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The Lake County times., 1913-03-07
THE BABIES ARE CALLING.

Whatever ones individual opinion
may be in regard to universal suff-
rage or idea as to the advisability of
the hike" to Washington, in the
The Lake County times., 1913-03-07

Hammond Chapter No. lit r. A. NJ.
Regular stated meeting Wednesday,
March IL. Mark Master degree.
The Lake County times., 1913-03-07

PEACE is near in the Balkans and
things seem to be letting up in
Mexico. Getting mighty dull for the
undertaken isn't it?
The Lake County times., 1913-03-07

Hammond Commandery. No. II. K.
7. Regular stated meeting fkrst and
third Monday of each month.
The Lake County times., 1913-03-07

Garfield Lodge No. $50 r. A. NJ.
Stated meeting Friday evening, March
z. TAO p. IN. F. C. degree. Visitors well
come. R s. CALLER. Sec. E. NJ. SHANK
LIN. w. NJ.
The Lake County times., 1913-03-07

SUBSCRIBE FoR THE TIMES.
The Meeker herald., 1913-04-19
Trousera.

A recently published work ON the
social conditions of the last century
reminds us that trousers were invent
ed by the Duke Of Wellington. who
was called upon to pay heavy price
for his temerity. Men. We are told.
dashed themselves Into fury at q gar
ment that reduced all legs to a com
mon level. The graduates Of the uni
versities were refused admission 10
dining hall and chapel with the detest-
ed trousers. while the Iron Duke him
self was excluded from Almack's when
he presented himself wearing his pet
nominations. But the conqueror Of
Napoleon was not to be resisted in his
far greater task Of conquerlng public
opinion. There was something about
the pantaloons that commended thsin
70 the 70 called mind OF the mAsses.
md we have been wearing them ever
since. Jus.
The Meeker herald., 1913-04-19
Tn. Problem q r..s,.

whether the sum total Of snsrly h
Existence ID increasing or Decreasing y
Unknown. Man may cause energy 70
change from one mode or form 70 an
Nher, but there IL no annihilafloA nOe
Increase. Energy may be created o.
destroyed by the Creator and the fact
Escape detection In this colossal uni.
verse. which Inns not. by any means.
,een fully explored.
The entire problem Of force. or en-
Egy. liz being studied in laboratories
with renewed activity and with the aid
II Instruments Of ever increasing Ac-
.uracy. Space may hold wonders ~
andetected. Thus energy in form not
It present known may reside there.
A number of recent experiments have
.evenIed effects that are inexplicable
~ any laws known to science. These
researches were made in light. The
results of studies now being made are
awaited with great interest. A new
slectronic theory Of light may b. for
muIated-that is. light may be radi-
atlng rays Of Excessively minute bodies
1t least 1000 times less than the by
drogen atom.-New York American.
The Meeker herald., 1913-04-19
WAY 70 AppIy Fsr . J.b.

Having lost three jobs for which he
had applied, after he seemed in fair
way to get any one Of them, a certain
young man has figured out where he
made his mistake.
II referred to wages and hours be-
fore the interview was three minutes
old" he explained.
Ordinarily the business world recog-
nizes the right Of the applicant to
know how much money he n, going to
make each week and how long each
day he will BE- expected to work and
how many days week. This IL col
lective recognition.
The thorough business men win not
close an Interview until he has brought
up the subject Of pay and WORKING
houra He wants It undsfstood. Of
course. before be employs any one. but
when the applicant makes tho 6rst
mention Of 1t bad impression u ere
ated.-Chicaeo Tribune.
The Meeker herald., 1913-04-19

Miss Jane Barlow's first contribution
to literature was some verses that she
sent to the Cornhill Magazine while
still In her teens. She awaited the
editors reply withs girlish eagerness.
When 1t came 1t was shock:
81 have no use for your silly verses"
She was. naturally. mortified and
hurt. A plain rejection would have
been bad enough. One worded 70
scornfully was sheer, unnecessary cru
city. She endured her misery In soil
tude for awhile-her family knew moth
Ing of her literary venture-but Der
feelings became too much for her. She
confessed and demanded sympathy.
But when she showed the letter the
sprawIIng editorial hieroglyphics, read
with more calmness and with the
whole family to interpret. took on q
surprisingly different signincancs. He
had written:
81 hope to use your pretty verses."-
Youths Companion. M s-s
The Meeker herald., 1913-04-19
eu,, Chasing In London.

From the time OF King John till 1889
Nov. 10 was known ~ bull running
dry in Stamford. A seventeenth CEN
fury historian gives an interesting &C.
count of the observance.
1.-THE butchers provide the bull and
piuce him overnight In stable belong
ing to the alderman. The next morn.
ing proclamation Is made by the bell
man TINT each one shut up bis shop
door and gate and none under pain Of
imprisonment do any violence to stran
gers: none to have any iron upon their
bull clubs or other slaves, which they
pursue the bull with. Which procla-
nation being made and the gates all
shut up. the bull is turned out Of thu
alderman's house. and then hivie skivy,
tagrag. men. women and children Of all
sorts and sizes. with all the dogs in the
town running after him"
At the close Of the chase the animal
was killed and its flesh sold at q nomi
nal rate to the MISREPRESENTATION Spec
tator.
The Meeker herald., 1913-04-19
nm auilpa esss,ea

A young contractor in q Missouri
town found himself after the war In
dire financial straits. He owned few
pieces Of property. all Of which wers
m0rtgaged. the mortgage in each in
stance being held by nm old man who
lived with his one son, Brocky. In .
tumbledown hut that could not be
rented to any one else. In the course
Of time the miser forecIosed. taking
over all the contractors property.
which was valued in excess Of the
amounts loaned. The contractor began
to pay rent on the house In which he
lived. Three months after tho fore
closure the rniser lay dying. An urgent
message reached the contractor. and
he. supposing that the other, knowing
his end to be near. wanted to make
what restitution he could for the good
Of his soul. hurried down to the cabin.
He found the old man in q rickety bed.
covered with tnttered quilt and an
old overcoat The contractor bent his
eur hopefully to the others lips. The
miser drew a long breath, clutched
the quilt in = skinny hand and whis-
pered:
PAY your next months rent to
Brocky."-Kansas City Star.
The Meeker herald., 1913-04-19
Curved Arm. Of Fiywh..l..

A great many people imagine that
the arms of aywiieels and puIleys are
curved for the sake Of beauty and
graceful appearance. But this ID not
10. In the king OF these wheels
they are cast in sand from molten iron
poured In. As the arms are OF less
thIcsne and body than the heavy
rim and the hub. they begin to cool
Oh quicker. BY the time the arms are
set the rim and hub are still cool
Ing and contracting, and the effect
of their shrinknge Is to cause very
powerful pull on the arms. As the
latter are solIdiy set they become Sc
verely strained. but If the arms are
curved they Withstand the pull that
goes on during shrinkage and simly
straighten out a little.
The Meeker herald., 1913-04-19

which require special treatment. and
in a rolling country such conditions
are not infrequent. Often dat place
several rods In length or a seepy spot
needs special attention.
The distance from the drag Mt which
the team ia hitched affects the depth
of the cutting. shortening the chain
tends to lift the front slab from the
ground. A longer hitch causes the
blade to cut more deeply. The length
Of hitch may be regulated by iengthen-
ing and shortening the chain at the
end which runs through the hole In the
blade end of the drag.
The advantages to be gained from
the persistent use Of road drug may
be summarized as follows:
First maintenance OF smooth.
seryicenble earth road free from ruts
and mudholes.
Second. Obtaining such road sur
face with the expenditure of very little
money and labor In comparison with
the money and labor required for other
methods.
hird.-The reduction OF mud In wei
weather and Of Gust In dry weather.
The Meeker herald., 1913-04-19
Careful with Their Lemons.

I'm English inns" said u man who
had just returned from long coaching
trip 10 England. they do not use lem
0ns In our hnphaznrd fashion. They
make the l,se Of one more or iess Of a
solemn rite remember asking for
'horse's neck In little Inn in the north
country. The landlord had never heard
Of the drink. and | explained to him
that II WINS ginger ale with lemon
peel In 1t. He went back to the bar
and returned presently With an empty
tray. I'm very sorry, sir. he said.
hut we haven't got lemon open Just
now New York Tribune.
The Meeker herald., 1913-04-19
The cuTTLEFIsH.
IL Queer ink Sac and lie Ability to
Change It's coier.

its Queer ink Sac and its Ability to
Change It's Color.
eepIs ID q peculiar animal substance
obtniued from the ink bags or ink saes
Of cuttlehxii.
The cuttiefixb are n group VI slnEn-
lar sea creatures allied to sliiss. snillis.
oyxterx and other xO called shell tisl.
The cuttietish his sort Of shell he
ueatb the skin lsoId Under the name OF
.cuttIeb0ne"), . pair OF large eyes and
q horny beak. Like all moiluscs. they
have no rea, limbs at all. but from
around the bend there spring eight or
ten Tong teDtacies. each armed with
numerous suckers.
by forclbiy squirting out the sea wa
ter which It has taken In the sepia
can shoot backward through the water
with great speed. The sepia Is inter.
esting. too. as being able to change Its
color In a measure NO ~ to hur,nonize
with tts surroundings. Just under the
topmost layer OF skin there are dis
tributed all over the surface Of the
body number Of cells. containing q
dark pigment When these cells are
expanded the surface of the body be-
comes darkly spotted. but rs they are
contracted the creature looks puler.
Though best developed In the sepIa
and its nearest allies. nearly every
member Of the cuttlehsh group pos
sesses an ink sac. The Ink sac con
tains the dark pigment secreted by a
special gland. When discovered or
pursued BY an enemy the sepia dis
charges some OF Its Ink through a
sort Of funnel or tube. The pigment
mixes with water very quickly and
forms q dark cloud OF inky water. be-
You'd which the sepia will dart Into
safety.
Seplas are often caught In nets with
6sh. The fishermen. despising the
cuttles. thrvw them out upon the
beach. and then they may be seen ".
ing In tiny pools Of dense black liquid
and continually oozing out more ink In
4 vain attempt at conceaiment.-Chi-
cago Tribune.
The Meeker herald., 1913-04-19
BROKE IT GENTLY.
He Didn't Knew Exactly What TO Do.
% They Game - His Rescue.

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The Meeker herald., 1913-04-19

and to the shifting OF the position and
weight of the operator. both OF which
are essential considerations.
The other mistake Is In the use Of
squared tlmbers instead Of those with
sharp edges. whereby the cutting ef-
feet Of the sharp edges In lost and the
drag Is permitted to glide over instead
of to equnlize the Irregularities In the
surfnce Of the rOad.
A dry cedar log Ii the best material
for drug Red elm and walnut when
thoroughly dried are excellent. and box
elder, soft maple or even willow y
preferable to oak. hickory or ash.
Drags ure often constructed OF
pianks instead Of logs. There il moth
ing In the construction Of q plank drag
that calls for particular mention ex.
cept the strengthening Of the planks
along their middle line by q by 0
inch strip. A triangular strip may be
used under the lower edge Of the blade
to give 1t the proper cutting slope.
The successful operation Of drag
involves two principles, which. when
thoroughly understood and intelligent
~ applied. make road working with
this Implement very simple. The 6rst
concerns the length and position Of the
hitch, while the second deals with the
position OF the driver on the drag.
Each influences the other to n large
extent. and successful manipulation Of
the drag is dependent upon an under
standing n 10th of them
For ordinary purposes the snatch
link or clevis should be fastened far
enough toward the blade end Of the
chain to force the unloaded drag to
follow the team at an angle of 45 de-
grees This will cause the eurth to
move along the face of the drug
smoothly and will give comparatively
light drift to the team, provided the
driver rides in the line Of draft. Some
times. however. conditions are met
The Meeker herald., 1913-04-19
R..,en.bl. Obligation.

Conan Doyle was once asked why he
didn't establish detective agency and
employ Sherlock Holmes tactics In
conducting the business. "For the very
good reason" be replied. 'that all the
knots Sherlock Holmes united were Of
my own tying. should fail II l under
took to unravel other peoples entangle
ments. believe thnt on one occasion
could have done 30. though. was in
a tailor shop when rather unattrac-
tive man was selecting pair Of trou-
sers. He fiatly objected to striped
goods, and got the idea that be was
an ex-convict. To satisfy myself Wis.
tied one or two prisons and. sure
enough. found the mans picture in the
rogues' gallery. He had had enough Of
striped clothes. Free Press.
The Meeker herald., 1913-04-19
A south African Name.

The hardy Beer vOortrekkers had a
nne sense OF poetry in naming places
In South Africn. In the Transvaal
there is place which rejoices in the
name of Waachteenbeitjebe
fontein. at is name" says Cape
Town exchange, (which speaks Of lei
sure. whose gentle invitation to the
thirsty traveller to rest a little by the
brock beneath the cool shade Of the
tree calls up Mt once the thought of n
green oasis In dry and barren land"
The Meeker herald., 1913-04-19
HOW TO USE
THE ROAD DRAG
Get the Right Materials End
DON'T Make L Toe Asiyy.
nlNks OR LOSS ARE BEST.

Tive Principles Involved In the Sue.
esssfui Operation Of the 0ras-Pssi-
ton Of the Driver and Length Of the
Hitch 70 % Considered.
The earth road is by fur the most
common type Of highway in this coun-
try. Its cheapness in comparison with
other types OF construction and the alb
sence in many sections OF the country
OF rock. gravel or other hard natural
materials for road building will render
its use necessary for many years to
come.
There are at present in this country
about 1000. 600 miles of such roads.
most of which must be maintained by
some means more or less inexpensive,
The split log drng ID Of great service on
ronds OF this class, and m increasing
mileage OF the rural highways OF this
country is being kept In repair econom-
ically and well by the use Of this SIM
pie implement
Two mistakes are commonly mnde in
constructing a drng. The first lies in
making 1t too heavy. 1t should be so
light that one man can easily lift It
Besides, light drug responds more
readily to various methods of hitching
The Meeker herald., 1913-04-19

When Lord Chancellor Campbell.
then pIaln Campbell. married Miss
Scariett aud departed on his wedding
trip. Justice Abbott observed when n
cause was called on In the bench:
II thought. Mr.. Brougham. that Mr..
Campbell WIS In this case"
"Yes, my lord replied Brougham:
"bnt understand he is suffering from
scartstt fever."-Chlcago Record Her.
aid.
The Meeker herald., 1913-04-19

First Trnmp-There aln't goin' to be
good Twin for our profession In the
future. I'm afeared. Second Tramp
'Ow'a that? First Tramp-Its this
ere civilization. These cookin' schools
is tenchIn' girls 'ow to use up the cold
wittles.-Exchange.
The Meeker herald., 1913-04-19

.Henry," said Mrs. Hornbeak an1.
iously. II amt one Of those people
who worries very much, but don't
like the Idea of our son Arthur becom-
ing one of those bird men,"
'who said be was going to be an
aviator?" asked Mr. Hornbeak.
well, here's Cousin Bill writing
that we'd better put curb on Arthur;
says he's flying awful high for young
fellow."-London Express.
The Meeker herald., 1913-04-19

preforreo xne CASH.
did you attain the high ideals you
set for yourself when you were youngr
asked the friend of his boyhood.
"No," replied the millionaire. "and
I'm glad l didn't. see now that there
was no money in them."-Lippincott's
Magazine.
The Meeker herald., 1913-04-19

"what does George say in his let
teri"
.Oh. the usual lot OF nonsense-un-
dying love. eternity. despair and all
the rest of It,"
what are You going to do about III"
-Oh. return 1t unopened, my dearw
illustrated Bits.
The Meeker herald., 1913-04-19
W.uld 9, r,rr;bI,.

'"Ths doctors are going to operate on
her"
"wbat's wrongr'
.9omething about the coat of her
stomach. ! understand"
II hoipe they don't dnd its out OF
seyis. shed never get over that
Kansas City journal.
The Meeker herald., 1913-04-19

"Dick proposed to me last night"
"What did you tell him?'
II said he had better ask mamma.
And what do you think the wretch
said?"
Goodness knows"
HE said he had asked her already
and she wouldn't have him"
The Meeker herald., 1913-04-19

Promoter-Haven't you any close
friends who have money? Inventor-I
have one. but he Is too close to give up
any.-Boston Transcript.
The Meeker herald., 1913-04-19
NNArk

II you intend to 60 to work, there II
no place better than where you are. II
you do not intend to 30 to work. you
cannot get along NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Lincoln.
The Meeker herald., 1913-04-19
Death,

Death.
Death opens the gate Of fame and
shuts the gate Of envy after 1t; It un-
loosens the chain of the captive and
puts the bondsman's task into another
mans hand.-Sterne.
The Meeker herald., 1913-04-19

Dlsrmtch Ia the soul Of business. and
n0thinR contributes more to dispatch
than msthOd. Lord Chesterfield.
The Meeker herald., 1913-04-19
Hard Ones Tee,

Hard Ones Tee.
Little Willie-What's the name Of the
Teller what calls on yer sisterf Little
JOHNNY don't know yet. Pop calls
him something different every time be
comes.-Exchange.
The Meeker herald., 1913-04-19

The wise man should BE- prepared for
everything that dos not lie within ~
controL-PythagorAs
The Meeker herald., 1913-04-19

Kept on Net leekino.
when she wasn't looking l kissed
her"
. what did she DOR
Refused to look at me for the rest Of
the sveninG."-wasp.
The Meeker herald., 1913-04-19

Mediocrity n excellent u the eyss Of
mediocre people.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-08-18
WILLETT TRIMS
SENATORS, Z TO I

DETROIT. Aug. 17.-,Edear wilstt.
twIrling superoly, survived u brilliant
pitchers battle today, and Detroit. saw
agely attacking Engle when ne weak
cned In the seventh took the closing
game of the series from Washington.
The score was ! to 1. During the first
six innings Willett granted two hits,
while Engle allowed ihren Each tear,
could score only one run, although De-
trolt had men on bases in five OF the In
ninRs. a folders choice play, which
gave Gandil a hit. enabled Foster TO
score Washington's only run In the
fourth.
Louden's single to center, bringing
Bush home. tied the count In the next
inning. With one out. In the seventh.
Willett singled and Bush drow his fourth
successive base on balls. McBridee err
ror and Crawfords 3 double produced two
runs. and Engla was relieved ~ Hughes.
The veteran ,, deliberately passed Cobb
run, Gainor hit to Mcbride, who nipped
Crawford at the plate, but stannage
doubled off the score board and Cobb,
Voach and cainor scored.
With two out in the eighth and Me-
Bride on first, Schaofer batted for
Hughes and singled but Wiile:t inverted
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-08-18
SALT LAKE TENNIS
PLAY BEGINS AUG. 80
By Tad

The eighth annual tournament of the
Intermountain Lawn Tennis association
will be held on the courts of the Salt
Lake Tennis club August 80 TO Scptem-
Der 6. The committee in charge of the
tournament is George r. Badger. chair
man: r. G. Griffin and 5. r. Neel.
The events will be mems singles. mems
doubles; ladies' singles and ladies' dou-
bleS. in addition TO tine lntermountain
challenge cup in the mems singles. there
will be first prizes for each event. En-
tries for the tournament must be sent TO
Il. NJ Garnett. secretary. before August
30, at p. m. \ this lime dTa wings
will be held al the salt Lake Tennis
club.
The matches will be the best two out
OF three sets, except i'll the finals. when
three out of five sets will be played.
Rules OF the L. :. y. l.. T. association
will govern all play. Play viii begin
each day at . o'clock and in the morn
ing when mutually agreeable. 1t Will ne
arranged TO have q schedule posted the
previous night for the information and
convenience of players. n contestants
are not present when called they may
be defaulted The clubhouse of the Salt
Lake Tennis club will be open to all
visiting players during the tournament
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-08-18
CLEVELAND BEATS
ATHLETICS AGAIN

CLEVELAND, Aug. l7--Cleveiand
made IL three out of four from Philadel-
phia today. winning TO 2. Gregg out
pitched Bender, the latter being knocked
out of the box in the seventh. Gregg
weakened after two were out in the
ninth, four hits netting two runs and
allowing Philadelphia TO escape a shut
out.
The largest crowd In the history Of the
game hero was present, tho turnst!es re-
cording 26,0I7 admissions.
Cleveland scored It's first run In the
second inning on Turner's double, Gra-
neys out and OFeil'e sacrifice fly,
Another was scored In the third on
Chapman'S double. Jackson's out and a
Wild pitch. Four moro were added In the
seventh on Turner's single. O'Neips
double. LeiboId's single, Chaprnan's triple
and Jackson's single.
The Athletics went sooreless until tho
h1ptt inning, when Collins doubled and
scored on Walsh's single Sohang and
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-08-18
Arthur Takes Lead.

Barber pitched steady game. tight
enine in the pinches. giving but one base
on balls and striking out ten men. The
base running OF Dorcb. who stole four
bases, and the batting of Schweitzer and
Engleman were features
Arthur scored three runs i'm the sec
ond Ensleman led off with n two bag
ger to the left field fence. Williams
went out on grounder to first. sending
Engleman to third. Wagstaff biz
Texas Lacquer to center. which ought
To have been an easy out. but which
neither Romney Jennings nor Gallagher
offered TO take, and Engleman scored.
tlolmstead got hit. sending Wagstaff
to third and both WaGstaff and Holm
stead scored on Schwe!tzer's hit, The
inning ended when Dorch went out, third
to first. and Sutherland flew out TO CEN
ter field Arthur got another in the
sixth. when Sutherland hit safely and
advanced to second on Olsen's out,
ond 10 first. and scored on Englemau's
hit Engleman was caught off first base
for the second out, and Wagstaff went
out third to first
The Retail Clerks will meet Masna.
also OF the Copper league. at Lucas field
next Sunday AT $3.50 o'clock
ARTHUR RETAIL. CLERKS.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-08-18

CHICAGO. Aug. 17.-New York bade
farewell to Chicago today for the season
by winning the final game of the series,
3 to 2. after twelve hard fought innings.
Wcaver's error OF Hartzell's grounder,
followed by a single by Peckinpaugh,
gave the visitors the game. II was nip
and tuck between the teams, with the op-
posing pitchers giving a fine exhibition
Of nerve in the pinches. The locals had
several opportunities to score, but the
wonderful fielding Of the visitors infield
cut off Chicago's chances.
Manager Callahan's men made their
first run when Williams made an error
on Schalk's drive. and Weaver followed
with a triple Another run was scored
when Chappell singled, took second on
a passed ball. third on an infield out
and scored on ChaBe's single, The Yam
KEGS tied 1t up on singles by Hartzell
and Peckinpaugh and double by Knight.
NEW YORK CHICAGO