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The Lake County times., 1913-12-02
ONE OF THE WORLDS BIG FARMS

Outside of Birmingham, Ala, the
farm of Joseph o. Thompson is locat-
ed. 1t is said to be one of the largest
in the world. 1t comprises $4,000
acres in the the famous Black Belt,
which is considered the most fertile
farm land to be found anywhere.
If this farm were to be cut into
city lots there would be 100000,
enough to build city of 100000
inhabitants, figuring six to each
family. Two hundred miles of wire
eneloses the farm. It takes the man
who inspects the fence five days to
ride around it on horseback.
To properly care for the farm
|1.2o0 men are employed. who, with
their families, make population
larger than the average Alabama
|city. Two hundred and thirty
ploughs are always in use
All the farm is not under cultiva
tion. Just now only 5000 acres ar,
planted. In an ordinary season thi
area yields $500 bales of cotton, 25,
1000 bushels of corn, $4,000 bushels
| of oats, 600 tons of hay, 500 tons o
alfalfa, and $4,000 gallons of syrup
Besides all this there are on the farm
600 head of cattle, and nearly a
many hogs.
Mr.. Thompson Is called the kin
farmer of Alabama. There are cat
/ ltlemen in the West and in othe
parts of the world who own NOR
acres, but they are merely pasture
and not farms
The Lake County times., 1913-12-02
NEWSPAPER A PERSONALITY

1t might as well be admitted
frankly that a newspaper is a per-
sonality rather than a common car
rier of news; in fact, that it can not
be common carrier of news because
it would be swamped with its freight.
All that can be expected of it is that
lit report the news honestly as a per-
son Of certain attitude and view
point might-a pervasive and ex-
tended person. but still person.
This conception of the newspaper
may be verified in the experience OF
Il any reader. The world seen by the
New York Evening Journal Is es-
lsentially different from the world
seen by the New York Evening Post
The Outlook.
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HOW FAR WILL M'cooMBs GO :

In New York City the situation,
politically, is interesting. 1t is ex-
pected that Democratic National
Chairman McCoombs, encouraged by
President Wilson will undertake the
task of reorganizing the Democrats
of the city, special efforts being di-
rected toward the elimination of
Tammany Hall influence. If Mr.
McCoombs heads the new movement
il means that he will have the back
ing of the President, with the con-
troll of federal patronage, the great
est power of politics to conjure with.
AS soon as it is officially known that
Mr.. McCoombs is acting with au-
lthority from Washington, it is ex-
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YES. OF COURSE.

Gary newspaper proceeds to tell
what might have happened had Gary
been founded seven years later than
it really was OF course, there would
have been a better "city plan" as
city planning like eugenics, is all the
rage these days.
Then perhaps Gary would have
been deprived of the services of the
Hon. Tom Knots And our sheriffs
would have won no laurels subduing
Gary election riots. The breweries
wouldn't have made SO much money;
Ex-Gov. Marshall would not have
had so many worries. Yes. there are
a lot of things that might not have
happened had Gary's birth been de-
layed for a period as long as the
seven lean kline stalked through
|ancient Egypt. 1t is just like the
worried father who said he wouldn't I
take a million for his baby but he
wouldn't give a nickel for another.
The Lake County times., 1913-12-02
THE DEMOCRATIC SPLIT.

Indiana democrats who have been
gurgling over the split in the repub-
lican party had better sober up their
sides.
Opposition to Thomas Taggart the
Indiana democratic boss and Senator
3. f. ShiveIy of Indiana which
promises to split the Indiana
democracy wide open was started at
a meeting of prominent Indiana
democrats in South Bend headed by
Judge Lawrence eBcker of Hammond.
Mayor-elect McGill of Valparaiso and
Richard Kirby. president of the In
diana Democratic clubs. All the
speakers denounced boss rule. Judge
Becker declared that "con' double
cross and lip service must end. Steps
were taken to further legislation
whereby the present method of
selecting committee chairmen from
state, county and city be eliminated
so as TO delay their selection until
after nominations are made A bit
ter fight on the reorganization oil
the Indiana democrats next month is
promised by the insurgent democrats
and If T.. Taggart gets Shiveiy'.
senatorial toga he'll know that there
are other parts of Indiana beside,
French Lick and Browns casino.
The Lake County times., 1913-12-02

have obtained all of the right OF way
between Laporte and Logansport and
have beep given assurance that East
ern capitalists will investigate the pro-
ject with a view of financing it. There
is the promise of considerable interur-
ban activity in northern Indiana the
coming year. Capitalists are figuring
on an extension of the line now in op-
Grafton between Gary and and Crown
Point to Rensselaer, and other points
south, with view of establishing
communication between Gary and In
dianapolis.
The Lake County times., 1913-12-02
UP AND DOWN IN
INDIANA
JURY RELIEVES ELEVATOR MAN

JURY RELIEVES ELEVATOR MAN
The jury in the case of Amanda J.
Perry and George Bennett against Ben
C. Thomas returned a verdict for the
defendant after celebrating only ff-
ten minutes. The plaintiffs sought s2,-
500 for wheat stored in the Thomas
elevator when it burned at Columbus
asAout a year ago. Thomas had offered
the plaintiffs s612 the amount obtained
when the wheat was sold as salvage.
but the offer was rejected. The jury's
verdict now deprives the plaintiffs OF
the salvage money.
SAFE BLOWERS OBTAIN $500.
Burglars entered the stores of G. II.
Hammerton and w. L. Wood and the
.poolroom of w. HI. Meyers AT Parr. OBJ
tanning $500 in cash and money orders
from the safe in the Wood store. Wood
is postmaster and s14s was govern
ment money. A small amount of
money and merchandise was taken
from the other places.
EVANSVILLE LAWYER MISSING.
Evansville relatives say William
Reister, attorney. who left the city
suddenly last week, presumably for
lBeliinghan, Wash, failed to account
| to Mrs C. F. Dick of Indianapolis for a
| $500 judgment in an insurance case
The attorney, it is said, told her he had
| taken the case to the Supreme Court
while a recent examination of Evans
vile court records showed that set
tlement had been made. Reister's
daughter says he is away on a visit
while his associate In a law firm doe:
not know his whereabouts.
/ SEEK IN VAIN FOR sLAyERs.
After a vain search for two men said
to have left a Lake Erie & Western
freight train at Portland Saturda,
night following the murder of wi1bu
E. Phillips OF Lima, o., his companion
S. B. Green of Arlington. o., was trans
ferred to the Jail yesterday afternoon
pending further investigation.
MAsoNs TO DEDICATE TEMPLE.
Il Evansvilles 100000 Masonic hom'
!, will be dedicated with q week of cere
monies, which began yesterday wit
the dedication and conservation OF tn
The Lake County times., 1913-12-02
YE. ED. CHAGRINED.

'In an effort to impress the young
with the unsightliness of dirt and
trash on the Streets writes r. H.
Kirk, editor OF the Gillian (Mo.
Globe, lone of the classes at the pub
lie school was sent through the busi-
ness district to report every insight
ly object that might be removed.
When they approached the Globe
office imagine our chagrin when one
little girl cried out as she rubbed her
fingers over the fender, Here, put
down this motor car; it's dirty Ex-
cuse? Our wife's out of town" Oh,
sure, the woman did 1t.
The Lake County times., 1913-12-02

building by Most Worshipful Grand
Master Hanna. On Tuesday the three
Blue Lodges win confer degrees In the
Temple, Wednesday the first master
degree will be conferred in the new
building. The Knights Templars and
Knights of Malta hold a special con-
clave Thursday, and on Friday the
week comes to a close with recep-
tion by the Masonic Temple Associa-
tion.
RAILROAD PROMISED CAPITAL.
The incorporators of the Laporte.
fLogansport & Southern Railway have
The Lake County times., 1913-12-02
10 ITuCl
=:s slpAY) ! A9

BE STRONG.
We are not here to play, to dream. TO
dTeff.
We have hard work 10 do. and loads to
lift;
shun not the struggle, face 1T. Ills
Gods wish.
BE strong!
Say not the days are evil, who's TO
blumes
And fold the hands and acquiesce. o.!
shame!
stand up. speak out. and bravely, I'm
Gods name.
he strong!
1t matters not how deep intrenched the
wrong,
How hard the battle goes. the day how
long.
Faint not, fight on: Tomorrow comes
the song.
--MaItbie Davenport Babcocl.
The Lake County times., 1913-12-02

CALAMITY to the lovely brides
maids enforces the supposition that
most of the White House photographs
must have been flashlights.
The Lake County times., 1913-12-02
THE DEAD AND THE DYING.

A statistician announces fourteen
dead and It's hurt in this season S
football game to date. We trust
that some cheerful soul about the
middle of January is keeping cases
and will furnish US with a list of
deaths from indigestion during the
period between Thanksgiving and
New Years.
The Lake County times., 1913-12-02

A MISSIONARY says that $1,000
600 would convert the Turks to
Christianity Undoubtedly, also, it
would convert them into anything
the donor might name
The Lake County times., 1913-12-02
ISN'T IT?

Some lawyers ought to stage man
age their cases better 1t is coarse
work for a counsellor to start tear
fully telling of his clients poverty,
compelling the defendant TO turn his
rings around to hide the stones and
headlight In his shirt front
The Lake County times., 1913-12-02

AND what are we going to do
about it in case Huerta refuses to
have any further dealing with the
United States unless President Will
son resigns?
The Lake County times., 1913-12-02

Hammond Chapter No. III. r. A. NJ.
Special meeting Wednesday December
3, Royal Arch degree. Visiting COM
panions welcome. Refreshments.
The Lake County times., 1913-12-02

!. KAISER Wilhelm has decided to
edit a newspaper. At any rate he
won't have to take back talk from
the office boy.
The Lake County times., 1913-12-02

pected that the pot-hunters in
politics will turn somersaults to de-
over to the side where the big plums
grow.
The Lake County times., 1913-12-02

Hammond Commandery No. Al. K. T..
Regular stated meeting Monday.
December l. Temple degree. Visiting
Sir Knights welcome.
The Lake County times., 1913-12-02


THEY are investigating the hook
worm in South Carolina. But what
really ails South Carolina is Cover
nor Blease.
The Lake County times., 1913-12-02

Garfield Lodge No. $50 F. & a. NJ.
Stated meeting Friday Dec 5. 1880 p. m
Special meeting Saturday, Dec. 6. 1880
p. m Annual Past Masters night. NJ.
NJ. degree. Visitors cordially invited.
r. s. Caller, Sec. Z. NJ. Shanklin. w. NJ.
The Lake County times., 1913-12-02

IF the old family Bible isn't a safe
|place to hide love letters, no alterna-
tive remains but the old reliable bon
fire.
The Lake County times., 1913-12-02

A NOTED savant estimates that
the weight of soul is four and sew
en-sixteenth ounces. So the average
politician hasn't missed much.
The Lake County times., 1913-12-02

SAID that President Huerta was
drunk in the streets yesterday. Can't
some one induce Col. Louie Bryan of
Gary. to go down to City of Mexico and
put the saloons out of business by his
remonstrarfce methods?
The Lake County times., 1913-12-02

SHOULD these indignation meetings
against boss rule continue to be held it
may be necessary for MT. Taggart to
invite some more statesmen TO spend
a week or two at French Lick at his
expense.
The Lake County times., 1913-12-02

1T is to be hoped that Secretary
Bryan, on none of his hunting ex-
petitions, will mistake the dove of
peace for a wild duck.
The Lake County times., 1913-12-02

THIEVES were arrested in New
York who stole reel of motion picture
melodrama entitled, Paying the
Penalty" Now they will.
The Lake County times., 1913-12-02

1T your plumber or your land
lord gets gay with you just with
hold their income tax when you
go to pay them.
The Lake County times., 1913-12-02

"HUERTA Goes Slow says a
newspaper headline. Our observa-
tion is that he doesn't go at all.
The Lake County times., 1913-12-02

Hammond Council No. 90 R. & s. NJ.
Stated assembly, first Tuesday each
month. ]. w Morthland.f Recorder.
The Lake County times., 1913-12-02

BOLD thieves broke into safe of
Secretary of Illinois Steel company
and got $4,000 worth of diamonds.
Happily they overlooked twelve eggs.
The Lake County times., 1913-12-02
ONE thing this country is thank
full for is that Mexico isn't twins.

AND why should the government
assume the male stenographer is ex-
tinct merely because 1t can't find one
willing to work for $40 a year?
The Lake County times., 1913-12-02

AT least Envoy Lind ought to be
able to talk Spanish fluently by the
time he returns home.
The Lake County times., 1913-12-02

OLD. old story: New York bank
clerk at SIS month given every
opportunity to get away with $780,
900,
The Lake County times., 1913-12-02

HAVING one son-fn-law to visit
President Wilson can reduce the high
cost of Christmas dinners by taking
his family to wifliamstown.
The Lake County times., 1913-12-02

ONE reason why a fat Is bad for
family life is that there is nothing
for a man to do but wipe the dishes.
The Lake County times., 1913-12-02

STRIKES seem to be the
favorite diversion of the In
dianapolis natives.
The Lake County times., 1913-12-02

ALTHOUGH Cincinnati is having
dry sundays it must be remembered
that Kentucky is just across the Ohio
river.
The Lake County times., 1913-12-02

MIGHT join one of these egg-boycott
movements bat then the ham and bacon
trust would try to get in Its dark work
The Lake County times., 1913-12-02

FORT WAYNE drank 100000 more
glasses of beer this year than last,
says the seemed News of that c ty. This
indicates progress at Fort Wayne In
the past tie said that they always
bought 1t by the pail.
The Lake County times., 1913-12-02

FORMER Ambassador Wilson
recognizes Huerta. But who recog-
nizes Ambassador Wilson?
The Lake County times., 1913-12-02

JERSEY jury held that 81
is sufficient compensation
when a street car kills a
child. Jersey traction law
yers seem to be more profic-
lent in getting right" juries
than some of their brethren.
The Lake County times., 1913-12-02

CONGRESS Is to consider the high
cost of living. Now taxpayers viii
have to pay another high cost of in
vestigating bill
The Lake County times., 1913-12-02

AND are you going to read Presi-
dent Wilson'S massage just as 1t is?
The Lake County times., 1913-12-02

IF the worst comes to the worst the
hens should be arrested for cruelty to
human beings.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-04-26

Glllard, wore ivory satin charmeuse,
with medallions of gold lace, which
composed the yoke, carried large arm
bouquets of pink brides roses.
Miss Wayne Coins was gowned in
pink messaline satin with double
founce of shadow lace.
Miss Harriette Pettis wore pink
messaline satin yelled with white
beaded net; both of the bridesmaids
carried large arm bouquets of pink
OF course the groom, best man and
ushers were resplendent in the full
regulation costumes for such occasions
and wore boutonnieres of brides roses.
After a short time spent in congratu.
lations, the guests, upward of two hun.
dred, were served dainty refreshments
and viewed the wedding presents,
which were displayed in room on the
second floor and were both numerous
and beautiful.
The reception was very pleasant in
every way and lasted until a late hour
The young couple for the present
will make their home with the brides
parents, S55 Albemarle street, where
they will be at home to their friends.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-04-26
KAISER'S MuSTACHE
TO POINT EAR7H "
Army Aroused at Report That
Ends Will Come Down. ).

Berlin.-There is great uneasiness in
army circles over the kaiser-or, to be
exact, over the kaiser's mustache.
The heaven kissing ends of the war
lords moustache have been a fetch to
his fighting men, and the happiness of
the officers, especially the young off,
GERS, has been in direct proportion to
his success in duplicating the kaiser's
tilt Now comes the disQuieting re-
port that the emperor Is contemplating
change in the style Of his hirsute
adornment. ,.
The kaiser has consented to have a
new likeness Of himself made for the
Prussian silver coinage. Ever since he
mounted the throne, twenty five years
ago, he has been represented with the
familiar sharply upturned mustache
The new design will be kept secret
until the appearance of the coin on the
occasion Of his majesty's silver jubilee
next June.
The kaiser's youngest son, Prince
Joachim, who is student at Heidel-
berg university, where his professors
have been unable to report favorably
upon his progress, received chasten-
ing telegram from his father and was
forbidden to join in his majesty's birth
day celebration.
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-04-26
DEMAND Del TER WEATHER.
Governments. Bureau 10 Flooded With
NJ & letters OF Protest.

0overnmsnt Bureau 10 Flooded With
letters OF Protest.
y Washington. Unseasonably warm
and wet weather in all parts of the
country has caused a food of CORE
spondence to pour in on Professor Will
lis L. Moore, chief Of the weather bu-
reau.
A young woman in small town in
Virginia wrote to inquire what the
weather would be on two certain days
In April, expressing the hope that both
would be bright and cheerful. She
naively closed her letter with the state
ment that. she was to be married on
the second day.
A youth In New York city wrote for
special forecast as to when there
would be Ice in the vicinity Of his city.
He said he had received new pair Of
skates as a Christmas present and
wanted to try them.
Boys with Christmas sleds still un-
tried, impoverished coal dealers, plumb
ers idle through the lack Of burst pipes
and nervous ice dealers who foresee a
famine next summer, all are impor-
tuning the head Of the weather bureau.
Professor Moore has his own troubles,
however, for he pointed out that in
auguration day is coming
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-04-26
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The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-04-26
sWIMs in ICY BAY AT 112.
Has Celebrated Birthday That Way For
Hundred Years.

Has Celebrated Birthday That Way For
Hundred Years.
4. Williams Bay, Wis. - Disregarding
the advice of physicians and a cold
wind that threw shivers into crowd of
curious spectators, Thomas Sullivan,
keeper of summer resort, celebrated
his one hundred and twelfth birthday
anniversary by donning bathing suit
and taking plunge into the waters of
the bay.
"That's my one hundredth annual
duck" shouted the old man as he
emerged from the water and started
on trot to the house.
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the bay regardless Of weather. condi-
lions. In seasonable weather he takes
his morning plunge Immediately after
rising r.
"If didn't do that would have
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only thing that keeps the blood NOV
ing in my veins.''
The Appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. ;) 1889-19??, 1913-04-26
KILLS HUSBAND IN A DUEL

Moscow Couple, Both Fencing Pro.
fessors, Fight With Rapiers.
Moscow.-Mme. Nadia Putokin killed
her husband in rapier duel, to which
she had formally challenged him.
The Putokins were both professors of
fencing, and their rooms were crowded
every day with fashionable people.
One Of these was an army officer, who
aroused the jealousy Of M. Putokin
This led the officer to issue challenge.
but Nine. Putokin, declaring that her
honor had been insulted, sent seconds
to her husband and insisted that he
should fight her first.
In the actual duel Nadia made a Wig
orous attack. The husband contented
himself with parrying her thrusts, but
In the third bout his wifes rapier
pierced his heart and killed him in
Stantly