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The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-25
WEDDING sUpERsTITIoNs
Why the Ring Is Placed on Fourth Fin
 ger of Left Hand
From the London Daily Mail.

From the London Daily Mail
 Though popular superstitons may lack reason or reasonable explanation, they the basis of quite an interesting book by T. Sharper Knowlson.
 The question of the wedding ring and why it should be placed on the fourth finger of the left hand he traces back to writer in the British Apollo, 17O8.
 There is nothing more in this," 1t is stated, than that the custom was hand ed down to the present age from the practice of our ancestors, who found the left hand more convenient for such orna- ments than the right in that it is ever less employed; for the same reason they chose the fourth finger, which is not only less than either of the rest, but is more capabfe of preserving ring from bruises, having this one quality peculiar to itself, that 1t cannot be extended but in company with some other finger, whereas the rest may be singly stretched to their full length and straightness."
 The old-fashioned notion that shoe should bring luck at wedding is an- other superstition curious to explain.
 Tt was in the sense of confirming a sale or exchange that the Jewsa under stood the removal and giving Of a shoe or sandal. When the kinsman of Boaz consented to waive his claim upon the par eel of land which Naomi would sell in favor of Boax, he drew off his shoe,' for this was a testimony in Israel
 Tn different sense the removal of a shoe marks the winding up of negotiations among the laws and ordinances given in the book of Deuteronomy, where the widow who is refused marriage by her husbands surviving brother is directed
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-25
FINDING JOBS FOR CRIPPLEs
Employment Bureaus For the HandicappedNee For spe cid Industrial Traning-Learning Stenography
 Without Hands
By JAMES P. HEATON

Exclusive service The Survey Press
 A beggar holds out in mute appeal two haunting stumps of arms. Miserable apologies for arms; both hands are miss Ing. ''Poor fellow! He'll never be able 10 do anything" people think, and he reaps a toll from the passing crowd.
 well, what can he do? More things than at first seem possible. He can learn Btenography. This is not a hippant Joke. August Grembel of Munich. Germany, was born without hands. With the aid of special apparatus he writes With oen and has become fairly proficient as stenographer Other kinds of possible work are tending news stands or serv- Ing as timekeepers and watchmen. If the he man is intelligent he could answer uuestions at the information window In railroad station.
 When it Is realized that every minute nome one in the United States is being killed or injured, the need for an agency to find suitable jobs for the disabled IS obvious. Approximately half mlllloh people year are injured ip factories' mills and foundries, by accidents on raii- roads, trolley cars and boats and in mines And in other industrial catastrophes.
 How are we to help the handicapped In earn a living? ,2sbe special employ meut bureaus for tMe handicapped in New York and Chicago partially answer inc question. A porter who has lost foot must change his work. The bureau nnds him position mindlng prlVale telephone exchange.
 tvpesetter lost his right hand from blood poisoning. His friends pitied nm
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-25
Port of Missing Ships

From Harper's Magazine.
 The old wharf lies slowly crumbling. The posts ae eaten away with the chaf- ing of many hawsers. Inside the gate the old watchman doses away the af- ternoon in cloud of tobacco smoke He is bow-legged old fellow-trousers tucked in boots and slightly stopped as he taps along with his cane. His weather-beat face and frowsy beard are capped with faded felt hat.
 Here, sir.'' he says, "is where the odds and ends of shipping comes!' They are of all kinds-great steel ships and weather-beaten wooden barks and bark entines with white saints for figure heads. They sail from Castellmare, Bre- merhaven. and Navick. The crews are all foreign sailors. swarthy fellows with red sashes and sabots. thick-set, sea booted men of the North sea ports, with a sprinkling of all-nation crews.
 T generally tells where they come from" says the old watchman. "by the ballast, whether 1t be sand or pebble or dirt. Another way is by the cock fighters, bird-cages or flowers they have aboard. Then the ships that's ever had grain cargo has rats them that's brought bones from Buenos Ayeres has the worms. Always sorry" he went on,
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Ito see them bring a done ship, so many flies come along with it. Aboard 'em, sir the crews sleep covered with f1y-net- tings, and they don't feed 'em any bet ter than the pigs on a steel ship. Then there's the cryolite ships that comes here from Greenland; they are nice and clean, though. The mates aboard 'em tells me O the strange sealskin people of Ivigtut. The other a fellow on one of the Green land barks got letter all covered with postmarks that Id followed him about for over two years.
 The old fellow took me into the tufnble- down store and pointed to the list of ships that had docked in the last pears My eye fell on the San Ignacio de Loyola. What was she like?" I asked.
 "Oh. dirty brigantine hailin from Cuba" he answered, with skipper who had the airs O a steamboat captain '
 And what was the Foohng Svey?" I question.
 "A fine four-masted bark a-1yin the American flag. She had me guessing" he said, "till the mate told me she was an eastern trader owned in Honolulu, and when the islands became American she got the registry along with em." So we went through the list-"this one tramp steamer held up for libel proceedings; that one-let me see-oh yes, the Gibson was derelict that was lowed in and sold at auction. You've heard of missing ships,' he said. "Well, here's where they start from. Many ships have left this dock in my day and never reached port. On that list, them with the black line drawn around the name is the ones that was lost after leavn' here. There's the Jules Henry, the tank bark-she blew up in Marseille: the Calcium was burned at sea; 'em that's got the question mark alongside are ones I doubted. if they would reach their destination they was so worn out"
 " Looking closely, I saw that the doubt
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-25
A Real Philanthropist

Berlin. September A-(special)-A considerable sensation has been caused by the announcement that MT. Eugen Kasseli, a Hungarian millionaire, who died recently, has bequeathed the sum of S5, 900 for the foundation of an insti- tuition at Buda Pesth. He left his entire fortune for this purpose. The institution in question is to be devoted to the sup port or assistance of those members of the middle classes, who, through no fault of their own. have Vailed in busi- ness or have become incapacitated from work through ill-health. It Is under stood that the relatives of the late MT. Kasseli, who, of course. expected to ben eft under his will. have resolved to dis pute the validity of the document, and to that end have already put the matter into the hands of their legal repre- sentatives.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-25
Special s5 Recipe
 For Any kilmGnt tFREE
Liberal offer of succe..ful speeialist


 pr. James w. Kidd, the eminent spe9- cialist in Chronic Diseases, whose ori- Einal system of home treatment by mail has proved an almost worldwide success, authorizes us to publish ms offer to send free to the sick and ail- ing the valuable recipes he has so suc- cessfully applied in his years of prac- tice. to the cure of patients suffering stipation, Female Troubles, Skin and Nervous Diseases, Weak Lungs. Heart, Stomach, Liver, Kidney and Bladder Troubles and other chronic diseases:
 In recent interview Dr. kidd said: "I beliexe my long and successful rec work started so many years ago. can ray without boasting that have prob ably cured more hopeless sufferers from chronic ailments than any other living physician. My success is entire- Nv due to the formulas I have com until now. believe I have a recipe for the cure of almost every chronic ail- @It is the wish of my passing years that these successful prescriptions be placed in the hands of suffering hu- Success has come. You. can, say to sick people that to all who write me in Sonfidence describing their trouble I will send postpaid and free of charge a selected prescription for the cure of their particular ailrnent."
 Here is an opportunity to secure free which other specialists would probably charge five or ten dollars. by simply writing and describing your case to Dr. Names w. Kidd, 800 Kidd Building, Fort Wayne, Indiana
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-25

of the machinery can be made by one who Is handicapped, as the work, though requiring skill. exacts no physi- cal strength. In the faction depart ment" hammers are cut and covered with felt, keys overlaide with ivory and valves made, all of which is light work. Hand folding Is another possi- bility. In book binding, lease mak- ingr or gluing and setting the covers into the binding, requires little physi- cal strain.
 A number of occupations can be pursued either at home or in small shop by those who are unfit for factory life. Rugs, sofa cushions, piazza mats, etc, can be made on small hand looms. The manufacture of flannel and woolly toy animals or of jig-saw animals are other callings that can be developed.
 The training necessary to fit cripples for these callings must be furnished in special trade schools. The school should conform in hours and regulations as far as possible to those prevailing in fac tories of a high standard. Wages must be regulated by the pay given in the trade. The step to the factory must be marked by an appreciable increase of pay. Wages may be covered partly by sale, but before the student can make saleable articles the remuneration must come from phtlanthropic sources. In some cases special machinery adapt ed to the workers deformity must be devised. Such a school would teach several trades In the city where 1t Is located and the pupils would be taught those for which they are best suited. By such meth ods much can be done to restore the handicapped to the great race of life and to relieve the com munity of. large part of its burden of charity.
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full marks and the black lines usually went side by side.
 'The old East Indiamen." he went on, used to dock at this wharf with spices and tea, and ships with sugar and mo- lasses came from the West Indies. Yes, l remember them all-remembers the day when forest O masts lined this water front, when ships came to the wharf un- der sail, and the crews came ashore from a 12-month voyage''
 The old fellow lighted his pipe and pre- pared to go out to his chair again. His great misshapen hand on my knee, be turned and said: There's heap O ships come to these docks in my day, and often wonders who sees the most-'em lat travels around, or me that's stayed here, seven days a week for more than g. years"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-25

to come unto him in the presence of the elders and loose his shoe from off his foot thus asserting her independence and heaping upon him the blame for failure to comply with the law.
 When the Emperor Vladimar proposed marriage to the daughter of Reginald she refused him with the words:
 1T will not take off my shoe to the son of slave
 'In Anglo Saxon marriages the br11es father delivered her shoe to the bride- groom, who touched her on the head with 1t in token of his authority
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-25
A Cautious Countryman
Popular Magazine.

From the Popular Magaz1ne.
 As a precaution against members of Congress using the government mails for private purposes at the expense of tho federal treasury, the envelopes in which free garden seeds are sent to constituents bear in one corner this inscription:
 Penalty for private use, three hundred dollars"
 The other day Representative William A. Rodenberg of Illinois, received the fol- lowing letter from a farmer to whom he had sent package of the seed:
 Dear Congressman Rodenberg: I re- turn under separate cover the seed you sent me, as I would use them for private purposes and this would make me liable to the three hundred dollars fine.''
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-25

typesetter lost his right hand from blood poisoning. His friends pitied him
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-25

We do offer take half price, and reliable Specialists giving best treatment afford to do so want the best possible and willing to pay reasonable price for same.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-09-25
ANNOUNCEMENT

Every woman who believes that the road to mans heart is through his stomach should try Red- snapper Sauce. the perfect seasoning. Ask your grocer.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-30
Shields LOSE OUT
IN SUPREME COURT
Continued from Page One,

which it secured the right to lay an
intake and a sewer across the land the
Shields owned between Indiana boule-
ward and the lake front so that access
might be had to the water supply of
the water supply of the lake.
Shcdds Interfere.
The sewer and water intake were
laid to the lake shore and the COM
pany then began the work OF extending
them into the lake when the Shields in
terfered.
The American Maize Products COM
pany, through Attorneys Crumpacker s.
Crumpacker. applied for an injunction
in the Lake superior court restraining
them from interfering with the extern
sion of these pipes on the ground that
they had been given the easement
rights which permitted them to do So
Judge Reiter granted the temporary
injunction and an appeal was taken by
Attorney H. S. Mccartney, representing
the Shields. to the supreme court of the
state Attorney c. B. Tinkham of Ham
mond represented Crumpacker & Crum-
packer in the arguments before the su-
preme court
| 1t is on the appeal that the case was
| peal had not been perfected in time. II
| is understood that the matter will come
| up in the supreme court again on the
question of making the temporary in
| junction permanent.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-30
MARSHALL
FEARED THE
EXPLOSIVE

Quite time was had in Miller yes
terday when Deputy Police Marshal o.
Riser tried to prevent a carload of
dynamite passing through the limits of
the aggressive town. The explosive
was travelling along the Lake Shore
tracks when Mr.. Riser got on the war
path.
AS a result Superintendent Edwards
of the Aetna Powder company made
post haste for Miller, where he finally
used enough logic to convince the town
marshal that he had no right to stop
car as that function lies within tho
power of the state railroad commission
or the Interstate commerce commission.
But Riser will have the law looked up
nevertheless, as he does not want the
town to be blown UP.
On the other hand. William Olander.
the mayor of Miller. says that the dy-
Mantle is not dangerous and he will not
prevent, and has not the power to pre-
vent, its passage through the town.
Its not dangerous" said he this morn
ing. land l only laughed when our mar
shall got scared"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-30
NOTICE TO TIMES
READERS

In order to prove the value
OF The Times as an advertis-
ing medium, for a period of
two weeks all advertise
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-30

ORDINANCE ABOLISHING STREET
OMMISSIONERSHIP.
INTRODUCED AND APPROPRIATE
ED FOR A BUREAU OF IDENTIFI-
CATION, SUBJECT TO IT'S CONTROL.
WITH OSCAR H SCHMIDT NAMED
AS Grief
PROVIDED FOR 4 FINE OF $3.50 IN
CASE ANY CITY OFFICIAL, POLICE
OFFICER OR ANY ONE ELSE INTER-
FERES WITH THE RIVAL POLICE
DEPARTMENT.
WHEN THREE OPPOSING ALDER
MEN WOULD NOT VOTE FOR $1,000
APPROPRIATION FOR DETECTIVE
AND IDENTIFICATION BUREAU
COUNCIL MAJORITY THREATENED
TO MAKE NO APPROPRIATIONS FOR
1911, AND UNLESS THESE WERE
MADE LAST NIGHT THE 1910
| SCHEDULE WOULD HAVE TO PRE-
VAIL FOR NEXT YEAR.
STRIKE AT HIS POWER.
The mayors political impotency was
graphically Illustrated when the council
majority Of six-Bowser, Castleman
Gibson, Baukus. Simiasko and Szyman-
| ski-passed over Knots head the or
| dinance abolishing the city comptroll-
| ership, held down by Joseph Dunsing
! formerly Of Hammond, when the may
| or announced that he had declined &c
| sign it. Only Feuer, Rowley and
| Walsh stuck with the crest-fallen ex-
! ecutive as he saw the two-thirds vote
| sweep away the choicest plum in his
gift, the officer who was heir apparent
! to this throne. Now, in case the may
orally chair should become vacant it is
within the councils power to name q
suitable person his successor. and il
! the aldermen did MOI think that the
chair will be vacant, either by cour
proceedings or Impeachment processe:
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-30
POSITIONS WANTED.
SFFRIFF'S SALE.
SHERIFF'S SALE.
State Of Indiana.

State of Indiana,
)ss:
County of Lake,
No. 6279
Lake Superior Court, Nov. Term, 1910.
WILSON F. BRUNT
VS..
MINNIE BAUER, JOHN BAUER, HER
husband, whose christian name is un-
known, Emily Dotzek, John Dotzek,
her husband Joseph Maciegewski
Mrs. Joseph Maciegewski, his wife,
whose christian name is unknown;
Ernest Tosetti, Mrs. Ernest Tosetti
his wife, whose true christian name
is unknown; Edward ]. Elder, Fred
Miller Brewing Company. Charles H.
Gekler, Mrs. Charles Gekler his wife,
whose true christian name is un-
known; Joseph o. Morris, Edith Nor
ris, Citizens German National Bank
of Hammond, Indiana.
By virtue of an order of sale to me
directed from the Clerk of the Lake
Superior Court, l Will expose to public
sale to the highest bidder for cash IN
hand, at the east door of the court
house in Crown Point Indiana on
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-30

Sheriff, Lake County, Indiana
F. n Gavit, Atty for Plaintiff.
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of their own, they would never have
abolished that comptrollership
Threaten to Tie Tn Appropriations.

aDOllSned thdt comptrOllerSnlp-
Threaten to Tie Up Appropriations.
When the aldermen with the mayor
declined to give their unanimous con-
sent for the appropriation of $1,000 TO
conduct the detective and Identification
bureaus next year, the council opposi-
ton made it plain that no appropria-
tions for next year would be made
Had they taken no appropriation ac-
ton the 1910 budget would have to pre-
vail for another year, and to duplicate
the amounts of this year for next year
would be like trying to put a stave
four feet in diamater around a barrel
of FIVE feet diameter. 1t wouldn't fit
To avoid such a catastrophe the aid
| ermen favorable to the mayor had to
acquiesce in the money grant for the
| new police department.
! Probably the most interesting viii
| be the detective bureau" which will
| certainly work at loggerheads with the
| regular department. Now that the
| council has given an idea of what 1t
will do it's future sessions are bound
to be most interesting s...,.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-30
Saturday, the 28th Day of
January. 1911.

between the hours of ten o'clock a. M
and four o'clock p. M. the rents and
profits for period not exceeding seven
years, of the following described real
estate to-Wit:
Lot thirty-two (32), block eight (S), in
Morris addition to the City of
Hammond Lake County, Indiana.
If said rents and profits will not sell
for a sufficient sum TO satisfy said de-
cree, interest and costs. l will at the
same time and place offer for sale the
fee simple in and to said real estate or
so much thereof as may be sufficient to
satisfy said judgment, interest, costs
and accruing costs. Said sale will be
made without relief from valuation or
appraisement laws.
Taken as the property of Minnie
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-30
Saturday, the 18th Day OF
January. 1911,

between the hours of ten o'clock a. M.
and four o'clock p. M, the rents and
profits for a period not exceeding seven
years, of the following described real
estate. to-wit.
Lots forty-one f41) and forty-two (42},
block one ID, Morris addition to
the City of Hammond, Lake
County, Indiana.
If said rents and profits will not sell
for a sufficient sum to satisfy said
decree, interest and costs, l will at the
same time and place offer for sale the
fee simple in and to said real estate
or so much thereof as may be sufficient
TO satisfy said judgment. interest. costs
and accruing costs Said sale will be
| made without relief from valuation OF
appraisement laws.
| Taken as the property of Minnie
| Bauer ct al. at the suit of Wilson F
| Brunt-,
| THOMAS GRANT.
| Sheriff, Lake County, Indiana
| L T. Meyer. Atty for Plaintiff.
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Saturday, the 28th Day of
January, 1911,

between the hours of ten o'clock a. m.
and four o'clock p. M, the rents and
profits for a period not exceeding seven
years, of the following described real
estate, to-wit:
Lots ten and eleven Go and IL, in a
subdivision of that part of the
southwest quarter Is. w. "a of
the northeast quarter On. E. u
OF section seven %, towns hip
thirty-seven (37) north, range
nine 90 west of the second
principal meridian, lying north
of the Indiana Boulevard, all in
Lake County, Indiana.
If said rents and profits will not sell
for a sufficient sum to satisfy said de-
cree interest and costs, 1 will at the
same time and place offer for sale the
fee simple in and to said real estate
or so much thereof as may be sufficient
to satisfy said judgment, interest, costs
and accruing costs. Said sale will be
made with relief from valuation APP
praisement laws.
Taken as the property of William
Stout ct al. at the suit of Henry
Schrage.
THOMAS GRANT.
Sheriff, Lake County, Indiana.
F n. Gavit, Atty for Plaintiff.
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State of Indiana,

)ss
County of Lake,
No. -6279.
Lake Superior Court, Nov. Term. 1910.
WILSON F. BRUNT
VS..
MINNIE BAUER. JOHN BAUER, HER
husband, whose christian name is I'M
known; Emily DotZek, John DotZek,
her husband; Joseph Maciegewski,
Mrs. Joseph Maciegewski, his wife,
whose christian name is unknown;
Ernest Tosetti, Mrs. Ernest Tosetti,
his wife, whose true christian name
is unknown; Edward j. Eder, Fred
Miller Brewing Company, Charles H.
Gekler, Mrs. Charles Gekler, his wife.
whose true christian name rs I'M
known Joseph o. Morris, Edith
Morris, his wife; Citizens German
National Bank of Hammond. Indi-
ana.
BY virtue of an order of sale to me
directed from the Clerk of the Lake
Superior Court, | will expose to public
sale to the highest bidder for cash in
hand, at the east door of the Court
House in Crown Point Indiana. on
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-30
FOR SALE-One new Van q

FOR SALE-One new Van Dyke motor
truck never used; suitable for gro
Gerry, laundry, furniture, meat store or
general merchandise store delivery:
VIII sell TO responsible party on prac-
tically your own terms. Address w. L.
Austill, Eiwood Ind. 2e-S
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