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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-03
TheCanceled Debt

/ was standing with my back to the
fireplace. glancing at the headlines in
the evening paper. Suddenly ! laid II
down. and looked across the room to
where my wife sat at her writing table,
addressing invitations TO our forth
coming at-home.
~Di." | said. Il want to speak to
you"
"One moment. Jack" she answered,
without looking up. All her life Di
had expected to be waited for.
I'm sorry to interrupt you. Di." I
said slowly, but what | have to say
is important"
Has Charles given notice, after
all?
She looked up quickly as she spoke.
her pen held over the inkstand.
Charles as my man
Charles will have no further oppor-
tunities Of giving notice. | said. The
fact is. we've come to-the end"
ITO the end?' Di repeated with a
puzzled frown-
Absolutely" / replied firmly.
II don't understand" she exclaimed
petulantly, plotting an envelope. The
end Of what?'
Our money"
Cant we retrench?" she SCI ab-
sently.
my dear girl" / said firmly, its
not a question this time OF giving
fewer dinners, or even selling the motor.
It's a question of selling everything,
Jack" she cried in dismay. l had
her attention at last.
I'm awfully sorry, d. l said
lamely.
It's rather futile TO be sorry, isn't
it?" she remarked, with careless cruel
ty. Its done now
Perhaps it is futile" l retorted
"But il seemed the correct thing 70
say
I'VE haven't spent much time lately
in-saying the correct thing" she said
with a short laugh. 1t was not pleas
ant laugh. Unfortunately, 1t was grow
ing more frequent after five years OF
marriage.
Look here, Di." | began hurriedly
.we'ye made a most Internal muddle-
I'm sorry"
"Oh, don't apologize. quite agree;
1t Is a muddle."
| bit my lip. Her face wore an ex
preston hated to see. She was toe
young to be cynical.
"Di," / said quickly. there oughtnt
TO be a muddle. It's only because We
each go separate ways, and they hap
pen to be rather expensive ways
mo more expensive than other PEG
pies" she replied.
Perhaps not; only other people MAJ
| manage to pay for theirs; l can't"
said dryly.
"How long have you known this?"
Il didn't know till this morning tina
things were hopeless"
"You must have known something
before this. Why didn't you tell me-?
Since she asked for the truth, sh'
should have it.
81 didn't tell you. Di." said slowly
because in the first place, was
fool; and because, in the second place
| | thought that in the midst OF you
bridge and dancing, and-and flirting,
i / hated myself for saying 1t when
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-03
HARD TO DROP,
but Many Drop Ii.

A young Calf. wife talks about cof
fee:
1T was hard to drop Mocha and Java
and give Postum a trial, but my nerves
were so shattered that / was a nervous
wreck and of course that means all
kinds of ails
AT first / thought bicycle riding
caused it and I gave it up, but my
condition remained unchanged. / did
not want to acknowledge coffee caused
the trouble. for / was very fond of it.
At that time friend came to live with
US. and / noticed that after he HI
been with us a week he would 7
rink his coffee any more. / ask
him the reason. He replied, L have
not had headache since | left off
drinking coffee. some months ago. till
last week. when i began again. here at
your table. / don't see how anyone
can like coffee. anyway, after drinking
Postum
Il said nothing, but at once ordered
a package of Postum. That was five
months ago, and we have drank no
coffee since, except on two occasions
when we had company. and the result
each time was that my husband could
~ot sleep, but lay awake and tossed
III talked half the niglt. We were
,onvinced that coffee caused his suffer
ing, so he returned to Postum, con-
WINGED that coffee was an enemy, in
stead of a friend, and he Is troubled
no more by insomnia.
Il. myself, have gained pounds
in weight, and my nerves have ceased
to culver. 1t seems so easy now to
quit coffee that caused our aches and
ails and take up Postum"
Read the little book, The Road to
MELVILLE" in pkgs. There's Rea-
SON.
Ever read the above letter?
rev one appears from time to tin
They are genuine, true, and
OF human interest.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-03

debars from polite society In the days of military
civilizations consciousness military Our language
STEPPED with martial terms reminiscent OF
ancient belcose habitudes. In the of the chase
had a hunting consciousness, psychologists
form us And in It's memory still phrases like
"the pursuit OF truth" Nowadays developing
scientific vocabulary. When wish
feelings about thing the erudite portion OF speak
of our reaction" on it.
After science has its and after prag-
matism has been popularized, and after yet
born OF thinking has developed and established,
and become obsolete then who knows but that the old
fashioned Bible Christian. nowadays growing increas-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-03

stretch mesh of from 81 TO 20 inches.
They are either anchored or drifted
at night. and the turtles swimming
along get tangled up in them and fall
an easy prey.
AS the hawksbill turtles spend most
of their time at the bottom in deep
water. different apparatus must be
discovers their location by means of
a water telescope. which Is an ordi-
nary water bucket with a wooden
bottom removed and pane of glass
substituted. By putting this on the
surface bottom down and placing the
head In the upper part the bottom is
clearly visible
When found round iron hoop with
a bag of coarse Irvine is lowered over
the animal and as he struggles upward
he becomes entangled in Il and
is brought TO the surface and drawn
into the boat. A three tooth grapnel
is also used at times This is lowered
and the animal is caught by the shout
der.
Keeping Turtles Alive After Cap
ture.
Turtles generally have special spots
in shallow water close to shore to
which they return every night. and
each animal has its own wallow or
burrow. where 1t remains when not
eating or travelling 1t is in these
places that they are generally sought.
In pegging the aim is TO drive the
peg in the chimes OF the carapace of
the turtle. as this offers the best hold
ing part and does the least damage to
the animal. When fertile is seen the
pegger stands erect on the forward
thwart with his miniature harpoon
poised for prompt throw at the right
moment.
AS soon as the animal is hit 1t dives
and drags the boat forward at Il rapid
rate. 1t IS very soon compelled to
come to the surface to breathe and Is
hen easily secured by means of a
rope if 100 large to be taken into the
boat
When landed at Key West the tur.
ties which have been kept alive-all
that die are thrown away as worthless
are placed in small. square pens OF
wattled stakes. called kraals. built in
the water. close to shore and in staked
compartments under wharves. and
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-03

put a good face on our movements"
said, looking across at her.
Then it's all settled. Dr." / said
with quick sigh. I'VE shall both be
busy. l suppose. There'll be the sale
to arrange about later on. Let me
know any wishes you may have about
it. won't you? I'm going to the club
now"
She was still sorting her letters. and
| wanted some sign that she cared,
that she was sorry. 'Di. can't you
speak, can't you say somethicg9"
/ She kept her back to me and was
perfectly silent
l walked to the door. and then
paused
Then there is nothing more to be
said?" l asked. with my hand on the
door knob.
No." she said slowly-"no there's
nothing more to be said exceps with
quick movement she switched off the
electric light on the table. and turned
to me with little sob-.except-tha
I'm coming with you 10 Canada"
Dbl" | cried incredulously.
Our five years account was paid aft.
er all.-M A P
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-03

Key West. Fla. was for many years
the center of prosperous fishery for
sea turtles. but recently the business
has been rapidly dwindling owing TO
the improvident methods employed.
the young and the old and even the
eggs being gathered in without
thought of the future.
Three species of turtle. the green,
the loggerhead and the hawksbill, are
caught and handled by the Key West
fishermen and dealers. according TO
an article in the Montreal Star The
green turtle is the most highly priced
for food This turtle Is found on the
Atlantic seaboard from Long Island to
Brazil, and at one time was especially
common on the keys along the Florida
coast.
The female turtle lays from 800 TO
500 eggs in a season. burying them
In the sand and leaving them 10 hatch
without further attention. Owing to
their many enemies ii is probable that
but few of the young turtles survive
The loggerhead turtle occurs along
the Atlantic coast from Virginia to
Brazil and is common on both the
east and the west coast of Florida It
Is more common than the green tur-
tie. which is undoubtedly owing 20 the
fact that it is the least valuable OF
the marine turtles and there Is little
n md for An=h Of
this species are taken for food. how
ever. than of any other
Grows to Enormous Size
1t attains an enormous size. far sur
passing the green turtle. Examples
weighing 1,600 pounds have been cap
tured, but the average now is prob
ably about 200 pounds.
The female OF this species breeds
during the summer. the first eggs be-
Ing laid generally during the night Of
full moon in June A peculiar fea-
ture of the laying process Is that moth
Ing apparently disturbs the creature
or is sufficient TO drive her away
Striking her with a stick or jumping
up and down on her back produces
no effect. After finishing. however.
she is very timid and fees for the
water at the slightest noise
The hawksbill or tortoise shell tur-
tie is found on the southern coast of
Florida. and thence TO the West IN
dies. the Bermudas and South Amer
lea. The flesh is rarely eaten. al
though the eggs are gathered for food
and for the manufacture of oil The
great value of this species is in its
horny covering. which Is the tortoise
shell of commerce
The hawksbill does not grow very
large. the maximum weight not ex-
ceeding 400 pounds. Those with a
greater weight than 100 pounds are
not now common on the Florida coast
The she'll of the smaller turtle Is
thin and of little use; 1t increases in
thickness and value with the size Of
the animal
In turtling gill nets and cast nets
are generally used The former are
about 100 yards in length with a
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-03
SeIf-Possessfon.

Mr. Kajones. who had happened to
step into the parlor while looking fos
a book. was just in time 10 see some
body slip hastily off somebody else's
knee
All. Bessie" he observed. pleasant
~. this is a merger. is it? Or is it
limited par. re rship?"
Neither. papa" said Bessie. recov
sring herself instantly; George is my
holding company-thats al"-Chicago
Tribune
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-03

inforced concrete walls having also iron stairs leading
the level to the top, then undoubtedly all
the men in the mine would have been saved. And had
there been reinforced concrete pillars posts OF the
same size as the wooden used-which would prob
ably have little than wooden ones-there
would have been small opportunity for fire
| a miner engineer, but it
that with the proper number Of air shafts and fans OF
sufficient power black damp could accumu-
late in sufficient quantity do any injury And with
several stairways and elevators for In of
gency would lose their lives. hope the laws
compelling such construction of mines will be forth
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-03

you see. as soon as things were better
you might come out; or we might de-
eide to live somewhere cheaply on the
continent. I've been working it all
out. and | think we can manage TO
keep Henrietta"
"Oh, of course / couldn't possibly do
without Henriette-here.' she said
slowly.
l looked up; something in the tone
of her voice struck me. She could not
mean? But, no-that. of course,
was impossible.
I'm most awfully sorry l wish
you'd believe it. Dr." said again awk-
wardly; 1T seems so much more stu
pid when we both know that If we had
only pulled together, 1t needn't have
happened"
My dear Jack" she exclaimed in a
hard voice, for heavens sake don't
say you are sorry again. Everything
in this world has to be paid for, even
the mistakes, and they are apt to be
expensive. It's one of the little sweets
if life Unfortunately, our account for
mistakes has
Run on for five years" l inter
rupted dryly, and is not paid yet"
I'VE shall live through it, no doubt, -
she said shortly, you in Canada in
tina. riverside cottage-with Henriette.
The arrangement is quite admirable. -
she added, with slight movement of
! her head.
81 think it ought to work all right. "
rejoined, with a forced cheerfulness.
knew 1t would not.
| Di looked up. You will, OF course,
be travelling for your health" she said
satirically. Il shall be-hadn't it bet
ter be something of the same sort, say
a rest cure?"
"As you like. I'll leave 1t to you to
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-03

That thought has been variousy expressed and
with various degrees of clearnes in the different East
ern teachings; but 1900 years ago it expressed
with striking cearness defniteness Christianity
Christianity showed merely that love IS
of human intercourse which gives happiness but
also that love is the highest law of life.
All the people OF the world though they do not yet
acknowledge the law of love its full meaning already
feel the possbility OF continuing to live according
the old law OF force and seek basis for their mutual
accordant with the spiritual growth of
humanity And there is only such basis and it
was announced thousands of years ago by the worlds
best
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-03
Her Only Course.

Lady Anne Lindsay. the author OF
the old poem. Aud Robin Gray" was
not only delightful conversationalist,
but she was great story teller.
This gift made her not only well
come guest abroad. but a valuable
member of the home circle. for it is
related in "A Group of Scottish wo.
men" that at dinner party which she
was giving to some friends an old
man servant caused some amusement
by saying in a perfectly audible under
tone:
My lady. you must tell another
stcry. The second course WON'T b<
ready for five minutes"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-03

guild. and when l was able to get
around l could not do my work. The
first box of Doan's Kidney Pills helped
me so much that kept on using them
until rid of every symptom of kidney
trouble During the past three years
| have enjoyed excellent health"
Remember the name-Doan's. Sold
by all dealers. so cenis a box. Foster
Milburn Co., Buffalo, n. Y.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-03

Uncle Jed" asked his neighbor.
"how is your boy getting along at
eollegeg
First rate answered Uncle Jed
HE hasn't cost me a cent. He's work
ing his way through, he's winning all
the class honors, and they've prom
ised him a professorship OF some
nd
Great Scott" gasped his neighbor.
that all he is doing? With that big
1sky frame of his | supposed he'd be
playing center by this timei"-Chica-
60 Tribune.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-03

Noah was inspecting the animals az
they trooped into the ark.
Il don't claim to be faunal natural
ist." he said, but I'm making T. RS
Smithsonian Institution collection look
sick"
In due time. moreover. he sailed
iway with the greatest aggregation OF
living wild animals ever seen in cap
tsvity.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-03

years ago L began 10
suffer with kidney
Bile and grew
steadily worse until
my health was all
broken down. For
weeks l was in bed
and could not turn
over without being
helped. My back was
stiff and painful, |
was tired and Lam
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-03

DR.. Bode. who was responsible for
the purchase of the Leonardo da
Vinci wax bust" that has aroused SO
much controversy. is the director of
the Kaiser Friedrich museum, Berlin,
and it was for that institution that the
work was bought for $4,000 DR..
Bode is as firmly convinced that the
bist is. in very truth. the work Of
Leonardo as are certain others that it
is the work of r. c. Lucas, the British
sculptor, who fiourished in the middle
of the nineteenth century. Indeed,
the more the doctor examines the
bust the more certain he is that 1t is
u genuine early sixteenth century
work
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-03

Munyon's Paw Paw pills coax the
nver into activity by gentle methods.
They do not scour, grippe or weaken They
are a tonic to the stomach liver and
nerves; invigorate instead OF weaken.
Iney enrich the blood and enable the
stomach to get all the nourishment from
food that is put into it. These pills con-
tam no calomel; they are soothing. heal
ing and stimulating. For sale by all drug
g1sts in 10c and 25c sizes. IL you need
medical advice, write Munyon's Doctors.
Tney VIII advise TO the best Of their abil-
ity absolutely free Of Charge NUN
VOWS, SD and Jefferson sts., PHIL
adelphia, Pa.
munyon's Cold Remedy cures a cold in
one day. Price 25c- Munyon's Rheuma-
tism Remedy relieves in few hours ara
cures IN few days. Price CSC.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-03
CLIP THIS OUT.
Renowned Doctors Prescription for
Rheumatism and Back Ache.

Rheumatism and Back Ache.
One ounce Syrup Sarsaparilla COM
pound; one ounce TOris compound;
add these to half pint of good whis-
key. Take a tablespoonful before each
meal and at bed time; shake the bottle
before using each time" Any drug.
gist has these ingredients in stock or
will quickly get them from his whole
sale house. This was published pre-
yiously and hundreds here have been
cured by it. Good results show after
the first few doses. This also acts as
a system builder, eventually restoring
strength and vitality.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-03

why did YOU throw up your job at
old Spotcash's store?"
Well. TO tell the truth. / didn't like
his position on the labor question"
What was his position?"
''Why-er-the last time / saw him
he was sitting in his chair looking
sternly at me. and pointing straight
TO the door."-Chicago Tribune.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-03

Old Lawyer (to young partner)-Did
you draw up old Moneybags will?
Young Partner-Yes. sir. and so
tight that all the relatives in the world
cannot break IL.
Old lawyer with some disgust)-
The next time there is a via to be
drawn up I'll do it myself.-New York
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-03

CT uSeu u w CdhllCoc
and broken down
condition of the
system. l read SO
much of whatLydia
Z. Pinkham's Veg
etable Compound
had done for other
suffering women /
felt sure it would
help me, andI must
say it did help me
wonderfully. My
pains all left me, /
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-03
The Wrong Party.

Congratulations on your mar
riage, old man.
Will-Congratula my wife, old
boy; she got the best of men.-Har-
ward Lamp0On.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-03
Nunnisnantics.

Nephew Gust returned from abroad)
This franc piece, aunt, got in Paris
Aunt Hepsy-I wish. nephew. you'd
fetched home one Of them Latin quar-
ters they talk so much about.-Louis
Vile COurier-Journal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-03
MAKING COAL MINES SAFE.
By r. J. Mcclure.

Coal mines should be made as safe, in my
opinion, as our modern office buildings by the
use of steel construction and reinforced con-
crete. Had the st. Paul mine had an elevator
shaft or several of them, walled in with re-
inforced concrete walls and iron stairs lead
ing from the lowest level to the surface of the
earth and several elevators in each shaft. in
addition TO several smaller air shafts with re-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-03
CHANGING OUR STYLE OF THINKING.
By Ada May Krecker

Our millinery modes come from Paris. but
our fashions in thought flow chiefly from
Prof James He is the philosophical Worth
He sets the intellectual styles. When he
says pragmatism, other folks say it. too.
They do not feel mentally clad until they are
wearing some pragmatic idea. Everything
is measured To the standards set by the prag
matists Anything else is questionable and
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-03
As a Base.

Professor, is there any foundation
for the belief that every particle OF
matter is a universe in itself?"
My dear sir, you can found any be-
lief on human credulity."-Chicag go
Tribune
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-03
ISLAND COMES AND GOES.
Rise. i'm August and Disappear.

Rises in August and Disappears
Regularly in February.
One of Michigan's unsOlved mystic
ries is the island that every summer
comes to the surface of Lake Orion
and every winter goes back again TO
the depths from whence it arose.
It's periods of appearance and disap-
pearance are nearly regular. 1t comes
to the surface about the middle OF Au-
gust and goes down again about Feb.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-03

The only way in which man can
make his wife agree with him that
woman guest has stayed too long, is
for him to make love to the guest.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-03

Mrs. Kawler-Isn't the cost OF living
frightful these days2
Mrs. Renntur-Indeed IL is. It's so
hard to save enough out Of 1t TO pay
he still greater cost of movingi-C'
cago Tribune.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-03
It's Location.

It's too early to look for the comet
with the naked eye. Johnny" said Mrs.
Lapsling. IF you had a telescope.
though. you'd find it. l think, some
where in the consolation of the Can
tina rides"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-03

The plain people are greatly ad
mired by the politicians. not for hon
esty, or industry, or patrio ism, but
for the votes they can cast.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-03
A Sporting Chance.

'Tll teach you to play at pitch and
toss." shouted the enraged father III
fog you for an hour, Will"
Father instantly said the incor-
rigible as he balanced a penny on his
thumb and finger, I'll toss you to
make It two hours or nothing. Gas.
sells Journal.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-03
A Braggart.

PA. what is a braggart?"
Hes a man, my son, who is not
afraid to express his real opinion of
himself" Boston Transcript.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-03
LAW OF LOVE HIGHEST IN HUMAN LIFE.
By Count Leo ToTsfoi.

In all the religious teachings of the ancient
word-in Brahmanism, Buddhism, Taoism
and Confuciansm, as well as in the teachings
OF Greek and Roman sages, alongside of the
confirmation of the power OF those who rule
by force-another teaching was always ex-
pressed in various ways; the teaching that
mutual love is the best means of uniting
men, since it gives them the greatest blessed
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-03

DR.. Pie-ce's Pleasant Pellets regu-
late and irvigorate stomach. liver and
bowels. Sugar-coated. tiny granules.
easy 10 take Do not grippe.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-03

Sore threats are not only painful but
sometimes dangerous. Hamlins Wizard
Oil is a good, honest remedy. prompt and
certain. For aches. sprains. bruises, cuts,
burns. etc. there is nothing oetter.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-03

If you appreciate modesty, talk
with an old doctor. He'll pever air
his medical opinions, or be very sure
of them.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-02-03
GRAFT SOCIAL LAW WORKS BY-PRoDUCT.
By DR.. Frank Crane.

Certain chemical combinations of two sub
stances produce a third. Hydrogen and oxy
gen Joined together bring forth water. A
certain metal brought into contact with GER
tain acid generates electricity. These are
physical laws that no one thinks of disput
ing. There is no chance or hit and miss or
probability about them. Also, that two and
three should make any other thing than five