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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10
TEMPTATION WAS TOO GREAT
Afghan Horse Thief Gave Owner
Real" Exhibition of How AMI
NAL Was Stolen.

An Indian officer relates some good
stories of Peshawur, which in the
early seventies" before British poll,
tical influence had asserted itself be
yond the lonely little forts of Jam
rud" and "Shabkadar," was a some
what disturbed locality, in spite OF
the strength of it's garrison.
1t was at Peshawur Che says) thai
the medical officer of my regiment
was informed one night that q valu
able and favorite Arab of his hac
been stolen! Over the border. gone
for ever-he never expected t. see
his horse again. but next day, much tc
his surprise, there came to him o
bearded ruffian. riding bare-backed the
stolen steed.
He confessed hat he had taken the
animal, but, learning that it was the
property of a hakim, physician had
brought it back. The horse had beer
tethered in line with others, with
men. women, and children sleeping
in the open about them +.
How did you manage it," asked
the doctor.
IF the sahib will give the necessary
order" he said, Il will show him."
The entire scene was reproduced.
even to the night Waterman asleep in
a corner. N~oiselessly the Afghan
crawled towards the Arab, threading
snakelike through the PROSTATE forms
to where it was standing at the end
OF the row. Softly kissing to attract
the animals attention. without caus.
ing him alarm. he gently raised him
self with arm extended.
In his open palm were some Jumps
of goor NATIVE sugar.. beloved of
horses, and while the Arab was enjoy.
ing these the man was caressing him
with the other hand, whepce suspend.
ed a watering bride taken from his
wallet Quickly this was adjusted, and
then. stroking soothingly, the robbei
passed his hand over the animars
back and down tn e HEADQUARTERS
Swiftly the heel ropes were unhitch.
ed. then the headgear released. and
with a bound he was astride and away
his right hand backward flung shout.
ing triumphantly as he passed: Thus
was it done!"
h joke was hat he never came
back. A double restitution would
have been too much of a wrench.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10
SIX ARE HIT I'M BIG
COAL LANDS FRAUD CASE
Gov. Gillett Enc Congressman Me
Lschlin Are Alleged to Be in
volved in Alaska Claims.

Spokane, Wash. Six men were
indicted by the federal grand
jury here charged with conspiring to
defraud the government Of coal lands
in Alaska valued at 5000. 000. 000.
Among those who were alleged to
be assignees OF one " more of the
claims are:
John H. McGraw, former governor
of Washington (died last JULY; Gov.
James N. Gillett, California;; Congress
man McLachlin, California;; Henry T.
Oxnard. president of the American
Beet Sugar company; Harry White.
former mayor of Seattle.
The men indicted ire:
Harry White. Raymond Brown. Spo-
kane; William l.. Dunn, Spokane;
Charles +. Doughton, Seattle: Charles
a. Mckenzie, Seattle; Donald A Nc
Kenzie, Washington d. G.
The indictments charge that the six
men had agreements with the claim
ants whereby they were to have a
half interest in the claims, which
would give them more land tina they
were legally entitled to. These men
are said to be the controlling factors
in three groups of coal lands known as
the NJ. A. Green property in the Kayak
mining district. each group represent
ing 131 claims of 160 acres each.
The prominence of the names in
| volved created a sensation here, as II
has been predicted that the names OF
the men who were really the Zones
higher up" would never come out in
court. The northwest and the west
coast are now wondering whether the
grand jury Of Spokane will take still
further radical steps in its recon-
mendations.
1t is not. hoS ever, the first time
that these names have beer publicly
mentioned In connection with the al.
legged frauds. About a ear g in a
magazine article the charge was
brought that Governor G!llett owned
coal land claims in Alaska
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10
Cat Catches BURGLAR.

A woman burglar, her face heavily
yelled, and accompanied by a man,
was scared away from the house of
John Gallery. a wealthy coal dealer,
living in the Clifton Park section of
Weehawken. early the other morning
by a servant coming downstairs to let
in the cat.
The burglars had entered by a front
window, which they opened with a
jimmy, and had packed up all the sill
verware. table linen and cut glass
ready for removal when the servant
girl heard the cat crying outside the
kitchen door,. AS h came down the
stairs to let the cat in she heard the
swish Of a woman's silk gown. Turn
ing up a light she found the packed
bundles ready to be taken away. She
ran to the front door and saw a man
and woman running down the street.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10
Microphone Locates Water.


An adaptation of the microphone
has been successfully used in France
in the location of underground water,
The device is the conception of one OF
the city engineers of the City of Paris
The apparatus consists of an acoustic
cone. with a smaller cone mounted in
side with the base of the smaller one
turned toward the small end of the
acoustic cone. In the efforts to locate
underground streams a hole Is dug S
or 10 inches into the ground, or it car
be placed in a receptacle holding va
ter which is fat on the ground. The
acoustic cone is placed in the hole OF
water and rubber tubes, the ends o.
which are placed in the listener
ears, conduct the sound. The soun(
of subteranean water thus heard IL
continuous, and is particularly intense
when the water falls in a gallery. TIL,
device has been successfully USED
many times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10
asw SUBSTITUTE FOR STEEL
OuraIumin Being Manufactured by
English Firms Quite Light,
Strong and Flexible.

With practically an unlimited field
In which to use 1t, an English firm
has begun the manufacture Of dura-
lumin, a new alloy of aluminium,
which may in time become a substi-
tute for steel in work where lightness,
strength and feyibility are required
Il. B. Weeks, head chemist at vickers'
Sons & Maxim's works at Barrow.
England, is the ~discoverer of duralu-
min. 1t is a little heavier than pure
aluminium, but Is as strong as steel
and about one-third the weight of
brass. 1t can be rolled, drawn, stamp
ed, extended, or forged. It does not
corrode as easily as other aluminium
allows.
The one big drawback to the extern
sive use of aluminium. aside from its
exp~ensiveness, is the fact that while
its tensile strength equals that of
steel. 1t is far less flexible. The new
alloy overcomes that defect, according
to the inventor. The firm has SUCH
faith in duralumin and of the future
demand for II that 1t is building new
works at Birmingham to manufacture
II. and has patented it in all countries
of the world.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10
Cause of Eve Troubles.

Our grandfathers, who were obliged
20 read their weekly papers by candle
light, escaped many of the eye trou
bles which are common among theil
descendants who use electric lamps
and incandescent gas nantes. 1t il
the ultraviolet rays in our brilliant
lights that are at fault, say oculists.
DR.. Terrier has found that the are
light contains four times as many OF
the Objectionable rays as the ordinary
gas light or the petroleum lamp, 81,
times as many rs the old-fashionee
oil lamp and indefinitely more thar
candle light, which is almost free from
ultraviolet rays.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10


Alfonso of\Spain has a tremendous
appetite; like any boy. he is always
hungry. He is far from handsome,
but like any boy, again, he does not
give a rap about his looks. A few
months ago. while motoring near La
Granfa, the kings appetite plagued
him and he halted at a wayside inn,
where he ate with much relish while
cracking jokes with the landlord and
a few peasants who happened to be
there, being unknown to them, Of
course.
A little girl entered to buy wine for
her father
Tell me-" said Don Alfonso to the
child, have you cen the king since
he has been at La Granfa?"
"Only once" answered the girl.
He had on a beautiful uniform, but
he is very ugly"
The king laughed and told the story
ON himself.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10
wife Sees Husband Killed.

San Francisco, Cal.-Lying beside
her sleeping husband, Mrs. Antonio Va
lentino heard a crash of glass and a
moment later saw two men climb
through the window of their room from
the porch roof without Too fright
ened to move or cry out, she watched
one of the intruders steal up to the
bed, deliberately place a pistol at her
husbands breast and fire a shot that
brought instant death to the sleeping
rasn. BY the time the woman sue
ceeded in recovering her voice and
raising an alarm. the murderer and
his companion had escaped. Valentino
with his wife and children arrived fou,
days ago, having come directly from
Italy. Mrs. Valentino says they left
Naples very hurriedly, her husband
protesting great fear for his life for
some reason not revealed to her.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10
INDUSTRIAL AND MECHANICAL
NOTES.

Among the coke producing states
Pennsylvania ranks first and West vir
ginia second
About 1000 windmills are imported
by Argentina each month, mainly from
the United States.
Blunt ended tongs to facilitate the
handling of hose are the invention OF
a Connecticut fireman.
Next to Holland. Finland is the larg
est of American flour on the
continent of Europe.
The use of wall paper containing de
stgns in vertical lines will make o
loom look both larger and higher.
Brushing the surface of aluminium
ri:h steel brushes at high speed pro.
Iuces what is known as a satin finish.
riinety per cent. of the material
rom which whisk brooms are made in
he United States is grown in Kan.
sas.
BY the introduction of new presses
the government printing office is able
10 turn out 3.000,0 0o postal cards a
Gay.
A newly patented English machine
to sell stamps automatically can be
adjusted to fit coins of any denomina.
ion.
Ivory may be bleached in a bath OF
unslaked lime, bran, and water. after
which it should be rubbed with dry
sawdust.
The largest vessel ever built II
Switzerland. a steamboat 90 feet lor~
has been launched for use on La.
Constance
Seven hundred thousand tons O.
American cedar are useG annually b,
the lead pencil manufacturers Of M
remberg Germany. says our consul
there.
To make a piece OF furniture stand
erm on an uneven surface a PaiIadei-
milan has patented a knob to screw
into one leg or corner. adjustable to
any height.
An essential feature of a new Bel
sjan monorail car is a pair of large
wheels at the ends of an axle to serve
10 maintain equilibrium when the car
is starting. after which they are raised
frnm the ground
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10
600 INSANE FREED.
Government Asylum at Brandon, Man..
Destroyed by Fire.

Government Asylum at Brandon, Man.,
Destroyed by Fire.
Brandon, Man., The insane asy-
lum of the Manitoba government
was destroyed by fire. causing a loss
of $3.50. 900, but all of the inmates were
rescued. One of the women patients.
playing with matches was responsible
for the fire.
Six hundred patients were confined
in the asylum when the fire broke out.
AS the flames spread it vas decided
to release the patients. as 1t was con-
sidered impossible to saw their lives
otherwise.
Immediately after the doors were
thrown open the grounds about the
asylum became a bedlam. Shrieking.
screaming. yelling in demoniacal
frenzy, dancing in the freight made
stronger by the rapidly descending
darkness, the 600 men and women
first spread through the grounds, &C.
flying and disregarding the commands
of he keepers, who attempted to
keep them herded until shelter could
be found.
To add to the fantastic horror Of the
scenes witnessed. a heavy snowstorm
was raging and the air was biting
cold. Many of the patients were light
ly clad; none had outdoor winter
clothing. Soon portions of the crowd
gathered lear the flames for the
warmth they gave and were eventual
ly quoted. Others of the pitiable
crowd stood around in the snow, their
scant garments blown around their
frail bodies by tho cold wind. The
hospital stan, assisted by the military
and citizens of the town. finally found
shelter for all in stables, outhouses
and other buildings. A number OF
the patients were injured and other1
were badly chilled.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10
TRAP BRIDE TAKER.
Juryman in New York Murder Case
Accused of Accepting $500.

Juryman in New York Murder Case
Accused Of Accepting $500.
New York.-George w. Yeandle, an
architect. drawn as a juror in the
trial Of Edward T. Rosenheimer. a
wealthy manufacturer, charged with
the murder of Grace Hough by run
uing her down with his automobile,
was arrested, charged with accepting
$500 to acquit Rosenheimer. and TAX
en- before Chief Justice O'Gorman.
The $500, it is charged. formed a
part of $4,000 which was asked. and
was paid by one of Rosenheimer's at
torneys on the advice of Justice O'Gor-
man, who had been advised of the al
legged bride demand and arranged for
the payment Of the money and the
arrest of the juror. Dagelbcft Tie
mendorfer, alleged to be the "go-be-
tween" In the case. also was arrested.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10
AN lNToLERABLE ITCHING

Just about two years ago, some
form Of humor appeared on my scalp.
The beginning was q slight itching but
1t grew steadily worse until, when !
combed my hair, the scalp became
raw and the ends of the comb-teeth
would be wet with blood. Most of the
time there was an ~fntolerable itching.
in a painful, burning way, very much
as a bad, raw burn, II deep. will itch
and smart when first beginning tc
heal. Combing my hair was positive
torture. My hair was long and tan
gled terribly because of the blood and
scabs. This continued growing worse
and over half my hair fell out l was
in despair, really afraid Of becoming
totally bald.
Sometimes the pain was so great
that. when partially awake, I would
scratch the worst places SO hat my
inger-tips would be bloody. / could
not sleep veil and. after being asleep
z short tirie. that awful singing pain
would commence and then | would
wake up nearly wild with the torture.
A neighbor said Il must be salt rheum.
Having used Cuticura Soap merely as
a toilet soar before, I now decided to
order a set of the Cuticura Remedies
-Cuticura Soap, Ointment and Pills.
/ Used them according to directions
for perhaps six weeks, then left OF.
as the disease seemed to be eradi-
Gated, but toward spring, eighteen
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10
Magnitude Of Earthquake Waves.

Earthquakes cause pulsations which
extend for thousands of miles in all
directions, and are often linked to the
long, low swells that sweep across the
pecan. Recently an attempt was made
to measure the height and length of
the waves of an earthquake. Appara-
tus was arranged and the pulsations
of an earthquake that occurred In
Greece we're received with the aid of
a specially constructed pendulum at
Birmingham, England.
The pulsations, or waves, passed
through the rocky crust of the earth
with a velocity of about two miles a
second. and each of the largest of
them, according to the scientist in
charge of the experiment, must have
been about rs miles long, but only half
an inch in height.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10

it from slipping into the paint pot.
writes w. A. Jaquythe in Popular Me
chanics. The brush can be hung on
the side of the paint pot as shown in
Fig. 2. This will allow the paint to
drain in the pot when the brush Is
not in use. M will also keep the
bristles straight and prevent them
rom bending out of shape as they
would if the brush we're allowed to
rest on the bottom
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10
THOUGHT SHE FAD PRAcTIcED
Frenchman's Suspicious Really Sons
thing of a Compliment 20 the
Men of America.

Claude Grahame White, the English
aviator. praised, at a dinner in New
York, the good fellowship of Amer
leans.
The American woman Is regarded
abroad as an angel" he said The
man is admittedly a gooS fellow. but
an angel he is far from being.
You've heard of the Frenchnan
perhaps, whose sweetheart spent the
summer In America? After her return
the poor Frenchman seemed quite
blue.
What's the matter with your a
friend asked.
81 am worried the other muttered.
about my fiancee. You see. since her
return from America she kisses 90
much better than she used to-"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10

A Brooklyn woman lately wrote to
the marriage license bureau of that
city to know il she could be supplied
with a good, honest, sober husband.
The clerk in charge explained that,
hand, they were all married and the
supply was entirely too limited Tor
the demand. The fact that the matri.
monial market is understocked with
honest, sober husbands may be one
reason why the divorce courts are
overcrowded.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10

| AND
MADE CONCRETE MIXER
With Assistance Of Box Shown In
Illustration Anyone Can Mix
Batch In Short Time.

The mixing Of concrete for any
work of any size is a very hard and
disagreeable job as well as n that
takes time; with the simple mixer
shown in illustration anyone a mix
1 batch of concrete ready to place in
one-fourth the time that it can be
lone by hand and in a more thorough
manner.
A piece of gas pipe about six feet
long is bent into a shaft and handle
or crank as shown in Fig. 1, just be-
fore the bend for crank a three-eighth
inch hole is drilled through pipe and
4 pin inserted TO fasten the crank to
The cube box used for a mixer. says
Homestead. Holes of one-fourth inch
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10
His Disappearance

did you ever get on the track of
that boarder whom you thought
skipped and left you in the lurch a
month ago?"
"Oh, yes, we found him, all right.
and the joke was on he"
Where had he zone tor
why. | had a chance to tent his
room yesterday and l found him in the
folding bed"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10
A LARGE floating Dock.

There has recently been complete6
by Messrs. Vickers, Sons and Maxim
a %. 000-ton floating dock for the US.
of the Brazilian government, and NOR,
particularly for the accommodation "a
the three Brazilian dreadnoughts. Il
is the largest of its kind that has We.
been built in Great Britain, the length
pye all being $50 feet 6 inches: tie
width. 1875 feet; the length of the side
walls. $50 feet 6 inches; the depth OF
pontcons at center, Is feet 3 inches,
and the height of the side walls above
Dontoons. As feet G inches.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10
FIG. z


have a gate or valve attached to same
SO the water can be turned on or
of at will; this is necessary. as the
concrete must be mixed thoroughly
while dry then the water added and
again turned until it is evenly wet;
the standards Of Platform that support
shaft have a slot and hole as bear
ings for the shaft.
Tie entire cost of the mixer of this
kind is but a few dollars and the cost
may be saved in one days work, as
it will handle concrete in about one
fourth the time required by hand and
do 1t better and more thoroughly.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10

In the service of a Baltimore lam
fly is an old negro cook known as
Aunt Sally. and not the least of her
achievement Is the preparation Of sea
food.
In the kitchen one day Aunt Sally's
nephew, a nine-year-old lad from a
point where crabs are seldom seen.
was watching In breathless interest
the old lady's deviling Of a cish o.
such c~rustaceans.
"Aurty." said he. after much ref1ec-
ton upon this mysterious point. does
debbil crabs come From 1e debbil?"
No, chile" promptly responded
Aunt Sally; but dey is de debbil to
make"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10
PASTOR CHARGED WITH THEFT.
Said to Have EmbezzIed $1,000 from
Kentucky Mission.

Aurora, Ill. = Rev. J.. W. Wade.
pastor Of the Sycamore Universal
LIST church, was arrested by detec-
tives in that city and is on his way
back to his former field In Harlan,
KY. where he must face a charge of
forgery. He is charged with swind-
ling the board of missions of the
Presbyterian church out of about
1000.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10
Prominent Men In Auto Wreck.

Middletown, N. "a chauffeur was
killed and three prominent New York
City men were injured when an auto
mobile, said to have been running at a
rapid pace. turned turtle ear Walden.
The dead man is Alexander Ehbel, and
those injured are John f. Roosevelt, a
relative of Col. Theodore Roosevelt;
John T. Sll, a inanciar of 20 Broad.
way, end J. ii. Robinson.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10
Town Is Wiped Out.

Lexington, Ky.-Most of the bust
ness section of Millersburg, ny, six
teen miles from here, buried, the loss
being close to $780, 00. The fire orig
mated in a commission house from
sparks from a railroad engine In a
switching yard nearby. The Paris. Ky.
fire company vas rushed TO Millers.
burg on a special train and saved the
town
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10

The pessimist can always find food
for gloomy thcrght. The facts hat the
census shows "A big increase in popu-
1ation while the death rate is de-
creasing will prove to that individual,
who. like the proverbial S~cotchman. is
never happy unless he is miserable,
that the nation is going to be over
crowded until somebody has to be
showed of the earth to make room for
the rest
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10
HANDY PAINT BRUSH HANGERS
Clips Allow Brush to Hang In Pot
When Not In Use and Keeps
Bristies Straight.

Proper attention should be given to
paint brushes, while In use as well as
when laid aside. Two small clips made
of tin or galvanized iron, and fastened
to n side of each brush, as shown in
Fig. /, will provide a means to keep
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10

tilation of cars. outbuildings, etc., says
Scientific American. The diagonal par
titions are go arranged as to preclude
the possibilities of a downward OF
backward draft, while the upward
draft is increased by the velocity OF
air in any direction, or the motion OF
the ventilator If attached to a car OF
: other vehicle.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10
DRAFT IN DEFECTIVE FLUEs
ventiIator May be Used In chimneys
and Stacks, or for ventiIating
Cars, Etc.

d. H. Mowen, Hagerstown, Nd, fas
invented a ventilator. one of the chief
purposes of which is its use as a draft
faulty fiues. 1t may be nodded of cor
crete or terra Gotta and substituted for
chimneys in the erection of new build
ings, or made of sheet metal for use
on chimneys and stacks, or the cen
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10

A Tokyo cable u the Japa-
nese will make a dash for the south
pole to try and beat the American and
British expeditions. The more the
mer-ier. And may the best man win.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10
Football Claims Victim.

Massillon, O.-George Kernp, the
fourteen-year-old son of MI. and Mrs.
John Kemp, died here as the result Of
injuries received in a football game a
week ago. The boy returned from tie
game complaining of pains in his head
but was able to work until two days
ago
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-11-10
s1co.o for Wooster University

Wooster, Ohio.-Announceinent was
made by President l.. 4. Holden of the
Wooster university. that Mrs. ]. S.
Kennedy of New York had given the
institution 100000 for the erection of
a mems dormitory as a memorial TO
her husband.