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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-03-14
LIFE ON THE MOUNTAIN FRONTIER.

The following amusing description of the
mixed life of frontier town, is given in E.
v. Smalley's 1.-THE New Northwest" in
the Century Magazine.
The picturesque features of life in West
ern Montana town like Missoula are best
seen as evening approaches. Crowds of
roughly clad men gather around the doors Of
the drinking-saloons. A group of Indians,
who have been squatting on the sidewalk
for two hours playing some mysterious game
of cards of their own invention, breaks up.
One of the squaws throws the cards into the
street, which is already decorated from end
to end with similar relics of other games.
Another swings baby upon her back, ties
shawl around it and herself, secures the
child with strap buckled across her chest,
and strides off, her moccasined feet toeing
inward In the traditional Indian fashion.
She wears gown made OF scarlet calico
bed-quilt, with leggings of some blue stun !;
bat she has somehow managed to get civ
ilized dress for the child. They all go OF
to their camp on the hill near by. Some
blue-coated soldiers from the neighboring
military post, remembering the roll-call at
sunset, swing themselves upon their horses
and go galloping of, a little the worst for
the bad whisky they have been drinking in
the saloons miner in blue wooden shirt
and brown canvas trousers, with hat OF as
tonishing dimensions and a beard of years
growth, trots up the street on mule, and,
with droll oaths and shutting talk, offers the
animal for sale to the crowd of loungers on
the hotel piazza. No one wants to buy, and,
after provoking deal of laughter the miner
gives his ultimatum; "rll hitch the critter
to one of them piazza posts, and if he don't
pull it down you may have him." This gen.
erous offer is declined by the landlord; and
the miner rides off, declaring that he has
not solitary four-bit piece to pay for his
supper aud is bound to sell the mule to
somebody.
Toward nightfall the whole male popula.
ton seems to be in the street, save the busy
Cinnamon in the laundries, who keep on
sprinkling clothes by blowing water out of
their mouths. Early or late, you will find
these industrious little yellow men at work.
One shuffies back aud forth from the n.y.
drant, carrying water for the morning wash
in old coal-oil cans hung to stick balanced
across his shoulders. More Indians nova
"buck" and two squaws, leading ponies
heavily laden with tent, clothes, and buffalo
robes. A rope tied around a pony's lower
jaw is the ordinary halter and bride of the
"Indians. These people want to buy some
article at the saddler's shop. They do not
go in, but stare through the windows for
five minutes. The saddler knowing the H.
dian way of dealing, pays no attention to
them. After while they all sit down on
the ground in front of the shop. Perhaps
quarter of an hour passes before the saddler
asks what they want. If he had noticed
them at FIRST they would have gone away
without buying.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-03-14

Know THYsELF.-A raw-boned Irish wo-
man entered one Of the national banks in
Providence the other day and presented
check at the cashiers desk. The cashier
looked at her and said politely, MADAME,
you must get identified" Faith, and
what's that 2" "Why, you see, you are q
stranger to me. don't know YOU"
"Will, thin, I'm too proud to introduce me-
sif too yez. My names Sary MacFlinn, an
I'm not ashamed of it." "well, but you
see cannot tell whether you are the person
whose name is ON the check" said the
cashier, too polite to tell her that perhaps
she was lying about It. "And what did ye
say must dol ~ Identify yourself.
Bring some one here that knows you"
"Indadei An who knows me better than
I know myself 2" The cashier paid the
check without another word. Anon.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-03-14
THE SAND MAN.

There's funny old fellow, so heard say,
Who comes along at the close or day,
With big, big bag on his shoulders hung,
And shadow mantle about him flung.
Now the funniest part OF the story, dears,
Is this, that nobody ever hears
The old mans footsteps, so quiet is he.
And his queer old self nobody can see.
But what do you think he comes to dor
o little ones, gray-eyed, brown-eyed or blue?
He sprinkles sand on your eyelids white
AS soon as It's time to say good night,
And the dear little eyes, so heavy they grow
They droop and at last close tight, you must
know;
And, wrapping his mantle around you fast,
He carries you off TO dream at last
Would you know the name or this wonderful
man?
ASK nurse TO tell you II she can.
Long ago, my darlings, when !, like you,
Was golden-haired child, with eyes OF blue,
He came to me with the twilight gray
And made me weary at last OF play
just as he comes to my own little one
Even now, when the long, long day is gone
Mary d. Brine In Our Little Ones
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Why he felt fiat 81 suppose when
woman get their rights, said the young man
IN flat hat, "you girls viii be making love
be made love to, you know" Eyes," re.
piled Angelina "only one wants to choose
ones lovers" The next moment the young
man in the fiat hat was standing alone, feel
ing iiatter than his flat hat. Boston Tran
script.
Dogs: They were talking about dogs
the habits, comparative intelligence, etc.,
of those sagacious animals, when young
Rutherbert said: swell, SIR my dogs
dandy, he is. You ought to just see him,
sometimes Honestly, l believe he has
more sense than I have" That's very
doubtful compliment for the dog" said old
Mr.. Gloomy, who sat over in the corner.
The Bohemian.
"A profane youth; Not long ago a ven-
cradle Scotch elder was obliged one Sabbath
to walk several miles to get to the kirk He
was accompanied by young man, who.
when they had proceeded for an hour in ST.
lenco, ventured to remark that it was "a
grand day." whereupom quoth the other.
"Whist, mon; is the Lords day suitable
time to be clavering about the weather s'--
Anon.
"A coat of many owners: "rve stolen
coat" said man to lawyer, "and l
want you to defend me. Think you can
prove me innocentg "Oh, yes; we can
prove that you were in an adjoining town
ship when the coat was stolen and that the
prosecution is malicious" GLOW much win
you charger" "What sort of coat IL It ?"
First rate never been worn any"
"Well, won't charge you anything. Just
give me the coat "-Arkaasaao Traoeisr.
Very busy Mrs. Colonel Percy Yer
ger has two colored ladies' employed. Afsw
days ago Mrs. Yerger called down from her
room in the second story: "Matild@ bring
me glass of water" I amt gwins III do
hit till Use fru what Use dom right now.
Bring hit yerself." What are you so busy
atp Restn' myself" "Then tell Jemi-
ma to bring me glass of water" "She
am busy, too" "What is she busy at ?"
Helpin' me rest myself "--Tsras Sift-
ings.
Missed bis train; In no city in Texas
do the clocks and watches vary as much as
they do in Austin. The town clock differs
from the time at the jewelry stores, while the
railroad time seems to regulate itself. Yes
terday afternoon a gentleman with grip
sack in his hand remarked, on hearing the
town clock strike three: "Merciful Moses
it is quarter past four, and now the four
o'clock train that was to go of on left
three quarters Of an hour ago."-Ieras
Siftings.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-03-14

THE LEoPARD's UNCHANGED SPoTs.--
The simple truth is that Mormonism has
not changed one jot since the Mountain
Meadow massacre. 1t is just as cruel
and relentless to-day in its persecution of
apostates as then, only it is more discreet
and ia forced to employ moro secret
means. Why we oppose 1t, in common
with nearly every one in this country, 10
because it claims greater powers than the
Southern States claimed before the Re-
bellion. 1t is an aggravated form Of
Ssate's rights, engrafted on basis Of lust
and moral uncleanliness. The encroach-
ment of settlers has crippled much Of lite
power, but in any conflict between its
own laws and those of the central Govern
ment its people always ranged as one man
against the enforcement of the law which
other States and communities obey with
out question. San Francisco Chronicle.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-03-14
POETRY.
STORM ON LAKE asouAM.

A cloud, like that the oid-tine Hebrew saw
On Carmel prophesying rain, began
To lift itself DER wooded Cardigan,
Growing and blsckening. Suddenly, 5 nav
OF chill wind menaced; then Wild blast beat
Down the long valleys murmuring pines, and
woke
The noon-drcam of the sleeping lake, ana
broke
its smooth steel mirror at the mountains feet,
Thunderous and vast, the fire-yelned darkness
swept.
over the rough pine bearded Asquam range;
A wrath OF tempest, wonderful and strange,
From peak to peak the cloudy giant st epped.
One moment, as II challenging the storm,
Chocorua'3 tall, defiant sentinel
Looked from his watch-tower; then the shadow
fell,
And the wild rain drift blotted out his form.
And er all the still unhidden sun,
Weaving Its light through slant.blown wells of
rain,
Smiled on the trouble, as hope smiles on pain
And, when the tumult and the strife was done.
With one foot on the lake and one on land,
Framing within his crescents unsed streak
far-on picture OF the Melvin peak,
Spent broken clouds the rainbow's angel span-
ned.
John Greenleaf Whittier, In Atlantic.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-03-14

THEY WERE ON THEIR BRIDAL ToUR.-
Among the crowd watching the seals at a
geological garden were newly-married
couple on bridal tour. They gave all the
rest of the animals the go-by to observe the
seals in the stone basin, and 1t was full
hour before they grew weary. Chilled by
the raw air, and impatient over the waiting,
the husband said "Come, darling, let's
go'n see the hyenas. The Teller who said
them seals would fly around and sing at 4
o'clock either lied to US or less this ERE
watch has gone ahead on me ag'in." -Er-
change,
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COMIC COMMENTS.


Parliamentary The eyes have IT.
ophthalmia. --Lo,eeB Citizen
The toper's song: Give us pull at
your jimmy, John = Clinton {Ia) BHgis.
"A useful article; A fan may be used
to hide the absence of blush. Or
leans Ptcagune
One of human natures oddities: The
girl with the biggest feet always wants to
play Cinderella. --Ne,o Orleans Pieayane
"A valuable bit of history: Archimedea
invented the slang phrase, Give US rest"
when he offered to move the world with HE
lever.-NesO York NeaOs.
-vsnitas vanitatum After working all
these years to make people think as he
thinks, Mr.. Beecher suddenly discovers that
he doesn't think SO himself. -Rockland
Courier Gazette.
OF: "You will find the painting looks
better a little way of, said the artist And
Fogg asked, quite innocently, "Would half
q mile be far enough off, do you think Gn--
Boston Transcript
Caste: E Yes, Pm opposed to casts,~
said Madame Ringspaskie TO saratogA 40
quaintance "bus really, my dear, there
should be a line Of extinctionln Her friend
agreed with her.--Americon Queen.
The dark side: The negrcphobist Is 80
prejudiced that he cannot believe that be-
low his skin the black man is very much
like his white brother, but persists in look
ing upon the dark's hide. Boston Tran
script
One consolation: A French paper has
the story of widow who visited the tomb
where reposed her lately lost husband.
"Well, said she, "there is one consolation
for me. know now where he spends his
venings"
Total deprayity: How a carrier, In
throwing a newspaper over a transom, can
always manage to make 1t fall in pail OF
water is something that cannot de explained
by modern philosophers. -Arkansop Trap-
eler.
Precision. At Trouyille- de @.
to her husband, who comes home at four
o'clock in the morning: AT what time did
you get in this morning ?" About mid
night, dearest about midnight-a few min
utes after, perhaps" Eyes, 240 minutes
after-I counted them !"-Le Figaro.
Bachelor ladies': Emily Qittle sister,.
"What large family the spinsters must bel
| hear in church every Sunday that some Of
them are going to be married." Frances
Colder sister): 80, youlittle stupid Don't
you know what spinsters are? Bachelor la
dies, of course. Boston Journal
Continental customs: The father of
an elderly damsel to manageable young
man: "on the day that I give you my
daughter Adele will deposit 100, 900 francs
with M. Laftte." Francois Thanks, lear
sir, but suppose you give me the 100,0
francs and deposit Mile Adele with NJ. La
fitten-Qais.
-Churchyard luck: "How many chill
dren have You now :" lady asked an old
servant the other day." Fourteen, y he re-
piled. "A large family, indeed" "Yes,
ma'am, y said the philosophic retainer; I've
never had any churchyerd luck with my
cunureu-~tney all lNed.p--Bost0n jour
gak
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-03-14

The new Tariff bill makes decided re-
iuction of the duty on sugar.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-03-14
ALBERT d. ANDERSON,
C.. A. Dc G.. III. SKILLMAN,
Affn-.,avSof

AtfOfmeys-at-Law
SOUTHEAST COR. BRIDGE AND UNION SITS,
LAMBERTVILLE, N. J.
Collections and all legal business Entrusted to
our care will receive prompt and faithful atten-
tion.
Z. A. SKILLMAN, Z. Ill. SKILLMAN,
C6unseHor.al- Lar. 4ihOrHey-at-LaW.
July 2. 1879
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-20
The Treasury and the Bonds.

''N'fe'fsdeNf -t'2fcCfNts
The Treasury Department will proba.
bly, issue another bond call soon. ami in
doing so will nearly reach the end of the
list OF outstanding extended 81 per cent.
bonds. The number yet outstanding of
these bonds, formerly bearing and 6 per
cent, but bearing 81 per cent. since the
extension, is but $3S, 000, 900. 1t is proba-
bic that they will all be taken care of by
the end of the fiscal year, This will leave
three classes of bonds yet to be called
the ~ per cents, due in 1891; the per
cents, due in 1907, and the 3 per cents.
which have been exchanged for the ex.
tended 81 per cents. during the past eight
months.
Of the latter there are now $29S, 900, 900,
and by the end of the year they will reach
$500, 100000. These, it will be remembered.
Were authorized by the first session of the
late Congress, to be exchanged for the
outstanding 81 per cents. They were
sent in in large quantities to be exchanged
in the hope that they might be allowed to
run longer time, as those sent in first
were redeemed last. There were over
$4OO, 100000 of these 81 per cent. bonds
then outstanding, and Of that amount
$29S, ,0O0, ,0OOhaye been sent in for exchange
They are still slowly coming in. and be-
fore this $3S, 200, 600 now remaining out
are called for redemption, the amoilnt of
the 3 per cents. issued in exchange will
reach $500, 100000.
There :will. then be at the end of the
present fiscal year, June 30, three Glasses
of bonds to be paid in wiping out the ma
tiOnal debt, viz: $500, ,000, 900 OF 4 per cents.
and $3.50, 100000 of ~ per cents, or to-
tai of $l,29O,O O,OO0, coo, representing the
entire interest-bearing national debt.
This is, IN round numbers, about one-half
what the debt was when it reached the
highest point in August, 1865. Then it
was s., 3S2, ,7S3, ,294. The more remarkable
difference, however, is in the amount to
be paid as interest. Then the interest
was $13S,OOO, 900 a year, now it is in
round numbers $50, 600, 900 a year.
The first of these three lots Of bonds to
be paid will be the per cents, which
are redeemable at the pleasure Of the
government. How rapidly the govern.
ment will now be able to redeem these is
now very uncertain, as the reduction of
the internal revenue and the revision Of
the tariff make all former calculations
and experiences of no avail. The states
men who enacted the tariff and revenue
bill estimated that it would reduce the
revenue $IO,OOO,O 600 per year. Should this
be the case, these bonds will scarcely be
redeemed at the rate of 800, 900. 600 per
year, They win probably absorb what
ever surplus revenue there.is until about
1887, Even then there will be period of
lour years 70 pass before more bonds can
be redeemed, as the next class due, the
AZ per cents. are not redeemable until
1891, The last class to be redeemed will
be the per cents, Of which there are
$T4O, ,O00, 900, and which are not redeemable
until 1907.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-20
..rnin and Meat I'M Enrope.

In n paper ca agricultural statistics,
road before the British Association, MIR.
". Botlv gave some interesting facts con-
cernine tine food supply of Great Britain
ana tbe continent. as follows: AT pres
ent the food supply produced in Europe
i eauaI 10 about eleyen months consump-
tioni Int i'm a few years tie deficit Will be
sis-ty- instead of thirty days. The present
nroduc,i ian and consumption are: Grain
consumption a. the United Kingdom,
cor. 600 600 bushels; e6aflnent. 4,'94,U0O,-
6,s., total. :. .4O1 100000 bushels. Pro-
ductiob of the United Kingdom, 332, 0OO,-
900 bushels, continent, 4,i5o,VOO,oOO
bushels: total, 5,0,S, 100000. Meat con-
sumption in the United Kingdom,
1 -40. 600 toilss continent, $500 tons;
total. 7.3l9. 900 tons. 1t appears that the
bnlk OF the deficit belongs TO Great Brit,
ain. but as the continent is unable 10 feed
is own population we must in future
ioo.r "a some other hemisphere for the
needfIii sGpply rather than to the sup
noseI surplus Of Russia. Hungary, Hol-
tand m. Denmark. Europe pala last year
ss5 0OO. 600 for foreign meats ana &So ,OOO:c
e9OO for syain. a sum equivalent to tax OF
sI0000. .0O0 pef month. In the United
Kingdom the importation OF meat, lhcisI1- ,Oea
ing cattle. has risen as iSAoWs; loGg'
81 .230 tons: value. 4 1890, 900; per lnAaol- l;
tant, pounds; 1879, l44,225 tons; yal9e,
s7. 7.70S. 600; per inhabitant. 10 pellhds
1880. CSC. 600 tons; value, E2O.3lS,VNi, o. ~
,.ounds for each fnhabitant."
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-20
B0MBAST BUT NOT BOMBS.
FRENCH ANARCHISTS FEASTING
BUT NOT RIOTING.

Cups or Sparkling Wines 0uaffed to
Direful TOasts, But No Fight Made
Against the Laws-SeditiOus Paper Pei
lets Thrown at the Garrison in Rheims
Are the Anarchists Braggartse
PARIS, March IA number of Conn.,
munists held punch i'm the Rue de Tenn
pie yesterday. A toast was drunk in
honor Of the Commune, and revolutionary
speeches were made. The baptism of q
child ended the proceedings. Eight hun.
dred persons attended the BANQUET at
La Saint Forgean. A letter from Nj
Blanqui's sisters was read protesting
against the police searching their house
to find Louise Michel. The meeting
shouted "Long live the COmmune!" and
sang the Carmagnole.
LYONS, March 19.-Banquets were
given in Guill0tiere, Saint Claire, Vaise
ana the CrolX Rouse quarters yesterday.
Everything passed off quietly.
LONDON, March 19.-The meeting in
Brasserie des Paques of five hundred So
cialists, ut which a disturbance occurred,
referred to in Paris dispatch Of yester-
day, was held i'm Geneva, not. in Paris.
The only serious symptom in France yes
terday of Socialistie activity was an at
tempt to seduce the soldiers stationed at
Rheims by throwing over the wall OF thel,
barracks placards giving directions for
the blowing up of a public building.
Nine persons engaged therein were ar
rested.
ST. ETIENNE, March l9.-Sixty mi
ners to-day attempted to rescue a com
rade from the gems d'armes, who used
their weapons, and one miner was NOR
tally wounded. Several arrests were made
and great excitement prevails.
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-20
EXPOSING GAMBLERS TRICKS
How They Fleece the Innocent and
SwindIe One Another.

Mr.: j. H. Stanley lectured ut Chicken
ing Hall recently before about thirty per-
sons ON "Gambling; or, How Modern
Gamblers VIM" ''There is no such
thing" said the lecturer, Gas an honest
gambler or "a square gambling hell
have known them both for twenty years.
a gambler who iscalled a square gam
bier resorts to more trickery and is more
dangerous opponent at a card table than
the one who is known as skin gambler
There are 10000 gamblers in this CITY who
spend annually $1,000 apiece, that's $40.
1000. There are 10000 petty gamblers,
who contribute $500 a year towards the sup
port of these gamblers and maintenance of
gambling hellS. great many people
believe gamblers to be generous. They
are the most ungrateful men living. They
lend only in the expectation of being
paid back tenfOld, and pay their debts
through policy. The business man is
often the gamblers dupe, and two-thirds
OF the business failures are the results of
the gambling associations of business
men. Very often business man asks his
money back-then the gambler shows him
how to win, and | know that men with
good business regulations. but without
honor, invite their friends to gambling
hells and share the profits with the hell
proprietor, who before fieeced him and
now uses him as an accOmplice. A gam
bier can win at any game and at any time
he chooses"
The lecturer then explained the method
of loading dice and holding one die in the
hand while shuffiing the other two in
games Of ''hazard" and ''sweat." "On
the top of the deal box in red and black.'
he continued, ''there is a glass plate
through which the dealer. sees the marks
on the back of his cards, and draws either
the first, second or third, as the money is
placed on the board. No gambler plays
red and black" Mr.. Stanley then showed
different packs of cards with the
edges very slightly clipped and turned
SO as to signify the face of the
cards. The lecturer also showed a pack of
cards in which two or three cards stuck
together by reason of rubbing the cards
with emery paper, 4EA gambler" said
Mr.. Stanley, in conclusion, ''you must
remember, plays to win. He sees the line
of your game at faro after you have played
five minutes, and the only men who win
money from faro banks are those who,
knowing very little of the game, play
blindly and so wildly that the dealer can
not follow them. OF course some men
win, simply because one dealer cannot
follow five players, but he can follow
enough of them to remunerate him richly
for his dealing.''
Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-20
CoUNTERFEITERs OF COIN.
A Great Increase in the Ranks of
SwindIers.

a Ureat increase IN the Ranks of
Swindlers.
A special dispatch from Washington
says: Chief Brooks, of the Treasury Sc
cret Service, says that the number of
cOunterfeiters has increased many fold
since metal currency resumed eircula-
ton, and that the amount of base money
now current is much greater than before
that resumption, but that the total
amount of bogus money made is much
less. Counterfeiters of greenbacks. ma
tiOnal bank notes and bonds were neces-
sarily men of great skill and were the
possessOrs of some means. They were
for the most part men who would not
steal and commit burglaries, but made
engraving and counterfeiting their pro-
fessiOn. When they had completed the
IN the habit of printing large number OF
notes, and the capture Of a counterfeit
ing establishment during the era of paper
currency was almost always accompanied
by the seizure and destruction of thous.
ands of dollars in face value of their pro-
ductiOn ready to be ''wOrked OFF, upon
the public.
The coinage of counterfeit subsidiary
silver and Of gold coin brings smaller
profits, but requires comparatively little
skill and experience, and sneak thieves.
burglars and confidence men are won't to
vary their enterprise By occasionally re-
sorting to it. An outlay of two or three
dollars will, if the operation is success
fully carried on, result in profit of $50
or $50. Small pamphlets have been issued
for the benefit Of Intending counterfeiters
of coin, describing the alloys which are
hest calculated TO deceive the unsuspect-
ing tradesman, and the process by which
plaster OF paris moulds may be made from
the genuine pieces.