
tariff system for Great Britain has
brought "a new condition TO the notice
of the public over there, and it may
have a positive e n the United
States. An Engl paper reports
that a company ring a popu-
lar safety razo, iited States Is
planning TO esta ictory in Eng
6,nd. TO conform British patent
law which pro- at certain por-
tions of patente' icles offered for
sale there mus manufactured on
English soil. The machinery is being
imported from America, but the work
Is to- be done by British subjects. That
may be expected Of other Industries il
the old free-trade country goes into
protective tariff, as it has the appear
snce of doing now more than ever for
years. The protective politicians are
coming to the front rapidly.-Worcester
Telegram.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12

"Do yor put much belief in the cry
that the government is d~ishonest?"
NO; for years I've been buying
postage stamps from the government
and I've never been cheated yet"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12

Mary (after taking up the callers
>ard)-She amt at home. ma'am.
Caller-Really? Are you sure?
Mary-Faix, | am not. but she seems
4, he.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12

Tommy-Pop. what is the difference
between fame and notoriety?
Tommy's Pop-NotOriety lasts long
er my son.-Fhiladelphia Record.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12

There's jest one thing I've got out
of all this" said the pretty cook. "She
amt more'n 20 herself" = Chicago
Daily News.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12

The skirt can be made In either one or
two pieces and can be laid in double
plaits at the back or gathered as may
be found most becoming.
The above pattern will be mailed tG
your address on receipt of 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
following coupon:
Order Coupon.
No. 5S66.
SIZE 49,.
NAME ............. .............
ADDRESS ............. .........-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12

The female brain begins to lose
weight at the age of 80, but that Of
the male not until ten years later.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12

Some people are so apt to say the
wrong thing that it isn't safe for them
to talk even to themselves.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-12
THE TRUTH ABOUT LEAP YEAR.

He number of sermons that are being
preached on leap year as an opportunity
for women would lead unsophisticated per-
sons to believe that there really is a Gus
tom which permits women, one year in four,
to propose marriage. AS a matter of fact,
no such custom exists Iaan rnar in that