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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-22
MINOR STATE ITEMS.

Thomas Hite and Samuel Mertzbaugh
of Ligonier, both old soldiers. were killed
by a passenger train.
Samuel league died in Wabash as the
result of burns inflicted by the explosion
OF coal oil. He poured oil from a can
on the fire and the explosion wrecked a
house and inflicted fatal burns upon him
self.
Madison Shockley, ~ years old. died at
the State prison in Michigan CITY. He
was sent up from Randolph County Au-
gust %, 1906, TO serve from one TO four
teen years for grand larceny. This was
his sixth term in the State prison.
Statistics gathered by the Indiana bu-
reau OF statistics show tina. marriages
are falling off in Indiana and divorces
are increasing. In the year 1908 there
were 2,Sl4 fewer marriages than in the
previous year, and at the same time there
were 40 more divorces granted.
Fire destroyed the Independent Tele-
phone plant at La Fontaine and the
building in which it was located. The
telephone girls remained al the switch
board until they could give the alarm and
also notify surrounding cities that the
plant would be cut off as a result of the
FIRE.
Mrs. John l.. Brady of Wabash was
the first victim of the recent tornado. dy-
ing two days later. Mrs. James W.
Hayes. who was so badly injured. is re-
covering. \ mass meeting of citizens
was held to offer relief to the victims of
the tornado.
The wonderful grasp of details pos
Sessed by the late James Oliver. pillow
manufacturer and philanthropist of So.th
Bend is shown by the settlement of his
estate. estimated TO be worth S60.O00.GD0.
Notwithstanding the size of the fortune.
not a single ella m was filed against it
and the executor Joseph ID. Oliver. son
Of the dead man. has been discharged.
Joseph s. Miller. who died or commit
ted suicide recently. it is claimed forged
his fathers name TO notes amounting to
$4,000 The father Matthew G.. Miller,
against the Farmers State Bank and
sixteen individuals. holders of the notes.
to prove the forgeries.
Charles Fowler. 26 years old. superin-
tendent of the Rolling Prairie power sta
ton of the Chicago South Bend and
Northern Railway Company. was electro
cuted when, using a derby hat as an in
dicator. he touched some bare live wires
and a switch with the brim of the hat.
which was wet, TO show a visitor how
the lighting arrester worked.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-22
NEW YORK.

Weather. crop and industrial reports
are still very irregular. rendering gem
eral Characterization difficult. Taken
as n whole, there is, however, a slight
ly larger business doing. this being par
ticularly true of retail trade in sec
bookings for fall and winter delivery
at wholesale.
In portions of the South and in the
East generally there is more confident
purchasing, higher prices for cotton
aiding in the former instance, while
the advance of the season helps trade
along the Atlantic seaboard. Business
on the Pacific coast has expanded
slightly, particularly in California. In
the central West trade at retail is ex-
banding slowly and a rather better
business is reported with country mer-
chants. but jobbing activity is not as
pronounced as it was some weeks ago.
Industry is in rather spotted con-
dition. There is more doing in iron
and steel, but largely, it is claimed, at
the expense of prices. The improve
ment noted in the cotton goods industry
is maintained. Prices of staple goods
are firm. There is more doing in silk
manufacturing. Women's wear wooden
goods are in good request and worssed
goods and yarns are strong. rejecting
the continued firmness &c raw wool.
Business failures in the United
States for the week ending with April
10 were POI, against 227 last week, 261
in the like week of 1908, 167 in 1907.
167 in 1906 and 1873 in 1905. The weeks
failures in Canada number %, which
compares with 80 last week and - in
the like week of 190S.-Bradstreet'
Commercial Report.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-22
ALL LOOK FOR RICH WIVES.
-risis Reached in the Marriage NIar.

Crisis EeacheG in the Marriage Mar
ket of the French Republic.
There is Il crisis in the marriage
market. Young people do not marry.
1t is. of course, no new story in
France. Vital statistics prove the lack
rs well as the barrenness of marriages.
Where is the fault? This is Il question
which Paul Marguerite discusses in
the Journal to-day. according to
Paris dispatch to the San Francisco
Chronicle.
One of the advantages. in the midst
Of the disadvantages. of n Paris press
is its ability TO discuss any subject and
it's ability to enlist the pens of leading
personages to discuss it. Paul Mar
gueritte is one of the twain of novel
lists who have given a long string Of
clever pictures of contemporary France.
Now. the brothers have dissolved part
nership and each writes under his own
name Paul. especially, is a champion
Of women. though he advocates Il de-
gree of emancipation which would star
tie the leaders of the cause in England.
1t is not necessary TO subscribe to all
his views to be profoundly struck by
his arguments in favor of Il freer wom-
anhOod in France. Though the most
intelligent people in Europe. more open
than any other to new ideas, the
French have largely conserved the laws
and customs of the Romans in relation
to woman. Side by side with woman
barristers and the rest are legal tradi-
tioTs concerning the sex which seem to
have come direct from the dark ages.
Some feminine disabilities have been
remedied recently; others are in proc
ess of remedy.
Margueritte's article does not deal
with woman's legal status so much as
with her helplessness in the matter of
matrimony. He lays it down as gen
eral axiom that the French girl wishes
TO be married. while the young man
wishes to remain single. The young
man will not marry. or defers marriage
until comparatively late in life. because
he fears the responsibilities OF house
nSlu. Living MS DtcDIle
dear in Paris. The old simple ways If
the economical French are changing in
the large towns for greater luxury and
display. 1t is becoming increasingly
difficult for the man of small fixed
income and d. certain position TO keep
I'D TO make both ends meet. That Is
indisputable. Therefore the adventur-
Gus male says: IL shall not marry I'M
less can find I; wife with money" AZ
Paul Marguerite drily remarks: This
is business arrangement. and business
is bad"
NJ. Marguerite adduces this damnins
fact that men In the Industrial and
clerk class i'm France do not marry the
laborious and Woodworking women
with whom they are in daily contact in
the offices. Their attitude toward the
feminine worker Is one of eomradeship
or hostility; it does not lead to mar
rage. Yet it is notorious that these
women are good and economical mana
gers in their own homes. No. The
young mans fancy turns to the girl OF
the fiigbty sort to the one who dreams
of millionaires-to the unattainable, In
fact And that is one of the potent
reasons why there are fewer marriages.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-22

Twas Deakin bumpers funeral,
An everything was goin' we'll;
When them there Templars up in town
On a excursion train came down.
| driv the mourners, an Joe Fresh
He driv the head OF the prOcesh;
An when we neared the railroad track
We see that train a-comin' back.
Joe turned around an winked at me
An from his vest he showed a V;
''Tll bet you those that this here hears,
III cross ahead of that excursei %
The mourners they set up a yell,
An then was missin' for spell;
Ii was amaZin' how that crowd
Cavorted upward in cloud.
They piled them victims on the sward-
About three-quarters of a cord;
On top they put the deakin's meat,
But where Joe went we all was beat.
...se
| s'arched the pieces of that train,
But all my s'archin' was in vain;
An TO this day it do beat me
Where was the piece that had that V
From the Galaxy Magazine of Septem
Der, 1871.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-22
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Chicago-Cattle. common to prime
$500 to $40; hogs. prime heavy. $3.50
to $7.25; sheep. fair to choice, $500
to $3.50: wheat, No. ,, $1.37 to $1.42 !;
corn, No. ., &c to Csc: oats. standard.
53c to 54c; rye, No. :. 79c to Sic; hay.
timothy, $500 to $14.OO; prairie. $500
to $3.50; butter choice creamery. 2Jc
to Csc; eggs, fresh, 15c to 20c; potatoes.
per bushel, S1.00 to $1.10.
dianapolis--Cattle, shipping. $500
to $40; hogs, good to choice heavy.
$3.50 to $7.75; sheep, good to choice,
$50 to $6.15; wheat. No. ,, S1.39 to
Sill; corn, No. , white. 65c to 66c !;
oats, No. white, Ole to 52c.
St. Louis-Cattle, $500 to S7.15; hogs
500 to S7.35; sheep, $500 to $3.50:
wheat, No. >. S1.J0 to S1.51 corn, No. >.
&c TO CSC; oats, No. >, 54c to J6c; rye
No. =. zoe to SOC.
Cincinnati-Cattle, $500 to i. S6.25
hogs. $4.OO to S7.6O; sheep. $500 to
1913; wheat. No ,, $40 to SLIP: corn.
No. = mixed, Csc TO 69c: oats. No. .
mixed, 53c to 54c; rye, No. ., SIC to Sac
Buffalo-Cattle choice shipping steers.
$500 to S7.35; hogs, fair to choice. $500
TO $3.50; sheep, common to good mixed.
$500 to $40; lambs, fair to choice,
$500 TO $3.50.
New York-Cattle, $500 TO $685. /:
hogs, $3.50 to $7.60; sheep, $500 to
$4.75; wheat, No. = red, .S1.31 to S1.3S
corn, No. 2, 74c to Zoe; oats. natural
white, SIC TO 60c; butter. creamery. PC
to 2Sc: eggs, western, lie TO PIC.
Toledo-Wheat, No. = mixed, Sl.39 TO
$1.40; corn, No. mixed, &c to 69c
oats, No. = mixed, 55c to 56c; rye. No.
Soc to SIC; clover seed, $685..
Detroit-Cattle. $500 to 5000; hogs.
$500 to $7.35; sheep. $3.50 to 5000 !:
wheat, No. =, Sl.3S to $1.40; corn, No. 3
yellow. 69c to zoe; oats. No. 3 white,
56c to sc; rye, No. =, S3c to Soc.
Milwaukee-Wheat, No. Northern.
S1.25 to $127; corn, No. 3, &c to Csc
oats, standard, soc to BIC: rye. No. 1.
Sic to o3c: barley, No. l, &c TO 65e
pork, mess, $16.75.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-22

Pencil marks can sometimes be re-
moved from white paint by gently
rubbing them with bread crumbs in the
direction of their course (not across)
or by rubbing with a slice of lemon or
raw potato. In more obstinate cases
all traces can be removed with a soft
piece of linen molstened with pure tur-
pentine, or benZine, taking care to
wipe it off quickly with a dry rag af-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-22

really beautiful effects may be brought
out with very little effort. A design,
conventional or otherwise, cut from
cretonne and applied with an embroi-
derry stitch, will make a brave show
ing at the expense of little time or
trouble. Another, cock feathers drawn
diagonally across the pillow and work
ed with mercerized thread In natural
colorlngs. Craftsman canvas is 81 a
yard up. fifty inches wide. Burlap is
inexpensive
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-22
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tive and are usually distributed In the
form of fine dust that is blown about
by the air
But consumption is preventable
disease. The germs are killed by sun
light and fresh air. In damp. dark
places they will live indefinitely. Peo-
~ ventilated rooms are especially Ii
able to to contract the disease.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-22
Weight,
Height

A woman who has lost twelve
pounds in three weeks. and lost 1t very
satisfactorily from her hips, declares
that the feat was accomplished by
simply dropping and picking up a
handkerchief twenty times, night and
morning. Standing In her stocking
feet and without any tight clothing
she drops the handkerchief directly in
front of her toes and stoops to pick 1t
up ten times with one hand and ten
times with the other. the trick, of
course. being to recover the wisp OF
cambria without bending the knees
The exercise is repeated twenty times
again at night.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-22
Advice of n Novelist.

girl who was fond of scribbling
stories once asked a well-known nov
elist how she could succeed, and the
novelist answered: "Oh, when you've
written something. just imagine some
body else did it-some one you hate
and go for 1t without mercy. Then
set to and write it over again; indeed,
write 1t again and again, always re-
peating the ruthless criticism part of
the program"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-22
Fringed RuchinE Agnln.

Some of us remember the fringed
silk ruching which trimmed our moth
ers' gowns and nantes nearly score
of years ago. Those ruches were made
of stiff silk, raveled out at the edges
and plated into a full ruche Now
the raveled ruche comes back, intro
duced by Doeuilldt, Paris dressmak-
er, and the frock on which the ruche
is used is called appropriately a
ssnOIOnaiSp"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-22
Indiana
State News
WAIT g. YEARS TO PAY.
Horse Dealer Gets Back So Overpsy

Horse Dealer Gets Back 50 Overpay.
ment for Hogs.
Martin Quinn. Wabash horse dealer,
has been made riched by So which had
been owing to him for thirty-one years.
George Buehler of Rochester was the
debtor. Quinn had bought some hogs
from Buehler and subsequently the latter
found that he had been paid So too much.
Buehler supposed he would see Quinn
within few days. and did not pay him.
Meeting for the first time in thirty-one
years. Mr.. Buenlcr handed over the SIS
and stated it was due Mr.. Quinn. The
latter remembered the deal, but did not
know that he was a creditor.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-22
Blue Monday.

Look a-here, Mary Ann,
You stop your complainin';
/ know it's a-rainin'
As hard as it can.
But what are you gainin'?
Is't tn Lord you are train
Well-he amt explainin'
His reasons TO Man,
Look a-here, Emmy Lou,
l know it's Monday,
But in six days comes Sunday.
SO quit bein' blue.
You'd think by the whinin'
There warn't no bright linin.
Wasn't yesterday shinin'r
Amt Zeb courtin' you?
Life's chock full o Sundays
To male up for Mondays.
Emmy LoI-Mary Ann,
Jes' you smile while you can.
Jean Dwight Franklin, in Harpers.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-22

A London paper says: The Amerl
can woman has no more use for a man
than to despoil him of his money"
Well agree to do the 'Salome" dance
before the royal family if our London
contemporary will just name one of its
blooming countrymen who came over
here prospecting matrimonially with
enough real money to pay his laun-
ess.-Philadelphia Evening Star.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-22

r. would pay pleasure seekers to
try the old plan of looking on life as
duty. where pleasures came by acct
dent or kindness, and were heartily.
GRATEFUL enjoyed. 1t stands to rea-
son thai If you are deliberately ar
ranging to get pleasure, and plenty of
it, you can not enjoy it as much as
If your life consisted of duties, and
your pleasures came by the way.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-22
Suils with Two Skirts.

The most general fashion during the
last season among smart women has
been to have two skirts to the desira-
BILE tailormade suit. Thus for street
wear the well-dressed woman appears
in walking skirt then IL she wants
to go to bridge party or tea In a
hurry. all she has to do is to change
her blouse, slip on another long skirt
to be used with the same coat and she
Is suitably gowned for any dressy oe-
casion. 1t is fashionable economy to
make the same coat do for two skirts
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-22
Baby's Weight.

A 1-year-old baby should weigh 20La
pounds.
If healthy. the gain should be just
q pounds the next year.
At the weight should be 81 pounds
and at 4 So pounds.
The normal baby will weigh Al
pounds at ), and 40 pounds at the age
of years.
During the next four years-up to
10-the weight should be 49R, 5419,
60 and 661a pounds.
If baby has kept close to his aver
age the chances for continued good
health are bright.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-22
No Mirror i'm Sick Room.

trained nurse of long experience
emphasized the necessity of keeping
mirrors out of the sickroom. The pa
iient should never be allowed to look
at one, as the ravages wrought by Ill
ness In ones own face gives a shock
which it is hard for the nurse TO
soothe away. Cases have been known
IN which patient being allowed a
glimpse Of himself at a critical point
Of the illness took turn for the
worse, and from that time forward
tank rapidly.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-22
Arrest CITY Council.

The entire city council of North Man
chester was arrested following the filing
of charges b. citizens. 1t is alleged that
the municipal body violated the law in
allowing claims without having them
verified and paying other claims which
had not been filed five days before the
session, as required by the code. The
penalty for the offense is fine set by
the judge hearing the case. and removal
from office
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-22

to the surface by lightly rubbing with
a soft rag dipped in very little lin
seed oil. or by Just polishing with
a little whiting. If the pencil has left
indentation marks they can be got out
by laying a piece of felt that has been
wrung out OF water over the place.
then pressing a very hot iron over the
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-22

The convention of the Indiana Asso-
citation of Master Bakers at Terre Haute
adopted resolutions asking the Indiana
delegation in Congress to legislate Ito
stop gambling in wheat at once:" that
the people of the country have a right TO
demand action by Congress: also tlat
sugar be placed on the free list The
delegates were unanimously of the opin-
ion that the price of bread must be raised
to e cents soon
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-22
Son KiIIed; sues Liouor Men.

suit was filed in the Circuit Court
at Washington against Ulysses S. Sarl,
Joseph |. Gordon and Desidrei Sum OF
the State of Indiana. by James Thomp-
son, asking $1,000 damages for the death
of his son, Roy Thompson. minor
While under the influence of liquor the
youth fell beneath a train and was
killed. Gordon and Sum are bondsmen
for the saloon-keeper alleged to have sold
the liquor.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-22

A stunning creation of rich copper
colored satin, with sleeves, yoke border
and band across front OF heavy lace
dyed TO match. On either side there
Is a sash OF black satin, starting from
yhoulder and extending to hem or
skirt, passing unGer the lace bands just
below knee depth. The tucker and
stock are finely plated cream silk
mousseline. The turban is baby cara
cul with a wreath of velvet roses in
same shade as satin. with natural foil
age
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-22
No More Children.

DR.. Walter +. Wilcox, head OF the
department Of statistics at Cornell
University, says that in the last fifty
years there has been a decrease OF
about thirty year in the proportion
of children to every thousand women.
and il this rate is To continue for a
century and a half more there will be
no children left.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-22
Hickory Oil for BOYS.

An exchange gives this as the result
of interviewing thirty business men
and thirty loafers: The thirty bust
men had all been fiogged freely by
their parents when they were boys,
while out of the thirty loafers twenty
seven had been mammals darlings''
and the other three had been raised
by their grandmothers.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-22

Dry thoroughly IN warm oven and
then sift well, first separately and then
all together, two ounces of tartaric
acid, three ounces Of bicarbonate of
soda, and three ounces of potato flour
or arrowroot. Keep in a well-corked
bottle. Half a teaspoonful to a pound
of -four is sufficient for pastry.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-22

ton. Moreover, those thus a1iicted
who persistently employ the right
method recover, unless they are in the
A few simple exercises employed every
morning on rising before ansopen win
dow or in a well-ventilated room VIII
have marked effect. Try this for a
week at least and note the results.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-22
Goods and Wives.

The London Teacher has been look
ing into the marriage rate at Manches-
ter University, and found that of $50
women who achieved degrees only GA
have married. At Manchester the
young woman and the young man sit
side by side. And only Il of the $50
have mated themselves with male grad
yates.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-22

This stunning frock Is adapted from
the Directoire modes, with the high
waisted skirt of the Empire and the
fchu-lke drapery of another time
charming merged into one. 1t is Of
pale blue satin, yelled with gray chIf-
fon. The upper part Of the bodice
and the sleeves under the chiffon are
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-22
Internal Cheek.

"Well, did he pay your asked the
wife of dentist who had been to col
lect a bill for u full set of false teeth
that he had made for man almost o
year before.
"Pay mel" growled the dentist. "Not
only did he refuse to pay me, but he
actually had the effrontery to gnash al
me-with my teeth !"-Everybodys
Magazine.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-22
Whit Is Tuherculosia

1t Is the ever present scourge of
the human race. 1t is called consump-
ton when the lungs are affected.
Taken in all its forms, it Is the cause
Of one-seventh of all deaths. The
germs of the disease are most often
carried In the sputum of a consump-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-22
Wet Cloth In Sickhess.

When very hot cloth is wanted
for use I'm sickness, do not wet the
whole cloth. Take hold Of the ends,
one in each hand, then drop the cen
ter In boiling water, twist the cloth
quickly, and the result will be a very
hot cloth and the hands not wet
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-22
FALLS DEAD AT SONS HOME.
v. G. White Had Been Suffering from
Rheumatism for some Time.

Rheumatism for Some Time.
While sitting in a chair at the home of
his son, Ernest A. White. V. G. White.
an old citizenSef Brownsburg, fell out of
his chair dead He had been a sufferer
with rheumatism for some time, but just
a few moments before his death he seemed
TO be in his usual health. Mr.. White
was well known in that part of the State.
he was one of the early settlers. He
leavessthree sons. Ernest and Bert A.. of
BrOwnsburg, and Oscar, of Denver. Col
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-22

Senator Taylor of Tennessee has intro
duced in Congress a bill providing that
carriers shall acknowledge all claims for
damages and overcharges, etc., within ten
days from their receipt, and that they
shall pay all lawful claims within ninety
days from their receipt.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-22

1t was Uncle Hanks first ride in
parlor car. The porter came around
and brushed him down with whisk
broom.
"How much, bubT drawled Uncle
for a nickel.
Quarter will do, sah," responded the
porter, with open palm.
Quarter will do? Say. do / get the
whislS broom, too, for that?'
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-22
Find Alleged Butter Fraud.

United States revenue officers raided
what they allege TO be a fraudulent but
ter plant in the basement of the store Of
the South Bend Tea Company. said TO be
owned in Chicago. The officers broke
broke through barricaded doors and con-
fiscated machinery and material.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-22

The Upstate Public Service Commits
sion of New York has ordered the rail-
roads operating lines in the Adirondacks
TO use oil-burning locomotives from April
10 TO November | of each year. the cost
of electrification being found to be pro-
hibitive. The object is to prevent the
starting ard spreading of forest fires.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-04-22
High License to Bar Circus.

The Terre Haute city council. comply
ing with the request of the Retail Mer-
chants Association. is to fix the license
for a circus at $1,000 a day. with a
view to preventing them coming to town
on the ground that they tss. money
away.