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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-10
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Rape is good for fattening lambs
The seed can be broadcast or drilled in.
A check In the growth of colts means
something off their value when they
| become horses.
A horses usefulness is measured by
his strength and rapidity of movement
and not so much by size or weight.
Cows should be able to drink when
ever they wish, as a constant supply
of water increases the milk yield.
The farm telephone wire is the con.
Meeting link between neighbors and
the outside world. 1t banishes loneli
ness and creates sympathy and a spirit
of optimism.
Some men are so prodigal Of their
strength that they work hard to raise
crop Of corn just to throw it in the
mud to be trampled and wasted by the
cattle
Keep the sheep near the barn al
night and in an Enclosure to which
dogs cannot easily gain access. The
dogs are not apt to bother the sheep
II kept near the barn.
Any sudden change in die of the
farm animals is shock to the system
which will talks the animal some time
to recover from. Begin the changes
from winter feed to grass gradually.
The washtubs should be emptied
around grapevines or bush fruits on
wash day. The dirty wash water con
tains considerable amount of fer
tilizing matter, which is lost if the
water is poured into drain to pro
duce foul odors in it.
On the farm, where ii is the wise
policy to give the chickens the range
of the land, 1t is wise to fence in the
| garden plot with wire fencing. 1t will
save the garden from many a forag
ing expedition on the part of the
chickens and will keep you from doing
a lot of worrying.
| To plow deep is all right IL II is stub
bic land, but in blowing sod for corn
four inches is plenty deep. This leaves
the grass roots in the best places fol-
corn to benefit by the plant food they
contain. and when the land is plowed
next year, by blowing six or eight
inches deep the richest part of thc
soil is not Oh the top, where the roots
cannot reach.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-10

A cold on the lungs doesn't usually
amount TO much, but it invariably pre-
cedes pneumonia and consumption. Ham
;ins Wizard Oil applied TO the chest at
once will break up a cold in a night
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-10

One-ffth of the country s wealth is
represented in the New York Stock
Exchange
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-10

A horses usefulness is measured by
and not so much by size or weight.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-10

,esn't strike me that way"

Agnes broke her engagement Il
Louis because he was too cold and in
different"
He doesn't strike me that way"
He is, though He said as long a:
they saw each other every day, HI
didn't see any need of corresponding.
-Lippincott's.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-10

A check in the growth of colts means
something off their value when they
become horses.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-10
A True Sport.

Small Boy (to his pale-faced aunt. in
feld)-What, auntie, afraid of that
COW? All you have to do is to act the
way they do in bull fight. Just wave
your red parasol at him, and when he
dashes up Jump lightly aside. It's dead
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-10

Rape is good for fattening lambs
The seed can be broadcast or drilled in.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-10

Cows should be able to drink when
ever they wish, as a constant supply
of water increases the milk yield.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-10
At the Wrong House.

Clear. white clothes are q sign that the
houSekeeper uses Red Cross Ball Blue.
Large 2oz nackace < ceote
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-10

Irene was lying on the sofa, still
weak, from the shock and exposure,
but radiant with new-found happiness
Who could have dreamed that jour
ney so perilous would have this joyful
termination?
Radiantiy happy for herself, but, oh.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-06-10

The farm telephone wire is the con-
Meeting link between neighbors and
the outside world. 1t banishes loneli-
ness and creates sympathy and spirit
of oDtimiSm
Evening star., 1909-01-24

she came TO the capital to Corroborata
many facts she had gathered elsewhere by
reference to the national archives and by
consulting persons who lived in Washing
ton at the time of LinColn's assassination.
The woman was Miss Clara f. Laughlin.
The book she was preparing is called
The Death of Lincoln. The Story of John
Booths Plot. His Deed and the Penalty"
and is dedicated to Miss Frances Benja
min Johnston of this city.
Miss Laughlin had been but little
while in Washington before she sought
help from the files of The Star and few
DAYS study of these files convinced her
that The Star office was the hub from
which all the spokes to the wheel of in
formation on Abraham Lincoln branChCd
forth. Every trail she wished to follow
began there and she soon abandoned other
sources of information and took up at The
Star Office every thread of inquiry she
wished TO disentangie.
Not only did the files of The Star fur
niSh invaluable information. but in the
office Miss Laughlin met men who could
tell her incidents of the period she was
studying that threw strong lights on the
cold facts that were to form the basis of
her writings. 1t was there that she was
Evening star., 1909-01-24

Washington and its vicinity. To the
average Washingtonian the activities OF
the engineers in this behalf form matter
Of little reflection. Yet upon these same
activities is he. the citizen aforesaid. de-
pendent for many of his comforts and not
a few OF his necessities. The water with
which he laves his intelligent features in
the morning is provided by the engineer
department, or that portion thereof in
charge of the aqueduct and filtration
plant. If he tstill speaking OF the typical
WaShingtonianl has been a resident OF
the National capital for some eight or
ten years, his memory, as he gaZes upon
the limpid liquid preparatory to perform
ing his morning ablution, may. perad-
venture. hark back to time when the
for external, and tbut in a
minor degree) internal application, bore,
at only too frequent intervals. the appear
ance of highly seasoned pea soup. To the
building OF the new Tor comparatively
new aqueduct and filtration plant Is the
happy change to be attributed. and the
grateful Washingtonian as he disporteth
his countenance in the wash bowl. fervent-
ly blesseth the engineer department. and
particularly that portion thereof which
hath built and now looketh after. with
careful eve the improved facilities for
ihe conveyance of water unto the city.
But II was not without many "wras-
things" that the engineer department IA
branch. of course. of the War Depart
menp. solved the problem of an adequate
water supply for the District. Like the
rotation of COMMUNICATIVE chief noted in
the Union army during the civil war; one
engineer officer in charge succeeded an
Evening star., 1909-01-24

other engineer officer in charge. until the
tunnel project" as 1t was yclept by
the populace began to look like one of
those problems with which mere mortal
intellect ard activities contend in vain.
Even at this late day. the old Washing
tonian experiences something Of a thrill
when he recalls the following heroic in
cident. as narrated when the tunnel was
started years ago:
Mai. Lydecker has gone down into
the tunnel" These were the astound-
ing words that electrified the community
yesterday. They thrilled every manly
heart as showing that the days of chiv-
alrous and even reckless bravery have not
passed when duty calls. 1t seems that
Maj. Lydecker had for several years con-
templated this daring adventure and had
been carefully preparing for 1t. Yester-
day he decided that the time had come
to execute his great resolve. Incasing
himself according to wild rumor. in an
arctic suit. with chest protector, liverpad,
throat muffier, ball players padded bib
and wire mask. and diving armor outside,
and taking fearful leave of his club and
army friends. he threw himself. with gal
liant dash, into his aQueduct bureau buggy
and headed his grand supply and life-sav-
ing service train for the tunnel. Success
sive bulletins of his progress as he swept
on surmounting at a dash the most
formidable obstacles. even the Connecticut
avenue Trail tramway, created the wild
est public excitement. Arriving at the
tunnel, with scarce an hours pause for
Evening star., 1909-01-24
MEN WHO DIRECT UNCLE SANS BIG ENGINEERING PROJECTS

Virginia and the work therein embraces
river and harbor improvements, army en-
gineer duties such as the erection and
maintenance of Notifications and other
structures In these duties. Maj. Cosby
has been ably assisted by William b.
Harrison, civil engineer During the
regime of these eminent constructors, the
superb Connecticut avenue bridge across
Rock Creek has been erected. This is
the largest and finest piece of concrete
construction in the world.
The army district engineers field eX-
tends to Forts Washington and Hunt
much work In the Improvement of which
has recently been accomplished. Although
the office, the widening Of the so-called
Georgetown. and the building of an entire
peding of traffic shows the efficiency and
celebrity with which such achievents are
carried out by Uncle Sans engineer force.
Gazing from this bridge the pedestrian
notices the dredging operations being con-
Quoted in the channel just below. Here
the Potomac has. within the last few
years. been considerably deepened and the
distractions carried down by the impet
uous upper stream have been removed. A
notable monument to engineering skill Is
afforded q short distance lower down the
river. in the reclaimed flats just oppo-
site the wharves. This ground is. in real
ity made land and old army engineers
dilate with considerable pride upon the
converting the obstructionS of the river
into gr6und ultimately destined to be use
full and valuable. Special apparatus. con-
sisting of huge pipes and powerful pumps.
Evening star., 1909-01-24

rest and refreshment, he donned his eye
glass and with steady nerve placed his
foot the first step going down into
the tunnel. What were his feelings at
that supreme moment can only be imag-
ined. His pale. impassive face gave no
sign. Such might have been the sensa-
tons OF Gen. Israel Putnam when he de-
scended at the end of a rope into VOLTS
den, or of Stanley when he plunged into
the fearful wilds of Africa But Maj.
Garret J. Lydecker had no thought of re-
treat With the same unfaltering nerve he
took another step down the ladder. then
another and another and presently he
was at the bottom.
Maj. Lydecker had gone down Into the
tunnel! Pausing moment to grasp the
scene. as it evolved slowly from
the plutonian darkness, the eyes or the
a momentous discovery. as If 1t were
fashion Of the inland Secretary OF the
Navy when he first looked down the
hatchway of ship: Why. the demmed
thing is hollow. don'tcherknoW. The
feat had been accomplished. the great dis
covery had been made, and Maj. u. j.
Lydecker came forth in triumph from the
tunnel and returned to his clubhouse to
receive the congratulations Of his ad-
mirers. And now Maj. Lydecker will
doubtless report the results Of his investi-
cations to Col. Casey and Col. Casey will
report the report of Maj. Lydecker to the
Secretary of War, with Endorsements and
and the Secretary of
War will report with Endorsements and
Col. Casey's report
with Endorsements and recommendations
Evening star., 1909-01-24

the awful news announced from the stage
by Mr.. Hess. Unheeded in the frenzied
city. the lad, who was his fathers Idol,
came home. running, sobbing; entered the
White House by the east door downstairs,
came up the inside stairway and threw
himself upon Pendel crying ''Oh. Tom
Pen! Tom Pen! They've killed my papa
dead!' 1t was Pendel, the boys faithful
friend. who soothed his grief and put him
to bed in his fathers bed.
In the War Department are several men
who had intimate connection with the
tragedy. Capt. William T. Kent. who is
still employed there. loaned his knife to
cut open the Presidents clothes, and
picked up from the floor of the box the
little Deringer that had sped the fatal
ball Mr. Cook, now chief clerk Of the
ordnance bureau, was then 0S65) clerk of
the arsenal and purchaser of what was
needful to prepare for the execution of
Herold, Payne AtZerodt and Mrs. Sur
ratt. But the man in the War Depart
ment who knows most about the assassi-
nation of Lincoln. though he had no per-
sonal connection with it. is Mr. j. P.
Simonton of the judge advocate generals
office. Mr.. Simonton has for a number Of
years been custodian of what the public
calls the relies of the tragedy, and
what the bureau Of military justice calls
"the exhibits of the conspiracy trial
These are seldom shown but when they
are. 1t is Mr.. Simonton who shows them.
The Deringer pistol. small that it can
be concealed in a mans hand: the spheri-
cal bullet, slightly hattened by its impact
with the frontal bone of the skull: the
bits of bone carried by the bullet into
the brain and the probes used in extract
ing ball and bone are in a in the
judge advocate generals office. permission
to examine them having to come from the
I'D fn
Down in strong room In the basement
is the wooden chest in which 'the ex-
hibits" were kept at the trial of the con-
spirators In 1t is Booths saddle or.
rather. the saddle belonging to Liveryman
James Pumphrey. which was on the horse
Booth hired from Pumphrey and rode as
far as Col Cox's place near the Potomac
where the horse had to be shot to keep
it's neighing from attracting the search
ing squads to Booths hiding place. Other
"exhibits'' include the blue-and-black
checked necktie taken from Booths neck
after he was shot; his pocket compass.
the little red leather-covered diary he
kept during his flight. and which Stanton
suppressed for two years; the bar OF wood
wherewith he secured the door of the
Presidents box against ingress while he
fired his shot and made his leap. and so
on-a pathetic enough assortment.
1t was something said by Mr.. Sfmonton
that sent Miss Laughlin on an excited
chase to the National Medical Museum.
Mr. Simonton expressed strong disbelief
in the identity Of the body buried in Balti-
more with the body removed from the
Montauk to the arsenal. He had been
shown in the cellar of the National Medi-
cal Museum a skeleton said to be
Booths. and told that the body buried in
the Booth lot was a substitution. Miss
Laughlin found DIR. Lamb at the Medical
Museum, was shown by him the spinal
Evening star., 1909-01-24

from the President not to admit any pc
titioners in behalf of the condemned.
Poor Anna Surratt threw herself on the
ground at Gen. Mussey's feet and moved
him to infinite compassion: all he could
do he did, and that was to order his own
light buggy and fast horse brought to the
White House portico and kept there in
readiness to rush possible eleventh-hour
repreve to the condemned woman. He
kept it there until the tolling of the bells
proclaimed the passing of Mrs. Surratt S
case before higher tribunal.
Maj. A. E. Johnson. who was STAR
toms private secretary, denied that
Stanton had used his influence against
Mrs. Surratt or done anything to. accom-
plish her death other than what the
duties of his Office required him to DO.
Miss Laughlin visited the arsenal
grounds Mr.. Gerry and Miss Johnston
also went. There remains scarcely a
vestige of what the arsenal was in
war times, and the visit was disap-
pointing. except for a humorous incl
dent. Mr.. Gerry went into the COM
mandant's office and asked for infor-
nation of the arsenal in 90 Blank as
constituent at the arsenal, When he
explained. the clerk of longest service
was called and asked to see what he
could find. After a considerable space
Evening star., 1909-01-24

often until the newspaper men who lived
in the house came in from their offices
bringing in advance the morning
news. / never heard Booth speak word
against Lincoln, and | would have been
quick to notice 1t If he had. for 1 was an
ardent Lincoln lover. On the day of Lin
coins second Inauguration. when Booth
is said to have been arrested on account
Capitol, I walked home from the Capitol
to the hotel with him, and never suspect
ed that he was less pleased than I was.
"Of course. I knew that he was q
was reconciled to Lincoln as the best
friend in the north the south could have.
Once. a few nights later. Booth asked me
if 1 could let him have a vacant room
to hold meeting in. l said l could; II
he would tell me a few hours in advance.
any time would have fire made and
room put in readiness for him. But he
never asked for 1t. ] suppose If l had
given him the room. / would have been
hanged in Mrs. Surratt's stead-that 1t
would have been Of me. not of her Presi-
dent johnson would have said, he kept
the nest that hatched the egg. Another
thing: The story that nearly every writer
repeats about Booth coming to the desk
of the National about 8 o'clock of the
night Of the murder. and, throwing down
his key. saying there was going to be
some good acting at Fords that night, is
absurd Booth was not in the National
Thursday night. nor at any time Friday.
that I know Of Thursday night Wash
ington was wild over Grants coming.
There were torchight professions, bands.
yelling and singing and cheering and
general hurrah.
Most people stayed up very late-many
were up all night. | guess Davy Herod
hadn't been to bed at all, for Friday
morning as I was going off duty 1 met
him in the hall Going to see BOOTH
1 asked. He said he was. We'll. l don't
believe he's in ! told him. he didn't
come to the desk for his key But l got
a chambermaid to open the door of
Booths m-22s-with a pass key. The
bed was untouched l never saw Booth
again The proprietor of the National
was noted shot. When he saw the man
drop from the Presidents box to the
stage he rose in his seat and yelled.
That man has shot the President. Some
body give me a pistol. But nobody near
him was armed, and In an instant the
man on the stage had disappeared behind
the wings. The hotel proprietor hadn't
the faintest suspicion that the fleeing
murderer was his friend and patron.
Booth And when, about 2 o'clock SOL
diers came to the National demanding
to search Booths room and saying 1t
was beginning to be reported he was the
assassin Of the President. we all laughed
at the absurdity of such thing. All
night long l watched the door. confidently
expecting to see Booth come walking In.
blithe and smiling, to give the lie to this
foul story"
At the White House are Col. W. II.
Crook and Tom Pendel each of whom has
written mis- account of what he personally
knew of the Presidents death, but each
of whom was delightfully."- ready to probe
further into his memory, in aid of Miss
I.aughlin's Investigations. Very touching,
indeed. was Mr.. Penders account of little
Tad's grief-stricken homecoming, alone.
from Growers Theater, where he heard
Evening star., 1909-01-24

of Mai Lydecker's reporO to the Presi-
dent, and the President. perhaps, will
proceed to promote Maj. Lydecker to be
general and designate him to some soft
service for life at Washington. For Maj.
Lydecker has been down in the tunnel!
This vivid account, with few poetic
touches, gives somewhat of an insight into
the workings of the engineer office of the
War Department. 1t is but just to say,
however. that Col. A. NJ. Miller, under
whose supervision most OF the present
existing work upon the aqueduct was
was most indefatigable Of
f1cer, and was wont to "go down into the
tunnel every day. Nor has Maj. Cosby
been remlss in looking after the water
supply Of the city, the magnificent filtra-
ton plant, constructed a few years ago,
being, in its present efficiency, monu-
ment to his ability and that of his as
sociates in the Office. 1t is TO be noted
that Maj. Cosby secured, short time
prior to his removal to I'LL the position of
Engineer Commissioner of the District. an
appropriation Of $4,000 for making new
surveys In connection with increasing the
water service. IT is said that Mai. Cosby
will be succeeded by his assistant, Capt.
F. j. Dent whose place will. In turn, be
taken by Lieut. Warren T. Hannum.
In effect, however. the water service Is
only side issue. as ii were. to the numer-
GUS activities devolving upon the office
of army district engineer. The district
the District of Columbia ex-
tends for many miles into Maryland and
Evening star., 1909-01-24

OF time the clerk of the longest service
reappeared with the archives of the
arsenal: one blue print drawing of the
arsenal grounds at some time i'll the
late sixties and one clipping from The
Evening Star describing late improve
mentS there.
Who would have President Johnson's
order for the removal of Booths body
in February. 69?" Miss Laughlin
asked. More blank astonishment. So
blank that the anxious historian was
led gently away before she could cause
another such shock. However things
may be now, in those days. when our
most eventful history was a-making,
anybody who got an interesting docu
ment kept it; anybody who got one he
thought valueIess, destroyed 1t. EX-
cept for the military kilograms. edited
for the Official Records by Mai Johnson.
our great civil war period seems to be
without archives. The letter files of the
Executive Mansion went with each re-
firing President. The entire mass OF
correspondence relating to Lincolas
funeral was offered for sale not long
ago-presumably by the heirs OF the
officials in charge to whom 1t had fall
en- as a perquisite.
If any of the departments contain docu-
ments that have not been printed the in
quiring historian is kept in darkest ignor-
ance Of the fact and blandiy referred to
the official records or some other public
print. A genius, hin Gen. Ainsworth's.
is sadly needed in another department of
record. We need librarian Of public
documents, man with vast knowledge
of what archives exist and where and
how to find them. And chiefly we need
to keep our archives instead of letting
them go out OF office with the man. Per-
haps we do now. But then
At the Capitol there was no one who
knew anything, except by hearsay of
Lincoln S death. and few who knew any
thing. except by hearsay. OF Lincoln at
all. Senator Cullom was in Illinois when
the tragedy occurred. Miss Laughlin was
fortunate in meeting Gen Henderson in
the Senate wing. and he told her many
things which helped to make Lincoln
more human. more underStandab BILE, less a
mystery and more man.
Over at the magnificent Library of Con-
gress Miss Laughlin had the help of Mr.
Ritchie, the Lincoln bibiographer Here,
there and everywhere about the city the
inquiring historian met with Il warmth
of interest in her quest. eagerneSS 10
be of service, that kept clues" pouring
in upon her by mail, by telephone, By
caller throughout her stay, and following
her by letter for months after she left.
Washington. she says. is, except for the
absence of archives" an ideal city for
an investigator to work in--large enough
to have gathered within il many of the
most important and best Informed persons
in the country; small enough to admit
of the general circulation OF an fnvestl-
gators needs and the consequent gem
eral outpouring of information to supply
them Il cannot think she says. ''of
any experience that could be more de-
lightful than the pursuit of an historical
investigation in Washington"