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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-03

Before the Cincinnati Commercial
Club Mr.. Taft gave some hint of the
policies which would be his when the
executive offices should be turned over
TO his charge.
There was nothing TO 9int TO any
change of views. nothing 10 show that
Mr.. Taft has withheld any opinions
from the public whom he has been adj
dressing for many months. Tie one
important note in his speech was that
the reactionists might expect nothing
of favor from him. He Intended ID car
~ out the reforms begun in the present
administration. He purposes to pro
tect every citizen WHO obeys the law,
but will pursue all those who have felt
themselves above the statutes by rea-
son of long immunity or colossal for.
tunes. Dishonest methods OF business
should receive no shelter from his gov
ernment If they came within the pur.
view of the federal regulations.
This must be taken 10 mean only
one thing. The monopolies which have
been under investigation 10y the depart
ment of justice may count on no cessa-
tfon of the pursuit started by Presi-
dent Roosevelt. The Standard Oil Com
pany must continue to defend itself
against the forces which have been
seeking for several years to punish ii
for its illegalities. There are several
cases perding in the West against the
Hartman system OF railroads. The
government believes it has Il good case
against this financier. and. while Ii Is
compelled to fight every legal ditch. ii
has faith in the ultimate conviction OF
certain officials and the breaking up OF
irregular practices. The powder trust
will not escape because its president Oc-
cupied place for a time on the Re
publican campaign committee. Land
frauds in Colorado, California and Ore
gon will be punished. The seizure of
water privileges is to be investigated,
and those who have been concerned in
them brought to the bar of justice.
Timber thieves are to be made TO pay
the cost of their criminality.
In the course of the campaign Mr..
Roosevelt announced that Mr.. Taft was
in hearty accord with his own policies.
The President elect has now given his
endorsement TO thar expression.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-03
Political Comment.
The FIXTURE.

The zenith of our strength has been
cached" cr0aked the dismal ones,
when the panic struck Us last fall. We
AVE spent too freely Of our portion
Now we strike the downward path.
All this because America had been
Gaping so richly of the fruits of the
soil and digging 50 deeply of the wealth
hat lay beneath it, And though every
)anic of the last century has been at
ended by the same sort of mournful-
IS it seemed the truer this time. be-
cause we had been cleaning so amaz-
ngly among our resources.
The population of the United States
5 D per cent Of the population Of the
world, and the land within its borders
IS 30 per cent of the worlds area. The
production of corn in America Is 7SS
per cent of all that is produced on
earth. The wheat fields last year yield
"a o0.7 per cent of the harvest of the
globe. We grew more than 80 per cent
# all the tobacco and nearly ~ per
cent of all the cotton. Pig iron pro-
iuctiOn was 42.4 per cent of the
worlds output. Though Russia is a
great competitor and wastes trench
louS quantities of the petroleum put
on the worlds markets more than 62
pcr cent last year came from Ameri-
ean wells. OF the worlds copper pro
lucti0n our share was more than half.
Of silver, 35.5 per cent was dug from
mines in this country. Seven years
ago less than one-half per cent of all
the sulphur was of American produc-
ton. and now we control the markets
Of the earth with an output OF 35.S
per cent Something more than this
is our coal output. Over 90 per cent
Of all the cotton spindles are in this
country. and our mileage of railroads
is close upon 40 per cent. Startling
figures are these when it is remembered
that our population is under 6 per
cent and our area still less.
There was much TO warrant on the
face of Ii the opinion that the summit
had been mounted and the sliding
down the other side beginning-yet
only specifically. Comparison with
The visible possibilities show that only
little scratching has been done. here
and there. Wealth uncounted lies I'M
touched, waiting for the day of need.
No ono living may paint the vision
of the future of this country. 1t is
beyond the dreamer to dream. Not all
the panics to come can discourage for
moment anyone who bears in mind
what little has been done in proportion
TO what still is TO be done in this
cOuntrY-Toledo Blade.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-03
A RUSSIAN AEROPLANE
Made by Military Engineer nm
shown at st. Petersbure

Made by Military Engineer md
shown at st. Petersburg.
The undying jealousy of the great
powers was never more clearly illus
trated than in the struggle they are now
making 10 solve the problem OF aerial
navigation. While France, England and
the United States have been testing va
rious types of aeroplanes, and Germany
has witnessed the successful flights of
Count Zeppelin's monster airship, Rus.
STA is experimenting with Eastern mod
els of her own. A military engineer,
Col. Ashchevsky KrOnglik, has private
ly exhibited I'm st. Petersburg flying
machine of his own invention.
1t is stated. apparently with authori-
ty, that Col. KrongIik has already de
vised system for lifting weights five
times as great as those carried by 9th
er aeroplanes of the same power, and
that his is able to obtain a speed Of
200 miles an hour.
TIL machine used to accomplish these
astonishing results Is of the winged
type, strips of tin being substituted
for feathers. Col. Kronelik contends
that the action of propellers in the air
involves an enormous waste of power,
owing to the elusive nature of the NE.
dunn, whereas his apparatus. based on
the scientific principle of the flight of
birds, overcomes this difficulty.
He states that a vacuum is created
by the upward sweep of the wings, and
the ensuing thrush of air provides a
base upon which the downward stroke
eXerts on effective power. 4 model
of the flying apparatus with wings, the
surface Of which is under half a square
meter. easily lifts a weight OF 40
pounds The apparatus lifts vertically
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-03
AUTOMOBILE REGULATION.

Ss9N LTHOUGH many autOmobilists look upon
~ 1 being convicted of violating the speed laws
~ 4 as more or less joke, nevertheless If they
fully realized the real seriousness of a Grim
ssJE8%k5 ina record against their names. possibly
t&.STSOI there would be fewer violations of the law
in this respect. To be convicted of operat
ing automobile faster than the law allows that
the person convicted possesses criminal record. OF
his record of criminal conduct does ordinarily
speaking stamp him as person no; fit to associate with
others nevertheless, circumstances easily arise
the future where it would be of value him be able
10 say that lie had been convicted Of any crime
For example, if he should be put the witness
stand TO testify in 4 civil suit either as party to or
witness. he may be asked if he convicted
any crime If he had ever been convicted OF
speeding he would be compelled TO the question
under oath in the Affirmative and his reply could
u lnipeach his testimony as witness The jury may
discredit his evidence. and upon argument of
the conviction against him may be used. 1t is the
billion of every true-mlnded American citizen to have
clean and clear record especially free criminal
duct. To violate the automobile law constitutes a mis-
demeanor, crime and having been convicted vola
ing the law, the offender has criminal record-The
IIarseless Age
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-03

read, or go TO the theater. or 20 to
Il concert, or go for another walk"
Mr.. Moody paused and stole a glance
at MS wife. She was sewing furi-
ously.
"Or he can go and call on Cousin
Agatha, If she's in he added At
least, that's the way he's spending his
time IL he's like me- No wonder he
writes"
Il IN so sorry | made fun beean
Mrs. Moody.
BLESS you" said her husband az
was putting it just the hardest way.
It's bound to be like that for a while
maybe year. But it's good for him
AS 1t was for me- I kind OF guess
that, as long as 1t was best for him
to go TO the city, he'll come out all
right. Then there's that young man
that lives across the hall, you know.
lie may multiply suddenly. It's way
friends have"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-03
NPunctuation.

The present system or punctuation
was introduced In the latter part CT
the fifteenth century, by Aldus Manu-
thus, Venetian printer, who was re-
sponsible for our full stop. colon, semi
colon, comma, marks OF interrogation
and exclamation parenthesis and dash.
hyphen, apostrophe and quotation
marks.
Most ancient languages were limo
cent of any system of punctuation. In
many early manuscripts the letters are
placed at equal distances apart, with
no connecting link between, even In the
matter OF spacing. an arrangement
which must have rendered reading at
sight somewhat difficult.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-03

ttrious exit reached Hamlln Il had q
strange tale to tell The flight before
on the open prairie it had been board
ed by n large band of train robbers.
There had been a brief struggle, in
which the robbers had been successfully
repulsed, and the train had gone on its
way.
"A few weeks before there had been
daring and successful robbery on one
OF the roads in the Southwest. A large
SIM of money had been taken from
the express car and the mails rified.
The detectives who had worked on the
case believed this robbery was one of
a series that had been carefully
planned. and had warned all the West
err roads to be on the alert When the
train on which l had taken passage
started for the East, 1t had on board
al Unknown TO the passengers, a strong
guard.
I'm the struggle that followed q
attempt TO hold up the train. the rob
bers soon saw that they would be over
cape. To create confusion and to make
il more difficult for the guard I'm the
express car to shoot. they had plunged
through one or two Of the other cars.
and So off the train My car had been
one through which they had rushed.
and 1t was this band of desperate men
that l had followed in the alright of
my awakening
The train had been brought nearly
To standstill. and that is why I had
no greater difficulty in getting off. OF
course when the robbers reached the
ground they scattered in all directions.
and hence l saw no one beside I, Q
tracks when the train had passed.
"YOu can imagine the feelings with
which l heard the operators story. 1t
was relief to know that | had not
been the victim Of n sleeping delusion
but when l thought of the night, I
lonely prairie, and the desperate men,
a new terror took hold of me.
''The rest of my journey was without
incident. The anxiety In regard u
nv mother kept in check the nervous
reaction that might have followed he
terrible experiences of that night
When | reached home | found the
critical point in my mothers illness
past and the danger over. 1t was then
that the reaction came, and for days |
was almost Frustrated. Even now the
terror and haunting reality of that
night on the lonely prairie will seize
upon me- and | imagine I shall never
get beyond the spell Of that expert
ence. youths Companion.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-03
WHEN MRS. LANGLEY MOVED.
Had Been Living Only I'm the Opin-
ions of Other People.

ions of other People.
Mrs. Langley put down her book with
smile of happy inspiration, and
turned TO her Aunt Matilda, knitting at
the window
I'm going to move, aunty," she an
nounced
Again." exclaimed her aunt drop
ping her knitting in amazement. why.
you've only been here six weeks" Then.
with Il tone OF unconscious self-congrat-
ulation coming into her voice. she went
on: well. my dear. if you had listened
TO me, you'd have been in the old place
now, without all the fuss and worry
that you and Jack have been through,
and you know how expensive ii was
Although what you can find to com
plain of here" her roice was trail
ing Off into reproachful silence when
she demanded suddenly: And what's
Jack going to say this time, 1 should
like to known
''Oh, I'm sure he'll love the idea :; :
swered her niece. In fact. Aunt Ma
tilda, he'll be the first to encourage me
when l unfold my plans to his sympa-
thetic SOUL
The mischievous look In her eyes
deepened for moment at her aunt 5
helpless and increasing bewilderment
Then growing serious again. she said,
Listen to me just little While, aunty
and I'll try to explain
Picking up Gissing's New Grub
Street. she read slowly aloud, Like
her multitudinous kind, Mrs. Yule lived
only IN the opinions of other people.
What others would say was ner con-
slant preoccupation.'
Now that's what I've been doing and
thinking all these years. apparently"
Mrs Langley went on, "and that's why
I've determined to move into my own
mind. and live In IL, too. We really
needn't have taken this apartment
the old place would have done perfectly
well-and it's been hard year for
Jack as well as for every one else
But you see. other peoples judgment
Some woman would say, My dear,
what q shame that, with your charming
personality, you should be such endless
miles from everything And another
would hint that of course even so
clever a woman as myself would soon
lose touch with the world outside and
a third would wonder what on earth
did for society" SO | just made Jack
come here, although he didn't want 10
at all. and l knew, too, that we ought
not TO be so extravagant. I've hated
myself ever since And now I'm going
to move into my own opinions. and stay
there forever"
She bit her lip and stared hard
through the window at the green park,
lovely with spring. outside. Then she
| flashed look Of her old sunny drollery
ut her aunt.
IL don't want you to think, Aunt Ma
| tilda," she said, whimsically, that | be-
lieve my new apartments are going to
| be sumptuously furnished. The things
/ I don't know are legion. But I'm fairly
young, strong and persistent, and I'm
going 10 put In lots Of mental improve
ments. And of course | shall still visit
my friends personalities occasionally,
| Just 50 | won't run the risk of becom-
ing rusty and provincial. But from now
on I'm going to live in my own opin-
| Ions"
well :" exclaimed Aunt Matilda
again, picking up her forgotten knitting
81 shouldn't wonder If this new moving
was cheaper IN the long run. Youths
| Companion.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-03
WHY HE WROTE HOME.
No~~~~~N~~
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Although Harold Moody could not be
said to be making his fortune in the
city. he was at least earning his living
During the first few weeks or so his
letters home, while frequent enough,
did not show any traces OF longing to
be back. Now, nearly half year later,
he wrote much more often. and through
the fortnight before Christmas the
postman brought to his mother or faith
er almost daily an envelope addressed
in his clear hand.
81 wonder why Harold writes SO
often nowf" said his mother one even
ing to her husband, who was rereading
the last letter from their son.
Lonely, l guess"
81 shouldn't think he'd be lonely"
said the woman. ITO be sure. he doesn't
know more than one or two people be-
sides Cousin Agatha, but he's so busy
during the day in the Office, and likes
to read so we'll in the evenings that /
don't see where he has the time to be
lonely"
Her husband looked up at last from
the letter, folded 1t carefully, and
placed $. in the envelope which he
thrust back into his breast pocket
Lets figure 1t out. Dorothy he
said. 1--WE been there, you know, and
I can tell just about how he spends his
time.
Hes a shy boy, and good one, !
know, so there's lots of idle 'amuse-
ments,' as they're called, which he
doesn't go near.
First thing in the morning he wakes
up. There isn't anybody to wake him
except an alarm clOck-remember his
letter about how 1t went off too early
Then he has to get his breakfast at q
restaurant, aIone-there isn't any
boarding house that's any good, he
SAYS. or course he reads the paper
while he's eating, but a paper isn't
much for real company.
at the Office he says good morning
to half dozen people, but most Of the
daytims ne works alone. Did you ever
stop 10 think that women talk or sing
q lot white they work? | don't sup
pose they do in offices, come TO think
of It, No. Of course not.
We'll i.e', alone all day. Sits oil
walks IN he Park after lunch. he says
and gets sou.e fresh air Takes n walk
aftc: oil,ce. ard gets dinner somewhere
or other
There's yonns man who rooms
across the hail from him that he eat!
with sometimes, when he can get of
early enough After dinner ne Cal
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-03

after little, as | looked far ahead
down the narrow, glistening tracks, my
heart gave a great leap. Surely there
In the distance was a building near the
racks.
1T was still early morning when,
footsore and exhausted, l reached a
little telegraph station, where l found
sleepy night operator. He opened his
eyes wide when a young woman, at
tired In a dresslng-robe, young wom-
an whose hair was disheveled and
shoes scratched, appeared before him.
told my story as coherently as pos
sible. and was relieved to find that he
agreed with my explanation
"'Yes.' said he, when / had finished,
you must have had the nightmare, and
had it bad. But how you ever got of
that express train without breaking
your neck Is more than l can see'
Il never think Of thOt night operator
without a feeling of gratitude. He
was man Of resource. In a few mo-
ments he had made and placed before
me n cup of steaming coffee, clear and
strong. Now he said, we must plan
what's TO be done In about an hour
your train will reach Hamlin, where 1t
makes n stop Of twenty minutes l will
telegraph there to have your things re-
moved from the car and held for you.
Then / VIII get orders to have the next
express stop here and take you aboard.
II Will not delay you many hours
"iIe seated himself at the instru-
| ment, and then began the click click
that seemed to me to continue M y
| weary minutes. At last he turned to
me with a smile.
Its all right he said They will
| take your things from the train, and
the next express, that goes through IL
about two hours. will stop 1or you
Doubtless your disappearance has not
yet been discovered. and won't be until
the train reaches Hamlin.'
| Another weary wait began, broken
at last by the instant click Of the tele
graph. AS word after word of the
message was spelled out by the instru
mcnt, look of surprise and keen in
terest came into the face of the oper
ator. At last he turned and looked a
me curiously.
"'Well, young woman he exclaimed
at last, you have had an experience
ana no mistake One that you won
forget in hurry, or l MISS my guess
"Thcn he told me the message tina
had just come over the wires. NJ.
train had reached Hamlin, and
absence lad not been discovered unit
then. 50 far nothing very startling
but listen to thisl When the trail
from which | had made such a mys
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-03

The year had gloomily begun
For Willie Weeks, poor mans
Sun
lie was beset with bill and dun,
And he had very little
Mon.
This cash. said he, won't pay my dues
I've nothing here but ones and
Tues"
A bright thought struck him. and he said
The rich Miss Goldrocks / will
Wed"
But when he paid his court to her,
She lisped. but firmly said, mo.
Thur"
Alas" said he, then | must die! -
His soul went where they say souls
Fri.
They found his gloves and coat and hat
And the coroner then upon them
Sat.
Success Magazine.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-03

is another with the kind of a hat the
other side of him. he feels that he might well
have been born a turtle.
The hats not handsome; their shapes ab0nl-
Unable especially those the inverted footbath form
No looks well in In fact they lend the eff
feet of mm0dCsy if not ndecenCy TO the most innocent
countenance order them off properly the
must stick huge quantities of false hair on her
poll The most unsOphsticated knows that the hair
is false ard disikes Why supposedly self
respecting Webred women SO dSfgure themselves, Of
end the artistic eye make nusances OF themselves
in public places:-New York Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-03

Mrs Humphry Ward. during her
American visit, condemned. at ladies'
luncheon i'm New York. the marriage
wherein a woman weds a degraded
nan i'm order to uplift him.
"A painter whom know visited one
day the studio Of disslpated and
rather worthless friend" she said.
81 am going to be married. said the
worthless one. Miss Blank. you know
her. She's sweet girl, and too good
for me-
Don't LET that worry you said the
other, dryly. You will soon drag her
down to your level"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-03

up business venture temporarily. Such experience
means Il surrender Of teaching tomorrow Moreover
the preparation for teaching through three years
at leastto take out training school requirements And
then the salary is SO for ten months Whereas the ste
nographer after six months study less can command
$40 for twelve months and in three years If she has
merit has outtopped the highest salary schedule of the
local teacher If the cities intend TO maintain school
system which shall serve the people pay teach
salaries somewhat similar 10 those commanded in
tie business word.-St Paul Dispatch
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-03

1t was ash day. Pat and Mike were
obliged to halt their heavily loaded
cart to make way for funeral. GaZ-
ing at the procession, Pat suddenly re
marked, Mike. l wish 1 knew where
| was going to die. I'd give thousand
dollars to know the place where I'm
going to die"
well. Pat, what good would ii do
il yez knew"
c'Lots," said Pat. "Shure, I'd niver
go near that place Judges Library.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-03
Multitude of Drumsticks

The Colonel-Rastus, you seem fond
of the leg of fowl?
Rastus-Deed All Is. cunnel. What
a great institution de chicken would
hab been eff Providence had given him
as many legs as a centipede.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-03
Ancient Example.

Caesar tore up the blank telegraph form
ON which he had started TO write some
thing.
Taking another sheet. he wrote the
words, 'Veni, vidi, vici," signed IL. and
handed it to the operator.
Il was about to make II. We have
beaten 'em to frazzle,'" he said, but
that would set everybody to asking what
the Deuce a fragile is-and the other 10
shorter. anyway"
Cautioning the reporters to suppress all
mention of the incident. ne turned away
and strobe haughtily into his tent.-Chi-
ago Tribune
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-03

At sooOooooo
constructed
constructed
with station there will
chants
nectlons with their basement will
point
ubways railroads
merchants basement Ii o.,
the mott power will be electc - ""'
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-03
A Hard Job.

Didn't you say six months ago tina
if Miss Tipkins wouldn't marry yoi
you would throw yourself into the
deepest part Of the sea? Now, Mis-,
Tipkins married some one else tire.
months ago and yet you haven't"
ooh, its easy to talk, but let me tel
you 1t is not such an easy matter I.
find the deepest part Of the sea"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-12-03
nlusfrnting Ii.

JOSIAH" asked Mrs. Chugwater, look
ing up from the newspaper she was read
ing. what is a 'homestretch'f"
This" answered Mr.. ChIgwater, lean
ing back in his easy chair, slowly extend
ing his arms at right angles with his
body. and accompanying the exercise with
a dismal yawn. You've seen me do IL 3
thousand times Chicago Tribune.