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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-05

Mayor Lawrence Becker leaves fol
Livingstone. Mont, this evening t
spend some time on his farm there
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-05

Miss Frances Lundt attended a
theatre party al the Colonial theatre
yesterday see 'Forty-five Minutes
from Broadway.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-05

Frank Hoffman of Roberts avenue
Robertsdale, was removed to Mere
hospital. Chi ago, yesterday aftef
noon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-05

from Valparaiso in their automobile
Tuesday to be guests at the home of
f. E. Beck over the Fourth.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-05

Mr.. and Mrs Harry MacElfresh
entertained the members of the Nc
Clellan family at a reunion yester-
day
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-05

Alfred Sherry took a crowd of
young people down the river in his
launch yesterday to Clark station
where they had a picnic.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-05

Miss Katie gader of Harrison
street is expected home this weel
from Louisville, Ky, where shs
went to attend the homecoming
three weeks ago
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1906-07-05

w e. Shilling. general manager
of the Travellers Insurance Co., was
in the city from Indianapolis, Ind.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-15

fault to the world. He took the boy to
his home, raised him. educated him in
the best schools OF the time, took him
10 Europe and introduced him every.
where as his son and had him appoint
ed colonial governor OF New Jersey.
The boy afterward turned Tory, but
that was no fault OF the father. So,
while the lightning flashed FOR this
modern Prometheus, bringing the ce-
lestial fire down to mortals, there were
accompanying It little human lightning
Clashes revealing the character Of bis
own soul.
Despite his modesty this achievement
at once made Benjamin Franklin one
u the most illustrious men of his age.
lie was elected member Of the Royal
society and other learned bodies Of Eu-
rope, was given doctors degrees by
Harvard, Yale and other universities,
which, by the way, he regarded with a
feeling OF half amused contempt, and
he was the lion OF the hour both at
home and abroad
Such vogue had the lightning rod
that The king had rods placed upon his
palace Then, when Franklin went
with the colonies at the approach Of
the Revolution, pseudo scientist
named Wilson convinced his majesty
that be should have rods topped with
balls. Anent this there was a piece OF
punning doggerel that had quite d
vogue at thp time. One stan2a Of It ran
Ike thls:
While YOU. great George, for safety hunt
And sharp conductors change for blunt
The empires out o. ioint
Franklin q wiser eaurrc puraues
And an your thunder fearless Views
~ keeping 70 the point.
]. A. EDGERTON.
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masses Of the people TINT future ages
viii probably regard hirn as the prae-
teal diseoyerer of this marvellous force.
1t was in IT4s that FRANKLIN, having
laid BY competence, sold bis paper,
almanac and printing plant and re.
solved to devote the rest of his life to
research and study He Ind already
become interested Id The almost I'm
known power u electricity and had in.
vented his magic picture animated
fish, aud other electrical contrivances
to anuse the curious He had also as
sisted in inyenting an electric motor,
perhaps the first ever made He had
shown that the mysterious nuid, as it
was then called, could be drawn off
by sharp metal points and had pro
pounded bis startling theory that light
ming and electricity nFc one and that
therefore buildings might be protected
by sharp pointed rods, suggestion
that was laughed at in England, but
was taken up by the celebrated Button
in france and resulted in the lightning
rod
Ii was then that the kite experiment
came. This kite was constructed out
Of his silk handkerchief. attached to
which was a pointed Eige. The re-
suit probably had the most profound
effect on the popular mind Of any sci
entife experiment ever made.
-Four characteristic circumstances are
connected with that kltetiying episode,
and, while they are not oil scientific,
they are SO Illuminating as to the char
acter OF Franklin as to be worth tell
ing. In the first place, the experiment
was exceedingly dangerous, and Frank.
lii knew II 70 be dangerous. He had
already killed birds by tile current, had
propoundcd the theory that electricity
would take life and had himself been
shocked into insensibility and nearly
killed ia former experiment But,
though he knew the hazard, he faced ii
so calmly ar 10 suggest that be had
never thought Of IT.
The second circumstance was his
caIIn elaboration about giving the re-
suits Of his investigation to the world.
re waited three months. Then a very
short letter appeared in London mag,
azine reciting not that be had made
the experiment. hut merely that ii had
been made In Philadelphia, and signed
by the modest initials ''B. r." That
was ail--no hint Of Boosting or -four
ish Of trulnpets. 1t is real greatness
that can afford to be humble
The last thing connected With that
world Illuminating experiment was that
franklin uas assisted in making ii by
his son William. which is a story in
itsclf Tor William Tranklln was a
natural son. born ont of wedlock,
He was the fruit Or the philosophers
carly indiscretion But ike man
Benjamin Franklin acknowledged the
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-15

Of the United states and has thousands
Of idle working men who would be glad
To assist in building the canal at Pana-
ma # given an opportunity. The secre-
tary Oh war has given All official opin-
ion that tile Porto Ricans are 10 enact
ated from hack Of proper nutrition that
it would not be profitable 10 employ
them, and which certainly is one of
the sadaest commentaries on the heney-
client assimilation We were told was the
spirit ot the purpose in anne1ing Porto
Rico To the United States. Our civili-
zation is said TO be the highest known,
yet that high government Official
should make such ain admissions, with
federal authority dominant In Porto Ri
60, ii the seyercst criticism that can be
supplied Of the lack Of humane or demo,
cratic treatment Of the inhabitants Of
our new possession X would be mag
nifieent stroke Of diplomacy and politi,
cal economy to send sufficient provisions
To give the Porto Ricans nourishment
and to ship as many Of them as care
to 20 and can find employment on the
canal, and thereby endespor TO practi-
eally as we'll as to bencvolsntlg assimi-
late them to the new conditions they
were told would apply when they be-
came a part Of the greatest republic on
earth This world also settle the Chin
ere question relative to that undertak
ing The skilled woiI in connection
with this great enterprise, such IN build
ing Of locks, gates. dams, residences,
etc. earRot progress until a large por-
tion Of the unskilled work has been at
tended to, hence we are all interested
IN its general aspect Granite Cutters
Journal.
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glory for 1t and does not always re-
ceiye even that. but some one who does
not know enough 10 invent mouse
trap usually takes the money. Genius
and graft never did 80 together For
a long time Franklin, by his own ac-
count. ate only bread and milk for his
breakfast, and that out Of twopenny
earthcn poringer with pewter spoon.
He lid this because be could afford
nothing better. Yet he let an English
lirni Of etovemakcls get rich out OF
one OF bis Inventions. Or maybe he
couldn't help himself At any rate
they got the prodts-nnd oblivion
while he ate bread and milk and ia
now one Of The immortals.
II was Franklin who discovered that
northeast storms start IN the southwest.
which crested quite a stir In his day.
he also contrived some improvements
for chips lie crossed thc ocean sew
eral times and probably noticed that
thofe was room for Improvement He
also discovered that waves may be CUT
eicd by pouring oil upon thon, an idea
Chat only now Is being put 70 practical
account II is not on record that be
MISC invented The phrase about pouring
oil on lie troubled waters, but he made
so many other phrases that It would
NOT be surprising il ne were found to
have been the author Of this lie ID ac-
ruscd of even more hclnous things. For
example, he wrote poetry and was one
Of the first humorists IN America.
But Franklin's supreme contribution
10 science was IN the field Of electricity.
% Thoroughly did be Identify himself
Win the iirst development Of electrical
knowledge and so fully did be succeed
in bringing That knowledge to the
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qbe Times Daily Short Story.
xeSe5


-'Sf, saiu the man in dialect so
different from that used that Burgess
could scarcely understand him. have
you weapon hangys Burgess cast a
glance al the sword Of the crusader
ana asked
Fog what purnose?7
Bnt lie stranger without reply went
to NC sgail where hung the sword and
takiag It down, drew tic blaee from
thc seabbard, ran his thumb over tue
inoieAes, thrust the steel back aud With
/ both blade ard ecabhard started FOR
Tie door, handling The heavy weapon
like 7 nlaytling,
Now. Burgess had often lifted this
heirloom and had found considerable
A difficulty III doing So when be had
hung Il up Oh the wall lie had been
Obliged to call ID a nelslibor TO assist
{ him. Wt.a he saw the stranger take if
down with one hand and carry Il like
4 a rapier he was astorisAod Indeed he
was 80 startled br tile sudden appear
ancc aith IFS strange lrTnor and fca-
lures that for time he sat not know
ins what to do. Presently curiosity
moyed bins and he ran out after the
Elan Who had borrowed his weapon.
I He YVES nowhere to be secn Burgess
ran down tic street and, turning cor
ncr. oame 1pon the body OF man OF
swartily countenance lying on his
baoh, aud standing Up from the body.
like SHAFT " mark If was the swcrd
jor SIT Ge0!treg Burgesh.
/ 4 crowd Don gathered including the
wat ch. Eursess, who had first come on
tho ground told his story Of TIE stran-
rcr taking his sword, but be was not
4 believed The watch took him into
custody, ana ho was thrown into pris-
on t. await trial for murder.
THE case was 60 plain against him
I that his counsel undertook IL half
hcarta1ly aa1 wien stranger came
ilto toTa who aald be was an adyo-
este md offered to defend the accused
| BU-gnss give it into his hands. The
4 advocate called for the body Of the
murdered man 10 be brought Into
court md when this was done plac-
Ing lis hand II the hair, which was
blask and matted. he drew out a paper
I that had been concealed there Open
! iag IL. be showed Arabic characters.
E"The rlnn Is a disguised aloslem,r said
the advocate, "and such has nevor
Z bcsa seen in ycur town before, An an.
gcl Ind taken the sword Of the cru
raider ard smtten the Intruder
! With thia Re went away ana was
never rcca il the town again.
4 Whoihereit was that those were SUI
perstalwg times o. whether some one
eciacl tic ewo.d 70 dispatch and rob
I na cnai1 none cnn al this day tell
Tbo esnet were ali familiar with thc
IllgAtnlag -.rickcn statuo and AZ once
formed tic idea that The crusaders
ehade coula not bear the proclamation
4 9f M lnlaci ana, going fer THE sword
tsa killea The intruder The advocate
thcy believed II have been sent from
he-yen Bc this lis It Inay. Bargese
VINO recovered his swoed, always de-
clared that after tlo murder OF the
Turk no discovered another notch On
K he Blade. ALMA SWARTz.
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Student Davidoff Murdered
at St. Petersburg.
REFUSED TO HONOR REGIME
Attempt at othe Bear" Restaurant Il
Make Demonstration of Loyalty
r. the Emperor Sensational
Danouement.

N + 4
ST. Petersburg, Tan. Is ~ tragedy in
which 4 student paid with his life the
penalty Of refusing to do honor 70 the
old regime took place III the famous res
tatgasit, The Bear soon altar mid
hight yesterday morning. The annual
ceremony of Watching the old year out
was being observed with something like
the old-time festivities Tho great hall
was crowded and the orchestra hi Mile.
Rigo, q sister OF tho paYanotfr Of the
Princess Ghimay, upon the stroke o.
midnight burst for the @C'od Save the
Emperor" The guests, with the ex.
ception Of 4 student named navidotf, n
meIuber Of aa aristocratic family, rose
to their feet and the officers present de-
manded an encore, being determined to
turn the celebration into a loyalist dem-
orstration.
Count SkeTonletiefI, relative Of the
notorious Moscow reaetianay, applied
an epithet to DayidoH for refusing to
honor the national anthem, aud pulled
his chair from under him.. Hot words
followed and suddenly, III the midst Of
the joyous reclamation Of the new year,
the guests were startled BIZ FIVE shots
in rapid succession and the dead body
Oh the student lay on the floor Iude
scribable confusion followed Count Sher-
ometiel, III addition To killing DavidotI,
wounded two women, Three epmpan
ions 81 Dayidoff, armed with champagne
bottles, attacked the murderer, who,
with blood streaming from his face,
managed 10 fight his way to the door.
Women slrieked and fainted.
The confusion eliminated ID Won
derfal dramatfe controversy across the
body Of the dead student The i'm.
passi9ned spectators Of the ragedy hay.
ing ranged themselves according to their
political opinions Oh either side Of II,
oriininationwn and feeriininatieil followed
each other hutIy a we'll know court
esan, her head proudly ID the air, stamp.
ed her foot as from the side 0f the 10y
alists she declared the student Ind met
his due. The climax came when an
aunt of DaWdoff, who had tainted wien
the boy was shot, having fegaincd con.
scionsness. rushed forward and threw
herself between the disputants and upon
the body, passionately Kissing the cold,
blood stained fnce. A regular panic fol-
loMRU lhe guests ~ ne beaFw many
Of whom were the most prominent So.
eiety leaders Of St Petersburg, including
a number Of diplomats, FASTENED away in
order to avoid being summoned as Wit
.nesses Meantime Dayidotf's body was
eorered by the walters IN order u cont
eeal the CHASTITY sight, but il lay for
more than two hours and until The
police prosecutor arrived TO draw up a
formal complaint.
4 press representative who was pres.
ent was Informed that SherometicfT il
retired officer 81 the scn1inoeskg regi-
ment Of guards DaNidoff. vixen he Sas
attacked ATTEMPTED TO DRAW light
lapier which students carry. but lie
was dead before tho blade left its scah-
bard,
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-15
ITALY.s KlNe oFFERs pRIzEs.
Victor Emmanuel viii Distribute Large
Awards for Simple Aids to Comfort.

Rome, Tam I'm Italy Is pfaising
King Victor EmHanHels generous offer
Of prizes % Ae distributed on Die oc,
easiop az gthssMilan International a3
hibitioni 1900. The offer is as fol
lows:
First4A prize Of 10000 francs for
"a simple and manageable apparatus q
protect electrical mechanics from danger
Incurred in the performance Of their
duiios.
Second Tiftg thousand francs for en-
automatic FailWRy coupling device
Third Fifty Thousand francs for the
Wholesome milk TO the Popl9ons quar-
stsrs st
tolgtl One bundled thousand francs
far Tie best l58n for poor people cot.
aees
Faith Fiffy thousand francs for an
improved MOTOR boat
Sixth tlae hufklfed thousand francs
ldr any Improvement ii tho mako or
process of employing a machine already
in use which Is recognized TO be OF real
merit
In addition to There Nbicl are open
go international competitors King Nie-
tor Ennnanacl has also offered prize
Iaf s0n00 fraHcs fer he person or com
panV carrying oat Che most Ho.ahle
Improvement II p7mtiEes The total OF
tbe king prizes is, therefore, 10000
francs OF 10000.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-15
The Sword j the Crusader


l0Ti8lREll
Centuries ago therc lived d cru adler,
Sir ccolrey Burgess. who wes n1ted
both FOR his bravery and bis piciy. His
hotred Ct the inndel Turk was some.
thing teFribsF. I'roIa first 70 last he
carried Inc same sword, one IL those
immense weapons that have long ago
passed oaf OF dare Every time Geof-
frey Burgess killed Turk be filed a
notch on Tie blade Of this sword Just
beneath the hit at tha conclusion Of
his campaigns there were notches sur
leient to reaeh % both edges from the
hilk 10 HE point
s.r GeafTrey returned from the sew
cnth cra5adc ana was making pfcpa-
ratlans for Tie eighth wien lie was
taken with lever and died. Tic was
buried with great houafs ia tie town
in which he had lived, aad enc
marble monument was placed by those
who reTeged bin over Ills grave, sur
mounted BY a stafno Of lin.
two hundred years after Sir Geof-
freyu death Mcaaniilcd H. The great
suitan 81 the Ott5mans. Invested Con-
stantiaople, ana 1ftef d short Siege HE
cross wnirli Rlnee tAe time AZ Coastan-
tine bad Mruogrtel Vie Dose Of 81,
Scyh'a was rep!aced hy the crescent,
on Tie yery Cay e this change q
storm sS,qs oycs ST. fe5Gscg'a grave
ana d bolt "a ilghialng rent iii5 STATUE
Is three pieces GlnRularls eaoagh.
Hiey remained on the recestaL Il was
not doahted chat the lightnls wag an
exprcss.ea q TIC o'a knights anger at
lie ran q. tho Chr.etian elk, nnl Tho
fact tnat bis statua remained erect
was taken az oy:dcaee OF bis inacxl9lc
VIII.
Another century peased. The cru
sadcs if ularcccgsful ii freeing tho
holy sopulcher baoagAt about com
morclal Intercourse between Tie wet
and Che cast There were Christian
merchants IN ssia ahd Asiahc mcr-
chants ii t,uro9c, bui novor was q
Turk seen ii TIE town where Sir Ccof-
frey Burgess was barlcl Some sald
that tle 3i3slcm5 knew Of bis reputa-
ton and dared nos progane II; oiAers
that lie sha5e 81 Tie holy man guarded
tic town atid kcrt then away
The i.n.ght's sWoga vas handol down
from father @ son and AZ tho close OF
the fifteenth Century, when Columbus
was trying % aid 2 passage around
tie glaba q India 10 facilitate the taad.
ing III spices, hung II Che h9li "a John
Burgess. plain citizen, tie tltie hay-
ing been lost sight cf. orc deg John
Burgess VA sitting s. his hodsc WIEN
The door opened ana g Esan came hug
Tcdly Il iFoa ihe ssrcat iie MaF q
rcty -olalerg i55a.sg Naa, weafpg
Ra afn5r not az an Ike that y llshioa'
sf iayostir.i b sEApowder was tAn
.AAiisg n pEt 19Eor aside ani wat
ssiIl Usc.l Tas plate while tli9
ser Wosc c4ain urm0r.
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A DIMPLE MAKER.

Find a child with dimpIes
and chubby arms and legs
and you find 4 healthy child.
Find one with drawn face
and poor, thin body and you
sec one that needs SCOTS
Emulsion. Your doctor will
no doubt tell you the child is
fat-starved Its food is not
nourishing it.
Nothing helps these thin,
pale children like SCOTS
Emulsion. 1t contains the
very element of fat they need.
It supplies them with a per
feet and quickly digested
nourishnent. SCOTS Emul-
sion brings dimples and
rounded limbs.
scoTT & BOVINE, 40 Pearl Street, New York.
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eHINAs ANgI.FopEIeN FEELING.
Due 10 Dafeat Of Russia, Thinks Rev
Arthur Smith.


Oakland. CaI.. Jan Is. Rev. Arthur
Smith, . missionary in China, who re-.
turned 70 Oakland Friday on tie Siberia,
is visiting friends n that ETY.. The nis.
sionary says The strong Mti.forcign
FEELING ii China IS due Ii a lalgc part
70 the defeat IT Rpssa ~ sIapan Tie
Chinese arc awakening to the fact that
they are not 4 subject people, The feel.
ing against Tic United States is very
bitter because of gha exclusion act. This
feeling Is heightened BIZ Imaginary
wrongs and exaggerated descriptions OF
indirnities hesped on Chiuese in this
country as semi bono By Chinese in the
United States. But china as a whole
has como To belief that il is easier
and cheaper 70 carry on negative war
against the Unted states than TO at
tack missions and Kin missionaries The
country has learned thnt where there is
no violence there IS no Punishment to
follow lihs feeling is confined 70 the
coast cities, however and do rot Be-
lierc that il would Be safe for IA
American 10 venture into The interior
provinces What the more intelligent
Of the Chinese want is that the exclu.
sion act shall be inteligently interpret.
Cd and shall be enforced only against
those whom II II meant to Affect.
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-15
GRANITE CUTTERS AZ PANAMA..
VIII Not Be Needed for Some Time
YET

Public information indicates Il will
yet b some time before many granite
cutters will be needed on the Panama
canal. The money appropriated is all
gone, little has been done, excepting in-
sestigation by one official IT public acts
Or some other official and in the mean
time Jack cade is paying the bills. Gov.
eminent officials have tried to break The
federal eight-hour day regulation on
the unskillca work FOR the canal, but
have been severely rchuked; others have
advocated The employment OF Chinese
coolies, evidently forgctful Of the fact
that Porto Rico Is now an insular part
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-15
Rheumatic
r aims

Il have suffered terribly with
rheumatism ! took DR.. Miles
Anti Pain Pills and they gave me
great relief. | have spells Of ter
rible pains in my ribs, and IN the
small OF my back, and the
Anti-Pain Pills help me right away
| am now we'll Of the rheumatism
and think Ansi-Pain Pills done me
more good than all the other med.
cines. / first heard Of them
through the following circuir-
stance that happened at orr home
two years ago. A friend, Mrs.
Brown, Of Orion, Mich, came To
visit lis. She had not been able to
dress herself OF. comb her own hair
for months. A friend Of ours came
in and seeing her suffering offered
her some. pr. Niles Anti-Pain
Pills. She laughed at the idea Of
relief from such a source after
doctoring for 50 long, but took ono
one of the tablets with the remark
that 1t would at least do her no
harm. She took another that
evening, and tile next morning she
was SO elated that size went to the
druggists and got package and
took them home with her. Re-
Gently she was here again, and told
us that She continued taking the
pills, and that one box cured her,
and she has not had a symptom Of
rheumatism since"
S. r. FARMER,
332 Third ST. Detroit, Mich.
E5r. Miles AntI-Pain FaliEs are sold BY
your druggist, who will guarantee THAT
9lie first package VIII benefit. II Il
falls, he VIII return your money
Is doses % cents. Never sold IN bulk
Miles Medical Co, EikhaTt, Ind
The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1906-01-15
PRINTERS CLAIM CHICAGO.
A Union victory III the Western City Il
Asserted.

New York, Jan. 15--Aalnouncenent
was made in the headquarters Of Typo.
graphical Union no. 6 Friday night that
the union men hare won their eight in
Chicago, all firms having yielded. In
the headquarters Of the Typothetae it
was said reports from Chicago show that
at least one third Of the la gest Typpth-
etae firms and three big independent
concerns are making resolute fight
against the union and getting along well.
Il was stated III New York that the
employers arc gaining ground each day.
Moreover, it was declared that on FRI
day more applications from outside
printers for positions were received than
or any other day since the strike be-
gan.
In Montreal the strike Of the printers
in the news department Of the Gazette
has ended, the men returning TO work
Internationally and accepting the open
shop principle.