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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
PAYS HIS FARE WITH POETRY
Stowaway's Verse-Making Gift Saves
Him From Service in GaIIeys
on Pacific Liner.

Seattle. Wash.-George PARROT, poet
and stowaway of Des Moines, Iowa.
who has wandered over the earth. ar
rived here on the steamship Mime
sofa from Japan. OF all the queer hui
man flotsam that have been landed
here as stowaways ON Pacific liners.
Parrott is the first live poet to steal
a ride. Instead of riding into the Sc
attic harbor in chains he was given
place of honor in the first cabin and
since being dug out of the dirty hold
has acquired enough money to pay a
first-class passage to New York where
he has been promised good position
on weekly humorous publication.
Long, lanky with raven black hair and
vacuous expression about his eyes
he looked the poet he is A water
tender found him hiding in the paint
room two days out of Yokohama.
PARROT Immediately made an ap-
peal In blank verse for mercy which
induced the water tender to take him
up to the galley for meal He was
locked up but managed to send an ap-
peal in verse to the captain who came
down to see the poet. PARROT on see
ing the master Immediately began
firing poetry through the iron bars
Captain Garbin brought the youthful
poet on deck and introduced him TO
passengers. PARROT announced a
benefit at which he would recite
poetry and 1t vas largely attended
and more than $500 was raised with
which Parrot is going to New York.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
BETTER THAN GUN
WHEN SNUFF PROVED VALUABLE
WEAPON OF Defense.
British Army Officer Is Lucky in Be-
Ing Able to Relate Story OF Al
most Fatal Adventure in
India.

Perhaps no mans life was ever
saved to him by a more curious cir
c1mstance than that attending the ex-
perience of captain of the Bengal
lancers. He had been on visit to a
civilian friend in Rajputana and went
out for a walk in the country about
sunset.
After going four or five miles he
found himself in a NARROW path on
the side of steep hill The path
was a mere ledge in the rock. with a
deep chasm on one side and wall
of solid rock on the other. 1t was
not a pleasant place in which to
come face to face with big tiger;
but that was just what happened to
the captain.
1t was too late to withdraw, so he
determined to brave it out. The ami
nal had evidently been asleep; for
1t continued for a few moments to
lick itself into full wakefulness. The
captain stood still, with his eyes fixed
on the beast. Presently the tiger
took few steps forward and made a
dash a. him. Luckily its teeth seized
him by the flap of the coat, just over
the breast, so that he was not hurt
by the blow.
Then the captain had a chance to
appreciate the feelings of mouse
when it is shaken by a cat. The IT,
ger shook him till his senses left
him. Perhaps it was as well they did
leave him, for the beast held him over
the deep chasm and fall would
have been as fatal as the animals
onslaught.
When the captain recovered con-
sciousness, a few minutes later, he
found himself lying fat on his back,
with his feet dangling over the preci-
pice. He opened his eyes. only to see
the sky above him. He dared not
move, for the tiger might be close at
his elbow. Sc. he shut his eyes and
remained motionless.
Then he thought he heard a strange
noise at little distance, a sound as
of somebody sneezing. His first
thought was that some one had come
to the rescue and beaten the tiger off
but this was proved to be wrong by
low, disagreeable, tigerish growls
mingled with the sneezing.
He turned slowly. He could hardly
believe his eyes. There was the tiger
sinking off with his tail between his
legs and sneezing violently as he
went, his face distorted by most pite
Gus grimaces.
The truth then dawned upon the sol
der. In shaking him~the tiger had
caused his snuffbox to fly open out OF
his waistcoat pocket and had received
the contents full in the face.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
A BURNING ERUPTION FROM
HEAD TO FEET

-Four years ago | suffered severely
with a terrible eczema, being mass
Of sores from head TO feet and for six
weeks confined TO my bed. During
that time suffered continual torture
from itching and burning. After being
given up by my doctor 1 was advised
TO try Cuticura Remedies. After the
first bath with Cuticura Soap and APP
plication of Cuticura Ointment / en-
joyed the first good sleep during my
entire Illness. l also used Cuticura
Resolvent and the treatment was con-
hnued for about three weeks. AT the
end of that time / was able 70 be
about the house, entirely cured, and
lave felt no i'll effects since. would
advise any person suffering from any
form of skin trouble to try the Cuti-
cura Remedies, as / know what they
lid for me. Mrs. Edward Nenning,
i112 Salina ST.. WATERFOWL, N Y,
Apr. IL, 1909"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
Stenogra piers Cluck and Dust Dis
peIier Causes shivering Chicks
to Chirp JoYully.

New York-A batch of cold, moth
genius of Lawyer Edward B. Clark of
Jamaica and the ability of a stenog-
rapher to cluck like a hen.
Clark's office is at No. 336 Fulton
STREET, Jamaica. and he has an estate
on Grand street But as his hens
broke all the eggs he got under them
he bought five chicks and took them
to the Office in a shoe box.
The Office was cold and the chicks
peeped their discomfort, and as they
grew colder their peepings grew
weaker.
Clark called on Lawyer Robert G..
Pattie to consult about the best means
to save their lives, when his eye light
ed upon feather duster, owned In
fee simple by Stephen H. Voris. a
third attorney.
THE very thing" said he. A hole
was made in the top of the shoe box,
the handle was poked through 1t, and
the feather buster. inverted. was
closed down upon the chickens. But
they continued 20 peep.
"'Twon't work." quoth Patrie
Some ones got to cluck to give local
color"
First Clark, then Patrie. then Voris
clucked in their most persuasive
style. The chickens, unlike the juries,
declined to be swayed.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
UnfatterinQ Truth.

A Chicago physician gleefully tells
a child story at his own expense. The
Eve children of some faithful patients
had measles, and during their rather
long stay In the improvised home hos
pital they never failed to greet his
daily visit with pleased reclamation.
The good doctor felt duly flattered,
but rashly pressed the children, in the
days of convalescense, for the reason
of this sudden affection. At last the
youngest and most indiscreet let slip
the better truth.
We felt so sick that we wanted
awfuliy to do something naughty, but
we were afraid to be bad for fear you
and the nurse would give us more hor-
rid medicine. So we were awfdlly
glad to see you, always. cause you
made Us stick out our tongues. We
stuck EN- out awful far!'
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14

well, now, if that amt surprising!"
calculated Mrs. Ryetop, as she shaded
her eyes with her hand. There goes
old Hiram Skinflint, and rather than
step on poor black ant he picked it
somewhere cut of the reach of dan
ger"
Her husband laughed knowingly.
Not Hiram Skinfiint, Mandy. He'll
go down to Jed Weatherby's general
store and order pound of graduated
sugar. Then while Jed is looking an
other way he'll drop the ant among
the grains and tell Jed as long as his
sugar has ants in ii he ought to sci. IT
at half price. Like as not he'll try TO
get Jed to throw in two or three
raisins and a yeast cake. You don't
know Hiram Skinflint"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
RISKS LIFE TO RESCUE BIRD
Traveller in British Guiana Plunges
Into Water to Save Specimen
for London Zoo.

LOndon.-An interesting addition TO
the birds on exhibition at the London
geological gardens is about to be
made by Sir William Ingram from
Georgetown, British Guiana.
His representative. Wilfrid Frost,
has returned from an expedition into
the interior of British Guiana with
living specimens of the extremely rare
bird, cock of the rock.
The birds. with only stuffed speci-
mems of which the public is familiar
are about the size of pigeons.
The plumage is a beautiful bright
red. though the tail and tips of the
wings are dark brown, while the
feathers on the head form a pretty
arch.
Mr.. Frost and his party had an adj
venturous journey. They We're almost
lost in a bush swamp and on two &C.
casions disaster almost overlook them
by water.
At one time their canoe collided
with a submerged log and the man
at the bow was precipitated into the
river.
At another Mr.. Frost. in his en-
deavor to save the cages containing
the birds from topping over, had a
narrow escape from being drowned
himself.
Before starting on this expedition
Mr. Frost took a number Of birds of
paradise from New Guinea to Tobago
for Sir William Ingram. who is expert
menting with the breeding of these
birds in the West Indies.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
ADDER in GIRLS MILK PAIL
Six-Year-Old Tot Says, "See the Big
Worm | Caught"-Bracelet
Prevents Bite.

Waterbury. Conn.-George C. Dens-
more of Mount lobe sent the six-year-
old daughter of a New York butcher,
George Holden. to the barnyard for a
milk pail. The child got the pail and
running to Densmore said: See the
big worm | caught"
In the pail was a red adder, the
deadliest serpent of New England. 1t
mad struck the girl on the arm, but
a bracelet stopped the blow. Dens-
more killed the reptile. Not 90 feet
away he came upon the mate, rushing
to the rescue, and killed it also. Dens-
more says: TT will soon get to where
we Tobe folks must choose between
adders and summer boarders. We
shall certainly not be able to keep
both>happily.'
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
Well. Wasn't He Riaht2

The minister was addressing the
Sunday school. Children, ] want to
talk to you for few moments about
one of the most wonderful. one of the
most important organs in the whole
world" he said. What is that that
throbs away, beats away, never stop
ping, never ceasing, whether you
wake or sleep, night or day. week in
and week out, month in and month
cut, year in and year out, without any
volition on your part. hidden away in
the depths, as it were, unseen by you.
throbbing, throbbing rhythmically all
your life long," During this pause
for oratorical effect small voice was
heard: Il know. It's the gas meter"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
Marine Hospital Offers Market
for Large Number of Crackers.
Fish Commissioner Meehan Enthusi.
astic Over Industry Gives Explicit
Directions for Success in This
venture-Requires Much
Care

Lansdovne, Pa-Frog farming has
been carried ON to some extent on
many Pennsylvania estates in a small
way for several years past. In some
instances the presence of an inherited
frog pond of goodly dimensions, where
the croakers have heralded each
spring for numDerless years (and in
creased in numbers in their congeni-
al quarters in marshy or swampy
farm ponds), it has not been difficult
to establish a profitable industry by
simply catching quantities of the old
frogs each year and allowing the 9TH
ers to increase
In other instances the industry is
followed as fashionable fad, and
owners OF country seats have historic
ponds and streams devoted to frog
raising under the care of an expert. or
new ponds are provided with this OBJ
ject in view. The principal hotels of
our large cities have for some years
past demanded sufficient quantity of
frogs to provide their guests with fire.
quent treats to the toothsome frog-leg
suppers and to keep up a sufficient de-
mand TO make the industry profitable.
Now there is a new incentive to
frog-raising. Old Br'er Bullfrog, So
nCrous musician of our ponds. is found
to be of special use for government
experiments and he will now be in
greater demand than ever The ma
rine hospital is planning to spend con-
siderable / ey this fiscal year for
frogs for Use In testing medicinal
preparations at the hygienic labora-
tory of the ins tuition.
There are many things to consider
in establishing profitable frog ponds.
Fish Commissioner Meehan is en-
thusiastic over the industry and he
has given explicit directions for sue
cess In this venture. He says those
who decide to undertake frog farm
ing may make up their minds before
hand that the days which will follow
will not be free from care or anxiety.
1t will be speedily discovered that
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
A Protection Against the Heat.

When you, begin to think it's a per.
sonal matter between you and the sun
to see which is the hotter, buy your
self a glass or a bottle of Coca-Cola.
1t is cooling-relieves fatigue and
quenches the thirst. Wholesome as
the purest water and lots nicer to
drink. At soda fountains and car
donated in bottles-5c everywhere.
Send &c stamp for booklet The Truth
About Coca-Cola' and the Coca-Cola
Baseball Record Book for 1910. The
latter contains the famous poem
Casey At The Bat" records, schedules
for both leagues, and other valuable
baseball information compiled by au-
thorities. Address The Coca-Cola CO..
Atlanta, Ga.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
Y0UNT UNIFORMITY BILL
IS HIT BY EDUCATORS
Ohio Teachers Association Adopts
Strong Resolution Against State
Uniformity of School Books.

Cedar Point, o., - Educators
OF Ohio to the number of 1000 attend
ed the annual meeting of the Ohio
State Teachers Association here The
session was marked by two important
incidents-the teachers refused TO lis
ten to an address on equal suffrage and
they took unanimous action against
state uniformity of school books
During the last session of the legis-
lature the Yount uniformity bill was
passed by the senate and was lost in
the house. The educators of Ohio do
not want uniformity considered again
and they voice their protest in the fol-
lowing strong resolution:
I'VE believe that the educational
value of school processes and practices
should be paramount TO every other
consideration. We are therefore OPP
posed to all efforts which would aim
to establish 4 system of State Uni
formity in the selection OF. textbooks,
because we believe that such sys-
tenn would be hindrance to the pres
ent progress of our schools
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
Irish Fishermen Have Strange Bit Of
Success in Fishing-Presented
to King.

Dublin.-The capture of royal
sturgeon at st. Tadwall's island, Car
digan bay, and its immediate presen-
tation to the king, by whom it was ac-
cepted, recalls the right of the sover-
eign to royal fish. wrecks, treasure
trove, waits and strays. The roy
flsh are the whale and the sturgec
which when either thrown ashore C.
caught near the coast, are the prop
.erty of the sovereign on account. as
1t is said in the books, of their supe-
rior excellence. A similar right apper-
tanned to the dukes of Normandy,
from whom It probably came TO the
English sovereign, and is still pre-
rogative of the kings of Denmark.
A distinction is made between the
whale and the sturgeon, the whale be-
ing divided between the king and the
queen, the head only being the kings
property and the tail the queens.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
FOR THE PLAIN GIRL
ADVICE TO ONE WHO WOULD
SHINE IN SOCIETY.
The Heart and Mind Count for Fully
as Much as an Attractive
Personal Appearance
Would
n girl writes me plaintively:

a girl writes me plaintively:
1 have great ambition to shine IN
society, but though my figure is good,
my features are very plain, and, like
all ugly persons, | am extremely SEN
sitive. Then / am afraid that
haven't the kind of way that is needed.
Do tell me what to do. for am very
unhappy"
There are good many plain people
IN the world, if they only knew it, for
d great deal of the lack of charm comes
fsom the inside. Irregular features
and the Indifferent colorings which
stand for absence of beauty are by no
means the whole thing The heart
counts, as do the mind, dress, extreme
fastidiousness in personal habits. etc.
The plain girl must want to please in
every way, and she must get some fun
out of her efforts If she hopes to be
an entire success. She must not only
like the little amenities of society;
she must love them.
Let me consider the qualities of my
correspondent for social brilliancy.
She has, to begin with, good figure.
Way down under her tormented self.
consciousness she has the wish to
please. So, If she will only stop think
ing of her good points she will be
able to do wonders.
A girl who can write such a frank
and simple letter is no fool, and her
self-depreciation shows she is of mod
est nature, two excellent qualities for
conquering the bland artificialities of
social life. For no woman with a good
figure is ugly when she is well-dressed
and society sees nothing but charm in
the modest figure who, without osten-
tation, does the right thing at the
right moment every time.
So the first thing to do is to strive
with might and main to Danish self
consciousness. When the plain girl
listens she must think of the talker
and not of herself. She must en-
deavor to 81 interested and to give
such sympathetic answers as will i'm
mediately endear her to the speaker.
There is a point to keep ever before
you-the good and sympathetic listen
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
Pretty Guinpe Dress.

In these days when guimpe dresses
are worn and guimpes are both ex-
pensive to buy and rather trouble
some TO make, one can save time and
money by utilizing old thin shirt
waists. Yokes and lower portions OF
sleeves wear out first, and these can
be cut away and new material sub
stituted.
This lew fabric may be lace, net
lingerie or any preferred fabric.
Then the shirt waist should be cut
off at the waist line and all fulness
eliminated. The edge should be neat
ly finished with narrow hem or bind
ing.
Lay on the new material before cut
ting away the old, and then no fitting
will be necessary.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
The Great Treadino Down III. LittI.

The Great Treading Down the Little.
Five hundred years ago John Ball,
looking out over England, tells us that
he saw "the great treading down the
little, the strong beating down the
weak, and cruel men fearing not, and
kind men daring not, and wise men
caring not" and then with his heart
burning within him. he cries aloud.
land the saints in heaven forbearing,
and yet bidding me not to forbear."
If we compare our time with his. we
will admit that although the great still
tread down the little, and the strong
beat down the weak, that the cruel
are at last becoming afraid of public
opinion, that kind men are more dar-
ing in their schemes of alienation
than they used to ne and wise men
are more solicitous.-Jane Adams at
the Conference of Charities and Cor
rection
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
Auoid Mother-in-Law Plant

plant so that the poetical feet
wouldn't have corns. You can't get
poetry and nrother-in-law into the
same place. But the idea Is there.
1t appears that the superintendent
of the Botanical gardens at Washing
ton has devised, composed. originated
or launched a brand new plant. the
title whereof is extremely expressive,
it being the mother-in-law plant. Ac-
cording to the discoverer, CRATER or
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
FROGS FOR PROFIT

1t is not sufficient to build ponds after
supposed best types, stock them and
then stand aside and wait for the tad
poles to change TO frogs and the frogs
to money or into delicious morsels of
food. Enough has been learned of
frog culture. however. to stimulate a
country gentleman or a progressive
farmer with an untitled portion of
swampy land 20 undertake It. Fifty
dollars will build the initial ponds
fence. There is always a strong prob
ability that within a comparatively
brief period, by the exercise of care,
unceasing effort. and experiment, the
work will develop into a fair market
industry.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
Weeps for Broken Violin

been used by the leader of the chorus
and fell headlong
She sp-ained her back and her left
arm in the fall, but she did not think
of that. She recovered composure
quickly and smiled to the audience to
assure them that she wasn't hurt. and
then looked down at her instrument
Miss McCausland picked it up ten
derby and carried 1T off the stage. with
difficulty holding back her tears.
The audience had not understood
that the violin was broken, but a ges-
ture by the girl told them and silence
fell.
The instrument is Lupot and is
valued at s1,200. 1t is 113 years old
She purchased it last winter and still
Is devoting the money from her con-
certs TO finish paying for It,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
a Cotored Tie.

The paisley tie is a pretty touch
which will add richness TO the mid
summer shirtwaist. and while the fash
ion expert persists in the passing of
the separate skirt she suggests more
and still more ties that will. like the
paisley print, harmonic with this
skirt. which is not in question. but out
of the count.
All of this is tacit consent to the
cool shirtwaist; but wear the white
blouse with a white linen skirt when.
ever you can, instead of dividing your
self, and the pretty tie will prove none
the less effective.
Color enters in here, for the Persian
prints come in all tones and tints. and
the paisley tie is only at its best on
you when it is chosen in becoming
general tone.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
Gold Jaw Replaces Old One.

New York; remarkable opera
ton has just been performed at the
Postgraduate hospital by which a
man has been provided with an artifi-
cill jaw of pure gold to replace jaw
bone destroyed by disease The oper-
alton is said to be the first of the
kind ever performed in New York
hospital.
Michael Wood. 81 years old, Of
Greenwich. Conn. Is the patient His
disease had progressed SO far that
Woods family believed his death was
only a question of months.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
Child Prodigy Leaves Audience After
Ovation With Breaking Heart
Over Accident.

St Louis.-Although she scored a
triumph before the Orpheus club in
In East st. Louis at its concert at the
Broadway theater. Miss Mary McCaus-
land, the fifteen-year-old st. Louis vio-
lin prodigy. left the theater with a
broken heart. Her beloved violin.
which she carried in its case under
her arm, was broken and she is fear
full that its wonderful tones may never
be restored
Just as she was leaving the stage
after her final number, bowling and
smiling in response to the enthusiast
tic applause that greeted her. she
stumbled over platform that had
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
Channels Cushions

With pattern cut out as for stem.
Gil work, the chamois cover of
cushion is lined with rich brown satin
or velvet and finished round the edge
with brown silk cord
A second cushion top of channels
has its conventional design burnt
upon it-very delicately burnt-with
the topographic needle. because this
leather is too delicate for careless
work.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
Saued by a Feather Buster

Miss Adelaide Mcdonald. Voris'
stencgrapher, was called and asked to
eluck for the chickens
Bending over the box, she clucked
in so inviting and persuasive man.
ner that every chick chirped joyously
and snuggled under the buster. They
soon became warm and the batch was
saved.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
Healthy Teachers In Texas.

San Antonio, Texas.-A movement
rapidly spreading over this state will
have as its result that all school
teachers before they can be employed
must submit a physicians certificate
attesting to their good health.
Many cities and counties are al.
ready enforcing this rule and it is
expected now that the state school au.
thorities WIZ take steps leading to
the general SdoDtbsn 81 this measure.