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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18
WOULD NOT BE HURRIED
Rudely Aroused Oriental Made an
Indignant Protest.

The American traveller who endeav-
ors to hasten the comfortably gated
oriental against its wish soon comes
to halt That was the experience of
a Woman Alone in the Heart Of
japan" Make the rikman hurry.
have a date and can't wait here all
day. she said TO the boss rikman" at
the station He blazed like a fiery
dragon. Veil, you get so mad, you
no can wait for dis. you go find nod
der riksha," he said. She answered
very meekly: Dear friend. you do not
know me- I am not the least bit mad.
This is only a gentle American hustle
If you want me 10 be real mad, l will
show you the difference" Ven, you
vas almos' mad he insisted. You
seem jus like mad when you say
NO can wait; mus have riksha
quick; hurry up!"-Youth' Compan-
ion.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18
HUGHES IS HIS CHOICE
Head of Cornell Says Work
Makes New Yorker the
Logical Candidate.

New York. Nov. 17-That his efforts
to stamp out the evils arising from
the misuse of wealth have made Gov
ernor Hughes the logical choice TO
head the republican ticket at the naxt
election was the declaration made by
President Schurman of Cornell univer-
sity tonight
President Schurman, who had chosen
"A Day OF Reform" as the topic of his
address at Cooper Union, was strong
in his praise of New Yorlz's chief ex-
ecutive, his efforts for reform. and his
work in the office he now holds. He
said in part:
The investigation conducted by Mr.
Hughes into the affairs of the big in
surance companies gave to the move
ment Of reform an irresistible impulse.
for It demonstrated the havoc which
unprincipled greed and gambling was
making of funds which had been con-
secrated to the protection of the faith
erless and the widow
shows Disease; Then Cures 1t.
Mr.. Hughes not only laid bare the
hideous disease but he prescribed rene
dies for its cure and preventives for
its recurrence. In the exercise of rare
constructive craftsmanship he drafted
a bill which placed the vast insurance
business on a firm foundation Of honor
and integrity that without any
impairment, but with an obvious augu-
mentation of its vitality and efficiency,
Mr.. Hughes was not a seeker after
his own political advancement but
when it became apparent that his party
could win at the polls only If he ran
for governor, he accepted the will of
the people, refusing to decker with
politicians. The politicians and bosses
did not want him. but the people paid
him the compliment of electing him
alone on his party's ticket
Not Seeking Presidents Chair.
There is much talk today about
making Governor Hughes the next
president. But the governor is too
busy and too deeply engrossed in the
duties of his office to speak or think
of anything else He win not lift a
finger to secure the nomination, and
his nice sense of what is due to New
York from the officials he has APP
pointed has led him to forbid them
making any effort to advance his owr
political fortunes.
"On the other hand, if the people
summon him to service he would IN
to their call. Governor Hughes conf
dence in the people and his devotion
to their interests are unbounded but hi
will not serve or recognize any othe
political master"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18
WAS TOO EASILY PERSUADED.
Ore OF the Troubles That Beset Hon
est Man in Politics.

/ knew that a certain alderman In
certain town on Long Island was bit
terly opposed to granting a franchise
to an electric line, and soon after
heard that the franchise had been
granted and that he had voted for it,
met him on the train and said: Then
you changed your mind about that
franchise?" Yes, l had to- he re-
Piled. Any particular influence
brought to bear?" Yes. My wife
persuaded me into it, And who per
suaded you wife?" Her brother"
And was he persuaded" Yes, a
lawyer persuaded him" And the
lawyer?" Well, I reckon it was the
president of the company that per-
suaded him. l stood out and stood
out, but the persuasion was too great"
I have been told on good authority, .
| continued after bit, that the com
pany gave the lawyer $500 to per
suade with. You don't mean it,"
gasped the alderman. But l do. Yes,
sir, an even $1,000" Then he's a
burned skunk and ought to be shown
up. He persuaded the whole family
of US for $3.50 and put the rest in his
pocket! That's what a man gets for
being honest!"-St. Louis Globe-Demo-
Graf
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18
TEACH BOYS TO COURT
Advice Given by State Su-
perintendent of Instruc-
tion of Illinois.

Chicago, Nov. 1S-The science OF
courtship viii be taught in the public
schools of Illinois if Francis c. Blair
state superintendent Of public instruc-
ton. has his way.
Supt Blair does not insist thar
new department of instruction be add
ed. Rather he suggests that the teach
ing-and practlce-be made part of
the instruction in English. certain
masterpieces of English literature be-
ing taken as text books.
He made his suggestion Saturday
in Fullerton hall at meeting of the
Chicago English club, an organization
of teachers of English in the Chicago
schools.
Believes in 1t Thoroughly.
II believe. and believe it thoroughly"
he said. that courtship and marriage
should be made subjects of instruc-
tion in our Illinois schools just as
much as your spelling and arithme-
tic. Why do we spend years and mill
lions with our children instructing
them in theoretical studies. and turn
away entirely from the things that are
closest to the life the child will live
after school days?
nave seen this done In country
schools. 1t can be done feasibly and
beautifully. l have seen children TAX
ing the parts of Priscilla, Miles Stan
| dish, and John Alden. and going
through the courtship without a trace
OF embarrassment or laughter.
Prepares Boys for WOOinG.
After the courtship the teacher
asked the children which was the bet
ter lover and made them tell her why
one was better. That boy will know
how to go about 1t when he wants a
girl to marry him. 1 think he'll get
her. too.
There are other bits of literature
that might be used in the same way
Enoch Arden .Evangeline' and even
to certain extent 'Silas Manner You
don't equip your children unless you
prepare them for life at as many
points as possible. Their parents, in
most cases, won't do IT. And yet this
state is full of teachers whose minds
are as poverty stricken on literature
as you can we'll imagine. Arithmetic
spelling-the routine, that is all they
know"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18
Could Have Their choIce.

Frederick Sandys, described by
Ruskin as the greatest Of English
draughtsmen, was once asked before
he was known to fame to paint the
portrait Of the mayor of a town. a
most estimable grocer. The spokes-
man of the deputation said that the
committee was prepared to pay as
high as $50 for good portrait, but on
seeing the artists face grow long, add.
ed that they only wanted a hall
length. "Oh, of course, that makes a
difference" said the artist, most ur-
banely. Which half would you pre-
fer, gentlemen
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18
Family of Blind Musicians.

A concert as pathetic as it was in
teresting took place recently at Ham
burg. The concert givers were sis
ter and two brothers, all blind; a
fourth brother, who is studying COM
position at the Berlin Academy of
Music, and whose works have already
been very favorably commented on,
being similarly affected. The sister
possesses a fine and well trained So
prano voice of considerable compass,
while one brother, who on this occa-
sion acted as her accompanist, holds
an appointment at Muhlheim-an-der-
Ruhr as organist. The third broth
er is a 'cellist of considerable talent.
The family are natives of Muhlheim.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18
COULD SEE NOTHING UNFAIR.
Spectator Understood Game of Poker
as Played in Tin Can.

Henry E. Dixey, the actor, was talk
ing about the terrific fight that oc-
Cured recently on an Atlantic liner
between two fat and elderly poker
players. ut seems" said Mr. Dixie,
with a smile, that the first man lost
$1,000 to the second and paid up. The
second then lost 81, $50 to the first, and
refused to pay up. No wonder there
was a fight, Ell? If this sort of thing
keeps up, the smoking room morals Of
a liner will fall as low as the gam
bling-room morals of Tin Can. A ten
derfoot once visited Tin Can and
watched with interest the poker play.
From saloon to saloon he passed.
Everything was wide open, and very
gay and lively But as he looked on
at a poker game that had no limit
the tenderfoot suddenly frowned. He
had seen the dealer slip himself four
aces from the bottom Of the pack.
Gracious powers whispered the ten
derfoot, excitedly clutching the sleeve
of the man next TO him, did you notice
that?' Notice what?' asked the other.
Why, that ScoCndrel in the red shirt
just dealt himself four aces The
other looked at the tenderfoot calmly.
Well, wasn't it his deal?' he said
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18
WITH THE BRAND OF CAIN.
French Scientist Advocates the Mark
ing of Murderers.

A French scientist has made a re-
markable proposal in regard to the
punishment of murderers in France.
He is of the opinion that neither gull
lotining nor life Imprisonment is an
adequate or suitable punishment for
murder. The guillotine, he points out,
inf1icts absolutely no suffering on the
criminal, who is probably a man who
has passed his life in infiicting suffer
ing on others. AS to life imprison-
ment, it entails q heavy expense to the
country and generally reduces the
prinoner to insanity. He suggests,
therefore. that such criminals shall be
branded on the face with a redhot
iron and then released. The branding,
he thinks, should be done in public,
the M signifying meurtrier, the
French word for murderer, being
stamped as an ineradicable mark on
the forehead of the criminal. He would
thus bear about to the end of his days
the mark of his crime, and be a con.
slant warning to his kind
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18
Gold in the North.

Perhaps the most nnortherly gold
fields in the world are those in Lap
land, where the Rivers Ivalo seems to
be the center of an auriferous region,
where gold dredging operations have
been carried on for some time. Dig
gings to the depth of 800 feet have
been completed with a view of finding
out the real course of the ore. The
gold discovered last year by com
pany, founded in the United States,
amounted to only four pounds, valued
at $1,000 This was found along a part
of the Ivalo river, and the largest mug
get weighed about 123 grains. There
are three companies digging gold there
now, the latest being the Ivalo com
pany, organized in the United States.
Within the possessions of this com
pany lies Kultala, which was built in
1871 by the Finnish government for
washing gold.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18
Parish REGISTERS.

I was once being shown round a vii
lage church in the Eastern Counties,
and was solemnly informed by the
somewhat garrulous parish clerk that
the registers went back to the time of
William the Conqueror, says ]. F. Will
liams in The Treasury. Lest the same
startling opinion may be held by 9TH
ers, let me hasten to say that parish
registers were unknown in England
before the end of Henry Wits reign,
and happy Is that parish which still
possesses it's records even from that
date. For our earlier registers have
certainly had very checkered career,
and when we read the story of the
treatment which has been melted out
to them during the three or four cen
turtles of their existence, we can only
wonder that they exist in such num-
bers as they do.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18
Terms That Seem Strange.

There are many puzzling differences
between Scottish and English law
terms. For instance, bankruptcy is
in Scotland AN act of sequestration, .
a solicitor is either a writer" or a
law agent" the argument in a case
is the debate" and assizes is the
Jury. a wrongdoer is a delinquent" an
idiot-in Scottish LAWS "a fatuous
person" and a burglary is with true
Scottish cautior), housekeeping
with an aggravation." Finally, an au-
thor is. in Scotland, not a person who
writes. but the vender or seller of real
property, from whom the title to II
is derived.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18
A New Version.

After hard study Hilary felt sure
that he had the parable of the prodi
gal soE by heart All went well in
the recitation until he came to the
prodigals return, which he described
in this way: But when he was yet a
great way off his father saw him and
rad compassion, and ran and fell OF
his neck and broke it." But, my son.
explained the mother, 'he fell on his
sons neck and kissed him" ooh,
thought he ran and fell on his own
neck, and because he was an old man
he must heve broken it!"-Harpe:S
Magazine.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18
MADE HIS BLUFF STRONG.
Trouble Was the Horse Would Not
Be Reasonable.

Charles H. Wilson, the superintend-
ent Of Alfred G. Vanderbilt's remark
able stables, said at Newport Of a
groom he had discharged: The man
was bluff. He pretended to know
all about horses, when in truth he
could hardly tell hackney from a
COW. We soon got on to him. His
case was like the fake blacksmith s.
There was chap who thought black
smithing looked simple and easy, and
so, being out of work, he decided to
have try at It. He went to a smith
and asked for job. Well said the
smith, you are a strong, likely-looking
fellow. What experience have you
had?' Eleven years was the prompt
answer. All right, I'll try you, said
the blacksmith. Shoe that mare while
I go home to dinner The smith. on
his return from dinner frowned, and
said to the new hand: What, haven't
you got that mare shod YETI The
buffer bit his lip, flushed and replied:
I cant get her confounded foot in
the vice"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18
An Object Lesson.

Miranda" said the mistress, 'yor
are a good cook, and l just know that
you are too good for US to keep. Some
man will come along one Of these days
and induce you to marry him" "Oh
no, num-" answered Miranda, fervent
ly. I've lived with you and your us
band too long to want ever to gel
married" There are two conclusions
to be drawn from the reply Of the
faithful servant; one is that she was
loyal to her employers, the other IS q
1t may be.-Chicago Evening Post
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18
Quite True.

4 class Of Norwich, Conn, primary
scholars were given a language les.
son in which the word organic" was
to govern the sense of the sentence.
One little fellow wrote better than
he knew when he indited: The
Italian is the most organic man on
the face OF the earthi"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18
Fertilizers.

When using fertilizers beware Of
using enough TO induce a rapid
growth. Rapid growth among pot
plants is. nine cases out OF ten, weak.
unhealthy growth, and flower growers
should always aim TO avoid it.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18
Behind the lines.

We'll, one thing is sure; you amt
no lady. nohow," was what Con-
necticut lady" said as she stood with
arms akimbo looking at Mrs. Grace
Thompson-Seton, as she saw her out
in the Rockies riding a horse astride.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18
WISHING and Wjnninu.

There is a vast difference, says
wise philosopher, between wishing
and winning. Many a good man has
failed because he had his wishbone
where backbone ought to have been.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18
MarveIousIv Woven Muslin.

At Dacca, India, muslin has been
woven so light and fine that three
pieces of cloth. each 20 yards long
by one yard in width, weighed only
ten and a half ounces altogether Inc
weight of a square yard is only about
one-sixth of an ounce.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18
s4ranna Behavior.

Doctor regret to inform you
Mrs. Tightwad. that I fear your hug
band is afflicted with softening of tn.
brain" Mrs. Goodness
gracious, What makes you think so?"
Doctor-"He insisted on paying me II
advance
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18
a Freak

MY curiosity is running away with
me-, said a farmer, his two-headed
calf proving too strong for him and
dragging him around the farmyard.-
Harper's Weekly
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18
CLEANSING ArsifciaI FIOwers.

The best way of cleaning artificial
flowers is to wipe them as carefully
as possible with a soft flannel and
then dip in gasoline. Ribbons and
dress goods should be sponged with
tue same
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18
keenest Disannolntmen,.

The worst disappointment that
comes to q woman is TO have a man
fail to disappoint her when she ex-
pected him to.-Florida Times Union.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18
Boots Worn by ereat Protector.

In London the other day a pair Of
riding boots worn by Oliver Cromwell
were sold for s43. They were discov-
cred 80 years ago during some exca-
vations az Canonbury tower, Islington.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18
Peculiar Matrimonial Adj

The following advertisement ap-
peared in a Devonshire. Eng neWspa-
per: "Widower, no family. renting
small farm near Kingsbridge, wants
a housckeeper; a chapel-going person.
and one that has charity. which is
the love Of God, preferred; with views
of marriage. if the Lord prospers my
ways and she be willing. Apply, etc.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18
LIVES ARE SQUANDERED
Physician Says 100000
Gases of Sickness Gould
be Avoided.

New Haven, Conn. Nov. 17.-That
one-third of the 100000 persons who
were Ill or died during the last year
could have remained in perfect health
through the observance of simple
health rules was the statement made
by DR.. J. N. Mccormack, chairman Of
the committee on organization of the
American Medical association, today.
DR.. Mccormack was speaking before
a meeting of the committee of one
hundred in Woolsey hall, Yale uni
versity.
Much of this suffering was due, he
continued. TO the fact that the laymen,
as a whole, regard physicians as work
ers in the occult field, and unfit to
make the laws of the state. This be-
lief, he said. continues even to the leg
islators. DR.. Mccormack said in part:
LAS an argument for peace we are
told that 10000 men died as a result
Of battle in both armies during the
civil war. AS an argument for better
health laws and policies, we tell you
that $50, 600 people died of tuberculosis
in the United States during the last
four years and that at least half a
million are constantly sick of it.
Should not an effort be made TO pre-
vent this disease as well as typhoid
fever, scarlet fever. diphtheria. cholera
infantum, dysentery, and the other do
nestle pestilences.
Lives Squandered in Cuba.
During the Spanish-American war
we lost sixteen of our vigorous young
soldiers from preventabIe disease, for
every one lost in battle. and IS out
! of each hundred of them were inmates
of our hospitals during that short
struggle from the same class Of dis
eases.
Bad as is this record for the ma
ton, the facts and figures make that
! for your own state even worse Dur
| ing the year about one in ten of youl
deaths were from consumption. 1t is
a common opinion that this is an in
herited disease. but it should be known
that even if your father and mother
died of it, at the worst you can only
inherit the kind of consumption which
makes you especially liable If exposed
to it. But no matter what you have
inherited you can no more have con
sumption without getting into YOU
body the germs from a previous cas-,
than you can raise corn on one o
your farms without seed.
You had a large death rate from
typhoid fever and you have thousand
of cases of this disease every year
This is not only a preventable diseas
but the most typical of the filth dis
eases. In cities it usually gets int
the mouth through infected water In
stead of profting by this we are rap
idly converting our streams and lake
into open sewers and pools, regardless
of the complex sanitary and economi
problems thus created for our ow
generation and the teeming million
to follow us"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-11-18
Fl. WAYNE WANTS CANAL
Mass Meeting Decides to
Appeal to Congress in
Behalf of Project.

Fort Wayne, Ind, Nov. IA mass
meeting was held here last night to
boost the suggestion that canal be
built between Lake Erie and Lake
Michigan. with Chicago and Toledo
as terminals and Fort Wayne as the
halfway station. Speakers declared it
is only a matter of time when this
interstate project is carried out.
The plan is to construct waterway
to accommodate vessels of fourteen feet
draft. The Toledo advocates propose
that the Maumee be used as a high
way to Lake Erie.
Chairman Randall was authorized to
appoint committee to interest Chicago
and Toledo in the enterprise. The aid
of congress also viii be invoked.
Declares scheme Feasible.
The first speaker was r. S. Taylor,
member Of the Mississippi river com
mission, who said the scheme was en-
tirely feasible and that it would be
realized in time. 1t was not possible
for the railroads to keep up with the
growth Of the country in the demand
for transportation facilities, and in the
swelling development of trade it be-
comes more necessary to cut down the
cost Of transportation.
The first thing to do, he said. is to
induce congress to include the Fort
Wayne, Toledo and Chicago project in
the bill providing for such improve
ments He predicted that the drainage
canal built by Chicago would be ex-
tended to the Mississippi deep enough
for vessels Of fourteen feet draft and
that a canal would be built from the
mouth Of the Illinois river on to st.
Louis. He said it was absolutely ne
cessary that the people Of Indiana and
Illinois begin to look ahead for sources
of cheap fuel. and the way to attain
1t is to provide for transportation OF
coal from the mines without breaking
bulk through a system of canals from
Pittsburg
Chicago Man a Booster.
William r Harris, a civil engineer
and capitalist Of Chicago, said that
twelve years ago he had surveyed the
possible routes of an interlake canal
and had made a report that the plar
was entirely feasible. He differed with
some in the course the canal should
take after passing Fort Wayne. Hc
said the canal could be built eastward
from Fort Wayne either along the line
of the Maumee or following the bee
of the old Wabash and Erie canal
which is built for a distance of sixty
miles from Toledo to Defiance, o. NC
urged that immediate steps be taker
to interest congress in the interstate
enterprise in order that the survey may
be provided for without further delay
Clarence C. Gtlhams, member of con
gress from this district, promised thu
promoters of the enterprise to give thu
proposition his active support.
The Havre herald. [volume] (Havre, Mont.) 1904-1908, 1907-02-01
Switzerland a Modern Babel.

Switzerland, with it's mixture of
races and tongues, is a sort Of modern
Babel, a fact which causes much trou-
BILE in particular to the military au-
thorities. At Wallenstadt the other
day at the recruiting station there was
q guard composed of five men. The
chief was a lieutenant who spoke Ger
man only. the second sergeant who
spoke italian only, the third a cor
poral who could speak French and
Spanish, the fourth private who could
speak French and German, and the
fifth a private who could speak French
and italian. When the lieutenant had
to transmit an order to the sergeant
he had to get the last named man
to interpret for him. When he want
ed to communicate with the corporal
he had to requisition the fourth man,
and so on. great delay and confusion
being thus decentralization News.