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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-05-02
GENERAL MEkDE,S LITTLE FRIEND.

When in command at Atlanta Gen. Meade
was quite popular, and visited in the highest
circles of Southern society, and Was par
licularly welcome guest at the house OF DIR.
Lawsche's parents A bright, prattling lit
lie girl of five years, of a neighboring fam
lly, under the influence of her old nurse,
had imbibed mortal fear and hatred of the
terrible Yanks." One evening at social
gathering, young lady present, in spirit
Of mischief, asked the enfant terrible,
"What are you ?" Else webel," was thu
quick reply. "Well, who's Yank ?" was
The next question, and before any one could
interpose the child answered: Old
Meadel" The good-natured General laugh
cd heartily at this, and taking the child on
his lap for she was very fond of him, told
her that he was "Old Meade" The child,
looking into his face, in an incredulous
voice, asked: SIS you Old Meade p "
"Pm odd Meade' p" Then followed a
succession OF screams as the child struggled
to release herself while the General was con-
vulsed with laughter. Standing in the
middle of the room and looking the Gen.
eral staight in the face, her little form quiv-
ering with anger and excitement, she
stamped her feet angrily and said: az
bate you, odd Meade hate you |"
Every one present, save the gallant soldier,
felt deeply mortified. He never failed TO
inquire after his little enemy, and would
send her PRESENTS. She would meet him on
the streets afterward, hut could never be
induced to address him other than "How
10 you do, Old Meader" Finally the lit
lie ones prejudice wore away, and meeting
the soldier one day, in meek voice, scarce.
ly audible, saluted him, How do you do,
Genersi?" "No, no." said Meade, turning
quickly, "rm not Gen. Meade, I'm 'Old
MeadsP" They eventually became very
warm friends. - Cboeta,ld Plain Dealer.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-05-02

AN INTgRRuprsp CraEMoNY--In tn,
town OF Aastad recently, us q couple stood
up to be married, the minister, according to
the Lutheran rites, asked the groom IL he
was heart free. He answering ia the affirm a.
tive, the company were shocked 10 hear
You he, sir, from young lady present.
Upon an explanation being called for, letters
were produced by the young lady interrupt.
ing to prove that she was also engaged to
the young man, andl the affair looked rather
critical for the time being The rejected
sweetheart, however, consented to the cere
mony being performed If the gentleman
would apologize and ask to be forgiven,
which he did; but the minister had by this
time left in disgust, and Justice of the
Peace was soon found among the invited
guests and the fond lovers were made one
according to the laws of Minnesota. Mn.
nedpoRs Tribune.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-05-02

FIREPRooF BUILDINGS.

Mochaaics says An immense amount OF
harm has been done by the current notion
that in order to make any structure fire.
proof it must he incombusliblc. This idea
we think, has been ono of the leading rea-
sons which has prevented steamboat men
from attempting to make the upper works Of
our river steamers freproof, The fallacy OF
the idea is easily seen when we consider that
cast-iron buildings have been utterly de-
stroyed by fire, and that wooden buildings
have had whole floors burned out without in
juring other portions of the building above
Or below. What is needed il structure that
will resist fire, aud this can easily be Oh
tanned in wood. A wooden shutter carefully
covered with tin withstands the effect of fire
longer than one of iron, and II the principle
of the Uncovered shutter can be adopted in
certain parts of the joiner work of our river
steamers, they can be rendered 20 fur fire.
proof that when flames break out around the
boilers, near the engine or in the freight,
the fire win spread 30 Glowly that it can be
controlled.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-05-02

SHE WaorE TO TIE OoMMASDER. When
woman in the far West wants partner Of
her joys and sorrows, she generally wants
him bad. An officer of the Seventh Cavalry
regiment at Fort Lincoln, D. T., received a
letter from woman who owned ranch
near Mandan, which in substance read as
follows: ''Deur sir: My man, perhaps
you know, is dead. buried him Thursday.
1t is coming on spring now, and / am lone
woman with big ranch and the Indians
about don't mind the Indians, the red
devils, but have too much work for any
woman to do. If you have any sergeant
about to be mustered out, or private, if he
is good man, would like to have you in
form me about him. If he is steady man,
likes work, and wants a good home, I will
marry him, if we think we can get along to.
gether. It's good chance for any man.
Please answer"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-05-02

An Austin candidate, who had number
of negroes employed on his place, had an
old musket in the house, which had been
loaded for about three years. As he wanted
to load it up for ducks, he called Jim, one
of the negroes, to take the gun out into the
yard and fro it Off "No, don't let Jim fire
that gun off. He is going TO vote for you
tomorrow, and that gun may burst and kill
him. Tell Jake to take the gun and fire it
of. I've got my doubts about wha the Is 60
ing to vots!" exclaimed the candidates wife,
with the quick intuition of a woman. - Ter
as Sitting
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-05-02

The MISSISSIPPI DARKEY Al DooroR. :
Scipio Hohne, colored, who claimed to be q
doctor, pharmacist and a well-informed
astronomer among the colored people and
who predicted the next comet on Christmas
night, was called in to see negro with q
sore leg. He decided that the negro had a
lizard in his leg and split the leg wide open.
After butchering the negro's limb until the
pain was beyond endurance, Scipio decided
tina: it was invisible phenomenon. Two of
our best physicians were Immediately called
in and will probably save the Negroes life by
amputatng the leg. Warrants are out for
Scipio, who is still ut large -SkipaoiM Dis.
pateh IN tie Memphis Appeal
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-05-02

SLEEP. -" Blessings" exclaimed Sancho,
"on him that first invented sleep. 1t wraps
a man all round like cloak" It is de.
licious moment certainly-that of being well
nestled in bed, and feeling that you shall
drop gently to sleep. The good Is to come,
not past; the limbs have been just tired
enough to render the remaining in ono pos
ture delightful; the labor of the day is done.
A gentle failure of the perceptions come
creeping over one-the spirit of conscious
ness disengages itself more and more, with
slow and hushing degrees, like mother
ietaching her hand from that of her Sleep
ing child; the mind seems to have balmy
I'D closing over it like the eye; tits closing
It's closng-'tis closed. Tho mysterious
spirit has gone TO make its airy rounds. -
Leigh HINT.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-05-02

A SMALL BOYS SINGULAR Snor. About 7
o'clock 'est evening james Paul. a email boy,
thirteen years old, in Upper Austin, was
examining small pistol to see il it was
loaded, lilo blew into the muzzle, and then
applied match to the percussion tube,
blowing into the muzzle ut the same time.
He thus ingeniously ascertnined that it was
loaded. The bullet knocked out some front
teeth, plowed through his tongue, and
lodged in tho back part of his throat 1t in
dnoed severe fit of coughing, in tho course
of which he coughed out tho ball. Surgical
assistance was summoned, and the boys in
iuries were found to be not very serious.
He feeds with spoon now, and has no re-
marks to oifer.-Austin Repeille
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-05-02

FLORIDA FARMERS. The Lake City Fla
Reporter says; MIR. d. Roberts, whose
farm is some eight miles west of town,
planted this year one bushel of prolific cot
ION seed, from which he gathered $500
pounds of seed cotton, worth 5000. He
had also ginned of the same cotton 1878
pounds, which yielded 415 pounds of lint
and sold for $io3.75. Mr.. Jack Virgins,
who lives in what is known as the flat wood.
OF our county, has, We understand, sold this
season $500 worth OF meat hogs, and has
put up for his own use some forty head.
We have number of one-horse farmers in
our county that have made this year $500 tc
5000 worth of cotton, besides ample provis.
ions. The farmers of this county are better
off now than they have boon since the war
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-05-02
SIDEWALK SIGN MAN,

The man who cuts signs upon the side
walk of Superior street has become local
figure during the last few days. Henry
Miller is his name, and Nav York is his
abiding place when home lie has struck a
rich lead aud is making money fast. He
hns made his way from New York this year,
travelling from town TO town, working as ha
goes. lie bas been through New York,
Pennsylvania, and as far as Cleveland in
Ohio, mud is still pursuing the course of the
setting sun lie is It genius in his aay, de-
signing trade emhlems and firm names in q
unique, original manner, and executing
them well. considering the nature of the ma
terial in which he works. An ordinary firm
name brings him IN some 80, the rate being
ID cents per letter, aud he cuts several in o
lay Only lnrge cities are Miller's stopping
places. lie expects to go as far as San
Francisco, He is in demand, as his work In
front of stores forms novel advertisement
Tint Inns been feebly tried for years in chalk
ing the same inscriptions which he engraven
mdelibly. - Cleveland Herald
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-05-02

TIE BEST FOR TIP Mosr After leaving
school the careers of school children take
different directions. In all vocations the
fundamental studies will be used, and these
should be thoroughly taught in the schools
supported by the public money before any
thing like "higher education" is attempted.
To procure the best results to the largest
number should be the aim Of all public
teachers. and none can gainsay that practical
training in some industrial branch will be of
greater general benefit than the same amount
Of effort expended in teaching the classics
and higher mathematics. Phiialelpliio
Record
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-05-02

A HONEYMOON That CALLED FOR MONEY
5ooN.-They had only been married short
time. The other day she slung her arm
around him, and warbled, in low, tremu-
ious voice: "Do you realize, Adolphus,
hat now we are married, we IRE only ones"
NO." replied the brute, II can't realize 1t.
I have just paid $75 millinery bill, and
lot more of your bills, with several outside
precincts to hear from, SO am beginning
to realize that, AZ far as expenses 60, in-
stead of being one, we are about ha
dozen. can't take in that idea Of our be-
ing one just yet, not by largo majority. =
-1exas Sytings.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-05-02

The DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LUCK AND
CHANCE -The following explains the differ
ence between luck +" and "chance." You
take a girl ont to the theatre and discover
that you haven't cent in yonr pocket.
You are, of course, compelled to invite her
to an oyster saloon after the performance.
She refuses for some reason; that's "luck,'
but tho chance is million to one that
she viii ccept.-Roohester P0st-E1pgess.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-05-02

An ANCIENT REMEDY FOR EosI BLEED. -
"Wheu was STUDENT" said distin-
guehed professor of medicine, 81 thought
had remedy for nearly every disease.
At present only wish possessed sure
ono for single malady." There is one
thing, however, that has been settled con.
clusively by the experience of the medical
fraternity. Wearing red piece of wooden
yarn about the neck is good for nose bleed,
and considering that 80 much has been
learned in SO few thousand years, doctors
should not he scouraged.-PccA's Sun.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-05-02
POETRY
is 1T BETTER 2


.'Tis oettcr 10 have loved and lost
Than ncvcI 10 have loved At an
on golden head her White hands crossed.
Sang size sweet as wild birds cali
All hei soul ,eaIed 10 lscr eyes,
Wealth .; II, couciled 10 her nrs,
Cioud.ess wrts LEI happy skIcs,
And hci -Hn khcw 10 eclipse.
is II better 10 have loved and lost
Than never 10 have loved at allg"
On her knees her white hands cross d,
In her voice plaluiiye call,
Pleading looked she TO the skies,
Trembling sad the tender lips,
But the tears that filled her eyes
Vailed the answer In eclipse.
"Twere better never 10 have iUt,d
Than only 10 have loved aii lc-I,
suffering's keenest pathos idoNed
All the words. By passion tossed
She beholds no haven vet,
Where her shattered hopes shall rise
Vividly through all regret,
Flests OF tender memories
Toledo Blade.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-05-02

SIZE SAID She WOULDN'T, But SnE Dm.
As Newport clergyman was last week
marrying two fashionable young people he
cane to the clause in the service where the
bride promises "to love, honor and obey"
She was silent. There was an awkward
pause. The clergyman asked the question
again. No answer The clergyman said.it
called for an answer But it was not until
The bridegroom nudged her with his elbow
and good deal Of emphasis that she faint
iy said; ~ will" She had rashly declar-
ed that sho never would say it, but when it
came to bringing the affair to full stop
bad to think better of it.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-05-02

TIE INApPgoPRIATENEgs or PRESENTS. -
His boots want half-soleing and heeling, lie
Is out Of tooth powder, his umbrella looks
like an enlarged window ventilator, he lives
In lodgings, and he is running short of coal
and the girl, whose heart in conjunction
with his, bsuts as one, will sond him green
velvet smoking cap embroidered with pink
chenille. And he does not oke.-Pack
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-05-02
C.. Il. &c T.. II. SKILLMAN,
AtforueyS-at-

SOUTHEAST COR. BRIDGE AND UNION SITS,
LAMBERTyILLE, N. J.
Collections and all legal business Entrusted TO
our care will receive prompt and faithful atten-
ton.
c. A. SKILLMAN, G. III. SKILLMAN,
C0aRseiiOr-at- Lac .4Horaey-at- Ldu.
July 2 1879
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-07-28
North American RevieW.

The North American Review
for August opens with very spir-
tied discussion OF the subject of
"Moral Instruction in the Public
Schools" by the Rev. DIR. II. Heber
Newton, who offers practical
scheme for conveying ethical in-
structiOn without reference to relig-
iOuS tenets, and the Rev. DR.. Fran
els l.. Patton, who maintains that
the Bible must be made the basis
of all moral teaching. Henry ID.
Lloyd exposes the tricks and frauds
of speculation in grain, which Oper-
ate To make bread dear, and main
tains that they should be represscd
by Law, rs being flagrantly in OppO..
sitiOn TO public policy. "WOman
in Politics." by OK SurgeOn-General
VIM. \. Hammond, is caustic
discussion ofcertain facts Of nervous
organization which in his opinion
render the female sex untitled for
participation in public affairs.
Hon. Francis a. Walker reviews
''Henry Georges Social Fallacies,"
criticizing in particular his doc
trincs regarding land-tenure and
rent. The evils resulting from
"Crude Methods of Legislation"
both national and State, are pointed
out by Simon Sterne, who advocates
the adoption of certain rules Of leg
islative procedure which, in En-
glish practice, have been found TO
serve as an effectual barrier, both
against lobbying and against the
mischiefs of ofill-considered law-mak-
ing. Charles +. Wingate writes of
"The Unsanitary Homes Of the
Rich, ,"and there is joint discussion
of "Science and prayer" by Presi-
dent Galusha Anderson and Thad-
deus B. Wakeman. Published at
30 Lafayette Place, New York, and
for sale by booksellers generally.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-07-28
WHOLE NO. 2, ,4S4.
iaagtry ana Mary Anderson.
Louisville comme, cial.

The crime OF curiosity and the
habit OF rudoness do not seem To be
characteristic of any one country or
society. When Mrs. Langtry came
10 America she was stared at and
examined with Il tireless patience
that led to mapy essays in Ameri-
can papers on the subject of our ma
tional breeding, and caused the En-
| glIsh papers to suggest that pretty
women were as great curiosities in
America rs captured Zulus. There
was great deal that Justified the
curiosity regarding Mrs. Langtry.
She was suspected OF being Princes
favorite and She could not get into
respectable society here. She has
been out of the pale of propriety,
and pretty women of the Langtry
type are as great curiOsities i'm every
country as captured Zulus. In Par
Is, all society runs mad with curl
osity over the sale of the personal
effects of a famous cOurteSan, and
at the opera and the theatcr these
women are stared at more lhan tho
stage. Mrs. Langtry is not in that
category, but she is not in the cate
CORY of respectable women. She
came to America not as an actress,
but as professional beauty, and
the people paid to see her and they
saw her. In the streets she attract
ed just such attention as famous
dwarf or giant would in walking
from the show to his boarding
place.
America has recently sent to En-
gland an actress of far different
character. Mary Anderson, who is
to play at Mr.. Irving's thealer, is
woman whose purity, virtue and
genius are proverbial in this cOun-
try. She is as beautiful rs she is
gifted, yet she goes to England not
rs an American beauty, but as an
actress. The taste which was Of
Tended in England at our cool scru-
tiny OF Mrs. Langtry seems to be at
fault in respect to this pure and
modest girl. At the Olympic The
ater, London, when Miss Anderson
was present last week, we read that
"lorgnettes were focused for one
common center, Eyeglasses stood
in one direction, and the comely
lady was steedfastly gazed at with
Il persistence that almost bOrdered
on rudeneSs. Her beauty was the
cause OF fervid comment of the men
and guarded praise by the ladies
present. When the performance
was over, the exits were thronged
by those wishing the pleasure of a
closer view, and audible whispers
Of praise were on nearly every lip as
she hurriedly escaped from What
must have been rather trying or
deal"
While Miss Anderson Is thus
rudely stared out of countenance,
and the privacy she has always
to the public intruded
upon without reason, the English
woman in America is occupying a
palace car along with young roue,
and deserving the contempt and
suspicion of every pure mind.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-07-28
Knott and the Hornets.
Arkansrw Traveller.

Proctor Knott, the Democratic
nominee for governor of Kentucky,
has not always been an innocent
man. When Knott was young
fellow, he went out one day with "A
man after load of wood. As they
were returning, the man stopped
the team in the woods, got down
and picked up hornets nest that
had blown from tree.
e""Here she is, Prock," he said
throwing the nest on the wagon.
"Reckin they're froze up. Wen
take her to town and have some fun
with herr
He climbed up, gathered his lines
and drove on. Knott looked AT the
nest awhile and took il up and
shook it. The weather had been
very cold, but the air had grown
warm and thaw had begun.
Proctor struck n match and lighted
his pipe. He looked ut the nest
and could not refrain from touch
ing the match to il. 1t blaZed up
and pretty soon the hornets began
to buzz. He climbed down and
walked along short distance be-
hind the wagon.
"Right here" said the uncon-
scious driver, sis where | shot a
turkey last fall. He flew over from
the hill and-whoa whoa what
the devil is the matter here ~
The horses began TO run, and the
driver, with the air full of his hands,
struggled to keep his seat.
"Whoa d you ~
The horses turned into an old
field and almost flew. The driver
fell off. The hornets followed him.
lie turned back and turned toward
Knott, who followed at safe dis
tance. Knott pretended to be fight
ing hornets.
"Hang it," he yelled, turning,
"don't come this way, like fool.
/ have got moro now than i can
manage"
His wild motion attracted the
hornets and a swarm Of them flew
after him. He yelled and started
toward town. He ran to the creek
and plunged in. The hornets buzz
zed above his head and every time
it appeared above the surface, they'd
pop him. The driver came and
stood on the bank.
"For Gods sake como In here
and take these devilish-oh-- things
away ~ tu
The driver did not go in, and
when Knott came out, his mead, us
ing Kentucky expression, looked
like II "pizened pup"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-07-28

He saw, amid the smoke of the
French lines, on Il little eminence
the well known dark group, with
the white horse in the center, that
all the old soldiers knew was the
emperor and his staff, and, rs he
rode forward toward it, he called
out to his captains:
"Get your squadrons in order,
gentlemen. Get them i'm order. II
we are only corporal's guard, let
US not disgrace the name OF the reg
iment before his majesty"
And he was answered by a feeble
cheer from the throats of less than a
hundred and fifty men; some with
bloody faces, Others reeling to and
fro on their horses, but as proud as
ever of their name.
The captains-there were but three
left unwOunded-g gathered their
men into their old places, closing
up the gaps and presenting a solid
front, and it was in line of battle,
at a slow trOt, steady as so many
bronze statues, that the Deaths
Head Cuirassiers swept up to the
foot OF the emperor's hill, just as
the bearskin shakos of the Old
Guard moved steadily out OIL the
field, and a hundred French guns,
in single grand battery, galloped
into action and opened like thunder
on the amazed Russians.
The handful of French had chang
ed to an army. They had seized the
bridges of Friedland, and the Rus
slams were slowly being enveloped
by the French, under the eye of the
himself. And in the midst
of the eager streams of blue uni
forms, hurrying to the field, the
Head Cuirassiers formed
their line, dismounted and rested
by their horses, while the adjutant
the mechanical calling
Of the rolls of killed, wounded and
AS for the emperor on the hill, he
never cast his eyes that way. The
battle was not over yet.
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-07-28
RLackburn's Reqaka.
CONCLUDED NEXT WEEK

A good story is told on, Represen-
tative Blackburn, OF Kentucky, by
one of his friends. He says that
when Mr.. Blackburn came here
post-haste last week to protest
against the abolition Of one of the
internal revenue districts of Ken
lucky he came in light marching
order. On his arrival here he tel
egraphed home for his wearing APP
paret- His little ten-year-old daugh-
ter, who was in charge, packed his
effects and wrote: 'Dear Pa, send
YOU all can find-seven shirts, one
bowie-knife and three pistols"
Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-07-28

EASILY PRovEN.-Iti is easily proven
that malarial fevers, constipation, tor
pidity of the liver and kidneys, general
debility, nervousness, and neuralgia
ailments yield readily TO this great
disease conqueror, Hop Bitters. II
repairs the rayages of disease by con-
verting the food into rich blood, and il
gives new life and vigor to the aged
and infirm always