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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-30
RHYMES OF ANCIENT MARINER
Heard in Hobbs Back Room by
Greenpoint's Murky Waters.

Heard in Hobbs Back Room by
Greenpoint's Murky Waters.
Some wild, weird tales from off the
sea broke loose in town last night
when kindred souls of Jonas Horne. o.
the barkentine Belle White foregath-
cred In old Hobbs back room. by
Greenpoint's naurky tide. and cheered
themselves with glowing pipes and
something else beside. according to the
New York Herald. AS usual Jonas
held the stage. With chairs close
drawn about. he told how ringnosed
Il was wrecked in SO" said Horne.
aboard the Silly Sue. and found my
self alone alive of all our husky crew.
j washed ashore on lucky waves, and
woke up on the sands to find myself
a prisoner in rather hostile hands. A
bunch of six black cannibals, with
rings stuck In their noses. danced
round In glee, and / could see my flu
ture held no roses.
"They hitched me to nearby tree
and held long pow-wow. I figured
they were settlin' when to serve me
up. and how. At last one fellow goes
away, and that was some relief but 1t
seems that he had been dispatched to
fetch the native chief He stayed
away so bioomin' long the other dubs
got sore. so they sent another fellow
off. and that left only four
New, pretty soon the four of 'em
began to get so weary they laid up
by a tree to doze, and that made me
some CHEEKY. And when the four be
gan to snore this chicken got right
BUSY wiggled and l wrestled with
my ropes till / was dizzy. / yanked
this way, / pulled that way, i strug-
gled like a steer, and squirmed and
turned until. b'gosh. / pulled out free
and clear.
? "And did go away from there? Not
YETI wasn't through. Says I, Now,
Joys, you've played with me- I'll have
some fun with you You see, those
boys were sound asleep, their backs
against that tree. so l took the rope
they'd tied me with and went to work
with glee. / strung ii through the
bloomin' rings that dangled from, their
neaks clean round the tree and tied
.he ends, and left the dusky freaks.
IL beat it quickly to the shore, where
lay a bark canoe, and on my way
heard a fuss that tickled me clean
through. Those cannibals had started
up. but found their noses tied. They
fought and mauled each other while
laughed until | cried.
well, off / rowed in their canoe to
another island near, where | found
a ship-and that is why I'm able to
be here"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-30

their parents. both the father and
mother doing daily duties in the ring.
and while often they are trained to
follow in the steps CT their elders they
are seldora allowed to perform in pub
lie
1t is common belief among circus
men that the performer whose train.
ing Is not started until after the age
of VIII seldom make a distinctive
record. l often saw groups of boys.
some of whom could not have been
over or years old. practicing rudi-
mentary somersaults and handsprings,
while their parents looked on with
gratiSed smiles. These were the fam
lilies of the circus aristocracy, who
treasure the records of their ancestors
with the pride of a son in his fathers
sword and who see no more inspiring
calling for their own children than
that of the great white canvas.
Not that their education Is neglect
ed in other respects; several of the
families often hire an instructor-per.
haps one of the performers who has
the time and ability for such work
TO coach their children in the standard
studies. One circus. indeed, has now
established travelling school for the
youngsters If they are to be acrobats
they are to be educated acrobats."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-30
.nather Inxcstiratinn,

An Investigation of the customs SER
vice will be demanded in Congress as
a result of the light thrown upon the
sugar frauds and the smuggling prac-
tees at the port OF New York. There
is promise now that the inquiry Will
go much further than at first expected,
the internal revenue service being
booked for a thorough scrutiny.
1t is the opinion of the Secretary of
the Treasury that the government
loses many millions of dollars every
year through the lodging of internal
taxes. Unusual opportunities exist for
violations in the collection Of dues
upon tobacco, spirits and oleomargar-
inc Forty agents and about 5000 col
lectors, inspectors and gaugers consti-
tute the force which must see TO the
payments of taxes and the purchase
of stamps and license. There is hard
two OF population in which cigars are
not manufactured. The hundreds upon
hundreds of saloons in each of the
States in which prohibitory law does
not exist cannot all be watched Keen
~. The tax of S1.10 gallon on whis-
ky offers a strong temptation TO the
INSCRIPTIONS among distillers. The
making of "moonshine" whisky in the
Southern mountains goes on in spite
of constant raiding. In the last fiscal
year, about 92,OO0,OO0 pounds of oleo-
margarine was manufactured. only
100000 pounds, according to the Sec
~etary of the Treasury, paying the tax
of 10 cents. Until 1902, about $4,000. 00o
was collected upon oleomargarine
With the passage of the new law the
revenue fell to $4,000 annually
Besides violations of the revenue
laws through failure to buy stamps
and licenses, there is suspicion of
fraud through collision with govern
ment employees. When the congress
sional commission begins the thresh-
ing of evidence, no small scandal may
be uncovered in the internal revenue
Offices This, at least. is the view in
Washington.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-30

America is not afflicted with attack of German
invasion hystera. with Japanese ngoism, but
there was inaugurated in Washington recently
ment which. it is believed will have almost wide
spread effect the youth of the land did the
recent sensational organization by Lord Roberts and
Lord Ashburton Of 100000 junior scouts in England
when the whole British world went militia mad
The outdoor tournament field day held the
Congress Heights range the first of its kind held
in this country And this is only the beginning of
great movement which, 1t is expected will sweep
throughout the country the Washington serving
the model for those to be organized first in every
city of 100000 inhabitants more later smaller
communities The outdoor shoot is a
of college for the boys who have learned the
A. B. Cs of the indoor shoots. which have been held
here and elsewhere for several years.
Lieut. Albert S. JONES' secretary of the National Rifle
Association of America. in discussing the aims and
ideals of the junior craftsmanship work, says
I'm these days of crowded cities and strenuous work
all forms Of exercise valuable to the growing boys
Shooting is interesting openair sport which
skill attained constitutes valuable possession through
life 1t also involves more physical exercise than is
generally appreciated. In particular it develops cool
of under excitement, power of observation
and rapid judgment, which important mental quail
tiles.
Rifle shooting for boys teaches also moral lesson
No boy smoke cigarettes and hold rifle steady,
that in order to be good SHOT tobacco and alcohol
must be avoided For this reason rifle shooting, either
pastime military training is essential in the
upbuildng of strong sturdy American manhood.
1T is always expected that opposition will be met
with from those citizens who opposed to military
training of any sort-rpeople who still have Tory or
Quaker blood running in their vens-and who do not
appreciate that the highest duty which every citizen
after his duty God is that owed to the
of which he is part If become oblivous to the
obligations which devolve upon as citizens to look
10 and safeguard the future. then lacking IN
patriotism, and the future is in jeopardy
Under the plans of the government boy in any
public school is compelled learn rifle If
he his parents object, the matter ends there But
every boy should how shoot he is something
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-30

sona anc managed to escape the in.
closure nd came into the yard and
proceede / to investigate She climbed
the steps, to the back porch. consumed
three loves of bread left by the bak
er's boy She succeeded in getting the
kitchen door open, where she devoured
all but the graniteware part of a three
pound crock of butter.
Her appetite still unappeased, she
also ate the fancy paper off the
shelves, and in so doing pulled down
all the tinware and scattered it about
the floor She could not work the
combination on the ice-box, so moved
on through the dining room into the
sitting room. Mr.. Blank had the day
before purchased four new shirts at
$50 each, and these had been sent
home and were left in bundle on
the couch. She considered" these ate
all but a few fragments, and went on
her way. She wrecked chairs, and
of tables by pulling at and eating the
covers
When the family came back late
that evening an affectionate moo of
welcome greeted them from the cow,
her head thrust through the parlor
window Mr. Blank said it took ten
men and a derrick to get the cow out
OF the house, and the cost of repairing
damages would purchase enough milk
and butter for the family for year,
sans care" There's COW for sale !;
she's no longer a big hit in the fam
liz,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-30

effort OF the White Man Has Been
4 Blight Upon People of the
Arctic.
FINE STUDY FOR SCIENCE.
Native of the North One of the Most
Extreme Variations of the
Human Race.

It IS to be hoped that mission work
among the Eskimos at Etah will not
proceed beyond talking about such
work, fer wherever the white civiliZa-
ton has touched arctic peoples indie.
scribably deploraAle conseq lelces have
followed
In spite Of the hardships which tie
Eskimos have with reluctant nature
they were at one time by no means q
miserable race, but made themselves
comfortable in a frozen region. where
all else would have persisted, took a
healthy enjoyment in life and were
distinguished by gentle domestic and
social qualities, the New York Press
says. The butting in of the white
man has brought with 1t hypocrisy,
poverty. fhievery, selfishness and total
loss of self-respect and independence
The Eskimos are one of the most
extreme variations of the human race
and because they have lived for ages
in almost ideally sterilized atmosphere
they present at first hand many of
the difficult laboratory experiments al
ready worked cut, but which Metch-
nikoff, Flexner and other experiment.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-30
INTERESTING OLD DOCUMENT.
In 1925 school Board Referred d
Railroads as "a Device of Satan.''

I'm 1928 School Board Referred tO
Railroads as "a Device of Satan"
Alexander Wells, an old citizen OF
weIlsvil1e, Ohio, has a copy of an in
teresting and novel document issued
by the school board of the town of
Lancaster, Ohio, in 1928, says the ILL
nois Central Employees Magazine. The
questions of steam railroads was then
In its incipient stage, and club of
young men had been formed for the
purpose of discussing the points at
issue. They desired the use of the
schoolhouse for purposes of debate.
This was looked upon by the members
of the school board as an innovation
bordering upon sacrilege. as indicated
by the reply of the board to the re-
quest, which is the document in the.
possession of Mr.. Wells. IL reads as
follows:
"You are welcome to the use of the
schoolhouse to debate all proper ques-
lions in, but such things as railroads
and telegraphs are impOssibilities
and rank infideiity There is nothing
In the word of God about them. If
God had designed that His intelligent
creatures should travel at the fright
full speed of fifteen miles an hour, BY
steam, He would clearly have foretold
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-30
CONGRESS AND ITS BURDEN.

A high sense OF responsibility has
never characterized the American Con-
gress Shoulders have never been bow
ed by the realization of the burden Of
tasks to be performed. The gray heads
upon which the visitors in the CALLER
les look down are gray. not by reason
of worries or craftsmanship. of anx-
ious hours for the public interest. of
distress lest the people fail TO secure
the blessings of liberty to themselves
and their posterity.
Mr. Taft, while upon his recent tour.
said he feared lest the period of his
administration would be too short in
which the pledges of the Chicago plat
form. could be carried out Speech
after speech detailed new economic
problems, considered legislation made
necessary by rapidly altering condi-
tions of life and thought, reviewed the
work inherited from his predecessor
and the imperative obligation of urg-
ing its completion. There is no ques-
ton us TO the work on hand. House
and Senate leaders nave indicated in
vague way the subjects which must
be taken up Commissions of inves-
tigation are to be appointed. A fight
must be made between the forces
which desire the prosecution of the
sugar trust in the courts and those
who argue for congressional inquiry
the witnesses for which will, under
the law, gain immunity by testifying.
The great subject of waterways will
be threshed out-and then we shall
know whether the scientific improve
ment of harbors and rivers prevails
or the pork barrel politics Is still
strong. Scores of other measures must
be settled. scores of others given their
moment of discussion and put aside.
Yet, at the beginning of this session.
as at other beginnings. one reads the
interviews of members of Congress in
which they say nothing of importance
will be considered before the holidays.
After that, something like program
will be mapped out The leaders will
decide what legislation is to be
brought up and what suppressed. SO
read the dispatches.
To find the note of seriousness in
Congress one must wait for the very
end of the session-when the appro-
priation bills are ready for presenta-
tion-Toledo Blade.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-30
cow IN A PARLOR.
u Took Possession of the House
When the Family Was Away.

The placidity of the cow has been
a proverb for all time. That she is
endowed with good bump of the
curiosity that killed a cat" a subur
banite learned TO his sorrow one day
this summer.
Mr. Blank lives in the east end with
his family of wife and five children
the Louisville Times says. They have
a COW that is pet, having been raised
from babyhood and now furnishing all
the tactical fluid and by-products used
by the family.
Not so long since. after Blank had
come in town for the day, Mrs. Blank
took the children and went for a days
outing to a neighboring suburb. leav-
ing the house supposedly carefully
closed and the COW I'm her stable. But
missing familiar forms and the sounds
of domestic activity she grew lone
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-30
The Humorous HIT.

The hat, whether in action or repose,
may be the occasion of much humor.
The spectacle of a disheveled man
madly chasing his hat across the street
is one that never loses it's zest; and
il is said by n writer in the London
Globe that the dignity of the British
House of Commons is not seldom re-
lieved by some unfortunate states
mans misadventure with his glossy
topper"
The House is always hugely delight
ed when member sits on his hat,
as Colonel Lockwood did one night.
and the incident. although by no
means infrequent, never seems to pail
AS a matter of fact, the member who
provides some such relief as this at
time when party feeling runs high
does considerable although unwit-
ting service. 1t is a matter of COM
mon observation that the tension be-
tween parties is always sensibly re-
Taxed when one of these little incl
dents has occurred.
Tn most famous hat incident took
place when Mr. Gladstone was premier
for the third time, and had to inter.
vene on point of order after divi-
sion had been called. The rules re-
quire that in such circumstances the
member addressing the chair must do
so With his hat on, and Mr.. Gladstone
could not find his hat
In despair he grabbed that of q col.
league. Which was at least four sizes
too small for him. and the spectacle
Of the minute head-gear rocking about
or Mr.. Gladstone's massive head was
enc that those who saw it will never
forget
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-30

ers are strenuously seeking along the
lines OF human immunization- 1t is
very necessary for science TO know
we'll a people like the Eskimos, who
have always been free from cancer and
tuberculosis. but the trouble is, medical
science, with a few exceptions, has
not awakened to the serious neces-
sity of studying so strange and inter
esting a branch of humanity. Medi-
cal science is trying to establish an
environment free from disease germs.
Now in the Eskimo science has this
very thing. the Eskimos having been
in a germ-free environment for ages.
Just to give an off-hand illustration,
England has had royal commission
investigating cancer for years, but
with no positive conclusions The fact
that the Eskimo is free from disease
germs and all other new growths may
mean that cancer is caused by germs.
The fact that the Eskimo has the
most powerful digestion of any human
being ought to lead TO close study
of his insides, and especially in regard
to appendicitis and other fatal, prob
ably preventable diseases of the abb
domen.
The depredations of the white race
have been as vicious on the top of the
world as on the bottom. The Terra
del Fuego Welsh and Scotch sheep
herders shot the Onas Indians as If
these pitiful. harmless Indians had
been snakes or wolves One Scotch
man still living in Terra del Fuego
shot sixty These wretched Indians
mistook the herders' sheep for their
native guanacO and killed and ate a
few
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-30

To revive a dying fire scatter on the
embers spoonful or two of granulat-
ed sugar.
Radiators will not be so conspicu-
Gus If enarieled in a color to match
the wall paper.
When rubbers look old, apply a
coating of patent-leather shoe polish
and they will be like new
Finger-marks on doors can be re-
moved with a rag dipped in paraffin.
Afterward wash the door with a little
hot water, and the smell will soon go
or
To cut hard jelly squares, use a
perfectly clean pair OF scissors dipped
in cold water. Thus one can cut small
pieces more easily than with a knife.
Carefully clean and dry the scissors
before putting them away.
Hominy given long cooking and
served as vegetable with butter is
one of the standbys of North Carolina
tables. being used in place of potato
The cereal is cooked in a double boil
er for an hour or two.
A kettle-holder to which is attached
about a yard of tape is very useful
when one is working in the kitchen
Tie the tape to your waistbelt, and
then the kettle-holder will be ready to
hand whenever you want TO take any
thing hot from the stove
Coffee stains. even when the coffee
has been mixed with cream or milk.
may be removed by rubbing the spots
with pure glycerin. Rinse afterward
in lukewarni water, and press on the
wrong side of the fabric (either silk
or wool may be so treated) with a
warm iron.
To whiten handkerchiefs which
have become discolored through care
less washing, dissolve some pipe clay
in warm water and leave them to
, soak in the solution all night. Next
day wash and boil the handkerchiefs
in the usual manner, and they will be
wonderfully improved in appearance.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-30

buried in the river bed The scientists
dug up first of all the skull of a
mammoth, with part of the skin and
flesh and one eye cavity in a good
state of preservation. The right hind
foot was found next and was also we'll
preserved. The hair covering 1T was
from five to six inches in length. This
excellent state of preservation Is not
as uncommon as might be imagined.
In 1916 the remains of a mammoth
seen by Adams had suffered so little
through the lapse of time that its flesh
was eaten by natives, dogs and wild
animals. 1t was on this same occasion
that it was proved that the mammoth
used to feed on the shoots of confer
Gus trees. The mammoth varied from
nine To eleven feet in ght-Illu5-
ttrated London News.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-30
Maraschino Cherries.

Weigh the stemmed cherries, after
removing the stones. To every two
pounds of fruit make a strip of a
pound of sugar and a half-gill of wa
ter. Heat to boiling, stirring to pre-
vent burning, and pour over the. cher
ries while warm, but not hot Stand
for an hour, then put over the fire and
heat very slowly. Boil for just five
minutes, take out the cherries with
skinner, and lay on platters, allow
ing the strip to boil for twenty min
utss more. To every five pounds CT
fruit allow pint of maraschino. and
add this to the strip just before TAX
ing from the fire. Put the cherries in
jars. fill to overlooking with the mar
aschino sirup and seal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-30
FIND FOOT OF MAMMOTH.
Monster Leg with Flesh and Ifnir
After Lapse of Centuries,

Northern Siberia. in particular, was
happy hunting ground of the man
moth and other prehistoric beasts, as.
to-day, it is the happy hunting ground
of those who seek relics of the animals
of many centuries ago. The remains
illustrated on this page were found
two years ago on the banks of small
stream by natives who were hunting
foxes. These men notified the nearest
town of their find. with the result that
recently the st. Petersburg Academy
of Science sent a special expedition
to recover the relics. which had been
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-30

There is something about the char.
acter of mules that makes their own
ers at times almost equally stubborn.
In the Washington Star this dialogue
concerning one. if not two such ami
mails, is reported!
why don't you get rid of that
mule?"
We'll. suh," answered Erastus Pink
ley. Il hates to give I'm. If 1 was to
trade dat mule off he'd regard it as a
personal victory. He's been tryin' fob
de las six weeks to get rid o. me-"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-30
Plum Pudding

A plum pudding that is not overrich
wants a cupful of chopped suit. cup
full of sour milk. cupful of molasses.
a cupful each of raisins and figs,
minced fine. three cupfuls and half
of -four. two eggs. teaspoonful of
cloves, two teaspoonfuls of cinnamon.
grated nutmeg. a little salt and a
teaspoonful of soda dissolved in a lit
tie warm water. Fill a mold two
thirds full with the mixture and steam
tree hours
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-30

Cream one-half cup of butter with
one cup of sugar, beat two eggs vesy
light and add them, then stir IN four
tablespoonful of sour milk into which
has been beaten one-half a teaspvonfui
of baking soda. Mix together a cup
of chopped raisins and one of chopped
nuts, flour them and stir them into the
batter with one-half teaspoonful of
ground cloves and one teaspoonful Of
ground cinnamon. Fold in quickly
two cups of -four and drop the mix
ture by spoonfuls on creased paper.
Bake in a good oven.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-30
Macaroni and Mushrooms.

Break the contents of a small box Of
macaroni into pieces and boil until
soft. Have ready a cup of stewed
mushrooms and cup of grated cheese.
Put macaroni, cheese and mushrooms
in layers in buttered baking dish
and bake until brown.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-12-30
TempoI t-ufu

A certain you..s ilan. wishing to be
very thrifty, Quit eating meat Frank
lin abstained from meat" quoth he.
"and SO will l."
But he didn't stop to consider how
prices have gone up since FranlIlin's
day. and especially within the last few
years. The result was that when he
hadn't eaten meat for about six
months he was so much money TO the
good that he lost his head and became
one of the gilded youth.
The outworn ideals of yesterday
should be taken up very guardedly, if
at all-Puck