Plymouth Tribune, Volume 3, Number 43, Plymouth, Marshall County, 28 July 1904 — Page 2

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Eatabllsfced October 10, 1901. Oalj Republican Newspaper in the County. HENDRICKS & CO., Pubusiusrs. OTrlCE Blssell Bulldlnjr, Corner LaPorte and Center Streets. Telephone No. 27. SUBSCRIPTION BATES One Year. In adTknee. II JO: Six Months. 75 cents: Three Months, 40 cents, Cellrered at any postofflce ADVERTISING RATES made known on application. Entered at the postofflce at Plymouth, Indiana, as second-class mall matter. Plymouth. lnU July 28. 1904 Republican National Ticket For Prestder. THEODORE KOUSl YELT, of New York. For Vice President, CHAKLE4 W FAIRANKS, of Indiana. Republican State Ticket. For Governor, J. FRANK II AN LEY. For Lieutenant Governor, IIVGH TH. MILLEK. For Secretary of State, DANIEL E. STORMS. For Auditor of Stte, DAVID E. MIKRRICK. For Treasurer of State, NAT C. HILL. For Attorney Gen!, CHARLES W. MILLER. For Reporter Snoreme Court, GEOKOE W. ELF. f npcrlntendentof PubMc Instruction, , F. A. COTTON . Chief of Bureau of Statistic, JOSEPH H. STUBBS Jude Supreme Court, 2d District, OSCAR H. MONTGOMERY. Ji dze Surr me 'ourt, 3d District, JOHN V. HAU LEY, Cou.ity Ticket. For Congress, 13th District, ABRAHAM. L. BIUUK, For State Sanntor, JOHN W. PARKS. For Representative, DR. E. a.. PAkKER. For Treasurer. JONES GKANT. For Sheriff, MONROE STKINER. For Ree-r der. ALVA L PORTER. For Surveyor, DAVID E. VANVACTOR. For Coroner, DR. T. A. BOUTON. For Commissioner 2nd District, WILLIAM BE ATT Y. For Commissioner 3d Dltrlct, W1LUA L. YANTIS3. The question for a democrat to ask himself is: "How can Bryan support Parker if be could not tolerate a gold plank In the platform?" The persons who want real tariff reforjQ of the right kind should vote with the renublican party. There is no hope for them elsewhere. Judge Parker declares that he trusts the democratic party. When you think of Belmont and Rockefeller you involuntarily pi ice the accent on the trusts" in the Judge's statement. John B. Stoll, editor of the South Band Times, wants Bryan to return to Europe until after the election. Fate forbid. A campaign without Bryan In It would be like a kiss without a mustache, or a buckwheat pancake without maple syrup devoid of interest Rochester Republican. The one thing that will determine more votes than any other in this campaign is the question that the individual voter will put to himself which of the two great parties will conduct the affairs of this great and complex government in the most business-like way. Mrs. Florence May brick, the American woman sentenced to death in 18S9 in England on convintion of the murder of her English husband, and later sent to prison on a commuted sentence his been gi ven her freedom and has left the convent where she has been kept, since bein removed from prison last January. The new saiary schedule of the rural free delivery cirriers is now In force and applies from July 1. The schedule raises salaries of carriers on 24 miles routes to 8720 from the old rate of 9600. On routes under 24 miles a deduction wsll be made of $18 a mile. It is said that over two-thirds of the whole force of 25,000 rural carriers have received increases averaging $100 each. When Benjamin Harrison was a candidate for president the democratic papers called him a "kid gloved aristocrat." What Ihese papers are now saying about Judge Parker Is interesting. The judge is described as a careful and fashionable dresser, donolog a riding suit for, bis' morning canter, a business suit for his dally duties and invariably whether at Albany or on his farm, putting on evening dress for dinner. M W. W. Timmonds, of Portland, for thirty-five years the editor of the democratic organ of Jay County, will not take any Parker and Davis in his, thank you. In the last l&sue of his paper he expresses bis disgust at the right-about face the democratic party has made, and concludes with the pred iction ; 'I pi edict that. Indiana will gi7e Roosevelt 75,000 plurality this fall. . In Jay county the pluraity will bs 500 teilest the Cleveland reorjsn-

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bosses may have a grievance or concoct a scheme for selfish purposes. South Bend Times. The Mishawaka Enterprise is 49 years old, is an excellent paper, and has been under the management of Ed. A. Jernegan for more than a quarter of a century. ' While democrats now declare that they no longer believe in the free coinage of silver, their platform shows that they still believe in the free coin age of adversity. James S. Podge, of Elkhart, was nominated for Judge of thft Elkhart and Lagrange county circuit courts at MIddlebury. Thursday. This is good news for hundreds ol friends of Mr. Dodge in Marshall county who knowmg that he is qualified felt that he deserved recognition. It seems to be definitely settled in the minds of democratic paily leaders that if Senator Arthur Pue Gorman will consent to act, he will be named for chairman of the national committee, with Thomas Taggart as vicechairman to manage the western bureau. If Russia succeeds in getting .the big powers of Europe to interfere with her warlike operations she can give up the fight and excuse herself on the ground that no nation could hope to win against the whole world. There's nothing like having an excuse, even if one has to be made to order. A prominent democratic politician of Plymouth suggests the name of Hon. Clay W. Metsker as the probable nominee for senator of this and Kosciusko county against Senator Parks. Metsker thinks that he and Parker can carry Marshall county by enough votes to overcome the republican majority in Kosciusko. There are some good folk In Missouri after all. The St. Louis boodle prosecutor was an easy winner, and named his associates on the ticket. With a good republican ticket in the field Missouri is to be congratulated, even though she fails to rise to the occasion of perpetual liberation from misgovernment by taking the republican candidates. The state finance board, composed of Governor Durbin, Auditor Sherrick and Treasurer Hill celebrated the close of the fiscal year by ordering the payment of a quarter of a million dollars on the state debt. This reduces the debt to $1,902.615.12. A vote for re publican state and legislative candi dates this fall will be a vote against the state debt. While the democratic party talks and resolves, the republican party acts. During th3 whole of the past 50 years, the period of the republican party's existence, the democratic party has come trooping behind the former, acquiescing In what the republican partv attempted, accomplished and irrevocably settled. The adoption and maintenance of a gold standard is, next to the Panama canal, the latest exhibition of the democratic party's admission of incompetency and sub mission to the inevitable. Carnival Queen Contest The Plymouth band has decided to institute a Carnival Queen contest and will present a beautiful diamond ring to the young lady of Marshall county receiving the largest number of votes. The voting places will be at Slayter's restaurant. Albert's restaurant, Wenzler's Drugstore, Reynold's Drug store and the Cigar stores. The con test will - open tomorrow. Voting places will be arranged for at outside towns where parties residing outside of Plymouth may register their preference. It is the intention to an nounce the vote at 1 o'clock each day. The contest will be decided by the judges appointed to register the vote on Fiiday, August 5, as . soon after I o'clock as they will be able to count the vote. No votes will be accepted after 1 o'clock p. m. on August 5th. A Cat Twenty-four Years Old. One of the oldest felines in Missou ri died last week when the family cat of William Gilmore, living near Millersburg, expired at the advanced age of twenty-four years. The way 1 kept track of her age, says Mr. Gilmore, "was knowing that she was just as old as one of my daugh ters. Twenty-four years Is a long time for a cat to live in one family. and we mlsa her mightily. "Kansas City Times. Where Me YftrJts Him. Mr. Bryan thinks that that swim ming is great exercise, and he has a fine hole in Salt River all picked, out for Judje Parker on the first Tuesday it ter the first Monday In Ifoyembcr.

LULU HOUGHTON HURT.

Three Girls Had Been Drinhngt One Was Killed and the Others Mangled, The South Bend papers give particulars of the accident at a street crossing of the Grand Trunk railway in South Bend, Wednesday night by which Kittle Houh of Ligonier, aged 21 years, was killed, Mabel Claris, of Ejkhart, aged 20, received a severe scalp wound and was badly bruised, and Lulu Houghton, of Plymouth, aged 18, received asevere scalp wound on the back of the head and several bruises on the body. The three girls had hired a horse and buggy at a livery stable and gone out to have 4a time." They spent tbe greater part ol the evening at the Germania summer garden and later drove to a saloon on South street, where they again filled up with liquor. About 11:30 o'clock the three girls started to go home and drove north on Lafayette street. Miss Clarke stated that the Hough girl was doing the driving and was sitting on the other girls' laps. She was driving fast and when the railway tracks were reached, they heard someone call out for them to stop. Looking up they saw the train bearing down upon them and Miss Hough started to stop tbe horse. The horse came nearly to a standstill just south of the tracks with its nose almost on the tracks. Thinking that they could get across the tracks in time and probably not knowing that they were not then in danger Miss nough struck the horse with tbe whip and urged it on, and just as It had reached the center of the tracks the engine struck it, dragging it and the buggy along for 100 feet when the horse was torn loose frcm tha buggy and fell to the north side of the tracks, while the buggy-was left on tbe south side. The Houghton and Clarke girls were thrown out of the buggy, while the Hough girl was caught on the pilot or cowcatcher of the engine and dragged down the tracks to the other side of the first alley, where she probably kicked herself loose or fell beneath the wheels, or might have been knocked off by the rapid stopping of tbe train. The small wheels and the first of the big drive wheels passed over her and the second wheel nad jifst pinched her at the ritfht arm pit when the train was brought to a standstill Wy Engineer Mitchell, who had applied the emergency brakes. The train had to be backed up a little to allow those who had come to tbe unfortunate girl's aid to free her from beneath the wheels. Her screams were frightful and she was exerting all her remaining strength to crawl from beneath tbe engine. She was carried to the lawn beside the streets where she lapsed into unconsciousness and died within a very few minutes. The other two girls were taktn to the Epworth hospital and rill recover. All of the girls were stopping at a questionable resort on Colfax avenue kept by Madge Smith. Lulu Houghton is the adopted daughter of Mrs. John W. Houghton of this city. She Is a wayward girl and Mrs. Houghton was not able to control her. She had not been In Plymouth for several months. Mrs. Houghton went to South Bend Thursday to render what assistance she could in taking care of the wayward girl. The Eastern Star Picnic The members of Chapter No. 26, Order of The Eastern Star and their friends spent a very pleasant day Thursday at Pretty Lake. About 160 members and friends of the order were conveyed to the lake by back and private conveyance arriving there about ten o'clock. The tables were spread, load ad with tbe necessaries of life, that bad been prepared by the sister members of the order and all members and their friends were invited to surround tbe tables. Thanks were returned by acting Chaplin Sister Bene dict, Address of Welcome by Worthy Matron Sister Shambaugh and re sponse by Past Worthy Patron Broth er Bailey and ibe company partook of the refreshments that had been prepared for them." - , Tbe afternoon was spent In eating ice cream, drinking lemonade, boating, bathing, strolling through tbe beautiful grounds and enjoying tbe various games so much appreciated on such occasions. Those present thus enjoyed themselves until a hte hour, and voted it was the "banner" picnic of the order. Tbe officers and members wish to extend their thanks to the .cottagers for their hospitality in permitting them the exclusive use of their cottages, boats and grounds. Another Glebe Trctler, Öctave Grandjeau of Paris, passed through Plymouth Friday making a tour of the world on foot. He left Los Angeles, Cal., March 5, and must cover the wcrld in 1150 days a little over three years. If he does this he gets $10,000. If he fails he gets nothing. He gets the certificate of tbe post master in every town through which he passed. He has. to walk about 25 mile3 a day to win. If he gets ticS or fails to get around the vrcrld in time for any rcison, hs leccs.

Twfllth Indian Infantry. Gen. Reub Williams, editor of the Warsaw Times, seventy-eight weeks ago began publishing a review of the services of the Twelfth Indiana infantry from tbe muster day at Indianapolis, in August, 1862, to the close of an arduous three year's campaign. The regiment served In the Army of the Potomac, and then was brought westward, so that by the time of its muster out, it bad met the enemy in every Southern State save Florida and Texas, had participated in twenty distinct and bloody engagements and iiad marched with Sherman to the sea Six hundred of its comrades bad been killed and wounded. The Twelfth also marched on the grand review at Washington, having the post of honor in Sherman's command. Thirteen hundred names were entered upon its rolls and today nine hundred are known to have passed to the great beyond. General Williams commanded tbe regiment almost throughout its term of service, winning the rank of brevet brigadier-general for gallantry in action. He began bis review seventy-eight weeks a$o as a labor of love, following it, as the interest of his readers grew with each succeding contribution, until, from a regimantal standpoint, It became a work of historical value, in quantity exceeding two large volumes. The review ends with the reception of the returning veterans by Governor Morton, and the final muster out. Many Incidents are related, and much of the unwritten history of the great civil war for the first time sees the light of publicity. The work is of too great value to be forever buried in the files of a newspaper, and some time in tbe future it may be published in book form. Indianapolis News. A City Which Has Stopped Gambling. Referring to the recent cold-blooded murder of two deputy sheriffs in a Memphis gambling-house the Atlanta Constitution says the establishment was operating under quasi protection of the municipal authorities and deplores the fact that such a condition can be permitted to exist anywhere. Speaking of its owa city The Constltlon says: Atlant is one city in tbe South absolutely free from this terrible menace. Such has been the case moreover, for the astonishing period of twenty years. During that long interval the city's population has more thao doubled itself, assimilating In the process all classes and conditions of people pr widely varying ideas.. Its interestssocial, industrial and commercial have attained metropolitan proportions. It might be reasojably assumed that with its population recruited from cities and sections, where games of hazard are more or less prevalent, and with the natural factor of inclination about as strong as in communities of equal importance, the gambling contingent would have obtained a foothold. But through all the throes of growth and development and tbe

shifting of administrations representing totally . antithetical sentiment, this bane of large and small cities has never reached even the seedling stage since It was mastered by public sentiment in Atlanta more than twenty years ago. And all this has been accomplished without the assumption of purltanism or depriving the people of Innocent, needed amusements. Undoubtedly no city of Its size in the country affords its inhabitants such complete in and outdoor recreation as does Atlanta, at the same time preserving her reputation, free from the terrible tarnish of the gambling mania. This same sentiment, which has survived the trials of twenty years, has established convincingly the fallacy of the old hypocritical dogma that to thrive and develop a city must maintain an "open" government; that open gaming-houses must be allowed to flourish under at least the cloaked sanction of the authorities; saloons and brothels permitted to regulate themselves and their own hours. so long as ttey paid a handsome rev enue, and every other feature of the open" city suffered for the sake cf the convenlenUpolicy of expediency. Atlanta has developed Into one of tbe most important commercial centers of the South without the shady assslstance of such complaisant sophistry. ' - To Ditch Kankakee River. Edward Johnson and E. W. Hanna of Chicago government engineers, are engaged in the Kankakee district in running aline for the construction of a monster ditch to connect the Kankakee and Tippecanoe rivers. This would cause the waters of the Kankakee to be diverted, would result in te reclamation of hundreds of thousands of acres of, land and would develop the Tippecanoe river for water power, Gen. Niies Heard From. Gen. Nlles, who escaped from Longcllff asylum, spent Sunday, July 10, In Jasper county, staying with a farmer named Russell. He lef t Monday morning, going west towards Goodland, and saying he wis going to Chicago. He spent Sunday washing and ironing his clothes, and talked freely about himself He told his name correctly and Mr. Russel's people also 2.w his name on his clothing.

Aaron Jones Mentioned. The recent death of Col. J. H. Brigham, of Ohio, assistant secretary of agriculture, at Washington, and a practical farmer who has been of great service to tbe department, leaves a most important position to be filled by the president. Aaron Jones, of this city, who followed Col. Bringham as master of tbe national grange, and has held the office for several years, Is among those mentioned as Col. Bringham 's successor in the government department Mr. Jones Is abundantly qualified for tbe position, but it is believed that he much prefers to remain at the head of the great body of grangers than to take any uncertain political job. As master of the grange Mr. Jones has been remarkably successful in advancing the interests of tbe order and is one of tbe most popular men in the country among the farmers. If any place is due him under tbe government it is as bead of the agricultural department instead of second in command. South Bend Tribune.

Liquor Dealers' Organization. J. F. Callen, editor of Our Standard, state organ of tbe liquor dealers, says that a thorough and systematic organization of the liquor forces of the state is now taking place with a view to influencing tbe selection of members of the state legislature and congressmen. 'The plau Is a new one," said he. 'It promises to be more effective than any yet undertaken by the liquor men. The unit of the organization Is the county. "When all of tbe counties of a district are organized we call a mass meeting and consolidate the county organizations into one compact district organization. There is a president, secretary, financial secretary, treasurer and executive committeeman for each county. The new organization is called 'The Protective Liquor Dealers' Association of the Congressional Districts of Indiana.' Every member takes a pledge to refuse to vote for any man for state senator representative in tbe legislature or congress who is openly opposed to the liquor traf he. Polk for Governor of Missouri. Joseph W. Folk, tbe prosecuting attorney of St. Louis, who has become famous on account of the number of boodlers he has convicted, was nominated for governor Thursday morning. He was bitterly opposed and maligned by tbe democratic machine, the members of which have been fattening off the public for years, but tbe democrats of the counties outside the city of St. Louis stood by Folk and the machine had to surrender. In bis speech accepting the nomination, Mr. Folk said: The exposures of corruption in Missouri made the people realize tbe menace to good government, as it is tolerated, and the necessity of stamping out the Influence of tbe corrupt! on Ists from our political life. I have been fighting them with all tbe powers at my command, and have lashed tbem with tbe whip of the law, I have no favors to ask of. them and no quarters to give. It is unrelenting warfare to the end. In tbeir frenzied desperation they have spewed out their vomit or slander and abuse.. There are two things that I am proud of one the aid and assistance good citizens have given me, and the other the intense hatred and malicious mouthings of corrupt enemies. No party can be held liable for the shortcomings of individual members of that party, unless the party organization does something to condone what has been done. Tbe responsibility for the existence of corruption does not rest upon either party, and we want all good citizens, of every creed and political belief, to aid us. Boodlers do not care for laws so long as they can control politics: A vote of tbe people of Missouri upon the issue of boodle as enunciated upon the platform adopted J a this convention will do more to stamp uut bribery in this state than anything that could possibly be done. Tbe battle against Doodle has only commenced in Missouri. If I am elected to a larger field of opportunity I propose to make Missouri tbe most unhealthy place In all the land for tbem to operate in. Tbe citadel of corruption will be attacked agaid and again, until it fails beneath the sbafis of the law and the mighty power of public opinion." farm' Residence Burned, The residence on the D. L. Gibson farm, three miles southeast of Plymouth, burned last Thursday. AU tbe household goods that were in the up. per rooms. The house was locked up and Mrs. Gibson is visiting in Oklahoma. Mr. John H. Gibson discovered smoke issuing from tbe roof about 8 o'clock in the morning and gave' the alarm, but the pump at the house was broken and it soon became apparent that tbe building would burn. The goods in the lowsr rooms were carried out, but the fire having started somewhere in the upper part of the house the furniture up .stairs and most of the bedding and winter clothes of the family were burned. What caused the fire is a mystery. The house was a good one and the Iocs will proubly reach ll,5C0.

A Story ol Progress. Tbe May bulletin, issued by tbe Department of Commerce and Labor, being tbe monthly summary of commerce and finance, is a story of veritable progress of the United States along all lines. It might be studied with great profit by gentlemen d luding themselves with tbe belief that Judge Parker will be elected and the

country profit thereby. The length of the story but adds to Its Interest, but ouly the 'Salient poinls can be given herein. In giving the wealth or the United States the bulletiu takes the reported values of real and personal property made to the tax de pgrtmen s of the several States. In I860 it totaled $16.159,616,000, with a per capita of $513.93, rising tb $94,300,000,000 In 1900, with a per capita or $1,235 86. In 1380 the individual bank deposits were $2,134,234,861 and in 1903 they were. $9,673,385.303, of which amount the savings banks bad $2,935,204,845, or more than the entire bank deposits of twenty-three years ago. In 1860 the exports of tbe United States were of the value of $833,576,057 In 1903 they were $1,420,141,679. In 1870 the National banks had an aggregate capital of $457,235.701. In 1903 it was $743,505,048. Loans and discounts made by banks, National and State, in 1870 were $719,341,186. In 1903 tbe total was $3,415,045,751. Id 1860 the total value of farm animals of all descriptions $1,089,329,915. In 1903 it was $3,102,515,540. In 1860 the wool crop was 60,264,913 pounds. In 1903 it was 287,450,000 pounds. Of wheat, the crop of 1860 was 173,104,924 bushels. In 1903 the wheat crop was 638,821,835 bushels. In 1860 the corn crop was 838,792, 740 bushels. Iu 1903 It was 2,244,176,925 bushels. The South produced 4,861,292 bales of cotton in I860. In 1903 she produced 10.727.559 bales? The gold production jf 1860 was $46,000,000. In 1903 it was 74,425,340 an unanswerable argument to Bryanism. In 1870 tbe iron and steel men paid out iu wages and salaries the sum of $40,514,981. In 1900 they paid out for wages and salaries the sum of $134,739,004. In 1870 the value of the Iron and steel products was $207, 208,696. In 1900 the value was $835,759,034. In 1860 tbe cotton manufacturers paid out In wages and salaries $23,970,108. In 1900 they paid out on the same account $94,039,951. In I860 tbe total value of manufactured cotton was $115,681,774. In 1900 the value was $339,200,320. In 1860 the total value f all manufactured articles produced in tbe Uniced States was $1,885,861,676. In 1900 the t--tal value was $13,039.279,666. This is but a part of the story of the progress of the United States, with the republican party out of control of affairs but eight years out of the forty-two between 1861 and 1903 the date of the inauguration of President Lincoln and the date of closing of tbe statistics. Bleached Hair and Nature. A Kansas City woman has sued a beauty doctor because her hair fell out in bunches after he bad bleached It and left her bald and extremely unbeautiful. The unsympathetic and unjust judge declined to grant her any compensation and told her that she had her locks tampered with at her own risk. Then he added insult to injury by readjng her a lecture on the folly of trying to Improve on nature. Does this judge let his hair grow long, as nature gave it, or does he keep his face closely shaved? Does be carefully brush his thinning locks over the growing bald spot, or does be boldly bare that spot to the world as a badge of honor because nature gave it? Does he sternly forbid his tailor to pad tbe shoulders of his coat because he wishes to appear tbe narrowchested person that he is without disguises? The chances are ninety-nine to one that he does none of these things. For a woman to bleach her hair may he an act of folly in his eyes, but not so in hers, and who shall decide? Struck By Li ghtning. Claude Deacon and David Hoff were both injured by lightning about 9 o'clock last Friday while unloading hay on Mr. Deacon's farm, better known as the Miller farm, a little more than four miles north-west of Plymouth. Mr. Deacon was on the load of hay and received almost the full force of the bolt which seemed to strike him near tne shoulder, ran down his body, and tore tbe shoe off bis foot, splitting the beel of tbe shoe and' tearing the pegs out. Deacon fell from the load of hay apparently dead and Mr. Hoff, who Is over 60 years old, was badly stunned and fell from tbe stack. He, however was not seriously ipjured, and soon revived. Dr. Knott was sent for at once and soon reached tbe farm. He left Mr. Deacon conscious and and thinks be will" be all right in a week or two If his spine is not injured. Tbe shower was a very light one, and there was only one thunder-clap of consequence. The Tribune is & newsy paper.

Is Sentiment Misplaced? Tbe reopening of the Iroquois Theater In Chicago, scheduled for October, is not to be accomplished without a strong protest from The Inter Ocean, which characterizes the intention as ,an offense which will not be condoned by the people of Chicago, and it adds: It Is possible there are those who

will consent to dance and sing iu this boused death for the thoughtless and for those who regard the Iroquois disaster as a mere incident. But these people are not in the majority. The reopening of this house, sabred to the memory o? over half a thousand people, as an amusement enterprise is an offence not only to the people of Cook county and Chicago, but to the people of the United States an affront to civilization." ' There is a deep sentiment In that expression of feeiing, but-ls it not sen-" timent misplaced. In view of tbe fact that tragedies are as soon forgotten as pleasures, and death as soon as a wedding? The people of Chicago did as people of New York did. After-the Iroquois disaster there was no cessation of theatrical entertainments until the mayor stopped them by closing tbe houses for examination. On reopening there were the same throngs of Chicago people attending and laughing and eßjoying themselves, as the people of New York attended theaters and took excursions within twentyfour hours after the Slocum horror. It always has been mourning on tbe way to the grave and too often smiles on the way home, and it will always be so. Tbe people of Cnicago will not refrain from attending performances at the Iroqoois on its reöpenine, because of the harvest of death within its walls. Cincinnati Commercial Trib. A Woman Pharmacist Among tbe applicants taking the examination for registration in pharmacy conducted by the State Board of Pharmacy, at Indianapolis, was oneyoung womon, Helen McKInney, of Bremen, who believes that pharmacy as a profession is high, and one in which a woman may make herself independent. Miss McKInney is about 21, years old, very pretty with a growth of heavy auburn hair. She was graduated with this year's class at Purdue university, having graduated in 1902 from tbe high school in her town. The members of the examining board have been struck with the alacrity with which Miss McKioney answers the questions, she havingbeen one of the first finished in every set of que.tlons. 'I want to obtain full registration as a pharmacist, which requires four years of practical experience." said she. I have been working In a drug store at home since I graduated and I will return to tbe drug store after tbe examination. I won't be a clejk in a drug store, I won't sell soda and cigars, tobacco and school supplies but I will conhne myself strictly to tbe drug business. Miss McKInney took the pharmacy course at Purdue because of her interest in chemistry, aroused while she was a student in high school. , Father suggested that I should continue my scientific studies and take up medicine. I like all kinds of sci ence theoretically, but I never could make dissections. I believe much womanhood is lost when a young woman studies medicine." Bridges in Bcurbon Township. Tbe News Mirror says there are now under construction four bridges,, two on what is known as the Peter Knislev road; two on the Unger roadr which runs north and south, and one on tbe county line called the Danner bridge. A slx-teen-foot arcn is to be let Sept. 1st which will be known as the Guy arch. The Snepp ditch, which will soon be put through will be the cause of five more bridges to be, con structed. The township only contributes to this fund $75 un each bridge or arch, the balance coming out of the general county fund. How hlippjnos Carry Water. A traveler in the Philippines writes: "You see that girl coming along tbe street carrying a long cycllnder of bamboo upon her shoulder? She is returning from the water works and is carrying home a good supply of clean drinking water. Yes. it is a big bamboo tube surely eight feet long, and twenty-two inches at least in circumference, The inside divisions have been forced out by means of a stick and the internal compartments all combined into one. It holds a lot of liquid." : Less Dangerous Than Dynamite. The Scientific American recom mends tbe following method of getting rid ot stumps: In the autumn bore a bole one or two Inches in diameter, according to tbe girth of the stump, vertically In the center of the latter, and about 18 inches deep. Put into it one or two ounces of saltpeter; fill the bole with water and plug up close. In the ensuing spring take out the plug and pour In about one-half gallon of kerosene oil and Ignite it. The stump will smoulder away,. with out blazing, to the very extremities of the roots, leaving nothing but tshes.