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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-15
ELECTRICAL NOTES.

Modern electric hoists are so de-
signed that the speed varies with the
load.
A portable electrolytic bleaching ap-
paratus has been devised for house
hold use to remove stains from tex
tiles.
A new sanitary mouthpiece for tele-
phones is made flush with the trans
mitter case to avoid germ-catching
corners.
A 20-watt tungsten lamp gives one
fourth more light than the carbon fila
ment lamp of 16 candlepower. on one
half the current.
A coin-in- the-slot electric curling
iron heater for the use of feminine
natrons of the hotels and other public
places has been patented.
An electric alarm for incubators,
making use of a thermostat, rings a
bell when the temperature rises above
or falls below the egg Matching point.
Probably the best timekeeper in the
world is the electric clock in the Berlin
observatory. Ii is inclosed in an air.
tight cylinder and its deviation is
practically nil.
The new metal filament LAMPS are
not nearly so fragile as the earlier
types.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-15
Electricity by Wind .

1t is said that all the difficulties IN
the way of the generation of electricity
by means of wind power have been
overcome by German firm, which has
just placed such sets on the market.
The apparatus is entirely automatic
and self adjusting, requiring no atten-
ton except upon the approach of a
gale of unusual severity, when it is
necessary to reduce the sail area Of
the wind wheel. The most important
feature of the installation is regu-
lator which maintains constant pres
sure on the lighting circuit, without
regard to the activity of the dynamo or
the condition of the storage battery.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-15
shrewd scheme stopped Run.

Many years ago, in consequence Of
commercial panic. there was severe
run on bank in South Wales, and
the small farmers jostled each other
In crowds to draw out their money.
Things were rapidly going from bad
to worse, when the bank manager, il
fit of desperation, suddenly be
thought him of an expedient. BY his
directions clerk, having heated some
sovereigps il a frying-pan, paid them
over the counter to an anxious appli
cant Why, they're quite hot" said
the latter as he took them up ''Oi
course" was the reply; what else
could you expect? They are only just
out of the mold. We are coming them
by hundreds as fast as we can
Coming them," thought the simple
agriculturists; then there is no fear
of the money running shorti" With
this their confidence revived, the pan
&c abated, and the bank was enabled
to weather the storm.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-15

Miss Melincent Davis, daughter Of
aae widow Davis. of The Beeches
manor house, had lived twenty years
without in the least suspecting that
she was a born artist She became
sSare of it at last through her mother.
she made a little crayon sketch Of
nae creek and the bridge below the
house, and the mother had scarcely
glanced at 1t when she said:
We'll, this settles it. We will sell
she place and move into the city
where you can attend an art school"
The daughter hesitated until she
had made another sketch-this time
n an old stub in a field with a wood
Recker grubbing at 1t in search of
Breakfast Then the mother said such
talent must be cultivated, no matter
what the cost-the cook said that the
EOodpecker looked as natural as an
aid hen, and the hired man said that
any one who took that old stub for a
weeping willow would have to settle
sfth him.
You go right over to Rose Manor
somorrow morning and put the prop
srty n the hands of a real estate
agent" commanded the mother. After
that. the thing was looked upon as
good as settled. America was signing
sor more landscape artists. and she
should have at least one recruit.
F.. Miss Melincent had an electric run
about 1t was brought out for her
next morning and she started for the
lsillage of roses. She remembered
having seen a very small real estate
man and very large sign on street
rsorner. and she decided to call upon
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-15
Sarah Bernhardt and Women Soldiers.

/ remember when / first appeared
as the Due de Reichstadt, thought tc
myself how little disadvantage sex is
to a woman who wishes to play a dis
tinguished part, not merely on the
stage, but in real life. Women are
only weak when their characters are
weak. Surely Louis XVI. did not
think women were weak when bat
talions of them were surrounding his
palace at Versailles. My experience
has shown me that Frenchwomen are
more resolute, more fearless, more
competent than the women of other
nations. They would not plead their
sex in the face of the enemy. Just as
Jeanne dare was born military
leader, so, in case of a crisis today.
many women would be found who. il
men were pusillanimous. would cry
with Lady Macbeth: Give me the dag
s!"-Sarah Bernhard in the
Strand.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-15
Tried to Keep Sober.

There was inserted in Homes Every
Day Book in 1875 the following as an
advertisement:
Whereas, the subscriber, through
the pernicious habit of drinking, has
greatly hurt himself in purse and per
son, and rendered himself odious to
all his acquaintance, and finding
there is no possibility of breaking of
from said practise but through the
impossibility to find the liquor-he
therefore begs and prays that no per-
son will sell him for money or on
trust any sort of spirituous liquors, as
he will not in future pay for 1t, but
will prosecute any one for an action
of damage against the temporal and
eternal interests of the public's hum
BILE, serious and sober servant.-John
Chalmers"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-15
How Dumas Won a Wager.

For rapidity of composition the
prize among novelists must be award.
ed to Alexander Dumas. who died with
over three thousand books to his cred
it. in all of which he had some share.
According to Mr. Arthur F. Davidson,
one of his biographers, he often de-
clared that when once he had mapped
out in his mind the scheme of novel
or a play the work was practically &C
compIished, since the mere writing OF
II presented no difficulty and could be
performed as fast as the pen could
travel. Some one disputed this; the
result was a wager.
Dumas had in his head the plan of
the "Chevalier de la Maison Rouge"
of which he had not yet written a
word, and he made bet of 100 louis
that he would write the first volume
of the novel In ~ hours. The vol
ume was to be formed by rs large
foolscap pages, each page containing
As lines and each line so letters. In
&c hours Dumas had done the work
in his fair flowing hand. disfgureo
by no erasions-and the bet was won
with six hours to spare.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-15
Steam. Electricity and Coal.

For a time, during the transition
from steam to electricity on the South
port branch of the Lancashire & York
shire railway, it was necessary to run
steam trains between the electrical
trains, at the same speed. This af-
forded an opportunity to compare the
coal consumption Of the locomotives
with that Of the power-house supply.
ing the electric trains. 1t was found
that the six-wheeled. coupled-tank
engines consumed so pounds of coal
per train mile for express trains, and
100 pounds for accommodation trains.
The consumption of coal at the power
station for the electrical trains is 40
pounds per train mile.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-15
MOUTHPiECE is DIRT PROOF
Flush Device Arranged by New York
inventor Makes Transmitter
More Sanitary Than Cup.

A flush mouthpiece for telephones
has been designed by a New York in
ventor for the purpose of making the
transmitter more sanitary. 1t consists
of an aluminium cup attached to the
diaphragm of the transmitter by
means of the bolt and nut used in
fastening the front electrode to the
diaphragm, says Popular Mechanics.
The cup extends through the transmit
ter case and its outer edge is turned
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-15
PRESSED HARD.
Coffee's Weight on Old Age.

When prominent men realize the In
furious effects of coffee and the change
in health that Postum can bring, they
are glad to lend their testimony for
the benefit of others
A superintendent of public schools
in a Southern state says: My moth
er, since her early childhood, was an
inveterate coffee drinker, had been
troubled with her heart for a number
of years and complained of that weak
all over feeling and sick stomach.
"Some time ago was making an Of
fetal visit to a distant part of the
country and took dinner with one of
he merchants of the place 1 noticed
somewhat peculiar flavor of the cof-
fee. and asked him concerning it. He
replied that 1t was Postum. / was SO
pleased with 1t that, after the meal was
over, l bought a package to carry
home with me, and had wife pre-
pare some for the next meal; the
whole family liked it SO well that we
discontinued coffee and used Postum
entirely.
Il had really been at times very
anxious concerning my mothers con-
dition, but We noticed that after using
Postum for a short time, she felt SO
much better than she did prior to its
use, and had little trouble with her
heart and no sick stomach; that the
headaches were not so frequent, and
hor oouaroI CON ifiou much irnnrove6
This continued until she was as well
and hearty as the rest of US.
Il know Postum has benefited my
self and the other members of the fam
lily, but in a more marked degree in
the case of my mother, as she was a
victim of long standing"
Ever read the above letterf A new
one nopears from time TO time. They
are genuine, true, md full of human
interest.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-15
USING ELECTRICITY AT SEA
Important Part II Plays in Developing
Great Speed Attained by I'm.
mense Ocean Liner.

A writer in the Electrical Review,
of London, gives an interesting ac-
count of the important parts played
by electricity in developing the great
speed attained by the Mauretania He
says:
Without in any way rejecting upon
the abilities of the engineers, it must
be admitted that they did not seem TO
have grasped the great possibilities of
the various auxiliaries on the ship
and it is attention to these auxiliaries
which determines the ultimate fulfill
ment of the designers ideas
"As Is now we'll known, practically
all the auxiliary machinery on the
Mauretania Is electrically driven,
and it is equally we'll known,
especially among electrical engineers
connected with shipwork, that marine
engineers have stubborn and con-
sentative objection to anything other
than the steam-driven plant with
which they have been brought up.
When, therefore. an electrical installa-
ton of more than 1000 horse power
no qualified electricians on board to
enlighten them as to its proper usage,
they naturally felt some trepidation.
and had little desire to attempt any
record speeds.
Perhaps it is not quite evident why
the speed of the ship should entirely
depend on the auxiliary plant, and in
explanation it must be said that prac-
tically all fast boats require rela-
lively enormous quantity of steam at
high pressure, which can only be OBJ
tanned from the boilers when high
power forced-draft fans are employed
to supply air to the furnaces. and a
slight diminution in their output has
an immediate effect on the steam
pressure of the boilers, and conse-
quently on the speed of the engines
and propellers. In the case of the
Mauretania the forced-draft fans are
electrically driven
According to the writer, the entire
dependence of the boats speed on the
electric generating plant is now thor
oughly understood, and one of the first
considerations is to keep up the volt
age Before this, it might drop 10 or
10 per cent, and the only result was
dim light and the slowing down OF
a few unimportant motors-fi Ut on the
Mauretania 1t is vital. In conclusion.
we read:
at is strange, on the face of it, that
such apparently small details should
be the means of converting a 23-knot
boat into one of 26 knots; but it is no
exaggeration to say that the records
of the Mauretania are entirely due to
better understanding of the cleo.
trical conditions"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-15

story is told of famous musician
rvho was almost as noted for his parsi
tmony as for the genius which gave
many fine compositions to the world
Among his admirers was young man
who was determined, IL possible, to
,zecure some raemento of his days OF
stndy with the master.
The last day had come and he was
still without his token, when he sud
denly plucked up courage. The great
musician had taken his old cotton UNI
brella. green with age and minus sew
oral ribs and announced his intention
.of walking home with his young pupil
to get the air.
II was raining slightly, and the
Young man raised his umbrella, new
and handsome one, holding 1t humbly
aver the musicians shabby hat. They
were brought so near together that he
stammered out:
"On-if If you would only give
me some little remembrance OF your
xelf and these days-no matter how
mail"
The great man looked at him keer
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-15

Aim first II he said that manor
houses were a little dull in the mar
lket just then she would call on a big
yer mar with a smaller sign.
She was making good time over the
smooth pike, and wondering whether
TO ask $4,000 or $4,000 for the prop
lerty. when the unexpected happened.
Mr.. Eugene Bamford had returned
from Europe. He was fairly rich and
fairly lazy. He was no artist, but he
knew when his coat set we'll He did
mot know woodpecker from a robin,
but he could run an automobile Just
then he was visiting sister at Rose
Manor and driving himself around the
country more or less. He was out on
this morning. He thought all the rest
of the United States was sitting in its
back dooryard, and in making a turn
I'm the road he did not decrease speed,
land he did not consider his right
hand side from his left.
Miss Melincent was in a hurry to
get to that real estate Office. Thou
sands of would-be buyers of manor
houses might be waiting there. She
was going pretty fast when she
reached the turn. She might have
been on the right side or the wrong
side or in the middle of the road. A
good-looking young lady is always en-
titled TO the benefit of the doubt in
such cases.
Presently there was a shout from
Mr.. Eugene Bamford! And there was
a scream from Miss Melincent Davis,
Then, a turn of the wheel and both
ran into the ditch and things crashed
and snapped and sputteredl Both ma
chimes were damaged-hers worse
than his, but no one was hurt. Mr..
iBamford was gentleman enough to
ask If she was nortally fnjured-to
insist 1t was all his fault-to present
his card-to climb the roadside fence
for her hat-to declare that he would
pay all damages and to ask If he
couldn't take her home His machine
had lost lamps and mud guards. but
was still In running order.
Il wouldn't care SO much" replied
the girl in a hystericky way, but /
was going to Rose Manor to sell some
real estate. 1t may go down In price
now"
Too bad-too badl / think / can
tow your machine home behind mine,
agent myself. If you have property to
Isell-that is, if you have property to
dispose of-that is"
why, how lucky" she replied.
You can go home with me and see
mother and ask her a lot OF Ques-
ltions. If you have enough money with
you we may make sale right Of
today. ! assure you we are willing to
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-15
New InsuIator.

substitute for gutta percha, ebon-
tie. celluloid, amber and other insula-
tors has been invented by DR.. Bake
land. president of the American Elec-
troICbemical society, from which it
takes the name "bakelite." 1t is pro-
duced through the condensation of
formaldehyde and phenol. 1t is said
70 he an electric insulator of the first
rank. insoluble in all ordinary dis
so,vents and not melting at high tenn
neratures. In chemical constellation
il closely resembles Japanese lacquer,
the composition of which has always
been more or less OF mystery.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-15
EIectroIYsis.

The current that leaves the motor
of the street car and seeks to make
its way back to the power-house along
the track often comes to a place in
the rails where it is much easier
travelling to jump off the rail to adj
joining moist soil and then to near
by water or gas pipe All is we'll UNI
til this current leaves the pipe for
some better path. when 1t takes with
it bits of the pipe, finally producing a
leak. This destruction of the pipe is
called ectrolysis-Popular Electri-
cifv
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-15
Don't Throw That RUG Away.

Just because rug looks old and
worn and the dust has been ground
into it so deeply that days beating
will not take it out. do not throw II
away. Make thick white suds with
Easy Task soap. scrub the rug fat on
the floor, wipe it dry with clean cloth,
and 1t will surprise you how beauti-
fully new K is. Easy Task soap is an
enemy to dirt and friend to fabric
of all kinds. 1t is the clean, white
laundry soap that halves your washing
and doubles your satisfaction.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-15
Vermont Thrift.

Robert Lincoln O'Brien. editor of the
Boston Transcript, is great admirer
of the thrift of the vermonters, but
thinks sometimes they carry II too
far.
O'Brien was up in Vermont last sum
mer and went to dinner with a friend
who had some political aspirations. As
they came in the door he heard the
lady of the house say to the hired
girl: q see Mr. Jones has somebody
with him for dinner. Take these two
big potatoes down to the cellar and
bring up three small ones"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-15
First Temperance Sermon.

So far as known the first sermon
against intemperance in this country
was preached by Rev. Ebenezer Por-
ter In the town of Washington, Conn,
in 1905. He was led to deliver 1t by
the fact that a stranger passing
through the town persisted in the
snow, with a bottle of liquor by his
side. The minister was greatly trou-
bled over the awful fate of the poor
drunkard and felt moved to warn his
congregation against the evils that
may follow the use of strong drink.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-15
An Inexpensive Souvenir

ly, then UP at the umbrella spread
over his head. He thrust his old cot
ton umbrella into the young mans
free hand
Certainly, my dear young friend"
ne said. I'VE will exchange umbrellas
/ shall be delighted to do it."-Youths
Companion.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-15
Rioht Of The RaeI

When Is an actor not an actor"
asked the man with the conundrum
habit
The man who had passed the after
noon at a vaudeville house never hest.
tated a minute.
About nine times out of ton he
replied.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-15

over so as to come nearly flush with
the face of the case. The cup fits
close enough to the case TO seal its in
terror from dust and dirt, but does not
come in actual contact with it. There
are no grooves for the lodgment of
dust or dirt.
Tests of the new transmitter are
claimed to prove that it gives just as
good service over distances of from 1
to 500 miles as the cup type now in
general use.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-15
ELECTRIC HEATER is HANDY
Heat Derived From lncandescent Lamp
Is Reflected Out In All Direc-
tons From Base.

An electric heater of ornamental de-
sign is shown in the accompanying cut
Detroit, Mich. The heat is derived
from incandescent electric lamps
mounted in the base as shown, says
Popular Electricity. These lamps are
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-15
The "Secret Placer

God has his secret place" where he
delights to commune with the believer.
Wherever we are when he draws
near-that is the trysting place of the
Most High where he will reveal to
us the riches of his grace. There we
may find how precious is the covert
of his wings and, beneath his out
spread pinions, feel the throbbings of
his love.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-15
w;..,... outfit for Police.

A part of the equipment of the new
81, OOO, 900 police headquarters in New
York is to be a wireless telegraphy
outfit operated from the dome. 1t is
expected that branch stations will be
in outlying districts of the
city and in other counties. SO that If
wires fail, communication may be
maintained.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-15
Don't Blame the Ho-..

There must be something in the
theory that animals have the reason
ing power"
'Yes?"
only the other day, according to a
news dispatch, horse chased chauf
feur and bit him
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-15
Fine Graft.

THE proudest boast of the old-time
robber barons was that they never
robbed a poor man."
Those fellows were amateurs at
the game" explained the great captain
of industry, land didn't understand
how much money there was in it =
Puck
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-15

ment Ialled to help. When In despair
began with Doan's Kidney Pills and
soon improved. Continued use cured
me and at present my healtL is ex-
cellent"
Remember the name-Doan's.
For sale by all dealers. 80 cents a
box Foster Milburn Co.. Buffalo N
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-15
Didn't Want Ii.

This car is the most popular auto
on the market" said the salesman. at
is widely advertised and you can see
its picture in all the magazines"
Then it won't do objected the
secretive man. II won't have a ma
chine that will tell every Tom, Dick
and Harry what | paid for it,"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-15
Oil Can With Insulated Tip.

made out of either hard rubber or vul-
a milled center to admit Of a firm
grip when screwing or unscrewing the
parts. Since oil is an insulator, no
current can get past the coupling
sleeve to the oilers hand.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-15
Doubtful Proposition.

THE Bohemian life Is the one that
Is frank and sincere" said the man
with the artistic temperament.
Perhaps" replied the practical
youth but | can't help having my
doubts about the frankness and SINGER
lty of anybody who tries to convince
you that he enjoys being broke"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-15
The Only Way.

why did he leave oil his money to
the black sheep OF the family?"
He said the other children were
too good to go to JAIL
"Well?"
And he wanted to fix 1t so the
black sheep would be too rich"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-15
a Smart Girl

"My DEAR" said her father, "the
lights were very low in the parlor
last night when | came home"
$50 they were, father Mr.. Shipper
was reciting Tennyson's Crossing the
Bar and he thought the lines would
moe impressive in semi-darkness.-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-15
Ipnmense AQueduct.

The aqueduct which Los Angeles is
building from the San Fernando val
Low a4O miles distant, not only will be
the greatest in the world, but will sup
nlv more persons with water and at
the same time irrigate $4,000 acres of
land and develop 10000 electrical
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-15


developed and for a
whole year, / was un.
able to work ] suf-
fered agonizing pains
in my back and the
X l d n ey secretions
were In terrible con-
dition. Ny vitality
gradually diminished
and the doctor,s froaf-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-15
a Con2srNafi,le

DO you take much interest in these
new thought movements?"
No There's great deal oe old
thought | don't understand yet"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-15
Exfreme Shock.

Il see where the society women at
one of the resorts are going to dance
in their bare feet"
do tel! How bare-faced.'
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-09-15
Both Behind

81 didn't see you at tho hall g.me
yesterday"
rroDapiy not. l was behind a hat"
Pshaw' When the game ended I
was behind SO"