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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-29

Tom Prendergast. the Saginaw boxer,
has been matched to meet Young Dono-
hue of Boston before Frank Seele's
Pueblo club some time next month.
Prendergast is under the management
of E. ". Dickerson. who also has Har-
~ Lewis of Philadelphia
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-03-29

ialty Manufacture e company Cleve-
land, O.-3-2s3t
WANTED-By young man. an out
side position. collector or salesman
nreferred. Well acquainted with sur
rounding territory. Can give refer
ences. Address F. H LAKE COUNTY
T1mEs.-S-2S-5t.
WANTED-Three well furnished and
centrally located rooms for light
housekeeping./ Address w. G. c., LAKE
COUNTY TIMBs-9-26-2t-
wANTED-]Middie aged woman to do
light cooking. Good pay to right
party. $50 East State street. Phone
a5ss-3A21-st
WANEED-Cook. Apply at 252 South
Holman street.-3-19-tf.
WANTED-A Girl for general house
Won. Apply 20 Warren street
S-is-kf.
WANTBD--Men, at once for service in
Philippine islands; able bodied men,
unmarriod, between ages of 81 and 35,
OF good character and temperate habits,
who can speal., read and write English.
For information apply at Recruiting
or 323 South State street. Chicago.
HL-l-26-tf
LOST-White poodle Tuesday morning
Has two black spots on eyes, front
legs clipped. Reward If returned to
BAL Hoffman.-S-27-9t.
LoST-Small black pocket book con-
tanning $50 and receipt and name, be-
tween Carleton hotel and Rogers &
Burge livery barn. Please return to
this office and receive reward.-3-2S-S
FOR RENT-Furnished room; modern
conveniences on Holman street;
gentleman preferred, Phone 8613.-I
9-2S-3t.
FOR RENT-Three front rooms: I'M
unfurnishedi first floor. Inquire 252
South Holman street-8-26-tf
tEOR EENT-NiceIy furnished room, all
modern cOnveniences. Call at 1872
Clinton street.-3-2T-3t.
eFoR sALE-Eggs for setting from
Standard bred Barred Rocks, 818
Truman avenue. Phone S461.-S-29-S w.
FOR SALB-Eggs for setting, fancy
barred Plymouth. Roeksj setting so
cents; also a fresh cow. Math Humph-
fer, phone 3S03.-3-27-6t.
FOR sALE-Eggs for Matching from
thoroughbred single comb brown
Leghorn hens. cents apiece. 447
Sibley street.-S27-1wk.
FOR SALE-Early seed potatoes. Phil
ip Mclaughlin, one-half mile south
OF city limits on Chicago & Erie rail-
road.-3-27-1w
FOR SALE-Household goods, cheap.
Apply 61S North Holman street,
Hammond, Ind.-S-27-2t
FOR SALE-The furniture of a nine
room house, consisting of beds, chairs,
tables, stoves, rugs. high grade piano
and other household articles. Apply on
premises, 10 Clineon street.-3-27-st-
FOR SALE-A team of work mares at
a bargain. Call evenings after 6
o'clock, 105sO Avenue N, South Chicago,
East Side-3-2e-5t.
FOR sALE-At a bargain price, a
twenty room hotel. fully equipped;
clears 5000 a month; best location in
the town. Address H, Lake County
Times.-s-25-1wk
FOR SALE-Eggs for Matching single
comb Rhode Island Reds, great win
ter layers, from Chicago prize winners
S2.0o a setting. w. c. Bailey, Gras-
SELF. Ind-3-23-1w.
FOR SALE-Cheap; room house
with improvements; so foot front;
in heart of Hammond. Inquire NJ Ru-
bin, 10 State street.-3-2O-1mo
Does your sewing machine need re-
pairing? II so call up c. +. Miller. the
sewing machine expert. 241 East State
street. phone 2601.-10-16-4m
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-10-23
The Ace OF the Earth.

Although II is not considered polite
TO inquire too closely into the age of
a lady. the scientists will keep bother
ing Mother Earth about hers. DR.. r.
f. Scharff OF the Dublin museum be
lieves that the Oldest and most per.
manent forms Of the earth's surface
can be ascertained by a study OF the
distribution Of the present forms OF
animal life He finds that animals
found east OF the Rockies were com
paratively unknown on the western
slopes until modern times. But al
most identical forms are found in Eu
rope-Austria particularly
This leads TO the belief that al some
time this continent had been correct
ed with Europe by a strip Of lana and
that the part Of North America now
west Of the Rocky mountains had been
submerged lie also declares Il prov
en- that North and South America
We're not Joined together until the mid
die of the tertiary period many thou
sands Of years ago, but geological,
speaking, very recently
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-10-23
MUSICAL NEWS ITEM.

"Nymphs O. the Mist" is the title
of new instrumental piano piece just
issued from the press of the Tolbert
Il. Ingram Music company of Denver.
Colorado II Is an ocean characters
tic and gives promise of becoming one
OF the big musical hits OF the season,
possessing all of that wierd charm.
both In rhythm and melody. that the
ocean induces. Those who have heard
II say that II is one Of the most orig
inal numbers published In long time.
Hiawatha, Anona and other ESQ
called Indian Musical numbers have
had the public attention for several
years. but the ocean, which offers so
much for musical and poetic magma.
ton. has. for some unaceountable rea.
son been slighted "Nymphs o. the
Mist" is the forerunner of the best OF
the popular In this class and its popu-
larity is already assured. II Is said
10 he an excellent number. both for
parlor and teaching purposes
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-10-23
MANY HAVE SOUGHT
AND NONE FOUND. PERFECT SYs'
TEN OF SHORTHAND.
Desire Was As Ardent in the Days o.
the Romans as in our Own Time
Fortune Awaits the
Discoverer.

Sir Edward Clarke, In joining the
ranks of the inventors of systems oil
shorthand has yielded to tempta'
ton common to great men of all ages
The learned Egyptian who first got
tired of writing out a complete Nero
glyphic. and took to suggesting part
of II only, was on the way not only
to an alphabet. but toward the goal
reached by Sir Edward himself. Since
that dim period we have all been do
ing our best to find royal road TO eN-
preston and have achieved the gram
ophone. Even Herbert Spencer whose
father invented "A Lucid Shorthand,
was bitten with the desire to con
uuer time. and he tells us that an
examination of his fathers system left
him in no doubt whatever that 1t was
the best of all
The fatality of all systems, however,
is that what seems easy to the eye
of filial piety may b terribly diihcult
to the cold gaze of the stranger Ot
the innumerable systems OF shorthand
that were in vogue century ago how
llldllN SURVIVE AOudN III FlNlA' VI -
man. fame and fortune still await the
man or woman who can invent sys
tenn that will appeal To the reader as
effectively as to the original writer
Perhaps If we were to rediscover the
lost shorthand writing Of the ancient
Romans we might feel ourselves on
the road toward a solution of the prob
lem.
For the Romans were on affection
ate terms with shorthand. Did not
Suetonius. speaking OF Caligula. ex
press surprise that an emperor of so
many promising parts should, never
theless, be an ignoramus In short
hand; and did not Titus Vespasianus
pride himself on his facility in the use
of stenography both for business and
amusement? So fond was he of the
sport that he delighted to gather his
amanuenses around him in order that
they should tilt against each other In
the stenoggaphlc field. II may be that
but for the rediscovery of the art in
QUE own country toward the end of the
sixteenth century the curious Pepys
would not have been moved to write
his Diary. says the London Chronicle
The first impulse TO the rediscoyery
and cultivation of shorthand in mod
ern times may probably be traced &c
the desire. at the time OF the Refor
nation, of preserving the discourses
of the preachers Of the new doctrines
ITO write as fast as a man speakeG
treatably." the Elizabethan writinl
master and stenographer, Peter Bales
declared TO be lin effect very easy
the shortness whereof is attained
by memory, and swiftness by practice
and sweetness by industry" hut the
early systems were very inefficient
and this has been considered by crit
les to be one of the causes of the cor
rupt readings of the text of some o.
| Shakespeare plays. Contemporary
opinion on the subject may be gath
cred from the pleasant Dialogue,
and Dramas" of Thomas Haywood
G637, who says that his play o
Queen Elizabeth"
Did throng the seats. the boxes and the
stage
so much so that some by stenography
drew
a plot put 1t In print scarce one wore
true"
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-10-23
Try Mental Prism Habit.

As the gulf stream leaves a warm,
soft climate In It's wake as It flows
through the colder waters OF the
ocean on its way from the gulf to the
north pole, so a happy, joyous sun.
shiny nature leaves a warm trail Of
sunshine wherever It goes through the
cold, practical, selfish world
Lydia Maria Child used 10 say: II
think cheerfulness In every possible
way hang prlsms In my window to
mi the room with iainhows" This Is
the right kind OF philosophy
philosophy OF good cheer. the greatest
medicine for the mind, the best tonic
for the body, the greatest health food
known.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-10-23

average cost per pound, and enables Us
to give you better coffee for your
money than you can buy in any other
way. There are more packages Of
ARlOSA sold in the United States
than all the other Coffee packages
combined.
II your grocer will not supply, write to
ARBUCkl-E BROS,
New Iotk Cis,
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-10-23

The Pennsylvania railroad Is up to
date In many respects. and one of the
most remarkable instances of the de
sire to save time is afforded by the
method adopted for filling the tenders
of locomotives with coal and water In
five minutes time, as against half an
hour under the old system A bridge
is built across the tracks fitted with
coal shoots and water pipes The
coal wagons discharge their contents
directly into the tender from above.
while the tanks are filled at the same
time with water delivered at high
pressure the result being a net saving
of twenty-five minutes for every en-.
CINE so supplied
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-10-23
SHORT AND CONCISE.

A dog that prepares hash. sharpens
knives, and freezes ice cream is one
of the sights Of the little town OF
Orange. Mass. The owner of the dog
has constructed machine Of the
treadmlll pattern. and into this the
dog cheerfullv trt s as soon as things
are ready his share Of the work.
The mach'.e is attached to Il shaft
which car be connected by belts to a
grindstone, a meat chopper, and an
Ice cre"m freezer and sometimes the
anima which is a fine st Bernard.
walks digni6edly In this treadmill half
the morning making Hamburg steak.
sharpening knives preparing hash,
chopping up onions, or freezing ice
cream
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-10-23

John Floettum, a boy with six
senses is at present the most talked
about person in Norway He Is Il
years old. the son of a small farmer.
The best authorities have carefully in.
vestigated the lads mental capacity,
and It seems that, according to many
experiments, the boy has a real pro.
phetic eye and the gift Of divination.
In many cases he indicated exactly
places where persons and things we're
lost, and by his help articles lost
thirty years ago have now been found
again He also obtained clue to find
little child stolen by gypsies
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-10-23

a San Antonio promoter has ven.
tured the prediction that ten years
hence, there will be FIVE thousand
millionaires in Texas. In that case.
the rest of the population will prob
ably be headed for the poor house
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-10-23

A boys hair grows one.half slower
than a girls In boys the average
rate of growth is 3 feet inches in
six years, being an average of .01S
inch per day. During his twenty.frst
and twenty.fourth years a mans hair
grows quicker than at any other pc.
Rod
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-10-23
ZEN A Special Department for MEN

Drs. Shores cure
more men than all
the Fake Medical
lnFtitu ties" "a u a
quack companies In
the city combined.
No cheap, hired doe
tors.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-10-23
Chronic Kiekers.

Ascum-You don't believe in a col.
lege education. them"
Wise-No. II units man for
everything except TO sit around
croaking about how much more lntelli-
gently he could enjoy wealth than the
average rich man does Philadelphia
Press.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-10-23

An old soldier writes about
ARlOSA Coffee: "Your coffee
is the best and richest coffee ever
drank since ! left the service, from
'6l until | received your coffee
yesterday" A soldier knows coffee
by the taste, and the way it makes him
feel, and would sooner go without
his bread than without his coffee.
ArbucEles ARIOSA was the first
roasted, packaged coffee, packaged fcf
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-10-23
The KELLEY CURE.
Drunkenness Cured.

A positive and permanent cure
for drunkenness and the opium d.
eases. There is no publicity. No
sickness. Ladies' treated a. rrl
vately as at their own homes. The
Kelley Institute. 1884 w So. Ten.
pie. Salt Lake City. Utah
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-10-23
UTAH PATENTS.

Granted this week Report by c.
A. Snow g. Co.. Patent Attorneys,
Washington. ID. C-Michael J. McGill,
Park City, plug valve. For copy of
above patent send 10 cents in postage
stamps with date of this paper to G.
A. Snow & Co, Washington, d. G.
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-10-23
nR. 81 A's
protection Of consumer, roasted U

pIotechon OF conslmeIs, roasted U
and the pores Of each berry sealed with
a coating Of fresh eggs and pure sugar,
10 hold the goodness in and make the
coffee settle clear and quickly. Better
than 4" fresh Toast." Warming
little develops the flavor and makes the
grinding easy. Our enormous coffee
business, exceeding the next four largest
firms in the world together, reduces our
The Mercur miner. [volume] (Mercur, Utah) 1895-1913, 1907-10-23

In order to prevent the usual seri.
Gus decline in church attendance dur
ing hot weather, the Rev. Joseph A.
Serena, of Syracuse, New York, has
adopted a novel scheme. This spring
he announced that soda fountain
would be placed In the lobby of his
church. and that refreshing drinks
would be served to the people in the
pews
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-12-26

The pupils in No. 5 school IN
Bushby knew that whenever Mr.
Lamson paid them visit there was
one question he vas sure to ask,
and their answer was always ready.
The other selectInen might pro-
pound geographical or arithmetical
puzzles, but not Mr.. Lamson, chief
of Bushby's fire brigade.
1t was the closing day of school,
and the children, having listened to
three addresses with drowsy pa
tience, were glad when Mr.. Lamson
rose to conclude the exercises.
"Now, children" he said cheer
fully, "you have listened most at
tentively to the words of Mr.. Howe,
Mr.. Gray and Mr.. Ranlett. l Won
der what you would do if l made
you a little speech?"
The shift from the usual question
was so unexpected that the children
answered before they had time to
catch themselves.
"Form in line and march quietly
out of the building" they cried in
prompt and joyful chorus.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-12-26
Satisfaction.

On one occasion some remarks OF
Incledon, the once famous singer,
gave offense to a man who resolv-
ed to have satisfaction" for his
wrongs. Accordingly he hunted up
Incleden the next afternoon, finding
him at dinner in a noted hotel. "Mr.
Incledon," said the visitor, entering
the room in a towering passion,
"you have been making free with
my name in a very improper man
ner, and I've come to demand salts
factionw After some parleying In
cledon rose and, striking q graceful
attitude in the center Of the room,
began to sing 'sBlack Eyed Susan"
in his most delightful style. When
he had finished the song he said
coolly, "There, sir, that has given
complete satisfaction to several
thousand people, and if you want
anything more I've only to say
you're the most unreasonable fellow
I ever metz"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-12-26
Bitter VIII.

Samuel Rogers, the banker poet,
was noted for his bitter wit, for
which, however, he had an excuse.
''They tell me / say i'll natured
things" he once observed in his
slow, quiet, deliberate way. Il have
a very weak voice. If I did not say
i'll natured things no one would
hear what I said"
1t was owing to this weakness Of
voice that no candles were put on
his dinner table, for glare and noise
go together, and dimness subdues
the voices. in conversation as hand
kerchief thrown over the cage of a
canary subdnes its song. The hight
was thrown upon the walls and pic
lures and shaded from the room.
This did not suit Sydney Smith,
who said that dinner in St. James
place was "a flood Of light On all
above, and below nothing but dark.
meas and gnashing of teeth"
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-12-26
9, 2sl,e77 BALES 6IREEB.
Census Bureau Issues Bulletin Oh
Cotton Crop,

WASHINGTON, December 90
The census bureau to-day issued q
bulletin showing that the total
amount Ct cotton of this years
growth in the United States ginned
up to December g last was 9,2Sl,-
or bales, as compared with ll,l12,.
7S9 for the same period last year and
for the same period in 1905. The
number of round bales included is
137,485 for 1907 ana 243,O96 for
1906 and 252, ,137 for 1905.
Sea island included, 65,145 bags
for 1907 and 49,361 for 1906 and
9O,S36 for 1905. The total crop of
1906 was II, ,9S3,201, and for 1905
was 10, 1885, Jas. The per cent of
crop ginned to December 13 was rs.
for 1907 and $50 for 1905. For
1907 there were ginned to December
1s,343,3 1896 bales.
In the total for this years growth
ginned to December Is the running
bales, counting round bales as halt
bales and excluding linters, are dis
tributed by States as follows: Ala
bama, 962, ,022 bales, 3,421 active
ginnenes; Arkansas, 572,105 bales,
2,0S5 ginneries; Florida, 45,747
bales, 242 ginneries; Georgia, ,632,-
495 bales, 4.512 ginneries; Kentuck-
y, l,103 bales, 2ginneriea;L louisiana
5O2,O91 bales, 1921 ginneries; Mis-
sissippi, 1,1l9,244 bales, 3,4s7 gin
neries; Missouri, 1864 bales, 70
sinneries: New Mexico. 55 bales, Q
ginneries; North Carolina, 522,917
bales, 1880 ginneries; Oklahoma
6s6,o7s bales, 955 ginneries; South
Carolina, 1,014,711 bales, 1856
ginneries; Tennessee, 2o4.467 bales
651 ginneries; Texas, 1887, ,7Sl
bales, 3,957 ginneries and Virginia
6,7e7 bales, 81 ginneries.
The distribution of this sea island
cation for 19o7by State Els: FLORIDA,
22,49O bags: Georgia, 32.996 bags;
South Carolina, 9,661 bags.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-12-26
EYE. WlNks.
They Occur on an Avsraos Fwsnt'
Times q Minute.


Times Minute.
The average person winks his
eyes every three seconds-that is to
say, twenty times a minute, OF 1900
times in an hour. This means that
an ordinary days work for a pair of
eyelids is from $4,000 to 10000
winks.
A wink is accomplished in about
one-fftieth of a second, so quickly
that, as anybody may observe for
himself, it does not in the slightest
degree interrupt continuous vision.
But the notion that wihking is in
tended by nature to give repose to
the eyes is a mistake, the object of
it being merely to keep the surface
of the sensitive little organs con-
stantly moist. The moisture, which
is necessary for the health of the
eyes, is supplied, of course, by the
tears.
For this purpose-that is to say,
to keep the eyes continually bathed
considerable quantities of salty
water are secreted. The water is
flowing all the time and would pour
out over the edges of the eyelids
were it not for an oil which is fur
nished to prevent this. This oil is
secreted and supplied by little
glands along the rims of the lids.
There is also a tear duct, which car
RES of the superfuous water and
gets rid of it.
The month of the tear duct is
plainly visible on the edge of the
lower eye,id near the inner corner
of the eye. 1t is small pipe, which
leads down into the throat, so that
when one puts into the eyes any
thing with pronounced taste, like
cocaine, the flavor of it is presently
distingaisIlable in the mouth.
The eyelids, if closed, are abso-
lutely water tight. They do not e1-
Glade light. however, nearly SO well
Is most people suppose.-Saturdny
Evening Post.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-12-26
Sale.

ULd.r an order of the Probate Court
dated Dec 10Th, 1907, I will offer for
sale at the residence of the late DR.
Robt Henry in Williamsburg county, 5
8. on the 9Th day of Jan. 1908, at IL
o'clock M. the following personal pro-
perty belonging to the estate OF Mrs NJ
A c Henry, deceased, cows, 9 year
linps, 8 calves, also lot OF old books,
Terms of sale cash.
w F RODGERS,
Administrator with will annexed of
the estate of Mrs NJ A Z Henry.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-12-26
THURSDAY. DEC 2e. 1907
Christmas Don'ts.

Don't leave the cost mark on
presents.
Don't let money dominate
your Christmas giving.
Don't let Christmas giving
deteriorate into a trade.
Don't embarrass yourself by
giving more than you can af-
ford.
Don't try to pay>debts or re-
turn obligations in your Christ
mas giving.
Don't give trashy things.
Many an attic could tell strange
stories about Christmas pres.
ents.
Don't make presents which
your friends will not know
what to do with, and (which
would merely cucumber the
home,
Don't give because others ex-
pect you to. Give because you
love to. If you cannot send
your heart with the gift, keep
the gift.
Don't give too bulky articles
to people who live. in small
quarters, unless you know they
need the particular things you
send them,
Don't wait until the last min.
ute to buy your presents, and
then, for lack of time to make
proper selections, give what
your better jud gment con-
demnS.
Don't decide to abstain from
giving just because you cannot
afford expensive presents. The
thoughtfulness of your gift, the
interest you take in those to
whom you give, are the princi-
pal things. The intrinsic value
of your gift counts very little.
Don't give things because
they are cheap and make a big
show for the money. AS rule
it is a dangerous thing to pick
up a lot of all sorts of things at
a bargain sales for Christmas
presents. If you do, there is.
always the temptation to make
inappropriate gifts. Besides
there is usually soae defect in
bargain articles, or they are out
of style, out of date, or there is
sows other reason why they are
sold under price. Success.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-12-26
Notice.

: All creditors of the estate of Mrs NJ
A G Henry, deceased, are hereby mott
fiei and requested to forthwith render
an account of their demands, to the un-
dersigned, duly verified and attested;
and all persons indebted to said Estate
are hereby notified and requested to
make payment to the undersigned
w F RODGERS.
Administrators with will annexed of
the Estate Of Mrs NJ A c Henry.
The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1907-12-26
Notice.

On Saturday, December %, 1907, at
II a. m. the county commissioners will
meet at Barr's Ford bridge to let con-
tract to repair said bridge. The con-
tract will be letto the lowest respons-
ible bidder. The commissioners re-
serve the right to reject any and an
bids. S SINGLETARY -
12-19-2t County Supervisor.