The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1913-01-09
HI E A r. ID
BY
r u B E

WE agree with Mr.. Wilson in his
move TO cut out the handwriting re-
ceptiens at the white House. Yet there
are folks who will stand in line for
three hours merely for the honor" Of
squeezing the paws Of the great and the
near great, We wouldn't go across the
street to shake hands with a kaiser
LANSING correspondence To THE
TINES reports the discovery of an oil
we'll Where is Tim Engiehart so that
he can go down and underwrite the
proposition for a few millions?
ESTEEMED Chicago architect wants
10 preserve several thousand acres of
the sand dunes. We can hardly pre-
serve q smile after reading about IT.
TEN years ago the life Of the farmer
was one eontented merry go-round Of
backwheat cakes and golden corn
fields. The cows gave good milk, the
orchards rolled up the bank account,
there was no mortgage on the home
stead and the hogs brought nice prices,
not forgetting the delicious country
saasaees Ma was satisfied TO sing songs.
DO the work, and raise a big family,
The girls looked sweet IN calico dresses
and learned how 10 cook. While the boys
| insisted on outdo3nK the hired i9smds.
Everything was rosy. Now all -
changed, The hogs have 70 be fed hot
house vegetables ana warna bltternlilk.
They get the cholera. The cows must
be given stie Juice, scrubbed and made
| anti-sepLic. Every three months the
| state Inspector comes up. says half the
| herd is infected, and Kills them. In
! eiyidual drinking cups must be proytd-
ed for the horses. as we'll as fancy
hoofs They used to run around the
fields with natural hoofs a half acrs
wide n the farmer doesn't have these
| things then the Society for the Pre-
| vention Of Cruelty has him fined $3.50
| Mondays mother puts in her time ges-
siping over the phone, playing bridge
| whist and trying out new grand oprs
records on the yictrola The hired mar
| belongs to the union and must hsvs
shower baths and hypaper. II the boy.
haven't knocked $500 worth OF use ou'
OF the touring car then II is s5e bill
for new tire on account OF a 5oy ride
Just as soon as new mortgage can b,
/ sold another roadster will be bought
! II the girls aren't goods they have Il
/ be operated on for appendicitis at
! / fashionable hospital The hired girl ha
| to have three afternoons off and
vacuum cleaner for the rug. Time
: aren't like they used TO be, Truly tn
ancient and contentsd life of the farm
{ 81 ne longer has the primitive sanplaei
~ OF yore.
Il WHATS become OF the old-fas hione
> brea tfast food crank WHO used to ca
a half pack OF alfalfa OF a naorning an
: sleep like boy at night2
INSTEAD of trying TO crack FEY
D loiSes at the corner salocn go home an
: sit around the kitchen stove and erac
h some walnuts for the kids.
THE sualnyside Is the name OF az "a
:, tlsrtaker's trade journal. No fun hk
watching life's passing SHOW to thes
boys.
LOCAL pIutoerats who would winte
II in Pasadena o. Santa Barbara shout
o saote than the THERMOMETERS Is ten DIG
- gree lower there than IL is In good Of
!, Lake county.
READ In THE TIMES that Paris MN
'e llel gambling machine promoters wa
a square gambling IN Indiana. Now wns
- incl ever heard of square gambling
% INDIANA HARBOR man had to ~
= dergo three operations. Autonoet
dealers Will please send the Harb'
does eatalogs Of the latest touring q
ie models.
FL THROW q few crumbs out for the Il
tie biris while the snow is on "a
ground even II you do shake the tao
cloth from the back porch.