davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-07-09
Home Circle Column
A Column Dedicated to the Tired
Mothers as they join the Home Circle
INTERESTING READING FOR ALL
INTERESTING READING FOR ALL
How to Tell Her Age.

Girls of a manageable age
do not like to tell how old
they are, but you can find
out by following the subjoin-
ed instructions, the young
lady doing the figuring: Tell
her to put down the number
of the month III which she
was born, then. to multiply 1t
by 2, then TO add 5, then to
multiply it by 50, then to add
her age, then tosubtract 500,
then to add lis, then tell her
to tell you the amount she
has left. The two fly ures to
the right will tell you her
age and the remainder the
month of her birth. For eX-
ample, if the amount is o22,
she is twenty-five years old
and was born in the eight
month (August). Try il.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-07-09
Queer FEEDING.

"Come and watch me feed my star
fish,"
The curator Of the aquarium led the
reporter to a tank where half dozen
starfish tripped over the sandy bottom
on slim brown fingers.
Scrub time, boys" he said, and he
dropped into the tank six musSels.
The fish ran to the mussels. Each ap-
piled his stomach to the hinge at the
back of the shell. Silence and immo-
bility ensued.
1.-The gastric juice of the starfish,'
said the curator, sis now melting the
hinges of flesh that hold the mussel
shells together All, look. there's one
melted now. There's another. It's the
most powerful gastric juice in the
world"
One by one. their hinges destroyed,
the mussel shells opened, and into the
openings the starfsh thrust their stom-
achs. More silence, more immobility.
Then, a little plumper at the heart,
the starfish went tripping dafntily of,
but the mussel shells lay open and
empty on the sand.-Cincinnati En-
Quirer.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-07-09
$3.50 For Best Article,

The Republican Congressional
Committee offers $3.50 for the best
article not exceeding 200 words on
the subject:
WHY THE REPUBLICAN PAR
TY SHOULD BE SUCCESS
Full NEXr NOVEMBER.
The competition is open to all.
In judging the merits of contri-
buttons considprat will be given
not only to style, arguments and
facts presented, but to the ncOnvinc.
ing power. aud it should be borne in
mind that Member of Congress are
to be elected as we'll as President
and Vice President.
No manuscripts will be returned,
but will be the property of the Com
mittee.
The best article will be widely
used both in the newspapers of the
country and in pamphlet form.
The award will he made and check
sent 10 successful con testant about
August 18th. Manuscripts must be
mailed not later than July 18th to
Literary Bureau,
Republican Congressional Commit
tee,
Metropolitan Bank Building,
Washington, D. G,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-07-09

If you think that d woman
is any weaker minded than
a man, stop where you are.
If you intend toNtreat your
self any better than your
wife, don't take one.
If you suppose that run
ming the house consists in
paying the bills, don't under
take it.
If you have an idea that
you are too good for a picked
up dinner, remain a bachelor.
If you have found it a hard
task to be happy yourself,
don't try to make any one
else happy.
If you have chosen a
pretty woman without regard
to her other qualities, halt;
you are on the wrong road.
If you think a house should
have only one head, and that
be yours, postpone your we'd
ding indefinitely.
If you are of the opinion
that marriage makes the man
and wife one, sendin your re-
grets at once.
IF you are one of the men
who think that ten per cent
of their income belongs to
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-07-09
Clay and the Salary Grab.

"Quinn,' said an old member one
day, 81 heard you worrying about the
mileage Did you ever hear the story
Of Clay and the salary grab?''
"No," l replied.
"When Clay was speaker" he con-
tinued, "along about 1916, the crowd
raised their salaries to $1,000 year
There was great howl all over the
country, and when Clay reached home
in Kentucky he found old one armed
John Pope, a Federalist, out after his
scalp to beat the band and all the Clay
adherents ominously silent. Worried
and anxious, Clay sought out his old
barber, who had always been enthusi-
astic in his advocacy and who hap
pened to be an Irishman. I trust
may count on your hearty support, as
usualY Clay asked. Faith, Mr.. Clay
said the Irish barber, I think shall
vote at this time for the man who can
get but one hand into the treasury
Success Magazine.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-07-09
Most men would prefer
domestic happiness to great
riches.
Additional Local.

Get my "Book No. 4 For women >.
1t will give weak women many valu-
able suggestions of relief and with
strictly confidential medical advice
is entirely free. Simply write DR..
Shoop, Racine wis. The book No. 4
tells about Dr. Shops Night cure
and how there soothing, healing,
antiseptic suppositories can be sue
cessfullv applied to correct these
weaknesses. write for the book.
The night cure is sold by All Deal
ers.
Itching, torturing skin eruptions,
disfigure, annoy, drive one wild.
Doans Ointment quick relief and
lasting cures. Fifty cents at any
drug store
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-07-09
Notice to LOgSerS.

We do logging by contract and
load logs by thousand. Also pick
up logs by thousand. If you have
any work of this kind call up or adj
dress Eugene Newhouse & Willette.
Washburn, Wis.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-07-09
HOW TO TRAP WILD ANIMALS

40 page tap book illustrated,
picture of 46 wild animals in Datur-
al colors, FUR ANIMAL CALEN-
OAR, gun and trap catalog, also
prices of hides and furs. All sent
postpaid for Zoe stamps or silver.
FREE to thoss who ship to, or buy
OF US. Address Fur Dept, N w.
Hide q Fur Co., Minneapolis, MINI.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-07-09

A girl that is not neatly
dressed is called a slOven,
and no one likes to look at
her. He face may be pretty,
and her eyes bright, but if
there is a spot IF dirt on her
cheek, and her fingers ends
are black with ink, and her
shoes are not laced or button
ed up, and her apron is dirty
and her collar not buttoned.
and her skirt is torn, she can
not be liked. Learn to be
neat and when you have
learned it, it will almost take
care Of itself.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-07-09

576 Imperial Octave Papes. 251 superb En-
CRAVINGS from photographs taken by Bryan
Recounts his trip around the world and his
visits to all nations. Greatest book of travel
ever written. Most successful book of this
generation. 1000 called for in months.
Write us for samdle report of first 100 agents
employed. Tie agents harvest.
OUTFIT FREF. Send fifty cents to cover
cost of mailing and handling. Address
THE THOMPSON PUB. 30, st Louis No.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-07-09
the tap-room, let marriage
alone.
The Evil in Fretting.

AAS - a 49, - OSS~A~9'
There is one sin which
seems to us is everywhere
and by everybody underesti-
mated and quite too much
overlooked in valuation Of
character. It is the sin of
fretting, SO common that I'M
less it rises above it's usual
monotone we do not observe
it. Watch any ordinary COM
ing together Of people an d
see how many minutes it will
be before somebody frets-
that is, makes more or less
complaining statement Of
something or other, which
most probably every one in
the room, or in the car, or on
the street corner, it may be,
knew before, and which pro-
badly no one can help. Why
say anything about it? 1t is
cold, it is hot, it is wet, it is
dry; somebody has broken an
appointment; i'll cooked a
meal; stupidity or bad faith
somewhere has resulted in
discomfort.
There are plenty of things
to fret about. 1t is simply
astonishing how much annoy
ance may be found in the
course of every days living,
even at the simplest, if one
only keeps a sharp eye out
on that side of things. Even
holy writ says we are prone
to trouble sparks to fly up
ward. But even to the sparks
flying upward in the blacklist
of smoke there is a blue sky
above, and the less time they
waste on the road the sooner
they will reach it. Fretting
is all time wasted on the road.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-07-09

a healthy man is king in his
own right; an unhealthy man is an
unhappy slave, Burdock Blood
Bltters builds up sound health
keeps you well
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-07-09

When you want anything in the
line of job printing The Times can
supply your wants in first-class
shape.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1908-07-09

There is one sin which
seems to us is everywhere
and by everybody underesti-
mated and quite too much
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-11
AND BECKER
IN THE SANE STALL

1t seems a shame to put the lion and
the lamb under the same shelter, but
that is just what is being done. Bert
Escher, the republican township as
SCISSOR. and John Becker, the demo-
cratic township trustee. will have quar-
ters in the same room in the Lake
superior courthouse.
Formerly f. Richard Schaaf was
given the exclusive right to the room
which he occupied, but now the county
commissioners have declared that John
Becker must share it with Bert Escher,
and so a republican and democrat will
have desk room in the same room.
Township Trustee f. Richard Schaaf
began getting ready today to move out.
He is packing up his things and he
will turn over his office to Mr.. Becker
the first of the year.
The first of the year will also be the
beginning of the new administration of
Bert Escher, but as he will succeed him
self 1t is not likely that there will be
much of a change in the office except
that It Is to be moved into the court
house.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-11
MRS. HUNT RETURNS
TO A SADOENED HOME
Witnesses in Case Are Back;
Times Story a Shock to
the Community.

Mrs. Daniel B. Hunt returned to
Hammond last night after she had been
forced to the crushing realization that
her husband had been sentenced to the
United States prison at Leavenworth.
Kan, as told in THE TIMES last evening
Postmaster w. II Gostlin, United
States Commissioner Chas Surprise and
Messrs. Devlin, Murphy and others. in
cluding Attorney John NJ Stinson, who
appeared in the case, returned to Ham
mond today.
The information, which appeared ex-
clusively in THE TIMES last evening,
was a shock to the community, al
though it expected that Mr.. Hunt would
be convicted. The dramatic features
of the story made it one of the most
notable that has ever appeared in a
Hammond paper.
There is positively nothing more to
be said about the case today. The story
was covered completely yesterday. The
sympathy of the whole city is with
Mrs. Hunt, who is innocent and yet
must suffer along with her husband.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-11
FRIDAY FATAL DAY
FOR TWO UnKNOWNS
Monon Train Crushes Life
Out of Man at Hege-
Wisch.
MAY HAVE BEEN SUICIDE
Horse SHES at Street Car at East
Chicago and Victim Is Thrown
Under the Wheels.

Friday proved to be fatal day for
two unknown men who were instantly
killed today, one in Hegewssch by a
Monon train northbound. due IN Ham
mond at 11:11 in the forenoon, and the
second by a street car in East Chicago.
BY some who saw the accident in
Hegewisch, near One Hundred and
Thirty y-fourth street, 1t was argued that
the man committed suicide. but this will
remain to be proven at the coroner's
inquest. The man seems to be about
40 years of age and working man. He
had nothing on his person to identify
him. His hair and mustache were of
sandy complexion and he wore a dark
striped suit and a heavy top shirt.
Accident at East Chicago.
He carried a Waterbury watch and
had $3.50 in money on his person. He
is about five feet and sink inches in
heighth and is of medium weight He
was found by officer John. Spanier, who
ordered him taken to Korthaus' morgue,
where the inquest will be held.
The man killed at East Chicago was
riding horseback when his horse SHE'D
at a street car at One Hundred and
rectly in front of the car, which could
not be stopped in time to permit the
man to get away. He was crushed Sc
badly that his features were unrecog-
nizable. The fatality was purely acci
dental and it is hoped that by this
evening his identity will have been es-
1tablished. The accident happened aft
er / o'clock today.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-11
HAMMOND WOODMEN WILL
SEND A DELEGATION.
Each Encampment In the District VIII
Have a Glass at South Bend
Next Monday.

A class from the Eureka encamp
ment, Modern Woodmen, will go to
South Bend next Monday to attend a
course of instruction which will be
presented there in the afternoon and
evening. The Hammond class, which
will have possibly. ten members. will
go to South Bend on the interurban.
Delegates will be present from the. en-
tire district and several hundred Wis
itors are accordingly expected in the
city Some of the principal Woodmen
officials of the state will also be pres
ent to make the addresses The visitors
will be enlightened on many points
pertaining to the constitution and by
laws ofsthe order, many of these points
being covered in the lectures while the
others win be presented in answer to
questions that may be asked.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-11
EX-SENATOR OPPOSES
GARY SUPERIOR COURT
Grown Point Attorney Declares That
Relief Will Naturally Come to Cir
cult Court, the Constitutional
Court of the County-Wants More
Judges at Hammond.
{ BY JOHANNES KoPELKE)
(Dean of the Lake County Bar.}

The necessity for relief to both the
circuit and superior courts is evident
from the congested condition of busi-
ness in said courts.
Our circuit court yesterday struck
off from its trial list all the cases set
for trial by the court for the days after
Thursday of this week. because there Is
not time to try them, the preceding
cases on the docket occupying all the
time of the court to its close.
The number of cases thus put over
is about one hundred and when they
are brought to trial, they will take
about three months to dispose Of
The conditions in the superior court
are as bad or worse. What shall be
done to relieve these conditions is not
so much question of the desirable,
but of the possible; the relief has to
come from the legislature and the limit
of the desirable is not always there at
tainabl
The Legislature is uoHtly bent upon
strongly accentuated in the approach
ing session, as the house is democratic,
and that party being restored to linn
ited measure of power. it will desire
to so legislate as not to give occasion
lie expenditures, or unnecessary in
crease of officials.
The circuit court being the one that
is established by the constitution. will
be the one whose prospects of secur-
ing relief will naturally be better than
even those of the superior court. and
for that reason, the proposition to
make the circuit court separate and
continuous in this county has the best
show of success, If It is not impeded by
any local conflict of interests.
should Wait Until 1911.
| Again the superior court having been
| in successful existence in this county
now for over twelve years, and the fact
that the north end of the county is
rapidly increasing in population and in
| business development, being well
known throughout the state. the leg
islature will doubtless be disposed to
give it the additional judicial facili-
ties demanded. by adding another Judge
to the superior court.
| The demand of our friends at Gary
for the establishment of a branch of
the superior court there is unjustified
| by their actual present needs, and will
also meet with serious opposition by
most members of the legislature, for the
reason that to comply with it will
again create unprecedented conditions
in the divisions of the courts.
| For these reasons that demand should
not now be pressed but matters should
be left to develop in their natural way
in this county, and If a pressing occa-
sion for court at Gary should exist
in two years from now. the situation
might be presented to the legislature in
1911 for it's confederation, and no doubt
the reasonable demands of that new
city would at that time receive proper
consideration, and meet with little or
10 opposition, while at this time they
are in conflict with every other present
interest.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-11
HAMMOND BUSINESS
MEN IN SESSION
Meeting Is Well Attended and Much
Good Is Derived From Business
Talks-Other Important Matters
Are Laid Over for the Future
Good Attendance Last Night.

Hammond has partly fulfilled the re-
quirements of the insurance inspector
and may expect to have its rating inn
proved as result of the showing which
was made at the meeting of the Ham
mond Business Mems association be-
fore w P. Kelly, the state insurance
inspector who addressed the meeting
last evening.
Before Mr. Kelly was introduced the
fact was made plain that the damage
to property by fire in Hammond has
been very small, that there is ample
equipment with which to fight fire,
that the city has an up-to-date fire
alarm system and Mr.. Kelly was asked
to explain if there was any reason why
Hammond should not be placed in the
preferred class where the rates would
| be lower.
Mr.. Kelly went on to explain that
while Hammond should have pumps at
its pumping station with a capacity
ef Is. .ooo, ooe gallons It has In fact, but
q pumping capacity OF half that num-
ber of gallons.
There are several other minor rea-
sons why the city could not be given a
| top notch rating. but Mr.. Kelly said
that there was no question that the rat
ing of the city could be improved.
The manner in which the various
cities of the state are rated are as fol-
lows: Those having the poorest fire
protection are rated at o. and those
| having the best fire protection and in
| which the risk Is the lowest are rated
! at 6.
I Hammond, at present, is rated at 31e
| and Mr. Kelly says while he thinks
Hammond can probably be given Y
point higher rating, making it's rating
4, there will have to be some further
improvements in the city's fire fighting
equipment before the city could be
given perfect rating.
The meeting was well attended by
the business men of the city. The
address of Mr. Kelly was very instruc-
tive, and there was not man present
who did not get a great deal of good
out of the meeting.
The other matters which were tc
have been taken up were postponed
until another meeting on account o.
the fact that the discussion of the in
surance question took up nearly tht
whole evening.
It was II o'clock before the meet
ing broke up, and the session was vot-
ed one of the best that have yet beer
held by the association.
A committee will be appointed t.
J make a report of the conditions il
this city to the insurance inspector ans
1t is expected that the inspector will
send an engineer to this city who will
make an investigation of the citie
fire fighting equipment and then repor
back to the inspector
If this report is satisfactory Their
will be an improvement in the classi
, hcation of the city and an improve
. ment in the rating.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-11
NEW ORDER STARTS:
THIRTY CHARTER MEMBERS.
Protected Home Circle of Indiana to
Organize In Longs Hall This
Evening.

The organization of the Protected
Home Circle, under the jurisdiction of
the Indiana Harbor order. will take
place at Longs hall this evening. There
are already thirty applicants for MEM
bersr1ip and it is expected that this
number will be increased to thirty five
before the meeting is held
There IS already Protected Home
Circle in Hammond, but it is under the
jurisdiction of Illinois The new order
is of a fraternal and beneficiary ma
ture. 1t is a mixed order and is COM
posed mostly of young people.
The social feature is considered one
of the most important. and for this
reason the order is popular with the
young people The organizer of the
new order is William Charles Yergin.
who expects to locate in this city.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-11
I. {. KNOTS CONFERS
WITH NEXT GOVERNOR
President of Gary Town
Board Feels Out the
Leaders.
He ASKS, HOW ABOUT GARY
Riparian Rights Bill, Superior Court
and County Local Option Are
Under Consideration.

President T. E. Knotts of the Gary
town board. recognized as the leader
of the Gary democracy. went to Indi-
annapolis yesterday for a conference
with Governor-Elect Thomas Mar
shall.
Mr. Knots returned this morning and
while he would not say what was his
mission, except that he talked over
matters which would be likely to come
up in the next session of the legfsla-
ture, it is generally understood that
the riparian rights bill. the proposed
superior court bill and the matter of
county local option were the subjects
under discussion
The people of Gary are very much
concerned about any attempt that
might be made to repeal the riparian
rights bill and the democrats of Gary
realize that if a democratic Legislature
and a democratic governor were respon-
sible for the repeal of that measure,
democracy in Gary would receive a
blow which it would never recover.
1t is understood that some of the
influential business men of Gary who
represent both political parties are
very solicitious regarding the fate of
the riparian rights bill and it has been
said that perhaps they suggested to
Mr.. Knots the advisibility of finding g
out what the governor would do re-
garding proposed legislation affecting
Gary.
Mr. Knots talked with some of the
leading democrats over the state with
the idea of feeling them out and de-
termining what would be their attitude
toward Gary in the matter of a sepa-
rate superior court.
It is little too early to get any
thing of an idea as to what the legis-
Iature will do, but it is possible at this
time te get an idea as to what thosf
who Influence legislation think ant
that will point out the probable actor
Of the Legislature
| In the matter of county local optior
Gary democracy is only casually inter
| ested but it is interested nevertheless.
ana the people over there who have
suffered as a result of township loca
| option want to know what the demo.
Gratis are going to do for them It is ex
pected that Mr.. Knots will make pub
| lie the results of his conference as soor
as he confers with the other Gar,
leaders.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-12-11
Holman IN L|ME.L|CHT
Village Clerk of Blue Is
land One of Targets in
Crusade.

Hammond people are interested in
Island this week and which involves
the village officials, including the vii
lage clerk, Fred Holman. who was
formerly connected with the Towle
Lumber company of Hammond
The trouble started last Tuesday
when a citizens committee began scat
tering pamphlets broadcast in which
the city administration is charged with
graft.
The pamphlet comprises the work of
several months investigation of the ad-
ministration by the citizens, headed by
w. N. Rudd and l. S. Bratton. The
accusing evidence, which embraces
charges against the mayor, George C.
Gobet, and number of aldermen, will
be turned over to States Attorney Way
man.
The accusations of the committee
cluster mainly around the administra-
tion's methods of buying coal for the
citys municipal lighting plant, and
Alderman Engelland, chairman of the
police and fire committee
"Yess, l know these fellows, said
Mayor Gobet. They are bunch OF
live wires all right, but prompted by
political jealousy. The charges are
false as far as 1 know, and 1 am willing
to let any one scrutinize my record as
mayor"
Il am not afraid of the charges" said
Alderman Engelland. Il have receipts
to show my dealings were straightfor-
ward