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The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-15

Watch Our window. Sept ernber 10Th
1920, American Trust and Savings
Bank. s-1&-a
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-15

Among the names OF purchasers q
lots in the Forsyth Water Gardens va
Had that OF Jesse Abraham. He pur-
chased 50 feet OF frontage on 18th
street. 9-15-1
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-15

UNION TIRE AND BATTERY co.
Pennsylvania tires a free tube with
each casing. = better Battery u. g.
G.. Batteries. guaranteed for Is years
e-14-6
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-15
ROBERTSDALE
NOTICE

I will place on sale at the corner
OF Logan and Holman streets, Huehn
block. Thursday, Friday and Satur-
day. Sept. Is. II, IS. the following:
Fancy California APRICOT. No.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-15
BULGARIAN
BLOOD TEA

tbs pure aH-herb preparation IS the
Favorite Family Medicine IN millions
OF happy homes: physicians and drug
gistS heartily recommend it. Sold by
ell druggists and grocers everywhere.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-15
ALWAYS REMEMBER

When considering your health. purity
and freshness should be your supreme
aim We do not know of any medicinal
preparation that can equal the power
and effectiveness in regulating the
bowels. stimulating the liver to ac
tion. flushing the kidneys, sweetening
the stomach. or cleansing and enrich.
ing the blood. than
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-15

Take The Times and keep
touch with ;he whole void
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-15

MANUFACTURERS NcYE: Nuxated frea- ~kseA
IS recommended above is secret rerued but oa@
mich IS well known 10 druggistS everywhere Un<
hke the older inorganic iron products il is essil1
sssiniiated and does not injure the teeth maks
them black upset the stomach Fscb eaII-s
q genuine NuKated Iron stamped a. follows -
aho the words Nuxated Iron arc stamped int ny
sech oottlei SO that the public may not be led "a
tnto accepting inferior substitutes. The marrf.r
turers guarantee successful and entirely satsfse
cory results 80 every purchaser or they will refund
IN sahlst farm oily, AANesa.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-15
DEMOCRATIC RALLY

=. SCA<1A AN
6o1 11Sth street. Whiting.
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-15

Chas. .. Gamer, Insurance
Henry Simson, Insurance
f. Springgate, Insurance
Fischrupp's Grocery
O'Keefe's Restaurant
II. Powers, Cigars and Stationery
Whiting Bankers Assn
Dimond's &c and 1Oc Store
Henry Davidson Real Estate
The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1920-09-15

Nuxsted Iron in v Y
its original pack. ~
ages. Nuxated Iron
will in Gre ase the "
strength, power and
Endurance OF delicate, ner-
vous, run down people in
two weeks time IN many
Instances.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-15
HAD FORGOTTEN THE CLOCK
Little Story Has a Moral for Those
Who Fall to Heed the Early
Call of Duty.

With Mortified start, John Spooks
awoke from a sound sleep and list
ened.
Thumpl ThumpI Thump!
Yes; there 1t was again. 1t was no
dreaml
Goodnight" he cried. MY heart
I never knew before that / had one -
Thump Thumpl Thumpl
"Evelina." cried the unfortunate man
to his wife, my hearts bad Run
round to the druggists and get me
some medicine Oh, this is horrible r.
Thumpl Thumpi Thump!
Spooks, lying on his back. felt his
whole body rebound with the terrific
force of the pumping.
Thumpl Thumpl Thumpl
The very pictures on the wall SEEM
ed to sway dizzily with the vibration.
TIE agonized man could stand II no
longer. Leaping up In bed. he grabbed
the pillow TO his heart to smother the
sounds of that awful humping, and
found that his alarm clock had been
under bis pillow ticking harshIy.
He had showed 1t under there when
II had started TO ring two hours before
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-15
MOTTO SHORT AND FITTING
Suggestion Made by Member of Foot
ball Club Was Not Compliment
AIRY to Team.

The secretary of the local football
club called special meeting TO dis
cuss the adoption of motto for the
club.
I'VE ought TO have one" he urged.
ut would he like a battle cry, you
know. What we want is something
short and appropriate"
well" suggested one member,
what's wrong with There's many q
slip 'twlxt the cup and the kick7'
While one-half Of the meeting roared
with laughter the other half wanted
to throw him out. Then silence fell
as a speaker famed for his cutting hui
NOR rose.
you want something appropriated
he said "Well, you can't do better
than Nil Despefandum.' If you think
it's too long, you can drop the 'des.
perandum' and stick to the NIL It's
our usual score"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-15
WAS NOT MATTER OF LOVE
other and More cogent Reasons In
dueed the Old Gentleman to Hold
His Wife's Hands.

AS the Londoner sat In the village
inn. drinking modest pint and chat
ting with the local residents. he got
on the subject of married life. He
advanced the opinion that true hap
piness was more often to be found in
the peaceful country than amid the
turmoil of a town.
well, ! amt so sure about that, !"
said one old chap. But ! do know as
| sat here last night and held my old
woman's hands for two hours by the
clock -
"There" said the visitor in >tri-
umph. THAT uphOlds my argument.
and shows how much you love her y
Love her." gasped the old chap.
"Why. IL I'd "a let go she'd ave
scratched my bloomin' eyes out T''-
LONDON answers. AA-aeyI-3is ssex-.--.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-15
"EatOnic Worth
Its Weight in Gold"

Writes Mrs. E. L. Griffin from her
home in Franklin. N II. 81 feel like
a new person. Stomach feels fine af-
ter eating-all from taking your Won
derful eatonic. It's worth its weight,
in gold"
Millions of sufferers from sour, acid.
gassy stomachs, heartburn, indigestion,
bloating, full feeling after eating,
should try eatonic. Just try it-that's
all. and get relief, new life, strength
and pep. 1t produces quick. sure and
safe results, because eatonic takes up
the harmful acids and pOisons and
carries them right out of the body.
OF course, when the cause is removed,
the sufferer gets well-quick!
The cost is a trifle. Your druggist
will supply eatonic. SO, if you want
better health. all you need do is-try
1t TODAY You will surely feel big
benefits at once. ADV.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-15
ENGLISH CLAIM THE "PIPES"
Assertion Made That the Scots Ae-
uuired the Instrument From
England In the Long Ago.

Was the bagpipe English? Never J"
saws the gentleman of Scottish de-
scent. whose one vice is his love for
the so-called music of that queer in
strument, says the New York Tribune.
From the Miscellany" of the Man
chester Guardian. however, he will
learn:
The Scots may have acquired their
love Of bagpipes from England, not
from Ireland, as suggested by Com
mander Kenworthy in the house Of
commons. In 1865 James MoncreIf,
item lord advocate. told an Edinburgh
meeting that the bagpipe was an es-
sentiaIly English institution.
"The English" said he. were the
original bagpipers. Shakespeare, who
was an authority on music, often re-
fers TO the bagpipers, but he does not
introduce them into Macbeth The
armies In Macbeth do not march on
punsinane TO tie sound Of a bagpipe /;
but be speaks Of the drone Of the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-15

Lincolnshire and the Yorkshire bag
pipe and of a person laughing like a
parrot at bagplper'-all without the
slightest Caledonian reference. And
when we look at the works In the
Register house, which shows row our
former monarchs spent their income
we find their expenditure for music
put down in such entries as TO the
English piper, IS Cd The Scots were
not pipers; they were harpers."
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-15
you cOaidn't make an excavation sor

you cCSaldn't make an excavation for
house.
Here's where my business acumen
comes in. Sylvester Gordon came 10
me today and offered TO buy the Lar
kin place. Ordinarily I'd have let him
have it for fifty dollars. but thought
of this acumen business. and set INV
price at two hundred. Sylvester
snapped me up. and here's the two
hundred to prove I'm a regular bust.
ness man. What Gordon wants the
land for is a Duzzier, but should con-
Germ myself about that"
That same night Josephus paid his
respects.
Il win," he said. unfolding his thin
foun on the davenport. You want
business acumen. aud can prove
possess it, On the old Larkin place
Is buried the fabuloaS wealth of the
ottawas. was lot IL on the secret
of just where TO find Il, and yester-
day / investigated ami found the
trees and rock that had been de
scribed as the markers. So | bought
the land, giving Sylvester Gordon five
collars TO act as my agent so
wouldn't be held up for steep figure
because Of my connection with the
bank. 1t cost me three hundred. all
I'd saved; but it's worth il; and to-
morrow I'll dig up the treasure. and
then you're mine."
Rosalind was noncommittaI. II did
look. though, as If Josephus was the
winner, even II Sylvester Gordon had
exhibited some business acusen of
his own and profited hundred dollars
by it.
Rosalind had long cared about these
fat and lean suitors and never had
been able TO decide which of them
she loved. Now II looked as II Jose
plus was TO be the lucky man.
You come with me after the hank
closes tomorrow and watch me dig up
the fortune" Josephus suggested.
The following afternoon Josephus
and Rosalind made their way to the
Larkin place, she armed with a pink
parasol and he with pick and shovel
The sun was sending out bistering
heat waves and he suffered misera-
bly, as he bent at his task. now and
then stopping 10 mop his brow and
gaze longingly at Rosalind, shielded
by the parasol. seated on a pile of
rocks, perusing a book.
The soil was so rocky that progress
ell ht.k
half of toll Josephus' pick struck
something that sounded like wood I'M
der the horses head rock.
"Here II isr he exclaimed trium.
phantly, and Rosalind drew close
With the reward almost within his
grasp. JOsephus dug frantically and
presently a chest made of cedar. to
which bark still chung, was tugged ont
of the ground.
With his pickaxe and chortles of
glee, JOsephus attacked the chest,
and soon the heavy cover was pried
Off. He dropped 10 his knees. ready
to scoop the coins by the handful, but
no coins were in evidence. The chest
was full of pieces of tin, cheap beads
and other trinkets.
"SOme fortune - said Rosalind sar-
castically ITS wonder you didn't
have enough common sense to realize
those were the things the Indians CON
sldered treasure hundred years ago.
Excuse me, please. see Mr.. Sprig-
gins approaching. and he looks as If
he might enjoy taking a walk with
me-"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-15
Economical Soul.

The prize economist of the city has
been discovered. For reasons which
are best concealed the mans name
viii nat be disclosed, but the fact that
he Is a policeman need not reflect on
the 10 or 80 generous men who re-
spond readily to every appeal for
charity and make no bid for fame as
economists. 1t is alleged. without de
NAL, that every night when the said
policeman retires he stops his watch
so as to save wear and tear on the
works. --Brockton Enterprise.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-15

every one told me the same but / kept
fighting to keep from having the opera
ton. had read so many times of Lydia
z. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and
It helped my sister so / began taking it.
i have never felt better than have
since then and keep house and am able
to do all my work. The Vegetable Com
pound is certainly one grand medicine. I"
Mrs. ]. R. MATTHEWS, 1911 Sycamore
Street, Cairo, Ill.
OF course there are many serious cases
that only surgical operation will re-
lieve. We freely acknowledge this, but
the above letter, and many others like it,
amply prove that many operations are
recommended when medicine in many
cases is all that is needed.
If you want special advice write to
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. (confi-
dentiaD Lynn, Mass.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-15

mo, l will not marry you y

"No, | will not marry you"
"Why-er-good gracious, Mabel !
thought"
MY husband must be a man of
courage"
We'll, / hate 10 talk about myself,
but | brought home two medals, you
know, and"
yes, but you have just admitted
that you have loved noe desperately
for FIVE weary years, but never be-
fore had the courage TO propose. No.
can't marry man with no more
nerve than that !"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-15
Our overHowIna Riches.

A Swede in Minnesota. who had but
recently arrived there, was speaking
enthusiastically to friend of the won
ders of America.
ut ban a fine country, Niels," he
said TO friend. land very generous
ban everybody here. / asked at the
post office about sending money to my
mother and the young man tell me
can get money order for SO for 10
cents"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-15
Rheumatism Back on the Job
With Its Old-time Fury

blood of the germs that cause the
disease. S. S. S. has no equal as
blood purifier. scores of sufferers
say that it has cleansed their blood
of Rheumatism, and removed all
trace of the disease from their
system.
Get a bottle of S. S. S. at your
drug store and get on the right
treatment to-day. II you want
special medical advice, address
Medical Director, 102 Swift Labo-
ratory, Atlanta, Ga.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-15
A Man and His Company.

Several people have told me they
had made election bets which would
not allow them 10 shave until have
been elected sheriff." remarked the
confident candidate.
WELL commented Senator SOrg-
hum, IF you want TO know my candid
opinion, man with that kind OF a
constituency doesn't deserve to be
elected"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-15
A Duty TO Art.

1.-THE new hired man puts In most Of
his time teaching Josh to throw SOM
ersaults and make daredevil leaps"
commented Mrs. Corntossel.
YES" replied her husband. II don't
know what to do about II. kate to
have work stopped on the farm; and
at the same time don't want to spoil
our sons future by interferin' with his
chance Of becomin' great motion pic
ture STAR
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-15
SHE KNEW WHAT WAS IN II
Little Eve Fairly Well Acquainted
With the Varied Content. If the
Family Bible.

Bishop Hoss said at a Nashville
picnic:
The religious knowledge Of too
many adults resembles, l am afraid,
the religious knowledge of little Eve.
So you attend Sunday school reg
uiariyT the minister said TO little Eve.
oh, yes. SIR said she.
"'And you know your BibleT"
"'Oh. yes. SIR
Gould you. perhaps. tell me some
thing that Is In itg
II could tell you everything that's
In it
Tndeedr And the minister smiled.
DO tell me, them
Sisters beau's photo is in It, said
little Eve promptly. and mas recipe
for vanishin' cream is In 1t, and Q
lock OF my hair cut of when / was
baby is in 1t, and the ticket for pas
watch is In it,"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-15
Difficult Case.

"I'm up against IT," said the doctor
81 have patient suffering from aches
and pains and don't know what's
causing the trouble"
Had his teeth examInedT
THAT'S tie difficulty. / had all his
teeth extracted TWO years ago. I've
cured many a man by having a tooth
or two pulled. but what are you going
to do for him when he's run out Of
teeth"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-15

i would have to be
operated on. / had
a bad displacement.
Ny right side would
pain me and / was
SO nervous / could
not hold a glass of
water. Many times
! would have to stop
my work and sit
down or / would fall
on the floor in a
faint. ] consulted
several doctors opd
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-15
No Let.Up In Its Torture.

If you are afflicted with Rheu-
rnatism, why waste time with lini-
ments, lotions and other local ap-
plications that never did cure
Rheumatism, and never will?
Do not try to rub the pain away,
for you will never succeed. Try
the sensible plan of finding the
cause of the pain. Remove the
cause. and there can be no pain.
You will never be rid of Rheu-
matism until you cleanse your
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-15
can sneak for ono Woman.

'one never knows what will please
a woman"
"0h, ! wouldn'a say that. In the
case of my wife anything beyond our
means is sure to."-Roston Tran
script.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-15
Just as Reasonablel

And the reason why We think a
twenty-one- year-old girl needs paint is
because 3 month I'D baby needs teeth
Dallas News.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-15
snre Name

The full name Of the Persian poet,
Omar Khayyam was Ghiyafh ad Din
Abul Faith Umar ibn IbrahIm al Khay.
yami.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-15
cutIcura Soap for the Complexion.

CutIcura soap for the complexion.
Nothing better than Cuticura Soap
daily and Ointment now and then as
needed to make the complexion clear.
scalp clean and hands soft and white.
Add to this the fascinating, fragrant
CutIcura Talcum and You have the
Cuticura Toilet Trio.--Adv.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-15
No Such Animal.

"What is your opinion of man who
constantly deceives his wife?" THAT
he is a myth" replied ]. Fuller Gloom.
Judge.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-15

Don't delude yourself with the idea
that there is good looking woman In
the world who doesn't know II.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-15
Imnortant to Moihara

Nothing pays bigger dividend or
small investment than politeness.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-15
Buy Your Platinum Now

If you have any platinum to buy
you had better look after il now as it
is predicted by a celebrated author
ity that the price will keep on soar
ing until the full resumption Of the
mines in Russia takes place, which Is
likely 20 be some little while vet.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-15

Wisdom in the mind is better by
far than gold in the hand.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-15
A Social Event.

Did you know that Mrs. Blank has
obtained her divOrce?" "oh. yes; we
received cards yesterday"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-15
ESCAPED AN.
OPERATION
By Taking Lydia E. Pink.
hams Vegetable Compound.
Many Such Cases.

Cairo, III. -" Sometime ago got so
bad with female trouble that thought
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-15

Nautieally Expressed.
"What In the world did Helen marry
that old derelict for?"
For the salvage, | guess"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-15

One thorn of experience is worth q
whole wilderness of warning.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-15

Beauty is but skin deep. The big,
gest oranges have the thlckest rind.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-15

What is bleaker than a club full Of
leather furniture and nobody therel
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1920-09-15

A rotten egg cannot be spoiled.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-24
Is
likely lad
!. As PITCHER
TeC tlanan Has Not An
iiounced Who VIII
Work for Prints.

Unless . sncw storm blows up
between nov and game time, OF
some such thing happens, It is IN
derstocds that the Prints and the
Bottles VIII have a little tilt out
It mo South Side bail yard this
eyeninE about 5:45. While the
Prtds are not making any wild
statements for publication they
ara maintaining that Spirit Of hope
Wsleh:has been 50 pronounced with
thelte Hope Is the biggest factor
in.the Print ball team.
KHeuet, Joe Phillips, Osborne,
Kittle Guest and the other well
skncwn,baseball bandits will be out
in.aoRens uniforms tonight and
sswIH5put on an exhibition in the
field that viii likely make old
JesSe'James roll over In his grave.
II. has been rumored that the
Prints5Will be strengthened for the
. game, tonight but this Is only a
ftimot and We will walt until after
the game to make our decision or
the matter;
Osborne will likely do the pitch
iug, for Owens while Toothman has
no, gtated who viii work for him
{ Frank Parker says that he is 90
ingtt report to Toothman at tho
( ball park this evening, SO It Is
possible that Parker will get th4
assignment on the mound.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-24
ANOTHER STAR.
M0RGANTOMN. AUG. A.-

MORGANT0WN, aug. n
A letter from Joe Hartck, star
West Virginia football tackle
and baseball captain-elect for
next spring today discloses the
fact that bis brother Steve who
for three years past has been
following In Joe's footsteps al
Indiana normal school. will en-
ter West Virginia and will 90
to the football training camp
at Mountain Lake Park Sept.
5th.
Steve is not the football play.
er that Joe Is. It could hardly
be hoped that he would be as
he weighs but l65 pounds but
Joe himself declares his broth.
er Is a better baseball player
and that he Is better than fifty
per cent Of the men who have
attended the Mountaineer camp
at football since he has been
here.
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-24
American Team
Is Title Winner

ANTWERP. August 24-tBy IN,
Associated Press)-The seventh
Olympic closed late yesterday az
ternoon with a decisive victory FOL
the American athletes.
Although the team is not con-
sidered as good ss several Of thf
other teams that have come &c
The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1920-08-24

scored In al! but four events. and
we're tied with Finland for tirst
Mace Championship honcrs. each
having won nine firsts. The Unite9
States was far ahead IN secoNs
places wo1 with Il; md was sec
o p to sweden in third. haytns
V won nine out Of ten FOR Sweden.
The Americans scored ten toll[tns
twice as many as their nearest =
val Ttey ou;ranSed the other
leans In iitths won, but 70 no.
secure quite as many sixths a
Sweden.