Plymouth Tribune, Volume 7, Number 12, Plymouth, Marshall County, 26 December 1907 — Page 4

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TELEPHONE No. 27. OFFICE Bissell Tuilding, corner Laporte and Center Streets. , Entered at the J'ostt-ftice at Plymouth, Indiana as second-class matter. Plymouth, Ind., December 26, 1907. CONVENTION NOTICE. The Republicans of- Ihc 13th Congressional District are hereby called to meet in delegate convention :.n the city of South BenM, at 1:30 o'clock sharp, on the afternoon of Tuesday, January 14, 1908, for the purpose of selecting a member of the State Committee from this distnct. Delegates and alternates to this convention will be selected at such time? and places as may be designated by the chairmen in the sev eral counties of the district, on the 10th or 11th of January, 190S. County representation win dc as ... . I follows: Elkhart 23 Fulton 11 Kosciisko I8 Marshall 12 Pulaski 7 C Tncanfi 40 Starke I...!" '.!.'.!".'. 6 Total vote 119

Necessary to choice G0The prisoners will do no work and

It is urgently requested tnai me . KepuDiicans oi tnc various couaucsi . . . 'lt Is ot the district iena every possioie sissiance in thc w8diuiiuii ii-i , . r coming campaign. Jno. L. Moorman, uisinct v.nnrman.e . . . I

Local merchants say that CÄrist-lin

mas business thk year does not near- , , ,. . . ,y equa. ,nai uone a, u.,s iuuc m. year. JS Jß J Democratic members in the house i .... I of representatives are very scarce, but! still they are trying to kill each other J -70 I in their tistic encounters. Jt Jt jt GREATEST Of' ALL r.PAPTR On December 14, Metsker the unholy, owner of a building occupied by the worst whiskv dive in Plymouth I K'lJ lUlJ ii Hv vmui itQi contest to be over 10,000,000.

Did you ever stop to consider wnatl., , , ... .... 3 I Js in tor the new wall which will m-

ten millions mean? Counting 15 votes per second it would take the canvassers twenty days working 10 hcurs per day. Quite likely when they completed their task in less than two hours. Ten million votes just think of h. Estimating onehalf cent for each . - . f . vote, the enormous amount of busi- , . ness done by the small concerns J handling his tickets would amount to $50,000. It would take a printing pre?s 100 days printing 10 votes at a time and , u , ... running 10 hours eich day to print . , . them. The contest has been going on b 6 . about 30 days. Had ten million votes been -ast it would require about 31 months more to complete the print - ing. Consistency thd art again a jewel. , J J J Do You Remember? Do you remember the Christmas time many, perhaps very many, maybe two score of years or more, when you were looking forward to the visit of Santa Claus? Has childhood become so remote that you do not remember the night before Christmas, when mother had kissed you all good-night and you and the older sisters and brothers were left in the dark? Do you remember after you had prayed: "I pray the Lord my soul to keep," that you were wondering if th- Lord and Santa Claus knew each ether? And how yon thoug'.it out a prayer mother never taught you for a new doll, with dainty 'whije robe and beautiful hair and eyes that winked, or a sled or pair of skates? As you lay staring into the dark and longing for morning, and listening for the jingle of Santa Claus' bells, do you remember how Mother Nature took you under her broodi ne win? aftd the light that led your wishes and vour oravers beean to fade. tA the Lord bt-tran to seem to vou a ereat figure with a look on his face like the sweet faces of father and mother combined, and Santa Claus seemed to be th'i fur-coated-'figure of the old man next door who always patted you on the head and called you Niis little cherub? And then things grew dim, and the creak of s .passing sleigh made you look to see if old Santa 'was coming down the chimney and then jott forgot, and slept and dreamed. Do you remember how mother's ki? awoke you just in time to hear a i horus of the 'older children cry out "Merry Christmas!" and mother said the same, and father took you in his arms, and you were hurried to the room where Santa Claus had left his gifts? And there was the doll or the sled or the skates, and you knew that Santa Claus1 must have heard the little prayer you breathed, or else God haul told him what you wanted. And the day was bright with all happiness! Do you remember once your smaller sister had confided to you that she wanted Santa to bring her a set of dolls' dishes, and when the tree was unloaded 'A its fruit none appeared; you saw the disappointment, and she soon buried her face in mother's dress an(T wept? But she would never say why. You knew. Do you remember the Christmas a year or two later, when you began to think t'ie chimney too small Tor Santa Clans and the great pack of his presents which you knew he must bring to stich a family of children

and grown-ups. And have you forgotten the grief of that night before Christmas because father was away from home, and mother lay sick i::

bed. and you feared there would be no one to open the door for the old friend who found the chimney too small, and that he must enter some other way? And you prayed this time I for father that he might come home t( a 1 I and for mother that sue mignt oe well, and again you slept to waken at mother's voice and feel father' arms around you! And the gifts were for a moment forgotten, and you i,,icTht nirain that vour prayers had 1 - " " been heard. Ah! the joys and the griefs of childhooi are as real, as intense, as heartbreaking as those of later years. That stnile of the father and moth--nnr hnnniness is genuine, and thejr sorrow at your disappointments .i t i tj, fCal The w0ru Sm,,les when you arc happy today, but it turns aside ir , wnen it Mi-s ,jviih I i . . ,,.,,. ci-irrmv linn i cheer ,tpc it h.mnier. vour grief

gives it gloom and it tuns away. But Xot nnly ar. mcn getting about bro"ßht loo to 500 miles. The jetin rhlMhood von turn to father, and twice what.thev would if they were tlcs havc no foundations, but rely

mother sure of gladness at -our glad- ' I ness and sorrow and sympathy at rnVf. Elkhart Review. Christmas at Prison North. tu nffi;ic r.f the state orison have I X UV vv- i completed arrangements for the eelkl f Phristmas Dav. when the v ill &i l rii v ordinary' routine will be changed. following bm of fare wiu be o , t-V.-l"'11 Ö ' " " J - ' ""o-- I . ,nfe irP, rakes. CU uidkuts, j " o 1 pickles, 400 mince pies, 3,000 bananas, K-.wi KitAr nnfl rofTpp The res- I ij i vau. j I o which 1)028 arc the first class and none in the third class. Each new arrival is put tinto the second class, wearing black

Evcrything is moving along more

ml of three months of exemnlarv I behavior, earns the right to enter T. he first c,aS. wJlere the su:t js blue jans and more privileges are allowed Misconduct degrades the offender to I .U 1.-.. . ... T I lilt tllllVl liH UilU pilSUii -UlLftS. tripes. The present . conditions speak well tor the prison management which is . . ..-..I generally considered most progres-1 sive. The new chaoel. seatintr 1.200. probably will be completed and dedicated Wednesday. A portion of the new cell house is already -in use so that it is no longer necessary to' put (wn men in n rell TS fminlitlnn crease the grounds from eight to eighteen acres. Further work on it -s impossible at present. Bcer Shortage in New York. Xew York faces a; beer shortage. The brewers announced a. few weeks aS that, beginning January 1, the Price would be raised $1 a barrel and now it is announced that the outDUt : 1 UiC """i will be greatly curtailed and that , ,, . ... - many men will be laid off. The trouble is a shortage of barley. -.Tne crpo this year was .more .than 25,ooo,ooo bushels short of 'that of last 'ear antl the Price "as almost doubled. It is not the price that is , , v s worrying the brewers so much as it ,l . .l s the inability to obtain the gram at any price. Europe's shortage is just as marked. A few !uys ago a buyei CQme to Cw York from a big Eng t:i- i ... in, urewery witn instructions to purchase a large quantity of barley, but was forced to return to England without having purchased a bushel. The shortage in the oats crop also strikes the'brewers hard for they em ploy great numbers of horses and feed for theny is an impotant item of expenses. It is said that the oats crop this year is 200,000,000 bushels short of the 1906 crop. It is sta:ed that a large proportion of the saloons in Xew York owned by brew ers will be closed. State of Nevada Must Protect Her People. The appeals to President Roose velt to vhave Federal troops remain in Goldfield, Nevada, indicate that no steps whatever are being taken by the State to control the situation. Until this i. shown to the President, it was stated at the White House Monday, his order of Saturday with drawing the troops on December .10 will not be changed. After a consultation with PresiHent Rooseve Senator Nixon of itrw,ua exPrcss nis -opinion that the President could not very weI1 nxdify his order directing the withdrawal of the troops. The question of having the State take some activc Part in protecting the interests at GoMfieM, the Senator said, was a question under active consideration at tnis time, just wnat would De tue .i". r. a. result or what measures were "being considered, he said, it would be impossible to discuss. "One thing is certain," he asserted, "and that is that the Western Federation of Min ers will not be known in Goldfield when this trouble has concluded." Cannon's Boom Cools Off. The most marked development of j the last few days in the presidential I race is the decrease of enthusiasm j for "Uncle Joe" Cannon, which is I due to a very simple reason. A short I time ago the Cannon boom looked as I big as all creation. It had more uproarious. irrepressible noise back of it than all the boom that ever came ! down the pike. At the hotels, where the congressmen gathered, evety body talked Lannon, told what a grand old statesman he is and pre dieted his nomination on the first bal lot. Furthermore, not one of them tried to conceal his views from the speaker. This happened while the speaker was revolving the committee appoint ments in his mind. A soon as he got the appointments "out of his sys tem," on p."npr, duly and authorita tively announced so that he couldn't trke them back, the Cannon boom coled off like a base burner' after all of the fire has been removed.

The Panama Canal. Col. Goethals, the chief engineer

of the Panama canal, says he has

:,(o.(Ho men at work ana can geiya .m i.u- .hismsipjji ncr au- near more when he needs them. At thisfiompletion. The work will give the

time applicants are being turned Not :o long ago the labor problem wa. inCi on as the mpfl difficult M)ivc. It was taken for granted that the lIcath rate would be high and that it would be hard to hnd re- ... . I emits. liiere was taiK at one iime of Petting coolies to supplement the .i , . i. rl supposedly mauequaie suppiy oi ij, a- --i ivIiWa labor Now all fears on the labor score have vanished. There are two reasfor this. The more important ons OIle is tfe admirable' sanitary work th ;thmn That has inspired with confidence thousands who could not otherwise have ijccn persuaded to seek employmcnt in the canal zone. In the next ...i. piace me governinciu is paj-ms iii1! i . . : . n ... hirrh i wages .'It working for a priva,c concern in the Un;tC(1 Statcs, but all get medical aid ;rco nni each American cets free quarters light, and fuel. Everything possible has been clone to promote tin?" health and comfort of the workCrs and keep them in pood spirits. These things are expensive, and ' yet they have their economic side They arc a guaranty of a continuous efficient working force. If at any time . . f . their - - mS xvonlH h hard to renlace j" ' ' ' - - - I them. While they were being replac erf work would be susoended alto- - gether or greatly delayed.. The gov crnment would be a greater loser than if it had spent .the money required to keep tne lorce intact. sniooslilv' than if the work were in the hands of the contractors. They .vouUl not have done and could, not have been expected to do many .of .he things which the government has ... . .... I 1,.,- irnl l,fj ,n ä rrmi r Ii- I w... ' .i.r. Vt ... ..vj'...... " " mate more endurable for the work?rs. an l tnus induce mem to stick to . . . . i . I heir jobs. The canal doubtless will cost more than the first estimates, but the polI icy which is being , pursued makes for its c.irlv completion. That is l Iwhat most Americans are interested n. tj- i i t i tr:-l inc as oaviors in reunion; ing inanKS tne veterans. "The remnant of that desperate io-st." as Kipling described the veterans of the Indian mutiny, gathered Monday in London to commemmorite the golden jubilee of the struggle vhich ended in the Indian empire beng saved to Great Britain. Seven hundred veterans were present. On the pension roll in the war of;ice are thenames of 1,200 survivors if the mutiny, to each of whom an nvitaiion to the reunion was senti nit old age prevented many from at-

tendinir. The youngest among theMne cniiaren ana is not ones ctiua-

i;cst was. 65 years, he having been a drummer boy during the fighting, He looked to be a youngster, as? com pared with his companion. The old heroes were foregathered "rom all corners of the united king lorn and included both officers and enlisted men who serve! in the great .-.truggle of 1H37. With their breasts covered with medals, the reward for their services, they .made a brave showing as they drew up outside the hall to be reviewed by Lord Roberts. The review was brief, as the infirmities ,f the veterans prevented them from standing long in line, so, headed by the field marshal, they marchel to Albert hall, the galleries of which were filled with cheering crowds .and sat down 'to a banquet. War to Depose King Goes On. The result of the present political crisis at Lisbon, may not only determine whether a new and, better order of public administration is, to prevail in Portugal but whether the whole monarchical re; Ishall not give way to a repub. i form of government. Th-- republicans, small as is the influence they exercise at present, believe that Franco, by exposing the practices of the monarchist parties, has administered a blow to the prestige of the king and the monarchy from which it can never recover. Kran"-" was coi fronted with the back debts of the king, amounting to $70O,C0O. The king had no means of paying this obligation. Besides it was recognized that as chief of state most of these debts had been incurred in entertainig th country's guests. Undoubtedly the king's popularity ha .suffered at least temporary eclipse as a result of this "scan-dar and the establishment of the dictatorship with the arbitrariness ''incidental thereto, but if things work rapidly back to normal conditions there seems little prospect of an upheaval from below. A bomb outrage or a palace revolution might suddenly alter the situation. Miners Should be Protected A .United States Government bulletin recently issued showing the conclusions drawn from an investigation of mining accidents-, says that they may be a.cribed to '.a variety of causes, ar. I their frequency is attributed in part to the lack of mine regulations that can be readily enforced and in part to improper understanding and information concerning the explosives used in mining and the conditions under which they can be safely used. This means, of course, that regulations for the protection of miners are not what they should be, and this conclusion is emphasized by the further statement in the bulletin that the coal mines of the United States are killing three times as many per thousand employed as are the mines of any European country.

South Given Hugo Harbor. After four years workt" at a cost of $G.OUO.ouo the jetties in the southwest

..r At:. .:. .: : : ' south one of the deepest harbors in I tlin if1i1 i itnnm if ä rUn i " r j o of the largest steamships atloat the 100 and 200 foot depths of the lower .Mississippi river The harbor thus created has navi gaüie water collection witn at least ., ,i " uw.v. iw u.-mv. issippi and its tributaries. Tin nevi- iPttifi arf iümIIaI wnlla - j f- i one three and the other four miles long, lying over half a mile apart I ti t Ä .. . 1 "uc wie rivers current, across a mud bar three miles broad, so to produce a channel at least 1.000 feet wide with minimum ul Wl uuny-iive icet. 1 robably few walls ever have been consirucie-a uuuer greater uimcimies tlian were these jetties. Ihey are iii-auv. nuiun. ?k.aiiiiiiiu. stuiic. iiiiu ii: j ' ' concrete, and all material has been Ior "ay upon , tneir extremely .t - -t i broaJ being 'from 100 to 150 Ie u,uc at ine attorn. ine cap ""s - aim ,ä tl,e onjy Portlon ot Ktt,es ot Part of the $0,000,000 allotted to making the channel is being spent in safeguarding several miles above the jetties to prevent any increase in the 'flow of other large outlets from the main river to the gulf. This is being accomplished by placing stone covered mattress sills on the river bottom across the entrances to these outlets. Several small bavous lead ing from Southwest pass to the gul will be entirely closed up. The German Christmas. In this month's number of The De lineator is an article by Madame Schuniann-Heink the famous singer ou Christmas and its observance in true German fashion, as she rcmem- """ l hrumas I've tltrt c invariant v Ka. . : i, - ji.:i,iUn.ji .i r- " " .. j served the same menu, consisting of fish and noodles, prepared with a generous sprinkling of poppy seeds. After 'thtx promptly at ß o'clock the candles were lighted on the Christmas tree and the simple gifts distributed. There vas nothing elaborate in the celebration. a Madame Uchumann - Heink's parents were peoI i r I t... t.- .: pic m iiioucraic uicaiis, uiu me spirit whirli nrvrtpH if v.i full rf nnpcv " i , . I4IMI VIIUIIIli I The chnren of ,he s hiave been taught by their mother that Christmas is kept in commcmoration of Him who said, "Love ye one another." On that day the child I ren reitrn supreme in the household Pelow is given Madame SchumännHeinke's delineation of what the day J means to her in her own words "Christmas! Most beautiful of all I words a word that awakens in the heart of every civilized being hiebest, his, most sacred sentiments. Christ s. is essentially a celebration for hood, no matter .how poor . the sur rounding in wtiic.1 it may Have been nasse, a remembrance than whici there i- none dearer, none holier?"' Expert Pilot Starts to Join Evans's Battle Fleet, The man who is to pilot the United States bat'le ship fleet through the Straits of Magellan is in Los Ange les on his way to Wasjhgton, from whence he will proceed to Rfo de Janeiro, there to join the fleet on Jan. l. The man who has been selected i y the Navy Department for this im portant duty is Capt. E,. F. Greene of the United States Army transport service. He is 50 years old and has made in all seventeen trips "through the straits. He has been a sailor since he was 14 years old, when he joined the Confederate Navy. His first .trip was made in 1800 and th last a year ago, when he 'brought the lighthouse tender Juanita to the Pacific coast. Capt. Greene will assume charge as pilot of the fleet at Punta Arenas about Feb. l, according to schedule There will be assigned to him by Ad miral Evans ore of the fleetest of tht torpedo crafts, with which he will lead the w?iy through the straits The actual passage will require about torty-eight hours. Copt. Greene anticipates no danger in taking the squadron safely through. Wagon Load of Liquor Poured Into ' Gutter. Nearly a wagon load of jugs, jars and bottles tilled with whisky and beer were carried into the reet a Anderson, Ind., Thursday by Sheriff Stnelser and the contents emptied in to the gutter. The liquor was taket in a raid on Ike Hamilton's "blim tiger' near the PtnhanUle depot last Saturday night. Hamilton pleat guilty Thursday before Judge Home and was fined $.0 nnd costs. As the Fittle amber stream trickled down the gutter the odor attracted quite a crowd. There were some in the crowd who declared the waste o gool Tquor in such a manner was a worse crime than' to sell it on Sunday withot t a license. While the stream was running a large yellow dog came up and took one whiff at the liquw and then turned and ran down an al ley. Sheriff Stnelser declared it was one of the most unpleasant jobs he ever tackled. ' Mob Tars Girl's Assailant. Charged with attacking Dora Fet ters, .a girl of 13 years, Charles P. Ca! em, aged 50, was taken from the office of Justice Markham at Wyatt Ind., led to a secluded spot and given a horsewhipping and a coat of tar and feathers. Calven was arrested by a posse of citizens, organized by the father of the girl. 'and taken' to the office of the justice to be ar raigned. He refused to plead to the charge, and this so angered his captors that the horsewhipping followed

Signs Indian's Dcekl. A patent conveying to the heirs of

t.ie -Miam; cniel, little 1 urtle, a large tract of improved land in an'd around Ft: Wayne, Ind., said to be worth an immense sum of money. was signed by President Roosevelt Wednesday and delivered Thursday to Congressman Sherwood of the To ledo district. As far as he knows the only living heir to this property is James Wolcott, an Indian constitu ent of his. The description of the land set forth in the patent signed by the Preside :il follows: "The southwest quarter of section fourteen, of the southeast quarter of section fifteen, in township twentyeight, north of range eight, east of the second principal meridian, in the district of lands sold at Ft. Wayne, Ind., containing two hundred and seventy and fifty-four hundredths acres. The patent is an ornate looking document, duly attested by many minor officials: It is expected that the Indian Wolcott will at once begin suit for possession under the Indiana statutes on descent. Gen. Sherwood says that all the Indian is entitled to is the land without the buildings. Taxes, he sayst will not be deducted, for the presumption of law is that the individuals who have had the use of the land should have paid the taxes. It was at first thought that Wolcott was entitled to 320 acres, but a reexamination of the records fixed the amount at 270.51 acres. The case has-been pending for eighty-one years before the Interior Department and the officials say that the patent Gen. Sherwood took home Thursday is the last land patent that will be granted to an Indian. Gen Sherwood is not exactly informed as to the location of the land, but says part of it is highly improved proper ty. Indianapolis Star. Fleet Sends Messages. The De Forest wireless telegraph station at Savannah, Ga., Wednesday afternoon was in communication with the flagship Connecticut, the Georgia and the Minnesota of the battle ship fleet. Many, official and private messages, being sent to Norfolk Wash ington and New York from officers an'd correspondents with the fleet, were caught. The messages showed that the wireless telephones arc being used on the i trip and are proving successful The ships in the squadron carry on conversation and receive orders for formation by wireless telephone. At S p. m. the fleet was reported as in communication with the wireless sta tion at San Juan, Porto Rico. The following message was caught at the Savannah station: "Wednesday noon, 240 milts; course remains southeasterly; fleet 530. miles southeast Jacksonville. At noon Admiral Evans signaled double colimn interval 1,600 yards: well excuted; special flagships signal, "Wei done, Louisiana. Beyond gulf stream, moderate swell; Uay perfect, magnif icent 'picture -blue water; two lines white .ships, -crew white dress; squad rons early shaken down; keeping per feet distance. Boy Prisoner an Artist. Because he' does' not want to leave incomplete several paintings on the ceilings" of the Chicago jail chapel Adolph Henry Hess, 10 years old will not accept his freedom from Sheriff Strasshcim. He will hardly. get his work done before Christmas time. - Hess's mural decorations-1 represent Biblical scenes and persons of arti tic discernment pronounce them o true artistic merit, even in their un finished state. When Hess began, Iris twh months' sentence for forgery several of the prisoners were at worK painting the interior of the prison chapel.- He asked permission to. join them in' the work and it was not long before he had hi scenes all laid out in colors. . Friday . when told his time was up he dropped his brush and left the jail. ' He had not gone a block when he turned back anJ Sheriff otrass heim again allowed him to become an inmate of the jail. Hess received his first artistic training in the Lutheran school. Af t er ward he attended 'the art institute and Smith'. art academy, also study ing under Hugh Stuart Campbell His father is a retired meat dealer Indorses President Roosevelt. Attorney General Bonaparte Sat urday before the Hamilton club o Chicago, speaking as a member o the president's cabinet, indorsed al of the Roosevelt policies and declar"That the interests: not only of the people but of the great financial in tcrests shall be conserved, a man representing the ideas that have gov erned the present administration should be elected president next year." -This was taken by the club mem bers as the administration's opening campaign note. Before, Bonaparte had said the policy of this adminis m tration was lor an absolute square deal to worker and capitalist alike. Band) of Yaquis on Warpath; Kil Twelve Men in Mexico. Information has reached Nogalez Ariz., of the murder of twelve men by 150 Yaqui Indians, forty-five mile southeast of Magdalena, state of So nora, Mexico, last Wednesday. The Yaquis captured the party o men. among them being Jose Ferrfan dcz. son of . President' Fernandez o the town of Cucurpc, and. owjier o the Mescal plant station, where the killing occurred. One. American was among the number, but he was res cued by men who told him that they were Americans. The remaining twelve men were stripped naked, stood up against trees and shot through the head. A band of Yaquis is reported to be on the warpath.

Tell of Cement Uses. The curtain of the present was rolled back Wednesday night at the Coliseum at Qiicago, and business men were shown what it will be like to live in a cement age. They were tolU that the story of civilization will not be completed until man has swung through the circle, from the stone age, through the ages' of wood and brick, to the cement age. It all sounded Pike one of Mr. Well's romantic flights' into the future, only the tale of progress was not constructed by imaginative fiction purveyors', but by sober engineers and mechanics. And it was illustrated by

photographs. About 2,000 out-of-town cement dealers', contractors and manufactur ers arrived in Chicago Wednesday to attend the opening session of the ourth annual convention of the Northwestern Cement Products Association, which is being held at the Coliseum Annex. . This is the first year' that the convention has been heM outside of Minneapolis; where he headquarters are located. The meeting was called to. order by Col onel Lee Stover of Watertown, S. D., president. Francis L. Simmons, president of the Lincoln Park board, lectured on the jise of concrete in Lincoln park. During the evening R. E. Newton of Milwaukee gave an illustrated talk on the concrete buildings which have just been completed on the estate of Fred Pabst Jr., at Oconomowoc, Wis Twenty buildings, all of concrete, in cluding a handsome residence have been erected. This the first time that such material has been used for all buildings on a country place. Says Posterity Will Pay for Pros perity of Today. That the prosperity of the United States in . recent years has been due to the wasteful and unintelligent de velopment of the country's natura resources, and that the prosperity has been enjoyed at the expense of future generations; was the statement made by Prof. W. E. Stone, president o Purdue University, in an address be fore the Indianapolis Chapter insti tute of Banking at the Commercia Club rooms. Prof. Stone's subjec was "Industrial ' Education," and he said that the United States is un able to compete with German- in industrial progress owing to the lack of educational facilit ies in this country along lines industrial. "An analysis of the industrial progress of the United 'Stares " said Prof. Stone, "reveals this fact: That whatever may have been due . to shrewdness and energy of our captains of industry, our industrial prosperity has been due to the fact -hat we have been exploiting enormous natural resources in a manner which, although profitable, has been in most cases with entire lack of foresight and with waste." The speaker declaretd that the phenomenal progress has turned the heads of those who have profited by the' development, and that unless some restrictions are placed on future actions of those persons who -have developed the resources in an unintelligent manner there will be little left for generations to come. Fruit Show at Purdue. Great interest is being shown by the fruit growers of the state in the announcement that the State Horticultural Society is offering $300 in cash for premiums for the Fruit show to be held at Purdue Univer sity, during the week of the Farm ers' Short Course, Jan. 13-18, 1908; This money is being (offered because the Indiana Horticultural ociety feels that the resources of Indiana as a fruit state, and. the possibilities for making money in commercial fruit growing are not understood as they should be by the farmers of the state. .This exhibition will be ' of esnecial value to fruit growers from the educational standpoint because of the opportunity afforded by the Short Course in Fruit Growing for getting practical information con cerning varieties:, methods of orchard management, insects; spraying and spray mixtures. The fruit business of Indiana is still in its infancy. Every fruit grower should plan to attend the short course and make an exhibit. The contest is open to every 'farmer in the state. A- Great Career. The tributes that are paid to Lord Kelvin prove, if proof were wanting, that the world is keenly alive to-the value of such services as his to mankind, and that it distinguishes, pretty clearly in its estimates- of'success of one sort and another. It cpplauds the stu-dent and the investigator, the man of superior intellectual power and industry who was incessantly seek ing knowledge and truth. It is deeply impressed by tliat rare union of qual ities through which this man was able to apply his knowledge for the benefit of humanity everywhere. Thegreat scientist's career appeals with equal force to all nations, and it is an inspiartion to young men who would follow in his footsteps even if they cannot hope to attain to his rank and his worldwide fame. For he found his reward in the first place in the very nature of his work, which was to be prized for ,its own sake and it he keen interest that it aroused from day to day. If there could be any such thing as an assurance of happiness it would be found n such a life. Alexander Hamilton Dead. Major General Alexander Hamil ton, grandson of Alexander Hamil ton, secretary of the treasury under General Washington, died at his home in Tarrytown, N. Y. aged 02. Hamilton was aide to Governor Mor ris and later to Governor Seymour. At 'the outbreak of the civil war he organized the 5th artillery of New York. Hamilton served directly under President Lincoln for a time and was in command of the troops1 in New York at the time of the draft riots.

The Cement Age. The success which has attended the

cement exposition, at the Coliseum in Chicago has been sufficient to war rant the directors of the affair in promising a similar one liext year. riie use of cement in various forms is increasing so rapidly that no one is able to forecast accurately the fu ture of this particular industry. The value of an exhibit such as that which has just been made is illustrated by the expression of belief on the part of cement men that, as a result of it, bridges in cities; and towns will be constructed of cement more generally in the future. City officials have been able to gain def inite a:rd personal knowledge of the difference in the expense of building, the showing being much in favor of the new type of construction. In the country cement bridges are fast dis placing other kinds. There are still some unsettled problems which time alone can determine, such as the ef fect of water and climatic condition's in comparison with the same influen ces on wooden and steel bridges. But those who are pushing the new, type seem able to convince county com missioners and township trustees of the value of their product. It is: now said that municipal airtho ities are more inclined than ever before to use cement instead of brick for sewers. The relation of cement to the di minishing supply of timber is another matter emphasized by the ex hibit. The places in which cement is being used instead of wood already are; many. In this direction there seems to be no limit of expansion of the industry. Each year is likely to show many new and interesting advances as experiment proves the utility and the comparative cheapness of cement for posts, poles, ties, lin tels, and for many other things hith erto made of wood. It is this con stantly increasing use of cement in new ways that makes the announce ment of another exhibit a year hence of interest to a large class of people, Girls to Be Radiant at 100. In a lecture at Peabody Institute, at Baltimore, Professor William R. Brooks! of Hobart College, said that with the aid of radium a young worn an coulU retain all of her freshness and beauty för a hundred years or more. But only rich women can af ford the experiment, for the profes sor pointed out that this "perpetua beautifier" costs from $200 to $300 a grain, else the purchaser would only get something that resembles ordi nary table salt in appearance. When Professor Wood of the chair of experimental physics, who was present at the lecture, was asked about the statement he looked TXfi? zled for a moment. Then he said: VOh, yes I do rem&nber something about it. I believe he found that radium retards the growth of the caterpillar into the butterfly, and he argHed from this that it might keep people young. One mig-ht 'just as' well say that because cigarettes interfere with growth, use cigarettes. Seriously, I am quite sure Dt. Brooks was joking when he said wha,t he did about beauty .and youth. - Beyond a doubt he did not intend to be taken literally." "Then you do not knor anything about radium las a beautifier?" ' Dr. Wood shook his head. "Nor how to use it for that purVe?" The doctor shook his head , again. "It was a joke," he said. Jt ' . Emperor Consents to Duel. Seconds of Premier Wekerle and former Minister bf Justice Polonyi of Budapest, Hungary, gave up the effort to settle the two statesmen's differences' v peaceably and there is now no doubt a duel will be fought. The emperor has authorized the meetingso that neither Wekerle r Polonyi will be punished. Polonvi has chosen pistols and the encounter may take place at any time. , Polonyi accused Wekerle of political dishonesty and refuses to retract or modify his charges. People Have $4,176,873,717 In National Bank Deposits. A statement showing the condition of the national banks of the United States at the close of business Dec. 3 Monday was made public by the controller of the currency. It shows that the total loans and discounts of the banks aggregate $4,583,337.094,; individual deposits, $4,176,873,71"; cash resources, $660,784,736; ca,)kal stock, $'J01,6S1,682; United States' deposits, $223,117,082. The net balances of clearing house certificates in the banks on Mlatc named was $64,344,12. The percentage of legal reserve to deposits is 21.31 per cent. Turkeys and Chickens We are paying at this time as follows For young Gobblers 10c, young Hen Turkeys 12c, old Gobblers 8c, old Hen Turkeys 10c, poor Turkeys 7c. Spring Chicks and old Hens 7c, Ducks 7c. As the market does- better we will advance, with it. Never feed poultry the day you market it. J. SWINDELL & BRO. Accidents will happen, but the fjestregulated families keep Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil for such emergencies. It subdues the pain and heals the hurts A tickling cough, from any cause, is quickly stopped by Dr. Snoop's Coufh Cure. And it is so thoroughly harmless and safe, that Dr. Shoop tells mothers everywhere to give it without hesitation, even to very young babes. The wholesome green leaved and tender stems of a luoghealing mountainous shrub furnish tht curative properties to Dr. Shoop's Cough Cure. It calms the cough, and heals the sore and sensitive bronchial membranes. No opium, no chloroform nothing harsh used to injure or suppress. Simply a resinous plant extract, that helps to heal aching lungs. The Spaniards call this shrub which the Doctor uses. "The SacrecJ Herb." Always demand Dr. Shoop's Cough Cure For sale by L. Tanner's Drug Store,

To Circle the Globe? Uncle Sam's fleet of battleships is

to return from its Pacific cruise via the Suez canal, according to a. wireess message to the New York Sun from the battleship Louisiana. This dispatch 'says Admiral Evans made the announcement on authority of President Roosevelt at the dinner last Monday night. , This is the first definite news of the plans of the battle fleet. For the fleet, or half of it, to make a voyage around the world would be a naval feat unsurpassed in the history of the world. It would mean a voyage of more than 30.000 miles. - The trip to San Francisco will cov er 14,000. . The distance in miles from Saa Francisco over the ordinary Suez route would be: San Francisco to Hong-Kong, 7,006; Hong-Kong to Singapore, 1,400; Singapore to Co lombo, 1,560; Colombo to Aden, 2,100; Aden to Port Said, 1,145; Port Said to Gibraltar, 1,200; Gibraltar to New York, 3,202. The only program that has been announced heretofore Was that the fleet was to proceed to Magdalena bay, lower California, arriving there according to schedule, March 14. Af ter a month's target practice 'and evolutions, the fleet was to proceed to San Francisco. What the fleet was to do after that was problematical. There have been conjectures in profusion asi to what would be its course if it were to return via the Suez canal. Not the least interesting of these was f,he possibility of a friendly vis-it to Japan. . Another wireless message says tnat from Thursday noon to Wednesday noon, the fleet made 240 knots. It was following a southeasterly course, and at noon was 550 miles southeast of Jacksonville, FLa. It expected to make Agenda Passage between Agenda island and Dog island, by Saturday noon. Agenda is a small island in the Leeward group. After going through this passage, the fleet will strike a straight course, a little o the East of South, to Port of Spain, Trinidad. Awarded a Gold UedaL The Studebaker company has. just been notified by the Jamestown Exposition Jury of Awards, that its automobile exhibit at the Jamestown tricentenrfial exposition has been . awarded a gold medal and diploma. Several ,years ago the Studebakers took up the manufacture of electrics and ; after making a success of the electric, they passed . on to gasoline cars, and now that the probation period of the automobile has passed, without relaxing their efforts in the horse drawn field, they are pushing rjotor vehicles with the imII energy of their immense institution and its enormous resources, their line covering practically the entire range of the self-propelled vehicle field gasoline pleasure, electric pleasure and commercial cars. Hayden Eames, general manager oX the Studebaker Automobile company, says that the more he investigates the desirability of motor vehicle delivery, as compared with horse delivery, the more firmly is he convinced of the superiority of the former, method. With reference to i comparison of the two systems, he says: "The only way to arrive at a fair comparison between motor vehicle delivery and horse delivery is to make an absolutely complete statement of what it costs t j do the work currently with horses, including rent of stable space, insurance, interest on investments, and every part of a financial accounting. Then, having obtained a thorough knowledge of precisely what service is required, and what the limitations of that service are, proceed to draw up specifications for a corresponding power wagon installation, or organization, to do the same work. Having done this, prepare an accurate ledger statement of the expected performance of this second installation, and compare the two. When the power -wagons arc properly selected and applied it is an extremely rare case when the advantage tf the power wagon ledger sheet is not overwhelming." Lived to be 106; Ata Apples. Mrs. Ann Hulsizer, said to be the oldest white woman in Ohio, died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. E. H. Williams, in West Liberty, O., Saturday night at he age of 106. She was born in Milford, N. J. in 1801, and resided there until 1857, when she moved to West Liberty. Her husband, William Hulsizer, died forty years ago. She is survived by her only daughter, Mrs. Williams, the seven other children having died. Mrs. Hulsizer was very active until seventeen years' ago, when she fell and injured her h'p. She was never able to walk afterward and spent the time sitting in a chair smoking her pipe. In late years she did much sewing, and until two years ago could see to thread her needle. She never wore glasses. She attributed her long life to the constant eating of apple ani other fruit. She retained all her mental faculties to the last and took delight in having callers, especially children. She was a faithful member of the Christian church. Army Gun is Dangerous. Daje Rush, agc 27 formerly of Bremen, went to Elkhart Friday to visit his father, James Rush. Friday forenoon he went into the country to visit an uncle who had arranged to butcher. When the work began one of the farm hands felled the first swine with a shot from a rifle when Rush asked permission to use an army revolver which he carried in his hip pocket. Without removing his glove he attempted to take the gun from the pocket when it was discharged. The ball plowed a ten-inch furrow in his hip about four inches deep, causing a very painful wound. The remainder of the hogs? were killed in the old style way by use of the Winchester, . j ;

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