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Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-06-29
BETRAYED BY A BICYCLIST.
Miss Annie McCabe, of St. Louis, Victimized
BY q Fancy Rider-.-His Record.

SAN Francisco, GAIA case of be-
trayed confidence and loss by a young
St. Louis woman of a lover and
$1,000 in greenbacks and her dia-
monds, leaked out to-day. About
noon yesterday, well-dressed mid
dle-aged man, who gave the name of
Joseph Gardiner, Of ST. Louis, and
his business as a cattle dealer il,
Missouri, came to police headquarters.
He said he arrived in the city last
week, in company with his neice, Miss
Annie McCabe, and G. A. Booth, a
young man to whom Miss McCabe
was betrothed. The trio stopped at
the Occidental Hotel, and spent the
time in sightseeing, intending to
leave for Washington Territory in q
few days. Miss McCabe, he stated,
was really not a blood relative of his.
His brother had adopted her and ed
ucated her in st. Louis, and at her
home she met Booth, who was young
and apparently an educated and hon
orable man. After wooing the couple
became engaged, and a speedy wed
dung was expected. He represented
himself to be the champion bicyclist
OF the United States, and displayed
on his breast on state occasions sew
eral medals, indicative of high stand
ing in the ranks of wheelmen. While
his betrothed admired him for his
proficiency in his special branch of
athletics, she evidenced a distaste in
having her husband follow bicycling
as business, and so it was agreed
upon that the couple accompanied by
Gardiner, should come to this city,
thence 60 to Washington Territory
and there engage in GARDENERS bust
ness OF stock raising. Booth con-
nnued as attentive as ever, and before
starting he presented his bride, be-
side other gifts, with an elegant dia-
mond ring valued at $500. Gardiner
before leaving gave his niece $4,000
IN greenbacks. They arrived here at
the time stated. The love Of the
pair continued constant. Sunday
evening it seems that Booth was even
more affectionate than usua,, and
borrowed, in a playful and loving
mood, her engagement ring, and also
decided after a conference that the
1900 given to Miss McCabe by her
uncle would be much safer in his
trunk. 1t was so transferred. Mon
Day morning, when Gardiner returned
from breakfast he surprised Booth
packing his trunk. The latter made
some excuse GARDENERS suspicious
were aroused, and he mentioned the
circumstance to his niece. They
waited all morning for Booth 20 come
back Then they examined his trunk,
and found the money and jewelry
missing. Detectives who were put
on the case found the fugitive at
Lathrop. On his person was found
the money, ring and two watches
de claims that the money was in
trusted to him, and he had no inten.
ton OF stealing. Some prominent
bicyclists of this city who were inter
viewed on the subject, state that
Booth is fraud, is not champion
OF the United States, and backed out
OF q race arranged between himself
and noted wheelman.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-06-29
CENTIPEDEs AND SCORPIONS.

When bedtime arrived I sought
my room, which opened directly on
the street, and, not accustomed to re-
tire to rest in full view of the public.
I did not take a lamp. Just before
turning in," however, wishing to
take look at my couch, I struck
match and in the Pickering light
saw suspicious-looking object on
the bed. Pulling on my clothes
again, I prepared q light, and 10! to
my horror, the object proved to be an
immense centipede in full vigor of
poisonous life. With the aid ofmany
"Carajosr' and "Carambas! of q
Mexican servant of the house, l dis
patched the venomous reptile, and
then after a careful scouting of the
bedding, I reluctantly composed my
self to dreams of all sorts of hideous
creatures.
My bed was hung with mosquito
netting, which completely enveloped
it, and when 1 woke in the morning,
I counted more than a dozen deadly
scorpions clinging to the outside Of
the canopy. Several lay upon the
walls, their glittering eyes sparkling
like diamonds as they longingly
watched the swarm of flies buzzing
around. Somewhat ashamed to call
for assistance, and not caring to
emerge from under the netting while
a lot of scorpions seemed to be hold
ing their sharp pointed and veno-
nous tails eurled up in readiness to
strike me, I lay for long while rum
mating upon the prospects of being
stung to death some day if l remained
in the country. At last my servant
entered to summon me for breakfast.
Standing on a chair he unlocked the
canopy from its fastening over head
and gathered it in his arms, scorpions
and all, and shook it out the door.
Thus passed my first night in Aca-
pulco.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-06-29

But We meet now" said Bernard
ALLOW me to pay you the court |
came 70 offer two years ago"
But | am married" was the al
SWpr
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-06-29

mo, sir" said the practical man,
mo bric-a-brac on the mantle for me!
It's q nuisance. Where's a man to
put his feeti"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-06-29

Delaware's Legislature has passed
the bill increasing the representation
of the various counties in the Lagis
lature.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-06-29

At Canton, O., VIM. B. Perkins &
Co., book agents and newsdealers,
have assigned. Liabilities, $10, 900 to
$4,000 assets, nominal
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-06-29

A bushel of coal from pine weighs
twenty nine pounds, and bushel of
coal from hard wood thirty pounds.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1883-06-29

The other day on an Arkansaw
railroad, an old gentleman sat, half
asleep, with a book entitled. The
Train Robbers lying ON his lap.
Pretty soon he sank to sleep. The
window sash fell with a loud report
and the old man, springing to his feet
and throwing up his hands, exclaimed.
"Gentlemen, l haven't got cent"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-11-28
THE SUNDAY LAWS.


The statement that the Newark brew
ers are preparing a bill to introduce in
the Legislature at its next session, legal
izing the sale of Intoxicating beverages
on Sunday, attracts much comment. The
Paterson Press thinks 1t might pass iu a
community that could elect for Governor
a man with tainted record, although it
IS possible that it Knight prove too severe
dose even for the Democratic rulers of
New Jersey. But it is not best To be too
Certain of it. Let us see, by way of il
lustration, how many Democratic journals
OF the State will dare lift up their voices
against anything tho liquor interest asks
for, The Camden Post says it would
never pass, and the Courier thinks at is
not likely that such measure would ever
reach beyond the stage of Introduction or
reference To II committee The fact is
that a bill to this effect, so far as relates
to beer and other malt liquors, has been
introduced into the Legislature every
year since 1879, but never caino to di.
rect vote. AT the last session Mr.. Hill
(Dem.) of this city, introduced the act,
aud it was referred TO the committee of
which Mr.. Clarke, of Hudson, was chair
man. IL was never reported and Mr..
Clarke said apon inquiry near the close Of
tue session that he was asked by the
mover not TO report it. A similar request
would doubtless be the outcome again.
Tho Democrats profess much interest in
the question before the election but dare
not take action. Newark Advertiser.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-11-28
LETTER FROM RiNGoEs.
RINeoEs, n. j., Nov. 81, 1883.

RINeoEs, n. j., Nov 81, 1883.
We would like to see
A little more enterprise in our village.
More meetings and Of the night kind,
of social nature.
Every citizen observe Thanksgiving in
proper manner.
Every one have their palates nicely
tickled with turkey, on Thanksgiving
Day.
Our churches begin to prepare for
proper celebration of Christmas aud the
holidays. and for holding social and pleas
ing entertainments at that time.
= The three churches of our village and
vicinity, will hold their usual Uaion
Tbanksgiven Service, in the Presbyterian
Church of our village, at 4 o clock in The
morning of Thanksgiving Day. Rev.
Fisher Wilson of the Baptist Church will
preach the sermon.
Our saloon keeper, Ely II. Quick, Esq,
is improving the appearance of his resi-
dence, by giving il a coat Of paint. Mr..
John Anderson, of Mt. Airy, is doing the
work.
We presume some Of our sportmen are
getting their. guns in trim and their
nerves in proper condition to do some fine
shooting on Thanksgiving Day. ehave
not seen any advertisements of shooting
matches to be held in any of our adjoiu-
ing villages, for that day, but suppose
the usual number OF such affairs will take
place.
Many of our farmers killed their flocks
of we'll fatted turkeys, last week, to send
to market, to make the joyful feasts on
Thanksgiving Day.
Esquire Holcombe Is giving his new
barn neat coat of paint.
Ex-Sheriff Rittenhouse has been repair
ing aud putting a new roof on his ice
house
Rev. r. ] Kent preached his last SER
mon as pastor of the Presbyterian Church
of our village, Sabbath morning last A
large number of people were in attend
ance. In the evening, Rev. Mr.. Scarlet
of the Larison's Corner Church, occupied
the pulpit and by order of Presbytery, de-
clared said pulpit vacant.
DIR. j. v. Robbins has associated with
him as assistant, DIR. Freeman, late
graduate Of the College OF Physicians and
Surgeons of New York City and son of
ex-Assemblym Freeman, of Middlesex
county, who will take charge of the form
er's practice, during The coming Legsla-
tive session, while the Doctor is engaged
there with his duties as Member of AS
sembly from this co1nty. Our people will
find Dir. Freeman courteous aud gentle.
manly young man and good physician.
POP.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-11-28
HIGH LICENSE IN MISSOURI.

A correspondent of The Standard, the
Baptist organ of the West, recently gave
the result of his observation of the work
ing of the high license law in Missouri in
the following language
Yesterday, the 2Sth of September, |
spent 10 Troy, Lincoln county, and II was
quiet, orderly Sunday but the day be-
fore we had the "beaulies Ct high license. y
The mayor Of the city was beasily drunk,
aud boisierousness reigned up and down
the business street. The loud oaths aud
yells four doors away from my hotel kept
me awake until
1.-THE Iron tongue ef midnight had told twelve"
The keeper of that saloon pays a high
license ($600) and another saloon keeper
in this place of perhaps 1.2n0 inhabitants
pays the same so they must run plump
TO Sunday in order to make ID pay.
AT Canton. Lewis county, a city of per-
haps 1000 people, are three saloons, each
keeper paying 81 900 to the city, and all
evidently just as much evil as ten saloons
with each $500 license. They have music
and every conceivable attraction TO lure
young men into the vortex. No pains
are taken to make them look "respecta-
ble"--if respectable saloon were
possible thing. They are simply and gla :.
iugly "open sepulchres," belching out
maudlin obscenity and shocking oaths,
strong with the mephitic exhalations Of
moral death. So much for high licensed
saoous.
Any man with his eyes half way open
can see that the crisis is coming aud that
we as nation are to be ruled by the
liquor power, or that the power is to be
throtlltd AS in Iowa, SO in the whole
land, the question of to-day is the ssuctl-
ty of the American Home or its deiile
ment by European customs and the dan
ming influence of dramshops.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-11-28
THE NEW STANDARD TIME.


AT noon on SUNDAY week the new
standard time system Went INTO operation
ON the railroads ana IN the principal cities
throughout the United states ana Canada
IL Is designed to do away with Il vast deal
ot Confusion, and Us easily comprehended
after little intelligent study.
Az present almost every city aud town
has It's own separate standard oil time,
which Is established by the passage OF
the sun at noon. Tue only exceptions
are iound wnere way stations nave adopt
ed uniform railroad time regulated from
the principal terminus OF the iine. When
II Is noon ut washington II Is IL III /. M.
ut New York, II IL A. NJ. at Chicago,
loS A. NJ at New Orleans aud about D
a. NJ. ut San Francisco III other words
1t is still III the forenoon IN all places
west oil washington ana IN the Afternoon
III places east OF Ii, when the sun passes
the meridian OF the Federal Capital.
In It's diurnal revolution OF 5oo1, tue
earth necessarily presents hourly to the
sun an ar a OF its circumference equal to
10y. WIN tnis simple unit 10 start VIVID,
the authors oi 'he standard Time system
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-11-28
MACKEREL GETTING SCARCE.


The supply of msckerel is growing lesI
and less every year." remarked an old fish
dealer yesterday afternoon.
"What in your opinion, is the reason
for the decline ?n inquired customer.
"Well, various reasons are assigned"
was the reply. g A veteran fisherman, who
has spent over twenty-five years in the bust
ness, claims that it is because too many are
caught in the Spring, when they are spawn
ing. The fish are also kept away by an I'M
favorable temperature of the water, or by 8
scarcity of their peculiar food. They feed
usually on sea crGstacesns. The Hsn
caught this year, however, are larger than
they have been for several years past, al
though the supply is poorer"
When does the mackeral season begin ?"
About March but the large, fat
n.ackerel are not caught until August, and
there promises to be a shortage in this kind
of fish this season. At present only stray
lots come to the Boston market, and they
are rapidly disposed of"
/" How are prices at present2n
Prices have gone up. Single mackerel,
for instance, which formerly sold for 10
cents retail, are now 40 cents. Salt mack
erel, No. extras, bring from $25 to $50 c
barrel, whereas the price last year was from
BIS to $40 barrel. AT this time of the
gear Boston receives the greater part of the
satch."
{" Have you any figures at hand to show
the difference between this year'spupply and
last ~
Yes; the dealers in this city have figured
it up, and report catch Of 55,SS7 barrels,
or l33, AGA barrels less than last years catch
IN the same date. The New England feet
caught last week only 1872 barrels, agains
81, 800 barrels for corresponding period
last year. 1t is still too early to predict
with certainty that the yearly catch will be
very bad one, for it is still possible that q
aeavy catch may be made near the British
Provinces before Thanksgiving. "-Bost,,
Globe.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-11-28
NEW YORK SOCIETY.

After all, in u city of million and-a-half
Of people, what is society? This great cen.
lerabounds in comfortable and happy homes,
where respectable men with money enough
for all the comforts and many of the Injuries
Of life live happily, charmingly, inconspicu-
0usly. There nre thousand Of houses TO
support which from $4,000 TO $40, 900 q
year are none too much, in which reside
merchants. brokers, editors, lawyers. There
ere also very many magnificent residences,
better called palaces, in which lived honest
and intelligent people. who live reputable
and domestic lives, spend from $780, 900
to $3.50, 900 year, and there are others
equally magnificent, in which live schemers,
black2uards, liars and thieves, who, having
fattened upon the misfortunes of their fell
lows, flaunt their wealth Extensively in the
faces Of their poorer, but better, fellow-citi-
Gems. Outside Of these are hundreds of thou
sands of people who live quietly, who are
never seen in public places, who are modest
n their ambitions, temperate in their living.
Jhurch-goers, domestic, quiet, home peo
ple.--- Correspondence PhildslDhia Press.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-11-28
The Independent.

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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-11-28
NEW HOPE AND BUCKS COUNTY, PA.

Willie Whiteley is still lying very
low at his fathers residence.
The New Hope Circulating Library
Co.-Limited-have their books all in and
paid for. Headquarters at the Drug Store.
Thomas Mathews, late of the U. S.
Navy, who has been very low with typhoid
aud his prospects are fair for complete re-
covery.
Patrick O Council, QUE of our borough
Collectors, has been quite poorly for some
days, but we believe is improving. 1t
would be sad day for our town If Paddy
should have call TO move on.
Several Of our mechanics are getting
quite tony" and are taking vacation
this week, not so much because it is
Thanksgiving week, as to give their ems
ployers time to make some changes in
their business arrangements.
Old ''Dock'' Lee has had his picture
taken, representing himself as country
doctor trying to bamboozle little girl
into taking ono of Ayers pills. ofcourse,
you don't believe this neither do we !;
but call at the New Hope Drug Store and
see if it isn't like him.
The B. & NJ. Telegraph Co. gang of
men, have just passed through town
stringing two more wires. On their re-
turn trip from New York, they will string
four additional wires. The company will
then have sixteen wires and will have
work enough for them all.
The Delaware bridge has been tho
roughly whitewashed and cleaned and all
the old signs and bills removed. The i'm
provement is very marked. A little more
light aud little later burning of it-say
till 1 clock, would eniitle the owners
to the thanks Of the travelling community.
1T is too bad that the good people Of
New Hope have ST. little to be thankful
for, or is it a lack Of appreciation of the
goo things they have, that they have no
Thanksgiving services tomorrow I? OF
conrse they will all be thankful for turkey
but the few thanks necessary for that can
doubtless be rendered mt home.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-11-28
MISS ROSES MANY CATS.
he Delightful Home of One Hundred ard
Twenty -Seven Toms and Tables.

Down in deep green valley that il
iringed with elms and gnarl ID apple trees
Ind is fragrant with its wealth of wild flow.
,rs popping forth from under grove Of old
poplars at the foot Of a steep rocky hill,
over which the highway above North Bran
ford writhes like mn uneasy serpent, Is the
home of Damask Rose. II was the home OF
her father and of her fathers father, and it
has weathered the scorching blasts and icy
winds of one hundred aud forty tough New
England years. Damask does not live In 1t
now, but in little trim white cot which
looks askance at the passer from behind
wing Of the old Rose residence. Her
fathers family was once the largest and
most social in the roundabout country, and
tho Rose mansion was then much resorted
10 by the young bellies and beaux. And
HOW all are gone. All are dead save
Damask. Damask and her cats alone re-
main. New Haven gentleman told the
reporter that this lonely old woman with
the blush-rose name had one hundred and
twenty-seven cats.
A romantic-looking old lady is Damask.
Fully as romantic "a her name. Short and
wrinkled and not far from 10 years, pair
of bright eyes cleaned through her gold
brows, from under the dirty brown felt rim
OF the mans hat upon her head. In one
hand she carried q bright case knife, while
with the other she raised her calico skirt as
she moved through the nodding clover with
which the old front ynrd was filed. A pair
Of diamonds glittered in her ears and a
thick, grayish growth of silken hair partial
ly obscured her upper lip and chin. There
was black cat, with bronze sides, at her
heels, Maltese cat, with white breast,
lay dreaming on fiat stone in front OF her,
gray and spotted leopard-like cat looked
out from its nest of straw in the entry of
the old house there was handsome young
prince of felines, in a luxurious robe OF
tawny gold, suspicuously regarding the
visitor from behind the leopard, and around
the corner of the house was approaching q
large and ugly-loolsing tiger.cat whose mp.
pcarance left no room for doubt as to his
capabilities az fighter These were all the
cats seen at the first look.
When the reporter began to talk about
the cats Miss Rose eyed him suspiciously,
hut upon other subjecta her conversation
was CHEEKY and entertaining. Very soon
the advance guard of cats vanished into the
green vines about the little valley and the
places had been taken by other cats--ugly
cats aud Withholding cats, some fat, some
lean and some Of nondescript appearance.
but none Of them very pretty. II was u
aueer sight.--Ne,o Hanen Register.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1883-11-28
A WOMAN MADE HAPPY.
The Trouble IL Was to Find an Owner Fo,
S25,O0O.

Mrs. Cody, sister of Secretary Teller,
errand which called her TO Philadelphia.
Her mission was to find the wife aud child
ron of certain John Scanlon, the son Of
David Scanlon, who died last year in Den
yer, COL, leaving property valued at $25,.
900. The only clew which abe had was the
knowledge that Scanlon had murdered his
mother in Philadelphia and hanged himself
while awaiting trial. After some trouble
she discovered that Scanlon was arrested
under the name of Davidson. II seems
that David Scanlon, who was born in this
country, went thirty-six years ago to County
Donegal Ireland, where he married pretty
girl. Returning to New York, they stopped
at cheap clearinghouse. One night a
short time after landing Scanlon deserted
his young wife and took to peddling sus-
penders and such articles and little by
little drifted West, hating in the cities on
his way, and finally settling in Denver.
Here he flourished by dint of strict economy
and application to business, and acquired
snug fortune, which at the time of his death
he willed to number of charitable institu.
tons. The sons of two of his brothers
broke the will and had the property award
4d TO them. After Scanlon deserted his
wife she went to Philadelphia, likewise
turned to peddling small wares, and, after
waiting for years for news from her hus-
band, concluded that he was dead, and mar.
ried q man named Davidson. A son by her
first husband had been born meanwhile.
He married, but proved to BIO n worthless
fellow, and in drunken quarrel killed his
mother ON May T. 1882, and hanged himself
in his cell in the following July. When
Mrs. Cody so luckily found his widow and
informed her of the wealth that she had in
horited, she refused to believe the story, and
it required good deal OF urging to induce
her to set out for Denver. She has two
sons.