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Evening journal., 1910-02-22
DEATH EXCUSES
JURORS FROM SER

Special TO THE EVENING JOUT
DOVER, Del, Feb. 22.-When III
Jury of Kent county convened
ganized the court appointed p
Charles S. Conwell. foreman; a
cused Daniel NJ. Wilson, whose
seriously i'll; ]. Malcolm Hope OF
whose father is dead; and Winia
ham, of Camden, who is an un,
and is now caring for tho dead.
Judge Boyce, presiding In the
gave the Grand Jury special instr
not to examine more than one wi
a criminal case. unless unsatished
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05

Some interesting experiments were
recently conducted by the Austrian
military authorities with a view TO
testing the effect of the fatigue of a
long march on the shooting of trained
soldiers
Fifty cyclists of over two years
service undertook a march of sixty
five miles in eight hours, the return
Journey being against a strong head
wind Before and after the march
they fired ten rounds at a target rep
resenting a section of twenty-six men,
in extended order, lying down at 500
yards.
The experiment was repeated with a
section of forty-two non-commissioned
officers of the school of musketry be-
fore and after a twenty-three hours
exercise in the field, during which
thirty-three miles were covered. This
section, chiefly marksmen, made
eighty-one hits on twenty-cne out of
twenty-siy figures before starting and
sixty-two hits on twenty figures after
their return. The men, though much
fatigued, when firing their second Sc
ries of shots. made nearly as good
scores as when fresh before starting.
The results are valuable. says the
Army and Navy Gazette, as showing
that the skill of seasoned soldiers who
are at the same time first-rate shots,
does not degenerate much with ia
tiCua
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05

Aguinaldo is living the life Of
country gentleman in a small estate
just outside of Cavite. He takes no
part whatever In the politics Of his
country From the moment of his
capture Aguinaldo took the position
that it would be improper for him to
express any opinion whatsoever re-
garding the rule of his country Ly
Americans. So far as is known he has
not commented in any way. either ia
yorably or adversely, upon the ad-
ministration of the white man.
For a couple of years." said Man.
uel L. Quezon. the Philippine commits
sioner to Congress, according to a
Washington correspondent of the
Brooklyn Eagle, II lived with Agui-
naldo in his home. We were on the
most intimate terms. Remarkable as
it may seem, / have not heard him
make any comment whatever about
the change in the government of the
Islands. No one has been able to
trap him into any kind of an adnlis-
sion. IL he is asked whether he
thinks conditions in the island have
improved under the administration OF
the Americans he will reply: 4 am
very busy with my farming
Whether he approves or condemns
the new order Of things nobody knows.
Still he seems to be contented. Once
or twice a year he Is invited to dine
with the governor-general He always
accepts these invitations and seems to
enjoy himself. He maintains an air
of dignity and composure at all times
AMI has the respect of every one"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05
ALFONSO HAS A DOUBLE.
King Enjoys Joke Pa led SIata-
dor Who Had One Great Ambition.

King Enjoys Joke Pa led ON 7Iata-
dor Who Had One Great Ambition.
1t is said that all have their
double" in this world and apparently
kings are no exception to this rule
King Alphonso has his and thereby
hangs the following tale:
A matador who styles himself FL
Valientito has or rather had IN over
towering ambition-one indeed which
had become a perfect obsession with
him-and this was to be presented to
King Alfonso; but months passed on
and his desire did not seem likely to
be gratified.
certain youth residing in Madrid
is the image of the king in nearly
every particular, correspondent of
the New York World says Indeed,
when in Paris some three or four
years ago he was often mistaken for
him, many newspapers of that capital
announcing that his majesty was there
incognito.
This youth determined that II Ell
foiiNheASO NOQio MT Ot ANNtAfCQ W TIC
real king he should salute his double,
and so. with the connivance of trusted
friends who quite entered into the
spirit of the thing. arranged that on
certain afternoon his majesty would
visit the bull fighters casino so that
the matador should then be presented
to him.
FL Valientito was duly informed
and. arraying himself in his best. con-
WINGED that the dream of his life was
about to be accomplished. awaited the
visit of his majesty" and in due time
was presented to him. He afterward
expressed himself as charmed with
the kings" affability.
Not for long while did the mata-
dor learn of the hoax which had heen
played on him. Now he has vowed
vengeance on its perpetrator.
No one laughed more heartily over
this adventure than King Alfonso
himself when he heard of 1t. 1t is
rumored that in the kindness of his
heart he may send for Ell Valientito
and concede to him an authentic inter
view
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05
Reason and Instinct.

A certain north country miner was
particularly fond of. a clever little
dog he possessed. At times he was apt
to claim little too much for his pet,
and one morning a neighbor was en-
deavoring to point out the difference
between instinct and reason when an
amusing interruption occurred A
seedy looking tramp turned the corner,
and the dog. without so much as a
word from his master. sprang into the
road and offered battle.
There you are" laughed the miner
as the dog snapped and snarled around
the heels OF the tramp. &c don't like
the looks of the chap. That's instinct"
Suddenly tna tramp turned and
kicked the dog into an adjacent field.
There you are" calculated the min
er's friend grimly. The chap don't
like the looks of the dog. An that's
reason. London Tit-Bits.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05
PO|iIiCII Comment. !
VHhVNf VOiIlitIVfAt' Z,
A. 10 BenevoIent DespotiNm.

Is it true, as Henry WattersOn
says, that history has agreed thai
the best of all governments is wise
and benevolent despotiSm?'
The Dictator has his place in his
tory, no small place at that. The men
on horseback-the Caesars, the Crom-
wells, the Napoleons-have had work
10 perform, as have the great despotic
ministers. the Richelieus and the Bis
marcks. But superior as were the gov
ernments afforded by Cromwell and
Bismarck, let it be noted that they
were the exceptional despots. the two
out of a hundred They shine because
they are exceptions For one Bis
marck, Germany has had tensCore Of
tyrants, little and big For one CrOm-
well. Europe and the world has had 2
thousand wreckers, despoilers, rayisn-
ers. murderers, ranging all the way
from such gigantic monsters as At
tilla, Tamerlane. and Genghis Khan
to such pestiferOus vermin as Castro
of Venezuela and Zelaya of Nicara-
qua
Charlemagne is often cited as an
example of the perfect despot. For
his time and place he was as a light
in a dark room. Measured by what
he displaced, Charlemagne was as
beneficent as he was despotic; but
measured by the standards of an en-
lighteued free society, his was not 4
government such as we could endure.
The absolutism which Bismarck in
the name of his master exercised in
Germany for twenty years, is perhaps
the most efficient government in the
annals of mankind. But Bismarck him
self was as exceptional a man as was
his rule. such a genius as comes only
once in thousand years of civiliza-
ton. Moreover. the indirect cost Of
his rule to his country was immense
-militarism, taxes, lack Of personal
liberty and man,. acts of individual
injustice.
The good despotism for which Mr.
Watterson signs is the government of
a great man. But great men are not
to be, had until after many expert
ments with men who are not great.
Besides, the rule of great men. eff
cient as their administration may be,
usually is immensely defective on
some sides, like Frederick's, which
was nagging interference with indi-
viduals; like Napoleon's, which sacri-
feed the youth of France on battle
fields.
A great despot or genius is. after
all, a poor substitute for a great peo-
pie. The Romans had no such lead
ers as Hamilton and Hannibal; but,
being a great people, they beat Car
thage The English had no such stu
pendous intellect vas Napoleon; but,
being a great people, they beat the
Dictator
Despair of our government is silly,
the Minneapolis Journal concludes.
We had our troubles and have had
our yicissitudes; but the hundred and
thirty-six years of our independence
have been successful, and against
those years of success no country of
Europe can place any equal success
Benevolent despotism is supersti-
tion that dies hard. What Watterson
utters is pure cant.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05

even referred TO what | call unpleas-
ant subjects till just as he was going.
when he said casually, Don't forget
the date. dear, will your"
Il thought that joke was quite ex-
ploded," answered uneasily, for some
how there was something very com
pelling about him, which l wished TO
hide from myself.
Exploded. dearest; what do you
think am about?" and he caught me
by the hands and looked straight into
my eyes. Don't you know the truth
yet, that / love you with every fiber
of my being. and don't you also know
that I'm going to make you love me
every bit as much?"
With his dparture, a feeling that I
had been very near the brink of sur
render overcame me, and / began to
allow to myself that ny life was at
times more than a little lonely. and
- being looked after by Cyril had
points. Day by day | turned the
4. IestiOn over in my thoughts, and day
by day | found myself weakening.
Moreover. | had seen no more of
him, and he had not even written. Men
don't realize what weapon is theirs
one which always cOnquers the weaker
sex-the feeling that perhaps they are
not paying one as much attention as
heretofore. In fact, / was becoming
actually worried-it was not the end
of January and | had made no plans.
Somehow I felt disinclined to. and the
most absurd part was that l found
myself packing mechanically all my
prettiest dreSses. to the astonishmen
OF my maid, who asked me where
was going l said Monte Carlo which
I positively hoped now was true.
February came and still no news,
with the result that / began to work
myself into a fever.
It seems almost incredible, but the
silence remained unbroken till the
evening of the 9Th. when l received a
telegram containing three words, Re
member the 7th,"
Remember, why l had done nothing
but think of 1t all the time, and now.
at the very last minute, came mes
sage like that. The man must be mad;
how could one be married at a min
J utes Dotice7
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05

friendship. The idea of your daring
TO make cOld-blooded proposition
like that to me is simply staggering
He made no direct reply, merely
murmuring some nonsense about
Monte Carlo having points over Cairo
in the month of February Then he
buttoned up his coat, and said he must
be off; kissed my hand-he's never
dared to go farther than that-and
said: "All right, Muriel. don't worry;
you'll hear from me, and remember the
seventh
The next | heard of Cyril was about
a month later, that being towards the
end Of November. He wrote a long
letter, narrating all his shoots and so
on. and then, if you please. ended up
with the following postscript: Don't
forget the eth of February. 1 am quite
sure that Monte Will be more amusing
than Cairo. unless you PARTICULAR
want TO go TO Egypt. We shall have a
ripping time, and | can't tell you how
I'm looking forward to it,
OF course, had TO answer, and like
wise gave him my views on the matter
in postscript. 1t ran: Don't be an
idiot. hate silly jokes. and / don't
even know where i shall be on the
date you mention"
December passed off quickly, Cyril
only writing once, saying he was max
ing all his arrangements, and sending
me perfectly lovely bracelet-a flex-
ible gold snake with an emerald head
and tiny ruby eyes. 1t was simply too
fascinating, and. as Cyril said it was
for Christmas. saw no harm In keep
ing 1t, besides which / was fond of
him in way.
In January / was once more back
in town at my own fiat, and he came
to see me. He looked awfully fit and
nice after his country SnalI and nayar
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05
Hughes for the supreme Court.

The Presidents selection of Cover
nor Hughes of New York for the SD
preme Court of the United States will
have the approval of thinking men
throughout the country. 1t would he
difficult to name distinguished law
yer who commands a gre3ter share OF
the public confidence. Governor
Hughes has shown other reformers
how it is possible to correct abuses
without desolating the land. He has
known how to drive out the rats witE-
out burning the barn. He has used the
great powers of his Office firmly and
strongly, but with a judicial mind and
the courage that does right without re-
gard to passing clamors.
The man in whom the people do not
lose confidence because they are some
times compelled to disagree with him
is pre-eminently the manner of man
that is needed on the Supreme bench
The visible fact that Charles e.
Hughes is that kind of man is what
makes the Presidents selection of him
% welcome.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05

Billy. dear" said his young wife.
coaxingly, tell me the password OF
your lodge"
But 1 pledged myself never to dis
close that, Bella"
You're not disclosing 1t when you
give it to me. You know we have no
secrets from each other"
IF l tell you what it is, dear. will
you promise sacredly never to repeat
it to a living soul?"
Yes. l promise"
We'll here it is: Chattybiddybeech-
ittybiddybiparapa para goolagarithehowk =
aspecklybexlybim."
True to her word, the young wife
never repeated it TO anybody.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05
There Was q ReaAon.

When a negro was arrested the
other day for wandering around the
streets, he wore one Of those invinci.
bic smiles. When he was taken be-
fore Magistrate Briggs he was still
smiling
What's your name?" asked the
magistrate.
''Ah don't know, sah.'' smiled the
negro.
Where do you live?"
"Ah don't know, sah."
"Where do you work.?
At the TEN Hotel. sah.'
The magistrate thought that per.
haps there was some truth in the ne
gro's place of employment, so he
thought he would see if the negro
knew any of the students in the col
lege near this particular hotel.
DO you know any of the students
at Tenn COllege?"
"No, sah," answered the negro. his
smile bigger than ever "Ah nebber
goes in de bari"-Philadelphi Times.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05
Federal Einnnce.

The improvement in customs re-
ceipts resulting from the large in
crease in impOrtations is helping the
Treasury Department to delay the is
sue of either bonds or certificates of
Indebtedness. The working balance is
somewhat less than S25.00O.0 900, or
about one-half the traditional balance,
it remains at about that amount.
There would be nothing TO worry over
were it not for the drafts which the
Panama canal makes on the Treasury.
The excess of ordinary disbursements
over ordinary receipts thus far in the
fiscal year is $17.105,275, but the ex-
penditures on the canal account have
brought the total deficit for the year
to date to more than SAL, 100000
The money spent on the Panama ca
nal from the general fund. which now
runs above S10S.00Q,000, will be re-
turned as soon as the authorized ca
nal bonds are sold. The selling of
these securities depends on Congress,
however, as Secretary MacVeagh has
given notice that he will not put out
any of the bonds until their circula-
ton tax is equaliZed with the circula-
ton tax on the old per cent bonds
Congress appears not inclined to put
the circulation tax for all bonds on a
parity, yet it is such a sensible PROPOSE
ton that it is difficult TO understand
how the matter can be allowed to drag
in the way il is doing.
The alternative to the issue of the
Panama threes, If the Treasury finds
that it must raise more money than
is coming in at the ports and from
the internal revenue, will be the issue
of certificates OF Indebtedness. There
is little likelihood now of Ii being
necessary to borrow on certificates dur
ing this fiscal year, and it may not be
necessary for some time after the new
fiscal year opens. 1t is to he. borne in
mind, however, that much of a delay
after the opening of the fiscal year
will mean that the government will
be asking for a large amount of money
at time when millions will be need
ed to move the crops This promises
IN interesting money market next
fall-Buffalo Express.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05
Doctors Know Soap.

Ask your family physician what he
thinks about laundry soap that is
made of borax, cocoanut oil. clean tai
low and naptha He'll tell you such a
soap will be cleansing, sterilizing and
antiseptic. That means it will not
only make your clothing sweet and
clean, but that it will also have you
from the dangers of contagion that lie
In common soaps. Easy Task soap is
the only one that would fill his pre-
scription.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05
HOnxing the Latinists

Perhaps one of the best of the nu,
merous class of sham Latin inscrip7
tions was that which appeared some
time ago in Dublin paper 1t was
in antique Latin" as follows:
II sayblle haeres ago. fortibus es in
arc. Mobile Thisbe forte trux. Sc va
ticinem-pes an dux.'
This purported to have been found
near the site of a church dedicated to
the saint known to the old chron-
iclers as Uncatus Ambulanus."
The Latin inscription was in real
ity an absurd rhyme:
| say. Billy. here's a go,
Forty buses in a row.
Billy. this be forty trucks
vot is in 'em-peas and ducks.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05
OUTRAGEOUS ABUSE OF POWER.

The action of Governor Malcolm r.
Patterson, of Tennessee, in pardoniag
Col Duncan B. Cooper. who under duo
process of law had been convicted CT
completely in the murder OF the late
Senator Carmack, in the opinion O.
the Des Moines Capital, is as outra-
geous an abuse of authority as has
come to public notice in a long time,
The Supreme Court had just affirmed
the findings of the lower court, which
mad imposed penitentiary sentence
OF twenty years, but a pardon was is
sued before the ink upon the court
opinion had had time to dry.
As a reason for his astounding ac-
ton Governor Patterson curtly ar
nounced that he had personally read
the evidence and was convinced that
the defendant was not guilty Under
what Interpretation of Federal or
State constitution does the chief ex-
ecutive of a State find authority to set
aside the findings of juries and even
annul the DEGREES of the courts of last
resort? Have not the Southern States
suffered enough from lawlessness?
That we may not be accused of mere
Northern prejudice, We desire to quote
the views of Editor Clark Howell, of
the Atlanta Constitution, who. in dis
cussing this "indefensible subyersion
of the pardoning power" says:
1T has no excuse or palliation in
law or justice No plea or argument
can relieve it of its ugly appearance
and its sinister threat.
The time has come when politics
must declare d final and an irrevocable
divorce from the courts and the pro-
cesses of justice.
The mingling Of the two carries a
menace to our Institutions, and a
thwarting of the majesty and purpose
of that law already laxly administer
ed. and held in too great contempt in
this country.
Every thoughtful American citizen
must hail the course of Governor Pat
terson with disapproyal and with
grave misgiving.
1t is a sad portent for the nation
when public servants in high places
pervert their power to screen proven
guilt and to nullify those statutes rear
ed for the protection of life and prop
erty.
Governor Patterson, charged with
the impartial administration OF law in
great commonwealth, has placed a
premium upon bloodshed and violence
If there is another reign of lynch
law inaugurated in Tennessee what
can Governor Patterson say when
taunted with the cry-"Remember The
martyr Carmack and the failure Of JUS
tice through the orderly process of
law"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05
THE ENCHANTED SHEEP-FOLD.

The hills far off were blue, blue,
The hills at hand were brown;
And all the herd-bells called 10 me
AS came by the down.
The briars turned to roses-roses;
Ever we stayed to pull
white little rose. and red little
rose,
And a lock OF silver wool.
Nobody heeded-nOne, none;
And then True Love came by.
They thought him naught but the
shepherd boy,
Nobody knew but 1.
The trees were feathered like birds
birds;
Birds were in every tree.
Yet nobody needed, obody heard.
Nobody knew save me-
And he is fairer than all-all;
How could a heart go wrong?
For his eyes / knew, and his knew
mine,
Like an old. old song.
Josephine Preston Peabody.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05

l spent a horrible night. and came
down in the morning feeling miser-
able, and, what was much worse, ugly.
About 10 o'clock in walked Cyril,
calm and collected as though it was a
most ordinary proceeding
We'll, little girl" he said. ARE you
coming? I've got a special license from
doctors commons. and we've just time
to get married. have bite of lunch at
The Berkeley, and catch the afternoon
Continental express"
/ went.-Alan Sethbridge in NJ. a. P.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05

In South American cities such as
Buenos Aires, Rio Janeiro, Lima and
Valparaiso billboards are regulated
and taxed, the city of Buenos Aires it.
self putting up the boards and renting
the space. In AmePica are almost the
only cities in the world where the
illboard-untaXed and scarcely regu-
lated at all-is free to revel in its
hlight
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05
Conceded Ii.

Colonel. don't you think. as the re-
suit OF your observation during many
years of public life, that the holding
of government position tends to take
away mans independence and make
him merely a machine?" asked the in.
quisitive acquaintance.
Undoubtedly" said the internal
revenue collector. There was a time,
for instance. when, if you had asked
me such a question as that, l should
have kicl ed you out of my office, but
/ have become used to such things now
and don't mind them at ALL"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05
Learned 1t by Ear.

The dear little girl then arose. bowed
and recited il in this manner :
Lettuce DENLY up n. Dewing.
Widow Hartford n. Z. Fate;
StiH II f. Wing, still per Sue Wing
Learn to label Aunty Waite"
Then with the tumultuous applause
of the audience ringing in her ears. she
sat down in happy confusion.-Chicagc
Tribune.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05
BADLY Expressed.

For heavens sake be more careful
with that rifle, mani" exclaimed a
musketry instructor You just missed
me that time"
Did ]. sergeant I'm awfully sor-
ry," responded the indifferent marks
man.-London Mail
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05

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1 unhesitatingly recommend these pills
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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-05-05

About the size of your shoes many peo-
pie wear smaller shoes by using Aliens
Foot Ease. the Antisepti, Powder to
shake into. the shoes. II cures TirSd.
Swollen, Aching Feet and gives rest and
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