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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-11-11
Ont Goes Tom johnson.

The defeat of Tom Johnson for
mayor of Cleveland is expected to set
tie the street car question. 1t has APP
parently settled Tom Johnson.
For about ten years he has posed
as the Moses to lead Cleveland from
its street car troubles Municipal own
ership was his remedy and cent fares
his slogan. On those issues he won
again and again.
And what did Cleveland get out of
his leadership? A lot of squabbling,
a deal of scandal, street ear system
in the hands Of federal receivers and
a service admittedly worse than had
been furnished by the corporations
under private control.
But wait-it got one thing more;
something that was really worth
while We mean a clearer compre-
hension of the limitations of Tom
Johnson, fuller realization OF the
exact ratio of performance to prom
Use in his case. 1t took about ten
years to acquire this. But it was
worth the price. = Chicago Inter
Ocean.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-11-11
MAJOR CFNERAL O.0.fIOWADl
NOTFI) CHRIST DAN SOLDIER


y
EEIu the notable of its military
BIZk IS 4
Civil beginning the
H6l@NN a
k2Gs5 commanded the
II the O o
living Throughout his long
his profession Christianity being
Christian soldier abroad the Have
lock of America"
s,
Bowdoin Appointed to
Point until the breaking
Third Maine
Bull commanded brigade
he had taken
the rank major general
Distinguished dpnarian, General Howard always
found time religious his sincerity though at "
prejudice soldiers
the Christian the military serve Oh no. answered General
Howard ION the the soldiers all things being equal relied more
nothing fellow all hypocries but the
his cleaner and
sefacrfce and
fearesness Christian he lost credit either with
w
Mexico When it
Ch chief Howard
accompanied by only
remained thirteen
showing justice made friend of the
bloodthirsty
good
soldiers his failed to invoke
York In this /
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-11-11
Why Did lie Do II,

One of the guests of a seaside board
ing house had picked up a curiously
shaped stone on the seashore that look
ed exactly like half eaten crust oil
bread. 1t was being passed around
the room. and the finder was evidently
feeling pleased with himself at havins
found something really unique. Every
one who saw it exclaimed how like 2
crust of bread it really was. 1t at last
cached the quiet man in the corner
and the finder went up to him to gel
his opinion. Yes" said the quiet
man, 1T IS striking resemblance
Didn't you think it was a crust OF
bread when you saw it on the sand?'
Yes" replied the proud finder. q
was completely taken in with it.
Then what on earth did you pick il
up for?'
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-11-11
The Lotus Eaters.

New York has suffered a defeat in
morals TO win an economic victory.
The self-interested hand of righteous
ness has closed tightly on the purse
strings and the hand OF indifference
has turned loose the Tammanyized po-
lice force. San Francisco has gone
back to the flesh pots. gutter" en-
ticed by tawdry, sickly, silly ambi-
ton. soothed by the promise that it
shall become the Paris of America
and the paradise of parasites. Phila-
delphia has followed its traditional
policy, temperamentally reluctant to
exert itself morally. careful of the ex-
ternals. careless of the essentials.
New York has taken its finances
away from Tammany. 1t has left its
police force in the hands of that con-
scienceless, ruthless organization
which is a moral vacuum An appeal
to the pocketbook was effective. Tam
many lost the board of estimate which
will govern the expenditures of mil
lions of the taxpayers money. An ap-
Tammany retains control of the police
force.
On the Atlantic coast new y rrk and
Philadelphia rejected the moral issue.
On the Pacific coast San Francisco
tired of it, But encouragement is the
result of only superficial observation.
The fight has been only begun. San
Francisco will learn that yellow
streak is a poor municipal asset and
that its splendid ability to recover
from a staggering blow and rebuild
city Is seriously furnished by inabil-
ity to keep up fight for a principle.
1t has advertised itself as physically
strong and morally weak community.
New York and Philadelphia will learn
this. A city cannot maintain by toll
Grafton or acquiescence or through ig-
norance silent partnership with i'm
morality and ndecency-Chicago Trib-
une.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-11-11

have correctly reproduced 1t, or very
nearly so.
Generals Breckenridge and Bragg
took no part in the discussion. Both,
however, after Mr.. Davis retired. as
sured us OF their hearty approval OF the
position we had taken. They had for
borne TO say anything. because not
Immediately commanding the troops,
and not supposed. therefore, to know
their sentiments so well as We did. BUD
they promised to urge upon Mr.. David
the necessity and propriety OF endeay}
oring without further delay to get OUT
of the country. and not permit other
and serious complications to be pre-
duced by his capture and imprisoni
ment, and perhaps execution.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-11-11

The sextant, to which frequent ref
erence has been made by recent polar
explorers, is an instrument small
enough to be conveniently held in the
hand and is equally we'll adapted for
measuring the altitude OF celestial OBJ
jects in order TO obtain the latitude
end local time or for measuring the
angle between the moon and sun or
the moon and fixed star to ascertain
the longitude
II is called sextant because the meas
ure is recorded on an arc Of GO degrees,
one-sixth of circle. 1t consists of a
frame, usually of metal stiffened by
cross braces. The arc at the bottom
of the frame Is marked off with double
the number of degrees actually meas
ured. This is done because the fixed
and movable glasses attached to the
instrument give double reflection of
the objects observed and thus form
an angle with reference to each other
equal to only half the angular distance
between such objects, one of which is
seen directly anu the Ol0er Dy renee
ton. The arc of 100 degrees thus re-
cords the actual angle
Midway on the frame on one side Is
a telescope and opposite on the other
leg of the frame is a glass transparent
in the upper half and silvered In the
lower half. Both the telescope GET
in the accompanying fgure) and the
Class CHI are firmly attached to the
frame. At the top of the frame is a
mirror Co which is movable by
means of an arm GRIND to which it is
fastened. is called the index glass
and the arm GRIND revolves around it.
At M is shifting scale for making
fractional measurements and called a
vernier.
The observer takes the instrument
I'm his hand and holds the telescope
horizontally. Looking through the tel
escope he may see the horizon through
The transparent surface of the horizon
glass H. Then. If wishing to bring
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-11-11

are very high. Mr. lngersoll once ex
planned to me. with a story, why thi,
was. A traveller in Russia, he said
noticed that the train was decorated
with flags and banners, and at every
station stood a company of soldiers
and band playing the national an
them. The traveller asked the brake
man the reason for all this ceremony
The brakeman, lowering his voice, re
Piled:
~ don't mind telling you, sir-bu
in the strictest confidence be it under
stood-that carriage in this train
has been engaged for his majesty. But
his majesty, as matter of fact, won't
set off till this evening. Thus the plot
Matched against him may take effect
on this train, you see, and our gra
cious sovereign will be saved
The brakeman touched his cap an6
passed on, and the traveller. suddenly
grown pale and nervous, stared from
his window anxiously."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-11-11
A Tarin War with France.

Prospects of a tariff war with
the troubles of tariff revision do not
end when the tumult dies in the halls
Of Congress at Washington.
Just as the revision itself was
marked by months of business unrest
at home, while the Congressman talk
ed and toiled, it will still take many
months of international disquiet be-
fore the nations of the world adjust
themselves to the altered conditions
which our tariff changes have wrought.
That the chief conflict would arise
with France was forecast by the diplo-
mats at Washington and Paris long
before the intricate details of the
Aldricn-Payne measure had been
mapped out 1t seemed certainty as
soon as the leaders Of the two houses
found prompt support for their plan
to raise the needed increase in reyen-
ues from higher duties on luxuries.
Primarily, our imports from France
are luxuries. 1t was therefore on the
French trade that the higher rates fell
heaviest. Germany Jared better. and
with their chief rival thus favored it
is not surprising that the French
should resent the increases which the
exigencies of our government finances
made absolutely necessary.
Under the maximum and minimum
features of the new law, President
Taft will have power in March of next
year to enforce an Increase of 20 per
cent ad valorem against the Imports
ton OF products from nations which
"unjustly discriminate" against US.
The clause was purposely made SO
broad that President Taft might have
every possible latitude in the diplo-
matte dealings with other nations.
Petty variations in tariffs and minor
favors to colonies and allies could cas-
lily be overlooked as not unjust"
There was to be no ironclad limitation
upon executive discretion, and it was
believed that Taft diplomacy would
make it easy to avoid open warfare.
But the French tariff agreement,
under which our trade with that eoun-
try has doubled in its ten years of life,
expired Nov. l. This means that on
that date France could begin enforcing
against us increases in the present tar
if ranging from 30 to 300 per cent
We cannot retaliate until next March
unless the President avails himself
of an almost forgotten, although unre-
pealed, clause of the Mckinley law,
which he is exceedingly unlikely to
do.
1t is this matter of four months
which is tempting our Gallo brethren
to hurl down the gage of battle before
we can draw our swords. Cooler heads
at Paris and at Washington doubtless
will counsel against it, but there are
many French statesmen who feel that
they can bring us to our knees. and
that the same tactics OF swift and I'M
considered aggression which failed in
the bloody warfare with Prussia may
win in bloodless warfare with u.s.
Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-11-11
FARMING LAND IN COLORADO.
Acres Costing of $15 Each Few
Years Ago Now Worth $500.

Acres Costing of S15 Each Few
Years Ago Now Worth $1,000.
At the present time Colorado land
values are growing at lively rate,
and the end is not yet. 1t was but a
lew years ago that fruit land now
worth $4,000 az acre was bought for
SIS an acre. The cause of this phe-
ncmenal increase is irrigation and
cultivation.
Colorado is but on the threshold of
ler greatness as an agricultural state,
the Pueblo Chieftain says, and the ir-
rigated lands to be opened to settle
ment will no doubt be filed upon so
EAGERLY that those who secure The al
lotted portion will be indeed fortunate
The scarcity of irrigated public land
and the small amount estimated to be
given to the public for homesteads
during the current year not only speak
volumes for the overwhelming demand
as compared to the supply, but clearly
Indicate the present sound value of
their irrigated land. and, above all.
the certain high value of all irrigated
lands in Colorado III the immediate flu
ture.
Fifteen thousand acres of govern
ment irrigated land will be available
for settlers in the Uncompahgre pro
iect and $4,000 acres of fruit land in
Grand Valley. Colorado. The immense
sums Of money to be expended by the
government in the development OF
.hese projects will be but a pittance
compared to the wealth added 20 the
state by the cultivation of the land
thus irrigated. Directly and immedi-
ately the benefit Will be felt by those
sections of the State wherein these
projects are located. but no less sure
| ly, although indirectly. will the entire
State experience the prosperity
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-11-11

de Ritter owes me five spot, but
he's written a sonnet and sent 1t on
to that magazine
ooh. that's been rejected. II came
back to him yesterday"
'Ah. then he won't realize anything
from it?"
he'll ever realize that his stuffs no
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Press
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-11-11

the sun into line, he manipulates the
mirror c as a child handles a bit oil
looking glass for the purpose of catch
ing the suns glare and throwing it in
TO the eyes of companion. He turns
the arm RIM until the mirror {
catches its reflection and throws il
back TO the sivered surface of the
glass II. When the sun is thus made to
coincide with the horizon the section OF
the graduated arc over which the arm
RIM has passed indicates the measure
Of the angle in degrees which Is ex
actly determined by the movable frac
tionai scale of vernier.
Arabian astronomers are credited
with having used sextant as far bach
as the year 995 with a radius of IS
feet 9 inches. The modern instrument
was invented independently about 1874
by Thomas Godfrey of Philadelphia
and Captain Hadley of the British
navy.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-11-11

In a recent hearing before a COM
nittee of the London county council
one of the participants quoted Shakes
5eare against his opponent, who, he
said, "roared as gently as a sucking
dove" The clerk of the committee,
who may have prided himself on his
knowledge of natural history, entered
the remark ON the minutes in this
fashion: Mr.. Balfour Brown remarked
that his learned friend had roared as
gently as a sucking pig"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-11-11
Prescribing for Hfmself.

John, if you don't do something for
that cold of yours you'll be down sick
with fever. That's just the way with
you. You let cold run on and on. and
never pay any attention to it, and the
first thing you know you're fiat on your
back. I've told you a thousand times
that you ought to take better care of
yourself. but it doesn't do any good.
What you need is a"
You make my head ache, Maria.
What l need just now is a zone of si-
lence."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-11-11
PO|IIC1| Comment.
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COnentitfeH.


The journey of President Taft has
been marked by a greater freedom OF
speech than any other executive, or
even candidate for the presidency, has
ever chosen to exercise. There are
few questions of the day upon which
he has not spoken. dealing with many
in detail. The following list of sub
jects discussed and favored gives
some idea of the scope of public work
to which the President is giving at
tention:
The creation of a central bank OF
issue.
The creation of a postal savings
bank system.
The adoption of the proposed
amendment authorizing the levying of
an income tax.
The passage of a corporation tax
upon the net incomes of corporations,
and in addition thereto. tax upon
the interest paid to bondholders.
A recommendation that no further
changes in the tariff be made.
The correction of the evil of swol-
len fortunes by means OF State in
heritance tax laws.
Amendments to the antitrust law
which shall apply exclusively to trade
monopoly
Amendments to the Hepburn inter-
state commerce act which will segre-
gate common carriers to special regu-
latory laws.
Federal lawsdealing with questions
relating to labor, including a federal
law relating to the issuance of injunc-
tions.
The creation of a court of appeals
from decisions by the interstate COM
MERGE commission.
Authority for the commission to de-
termine the proper classification OF
merchandise.
Authority for the commission to in
itiate complaints of discrimination in
rates.
Granting the commission power to
compel connecting carriers to unite in
forming through routes, and to Fix a
rate and apportionment thereof among
the carriers.
Prohibition of railroads from hold
ing stock in competing roads.
Federal regulation OF the issue oil
railroad securities.
Authority for railroads to make
agreement on rates approved by the
commission.
Advocacy of a law requiring rail
roads to adopt additional safety de-
vices.
Appointment of congressional COM
mission to investigate the cause of de-
lays in the federal courts and to de-
velop a system which will secure
quick and cheap justice in the federal
courts and serve as model for the
States.
The deepening of waterways.
The reorganization of the public
land system.
The passage of laws which would
impose restrictions upon the transfer
of water power sites to private con
troll.
Separation of the surface Of the pub
lie land from the mineral contents
thereof
The reorganization of the govern
mental departments in Washington,
particularly the department of justice,
the interstate commerce commission
and the bureau of corporations, so as
to make of the commission court,
the department of justice prosecutor,
and the bureau of corporations an in
Testigator of violations.
A clearer definition of the statutes
relating to business.
The development of closer relations
with Oriental nations.
Ship subsidy to be paid for out OF
the profits of the ocean mail service
Toledo Blade.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-11-11
TARIFFS PLEASING TALE.
New Law Bringing in More Revenue
Than Anybody EXpccten.

than Anybody Expected.
The treasury officials have just been
telling a very pleasing story to Mr..
Payne and the country. The new tar
if law is bringing in more revenue
than its author or anybody else looked
for. From July l to a few days ago
the customs contributed S23.376000
more than they did in the correspond
ing period year ago. Not all of this
was recently passed. That law was
not signed until Aug >. so that for
live weeks of the current fiscal year
the Dingley act was in operation.
Moreover, the improvement in general
trade, which has had, for one of its
consequences an increased demand for
foreign goods, and which has sent i'm
ports up to high figures. accounts for
some of the expansion in customs. As
new tariff act, however, is always
less productive in its early months
than it is later on, the exhibit which
this law is making is very encourag-
ing to the country.
The treasury deficit in the fiscal
year which ended. on June 80, 1909,
was 9S,OO0.00O From present indica-
tions it will be cut to S70,000,O00 in
the twelve months which end with
June, 1910. Possibly it will be reduced
to $60,O00,00O. The appropriations for
the current fiscal year are much larger
than were those for the year which
ended nearly four months ago. The
expenditures thus far have been so
much greater than were those of
year ago that, despite the big increase
of revenue since July 1, the treasury
shortage for this period is only ST.,
600, 900 below that of the correspond
ing time last year. Almost all of the
increased revenue comes from Gus
toms.
The excellent account which the
Payne act is giving of itself is one of
the reasons why it will not be tam
pered with. Another reason is that
business demands a rest from any fur
Their disturbance. From the meeting
of the Republican convention in June,
1908. when the party pledged itself TO
revise the tariff, to August, 1909, when
the pledge was consummated, trade
was in suspense. 1t did not know
where the tariff changes would strike,
or how hard they would strike. For
this reason business was slow in pull
ing itself out of the slough of despond
into which the setback of the closing
months of 1907 ard the opening
months of 1908 plunged it. When the
bill was signed, however. and trade
was enabled to take a look ahead and
make its contracts with confidence, a
pronounced step forward was taken.
The business expansion since Aug. 6
has been much greater than it was in
all the previous months since the
acute stage of the collapse in the lat
ter part of October 1907. So far as
regards the Payne act, let well
enough alone" is counsel which Con-
greso will take especial care to heed
st. Louis Globe-DemOcrat.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-11-11

1t is hard to preserve equanimity
and greatness on that debatable
ground between love and esteem.
There is nothing so stable and unfiuc-
tuating as love. The waves beat stead
fast on its shore forever, and its tide
has no ebb. 1t is resource in all
extremities and a refuge even from it.
self. And yet love will not be leaned
on.-H. d. Thoreau in Atlantic.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-11-11

The, Wheatficid mt Gettysburg.
These famous acres bear a mystic
wheat
That waits the reaper's scythe
Alike in summer shine and winter
sleet
And when the May is blithe.,
Here phantom squirrels fenceward
haste with grains
OF gleeful- taken toll
From waist-high stalks that hide
meandering lanes
OF phantom mouse and mole;
Forever twittering Wheat" to nest
ing mate
A spirit oriole cries,
elate
Cav beneath long-past skies.
In vain did valor's fiery onset tread
The actual straw to dust,
And steep the living grain in pulsing
red
From bullet and from thrust.
The field stands wealthy with immor
tai wheat
Man never reaped for bread,
Touched by funereal zephyrs passing
sweet
Where lay the nameless dead.
Imperishably set as Round Tops
stones
The wheat forever waves,
Peaceful as Gettysburg's white steeple
droneS
over the host of graves.
Youths Companion
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-11-11

The greatest of all horsemen, says: al
my 40 years experience with horses l
have found Spohn's Distemper Cure the
most successful of all remedies for the
horses. 1t is the greatest blood puri-
ner." Bottle, soc. and S1.00. Druggists
can supply you, or, manufacturers.
Agents wanted. Send for Free Book
Spohn Medical Co, Spec Contagious
Diseases, Goshen. Ind.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-11-11

Sandy entered smoking compart-
ment and asked each of his immediate
neighbors for match. All happened
to be without them. however. and a
look of disappointment came over the
Scotchman's face as he remarked re-
signedly, "Aweel, I'll cen haze to use
one O. my ain"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-11-11

Mrs Jawback7Get right away from
here, you nasty tramp, or I'll call my
husband
Oliver Mudd-G'wan. Yer husband
amt to home.
Mrs. Jawback-How do you know?
Oliver Mudd-Husbands of women
like you never are to home, 'cept for
meals.-Cleveland Leader
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-11-11

"A mans vote is too precious to b
sold," said the patriot
Perhaps" answered Senator Sor-
ghum, although a number of people OF
my acquaintance regard IT as too valu-
able to be given Washington
Star
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-11-11

The Pastor dining with the family
All, yes. Brother Smithers, it is the
little things of this life that count,
Little Willie Tin a loud whisper)--
Nav, that's the sixth biscuit he's took.
Chicago Tribune.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-11-11
Reminded.

What do you think of this polar
5usiness?"
'"You scoundrel, Just as l had al
most succeeded in not thinking about
t!"-Philadelphia Public Ledger.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-11-11
Awful.

Macdougal-Yon's an awful like
sight to see on the Sawbath, Angus,
Angas-And what awful like sight
do We see, Macdougal?
6acdougal-There's Archie an his
lass smilin' an hurryin' as IL it was
a week day Just.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-11-11

Miss Passeigh-I have had my pic
ture taken once every year since J
was TO-
Miss Youngthing-Oh, do let me see
one of those old daguerrotypes. They're
so quaint.-Boston Transcript.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-11-11

Truth Seeker-What are the Issues
I'm the coming campaign?
Ward Heeler-Well, we haven't is
Dued anything yet but a loud call for
noopav
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-11-11
Anxinus Travelling.

The late William E. Ingersoll, the
noted life insurance manager, was an
authority on insurance rates.
Mr.. Ingersoll knew the rates all
over the world" said a New York
manager recently. The Russian rates