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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-27
THE EBBING TIDE.

- UGH has been written about the enormous
~ IN number Of immigrants who sought the hos
pitable shores of the United States in 1907.
hrmu-A Much less has been made of the number of
aliens who returned to their native land.
S&GsSSy yet this is in many respects the more in
teresting fact of the two. During last year
more than half a million returned to Europe from Unit
ed States and Canadian ports; and in the last ten years
the number reaches the astonishing total of two and Il
half millions, or nearly onethird as many as the num-
Der of immigrants in the same time.
Much has been discovered by the national commission
appointed last year, even during its one year of service.
as TO the influence of this returning tide on European
life. Nearly all of it is of a sort to stir the hearts of
Americans with sympathy and pride. Not only have
families been raised to a higher plane of comfort by the
labor of certain members in the great land of promise
but whole villages have felt the impetus and enjoyed the
benefits The United states is thus becoming a world
power In a new sense, and Il leader among nations by
ways which involve no military oppression and no diplo-
matte selfshneSs.
No man need grudge to the returning immigrant the
money he carries with him as something lost to the
United States. 1t has been earned. in most cases doubly
earned, by the hardest kind of labor, of which this coun-
try has had the benefit. The more becoming attitude is
that of the man toward the garment which had served
him for fifteen years. Well he said, as he finally re-
linquished it TO the ragman, lit doesn't owe me anything
for board."-Youth's Companion.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-27

$50 your husband lost all his money
on a race?'
Yes" answered young Mrs. Torkins
well, it was his own fault"
1T wasn't anything of the sort. II
was the horses fault"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-27
Grant, the Unassuminx.

Grant and Sherman were the only
officers Of high rank l ever met who
did not charge he atmosphere about
them with military consequence. While
at City Point frequently Joined my
friends Of General Grants staff, Por-
ter, Babcock, Billy Dunn and others,
at his headquarters. The general, In
undress uniform, always neat, but not
fastidious in appointment, would sit
at the door Of his tent or sometimes on
one Of the long settees that faced each
other under the tent fly, smoke, listen
and sometimes talk, and not q soul of
us from the youngest to the oldest eyer
had a thought of rank. Without low
ering his n to the level of famil-
iarity, he put ever one at his ease by
his natural simplicity. He had none Of
the caprices of moods or vanity. Quiet
In his presence and natdral In his man
ner. gentle in voice, of absolute purity
in speech. of unaffected, simple dignity,
Grant threw a charm over his camp
fire. West Point never graduated a
man who added so little austerity or
pretense to the peak of fame.-General
Morris Schaff, In Atlantic.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-27
Dartmouth Tale Revived.

A while ago an item started the
rounds of the college papers, begin
ming, it appeared, with the Daily ILL
nj, at the University of Illinois. and
working like a soft-nosed bullet both
ways through the college publications.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-27

Mr.. Stubb-Yes, Maria, twenty years
is supposed to elapse between the third
and fourth acts.
Mrs. Stubb-Do tell. Then we must
certainly stay.
Mr.. Stubb-Ah, you are interested in
the play?
Mrs. Stubb-Yes, ! want to see the
change in the style of hat the heroine
wears.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-27
PoIiteness and CbiIvnrx,

'OS-Who's that awful old trump
over there?
'09-That, sir, is my mother.
'0S-Er-ah-oh, yes-um. Well
ahem-you just ought to see mine.-
Harvard LampoOn
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-27

Artist-What kind of pictures do you
admire most?
Friend-Rare engravings. 1 particu-
larly admire the landscape on the back
Of q 500 bill.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-27
A Diplomat.

$50 you gave your husband a box
of cigars?"
YES" answered young Mrs, Tor
kins.
did he appreciate them?"
Indeed he did. He values them SC
highly that he is smoking a pipe, SC
as not to use them up too FAST
Washington Star.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-27
Continuous "Good Nights

Eva-Pearl has such a bad cough.
Edna-Yes, that is a "vestibule
cough"
Eva-And what in the world is a YES
thule cough?
Edna-Oh, a cough contracted in a
cold vestibule while saying good night
Pearl has q beau now, you know.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-27

Madame A.-The worst is deciding
what to take.
Madame B.-That's easyl l take all
ny dresses and leave my husbandlE
lnsatlantic Tales.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-27

Employed in the medical division Of
the United States pension Office in
Washington. is a husky young man who
was the youngest regularly enlisted and
mustered soldier in the Union army
during the civil war. writes ellison
Gardner. in the indianapolis Sun. He
IS Abram f. Springsteen, Of ~IndianaD-
oils, Ind.
Born in Brooklyn, y. Y, July >, 1850.
young Springsteen was taken when a
baby to indianapolis. He early showed
unusua talents at making q noise with
a stick. His beat upon tin pans. wash
boilers and other household utensils I'm
ill at the age of 6 he was an accom-
plished drummer and it was the custom
of his parents and neighbors to exhibit
him az an infant phenomenon at church
entertainments and Fourth of July Gel
ebrat.ons.
The first call for troops after the wal
was declared was in April, 1861. In
May, 1861. Springsteen was a boy Of II
and full of enthusiasm TO go soldering.
He accordingly ran away from school
and. hired out to a recruiting officer in
Indianapolis, where he was employed
to make a noise in front of the recruit
ing Office and attract the farmers when
they came in from the country.
His parents dragged him home once
or twice. but in October, 1861, he raj
away again. and was mustered in as
private in Company A, Thirty-Fifth In
diana Volunteers, being then IL years
and . months old. He served until
Dec. %, 1861, when his parents, learn
ing that the regiment was ordered to
the front, kidnapped him and took him
home and locked him up.
He ran away repeatedly, but was al
ways caught and brought back. FL
nally, when, he was II years and q
days old. his elders gave in and he
went TO war.
He served until July ., 1865, when
his regiment was discharged at Greens
boro, Ind, and on July % he was mus
tered out and presented with a war
drum by his company. This drum is
among his priced possessions.
At the battle of Reseda, Ca, Spring
steen was ordered off the field by Gen.
Manson, but boylike. he hung around
and when a few moments later the
general was knocked from his horse by
a shell Springsteen was the first to
reach his side.
On one occasion the officer I'm com
mand made use Of the boy TO carry an
important message to a skirmish line,
which was holding a dangerous adj
vance position. The boy was told to
crawl on his hands and knees through
the cotton stalks until the enemy no
ticed him and fired on him, when he
was to get up and make a run for the
rife pits. He was quickly discovered,
but half a dozen balls sped Over his
head and he made the run in safety
and delivered the dispatches.
On the night Of Nov. %, 1864, the
night before the battle of Franklin,
Tenn, he was captured at Spring Hill,
fifteen miles away, but half an hour
later he slipped his guards, minus his
hat, drum and ~knapsack, and at 5
o'clock in the morning was back in
camp.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-27

ton for the larger life. The college course should pre-
cedc the technical and the professional course, and any
omission Of college work in the hope of a short cut to
practical success is a mistake. In the future profess
sional men must be better equipped than ever before if
they expect to hold their own and to rise to distinction.
--Indiapapolls News.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-27

Inevitable. The better class of newspapers prune and
trim down their reports as far as they can, and even
yet there will remain at times q residue which offends
the finer sensibilities. The less considerable press treats
its readers to the full dish of nauseating stuff. Mean
while the courtroom is packed with a morbid crowd of
sensation seekers, gloating over the spectacle of shamed
womanhood or wretched manhood and carrying away
the most demorallzing impressions to be scattered broad
cast by word Of Cd. c. Star.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-27

Mike-How foine tn polacemin Ia tn
park o
Pat-An' phoy notf Don't aich wan
| how a nurs4?oJudge.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-27

Earl Cromer is one of the most Thor
ough students of the Bible whom the
English public have among their promi-
nent men.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-27

Meat Is high, fruit scarce, so buy
Mrs. Austin's famous pancake -four. A
good, hearty breakfast for little money.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-27
VALUE OF coLLEeE EpucAr1oN.

EVER was the need of a college education
for all who would engage In professional
work more widely recognized. There has
been much running to the mechanical and
technical fields Of labor, but there has
never been a time when a good old-fash-
iCned education was not the best Drenara-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-27

In eight years the population of Osaka.
Japan. has increased from S11.S00 to
over 100000. The number of factories
has increased by o91.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-27

A word that we dislike very much is
that word natural" when used by
women in describing the appearance
OF q corpse.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-27

The total area of Africa is estimated
at about 100000 square miles, OF
which Great Britain OWNS 2,713,01o
square miles.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-27

to think that another American girl is about to make a
bad bargain.
We must remember. however, that the International
alliances that turn out disastrously and end in the di-
yorce court are those that make the most noise, and also
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-27

Nothing can be better than Natures
mild laxative, Garfield Tea. Made of
Herbs, it overcomes constipation and in
digestion, purifes the blood and eradf
Gates disease.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-27
Very Low one-Way Rates Via Nicke
Plate Road.

West, Northwest, Southwest March 1
to April 80. See local Agent or write
J.. c. Melenbacker. T. p a, Fort
Wayne, Ind. CD
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-27

The coal consumption per head is
greater in England than any other
country.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-27
AGRICULTURAL PROSPERITY

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rNH HE ten years OF prosperity that this coun-
- Y try has enjoyed since 1897. and the revo-
ton which has been wrought in the agri-
-rE cultural industry, has placed the Ameri-
ENNS%SNi can farmer in a position of financial and
ESENas9ya economic independence such as the rural
population of this or no other country has
ever known before. The fixed capital represented in
the agricultural industry to-day is approximately 49,
COO,O00,00O, or more than four times the capital in
vested IN all Of the manufacturing industries In the
country. From the position the American farmer now
occupies, no financial disturbances, no business failures
in the outside world, no failure of any one or several
crops, no hysteria or political agitation, can hope to dis
lodge him.-Van Norden Magazine.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-27

In consequence of the increasing abuse
Of opium, its sale in French harbor cities
has been forbidden.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-27
INTERNATIONAL MARITAL MIXES.

LAIN people sigh when they read of a new
international marriage between an Ameri-
can heiress and a European OF title. What
the title may be. or what they may happen
TO know about the contracting parties. sig
nifies little. They distrust these marriages
and are apt. when they hear of a new one.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-27
Entered the Regular Army

How Glenn Entered the Army
An interesting story is told Of the
way that John Il. Glen, the famous
Drummer Boy Of Shiloh" and now
assistant quartermaster general, got
into the regular army. In the early
days of Gen. Grants first term as Pres
ident, Glen, without aid, secured an
audience. The President said: what
can / do for you?" Glen said: "Mr.
President, / wish to ask you for an
order to admit me to West Point"
But why" said the President, do you
not take the examinations" IL did,
Mr.. President, but l failed to pass"
THAT was unfortunate" said the Pres
ident; "how was that:" why. Mr..
President, you see, l was in the war,
and while | was there these other boys
Of my age were In school," What! ~
said the President, amazed, you were
in the WARP" (Clem was then scarce
ly IS, and boyish ~looking.) "Yes, Mr..
President; 1 was in the war four
| years" and he related his experience.
The President then wrote something.
sealed 1t, and, handing 1t TO Glen, said,
Take this to the Secretary of War; 1
guess it will fix you all right" Glen
went to the Secretary, to whom he mad
| already applied, and was received some
what coldIy. He delivered the note.
The Secretary read 1t and said, "Do
you know what this Isl" "No," said
Glen; but l supposed it was an order
to admit me to West Point" well.
it isn't" said the Secretary its an
| order to commission you second lieuten-
| ant in the regular army"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-27
BEHIND CLOSED DOORS

.W much better il would he for the Ameri-
can people IL the courts here were to close
their doors occasionally and shut out the
public when gross details of immoral rela-
tons or Of crime are required to elucidate
the issues involved in celebrated cases, AS
lone as the doors remain open publicity is
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-27

WHAT HEADACHE.
From October to Nay. Colds are the most IRE
quent cause Of Headache. LAXATIVE BROM(
QUININEremoves cause Z. w. Groye on box %.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-27

minal, to Key West is 156 miles. OF this distance 10i
miles will be constructed on land: counting. of course,
the coral formation of the keys as land. The rest of
the route. which will connect the string of keys, will
be constructed over swamp and water, of which about
twenty-five miles may be considered swamp and twenty
five miles open water. On the entire route fifty keys
must be crossed. Some of these are of considerable size
that is, they have an area Of several square miles,
but the larger number can be measured in square yards.
The distances apart vary considerably, and the depth Of
water between varies from a depth of thirty inches to
thirty feet. the average being about six and onehalf
feet. Included in the loo miles will be six miles of con-
crete viaduct and some eighty miles of embankment,
which rises about thirty one feet above the water, this
height being considered ample to protect the track from
the action of the stornis.-Popular Mechanics.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-27
ShOrfSighted.

Governor Folk declares in public adj
dresses that the tariff is eating us up
and must be repealed that the cost of
living is too high and must come down
that we must no longer keep our labor
employed at high wage at the expense
of wage In foreign lands. The
governor is to be commended for his
courage, but he must be shortsighted
indeed if he imagines hat the great
masses Of the American people are
moved with sympathy for the foreign
laborer to hat extent that will induce
them to strike a blow at the wage earn
er at Lome.-St. Joseph (Mo.) Gazette.
In the v years 1900 to 1907, our
yearly output of manufactures has
grown from $13,000,000,OO0 to at least
SIC, 0,00O, 0O0-another gain of So.
J0O,O00,00O. Many other gains might
be chronicled, but enough are shown
to justify the statement that the thing,
the right thing, to do with the present
Protective Tariff Is to let ii alone
Walter ]. Ballard in 1.-The Projections
jst."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-02-27
OVER THE SEA ON CONCRETE.

~ HE great ocean railway linking Florida's
u mainland with Key West and bringing
Cuba 100 miles nearer the United States is
nearing completion. The undertaking is
s a81s'.s'' ao 'BS 9' aer 's aaass ssa- s'sss Sl
The distaLce from Miami, the Florida ter
The newspaper., 1908-03-27

the quantity of sound fruit. but In most
cases a single spray has not been sue
cessful in proportion to repeated
sprayings. The proportion Of sound
fruit on sprayed trees as compared
with unsprayed trees has varied In diff
ferent seasons, but an average for the
past six years in nearly 30 per cent
number one fruit from sprayed trees,
and less than ten per cent. from un-
sprayed trees. The per cent. OF mar
ketable fruit, including the second
grade. has shown slightly greater diff
ferences in favor of sprayed trees.
The cumulative effect of spraying
has been noted in the greater free
dom from insects and diseases OF the
experiment station orchards and vine,
yards compared with neighboring
plantations which have not been
sprayed. The orchards have suffered
no injury from canker worm, leaf
crumpler or tent caterpillar, which
have been very numerous in neighbor-
ing orchards during several seasons.
The protection from fungus has been
fully as valuable. During the seasons
1905-1906 practically no loss was occa-
stoned by bitter rot, scab or rust.
while unsprayed orchards in this To-
cality have suffered seriously.
In spraying peach trees to prevent
brown rot and leaf curl the first spray
should be applied before the leaf buds
open. The foliage of the peach is much
more easily injured than is that of the
apple. and after the trees are in leaf
the bordeaux mixture should be re-
duced to half strength.
AS the fruit reaches maturity tine
use of bordeaux is liable to discolcr
the fruit. The colorless ammoniacal
solution of copper carbonate has been
used during ripening. but has been
less effective than bordeaux.
The plum varieties differ consider
ably in their liability to spray burn.
but as a rule the bordeaux should be
diluted half strength for plums.
The spraying of the vineyard to pre-
vent mildew has been uniformly sue
cessful. The crops from unsprayed
vines have in several seasons been al
most .~tal failures when the sprayed
vines Aave given fair crops.-R. L.
Eastman.
The newspaper., 1908-03-27
ABOUT SPRAYING.
Provide for a Good Fruit Year by
Fighting Pests.

The Indications are that this year
will be what orchardists call "a good
fruit year" To insure the best yield
spraying should begin early. Spraying
for codling moth is begun when the
petals are fallen, and should be given
as soon as possible after that stage.
The calyx leaves are well open and
are uppermost. and 1t is essential that
poison be deposited there as the great
er number of the early brood enter
the small apple at the calyx.
The small apple grows rapidly and
the second spraying should follow the
first In at least ten days. The larvae
that escape the first spraying will be
mature insects within a short time
after the first apple has dropped, and
a spray should be given to protect the
fruit from the second brood. At in
tervals of about two or three weeks.
spraying for later broods has proved
profitable.
For bitter rot or scab, bordeaux
mixture applied before the buds open
destroy spores upon the bark and
twigs. II should be combined with the
second and fourth sprays for codling
moth. and II the disease has been very
serious, one or two more later spray.
ings will be profitable. Other insects
and diseases have not been noted az
serious where spraying for codling
moth and bitter rot have been applied
In some instances a single spraying
has securef a very great increase in
The newspaper., 1908-03-27
PERUNA EDITORIAL NO. |.

offering Peruna to the public M &
compound put up or the medical
rofn No strainine fault with THE
ACTIVE INGREDIENTS prominently the
that the people know tnas 'no eiuna
have true justification
only shall make from medical a INC ooaaact OF
continue advertise and
sell product TO TIE PEOPLE
doctors only to adver or oocsors only
the would obliged feruna a. being
entirely within their approval
BUT WE SHALL NOT DO THIS
offer Peuna to the people We shan continue
household remedy We shall
continue to supply the teaching them how
10 avoid disease them many things
heneAt The home this whether the medical
profession like it or not
the public into confidence
tators and WILL be attempting
something which just good are to
chooses exactly
WHAT PERUNA Is COMPOSED
We expect however that
On the
The newspaper., 1908-03-27
People Who Object to
Liquid Medicines Can
Now Secure Peruna
Tablets.

foreign people the world supplied with this
able household remedy.
PERUNA TO BE CATARRH REMEDY Buy bottle and
try helps be honest and acknowledge that II mas npea
words wish us will
We will not do this without
write without your entire consent
Of chronic caah phases
he people through unsolicited
will thousand in spite Of fabricated
70 contrary.
WE GUARANTEES EVERY BOTTLE PRRUEA TO CONTAIN THE
INGREDIENTS PRINTED ON THE LABEL
guarantee testimonial absolutely true the
language Of the testfer
every photograph published the photograph of the
every Of testimonial author
lied by the hand that signed it
We determined beat opPonnt being faer than they
determined ehood
truth dupicity candor nancerity with sincerity
will appreciate stand We believe
We
ponns obliged acknowledge finally that Puna mot only
the GREATEST HOUSEHOLD HED
CINES THE CONTINENT
The newspaper., 1908-03-27
Same Tree Pruned. Showing Method
Of Heading Back.

ly done every March from the time
the trees are planted out. 1t may be
considered a safe operation The ex-
cessive pruning OF neglected trees at
this time of year. on the other hand.
is apt to be more of a damage than a
benefit, says the Country Gentleman.
Under present circumstances. we
have to recognize the fact that March
will be the main month for pruning
on farms and in small orchards. In
face Of this fact, 1t is well to urge
the advice to be careful with the prun-
ing tools. especially with the saw and
the ak, and not to go too fast.
The newspaper., 1908-03-27
BABY CRIED AND SCRATCHED
All the Time-covered with Tortur-
ing Ecxema-Ooctor Said Sores
Would Last for Years-Per-
feet Cure by Cuticura.

MY baby niece was suffering from
that terrible torture. eczema. 1t was
all over her body but the worst was
on her face and hands. She cried and
scratched all the time and could not
sleep night or day from the scratch
ing. I had her under the DOCTORS
care for year and a half and he
seemed to do her no good. I took her
to the best doctor in the city and he
said that she would have the sores
until she was six years old. But II ]
had depended on the doctor my baby
would have lost her mind and died
from the want OF aid. But I used
Cutlcura Soap and Cuticura Ointment
and she was cured in three months.
Alice l.. Dowell. 476s Easton Ave. St
Louis. Mo-. May and 20, 1907"
The newspaper., 1908-03-27

Scies;ists of the Smithsonian insti-
tuition at Washington have been in
vestigating a mysterious hole or crater
found in Arizona. the opening being
about three-quarters OF a mile across
and 600 feet deep. The conclusion is
that the enormous depression is due
to the impact Of meteor. And this
solution of the problem. suggests the
Troy IN. " Times. affords a thrilling
suggestion as to what one OF those
brilliant and erratic visitors is capable
OF when 1t "swats" old Mother Earth
with full force and effect. Fortunately
such visits are OF rare occurrence.