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Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-29

j. b. Dunn has seven crackerpacks at
the track, and all are doing nicely In
his bunch are Eduardo. East End, Pla-
toon. Charlie Dougherty, Zal Reed, Pa
triotic and Anona. They will be ready
for the races in a few days. Jockey
Fischer no longer is with him, Willie
Manders now being the stable jockey.
Dunn had a prosperous summer season
at Butte and other Rocky mountain
meetings.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-29

II. r. Brandt has purchased Proper
from Walter Jennings, and the old
stake horse ran in the colors of Brandt
for the first time last Friday.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-29

Time-12 S-5, "a 1-5. SO 30, As 40. 1:O1 S-5, Ill
tion-S Sweet Caporal trained by owner. Went
good. Value to winner 1926. Won driving; sec
Husky even place. 1-2 show: st. Ilario 40 sh
edge, and he cannot beat this bunch when con
pace all the way but was stopping fast at end
away poorly and best Should have won
even break White did not run his race and CT
weight-Smirker III.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-29

Winner, br. c. Watercress-Sster Jeanne; trained
minute. Start good Value to winner 1926. Won
IL place. 1-3 show; Reid SO place,
Used his field and won much as he pleased. 1t was
and sent to post in grand condition. as betting in
nd the truly run. Reid showed much i'm
and their kind any old time. Enfield his
race today.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-11-29

Freddie Maier entertainod party OF
friends from Pittsburg at the Chica
Gun club last Wednesday, and all
in the party got the limit, or almost
the lawful amount, of ducks. Fred
Stegmaier and p. Forve of Wilkes
barre. Pa, were his guests. Stegmaier
is one of the owners of the biggest
brewery in Pittsburg and is quite a
wealthy sportsman and business man.
Freddie got the limit of thirty-five.
Stegmaier got an even twenty-five, and
Forve got eighteen 1t was fine sport
Semi-weekly herald., 1908-06-01
COLORADO NEWS

Three Cripple Creek saloon men
We're fned for selling whisky on Sun.
day.
ihe senate and house conferees have
agreed TO raise the appropriation for
'he postoffice at Boulder $4,000. This
VIII make 1t $4,000 ,r
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-08
Worth READING.

The population Of Canada Is now
about 6,500.00O.
The average height of the Laplander
is less than five feet.
Sixty languages are in everyday uss
in Freetown, Sierra Leone.
Nerve messages In man travel at the
rate o. 10 feet per second.
An elephants burden is from 1,S06
to $500 pounds, and that of horse
from 200 to $50 pounds.
Out Of every million letters that pas
through the postofiice 1t Is calculated
that only one goes astray.
The oldest national flag I'm the world
is that Of Denmark, which has beer
in use since the year 1910.
Louisiana has 100000 acres OF
marsh lands which, If properly treated
are capable of great fertility.
The clock at ST. Chad's, Shrewsbury
has record pendulum, it length be
ing % feet and the weight of the ball
200 pounds
Immigrants do not come to New Yorl
City In a state of absolute poverty by
q long way. They bring Us annually
about $16.OOO.OO0 in money.
All of the boroughs of New York City
have advanced their tax rates, and
Richmond is at the head of the list with
Sill for each 500 of assessed value
Enos b. Hoops Of Midtown, Pa, 6
successful grower of asparagus has just
received $25 for a big bunch Of fns
quality. 1t measured twenty inches In
length and weighed nfT-four pounds.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-08
Health and beauty Hints.

A half hour well spent upon the
complexion at night is worth two in
the morning.
A good cure for brittle nails is to
soak them daily in sweet oil warmed TO
blood heat.
A tablespoonful of olive oil taken
each day will aid the digestion and
ease liver trouble.
The hair should be brushed thorough
iy for about fifteen minutes every night
before retiring.
Witch hazel is excellent for the eyes,
but one should be sure the liquid is
absolutely pure before using.
Honey is very nutritious and should
be on the bill of fare of every person
who wants to gain flesh.
Cold water closes the pores of the
skin and makes it firm. A little vine
gar or cologne added to the water also
assists in the hardening.
If you have dark hair and it seems
to be coming out, cut off a slice of
lemon and rub it into your scalp; it
VIII stop that trouble promptly.
Soft, flabby skins that fall into folds
and pucker need cold water to give
them tone. Thick, oily skin, however
should be washed with hot water.
The application of lemon juice will
sometimes cause warts to disappear
Touch them several times during the
day with camel-hair brush soaked in
the juice.
A healthful and refreshing mouth
wash is made by boiling cinnamon bark
i'm water and mixing it with equal parts
of the purest alcohol. This is good.
both for the gums and teeth, and makes
the breath more fragrant.
Often one sees woman with dark
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-08
For Looks Only.

The great simplicity of the habits OF
Gen. Robert e. Lee was one reason for
his popularity with his soldiers. He
faxed no better than his troops There
were times when for weeks the South
ern army had but short rations, often
doing entirely without meat. In "The
Old South and the New" Charles Morris
tells an amusing story of one Of these
periods Of scarcity.
On very stormy day several corps
and division generals arrived at head
quarters, and were waiting for the rain
to abate before riding to their camps,
when General Lees cook announced
dinner The general invited his visitors
to dine with him. On repairing to the
table, tray of hot corn bread, boiled
head Of cabbage seasoned with very
small piece Of bacon, and bucket OF
water constituted the repast.
The piece Of meat was SO small that
all politely declined taking any, ex.
pressing themselves as very fond OF
boiled cabbage and corn bread" on
which they dined.
OF course the general was too polite
to eat meat I'm the presence of guests
who had declined 1t; but later in the
afternoon, when they had all gone. feel
Ing very hungry, he called his servant
and asked himto bring him a piece of
bread and meat.
The darby looked perplexed and EN-.
barrassed, and said, In a deprecatins
tone, well, Marse Robert, dat meat
what l sot before you at dinner want
ours. 1 jest borrowed dat piece OF mid
din from one of de couriers to season
de cabbage in de pot and SEEM as you
was gwine to have company at dinner.
l put it on de dish wild de cabbage for
looks. But when / seed you an none
of de gentlemen touched 1t, 'cluded
you all knowed 1t was borrowed, and
so after dinner I sent 1t back to de
boy what it belong to-"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-08

Pelee roared. Sullen and dreadful out
Of the silence voiced the monster, reused
to his labor afresh. To American began
to run, glancing back at the darkening
north. The crisis was not
passed in favor of peace. The holiday
was darkened. The Madame would fill
with refugees now, and the road to Fort
de France turn black with flight. These
were his thoughts as he ran.
The lights of the day burned out one
by one. The crust of the earth stretched
to cracking tension. The air was beet
ling with strange conclusions. In the
clutch of realization, he turned one shin
ing look toward the sea. Decorations &C
cumulated into the crash of thousand
navies
On the porch of the plantation house,
twenty yards away, stood the mother of
Lara. her eyes fascinated, lost in the
north. At the steps he fell, caught her
skirt, her waist, in his hands. Across the
lawn, through the roaring black, he bore
her, brushing her fingers and her fallen
hair from his face. He reached the curb.
ing of the old well with his burden, crawl
ed over, and grasped the rusty chain. IT,
candescent tongues Tapped the clsterns
| raised coping, and running streams Of red
dust filtered down.
1t was eight in the morning of Ascen-
sion Day. La Montague Pelee was Civ
ing birth to Death.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-08

err" The proper finish for the dress
and waist collars is the wide, full
ruche.
Buttons are lavishly used for trim
ming, covered with self material or
satin. The buttons themselves are
frequently adorned in some way to add
to the effect. Crochet buttons are en-
ployed for this purpose, the crochet
covering a satin or velvet mold, which
gives very pretty result, especially If
ii is i'm contrasting color.
There are very pretty hats out for
school girls. Gray and white felt are
used. The brims are broad, the
crowns round and the trimming is of
broad, short wings in bright blue and
purple. Other colors can be used, but
these seem TO take the lead A white
hat trimmed with scarlet wings is
a very good touch to white-duck
skirt and shirt waist with heavy
top-coat of cream serge.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-08
Budapest has one woman apothe-
cary, Mime. Bertha Halnisch.

Budapest has one woman apothe-
cary, Nine. Bertha Hainisch.
A school for woman chemists has
recently been opened in Dessau, Ger
many. Graduates are assured of en-
ployment at from $50 to S4S month.
Miss Laura White, of San Francisco.
is having quite a great deal of news
paper notoriety because she has dis
covered a rich vein i'm Nevada gold
mine, and In order TO work 1t she
toiled at the MINDLESS, wearing some of
her brothers clothes for convenience.
Jean Leckin, of Glebe House, Black
heath, is the beautiful wife of Sir Ar
thur Conan Doyle. During their court
ship 1.-The Hound of the Baskervilles'
was written, and the scenes are laid
around Blackheath, which is full of
romance to the distinguished couple.
More than GOO women are reported
to be studying medicine at French uni
versities Paris alone is said to have
100 women practitioners, most of them
holding official places of more or less
Importance. Woman physicians are
preferred in girls high schools, normal
schools and public schools generally.
A little S-year-old girl named Jessie
Perris was one Of the heroines Of the
recent conference of the National Edu-
cation Association at Cleveland. OF
500 words submitted to her she spelled
49S correctly. writing 100 and spelling
39S orally. A gold badge, certifying
that she was a champion child speller
of America, was pinned to her pima
fore
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-08
BRIEF STATE HAPPENINGS.

Victor Willmore, So years old. brake
man, jumped from a freight train near
Wabash, not noticing that the train had
stopped on bridge. He fell forty feet
to the rocks below and met almost in
slant death.
The death of Mrs. Olpha Whiteman at
Middlefork, which was reported to the
county coroner as a suicide. was found
to be murder. After an examination of
the body the coroner called in the police,
who set out at once to find the woman's
first husband. in the hope that he may
throw some light on the mystery. Death
resulted instantly, the coroner concluded.
from two bullets through the chest. one
of which pierced the heart The condi-
ton of the wounds is said to have pre-
cluded any possibility of suicide.
IN a class fight between the classes of
the high school. Larry Coble, president
of the junior class, was seriously injured
with a shotgun.
Mrs. Walter Carpenter. 96 years old.
died in Richmond. Within few months
she would have celebrated with her hus-
band the diamond anniversary Of their
wedding.
United States Senator James A. Hem
enway and wife announced the engage
ment OF their daughter Lena to Bennett
Gath, son of Harry b. Gath, capitalist
of indianapolis. The wedding will take
place in January.
John Glasco, aged 80 years. living on
a farm near Anderson, shot and killed Ills
wife and then attempted suicide by cut.
ting his throat. He may recover. Do
nestle troubles preceded the crime.
Mrs. Rachael Webb, 30 years old, and
paralyzed. was fatally burned at the home
of her daughter, Mrs. Sam Bradley. few
miles north of Greenfield. Mrs. Webb's
dress was ignited from a match she struck
to light her pipe.
An unknown woman was found fatally
injured at the foot of the Big Four bluffs
in Wabash near the depot. She had evil
IDENTIFY been pushed over the precipice or
fallen over, a distance of thirty feet.
Fire in Knightstown did $4,000 dam
age in the business district and for a
time threatened the entire town. The
fire started at the rear of Warren 4
Macy's dry goods store on the south side
of the main street and spread to Bells
hardware store, Jolly's drug store and
Buchtel's dry goods store. Then an I'M
occupied building owned by o. A. Mailing
was destroyed The loss is partially COW
cred by insurance.
Raspberrics in northern Indiana late in
September are a curiosity. but G.. IL.
Valentine of Warsaw has oeyeral we'll
filled bushes on his lot and the fruit 70
almost seedless.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-08
A Cute Trick.


The Confederate cavalryman was Of
ten puzzled as to how to provide him.
self with q horse. The authorities
gave him his choice to keep mounted
or go into the ranks with his musket,
as horses were not furnished by the
government. To be dismounted and
become n foot soldier was worse to him
than a court-martial, and he would
risk much I'm his efforts to get horse
from the enemy.
In the fall of 1868 a rebel cavalry
man had his horse killed in a skirmish
near Warrenton, and, as his best
chance was then to capture one from
the enemy, he put his wits to worf to
devise the ways and means. He was
with the outside pickets, and not far
of. on the pike, were the cavalry pick
cts of the enemy. He procured a piece
of telegraph wire from the railroad, and
when twilight came on stretched this
across the road, fastening one end to
the fence and the other end to a con-
venient tree just high enough to catch
a cavalryman about the belt When
matters were thus arranged to his lik-
ing he started down the pike and stop
ped In plain view of the enemy.
1t was not long before three Of them
gave chase, mounted on good horses.
1t was now too dark for them to see
the wire, and on they came, determined
to have q prisoner. The chase was
sharp and quickly over, so that by the
time the rebel schemer had passed
through and under his trap the enemy
was upon him.
The sequel is not hard to guess. Two
of the pursuers were quickly and most
unceremoniously endorsed, the third
being so much astonished and frighten-
ed at their fate as to turn and beat a
hasty retreat. The two horses without
their riders continued down the road.
and were easily captured by the Con-
federate, who, by his clever ruse, be-
came their owner, and kept his place
in the cavalry.
The two pickets left to themselves
hurriedly made their way back to their
comrades as crestfallen and astonished
as two men could well be. The hero
Of this incident tells the tale himself
and adds he rode one of these horses tc
Appomattox, and from there to his
home, and that it was one of the best
be ever owned.-Washingto Post.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-08
Husbands and Wives

Pretty girls say that nobody can talk
so beautifully of undying love as the
average widower.
Excess in all things is wrong, ma.
dame Remember the Dutch wife who
scrubbed the kitchen floor until she fell
through into the cellar.
He who assures himself with glee
that he has at last successfully assert.
ed his marital supremacy will, ten to
one, consent TO let her wear a sheath
before the week Is out.
They who say that men can not shop
economically never saw husband buy
ing his wife a birthday present.
1t is always refreshing to hear a
young wife express her honest opinion
Of the pretty girl who once rejected
her husband
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-08
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headed with bands carrying out the
same effect, they make a lovely garni-
ture.
Opera hoods are shown in Paris
made of ribbon. Clever fingers will
soon be fashioning them here
Long coats in the directoire modes
chosen for the fastidious woman Of
good style.
Crewel embroidery is being used In
Paris by the artists of dress for giving
distinguished trimming touches 10
handsome costumes.
Ribbon ornaments for the hair are
becoming 4 necessity. Match your
gown with the rosette and band or
braid TO be twisted through the locks.
Dress skirts all show the influence
of the sheath furore. The circular
gored model will be the popular devel-
opment. Skirts slashed ON the side are
numerous, the openings. filled with
plaits or trimmings of some kind
Charming for wear with tailored
suits are waists of dyed nets in cOlOrs
TO match the suit. They are tucked
and have the new long, tucked sleeves
and just touch of soft, rich color in
the way of Persian bands for trim
ming.
Revers and sleeve cuffs to suits are
unlined. Revers often fall quite limp
ly, forming folds. Basques of jackets
are weighted so that they will stay
down without looking stiff. Hens OF
skirts are lined with heavy but quite
limp linen.
High-boned collars are seen on
dresses and waists. Street suits, coats,
even evening wraps, all have high col
lars. Everything has a collar, some
even approaching the old-time "chok-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-08

Der went In search Of the lest dog.
They returned without him, and we had
to pull out Calamityless. The Twenty
seventh followed us on the next boat
and stopped at the same place to wood.
Calamity was there to greet them. He
knew them and they him.
ut seems that Calamity realized
that he was leaving the land Of the
raZor-back never to return, and had
gone so far from the landing In search
of one Of his favorities for a farewell
tussle that he did not return In time
to join his command. The minute the
Twenty-seventh landed at Cairo Ca
lamity' dashed from the boat and fair
~ few to the Twenty-eighth. Every
body welcomed him. When we parted
at Madison and left for our homes
'Calamity's' right paw was shaken by
nearly all in the regiment. He went
home with Peter Bodette, The man who
named him, and lived with him for
years. When he died the veteran and
his family gave Calamity a suitable
burial and marked his resting place
with a monument that can be seen to
this day In the town of Vernon.
"As you see, gentlemen, l heard my
first calamity howl down In Arkansas
nearly lifetime ago.. A. Watrous
in Chicago Times Herald.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-08

Tucked net is popular for guimpes.
Some nets are so woven as to simu-
late hand tucking.
The rhinestone horseshoe brooch is
being supplemented with those of coral,
turquoise and jet.
Pendant ornaments will still be a
popular trimming. OF silk, with
touches of gold, silver or other metal,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-08
Furniture Crenrsl

A fine furniture cream, with will
impart high polish to furniture and is
splendid for floors, is made from three
gills of turpentine, two ounces Of brown
beeswax, two drains CASTLE soap and
two drains borax. Melt the wax and
soap in the turpentine, stirring thor
oughly. Mix the borax in gill of
boiling water and add the mixture to
the other ingredients. Apply with a
wooden rag.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-08

of iron rust as a result. The very first
thing to do is to rip off the fasteners
and get the rustless kind. Then rub
each spot of rust with salts of lemon
and wash out thoroughly. 1t may be
necessary to repeat this two or three
times. but it is worth the trouble. If
you haven't this preparation use plain
lemon juice, soak the salt liz it, put it
on the spot and expose to the sun. II
all OF this proves useless and the gar
ment is of white cotton OF wool try
chlorinated soda.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-08

If the carpet in the living room or
the library has ink spots on it try this
remedy: First pour cold water on the
spot If it Is a fresh one, taking 1t up
again with q spoon, which is pressed
down into the pile of the carpet. Lay
a cloth around the spot so it will not
spread. Then apply weak solution of
oxalic acid. sponging it up quickly. II
the color is altered, apply ammonia
water.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-08
Making Girls Happy.

The provision in the will of Mrs.
Waldo Sibthorn. a generous English
woman, which provides sum of $4,000
for wedding dowries for poor girls,
says that the amount is to be invested
and the income paid each year as mar
riage portions to two deserving girls
residing in or near Sleaford, on their
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-08
Midnight OIL Mean. suicide.

People talk about the midnight oil
as IL it had some virtue attached to it,
writes Dr. Hale i'm WOman's Home
Companion for August. ia truth. four
times out of five the midnight oil means
overwork, or it means that you have
neglected some duty which should have
been attended to before the sun went
down. Unless each night RECEIVERS the
ground lost In the exertion of the day
before, you are committing suicide by
inches and you have no right to COM
NIT suicide at ALL
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-08

II your baby is teething and the
front Of its dress gets wet at the neck
try the following: Buy a pair OF the
largest size stockinet dress shields, cut
each shield in two where it fastens to
the seam, and pin this under the bib.
This will prevent the moisture from go
ing through the dress and will keep the
little chest dry. One pair Of shields
makes four of these patent bibs, and
that win be plenty to keep baby dry.
They are easily washed and dried.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-08
GAS THAT WILL NOT BURN.
Farmer Has Odd Experience Driving
HwelI.

Scott Lawrence. farmer living about
two miles from Silver Lake, while driv-
ing a well, struck vein of gas, or some
thing quite similar to natural gas, when
down about eighteen feet. After a num-
Der of trials, he failed to ignite it. The
odor was similar to natural gas, and it
flowed from the pipe with considerable
force. producing a whistling noise that
could be heard for half mile. Although
the gas was allowed to flow for several
hours, there seemed to be no diminution
in the force. Lawrence then continued TO
drive the pipe. aud FIVE feet below the
pocket of gas he struck a strong vein
OF pure water
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-08
Indiana
State News
BLOCK COAL FIELD BUSY.
WORK. Averages Four Days = Week
Despite Influx Of Miners.

Work Averages Four Days = Week
Despite Influx of Miners.
President Golden, of the block coal dis
trict, reports work better in the Brazil
field than in any other in the middle
West. While work has Stacked up some
in this field, it now averages more than
four days a week, with prospects for inn
proved conditions in the future. This
excellent average in the face of the fact
that hundreds of miners from other dis
tricts in this and other States have come
into the field and obtained work, is sur
prising. President Golden reports that so
fla: none of the miners from the Hudson
mine, whose charter was taken from them
by National President Lewis, for insub-
ordination, have made application for
work in the block coal field. While Mr..
Golden does not commit himself, it is be-
lieved that were these men to apply for
work here they would be turned down and
Mr.. Lewis sustained.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-08
(To be continued.1
The Efckle Summer Maid.

Rodrick-Man at the seashore dis
covered diamonds In the surf. Did you
ever discover any jewels when yor
were there?
Van Albert thought I discovered 0
jewel last summer, but after she Tilted
me / came to the conclusion that sbs
was only an Imitation
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-08

James Covington, As years old and IN
married, employed as an engineer on the
Louisville and Nashville railway, went
to the home of Miss California Mounts in
Evansville during her absence, and took
a revolver from her trunk. He then blew
out his brains. lie had been paying at
tertion to Miss Mounts and realized that
his attachment was not returned.