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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-07
Not Prefentfous.

General Morris Schaff, in his recent
book, 1.-THE Spirit Of Old West Point" "
shows in a few words how finely blend
ed were Grants qualities and abilities.
"Of all the officers of high rank whom
/ have met" he says. only Grant and
Sherman did not charge the atmosphere
about them with military consequence.
while at City Point | frequently
joined my friends of General Grants
staff, Porter, Babcock, Billy Dunn
and others. at his headquarters. The
general, in undress uniform, always
neat, but not fastidious in appoint
ments, would sit Mt the door of his
tent, or sometimes on one of the long
settees that faced each other under the
tent-fy, smoke. listen, and sometimes
talk. And not a soul OF us, from the
Youngest to the Oldest, ever had a
thought of his rank.
l"WithOut lowering his manner to the
level of familiarity. he put everyone
at ease by his natural simplicity.
'He had none of the caprices OF
moods or vanity. Quiet in his manner
gentle in voice, Of absolute purity OF
speech, of unaffected, simple dignity
Grant threw Il charm around his camp
| fire.
West Point never graduated maj
who added so little austerity or pre-
tense to the peak of fame"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-07
No surrender.

The coming Republican platform at
Chicago will be no surrender or funda-
mental modification of the party's pro-
tective stand. No new Daniel has come
TO judgment as far as the Republican
party is aware, nor is any State quail
fed to speak in advance for the Chicago
convention. There is 4 Democratic
dictator in Nebraska. but the Republi-
can party thinks and acts for itself,
unless it has abandoned its old high
standard of principles and purposes. 1t
makes Presidents. 1t is not made by
Presidential candidates.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-07
POIiCl| Comment.


AS far as Mr.. Roosevelt is concerned,
The American people need not worry
about the future The question as to
what we shall do without ex-Presfdepts
will be solved by the strenuous eXecu-
tive for himself. and no doubt in a
highly satisfactory manner. When Mr..
Roosevelt leaves the White House next
March he will be just 30 years of age.
Therefore, he will have achieved his
most remarkable distinction at period
Of life which will leave him the prob
ability OF many years of activity yet
to come Blessed with a wonderful
physical constitution, a masterful per
s0nality, record Of fine achievements
and Il comfortable fortune he can look
forward TO the future with pleasant an
ticipatiOns.
Although he has not formally an
nounced his plans. ii is pretty well I'M
derstood that he intends going abroad
| for rest and recreation after leaving
| the Presidency, with the inevitable ''big
| game" hunt in the foreground. No
| doubt he would enjoy such an outing
greatly, especially the opportunities for
| encountering lions and tigers in Africa
| and India. With such facilities as
would be his he could fully satisfy his
restless spirit for adventure At for
| eign courts he would be entertained in
| royal magnificence and indulge bis
fancy for oSconio ton with ort apd If
erature at every capital of culture. II
is little wonder, then, that he is anx
ious to lay down the reins of admin
istrative responsibility and go out into
the world to enjoy himself. for he has
the same driving capacity for enjoy
ment as he has for work.
President Roosevelt perceives another
| advantage in foreign travel, in that il
| would secure immunity from the charge
| of critics that he was dominating the
| Taft administration-ass assuming thai
Taft will be his successor
So many opportunities are open tt
| Mr.. Roosevelt as an ex-President thai
f! the selection of a future career de
| ponds merely upon his own predilec
lions. In all probability he will turr
TO writing books and possibly serve hi:
| State in the United States Senate II
has been suggested that he might be
come a college president, but there i.
| little probability of this. He is entire
~ too strenuous for anything so seden
| tary--Kansas City Journal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-07
SCIENCE AND THE HOME.

daughters Ability Had Sadly I'm
dern,fncd Mothers self-Respect.
ELLEN" asked Mrs. Morren. without
preface or greeting. what is bal
anced rationY
a whatY' said Mrs. Tan.merley.
You blessed creature' responded
Mrs Morren. energeticalIy. ut com
forts my very soul that you don't
know"
Il don't see why should rejoined
Mrs. Tammarley. serene but slightly be-
wildered. I've nothing to do with sol
dlers. Ration is a military term, isn't
it, like barracks and squadrons and
reveille and khaki and such things?"
ITS scientific, too" said Mrs. Nor
rem. land it's something every house
keeper ought TO understand, Lucilla
says. She's deep in domestic science
nowadays"
"Well, don't understand It." re-
marked Mrs. Tammerley, easily, "but
[ dare say Lucilla's right"
"She seems to know great deal al
4
but not quite happily. 'She never used
to ca. about household matters at all.
but lately she follows me from attic
to cellar with n notebook, asking ques-
tions till I'm wild. She seems so dis
appointed, too, when I don't under
stand all about plumbing and gasfit-
ting and steam-heating, and the rela-
tive value OF food products and cleo
trlcity, and double-entry bookkeeping,
and how to cut up the carcass of a
sheep-oh. well, Ellen, you may laugh,
and / suppose it sounds funny, but it's
humiliating all the same; and some
times 1 get so mixed don't even know
the things do know. 1t almost makes
me wonder how I've dared keep house
all these years, with no training at all
but being In the kitchen with mother.
Lucilla makes it seem so complicated
when Lucilla really knows, per-
haps she can make il seem simple" re-
marked Mrs. TaDmerley, dryly. Never
you worry, Lucy" she added, gently.
Our daughters ought TO keep house
better. than we do, some day. and it's
only q bit Of young vanity to smile as
IL they're too quick to think they can
do it now. Your training and mine was
good for our day, If not for this; and
t. taught us some things classes and
instructors can't teach: 1t taught
nominees. That's a thing our girls
have a harder time learning than we
did, and, after all, it matters most
They'll learn 1t, too. But II we've kept
home as it should be kept. there's no
need to be troubled because they don't
always approve our old-fashioned ways
of keeping house. They'll love and re-
member home long after they've for
gotten the-the unbalanced rations."
You have so braced my tottering
self-respect," declared Mrs. Morren
gratefully, ''that next time l have to
own to Lucilla Il don't know / be-
lieve | shall add, deflantly. and l don't
| care YOUTHS Communion
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-07

be injured, Dick went into the parlOr,
jumped upon the open piano, and lit
orally stamped the keys. the sounding
board and wires into pieces, hopelessly
running i very fine instrument. The
young women of the establishment
screamed our their Indignation and
misery, while our own men dragged
Dick out of tie house, tied him with
ropes and carried him in Il shame
faced way toward camp. They stopped
on their way, cut a hickory CAD and
larruped Dick till he huwled for mer-
cy, but they never reported the ease.
Just before the battle of Fredericks-
burg a detachment from the Nineteeath
Indiana Volunteers out foraging came
to a well-appointed Southern mansion.
The whole family. warned of the APP
proach of the soldiers, fled in terror
all except one young girl, who remained
behind To collect some of the valu-
ables. When the soldiers came in she
explained what she was doing, and
some of the boys were inclined 10 treat
her harshly.
But Andy Craner, drummer of thu
Nineteenth, interfered, and, reporting
the circumstances To Captain Vande-
verden, the girl was permitted to take
wis t she wanted, and Craner was de
tailed to see her safely through the
lines. He promised her that not a
should be touched. and that the family
might return without harm to them
selves. He kept his word regarding
the furniture. but the boys took every
thing in the shape of provisions on the
place. Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-07
The Boycott in China.

That the heather Chinee" assimi-
lates civilization rapidly, once he gets
under way, is shown by the manner in
which he Is visiting punishment on the
japanese for the Tatsu Afaru incl
dent. Compelled TO apologize for the
seizure of that ship, the Cinnamon are
retaliating through the medium of the
American boycott At first 1t seemed
incredible that such movement could
be successfully organized, owing to the
lack of national spirit, but the feeling
for revenge has spread into so many
corners of the empire that the Japan
csc merchants have taken alarm.
The first experience of China with
the boycott was when complaints were
made against this country for alleged
ill-treatment OF Chinese citizens who
came here on q visit and were deport-
ed. The boycott was not of very long
duration. but had the effect of modi-
flying the methods OF orr immigration
inspectors. and therefore was regarded
ny the Chinese as good thing.
The boycott against the japanese is
more serious because, China is doing
larger business with that country
than she did with US. Besides. the feel
ing against Japan is very bitter, and
unless n reconciliation is effected, Jap
anese goods will find little favor
on Chinese soil. However, the Japan
csc ministers are born diplomats, and
when they find that the boycott has
assumed dangerous dimensions they
will bend themselves to the task of
Strengthening out the difficulty. with
the almost certain result of compelling
the Chinaman to pay damages grow
ing out OF his little twentieth century
pleasantly.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-07

In Prussia only 6,497 of 100000 at
tempts at suicide were successful.
The Tartars have the strongest. the
Chinese the weakest voices, OF all ma
tons.
When crows wheel and clamor in
great groups it is sure sign OF
storm.
Alphonse Daudet, the author OF
"Sapho," often worked twenty-four
hours at stretch.
The machine which cuts up wood to
make matches turns out 10000
"splints," as they are called, in a single
minute.
The big trees of California are not
the only ones of their age. In the
Cape Verde islands there is a baobab
tree at least 5000 years old
In China the natives preserve yege-
tables by coating them with salt and
drying them i'm the sun. Hams are
cured by means of an alkaline earth
and common salt. Picked eggs are
preserved with compound of common
mud, salt, saltpeter and soy bean sauce.
No Arctic explorers ever have colds
until they return to civilization. Then.
one and all. they are Frustrated by
severe influenza.
In 1769 a body of volunteers consist
ing entirely of Jews, was formed in
Charleston, S. c., and fought under
General Mouitrie.
There are said to be twenty-eight
miles of perspiration tubes under the
skin, which pour out more than a pint
of water and three hundred grains Of
solid impurities every day. This gives
an idea of the necessity of keeping the
skin absolutely clean.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-07
Historical Fact.

The historical fact stands all the
time that during periods of highest tar
if, this country has prospered most.
and under even approaches to a free
trade have come periods of unusual de-
preston. This Is not merely state
tory. This reminds us Of what Lincoln
said about tariff II do not know much
about tariff. but it strikes me that If
you buy ton of steel of England you
get your steel; but II you buy 1t of an
American, you get your steel and keep
your money."-Dallas (Texas) Ameri-
can
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-07

the deportation OF all foreign anarchists.
The order does not mark the beginning of
policy but is line with the Of the department
since passage last year of the immigration law
which defines anarchy and forbids admission of an
archists o the country
Unbalanced persons who have suffered under the rule
of despoc government prone oppose all govern
ment and to urge the killing of all public officers In
the United States where in the hands
the people there is not the slightest for
the unreasonable and unreasoning to be
anarchist anarchical murders done here
Of horrible character that ii is difficult to find words
adequately characterize them The crime of who
carried away by passion or out OF his from
strong drink be comprehended; but when in
Geld blood shoots another against whom has
no personal grievance, and grievance ut all that
victim a representative of organized society, all
the forces of orderly society must be used If necessary
to bring about his punishment
archst, the OF his type. is dan
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-07
- -
Pattern Department
UP-TO-DATE DESIGNS FOR
THE HOME DRESSMAKER
- -.
Tucked NegIiSee.

Such a pretty, graceful vet simple
negligee as this one is certain to be
liked 1t can be made from cashmere.
rs in this instance. from albatross or
any similar material. from pretty. soft
silk or from the slightly heavier Scotch
and French fiannels. 1t is eminently
attractive and dainty, yet it is by no
means difficult to make The sleeves
IAN be open at the outer edges. as Illus
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-07

What is Jimmy Finn putting on so
many Tugs about?" sneered the lad in
the blue jumper.
Haven't you heard:" replied his
chum. "Why. Jimmie lis de sole owner
of a rubber monopoly"
what. A rubber monopoly? Is it
down in Brazil?"
Nav, out TO de baseball grounds.
Jimmy bored hole in de fence an he
is going to charge each kid nickel to
take peep froo when de game is 60
ing on !"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-07

gerous than pack Of wolves running wild-the wolves
be and shot He IS like the fer-de-ldnce the
poisonous reptile of Martinique which strikes without
warning and without provocaton The ferde-lanco is
killed ut sight. The anarchist is punished until he
has done overt act and then only after he has
been tried by orderly and Convicted but he
be banished from the country if he is alien
When the civilized governments unite for his sup
preston. they must do in the future
archls will have abandon his pernicous principles or
find refuge in land government does
not eXist.-Youth's Companion.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-07

~what puzzled me- said the Ser
resut. twas that so few of the old army
correspondents got hold of the anec-
dotes and experiences of army life out
aide OF the battles and skirmishes- L
account for this on the theory that very
few correspondents ever went on forag-
Ing expeditions or ever circulated free
AZ among the rank and file of the army.
i remember a case in West virginia,
where a squad of twenty men came up
On one of the better class of houses
most of them were inclined to respect
nroDerty. but there was one fellow who
had no respect for anything.
while the boys were assuring the
people of the bouse that nothing would
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-07

''Hezekiah," said the Kansas matron
as she adjusted her glasses and opened
was carried two miles by cyclone and
didn't speak word for three weeks"
The sun-tanned farmer grabbed his
hat and his spyglass.
"Where are you going now, Heze-
kiah?"
''Where am | going, Lucy? Why, |
am going out to see if 1 can't sight one
Of them thar kind Of cyclones"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-07
Order Coupon


The shapely. weIl-fitting petticoat is
absolutely essential TO the well-fitting
gown. This one is designed TO fare
just sufficiently at the lower edge TO
mean comfortable walking and grace.
while it is perfectly smooth over the
hips. In the illustration it is made
of plain colored taffeta trimmed with
bands of plaid. but it is just as well
adapted TO the lingerie materials as to
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-07
A Change I'm Temperature.

II hear the audience last night was
rather cold" said Hi Tragedy
.'rhey were at first" replied Lowe
Comedy, ''but when they remembered
that they had paid good money to see
the show they got hot. Catholic
Standard and Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-07
Plausible Theory.

Mrs. Wedderly-They say there Is a
man in the moon Do you believe it?
Wedderly-No. But l believe there is
a woman in the sun.
Mrs. Wedderly-Why?
Wedderly-That must be what make:
1t so hot there.-Chicago News.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-07

Il forgot all about YOU bein' the
cook for the moment" said the groc-
eryman. well. l must be goin'.
Cheer up. Evellna, an I'll bring you
the celery. Or did you ask for celery
jest SOS I'd come back Chicago
Daily News
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-07
Breaking 1t Gently.

"Ah, me good man." said the heavy
tragedian, as he came out on the main
line Of the railroad, 'how far is it from
here to dear old Chlcago?"
Three pair of half soles and six
pair OF new heels" was the informa-
ton of the gatekeeper, who was
familiar with the ways Of stranded
Thespians.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-07
Quite n Difference.

what does Vernon do for living?'
"He works in paint shop"
why, / understood he was a writer
for the magazines
well, you asked me what he did for
n liVing"-Bohemian
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-07

silk, and it Is appropriate for mohaif
and the many merceriZed skirtings
When made in round length the frills
are Joined one TO the other. making one
fiounce, but for the walking length
they can be used i'm this way or left
separate and arranged over the foun-
dation as may be preferred. The petit
coat is cut in five cores and is fitted
by means of darts in the side cores.
The above pattern will he mailed to
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.
Order Coupon.
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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-07
For the Present.

Before I give you my answer" said
the beautiful heiress, you must tell me
about your debts"
"Oh," replied the count, why discuss
worldly matters? Let us just talk Of
loye-for the present"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-07

An old friend of the family had
dropped In to see young lawyer whose
father was still paying his office rent.
80 you are now practicing law" the
old friend said, genially.
mo, SIR" said the candid youth. 81
appear to be, but am really practicing
economy"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-07
Wbai Hurts.

81 hate to call on a girl" said Tom,
"who can't do anything but indulge in
small talk"
Yes replied the wise Dick. "espe-
cially if what she has to say Is q very
short no. '"-Phladelphia Press.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-07

"That man makes a great many mis-
takes" said one factory employee.
"Yes," answered the other, more
than all the rest of US put together.
The foreman keeps him around to have
some one to jump on and show that
he's boss.'-Washington Star.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-07

The 21S surviving members OF the
Kaw Indian tribe, of Oklahoma, want
United States Senator Curtis, OF Kan
sas, to be their chief, to succeed Wa
Shun-Gah, who died recently; but Mr..
Curtis, who is an eighth-blood Kaw,
has notified the Indian Commission
that the Job should go to one of the
twelve fullblOods of the tribe
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-07
After News.

The Medium-Ah beautiful lady,
you have come to find your future hus-
band; is it not so?
The Lady-Not much. I've come to
find where my present husband is when
he's absent.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-07
between Gentlemen.

Mother-Tommy, you should be po-
lite, dear, and offer TO share your cam
DIV with the little boy.
Tommy-But can L be sure chat he
will be polite enough not to take my
only stick?
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-07

"Does your son profit by your exam
pie? Does he initiate your successes
and avoid your mistakesT'
mo. He wants to get married.
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-07
Avoid SuSpfcfon.

Mag-Jimmie, go home and chop
some wood; fetch up two buckets of
coal; den go over ter de butchers
am"
Jimmie-Sh-hh Sis. Not so loud or
fclks'll tink we're married.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-07
No Doubt About Ii.

"And what did the doctor say?"
HE said, No more medicine; but If
We take a little walk of marnin' and
get the air, mebbe you'll live to be a
oxygenarian'"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-07

AZ heard Standoff is going to settle
down in New York." sal police
man.
1907" rejoined the s.oceryman.
swell, hope he'll settle up here first"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-07

Whenever a man gets to making
money, his kin consider it is their duty
to work him for just as much as he
will stand
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-07

Bride-Did l appear nervous at all
during the ceremony?
Brother-A little at first; but not
after George had said yes.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-07

lighted up by this fantastic word ''Devilization
pun Civilization" and represents
The word is native African product first seeing the
light In the Lagos Guinea COAST Weekly Record in
vented describe the of civilization imposed on
natives OF Africa at the whites points of contact with
them This Lagos pubIicist finds a century
Of trial it is fitting that the native should call halt
and his interest take stock of the result of this
foreign system imposed on him."-Boston TRANSCRIPT
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-07

When woman drives horse she
is always whipping him with the lines.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-07
NEARING END OF ANrHRAc1rEp

F..zz1E7 GRIM reminder OF the approaching ex-
"a \ haustion OF anthracite coal is furnished by
4 ~ h the Girard estate. When the great phlan
krvv-uA thropst died important part of his leg
f2E5S2E8SM acy to humanity in hard coal lands
k&SlC4tI Mining from these big deposits has gone
steadily for seventy years more
1t formerly the custom of anthracite mine owners
to lay aside 10 cents for each of coal from
the ground, which money constituted sinking fund
When the mine should he exhausted this sinking fund
expected to equal the original cost of the property
But recently the Girard estate has put TO the sinking
fund account the total selling price of all the coal mined
That is to say if S100C00 worth of coal is taken out
the So0O0O0 is placed to capital account asset
which has been merely transferred from under the
ground in the shape OF anthracite TO above ground in the
form Of money Only the nteress the 100000 i:
spent.
Not only is this conservative policy another proof
the exceptional wisdom which has characterized the
agement of the estate which supplies Grard College it:
life blood but 1t is sign that anthracite must now be
regarded most precious commodity.-PhiladelphiG
Press
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-05-07

traed, or left plain as liked, and in
place of the scalloped edge any little
banding or simple finish can be used.
which will lessen the labor. although
the scallops are very charming and are
much I'm vogue. Both plain colors and
figured materials are used for the pur-
pose, and there are a whole host of
pretty washable fabrics that are to be
commended just now.
The above pattern will be mailed to
your address on receipt of 10 cents.
Send all orders to the Pattern Depart
nent 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. 1928.
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