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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-07

Tom Gordon-Thomas Jefferson now
only in his mothers letters-was past
10, and his voice was in the transition
stage which made him blushingly self
conscious when he ran up the window
shade in the Pullman to watch for the
earliest morning outlining of old Leb-
anon on the southern horizon.
Homesickness returned with renewed
qualms when the train had doubled the
nose OF Lebanon and threaded It's way
among the hills to the Paradise por-
tai Gordonia, OF the single side ok.
had grown into q small iron town, with
the Chiawassee plant fanlSing good
haif-mile of the railway: with a Gin
dery street or two. and a scummy wave
OF operatives cottages and laborers'
shacks spreading up the hillsides which
were stripped bare of their trees and
underground.
Toms eyes filed, and he was won
dering 1alntly il the desOlating tide OF
progress had topped the hills to pour
over into the home valley beyond, when
MS father accosted him. There was a
little shock at the sight of the grizzled
hair and beard turned so much grayer:
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-07
BOY TORTURED BY ECZEMA

when my boy was six years old, he
suffered terribly with eczema. He
could neither sit still nor lie quietly in
bed, for the itching was dreadful. He
would irritate spots by scratching
with his nails and that only made
them worse. A doctor treated him
and we tried almost everything, but
the eczema seemed to spread 1t
started in a small place on the lower
extremities and spread for two years
until it very nearly covered the back
part of his leg to the knee.
Finally | got Cuticura Soap, Cuti-
cura Ointment and Cuticura Pills and
gave them according to directions.
used them in the morning and that
evening, before l put my boy to bed,
/ used them again and the improve
ment even in those few hours was sur
prising, the Inflammation seemed to
be so much less. / used two boxes of
Cuticura Ointment, the same of the
Pills and the Soap and my boy was
cured. My son is now in his sew
enteenth year and he has never had
a return of the eczema.
Il took care of friends child that
had eczema on it's face and limbs and
| used the Cuticura Soap and Ointment
They acted on the child just as they
did on my son and it has never re.
turned. would recommend the Cuti.
cura Remedies to anyone. Mrs. A. j.
Cochran, 1923 Columbia Ave-, Phila-
delphia, Pa, Oct. 20, 1909"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-07

all the many mistakes of your life
in SO persistently refusing to marry
me. Call Aunt Nancy in if you wish.
she is OH my side"
Il should say she is. She made the
coffee so strong tonight that If it had
wanted to do so it could have walked
off bodily with this entire apartment.
And all that because 'Mar'se Brent he
likes his cawfee dat strong dat if de
cup was ter bre'k de cawfee would
most stand up alone
'All of which goes to prove my
point. AS for the janitor. nice sort of
a name you would have if one of your
Sunday nights ended in disgraceful
brawl between the janitor and one of
your guests"
Nice sort of name I'll have, any
way. if you stay here much later"
muttered Patricia, glancing at the
clock. Those new people across the
hall are taking a lively interest in me
as it is. and they have been here only
a week"
You don't say SOL" offered Jimmie.
politely, covering his lips quickly with
his hand. ostensibly to conceal a
yawn.
Jimmie, you are sleepy. Please go
home"
Haven't finished my cigar"
You are not likely to if you don't
get busy and smoke it,"
I'm not in a hurry, thank you But
about those new people across the
hall, Patricia? Tell me more about
them. What do you think of them?"
Il think they are horrid," said Pa
tricia IN tone that bore the hallmark
of conviction. I've seen only two
members of the family, but they are
enough. There IS an old, gray-haired
woman. so lean and angular you could
use her for a costumer. She owns a
barbedwire voice that corresponds
perfectly with her hatchet-face.
"Barbed-wire voice. hatchet-face, {"
repeated Jimmie. she is perfectly
safe from me. But what sort of per-
son is she? Your description doesn't
reveal that little detail"
"Oh, doesn't 1t? Then perhaps the
fact that she discusses the other peo-
pie in the apartment building with the
servants may throw some light on the
subject"
1T does help some. But what has
she said bout-about-well. about
you, for instance?"
well, she said that If | were not"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-07
A Teacher in the MAKING.

She was popular young normal
student, who had been to a party the
night before, and as a consequence,
was mot prepared" in the geography
class
The woman instructor, true to her
method of drawing upon the general
knowledge of a student rather than to
permit failure, after eliciting two or
three inconsequential 'stabs" from
her fair but jaded disciple, asked for
the products of China.
The victim frightened. "Tea," she
asserted, preparing to sit down.
Eyes, and what else?" encouraged
the instructor.
The young woman smiled with
sweet hopelessness.
Nov you can mention others, am
sure. Just think about it,
Tea" drawled the fiute-like voice
of the pretty girl, and puckering
her forehead with an intellectual tour
de force, and laundry work"
Youths Companion.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-07
An Old Reaufy Recine

The Roman poet Ovid gives the fol.
lowing recipe for one of the compost
lions then in use among the ladies to
increase the smoothness of their skin
or to conserve its delicacy: Take the
barley of Libya and remove the chaff
and hull, take an equal quantity Of
vetch or of bitter vetch; mix the one
and then the other with eggs, then dry
and grind the whole and with 1t mix
powdered hartshorn. Add some mar
cissus bulbs previously ground in a
mortar and some gum, and also some
farina made from Tuscan wheat. Now
thicl1en the mixture with a greater
quantity of honey and the resulting
composition will render the skin
smoother than a mirror"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-07
IN THE NEW HARVARD.
Lecture Astronomy IL Inter-
rupted by Infant Prodigies.

Before proceeding further with the
lecture said the professor of astron.
omy at Harvard, according to Life. Il
must insist that the students lay aside
their dolls. | cannot pretend to in
ssruct those who do not pay attention,
and l wish to remark that there is q
time and place for playing dolls, as
we'll as a repository for rattles.
DO not make it necessary for me
to be personal, Herbert Sylvester Low
ell. The mere fact that you ara
teething Is no excuse for biting your
teething ring that loud and obstrep-
uous manner. Mr.. Hollywood, would
you mind stepping into the hall and
telling Algernon's nurse to come in?
He has an attack OF whooping cough
which is annoying the entire class.
ITO continue: Uranus is, you will
observe, one of the most important
planets In the constellation; it has
- These Interruptions are becom-
ing most annoying. Horace Fletcher
Audubon, you must either put away
that gingerbread man or leave the
classroom. No, Milton Horatio Meek.
err, you cannot play with your tin en-
CINE during the lecture hour.
But l can plainly note that / am
not going to be permitted to proceed,
for that marble game between Angus.
tus Everton and Nathan Hale Hanson
has absorbed the interest Of most OF
know that my nerves are not accus-
toned to the scratching of your slate
pencil? Stop it, All. there goes the
first bell. One moment, please; |
have one or two announcements to
make.
Il regret to say that Prof Great.
head. who was to have talked with US
tomorrow on the 'Cosmic Conscious
ness of the Inevitable, Is i'll and will
not appear. His maternal parent tele-
phoned me this morning that he Is
suffering from a slight attack of chick.
en-pOx and that his nurse thinks il
unwise for him TO come. / am re-
quested further to announce that there
will be a game OF pom-pom- pullaway
for the seniors this afternoon in the
yard. The scheduled debate between
the juniors and the junior laws will
be held Saturday despite the epidemic
of cholera infantum which has so un.
fortunately spread among the students.
Il must ask the nurses to come
single file and to avoid getting the
perambulator wheels entangled in each
other. 1t interferes with the facility
of egress. Kindly avoid dropping milk
bottles upon the floor and see that all
rattles, dolls and toys are in the pos.
session of the proper owners"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-07
Cupid and the Proprieties
By Catherine ri. Patterson
1Copyright. 1910 by Assocated Literary Press)

Monday morning was drawing peril
ously near and the party had just
broken up. 1t was one of Patricia Nor
tons regular Sunday night supper par
ties, whose guest list never numbered
more than eight and usually less-and
the Falwells and Jimmie Brent were
the latest stayers. Mrs. Falwell and
her husband were just leaving. Mrs.
Falwell and her husband, 1t was al
ways that way, not that Mrs. Falwell
was the more important of the two or
was the possessor of any mental, moral
or physical superiority, but it just nat
urally was. Yet every one liked NJ
Falwell and he himself seemed quite
content with things as they were.
Jimmie Brent had risen with the
Falwells, but after they had gone he
still remained. In his hand he held
half smoked cigar.
May | stay until finish this?" he
Inquired, indicating his weed.
Surely" said Patricia.
Brent promptly knocked off not
only the ashes, but the live end of the
cigar. Patricia's eyebrows went W
lnquiringly.
Your motive, Jimmie?" she ques
toned
You said | should stay until fin
ished this cigar" holding it off and
admiring its proud, brown beauty.
But | don't expect you to be for
ever doing it"
Forever" unused Jimmie. I'D like
TO make this last forever
Jimmie Brent, you are coming back
to a forbidden subject. Finish that
cigar in five minutes-for then out
you 60"
do you mean that, Patricia ?" ma
king no move TO light his cigar and
If possible-settling himself still
more comfortably in his chair May
| ask how you are going to do it.
You can't use brute force, you know
Il shan't attempt TO do it myself,
she said, with dignity. Il shall cal
Aunt Nancy, and if she can't accom-
plish it she will call the janitor."
Call Aunt Nancy3 Good. She
thinks you are making the mistake OF
a isy.7Fl ~ : n ss = 70 jlff yns - f.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-07

but the welcoming was like 81 grateful
draft of cool water in parched wilder
ness.
We'll. now thenl How are We, Bud
dy boy2 Great land O. Canaan! but
you've shot up and thickened out
nightly in two years. SON"
Tom was painfully conscious of his
size. Also of the fact that he was
clumsily in his own way. particularly
as to hands and feet The sectarian
school dwelt lightly on athletics and
such purely mundane trivialities as
physical fitness and the harmonious
education of the growing body and
limbs.
Yes; I'm so big it makes me right
tired" he said, gravely, and his voice
cracked provokingly in the middle OF
it. Then he asked about his mother.
She's tolerable-only tolera BILE, Bud
dy. She allows she don't have enough
to keep her doin' in the new" Ca
leb pulled himself up abruptly and
changed the subject with a ponderous
attempt at levity. "What-all have you
done with your trunk check, son? Now
I'll bet hen worth fifty dollars ye've
gone and lost it."
But Tom had not; and when the lug
gage was found there was another in
novation to buffet him. The old buggy
with its high seat had vanished, and
in its room there was a modern surrey
and a negro driver. Tom looked ask
ance at the new equipage.
Cant we make out to walk, pappy? ?"
he asked, dropping unconsciously into
the child time phrase.
"Oh, yes; ] reckon we could. You're
not too young. and I'm not so terr'nie
old. But-get in, Buddy, get in; there1l
be trampin' enough for ye, all summer
long"
Ito be continued.)
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-07
Parts OF His Device That Have Not
Been Improved Upon From
the First.

Among pioneer inventors to whom
the diving dress in its present per-
ected form owes so much was Will
am Hannis Taylor. The previous hit
or miss attempts were superseded by
the Taylor patent of June 20, 1888, in
which the essential feature was the
valve allowing the emission of con-
sumed air without an influx of water.
Previous to this time, the Scientific
American says. there had been the
diving chests and the diving hell Of
which the latter. introduced by Smea-
ton in 117S' was the safest and most
practical device for submarine ex-
pIoration. The diving bell has been
developed alongside of the diving
dress and is still in use.
The general appearance of TavIor's
wing armor was like that of a KNIGHTS
,uit of mail. except for prominent
bulge in the body piece. A large pine
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-07

and feel so well that my friends keep
asking me what has helped me so
much, and l gladly recommend your
Vegetable Compound. MRS. WILLIE
EDWARDS, Holly Springs, Miss.
One of the greatest triumphs Of
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Com
pound is the conquering of woman's
dread enemy tumor. If you have
mysterious pains, Inflammation, ulcera-
ton or displacement, don't wait for
time to confirm your fears and 60
through the horrors of hospital opera
ton, but try Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege-
table compound at once.
For thirty years Lydia E. Pinkham's
Vegetable Compound, made from roots
and herbs, has been the standardremedy
for female ills, and such unquestion-
able testimony as the above proves the
value of this famous remedy, and
should give everyone confidence.
If you would like special advice
about your case write a cOnfiden-
tial letter to Mrs. Pinkham, at
Lynn, Mass. Her advice is free,
and always helpful.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-07
Get After the Flies.

With the warm days flies multiply
amazingly. Now is the time to at
tack them and prevent the breeding
of millions from the few hundreds that
already exist
Perhaps the most effective method
of destroying flies is by burning
pytethrum in each room. This stuns
the flies and they can be swept up and
burned
Flies are dangerous carriers of dis
ease and an enemy of humankind. Dc
your part toward keeping down the
pest and improving the health of your
cOmmunity
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-07
Inventor of Diving Armor

coming down from the surface and
penetrating the body piece at the
bulge supplied the fresh air. while a
short pipe entered the body piece on
the other side. and was provided with
a valve which carried of the exhaust.
Although diving armor has now
reached It's perfected state THE valve
has never been materially improved
upon.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-07
Children's Skins.

Every now and then child's skin
will break out in some kind of rash
and folks think it caught the trouble al
school or somewhere away from home
Half the time the trouble is caused
by the use of unwholesome yellow
soaps for washing clothing. They leave
the dirt in the goods and make the
clothing harsh and irritating to the skin
No wonder the rash breaks out. Easy
Task soap is clean and white and SAM
tary and is best for childrens clothes
and yours, too. Get it at your grocer's
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-07
AppreciatIye trishman.

The English traveiers compla.a that
they are so much hurried in our
hotels and so little In our stage
coaches. An Irish traveller took a diff
ferent view of the case. Honest Pat
came in at one o'clock, and was
called up in a half an hour. And
what will We charge fo- the lodging?"
twenty-five cents" WAS the reply.
"An sure 'twa kind OF We to call me
so airly; if I'd slept until the morn
ing. I'd not had the money to pay the
bill"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-07
Your Wife's Picture.

A man ought to be ashamed to live
so that his wife is compelled to look as
she does at housekeeping time. He'll
allow her to buy cheap old yellow soap
right along and take twice as long for
her Homework and washing, when
Easy Task soap will save time, health
and money for her. A man wouldn't toll
crate old-fashioned methods in his
place of business for a minute. If your
wife would use Easy Task soap all the
time there wouldn't be a tenth of the
dirt to get rid of at housecleaning time.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-07
DANGEROUS Job.

Kind Lady-Here is a rhubarb pie,
my poor man. How did you get that
wound on your arm?
Tired TIM was lookout, mum.
Kind Lady-Ah, a lookout on a
steamer and there was a collision?
Tired Tim-No, mum, lookout for
a second-story man an de Waterman
winged me, mum.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-07
In the W5y.

You haven't much of a memory for
dates" said the conversational board,
er.
Nope" replied Farmer Corntossel
Il used to have. But it interferes with
business when you're sellin' spring
chickens
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-07
An Eternal Reason.

You seem to be awfully bitter
against old Busby. What's the cause?"
'Oh, money reason"
II didn't know you had any business
dealings with him"
II don't l hate him because he has
Plain Dealer
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-07

Few of us use to the full the re-
sources of happiness that are avail
able. Happiness depends upon the
treatment of what we have, and not
of what we have not.-E. J. Hardy.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-07

Griggs-Hickson wants to borrow
some money of me. Do you know any
thing about him?
Briggs know him as we'll as do
you. | wouldn't let him have a cent.
Boston Transcript.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-07

MISUNDERSTANDING
icines have done for
me. The doctors said
i had a tumor, and i
had an operation,
but was soon as bad
againasever.Iwrot
toyouforadvice,a and
began to take Lydia
+. Pinkkam's Veg.
etable Compound
as you told me to
do. i am glad to
COW {bot noun 1Nnt
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-07
DR.. MARTEL'S FEMALE PILLS.
Seventeen Years the Standard.

seventeen Years the Standard.
Prescribed and recommended for
Womens Ailments. A scientifically
prepared remedy of proven worth.
The result from their use is quick and
permanent. For sale at all Drug
Stores
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-07
Housekecpcr,s Henson

What is your chief objection to
moving pictures?"
The dust that has accumulated be-
hind them. Birmingham Age Herald.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-07
On His own.

While l was engaged to her she
made me give up drinking. smoking
and golf. Last of all. / gave up some
thing on my own account"
What was that?"
THE girl."-Judge.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-07

OF course IT was an old bachelor
who said that women ought to hold
their tongues occasionally in order to
give their thoughts a chance to catch
I'D
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-07
PenaI,zed for HoIdinu,

Maud-Do you believe in palmistry?
Ethel-In way. I've known it to
work -Snlendid as a starter when the
young man was shy.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-07

A rich mans children seem to think
ii is up to them TO make a noise in
the world.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-07

Girls don't take much interest in
pugilism, but they will continue to
train for the engagement ring
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-07
BIaciSInais I'm EnrI.ud

Blackmail in serious case may be
punished with penal servitude for life
in England
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-07

Or. Pferce's pleasant Pellets cure constipation.
Constipation is the cause OF many diseases. Cure
the cause and you cure the disease Easy 10 take.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-07

IF YOU USE BALL BLUE,
Get Red Cross Ball Blue, the best Ball
Blue. Large OF. package only 8 cents.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-07

Mrs. Hare-Old Snail got his boy q
position last week and he only held
1t one day.
Mr.. Hare-What was it?
Mrs. Hare-A messenger boy.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-07

A man is never so easily deceived
as when he is trying to deceive others
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-07

YELLOW CLOTHES ARE UNSIGHTLT.
Keep them white with Red Cross Ball Blue.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-07

Mrs WinsIow-s Soothing Syrup.
For children teething. softenS the gums reduces IN
41u.atIon .allays pain. cures wind collie &c bottle
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-07

Ennui is the price we pay for knowl
edge
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-07
TUMOR OF
YEARS
GROWTH
Removed by Lydia E. Pink.
ham'sVegetabIe Compound
Holly Springs, Miss. "Words are
mo fo ovnraco -

Holly Springs, Miss. =" Words are
inadequate for me to express what
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-07
Imnoy,apt "a Mothero

Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA, safe and sure remedy for
infants and children, and see that II
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-04-22

wondering. curious eyes of a little
child.
She looked FOR a long moment. Then
she remembered herself and courteSied
profoundly, as she had been told to 90.
Her father came to her then aud took
her by the hand. He Introduced her
formally to the man that WAS to be
her husband.
M. i{@oul de Valotte." he said. Il
have the honor to present you to my
daughter. Nile. Madeleine dc Nalette."
NJ. Ra"u, De Nalette bowed granuly.
Madeleine in watching herself almost
forgot t. courtesy. But then she re
memberrd. and 50 she returned his
greeting. as Aunt Marguerite had taught
her. And I'll the While her violet eyes
were round with the wonder of it all.
He came across to her. did NJ. Ra0ul
de Nalette. He took her hand in his.
He lifted her little hand and kissed
it. brushing it with his ~lips-Aunt Mar
guerite had told her nothing of this;
she wondered what it might be for
then he let 90 her hand gently.
He said softly
Il trust, mademoiselle. that it may
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-04-22

sei'o." he said. that nothing may ever
mar Our Profound accord"
This time she remembered. She
said:
That is my wish also, monsieur"
She looked up at Aunt Marguerite.
is it all uVer now" she queried.
Then she almost bit her lip, for Aunt
Marguerite "SShed" so suddenly. and
there was on her face such an express
sion CT horror. But Father O'Mara
was before her now. his broad, sui
Drowned hands extended to take hers.
She placed her w therein.
My dear" he said. let me be the
first lot of your family to wish you
all the JOY in the world. On my soul.
you deserve everything that the bless
ed angels do"
She Queried wOnderingly:
Does marriage bring all that. ia
there"
The good priest turned to NJ. Raoul
de Nalette.
"Neither a jewel nor a flower. sir"
he said. I'VE were both wrong. "A
little white butterfly. she is-a little
white butterfly"
The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-04-22

och, Father O'Mara." she cried ca
gerry, II caught that big one-the one
that had red ard gold on it's wings
but I let him so. That was better FOR
him wasn't it,
TO be sure it was" he returned
very seriously. Then her father came
and kissed her on the forehead. He
and Father 0'Mara left her with
Aunt Marguerite and with her be-
trothed.
NJ. Raoul de Naiette brought her a
chair. He> brought one,for Aunt Mar
guerite. too.,and then for'himself. And
they all Shutdown. She watched him
interestedly--watched him, that is. un-
til Aunt Marguerite whispered in her
ear, Cast your eyes down" And
then, Of course. she had to look at the
floor.
At length she heard NJ. Raoul de
Valette speak to her. He said:
"Doubtless you have been informed.
~mademoiselle, that this very day your
honored father will decide the date
upon which | achieve the greatest fe-
licity Of my life"