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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-09-21

Chattanooga.
19Os-Bishop Henry c. Potter died at
Cooperstown. n Y. Born in
Schenectady. y. Y. May 25. 1885
191l-Proposed reciprocity pact with
the United states defeated in the
Canadian parliamentary elections.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-09-21
Up and Down in
IN DIAN A


RECEIVE PAY FOR BRIDGES.
The city of Michigan city today re-
ceived $4,000 from the Indiana Trans
portation company. ia settlement for
the wrecking of the Franklin street
bridge three years ago, when the
steamer United States backed into the
structure. The city sued for 100000
and compromised on the amount re-
ceived. which was the cost Of recon
struction.
LAND BRINGS $3.50 AN ACRE.
In the sale of 320 acres of land near
S4S.0 GOO. Balthasar Roell sold 100 acres
to George Weintraut for $4,000, then
bought 200 acres Of $. =, Stroup for
$4,000. the price per acre on both
farms being $50. The first farm had
doubled and the second trebled IN
value during the past twenty years.
HEART ATTACK DEATH CAUSE.
Miss Edna Drake. Ia years old, WAS
found dead in bed this morning at the
home of her father, Charles O. Drake,
north Of ShelbyviHe. the discovery be
ling made BY her stepmother. The girl
had been suffering from nervous trou-
bles for several weeks and it is be-
neved her death was due to an at
tack of the heart. She had been dead
several hours. but Coroner Wells de-
cided it was not necessary to hold an
! inquest
"TALKs BACE<;" GIVEN LIMIT.
! Four hundred and fifty DAYS in jail
| is the sentence given Joseph Randolph
of Muncie. found guilty of running a
blind tiger" Randolph who has be-
fore faced similar charges after be-
ling found guilty, said to the court:
You might as Wen make my ine ST.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-09-21

READ a story in the newspapers
about maniac in a nightgown :"
Evidently the superstition is that
persons not wearing pyjamas are
lunatics
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-09-21

NOTHING pleases C. H. Geist bet
ter than to see everybody humping
wherever the U. G. L has a plant
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-09-21

Hammond Commandery. No. Al K T..
viii visit Gary. Wednesday. Sept. 25.
when south Bend viii confer the Malta
degree in full form Leave Sibley and
Holman $40 p.
Hammond Chapter, NO. 1T. R. a. NJ,
will meet Tuesday. Sept. "a. instead Of
Wednesday. Sept. Is. Mark Master de-
gree.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-09-21

CLIP the Blood" and Lefty Louie :
together with number Of other wall
orous New York gentlemen, would
be able TO pick up quite living in
Gary at election time
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1912-09-21

BY the way aren't those wonder
full speeches that John w. Kern /,
making over the. country?
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-01-18

there. above the fog. waiting for u to
lift again the veil ~ mystery which
II had drawn across the tragic scene
he had just witnessed.
The month was August. and the
long arctic day had already begun To
know its durnal twilight 4 fort
night ago the sun had dipped. for the
FIRST time. below the horizon. By now
there we're four or FIVE hours. out vt
every Is. that would pass for night.
The sun set while he hung there In
the air. and as II did so with new
slant OF the breeze the fog rolled itself
up into great violet-colored cloud.
leaving the earth. the ice the sea I'M
vciled below him. And there, in the
open water Of the little bay. he saw
ship. and on the shore cluster Of
rude huts
II struck him. even from the height
at which he scared. that the ship. tied
to an ice-fioe in the shelter ~ the
great headland. did not look like a
whaler. nor like the sort of craft
which an arctic explorer would have
selected for his purposes II had more
the trim smartness OF yacht
They were probably all asleep down
there. he reflected. II was nearly mid
night and he saw no signs OF life any
where. He would drop down for a
nearer look.
lie descended. with a sudden hawk.
like pounce. which was one OF his
more recent achievements in the navi-
CATION OF the air. checked himself
gain al about the level OF the mast
head. with flashing. forward swoop,
IKE a man diving in shallow water;
then. with a sudden effort. brought
himself up standing. bis planes nearly
vertical. and. with a backward spring,
alighted. clear OF his wings on the Ice
foe Just opposite the ship.
As he did so. he heard little sur
prised cry. half OF fear. half OF aston
ishment It was a girls voice.
The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1912-01-18
CHAPTER ~.
The Girl on the leo Floe.


She stood there on the foe confront
ing him. not ten feet away. and At
sight OF her Philip Cayley's eyes
widened. What In the world!- he
gasped. Then stared at her speech.
less.
She was clad. down TO the knees. In
sealskin, and below its edge he could
see the tops OF her small fur-ulmned
boots. Upon her head she wore
little turban.like cap OF seal. The
smartly tailored lines Of the coat en-
phasized her young slenderness. Her
bootmaker must have had q reputa'
ton upon some metropolitan bouie-
ward, and her head gear came clearly
under the category OF what 10 known
Az modes. Her eyes were very blue
and her hair was golden, warmed. he
thought, as she stood there In the
orange twilight. with a CLINT OF red.
Cayley gaspod again. as he took In
the details OF this vision. Then col
lected himself. Il beg your rardon,
he stsmmered. Il don't mean TO be
rudely inquisitive. but what. In the
world. is a person like you dong In
this rart OF it--that is. " you are real
at all? This Is latitude 20. and no
photographer who ever lived has put
that coast-llne yonder into his maps.
Yet here, In this name'ess bay. find
a yacht, and on this Ice doe. In the
twilight. you
she shook her head little impa-
tiently. and blinked her eyes, as II to
clear them of a vision. "Of course"
she said. Il know I've fallen asleep
and this 10 a dream Of mine. but even
for a dream. aren't you a little IN
reasonable? Yachts are natural
mode of conveyance across the ocean.
You find them In many bays-some-
times in nameless ones-and they al
ways have people on them. But you
you come wheeling down, out OF a
night sky. like some great nocturnal
bird, and alight here on the zoe be-
side me. And then you change your
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-01-12
Sherins Sale

State of Colorado
County Of Elbert
In the District Court, within and for
the city ard County OF Denver and
State of Colorado:
The National Advertising Co
corporation
PLAINTIFF
VS.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-01-12
LOCAL ITEMS GATHERED
DURInG THE PAST week

Preaching Services next Sab
beth, January IL, both morning
and evening. Come!!
The County Commissioners ad
journed indefinitely on account
of the absence of Mr. Pauls, who
is very i'll and was unable to at
tend the January meeting,
The new cement bridge be-
tween Kiowa and Elizabeth in
now under construction and is
nearly completed. Mr. Shelley
of Denver being the contractor
This road improvement has been
greatly needed, it being almost
impossible for an auto to cross
in the past.
Mrs Mary Griffin has been sick
the past week, but at present is
improveing.
The ice on the "Gibson Lake"
masured on January 9, 1912, was
2Oa inches thick. Was any thick
er ice ever masured in Elbert Co.
The total assessed valuation of
Elbert County for taxes for the
year 1911 was 81, 705, 1863, Over
So, 900. 600 worth of agricultural
products are raised annually in
Elbert County. Accounting to
the above figures land in this
section will pay Jor itself in one
year.
Will trade large size new Iowa
separator for 1000 pound 3 year
old horse. F. w. Mason
1924 Lipan street, Denver, Colo
All Kinds of strap work, hame
straps etc. at w E Davies. one
door south of the post office
Sewing by the day, nursing or
ordinary housework by the day.
Call up the Banta. ranch, or ad-
dress Mrs Strong, Elbert Colo.
If you want good halters, rivet-
ed or hand sewed, made of A l
Oak harness leather, you can get
them at a reasonable price at
w E Davies harness shop
DENTIST COMING: Will be
at Elbert, Friday January 10Th.
Elizabeth, Saturday, January 20.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-01-12
DEFENDANT

=
By virtue of writ of Executions HI
Fa and fee bill issued out of the District
Court, of the City and County OF Den
yer, State OF Colorado, to me as Sheriff
of Elbert County directed in favor Of
The National Advertising Co., Corpor-
alton, against L. A. Cobb, whereby l
am commanded to make the sum OF One
hundred fifty six dollars and ninety
six cents (sl56.96) damages, and the fur
ther sum of (s4036) interest and .osts,
have levied upon and taken in execu-
lion the following described real estate
situate, lying and being in the County
of Elbert and State Of Colorado to wit:
The south Il of the north west u and
the east & Of the south west OF sec
ton II, Township 8, Range 90 West.
which l shall offer for sale at Public
Auction on the 20 day of January A. ID
1912. at the hour OF 10 o'clock a. m, at
the entrance OF the County Court house
in Kiowa, State Of Colorado, to the high
est and best bidder for cash.
j. Paul Jones, Sheriff
Elbert, County. Colorado
J.w. Kelly, Attorney for plaintiff
First pub. Jan. 8; last Jan. 26, 1912
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-01-12

Subject to any and all easements. or rights OF
wny heretofore legally obtained and now In full
force and effect II any there be.
Reserving, however. to the State OF Colorado
all rights to anyand all minerals ores & metals Of
every kind and character and all coal. asphaltum.
oil and other like substances In under said
innd and the right OF ingress and egress for the
surface OF may be necessary for the
proper and convenient working OF such minerals
and substances.
Value OF improvements on this land as apprais-
ed by this department 5000 Sale application
No. A6a
owner Of improvements, Mrs. L. Holden
No land will be sold mt less than the minimum
piice ,er acre. ms given above. The parcels will
be sold in the above orcer, and each tract will
be sold as described above--be the same more
or less.
Terms of payment shall be ms follows, viz;
On lands selling for $3.50 to &25 per 10 per
cent. Of the purchase money GU the day OF rac
nt per cent per annum. iands selling at more
than SIS per acre aud less than SIS per acre, 20
per cent cash on day of sale. the balance In
fourteen equal annual payments at per cent
per annum. Lands selling for s55 and upwards
10 per cent cash, and balance In equal pay
ments Mt per cent Interest. II the purchaser
does not own the improvements, he must pay
for the same IL sale. Purchaser Will execute
bond, as provided in section 2s act OF July IL
1905, must be citizen OF the United States or
one who has declared his intention of becoming
such. must pay arprasement and advertising fees
The board reserves the right to reject any and
all bids. No sale shall become effective until
passed upon by the State Land Board.
b. l.. jefferson Register.
State Board OF Land Commissioners
Firstpub Jan. IL, Last Feb. 1912
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-01-12
Dr.. Miles Nervine

Your nerves are your life and
lack of vital energy makes existence
misery. DR.. Miles Nervinc will
tone up your nervous system.
Ask any druggist. 1.-THE first bottle saIls
to benofit, your rnonsyis returned.
MILES MEDICAL CO., Eikhart, Ind.
The Elbert County tribune., 1912-01-12
EaAL NOTICES
SALE OF STATE LANDS

SALE OF STATE LANDS
Notice IL hereby given that will sell. ut public
auction 10 tho highest responsible bidder. ON the
7th day Of Feb, 1912, ut O'Clock, P. M, at the
Office Of The State Bonrd OF Land Commissioners.
Capitol Building, Denver. Colorado, the follow
ing described lands, situated in Ebert County,
Colorado. viz:
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-05

estimated that by buying regularly in
the open market $4,000 year could
be saved in coal purchases for this
vessel alone. Similar conditions pre-
vail on the Atlantic coast and also in
the purchases of anthracite coal for
use in army posts.
Considerable progress is being
made in the movement to eliminate
the army mule and substitute the
auto truck, according to General
Aleshire. 1t has already been found,
after careful investigation and expert
ment, that the auto truck is more eco
nomical and more efficient when used
in cities and over good roads. Three
such trucks are now being used at
San Francisco, one at Fort Sam Hous-
ton, Tex; one at West Point, N. Y,
and seven in Manila. Efforts are now
being made to obtain a truck which
win replace the animal-drawn wagon
with troops in the field.
The ordinary commercial truck is
not suitable as means of transporta-
ton in the field, says General Ale
shire, but a truck of a special type
has already been planned for testing
purposes.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-05
W. 4leln
~ kA4zzSz4Ey14z4FA 800 W.
Our Diplomats and Their Small Pay

American dealing with foreign courts
unless, and such cases are rare, he be
man of very remarkable personality.
The day when an American diplomat
of the first class could live in a board
ing house and make a lever OF his
democracy has gone by.
One may have hearty contempt
for the demands of fashion and pos
sess an innate love for a hickory shirt
and corduroy trousers, but he will find
himself uncomfortable at exclusive So
ciety functions in such garb, If, in
deed, he be admitted at all. Similar
ly, the American diplomat unable to
compete in entertainment, at least to
modest degree, with the representa-
tives of other countries will find him.
self seriously handicapped.
We pay our ambassadors ST., 800
per year whether they are sent to
Mexico or Turkey or to Germany or
Great Britain. 1t probably costs
Whitelaw Reid ten times that amount
to live in London, his house rent
alone exceeding his salary. Our min
listers are paid from $4,000 to $4,000
per year, whether they have to live
in Haiti or Spain.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-05
PUT AN END TO COLD FEET
Scheme to Make the Carpet or Rug
Warm by Means of
Electricity.

By means of electricity 1t is now
proposed to make the carpet, the
Persian rug, or the tigers pelt as
warm in winter as the latter was
while worn by the tiger. In Germany
the experiment is now being tried of
wiring the fioor-covering so as to heat
the carpet or rug and do away with
sold floors A patent has been taken
out for running wires through the car
pet in parallel lines in such a way
that an ordinary lighting current can
be run through the wires. The con-
ductor becomes warm and heats the
carpet The heat in large carpets can
be controlled as desired, and the car
pet will remain warm for two or
three hours after the current is turn
ed off, A small foot-rug can be heat
ed and taken for comfort during a
carriage ride.
The wiring of carpets for this pur-
pose Is new, but patents have been
issued before for passing wires or
wire-gauze through compartments in
tablecovers, carpets. and other GOV
erings for lighting purposes.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-05
Dead Letter Office Auctions Off Mail

NEARLY 10000 packages containing
~ a years accumulation of articles
of all sorts from the division of dead
letters of the postoffice department
were put on sale the other day by
G. G.. Sloan e Co., auctioneers, and
when the auetioneer began a hard
weeks task by singing out the con-
tents of package No. a crowd of
several hundred people had gathered
to regale themselves with the excite
ment of the sale and perhaps to profit
by It's terms. Package No. con-
tanned two mans handkerchiefs, with
initials e. K, . necktie, two pairs OF
hose, size II, and clothes brush"
and went to . girl in picture hat.
who evidently was looking for Christ
mas presents for him."
The sale continued daily until the
whole lot was disposed Of The auc-
tioneer had no easy task before him,
as he had to work hard and sing-song
vehemently every second. The terms
are cash on delivery, and two active
porters were kept busy engaged run.
ming to and fro with packages and
money.
The bulk 81 the goods was il the
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-05
LEGENDS ABOUT THE CROW
According to Roman Mythology the
Bird Was White Until Apollo
Made It Black.

1t Is difficult to state the average
lie Of crow, but it is certain that
it's tale of years is much in excess of
its merits, for it can scarcely be said
to attain to a good old age, and even
in its senility it is still ripe for mis-
chief For the crow in all ages has
reached a bad eminence. 1t is fire.
quently mentioned in legendary lore.
According to Roman mythology it's
color was originally white, and 1t
ewes fits black plumage to Aescula-
plus, sar his mother, the nymph Co
ronis, had a quarrel with his father,
Apollo, who so far lost temper-prob-
ably he had the worst of the argu-
ment-as to kill the 0nfortunate
nymph upon the spot Apollo iscd the
grace to mourn his rash act, and he
determined that the crow should
mourn, too, and so he changed its
white feathers into black. and the
crow was made to put on sullen
black incontinent."
The crow has always been tabled
to have the gift Of speech, and it was
consecrated to Apollo on account Of
its gift of prophecy. The Augurs
watched its flight as means of d.
vination. If it flew to the right it was
a most favorable omen, while If 1t
turned to the left it was a plain indi-
cation that disaster awaited the enter
prise. Pliny also comments upon the
long life of the crow. and states that
if it made its appearance upon the
left side it was happy augury. He
says that its cries were an indication
of coming rain, and that its eyes were
valuable as charms The Latin crow
seems to have been more worthy
and better behaved bird than his In
dian brother, who is an incorrigible
thief and mischief-maker, and an I'M
mitigated nuisance. According to DIR.
Buckland, funeral honors were read
to the crow and the raven by the Ro-
mans and the Egyptians, and he gives
the following translation in proof OF
this statement: "And the Romans per-
formed funeral rites to the raven.
flute player leading the procession.
borne aloft on the shoulders of two
Philippians. Around the Marsh Of
Myris sepuchres of the crow and ibis,
made of valuable stone, were visited"
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-05

VIZ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF State
w Philander G. Knox Is a vigorous
advocate OF government appropria-
lions sufficiently generous to provide
for the erection in foreign capitals OF
embassies and legations such as
would be credit to the United States
as a great nation. He also pleads for
a liberal increase in salaries, arguing
that it is unfair to expect an ambas-
sador to delve deeply into his own
pocket to pay expenses while repre-
eenting the government abroad. I'm
der present circumstances poor but
eminently capable men are barred
from high place in diplomatic service
Ridicule it as we may, a certain
amount of ostentation, or, at least, a
lack of any too evident necessity for
economy, is almost compulsory for an
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-05
TELLS OF CHINESE HORRORS

Gradually the horror of the pres
ent outbreak in unhappy China is be-
ing brought home to US as the news
sits through the press censor's fin
gers by way of private letters from
officials and missionaries who are in
the midst of the turmoil and blood
shed. To the friends here who re-
ceiye such letters details of the
tragedy of war are brought home
with stunning force.
DR.. Joseph Beech, whose portrait
is here shown, is one of those who,
through no act of their own, are on
the firing line. SO to say, in the rebel
lious provinces of China
In letter to a friend here in
America DR.. Beech describes his ex-
periences after the outbreak against
the Manchu dynasty and declares
that the suffering there is beyond de-
scription. He states that over 5000
persons were ruthlessly slaughtered,
while many women and girls commit
ted suicide at Chentu, West China,
where he is connected with the ChentI
A. 81
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-05
Census Shows Big Shortage of Women

District of Columbia 15S,O50 173,019
North Carolina. :. .1,098,471 1,1O7,8
South Carolina. .... 1882 763,55S
Ten years ago the females outnum-
bered the males in five other states
New York, New Hampshire, New Jer-
sey, Virginia and Georgia. Now the
tables are turned. The bulletin says
in part:
''At birth the number of males al
ways exceeds the number of females,
but male mortality is always greater
than female. Consequently through
the excess of male deaths, the num-
Der of females gradually approaches
that of males and in the later years OF
life exceeds it. The negroes, with
their greater death rate, show the
same result as is observed in Euro
pean countries, namely, an appreciabIe
excess of females in the population
both in 1910 and 1900"
The bulletin shows that New Eng
land has 64,452 more females than
males. Since the proportion of fe-
males of middle age and beyond is
greater than that of earlier life, it is
fair to assume that there are more
old maids in New England than in
any other section, but proportionately
the excess of females, and presumably
of old maids in the District OF Column
bia, is even greater.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-05

miscellaneous schedule, and were mis-
celIaneous in the truest sense of the
word. Everything from an infants
zephyr sack to gold-filled false tooth
was scheduled. For example, lot 7S5
contained twenty-five damaged cigars,
three handkerchiefs. two pairs OF
socks and twelve adjustable tobacco
pipe covers.
Musical instruments were scattered
throughout the list in profusion, and
neckties by the bale were offered to
the highest bidder. Scores OF cheap
jewelry articles were for sale, and at
the end OF the miscellaneous list APP
peared hardware and electrotypes.
A list Of books, most OF it interest
Ing fiction. appeared in schedule =,
and these with $50 packages OF yalu-
able jewelry were anctioned Off near
the close Of the sale
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-05
The Dog In Warfare.

vegetius, the Roman writer on
things military, tells US that dogs were
used in the fortified towers of his time,
to make known by their barking the
approach of the enemy. During the
middle ages dogs were employed to
guard camps and bulWarks. The
bloodhounds of Scotland bore a repu-
tation for wonderful skill in tracking
escaped prisoners; and they were
used, too, for attacking the enemy's
cavalry, being provided with coats Of
mail having hooks and prongs where
with to mutilate horses. There are
records Of dogs having been used in
warfare as far back as 1467. and Plu-
tarch and Piiny both refer to thorn In
their books.
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-05
PUTS CONNECTS ON HONOR

An interesting experiment in the
humane treatment of convicts has
met with the success that it deserves
and its author, Governor West, of
Oregon, at first regarded as a senti-
mental enthusiast on prison reform,
is now receiving the plaudits Of those
who would be doing something for
the under dog
Salem is the center for q num-
Der Of the state institutions, all of
which have considerable tillable
ground surrounding them-hundred
of acres of rich arabic valley land
ready to return to its cultivators abun-
dant harvests Of golden wheat. It
was Governor Vests self-imposed
task to bring to this work the hum
dreds Of strong. naturally active men
shut up in the penitentiary. and at
the same time to establish q system
which would be OF mutual benefit to
the state and to the convict The
governor declares that sentiment had
nothing whatever to do with the
honor system
The system has worked admirably
at farming, roadmaking. brickmaking
ting earlier lessons in law-breaking a
Greene County herald. (Leakesville, Miss.) 1898-current, 1912-01-05

of
the members
America the land liberty
the o liberty
making history
hat