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ADJUSTMENTS.

ADJUSTMENTS.
w Proprietor and Manager. Mr. LESTER wALLACK
DOORS OPEN AT 7:0 COMMENCES AT O.
EIGHTH WEEK OF
Mr. LESTER WALLACK
IN THE COMEDY SERIES
EVERY EVENING UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.
ALSO SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT 30.
viii be repeated Mr. Dion Boucicault's new legitimate
MAN OF HONOR
WIN hSii"h NJ" cosruMhs COS ana a. LAfpofNTMENTs
BEKT aASRy B1ECKErT J; PoIS I'M: H3E. isE
FREYS LEWIS Miss LAURA ALEXANDER, Nine.
PONISI and Miss BLA1SDELL.
MATINEE SATURDAY AT l 80 r NJ.
ETH AVENUE THEATRE
u Begins at6 Carriages may be ordered for 10 80 .
Box Once open continuously from A. NJ. TIL ~ NJ,
81 50, 81, 75c. aud 5Oc Boxes. SIS sl2 and So
Proprietor and Manager. Mr.. AuGUsrlN DAILY
REkoTs HsIs1 1r,os srea. fAEIS,AS ,A.;IS,an.
eous hit ~ The audiences al.
ton and CONvULsED with
genuine LAUGHTERl!l The
most GORGEOUS SCENERY
in the city III All the GREAT
PARRICIDElli Arr IsTS in the cast Inclnd-
THE GREAT ing Mr.. Charles Fisher, Mr..
PARISIAN SENSATION George Clarke, Mr. W Da-
vldge, Mr.. Frank Hardenberg
Mr. Louis James Mr.. owen
Fawcett Miss Fanny Morant
Miss sara Jewett Mrs O. II.
Gilbert, Miss Minnie Conway,
MISS Nellie Mortimer and
others A RARE TROUPE o.
syyyRGrs syRnrs!'s scRsE. Il the GREAT
-. SPECIAL MATINEE OF PARRICIDa on CHRIST
MAS DAY at half-past one.
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PIANOFolsyEs. ORGANS, DC.

A DISCOUNT on PIANOS AND ORGANS FOR THE
IA holdays-Steinway's, Chickering's and others for
cash instalments and for at prices To suit the
times. 5. X. BALL CO., is East Fourteenth street
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Eth AVENUE THEATRE.
u NEW YEARS DAY
at IL O'Clock.
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WINTER RESORTS.


HAMILTON HOTEL. BERMUDA ISLAM DS.
IL This hotel splenddiy situated offers great induce
menrs inyaids and tourists visiting the bermudas.
The climate being very mild, even and healthiu, TO-
gether with the beautiful renders these islands
very desirable place of resort during the winter and
spring months Board, 81 and 81 SO per day
Steamer cunning regularly as advertised
JOHN HARNErT, Proprietor.
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WALLACk'S .
w Proprietor and Manager. Mr.. LESTER WALLACK
DOORS OPEN AT ~ COMMENCES AT
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THE LECTURE SEASON.

(NOOPER UNION
~ Free Lectures for the People
In the great Hall al M Saturday December 27 The
Lecture will be delivered bv Professor Edward orse
Of Bowdon College, Maine, on Radiatesn being the aIs
OF series OF four Natural History Tickets can he had
stores q A. Brentsno, Union soaare, and D. Van Nos
xBRAM 8. HRwETT, secre.arv.
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CRovE HOUSE. IT,, l74, l76 AND l75 BLEECKER
yJ street. six blocks west of Broadway.-First class
Rooms with excellent Board 81 % 10 81 per day; 50 to
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A BEAUTIFUL PIANO-ONLY 500; STEINwAY
n Pianoforte seven octave carved legs overstrung
bass, every Improvement great sacrifice for cash
j. BIDDLE, l3 Waverey place, near Broadway.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-08-20

MATERNAL LovE.-Last evening some of
our citizens were given an opportunity to wit
ness an act of the greatest bravery and ma
ternal love on the part of one of the feathered
inhabitants Of the borough. A little robin
had fallen from the nest, while still unable to
fly, and was lying in the street, while tho
troubled mother was flying anxiously around it,
vainly seeking means to restore it to its Slit
tie bed" A stray dog passing through the
street stopped for romp with the little bird,
but the mother forgetting her tmidity, flew
sayagely at the dog, with loud cries of pass
ion, until the larger animal fairly cowed by
his diminutive antagonist, turned tail and ran.
The cries of conflict summoned four or five
other dogs to the scene, but the plucky little
mother was not to be beaten by numbers, and
flew around and around her child, attacking
one and another of her assailants, until the
aurels of victory rested ON her head A
sympathetic bystander returned the little one
to its nest, and the happy mother was re-
warded for her courage and fection.--Easton
Daily Express.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-08-20

OLD sHoEs.-You probably think if you
look very sharply at an old shoe when YOU
throw it away, you will know it again if it ey
er comes back to you. But that doesn't at all
follow One of these days you may button
your dress with an old pair of slippers, comb
your hair with boot, or grasp cast-oif gait
er while at your dinner. You don't see how
this could be? Well, well tell you. Old
shoes are turned to account by manufacturers
IN the following manner They are cut into
very small pieces and kept for a couple of DAYS
in chloride of sulphur. The effect of this is
to make the leather hard and brittle. Next
the material is withdrawn from tile action of
the chloride of sulphur, washed with water
and dried. When thoroughly dried it is
ground to POWDER and mixed with some sub
stance like glue or gumb, that causes it to adj
here together. 1t is then pressed in moulds
and shaped into buttons, combs, knife-hand-
les, etc. So you see how it may come to pass
that you will comb your hair with boot, and
fasten your clothes with slipper.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-08-20

DAT MEAL IN DRINKs.-Some time ago,
says an exchange, we presented some state
ments regarding the use of oat meal i'll water
as a beverage. We find reproduction of a
commentator of the preparation in another
journal. The editor says
"Last summer we attended field trial of
ploughs, and for drink in the field we had
buckets of cold water with oat meal stirred in,
which was found to be both victuals and drink,
and mighty refreshing"
The Medical Journal, of Edinburgh, says
" That in its raw state, when it is mixed up
with water, it is becoming favorite DISH
The brose of "Auld Scotland is becoming a
favorite dish-and we are glad to note this,
because we believe it to be healthy and mus
cle-forming commodity-by the hunters and
trappers of the West, who are substituting
oat meal in this form for parched and Indian
corn. The same brawny fellow whose powers
of endurance are proverbial, whore scoin of
fatigue is known to all readers of travel and
natural history have found out that very
acceptable drink is made by putting about two
teaspoonfulls of oat meal to lumber of
water. This they--the hunters and trappeis
aver to be the best drink they can use, as it
is at once nourishing, discriminating and sat
isfying."
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-08-20

THE BIRDs.-The Norristown Herald thus
discourses of the feathered songsters To
those who have not studied the habits of birds
or witnessed proofs of their extraordinary in
stinct and sagacity, it is astonishing how soon
they discover their friends, and how boldly
they frequent localities where they are aware
they will not be molestcd. Let them once dis
Germ a spot of this description and note how
quickly the news will spread, and how, in bird
language, the robin will tell to the cat-bird,
and the cat-bird to the oriole, and the oriole
will tell it in confidence to the cedar-bird and
the tom-tit and the sparrow, that at such and
such and such place there are insects in the
air and luscious fruit on the trees, and bath
in the fountain, and that no rough hand of
boy or stealthy foot of catcomes near. How
the birds viii glide in silently without chirp
or whistle, in the heat of the day, to see if the
news be true, and, if it be so, will become
squatters at will, and open concert-room to
which all are welcome.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-08-20

THE VALUE or A NEwsPAPER.--Th fol-
lowing is the experience of n mechanic con-
corning the benefit Of newspaper
Ten years ago | lived in town in Indiana.
On returning home one night, for am a ear
penter by trade, saw a little girl leave my
door, and asked my wife who She was She
said Mrs. Harris had sent her after theil
newspaper, wfrrcfi my ffD L~.<...s-1 AZ
we sat down to tea my wife said to me, by
name /:
wish you would subscribe for the news
paper; it so much comfort to me when you
are away from home.'
:. would like to do so, !" said /, 4but Won
know owe payment on the house and lot.
1t will be all can do to meet it,"
She replied " If you win take this paper.
/ will sew for the tailor to pay for it, b
subscribed for the paper; it came in due
time to the shop. While resting one noon and
looking overit, saw an advertisement of the
County Commissioners to let bridge that
was to be built. / put in bid for the bridges
and the job was awarded to me, on which I
cleared $500, which enabled me to pay for nv
house and lot easily, and for the newspaper.
II had not subscribed for the newspaper /
should not have known anything about the
contract, and could not have met my payment
on my house and lot A mechanic never lose,
anything by taking newspaper.
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it is stated, occupy a belt of land around the
globe for five hundred miles south of The
equator. These trees yield on an average
three tablespoonfuls of sap day, and can be
tapped for twenty successive seasons. They
gather the sap from eight trees. In tract Of
country thirty miles long and eight wide there
have been folty-three thousand India rubber
trees counted. In Europe and the United
States there are one hundred and fifty manu-
factories of India rubber goods, employing
five hundred operatives each, and consuming
over ten million pounds of gum every year
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-08-20
MISS NANCY,S MINoE PIE.

"They are browning nicely" said Mrs.
range where nine mince-pies were baking,
sending forth spicy delicious odor. "When
they are done, Jane, guess you may slip on
your waterproof and take one to Miss Nancy.
She does not get much work this winter, and
l am afraid she lives rather low. Nancy was
always so fond of mince-pie."
Mrs. Dales was thrifty housekeeper, with
abundant supplies, and many poor and
needy person blessed her that hard winter.
The poor seamstress, Nancy Williams, had
not occurred to her mind lately, until these
mince-pies brought her up. -
Jane set off, well pleased with her errand,
and found poor Nancy with shawl pinned
about her shoulders, shivering over handful
of Goals. A little stand stood beside her, and
a bright pewter teapot, but the tea in the
blue cup was very pale and weak, though
favored with brown sugar, and she was trying
to make out a meal from scrap of pork and a
piece of cold johnny cake.
81 am just in time" said Jane, setting
down the pie-dish and removing the napkin
from the crisp, brown crust. Miss Nancy just
raised both hands and exclaimed for joy:
"The Lord sent you, Janey, | know. He
knew how hungry was for something better
than corn-bread and pork, though I was
thankful for enough of even that, these hard
times. prayed for bit of butter, and here
he has sent me this great mince-pie. 1t will
last me week, Janey."
Jane did as she was bid, and did not tarry
only TO ask if the good lady was out of pota-
toes.
"Bless you, child, haven't seen one these
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-08-20

Fuss IL like an old hen when she Gums oph
from her nest. Fuss IL like kold water dropt
INTO hot grease-it sputters and sputters
again. Fuss IL half sister to Hurry, and
neither ov them kant do emmy thing without
Citing in their own way and stepping ON
themselfs. There IL more fuss in the world
than there IL hurry, and there IL thousand
times more ov them than there IL of dispatch.
Fuss works hard all day, and don't do emmy
thing, goes to bed tired at night, and gets up
next morning, and begins where she left oph.
Billings.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-08-20

How TO MEASURE THE HroHT OF Tprrs
when tree stands SO that the length Of it's
shadow can be measured, its height may be
readily ascertained as follows Set stick
upright Qet it be perpendicular with the
plumb line). Measure the length of the shad-
ow Of the stick. As the length Of its shad-
ow is to the hight of the stick, SO is the
length OF the shadow Of the tree to its hight.
For instance, if the stick is four feet above
the ground, and its shadow is six feet in
length, and the shadow Of the tree is ninety
feet, the height of the tree will be sixty feet
~ "a 90 :6o). In other words, multiply
the length of the shadow of the tree by the
hight Of the stick, aud divide by the shad-
ow Of the stick.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-08-20

HINTS TO LADY GARDENERs.-Th colors
of plants can be readily varied by mixing GER
tain substances with the soil, as the common
cowslip can be changed from its natural yell
low TO intense purple by merely transplanting
it to richer soil. Wood charcoal will darken
the hue of the dahlias, petunias and bya-
cinths. Carbonate Of soda alters greatly the
shades of many plants. Ladies who cultivate
flowers in the house will find it of great bene~
fit to the plant to spread little moss over the
earth in the flower pots, for this keeps the
water from evapoiating and the temperature
uniform. When a flower pot is set in sau-
Ger, with a hole in the bottom Of the pot, put
little sand in the saucer and cover it with
moss and You have simple and admirable
arrangement.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-08-20
DEPoPULATION OF THE SANDWICH
ISLANDS,

A neon,e so circumstanced xvel1 t,,, oht IN
schools freebo,dars 70 a large axtent l;v;nr
in a. mild and .salubrious climate. and with
cheap and proper food ought not. one would
say. to decrease. There are. of course sever.
n, reasons for .bo;r vo,.v ,.,;d dooro.so .na
al, IF them come fo,, eontaot ;t, a., ,,,,,;.o
These broncht amona tbo,n diseases Will,
have corrnntod tbo;r h,ooa a,a ,,,ado 4,,.,,,
iufe,+ile and of ,,oor stamina Rnts 70 t,,;s
wh;cl, Is tba chief ca,,se ro,,st ha addod r
susnect anotber less oener.l,y oolno,,,od,sod
The delete,;ops habit Of ,veor;no o,othas r.
do NOT doubt DOVE wei, !, LIN oa a,
Hawaiian naonla Jf vo, +,,;r,, far 40
ment Won vii, coo tha+ IN odor+ o;,,;,;,od ,,o,
it's vas Cor 4bon 20 ,,,o,,o la;,.;a..a a,.
in their WAYS Of life. Former,v tho morn and
the sliobt cove,ino of ton. o,ono s,ia,d tho,,,'
from fine SIM and rain Tbe;, bodies bocon,e
hardy nv exnospre Their e,onlovn,on4s
fisbino taro-n,ant;,g tann. ,,al,;nn H.,
catching. canoe-makino-wer all lahor;ops
and pursued o,,t-of- doors Their ,rra GO bo,sos
with openines for doors and windows ,yero
at any rate. tolerablv well ventilated Tai,
the man thus accustomed to live. and mt
shoes on his feet, hat on his head. a shirt ON
his back. and trowsers about, his leos and
lodge him in a house with close-shntting doors
and windows, and YOU expose his constitution
to a very serious strain, especially IN a country
where there is a good deal of rain. Being af-
ter all, but half civilized, he will probably
sleep in wet shirt, or cumber his feet. with
wet shoes he will most likely neglect to open
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-08-20
4 noUsE BuILT IN 4 Day.

The newspapers..of Lancaster, Penn, pub,
fish an account of the building of brick
dwelling house in that city in ten and half
hours, the materials having been prepared and
collected on the site previous to tho commences
ment. The house is twenty feet by thirty on 4
the ground floor, two stories in height, and
contains eight rooms. There were in all up
ward Of 100 workmen employed. The cellar
foundation was already laid and at precisely
g o'clock Friday morning the men went toll
work. The Examiner thus describes the |
labor:
" Mr.. J.. T. Reading, photographer, was
present with his apparatus, and took views
every fifteen minutes Of the building and the
workmen while in motion, which, of course,
produced some ridiculous pictures
white and colored, in almost every position,
are to be seen represented. At o'clock A.
M. the structure was advanced to the height
of one story, with two foors-ground and
second--laid, partitions in, and lathcd and
partly plastered, doors hung, stairway up, and
q view taken with the Doctor in the midst of
his workmen. The scene is n busy and comic
one--the bricklaycrs erecting scaffolding for
the second story. 10 o'clock A. NJ, view
taken of western front on Prince street
second story brickwork two-thirds up, with
carpenters ready. to lay floor, and plasts
commenced lathing western front painted
and brick penciled Of first story, and masons
run short of brick, and then some delay il
consequence, but it was remedied in shor
while.
II o'clock A. NJ, the bricklayers are up t.
square of ceiling for third floor, with corner
raised to the height required to receive tn
rafters for roofing. Timers waiting. Thu
process of withdrawing is now about com
: pleted in the first story Ills A. NJ, frs
!. rafter for the roof laid. At 11a1 the las
brick was placed upon the chnneys, and TIN
j bricklayers are done. Roof sheathed and tin
ners bcginto lay roofing. 1880, scaffoldin,
all removed from the building ESQ p. M.
sash in windows of first story and painter.
finished up washboards down and rubbish
cleaned away. At this writing the timers arr
leaving the building; roofing and spouting
completed Plasteiers still at work in the
second story. The building has been insure |,
and in the course OF few hours will b. ready
for a tenant saH
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-08-20

An exchange says :--"We arise in the
morning. and with the brush of nature paint
with roseate hues the path that lies before
u.s." That is what he says. What he really
does, after being kicked out of bed, is to get
his pants on wrong, seize a brush Of bristles,
and paint with raven hues cook stove as
large as a livery stable. Poetry is one of those
things it doesn'tdo to look into.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-08-20
CONSUMPTION SOME F4cTS COW
CERNINGe III.


A few cases Of smallpox or cholera are suf-
ficient to throw the Inhabitants of a town into
state Of CONSERVATION. The causes, symp-
toms, and peculiarities Of the disease are care
fully studied and all the authorities consulted
as to the best mode of fighting the plague.
This is all right and proper, except SO far as
unnecessary alarm isconcerned; but consump-
ton, a disease whose ravages in this country
are vastly more extensive than those of the
cholera and smallpox, is constantly at its sill
ent and fatal work without special comment.
Probably this is owing to the fact that it is
always with us and that its operations are 50
gradual. But disease which claims the
greatest number of victims in the monthly
health reports of nearly all the American cit
les ought to receive more general attention in
regard to its causes and the means of preyen-
ton. ssf SIS fssi
In Massachusetts this disease has been made
the subject of special investigation during
the last two years. DR.. Bowditch, of Boston,
under instructions for the State Board of
Health, sent circular to the practicing ply
sicians of the State requesting them to ans
wer a list of twenty questions regarding the
origin, development, and pathology of con-
| sumption.s The replies made up collectively
a very important mass of testimony, and it
would be well if the same method of invessi-
CATION should be employed in this and other
larger States. The question as to whether
consumption was induced by hereditary in
fluences was answered almost unanimously in
the affirmative. The question whether con-
sumption is caused or promoted by the drunk
enness of parents is answered affirmatively by
one hundred physicians and negatively by for
ty-four while nineteen are doubtful, and
nine think IT has no effect, excepting indirect
ly. = aaaa i.s - ~ a
One hundred and nine physicians say that
drunkenness in the individual causes OF
promotes consumption, and forty seven say
that it does not. And yet, although the pre-
ponderance of evidence shows that spirituous
stimulants induce consumption many physi-
Clans recommend these very stimulants as
remedy and q large number of cases of sue
cessful treatment of this kind are on record
The problem is, in what condition must II pa-
in what climate is it safe to recommend it |?
1t will kill as well as cure, and sometimes q
habit of intemperance becomes fostered in the
patient that leads to a more deplorable end
chan death by consumption.
The New York Evening Post suggests that
other information might have been asked on
this important disease. 1t wants to know why
persons of blonde complaxinns ,aara IL
able to the disease than brunettes, whether
consumption is contagious, to what extent it
is cngsndered by the conditions of the soil,
and why Jews are less subject to it than Gen.
tiles. We are not prepared to say how much
importance belongs to such queries, but GER
tainly the subject generally deserves the most
careful and thorough study Popular infor-
nation concerning it is very difficult.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-08-20

Mtney never made any man happy vet nor
will There is nothing in its nature to pro-
duce happiness. The more man has the
more he wants. Instead of its filing a vacuum
it creates one. If it satisfies one want it
doubles and trebles the want another way.
''Bctter is little with the fear of the Lord
than great treasure and trouble Herewith
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-08-20

A lawyer in court to avenge himself on an
opponent, wrote 'sRascal" in his hat The
owner Of the hat took it up looked ruefully
into it, and turning it to the judge, exclaimed,
~ claim the protection of this honorable
court, for the opposing counsel has written
his name in my hat, and have strong suspi-
cion that lie intends to make off with it.
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Mems lives should be like the day more
beautiful in the evening or like the summer
---aglow with promise and like the sutumn-
rich with the golden sheaves, where good
works and deeds have ripened on the field.
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A western traveller suggest a new sleeping
car regulation, which shall prohibit porters
from extracting passengers well-polished
boots from under his pillow, and charging
twenty-five cents for setting them on the floor
in front of his bunk.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1873-08-20

No man is more grinding in his business
habits than the scissors-sharpener.
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PLAIN TALKINd.-A village parson having
in his sermons taken too exalted pitch for
the comprehension of his auditors, found it
necessary to make apology, which he did as
follows:
Respected Fricnds--My oral documents
having recently been the subject of yoursyi
tupeation, hope 1t will not be an instance of
vain eloqucnce or supererrogation, if / Ia
conically proinulgate, that, avoiding all syllo-
gistical, aristocratical, and peripatetical prop
ositions, all hyperbolical exaggerations, and
''fte''"''t'es@ whether physically, philosophi-
caily, philologically, politically, or polemicaE-
iy considered, either in my diurnal pererripa-
lions, or nocturnal lucubrations, they shall be-
definitely and categorically assimilated with.
and rendered congenial to the occiputs cap
uts, and ceicbrnms Of you, my most supe,.la-
lively respectable authority