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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-14
WEST PULLMAN

Fire broke out yesterday morning
in the plumbing shop of Mr.. Schnoble
Of One Hundred and Twentieth street;
the cause is not known. BY indulgent
work and plenty OF help, the flames
were soon extinguished.
Mrs. Grace Wiley Starting has re-
sPped her position as pipe organist at
the Congregational church and will
give her closing numbers next Sunday.
The condition Of Floyd Blakely is
reported as quite encouraging, an OPP
Grafton not being necessary. This, his
many friends will be glad to hear.
The Plano shops closed down today
for ten days lay-off. The Whitman
and Barnes is running with small
force, while the Opaque factory viii
take on few men Monday.
The congregational church was well
filled last night with a large and APP
preciative audience. who listened to a
concert given under the direction of
Melvin Martinson. the coming great
violinist He was assisted by the West
Pullman orchestra. also Mr.. Ward and
Mr.. Martvens The special selection by
Mr. Martinson. being classics, We're OF
more than high merit and splendidly
given His father and mother, who
have been teachers of music for num-
Der Of years. are accomplished mu-
sicians and assisted throughout the
program. The concert was a grand
success
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-14
BURNHAM NEWS

Mrs. W Firlnan was in Chicago
shopping yesterday.
Jim Allen left here yesterday for his
home in Lake Geneva, Wis
Miss Lucy Bayless was a Hammond
shopper yesterday.
Bert Murphy and family left here
yesterday for California.
Mrs David Bowie visited friends in
Burnham yesterday.
Myrtle Alexander was in Burnham
yesterday.
After several days illness, Lillian
Doe has returned to her duties in the
Offices of the Ryan Car company.
Mrs. John Iin was in Hegewisch
yesterday
John Patton was ia Hammond yes
terday afternoon transacting business.
The Western steel Car and Foundry
company has increased the number OF
their working hours from eight TO
nine and quarters.
f. Mclaughlin has returned to his
home in Logansport. after an extended
visit with his brother. a. Mclaughlin
J. w Wienland was in Durham on
business yesterday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-14
TWO STRANGE TREES,
The Majava Yucca a Vegetable Freak
The Creeping Oak ef Monterey.

California has one tree which is the
personifcation of mystery. Found
nowhere else in the world, it had a
mysterious origin and thrives in a re
gion of mystery.
The Mojava yucca is a vegetable
freak which has developed into 3
species. 1t has the characteristics OF
several plants, to which no relation
ship can be traced.
1t is an endogen, yet its bark shows
concentric rings such as characterize
the exogenous stems. 1t lives and
thriyes in great numbers in a region
early devoid of vegetation, in a land
of heat and thirst and barrenness.
Another tree in California which
has a peculiar personality is the creep
ing oak of Monterey.
Nowhere in the vegetable kingdom
can be found SO true representative
of monopoly. The tree is of gnarly
growth, its limbs, like those of the
sycamore. bending and twisting in al
directions
Wherever a branch touches the
earth it takes root and becomes, as i
were, another trunk, though still 6
branch of the main stem, drawing
nourishment both from the parent
stem and from the new source. II
this manner the tree is spread till i
has taken possession Of five acres o
ground. and it is still advancing.-P
E. Magazine.
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BY SYNDICATE
Twelve Year Old Child of
Woman Suicide to be
Reared in Luxury.

vineland, n. j.. Dec 13.-The future
of GLADYS Hoffman" IL years old, is to
be guarded at all hazards from the
family Of her mother by a group of
elderly men who have formed them
selves into a syndicate to manage the
child's affairs.
Mrs. Madeline Hoffman mother of
the child, committed suicide Sunday at
her home here.
The source of revenue necessary to
to maintain Mrs. Honman's home has
long been a mystery to the other res
idents of vineland and only since the
woman's death has it become known
that a wealthy New York financier sup
piled the funds for the establishment.
He has agreed to continue providing
for little Gladys and the secret is now
out that the child is his daughter.
\ group Of wealthy men. friends of
the childs father. have come forward
to act as guardians, and they have
taken an oath not to divulge the name
OF the New Yorker who Is said to be
a banker of prominence.
Former Surrogate Ransom of New
York has been selected as manager of
the syndicate to handle the finances of
the child.
Let's forget this matter" said Mr..
Ransom today. and give this little
child a chance. She deserves it as much
as any other little girl in the world
perhaps more so No, there is not the
least chance Of the name Of the man
in the case becoming known. There
are only a few that know it. and all Of
these are bound upon their honor to
keen that name secret
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-14
VEGETABLES ON THE ROOF.
A Real Practical Garden Constructed
on the Housetop.

Saying that the conventional root
garden was a misnomer, Mrs. Antonio
Bellestri of 1.039 Hillen street, built a
real garden on her roof and planted
a variety Of vegetables. Stalks OF
corn, which is only one of the many
vegetables she raises, can be seen
from the street, and attract much at
tention
The inability to buy vegetables in
the market caused Mrs. Bellestri tc
conceive the idea of a roof garden
Procuring several store boxes of a
depth of about six feet. she filled
them with rich soil and planted the
seeds. The growth of the plants
was watched with keen interest, and
to her delight the vegetables she de
sired came in abundance. and she had
more than could be used by her fam.
l-y. Those that she does not use are
sent TO her friends
Several crops are raised a year, and
besides corn and spices she has beans.
pumpkins. squashes, cucumbers and
several Italian plants that flourish
well in the rich soil of her unique rooi
garden.-Baltimore Sun.
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and Wentworth avenue. They will
move their family the first part of the
week.
Mr. and Mrs J. G. Roy of Hazelcrest
spent Thursday with their daughter
Mrs Overton Of 1907 State street
Mrs. Burmeister and daughter Ha-
eel, OF 1925 Lafayette avenue. were
the guests of her sister Mrs. Patneau.
Of Blue Island, Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. Schmidt Of one Hun
bred and sixteenth street and Yale ave
nue. entertained a number Of their
friends on Wednesday evening.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-14
SOUTH DEERING

Mr. and Mrs. Newman expect 10
leave at once for their new home at
Birmingham. Vt.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Fisher are re-
covering from the injuries they re-
ceived last Thursday when their horse
run away on Terrence avenue. throw
inging them on the street.
Miss Pnnsy Edman called on rela-
tives in South Deering yesterday.
Mrs f. 5. Edman and Miss Gertrude
Barber were in Chicago yesterday, do
ms their Christmas shopping.
Mr. ana Mrs John Flick and children
and Mrs. Barker and son. Eddie, formed
a theater party at the Calumet theater
Thursday evening.
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WINDSOR PARK

Mr. Hogberg has returned from
Northern Illinois, where he was on a
hunting trip with Mr. Bavi.
A surprise party was given on Louis
Wychon of 10th street. Wednesday
evening.
The Arbutus club are to give a dance
Tuesday evening. Decmeber II. at Rus
sell Square hall
A lecture was given Thursday even
ing at the NJ f church, corner 18th
street and Coles avenue. by Prof. Dwyer.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-14
Church Bazaar a Success.

The women of the First Presbyterian
church are rejoicing over the IN
qualified success Of the bazaar which
closed last night. It is estimated that
over two hundred dollars was cleared
this year. The money vii be turned
over to the general church fund and
will be used for interior decorations.
The bazaar has been under the au-
spices or the Ladies Aid and Mission
airy societies. over two hundred pee
pie were served with dinner at the
church last night
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LANSING NEWS

Miss Ringe attended a fourth grade
teachers meeting at LAGRANGE, Ill. on
Friday.
Mr.. Max Trinoski was Chicago Wis
itor on Thursday
Mr. F. Barko was visitor in Chi
cago on Thursday
Chairs for the new assembly room
AZ +be Lansing public library. arrived
yesterday.
The brickyaras at Maynard. have
closed down for the winter.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-14
Jacob Herman Dying.

Jacob Herman, son Of the proprietor
Of the Herman drug store. Ninety-sec-
ond and Commercial avenue. and who
resides at 1920 Exchange avenue, IS
seriously III with pneumonia at New
ark, 0, He is expected to live but a
short time His father left last night
for the Ohio city in order to be at the
bedside when the end comes The young
man was well liked In this city.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-14
STONY ISLAND NEWS

Ernest Learish made business trip
to Chicago Thursday evening.
Mrs Labeue of Burnside, visited her
sister, Mrs Farrell, Thursday evening
Mrs Cunerton made a shopping trip
to South Chicago Thursday evening.
Mrs McMullen made a business trip
to South Chicago Thursday.
Mrs Reed made a shopping trip tc
South Chicago Friday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-14
BETTER THAN SPANKING.

Spanking does not cure children of
bed wetting. There is constitutional
cause for this trouble. Mrs. II. sum
merS. Box ", Notre Dame, Ind. viii
send free 10 any mother her success
tul home treatment. with full instruc-
lions. Send 10 money, but write her
today IL your children trouble you In
this way. Don't blame the child. the
chances are ft can't help It, This
people troubled with urine difficulties
py day or night.
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William Murray III.

william Murray. general manager of
the Philadelphia and Reading Coal
company, is very sick. The physician
IL attendance states. however, that
there is hopes that he may be able to
get out in two weeks
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-12-14
Days GriSt in
South Chicago
Wrench in the Machinery.

The blooming table in in one Of the
blooming mills Of the Illinois Steel
mills broke down yesterday noon and
six hundred men We're thrown out of
employment. The accident was caused
by a rail catching In the apparatus
The damage was repaired IN the after
noon however. and the men returned
to work this morning.
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He the Tide and She the Shore

One of the precise facts that young
women should be taught, as they are
taught physical geography. is that
men, ali men, have their high and low
emotional tides, and a good wife is
the immovable shore to her husband S
restless life.-Atlantic Monthly.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-06
CHAPTER VII.

There was a moment Of silence and in
tense anxiety on both sides as Nine
Leblanc and st. Quintin faced each 9TH
ct, Marie Densley looking on the while
in a state of strong emotional excitement
The French woman recovered herself
the first, If, indeed, she could be said to
have lost her seIf-possession at all.
And so. Mr.. St Quintin, you take ad-
vantage of our confidence to make love
90 our niece and to urge her to deceive
us?" she said. her mouth closing into a
hard line when she finished her speech.
The young man was, however, by that
time ready with his answer.
Was there anything underIland, Nine,
Leblanc, in my telling your niece that
I loved her and asking If she loved me?'
If you satisfied yourself with that 1
should say nothing. But if what I heard
I understood Alright you were suggesting
that she should marry you and run away
from US. Was not that what he sad?"
And she turned abruptly to the girl
herself who was white and distressed.
I certainly didn't understand that Mr.
st. Quintin wanted me to marry him
without your permission and uncle's, +"
said she, earnestly. Il thought all he
wanted was TO find out whether 1 cared
for him-whether liked him better than
any of the others. and enough to marry
him"
St. Quintin was gateful for her inter-
cession, especially grateful for the ten
/ derness he saw in her eyes as she glanced
! at him. 1t was stronger assurance than
he had had yet from her of her liking
for him.
But madame was unCOnVinced.
! He said come away, she persisted.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-06
BY
FLORENCE WARDEN

there Is another mans permission to be
obtained, / should be much pleased TO
regard you in the light Of a pretender for
my nieces hand"
This seemed satisfactory enough, but
St Quintin hesitated
There's just one thing I should Ike
to have cleared up. Monsieur Leblanc"
said he. In accepting me as a suitor, do
you intend to discourage the attentions
Of the other men who are now In the
same position?"
The gentle Frenchman shrugged his
shoulders with mild deprecation.
An" ne said, I cannot do that al
together. AS ! have told you. l an
tied until my fellow-guardian returns.
and in the meantime all ] can do Is 10
make my own selection, subject to my
niece-s inclination, which, 1 think, CO.
incides with mine"
And he smiled encouragingIy at the
young man.
DO YOU mean that you think she likes
me, and that you approve Of me more
than Of the others?' said St Quintin,
persisting until he should get a straight
forward and satisfactory answer
with TIE single exception of Monsieur
Marbeau, who is a very generous suitor.
there is no one I should put on the same
level with yourself, Mr. st. Quintin."
The young man raised his eyebrows
with confidence.
Il know Miss Densley doesn't like
MarbeaU.' said he, S,ith decision. she
said So"
"Ah! But as a husband he is not to
be despiseG. Did I not show you the gift
he sent me for her?7
THAT miserable bracelet ret6rted St
/ Quintin, hotly. "Oh, saw that. Of
course. But I can give Marie something
much handsomer than that
Miss Densley's uncle looked politely
! incredulous. ST QUintin went on.
You viii see. I'll bring something
down for her the next tirae I come. and
you shall judge whether her English
lover is less generous than the French
one"
"Oh, it is not a question Of gifts only.
Mr.. ST. Quintin, I assure you. 7 have 10
say the best I can for Marbeau. who is
a very old friend Of ours. But if Maria's
heart should speak for one nearer her
own age, and her own countryman, why.
as I have already said. I should be pre-
pared 70 indorse her choice"
You have made me very happy. Mon
sieur Leblanc said St Quintin.
And I am sure you would make her
happy" responded the Frenchman quick
y, as. having sJr0lled as far as the draw
ing-room window. he made way for his
guest 10 pass into the room.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-06

the stars? It's lovely out there, and
so beautifully cool"
Miss DensIey smiled demurely.
Il don't believe there are any stars to-
night" she said.
But as she spoke she made a slight
movement, as If half persuaded TO accede
10 his request
'WHl you bet on it?" said he. smiling.
Yes bet there are no stars"
Very We'll You're wrong, l know"
With this strange wager on their lips
the two young people. with a glance at
the noddng head of Miss Stanley, moved
softly across the floor and glided out
into the night
/ once outside in the pleasant garden.
however, with the dark night sky over
head, q cool breeze just moving the tree
/ tops. and that intoxicating face not far
from his. St Quintin forgot the stars.
/ forgot the wager, forgot his prudence,
/ too.
All he remembered, all he could think
! Of, was that he loved this girl, that she
was loved by others also. and that he
! must hllDN MAlflilNA AAE 44tA- A4Ag NAstAtANN
with her. So he burst out in duavering
voice under his breath:
Miss Densley, has your uncle told you
about that fellow l met here last week.
that stout man-Marbeau, I think his
name is?'
| Miss Densley turned, so that her pretty
! eyes had the light from the drawing
room lamps upon them
What about him?" she asked, with but
| faint apparent interest. though with some
| surprise.
THAT he says-he-he wants to marry
you"
oh She shrugged her shoulders dis
pecially these Frenchmen, say that, when
all the time it's money, money, they're
always thinking about"
You think that's all he thinks about?
Yes They all do"
Except me" broke from his lips
Marie, you don't think that of me. d.
you? Do you?"
/ Before she could answer. before she
| could do more than turn toward him with
/ a faint. sweet smile quivering upon heI
/ lips, St Quintin heard a door shut and
/ hurried on. afraid of losing his chance
Of speaking.
Marie, if you are troubled by these
people. come away from them. Marry
me, and come away quietly out of react
of the fortune-hunters. 1t doesn't mat
ter whether you forfeit your own money
for I have plenty. Come. Marie. you'll
marry me. You love me. don't you
Don't your
A little mocking laugh from behind
startled him. and turning. he saw stout
Nine. Leblanc looking al him with eye:
which. it suddenly occurred to him t
notice, were cold and critical and Gun
ming.
He started back and faced her. con
fused but resolute.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-06
CHAPTER VII.


Now although Monsieur Leblanc had
thus given 81 Quinun some reason for
looking upon himself as Professionally ac-
cepted as Miss Densleys favored lover.
the young man found himself prevented
from exchanging any more words with
her until the moment came 10 say good
by. Even then ne could not utter a
word unheard by the rest. as he shook
hands with her in the presence OF her
goveness, her nucle, and her aunt.
"Good-by. Miss Densley- I hope
shall have the pleasure Of seeing you
again very. soon were the only words
he was suffered 10 utter before Monsieur
Leblanc slipped a hand within his arm
and insisted on seeing him on his way
down the garden
As he sat back IN the train on his way
to town. St Quintn thought over all
that had taken place. and. while he felt
more sure than ever, not only that Marie
Densley WAS the sweetest and most
Straightforward Of girls, but that she
liked him more than she liked her other
admirers. he was troubled by considera-
ton Of her uncle and aunt and their poll
icy toward their niece's suitors.
Rejecting upon the remarks made by
4 Monsieur Leblanc about Marbeau and his
generosity. on the fact that he had been
shown the bracelet which was Monsieur
Marheau's gift. and that ne had been
spurred up himself 10 make the promise
/ Of bringing a gift still handsomer to lay
at Marie's feet. ST Quintin could not
/ but feel that Monsieur Leblanc's tactics
with regard 10 his pretty niece savored
rather too mueh Of putting her up at
auction to the highest bidder.
One man having offered a diamond
bracelet, the next was encouraged 10
offer something still more magnificent.
The young man did not like the method.
and felt sure Miss Densley herself knew
nothing about this sordid sort of rivalry
which her uncle encouraged.
However, he was bound to keep his
promise. and on the following day he
/ bought at a shop in Bond street an ex-
4 quisite diamond-backed watch pendant
/ from a brooch in the form of a bird set
with diamonds. II was a beautiful jewel.
and he opened the case when he got 20 his
/ rooms, and set it in the rays Of the cleo
4 triC light. admiring it and flattering HIM
self that, even if the diamond bracelet Of
/ Monsieur Marbeau's choice were in
/ trinsically more valuable-of which ne
was moi sure-yet the artistic beauty OF
/ the little watch and the brooch attached
would appeal 10 her taste far more
I surely
/ While he was leaning back in his chair,
smoking a cigarette and thinking of
/ Marie, the door opened and James Incs
came in.
Surprised at mis- entrance. St Quintin.
whose thoughts had been far away from
[ him, jumped up, and stretching out his
/ hand for the watch in its little case. vel
coined him with some appearance Of
mOmentary embarrassment. which the
older man was quick to notice
Hello he cried, what's that? Some-
thing pretty? Not quite in your line,
though. is il, ST. Quintin?'
"Oh. It's for-for somebody else. OF
| course" said St QUintin. smiling rather
fooishly. and hoping James Ince would
not pursue the subject
But he did.
ITO BE CONTINUED NEXT sunday
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The Washington herald., 1907-10-06
MOUNTAINEERS GO HUNGRY.
North CarOIinians Fail to Grasp
Opportunities.

From Charleston News and Courier.
The twinship Of poverty and ignorance
is strikingly illustrated in the mountain
region of North Carolina. The rural
mountaineers, excepting those who own
the fertile valleys. are the poorest people
to be found in the South. The plantation
negroes of South Carolina enjoy comforts
and luxuries Of which the dwellers in the
novels in the little clearings far up on
the mountain side have scarcely dreamed.
Their scanty cabbage, corn and apple
crops provide them with only enough cash
TO purchase in small quantities such ne
cessities as sugar and cOffee-tO them the
choicest and most priced luxuries Of life.
Yet between these people and easy living
stands only the barrier of not knowing
how to produce the scores of things for
which there is a ready and eyeT-grOwing
market at their doors.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-06
Synopsis of Preceding Chapters.

Massey ST. Quintin. a wealthy young English
man. sees a beautiful young woman named Mis-
Densley at Cowes and. hy a carefully designed
accident manages 70 meet her He finds that she
lives with her uncle and aunt, N. and Nine Le-
blanc who are just then in France. and gets an
invitation 10 their house. near London.
In spite Of the objections Of his friend, Jane:
Ince a lawyer in whom he conhdes. and who De
oaTes the girl is al adventures. St Quiutm visits
her and finds her relatives are charming people
But Just as he leayes The house he hears mut-
fed cry o. Murder" and returns.
NJ Leblanc c1nvinccs him that there is no one in
the room whence the sound seemed 70 proceed, bat
later he learns that a London solicitor has p5s
teriOusv disappeared being last seen in the neigh
b1rnood Of The frenchanns nome.
The Washington herald., 1907-10-06

CTO BE CONTINUED NEXT sunday
Copyright 1907. by the North American Company.
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