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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-11
FRENCH EconnmH.

"a man doesn't have to go to Paris
to learn something about the economy
of French cooks" said a janitor. "All
he has to do is to get job like mine
In a house occupied mostly by French
families, and he'll learn some aston
ishing lessons in the art of saving Up
to two months ago 1 was working in
a building of that kind. So far as at
tending to the garbage was concerned,
l had the easiest time Of my life.
There was practically no garbage. The
people lived well enough, / guess. Any
how they received packages from the
butcher and grocer, but they never
seemed to throw anything away. About
the only thing they didn't eat was cof-
fee grounds and potato skins and to-
mato cans, and there was precious lit
tie waste Of even that.
"N here 1 am working now the fami-
lies are all American. That is where
the food goes to waste. The people in
that house throw away enough provis-
ions every day to feed all those French
families a week.'-San Francisco
Chronicle.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-11
ORIGIN OF CHRYsANrHEMUM.
Pretty and Interesting Legend Con-
corning That Flower.

Pretty and Interesting Legend Con-
corning That Flower.
The japanese have an interesting leg
end il connection with the origin of the
chrysanthemum, the London Globe
says. In garden, bathed in the soft
moonlight, young girl plucked flow
er and commenced to strip the petals to
see If her fiance loved her truly. OF a
sudden little god appeared before her
and assured her that her fianoe loved
her passionately. Your husband will
live, hs udded, as many years as the
flower, which 1 will let you choose has
petals With these words he disappear
ed. The young girl FASTENED to search
the garden for a flower which should
have an abundance Of petals, but each
one appeared to promise but a brief fu-
ture fog her beloved.
At length she picked Persian carna-
ton, ana, with the aid OF a gold pin.
taken from her hair, she separated each
Of the petals of the flower, so as to in
crease the number OF folioles and OF
the number OF years accorded by the
girl TO her fiance. Soon, under her
deft fingers, one, two, three hundred
petals, thin, plant and beautifully curry
ed, had been evolved. and the young
girl cried for joy to think OF the happy
future which her ruse had assured her
fiance. So, runs the legend, was the
chrysantiiemum created one moonlight
night IN japanese garden, where Sill
very brooks murmur softly as they run
beneath the little bamboo bridges.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-11
EVEN BETTER.
Love should BE Reciprocal and
Abound I'm Mutual Service.

Love should BE Reciprocal and
Abound I'm Mutual Service.
For thirty days she had taken care
Of her husband-a big. delightful boy
a genius, popular, gay. fascinating
abroad-nervous, exacting. fascinating
at home. She looked after his bed and
board. nursed his indigestions, cheered
his periodical depressions. welcomed
his friends, hated his critics and moth
cred him as a childless wife can
mother her husband.
When half q lifetime had passed in
severe and painful disease OF the
heart. Her husband was amazed, per-
turbed. distracted.
Doctor" he cried to the old family
physician and friend, IL don't under
stand what Mary has done to bring on
this terrible trouble"
Don't your replied the doctor. 81
do"
Everybody else knew. The husband
was honestly ignorant, and was as In
nocent of having been n party to her
sacrifice as an ignorant, mature man
ever can be.
The story is as common as life. Now
it Is the husband and now the wife who
is shield, guide, comfort, protection for
the other. Sometimes the task COM
pletes itself without break. Again
death steps in and thrusts aside the
hands which have always been able TO
do their calming and saving work be-
fore Or the flesh succumbs while the
spirit is still strong.
Whatever happens. there is only one
thing more beautiful in the world than
this self-forgetting love which spends
lavishly for loves sake; and that is
the reciprocal love which receives and
gives, spends and saves, exacts and
abounds at the same time, and which
never has to utter in a dark hour the
vain regret. 81 don't understand
didn't understand youths Compan-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-11
The Wheat BELT,

The Mississippi valley states n quar-
ter of a century ago were conspicu-
Gus competitors of the east In the pro-
duction of wheat Where formerly only
spring wheat was grown in western
states a large acreage of winter wheat
is now sown. The great wheat states
Of Ohio, Indiana, Michigan and III
nois are gradually being eclipsed BE-
the wheat-growing states west of the
Mississippi river, and they in turn are
now menaced by the cheap wheat lands
Of Surth Dakota and the Canadian
northwest
Argentina, Australia, India and Rus
STA are competitors of the United
States and Canada in supplying the
worlds consumption of wheat. In
1900 the United States produced 1885,.
261 900 bushels of wheat, France 314,-
725,G6O. British India 319,5S6, COO
while the total worlds production tho
above year aggregated 3,423, 704.0O0
bushels of wheat.
II the older wheat producing states
er and corn instead of being the prtn.
cipss agricultural product. The spring
whcal lands Of Canada are being culti-
vatcsi on account of their low valuation
and the production Of a higher grade OF
harj milling wheat.
Unless irrigated acres on reclaimed
swamp lands are particularly adapted
to tie cultivation of wheat the volume
of land adapted to its production In
the United States has nearly reached
its normal limit. The population is
outgrowing wheat production and at
the present decrease of bushels per cap
tia a a quarter of q century the ex-
port OF wheat from this country viii
be eliminated. If wheat holds steady
around 81 per bushel it will stimulate
production on land now devoted to
corn and grass. 1t will also encourage
the extension Of wheat cultivation into
the Hudson Bay and Southern Alaska
districts.
1t has been demonstrated by the agri-
cultural experiment stations that the
selection of good seed and improved
cultivation will increase the yield of
wheat per acre. In the older states q
three-year crop rotation of corn, clover
and wheat will keep up the volume of
production. The development Of the
cheap wheat lands of the northwest
and the extreme northern wheat belt
will tend to reduce the area Of wheat
in the Mississippi valley states. par
ticularly when high priced farm lands
can be made to yield larger revenue
when devoted to the cultivs ton of 9TH
er crops. The cheap lands of India,
Siberia, Argentina, Australia and the
the Canadian northwest present the
greatest possibilities for cheap wheat
production In the future-Goodalrs
Farmer
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-11
MARK TWAIN'S BOSS
Horace r. Rfxby Asserts That Glenn
ems Was Ffrst-Rate Pilot.


ems Was First-Rnte Pilot.
Horace E. Bixby, who, with his So
years, is the oldest pilot on the Mis-
sissippi. is still at the wheel. For near
ly sixty years he has piloted craft on
the Mississippi. Ohio, Missouri, Arkan-
sas and Red rivers. He served under
Admiral Foote. who called him the best
pilot that he had ever seen. He has
been upon pleasure craft, regular pack
cts, government boats under all con-
ditions, and is now at the wheel of the
Horatio G.. Wright, a snag boat work
ing between st. Louis and New Or
leans.
Capt Bixby has trained a host OF
pilots TO follow the channels of the va
rious streams Among this number was
Samuel L. Clemens, better known as
Mark Twain. who served a full appren-
ticeship with Gen. Bixby and afterward
piloted in the Ohio river with his in
structor.
lone of the first questions l asked
Clemens when he wanted me to teach
him to be a pilot was if he used to-
bacco," says Capt BiXby. He didn't
chew, but he was an inveterate smok-
err"
The cap'n didn't chew or smoke him.
self and was little doubtful about &c
cepting Clemens as a pupil because of
this vice, says Hampton's Magazine
The apprentice made good. however,
and now his instructor says:
"Some people infer that Clemens was
not a good pilot. but he was a first
class one. He adapted himself to the
river from the start and was as good
a pupil as | ever had under me. We
made n bargain that he was to pay me
$500 to teach him the river, 500 down
and the rest in installments. 1 never
did get the whole amount, but l did
get $500. He paid me 500 when
took him with me, and didn't get any
gether some years later At this time
he paid me 5000, and, as the Irishman
says, I forgive him the debt but don't
say anything about that-it's all right"
When Clemens became famous he
caused lot of trouble for Capt. Blk
by. A lot Of reporters began bother
ing him for stories of Mark Twain, and
the captain told all the stories he knew
ers poster him for them he gets peev-
ish. 81 wish Clemens was dead, then
maybe you fellows would let me alone. y
he says.
Bixby's pride is not that he was once
Mark Twain's pilot, but that he was
pilot Of the Benton. the flag steamer of
the ironclad fleet. during the civil war,
and that he was chief or confidential
he brought on the battle Of Memphis.
In which Admiral Foote destroyed the
feet Of Admiral Elliott for the Con-
| federacy.
Twelve years ago last Christmas
Capt. Bixby was put on the snag boat
Horatio G. Wright and has been acting
rs pilot on that boat since that time,
| living in st. Louis with his wife, chill
dren and grandchildren.
Capt Bixby says he never encour-
aged his boys to be pilots. Its getting
! to be a bum Job, with Nc money in it.
! Time was when they paid $3.50 a
month; then they dropped to $500, and
finally to 800, except on tugboats." he
| saws
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-11

table. i will never be wltnouI lnis
medicine in the house. Mrs; SAINT
LEE, 1923 Fourth ST, Louisville, Ky.
Another Operation Avoided.
Adrian, CAT suffered untold
misery from female troubles, and my
doctor said an operation was my only
chance. and / dreaded it almost as
much as death. Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound completely cured
me without an operation LENA v.
HENRY, R. f. ID. 8.
Thirty years of unparalleled sue
cess confirms the power of Lydia T.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound to
cure female diseases. The great vol
ume of unsolicited testimony constant
ly pouring in proves concluslyely that
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound is remarkable remedy for those
distressing feminine ills from which
SO many women suffer.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-11
NO MEDICINE,
But q Change of Food Gave Re

But = Change of Food Gave Relief.
Many persons are learning that
drugs are not the thing TO rebuild
worn-out nerves, but proper food is
required.
There is a certain element in the
grown there by nature for food to
brain and nerve tissue. This is the
phosphate of potash, of which Grape
Nuts food contains a large proportion
In making this food all the food ele-
ments In the two cereals, wheat and
barley, are retained. That is why so
many heretofore nervous and rundown
people find in Grape-Nuts a true nerve
and brain food.
81 can say that Grape-Nuts food has
done much for me as a nerve remover,
writes Wis. bride:
"A few years ago, before my mar
riage, Il was bookkeeper in a large
firm. | became so nervous toward the
must give up my position, which l could
not afford to do.
Mother purchased some Grape-Nuts
and we found it not only delicious, but
/ noticed from day to day that | was
improving until finally realized was
not nervous any more.
Il have recommended ii to friends
as a brain and nerve food. never hav-
ing found its equal. | owe much to
Grape-Nuts, as it saved me from a
nervous coliapse. and enabled me to
retain my position
Name given by Postum CO.. Battle
Greek, Mich. Read THE Road TO Well
ville," in pkgs. There's a Reason"
Ever read the above letter? A
new one appears from time to time.
They are genuine, true and full of
human interest.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-11
CHILD HAD SIXTY BoILS
And Suffered Annually with Red
Scald-Like Humor on Her Head
TroubIex Cured NV Cuficura


Scald-Like Humor on Her Head
Troubles Cured by Cuticura.
When my little Vivian was about
six months old her head broke out in
boils. She had about sixty in all and
l used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura
Ointment which cured her entirely.
Some time later a humOr broke out
behind her ears and spread up on TO
her head until it was nearly half COW
cred. The humor looked like scald,
very red with a sticky, clear fluid COM
ing from it. This occurred every
spring. 1 always used Cuticura Soap
and Ointment which never failed to
heal it up. The last time it broke out
it became so bad that / was discour-
aged But | continued the use of Cuti-
cura Soap, Ointment and Resolvent un-
til she was well and has never been
troubled in the last two years. Mrs.
NJ. A. Schwerin, GA Spring Wells Ave-,
Detroit. Mich, Feb "a, 1905"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Sole
Props. of Cuticura Remedies, Boston.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-11
Deafness Cannot be Cured

by local applications, as they cannot reach
the diseased portion OF the ear. There Is
only one way to cure deafness, and that IS
by constitutional remedies. Deafness Is
caused by an inflamed condition OF the mu-
cous lining Of the Eustachian Tube. When
this tube Is innamed you have a rumbling
sound or imperfect hearing. and when Ii Is
entirely closed, Deafness Is the result, and
unless the Inflammation can be taken out
and this tube restored to It's normal condi
tion. hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out of ten are caused by Catarrh
which Is nothing but an in1amed condition
Of the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case of Deafness fcaused by Catarrh) that
cannot be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure
Send for circulars. free.
+. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-11

AS further inducement settlement Of the
Wheat Raising lands Of Western Canada. the
Canadian Government has increased the area
that may be taken by a homesteader TO $40 acres
loo free and loo to be purchased at $500 per
These lands are in the grain-raising area. where
mixed farming is also carried on with unqualified
success
A railway viii shortly be built to Hudson Bay.
bringing the worlds markets a thousand miles
nearer these wheat fields. where schools and
churches are convenient. climate excellent, rail-
ways close to all settlements and local markets
good.
IL woufd fake time TO cssirr1iEcte the
revelations that q Uisif to the great EN-
pire iying TO the North of unfoIded at
every furn- -Correspondence Of National
Editor. who visited Western Canada in
August. 1905
Lands may also be purchased from Railway
and Land Companies at LOW PRICES AND
ON EASY TERMS For pamphlets. maps and
information as to low Railway Rates apply to
W. ID. Scott. Superintendent Of Immigration.
on ava, Canada. w. II. Rogers Id Floor
friction Terminal Building, Indianapolis, Ind
ard H. NJ Williams Room 20. Law Building
Toledo. Ohio, Authorized Government Agents
Please say where you this advertisement.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-11
No NOVELTY.

"A novel always ends with the mar
riage."
(Which is proper. There's nothing
novel about the subsequent hunt for
tllre PUCK.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-11
The Great Circus

The Coliseum, massive as it was,
was mere toy in comparison with
the Great Circus, which filled the val
ley between the Palatine and Aven-
tine bills. The Coliseum is said TO
have been able to seat $4,000 people !;
while the seating capacity of the Great
Circus was, at different periods. $780,
600, 100000, and lastly $4,000 specta-
tors The Great Circus was probably
the most stupendous building ever
erected for public spectacles.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-11

1 read of Doan's Kidney Pills and be
gan using them. One box made me
stronger and freer from pain. l kept
on using them, and in three months
was able to get out on crutches, and
the kidneys were acting better. / i'm
proved rapidly, discarded the crutches
and to the wonder of my friends was
soon completely cured"
Sold by all dealers. so cents a box.
Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-11
Heard I'm the Dressing Room

Say, aren't you going out to-dayT
acked the derby hat.
Sure" replied the tan shoes. "But
you need not wait for me-
'Why notf" asked the hat
Because it's your business to go
on head" replied the shoes.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-11
A Definition.

Cobb--What's the difference between
vision and sight?
Dobb-See those two girls across the
street?
Cobb-Yes.
Dobb~-Well, the pretty one | would
call a vision. but the other cne-she's
a sight.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-11
This shoe May Eli.

Two men, whose offices were on the
second Goor, were on the first floor
waiting for an elevator. Long and I'M
patiently they waited
You're not looking extra well, Land
sell" rernarked the lawyer.
mo. Eankle," replied the real estats
man. "-rhink I'll join an athletic club
| need exercise"
ME, too"
Still they waited for the elevator
Kansas City Times
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-11

The best part of all fortitude is pa
thence. which lies at the root Of all
pleasures as well as all powers. Hope
herself ceases to be happiness when i'm
patience accompanies her.-Ruskin.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-11

talnly uOHo Hlc d
world of good and
/ cannot praise 1T
enough. / suffered
fromirregularities,
dizziness, nervous
ness, and a severe
female trOub lie.
LydiaE.Pinkham's
Vegetable Com
pound has restored
me to perfe ct
health and kept me
from the operating
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-11
In Pftfsburg, Prrhnp.

What is an alderman's pay in this
town." asked the stranger.
II haven't the slightest idea," answered
the prominent local politician.
You don't know whether they get q
salary or not?"
20, yes; they get a salary. l know
what that is. but that's all"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-11
Had a Big Mouth.

The Hostess-Won't you have some
luncheon.
yisitor-No. but l will take just a
mouthfui of milk.
The Hostess Ito maid Marie,
bring a quart of milk
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-11

To points in the West, Northwest and
Mexico. March to April 30. Full in
formation of Agent, or write F. P. Par
min, T. p. A., Fort Wayne, Ind. CD
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-11
Every Woman VIII he Interested.

There has recently been discovered
an aromatic, pleasant herb cure for
womans ills. called Mother Grays
Al STRALIAN-LEAF II is the only GER
tain regulator. Cures female weakness
IS and Backache. Kidney. Bladder and
Urinary troubles. At all Druggists or
ny mail so cts. Sample FREE Address.
The Mother GRAY Co. Leroy. N. Y.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-11
Sudden Reaction.

Choleric Old Gentleman-Miss, if that
fool boy of mine marries you
Young Woman (raising her lovely eyes
to hiss Well. Mr.. Scadey?
Choler Old Gentleman-Er-well,
dash him, can't blame the boy.-Chicaso
urihnna
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-11
Tough Luck.

dad always gives John the best OF
It, becuz he's tn oldest. An ma hui
mors Bobby, becuz he's the baby"
And where do you come in?"
"Nowheres. l gotta be good
Cleveland Leader.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-11

Lost in the Australian bush. near Port
Darwin. for five days. engineer-commander
E. s. Silk was found alive and well by
black tracker.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-11
Don't spofI Your Clothes.
How Ii Started.

Use Red Cross Ball Blue and keep them
white rs snow. All grocers. cents q pack.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-11

. dSO q Oo0
paralyzed me and
affected my kid
neys. My back
hurt me terribly,
and the urine was
badly disordered.
Doctors said my
right kidney was
practically dead.
They said 1. could
never walk again,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-11

A man never knows until after he
has married what good time the
women can have whsn there are no
men around.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-11

A man never wants TO be a woman
except when a woman abuses him;
then he would like to be a woman, to
talk back.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-11

Fine thoughts are wealth, for the
right use of which men are, and ought
to be aecountable.-P. ]. Bailey.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-11

George. | am going to cook you a
dinner all by myself on Wednesday !"
Make it Thursday, dear"
aUhv,o
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-11

Lowell-No man can produce great
things who is not thoroughly sincere In
dealing with himself.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-02-11
Couneax for Pasturc.

The use OF cOwpeas for pasture is rot
as rule the best farm practice, but
under circumstances il Is advisable and
fairly profitable. Grazing cultivated
lands is likely to render succeeding til
lage more difficult on account OF the
trampllng by stock, and, unless care is
exercised in pasturing cowpeas, loss OF
animals by bloating may result, espe-
cially i'm wet weather. However, the
small amount of work and the insignifi-
cant outlay always associated with the
grazing of stock commend The practice
TO the average farmer, and scarcity OF
labor often makes it necessary to pas
ture a crop whenever possible. Cow
peas when planted In corn are very
commonly used for grazing, especially
with hogs.
The best time to begin pasturing cow
peas is when the first pods are ripe.
This practice is not generally followed,
as at least part of the seed Is saved
first. When the peas are sown in corn
fields the grazing is deferred until the
corn has been gathered.
In feeding trial at the Alabama Ag-
ricultural Experiment Station II was
found that pigs fed corn alone gained
0.36 pound daily, while pigs on cowpea
pasture and corn gained 0.97 pound
daily. consuming SO per cent less corn
for each pound of gain. The returns
were S1O.65 for an acre OF cowpeas,
with corn at 40 cents a bushel and hogs
at 3 cents a pound.
The Oklahoma Agricultural Expert
ment Station reports that cowpeas
planted early in July furnished two
grazing periods for milk cows before
frost In the fall. and that the flow OF
milk was noticeably increased. AT the
Arkansas Station steers were fattened
on cowpea pasture and cotton seed
making an average gain of two pounds
day for ninety days. So long as the
pea vines were green and considerable
seed was available. very little cotton
seed was eaten. The cost of each pound
Of gain was only 2 cents for the cotton
seed, thus showing the high value of
cowpea pasture.