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The Meeker herald., 1908-03-14
WHITE HOUSE GROUNDS
GUARDED BY MAD BULLS

UAsHINGTON.-In the absence Of
W President Roosevelt In the cane
brake and with pete" the bull dog
ssQuestered on surgeon-G General Rig
ey's farm. the white house grounds
have not been left unguarded. A
couple of bulls-not bull dogs. but
real bovine bulls-have taken upon
themselves the task. formerly 20 well
discharged by pete" Of seeing. that
the grounds arc unprofaned by unde-
sirable citizens. mollycoddles or milk
sops.
Since the president and Pete went
away newspaper men, mollycoddles
and the criminal rich have roamed the
White house grounds with impunity.
Undesirable citizens have shown =
tendency to stand on the walks and
bark At the white house, and neither
slippers" the six-toed cat, nor Quen.
tin Roosevelts snakes have proved
equal to the task Of preserving the
requisite calm.
How the two patriotic bulls dis
covered the state of things and decid-
cd that 1t was up to them to rectify
It will never be known. It IL = fact.
however. that early the other morn
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n HE fascination Of Washington a.

r HE fascination Of Washington ~ .
] place Of residence especially to
those who have tasted the delights Of
ofhcial life, Is once more illustrated
by the announcement that Mrs. John
q. Reyburn. wife Of the recently elect
cd mayor Of Philadelphia, will con-
tinue her home at the national capital.
Notwithstanding her husbands posi-
ton rs the municipal chief Of the city
Of Brotherly Love.
Quite another type Of woman seek
ing a residence In Washington ~ re-
lief from q less satisfying city IL Mrs.
Thomas F. Ryan, wife of New York's
great financier, who last season
bought and furnished the former resi-
dence Of the late Mrs. Harriet Lane
Johnston with . view to passing her
winters In Washington. Right In the
heart of the smartest residence $50
don with Representative and Mrs.
Longworth a. her immediate neigh
bors, Mrs.. Ryan lives entirely apart
from the social world. but thoroughly
sa3oying Washington. her new home
and the society Of her husband and
children who coms and % bstwssn
New York and Virginia with happy
uoooocsrn for distance or e1DeoDA
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Ua&t u fmHhann Be
Uraimpn?
BY ELNA.

training a only finish off the good work
mothers sisters friends of early manhood Women have
great perform their friendship with and the plan
among teaching hearhug pet of the
greatest to the happiness Of home mankind and home They
like men, the dear hngbut there to be these
extreme factions the OF the present goes
screaming superiority the other trying
to rob of their manhood by converting them into apo This
tendency if it understood the result Of the best instinct
woman-he maternal instinct but diverted from the natural
channel have something to love- She is not half
being loving cannot understand
point utterly spoiled by attentions which bestowed
upon him.
taught take much delight in doing these little
things feels naturally her duty therefore, unset
sh ANIMAL sacrifice in this respect her pleasure to his for the moral
effect which such pose the character Of the is serious
matter
training period during the months Of
gagmen The painful fact must repeated that change
notceably marriage than If the matter studied
ousy would found libel True the husbands sometimes
bring the flowers and the hundred little couees that
life months but that matter OF training
change graver FORM She negc her personal
appearance studies husbands character from wholly different
point before marriage and him for the
things perfectly before but which
That esdames the time when nothing should be
is then bathing the world and
suggest of character which do not please and ten
you will succeed in reforming the brute that he develops into
delightful husband Instead of this love to be loved by
Henry what dear Henry does but
difference after marriage Henry he dreamed
object this and that and mesdae have concealed
your objection all through the time Of bound
duty conceal it all the rest of your lifel
Every reasonable woman falling
attentions they after all merely Symbols but the
opinion concerning principle Of life firmly estab
habit has to do with temperament and compatibility and
uhoud clearly dealt with before the fatal knot tied
believe exaggeraton that out OF ten the
quars life
the wfe dappova OF trait Of character habit
which should have been dealt with duaz the period Of sngagsnt
The Meeker herald., 1908-03-14
ACT OF "DRYs" MAY
ElaBARRAss ROOSEVELT

TT congress at the coming session
i prohibits the manufacture and
sale of alcoholic liquors in the District
of Columbia, as now seems probable,
President Roosevelt will be in an en-
barrassing position-the prohibition
lists say between the devil and the
deep sea-"
For tactical reasons the prohibi-
tionists will tack their bill to an ap-
preparation measure so as to assure
its passage. When such an appropria-
ton bill comes befor the president
he will have to decide. first, whether
he can afford to jeopardize the inter
ests Of the branch of the government
for which the appropriation ID pro-
posed, by vetoing the whole bill In
order to get rid of the liquor devil"
clause.
II he decides he cannot afford to
interpose q veto he will have to de-
eide whether he shall obey It and
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PLEDGE TO WIFE KEEPS
TEDDY FROM THIRD TERM

IL determined to shield Ethel from the
publicity that came to Alice Roosevelt
and she would prefer that the former
girl walt until the family should b
established in private life. Still shs
realizes what 1t 10 for young girl to
make her social bow in the white
house, and for that reason she will
grant to Ethel Just three months a. .
social grown-up.
Mrs. Roosevelt from the first hour
Of the presidents incumbency has
been solicitous about its effect ON her
children. Often she has pleaded with
persons not to spoil the children and
has exerted all her influence to keep
all their doings out Of print.
It IL likely Miss Roosevelt will
spend the two years after she leaves
Washington in travelling abroad and
studying music and languages. She
will not be IS until the summer Of
1909,
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WOMEN have changed the faces Of
w empires, and why should not .
woman have strong voice In saying
whether such and such . man shoxId
rule the republic Of so-and-sof
Capital gossips assert Theodore
Roosevelt will keep his promise not
to run again for the presidency, and
in that retirement he will be fulfilling
not merely his promise to the people
but his pledge to his wife.
Mrs. Roosevelt has informed exceed
ingly close friends that her husband
and she long ago decided that, purely
- family affair. mot = political one,
they and theirs would leave the whita
house on March 4. 1909.
It 10 said that Mrs. Roosevelt re-
luctantly consented to introduce her
young daughter Ethel to Washington
society. probably in Christmas week
Of 1908.
Mrs. Roosevelt. says the confidants.
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paid admirable tenery with his life In the entire history Of
humanity other discovery has excited enthusiasm equal to the
Montgfer At least according the annals OF the tme
engraving songs enthusiasm have frenzy
suppose that aerial navigation will replace maritime
navigation fetched and promises to be lux
mode Of ocomotion We do not applied to the bulky trade
transport but already divine that aerial will
that they will choose by preference the of the
pure and perfumed air They will visit either the the
aerial navigation depends the air ITSELF just like fish
will evolve the atmosphere and
the breaae atmosphere practical for balloons
does not extend but miles above the surface of
the maximum Our neghbo the than 200 700 miles
away distant Mars 100000 and the nearest
O00OOO Let insist Aerial navigation has
connection with intersidereal voyages.
Other dreams of the eighteenth century And first Of ALL
that Of the of national boundaries that last vege Of feuda
ism Aerial navigation will bring into usage general world
line We could dream Of marking frontier with captive balloons
They flying
The difficulty Of regulating the inevitably will lead toward
of frontiers Frontiers compatible with Of
dimensions with measurable but with the
freedom of space when by balloon
from Paris Cologne soldiers horse cried Belgian at the
top Of their lungs "Genlemen pape Our only to
throw sack Of ballast at their heads and to make leap Of half mile
into another canton.
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Women generally lack
the sense Of proportion
and do not make consist
ent martyrs. They DELHI
erately teach a man a bad
habit, and then nag him
for exercising it. A good
husband is simply a mat
ter of training, but it is
not the wife who does
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Atrahip Whlttrrattt1g Nattunal
Rn1ntnary Ett1ra
By CAMILLE fLAr1r1ARIoN.

HE time that found myself waited through the air by an
my soul sang like that Of Pare de Roze and OF
the marquis Of Aande heroes Of the first aerial in
September 1888 King Louis XVI had granted authorize
ton Of this experiment only the condition that it be at
tsmped condemned to DEATH The ardent Piatre
was indignant the thought that ve criminals should have
the first glory of being elevated in the air. he conjured
he duplicated and succeeded in making the first ascension
~ he
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-10
TOLESTON.

], ]. STAFF Of Frankfort, ILL.,, spent
Sunday with friends here.
Miss Ignota Phillips and Gerald Phil
lips are spending a few days with rela-
tives in Warsaw, Ind.
Fred Johnson of Wisconsin is the
guest of friends here for a few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. Wartena visited
in Hammond Monday evening.
Theodore Kosche was a Chicago Wis
itor Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. J. Neff spent Sunday
in Chicagn.
Mrs. Sweeting and daughter, Ger
trude, of Hobart, visited in town Mon
day.
Mrs. George Hansen was Hommand
shopper Monday.
Miss Genevieve Gibson visited in
Hammodn Monday.
Mesdames S. b Stewart and T. Hew-
lit, visited in Gary Monday afternoon.
Miss Caroline Kpiewitz was the
guest of friends in South Chicago last
evening.
Misses Helen Sandstrum and Hattie
Kurtt. visited friends in Hobart Mon
day morning.
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ROBERTSDALE.

All work on the Slavish Lutheran
church on Atchison avenue, was fin
ished Monday and the members are
busy making arrangements for the
dedication which is to take place Sun
day.
MISS Katie Connels is entertaining
her cousin from Chicago.
Mr. and Mrs. william Rought and
children visited the formers parents
in Windsor Park yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Raff1es entertained
number of friends at their home in
Roberts avenue last evening.
Miss Rose Smith visited friends in
Chicago Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Pinks visited the
latter's sister, Mrs. Hentz in Chicago
Monday.
Don't forget the ice cream social to
be given tomorrow evening by the Ger
man Evangelical church on Mr.. Miller
lawn, corner of One Hundred and Eigh-
teenth street and La Porte avenue.
Dr. Kohr left yesterday for a short
business trip to Danville. ILL.,
Mrs. Andrew Stack is quite i'll at her
home in Lincoln avenue.
Miss RIGA Water of Cleveland avenue
left Monday evening for California,
where she will spend the summer Wis
iting relatives
Mrs. Robert Atchison and son, Yer
non, attended the Woodmen's Memorial
services in Oak Hill cemetery Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Schaaf jr, have
leased their beautiful home in Roberts
avenue to E. S. Davis Of Chicago, and
will leave today for their summer home
| in LaPorte, Ind.
Mesdames Herman Theissen and Will
jam Balm spent Monday shopping in
Chicago.
Misses Anna Dohreey, Ruth Jewett
and Margaret Boland were White City
visitors yesterday.
A number of Robertsdale ladies at
tended the Eastern Star ladge in Whit
=! ing last evening.
An elaborate luncheon was given
the teachers of the Franklin school and
superintendent McDaniels of Hammond
Monday in the school building by the
graduating class Of '0S. The class had
prepared a host of good things to eat
which were thoroughly enjoyed by
/ those present.
Ed MILO spent the week end at his
summer home, Maplewood Island, in
Krocker, Ind.
Mrs. John Wichorst was a South Chi
cago visitor Monday.
John Blaul of Roberts avenue trans
acted business in Frand Crossing today
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GRIFFITH.

G. B. Butts of Iowa. was visiting
with his aunt, Mrs. B. B. Potter, over
Sunday.
Charles Luthman of Hammond was
Griffith visitor Sunday.
A number of our people attended the
high school commencement exercises at
Hammond last evening.
Mrs Eff1e Ellis and Mr.. and Mrs.
Leslie Bennett are guests at the home
of L. A. Southworth for a few days.
The B. B. Potter company is in
stalling large new cupola furnace
in their foundry which will greatly in
crease their capacity Tor the making
of iron castings. Also a large new
corer oven is under construction and
other improvements are being made to
take care of theif rapidly increasing
business.
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LOWELL.

Mr. and Mrs. Peter Berleen and lit
tie daughter, Of near Crown Point, was
In Lowell Tuesday afternoon visiting
friends and looking after his property.
Mrs. A. D. Palmer has returned from
ten days visit with her sons in Chi
cago, East Chicago and Hammond.
Andrew Baird, one of Eagle Creek
townships substantial farmers, is re-
ported quite feeble.
William Newkirk has the material
on the ground and is tearing down his
old barn to build a new one on his farm
east of Lowell The new one will be
of the most modern design. 1t will
be 62x36 and % feet high. The lower
part for eight feet will be made Of
cement blocks and when done will add
greatly to the appearance of his al
ready beautiful farm property.
Miss Revere Crull, of Valparaiso, is
enjoying a two weeks vacation at the
home of ]. J. McCaun.
Mrs Lewis McNay is in receipt of a
letter of recent date from her brother,
Allie Hill, who is located in Durango,
Colo. A few extracts in is says they
are still having a very cold backward
spring, and at the present time are
experiencing a bad drouth, the water
basins and streams going dry and that
the stock is suffering, he being COM
PEELED to pump water daily for over
three hundred head.
The early cherries are beginning to
take on their red rosy cheeks Owing
to the hard freeze just as they had
got in the bud, will cut the crop short
to what it would have been had not
the freeze come.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-06-10
JUNIORS GIVE A PARTY
East Chicago the Scene of a
Pretty Social Event
Last Night.
Especial to THE T1MEs).

East Chicago, Ind, June 10.-The
juniors of the East Chicago high
school gave a reception to the mem
bers of the graduating class last even
ing at the Harrison building. Room
three was tastefully decorated for the
affair, the colors of the graduating
class geing especially in evidence. The
members of the two classes, with mem
bers of the faculty, met early and af-
ter a period of social chat seated them
selves at the table, where they were
served with the following menu:
First course-Fruit salad. cheese
straws.
ed potatoes, stuffed eggs, bread and
butter. olives
Third course-New York ice cream,
peanuts, coffee.
The Ladies' Social Union of the NJ.
E. church being caterers.
After the tables We're cleared Prin-
cipal J. E. Newell as POSTMASTER took
charge and the following program was
rendered:
Piano Solo. -. Miss Williams, '09
Address of Welcome. 80.
.......... Miss F1ossie Pickard, '09
Response. 1900. Miss Leli Mercer, '08
Friends. .... Miss Mabel Van Kleek
Vocal Solo. Miss May Stone
Things in General" John Stephens, '0S
Excuses" ........ Supt. E. n Canine
Don't Monkey With the Joiner" -.
...,:.... Mr.. Hutton
Aud Lang Syne" .................
At at late hour guests and hosts de-
parted and another event of commence
ment week was past.
The members of the Gloss of 800 are
to be congratulated upon the success
Of the evening.
Everything was we'll arranged and
no detail that might add to the pleas
| ure Of the evening was omitted.
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OF MISS
FREEL LAID AWAY
Many Friends Attend Ser
vices in Sacred Heart
Church.
WAS ILL ONLY TWO WEEKS
With Her Sister She Had Been En-.
gagged in the Millinery Bust
ness in South Chicago.

Whiting, June 1o.-The funeral of
Miss Elizabeth Freel was held from the
Sacred Heart church yesterday morning
at a. m, when high mass was cell
ebrated by Rev. John B. Berg
The services were attended by a
large number of the friends of the de-
ceased and of the family and many
followed the remains to their last rest
ing place in Greenwood cemetery, in
Hammond
Miss Freel was a resident of this city
for a number of years, and was one
Of our most popular and estimable
young ladies. She was also well and
favorably known in South Chicago,
where she and her sister, Miss Jennie
Freel have been engaged in the mil
llinery business in Ninety street.
near Houston avenue, for number of
Years.
Her illness lasted only for a period
of two weeks and at first was not at
all thought to be serious. Upon con-
sultation with specialists it was found
that there were little hopes of her re-
covery. An operation was performed
but to no avail and she passed away
in Chicago, Saturday morning, June 6
at 8 a. m.
The remains were brought to her
home in One Hundred and Ninteenth
street, Saturday afternoon, where held
until the funeral yesterday.
Elizabeth Freel was the third Oldest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Freel
and was at the time of her death thirty
five years of age. She is survived by
her parents, four sisters, Mrs. Chas
Fitzgerald, Misses Jennie and Agne.
Freel, Mrs. Pat Kern, and one brother
John Freel, who is at present in Pana
ma.
The family have the sympathy of TIL
entire community in their bereavement
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Miss Florence S. Wing, librarian Of
the public library, will leave Saturday
June TO- for her home in Lacrosse, Wis.
After spending Sunday with her mother
she will leave for Lake Minnetonko,
Mimi, to attend the annual convention
of the American Library association,
which will be held June 1929.
DR.. E. NJ Wells has left for his an
nual vacation and will be gone until
June IT.
Prof. George NJ. Bauer was Fort
Sheridan. ILL.,. visitor.
Llewlyn Griffith is suffering from a
badly bruised side as the result of fall
ing while roller skating at Heintz' 8
rink.
Messrs Clinton C. Carr. Fred squires,
Charles Kleiber and ]. J. Stewart, were
Hammond visitors Monday night.
Verne Eaton has returned to work
at Gary after a seige of typhoid fever.
Mrs. George W. Jones attended the
meeting of the Womens Relief Corps
in Hammond Monday night.
Mrs Enola Payne of Hammond trans
acted business here yesterday.
Alvin Bumhour of Alton, ILL.,, is here
spending a few days with friends and
relatives.
Miss Elizabeth Emmel of One Hun
dred and nineteenth street has gone tc
Alton, ILL.,, for the benefit of her health
Miss Emmel expects to be gone about
two months and will spend the time
with her brothers Fred and Leonard
Emmeu.
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ST. JOHN.

Joseph NJ. Gerlach made a business
trip to the southern part of the county
yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dewes returned
from Chicago Monday evening.
Ben Hilbrich left for Hammond yes
etrday where he is making improve
ments on his property.
Misses Rose and Cecilia Ludwig are
visiting relatives in Chicago.
Christ Piepho of Hanover Prairie
transacted business here yesterday.
Miss Nora Booker returned from
Cedar Lake Monday where she visited
her sister, Miss Verona Blocker.
Peter Weingart has improved rap
idly and rests easily since he had his
broken leg reset some time ago.
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MERRIILVIILE.

The NJ E. church has been newly
decorated and presents a fine appear
ance.
Mrs. Della Dutton Is recovering from
a severe attack of pneumonia.
Mrs. Perry Goodrich has returned
from Hobart where she visited her sis
ter, Mrs. Charles Olds.
Dot Arnold. who has been visiting
at Lake Station, with her uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Storms. has returned
home.
Mamie Pierce made n business trip
to South Chicago yesterday.
Drs. Tillitson AID Blitz, accompanied
by their wives, made the trip fromo
Michigan City to Crown Pcint in their
autos yesterday They made a short
top in Merrillville. DR. Tillitson was
born and raised in Merrillville.
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AGE NO BAR
Everybody in Hammond is
Eligible.

Old people stopped with suffering.
Middle age. courageously lighting,
Youth protesting impatiently.
Children, unable to explain:
All in misery from their kidneys.
Only a little backache first.
Comes when you catch a cold.
Or when you strain the back.
Many complications follow.
Urinary disorders, diabetes, Brights
disease.
Doanis Kidney Pills cure bachache.
Cure every form of kidney ills.
Mrs. D. B. Hunt, of 265 Fayette street,
Hammond, Ind, says: "Doan's Kid
ney Pills are a fine remedy and one
that should be in every home. We
have kept them IN the house ever since
their value was first demonstrated to
u.s. My lissle girl was the first to use
them. We gave them to her as her
bladder and kidneys were so weak that
she could not control the secretions.
especially at night. She was greatly
run down in health and became weak.
puny, and nervous. Doan's Kidney
Pills, procured at Bicknell & Co.'S drug
store, stopped this trouble in a short
time and she has since had no return
of 1t. Other members of my family
nave uSSQ OOdu Fl4lS after
this occurrance for lame back and
pains in the kidneys with equally good
results. They have our highest en-
dorsement"
For sale by all dealers-Prfce SO
cents. Foster-Millburn Co.. Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name-Doan's-and
take no other.
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were obliged on accounty of the scar
city of rooms on College Hill, to spend
the night at the Lafayette hotel. The
college authorities have been forced to
advertise for additional rooms to &C
commodate the great lumber of new
arrivals.
The Bryan club from the College pa
raded the streets last evening and made
considerable noise. C. j. Kern deliv-
cred one of his well known political
speeches to the crowd, which consisted
largely of republicans who had come
around to see the fun. The orators
speech closed shortly after it was sug-
gested that he be given the seat or
honor upon the shoulders of some of
the more enthusiastic members and
carried around the square.
The officers took care of a young man
last evening who was found in an in
toxicated condition on the streets.
Ohlfest and Kruse. whose saloon Ii
censes recently expired, have moved
from the second ward which was re-
Gently voted dry by demonstrators and
having secured a county license and
been refused a city license have opened
up a saloon in the third ward, known
as the residence district They de-
posted the amount required for a city
license In the bank to the credit of the
city and it is said will contest any
effort Of the officers to close them UP.
city today on business.
Ed r. Kenstetted Of Elkhart is a
Valparaiso visitor today
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and sister of Mrs A. G. Slocomb, came
in their touring car from their home
in Lowell to spend Sunday with the
Slocombs.
The julius Friedman company has
purchased the Thomas buildings on OIL
colt avenue. The present tenants will
remain in the buildings and 1t is I'M
derstood the purchase was made simply
as an investment. The price was
$1,000.
Miss Wilma Uric, who has been Wis
iting her sister, Mrs. Sidney Veaco,
left for her home in Sturgis, Mich,
yesterday. She will stay there a week
when she is expected to return and
spend the balance of the summer with
Mrs. Veaco.