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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-02-07

TnE PARTY Boss. Concerning "bossism.'
the Burlington Hackeye rather neatly OBJ
serves: The .bossr takes an active in
terest in politics and the affairs of his party ;
he canvasses the ward, town. county and
district he is present at every causus; he
works hard and is thus able to select dele
gates to the district and State Convention.
while you are at home, reading the Mutton,
scorching your Sims before the fire and ex-
pressing your contempt for the dirty work
Of politics. Then, if the delegates whom
the boss has worked SO hard to elect nomi-
nate the man of your choice, without costini.
You moment Of time or trouble or dol.
lar of money, the boss Is an able party lead
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-02-07

A RIVER CHECKED roR THREE Hours. "A:
point in tho Willamette River, about nine
miles below Salem. is a ripple, showing
shallow water from bank to bank, and at
this stage 1t can be easily forded by man on
horseback. Last Saturday afternoon,
about two o'clock. without any unusual dis
turhance, the river stopped running just
above the rpples, the water disappearing
into the earth, leaving the 'ntire bed of the
river from shore to shore bare for distance
of about 600 feet Below the bare ground
the river still flowed on as TRANQUILITY as ever.
On examination 1t showed that the bed Of
the river above the rapids had broken
through, and that there was subterranean
passage for the water. This remarkable
phenomena lasted for about three hours.
when the river resumed Its natural condi
ton. - Portland, Oregon, Standard
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-02-07
NOTHING TO DO.

Nothing TO dol o, folded hands
Why will We lie 50 White aud lair?
When the busy world on every side
Calls for thy labor, thy earnest care.
Nothing 10 do. there are tired feet
Walking with thee iife's weary road
Show them the way in path so sweet
That leads TO Heaven, that leads TO Col.
Nothing to do, but live in case
When thousands fall on every side:
You might have helped to bear the pain.
And breast the swift and rushing tide
Nothing to do thy days are light
With golden ewes and sunny morns
You gather flowers, fresh and bright,
Some are tortured with cruel thorns.
Nothing to do what will you say
When the Lord OF theharvest asks or you
What 9leanest thou in my field to- day? ~
Lord, there was nothing for Inc to do?''
Ella d. Chapman
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C.. a. 6 G. III. SkILLM4 n,
AttOrueys-at-

SOUTHEAST coz. BRIDGE And TNT0N SITS.
LAMBERTyILLE, y. j.
Collections and all legal business inirustcd Il
our care will receive prompt and faithful atten'
tion.
G. A, SK1LLMAN, C. II. SKILLMAN,
Counselfoy-at- Lac .fGoraey-dt-Lalc.
July 2, 1879
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ALBERT ID. ANDERSON,
AttOrney.at.Law,

SOLICITOR and MASTER IN cY4 NcERr.
Office. No. 81 Bridge Street,
LAMBERTvH.LE. y. J.
ay 1882
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". #. HERR,
COunseIlOr-at-Law,

SOLICITOR IND MISTER IN HdNcERf'
AND NOTARY PUBLIC.
Legal business attended to in all parts of the
state Special attention given to collections.
&c. Once, Cor. Union and Coryell streets, Lam
.ert lille, N j. Entrance on Union street
April, Il, 1880.
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JOHN LILLY,
Attorney and Solicitor,

MASTER IND EXAMINER IN CHANcER y
SUPREME COURT COMMISSIONER
AND NOTARY PtBLIG,
o1ice--No. 90 Bridge street first hoorl, opposit,
the "Lambertvillc House, Lambertgilie \. j.
Aug. %, 1877.
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SAMUEL Il. PERRY.
Affnrney-at-Laxy. Solicitor.

MASTER IND EXAMINER IN CHANcERi J,
AND NOTARY PUBLIC.
oifice-In Masonic Hall (second floor, Bridge
street. Lambertville Nj.
April 2. 1870.
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Additional reading matter on fourth
page,
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WALTER II. HA YHURST,
AttOrney.at-Law,

SOLICITOR, and MASTER IN cHANcERf.
oFFICE-5I NORTH UNION STREET,
LANBERTvILLE, N. J.
March g. 1880.
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#. ". MILLER, M. D.,
OFFICE:
No. % CORYELL ST.,

SECOND Doom WEST OF UNION ST.,
LAMBERTyILLE, n. ].
Diseases of women and children a speciality.
Lambertvilie. May 10th, 1SS2.-tf
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DR.. L. G. RICE,
ONCE AZ North Union street,
(Over Hooker's Store,)
LAMBERTvIILE-
Office uours-1O A. NJ. TO p. NJ. on Monday,
Tuesday, Thursday aud Friday. On Saturday,
from 10 a. NJ. TO . P. NJ.
Residence--Centre Hill, Pa Post Office Adj
ress--lambertville, n j., and Solebury, Bucks
unity, Pa.
April u, 1882.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-07-06
Learning TO Swim.

The greatest difficulty to the begin
ner is to learn to keep the proper posi-
ton of the body after attaining it.
This difficulty can only be overcome 10y
using the proper stroke after having
placed the body in the correct position.
In the use of the arms the only di-
rection that can be given is to remem-
Der that, when the arms are thrust for
ward at the beginning of the stroke,
such position of the hands and elbows
should be taken as will make the least
resistance to the water To accomplish
this, the hands should be placed palm
to palm and the elbows made to come
quite close together, starting them
from under the chest. In making the
effective part of the stroke, our .obiect
is to get forward motion only. The
arms and hands should be so placed as
to produce the greatest assistance upon
the water. To accomplish this the
palms of the hands should. be thrown
outward and the plane of the direction
of the stroke of the arms made parallel
to the surface of the water.
The most important and the most
often defective point in swimming is the
mode of using the legs. 1t would be
we'll for beginner to observe the
swimming of frog, for undoubtedly
the same method OF using the legs
should be adopted by man az is dis
played in the model swimming of that
amphibian.
In Analysing the stroke of the frog,
we notice that there is no vertical mo-
tion the whole direction of the force is
in plane exactly horizontal, and is
accomplished by virtually opening aud
closing the space between the knees
Offering the sole of the foot as resist
ance while kicking, and placing the
feet in position of least resistance
while recovering.
In accomplishing the first of these
conditions-the opening and closing of
the space between the knees-the knees
should be thrown out, and the contrac-
ton of the legs made slowly, in order
to cause as little resistance as possible
to the Roadway already attained.
1t will be found that if we alternate
the stroke of the arms and legs by Civ
ing propulsion with one while recover
ing with the other far-more constant
buoyancy will be attained, and, for long
swims, it will be found far-less fatig-
uino -POD7II11' Science MOnthhI
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-07-06
Denver without the Veneer.

OF the great number of health seek
ers, / think there are more invalids
killed here by the climate than are
cured. 1t is rare for person having
consumption in an advanced stage to be
cured here, and physicians in the East
must be very ignorant of the effects of
this climate to recommend such pa
tients to come here, for it only hastens
death. Where there is merely pre-
disposition to that disease, it often has
a good effect, but even in such cases
there should be discrimination; no per-
son of nervous temperament can enjoy
good health here. The first effect of
this light air on such is exhilarating-
but sleeplessness, neuralgia and rheu-
matism soon follow, and often ends in
nervous prostration.
People who, in the East, have anna
BILE dispositions under this light air be-
come irritable and ill-natured. Even
horses that have been tractable and
well broke in the East after coming
here become vicious and unmanageable.
Many of the murders committed in
the mountains are excused on the plea
of excitement incident to the high alti-
tude.
1 advise all old maids who have q
laundering after matrimony to remain
away, if they have any fear of declin-
ing beauty, as this air bleaches and
wrinkles the round, rosy cheek and
hastens gray hairs.
would not convey the idea that we
have no pink-cheeked girls here, for the
rose will blossom under the most adj
verse circumstances. --DenUer letter.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-07-06
IL Makes a Difference.

A tramp found real female philan
thropist in Detroit She felt sorry for
him and fed him, and said she knew
that he was the victim of misfortune,
and there were tears in her eyes as she
gave him an old vest and told him to
return next day and get the coat to
match. He told her of losing his family
by a steamboat explosion-of having
his home taken away on a mortgage
of being wanderer before whose eyes
the lost wife and precious children were
ever appearing to keep his heart big
and his courage down, and if he had
only remained five minutes longer she
would have wept outright.
He went away thinking what soft
thing he had on this cold world, and a
day or two subsequently he returned
for the coat. The painters had been at
work and just finished the floor of the
veranda. As there was no board mp,
the tramp walked up the steps and
marched the whole length of the freshly
painted floor and raped at the door,
with his mouth puckered up into the
proper mournful expression. 1t was
opened by the woman, but she had no
smiles nor tears.
Get off that paint, you good-for-
nothingl" she yelled. Get out O. here,
you villainl'
Madam, that coat you p
I'LL coat you'll Look at your feet
look at that paint-look at the dam
agep
He was still looking, holding up first
one foot and then the other, when the
handle of a broom cracked across his
back and he felt obliged to slide.
Il came for that coat" he remarked,
as he stood on the grass.
you'll get prison coat if you don't
travel, she replied. Here, dog; here,
dog; here, dog Take hold of him,
Bowserp
The tramp moved on to the front,
and, standing there with his hand on a
shade-tree, he surveyed the house and
muttered:
"Why didn't Shakespeare say that
hell hath no fury like a woman clean
ing house? Well, I'd better stop here
and warn agents not to enter the
shadder of death. M Quad.
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and don't believe L can. That man
Bonn sent his money up by express and
road agent got away with the stage
tonight, and the money went with it.
/ don't believe he'll risk another thou
sand on played-out mine"
"Oh goodiel' cried Frank, "Pve got
here in time. Road agent? Oh, that
is too rich. Oh dear, oh dear, L shall
die"-and Franks voice ended in high
squeak of laughter.
Frank, Frank what is the matter
What do you know about the road
agent?"
Frank was holding to her sides in de-
spair of stopping her irrepressible
laugh.
"Road agent? There wasn't any
road agent at all; L stopped the stage
to get on, and the driver threw box
at m-e-ep
What does this mean, Frank? Tell
me. What were you doing on the road
at this time of night, all alone?"
1t took her long time to get the
story out but she did, while Charley
stood with his mouth open wide enough
to represent his played-out claim with
$50, 900 in sight"
No sooner had Frank told her story
than he caught her in his arms, and
with wild shout, you little darling,
you shall have every cent of it.
About two hours afterward file of
disconsolate, Disguised horsemen wend-
ed their way up to the tavern, with a
suggestive rope dangling from one of
the saddles" and a box containing
81 900.
1t is sufficient to relate that Charley
did not sell his $4,000 in sight,
but on the contrary received much
larger sum, sufficient, in fact, to make
him n happier man financially and
natrimonially. When enough of the
story was told in the bar-room to &C
count for the stopping of the stage,
Black Pete had to provide for smile
all round. with continuendo. Los
angeles Recreation.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-07-06
Valenciennes Lace.

1t is fact not commonly known even
among lace dealers that very little of
the article known as Valenciennes is
made in that far-famed locality. 1t is
difficult work, requires long appren-
ticeship, absorbs all the makers time,
and is so inadequately remunerated that
labor seeks other fields. As it takes
several months, and sometimes even a
year, to make coupon three yards in
length, and as it is impossible for the
operative to remain so long a time
without compensation; it is customary
to pay by bandes, there being three
bandes in yard, and twelve in a cou-
pon-the result of this being that the
material is furnished and almost the
whole amount due the maker paid out
q long time before the completion OF
the work. What is known as Valen-
ciennes lace is, in fact, made extensive
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-07-06
OutspOken Affection.

Hawthorne once said that caresses or
expressions of some kind are as neces-
sary to the life of the affections as leaves
are to the life of tree. No one would
think of disputing this, and yet how
few really tender words are said by
members of the family to each other !
There is many woman who has never
since her courtship heard word of
love from her husband, until, possibly,
on her dying bed some expression of
his love for her has been wrung from
him. Men who are capable of better
things must be greatly moved before
they express in words half they feel
Nelc York EUeninq Post.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-07-06
The Lime-Kiln Club.

As soon as Pickles Smith had ceased
coughing in thht mournful way peculiar
to himself, and Trustee Pullback had
got through disputing with Samuel
Shin about the age of Judas Iscariot, the
triangle sounded and Brother Gardner
arose and said:
death has once more invaded our
ranks. yesterday received letter
containin' de informashun dat Brom-
bustus De Witt, an honorary member
of dis club residin' at Bowling Green,
State of Kaintucky, had expired from
airth away. Has any member anythin'
to offer?"
Judge Cadavar offered resolution of
sympathy for the bereaved wife and
fatherless children.
Syntax Johnson moved that Paradise
Hall be draped in mourning for the
space of sixty days.
The Rev. Penstock moved that what
was the Lime Kiln Clubs loss was the
deceased brothers eternal gain.
Buckingham Jones suggested that the
club contribute the sum of So, 900 to-
ward monument with an angel perched
on top.
"Gem'len," said the President, as he
waved them down, Il knew Brombustus
well. fack, he am de only man who
eber stole my dog. He has eaten at my
house, an / has sleptin his an token
breakfast at de highest second-class ho-
tel. We shall adopt skedule about as
follows: we am grieved dat Brom-
bustus has passed away, but would he
have amounted to shucks had he libed
"'He was kind to de poor, but he
stole chickuns from de rich.
He was honest an upright, but he
nebber had a chance to trade bosses or
beat street-kyar company.
He had many vartues, but dey war
offset by many vices. While he would
have Established an orfun asylum if he
had de money to do it, he invariably tried
to pay his dues wild trade dollars or
counterfeit halves.
while we hope he am better off, We
shan't be ober-anxious to inquer' fol
him when we reach the mex world
"Gem'len, Bronbustus De Witt was
| an average man. He libed in de aiver.
age way, mixin' de good an de bad till
you couldn't allus tell wheder to fin him
leanin' ober de front gait or lynn on de
grass benin de ban. He had his good
an his bad streaks, an we shan't praise
de fust an conceal de las If he am
better off We am glad ont If he has
gone to any wuss kentry dan dis it am
our solemn dooty TO feel as sorry as we
know how. Any resolushuns menshun-
in his wife an chill'en am so much talk
frown away, fur he was too lazy to sup
port wife an consequently nebber got
mar'd. We will hang cheap piece o.
Grape on de doah, an forgive him de '6
shillin' dues he owed de club. Free
| Press
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HOPE.
BY JOAQUIN MILLER.

What song IL well sung not OF s0rrowy
What triumph well won without pain2
What virtue shall be, and not borrow
Bright luster from many q stain?
What birth has there been without travail !
What battle well won without bloOdp
What good shall earth see without evil
Ingarnered as chan with the goodr
Loi the cross act in rocks by the Roman,
And nourish'd by blood of the Lamb,
And water'd by tears of the woman,
Has fiourished, has spread like palml
Has spread in the frosts and far regions
OF SHOWS in the north, and south sands,
Where never the tramp of his legions
Was heard or has reached his red hands.
BE thankful; the pricesand the payment,
The birth, the privatiOns and scorn,
The cross and the parting of raimcnt
Are finished! The star brought US morn
Look starward! Stand far and pnearthy,
Free-souled as a banner unfurled!
BE worthy, y brother, be worthy!
For God was the price of the world.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-07-06
Rates of Interest Compared.

OF course rates vary greatly in this
country with locality. Where opportu-
mites for profitable investment are in
excess of capital, as in the Western
States, rates are higher than at the
great money centers. The following
statement of the average rates of inter-
est in New York City for each of the
fiscal years from 1874 to 1882, inclusive,
is taken from the report of the Comp
troller of the Currency:
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-07-06

THE Wars of the Roses lasted from
1455 to 1885, and in them persisted
twelve Princes of the blood, 200 mobiles
and 1000 gentry and common sol
diers, closing at the marriage of Eliza
beth, the daughter of Edward w.,
with Henry VII.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-07-06

ly at Ypres, Courtray, Client, Bruges,
and in almost all parts of Flanders;
and in the production of one coupon of
the fabric rarely less than 400 spindles
and 1000 spindles are employed.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-07-06

The ashes of George Whitfield, the
famous preacher, repose beneath the
old South Church, Newburyport, in
which venerable New England edifice
he delivered his last sermon.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-07-06

You ask what libel suit is. A libel
suit my son is where a man pays law
yer $4,000 in order to get 81 900 out OF
another man he thought was q fool and
is now sure of il.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-07-06

The insurance statisticians now say
that men live two years longer than
they did thirty years ago. and women
three years and four months longer.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-07-06

KNAvERY is supple and can bend, but
honesty is firm and upright and yields
not.-Colton.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-07-06
The average rate of discount of the
Bank of England for the same years
was follows:

THE cotton-mills of tho South give
employment TO about 100000 opera
tiYes
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-07-06
AN old song revised (:

What is a ship without sail?
Adieu, my lover, adieu!
What il a monkey without tatlp
A dude, my lover, a dude.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-12-13
LETTER r TEXAS.
SUTHERLAND SPRINGS,
Dec. 2Dd, 1888.


Dec. 2pd, 1888.
ED. EAGLE: The last co,nmu-
nica'ion that / wrote the EAGLE.
I thought would be my last. l
expected before this TO have
been back in old Lafayette. but
! am still here in Western Tex
a.. There were several reasons
why l changed my mind; in the
first place, / was too poor to
take such a long and expensive
trip in the face of the short
crops in Mississippi, in the sec
ond, the drouth was as severe
there az here. We made as
much cotton to the hand here,
IA the former did. 1t is true
corn crops were shorter here,
but one bushel here will go as
far az four in Mississippi. Corn
can be bought at eighty cents,
bacon, eight and q half to nine
cents. Living here is certainly
cheaper than in the older states
east. During the months of Ju-
ly and August / could see but
little good in Texas. The first
good rain in four months fell on
the 18th of September, which
made water plentiful, started
the grass afresh and infused new
life into everything Cotton
took q new growth and COM
menced a new crop, mine made
two bales more after l thought
it was done. We. have had no
frost here yet, cotton is still
blooming and the grass is still
green. / helped eat q fine
watermelon yesterday. plenty
of them through the country
yet. The weather is mild and
pleasant now, not cool enough
to require fire in the house. !
consider myself settled in Texas,
have bought a good improved
place, with plenty of water, good
land and good. neighbors, and
l am compelled toacknowledge
that / think Tcxasa better coun.
try than Mississippi.
W. IL. II.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-12-13
President Arthur.

The presidents message is 9
we'll written paper and is very
conservative in its sentiments,
1t is free from filings at the
Southern people which charac-
tsrized the messages of his Re
publican predecessors and for
this he is entitled ITO credit.
Grant and Hayes always had
something harsh to say about
the South but Arthur wisely re.
fuses to follow in their foot
steps. He recognizes the fact
that the war is over and that il
will no longer pay to abuse the
Southern people.
He IL a candidate for the
presidency next year and his
message is SO written as to con.
ciliate his opponents and please
bis friends. He is a fine writer
and q splendid political man.
ager.
Whilsthe does not possess
the brilliant ability Of Blaine.
his princi pal competitor for thu
Republican nomination, he is
more polite and cautious and
is perhaps a shrswder mana
ger. Blaine is frey and ilnpete-
Gus but Arthur is cool, calm and
collected and never makes a
move on the board without due
delibsration.
Arthur's chances for the nom.
nation now seems to be bet, CT
than those of his competitors.
With the aid and assistan &c Of a
great majority of the Federal
officer holders he will go into
the Convention with the almost
solid vote of tho South. He
can command the vote of Now
York and New Jersey and a few
scattering votes from other
States. He has the advantage
'f his opponents at this stage of
'he contest and he is not the
nan to lose for the want of
proper energy and industry
4 Mr.. Blaine expects to beat
lin he will have to manage bet
er than he did in his former
for the nomination. !
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-12-13

Puzzles to Fornigners--We
are not surprised when foreign.
ers tell us that they find it hard
to learn our language. Take
for instance, the word fast
The river is fast when the ice is
immovabls, and when the ice
disappears very fast the stream
is open again. A clock is call
ed fast when it is quicker than
time, but a man is said to stand
fast when he is stock-still. PEG
pie fast when they have nothing
TO eat, and they eat fast when
they gObble up a great deal in a
short space of time.-N. Y
Herald.
Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1883-12-13
A Picture OF Prentiss,

There is now on exhibition at
A.. N. Wilson & Co.'s drug store,
a very handse me 1ife-siZe oil
portrait of Sargent s. Prentiss.
painted by the celebrated ar
tist, Bush, at the time that MI.
Prentiss was a member of Con
gress. This portrait is one of
tn very best of the distinguish
ed gentleman that is now in ex-
istence, and is the property OF
burg the picture was inspect
ed yesterday by many of the ar
dent admirers in this city of Mr..
Prentiss.-Natchez Democrat.