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The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-11
INDUSTRY "a
AND EFT ~;
VARIOUS MINERALS AND GEMS.
Collection In National Museum at
Washington Finest in This coun-
try-2o, 900 Specimens.

The mineral collection in the Ma
tional museum In Washington is said
to be one of the finest in this country.
Its growth and development have been
interesting. Originally 1t was the pri-
vate collection of Charles U. Shepard
of Amherst college. To this as a nu-
cleus was added much of the material
collected at the Worlds Fair held in
Philadelphia, Pa, in 1878, and since
then accretlons have come from the
field collections made by the various
parties sent out by government sur
veys and from donations from private
individuals The collection as now
shown includes about 10000 speci.
mems on exhibition, and 1t contains of
conspicuous interest much of the type
material from which the original de-
scriptions of minerals have been writ
ten.
Among the specimens that are like
ly to attract the attention of one H.
terested In mineralogy is the complete
collection of zeolites from Great
Notch, Passaic county, n. j., and 1t
may be mentioned that the series OF
zeolites from the Bergen tunnels is
worthy of consideration. Some fine
specimens of crystallized gold from
California are shown, and the extra
ordinary large powders of copper,
known as the "Ontonagon bowlder"
from the Lake Superior region. show
the crystallized faces of that metal
From Bisbee. Ariz., are the beautiful
green and blue crystallizations of
malachite and azurite, while from Jop.
lin, Mo-, are interesting crystals of
calcite. There are in the collection
from abroad beautiful groups of the
famous colored azurite from Cumber.
land, England, and full suites of crys-
tails Of topaz from Siberia and Bra
zil.
DR.. Isaac Lea of Philadelphia was a
famous collector of gems. and on his
death the unique collection, so rich in
American representatives, made by
him, passed into the custody of the
National museum.
There are doubtless many minerals
in existence that have not yet been
described, and as interest in mineral
ogy grows, specimens will be collected
and sent to the museum for Identified
ton. Doubtless from among these
gems will be found rivaling in beauty
if not the diamond, certainly many of
the lesser well-known gems.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-11
FEAR OF NIGHT is DISEASE
English Magistrate Fines Nurse fo'
Leaving Children Alone In
& Dark Unprotected.

London-Great public interest has
been aroused by the case Of Kate Bell,
p Hampstead nursemaid. who was
Aned 40 shillings at Marylebone po-
1ice court for leaving three young chill
dren alone In the house while her
master and mistress went out for the
evening.
Her mistress, Mrs. Hearne. return
ing home Unexpectedly at $3.50 p. m,
discovered that the nurse and both
servants had gone out. leaving the
three children, age thirteen months,
,hree years and four years, respective
ny. entirely unprotected.
In filming her the magistrate. Paul
Taylor, told the nurse that her con-
seriousness of her duty. She had been
guilty of a serious moral delinquency.
The house surgeon Of large chill
dren's hospital in South London. con-
sidered moral delinquency much too
mild a term.
THE callous way in which young
children are left alone nowadays, ne
said, amounts to positive crime-it
secure most frequently among the very
poor.
1.-The criminality of the proceeding
Hes In this; that, in nine cases out
sof ten. leaving children alone means
frightening them into submission with
all manner of absurd tales.
"A very frequent instance of what
mean occurs when married couple
go out for an evening at six o'clock
say, and tell the infant upstairs that a
tiger will come from under the bed
and eat it If it cries or gets up while
they are out.
what that poor mite suffers in 1t;
loneliness passes all description
AS often as not, too, its nerves be
come permanently affected. and 1t SUI
kers In youth from nervous disease
which is now classified as payor noe
kurnus-dread of the night.
And when the child grove up pavol
pocturnus will turn to st. Vitus' dance
or habit spasms.' or one or other o.
khe serious nervous affections witt
which the next generation promises II
be rife.
"Pavor nocturnus-the symptoms o
which are constant tears and intense
neryousness-is an illness we dreat
here. because It Is next to impossible
10 do anything for child's other com
plants until, by long hours, or ever
days, of patient coaxing. its nerves ar
estored
But IL pavor nocturnus gets TOT
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-11
110-YEAR.0LD CATALPA DIES
Historic Tree In Pennsylvania Town
Falls With Crash After Reaching
Ripe Old Age.

Bristol, Pa.-Bristol's venerable one
hundred-and-ten-ye catalpa tree,
on the Edward Bruden premises. died
of old age and fell the other day,
while the family were at dinner.
The old ivy which chung fast to the
ancient tree was gathered in frag-
ments by hundreds as relics. q pc
culiar remnant of this old catalpa
tree, a gigantic stump. was over TWEEN
ty-five feet high, and when viewed
from one standpoint looked like an
elephant standing on its hind legs.
The "old elephant tree" as they
call 1t, has history that runs back
before the Bruden advent, to the DAYS
when the descendants of Samuel Laun.
ders, an English tory fiourished In Its
shade. 1t measured just above the
ground 21h feet In circumference and
near the top of the stump 16 feet.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-11
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The surplus cockerels are beginning
to eat their heads off. Sell them.
Change the house of the ducks and
sow the unused premises with rye or
barley.
Never sprinkle wood ashes on the
floor of the chicken house as it causes
foot trouble.
To fatten ducks do not allow them
to have access to a swimming pool as
the exercise of swimming keeps them
down.
Do not let the old hen run with the
chicks all summer. Take her away as
soon as they are old enough to rustic
for themselves.
TIL spring chicken should have a
separate place to roost and the cock
rels as soon as they can be distin-
guished should be separated from the
pullets.
For very small youngsters a good
drinking fountain can be made by
filling teacup with water, placing a
saucer over it and then turning 1t up
side down.
Water fountains for the young
chicks are all right If they are kept
perfectly clean. Too many people
neglect them and they become foul
and cause disease.
Did your young chicks die of indt
gestion during the first few days?
You probably fed them too early after
Matching. Next time feed them moth
ing for SO hours.
One of the secrets of success In rails
ing chicks is TO keep their feet dry till
they are several weeks old. They may
run on the ground If the ground be
dry, but never when 1t is wet
The state Of Illinois spends about
100000 annually for the maintain
ance of the state game farm. Many
thousands of game birds are rai2ed
and distributed all over the state.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-11
temporary at best, for the child's nerv-
GUS system has been ruined for life.
STEALS So, RETURNS $500
College Girl, Urged by Remorse, Makes
Penance After Years to Friend
She Robbed.

Chicago. = Whether the ancient
Greeks Intentionally meant to throw a
slight upon the fairer sex by depict
ing their cynical offspring. Mr.. Diog-
ones, as searching for an honest man,
is unknown.
Should a similar search be insti-
tuted at the present time, Miss Rien
Tedesch, a former coed of Cincinnati
university, now visiting her sister. Mrs.
Paul H. Philipson. of this city. could
give valuable assistance.
Long ago." asserts Miss Tedesch. 81
suffered the loss of purse containing
three dollars and some change. Years
passed and blotted its loss from my
mind. Yesterday / received letter
from home saying | was the recipient
of $500 from an unknown source.
Another letter followed, from which
learn that a farmer college friend
was the person who had taken the
money years ago. She says that her
parents and ancestors were honest Pu.
rftans and that remorse has worked
havoc with her. She hopes that now,
by discharging a penance. she will find
relief from the purgatories of an evil
regretted"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-11
| liar contents in the other were worth
$4,000. The coin looked new, al
though the latest date on any of 1t
was 1921.
Prays Over Horse Deal.

Minneapolis, Minn.-That he try his
hand at horse trading is the latest
request made of Maj. Arthur Cass of
the Salvation Army Industrial home.
He has had marked success as matri-
monial agent In the two years he has
been in charge, but has never made a
horse trade. AS the request comes
from a middle aged unmarried woman
in the country he said he would pray
over it and try his luck during the
week
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-11
HOT WEATHER CARE OF EGGS
Fourteen Excellent Rules Given by
United States Agricultural BuIle-
tin for Poultry Raiser.

The following are among the re-
quisities mentioned by United States
agricultural bulletin to the placing Of
eggs on the market in proper condi-
ton:
/. Keeping hens that produce not
only a goodly number of eggs, but
eggs of moderately large size weigh
ing two ounces each on an average).
Plymouth Rocks, Wyandottes, Rhode
Island Reds, Orpingtons and Leghorns
or Minorcas that are used on egg
farms are varieties that may be ex-
pected to do this
2. Good housing. regular feeding
and watering, and. above all, clean,
dry nests
3. Daily gathering of eggs, and
when the temperature is above 80 de-
grees, gathering twice a day.
4. The combining of all broody hens
as soon as discovered.
5. The rejection as doubtful of all
eggs found in nest that was not WIS.,
tied the previous day. Such eggs
should be used at home. where each
may be broken separately.
G. The placing of all summer eggs,
as soon as gathered. IN the coolest
place available.
T. The prevention at all times of
moisture In any form coming in con-
tact with the eggshells.
6. The disposal of young cockrels
before they begin to annoy the hens.
Also the selling or combining of old
male birds from the time Matching is
over until cool weather In fall.
8. The using of cracked and dirty
as well as small eggs at home. Such
eggs, II consumed when fresh. are
perfectly wholesome. but when mar
keted are Disseminated against and
are likely to become an entire loss.
10. The marketing of all eggs at
least once week. and oftener when
convenience allows.
II. Keep eggs as cool and dry as
possible while on the way to town
and while In country stores.
IL. Keeping eggs away from musty
cellars or bad odors.
10. The use of strong, clean cases
and good filters.
IA. The shipping Of eggs to the final
market at least once a week and az
much oftener as possible.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-11

kinds being easily obtained in one sec.
ton and not in others. The Kansas
experiment station has been very
successful in using the following lay
ing ration for Leghorns and Plymouth
Rocks:
For mixed grains ten pounds wheat,
ten pounds corn, five pounds oats. For
dry mash six pounds shorts. three
pounds bran, six pounds corn meal,
five pounds beef scrap, one pound al
falfa meal. These mixtures seem to
fulfill nearly every requirement that
proper ration could call for. They
have a nutritive ratio of one to four
and are best suited to fowls that are
confined and have little or no chance
to obtain food on the range.
A very practical way to feed it is
to put % pounds grain in a bucket
and % pounds mash In hopper. The
feed In these two vessels should dis
appear at the same time, /. e., the
grain should last as long as the mash.
The fowls will naturally eat more
grain than they will the dry mash, SO
IL is sometimes necessary to cut down
on the grain in order to make them
consume the other. The grain should
be few scattered In the litter and or
dinarily morning and night will be
enough.
An economic self-feeder for the
mash is shown in the cut. The cover
keeps the fowls from getting into it.
Should they be inclined to waste
much by picking it out, a lath may
be nailed over the edge of the lower
board to project inside one-half inch.
If fowls have free range. the mash
may be reduced, for they will obtain
a substitute at practically no cost.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-11
Simple Pipe Hanger.

form hooks at the required distance
from each other. The hangers are
made of wrought iron, about one-half
inch thick and two inches wide. The
iron can be heated first and bent
around pipe of the same diameter as
that which is to be used. This will
prevent the pipe from vibrating after
1t is hung. II the pipes are to run in
opposite directions, or to the beams
above them, the iron can be heated
and twisted to the right angle. The
upper end is drilled to receive a one
half inch lag screw, by which the
hanger is fastened to the beam.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-11
sWORDFISH IN FIERCE FIGHT
Had Two Men In Small Boat Thorough
iy Whipped When Others Come
to Their Rescue

Boston.-John Henry of the fishing
schooner Alice Palmer tells of fight
Tor life he and his dory mate, Adam
walters. had with a swordfish off the
Georges Banks the other day. The fish
VAS sighted in the afternoon and In a
short time two harpoons were stick,r
nto his back and he was racing IVY
with the harpoon buoys. Henry ard
walters manned a dory and startcd
after the buoys.
Infuriated by the pain of the iron
barbs. the fish turned on the dory. 1t
hrove its powerful sword through one
end of the craft and then the other.
while the two men leaped back and
.orth to escape the driving blows.
The dory began to fill as the repeat
ed attacks of the fish opened up holes,
and it looked as If the fishermen would
be left entirely at the mercy of the fish
In the water. But second dory from
the schooner swept up and with har-
Doons settled the fate of the fish and
Rescued the two In the sinking dorV.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-11

Hydraulic power mains, aggregating
more than 164 miles, are in use in the
London district of the London Hy-
draulic Power company. Water is
distributed from a large station near
the Thames under a pressure of 700
pounds per square inch; the total
yearly supply is said to be about 900,-
100000 gallons. The power is used
principally by hydraulic elevators.
The number of machines of all classes
connected to the power mains increas-
ed from 3,24O, In 1898. to 6.36S. in 1908.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-11
Brooder for Chicks.

enough for them and the breeders are
not ventilated sufficiently at all times.
Chicks are fed too soon and too much
at time. and do not have enough ex.
and vigorous 1t does not matter how it
is Matched. If it is kept warm and
dry it does not matter how it is done
If it is fed right and the right kind OF
feed it does not matter where 1t is. or
how it Is, done.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-11
Seeking Comfort.

I've got long way to go and I'm
not used to travel" said the applicant
at the railway ticket Office. Il want
to be just as comfortable as ! can.
regardless of expense"
"Parlor carr"
mo. 1 don't care for parlor tx
ms"
"Sleeper?
NO. / want to stay awake an
watch the scenery"
Then what do you wantt'
well, If it wouldn't be too much
trouble, / wish you'd put me up In
one of these refrigerator cars I've
read so much about"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-11
Why She erouuht II uo.

do you remember" she asked.
that you said once that unless I
promised to be yours the sun would
cease to sinner"
Il don't remember 1t now. but I
suppose l may have said something
of the kind"
And have you forgotten that you
assured me tina. unless / permitted
you to claim me as your own the moon
would fall from her place In the
heavens?"
"Oh, well. what II did say sof
Why do you want to bring that up.
now?"
Il merely wished to assure you that
I'm sorry 1 didn't shut my eyes and
let her fall"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-11

there whom / can trust who has not
some special AK to grind.
Other letters from Catherine men
ton the hostility of the Guises after
TIE death OF her eldest son, Francis
II, husband of Mary Queen of Scots,
and the intrigues of Admiral Coligny,
and the attempts of the Due de Ne
mours to Gerry off the Due d'Orleans
(afterward Henry ILL., and set him up
against his brother, Charles TX. There
Is likewise mass of Huguenot CORE
spondence.
Charles l., Charles ii. and James II.
of England are well represented in
this collection, and among the state
documents there is the grant to Can
terbury of a mint and assay office
made by Edward VI. and signed by
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-11
sharneninq Files.

One of the tools often OF service to
the worker in the electrical line is a
file A very satisfactory though odd
wav to sharpen these tools is to clean
them of all grease and suspend them
from metal plate in bath of three
narts of sulphuric acid, six parts OF
nitric acid and 100 parts of water. In
tbe hath are also immersed several
corhons connected to the metal plate
The file cavities only are eaten deep
or en- that the edges are made as sharp
GO AZ worked by file cutter.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-11
GEM FIELDS PROVE WEALTHY
Germans Discover They Have Bonanza
In Southwest Afrlca-Govesn-
ment Gets Half

Berlin.-Since the resignation of
Colonial Secretary Dernburg, one line
of his policy has been justified by re-
markable statistics published concern
ing the diamond fields of Luderitz Bay
In German Southwest Africa. In the
current year diamonds worth $4,000
900 have been turned out. and half
of that, according to the contract
framed by Herr Dernburg. goes to the
government of the colony.
All told. these German diamond
fields are proving far more valuable
than was expected. At first the entire
value of the fields was set down at
$50 100000, but now one claim alone
has been proved to be worth more
than that
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-11
LETTERS Of GREAT
Relics of Queen Mary and Cath
crime de MediCi to Be Sold.
Notable Original Papers Written by
Royal Hands or Bearing on His
toric Matters Will Be Put Up
at Public Auction.

London.-Royal letters and state
autograph letters of various celebri-
1es, ranging in date from 1417 to 1904.
will be sold by public auction at Sothe-
by's soon
The collection includes letters from
Mary Queen of Scots. as well as from
her cousin and rival. Queen Elizabeth.
and an important treaty. deciding the
future destiny of Mary Queen of Scots.
by means OF which Mary of Guise, her
mother, Cardinal Beaton and Lord
Lennox rendered void the English
treaty. as also the contract for Mary's
projected marriage with the future
Edward vi. Twenty-seven years later
Mary was in prison at Chatsworth
and from there addressed an appeal
to her brother-in-law, Charles TX. Of
France. imploring him to intercedc
with Elizabeth This letter is accom-
panied by Elizabeth's original order
for the payment of the blood money"
s100, to Sir John Popham. the crown
prosecutor. who conducted the fatal
trial at Fotheringay
There is also the only letter remain
ttnx in private possession written by
Mary /. of England; it is dated 1854
and is a recommendation Of Symon
Raynard, Charles VS. ambassador, and
Ithe principal negotiator of the Span
fish match.
Documents relating to the Field OF
the Cloth of Gold have their place in
this collection, including a mandate
signed Francois" and dated Septem-
her s, 1920, being IAN order to the
treasurer and receiver general to pay
lcertain sums for the reimbursement
t0f expenses incurred in the month OF
June last past during the journey we
made to the town of Andres and its
sneighborhood in the matter of the
visit. meeting, and parliament between
JUS and our very dear and good brother
and ally, the king of England, and for
the feasts, banquets and other similar
Expenses that we there incurred"
The catalogue comprises some rare
photograph letters from Catherine de
Medfci written to her daughter Eliza.
Beth, queen of Spain, between 1850
and 1870. One of them contains the
FOLLOWING: And so my daughter, my
dear, commend yourself to God, for
you have seen me as happy as your.
self, never expecting to have any
other sorrow, except that of not be
ling sufficiently, loved by the king, your
father Henry H., who honored me
more than / deserved; but loved him
SO much that I was always afraid, as
you know, that he did not love me
enough. And God has taken him from
me. and not content with that has left
me with three little children, and in
. strange kingdom. not having a soul
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-11

him, as well as by Cranmer and
Thomas Lord Seymour. There are also
two of Cromwells black letter procla-
nations. prohibiting horse racing for
six and eight months respectively.
Owing to their being pasted up these
proclamations were soon destroyed
and the two present specimens are
consequently almost unique There
are twelve letters written by Nine.
de Maintenon and an inventory-the
original manuscript-of the effects
left by Nine. de Pompadour at her
death. There is likewise manuscript
ated 1921 embodying the "Remem-
frances for Order and Decency to be
kept in the Upper House of Parlia-
ment by the Lords. when his Majesty
is not there"
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-11
Less Profit In Scr,,be

The breeder in scrub fowls has the
same trouble and often in greater de-
gree. as the breeder of fancy fowls.
vet his profits-if any at all-are less.
n other words, this time and ex-
Dense given to scrub fowls seldom
gives good profit, while thoroughbred
birds and eggs from any good breed
are always in great demand. and
usually pay.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-11
Details of Stand.

chased from any hardware store. One
screw Is used at each joint of slat
and shelf which calls for 80 screws in
all. Holes should be bored into the
Stats and legs in which to insert the
screws. This will keep the wood from
splitting. The dimensions are given
In the diagram sketch, although these
may be changed to suit the require
ment of the builder. If no glue is
used on the joints when setting up. the
rack can easily be taken apart and pu.
in a small bundle for moving.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-11
CHEAP MISSION BOOK RACK
Piece of Furniture Is Very Attractive
and Simple of Construction
How Made.

When making a mission book rack,
used quarter wed oak, If possible, as
this wood is the most suitable for fin
ishing in the different mission stains.
This piece of furniture is very attrac-
tive and simple to construct. The up
per shelf can be used for vases or o
plant or some kind, while the lower
shelves afford ample room for books
and Magazines, says Popular Mechan.
les.
The Stats and legs are fastened to
the shelves with two-inch round-head.
ed brass screws. These can be pur.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-11
Bowel Diseases of Fowls,

All bowel diseases among fowls are
not cholera. sad look, a blue comb,
a violent diorrhea, with droppings of
a sulphur yellow, thirst, a gait I'M
steady, bumped back and half-closed
eyes-that Is cholera. 1t has no cure;
but ordinary troubles can be stopped
by withholding food for a few times.
Then give them dry grains, parched
and cracked.
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-11
CARE OF INCUBATOR CHICKS
Not Always Fault of Eggs or Breed.
ing Stock That Little Ones
Do Not Thrive.

1t is not always the fault of the
eggs or the breeding stock that the
little chicks do not thrive. as the In
cubator men would have us believe.
1t is the fault of the catching. brood
ing and feeding combined. The chicks
do not have enough fresh, warm air at
Matching time. say the last five days.
Too many are put in bunch in the
breeders and the air Is not warm
The Plymouth tribune. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1901-1911, 1910-08-11

In closely-5uilt houses, where there
is poor ventilation, the air becomes
contaminated by gases arising from
the filth and accumulated droppings.
AS the hens are exposed to these gases
during the night, it is no wonder that
the system becomes poisoned by them
and disease results.