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The Lake County times., 1906-12-20
The Next Generation.

The Washington Star is convinced
that there is constant and growing
need to provide laws for the protection
and restraint of the young and it de-
preciates that advocacy that would
shirk what it thinks is the RESPONSE
bility of the situation by advancing the
false notion that the percentage of
danger is small that a certain number
of children are bound to turn out
badly. 1t contends that it is the states
business to look after that percentage.
1t is not to the point to refer to
the millions of children who attend
Sunday schools and are being trained in
an atmosphere of morality and whole
someness. or to the millions, who,
whether they attend Sunday school or
not, are being reared in moral homes,
by parents who deeply realize their re
sponsibilities Those who must be
borne in mind are the others-perhaps
millions of them-who are forced into
warge- earning at tender years, who are
neglected by Indifferent, immoral, in
temperate or possibly merely ignorant
parents, who roam the streets, who as
sociate with vicious adults. who ac-
quire too soon a complete acquaintance
with the life of the under world.
The Lake County times., 1906-12-20
CHICAGO LETTER.

Chicago, Dec. 20.-WHEAT-DuN and
uninteresting. The tone Of the market
was inclined to frmness based upon
bullish reports from Argentine stating
the growing crop suffering from a lack
of moisture and the weather too warm.
Local scalping operators were the prin-
cipal traders in the market, their oper-
ations are not conducive to any wild
speculation. Without a public follow
ing, which the market seems to lack,
prices remain within narrow limits.
Houses with Southwestern connections
reported a brisk demand for their hard
winter wheat and large sales made to
Gulf exporters. The market closed
steady to firm.
CORN-Lack of cars to transport the
grain TO market causing an IN
settled condition in the speculative
markets. Shippers are requesting an
extension of time IN order TO I'LL their
contracts. The future options were in
clined to weakness although the decline
was of little consequence. Corn in the
sample market quoted one half cent
lower this induced a little selling by
pit traders. The market closed steady
OATS-Ruled strong and higher and
moved Independently of the other grain
pits, The shipping and cash demand is
reported good. 1t was also rumored
that the government would revise their
estimate on the last crop. believing that
it was entirely too large. The buying
The Lake County times., 1906-12-20
Boys Report Of the sermon.

A mother could not attend church
one Sunday, so she sent her boy In
stead, and urgently admonished him
TO remember as much as possible and
report He heard the preacher read:
why stand We here idle? Go labor
in my vineyard and it will be well
with you. And the text was: An
angel came down from heaven and
took a live coal from the altar"
While the hymn was about The
Cross Bear"
He returned home much elated be-
cause he could remember so much.
He said the preacher read about the
boss who came along and said.
What are you standing round here
for doin nothin'? Go into my barn
yard and go to work and I viii make
it all right with you" The text
was: An Indian came down from New
Haven. took a live colt by the tail
and jerked 1t out of the halter" and
they sang something about a cross
eyed bear.
The Lake County times., 1906-12-20
Senate and House in Brief.

Washington, Dec. 20. = The senate
listened to the presidents message on
the Brownsville (Tex.) affair, and re-
ferred It to committee with instruc-
tiOns to ascertain whether an investi-
CATION should be made by the senate.
The pension calendar was cleared of
more than 200 private pension bills
and the Panama message was ordered
printed in normal spelling" An ex-
ecutive session was held.
There was no quorum in the house
owing to the exodus Of members for
the holiday recess, and an attempt to
increase the clerical force in the enroll
ing clerks Office failed because the
Democrats insisted upon a quorum. No
business was done, consequently.
The Lake County times., 1906-12-20
WITH THE EDITORS.
Government Salaries.

The washington Post puts In
strong plea for congress to raise the
salaries of government clerks, who, it
says. cannot live as good citizens
ought on what they get 1t points
out that while wages have been raised
generally salaries have nowhere been
raised. and 1t wants congress to act
fearlessly. But it does not think con
gressional salaries should be raised
On this it says:
Congressman are paid $4,000 yearly
Their mileage. in addition to that. viii
average at least 5000 for the term
The house has, besides. recently voted
It's members $500 annual allowance
for clerks, whom they can employ or
not as they choose, and al any rate
of pay agreed upon. 1t can be safely
said that nine tenths of the members
do not need q clerk, and many who
do make use of members OF their
families. Congressman are, besides,
given an ample allowance for station
cry. and will soon be provided with
luxurious private Offices which will be
heated lighted and cared for by the
government at very large expense.
Furthermore. the records show that
the average time of actual service in
each term will not exceed ten months,
so that the compensation of congress
men is at the rate of $1,000 a month
for time employed. Not only do they
have wholly at their disposal four
teen out of the twenty -four months
for which they are paid, but they are
not inhibited either by law or from
necessity, as are government employees,
from carrying on, as they do, their
ordinary vocations
The Lake County times., 1906-12-20
THE TRAGEDY OF COLOR.

Whatever America has to show in
heroic living today, / doubt If she can
show anything finer than the quality
of the resolve the steadfast effort
hundreds of black and colored men
are making today to live blamelessly,
honorably and patiently. getting for
themselves what scraps of refinement
learning and beauty they may, keep
ing their hold on civilization they
are grudged and denied They do it
not for themselves only, but for all
their race. Each educated colored
man is an ambassador to civilization.
They know that they have a handicap,
that they are not exceptionally bril-
liant or clever people Yet every such
man stands. one likes to think. aware
Of his representative and vicariOus
character, lighting against foul mag
nations, Misrepresentation, injustice,
insult and the naive unspeakable
meannesses Of base antagonists.
Every one of them who keeps decent
and honorable does a little TO beat
that opposition DOWN. arp e r 5
Weekly.
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TIPS TO ADVERTISERS.

THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES completely
covers the afternoon field, and its far
reaching influence is recognized by for
eign as well as local advertisers. THE
TIMES is published in the city of Ham
nond,l boastlng of only $4,000 popula-
tlon, and reaching thirty three towns,
covering the entire county and Calu-
met region.
The lfeen advertisers will appreciate
this uninterrupted growth as the best
evidence of quality of an advertising
medium, as we'll as the policy of the
management to give the public exact
information regarding circulation, a
point of vital interest to advertisers.
THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES leads in cir
culation, character and influence in
northern Indiana.
The Lake County times., 1906-12-20
REWARD FOR DUTY DONE
President Sees a Good Thing and
Would Push 1t Along.

would PuSh II along.
Washington, Dec. 2O.-The following
letter has been given out at the White
House, 1t is dated, Dec II, 1906:
Dear Mr.. Bonaparte = Some three
years ago Sheriff ]. L. Merrill. Of Car
roll county Ga, lost his chance for re
election by his action in beating off
mob of several hundred white people
who We're trying to take a negro out of
Jail and put him to death. Sheriff
Merrill and his deputies fired on the
mob, killing and wounding several men
and beating the others off. Because
Of this he was defeated for reelection.
Congressman Adamson brought the
matter to my attention, saying that he
hated to see a man who had done such
a service as a public official defeated
because of the very fact that he had
rendered the service. He told me that
Governor Terrell had offered Merrill a
place, the best he had to give, which
carrid a salary Of $50 per month.
told the congressman l thought / could
beat that. and got him a place at ST.
200 a year as custodian of the grounds
of the federal prison at Atlanta. I
boar he has done we'll If he has done
we'll can't we give him a promotion? %
This is signed by the president.
The Lake County times., 1906-12-20
SOUTH WATER STREET MARKETS.

Chicago, Dec. 20.-Markets on South
Water street in general showed more
activity than Of late, There was q
Vegetables for the holiday trade. but
supplies We're ample for all require
ments and no change In prices was
feeling prevailed. the demand being
active and supplies moderate
Quotations on round lots ranged:
Butter Receipts, 1915 tubs Extra
tailers, 32c; prints, S8c; firsts. 27Q 29e:
seconds. 22Q 24c; June extras, Is @
leys,. 27c; frsts, 24Q 25c; packing stock
Eggs4Receipts. 1880 cases. Fresh
stock at mark. new cases included, or
cases returned. 20023c; hrsts, 24c;
prime firsts, packed in whitewood cases
grading 90 per cent fresh stock, &c:
extra 80 per cent fresh stock packed
for city trade, csc; storage stock 22Q
Potatoes Receipts, 12 cars. Early
Ohio. Minnesota, 3S q 40c per bu; Wis
consin, white stock, 36G3Sc per bu;
mixed. red and white, 83q 35c per bu,
common, small unripe, red or white,
Sweet Potatoes ILLINOIS. $2.oOq 2.25
veai1QuotattionssO for calves in good
order were as follows: 50-S5-lb
weights. 5@5.4hc; so to 70 lbs, 6Q7Ae;
So to l9O-lb fancy; X Q9c; $50 to 175-
Dressed Beef4No. i ribs, 14c; No. 1
loins, Ice; No. / round, 7hc; No.
chuck, 6Ac; No. plate 413c.
Live Poultry-Turkeys per lb, 12c;
chickens, fowls, SIC; springs, &c;
Toosgterss, rooster a. 61hc; geese $5.Oo@7oo'
FruitsEAppies. IooQS.5o per brl;
bananas. Jumbo. L.49@1;5o;. straight.
425;V oranges 5i9I caiifornia, 2.759S.15. S.OV y
Green getables-Beets, 4Oc per sack;
cabbage, 12.OoQ13.oo per ton; carrots,
case; onions, 55d55 per bu; parsnips
60Q70c per tub; spinach, Use per tub
turnips, 35 q soc per sack.
The Lake County times., 1906-12-20
rage Per 1000 Population.

Russia, with the highest birth rate
in Europe. has also the largest rate Of
increase Of population. This rapid
growth of population necessarily ag
grayates the troubles Of her unhealthy
social state and may be an effort Of
nature to hasten reform in that un-
happy country Prussia's birth rate
has deceased from 4O.7 in 1875 TO 34.5 in
1903 and yet the addition to the popu
lation in 1903 was 8 per 1000 greater
than in 1875, when the birth rate was
62 per 1000 higher In England the
birth rate fell per 1000 between 1875
and 1903, but the addition to the popu-
lation was greater in 1903 than in 1875
by 3 per 1000.
The Lake County times., 1906-12-20
Between Trains
An Affair of Fool Friends.

The Associated Press notes that
Archbishop Ireland is the only individ-
ual whose name has been mentioned
in connection with the Storer trouble
who has sense enough to keep his
mouth shut about it, The idea that
the archbishop ever sought influence
either from the president or his friends
for advancement in church dignity is
silly. That he doesn't propose to per-
nit his fool friends to draw him into
a controversy it evident from all past
knowledge the public has of the great
Innesotan.-Duluth Tribune.
The Lake County times., 1906-12-20
NEW YORK LETTER.

New York, Dec. 20.-The shorts
over-stayed their market yesterday
and In consequence prices this morn
ing were bid up without meeting with
much opposition. The trade in the
entire list was not as large as We'd
nesday and the fluctuations were more
rational st. Paul, Union Pacific,
Louisville & Nashville, Copper, Atchi-
son and Baltimore & Ohio started the
day off a little higher in quotations
than prevailed at the close last night.
The advance. however. was rather
disappointing in view of the fact that
early prices sent over from London
were so much higher than the pre-
vious nights close.
The money market seems to have
eased off somewhat IN tone, although
early loans ruled as high as IA per
cent. but late in the afternoon large
loans were made as low as per cent.
This had a very beneficial effect upon
tho entire market and induced con-
siderable new buying by traders VINO
have held aloof during the past lew
days on account OF the stringency pre-
vailing in the money market.
The Hill stocks, Great Northern and
Northern Pacific showed remarkable
gains for the day after the severe
shake-out Of yesterday. Each issue
scored an advance OF about four points
for the day. The advance in these
stocks was accounted for in meas
ure by shorts trying to reap some or
the handsome paper profits Of the past
few days.
The market as a whole closed
strong and healthy barring rather
weak closing for Reading and Union
pncIGc
The Lake County times., 1906-12-20
THE INDUSTRIAL EMPIRE.

Hammond and its sister cities in
Lake county can find heart to con-
graduate Chicago on its having passed
the billion dollar mark in the value of
its manufactured products, for tn
prosperity OF the big city in this direc-
tion means the greater prosperity of
the smaller ones to the southeast Of it.
The natural and artificial advantages
which have established Chicago as the
greatest producing city in the world
are found here to a greater degree, one
of the evidences of which is the trans
corporation. the Standard steel Car
company and other vast iron industries
in the section.
During the year 1905, Chicago within
its corporate limits produced from the
raw material one billion. ffty-thre
million dollars worth of goods an in
crease over the previous year of 90
millions. and Chicago is merely the
capital of an individual area that takes
in one hundred miles Of the western
and southern shore line Of Lake Mich
igan and extends inland twenty or
thirty miles.
During the year which brought this
increase to Chicago, manufacturers
have been moving from the eongested
districts and pressing out beyond the
city limits. Those manufacturers are
not included in the statistics If they
were, it is safe to say that the total
would be vastly more amazing. The
tendency of the factories, the basis Of
whose product is iron. is to move In
this direction. Already the Calumet
region is a potential part Of this in
dustrial empire. What will it be a few
years hence2
The Lake County times., 1906-12-20
AS to Race Suicide.

The doctrinaires of today complain
that the birth rate is too low and rec
ommend US to take the business of re-
production out Of natures hand and
stimulate, or at least encourage, a more
rapid growth Of the population. Have
they considered what the outcome
would now be had the birth rate OF 35
per 1000 IN 1875 been maintained, with
the death rate reduced to Is and the
net increase of population 20 instead
Of 13 per 1000?
The following table shows that the
growth Of population IS not determined
exclusively By the births, and also that
the value OF the births in adding 70
the population is highest in England.
Average Per 1000 Population.
The Lake County times., 1906-12-20

You can't judge by appearances"
Can't you, though! How else can you
judge an actor but by his appearancesP
Never say die" Nice. prosperous un-
dertaker you'd make with that motto,
wouldn't your
Marry in haste and repent at leisure"
Bosh married men don't have any
leisure.
Give the devil his due" What's the
use of bothering. he's sure to get it,
Seeing is believing" Not always,
Your wife sees you when you come
home late from sitting up with a sick
friend" but she doesn't believe you.
Faint heart never won fair lady"
Well what of it? Ours is a brunette
Boston Transcript.
The Lake County times., 1906-12-20
READ THE BLoTTER-TIE UP.

AS an encouragement to prospective
brides and grooms some insurance
company has presented Miss Miles
with a blotter upon which appears the
picture of two hands, clasped. Under
it was the famous quotation: In
Union there is Strength" Should
any of the hundreds Of venturers on
the uncertain sea OF matrimony hest
tate at the critical moment a glance at
thtis blotter should be sufficient to
convince them that there are no
shoals in the course ahead.
The Lake County times., 1906-12-20
Power Enough Now.

If President Roosevelt only had the
power ne asks congress to confer on
him, to dismiss any officer OF the navy
whom he may deem unworthy"
wouldn't the heads fall right and left
when eqauletted autocrats did not
stand around to suit him2 Under
existing laws the president cannot
dismiss officers except on the judg-
ment of court martial. Anybody
obnoxious to Theodore Roosevelt is
unworthy" and If it depended sole
r. on his viii none would be safe that
old not act to please him IF congress
is wise it Will not extend Mr.. Roose-
velts power in this direction.-From
the Macon Telegraph.
The Lake County times., 1906-12-20
WEATHER FORECAST.

Illinois and Indiana-Rain or snow
tonight; Friday clearing; somewhat
warmer tonight: cooler Friday.
Missouri-Generally fair tonight and
Friday; cooler Friday.
Lower Michigan-Rain or snow to-
night and Friday; somewhat warmer
tonight.
Wisconsin-Rai or snow tonight;
Friday clearing and colder.
Minnesota and 1owa-Snow tonight;
probably fair and colder Friday.
Dakotas-Snow tonight or Friday;
colder.
Nebraska-Fair tonight; fair except
rain or snow west Friday; colder to
night.
kansas-Fair tonight and Friday;
colder tonight.
Montana-Rain or snow tonight and
Friday; cooler east tonight; warmer
Friday
The Lake County times., 1906-12-20
Parliament 2 Babel,

So many languages are spoken in
the provinces Of Austria-Hungary
that interpreters are employed in the
various parliaments to interpret the
speeches of the delegates and make
them ineligible to all the member
The Lake County times., 1906-12-20
WOMAN AT HER BEST.

A womans character and powers
are finest about forty. A woman has
gained everything at forty and lost
nothing; she is at the full vigor of
her intellectual powers, she has ac-
ouired experience and Judgment, and
is not far enough away from youth
TO have become unsympathetic even
to its widest vagaries.-The By
stander.
The Lake County times., 1906-12-20

to talk f1uently, pointed to her feet
and asked what she called them.
Ven has shoes on vey is feet" was
the answer. Ven vey IS bare vey is
Trilbies."-Kansas City Journal
The Lake County times., 1906-12-20
Iuat as ProfltabIe to PubIIo.

A dog has succeeded in swimming
across the English channel. Some
disappointment may be felt that 1t
was not a man that did it. But the
benefits to accrue to the world from
the fact will be just as great in the
case Of tie dog as the man.
The Lake County times., 1906-12-20

To subscribers. Readers of the
Times are requested to favor the
management by reporting any irregu-
Iarities in delivering. Communicate
With the circulation department, or
Telephone III.
The Lake County times., 1906-12-20

department. store q Hammond ladys
purse containing S25 and some rail-
way tickets was hlched. Forum
ately" says the reporter, the lady
had $50 secreted elsewhere which the
thief did not get" This is delicate
way of putting it, but it leaves little
to the imagination.
The Lake County times., 1906-12-20
sonthwestern Reeeipts ana shipments

Minneapolis eipts-Today, 234.-
000 shipments 23 900: last year, 512,-
GOO shipments, $1,000.
81, Louis Reeeipts-Today, $4,000;
shipments, l11,00o; last year, $500;
shipments, 81 900
Kansas Cit< Receipts-Today. 101,-
090; shipments. $4,000 last year. SS.-
600, shinments. SIS 600.
The Lake County times., 1906-12-20
GRAIN RECEIPTS.
Primary movement.

chicago, Dec. 20.-Wheat Receipts:
Last aSfS week. $4,000; Shipments, $4,000. $4,000.
Last year, S0S,000; shipments, $4,000.
corn Receipts - Today, $4,000;
shipments, 362, 600. Last week, 525.-
900; Shipments, 191 600. Last year.
0,Oo0 shipments, $4,000.
The Lake County times., 1906-12-20

Short covering right at the close
and the drop in money to per cent
put up the market on a little rally.
One good short says: Il am not a
bull yet; people have found out stocks
can go down with all this prosperity;
Wall street wants the real cash"
The Lake County times., 1906-12-20
STORY or A PRINCESS.

\ good story is told OF little Prin-
cess Mary of Wales. 1t was said that
one Of her aunts. wishing TO test her
knowledge when she was beginning
The Lake County times., 1906-12-20

Chicago banks have sent over s4.-
100000 cash to New York SO far this
week to loan on call The banks have
also gained over 100000 from the
sub-treasury since Friday This and
the stock liquidation Will help to make
good bank statement
Kuhn, Loeb & Co. have bought over
10000 shares of Union Pacific SO far
this week. but always on a scale
down. The stock was widely distri-
buted and 1t looks as If ali the out
siders have sold out
At the worst part of the market
| commission houses called excessive
margins and customers sold their
stocks rather than put up any more
cash.
/ Copper was bought by % Broadway
all day in an unlimited way They did
not bid for it, but you could sell them
1000 shares or 10000 shares or any
part of either and they seemed to
want more of 1t all the time.
Baltimore and Ohio was taken by
London They bought all they could
get and actually put it up in the bad
market Seven per cent is what Har-
riman says they win pay and he viii
in all probability do so.
Short selling in large amounts In
the early part of the day forced
liquidation and later gave the shorts
a fipe opportunity to cover with profit.
Copper and Pennsylvania were the
strongest stocks in the list. closely
followed by Atchison.
The Bank of France is willing to
allow of gold exports TO this country
now and New York Central in antici-
pating its bond interest, is trying to
help money matters.
Chicago houses led the selling.
Pennsylvania for some reason was
strong all day.
Buying in Union was OF the best.
u. L. D .
The Lake County times., 1906-12-20

THE invention of snow storm
might put an end to the border fued.
1t might induce the Homewood In
yincibles and the Polish Patriots to
put up their firearms and take to
snow balls.
The Lake County times., 1906-12-20

All the good houses sent out word
about noon not to sell stocks. rather
buy more. that the shake-out was
over That is all 1t is, the insiders
have the stocks they have been gun
ming for and money from now on will
be easy.
The Lake County times., 1906-12-20

Some of the bankers expect that
Shaw. who is IN New York. viii de-
posit twenty to twenty FIVE millions
In cash in Wall street banks and in
addition viii buy some ten million
bonds the National City bank has on
hand. Something win have to be done
or clearing house certificates viii be
issued.
The Lake County times., 1906-12-20
HEARD ON THE BOURSE

New York. Dec 2O.-Liquidation all
day. Some of the big plungers did
nothing but sell and the bears helped
out and reaped a big harvest. Every
bull feels tired out. All good signs
failed and only the Standard Onapeo-
pie and Kuhn, Loeb & Co. crowd
bought stocks and only on a scale down.
The Lake County times., 1906-12-20
LIVERPOOL MARKETS.

Liverpool, England, Dec. 2O-Wheat
opened II lower corn unchanged.
Liverpool. England, Dec 20.-Wheat
closed Il to B lower; corn Is lower
The Lake County times., 1906-12-20
Stocks Grain and Provisions.


was mostly by bulls who have been of
the opinion all along that the figures
issued by the government were incor-
rect.
The Lake County times., 1906-12-20

Atchison was well handled and the
Berwyn pool must have gotten money
from somewhere to take care of the
stock as they bought it all day, both
up and down.
The Lake County times., 1906-12-20

Omaha Receipts-Hogs. 5000; cattle,
Kansas City Receipts-Hogs, 5000;
cattle, 5000; sheep, 1000.
st. Louis Receipts-Hogs 5000: cat
tie, $500; sheep. 1000.
The Lake County times., 1906-12-20

Ghlcago, Dec. 20.-Wheat and -four
equal, $4,000 bushels. corn, 215,0Q
bushels; oats, 10000 bushels.
The Lake County times., 1906-12-20

Bear talk is as plentiful as bull talk
used to be. 1t is even claimed that
Morgan and Hill are both short OF
The Lake County times., 1906-12-20

Northern Pacific and Great Northern
and have not covered yet. Morgan
called ten million loans again today
The Lake County times., 1906-12-20


Chicago Dec 20-Wheat, 50 cars;
corn, 5l2 cars, oats, 1SS cars; hogs,