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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-20

That a horse well bedded. ana IL
might be added. groomed daily, is half
fed is so nearly exact that it approx
mates a full truth.
At the price that year-old mules have
been and are now selling for, mule rails
ing seems like a pretty attractive mo
ney-raising proposition.
The best of anything always costs
the most, though it isn't always safe to
argue that the highest priced article or
commodity is the best.
Boys who forget to comb their back
hair and brush their boot heels often
turn out to be the kind of farmers
that have a big cocklebur patch on the
back forty. So beware, boys.
A man ought to have the sign. BE
ware tackled up at the gate Of his
brood sow quarters so that when he
started in each day to shovel their corn
to them he would use a little more
Judgment than is commonly used.
The parts of IN old harness that are
TO be oiled should be carefully cleaned,
placed III a convenient vessel or covered
with a good grade of harness oil; after
soaking q couple of days, the straps
should be taken out and hung up to
dry.
An uncultivated field will lose its
moisture very quickly, while q soil
which is stirred to the depth of two
or three inches so that a surface mulch
is formed keeps its moisture because
the upward movement of the moisture
Is checked.
Exclusive corr diet is bad for the
brood SOW. She cannot farrOw strong
pigs on such a f%attening diet. Little
corn should be fed, but rather 4 ra-
ton made up of foods rich In protein.
such as wheat bran, ground oats and
clover.
A milking stool out of the core
around which fence wire comes wound
is the discovery of one resourceful
farmer. He nails a bit of board on
one end, TO make the seat more COM
Portable, while he uses the auger hole
In the other end to hang the stool on
q nail when not in use.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson esti-
must be regarded as value Of the poul-
try and eggs produced on United States
farms in 1907. The farm price of eggs
December / this year was given at
80 cents, which is h highest for
a long time, with the exception Of 1905.
Pride IN ones own farm, stock, etc.
Is all right, but don't let IL become
q stumbling block to you so that fur
Their progress towards better things is
stopped. Always be ON the lookout
for the new idea and the new method
which will increase the efficiency and
profits of your farm.
A good way to find out whether the
front of your farm presents a neat and
tidy appearance is to take a photograph
of it with the thought in mind of pre-
senting one to your friends. After the
photograph is taken you may change
your mind on the subject, in which case
Ii ought to result in a general clean
up.
To Lend Farmers 81 100000.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-20
only One "BROMO QUININEv

Munsey's Magazine.
Putnam patriot., 1908-10-30

Nearly every issue of the trades ps- pers ali over the country reports the reopening of steel, cotton aud woolen mills and the increase In the working forces of some of these already open. There are fewer idle persons in the United States now than at any preYi- ous time since the beginning of the scare last November Aside from the chanee-ihe very remote ehaaee-that Bryan may be elected there Is not q cloud on the business horizon so far as l can see at this moment.
 Let it be remembered that in the shape in which it presents itself tariff adjustment will cause no perceptible halt in the revival of trade. By its platform and the repeated promises of its candidate the dominant party Is pledged to revision. Just as l have urged. the revising Is to be done by an extra session of congress just as soon as the new president enters office in March. 1909. The adjustments will be done in the interest of the American manufacturer. the American worker and the American consumer and not in the interest of the manufacturers and workers of Great Britain. Germany. Japan and the rest of Europe and Asia"
Putnam patriot., 1908-10-30
WHAT TAFT HAS SAID
Things That Show Intellect and
 Sound Judgment.
TERSE ECONOMIC TRUTHS.
Fallacies of Bryanism Exposed In a Few Sentences-His Position In Re- aard to the Trusts-ESact Justice the Highest Ideal of Government.
By WALTER J. BALLARD

By WALTER J. BALLARD.
 Here are some of the striking things Taft has said:
 The Democratic party today as or ganized is nothing but organized in capaeity."-At Montpelier, Vt.
 Bryan would have the Initiative and referendum because he distrusts repre- sentative government and has no con fidence in the ability of the people to select conscientious representatives He would take away from courts, be- cause he distrusts the ability of judges to resist the malign influences of the money power, the power to enforce their own orders. At Columbus, O.
 Anything which makes capital idle or which reduces or destroys 1t must reduce both wages and the opportunity to earn wages. At Cooper Union. New York City.
 .The course of the administration has only been directed against such organized capital as was violating the
 
 other. The business men of our com munity as a whole are honest and their methods are sound At Boston. Mass.
 'sThe so called colonial policy of the United States has added to our trade already something over a hundred miE lion dollars a year."-At Cleveland. 0.
 .The administration of exact justice by courts without fear or favor. un- moved by the influence of the weaNny or the threats of the demagogus, h the highest Ideal that government or tne people can strive for. and any means by which . suitor. however unpopaias or poor, h deprived of enjoying th's are to be condemnsd"-At Coaum- bus, O. Il believe that . navy b tho greetsss insurer of peace that we could possl- bly have--a navy commensurate witn cur resources, and commensurate --.s-
Putnam patriot., 1908-10-30

i, our coast line, ana eommensurate the number of dependencies We have, and commensurate with our pepula- ton. and commensurate with our intiu- enee as a world power. At Gleve- land. 0.
 If We assume control over a people for the benefit of that people tas in the Philippines and with the purpose of developing them to self governing capacity and with the intention of giy- ing thear the right te become inde- pendent when they shall show them selves iii, the charge that We are i'm perialists Is utterly without founda- tion. At Cleveland. O.
 The present business system of the country rests on the protective tarif, and any attempt to change it to q free trade basis will certainly lead to dis aster"-At Columbus, 0.
 The Democratic party has no policy which the country can depend upon. It's whole stock in trade Is that of ir- responsible criticism and obstruction. and when charged with the responst tiiity VI abAbS dhs ht osaNs - fails. At Greensboro, N. c.
 MT. Bryan asks me what I would do with the trusts. l answer that l would restrain all unlawful trusts with all the efficiency Of injunetiye process and would punish with all the severity of criminal prosecution every attempt on the part of aggregated cap. ft.f f.x mmbus. O.
 As d party shows itself homegenc- ous, able to grasp the truth with re. spect to new issues. able to discard unimportant differencies of opinion, sensitive with respect to the success. ful maintenance of government and highly charged with the responsibility of it's obligation to the people at large t establishes it's claim to the conf ,leDce of the public and to its contin uanee in political power. At Kansas City, Mo.
 The course of the Republican party since it's organization in 1856 and Its real assumption of control in 1861 down to the present day is remark sble for the foresight and ability of its leaders, for the discipline and solidar- fly of it's members, for It's efficiency and deep sense of responsibility for the preservation and successful main tenance of the government and for the greatest resoureefulness in meeting the various trying and difficult issues which history of now ful half cen tury has presented for solution. "A: Kansas City. Mo.
 As a reslgner Mir Taft probably holds the record He resigned as assistant prosecutor Of Cincinnati to become in ternal revenue collector, resigned to be- come superior court iudge, resigned to become solicitor general of the United States. resigned to become federal cir cult court judge. resigned to head the Philippine commission. resigned to be- come secretary of war and finally re signed that to run for president.
Putnam patriot., 1908-10-30

A
 country. however, Hes in broader val lys or along the coast. where there are many wide plains which were once he neath the water If one looks down on these from a slight elevation they appear like some deliberately designed mathematical figure or as though a cloth had been spread over the earth with mosaic patterns in geld and green Each little tield is as nearly reetanga lar as circumstances will allow Many of them. therefore are perfect rectan- gleS. for where the plain k broad it is easy to fit into it small fields of twen- " ar thirty feet in length. Many Of the plats are even less than this. Some barley fields nre only six feet by a dozen or SC.
 The pattern of this mosaic is wildly marked out by the eoloring of the vari eus crops Today the barley is ripe and stands golden in the sunshine. The riceiields. however. are but hsre ex. panses of mud or water, for the rice Is not yet planted out. but Is growing in small. ohlong fields by itself. which
 
 little plants only three or four inches high At the end of May some of the farmers are beginning to reap their ripe barley and wheat. and when this is finished they will be free to plant out what is to theT the much more important crop. the rice. Reaping and planting of grain together one may see in the same acre
 There Is no broadcast sowing of grain here Each seed grain has an Individuality and Is separately tended The barley is planted in rows perhaps three feet or six feet long and each row is a foot CT eighteen inches from the next. so that worker can pass between the rows to tend and weed and finally to reap eaeh individual plant Tn many cases each row grows on little semieircular ridge four or i've feet horizontally and about foot high. so that the barley Is veil drain ed. though the next little Gcld may He under severnl inches of water In the whole district of Okuna there was enly one of the ripe fields 'lail" by the wind. and that was one of the lar ger-nearly thirty feet across II Is not to be inferred from this that the .Iapa nese farmers do not have to contend with heavy winds and nlfilcss. beating rains. Japan Is q particularly windy country. and this year has been vers bad season. for even in April there was heavy snow-snow so thick fhai it entirely disorganized the teleeraphie and railway communication for few days The wheat and barley are all sown in the autumn. so that they get the benefit Of the winter sunshine. which is clear and brlIiqnt and very hot. This. of course. Is the chief cause
Putnam patriot., 1908-10-30
Wheels Will Go Round if Taft ISEleCted.
N SAY MANUFACTURERS.

The National Association of Manu- kturers, through it's organ, American Iadastries, has just completed a can k,S of it's 5000 members throughout ke UnIted States in nearly every line rade to ascertain the country's con- keral status twelve months after the kac The canvass was not made to kne any political purpose. and the gheoming election was not mention but the members of the association rFe taken advantage of one of the Eestions 10 declare that prosperity sBends upon the election of Taft.
 The canvass was made by means of kiers sent out two weeks ago. Four peslians we're asked of the members kstiHg n the exact condition of trade present.. fhe percentage of increase business in the last ten months. the Estilities for future improvement $ aay suggestions which might serve lener future conditions. Everybody sEered the last question by suggest E that Taft be elected.
 Asreultural implements show the fgsst percentage of increase and ve- es the lowest. The textiles show a sa percentage of increase with a Der uufavorable outlook. while faeF and it's manufactures and the aser industry are fairly satisfied optimistic. Very little attention aid to the tariff as a disturbing ele- eAL but a number of manufacturers, ieclaly those interested in railway Fpies and allied trades, complain Inst pending or threatened railway eSlation.
 Iae steel trade and the movement of iroa, which form the most accurate '0meter of trade conditions. make esnnctly encoura ging report. as 70 Cent of the iron and steel plants De association report conditions a Is per cent have had an increase as the last ten months, and So cent have reason to believe that 'speets for the immediate future are '~aring. Machinery, including all 'sses throughout the country. shows sent conditions 6S per cent good. D Der cent of.the machinery man. 9afefs have had an increase since ! ast- Only one manufacturer of saiural implements is pessimistic Afdlng the future.
 'ood products S9 per cent report iaess good, 94 per cent have had an sase' and all are optimistic for the sie Lambermen report S5 per seoo, and s0 per cent have had an ase wbile 93 per cent of them aopeful for the future. Of the a9 manufacturers 9l per cent re- sooo, "A per cent have had an in-
 and 1 per cent are optimistic.
 a percentages from the various
 reporting conditions good. an in-
 oi business and good possibtl- " tDe future are as follows:
 and hardware, n. ST and 92;
 sna chemicals. 63. 90 and 82;
 n printing. 15. 78 and 94: tex |" Il and g; vehicles. B 56 - V. Van Cleave, president of ''uehai Association of Manufac- ' ays of the outlook:
Putnam patriot., 1908-10-30

If Tom Watson has found the lost Populist platform. as he contends. he should forwaru it to Lincoln. Neb-. wfthsut delay. It is William Jennisss Bryan's perponal property. His ini- tials wiil be found carved in the south vest corner of the cheap money plank.
 Al Louisville. Ky, Sept. IS. 1878, A. Cutter pulled himself up six times with the little finger of one hand, establish ing a worlds record
Putnam patriot., 1908-10-30

Each Of Mir Taft's three brothers is lawyer. although Charles P. finds more fun In running newspaper than he does In law. and Horace has made Kchoofteaching hls life work. being the head Of the Taft school In Watertown. Conn. Henry w. Taft Is one of the leaders of the New York bar.
Putnam patriot., 1908-10-30
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 Oarden
JAPANESE INTENSIVE FARMING

The Way the Little Brown Folks Tila
 Their Small Estates
 With veFy few exceptions the whols ef the land under grain of any kind is absolutely fat If ft k not so by na- ture the Japanese farmer levels and esnks t up tiil it k horizontal In the narow valleys there are elaborate series ef terraces running up the slope of the hills tn the fields become SC small as 10 accommodate but a double row of plants, The more typical grain
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-15
TAFT THE "ONLY ONE. -
Secretary Is Greeted With Campaign
Song at Philadelphia.

Philadelphia, Jan. 15.-Secretary OF
War Taft was the chief guest OF the
banquet of the Ohio society Of Phlla-
delphia held here last night.
When Secretary Taft arose to speak
he was greeted with a song In which
he was referred to as the only one
In reply to this he said:
1T seems to be a mighty poor socl-
ETY. occasion of this sort when you DO
not nominate some one for the presl-
dency so when we are through, I'd like
to take a little paper and sign 1t value
received
He described Ohio as the typical
American state, referred to the place
it sons have held in the history OF the
country and then talked on the rela-
lions of this country with China and
Japan.
The japanese, he said, do not desire
war with u.s. nor do we with them
The question of the open door in
China, he declared, was the important
one to us. The United States, the sec
retary said. was second only to Eng
land in it's commercial relations with
China, figures failing to show the true
conditions because American goods en-
tering China were compelled to pass
through Hong Kong, port controlled
by England.
The sending of the American fleet to
the Pacific this speaker Insisted nao
no warlike significance, but the erect
as viewed from the Oriental stand
point. was most wholesome, since the
Orientals reason through their eyes
and the material evidence of the gov
eminent warships in the Pacific settled
the talk of war in the Philippines.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-15
PREVENT LA GRIPPE

La grippe is especially liable to occur
during the winter season. The pene-
tratlng winds, the snow and slush the
manageable temperature, one day fro
zen and cold, the next day thawing
ana wet, all tend to produce this
wretched disease
The only way to guard against these
dangers is to keep the body in a
healthy condition. With sound mucous
membranes, and a normal activity of
the bodily functions, the system is for
titled against any weather.
Ihere is no better remedy for this
purpose than Peruna. Peruna tones up
the mucous surfaces, invigorates the
whole system. 1t is not only a re-
storat1ve, but a preventive. A few
doses of it taken in time may save you
many months of sickness. That Per
una mas been of inestimable value to
many is proven by the thousands of
grateful testimonials which we have
in our files.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-15
BASKETBALL AT COOLIDGE.
The Local High School Girls Defeat
the Granada Team.

Coolidge, Kan. Jan. 1.-THE High
school girls defeated the Granada
High school girls by a score of Z to 4.
The young people of the west en-
gage in sport for sports sake. While
they all want to win. yet nearly with
out exception they would rather lose
fairly played game than to win a
game by unfair means. This was
abundantly proven in the basketball
game that was played here today.
the way through. There was no time
scored first, but was soon passed in
didn't lose heart and become dis
forge farther and farther to the
front. but kept right on playing ball
until the timekeepers' whistle an
nounced that the game was over, and
then smiled in defeat, knowing that
they had played their part nobly and
well. The lineup:
Coolidge. Position. Granada.
Frances Meador. r. F. Ruby Oelfke
Maggie Martin IL F.. Meta Oelfke
Georgia Shively IF. c. Nellie Watson
Blanche Laubach S. c.. Mildred Irving
Sophia Hesse. R. G.. Jennie Gerard
J. Shanstrom. Il. CIV. Roseborough
Referee-Chas. S. ShiVely. Umpire
j. H. Conard.
Summary: Goals from f1eld-Mag-
gle Martin. s.: Frances Meador, q;
Meta Oelfke, 1. Goals from foul
Maggie Martin, 8; Meta Oelfke. 2.
Total score-Coolidge, II; Granada, 4.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-15
SILENT SIXTEEN YEARS.
A Boy Is Taught to Talk in Ten
Months.

New York, Jan. 15.-Speechless for
sixteen years, Gustav Laut has in ten
months learned to talk fiuently. Dur
ing the same period he has developed
from an abnormal undeveloped, almost
imbecile boy. into an alert, active, am
bilious person; he has grown four in
cheS in height, permanent teeth have
come to him against all the beliefs of
the dental profession and he now gives
promise of becoming a healthy, normal
man. His development is the result of
experiments by Prof. Charles Morris
Campbell, of Albany, N. Y, an -instruc-
tor in music, who treated the boy ac-
cording to theories of his own-theories
which he believes will cure the deaf
and even the blind as well the dumb
and put an end to imbecility.
II simply said don't try to force upon
an abnormal person a normal educa-
ton any more than you would force
an abnormal education upon a normal
human being" says Prof. Campbell.
Instead of seeking to choke down
the threats of the former stereotyped
instruction that may really be doing
serious harm to his stupid faculties,
give your attention to educating those
abnormalities and affecting a cure. In
this way the abnormal person may be
brought to the condition where he can
become an active, useful agent in life
and not be forced to bear a milestone
about his neck.
And the way to that cure hes IN
proper exercise, most carefully directed,
which will equalize the distribution of
nerve force throughout the body, thus
bringing about coordination of the
muscular and nervous systems of the
body"
When the boy first came to his notice
Prof Campbell said all of his habits
We're infantile and he was abnormal
in every way His body was undevelop-
ed as was his brain. Prof. Campbell
began by causing the boy to wiggle one
of his toes, an operation which required
several weeks. Gradually the principle
was extended. muscles were stimulated
and with their stimulation came a re-
Spouse from lungs and heart and other
vital organs. The boy has developed
ambitions and says he is determined
to go through college as soon as he can
make up for lost time
Prof Campbell brought Laut to New
York for the purpose of demonstrating
to Columbia college professors his the
DRY of scientific development of the abb
normal.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-01-15
DOING MORE THAN DUTY.
Merit Marks Awarded to Santa FC
Trainmen.

The Santa Fe Employees Magazine IL
the current issue announces the follow
ing merit marks:
j. A. Meyer, fireman. Eastern division
ten, for valuable assistance rendered
engineer, enabling him to take engine
to roundhouse for repairs without il
being necessary to. disconnect the en-
CINE.
Fred A Smith, engineer, Middle di-
vision, ten, for firing engine 140S on
train No. 6, Western division, on ac-
count of the fireman having taken sick.
Ed Lynn, engineer. and George Urqu-
hart, fireman, Eastern division, ten
each, for promptly putting out fire
near Woodlief
Engineer Beemont, Eastern division,
ten, for discovering and promptly re-
porting broken rail near WOod1ief.
James Holden, engineer Southern di-
vision, ten, for discovering a bad order
sleeping car in a passenger train
r. E. Boyd, brakeman, Southern di-
vision, ten, for valuable assistance ren-
dered in making repairs to engine.
H. H. Hill, engineer, Eastern division
ten, for careful attention given to a
broken rail discovered west of Wood
lief
c. D. Everhart, engineer, Arkansas
River division, ten, for discovering
covering defective high pressure cross
head on engine 1868, thereby avoiding
a breakdown.
]. P. Kelly. conductor, Valley division.
five. for discovering an error in the
billing of a car In his train and pre-
venting unnecessary haul.
H. L. Reeder. conductor, and ]. Boui-
lett, brakeman. Valley division. ten
each, for interest displayed by them in
stopping a leak in a tank car.
George Rain, engineer. Oklahoma d.
vision, five, in appreciation Of interest
taken in rebrassing an engine and
avoid delay to other trains.
s. R. Drum. conductor, Middle divis-
ion, ten, for firing an engine from Con-
cordia to Superior on account of the
regular fireman being sick.
D. G. McGrew. engineer. Middle d.
vision, ten, for firing engine ATS from
Augusta to Florence on account Of the
regular fireman being sick.
]. M. Sharp. fireman, Western divi-
sion, ten, for avoiding delay to wreck
ing outfit at Enterprise by using old
ties for fuel instead Of running for coal.