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c0UNTRY's DEBT TO CRIMINAL
Notorious French SwindIer ResponsI.
BILE for Development Of Most Fa.
nous Fighting AirpIane.

The most successful fighting air.
plane in the world today Is without
question the Spad. 1t was, Of course.
the mount of the late Captain Guyne-
mer. who. 1t will be remembered, ac
counted for SO machines before being
shot down last September just behind
the German front line. The most pro-
ficient pilots in the Lafayette esca-
drille also use this machine.
The history of the Spad Is curious
1t owes its origin to Armand Deper-
duSSin, former silk Merchant of Ly-
ons. who amassed a large fortune by
a series of swindling operations. In
1910 he proceeded to sink most of his
gains into aviation, establishing huge
flying field and factory near Reims
and engaging a brilliant young en-
gineer named Bechereau. The result
was that the Deperdussin monoplanes
acquired an international fame, win
ming the Gordon Bennett cup at Chi
cago in 1912 and at Reims In 1913
miles an hour. This speed was made
possible largely by the monocoque con-
struction of the fuselage, greatly supe-
rior to the rectangular body section
then in vogue on other machines.
After the arrest Of Deperdussin
some time before the war the directors
Of the firm retained Bechereau as de-
signer and changed the name to Spad
(Societe pour Aeroplanes Deperdus-
sin). This was again changed quite
recently to "Societe pour rAviation ct
SOS Derives" keeping the same initials
rs before. Deperdussin's trial finally
took place few months back and a
merely nominal sentence was imposed
on account of the great services to the
cause Of French aviation rendered by
the defendant.
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Truth Will ONT

In the schoolroom the teacher was
trying to illustrate phrase found In
the reading lesson. "a debt of graft
tude."
Jimmie, think of the care your par
ents have given you and all that they
have done for you. Don't you think
you owe them something's"
WELL" said honest Jimmie, 81 don't
knew about that. but l do know that
my dad owes me 80 cents"
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GIassmakina Old Industry.

Glassmaking an Venice is of remote
antiquity. By a law of November 8,
1891, the authorities of Venice, to avoid
the risk of fire, ordered the glassmak-
ing industry to be transferred to the
adjacent island of Murano. Ever since
Murano has been the most important
center for handmade glass and glass
bead manufacture in the world.
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Tremendous Speed,

illuminate of mercury, which is
used as the original decorating charge
in torpedoes, expands at furious rate.
A writer in the Illustrated World
makes comparison between this rate
of expansion and an express train trav-
cling at the rate of 80 miles an hour.
Imagine" he says, $4,000 feet q
second-instead of the SO feet sec
ond made by a mile-a- minute train
and you will know why illuminate of
mercury going off in your hand will
carry finger with it and yet not burn
your coat" That is the ultimate in
speed.
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Use for CIothespins.

thing for babies. They can be used for
babies or soldiers, or to make fences,
trees, log houses and many other inter
esting things. Playthings that can be
taken apart and put together again are
good to have; also blocks with which
the child can build all kinds Of objects
engines that he can push along the
floor, balls TO bounce and throw, doll
carriages, washing sets, etc. Dolls with
clothes that button and unbutton and
come off may be used to teach the chill
dren how to dress and undreSs them.
selves.
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Do Nct, Neglect It.

When you use medicated sprays,
atomizers and douches for your Ca
tarrh, you may succeed in urstopping
tne choked-up air passages for the
tine being, but this annoying condl-
ton returns, and you have to do the
s--ne thing over and over again. !.
Catarrh has never yet been cured
by these local applications: Have
you ever experienced any real benefit
from such treatment?
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Crude Booths Take Place Of Diners,

Dining cars being unknown on GER
tain railroads along the west coast Of
Mexico, crude booths are provided on
various station platforms, where food
IS served. They consist of loose
ieces of canvas supported by poles,
beneath which are tables and chairs.
The trains wait while the passengers
eat the none-too-appetizing fare.-Pop-
ular Mechanics Magazine.
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how sad 1t would be If we ever lost
our fine reputation"
but I'll hurry things up next
spring" said one of the roots.
$50 will l." said another.
And off the children went, carrying
the biggest punches you ever did see
of trailing arbutus flowers. And the
flowers whispered secrets to the chill
dren, but as the children didn't under
stand flower talk, they didn't know
that they were hearing secrets.
This is what the flowers were say
ing: "We hide our heads under the
leaves because we're shy, but we love
children and the whole beautiful world,
so pick lots of US, and We'll be bright
and gay"
But the children only knew that the
flowers were very. very fragrant. and
oh. so very sweet!
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Teeth Frozen.

This all happened when zero wealth
er prevailed and the victim was Cliff
ford Allhands, county recorder of
Clark county. When he woke up one
of those cold mornings. his teeth were
certainly not chattering with cold. he
saws, for they were frozen tight and
he could not move them until they had
been thawed out You see he placed
them IN glass of water and the wa
ter was solid cake Of ice.-1rdianap-
oils News.
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In French.

President Woodrow Wilson is to re-
ceive a pretty compliment from
France. His history Of the American
people, which in style, says the London
Observer, Is somewhat between Free
man and John Richard Green, is to be
translated into French. 1t makes five
rather large volumes in the English
language, and 1t will I'LL as many in
French. There will be an Introduction
by M. Emile Boutroux, who is his
torian, a philosopher and a member
Of the French academy.
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tiiN tdIIifS " dh-
other.
No, we mustn't.
We must awake,
for we are first to
q W a k e n every
year. And all the
families in this
part get up soon.
Years ago"
continued the sec
Ond arb u t US.
IS ON g , children
came here TO look
for trailing arbu-
tuS flowers. They
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now DFlRIit anu
pink and happy
they looked.
Its true" said
one Of the chill
dren, "this place
Is famous for the
frst arbutus of
the year."
There" thought
the cav s to
themselves, O n d
the roots which
were left behind,
we will have to
tell the flowers
the same thing
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Mean of Her.

Mr.. Blinks-At last I'm on the top
rung of the ladder of success.
Miss Kidder-,rhen somebody must
hnYe turned the Iaddnr INSIDE down
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DADDYSEY[NDN
ARY TALL 6l
TRAILING ARBUTUs FLOWERS.
y MARY GPAHANRQNNER

I'VE mustn't waste any more time"
whispered one of the trailing arbG
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FOX, STATESMAN AND ORATOR
Brilliant EnoIishman Will Be Remem-
bered as Firm Friend Of Ameri.
can independence.
great English

Charles James Fox, great English
statesman, who did so much for Amer
lean independence, entered parliament
as a tory at nineteen, and was made
lord of the admiralty at twenty-one.
He incurred the lifelong enmity of
George III by opposing a royal mar
'iage bill, favored by the king, and at
the kings instance he was dismissed
from Office. Thereupon he left the
tories and joined the whig party,
whose chief he soon became, leading
them in their splendid opposition to
Lord North and the war which ended
in American independence.
Fox was kept out of office by the en-
nifty of the king during % of the best
years of his life Uord Grenville final
ly refused to form d cabinet without
him), but managed in spite of this to
fight valiantly for many good meas
ures, including Indian government re-
form, better libel law and the abol-
ition of the s. we trade. He risked
his life rising tom a sick bed to speak
for the latter
Gambling, which his father taught
him as a child, was FOX'S besetting
SIN He lost thousands by it, but when
in 1893 his friends paid his debts and
settled an annuity upon him, he never
touched card again.
Fox was one of the greatest orators
who ever spoke in the British parlia-
ment. He is said to have possessed
.above all moderns that union of rea-
son, simplicity and yehemence which
formed the prince Of orators"
Charged $1.ss to Profit ard Loss.
If .Hackensack, n j., were a city in
which one expected speed or service.
DR.. c. r. Kuebler. who lives there,
would be indignant about a trunk he
has just received. But he Is merely
mystified because the trunk which has
been on its way to him for % years
belongs, to no one he knows. contains
nothing he wants and came from a
place he never heard Of
An express company told him thar
if he called and paid $1.SS in cash he
could nave l''!cEage Whlcn 1t was
high time he had got. He reported
with the funds and found one of the
oldest trunks now eXtant. A s.amp
on its side indicated that it had left
Nahi. India in 1888 and its contents
showed it had been handled by some
of the most violent baggage handlers
in America. 1t contained a circular of
q holy land lecturer.
With the title free and clear, Doctor
Kuebler, with no show of enthusiasm
had the trunk removed to the nearest
open Iot.-Washington Times.
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said to each other:
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-31
GRIFFITH

A pesserby in passing the home o.
Charles May sees something most inter
esting that makes him stop and gaze.
A ray of colored lights meets his gaze
and you see a Christmas tree revolving
most unusual sight and pretty. When
you inquire as to the owner and as 10
how he made this outfit you are told,
only a common man, although handy,
has taken the motor off his electric
washer and with the aid of a small
wood turning lathe turned out few
wooden pulleys and assembled these
with the gears off his lathe TO the tree.
therefore stripping his motor down so a
the revolves slowly. AS to having cleo
trio lights on his tree person wonder,
why the lamp cord don't get twisted.
but Mr.. May has installed two bands
on the tree and 10 these he has two
brushes pressing against these bands
which when they touch each other make
he contact. A man doing all this for
the Joy of his children must have a big
heart and not saying anything about pa
thence. o. A PASSERBT.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-31
MILLER.

woman's Welfare club or Miller will
hold their regular meeting at the
home OF Mrs witham on Center st.
Friday, January srd at O'Clock a
full attendance is desired. Mrs. F.
Cook, secretary, Mrs. Michael, presi-
dent.
Catherine Michael who has been
president OF the w ". Club two con-
secutive years and who was reelected
to office for third term, was very
asreeab.y surprised by the presenta-
ton OF a beautiful cameo brooch from
the club members,
Doake's Hill. st Chicago and Lake
avenues. was the scene OF several
coasting parties Sunday evening. Mrs.
Lesperance. Plummer and several from
Chesterton enjoyed the coasting which
IS IN full swing at Miller.
Harry Anderson. aged so years. who
has lived all his life in Miller, was
buried friday. lie had been Ill for
several Years
A number OF Muller ladies will at
tend the Macclbee dance in Gary on
New Years I've.
Mrs. Art Blank and daughter Mild
red. spent Friday in Chicago.
Lake Co. must buy more w. s. S.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-31
ST. JOHN,

The prize pedro card party will be
held New Years evening instead of
New Years eve as stated In the Satur-
day evening TINES.
A box ear on the Monon railroad by
the depot loaded with meat caught FIRE
about 3 o'clock Sunday morning The
St. John fire department extinguished
the FIRE.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Adler and family
and Math r. Ludwig OF Hammond and
William c. Beasley of Chicago visited
Saturday and Sunday here with Mr.. and
Mrs Nick J. Ludwig, Jr.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-31
EAST GARY

Malcolm Hazelgreen and the Misses
Clara and. Elna Hazelgreen spent Sun
day with relatives at Miller.
Mrs. Thomas Crisman and son Roy
left Sunday morning for Dayton o.
where they will spend the winter with
I. w. Crislnan.
Mrs. William Marquardt and daughteI
are visiting relatives in Chicago
Mrs. Lynda Kimmel spent Christina
in Chicago with Miss Elba Brundin.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-31

With the coming of peace London
social life will again occupy the at
tention of the nobility of England.
Lady Esme Gordon-Lennox, who is
the wife of Brigadier General Lord
Esme Gordon Lennon Of the Scots
Guards, is already planning to open
her town house and start the new
year with the usual gayety. Before
her marriage Lady Esme was known
in society as the Hon. Hermione
Frances Caroline Fellowes, daughter
Of the second Baron De Ramsey.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-12-31
HOMEMADE
COUCH SYRUP
Helps whole Family, Quick
ly. Woman's Interest
ing Letter.

Mrs. NJ. H. Van wart. Lents. ore.
writes:
7 Il feel il a duty to write YOU. -Four
years ago my husband had bad cough
and found no relief frore any cough
medicines he tried Finally tried your
Mentho-Laxene and made 1t up as
cough syrup and it quickly cured him
Now. this last winter my two boys had
fearful coughs and it has cured them
II also gives sme great relief from
asthma. from which suffer in winter
time. as YOU know here VIC have il 80
rainy instead OF snow, as back east
etc
This concentrated essence. called
Nentho-Laxsne. is sold by druggists in
21s ounce bottles. You mix il at home
with syrup, making whole pint very
cheaply. as per directions with each
bottle.-Adv.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-17
by MRS. STELLA CLAPsADDLE

lace is the best material 10 begin
sewing with Then as the little
hands acquire some skill. yarn and
blunt-pointed kindergarten needles
can be used, smaller holes punched.
and the outline varied 10 the square
or oblong. Holes should be punched
in these every inch both across and
up and down. and may be sewed
along the vertical lines. the horizon
tai lines, and diagOnally. Simple
pictures may also be outlined for
sewing. With some Of the cards the
child should be allowed 10 sew
whatever he chooses.
Different colored yarns should be
used for each card, to hold the
childs attention.
Drawing becomes a source Of
great pleasure and profit 10 the
child Suggest that he begin by
drawing something with which he IL
perfectly familiar. In the kindergar-
ten the little child generally wants
10 draw a ball. which he can make
with a simple rotary motion. IL very
soon occurs TO him 10 make two
balls on his piece of paper. perhaps
two large balls, or one large and
one small one. Because the bail he
plays with has a string attached %
il, he next adds a string 10 MS
drawing. Then someone discoV ers
that il is possible TO use different
colOrs, one for the bail and one for
the string And, a marvellous dis
cOvery. turned upside down the
balls with their strings are like
flowers on stems. IL is not surpTisin ;
TO see the next step quickly follow,
of adding little leaves 10 the stems.
After this perhaps a bird Or butter
fly may be included in the drawing.
and so on.
Stringing beads. buttons. seeds,
spoOls or anything else which can be
strung will always hold the child 5
interest, and familiarize him with
color, form and numbers, separately
and in com bination.
With a little time and ingenuity
spent in getting these various occu-
patiOns started, any mother can di-
rect the activities Of her child into
many educational channels, and
supply the imperative need which
the child feels for self-expression.
I If you find this series of articles
| helpful to you, cut them out and
pass them to other mothers and
\ thus aid Uncle Sam in reaching all
| the mothers of the country.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-17
BOUDOTR BOXES.

The woman who likes to make
pretty things for her home, and
attractive containers of her be-
longings, may be interested in some
OF the new boxes boudoir boxes.
they might be called-which are
being shown just now. in one of
the big shops. These boxes are COW
cred with satin, and upon this is
appliqued a colorful design in vel
vet of harmonizing or contrasting
shades. Morning glories adorned
one such box, others had sprays of
fruit and flowers in black couched
upon them. Some quite bold effects
may be achieved in this work. A
poster style pillow cover of gay
crimson satin, seen recently, had
a gorgeous design in the shape of
large circular medallion, one
half of il a pale green satin sea.
the other half a blue satin sky. with
velvet ship, white sails spread,
sailing serenely on, conveyed by
two huge white sea gulls, also of
velvet, their broad wings outspread
across sea and sky. The whole
medallion was outlined in gold lace,
as was the edge Of the pillow. It
sounds rather garish one must ad-
NIT, but the colors and shades were
chosen and blended so carefully
that, for one who likes brilliant
splashes of color in her room, this
poster pillow might easily be quite
attractive.
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-17
Something New in Boudoir Caps

Caps may come and caps may
go, but that dainty little creation.
beloved alike of girls and women,
and known as the boudoir cap, has
apparently come to stay. One finds
il in all sorts of materials, silks,
satins. lace. net and ribbon. A pref
y cap. shown recently in one Of
New York's fashionable shops. was
a little different from the ordinary
kind. as il seemed 10 be made on
a slender light frame of wire. II
was shaped like a child's small.
round hat, the narrow. rolling brim
extending up into a high crowned
cap with no dividing line and made
Of inch wide pale pink gros grain
ribbon, going around and around,
starting at the top. This ribbon
was caught. all along the edges.
with large stitches of coarse white
embroidery silk. The edge and IN
Der part Of what little brim there
was. was made of ruffles of narrow
white Nalenciennes lace, which gave
a soft and fluffy appearance. For
trimming, a cluster of little pink
roses and green leaves on the lefs
side. and q bud or two on the right
with a loose chin strap Of the PINK
ribbon and long bows and ends,
added the finishing touches 10 a
dainty creation.
Another cap had a quaint air
about it, Instead of being made OF
silk. it was fashioned Of sheer
white muslin of the variety some
times known as "grandmother's or
candle" This was based on an oval
of the muslin, edged about with a
frill Of narrow lace and adorned
with two or three rows of narrow
insertion 10 match, with clusters Of
tiny tucks between. This fitted
smoothly about the head and the
back was filled with a piece of the
plain organdie, gathered in. The
cap is adjusted by means of ribbons
about an inch wide, pale blue which
tie in the back, at the neck. in as
fluffy a set of bows and ends as
one could ask
Caps in the Dutch style are love-
ly and may be made out of almost
snything-net or lace or sheer
lawn. If you have Travelled in Hol-
land, doubtless you have a cOllec-
ton of postcards showing little
Dutch maidens in their native cos
tune, wearing their fascinating
caps. with little pointed ears turned
back at each side. An attractive
cap, which one woman brought with
her from that land. was made of
point d'espfit with a two or two
and a half inch band of lace, re-
| sem bling that known as thread
around the face This was gathered
South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-17

We often hear mothers lamenting
the fact that there is no kinder
garten in their neighborhood. They
know what a benefit a kindergar-
ten training would be 20 their chill
dren, but are not aware thu; some
of the methods used in the kinder
garten may also be employed in the
home.
This is particularly true of kin
dergarte1 hand-wOrk, which COM
poses a sort OF elementary manual
training course.
For hand-wOrk in the home il is
not Necessary to expend much time.
labor or money for materials; in
deed. they may nearly all be OBJ
tanned in the home.
Plastic clay may be used to al
vantage. The child can model balls
cubes and cylinders, reproducing
simple objects he sees about him.
or he can create from his own i'm .
agination. Give the clay into the
child's hands and let him do what
he pleases with 1t. He will find
plenty 10 do and greatly enjoy this
expressing something within him
self which il will be valuable 10
know.
Paper-folding is simple. and an
occupation which the child can
easily manipulate himself. Give him
a small, square piece of colored
wrapping paper, have him bring OPP
posite edges together. and then fold
through the center. once. This viii
make a book which he can play he
is reading or singing from, or ne
can call il a scrap-book and passe
pictures in it, Folded twice, the
piece OF paper makes a nice little
square handkerchief which has just
been ironed and is ready 70 pu.
away. Next the paper may be open
ed out. and it will be seen that the
two folds cross at the center. The
corners may be folded to this cen
ter. one at a time. When three co..
ners are folded in, il looks like an
open envelope; after the last corner
is folded in. the envelope is closed,
and the letter is ready to mail.
With a little ingenuity many
other objects may be made by fold
ing paper in different ways
Cutting pictures from old mag
azines is one of the joys of child
hood. To be able TO do this we'll, the
child must learn to use his eyes and
his hands skilfully. 1t is splendid
training, and culivates patience and
concentration as well as skill.
Painting is also a JOY TO the child.
Through this medium the different
colors can be taught and apprecia-
ton for color developed.
For weaving, colOred wrapping
paper again comes into play. A
piece about 10 or u inches square
should be cut in half-inch Sits from
one side 10 within a short distance
OF the other Half-inch strips of an
other color are then TO be woven IN
and out the Sits. A needle specially
designed for paper-weaving can be
obtained at small expense. In select
ing the papers 10 be woven. colors
should go tremendously together.
For sewing. cut out a piece OF
cardboard about eight inches
square. and draw circle on It with
in an inch or two of the outer edge.
Holes as big as the end OF the little
finger should be punched around the
circle about an inch apart. A shoe