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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-20
Cost of Carrying the Mail.

Transportation of the mails by
ALWAYS, steamship lines and va
-ious star routes cost the gov
eminent during the fiscal year
ended June 80. 1909, 1888 1913. 62,
These are the figures given in
the annual report OF Joseph Ste
wart. second assistant postmaster
general, which have just been
made public. The number OF rail
-oad routes employed by the de-
Dartmsnt avs 1916. aggregating
217.115 miles. The total expense
# the railway service for the Year
was $45. 054 .54S. For the fiscal
wear OF 1911 it is estimated that
the expenditures for railroad
transportation will be $46,620,000.
The result OF the readjustment
# pay for railroad transportation,
effective July 1. 1909 for the en-
suing four wears, based upon the
weighing OF the mails, shows a
decrease of $494 ,36O.31 or sos per
cent; and for railway postofhce
ear pay a decrease of $3,195.97,
or 0.29 per cent.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-20
AGAIN, CERTAINLY BRYAN
Announcement in Omaha That
Nebraska Will try Once More
to be President.

Omaha. Neb., Jan. 1s.-(Spe--
ciaD-"William ]. Bryan will be
a candidate for president in
1912"
This announcement was made
today by the Omaha Bee with the
Nplanation that the statement is
attributed to Richard L. Metcalf,
editor OF Mr.. Bryan's Cornmoner.
1t is further said that the Dem
Ocratic leaders in Nebraska are
being called to the Commoner
office and told the news. with
the order that they get out and
work for his nomiation.
Under no circumstances will
Mr.. Bryan be a candidate for tht
United States senate, is the an
nouncement made with the re-
port that Mr.. BRYAN again will
be a candidate for the presidency
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-20
Growth of Rural Delivery

The annual report pf the fourth
asst. postmaster-general to Post
master-General Hitchcock shows
a large increase in the rural de-
livery service. In the fiscal wear
ending June 30, 1909. rural car
riers throughout the United
States handled the enormous bulk
OF 2.123. 262.152 pieces OF mail as
against l.336. POI HI pieces hand
led in 1905 an increase of 96 per
cent. The average cost of the SER
vice month was $f21s and the
average cancellations a month
Sl4.92 leaving a net cost for the
service OF 1925 a route a month.
Vt the end of the fiscal wear the
service was in operation on 40
62S routes, and 40,62S carriers
were employed. For 1909 the cost
Of the service was S35, 661 .O34 an
increase OF Sl.2S9,094 over 1908
Receipts OF mail matter i'm the
dead letter office for the wear
were II .997 .325.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-20
Doantion for Notre Dame.

a donation OF the sum of $1,000
has been made to the University
of Notre Dame by Max Pam of
Chicago. The money is 10 be Of
Tered as prize for the best the
Sis or book dealing practically
with the subject of religion in ed
ucation. The. prize is to be con-
tested for by all persons so de-
string and qualified to do so and
is not limited to any country in
the world. All other conditions OF
the contest are left at the dis
Dosal OF the faculty of Notre
Dame university, which will be-
gin work at once on the "details
Of the contest.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-20
Inwood Items.

Mrs. Riddle is improving slow
ly.
Mrs. Hery Baker is on the sick
list again.
E,verit Berman was a Ply
mouth caller Saturday.
Miss Eva Hartsock has been
under the doctors care for cou-
pie of days.
Mrs. Anon Nye came home
Saturday after a few days visit
with her parents at Tyner.
Mr.. Charles Chambers from
Urbana. ILL.,, attended the funeral
OF his sister Miss Chambers.
y choir was organized at the
NJ. +. Church last week and now
our time is devoted in practice.
The services at the NJ. f.
church are very interesting. Ev-
ervone is invited to attend them.
Eliza SWitzer returned Thurs
day TO his home here from Glen
ullen \. ID. where he has been
employed for several months.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-20
OUT OF THE
STATE CAMPAIGN
ANTI SALOON LEAGU Z
WILL NOT ASK HELP
OF EITHER PARTY.
Announcement Has Been Made
at State Headquarters OF
the League.

While the trustees OF the lndl-
ana Anti Saloon league did not
So declare in the resolutions
which they a 1opted at their meet
ing recently the league. neverthe-
less. will not enter into tire state
campaign this year. This was an
nounced by the headquarters
committee OF the league. which
has charge OF all the affairs OF the
OF the reorganization, which are
handled by the trustees. The res
oluti0ns adopted merely did what
had been predicted in these dis
patches.
The resolutions were accurate,
IN forecasteI. They declare Tor
the retention and the full opera
ton OF the local option law. foi
the strict enforcement OF all the
iiauOr laws not on the statute
books: the strengthening OF the
liquor laws where it is needed;
the elimination OF blind tigers,
and in favor OF state wide prOhib-
ition bv constitutional amend
1ncnt. 1t was stated in these dis
patches several DAYS before the
meeting that this would be the
program. There was no chance
whatever for a resolution 20 be
adopted declaring for immediate
state wide prohibition by statute
The league will present the
resolution at the next session OF
the legislature to try to put it
through. 1t hoIds that none of the
members will be bound BY partly
platform pledges or declaration,
either awv on the liquor question
a1d that every man will be free
to vote for its measures this way
that it might not get if the mem
berS were bound by party
pledges.
If a resolution authorizing a
special election for the purpose
OF voting on state wide prohib-
itiOn amendment to the cOnStitu-
tion Is introduced in the next
legislature such an election could
not be held for four wears. 1t i,
year before the legislature
meets. \ resolution for a consti-
tutional amendment election has
- be adopted by two successive
sessions OF the legislature. This
would bring it in the winter OF
1913. and the election would not
be held before the fall OF that
year.
T.. 5. Shun.aker. state supcrin-
ferdent OF the nti-SalOon league
believes that with the ground
which the temperance people
have already gained and what
:hey will gain in the next two or
three wears the Peep e OF the state
will be in such a mood at thai
time that thev will vote for state
wide prohibition.
IT the best possible solution
OF the problem he said YESTERDAY
We said in support Of the loca'
option law that the people of ,
county ought TO have the right t.
say by their votes whether the
want saloons or not. Now. we
propose to 90 further along the
same line and apply the same
principle III the state. Let the
people vote on it and decide for
themselves whether they want
saloons outstel from the entire
state or not. believe they will
vote TO mt them ont -
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-20
Accounting Law to Be Attacked.

A rumor has reached the office
OF the state accounting board that
plans are being made at Logans-
port to attack the public account
ing law in the courts. Nearly all
of the 100 field examiners who
were appointed recently by the
state accounting board have been
assigned to their work and have
entered upon their duties.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-20

Iohn l.. Andreas and wife w d
TO CYRUS ID. Andreas Tract in NV
ar of sw qr-2-23-1 Union town
ship. $500.
Ford Grimes and wife wd to
CYNTHIA A. Meredith west 60 a
OF sc qr-32-32-4 Tippecanoe tip.
$4,000
Mary SchnltheiS and husband
w d TO Jennie Nj. Marks part OF
lots 211 and 21S Poke and Ser
ings addition to Plymouth $1,000.
Seymour c. Kanaar W d to
Tohn Sively-Lots 90 and 80 'Lo-
cans Addition to Lapaz. $4,000.
Willis c. Devine and wife 9 {
d To Ella NJ. Aldrich lot 6 Orig
inal plat Teegarden $1.00.
Harry A. Holland and wife w d
to Frank Thomas Und Inf OF part
of west Inf of Sc or, also Lot 3,
also part of lot 4 in 2S, 80, 2
North township. $500.
Albert Smith and wife w d to
David Nollmer south hf OF sw or
Of ne or 9-34-3--German tip. $1,000
John ID. Gordon and wife w d
TO Martha + Bolin Tract in sw
part of Section 20 N RI Wal
nut tip. $145O.
lanes O. Terrier and wife w d
TO Emma Keller lot 56 Terriers
addition to Culver $500.
Christian Kilian and wife w d
to Philip Boyer east 1-2 OF ne
1-4-24-31-1 also part of west ~
of NV 1-4-19-34-2 North Town
ship 100000.
Lawrence Pontius and wife w
d to William w. Sibert. etal part
of north 1-2 of NV 1-4-20-34-1
Polk Township $4,000.
George NJ. Riddle and wife w
d to Margaret f. Gerard tract
in Inwood 100000.
Charles +. Green etal w d to
Edwin s. Hogarth part OF lot 43
Original plat Plymouth $4,000.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-20
Miller to Get Big Yards.

The town of Millre is excited
over the story that the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad will build yards
costing 81 100000 there. The road
Is now said to have an option on
large tract OF ground just west
OF the town extending almost to
the Gary and Western road. Mill
er citizens declare that plans for
the yards have been made and
that officials nave made several
visits to the proposed site.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-20
Miller Goes South.

Austin Miller, the young man
VIII shot and wounded Alonzo
Howe last August at Winona,
lett Warsaw for the south. He
vas accompanied by his mother
and father. Mr.. and Mrs. Philip
Miller. The younger man OF the
party compromised his state case
in which he was charged with
shooting Howe with intent to kill
and was fined $500 al given a
my oath and enforcing the laws.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-20
Conn's Factory to be Open Shop.

Notice was posted in c. G..
ConnS band instrument factory
at Elkhart yesterday saying that
hereafter the factory would be an
open Shop instead OF union. The
employees number $50 and those
in the union belong to the Brass
and Metal Workers union.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-20
Woman City School Head.

The Newcastle school board
has selected Mrs. Rosa r. Mi
kels as superintendent OF the city
schools TO succeed Prof. {.
Weir, who died after being SUI
perintendent for more than TWEEN
~ years. Mrs. Mikels is we'll
known over the state as an edu-
Gator and is an officer of the
State Teachers Association. For
twenty years Mrs. Mikels has
been principal. Miss Lillian
Chambers succeeds Mrs. Mikels
as principal o fthe high school
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-20
Falls into Scalding Tank.

While working at a basket
factory in Bloomington Frank
Ramsey, 26 slipped and plunged
into tank containing eight feet
Of scalding water. Two other
worl men standing near pulled
Ramsey out and prevented him
from being scalded to death. He
IS in critical condition at the
Bloomington city hospital.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-20
Indiana Engineers Meet.

\. j. Hammond and w. s.
Moore OF South Bend and Mel
Vile w. Mix of Mishawaka will
have prominent places on the
program for the annual meeting
of the Indiana Engineering so
ciety. which opened in Indianap-
oils Yesterday and continues to
Saturday.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-01-20
u. S. Owns Half of Coal Lands.

OF the l22.00O,000 acres of
western coal lands 10.000,000 still
remain in the hands of the federal
government. according to a state
ment contained in a government
bulletin issued yesterday by the
United States geological survey.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-08

above an earlier level has resulted in stream
cutting which obscures it's original plateau
character. 1t is in the extensive valleys and
the adjacent slopes of the Yukon, Tanana
and Kuskokwim rivers and their tributaries
that the interior forests reach their best devel-
opment.
The Rocky mountain region is a compare
lively narrow elongation of the Rocky noun
tain system of North America, and stretches
across northern Alaska nearly from east to
west The mountains of this region reach
considerable though in no case noteworthy
height. On their southern slope head many
streams which empty into the Yukon; those
on the northern slope empty into the Arctic
ocean.
The Arctic slope region, lying north of the
Rocky mountain region, is composed of roll
ing tundras, in which truly Arctic conditions
prevail 1t has been less explored than any
other portion of Alaska.
In many places in the interior the post
glacial sits and sands form an excellent soil,
and upon them whatever future agriculture
there may be in Alaska will chiefly be devel-
oped.
The climate of the southern and southeast
ern coast region of Alaska is mild and wet.
The annual precipitation at Juneau and Sitka
is from 80 to 80 inches. At these points the
precipitation is chiefly in the form of rain, and
only during short time in the middle Of the
summer are there likely to be days when rain
does not fall. In the mountains Immediately
above tide water, however, the snowfall is
very great. This increases to the northward,
and at Valdez a winters snowfall of nearly
sixty feet has been recorded. The lowest tenn
perature on record at Stka is 4 degrees F.
below zero, and the highest 81 degrees. At
Juneau the lowest record is 10 degrees below
zero, and the highest SO degrees. The Sitka
temperature is but little cooler than that of
the northern part of Puget sound or of Scot
land
Sharply contrasted with the climate Of
southeastern and southern Alaska is that of
the central plateau regions of the interior.
The Pacific mountain system cuts off the
warm moistureladen ocean winds SO that the
interior has a semiarid continental climate
subject to sudden changes and great extremes
Satisfactory records are lacking, but such as
are available indicate an annual precipitation
in the Yukon valley of about fifteen inches,
including melted snow AS low as 80 degrees
F. below zero has been registered in winter,
and in the summer as high SO degrees. The
summers are short and comparatively hot;
the winters long and intensely cold.
Despite the low temperatures and long win
tiers of the Yukon valley, there is ordinarily
a good growing season of at least three
months. During much of this time daylight is
almost continual, and growth is rapid This
compensates in marked degree for the short
ness of the season; and since the evaporation
is not great the vegetation is by no means OF
an arid character, Notwithstanding the small
precipitation. The frozen subsoil is practically
impervious to water, which accumulates in
poorly drained areas and causes the many
swa1nps and smuskegs."
The differentiations between forest types
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-08

of representatives of various branches of the
national government. The permanent popu-
lation at the present time is estimated at some
10000 whites and $4,000 natives; about half of
the latter Eskimo in the region adjacent
to Boring sea and the Arctic ocean. The most
important product is gold, of which the output
in 1908 was valued at more than $19000,000.
Fisheries rank second, and the salmon packed
i'll 1908 had value in excess Of $4,000 000
Most of the internal improvements of
Alaska have been made by the war depart
ment. The telegraph system is constructed
and operated by the signal corps, with offices
at all important points. Transmission depends
not only upon cable and land lines, but on
high-power wireless stations well. Roads
are built chiefly by the corps of engineers of
the war department. Railroads, except for
short lines running out to few mining camps
are utterly lacking, and the total railway mile
age does not exceed $50. Transportation IN
summer is by steamboats, on the larger
streams and by polling boats on the smaller
ones; in winter, by stages where the roads are
good enough and more generally by dog
teams Alaska has 1000 miles OF navigable
rivers; without them most OF the present de-
yelopment would have been impossible.
Alaska does not have even a territorial
form Of government though during the past
few years it has had delegate in congress
Called a territory by courtesy its anomalous
standing for wears was that Of a customs dis
trct It has executive and judicial officers
appointed by the president and the senate,
hut no legislature all legislation is b. con-
gress.
The United States geological survey recog-
nizas four main divisions of the surface OF
Alaska These are:
~ The Pacific mountain system, which, In
southeastern Alaska, is a continuation of the
mountains Of British Columbia extends north
west 70 the Mount Mckinley range, and then
swings sharply to the southwest, with pro-
Ioneation far into the Pacific ocean, repre-
sented by the Aleutian islands
(2l The central plateau region, which in
c1udes most Of the Yukon and Kuskokwim ba-
sins.
f3) The Rocky Mountain system, which
hounds the central plateau region on the north
and northeast
(A The Arctic slope to the northWard OF
the Rocky mountain system.
The Pacific mountain region is character
lied on the coast by innumerable lords and
inIets. by deep inland passages and mountains
which rise thousands of feet almost straight
nm from tide water. In the interior it culml-
mates in Mount Mckinley, the highest point
on tba North American continent There is
very little level land in this region especially
:; tba southeastern part. The mountains are
graa+ masses of rock and the upper parts OF
them are covered with perpetual snow and ice.
IN the coast many glaciers reach tide water,
t,,+ in the interior they are confined to higher
attitudes.
The central plateau region is not so much
: nlateau as it is rolling hill and low noun
+ain country with wide stream valleys. Its
area is nearly as great as that OF the other
three combined. The raising OF this region
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-08
COMING MAN OF BUSINESS
Long-Headed Ycungster Who Bids
Fair to Graduate Into Rookie
Teller Class.

SO many panes of glass in old Mr..
Viner's greenhouse had been broken
that he had at last offered a reward of
10 shillings to anyone who should
give information as to the identity of
the latest offender The bait soon
drew. A youngster called on Mr.:
yiner and informed him that lad
named Archie Thompson was the
guilty party. He received his reward,
went away rejoicing and the old gen.
tleman forthwith wrote to the local
schoolmaster, demanding the produc-
ton of the said Archie Thompson, to
make good the damage he had do-e
to his windows.
Next day the informer called again.
THE schoolmaster sent me" he
said briskly. I've seen g.azier and
he'll put your glass right for three
shiIlings. Here it is, and"
Not so fast, my lad" said Mr.. vi
ner. Have you come on behalf of
Archie thompson"
well, yes, sir, in way" said the
boy. Fact is" he continued, conf
dentially. I'm him!"-London Tit
Bits
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-08

4 am now enjoying. Mrs. SARAH
LoUsIGNoNT, Ala S. Livingston Street,
Brookfeld, Mo.
The Change of Life is the most criH
cal period of woman's existence, and
neglect of health at this time invites
disease and pain.
Women everywhere should remem-
Der that there is no other remedy
known to medicine that will so sue
cessfully carry women through this
trying period as Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from ma
tive roots and herbs.
For 80 years it has been curing wo-
men from the worst forms Of femalo
INSTRUMENTATION, liberation, dis
placepents, fibroid tumors, irregulari-
ties, periodic pains, backache, and
nervous prostration.
IF you would like special advice
about your case write a cOnfiden-
tial letter to 1Irs. PinIxham, at
EyIan, Mass. Her advice is tree
and always helpful.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-08
M m EpHn AEHnGN Watson Il. Coleman, Wash,
pa GEW V est references Best results
Children of Today Puzzle Over Them
Just as They Did Thousand
Years Ago.

When King Alfred the Great was
reigning over England, thousand
years ago, school children pondered
over problems in arithmetic much as
our boys and girls do now.
Here are two taken word for word
from a lesson book of that day:
1.-The swallow once invited the snail
so dinner. He lived just one league
(three English miles) from the spot,
and the snail travelled at the rate Of
only one inch a day. How long
would it be before he dined?"
"An old man met a child. Good
day, my son. he said. May you live
as long as you have lived, and as
much more, and thrice as much as all
this; and If God gives you one year
in addition to the others, you will be
century old!' What was that boys
age?'-The Comrade.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-08

rine the public has no idea what it
owes these men, especially IL judged
by the silly, meager pay they receive
for their Unreasonable responsible
ties and labors. At sea there are the
watches on the bridge, Mount Mis-
cry" and it may be in the bitter cold
gales of the North Atlantic, with the
spindrift flashing the face and bliz-
zard-like fairly whipping the eyes al
most out of the face Or many walk
Mount Misery under the dazzling
glare of tropical sun. Or maybe on
pitch dark nights peerfng through
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-08
a Shinninu Error.

The young duchess of Westminster,
wife Of the richest peer in England,
recently gave birth to her third child.
daughter Thus there is no heir to
The immense Grosvenor fortune, Earl
Grosyenor, the duchess second child,
having died at the age Of four.
Apropos of all this, rather cruel
story is being told in Newport about
Lady Ursula Grosvenor, the eight
year-old daughter of the young Ouch.
ess
A friend, the story goes, called at
Eaton Hall, and as she sat in the
drawing-room, little Lady Ursula en-
tered.
"Oh, good afternoon she said,
Gravely Mamma can't see any one
today. She's upstairs with the new
baby. They sent her, you know, a girl
when she'd ordered a boy, and she's
SO upset that she's quite ILL.,"
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-08
TALKING to the Child.

Mrs. K talks to little Madge
just as Mr. x talks to their dog"
said a little girl Of neighboring fam
lily. And it was indeed true. Mrs.
x is a very well-meaning woman
and would be greatly surprised if she
should hear the foregoing statement.
She has simply unconsciously acquired
harsh tone of voice in dealing with
her children This is altogether un-
necessary and is not, as many moth
ers seem to think, mark Of good dis
cipline. The mother whose manner is
quiet but firm is generally a much
more successful disciplinarian than
the harsh-voiced mother who issues
her commands in dictatorial manner.
Kindness never spoils children. 1t is
habby indecision, sometimes mistaken
for kindness, which spells them.
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-08
TRY to Cor1e Back.

Not long ago Lord Kinnaird, who Is
always actively interested in religious
work, paid a surprise visit to mis-
and told a class of boys the story OF
Samson. Introducing his narrative,
his lordship added:
''IIe was strong, became weak, and
then regained his strength, enabling
him to destroy his enemies. Now,
boys, if | had an enemy. what would
you advise me to do?"
A little boy, after meditating on the
secret of that great giants strength,
shot up his hand and exclaimed: Get
a bottle of air restorer."
River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1910-09-08
HOW A DOCTOR CURED SCALP
DISEASE

when I was ten or twelve years
old bad a scalp disease, something
like scaId head, though it wasn't that.
/ suffered for several months, and
most Of my hair came out. Finally
they had doctor to see me and he
recommended the Cuticura Remedies.
They cured me in a few weeks.
have used the Cuticura Remedies, also,
for a breaking out on my hands and
was benefited a great deal. I haven't
had any more trouble with the scalp
disease. Miss Jessie F. Buchanan,
r. 4. D. 3, Hamilton, Ga, Jan. z, 1909"