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The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-21

an operate air. She swung her par.
asol to and fro as she strolled.
AT least. Mr.. Remington Ardsley.
Jr.," she said, after a while, they
taught us. at college, to be polite
Politely pessimistic? he asked.
She nodded "Perhaps-even that, "
she said But I'm sorry you've taxi
en- the trouble to look me up again If
I'm $3.50 different"
It's only on the surface, think
hope"
Cynthia turned on him, an angry
fash in her eyes. add dishonesty
hypocrisy to my list of acquired
faults! I'm sure you've heaped com
pliments on my head this afternoon
and no mistake" she declared angrily
and quickening her STEP Even the
oldest of friends can go too far in
frankness."
Ardsley bit his lip to keep from ut
tering the words of forgiveness he
fain would beg. but he felt it his duty
TO give Cynthia an idea Of how her re-
Gently acquired notions affected her
friends. 1t was hard but he had de-
termined to do it. He believed he
understood women and he felt this to
be his duty plainly laid down
After that there wa little said be-
tween them and when he left her at
her fathers gate it was with a dis
tant, curt word of farewell from her
as she FASTENED up the rose-path and
disappeared from view.
That night he thought criy of Gym
thia and the more he reviewed his
own attitude and recalled his own &C
cusations the more he hated himself.
What right had he to sit thus in
Judgment of her? He had been bru-
tally frank-cruel even-and she had
tried at first to take him in jest. He
had accuced her of being not only an
womanly but hypocritical.
The next day he nat Cynthia's
brother at the GLIB at lunch. The
two men had always been friends,
but somehow today when Robert Dan
vers took the seat opposite Ardsley a.
the small table, the latter felt
strangely I'll at east How could he
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-21
ONLY WOMAN JAILER

and at the same time made the pris-
oners more contented. She concluded
that she could carry on the same work
without fear or favor If the commits
sion would support her.
Il know 1t is an unsual request to
make, for a woman to rule male pris-
oners and keep them in order. but |
am not frightened of a man or half
dozen of them"
This statement brought smiles and
nCds of approval from the members
of the commission, for Nine. Porchet
is a veritable Amazon nearly six feet
in height, powerfully built, and In the
prime of health. Her face shows a
character as strong as her frame,
with powerful square jaws, a large
mouth and piercing but kindly eyes.
Gentlemen" she continued. "you
Lay still think that If were attacked
by a prisoner | would be helpless.
Will you kindly ask the heaviest gen.
darme on the premises to step here
so that : can demonstrate to you what
l could and would do with a man who
dared to attack me-"
The president asked Nine. Porchet
to retire and after the commission
had considered the matter for quar-
ter of an hour she was informed that
it was unanimously agreed to give
her a years trial and If she gave sat
isfaction the post would be perma-
nent one.
Gentlemen, thank you," she said,
land am sure that | will give you
every satisfaction. ! did not want to
appeal to your sympathies as have
seven children to bring up and the
loss Of the position would have meant
much to them and me-"
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-21
New York Engineers Say That Is
Limit for Safety-structure OF
100 Stories Possible.

New York-An office building 1000
feet in height may become a reality
here in the near future as the result OF
possibilities revealed by recent inves-
legations. Such building would be
nearly three times the height OF what
Is now the tallest in the world and
twice as high as the Eiffel tower.
which is merely of skeleton construc-
ton
With the erection of the 700-foot Met
ropolitan tower, it was thought that
the limit had been reached under the
present building code. But construc-
ton has already begun on an Office
building rising 4S feet higher, and tbs
latest investigation shows that the
maximum safety height for such build
ings at present is 1000 feet.
Such building, to conform with the
requirements of safety, would only
have to have base 200 feet square to
stand on. and now that this fact has
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-21
Sheep tsas Too MANY Leos.

.Petaluma, Cal.-On the early morn,
ing train from Geyserville six-legged
sheep was brought to this city. The
animal was consigned to j. L. Camp.
bell, and has attracted much attention
wherever 1t has been seen. Tho ami.
NAL has four front feet. two extra feet
with perfectly formed hoofs, pro.
truding from the shoulders of the
front legs. These do not reach any,
where near the ground, and. corse.
quently. do not interfere with the
sheep when walking. The animal is a
decided freak of nature, and may be
placed on exhibition in a menagnrie
in the near future. The sheep was
raised in the Geyserville section.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-21
John Smith a Bride.

Milwaukee. visa certificate that
Harry j. Raals and John W. Smith
we're united in marriage here caused
some establishment when 1t reached
the health department bureau of vital
statistics 1t was explained that Miss
Smiths father. in Disappointment al
her sex. had given her masculine
name at birth. The couple are from
Beaumont. Tex
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-21

They have put a man in lunatic
asylum in Ohio because he believes he
has invented a telephone that will en-
able him to establish direct con-
nection with heaven If they are go
ing to shut up all people who think
the universe listens, when they speak
the asylums will soon be overcrowded.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-21

College, and, pitching his tent in Fred
ericksburg, Iowa, gave forty of the
best years of his life to his profession.
DR.. Pitts was quite noted man
and had a large and increasing prac-
tice. His round of calls included
Bradford. He was well acquainted
with her people and took lively In
terest in everything that pertained
to tLair welfare. He heartily seconded
their efforts in building the little
church. DR.. Pitts was also man of
musical and literary turn of mind.
Just prior to the dedication of the
church he was inspired to write a
song to be used on dedication day. He
said, speaking OF his songs, 81 call
them inspirations, as they came to
me with force, and had to write them
out"
The name of the song may not have
been less inspired The little church
is surrounded by large, stately trees
whose overhanging branches have
sheltered both 1t and its worshippers
from the hot rays OF the summers sun
and the cold blasts of the winters
wind. And as he thought of this little
sanctuary surrounded by these great
giants Of the forest whom God planted
there, as if to protect His chosen ones
from harm, he penned this title. "The
Little Brown Church in the Vale" to
his song and wrote:
There's a church In the valley by the
wildwood,
No livelier place in the dale;
No spot is so dear to my childhood
AS the little brown church in the vale.
How sweet on bright Sabbath morning
To list to the clear ringing bell:
It's tones so sweetly are calling,
Oh, come to the church in the vale.
There close by the church in the valley,
Lies one that / loved SO we'll;
She sleeps, sweetly sleeps, meath the will
low;
Disturb not her rest IN the vale.
There, close by the side of that loved
Meath the tree where the wild flowers
bloom,
When the farewell hymn shall be chanted
/ shall rest by her side in the tomb.
CHORUS.
Oh come come come, come
Come to the church in the wildwood,
Oh, come to the church In the vale;
No spot is so dear to my childhood
AS the little brown church In the vale.
This little song was first sung by
DR.. Pitts on dedication day and was
afterward published by c. M. Higgins
of Chicago in 1865. From then until
now this little song has been singing
its way into the hearts of the people,
and 1t is not too much to say that 1t
grows sweeter and dearer as the years
roll by. 1t has been sung around the
world 1t has been translated into
other languages. A German minister
across the sea wrote the author of
this song that he never saw the Eng
lish version, but had often sung it
from the German print. And years
ago lady travelling in England wrote
that she heard 1t sung In London by
1000 school children.
This little bit of history will correct
a wrong impression that "The Little
Brown Church iii the Vale" is only a
child of the imagination, and to as
sure all that 1t is "a sure enough
church." and can be seen by any one
who will make a pilgrimage to Brad
ford "The Little Brown Church" still
remains as monument 10 the enter
prise and devotion of the pioneer
Christine OF the vicinity of Brad.
ford
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-21

A clergyman in South Carolina
prayed so successfully for rain that
farmers, fearing for their cotton crop,
were about to try and get an injunc-
ton against his praying any more
Which shows again how sense of
humor can help In keeping people
from making themselves ridiculous.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-21

The New York Tribune has heard of
a woman who desires to draw five pen
sions because she was married to five
men who served in the Civil war. 1t
looks as if she had tried to turn mat
rimony into sort of progressive pen
sion game.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-21

Tearing his shirt from his back, an
Ohio man tagged a train and saved
1t from a wreck. That was good for
a mere man, but the regulation article
for tagging a train In an emergency
Is a red petticoat.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-21

A Danish novelist on a visit to the
United States says that the American
husband is not appreciated. and that
he is neglected and unloved. Perhaps
none will be more astonished at this
wholesale arraignment of American
wives than American husbands
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-21

Pennsylvania has book agent one
hundred years old. Undoubtedly he is
tough enough now to stand all the
alleged witticisms that will be printed
about him.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-21

At a recent plumbers convention
there war a spirited discussion over
the question: why Do Plumbers Not
Make More Money!" The reason
probably is that they don't send back
TO the shops often enough for tools.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-21

Mary MacLane, silent in a literary
sense for nine years. says confidential
ly,"Take it from me-" in giving an i'm
preston. This phrase is not coun-
tenanced even in the discerning use
of slang.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-21

A Chicago man was chased for three
blocks by woman with a horsewhip
and then knocked down by a blow
from her fist. She claims he was fast,
but his lack of speed appears to have
been lamentable-if she was wearing
a hobble skirt
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-21
A Thing of the Past.

Investigators have found that
people who have black eyes are i'm
petuous.
In some cases, people who have
black eyes have been impetuous. but
they no longer thirst for combat.-Cht
cago Record Herald.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-21
A FortIfyina Experience.

You dictate al your letters?
Eyes," replied Senator Sorghum.
Sometimes you can get pretty good
idea of how little attention your let
ter is going to receives by watching
the manner and facial expression OF
the stenographer."
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-21
Finds Prehlstorlc skull.

Laramie, Wyo.-E. B. Adair of Lost
Spring. near Douglas, has unearthed
a human skull Embedded in stone and
believed by archaeologists to have
ante-dated tie biblical flood. The
skull is well preserved.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-21

Squirrels are busy destroying the
Kansas corn crop. Don't blame the
squirrels IL they were not destroy
ing the crop something else would be
doing so.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-21

The Denver man who has an ach-
ing void where his appendix once
held forth also has an aching void in
the vicinity of his pocketbook.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-21

A Tacoma man on bicycle won a
race with wild cat. but he cannot
hope to compete with the French avi
ator who won battle with an eagle,
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-21

It is to be illegal in New Jersey for
women to wear birds on their hats.
The women will doubtless be able
to find something equally expensive.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-21

The insect that bit St Louis
clergyman and stopped wedding evi.
IDENTIFY wanted to show that his sting
was more effective than Cupid's dart
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-21

A Western oil man has lost his wife
in New York for the second time.
Always thought opportunity was sup
posed to knock only once.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-21

The hobble skirt is to go, which
will be a loss to the contemporary
humorists but decided gain to So
ciety at large
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-21

A Chicago traction road has award
ed a gold medal to polite conductor.
Such a rarity in Chicago certainly
merited some recognition.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-21

Now comes a learned scientist and
proposes that the snake shall be sub
stituted for the cat as the household
mouser.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-21

A new ocean liner is to be called
The Gigantic, and in this case no
doubt there will be something in a
name
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-21

Doctors tell us that the old oaken
bucket is unsanitary, but 1t strikes US
that our forefathers were healthy indi-
viduals.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-21

Mark Twain's estate foots up near
ly half a million. Evidently he wasn't
Joking for nothing.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-21
wAsHBURN, WIS.

Is it not time now for the joy rid
ers to quit?
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-21

New York is going to keep card
index Of the drunkards, which shows
that the bigness of an undertaking
doesn't daunt little old New York.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-21

Europe without a war scare on Its
hands would be unhappy.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-21

Women are displacing men in all
walks of life. One of them has been
killed in an aeroplane flight.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-21

The reckless autoist and his lib
erty should be parted.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-21

Why become excited if you do not
happen to own any sheep?
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-21

The eastern woman who died and
left ten sets of teeth evidently was
we'll equipped to chew the rag.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-21

Indiana farmers break into print
BIZ predicting an early winter. Rush
ing the season, as it were.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-21

And now the fair ladies have taken
up the practice of wearing false eye
lashes. False woman!
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-21

Possibly you wouldn't like to be the
ice man If you had to carry the Ice.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-21
Daily Thought.

Our lives are truly at an ead when
we are loved no lonser.-LaAdor.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1911-09-21

an operate air. She swung her par
asol to and fro as she strolled.
AT least, Mr.. Remington Ardsley,
Jr..' she said, after a while, they
taught us. at college, to be polite
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-04-29
MINISTER
TO PRACTICE
MEDICINE
Pastor of Hammond Baptist
Church breaches Farewell
Sermon Next Sunday, and
Will Eventually Enter
New Profession.

From the ministry to medicine is the
turn in his career which the Rev. j. E.
Sharp, pastor of the Hammond Baptist
church. is about to make. On next
Sunday he breaches his farewell SER
mon to his congregation, and on May
18th he will be graduated from the
Chicago College of Medicine and Surg
cry, in which he has completed the
course
DIR. sharp will not>enter the practice
of medicine Immediately. but will
swer a call to the pastorate of the
Summitville (Ind.) Baptist church. one
of the oldest and best congregations
in central Indiana. A splendid new
building has just been completed there.
The edifice has thirteen rooms in
which all the phases of modern church
work can be put into effect.
During his pastorate in Hammond
the minister has greatly increase the
financial strength and nearly doubled
the membership of the church. DR..
Sharp is a graduate of Ewing College.
Ill, having received the bachelor of sci
ence degree in 1902 and that of doctor
of philosophy in 1906. For num-
Der of years he has turned his atten-
tion to scientific and philosophical sub
jects. and since his residence in Ham
mond he has given most of his spare
time to the study of medicine. The
minister physician is of the profound
conviction that the healing arts be-
long to the churches as much today
as in the early centuries. and says
that the church lost one of its greatest
blessings when she allowed the art to
deDa.'. ment from her temples.
DR.. Sharp is a matriculant of both
the Northwestern and Chicago College
| of Medicine and Surgery, and will be
| graduated from the latter school with
large class on May 18th. The exer-
! cises will be held at the valparaiso
| university
| During his medical course he has
made many friends among medical
| men. who hold him in high esteem for
his knowledge of medicine and thera-
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-04-29
HOSPITAL NETS NICE
sum FROM CONCERT

Although the net fir ancial returns
are not yet in. the big audience at the
Orpheum theater for the K o. T. NJ
band concert last night was evidenced
that ST Margaret's hospital, which is
to be the beneficiary. benefited hand
somely by the affair. Every seat on
the main floor and in the balcony was
sold, and nearly every one was occu-
pied.
d. A. Pugn, the director of the band,
and the members of his band who gave
their services free for the benefit of
the hospital are deserving of the high
est praise for the excellent enter
tainment which they furnished.
Director Pugh had gagged the taste
of his audience we'll in the selection
of the program jumpers. He made
his selections from the popular num-
bers from the old masters. There
were forty-five pieces on the stage.
The audience had the good fortune
last night of hearing Eugene Wack
who is generally conceded to be the
most accomplished cornetist in Chica-
go. The solo number he gave last
night brought forth volumes of ap-
plause from the enraptured audience
vocal solo by Miss Lillian Thompson
of Hammond. Gounod's Flower Song
from Faust afforded her an opportuni-
ty for her rich strong voice. She is
doubly popular with Hammond audi
ences because she is home talent, and
it is a matter of comment that her
voice seemingly improves in the time
from one public appearance to anoth-
err.
rhe program for the evening was as
| follows:
March-"Grandioso" ...-.... Seitz
| The Glow Worm" Lincke
| Selection-"Tannhaus -. Wagner
| Waitz-"Blue Danube" ..... Strauss
/ Cornet Solo-"Columbia" - Robinson
Eugene Wack.
/ INTERMISSION.
Overture-"Zampa" .. Heroic
/ Selection-'Il Trovatore' Verd
/ Vocal Solo-"Flower Song" (Faus).
! ...-.-......... Gounos
Miss Lillian Thompson.
| Selection-"The Chocolate Soldier
SJrau
Overture-'sWilliam Tell. $3.50. Rossin
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1911-04-29
LESS THAN
SCORE: ATTEND
MEETING
By Vote of 5 to O Hammond
Business Mems Associa-
ton With Membership of
200 Decides Johnson ST.
Should Be Closed.

At the meeting of the Hammond
Business Mems association last even
ing the question of closing Johnson
street carried by vote of to o. Only
members were permitted to vote, and
as a result the six or eight others who
were present did not register their
opinions
Those who were present at the meet
ing were as follows: +. S. Bedz. w. II.
Gostlin. John E. Fitzgerald, A. NJ Tur-
ner. John Beckman. David T. Emery,
Ralph Groman, w. II. Ciostlin. Jr-; /.
L. Bomberger, w. J. McAEeer. I. w
vandewalker, Peter Lyons, Cornelius
Burns, W. E. Fowler. John E McGar-
ry, E. f. Johnston. M. E. Zuvers and
reporters for the two papers.
1t was the above persons who by
a vote of five to nothing declared it
to be the sense of the Hammond Bus
mess Mems association that johnson
street ought to be closed. The associ-
alton has membership of nearly 200
1t may be said. however. that a full
and fair discussion of the question
was had. The OPINIONS of all were al
least respected and the effort to ridi'
Guile a man out of his argument wa:
not attempted at this meeting.
From the very start. however. it wa:
seen that the small size of the meet
ing would not warrant the support
ers of the closing of Johnson street il
declaring that the Hammond Bushes:
Mems association had gone on record il
favor of the project. Consequently thu
statement was iterated and reiterated
that We'll the matter will have to b,
decided in tire courts anyway"
The holding. of meetings by the Norti
Side Citizens association. the Manu-
facturers' association and the Ham
mond Business Mems association 70
the purpose of discussing the CLOSING
of Johnson street called forth a state
ment by City Attorney John Gavit thi
morning.
Mr. Gavit said, THE question of tn
advisability of closing Johnson stree
Is one that will have to be finally set