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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-28

Greencastle late this afternoon found
demented man wandering about the
farm of Jonathan Stoner, eight miles
west of Greencastle The man was
nearly nude, and his body was covered
with scratches and bruises. indicating
that he had been at large several hours
He told the deputy sheriff that he was
40 years old and gave his name as
Charles McCuntock of New Albany, Ind
He said he is a plumber by trade The
sheriff has been unable to get in touch
with the mans family.
BUG IN EAR FOR 3: YEARS.
At various times during a period of
thirty two years. Mrs. John. Thorn of
Waynetown, suffered immensely from
pains and deafness in one of her ears.
A physician who had treated her for
the ailment for several years, removed
a bug from the ear The bug had
crowded into Mrs. Thorns ear when
she was a little girl ten years of age
and she always maintained that the
bug had never got out. The insect was
nearly half an inch long and had a
hard shell. The doctor says Mrs
Thorn's hearing in that ear will now
be restored.
MAYORS AUTO INJURIES BOY.
Mayor Harry Buxbaum Oh Martins
vile, ILL.,. and l. D. Secrest were ar
rested last night after the automobile
| in which they were riding with two
women ran over and seriously injured
Charles Thomas. aged ten, in West
| Terre Haute. After the accident the
party in the automobile proceeded over
| the state line into Illinois. Later they
returned and the two men gave bond
| for $1,000 each.
BEGs FOR SECOND CHANCE.
Lloyd Ash of Shelbyville, % years
old, was fished from Blue river by AL
| fred and John Schultz, who were boat
ing on the river at a time when tn
man threw himself into the river, ben
on committing suicide. Ash had beef
I drinking and would have drowned bu
for the prompt action of the boys. HI
begged them to allow him to jump int
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-28
BRIDES TO COACH
1911 YALE TEAM

New York. July 2S.--Captain Arthur
Howe of the Yale football eleven has
appointed Arthur Brides, the former
full back and guard. one of the regu-
lar field coaches for this season. With
Kistler and Morris, Brides will assist
Head Coach Jack Field. Brides was
graduated from the Yale medical
school two years ago and has since
been head coach of the University of
North Carolina eleven. He has been of
fered the position of physical director
there.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-28
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-28
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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-28
Up and Down in
IN d. A N A
KILLED AT THE TELEPHONE.

Mrs ]. Conrad of Terre Haute was
killed by lightning while talking over
a telephone with her husband last
night. He had called from the city for
his home, south of the city. He heard
a sharp report and hung up the receiv-
er, not thinking of the possibility of
an accident at home. A nephew of the
woman extinguished the fire in her
clothing. The insulation was stripped
from the wire, and wires in the neigh
borhood were put out of service.
CHILD EATS POISON TABLETS.
Leaving her mothers side to play in
another room, while visiting at the
home of her grandmother, Mrs. Ervie
Jones, 326 Elder avenue, yesterday
afternoon, Bonita Williams, the year
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Williams, 443 Miley avenue. Indiana
polls. took a bottle of migraine tablets
from table and ate the contents. The
child was overcome by a fit of convul-
sions and died a few minutes later.
STEPS ON AUT0IsTs FACE.
Frank Bogner of Decatur, an absent
minded automobilist, was driving his
horse while his auto was out of COM
mission. Old Dobbin baked and emit
ted several grunts which sounded like
the dying exhaust of an engine Bog
ner climbed from the buggy and went
beneath it on his back, as custom had
taught him to do IN the case of refrac-
tory automobiles. The horse. never
| having been an automobile, and disiik-
! ing the tinkering at its hoofs planted
| It's hoof in Bogner's face. Bogner was
rescued from his position later. His
countenance is badly broken.
| DEFENDS NAME WITH STONE.
| Carroll Dorsey, a wealthy farmer liv-
| ing near Columbus, is in a critical con-
dition from injuries received when he
| was attacked while on the streets OF
| Hope today by Mrs. Frank Mayes OF
Old st. Louis. Mrs. Mayes made a
slungshot by wrapping a stone in her
handkerchief, with which she beat Dor
sey ovef the head, because she alleg-
ed, he had made uncomplimentary re-
marks about her. Mrs. Mayes was ar
rested on charge of assault and bat
| terry
KILLED SOME RATS.
| When an old barn was torn dowr
| on the farm of Samuel Todd near An
derson, sevedal men with dogs gath
cred for a rat killing" In about two
| hours they killed 267 rats, one dog dis
| posing of eighty-seven.
SHERIFF FINDS DEMENTED MAN
Deputy Sheriff Michael Kelly o.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-28
WELTERS IN FINISH
BATTLE IN OHIO

Evansville, Ind, July 2S.-George
Googan of this city and Kid Brown of
Jacksonville, Ind, both welterweigh ts,
have been matched for a finish fight on
the Ohio river opposite this city.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-28

HAVING given all his years salary
to the fleetest fat woman, what on
earth is Mayor Wheeler, of Crown
Point, going to do to square himselves
with the spirituelles?
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THINGS AND FILINGS

FUNNY If benzoate of soda did get
Doc Wiley, wouldn't 1t?
ABOUT time for We country editor
to be remembered with some extra
roasting ears.
WE will probably hear no more of
this 'Dick-to-Dick" rot now in the
democratic papers.
WOMAN blacksmith fiays her sex
for wanting to vote. More power to
her good right arm.
1T is wonderful how sour some peo-
pie get when somebody is a little more
successful than others.
INSECT sting stopped a Chicago
wedding. Better be stung before the
ceremony rather than after.
WOMAN got hysterical on a shop
ping trip. Probably found some bar
gain that wasn't marked $4.s9.
TIME for the birds of the air to take
to the woods when the real bird men
get busy in Chicago next month.
| EUGENE Purtelle seems to be get
ting away with it quite regularly and
finds no obstacles in his path.
| ACTUALLY trying to make them
stop selling near beer in Lake Calu
met! What do you know about that
| THE Princess Chimay has welded
again. Wonder how it is that Good
win and Chimay never got together
MAN, who called Governor Wilson
a liar, was perhaps thinking of the
old biblical saw that "all men are
liars"
WHY doesn't Governor Marshal
give some of the democratic mayors Z
jolt? Why does he always single Out
a republican official?
| SOME Of these 60-horse-power au
tomobiles have in reality about a:
much power as one horse when the1
come to a little sand
| -
AT this writing Governor Marshal
and Senator LaFollette could swaI
their presidential booms without AM
loss on either side.
--SA@
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-28

CHORUS girls who shot Millionaire
Stokes were acquitted Jusy said they
were not trying to murder him. OF
course not. 1t was just a new way
of showing affection
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-28

the river again after they had landed
him on the bank.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-28

CHIEF McWeeney of the Chicago
police, is now issuing orders against
the tom cat. Oh. poor Chicago. Are
there no gun men or bandits to look
up, chief?
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-28

WHEN the democratic presidential
candidates all start out with their
brass bands and boomer, none of us
will miss the circuses any more.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-28

THE Joliet Herald pertinently re-
marks: What did people talk about
before neighbors or mayors were in
vented% Lord knows.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-07-28

AT this writing Governor Marshall
and Senator LaFollette could swap
their presidential booms without any
loss on either side.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-22
HUMOR or the DAY
Completely Crushed.

"How will you want your hair cut
sir?" said the laxative hairdresser to
the man In the chair
Minus conversational prolixity," re
piled the patient.
"Hows that. sir?"
"with abbreviated or totally elimi
mated variations
'I--er-don't quite catch your mean
ing, sir"
with quiescent mandibulars." elG
.'WhichT
"without efferveseent verbosity." Il
"sirg
LET diminutiye colloquy be con,
spicuous by its absence"
The hairdresser scratched bis head
thoughtfully for second and then
went over to the proprietor OF the shoE
with the whispered remark:
II don't know whether the gentleman
in my chair is mad or Is foreigner,
but can't find out what he wants"
The proprietor went to the waiting
customer and said politely:
my man doesn't seem TO understand
you. sir How would you like your
hair cutw
eIn silence"
The proprietor gave whitening look
at his journeyman. while the latter
began work and felt so utterly crushed
that he never again asked bis patient
II he'd buy bottle Of hair restorer.--
San. Francisco Star.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-22
Roasting an Egg.

Every boy and girl down on the farm
In times gone by used to roast eggs
pieces of meat and potatoes In embers
In the old wood cook stove or In the
big open fireplace. Barns we're search
ed for hens nests. and the fine. fresh
eggs were wrapped in heavy paper
The paper was dampened. aud several
thicknesses of 1t protected the eggs
from scorching You know, wet pa
per in ball is hard to burn. Well.
the wrapped up eggs were put ON the
live Goals and partially covered by
them. In from i've to hfteen minutes
the egg was roasting hot and ready to
eat with salt. pepper and butter. a
bin hole was made In the big end OF
the egg so as to LEI the steam escape
to keep 1t from bursting the shell and
the meats from running out III you
have never as a small boy roasted such
eggs you have missed one OF child
hoods greatest joys.-New York Press
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-22

away from several listencrs. While We
were talking Sir David came UP and
heard the dialogue. Then he broke in:
"That's a favorite way of robbery
among the Loadon crooks. They 70 to
functions IS guests and take away the
tewelry. You'd better search him"
was. marched into 4 reom by the
host ard two others. whore there was
NJ one 10 sec what was going OIL and
searched What was my astoniShmcnt
at the finding in y pocket 10 the slart
OF my dress c9at OF n brooch belonging
to oac of Tie young ladies Of the Ames
family
Like hGhtnlng, my having seen SIX
David Peaks coming out of a ladies'
bedroom and his. having iostled me
cast flood of light on the situation.
He was Mcconnell personating q
knight, which he could well do since
he had como from among the better
English classes, being his familys
black sheep Knowing that had seen
him leaving Il room in which he had
no right. he had slipped the brooch
into my pocket and then in some way
directed the hosts attention to me.
"l'm caught," | said. Il have q
confederate in the house. Telephone
the police aud permit no one TO leave
tia they come. Keep quiet; you don't
want disturbance. I'm sure"
"Who's your confederate?"
"IIe whom you call Sir David Peaks
Watch him for the present, but dom
accuse him."
They all snecred at this, but called
the police. ! asked them to tell Char
lie Bowers TO come also Bower.
knows me-" explained. aim an oil
offender"
They did watch Sir David, though
they would not admit to me that they
were doing so. When the police came
Bowers and another man in plair
clothes were admitted by q back door
Charlie" said, Mcconnell, whom
you've been looking for, is in thl'
house. masqueradlng as Sir Davi,
Peaks just arrived from London. Asl
the host to call him in here"
CThe host reluctantly consented ant
Sir David. who had been vainly tryini
to get out without being seen, was IN
vited to the conference. thrust IN!
hand into his pocket and pulled 1t on
full Of jewclry.
Bowers vouched for me, and re
! ceived the next day a check from MI
Ames for q substantial amount.
alst. got oil the reward offered.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-22
YOUNG PIERCE
WANTS DIVORCE
Suit For Annulment Of divorce {
Oil Magnate's Son Argued In
NeWoerg, New fork--Young
Pierce Addicted 20
Drink.

Newbe.gh n Y, May 2i--Ine &C
ton in beAalf of Roy b. fierce, SC;
OF Henry Clay Pierce, the oil mag
nate of st. Louis to annul HIS mar
riage to Mrs. Bessie +, Chapmaa'
pierce was tried in the supreme couri
nere toady No defense was interpc-
SGD. Justice Mo.fchauser took the
papers and will render declsloi
early next week.
The petitioners deny that an agree
nlent exists whereby ypaas Pierce
d!d not appear but his father told in
detail his objections to his sons vile
and he said he had refused to pay her
$25,000 which his son demanded 10
recompense her for the income she
had lost by reason of her marriage
to Pierce.
The father thought Pierce men
tally incompetent to contract a mar
rage as at the time he said tht
young man was suffering from the
effects of about As drinks and so Gig
arettes day. DR.. Carries s. MeDo
maid. called as an ext 1T gave # as
his opinion that person who dranl
and smoked 50 much was in no con
dition of mind to contract mar
riage.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-22

James ]. Hill does not IKE to give
money to people who know little Of
business. The widow fof a former
friend came TO him one day. She
wanted a small loan with which to
open boarding house.
Sorry, Mrs. Blank" spid busy Mr..
Hill. but can't let Npu have any
money. Go and start Your boarding
house"
"But | can't without money Mr..
Hill. | must pay rent and buy funni-
ture and many things"
"Nothngs Of the kind. Mrs Blank"
said Mr. Hill. eco ana get good
house, get a bill for six months rent.
furnish the house. Send bills TO me.
III pay EN- Sorry can't let you
have any money. Good day and good
luck to you"-New York Tribune,
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-22

NJ You Don't Think SO Try to Start q
Game In Turkey.

Ii il. or>was unti recently. n dittruit
matter 10 be II Sportsman ID Turkey
One Rechad Bey tried IL, with a re-
suit weird enough TO se.ve'as basis
for detective story or i'tonIlc opera
The young Turk had Aorganized
football team among hisS friends. to-
cether with some Greeks Nand Arme-
mans. and began practicingS Not very
long after. IN the middle ofNhe night,
notice, came 10 his house and carried
him of 10 Scutnri. There he was sub
mltted to long Interrogation us 10
the club and the game of football.
The authorities were convinced that
they had found great plot and Nhin
the club must he n secret society. A
special messenger was srDt for the
ball. and that was duly examined ana
found to be nm Internal machine. Tine
rules on the game were considered 70
he mother piece Of damniug evidence.
and still worse were the sweaters and
! colors of thpNclub
After long deliberation the culprit
! was sent TO the higher police authori'
| ties in StnL,bou, who went through a
second long examination and came 70
the conclusion that the empire had
been saved onhdisintegraton by the
early discovery ora great plot, They
dispatcbed the whu@ matter to be IN
ouired into at the stuitan's palace at
yidiZ. and II speciak'Vmmission look
the matter in hand.
After much careful thought and ex-
animation OF the evidenceNof the crime
lit was decided that there might no'
be nothing in II. but that itNpnust mol
be committed again Harper's<Weekly
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-22
MOUND CITY, IT,.
May 81, 1911

Floyd yesterday and Arthur 'Reau-
pre- were In Cairo Saturday on bust
ness.
Little Miss Mary ann Sleereg
spent Saturday with relatives in
Cairo.
Ralph Schuer and Ear Hillericn
were in Mounds Friday ON business,
Mrs. ". Ii. Harley and daughte.
Miss Willie, returned home Saturday
from Omstead where they had spent
the past week.
Chas Schuler, VIM. Read, Chas
Curren and son, John Lloyd attended
the ball game in Cairo Saturday.
Mrs. Geo. Blank of Mounds was
shopping here Saturday,
r. p. EveIs and Jos. Gaunt, Jr. o
Grand Chain, were in the city Frida!
evening.
Parkee Hardwick left Friday ever
ing for his home in Dixon, Ky, ate
spending a few days with Mr.. an,
Mrs. H, c. Parker on + earl street,
Judge w. A. Wall was in Mound
Saturday on business
Mr. and Mrs. c. a. Compton are Wis
iting the latter's mother at Chester
Mr. adj Mrs. Montgomery wer
Cairo visitors Saturday evening
NJ. NJ. Maddox of Cairo was In tn
city a few days this week on bus
ness,
~. O'Dair, of Mounds was in tow
Saturday on business.
l.. J, Kenny returned home fcrida
from an extended business trip in th
east. a-aa .I@ti %l VII M7
Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Mathes, Mrs. !
l.. Cofpton and DR.. H. Whitaker re
turned home Saturday from Sprinl
field, where they had spen, the pas
week.
Fred and John Hallerbery went {
Olmstead Saturday to visit friends
few days.
Mrs. Josh Cbliers of Mounds wa
shopping here Saturday evening.
inc. Walker of Olmstead was
town Saturday on business.
Master Chas Brown of Vienna
the guest of relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. w. B Inehoff and littl
nephew, Alb Harrison. were Cairo vi
itors Saturday evening.
G. s. Miller made a business trl
to Cairo Saturday
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-22
SELECT culLISG5
Funny Census Questions.

Germany. likc,other countries, is tax.
ing the census this year. and, II we can
trust Paris contemporary. some Of
the questions can scarcely come within
the category of pertinent" 1t may
be that the Partisan journal is merely
trying TO add TO the gayety of nations
by poking a little fun at <;ermnny; but.
anyway. here are examples Of the
questions it says the Germans have to
face:
Are you lawfully married or not?
When were you married? Have you
been divorced? What age was your
wife at the time of the marriage? Are
you or your wife subject to nervous
attacks? If you have children under
twelve mouths state how they are
nourished Are you blind or simply
in one eye? DO You use lorgnettes.
spectacles or pince ncz? What size
boots and shoes does your wife take?
Do you drink alcchol2s
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-22
UNWRITTEN BOOKS. ,
Stories Planned and Promised That
Never Saw the Light.

The Bookman republshes "A paper by
Professor 3rnnder Matthews entitled
"r,nwritren Rooks' TINT was nrst
printed many years ago. ProtessN
Matthews speaks of the projected
books and plays TINT never saw tho
light and have Seen read. like bills In
congress, by title only.
Moliere planned a comedy under me
title "L'Homme de Cour." which was
to be h,s masterpiece. Nothing ~
known OF II today. Richard Brins'ey
Sheridan intended to write Il follower
to THE School FOR Scandal ana LIE
Rivals" The subject WASH "Affecta
tion." II never went beyond\a Few
random notes.
For years the paper covers OF every
new book that Victor Hugo Issued CON
tjnued TO announce as soop'to he pub
lishea romance entitled la GUAM
ouengrogne." Many posthumous vol
umes of the French poets writing in
prose and verse have been sent forth
bv his literary executors, bnt OF TINS
oddly entitled fiction nothing has been
heard In 1862 Alphonse '"det an
nounced as. In press volume "'ri
stories to be called la Pentameroh.
The book remained unpublfshed and
apparently unwritteu. The younger
Dumas has left on record more than
one reference to a comedy TO be called
la Route de Thebes,' planned before
'Francillon,' but never given to the
public.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-22
Another Good Scheme Conc Wrong,

Another Good Scheme Gone Wrong.
Manager GUs( Hartz was stanAine
near the opera. house box Office when
one Of two panhandlers who had enter
ed ,>the lobby approached him, and
holding out an addressed and sealed
envelope, begged for the price of a
postage stamp,
Its for me mudder, boss" be SWIVEL.
cd. "Youse wouldn't turn down or
guy fer de price err de stamp, would
youse?"
Never" said the manager, deftly
grasping the envelope and throwing II
through the box oilice window Here
Fred" addressing himself to Treasurer
Coan. stamp this and have II mailed"
The velocity Of the Proceedings fairly
took the panhandler's breath away
Then. backing away 10 where his part
ner awaited him he whispered. Moth
in doing, hottie guys wise."-Cleve
land Leader.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-22
How IL Got There.

A gamekeeper was going over his
masters estate one morning, when he
encountered a gentleman of the poach'
ing class. The gamekeeper noticed
that the others hat was bullying in a
curious manner. After subiecting the
hat to an examination he found fine
young pheasant.
How did this get hereT" the game
keeper asked. glarlng at the culprit
"Blowed IL know" growled the
poacher, gazing at the pheasant with
an apparent look of great perplexity.
"The blooming thing must have crawl
cd up my trousers leg."--London Tit
Bits,
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-22
stuH q. Dreams Are Made OF.

Van Swagger--I say. old man. you
have no idea what a stunning new car
I've got. why. it runs so smoothly you
can't feel it at all. Not bit Of noise,
no >chugging can't hear sound!
And It's positively odorless-can't
smell a\ thing. And as for speedway,
1t fairly whizzes! You simply can't see
1t go by!
Van Waggen--H'm, old man. Must
be fine car. Can't feel 1t, can't hear
1t. can't smell It, can't see It! How do
you know 1t IL there Judge.
The Cairo bulletin., 1911-05-22
Save the Knocking.

The Rev. Aaron II. Ballard. president
Of the Ocean Grove Camp. Meeting as
sociaion. was congratulated on his
ninetieth birthday on his splendid
health.
II impute my longevity" said Dr.
Ballard. ito the fact that have al
ways treated health rs Lfncoln's mil.
lionaire treated fortune.
discussing this millionaire, a New
Yorker said to Lincoln:
"'WelI. lie wasn't ont when fortune
Knocked at his door
"'Ah. my friend. fortune didn't have
10 knock In his case said Lincoln He
was holding the door open waiting for
he-' AZ. a. X =