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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
A TrifIinq OHense.

Nouchirevan, King of Persia. had a
very violent temper One day he con-
demned a page to death for having by
accident spilled a little sauce over
him while waiting at table. The page.
knowing that he had no hope Of par
don. proceeded to pour the whole con-
tents of the plate over his master.
Nouchirevan. almost forgetting his
anger in his surprise, asked the rea-
son of this outrageous act.
Prince" explained the page. II am
DESTROYS that my death should not in
jure your renown by being unde-
served All nations esteem you as
the most just of soyereigns, but you
would lose that glorious title were it
to become known that you had con-
demned one of your slaves to die for
SO trifing a fault as the one which I
first committed"
This answer made such an impress
sion upon the king that, ashamed of
his passion, he pardoned the slave,
and also tried by his bounty to atone
for his contemplated cruelty and in
Justice.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
MANY CITIES PUT BAN
ON Big FIGHT PICTURES
Likelihood of Race Riots Result in Ac-
ton by Authorities in Sew
era States.

New York.-A movement is Oh foot
which promises to become worldwide
in its scope, TO prevent the exhibition
of the Jeffries-Johnson prize fight pic
lures. The United Societies of the
Christian Endeavor, with 100000
members, and the International Asso-
citation of Police Chiefs are the lead
ers of the crusade.
The Christian Endeavor society,
through its Boston headquarters, tele
graphed TO the governor Of every
state in the Union, asking that the
pictures be barred on the ground that
they reproduce an illegal act. and
that their exhibition would be just as
Illegal as tie actual fight Secretary
William Shaw declared that he had
wired President Taft, Colonel Roose-
welt and Governor Hughes, asking
them to use their influence to prevent
the pictures from being exhibited.
The American Vitagraph company
which owns the fight films, is believed
to have spent s250,0O0 in pure hasing
the exclusive rights and in taking
the pictures. Jeffries was paid $685.
666, while Johnson got $4,000
Richard and Gleason each got one
sixth. In addition the moving pic
ture concern spent a small fortune
sending score of exper. operators to
Reno and in other incidental ex.
penses- The picture people expected
to take in 100000 'uring the first
month the pictures ere on exhibit
ton This sum is sure to be reduced
materially if the agitation against the
pictures continues to spread.
Among the larger cities that have
already put the stamp of disapproval
on the pictures are: Washington, vir-
ginia CENTRE state). Ft. Worth. Tex
Baltimore, Boston, Lincoln, Neb.,
Louisville, Lexington, KY, Cincinnati,
Atlanta, Harrisburg. Pa, Los Angeles.
Savannah. and the whole state of
Iowa.
In many southern cities TIE agita.
ton against the fight pictures is in
creasing, due to the fact that a negro
was the victor. The sight of a negro
standing over the PROSTATE form of a
white champion, it is generally be-
lieved, will be sure to instill feeling
of race prejudice that would end in
rioting.
The crusade has extended abroad.
In johannesburg. South Africa, the
biograph halls themselves have pro-
hibited the pictures. The latent race
feeling In South Africa would burst
into flames, the managers declare, If
the pictures were placed on exhibi-
ton in that country.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
ENGINEER FoILs TRAIN BANDITS
Through Ruse He Prevents Baggage
Car and Passengers From Be-
ina Looted.

my IOOsCA.
st. Louis. Three youths, APP
parently green in the business, held
up the Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Southwestern flyer near Larimore, Is
miles from this city, but by ruse on
the part of the engineer they were
prevented from carrying out their in
tention of robbing the baggage car and
passengers. Three men were arrested
here, but the authorities do not think
they are the would-be robbers.
Three young men were arrested as
suspects and are in jail pending inves-
tigation. The police do not believe
they are the men wanted and are
searching for thSSe others.
The bandits compelled the engineer
and fireman, at the point of revolvers,
to descend from the cab and go with
them to the baggage car to assist
them in uncoupling it.
While tinkering with the coupling
the engineer and fireman in the dark
ness managed to glide away from the
bandits. The two started on a run
for the cab. The bandits soon became
aware that the crew were dashing for
the cab and opened fire.
The engineer and fireman sprang
into the cab, the engineer threw the
throttle wide open and dashed away
with the train.
Several shots were fired during the
attempted hold-up and the passen-'
gers, who filled two coaches, were
thrown into panic Conductor Walk
er, who also displayed great GOODNESS
in the crisis, devoted his time to calm
ing the passengers.
The train was in the hands of the
bandits 40 minutes. For half an hour.
they tried OF their own accord to I'M
couple the baggage car
According to the railroad officials
here there were thousands of dollars
in the baggage car in addition to the
mail
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
JURY FIXING IN BROWNE TRIA
Fresh Sensation Arises When Grocer
Is Indicted for Attempt to
CnrrtInf

SOTTuRls
Chicago.-State's Attorney Wayman
created fresh sensation when he an
nounced that john A. Maloy, grocer
of this city, had been indicted on the
charge Of attempting to influence Os-
car 7. Morford, juror. in the recent
trial OF Lee ONeil Browne for al
legged bribery.
Morford. his wife and his father.
Thorough Morford. testified before the
grand jury. Mrs. Morford testified
that shortly after the Browne jury had
been sworn, she went to Maloys
grocery within the neighborhood in
which the Morfords live. Maloy, she
said. gave her TWO cigars which he
asked her TO gre to her husband. who
had been accepted on the jury.
According to the states attorney,
Mrs. Morford testified that Maloy
asked her to use her influence to per-
suade her husband to vote for the ac-
quittal OF Browne, holding out as
reward for doing so that Morford
would not have to work for a railroad
any more Is he would get lump of
money.
By agreement between counsel the
retrial of the case of Lee OtNeil
Browne. charged with bribing Repre-
sentative Charles A. White to vote for
William Lorimer for United States
senator, was continued to July 20.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
Armor Plates Are Bad.

Washington.-Abo 80 tons Of
armor plate. so defective as to
be worthless, was fitted to the two
American Dreadnaughts. the North
Dakota and the Utah. The value of
the plate was $4,000. News Of this
startling discovery became public as
the result Of protracted conference
held at the navy department The
revelation is the more sensational be-
cause the North Dakota. which is the
greatest ard fastest warship afioat, is
already in commission. The Utah.
which is still building at Camden. N.
j., is 70 exceed even the North Dakota
in enormous dimensions.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
SWINGING RING GAME is NEW
Requires Very Nice Sense of Dis
lance, Careful Eye and Light
Touch to Do il Right.

On days when ii is toe stormy or
too slushy to be comfortable out of
doors there is generally a strongly
expressed wish voiced by the younger
members of the family that there
was something to do The old games
do not always suit, and most of them
require too many players. Let us
solve the problem. says Ladies' Home
Journal
Here is pastime that is real fun.
for 1t depends on skill. 1t is fun even
when played alone. for you can al
ways try to beat your own best previ.
Gus score, and every time you try IL
you become just so much more expert.
1t is for girls as well as boys, so a
brother and sister can spend a jolly
afternoon at it without either wanting
to see any friends. who are pretty
sure not to come in on a very bad
day.
You need two nails, a string and a
ring of some kind, about six inches in
diameter. If you have no old curtain
ring or something else of that sort,
you can make ring that will serve
your purpose perfectly well by get
ting thin piece of board, marking a
circle seven inches in diameter on its
surface, and inside of that another
circle six inches In diameter Now
drive a nail in the ceiling, If there is
no hook for lamp or chandelier al
ready there. and another nail in the
wall with its head pointing upward at
an angle Of about As degrees. Sus-
pend your ring from the nail In the
ceiling by a string just long enough
to allow the ring to swing its center
over the nail in the side wall and
hang there. Now you are ready to be-
gin.
Stand by the rail In the side of the
wall with your right hand holding the
ring close to the nail. Now push the
ring away from you, trying to make it
swing back and hook over the nail.
There! OF course you didn't do Il.
The ring came back and struck the
nail but did not catch on 1t. In order
to catch on the projecting nail the
ring must swing In a circle. If you
do it once out of your first ten trials
you are lucky. 1t requires very
nice sense of distance, a careful eye
and light touch to do 1t just right.
Not SO easy as IT seems, is It?
1t takes a lot of practise to score
three out of five trys. Get your broth
er to try it with you. and he will be
astonished to find he is no better at
this than you are. In fact, girls ara
best at this game and. strange as id
may seem, their judgment of distance
more accurate
Try a game of fifty FONTS. with
innings" of ten points each.
OF course, the winner is the one
who rings the nail the most times out
of fifty trials. /
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
FALLS FAR WITH AEROPCANE.
Baroness De la Roche Loses Head at
Approach Of Other Aeronauts

Approach Of other Aeronauts.
Bethepy Plain, Rheims.-Baroness
De la Roche, the first French
woman aeroplanist. was injured prob
ably fatally here by falling from a
height of more than 80 feet.
Baroness De la Roche had flown
around the field once at a height of
80 meters $3.50 feeD, when suddenly
ii front Of the applauding tribunes
she appeared to become frightened
and confused at the approach of two
other aercplanes. She began to de-
scend. but while still so meters from
the ground lost control OF the ma
chine. The aeroplane turned over and
fell like a log.
The baroness legs and arms were
broken. Her mangled body was re-
moved from the wreckage and taken
to the hospital, where she is said to
be dying 1t was found that her skull
was fractured.
While n.omentarily conscious the
baroness said that the rush of air
from a motor passing over her head
had frightened her, whereupon she cut
the ignition and lost control of her
machine.
This Is the second fatal accident at
this meeting. Aviator Wachter hay
ing been killed last Friday.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
Fatal Fire in Chicago Stock Yards.

Chicago, nl.-Two fires, one in the
center and the other on the outskirts
of the Union Stock Yards, resulted in
the perhaps fatal injury of two men
and property loss of more than
100000.
The first fire, originating in the hay
barn of the United Stock Yards and
Transit company, destroyed that prop
erty, valued at $4,000, and caused
s15 900 damage to an adjoining build
ing owned by the Arms Palace Horse
Car company.
The second fire, at the livery estab-
lishment of l.. b. Cone & Co., did $685.
900 damage. In the stampede of 21O
horses in the Cone livery stable. sta
BILE boy and a city fireman were Sc
verely injured and score of firemen
narrowly escaped being trampled to
death
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14

"A New York yachting writer re-
marks that the schooner Shamrock,
once proud bearer of the New York
Yacht club pennant, has been hum
with gasoline engine. The ser vice may
be humble in comparison with the
royal service of well-kept racing
craft, but it is far from humble In
comparison with the fate of the latest
racers for the Americas cup. the ma
jority Of which have gone to the scrap
yard with their first paint on their
plates.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
Why! Indeed!

Arthur, six years old, gave to the
little maiden of his choice a candy on
which was printed In pink letters.
why do you keep me in suspense?"
Il gave Millicent candy with read.
ing on It." he said shyly to his mother.
What did the reading say?" asked
his mother.
why do you keep me in suspend.
ers?" repeated Arthur, proudly.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
Multiply on Fingers.

Perhaps the latter cases of this
curious little trick will be more In
teresting than useful, but the first
series will at times be an ai6 to every
body who is now and then bothered in
his recollection of the multiplication
table. A little experimenting will
show that the whole device is simpler
In practise than in description. Ref.
erence to the cut will simplify the
study of these rules.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
viii Get Twain's Library.

Redding, Conn.-Mrs. Clara Glenn
s-Gabrilowitsch, daughter of the late
Samuel l.. Clemens Mark Twain
has formerly notified the directors Of
the Mark Twain free library In this
place. that she will present to that in
stitution practically the entire library
of her father, now in his late resi-
dence, Stromfield. The gift includes
nearly $500 volumes. Mr.. Clemens
drew a check for $4,000 in favor of the
Redding library few days before his
death, and the money will be used to
erect a building for the institution
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14

Baltimore, Md. - Mrs. James S.
Sherman, wife Of the vice-president,
left Johns Hopkins hospital, and with
the vice-president and her sister. Mrs.
De Long, started for Big Moose lake,
N Y 1t was expected that the change
of the mountain air would complete
her restoration to health. Mrs. Sher-
man was brought to Baltimore two
weeks ago for treatment for nervous
attack
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14

Ingenuity worthy of a better cause
was that of couple of Jersey robbers
who, on calling at house and being
admitted. bound and gagged the in
mates, after which one joyously played
the piano to deceive the neighbors
while the other gathered up the loot.
This is the whistler at the plow with
. vengeance.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
Comet Causes Uprisino.

Victoria, b. C.-An uprising of the
natives is considered imminent in
Java and steps are being taken by the
Dutch to guard against trouble, ac-
cording to advices received here yes
terday. Agitators worked on the
superstitious fears of the Javanese,
persuading them that the coming of
Halley's comet was a sign that they
were to liberate themselves from
Dutch rule and set up kingdom OF
their own. AT last reports the uneasi-
ness among the natives was increas-
ing.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
1rinI. TRAGEDY In CHICAGO.

Chicago-A gruesome tragedy &C.
Cured at dawn in a little cottage In
North Kedzie avenue Thursday when
a woman, crazed by jealousy and mel
ancbolia which followed marital dis
cord of long standing. shot and prob
ably fatally wounded her husband,
Henry III. Mulsaw, twenty-four years
old. and her three-yearold daughter,
Annabelle. then clasped the dying
child to her bosom and ended her own
life by swallowing carbolic acid Mrs.
Emma Mulsaw, the wife aud mother
who did this, also was "a years old.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
pss.or,s Home Is Wrecked.

Neoga, Ill-The home of Rev. R. B.
Fisher. pastor of the Neoga Presby-
terrain church, was dynamited Wednes-
day. The building was partly wrecked
and Rev. Fishers wife was badly in
iured. No clue has been found to the
nerson who threw the bomb.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14

1t transpires that the recent report
from Germany that certificate OF In
speotion on inportations Of pork from
America would be deemed adequate
was erroneous. The German govern
ment has not removed its interdict in
this regard. Knowing that the special
inspection for triehina has been aban-
doned in this country. Germany will
no longer request special certificates
as to that disease. because it is rea-
nzed that no such certificates can be
produced. This, of course, leaves mat
tiers unchanged. But at present there
Is no worry as to expectations of
American pork because short supply
of hogs and an avid market for pork
have caused prices to mount
to heights at which expectation is un-
profitable.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
COL. JOHN s. MossY is oUsTEp
Confederate Guerilla Chief Loses 2o-
sition Given by President Grant.

Washington. - Col. John S. Mos
by, confederate guerilla chieftain.
has lost his job in the department of
justice.
Colonel Mosby is about seventy
three years Of age and one of his
eyes is defective. He was notified
that his place was vacated on July 1.
But he did not tell anybody about 1t
and it was only discovered accidental
ly. He got his first job from Presi-
dent Grant. 1t is expected that the
case will be reported to President
Taft.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14

A French astronomer announces that
the comet which was visible recently
Is not Halley's, and he promises that
the genuine comet will appear In Au-
gust We positively refuse to get en-
cited over any more comet announce
ments. 1t is too late now to get
anything into the magazines about an
August comet, anyhow.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14

An immigration inspector passed =
woman who could not speak the Ian
guage when her parrot, weary Of the
parley, calculated, Cut that Quit" "All
right" said the inspector. Your par
rot speaks English. That shows you
have been in this country, as you say.
You're admitted" Look for a boom In
educated parrots.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
Madrl, Removes American,

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Madriz presi-
dent of Nicaragua, has ordered the re-
moval of William Pittman from Blue
fields, without notice. thereby commit
ting an act which he is to be asked to
explain Immediately to this govern
ment. The offense of Madriz consists
In the fact that his faction had prom
Used Mr.. Moffatt, the United States
consul at Bluefields, that Pittman, the
young American. who fell into the
hands of the Madriz soldiers. would
not be removed, except on notification
to this government.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
Questions and Answers.

Who invented the locomotive.
Stephenson
Who established the theory of the
solar system?-Copernicus.
Who Invented the fly shuttle?-
John Kaye of Bury, 1850.
Who invented the spinning jenny:
james Hargreaves.
Who invented the spinning framef
Richard Arkwright.
Who made the celebrated March
to the Sea?"-W. II. Sherman.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
p;. E,..s A.. RAILWAY c+r;L.

Paris, France.-A general railway
strike is threatened. The men, who
demand an increase in wages and
other concessions, Thursday voted to
strike in principle pending the result
of negotiations with the COM
panies.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
CurfeW.

In some of the suburbs of Chicago
the chrfew bell rings every night, and
after it has rung children must not be
abroad on the streets. The word is
from the French ''couvre-feu," cover
fire, and was given to the bell in the
time of William l. of England. The
British people were not allowed to
keep lights and open fires in their
houses late into the evening and as
there were no clocks in those days
they were warned by the bell of the
village church.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14

A New Jersey man received 5000 for
a tooth he lost in fight with street
car conductor. This is one of the
eldest as well as most expensive
cases of dentistry on record.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
MULTIPLY ON YOUR FINGERS
Method is An Invention of Polish
Mathematiclan-Serv as Cal
culating Machine.

| A French magazine describes an
amusing method of learning and re-
Numbering the harder part of the
multiplication table. The method is
there stated to be an invention of NJ.
Procopovitch, Polish mathematician.
He has discovered a way of making
the fingers serve as a calculating ma
chine to obtain the products of the
numbers from to 10, and also of the
series of numbers from IL to 10 and
from 16 to 20, both inclusive.
For the first series-6, z, 8, 9, 10
fingers and thumbs are numbered, the
numbers running from on the thumb
Now, in order to multiply the number
on enc hand by the number on an
other finger we put the two fingers to-
gether, one on each hand. In finding
the product we count the two joined
fingers and all above them and thus
get the number of tens; to get the
units We multiply the number of fin
gers below the joined fingers on one
hand by the number below on the
other.
The rule is little different for the
products of the series IL, IL, 13, IA, Is.
The fingers of the factors are marked
as before except that the thumbs are
now IL and the little fingers Is Join
as before the fingers to be multiplied.
Then for los add together the joined
fingers and all above them and also
add 100. For the units multiply the
joined finger together with those
above 1t on one hand by the joined
finger and those above on the other.
For the next series of numbers, 16,
IL. Is, 10, 20. the thumbs are each 16
and the little fingers 20. Join the
fingers which are to be multiplied,
count the fingers which are joined as
2 and all above to get the number of
20s and add 200 To this add the
product of the fingers below those
Joined. as in the first case.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
Carson Will Go Abroad

Washington.-Maj- John NJ Carson
chief of the bureau of manufactures
of the department of commerce and
labor, has been selected to go abroad
to look into the general trades condi
tions and opportunities for nine Amer
lean manufactures.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14

Pinchot to Speak in Kansas City
Kansas City, Mott was announced
Friday that Clifford Pinchot, ex-chief
forester of the government, will de-
liver an address before the Knife and
Fork club of this city on the night Of
July 16.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
THE DANCER.

She dances like dandelion,
Fluff upon the breeze.
AS gaily as a butterfly.
And quite as much at ease;
And surely she was always meant
To fly upon her toes.
There never was another
That could go as Doris goes.
The flowers she is scattering
Are no lovelier than she.
They fall In yellow showers.
AS che gaily sets them free.
And she beckons them to follow
To the land where all is young
Where a thousand sprites are singing
In the eerie faerie tongue.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
Rockefeller Has a Birthday.

Cleveland, o. = Insisting that he
still Is young John d. Rockefel-
Ter, senior, celebrated his seventy
first birthday at his home In the same
manner in which he passes practically
every other day of his summers at
Forest HILL He received several tele-
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
FILM SHOW CAUSES HoLp-uP.
Boys Attempt to Emulate Train Rob
bers of Moving Pictures.

Boys Attempt to Emulate Train Rob-
bers of Moving Pictures.
Pittsburg, Pa. - Two boys arrest
ed at cheap hotel here are
held in connection with the attempt to
hold up a Mount Washington street
car. Police Lieutenant Shriver Stew
art was probably fatally shot.
The prisoners give their names as
William Herman, alias William Naper.
eighteen years old, and his cousin,
Frank Chudzak, alias Edward Miller.
the same age
Herman is said to have confessed
he and his companion saw moving
picture show of western train rob-
berry then went to rawnshop and
bought a revolver. He then told of a
third man who suggested the rob-
bery
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-07-14
Spanish Veterans, Auxiliary

Washington. - Announcement has
been made by Mrs. Ida M. Galloway,
president-general of the National Aux
Hilary to the united Spanish war
veterans that the seventh annual con-
vention of that body will be held In
Denver September 6-S, next.