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to Heart
Talks.
OFF THE TRACK.
BY EDWIN A. NYE.
Copyright. 1908. by Edwin =. Nye.

The limited goes sixty miles an hour
In the smoker men joke and play cards
and tell risque stories. The day coaches
are crowded and comfortless. The
heavy sleepers as they sway to and fro
make only gentle rocking for the PEG
pie who chat and read and nap. Crash!
Engine and cars and flesh and blood
are ground up together in shapeless,
horrid mass.
OF the track!
So goes humanity's train. Here is a
boy who got to running on a fast sched.
ule- He began by pilfering his fathers
till. AS he grew older he made faster
time. Down grade he goes. And soon
comes the crash. Newsboys cry muir
der and a suicide. The crowd halts for
a moment. His friends murmur, II
never thought he was so bad" A
young man is
OF the track
A young girl thinks her mother Is too
slow for these record breaking times.
Mother is ''old fashioned" The girl
her she should not frequent. The
bloom is brushed from the fruit. Bru-
tai appetites lust after it. One day a
brazen. drunken creature, cursing and
shrieking, is loaded into the patrol
wagon. A woman Is
OF the track.
A man gets in a hurry to be rich.
&C. fof CIA f,,l1
cessfully, but fathers methods will not
do. whats the use of moiling and
toiling when a quicker way may well
do the business? So-and-so has spec
ulated successfully. Surely 1 am as
shrewd as he" A pistol shot! A man
is
OF the track.
Why did the train go off the track ?
1t may be the rails were too light or
the curves too sharp or the equipment
poor. Slower locomotion might have
prevented accidents. Sixty miles an
hour was too fast. But the rival line
is scheduled at that Our train must
get in on time. Open the throttle
Shovel the coal. What matters if we
do go
OF the track?
Our age is a rapid one. Business,
society, goes at sixty mile clip. Rath-
er than be sidetracked for time men
will drive their trains into the ditch.
Many of them ran wild. There are
frequent collisions and wrecks innu-
merable by getting
Of the track.
Look out, thriving but ventursesome
merchant and reckless young woman
and gay young man. The race is not
to the swift alone. Put on the brakes
Slow up or before you know it you will
be-
Of the track.
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sixth Ohio district. who will be one
of the delegates-at-large from the
Buckeye state. Congressman Denver is
the only son of the late General James
w. Denver, in whose honor the city
Of Denver, Colo, was named After
going through the civil war. General
Denver held several important govern
ment posts in the west, and in 1857
was appointed governor of the then
extensive and turbulent territory of
Kansas. It was while in that office
that the city which bears his name
was founded.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-04
THE PASSING OF JOHN PAPP.

WHEN JOINP he
favored him for
settlement
Whether he
OF
his constituents
in
this world
to stick
the barber bushes for i Is a
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-04
COMMUNICATIONS.
GET READY FOR THE TWENTY SEVENTH.

of the city
Masonic circles is OF the
Illinois Mystic
Hammond During the past year the
held
that
might welcome The coming
Hammond
citizens have but little
conception entertainment of
city authorities should do more for
in general
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-04

seriously
machines Lake county
win
elections This
in
illegal balong
central south
is machine is bound
innovation
Lake
bulky
Let
getn
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BONES-We didn't say anything
about a sham-batt1e. We said a
ham-batfIe.
BnIingsgate and seuI-snving.

BILLY" Sunday, the former baseball
player and now the star rapid-fire
clergyman-rapper of the country, de-
livered another TRADE in Pittsburg yes
terday in which the ministers see
themselves as the Rev. BILLY" sees
them. "stiffs.'' salary quacks,"
''grafters," and fudge eating molly
coddles" are some of the things the
ministers are that they didn't know
about before. This may be effective
arugment in some places, and with a
certain class of people. but such bill
lingsgate never saved a soul If one
desires to be amused, there are vaude-
Vile performances, circuses, theaters
and various other places where he may
get what he wants, and it will be of
a much more refined variety of amuse-
ment than that furnished by the Rev.
Billy" 1t would be thought, in the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-04
Point Out Taft Mistakes,

Point Out Taft Mistakes.
The allies managers point out that
Hitchcock's table shows several mac
curacfes on the face of it. For in
stance, the Taft manager puts in his
list of uninstructed delegates the
twenty-five delegates from Alabama.
and then figures them also in the total
of contested delegates. He also in
cludes in his instructed list two dele
gates from Arkansas whose seats are
contested.
All ten seats from Florida are con-
tested, but these are also figured in
the Taft column of instructed dele
gates. The eighteen seats from Louis
lana are also contested, but they are
placed in the list of Taft instructed
delegates.
The same plan is followed in the
tabulation with respect to contests in
Ohio, Tennessee. Texas and Virginia
All told. Mr.. Hitchcock, in his table,
claims for Taft a total of LAG dele
gates whose seats are involved in the
contests. Deducting these contested
seats from the column of delegates
claimed to be instructed for Taft-517
it would leave but 361 votes, or $50
short of the majority required to noml-
nate, which is AL. Deducting the 146
from the total claimed to be for Taft
by instructions, pledges, or declara-
tions-5S4-the secretary is left 43s
votes, or f1fty-three short Of a major
ity.
Since Mr.. Hitchcock compiled his fig
ures, the allies point out, the con-
tests have increased from 1872 to 229,
and that involved in several of these
contests are delegates claimed to be in
the Taft band wagon
Says He'll Get Enough.
But Mr.. Hitchcock replies that he
expects to get the lions share of the
contested seats after the national com
mittee has completed it's hearings.
TT is hardly to be expected" he
said, that the allies will get all Of
the 229 contested places. In the first
place the national committee is com
posed of men who are eminently fair,
and who stand high throughout the
country They will decide these con-
tests on their merits, and by so doing
Secretary Taft will be found to have
been regularly Endorsed by a large ma
jority of the conventions whose de-
liberations are questioned before the
committee.
Then there are the uninstructed
delegates to be considered. Not less
than 100 of these delegates will be
found in line for the secretary when
the roll is called. Even if the contested
seats were all given to the allies we
would still have enough votes to nomi-
nate Mr.. Taft on the first ballot"
Leaves Out Contested Seats.
| In the table prepared by Mr.. Healing
the contested seats are not consid-
cred in the list Of delegates at this
time. and there are 229 of these.
1T will be found" said Mr.. Healing,
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-04

One of New York's big buildings
not only presents the usual directory
of tenants names, but it also shows
on the main floor a diagram of each
floor so that visitors, instead of wan
dering around bewildered in the maze
of corridors, can readily locate the
particular room they are looking for.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-04
UNITED COMMERCIAL
TRAVELLERS TO MEET

Lancaster, Pa, June preparations
are complete for the entertainment of
the fifth annual convention of the
Pennsylvania division of the United
Commercial Travellers, which will begin
a two days session here tomorrow. An
attendance of about three hundred
delegates, representing all parts of the
state, is expected.
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ISHMENT.

Dog days will soon arrive in Lake
county and mayhap there will be dogs
and mayhap there won't. but more
probably mayhap there will
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-04

Prof. Hill of Hammond, who had
1.4OO people try to get into the Lake
county oratorical contest after all the
seats were given out, could doubtless
give Mr. New a few pointers how to
handle the plants over seats for the
republican convention.
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our OWN DICTIONARY.

DIPLOMAT, IA man who can tell
her face without making her mad.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-04

Ii is said that the reason
money is so scarce is be-
cause borrowing men are
so plentiful.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-04
CONGRESSMAN RENOMINATED

Bryan, o., June 4.-Democrats of the
fifth district in session here today chose
delegates to the national convention at
Denver and renominated Congressman
T. A. Ansberry for another term.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-04

DON'T BE FRETTED BY THE MAN
WITH THE CROUCH" HE'S
NUISANCE BUT HE is HIS OWN PUN
ISHMENT.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-04

The Cleveland Plaindealer says the
straw hat can't be held back much
longer. The Plaindea1er man doesn't
live in this corner of the state. how
ever.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-04

Joseph Diekman. the furniture doc
tor. has one of the brightest little girls
in the city, says the Rushville Demo-
years old but she can talk a great
deal palmer now than most children
when they are a year or two older.
One of the latest things she has been
taught to do is to shout for Marshall,
Hall and Bryan" and to say that she
can do this properly is not making
any mistake.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-04

Senator Samuel D. McEnery, who has
just been reelected by the Louisiana
legislature. has been a member of the
senate for the past ten years. He is
native of Louisiana and received his
education at the United States naval
academy and the University OF vir-
ginia. He is a lawyer by profession
and prior to entering the senate he
served his state in the offices of lieu
tenant governor and governor In 1897
he was chosen to succeed Hon N. C.
Blanchard in the senate.
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Of the track.

light of recent performances, that min
listers would be rather chary about bill
ing the Rev. Ex-ban star.-Lafayette
Courier.
What Shannon and his imitator
Sharp will say about this editor will
be interesting.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-04
NOT There Is the Source.

The man who gets his optimism our
Of a bottle might as well continue II
look on the dark side
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-04

The lovely young creature who
is built about "a bone has at least
come into her own.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-04

Probably if Senator La Follette's
be talking yet.
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IN POLITICS

The Hammond Democratic club will
hold its regular monthly meeting this
evening in the democratic headquar-
ters in Huehn hail.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-04

One Of the most conscicuous charac-
tiers to attend the democratic national
convention at Denver next month will
be Congressman N. r. Denver of the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-04

Just now the Lake county republi-
cans-many of them at least who get
into state conventions-are ransack-
ing their wits in order to figure out
how they can get into the republican
convention at the Coliseum next week.
1t is quite probable that no fewer
than twenty five from Hammond will
be there.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-04

We don't like to have June think
May was.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-04

The announcement of Senator Platts
intention to retire at the end of his
present term has already brought forth
numerous aspirants for his toga
Among those who are receiving men
Black, ex-Lieuptenant Governor Wood
ruff. Representative Fassett and E. H
Butler Of Buffalo. Secretary Root and
Secretary Cortelyou are also spoken
of, but very guardedIy.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-04

Wisconsin political circles as to who
will succeed former Congressman Bah
cock as national committeeman for
the state. Speaker Herman l. Ekern,
personal representative Of Senator La
Toilette and one of his principal or
though as yet he has made no active
bid for it. Alfred T. Rogers. law part
ner of Senator La Toilette, is also
spoken of.
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ALLIES CLAIM THEY
WILL DEFEAT TAFT

Continued from page ONE,
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WE SIGH AND SLAYER ABOUT
OUR SORROWS AND TROUBLES, BUT
THOSE WHOM FATE HAS REALLY
DEALT KNOCKOUT BLOW, SIMPLY
SLUMP DOWN INTO SILENCE AND
ARE STILL.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-04

A WANT AID WILL HELP YOU SELL
YOUR FURNITURE TO PRIVATE
BUYERS,
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r A n DO
THINGS AND FILINGS

The weather has been so Disgrace
full of late that even If you had the
heavy ones on you wouldn't be COM
Portable.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-04

Some of the most interesting politi-
cal contests of the year, involving the
governorship in two states and also
two seats in the United States senate,
will be brought to a close this week
by the state primaries in Georgia,
Iowa and Oregon.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-04

Read The Times and get the news.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-04

All the townships have had their
conventions now and have put full
tickets in the field.
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Office BuiIdinq Map.

ais $50 $40 $50 212 392 220 229
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-10-19
-FOUR HOUSES DESTROYED,

About 8 O'Clock this morning four un-
completed frame dwellings on Payne
street, between Princess and Ofonoco
belonging to Mr.. w. H. Peck, we're
found to be burning. An alarm was
sounded and the department was soon
on the scene and at work, but on &C.
count of the iuhsmmsble nature Of the
material with which the houses were
constructed and the fact that the tre
had sttsinly considerably Roadway, all
four of the structures we're practically
DESTROYED before the progress OF the
flames could be arrested. There Is
every reason to believe the houses we're
set on fire. Two had been almost COM
pleted. The houses were insured 10 the
Fairfax Mutual Insurance Company.
and in two companies represented by
Schneider and Slsymaker. During
the progress of the fire Chief
Pettey stepped upon a plank and had q
nsil forctd into bis foot. Engineer
Noble Smith, of the Columbia engine,
experienced considerable difficulty 10
extracting the nails. Mr. Peck furnish
ed the fremen With coffee after the IRE
had been subdued.
Mr.. Peck this morning gave Ohiei
Petty a check for $50 to be divided
equally among the members of the three
fire companies. He will tear down the
remSins OF the burned buildings and re-
build as soon as possible.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-10-19
POLICE COURT.

IJuslice H. B. Cation presiding.
The following cases we're disposed OF
this morning:
Charles Shepard, charged with being
drunk and disJrderly, forfeited bis col
lateral by failing to appear.
J. NJ. DsrtoD, ehsrged with similar
offenses, fOdeted his collateral by failing
to spper.
Alexander Boyle, cOlOred, charged
with ssssulting Mary Boles, Was dis
missed.
John Wade, charged with begging on
the street, was fined s..
JOS. Cox, Walter johnson, Hugh
Burke and Abe Taylor, all colored,
charged with disorierly conduct, were
fined IS.
Henry Dorau, colored, charged with
sssaulting Lewis Dudley, had his case
continued.
George Travis, Jennie Bell and Elise
Travis, all colored, charged With d'sor'
DERBY conduct, we're dismissed.
James Moseley, coored, charged with
asssulting Blanche Mosely, was fined
IS.
Epps Padgett and VIM. BenEette,
charged with being drunk on the street.
were fined IS each.
A man, charged with fighting, wa
missed, and another man, charged WIFE
q similar offense, forfeited his collateral
by failing to appear.
Lewis r. Schmidt, charged with de-
frauding an eating house, was fined 80
Harrison Butler, colOred, charged with
being drunk on the streets, was fined s.
NJ. Schultr Beef Company, charged
with conducting business on Sunday
was hned 81.
Mack Jameson, colored, charged will
breaking aud entering the house OF Inc
Holmes, colored, was dismissed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-10-19
Weather Probabilities.
WEDDING IN WIS IINGTON.

Mi. Anne w. A0sle5, daughter Of
MI Hsrre Craig Ausley. formerly of
this city, and Mr.. David Shelby Davis,
of Chicago, we're married Saturday si-
terooou ct FIVE o'clock in st. Thomas
E Episcopal Church, the rector, the Rev.
DR.. O. Ernest Smith, officiating. The
wedding was one Of the most beautiful
of the seis o. The chancel Was filled
with quantities Of palms and crest
clusters of white chrysaDthemums.
BuuchSs of snnuncistiou lilies and
chryssn lhemums. tied with white satin
ribbons, marked the psws reserved tor
the memntrs of the family. The BRIDE
was given ia marriage by her father
Sbe wore a gown of white crepe de chine
made directoire snd trimmed with white
chifln and ball trimming while the en-
tire gown was embroidered 10 3 Hover
design. She wore tulle veil aud
orange blossoms, aud carried shower
OF lilies of the valley and msiden-hair
fern. Mrs. Philip Harrison, OF New
York, an aunt, WAS mstron OF honor Her
gown WAS creation OF white
crepe de chine. She also wore large
white hat and carried a cluster OF white
cbryssnthemums. Miss Annie Neal,
of Huntsville, Ala, who was maid OF
honor, wore directoIre gown OF mes
saline satin and large white lace hat.
She carried cluster of white chryssnthe-
nuns. Mr.. Rodney Davis, OF Lout-
Vile. Ky, brother OF the groom, was
best mar, and the ushers we're Mr.. Louis
Middleton Ansley, brother OF the bride;
Mr.. Bobert Waight Fuller, Of Ale1sn.
dris; NJ Neal Bssseti, OF Chicago, and
Mr.. William Orr, Of Chicago.
A reception to the relatives and most
indmste friends followed at the family
residence, 1851 Nineteenth street. The
house wss decorated with palms, south
ern smilsx, snd punches OF white chry-
ssnthemums. Alter the reception Mr..
and Mrs. Davis left Washington on their
wedding trip, which will include tour
through Canada. After December 10
they will be at home at the Plaza Hotel,
Chicago.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-10-19
MAIL CLERK ARRESTED.

James M. Beacum, colored railway
mail clerk between Washington and
Goldsbcro, N. o, charged with ritiing a
letter containing three one dollar nYte',
Yesterday evening appeared before U: 3.
Commissioner r. P. W. Garrett and fur
nished surety 10 the sum Of $500 tor bis
appearance November 10 next. The
case of Bsscum will, 1t Is expected, be
tried before Judge Mcdowell, at Abing-
don. The alleged ofeuse occurred sew.
ersl weeks ago. Beacum was arrested
by Deputy Marshal Glover on Saturday
night, at Manassas, and wss brought to
this city where be was lodged 10 Jail till
Yesterday evening.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-10-19
PERSONAL.

Miss Jessie Armstrong, who spent sew
ersl days 10 Washington last week 81
the guest of Mrs. Beckett at her spaIt
mtnt in the Wyoming, has returned 10 bel
home In this city. =,
Among those who attended the dance
given at HyattsVllle, Md, last Friday,
was Miss Edith Kirk, OF this city.
Mr., Edmund ]. Burke, OF lBoston,
spept Yesterday with bic mother, Mfs'
j. W. Burke, in this city.
Mr.. Howard r. Bsyne, formerly OF
Richmond, and who has many friends
in this city, has been nominated for tne
state senate By the democrats of Rich-
mond county, N. Y. His nomination
has been received with enthusiasm and
his election is predicted.
Rev. Edmund ]. Lee, who Is In this
country on vacation after i've years
missionary work In Hsnkow, China,
will deliver an address on the work and
conditions in the orient tomorrow, Tues
day, October 20, In Christ Church at 9
p. m. The public Is cordially invited
to attend this meeting.
W. Y. Morgan, editor Of the North :
ern Neck News, of Warsaw, spent Sat
urdaY With friends 10 this city.
Miss Mollie Gentry Is guest OF Mrs.
w. A. Landlord In Charlottesville.
Miss Charlotte M. Blackburn left
Thursday for Gloucester county, where
she will be a bridesmaid the 29ih OF Oc-
tober at the wedding of Miss Evely q
Bird Lee and Mr.. Henry Edmonds
Hutchinson, Of Baltimore.
Mrs. John Downes, j., is the guest
of her father, Capt. Herbert Bryant.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Craig Bsllsgh an
nounce the marriage Of their daughter,
] Miss Edua Falls Ballsgh, toDr Andrew
Mac Farlane on Saturday, the twelfth OF
September last at Tokyo, Japan. DR..
and Mrs. Mac Farlane will be at home
at Albany, N. Y, after November 10th
next. Mrs. Ballsgb, mother OF the
bride, was formerly Miss Bessie Falls, Of
this city.
Mrs. Henry, of Morristown, n. j., is visit
ing her sister, MIS-. William J. DOOthS, ~:
Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett and Miss Leila Ben
nett, of Brandtford, Canada, and DR.. b. U;
! Bennett, of Washington, are guests OF Dr. ana
Mrs Lindsay.
Mrs, Frank T. King has invited the ladies
OF the several chapters, ". d. c., OF this city,
| to an informal reception tomorrow eyenlng
| from 4 10 6 o'clock in honor OF Mrs. +. A.
Wake, president of the Hope Maury Chap.
ter, of Norfolk, who is her guest at No. $40
| Prince street.
Mr.. C. w. Howell underwent an operation
at the Episcopal Throat, Eye and Ear Hos
pital, in Washington, last night for a mastoio'
| His cond ton is favorable aud a speedy con-
| vale soence is expected.
Mr.. and Mrs. John P. Steiner announce
| the approaching marriage Of their daughter,
| Miss Leila Tough Steiner, TO Mr.. Horace
| English, formerly of Leesburg, but now Of
| Washington The wedding will take place
| Wednesday next at the home OF the bride
ele t, 2O5 north Washington street: The cere'
| moqy will be performed by Rev. W. j. Nor
/ ton. of Christ Church. Owing to recent
death Of a relative Of Miss Steiner only the
| immediate families will be present.
| Miss Bessie Fl, Phillips, who has been tht
guest of Miss Mary Wilkinson, has returned
| TO her home in Rosslyn.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1908-10-19
REGATTA.

One of the largest and most success
fuI regattss ever held In this vicinity
took place yesterday on the Potomac,
under the auspices Of the Oorinthian
Yacht Club, Of Washington. There
were 81 boats In lipe. The parade pro-
ceeded down the river to this city, where
it was greeted by crowds on the whsrves,
and q delegation OF Alexandra yacht
men, who joined the feet, which pro-
ceeded to River View where a collation.
was served. It was 4 O'Clock when the
gun was fred for the trip home, and
son g of the vessels started at that time,
but others were comingin up to o clock.