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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18

The prohibition crusade has swept
forward To such an extent that In
more than two-thirds of the territory
of the United States the saloon has
been abolished. Idaho, one of the few
States which had withstood the move
ment has now fallen into line. In
Tennessee a drastic act was enacted,
and under it the manufacture or sale
of liquor In any form will be mis-
demeanor. In the State of Washing
ton a Governor and Il majority of the
members of. the Legislature pledged to
local option were recently elected. An
overwhelming majority of the Legis-
lature in Texas OH n platform declar-
Ing for the submission of a prohibit
tory amendment means. according to
the PrOhibitiOnists, that Texas Will
soon probably become "dry"
Under the provisions of n recently
enacted local option law thirteen coun-
ties in Oregon closed out the saloons
There are now 81 counties in Oregon
In which liquor Is prohibited. The
elections since year ago in Colorado
have been bad for the saloon inter-
ests. Forty-two municipalities have
ousted the saloons. There are now
$50 cities and towns In California
where the saloon is not allowed to ex-
list In Ohio 81 out of GO counties
have voted the salon out of business.
Under the provisions of the Moore re-
monstrance law OF Indiana 100 saloons
have been abolished within the last
year. Prohibitionists also hope TO
soon turn Arkansas into an absolute
prohibition area. In Iowa 46l saloons
have been put out of business recently.
leaving only Lilo in the entire State
Twenty-Five OF South Carolina's AZ
countries have voted for prohibition
since November under the county op-
ton law. During the last year 3OJ
saloons and 2 breweries have been
forced TO go out of business in Michi-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18
REASON WHY PARIS LEADS.
French Capital Center of Fashions
and Dramatic Art for Centuries.

French Capital Center of Fashions
and Dramatic Art for Centuries.
why has Paris always reigned SUI
preme in the domain of fashion," This
Is a question which many people must
have often asked themselves. Fer CEN
turtles the women of Paris have been a
dominant factor in this supremacy. En-
couraged by them, the fashion artists
have fOurished In the peculiar atmos-
phere of that city. Constant contact
With and contemplation OF the wealth
Of beautiful treasures displayed in the
shops, museums. streets and theaters
have constituted for the Partisan WON
an a liberal education in everything
that appertains to fashion.
The reason for the supremacy of
Paris is not far to seek. Is not the
history Of France one long record of
royal passions, beautiful fayorites and
eZtravagant adventuresses whose cap
rlces cost countless millions? For sew
eral centuries women reigned supreme
ut court, In the drawing rooms. OH the
stage, everywhere. All men did her
homage; her slightest whlms equaled
commands. Affairs of state, family
honor, right. wrong -everything was L.
nored to crafty her maddest caprices
Her dress. jewelry and other person
al ad0rnments became vital questions
To-day even there are women who car
spend $1,000 on n set of furs, $1,000
on a mantle. $3.50 on Il gown and pay
equally high prices for other articles
Of toilet.
This extravaganza has always at
tracted t. Paris the smartest talent il
Europe. France long led the world ii
the production of silks. satins, laces
velvets and all those fabrics essential
to feminine attire. Dressmakers, jew
sfers, perfumers, were veritable artist:
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18

OF a triangle shaped target for the
standard circular kind 1t is asserted
that the triangle has a direct relation
to the human figure which the circu
lar sort has not. One device used in
connection with the new indoor prac-
tice is n miniature landscape across
which tiny replicas nf bodies Of march
Ing men can be moved. Trees, rocks.
houses and hills are all simulated and
as many obstacles as II he were firing
In the open air.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18

Sla, Maine, Kansas, Oklahoma ant
North Dakota are absolutely prohibit
i've States. In Florida there are al
present only $50 saloons left in the eD
tire State. while prohibition prevail:
In Il great part of Louisiana. The anti
salonistS have been active In Virginia
In recent months they have closed ou'
more than 400 saloons. OF the 10t
counties in Virginia Il do not now
grant any form Of license.
In Nebraska already 40 municipali
ties have voted out the saloon. In Mis-
souri, so counties now refuse licenses
Since 1908 the voters of Rhode Island
have abolished 400 saloons, and botf
Vermont and New Hampshire have In
creased their no-license communities
The only distlnctively wet" State:
and Territories at present are Penn
sylvania, New Jersey, Wyoming, Ne
vada. Utah. Arizona New Mexico and
the State of Washington which later
however, is likely to enact a local op
ton law before long. About 315 town
ships In New York State are dry
and 296 others are under partial II
cense
These facts show the steady ant
phenomenal progress made by the anti
saloon organizations within the last
year. Up to the beginning of 1908 they
had succeeded in Transforming a great
part Of the United States into arit
territory. Since then they have gone
forward in almost every State in th,
Union. In South Carolina and one oil
two other places they have been check
ed, but not very seriously. Statistic:
compiled by the United States Bureau
of Labor were consulted Bulletin No
Il shows that the average working
mans income, as recently investigated
amounted to $7GS.54 year. OF thi.
sum his total expenditures for intoxi
eating liquors were $12.44 a year. HI
spent almost as much for tobacco
New York Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18
National Assets.

great portion of the public domain
is poor land, worthless for farming
purposes, but, on the other hand. there
are large deposits of coal. oil and other
minerals of immense value and vast
forests that will furnish timber for
generations to come. Naturally, such
states as Montana, Idaho and Nevada
look upon the public lands In their bor-
ders as the possession of their citizens
They are anxious to have the tracts
divided and given to settlers, so that
the population may be increased and
the resources of the states developed.
But the public lands are peculiarly the
possession Of the nation and must be
safeguarded as an important national
asset. p The time Is past when they
may be given to settlers by the thou
sand acres, fenced in by cattle kings
and appropriated by railroads. Stricter
land laws and strict enforcement of
them are evidences Of the governments
intention to protect its lands and hold
them In the interest of all the people
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18

ent on the elegant costumes of the star
actresses. Wherever the latter have
toured they have left in their trail the
latest conceptions of fashion, exciting
the envy and desires of their foreign
sisters. Again, French novelists never
tire of praising the beauty. elegance
and perfect taste in dress of the WON
en- OF Paris. Imperceptibly cosmopoli-
tan women have imbibed the notion
that outside of Paris there is no saliva.
ton for the smart woman who yearns
to incarnate the latest ideal of the
mode.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18
DIGNITY OF OWNERSHIP.
The Feeling Of Pride That II Born
of Paying Taxes.

The Feeling OF Pride That Ii Born
of Paying Taxes.
MANY time" said a policeman n
the southern part Of the city. when
arresting men, especially intoxicated
men, / have been told by my prisoner
that he was a taxpayer and that he
helped pay my wages.
II always regarded this sort Of back
talk as merely drunken insolence and
never paid much attention to it until
about a year ago. when bought a
house and lot and became myself a tax
payer. / had always rented before
and never gave thought to taxes, but
as soon as I moved into my own house
1 began to appreciate the feelings of
men who resented arrest because they
paid taxes.
There is certainly a considerable ad-
uition to the dignity of the man who
helps support the government. He
feels a degree Of responsibility that a
renter or roOmer never understands
and my idea Is that every man in the
country ought TO become a taxpayer
as soon as he can. And the mere fact
that he does help support the govern
.1nent and bears his share of the ex
pense makes him a better citizen
Habitual criminals are rarely taxpay
,ers. They know they may have to rur
any day and perhaps never come back
80 they do not buy real estate, but are
roomers and dodgers all their lives
st Louis Globe-DemOcrat
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18
Probably Hanged.

A writer In the Argonaut tells Of the
sister of Lord Houghton, who was fire.
quently annoyed at the guests whom
her brother brought to the horse.
do you remember. my deav," he
asked her at dinner one day. whether
that famous scoundrel Y. was hanged
or acquitted:"
"He must have been haagel," she
replied. "or you would have had him
to dinner long ago"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18

Legislation.
gan. Since a year ago 100 municipali-
ties In Wisconsin have voted against
saloon license, thus closing out more
than 400 saloons. Minnesota has been
arraying itself against the saloon. The
Prohibitionists assert that there are
now only 100 saloons left in Mime
sofa.
A year ago 90 counties in Kentucky
had already voted out the saloon. In
Connecticut the "no-license" voters
voted out 300 more saloons in the last
few months, while In Massachusetts
10 more municipalities have abolished
the saloon. In single day 1858
townships In Illinois voted for prohl-
bition. and as a consequence 1900 sa.
loonkepers have had to retire from
business. Maryland, in the last year.
has increased it's prohibition area.
A great change has been effected in
Mississippi since year ago. The adop-
ton of prohibition for the entire State
drove the saloon from the seven re-
naming wet" counties. In Alabama,
the State prohibition law went into
effect on January Of this year. Geor-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18

who glorled In their work. For q long
time Paris lived mainly on the creation
and distribution of articles of luxury
Probably her dressmakers stand alone
in having made a profound study Of
historical costumes for reproductive
purposes They found precious inspira-
ton at the Louvre. Luxembourg and
other famous picture galleries. NJ.
Worth wrote big book on his profess
sion. NJ. Felix often created at a
sacrifice, for the pure love of art.
Paris has always been the principal
creative center of dramatic art; the
success of new piece is often depend
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18


send me back to my friends this time,
but want TO thank you for doing so
that other time. In my joy at goins
back | forgot to thank you" Some of
tile Union pickets who had visited and
dealt with the Virginan recognized
him. He didn't go to sleep hungry that
night, and the next morning. when the
prisoners started North, his hayersack
was filled with rations selected from a
dozen different Yankee haversacks.-J.
n. Watrous in Chicago Herald.
LincOIn's Foster Mother.
Abraham Lincoln was or 8 years
old when his father, Thomas Lincoln.
removed from Kentucky to Indiana,
where, in year or two, his wife died.
The year following her death. says a
writer in the Christian Union. Mr.. Lin
coin returned to Elizabethtown to
search out, if possible, a former neigh
Dor and friend. Mrs. Sally Johnston.
whom, upon inquiry, he found still a
widow, and to whom he at once made
a proposal of marriage.
On entering Mrs. JOhnstOn's humble
dwelling, Mr.. Lincoln asked if she re
membered him.
Yes replied she. Il remember you
very well, Tommy Lincoln. What has
brought you back to Old Kentucky?"
Well" said he, my wife Nancy ia
dead"
Why, you don't say SOL"
YES" said Mr.. Lincoln, "she died
more than year ago, and L have come
back to Kentucky to look for another
wife. Do you like me, Mrs. John
stOnf'
Yes replied Mrs. Johnston, Il like
you. Tommy Lincoln"
DO you like me well enough tc
marry meT'
Yes" she answered, IL like you,
Tommy Lincoln. and like you well
enough to marry you, but l can't mar
ry you now"
why not" said he.
Because | am in debt, and could
never think OF burdening the man
marry with debt; it would not be
right"
What are those debts?' said he.
She told him of the sums, which
said she, Il have all down here in my
account-book.
On looking it over, he saw that her
debts ranged from 30 cents TO a dollar
and a quarter, and amounted In the
gross to something less than twelve
dOllars-not very startling sum even
in those days of small things.
He succeeded in putting the little
book in his coat pocket without attract
ing her attention, and went out, looked
up the various parties, and paid off all
the sums according to the memoran-
dunn, and returned in the afternoon
with the acknowledgements of pay
ments in full. On his returning the
account-book to her, she exclaimed,
why, Tommy Lincoln, have you gone
and paid off all my debts"
Yes" he said; land will you marry
me now?"
YES" said she, and they were mar.
ried the next morning at 9 o'clock. Mr..
IIaycraft, the narrator of the story,
was present at the ceremony.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18
BEST TARGET Is THE TRIANGLE

Has Been Adopted by the British
Army Council for Indoor Practice.
\ new design for target practice,
termed the SolanO target, has been
formally adopted by the British army
council for use in indoor ranges 1t
is declared by enthusiasts that more
at these objects than by range prac-
tlce in the open, under many condi-
tons.
A striking innovation is substitution
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18
The Little Girl mt Gettysburg


Twas Gettysburg's last day,
The dead and wounded lay
On trampled fields and ridges battle-torn
Among the outer posts,
Around the guarded hosts,
Rode Hancock, watchful, on the Hateful
morn.
And 10! q hero-child,
With eyes and tresses wild,
Close to the lines had strayed, and met
him there,
And tightly TO her breast
heavy load she prest-
A musket all her slender strength could
bear.
MY brave and pretty dear,
Tell me. how come you here
Upon the field. before the fight is done?"
Then, at her lisped reply,
Tears dimmed the generals eye:
my papa's dead. but here's my papa's
gun"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18
Decided In,provement.

Scribbles-I understand young Rhym-
er is doing much better than formerly
in the poetry line.
Dribbles-Why, he told me he hadn't
written q line for six months.
Scribbles-Yes, he told me the same
thing
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18

She ton the Atlantic liner)-Did
you observe the great appetite of that
stout man at dinner?
He-Yes; he must he what they call
a stowaway.-Sacred Heart Review.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18

One SIUe0 ODIfsHtfOn.
The fat passenger accidentally stepped
on the street car conductors foot.
Il beg your pardon, SIR" said the con-
ductor.
Not st all: beg yours"
But you don't have to do that. you
know. Passengers are not expected to
be polite to conductors"
Besides, the unexpected apology fus-
tered the conductor. and he rang up two
fares.lChicago Tribune.
only One .sBROMO QCININEv
That Is LAXATIVE BROMO QUININE. Look
Cor the signature Of K. W. GROVE. Used the
World over to Cure q Cold In One Day. Csc.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18

4 shoe clerk has at least two trou.
bles: Selling woman a shoe that is
big enough, and selling a man a shoe
that Is small enough.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18

Real estate values in New York city,
according TO the assessment figures,
are increasing $1,G96.97O each day.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18

Tariff revision is something that has
invariably weakened the party that I'M
dertook it, and 1t will probably be so
In this case. The party has this advan-
tage-it will do its work at the begin
ming of the new administration and il
Congress shall give us well balanced,
scientific protective measure, twill vim
dicate itself before the next Presiden-
tial election. so that the worst evil that
can befall the party will be a loss Of
Congressional control in 1910; but it is
scarcely possible for the law TO have
proven itself in time to dissipate the
pretudices that will no doubt be en-
gendered while 1t is being framed up
and Immediately after ii shall have
been passed.-Cedar Rapids Republi-
can.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18
Willing to ObIige.

Cook Lady Cat intelligence office)-
Before I engage with you I'd like to
ask a few questions. How many serv-
ants do you keep?
The Woman-Two.
Cook Lady-Where do you live?
The Woman (meekly)-Oh, that
doesn't matter We are wiling to
move anywhere you want to go.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18

The John A. Salzer Seed Co, Box
G, Ia Crosse, Wis, by all odds the larg-
est farm, grass, clover, potato and veg
cable Seed Growers in America, Ii not
the world. have just broken ground for
a unique seed elevator with storage
and cleaning capacity of more than a
quarter of million bushels.
This great firm is sending out Clover
Seed testing 1886 per cent pure, a rec
ord justly to be proud Of.
IL you haven't Salzers Catalog. look
up their advertisement and write for
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18

If the American duty on lumber is
removed, Canada will impose an ex-
port duty. She will do this for two
reasons. First, she wants TO preserve
her lumber for herself; and in the sec
ond place. a vast amount of Canadian
timber is owned by Americans. and the
Canadian government will gladly add
to the receipts Of its treasury out of
the pockets OF Americans. Any one
can see that If Canada does this, no
change In the price of lumber would
result from the lowering of the tariff
so far as the American consumer is
concerned. The only difference would
be that the duty would go into Cana
dian Golfers instead Of into the United
States treasury. In the matter of the
lumber tariff as on many other phases
of this great question, the average man
declaiming vociferously about what
ought to be done does not know as
much as the A, b, C's of the tariff
question.-Cedar Rapids Republican.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18
Don't Spoil Your CIothe s.
One sided Obligation

Use Red Cross Ball Blue and keep them
white rs snow ALI grocers. cents a pack
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18
cUTICUnA CURED HIM.
Eczema Came on Legs and Ankles
canadian Chief of Police Could
Not Wear shoes Because of Bad
Scaling and Itching.

Eczema Came on Legs and Ankles
canadian Chief of Police Could
Not Wear shoes Because of Bad
Scaling and Itching.
81 have been successfully cured of
dry eczema. I was inspecting the re-
mOval of noxious weeds from the edge
OF river and was constantly in the
Gust from the weeds. At night l
clcansed my limbs, but felt a prickly
sensation / paid no attention to it
for two years, but 1 noticed a scum
on my legs like fish scales. l did not
afford to it until it came to be too
itchy and sore and began getting two
running sores. My ankles were all sore
and scabby and l could not wear shoes.
l had to use carpet and felt slippers
for weeks. / got a cake of the Cuti-
cura Soap and some Cuticura Oint-
mcnt In less than ten days ] could
put on my boots and in less than three
weeks | was free from the cop II
itching. Capt. George P. 81 e.
of Police, Norris, Manitoba, - %,
1907. and Sept "a, 190S'
IOlttT drug " O-.cm- 0OTp, SOIc
Props. OF Cuticura Remedies, Boston.
Youthful Impotence.
Philander c. Knox, the prospective
Secretary of State. talked. at a recep-
ton at Valley Forge, of an impudent
politician.
The impudence with which he de-
MAIDS his flvors," said Mr.. Knox, ere
minds me OF the impudence of young
John Gaines. a Brownsville boy. One
winter day in Brownsville the ska ting
was good, and game of hockey was
proposed. John Gaines, his skates over
his arm. rang the bell of one OF our
oldest inhabitants, an 1912 veteran with
a wooden leg.
Excuse me, sir he said, but are
You going out teday?'
No, / believe not replied the vet.
erun kindly. why do you ask, my
sorY
Because, If you are not said John
Gaines. I'D like to borrow your wooden
leg to play hockey with"
a 100000 BusheI Elevator.
The John A. Salzer Seed Co, Box
C. Ia Crosse, Wis, by all odds the larg-
est farm grass, clover, potato and veg
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-03-18
Nor

The poet rayed and tore his hair,
And howled in accepts of despair:
ais there no rhyme for grocery
His hooking muse sid: mo. stree :"
The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1909-10-02
TRUTHS ABOUT MAINE.

Who say 8 that prohibition Is q suc-
cess The people who want it; the
| people VINO nave tried II, lived under
ii, watched it IN operation, compared
it with regulation" and vote year
after year TO retain It. because 81 re-
duceS to minimum the curse of the
saloon.
We have a law against manslaUgh-
ter but there were four times as
many murders in Rochester last wear.
with 500 saloons, as in the whole state
OF Maine under prohibition
Much is said every now and then
about the number of saloons in Maine.
There are no saloons. as we know
them, I'm the entire state Where there
is drink, il is under cover, unlabeled,
unadyertised, uninvitlng. unlicensed
and out of sight, After a walk about
the city. | said to a merchant. You
are TO be congratulated: | have not
found saloon in Portland Arc
YOU d stranger" said he II am"
said We'll" said he you will need
guide" A guide TO find saloon'
God speed the day when 1t VIII require
a guide 10 find one IN Rochester,
[ amazed the people of Birmingham,
Ala by showing them that with ten
thousand fewer people in the census
year 1900, they had with the licensed
saloon twenty-fom murders for one In
Portland. Rochester had eight muir
ders here last year, and Portland had
ten iD twenty-four years The total
number of prison and jail admissions
for the state of Maine for the last hS-
cal year was i,iS3; the admissions 10
the Monroe county CIncluding Roches-
teri penitentiary alone were l.S46'
The total number of commitments
to the state prison for Maine last year
was hSty-loW; Monroe county alone
sent thirty-eight men last year to Au-
burn Estates prison), thirty-one sen.
fenced by the county court to the pcni-
tentiary and twenty-siX TO the Elmlra
re(ormatory- A larger record for
crime than the entire state OF Maine!
Pauperism has constantly decreased
there under prohibition. while 1t has
been growing out of all proportion in
the license states.
In the number of homes owned by
tho people who live IN them. prohibi-
ton Maine leads the world. Seven
teen out OF every 100 families are
home owners In New York, with her
$1,000 saloons; Is Massachusetts, l9
In Connecticut. and 10 out OF every
100 families in Maine. You cannot
match 1t anywhere on earth where
they have the lincsed saloon.
c. II. HOWARD.