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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-27
Wilson

found Gen. James Harrison Wilson
with 1900 veteran union horsemen
sweeping across the State OF Alabama
into Georgia, says contributor to tie
New York Sun. When near Macon, "a,
this column of cavalry was mcr by
some thirty or forty Confederate of
GERS carrying a flag of truce, who tod
us that the war was over; that Gen.
Lee and Gen. Johnson had surrendered.
and that Gen. sherman had been tsy-
la. for several days to get word to
Wilson's 1900 cavalrymen TO stop.
Before this word reached US, how
ever, detail from the main command
had been detached to proceed to An
Jacksonville and there destroy tht
PRISON. Our regiment, the Seventh
Ohio Cavalry, was In the advance OF
this separate column We had arrived
at Oglethorpe, Ca, only a few miles
from our destination, when we. too.
met band of handsome young officers
n gray, carrying flag of truce, who
directed us to suspend further opera
these Confederates were delivering 10
us, and there was nothing for it but
Immediately to suspend operations
While here near Oglethorpe, Ca, we
had nothing to do. and a dozen or
more of the Seventh Ohio Cavalry were
entertained at house near town.
After some conversation concerning the
war, tse master Of the plantation said
he had black musical prodigy. blind
boy, whom he would IKE us to see and
hear before We departed.
Accepting his cordial invitation.
quite number of veterans OF the
Seventh Ohio Cavalry sat for hours
and listened TO all the airs belonging
to the South, as well as to every tune
they could hum or whistle. from
annie Laurie to Yankee Doodle"
which the blind negro boy repeated
on the piano. Our veterans little
dreamed that the black musical prodigy
then entertaining them was soon 10
electrify the whole North and finally
TO cross the ocean apd play before the
crowned heads OF Europe and before
thousands and tens of thousands OF
every nationality on the globe. This
freak musician, then about 1G years
old, to whom the veteran cavalrymen
had been listening, became the far
famed and well-known "Blind Tom
Outside of his musical talent Blind
Tom was an idiot, with scarcely a
CLEAN of intelligence
Early in July following our regiment
was mustered out at the close OF the
war, at Nashville, Tenn, and arriving
at Cincinnati on our way home, when
looking for some entertainment for the
evening, the l.rst posters on the bill
boards We saw announced Blind
Tom," at Mozart's Hall. for~one week
only.
1t Is quite likely that the Blind Tom
who died recently in New York was
the original Blind Tom spoken of above
IL living now his age would be about
60 years.
The mystery OF his care OF recent
years by an uncommuicative white
woman can be explained by the proba-
bilty that his former master. the one
who profited by the blind idiots mu-
steal genius to the extent Of many
thousands Of dollars, paid this woman
well for attending to Toms simple
needs up to the day of his death.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-27
BRAIN THE SOURCE OF YOUTH.
Maintain Its Activity and Preserve
SuppleneSs Of the BODY.


Vital as is the physical side of CON
serving youth, however, It's true fount-
ain is In our brain. says Scribner's
Magazine. If we maintain activity of
It's cells IT quickens the circulation Of
the blood, the vital organs, gives light
to the eyes, preserves the suppleness
Of the body, removes TO distance ILL.,
ness, age, death itself.
Remember the lesson Of the bicycle !:
how the laboring man and the busy
housekeeper, ready to drop from the
days work, would 60 for a spin and
return, after an hours exercise of
those same weary leg muscles, rested
Body ache IS often nothing but brain
rust.
"IIe looks much older than he is"
said Won Moltke of n fellow-officer !:
she has used his body more than his
mind" Age was TO the French wo-
men of the salons no excuse for dull
ness. To the very last one must be
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-27
More Poor House. VIII he Needed.

More Poor Houses Will He Needed.
There is a demand for the revision OF
the tariff. All right; let us revise it.
In the halcyon days of Grover Cleye-
land we lived under a revised tariff and
the Government ran steadily In debt,
from which it had to be extricated by
Republican administration, while the
soup house was one of the foremost IN
dustries of the free-trade Wilson bill.
Anything for the sake of variety Let
us have mechanics who earn So day
digging sewers for S1.2J a day if the
people are not satisfied with the pros
perity that the tariff enacted under Re
publican administration has brought.
The Democrats want a change. but let
us give out a contract for the enlarge
ment OF the poor house before we knock
the props from the Dingley bill.--Ches-
ter pa Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-27

trains are now hauling earth to it in continuous pro-
ceSSon
The work the locks at both ends of the canal and
at the dam will De carried the excavation proceeds
They cannot all be completed by the time the trench is
dug. but barring unexpected delays the will be
Joined much than expected when the United
States took hold Of the work-Y0uh's Companion.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-27

arate pieces OF money. These worth $126-
T55,SfS. Now it happens that this same mint has been
converting gold and silver bullion metal alloys
coins for many years, and several other minis in the
country have also been working steadily
If the nations population increased 100000 the
past year. the Philadelphia mint made for each person
Who has that money his possession?
than Slo00o0O pieces or the new money pennies
so that every citizen Of the United got new cent
since last Philadelphia Press.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-27

NtCleu WIln lHe WOFk Is DUdStIIg OF tHe
amount Of earth moved last month, and of how much
they expect to move next month. The most hope
full talking of the probability that ships will be sail
ing across stlmus within FIVE years.
the present of excavation the trench easily
be completed within that time. More than one-fourh
the earth has already been removed from the trench
and there remain only about million cubic yards to dig
the year ended March 81 last about twenty two
million yards excavaed In March this year the
excavation amounted to about three and half million
yards, three times much in March of last year
In Nay, the first Of the rainy months, with twice the
usual rain which inpedes the work. two AM.
month n year ago
When it decided to build great earth dixie for
the Gatun dam TO impound the waters OF the Chagres
river problem the disposal of the excavated earth
was solved The dixie viii be mile long and half
mile wide at the base and will create lake twelve miles
long through which vessels pass full speed Dirt
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-27
Different.
"Why Is he angry 2"

"Why Is he angry?''
"In our write-up Of the visit he had
from the noted suffragette the reporter
said, AT the conclusion of the inter
view he showed her down the steps,"
"WellY
swell, we printed it showed her
down the steps "-Houston Post.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-27

The Importance of the sugar and rice
industries in Texas are sufficient TO
make or ruin all South Texas; tariff
tinkering particularly the admission
of Philippine sugar and rice-will
mark the doom of Texas rice and SUI
gar. and with them. since the boil Wee
vii has destroyed cotton raising, the
hopes and the fortunes of million Of
Texas most progressive people.-Dal-
las (Tex.) Weekly American.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-27

The mutton market of London de-
clines, while the shipments Of mutton
received at that point from Australia
are constantly increasing.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-27

About 10 old letters have been dis
covered in post box in the county
courthouse of Belfast. Some of them
had lain there since 1896
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-27
SAVING DAYLIGHT.

NE may at first be inclined TO assume that
the obviously simple way for Il nation to
save an hour OF it's summer daylight is
to get up an hour earlier, without paying
any attention to the clock face. This is
very good advice in theory, but people be-
inc crpn lures of hahit mud largely my
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-27

Spain and Russia are the only Euro
pean countries which produce more
wool than they consume
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-27
WHAT BECOMES OF THE co1Nsa

Hat becomes of all the metal money? We
know that paper money is worn out or de
stroyed from time TO time but what hap
pens to the coins which Uncle Sam turns
cut yearly by the tens and tens of millions?
The Philadelphia mint in the fiscal year
which ended lime 20 made 1877 133 TT son
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-27

The oldest newspaper, the Pekin Ca
zette, started in the year Gil A. D..
has recently suspended.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-27

1t has been estimated that a London
Cog weighs 3,OO0,00O,0OO tons
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-27

A pupil In one of the public schools
in Chicago sends this communication:
Dear Sir--In our school this morning
an amusing dialogue took place.
\ primary teacher of Chicago, wish
ing to impress upon her pupils the ne
cessity of greater quiet, said:
Il am a great deal larger than any
Of you, yet 1 don't make any noise
when / walk around the ROOM"
Perhaps remarked little 7-year-old
Kenneth, you don't wear shoes"
''Oh, yes. l do quickly replied the
teacher; lust look. Did you ever see
any larger than miner
Kenneth surveyed them carefully.
"Yes." he replied slowly. ''once-in
a show"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-27
PROGRESS OF THE CANAL.

ISITORS to the canal zone, both officers OF
the government and tourists, report that
they find the men employed on the work
engaged i'm eager rivalry. Two or three
years ago the subject of discussion was the
difficulties in the way. Now everyone con-
nectad with the work is hOaSting OF the
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-27

Heard Blind Tom.
The closing days Of the Civil War
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-27

is along control him. Young allowed TO
spend great deal of their time with unmarried men,
but if married walks along the sidewalk, the older
members of the family rush and bring the girls in
The married must have been guilty of some great
wickedness in the past otherwise they would not be
looked upon with much suspicion Innocent amuse-
mens planned for all of people except married
men; it is generally believed that married
wicked that they only enjoy swearing, drinking whisky
and chewing plug tobacco a great deal is done by
young women to entertain unmarried men, but mar
red particularly if has Children is wretch if
be entertained beyond allowing the children
TO climb him. Married have their afternoon
parties and enjoy themselves. but married man is not
trusted in the sacred precincts Of his home when
there is company it is feared that his wife
fail to keep him from acting up and possibly shooting
of his guests.-Atchison Globe.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-27
Farm Prnducfs Up.

For farm products, taken as a whole.
fhe increase was greatest-namely. 100
per cent for food, 4.6 per cent; for
cloths and clothing, sc per cent; for
fuel and lighting, "a per cent; for met
ais and implements. G.1 per cent: for
lumber and building materials. 40 Der
,ent; for drugs and chemicals. SO per
cent; for house furnishing goods, 6.S
DER cent, and miscellaneous. 8 per cent
Chicago lumbermen say the govern
nent's estimate is about right for the
Increase in Chicago market prices for
heir wares. Increasing depletion OF
he forests, they say, has kept the price
ascending gradually, and the average
Increase in cost which enters into ordl-
nary living expenses Is around ) Der
cent
Furniture and louise furnishings have
Dared, and experts on the Chicago mar
iet say the governments G.S per cent
s too low TO serve locally. Not less
han 10 per cent, they say. has been the
Increase here. This is due to scarcity
y material, especially oak. to higher
.ost of the materials for iron and brass
furniture, and TO higher prices OF labor.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-27
wrong cla..iac.tion.

Wrong Classification.
GrSn-This paper says Uppson 10
quite 2. social lion.
Mrs Greenland his wife says he Ii
a perfect bear at home
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-27
Drugs Up and Down.


Drugs and chemicals, of such sort as
o affect the cost of living, were higher.
say by per cent, in Chicago last year
han in 1898; but they have fallen until
hey are about where they were, and
N some Instances, such as quinine. low
n than ever. The higher prices were
caused by the scarcity of root and herb
iiggers, the lower prices by the fnan-
.ial panic.
AS to canned goods. peaches sold in
1897 for the same they did in 1907.
While some canned products were much
cheaper ten years ago. The cause for
his was that fruits and vegetables
we're plentiful last year, while the pro-
iuction was much larger Last year
beams were scarce and higher. Up to
he time of the panic buying did not
drop Off, but since then prices have
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-08-27
THE MARRIED MAN.

NEFORE man is married, he is considered
a fit companion for any woman, but as soon
as he is married he Is thought to be dan
gerOus except when his wife Is along to
) wither him. A man may travel the world
u over, and come back all right, but at home
= he is considered q SaVage uneSs his wife
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-01
o. SUCCESS

when my brother Brutus left me, a
stranger and quite unskilled, In the
Hoffman house, what l had undertak en-,
what had befallen me. [ loved books,
loved music-with both / hoped to
study to become-what | did not know
"a writer, perhaps, or musician. To
earn a little money as waiter in a
restaurant-it seemed mere incident
in my life, an affair by the way.
81 am glad that [ soon had sense
enough to see that by specializing and
giving no thought to ANYTHING beyond
my business was the straight road to
success, Wien / had so seen, the hotel
life became my exclusive occupation,
my whole life's chief concern. Little
by little, one after the other, put aside
all my vague dreams and longings,
my thoughts of q different career, and
dropped them all to give myself com
pletely to learning my business. That
is the story, that is the secret-not 8
great story, nor profound secret
ouoil ......
"It is the same with me as with
many men-men who are veritably
great. I concentrated on the one thing
that offered me more than g bare sub
sistence. It has brought comfort and
happiness into my life. / still read oc-
casionally books in English, French and
German; hear good music when it is
possible, but / do not go far aield. Here
land he pointed to the great hotel cor
ridors swarming with motley hu-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-01

built instead a magnificent residence
for his family, installed his brother-in-
law there for the year round, brought
over his mother. aged seventy-fve, but
hearty. from Switzerland, and the place
is being farmed on shares. For two
years "Oscar. who loves the country,
has given himself holiday in the
dead - season-that is, from May 10
October-and has goDo TO his farm
every week from Friday TO Sunday
night. "Figure 10 yourself. he says,
chow greatly / enjoy my holiday.'
At other seasons he Is SURG of seeing
his family-a wife whom he married in
this country and to whom he is devoted,
as he is to his three children, August,
nineteen years old, who is in business;
Leopold. two years Younger, who
entered Cornell as a freshman this fall,
and Clover. little daughter of eleven,
who goes to public scbool-at least once
week, for they all dine together on
Sundays at their home in Lexington
avenue,
~ have never been away from my
work three days in succession the
Swiss, who is in feeling now much more
American than Swiss, said, in account
ing for what persons call, somewhat to
his own surprise, his great success. "In
the beginning | was far from realizing,
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-01
A Salt Lake City Case
Many More Like II in Salt Lake
City.

The following case is but one OF many
similar occurring daily in Salt Lake
City, 1t is an easy matter to verify
It's correctness, Surely you cannot ask
for better proof than such conclusive
evidence.
Mrs. NJ. C. Dale, living Mt $50 West
Eighth South street, Salt Lake City.
Utah. says: "'For year or moro
was entirely free from kidney com
plant, until l began suffering from
paius in the small OF my back and
through my loins. When ! caught cold
or overexerted myself l became very
much worse and was often laid up
from three days TO week ut time.
Ny kidneys were also very irregular
and gave me much distress and annoy
ance | heard SO many people praising
Doan's Kidney Pills that | decided to
give them a trial, and procured q box
at the F. j. Hill drug store. They
helped me from the first, so | continued
taking them until l was cured, | am
glad to recommend the remedy that
cured me. -
For sale by all dealers, Price so
cents. Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan 's-spd
take no other.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-01

man life) Is my life. I have no mora
illusions and l never had regrets
The school Of life this man attended
taught him very much more than his
trade. He is not a man who could
see all sorts and conditions of men
passing under his notice without learn
ing from them. Nor is he the man who
can sit still aud see young men commit
follies under his eyes and say nothing.
There is more than a story extant that
this accomplished maitre d 'hotel has
several times gone out of his position
20 straighten up the scons of rich
homes who came to New York for q
splurge and got into bad company and
under the eyes Of the house detectives.
When accused of this sort OF benevo-
lent interference, "Oscar' made an at
tempt to waive It aside, but the point
being pressed, he confessed that it had
happened to him occasionally in his
career TO play the self elected mentor.
~ have now and then made the ser-
mon,D he admitted, "but it is nothing
to be talked about. Who likes to see
young man ruin his brain, his
health, his career and waste all his
moneys To moralize is not my incli-
nation, and to condemn is not my ma
ture. But if q friendly word given like
medicine-one very small dose-will
avail, /, who have sons OF my own, will
drop it. But it is very seldom, very sell
dom, l assure you, that l have figured
as the doctor OF the soul -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-01
OSCAR TSCHlRKY.

of history of private aud scm;.privatc
dinner. giving IN this city for a score OF
years.
after ] had gone to Delmouico's IS
this system became invaluable. Mr.
Gillman soon put me IN charge Of tue
private dining rooms and finally gave
into my hands the direction OF the din
ncrs we served in private houses. ] he.
gan to extend the fcld--to 90 10 the
big country places when an entertain.
ment was being arranged-to provide
for weddings and balls. To make every
event the superior of its prcdo doccssor be.
came a sort of mauia with me, and no
amount Of care or toll seemed excessive
when the end was what | wished
Az each Of the country places !
pursued the same plan. [ made draw
ings of the salon, manger or othger
apartment whore we were to serve, fixed
the position OF the tables. measured the
area, etc, and this data. accumulated at
various times. is still capable of being
drawn upon. In fact, it is drawn upon
every day. If Mr.. SO and So sends for
us TO supply certain number of people
at an entertainment at his place in
Hampstead ] have only TO refer to my
books to acquaint myself with the re,
sources of the place. visit for that
purpose has been rendered unnecessary
by the labor having been done and the
data preserved for decade or more
"More than the nero acouirement of
these facts, however, ! was enabled
como into closer contact - 'he ra-
irons of nclmonico's 's than was possible
whilo fulfilling my duties there as
maitre hotel. Many of these ac-
auai aintances helped my cause with Mr..
BoIdt when he was organizing the
Waldorf. "o;-~ to him without solicita-
ton by me and advising him to take
Oscar there with him.
h.. e. 4.
I was in CHARGE OF the public dining
room. Soon tho private rooms wcro put
10 nv charge. and nv standing thero
finally became what il had been at Del.
monico IS. Upon the derarture Of Mr..
Hillard I became general manager
st was possible for me. being pres
ent at the beginning Of tho botel to
benefit by my experience in the way of
lmprovln~ the service. NV suggestion
TO place iceboX. pantry and complete
outfit for serving meals in rooms on
ench floor was adopted. and four service
elevators were constructed for that pur-
nose. Each waiter on n floor has
series OF smnll tables which he sets
complete, places the dishes as ordered
on them and carries them to the rooms
without loss Of time, The innovation
has worked most admirably and ha,
since. ] nm told, found its w"N into
most OF tho modern hotels. Bettor and
quicker service can now he wen and
at less er-nnse after the first outlay has
been paid for
His sinpIe Life.
A few years ago Mr.. Tschirky bought
a farm Of 440 acres in Ulster county.
which he regularly farms, At first
pigeon houses on the farm contributed
not little to make it pay for itself, but
these having been wiped out by FIRE,
the farmer did not rebuild tbom. He
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-01
GREAT SUFFERER FRoM MUSCULAR RHEUMATISM.

A GREAT SUFFERER FRoM MUSCULAR RHEUMATISM.
Eopknvine, Ky.
wonderful cs5s eIpsreneed irom the Of s S. S.
shoulders by Muscular Rheumatism Kept using lni
1ents al the te but the pains continued to increase
yoar medicine so that my blood would entirely purified
troubled rheumatism in any form since feel so n
ded to s. s A 1ast ina. i. can an sy 9od ' 0s an
400 Liberty st. e. e WEST
COULD NOT WALK FOR MONTHS
victsri. Texas.
Il 1900 Ihaa ssvers attack Rheumatism ara NY entire
without benefit and then
TO take S. S. S. ookit for while and saw that It
Of the Rheumatism confined to invalid chair
for eight months tine but ha7o been absolutely tree
from PAIN since S. S. S. cuEed me. s. a BORING.
REPEATED FAILURES, THEN RELIEF.
Mr. wrn l. HILL Of winston N c. at one tine travelling
salesman and wei known in North South Carolina ana
vugina Gays: Two years ago ny
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relief from the OF Other remedies begun s. S. and 1t
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continuing the medicine found that entey
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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-01

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