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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-18
After Fifteen Years
Copyright. 1910. by Associated Literary Press
By Clarissa Mackie

and then: Il placed a note in here
Is years ago." he began lamely.
'Well?"
Il never received a reply" he said
gruffly. his hold on her hand tight
ening cruelty.
you are hurting my hand" she
said with a little cry.
you hurt my heart Is years ago."
retorted Melvin stubbornly.
After a long silence Adelia's voice
came family over the hedge. 81, too.
placed note there-15 years ago
and"
"And?" Queried Mr.. Taylor.
Il never received a reply to my
note"
''The-dickens!" Mr.. Taylor whis-
tied softly. 81 never got it, Adelia!
Do you mean to say you never got
note from me the day after-after We
quarreled."
Il never received any word from
YOU" Adelia's voice was tremulous
now. as she added: IF you will re-
lease my hand"
He relaxed his hold reluctantly, and
Adelia slipped down in a crumpled
heap in the soft turf at the foot of
the apple tree.
| Go, Adelia," he said gently. It is
too late for me to offer you any apol-
ogy for my long silence; l wrote you
a letter, asking your forgiveness and
1 placed it here in the hollow be-
lieved you were hard and unforgiving
when l did not receive any answer
and I grew more angry with you, in
stead of seeking an explanation. Your
little note, as well as mine, was prob
ably taken by some marauding cat
bird to build his nest in the hedge.
1 think I shall go away now-I have
been such a food want to seek the
uttermost ends of the earth to try and
forget my folly!" His voice regained
its bitterness.
There was long silence after that
81 am here, Melvin" said Adelia
"May come over?" he asked in a
strange voice.
"Yes," she said softly. but not sc
softly that his eager ears did mol
catch the longed-for words.
Presently he was beside her. the
old boyish smile on his lips, the ole
lovelight in his eyes. the old happi
ness in his face.
Adelia flushing rosily, leaned fol
support against the apple tree and hel
downcast eyes dared not meet hi
questioning ones.
"Will you forgive me, Adelia?" hi
asked holding out his arms.
IF you will forgive me, too" sh'
said sweetly, turning a radiant fac
up to him.
And then she came to him, all he
sorrows stilled, all her happiness re
stored ten-fold because of the pain sh,
had endured.
Overhead the April sky was cloud
less, underfoot the green grass wa
starred with dandelions; there in tn
shade of the beloved old apple tree
Adelia's youth came back to her, wit
happiness and love and all the oil
, ideals.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-18
London Officers Say Sales Not
for Human Consumption.
Purveyors Uphold Them and Trades
men Aver Purchasers Among
Poorer Glasses Are for Animals
Sold in Poor Sections.

London.-Toward the end of the
year 1907 the medical officer of health
to the London county council reported
that there can, of course, be no doubt
that much cats meat is still eaten by
human beings in London. 1t is large
ly sold in extremely poor neighbor-
hoods, and the women seen buying a
fourpennyworth or a fivepennywOrth
are clearly not buying meat for cats"
Tariff reformers jumped at this
statement, out of which they have
made great deal of capital, both in
the house of commons and in their
campaigns in the country. 1t is
not refuted by detailed report from
DR.. ID. L. Thomas. the medical officer
of health for Stepney, VINO has had "a
years experience of the East end of
London. He deals with thu subject
in his annual report this year.
In the borough of Stepney there
are % purveyors of cats meat, each
of whom was interviewed by Doctor
Thomas, and leach one was emphatic
in his statement that none of his Gus
toners bought horseflesh for human
food. Even the very poorest had it
wrapped in paper, and then they carry
1t home in gingerly fashion, as if 1t
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-18
Doll House Library.

A search for q childs short story
"The Griffin and the Minor Canon"
in volume all by itself revealed to q
persistent city shopper the thought
and money that are expended on tho
furnishing of dolls houses. Book
stores had not the story in single
volume, but in a department store
one young woman interviewed bad re-
Gently been transferred from the toy
department and was able to contribute
a helpful hint.
Il think" she said. you can find It
In one of the dolls houses downstairs"
Curiosity had by that tire become
sauce to literature, so the shopper
hurried downstairs to inspect the doll
houses. Three of the most expensive
houses contained libraries consisting
of a score of diminutive books and
each book contained a child's story
complete. One of them was The
Griffin and the Minor Canon"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-18
German Court Etiquette

out are placed on one side, and on the
other those who have already gone
through the ordeal.
The lady presented has now mott
fed her wish to be invited to some Of
the court entertainments. A court ball
at Berlin is opened with much cere-
mony. The German emperor and
empress enter with their suites, and
the ambassadresses stand about the
throne in the court circle. Their i'm
perial majesties never dance, but con.
verse with their guests In an
amiable manner. BY the way, the en-
peror lays much stress on good dane
Ing, and will allow no one who is not
an expert to dance at the palace. A
court official sits in a gallery and
watches the dancers, and should he de-
tect any errors in either ladies or men
he, later on, communicates with the
emperor, and the culprit is notified
that he or she must become more pro
ficient before being again invited 10
the palace.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-18
LEG A MASS OF HUM0R

about seven years ago a small
abrasion appeared on my right leg
Just above my ankle. 1t irritated ma
so that began to scratch it. and ID
began to spread until my leg from my
ankle to the knee was one solid scale
like scab. The irritation was always
worse at night and would not allow,
me to sleep, or my wife either, and it
was completely undermining our
health. / lost fifty pounds in weight
and was almost out of my mind with
pain an6 chagrin as no matter where
the irritation came, at work, on the
street or in the presence Of company
I would have to scratch it until l had
the blood running down into my shoe.
simply cannot describe my suffer
ing during those seven years. The
pain, modification, loss of sleep, both
to myself and wife is simply inde-
scribable on paper and one has to ex-
perience 1t to know what it is.
Il tried all kinds of doctors and REM
edies but l might as well have thrown
my money down a sewer They would
dry up for a little while and fill me
with hope only to break out again just
as bad II not worse. I had given up
hope of ever being cured when I was
induced by my wife to give the Cuti-
cura Remedies trial. After taking
the Cuticura Remedies for a little
while l began tc see change, and
after taking a dozen bottles OF Cuti-
cura Resolvent N conjunction with
the Cuticura Soap and Cuticura ONT
ment, the trouble had entirely disap-
peared and my leg was as fine as the
day was born. Now after a lapse OF
six months with no signs Of recurs
renee 1 feel perfectly safe in extend
ing to you my heartfelt thanks for the
good the Cuticura Remedies have done
for ne. I shall always recommend
them to my friends. w. H. White
312 E. Cabot ST.. Philadelphia. Pa Feb
4 and Apr. IL. 1902"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-18
166=1T*: B.
The Cooling Process.

been treated in the same way. Springs
are not numerous enough with us in
Iowa to adopt this plan, but we have
found the following most satisfactory
at Home farm and have used it
for several years with good results.
We hope we may make ourselves I'M
derstood from the description and the
cut.
We have a galvanized iron tank in
our cream house near the well with
pipe connecting from well to this tank
at the top in the cream house. In
one side of the tank we make hole
for piece of gas pipe using a couple
OF lock nuts one on the inside, the
other on the outside to keep from leak
ing On the inner end of this outlet
which connects with the water tank
for cattle, We use an elbow with a
piece Of gas pipe about 16 inches
long. turned down so that the circu-
lation is good in this tank, the water
going in at the top and out at the
bottom. All the water for cattle must
pass around the cream where the
cream can Is set as soon as we have
finished separating. If you don't care
to go to the expense of buying a gal
vanized iron tank only having a small
amount of cream. buy a barrel and
saw it in two as this will hold two
or three shot gun cans of cream and
will be better than nothing. In case
the wind does not blow to make the
windmill do the work of pumping, we
use our gasoline engine which is at
tached to the pump. Before we put in
the engine We pumped enough by hand
twice or three times per day to change
the temperature in the tank.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-18
TUBERCULOSIS IN THE PRISON
Per Cent. of Suffering Is Enormous
and There Seems but One
Remedy.

From several investigations that
have been made by the National AS
ISOLATION for the Study and Proven
ton of tuberculosis it is estimated
that on an average about 10 per
cent. of the prison population of the
country is afflicted with tuberculosis.
On this basis, out of the $4,000 prison
ers housed in the penal institutions
of the United States at any given
time, no less than $4,000 are infected
with the disease. If the Philippine
islands and other insular possessions
were taken into consideration the
number would be much larger. Some
of the prisons of Pennsylvania, Kan.
sas and Ohio show such shocking con-
ditions with reference to tuberculosis
that many wardens admit hat these
places of detention are death traps.
Similar conditions could be found in
almost every state, and in the major
ity of cases the only sure remedy Is,
the destruction of the old buildings
and the erection of new ones
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-18

Melvin Taylor and Adelia Scott had
ives, yet they had not spoken for
% years.
Adelia, forty now, with powder
ing of white in her brown hair. was
sitting in the old grape vine swing.
swaying idly to and fro. Her soft
eyes were fixed on the toe of her
small shoe as it lightly touched the
green turf.
Overhead the April sky was cloud
less; around her was growing grass
and young springing flowers.
In her heart was great yearning
for happiness.-a renewal of the joys
that had belonged to her girlhood;
the dreams, the ideals that were hers
before the awakening.
From the other side of the dividing
lilac hedge came the fragrance of to-
bacco and the sound of mems voices,
growing nearer.
Women are naturally stubborn, "
Melvin Taylor was saying in a dis
agreeable tone. IF May has quar-
relied with you, Walter, you might as
well give her up now and be done
with it-no matter how deeply you re,
pent. What apologies you may offer
however humble yourself, take my
assurance she will not forgive you
Rubbish" retorted Walter Stone
laughing. MAY and | have had
disagreement, but / know we shall
make it up--who knows when-per
haps today! AS for the rest of WON
ankind, they are all like May, 1 do be
lieve-sweet and forgiving-only some
clumsy brute of a man like you OIL
me"
i've had my experience" inter
rupted Taylor brusquely. Il was en-
gagged to marry what 1 believe to be
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-18
CANARY BIRD HANGS ITSELF
Little Sonester Tires of Life When Its
Mate Dies and Deliberately
Commits Suicide.

Seaford, Del.-Grieving over the
death of another bird. which had been
its singing mate for over two years, a
canary owned by Mrs Martin Ham
mond, who lives near here, committed
suicide by hanging herself in the top
of his cage.
The little bird bad made several at
tempts to end its life, but was always
discovered in time. It's method was
to fly to the tor of the cage and push
its head between the metal bars and
then drop its feet.
Thinking the little songster had
grown tired of confin ement, the cage
door was opened, but the bird refused
to come out and afterward wound not
eat
Its last attempt to end all YVES not
discovered until too late to save its
life The canary was a beautiful
songster.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-18
BLUEJAY ROBS BOY OF HAT

weighed almost as much IS the bird
that carried it away.
The bluejays at the Trail and at
the Soldiers home at the tor of Ino
MIL are unusually bold this year. The
aged soldiers and widows feed peanuts
10 the pet squirrels about the grounds,
and the bluejays, from their lofty
perches in the oak trees dart to the
ground and take the nuts away from
the squirrels.
Sometimes the squirrels, when they
nave eaten all the peanuts they desire.
Dury them in the ground. The blue
avs carefully watch the operation and
then fly down, scratch up the earth
ana carry away the peanuts.
The picnic party watched the blue
Jay fly away with the hat, and as it
scared aloft another bird. evidently
al accomplice, met it and they flew
away together. Persons who doubt
the truth of the story may obtain
ahidavits from those who saw the
incidents.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-18
Anbther Steals Pie Off Table, While
Others Take Nuts Away From
Squirrels.

La Fayette. Ind.-An unusual theft
was committed at the picnic grounds
at Tecumseh Trail, near this city.
Mrs. Frank Morris and Mrs John
Thompson of Lebanon, with Mrs. Nor
ris' two sons, aged and IL, were
senated at table on a bluff overlook
ing the Wabash river eating luncheon,
when a large bluejay darted down
from sycamore tree and Selling a
straw hat from the older boys head
flew away with it.
The members of the party were so
bewildered they scarcely knew what
had happened. The boy cried bitterly
when he saw the bird flying away with
his headgear.
A few minutes before the hat was
taken a bluejay had swooped down
from a tree and stolen a piece &C pie
off the table.
The lads hat was large one. and
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-18

the sweetest girl in the world. We
quarreled a week before our wedding
day-15 years ago. / wrote a note
begging her to forgive me"
Their voices died away as they
passed beyond hearing, and Adelia
still swayed to and fro in the grape
vine. Now her face was white.
So Melvin Taylor had made over
lures of peace and she had never
known 1t. She, too, had written
note to him and hidden 1t in their
rue lovers postoffice-a cup-like hol
ow in the old apple tree that grew
IN the lilac hedge.
Day after day, Is years ago, she had
gone to the hollow-but there was
never a letter; and her wedding day
had come and gone and she had never
been a bride. Invitations had been
recalled, presents returned and bridal
garments hidden from sight, while
Adelia picked up the dull threads of
everyday life and learned to meet
Melvin Taylor now and ten and greet
him with cold little inclination of
the head.
With sudden impulse she left
the grape vine swing and sought the
old apple tree. The lilac branches
had grown unpruned until their
smooth green stems quite hid the cup
like hollow.
Adelia stood on tiptoe and thrust
her little hand into the old letter box
The hollow was empty save for few
dead and crumpled leaves and a gath
ering of moss. Just as she withdrew
her hand her fingers were caught in
a warm, strong grasp.
With a faint cry of alarm, Adelia
tried to jerk her hand away, but In
vain.
who is it?" demanded Melvin
Taylor's voice from the other side of
the hedge.
Release me at once" commanded
Adelia angrily.
obi There was enlightenment in
his tone; but the grasp only frightened
it's hold.
IF you have the faintest instincts
of a gentleman" began Adelia after
a while.
81 haven't" returned Mr.. Taylor
coldly.
Adelia leaned against the rugged
trunk of the old tree, her white, out
stretched arm cleaning against the
brown bark. Her eyes were shining
like twin stars and her breath came
in little gasps.
"What-what do you want?" she
found courage to ask after another
painful silence
There was a moments hesitation
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-18
Diaries In United States


The dairy population of the United
States is about 21.0OO,OOO, or one cow
to every five people. The average
yield. according to official figures, is
only about $500 pounds a year, or
roughly, five quarts day on the ay-
erage. 1t is figured that each person
in the country eats about 20 pounds of
butter each year. Very little butter
is imported. Each person takes only
four pounds of cheese of the domestic
product. CONDENSED milk is a some
what localized industry. About three
foTths of it comes from New York
ana Illinois, where more than half of
the condensers are l~-ated The year
ly output is about $4,000 900 pounds.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-18
How All Those Who Wish to Be Pre-
scented to Royalty Must
Proceed.

woman of position who wishes to
appear at the German court must ind
q friend who will introduce her Of
ficially to the Oberhofmeisterin-a
sort of feminine lord chamberlain
who is an arbiter of fate with regard
to court presentation. This dignitary
holds reception OF her own pre-
yious to the court. and would-be pre-
sentees must attend, as it were on
approval. If all goes well the aspir-
ant is in due course hidden to court
reception. Courts at Berlin begin at
nine. Full evening dress must be
worn. with trains, but no veil or feath-
ers and black gowns are not permit
ted. At the beginning of the recep-
ton the feminine element is careful
ly "sorted"-married women III one
room and girls and debutantes IN an
other. and in this latter newcomers
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-18
CARE OF SEPARATOR CREAM
Much Depends on Manner and Method
of Coolna-IlIustraton Shows
Satisfactory Way.

For the last five or six years, there
is nothing that has come up oftener
or been discussed at greater length at
our dairy meetings than the quality of
our hand separator cream. Our dairy
association made separate class for
butter made from this cream, not ask
ing the butter maker to compete with
she whole milk creamery. This article
Is not written with a view of cham
pioning the cause of the hand separa-
TO manufacture but to try and help
the man who has found the separa-
tor on the farm best suited 10 his con-
ditions, writes w. c. Barney, Iowa
state food and dairy commissioner, in
Homestead.
We have been told so frequently
that we must wash our machines and
keep them clean that | need not call
your attention to this fact. | would
like TO ask if you would expect but
ter maker in a whole milk creamery
to produce a high class article if he
did not keep his machine in sanitary
condition. 1t is my belief that much
improvement may be made in quality
by better care of the cream after 1t
is separated. In talking with a gov
eminent expert who makes Chicago
his headquarters, he asked If | were
aware of the fact that there were a
large number of hand separator cream
creameries in western Wisconsin along
the river that were turning out just
as good an article of butter as were
the whole milk creameries in eastern
/ Wisconsin. | asked him how he &C.
counted for this. His answer was,
that in the billy country along the riy'
er springs were numerous and that
the cream can was set into the spring
and cooled down and then not mixed
with the next skimming until that had
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-18
Phonoqraph Wills Valid

st. Petersburg.-Russian jurists are
favorable to the validity OF wills made
by photograph. Experts in hand writ
ing practically declare that the skill
of forgers renders the discovery al
most impossible, and the jurists be-
lieve that will registered by phono-
graph will prove a method of avoid
ing fraud.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-18
WIDE SHOULDERS ARE TO GO

for popular favor is a vari-colored tie,
which displays an amazing set of con-
trasts when knotted four-in-hand.
Black waistcoats must be worn with
dress suits; a riding habit must be of
solid color, and the dressing gown
must be of Chanticler pattern. These
are other edicts of the powers that be
in clothesdom as laid down at the
fashion show.
The narrow-shouldered business suit,
in addition to its burly chest. will be
remarkable for the exceeding close
ness of its fit around the hips. Peg
top trousers, gripping the shoe tops
tightly. will be worn as the accom-
panying neither garments.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-18

Senator William Alden Smith tells
of an Irish justice of the peace out
in Michigan. In a trial the evidence
was all in and the plaintiffs attorney
had made long and very eloquent
argument, when the lawyer acting for
the defense arose.
What are you doing?" asked the
Justice, as the lawyer began.
Going to present our side of the
case"
Il don't want to hear both sides ar
gued. 1t has a tindency to confuse
the coort "-Washingtonian.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-18
Field Spiders of Maine,

Walking through the pastures OF
Dresden the Gossiper found many
small deep holes in the earth which
he supposed were those of field mice
Instead, however, he learned that they
were made by great spiders with
bodies beautifully marked in black
and gold and half as large as hens
eggs. A bite from one of these field
spiders would make a man remem
ber.-Kennebec Journal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-18

In Evanston, Illinois, washwomen
get from 50 to $3.50 per day. and car
fare to and from work. Five years
ago they got $l.50 a day. Naturally
wash day is an expensive day there
But now women everywhere are learn
ing of a wash-day worker that only
costs a nickel. Easy Task laundry.
soap does half the work all by itself,
saves money. saves time, saves fuel,
saves health and saves clothing.
Many women say it solves the servant
problem.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-18
estS of Cows

In testing several breeds of cows the
Virginia experiment station found that
in profits on milk the Holsteins led
with s4.92 per individual per month;
the grades were second with $4.27. The
most profitable COW was MIXED 81
months, gave 12,49S.4 pounds of milk
and 524.24 pounds of butter. The
profit on the milk was s2O1.O5, and on
the butter $41.51.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-18
AeropIane for FREIGHT.

Douglass, Ariz.-Dr. ]. ]. p. Arm
strong has contracted with A. M.
Williams, an aviator of this city, to
convey placer mining machinery from
Douglass to property in the Chi
huahua mountains, Mexico. The dis
tance is about three hundred miles.
The machinery is such that it can be
carried only in one hundred pound
lots. Williams owns and operates a
monoplane. This is probably the
first contract made calling for the
commercial use of heavier-than-air
machine.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-18
Care of Calves

Young calves should be kept dry,
and under no circumstances should
they be allowed to remain out during
rainy weather. Keep them in barn
or stable, and provide plenty of dry
bedding. Ii allowed to get wet their feed
will nave to be increased, as their
coats become rough and they cease to
grow. Calves must be kept in thrifty,
healthy condition at all times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-18
Mosquitoes Turn on Foes

Orange, Tex.-Oil drilling operations
and other outdoor work in Localities
along this section of the gulf coast
have been suspended temporarily OIL,
account of the voracious .swarms of
mosquitoes which prey upon the men.
The pest is the worst ever known i'm
the lowlands.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-18
RELIEVE SUFFERING OF cow.
From Animals Throat-Com-
prises Pair of Arms.

The device shown in the illustra-
ton is intended to relieve the suffer
ing of an animal that has become
choked by a potato, apple, or some
such obstruction in the throat, says
Scientific American. 1t comprises a
pair of arms terminating in slightly
concave surfaces which are pressed