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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-25

THE name dry farming congress- is
an exceedingly unfortunate one. To
very many it means an effort to farm
dry land. Now you can not farm dry
land. What we are trying to do is to
provide the water necessary for the
growth of plants. Scientific farming is
always wet farming. And this term
dry farming has come to mean to the
great mass of people that you are all
the time anticipating a drouth and all
the time getting ready for it.
Before the great plains are made
over into farms this idea must be got
ten rid off,
Prof. Campbell suggested that the
larger and broader name of Scientific
Farming Congress" be adopted.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-25
WANTS A new NAME.
Prof. Campbell Advocates Change
From DRY Farming Congress"

Cheyenne, Wyo., Feb. 25.-Prof. H.
w. Campbell, who has had so much to
do with the department of arid land
farming, was the first speaker at to-
days session of the trans Missouri dry
farming congress, and his address
brought to a head the question which
has been agitating the congress since
the opening of the session, that of
the name of the congress.
Prof Campbell strongly advocated a
change in name
1.-THE name of this organization and
the date of its annual meeting should
be changed said Prof. Campbell.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-25
JUDGE HART, WHO PREsIDEs AT TRIAL OF THE COOPERs,
CHARGED WITH KILLING CARMACK.

-Four weeks were occupied in obtaining jury to try the Cpers and for
Judge William NJ Hart who pdes at the trial used extra precauon in
gg tragedy and the widespread publicity rendered this
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-25

branches of the service 70. The bill
also provides for the retention of en-
ployes whose services are considered
of advantage for two or four years af-
ter reaching the age of retirement. No
employee, however. could be retained
in service beyond the age of 20, COM
mencing with July / 1919.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-25
ROBBED IN A HOSPITAL.
Physician Ready to Commence Opera
ton Relieved of Gold Watch.

New York, Feb 25.-While about TO
begin an operation in ST. Vincent hos
pital yesterday, DR.. Joseph D. Bryant.
who was the late Grover Cleveland's
physician was relieved Of his watch
and a gold penknife valued at $500. An
errand boy was arrested and the prop
erty found in his pocket. DR.. Bryant
left his watch in his street clothes
after donning the surgeons garb.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-25
CIVIL SERVICE PENSION.
Is Planned for Superannuated EN-
pIONes of the Government.

plOyes of the Government.
Washington, Feb 25.-By agreeing
to favorable report on Representa-
tive Gillett's civil service retirement
bill the house committee on civil ser
vice reform has given much impetus
to the movement providing pensions
for superannuated employees in this
city of the classified service. 1t pro-
vides that on reaching the age of re-
tirement an employee shall receive an
annuity equal to 1 Il per cent of the
entire compensation received by him
during his entire service. Each en-
ploye would be required to set aside
during his service a sum sufficient
with compound interest, to create the
annuity at the age of retirement
The age fixed for retirement is as
follows:
For railway postal clerks, so; let
ter carriers, 65; and the remaining
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-25
COURT DROPS A HINT.
Standards Fine of % Million May Be
Reduced to $4,000.

Chicago, Feb. 25.-United States
District Judge Anderson broadly in
timated today that he will rule that
the unit of offense in the Standard Oil
rebating case will be the IS settle
ments of freight charges. Under this
ruIing if made a fine of only 100000
is possible as compared with Judge
the original case.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-25
WAS sMoTHERED BY MAIL.
Overturned Wagon DeIuges Horse.
Causing Death.

New York. Feb 25.-Literally smoth-
cred by tons of mail matter a horse
persisted in West Thirty-ninth street
last night. About $50 sacks of trade
papers were being loaded into a wagon
from a canvas chute when the wagon
was overturned deluging the two
horses, one of which died before work
men could uncover him.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-02-25
Archbishop of Toledo Is Dead.

Toledo, Spain, Feb. 25.-Cardinal
Giriaco Maria Sanchez Hervas, arch
bishop of Toledo, died today. He was
born in 1888 and was created a car
dinal in 1894.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-28
BEAUTY IF WE WANT IT.

Industrial Hammond city like paradox The idea
either be devoted exclusively to manufacturing
city, the people only make it
spirit pride hold of the citizens of Ham
resulted the establishing
the Carnegie library the growth OF that spirit which MADE possible
Masonic temple be devoted exclusively
purposes that spirit that has mpeed
Saengund Ffdea purchase site and plan the cree
which prompted the
costly is that spirit
which will eventually lead the University club and the Hammond otor
undertake the erection of fine clubhouse
The wonderful railway faci
City this certain But with the
that
people whether not
difficulty
of the in the
people expression
There must first be created people
live and then the interest and
fol-
enthusiasm
Hammond being enthusiastic their
o.
property owning paying Hammond
build
will it is
advantage to make Hammond community beautiful
In In
Engewood and Chicago every evening until makes one neak 10
find homes which live and
think Hammond to live in
porny desirable residence They
trees. their shrubbey
vestment
larger They advertising pur
their though they fast
fromo old ugly
country
here Chicago live instead going here Chicago
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-28
THE WOES OF THE RAILROAD MAN.

precisely
aoonkeepe
businessike railroad
railroads This the victim
railway building the foundation
swndng
honest railroad
possibly of himse
he
avoided
in order to bring about the regulation
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-28
PLAYS AND PLAYERS.

Mate McLaurin, niece of the late SEN
ator McLAurin of Mississippi, plays
with Robert Bdeson in THE Call of the
North"
Antique bronze frames containing au-
tographed photographs of Billie Burke
were distributed as souvenirs of the
150th performance of Love Watches"
in New York.
The two leading women with Rich
born in Iowa; Miss Cecilia Rhoda in
Davenport, and Miss Nellie May Brew
ster in the small town of Creston.
William Faversham opened at Days,
New York, last Friday with Edward
Childs Carpenters play. The Barber
of New Orleans" his second production
of the season.
There were two successful openings
in New York on Monday last; Eleanor
Robson produced THE Dawn of a To-
morrow" at the Lyceum and Julie San
derson presented kitty Gray" at the
New Amsterdam.
Francis Wilson himself is of the opin-
ion that his role in When knights
Were Bold" which he is presenting
for a second season, is the best and
most suited role he has ever played
during his career.
There are no less than twenty three
entirely original musical numbers to bt
heard in The Sunny Side of Broad.
way" which is conceded the best o.
all the musical comedies produced dur
| ing the present season
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-28
UP AND DOWN IN INDIANA

neutral floor in the state. still the Wa
bash management continues to hold
off, and continue to offer the most
trivial excuses.
FIGHT FIRE WITH PIKE POLES.
Fire started last night in Scottsburg
In bakery operated by Denver Elliott
in a building owned by w A. Smith.
bucket brigade worked hard and
saved adjoining property and the loss
will not exceed $1,000. The Scotts-
burg fire equipment consists of three
wooden pike poles.
TO LIVE AS CHRIST WOULD.
Two weeks is a long time to live
as Christ would" declared the Rev.
A ]. Mainwaring, pastor of the Log
ansport Baptist church, longer, but
eternity is an awfulIy long time long
| err" week after his serson, urging
his congregation to live Christ
would, for two weeks. the pastor re-
ports that most of the 500 people who
took the vow are now endeavoring to
the best of their knowledge and belief
to fulfill their pledge
START NEW STONE PILE.
The county council at Terre Haute
appropriated $500 for the re-estab-
re-
building of the workhouse. which has
been out of commission for more than
a year because of the impracticability
of working the prisoners while the
new jail was under construction. The
establishment of the stone pile is
expected to decrease the number OF
prisoners in jail by almost one-half
The new Jail, costing more than $116,-
900 oicfaIlu accounted hx he cora
missioners today.
REV. RICKEY DESERTS WIFE.
Word was received here last night
from Noblesville Of the arrest of the
Rev William r. Richly at ST. Louis, who
is wanted here on the charge of wife
desertion and abduction. The Rev Mr.
: Richly was formerly pastor of the M
: E. church of Carmel and later lived
: here.
GRAND JURY WORRIES WOMEN.
Society women of Marion who have
been playing cards for prizes are wor.
ried because of the calling of the granC
: jury, following the charges of min
lister of Marion that the women hav,
not only been playing cards for prizes
1 but have been playing for money a.
e we'll
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE ACTS.
The South Bend Charmber of Com
merce yesterday decided to hold a re
ception in honor of Standardized Ben
e jamin f. Shively Feb. %. The recep
e ton will take place at the oliver hote
t and will be followed by banquet an
/ ball Admission will be by ticket TIL
Z. plan of distribution will be announce
y within week.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-28
THE CREAM OF THE
Morning News

On five more ballots at Sprin gfield
Senator Hopkins strength drops to 70,
and while his lieutenants stick with
him, many of his followers are trying
to agree on compromise dark horse
Isaac Stephenson falls on vote short
on joint ballot for United States sena-
tor in the Wisconsin legislature. Fac
tional fight promises sensations and
inquiry into corruption charges may de-
velop problems.
Chicagoans who were rescued from
the Republic reach home and tell of
sea disaster.
Witness at crib inquest testihes that
the crib floors were saturated with oil;
there was large quantity of powder
stored, and no adequate precaution was
taken to give the men protection.
Forfeiture of franchise of Oak Park
Il" is asked by city law department
as latest move in controversy over IL
| cense.
Senate's war on President Roosevelt
for sanctioning the absorption of the
Tennessee Coal and Iron company by
the United States Steel corporation is
Michigan demands a definite fixing
of rights to the flow of the ST. Mary's
river as part of the Canadian water
ways treaty now before the senate
President Roosevelt appoints a com.
mittee to investigate the needs OF tn,
navy and determine among other
/ things, whether any congressman are
interested pecuniarily in shipyardl
where government ships are built oil
repaired.
Frank p Glazier. former treasurer o.
Michigan. is found guilty of misuse o.
state funds
E. II. Hartman is elected a membe
of the board of directors of the New
York Central railroad and that he sool
will control the road is predicted.
Several hundred persons join il
stampede. one being seriously hurt a
a cry of fire" in New York theater
August Belmont is operated upon 70
appendicitis. and the surgeons repor
his condition as favorable.
Emperor williams iftieth anniver
sary of his birth is celebrated in a.
elaborate manner throughout German
and diplomats offer congratulations.
Coquelin. the great French actor. die
suddenly at the age of 6S years.
Organized movement to secure a re
duction in state taxation upon life in
suranee companies is considered at
: meeting of company officers held /
| Chicago
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-28
.HearttoHead
Talks.
Ry9wW7NsA-stgxR
LOOK INTO A SOUL.

Julius Selmers, teamster."
That is the way they wrote it in the
records of the Chicago city morgue.
Julius Selmers sampled life for sixty
i've years and at the end Of the period
made up his mind life held nothing for
him
This old man kept diary.
Reading the entries, one gets look,
as through a window, into the soul of
a man who is friendless and despond-
ent, but who nevertheless dreams his
dreams.
Note some OF the entries:
"June 27.-What a bright, sunshiny
day it Isl The air is full Of sweet
sounds and doors How lovely 1t would
be to spend an hour in the green fields,
but the iron wagon summons me, and
natures fragrance must come to me
through the chinks of the foul freight
houses
Dec. 25.-What memories the day
brings to my old heart! But they are
memories of some sixty odd Christ
masses that I have spent in poverty
and rags.
1.-THE boss gave me a dollar for a
gift. / dare not refuse Ii, but gave ii
to the FIRST newsboy 1 met. / hope be
VIII have a merry Christmas. A beg
gar's Christmas Is romantic; a team
ster's is not even that"
May 6.-I came near ending it al
this morning. The old drudgery, the
daily round of sickening humdrum, is
almost too much. Why did not drive
OF that bridge when 1t was open? The
poor old horse! 1 would have beer
cruel to him. Who would care for ole
Toby-or for old Selmers, for that mat
! teri"
NOV. 29.-My day of rest again.
is on Sunday that l can feel how m.
life has been a failure. am going t,
end it soon. 1 feel it Nothing to liv,
for, nothing to die for, either, but
will take the chance 1t cannot b
far Of
"Goodby, little book, for today. Yol
are the only friend have, and, afte
all, you are only myself"
The poor old man had fine love o
nature, of humanity and of old Toby
q mute, inglorious poet and dreamer.
We all dream dreams
But some of us see some of on
dreams come true.
This old man, with the soul of
poet, dreamed for half a century, an
not one dream was realized.
You see, there MUST be a HEAVIER
~1e+ he al ole IT.
? Is unjust and life is meaningless.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-28
ST. JOHN.

Miss Laura scherer left for Hammond
this morning to enjoy visit with
friends and relatives for week.
William J. Schmal made a business
trip to Chicago this morning.
Miss Lena Bruck and her brother,
Mat. are spending the day in Hammond
George Stark transacted business in
Crown Point yesterday.
Alois Portz made a business trip to
Chicago today.
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Austgen of Chi
cago Heights made a visit to relatives
here yesterday.
Peter Dress of Chicago spent yester-
day with friends here.
Peter Berwanger of Schererville died
Tuesday evening at the home of his
father-in law, Henry Gerlach, at Crown
Point. The interment will take place
from the st. Michaers church in Scher-
erville Friday morning, Jan. %. at 10
o'clock. Mr.. Berwanger is a member
of st. John Mems Benevolent society.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-28
HOUSE.

The speech of Mr.. Willett, deliv-
cred January is, attacking the
president, was ordered stricken from
the record today.
In committee of the whole consid-
Grafton of the postoffce appropria-
ton bill was completed and the bill
passed.
The house conferees will oppose a
100000 salary for the president.
submitting, instead, a proposition to
increase the salary to $4,000. with
$4,000 for travelling expenses.
Mr.. Weeks of Massachusetts made
a spirited defense of Senator Lodge
in connection with the purchase of
two ships by the government for
Panama from the Boston Ship COM
pany.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-28
INDrANIAN SEES mEssIsA.

IADIAN1AN SEES MESSlAA.
Captain w. H. Armstrong of Indian
apolis yesterday received a letter from
his son, Eldred B. Armstrong, an en-
sign on the United States battleship
Minnesota. written after the ship had
visited Messina. The Minnesota is the
first division of the eet which is max
Ing the trip around the world under
Admiral sperry
YOUNG MAN PROFESSOR.
Mr. John +. O'Hara. son of John w.
O'Hara, formerly of Indianapolis and
at present United States consul at
Santos, Brazil has entered the Uni
versity of Notre Dame and has. been ap-
pointed Instructor in Spanish. Mr..
O'Hara is not yet 81 years old. Dur
ing the three years following his grad
uation from Peru High school, Peru.
Ind. Mr.. O'Hara attended college at
Montevideo
CHANGE NATURE OF PLANT.
On account of a change in policy. the
members of the Insley Iron Works
company at indianapolis yesterday
filed articles of Incorporation for the
Insley Manufacturing company, which
is to have the same capital stock and
practically the same directors. VII
liam H. Insley said last night that the
locers had decided to engage in the
manufacture of machinery instead OF
structural iron. it's former business
and on account of this change had de-
cided to file new Incorporation papers
The company has a capital stock Of
$4,000.
DENY RELATIONS STRAINED.
Governor Marshall and Attorney
General Bingham each denied last nigh
that there is strained relation be
tween them and that letter sent t.
the attorney generals office yesterda!
was intended to cast reflection of thu
conduct of the office.
CAR PLANT Is BUSY.
The American Car & Foundry com
pany, located at Indianapolis, has con
tracts which will keep it running
steadily until next spring or wen int
the summer, and the entire year. TIL
works are now employed in repairing
cars for the Big Four. which has sew
; earl thousand cars to rebuild. TIL
company now has 800 men at work an
is working nine hours a day. The com
pany will increase the hours as 500
as the days lengthen so as to enabl
the men to work full ten hours. Th
: company is now repairing to six t
eight Gags per day.
] WABASH OFFERS EXCUSES.
{ Although Manager Wood of Notr
Dame has offered to play Wabash on
{ game at Charlottesville, another a
: Notre Dame and third on a neutrs
floor; or, if that be ont satisfactor,
to play a series of three games on an
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-28
TheDay.InCongress
SENATE.


Secretary Root made his farewell
appearance before the foreign re-
lations committee to explain the
fisheries treatry.
The foreign relations committee
reported favorably the nominations
of Robert Bacon and John Callan
O'Laughlin as secretary and assist
ant secretary of state.
Senator Clarke of Arkansas in
PRODUCED a resolution directing the
interstate commerce commission to
report on the number of deaths from
train accidents resulting from in
secure and improper appliances.
Senator Stone of Missouri returned
to the senate and received congratu-
lations on his reelection.
The senate was in executive ses-
sion to consider the Canadian bound
airy treaty
The arbitration treaty with Brazil
was recommended for ratification by
the senate committee on foreign re-
lations.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-28
THIS is MY 53RD BIRTHDAY.
Reuheu A TOrrey


Rev. Reuben Archer Torrey the not
ed evangelist, was born in Hoboken,
N J., Jan 2S, 1856 He was edu-
Gated at Yale university and after his
graduation was ordained in the Con-
gregational church in 1873. For a time
he was superintendent of missions in
Minneapolis. He then became associ-
ated with the late Dwight L. Moody
and for several years he was pastor
of the Moody church, Chicago. He then
began his career as an evangelist, and
in this he was eminently successful.
He toured all parts Of the United
States and Canada and then went to
England. where he preached for five
months in Albert Hall, London. In the
past ten or fifteen years Mr.. Torrey
has visited all parts of the world. He
is the author of several books and
pamphlets, and some of these have
been translated into French, German
Spanish, Italian, Portuguese and Chi
nese.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-28
THE FLIGHT OF THE oNE-N1GHr STAND.

Theatrical that the
filling
his best to hold the fort country
districts
tired of the dfammer pictures
films, they called places prices
do with the popularity the
of
problem actresses finds serious one
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-28

Railroad employees supporting Sen
ator Fleming's bill to enable railroads
to assess a penalty of 10 cents excess
fare against a passenger for failure TO
buy ticket appeared before the SEN
ate committee on railroads last night,
and before the delegates had finished
presenting their arguments the COM
mittee had signihed its willingness to
report favorably on the bill. The chief
speaker for the employees was c. a. F.
Groute, passenger conductor on the
Grand Rapids & Indiana railroad. who
presented some startling testimony CT
his experiences as a conductor since
the enactment of the 1907 law. Last
Saturday night" said Mr.. Groute. ION
my trip out of Fort Wayne I collected
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-28

There is more Catarrn In this section
of the country than all other diseases
PUT together, and until the last few
years was supposed to be incurabIe.
For a great many years doctors pro-
nounced it local disease and pre-
scribed local remedies. and by con-
stantly failing to cure with local
treatment pronounced 1T incurable.
Science has proven Catarrh to be a
constitutional disease and therefore re-
Catarrh Cure. manufactured by F. j.
Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is the only
constitutional cure on the market. 1t
IS taken internally in doses from 10
drops to a teaspoonfuL 1t acts direct
ly on the blood and mucous surfaces
of the system. They offer one hundred
dollars for any case 1t fails to cure.
Send for circulars and testimonials.
Address: F. J. CHENEY & CO, To-
ledo. Ohio.
Sold by all druggists. 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for consti-
patton
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-28

1s55-First train passed over the Pana-
ma railroad
1s59-William H. Prescott, American
historian. died. Born, 1896.
1Ss4-Capture of Confederate cavalry at
Tunnel Hill, Ga.
-million-dollar fire in Chi
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-28

cago. "a
1Ss5--John c. Spooner elected United
States senator by the Wisconsin
legislature.
1903-Twenty persons killed and many
injured in railroad wreck near
Tucson, Arr.
190S-Cardinal Francis NJ. B. Richard,
Roman Catholic archbishop OF
Paris, died.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-28

Some mem love to butt into
other peoples business, when
everybody knows they can't
make anything but a fizzle out
of their own.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-28

An actor has won a suit from a doc
tor for $4,000 for the alternating of his
wiie's affections. Rather think the doc
tor will awake to the fact that he
didn't get bargain.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-28
..HIs DATE IN HISTORY.


JAM IS.
17ss-First issue of the Pittsburg Ga
zette the first newspaper west of
the Allegheny mountains.
1S20-Jersey City Incorporated under
Its present name.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-28

SOME JUGGLERs WITH STATS
TICS NEED ANOTHER COURSE IN
THE VERY SIMPLEST RUDIMENTS
OF ARITHMETIC.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-28
A winters Tale.

Mrs. Moore got a new cloak Thurs
day and wore it downtown in a snow
storm to show it off. She held her head
so high that the snow fell into her
nose and nearly choked her to death.
Served her good and proper-Big Bend
Cor. Riverton (Wyo.) Republican.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-28

Endurance Is more truly wear
rfed by exercise on the treadIe
of a sewing machine than on
the pedals of piano.