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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-27
TEACHES ART OF SWIMMING
Apparatus Invented by California
Man Makes Children Proficient
Without Aid G. Water.

An apparatus to teach swimming
without water has been invented by q
California man. The principle lies in
the fact that it will teach the proper
stroke because no other is possible,
and when this movement has become
a habit the pupil will strike out in the
correct way as soon as he or she
hits the water. The novice lies on a
padded support. which extends to her
knees. She grasps a pair Of pulleys
above her head. and attached t.
these pulleys are cables. The cable
in her right hand is fastened to her
left ankle and that in her left hand
to her right ankle.
When the learners hands are
brought down to her sides in the arm
stroke her legs are made to kick
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-27

comes off," answered Percy mourn
fully.
Il fear | don't quite catch your
meaning" said Mother, and now her
signals were out for a cold wave.
Percy blushed and said: The fact
is, Mrs. V~anvivvier, I'm making a col
lection of sofa pillows-new fad,
don't you know. Awfully jolly sport!
Miss Clara said | could have this one,
so-er-er-that Is, | took it. Fad of
mine, don't you know"
Indeed" said Mamma. We'll, 1t
must be rather awkward to cary the
bottle of mucilage hat goes with that
fad. Good night, Mr.. JONES'" and
with this she brushed by and left him
on the ice.
Percy stood there a living picture
entitled Down and Out"
He hadn't a friend in the world ex-
cept the soft pillow. and that stuck
closer than a brother.
His checks were all in, and he had
just made up his mind to leap
through a window. call a cab, and
say: ITO the morgue, drive FAST"
when Tacks jolted him back to life
by saying: Here's Pops old over
coat. On your way. quick. Send the
pillow home by express and all will
be forgiven"
With something akin to joy in his
heart, Percy dug up q dollar, gave Ii
to Tacks. and said: Little man.
you've saved my life-bless you, bless
you, Tell our sister | leave town
tomorrow morning very early and may
be gone for seven years."
Then Percy and the sofa pillow
went under the overcoat, and the
whole package made a rush for the
door and freedom.
He never came beck.
When | sauntered in a half hour
later | overheard Clara ]. saying TO
Tacks: Here's a dollar. you little
imp. Now, don't you dare tell John
Henry"
The next day / gave Tacks another
dollar for not telling me
There was only n way 10 get rid
of the other five saucy ones who sat
around and spilled words in Clara Us
parlor, ard that was to induce her to
walk down the church aisle with me
until the minister stopped us.
So ! framed up a line of talk that ]
thought would be strong enough to
make her look up the market quota
tions on freshly picked orange bios
SONS.
| figured it cut that all | had to
TO was TO talk my lines and the girl
would swoon at my feet. With q
speech like that the part would play
itseiI-there was nothing in it,
B@t luck wasn't with me.
Unkind Fate gave me the double
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-27

able band the hobble introduced. Be
low the cap, fortunately for grace aud
locomotion. there may be a deep kilt
ed hounce, which in fine materials
fiutters and waves gracefully with
walking.
But these are the pet extremes or
the hour, and for those who want the
sensible thing pray let me Introduce
a few pictures which show styles as
pretty as they are reasonable.
Though designed for misses, the mod
els are appropriate for small women
and the styles are all quite simple
enough for home dressmaking.
The combination of Russian coat
and plated skirt, shown in the illus
t~ration. represents an ideal style for
a young girls street wear for both
autumn and winter, Tor by wearing
a warm little vest under the coat the
dress would be suitable for any but
the most frigid days. AS pictured, the
suit is made of a mannish goods in
brown and red. with a little handsome
embroidery and some fancy buttons
on the bodies. The skirt is in seven
CORES. but as these are plated and
stitched at the top the effect is styl-
ishly narrow
This model viii be found very good
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-27
A Benevolent Censor.

A trio of young ladies spent some
weeks last year at an out-of-the-way
village in the mountain region. They
found the village postmaster a quaint
old character, whose ways were as
original as they were startling. so
that the daily trip to the postofice
became a real event.
rs there any mail for us, major?n
asked one of the young ladies, as h
appeared at the window one MORN
Ing.
NO. they amt a thing for you-all
this mawnin', Miss Mary" was the re-.
ply. They wasn't nothin' come for
you but a letter that looked like adj
vertisin', and so | opened it, and sure
enough i'd was jest some advertisement
about somethin' or other, and | saws
to myself. says |, Now, Miss Mary
don't want to tote such stuff as that
home with her. and so | throwed it
m the waste box"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-27
John E1enry's
u Courtship
By GEORGE V. HOBART

I Clara ]. was painfully embarrassed.
and Tacks was busy taking care of a
series OF internal spasms.
Percy began to back up. Presently
he hit a small table on which rested
a costly bit of bric-a-brac, and over
went the whole plazazus with a smash
on the floor.
Percy gave Clara ]. the frightened
fawn eye and started to gather up the
shells from the floor.
When Percy's shoulders went
down. quite naturally the pillow went
up in the air, and then Clara j col
lapseo.
Tacks was under the sofa biting
holes in the carpet.
Attracted by the crash, Mamma and
Papa cut in. They stood in the
door and watched Percy digging for
broken bric-a-brac with a sofa pillow
clinging gayly to his southeastern ex-
tremity. He looked like an animated
Japanese lantern.
1t was too much for Papa. He
gave Percy the hoot and ducked.
Mamma teetered over to Percy and
said: "Oh, it doesn't matter, Mr..
jones'" and then she took a pun at
the pillow.
AS she did so Percy sat down on
the floor with a bump hat shook the
block, and 1t was even money who
was the most surprised. Mamma or
Percy.
Clara j. had left the scene of battle,
and Tacks was out in the hall pray
ing for power to laugh just five min
utes longer.
Percy arose painfully. So did the
sofa pillow. Mamma eyed them both
suspiciously.
Il beg your pardon, Mrs. Van
%vivver." said Percy. and with both
hands behind his back he took an
other yank at the evil.
"R-r-r-rip,"
Percy stood up and Mamma ex-
claimed: Mercy on u.s."
Its a mere nothing, | assure you,"
said Percy.
Won't you re-seat YOURSELF" asked
Mamma, politely.
I'm afraid I'll have to when this
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-27

cross and my hoodledoo was working
overtime.
For two weeks | was out on a side
track with my strong speech locked
up in a cold storage car.
The trouble was hat the old folks
looked upon me as one of the family
to such an extent that every evening
Clara Us Papa used to float in the
parlor and cut ice for hours at a
time, while Mamma sat in the rock
ing chat and made faces at herself
in the mantel mirror.
1t was : fight, and there was a tie
up in the wedding bell business, but !
won out.
Clara Us father is a Wall street
broker-retired. Every morning for
20 years he went into the street
and came home at night with a hat
full.
He used to throw what he made
in the cellar. and when the cellar
wouldn't hold any more he got mad
and quit bringing it home.
One evening | brought Papa a
book entitled Al inexpensive Way
to Get Rich," written by a chap who
is visiting friends in the poor house
and started to read the book tn
Mother, and she went tc sleep.
Here was my golden opportunity
and | cashed in.
| led Clara over to a dark corner
and began to talk fast.
Clara j." l said, for weeks and
weeks I've been waiting for a chance
to place your tiny mitt in mine ana
give it the silent squeeze-take that!
Through all the waking hours of the
day INT through the lonely stretches
of the darksome night / think of you,
only you, beloved look into my
lamps and you'll see I'm not kidding
you, Are you next, little one?"
Clara J.. nodded.
This was the opening scene from
my strong speech, and it seemed to
be a hit all right; bat perhaps | wasn't
swallowing my palate and getting
nervous! Well. maybe.
Listen, Clara il braced and
began to push the lawn mower again
-"since time immemorial men have
knelt at the feet of beauty and-er-
er-I say, since time immemorial ken
have melt at-er-"
The wheels were slipping and I had
no sand.
Il say. Clara j., since time MINI
mimimorial ken have belt at the meet
of-that is to say, ben have felt at
the keet of-er-er2"
Back upi" said she very softly, and
my life was saved.
1t was the first time l ever heard
her use a fancy phrase, but she had
timed it just right. 1t brought me
back to earth as no other words could.
Isn't she the wise little gazaboine,
though?
/ discarded my strong speech and
got right down to cases.
CLARA j." l said, months and
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-27
REST AND PEACE
Fall Upon Distracted Households
When cuticura Enters.

Sleep for skin tortured babies and
rest for tired, fretted mothers is found
in a hot bath with Cuticura Soap and
q gentle amounting with Cuticura Oint,
This treatment, in the major
ity OF cases, affords immediate relief
In the most distressing forms of itch
ing. burning. scaly, and crusted hui
mors, eczema, fashes, infammations.
irritations. and chafings. of infancy
and childhood, permits rest and sleep
to both parent and child, and points
to a speedy cure, when other remedies
fail. WORKOUT and worried parents
Will find this pure, sweet and econom
ical treatment realizes their highest
expectations, and may be applied to-
the youngest infants as well as chill
iren of all ages. The Cuticura Rem
edies are sold by druggists every.
where Send to Potter Drug & Chem
Corp, sole p~roprietors, Boston. Mass,
for their free 32-page C~uticura Book on
the care and treatment of skin and
scalp of, infants, children and adults.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-27

months ago your image moved into
the only furnished room in my heart,
and now | want to collect the rent
are you wiser"
YES" she said, and her head
dropped a little lower.
Il was out" | went on, ito hand
you n of those long, ready-made
speeches. full OF moonlight serenades
and peeping stars nesting i'm azure
skies, and soft sentences tied up In
a true lovers knot, but | fell down
in the first lap and had TO cut it out.
Now, the point is this: When can |
grab you by the southpaw and lead
you off to a minister's. where togeth-
er we can heal the brides sing?"
For a moment b was silent, then
she looked up and said eve so sweet,
ly: Its up to you,"
The next minute-well, it's none of
your darn businessi
Copyright by G.. w. Dillingham; Coz
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-27
Tommy Got Il.

The first grade teacher had been
able to spank Tommy with the great
est enthusiasm, says Everybody's, but
his next teacher had not reached the
point where she felt she could do
justice to him in spite of his naughti
ness. Send him to me when YOU
want him spanked" said the first
grade teacher one morning. after her
colleague had related his many mis-.
behaviors. About IL o'clock Tommy
appeared at the first grade teachers
door. She dropped her work. seized
him by the ARM. dragged him to the
dressing room, turned him over her
knee and did her duty. When she had
finished she said, well, Tommy.
what have you to say?" please.
miss. my teacher wants the scissors"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-27
UNDERWEAR IS MADE NARROW
Skirts Now in Demand Nececsitate a
Change in Cut of Under
garments.

The narrow skirts now in demand
necessitate a further narrowing of un-
derNear to conform to the new linen.
Drawers, of course. come under this
heading. and various ingenious meth
DDS have zen devised to narrow
them.
They are made, for instance, ON a
yoke top, with wide, lace trimmed leg.
Again. they open on the side, being
edged with wide lace and fastened at
the side Of the leg with ribbons or
buttons. And some are made with
knickerbocker band that fastens he
low the knee and is finished with a
rufle. or are fitted with tucked tops.
Altogether, the underwear n buys
his fall should be purchased with an
eve to its possibilities in connection
with the empire gown
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-27
WISE WORDS.
A Physician on Food.

A physician, of Portland, Oregon,
has views about food. He says
Il have always believed that the
duty of the physician does not cease
with treating the sick, but that We
owe it to humanity to teach them how
to protect their health, especially by
hygienic and dietetic laws.
With such a feeling as to my duty
/ take great pleasure in saying to the
public that in my own experience and
also from personal observation l have
found no food equal TO Grape-Nuts
and that / find there is almost no limit
to the great benefits this food viii
bring when used in all cases of sick
ness and convalescence.
1T is my experience that no physf
cal condition forbids the use of Grape
Nuts. To persons in health there is
nothing SO nourishing and acceptable
to the stomach, especially at break
fast, to start the machinery of the hu
man system on the days work.
In cases of indigestion know that
a complete breakfast can be made OF
Grape-Nuts and cream and think it II
not advisable to overload the stomach
az the morning meal / also know the
great value of Grape-Nuts when the
stomach is too weak to digest Other
food.
"This is written after an experience
of more than 20 years, treating al
manner of chronic and acute diseases
and the letter is written voluntarily
on my part without any request for it,
Read the little book, THE Road t.
Wellyille" IA pkgs. There's a Reason
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-27
The Most Noticeable Chance.

$50 you have lived in Europe for Is
years. That's a long time for a man
to be away from his own country"
Yes. it is. and I'm mighty glad to
be home again."
Z suppose you notice a great many
changes?"
Yes. many"
What, II may ask. is the greatest
change that has come to YOU notice?"
The greatest change. it seems TO
me, is to be found in the act that the
yice-president of the United States
succeeds in getting his nam In the
papers nearly al often as he might II
he were a baseball player or a prom
ising lightweight pr~izefghter."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-27
Hat IrimminQs.

Flowers are no more to be seen on
the best Paris hats; feathers have
entirely taken their place. Black and
white ostrich plumes are first in IA
vor. especially in the willow curl.
Paradise aigrettes in the same
shades are also popular with the Pa
risienne. though fortunately most of
our really well-dressed women refuse
to wear feathers that are obtained at
the cost of so much slaughter.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-27
Aerial Toy.

four or five inches long snd connected
by a thinner strip. Bend these wings
near their ;enters till what was or
igiDally the top of one becomes the
lower side. thus forming a pair o.
blades like the propeller of a boat OF
of an airship, for that matter
Then take a stick about eight inches
long and from an eighth to a quar-
ter of an inch thick and nail the
wings to one end of it. This done
hold the device with the wings ur
and then stick between the palms OF
the hand. Give it a twirl or two
with the last motion shooting II
forth into the air and you will be
surprised to see IL sail straight for
ward for a distance of from 20 t
so feet before 1t begins to descend
an inch.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-27
Last Of the shakespeares.

A man bearing the name of William
Shakespeare and claiming to be the
last Iineal descendant of the great
poet is living in W~arwickshire, Eng
land. where he supports himself by
%culttvating a garden on the borders of
,he Forest OF Arden and selling tur-
nips and cabhages in the surrounding
villages. The last descendant of
Shakespeare was supposed TO have
been the wife OF Sir John Bernard.
who died at Abingdon in 1868, and
lies buried there. sac vas a grand
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-27
Good Collar Support.

This new device consists of a tape
pocket into which fits an ivory bone
that slips out when the collar is
washed. The tape is sewn into the
collar. and as it is turned over at
either end it prevents the bone from
digging into the neck. When once ad
iusted the boning OF the collar gives
no more trouble. as 1t is only the
worries in and out. The widt.. of the
tape is little over a quarter of an inch
so that is is only slightly %perceptible
through the collar. Sizes vary from
a quarter of an inch and range in
length from two inches to three and
a half inches. The invention is high.
" recommended
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-27
Limitations of Science.

Johnny was sent to study mathe-
matics, and the teacher told him tn
It was a true science. For instance
she said, IF it takes n man
DAYS to build a house, then u men
can build it in one"
Johnny replied: And 2SS men will
build it in an hour, 1890 in a minute.
l.O36. 800 men will put it up in a sec
ond. Now, | don't believe they could
build a single brick in that time.
Again, if one ship can cross the At
lantic in IL days, IL ships should be
able to cross it in one day. | don't
believe that, either, so I'm not going
to study mathematics" and Johnny
left the teacher studying it herself.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-27
Swimming Apparatus.

out with the same motion. When
the force of this movement is spent
her legs are drawn up again by a
strong elastic cable, also fastened to
the ankles and attached to the APP
paratus above her head. The support
on which the swimmer" lies is cx-
tended far enough out to prevent her
arms going below the level of her
body. and auxiliary support limits the
movement of her legs.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-27
QUESTIONS AND ANswees

Made of awlwork-Shoes.
Mean to a degree-The temperature
If you multiply a vowel by a vowel
what instrument will you make?-
Axe "a E).
Which fruit is never singIe?-The
pear.
Which fruit revels in history?-The
date.
Which tree forbids suicide?--The
olive 90 live).
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-27

Clara ]. said, sweetlv; then in a swift
aside: "Tacks, leave the room!"
But Tacks wouldn't go-not for
priceless gemsi
Percy proceeded TO part his coat
tails before doing a Society droop, and
In that manner he grew wise to the
airship attachment in the rear.
An expression of wonderment crept
over Percy's face, and with much de.
liberation he started to pry off the in
cubus.
Then something ripped. 1t wasn't
the sofa pillow.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-27
Syrian Tobacco Best.

The tobacco generally considered
superior to all others is Syrian. It il
called Latakia. from the city of that
name. the ancient and renowned port
o. Laodicea, which to the present day
has a not inconsiderable trade. The
city Hes at the foot of Mt. Lebanon.
not far from the spot where the rem
nants of the patriarchal cedars still
grow.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-27
A SURPRISE.

Young Benjamin was coming down
The stairs as youngsters do.
Pausing at every step TO stamp
Upon each tiny shoe
And peeping through the banisters
He laughed aloud in glee
And held his wooden elephant
That all below might see.
Alas, when nearly down. the toy
Fell from his needless hand
And crash upon the marble floor
With heavy thud did land.
A startled step did Baby make,
With terror in his eyes,
And he, too, landed with a thurap.
And that was the surprise.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-27
MOST INGENIOUS LITTLE TOY
Few Turns of Hands Sends IL Spin
ming Across Room-in Line
With Aerial Craze.

A most ingenious little toy that IL
right in line with the present craze
for things aerial is that here depicted.
1t is so simple that anybody can make
it and it will amuse the children for
hours. Take a strip of thin. light
metal-aluminum # you can get a
piece of this, or celluloid. Cut out of
it q pair of '.lliptical wings, each about
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-27
Winter Goats

The majority of the alLsorts-of-
weather coats are mannish things.
really deserving to be called. as tbev
are. overcoats. They are made of
fuzzy chinchilla cloth, or blanket
cloth, with wide. but not gathered
sleeves, and big storm collars. us,,-
ally of fur. The Goa forms that re-
turn to the raglan sleeves are re-
garoed as the smartest at prsssnt.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-27

back. 1t is edged with wide braid
and narrow sewn inside in little loops.
this also edges trimming on skirt
which is formed by two large points
arranged one over the other.
The collar, cuffs, and front of coat
are trimmed to match; fancy buttons
form fastening.
Hat OF light straw lined with black
and trimmed with silk bows.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-27
Youthful Reason.

A Sunday school teacher, after
reading the story of Ananias and Sap
phira to the Juvenile class, asked:
Now, children, why doesn't the Lord
strike everybody dead who tells a
lie?"
Cause answered a bright little
fellow. "there wouldn't be anybody
left, hardly"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-27

for lightweight serge or cloth or some
novelty suiting or other, and instead
OF the embroidery used here a palm
leaf Persian silk could be bought for
the collar n cuffs and pipings of the
bodice. A good wool, with trimmings
of black velvet. would be substantial.
and if mi wants the latest touch she
must respect velvet now.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-27
Fancy Straw Baskets

Fancy straw baskets which so many
of us accumulate a be put to a gra-
cious use by filing with fresh fruit
friend starting upon a journey. The
artistic effect is enhanced by adding
some of the foliage.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-27
Mistaken.

Tommy has a purpled eye:
Tommy has a battered nose:
Tommy has a broken tooth:
Tommy has two crippled toes.
What's the matter with our Tommy?
What has caused him such annoy?
Tommy thought that he was bigfsr
Than the other little boy.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-27

daughter of the poet and has been
described for many years as the last
oil the family. AS Shakespeare left
no sons il Is difficult to understand
now the Warwickshire gardener can
bear the name, unless he is descend
ed o some other branch of the
family.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-27
IS SMART WALKING DRESS
Designed for Plain Bronze Cloth,
Though Other Material Might
Be Utilized.

The smartness of this would show
to perfection in plain bronze cloth.
The coat fits tightly and has the
long basque partly cut in with sides
and taken nearly to hem of skirt at
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-27
At tne First Try.

what do you think of my dough,
nuts, George?"
Dear, you are a wonderi"
DO you think so really, dariing?"
Il certainly do. Scientists have
been trying for years to produce artifr
cial rubber, and here you do it the
first rattle out of the box"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-27
a Deadly

Artist Ito friend.-Yes. 1 une the
n~alette-knife a good deal. Knocked a
cbild's head of in the morning and
sold it in the afternoon. CNervous old
gentleman goes out hurriedly at next
stor.)-M. A.. z.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-27

Mike-Shure, OF feel very queer.
Dan. OF have SIGH a feel av fullness
after me meals. Do yes know a rim
idy fur thot?
Dan-Oi do, me bhoy. Whin yez sit
down to ate a meal, don't ate ony.
Mike-But thin OF shud be full Az
emptiness,
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-10-27
The GROWING Low

young man, you ought to marry.
A cozy home, blooming children
there is nothing happier in the world.
And above all, you have the sweet
recollections of the time you were a
bachelor."-Fliegende Blaetter.