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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-01

heavy night dew was drained into vessel from the
dripping clusters of blossoms. lip salve also
was mixed which called for "a quarter OF a pound
OF alkernes root bruised and half quarter of
pound Of fresh butter, much OF beeswax and a
pint of claret Boil all these pretty while. then
strain it and let stand till it is cold. Then take
the wax off the top and melt 1t again and pour IL
clear from the dregs into your gallipots. or boxes
Use it when and as often as you please"
"a good thing wash the face In was made in
this way: Take large piece OF campfire
(camphor) the quantity OF a goose egg. and break
IL SO that 1t may go into pint bottle. which I'LL
with water When 1t has stood a month put
spoonful of 1t IN three spoonfuls OF milk and wash
in IT.
For wrinkles women advised TO wear
piece OF lead beaten exceedingly thin for fore.
head piece under forehead cloth" This was said
to keep the forehead smooth and plump"
When the leaves of the herbs pluCA d great
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-01
BlllY'S ADVENTURE.

Dear Little Men and Little Women: Here is my
verse about the adventures OF Billy Bull Frog3
Little Billy Bull Frog,
Hopping ali the day,
Hoped the river
For little stay.
First thing that he there
(Fancy what shock0
Was a bright green lizard
Sitting rock.
EDWIN HAIGHT- (aged 49,
No 2o4 West 1891 street.
Dear Editor: ] thank you very much for the box
OF water color paints which received. l think 1t
well worth working for them.
HENRIETTA SPECHT.
No. 6l5 Linwood street, Brooklyn.
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Some Ways of the World

how intensely hot the day OF starting. this garb
is hardly safe. One the entire gamut OF
dress materials without finding adapted 10
mist or rain. Either is sure 10 make cotton
costume look bedrlggled and serge heavy. and
TO wrinkle mohair pOnsee So IL goes and the
feminine world has not been supplied with fabric
good for more than one kind OF day at a time.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-01

Throughout the summer the question OF the best
thing TO wear when travelling is one that worries
the feminine part of the world. for nobody knows
what day may bring forth in weather One
piece frocks OF cotton goods. smartly and simply
made by a tailor. CONNIE Il faut. at least
Newport and Narragansett women have decreed.
But for q trip to the woods or hills, no matter
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-01
Things TO Think About

g. My dear General eight ordinary men could
not have done what he accomplished alone and
unaided.
clothes before he comes back2
5. Is Sweden very much colder than our own
country?
ANSWERS TO PUZZLES
BIRD PIES.
/. Whip poor-wiL
2. Catbird.
3. Phoebe
BEHEADINGS-
Be sure TO make early start
II YOU would make toothSome tart.
For cooking is no trivial art.
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COMPOUND WORD PUZZLE.

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Our Letter Box

in and push off. leaving the clans once more
happy at high tide"
Hoping this will prove interesting, 1 remain,
IRWIN A. RAWSON (aged 40
Madison, Conn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-01
LETTERS OF THANKS.

Dear Editor: I received my prize tan interesting
booI). and thank you very much. I cannot tell you
how greatly I appreciate II, because tired hard
for some time To win it, and just about 20
give up. when I found my name in your paper as
prize winner. I very proud OF 1t. Thanking
you once more, I remain. your constant reader.
HELENA DIEAlER-
No. 2i5 East SOth street, New York City.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-01
ANAGRAMS.

BY rearranging the letters find the name OF
takes its name from the time of day when it opens
and the names Of the other two partly formed
by that of a precious metal which they resemble in
color.
l. Nor Ron Ngsly.
2. A grim old.
8. DIR. Longdoe.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-01

The "an in white" maiden IS not as fire.
quenuy this summer in past seasons. as a
touch OF color always appears somewhere IN a cos
tune The Jewels match the color intro
cd and the effect is charming.
new mode Of matching 5eWe, Is said 20 DO
bs. legitimate reasons. Real pearls, which
al white demands are prohlbitive in price 10 al
D., the very rich. and artificial pearls are Stunned
p good society. Coral the only other permissible
hite jewelry. has been so initiated that It also
has been cast aside with the false pearls. Hence
women have turned 20 the cOlored stones
Christmas gifts made In summer months tighten
the task Of holiday shopping one girl NOT over
endowed with this worlds goods has purchased
some printed Japanese cotton erepes with quaint
small groups OF figures Oriental scenery or other
attractive design and is making tea cOSeys Tor her
young married friends and her old maid aunts
These she cuts somewhat IN the shape OF bishops
rnitre. with a group OF figures the base OF eactt
side. and joins them by machine with covding OF
some neutral tone. The wadding is then tackled in
(sheet cotton battIng). and lining OF Chin silk
or some pretty silk and cotton fabric hnis, the
useful and inexpensive present.
BY waiting until midsummer all kinds OF pretty
card cases and purses. OF white otner expensive
leather. be bought for quarter OF the original
price. The reduction is due their being shop
worn" but a single carrying would prodaos the
same effect
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No. 2i5 East SOth street, New York CITY

Dear Editor: received the book Little Von-
en-" and 1 thank you very much. Your sincere
reader. AELTJE VERNILYA-
No. 565 West 1lSth street. New York City.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-01

Dear Editor: I received nv prize. a box OF water
color paints. yesterday. I glad to have them
and shall enjoy using them Thanking you very
much for them. I remain. yours.
WINTHROP p STEVENS.
No. 168 Chestnut street, Albany.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-01
HIDDEN CAPITALS.

HIDDEN CAPITALS.
In each Of the following sentences find one OF the
capitals OF the United States.
/ Is August a pleasant month IN this part OF
the world?
e. Anna polished the silver in honor of the ex-
pected guest.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-28
Woman I'm Chicken Yard.

September is a good month 10 look
about for stock, and if one has not al
ready settled upon a particular varie-
t., a hint in that direction may be of
some use. Unless a woman can afford
10 keep plenty of help she should not
keep over fifty fowls. feel that / am
writing for the woman who takes care
OF her chickens herself, and to her
would say that if she has the room 1t
is good plan to keep small flock of
two varieties-one for broilers or
fricassees and one for laying eggs. and
when it comes to the genuine busi-
ness, then give me the Black Minor
cas-. The eggs are large and pure
white The hens are almost perpetual
layers and do not make good moth
ers. The eggs will command the high
est fancy prices, and if your stock is
pure you can sell the eggs for sittings
at prices according to the stock you
keep.
The Plymouth Rocks or the Wyar-
dottes are suitable breeds for broil-
ers or for home use. / think there is
more money in the selling of eggs to
private customers. or even in the mar
kets, than in broilers. There is less
work and less worry. The latter fowl
is good layer if she does not get too
fat, but when this occurs make a pot
pie of her.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-28
SHORT METER SERMONS.



The Question.-Men should never
ask the question: What pleases me?"
but What pleases Godfrey. H. G.
Pearce, Methodist, Detroit.
Universal Peace.-Universal peace
may be ideal, but 1t is beautiful
ideal. 1t will one day be fact
Rev. NJ. NJ. Eichler, HebreY, Boston.
Era of Gold.-If the heart stays true
and unselfish and grateful amid piled
up affiuence, then acclaim the era of
gold.-Rev. S. E. Young, Presbyterian,
Brooklyn.
The Choice.-It must ever be a
choice for every man between solving
its intellectual difficulties. or absorb
ing it's dynamic-Rev. Allyn X. Eos
ter, Baptist, Brooklyn.
Purity of Life-Purity of Life, holt
ness and truth, are the qualities which
man must have if he is to come into
Gods favor-Rev. ]. o. Haynes, True
Life Church, San Jose, Cal.
Age of Commercialism.-Th is an
age of commercialism. Men have be-
come so engrossed with the concerns
of time as to neglect those of eternity.
Rev. c. Ross Baker, Spokane.
Losing Faith.-Lack of ability to I'M
derstand the problems of life and re-
ligion to any satisfactory degree
causes some to lose faith.-Rev. G. R.
Wallace, Congregationalist, Toledo.
What We Want-We want better So
ciety, better government, better poll
tics, better homes and better every
thing; but what we want most is men
of God.-Rev. c. Myers, Baptist, Bos-
ton
The Candid Mantle man upon
whom the church is built must be the
candid man, the morally white man
in every walk of life.-Rev. A d.
Bachelor, Presbyterian. Anaconda,
Mont.
Endless Life.-Death does not end
all. When the earthly tent is taken
down, it's occupant will still exist as a
conscious, thinking, alert being.-Rev.
]. NJ Hubert, Presbyterian, Philadel-
7hia.
Perfection Personified. II is the
verdict of the ages that there was no
fault in Christ. He stands the image
and the personification of a perfect
man.-Rev. A. G. Baldwin, Baptist,
Aurora, Ill.
Cowards.-If God dropped the cow
ards from the army of Jesus Christ,
the percentage, | am afraid, would be
larger than that which was dropped
out of Gideon's army.-Rev. M. L..
Gregg, Baptist, Auburn, n. Y.
The Cross of Christ-The paradoxes
of life, as reflected by the contrast Of
the poor and the rich, and the good
and the vicious, are clearly beyond the
understanding of the keenest intellect,
unless the cross Of Jesus Christ is the
keynote.-Rev NJ. L. Blaney, Metho-
dist Providence
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-28
The Apple Barrel.

II stood in the cellar low and dim,
Where the cobwebs swept and sway
ed,
Holding the store from bough and
limb
At the feet of autumn laid.
And oft, when the days were short
and drear
And the north wind shrieked and
roared,
We children sought in the corner here,
And drew on the toothsome hoard
For thus through the long. long win
ter-time
1t answered our every call
With wine of the summers golden
prime
Sealed by the hand of fall.
The best there was Of the earth and
air.
OF rain and sun and breeze,
Changed to a pippin sweet and rare
BY the art of the faithful trees
a wonderful barrel was this, had we
It's message but rightly heard.
Filled with the tales OF wind and bee.
OF cricket and moth and bird;
Rife with the bliss of the fragrant
June
When skies were soft and blue;
Thronged with the dreams of har-
vest moon
Ger fields drenched deep with dew.
Oh, homely barrel. I'd fain essay
Your marvellous skill again;
Take me back TO the past, l pray,
AS willingly now as then
Back to the tender morns and ewes,
The noontides warm and still,
The fleecy clouds and the spangled
leaves
OF the orchard over the hill.
Edwin l.. Sabin, in Lippincott's.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-28
Hints on Hog Raising.

The white breed of hogs is gradual
ly disappearing.
Salt buried a few inches in the
ground in certain spots will attract
the hogs and confine them pretty close
~ to such places.
1t Is natural for a hog to root, but
If you want to prevent him from do
ing so simple ring In the snout will
answer the purpose.
1t is a great mistake to mark hog
by mutilating his ears. Better use a
metal tag.
Successful hog raisers will always
have clover or alfalfa pastures for
their animals
Every hog pasture ought to have an
open shed on a high point of ground
for shelter from the hot sun. Leave
all sides open SO the air can pass over
them
Keep the pigs growing from the day
they are born until they go to the
Strengthening pen.
The man who imagines that he can
produce fat and lean bacon in streaks
by feeding one week and starving the
next will be disappointed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-28

to the pound az pounds per dozen).
Generally speaking, the eggs of pullets
are smaller than those of old hens;
those of ducks somewhat larger than
hens eggs, while those of turkeys and
geese are considerably larger. Guinea
eggs. on an average, measure 11sx1 -
inches, are rather pointed at one end,
and weigh about IA ounces each. or
II ounces to the dozen. Goose eggs
weigh about 50 to 6.7 ounces each, or
about pounds to the dozen-that Is,
more than three times as much as
hens eggs. The eggs of wild birds are
said to be smaller than those of the
same species when domesticaeed. Wild
ducks eggs are said to be, on an av-
erage, 1.97 to 2.17 inches in diameter;
domestic ducks eggs, 2.36 to 2.56
inches
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-28
Ez;;@;s| i
Grip Has Twenty-one Names.

Bishop Thornton, who is anxious to
find an alternative to the smooth,
suave name" of influenza, should con-
suit La Grippe" by DR.. G. Andre, a
work published last October. There he
will find a list of twenty-one names
bestowed by the French on that TN
oleaaant malady since its first appear
tnce in A. d. AS. The most appro-
pirate and popular name appears to be
Ia grippe" which was given because
Of the sudden and violent way in which
patients are seized. Another popular
,ame in the eighteenth century was
petit courier" because 1t reached
everybody. Most of the French names,
,owever, are quite as suave as our
,wn, but some of the terms employed
~ other nations are sufficiently harsh
o suit the greatest sufferers, the most
effective in DR.. Andres list being the
Swedish ''snufsjuka" and the Dutch
'zink;ngghoorts. London Chronicle.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-28

By reason of the insistence of many
investors that their bonds be of first"
mortgage. it may be said that the i'm
portance of the word FIRST" is depend
ent upon the circumstances, says
Moodys Magazine. A bond may be
first In fact; 1t may be so only in a
relative sense in that it indicates the
order in which the bond was put out
by the issuing company; or the use
of the term first" in the name of the
bond, undesirable and loose though it
be in such instances, may be upon the
slight ground that the mortgage is in
deed first on some part of the property,
while on other parts 1T may have but
a third or fourth claim. 1t is there
fore obvious that the mere presence
of this term in title does not neces-
sarily make the bond an absolutely
prior lien. 1t has been estimated that
50 per cent in number and 80 per cent
in value of steam railroad ''firsts" are
first liens in name only.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-28
Keep the Road Drag Going.

Bad roads are an extravaganza that
no farming community can afford
Just what they cost in unnecessary
expenses it takes but moment to de-
termine.
A team and driver are reasonably
worth SO a day, and by the use of
these it is possible to deliver to mar
ket from your home 100 bushels of
corn. Hauling over good roads, the
cost of delivery is cents per bushel
But if. in consequence of bad roads.
but fifty bushels can be delivered, the
cost is doubled and the difference is
what the impossible roads cost you.
Continue this calculation. applying it
to the hauling of all your crops, and
it quickly becomes apparent that it
amounts to a very burdensome tax.
Good roads help in every way; they
promote sociability by making friends
and relatives accessible, and by means
Of them it is easier to reach the
schools and churches and to generally
10 and enjoy the things which make
lie really worth living
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-28
TRICKS OF THE TAXIDERMIST.
How Snow, lee, Rain and Mist Arc
Reuresentcd.


1t is not until extraordinary settings
are to be resented-winter scenes,
rain scenes or birds in flight, for in
5tance-that the artist displays his
best ingenuity and inventiveness. A
group of musk oxen, for example, re-
quire a foot of snow The beasts are
shown, males, females and their
calves, knee deep in snow, which Is
nothing cooler than granulated paraf
fin. The animals are startled and
stop TO gaze, but, as seen by their
tracks, they have been roofing for the
sparse grass beneath the heavy fall,
and their shouts and faces show frozen
snow dust-melted paraffin spattered
with q stiff brush. If a scene with
Opaque strikingly lends itself to the
Illusion. And as hoar frost is made.
so is snow dust initiated
A rain scene is artistically initiated
by means of glycerine. Leaves of
trees and twigs and shrubs are coated
with this liquid, which, when thinly
spattered over the fur of a mounted
animal, looks exactly like fallen mist
or condensed fog, or like early morn
ing dew.
Birds in flight. like the larger ami
mails, are mounted after instantaneous
photographs. With wings and tail
feathers spread, and with legs lying
close, they appear to soar in general
direction, no two birds. however being
posed anywhere near alike, and even
the angle of flight varying with the
individual, as is made possible by
their suspension with invisible plat
inum wires. Not only are such birds
shown darting skyward from thicket,
but the ascent takes place from their
Matching ground. The sand is thickly
strewn with various nests--actual
nests, stolen bodily-and here and
there are broken shells showing where
broods have been Matched. Here the
tiny birds, still dependent upon their
mothers, sit in nests, bills open await.
ing a welcome contribution. Other
young birds have managed to quit the
paternal home, and are striking out
for themselves among the shells on the
sand.-Pearson's Magazine.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-28
short suggestions.

pinch OF soda stirred into milk
that is to be boiled will keep it from
curdling.
To keep tins bright, wash we'll with
strong hot soda and water; when dry
polish with a cloth and a little pow
dered whiting.
Parsley may be kept fresh and green
for several days If 1t is put in a COW
cred earthen jar in a cool place. 1t
will last longer than in water.
To clean old glass pour strong am
monia on it, scrub we'll with a brush
and rinse in clean water Dry and
polish. and it will then appear as new.
When hot cake or light bread will
not cut smoothly heat a knife to the
temperature of the bread or cake and
it may be easily cut by so doing
If you overboil potatoes you can
drain off the water and dry them out
over the fire. Afterward they can be
mashed and beaten in the usual way.
Brasses take a most beautiful polish
if washed in mixture made of one
ounce of alum and pint of I've. boil
d together and used while still warm.
Wrinsing out a cloth in hot water
and wiping furniture well before put.
ing on furniture cream will result in
high polish and will not show finger
marks.
When pumice stone and lemon are
Unavailable, wet the ends Of common
ulphdr matches and rub the ink
tained fingers with them. The spots
i'll disappear.
Put stale crackers into pan. throw
yer them handful of salt and brown.
hake OF the salt and the crackers
i'll have delicious taste as good
as when new.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-28
CURED ITCHING HUMoR.
Dsg, Painful SwelIings Broke and
Did Not HeaI-SuTered Thre-

Dsg. Painful Sweliings broke and
Did Not HeaI-SuTered Thre.
Ncnrs-Tortures Yield tn CuttcIr".
Little black swellings were scatter
cd over my face and neck and they
would leave little black scars that
would itch so | couldn't keep from
scratching them. Larger swellings
would appear and my clothes would
stick to the sores. l went to doctor.
but the trouble only got worse. By
this time it was all over my arms and
the upper part of my body in swellings
as large as a dollar. 1t was so pain
full that 1 could not bear to lie on my
back. The second doctor stopped the
swellings, but when they broke the
places would not heal. l bought a set
of the Cuticura Remedies and in less
than week some of the places were
nearly well. l continued until / had
used three sets, and now 1 am sound
and well. The disease lasted three
years. o. L. Wilson, Puryear, Tenn.
Feb s, 1905"
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp, Sole
Props. Of Cuticura Remedies. Boston.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-28
Spread Over Long Distance.

Grandma" asked one of the little
girls, what was the longest courtship
you ever heard of"
What a question, child" exclaimed
grandmother What put that into
your head?"
'Oh, l just wanted to know"
well, deary,' said grandma, with a
pensive smile, Il think the longest one
I ever knew anything about was the
courtship between your grandfather
and me, more than so years ago. List
en-. and ] will tell you about it.
1T was few years after they had
discovered gold in California, and peo-
pie began to flock there from all over
The country. You know there were
10 railroads running out that way
then, and everybody had to travel in
wagons In the little town away back
east where we lived several families
that had the California fever dubbed
together and went in a sort of cara
van Our family was one of them.
/ was a girl of about 20.
Your grandfather, who was few
years older, belonged to one of the
other families. He began counting me
almost as soon as we started, and he
kept it up all the way across the coun-
try, but l didn't say Yes till we got
to California"
How long did it take you to so
there?"
six months"
six months? Why, grandma, that
wasn't so awfully long courtship,r
why, child" said grandma, cit wes
three thousand milesi"-Youth's Com
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-28
The Swordnsh Season,

From this time onward the sword
fish will live precarious life. for this
noon the first of the sword-fish fleet
got away, the schooner Valentino,
which fitted out at T wharf. Another
schooner is slated to start tonight,
and in a few days good sized feet
will be patrolling the waters all the
way from Edgartown, Block island, on
the south, to Cape Shore on the north.
The territory embraced is somewhat
more extensive than usual on account
OF the backwardness of the season
This means that the fish are not get
ting into the more southerly waters
Rs early as customary. The swordfsh
are harpooned, and many exciting con-
tests have been waged between men
In dories and the fish with the sharp
point.-Boston Transcript.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-28
Preserving Hints.

The first consideration is a preserv-
ing kettle of brass polished until lus-
trOus and with no stain of fruit.
This is the sort of vessel used by
the old-fashioned housewife and the
jellies of our grandmothers have never
been equaled.
Porcelain kettles should be dis
carded as soon as they commence to
crack and tin, iron or pewter should
never be used.
The best jelly bag is long one
made of flannel, which is made in g
point at the bottom.
This should never be squeezed In
order to hasten the dropping or
discoloration of the fruit will result.
In selecting fruit the greatest care
should be taken to see that 1t is not
Overripe.
Berries that have been picked more
than "A hours are too old to make
good jelly and preserves.
A cheesecloth bag will be found
useful in straining the fruit through
he colander.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1909-10-28
Hired Man and the Boss.


An exchange presents each of the
two sides of the farm labor question
in this somewhat homely but forcible
manner:
"He felt that he was working too
hard for the pay received; he knew
better than the boss how the work
should be laid out; he caroused on
Sunday and was dead to the world
Monday; he was jealous of the other
hired men-he got fired,
"He had no regular hours; he
shifted teams from one man to anoth-
er; he spent his time in town; he had
plenty of spare room in his house. but
gave the hired man the best in the
hay loft; he grumbled about trifles-
his hired man quit"