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vessel itself and its repair AJAX y =
the same as all other me -.-ors in general
shape and build.s She is pointed at both ends
and has single turret carrying two 10 lncn
Dahlgren guns is Of $50 tons burden ana re-
ouires about 100 men to man her. An avn
ING is spread over her deck and rowboafs
hang at the sides from iron rods called
.lyits." In time Of action everything trans
ferable is removed below and the deck itseH
is sunk in the water about six inches, SO that
nothing is seen save the invulierable turres.
The Manhattan, another monitor, OF the same
class, and now probably on her way to Cuba
was also thoroughly explored by our party.
The Canandaigua, corvette or sioop-oi-
war, carrying 10 guns, and whose complement
Is $50 men, was at the dock having her boilers
repaired. Sailors were scattered here and
there, some mending their clothing, others
playing cards, while few of the more intel
ligent looking ones were engaged in reading
papers and books The crew was rather mix
cd. We saw great many foreigners, Cor
mans, French English, Irish, and one Or two
Chinese. The officers kindly permitted us to-
enter the staterooms and cabins. and indeed,
everywhere that we wished.
In one of the dry docks Is the old ship
g Constitution, |" which made such q brilliant
record in tho war of 1912. The "Constitu-
ton /" is now being fitted up as receiving
ship for the great Centennial Exposition in
1876. ~
And now, Mr.. Editor, / have mentioned
pretty nearly all that is of interest to the Wis
itor of the Navy Yard without going into de-
tails. 1t is SO large that book might be
written describing its various workshops and
departments. A newspaper sketch must be
brief and can hardly do it justice. If any
of your readers ever have a halliday to spare
when they are III Philadelphia, let me advise
them by all means to visit the Navy Yard.
Trenton, Nov. 1873 II.
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PENCIL views FROM PEyYSxLYANIA.
No. Z. .s
WINTER AND THE CLOSING YEAR

WINTER AND THE CLOSING YEAR.
Winter, the most barren and desolatc of the
seasons, now holds his scepter over our land.
He blows his icy breath on our flowers gar
dens, our lawns and our forest trees--our flow
ers withcr and die at his approach our beau
tiful grassy lawns look gray and dead, and
our forest trees, stripped of their foliage,
stand like grim guards of the soil, from
whence IN summer they receive their nourish-
ment. Thus rules stern Winter and finds the
year coming steadily to close. And so with
all of us-we are slowly but surely closing our
lives, for all must die. The babe drops
peacefully away AZ rose from the parent
branch, the young man or woman stung by
death, drops as does tho unripc fruit in sum
mer stung by the insect the middle aged
fall as does the ripened fruit of autumn, and
others are spared until their snow-white locks
remind them that they have reached the win.
ter of their days, and soon comes the close of
their years. As one season follows another,
80 we too follow each other to the tomb.
NEWS ITEMS.
We have this week to record death in oul
neighborhood-thc death of Mr.. Peter Flan-
nigan, who died mt the residence of his SON
near Parsons Corner, Nov. esd. lie was 81
years old, and was buried at Doylestown.
Repairs are going on in front of the Sole
bury Baptist Church in the shape of making
new road for the accommodation of car
riages going to and from the Sheds
/ There is a quantity of corn yet to be huskct
and farmers sem to have got little belint
this year, but the weather has 80 far beer
very favorable.
| The lime trade begins to wane q little a
this time of the year and business is getting
dull in that direction. Otherwise everythin,
/ is brisk.
With these VIC close, and promise you
longer view in our next. LOOK Our.
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eT- The Cherryville Baptist Church-Rev.
C. E. Young, pastor-havc be ue holding
meetings for several weeks past, (Monday and
Saturday evenings excepted and they are
still continued. Rev. A. Armstrong, of Eas-
ton, Pa, assisted for one week. Sixteen per-
sons, of whom five are men, are rejoicing in
Christ On Sunday morning, Nov. 23d, nine
were baptized and others are awaiting the
ordinance. Among the converts are several
heads of families. At the same service have
been seen mothers and daughters presenting
themselves for prayer. A deep, solemn feeling
prevails in the community. The presence and
power of the Holy Spirit is clearly manifest.
Marry yet are undecided others are greatly
concerned, while very few are altogether in.
different. The church, thankful to God fol
this mercifnl visitation, are yet praying fol
still greater displays of Divine power, grace
and glory.
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IT Mar SAVE YouR LrFE.-Thcrc is no
person living but what suffers more or less
with Lung Diseases, Coughs, Colds Or Con-
sumption, vet some would die rather than pay
rs cents for bottle of medicine that would
cure them. DR.. A. BoscIfee's German Syrup
has lately been introduced in this country
from Germany, and its wonderous cures as
tonsl every ono that try it, II you doubt
what we say in print cut this out and take II
to your Druggist, Robbins & Seyerns or G. F.
Moore, and got a sample bottle free Of CHARGE
or a regular size for 70 cts.
G.. G.. GREEN, WOODBURY. n. J.
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eB- We learn from the Iatessigencer that
Sheriff Purdy of Doylestown, had quite q
singular adventure with matches day or two
ago. lie had filled a small pocket matchbox,
of rubber with the common parlor matches,
and was pressing ON the lid, when the match
es exploded, blowing the box into fragments
in his hand. The noise of the explosion was
nearly as loud as the report of pistol
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Seth Green, the famous flsli-culturist, an
nounces that he will send by mail, to any per-
son wishing them, packages containing sever
al hundred eggs Of the salmon, trout, or white
fish. His object is g to teach the American
people the art of iish-breeding" Applicants
must send 80 cents, to pay for packing and
postage, and address Seth Green, Rochester,
New York.
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RuNAwAY-On Thanksgiving day, as Mr..
James Emery, of Clinton, was driving past
the residence of Mr.. VIM. Greene, on Milford
road, his horse became frightened and ran in
to Mr.. Green's fence, demolishing the gate
and breaking the wagon. The horse got loose
from the wagon and ran to Harrison street
where he was caught without doing any fur.
ther damage. -Frencttown Independent.
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A late Cambridge professor was asked to
call on friend in London, an address being
given him in certain square. Some time
afterwards the professor was asked by his
friend why he had not been to see him, and
his answer was, :" did come, but there was
some mistake ; you told me you lived in a
square and | found only parallelogrnm, and
SO went away again"
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/ GY- The fsyoung and inexperienced, sgen
tlenaan who assumes to edit The Bedcon, ha
again " rushed to the front but he doe
not say anything about "grasping the levei
that moves the world this time. lie Leaves
his readers in ignorance as to whether he ha,
had his hand on the clever" during this yea
or whether the world has been moving on I'm.
guided by him. We trust that he will moi
leave the people in suspense as to his over
sight for the coming year, as the comic alma
macs may have based their predictions on his
well-known engineering abilities in that line.
He rather confines himself to some inuen-
does with reference to THE RECORD and its
editor, and to some very extensive laudations
of himself. If he had confined himself to the
latter we should not have noticed his article,
as we recognize the right Of an editor to sing
his own praises, particularly, when no one
else is likely to do it for him.
During the past two years he has taken
pains to inform his readers that The Beacon
was q miserable sort of concern when
he took hold of it, with little circulation,
&C., and how wonderfully it has increased. Of
course this is intended to show how much
superior the present management is to the
former while in charge of the present editor.
of THE RECORD. 1t is said that man who
sets out to lie should have good memory
The editor of The Beacon soon after taking
hold of that paper announced that it was an
excellent advertising medium, and had good
circulation. In his last week edition he says
its circulation was so small it existed only in
name. About two years ago, he boosted that
the list had doubled since the new firm had
taken charge of it. If it's circulation "exist-
ed only i'll name " at first, how wonderful
must have been its circulation when it had
doubled itself And yet he said it was can
excellent advertising medium" When did
he tell the truth-then or more recently?
His claim Of having nearly three times the
circulation of this paper is about as true as
that his paper ranks in subscription with
the first in the county, while ifhe knows any
thing at all about it he knows that there are
three papers at least, ifnot four, in the county,
that have larger circulation than his.
The modesty of the editor shines forth in
his claim that he has 81 thus far been permitted
to excel his several contemporaries
But, as THE RECORD is political paper,
he thus compares it with his : "Politicans
are not made to appear saints nor political
parties all virtue and honesty OF course
the editor of The Beacon could do that thing,
but he restraints his mighty intellect for the
benefit of--his pocket book. Otherwise Demo
cratic politi ians would stand chance of be-
ing made to appear saints y and that party
call virtue and honesty" He should be en-
ployed at once, as the party needs him.
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THE FLEET WING PARLoR ENTERTAIN-
MENTs.-The Fleet Wing entertainments have
become so well known for their amusing char
acter that they draw spectators from miles
around. On last Wednesday evening good
audience came together to witness the first of
their exhibitions for this season. Mr.. c. H..
W. Vansciver, who has for so many years
been the leading spirit in these affairs, had
the management and succeeded i'll furnishing
an entertainment as original and rs spicy as
ever. The orchestra in the first performance
did not play as well as usual, but afterward i'm
proved especially in the Grand March composed
by Prof. Hoffman, which was splendid piece,
finely performed. 1.-THE Little German
Band" tickled the audience exceedingly,
while I" Roasted Alive and "Wilson's b.
logna Sausage Factory were equal to any
thing the Company ever got up in the
funny line Mr.. c. H. Clark sang two songs
in has best style, and was well received. J..
W. Co oley S song F" I'm Seventy five, was we'll
sung in character, but the sentiment was not
to our liking. The " Wooden Shoe Exercise "
by Jo Early pleased those who admire that
style Of exercise, and was undoubtedly well
done. A pretty solo and GLORIOUS at the COM
mencement, by Messrs. Barber, Gallagher
Titus and Angel, was drowned out by the
loud playing of the orchestra. The conclud-
ing piece was entitled g Hits about Town"
and was well performed. The views of '.Joel
Carver's Whiskey Shop" and "Vantinc S
Store" which were used in the piece, were
4sas natural as life" and were painted by
Thomas Vancamp of this city, who showed
considerable artistic ability.
On Thursday evening, the hall was densely
DIVIDED, and great numbers were compelled
to go away. We have not space to mention
the pieces in detail. A very pleasing gymnas-
tic performance was gone through with by
two young men-pupils of a gymnasium in
Phila.-who were announced as the Franklin
Brothers. The orchestra excelled themselves
on this occasion. Messrs Vansciyer, Angel
Gordon, Cooley, Reynolds and others, filled
their parts well, and could scarcely have done
better.
We give it as our opinion, in closing, that
if a little more Of the solid were interspersed
with the comic, the entertainments would be
the better for it.
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RECENT LAND SALEs.-The Commissioners
appointed to sell the Real Estate of Ruth S.
Bray, decd, sold, on the 10Th ut., n House and
II Acres of land, at Bulls Island, to John
McAlone for $3.50.
On the 10Th ult, they sold House and
II 81 Acres of land, near Nanst & Hager's
Mill, Kingwood, to Austin Bray, for 5000, 10
On the 10Th ult., William b. Scott, Executor
of the estate Of James Scott, deed, sold q
farm in Delaware Township, containing about
1877 Acres, to Joseph Williamson and Coryell
Sherman, for $4,000.
On the goth nit, e. r. Bullock, Special
Master in Chancery, sold the homestead Farm
of Samuel w. Reading, deceased, containing
s2.43 Acres, to Emanuel Green, for $92.20
per acre. A pasture Lot of ten acres lying
near to Asa Cronce s. Samuel johnson, for
S30t. 30.
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LOCAL MIseELLANY.-A false alarm of fire
was given on last Thursday evening, at about
~ o'clock Some Of our firemen mistook the
setting of Che moon for q fire, and they had
not been to the hotel, either.
BY an error Of a compositor, the name of
the Foreman was omitted in the list of Off
GERS of the Aquetong Fire Co., published in
our last ISSUE Mr. Anthony W. Page was
elected to tkat position.
John L. Comet, of Pennington, was re-
Gently admitted by the Supreme Court of this
state, to practice as an Attorney-at-Law, and
John H. Mum, of Glen Gardner, as Counsel
or Law.
Thanksgiving day was pretty generally
observed in this city, in one sense. The
stores and shops were closed, and turkey was
INDUCED in by all who could afford it, but
the turnout at the churches was not rs large
as it should have been, considering that but
few had any excuse for staying away
--Donot forget the meeting of the Lyceum
Association tomorrow Thursday evening,
at Lyceun, Hall. Question for discussion
- should Inc laws DE SO ditcFct us 10 duOW HO
one to vote who cannot read or write?" The
following disputants have been appointed =
Affirmative. X. Strouse, J. II. Black, f.
r. Solliday. Negative-Wm Lyman, j. Hay
hurst J. mclaughlin, Wilson Bray.
The Aquetong steamer is still out of
service. The parties from whom it was
bought appear to have had some difficulty in
getting the packing prepared for the valves.
1t is not very creditabe to them that they
should have sent the engine in such an unfit
condition, when the agreement was to put it
in perfect working order.
The Fleet Wing II. g L. Co. cleared
about $215.00 by their recent entertainment.
p. G. Reading has been elected President
of the Frenchtown National Bank in place of
Henry Lott decd.
Application is to be made at the next
session of the Legislature to annex portion OF
Kingwood township to the Borough OF
Frenchtown. ~
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A Medicine Chest in Miniature

presented to the American people In Bottle of Msi
LERs IERn BTrERs Prepared under the direct perso-
nal supervision Of DIR. Samuel b. Hartman, regular
graduate OF the jefferson Medical College Of Phadel-
pha and physician Of high standing In his profession
Its success during past twelve years has demonstrate
ed beyond doubt that 1t Ia the only certain and ecctna
remedy yet discovered for the many diseases for which
II Is acknowledgement Liver Complaint, Kid
ney Diseases Affections Of the Lungs Disorders Of the
Stomach and Bowels here find their antdote The test-
moiy Of thousands in every section Of the country has
been given It's merit and the demand IL constan ly
the increase. MsIILERs HERR l3rTTERs has become f-
mar fIos hod word and II Is truth what its pro-
prietors term 1t, Household Remedy.
Sold Only i'm Bottles.
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ey- The next meeting of the HUNTERDoN
Co. TEACHERS ASSOCIATION will be held III
Lyceum Hall, i'll LAMBERTvIILE, N. j., on
TUESDAY, the Orb OF DECEMBER, at A.
M. The adoption or rejection of the new
Constitution and Bylaws, besides other bust
ness of Importance, will come before the As
ISOLATION at that time.
w. D. L. ROBBINS.
AZ 'kAf y - p 4ASs Cor Sec'y.
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tBr A model Of simplicity and durability,
light running, easy to learn, comparatively
noiseless-the American Sewing Machine. X.
III. Van Horn, Agent. If.
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Jon PRINTING.

Jon PRINTTNG.- Is s
Do you want posters?
Do you want hand-bills?
DO you want business cards
Do You want a neat bilL-head?
DO you want a tasty letter-head
Do you want nice visiting card
Ifso, leave your orders at The RECORD Of
fee, where they will be executed in tile neatest
style and on the most reasonable TERMS
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TO take off or put on. 1t was the business Oh
the Court of Appeals.
Mr.. Horn said that it appeared rs II tisere
had been no assessment in the Second ward
at all, so many had been missed. IL ought 70
have been done right in the ward where most
of the aristocrats and black Republicans live,
In the list ward where the population was a
little mixed, it was better done, and in the
Sd Ward it was all right, among the dirty
shirts
Mr.. johnson said some OF the mistakes
charged in the I'd Ward were not the Asses
sor's and that one error in the LIST Ward was
greater III amount than all those in the I'd.
After some further discussion, Mr.. Horn
moved that the City Tax Receiver be instruc-
ted to confer with the City Solicitor, and II he
decides that it is legal to do so, he shall correct
the assessment, and notify the parties inter-
estcd that the Council will meet rs Court Of
Appeal on Monday evening, Dec 10Th, at
$50 o'clock, in the Council Room. Adopted.
On motion, adjourned.
DeM,cav Township Dec. Cd
MIR. EDITOR We desire to speak through
your g Record of some improvements that
have been made within the bounds of our
township. Almost every little village has a
number of correspondents that continually
praise every improvement among them, while
the country around is neglected, and many
valuable improvements are never reported to
the public. With your consent | propose to
sneak from time to time about the various
CHARGES and improvements, and give you
the general news that is transpiring within
the old township of Delaware.
There has been long struggle in the Ser
geantsville school district in regard to the
question of new School House. The dis
trict is large one and constantly increasing,
and something had to be done in order to ac-
eommodate the children. AS is usual, there
were different opinions about the subject
Some were in favor Of changing tho location
and building new house; others were in
favor Of building upon the old battle field =
Several school meetings We're held, and much
excitement prevailed. After several months
of confusion and storm, calm has prevailed
over the waters end peace and harmony now
reign supreme.
In the place Of the old dilapidated stone
building stands magnificent structure as Q
monument of honor to those who have SC
earnestly commended for the cause of cduca.
ton. As may be expected there arc those i'll
tho district that are not satisfied with the
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TAKE NoT1cE.-Horse shoeing one dollar
and sixty cents sett, and all other work
neatly and cheaply executed at so York st
At. q. SUTPHEN.
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EB- The third of the series of union
meetings will be held in the Methodist Church
on'next Sunday evening. Rev. P. A. Studdi-
ford, will preach the sermon.
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gB- The poor mans friend, r.. II. Van
horn, has reduced the price of Walp's Boots
to 1915, he being the first to make this uni
form reduction. He has just received a large
stock of other makes, the prices of them in
proportion to the above.
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LOCAL AFFAIRS.

THE TEACHERS INSTITUTE. Hunter
don County Teachers Institute will be held
Z at Lycenm Hail. in this city, next week, COM
mencing on Monday and closing on Friday
evening. From sixty to one hundred teachers
are expectedsto be present during the sessions,
besides number Of visitors from abroad.
tions.
The exercises during the day will consist of
discussions on the best manner of teaching,
practical illustrations on the black board and
by classes, and general canvassing of all
questions bearing on the interests of our pub
lie schools. The exercises will be interspers-
ed with vocal and instrumental music. Sew
eral prominent educators have promised to be
present.
During each evening of the sessions pub
lie lecture will be delivered in Lyceum Hail.
for which small admission fee win be charg-
ed. Course tickets will be sold for so Cts
The entire course has not yet been positively
arranged for. We can, however, announce
that Rev. Thos Hanlon, d. d., win lecture on
Monday evening and Miss Minnie Swayze on
Wednesday evening subject :. Free Hate
Prof Porter, of Lafayette College, and Rev.
MIR. Lockwood, the distinguished naturalist,
will also take part in the course.
LATER.--Just as we are going to press, we
learn that Rev. Mr.. Lockwood viii lecture on
Tuesday evening; Prof. Warrington, of
Phila., on Thursday evening, and Prof. Por-
ter, ON Friday evening.
The following persons will be present DUR
ing the sessions of the Institute: E. A. APP
gar, State Supt., Prof. A. c. Apgar Mr.. c.
B. Stout, of New Brunswick, &C., SC.
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C5g- The attention of our city authorities
is respectfully called to the following =
In the Berks County, Penn, poor-house,
they have adopted a system which works ex-
tremely we'll. Every tramp who receives
nights lodging is obliged to pay for it by
working two hours in the morning. This is
just what respectable and right-minded
tramp would be willing and even glad to do,
but that sort of vagabond isn't too common
in this lazy world and we are not surprised
to learn that the wanderers do not often
trouble the Berks County refuge a second
time.
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e9y- New Horse Shoes SLIGO per set shoes
moved, SO cts per set; at A. GREENS, on
Main st., above jefferson, Lambertyille. 81.
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n5y- Take vour knives and scissors to G. Il.
CLARKE, 50 York street, and have them sharp
ened. &&
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RoBpEp -One day last week, we learn
from the Independent, Mr.. Wilson Compton,
who lives near Quakertown, had been after
his pay for work done on the Easton q Am
boy Railroad and was returning in the even
ing, with about $50 in his pocket, when he
was stopped along the road by two men who
demanded his money, and to save himself, he
complied with their'request, when they i'm
mediatcly decamped.
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A PAPER FOR You've PEoPLE.-The Youths Compan-
ion Of Boston is Of the most udcous and enterprs-
iu IN the country. Among its contributors are
such writers as Dr. l. l. Hayes Edward Eggeston Loui-
be In every family. 4ta
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eg- Gold and Silver change paid ont at
LoupENs Shoe Store, SO Coryell Sc. 4w.
Oct. 90.
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eY- We are receiving almost daily those
first-class African Kip Boots which are SO de-
sireble this season of the year. Every pair
warranted. For sale by 7. Z. LoUDEN.
Dec. 8, ct.