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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1875-01-27

The mosS repulsive member of the Brigh-
ton aquariuiA, says the Danbury Neaos man,
was the octopus. 1t is difficult to describe it..
Its body is in front Of its head, and consists
Of yellowish watery bag, like that of a spill
er. Its legs, of Which there arc any number
are long and Shiny, and armed their whole
length with suction tubes. Once fastened to
any enemy it would be difficult matter for
the unfortunate e escape. An octopus is The
most dreadful looking object | ever saw.
would rather wear earrings than be an octo-
pus.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1875-01-27

you've sowed the wind, and now you reap
the whirlwind. y said the school teacher, dis ht,
brought his cane down in hurry on the back
OF rebellious hoy. /" Yes, and its a regular
hurrycane, too" sobbed the youngster be-
tween the whacks.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1875-01-27
Party ties-WLite cravats.
Noah was the first ark-itect.
A fayorite exclamation--A lass /

When were there only three vowels in the
alphabet ? Before YOU and were thoughb
Of
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1875-01-27

Paris annually consumes on an. averag
about 1875 pounds of meat for each of its ii,
habitants.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1875-01-27

A bad habit to get into-A coat that is not
paid for.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1875-01-27

Sign Of indigestion. ssGone to slinner-be
beck IN Eve minutes"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1875-01-27

Balloons do not cost mucn--thcy are mada
for ascent -
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1875-01-27

Some Of the advertisements Of the reign of
Charles II. are extremely quaint. The great
est advertiser Of the time, the man who almost
deserves statue as the founder of adyertis-
Ing, was one John Houghton, +. r. s.. who
started n weekly paper in 1852, in which he
advertised various wants, the nature Of which
can best be understood from the following
specimens
Now waut good usher's place in
Grammar school.
-----I want young man that can read
and write, NOV and roll a garden, use gun
at a deer, and understands country sports,a and
to wait at table, and such like.
IL any young man that plays well on
the violin and writes good hand desires q
clerkslip, can help him TO EGO a year.
- want complete young man, that
will wear livery, TO wait on very valuable
gentleman, but be mnst know how to play on
a violin or flute.
IL want genteel footman that can
play on the violin to wait on a person Of hon
or.
IL can meet with a sober man that
has a counter tenor voice, can help him to a
place worth eco year or more.
One Of the most extraordinary advertise
nents is notice by his Sacred Majesty,
Charles H., of date 1864, tina. he proposes
ito continue the healing of his people for the
Evil during the month of May, and then to
give overtilI Mchaelmas next" This throws
all other quaok advertisements into the shade.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1875-01-27
" A Magnificent Conception, Weadsgriiy carried out"


The necessity Of popular MEDIUM for the representa-
lion of the productions great artists, has always
BEEN recognized, and many attempts have been made 10
deet the wants. The successive failures which in
saraby followed each attempt in this country to es-
tablish Journal did not prove the indifference OF
Of the people OF America to the claims OF high art 20
proper appreciation Of the want and an ability
10 meet IL re shown the public ~ once fallid with
Enthusiasm its support and the result was great ar
tiste and commercial triumph-IIIE ALDLAEs
THE 1LDIAE while issu ID with all the regularity
has Of the temporary aey interest character $
tic ordinary periodicals. 1t is elegant misc liany
Df pure light and graceful literature; and collection
Of pictures tn specimens OF artistic skill in black
aud white Although each succeeding number affords =
flesh pleasure its friends the real value and beauty Of
TIE ALDIvE will be most appreciated after It has be-
bound up the close of the year While other publi-
cations may claim superior ehcapnes as compared with
original conception-alone and unapproache ID -abso-
lutsly without competition in price or character The
poss Of complete volume cannot duplicate the
number of volumes ten times lis cost; and men there
The chg0mos besides
The national feature OF THE ALDfyE must be taken
II, M narrew sense True Arr is cosino oofan While
rTE ALDLyhisa strictly American institution IL do 5
cohne itself entirely 70 the reproduction o naIis
art lis mission is cultivate bread and apprecative
intrinsic merit. THUS Will, placing before the patrons
Of ne lLDIyE leading charact eristc The pro-
duetions OF the most noted American artists att noi
will aways be given masters,
gying subse ribers all the p and instruction Oh
ii n ible from home foreign sources
The arts ic illustration of American scenery original
with THE ALDJNf., Is important feature and It's
magncent plates of size appropriate 90 the
satisfactory treatment of details that can b. afford by
any inf page The judeious intersp rsion of land
scap marine, fgure. aud animal subjects sisiain an
unibated interest impossible where the scope of the
work confines the artist too clos ly to single style OF
subject The literature of THE JLDINEis light and
with only such technical dispositions do not inter-
fere with the popular interest of the work.
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PREMIUM FOR 1875.

Every subscriber for 1875 will receive beautiful pol
trait in oil colos of the nobl dog whose pctur
in a former issus attracted so mucn attention
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will be welcome in every home Everybody loves such
dog and the portrait is executed true to the life
that it the vertabe presence of the animal itself
The Rev T. De Witt Tanage tells that his own New
foundland dog ths finest in Brooklyn barks at it. Al
though natural one who sees this premium ehro-
mo will have the slightest fear of being bitten.
Besides the chromo every advance subscriber to TIE
4LDINE for 1875 is constituted menaber, and entitled
to ALI the privileges of
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-10-30
The Cincinnati Enquirer, addressiI

The Cincinnati Enquirer, addressing
few words to the Pennsylyanians,
says:
There is concerted attempt all
along the line of our opponents to
noise abroad the statement that the re-
suit of the election in Ohio is the de-
feat of the Democratic financial plat
form. This is not merely the tantaliz-
ing boast of victorious party for
boasting's sake. The same is with
intent to deceive, and all this glamour
of triumph is summoned to the aid OF
the Republican party, of the money
power iD Pennsylvania, whose election
is Just at hand, and whose Democrats
have adopted financial platform iden-
teal with our own. In the first place
our friends in Pennsylvania should be
advised of the fact that the Democratic
party in this Republican State was moi
beaten because of, but nothwithstand.
ing, its declarations upon the questions
of finance. Our currency doctrine
misrepreseuted, lied about though il
was, probably saved US thirty thous,
and votes in the State. The falsehood
that the Democratic party and the Ro.
man Catholic Church were indentica
institutions, and that the Democratic
party in this State in battle array agains
the common school system, found thous
ands of believers in Ohio. and that
was the commanding public fact which
won the State from US.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-10-30
The Women a Race OF InvalIds.

The Courier-J Journal says: "In
walking about through the Exposition
few nights ago, we couldn't help no.
ticing the fair sex, and thought what
sad commentary upon our boasted
civilization that the women of our
times have degenerated in health and
physique until they are litrally q race
of invalids. They are a pale, nervous,
feeble and back-achy set, with only
here and there a few noble exceptions
in the persons Of the robust, buxom
Indies characteristic Of the sex in days
gone by. Fashion, folly and foolish
ness have rather got the best ef them,
and it now remains for them 10 die
old maids, or let nO-aceount husbands
get the best of them" 1t is sad, girls,
but it is true. You had better Ia ke
more Kitchen exercise and less par
lOr comfort; you had better wrestle
with a wssh-tub more and paw ivory
less. Good housewives will lie in de-
mand after awhile. for all sensible men
want wives who will prove to be help
mates not help eats. The poor
houses and lunatic asylums are crowd
ed now.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-10-30
Another Prophet.

Prof. Tice has had a long run Of
luck, but has at last met formida BILE
rival in the person of Henry Kroeger.
a German by birth, who resides in
Wisconsin and has lived in the West
fifty-one years. He can neither read
nor write, but he can observe things
and put item together, and he has a
memory like a encyclopedia. After
running over the past fifty-one years
with his minds eye, Kroeger glances
into the future, and prophesis thus :
After the next new moon shows the
last bit of his face, we shall have the
pleasantsst autumn we have had for
many years. Early in November there
will be some cold days, but it will be
mild and pleasant most of the month,
and until the 10Th OF December, when
the streams will freeze, but only thin
sheet of ice will be formed. Between
Christmas and New Years there will
be heavy snow for a few days. In
January we shall have the finest In
dian summer We have had since 1856,
and there will be only few cold days.
During the winter there will be more
yain than snow. and little or no sleigh
ing. There will be few cold days in
February. March will be dry, cloudy
and warm. The weather in April will
be variable, cold and warm spells al.
ternating. In May it will be dry and
gardeners will find it necessary to wa
ter their plants.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-10-30
Cheating an InnOeen. Old Man.

One day last month, when trade was
dull, a Nlcksburg grocery clerk pro-
cured q piece Of sole leather from n
shoemaker, painted it black, and laid
it aside for future use. Within a few
days an old chap from back in the
country came in and inquired for plug
Of chewing tobacco. The piece OF
sole leather was tied up, paid for, and
the purchaser started for home. At
the end Of the sixth day he returned,
looking doWneast and detected, and
walking into the store inquired Of the
clerk:
Member that tobacco | got here
the other day."
Yes"
Well, was that new brand? ?"
N0-same old brand"
: Regular plug terbacker, was il?
Yes"
Well, then, it's me it's right here
in my jaws, sadly replied the man
" l knowed l was Citing purity old, but
| was allus handy on bitin plug. [
never seed o plug afore this one that |
couldn't tear TO pieces at one ehaw |
sot my teeth on to this one, and bit
aud pulled and twisted like dog at a
root. aud Eve kept biting and pulling
for six days, and thar she am now, the
same as the day you sold her to me
Seems TO be good plug" remarked
the clerk, as he smelled at the eOun-
terfeit.
She's all right; it's me that's fail
ing exclaimed the old man. Pass
me out some fine cut, and I'll go home,
aud deed the farm to the boys, and get
ready for the grave - Ticksblrg
Herald.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-10-30
The Oldest Book i'm the World.

The most ancient known bound vol
ume of the Testament was written
some time earlier than B. G. 263; the
sheeus pressed smoothly and strongly
bound together into volume nearly
inches thick. The cords across the
back are stout and firmly fastened !;
additional strength is impaired by
wooden frames at either end. The
outside cover, which does not go across
the back, is simply papyrus, precisely
similar to that on which the book is
written, except that it is little thick
er. 1t was certainly bound B. e. 2il,
for it was found in that year just as it
is now Except that handling haswcrn
the sides, and they are somewhat torn,
though the inside is intact, and has
since been guarded with jealous care by
the successive Samaritan chief prize Is.
Ii was shown in 1866 by its custodian.
Selameh, to Mrs. Eliza Rogers, by
whom it is minutely described.-Pof-
ter's AnaeyicaR Monthly.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-10-30

In. the irst place. let people defer to
the laws of health, of sanity, heredita-
ry soundness; let them obey resiric-
tions, consult wholesome seasons, re-
spect the limits set up by the common
sense Of nature. Natural ignorance
on these points is filing marriage with
unnecessary evils; they not only spoil
the well being Of family. but spoil
its disposition. Let the work in every
house be reduced. by reduction of
its ambitions, till its parlors, all its ta-
bles. all its clothes, exactly represent
the current condition of every family;
not a Bracket or ribbon for exagger-
alton, not single room for parade,
neither sewing. washing. eating. scour-
ing, company giving beyond actual
needs, and all done by the least elaLo-
rate methods. Then, in the second
place, reduce to the lowest possible
point the disturbances which arise from
ignorance and vanity. from artificial
training; yoT simply liberate marriage
Tor more effective discharge Of Its
spiritual purpose. The men and wo-
men might suspect that they were i'll
mated till life itself pronounced the
the banns. Teach children that mar
riage only prolougs their school hours
into the future or sterner discipline
and less perishable attainments. Warn
them against those affeetionate extrav-
agsnces which undermine respect,
against the physical errors which so
sap the will that it is humbled and en-
slayed by annoyances which health
and freshness laugh at. And teach
them simplicity, make vulgar habits
and ambitions appear odious to them,
ply their imagination with austure aud
noble forms, tempt them to fall in love
first with spiritual beauty, whose SER
vice makes them free, than they will
be better prepared to discover that
marriage withholds felicity until it has
been earned,
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-10-30
THE FUTURE OF THE NEGRO.
A Proposed Great Nationality in
Africa.

H. NJ. Turner, an influential negro
preacher and politician of Savannah,
writes as follows to the Morning News
of that city:
For several days you have been hurl-
ing at my head heavy phillipies about
my African project, but you invariably
connect me with the Liberian coloni-
zation enterprise. / hope you will do
me the justice to disconnect me from
Liberia, as / am no advocate of that
institution. | do held, however, that
God in permitting the slavery of the
negro in this country, intended it to
rebound to the civilization of Africa,
otherwise we would have to charge our
Maker with folly. / further believe
that we (the colored people), like the
Israelites, have ultimately to return to
our fatherland, and carry with US the
form of civilization and the practices
of that Christian religion we have
learned from your white people. This
has been my opinion for several years,
but have partially concealed them,
because the idea has been so revolving
to my people that dared not utter it
without incurring their denunciatiOn,
but opinion of late having resolved it.
selfinto the most inexorable conviction
| have determined to speak as feel |
ought, regardless of what may be said.
| by no means advocate the emigration
of the colored people in mass to Africa
such policy would be impracticable
aud ruinous to the object contemplated.
But | hold that the time has arrived
for the colored people to begin the
work Providence has assigned US. /
believe that the whites of the country
will have to lend US their earrings, fin-
ger-rings, aud other precious orna-
ments and jewels, or, in other words,
give US aid to return to our tatherland
and build up negro nationality, that
may teach our brethren there the prin-
ciples of civil government, the religion
of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
Could We get possession Of Fernando Pc,
st. Thomas Island. or some of those
healthy and salubrious islands in the
Gulf of Guinea, we could carry up the
Niger river enough moral, religious aud
intellectual enlightenment TO redeem
Africa iD hundred years. You may
ask why have not gone? My reply
is, one, two or three is not sufficient !;
we want the foundation Of colony.
Give me lew ships, a few years Of sub
sistence, and some old arms to protect
ourselves, aud | will raise the men,
and in five years from to-day | will
show you a negro nationality some
where on the continent of Africa that
will be an everlasting monument of
homer to the whites of this country,
and result in the salvation OF thou
sands of benighted Africans. | have
already written to three millionaires
asking them to a:d me with means to
start the work, bat up to this time
they have not responded. But it will
be done sooner or later.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-10-30
Simple Remedy fer Seariet Fever.

The San Francisco Chronicle says
that Robert Christie of the Protero
suggests a remedy for for the scarlet
fever which he AYERS has invariably
proved successful. 1t is very simple,
and lies within the reach of those
whose limited means preclude them
from employing the services of physic-
ian. Its this: Take an onion and
cut 1t in halves cut out a portion of
the center, and into the cavity put a
spoonful of saffron; put the pieces to-
gether, then wrap in clothe and bake
in an oven until the onion is cooked
so that the juice will run freely, then
squeeze out all the juice and give the
patient teaspoonful, at the same
time rubbing the chest and throat with
goose grease or rancid bacon. If there
is any cough or soreness in the throat.
10 short tii2e the fever will break
out an eruption allover the body. All
that is then necessary is to keep the
patient warm and protected from
draught, and recovery is certain. Mr..
Christie says he has been employing
this remedy for many years, and never
knew it to fail when proper care was
taken of the patient after its applica-
ton. One family. in which there were
five children down with the disease at
one time, recently, used this simple
remedy upon his telling them of it, and
every one of the little ones recovered
in short time.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-10-30
Fifty Years Ago,

We clip the the following editorial
from an exchange, but cannot now tell
which:
Fifty years ago, this month, the first
train Of vehicles was drawn by loco
motive over a road open to the public.
This was at Darlington, England, and
George Stephenson was the engineer
both of the road and of the locomotive.
Ii was the beginning Of railroading,
and seni-eentennial celebration is 10
be had at Darlington, on the 9th.
The little line then opened has since
been absorbed into the Northeastern
railway Of England, an immense cor
poration, whose capital is S50,005, 600,
or equal to that of our whole Pacific
railway, and eyep that is surpassed by
three othsr British railways. The
railways of the world have all been
created within fifty years. The United
States have laid the most length in
that time, and about as much as all
the rest of the world put together.
The cost and manner Of building has
been the most magnificent in England :.
where the per centage of net returns
and gross earnings to cost is less than
with US.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-10-30
Home Interest.

An exchange says: when you get
in tight place for some article of
family use and haven't just got the
money by you to pay for it, you often
get accommodations from the mer-
chant OF mechanic of your town or
neighborhood, who waits till it is con-
venient for you to pay for it. But
then, again, when you have some funds
on hand, do you think of this and 20
and spend your money with those who
accommodated you, and thus keep the
home currency 10 circulation where il
ought to stay? or do you make up an
order, getting others perhaps to join
you, and forward the cash to distant
city to swell the Golfers Of those, from
whom you never derive any beneht or
favors? This course will react on
you if you do so. Each class Is de-
pendent on the other to some extent,
for mutual benefits, and patronage
should be bestowed on those upon
whom you are dependent for patron.
age. In that way you are building up
an interest from which you may some
day derive something in return, no
matter what your business may be. 1t
is better even to pay little more for
an article sometimes than to be drain
ing your section Of its circulating me-
dium by sending off to foreign parts.
If others would serve you so in your
line Of business, how would liveY-
Patronize home interest first if you
want to prosper yourselves aud see
others prosper. 3
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-10-30
A Snake With Ears.

The Reading. Pennsylvania, Eagle
Published the following curious snake
story:
On Friday last large black snake
known as the swamp specie was killed
about one mile aud half from Beck
ersville, seven miles below Reading,
by Elhanan Hauser, who was cutting
wood on the hill. Mr.. Hauser was
told by boy that snake was on the
road near him, when Mr.. H., took a
large pole and killed the reptile. 1t
measured four feet four inches. When
the snake was examined, il was found
to have two ears, about two inches
apart. three inches and a hall from
the back part Of the mouth. The
ears are about half inch in length,
and the shape Of a rsbits- Mr.. Hau-
ser skinned the snake, and will have
the skin stuffed, as it is the irst snake
that we have heard of having ears. II
will be taken TO Reading.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-10-30
Porter House Steaks.

This term has an American origin.
In 1914 a hungry pilot entered a New
York porter house on Pearl street,
where lunch as well as driak could be
obtained. Morrison, the keeper, had
nothing but the beef ordered for the
next days family dinner, in the shape
of a sirloin roasting piece, and from
this he offered the pilot a cut, which
he accepted. After ravenously de-
vouring it he turned to his host, who
was expecting dissatisfaction with the
order Messmate, another steak just
like that" After having finished his
steaks and porter the old pilot ordered
his steaks to be :" cut off the roasting
piece for the future" and soon his
companions learned the good that lies
in the small loin steak" and Nor
rison was obliged-to instruct his butch
er to cut his sirloin into steaks for his
customers, aud the butcher, ordering
his subordinates aud messengers, des-
ignated them as porter house steaks, I"
and increasing custom and extended
reDute soon established the term now
so common in all eating houses of our
country and New England.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-10-30

PRoFANITY.-We are emphatically
iu the age of profanity, and it seems to
US that we are on the topmost current.
One cannot go on the streets anywhere
without having his ears offended with
the vilest words, and his reverence
shocked by the most profane use OF
sacred names. Nor does it come from
the old or middle aged alone, for it is
fact as alarming as true, that the
Younger portion of the community are
most proficient in degrading language.
Boys have an idea it is smart to swear;
that it makes them manly but there
never was a greater mistake in the
world. Men, even those who swear,
themselves. are disgusted with pro-
family in young man, because they
know of all bad habits, this clings the
most closely. and increases with years,
1t is the most insidious of habits, grow
ing so invisibly that almost before ore
is aware he becomes an accomplished
cursor.