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Evening star., 1909-09-12
Few Are Big Enough to Be Simple

A VERY slight drop of the acid of prosperity will
begin the revelation of character of the man, be
he not big enough to be simple. Have you ever no
tced the who has made bit of in the
city and returns for week his native village? He
says he has come back to the folks; but it is
really to have the folks see him. He enjoys the
he excites in those who have not, like him. lived in
the city. He wants to get sunburned in the warmth
and fervor of their admiration. He stretches back
at length in his tilted chair locks his thumbs behind
the armhoes of his waistcoat. and plays flute solo
of vanity on his breastbone using the buttons
stops manipulated by his fingers.
He occupies the center of the stage every minute
with his monologue. There is touch of swagger in
his walk, irritating undertone of tolerance and
patronage in his Speech and that loud voice in
voluntarily with the deaf. He is his Bos-
well and his Gabriel. 1t is perhaps only
harmless brand of vanity; but it shows he is getting
to the entrance of the Dark Valley. When
big simple of real fame comes back the story of
what he has done usually leaks out incidentally. 1t
is not exploded like bomb.
The author of a successful book may have won
his honors because he wrote with serious purpose
His message was supreme; the fee for delivery sec
ondary. But he may be attacked by the vertigo of
money making and inspired by his publisher gal
vanize old earlier book of his youth and rush
through a hasty to have it in print before
the of his sudden fame has died on the shores
of forgetfulness. He talks less of art and more
of mart The new book may prove failure because
he fell into the ptfal of commercalis- the Dark
Valley of Prosperity.
Evening star., 1909-09-12

Successful artists and illustrators, in many in
stances do not follow up the first that
them fame They slur over We, their work they stand
fetal in their style, and care little for the strength
that once was vital. They repeat the charac-
ters merely in slightly changed positions like
cheap stock company with small cast and
meager wardrobe playing in repertoire. These men
often say. if ventures to speak that kindly word
of protest should always give to the needy, On
what difference does it make? 1t pays all right
They should find some good Samaritan to drag them
from the Dark Valley of Prosperity and put them
back again in the sunlight of struggle and the in
spiration of adversely.
The business who began in small way and
suddenly finds fortune emptyng cornucopias of gold
into his lap may find hard to keep his feet and
to lose his head The demon of greed may trans
form him; he wants more He is like the farmer
who desired only the land that adjoned his farm
each addition increasing the field of desire the more
he had the more he wanted. Then may come
million owning man; not the man a million To
accumulate more, he may defy laws, bribe Legisa-
lures, and buy Judges. Like a modern Joshua he
seeks to command the sun-of Justice-to stand still
He chloroorms his business conscience until it sleeps
soundly that earthquake would not jostle it.
wealth's Unhealthful Influence
WEALTH often makes men who started in bravely
W with high ideals in a normal moral health. be-
come cold heartless, selfish and uncharitabe they
walk through the Dark Valley of Prosperity. They
have tendency to expect argument to close when
they speak They seem to have corner on Judg
ment, if their eye alone saw the sun of truth,
their wisdom alone penetrating the reality of great
questions. The abnormal pressure of business often
forces them into pleasures of which they count not
the cost the character. They often too busy
take stock of the goods of their soul The culture
of the higher affections and sentiments is often
killed. The very intensity of their work or their
play produces ennui hard to overcome.
Trhes affect them strangely; they grow irritated
impatient irrational at finding crumpled roseleaf
in the golden couch of their insomnia They become
and suspicious, and hardly know whom
to trust. They fear everyone is laying pipes for
deal, steathy seeking to gain their influence to
subtract something from the useless pile of their
surplus wealth. They can have few trusted, genuine
friends of the mind, heart, and soul Great wealth.
like genius isolates from his fellows in the clos
est harmonies of life.
The greatest the simplest. There
thousands who bear their great burdens of fame
remain happy as of old and little if any, spoiled by
it all. They must truly be men, of fine
of thought, character, and soul. who retain the
of their individuality after journey through
the Dark Valley of Prosperity.
Evening star., 1909-09-12
1VHE great test of individual character is not
struggle but attainment, not failure but

VHE great test of individual character is not
struggle but attainment, not failure but
cess, not adversely but prosperity When
Nature wants to put through the third degree.
she puts before him his laurel wreaths of victory;
she megaphones to him the worlds plaudits of sue
she parades stacks of newspaper clippings and
magazine articles with his portraits she cnks his
money bags in his ears; and she tells him confden-
TALLY of the world changing power of his influence;
then she sends him through the Dark Valley of Pros
perity.
Few pass through it immune; few acquire per-
version OF mind; few escape fractures OF ideals or
new dents in character. But when one through it
all remains just good and simple when he began
the trip remains kindly sincere strong, sympathetic,
and unspoiled Nature is forced to admit she has
found real man, big man, a great
1t is called the Dark Valley of Prosperity because
it often dakens the vision to the finer realities of
life. In the early stages in the dimness they cannot
see their old friends as they pass. There comes pc
culiarity of the exor muscles which prevents their
extending the hand to some one no longer in their
class They acquire form of memory impairment
that prevents their remembering past favors and
debts of gratitude due to those who stood by them
in their hours of need They do not notice their sud
den and increasing chest expansion. They find that
their hats continuously growing too small for
them.
Ideals Replaced by Avarice and Ambition
IN the Dark Valley their high ideals often slip away
and for them substituted avarice and ambl-
tlon dressed in livery of gold that the individual
may nearsghtedly mistake them for higher good. In
the shadows conscience the eve of the soul becomes
too often dued that it cannot the distinctions
between genuine honor and dlshonor their lawyers
inform them is technically legal They fail often, in
their morally fading vision to the difference be-
tween right and wrong, between justice and the in
justice of misused power. These only samples
of dangers that menace all, but which some
come.
Sometimes they grope along the way unconscious
of the great price they paying. Suddenly they
may realize under burst of temporary sunlight in
the valley, that they have. somehow, somewhere,
lost love- sympathy, trust, confidence sweetness of
nature, something else that has been dearest in
all the world to them 1t has slipped away in the
darkness, and they may never find it again 1t is
sheer cant that would throw wealth. fame, prosper
ity, and success into moral dust heap vantes of
the world. We all want them. Those who take
high moral pose against them either envious
elbowing their way to get front Pharisee in
the Temple of Virtue. These things not evil in
themselves. They great powers for good; but
they not lifes greatest. Their wrong is when
acquired by sacrifice of truth, honor justice the
real virtues of life when they misused or con-
secrated the selfish side of living heir dan er is
Evening star., 1909-09-12
By William George Jordan

in the corrupting effect the individual may permit
them to have him and those around him.
Poverty, struggle, failure. and adversely not
tn their own hard bitter to meet face to
face. Theirs is far from easy ght,-the daily
hand to hand battle with Fate. But their tempta-
tions usually direct, bold clearly defined. Those
of prosperity in subtle FORMS gilded perfumed
masking in receptive guse.
Poverty knows the word stealing wealth may
think it financiering." Poverty knows envy Of
anothers possessions wealth may taking a
manufacturing plant good business deal" 1t
may then by some strange sophistry Justify
itself by declaring that it will do better for the
people Poverty knows hunger for bread; wealth
may hunger for the money of the bread earners.
Poverty usually evil in its vivid hardest phases;
prosperity may find it hidden and unsuspected like
Cleopatra's asp in bouquet of flowers. For one
who can stand prosperity, says Carlyle, "one hun
dred can stand adversity'
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-11

His sympathies went forth to anil
mails as well as TO his fellow men. Up
on one of his visits to Gen. Grant S
headquarters in front of Petersburg.
just before the Appomattox campaign
began, be stepped into the telegraph
operators tent in company with Col.
Bowers. our adjutant general. | was
IN the tent at the time, and my atten-
ton was attracted to three tiny kit
tens crawling about The floor. The
mother had died. and the little wander
ers in their grief were mewing piteous-
ly.
Mr.. Lincoln picked them up tender
~, sat down on a camp chair, took
them on his lap, stroked their soft fur.
and murmured. Poor little creatures
Don't cry. You will be taken care of. a"
Then, turning to Bowers, he said. Col
onel. | hope you will see that these
poor little motherless waits are given
plenty of good milk and treated kind
~"
Il will see that they are taken in
charge by the cook of our mess and
well cared for, Mr.. President" replied
Bowers.
Three times l saw the President go
to that tent during his short visit, and
pick up those little kittens, fondle
them. and take out his handkerchief
and wipe their eyes as they lay on his
lap, purring their gratitude.
1t seemed Il strange sight, on the
eve of battle, when everyone was think
ing only of the science of destruction,
to- see the hand that by a stroke of
the pen had lOosed the shackles of four
millions of bondsmen and had signed
the commission of every officer OF that
gallant army, from the general-n-chief
TO the humblest lieutenant, tenderly ca
ressing three stray kittens. 1t was a
trivial circumstance, but it spoke more
elaquently than words OF the kindness
of his heart-Leslie's Weekly.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-11
Odds and Ends

Fewer than 5000 people own all the
land of Great Britain.
British automobile exports now
amount to about 100000 a year.
Tobacco is served out to the italian
soldiers as part of their regular ra-
tons
Seventy-five per cent of the meat
consumed in Great Britain is inn
ported.
There is received daily at the port
OF New York an average OF $4,000
in gold and silver imports.
Bakers of POmpeli made their bread
circular and fat. as appears from
loaves found in the ruins.
The machine which cuts up wood to
make matches turns out 10000
"splints," as they are called. in a sin
gle minute
King Leopold has offered a prize of
$4,000 for remedy for the sleeping
sickness which is wiping out his sub
jects In Africa.
A leading German electrical company
has in contemplation the erection of
a new plant for the exclusive manufac-
ture Of airShips and aerOplanes.
According to a report from Kabul,
the Ameer is erecting pillar boxes and
is introducing postal facilities. a new
stamp has been recently issued.
There are ten government polytech-
mic schools in Germany, having a total
of 1888 students. The one a. Berlin
leads with an enrolment Of $3.50
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-11

The treatment for wind collie differs
very materially from that of cramp
collie. Absorbents are of some service,
and charcoal may be given in any guam
tity. RelaxantS are also beneficial in
this form of collie. Choral hydrate not
only possesses this quality, but it also
is a pain reliever. 1t is particularly
well adapted 10 the treatment of wind
collie, and should be given in one-ounce
doses in n pint Of water. Diluted alco-
hol or whisky may be given, or arc
matte spirits of ammonia in one ounce
doses at short intervals. \ physic
should. always be given in fatulent
collie as early as possible, the best
being one ounce doses of Barbados
aloes. Injections, per rectum, Of tur-
pentine. one to two ounces; linseed OIL
eight ounces, may be given frequently
to stimulate the peristaltic motion Of
the bowels and favor the escape of
wind. Blankets wrung out of hot
water do much to afford relief: they
should be renewed every five or ten
minutes and covered with a dry. wool
en- blanket This form of collie is much
more fatal than cramp collie, and re
quires prompt and persistent treat
ment. 1t is entirely unsafe to predict
the result. some apparently mild at
tacks going on TO speedy death, while
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-11
Winter Feeds.

If the poultry grower has plenty Of
ground he should provide n variety Of
poultry feeds for winter. Kaffir corn,
sunflower seed and millet when added
to wheat and corn, make variety
which cannon be improved upon for
young pullets and laying hens.
All of these foods can be easily pro.
vided upon the small farm. During
the latter part Of June, when il is too
late TO replant the missing hills of
field corn, the farmer can drop a few
grains of Kaffir corn into these open
ings- Place about dozen seed in a
hill and when the plants are up thin
10 five or six stalks. The same care
given the field corn will raise the
kaffir corn.
Suntowers can be planted in the
same way or on a plat to themselves.
If In the latter place they may be plant
ed as late as the last week of June.
Prepare the ground as for potatoes,
and plant in rows three feet and half
apart, with the hills one foot apart in
the row. Cultivate as for corn.
Millet should be sowed any time IN
May, June or the first week in Juiy
on ground prepared as for wheat.
When nearly ripe cut and stack. The
heads may be fed on the stalk in the
winte:'. allowing the birds to shell tIe
seed as they want it-St. Louis Week
ly Star
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-11
Civil War Stories
The ballad If BIoc,k pic,,on.


Twas midnight ere we could start, Dick
on, the black. and I,
And the old moon. shrunken and pale, was
hanging low in the sky.
God speed" cried the colonies voice.
Remember our hopeless strait.
Bring aid ere tho sun be high. or aid will
come all too late"
Down by the mountains flank, down by
the winding ridge.
Thunder of hoofs-then soft and muffled
tread on the bridge.
Away, again. in the VALE while the moon
dropt into the west
And a cry. that was like a prayer, went
up from my anxious breast.
God help me for all too well the risk
of that ride I knew
The gray of the cloud that hung on the
skirts of Sheridan's blue
II l fell by picket's ball-were captured
alive-what then?
And the colonel. behind me- trapped. with
five hundred helpless men.
Halt" Twas the dread command. Out
OF the gloom there flashed
4 bayonet's sudden CLEAN Onward my
black steed dashed.
Down went the picket-down, stunned, on
the frozen ground
Over my head his ball whizzcd with a
wailing sound.
Now for the reckless racei Right through
the startled foe
I. -
60.
Mount. was tho sharp command Gal
Top. march," How they come.
The pounding Of steel-shod hoofs like the
throb OF the morning drum,
l led them mile. or moro: then. sudden
~. like ghost.
Rose from wayside clump a sentine'. at
his post
Halt But gave no heed. Bang.
and the cruel lead
Shattered my shoulder-blade. fell, as if
| were dead.
But thrust. as I fell. beneath the edge of
the saddlc-bow
The paper. snatched from my breast. and
cried to brave Dickon. Coz
And Dickens defiant neigh q can hear it
to this day.
Rang on my fainting ear. as he held his
resistlesS way.
At three of the winter night, when Sheri-
dams camp was still.
4 riderless. ebon horse came galloping
down the hill
Foam ON his flank and side, blood on his
neck and name
And stopped at the generals tent, without
the hint of the rein.
Stable him. Sheridan said. and stood,
while they loosed the girth.
And saw with his own keen eye the paper
that dropped TO earth.
Thus was the message borne that rescued
my comrades true.
Five hundred as noble lads as ever wore
Northern blue.
And l. when / heard the deed-though
weak as a broken reed
Leaped on my prison floor. and cheered
for the brave black steed,
My Dickon, who did, that night, rs noble
a deed. | say,
AS ever history's scribe enrolled on his
page for aye.
Youths Companion.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-11

In the American Magazine Ida NJ
Tarbell tells a new story of Abraham
Lincoln. II is n story of Lincoln told
her by Billy Brown, a man in Spring
field, H., who knew Lincoln from his
youth up. Billy Brown visited Lin
coin in the White House. Following
is a passage which gives the reader a
wonderful conception of Lincoln's hui
mility and Of his sympathy for the sol
diers:
1--WE was still n while and then Nh
Lincoln began talkin', more to himself
than to me-
"A million men. mighty host
and one word Of mine would bring the
million sleeping boys TO their feet
send them without a word to their
guns-they would fall in rank-bri-
gade on brigade, regiment on regiment,
corps on corps, word more and they
would march steady, quiet. million
men in step straight ahead, over fields,
through forests. across rivers. Moth
ing could stop them-cannons might
tear holes in their ranks. and they
would fill them up, half million
might be bled out of them, and word
of mine would bring a half million
more to fill their place. Oh. God, my
God he groaned. under his breath,
what am l that thou shOuldst ask
this of me. What am l that thou
shouldst trust me SOL
well, l just dropped my head in my
hands-seemed as if / oughten to look
at him-and the next thing l know
Mr.. Lincoln's arm was over my Shout
der and he was sayin' in that smilin'
kind of voice he had. Don't mind me,
Billy. The Lord generally knows what
He's about and He can get rid of me
quick enough if He sees 1 amt doin'
the job-quicker than the copperheads
cam
Just like him to change so. Didn't
want anybody TO feel bad. But l never
forgot that and many time in my
sleep I've heard Abraham Lincoln's
voice cryin' out, oh, God! Ny God I.
What am | that thou shouldst ask this
of me- and I've groaned to think how
often through them awful years he
must have lifted up his face with that
look on it and asked the Lord what
in the world He was doing that thing
for"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-11
Solving Farm labor ProhIem..


There is one way. and only one. 10
solve the farm labor problem. That liz
to cut DOWN the acreage farmed until
the family help can handle ii. 1t is an
actual fact that the howl of scarce and
inefficient labor comes loudeSt and long
est from those who are never satisfied
with tho acreage they farm, but are
always seaching out for n little more
They arp always on the lookout for q
little mo-e work than the help at hanl
can do. This necessitates rushing and
long hoTrs, which is calculated to dis
courage even the best of help. any
man, TO matter how energetic, who can
not see the end of work, Is not going
to bust himself to accomplish so much
In day.
With Improved machinery. the help
of the average farmers family enables
any farmer To accomplish a good bit.
lie can 10 all that is good for the
country, Tor extremely large farms and
large farmers do not help in the set
tlement or upbuilding Of country. 1t
is the community of eighty-acre and
quartcreaction farms that looks home
like and inviting to the passer-by. II
such communities YOU hear no particu-
lar val! about hired help.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-11
CONGENIAL WORK


An1 Skrenstn
A person in good health is likely to
have a genial disposition. ambition, and
enjoy work.
On the other hand. If the digestive
organs have been upset by wrong food,
work becomes drudgery.
Until recently" writes a Washing
ton girl. 81 was railroad stenog-
rapher, which means full work every
day.
Like many other girls alone in a
large city, l lived at a boarding house.
For breakfast it was mush, greasy
meat, soSgy cakes, black coffee, etc.
After a few months Of this diet |
used to feel sleepy and heavy in the
mornings. Ny work seemed a terrible
effort, and | thought the work was to
blame-too arduous
AT home | had heard my father
speak of young fellow who went long
distances in the cold on Grape Nuts
and cream and nothing more for break
fast.
Il concluded If It would tide him
over a mornings heavy work, it might
help me. so on my way home one night
| bought a package and next morning
/ had Grape-Nuts and milk for break
fast.
81 stuck to Grape-Nuts. and in
less than two weeks / noticed improve
ment. 1 can't just tell how well felt,
but I remember / used to walk the
~ blocks TO business and knew how
good it was simply to live
'As to my work-well, did you ever
feel the delight of having congenial
work and the strength to perform it?
That's how felt. / truly believe
there's life and vigor in every grain of
Grape-Nuts.'
Name given by Postum Co. Battle
Greek. Mich. Read 1.-The Road to Well
ville," in pkgs. There's a Reason
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time to time.
They are genuine, true and full of
human interest.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-11
Not Always.

Bryan has a natty way Of avoiding
awkward political questions that have
often envied," recently remarked New
York politician, but downtown at q
rally the other evening the speaker fol
lowing me went Bryan one better. AS
usual, at the end of the speech he an
Eounced that he would be glad to an
swer any questions of political ma
ture of interest to the audience For
some time he tried to dodge a prim.
mfddle-aged woman, who looked as
though she might be a prohibitionist
After yainly trying to attract his at
tention she called out in n harsh voice
Mr.. Speaker honestly, now. don't you
think that plenty Of water is beneficial
to healthT
Weller, ahem. Not always, ma
dam. In fact, a friend of mine was
seriously injured by it
"'Indeed. How SOP
0sHTadan, no was ,irOyned
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-11
PRunfnE Emit Trees.

The best time for pruning fruit trees
is on warm days from January to May.
More can be accomplished in the longer
days Of April and May. but If there
are many trees TO be pruned the work
should be commenced earlier in the
season. The time of the year when
the cut ia made has little effect upon
the readiness with which the wound
heals, but more care is necessary TO
prevent injury TO trees pruned when
the wood is frozen.
A wound made by removing a limL
heals best if the cut is made close 10
the trunk or branch. 4 stub two or
three inches long does not heal, and ba-
comes a lodging place for spores OF
fungi and bacteria which cause decay
and death of the tree. The splitting
down of large limbs may often ba
avoided when pruning by saving il
from the under side first; but. in every
case, see that the wound is left clean
and Smooth. Wounds should also be
coverei Immediately with a coat of
paint, shellac or grating wax to keep
out the moisture and spores before
mentioned Nothing is better for this
purpose than white lead and linseed
oil
The whole philosophy of the pruning
OF plants rests upon the fact that the
various parts are unlike, that each
branch is. in measure. independent
and capable of becoming new individ.
ual i; that by lessening the conflict be.
tween the parts the growth of the
whole Is promoted. Pruning is n neces.
sity and the pruning given by nature.
in a neglected orchard or forest. is
more severe than the average mar
would dare TO attempt
1t Is often urged that pruning should
be commenced when the tree is plant.
ed and continued annually throughout
the life of the tree. 1t is doubtful
however. whether equally good results
may not be obtained by removing su.
perfuOus branches at four or five years
Of age, rather than by severe pruning
very early in the lifetime of the tree
In other words. 1t is contended BY
some that 1t is better 70 permit the root
System to become thoroughly estab
lished before disturbing the top.