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d h fl ti llitlkl .5! ,III I 5 n SE Labor Day, Monday, SepteniberZ Refreshments Served en the Grounds Come and Spend the Day A Clean Midua). Special effort is being made by the management to claw up the midway this year and an event unSurpasseé 111 previous years is promised. Plan to attend ' LAKE COUNTY’S CLEANEST FAIR Exhibits. The exhibits this year will be better and more extensive than ever: Base Ball. There will be contacts mh‘day, Epne in the forenooti and one in the afternoon. between the best teams obtainable gor liberal purses. ‘ A $3525.00 Racing Program has been arranged, 15 Great Events on the best orte- -half mile track in Northern Illinois. , g? ‘ September 3, 4; 5, 6; 1912 Lake County Fair MYSTIC WORKERS OF THE WORLD Under auspices of PARK LQDGE N0. 366 Lake F ronf 2:22 Pace ..................... 2:20 Trot ..................... F ree-For-All Pace ............. Consolation Race 58 mile dash. Running Race 3-4 mile dash. . . Running Race 1 18 mile derby 235 Pace .................. 2:35 Trot .................. Free-For-All Trot .......... Running Race 3-4 mile dash Running Race 7-8 mile dash 2:15 Pace .................. 2:25 Trot .................. Running Race 5-8 mile dash Running Race 1 mile dash. . Fwy-Ninth Annual? ' Games, Racés and Contests for which prizes will be given Cbmmencing at 10:00 o’dq‘ték a; m. Highland Park, Illinois SPEED PROGRAM Libertyviueg, 111. WEDNESDAY, SEPT; 4 THURSDAY, SEPT ..;' 5. FRIDAY, SEPT. 6 Purse $300.00 Purse RfiamGWPK“ ILLINOIS A 100.90 of tho pica. Through the DH -country of the Basques Hurry A. [Pruitt-k made hi: way on (not “ill! (99' min-mun»: lm! Iith munv Iuterestiiu‘: experiemes A! thewiow ui' nae duk‘. he tells us In 1-7qu Mnnths Arotnfiln Spa-in." he he- m to Plumber upwn'rd mm the nmuu- tuins that ruse high'in the darkening sky ahead The ni‘bl grew him-k .fnr the heavens \u-t‘e ofurr ain't. hut ht‘ u hu mnrches on into the %d. Irkness, If he in not confined by any artificial lights. mus stiii see Inodenteiy “ell. , it nus mo hours perh: ms utter night ”all. and the mad Its edge a sheer fi‘preeiphe nbote uufuihumnhle depths. wi\\:ltl nintliug mer higher round the ‘éxhunlder of u mammoth [beak when quddenly I saw a man. u denser: black- :uesx "gains! the am of olmturity. 'lstunding stm k still (it) the utmost edge so! the higlmut i The Man That Wu; Pond on tho Bag. 3 i? I: l it We! Alive. :There are In the Book Monthly some “humor-lea of Mari; Twain. cmeny in Lpadon. by his cousin Katherine Clem- on. One of the movies told is con- nected with a visit the humorist paid to Mme. Tussaud‘u. While in the fa- .008 show he stood a long while in contemplation of an especially clever piece of “axwork He felt a sudden stinb of pain In his side and turning qhkkly, found himself face to face with a dumfoundéd British matron with her parasol intill pointed toward him. ‘Oh. Lor. it's alhe!" she ex- elhlmed and beat a hast-y retreat. f‘l don't remeuiber flnt the clock Mid. 'bnt I will We: forgét what my Vite Illa!" A Long Waleack. S'l‘he eat-Heat authentic date that has been handed down to us was Inscribed on the foundation stone of the temple to the sun god at Slpnnru by Nnram- Sin. son of Sargon. Thls stone was e§~ binned by Nnhonidus. who relgned over prylon about 5.14 B. (3.. and it ts ns~ serted that Nammu‘ln rilled 3.200 years pflevlously. From these dates we learn that the chronology of Babylon began A Good Answer A shopkeeper had for his \lrtues ob mined the name 01' the little rascal." Agstranger asked him why the appella- Ueh hag been given to him. ‘f‘To distinguish me (uh) the feat of :1 trade." quoth be. "who are all at rascals."-London MalL ‘ -- Sun on On. Point. F‘Out late last night? What um (11;! the clock a] :when you so! In?" . Woman’u link-m Lot A woman's lot I: no“: how one It In. hun' t “mun: afloa- to worry “out the begins to get fut-Chm accord- Harald. ‘ mugs. 3“ ‘Oh. it's a new {grindstonef replied Mines. and a silende that mold be out With a butter kn_lfe~E fell upon the crowd " ‘ with the reign of Sargon 1.. king 0! Agade. 3800 H. C. . ; "Hummus turdeni" l'urovtod him in 31 Ho“ mine animus! atmid than u benrty (tum- nnulul send him toppling back- :wuid to his dvulh i Still he stared motionless at me .fthruugh the darkness. I moved quietly iiorwurd and. thrusting out a hand. Sgtouched him on the sleeve. it was than}. as if.frozen. For an instant I re roiled. then with a sudden instinctive émovement panned a hand quickly and ilightly otgr his face. " Was I dreaming? That. too. was hard and cold. 1 sprang pack and. rummaging hastily through y pockets. found one broken match > e wind was rushing up from the bob iomlens gulf below. 1 struck a light. holding it in the hollow of my hand. pm! in the inntnnt before it was blown out I caught a few words of an inscrip- tion on a pedestal: ;".\1y apposite neighbor at table. a )‘bung fellow who. run a lathe in the shop, grew tired of this nmnotunnus Wigglxlg: he thought he was enritlod t9 do u Mule talking himwlf. One evening he called out: to mo: pedal attachment. :1 {uh-ruined h-vvr ('bm‘vrts the vertivul rm-iprovulin: lfiutinn ihtn :\ rirwhlnr mnvvnmnt. 'Ijhe prim null part of ihu mm-hino ii :1 him? (IN; that I‘L‘VOIW‘H in rt \‘vrtirnl plane Plum-r is npphml through the (this of HIV disk. and when the Sl’t't‘d of the drhin: arbor is mudornte the périphory of the :tpimmttus h lrm‘elin: at a high \‘olority, Work is done on this periphery. News of the hardest steel are by moreiim‘pnrt ream-pd to shy shape the skilfg'tl élnerutor dosirm.‘ ‘Wlmt in me nn‘mepf sense is lhu' umchlne. anyway? demanded 'I‘nm Briggs. * It Wu About - Wondorful Now Mo- ; chino Ho de Soon. "While I was runnlng a bolt cutter It the Rock Island shops In Chicago." hltes a contributor to Railway and Locomotive Engineering. "I boarded at a house .much frequented by loco- potive engineers and firemen. These 419:) talked a great dg-p} about their tre- mentions feats In getting owr (-ertain hills without the help of a second loco" meme. ' : Erected to the Hem- . Thrown over this precipice-â€" 3 BIndltlâ€" Night ofâ€" But Mom I had hmde out date or game I was in darkness again. He neither unswvred nor moved. I fits-ppm] closer. ‘ "You have rather a dangerous poss- Ilon. verdud. tenor?" BRAGGED A an HIMSELF. -r r» - Hi - - A ,ws-tou nu ma. NIGHT. ' " Now Table Pad. Former the good housekeeper was content t ‘ hate :1 padding of canton flannel cl h for the dining room table, but nowaflms she man lune an “shes- tos pad tibh- ’1 Ins the merit of keep- lug the tétfle from damage by heat or moisture a thing the flannel pad fails to do. Those new pads can be made to order fog? tables of odd sizes and shapes. and In these days, when domes so oflen‘ffiisplnce damask cloths for lunr-heonbnd ten service. it is an un‘ doubted wvnntnge to keep one'l table In the . 't possible condition. tn: from swag: and spots. Fomblitt Movomt In Egypt. The fir! Egypdan Woman's league has jusf‘ren formed with headqua- ten m ‘ xandm. The object ot um um OPWHOD among modern Egyp- flnn woupn In to defend women‘t In- terest 1n ‘nll directions and «vocally to could?! mean- of providing schools for Emnlan girl; m no not aid to 9e more than 25” young Ezypunnf women nnd girls In the gov- emment hook and nlmoct twlco u may f gwhom no provision has but and: {are demnnd for teachers In ungod- ‘ e lupply, and th- govern» mt‘x l acumen. tund- nnd m lap m «rely manna. A rabbltfihns long ears, but it carries I short (28. The (as) always looks bigger to “wait a minute' than It does to “do 1: how." 1. When we always does his best his best keeps“ getting better. l 0: tell how pretty the sun- 3 morning frown on your Don't m? «In good manners for com- pany; wen} them all the time. \V’llllngghxlnds are (he prettiest.â€" Farm India-fireside. For hos. who Must War-k. When 0 poms about hls work be just put‘le along. Smiles 0 he troubles miles away. A robin 1;: cheerful all the day long. and he be‘ u: it with a song. The kin word ls the only kind to speak. '§ A sweedlvolce ls perfume from the heart‘s flofier garden. ' Mlu Man}: Kelso of Seattle. Wall. 1. the finnfwoman in this country to obtain :1 ”(131190 a: a whales: operator. She was flamerly a stenognpher, but studied the-iuunnentnl wireleu code in file momengu. Difimo Mm Grnco and Gra- E chum Many women now are striving for grace. Thép' are determined to be graceful. Grace used to he considered spontaneous; but now we know how to capture Ii by strenuous eflort. \v Lu.llul x, ._- u..».-~..._. Musical éflture (mime thousands of votarivs. a the (lumsiest muscles are [ruinodyto supply harmony. Any woman \vbfi ('lumses can he graceful. She can «loam» to walk. dance. sit and stand gravehllly. But when she has achivvvd gnu-e she. too often turgels gmcinusm-sl lining [arsed her examination. Mill Kelso has men assigned to duty on the steamsblp Mnriposa. which plies be» tween AIME: and Seattle. LADIES, TAKE NOTICE. Egan: Chance Wi th MOD For \Iiniu. Operator JOb' lg- IAIIL Km u‘ "The best method or flierprooflns concrete is to proportion gthe end. etone and cement groves” end thor- oughly mix it. then ito temp it count nouely while pleclnc end kee'p the eur- fece moietened while it I; betting. lf the peniclee of the atone jend of flu and very in eke eo “when they ere mixed together, the yep: mount of Inca 1e lea between teen end mf- flcient cement Idded to bake e rich mixture. e denee concretpiwul result which will be weterproofi ;We would recommend thet you eel-«ell, invest} ate the man of ”I! ma end determine the m which will the you the leaflet eo-ible duo. flameth- i m: unm' fiWc. Suggest TM: . Bcfidlng 25 by” Fen WWO Qgitatlc. a rmmr'» 1r l lift 1; . Ll ur.‘i Iiindrr IL- I? barnc ’11.: {:3} mill in i1 t-vrfntrd in t“e following irifuzmux: n {Zl‘fiiii‘hfd Jo- soph Law 3, ‘loremw. Wis. l._\' He Editor. "(‘umnt l‘St r." lf‘OT- Stock 11:- change building. (hit-ago; Your cunninuuimti' n plathe t) building a "Ont'lHe tasenmut wail for )our lam is rot Fit ed. 1n roy‘h' “’0 ’ bFE [‘0 inform: you that if you :0 desire ydu (an ham the («far In fill: 'in place. T whith are Bupl‘orilnz your basemént wall. if these posts are not needed to hold back-”tho dirt behind them In ctLer ivords if theearthen walls will not cave shouldln few posts be removed, we - would ad‘cise you to take out as many posts as may not be ueede to support the barn and to fill in him] 1114 around the post; with congretei This concrete should'be mixed One (ll pm Portland cement to two did onebnl! (2%) parts sand to five! (5) pom crushed rock or one (ll pvt Portland cement to five «Turparts bunk-run mv‘ el. Make the footings or bottOm 6! your foundation wall eighteen. incle‘o (18. in.) wide Ind nine (9 in.) men For or! dinary conditions. we think-fin! n wnl ‘ thickness of twelve (l2 an.) or four- " teen (14 in). no you mentioned, 1., hardly necesury. LA thickness of ten , HO ln.l shouldw _bg the;greate,fl Qt: plenty. union for some Mu reason you should consider a getter thlrk- . nest is needed. We shall be glad to; send you information on how to bulli' your forms if you sit desire. Discussing this question the "Cement I‘ser.” 1005 Stock E: bulldlng (hicazo. 3333: 3 1 A Sufficientfy “Rich Mnxv'iwm For your roof you can éeitber lake I clear span betwen the balls or you can extend your pods ufi tn support the crou beml'bn the post: If you wish amen man you shod" run chos- beam; from nil t9 wen. melting bum: 8 Inches '81. Mid 13 loches deep. Place 95 inch round man 1% Inches from the bottom of etc bean. It would be more economic. however, to.extehd the posh up to the root. Post: for {he second ”0+ should be 6 inches square ’and tho beams be- tween {be post: and the toll; should be 6 inches wide and 9 inches deep. Two 2%. inch rods fishould be [laced W: inches from the bottom of the beam. Between thelbexma a { inch czncrete slab should be placed. The Hilnforcing for lhq roof, slab should consist of ’5. inchéround rods placnd 4 fmlws apart néonwise be tween rim: Hams an: lb inzlts apart lmngllmiu ; poeed of 1 part Portluad'oemem to z parteundto4puul orlpart Parthnd cement to 4 pm. bulk-run gravel. nun; maiden! who: to nuke 1 mushy mun. 1n placing the con- crete In the tonal unp it thoroughly so thnt It comes in very gloat eonnct with the eteel retardant. The forms (or thin man and shb construe- (Jon ere eullyjude nd the beans ad “the poured nt the heme open- tlon. CONCRETE BASEMENT WALL 1 inch from the boilom o! the slab: 9i inch round rod: xfunning crouwiu be tween the begun would tho be placed about 4 inches Imrt and running lengthwise betwpen the beam; 95 inch rod- :hould be spncod l2 inches upurt. The ooncreu should‘be com- made 8 im-hes, thick “$6 the beam. extending between the fiosts 1nd tho Walls 10 inches wide {ad 17 inches deep and should be réjnforced with three 1 Inch round iron rods placed 1‘5 inche: from the? bottom of the beam. This 17 :inch depth of beam is from; the top 0! the Shh to the bottom of the In, The floor slab should be nude 5 in u'fiflck uni Remove the Cedar Can Be Done We would snrrcse that n buildl’ng about 25 feet long and 20 fact w“. will be suitable for your purpose and from your letter we urider‘sund that you desire two starlet.» The floor 0: the lower story can of éourse be hm directly on the ground; for the second story we suggest that you also build 1 concrete floor.’ This cam easily be done by using pests and beams of 001:1 crete “Rh 3 Concrete 513‘) between the beams. The posts should be spaced 8 feet 3 lnches apart and should be 10 inches square. The Wdll should b1 In response to an inqu‘ryreoeheg from B. C. Chin. Wremhalli mm“ the Editor “Cement Fan“ 1005 Stock Exchange building. (‘1: icago {endsun' follo‘lug letter: . Â¥ CONCRETE Pomp CELLAR WATERPROOF cdrfcaETE Out a Jamaica HuHcano. l questiog. the Editor, 1005 Stock Exchango n :2' min: M :31 .m ur.‘1;=‘ndrr IL- 3? Mb i1 t-vftnrd in 1"‘e '-x: n {tlhxiFMd JO- rvmw. Wis. Ly He ‘5« r." WOT. Sxock C:- Supp :rts \‘lhcn It It po-Sblo Keep