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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-05
Opportunity.

Several gentlemen with two very
large feet have lately jumped on John
]. ingalls, poem Opportunity" which
has heretofore been regarded 10 some
circles as being fully as true and bind
Ing as the Declaration of Independence
or the imperative orders ST a young
wife on an old husband
The burden OF this poem is that a
large, husky gentleman named Mr.. OPP
portunity. with fame IN one hand and
bag of gold in the other, comes
humping on the door OF every mans
house once in a lifetime, and If the
householder is asleep or not there to
extend the glad and itching hand 1t is
all OF with him forever.
This on close examination is found
to be mistake. There are opportuni-
ties lying all about our path IL we
could just distinguish them from dou-
bic back action jokes, but how is the
dub to know when one OF them knocks
that it isn't bis creditors trying to
break into his house under false pre-
lenses?
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-05
Between Trains
Broad Ripple Correspondence.

Gil Spooner purchased a new belly
band for his buggy harness the other
day.
The progressive crap shooting socials
given by Mrs. Pod Bulger are becom-
ing quite popular with our smart set.
Napoleon Bonapart Gullett, nephew
Of old Abe, came over from Mudsock
yesterday to visit Abe's family. He's
quite sickly and Doc Reed is going to
treat him for nervous prostitution and
freokIes.
Abe Gullett and Buck Sweezy came
home from indianapolis quite late last
Saturday night and were quite hilar-
ious. 1t might have been the brac-
ing air, but some people think 1t
weren't altogether the air. They said
they'd been over there to attend a high
license meeting.
Silas Cronks little ten-year-old girl
created much hilarious laughter last
Friday in school by reciting a verse
composed by her married sister:
Mary had little lamb;
She put it on shelf,
And every time it wagged its tail
1t spanked its little self.
1t certainly seemed awful cute.
BY Nose in indianapolis Independ-
ent.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-05

the central committee is the originator
Of many and the abettor of all frauds
against the ballot box as well as the
corrupttng influence at the polls,
either tacitly or opening. Nest OF It's
campaign funds, county, state and ma
tienal are for corrupt purposes, even
to its control of the press, which Is
not only too drastic for the purpose
Of concealing party crimes. but auto
cratic during the entire campaign IN
a manner that would do credit to
Russian censorship. 1t can no more
be reformed than the saloon can be re
formed, T. e., made pure and moral Yet
this bill makes specfa- provisions Ter
a special day (when most people are
at the busiest time) for the election OF
committeeman. Pah!
Read again Senator Beveridge's sng-
gestions and then read them over twice
again. Our primary election law
should not be from the "old burnt dis
trict" If this is a sample, and 1t
should include Legislative and state Of
floers, as we'll as senator, why are We
SO far behind our benighted brethren of
the south? When Governor Mount
called a special election in this, the
Fourth district, to elect Hoimans sue
cesSOr, he called 1t LOT Ing Ai9t 01VAA-
day in August, a season when every
one has time 10 go to a primary cleo
ton and would go. Candidates viii
have ample time to announce them
selves and the people Will have abund-
ant opportunities for choosing the best.
The bin should make one date for
the entire state, the balloting to be
under the Australian plan at regular
polling places. where they Will be held
in the following general election (not
in some livery stable or saloon). And
1t should be under the corrupt prao-
tice laws of the state of Indiana, and
/ If they are not all strict enough for
an honest primary election. make them
50.
The primary shou~N be held by and
under the authority Of the state al
state expense (it viii cost the people
neither more nor less). So that our
state may recover her fair name sui
lied now by fraudulent nominations
bought officers, dishonest officials and
LEGISLATORS, who are either so coward
" or dishonest that they viii neither
keep their election promises nor full
| fill their platform pledges.
WILLIAM EDWARD RYKER.
Hammond, Ind.
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SOUTH WATER STREET MARKET.

Chicago. Feb. 5.-Low temperatures
We're helpful influence in the market
Ter Ter butter. eggs, poultry and veal, IN In
weather tends to delay the production
and marketing OF butter and eggs and
as the consumptive demand Is or gooQ
stocks: In potatoes the higher prices
have induced more liberal marketing;
The demand, however, is good ana
prices are 1c higher.
quotations on round lots ranged:
Butter-Receipts 2.SS6 tubs. Extra
creamery, iobbing, 15c; price to- Tre5
2so Seconds S9H pT 2iI 349 8t' June extras
rs i g 29ci dairies, Cooleys, 27c; hrsts
s y g csc; reno,vated. 22@2So; packing
Eggs-Receifpts. 8.412 cases Fresh
stock at mark, new cases included or
cases returned, 235b a % Il firsts, 26ei
prime nrsts, packed In whitewood cases
gradihE 90 per cent fresh stock ,2Ie!
extra, so per cent fresh stock. especially
packed for city trade, csc; storage
otatoes-Receipts 65 cars. Wis
consin, Minnesota, white stock, choice
~ q Ace; choice to fancy, Michigan, 44Qp
4o9' red fir to good, 40@4lc; mixed,
red and white, S7QSsc.
\, sweet, Potatoes-Illinois, s2.25 02.75;
No; z S1.25 q 1.50.
geal-Quctations for calves in good
order were as follows: so to IS lbs,
81 064k so to IS lbs, 60 Sc; So to 100
fancy. 9Q!oc; $50 to IT'S lbs, good,
Dressed Beef-No. / ribs. 15o; No |
c lq2insi KS; Ne No. l rom roHnd 7hc' No. l
Live PouitrylTurkeys. per lb, 12c;
chickens, fowls, lie; springs, 10c;
ROSTERS, 613c; geese, $5.00@700; ducks,
Fruits-Apples, s1oO@s.OO per brl;
bananas, jumbo, per bunch, S1.40Q .5g ;
straight, s110 at 1856 lemons, Cali
fornia, $3.00Q3.50; oranges, California,
$1.75 03.25.
Green egetables-Beets, 4O@5Oc per
| sack; cabbage, s16.00@1700 per ton;
csc per Blu; parsnips, 75o per tub spin
ach, 25Q3Oc per hamper; turntps, 40
76c per sack.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-05
WITH THE EDITORS.
Adam a Suicide for Love.

Man is a nobler creature than he has
yet confessed. An Allegheny City min
lister has discovered that 1t was love,
not disobedience or weakness, that
caused Adam TO eat the apple and 50
become the first suicide and the cause
Of death as the worlds Inheritance.
Because Of the incentive. any modern
jury would have acquitted him OF the
resultant Inconvenience to mankind
had his case been submitted to them,
and he would have walked from the
courtroom, not to earn his bread by
his swaAt- hut ia a s2oo-a- week the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-05
CIRCULATION BOOKS OPEN TO THE
RUlsLxC FOR INSPECTION AT
ALL TIMES.
THAT HOFFMAN STREET SEWER,

THE people of Homewood and the
residents all along South Holman
street have about reached the limit of
patience in waiting for Shea & O'Shea
TO complete work on the sewer and
connections on this important South
Side street. Early in the proceedings
the people rode down alleys for weeks
uncomplainingly while the contractors
were extending the job over three and
four blocks when two blocks would
have been enough.
The Conkey plant employees walked
four and five blocks from one car to
another, because the tracks were torn
up and the latter were not relaid UNI
til the company got good and ready to
do so.
When the work on the sewer was
finally completed piles of dirt and
broken bricks were left in the street
TO be removed at the convenience Of the
contractor or were pitched into empty
lots to be taken care of by the property
owner whenever he desires to improve
his property.
To cap the climax the streets have
been torn up again to put in the con-
nections when the whole job should
have been completed months ago.
There should be limit to the time
a contractor may have possession. II
Shea & OShea had been compelled TO
live up to that provision of their con-
tract requiring them to complete this
work within a reasonable time or suf-
fer the penalty, it is very likely that
they would have found some way of
completing the work last summer.
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HumOr Gno Philosophy
BY DUNCAN N. SMITH
TO MAKE US GLAD.

II apples grew on lightning rods
And pies came down like rain.
II fish would only chase US hone
or meet US at the train.
If every day were Christmas eve
And street car riding free.
And every one was good to us.
How happy we would bel
If lightning called to bake the bread
And thunder played a tune,
And babies never cried at night
For candy or the moon.
If money only were fruit
That grew upon a tree
And 1t were ripe the whole year rouna.
How happy we would be!
II Offices We're close at hand
To hear our faintest call.
With salaries attached TO them
That didn't look too small.
II We could sit around and smoke
And still draw double fee.
Without blessed thing to do,
How happy wo would bel
II monkeys did the kitchen work
And bees would only come
And dump their honey at the door,
think 1t would help some.
II every dollar bin we had
Would stratghtway grow to three
And We could always keep the change,
How happy we would be-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-05
A PRIMARY ELECTION LAW
DISCUSSED BY HAMM0NITE.
W. u. Ryker says New Bill Wants
Committeeman Election During Busy
season-ThInks Law Cannot he Re-
formed.

Primary election laws are discussed
IN Hammond and a discussion on the
proposed measure has found Its way
to the Indianapolis News in the form
Of a letter The letter from Hammond
IS signed by William Edward Ryker.
and IS as follows!
To the Editor of the News
sir-T am utterly opposed to the
Moore Fitch primary bill. More vot-
ers vote a mixed ticket than straight
ticket, It is only too well known that
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Northuest REGENT. Cnr..
Primary Movement.
WEATHER FORECAST.

Illinois and Indiana-Fair tonight ex-
cept snow south, colder south tonight;
fair and warmer Wednesday.
Lower INSTRUMENTATION SHOWS
and colder tonight; fair and warmer
Wednesday.
night; fair Wednesday except snow
west, warmer.
Minnesota-Fair and warmer to-
night: snow and warmer Wednesday.
Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska and Kan
sas-Snow and warmer tonight and
Wednesday.
Montana-Snow and warmer tonight
rain or snow and warmer Wednesday.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-05

MRS. Eschenbach is buried and a
melancholy incident is closed. The
grief of the family she left behind IS
none the less because of the indirect
Or direct cause Of her death. The COM
munity Of which she was part IS in
elined to believe that she really could
not help It, That she took her own
life is accepted as the proof OF good
heart and tendev conscience. The
community has nothing but sympathy
for the bereaved husband and child
rem and nothing but contempt for the
creature whose influence over her caus-
ed her TO wage losing war against
her better self And the same con-
tempt applies to those who would
apologize for him.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-05
Stocks Grain and Provisions.


OATS-This was the sensational
feature of the grain pits The May
option showed a gain of over half
a cent for the day. reaching a new
high record on the crop. As has been
reiterated previously the cash demand
is such an excellent and legitimate one
that eventually II Will have higher
ruling prices for the speculative mar
kets.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-05
Don't Believe it; They're Too Busy.

IN France, according to the New
York newspapers. the telephone girls
respond with the phrase y listen" in
stead Of the laconio Number" which
is the repsonse of the American tele-
phone girl. There is a popular i'm
preston, however, that the American
telephone girls listen, even If they do
not give the formal notice to this eff
fect-New Orleans Times-Democrat.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-05

The importation of gold al this time,
especially when done by Kuhn. Loeb &
Co.-Standard oil crowds only for on
purpose and that is to put the market
up. 1t always does that to a declin-
ing stock market. They boast that
they will make call money per cent
and import gold at q loss to stop this
decline and they will stop IT.
J. l. D.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-05

LIVERPOOL Ind, has a fend whose
speciality is cutting the tongues from
the mouths of cattle and horses. This
is but one example OF revolving crime
which makes one wsnder whether the
proportion of wickedness in the cities
is greater per capita than that to be
found in rural communities. Certain
it is that the quality Of metropolitan
evil practices IS not more enormous
than that Of the degenerates who in
habit the country places.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-05

Reading was put up little on news
that they would put it to 100 this week
but it only pays per cent and when
you can buy New York Central per
cent notes at 991A there is no use for
the investor to lose money on 40 4
per cent Reading and that is the key
note to the market
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-05
WHITING NEWS

The Fortnightly club held its regu-
lar meeting last night at the home
of Mrs, Robert c. Humphreys in La
Porte avenue. The states which were
the subject of the evening were Della
ware and the Carolinas. The following
papers were read:
Effort to establish a New Sweden in
Delaware. Mrs. VIM. Curtis
Early Settlers in the Carolinas. 80.
.................. Mrs. ]. NJ. Artman
The Hugenots. Mrs. w. r. Walker
The Grand Model. Miss n. Wycoff
Rise of Industries in the South. -.
...............M Miss G. Moreheart
Current events We're also discussed
by the members.
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The distinction

Small Edna-Oh. look at those cows!
small Nellie-They're not cows; they
are calves.
Small Edna-But what's the differ
ence2
Small Nellie.-Cows give beef and
calves give veal cutlets.-Chicago
News.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-05

There it no investment demand and
such rallies as we have had are only
from covering of shorts and outside
of that nothing. The forced support
given the market is withdrawn the
moment it puts up it's head
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-05

New York. Feby. General apathy
instead Of general liquidation seemed
TO rule today. The gold imports stop
ped the bears from being aggressive
and the bulls have lost SO much money
and confidence that they are disposed
to wait awhile.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-05

market with small slumps and the
market sale on all hard spots and a
still lower range than we have had
yet Confidence has been too badly
shaken and too many big people have
lost money to put the market up.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-05

WE CONFESS to a vague impression
based on dispatches regarding the
progress Of the New York Electric
line. which have been made from time
20 time. that the road was at least
half built. We are pleased, neverthe-
less. to note that the first spike has
been driven and trust that the report
is authentic
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-05

Brooklyn is a stock that can be sold
with impunity. This stock never paid
a dividend and never earned one, and in
all probability it Will not pay one In
the next twenty years. The stock is
high at ten dollars per share.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-05

If the man with the big stick was
half as anxious to fight Japan as he
has been to fight the business in this
country we would not have the spec
tacle Of tn Mayor Of san Francisco
coming to Washington to explain why
he did not want to allow heathens to
sit along side Of little white girls in
their schools.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-05

Morgan has so far not supported his
stocks and If they can have any kind OF
bull market without him they will
have to do something that has never
been done before and you can bet this
time it will not be done either
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-05

The man who lives near another's
hen roost should always have some
good explanation handy lest he should
be obliged to call the doctor suddenly
to pick birdshot out Of his back.
II a man attends strictly TO his own
affairs he runs the risk of being called
eccentric.
The worst thing about duh people Is.
they furnish no material for gossip.
Tombstones are the only landmarks
that some people leave.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-05

IT WILL soon be necessary for the
Daily Denial to get out a larger sheet
in order to accommodate its contra
dictions of TIMES news Contradict
ions, if sufficiently amplified. occupy
as much space as news.
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GRAIN MARKET.

Chicago, Feb. 5.-Car lots today. |
Wheat, % cars; corn. 537 cars ;oats, 127 |
cars.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-05

Rev. Everett, pastor of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church at East Chica-
go, assisted Rev. Wright at the re-
vival meeting last night He is be-
coming a favorite with the people of
Whiting, as he is doing all possible
to help make these series of meetings
a success, and success is browning
their efforts for there is more In
terest being taken in the meetings
each night. A large crowd from
East Chicago was in attendance last
night.
Carl Welsby who was very low with
lung fever, Is slightly improved.
Attorney Frank n. Gavit was in
Hammond yesterday.
Mr.. Krammer. who is very I'll with
OF a trained nurse.
Joseph Michels of Englewood, was
a Whiting visitor Sunday.
Messrs. Theodore Hammer of Dyer,
and Michael Hammer of Englewood,
were here Sunday to visit their brother
Andrew, who is ILL., They also called
on their sisters. Mesdames Matthew
Schaefer of Sheridan avenue. Peter
Koch of oliver street and Joseph
Scher of John street.
Nrfss Nrar,, E7ssxx-ei,, 0P Chicaqo. sDent
Sunday with Mrs. Jacob Keilmann of
Sheridan avenue.
At the council meeting last night
William EmmeI was appointed on the
police force to fill the vacancy left
by the resignation of officer John Will
Jams, he receiving three votes and the
other applicant. George Berdysz, re-
ceiving two votes Mr.. Emmel is a
man who is we'll fitted for the posi-
ton, as he was formerly an officer fol-
many years, and 1t would be hard
matter for a foreigner to beat him tc
a city position. Walter Gets. the only
applicant, was appointed to the va
cancy left by the resignation of Mike
Donegan as driver for the fire depart
ment.
The Bible class of the Congregations
al Sunday school held g. meeting las
night
/ Little Margaret Hays. daughter O.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Hays of Sherl
dan avenue, has the measles.
Reua PitzeIe Of East Chicago, re
turned to school here yesterday afte
a weeks absence caused by sickness
John Cameron, the electrician, wa
out yesterday for the first time sine
being confined to his home two week
by the mumps.
Edward Handloser has pad,
colored eye as the result or an aoel
dent on the skating rink Sunday night
The little fellow is very fortunate
for the accident might have cause
him the loss of his eye.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-05

Wheat and flour equal, 900 bush
els corn, $4,000 bushels; oats, 5000
bushelS.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-05

'You are always finding fault with
me-"
BEG pardon. 1 don't have to find it.
You actually ding your faults at my
head"
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Pay
County Taxes

Lake County Savings & Trust Co.,
81 state ST.
Open evenings except Tauxsdax.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-05

Miss Mildred Pullman returned to
her home in Chicago yesterday. after
attending her sister. Mrs, B, ". Doc
little, who has heR quite siok-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-05

Papa, what is a bookmakeri"
daughter"
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nnfnI CIenrnncen.

Wheat Is cars corn, 262 cars oats,
81 cars; hogs, $4,000 head.
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The Cleaning Of His Pate.

- = =. . wv
That bald headed man is following
The Scriptures, isn't her"
las how7"
why, isn't he letting his light
sinner
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-05
Provea II.

"Do you believe IN luckT'
mo"
''Then you are lucky"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-05

Writing for the papers is a precarious
way of not making your living.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-05

Enough has been said about some
things before the subject is intro
duced.
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Hogs
LIVERPOOL MARKETS.

Liverpool, Feb. 5.-Wheat opened IN
cAangedI eoEa. gas eighth higher.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-05

People who chase the rainbow get
run for their money.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-05

It Keeps Coming.
You wait for some
thing to turn up
And something al
ways will.
You may be sure,
though II Is but
An old and unpaid
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-05

closed steady Light $s76 to So;
7.o5; rough. $50 to $50, Cattle closed
steady, Sheep closed steady.
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Edward HandIoser has badly
colored eye as the result Of an aoei-
dent on the skating rink Sunday night
The little fellow is very fortunate
for the accident might have caused
him the loss of his eye.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-05
LIVE STOCK MARKET.

Union Stock Yards, Feb. 5.-Hog re-
ceipts, $4,000; market 5 to 10 cents
lower; left. over. 1850. Light, s6.87
s8.75 to 7.O5; rough, 1915 to ESQ. Cat
tle receipts. 6.000 market steady,
Sheep receipts, 10000 market steady,
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PERT PARAGRAPHS.

eral, is sparingly used to leaven Ian
guage.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-05

A. fatal accident on Saturday Is apt
to prove disastrous.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-05

Hard earned money well spent is the
foundation of prosperity.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-05

Erie came out on every upturn of *
and it don't seem possible to rally It,
but if it should happen to rally the
common is a good sale. 1t is running
behind in earnings and needs moro
money.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-05

One way to avoid dyspepsia is to quit
eating.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-05

Truth telling pays, and for the mat
ter of that lying has been known to
turn the same trick.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-05

Bears started a raid on Canadian Pa
cine and did not find 1t any too weak;
they then started in on Pennsylvania
that stock showed strength on the de-
elines. They talked about st. Paul,
but were afraid to do much in it.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1907-02-05

The fight on st. Paul is still on in
good shape. One side thinks they will
have the shorts on the run. but they
think If 1t ever builds to the coast
the road will land in the hands of a
receiver The other side think no mat
ter what happens it will sell at 200