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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-02
Than Llfe2' it proceeds to say:

Than Life?' it proceeds to say:
Startling as this question may
see mat first blush, facts and figures
appear to answer it.
The conservation of human life
constitutes the g%randest movement of
the twentieth century, says Profess
sor Irving Fisher. Let us see how
the governing authorities OF Ameri-
can cities further this movement.
When a Board of Estimate the men,
bers of which are the peers of any
In the world for probity. intelligence
and patriotism deems it proper to re-
duce to two-thirds the amount asked
for by the Department of Health of
New York city, allowing one million
dollars less than the departments
estimate of it's needs, the following
figures and facts cease to be matter
of surprise:
"'The State of New York spends for
health preservation the munificent
sum of / TO cents per annum for
each of its inhabitants. Massachu-
sets spend 4 2-10, Indiana ! 7-10,
Kansas ? ITO, and SO on. There is
not one city health board that obtains
enough money to carry on a success
full fight with disease and death, de-
spite the fact that most cities are
| provided with efficient generals for
the battle.
These figures are computed from
data like the following.
Minneapolis spent for fire pre-
vention $1.67 per capita, for disease
prevention / cents. H..
Portland. Ore, spent $1.91 for fire
prevention and Ia cents for disease
prevention per capita.
Louisville spent 1916 for fires. u
cents for health.
Providence, r. L., spent $1.99 for
fires and IL cents per capita for
health.
IAN example of the attitude of
Legislatures is furnished by that of
Ohio, which granted the farmers an
appropriation of s25, 900 for a labora-
tory to produce serum for preventing
death of their hogs from cholera, but
refusde to grant an appropriation for
the production of a serum t~antitoxin)
to prevent their children dying from
d%iptheria.
1T his been well said thai the war
against preventable disease is a strug-
gle between death and the dollar.
When our governing powers begin to
realize this solemn truth they will
brave the public clamor for low taxa
ton and cas- to prefer a high death
rate to a slight and temporary in
crease in the tax rate, or spend less
on public buildings and ornamental
ton and more ON health promotion.
= DIR. Wiley has said statistics show
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-02
STRIKING INEQUALITIES.

Over at Valparaiso, a city OF
possibly 10000 inhabitants, three
busses two cabs and two taxi-cabs
meet every train. Making the trains
has become a regular routine there.
If 16 people get off the train the
cabbies bark for half an hour and
seem satisfied if they get four of
them. Usually they have 10 take
those four over on the hill, a good
mile and a half, and get twenty-five
cents for it. A taxi will call for you
and take you to the depot for rs
cents. six rides for a quarter.
Gasoline does not cost any less in
Valparaiso than in Hammond, auto
human element is about the same.
But In Valparaiso you can ride SO
cheaply that it Is ~extraagant to walk
and you do not hear of any failures
either.
Now in cities hereabouts with
three times the population of Val
paTaise, there are thousands of
houses that can not be reached by
street car, there are forty times as
many trains, the expanse of territory
is ten times as great, the people
would willingly pay twenty-five cents
within a radius of a half a mile, fifty
cents within a radius of a mile and
Is ents within a radius of a mile and
a half yet and there is not a single
carriage at the depots.
Even the theatre trains are not met
and it takes all of the way from halt
to three quarters of an hour to get
a carriage to the station after calling
for one by telephone.
The cities has the finest of pave.
ments and the wear and tear or
equipment ought to be less but II
seems that everybody contemplating
going into business either starts a ga
loon or a fruit store and SO we arc
towns of walkers.
Take it in Hammond for instance
when a carriage does meet you II II
dirty, smells horsy and likely as not
the driver is drunk. What these
cities need is first-class service and
the public should %patronize the frs
man that will offer it.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-02
EASY ROADS TO SUCCESS"

Almost without exception the
great scholars of the world have been
men who have studied continuously
from young manhood to old age; and
who were quick and those who were
slow at the start: for in the race for
scholarship the track is so long that
the handicap at the start is not a
matter of great consequence.
The familiar illustration of Cato,
that old Roman philosopher with the
large Adams apple, m readily to
mind here.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-02
OLD DOCTORS AND NEW.

This is the age of great freedom of
speech, and therefore hearing
strange things. The last one to get
his" was the old fashioned family
physician Of sacred and awe inspir-
ing memory. DR.. Charles L. Dana, of
Cornell, speaking to two hundred of
the brethren in the east recently said
the old line practitioner was badly
trained, ignorant, over idealized in
the story books. and his passing was
a good radiance.
Sounds like heresy, or perhaps DR..
Dana has recollections of a particu-
larly nauseous bolus administered to
him in childhood.
But on the remains of the old fami-
~ physician hear what is to arise
Thus DR.. DANA
The physician of the future will
appear In all true love stories. He
will also perhaps mitigate the
climaxes and eve lessen the tri-
angular ~banalties of the drama.
sEugenics Driving Cupid or Venus
at the Feet of Aesculapius' will
make future masterpieces for the
mural decorations of the National
Hall of Health Physicians will
become a part Of statecraft. They
viii participate more in public
affairs and politicians and lawyers
less
Physicians in place of politician.
and lawyers? Fear the good doctor
has confused healer and heller. Blu
perhaps he's right. It's a wonderful
age. And when he becomes a par
of statescraft, If his duties includ,
operating to remove the political OBJ
sessions of some individuals, why, s,
much the better.
At any rate the o~fd-fashioned doc
tor had some ideas of ethics which
some present day doctors will neve
get; their kinship with medical socie
ties and associations nptw1thstand
ing.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-02
THIS IS MY GsTH BIRTHDAY"
Sir Francis c. Gould.

Sir Francis Carruthers Gould. one OF
the worlds most famous carica turists.
was born at Barnseaple, England. De-
cember 2, 1874. AT ten years of age he
c~aricatured a candidate at a local cleo
ton, and the sketch was published. 1t
was the late Henry Labouchere who
gave Sir FFancis his first introduction
to the realm of illustrated journalism
by publishing a series of his sketches
in Truth. Mr.. Stead of the Pail Mali
Gazette next sought his services. 1t
was as ~cartoonist for the Westminster
Gazette. however, hat he did his great
est work. Lord Rosebery once describ-
ed Sir Francis as "one of the most re-
Bile assets of the Liberal party"
1t has been said that his cartoons and
cleer skits won more ote for the Liberal
party than Ger were gained by the
speeches of the most brilliant orators.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-02
SHOULD HAVE BEEN $500.

Some of the metropolitan news
apers seem to think it is a wonder
full thing for Hon. Tim Englehart OF
Gary to get s25 out of j. Pierpont
Morgan for the benefit Of Gary's
democracy.
They are quite wrong.
1t would be, we are compelled to
admit. quite a diffifficult proposition
for anyone other than the Duke of
Ridge Road to gently extract rs
silver simoleons from the depths OF
the Morgan purse.
But for Tim it was a little thing.
1t is somewhat disconcerting TO
know that Tim only got S25 put of
Mr.. Morgan. We are a little panied
to think that he did not separate the
great f%inancier from at least $4,000
for the benefit of Gary's democracy,
Just think where that amount
could have been used.
And Mr.. Knots too having beer
delicately persuaded, fatteringly
coaxed and cajoled, to say nothing OF
being impetuously im%portuned to run
for the mayoralty again.
You must do better next time Tim
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-02
A TANTALIzING PREDICAMENT.

Huntington. Ind, Nov. 2S.-Al-
though he will celebrate his Tooth
birthday anniversary December IA,
Jacob Souers H~untington's oldest
resident, submitted to his first
shave at the hands of a barber to-
day. He did 1t under protest. The
barber was summoned secretly by
a daughter, who wished to prepare
the veteran for a photograph In
anticipation of the coming celebra
tion.
There is nothing more a~ggravatins
than to have a barber forced on on,
after ~staving him off and ESCAPING
his clutches for 100 years.
Think of a man turning down
sea foam or a electric massage or
hair tonic for a whole century onl,
at last to be forced into a chair
napery showed under his 1owl ant
then scraped by a barber long lust
full for the hoary w~ind-breaKs.
Could anything be more aggravat
ing?
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-02
TIME TO HALT.

Somebody has started to lease Q.
hotel for the purpose of starting a Y.
w. c. A. in Gary. The idea of having
a Y. W. G.. A. came into being when
some one imagined that a lot of wom-
en- and girls in Gary needed protec-
tion AS a matter of fact the per-
centage of women and girls in Gary
who are away from their homes is a
very small one when compared with
other cities of similar size.
make too much of a splurge in sad
ding all kinds of institutions upon
itself. There is too much of a ten
dency TO ape the big cities and every
usual touches are made.
Gary has its $780, 900 Commercial
club, it's elaborate Elks club, its fancy
Country club, it's University club, its
settlement house, it's luxurious $780,
900 Y. NJ. C. A, it's Knights of Column
bus club, and other institutions to
support. It is trying to float a Ma
sonic temple, an Oddfellows building
and an "aristocratic' town club. 1t Is
called upon to contribute to the sup
port of two hospitals-one is enough
and one of them is building a new
home costing $780, 600.
Things have come to such a point
in Gary that the hat has to be passed
every few months to keep the score of
churches, hospitals, the Y. M. c. A.
expenses. new hospitals, negro mis-
sions, day nurseries,, ETC., etc, going.
And now there is to be a home for
homeless girls and women.
The people of Gary have enough
on their hands now and any further
passing of the hat for a new fad
ought to be frowned upon In these
expensive times.
Let's put up a few more houses for
working men.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-02

What ls Yankee DoodIe?-It Is the
name of an air, adopted as a national
tune to the United States. The words
are mere doggerel. Yankle Doodle
was composed by DR.. Shackburg. a
physician in the British army in
America, about 1855, and palmed OF
by him as a celebrated air on a body
of American militia.
Distinguish between Brass and
Brorze?-Brass is a composition of
copper and zinc. Bronze is q compo-
sition of copper and tin.
What is the Harvest Moon and
the Hunters Mcon?-The harvest
moon is the full moon in Sep
TENDER that falls neares to the au-
tumnal equinox. The hunters moon
is the first full moon in October after
the autumnal equinox.
What 10 mean by "clinicai" as ap-
piled to Surgery and Medicine?-
Clinical" is from a Greek word sig
nifying a bed. and is applied to those
branches of the medical art In which
instruction is given to students at the
bedsides of patients. Hospitals and
inirmaries are the great schools Of
clinical medicine and surgery.
What IL the Year Of Jubliee?-
Among the Jews the jubilee came
every fiftieth year, which was the
year after one week of weeks OF years
had passed, or seven times seven. All
slaves who were of Hebrew blood
were freed, all debts were cancelled,
and all hands were returned to origi-
nal owners during the jubilee. In the
Roman Catholic church the jubilee Is
observed every twenty-ffth year.
Who was the Wizard Of Kinder
hook7-Martin Van Buren,, who was
born at Undertook. N. Y, was SO
called because OF his astuteness.
Who are the SInophohists?-A SIN
ophobist is literally a hater OF the
Chinese. The term is applied to those
who have clamored for restriction Of
Chinese immigration.
Who was Gebir7-He was an Arab
ian alchemist, who lived in the eighth
century. and wrote the first book on
chemistry.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-02
The Day in
HIS
..THIs DATE IN HISTORY

1554-Hernando Cortez, the conqueror
of Mexico. died at Seville. Spain.
Born in Spain in 1885.
1s04-Napjoleon L crowned in the
Cathedral of Notre Dame, Paris.
1So5-French under Napoleon defeated
the allied Russian and Australian
armies at Austerlitz-
1S0S-Madrid taken by the French and
King Joseph restored.
1S4S-Francis Joseph succeeded Ferdi-
nand as emperor of Austria.
1S59-John Brown executed as a result
of his raid on Harper's Ferry.
1S93-Pauline Cushnaan, noted Union
spy in the civil war, died. Born in
New Orleans. June 10, 1898.
190S-President Nord Alexis of Hayti
deposed.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-02

that we die sixteen years before we
reach our maximum usefulness. Why
age life OF forty-four years? Health
is our most valuable asset. The
slightest reflection upon the above
data proves that it is not protected
with one-tenth the caution and effor
that we exercise in the protection Of
property"
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-02
Gee.

1T is reported that American mill
lionaires are being skinned by Lon
don art dealers. But anybody that
al skin an American millionaire is
entitled to the pelt.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-02

ASKS a Boston paper: Why are
only five Massachusetts youths COM
peting at the examinations for the
Rhodes scholarships" Wait until
the football a is over. brother.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-02
Let's get a dozen or more COM
munity apartment houses.

PROBABLY the chief reason why
politics did not hurt business during
the recent campaign a that bust
ness was not hurting politics.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-02

What is the Origin Of tho Word
"Pecuniary"7-It is from the Latin De-
cunia, money; the root of the word
pecunia was pecus, "cattle"-cattls
having constituted the wealth of the
early Roman people.
Whateer the Twenty Most 6eauti.
full Words?--In a voting contest the
members Of a certain Y. NJ. c.. A. in
New York city recently decided that
the twenty most beautiful words are:
Melody, splendor. alteration, elo-
quence, virtue, innocence, modesty.
faith, Joy, honor, nobility, sympathy,
heaven, love, divine. hope harmony,
happiness. $purity and liberty.
What Is the Weight Of the Brain by
Racial CiassIicatIon7 According to
B~astian, an expert, the weight of the
brain in ounces Is as follows: Scotch
so; Germans-49.6; English - 1875;
Freneh-47.s; Zulus 47.6: Chinese
47.2; Italians-4S.e; Eskimos-43.9. In
all races the male brain is about ten
per cent heavier than the female. In
the highest type OF the ape the brain
weight does not exceed Is ounces.
What 10 the Origin Of the Word
"Pen"?-The word pen" signifies q
feather, and is derived from the Latin
~"penna," a wing. The phrase, 9 steel
pen, Is literally a steel feather.
When and Where was Lillian Rus
sell Born?-Lillian Russell was born
in Clinton. Ia. in 1864.
What is Observation-Disclosures
Is a mineral found in many parts OF
the world, chiefly in Moravia and
Crimea. Because Meerschaum is
found on sea shores in some localities
in peculiarly rounded snow-white
Jumps. it has been ignorantly imagined
to be petrifed froth OF the sea, which,
by the way, is the meaning OF its
German name. Meerschaum, when
mined. is soft and soap-like to the
touch. 1t is moulded into pipes, boil
ed In oil, and then baked in ovens I'M
til quite hard.
What were Sharp-shins?-Sharp-
shins was a name given to small cur
rency obtained by cutting silver dol.
lars into parts 1t val uSed In the
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-02
Congratulations to:

L~iliuokalani, former queen of the
Hawaiian Islands. "A years old today.
Frank Jay Gould, youngest son of the
late Jay Gould. 35 years old today.
Sir Alfred Dale. ice chancellor of the
University of Lierpool, 81 years old to-
day. -
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-02

WI shall have a war in the not
distant future" says General Wood.
Let's hope 1t will be a price war
among the produce men.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-02

WELL a vote of thanks is due the
the lid as long as he did.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-02

WOMEN say they are going to keep
up the fight. Just for our assign
ment book, which one?
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-02

IN spite of the fact that the high
cost of living pinches as hard there
as here. England is about to send
Spring-Rice to us.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-02

NOW honest, Mr.. Madero, have
you told us all you know about the
escape Of Nephew Diaz?
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-02

full beard. Evidently he ISM a little
shaver.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-02

Hammond Chapter. No. III. r A
NJ Regular stated meeting second
and fourth Wednesday of each month.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-02

Hammond Council. No. 90, r. S. NJ.
Stated meetings first Tuesday of each
month.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-02

Hammond Commandery. No. Al. X.
T. Regular stated meeting first and
third Monday of each month.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-02

Garfield Lodge, No. $50. r. & A. NJ
Stated meetings every Friday evening.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-02

What were sharp-shins?-Sharp-
shins was a name given to small cur
rency obtained by cutting silver dol.
lars into parts. 1t was uhed in the
early days of Virginia.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-02

Who was Gebir7-He was an Arab
ian alchemist, who lived in the eighth
century, and wrote the first book on
chemistry.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-02

Who are the sInoPhohists?-A SIN
ophobist is literally a hater of the
Chinese. The term is applied to those
who have clamored for restriction Of
Chinese immigration.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-12-02

Who was the Wizard Of Kinder
hook7-Martin Van Buren,, who was
born at Undertook, N. Y, was SO
called because of his astuteness.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-01-16

When the county democratic con
lcntion convpncs ~ ComanChe county
February II there will be bitter
fight wagcd between the Clark and
Wilson forces. Leaders for each can
didatc have given notice that they
viii try to carry the convention for
their faVortc anI that means some
political scrappnG in laWton. The
democratic central committee of that
county declared AGAINST officials OF
the state MS Delegates In resolutions
introduced by Col r. A Snccd and
which were unanimously passed. The
resolutions adopted are these:
Whereas. We believe that the dis.
uihuiiou Of honors within party is
Just and proper and conduccs to
party rcalty. and
Whereas. Section II, of the Bill of
Rights of the state Constitution, pro
vidcs:
".Evcrl person elected or appoint
ed TO any office of trust or profit un
der the laws of the state, shall give
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-01-16

"Our people love Champ Clark ana
are proud of him. He is the same
plain. honest. Jeffcrsonian democrat
today that he was thirty years ago,
always on the side Of the people-no
fuss or feathers, Just simple, eco
uomic democracy.
In my Judgment YOU can lead win
Clark As to former Governor Folk I
can only say he is little known in
Oklahoma. Those who do know him
speak with admiration, but Missouri
would lose the chance for the sup
port Of Oklahoma with any other
man than Clark.
"The eyes of the democracy of the
whole nation are upon you. with
Clark as your candidate Missouri can
lead the union"
Mr. HASKELL viii return 10 OkIaho
ma Wednesday,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-01-16

4 cores spondent OF The companion
who mas Observed many instances OF
the good understanding which prevails
between the negroes and their white
neighoors in the southern states tells
the story of a colored man who left
mis- South Carolina home TO become
a barber in an Illinois city. Not long
aiterward the negro was lynched in
this town and fears OF a race riot
We're entertained.
\ customer entering the shop found
The barber packing up his tools and
learned that he proposed 10 return to
South Carolina.
There is too much lynchin' goin'
on in these parts declared he, "Taint
safe around hyar'
Well" replied the customer,
don't YOU know there are just as
many lynchines down south as there
are here"
Yes, sir spects dat's true was
the reply, "but if Is lynched hyar /
dunno who's gon' to do it, but if Is
lynched dar' I knows rs gwine be
lynched by my friends y Youths
Companion.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-01-16

again. The dukes card was back in
it's place. 1t had been carefully
scraped and cleaned Sorg put itbe-
hind a mirror.
But it was found again, and
though afterward he hid it in flower
pots and cases ana coal scuttles it al
ways turned up, scrubbed clean and
carefully dried, on the top of the card
tray
so at last Sorg hind it in the family
Bible. and that was the end of it. Mrs.
Nouveau Richie went into mourning.
Exchange.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-01-16

President Taft has at last found
someone willing to sail away 10 Ar
gentina as the envoy from the United
States to President Alcorda on the oc-
casion of the centenary of the Ar
gentine Republics movement for in
dependence. This is the mission
the president offered to several dis
tinguished statesmen, including for
mer Vice-President Fairbanks. For
one reason or another they all de-
clined. Then the president notified
General Wood that the honor would
be conferred upon him. will he ac-
cept" the President was asked. We'll,
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-01-16

The lodser's pet aversion was cats.
and he cherished a special grudge
against a feline which sometimes
shared his meals without his consent.
Just as he was preparing for bed he
caught sight of suspicious hump un-
der the counterpane The brute " he
muttered and his eyes glared murder
as he reached for one Of the ten pound
dumb bells with which he was wont
to toy each morning. StealthilJ he
approached the bed. Then, thud' And
one of the items on his next weeks
bill was: "To one hot water bottle,
81. 25.'-The Argonaut.
The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1912-01-16
HASKELL SAYS
CLARK IS EAVORlTE
BELIEVES CONVENTION NAY EN.
poRsE HIm-AssERTs He is
FAVORITE ~ STATE.

-, oats Ian f--Fa.mer Cover
nav c,,-res \ uesseu OF Oklahoma.
rorts sunday said thar the
u.,.so,,s darc,-a.,. &. Tor Chamu
l..-,. for tho presidential nomination.
q" am nositiya that the Oklahoma
..o..o- arc for .1e sneaker" SAID
,t rla.g.u .o.laboma b.ing new
.... .,. . s,od chance 20 keep iu
.o,,t ,..,, .ba o,iriors OF other
.... .- ,L. .t.pr1e rnu.tanfly are