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The Lake County times., 1907-03-06
WILLIE SIGN OR VETOIT?
Attempt Being Made to Hamper It's
Passage Over His Expected
Disapproval. F
BULLETINS FROM
THE CAPITOL.

indianapolis, Ind, March g.
After discussion all morning
senate pissed with important
amendments the house Wood
fiji public depository bill. Dem
ocrnts almost succeeded in
stampceding republicans who
were careless into completely
destroying the effect of the bill.
House passed MattingIy senate
bill authorizing sherifRs to des-
stroy gambling parnphernaIia.
This bill Is directed against the
French Lick and the West Bad
en- gambling resorts.
The Lake County times., 1907-03-06
BREAK STORE FOR SIXTY CENTS
Cheapest Burglary ON Record Reported
From Rohertsdale.

The grocery and provision store own
ed by the Knickerbocker Ice company
at Robertsdale. near the ice houses.
was broken into last night and SO cents
in pennies was taken. The thieves
gained access to the store room by
climbing through a transom and after
rummaging around for a while found
the pennies and carried away some
provisions.
The Lake County times., 1907-03-06
AGED MASON IS DEAD.

Lyman Dunn the oldest charter
member of the oldest Masonic lodge in
Lake county was buried at Palmer
this afternoon. Mr.. Dunn was rs
years old, a pioneer of this county
and a leading citizen in Eagle Creek
township. He died last Sunday after
noon from stroke Of paralysis His
funeral was In charge Of Lake Lodge
No. 157, of which he was a member.
Der.
The Lake County times., 1907-03-06
Eagles Hear Former Treas
urer's Explanation of
Embezzlement.
MONEY LOST At POKER
Tries to Win Back Lodge Funds and
Loses the Whole Sum-Will
Not Be Prosecuted.

The story Of the fall Of Charles
Gleason the secretary Of the East Chi
cago Eyrie Of Eagles who embezzeled
$780, was laid bare yesterday. when
settlement was made with the lodge
by which Gleason's sister paid Justice
Reiland Of Indiana Harbor the miss
ing $780,
Gleason's story is pitiful one, and
it soon melted the hearts of his broth
er Eagles who heard it. While at first
they were a unit in demanding that
the young man be prosecuted they now
have relented and are convinced that
he has already been taught lesson,
that he will never forget.
Gleason as secretary of the lodge
collected dues and initiation fees and
was supposed to turn them over to the
treasurer. The East Chicago Eagles
have been adding a great many
members to the list Of late and the
accumulation of initiation fees and
dues ammounted to $500
Gleason was an occasional visitor at
some of the Chicago gambling resorts
and several weeks ago went to the
city with the s7o0 which he had col
lected.
Held Bad Hands.
He "sat in" with crowd at a poker
game and began to play with some of
his own money He won and finally
lost all of the money he had and then
was so carried away with the possibil
tiles of the game that he finally put up
little of the money which he held In
trust.
Before he knew what had happened
half of the lodges money was gone
and he rose from the table terror
stricken and with term In the peni.
tentiary stareing him in the face as
/ he knew that he had no resources and
dreaded the ordeal of explaining the
situation to relatives or friends who
might help him.
He though the matter over for {
moment and then decided that the
case was hopeless and his only saliva
tion would be to keep on in the game
and see if the money could be wor
back.
AS is usually the case he lost tn
whole sum and left the place a dis
graced man with the Jail bars looming
up before him.
He did not return home but wand
cred around the city in an aimles
manner for days living as he could
sleeping where a friend would tax
him in, the very impersonation of dis
pair.
Finally the inevitable happened. II
was located by the police and his ar
rest followed. He was forced to com
back to East Chicago and face hi
accusers. For several days he Ian
guished in jail and then told his stor
to his brother Eagles. Their heart
melted when they heard his story 0
misfortune, and he was informed tha
they would not prosecute him Il h
could raise the money. His sister /
Cleveland came to his rescue and yes
terday the case against the young ma
was dropped.
The Lake County times., 1907-03-06
Read The Lake County Times for tn,
latest news.
HICKoCK BUYS LOTS.

Agent IiokocIx OF the Wabash
bought two lots on Condit street yes
terday and will erect fine residence
on them in the near future.
The Lake County times., 1907-03-06

IL an ad In THE LAKE COUNTY
TIMES does not bring Il result you
know the telephone number.
The Lake County times., 1907-03-06
THE WEATHER.

Cloudy tonight; Thursday
showers or snog aurries
and warmer.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-03
No Wonder the Son Was SURPRISED

A ,melodrama was some years since
played in q certain theater, the chief
actor in which had made himself, from
his overbearing conduct, disliked by
one and all. In the last scene he was
supposed to visit the tombs of his an
cestors. In the center of the stage.
upon a marble pedestal, stood the stat
ue Of his father A heavy fold of dra-
per covered the figure.
Enter Albert "Once again." he says,
"let me gaze upon those features which
in life so often beamed with tenderest
affection. Father thy mourning son
now comes to pay thee reverence. Let
me remove the veil which from vulgar
gaze shields the image Of once dear
parent"
The drapery fell aside, and, behold,
the father stood upon his head! The
effect cannot be described. 1t was
electric. The shouts of laughter which
followed effectively put an end to the
scene, which changed to the next as
quickly as possible amid the braves of
the audience, the anger Of the manager
and the uncomfortable rage of the
actor.-London Tit-Bits.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-03

Tho Way The potont Drug Affects tho
cr--nats Animal
"No one is likely to % caught in the
act OF doping q horse said a promi-
nent veterinarian the other day. "be-
cause the dose given is SO small that it
can he administered under the very
eyes OF the officials. with little if any
danger Of detection, and. besides. it IS
given so long before the race that the
horses are not then likely to be under
surveillance. II horse is TO race at
) o'clock he gets two grain powder
on his tongue in darkened stall at I
o'clock. The drag takes effect in about
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-03

makes Banquo descendant of Ken
meth II. and thane of Lochabyr. Ma
lone says that after Banquo's assas-
sinatiOn Fleance fed to Wales. where
he married Welsh princess, by whom
he had a son, Walter, who became
lord high steward of Scotland. He
assumed the name Walter Steward
and was, it is said. the direct ances-
tor of the house of Stewart. Shake
speare, we know based Macbeth" on
Holinshed's "IIistory"-a good deal Of
which was borrowed from circum-
stantial romance composed 10y Boece.
Mr. Boswell-Stone, in his "Shake.
speare's Holinshed," after balancing
the pros and cons. says, in my opin-
ton Banquo and Fleance are probably
creatures of Boece's imagination.'
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-03
DESTRUCTIVE MICE.
They Tried TO sink the Ark, Accord
ing TO an Old Legend.

Mice do not play great part in folk
lore Even the legend of the pied
Piper associates them with rats, but
one recalls Il few cases not unintercst-
ing. y Bohemian legend declares that
they We're created 10y the devil, where
upon benefEence produced the cat
When Noah received Il pair of them
into the ark they straightvay began
TO gnaw hole through the bottom, in
stigated by their unholy parent. Wa
ter was pouring in when the serpent
with admirable presence of mind, stop
ped the leak with his head. We should
conclude that mice are specially de
structive in Bohemia, and so it proves
to be. Both the white and gray varie-
ties flourish there but the former is
thought inoffensive. When harvests
are ripenng the peasants anXiOusly
catch Il white mouse put it in com
Portable box upon the window sill, feed
and pet it and call it the luck of the
house" If satisfied with these atten-
tons the animal will Danish all its
gray kinsfOlk from the vicinity.
In that very interesting island of
Bali, also, where Brahmanism and
Buddhism ineXtricably mingled. sur
vive, while all the populations round
have long been Moslem some fortunate
mice receive like honor. The Balls
catch a pair, clothe them in white linen
and set them in a public place, where
all the inhabitants of the village bow
down before them. Then they release
the prisoners and straightway, with an
easy conscience, trap and kill every
mouse that can be found, for they are
terribly destructive in the ricefieds
Let us cite an old Greek charm which
is worth quoting. Take a paper and
write" it says, I adjure you, We mice
now present, neither to injure me nor
TO let others do so. | give you yonder
ield'-specifying one not far off-'and
If ever | catch you here | swear by
the mother of the gods | will tear you
Into seven pieces Write this and fix
the paper on an unhewn stone in your
field, taking care that the writing lies
uppermost." Thus Il man directed all
his mice to a neighbours property, as
some villa residents at the present day
pitch their snails over the garden wall
London Standard.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-03
Ted's Beqinninq.

The new assistant rector was trying
to impress upon the mind of his young
son the difference between his own po-
sition and that of his superior. Nov.
Ted" he ended, Il want you TO re-
member to be very polite to the rector.
We are strangers, and l am only the
assistant. 1t becomes us to be ex-
tremely courteous. Some day perhaps
/ shall be rector myself"
The next day the boy was walking
with his father when they met the dig
nified rector.
Hello" promptly began Ted. Pops
been tellin' me bout you-how you re
the real thing. an he's just the hired
man an we got to knuckle under. But
some day he may be it himself, an
then you'll seer'
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-03

The abSentminded professor we have
always with us, but George Wash
ington university lays claim to the
prize package. Not only is Professor
y. absentminded to marked degree,
but his wife is the typical absent
minded professors wife 1t is she
who places his books ready for the day
she who changes the buttons to a fresh
shirt, reminds him of the necessity of
an umbrella when he starts out in the
pouring rain and she who runs out to
the gate with his glasses seven days
in the week.
AS usual one day recently she pre-
pared his morning bath and through
some oversight left the hot water
spigot turned on. Professor X. entered
the bathroom, disengaged himself from
his bath robe and plunged into the tub.
Instantly the air was rent by wild
shrieks, and his wife ran upstairs,
breathlessly inquiring the cause Of
such a commotion.
"Oh, Margaret" he exclaimed, 1.-THE
water is boiling hot. am being scald.
ed to death"
Where in the world are you, dear!"
said the now thoroughly alarmed wife.
'In the tub, and the water is scald-
Ing me. What shall l do?"
"In such case, my dear" responded
his better half, II would either get out
Of the tub or turn on the cold water."-
Washington Post.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-03

Lake Pleasant, Mass. April pa
fire, which started from a small blaze.
but which was famed into a orfiagra-
ton by high winds. wiped out 112 sum
mer homes of Spiritualsts from all
loss is $4,000, only small part of
which is insured. in the ashes are
75-room hotel, dancing pavilion: and a
lake steamer. The fire started from an
exploding lamp. 1t stopped only when
it reached ravine across which it
could not pass.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-03
THE LOG JAM.
Quick and Sure Must Be the Workers
When 1t Goes Out.


When 1t Goes Out.
Log jams are not an abnormal part
of the riverman's work, as most people
suppose, but regular incident of the
days business. In the breaking of
them the jam crew must be quick and
sure. know of no finer sight than the
going out of tall jam. The men pry,
heave and tug sometimes for hours.
Then all at once the apparently solid
surface begins to creak and settle. The
men zigzag rapidly to shore. A crash
and spout of waters mark where the
first tier is already topping into the
current. The front melts like sugar.
A vast, formidable movement agitates
the brown tangle as far as you can see,
and then with another sudden and
mighty crash the whole river bursts
into torrent of motion.
If everything has gone well, the men
are all safe ashore leaning on their
peavies, but ready at any instant to
hasten out for the purpose of discour-
aging by quick, hard work and tend
ency to plug on the part of the moving
timberS. | have seen men out of bra
vado jump from the breast of a jam
just as it was breaking down to float
ing log ahead, thus TO be carried in the
sweep and rush far down the river. A
single slip meant death.-Stewart Ed
ward White in Outing Magazine.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-03
Chicken Obstinacy,

A police court story which is said to
illustrate the Indifference of the aver
age chicken to good advice" was told
recently at Kingston, England, when Il
carter was charged with stealing Il
fowl.
Il am guilty of stealing the fowl"
admitted the prisoner. ut was eating
the corn out of my horses nose bag.
and said to it, If you don't go away.
I'll make YOU and struck it with the
whip. When | saw it was dead, l put
it in the wagon. | didn't know who
owned it,"
81 judge it was the chickens fault"
remarked the prosecutor, land I'll not
press the charge against the man"
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-03

1t is not usually supposed that any
exercise of the will power can be made
efficient in checking a cough or a
sneeze, but a celebrated doctor says
sneezing can be stopped by pressing on
the nerve of the lips in the neighbor.
hood of the nose. Coughing may be
stopped by slight pressure in front of
the ear. This will also stop hiccough.
ing. Pressing very hard on the top OF
the mouth is also means of stopping
coughing, and many say the will alone
has immense power. There are various
other affections associated with breath
ing, which can be stopped by the same
mechanism that stops the hearts ac-
ton. In spasm of the CLOTHS, which is
a terrible thing in children, and also In
whooping cough, 1t is possible to afford
relief by throwing cold water on the
feet or by tickling the soles Of the feet
which produces laughter and at the
same time arrests the spasm almost al
once.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-03

The Way The Secret IF Its Monufac-
ture Was Stolen.

The Way the Secret IF Its Morufac-
ture Was Stolen.
The proprietor of am old CHEMISTS
shop, close by Tcmplc Bar. in days
gone by enjoyed the monopoly Of MAX
ing citric acid More ravoably cir
sumstanced than other secret manufac-
turers, his was process that required
no assistance. He employed no work
men. Experts came to sample and as
sort and bottle his products. but they
never entered the laboratory. The
mystic operations by which he grew
rich were confined to himself One
day. having locked the doors and
drawn the window blinds as usual,
sure of the safety of his secret, the
chemist went home to his dinner. \
chimney sweep. OF a boy disguised as
such, wide awake in chemistry. was on
the watch and followed the secret
keeper to Charing Cross, and. sure that
he would not return that day. the sooty
philosopher hied rapidly back to Ten
pie Bar assembled the low building.
dropped down the hue, saw all lie
wanted to and returned. carrying with
him the mystery of making ctric acid.
The monopoly of the inventor was
gone a few months after. and the price
was reduced by four-ffths. The poor
man was heartbroken and died shortly
afterward, ignorant of the trick by
which he had been victimzed.-Lond
Spare Moments.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-03
MURDER OF CHILD
Charge Upcn VIII CHI a Vermont
Man Is Held
UNCLE OF THE VICTIM

UNCLE OF THE VICTIM
Girl Four Years Of Age Probably
Criminaly Assaulted Before rier
Throat Was Cut From Ear TO Ear
BODY Thrown Into a Gravel Pit
Bennington. VI. April 30.-Whatevtr
mystery ATTACHED to the murder Of little
Ethel Mahan. 4 years Old whose body
was found Sunday night in a gravel pit
III North Bennington with the throat
cut and evidences Of a criminal assault,
has been cleared up. according to
statement made by Deputy Sheriff G cd
frey. IN discussing ,he arrest Of Alfred
Mahdn. an uncle Of the child. Godfrey
said
u cannot tell YOU all that we have
learned. bur Will say that know chat
We have the right man, There IS no
question about 10. VIII NOT say Whe'h-
err or not 81 confession has been made.
ATTORNEY G.ut.l Fits ana IL ratuuo-
SYST from t.o University .f Vermont n
IuMns'y. N.l coma. Aelct ooldGe' fl
formal inquiry. and until their arrival
cam matc no definite Statements"
Alfred Nathan, who is - years old. is
held i'm custody at the county iail ana
10 one except the attendants is per-
Iitted to 20 near him. The Jail au-
thorties say that he viii not be ar
raigned 'in court probably until after
the autopsy on the body of the child.
Although the feeling among friends of
tie parents of the child, Mr.. and Mrs.
Jerman Mahan. because of the crime
is strongly expressed. there was no in
dication of any demon tration about the
jail.
Deputy Sheriff Godfrey SAID his IN
vestigation had convinced him that : IL
fred Mahan had been drinking heavily
for several days. According to the
sheriff, the crime was committed ap-
parently in the woods in North Ben
nington not long after the time when
lie was first arrested, had left the girl
tN run back to her father. who was fish
ing in North Bennington pond The
| body when found lay face downward
in small gravel pit near the tracks of
the railroad at North Bennington. and
not far from the Mahan home. The
throat had been gashed from ear to ear
and the clothing was disarranged.
1t was easy to trace trail of blood
spots back to tree at the summit of a
knoll a short distance from the pond,
though concealed from ii by bushes. 1t
is believed that he murderer of the girl
accomplished his purpose there and
then carried the body in his arms dis
lance of 80 or 40 rods to the gravel pit.
where ii was found. There are said to
have been stains resembling blood on
Mahan's shirt when he was placed in
custody at his brothers home. At that
time. however, he denied all knowledge
Of the crime and said that he left the
child to run back to her father by the
shore of the pond, where Jerman Ma
han was fishing.
razor, with which it is proba BILE that
! the deed was committed, was found in
d mudhole not far from the spot where
| the body was discovered
The mother of the girl is PROSTATE
by the tragedy and her condition is said
to be very serious. Jerman Mahap is a
farmer. while his brother. Alfred. has
been employed as laborer
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-03

Sir Walter Scott says "early authori
ties show us no such persons as Ban
quo and his son Fleance." Even the
very names seem to be fictitious, as
they were not Gaelic and are not to
be found in any of the ancient chron-
icies or Irish annals. Neither Is a
thane Of LOchaber known IN Scotch
history, though Sir Bernard Burke
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-03
Hslpinu Her Out.

Miss Peppery-No, he didn't like your
eyebrows. He said they were too
black. Miss Paintter-The ideal Miss
Peppery-However, | assured him they
were not rs black as they were paint
ed.-Phlladelphia Inquirer
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-03
A Baseball Fatality

Portsmouth, N. H., April 27.-Daniel
Trefethern, 10 years I'D, died last night
from a fractured skull sustained while
playing ball yesterday afternoon. John.
the 14-year-old brother of the lad,
hatted ball just as the younger boy
ran in front of him. The ball struck
Daniel back of the ear
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-03
Pure Food Laws Defied

Topeka, April 26.-Secretary Crum-
bine of the state board Of health an
nounces that he has discovered in use
here preservative for meats, the manu-
fScturers Of which, he asserts, are
openly defying the state and federal
pure food laws. Crumbine says he will
submit the matter to the Washington
authorities.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-03
Gruesome Execution In Texas

Columbus. Tex. April 27.-John Arm
strong, negro, convicted of having
murdered his wife, was hanged here
When the trap was sprung his feet
touched the ground and it was neces-
sary for the officers ON the scaffold to
hold him up. He struggled wildly for
four minutes, but was pronounced dead
In IL minutes.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-03
Luck.

Luck means rising at 6 o'clock in the
morning, living on a dollar a day IL
you earn two, minding your own busi-
ness and not meddling with other peo-
pies. Luck means appointments you
have never failed TO keep, trains you
have never failed to catch. Luck
means trusting in God and in your own
sources.-EXchange.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-03
Postoffice Thieves In Rhode island

Smithfeld, r. l., April 29.-The vii
lagos of Georgeville and Enfield, In this
town, and the village Of Comfortable were
visited by postoffice robbers In the
former and latter places they were
frightened away. but In Enfield they
succeeded In getting away with some
pIunder.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-03
Here is Relief for Women.

If you have pains in the back, Urinary,
Bladder or Kidney trouble, and want a
certain, pleasant herb cure for woman's
ills, try Mother Gray's Australian-L LEAF.
1t is safe and never-failing monthly
regulator. At Druggists or by mail 80
cts. Sample package FREE. Address,
The Mother Gray Co., Leroy, n. Y.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-03

Use Kennedy's Laxative Cough Syrup.
children like Its pleasant taste, and mothers
give II hearty endorsement Contains no
opiates, but drives out the cold through the
bowels. Made In strict conformity to Pure
Food ana Drugs Law. Recommended and
Sheldon. Aiddlebury.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-03

DR.. G. A. Bowen of Woodstock, Conn,
was recently elected president Of the
State Patrons Mutual Fire Insurance
company.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-03

The good man prolongs his life. To
be able to enjoy ones past life is to
live twice.-Martial.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-03

There's a lot of advertising done now
a-days; it must he that the scheme pays.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-03

Without going you can get nowhere.
From the Chinese.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1907-05-03

The food of the gods in the Greek
Olympus is described as sweeter than
honey and of a most luscious fragrance;
also it was restorative. Apollo in
the "Iliad." saves the body of Sarpe-
donis from putrefaction by the applica.
ton of ambrosia. In the ".Ened' We
nus heals the wounds of her son by this
perfumed food, and it is said that Ber-
nice. wife of Ptolemy Softer tasted of
it and was saved from death. The
goddesseS used it for the toilet when
they wished to appear specially capti'
vating-Juno when she adorned herself
to meet Jupiter, Venus when she pre-.
sented herself to -1Ineas and Psyche
when her heart palptated at the com
ing of Cupid. The Epicureans thought
that perfume mixed with their wine
enabled them to drink more plentifully
without leaving i'll effects. Not the
Epicureans only, but the Bacchantes,
mingled honey and fragrant infusion
of flowers in their wine cups. In the
east perfumed sherbets are much ap-
preciated, as well as highly scented
cakes and lozenges.-London Society.