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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-30

> Island open until October The nnest watering place IN
America a fscass hotel for families and transient guests
fine shades lawn adorned with walks ana Mower paht
balcony II wide $50 feet long around the entire Onu
billiard reached by ltamiton
Ferry rail TO Bath new addition 10 hoeL
100 rooms; Western Union Telegraph Ohce III MOTEL
II. L. SCRANTON, Proprietor
Steamer BAY RIDGE leaves Bath, a. M, and p Nd;
Battery, l. East River, TO- 25O a. M $3.50 and
$50 p.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-30
BRIGHTON BEACH.
BROOKLYN, FLATBUsH AND cONEY ISLAND
RAILWAY.
TIME FROM NETWORK, 40 MINUTES.

On and after wEDNEs DAY, August 2s trains will leave
Island Depot Flabusaye and Bedford station, as
follows: -. -.
FLATBUsH AVENUE STATION. at $50. -7:30, $50.
$40 $50 1910 1890 1850 lllO ll:30 ll:JO M 1910,
1880 1850 liO $50 1850, 2:lO, 2"}O 800. 80 800,
300 40 1870 $50 j:lO, $50. BOO GlO $50 go 7U,
7:3O 1850 $40. $780, $780, 9l0, $3.50, $50, 1910 1880
4 IA
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NORTHERN RAILROAD OF NEW-JERsEY
Gltratlous UanteG--females

COOK &c-By a Boston girl in small
" private family by the 10Th Of september good plain
cook second wo!k and sewing camberw0k has best Of
reference. Please address ROSA BKANNAN Little Ana
van House, SWampSCOt Mass
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1878-08-30
Danelnq Academies

tJuUllIlu tluuIWlIS
LIEN DODWORTHS SCHOOL
FOR DANCING AND DEPARTMENT,
No. GsI FIFTH.AVE., opposite ST. Thomass Church.
WIN reopen OCTOBER ~
Eemando's Dancing Academy 55th-st., cor 3D.
bank DuildiugD ReOpenng sept 10 Select classes
And private atresdence 675 gtOnave cor 6bhs
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A TROY BOATS-CITIZENS' LINE.
sTATERoous Al Avn 40
CENTRAL RAILROAD OF Y

RRlDGEPORT, and all points on HousatOnic
~ and NaugatuCk Railroads Fare 81 Bridgeport
leaves (atharinesp daily Sundays oIceped at ll30
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-07-31

UNCOMMON WoRDs.-With persons ofsmal1
ideas and weak conceptions, big words are
great favorites. They are sometimes employ
ed by men of mind when they wish to use
language to conceal their thoughts. With
few EXCEPTIONS however, illlterate aud half
educated persons use more big words than
people of thorough education. 1t is very
common but very egregious mistake to sup
pose that long words are more genteel than
short ones, just as the same sort of peo-
pie imagine high colors and fashy figures Inn
prove the dress. They are the kind Of folks
who don't begin, but always commence they
don't live, but reside they don't go to bed,
but mysteriously retire they are never sick,
but extremely indisposed and instead of dy-
ing at last they decease. The strength of the
English language Is In Its short words-chief-
ly monosyllables of Saxon dorivation-and
people who are in earnest seldom use any 9TH
er. Love, hate, anger, grief joy, express
themselves III short words and direct sentences,
while cummings falsehood and affectation de.
light In words a foot long.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-07-31

A SHonr SERMON A Quakeress preached
as follows -" Dear friends, there are three
things greatly wonder at The first is that
children should be so foolish as to throw up
stones and brickbats into fruit trees to knock
down fruit if they would content themselves
to let it alone it would fall itself. The second is
that men should be SO foolish and even so
wicked as to go to war and kill each other if
let alone they would die themselves. And
the third and last thing that wonder at is'
that young men should be so unwise as TO go
after young women since if they would stay
at home the young women would come after
then."
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-07-31

ANOTHER WoNDERFUL CLocR.-The lat
est is known as tho Troutman clock, and the
maker personally superintends its exhibition.
He is n native of Donaldson, Schuylkill coutr.
ty, Pa. showing that that benighted region
can turn out something more than coal and
Mollie Maguires Troutman is a German,
but speaks English tolerably well. He says
he cut down a tree and sawed it into boards
to procure lumber for the clock, which he
made with penknife in seven years. The
clock reaches from floor to ceiling, and ut its
widest is nearly five feet Around aud below
the main dial are groups of automaton fig
ures that move with wonderful accuracy
At the top is representation of Napoleon
and his horse that ate apple dumplings.
figure seated is eating dumplings, aud at in
tervas the horse INDUCES as naturally as n
wooden horse can be expected to do. Below
this is n figure of Captain Jack, the Modoc
chief, who strikes the hours upon gong that
brings forth a procession of his warriors. Be-
low the main dial is representation of jonah
being swallowed by the whale. Jonah ut reg
ular intervals is thrown overheard, the whale
ascends and opens its ponderous jaws, and
Jonah is swallowed At the base OF tho clock
is large scene representing Christ walking
on the waters. A large ship appears with u
decl-load of apostles. The scriptural ac-
count of the event is narrated by Mr.. Trout
man, and the picture is represented autonfut-
cally to the minutest detail. There are a
number of other scenes that may be worked
separately or together. Noah's ark is repre-
sented with the dove and olive branch aud
there is the "good fairy and the poor wo-
man." These automaton figures work smooth
ly and present interesting pictures A music
box on the inside Of tho clock plays variety
of tunes.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-07-31

II was finely said by Socrates that the short
est and most direct road to popularity is q for
man to be the same that he wishes to be TAX
en- for" People are egregiously mistaken If
they think they can ever attain to popularity
by hypocrisy, by mere outside appearances,
and by Disgusting not only their language but
their looks. True popularity takes deep root,
and spreads itself wide, but the false falls
away like blossoms for nothing that is false
can be lasting.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-07-31
now HE wREsTLED WITH PUMPKIN
PIE.

PIE.
He entered a bakery recently. He didn't
look like neat and tidy old man about to
join big dinner.
81 think, . he said as he looked around, ~
think I'll take a huckleberry pie.
The woman behind the counter replied that
she hadn't seen pie of that kind for six
months.
"What is collateral to a huckleberry pie ?v
asked the man, as he looked into the show
case.
She didn't know, and he said he thought
pumpkin was, and that he world take a
pumpkin pie. She handed one down, aud as
said:
ga shilling, if you please
"Change note s'pose?" he queried, as
he took in twelfth part of the pic at one
bite.
Have you any objection of feeling down
my bootleg and pulling up e1 notee" he
! asked, as he cut the second piece.
She said she had, and she furthermore hint
ed that he hadn't seen CT note for the past
ten years.
ooh, yes have" he pleasantly responded
as he cleared his mouth. & was looking in
to brokers' window yesterday, and l saw
over forty such notes.
There was one more mouthful of pie, and
as he swallowed it the woman said
"Now want a shilling"
$50 do IL was his quiet answer, " but
haven't got it,
"I'll call my husband and have you kick
ed !" she exclaimed.
You will call a young, vigorous man and
have him beat and bruise an old man like me-
weak in the legs, near gone with consump
ton, and and only barely able to stand up !?
That brushes what little spirit bad when on
that pie?
"You should have told me that you had no
money"
"More abuse---more recrimination--.bo boo
hoo +" he sobbed, shedding tears as big as
beans.
Don't make so much noise, she chided.
"There you go again." heaping more ana
themas on these gray hairs. Oh what cold,
cold world is this-boo hoo I"
He sat down by the stove and began to
weep and sob, and, after moment, she said :
"Never mind the pie--go long out of
doors.'
"I'll never leave this bakery with a stain
on my character--never have no money,
but you shall have my coat. Here, take it,"
He was peeling it off when she said she
didn't want it-that she wanted him to got
right out of doors.
"I'll never go out till reduite Lhis--boo
hoo l-cam--boo hoo 20 he sobbed, and he
pulled off his waistcoat, and flung it after the
coat.
"Get out say--you can have the pie
get out = she screamed.
"My characteristic hoo must be cleared
boo hoo; and if these are not enough I'll
leave my boots. Here, take my old boots,
and I'll go forth in my bare feet"
"Stop-stop! was only in fun with you.
didn't want "a shilling of you at any time !
Here are some fried cakes and another pie
take 'em and go out"
"Have boo hoo-clearod my character !"
he asked
Ycs-yes-you are an honest man."
No-no-no!"
"Well. | will go out. / will take along
the fried cake and custard pie as a memento
of this occasion, and l will go out with the
feeling that you appreciate me-"
" Yes-I dol do"
He put on his garments, took up his pro-
visions, and as his tears flowed afresh he went
out saying:
"Whenever any one wants to break my
heart, let 'em call me dishonest migrate.
Good bye"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-07-31

THE MECHANICAL Power OF WATER.-It
is well-known, but not less remarkable fact
that if the tip ofanexceedingly small tubs be
dipped into water the water will rise stimuli
taneously in the tube throughout its whole
length. This may be shown in variety Of
ways for Instance, when a piece Of sponge
or sugar. or cotton, is just allowed to touch
water, these substances being all composed of
numberless little tubes, draw up the water,
and the whole of the piece becomes wet. It
is said to suck up or imbibe the mosture.-
We see the same wonderful action going on
in nature in the rising Of the sap through the
small tubes or pores of the wood, whereby
the leaves and upper portions Of the plant de-
rive ncurishment from the ground This
strange action is called capillary" from the
resemblance these minute tubes bear 10 a hair
the Latin of which is capitus. It is, more
over, singular that the absorption of the wat
er takes place with great force. II q dry
sponge be enclosed tightly in vessel it will
expand when wetted, with sufficient force to-
burst it, unless very strong. Wood, which is
more unyieldng material, acts withtremen-
dous force when wetted, and advantage has
been taken of this fact in splitting blocks of
granite. This process is largely adopted in
Dartmoor. After mass of granite has beer
rent from the mountain by blasting, 10 is
measured in every direction to see how best
to divide it into smaller blocks. These are
traced out by straight lines on the surface
and series of holes are drilled at short inter-
walls along this line. Wedges of dry wood are
then tightly driven into the holes and wetted,
and the combined action of the swelling wood
splits the block in the direction required, and
without any destructive violence. The same
process is then carried out upon the other
faces, and the roughly-shapen block finished
with the hammer and chisel.- World Of Won
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-07-31

1t is doubtful if a man could, by any posi-
bility, do his noblest or think his deepest,
without pre- separation of suffering
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-07-31

Believe, and If thy faith be right, that In
sight which gradually transmutes faith into
knowledge will be the reward of thy belief.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-07-31

Bad habits are the thistles of the heart, and
every indulgence of them is a seed from which
will come forth new crop of rank weeds
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-07-31

Spirituality is not growth of earth. Our
lives are only desert spots, till heavenly
spring is opened in our hearts.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-07-31

Satan's promises are like the meat that
fowlers set before birds, which is not meant
to feed them, but to take them.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-07-31

"What does Pennsylvania excel inf" ask
ed the teacher of his scholars. Baseball
and tramps," promptly responded little fell
low near the foot Of the class.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-07-31

If you begiu by apologizing for what can
not be defended, you will end by defending
what cannot be apologized for.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-07-31

Judge thyself with judgment of sincerity,
and thon wilt judge others with judgment
of charity
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-07-31

For rich man to make will that will
please all his heirs is about as difficult a task
as for an editor to undertake to print news
paper to please all his readers.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-07-31

Great efforts from great motives is the best
definition Of happy life. The easiest labor
is burden to him who has no motive in per-
forming it.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-07-31

He who does evil that good may come pays
toll to the devil to let him into heaven.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-07-31

The chains of habit are generally too small
to be felt until they are too strong to- be brok-
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-07-31

There is not stream of trouble SO deep and
swift running that we may not cross in safety
if we have courage to steer and strength to
pull.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-07-31

A volume that is apt to bring tears to any
body's eyes-a volume of smoke.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-07-31
VICK'S
FLOWER AND VEGETABLE GARDEN

is the most beautiful work of the kind in the world
contains nearly $50 pages hundreds fine Illustrations
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yicks illustrated Monthly Magazne-32 pages, fine
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Jan. 18th, 1878.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-07-31

OUTCOME by BoY.-An exchange tells
the following story of boy who showed him
self the superior Of four men lad in
Boston, rather small for his age, works in an
Office as errand-boy for four gentlemen who
do business there. One day the gentlemen
were chatting him about being SO small, and
said to him
"You never can do much business you
are too small.' The little fellow looked at
them. "Well," said he, as small as am,
can do something which none of you four
men can do"
"Ah what is that ?" said they.
81 can keep from swearing !" said the lit
tie fellow. There we're some bushes on four
manly faces, and there seemed to be very lit
tic anxiety for further information on the
point.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-10-27
A rriehtful Tragedy.

The Journal of the oath instant
gives the tragedy in the Jail at
Bolton, telegraphic account of
which was published in Thursdays
EXAMINER, the following fuller par
ticulars: 1853
Yesterday morning Thomas Rich
ardson was sentenced TO five years
hard labor in the penitcntiary for
horse stealing, and was remanded TO
.he county Jail, the cage Of which
already contained ten Others charged
with various crimes. Frank Nenable
and Frank Rather, two young men
of our town, were acting as guards,
and Just about sun down II appears
that Frank Venablc sat down ON the
floor with his back against the iron
bars of the cage to rest himself.
Richardson put his hand through the
orates and seized Venable's pistol
which was discharged in the twink.
ling of an eye, the shot taking effect
in Venablc's body. Richardson ther
turned his attention to Rather, who
was also armed with a six-shooter
and from all appearances was seek
ing an opportunity TO shoot hin
through the CRATES. Rather, in order
TO save his own life, shot the prison
or one time in the body. just at thii
moment some of the inmates tool
the weapon from Richardson and
threw IL on the outside.
Medical aid was soon summoned
to the wounded men, but they botl
died about o'clock this morning
THAR deaths occurring within ten
minutes Of each other.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-10-27
A RAIN OF STONE.
A Family at Akron Pelted Day and
Night by Stones from an I'm
seen Source.

On Tuesday last, while Mrs. Mich
ael Metzler, living in the vicinity OF
| the southern corporation line OF
Akron, was husking coru In field.
she was struck by several stones,
| which came from an unknown
source. Later in the day her chill
dren were struck in the same way,
and fled in terror TO the house. On
Wednesday evening, while Mrs. Nj.
was again in the field, she was again
struck by large Jumps of earth and
several stones in similar manner as
before. Yesterday morning as Mrs.
NJ. and her little daughter were stand
| ing before the cellar door, large
pebble came up from the cellar, strik-
ing the little girl in the face. AL
this is unaccountable, for the family
reside in a rather ancient brick
house, and on last evening party of
eight gathered in the main room,
which contains two windows and
two doors. Father Brown, n catho-
lie priest of this city, was present,
aud about 10 o'clock offered a pray
err. Hardly had he finished before
two large sized stones fell at his feet,
followed by dozen or more pebbles,
which came from the ceiling and
walls, striking the persons who were
| in the room.
| All these stories have been circula-
ted through the city, and TO get the
bottom facts of the affair, the Leader
correspondent, together with a com
panion paid a visit to the house TO.
day shortly after dinner. The Lead
er man found the lady of the house
and her family busy at work making
apple butter, and after introducing
himself to Mrs. Metzlcr, began a con.
vcrsation regarding the strangefreaks
of the stones. At the time boil
windows and doors were closed, and
the reporter and his companion were
sitting in chairs near the door, wher,
an excellent view Of the room coult
be obtained. Mrs. Meizler, witt
tears in her eyes ,sdeclared that il was
not ghosts or anything of the kind
and said it must be a curse ON tn,
family. AS she spoke she was stand
ing in the middle of the room, ant
had pointed out to the reporter from
whence the stones came, when sud
denly pebble, the size of n hickor,
nut, dropped from the ceiling and fell
striking Mrs. Metzler on the arm
The reporter witnessed all this, ant
picked up the stone as it fell. Sooi
after this neighbor came to thu
front door, and inquired if anything
more had transpired.
The reporter walked to the dool
and was showing the stone whicl
had just fell to the neighbor, whcI
suddenly larger pebble, four time
the size of the first one, struck tn,
reporter on the shoulder and fell t.
the floor. His companion saw tn
stone come through the ceiling abou
yard from where the other one hat
come from.
Mrs. Metzler stated TO the reportei
that at night the stones fell with I
whistling noise. She showed to tn,
reporter about 20 stones that hat
fallen dnring the forenoon.--Clere
land Leader.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-10-27

We warn our readers not to read
the following as the receiver is as bad
as the thief, and this is stolen:
About 1910 it was said:
maine went he'll bent
For Governor Kent
In 1878 it may be said:
.'bfaine went all boiler
For paper DOLLAR
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-10-27

Galveston, the dreamy city by the
sea, has at last sensation, and like
everything else Galvestonian, it is
sui generis. A lady teacher is said
to be IN the habit of administering
castor oil and Cayenne pepper to bad
scholars and also Of ducking then
under the pump as punishment.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-10-27

The Republican plurality for state
officers in Ohio was only 1854, while
the majority of Democrats and Ma
tional was 40,S52 SO that soft money
made a sweeping victory after all
1t is always an excellent plan in cleo
ton matters 10 take the very oppo'
site Of first reports. 81.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-10-27

100000 people in New Orleans have
lived through an atmosphere reeking
with yellow fever. Might not the
study of those constitutions which
defyyellow fever,in comparison with
those which have become its victims,
furnish some clue to the nature of the
disease.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-10-27

ht DuhioS tOHtNtStfut taiho Du7A-
ness:
Comptroller Darden thinks that
taxes cannot be reduced. OF course
not, unless expenses are reduced. II
the people OF Dallas are going to be
foolish enough to allow their tax col
Iector TO draw twenty thousand dol
lars out of the treasury every two
years, and the people Of the country
are going TO pay their assessor and
collector each a salary greater than
that of the Governor of the State,
and If people in other counties do
the same thing, why, there is no use
TO talk about reducing taxes. But If
we are going to bring these public
officials down 10 salaries somewhere
in the neighborhood of the income
on which hard working business men,
mechanics and farmers live, reduc-
ton is easy enough. There will have
TO be a reduction somewhere before
the next Legislature adjourns, or
there viii be trouble on the voters
range
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-10-27

To procure election tickets is easy
enough. How to get them into a
little square box with a crcvice in
the top, is what is perplexing the
$500 candidates in Texas.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-10-27

J. c. Bogel, formerly wholesale
liquor dealer and Jno. ID. Bissell n
former employee of the road, under
arrest aud bond at Dallas for com
plicity in the railroad robbery.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-10-27

If punishment for crime should be
measured by the effects of the crime,
what would become of swindling
bank officials who send thousands TO
ruin, suicide or insanity?
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-10-27

Our Office Nimrod shoots quails
only on the wing. For ourselves we
shoot EN- anywhere we can hit en-,
and pound EN- to death with club,
if necessary,
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-10-27

It win be some consolation to our
greenback candidates to know that
there is unusually high water over
the bars in Salt river this year, and
its navigation PERFECTLY safe.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-10-27

Send in your orders for wild geese
and ducks. We can supply them in
quantities to suit at one dollar per
dozen,-on the wing.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-10-27

The foregoing property is now In the hands OF
this Agency for disposal, and II Is believed
that the terms will be found entirely satlsfac-
tory. Persons wishing To buy or to rent, are
invited TO call in person, or " that Is incOn-
venient, TO apply by letter; also persons wish
Ing to dispose Of real estate Of any description
whatever, IL is believed will promote their in
tereste by placing 1t in the hands of this
Agency.
A complete abstract Of land titles for the
city, county and State, Is kept In the Office for
the benefit of our patrons, and everything
possible will be done 10 promote the interests
OF those entrusting business to our care
Oct23dd&Wtf
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-10-27

The pungcnt punstcr of the Nor
ris County Banner is punished. He
has got married.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1878-10-27

1t takes ten men to make pin, but
one pin can make man, - let go
of a woman.