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Muscular Power.

The strength and dexterity of the "ham
ais Of Constantinople in carrying enormous
burdens, says the Levant Herald, are pro
verbal, and it is surprising to see one Of
these poor Eastern porters quietly plodding
his way up or down some billy street, with
a perfect mountain Of material piled upon
his back. The leads they carry are most
miscellaneous, but even old residents, are
blase on this point, were astonished re.
Gently to see hamal staggering along the
Grande de Pera with large four wheeled
carriage-all complete except the horses
lashed on to his porter's knot. 1t would
be interesting to know what are the habits
and diet Of this powerful hamal Ishe an
early riser9 Is he teetotaller2 Does
he smoke And how did he bring him.
self into such condition that he can carry
a carriage instead of requiring a carriage
to carry him? His muscular power must
far exceed not only that of Milo, but even
that of the famous English athlete, Thomas
Topham, Of Islington, who, on the 21st Of
April, 1879, advertised himself to perform
several feats of strength at the Nays Head,
Gateshead, on the Esd Of that month,
namely; "He bends an iron poker three
inches in circumference over his arm, and
one of two inches and quarter round his
neck; he breaks rope that win bear two
thousand weight, and with his finger rolls
up a pewter dish Of seven pounds hard
metal; he lays the back part of his head on
one chair and his heels on another, and
suffering four men to stand on his body,
he moves them up and down at pleasure /;
he lifts a table six feet in length by his
teeth, with half b hundred weight hanging
at the further end Of it, and, lastly, to
oblige the public, he will lift butt full Of
water" Topham, however, did not, like
the hamal Of Coustantinople, carry four
wheeled carriage on his back, nor did his
extraordinary strength conduce to the
equanimity Of his temper or to his peace
Of mind, II we may judge by his end, for
in the obituary notices Of last century Ii Is
"A. 4n1 H. \ n n 80 n
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Noses and Mouths.

The nose Is comparatively passive fea
ture of the face. Unlike the eyes and
mouth, there is little or no movement t
indicate expression; occasionally in some
the nostrils viii dilate, but this only occur
when the nostrils are large. Indeed, some
noses scarcely appear to have connection
with the face; they seem stuck-on append.
ages, whose only use is their convenience
for pulling Great shutters often acquire
this immobility ofnose, though the snufiine
would act somewhat as guard against the
pulling. Poets have sung, and noyelists
have written of many kinds Of noses, but
it remained for the Poet Laureate to some
what ennoble the hitherto much abused
"snub, under the more euphonious title
Of "tip-tilted" We have known many
charmingly attractive girls with snub-noses
and, indeed, have always had penchani
for them, for we have found the owners to
be possessed INABILITY, humor, drollery,
and common sense. The snub nose, when
in conjunction with other good features,
will indicate person who win frequently
rise higher in the world than those with
larger noses, who lack good humor and
common sense. A perfect nose, we are
told, should be as long as the forehead is
high, and have gentle indent at the top,
between the upper eyelids. The front
should be level from the forehead to the
tip, which latter should be neither hard
nor soft. 1t should be at least half an
inch broad between the eyes. The bottom
Of the nose should not be more than one
third Of its length. The nostrils above
should be pointed, round below, gently
curved, and, seen sideways, be divided into
two equal parts by the upper lip As to
the size Of the nose, the medium is better
but very large nose is preferable to a
very small one-the large nose seldom
sinking below mediocrity. The hooked
nose is very unpleasant one TO look at.
1t is also called aquiline--perfectly arched
from the forehead to the tip, denoting
great energy, acuteness, craft, unscrupu-
lousness, and ambition. A nose arched
near the forehead denotes great power Of
command and energy. This is the nose
of Caesar, of the Conqucror, and of the
late Duke of Wellington. This nose must
not be COMPOUNDED with the hooked nose
mentioned above. The famous Grecian
nose, which forms an almost straight line
with the forehead, has been much lauded
but such noses are in women indicative Of
GOODNESS and affectation, and when owned
by man, shallow mind. Small noses
denote comparative weakness of mind and
character, though otherwise such persons
may be highly estimable. The tips of
such noses turned up, denote busy, bust
ling activity, great self-conceit, cool assur-
ance, and great talkativeness. Look for
such oses in law clerks, pot-house politi-
clans, town councillors, and beadles, or
other jacks-iu Office. A nose with broad
bridge, whether level or arched, always
indicates great powers. Large breathing
nostrils are certain signs of mental power
and energy; small unmoving nostrils are,
on the other hand, certain signs of little
mind, and want Of energy and enterprise.
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The Boston Commercial Bulletin says
Americans are blessed with better cooking
appliances, and cursed with worse cooking
than any nation on the face Of tho earth.
The stove is distinctively an American in
vention. To be sure, the Germans have
their ''stube, = from which our word 'istove''
doubtless comes, but it is not at all stove
in the American sense of the word. II is
bulky, clumsy affair, built of friedrich
glazed on the exposed surface, and has the
disadvantage of consuming an immense
amount Of fuel in heating itself before
giving out particle of caloric, and the
advantage of giving out heat for a long
time after the FIRE has gone out. 1t is a
permanent arrangement, and once placed,
remains throughout the year.
In the matter Of cooking appliances,
European invention has progressed no
farther than heating. The arrangement
upon which the world-famous cooks of
France depend is simply brick structure
in the corner Of diminutiye kitchen upon
which hangs faring fue to catch gases
and steam, and in the top of which
are number Of round holes. In each Of
these separate charcoal FIRE is built, and
each pot and kettle has its own FIRE, large
or small, brisk or slow, as its needs de-
mand. In America, on the contrary, no
article used in the household has received
more attention than the stove; a word
which we here use in its general sense,
covering cooking and heating stoves, rang
es, furnaces, &c. In times past, when fuel
was plenty and cheap, when the wants Of
the family we're few, when luxury was
unknownamong the masses and labor-saving
appliances derided as tending to effeminacy,
the open fire, which partly warmed one
perhaps it would be better to say
one side Of one room, was considered am
pie for all purposes Of cooking and warmth.
But times changed: Wood, the principal
fuel then, became too costly to allow PEG
pie of small means the luxury Of an open
fire that swallowed up cord Of hickory
week. Besides, prejudice crept in favor
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Eating without and Appetite.

1t is wrong to eat without an appetite,
for it shows there is no gastric juice in the
stomach, and that nature does not need
food, and not needing il, there being no
fluid to receive and act upon it, Il remains
there only to purify, the very thought Of
which should be sufficient to deter any
man from eating without an appetite for
the remainder Of his life. II tonic Is
taken to whet the appetite it is mistaken
course, for its only result is to cause one
to eat more, when already au amount has
been eaten beyond what the gastric juice
is able to prepare.
The object TO be obtained is larger
supply Of gastric juice, not large supply
Of food ; and whatever fails to have any
efficiency toward the cure Of dyspeptic
diseases. The formation Of gastric juice
is directly proportioned to the wear and
tear Of the system, which Is to be the
means Of Supplying, and this wear and tear
can only be the result Of exercise. The
efficient remedy for dyspepsia IS work
outdoor work -.benefcial and successful
in direct proportion as it is agreeable, in
teresting and profitable. HaNs journal
Of Health.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1873-07-12

To sToP BLEEDING AT THE NosE.-
1t is worth while to know how to stop the
bleeding from the nose when it becomes
excessive If the finger is pressed firmly
upon the little artery that supplies the
blood to the side of the face affected, the
result Is accomplished, Two small arte-
ries branching up from the main arteries
on each side Of tho neck, and passing over
the outside Of the jaw bone, supply. the
face with blood. If the nose bleed from
the right nostril, for example, pass the FIN,
ger along the edge of the right Jaw tn the
beating Of the artery Is felt, Press hard
upon i, and bleeding win cease. Contln-
ne the pressure Ave minutes, until the
ruptured vessels in the nose have time to
contract.
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Read Dy Ut. bohoaukn, ~ the complimentary ID
ner given BY the Citizens Of Charleston, West "
to the Maryland Editorial Association, June,
1873
over the valleys, and through the hills,
sweeping the gorge and rounding the pass.
Across the rivers, athwart the rills,
Past the cliffs of rock and meads Of grass
The landscape blending the near and the far.
As We speed along. TIL the modern car
Brings us--graciousi why here we arc
Yes, here in the Old Dominion.
From the bay that washes your eastern shore.
with Ia tribute rivers and hArbos grand,
We have fastened ON through the opened door.
Toward the sunset bound of your favored land;
And we couldn't but think as we sped so fast.
OF the memories wrapped In the fadeless past
And the promising future, 50 near-.at last
For this glorious Old Dominion
All, who in the old stage coach time
Had thought 10 wake to such glad surprise!
such deeps TO cross, and such heights 10 climb
Mother Of Statesmen raise your eyes,
The sovereign, steam on your breast enthrone,
For the iron girdle Is round your zone,
And tho time is come that you claim your own,
Yes, welcome II old Dominion.
The wagner under the old regime,
As he YEARLY wendell his toilsome way,
Rocked not, a. he whisted behind his team.
That shriler whistle would sound to-day:
Nor thought that his laggard pace per hour
Would be laughed 10 soorn by n mightler power
when the engineers had brought the dover
Reserved for the Old Dominion,
The Ethiop song that once rang out,
That "old vlrginny" should never tire"
Comes back to-day with a louder shout,
with more of meaning and more Of fire;
All. by-gone times, from your memory CLEANS
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The sprightly Boston Z 7taascri;ptH asks,
'If Miss is good as mile, how good
Is Mrs.?' If she is widow she viii be
good for league under almost any cir
cumstances
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Assafatida applied to the legs Or necls
Of horses or other animals will eifectaally
keeps Of eies
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Select poetrp.
LINns

Read by DR.. Bombaugh, ct the Complimentary Din.
ner given BY the Citizens Of Charleston, West Va.
to the Maryland Editorial Association, June, 10.
tsT9
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-05-07

TAIL CoLuNN.--The papers say that a
Philadelphia manufacturer is preparing plan
for column 1000 feet high, to be constructed
entirely of iron in open work, from the summit
of Which the Grounds of the Centennial Expo
stion arc to be illuminated by means of
Drummond light and, in trne Yankee style
it is boosted that it will be the loftiest struc-
ture in the world Bnt it will not necessarily
be the most beautiful. Which Is better worth
trying for. The tallest thing of the kind now
in existence is the open work central spire of
the cathedral at Rouen, in France, erected a
few years ago to replace the one destroyed by
lightning in 1922, and nothing uglier was ever
thrust in the face of the heaven. The builders
were determined to make it a few feet higher
than the celebrated spirc of Strasbourg Cathe-
dral, but their work is as hideous as that of
the mediaval architects is stately and magni-
ficent Probably the next highest works OF
mans iahds are two chimneys of chemical
works in, Glasgow, one of which is 4GSand
the othet 450 feet high. These have no arch-
tectural pretensions of course, but they are
quite as fine in their way as Bunker Hill
Monument, which, from a little distance looks
like a stone chimney among the surrounding
brick ones of manufacturing establishments.
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RAFTING ON THE DELAwARE.-Ther is
said to be a greater quantity of lumber than
ever before awaiting shipment down the Della
ware river. 1t is calculated that there is now
about 100000, 900 feet of lumber, manufac-
tured and round, awaiting transportation.
About 8, 900 men are employed in running
RATS from the lumber region. Stcersmen get
about 5 40 and ordinary hands $40 trip In
a good freshct they make on an average three
trips. The RATS are run down the Delaware
to Trenton, from which place they are towed
to Philadelphia. Many of the lumbermen
have commenced running RATS too early this
year. and consequently many ship or raft
wrecks have resulted. laundering has been
very brisk on the Lackawaxen this winter
Probably 5000, 900 feet of lumbc. will be sent
down the river from that REGION. Tho larg-
est and most extensive mills in the whole lum-
bering region, are those of Farnham & Colling-
wood, at Wilsonville, in Pike county, about a
mile and half from Hawley. All the lumber
manufactured at these mills is shipped by
railroad and canal. The capacity Of the mills
extend to 10000 feet day. Their business
probably exceed 100000 feet annually.
Hemlock constitutes the principal cut and
manufactured. 1t brings 5000 per thousand
in Philadelphia. The cost delivered at that
place varies so much and is subject to SO many
contingencies as to preclude any igure.Eas-
ton Daily Express.
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DELA WARR.--It was reported recently,d
MED and finally confirmed, that Charles
Richard, sixth Earl De la War; had drowned
himself in the river Cam. lie was born in
1915; was major General IN the British army
for service in the Crimea and in India and
only succeeded to the earldom in 1869.
His death has some American interest, ow-
ing to the connection of his family with this
country and the fact that his family name is
borne by State. The general belief that the
State of Delaware and the noble river of the
same name commemorat the Indian tribe who
lived upon and near them is wrong The tribe
was the Lenapc, branch of the Algonquin
race. The bay, and State, and river and
tribe all derive their name from that Lord De
La War;, or Ware, who was Governor of
Virginia in 1910, and entered the bay that took
his name from him that year. The adjacent
country around was entitled from the bay, as
was the river flowing into it and the race whom
it supported. The family name was West,
and the earldom descends to clerical brother.
The family history is not of great moment,
and, as the name indicates commences with
the Norman conquest of the Saxons.
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ANOTHER DREADFUL AccIDEET.--AD ixor,
Illinois, dispatch dated Sunday, says terri
bic accident occurred here this afternoon.
The rite of baptism was administering to a
number Of recent converts to one of the Bap-
list churches here, ut point in Rock river
Just below the Truesdell Iron Bridge, and
about 200 persons, including many ladies and
IA number of children, had gathered on the
bridge to witness the ceremony. Suddenly,
without warning, the bridge gave away, and
preciptated its living freight into the stream
below. The scene which followed was indies
cribably terrible as the struggling victims vain
iy ehdeayored TO free themselves from the
ruins of the bridge and from each other.
Large crowds of people on the banks rushed
wildly to and fro, many of them so distracted
with terror as to be unable to render any assist
ance. Others, more self-possessed, speedily
brought ropes, planks, and boats, and went
nobly to work to rescue the living and recover
the dead. Some Of those who were on the
bridge when it fell were so near the edge that
they were able to reach land without assist
ance, while others were fortunately in reach of
those on shore, but up to @ P. M, SO dead
bodies had been taken from the river, and it
is almost certain that there are others still
under the wreck of the bridge. OF those
saved, "a were more or less injured, some IA
tally.
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DEATHS.

BIcE.--May G. 1873 In Lambertyilie Miss ANNE BIcE
aged II years and 5 months
Friends and relatives invited to at the residence
of her parents, York street above Franklin on Fri
day morning May 9, at O'clock. Intcrment at Car
versyillc
cARKHuFr.-March 30. 1873 in Lambertville THOMAS f.
only child Of Gabriel and Jennie Carkhu aged year
and months
superintendent q, 1873 in LambertviIle, CLARA A.
daughter Of John Sehepler aged years.
LArRApril %, 1873 in Frcnchtown, Mrs. HESTER LAIR
aged 50 years.
eoSsrR-Apr u, 1873 in Mcchaniesvillc Anna infant
daughter of VIM and Lenora Conner aged days
MrMRY.--April 26 1873 in Clinton, ALEXANDER MEMEy
aged about 10 years.
IITII.-.,prl %, 1873 in Newark, MATTE H. daughter
of the late John K HILL formerly Of Flemington aged
% years.
BRrxK-Apr II, 1873, in Frenchtown, john L. BRINK
in the Glst year of his age
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We learn from the Trenton papers that the
New Jersey Railroad Company, recently orga-
nized under the Free Railroad Law of New
Jersey, has commenced surveying the line of
their road starting at Waverly, western SUI
burb of Newark, and working in this direction
towards Bound Brook. The Gaze ts says til 8
promises to be the first competing road
built across the State. This is the New
Jersey" road, and must not be COMPOUNDED
with the " National y
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TREATMENT OF THE SMALI.-Pox.--A great
discovery is said to have been recently made
by a surgeon of the British army in China in
the way of an effectual remedy for small
pox. The mode of treatment is as follows:
"When the preceding fever is at its height.
and just before the eruption appears, the chest
is rubbed with croton oil and tartaric oint-
ment. This causes the whole of the eruption
to appear on that part of the body, to the re-
lief of the rest. 1t also secures full eruption,
and thus prevents the disease from attacking
the internal organs. This is now the establish
ed mode of treatment of the English in China,
and is regarded as perfect cuie.''
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GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE PRESBYTERIAN
CuUgcH.-The General Assembly ofthe Pres
byterian Church of the United States, which
meets in the Central Church, Baltimore, on
the 10th of May, viii be opened with sermon
by the last Moderator, Rev. Samuel j. Nichols,
d. D., of st. Louis. The session will continue
about two weeks. Tho body is composed of
35 synods, 1G6 Presbyteries. The whole num-
Der of commissioners will be about 600, one
half ministers and one-half elders They come
from all parts of the United States, with dele
gates from Africa, India, Japan, and South
America. The work of home and foreign
missions, education, church erection. min
isterial relief, publication, freedmen and sus-
tenation are regular items of business. Del
egates from foreign corresponding bodies,
such as the Church of Scotland, the General
Assembly of the Canadian Presbyterian
Church, various Churches of the country, Con-
gregational, Reform, ETC., will be present and
be heard. All the various kinds of business
which come up from the lower courts are in
review, and come up by complaint or appeal
and all questions concerning government and
discipline, and the general interests of the whole
church are deliberated upon and determined.
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Notice.

A LII persons having claims against JOHN KREADER
IA will present them to g. w Angel Esq. for settle
ment on or before the SECOND DAY OF MAY NEXE
All who are indebted to the same, will ealIand settle n
mediately.
g. W ANGEL. 4
Lambertville, April 30, 1885,
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THIS UNEXCEPTIoNABLE PLACE OF RESORT.
situated the New Hope and Lahaska Turnpike two
miles west OF New Hope, Bucks Co., Pa,
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Misunderstanding liquors allowed on the grounds.
Arrang mens for large parties for heexclusive
OF the Park House be made in advance with the
Treasurer GEORGE A. COOK New Hope, Pa.
ADMITTANfE 10 CTS
BY order of the Directors
April aS, ls7s.-sm
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THE MARKETS.
MARRIAGES.

AsAY-IIousEL--May Z, 1873, in Pennington by Rev. 7
e. Vassar, WILLIAM IL Assay to Miss SARAnJ. HousEL
pril &c, 1873 Mt the Rcadngton
Parsonage, by Rev. Mr. Smock, JOHN J. HALLto THO
DociA CHAMBERLAIN both of Rcadington township
Hunt oopRuFF-Aprl 90 1873 by the Rev J. d.
Milford.
PEER-SuTToN 30 1873 at the residence of the
brides fathct by Frederick r. Hoffman, Esq., LARSON
PEER to CATnARINE SUTTON both of It wksbury
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