The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1882-08-23

The public debt was reduced only Sl4,-
000, 600 in July. We are an awful SHIFT
less people.
Oscar Wilde's advent IN this country
has put sunflewer stock ia nearly every
body's yard or garden.
New Brunswick has only been able to
get au offer OF 974 for $25, 900 Of twenty
year five per cent. sinking fund bonds.
Exchanges are warning their readers OF
a person who is selling powder that he
claims is made by Edison, and will in
crease the Illuminating power of oil 10
that of electric light. He asks 50 box
for the powder, which is said to be worth
less.
The Omaha Republican thinks that as
the Sultan has politely presented General
Wallace with Turkish girl, the Presi-
( dent cannot do less than return the com
pliment by presenting the Sultan's repre-
sentative at Washington with DR.. Mary
Walker.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
it is stated. Is now building all its pass
enger coaches one foot narrower than the
ordinary pattern, reducing the width by
making the isle narrower. The object is
to make the car lighter and to lessen the
resistance.
Dir. A. +. Budd, an old and eminent
physician Of Mount Holly, died on Mon
day evening of last week, of general de-
bility. He was one of the oldest practi-
TONERS in the State, having practiced his
profession for over forty-one years. He
leaves widow and two children.
A column of army worms, several
millions strong, crossed the Somerset line
last week. Matthew Suydam, an extern
sive farmer of Franklin township, says
they injured his oats somewhat, and are
now in his cornfeld. In some parts of
the cornfeld there are multitudes of them,
and in others there are but few Somer-
set Messenger.
Nothing illustrates the rapid progress
this country is making better than the
casual announcement that the President
has appointed commissioners to examine
new section Of the Northern Pacific rail
road $50 miles long. Twenty years ago,
the extension Of a single line by SO much
would have been considered quite won
derful thing, now 1t is dismissed in a
The Dover Era is responsible for the
following story A lady at Branchvile,
Sussex county, fed one day at her place
came often to the house for food. This
ha nil ,frh 20
and the two make frequent excursions
from the brook to the house to obtain
food. Their journey is about three hun
bred yards each way, and over a stony,
billy piece of ground.
The best of men will sometimes make
but it certainly seems very I'M
fortunate that the Hon. Miles Ross should
have committed the blunder of securing
an appropriation in the River and Harbor
bill for deepening the channel = of an
alleged river at Elizabeth in his District,
when, according to an Elizabeth paper,
the appropriation should have been for
macadamizng the river bed to do away
W it'll the dust rising from it. The whole
appropriation may be lost, it is suggested,
in consequence of this mistake.
Media is the town whore the sale of
strong drink is forever prohibited by the
charter. There is only one hotel in the
place (the Ealderman House. and except
that there is no bar and no drinking, the
guests find no difference between this and
other hotels. A spacious dining room
filled with tables surrounded with board
ers and transient guests-to partake of
the excellent fare makes one almost wish
that some Of those skeptical people who
believe that hotel cannot be run with
out liquor, could see this one as we saw it
on the day of our visit.--Er.
A Delicious Appetizer,
That ensures digestion aud enjoyment
of food tonic, that brings strength to
the weak and rest to the nervous harm
less diarrh@a cure that don't constipate--
just what every family needs-Parker' S
Ginger Tonic.
Ex-Congressman ] M. Leach, of North
Carolina, has published letter announc-
ing his withdrawal from the Democratic
party and declaring his purpose hereafter
to act with the Liberals In his letter
Mr.. Leach denounces the Democrats for
their attempt to renew the fight upon the
color line, and declares himself in favor of
free and equal rights for all classes and
both races. He says he not only speaks
for himself, but thousands of others who
have heretofore acted with the Democrats.
Mr.. Leach is regarded as one of the best
stumpers in the State, and he has hereto
fore been very active in his efforts in
behalf of the Democratic party. 1t is I'M
derstood that he will be candidate for
the next Congress.
The Washington monument is now 300
feet high. Tho original design contem-
plated height of 500 feet, but at meet
ing of the Commissioners two years ago,
when it was decided to resume work, it
was voted to make the monument the
loftiest artificial structure in tho world
The Commissioners examined the heights
of all the noted monuments, towers, pago-
das, spires, buildings and flag poles, and
found that to safely distance all rivalry a
height of $50 feet would be necessary. 1t
was therefore determined to complete the
shaft on this plan, and the drawings were
modified to that end. What was the sur
prise and qualification of the Commission
ers to find subsequently that the new
proportions of the shaft as now adopted
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