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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-14
CHORAL SOCIETY
WORKING HARD
Christmas Exercises Being
Arranged by East Chi
cago Musicians.
Especial to THE TIMEs.)

East Chicago, Ind, Dec Il. - The
choral society of the East Chicago Con-
gregational church are working en-
ergetically towards the completion of
their cantata, which will be presented
to the public on next Wednesday even
ing. The proceeds of the entertainment
will be devoted to the uses of the
church and choir. The society expects
to clear a neat sum from their efforts.
The cantata is of sacred composition,
entitled 1.-The Coming of the King" by
Dudley Buck. Opening with the Noel
prelude, solos dealing with the birth of
Christ and his subsequent discovery by
the three wise men Will be rendered by
the choral society soloists and the gen.
eral chorus. Miss Townsend will rem
der the contralto solos, and James O.
Parks and Evan Lloyd are to sing the
tenor and bass solos. The choral so
ciety is one OF twenty five voices, all
well trained by the directress, Miss
Mary A Stone, who is also teacher oil
music in the East Chicago public
schools.
Following the rendition of the can
tata, a program of especial merit has
been prepared, at which both local ant
neighboring city talent will be in evil
dence Mrs. H L. Mccoy of Magour
avenue has consented to give severa
readings, as will also Miss Mary LIE.
Morrison of Whiting Miss Nelson O.
(, South Chicago, who is particularly vel
known throughout the Calumet region
will render some of her pleasing violi1
solos. while other musical numbers, vo
cal and instrumental. will be rendere,
| by East Chicagoans.
The program will be given in tn
Congregational church, corner OF On
Hundred and FORTHWITH and Magoul
| avenues, and an admission fee of 2
cents Will be charged.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-14
MAY Be Mr.. DAUGHERTY
Auditor Johnson Reported
to Be Ready to Make
Changes.
Especial to THE TIMEs.)

Crown Point Ind, Dec. IA report
circulated yesterday says that Charles
J. Daugherty, ev-sheriff of Lake coun-
ty, will be deputy auditor under Charles
A. Johnson's last regime. and that John
Wise is getting the hobbies on the of
fee of bailiff of the circuit court in
the event of a vacancy being caused by
the present incumbent getting the de-
putty sheriff's plum. Mr.. Daugherty
has had long experience in clerical and
matters pertaining TO the office work
of the courthouse and would be an ideal
man for the situation, and his many
friends would like to see him in the of
fee if he wants it. An unconfrmed
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-14

rumor. has 1t that Fred Furman, who
took an active part in the recent poll
teal campaign in Center township, has
been rewarded for his activities by get
ting the deputy sheriffship plum for
the central part of Lake county, TO be-
gin with the seating of Thomas Grant,
the present sheriff-elect. Fred is con-
versant with the duties and routine of
the office and If the rumor is true, will
no doubt fill the position favorably.
The report. although unofficial, has
gained wide ejaculation and is given
credence among those who are near
the firing line
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-14

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Yours truly.
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For sale by Kaufman & Wolf, Ham
mond, Ind.
Send for free illustrated booklet.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-14

Birth of Slavery in United States.
Slavery began in the United States
In 1919, when Dutch trading vessel
sold 20 negroes in Virginia.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-14

SoTN THE ARMY WHO HAVE TRIED
rMEs WANT ADS AND HAVE NOT
EOUND THEM WANTING.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-14
Luck and the Gambler.

Luck is another name for supersti-
ton. The whole betting mania Is
based on pure superstitious belief In
a blind chance that will somehow turn
and help fellow out some time. And
that's why the innocent victims keep
coming in a never-ending stream, beg
ging to be shorn. And verify, they are
not disappointed.
IF you ARE BUSY TRY TO FOR
GET LOT OF THINGS-AND RE-
MEMBER THE WANT ADS.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-01
kiumor
THEY RoPED HIM IN.
And Thereby the Business Man Was
Taught a Lesson.

And Thereby the Business Man Was
Taught a Lesson.
The business man who owns two
dogs made d sad mistake few days
ago. Every Sunday he takes the dogs
for a walk, and for fear that they may
go astray he fastens them together
with stout rope. The little dog, he
feels assured, will not lose the big dog
and heSbslquite positive that the big
dog wifi not lose the little one. OF
course. if the .hig dog takes 1t into his
I 'mhsslve head that he wants to go I'm
a certain direction he is pretty apt
to have his way. Luckily he is AN
easily persuaded animal and the little
dog by the exercise of some diplomacy
gets fully as much fun out OF these
promenades as the big fellow.
Well, all three of the friends were
out walking Sunday, the two dogs and
the master, and the dogs were some
distance ahead. The snow was drift
ed deep In places, and the master de.
termined to turn and go back. He
whlstled for the dogs.
The big dog whlrled around. He saw
his master had stopped and instantly
came full tilt toward him. The small
dog was taken by surprise and for a
few moments could not regain his
footing. When he did he put In some
tall running. They came down on the
master at stiff gallop.
As they approached their speed in
creased, the little dog at the end Of the
rope running for dear life. Just as
they reached the master they sepa.
rated, the little dog going around him
to the right md the big dog 70 the left
the six feet of stout rope held taut' be.
tween them.
| When the master gathered himself
ont Of the snowdrift and blew the
/ fakes from his mouth and dug them
from his ears and Rescued his hat and
brushed Off little of the more sticky
mass he started for home with one
shlyering hand grasping the rope, the
dogs demurely trotting along on either
side
Hereafter he Will either shorten the
rope or else get behind n convenient
tree the next time he whistles. .-Cleve
land Plain Dealer
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-01
LADY, Randolnh,s Rsnartas.

Lady Randolph has a sense OF hu.
NOR, or perhaps ! should say wit, as
eXempified in u short passage at arms
with Bernard Shaw. she wrote a po-
lite note 10 that gentleman asking him
If he would come to luncheon party,
to which he curtly replied:
"Certainly not. What have ! done to
provoke such an attack upon my well
known habit?"
To which she answered:
"Know nothing of your habits. Hope
they are not as bad as your manners"
To this telegram Mr. Shaw wrote n
long letter eXcusing himself on the
ground that he did not eat the unfor-
tunate dead animals and things" that
were usually provided for luncheons.
AS one always expects Mr.. Shaw to be
amusing. even at the expense of polite
ness, one is seldom disappointed. Put
MANS Magazine.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-01
The shor,ness of LIE.

What always strikes one 50 forcibly
Is, think. the shortness OF human
life compared with other works of ma.
ture. The longest life-how short II
Is! And half of 1t one can hardly call
life, being spent In sleep, which Is not
real existence.
A French preacher heard once
brought the shortness of life strongly
before me by relating In his sermon
how saint In olden days, wishing To
impress on himself the rapldlty of
life's race when he came to years of
discretion, placed eighty marbles in a
glass jar, each marble TO represent a
year of human life, taking eighty years
as an outside limit very far exceeding
that, Then, taking another glass Jar.
from the first one he took the number
of marbles representing the years he
had already passed and placed them
in the empty jar and then year by
year extracted a marble from the 9th.
er till, more rapidly than he could
have dreamed, the two jars contained
forty marbles each. Then still more
swiftly did each year seem to speed
away, and what had 50 short Il time
before been the full jar became the
nearly empty one till three, two aud
then only one marble remained. aud
life, which had looked so long nt start.
Ing had swiftly and silently melted
away.--C de Ia War;.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-01

An entertainment that every
American should see play that
should be produced in every town, viii
lage and hamlet of the country, will
be produced at the Grand Thursday
evening.
This Is Benjamin Chapn's ''Lln-
coin at the White House''-a play
that has met with universal favor,
and has more than pleased every per-
son who has seen IL. It seldom hap
pens that any play makes so power
ful an appeal to the IIblic mind, and
is, at the same time, so popular with
every class of theatre-goers Mr.,
Chaplin has realized Abraham Lincoln
as he was. 1t was not necessary 10
idealize the character, but il was a
difficult task TO picture the many
varying phases of the man as he liv
ed and walked and spoke, and in
every possible way-physical, mental
and moral, prove him a Titan among
men. In other words, Mr., Chaplin has
completely realized Abraham Lincoln
for the purpose Of dramatic portrait
Ire.
There is something in this play for
everybody. who attends the theatre
for the student of history, for the
patriot, for the Veteran of the war,
be he from the North or from the
South for the lover, for the man OF
the wogld and for.,the boys and girls
win find. this the best opportunity
for studgins and knowing the SIM
plicity, Strength and beauty OF char
acter ofsthe' Martyr President Here
is an opportunity TO laugh and to
cry, TO he worried over the. trials of
Lincoln, to be distressed over the
griefs of the nation and to be amused
at the wholesome, homely, kindly
wit which made the personality o
Abraham Lincoln absolutely unique
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-01
See Your Heart Beat,

1t may be comforting or otherwise 10
o man TO have n cinemntograph repro
duction of his heart beats. but he can
have II If he wishes, thanks to a
Dutchman's clevcrness This Is how 1t
is worked First find your heart Place
against 1t n stethoscope. This will In,
tenslfy the beating and move an oscil.
lator. This in its turn has its move
ments photographed on film. and
there YOU are! 1t would be invaluable
as applied to n witness In the box, so
that the jury could see what was GO
Ing on when the cross examination be.
came very hot.--Modern Society.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-01
Parsimonious.

"Never mind" say the lawyers TO the
malefactor Of great wealth after the
jury has found him guilty and the
judge has pronounced sentence upon
him In scathing wOrds--"never mind
we can take an appeal in this case,
and II 1t goes against MS In the court
of appeals we can get writ of error
and II habeas corpus and mandamus
and an Injunction and so on until''--
Excuse me, gentlemen" says the
malefactor of great wealth. II have
concluded to pay my fine and serve my
sentence. ! figure that your fees would
be n great deal more than my time and
money to pay the penalty are worth"
"Stingy"' hiss the lawyers. filing out
and thinking bitter thoughts about the
economical traits that have enabled
their client to build up his fortune. -
Chicago Post.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-01
clever Little Stories.

II was on an Atlantic liner. The
clergyman had been compelled 10
share his stateroom with another man.
After a WHILE" explained the min
lister, Il began to worry about some
~yaluables | had with me, and at last
| took them to the purser, saying, 1
should like to explain to you that |
am much pleased with my fellow pas
senger That is, | find him a gentle-
man in every respect, and | wouldn't
have you think that-that il. l
wouldn't have you think that my COM
ing to you with these valuables is TO
be taken-er-er-as any reflection on
him The purser interrupted me with
a broad smile and said, oh, it's all
right, sir; your friend has come to
me with some valuables of his own,
and he said precisely the same things
about yourself!'"
A middle-aged Japanese and a JAu-
anese boy stood before steamship Of
fiCe regarding the globe that revolVed
In the window. do you mean to
tell me, said the boy. that the world
is as round as that?" 81 do" the man
answered. Then Said the boy, Il
can't understand why the people on the
other side don't fall Off" The man
sncered You fatigue me-" he said.
wearily. We'll, why is it?" the boy
persisted Heaven" the man answer
ed, has given those people common
sense, and they hold on"
She was gathering statistics for a
temperance society publication. Talk
ing to a drayman she asked: well.
now, please tell me how many glasses
of beer you drink during the course OF
a day." The man took his hat on and
scratched his head. well, num-"
he replied, II don't know as 'ow |
can rightly tell you. Some days | 'as
about thirty, but"-brightening up
ION the other and, some days l a.
quite a lot"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-01
ereenouah Statue Goes esaaina.

The Rev. Edward Anderson of Pres
ident's Hin, Quincy. has come into pos
session OF statue by II. s. Gree
nough. the Boston sculptor, which lie
has sought in vain TO present TO the
Boston Museum of Fine Arts. the Pub
lie library and other institutions. This
statue is the artists conception OF
Christ Awakening In the Tomb" The
statue Is now packed away In u store
room of the Boston Public library,
and its possessor Is endeavoring to
find some institution or even cemetery
that will accept II. Mr.. Greenough
made this statue TO be placed over the
Tribune.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-01
SEIZED HIS CHANCE.
The incident That First Brought Fame
to Mr. Asquith.

The Incident That First Brought Fame
to Mr.. Asquith.
The Right Hon. II. II. Asqulth. now
prime minister of Great Britain, was
bound to distinguish himself sooner or
later, even though he first became
noted through what seemed mere
chance. Mr.. Stead In the Review Of
Reviews tells of this piece of luck"
which paved the way to fortune.
Mr.. Asquith was the junior counsel
to Sir Charles Russell, afterward
lord chief justice as Lord Russell OF
Killowen, In the famous Parnell com
mission. For nine months he was
immersed In the intricacies of that
celebrated case. One day while snatch
ing a hasty lunch Sir Charles told AS
quith that he would have to cross ex-
anime the next witness.
"This is most absurd exclaimed the
.astonished junior. mir. Macdonald is
the next witness, and he is one OF the
most important. OF course you viii
cross examine hlmr a
mo" replied Sir Charles; II am
tired. You will do II well enough"
II was no use to protest. Asquith
was dlsmayed. lie was totally unpre-
pared. Macdonald was supposed to
be a shrewd, intelligent Scotchman who
would prove more than a match for
the ablest cross examiner.
When Mr.. Asquith rose In the court
he was at his wits end. BY good for.
tune he put a question which was an
swered by the witness in supremely
silly fashion. Mr.. Asquith saw at
once that he could play his fish with
good results. He did so, and the
process was one of the most brilliant
displays of skill ever witnessed ut the
bar. Poor Mr.. Macdonald was turned
inside out and held up to a scoffing
world, from which lie gained the title
of Simple Simon. ..'
Mr.. Asquith that day established a
reputation throughout the nation. He
had seized his chance and made use of
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-01
An Observatory For the Public.

The only genuine public observatory
In the world is at Zurich, Switzerland
1t is open every evening to the public
and during the past six months was
visited by no fewer than $4,000 people
The telescope, which is mounted In an
entirely new and ingenious way, is
seventeen feet six inches long and
weighs fourteen tons. Its object glass
Is twelve inches In diameter, Attached
to the instrument is projecting
screen. upon which objects In the
heavens are thrown for the benefit OF
those waiting to get peep through
the telescope itself.-Popular Mechan.
les. ...
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-01
TOMMY ATKINS, rRousLss
Reason Why England Finds II Dim
cult 10 Get Recruits.

'In cold weather the coal supplies
for each room for the week rarely
lasts half that time, and 1t becomes
necessary for the men to buy coal fof
the rest of the week out of their own
pockets. In food, clothing and almost
everything else the free issue is far
too small. To provide tea, sugar,
milk, butter, vegetables and other lux
uries the, soldier is allowed pence
(6 cents) a day. The greater part OF
mans pay is swallowed up by the
purchase of food. In addition to this.
the soldier has to pay out Of his own
pocket for the keeping up of his kit
as well as for all the necessary arr
ticles used for cleaning It, such as
backing, pipe clay brass polish and,
In the case of cavalry, saddle soap and
burnisheTs. Then there are innumer-
able other charges put upon him.
when a soldier first joins the SER
wise he is supplied with free issue
Of everything, including tiny piece
of SOAP which, like the greater portion
Of his kit, is supposed to last him his
seven years, or twenty-one years, IL
he extends his service. The same re-
mark applies to his socks, undercloth-
ing, and all his small kit while his
uniform and boots are supposed to last
two years, and all repairs have to be
betrayed out OF his own pocket How
ever careful a man may be, 1t Is inn
possible for him to make such things
as socks and shirts last for seven
years.
Another evil is the scarcity OF
eating utensils. Rarely is there a
plate and basin for every man. Many
a recruit, after leaving q comfortable
home, has found himself sitting down
to breakfast at a table where there
are twenty-five or thirty men With half
dozen basins between them. Cups
and saucers are not known. Nor Is II
at all an uncommon thing TO see two
men eating their dinners of the sama
plate, or even off the bare table itself.
For the most part. meals are eaten In
| shirt sleeves with hats on, while in
every room a few men will be short
| Of knives and forks. for which, as sub
stitutes, they use their fingers, old
razors and pocket knives.
Most disgusting are the uses to
which bedding is put. Whenever any
equip is to be drawn from stores
1t is always carried in blankets of
the beds. Then, previous 10 all in
spections Of barrack rooms by the
commanding officer, the floors are
scrubbed, after which, to keep them
clean until they are dry, and the COM
manding officer has been round, It is
customary TO spreak blankets over
them. In wet weather the blankets
get into a fearful condition by being
trampled on by men coming in and out
Of the mud and stables. The same
blankets are used for drawing rations.
The regiment that has it's blankets
washed once in six months is the ex-
ception."
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-01

The favorable impression created by
Mr. Daniel sully in his Idaho comedy
drama, The Matchmaker has more
than justifrled Manager Sullivan in
securing the natural actor for an en-
gagement in this city. Mn Sully and
his excellent company will be Seen at
the Grand Tuesday evening and from
the present indications it is likely that
he will play to a crowded house
"Thc Matchmaker" as play scor-
ed one of the most pronounced sue
cesses in the theatrical history when
first presented, and the critics with
out exception have termed it one OF
the biggest hits of the season.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-01

Two of the most eminent anthropol-
ogists of Germany, Professors Loe-
wenfeld and Eyerich, have been exam
lining into the prevailing belief that
a large skull and heavy brain are In
dications of superior intellectual pow
er, and find absolutely nothing in sup
port OF this tradition. They have
based their Investigations on careful
studies of 935 soldiers OF the ordinary
class 800 one-year volunteers, gentle
mems sons of superior education; 3l2
pupils of national schools, and 207 ex-
aminations of brains OF the dead.
There were weakly endowed natures
with fine brain capacity; on the other
hand some of the brightest of the one
year volunteers had heads rather less
than the normal size. No matter what
way they went to work to get results
in favor of their earlier Impressions,
they were confronted with defeat No
such rule can be said to exist II is
as irregular and as unscientitic to say
that a big-brained or bigheaded man
is intellectual as to say that he Is tall
or short or addicted to any particular
habit-Modern Society.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-01
InflammatOry Rheumatism Cured In
Three Days,

Morton l.. Hill, or Lebanon. Ind,
says: MY wife had lnflammatOry
Rheumatism In every muscle and
joint; her suffering was terrible and
her body and face were swollen al
most beyond recognition, had been
n bed for six weeks and had eight
physicians, but received no beneflt
until she tried DR.. Detchon's Relief
or Rheumatism II gave immedl-
te relief and she was able to walk
bout IN three days. am sure ii
Fayed her life" tl''
Sold By The Dumble Pharmacy
Druggist. Opposite Kerr House.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-01
What Pat Said.

a woman fell from ferryboat
crossing over to Camden the other
day, and a poor Irishman sprang over
and rescued her. When she was safe
ly landed on the deck her husband,
who had been a calm spectator OF the
accident, handed the brave fellow n
quarter.
Some Of the bystanders expressing
their indignation, Pat said "Arrah,
don't blame the gentleman-he knows
best. Perhaps If hadn't saved her
he'd have given me dollar"
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-01
The TaIlest Actress.

The distinction OF being the tallest
actress belongs to Miss Irene Smith.
who plays La Bebe Bax IN the new
Drury Lane drama. She stands elk
feet one and one-half inches In her
stockings. 1t seems somewhat incon-
gruous that she should wear high
heels, her hair brushed high over a
pad and a high hat In order to give n
greater impression Of height. This is,
however, what she does so as to real
lie the description Of being six feet
four inches in height, In accordance
with the design of the authors-Lon,
don Tlt-Bits.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-01
Uninportant.
-Brownlng's Magazine,

The captain of certain yacht had
eyinced an anxiety touching II mishap
to the craft that at once attracted the
attention of fair passenger on board.
whats HE trouble, captainF asked
she. al
"The fact Is, ma'am," was the re-
sponse, "our rudder's broken"
"Oh. shouldn't worry about that"
said the lady. Being under the water
nearly all the time, no one win notice
chat it's gone "--IIarpers Weekly,
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-01
leprosy In a Cow,

A COW has been found apparently
suffering from leprosy, Her ears were
quite bloodless and were cut off inch
by inch without hurting her, The pos
sibility Of milk being consumed by hui
man beings from leprous COW is ter
rible to think of,-Natal Afrikander.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-01
Couldn't stop rpIklnn.

Now, what are you going to do
with that machine" asks the lady Of
the photographer, to whom she had
been talking continuously since she
came into the studio.
Pardon me, madam" replies the
artist, "but the only way | can get
yorr photograph ana have a likeness
Is io'takR u moving picture."- Chicago
Post
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-12-01

SWELL" said MIR Staylate for the
fourth time. Il must be going"
'What queer delusion! replied
Miss Patience Come. You're really
quite stationary y"-Philadelphla Press