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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-06-27
MISCELLANY.
TEACHING A HORSE.

The qualities required in teacher o.
youth are needed in one who essays to train
horse. He must be gentle, firm, and
gifted with the art of putting things If he
also possesses that which is as excellent
thing in man as in woman, voice lever
soft, gentle and low," it will be all the better
for himself and his pupil The following
directions as to teaching horse to back and
to lead, show how the qualities referred to
may be used
Take him to the top of a rather steep
piece os ground, stand his hind feet down
the slope, throw the bride rens over the
neck, place yourself in front and take hold
of them on each side of the head close up to
the Bit
Now press the bit against the sides of the
mouth and speak gently back, back y
aid the horse will soon learn to do this.
Next, take him on to the top of ground
not quite so steep, and pursue the same
course When the horse has learned to back
readily down hill, he can be taken on to level
ground to do it.
As soon as this lesson is well taught, har-
ness him to light, empty wagon, and go
through the same course.
When completed, jump into the wagon,
take the reins in hand, pull on them, at the
same time speaking to him, back, back"
and thus keeping up the discipline till the
animal is perfected in it.
If he has mate after both are well in
structed, they can be harnessed together,
and drilled till perfected in backing.
Three things, as above stated, must be
strictly served First, to place the horse
with his back down descending ground !;
second, when harnessed, let it be to light
empty wagon, which requires the least pos
sible effort to back it; third, be perfectly
kind to the horse, speak gently, pat it on
the neck, stroke down its face with the hand,
and on no account strike it.
AS soon as the horse understands what is
wanted of him, he will do it with alacrity.
1t is not from ilLtemper or stubbornness
that horse does not back at once when
spoken to ; it is from sheer ignorance; he
does not know what is wanted, or how tc do
it until gently taught.
A second method is to harness The horse
alongside OF another well broken to back,
and set the hind end of the wagon ON q
sloping piece of ground, and follow the
directions above, or jump into the wagon
and take the reins in hand but it is better
to discipline alone at first, as above.
To teach Nurse to lead, let a man or boy
take the end of the bride in hand and gently
pull on it, while another holds out q dish
with grain o, meal in it.
The horse will then advance to it. Now
let him nibble a small quantity, then move
with the dish little further in 'front.' and SO
keep on till he is taught to lead well.
He can also be taught by putting him
alongside of another horse which leads
easily. He ought to be rather hungry when
thus drilled, SO he will come up eagerly 70
the dish of grain. Neac- Yorker.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-06-27
POETRY.
A VOICE FROM THE FARM.

"You say that my life is a round OF toiis"
The stalwart farmer said,
" That scarce can wrest from the oft-tlIed sou
My pittance OF daily breads
Well, what you tell me in part is true.
am seldom an idle man,
But value the blessing OF rest, as you,
Who have much Of 1t, never can.
And, surely, never have worked In vain,
From the spring to the golden fall;
The harvest has ever brought waving grain,
Enough and to spare for all.
And when in the evening, freed from care,
see at my farmhouse door
Ny wife and little ones waiting there,
Oh, what has the millionaire morei
"My children may never hav e boarded wealth
Their lives may ut times be rough;
But II in their homes they have love and health
They win ind these riches enough.
The only land they will ever own
Is the land that the strong right arm
And the patient, fearless heart alone
Can till TO fertile farm.
81 have nothing beyond my simple wants
And q little for cloudy days;
But no grim spectre my homestead haunts,
Such as silver and gold might raise.
Around me are eyes that with sparkling mirth
Or with placid contentment shine
And no wealth-clogged lord upon all the earth
Has lot more blessed than mine.
"oh, yes, Pm laboring all day long,
With the mind and the muscle too:
But thank the Lord, who has made me strong,
And given me work to do.
For what indeed, is the idle Grone
But a vampire on the land,
Reaping fruit that by others was sown,
And net by his own RIGHT hnndl'
The Clipper.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-06-27
STRANGER THAN TRUTH.

The following story is waited to US from
the zenith city of the unsalted sea. Chicago
There are two brothers on La Sale avenue
who move IN pretty good circles on very
little money. A while ago their neighbors
were astonished to find the family in pos
session of a coupe and a negro driver. By
and by, however, it was noticed that only one
Of the brothers was seen in the hack at one
time To add to the mystery it was dis
covered that the negro coachman disappear
ed each night, and that when one brother
was riding the other could never be found
anywhere. The mystery came to an end
last week, and the neighbors were treated to
rough and tumble fight on the street be-
tween the brothers and the coachman. Then,
the immense feline escaped from confinement,
in the bag. 1t seemed that the young men
unable to pay the wages Of negro coach
man, took turns in backing up with burnt
cork and acting as driver This was all
very well until Jim, the elder, insisted on
George driving him to the residence Of
Georges young lady. Hence the row. The
coupe and horse are for sale ifa
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-06-27
THE NEWS OF AN HOUR.

Strange that women are not more extern
sively employed as newsgatherers for the
press why" said Fogg, MRS. F. went
out visiting t'other day, and, Notwithstanding
that she had been gone less than an hour
when she came home she was fairly over
flowing with new and reconcile information
Our next door neighbor on one side had
gone into bankruptcy and his creditors we're
raising terrible pother about it our neigh
Dor on t'other side had been treating his
family in most shameful manner and every
body was talking about it; wedding was on
the carpet across the way, Notwithstanding
nobody could see what he ever could see in
her to fall in love with two persons had
been carried out of the world just below us,
and three more brought into it two or three
doors above Mrs. A. had got q new silk
DRESS Mrs. B. had made over her old one and
Mrs G. had declared that Parson Jones'
wife wasn't bit sociable. All this, and
much more besides. And I, continued Fogg,
might travel all over town, from now till
midsummer, and wouldn't have found ont
the one-hundred part of intelligence that wom-
en- picked up in one short hour. Boston
Transcript.
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QUESTIONS OF THE DAY.
facts for the Social Ediacation of the Lime
Kiln Club.


Heah am letter." said the old man aa
le held up missive. "dated at Washington
an writ in splendiferous ham, AKIN to have
lie posishun of dis club on varus queshuns an,
iubjioks defined fur de benefit OBJ de public.
De Secretary of State can post up in his Of
ice de follerin' facts--
Son religion dis club rather leans to de
Baptist kind but am not SO bigoted as to
STAN idly by an see Methodist church con-
sumed by fab or card off by a freshet.
:" On pollyticks we vote split tickets,
limin' to elect de smallest rascal an to beat
masheen nominashuns.
:" As to free trade an protection, dis club
can't express its contempt fur guv'ment
which levics tariff of ten per cent on women'a
corsets an can't bring a million-dollar Of
6cial embezzler TO justice.
"On civil saryice reform We doan' slop
ober WORT shucks De cry am as hollar as
nm old log an as thin as de voice of Con-
necticut baby.
On social eLixette, we cat wild fork.
address cherry gemman as Kernel, an we
ginerally manage to start fur home befo'
bein' kicked out
con de temperance queshun weargy dat il
n man doan' know mo- dan to let whiskey git de
upper hold on him, he'd better be tied to
some lamppost whar Dc fool killer kin find
him.
:" As to de labor queshun, pay far wages,
demand squar work, an' keep de Jail doors
open fur demagogues who encourage kicks
and strikes.
q OATS whar' an how're stan, from cherry
Sunday mornin' to Saturday night an may
be happy to add dat we shall be happy at
any time TO counsel wild Congress, gin ad-
vice to de Legislachure, an frow out walu-
able suggeshuns to social bodies. Let us
now attack de reglar programme of bizness.
Detroit Free Press
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-06-27
LOSING ONES DIAMONDS.

New York diamond man says people who
own diamonds are very careful of their prop
srty, though he knows of one person who
owned 81 200 diamond, lost it twice, and
paid the full value of the diamond in reward
for its recovery. But another dealer won
ders, considering peoples carelessness, that
he doesn't find diamonds on the streets and
sidewalks. 1t is surprising that the setting
holds the stones. 1t is SO far gone, some
times, that tap it on the counter gently. and
the stones will roll out. One can put his
finger nail to it and flip the diamond right
out. Very often people don't know how
many diamonds they have. 1t is very COM
mon for gentleman or lady to come and
ask, "Why haven't you sent that home p
meaning diamond ring or earring. ~
was sent" is the answer, and the reply will
be, ooh, well, suppose my butler has it,"
A lady sent box of jewelry to be looked
over and it was sent home Presently her
footman came and asked Why didn't you
send the diamond bracelet ?" The jeweler
said, "There wasn't any diamond bracelet in
the box" Presently the footman came
again and said the diamond bracelet vas in
the box and wanted it sent home. The
jeweler sent round to the lady's safe deposit
company, and found the bracelet thcre.
She had probably taken out the box and
sent it to the store without even looking in.
to it, After it was found the servant said
II haved lived with Mrs.-for seventeen
years, but havn't the slightest doubt that If
that bracelet hadn't been found she would
have thought took it. A lady was looking
at some diamond rings and one fell. The
salesman saw it fall, but the ring could not
be found Eight years afterward her dress
maker was ripping up the dress and the
ring was found in one of the pleats. The
dress had been worn q good deal during the
time. A lady one evening pulled off her
gloves in her parlor, went up stairs, and
found that the stone in her ring was miss.
ing. She bad the rooms she had been in af-
ter taking off her gloves swept thoroughly.
There was no diamond to be found. The
next spring it was found under very heavy
wardrobe in front hall bedroom. She was
positive that she did not go into that room
that evening, and the wardrobe was SO heavy
that 1t was never moved except in house
cleaning
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-06-27
ACTORS PREPARING FoRTHE STAGE.

Actors are the best of all good company,
and for flashes of wit and play of humor,
for character, and, above all, for geniality,
commend us to the dressing room when in
full swing Though the occupants are
crowded together like sardines in tin, or
promises in an election speech, or lies in n
gas meter-to borrow q mot from Mr..
Brough-still, room is cheerfully made for
you. A pipe smokes doubly sweet there
because it is strictly prohibited, and modest
refreshers are the more refreshing for being
sent for in all sorts of odd vessels. Talk is
fast while sticks of color skim over sbaven
faces, and brushes full of bole armenia
pursue their devious tracks under eyes, and
over cheeks and foreheads. Your beardless
young friend of twenty shakes hands with
you, and turns back from his glass few
minutes afterward transformed into a pere
noble of sixty, whom you unconsciously
address with n shade more Difference than
before. The hero of comic opera adjusts
that silky mustache aud those flowing fiaxen
locks which will carry his upper notes home
to the hearts of all the young ladies in the
audience, and possibly entail on him some
correspondence Comic "gets up" which
will make the house roar presently are
elaborated with the business air of judge
in banc, or water rate collector. Calls for
the dresser to help on with recalcitrant gar
ments interrupt comments on the latest news
about town, leading on TO discussions of
what fresh "gag" should be introduced
that evening while cross fire of compli-
:nentary remarks on the manager rises and
falls. That officials double-faceGness,
favoritism, observation-disclosures, and general
villainy receive their full need of attention
from our friends in the dressing room. A
long drawn "Ah!" is the general chorus, as
some fresh diabolic act Of his is disclosed
But it is all right. Previous experience
whispers confidently TO you that there will
be no murder committed. Then there is
more gossip. The Grounds" the "calls,"
the curtains, the blunders, and the tiffs
of the prev Gus evt.ling elbow one another
off the tapis j. droll fashion.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-06-27
THE MISSISSIPPI RousTABouT.

He carries, habitually, q revolver, razor
and keen knife, the latter of which he uses
skillfully to cut the pockets of sleeping deck
passengers In q "razor fight the rousta-
bout-and, believe, most of his race-use
the weapon in an original fashion. They
double back the handle on the thick part of
the blade, then, grasping the whole tightly,
close the fingers and ball of the hand half
way down the blade, so as to leave its whole
length exposed to depth of, say, half an
inch. With the weapon thus disposed they
do not slash, but chop, inficting dozens of
very CHASTITY, but superficial wounds. A
co,nbatant, after razor fight, looks, clothes
and all, as If he had been through cutting
machine. But, in week, his wounds are
healed, and he is ready for another fray.
During tho busy season the roustabout on
the river steamers gets from $50 to 800 a
month, and four meals day but his work
in handling the heavy freight and carrying
il up the slippery river bank is q terrible
strain, made doubly severe by the fact that
his only rest, night or day, comes in maps
between the landings. The roustabout
wears his clothes from the day they are
bought until they drop off in rags. without
removing them once. He is an inveterate
gambler, with two dice playing an original
game called craps" the main feature of
which is throwing the number seven, or as
near as possible to it, though the game has
other refnements The spectacle of group
of roustabouts around the "crap" board,
betting large sums, yelling gesticulating,
and invoking the aid of all the supernal and
internal powers, as they whiri the dice-box
high in air is described To me as one OF the
most amazing of human sights.
Physically the roustabout is a wonder.
His life of heavy lifting develops his upper
body until his form seems acutely triangu-
iar-pointed at tho feet. Back of his
shoulders rise two vast muscles, which give
him the semblance of hunchback, and his
knotted arm muscles, thick neck, and pro-
truding chest complete matchl.ss physique.
The brutal mates of the river boats, armed
with club canes, pound these poor fellows
mercilessly. without the slightest effect, and
they are quite as stolidly Indifferent to the
rain of oaths which the mate pours forth
with the Huency and vigor bred by lifelong
familiarity with the profane tongue.
Largest stock of Wall Papers at
q =. 4.
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A HISTORIC GARMENT.
What Lady Ashburnham Did With the
Blood Stained Garment of Charles L.

In writing about the sale of the Ashburn
ham collection, Mr.. L. j. Jennings says in
the World To tell the truth, when I was
at Ashburnham was immensely taken with
the relics of Charles l., which were either
given by the King himself to John Ashburn-
ham on the scaffold-as was the case with
his watch-or handed to the unlucky
monarch's faithful squire after the execution.
In this way the shirt and silk drawers of the
King passed to John Ashburnham, and were
taken from Whitehall to his house in Sussex,
where they have ever since remained, except
for an interval when they were placed in the
adjoining parish church for safety. But
the church proved to be anything but safe
place-the outer case of the Kings watch
was stolen, and by and by the shirt would
have been carried off in little strips by the
British AIRY and his Jemima bat the late
Earl wisely had the articles moved back t.
the house. Now they are left under glass.
and the glass case is put inside an ancient
trunk-in itself a curiosity both are
always locked. The shirt aud the sheet ii,
which the Kings body was wrapped when it
!
was taken down from the scaffold were once
stained with blood--in fact, the old servants
in the house remember seeing them in that
condition. Unfortunately, the late Countess
of Ashburnham fancied that the linen would
look more CONNIE u Jaut if it were clean and
white, and therefore she sent it to the
laundry and had it washed wonder how
che old lord liked that when he came to hear
of it. 1t was Scotch lady who performed
this feat-a daughter of George Baillie, of
Jerviswood, tui the Scotch, as we all know,
are remarkably clean race Yet one may
be pardoned for wishing that the Kings
shirt and drawers had been allowed to re-
main in the state in which John Ashburnham
received thea from the hands of the execu-
TONER on the Both of January, 1919.
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THE SLEEPING CHILD.

Ny baby slept-how calm his rest,
AS DER his handsome face smile
Like those OF angels fitted while
he lay so still upon my breast.
My baby slept-his golden head
Lay all unkiSsed meath pail and shroud-
/ did not weep, nor cry aloud
only wished l., too, were deadl
My baby s]eeps-a tiny mound
All covered by the little flowers
And the;e pass my waking hours,
Within the quie. burying ground.
And when I sleep seem to be
With baby In another land
take his little baby hand
He smiles and sings sweet songs TO me-
Sleep on, o baby, while I keep
My vigils till the day is past;
Then shall ], too, lie down at last,
And with my baby darling 5leep.
Eugene Field, In the St Louis Spectator
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-06-27
THE FINEST HOUSE IN AMERICA.

On Euclid avenue in Cleveland is being
erected what it il said, when finished, will
be the finest house in America. 1t stands in
what is, perhaps, ten acre lot, on a Sigh
eminenee, 200 feet or more back from the
avenue. The exterior is OF gray granite, and
1t has turrets and towers, and looks some
thing like an English castle. 1t contains
over eighty rooms and is five stories in
height. Each room il finished in different
kind of wood, which is handsomely and ex-
pensively carved. Thirty or forty carvera
are at work in the house continually Every
room is beautifully frescoed by Italian
artists expressly imported for the purpose.
All OF the appointments of the house are in
keeping, and of the most elaborate and ex.
pensive character A gentleman who went
through the house some weeks ago, and who
has visited all the principal palaces OF
Europe, said that the interior of no one OF
them, not even the far-famed Winter Palace
of Moscow, was more finely finished than
the interior OF this private residence. Tho
owner of this splendid mansion, tho cost OF
which will be away up among the millions,
is Sam Andrews. Ten or fifteen years ago
he was not worth az many thousands as he is
now worth millions. One of the original
partners of the Standard Oil Company--in
fact, the practical man in the refinery, he
drew cut of the company two or three years
ago, with money enough to build the .inest
house in America, and have money enough
left to live like prince ON the income of it
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THE PLEASING ELEMENT OF DANGER. All
Englishman shooting small game in Ger
many said to his host that there was spice
Of danger in shooting in America. "Ah!"
said the host, "you like danger init you'
sporti Then you go out shooting NIT me
The last time shoot mine bruder-in-law in
10 schtomack. ~ Hartford Times.
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A little mound of rock some two feet high
is now built up, the paper placed under the
top stone, and the claim il secured for few
days at least
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1883-03-14
Length Of Hair.

1t has been ascertained that the ordi-
nary length q the ha r, a. shown by the
measurem MT in women. ranges be ween
twenty and thlrt -si inches, and its
weight from to eight ounces How
ever. f the hair is cl sci shaved II be.
comes per isient. aud so increases in
bulk and strength. The hair grow at
the rat of one line and q hal per week.
or six and a hall inches per year. he ng
twenty seven feet If we live to be eighty
The shape of small hairs Is cylindr cal
and more or less oval for long hair
The hairs of the head arc never lin
drical and those of the card and eye
brows are somewhat oval When left
to Their natural growth the end or { tp -
always conical and pointed. The 4
face of he scalp presents about s.
perficial inches, and the mum er oil n H.
on the entire hea am lunts 10 In
a thin head of hair. but n thick head
o hair the amount is much greater, sor
many of the pores give pa 'sages to two
hairs. At its lower end the har tube
+, terminates in ul de sac, AMI this por-
ton of its cavity il filled BY an accumu-
lation of re hly- ormed ce Is and
granules. whi b cons itute the root o
the hair: above this 20 Mt the little mass
! of cells separa!e into two parts en-
f! trail part of a cylindrical figure. which
{ is the newly formed har and per phi
/ eral layer. which inciose the formel
and Is continuous with and is the sheatf
of the scarf skin which lines the lube
] brooklyn Eagle
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grains o. powder more than others; but
this does not seem to cause any varia-
ton in the flight of the bullet. 1t IL
customary to fill the extra space with
an additional wad or two. A better
elevation can be obtained BY the use Of
shells that have been fred at least once,
and are. by expansion. better fitted to
the chamber.
If convenient. it is well to throw the
shells in water as fast as used This
softens the powder CT st and renders
their. cleaning a comparatively easy
task A solution OF cyanide of potas-
sium will cleanse them uickly and et-
fectively. but this is a deadly poison.
and is also likely to mi 10 the shells
unless applied by one who underst lnds
its use he safe wav is to use brush
and water; let them be carefully
cleaned and rinse |, and thoroughly
dried. A good plan is to drive nails in
board and hang the shells thereon.
or they NAV be tied in bundles and
driei in moderately warm oven. or
by beng left sevepal hours in the hot
sun. II the least moisture remains.
good shoot ng can not be done Before
rsloadipg rub the outside OF the shell
W tn a slightly oiled rag. and clean the
inside of dust with dry brush. Ex-
anime the pocket carefully. scraping
out an vthing which may adhere to it,
and see that the primer hole is unob-
structed. Shells should be carefully
scrutin zed and any that show inn
perfections thrown aside. Sometimes
q slight aw will be visible; the shell
can be rejected before bursting and a
poor shot avoided. When you make an
unaccountable shot examine the shell
carefully, or mark and preserve it for
future inspection; it may have been
imperfect or improperly primed--
Forest, Forge and Stream.