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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-02

seph's soup line and captured It. The
colonel of the bushwhackers, a former
school teacher. and his staff appeared
simultaneously, as the major reported
it to his superior officer. before the
majors shack and demanded his ra-
tiOns.
The colonel saluted the major and
begged his pardon for the intrusion.
He said he and his men had not come
to fight, bat they We're almighty hungry,
and the odOr of the noodle soup had
maze them furious.
IF permitted to have their fill they
would retire in good order and the
major could Go likewise. If the majo.
wanted fight, he could have it, but they
were not there with any hostile inten-
tiOns, other than those mentioned.
1.-The major was viEsually prisoner.
He submitted gracefully and asked the
colonel and his staff to be his guests
as long as the grub held out. The
colonel regretted to say that he and his
staff would need all there was, and as
the major could go back TO town and
ge. more, they would have to sweep the
board
"They devoured every morsel. When
the repast was finished the coloneIs
eye fell on the majors spyglass; he
allowed that as the government had
plenty on hand and the article was
scarce in the Confederacy he would
have TO take it. The major removed
the field glass from his uniform and
handed it over.
The major was then politely re-
quested to send word to his men in
camp that they were to allow the Wis
itors to depart in peace. This was
done. and the bushwhackers scattered
rs only bushwhackers know how to do.
Major Joseph broke camp that night
and returned TO the city before day
break. 1t was his last scouting expedi-
ton from that post. He was ordered
to the front soon after, and, l believe,
under the watchful eye of his superior
officer, who was an old West Pointer.
he did some creditable fighting until he
was mustered out.
'sThe story of the bushwhackers' raid
on Major Joseph's noodle soup got to
the headquarters of many commanding
officers, but 1 do not think it ever had
general circulation" - Detroit Free
Press.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-02
The Evolution of
Household Remedies.

The modern patent medicine bust
ness is the natural outgrowth Of the
ol1-time household remedies.
In the early history of this countrv,
EVERY FAMILY HAD ITS home
MADE MEDICINES. Herb teas,
bitters, laxatives and tonics, were to be
found in almost every house. compound
ed by the housewife, sometimes assisted
by the apothecary or the family doctor.
Such remedies as picra, which was
aloes and quassia, dissolved in apple
brandy. Sometimes hep tonIc, made
of whiskey, hops and bitter barks. a
score or more Of popular, homemade
remedies were thus compounded, the
formulate for which were passed along
from house to house, sometimes written,
sometimes verbally communicated.
The patent medicine business is a
natural outgrowth from this whole
some, old-time custom. In the begin.
ming, some enterprising doctor, i'm
pressed by the usefulness of one Of
these homemade remedies, would take
it up, improve it in many ways, manu-
facture it on large scale, advertise it
mainly through almanacs for the home,
and thus it would become used over a
large area. LATTERLY THEH0USE-
HOLD REMEDY BUSINESS TOOK
A MORE EXACT AND SCIENTIFIC
FORM.
Peruna was originally one of these
old-time remedies. It was used by the
Mennonites, of Pennsylvania, before it
was offered to the public for sale. Dr..
Hartman, THE ORIGINAL COM
FOUNDER OF PERUNA, is of Mem
MONTE origin. First, he prescribed it
for his neighbors and his patients.
The sale Of It increased, and at last he
established a mandatory and fur
nished it to the general drug trade.
Peruna is useful in q great many
climatic ailments, such as coughs, colds,
sore throat bronchitis and catarrhal
diseases generally. THOUSANDS OF
FAMILIES HAVE LEARNED THE
USE OF PERUEA and its value in the
treatment of these ailments. They
have learned to trust and believe in
DR.. Hartman's judgment, and to rely
on his remedy, Peruna.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-02
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~Well," said the family friend, as
she glanced around the library, 81 must
say the room looks little more order
" than it usually does at this time in
the evening"
The mistress of tine household sighed.
YES" she said. lit does"
isn't it q comfort?' asked the fam
lily friend.
no" replied the mistress of the
household. rather shortly. 1t isn't"
II should think 1t would be-" said
the family friend "John Rickerson is
good man. I'm not saying anything
against your husband, my dear
you'd better not"
"Of course wouldn't" said the FAM
lily friend. But I've heard you COM
plain a thousand times Of his careless
habits. | know they'd drive me. to dis
traction"
Hes n man." explained the mistress
Of the household.
"Oh, Of course, but man might be a
little neat and pick things up after
him. think I've got my husband edu-
Gated to that He was just as careless
as John was when We We're first mar
ried."
you've told me that before
Il know | have, and you've always
said you wished l could take John in
hand. When did you hear from him
lastw
"On Thursday" replied the mistress
If the household. Hes at Kansas City
now and he'll be home Monday. The
next time he takes a trip like that I'm
going with him. I'm not going to stay
all alone In this poky house"
"Poky!"
"Yes, poky. If 1t doesn't look poky
low l don't know what does. IL /
could smoke without Its strangling me
and making me sick I'd smoke
my dear.'
"Yes, would, and I'd throw the
ashes all over the carpet. Look at
those cushions on the lounge, all smooth
and pumped out. and all the books In
/ the bookcases. instead of half of them
scattered over the floor, and not burn
ID match anywhere. 1t makes me want
to cry"
The friend of the family looked
shocked "Well,' she said at last, ''if
you feel like that why don't you burn
some matches and throw them around?
You could have Bertha bring up some
ashes from the furnace and sift them
On the rug, too"
81 was thinking of doing something
like that when you came in" said the
mistress of the household, "only it
wouldn't be quite the same thing"
"You mean you wouldn't have any
body to scold for it,"
"I'm not going to seold any more. l
know / do scold about it, but | don't
believe | ought to. 1t may be little
aggravating sometimes to have him put
his hat on the china cabinet instead of
hanging it in the hall on the rack and
put his gloves on the mantel and kick
off his rubbers in the reception room
and things like that, but it doesn't seem
worth while making great fuss
about"
IF you don't think it Is why do you
DO it?" asked the friend of the family.
why not encourage him to be care
less?"
He isn't careless" protested the mis-
tress OF the household. Hes just a
little forgetful. He means to put things
In their places. and he does sometimes
when he thinks Of IL. And he's al
| gays as sorry as he can be. Anyway,
I don't like to see things too prim. I'd
sooner the place was a little untidy.
It's honey, anyway"
The family friend laughed.
4 81 don't CARE said the mistress Of
the household. 81 wish his hat was
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-02

In grocery article Woman's Home
Companion makes this point
'In a New Jersey town, not many
miles from famous institution OF
learning, found one of those groceries
whose proprietors have not progressed.
You could brush your skirt against a
dripping molasses barrel; you could
dip your hand into cracker barrel
and help yourself; you could pick out
big pickles with your fingers IL you
wanted them of uniform size, because
the clerk did the same thing; but you
could not count the fly specks on the
cheese box and coffee grinder, because
life is too short for so stupendous a
task. And oh, the dust.
1.-The proprietor of that store could
not sell me certain brand of ginger
snaps in moisture-rroof box. He
said he did not believe In package
goods. His customers could not af-
ford such luxuries.
"There are thousands of customers
like his all over America. They de-
clare that package goods are for mil
lionaires, not wage earners. But, oh.
if the wives of wage earners would
only study such problems and not jump
at conclusions. How much farther the
hard-earned wages would go and how
much better food would be placed be-
fore the man who earns the wages !"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-02

on the cabinet this minute and his rub
5ers on the-on the mantelpiece. /
shouldn't mind If the room was blue
with smoke, If he was making it, and
there was Dead Sea of ashes all over
the Morris chair"
The mistress Of the household went
over and rumpled up one of the smooth
pillows on the lounge with her face.
'Oh. tut tut" said the friend of the
family. "You mustn't be foolish ~
Chicago Daily News.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-02
Christians and Gentlemen.

In General Morris Schaff's recent
"reminiscences, "The Spirit of Old West
Point" there is an incident that goes
TO show that not even the first bitter.
ness of the struggle between the North
and the South could put out altogether
the fires of friendship.
1t was the fate of Stephen d. Ram.
seur of North Carolina to fall In the
Confederate service. His last hours
had close connection with Yves,
Point, where he had been enrolled as
a cadet.
When, in the darkness, after the Bat.
tie of Cedar Greek, the Union cavalry
charged the broken and fleeing rem.
nants of a division of Early's corps
Custer, who was In the midst. heard
one of his troopers who had seized the
horses ask the driver whom be had IN
his ambulance.
do not tell him." commanded o
weak, husky voice.
Whereupon Custer, who recognized
the voice as one he had so often heard
at West Point, exclaimed
as that you, Rs.mseurY
Custer had him taken to Sheridan's
headquarters, where bis old friends
Merritt, Custer and THE gallant Pen
nington, gathered round him and show.
ed him every tenderness to the last
He died about 10 o'clock the next day
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-02
Interesting Items.

One ounce of egg will produce 10000
silk worms.
One of the oldest known food plants
is asparagus.
The average amount of sickness In
human life is nine days out of one
year.
The product of the British shipyards
amounts to 20 or % per cent of the
whole
Special clocks, which need winding
up only once in 400 days, are now
manufactured in Munich.
A "ten-penny" nail means that one
thousand nails weigh ten pounds. The
word penny" in this case is a corrup-
ton of pound.
The last seasons seal catch is the
smallest that there is any record of
1t amounted to less than 6,0O0-aboui
half that of the previous year.
1t is proposed to build a motor ap
proach road to London, a distance OF
fifteen miles, with a width OF forty t.
sixty feet The highest gradient is ]
to 80. 1t will cost 100000 a mile.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-02
Let the Tariff Alone.

The determination of the Republican
leaders in Congress to permit no kind
of tariff legislation at this session is
politically and economically wise.
The business conditions of the coun-
try call for quieting treatment, where
as tariff agitation, even in the mild
form Of a commission of investigation,
IS disturbing.
The tariff needs some readjustment,
but it should be readjusted to meet nor
NAL conditions. The time for this is
when normal conditions prevail and not
during period of financial depressio-l.
The manufacturers of the country
are divided on the question of revising
the present tariff. Many of them deny
that there is any demonstrated neces-
sity for any revision. The country has
prospered under the Dingley act 1t
has proved itself one of the best tariff
acts, If not the very best, the country
has ever bad.
Then why change it? Why disturb
the business Of the country by even ag-
Itatiug its change? Would the correc-
tion of the few incongruities and i'm
PROJECTIONS which time has developed
in the Dingley law pay for the disturb
ance incident to a protective tariff agi-
tation? What guarantee is there that
the process of change would limit itself
to reno. ing the defects in the present
tariff ami not destroy some of its fun
damental virtues?
These are vital questions and present
the gravity and danger of the revision
movement. The delegation of manufac-
turers who have been in Washington in
the past two days asking for the Gre
alton Of tariff commission deny that
there is any danger to protection or TO
the business Of the country in an in
vestigation by an expert tariff commits
sion.
This delegation represents some
twenty strong organizations and claims
to speak for about so per cent OF all
the manufacturers of the country. The
WAYS and means committee in the
House and the Senate finance commit
tee are composed at the present time
OF exceedingly competent men, fully
equal to the work of revising or rcrch-
structing the tariff when the necessity
for It is Observation-Disclosures Haven
Leader.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-02
MISS ALTHEA's EXPERIMENTS.
Her Subjects Were Sometimes More
PrOsaic than She wished.

II there is one thing that pleases
Miss Althea Durand more than another
it is TO surprise bit of exquisite SEN
timent or high feeling from a human
being whose uncouth exterior promises
nothing. But there are two notable in
stances of her experiments in this line
which she wishes her fun-lovlng family
would allow her to forget.
One IS the case of an old woodsman
guide whose analytic descriptions Of
his own experiences aud sensations had
impressed Miss Althea as savoring Of
genius-so much so that she was eager
to display his talents TO her incredulous
friends. Accordingly, one day. she lured
him into telling the story Of a bear
fight before an audience, and just as ne
had reached the point where the great
furious grizzly was towering over him
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-02

II Is worth noting that the English
~tarif reformer" is the man who would
,ut duty on imported goods in order
,.oen them out of the home market !:
while the American self-styied "tariT
,.forner'. is the man who would re-
80 the duty on foreign goods. or
20 If in order to let them into tne
,.,,,e market to compete with domestic
..od,,cts TO the injury of boeh Ameri-
can manufacturers and Amer iean wage
e,.,,ors-Grand Rapids Herald.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-02

What the American people are more
8, reed of Just now than anything else
rest from unnecessary anxiety
.e.or the distressful crisis through
itch they have lately passed they
- chance to recuperate, to racrrit
thair energies, TO consolidate their In
-. IS and It is precisely of this
- that the inception of a tariff
.,nkering agitation would deprive them
Allentown (Pa.) News
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-02
How SickIes Got His Medal.

The presentation to General Sickles
by the War Department, after a long
delay, of medal for meritorious con-
duct at the battle of Gettysburg, re-
called an interesting incident At the
national G. A. Il. encampment at Buff
falo, General Ruggles of the regular
army and General Sickles were two of
the conspicuous old generals in attend
ance. Ex-Governor Upham of Wiscon-
sin, together with Z. A. Shores Of the
same State, were guests at the same
hotel with General Ruggles. On the
third day of the encampment Mr..
Shores was presented to the general.
The conversation turned upon the sub
ject of badges, several of which Gen
eral Ruggles was wearing. when he
remarked that 1t was unfortunate that
General Sickles was unable to get a
medal from the War Department.
"Sickles deserves the bade," said he.
'for he commanded his regiment ia
the end of the engagement after he had
lost his leg by the explosion of a shell
but unfortunately there is no one liv-
ing. SO far as is known, who was an
eyewitness Of the generals action. and
the testimony of an eyewitness is alb
solutely necessary before the medal can
be awarded
When General Ruggles had ceased
talking Mr.. Shores said: General. |
think l can furnish the evidence that Is
desired. / was General Birney's order
ly in that battle, and was sent with a
message to General Sickles to say that
General Birney was ready to take COM
mand at any time 1t was then well
known among the Federal soldiers that
General Sickles had lost a leg, and II
was supposed he would be taken from
the field. When 1 found General Sick
les he was on stretcher with clamp
on the stump of his leg to prevent loss
of blood, and he was giving orders
while sitting on the stretcher on which
he had been carried to the front.
delivered General Birney's message
when with a vigorous adjective Gen
eral Sickles said: You tell General
Birney that when I want him to take
command / will let him know"
The next day at the suggestion of
General Ruggles, Mr.. Shores called
upon General Sickles, and repeated the
statement made the day before, which
evidently reached the War Department
for General Sickles afterward received
the mucl-desired medal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-02

Hi Tragedy-Whew Ranter must
have found food for thought i'll the
dramatic editors article this morn
ing.
Lowe Comedy-Food? | should say
a full meal. He got roast and all his
Jesserts.-Philadelph Press.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-02

Every boy should have dog so that
he can feel, when his father makes him
go to school, and his mother makes him
say 'Please" at the table, that he has
one True and Satisfied Friend in the
world.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-02

while business unsettled and far from profitable.
building and loan associations of the United
increased their assets by $70OOO00 They for
S72SO000O0 Of the peoples savings. Not single
citation affected by the financial furry
umn to the extent of by investors much less
point OF closing its doors All ourshed through
out the country.
Investors in building and loan associations deserve this
immunity. for they benefting the country well
themselves. They erecting their homes, and
thus improving their citizenship because the who
owns his home is likely be unpatriotic.
regards the countrys interests well his private in
erests.
A nation of home owners defy any fate. and build
ing and associations doing much put the Unit
ed States into that position.-Chcago Journal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-02

Church-They say the human voice
is stronger in the morning than it is at
night.
Gotham-I can't see any difference
In baby's-Yonkers Statesman
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-02

What are neighbors for: They are
to notice things. If you ever did any
thing out of the way you are reminded
that that was what your neighbor was
there for.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-02

where Would He Get the so Cents:
"Don't YOU know" a Democratic au-
tl-protective tariff orator was arguing
TO an sli-American whom he was en-
deavoring to coVyince. that you are
paying too much for everything you
buy? You have paid protective tariff
prices for your coat and your shoes and
everything you have on How much
did you pay for that capT
"Six shillings.'
"WIth free trade you could get as
GOOD n one for half dollar
ssThat may all be-" replied Pat, but
I remember when we had free trade
was out of work. Sure, where would
GET the fifty cents?'
This story isn't an argument against
tariff revision. 1t is an argument
AGAINST the kind of tariff revision which
,rould diminish the demand for Ameri-
can labor-RutlaDd (Vt) Herald.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-02
AS TO A HUSBANDS POCKETS.

MASSACHUSETTS husband has been
granted Il divorce because he averred his
wife interfered with his personal liberty by
searching his pockets while he was asleep.
The wisdom of the courts decision may
have been perfectly proper in that instance
But probably the husband should have had
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-02

than from pure cussedness 1t may be this Massa-
chusetts belongs that class. In that the
court acted wisely in granting the divorce but it would
be udicious for other courts to this
tablsh precedent-Toedo Blade.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-02

faSSS@EE events in parts of Europe Both to-day
at high-water mark. Every year from 1 Geo.,
eco TO 10000 aliens admitted to American ports
Some to work and and found new homes; 9th
and and that, finally, they may
relapse life of In the land their nativity
They form the westward-fowing stream. Out of this
there is created that other whose
is eastward. But, whereas the first is of humanity
is gold Out of the savings of the foreign
The annual increase is about 10 per If this money
retained here would be sufficient every year.
liqrdate est-bearlng debt 1t cannot be
roled 1t is the quid pro quo the International credit
balance which the immigrant aborer is entitled if
is worthy of his hire. The annual distribution OF this
great of money throughout Europe is in the follow
ing proportion: Italy, $700000O0 Austria Hungary
$G5O0OOO0; Great Britain. S25G00OOO; Norway and
Sweden, S25OCOOO0 Russia $25000OO0; Germany, 49,,
10000; Greece $50o0OO0 ali Others including France
Switzerland, Belgium and Denmark S10O0O,000.-NOrth
American Review.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-02
BUILDING ASSOCIATIONS PROSPER.

HE man who invests his savings in q build
ing and loan association has one advantage
over the man who buys stocks or goes ints
business. His savings are not likely to be
swept away in times of panic.
Last year, while banks were falling on
every side while stocks were tumblinc
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-02
WHY WoMEN CAN NOT VOTE

Fz.-1n-1s1 HE reason why have not yet OBJ
tanned the right of suffrage made very
/ plain in New YOrk's capitol while the ar
hzrzsr-z-4 gument went the proposed consti-
lHETMsyVA tutional amendment to strike out the linn
SGElASZg sting word male from the provision
garding the right to A number Of
equal sufragists were present, but there also a
strong delegation of from all parts Of the State
opposing them, and these Just vouble,
fluent and representative as the sufragists
Their presence there lent point Gov. Hughes
marks when he said that the decision of the question of
female suffrage rests with themselves What the
women OF New York really want they will have, for
will not dare to deny them
But 80 long the women divided the subject.
men cannot be blamed for taking action Some
want the right to vote; but, the other hand
many women, perhaps more, do wish the right and
say enphatcally
Before suragists ask the voters give them the suf
frage they should go and convert their sex.
When that is done they will have trouble
Kansas City World.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1908-04-02
IMMIGRANT LABoR,s COST

HERE are two powerful streams. quite re-
ciprocal in nature-the one flowing toward,
the other away from, this country-that
have created new forces in our economic
life. while changing the whole current of
events in parts of Europe. Both are to-day