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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-10-03
POETRY.
THE TWO Sewers.


Death came to the earth, by his side was Spring
They came from Gods own bowers,
And the earth was full OF their wandering,
For they both were sowing flowers.
''isow,n said Spring, !" by the scream and the
wood,
And the village children know q
The gay, glad time OF my own sweet prime.
And where my blossoms grow. $40
"There is not spot In the quiet wood
But hath heard the sound OF my feet
And the violets come from their solitude
When my tears hath made them sweet" ~
~ SOW said Death, "where the hamlet stands
L SOW In the churchyard drear;
drop In the grave with gentle hands TIA
My flowers from year to year.
"The young and the Old go into their rest,
To the sleep that waits them below;
But clasp the children unto my breast,
And kiss them before Igo."
.IBow,s said Spring, but my flowers decay
When the year turns weak and old,
When the breath OF the bleak winds wears them
away.
And they wither and droop In the mold.
"Dut they come again when the young EARTH
feels
The new blood leap In her veins,
When the fountain OF wonderful life unseals
And the earth is alive with the rains"
al SOW, t" said Death, " but my flowers unseen
Pass away from the land of men,
Nor signs nor tears through the long, sad years
Ever bring back their bloom again. Is ~
"But know they are wondrous bright ana fair
In the fields OF their high abode;
four flowers are the flowers that a child may
wear, EH
But mine are the blossoms OF God"
Death came to the earth, by his side was Spring
The two came from Gods own bowers;
one sowed In night and the other In light,
Yet they both were sowing flowers.
Alexander Anderson in Good Words
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EFFECT OF BILLIARDS. ON CATTLE.


have seen billiards. ON the plains that
swept through man who was cled in heavy
woolens and fur oyergarments MS though he
was dressed In tarlatan. / have known
parties of buffalo hunters, men used TO
hardship, aud whose stomachs were filled
ped in blankets and robes, to freeze to death
In their wagons while endeayoripg to escape
from the unendurable, icy blasts of an
arctic blizzard. Cattle, weak and ill-fed on
frost bitten grass, disappear before these
storms. They drift with the wind. As
they paas by the air is filed with the sound
Of their mournful moaning. They wander
staggeringly along over the trackless plains,
vainly endeavoring to find water with which
TO quench the intense thirst produced by
exceedingly cold weather. The water holes
are frozen. The weaker cattle drop out Of
the herd. They lie down TO die. The
snow drifts around them. They are freez-
ing TO death, and are still consumed by rag
ing fever The wolves attack them as they
lie on the frozen ground unable to rise,
uIllDie 10 pTOtcct tutlubciScbs he cry VI
despair uttered by the wretched animals
when they realize that the horrible death Of
being eaten alive by carniyorous animals is
their doom, il an unearthly one. As the
peculiar below Of an animal when it finds
the scent Of the blood of one of its fellows
ON the ground excites the herd with the in
formation: Here one of us has been
slain" and renders them unmanageable, 80
does the death cry of u feeble COW Brighten
the drifting herd. They disappear down
the wind. The wolves close in on the
doomed animal. She struggles desperately
TO arise. In vain. The hungry wolves
attack her. They tear her open, They
drag her entrails out and devour them be.
fore her eyes. She dies, and the wolves
pick her bones and then gallop after the
herd
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CHARMING GIRLS.

The most charming woman In Queen
victoria's court few years ago was one
whose features were homely, and whose
eyes were crossed. The secret of her attrac-
ton lay in certain perpetual bright fresh
ness in her dress, the turn of her mind and
her temper.
Jane Welsh Carlyle when an old, sckly,
ugly woman, could SO charm men, that O
stranger meeting her accidentally in stage
coach, followed her for miles, post-has.e, to
return n paresol which she had dropped.
The charm lay in her bright viyacity of
manner, and the keen sympathy which
sltone through her features.
Margaret FGHer also possessed this mag
netic sympathy, in spite of her enormous
egotsm Men and women, the poor and
the rich felt themselves drawn to open their
hearts and pour ont their troubles to her.
Yet Margaret was an exceptionally homely
woman.
The popular belief among young girls is,
that it is only a pretty face which will bring
to them the the admiration and love which
they naturally crave. No books. it Ia snid,
have larger sale Than those written that
give rules for beauty. recipos to destroy fat
Or frecklos and te ;nnroys the akin or the
8onre ...
Now M ree;,a ,y;, obonoa the shane Of
, ,ose or ,be color ~ an eve Butany girl.
hv ao;,v ho,bs aud wbolason. food and by
hrso,bino nurs air can render her complex.
ion clear and soft Her hair nails and teeth
oo, Ia ao;n,;,,, tan, uar c,o,bes bowey.
a, cbean can he Trash AMI bacominp in col.
or shs can train her mind even Il Of or.
dinarv canacitv 10 he alert and earnest and
Il sbe adds to these a sincere kindly. sunny
tamnar che will win friends and love az
snrelv as Il all the fairies had brought her
Gifts ~ ber birth
Rnt 4 ia Of no use for a woman whose
nsyson 4 soiled and untidv and whose tenn.
nar i selfish and irritable At home to hope
10 cheat ANYBODY bv uniting on f,ne clothes
and q smile for a eomnanv The thick.
muddy akin and soured expression will be.
trav her r..-..
SJohn," said an artist the other day to o
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THE SOLID CONTENT A FARMER HAS.

Farming is a slow way to make money,
but then there Is law of compensation
about everything in this life, and farming
its blessings that other pursuits do not have.
The farmer belongs to nobody. He is the
freest man upon earth and the most indie
pendent. He has more latitude and longi-
tude. He has house in the country with
plenty of pure air and good water. II he
makes but little in the field, he has no oc-
,asion to spend but little. He can raise his
own hogs, and sheep, and cattle and
chickens. His wood costs nothing, and the
luxury of big baclS-logs and blazing fires in
open fire. places oil winter long is something
that city people long for, but cannot afford.
My own farm cost me $1,000. have 1870
acres of open land in good condition, and It
yields me on an average about five dollars
an acre over all expenses. Say nine per
cent. upon the Investment. Well, that is
mighty little, considering my own labor and
supervision. I've seen the time when !
made five times as much without any capital
except my head. But then we have to keep
pair of horses to ride around and they
have to be fed from the farm. s7r.
There are little leaks all round, but still
We are happier on the farm than we were in
the town, and feel more secure from the Ills
Of life. We fear no pestilence or disease,
no burglars or thieves. We lock no doors,
aud Mrs. Arp loves to hear the churn dasher
splashing in the butter milk, l love to hear
the roosters crow and the peacock holler,
and see the martins sailing round the martin
gourds. / love to hear neighbor stop and
chat about the growing crops love 70
take the children with me to the watermill
md fish below the dam amid the roar OF
falling waters, or paddle around the pond in
an old leaky bateau. love to wander
through the woods aud glades and wear old
clothes that can't get no older or dirtier, and
get caught In shower of rain IL I want To.
Old man Horace remarked about 1000 years
ago that tho town was the best place for a
rich man to live In, and the country was the
best place for poor man TO die In, and in
asmuch as riches were uncertain and death
sure, it becomes prudent man TO move to
the country as soon as he can get there.
Farmers have their ups and downs, of
course, but they don't collapse and burst up
like tradesmen. They don't go down under
a panic. Bill Arp In Atlanta Constitution
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RArloNs FOR RECRUITS.
How the Government Purchases Ready
Cooked Meals for Her Defenders.

short but very Enthusiastically
trooper, with decidedly Nilesian cast of
countenance and moustaohe and sabre each
nearly as large as himself stood yesterday
at the door of the recruiting post, 2005
Market street.
"Who do yez want to see 2" he asked Of
reporter, barring the door with white cot
ton gloyed hand a. etsai
Captain Heyl," said the reporter, gazing
with unfeigned admiration at the broad, gold
stripe on the troopers trousers. The look
Modified the man of war and no answered
that the captain was ont but the sergeant
might be seen. Fearing that the military
heart might again harden, the reporter shot
up stairs and opened his eyes with wonder
to see what was apparently the Cardiff
Giant, with chevrons and moustache be-
side which the private's aJornment was ike
a beauty's eyebrow, stretched on . bunk IN
back room.
81 see you've advertised for cooked ra-
tons, 7" said the reporter, as the giant rosa
and offered chair. .'what do you want
them cooked for?n
"sure we can't eat elm raw" replied the
sergeant, with quizzical look; " but here's
the captain HEN tell you oil you want"
At this moment plump and handsome
officer in faultless multi came up the stairs
and tho reporter followed him into his room.
Yes, know" he said; soldiers are
supposed to do their own cooking, aud they
do in the field, but they can't here, and SO
The government runs a sort of boarding
house on the next block below for recruits.
have advertised for sealed proposals for
rations for the coming year, and of course
will give tho contract to the lowest bidder.
My present contract is for 80 cents o day for
each man. No, recruits can't object much
to the rations. They have one and quarter
pounds of beef day aud three-quarters of
pound of salt meat or bacon, a pound of
flour, either baked in bread or in bareback,
with rice, beans and coffee, and they can
draw proportion of any of these in lieu of
any other which they don't want. About
three-quarters of the rations of rice are ex-
changed for something else"
DO you have the soap and candles cook.
cd ?" said the reporter, pointing out the
wording of the advertisement
mo" said tho captain, with q laugh,
but they make part of a government ration
just the same"
"You have surgeon, of course to ex-
anime tho applicants ?" said the reporter.
"No," replied the captain, "I examine
them all myself and reject about eighty per
cent. man has only TO be stuck once for
recruits fare from here to 81. Louis TO
make him careful about letting others
through. I've rejected 100 In the past
month, and sent of thirteen to Jefferson
Barracks Inst night. Five more have ap-
piled this morning and all had something
the matter. It's astonishing how many men
can only see out of one eye and yet don't
know it. Most OF these have no use of the
right eyo--a rather necessary memhar for n
man who's going to do any shooting"
The captain chuckled gleefully at the idea
and the reporter departed. philadelphia
Times.
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MISCELLANY.
POSING FOR paorooaNpHs.
How Some Oistinguished Persons Act
While Having Their Pictures
Taken.

During my twenty years experience
have posed persons in every way known to
the lens. Some people seem to have been
born to sit for photographs, SO naturally do
they fan into the best position and assume
the proper expression. These are few 10
number, however. The average sitter takes
an awkward, uncouth position. Polished
society people become as awkward as a
country lover when placed before, he
camera. They are as uneasy as If the In
strument pointed at them was Krupp cam
nom have posed most of the prominent
mon and women in the country since have
been employed in this gallery, and have
met very few who have faced the ordeal
comfortably.
AZ President Arthur is one OF the best sit
ters. He takes good position by instinct,
and his expression is easy and natural.
Gen. Grant Ia awkward, and though he
smiles good natrredly while being posed,
his face assnnnsa grim, unpleasant express
sion at the critical moment when the veil is
removed from the instrument. Blaine can
not be induced to look pleasant He takes
his sent with hang-if-I. have-to-do-it ex-
preston, aud the doubling up of his fists
plainly indicates longing to get within
arms reach of the person who persuaded
him to sit The last time he was here he
told us to make sure of him the first sitting,
for if anything went wrong he would not sit
again,
John Sherman is the most amusing sit
ter ever came across. II would be easier
to place in position stuffed man than the
gal.nt Ohio Senator. His legs give him in.
finite trouble. He cannot keep them in one
position twenty cor cutive seconds II
took us full hour to get passable mega
tive. You know he lie not much giving to
smiling. On these occasions however, he
seems to soften, aud generously determined
to scare up at least the ghost of smile
The result wonld make any one laugh ex.
capt an old positionist or an undertaker's
canvasser. He puts the most idiotc bur.
lesque in a smile to be seen anywhere of
the stage. When the ordeal is over the old
grim look comes back to his face, and no
s'aiks our witnout saying word.
uen' sherman poses wen, retains his ma
.urai expression, ana taxes good picture.
oe'te'Afy onahu'er ana senator Malone
"ae".,e f" 'a"''ous eApfessioh' as II AFRAID
.n'. ''' ''i''ii u, 'ne Instrument haa some
1e,,sn on ane't hses'
oo.nei WIN a'iow nimseii 10 De photo
pnpnea oniy IN s,aho'hg POSITION taxes
o.han' at'''uue' "ho assumes an expression
~ihch pian'iy says III hoia my ground
aea'nss a,i eomerS
no ia'e Alafshai 1eweii was the most
eoihp,s'sah. Oh si''ers, ana allowed me to
TWIST MN ABOUT IN any way without COM
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SOFT Shell. CRABS.
How the Dainty Luxmry IL Obtained.


Nearly all the shedoers, what they call
soft shells, are caught by darkies; q white
man could never stand the racket. Why so ?
Why, they catch em with their feet. You
see q soft shells moultin' crab Every
year and sometimes oftener they outgrows
their clothes, 80 to speak, and eff you break
'em open about tibet time, yaou'll find kind
O. hairs that have growed and pushed up
the shell. They keeps a-pushin'. and the
crab gifts kind O. thin and watery, and
byand by the crab splits open the shell on the
under side and Jest yanks himself out. Yes,
draws the big claws right through the
small joints Jest like lobster on account O.
this ere watery condition. Well, as was
a.sayin'. when they feel this ere sheddin'
time comm on, they know they amt fit for
to take care o. their selves, so they take to
the smaller mud fats where the waters
about half a fathom, and there in the mud
they shake off the old shell and lay up until
the new one hardens. When this ia two or
three days old you kin bend it like paper,
and short time after, when the crab begins
to pick up like, then's the best time for
eatin', and you'll see the boys all over the
mud wadin' round. See crabs in the mud?
Not much. Thet's Jest the pint. They
don't see EN-; they feel for 'em with their
toes. They 90 in with a basket. slunp ON
their backs, and wade along, feelin' with
their toes until they strike a shredder, and
they take il up between 'em Jest as yaou use
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INTERESTING SKETCH.
THE YOUNG WIDOW.

Mrs. Percy was not in a good humor that
day as she sat at the breakfast-table pour
ing coffee Cor her husband, and dispensing
bread and butter to the three plump little
Piercys. She was handsome oyerdressed
woman, with good deal of false hair, friz.
zed and pulled and braided on the top OF
her head, and complexion that bore remote
witness TO the constant use OF cosmetics.
And Mr.. Percy, at his end of the table, was
evidently III at ease, as he broke liis egg and
nibbled diligently at his roll
but what was to do, my dearP" said
he, after brief silence which was by no
means peaceful.
"Do?" shrilly retorted Mrs. Piercy.
Why, what do other people do Z Are We
to Keep home for The INDECENT poor O.
refuge for the widowed and fatherisss 7"
My dear, my dear" pleaded Mr. Pidrey,
who was small mans with thin hair and
sPec'acies, you may be widow yonrseii'
'oine uAy.
ana II am, ! shall not go begging
among my relatives, that you may depend
on, I" SAID Mrs Piercy And, after ~, she
isn't any relative o. yours -only your broth
ers wife! Ia IKE 10 know what earthly
claim abe has upon youl ! deciare, the
more think OF It the more am amazed at
the woman's presumption. Hell very name
is an aggravation, too. Plume Percy in
deed. I'll wager my new lace-pin that she
was a second-rate actress when she married
your brother No, Mr. Piercy, If you think
that Il
But here the torrent Of the lady's elo-
quence was cut short by the unexpected APP
pearance on the scene of the very subject Of
her objurgation--a tall, pretty woman Of
about four and twenty, whose wavy, golden
tresses and delicately fair complexion con-
trasted wildly with the deep mourning
weeds she wore.
"A veil down to her feet" mentally ejac-
ulated Mrs. Abel Percy. And six-inch
bias band of the very best CORTLAND Grape
on ner gown. wonder who's expected to
pay for all this ~
Abel Percy, the kindest-hearted of little
man, welcomed his brothers widow with
genuine hospitality; bnt Matilda, his wife,
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THE COURAGE OF LIFE.

Courage 10 look on coming years.
Their slender hopes, their certain tears,
With spirit still undaunted.
Courage to strive for lev'ry gain,
For Genius, even, musu work amain,
And struggle for what Is wanted.
Courage to see illusion fade,
Thine idols fade that thou has made,
To be by their mem'rfes haunted.
Courage TO see myself grow old,
Thy place unsurped by the young and bold
Their vigor before thea haunted.
Courage to face the dark. dark hours
When all things seem beyond the powers
uf the faith that thou has vaunted.
Boston Transcript
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Headquarters for Rubber Boots and
Shoes of all kinds, at Louden's, corner of
Union and Coryell SITS. If.
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-Gold--Gold--at Perrine's Cigar Store,
Church st. The Gold Cigar good as
'sgold'--for 8 cents each.
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"And it's all my own fault, /" sadly reflect
ed Mrs. Abel. ooh, dear, oh, dear why
can't we see little way into the future Pr
Helen Forrest Graves.
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Subscribe for THE RECORD.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-02-08
Oyster supper.

The systsr supper givsn II Dsfis's
Hall on Thursday evening last under
che auspices Of the N. p. Shursh was
Q local evsns Of ths season. There
was not . very large nuinber In sttsn.
dancs but those who vsrs there snj"y.
Cd themselves very much. Spssshss
delivered by Rsvs Clark. Holmes and
xiley. q recitation BY Gel W. 3. Fertile
subject. "Ths Rsfer.nsd Dutehmaa"
. solo BY w. Wells aud G. n. Mustard
entitled "Larbs-ra Watch Ahoy." aud
nsxt osms the jollincAtion among the
cakes. There was lots 81 oysisrs for
supper and plenty Of prsvi,isns left
over End 1, wss dsc!dsi - have tsn
cent s.ciA' Friday svsoiny. Ths tstsi
,s. rsceipis s.! boih evsaiaGs uers
36o -. Wa never bsfsr. SAT down to
at:b.e ens enjoyed as good q feast Of
syssers as We did that evening. Great
credit II due Mrs @. Lawrence, MIRA a.
Manning. and Mrs VauSlyks for their
services in assisting in gstting up the
supper.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-02-08
VALLEY CENTRE.

The good sleighing Is making
business more brisk.
n. Miahasls has purchased four
more lots Joining his mill yard -
hs has not room enough IN his yard
for tho smc uat Of logs he 10 getting
in.
Our school 10 closed on account of
the teacher being sick.
The grist mill Is kept crowded all
the time.
Quite Q number Of buildiAgs will
be erected here as soon a. the
weather permits.
There will be two Aotsls bai,t here
in the spring, one By P. n. Beckett
and ono by II. Michasis. SCRIBE.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-02-08

business men Of cur village. sad is 10
THE IL 10 fully realized chat II Brock.
way Centre 10 10 grow and prssvsr.
iastitotisus must be lsostsd here thai
snplsy iabosiaz men. Thsse We must
have, and We bslslvs. can havs. II ws
but ssl ourselves shout iI 1t 10 the
duty Of the business men OF this place
to form themselves into an association
fer the purpose Of advertising eur
facilities for such institutions and our
wants In tho matter. Tho expense
would bs but trihins, and the bsssiils
10 be derived are great. Al'usst
svsry day 20 hear Of facteriss bsisH
located st different points In the state.
and there 10 ~ good rsassn vhy
srockwsy Centre cannot b one Ut
thoss points In the future. This 9x-
posIToR IL anxious 20 contsibuts its
mite In the matter. and xrsstly desires
that she busiaess men will wake ny to
the importance of this matter. Who
will lead of In thisp
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-02-08

Good slsighing and business lively
as usual.
Remember the concert on Friday
evening.
We noticed the sniling counts.
nance Of q ". NcKinnon in toxn
last week.
A. Graham visited friends in
Worth last week.
Miss Msttis Barrett, of Brockway
Centre, spent . few days Waiting
friends in town last week.
p. johnson while walking in frea,
of his door fell snd hnrt his ankle
badly. He vas compelled to keep
his bed for several days.
Mr. Rlla, o: Brockwsy Csntrs. was
in town last Sunday. His horss
broke loose from in front of Nrs
vanCamp's hotel and ran away but
was stopped before any damage was
done.
There is talk of removing the
post odBcs into different hands. !
think we had better Let well enoueh
aleuc.
The bankrupt stock formerly own.
ed by Joel N. Jones will be sold by
auction on Fob 18th. This is . good
opening for some one to start busi.
moss.
st vs.ensine's day 10 dsswing
near. Boys get your little ones
picked out
Il. Fl. Hale informs us that dur
ing the past year he has sold, 35
Chieftain Horse rakes, l2 Respsrs.
8 mowers, and 8 Wo.verins Hasrows.
Very good L. II. wish you success,
for the coming season.
Geo Brown q Son Of Br,ckw.y
Centre hsvs moved their sa~ mil
mp TO xlmsr. They moved in on
Monday s,d on Wednssisy ss- cd
1000 {, os 'u.-~.s. Good Tor
George. THO.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-02-08
What 10 Cent. win De.

BY calling at +. A. Bakers drug
st"rs. you can get sample bottle of
DIR. Bossnko's Cough aud Lung syrup
which will relivs the most obstinate
Cough or Cold. and show you what the
regular 6Oc-nt size will do. when
t.sablel with Asthma, Bronchitis Dry
Hacking Cough, Pains in the Oh yrt.
and all diseases Of the Threat and
Lunga, t:y sample bottle OF this mo
diclne.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-02-08

TAX NOffcE. II would respectfully
nn ouues 10 The citizens Of BIockway
csrtrs and vicinity that will be At
ihs Raplsy House In Brockway Centre
every Saturday this meath for the pur.
p,Ye Of receiving iaIss from thoss that
can convsnis&tlJ call ir andssy them.
Jas HARMS
Town Treasurer.
Dated at Brock way Feb ilt, 1853.
Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-02-08

Na EDfroR-Think;ns 10 was about
tine ysu hssrd from scbsoi district No
8. 0rssnvosd. I thought I would take
It upSa myself TO write you . few
liass In regard shsfsto. The school 10
progressing Anely under ths sbis
Management Of our sstssmsd teacher
Mr Law; hs Ass bean engaged TO teach
for ave nsashs, sad 10 Eiviag such
universal sstisfAction thst We oil wish
Il wss Ter . longer tern. The average
daily attendance 10 sbeut s6 NJ present.
A SUBSCRIBER.