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The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-08-13
THE COST OF LIVING

er price on the whole in 25S commodi-
ties that enter largely into the living
of all the people. In 1907 the percent.
age over 1906 was 81 per cent, and
44.4 per cent. higher than 1897, the
year of lowest prices during the IS
year period, and 29.5 per cent higher
than the average for the ten years.
1890 to 1900
For farm products, taken as y,uole,
the increase was greatest-namely,
1913 per cent; for food, 46 per cent.
for cloths and clothing, 5.6 per cent;
for fuel and lighting, "a per cent; for
metals and implements, 6.1 per cent;
for lumber and building materials A 8
per cent; for drugs and chemicals, S3
per cent; for housefurnishing goods,
6.S per cent, and miscellaneous, per
cent
Chicago lumbermen say the govern.
ment's estimate Is about right for the
increase In Chicago market prices for
their wares. Increasing depletion of
the forest, they say, has kept the
price ascending gradually. and the
average increase in cost which enters
into ordinary living expenses Is around
per cent.
Furniture and house furnishings
have scared, and experts on the Chica.
go market say the governments 6.S
per cent. is too low to serve locally.
Not less than Is per cent, they say,
has been the increase here. This is
due to scarcity of material, especially
oak, to higher cost of the materials
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Odd Advertlsemsnts

I'VE Two" send the follO'
the London Express: we
young couple, and at the prev
of salaries for bank CLERKS y
eight, or even ten, years Os'
can marry. AS this is TOO ~
to think of, and we have tzwv
between us, we are dele'l'
strike out for ourselves an'
thousands of breakfast tapl0
England where the Express
read we would, with your naa
sion, appeal for ideas as - I
way of making a good start
From a British newspaper
man in good social positon n
wherever he goes friendS
with whiskies and sodas' y
does not like, and which dlsasl
him; they resent It II ne relu''II
He would like Introduction
In which whisky and sous
form SO important an elemenl
The Spanish Fork press. [volume] (Spanish Fork, Utah) 1902-current, 1908-08-13
GIFT OF MUMMY HORRIFyFS

o, oeh.s and were Mortified when tbo
sninning face of petrifed mumny
sazed INTO their eyes The little sbri,,
eiea tning was about three feet lon,,
ana , loined to one body were two ,UnS uni1
aese'oped aeS heads, four complete arms
ana lour we'll developed legs The
Mort, "nse HeaK was unearthed by Mr.
"artn In the Panama district '"'
A letter OF explanation was do,.
several hours and the terr,tv,.., ueiayeu a
prsp,SnS rTeT was Sc, seen before the family was
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ceIJulojd Explodea

A celluloid factory In slsll
tria, where several hundlso
were employed, was ~ y.
wrecked by an explosion =,
to the ignition of cellulcid oa',s "
action of some of the pOwsnI, =.
icals which are used - ,l.osr ~
of manufacture. 1t is NV, an
least II persons we're killso'
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a RAiR or ApCrEj

the the s. struggle for bird prote,t,
Ter from this country's NJ
ment is truly international y !.
continent it has taken tbs y y
international conventions Y
crosses. 1t was the Germs, \ I.
logical assembly which Rrs,
up the matter of bird pro,s,..
lS45. One Baldenus surrs...
idea, but, according to the re,s',
proposal was first "reiec,ss.
year, at the meeting of the S,,,l
ricultural society, "shelyed1 ],
years later, at the second nsss|
German ornithologists, "igpOrs
1t was not until 1868, at tbs !,
sixth assembly of German !,
uralists and foresters, that
was made by vote of the as,sn,
the Austro-Hungarian foreign
ter to take measures for bring,,
the formation of internatjOnsl !,
and agreements. Switzerls,s
Italy were the first states II
the movement.
1t was not until 1884 M
that the first international !,
logical congress actually n,
Vienna under the patronage d
Prince Rudolph.
On account of various delsv
as the death of Prince RudCl1|
Hungary, who had been the \
spirit of the first meeting a
quarrels between various a
the second congress did not
place till the year 1891. 1t va
at Budapest, and little Of imro
was accomplished, though then
a general feeling that the matt
hand demanded close and INN
attention.
Finally, in 1900, the third
national ornithological congres
held in Paris, and in 1902 N
vention was signed by the
gates present. Its most impors
olutions were as follows:
Birds useful to agriculture,
larly the insect eaters. shall be
ditionally protected by prohibit
bidding them to be killed In az
whatsoever, as well as the destruc
their nests, eggs and broods
ut shall be forbidden. at any
and in any manner whatsoever,
nests and eggs, to take or dsstrc
lings.
The import of these nests, q
nestltngs. their transport, the col
OF the same, their putting up 70
their sale and purchase, shall
hibited.
The construction and empoyn
traps, cages, nets, nooses, lime.tT
any other kind of instruments
the purpose of rendering easy the
sale capture or destruction Of bird
be forbidden.
ut shall be forbidden from Man
September 10 of each year TO tass
useful birds.
The sale or offering for sale
same is also, during the same
Among the nations represeAl
the convention were Australia
Germany, France, Belgium
Spain, Portugal, Sweden and
and Switzerland. Italy sell
gates, but they withdrew eary
session. Two years ago, IN "
tria-Hungary incorporated lhe
ton into it's corpus juris y
hope that the other countries
delegates signed the convenl1
soon follow Austria's exampF
reMy several of these nallal
laws protecting birds to q
degree. y
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Letter Of Explanation Is Delayed II
Reaching Recipient.

Waterloo. Ia.-Jack STAGE OF this
city was the recipient of a strange, un,
canny gift from his uncle. ]. p. Mar
tin, government surveyor in Pan.
anna.
The box was delivered by an ex.
pressman. After receipting for 1t Mr..
STAGE opened his gift. His family
clustered about him to see the con-
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w,ndow cleaning past.

Show windows may DC : :"
using the following ,ssis, pssIS'
with a soft rag and ruUTD6b .%r Nd
another soft dry rag M an,r,l
together nine ounces pIsE soIs
one-half ounce white svs
ounce jewelers. rouge, .leOba
water and three ounces ~
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-01

Hon. George w. Honey, National
Chaplain U. V. e., ex-Chaplain Fourth
Wisconsin Cavalry, ex-Treasurer State
of Wisconsin, and ex-Quartermaster
General State of Texas G. A. r., writes
from 100 First ST., n. E., Washington,
ID. c.. as follows:
Il cannot too highly recommend your
preparation for the relief of catarrhal
troubles in their various forms. Some
members Of my own family have used
1t with most gratifying results. When
other remedies failed. Peruna proved
most effiCaciOus and | cheerfully certi-
fy to its curative excellence"
Mr.. Fred l.. Hebard, for nine years
leading photographer of Kansas City.
Mo-, located at the northeast corner of
18th and Grand AYES, cbeerfully gives
the following testimony: 1T is proven
fact that Peruna will cure cafarrh and
Ia grippe. and as a tonic il has no
equal Druggists have tried to make me
take something else Just as good but
Peruna is good enough for me-"
Pe-ru.na in Tablet Form.
For two years Dr. Hartman and his
assistants have necessarily labored to
create Peruna in tablet form, and their
strenuous labors have just been crowned
with success. People who object to
liquid medicines can now secure Peru
ma tablets, which represent the solid
medicinal ingredients of Peruna.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-01

Attention has been directed by the
approach Of the sixteenth annual SEES.
sion of the National Irrigation Con.
gress, to be held at Albuquerque, n. NJ,
to one of the most important public
enterprises OF the time. Under the
authority of the Federal Congress 5O0,-
coo acres of land have already been
largely reclaimed from a state of
aridity, at cost OF S1S.740O00, and
100000 other acres are 10 be re-
claimed by the year 1911, at a cost of
SOL, 100000 A side light is thrown
upon the magnitude of the govern
ment's irrigation operations by certain
facts that are not suggested by even
the tremendous figures given above 1t
is employing. either directly or through
contractors, in this work very large
number of persons it has built rail
ways and wagon roads, telephone lines
hundreds Of miles long, sawmlls and
electric light plants: has done miles
upon miles of tunneling, and has con-
structed many dams. Its present ex-
penditure upon the enterprise is nearly
$1,0O0,Oo0 Il month. Not only IS the
greatness of this irrigation task not
comprehended by most of the people in
The East, but they look upon 1t with
Indifference that Ia entirely inappro-
pirate under the circumstances. Irri-
cation will enhance the resources of
the country I'm r most remarkable man.
ner-indeed. has already done So IT
means greater abundance OF food for
residents Of Eastern cities; for il will
eventually augment the tillable area
of soil by many million acres.-Boston
Globe
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-01
Tho EGr-Enfinn HnEsf

The egg-eating habit is very com
mon and costly one, and usually proves
troublesome 1t can generally be
traced TO the accidental breaking of
an egg in the nest or elsewhere. After
one bird has acquired the habit II is
rapidly taught to other members of the
flock, causing complete Generalization.
The habit can best be prevented by
having darkened nests and a sunicIency
OF nesting material so that the eggs
are not liable to be broken: also by
the use Of china eggs in every nest
Give the bird at all times sufficient
shell-prOducing material. such as
crushed oyster or clam shells and mica
crystal grit In case the habit is con
tracted, scatter a number Of china eggs
in tho nests and On the floor Blow out
the contents Of several eggs through
4 small hole in one end and fiji with
some disaGrceable substance. such as
paste composed Of mustard, red pepper
and nowdered assafoetida, equal parts
If the fire. birds to contract the habit
are not too valuable, II is best to kill
them if they are discovered in time
DR.. A. II. Olsen in Industrious Hen.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-01
One Of tie
Essentials

of the happy homes Of to-day is vast
fund of information as to the best methods
of promoting health and happiness and
right living and knowledge of the worlds
best products.
Products of actual excellence and
reasonable claims truthfully presented
and which have attained to worldwide
acceptance through the approval of the
Well-Informed of the World; not of indi-
viduals only. but of the many who have
the happy faculty of selecting and obtain
ing the best the world affords.
One of the products of that class, Of
known component parts, an Ethical
remedy, approved by physicians and COM
mended by the Well-Informed of the
World as valuable and wholesome family
laxative is the well-known Syrup Of Figs
and Elixir of Soma. To get its beneficial
effects always buy the genuine, manu-
featured by the California Fig Syrup Co.,
only, and for sale by all leading druggists.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-01
Vary the Winter Feed.

II Is the custom with many feeders
TO feed just whatever is most convent
ent without regard to variety.
During the winter season the ami
mails have no opportunity to secure d
variety Of food. as Is the case when
they are on pasture. The variety must
be furnished by the feeder, who often
does not appreciate the value of feed
stuffs. Corn is n good feed, but It Is
bad exclusive ration.
Cattle and horses will relish an oc-
casional feed of straw and leave good
hay for straw. This is on account of
the relish for variety. Hogs will
soon lose their appetites If fed exclu-
sively on corn.
An animal fed on single ration
staryes in the midst of plenty. since
there is an excess Of some food ele-
ments and lack of others that are re-
quired for building up the body. Once
or twice | have tried feeding pigs on
corn exclusively, with the result that
they failed TO grow or fatten. but when
mixture Of several grains was used
the pigs would consume more and grow
and fatten rapidly.
Once | fed a pig In the coolest win.
ter season on a mixture of corn. oats
and buckwheat ground together and
mixed with wheat bran, with the result
that the pig made a gain of one pound
in weight for less than four pounds OF
food consumed.
The pig was confined In n pen where
he could not get any feed except what
was given him, and the feed was mixed
with pure water. No dish water was
used
The pig was nine weeks old when
put up, live weight thirty-one pounds,
When 1t had consumed 3S4 pounds OF
feed it dressed 103 pounds, which;
counting for waste In dressing, would
have made just about 100 pounds gain
fer the feed.--A. J. Legg, West Vir.
ginia.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-01

There is too much doctoring of fowls
going on, especially healthy ones. De-
casionally a fowl will get sick, and,
If II Is valuable one. it Is all right
to try and cure ii, but this everlasting
custom of giving them all manner of
nostrums to keep them In good health
Is all nonsense. Feed them regularly
with variety OF food. See that they
get plenty Of exercise and have plenty
Of gravel or grit to grind their feed.
Give them plenty of pure water to
drink and see that their houses and
yards are kept perfectly clean. and
there is no danger Of disease attack
ing them. During the hot weather
shade is very essential to their good
health. Follow nature rs ness as you
can. and you will not go far astray in
the management of your poultry.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-01

Navigators on the Great Lakes are
interested in an experiment now be-
ing made off White Lake in Lake
Michigan. The work is boat raising
feat-to lift big steamer, the State
of Michigan, formerly Of the Berry
line, out of 90 feet of water in Lake
Michigan. 1t Is being carried on by
Fernando Staud. of Chicago, and If
the experiment is successful, salvage
operations ON the chain of lakes will
take on renewed interest. Staud pro-
poses to raise the sunken steamer by
means Of four huge buoys, each 30 feet
long and ii feet in diameter. The
buoys are of metal, and it is purposed
to fill them with gas and sink them
under parts of the submerged boat.
The surface of the lake being reached,
the water will be pumped out of the
hull and the craft saved for further
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-01

"a curious plant" said an eminent
botanist, lis the wild tamarind or juba
plant of the riverside and waste places
of tropical America, and very strange
are its effects upon the nonruminant
animals that feed upon its young
shoots, leaves, pods and seeds. 1t
causes horses to lose the hair from
their names and tails, has a similar ef-
feet upon mules and donkeys and re-
duces pigs TO complete nakedness-
Horses are said to recover when fed
exclusively on corn and grass, but the
new hair is of different color and tex
ture from the old, so that the animal is
never quite the same as it was. One
animal OF which l personally knew,
after feding on the plant, lost its hoofs
and had to be kept in sings until
they grew and hardened again. Rumi-
nant animals are not thus affected, and
the growth of the plant is actually en-
couraged in the Bahamas as a fodder
plant for cattle, sheep and goats. The
difference is probably due to changes
effected upon il i'm the chewing OF thu
cud"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-01
THINKS GUM CHEWING GOOD.
French Scientist willing to Aid the
H;p Ane-se.u TuJ.sfrv

French Scientist willing to Aid the
big American Industry.
A French scientist, Dr. Leon Meunier.
writing to Les Annales on the habit
Of gum chewing. says: "A man must
thoroughly masticate his food IL he
aspires to digest we'll Mastication is
a very important physical function.
Three successive digestions are indi5-
pensable. The first takes place in the
mouth. Influenced by the ferment OF
saliva we begin to digest ANALOGOUS
substances, an operation which is con-
tinued in the stomach. When
people have hyperchlorhydria the saliv-
airy digestion is seriously affected ard
the more SO when nothing is done 70
take up the elements of saliva" DIR.
Meunier signals the utility of exciting
the flow of saliva in hyperchlorhydria
and of artificially producing secretion
of salivary ferment. He says:
During trip / made to the United
States in 1904 l was struck by an EN-
pirical treatment which has been en-
ployed by Americans many years to
facilitate stomachic digestion. In all
the cities of the United States and
Canada / saw large numbers of peor lie
chewing a substance to take the place
of the vulgar 'quid' of tobacco. That
substance is sold everywhere under tine
name of chewing gum of 'pepsin gum
l analysed that gum and found that
there was not trace of pepsin In it.
In all cases the gum was an insoiuble
aromatiZed resin. The gum chewers
are legion-one man Of every two and
one woman of every three will tell you
that he or she delivers himself or her
self so ardently and with such docile
persistence to that exercise after every
meal in order to facilitate digestion"
Being anxious TO know whether or
not the practice of gum chewing is use
ful, DR.. Meunier prepared a test gum
made of favored, completely insolu-
bic resin-to see if by reason o. its
agreeable character it could be utilized
to engender a digestive saliva devoid
OF any foreign substance, Following
are the results of his experiments
When the patient had not chewed the
gum half an hour after the beginning
of a repast Chat is to say, when the
amy,actic phase is nearly over from
five to thirty grams Of sugary matter
was found.
Under the same conditions, when the
subject had chewed gum, from six to
thirty-eight grams of soluble amyla-
ceous matter was found, which proves
that the starch digested, estimated
either in dextrine or in amylaceous
soluble matter, is superior when the
digester has chewed gum. Generally
speaking, saliva dilutes the food in the
stomach and the digestion Of amyla-
ceous matter gains 80 per cent by tie
action Of the gum-or by the action OF
chewing the gum. So we may con-
clude that gum judiciously ehewed en-
pirically exercises a real therapeutic
action on the stomachic digestion. THE
Americans are right. When the salivary
function is weak let us chew."-Re
view Of Reviews.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-01
Only the "Enects.o

On one of the western rivers some
years ago the steamboat +. Y. Thomp-
son ran on a snag and was sunk. 1t
settled in the water In such way
that only the initials of the name
painted on the side of the boat showed
above the surface. The wreck was re-
garded with much interest by the pas
sengers on the next boat that went up
the river. One of them, more curious
than the others, hunted up the captain
Captain" he asked, do you know
the name of that steamboats,"
Yes, sir" answered that officer.
That's what is left of the +. X.
Thompson.
what happened to herr
''She seems to have sunk"
''But what do you suppose was the
cause OF her sinking?"
The cause?" said the captain. 81
don't know, sir. All we can see is the
T. ""
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-01
Submarine Navigation.

The idea of the submarine is certain.
ly as much as 200 years old, but most
of the earlier plans were fiat failures.
In 1774 an inventor named Day lost his
life during an experimental descent in
Plymouth sound. Bushnell of Con.
necticut in 1775 contrived subma-
rine vessel propelled by some kind of
screw Robert Fulton also in 17SG
invented a box which when filed with
combustibles might be propelled in.
der water and made to explode under
the bottom of ship. 1t is hard to say
who was the originator of the idea of
the submarine boat unless it was Day.
New York American.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-01

Bones-Mistah Johnsing, wot am de
diff'unce tween a campaign postah an a
honest Office holdah?
Interlocutor--I give that one up, Sam.
What is the difference between a cam.
paign poster and an honest Office holder ?
Bones-De one am a lit'ograft an de
uddah am n foe to graft.
Interlocuto"@I.ades and gentlemen,
the famous tenor, Prof. Nicholin de Slot.
will now sing the latest popular ballad,
entitled Turn Down the Gas, Clarence ::
Hapa's Snoring to Beat the Band"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-01


back was so agonlzins
/ finally had to give
up work. Then came
terrible attacks OF
gravel with acute pain
and passages of blood.
In all l passed %
stones, some as large
as a bean. Nine years
of this ran me down
to a state OF continual
W G q k eSs and |
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-01
Sour Milk.

The sOurness which occurs in milk
is due to the action of micro-organism
living cells so small that they can
only be seen by using a strong micro
scope. These micro-organism live on
the sugar of milk, lactose, and change
ii into Tactic acid. so these small or
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-01
succeeded Beyond His Expectations.

Rivers nose was swollen to twice its
natural size, and his face was ornamented
with various strips of court plaster ar
ranged without the slightest regard to
symmetry of design.
Hello, old chap exclaimed Brooks |;
what has happened to you?"
DO you recall the fact that the last
time you saw me | was looking for the
internal scoundrel that stole my UNI
bTella?"
YES"
well, I found him, Brooks; found
him chicago Tribune.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-01

thought l never would be better until
/ began using Doan's Kidney Pills. The
improvement was rapid and since using
four boxes / am cured and have never
had any return of the trouble"
Sold by all dealers. 30 cents box
FoSter-Milburn Co.. Buffalo, y. Y.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-01
HOG Cholera.

In the way OF treatment the United
States Bureau of Animal Industry has
discovered vaccine which saves about
so odd per cent after cholera appears
in a herd, and q larger per cent If vac
cinated before the disease Is intro
duced. Time will demonstrate the
practicability OF this method. The
bacteriology department of the Kansas
State Agricultural College is also work
ing along these lines, but IS not yet
ready to announce anything but prog
ress.
When symptoms of cholera appear
in a herd. it is wise to dip the whole
herd, disinfect their quarters thorough
ly, give them a slight change In feed,
and add to this about fire drops OF
tincture of prickly ash for each hun
dred pounds of hog once or twice a
day. The old remedy of wood ashes
and salt is good in many instances. A
little powdered sulphate of copper,
dried sulphate of iron, or charcoal
given daily when the animals are not
perfectly healthy frequently does much
good. After all, the old adage, an
ounce of prevention i, worth n pound
or cure, holds good here.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-01
PRESCRIBED CUTICURA
After Other Treatment FaiIed-Rov
Eczema on Baby's Face Had
Lasted Three MOnths-At Last
Doctor Found Cure.


Lasted Three MOnths-At Last
Doctor Found Cure.
"Our baby boy broke out with &C.
zema on his face when one month old
One place on the side of his face the
size of a nickel was raw like beefsteak
for three months, and he would cry
out when l bathed the parts that were
sore and broken out. l gave him
three months treatment from good
doctor, but at the end of that time the
child was 10 better. Then my doctor
recommended Cuticura. After using
n cake of Cuticura Soap, third OF a
box of Cuticura Ointment, and half a
bottle of Cuticura Resolvent he was
well and his face was as smooth as any
baby's. He Is now two years and a
half old and no eczema has reappeared.
Mrs. NJ. L. Harris, Alton, Kan, May
II and June - 1907"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-10-01
The Fair Vacationist.

She goes to a quiet country place,
Where the folk don't put on STYLE"
And she fills six trunks with inery,
To dress herself the while.