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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-09
FACTS ABOUT THE BANANA.
Ripened During Voyage as Good as
Rfpeuel Under TropfcaI Sun.
(To be ContInued.)

Htpened Under tropical sun.
There is vast amount of ignorance
prevailing among Intelligent people
concerning the growth, production and
marketing OF bananas. Many people
cities step out of their huts in the
early morning and pluck and eat ban.
anas fresh from the plant, the same as
they would oranges and other fruits.
Bananas ripened on the plant are not
suitable for food.
Bananas, even after travelling 5000
miles in a green state, are every bit as
good as bananas ripened under trop-
ical sun. This is probably true of no
other export fruit The plant OF
which bananas is the fruit is not 4
tree, nor is it bush or vine. 1t Is
simply a gigantic plant, growing to
height OF from fifteen to twenty feet.
About eighteen feet from the ground
the leaves, oftentimes eight feet long,
come out in sort Of cluster from the
center of which springs a bunch OF
bananas.
These do not grow with the BAN
anas pointing upward, naturally, and
il the stem grew straight they would
hang exactly as seen in the fruit stores
and grocers' windows. This, however,
is not the case: the stem bends under
the weight of the fruit, and this brings
it into directly the opposite position.
<Io - t,a fol MI
the fringes pointing toward the sun.
A word Of explanation concerning
some banana terms: Each banana Is
called finger" and each Of these lit
tie clusters of fingers surrounding .
stalk is called hand" the quality
and value of each bunch depend ON tie
number Of hands it has. Some may
wonder how the fruit is cut from the
top of plant fifteen feet from the
ground.
The native laborers cut the stalk part
way up its height; the weight Of the
fruit causes the stalk to slowly bend
over until the bunch OF bananas first
nicely reaches the ground, then the
bunch is cut of with the ever ready
machete and carried to the river or
railroad for shipment. The plant at
the same time is cut close to the
ground. The banana Is q very prolific
producer Of itself and at every cleaning
Of the land 1t Is necessary to cut down
many of the young plants. or suckers"
as they are termed, In order that they
may not become overcrowded up to a
certain limit; the fewer suckers on a
given area the larger the fruit they
will produce.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-09

class, but are found in all classes, from
that of the woman who scrubs floors to
that of the woman who marries a title.
That woman can be wage Garner
and at the same time care for her home
is possible, Mrs. Nathan says, and
there are many cases in which 1t is
eminently satisfactory to have man
and his wife both wage earners. Mrs
Nathan gives the following two as the
principal reasons why married women
are wage earners: "Men waste 50
much money in smoking, gambling and
drinking that they have none left for
family expenses. Many women have
minds superior to their husbands and
can earn more In that case it Is the
woman's plain duty-and should be her
pleasure-to earn whatever her talents
will bring"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-09
wOman's Enemy.

at is not the work that tires you at
all: it is the way you do it, said a
wise counselor to a discouraged and
broken-down school teacher.
The word fits the case of many
woman who is not a school teacher.
The farmers wife who does the whole
weeks work in her Imagination after
bookkeeper who in her dreams adds
columns of figures TO bring out an OBJ
stinate balance; the school girl who
grows hot and cold in anticipation of
an examination; the dressmaker who
never forgets her apprehension lest her
customer shall not be pleased-all
these and a score of other kinds of
women need TO learn the lesson of the
value of the mind at ease.
A conscientious, worrying wife of
Maine farmer hurried to the hen house
one icy day with pan of food. She
slipped and fell-and a broken hip
stopped the quick footstep and dulled
the keen vision for things which must
be DONE" For three months the pa
tient lay in bed, alone many hours of
each day, thinking over her life and
habits and responsibilities-her sue
cesses and her failure. When she
could hobble to wheeled chair, she
was different creature from the anS-
ious, nervous woman who had been
forced to submit to imprisonment
A perspective of the months and
years of life, a new conviction that
peace of mind is more important than
pies and cakes, sense of proportion
which included herself and the claims
of her own nature as well as the appe-
tites ct her hungry family and the
profits of the farm, had revealed them
selves to her in the long days of en-
forced inactivity.
MY broken hip saved my life and
my soul, too. l guess" the grateful
woman used to say. with the smile of
one who had found that the worst enc
my of good work is worry.-Youth's
Companion.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-09
A Modern Meditation.

Idle not; for idleness is the mother
Of all sins.
Neither dawdle nor dilly-dally; for
the dawdler groweth weary and accom-
plisheth naught.
Delay not, nor postpone; for more
crimes are due to postponement than
to deliberate intention.
Hesitate not an hour in perform
ing thy tasks; for the only way to get
a thing done is to do 1t now.
Glover not, nor crouch; for 1t is n
fearful crime to make other people I'M
happy.
Never indulge thyself in despair; for
there is no surer way to miss all the
good things that are coming to you.
Neither indulge in vain RETROSPECT
ton: for what is done is done forever,
and the only wise thing is to forget it.
Blame not myself nor any other per-
son too much; for there are laws
stronger than any Of us that govern the
universe.
Make hope and industry thy habits |;
for by these two practices shall man
reach the highest place-eyen content
ment.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-09
Linen Supply.

The young housewife with little mon
ey to spend may begin with small
supply.
Six or eight pairs of sheets are es-
sential.
One bolster and two pillow slips
should be allowed to each pair OF
sheets.
Several white "honeycomb' spreads
and a white marseilles counterpane are
needed.
At least two dozen face towels, q
dozen dish towels and four roller tow
els are essential.
Four white tablecloths, one of finer
quality for occasions" wiz do for q
beginning.
There should be. dozen napkins to
match each cloth, and, if possible, Q
dozen extra fruit napkins
A dozen hemmed cheesecioth busters
also belong in the outfit.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-09
Husband DrenIxer.

The ingenuity of the modern woman
has discovered q new method of earn
ing n competence.
She breaks husbands.
There have been women who made
their living at breaking horses, but not
until very lately did some emancipated
feminine genius go in for husband
breaking.
Ingenious woman!
For a moderate fee she is prepared
to make a heightened stay, and grad
ually mold the newly-married husband
according to the pattern that his wife
requires. Since Adam was driven from
Paradise it is doubtful if man has ever
felt the effects of the fall so severely
as he does at this moment,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-09
Indiana
State News
SHOWER OF s4o,o 900 FALLS.
Children and Grandchildren of God
love Conradf Get Lezacies.

Children and Grandchildren of God
love COnradt Get Lexacies.
Happy with the memories of married
life well lived and surrounded by large
group of children and grandchildren, Mr.
and Mrs. Godloye Conradt celebrated
their golden wedding at Peru by besfow
ing on their descendants the sum of S10s-
600, the bulk of their earthly possessions
I'VE are near the allotted years of life,
are going to take our leave from you all
In the fullness of our time, and we want
to see you enjoy these gifts" they said
as the legacies were distributed in nearly
equal parts. The Conradts are pioneers
of the county. and were married there.
They amassed a considerable fortune in
property, which was distributed from time
to time the sons and daughters were
married of. The latest gifts were mostly
in cash
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-09

fake for yourself a well bred cow.
get her on full feed, cram and feed
and stuff and cram her for, say, year.
Go to the trouble of washing and cur
rying and scrubbins and combing her
twice a day, get down on your hunk
ers, my friend. sandpaper her hoofs.
groom her legs, polish her horns and
brush her tail. and by the time show
season comes around you should have
q very creditable looking show cow
Sheridan (Mo.) Advance.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-09

fgurement which will be more notice
able when the child is grown up. The
growth of scanty elebrows can, how
ever, be encouraged by brushing light
~ with a soft brush, and this also
tends to make them arched, but on no
account should they be clipped to in
sure their thickness. Clipping the eye
lashes to promote their growth is also
n practice that should be abolished, as
if the child should move while they are
being clipped it may result in injury 10
the eyesight.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-09

prisonment; 1902, life Imprisonment;
1903, death penalty 1908, no verdict.
Immediately following the discharge
of the jury in the Powers case, after
a disagreement had been reported, at
torneys for the accused sent a teie-
gram to Governor Wilson asking execu-
tive clemency. A petition was started
in Georgetown asking the Governor TO
pardon Powers. Similar petitions will
be circulated throughout the United
StofaC
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-09
Ingenious woman!
Eternal Feminine.

Men say that women's friendships are
not as staunch and true and lasting as
mems because n woman is SO ready to
believe all that she hears against her
best friend. while a man will only judge
his friend by what he is to him, not by
what the world says of him.
Is this true? If so, it will remain
so just as long as average charmers see
in man nothing but possible husbands,
escorts and gift-giyers.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-09

One of the colors which the girl in
her first season has taken up more en-
Enthusiastically than any other this year
is yellow. Buttercup, daffodil, old-gold
and the soft tones of crocus yellow are
all included in her colony card. and
these, when softened with yeilings of
cream ninoN or laca. are taking the
place even OF the all-whlte gown when
the import ceremony Of the debut itself
IS over.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-09
Advice In Letter Wrfters

Edward Everett Hale tells letter
writers TO know what they want to
say. TO say it, to use their own In
Cng. with as few words as possible.
ana to leave out all the fine passages.
That is no doubt good advice. but it
would seem to apply more particularly
to those who write letters ON a type
writer. Surely the 'fine passages
need not be left out of a friendly let
ter. and most persons who get letters
are not 50 particular as TO logical Sc
quencc.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-09
Durinx the Reception.

Eva-Percy Sapp is going to recite
another poem. Some of the romantic
girls call him the Mountain Spring"
because he is always gushing.
Katharine-H'm He reminds me
more of an artesian well.
Eva-Because he never ceases?
Katharine-No; because he Is such a
great bore.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-09
The Small Hats.

The mos: advanced dressers are neg
Letting the huge hats which are 1.-The
fashion, for the small hats which are
the fashion of tomorrow. They are
small and curly of brim, sit low about
the head, have high soft crowns OF
hairy felt or of soft velvet tossed aloft
and are empanacher with plumes of
Haunting aspect.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-09

The little coat on the standing figure
is made of bright red cloth, trimmed
with black braid and straps of the
cloth, finished with gilt buttons. 1t is
cut with Il very full flare in the skirt
The dress is navy blue cashmere, trim
med with parallel crimson silk folds,
with stitches between them done In
blue saddier's silk. The guimpe Is
white challie, trimmed with navy blue
soiitachp
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-09
Ahnuf the Eyehrnxrs

Many children possess beautiful
heads of hair, which is often allowed
to hang loosely over their faces, with
out being confined in anysway. This
may certainly show the hair off o. the
best advantage, but quite hides the
best points of the child's face and often
L. the cause of scanty e. .brows-a dis
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-09
POWERS JURY DIsAGREES.
Famous Kentucky Political Prisoner
to Have Fifth Trial.

The jury trying Caleb Powers at
Georgetown, Ky, on the charge of COM
plicity in the murder of Governor Will
liam Goebel, was dismissed by Judge
Morris. The jury stood ten forfacquit-
tai and two for conviction. One of the
willing to come over to the acquittal
side, but the remaining juror refused
to change bis decision.
The charge was completely in the
murder of Governor Goebel, 1899. Four
trials have been held-1900, life i'm
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-09
killed ON Bridal "trip.

A dispatch from Wenachee, Wash, to
relatives in Wayne county, announces the
accidental death of Jacob Swearingen i'm
a railway accident. Swearingen was re-
Gently married at Milton to Miss Ida Fer
guson, and they were on their honeymoon
trip, meaning to take up their residence
in the West
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-09
Married Women as Breadwinner..

Twenty-seven thousand women in
New York support their husbands, ac-
cording to Mrs. Frederick Nathan, a
leader in the movement for women's
suffrage in New York. Mrs. Nathan
does not either approve or disapprove
of woman making living for her
spouse, but makes her statement as
one of fact. Women who support their
husbands, she says, are not in any ore
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-09

Rost & Marshall, clothing dealers. sus-
pended business in Richmond. The liza
bilities of the firm are $4,000, while the
assets are $4,000. The company will
reopen if it can reach an agreement with
its creditors.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-09

DIR. Hubbard NJ. Smith, one of the old
est practicing physicians in Indiana, died
at Vincennes as the result of a fall sew
eral days ago. He .aas 81 years old
He was the author of book of poems
and of history of Vincennes.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-09

Burglars entered Hudspeth's saloon in
Boonville and loaded the safe into a
buggy, hauling it into the country for two
miles, where they riaed it and secured
$500. They also stole horse from the
proprietor of the saloon to escape.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-09
HAVE A NEW MASCOT.
Snake Warns Up TO Drillers When
Thawed; Made Pet.

Thawed; Made Pet.
Gas well drillers on the Jesse johnson
farm, near Upland, have pet blue racer.
ii. X. Miles discovered a snakes head pro-
truding from the earth that had been
thawed out near the WELL He and James
Moore dug it up. thawed it out thorough
~. and, as it appeared grateful for this
attention and disposed to be friendly,
adopted it as the mascot of the drilling
outft
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-09

Fire destroyed thirteen cars of a de-
rallied Erie train at Disko. Seven of
these cars were filled with coke and were
ignited by friction.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-09

James Tindle, boy charged with dis
turbing a religious meeting, was given q
severe flashing by his father with a cat-o'-
nine-tails upon order of Judge ]. G. Win
frey of the Evansville police court.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-09

Teach Children Care of Clothes.
Teach children to fold their hair
ribbons and put under weight on dress
er every night. The neater appearance
pays for the effort.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-09

Gus Zohr, 60 years old. farmer liv-
ing in Gibson county, committed suicide
by slashing his wrists with a razor.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-01-09
PREPARES DINNER; ENDS LIFE.

Woman Swallows Acid and Dies
Before Boarders.
After preparing an elaborate dinner,
Mrs. Phoebe Klinger, proprietor of one
of the largest boarding houses in South
Bend stepped from the dining room
swallowed carbolic acid, and then, stag
gering back into the dining room where
the boarders were seated. announced: Il
am done for" She died three hours later.
Domestic trouble is assigned as the cause
for the act. The woman came from War
New-York tribune., 1908-07-12

io,rn occasionally getting poor little pear Ioi
the davis snort And be it known that the pro-
norton of women that can handle gun ana roo vel
in pbiladeIpha far exceeds that Of New YORK
The Misses Wharton are clever shots, ana MlaS
C;riscom Mrs. Edward Norris, Mrs Ho"alu A
das Pratt Miss Emily Henry and MISS -Ao1 e1-'
frequently go for weekend fishing trips
Muskoka Lakes the chosen spot ol hl'4i'
enthusiastic anglers who follow the sport III CaH
ada and Of these Mrs. Wallace Nesbt MIS- john
I2iordan the Charlie Beattys, the Goooerha
the Blakes the Scott Griffins and the 1oiiii ~
Donalds are ardent yearly visitors, gong eai i
the season and staying for several weeks <hpo'o
Montreal is another very celebrated lake, Win
reservation for game, including deer and moose
Mr. and Mrs Philip Rollins are among the Ne"
having more than one deer and moose on her hst
from one visit ,-3
Mrs Eugene Outerbridge and MISS Adeilhe hiiis
Robiuson each year spend four months at the
outerbrdge camp in the Maine woods, both women
being followers OF that good old sport OF IZaaN An
Walton and varying their hook and line eApioit
with others OF the powder and shot variety
Mrs HaInin, OF Boston, who was MISS Huypcrue
Pr1,yn of Albany. also hies herself 10 the WiidS
for the luck of the rod, and Miss Helen foopei'
daughter of Robert C.. Hooper, goes In ior ueei
.es fishing Last year a party OF st. Pauis smart
est people tried two weeks Of camping out In the
north woods OF Minnesota, arranging their camp
Indian fashion and dividing their time between
canoeing and fishing. really roughing II, as they
| were many miles from civilization ana had TO rely
New-York tribune., 1908-07-12

,,eriarce in this line nerve mao ldiieu' VI
oHo - 1ass true or hand and wrist less steaoS'
80 1,ouId have been two less women IN 'ne
r,d who are credits to the development VI spur
among the leisure class
Inst how far the fad will expand ana now iii1iiS
,e.rs vun1 mass before it becomes a generaI thlhs
o. ,,orosn TO go off and kill wild beasts Is mat
Tor Of much discussion among the women-Iearihs
c1rhn,en who are reused to the fact that they are
NOT the onlv ones that can hunt big animals WIN
60 many women afraid of the sight of blood 10
the point of faintness and mysteries THESE men
have hitherto felt Of themselves but WIN the
coIrn ,erved growing generation of matrons ana
maids keen for the sport and the outdoing Oh thei
u,an friends the situation has changed, and they
now hesitate before telling a good hunthg s'o'S
in the presence of their women folK-
The broad lines upon which dress convenuohah-
tes are now founded permit a costume Win L"
,tter absence of skirt, when a long coat Is
worn With Mrs Donnel khaki shoounS Gus
tune ia very fetching for her hair is worn croppeu
short curling In soft rings all over her well poseu
head and making her appear almost as shiii
graceful boy.
The exclamation given for the fact that SO many
women ara going in for the strenuous sports OF
old England Is that they have numerous interests
binding them TO that country over the sea ano
are desrous of having things at home likely TO
please the English friends who visit them The
vast estates for instance, owned Dy the repre-
sentative people of each city. either In the Wild:
~ their own or some nearby state. are beins
stocked with pheasants and other small game. TIT
New-York tribune., 1908-07-12

loe year round one hears Of IDLE rich people
bs~g themselves in some unique way, unique
,.-~S The features OF the expedition have been
,-y planned 10 lend much variety as
ie 70 the experience. Mrs. Beeckman Lorfl-
-. @ss Just started with her husband, who is a
-" OF r. Livingston Beeckman, on a fishing
4 The Balsam Mountains Of North Carolina,
pefy Of congeniaI friends accompanying them
- "e lakeside camp. The mountain streams, as
= a. The string Of lakes. arctic be tried Tor
-siinens luck and the camp life will be enliv-
-. 'o II the evenings from time TO time by wild
VI raccoon hunt
ne average woman, deep down in her heart,
GO 60 70 distinguish herself in some field that few
-. So women have dared TO enter, but despite the
unl OF courage she may invest herself with sile
g.. PUTS IL 20 the test of hunting big game. MIs'
1sfhon, who Miss Anne Archbold before
Il 4ASfrlage 10 Arrnor Saunderson, OF Casue
,aDefsor. CaYan, ireland. has just returned
:, famous trip into the wilos Of Africa, WheIe
"eks they practically explored the jungles IN
of dangerous animals and had as many ad-
i'~ies as happen in en- ordinary lifetime hunilhg
~ Sinister gams
&c, &C woman who bags rnan-eatins tiger can leei
ae for the remainder OF her life for besides
wing her prowess as a sportswonan she has
,+ noble turn for humanity. Mrs Donnet'
was Miss Mary whitehouse nicknamed oy
- friends ''Nariguits,T and whose husband Is an
gentleman in his majesty's army, has IRE
!. N shooting trips in India when Major Donne
. VI leave In consequence, on her visits 10 ne
%A.a and relations in America she assures tnen
New-York tribune., 1908-07-12
VACATION AT FEWACRES.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: little
girl, ten years old. / live in New York City, and
came up to Pennington, Me-, to spend my summer
vacation.
We live in a house that was the home of Jacob
Abbott, who wrote the Ro1lo books. The old house
has passed its 150th birthday, and fine tablet
marks the spot where he wrote so many stories
for children. The house is called Fewacres. In the
old house are many strange places, old rampLns
halls and quaint cupboards of all sizes
The little schoohouse where he taught the boys
of the village is still standing, and is called Lit
tie Blue.
small mountain is my joy and delight, for on
Il I play store and have a house for my paper
dolls, which are numerous cannot count them
ALL The mountain is only small hiu with walks
and many steps to go to the top of it.
In front Of our house some fine elns. and the
gray squirrels play hide and seek on our porch
and sometimes into the house.
When Mr.. Abbott lived here some Of the boys
of his school lived in this house with him. and
one of the doorsteps is still called the Weeping
Stone where the boys that were punished had to
sit The end Of the house. used a memorial to
Jacob Abbott, bought and restored by the boys
of long ago and is held in loving memory of a
good MARIE LOUISE EVERSON
Farrnington Me-