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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-02-04

Us We have received from Barnum an ac-
count of wonderful new show which he is
getting up fol- the next season. We have not
room to publish it, and would not if We had
Barnum should pay for his advertising, like
any other mortal.
We take this occasion to inform the "great
Snowman" that it is possible he may secure
the services of the "Great Moral Show, Cir
Gus and Menagerie, which has been perform
ing at Lyceum Hall, in this city, during tho
past year. Since it stopped advertising in
THE RECORD and our complimentary notices
have been withheld, the performances have
become tame and the audiences small. 1t is
probable that they will be compelled to give
up business next spring, and will, no
doubt, be open for an engagement to travel"
So much for not approaching the power of the
press.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-02-04

eY Take your knives and scissors to z. u
CLARKE, 50 York street, and have them sharp
ened.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-02-04

ca Helms, the slater, is prepared to make
estimates for spring work, at very low rates.
1t.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1874-02-04
CRACKERS.

you want the choicest Kinds Of Fancy Crackers.
, you WIZ md them at Wycxoyrs, Church st., near
Aug, 20, 1873
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VIEW HOPE AND BUcKs COUNTY, "a.
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WEdTHER REPORT. II +

Rain and melted snow, 0.Sa L ~
ig4 NC. II. LARSON.
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-25
Look Before You Leap.

Bottlebury, Of Camden, will never
dive into the creek to save another wo-
man from drowning. He saw a red
haired girl named Sparks tumble in the
other day off a boat, and he Instantly
plunged in after her, caught her by her
dress her arm and syam to the shore with her.
tainted. Just then the father came up,
with the rest of the family, and per-
ceiving the situation, he dashed up to
Bottlebury, grasped his hand, and said 4:
"Take her, my boy; take her 1t IS
hard to give her up; it wrenches her
old fathers heart but she is yours.
Bless you, my children-bless you =
Then Mrs. Sparks cried, and said she
hoped Harriet would by happy. The
little Sparkses manifested their emotion
by climbing up Bottlebury's legs and
pulling his coat tails. Then Harriet
came to, and laying her head on his
shoulder, whispered, 4" Kiss me, darl-
ing" Bottlebury, amazed and fndlg-
nant, tore himself away and fed. He
was arrested that afternoon on charge
of breach of promise, and on the trial
/ the Jury gave the broken-hearted Miss
! Sparks two hundred dollars dan Is.
! Bottlebury has intimated to hlsgh
Dental friends that if any othS :
haired woman intends to fall :, :
near him she will find it t. 1;astsSzEp; Z
| tage to learn to swim. - Agf
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-25
Butter Factories.

Just now factory butter, like factory
cheese, commands an extra price. IL
butter factories, as in cheese factories
a perior class of help is employed
and we think the expenses to the patrons
are lightened and the profits increased.
We find it so among our cheese facto-
ries, and no farmers wife who has once
been rid of cheese making would be
willing to return to the old method. II
would be Just the same with farmers
wives, if the farmers in the butter dis
tricts were to once adopt the factory
system of butter making, it is such a
relief to the family. And as the sales
are made oftener, there IS the advantage
of always having ready money.
The same method of dividing ex-
panses and proceeds Of the sale may be
employed in butter factories that is en-
ployed in cheese factories or a compa-
ny might be formed to buy the milk ;
or cream only might be taken to the
factory. AS to the butter-milk or skim
med-milk, that might be fed to hogs
or calves. If the factory is conducted
on the pro rata system, a good way
would be to purchase hogs or calves
with the money of the patrons, taking
those of the patrons ut fixed rate per
pound, put them together and employ a
man to take care of them. If any adj
ditional feed is needed, let it be pur-
chased with the common fund by an ex-
ecItive committee In the fall, when
the calves or hogs are disposed of, let
the profits be divided pro rata.
1t seems to us that this plan would
give satisfaction, and we know it would
make freer, happier homes to be re-
heved from the care and drudgery of
the dairy This is to us a vital c0nsid-
iiiffttit}iIe iiifftt tie piIrdeiP iY6ff sIls ta-~fayor-
Y-r-..1, Yyr,-1,1ly
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-25
+" Grandad in the Ingle."

The London correspondent OF the
New York Herald gives the following
extract from a new ballad by Robert
Buchanan, entitled, " Grandad IN the
Ipgle." One sustained idea runs
Though it-that of the extreme old age
of q man. all whose associations, expe-
riences, achievements, perils and crimes
are of the sea. This is perfectly main
tanned with skill, which hides the art
of it. and completeness most thorough
"; every simile, every suggestion, eV-
cry local feature is in harmony with 1t
As still he sat as a cold gray stone
Upon the lone sea sands-
His film gray hair as white as foam,
Like drifting weeds his hands.
Fls ewes were dead and dull and cold
AS the jelly fish on the rock
His ears were closed and ms heaf0 KEPT Illne
To the ticking of the clock
His cheeks wsre pale, his lips were DUMP.
He sat in the ingle glow
| Still as stone on the low sea SAND,
Though the tide doth come and go;
Though the sun may come on its cold moist
side,
And make glistening CLEAN;
| Though the storm may dash and the lightning
flash,
And the startled sea birds scream.
| Too latei too latel be is old, so old,
| He hears no human call.
He cannot smile. he cannot weep,
! His blood flows on as dark as sleep,
| He lives and that is all.
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-25
tai. 2.99se3o si59,as2, ,784 s27s. s.76o, ,e5
The California Acorn Crop.

The acorn crop of California is re-
marlzable for its lrregularity. In a ma.
iority of years the harvest is light, or
fails utterly, and the Digger Indians,
who subsist princip lily on them, have
learned well the necessity of storing
them away in their rude wicker graua-
ries when there Is Il good crop. Indeed,
some tribes;obsewe an annual dance, ac-
companied with religious ceremonies,
to propitiate the spirits and insure an
abundant yield of acorns. When the
crop is good, it is very good, for the oak
forests of California gre so thin and
park-like taat every tree produces to ite
utmost capacity, almost as it would IN
cultivated orchard. Fer several years
the yield has been very meagre, but
last fall it was simply enormous. The
whole earth underneath each tree was
literally covered. The Indians selected
only those trees having the largest nuts,
and climbing up, whipped them off in
myriads with poles, until the trees
looked as if they had been scourged in
a mighty hail-storm. Even white men
gathered them and sacked them up by
scores of bushels for winter proyender
for stock. All kinds of stock devoured
them greedily, Notwithstanding which
the supply lasted all winter.
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-25
How to Fatfen Cattle.


The following communication from
X. a. Steele, a prominent stock-raiser
of Kansas, to the Drovers' Journal. Is
fulI OF good sense, and If stock-raisers
will follow it the quality of cattle
sent to market viii be rapidly changed :.
The price of cattle fattened for mar
ket depends upon the symmetry of the
animal as wei as the fat " styIe " as
shippers term it. I want here to state
that good blood is important. but NOT
absolutely necessary, to make what is
termed a good seller. In order to fat
ten steer to bring the highest market
price, he must be kept in a growing
condition from calf, and in no case al
lowed to go hungry. It is the Starving
the hrst and second winters which willis
anCifhrlveIs up steer, that causes him
to be sold at a reduced Drice No
amount of feeding will make him a first
class seller, no difference what his
color or blood. An animal well fed IT
care not what the blood-Texas or not)
from the calf until the spring he is three
years Old, VIII be smooth, with bones
we'll covered, and will sell at profit
while a half-starved animal becomes
crooked in the back, bone projected and
shrIveled up, takes the best part of the
summer to get in condition to live and
will not be IN condition for market nm
til he is four years old, and then will
bring price which is un satisfactory to
the producer and to every one that han
dies him. This is no theory, but fact
deduced from close observation. as I
have tested the plan for several years.
1t VIII and does pay to feed corn to
calves ana yearllngs. They start out
on grass IN the spring, strong and Wig
OrOus YOu are fbaD oIIo - -Io.
your cattle the spring they are three
years old, weighing 1 400 lbs. which is
heavy enough to bring the first price
The best steer I sold in 1872 was a
common native. He had all he could
eat fro n cali, and was never hungry
He was a handsome animal, and was
worth more per pound than any thing I
shipped IN 1872. He weighed in Chicago
1,350 lbs, aged three years. [ now
have a steer calf eleven months old.
from an ordinary COW. The calf MAY
21) weighed $50 pounds. think it will
weigh when three years old 1,5OO
pounds. do not wish it understood
l 'sat / am not IN favor of improving the
o.ood as well as feed.
l shipped two Texas steers last
spring which were three years old.
They were smooth and nice. apd I sold
them with lot of Duthams four years
OLD at the same price, and they were
%ortn fSan as much per pound, and WEIGHED
Deter according to age. Fbev wera
raised and fed by diaisre.ne pnrfIe-.
their day, and we now come down to
the neat, compact, well-fattened animal
both in hog and cattle. To accom-
plish this in cattle, good feeding from
a calf IS necessary.
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-25

1t is the earlycare of the colt which
makes or mars the horse. The danger
is generally in starving him rather than
over feeding hin. The point to be
aimed at is to keep him growing. He
may be fed fran two weeks old. At
that time, in addition to the milk from
the mare, he slould have handful-at
first oatmeal or oats, soaked in
sweet cows mhk or water. If the mare
does not give much milk this may be
gradually increased up to two quarts of
oatmeal or oats in a few weeks. No
corn should Is given to a colt at any
time, and all'th oats he will eat up
clean and with. an eager appetite may
be given without danger. He should
be brushed daily, so as to keep the skin
clean and free from seurf. It is well to
have a closed stall sext to the mare for
the colt, in which he may run loose
when not at pasture.
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-25
The Prince immortal.

The correspondent of the World,
writing from Chiselhurst, says:
At q quarter past eleven the gilded
gates of Camden Place were thrown
open and a carriage appeared containing
the empress prince imperial, Prince
Lucien BOnaparte and Prince Lucien
Murat. A great cry arose from the
crowd for the first time in his life this
young man, who to-day had attained his
eighteenthy year, heard himself acclaimed
as Caesar. 90 VjUe = Eimpereup{' was
the cry, and it was taken up anc&choed
and re-echoed by the crowd that lined
the way to the church until the shout
almost drowned the merry claugOr of
the bells of the Protestant parish church,
which at this moment began TO ring a
merry welcome. / was standing close
to the side of the carriage, as owing to
the density of the crowd it paused until
way could be made for it, and 1 looked
narrowly at the prince to observe the
effect which these acclamations might
have on him. He had taken off his hat
to bow his face certainly flushed, per-
haps with pride, perhaps with humility.
1t is no common face-he is yet so
young that no one can tell what there
may be in him-but it is the face of one
who has confidence in himself aud in his
"star." Throughout the whole Of the
day he bore himself with dignity, com
posure and grace. The empress was
looking extremely well. / had been
told she had greatly aged, but I could
not see it. She Is still handsome, and
as winning and charming as ever.
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-25
Chinese superstitions.

One very extraordinary way IN which
Chinese sup. rstition shows itself is in
connection with the system of apcestral
worship, to which they attach treme
importance. They seem to bellHe that
the unseen world is, in a certain way; 2
counterpart of things visible, and tAS
the spirits OF the departed stand in neess
of the same support as they did when
iyipg-food, clothes, and bouses~re-
tInced, however, to a state sulfaD1eI3s
the use of the invisible, whlch tney seenl
To imagine is to be attained by the pro-
cess Of burning They have curious
1vav Tss1 If carving their superstition INTO
easSct @s Having to provide, not on the
nS 'Ia,z ~ tbe funeral alone, but IN perpe5-
.;ir ~ e fo, IF the comforts OF the departed,
i,'S' tt.,, tsLe sIl care that clothing, furniture
and money shall cost them as LITTLE ~e q
pogsible. They therefore man
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-25
The Crops-RepOrt of Agriculture
Bureau.

The department of agriculture has
received very full information concern
ing the appearance of wheat throughout
the coantrv. The returns cover large
proportion of the winter wheat IN each
state. The winter has been extremely
favorable in all sections, 20 previous
one being more generally so since the
inauguration of crop reports. In the
south very few exceptions to the general
yigor and Iuxuriance of the growth have
appeared In the gulf coast region win
ter pasturing of wheat fields have been
reported to tie advantage of the crop.
To New York and Pennsylvania the
weather since the middle of March has
been unfavorable on account of sudden
changes of temperature and cold winds
to the injury of wheat on clay and IN
drained lands. In Ontario, Niagara,
Livingston and Genesee, four counties
which produce one-third of the winter
wheat of New York, average expecta-
tions are entertained, though some in
iury from freezing and thawing on low
ground is reported. The promise is re-
markable in Pennsylvania, nine-tenths
of the counties making favorable re-
turns, many of them very fattering.
FulIy three fourths of the counties N
the Ohio valley report either an average
or superior condition. Beyond the Mis-
sissippi, Missouri and Kansas have still
fewer unpromising representations.
There are reports from the northwest
which are more favorable than usual.
The prospect in California is very prom
isi1g, though complaints of injury from
anEAnusual cause, wet weather, come
from several counties. The secretary
of the state board of agriculture reports
a promise of forty million bushels IN
the state.
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-25
NOT AT AL LIKE ME.

Two little monkeys were swinging one day
In the top of cocoa-nut tre
Said one little NJ. to the other, 4" Ah-n!
You don't look at ali like me
Not at all, not ct all Ike me.
"a Ny nose is turned up mnch higher than yours,
And my eyes they wondrously small,
Ny fingers are longer, my tail il is stronger
Oh, no you're not like me at all
Don't frown but, indeed, at al.
" You needn't be mad, il isn't my fault,
That so strongly favor my Ma;
She'd a sweet monkey-face, and was belle Of this
place
Before she married my Pa
Yes, and after she married my Pa"
Not a word said her friend, but she threw out her
arm.
With look Of deep indignation,
And she whacked the belle til she tottered- and
fell,
And that ended the conversation
Quite ended the conversation.
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-25
Grant ON Currency.

President Grant, in conversation on
the subject of finances, said he had no
hesitate n IN asserting that he was op-
posed to initiation in the general ac-
ceptation of the term, to an increase OF
currency beyond actual business neces-
sites of the country, but at the same
time he had given no opinion eoncern-
ing measures before congress, r had
he indicated what his action would
be relative to any bill that might be
passed.
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-25

AIRS. winslow's Soothing Syrup IS the prescrlp-
tion OF one of the best female physicians and
nurses in The United States and has been used for
thirty years with never failing safety and success
by millions OF mothers and children, from the fee
BILE infant OF week old 10 the adult. 1t
RcidIty Of the stomach relieves wind collie, regu-
iates the bowels and gives rest health and comfort
to mother and child. We believe 1t TO be the best
and surest remedy in the world in all OF dys-
entery and diarrhoa in children. whether It arises
from teething or from any other cause. Full d.
rections for using viii accompany each bottle
None genuine unless the fac-simile OF CURTIS &
PERKINS is on the outside wrapper.
Ssld by all medicine dealers.
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-25

SINGULAR EXPERIMENT. From a Sc
ries of very curious experiments just
made, it appears that the high notes of
cient concussion to explode iodide of
nitrogen on paper affixed TO it. The
sound-waves generated by the explosion
of the merest trihe of nitro-glycerine
are also, it is found, capable of explod-
ing an equal quantity of iodide of nj
trogen at a distance of eight and half
foof
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-25

BITTER MEDICINES. The last number
of La France Medicale contains a paper
on the best means of correcting the bit
ter In medicines. The value of sugar
as an agent is generally conceded. On
the one hand, the infusion of eentian is
extremely disagreeable, while the sirup
may be readily taken, provided the ac-
tiOn of the sugar IS not enfeebled by
the addition of water. The one known
substance which in the highest degree
possesses the property of muffling bit
ter is glycerhizine, the sweet principle
of the icOriee-root. If, after taking
quinine, colocynth, aloes, quassia or
other bitter medicine, piece Of licor-
rice-rOot be taken, the bitter taste dis
appears as if by magic. An analogous
action occurs between bitter almonds
and musk, between anise and valerian.
The effect IS merely that of an antaoo-
nism between the two as they affect the
sense of taste. Thus the ordor of musk
is temporarily destroyed by essence OF
bitter almonds, but returns when the
esse nee has evaporated.
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-25

Ten cents a bar, or three bars for n
quarter, is the popular way Of selling soap.
Our readers should see that at this price they
get full pound bars and the very best quality,
such as, for instance, Proctor & Candles Ex-
ira Olive Soap. which is always fun weight and
of superior quality.
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-25

DEFoRNuTY A CRIME. one case in
a thousand Of the deformed of our land need
be 80 if proper and timely treatment were en-
ployed. The doors of tho National Surgical
Institute, indianapolis Indiana are open alike
to the rich and poor. Thousands of cases are
annually cured at this institution. Diseases
and deformities of the joints catarrh, chronic
diseases, piles, and fistuIa. By sending for a
circular full particulars can be obtained.
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-25
CURIOUS AND SCIENTIFIC.

TEMPERATURES OF THE MEDITERRA-
MEAN. N.-Between the depths of one and
a quarter and two miles the tempera-
ture of the Mediterranean is every
where constant, at only three degrees
above freezing point.
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-25

II y. Z
AIessrs. G. {. OLIN d CO.-Dear Sirs: In testi-
mOny OF the great value Of Mineral Rock spring
Water for those suffer ing with disease the kid
neys. / would state that had been suffering for
months with diabetes. passing large quantities of
urine, heavy with sugar, and tOTmented with
distressing thirst, gTaIuAlly losing flesh and
strength and finally the of my lower limbs.
which became almost devoid OF feeling. Ny ply
time TO live. I had lost all hope Of recovery.
when I Induced TO Mineral Rock Spring
Water. ana since then have Gradually regafned
the OF my limbs, and also gazing strength and
flesh Ii has done for me what me Peal skill could
not do. ] thankful for returning health, and
my prayer is that 10 may prove TO others afflicted
with kidney affections great blessing ss II has
been 10 myself Yours truly,
MIS- JAMES SANDFRs
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-25

&. q. OLIE & Co, Waukesha, Wis Having
used yOur from the Mineral Rock Spring.
WaukeSha wis. FOR the diabetes, L have found
relief from the of the same. Before !
commenced using this water. my physician re-
ported 10 me the specific gravity of nv urine WAS
g. ami a ter usiRg IL for twenty days the specific
gravity Of the uIine need 10 q. showing a
great improvement. and finding great relief In
not b=iug compelled TO urinate 20 frequently.
had other waters. but give 10 as my opinion that
the Mineral Rock Spring is preferable. AND / 90
e. rnestly recommend u to all who afflicted
with the disease commonly known as Diabetes.
Respectfully yours, ALFRED WILSON
Dent. Col. Int. kev., No, 8 w. Third street Gin
cinRau, Ohio
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-25

PIMPLEs, blotches, and other insight
" eruptions OF the skin should be gotten rid
of as quickly as possible. Dr. Wishart's Pine
Tree Tar Cordial viii remove all such things
by purifying the blood.
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-25

aIILr3EN OFTEN LOOK PALE AND
SICK
som no other cause than having IN the
aomach.
BROWNS VERMIFUGE COMFITS
viii destroy worms without injury to the child, be-
ing perfectly WHITE and free from all coIOring
other injurious ingredients usually used in worm
preparations.
CURTIS & BROWN. ProprieGors.
No. 2I5 Fulton street. New York.
Sold by druggists and chemists, and dealers La.
me dlcln es, at twenty-five cents be-
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-25
WAUkESHA WATER.
MINERAL ROCK SPRING,
(TTRES
Diabetes,
Dyspepsia,
Jaundice,
Oropsy, Di
Gravel, Dy
Constipation, ia
Bfight's Disease,

and all diseases Of the liver aud kidneys. This
water Is now known and sold a remedy for the
above diseases. in all parts of the world II is
truly wonderful what effe I IL has upon the human
sys tenn. 1t is now being shipped at the following
prices:
Barrel 40 gal, sl2; half do, g.: demijohu and
in 80 cents per gal, package extra bottles fqs)
= 80 per doz- Money must accompany the order.
except TO our regular authorized agent Inquire OF
your druggist Tor W. ukeshr dineral Rock Spring
Water. ddress G. c. OLIS q Co. Waukesha,
WI. for ordoLs for the MaLer or for clrcnlArs.
The Hickman courier., 1874-04-25

PARSONS Purgative Pills, which are
now being extensively sold in this State. are
pureIx-yegetabl and are mild and gentle in
their operation. One is a dose. Good quail
ties, certainly.