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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-19
Value of Tariff Duties.

A pretty good idea of the condition
which would prevail in America with
regard to the importation of foreign
made goods if there were no strong
tariff schedules TO protect home prod
ucts is secured from the statement
that last year. despite the tariff rates
levied on most imports. foreign manu-
f~acturers sent S67.000.000 more goods
into this country than during the pre-
yious year.
Without the barrier which protec-
ton affords the American maker of
these commodities, what a food OF
these foreign products would last year
have swept through the ports of our
land! Instead Of seeing their across
the-water competitors compelled, by
reason of the tariff duties collected. TO
sell the imported goods at prices com
mensurate with the cost of producing
the merchandise here, the American
factory owner would have beer faced
with a market stocked with products
selling at lower prices than his own
goods cost him from the hands of his
well-paid laborers-
1t is significant showings of this
sort which prove not only the value of
tariff duties to the nation as a whole,
but which also point ~unerringly to the
dire result which would come from q
change of this great American eco
nomic MISUNDERSTANDING (Mo.)
Press.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-19


How much of truth is there in the
assertion that American farmers are
suffering for lack Of foreign markets
and hence demand q reduction of our
tariff as the price of gaining a larger
sale abroad for their products. Off
.ial statistics do not bear out the claim.
For the seven months ending January,
1893. our exports of foodstuffs amount
TO $685. GA. OF this sum breaHz
stuffs furnished S142,3S0,1S7; meat and
LARRY products, $9S,357,S27 and cattle,
hogs and sheep, S~17,653,63O.
This total of $685. 91 GA of exported
'ood products is the largest for any cor
responding seven months heretofore
known.
American farmers further contrib
nted to the export trade in the same
seven months raw cotton OF the value
IF S316,S62, 105. Add this TO the $25S,-
391.G44 of fooi products and we find
that In seven months the total exports
~ commodities grown and produced on
American farms were valued at $575,-
253.7 TAO.
The truth of the matter is thai
American farmers are selling TO for
eigners all that they have left after
the American demand is supplied, and
at exceptionally good prices, too.
There is no need TO swamp our mills
and factories with heavy increases of
imports at reduced tariff rates on &C
count of the American farmer. He is
doing very well, indeed, as things are
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-19

Republican campaign provision can
not safely stop with the Democratic
Darty's defined strength or with a count
If the States which Mr.. Bryan did not
AIRY in his two presidential efforts.
This year there Is q difference which
weakens the force of old figuring. All
the disconnected elements, all the
loosely attached elements and all the
Republican stay at home elements are
to be considered ms possible Democrats.
1t is not to be forgotten that each OF
The Bryan propositions, however chi
merical it may be in the judgment of
he well-informed, has a certain attrac-
ton for voting masses and has been
advanced with a not wholly illusloned
view To that practical, if temporary.
political effect. Popular faith In settled
forms and principles of government is
always shaken in times of sluggish in
lustry. No man is able TO propheSy
low far even greenbackism will be &C
,epted by the spirit of anything for a
chance" which will be- present during
he coming campaign.
Mr.. Watterson has lately quoted a
remark of John G.. Carlisle made just
before Bryan returned from Europe Il
year ago. 1t was, "Mr. Bryan has no
more idea of the responsibilities of gov
.rnment than a child" Literally Mr..
Carlisle's remark was an oyerstate-
ment: substantially 1t vas the truth.
lie touched Il fact of the Bryan person.
Atty which makes the prospective Dem
lcratic candidate L of the most dan
-erous men ever seen in American pub
lie life. Bryan's entire mental view
IS that of the lecturer and the facile
applause of n listening crowd. His
method. apparent eve in the famous
Grown of thorns' defamation. is that
Of tSe sophist. never seeking for rea-
sonable adjustments, but bent upon
producing little controversial entangle-
nents for the other side. He has had
40 experience in the responsibilities Of
government, has betrayed no interest in
them and has not much more Idea" OF
hem than the child to whom Mr.. Car
isles offhand %colloqulal remark likened
lim.-Philadelphia Ledger.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-19

He FOUND A FRIEND.


A thinly clad young man was walk
Ing along a city street one winter
morning, eating peanuts from a five
cent sack in his coat pocket, in lieu OF
a breakfast. when he saw a number of
boys trying TO attract the attention OF
q flock of hungry pigeons in the street
by tossing cracker crumbs at them. He
stopped and joined n the fun by she'll
ing some Of his peanuts, breaking the
kernels into small pieces. AMI throw
Ing them on the pavement near the
birds.
Recognizing 2 new bcnefactor, they
focked round him, eagerly picking up
his offerings, but keeping an eye on
him meanwhile. prepared for instant
fight in the event Of his becoming too
familiar. Long experience had taught
them to be suspicious of strangers.
STOPPING down and holding a tempt
Ing morsel between his fingers. he call
ed the birds gently.
AT first they sErank back. but pres
emily an old bird, having first inspected
him critically with one eye and then
with the other, stepped forward ginger
ly, plucked the titbit from MS fingers,
and da-ted away. Not finding the ex-
p%erience SO very terrible, the old bird
soon came back. mad was rewarded
with another choice bit OF peanut. The
other pigeons speedily followed the ex-
ample.
That's more than they'd do for any
OF u.s." said one Of the boys.
The young man gave the pigeons
about half his stock CT peanuts, and
then Strengthened up.
That's all 1 can spare you this
time" he said starting sway.
A middle-aged man who had been
watching the performance with consid-
cradle interest tapped him on the Shout
der.
Young man" he said, "are you look
ing for work.
"Am II" was the response. eve
been tramping over this town for a
week, hunting a job
what can o DOR
I'm a sort Of jack of all trades. /
car carpenter a little, run an engine,
repair bicycles and"
"Can you take care OF horses?"
"Can I?' said the young man, his
face lighting up. Il was raised on a
farm
"Weil. come along with me. 1 need
q coachman. and I'm not afraid TO trust
my thoroughbreis with you. I'll take
the recommendation the birds have Just
given you. VIII you work for me for
thirty dollars a month and board till
you find something better?'
Would Eef Welt
The young man is now his middle
aged employers trusted man of all
work, with a wage 20 correspond. and
the pigoIs have never had occasion to
resract their recommendation.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-19

mental colors practically abandoned in
front of the enemy.
In the faces of his comrades Tanner
saw that this fact, which was 50 terri
BILE to him. was equally terrible to them
also but what was to be done? Close
IN their left the Fifth Maryland had
zone into action a few minutes before.
and these fresh troops now Joined
them in a sudden and determined sally.
1t proved useless. They found them
selves irreSistibly pounded back into
the old place. where were the same
rustling leaves. tall above their heads,
the same salt reek Of %gunpOwder and
thick hanging smoke. the same sur
rounding roar of musketry and can
nOnade.
All at once the boy. while watching
with keen eye the movements of the
Confederate troops, noticed that some
thing unusual was taking place. The
soldiers in the open were turning halt
round. as if 10 meet a flank attack /;
those in the ravine were following the
movement with their rifles. Their at
teIltiVn was distracted, and Tanners
heart leaped as he saw the opportu-
nifty. He knew that it was only the
matter of a single moment or two,
which would not return and he must
seize ii instantly. He dropped his rife
and ran across the open space.
Although the buzzing of innumerable
bullets hummed in his ears, he found
himself III Il few seconds untouched be-
side the flag. As he reached for the
staff it was ~splintered by a ball; but,
clutching the flag in his arms. he turn
ed like a fash and was running back
ct the top OF his speed, when a bullet
struck him in the side and he fell. He
jumped to his feet in an instant; but
in that brief space when he lay on the
ground a dozen bullets cut the sod
about him.
His comrades meanwhile had rushed
TO meet him. and the next moment he
was among them-with the precious
bunting under his arm.
AS gallant a piece of work as ever
took place on a battlefield, :" the colonel
~said.-Sunday Magazine.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-19

Finleyville, Pa, a town of $500 in
habitants, makes a bid for notoriefy
with a laughing nuisance. While
Laugh and grew fat seems TO be a
worthy maxim, yet the FinleyviIle au-
rhorities believe that Henry Green,
coiored, carries it beyond reason. Green
has been sent TO Jail for laughing. TIE
authorities say that when he laughs
he arouses the neighborhood and be-
comes a nuisance. Mischievous boys
take advantage of Green's laughing
proclivities and arouse his risibilities
until the negro often falls over from
exhaustion. Frequently he has been
placed in the borough lookup. but final
ly he became so vociferous that he was
arrested on a charge OF d~isorderly con
duct, and being unable TO pay a fine
was sent to the comfy Jail. He has
INDUCED in practically one long laugh
since and Sheriff Howe, on complaint
of the other prisoners. threatens TO
muzzle him. Physicians say that
Green is suffering from a nervous af-
Fiction and that he cannot control his
laughter.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-19
POIiC0 Comment
Attacks on Army and Navy.

Ch ~
Some structures on the army by army
officers and on the navy by naval Off
GERS have been made recently, those on
the navy being far more serious than
the others. All ought to receive the care
full attention Of the government. The
criticisms on the navy which have been
made by civilians may or may not be
Of any consequence, but those which
are made by men in the service are
worthy of note.
Commander William S. Sims, an Off
GER in good standing in the service, has
just charged naval officers and inven-
tors with making misleading state
ments in answer to criticisms, and for
harshly by the Senate's Committee ON
Naval Affairs. Commander Sims
charges that the statements of Rear
Admirals Converse and Capps are not
strictly correct. These officers had
denied the stories of alleged defects in
the war vessels which were made by a
civilian and published in n recent num-
Der of Il sensational magazine. But,
| according to Commander Sims, both
Converse and Capps failed to tell the
whole truth. or concealed part of the
truth. Sims testimony shows that he
believes some of the criticisms were
correct.
The country hopes that a rigid in
vestigatiOn will be made into h con-
dition of both army and navy. The
army at this time is much weaker nu-
| merically than il ever Was before since
the Spanish war of 1898. At the time
when Secretary Taft made his recent
report the total strength of the entire
military forces was $4,000, or about
5.C0O below the aggregate of twelve
| months earlier. Since the latest re-
port was made there has probably been
Il further decline. IS the tendency III
recent years has been steadily down
| ward. The $4,000 of the military
| forces in 1908 is divided into $4,000 in
the United States, 10000 in the Phil
ippines. 1900 in Cuba. 1000 in Alaska,
| and the remainder in Hawaii, on the
| ocean or at foreign stations. AS the
| present law ~c0ntemplates a force OF
100000, sonle means ought to be adopt
ed to increase the number. Secretary
| Taft proposes IN increase of pay as a
| remedy. and a measure with that Dur-
| pose in view is before each branch of
Congress. The country emphatically
| desires that Congress give some atten-
ton to the defects in the army and
navy. and especially to make a rigid
| inquiry into the criticisms on the navy
| which have recently been made.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-19
Worth Reading.

London uses 10000 tons of sugar an
nually for jam-makiIg.
If a man is able to fry & he thinks
he is a first-class cook.
A philosopher is Il man who doesn't
want the things he can't have.
The eyes of seven persons out of ter
are not matched as far as their power
is concerned.
A oNbleway being built In Turkestan
is the greatest enterprise Of the kind in
the world. 1t will carry coal a dis
lance of 10000 yards over a route
with gradients OF 1000 meters.
Probably the easiest-worked Goa
mine In the world is at Hongay, neal
Tonkin. 1t is situated in the side of q
hill, and the coal is simply run out on
tracks, instead Of having to be hauled
10 the surface.
The greatest known depth at which
any green plant grows in fresh wa
ter is reached by a moss called Than.
MUM Tenant, which has been lately
discovered by Professor F. A. Forel
200 feet below the surface Of the Lake
Of Geneva.
The salt deposits Of Chile are the
greatest in the world. The Salal
Grande mine in the province Of Tara,
paca, about sixty miles south and east
Of Iquique, covers an IN Of $4,000
acres to the depth Of twenty-five feet
This body of salt is nearly pure and
contains more than 14,OOO, 100000 tons
or enough to supply the worlds de
mands for many decades. There are
several other deposits In the interior
that two or three times the ares
Of the above.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-19
A CoIored Mans Adventure.

There is a colored George Washing
ton in Georgia who also ranks as q
griZzled veteran of Il war or two. lie
had "a 'sperience" OF fighting, which
he related TO the writer:
Il u away fun my marster," he
said, zen went over ter de Union side
Dey took en- dress me up in sojer cloze
gimme a gun, en- put me right in de
fightin' ranks, Dey toll me afterwards
dat I'd been in a battle, en- | reckon
/ must er been. but-fo' God, / didn't
know nuthin' bout ii. kase when de
firm come on | los all de sense | had
-des went clean out o. myself,
We'll, one day | went purity fur off
fun de camp, piroutin' roun' fer some
PIN ter eat, wen all er a sudden ]
hearn somebody holler: Halt, dar !.
En- l halted. kase n big cOnfedrit mus
ket wuz lookin' right down my throat
Er-would you believe tide man
what had de musket wuz my OF mars.
ter, what l run away fun!
"LeEime tell you, folks-I wuz 8
scarf niger. no two ways talkin'. Soor
ez he reckernize me he say:
In de name er God, John, what is
you a-doin' of heah?'
Den / UP an toll him dat I'd run
away en- fined de yankees, des ter
keep 'em fun shootin' him, En- dat
make him laugh so dat he say:
"'Well, you is my pris'ner now Go
long over yonder, whar my tent is, Ell
cook my supper, d-n quick, too
Il wuZn't long in gittin' dar, l tel
YOU. En- after dat time | stayed wild
him till a bullet come long en- took
him off en- when he died l took his
las message home ter his wife, en- den
crossed oye ter de Union ergin,"-
Frank L. Stanton in Chicago Times
Herald.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-19
RADIUM TO PHILIPPINES.
One-ThOusnndth of n Gram for Ex-
periments Costs S., d


perinicnts Costs $4,000.
The bureau of insular affairs recent
~ paid the largest price for the small
est shipment ever sent to the Philip
pines, says a Washington correspond
ent Of the New York Tribune. 1t has
bought for $1,000 one-thousandth of Il
gram Of radium. which is equal to
Obs OF a grain, Troy weight. The
purchase, which was made In New
York. is for the bureau Of science of
the Philippines, which purposes to use
the radium in a series of experiments
il is about to conduct.
The insular bureau Is in something
of a quandary as to how it shall ship
this precious mineral speck, but il is
assumed that the New York concern
from which it is bought will manage to
pack it in a sufficient number of wrap
pers 10 give it at least tangible bulk.
When the requisition reached the bu-
reau the acting chief calmly called for
quotations on radium by the pound or
ounce, but the New York purveyors evil
IDENTIFY feared that the price on radium
in such quantities would cause mental
and physical collapse in the bureau
and accordingly d~isregarded the speci-
fications and quoted a price of $4,000
for the quantity above noted.
Major Mcintyre, it is stated on trust
worthy authority, put on his strongest
%spectacles and then sent for a magni-
flying glass merely to read the quota
ton, after which he sent it by wire to
Manila, but with little expectation that
the offer would be accepted. Greatly
to his surprise, however, he received a
reply a few hours later saying, In ef-
feet, that the bureau of science would
like $1,000 worth, but would regard
the price as too high II any extra
charge was made for boxing or ship
ping. Accordingly the radium will
sOon be forwarded.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-19
Trufb and
Quality

appeal to the Well-Informed In every
walk Of life and are essential to permanent
success and creditable standing. Accor-
ingly, it is not claimed that Syrup of Figs
and Elixir Of SIENNA is the only remedy of
known value, but n of many reasons
why it is the best of personal and family
laxatives is the fact that it ~cleanses,
swcetens and relieves the internal organs
On which it acts without any facilitating
after effects and without having to increase
the quantity from time to time.
1t acts pleasantly and naturally and
truly as a laxative, and its component
parts are known to and approved by
physicians, as it is free from all objection
able substances. To get its beneficial
effects always purchase the genuine
manufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co, only, and for sale by all leading drug
gists.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-19

gether in bewildering succession. In
Europe such magnificent structures
would each WI a magnificent park
of many hundred acres. The Newport
villa is built, however, not for comfort.
not in rhyme or reason, but purely. for
show. 1t is a stage setting. gorgeous.
cleaning, golden.
One is surrounded by n tree-crowned
wall, which cost over 100000. IT il
empty; the owner is away in Europe.
That white marble palace, a Vanderbilt
residence. is also u%nOccupied. There's
1.-The Breakers" also owned by the
Vanderbilts. the maintenance Of which
costs n half million dollars Il season.
And the Berwind villa. the fair and
famous garden of which so d~ispleased
its mistress that she turned it over to
her servants and will not enter ii.
Where EmbezzIed Millions Went.
Banks and trust companies suffered
most in loss OF cash through thieves
and embeZZlers during the first half of
1907, when 4 total of $5,4S2,GS was
gathered in by crooks throughout the
United States, according to figures just
given out by the bonding companies.
About one-half of these embezZled
millions went directly into Wall street,
the experts say, where they were swal-
lowed up in unlucky speculations. One
half of the remainder was lost I'm gam
bling on the race tracks and in pool
rooms. The remainder was spent in
the old-fashioned traditional way, On
wine and ONE The automobile deal
ers got their share. When the rooms
of one of the New York bank default
ers were broken into the sleuths found
more than two bushels Of champagne
corks, which the defaulter's ''best girl
had kept as souvenirs. They finally
caught the fellow himself, as he was
walking at daybreak, with the young
woman on the shores of Lake Maho-
pac. The detectives hid all night in
the bushes near the woman's cottage
before they found their prey. When
confronted the man made no resist
ance.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-19
MUSIC


should Have Steady Nerves.
The nervous system Of the musician
Is often very sensitive and any habit
like coffee drinking may so upset he
nerves as to make regular and neces-
sary daily practice next to impossible
Il practice from seven to eight hours
a day and study Harmony two hours"
writes a Mich music student Last
September | was so nervous l could
only practice a few minutes at 4 time
and mother said l would have to drop
my music for a year.
This was terribly discouraging. as
l couldn't bear the thought Of losing
a whole year Of study. Becoming on
WINGED that my vas caused
largely by coffee, and seeing Postum
so highly spoken of, / decided l would
test it for a while.
Mother followed the directions care
fully and l thought l had never tasted
such a delicious drink. We drank
Postum every morning instead OF
coffee, IND by November 1 felt more
like myself than for years. and was
ready to resume my music.
Il now practice as usual, do my
studying and when my days work Is
finished l am not any more nervous
than when l began.
II cannot too highly recommend
Postum to musicians who practice half
q day. My father 10 a physician and
recommends Postum to his patients.
Words cannot express my appreciation
for this mos. valuable health beverage.
and experience has proven Its superb
ority over all others" There's q
Reason"
Name given by Postum Co., Battle
Greek, Mich. Read The Road to Well
ville," In pkgA
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-19

Sapleigh Tin hat store)-I would
aw-like to get a hat.
Proprietor-What style would you
prefer?
Sapleigh-I'm not particular a s to
the style, doncher know. / want some
thing to-aw-suit me head.
ProprietOr-Just step this way,
please, and I'll show you u line of
soft hats"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-19
The Last Time They Reformed 1t.

The Last Time They Reformed 1t.
The last time the Democrats reform
ed the tariff Is so comparatively recent
that men still young have a vivid recol-
lection of it, and those who were not
old enough to realize the disasters of
the Wilson bill as a personal experience
have learned of ii as a bitter tradition.
Whatever sentiment there may be for
tariff reform, it is safe TO say there is
not much demand for tariff revision at
the hands of the Democratic party.
Governor Johnson argues that be.
cause the Democracy has won twice in
fifty years on a tariff reform platform
it can do so again this year. The logic
of the situation is the other way about.
A burned child breads the fire.-Jersey
City Journal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-19

Mister" whined the small urchin,
as he shivered from head to foot, lit
is so bitter cold. C-can't yer spare me
a nickel?"
'Yes. my boy" replied the benevo-
lent old gentleman as he opened his
purse and fished out the coin.
Thanks, mister"
"And now l suppose you are going
to buy fuel with it?'
Nope! An ice-cream soda"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-03-19

the II .156 families whose expenses were studied showed
the average amount spent for food by a family consisting
of husband, wife and five children to be 1929 10 per year.
1t is interesting to note how the so-called normal family
of the average laborer, which seems rather above the
normal in size. apportions its money for food and other
necessities. Twenty nine dollars and twenty cents is eX-
pended for bread, -four and cereals. and while the cost
of the bread is small compared with that OF other foods,
the amount Of nutriments and energy derived from it is
large. The laborer's meat bill is the largest of all.
He spends $1,000 per year for all kinds Of meat, three
and a half times as much as for bread. His butter costs
him about as much as his bread, and sugar half as
much. while about the same sum Is spent for potatoes
and vegetables as for bread Thirty-eight dollars goes
for milk and eggs. More coffee is used than tea about
$40 is spent for the one and s. for the other. Religion,
charity and tobacco claim nearly equal amounts, while
intoxicating licnors come in for a much larger share.
Tabor organizations get about 50 per year, while 50. 20
Is contributed to the support OF State and local govern