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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
Transportation From One Key to
Another Changes Its Shade.
In WeII-Arranged Compositions in
Minor One Can Always Note Strange
Purple Tone That Imparts Sad
Aspect to Piece.

Chicago.-Did you ever notice dis
tinct odor of violet when a certain
girl talks to you through the tele-
phone? And did you know that the
vowel sounds, the days of the week
and the months of the year all fairly
blossom with colors of their own? And
did you know that the transposition
of melody from one key to another
invariably changes its color?
About forty Chicagoans learned all
of these facts in the course of lunch
con at the Cliff Dwellers' club, when
Louis w. Wilson, an instructor at the
Art Institute, and other scientists dis
cussed association of sight and sound.
I'm well-arranged composition in F
minor" said Mr.. Wilson, lone can al
ways note the strange and yet trium-
phantly grand aspect to the piece.
contrasting with the warm, sunny
green of A major or the dominant vio-
let night effect so intensely noticeable
in that favorite key of all musicians
and painters, Z fiat major"
After giving a vivid description of
Scotch bagpiper reading scales from
his plaid kite hung before him, the
speaker explained that the true rela-
ton of sound and color could not be
readily explained because of the faulty
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
Gives Brain Work Record

piece of smoked paper stretched over
d cylinder The record amounts to a
thin, jagged line that reminds one of
fine tootbed comb; but the psycholo-
gist sees a lot more than the faint
marking on the paper.
All you have to do is press down the
thumb piece at intervals of a second !;
the machine does the, rest
In one of a series of experiments
performed three conclusions were
reached, as follows;
THE subject accomplished more
when working under the mental slim
.ulus of having set task to be &C.
complished than when working with
out definite aim.
"A known impossibility to accom-.
plish a required condition tends to de.
crease the subjects total results.
Fatigue accompanying work is not
so great when the subject Is working
under the direct stimulus of a definite
aim, Notwithstanding the fact that he
has at the same time produced an in.
crease in his amount of work"
Mans capacity for work can be
computed approximately; and if ergo
graph tests were complete and com.
prehensive enough, there is little
doubt that a psychologist could give
a man an idea of the amount of work
he could do before he would suffer a
mental breakdown.
Dr. Edward Ledholtz, demonstrators
of medicine at the university, said
the ergograph is being used in class
room work because it is thought soon
it will be important in clinical dag
nosis of certain kinds of diseases
caused by overexertion.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
Terrors for Texan-Depended on
Touch and Hearing.

San Antonio, Tex-Although George
P. Assman, the famous safe wizard,
who died a few days ago at Austin,
Tex, possessed knowledge that might
have tempted a less honest man to
enrich himself at the expense of 9TH
ers. he lived and died relatively
poor man. Throughout his life he
demonstrated that there was no safe
lock or combination that could with
stand him and this without using the
crude methods of the safeblower. In
opening safe to which the combina-
ton had been forgotten or in which
the mechanism of the lock had gone
wrong, Assman never depended on
rules or his sight, touch and hearing
supplying him invariably with the
key. This remarkable fact he DEM
onstrated many times
His method in opening a combina-
ton lock seemed extremely simple
Sitting before the safe or vault he
would turn the knob until the lock
would act. 1t was his boast that he
needed no tools to open any safe in
the country as long as no tools had
been used in closing it, His services
were in constant demand all over the
south and southwest. On one occa-
sion the great vault of the New Or
leans subtreasury could not be opened
for the reason that a part of its lock
mechanism had failed. After making
every effort to open it the treasury
officials finally sent for Assman, who
succeeded in opening it in a very
short time. Before Assman left the
vault, he asked as to his compensa-
ton, which he thought should amount
to $1,000. This sum, however, was
fatty refused him, and without saying
another word the safe wizard swung
the huge door back into place. leaving
the officials to cape in amazement.
Since there was no one to open the
door, Assman was arrested shortly aft
erward for interfering with the prop
erty of the government
The case was tried as soon as this
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
Harm of Tiqht Collars,

Nothing will make the throat and
neck lose their roundness and white
ness SO quickly as wearing tight col
lars, for they partly stop the circula-
ton and starve or paralyze the tissues,
and fiabbiness and a generally yellow
appearance are inevitable. Nourish-
ment is as necessary to the skin as to
the body, and the throat must not be
starved if the woman expects to pre-
serve youthful appearance.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
BROOKLYN EATING GOAT MEAT
Becoming Recognized Commodity and
Growing in OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Than Mutton.

New York. = Twenty thousand
pounds of goat meat is consumed i'm
Brooklyn weekly now because of the
high prices demanded for beef lamb
mutton and pork. 1t is selling ar FIVE
or six cents pound lower than mpt.
ton and lamb, and no eEJrt is beinp
made to violate the law b. ,oncealine
its identity Most of the goat meat ts
used by the poorer people
Many of those who use it saw tbev
like it fully as we'll as the birbor.
priced meats. They also assert that
it is equally nourishing. Most of the
goat meat supply comes from tho
western meat cen5ers, .nd the goats
are sent here killed and dressed for
the wholesale market.
Dealers say that last year s.,oroo,r
any goats were sent TO HE ma,,,a.
and that now goat meat IS roooa
nized commodity which seems - -
growing iu popularity.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
Campaign Of Education. Begun II
Austria With View of Reducing
Food Values.

Vienna-With the object of re-
ducing the cost of food the ministry
of agriculture has begun a campaign
Of education among the farmers and
peasantry to demonstrate the impor-
lance to them of studying the needs
of city consumers and of more widely
adopting intensive methods of cultiya-
ton. Farmers are urged to abandon
Improbable crops and to substitute
those that are Temunerative, to try
to improve the quality and increase
the quantity of cattle raised and gen
orally to adopt modern scientific
methods.
1t is proposed by the government to
grant small loans TO farmers to help
them obtain mouern machinery. While
approving the spirit of the govern
ments efforts, practical politicians adj
vocate measures that are likely to pro-
luce more definite and immediate re-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
Received BY MRS. MADISON
RecoIIections Of drawing Room" Held
by the Wife of the Second
President.

When it became known that Mrs.
Madison intended to hold a reception
1t was called a "drawing-room" by
everybody, and the White House was
known as the Palace" or, less fire.
quently. as the Great House" for the
names of things were still English.
Many fervent prayers were offered up
for fair weather for this night, for
most of the guests would have far to
90, and on pad night chariot might
get stalled. Alasl it rained. and the
carriages drew up at the White House
door all spattered with mud, and the
splendor of the liveried black coach
men and footmen was sadly marred.
One or two chariots broke down in a
mud-hole near the White House gates.
which was one Of the worst places in
Pennsylvania avenue, but the occu-
pants were carried on by passing
friends. The portico of the house had
not yet been erected, but the guests
lighted at the stone steps, and were
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
A Dainty Centerpiece.

Last year in June hostess living in
delightful country place had this
unique centerpiece at a luncheon which
she gave for some of her city friends.
She had an enormous straw hat tied as
a basket filled with roses 1t was held
by big bow of gauze ribbon. At each
place small baskets filled with un.
hulled Strawberries rested on a dolly
of grape leaves. To the handle was a
bow of pink gauze ribbon, with the
name card pinned to it with dainty
imitation coral stock pin; just one pink
rose rested on the handle. 1t was all
very simple, but the rustic effect was
lovely
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
Be Made to Supplement Thin
Pockethook.

With so and time to look through
the shops the average woman'can fur
nish bedroom with finishings so it
will be attractive. A prospective pur-
chaser will discover that green striped
seersucker for hangings. bedspreads.
etc, is smart looking and inexpensive.
OF such material l have in mind a
piece with fine stripe. The color is
pale, the green line intersected by one
of tan. The fact that this washes is
point in favor. and that no ironing
is required is another virtue at a sea-
son when laundresses are sometimes
hard to find Moreover, this fabric
does not crumple, and the many times
it is placed on and removed from a
bed will not muss it. Made from this
goods one bed cover l saw recently
had sides and ends hanging over Put
around this, SO it lay on the edge Of
the mattress, was a nine-inch band Of
linen, the same shade as the green in
the seersucker. This was repeated in
the bolster, and on the table and bu-
reau covers, as we'll as on the drapery
curtains which hung straight to the
sill. The latter were run on small
brass rods which were concealed by
the hens. Such a set for a room Is
not difficult to make. nor does it take
long if sewing machine is used.
For the room of a young girl moth
ing is more charming than white mus
lin treated in similar fashion with
bands of lowered muslin. Any of
these wash, look cool and are easily
kept fresh.
Unbleached cotton makes satisfac-
tory curtains and covers, although I
am aware it may not sound as If it
would
To make desirable effect the mus
lin must be used in a room which has
a positive color on the wall-that is,
red, blue, green or yellow must be
sharply in evidence. Let the curtains
in such room hang to the sill, having
the edges trimmed with small ball
fringe. The bed cover needs the
same finish, as does any other piece.
This is lovely, and, of course. will
wear for years.-Helen Howe, in
Washington Star.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
Farm Lectures in Prison

prisoners in series of technical lee
lures. The plan was approved by the
department of correction and may be
adopted in prisons and reform institu-
tons throughout the country.
The lecturer. in his Introductory ad-
dress, told the men of the coming re-
vival of farming and laid particular
stress upon the fact that the demand
for farm labor is so great now that so
long as a man does his work honestly
the farmers do not ask about his past.
At the conclusion of the lecture there
was a general discussion. The prison
ers asked the lecturer many questions
and one of them made a long speech
on farming in the west.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
TO DECORATE THE LAMpsHADE TO sEAu1FY THE BEDROOM
BY the Use of Water CoIors Very
Pretty Effects May Be Attained
Even by the Amateur.

Lampshade decoration is not neces-
sarily reserved for the artist; it may
oe accomplished by the merest dabbler
N water colors.
Given a plain. well-covered shade
and some conventional design to fit it
Cor one that can be made to fit, a
pencil and some of the transfer paper
that comes will soon convey the de-
sign TO the shade.
An outline is enough, because an or
binary sense of color and knowledge
of flowers will help in the painting
process.
Tall iris stalks and blooms, cattails
with their leaves or the conventional
Tudor rose shaped for each section Of
the shade will, any one, prove effective
in water color and probably bring the
shade into harmony with the room.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30

more enlightened scientists continued
the discussion.
THE logical conclusion to all this
he said, lis the opportunity for blind
man to have Raphael interpreted to
him through music and for the deaf t.
satiate their musical cravings by view
ing a painting of a symphony.
I'm fairly certain that Whistler
won't last" resumed the lecturer,
and I can say the medieval painters
are far inferior to the ancient Greeks.
because the latter understood the col
or music harmony l have assumed
nothing arbitrarily, but can explain.
why each key is of a certain color.
Il saw in a department store petit.
coat the other day just what | want
ed in purple for particular key.
wanted to buy some of the material
but found it was a special design and
fear l must buy the garment and cut
it up"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
Hints on Color.

Blue suits the golden-haired girl,
and makes her hair look more beaut,-
tul, but ii seems to destroy all the
beauty of some gray-eyed maids, and
It is most unbecoming to those of at
nll sallow complexion. Now. gold In
some form will conceaI any little ye-
fOwness of the skin, and white COM
ing in contact with the face subdues
the i'll effects of blue and preserves its
food ones Only to the youngest and
lairest dc pink and white seem suit
able. and yet white is much used by
the old, and soft white laces are be-
coming even to grandmothers.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
Md1jOriea and
heMOOn
BY Edith s. Speed

Copyright. 1910. by Associated Literary Press
1T is no use asking mother. She
will not give her consent" whispered
Marjorie as they stood together in the
wait at least eight years before
marry"
Philip Drayton smiled down at her
earnest little face.
But your mother was only twenty
when she was married." he said.
Yes. 1 know, Phil; but she says l
am too young"
Then we shall have to elope."
"Elope! Mother would never for
give me-"
"Oh, yes size would; she would be
angry for a little while; but would
soon make up. L can't wait eight years
for home and you, Marjorie he
pleaded Leave it to me and every
thing will be all right"
But, Phil, is there no other way?"
Il am afraid not" he answered. Il
viii have my boat at the landing to-
f. morrow night and we will cross the
bay to Willow Point, where the min
lister will marry u.s."
"Oh, won't it be romantici" said
Marjorie. 1T will be moonlight and /
will wear my white dress and my
white hat with the pink roses that you
like so we'll"
The moonlight shining through the
vines brought out the gold lights in
the girls pretty hair. On the hand
that lay in Fhil's sparkled little ring.
He reverently kissed her.
Il wish your mother could attend
your wedding" he continued after a
silence, but she will not consent, and
eight years is too long to wait.
All the next day Marjorie Brant
sang as she worked. Upstairs, on her
bed, lay the white dress and white hat.
In the closet was the suit case with
her dainty belongings, packed for the
first time without her mothers super
vision. Now and then she ran up and
tried on the hat, laughing at herself
in the mirror and picturing pills face
when he should see her.
IF you are going upstairs again,
her mother called from the kitchen,
will you close the windows? There
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
COLORS OF MELODY

arrangement of piano keyboard,
which should, by all means, be con-
structed with octaves one above an
other, making the tracing of the CORE
spending color easy to the pupil.
Il have attempted to draw a fugue
by rule he said, constructing an OBJ
long from the tempo and then filling
in with color, but must admit it has
resembled patchwork. showing have
not progressed far enough
Hearers were permitted to ask for
further Illumination
Really, isn't all this imagination?
asked a young nearer.
Mr.. Wilson restrained himself with
difficulty and one of the older and
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
Skirt Making.

In making the new fivegore skirt
with very little fulness below (this
Is the Partisan skirt of the momenD, 1t
IS necessary so to fit it over the hips
hat all extra fitness is taken from
each gore. and thus the position of
each seam will not be changed.
In other words, do not push all of
he extra fulness into the central back
box plat and thus crowd the added
Weight to this one spot
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30

is a cloud in the west. which means
wind"
But Marjorie, excitedly combing out
her curls in preparation for the we'd
ding couture. forgot the injunction I'M
til the tapping of the curtains brought
her out of her dreams.
Did you shut the windows?" her
mother called to her.
NO. but 1 will" answered the girl.
Marjorie could hear the roar of the
wind and the lsshing of the waves,
and knew that they could not cross
The bay that night. She slowly con-
:inued her dressing, wondering how
hey would get to Willow Point
She helped her mother with dinner.
but ate little.
Don't you feel well?" asked her
father.
Il am all right, but I am not
hungry" she replied.
Marjorie was to meet Phil at eight
o'clock. At 1880 she went upstairs.
In the darkness she pressed her face
against the window. She could see
1Oeuih6S Inc MUM WdS uiuucu Ucuiuu
The clouds.
Wrappings a shawl about her, she
stealthily descended the stairs and
went out by the side door. Her light
figure bent TO the wind as she sped
down the path.
Phil" she called softly.
Then she felt his arms about her.
Where is your hat?" he asked. I'VE
cant go in a boat; so we will drive. /
have brought blankets; you won't be
cold"
Marjorie slipped out of his arms.
Il haven't any bag. am not going.
Phil"
Not going," he exclaimed. why
oot?"
"Oh. / couldn't go on such a night.
Who ever heard of running away and
getting married on a dark night?"
What has the weather to do with
our happiness?" he asked gently.
Don't you love me, Marjorie?"
YES" she whispered, then faltering-
~ continued 1T was all going to be
SO beautiful. the moonlight and the
water-and now there isn't any moon.
When it grew so dark and windy, /
felt that even the elements we're
against US and / was not doing the
right thing-running away from par
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
Following IIIustrious ExampIe.

II your best girl will not see you
When you wish TO make a call,
Issue then an eXhortation
To the human family all
Say you trust there won't be slaughter
And you deprecate with care
Any war between the sexes
On account OF the affair.
II your debtor will not see you
When you call to get your cash.
Hope that creditors and debtors
Will do nothing that Is rash
Trumpet TO the earth's four corners
That you pray no Ill may bode
And there may not be a class war
From the private episode.
-McLandburghe Wilson, in New York
Sun.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
Miie Keeps 90 Cats

Worcester, Mass.-Becausc his wife
kept 81 cats and insisted that they be
fed from saucers on the dining-room
table, DR.. Albert Pierce became
peeved. He threw cups. saucers.
plates and other utensils at the cats.
and his wife called him a brute" and
went home to mother Then she sued
for divorce, alleging cruel treatment.
DR.. Pierce admitted bombarding the
cats. but pleaded Justification. He Of
fered to provide for his wife if she
would limit her attentions to one cat.
but she refused and the case will go
to trial.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
Inmates Deeply Interested in Agricul-
ture, and System May Be Adopted
Elsewhere.

New York.--A course of lectures on
agriculture delivered in the Tombs
prison may seem an Dad combination,
but it is being tried and is pronounced
a decided success by the prison au-
thorities. All the prisoners in the in
stitution heard the first lecture of the
series and were much interested in it.
The lecturer was George E. Manches-
ter, a practical farmer of Winsted,
Conn. He pointed the way for those
who wish to turn from their old ways
and go back to the soil' after their
release.
Not long ago Rev. Charles p Tinker
of the Protestant Episcopal City mis-
sion. a regular visitor at the Tombs.
decided that he could interest the
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
SMART MADE UP, IN GREEN
Linen Probably the Best Material. for
This Picturesque Summer
Costume.

This smart style would look exceed
ingly well carried out in lichen green
linen. The skirt is quite narrow
round the foot, and is trimmed at each
side by straight panel, which is
braided at the lower part.
The coat has a tight-fitting back and
semi-fitting front, which fastens on
the left shoulder and downwards in a
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30

under cover almost Immediately.
There brilliant scene greeted them:
fully 200 people were present, and the
house was glowing with lamps and
large chandeliers having thousand
wax lights. The unique and symmetri-
cal arrangement of the rooms and
halls, the appropriateness of the new
furniture, and the brilliant costumes
of the guests, all combined to make o
scene which an unprejudiced and dis
eliminating observer must have ad-
mired and remembered Gaillard
Hunt, in Harper's Magazine for June.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30

etable Compound had helped her, and
I tried it. and after the third bottle
was cured."-Mrs. ALyENA SPERLING,
i46s Clybourne Ave., Chicago, Ill.
If you are i'll do not drag along at
home or in your place of employment
until an operation is necessary, but
build up the feminine system, and re-
move the cause of those distressing
aches and pains by taking Lydia T.
Pinkham's Vegetable Compound, made
from roots and herbs .
For thirty years it has been the stan
dard remedy for female ills, and has
positively restored the health Oh tnou.
sandso womenwho have been troubled
ceration. fibroid tumors, irregularities,
periodic pains, backache, bearing-down
feeling, f1atulency, indigestion, dizzi-
ness, or nervous prostration. Why
don't you try it?
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
TAKE A FooT-eArH TONIGHT

After dissolving one or two Aliens Foot
TABS (Antiseptic tablets for the foot-bath
I'm the water. 1t will take out all soreness
smarti1s and tenderness. remove foo
Odo.s and freshen the feet. Aliens Foot
Tabs instantly relieve WEAKNESS ant
BUSINESS of the feet at night. Then fol
comfort throughout the day shake Aliens
Foot-Ease the antiseptic powder into your
shoes Sold everywhere 25c. Avoid sub
stitutcs. Samples of Aliens Foot-Tabs
mailed FREE or our regular size sent by
mail for CSC. Address Allen S. Olmsted
Leroy, N. Y.
Root : Tabs for Foot-Tubs.' -
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
Probably True.

A raw Lrishman shipped as one of
the crew on revenue cutter. His
turn at the wheel came around. and
after somewhat eccentric session in
the pilot house he found himself the
butt of no little humor below.
'Begorrah," he groNled, at last,
"and we needn't talk / bet | done
more steerin' in tin minutes n We done
in yer howl watch. Success.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-06-30
Experiments in Laboratory of Uni
versity of Pennsylvania Show
Mental Powers.

Philadelphia you are at loss
way, just slip out to the psychological
or physiological laboratory of the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania, subject your
self to a series of experiments on the
machine called the ergograph, and
maybe the professor can enlighten
you as to your particular capabilities.
The ergograph is an unpretentious
looking apparatus, designed to meas
ure a mans mentality. 1t consists of
a thumb spring attached to a lever,
and is so arranged as to record the
movements of the thumb piece on