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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-01-23
THE uNRoMANrlc POSTMASTER.

A very pretty little romance was outlined
before Judge Hammond on his recent trip
10 jackson, where he held court for about
week. A handsome and high-spirited young
fellow named J. I. Williams was on trial
for violating the postal laws. Young Will.
liams has a very pretty sweetheart living
near jackson, to whom he wished to send q
handsome bouquet. The choicest flowers in
the field we're secured by him, and a fra
grant and beautiful bouquet such as would
awaken the tenderest emotions in a young
girls breast was the result. Bright visions
arose before him rs to the joy with which
she would receive the tender message of the
flowers. He sent the bouquet through the
mails as merchandise or fourth-class matter,
but alas he made one fatal mistake. Con-
oealed among the roses he placed q note
which was written in way not intended
for any eyes but those of the young lady.
The flowers, of course, passed through the
hands of satanic postmaster. Naturally
he was attracted b.. their beauty and his
senses were lulled by their delicious odor.
While he was critically examining Flora's
beautiful Offering he noticed the end of the
letter peeping out from its bed of roses. He
pulled it from its hiding place, opened it
anu deyoured its contents. Now, instead of
keeping the secret with himself, that diaboli-
cal United States official forgot the romance
of his youth and the carlessness of loves
young dream, and saw nothing in the cir
cumstance but violation of the postal laws,
which provide that no writing of any kind
shall be sent with merchandise. According
ly he had young Williams arrested, and
while Judge Hammond was in jackson the
trial came off. 1t is said the handsome
Federal Judge who is rot without a touch
of romance in his composition had a hard
time wrestling with the judicial problem
before him. He had been familiar with
mandamuses against counties, processes
against moonsh;ners, and various other
kinds of criminal and civil procedures, but
shis was something novel in the law, and oil
his native sympathy was with the boy Will
liams pleaded guilty, and the judge picked
out the very lowest fine prescribed by the
statute, namely, $40 fine, but he disliked
intensely to have his letter read.--Memphis
ApalaRche.
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rHE RAIN OF FIRE.

November IS, 1888, is date to be re-
membered. There then occurred in tho
United States memorable {" rain of fire
known as the great fall of meteors. lis
greatest intensity was in the hout which
brought daybreak but it was an impressive
and awe-inspiring scene from about o'clock
Till broad daylight, and the exhibition WAS
only ended by being swallowed up III the
beams of broad day. 1t seemed yeritable
rain of fire. The negroes of Virginia and
other regions South were frightened nearly
to death every well was said to contain
one or more negroes, who had gone down
by rope and bucket, to escape the day of
wrath and day of burning The tremen-
dous spectacle frightened thousands of
steady-going people hereabouts. But there
was in reality no cause for fear. Our
planet, in its swift fight, had brushed the
skirts of one of the two vast meteor-streams
whose orbits, one in August and the other
in November, touch the orbit of the earth.
The Inv of grayitation, aided perhaps by a
little deeper than the customary mixing of
orbits, CHANGED to produce, ut that juncture,
far greater shower of meteors than usual,
aud it fell chiefly upon that hemisphere
that was most fully presented to the body
of meteors. These appear to be bodies on
various sizes, aggregated in great stream,
millions of miles long and having an orbit
like any of the planets. The August stream
Is said to be 80, 900, 900 miles long, and the
November stream is of unknown extent.
Owing to burning, caused by the friction
which our dense atmosphere involves, to
foreign bodies plunging through it Mt that
Tremendous rate, few of these so-called
meteors ever reach the surface that are
larger, when found, than an appe--or,
perhaps Ito continue the bucolic character
of comparison), a pumpkin. They are set
On fire and burned up in falling-and most
OF them fall IL thesshape of unnoticed
ashes, OF ''meteoric dust" Now and then
o big one is found. Meteors weighing tons
have fallen on the earth-and perhaps some
that were of more stupendous dimensions
than anybody now imagines. All have
semi-vitreous iron-stone character. I'm.
told millions and quadrillions of meteors
were yisibly on ere, in the air, and falling
in rain Of fire. in those dark hours before
the dawn, on the 18th of November, 1888.
--Haruord Times.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-01-23
A MEXICAN HACIENDA.

Much, says a correspondent of the In
annapolis journal, has been said and writ.
ten about the extent and possibilities of
these Mexican haclendas, but probably few
people realize the enormous extent of some
OF them. In the Central and Northern
States OF Mexico are found estates large
enough to hide many principally of
Europe or States like our own little
hhody." A million and half OF acres
OF this fruitful soil which bears everything
grown IN both temperate and tropical zones,
ana produces two crops year-is neat
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ANCIENT AMERICA.

Ancient ruins, which suypass anything OF
the kind yet discovered on the American
Continent, have been found in Sonora,
about four leagues southeast of Magdaleua,
Mexico. There is one pyramid which has o
base of 4, $50 feet, and rises to height OF
$50 feet. II has winding roadway from
the bottom leading by an easy grade to the
top wide enough for carriages to pass over
which is many miles in length. On the
sides of the mountain people OF an I'M
known age have cut hundreds upon hundreds
of rooms from FIVE by ten to sixteen or eigh-
teen feet square. These rooms are cut out
of solid stone, and so even and true are the
walls, floor, sEAd ceiling. so plumb and level
as TO defy vzsEssaO4. Tssse are no windows
to the rooms, and kms enc entrance, which
is always from the top. The rooms arc
eight feet high from floor to ceiling. On
the walls are numerous hieroglyphics and
representations Of human forms with feet
and hands Of human beings cnt in the stone
In different places.
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RARE CHANCE FOR A BUsI-
NESS LOCATION.

The lot and stores on the south
east corner of Union and Church
SITS, Lambertville, N. j., are now of
fered for sale. The lot is % feet
front on Union St. and l02 feet on
Church ST., clear Of the street, and
is one of the most eligible and de-
sirable sites for business now in the
market.
The dwelling adjoining will be
sold if so desired. Terms moderate
and possession accommodating.
A Good Brick Dwelling House on
the south side of York street, east of
Main, and contains 6 rooms and ot-
tic, all in good repair. Well of good
water and cistern at the door.
No. l. Is nice three story brick
dwelling house, on Union
St, between York and Dele
van, containing 8 rooms.
No. 4. A large brick dwelling house
with stable, on Bridge ST.,
near the depot. A good
business location, and in
a position to grow in value.
No. S. A brick house with vacant
lot, with barn, situated on
Washington and Coryell
SITS, very cheap.
No. 6. A large lot on the Delaware
and Raritan Canal, North
of Moore's Spoke Factory.
Lot is "a #. on the canal,
and has three tenement
houses renting for a good
income, and the property
is also approaching in
value.
No. Z. lisa frame dwelling and store
room with a bakery at
tached, situated on Della
ware avenue, one of the
best streets in the city. A
good location for the bak-
ing business, and can be
bought cheap.
Several other desirable properties
now in hand and for sale not includ-
ed in the above list
Sept. 10, 1882.
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Al Oys,er,s lie.

An oyster will live to the age of twenty
six years that is in the sea he will In
the restaurant the chances are against him.
Sometimes he lasts long time in the restau-
rant-oh, a very long time But he does
not live nearly as long as he lasts
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1884-01-23
Color blind.

} Twenty-Five engineers and conductors Of
the Philadelphia, Wilmington, and Balti.
more Railroad have been discharged on &C.
count of color blindness. The greatest dif-
fculty experienced by the men was in dis
tinguishing blue and green.
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Hunterdon GO. surrogate once.

ORDER TO LIMIT CREnIToRs-upon the appli-
cation OF Charles A. Skinian, Admins rator of
the estate of Joanna Foley, deceased,
], w. ii. JOHNSON, Surrogate of the said County
of Hunterdon. by virtue of the power and author
ity vested in me by law. do hereby order on this
twenty-seyenth day ofoctober, in the year Of our
Lord one thousand eight hundred and eighty
three, that the said administrator as aforesaid
give public notice to the creditors OF said Joanna
Foley. deceased to bring In their debts, claims nd
demands against said estate under oath afiirma-
ton, within line months from the date of this
order, by setting up copy of the same in FIVE of
the most public places in the County Of Hunter
don. for the space of two months and also by adj
yertisng the same for the like space of time, in
THE LAMRERTvILLE RECORD. newspaper Of the
State of New Jersey. And it is further ordered
that such notice shall be given and advertised
within twenty DAYS AFTER tbs date of this order
and If any creditor shall neglect to bring In and
exhibit his or her debt, demand claim within
the time therein limited. after public notice given
as aforesaid, such creditor shall be forever barred
Of his or her action therefor against the said Ad-
ministrator as aforesaid.
True Copy from the Minutes.
w. III. JOHNSON, Surrogate.
Dated Surrogate Office. oct. q, A b. 1888,
Oct. 81 I'm.
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BILE
Reduction in Prices !.
r. A. DONNELLY & CO.,
F HSH CLOTHIERS. {2 RcTsAA

On and after TODAY and until the balance of our Winter
Suits and Overcoas Sold make to all buyers Discount
of TEN PER CENT. from already Low Prices The
price marked in Plain Figures the original ticket sewed
each garment. An actual Reduction is therefore made
plain 10 everyone
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BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION AND
OTHER STOCKS BOUGHT AND SOLD.


Persons wishing to buy property will do well to
consult the list given below, and those having any
for sale will find 1t to their interest to have
eatalegued, that attention may be called to 1t.
The following properties are now offered for sale
al prices and on terms especially desirable:
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AMENI0 SEMINARY, for both sexes sss5
AM ~ HAA per year. Unsurpassed advantages.
For circular, address wM. ST. JoHs. Registrar,
Armenia, N, y. jy.is,-sm.
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VETERINARY SURGEON

Treats all Diseases of Horses aud ca,,lo 4,
calls promptly attended to in city or country
omce al the store of A. s, Burroughs, corner Main
and Cofyell streets. Residence Ia 81 rstta,.s y,
street. NJ 4 M, NJ, ez ,senefson
Lambertville, Dec %, 1880 :. ?
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AYERS
parilla

cnres Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Rheuma-
tic Gout, General Debility, Catarrh, and
all disorders caused by thin and impover-
ished, or corrupted, condition of the blood;
expelling the blood-poisons from the system,
enriching and renewing the blood, and re-
storing its vitalizing power.
During long period of unparalleled use
fulness, AYERS SARsAPARILI.A has proven
its perfect adaptation to the cure of all dis
eases originating in poor blood and weakened
vitality. IT is highly concentrated ox-
tract of Sarsaparilla and other blood
purifying roots, combined with lodi >
of Potassium and Iron, and is the saf,at.
most reliable, and most economical loo!-
purifier and blood-food that can be .e.
Inliammatory rheumatism Cur Il.
LAYERS SARsAPARfLiA itasNured ne of
the lntammatory rheumatism. with winch
have suffered for many years; .,,
Dufham, Ia, March ., 1882.
Eight years ago lad an iltaek Of
rheumatism so severe that ! could not
move from the bed, or dfeSs, without help.
| tried several rene thont mueh /
amy relief, until too!s .tNfR's SAIsAr.-
RILLA, by the use Of tWu h.tt es of which
was completely eur q lave het bttn
troubled with the u..sitisn s.nee.
lave soil larg ga Etiiies Of yoHr
SARsAPARILLA, aud i still retains n
wonderful popularity lie MANY bet,i
cures it has effected b this viciiits
ever offered to the public.
R.yer ST., auckland, Mass, May r.
Last March | was 50 wei; srns ~
al debility that | coul mt vail ii.est
help. Following the adviee { q irs'f,
commenced taking AYERS SNi;SAt = ~
a4,I haf fora 4 had pspti fltrfp lfsf fts IL
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-03
Money.Making at Panama.

Money Is being made very easily and
very rapidly here and at Panama. This
Is wholly due TO the construction of tho
canal and the enormous sums being dis.
burscd by that great corporation. Tho
merchants ut Colon are all of them
growing rich at the good old rate prev.
s!ent In the days OF the "Forty.nners"
in California. II seems incredible when
you view the mean little shops in which
the business is transacted and thepoor-
ness and bad arrangement OF their
stocks of merchandise. Prices are very
high here. Similar goods arc sold In
in New York and Boston mt from 80 to
90 per cent. less. Some examples:
Boots and shoes at about - per cent.
above New York retail prices: sugar
cut loaf-ll cents per pounds; lower
qualities. o to 10 cents per pound; hats
from 30 TO so per cent above New
York prices; drugs from IS to $50 per
cent above; linen sheeting, 20 cents TO
81 per yard; cotton sheeting, 80 to 40
cents per yard; cotton prints, 10 cents
per yard; bread. 10 cents for 14-ounce
loaf; fresh milk (very scarce and In
EtVob uVIuuuuD W SVue> pVh HuoAef WIZ
densed milk. Swiss, 70 cents. Eagle
brand. 25 cents per small can; general
groceries always ut least 80 per cent.
above New York prices. 1 met here
one Jamaica negro who Is an exceed.
ingly intelligent man, although uned-
ucatcd. He came here less three years
ago with few thousand dollars capital,
saved from Embarrassing In Jamaica.
To-day he owns two tenement houses,
which together yield him sure rental
OF 81, 200 per annum. Besides that, he
owns several mules and carts, and
makes Sl75 per month from his carting
business. He Is building bakery. from
which he expects TO make small for
tune In the next two or three years.
am informed of several similar cases
Money loans readily at two peg cent q
month. This Is not, however. n good
country for Americans without capital
to come to in hope OF making speedy
fortune. Moreover. tho climate. which
Is very cncrvating for Northern men. Is
against us In the competition with the
blacks aud the natives. The greatest
embarrassment In tho way OF CONNER.
cial transactions at Colon Is the lack Of
sufficient wharves.-Pdnan,a Cor. Boston
Herald.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-03
His Dead Child.

The other day q New Orleans man
had OCCASION to go over the lake. On
his way back. and when the tram stop.
ped ut the bay. he noticed man get
ting into tho car in front OF him with a
little baby in his arms. After the train
had got under way tho conductor came
and said: "Comc with me; Iwant 70
show you the saddle I, strangcst sight
You ever saw" and hc led the way into
the next car. There sat the man whom
he had noticed with tho babe; his
precious little bundle lay quiet on the
seat In front Of him. and rs these other
two men watched he leaned over and
looked long and earnestly In tho little
fac, and then XII scd the frail finger.
tips he held so gently In his hand.
THAT baby's dead" said tho conduo-
tor. at died this morning at the bay.
He couldn't bear to put 1t in q coffin,
becaus, then II would have to 90 with
cut him In tn, baggage-car, and 50 he
Is ia I carrying Il home 70 New Orleans
In his arms" Stricken TO the hearts
core no sat there quiet and unloading.
watching over his dead child, kissing
the fingers that would mover again soft.
" clasp his, looking down upon the
white lids that had closed over tho
bright eyes ., the petals Of sensitive
flower close at night time over It's dell.
cate heart, and tho world was nothing
to him.-N u. 1Smcs.Dcmocrdf.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-03
Long CI0aks.

Long cloaks that cover tho wcaryr
from head TO foot are less closely fitted
than they have been. and In most cases
are made without front darts, and aro
tied into shape by tho new passemcn-
tcrie bands or with ribbons, or else they
have half belts fastened BY old silver or
imitation silver clasps. Tho back may
be smoothly fitted, and all Its fullncss
added in gathers or plaits across the
tournurc, or II may have small plaits
from the neck down; the plain rcdlngote
back. which opens up tho middle aud
has tabs In the seams. Is now more
often seen on plain ulsters used for
rainy days and for travelling. The
moro dressy long cloaks are made OF
rough broche cloths. or Of cloths with
smooth sunkcn figures, or else OF the
plain habit cloth OF the light qualities
known rs tricotc and rs lady's cloths.
Tan, brown. gray. olive, blue and dark
maroon cloths are shown In the shapely
garments with fitted back. and the loose
front tod acros, by passcmentcric bands
that end In tassels; these bands arc
sewed In tho undcr.arm seams and do
not cross the back; the fullness they
hold in place Is slightly shirrcd just.'be-
low tho collar, and gives the effect OF n
soft vest There Is no trimming on
Theses cloaks other than collar and cuff
OF velvet, and these are often dis
pcnsed with. One pretty style called
the I-ongchamps ha, the fronts fitted TO
the figure, and the full effect added by
two scarfs Of the material. each laid In
. double box plat sewed just below the
collar In front, and extending far be-
low the waist. This Is edged with o
binding Of velvet, and Is tied ut the
ends to resemble tasscls; 1t Is prcttily
made Of olive green cloth with linked
rings In the pattern. and the bronze
clasps over the vest copy these rings In
their design. The sleeves are slightly
full at the top. and arc gathered into a
deep cuf that has five bands OF
velvet ribbon around It. Close coat
sleeves, easy square sleeves and the
flowing Oriental sleeves arc all seen on
long cloaks. and al are cut at tho top
TO give high full effect, and arc sewed
upon short shoulder seams. The deep
capes and nantes that gave these
wraps clumsy appearance arc aban.
doned. and the only capes used arc
short pelerines scarcely moro than
large collars. usually made Of fine
plating attached to n smoothly-fitted
top piece. Metal buttons. clasps and
ties of ribbon arc used for fastening
these cloaks, and II the garment Is
very nice Il Is lined throughout with
the twillcd lining silk which comes this
season In two changcable colors In
lfetty contrasts. -Harper's Bdzar.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-03
Ercmlnate Dandyism.

Men appeared In Elizabcth's tine In
ruils. plated, and plated a, daintily a.
any dame; they carried fans and
pocket. glasses by which TO arrange any
occasional Il 'sordcr In their dress. Then,
too. they carried NUTS, and revived
fashion Of wearing earrings. Put lest
IL would seem that this arrangement OF
men Is, piece nv piece. taking from our
forefa,hers all title 10 our respect, Il
should be mentioned that t. men orig
ina,ly belong d the right 10 wear rutis
by virtue Of original ownershir. II was
only when ladies invaded masculine
privileges, and took 10 rhfs, that
keen competition began. In which each
sex strovc to outdo the other in extrav-
acancc. and the heads Of people ap.
, cared as II brle ON linen trenchers.
EARRINGS, too, were worn by men 10.
fore the conquest. This cannot be held
70 exoncrate men from blame nor divert
us from the concl, SION tina. ut ccrialn
periods men have generally adopted an
i,nscem'y display and been guilty Of an
cilcminate refinement In dress.
II is not so much TO the dscredit oi
Engli, hmcn that they wore petticoats
and stomach rs in ea"ly days. when
those things were recognized parts Of
male co tune, rs il Is 10 the disgrace OF
their descendants who took up the wear.
ing of fiippcrics and inerics proper to
w0men-thc d!ssOlutc cavaliers who,
after the restoration, pranked themselves
out in laccs and ribbons and feathers
and flowing turls, or the cravatted and
bewigged dandics and maccaronics Of
the succeeding rcigrs, who, W tn their
garnished coats. lace cuffs, silk brccch.
es. clicked stockings and buckled shoes,
were at |, ast AZ fine and certainly no
less developed than their fathers. II 10
well that masculine dress has now dis.
tinct lines OF dcmarcation, and has be.
como generally dark and sombcr In
color. so that, although "mashcrs" and
.dudes" pcrpciuatc ehcminacy In man.
they have not at least the advantag q
which gaudy apparel and common gar.
ments might give them In paradIna
the degenerate daintiness Of which they
seem so unworthily vain.-Amcrican
Queen.
The Hazlehurst signal. (Hazlehurst, Miss.) 1883-1885, 1884-04-03
Whimsical Advertisements. =

Very whimsical desires find express
sion In the advertising columns OF the
day. A lady Of companionablo habits,
wishing to meet with u lady or gentle.
man requiring companion. would pre-
fer To act rs such TO zone who, from cir.
cumstances, Is compelled 10 lead n re-
tired life" a stylish and elegant wild.
ow. good singer AMI musician. pos
sess,ng energy. business knowledge,
and means of her own, ready. "ior tho
sake of n social home" TO undertake
the supervision of n widowcrs cstab.
lishmcnt, thinks IL well to add, good.
ness knows why, "a Radical preferred. "
Somebody in search Of middlc-agcd
man willing to travel, STIMULATES for u
m santhropc with bitter experience OF
the wickedncss OF mankind; displaying
rs pleasant q taste rs the proprietor OF
wonderful discovery for relieving
pain and curing disease without mcdi.
cine. who wants partner in the shape
of n consumptive or asthmatical gentle.
man.
Your iocular man, lacking an outlet
for his wit. will'often pay for the priv.
ilege OF airing his humor In public.
Here are are few examples: WANT.
ed, n good Liberal candidate for tie
Kilmarnock Burghs. Several inferior
ones gwen in exchange" "Wantcd. a
Thin Man who has been used to collect
ing debts. to crawl through kcy-holes
and find debtors who are never nj
home. Salary. nothing the first year;
A.. L.. Io.,AlaN Aanh aftarxxur.ls "
WANTED. twelve.fect planks at the cor.
ncrs of all the streets in Melbousnc.
until the Corporation can find some
other means OF crossing the metropolis.
tan creeks. The plankS aud the Cor.
poration may he tied up TO the lamp.
posts in the dry weather" "Wanted,
a Cultured Gentleman used TO milking
goats; n University man preferred"
correspondence Is solicited from
Bearded Ladies'. Circassians and other
female curiositics, who, in return for a
true heart ard devoted husband. would
travel during the summer mouths. aud
allow him TO take the money ut the
door" WANTED, a Coachman, the
uglicst In the city: he must not, how.
ever, have n mustache nor rcd hair as
those are very taking qualities in Ger.
tain households ut present. As hc will
not be required to take care OF his en-
ploycr's daughter. and Is simply en-.
gagged to sec to the horses. he will only
be allowed twenty dollars per month"
A great deal might be said about
pictorial advertisements, II the impos-
sibili,y OF reproducing them did not
stand In the way. As II is. we mus,
content ourselves with showing how an
advertisement can be illustrated without
the help of draughtsman or engraver.
BY arranging ordinary printers types
thus: