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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-11-16

''THIs DATE IN HISTORY"


ioso-England and France signed trea-
ty of neutrality in relation to the
American colonies.
If44-The French and Indians surpris-
ed the village of Saratoga.
l7I6-Fort Washington. N. Y. captured
by the British.
11f-American garrison abandoned
Fort Mifflin. and two days later
British ships sailed up to Phila-
delphia
17S4-Severe storm swept over eastern
Canada
1SO1-Ffrst issue of the New York
Evening POST
1S11-John Bright, famous English
statesman, born. Died March 81,
1889
1S64-Gen- Sherman left Atlanta and
began his march to the sea.
ls7o-Duke of Aosta elected king of
Spain.
1SS5-Execution of Louis Riel, leader of
the rebellion in the Canadian
Northwest
lS94-Robert c. Winthrop. statesman
and orator. died in Boston there.
May IL, 1909.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-11-16

liz A N Do NJ |
II THINGS s filings
THEY are still raising the Maine.
CHAMP Clark may and again he
may not.
AND William Horn can take either
of the dilemma.
-AA-
PREMIUMS on some of MY Poll
cies" are about due.
-
DID Gary make good at Anderson?
Well ask EN- down there!
AND Judge A. c. Huber stands alone
in his splendid isolation viewing the
ruins.
SOME of the "wet'' counties, down
state, can't get over talking about
option.
SEEMS to US it would be pretty
good scheme to hold wet" day cleo
ton in Paris
GOLD Tom,' Gary's famous black
oot Ill Il
post-election gloom.
-
TO Offset the Sons of ItchesY of
Gary it may be necessary to organize
the Sons of Scratches
THERE is a lot of political taking
still going on and some of the people
are getting mighty sick of it.
FORTUNATELY Coroner Gordon
does not feel called upon to ask any
advice from those bartenders.
THE best We can hope for Late
Young is that they put him next to
pure reading matter and top column
NICE of them to postpone old Doc
Crippens execution. You can almost
hear Doc say, Whats your hurry any,
way?"
HOW much have you saved for your
Christmas shopping? asks a contem-
porary. Want to make a touch, do
you?
DOUBTLESS Mr.. Kern will watch
those eight very carefully now, that
is, provided any of them are back
again.
AVERAGES 81 900 a year to put a
boy through college. This is terribly
expensive considering many of the
college boarding houses.
WHITING objects to the stink made
by Chinaman in raising rats. Could
it possibly be worse, however, than
the odor of johndee's product?
IF Alderman Castleman really knew
the peepul would be inclined to let
him resign and be done with him.
BOSTON woman says lack of babies
that the fewer babies, the fewer chill
dren, marriages and fewer divorces
CORRESPONDENT wants to know
How To Smoke Fish," Don't know.
Never smoked any. Believe we
wouldn't like them as we'll as a pipe.
BETTER kill them on the football
field rather than let them grow I'D to
mollycoddles," says old Doc Wiley.
Wonder how many boys Doc has any
way?
so far we have not noted the ar
rival of any Hammond or Gary demo
Gratis at indianapolis for a chatty talk
with Governor Marshall about doing
cut any jobs.
80
IN the meantime that astute cam
paigner, E. L. Shortridge, against
whom the democrats were going to
put up such a fight but changed their
minds, is not through getting congrat-
uations yet.
50
1T wac aOatbor 20 ,oo,,e ,,;o+1-x- .-,x
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-11-16

Ethel Barrymore, one of Amer
ica's most beautiful actresses, is to
bring out another Pinero play, as
yet unnamed. before mid-winter. Il
is being rehearsed now.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-11-16
s'THIS is MY 18TH BIRTHDAY
Sir Richard II. Holmes.


Sir Richard Rivington Holmes. who
has been for thirty-six years librarian
at Windsor Castle, was born in London
Nov. Is, 1885. In 1854, after completing
his education, he became an assistant
at the British Museum, of which his
father, the late John Holmes, had
charge. In 1868 he served as achae-
ologist to the Abyssinian Expedition.
He was appointed to his present posi-
ton of librarian at Windsor Castle in
1870, since which time he has devoted
himself largely to literature. One of
his publications was an edition of the
Book of Common Prayer with titles and
borders designed and drawn by him
self, for he is an illutrator as, well as
editor. He wrote the official life of
Queen Victoria and is now engaged on
a historical work dealing with the per-
sonality of the late King Edward VII
and the period covered by his lifetime
Besides his post of librarian a Windsor
Sir Richard has held that of Sergeant
alarms, first to Queen Victoria and
afterward to the late king.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-11-16

THE editor of The News is an ap-
preciative cuss, but we'll be id if
we can stir up much thankfulness to
the sneak thief who has been helping
us burn our coal lately. We almost
caught the skunk a few nights ago.
and the next time we may be a little
more successful, in which event we
want. to state most emphaticalIy that
'sumth'n gwine ter drap"-Breda
Qowa) News.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-11-16

IN the meantime that astute cam
paigner, E. l.. Shortridge, against
whom the democrats were going to
put up such fight but changed their
minds, is not through getting congrat-
uations vet.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-11-16

1T was another famous victory. only
had it occurred in the prize ring in
stead of on the football gridiron, some
one would have been held for man
slaughter. That's one difference be-
tween football and prizefighting.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-11-16

HOW to Cook Sweet Potatoes,
the title of neat little brochure re
ceived. That is not the question thai
concerns most people 1t is how to
get sweet potatoes with a murphy
pccketbook.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-11-16

BETTER kill them on the football
field rather than let them grow up to
mollycoddles, says old Doc Wiley.
Wonder how many boys Doc has any
way?
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-11-16

so far we have not noted the ar
rival of any Hammond or Gary demo
Gratis at Indianapolis for chatty talk
with Governor Marshall about doing
cut any jobs.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-11-16
TO INFLUENCE LEGISLATION

The druggists of Indiana, as mem.
bers OF a tentative organization. ex-
pect to be factors in the making Of
laws at the coming session of the Leg
isIature, having laid plans at a meet
Ing yesterday at the Denison Hotel ;.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-11-16

CORRESPONDENT wants to know
How To Smoke Fish," Don't know.
Never smoked any. Believe we
wouldn't like them as we'll as pipe.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-11-16

BOSTON woman says lack of babies
cause divorces. Funny! Thought
that the fewer babies, the fewer chill
Gren, marriages and fewer divorces.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-11-16

IF Alderman Castleman really knew
his own mind two minutes at a stretch
the peepul would be inclined to let
him resign and be done with him.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-23
THE LITTLE VISITORS

Little Alice had been ill for many
weeks. One day, when she was better,
her mother placed her in chair be-
fore the window, and left her to amuse
herself, because she had to attend to
her work.
Alice could hear the shouts of the
children at their play farther down the
street.
st wish some one would come to play
with me-" she sighed. ut seems as if
I never have any visitors. I wonder
why some one does not come to see me?
1t would make me so happy"
Just then a ray of sunshine fell
across the window sill, and began to
widen and grow. Little Alice smiled
and spread her thin little hands out
in the warm sunshine.
''Oh, 1 have a little visitor come to
play with mel" she cried.
AS she laughed softly, a faint gust
of wind brought a little leaf drifting
down. The pretty leaf dropped on the
sill close by A1ice's hand. "Oh, an
other visitor! she gurgled. "And here
comes another one!" as a second leaf
floated down.
Later her mother came to put her
back to bed.
Mother. I have had such happy
time!" whispered little Alice. 'I had
three visitors; and see, I am taking
two of them back to bed with mei''-
The Child's Gem.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-23
A QUOTATION BEE

This game is modelled after the old
fashioned spelling-bee, which used to
be so popular and was always good
fun.
Instead Of words to SPELL parts of
sentences are given, and the leader of
the party or the hostess prepares in
advance a long list of familiar quota
tions, proverbs, Mother Goose rhymes
and the like.
One is teacher and the rest sit in
row facing her. She gives out part
of a quotation, instead of word to spell.
and the scholar must finish it out. The
last half, instead of the first, may be
given if the teacher chooses to make
it a little more difficult.
Some very absurd attempts are made
to give it correctly, as many people
seem to take their knowledge in such
matters for granted, and are often very
inaccurate. A time limit may be given
for answering, and if the first Scholar
fails, the question is then passed to the
next. Those who miss go to the foot
of the class, those who answer correct
ly Ego up"
A book of familiar quotations or
other suitable prize may be given the
one answering the most quotations cor
rectlV
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-23
STORY ABOUT TENNYsoN

One afternoon Tennyson called upon
some friends and was told that they
were not at home. "Well, then, I will
write them a note and arrange for a
day of meeting" said he to the house,
maid. He was conducted to the draw
ing room, wrote the note, and was
signing his name when he overturned
the ink bottle, and great was his dis
may at seeing large pool of ink
spreading rapidly over his friends VAL
liable Persian carpet. "For goodness
sake, help mel" cried the poet. Now, it
happened that the milkman had just
left can of fresh milk at the door,
and the intelligent housemaid remem-
bered, in the nick of time, that new
milk, if thrown over wet ink, would re-
move all traces of the despoiIing fluid.
Accordingly she overturned the can on
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-23
ROMAN WEATHER IN ENGLAND

When the Romans did us the honor
of living in England they seem to have
enjoyed better weather than their sue
cessors of today. For Mr. Clement Reid
assures us that the fig and grape seeds
which he has dug out of Roman DUST
heaps at Silchester, Caerwent and Pc
vensey were the offspring of fig trees
and vines that grew on our native
soil OF the plants introduced by the
Romans these ancient dustheaps re-
veal the pea, the bean, the mulberry,
the apple, the cherry; but the peach,
the apricot, and the almond seeds are
all missing. The fact that all the
fruits and spices found are only such
as could be grown in Britain now
seems to show that the Romans were
not importers of fruit in the dried
state, and that the mulberry seeds rep
resent native growth.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-23

in enlisting the sympathies of her par
ents and little friends in so good a
cause. No longer did she whine about
the house, worrying her good mother,
but instead she gathered a gay little
group of friends on her shady porch
each morning, and each sewed away
for dear life on garments which their
mot,-2rs had cut out for them, which
were destined to supply the going
away dresses of many happy poor
children. This was one Of the ways
they contributed to the little folks
comfort The boys We're called ont to
decorate the porch with flags and Ian
terms when frequent porch parties were
held by the children to raise funds.
Kind neighbors contributed cakes and
other good things, and the boys and
girls became quite expert in making
ice cream, which sold very rapidly on
the warm afternoons and evenings.
So Betty's vacation days became
dear delight to her as we'll as to all the
children in the neiehborhood, and
mothers were kind and did not mind
the trouble they were sometimes put
to. For not one of them, mothers or
children, found any hour of any day
too long when busy working for the
benefit of little ones less fortunate than
they. ANY SMITH.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-23

AS soon as school ended Betty. was
taken to the seashore, where for two
happy blissful weeks she waded,
bathed and played in the breakers and
sands to her little hearts content. But
it was with very different feeling
from content that she returned home to
the dusty, glaring city, with its noise
and heat. At first she thought she
couldn't bear it at all. She fretted
and whined all day until her poor
mother was almost distracted. The
good lady did not know what to do to
make her little daughter more content
ed, and satisfied to play about the
neighborhood with the other children
who also were spending their vacation
in the city. They seemed content
enough, and did not grumble as Betty
did. Her mother confided her troubles
to a visitor one afternoon as they
rocked on the shady porch, and this
lady said she thought she could cure
the little girl of her blues. She asked
her to go with her to make some calls,
and Betty, only too glad of the di-
version, readily consented.
So they boarded a trolley car and
were whirled away from the attractive
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-23
DON'T YOU KNOW

When I grow up to be man,
have the very finest plan
I'm goin' to get myself a sleigh,
And several doggies, anyway.
And then, of course, some Esl1imos,
And FURS and F'URS to keep my toes
And ali of me from freezin' there.
And If I meet Polar bear
I'll shoot him dead-oh, DON'T you know
WHERE 1t is I'm goin' to go?
Elsie Parrish
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-23

the large black pool, and with house
fiannels and cloths set about rubbing
and scrubbing at the stain. Down went
Tennyson on his hands and knees, rub
bling and scrubbing with his little help
meet. And with such good will did the
couple work that every trace of the ink
was removed, and the friend never
knew Of the mishap until Tennyson
confessed
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-23
OUT OF TOWN PRIZES

All prize winners living in Los Angeles call for
prizes within two weeks after the award of Winners Of
prizes for three honorable mentions present copies of the
stories letters imecks published and claim their prizes.
Prize winners living out of town will receive their prizes by
mail without request except for honorable MENTION in which
copies of the stories letters mecks be submitted
the prize claimed.
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-23
4 @ran8e D1Sease

In summer. in vacation time.
When staying on the farm.
The strangest thing occurs to me
And causes me alarmi
For all my dresses grow too tight,
Especially when I dine
On chicken. corn and apple pie,
And hot cakes, eight or nine!
It's certainly a strange disease
That seems to trouble me
They say there is no medicine
That any good would bel
No learned doctor who would come
To feel my pulses beat
Could give me something to prevent
A tight belt when eatl
For all day long am at play
In barn or garden plot.
Until way down into my toes
feel a hollow spotl
And so. while I am on the farm.
My belt is sure TO squeeze
My waist and I shall suffer from
This very strange diseased
Amy smitl
Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-23

neighborhood to one much more dingy.
The streets grew more narrow and
We're crowded with all kinds of poor
looking people who iostled one another
as they bargained with the shopleep-
ers. So many shops and such crowd
ed sidewalks Betty had never seen be-
fore. The district grew more dismal
and forlorn, until at last the LADY sig
nailed to the conductor to stop She
led the way to a zig tenement house
and crowding past some ragged little
ones on the o1steps, mounted the
stairs. In a room near the roof lay a
little sick child, who smiled with joy
when she saw her visitors. Betty was
very quiet while her friend read and
talked to the little one, and rose silent
ly when it was time to go. They paid
several more calls at the humble
homes of little children, at each place
leaving presents of flowers and fruits
Then they took the car for home.
ooh, oh!'' sighed Betty, taking a deep
breath of the fresh air as they neared
her home corner. How lucky we are
to live where there are trees along the
sidewalk and to have nice porches to
our houses. I just can't bear to think
of the poor, little children crowded to-
gether in those hot streets. Why, we
have no right to grumble about the
neat at all. m AFRAID I've been very
naughty!
'Well, dear" remarked her friend,
1--WE certainly are very fortunate to he
able to live in comfortable houses with
enough to eat and occasional trolley
rides and ice cream sodas. We don't
need trip away as much as many of
those little ones do"
But don't they ever get away at
all?" asked Betty sorrowfully.
Eyes, some of them do. The differ
ent churches sometimes collect funds
for this purpose, and there are splendid
societies which make many a child
well and strong by sending it away for
a week or SO to the fresh, sweet coun-
try, which perhaps it has never seen
before. But these societies do not
have enough money to send them ALL"
well, I'm going to try and help
them!" declared the little girl, bright
ening at the thought. "There are lots
of girls and boys in our block who
don't know what to do with themselves
through the long summer days, and I
know they will be glad to help too"
Betty was really very clever little
girl, when she was interested in some
pet scheme, and now she lost no time
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-12-02

DR.. Widtsoe of Utah prepared
a paper for the Dry Farming con-
gress. 1t brought out the follow
ing data as results of expert.
ments. With the same amount Of
moisture a crop can make from
one-tenth more to twice as much
growth on a soil we'll Supplied
with available plant food than
on a poor soil. For instance a
field that would produce a ton Of
hay would, by the application of
manure. produce ton and one
third. 1t was also found that
cultivating a field liberated plant
food so that the plant could make
from one-fifth to twice as much
growth with the same moisture.
1t seems to be a good deal like
feeding a man with thin or thick
soup.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-12-02

Back Of all questions of educa.
tional methods, child study, physi-
cal education, sanitation and the
like. lies the fundamental one Of
the child's Inheritance. Educa.
tion must ever ask: What have !
to begin With in my task Of
moulding fit human beings?
Not the Rooseveltian cry for
the production Of human beings,
but the cry Of evolution for the
production Of fit human beings.
is the tremendously important
voice that this generation must
inevitably listen to.
Through the agricultural COL
leges. the famers of many states
have at last been aroused to the
necessity of selecting good seed if
a good crop be assured.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-12-02

When it comes to money.mak-
ers. the Mercer County Republi.
can at Stanton has al the news
papers in North Dakota backed
off the map. The last week is
sue Of that paper consisted of
four pages containing the follow
ing: Commissioners proceedings,
three bank statements, II final
proofs, 80 real estate mortgage
foreclosures, delinquent tax list,
three probate legals, several paid
miscellaneous notices, a bunch of
display ads and three news items.
The tears rolled down our cheeks
as we looked it over in sympathy
for the poor. dear editor who
publishes it-and the poor, dear
subscriber who devours those
three news items.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-12-02

For once in it's history Medora
has this week been the center of
interest. The official canvassers
have been having merry time of
it over the vote cast at the re-
cent election. and they ana some
others have acquired a fuller ac-
quaintance with the law in regard
to the matter Of county division.
At first the board was disposed to
open the ballot boxes and muss up
the ballots at its own sweet will
but when the members found that
such action. without & formal
contest and order Of court. would
in all likelihood entitle them TO
cosy corners in the state institu.
tion at Bismarck. they reconsider.
ed, and wisely concluded that Fit
would be safer rot to do so. The
Old Guard has been making q
desperate effort to defeat the will
Of the voters, and. we must ad.
nit. have made a pretty fair
stagger at it. Desperate meas
ures require desperate methods,
sometimes. and the Old Guard
is certainly treading on the bor-
der line Of safety. 1t is a sad
state Of affairs when a little band
of case.hardened suckers can
thwart the desires of the majority
of the people which made them
and put them where they are. but
the people. when fully aroused,
can. and do sometimes, put them
somewhere else.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-12-02
The politicians are beeinnin

The politicians are beginning
to frame up the officers of the
next legislature. and Morton
county thinks the speaker of the
house should be a man from the
Slope. and from Morton county
in particular. on the ground that
that is the banner republican
county. When it comes to banner
republican counties Billings
stands at the head and ought to
be given the honor of furnishing
the next speaker Of the house.
Hon. j. P. Reeve would fill the
bill and is man that all factions
could agree on-at least they do
in Billings county. He is an able
parliamentarian, would do justice
to the position and be a credit to
the legislative assembly. Here's
to Hon. J. P. Reeve for the next
speaker Of the North Dakota
house of representatives.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-12-02

rhe Pioneer makes the state
ment that Wihaux has had five
trains per day for months past.
and that, too. without any petit
tion or other effort on the part
Of the citizens to secure the same.
The fact OF the matter is that the
mos important of these trains
stop there on signal only, and
tina. this concession was secured
through the Montana railroad
commissioners. at the earnest So
licitation of the leading citizens,
one of whom is our informant.
The plant of the peevish and pull
ing Pioneer is amusing.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-12-02

1t has been suggested that the
time is ripe in this county for the
drawing of grand jury, and in
the light of recent events it dc
seem so. Things have been car.
ried on in high-handed manner
by certain ones, who pay no at.
tention to the laws. A thorough
investigation and house. cleaning
could not be other than beneficial
to the taxpayers of the county,
This is as good 3 time to com.
mence as any.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-12-02

That is dandy scrap which the
people OF Slope county are having
over the location of the temporary
county seat. The men who fought
long and earnestly for division,
and won, are now being fought
by the ones who were opposed to
segregation, and who now want
to have all the say. Twas ever
thus.
Golden Valley chronicle. (Beach, Billings County, N.D.) 1905-1916, 1910-12-02

Again it has been demonstrated
that Beach needs more ADEQUATE
protection against fire. If the
fire of Wednesday night had oc-
Cured in the business blocks in.
stead of the isolated depot build
ing there's no telling where it
would have stopped. The city
has an abundance of willing
workers all good active young
fellows but they have nothing
with which to handle conhagra.
tion of any magnitude. There
was a better water supply in the
railroad tank Wednesday night
than for months previous. and
still the depot was entirely con-
sumed. The chemical engines
were utterly useless for quite a
length Of time, being frozen.
Anyhow. they are not intended
for fighting fires Of any size. but
are worth all they cost for bat
thing with incipient blazes. And
to be effective they must be kept
in condition at all times.