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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-06-12
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RIBBONS.

From recent auction sales and from importers and
manufacturers anxious TO close large lots OF Ribbons
we have selected stupendous stock of shade and
other desirable Ribbons In grades we have mo re
stock than ought to hold and determined to SELL
put price them that will demand aud make
them go rapidly.
No. Brown, Lavender, Teal, Bronze, Light and
Dark, Drab, Ecru, Tan, Mase, and Beige at 10 cents
REGULAR PRICE, 1sc.
Entire stock. No. g. Imported French all silk gross
grain ribbon No. u, No. 16, No. %, No 80 at the
round price of 10 cts. per yard
CANNOT BE MADE 70 SELL AT LESS THAN SOC.
Assortment of colors is light blue light pink cardi-
nal, dark blue, dark pink, crimson, Maroon brown
plum.
A new lot of elegant basket ribbons at soc
These have never been sold for less thanS 25 and
selling at this price in this city
5inch sash ribbons all silk 20 cents very cheap Mt
double the price,
Also, superb sash ribbon on french boiled goods at
40 cents; usual price, rs CENTS
splendid grade of double-faced satin ribbon all the
shades Nos 9, ~ and IS, at ~ sold when come
out at 10 cents but the lot closes at 10 cents.
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The Warren County Freeholders, have call
ed Collector Cummings TO testify to his ac-
count, but by advice of counsel he declined to
answer and refused to say when he would do
SO. The board will probably proceed to the
election of new officer, make their appro-
priations, and institute civil and criminal pro-
ceedings against the collector. The total
fraud is estimated at $4,000 last year, and
total of 100000 the past five years.
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The amazing efforts of the Democra ic
House to prolong the hard times till the next
Presidential campaign are palpable, and when
the day comes round and by the action of
the Republicans in sticking TO resumption,
prosperity to our industries shall have been
restored, there will go up from the Democrat
ic heart such wall over lost opportunity and
msspent endeavor as will quite astonish Fer
mandy Wood, Samuel J.. Randall, and the
lively Cox
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DRESS GOODS.

Half wool Spring Mohairs, 12]lc
(last years price much higher)
40 pcs Haif Wool Shepherd Plaids. Toe.
Selling etseehere al 25e
50pcs. Gumefs Hair iSHitiRgs, f0c
t27 inches ride north 2dc)
popular fabric and the trouble is to supply the de-
% pes. all wool Twled beige, 2se.
(ertremeiy cheap al 3719e9
% pieces Pure Silk and Wool s inches wlde) Novelty
Bourettes at 75c.
These goods were sold early in the season at 81 25
ginning season at 81 so. This is lot, sold at
this ruinous rate by the Importer.
36-inch al sc0oi French Cashmere at 80 cents thought 10 be
Cheap last season By some houses at 70 cents.
Gaipgye Beige and so cents
DenteVe Cdsheeres, J
Mdteiasse Beige dt36 cents,
sold lost year al IS cents.
4s-INCH SILK WRAP CAAIELS HAIR
at 81 So last years price for same quality, 49,
4sINCH FRENCH NOVELTIES, ATs2.
same quality sold last year at So So
EXTRA FRENCH NOVELTIES
at 49, that elsewhere haze been sold at 60 90.
MoIIAIR GLAeEs 25cts.
Selling elsewhere all the season at 3lc
SIX SPLENDID STYLES
SILK WARP NOVELTIES AT 81 cts,
Reduced from soc.
40 pcs. all wool French twed suilings at Bic.
THESE goods are light weight desirable shades, and
worth soc.
!, We win close out small lot Of silk damassc fors
that heretofore has been always 81 so,
These goods also very cheap.
Spring Bouretts, 64c
Plain Poplns &c.
Striped Cashmere Suitings, 10c
Neat Shepherds Paids, 121Sc
Plain Parsee Sultings Sc
usual price, 1919 cents
Elegant quality silk and wool pongees, 3fIac
Chenele savoie. were Toe. now 5Oc
We open, likewise a beautiful assortment of novelties
in hernanis, organdies, French canbrics, and IN
All wool french lace bunting
All wool plain bunting
All wool striped bunting.
All wool french ahatross cloth.
All silk and wool bourette bunting.
All wool beach cloth.
All wool French debeige.
All wool camels hair cloth.
Al silk and wool eolored hernanis
All silk and wool French dress fabrics.
No such bargain seen in any Retail Dry
Goods Store Percaes at &C. per yard and
splendid lot A English Chntzes at FIG. Price, last
year. quarter of dollar.
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MEMS LlsT.

Gentlemeu's French calf handmade CATERS at 8 9s
guaranteed to give as good satisfaction my custo M
made goods in the city which cost 90 aud s co.
Mems English lasting Prince Alberts, 40; very hes
goods
Mems french ties, II usually sold at Is and co.
Mems wood sole shoes for walking on the beach at
seaside soc.
Mems wood sole shoes, for working in dye house 99c
Mems wood sole shoes, for working in brewery 9gc
Mems pebble Prince Albert walking shoes, A.
Mems congress gators at a. usually retaiIed al o.
Mems congress CATERS Of.
Mems house slippers &c.
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SILKS

Have never been so cheap as now. The present fear
fully low prices cannot be continued much longer,
that the opporune time the present to buy even at
comparatively little cost good Silk Dress to put away
for another Our stock has been replenshed at
short intervals that have very startling reduc
tons to make in order to the market, but offer
At 60 cents-A good trimming silk, in
solid eolors worth s rs
At 20 cents-Thc same, worth 50
At 80 eents-The same, worth 90
At 90 cents-The same, worth / Is
AT Sl-A handsome Dress Silk, in all colors,
worth / 81
In Black Silks, as is well known, for
ONE DOLLAR
We give the very best value in rich, heavy gross
grain, which is fully worth 81 25
AT 81 25-Beautiful high lustre black gross grain,
worth 81 so.
AT 81 so. super cashmere finish, worth 81 So
Also at the low prices recently closed by Importers,
new make of
SUPERIOR GLOVE FINISH CAsHNIIREs,
Which cannot be surpassed at the nominal prices of 90
and 81 20, fully worth 49,
STRIPE AND CHECK SILKS.
In $50 pieces these goods offer the largest variety
and add almost daily the designs and colorings
recent purchase enables to offer, not thin Himsy
article but really good goods fine assortment 55e
which were sold, ten days ago, at 65c
Also splendid goods at 60e
Very handsome goods at Csc
Super stripes and checks at 75c
Special reductions have made in prices to close
MASSES AND BRocADEs,
Which include The latest Paris designs and colorings
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Fields or Shields for Doorkeeper

We want man that's tried and true;
But, General Shields we don't want you.
You fought and bled and well-nigh died,
But so did Fields--on the other side.
Sides make no difference, rs you see,
You fought right well, and SO did he.
You got the honors, brave old Shieldsi
The Office we must give to Fields.
Why do you open your eyes and stare
When things are made so jolly square2
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Not only was the Morse telegraph perfect
ed at the Speedwell Iron Works, near Morris
town, but the boiler of the first steamer that
ever crossed the Atlantic was forged there,
and the first pillow made in America was turn
ed out at those works.-Do0er Iron Era.
Gen. Dick Taylor gives as his authority for
the statement he recently made that General
Grant expressed brutal Indifference to the
loss of 100000 men in the Virginia campaign,
General II. w. lIalleck, who he says, related
it to him in 1874. General Haleck died at
Louisville, Ky, on January 0, 1872.
George Alfred Townsend reports that Mr..
Hendricks will receive the next Democratic
nomination on the first ballot. This is pre-
mature. Mr.. Tilden, and possibly several
other counties, have not been heard from !;
and that bari Of money, too, has not yet
ceased to be an element which Mr.. Hendricks
and his friends must consider
A Washington Star correspondent says:
Oxford has fewer unemployed men now than
at any time during 1878. All tho works are
doing full time, new buildings are going up,
and carpenters and masons have their hands
full. In fact, any man unemployed can at
tribute it to some fault Of his ; and as for fe-
male help there is none to be had at any price.
Cincinnati is proud of her big organ. The
papers had immense pictures of it and long
articles descriptive thereof. Boston used to
have the champion music. box, but it must
give place to the West hereafter. The Gin
cnnati organ is 80 feet deep, 80 feet wide, so
feet high, and has G,2S7 pipes.
There's a man from Missouri-his name is
Glover
A wild, inconsiderate, headstrong rover;
He got on the trail of some exquisite plover,
But the old shotgun kicked and knocked him
over.
NOMINATIONS BY THE PREsrDENT-The
President sent the following nominations to
the Senate on Saturday John G. Fremont,
of New York, to be Governor of Arizona Ter
rtory John P. Hoyt, of Michigan, to be
Governor of Idaho Territory.
Senator spencer's proposition for a new and
thorough electoral inquiry will strike dismay
to the hearts of the fraud-howling Democra-
cy. Their capital stock consists in yelling
" fraud and Sinking an investigation.
We request all mothers to stop using Laud-
anum for their Babies but use DR.. Bulls
Baby Syrup, good medicine. It contains
nothing injurious. % cents.
Over 300 British steamships have been
idle for year.
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LINENS.

Linens, Quilts, Blankets, cretonnes,
Table Covers,
Uphostering Goods
Embracing new importation of elegant
Floor Linens,
nottingham Lace Curtains.
Startling prices Tor ladies about to furnish their
country seaside homes
SO Paris Nottingham Lace Curtains, s5c the pair
14White Mosquito Canopes,
~ 90 Each.
56 Pink MuSquto Canopies,
So 25 Each.
100 Real Lace Canopies
The same goods have been sold at from IS 90 to $40
each.
AWNINGS, AWNINGS.
To introduce materials (sun Colors) for avn
and putting up Il so 5 90 5 30 and 8 90 each much
lower than ladies have paid for the goods
year.
Another lot of those large sized undressed buck
towels, at - So per dozen.
Ladies' will acknowledge that large 3French nap
kins at 81 so per dozen bargain.
a careful examination of our Barnsoy table linens
will secure
DECIDED BARGAINS.
Linen sheetngs to be closed out therefore our prices
will be low.
10 Yard piece diapers The largest and most varied
stock offered
10 Yards 22-nch linen diaper, 81 Co.
AZ inch very fine diaper 20 cents per yard worth 90
cents per yard.
superior quality and extra heavy Ru STA diaper soft
fnsh and made Of the best quality flax special i'm
portation, at very low prices.
Our bathing towels and towelings hundred quail
ties to select from
The great reductions which we have made in extra
super double damask table cloths and napkins match
makes them almost cheap the lower class of linens
Shooting Linens,
Flemish Sheetings
French Sheetngs, .sst
Barnsey Sheetings,
Ladies' HandRcrchiefs
Gentemen's Handkerchefs,
Pure Linen Lawns
In fast col0rs, at 20 cents per yard. Our
DRESS LINENS,
Natural shades from IS cents to finest. Our
UNION LINEN LAWNS,
Toe. per yard
Our printed linens for ladies and boys waists reduced
to S71sc per yard.
Printed linens, 12l5c. per yard.
Buff linens, PIG per yard. Our
Stair Linens
In Turkey Red and Black
Turkey Red and Gray
IA to q Inches Wide.
FLOOR LINENS,
2, 2l5, 3, 4 and yards wide.
Extra Heavy Linen Slip Coverings,
Jacquard slip Coverings,
Marseilles Quilts
jacquard Quilts,
Honeycomb Quilts,
lee Blankets
Camp Blankets,
Summer Blankets,
Exhibition CounterDanes,
zoe Elegant Striped Colored Quilts
At s. 30 esch value, So SO each
asst Black English Marseilles Quilts 50 90 each
An endless variety of designs and combinations of
colors
AT VERY LOW PRICES.
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CLOTHING.

Mems Cue blue flannel suits, $40
Mems scotch eheyi0t suits St2.
Mems mixed cheyiet suits, Sli 80.
MEMS fancy light cashmere suits, SO 90.
Mems fine black diagonal suits, 81 Sc.
Mems mixed pants, - %
Meu's mixed coats, - 20.
Mems mixed vests, II 30.
Children's Harvard suits, - 50 and s..
Children's blouse suits, SIS 10 and al 90.
Children's full suits IS.
Boys full suits, S..
Youths full SUITS ~ 90.
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PERSONAL TO OURSELVES.
PERSONAL TO OUR CUSTOMERS.

advertisements for of these
mslead tho confdng public
which Ribbons at IS
but the fact is the price for the goods
along. This illustrates we mean.
TAKE ANOTHER FACT: Of Goodsn advertised a
formerly 81 cents Our price for these goods 30
properly bought they should be sold higher
These would be udicrousif upon
be
high figures the first place. they be reduced
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

Lyceum Association.
FIN THE Annual Meeting Of the Stockholders of the Ly
1 ceum Association viii be held at the hall, on
MONDAY June 18th, 1878, at O'Clock p NJ.
j. HAYHURST, PRIEST.
Juno 5. 1878
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-05-18
Heirs to Twenty Millions.

For long time past tradition has
been cherished in the families of three
brothers named Wentforth, living in
New Jersey, that their maternal grand
father, some time about the year 1915,
pre-empted the land on which the city
of Little Rock, Ark, stands. About
twenty years ago a suit was begun for
this land by an heir belonging to an
other branch of the family, but the three
brothers were not sanguine as to its
success, and refused to allow them
selves to be taxed heavily to carry it on.
When, however, last year, Elias Went
forth, of Elizabethport, one of the
brothers, was offered $500 for his
claim, he refused, saying that if it was
worth any thing it was worth more than
that
Monday and yesterday were spent by
the heir who has been carrying on the
suic in informing the Wentforths that
the site of Little Rock was theirs, the
United States courts having at last rem
dered decision in their favor. The
property thus acquired is variously val
ued at from $4,000, 900 to $40, 1000, 900.
There are ten heirs. Elias Wentforth
is Spite driver, and is now working at
the North River end of Fifty-ninth
Street, on a contract with E. G. Brown
with William II. Vanderbilt. Another
brother is keeper of the draw of the
Raritan bridge at Perth Amboy. Mel
Their brother is entirely dependent on
his occupation, and Elias Wentforth
owns several houses in Elizabethport
Owing to his occupation he is well
known all along the river front, and his
good fortune is not the cause of envy,
even to those who believe in it. The
heirs of $40, 100000 are about to take
steps to secure possession of Little Rock.
-Neao York SIM.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-05-18
Modest Merit.

At the last meeting of the Limekiln
Club, Brother Gardner rose up, swept
the hall with the glance of an eagle, and
said, "Gem'len, ez l was walkin round
dis mawnin' l preached spot where
boss he'd fallen on der street. Oar was
right smart o. men roun' dar, an
cherry man o. dem was pushin' an jam
min an clawin' to be nearest to de dy-
in anamul. One man yelled out one
fling, an den anodder yelled sunthin'
else, an de poor boss didn't know whed-
der it was best to live or die. Did | rush
inter dat crowd? Did 1 jump up an
down an raise my clahyun voice above
de odders? Did l push all dem fellers
away an shrek out dat I'd raise dat
boss or dieP'' "In course you did"
replied Chowder Davis, as the President
halted for breath. Brother Gardner
bestowed upon him look of MIX
contempt, and slowly continued, " No,
gem'len. l didn't! l stood back on
the outsquirts o. dat crowd, sayin'
muffin to nobody, an knowin' dat I'd be
called on, if wanted. OATS my princ;-
pull, an dat's de principul dat l wants
to waccinate into cherry black man in
de country. Some foxes hab got de i'm
presshun dat de man wot does de most
whoopin' and yellin' and attracks de
mos attenshun am de chap wo,
makes de bigges' pile o. cash,
but doan' you BELIEF it! De empty
wood-wagon makes five times de noise
dat de costly kerridge does. De bur
dock takes up ten times de room dat dc
tulip does, but de tulip hez de bulge or
| de burdock when it comes down to
beauty and mahket value. De nodes
man hez all de bizness chances dat d.
forward man hez; he keeps on gainin
de respect of de woruld, an bimeby hi
crawls to de top of de hen-coop, while
de blow-hard rolls into de ditch. Mod
esty am its own reward. 1t am capita
in de bank it am first mortgage on i'm
proved real estate; it am purity fla
sort o. religun. Stand back! Doan
try ty to git dar befo' all de rest. Doan
be shootin' off dem moufs for de simpl
sake of usin' up yer SPAR time. As d
poet says:
De big sunflower may rise above
| De modest 'tater-vine,
| An brag about its Sunday clothes,
An put on airs so fine;
But when de winter bowls around,
And de snow lies at de doah,
| De big sunfiower, oh whar am he
De later hez de f1oah!"
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-05-18

o willow, why forever weep,
As one who mourns an endless wrong?
What hidden woe can be SO deeps
What utter grief can last so longs
The spring makes haste with step elate
Your life and beauty to renew;
She even bids the roses wait,
And gives her first fond care to you.
The welcome redb.east folds his wing,
To pour for you his freshest strain;
To you the earliest bluebirds sing,
Till ali your light stems thrill again.
The sparrow chirps his wedding song,
And trusts his tender brood to you:
Fair towering vines the summer long
With clasp and kiss your beauty WOO.
The sunshine drapes your limbs with light
The rain hraids diamonds in Your hair
The breeze maxi love to you at night.
Yet still you droop and still despair.
Beneath your boughs, at fall of dew,
BY lovers lips is softly told
The tale that all the ages through
Has kept the world from growing old.
But still. though ApriTs buds unfold,
Or summer sets the earth aleaf,
Or autumn pranks your robes with gold.
You sway and sigh in graceful grief.
Mourn on forever. unconsoled,
And keep your secret, faithful tree;
No heart i'm all the world can hold
A sweeter grace than consistency.
Elisabeth Aksrs Allen.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-05-18
DR.. Plerce's Invalids' and Tourists
Hotel-Grand Opening.

DR.. R. V. Pierce opened his new In
valids' and Tourists Hotel, at Buffalo,
N. Y, on the 29th of April, with q re-
ception to the press, followed by one
on the 30th to the citizens, both of
which were largely attended and highly
enjoyed by all the guests, whom the
genial Doctor received and entertained
in the most princely style. The struct-
ure itself is magnificent and imposing,
the style of architecture being what is
known as the modern French. Sit
uated as it is, on the highest ground in
the city, with a pleasant wooded lawn
before it, sloping gently to the Niagara
River, it commands the finest and
cially as Buffalo is probably
the healthiest city in the country.
Skillful combinations of maple, ash,
oak, cherry, ebony and mahogany, with
tiles in according colors, form the rich
est effects in the several halls and par
lors. 1t is heated throughout by steam,
and fresh water is drawn from the
street by a large pump, which forces it
up into tanks on the fourth, fifth and
sixth stories. Pure air and sunshine
being two of DIR. Pierce's favorite med
icines, the system of ventilation is,
therefore, most perfect-every room
being so constructed as to receive fresh
outdoor air and provided with a double
escape for any air which has become
impure The value of such ventilation
to invalids needs no comment. There
is not room in the house that is not
visited by sunshine, or from the door
of which staircase cannot be seen. On
every floor there are four stations, each
provided with 100 feet of hose, con-
nected with the Champion chemical
fire-extinguishing system, and which,
with the assistance of the speaking an
nunciator, can be made instantaneously
available. Everything pertaining to
the medical department is placed down
upon the basement floor, thus giving no
unpleasant suggestion of the sick room
to those guests who not need a ply
stefan. Here we find the Swedish
health-lift, reception-room. consulta-
tion-rooms, of which there are several,
each one for some special class of dis
eases-all tastefully arranged and well
supplied with the appliances necessary
for their different departments. The
bath system is arranged in the most
complete and luxurious manner. The
rooms are large and fitted up with
glazed tiles. and comprise Turkish,
Russian and electric baths. In the
matter of recreation, the house is well
supplied, having a bowling alley, bill
iard-room and gymnasium. The ca
pacity of the house is about 250 guests.
The tower, no feet from the ground,
rears its magnificent head above the
whole. making a grand tout ensemble
The hotel opened for business on the
1st of May. The enterprise will doubt
less meet with that unbounded success
which it most surely deserves.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-05-18
Truly Rural.

Twas evening and the village chimes
Most unsteady chome,
The graceful COW and warlike calf
Unanimously hied home.
The bleating sheep in chorus blote;
The squealing piggies squoie;
The tout ensemble being quite
Bucolic, as a whole.
Two lovers, happy, hand in hand,
Stole Silly to tire stile;
The crickets cricked, the owlets owled,
Bats beat about the while,
The katydids in unison
Together katy dode;
The whippoorwills set up their cry,
And ominously erode.
The genial skeeter hummed his hymn,
And bote his baneful bite,
She tried to say tender pome,
But couldn't quote 1t quite.
And when he cope a mighty cape,
She smole a sickly smile
There was not tfor the sake of rhyme)
Amole within a milei
She heaved a mighty, deep drawn sigh,
And he in answer soughed;
And round her taper, shrinking waist
His manly coat-sleeve glode.
Then while the distant curfew peal
Lugubriously pole,
She drew picked onion forth,
And coyly ate 1t whole.
Harvard Lompoon.
American citizen. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 1864-1890, 1878-05-18
Solar Phenomena.

The very best photographs of the sun
ever yet seen have been taken at the
Observatory, Mendon, near Paris, by
Mr.. Jansen; and copies on glass,
twelve inches diameter, are now placed
in the hands of some of our scientific
societies. They well repay study, for
they show distinctly the granular ap-
pearance of the suns surface-millions
of white specks imbedded, so to speak,
in dense dark cloud. This surface is
liable to violent connections, or "vor-
tex movements" as Mr.. Warren de la
Rue calls them, 'sof which we can form
no conception whatever in thinking of
tonadoes on the earth's surface. The
protosphere," he continues, Sc had been
whirled up in cloud-like masses in va
rious parts of the sun; and he saw at
once that that might be the origin of
the luminous prominences with which
we are all now so familiar" A con-
clusion drawn from these appearances
is that sun spots are not the most i'm
portant of solar phenomena. 6 There
are changes taking place from day to
day, from hour.to hour, and in some eases
from minute to minute, which COM
pletely change the aspect of the various
parts of the sun, showing an amount of
activity which it is extremely necessary
to study" And it is suggested that this
could best be done by establishing
physical observatory devoted to cease
less observation of the sun accompanied
by photography. Such an observatory
has been recently founded at Potsdam,
near Berlin.-ChamberS' Journal.