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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-29
FACTS ABOUT YOURSELF.

The average number of teeth is 3d.
The weight of the circulating blood
is 20 pound.
The average weight of an adult is
$50 pound six ounces.
The brain of a man exceeds twice
that of any other animal
A man breathes about 20 times a
minute, or 1000 times an hour.
The average weight of the brain of
a man is 31s pounds; of a woman 2
pounds IL ounces.
Five hundred and forty pounds, or
one hogshead and one and a quarter
pints, of blood pass through the heart
in one hour.
The average height OF an English
man is feet inches; of French
man 5 feet inches; of Belgian 8
feet 6% inches.
The heart sends nearly 10 pounds of
blood through the veins and arteries
each beat, and makes four beats while
we breathe once.
One hundred and seventy-five mil
lion cells are in the lungs, which would
cover a surface thirty times greater
than the human body.
The average of the pulse in infancy
IL 100 per minute; in manhood, so; at
sixty years, GO. The pulse of females
iB more rapid than that of males.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-29
State Authorities Must Act Quick to
Save Films and Chestnuts.
Says Forester.

Trenton. n. J.-Alfred E. Gaskill.
state forester, said the other day that
the chestnut trees in New Jersey are
suffering from a fatal disease, due TO
infection by the elm leaf beetle and.
while he admits nothing can be done
with the malady, he says all efforts
possible should be made to rid the
state of the insect. He predicts New
Jersey will be treeless unless the state
and municipal authorities and the resi-
dents in general combine by next
spring in an extraordinary effort to
drive out the elm leaf beetle.
The forester added:
"This is the last time for the people
of New Jersey who want their elms
to stand to get at the work of saving
them. 1 mean just what / say. The
last call is out, for unless something
is done next May and In the first two
weeks of June it will be too late to
stop the elm leaf beetle from finishing
his work. i have just returned from
long trip, In which time l went into
this question very carefully. Where
the trees have been intelligently spray
ed, the beetle has been destroyed. 1t
is possible to destroy this pest, but
the people must get at it,
81 do not believe this is the work en-
tirely of the individual. but of the
municipality. 1t would cost very lit
tie for the municipality to do it. and 1t
is all important now. The time to act
has arrived. The warning was sent
out from Connecticut and Massachu-
sets, but nothing has been done ex-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-29
NEW COINS CAUSE TROUBLE
Georoe v. Is Not Pleased With Eff.
gies on Money of His Fa-
theirs Reign.

London.-New coinage for King
Georges reign is causing serious
trouble. He has twice rejected de-
signs submitted to him as too close
ly resembling those of his father,
which he never liked, because they
looked more like French than Eng
Iish coins. He is determined to have
his effigy thoroughly English.
Bertram Mackennal, an Australian
sculptor, who is designing the dies,
having been largely trained in France.
finds II difficult to free himself wholly
from the influence of French art.
Another difficulty has cropped out
In connection with India, where the
uncrowned head of Edward VII. made
the natives believe he was hot the
king of ALL Then, again, Hong Kong
declares that the sovereign, with the
group of st. George Staying the
dragon, is taken by Britain's Chinese
subjects as an insult to them, the
dragon being emblematic of the Chi
nese empire.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-29
LADY BOOTBLACK IN SPOKANE
Madame Holland Working Up Busl
ness That May Surpass That
of Men Competitors.

Spokane, Wash.-With a winsome
smile and a twinkle of the eyes that
would do justice to the leading lady
of a high-class opera, Madame Hol.
land, Spokanes only woman boot
black, who has a stand in the lobby
Of the Columbia building, is working
up business which is likely TO sur
pass that OF male competitors.
why have I taken up the business
of a bOotblack? Why, most assuredly
to make money! said Nine. Holland,
as she deity applied the polish and
brushes
mo, Nine. Holland is not my true
name, the only thing true about it be-
ing that l am madam, as was mar
ried once, and after my husband died
l was left TO make my own way in
the world" continued the girl with
the brushes. Il was a retoucher OF
photographs, but my eyes failed me
be blind. | was In California at the
time, and, really, was at a loss what
to do. / looked about there for sew
eral days and observing young
woman shining shoes in one of the
leading blocks in San Francisco the
could not do the same. OF course, |
thought of my folks at home and
knew II they realized was doing any
thing like that they would feel badly.
: Consequently decided to go to a city
where l was not known, where l could
take name and never give my real
identity away.
when l first applied for the stand
in this building the agent asked If
was joking. Not so, | told him. 1t
is a real serious matter with me and
mean what say ] have showed that
| meant what / said by buying this
equipment, and, although have been
here less than two weeks, / think the
agent and others who thought me jok
ing have seen their mistake.
My shoulders and hands troubled
me at first when started 1t, but they
are getting used to it now and / like
my work more and more. l was borr
in the South, educated in the public
schools, was a graduate of a high
school in a large southern town ant
my people travel in tie best of so
ciety. / do not feel tina. l have low
cred my social position in the least BY
becoming a woman bootblack. Every
cent / earn is got honestly, and fol
that reason l am content.
MANY prominent men of the coun
try started out as bootblacks, and i
woman suffrage wins out who knows
but will be elected the first woman
president of the United States or be
come a great leader of finance" laugh
| ingly said the madame.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-29
SMALLEST DOG IN AUSTRIA
Bakers Wife Gave IL to Princess
W'ndischgratz. Thereby Making
Her Very Happy.

The Princess Windischgratz Is the
granddaughter of the emperor of Aus
tria. When she was but about eleven
years old she was known and loved as
the little Princess Elizabeth
There lived a baker In the city Of
fond of the little Princess Elizabeth.
This bakers wife had, in 1894, a tiny
white dwarf dog given her, which was
so small that, when full-grown, il
could sit on lady's hand. So small
a dog had never been seen before, and
people often came to the house on
purpose to look at It.
1t was Christmas eve. The bakers
wife dressed herself in her Sunday
best, put the dog in basket lined
with pink satin, and went to the pal.
ace where Elizabeth lived. No strang-
er was allowed to go into the palace
except by permission. She showed
the dog to the guards, and they were
so delighted with 1t that they man.
aged to get her into the palace, and
when once in, it was not very difficult
to obtain permission from the court
authorities to see Princess Stephanie,
the mother of the little Princess Eliza.
beth.
Your royal highness," said the
bakers wife, Il hope that you will al
low me to present little gift to your
daughter this Christmas eve; and
then she uncovered the basket with
the tiny white dog in 1t.
Wasn't the Princess Stephanie de
lighted with it? And of course the
little Princess Elizabeth was. She
loved 1t more than any Of the rich
gifts which she received for Christ
mas. The dog remained very small
and never grew to be more than five
inches high.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-29
Little Boys Of st. Louis Must BE
Really and Truly Sick 10 Escape
New Order.

st. Louis.-You can't play hockey"
any more. kids. That Is. you can't
get away with it. You'll have to get
sick enough for diagnosis TO prove
it If you expect to lay off from
school next term.
The board of education has hired
a special staff of nurses whose bust
ness it will be to call at the homes OF
all absentees to determine just how
sick they are. There are to be five OF
these young women to start with, and
while they are not appointed as tru-
ant officers they are expected to be
more efficacious in keeping children at
school, Whenever a note reaches the
teacher that Johnny Jones is sick one
of the nurses will make a visit to
Johnny's home Should 1t happen that
Johnny is not at home and the mother
has no recollection of having written
any note to the teacher, well-~ou'ye
all been there.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-29
SUIT Is HELP TO SWIMMERS
Equipped With Life Protector and
Fins Attached to Ankles
Aids Experts.

swimming suit that has the dou-
bic advantage of aiding the swimmers
movements and protecting his life has
been designed by Washington man.
1t is intended primarily for the use of
beginners, but Will be found conve-
nient for experts who wish to take
long distance swims that either would
tire them greatly or be impossible
without some help. The suit has a
lifepreserver fastened under the arm
pits of the shirt, and from the strong
elastic bands reach down and are
fastened just above the knees of the
trousers. Jrst outside the ankles are
fastened a pair of fins, which give re-
sistance to the water on the back
ward stroke and fold in as the legs
are drawn forward The elastic bands
help draw the legs forward and save
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-29
WHY SMALL BOY WAS HAPPY
Near-siqhted Stranger Thought Lad
Was Enjoying Sunset-lnstead
SchooIhouse Was Burning.

As the rudy glow increased beyond
the brow of the hill the small boy on
the bridge clapped his hands vigor.
ously.
"Ah. my lad" said the stranger, who
was somewhat near-sighted, at does
me good to see you appreciate yon
beautiful red sky"
Eyes, sir" responded the lad, with
his eyes glued on the distant glow.
1--WE been watching it for fifteen min
utes."
WELL we'll, 1t isn't often one has
the opportunity of witnessing such Q
grand spectacle"
Couldn't be grander to me. sir"
"a real poet, without doubt And
do YOU watch sunsets often, my little
man?r
Sunsets? Why, that isn't a sun
set!"
Not a sunset? Then what is itf"
why, that's the village school
burning down"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-29
Ancient Mexican Industry Ruined
by Modern improvements.
Since Days of Aztec Lords Small
Band of Natives Supplied Cana
ries and other Pet Birds
With Delicacy.

Mexico City.-When the government
of Mexico decided to drain Lake Tex
coco, just east of the city, in order to
lessen the danger of floods during the
rainy season and also to get at the
rich soda deposits in the bed of the
lake 1t sounded the doom OF one OF
the queerest and most ancient indus
tries in the new world, that of catch
ing flies for market.
Since the days of the Aztec lords of
Mexico a small band of natives has
made a comfortable living out of the
business of supplying the canaries and
other pet birds and fine poultry OF the
United States and Mexico with the
delicacy of dry, sailed flies. Now the
lake is drying up, the flies have dis
appeared, the birds are to go hungry
and the fly catchers have abandoned
their pleasant vocation for the drudg-
cry of digging soda from the bottom
of smelly lake.
Catching flies for market on the
shores of Lake Texcoco has been a
profitable industry since the days OF
the Aztecs. Until recent years the
annual production of dried insects
was measured in tons and until this
year was sufficient to afford a means
of livelihood to small colony OF ma.
tive fly catchers.
These market flies are a little
smaller than the ordinary house fly.
Preserved in the natural salts they
were found to be an excellent food
for Gagged birds and chickens and
hundreds of sacks were shipped an.
nually to bird dealers in the United
States ard Germany.
The insects are caught In nets as
they swarm near the lakes surface
killed by drowning in the water and
Immediately spread out on sheets to
dry. After this simple curing process
they are sacked up and are then ready
| for market.
Some are used In this city and the
republic, but the excellent demand
which has grown up for them in other
countries within the last few years
has greatly increased the price and
lessened the local demand. During
the year 1909 more than 1000 worth
were shipped to Europe alone.
The profession of fly catching ant
fly preserving has been handed dowr
from father to son in few families
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-29

anuel Gamer of New York finds him.
self. He moved up to West Norwalk,
rural district, last fall, and by mis-
take got into the wrong house Each
month he took his s25 to James Bates,
his landlord. and Bates never went
near him. The other day Harold Aus
tin, the owner of the house. showed
up with tenant. When he learned
the truth he was nadder than 4 wet
hen
Haven't / been ascending tenants
here for the past ten months. and
nary one came back? reckoned
they were scared by ghosts. so came
up. You've got 70 pay me for these
ten months or I'll sue YOU" exclaimed
the landlord.
Bates refuses to give IN his rent
saying that he could have rented his
house had he not thought that Game,
was in it. The worst of II is. the law
seems to uphold the landlord. and !,
is probable that Gamer will have tc
pay double rent for his mistake.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-29
CHANCE OF PLA YING HOCKEY

If Johnny Is absent couple of days
without any excuse the nurses will
visit his home just the same. The
new system of the board has Johnny
coming and going. So he might as
well give up the idea of playing hook
ely next term. Among the various du-
ties of the nurses will be to examine
all absentees returning to school be-
fore they have entered the rooms.
with the view of detecting evidence
of infectious or contagious diseases.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-29
LITTLE HERO.

He rides most daringly to hounds
Upon the rocking chair.
Or calls the cat a tiger fierce,
And stalks up to her lair.
The rug becomes battle field
Where spears and banners toss.
The hall a river. wide and deep.
That he must swim across
Behind each curtain fold he sees
An Indian chieftain grim.
And bandits throng the kitchen stairs.
And seek to capture him.
And when the stars begin to shine
In nights eternal arc,
He toddles up to bed alone.
Quite fearless of the dark.
-Minna Irving, In Leslie'a
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-29
Plows Up $500 In Coin.

Newark, n. J.-Charles M. Webb,
a farmer of Mount Freedom, is $500
richer as the result of few hours
blowing While turning over the
ground he came upon four remarkable
old copper pennies. Two pieces were
dated 1887. One of these has a horses
head and pillow on one side, the second
has a shield on one side and Nova
Caesarea" on the other. Another of
Mr.. Webb's finds is a large copper
cent of 1S4S, United States mintage.
The fourth is an English copper piece
of 1776. The coins are appraised by
dealers at 5000 apiece.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-29
New Spectrogram of Mars.

Flagstaff, Ariz.-More water vapor
in the atmosphere of Mars has been
discovered by the astronomers at Low
ell observatory. A spectrogram by
Slipher has been measured by Very
with his nef comparator and includes
more striking proof of the presence of
both water vapor and of oxygen IL
the atmosphere of Mars than shown
In previous plates.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-29
Novel Swimming Suit.

the swimmer all his strength for the
kick back. Equipped with such an
apparatus beginner may feel per-
fectly safe in the water, and an expe-
rienced swimmer will find himself
able to swim miles further than he
could otherwise do. The suit is made
of light rubber so that it does not get
heavy by becoming water-soaked.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-29
Wasps to Cure Disease.

PariS.-M. HOuDauu mas asserted.
according to a paper read at the
Academy of Science, to have found a
means of exterminating the deadly
sleeping sickness microbe. He has
discovered in Dahomey a member of
the wasp family whose appetite is ap-
parently only satisfied with the bacilli
of sleeping sickness. 1t is suggested
that the wasp be introduced into the
zone infected by the disease
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-29
PEST KILLING JERSEY TREES

cepting in a few municipalities. In
Newark and Orange. the shade tree
commissions have done much good
work, but elsewhere in the northern
part of the state the elm, our best
shade tree, has been doomed.
Regarding the chestnuts, the fatal
disease in them is fast causing them
TO disappear The work must be done
next spring, or 1t will be too late"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-29
CAUGHTMANYFLES

who have held a monopoly on the in
dustry since the days of Netzahualcoy-
oil, when that monarch signed treaty
with the Casique Chimalpopoca of
Tenochtitlan whereby a number of
Tencans received concession to
gather flies in the formers realm to
feed the sacred quetzals in the great
teacalli
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-29
wbv Sea Shells Murmur.

One is often perplexed by the muir.
muring sounds that come from a sea
shell, but really there is no reason
for this. The sound is not the echo
of the waves. The hollow form OF
the shell and its polished surface en-.
able it to receive and return the beat
ings of all sounds that chance to be
in the air around the she'll There
are many superstitions regarding The
murmuring of sea shells
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-29
Cured by Long Fast.

Denver.-Roland Moeller, a young
civil engineer, who went 81 days with
out food in order to cure stomach
trouble and partial deafness induced
by catarrh, has begun taking nourish-
ment in the form of orange and plum
juices. He can hear without difficulty
but is weak.
When Moeller, whose father is a
physician of Milwaukee, began his
fast he weighed 14S pounds. Now he
weighs about 971z pounds.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-29
Helen Gould Gets Decree

New York.-The degree of doctor of
laws has been conferred on Helen
Gould by the College of Girls at Con-
stantinople. This institution. which is
under the control of the American
board of commissioners for foreign
missions, has for years been befriend-
ed by Miss Gould.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-29
A Queer Ache.

One day Mary came to her mother
and said: Mother, my ear aches!"
Does it ache very bad. Mary?" ask.
ed her mother
mo"
well, run out and play. then you
will forget about it..
Mary went out. but pretty soon she
came back and said: Mother, my
ear does ache 1t Is not the hole.
but the ruffie around it."
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-29
Three Hardest Word.

A learned man has said that the
three hardest words to pronounce In
the English language are 81 was mis-.
taken" When Frederick the Great
wrote to the senate. 81 have just lost
battle, and it's entirely my own
fault Goldsmith says, his confession
showed more greatness than all his
victories"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-29
ObeYlnQ Gods Word.

What we need today above ''popu,
larity' or kindly patronage or loud
music or rich pageantry, is simple
obedience to Gods word. II this gets
to be mere detail that may be lost
sight of in the general fuss, so much
the worse for all concerned.-Rev T,
Arid Moffat. Congre gationalist, New
ark.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-29
Gains of Anti-saIoon Crusade.
American Whisky Bill.

The American bill for whisky alone
at retail prices last year came to over
s300.000.0O0. 1t was not all pure
whisky, much of it being adulterated
by the addition of cheaper ingredients.
But whether pure or adulterated that
is what our people were willing to
pay for their whisky supply. The out
1,591,73S gallons of brandy, 610,So5 OF
rum. 2,497,070 of gin. and 56.1S3.652 OF
whisky.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-29

when he is come. he findeth It empty.
swept and garnished Then goeth he,
and taketh with himself seven other
spirits more wicked than himself, and
they enter in and dwell there: and the
last state of that man is worse than
the first"
They've got me down." he whisper
ed, as If the words might reach her
Ca. THE devils have come back, Ar
de-. my love: but you can cast them
out again, If you will. All. girl. girl.
Vincent Farley will never need you as
I need you this night"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-29
An Egg Experiment.

top, will rest, as the illustration shows,
in the middle Of the jar of salt water;
but it will move toward the surface
if you add a little more brine, or
toward the bottom If you replenish the
jar with water.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-29
If Only.

rd like TO be n poet,
And 1 would be. every time.
RI only when j had a thought.
I'd find a proper rhyme.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-29
Humor and Genius.

Men of humor are always In some
degree men of genius; wits are rarely
SO. although man OF genius may.
among other gifts. possess wit. as
Observation-Disclosures.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-29

In Abyssinia the wife is master. II
her husband offends her she can turn
him out, for the house and its belong
ings are hers.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-29
PAID RENT ON WRONG HOUSE
Connecticut Man Must Now Pay for
Dwelling He Had Never Occu-


South Norwalh, Conn.-HoW would
you like to pay hent for ten months
and then awake to find out that you
mad been paying for vacant house
half mile down the street. and that
you would have to do the same thing
over for the house you had occupied
by mistake all this time?
Such Is the dilemma In which EN-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-29
He Knew the Kind.

Teacher-What class Of birds does
the hawk belong to, Tommy?
Tommy-Birds Of prey?
Teacher-Correct. Now, what class
of birds does the quail belong?
Tommy. very promptly-Birds on
toast
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-29
To Drive Rats AWAY.

RATS have great dislike for chic
ride OF lime. Placed near the rat holes
1t VIII drive the pests away.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-29
q Thrifty Plan

Some men can take one drink ara
stop; they doo't care 10 huv in =.
turn.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-29

A great deal of talent is lost to the
world for the want of a little cour
Sidney
The Washington times., 1910-05-28
RUG WEAVING

Don't Throw Away
Your Old Carpets
And Rugs