Hammond Times, Volume 2, Number 36, Hammond, Lake County, 30 July 1907 — Page 4

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The Lake County Times

AN EVENING NEWSPAPER PUBLISHED BY THE LAKE COUNTY PRINT. J NO ANIJ UUUaULSO COMPANY.

"Enter4 as second claps matter June 2. 1906. at the postoffice at Hammond. Indiana, under the Act ol Congress, March S, iS7b. '

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WILL N0HT1I TOWNSHIP BE ITALIAN.

IUehard Scha.-tf, r ? -.c f-omo gaged in taking the recent f.".-,f.is of relating: to foroi.ua lorn c'.t i.'.er.s an.l Americana to tear- largo familh s a re Mr. bohaaf says tr.at in Indiana cent, of tl-.a population are foreigners.

ere ucir.fr ili-popuuitea in J.arope UoUiM' if the emisratlon to America, the

Tcsult is that whole cities are being

Lust Chicago was next in the list with 7.". p. r sent, of its citizens foreign born and was followed by. Hatv.mon.l and Whiting where the foreign population

did not comprise more than Lj per Cent. This apparantly is not such an important matter until one takes into con

Bidoration the relative tendency to citizens. Mr. t-cliaat pays that the families those of the Americans. lie says the ' children to an Am rican's one. Assuming that the average foreign Is 60 per cent and supposing that six

to two to every American, and that the mortality among these children is the same; it is apparent that the foreign increase in a generation would amount to 3G0 out of every hundred while ti.at of the American's would be SO out of

every hundred. According to these figures if there

or Americans, the per cent, of foreign born parents and children of foreign born parents, would he 9!) while there would be but D per cent, of American born

parents and children. This is an exceedingly interesting

that if these foreigners should happen to be Italians for instance, North townShip would, in a few years, become a little Italy. Of course the tendency of the people of the country districts to gravitate towards the cities will provide for a continual stream of Americans to keep down this percentage and then, too, conditions of this kind are only found in industrial communities so that the average increase over the whole countryla not near fo great. However, there were a million foreigners decided to come to great and prosperous America last year, a million and a quarter are coming this year and it will not bo surprising if the continual flood of emigrants that are pouring into this country will not have a decided effect on the race. LAKE COUNTY CERTAINLY is up to the 20th century standard. A Crown Toint barber has come to bat with a chemical preparation that will remove the hair from the face, thus doing away with shaving. Barbershops in Lake county and in fact United Ftates. will be a thing of the past within the next two years says the Crown Point man. THE RECORD OK arrests in Crown Point since the first of the present year, is two men. The high moral standard maintained in that city has never been questioned lure, but it might be said that they could do still more for the good of humanity if they loaned Hammond a few of their policemen made idle by those angelic conditions. THE FINANCIAL INTERESTS of the country seem to be very moody. Yesterday a panic was inevitable and today the skies are bright and optimism is bo general that a panic is about the last thing a person thinks about. O EAST CHICAGO IS about to buy a new half million dollar sewer system and a fifty thousand dollar city hall. The city ought to get enough trading stamps n a purchase like that to buy a lake front park. THE STANDARD STEEL CAR company is making hopper cars. The hops they tsell in such large quantities in the vicinity of the plant must he the byproduct.

WITH THE EDITORS HOT WEATHER IN HELL. The men who made hot weather the most striking feature of Butan's realm knew what th..y were about. There is no higher proof of Inspiration to be found in the Scriptures than is to be found in parts where the cllmato of that region is under description, is the opinion of the St. Louis GlobeDemocrat. Even if the words have long been taken, and by millions of people, in a too literal sense, even conceding that we am not to Le east Into veritable hike of lire and brimBton. the P.lble text admits of no other interpretation than that Hades is a very hot place. The thermometers there must run up to the c. ilings and the mercury mount to heights undreamed of by Fahrenheit. Ooi'ng In negligee, with the suspenders down. Will there be unavailing. There will not be as much as a zephyr to fan the sulphurous breath of the- place. Southern exposures wHl have no meaning and command f.o Mghor prices. Fans will only pump morn hot air into the faces of the lost, and the sod i fountain will bo out of date in a cilmo where even manufactured ice cannot bo made. It may be a delightful piaeo as to scenery, architecture, every form of art. and the beauty of the women. It will be the cllmato which will i-poll it as a place of residence. J. P. Dunn,, for many years editor of the Indianapolis Sentinel, has contributed to the various responses flicited by the inquiry of the New York World as to what constitutes a democrat. His contribution is as follows: "At present a democrat is an American citizen who would rather f.ght democrats than republicans. If to is a Bryan democrat his dearest

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rVllLIC I'Oll INSPECTION AT ALL Tlmr are roqu-rl o titer lh- moo. In OlUrrtiiK. Iviumuulrole ltl the lit. ir.t - r"J?;:: Nort h tow erati IP. Of when l.o was on ol-st r a tions thost tV. IV. iclatlvo tendency of foreigners and m.-t inter, sting. Ib.rhor 1 e Is of the opinion fully 85 per This indicates that whore whole cities built Lore l.y those same people. the reproduction of the two classes of of the foreigners are much larger than people of foreign birth have about three population of the citites of this vicinity children are born to every foreign mother were no further additions of foreigners matter to speculate on for it is apparent object In life is to swat a gold-Lug democrat. If he is antl-Rryan he would rath. r swat a Hryan democrat than eat. In this situation wo are doomed to continued republican success. If wo could nominate some southerner who has not been actively allied with either faction and -who has sense enough to keep his mouth shut on Eryanism until after the election, we might do something. Otherwise it is merely a question of selecting the form of defeat." Lafayette Journal. HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS TO BE PAID TO THE STATE. New I,av Requiring Corporation to Report nnd Pay Pees I or Changed In Name and Capital Stock la Effective. Indianapolis, Ind., July 30. Hundreds of dollars have been saved to the slate through the passage of the law requiring reports from corporations, and uhen all of these first reports nave to en mad over to the stat the amount turned will he in the thousands. Indiana laws require the payment of certain fees for every change in capital stock, whether it be increase or decrease; change ia name, etc. Many corporations have made changes of one sort and another, and never have reported theso changes to the secretary of state. Hence the secretary never has colieeted the fees for those changes, and the state has suffered. These reports are bringing out the f.u-t of these changes, and thus brings out the fees. In order to bo recognized the changes must be noted at the secretary's office, and in order to be noted, the fees must be paid. And so they are being paid. So far less than 3,000 of the Indiana corporations have complied with thf law requiring reports. . Penalties begin to accrue August 1. according to the law, and some of these n.-nn iti. will probably be collected.

GIL'S BREEZY

-ir -A r-rf -J . fr STANDING OF THE CLUES. XATIOXAL LEAGUE. W. . -i i; .41 Vet. .730 .'.12 .'.'. .054 f ltlcngo . . . Pittsburg .. New York . l'tiila.i-l.hi.i P'ft ink ly n H..t. -a Cincinnati . at. Louis .. :,i z s i. i i'.i 4 S AMEHICA.V I.IIACtE. W. L Pet. .;or . .. :i o . r t ii .477 .4 14 . "i . 2 j ti lenjjo Cii'vciiiiiil .. I 't-tn.it . . PhiluilflpMa New York . St.. I.t.uis .. lio.toi, Washington ..1 . 'j . f.'t . 4'J . 4 t . :i ; . :, i i; ;;4 :j.i 4.", AMERICAN A S O C I A T I O X . W. Teh-do Minneapolis 'olumbus . . Kansas City M 1 1 wa u kt e Louisville . . 1 ndiauapolis St. Paai L. Pet. .i I ; 42 4 s 4S .."oil . r. r. s . ; a ..VII) .4ti4 .414 .4 US .4:) , . is . 4 " .4 I . 4U AVESTEIIX LEAGUE. L Pet .COS .f.J4 .ail) .477 .407 .SL'3 Oniab.a ... l.ineoln . . Dos Mollie, 1 II Vet- . . , Sioux City Pueblo . . . , US 41 4 D it; r. i 12 CENTRAL I.llACli; Wr. R ...'1 . . 4 ; ;; ? Pet. .:.!: .r.70 .iVj;i .5uo . 4 s :t . 4 1 7 .-!.".;! Springfield .., Whet linoKvansvillo ... Canton Dayton Terre Haute . Oram I Rapids South lit nd . . . . 4 ..4 4 . . 42 ..-12 . . ;; : . .o3 4 2 4.". 4S 4 7 THUEE EVE LEAGUE. Rock Island , Springiield ... Peoria 1 eeatur Cedar Rapids Clinton , Bloomington , Dubuque L. Vet .fits .r.15 .0 lit .5 jtl .1.77 .150 20 :;o so :;i '.) 4," 4S , .4 s .47 .47 .45 . :h .2:) .12 GAMES TODAY. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Erooklyn at Chicago. Eoston at Pittsburg. New York at St. Louis. Philadelphia at Cincinnati. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Chicago at Washington (two games). St. Louis at Philadelphia. Detroit at New York. Cleveland at Eoston. YESTERDAY'S EESUITS. NATIONAL LEAGUE. Chicago, 2; Brooklyn,' 1 (ten innings). Pittsburg, 3; Boston, 6. Cincinnati, 1; Philadelphia, 2. St. Louis, 3; New York, 4 (eleven in nings). AMERICAN LEAGUE, Washington-Chicago, rain. Boston, 4; Cleveland, 2. Philadelphia-St. Louis, rain. New York-Detroit, rain. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. Louisville, 0; Indianapolis, 1. Milwaukee, 12; St. Paul, 4. Columbus, 8 ; Toledo, 3. Kansas City, 3; Minneapolis, 4. WESTERN LEAGUE. Denver, 09; Pueblo, 4 2. Omaha-Des Moines, postponed. THREE EYE LEAGUE. Clinton, 3; Springfield, 2. Cedar Rapids, 2; Bloomington, 0. Dubuque, 1; Peoria, 3. Rock Island, 2; Decatur, 0. CENTRAL LEAGUE. Evansville, 3; Wheeling, 9. Terre Haute, 1; Canton, 2. Springfield, 9; South Bend, 1. Dayton, 4; Grand Rapids, 3. After battling for ten hard Innings esterday the Cubs won from th Brooklynites yesterday with a sran. of 2 to 1. Miner Brown did the twirl ing for the Cubs with Mclntyre his opponent on the Brooklyn team. Brooklyn's lone run was made by aimley in the tenth inning-. Brown took a short delivery and sent one of ils tloaters over the base for Lumlev who connected With it, driving the sphere over right fielder Sehulte's head into the bleachers and waltzed the ciruit. hio next two men were out on hort hies, retiring the Brooklynites. The Cubs started in their slugging ee in their half of the tenth with foward on first and Kling on second. plain Chance came to bat puttinjr a safe one over Mclntyre's head scoring Kling and Howard and winning the game by a score of 2 tn 1. For the first five innings neither team was able to get a safe hit. v.N

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THE LAKE COUNTY TIMES.

CHAT OF SPORT -.i , Vt' r one of the best games of the seasen is prornis.-.l for c.. i. v the Cliieae-o M..t " lien , , defeated the TP,,- . . us woo nave iwice ""u..t.j;,ii i;.;oi eomo til l Hammond for n-.. .!..! . third game of the season. ! "no is now stronger than ever! i yun - .'i'eeu mat next sunuay t!o: old stnrv n-i :i i . i . , , i.. . ( it ii i.. a;,.,. .1 -i . .... , f.rent manner. Hammond's ha'ttery win he Tobias and Kder w'.i'.. the Mutuals battery will he Inlis and O i O'Rrlen Tt- , , . .., ... . I - to-iv.M v.nK ii w as i aayea 'iim oo rii,- rmirt i i. ., ,i . OIK and the local fans are anxious to ee the two teams get together again. The score on that occasion was 7 to 3 and it is hoped that it can be reversed. New York, July 30. SeweH, a little brown :S-yoar old own..i lo- iin irou n. leijrh .-tables, ran a remarkable race in tin; (lien Coe handicap at Brighton Park track today, after a bad start at the post the hearts of those backing the colt dropped, but tilt: game little animal gave chase to the leaders and beat them home by full two lengths. S.-well was left 15 lengths behind at the start. Ben Selig and Billy Nolan, managers of twtt of the gamest little fighters in the world. Joe Cans and Ratling Nelson, met yesterday la a Frisco cafe and light talk was started at once. It was finally agreed by the two managers that their men should meet in September at 132 U, before the club offering the largest purse. The thirty-fifth annual grand trotting circuit meeting will open tomorrow at the Glenville tracks at Cleveland. Sonoma Girl and Highball will meet one of the races. A large crowd of Chicago sporting men will be pres ent to witness the races, hiformantion has been given out that no betting will bo allowed on the tracks. The double header which was sched uled to be played between the White Sox and Washington yesterday, was postponed on account of rain. The double header will be played today if the rain does not prevent and the chances are that a second double header will be pulled off again tomorrow. Backed by the Federal government. the Mexican derby Will be run each year, beginning in 1910. A sfcm of $200,000 has been subscribed by the government to make the affair a success. The first race will be run over the new track which is to be built on the present polo grounds. The New York Giants won a 11 inning game yesterday from the St. Louis aggregation by a score of 4 to 3. Mathewson who was in the box for the Giants did not pitch up to his usual standard and it was through a wild throw by himself that St. Louis scored two runs. It is rumored that Ferguson, the giant blond pitcher, secured last year bv McGraw for the Giants, will be sent back to the minor league. Ferguson has played four games this year and won three. Ferguson pitched last year with Louisville. In a five mile race yesterday at Ottawa, Canada, Tom Longboat the Indian runner defeated a relay of three men covering the distance in 25:25 which is one minute bettc'r than the former Canadian record. Barney Oldfield, yesterday afternoon, broke the worlds record for the fastest mile ever made by an automobile on a half mile track, driving his car the distance in 1:1 5 'a at the Fargo N. D. fair grounds. Tacky McFarland and Benny Yanger esterday signed articles for a ten round fight before the St. Joseph Ath letic club of Fort Wayne on Aug. 20. The men will weigh in at 130 at 12 o'clock. Bohanon who pitched last year for the Kankakee Browns, and who is now with, the Denver team in the Western eague, won his game yesterday from meblo by a score of 5 to 0. After being knocked out of the box in Sunday's game at Boston, Brown was given another chance yesterdav and made good. Sailor Burke and Jack Johnson the colored giant have signed articles for a six round fight in September before the club offering the most money. Carl Anderson the Hammond pug is taking a ten mile road jaunt every day keeping in condition. , , isr.a

HDIAfIA STATE HEWS

Munele, Ind., July CO. As a res ult of a brutal attack of her husband made t-ecnuse she would not allow him to 1 ...i.i-t... . .. . " siaaucaiu, u. uauy 1 K If HUlkV H luir (ft.. 1 .!..! .. iu',rj" ' o -., ., OKI, 31TS. (.CTtnulo Morenin is ! i-uMeian3 say that she caaf'v'rifr on J , h.. .! . . i.ot survive longer than a few hours, Her lmshnrt.l !.;... t. . w v "UJlUjii-LT -liUit'itiU, who is now servintr a workhouse. ft,.n. f!,, Ui1ntll! h" ''n-tality and who will i,e arrested on a 1;lunU,r 'hnrzo whoa his wife dies. He Came Home Drunk. The attack was made several weeks Ego- ana at the time it was feared Mrs. Moreaiu would die. hut she rallied. Sunday, however, her condition Uicame alarming: nnd physic-kms pronounced her ease hopeless. Moreaiu eamo home drunk one afternoon and tried to force liquor down the baby's throat, when his wife interfered. He then attacked her and all but killed Lor before neighbors came to her rescue. Another Sort of Man. Indianapolis, July CO. Geo. Thaver of Uloomington street, told Judge Whallon in police court that he believed a husband had a ri-ht to whip liU -wife. He pot $23 nd thirty davs In the workhouse for can-vim? out liis idea. Thayer wished to whip his wife nnd, haviu- no other weapon, he took off her slipper and rapper her over the l ead with the heel. He pleaded not ginlty when he stood up in the police court, but admitted in his testimony that he was "chastising" his wife and used a slipper on her. lioot oa the Other I.-ejj Here. Following a shooting affray at the home of John Barker, 9n Miley avenue, in which Barker was shot in the arm, Mis. Mary Barker, his wife, was arrested on a charge of shooting-' with, intent to kill. According to Barker's story Mrs. Barker left her home early In the morning. Barker spent the day at a park, returning- home at 11:30 p. ni. When he reached the porch he found an angry woman aAvaiting him. Barker, who is much younger and not so strong, says his Avife demanded a statement and that when he refused to give one. she struck him in the face with her hand. Later she shot at him and he left in a hurry. FUXKUAL OF A PUT DOG. Two Hundred Mourners Seethe Anmal Interred in Coffin Lined with Costly Satin. Evansville, Ind., July 30. An elaborate funeral was held for FosJe. a pet fox terrier dog belonging to Samuel Trowbridge, a business man. The canine was the pet of the neighborhood, and when it died a grave was dug in the hack yard of Trowbridge and the funeral was conducted in a downpour of rain. It is estimated that 200 people attended the services. A majority of the mourners were women and children, and many tears were shed. Trowbridge made a casket for the dog that was lined with costly satin, and he conducted the services at the grave. He spoke for several minutes on the dead dog, saying he was as dear to him as a human being. The little grave was bedecked with costly floral offerings brought by friends of Foxie. lee Man Is Duly Fined. Indianapolis, July 30. Clinton Knapeuberger, the ice man accused of selling short weight ice to a woman in Central avenue, by Weights and Measures Inspector Isidor Wulfson. was fined 1 and costs in the police court. Knapenberger pleaded guilty and on the recommendation of Wulfson he was given the minimum fine of H and costs. The Consumers' ice company, the employers of Knapenberger, bought new scales for its wagons. The scales were taken to Wulfson's office where they were tested and sealed. Rooster Attacks a Littie Child. Indianapolis, July 30. A small game rooster attacked little Albert Stein, 2 years old. 14 Bright street, In West Indianapolis, and in the struggle that followed the child was badly wounded about the face and head. The parents were walking along the street when Stein heard the child scream, and turning around saw that it was being attacked by the rooster, which was standing on its body and pecking at its face and head. Try a three time want ad. f v i-- - 5 ix , i.

Th Old New England Sabbath. A description of the old New England Sabbath Is calculated to make restless children of the present day and possibly some of their elders thankful they were not born two centuries ego. The Sabbath began Saturday afternoon with the going down of the sun. Sunday morning a horn was loudly blown to announce the hour of worship. Service began at o'clock and lasted for eight hours, with an intermission of one hour for dinner and conversation. In the earliest days the congregation sat on rude benches, their seats being assigned them at "town meeting. The service consisted of several parts, which are chronicled in an ancient diary as follows: "Preliminary prayer or invocationchapter of Bible read and expounded; psalm in meter, road out line by line by Deacon S.: long prayer on various matters, one hour and a half; sermon of 100 to 2.-h pages; at close of sendee, baptism; sinners put on trial, confessed before congregation. Minister C. bowed right and left, no person stirring till he had passed down and out of the meeting house."

A Thumb Shave. "Touce ou cuiller thumb or spexm?' fays the barber, and I give a violent start" The sailor, a little proud of his French, looked about the room and smiled easily. Then ho went on: "I knowed them barbers in the south of France wasn't up to much. I knowed their ways was queer. But this spoon or thumb business was the limit. "'Quest ce qu'il y wot's that' says I. 'Wot d'ye mean ly thumb or spoon? "And then that Tarascon barber told mo that in his country in shavin' lautern jawed men like ine it was customary to plumb out the cheeks so's the razor could get a holt by insertin a ppoon or a thumb into tho mouth and pressin' from the inside. "I said to go ahead and shave me without either spoon or thumb. He wouldn't do it, though, so I chose the thumb. It looked more hygienic. By gosh, I can taste that there thumb yet." Los Angeles limes. Caught the Policemen. All the countryside is laughing at an experience of the police at Lough Neagh, Ireland. An lntercounty cockfight was arranged between birds from Londonderry and Antrim and was held on one of the islands In the lough. The police got wind of it and arrived, as they usually do, late. All the available boats had been pressed into use by the spectators, and the police, after trying vainly to secure transportation to tho island, determined to swim for it Just as they arrived the bout ended, and every boat put off for tho mainland again. The police had a swim back for their pains, and when they reached the mainland they found that their clothing, over which they had neglected to leave a guard, had disappeared. They had a ten mile march in dripping underclothes to the nearest barracks, where they were put to bed until new uniforms could bo procured. Liverpool Mercury. Why They Are So Clean. "How is it that French children are so tidy?" many foreigners In Paris inquire. Because from the time they understand an elementary sentence it is dinned into them that It 13 very wrong to run fast, to fall or to dirty their dresses in any way, and, above all, it Is awful to muss their hair. An ordinary scene in the Bois Is where two children arrive in their auto accompanied by a nurse and a croverness They (the children) are dressed In light sii dresses and wear long white gloves. They start to play ball. Every time the ball touches the ground, which happens once in awhile, the nurse rushes up and wipes every bit of sand very carefully off the ball before It Is handed back to the children la It a wonder that their long gloves are clean -New York Post. A General Utility Nag. A certain stockbroker onco went to a horsedealer and tried to pick up a general utility nag. He explained that he was a volunteer and wanted a nice, quiet, good looking charger, which could be driven by his wife in a dogcart and would not object on occasion to beinj hitched up to a lawn mower. The dealer listened to him wkh rapt attention and finally asked in dulcet tones, "Would you want him to wait at table at all, sir?" C rand Magazine. Words and Deeds. "There never was a time in my life, fellow citizens," exclaimed the candidate, "when I hadn't the courage to cail a spade a spade!" "Yes." spoke up an old farmer In the audience, "and there never was a time in your life when you had tha courage to take one in your hand I" Chicago Tribune. Why He Changed Weapons. "Here you is in trouble ag'in," said the old colored deacon. "Didn't I tell yo' ter fight yo' way only wld da sword er de sperlt:" "Yes, suh," replied the penitent, "but de razor come so handy." Atlanta Constitution. Sizing Him Up. "How much money really has he?" "I don't know. What is his attitn toward the law?" "What do you mean?" "Does he evade, defy or ignore It?" Washington Herald. Odd Punishment. Bigamists in Hungary get odd pro, ishment. The man silly enough t marry two wives is legally forced ti 11 . , . ... ive with both of them in th . i

Tuesday, July 30, 1907.

Snared Him. j Original. We wera sitting in the arbor under the grapes, which were quite ripe. We plucked and ate a number of huge bunches; then she asked what we should do next oh. I know," and she ran into the house and brought out a book. Oa the left page were a number of printed questions; on the right blank spaces in which to write the answers. It was ImiHsible to determine which were the more Hupid, the questions or the answers that had been written in it The Uok was about half filled, the writers having been both masculine and feminine. I ran my eye down the column of questions, such as "What is your favorite color? Your favorite proverb? Your age?" When I came to the last I paused and asked if the women answered that question. She said only one had, but she didn't count; she Man a practical creature and earned her own living. I went on down the list "Is life worth living?" Think of that to be answered by people from sixteen to twenty-sir, as most of those who had filled In the answers were. "What Is your present thought?" I paused again end Uegan to write. "That the man who" She stopped me. "IVm't write anything disagreeable. I won't have my book spoiled." I had intended to write, "The man who got up this book did so for idiots and to fill his pocket at their expense." Instead I wrote, "The man who is asked to w rite in this book should feel highly complimented." "That's very nice," she naid. "I know how cyuleal you are, and I feared you were going to put in something horrid." My second thought was that I had narrowly escaped making an ass of myself. I went ou down the list and paused at "What is your ambition?" These questions were goading me to ruin, and again I etime near making a slip. I started in to write "To drink all the champagne there is in the world," but caught myself when I had written "To drink" and finished "dew from your sweet lips." I had no sooner written this, which I had considered a high flown compliment, when I realized that it was tantamount to a declaration. She was looking over my shoulder, and to get a glimpse of her face I turned my head. My beard came in contact with the almost invisible down on her cheek. "Oh:" she exclaimed. "Excuse me," I paid. The glimpse I got satisfied me that I had stepped off the river bottom and must swim. I was startled at the discovery, had never lieen before beyond my depth and an Indifferent swimmer at that Still I confess I had been paddling around the girl who was about to well, to drown me. She says I'm cynical, and I suppose I am, though I am somewhat excusable in this instance, for the word "drown" carries out my simile. I struck out wildly. "That won't do," I said, "in a hook to be seen by any and every body. They might think I mean while It's true It's shall I scratch it out?" "Oh!" This was no reply to my question, bat It expressed a lot. Others may not understand what it meant, but I did. I was rattled. I made a dash for the next question and read aloud, "Do you consider marriage a failure?" I wanted to write as I felt "I wish I knew which It will be for me if I settle this matter now," but of courge I couldn't write that, so I temporized: ' and a man who temporizes with the girl he courts is lost that is, if marriage is a failure. I wrote, "It depends upon whether one gets a good wife." It's a wonder ehe didn't laugh when she saw what I had written, but she didn't ThJs was a serious business. "Don't you think that a one sided view to take of It?' she said in a soft voice. "Upon my word!" I exclaimed. I wag getting more and more rattled every moment "I'll fix it," and I wrote on "but in this case" I stopped again. "What case?" she asked in the same soft tone. Why, tho case we were talking weren't we talking about a case? So we weren't How stupid!" . "Oh!" What a convenient word and how a girl can use it! I've since tried it myself, but without the slightest effect Think of a man using it and without the softness of voice, the surprise in the eyes, the Injured look about the mouth. One might as well expect a woman to produce an effect by the use of a swear word. And yet this girl was snaring me with it "You eeem to think" I began and paused. Ys, she thought, and she had a right to think, but what I was about to say wouldn't help mattew. She didn't say "Oh!" I wished she would, or anything to start me afresh. I turned to the book for a way out "What Is your favorite method of proposal?" The question must Lave been put in for the women, and women who were flirts at that A man might have a favorite beverage, but never a favorite method of proposal. But with me all had depended on the nature of this next question, and It had gone against me, I surrendered at discretion. I wrote deliberately: "A man should simply Bay: I iove you. Will you be ray wife?" Then I turned and looked her square In the face. She's got her question book vet be' vi. u uvau'm nn "-vie wia ail Key, EDGAR T. EVAXS.