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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-06

life that ended In 632 this wonderful
man laid the foundations OF great
empire. The Turks embraced Moham-
mechanism and Mohammedanism made
them a world power. 1t pressed them
forward to conquest after conquest.
Under Mohammedan rule Constan-
tinople became semi-oriental city.
The Christian churches were trans
formed into mosques: the streets and
buildings took on an appearance of
Asia rather than Europe; the local as
well as the general government became
snrcharged with suspicion, intrigue
and despotism. These conditions have
Continued with little change down to
the present day. But the desire for
change Is abroad, as Is evident from
the young Turk moyement-unless this
movement after all should prove only
an attempt to substitute one despotism
for another. Nothing certain can be
said about the Turks apparent desire
for progress.
Mosque a Famous Spot.
Aside from the Sultan's palace and
the other government buildings. the
most interesting structure in Constan-
tinople TO the ordinary tourist is the
mosque of st. Sophia. Its interior is
considered one OF the finest specimens
of Byzantine architecture. As the
Christian church OF the divine wisdom
the first stone Of the building was laid
in 532 on the site of several successive
churches OF the same name. the first
OF which was erected by Constantine
the Great.
Galata and Pera are chiefly inhab-
tied by Christians. Here are the diplo-
matte headquarters of foreign countries
and other non-Turklsh institutions.
The two bridges of boats between Gal
alta and STEAMBOAT are crowded with
traffic constantly. Scutari is a town
of about G0.OOO people and contains
numerous manufactures. besides being
Il large fruit market. The total popu-
lation of Constantinople and Its sub
urbs is considered To be about 1.100,-
600. Nearly two-thirds OF the inhab-
itants OF the city proper are NOLAN
medanS.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-06
BRIGANDS OF TCNKIN.

Lives of Native Soldiers Too Pre-
cioux to Risk Against Them.
The outlaws OF Tonkin whom the
French called pirates. are, properly
speaking. brigands, who infest the
country both on land and water.
One of their resorts is the province
OF Bacninh, where they have just muir
dered French officer. There the
brigands openly and successfully defy
the forces OF the government. Long
immunity In that quarter has made
them numerous and formidable. This
need arouse no wonder, considering
that the troops In the field consist of
native soldiers whose lives are too
precious to be risked In frontal at
tacks on brigand Businesses.
Just before the murder of the officer
band of brigands made Its appear
ance on the railway line between
Hanoi and Bacnih and inflicted loss
on some native levies who encounter
Ell them. Upon this the resident went
fer a detachment Of native regulars
to deal blow at the enemy. The
troops met the brigands intrenched In
a village, one house In which they
had turned into fortress. SO TO speak
The commander OF the troops found
himself in a fix. To send the regu-
lars across the open TO carry the
stronghold by storm, under heavy fire
from the brigands, meant heavy loss
and certain death to MANY of his men
to little purpose. The only alternative
was to blow up the house along with
its garrison. But this resource failed
him from no explosives being ut hand.
The result was that the brlgands as
capped.
The Haiphong paper rightly Won
ders why the troops In the field are
not supplied with melinlte bombs
Such engines Of destruction would save
much loss Of life among the soldiery
operating against the brigands.
Yet no bombs are supplied to the
troops. though the brigands have of
ten defied them safely from fortified
houses, which the troops would not
attack from fear OF loss Of life not
worth while to incur against outlaws
The result Of this weak-kneed pol
ley Is that the brigand bands in that
section Of Tonkin increase steadily In
numbers and strength. Pessimists say
that In time they Will become too many
to be terrified by melinite bombs
South China News.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-06
Revision Hysteria.

The tariff revision craze has reached
that stage where it Is more suggestive
OF the grotesque than of a well-or-
dered plan to secure statesman-like
adjustment of tariff duties to actual
conditions.
There has not been a general re-
vision of the tariff in dozen years,
and now the clamor therefor resem-
bles a vast babel of tongues. Mug
wump magazines, Free-Trade indie
pendent" organs, and curbstone calam-
ity shrlekers are all demanding that
schedules be cut and slashed Beard
less editorettes are writing letters to
women's clubs and pleading with them
to send written protest to Congress
the protest to be against everything in
general. even If not against anything
In particular-just so it is Il protest.
1t does not matter what kind OF n
:arIff measure may be finally adopted
Is the outcome of the present special
session. There is going TO be a wide
spread dissatisfaction, and it is not at
may lose the next congressional cleo
ton as result.
At the congressional election follow
ing the framing OF the Mckinley tariff
law the nation went Democratic. Even
William Mckinley himself, the great
champion of the doctrine of protection
and in later years the idol of the Amer
can people, was defeated in an Ohio
congressional district. The country was
swept by just such wave of tariff
ripping hysteria as is being witnessed
ut the present time. The consumer had
his inning. He saw the dawn of the
day of cheapness for which he had so
long been seeking. The wicked Aid
riches and Paynes and the other legis-
lative tools Of vested interests were
In a minority and the tariff rippers
had everything their IN sweet way
1t Is not necessary to dwell ON the
four years OF Industrial nightmare
which began In 1892 and lasted until
1896. The older people know about it.
The misinformed who are writing free
trade essays do not care about it.
People who have passed through these
various periods and have watched the
drift of things during the recent years
are satisfied in their own minds that
the country is headed for another pc
rlor of low tariffs and all around
cheapness. They can await the advent
thereof with comparative calmness be-
cause they know that experience alone
can take the conecit out Of the unwise
leaders of thought and action and open
their eyes to the real truth.
There is this consolation for those
who regret the trend, but know 1t is
inevitable: The Republican party may
now and then lose an election because
OF the voter who is ignorant OF his
country's history, or cannot remember
farther back than week before last
but the Republican party never loses
two elections in succession upon this
issue.-Des Moines Capital.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-06
Signs of Improvement.

Many indications point to an improve
ment which must register itself in the
general treasury situation. The re-
which have reported for March show
a gain OF IL per cent by the same
roads over the month of 1908. Bank
clearings are making a long lead over
the corresponding period a year ago.
Merchandise imports in March of this
year broke all the records for that
month. This is an unmistakable sign
of growth in public confidence. Prob
ably the big iron output, which is two
thirds of that of the high-water mark
of the past, Is fair index Of the pro-
portion, which the countrys aggregate
activities at this moment bear to those
in the second half OF 1906 and the first
half OF 1907, before the panic was
sighted. But the iron and steel output
is increasing. Merchandise exports in
March were below those of the same
month in each of the three most re-
cent years, but they were higher than
for that month In any previous time.
Exports are increasing, and there Is n
fair probability that before the end of
the present calendar year they will be
close TO the figures of the most prosper
Gus days. The heavy increase of inn
ports Is responsible for the growth In
the revenue, which is giving a good
deal Of encouragement to treasury Off
Gals. At the same time the number
and the liabilities of business failures
are down to lower figures than have
been recently touched, showing that
trade Is on a solid basis, and that the
removal of the uncertainty as to tariff
duties Is all that prevents business
from making big stride forward. The
sharp increase In food prices Is draw
back, but this stands chance to cor
rect itself by the larger acreage OF
spring wheat, of corn and of oats wsich
Is promised. = ST. Louis Globe Demo
crat.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-06

patton. 10 my opinion constipation
is responsible for most ailments. There
are thirty-two feet of human bowels,
which is really sewer pipe. When this
pipe becomes clogged. the whole system
becomes poisoned, causing bi.iousness, in
digestion and impure blood. which often
produces rheumatism and kidney all
ments. No woman who suffers with con-
stipation or any liver complaint can ex-
pect to have a clear complexion, or enjoy
good health.
Munyon's Paw-Paw Pills are a tonic
to the stomach, liver and nerves. They
invigorate instead of weakening; thsy
enrich the blood instead of impoverish-
ing it; they enable the stomach to get
all the nourishment from food that Is
put into it.
These pills contain no calomel, no dope,
they are soothing, healing and stimu-
lating. They school the bowels 10 act
without physic. Price % cents.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-06

down, bound the Republican party in
the last campaign TO do. With that
plain understanding the Republican
party was continued in power by the
people.
To say this is not to say that every
rate should be reduced. But the pledge
was to make important reductions and,
IN general, to revise downward.
That pledge was accepted in good
faith by the people. and their approval
Of 1t was recorded. And the will of
the people, expressed with elaboration,
is the supreme law.
Whether the decision OF the people
was wise or unwise IS not now in ques-
ton. 1t is the duty of Republican
leadership to keep the party's pledges
and obey the peoples will. And since
to do SO means less customs revenue.
it is the further duty to find other
sources of revenue.
An Inheritance tax has been suggest
ed. 1t is inadyisable, because pre-
empted by SO many States. An in
come tax has been proposed, and Is OBJ
viously more suitable for national use.
Though to make it fully effective a
constitutional amendment may be re-
quired, yet under the laws in effect
from 1861 to 1872 an average of 1884,
000.OOO annually was obtained.
There are also other methods of OBJ
tanning revenue, such as the stamp
taxes of the Civil and Spanish wars.
These and the income tax may be an
noying. but they place burdens accord
ing to ability TO bear them, and, being
felt. they stimulate public interest in
economical expenditure.
Whatever may be the discomforts in
volved, the sovereign people are en-
titled to what they voted for. They
voted to reduce tariff taxes. So, under
the penalty Of bad faith, the Repub-
lican party must reduce tariff taxes and
make the best of the situation-Chi-
cago Inter Ocean.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-06
OLD SOAKERS
GET Saturated with Caffeine,

Get Saturated with Caffeine.
When a person has used coffee for a
number of years and gradually declined
In health, 1t Is time the coffee should
be left of In order to see whether or
not that has been the cause Of the trou-
Bile.
A lady In Huntsville, Ala, says she
used coffee for about 40 years, and for
the past 20 years was troubled with
stomach trouble
II have been treated by many physi-
clans but all in vain. Everything failed
to perfect cure. | was Frustrated for
some time, and came near dying. When
food and drink tried coffee again and
1t soured on my stomach
II finally concluded coffee was the
cause Of my troubles and stopped using
it, | tried tea and then milk in its
place. but neither agreed with me. then
I commenced using Postum. | had Il
properly made and it was very pleasing
to the taste.
Il have now used it four months. and
my health is so greatly improved that
| can eat almost anything | want and
can sleep well, whereas, before. / suf-
fered for years with insomnia.
Il have found the cause of my trou-
bles and way to get rid Of them. You
can depend upon it | appreciate Post
um'
There's a Reason" Read "The
Road to MELVILLE" in pkgs.
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, 1909-05-06
Where the Trouble Was.

some mis'bul sinner took an run
ned off wild de collection hat las meet
in day." said Brother DIckey. IAN
well knows dat eff dar wus no sich
place ez hell de good Lawd would
make one for dat sinner"
"Was there much money In the
hat?"
mo, sub; day warn't so much ez a
brass button In IT."
Then why are you so mad about
itY
"Hit wuz my hat" he, said.-Atlanta
Constitution.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-06
CITY CENTER OF WAR
SINCE YEAR 667 B. c
Constantinople Prize in Combats
of Nations for Over Two
Centuries.
LONG I'm THE ROMAN EMPIRE.
Mohammedanism and Christianity
of Late Contesting for Control
of Ottoman Capital.

Since its first colonization. 2,513
Tears ago, If ancient dates may be
trusted. the city ut the southern end
Of the channel between the Black Sea
and the Sea of Marmora. first known
as Byzantium and for the last 1,oOO
Tears called ConstantlnOple. has been
center Of conflict between the East
and the West-between Asiatic and
European ideas. The present conflict
Is nothing different in this respect
rom the most ancient-it is the antag-
,nism between Asiatic Mohammedan-
SIN and European free thought and
rec action. as represented In the young
Turk element. that has caused the
DOWNFALL of Abdul Hamid.
Byzantium was settled. 1t is record
ad, by Greek traders, in the year 66I
B. C.. Two natural causes made Ii
early prominent as trading point-it
was an economic center for the grain
trade of the regions bordering on the
Black Sea. and the Golden Horn gave
rich rewards to fishermen besides offer
sells.
Center of Many Wars.
Byzantium was the subject of strug
giles between the early Greek states; 1t
was captured and recaptured many
times, and finally became a tributary
TO imperial Rome The remains of the
ancient city have never been adequate
~ explored: there are miles of tunnels,
ancient streets and fragments OF build
lngs buried under the modern Constan-
tiople. which is virtually a city upon
the grave Of a city.
In the year $50 A. d. the Emperor
Constantine determined TO make a new
capital for the Roman Empire He Sc
lected for this purpose Byzantlum.
which henceforth was to be known as
Constantinople-the City Of Constan-
tine. The modern COnstantinople con
sistS OF threes parts-Istamboul or
STEAMBOAT. De main city. on blunt
point of land at the southern end of
the Bosporus, and opposite STEAMBOAT
two lesser towns. Galata, 10 the north
across the Golden Horn, and Scutari.
to the east across the BospOrus. The
Bosporus is here about mile wide !;
the Golden Horn, an inlet or harbor
some eight miles long. Is from one
third TO one-half mile wide. Galata Is
the modern port of commerce and is
connected with STEAMBOAT by two pom
toon bridges. Back OF 1t lies Pera.
another ancient settlement and the
modern non-Turkish residence quarter.
Rebuilt by Constantine.
Constantine virtually rebuilt Con
stantinople. and at the final disruption
of the Roman empire into two great
remnants of the former majestic whole
1t became the capital Of the eastern or
Greek empire. The great religious
schism between the two branches OF
Christianity that in modern days form
the Roman Catholic and Greek
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-06
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion Of the ear. There 10
only one way to cure deafness, and that Is
by constitutional remedies. Deafness Is
caused by az fnfiamed condition Of the mu-
cous lining of the Eustachian Tube When
this tube Is iniamed you have rumbllng
sound or imperfect hearing. and when II Is
entirely closed. Deafness Is the result. and
unless the Inflammation eau be taken out
and this tube restored to Its normal condi-
zion. hearing will be destroyed forever. nine
cases out of ten are caused by Caiarrh.
which Is nothing but an iniamed condition
of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness (caused by Catarrhl that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
Send for circulars. free.
F. ]. CHENEY & CO. Toledo. o.
Sold by Druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-06

Feather Dustcr n Germ Sprcader.
TIL giant ticker known to the
housewife as the feather buster has
won the enmity Of the student of tu-
,erculosis. The feather buster as a
.reator Of miniature whirlwinds, is
aot to be despised. Like its natural
prototype, the fruit OF its labors is
,r worse. Its performances are never
,f any actual value, for the dust rises
rom one place only to settle down in
another. In the case of the germs Of
tuberculosis which have previously
been scattered by some thoughtless
splitter afflicted with the white plague
here is always possibility that they
nay be included in the dust stirred
Up by the Industrious duster There
,ore. the fighter against the spread OF
tuberculosis places ban on the feath-
.r buster and proclaims that the prop
sr way to sweep and TO dust is to use
moisture on the floor and a damp cloth
On walls and furniture.
'Oh, well, there are more important
preventive measures than discouraging
The use OF the feather busters" per-
aaps someone exclaims, forgetting that
some OF the other remedies, such as
better living conditions are harder to
obtain, and that little details count
when the active and persistent disease
germ is to be opposed. 1t is difficult
TO convince persons whose rule for the
acceptance of anything Is Seeing is
believing" that germs are very real,
although unseen and more dangerous
than some elephants.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-06
Quite I'm Character.

The late William Terriss. who for
many years was invariably the hero in
the dramas produced at the Adelphi
theater, London. seems to have been in
nice accord with the characters he
played. One day, writes Ellen Terry
in her recently published book. The
Story of My Life" he came into the
theater thoroughly soaked.
Us it raining, Terriss?" asked some
one. who noticed that he was wet.
Looks like it, doesn't itZ'' said Ter
Kiss, carelessly.
Later it came out that he had jump
ed of penny steamboat into ths
Thames aud saved a little girls life.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-06

churches perpetuated and increased the
political differences. From 3O5 \. D.,
to 1853 A. d.. the eastern empire, with
its seat at Constantinople. kept alive
Roman civilization and maintained on
its temples the Christian cross.
Learning centered at Constantinople
as at Rome, and the antagonism be-
tween Rome and Constantinople led TO
the assaiing OF the eastern city by the
crusaders. who captured 1t in 1904.
For fifty-seven years the crusaders
held sway: then, In 1861. they aban-
doned the city and it fell back to its
old position as the center OF the east
ern church until the followers Of Mo-
manned came. In the memorable siege
that ended in planting on the dome Of
St. Sophia the crescent In place of the
cross in 1853.
The Turk won and the Turk kept
When all is said that can be said
against Mohammedanism 1t must be
admitted that it made unsurpassed
fighters in the days when swords
rather than gunpowder determined the
issue of battles. BY his religion the
Turk is cleanly. temperate, a total alb
stainer from alcohol, and a fatalist.
When his time has come to die, and
not before he will die, according 10 the
Koran Since the invention and use Of
gunpowder he has not been so success
full as n soldier: he lacks the dlsci-
pline and the long range courage that
go with modern warfare. But in the
early days be was conqueror wher-
ever he went.
Made Great by Mohammed.
Starting from point nearly in the
geographical center of Asia, the Turks
became subject to the Saracens, those
wild Arabs that invaded Spain and
have left many scattered fragments OF
their genius in the science and the art
of modern Europe. The Arabs deyel-
oped a religious organizer of the first
rank in the history of the world, No
manned. In the sixty-one years OF his
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-06

BY cough which cannot be broken
by ordinary remedies. But why not
try a medicine that will cure any cough
that any medicine can cure? That Is
Kemp's Balsam. 1t is recommended by
doctors and nurses, and it costs only
% cents at any druggists or dealers
Keep a bottle always in the house and
you will always be prepared to treat q
cold or cough before it causes any SUI
fering at ALL
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-06

1.-The days are growing longer" said
the man who keeps lookout for the
first robin.
Il don't notice any difference" said
Sirius Barker; they seem, as usual, to
be getting longer II you count from
one pay day TO the next, and shorter
if you figure the time between rent
days" -Washington Star
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-06
His Policy.

My brother said the good man.
you should always keep your debts in
mind. Experience has taught us ali
that our debts are our enemies"
But they don't worry me. my dear
sir" laughed the unvarnished beat
And why not!"
Because l have always been taught
to forget my enemies
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-06
Ar the Dessert Interval.

Parson Prater tat dinner AT this
season there is no teaching of the
scriptures that is more timely than the
sentiment, The Lord loyeth cheer
full given"
The Parsons Prodigy pass
me another piece of pie, pop.-Bost0n
Courier
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-06

two years did not get out Of the house.
The kidney secretions were irregular.
and doctors were not helping me. Doan's
Kidney Pills brought me quick relief.
and finally cured me. They saved my
life"
Sold by all dealers. 80 cents a box.
Foster Milburn Co., Buffalo. y. Y.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-06

kidney troubles My
back panied me terri
bly,. Every turn or
move caused sharp,
shooting pains. My
eyeSight w S poor,
dark spots appeared
before me, and l had
dizzy spells. For ten
years l could not do
housework and for
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-06

Gunner-The ultra-fashionable fem.
mime hats this year will locke like
inverted buckets.
Guyeh-IIow funny.
Gunner-What's funny?
Guyer-Why, with those hats on dis
play 1 suppose the millinery shops viii
look like bucket shops.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-06
Contagious.

Poetry is catching A playwright
recently told a story of rehearsing
Twelfth Night for an open air per-
formance, in a garden which was over
looked by a rising brick edifice. As
the amateurs recited their lines, the
workmen continued their labors. The
Washington Star prints the tale
One afternoon, during a silent pause
In our rehearsal, we heard voice
from the building operation saying
gravely:
Il prithee. malapert. pass me yonder
brick
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-06
CONSTIPATION
MUNYON'S
PAW.PAW PILLS

Munyon 3 raw
Paw Pills are IN
like all other laxa-
tives or cathartics.
They coax the liver
into activity By
gentle methods.
They do not scour;
they do net gripe ;
they do not weak
en-; but thew do
start all the secre-
tions Of the liver
and stomach IN a
way that soon puts
these organs In q
healthy condition
and corrects consti-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-05-06

"Bliggins is a great reader. He in
yariably buys a newspaper before get
ting on Il street ear"
81 have noticed the paper" answer
ed Miss Cayenne. But | am not so
sure he reads it. Maybe he holds it up
because he's too polite to see lady
standing. Washington Star.