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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08
susx,s Opinion of Her Father.

Before Susy began the biography
she let fall remark now and then
concerning my character which show
ed that she had 1t under observation.
In the record which we kept OF the
children's sayings there is an instance
of this. She was twelve years old at
the time. We had established a rule
that each member of the family must
bring a fact to breakfast-a fact
drawn from a book or from any other
source; any fact would answer. Susy's
first contribution was in substance as
follows: Two great exiles and former
opponents in war met, in Ephesus.
Scipio and Hannibal. Scipio asked
Hannibal to name the greatest gen.
eral the world had produced.
alexander" and he explained why
"And the next greatestf"
''Pyrrhus," and he explained why.
But where do you place yourself,
them"
IF 1 had conquered you, / would
place myself before the others"
Susy's grave comment was:
THAT attracted me. 1t was just
like papa, he is so frank about his
books"
So frank in admiring them, she
meant.-From MARK Twain's Auto
biography" in North American Re
view.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08
Queer Positions Of Hearts.

There is one curious fact which not
everybody notices about the common,
fnger-long. green eaterpillars of our
larger moths. Their hearts, instead Of
being in front, are at the back Of the
body and extend along the entire
length of the animal. One can see the
heart distinS tly through the thin skin
and can watch its slow beat, which
starts at the tail and moves forward to
the head Hearts Of this sort reaching
from head TO tail are not at all uneom-
mon in the simpler creatures. The
earthworm has one, and so have most
worms. caterpillars and other crawling
things. Hearts in the middle Of the
back also are quite as frequent as
those In what seems to US TO be the
natural place Many animals, the lob
ster for example, and the craytish and
the crab. which have short hearts like
those of the beasts and birds, never
theleSs have them placed just under
the she'll IN what, III ourselves, would
be the small of the back.-St. Nicholas.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08
HAD TO GO ON IN AUTO.
Machine Wouldn't Stop and Owner
Tried to Wear II Out.

John P. Julius. a prominent piano
dealer, Of York, Pa. and an enthusi-
astic automobilist, engaged with his
electric auto in an endurance run,
which he will not soon forget. While
driving along through the city streets
something went wrong with the
mechanism of his car and he found
that he was unable to stop 1t. Though
moving at q lively clip the cars pace
was within the speed limit. and Mr..
julius, with great presence of mind,
steered it on. meanwhile giving his
spare attention to a search for the
trouble. This search he finally aban-
doned, and then began the endurance
run, which continued up hill and down
through the streets and over country
roads for several hours. The machine
continued to bowl merrily on, and hr.
julius was in despair, when he passed
a garage and managed to attract the
attention of a mechanic. who jumped
aboard and by removing a few PLUS
brought up the runaway.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08
WHITING NEWS


Dr. "eilS vas ~ N1''s' Oiiiod7o i'S'
Mrs. Charles Cole is seriously i'll at
her home on Fred street.
charles Pitzele Of East Chicago was
. Whiting visitor Yesterday.
HaIPh FalfInan OF lnulana 1aro0r'
'''i'0O '''--o7 - 90
their home in Milwaukee yesterday
Mrs. Sterling of Sheridan avenue. is
william McCrearv of Indiana Har-
bor was a WHITING visitor last even
:" anu ~ >. 10y 80 ll''o . pa y
49, -'e''U' 'p0''' 80 10y = o0'''
Mr.. and Mrs Sam StowelI left yes
terday for weeks visit at Coldwa-
ter, Mich.
Miss Mamie Bernstein of Chicago,
is visiting her uncle, Joe Bernstein, for
a few days.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08
At His Word.

Many postoffice names are queer
enough to make one desire an explana-
ton of them. Sometimes the explana-
ton is queerer than the name itself. A
minister in Cass county wrote to
Washington in behalf Of the residents
Of a growing hamlet, asking that a
postoffice be added to its institutions.
The request was favorably received.
and he was asked to suggest a name
that would be acceptable to his neigh
bors. He replied that they were not
hard to please so long as the name was
peculiar. The postoffce department
took him at his word, and Peculiar
is the name of the office to this day
Kansas City Star.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08
AFFECTION OF THE NERVES.
Stammering Not Always Due to De
fects In Vocal Organs.

"Stammering is often more the re
suit of habit than from any defect of
the vocal organs" says Prof B. L.
P2vyer 1T is generally, if not al
ways, caused by spasla Of the
larnyx, resulting from nervous con-
traction of the organs, thus refusing
to PRINT a proper flow Of the air cur
rent producing tone. People rarely
or never stammer when singing, for
then the attention is divided between
the words and music, the nervousness
is momentarily forgotten and the pas
sage of the air current through the
larnyx is continuous and unobstructed.
Stammering very often is the result
Of imitation, sometimes intentional,
sometimes unconscious, and the af-
Fiction is much more general than
might be supposed. In one compare
lively small section of the city there
are 35 stammerers, and every one OF
them is able to demonstrate to his
own satisfaction not only that he does
not stammer very badly, but that
some other person he knows STAN
mers a great deal worse than himself
Every stammerer is Intensely sensi
tive about his infirmity, rarely for
gives and never does forget any allu
sion to it which in his mind sayors
of ridicule.-St. Louis Globe-Demo
GRAFT
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08
WEST PULLMAN

c. Darlington is In Waupaca. Wis,
visiting relatives
z. Scenery has just returned from a
weeks trip on the lakes.
Mrs. T. X Gale is in Summit, III.
spending a few days.
Miss Doris Motherwell has left for
Michigan where she expects TO spend
tie summer.
Mr. Paustle and family have return
ed here from Baltimore. Mr. Paustle
is connected with the Z. d. Cummings
company.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08
Power Of Ealing Watsr-

1t is perfectly well known to every
one that water constantly dropping
upon a stone viii wear it away, and
there is a trite old proverb regarding
this fact. The force Of a single drop OF
water falling from a height is not
great, but the results Of this tiny blow
when 1t is many times repeated are
astounding. There is a story OF one
poor wretch who was bound with his
back to q stone wall and had a stream
of water ''of the bigness OF a mans
finger" directed on to his bare head.
the water falling from q height Of
about eighteen feet The receptacle
from which this apparently harmless
stream trickled was a barrel holding
only twenty gallons, but before the
water had moxe than half run out the
man was dead, with hole in his skull
which exposed the brain.-Popular Ne
chanics.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08
SLANG Of OtNer DAYS.

Slang has always been a fruitful
source for the expansion of language,
and instances may be multiplied of
words now respectable which were
once tabooed as vulgarisms. But, on
the other hand, there have been many
slang phrases in use for centuries
which have never become acceptable
to the purists. AS long ago as 1850 the
celebrated letter writer Horace Wal
pole used to speak of Sitting guzzling'
and getting drunk as an owl" Then
again in the diary of one of the most
prominent woman writer's of the eight
eenth century, Frances Burney, are
found good slang phrases of the Amer
lean college girl of today, as, for in
stance, "I sneaked out" Did you
ever know such a toad?" and Il had
a vile cold."-St Louis Republic.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08
HvperboIe,

A Rochester clergyman was accus-
toned to use scientific terms, which the
people did not understand. A deputa-
ton waited on him with the request
that in the future whenever he used
such terms he would explain them. On
the following Sunday he used the term
hyperbole and added: "As agreed on,
I beg to explain this word. Were 1 to
say that at this moment the whole of
my congregation are sound asleep it
would be hyperbole. but If 1 say that
one-half are asleep that is no hyper
bole, but the truth" The next day the
deputation again called to say that the
minister need not explain technical
terms. The people would learn their
meaning from dictionary Rochester
Herald.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08
WALDING. KINNAN & MARVIN.
HEGEWISCH NEWS

Samuel Corner visited his sister, Mrs.
S Coffman, in the city yesterday
Mr.. and Mrs Clinton Boyer and chill
dren Of Pullman, visited yesterday
with II. NJ. Bell and family.
Mr. and Mrs. E. Coleson and family.
the Misses Stella and Nellie Wild and
Hubert Livings, were in the city YES
terday
Miss Sadie Morepoe and Louise Lob
ser were married sunday morning, al
5 o'clock in the Methodist church. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. Mac
Donald OF Evanston.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08
impossible.

A year or so ago an American stu
dent in Berlin was attending a lecture
in room drowsily close through lack
of ventilation. To keep awake he be-
gan whispering to a German at his
side the story Of Mark Twain about the
man who lived all his life in a chronic
fear of fresh air. The relatives of this
man. as is we'll known, decided after
his death to have his remains cremat-
ed, and the climax Of the story occurs
when the undertaker, opening the door
of the oven to see whether ineineration
was complete, was appalled, to hear the
corpse speak out and request him to
close the door and shut off the draft.
The American sprung the joke as eff
fectively as he could, but never a smile
was his reward. His German friend
remained for several moments in a per-
picked study; then he leaned over to
the American and said: "But how could
that be? The man was dead"-Har-
per's Weekly.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08
Real Hard Cider.

John Fair. highly respected citizeA
of Montgomeryville, Armstrong coun-
ty, has at his home small key con-
tanning several quarts Of cider which
was made by himself 81 years ago.
says the Philadelphia Record. Alto
gether there were several kegs Of the
liquid, but now only few quarts re-
main. and Mr.. Fair is guarding that
jealously. The cider is so old that it
has turned black in color, and so
strong that less than q teaspoonfuI
viii put drinker in the Happy Land.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08
The Case of EmeroencN.

While on the march in India the pio-
neer corporal of a famous Irish regi-
ment went TO the quartermaster for a
loan of a camel to carry spare tent,
but the quartermaster refused, saying:
81 have only the cart and this spare
camel 1 am keeping for a case of emer-
gency."
The corporal said, "Can't you put the
case of emergency on the cart, sir, and
let me have the camel '-Red Letter.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08
First American Gas Enulne.

The first American gas engine pat
ent, issued May Is, 1874, was granted
to Stuart Perry, Newport, n. Y. for
his two-cycle. double-acting, air-cooled
gas engine. Perry proposed 10 in
close the cylinder and its immediate
appendages in a case, through which
cold air could be blown BY means OF
a rotary fan or other blowing appar-
atus.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08

The Missouri State university has
chair of poultry 1t has probably
been established for the benefit Of
people who have given up good jobs
thinking they could buy few dozens
of eggs and an incubator and get rich
by raising chickens
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08
WastefuI Ignorance.

The ordinary waste of food in an
English middle class family would be
sufficient wholly to maintain French
family of similar station, and the
waste of food is at least largely due
to the ignorance of cookery which pre-
walls among the classes from which
English domestic servants are derived.
London Lancet
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08
A Good Point

Prospective Purchaser like the
looks Of this automobile, but suppose I
should run over some one and Sales
Mantle springs are so easy. sir.
you'd scarcely be Jared at all.-Cleve-
land Plaiu DealAr,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08

"By the way" asked the waiter,
''how would you like to have your
steak?'
VERY much, indeed replied the
mild man, who had been patiently
waiting for twenty minutes
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08
How's This ?

We offer one Hundred Dollars Re
ward for any case of Catarrh that can
not be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
+. J. CHENEY & CO, Toledo, o.
We. the undersigned have known +.
]. Cheney for the last Is years, and
believe him perfectly honorable in all
business transactions. and financially
able to carry out any obligations made
by his firm.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN.
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, 0.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken intern
ally, acting directly upon the blood
and mucous surfaces of the system
Testimonials sent free. Price. 75e. Der
bottle. Sold by all druggists.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08
A Crowd Is Not Company.

But little do men perceive what soil
tude IS and how far it extendeth, for
crowd is not company, and faces are
but a gallery of pictures, and talk but
a tinkling cymbal where there is no
iove.-Bacon's Essay on Friendship"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08
Days GriSt in
South Chicago
South Deering Grateful.

The Fourth 81 July celebration com
mittee Of the South Deering Improve
meut association wishes to extend its
thanks to the merchants Of South Chi
cago and South Deering who so kind
~ aided with donations.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08

Andrew Proun, living at 1874 Macki-
nav avenue severely injured his back
Saturday night while washing boiler
at the shops Of the H. q @ railway. He
fell from the top Of the boiler and when
picked up it was found that his back
had been severely wrenched. He was
Immediately taken 10 the hospital
where he was attended by Dr. Davis.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08
G3547 Ontario Ave.


Hegewisch's leading dealer in Jew
elry, talking machines and musical in
struments. I carry complete stock of
watches, jewerly and clocks at popular
prices Every article guaranteed You
can buy a talking machine for a small
payment down. balance, one dollar q
week. Buy Here and Save Money.
1SSrd Street, Cor. Erie Ave.s Hegewtsch.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08

Mrs. S. r. Morepoe and Miss Ethel
Kiersey visited Mrs. w. D. Whisman
at Argos. Ind, over Sunday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08
CORNETT CLEANS Up
AND DECAMPS
Clerk Accused of
Taking Money From Wife
and Landlady is Missing

Charles Cornett, who has been en-
ployed as clerk at the Pennsylvania
yard Office in Whiting. disappeared
yesterday and simultaneously $3.50 be-
longing 10 Mrs. Jack O'Keefe and his
wifes gold watch and chain with s10O
also disappeared and circumstances
point TO Cornett as the thief with such
directness that those who mourn the
loss of their money have taken out
warrants for the arrest of Cornett on
a charge of grand larceny.
Yesterday morning Cornett. who has
been stopping at the OKeefe house
where his wife is employed as cook.
came in, and telling Mrs. O'Keefe he
had been transferred to the Pennsyl-
vania office at East Chicago. went to
his wifes room saying he wanted to
get his watch He came down within
a few minutes saying he would be
back in the evening, but when even
ing came Cornett had failed TO put in
his appearance. and going to her room
his wife found that her watch and
500 were missing. fastening To Mrs
O'Keefe she told her about the loss
OF her money and Mrs. Q'Keefe going
to her room, which adjoins the Cor
nett room, found she was minus her
purse which contained $3.50.
Look for Him in Chicago.
The police We're notified and war
rants We're taken out for the arrest
| Of Cornett. When the Pennsylvania
office was called up at East Chicago.
| Mrs. O'Keefe was informed that no
person by the name of Cornett was
working there. Calling up the office
at Whiting they found that the missing
man had been discharged Saturday
| evening.
Upon investigation Chief of Police
Lawler learned that instead of going
to East Chicago. Cornett had taken a
Lake Shore train for Chicago Sunday
morning.
Determined to find Cornett if such
a thing was possible, Lawler accom-
panied by O'Keefe, left for Chicago, but
returned this morning having been I'M
able to find any trace of him.
Both Mrs. O'Keefe and Mrs. Cornett
said today that they have little hopes
of ever seeing Cornett again.
Cornett is we'll known in Whiting
and has many friends who refuse tc
believe that he absconded with his
wits and Mrs. O'Keefe's money, as
they have always thought him
straight forward, honest man.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08

Two Swedes who give their names as
Thomas Thompson and Frank Van Cor
don are under arrest at South Chicago,
Charged with seven hold-ups in the
past two months and they admit their
guilt. Thompson declared. however,
that he had committed the crimes sole
ly for the sake Of his mother who now
re sides in Sweden and has struggled
for years to lift the mortgage on her
little farm. Now that he has succeed
cd in this mission the prisoner seems
totally Indifferent to his arrest, his
only thoughts seeming to be Of the
JOY it viii give his mother now that she
will have the opportunity Of spending
the rest Of her days in peace.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08

Miss Anna Frank left this morning
for West Pullman after weeks visit
at this place with her mother
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08

VIM. Vanderburg, an employee of Ed
mond's butcher shop had the awful
misfortune to fan into the sewer near
the crossing Of the B. & o. tracks at
Commercial avenue The man was at
tempting to pass by the place where
the new sewer is being constructed
and had Just climbed over high
mound of dirt when his foot slipped off
a plank and he fell to the water twenty
feet below Beside the unpleasant
drenching he suffered a bad scalp wound
by hitting his head on some piling
and DR. Lane who attended him found
1t necessary to take several stitches in
the scalp.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08
Briefs.

VIM Cavauough and YIN Jackson
have returned from West Baden where
they have been in an attempt TO i'm
prove their health.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08

Rieger Of Hegewisch, were in Burn
ham this morning.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08
WINDSOR PARK

Mrs B. Porter and son of Seventy
fifth place has returned from visit
TO Muncie, Ind.
Harry Pulling. 1921 Coles avenue,
has returned from Minnesota. where he
has been visiting relatives for several
weeks.
Miss Alice Wheaton of Reynolds
avenue, left Saturday to visit her Sis
ter in Pittsburg. Penn. She will be
away about two months.
Mr. Hogberg, IS Seventy sixth street,
left for Walkerton. Ind, on a fishing
trip Saturday He viii join his wife,
who has been there for several days.
Prof. r Augustine Dwyer preached
in the Methodist church at the morn
ing service yesterday lie viii give
one of his popular lectures in the
church. Seventy seventh street and
Coles avenue, this evening.
Miss Marion Donnelly. 1885 Coles
avenue. left Saturday TO visit heI
brother in Buffalo n y Miss Don
nelly will be away about four weeks
ana will visit Niagara Falls and other
points of interest in the east.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08

Thomas Eagle, ex-bailin Of the south
Chicago court Is suffering from inflam-
natory rheumatism. His case is said 70
be very serious.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08

Miss Mamie Burnham and brother.
John. returned home this morning
after a short visit with friends in
Buchanan, Mich
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08

was in Burnham a short time this
morning.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08

Mrs. David Boyle of West Pullman,
was here this morning She has been
visiting friends in this vicinity and
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08

Mrs. Miles and daughter. Hazel re-
turned to their home last evening, after
spending one week with relatives and
friends in Hobart.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08

Earl Swan, Alvin Bumhour an
George Harr returned to Alton la.
evening after spending a few day
with relatives in Whiting.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08
BURNHAM NEWS

Mrs. John Greenberg of Hegewisch,
was in Burnham this morning.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08

Mrs. Van Camp and family left last
night for Alton where she will join
her husband who is employed there
by the Standard Oil company.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08

William Eaton returned to Alton
yesterday after spending several days
with his family in Sheridan avenue.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-07-08

Mrs. b Porter and son of Seventy
fifth place has returned from visit
10 Muncie, Ind.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1907-04-25
WEATHER And CROP
Report of Weeks Weather by
Huron Government
Station.

Huron, April 81. The following is
the weekly weather report for South
Dakota:
The weather was on the whole re-
markaby cool for the time in the
season, and there was some high wind
early in the week. There was about
the normal amount of sunshine.
The mean temperature was decidedly
below normal, the average daily de-
ficiency ranging from about nine de-
g1ees in the extreme western portion of
the state TO above twelve or thirteen
degrees in the middle and eastern por-
tions. Although some of the after
moons we've moderately warm, the tenn
perature generally fell to or below
freezing in the night. The lowest tenn
peratures Of the week were below
twenty degrees generally, and in some
places below twelve degrees.
The precipitation averaged consider
ably below the normal. 1t was nearly
all in the form of snow, mostly oc-
Cured on Wednesday or Thursday, and
was generally light. In some eastern
localities there was either no precipita.
tion or none in excess of trace.
The low night temperatures were un-
favorable for seasonable outdoor work.
and the generally cool weather retarded
the evaporation Of the excess OF moist.
ure still remaining in some low lands.