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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-05-23
BOLDER THAN A LION.
An Animal Trainers Desperate Encounter
With Il LiOneas.

Peter Marvin, an animal trainer in Phila-
felphia, had narrow escape from death
recently. Marvin, who is employed at the
Winter quarters of G. b. Davis circus in
the above-named city, by his attentions to
three cub lions had excited the jealousy Of
lioness, Juno by name, whose den was oppo-
site that occupied by the cubs. On Monday
night Marvin entered close room filed on
three sides with dens of beasts and proceed
cd to feed the animals. After giving the
cubs their food he patted them for WHILE
This appeared to enrage Juno. Marvin
turned to quiet her, and as he advanced to-
ward the cage he stumbled and fell against
the bars. In an instant she seized his right
arm above the elbow In order to protect
his head and body tho man fell and with his
left hand grasped the bottom of the cage.
Juno held his right arm with one paw and
struck through the bars at his head with the
other. BY this time every animal in the
place was excited, and their roars and cries
could be heard blocks away. After Juno
bad torn the flesh FROM MRryin's arm, struck
u1fl bbN1fai WtShtu plOWh AiA tLe saOttAucs
and then allowed him to drop to the ground
and crawl away, the beast broke out of her
den. Marvin managed to reach the rack in
which tho heavy iron bars used to clean the
cages are kept Snatching one of the irons
he Boldly advanced on Juno, who crouched
In corner Above the din of the beasts
Within the men at the doors, to their aston
ishment, heard Marvin ordering tho lioness
back to her cage. This treasured them, and
they started to enter. As the doors opened
Juno sprang over Marvins head and took
refuge in stall. Marvin shouted to close
She doors, and, following the now cowed
lioness struck her twice with the iron bar.
Then he poked her out, and with an angry
roar she vaulted back into her cage and the
danger was over. Marvin's injuries were
attended TO yesterday by physician, who
says he will not lose the use of his arm.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-05-23
ABsuRDITIEs OF MEMS GARB.
Why the Modern Cont, Trousers and Hat
Rre Bnrbarous Affairs.


Knee-breeches are coming into use in
Boston," said fashionable Blank street
tailor.
"For every day wear ?'
No, not yet; but that will come soor
enough. l mean for evening parties am
making pair of knee-breeches for young
man to wear out evenings when he goes in
full dress Several of our 'toniest young
men are wearing them at dinners and at
parties. In New York number of young
men moving in the best circles have resolved
to wear knee-breeches with full dress"
Zone result of Oscar WiIde's example
and preaching, l suppose ?" ventured the
inquiring newspaper man.
"Oh, no; Wilde didn't start Il. Haven't
you heard of Gotch2 Don't you know that
Gotch says that men arc comfortably and
conveniently dressed, but that beauty is con-
spicucusly absent in their atl;-ss 90
1t appears that this rival of Oscar has put
his ideas regarding mems dress into print.
Trousers are not economical, inasmuch as
they get baggy at the knee long before they
are worn out, and they are always getting
dirty at the ankles They are not specially
adapted either for cold or for wet. On
wet day it is the part from tho knee down.
ward that catches the rain and necessitates
the changing of the whole garment In
deed, it is the way in which they ignore the
knee-joint which renders trousers SO prac.
tically Objectionable. It is at this joint they
drag and not only spoil their own shape,
but infict sense of tightness over the
whole body by means Of the braces
Why are buttons placed on the back of
coat Mr.. Gotch remarks that the tailors
say that they are there to "mark the waist"
But why should the waist be marked? As
matter of fact, the only reason for the ex-
istence of these two buttons is that they are
survival from the time when they were of
use, when men buttoned back the long flaps
of their coats in order to walk more freely,
or found them useful in sustaining the sword
belt. We have no flaps now, we wear no
swords now; then why keep the buttons
Another rudmentary organ may be found ut
the end of the sleeve. There IL always a
cuff marked, generally by double row of
Stitches which performs no useful service,
unless it be to remind us that are grand
fathers had facngs to their sleeves, and that
the little buttons which still appear at the
end were of real use when the sleeves were
tight at the wrist. Another inevitable feat.
ure of the coat is the collar In old times
this collar was of some service ii was large
and turned up well in Indictment weather;
in order to allow of its buttoning properly
around the neck nick was necessary. But,
though we hardly ever think of turning up
ON ordinary coat collar and find it of little
use if we do, We still preserve both it and
the nick as survivals. The stove-pipe hat
too is only the carcase on which our ances.
tors were wont to display ribbons and knots
and other gauds. In itself it is both ugly
and uncomfortable Then we wear absurd
neckties that do not tie and pins that do no
pin.--Bost0n Herald
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-05-23
WEIGHT AGAINST MEASURE.
The Way Provisions nrc Bought aud Sold
In New York.

In New York.
One of the largest produce commission
men in the city said:
AZ have thought over the subject of
weights and measures a great deal. The
bushel is thing of the past. 1t is no long
er used, except, perhaps, as the name for
specified weight, generally in connection
with some small grain. 1t is legal meas
ure, however We handle our coarser goods
in barrels, boxes crates, and baskets, and l
may say there is no standard or established
size regulating any of them. Take crates
for instance, berries. They are supposed to
hold certain regular amount, but they
do not and as for barrels, it is all guess
work. l have long thought some system of
weight, prices, and trading ought to be de-
vised, and yet it would DO somewhat COM
plicated and hard to accustom the trade to.
Now, there's potatoes The Peerless variety
will outweigh the Early Rose something
like twenty pounds to the barrel, and yet
the Early Rose potatoes are worth the most.
In fact, the drier and mealier potato is,
the lighter, but more costly. Again. q ton
of fresh dug potatoes will dry down to some
thing about 1900 weight. Still, it seems to
me, weight would be the proper method for
handling produce.
"Barrels are of all sorts of sizes, and
city purchaser has to be guided entirely By
his judgment in buying barrelled goods.
Some retail grocers have very poor judg-
ment, but they all intend to charge enough
to give profit. Barrels, however, have
taken the place of bushels in trade, and the
majority of vegetables and lines of nuts and
fruits in New York city are handled in them.
Potatoes will run from $50 to $50 pounds to
the barrel. A good deal depends on the
packer in filling barrels. Some packers can
put fifteen per cent. more stuff in barrel
than Others The retail measure trade of the
city has no measure about it but the name.
The dealer gives a customer as much of an
article as he thinks he can afford for the
money, without any reference to what tn
measure holds. ~. Y. Sur.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-05-23
POETRY.
oAspAR, THE PEASANTS SON.

On the hillside slope Of a valley town,
In cot as brown as the roads are brown,
Lived Caspar, a peasant by age bowed down
Caspar the peasant, his simple name
Ungilded by touch OF the laurelled fame,
Yet he lived on happily all the same.
He lived on happily, but for this,
The son that was most Of his earthly bliss
Was stranger than anything earthly is.
He would follow the brook that flowed along,
And listen all day TO its murmurs strong,
OF would stand enwrapt at a birds sweet song.
He had no liking for plough or for spade,
He hated the gun and the bright sword-bldde,
And he followed no captious village-maid.
So the father worried and tasked the lad
Who was good as gold when gold can be had,
And was always merry and never sad.
But Caspar died, and his son, who wept
When the father folded his hands and slept,
Saw the old man buried, and then he crept
At night from the cot on the hillside slope,
With few clothes tied by knotted rope
And heart that beat high and loud with hope
Afar, far on from his valley home,
From the thick tree-groves and mountains
dome,
He went with his face turned straight towards
home.
And years passed by, ard the great lane .ing
When the sound of songs that were sweetly
sung
BY pale, calm man, with gifted tongue.
he had caught from the bird Its rarest note,
And the brook had taught him Its liquid rote,
And he carried their secrets In his throat
And 10, one day to the valley town,
And up the slope to the cottage brown,
CAME man with hair like a golden crown.
And he sought the spot where old Casper lay,
And he knelt by the grave II prayer to say,
Then he rose and turned to go away.
But he opened his mouth before he went,
And out from his treasures a sweet song sent,
song that with bird-nntes and brook notes
blent.
And he took up his staye, and said 81 know
My father has heard me, and so go
Again to my work In the world below
And know lie knows that no sword, nor gun
Nor spade such praises and gold have won
As the voice of Caspar the peasants son."
james Berry nensel In Youths Companion.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-05-23

WY WOMAN WOULDN'T WEEP"
saw you at the funeral the other day." said
one lady to another yesterday. Eyes. 1
saw you, too" "How natural the corpee
looked! |" "Just like MARBLE" AZ never
heard more affecting funeral sermon, did
you ?" "Eever. And just think of it,
when everybody was crying, I reached for
my handkerchief and found, to my horror,
that it was a red one l had in my pocket"
"Goodnessi Whs; did you dor Why,
I didn't cry. How could I, when everyone
else in the church WAS using white!n-
Stockton, Cal., Mall
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-05-23


The CHEApNEss OF MANKIND. Nothing "a
80 cheap in the market of tho world rs men.
Tho very OK that is to be slaughtered to-
morrow is worth more than man, for he
can be eaten after he is killed. The most
worthless thing on the face of the earth is
the human creature, whom religion calls
'the child of God" Whole continents
could be sunk and never missed. 1t is true
chat there is, incidentally, value attached
to men. They are good to make nations,
armies and churches. The worth of man
cannot be estimated until you determine the
worth Of immortality. Measure man not
by what he is, but by what he is to be when
be is freed from all the bonds which bind
him hese.--H W. Basehsr.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-05-23

A Coon SIZED BooTJAoK. -" That fellow
had monstrous foot, the biggest I ever
saw" How large? ?" asked the General.
"Give us some idea of its size ?" 81 don't
know that can, but I'll tell you what's fact.
His foot was SO big that-well, you have
heard the old story of the fellow who used
the forks of the road for boot jack? Yes (;
well, Nick tried 1t, and split the road SO far
that the geography of the neighborhood was
changed. "--Arkansnso HamsoY.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-05-23

SHE HAD HEARD THE CHoIR SING ia
certain little three-year old likes very much
to go to church, and especially enjoys the
singing. One day the choir sang Rock OF
Ages, Cleft for Me-" and after she got home
the little one was heard singing, very serl-
ousIy, "Rock the Babies, kept for me-
Ewy0Y Tales.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-05-23

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-12-23
RHEUM
BY AN ENGLISH PHYSICIAN
ITS CAUSE AND CURE.

This painful malady was formerl,
considered to be entirely the resnit
OF age, cold or exposure, but medicsI
science has now demonstrated thst
1t is disease in the blood. which
may be inherited in so dangerous q
form as to cause death in youth o.
middle age, and even in infancV
That the enemy courses through the
veins, mixed in life fluid, in a LIQUID
form for certain length of time.
that it gradually, through a variety
OF causes, becomes partially solidi-
fed into sort of clayey substance
This accommodating in the Joints of
the fingers. toes and limbs, becomes
an obstruction to the circulation, and
In time stlffens the joints, causing
in many instances great pain and
suffering. 1t also materially affects
the healthy action of the vital or
gans, interfering with the heart, the
stomach and the kidneys. Il rem
edv such as that known as Britannia
is the best that can be taken to re-
move the disease, and to give the
proper tone to all parts of the sys.
TEN. No external application can
remove rheumatism. Patients who
use various oils, lotions and lini-
ments, are dying every day from
this disease. But no one has vet
died of rheumatism to my know
ledge who used Britannia, even
when the disease was so far adyan-
ced as to cause complete prostra-
ton. This valuable family med,
cine can be be obtained at Zior's
Drug Store, Salt Lake City.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-12-23

the canal despite her husbands warn-
ing voice. NJ. de Lesseps had one
sister, married to the celebrated DE-.
Cabarras. His eldest brother was Q
diplomasist and senator, and died in
1874. His youngest, is general agent
in France for the Bey OF Tune, and
one OF the no-surrender administra-
tors of the Suez canal.
The republic have reduced the in
come of tho archbishop of Paris from
As, 600 to $1,000 francs a year, q
manner OF separating church from
safe that makes the judicious grieva
and that Gambetta opposed; q sub
scription is being set on foot to secure
him handsome endowment.
NJ. Rouher, the once vice-emperor,
aged SO, is dying of softening OF the
brain. He takes his valet for Napo-
leon III, and his private secretary for
Bismarck. In 1862 London gave this
eminent free trader banquet. II
seems but As yesterday, when in De-
cember 1867, he at the zenith of fame
and power, pronounced his memora-
BILE 'Jumais" never, 1.-The French
would quit Italy," What a fall is
there, my countrymen. NJ. Rouher
made g great mistake not to retire
definitely from public life, when the
Second Empire foundered with all
hands.
A few consoling items:--M. Levy
announces, that in French Guiana,
which he has inspected, there is q
veritable Cslifornis; sufficient gold to
pay of the national debt, and that the
Prussians cannot touch. The PrefecI
de Police, in spirit OF true gallantry
comedies something to the ladies'
memorial on behalf of wandering
dogs. for the future they "shall be
sufocated. not hanged" Gambetta's
brother-in-law. Leris. a collector o
revenue, has obtained permission FOL
his three children to take the name
of Gambetta.
"Msrie. do not put too much vine
gar in the salad" mo fear. ma
dame. l do not like much myself"
Early sketches: an illustrated pa
per, gives. by its own artist, snG
doubtless an eyewitness, sketch Of
the Hicks massacre.
Banker to q bosom friend-"OnlJ
think, my wife has eloped with my
private cash box"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-12-23

While walking On a railroad track
recently.a man caught his foot in a
"frog" just as the whistle of an APP
preaching train sounded. He made
almost superhuman efforts to break
away, but without success, and the
train dashed madly by him on an
other track.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-12-23

If the young woman who cleans
her gloves with kerosene, and wears
them to church before they
are thoroughly evaporated, knew
what effect it had on the Chris.
tianity Of those near her, she would
probably 60 fishing for one Sunday.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-12-23

Eczema of the palms o: the hands and
OF the ends Of the fingers. very difficult to
treat and usually considered inoursble;
small patches of letter and salt rheum OF
the cars, nose er d sides OF the face
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-12-23

1t would require this entire paper to
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-12-23

Scald Heads, with loss of hair with
out number, heads covered with dam
druff and scsly eruptions. especially OF
children and infants, many Of which
since birth had been mass of scabs.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-12-23

Psoriasis, leprosy, sud other trightful
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-12-23

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-12-23

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-12-23

Itching. burning and scaly -torturea
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-12-23

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-12-23

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-12-23
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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-12-23

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The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1883-12-23

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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-27
Notes and PersonalitIes.

WASHINGTON, June 26.-Major Nickerson
has been expelled from the Metropolitan
Club of this city.
The President has referred very pointed
letter in the Horton case to Secretary Foger.
and he in turn has called the attention of
Commissioner Evans to it. 1t is from the
prominent firm of wholesale druggists in
Boston of Carter, Harris & Hawley, and
makes the direct charge that 5000 was de-
manded by Horton by way of black mail, and
paid him.
The treasury reserve, which has been stead
lily increasing for several days, amounts to
$40, 491, $50. 1t is stated that payments to
be made the present month on account of pen
sions will not exceed 81, 125, 600 The quar-
terly interest on the per cent. loan, due
July 1st next, amounts to $7,350,000
The Solicitor OF the Treasury has still un-
der consideration the offer of compromise in
the case of Thomas Ochiltree. formerly
United States marshal of Texas. The amount
of the judgment in the case is $10,0 aud
the amount offered in compromise is $500
The Solicitor has received letter from
gentleman not party to the case, offering to
buy the governments claim against Ochil-
tree for So 900.
DR.. Parker has declined the proffer of the
Washington postoffice and will retain the
position he now holds in the department
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-06-27

Golfers of this swindling concern, annually,
by the American people, and of this sum it
is safe to say that at least so per cent, or a
sum in excess of $625,000, is forwarded
through the United States mails. As the
case now stands, the government is an active
accomplice in one or the boldest, baldest
and greatest schemes of open robbery ever
conceived and allowed to exist. If the gov
ernment profited by the robbery OF its citi-
zens there might be some excuse for non
action in the premises, but it stands in the
attitude of fool partner. bearing the onus
and getting nothing, Official recognition OF
the legitimacy of the business done by this
organization of plunderers is little less than
criminal neglect of duty on the part of
somebody. 1t has been urged in explanation
that Postmastergeneral Keys successors had
no official knowledge of the prostitution of
the mail service in direct violation Of the
law, and that it would be undignifed to act
without such official knowledge. AS this
official knowledge could only be impaired
Officially" by postofice inspectors,
and as postoffice inspectors are not
in the habit of making investigations in the
face of an order from a former Postmaster
general warning them to keep their hands of,
it is clear that an epoch of endless official ig-
norance has been setting in for some time
past.
Postmaster-general Gresham, happily, does
not appear to be troubled with squeamish-
ness in this matter. He has announced his
intention of looking up this question forth
with, without waiting to be Officially" noti-
fed that there is something rotten by inspec-
tors who have been themselves Officially" no.
titled to keep their spoons out of the broth.
When the stencil gets so overpowering that the
whole country is holding its nose he knows
there is a carcass about