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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-02-12

STIRRING CASTLE. IN SCOTLAND


The late William 9. Bryant. il one Of his
interesting letters from abroad, Thus descfib--
ed visit to Sterling Castle, III Scotland
We went up through the little town to the
Castle, which is still kept in perfect order,
and the ramparts of which frown as grimIy
over the surrounding country as they did CEN
tnries ago. Notroops, however, arc now sta.
toned here few old gunners only remain,
aud Major Somebody forget his name
takes his dinner in the banqueting room, and
sleeps in the bed-chamber of the Stuarts. |
wish | could communicate the impression
which this castle and the surrounding region
made upon me, with its vestiges of powerand
magnificence, and its present silence and de-
seition.
The passages to the dungeons in which pin
ed the victims Of State, in the very building
| where it's Court held its revels, are open and
the chapel in which princes and princess were
chrstened and worshiped, and were crowned
aud wed, is turned into an armory. From its
windows we were shown within the enclosure
of the castle a green knoll. grazed by cattle,
where the disloYal noblcs of Scotland were be-
headed
Close to the castle in green enclosure. in
tersected with paths, which we were told was
the fitting ground, or place of tournaments !;
and beside it rises rock, where the ladies' of
the courts sat to witness the combats, and
which is still called the Ladies' Rock. At the
foot of the hill, to the right of the CASTLE
stretches what was once the royal park 1t
is shorn of its trees, part is converted into a
race course, part into pasture for cows and
the old wall which marked its limits is falling
down.
Near it you see cluster of grassy embank-
ments of a curious form-circles and octagons
and paralelegrams, which bear the name of
King James Knot, and once formed part of
the royal gardens, where the sovereign used
to divert himself with his courtiers. The COWS
now have the spot to themselves, aud have
made their own paths and alleys all over it,
Yonder to the south west Of the CASTLE said
the sentinel who stood at the gate, you see
where large field has been lately plowed.
and beyond it another which looks very green
That green field is the spot where the battle
of Bannockburn was fought, and the armies
of England We're defeated by Bruce.
looked, and SO fresh and bright was the
verdure that it seemed to me as if the earth
was stu fertilized with the blood Of those who
fell in that desperate struggle for the crown
of Scotland. Not far from this, the spot was
shown us where Wallace was defeated at the
battle of Falkirk. The region is now the
scene of another and unbloody warfare--the
warfare between the flee church and the gov
ernment church. Close to the church of the
establishment. at the foot Of Stirling, the SOL
diers of the free church have erected their
place of worship, and the sound of hammers
from the unfinished interior could be heard
almost up to the castle.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-02-12
POETRY.
THE CLEAR PISTON.

did but dream. Inever knew
What charms our sternest season wore,
Was never yet the sky so blue
Was never earth so white before
Till now ! never saw the glow
OF sunset on yon bills of snow,
And never learned the bough's designs
Ofbeanty In its iiieless lines.
Did ever such morning break
As that my eastern windows see?
Did ever such moonlight take
Weird photographs of shrub and tree?
Rang ever hellsso Wild and fleet,
The music OF the winter street?
Was ever yet asound by ha'f
So merry as yen school-boy's laugh?
Earthl with gadness overfraught
No added charm thy face hath found;
Within my heart the change is wrought,
My footsteps make enchanted ground
From couch OF pain and curtained room,
Forth to thy light and air eome
To find in all that meets my eyes
The freshness o. glad surprise.
Fair seem these wintry days and soon
Shall blow the warm west winds offspring,
To set the unbound Tills in tune "
Aud hither urge the blue birds wing
The wales shall laugh in flowers, the woods
Grow misty green with leafing buds,
And yiolets and wild flowers sway
Against the throbbing heart of Nav.
Break FORTH my lips in praise, and own
The wiser love severely kind;
Since, richer for its chasteniu grown
| see, whereas once was blind.
The world, @ Father hath not wronged
With loss the life by thee prolonged;
But still, every added year,
More beautiful thy works appear
As thou hast made thy world without,
Make thou more fair my world within;
shine through its lingering clouds of doubt,
Rebuke its haunting shapes OIL sin;
Fill, brief or long, my granted span
OF life with love to thee and man;
Strike when thou wilt the hour of rest,
But let my last days be my best
-. @. Whittier.
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The BEARD QUESTION. are not aware
that any special data exists whereby an opin-
ion could be obtained as to the habit nregard
to beard INDUCED in by our univers-
al father, Adam !; but we may presume that,
being in all respects a man of pronounced.
habits and features, Adam not being troubled
with any of the fashionable ffipperies and a
Ia mods Of his posterty, wore his beard way
ing in the breeze of Eden, a spectacle for an.
gels to marvel at. But, however that may be,
we all know that the patrarchs, and those
who succeeded them for many generations.
wore their boards amply. The Greeks wero
beard-wearing people, as were most of The na-
tions called barbariansr in those days.
Fneisienabie Rvnurs orsen dispensed with
their boards, and gave great attention to their
curled and scented hair /; but when the bar
barians entered Rome they found the grave
senators furnished forth with reverend boards
which they might pluck in contumely. All
Europe, savage aud civilized, until compar-
atively recent period In modern times. wore
their boards, which, with their long, flowing
locks was indicative of their freedom. 1t has
Ouiy Deeu WltHln the iuSt lew hundred Years
that fashion and art havo combined to decree
tue mode Of wearing the beard First tho
whiskers were banished, leaving the NOUS
tache and imperial the face was shaven clean
= fashion which lasted for many years and
following that, ensued tho habit of simple
tuft of hair In the region Of the ears, as was
customary in the beginning Of the present
century. While Americans for many years
have followed their own views in regard to
wearing tho beard, custom in regard to
wearing the beard in England has been
very arbitrary in the matter. Twenty-Five
years ago full beard in the streets Of Lol-
don was a great rarity. The elean-shavea
chin and upper lip was then the rule But
since that time great change has coms over
the English mind aud face. The upper and
middle classes of England under the age Of
forty, now almost universally affect the beard
and mustache, although the working class
still cling to the smooth upper lip and wills
kers on the face.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-02-12

Why BEES Work IN THE DARK.-A life
time might be spent in investigating the mys-
teries hidden in beehive, and still half the
secrets would be undiscovered. The forma-
tion Of the cell has long been problem for
the mathematician, while the changes which
the honey undergoes offer at least an equal
interest to the chemist. Everyone knows
what honey fresh from the comb is like. 1t
is clear yellow syrup, without trace of SOL
id sugar in it. Upon straining, however, 1t
gradually assumes crystalline appearance
it candies, as the saying is, and ultimately be-
comes q solid mass of sugar. 1t has not been
suspected that this change is due to photo
graphic action that the same agent which
determines the formation of camphor and
iodine crystals IN a bottlc causrs the syrup
honey to assume crystalline FORM. This,
however, is the case. NJ. Schneider, an emil
nent chemist, has inclosed honey in stoppered
TASKS, some of which he has kept in perfect
darkness, while others have been exposed to
the light. The invarabe result has been
that the summed portion rapidly crystaizes,
while that kept in the dark has remained per-
fectly liquid. And this is why bees work in
perfect darkness, and why they are so careful
to obscure the glass windows which are some
times placed in their hives. The existence of
their young depends on the liquidty of the
saccharine food presented to them, and flight
was allowed access to this, the syrup would
gradually acquire more or less solid consist
ency it would seal up the cells, and in all
probability prove fatal to the inmates of the
hive.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-02-12

Egypt is as dependent for her very existence
on the waters of the Nile as ever she was.--
There is not an acre of titled land but is fer
tilted directly from the river. The annual
rise caused by the Equatorial rains, begins in
June and attans it's greatest height in the
latter part of September. The country is ir-
rigated by eight hundred and forty-six canals,
measuring in all eight thousand four hundred
miles, of which one hundred and twelve have
been constructed during the present reign.
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NO 835.

PROSPERITY AND ADvERsITr.-- The state
Of our existence upen earth is perpetually
marked by The mixture Of good and evil.<--
Prosperity and adversely ase 10 associated III
our lifa THAI they may Do said to be sliced
the one over against tic otlels Generally
speaking, the life Of every mar. Is II t.1i,e,l
state Of good and eyil Of days Of essjoy.nsl,s
and days Of trouble There Is NOTHING f4r.
manent in the state through which "a ~
passing. Elevation, riches, pleasure. repuia-
ton, strength, beauty, --all that we possess-
all the external and accidental circumstances
OF our present existence, --are either precar-
ious with respect to their duration. and nav
be taken from is IN moment, or are suscep-
tible OF great changes and alterations. Some
times the objects of enjoyment are taken
from MS and 1t frequently happens. that ey-
en- when they are continued, we lose taste
for them, and become incapable of enjoying
them with comfort. Take general view Of
the scenes of human life ! How is ittlisturl-
ed by multitude of unforeseen and inevitable
revolutions which dissolve families. dispense
individuals, and turn opulcnce and ioy into
distress and sorrow The healthiest consti-
buttons, the most shining regulations, tho
most solid fortunes, and the purest domestic,
comforts, are subject to painful vicissituaes.
They sometimes decline gradually, and some
times pass rapidly from one existence to an.
other, as a serene sky is suddenly overcast by
rising storm with clouds and darkness. On
the other hand, scenes of adversely and dis
tress are often followed Inv ,r,,er.1,.,s,,. -,
AT the moment when q favorable change Is
little expected, the storm ceases, the clouds
are dispersed, and the desparing mariner en-
ters with pleasure and surprise, into the de-
sired harbor. Thus, is the diversified scene
OF human life, IL there is a slime to weep"
there is, also :" time to rejoice.n Many fav-
orablo chances, and unexpected deliverances,
after sorrow endured in the night season,
bring comfort and joy in tho morning
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-02-12

A ruralist seated himself at hotel table
and begun upon the bill of fare. After keep
ing three walters nearly an hour employed in
bringing dishes to him he called one of them
to him, heaved sigh, and whispered, rs he
spread the bill of fare before him and pointed
with his fingers mister, I've ct to thar
and, moving his finger down the page, "ef
it amt agin the rule I'd like to skip from
thar to thar"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-02-12

feel a kind of reverence for the first books
of young authors. There is 80 much aspira-
ton in them, SO much audacious hope and
trembling fear, SO much of the hearts history
that all errors and shortcomings are for
while lost sight Of in the amiable selfasser--
tions of the youth. LonafclSoo.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-02-12

What's de time OBJ day, ole 'oman .
said colored countryman to Aunt Milly, try
ing to poke fun at the brass chain that hell
her front-door key around her neck. Look
at de town clock, chile. OATS built for poor
folks" she replied.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-02-12

The difference between gossip and truth is
that no one ever stops to question your verac-
ity when you are INDUCING in the first, but
he wants you on oath when you are speaking
solemn facts.-Free Press.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-02-12

Two young ladies' who have been intimate
for seven years made remarkable discovery
the other day. word dropped in converse
ton by one caused the other to remark in a
surprised way, Why you don't mean to say
You are a church memberl Why so am I"
and they shook hands warmly.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-02-12

The following unique epistle was picked up
in the street at Schuylervile: : Dear Bill -
TIE reason didn't laff wien yu laft ad me in
the post offs Yesterday was becaws hev- a biie
on my face, and kant lail. II l luff she'll
burst. But luv yu Bin, uile orno bile, laf
or no laff. Yure luyin Kate, till h.'Sar-
atoga Sun.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-02-12

Have You frosted feet? Then 60 straight
way to the druggists and purchase small
quantity of alum. A piece of this about the
size of shelbark, it Is said, dissolved in q
small teacupful Of water and the liquid APP
piled to the parts affected, accompanied by
rubbing before the fire. will cure your frosted
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-02-12

WHAT SETTLED HM.-A genuine Yankee
in San Francisco, having bored a new conner
with every conceivable question relative to
his object 10 visiting the gold country, his
hopes, his means, and his prospects, at length
asked him If he had family.
=" Yes, sir have wife and six children,
and never saw one of them"
After this reply the couple sat few min
utes in silence, then the interrogation again
commenced
Was you ever blind, sir?"
No, sir"
" Did you marry widow, STRIP
Z" No, SIR"
Another interval OF silence.
Did understand you to say, sir, that you
had a wife and six children living in New
York, and had never seen one of them ?'
Why" was the response, I" one of them
was born after left. Boston Times.
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Said man to his friend the other day :
Tom, think it is highly dangerous to keep
the bills Of small banks on hand, now days"
81 find it more difficult than dangerous,
Tim," answered the other.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-02-12

Statistics lately issued show that in Italy
seventeen million people can't write. Blu
they can play hand-organ.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-02-12

Probably the harper combination in all
this wide world, during these merry winter
days, is half mince pie with boy around Il.
-Hawkeye.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-02-12

The reputation that man gets from his
ancestors often wants as much altering to fit
him as their old clothes would.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-02-12

Garlic is said to be sovereign remedy for
govt. There is no remedy for garlic.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-02-12

The dairy-inaid pensiysly MIXED the goa,
Aud pouting she paused to nlutter
81 wish. you brute. you'd turn TO mills
And the animal turned TO butt her.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1879-02-12

A boy who had read Of sailors heaving up
the anchor wanted to know if it was seasick-
ness made EN- do it.
Daily globe., 1879-02-14
FIVE CENTS A LINE
The GLOBE Want and Employ
melt Bureau.

Advertisements in this column are published
at five cents line each insertion, but in
order to prove the efficiency of the GLOBE as
an advertising medium, and also to aid the
unemployed, we will publish for twenty-five
cents, three-line advertisement, of situa-
tlons Wanted, Situations Offered, Boarding,
Lost, Found, &c., and continue the ADVERTISE
ment until the object sought for is accom-
p!lshed. For twenty-five cents, the man out
OF work can advertise for a situation until he
finds one.
Each line over the three, to cost five cents
per line each insertion.
Daily globe., 1879-02-14
st. Paul Wholesale Markets.


WHEAT-The demand was good and with light re-
celpts prices ruled firm and higher, an advance of
lQ2c per bus. being realized from previous quota
hons; The shipping demand was good and the sew
erai elevators report an exceedingly active business
We quote: No. 1, SO lbs, SOC; No. 2, 81 1bs., 75c:
No. 2, Sc lbs. zoe; No. 8, IS bs Csc; No. 8, 81 tbs
60c.
500; clear 3.5o94.oO; Xxx $50 |. 500.
OATs-The receipts are LIBERAL and un der good
demand prices rule steady.at the subjoined quota
23c per bus.
CoRN-Market fairly active at the subjoined quota
tons: No. 2, 2st@30c per bus.
BEANs-Falr to choice mediums $Ll001 40; navy
hand-picked 1.5O01.65; common stock 9OcM$1.1O
BUTTER-Choice creamery 1802Oc per h; fair to
good do 14D1ec; common to good dairy 5@15c.
Poo1TRY-Ihe offerings of choice turkeys con-
dnue light, and sales are readily effected at 9@11c,
per tb.; dressed chickens in good demand at 8@1Oc
per ID.
EeesoFresh laid eggs 14@16c per dozen; picked
cRANBERR1Es-Cultivate S1.75@1.so; common
stock .25@l.5O.
MILL sTuFFs-Feed $12.5O@13.oo; bran 1900
e.o' shorts 6'ooQ9o.oo; corn meal 12.oo@12.5o per
BARLEY-Market dull and receipts light; No. 2
nominal at 60@7Oc per bus; No. g. 3O@35c; rejected
1sD20c.
HAT-Baled hay-Timothy $9.50@1O.OO; wild hay
7:5e@soO; loose hay-wid 900 per ton; timothy 600
@8.5O. O
PRov1s1oNs-The demand was good for all de-
scrlptlons and values ruled firm at the annexed quo
tatons: Mess pork S9OO09.25. Lard, in barrels.
$3.50 per 100 lbs; kegs TOO; pals 500. City cured
hams &c per b; shoulders 4@5c; bacon sides
6@5hc.
DRESSED HoGs-Were in good request and with
hght receipts prices realized material advance. We
quote Extra choice hogs, $355@3.9o per 100 lbs
common to good hogs, S34003.5O.
LIVE STOoK-The movement was moderately
active, but under fair offerings values continued o
rule steady We quote: Choice smooth steers, $3.50
@3;75; good feshey steers, S3.OO@s.5O; COWS and
helfers, S2.25 @3.OO.
Daily globe., 1879-02-14
Chicago Produce Market.

rro-n CHICAGO, Feb. 13.
FLoUR-Good demand; full prices.
red Ssntsr oso at aetiye firm and higher; No.
NJ? No. DID March sio AgE sales
active and firm; higher; 1910 cash and March: 3sc
april; 36 %c bid May; rejected 3Oc. Oats, good de-
mand ma and shade higher; 21s1c cash; 2iXc March
a2Ae Ap5 24%o bid May Rye good demand and
FLAA SEED-Frm; good crushing to choice clean
Si:240l.5O; choice sowing 1.55.
PkoVMiSlONs-Pork isl active; firm and higher; Se. rs
eash; @ e;s2N@9:s5 M March; e.95@e:s7A April; io.lo
May. Lard active and shade higher; 6.72H 16.75
cash; 6.75@6.77h March; 685@S.s7M Apri1: 7.o9
May Bulk meats fairly active anda shade higher
ahoulders 3.65@3.7O; bulk hort rib 4.7O@4,75: bulk
snort @ clear @ 5;oo@5o5 Dressed hogs fairly active
WAlSkY-Steady and unchanged; S1O4.
RECE1PTS-12,00O barrels -four: 57 nm
oushels wheat 10000 bushels corn; II 900 bushels
oats $500 bushels rye; 1000 bushels barley. ''N
CLOSING PRICES.
GRAlN-Wheat active but lower 9Oc cash: 90a6
asked March 91h asked April. Corn inactive ana
!oWer; 52Ac March; 33c asked April; 36%@36Xc
May. Oats firm and unchanged.
PkoVlSIONS-Pork active but lower: S9.77l.
March 800 bid April. Lard active but lower as 72I
March; 680@6.S2 April. ~'''~1a
Daily globe., 1879-02-14
Associated Press Markets.
milwaukee, Produce MarLxot

MILWAUKEE, Feb. 49,
FLOUR-In good demand.
dKAlN-Wheat opened steady and closed strong;
NO. NO. hard 81 90; No. 97c; No. 2, 9Oc; February
yUe y.c; March 9Ohc; April 91%c; May 96c; No. g.
16Hc; No. 4, 69@70c; rejected 60c. Corn scarce
and firmly held; No. new Sic. Oats scarce and
hgher; No. 2, 21hc. Rye scarce and wanted; No
l, 44c: Barley dull and lower; No. fresh 74c
PROVISIONS-Quiet and steady. Mess pork quiet: :
new So TO- Lard, prime steam S6 rs.
HodS-Llve, frmer at $360@3. .S0 Dressed hogs
noninally firm at 4.3O.
wheat 'AoA'
wheat. ' ~
Daily globe., 1879-02-14

market at all. Aid. sanborn favored the erec-
ton Of such structure by private enterprise.
Ala: hlttson also opposed it. And Senator
vocated the repair of the-old one; it was good
enough for all practical purposes.
The discussion followed at great length; Aid.
Allen urging it as matter of progress.
Senator Gilfllan held that there was
$S75.OOO worth of progress before the legisla-
ture now.
Aid. sanborn in long speech took opposi-
tlon to the Sixth ward levee; he did not want
TO gee an inland lake formed over there
which the navies of the world could ride; he
opposed high school; he opposed market; he
dldnt want one built as an exposition for
Eastern visitors to behold and admire.
AID. Allen opposed the levee; he opposed the
nigh school and favored the market: he thought
we had education enough, and proposed to pay
little attention to mans stomach.
The discussion was closed by referring the
matter to the delegation to act as they saw fit,
after which the meeting adjourned.
The Independent Order of B'nai Birth
The independent order of B mai B rith, far
extending and commendable charitable society
of the Hebrews, has been holding its quinten-
NAL convention at Philadelphia, and has lust
adjourned. The convention was largely at
tended, representatives being present from all
parts of the country.
The extent of the society's charities are
gathered from the following
INTERESTING STATISTICS:
The number of lodges is 305; membership,
Daily globe., 1879-02-14
Cheapest and best goods at Ahern's.
MONEY AND TRADE.
FINANCIAL.
Money and Stocks.

NEW YORK, Feb. 13.
Governments steady.
Railroad securities strong.
State bonds quiet.
The stock market opened streng and prices ad
Vanced AG3A per cent, but subsequently Westarn
Union fell off from 99A to SO, and the general list
yielded A@1A per cent During the afternoon
speculation was better and the whole market ad-
vanced, the leading features being Michigan Central
Canada Southern, Chicago & Northwestern, Chicago
4 Rock Island, Milwaukee & St. Paul, New JERSEY
Central, and Western Union. There was an active
demand for these shares partly to close short con-
tracts. At the close the highest prices of the day
were current.
At the close transactions aggregated 153 O0c shares
OF which II 900 were Lake Shore Michigan Sontb
ern; 5000 Chicago Northwestern common: 1O.O0o
Chlcago Northwestern preferred; $4,000 Milwau-
Kee q st: Paul common; 1900 Milwaukee & st. Paul
preferred; $4,000 Delaware, Lackawanna l. Western :.
l6 @ goo New Jersey Central; 3,7oO Morris & Essex
S,eoo michigan Central; 5000 Union Pacific; 6,OOo
ONO mississippi; 1900 Western Union, and 5'0OO
Missouri, Kansas & Texas. O''0'
Money loomed up to Z and closed at 2l per cent
Prime mercantile paper 3@41a per cent.
sterling exchange, long So; short ssA.
Inc following the clOsno
Daily globe., 1879-02-14

On passage to United Kingdom 1,s50,O0O quarter
wheat.
NEW YORK. Feb. 13-ll:OOA.M
Corn active; steady.
Wheat strong and higher.
NEW YORK, Feb. 13-12:OO N.
Wheat strong; some export business
New YORK. Feb. 49, 100 p. M.
Wheat stronger; quiet; No. 99lo96c: No, q Nil.
waukee $1.O3QD1.O5.