The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-06-25

Says late writer on forest culture at the
West In Nebraska fine artificial forests di-
versify the once unbroken praries and we
have seen soft naples SO thrifty that after six
years, ten acres would supply family for ev-
er, Black walnut eighteen years old, has
yielded at the rate of forty cords of wood per
acre. Cottonwood fifteen years old are found
that will yield cord to the tree. In one in
stance, row of Lombardy poplar, ten rods
long and twenty years old, yield twenty cords
of wood-two cords to the rod. White will
lows set out as a hedge soon yielded ample re-
turns of good fuel
A medical correspondent of an English jour
nal says that the advantages of asparagus are
not sufficiently appreciated by those who suf-
fer from rheumatism and govt. Slight cases
of rheumatism are cured in few days by
feeding on this delicious esculent and more
chronic cases are much relieved, especially if
the patient avoids all acids whether in food or
beverages. The Jerusalem artichoke has al
SO q similar effect in relieving rheumatism
The heads may be eaten in the usual way, but
tea made from the leaves of the stalk, and
drunk timesa day, is accrtain remedy, though
not equally agreeable.
Cholera is spreading gradually over the in
terror of the country, cases having appeared in
several of the Western cities. In Nashville
and Memphis deaths continue at the rate of
twenty or thirty per day. A case was report
ed in Washington on Saturday evening. 1t
is pretty clear that we are to haye a general
visitation of the pestilence this summer, and
people cannot exc rcse to much care and clean
illness. The cholera is also reported to be in
creasing in the countries of Central Europe,
where the poverty and uncleanliness of the
people are highly favorable to its existence.
The New York Legislature has passed
Civil Damage Liquor Bill similar to that in
operation in some of the Western States, which
is in substance as follows:
The vender of liquor and the owner of the
building in which it is sold are made RESPONSE
BILE in damage to every husband, wife, child,
parent, guardian, employer, or other persons
who shall be injured in person or property or
means of support by an intoxicated person or
in consequence of the. intoxication, habitual or
otherwise, Of any person.
The postal cards are now being supplied
from Springfield in sufficient number and of
proper quality of paper On Wednesday
nearly 100000 were sent from the factory to
decided to issue an order directing that all
postal cards which cannot be delivered to the
person addressed, shall be at once returned TO
the writer without charge.
A new style of restaurant is becoming popu-
lar in New York, which is known as Quaker
diaries. The principal diet is milk and cream,
with oatmeal, wheaton grits and kindred food.
No liquors are sold, nor ale nor wines, n)r CT
gars, nor tobacco of any kind The economy
of these establishments and the purity of the
articles sold make them very popular, and
! they are cutting into the liquor restaurants
maryelously.
George P. Evans, arrested in New York for
bigamy, and also ON civil suit by p. II. Barn
well for 81, 000 is charged with having three
wives, namely, Almira Davis, daughter of a
wealthy Bostonian, a Miss Badger of Boston,
and daughter of Mr. Banwell, the prosecut-
or 1t is said he was about to run away with
another young lady when arrested.
Some wag has been selling New York pa
pers with the following item of news, which
was seriously published last week: Amos
Quito a travelling musician, was instantly
killed on the Central Railroad last evening"
He was walking on the track, when he was
struck by the train which leaves Cummuni-
paw for Newark at half past seven. His bo-
dy was taken to Newark
Elegant simplicity " receives fresh illus
tiation in the case of the Cincinnati school
gance of dress among her poor school-ma,cs,
Appeared at her school exhibition in calico
garment the trimmings Of which cost 800.
The first Methodist Conference in America
was held in Philadelphia ON the 14th, 18th and
l6,h Of July, 1913. The place where they met
is st'll ssanding-o'd ST. Georges church. 1t
is proposed to have centennial celebration on
the same dates this year. 1878, and in the
same church
The planters of Alabama have been made
respondent by continued rains. 1t has rained
there since May 9th, excepting three days,
and the rain fall during the last twenty days
has been 10 inches The crops are backward,
and all work has been greatly delayed.
Twenty frame buildings on Orange and
Canal streets, Albany, were burned last Fri
day. Loss about $4,000. The fire was at
one time very threatening, and greater des-
tYuction was anticipated.
A Sparta iWis.) boy amused his leisure
hours by boring hole in the breast of the
dam just to see the water squirt. In fifteen
hours after he started the leak the dam gave
way, carrying off valuable min.
Erastus Corning, of Albany, N. Y. who
some days ago married daughter of Judge
Amasa J. Parker, has arranged to spend $780,
900 in n honeymoon "trip, and is able to, see
ing his income is put down at 600 900 a year.
tsNTx dear " said an anxious matron tn her