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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18
USES FOR AMMONIA.

Many households in which an occa-
sional bottle of ammonia is bought for
the kitchen scrubbing would be sur
prsed to know for how many cleansing
and toilet purposes this liquid is use
full For the bath and. in moderation.
the shampoo, it is antiseptic and in
MIGRATING. For all toilet uses care
should be taken to get only the very
best grade.
A cloth dampened in ammonia and
water will freshen a faded carpet and
sometimes remove grease spots from
rugs or hangings
Mixed with whiting. it enhances the
polishing OF silver or glass. and this
mixture in water may be used to good
effect in cleaning white enameled fur
niture Even gold chains and bracelets
may safely be cleaned in warm water
and ammonia.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18
WORKING MONOGRAM.

The girl who wishes the touch Of in
dividuality given by her monogram
can easily embroider both her under
wear and household linen, if at all
clever with her needle.
BY selecting the initial of the first
name and simply combining that with
the initial Of the last, it is not nearly
so difficult to evolve ones monogram
as is generally supposed and costs
nothing but the time it takes. Then
use soft filing cotton to trace the
letters, using a chain stitch to give a
padded look, and work with mercer
lied floss that comes for the purpose;
the result more than pays for the small
amount of time, trouble and cost, the
latter only the few cents for the
working cotton.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18
FOR BAG CLEANING.

How about that leather bag of yours,
does 1T need cleaning? For the tan
bag make a thick lather of CASTLE
soap and rub hard with a sponge.
Let the lather stand on the leather a
few moments, as in this way it Will
moisten the dirt. Rub dry with a
clean cloth. Use the least water pos
sible to avoid staining. Many women
substitute milk for water in making
the lather, as it contains enough oil
to prevent the lather from stiffening.
For black bags there is nothing bet
ter than liquid shoe polish put on
with an old tooth brush in the cracks
and corners.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18
CLEANING SKIRTS.

woman's skirts ought to go to the
tailor's as often as mems trousers do.
but this seems to be one of the points
on which women choose to economize-
A well pressed skirt wears longer. and
the woman who wants to get the most
service out of her clothing should press
it at home if she cant send them out.
Here is a practical plan for cleaning
and pressing skirts: Brush them first.
then whisk off with a clean brush
dampened in ammonia and warm wa
ter. Any stain can be removed If rubbed
out at once with a mixture of equal
parts of ammonia. alcohol and water.
After the skirt is thoroughly cleaned.
brushed ard dried lay il on the press
ing table or board, pin each plait
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18
I can not. must 90 on. /"

Il can not. I must go on"
And why?"
MY friend-his work-his murder
err"
Have you got the man who muir
dered Henry Wilton?'
NO"
Have you got a man who will give
a word against-against-y know
who?"
q have not a scrap of evidence
against any one but the testimony Of
my own eyes" I was compelled to
confess.
And you can't use it-you dare not
uss it. Now I'll tell you, dearie. l
know the man as killed Henry viii
ton"
WHO was it," I cried. startled into
eageness.
"Tt was R'ack Dick-the cursed
scoundrel that's done for me. OH"
she groaned in pain.
5 Maybe Black Dick struck the blow,
but know the man that stood benlnd
him, and paid him, and protected hlm'
and I'll see him on the gallows before
die"
Hush" cried Mother Borton trem-
bling. If he should hear you! Your
throat will be cut yet, dearie, and I'm
to blame. Drop it, dearie. drop it.
The boy is nothing to you. Leave him
go Take your own name and get
away. This is no place for you. When
I'm gone there will be no one to warn
We. You'll be killed. You'll be killed"
Then she moaned. but whether from
pain Of body or mind l could not guess.
Never you fear. I'll take care of
myself" l said cheerily.
She looked at me mOurnfully. Il am
killed for We, dearie.'
/ started, shocked at this news.
There" she continued slowly, Il
didn't mean to let you know But
they thought had told We"
Then l have two reasons instead Of
one for holding to my task" 1 said
solemnly. 81 have two friends to
avenge."
You'll make the third yourself,
groaned Mother Borton. unless they
put knife into Barkhouse first, and
then you'll be the fourth belize"
Barkhouse-do you know where he
is?"
He's in the Demon Davis street,
you know. l was near forgetting to
tell We. Send your men to get him to-
night, for he's hurt and like to die
They may have to fight. No-don't
leave me now"
Il wasn't going to leave you"
| Mother Borton put her hand to heI
throat as though she choked, and was
silent for a moment. Then she con
| tinued:
I'll be to blame if don't tell you
l must tell you. Are you listening?"
| Her voice came thick and strange
and her eyes wandered anxiously
about searching the heavy shadows
with look of growing fear.
81 am listening" replied.
You must know-you must-know
Il must tell you. The boy-the WON
an is"
/ On a sudden Mother Borton sat bolt
upright in bed, and a shrek, so long
so shrill, so freighted with terror
came from her lips that I shrank from
her and trembled, Saint with the hor
ror of the place.
They come-there, they comet
she cried, and throwing up her arms
she fell back on the bed.
The candle shot up into flame, sput
tered an instant and was gone AnC
l was alone with the darkness and the
dead.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18
MAKING AN IRONHOLDER.

Try making your ironholder this way
if you don't want your hand to get dry
and heated on iron day. Cut from
the upper part of an old boot piece
of leather the size you wish the holder
to be. Cut piece Of brown paper and
two pieces of flannel or cloth the same
size Then cover the holder in the
ordinary way. except that on the top
two thicknesses of material should be
put instead of one. Sew all around the
edges. then slit the top upper covering
across the center and bind the edge OF
the slit. This forms a pocket on each
side. into which ones thumb and finger
are slipped.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18
NOVEL DRESSING TABLE.

In a small steam-heated apartment
where every inch of space counts, a
pretty and useful dressing table can
be made for either bedroom or bath
room with the aid of a radiator. Get
a board the desired size of the top
Screw four screw eyes, one on eacl
side and wire securely to radiator
Gather your material (colored cheese
cloth underneath and dotted net OF
swiss over it makes a dainty covering)
tack draw string to board, make III,
scarf of same material edged witt
ruf1ie for top part.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18

Pattern No. 594O.-The becoming
little jumper frocks are gaining in
p -pularity as the season advances.
This smart little model with its pleat-
ed skirt. and pretty sleeve caps is
made of Scotch plaid Tucks over
the shoulders contribute 10 the full
ness of the waist which blouses pref
tily all around. The skirt is attached
to fitted body lining that closes in
the back. There are many materials
suitable for the development such as
serge, cheviot. mohair, pique and ging-
ham. For a child of ten years five and
one-half yards of 36-inch material viii
be required. Sizes for 6, s. 10 and IL
years.
This pattern will be sent to You on
receipt of 10 cents. Address all orders
to the Pattern Department of this paper.
Be sure to give size and number Of pat
| tern wanted. For convenience, write
your order on the following coupon:
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18
MARKING UNDERWEAR.

Convenient for marking underwear
and such things are the name tapes
which can be ordered with the name in
full length and address. as well, and
also in the simpler form of initials or
monograms. and which come either in
color on white or white on white on
white or engraved indelibly, according
to the wish of the purchaser. This is
one OF the most useful gifts that could
be made to a girl who is away from
home, where her clothes may go astray.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18

of the darkness as 1 struck a match
and lit the gas. 1t was evidently the
council room of the enemy.
This is illigant," said the police
man, looking around with approval;
but your man isn't here, I'd say"
We'll, 1t looks as though there
might be something here of interest"
l replied, Selling eagerly upon the
papers that lay scattered about upon
the desk. Look in the other room
while I run through these"
A rude diagram on the topmost
paper caught my eye. It represented
a road branching thrice On the third
tervals four crosses, as if to mark
some features of the landscape. I'm
derneath was written
From B-follow IL m. Take third
roads or 5"
The paper bore date of that day, and
I guessed that it meant to show the
way to the supposed hiding place of
the boy.
Then, as 1 looked again, the words
and lines touched a oerd Of memory.
Something l had seen or known be-
for was vaguely suggested. | CROPPED
in the obscurity for a moment, vainly
reaching for the phantom that danced
just beyond the grasp of my mental
fingers.
There was no time to lose in spec
Y,1af 7 =
pressed before US. But as l thrust
the papers into my pocket to resume
the search for BarkhOuSe, the elusive
memory flashed on me. The diagram
of the enemy recalled the single slip
of paper I had found in the pocket of
Henry Wilton's coat on the fatal night
of my arrival. l had kept it always
with me, for it was the sole memoran-
DUN left by him of the business that
had brought him to his death. l
brought it out and placed it side by
side with the map l had before me.
The resemblance was less close than
l had thought, yet al the main fea-
lures were the same There was the
road branching thrice: a cross in both
marked the junction of the third road
as though ii gave sign of building or
some natural landmark; and the other
features were indicated in the same
order. No-there was a difference in
this point: there were five crosses on
the third road in the enemy's diagram
while there we're but four in mine.
In the matter OF description the
enemy had the advantage, slight as ii
was
Third road-cockeyed barn-iron
COW, and the confused tumble OF
drunken letters and figures that Hen
~ had written could make nothing
of these. From B-foliow IL m
Take third roads or 5'-this was al
least halfintelligible
Then It came TO me like a blow
was this the mysterious key" that the
Unknown had demanded OF me in her
letter Of this morning? l was reused
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18
tcoryrlEht 1906. the Bobes Merrill COS
(Continued.)

Where ts she-at the receiving hos
pital? What Is the matter with herr"
"Aisy. aisy, sor. 1t may be nothing.
say. Here, Shaughnessy. look out for
this door I'll take We up, sor.
We mounted the creaking stairs in
the light of the smoky lamp that stood
on the bracket, and CorsOn opened a
door for me.
A pickering candle played fantastic
tricks with the furniture, sent shad-
ows dancing over the dingy walls, and
gave a weird touch to the two figures
that bent over the bed in the corner.
The figures Strengthened up at our en-
trance. and l knew them for the doctor
and his assistant
"A friend of the lady. sor." whisper
ed Corson
The doctor looked at me in some
surprise, but merely bowed
Mother Borton turned her head on
the pillow. and her gaunt face lighted
up at the sight of me-
"Eh. dearie, l knew you would
come, she cried
The doctor pushed his way to the
bedside.
I must insist that the patient be
quiet" he said with authority.
BE quiet?" cried Mother Borton.
rs 1t for the likes Of you that I'd be
quiet? You white-washed tombstone
raiser, you body-snatcher, do you
think you're the man to tell me to hold
my tongue when l want to talk to
gentleman"
Mother Borton had raised herself
upon one elbow; her face, flushed and
framed in her gray and tangled hair,
was working With anger, and her eyes
were almost lurid as she sent fierce
chances at one after another of the
men about her. She pointed a skinny
finger at the door, and each man as
she cast her look upon him went out
without a word.
SHIT the door, honey" she said
quietly. lying down once more with a
satisfied smile. That's it. Now me
and you can talk cozy-like"
You'd better not talk. Perhaps
you will feel more like it tomorrow"
''Thsre won't be any tomorrow for
me-" growled Mother Borton. I've
seen enough of EN- carved te know
when I've got the dose myself Curse
that knife" and she groaned at a
twinge of pain.
Who did it?'
BLACK Dick-curse his soul. And he's
roasting in hell for it this minute
cried Mother Borton, savagely.
Hush" l said. You mustn't ex-
cite yourself"
There's maybe an hour left in me.
We must hurry Tell me about your
trouble-at Livermore, was it," said
she.
l gave her a brief account of the ex-
petition and its outcome. Mother Bor-
ton listened eagerly giving an occas-
ional gruRt of approval.
We'll, honey; l was some good to
ye, after all. was her comment.
Indeed. yes
And you had a closer shave for
your life than you think" she con
tinued Tom Terrill swore he'd kill
We. and it's one of the miracles. sure
that he didn't"
Well, Mother Borton, Tom TerrilIs
laid up in Livermore with a broken
head. and I'm safe here with you
ready to serve you in any way that a
man may"
-safe?" unused Mother Borton
an absent look coming over her skin
ny features. as though her mind wan
dered. Then she turned to me i'm
pressively You'll never be safe till
You change your work and your name
You've shut your ears to my words
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18

ly remove the bones and skin from the
cooked fish and fake it. then add to it
two cupsfull of hot mashed potato, two
tablespoons of melted butter and an
equal quantity Of cream. and stir in
the yolk Of one egg, with q seasoning
of salt and pepper: rub the potatoes
and fish together until very smooth;
when cold. form into balls and roll in
fine bread or cracker crumbs, and fry
in hot deem fat
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18
INDIANS IN TOWN.

The Big Chefs are in Hammond for
few days. II ysu want 20 see some
Indians that have real record. just
take a look in the show windows or
the South Shore Gas and Electric COM
pany. If you want to hear their his
tory. just ask Hunter al 81 SCUM Hon
man street. I0-22-tf.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18
A Possible Chance.

Husband My colleague is the most
Unsuitable man ever saw. He wants
everything he sees.
Wife--Cant you introduce our
daughter to him"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18
No 5s4o.
Noisy Roarders.

Patience-Wasn't it quiet up in the
country where you were?
Beatrice-Well, it wasn't very quiet
when the boarders began taking their
soup-Yonkers Statesman.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18
French Apple Conserve.

Put pound OF sugar and a cup Of
water over the fire together in a clean
saucepan and boil 10 thick syrup:
put into this eight good, tart apples,
pared. cored and sliced thin, the graeed
rind and juice Of lemon. and cook
Is minutes; poul the mixture into a
mold and set aside serve cold with
cream or eustard.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18
A DAYS MENU.


Breakfast.
Cantaloupe-
Cereal and Cream.
Corned Beef Hash. Wheat Mullins
Coffee.
Luncheon.
Fresh Fishbails.
Boiled Sweet Potato. Celery
Prune Pie. Cheese.
Tea.
Dinner.
Vegetable Soup.
Pork Chops. Mashed Potatoes
Parsnips.
French Apple Conserve.
Coffee.
Fresh Fish Balls.
Any fresh FISH may be used for this
but shad IS particularly nice. Carful
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18

down in the proper fold, cover the skirt
with a piece OF dark wooden goods
which has been previously dampened
and then press.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18
BuckWheat BuCkWheat Flour

Home grown, home ground. Best
on the market, made by the Dyer
Roller Mills. Give il a trial.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18

while I'm alive. but maybe you'll think
OF EN- when I'm in my coffin. I tell
you now. boy, there's murder and
death before you. Do you hear? Muir
der and death"
She sank back on her pillow and
Eazed at me with wearied light In
her eyes and a sibyl look on her face.
I think l understand" said gently.
I have faced them and l ought to
know them"
Then you'll-youu quit your job
you'll be yourself?"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18

I sprang to my feet. But before I
had covered the distance to the door,
1t was flung open and Corson stood on
the threshold At the darkness he
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-02-01
The Ownership of n Patent

Suppose that a prior patent is in
fringed and no way is seen to avoid
infringement by changing the product
or the process or the machine SO as
not to embody the principle of pat
ented invention The simplest way, of
course, would be to buy the patent. If
the patent cannot be bought but a
fraction of the patent can be obtained
no matter how small q fraction-say
one-tenth Of the entire right in the pat
ent-the owner of the one-tenth would
be just as we'll off as the owner of the
nine tenths. The courts have held that
a patent is not like the capital stock
of corporation and that the owner Of
more than one-half of the title to the
patent has no claim upon the owner of
less than one-half. Each is at liberty
to do with his portion what he pleases
and cannot be made to account to the
other The owner of one-tenth may
make ten times as much out of the pat
ent as the owner of nine-tenths, be-
cause Of his greater business ability
or greater capital or for other similar
reasons, and it would not be equitable
to make him turn over nine-tenths Of
his profits to the other owner.-Edwin
]. Prindle in Engineering Magazine.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-02-01

There was u certain eXciSeman in
Shrewsbury who was very trim and
neat in his attire, but who had 4 bottle
nose of more than usual size. AS he
passed through the school lane the
boys used to call him "Nosey," and
this made him 50 angry that he COM
planned to DR.. Butler, who sympathiZ-
ed and sent for the head boy, to whom
he gave strict injunctions that the
boys should not say "Nosey' any more.
Next dag, however, the cXciseman re-
appeared, even more angry than be-
fore. 1t seems that not boy had said
''Nosey," but that as soon as he was
seen coming the boys ranged them
selves in two lines, through which he
must pass. and all fixed their eyes in
tently upon his nose. Again DR.. Butler
summoned the head boy and spoke
more sharply. You have no business"
said he, ito annoy man who is pass
ing through the school on his lawful
occupation. Don't look at him" But
again the eXciseman returned to Dr.
Butler. furious with Indignation, for
this time. as soon as he was seen,
every boy had covered his face with
bis hand until he had gone by,
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-02-01
BOSTON'S LACK OF HUMOR.
An English View of the Landmarks
of the Club"

An English View of the Landmarks
of the "Hub."
1 have said that Boston loves relics.
The relics which it loves best are the
relics of Englands discontinue. The
stately portraits of Copley are of small
account compared to the memorials Of
What was nothing else than civil
war. Faneuil hall, the Covent Garden
of Boston, presented to the city by Pc
ter Faneuil some thirty years before
the birth of "liberty," IS now but an
emblem of revolt The Old South meet
ing place is endeared to the citizens Of
Boston as 1.-The sanctuary of freedom"
4 vast monument, erected mere quar-
ter of q century ago, commentaries the
Boston massacre" And wherever you
turn you are reminded of an episode
which might easily be forgotten. To
an Englishman these historical land
marks are lnoffensve. The dispute
which they recall aroused far less emo
ton on our side of the ocean than on
the other, and long ago we saw the
events of the Revolution in fair per
spective. In truth, this insistence on
the past is not wholly creditable to
Boston's sense Of humor. The passion
ate paeans which Otis and his friends
sang to liberty were irrelevant. Lib
erty was never for moment in dam
ger, if liberty, indeed, be a thing Of
fact and not of watchwords. The lead
ers of the Revolution wrote and spoke
as though it was their duty to throw
off the yoke of the foreigner-a yoke
as heavy as that which Catholic Spain
cast upon Protestant Holland. But
there was no yoke to be thrown off,
because no yoke was ever imposed, and
Boston might have celebrated greater
events in her history than that which
an American statesman has wisely call
ed 1.-The glittering and sounding gener-
alities of natural right. Whit
ley in Blackwood's Magazine.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1907-02-01
Tho Family Honor

Bobby" asked the teacher Of the
class in arithmetic, addressing the
question to one of the younger pupils,
''how many pints are there in a gal
lon?"
I've forgot it again, ma'am," said
Bobby, who found it hard to commit to
memory the tables of weights and
measures.
Thinking that perhaps by turning
from the abstract to the concrete she
might succeed better in stimulating
his power of recollection, the teacher
tried another tack
Bobby" she said, your father is
milkman, isn't he?"
Eyes, ma'am."
'Well, now, think as hard as you can.
He sometimes sells a gallon can full
of milk, doesn't he? Just so. Well,
when he does, how many pints of milk
are there in that gallon can"
Its all milk, ma'amw Indignantly
exclaimed Bobby.-Youth's Companion.
When there is a man in the house
just sick enough to stay indoors it be-
hooves everybody to walk straight, or
there is certain to be trouble-Somer-
vile Journal.