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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-15
Left Him Pleasant Thoughts

Doctor-Now, don't worry, whatever
you do. A man with heart disease
can't afford to worry. Avoid all COM
pany of any kind. drink nothing what
soever, and on no account touch meat
and vegetables. By the bye. I won't
be able to call again till Wednesday,
as l have to attend the funerals of
three patients"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-15
Lies First DUTY.

Life is duty which we must fulflll.
We are in the world, doubtless. in or
der TO be happy; but the well-disposed
find their highest happiness in the
performance of their duties. Man is
placed in the world to gain experience
and to use it for his own inward bene
fit. H Marshall.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-15
prooress in New Zealand.

4 number of great engineering pro
jects are under way in New Zealand
looking to the utilization Of some OF
the many water powers of that coun-
try. The most notable of these is the
Harvesting Of the famous Huka falls
at a cost Of IS 1000, 600, which will sup
ply the Auckland district with &c. 0oe
horse power.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-15
The Strategy Of War.

Majors Wife Ito her husband)-
Could you not find some fault with
Capt. Lehman during the drill to-mor-
row morning, SO that ne will get into
a bad humor2 Then he will refuse TO
let his wife buy the Paris hat that she
wants-Translated for Transatlantic
Tales from Meggendorfer Batter.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-15
Logs Go on the Rampage.

Huntington, w. Va, June 15-Over
100000 saw logs. valued at 100000.
the largest gorge of timber everknown
in West Virginia stream, broke
loose two miles up the Guyandotte riv-
er and practically swept out every
thing in the river that came in their
nafh
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-15
Hints for Wives.

There are two ways of locking at a
husband. One is to make up your
mind that he has no faults and TO
consider him piece of perfection.
The others is to recognize his faults
and to make up your mind to love him
Ia spite of them.-Health.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-15
A Lottery Winners Celebration.

A Rome correspondent tells Of an
all-night banquet (eight p. m TO eight
g. M given to 100 guests by Swiss
commercial traveller, who has won the
Italian lottery prize Of 10000. Ihey
put away 27S bottles Of champagne pc
tween them, which is al the rate OF
two bottles and three-Quarters ner
man
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-15
Cnhan Patriot Dead.

Havana, June 10. = Bartolomeo
Maso. who was president Of the Cuban
republic during the ten years war, and
who was a candidate for the presi-
dency against Thomas Estrada Palma
In 1902, IS dead at his home in Man
zanila
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-15

We sell from factory only. Call and
see our fine line of pianos at our fac
tory warerooms. Sold on easy pay
ments at factory prices. Take South
Holman street car. 6-15-2w
STRAUBE PIANO co.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-15
Immense Seam Of Coal.

A clipping from an English newspa-
per, furnished by Consul E. B. Walker.
OF Burslem, says that a seam Of coal
"a feet thick has been reached al a
depth of $50 yards IN South Stafford
shire
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-15

Bick's Laundry has a drop office at
IS State street. adv-6-14-2t
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-15

Miss Hattie Dahl returned TO her
home in Lowell this morning after be-
ing the guest Of her sister, Miss Grace
Dahl during commencement week.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-15
OVER THE TEA CUPS


Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Wolf and children
sail today from New York for Europe
where they will spend the summer
months visiting and sightseeing.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-15

Mrs. William Kunert and daughter,
Ruth, Of Toleston. were in Hammond
yesterday, the guests Of Mrs. E. +.
Kunert at her home in Fayette street.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-15

Try Bick's Laundry on your family
work. Hand ironing a speciality
adv.-6-14-2t
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-15

The public is cordially invited to at
tend memorial services held by the Odd
Fellows and RelUahs this evening at
o'clock in the I. o. O. f. hall.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-15

About one hundred and twenty five
guests were at the reception. Mem
bers Of the association from Chicago,
East Chicago and Lowell We're present
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-06-15

Mr. and Mrs. n. S. Harvey Of Rob
ertsdale were IN Hammond this morn
ing on their way to Owen. Ohio, where
they Will spend few weeks.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24

London, where they received consid-
cradle attention from stockraisers and
at once became a fad among English
women who operated show stock
farms. At that time they were not an
expensive breed of cattle, as they
could be bought for $40 a head, and
were Familiarity known in Ireland as
the poor mans cow" from the fact
that they could live where another
COW would starve. Now the price has
advanced. on account of their recent
popularity, until they cost about $500
each. and many are even higher.
Following Mrs. Ladenburg's intro
duction of the cattle in this country
Mrs Howard Gould brought over
half dozen and is breeding them on an
estate in Lynchburg, W. Va.
Kerry cows never grow more than
SO or SO inches in height In appear
ance they might be compared with an
ordinary sized COW as a dachshund
might to a hound of normal proper
tions. They are squatty in appear
ance, with a fairly good sized body,
but with short legs. They are kind
and gentle, and although so much
smaller than ordinary cows are equal
ly fine milk producers.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24
KERRY COWS BECOMING
FAD AMONG FASHIONABLE

ri EW YORK.-Dwarf cows no larger
* than Shetland pony or a st
Bernard dog are something OF a nov
city IN America, though they are COM
mon enough in Ireland, where they
are known as the Dexter, r>Kerry
COWS. They promise to add a novel
feature to the picturesque side of fash
ionable life in the Hampstead section
of Long island
Mrs. Adolph Ladenburg, who owns
an estate of some 200 acres adjoining
the Meadow Brook Country club. is
the prime mover in starting the fad
In this country and has recently
brought from Ireland two fine speci-
mems which are to be augmented by
another importation, now on its way
from the other side.
So interested is she in her new pur-
wit that eventually she intends re-
Ilacing all her Holsteins and JERSEYS
With the little cattle, which are no
arger than Shetland pony.
1t was back in 1888 that the Kerry
cow, which is native of Ireland. max
ing its home in the Kerry mountains.
became popular breed in England.
Lady Henry Somerset introduced the
COWS In that year at the Irish fair in
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24

g OCIETY girls who have been envi-
- Gus OF Miss Elsie Moore because
she was to become a duchess, may be
wasting their time. While Miss
fNoore's father. Charles A. Moore, the
rich tool supply man. declares that
DOa Marine is a real duke, other evil
dence up to date is that Marine is not
q dake at all. Miss Moore may be
only a near duchess after her mar
riage to Marine.
Miss Moore returned the other day
from abroad. bringing with her Tor
lonia Marine. to whom she is engaged
Mr.. Moore met the ship, welcomed
Marine - this country and his heart,
and ammo lnced to the newspaper men
that his daughter was to marry a
duke. MaSino is not real duke, if
the Italian consul general is correct in
A.s stateme1ta- The consul general
was not anxious to discuss the matter
Azt he repeated what he said before.
SsAt a certain Torlonia Marine was a
-9RH known figure in Rome He said
SSAt this Torlonia belonged to-a titled
family. and that his brother was the
bearer Of the title OF duke. He did
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24

n ESERTING her magnificent studio
" in West Fortieth street. Mrs.
Harry Payne Whitney has joined the
colony of artists in MacDougald alley.
and has taken an old hayloft in No.
-, used until a few days ago by a
public hackman. The alley runs from
MacDougald to West Eighth street.
near Washington square, and is one
of the principal centers of artistic life
In the city.
In these quarters, when they are re-
modelled, the daughter of Cornelius
Vanderbilt and the wife of Harry
Payne Whitney will pursue her chosen
profession for which she has been
hitting herself by STUDY abroad.
Mrs. Whitney will oversee the re-
modelling and prepare the plans for
the decorations. There will be living
rooms where she may entertain her
friends in the alley that the artists
of New York have made famous. The
studio proper has a great northern
light.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24
FINE PUBLIC LIBRARY
IS NEARING COMPLETION

IN THE most magnificent public
building in the United States" as
New Workers characterize the new
public library, now nearing compile
ton at Fifth avenue and Forty-second
street, on the site of a once famous
reservoir, there will be IS miles of
book Shelves. It is estimated that
these shelves will afford Judgment for
100000 volumes.
Realizing the value OF the treasures
which will be stored here, the archi-
tects and builders have taken especial
care to make certain. that this mann
moth collection shall be safe from fire
The walls of the building are of
massive stone, shining white. 1t fills
the entire frontage of two city blocks
from Fortieth to Forty-second street,
facing east 1t u 394 feet long, 274
feet deep and $50 feet above the
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24
AFFLICTED ONLY AT TIMES.
Coed Reason for Capt. easconh,s IN
termittent Hearing.

When Capt. Bascomb had left his
old FREUD, Capt. Somers, and the new
school teacher sitting on the south
porch, and had disappeared down the
road, the young woman spoke of him.
with some curiosity.
Il understand from Mrs Rascomb..
that her husband was very deaf al
most stone-deaf.' she told me I'm
sure. said the school teacher. "But
ne seemed to hear ali we said with
perfect ease"
Capt. Somers leaned toward her
and spoke in a low, cautious tone. al
though there was no eavesdropper to.
hear him.
Don't let Mis- Bascomb know it,,
he said, hurriedly. He does seem
to hear pretty well when she amt
round, but none of us folks ever let
on to her. She's a good woman as
ever lived, but a most tremendous
bosser and an everlastin' talker. An
we all think that Gersh Bascomb be-
gun 10 realize ten years ago that il
he didn't want to be harried right offn
the face o the earth, the thing for
him 10 do was to grow def, gradual.
but steady-an' he's done it, to all
intents an purposes, ma'am!"
Youths Companion.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24
MRS. WHITNEY TO LIVE
IN McDOUGALD ALLEY

Mrs. Whitney is not unknown in the
art world. The smile that went round
when, as Miss Gertrude Vanderbilt,
she took up sculpture, has given place
to serious expression.
Her first work Of any magnitude
was the designing of the pillars for
the Hotel Manhattan Then when the
contract was let for the decorations
of the Hotel Belmont, Mrs Whitneys
designs for the dining-room were ac-
cepted.
Mrs. Whitney, a few years ago, en-.
tered into racing, and under the name
of 'Mr. Roslyn,'' with Mrs. Herman
Duryea, had a racing stable for few
brief days. They thought they would
keep it quiet, but that Mr.. Roslyn"
was Mrs. Whitney and Mrs. Duryea
became known, and they sold the two
horses they had purchased
In MacDOuga1d alley, as neighbors
of Mrs. Whitney. will be the two tai
ented painters, Mrs. Billiard and Miss
Sarah Katherine Sweeney
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24
MISS MOORE CAPTURES
AN ITALIAN NEAR DUKE

not know of any title possessed by
Marino
1t appears that Marine is the broth
er of Duca Leopold di Giulio di Mario
di Giovanni, who is a real duke,
though not of great distinction Ma
rfno, however, may be a duke some
time if all other claimants to the title
die on He is said to have money.
One genealogist says that the founder
OF the family in Italy was a contract
or named Torlogne, who went from
Auvergne. France, in the wake of Tho
French army when it invaded Italy.
This contractor settled in Rome ana
became tie financial and political
agent there of the prince of Fursten-
burg, through whom he obtained the
German title of baron. He establish
ed bank and had the farming out OF
the business monopoly.
The genealogists appear to agree
that the family is by 70 means an
Gent, but rose rapidly IN the last GEN.
fury. One genealogist gives the name
of the founder of the family as AIes-
sandro. His descendants made money
by farming and banking.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24

ground at it's highest point The walls
are six feet thick at the base The
marble facing is composed of solid
blocks foot thick
The principal reading room is in the
top of the building, and it's windows
look on Fifth avenue and on Bryant
Park. By day all light will be furnish
ed by the sun, and the big room, on
account of its lofty and open position.
will be especially well lighted.
Between the reading room and the
stack room beneath there will be di-
rect vertical communication
The basement contains parcel rooms,
a department for the exhibition OF
patents, a special library of children'a
books, a luncheon room, a book bind
cry, quarters and lockers for employees
and an Office of the circulating depart
ment of the library
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24
LEFT 1T TO THE OLD HENS.
Amateur Fancier Thought His Re-
sponsibility Had Ended.

An Indiana man tells of the efforts.
of an author belonging to the Hoosier
school of historical novelists to put
in his leisure time as hen farm
err in that state. The literary per-
sons venture afforded his agricultural
neighbors no end of amusement.
During the first year the amateur
farmer discovered that all his little
chickens, which were confined in
ccops, were languishing at the point
of death. The novelist went over his
hen literature to locate the cause of
the trouble, but to no avail.
Finally he called upon an old chap,
named Rawlins, to whom he put the
question:
What do you suppose is the mat
ter with those chickens?"
We'll, | Dunno" said Rawlins.
What do you feed 'em?"
Feed them!" exclaimed the novel
ist-farmer. Why, 1 don't feed them
anything."
Then, how'd you suppose they
was a-goin to nve?"
4 presumed" replied the literary
person. that the old hens had milk
enough for them now."-Lippincott
Magazine
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24
WHAT'S THE USE?
To Pour in Coffee When 1t Acts as a
Vicious Enemy.

Fasters have gone without food for
many days at time but no one can GO
without sleep. For a long time 1 have
not been sleeping well, often lying
awake for two or three hours during
the night but now sleep sound every
night ard wake up refreshed and Wig
orous." says a Calf woman.
DO you know why? It's because I
used to drink coffee but / finally cut it
out and began using Postum. Twice
since then / have drank coffee and
both times l passed sleepless night.
and so / am doubly convinced coffee
caused the trouble and Postum re-
moved it.
my brother was in the habit Of
drinking coffee three times day. He
was troubled with sour stomach and l
would often notice him getting soda
from the can to relieve the distress in
his stomach: lately hardly day
passed without dose of soda for re-
lief
Finally he tried cup of Postum
and liked it so well he gave up coffee
and since then has been drinking
Postum in its place and says he has
not once been troubled with sour stom-
ach"
Even after this lady's experiences
with coffee her brother did not suspect
for time that coffee was causing his
sour stomach. but easily proved it
Coffee is not suspected in thousands
of cases just like this but it's easily
proved. A ten days trial works won
ders. There's a Reason.
Read the famous little book. 'The
Road to WellyiiIe. in pkgs.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24
Her secret snrrn,.,

THAT woman over there has some.
hidden sorrow" declared the SYM
pathetic one, as she came III and tooIS
her seat at a table not far away. Il
have often noticed her. See Her
companion orders everything she
could possibly want, and yet she sits
there silent with face like a mask
l am awfully sorry for her.
Don't you worry" advised her pes
simistic friend. That's her husband
with her. She's bored, that's all"
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24

A lecturer on The Philosophy of
Art at the Harvard summer school
declared that beauty, which is a func-
ton or entelechy subsisting between
an organism and its object when the
adaptation of one to the other is com
plete and harmonious with the organ
ism's act of perception. is grounded
upon the psycho-physical character of
the organism, which determines the
form of the beautiful object All of
which goes to confirm US in the belief
that beauty is only skin deep after all.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24
The Crack in Hie Arror

Its a good thing for man to be
a little bald said the girl as they
walked along in the rear of one be-
meath whose hat showed a small bare.
half moon. 1T takes the conceit out
of them. Now there's John He has
a bald spot that he has spent about a
hundred dollars on to no effect. When
he gets too smart all have to do is to
glance carelessly toward that vulner-
able spot and he subsidies immedi-
ately''
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24

That mother-in-law joke, which has
been overworked anyway, will have to
be called in. A wealthy Cleveland law
yer was so disconsolate because his
smother-in-law left his home that he
went to the courts and took out a writ
OF habeas corpus to get her back again.
he based his application on the state
ment that the estimable lady had been
induced through Misrepresentation to
forsake his domicile and was restrain.
ed by force from coming back. TIL.
mother-in-law. speaking genericaliy
has been grossly wronged. At las
abe is getting full yindication.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24

Scientists in the bureau of ethnology
at Washington say men are practical
ly OF the same stature and have the
same size Of brain to-day as before the
dawn of history when they were busy
hunting the woolly rhinoceros in the
Thames and Seine valleys. The scien-
fists ought not to talk this way. Do
they expect any one to believe that it
took as much brains to hunt a wooIly
rhinoceros, inquiries the Indianapolis
Scar, skeptically. as it does to chase
the festive baseball or pursue and cap
ture the fugitive dollar?
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24
A Country Marvel.

The little fresh air boy was COM
fortably quartered in a farm house
near the salt water for his summers
outing. The first day he strolled down
the road to the marshes and he stared
in establishment at the cat-tails grow
ing there. Then turning around to a
native of the place who was accom-
panying him he said: Gosh; l didn't
know that sausages grow on sticks
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24

Automobiles are being sold in Bor-
neo, and we may suppose that the
wild men over there will at once join
In the march of civilization by apply
ing for jobs as chauffeurs.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24

If two Moorish armies fight five or
six days with total death list of 80,
both sides included. how long could
all the real and make-believe soldiers
in Morocco stand up in front of a few
French regiments?
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24

That dinosaur is variously reported
as having been found in Oregon, wy
oming and Montana. But remember
his immense size. which probably ac-
counts for it,
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24

= Complaining about the quality of the
modern umbrella, Mr. Max Henry
Newman writes to a newspaper: "A
good umbrella is somewhat like a good
poet, hard to find" Why not buy one,
iMaY9
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24

Nine. Emma Eames says she doesn't
believe she will ever marry again.
However, she has just started for Eu-
rope and there are many hard-up gen
'tlemen with titles over there.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24

Are the people apathetic?" asks the
Kansas City Times. We don't know
as to that, but we can say that most of
them are perspiring.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24

The flea on the tail of the dog of the
wife of the wild man of Borneo will
doubtless be surprised to find that
motor cars have invaded the island.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24

A Buffalo preacher says that hell is
full of peek-a-boo waists, so man can't
dodge the job of buttoning them even
after death
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24

One way to get rid of a mosquito,
explains the Baltimore Sun, is to firm
ly slap him in the face, and at the
time exclaiming haughtily: That for
you, sir" or madam, as the case may
be-
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24

Let the perpetual knocker be sent
90 the rock pile where his hammer
may be aptly employed making little
ones out of big ones.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24

AS result of this anti-whiskers
crusade, an Iowa man shaved off his
spinnakers and was thrown out of the
house by his wife, who mistook him
for a tramp.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24

A Georgia man shot the postmaster
because his mail was late. His de-
tense will probably be 1.-The unwritten
letter"
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24

Anyhow, the proposed society OF the
Sponsors of the United States navy
Will include lot of pretty girls.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24

The overproduction of French wine,
genuine and bogus, is almost as
fraught with peril as overindulgence
of it.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24

Julia Ward Howe says the world is
growing better, but she is So, and
naturally cant go out much.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24

Beer put up in tablet form looks
like another wicked side door contriv
ance of the enemy.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24

When some people tell us they did
their best. we wonder what their
worst is like.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24

A man loves woman because he
wants to. If he marries her it is be-
cause she wants him to.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24

1t is said that Cleveland girls are
smoking cigarettes to ward of mos,
Quitoes. That is not all they will ward
OF.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24

Harry Frees, Owner.
John n. Freese, Ed. & Bus. Mgr.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24

BY the way, did you ever notice what
your toes think when fat woman
steps on them in the street car?
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24

Among the prominent members Of
the smart set present at Newport was
the chimpanzee.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24

Paramount College Dean Dead
Professor w. H. Isely. aged ~ years,
dean of Fairmount college in Wich-
tia. died of appendicitis.
Free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1888-1908, 1907-08-24

Sullivan, general manager of the Mis-
souri, Pacific railway. has notified the
board of railroad commissioners that
ali of the track which the commission
ers found defective or in need of re
pair on their trip OF inspection will
be attended to at once and put into
first class condition.