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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-24
Worth Reading.

Even a philosopher is apt to fall
down when it comes 10 making the
best of the worst Of 1t
According to Sir William Crookes,
by 1881 the worlds supply of wheat
will be unequal to the increase in POI
ulation.
The clock at ST Chad's, Shrewsbury.
has n record pendulum, it's length be-
Ing two feet and the weight Of the ball
roo rounds.
The Sultan Of lahore, little state
at the top of the Malay peninsula. has
contracted for an electric plant to cost
almost 100000.
New York City has added 100000
to its population in the last century.
The first submarine boat was tried
In Plymouth harbor, England, in 1774.
The corporation of Burgess Hill, Sus-
sex, England. grows peppermint Nu-
nicipally, and so profitably as to have
made a marked reduction in the town
taxes.
The squealing and scampering of
rats aroused from their sleep the oc-
cupants of two burning cottages at
Mount Hawke. Cornwall just In time
TO escape.
One great factor in the high prices
of provisions is the necessity Of sup
porting an increasing army of middle
men who stand between the producer
and the consumer
The last available statistics show
that in one year in Germany the sum
of about S30.OOO,O00 was paid to invalid
workmen to the number Of ST. 600, In
the form Of old age pensions.
The women Of Mexico have organized
n mothers congress. The president Is
Signora Luz Gonzales Cosio de Lopez.
and the object is to aid all mothers who
need protection. advice and assistance
In the mountain regions of Cuba
there are many ridges and valleys Of ex-
tremely fertile land. nearly all UNI
touched, and existing practically as
they did before the time of the Span
iards.
Under the name of liconite, n com
pound of b tumen and certain oil is
being manufactured in Holland which
has all the properties of rubber with
out any Of that material entering into
its composition.
An express rifle" is a gun In which
Is used a large charge of powder and
comparatively light bullet Such guns
are used generally by hunters of large
game in India and Africa for the rea-
son that the bullet has great penetrat-
ing force with It's heavy powder charge
The Pennsylvanians in George Wash
ington's first Cabinet were Timothy
Pickering. Secretary of State and for
time Secretary of War and Postmas-
ter General, and William Bradford.
Attorney General. Pickering was the
only Pennsylvania in his second ad-
ministration.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-24
New Type of PIOvv.

A circular-wheel pillow is something
entirely new in this line. Popular Me
chanics describes 1t as follows:
ut consists of wheel 6. feet in di-
ameter, on the outside of which blades
or cutters are driven counter to the
direction in which the machine is NOV
ing
The wheel is hung on a frame and
has neither hub nor central axle. the
sprocket wheel by which it is made to
revolve applying force at the perimeter
or rim. BY this plan, so the inventor
claims, the central lever strain upon
the wheel Is avoided and the knives
are gently forced through the soil. slic-
ing off layers. One end of the frame
on which the wheel is hung is vertical
~ hinged to the rear axle of a power
traction truck. Wire cables are attach
ed to the outer end of the frame and
carried over pulleys at the top of two
upright posts. Below this the ends are
attached to a drum upon which the
cables which lower and raise the cut
ting wheel are coiled."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-24

One often sees an extended list of
cheap or abandoned farms offered at
bargain prices. In most instances the
property can be purchased at less than
one-half of what the improvements
cost. The land has become so unpro-
ductiye as to be Improbable for culti-
walton. Yet the farms once produced
fair crops and supported their owners
I'm contentment and comfort. rhe mel
who carved these homes out of the
primeval forests were fairly prosperous
and many of them accumulated liberal
completeness.
The original owners were indus
trious, frugal and prudent in managing
their holdings and each year witnessed
an increase to their wealth. They
practiced mixed husbandry and always
made fertilizers of their forage and the
bulk of their grain. They kept a rea-
sonable amount of stock and grazed
their animals on pastures seeded with
clover and other nutritious grasses.
The droppings of their flocks and herds
fed the soil with fertility and the land
became more productive annually.
When rotation of pasture fields to cul-
tivated crops occurred the farmer was
assured OF liberal reward.
The development Of the rich prairie
lands of the West Frustrated the agri-
culture of the East When continental
railroads penetrated the government
lands and afforded an outlet to the
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-24
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r. ( S65W CeVyS

products of unimproved Western prai-
ries great herds of cattle and sheep
were produced on the free ranges or on
land that could be purchased at govern.
ment prices. Eastern farmers could
not compete with the Western ranch
men or wheat growers on cheap, fertile.
lands and the products of the West
soon dominated the markets of the
East. This meant to the Eastern farm
or not only the elimination of animal
husbandry, but also the deterioration
of the fertility of the Eastern farms.
Following a system of cultivated crops
the land declined in productivity until
the crops did not pay the first cost of
production, and the sons of Eastern
farmers sought employment and homes
in the industriallsn of cities.
Experiments are being made Of recla-
nation of the abandoned and cheap
farms of the East with artificial fer
tiiizers. The humus, nitrogen, potash
to be restored to give the soil its virgin
vigor While commercial fertilizers
accomplish much In the restoration of
worn ont land, animal husbandry ap-
pears to he necessary for the reclama-
ton of impoverished farms. The drop
pings of animals and operations of
legumes are the more rational regime
for exhausted land fertility and to
maintain tho nroductiv-itv Of noturaIi,-
fertile soil.--Goodall's Farmer.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-24

When William VI. Evarts was Sec
rotary of state a new elevator man
had been employed in the department
who did not know Mr.. Evarts by sight
In his car was a conspicuous sign to
the effect that by order of the score
tary of state smoking was prohibited
One day Mr.. Evarts boarded the car
IN company with a famous senator,
the latter smoking a cigar. The new
man promptly touched the smoker on
the elbow and said, pointing at the no
tice. Cant you read that sign?' Mr..
Eyarts promptly tore down the Offend
ing notice and, turning to the elevator
man, said: What sign? 1 don't see
any," The attendant, suspecting some
thing, wisely held his peace, but he
followed the pair out and asked the
guard at the door who the chap with
the large head was. The guard told
him.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-24
Certainly New 10 the business.

She was newly married and did not
know little bit about either house
keeping or shopping. 1t was crush
er; but Gus, the grocer, was an expert
enced man and clever, so he kept writ
ing and did not even smile.
II want zen pounds of paralyzcd
sugar." she began with a businesslike
air.
"Yes'm. Anything else"
1.-TWO tins of condemned milk"
"Yesm."
He set down pulveriZed sugar and
condensed milk.
Anything more, ma'amf'
a bag. of fresh salt. Be sure it's
fresh"
"Yes'm. What nextT
"A pound of desecrated goldfish"
He glibly wrote ''dessicated" cod
Nothing more, ma'am?'
mo"
1--WE have some nice horseradish,
just in"
ut would be of no use to us" she
said 1--WE do not keep horse
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-24
Best Way to Fight the weevis.

One thousand cotton planters from
Central Louisiana met at Baton Rouge
to devise means for fighting the boil
weevil. Government experts and boil
weevil experts addressed the confer
ence. DR.. w. u. Hunter of Dallas.
who has conducted the government
fight in Texas. delivered the leading adj
dress. The main points in the system
of control were stated by DR.. Hunter
as follows:
/. Destroy weevils In the fail.
.. Destroy weeviIs that may have
escaped burning and be found along
hedge gTowths, fences, etc.
3. Prepare land early and thor
oughly.
/. Provide wind rows and plenty of
space between the rows for the as
sistance of the natural enemies of the
weevil.
.. Insure an early crop by plant
ing early maturing varieties.
6. Chop early and give frequent cul-
tivation in pursuance of the policy of
making the crop.
Z. Where labor is sufficient, pick the
first appearing weevils and infested
squares, but do not burn the squares.
s. Use a cross-bar of iron or wood
on cultivators.
0. Do not poison for the leaf worm
unless its work begins at an abnormal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-24
A STARVING BISHOP.


When Bishop Bompas was in charge
Of the diocese Of Athabasca he under
went many severe experiences, among
which should be rec4oned a narrow es-
cape from starving III. A. Cody quotes,
in AN Apostle of the North" the ac-
count which Mrs. Bompas gives of her
husbands adventure. She was reused
one November night b. a loud knocking
at the door. Two Indians announced,
I'VE bring tidings of bishop; he is
starving"
1t seems that the bishop had reached
Fort Simpson some days later than was
expected. Finding that ice was rapidly
forming on the river, SO that TO pro-
cetd northward by canoe was impossi-
be. he started with one Indian, on i
small raft, which was hastily and badly
constructed.
On this they reached at last La
vioIdtes' house at Little Rapid, and
there had TO remain for ten days, until
the river was fast bound. Then the
bishop started to walk the remaining
distance with four Indians, one of
whom went after a bear in the woods
and lost sight OF the others.
Their supply of provisions was most
insufficient, and from losing the right
track, the journey occupied twelve days
instead of, as is usual, six. At last,
when within days reach of this place,
the bishop was so overcome with eX
haastion as to be unable to proceed,
their only meal, some time previous,
cake between four men.
The Indians left him in the woods
and hurried on TO tell me of his con-
dition
My heart sank low at such tidings.
But | felt that there was no time TO
lose, and my first effort was to induce
ole Of the young Indians to set off i'm
mediately to discover the bishop and
take him the relief would send.
"Whu-tale, bishop is starving I'm the
woods. / send him meat-chiddi, child
d. (quick, quick - You take 1t to
him, eh?y
Whu-tale, with true Indian impas-
siveness, replied, Maybe tomorrow.
mo, Whu-tale; tomorrow bishop
must be here. He cannot stand until
he has eaten meat 1 want you to take
II how, and go TO him like the wind. IL
YOU so directly and bring bishop safe,
| will give you fine flannel shirt"
Whu-tale then responded little more
briskly:
''Then il would not be hard for me
TO 60, and perhaps like the Wind
The next moment saw me emerging
rom my house, wrapped In my deerskin
robe, up the hill to the fort, where |
had to rouse the Hudson Bay Com
pany's officer from sound sleep to OBJ
tain a supply OF moose meat. The Their
mometer was nearly 80 degrees below
zero, and wolves In a starving condition
had been seen lurking near the fort
but l thought of neither the one nor
The other. and only rejoiced to get Whu!
tale off, and waited with enough anx.
iety through the succeeding hours
After darkness had set in on the fol-
lowing day the travellers appeared.
trudging along on snow shoes, weary
md footsore, my husband looking hard
Y able to stand. and with his beard
fringed with icicles.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-24
sHIRLEY'S CREATION.
There are Some Finer Things than
Exclusive Designs


Exclusive Designs.
The hat was a creation. Shirley, pin
ling it on her pretty hair and looking
critically at the result in the glass,
nodded gaily. 1t was stylish and har-
nonious and indiyidual-and she had
made it every bit herself She took it
pr, and putting it upon her little sew
ING table, walked round 1t exultantly,
10 view 1t from every point. 1t was
such q delight to be able TO make a
pretty thing all herself; 1t was such a
delight to have a new hat as stylish
rs Rhoda Seligman's imported ones
above all, for Shirley was. 1t must be
confessed. rather an exclusive small
person. it was delight to have a thing
all her own, different from anything
that could be bought.
She wore the new hat to church the
next day. Perhaps she would not have
been a girl had she not been conscious
Of the gances of the other girls. Norah
Barnes. she noticed, could scarcely keep
her eyes from it.
Shirley, taking off the crea ton when
she came home, looked at it soberly for
half a minute. Poor Norah Barnes, II
must be hard for girl to have no girls
things In her life. Norah was very
plucky, trying to go to school and ev-
erything with her whole shiftlesS fam
lily pulling her back.
But the next Sunday Shirley forgot
about the shiftless family. She was
looking at Norah with eyes full Of I'M
dignation. For upon Norah's straight
| dark hair, above her plain, wistful face,
was Shirley's hat. 1t was cheap and
stiff and clumsy, but that made it al,
most worse, for nobody could possibly
miss the imitation-bit by bit, 1t had
been copied exactly.
Then suddenly something happened.
1t was only that Norah looked up just
then. and Shirley caught the expression
Of her eyes. The girl with the creation
sat very still. She did not hear much
IF the sermon that morning, but If the
Did minister had known he would have
| said:
BLESS you, child, did you think l was
the only one preaching? l learned bet
| ter than that years ago"
After church, by common impulse,
two girls met. Norah's eyes still held
the look that had startled the other
girl, wistful, discoura ged, appealing.
Il didn't think till afterward,
Norah stammered, that maybe you
| wouldn't like 1t. 1t was SO pretty, and
wanted something pretty Just for
once. But it's awful know it is. My
| fingers don't know how to do it,
| The pretty face under the creation
looked very pretty just then.
Suppose" Shirley said, that you
bring 1t over to me tomorrow. l had
some tulle and ribbon left over. My
ten fingers aren't worth one of yours
| Norah Barnes, but / can do this little
thing. VIII you let me because l want
| top
"Oh, will your Norah cried; and
suddenly Shirley knew that there were
finer things than exclusive designs, af'
ter all.-Youth's Companion.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-24

On every side in the Malay wilds
the traces of the beastS-which here
live as scheduled, as safe from moles-
tation, as did their ancestors in pre-
Adamite days-are visible on tree
trunk, on beaten game path and on
the yielding clay at the drinking places
by the hurrying stream. Here a belt
Of mud nine feet from the ground
shows that an elephant has rubbed his
itching back against the rough bark
of tree, and, see, coarse hairs are still
sticking in the hardened clay. There
a long, sharp scratch repeated at regu-
lar intervals marks the passing of a
rhinoceros. Here, again, is the pad
mark of n tiger barely an hour old.
and the pitted tracks of deer OF all
sizes and varieties surround the deep
ly punched holes which are the foot
steps of an elephant.-Cornhill Maya
zine
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-24
MfsiudEed.

A Scotsman was travelling In third
class smoking carriage On q north of
England line when at small station
a fishwife with creel opened the door.
Not relishing the prospect OF such COM
pany, the Scotsman said In his smooth
est tones, "Ah, this Is a smoking car
riage, my good woman.' The fishwife
took mo notice, but pushed In. "My
good woman, this is smoking car
riage," repeated the male passenger in
louder tones. The fishwife put her
creel in the corner and sat down OPP
posite to him, and the train started.
Then the woman put her hand in a
pocket of her blue petticoat, took out
a large black pipe, lit it, and, blowing
n cloud of rank smoke that nearly suf-
located her companion, remarked. "And
So my mamie, We thocht naebody could
TAX a draw but yerself"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-24

1t is not necessary to revert to the
civil war to prove that American ne
groes are faithful, devoted wearers of
uniforms" once said man who has
seen service in both the army and the
navy. There are at the present time
four regiments of negro soldiers in the
regular army of the United States
fantry. All four Of these regiments
have been under fire i'm important In
dian campaigns, and there is yet to
be recorded a single instance OF n man
in any Of the four layouts showing the
white feather-and the two cavalry
regiments of negroes have on several
occasions found themselves in very
serious situations. While the fact is
well known out Oh the frontier, | don't
remember ever having seen it mention
ed In the east that an American Indian
has a deadly fear of an American
negro. The most utterly reckless,
daredevil savage Of the copper hue
stands literally in awe of negro,
Indian quails. i can't understand why
this should be, for the Indians decline
to give their reasons for fearing the
black man--but the fact remains that
even a very bad Indian will give the
mildest hammered negro imaginable all
the room he wants, and to spare, as
any old regular army soldier who has
frontiered will tell you. The Indians,
fancy, attribute uncanny and eerie
qualities to the blacks.
THE Sioux will hand down to their
childreI's, children the story of n
charge that a couple of the negro cav
airy troops made during the Pine
Ridge troubles. 1t was at the height
were regularly lined up for battle
These two black troops were ordered
10 make the initial swoop upon them
You know the noise one black mall can
make when he gets right down to the
business of yelling Well, these two
troops of blacks started their terrific
whoop in unison when they were a
mile away from the waiting Sioux, aid
they got warmed up and in better
practice with every jump their horses
made. give you my solemn word that
in the ears OF us of the white outfit
the yelps those two negro troops of
cavalry gave sounded like the carnival
whoopIng of 10000 devils. The Sioux
weren't scared a little bit by the ap-
preaching clouds of aikali dust, but,
all the same. when the two black
troops were more thai quarter of a
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-24
DEFENDANT OF PENN'S FRIEND.
Ancestor of Philadelphia Clergy
man Was an Adviser of Founder.

Ancestor of n Philadelphia Clergy
man Was an Adviser of Founder.
Almost within q stones throw of the
plot of ground where William Penn
made his treaty with the Indians, and
in a church whose membership consists
mainly of descendants of old colonial
settlers, a historical sermon was
preached Sunday night on the life of
William Penn by Il clergyman who
boasts of being the grcat-great-g grand
son of one of the Pennsylvania found
er's dearest friends and counselors,
says the Philadelphia North American.
The church is the Emmanuel Episcopal
at Girard avenue and Marlborough
street. and the minister the Rev Ed
ward Giles Knight.
According to the clergyman, there
has always been a Giles Knight About
fifty years ago, because one generation
forgot to name any of the boys Giles,
one of the family had his first name
changed by special act of legislature.
Giles Knight, the first, came to this
country with William Penn in the good
ship Welcome in 1859, and when the
compact with the Indians was made
was an earnest adviser of his chief.
Like William Penn, Giles knight had
quarreled with his father, then mayor
of Bristol, England, over religious mat
tiers, and he sought refuge in this land
that he might worship his Creator in
his own way, and when and how he
pleased.
IL his sermon DR.. Knight did net
touch upon his relationship with tho
coionist, but devoted his talk to par
ticulars of PENIS early life.
Another member of Emmanuel
church proud of his ancestry is John
p. Eyre, one of the yestrymen, whose
great grandfather at one time owned
the very spot of ground OH which Will
lam Penn first landed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-24
DIR, SAUNDERS
A Little More Than Your Income.


young man, being asked how mich
1t cost to live in New York city, re-
piled. "a little more than your income,
whatever that is A young city clergy
man on his first round Of parish calls
found family on the verge of starva-
ton. The nan had been out of work
fer months He had a wife and five
children, the youngest a baby. They
had just eaten the last bit of food in
the place The young clergyman gave
them s. and collected for them $50
more before the day was out. A few
days later he called to see about get
ting work for the man. They were
again on the point of starving. With
the So the woman had bought a fine
new baby carriage. some coffee and
sugar. When the clergyman expostu-
lated she Indignantly denied extrava-
gance. The children had broken the
old carriage, and it was necessary the
baby should have a daily airing. AS
for the coffee it was the first they had
had in weeks They were accustomed
to it and needed it.-Appleton's Maya
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-24
BOYS UustIiug for Education.

The statement is published by Knox
(Ill.) College that by far the larger
per cent Of the new students entering
last year came with the intention of
earning all or part of their expenses
while in college. The same authority
says that more of the old students are
working this year than ever before at
Knox. At least 60 per cent of the stu
dent body are supporting themselves to
some extent. Some are doing reporting
work on the local newspaper, some
have positions with the merchants of
the city. especially the clothiers. others
wait on tables at restaurants and lunch
counters for their board, while still
others find 1t better to do general work
for certain families in return for board
aid room.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-24
Lees Surrender.

The last gun was fired, the last roll was
called.
Half starved, half naked, grim, gaunt,
unappalled,
Stained with blood and powder, the cid
army stood;
Il have done all things for your good :"
Thus spoke their great leader, deep grief
on his face,
While a halo of glory illumined the place :;
Some trailed their muskets. and some
sheathed their swords.
They had smiled at Grants cannon, they
wept at Lees words.
And Grant was courteous as the grand
knights of old,
No glad shouts were uttered, no loud
drums were rolled;
And the victors saluted those gaunt men
in gray,
And the fre-winged tempest died slowly
away.
Unknown.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-24
STATE OF ONO. CITY OF TOLEDO, :.

Frank ]. Cheney makes oath that he Is
senior partner of the firm Of F. ]. Cheney
Co, doing business in the City Of Toledo.
Coiinty and State Aforesaid. and that said
firm Will pay the sum of ONE HUNDRED
DOLLARS for each and every case OF Ca
tarrh that cannot be cured By the use Of
Halls Catarrb- Cure. FRANK J. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me- and subscribed in my
presence, this 9th day Of December, A. ID.
1856
(SEAL.) A W. GLEASON,
NOTARY PUBLIC.
Halls Catarrh Cure Is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system. Send for testimo-
mails free.
F. J. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, o.
Sold by al Druggists. 75c.
Take Hairs Family Pills for constipation.