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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-10-07
Mon Who shnve Themselves.

President Cleveland shayes himself. So
lid President Arthur. But even these
bright examples cannot make the barber
out of form. And for cause. II is not to
be supposed that any American dude would
go to the trouble to do as the American
President does. But even We're it known
tibet His Royal Highness the Prince of
Wales shaves himself, there is many fell
low who, much as he would like to be out
and out English, would have to pull up OF
this point. Thereare men who experience no
difficulty in being their own BARRIERS, but
there are others who could not perform the
operation of shaving to save their lives.
This fact accounts for the numerous full
face boards. A beard is not always becom-
ing it is not always comfortable, and it ia
always troublesome. But all these disad.
vantages pale before going every morning
to the barber's. There are men who have
nearly as great horror of the barber's chair
as they have of the chair of the dentist.
And then comes the expense, and, most Of
all, the loss of time.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-10-07
A MEXICAN FAIR.
\ Characteristic TnstItutiou Of Our Sister,
Republic.

Though the Mexicans are good musicians,
they rarely show it upon such occasions un-
less the brass band plays on the plaza But
this will seldom be the case excepting in
the larger cities, whereas the fiesta at its
best can be seen only in the country towns.
Here the dismal wall of that long-sufering
martyr, the violin, the shrieks and groans
of tortured clarionet, and the tingle-bang,
tingle-tangle-tum of the guitar will be about
the only sounds that break the soft murmur
of melodious Spanish, or the gay laughter
of the jolly beggars at the gaming tables
Like an old-time English fair, the Mexi-
can .tiesta is the occasion when every one
who has anything to sell brings it forth.
Around the plaza and for hundred yards
or more down the streets that lead to it are
lines of mats spread upon the ground, heap
ed with oil sorts of provisions, fruits, can
dies, pieces of sugar cane, cakes, and toys.
Shoes, cotton cloth, pottery, tobacco, pep
pers, green corn, and peanuts may all be
for sale in the same heap; and the woman
who occupies the next square of ground
may deal in live chickens, combs, shoe
strings, tnescdl, silver filigree work, and old
cartridges no two of which would fit the
same weapon. Every one cooks, eats, and
sleeps beside the stock of goods, and the
motley dresses, the motley wares, the curl
GUS dishes of food that are ever cooking,
and the curious chaffering for wares and in
.erchanges of compliments over q bargain
Of few cents in value make the whole
scene through which one long may wander
with little loss of interest.
Thus the fiesta goes on for two or three
lays, perhaps, with unabated vigor, the
gaming tables crowded nearly oil night, the
streets and the plaza crowded by day and
filled by night with outstretched sleepers.
About the fourth day the crowd becomes
visibly less. The losers who can no longer
borrow, the poor white who has successfully
staked his saddle, his donkeys, his se,upe
and his wife's shawl, steal away on foot
along with the peon who has lost his sandals
IN q wager against q sixpence ON the whir
Of hand on q painted dial, and cannot find
taker for the tempting offer of his shirt
against Tact q 4 cents). In day or two
more the fiesta is over by expiration of the
orthodox time, and the crowd scatters, each
one looking hopefully forward to the next
OF some other town.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-10-07
CRACKER FACTORIES.
Surprising Growth of Comparatively
New Industry.

g 1t may surprise you somewhat but it
Ia q fact that we make ten tons of gin
gersnaps every week." said the proprietor
of large mandatory of sweet crackers.
"Since the introduction of New Orleans
molasses in their manufacture they have be-
come a great favorite with housekeepers.
All this kind of goods, sweet crackers of
fancy design, sugar waters, ginger snaps,
etc., now goes under the name of biscuit ;
in the market. This year, If nothing hap
pens, we shall turn out ESQ, 900 packages of
these biscuits, each package averaging to
weigh ten pounds"
Can you give some idea of the quantity
of material you use ?"
Yes, to certain e1ent We use over
700 barrels of sugar end fifty barrels Of mo-
lasses q month. Our consumption of table
butter and choice leaf lard is over $500
pounds daily. We employ over 200 hands,
and among our products the sea-foam wafer
might be regarded as almost m invention in
sponge crackers. Last year we manufactur-
ed 1000, 900 pounds, they averaging forty
five to pound. Goods of this kind are
sent all over the world from this city, where
formerly this was good market for foreign
goods of this kind. Why, few years ago
England was sending them to this market,
but now and for the past three years things
are decidedly the other way and we are
even sending our goods as far as India. In
fact there is no branch Of American indus
try that has changed so greatly in the last
twenty years. At the close of the war the
whole number Of the varieties of crackers
known was not over twenty. Then few
fancy biscuits, were introduced here from
England. This has sprung to such trade
that now there are actually over 800 different
varieties of these biscuits and crackers man.
ufactured in this country. They run from
plain article of -four and water, made es-
pccially for export to the West Indies, up to
the finest lines of papal pastry"
"Our ovens are three stories in height
extending from the basement of the build.
ing to the fourth floor. One revolution OF
large Wheel lasting six minutes, thorough.
ly bakes the biscuits placed ON it in large
pans. The process of the manufacture is
both novel and interesting. The flour is
first sifted in large steam sifters to the mix
ing room, where it is worked up in large
troughs. Then it is made into dough by
machinery and hand labor together. The
dough is emptied into large cylindrical steam
mixers, where it is mixed with the necessary
ingredients to make the kind of biscuit re-
quired. Then it Is rolled between large
steel rollers four feet in length into sheets.
These sheets are then placed under the cut
ting machine, which contains forms of all
sorts OF designs, and are cut, after which,
by self-acting process, the biscuits are
placed on pans and put into the ovens. An
idea OF the size and power of the ovens may
be had from the fact that they have capaci-
ty of baking from 10 to 60 barrels Of -four q
day."
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GOOD MEMORY OF HORSES.
An Animal Which Knew the Roads He
Travelled.


gentleman owned an old white horse,
which took him to his place OF business
four miles away, every day in the week but
Sunday. That day he went in just the OPP
posite direction, taking the family to church.
Week days the horse always turned his
head toward the business quarter, and on
Sunday, without the least direction, turned
about and proceeded the other way. Over
md over he was tried to see if he knew
when the church day had come, and he was
never mistaken. They concluded that he
eanld aeaat sevan, OF lsNet.
A county superintendent WINS accustomed
to drive over the country, stopping OF the
different school houses. Years after, when
driving the same route, the horse was al
ways anxious TO stop at school houses and
make little call, and thought his master
had forgotten himself. 1t took some press
ing to induce him to go by.
The faithful friend of man has good
memory for old friends as we'll as localities.
The horse of gentleman Ind passed
through various hands and had grown old
in good service, when they CHANGED to meet
again in distant section of the country.
Tho horse knew his old master and seemed
almost beside himself with joy. The new.
conner could hardly believe it was coinci
dence. Jack, take off my hat" said the
former owner. Instantly the old horse
daintily lifted the hat by the brim and Put
it on again, the other way round. 81 never
saw him do that way before, said the 9TH
er, much surprised. 1t was trick 1
taught him when he was young" The
faithful creature could hardly bear to be
parted again from his new found friend,
and whoelsnows what homesick memories
he may have had of his youth as he walked
away to his pasture again
After years of absence an old horse ha,
been known to visit all the familiar cribs
md troughs of his early home without any
guidance. AS the world goes with horses,
1t seems almost sad to think they con re-
member 80 we'll. There must be great
deal treasured up in every horses lifo which
it would seem mercy to have him forget
Let as hope that they have the strongest
recollection of those things that nre pleas
ing and kindly. Humane journal.
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POETRY.
Lady Golden Rod.


"oh pretty Lady Golden Rod,
Pm glad you've come to town!
saw you standing by the gate,
All in your yellow gown.
Noone was with me. and thought
You might be lonely, too;
And so took my card case
And came to visit you.
"You're fond OF company, know;
You smile so at the sun,
And when the winds go romping past,
You bow TO every one.
How you should ever know them all,
I'm sure cannot tell;
But when l come again, hope
You'll know me just as well.
~ love you, Lady Golden Rod;
You are so bright and fine;
You never have a rumpled frock,
Or tangled hair like NINE
think your mamma comes at night,
When we are all away,
And dresses you in green and gold,
Fresh for another day.
How tall you are dear golden Rod
You're taller most than /;
cannot grow so very fast.
Although try and try.
Oh, here's mamma, dear Golden Rod.
Pll ask her please to stop;
And she shall say which one OF US
Comes highest at the top"
The lovely Lady Golden Rodi
She surely understood;
For when wee Margie turned around
She bent down all she could,
Until the fluffy yellow heads
Upon a level CAN'T,
And Margie's mother, smiling, said;
"Your heights are just the sa9ei"
Carrie ". Bfe--s0a. in 81. Nicholas
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vaianhfs Woods of the south.

There are plenty of valuable woods
growing in the South" said Mr.. Millet, Of
Healy & Millet, " that we of the North know
nothing about. The other day in passing
along the street noticed an empty packing
box standing on the sidewalk. My atten-
ton was attracted to it by reason of the
beautiful grain in tho wood. 1t takes on a
beautiful natural polish and shows up q
black walnut or a rosewood stain excellent
~. They call it hickory-maple, and Georgia
md Florida are said to be full of it and it
is there considered worthless. 1t makes a
beautiful floor and is valuable for cabinet
work. If 1.-THE cost of transportation was not
SO great fortune could be made out Of
Southern woods. Chicago Neaos.
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The Boys Advice.

Say" sold the editors smart little son,
as he entered store, "do you keep
knives ?" "Oh, yes" responded the store
keeper, "we've kept them for years."
e" WE'LL" returned the boy, starting for tho
door, you ought to advertise, and then
you wouldn't keep them SO long."-Norris-
t0wn Herald.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-10-07

Don't forget Louden's Shoes. he
will sell you hand or machine made of his
own work. Cor Main and Coryell streets,
Lambertville. Jy 10.
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"A servant girl wanted for country
town. Good situation for the right one.
Apply at THE RECORD office.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-28

ground slowly in regard to Wall Street
matters. bat they win net stop at having
caught ]. d. FISH. People win agree
that FIsH's story is that "of a man who was
fool" and if developments stiIl go on at
the present rate they viii think that about
several other Wall Street schsmers. Some
of the newspapers are growing pathetic
over the sad plight of Mr.. FIsH. Such
misfortunes, of course, are to be deplored,
no matter to whom they happen. But
the fact that man has lived IS q million
aire, has with eyes open entered INTO IN
certain and dishonest scheming, and has
brought misfortune upon Othtrs as well as
himself, should not make him receive any
more sympathy than the poor man out Of
money and work who steals few loaves
of thread or few dollars in order to keep
his family from want.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-28
PARKERsBURG.
Court and Lawyers Personal Items The

Court and Lawyers Personal Items The
News.
Special 10 the R<giTer.
PARxERsBURG, October 27.-Mr. G. W.
Neiswander, the well known and popular
representative of Greer & Lang, hardware
firm Of Wheeling, has bought the millinery
stock Of Mrs. L. j. Heinsfurter, on Market
street, and will open up in q day or two.
W. II. Brown, Alex. Lopez, VIM. Burke,
Mont. Van Wrinkle, Charley Johnston
and Asby Smith returned yesterday
morning from Cincinnati, where they re-
port having had q good time generally.
Circuit Court, Judge ]. NJ. jackson pre-
siding, opened at Elizabeth yesterday.
Hon. D. d. Leonard, Judge Jackson, Hon.
John A. Hutchinson, ]. W. Vanderyort,
B. NJ. Amber, L. n. Tavenner and others
left on the Oneida for Elizabeth yesterday.
There are several important cases to be
heard during the term. Judge X. 5:
Brown, of Jackson county, Is here and
will 90 I'D to-day. 1t is said that Judge
B. Will be candidate for Congress.
Mr.. John Daniels, aged 20 years, died
very suddenly at his residence on the
South Side on Sunday night. Mr.. D. has
been for several years large manutsctur,
er Of brick. He has been a resident Of
Wood county for 40 years.
Guy Green and the Holhnger boy, sr'
rested for burglary, had hearing before
Recorder CoDley and were sent to Jail to
await action of the grand jury.
Hon. C. I. Caldwell and ". n. Miller
left for Elizabeth to attend Circuit Court
Major A. W. Fitzhugh, Of W. d. Sheit
! & Co., Wheeling. passed through here en-
route to Writ c. II. where he is summoned
to testify in an important case in Circuit
Court.
Col. R. ". Stedman, manager Of the
Singer Manufacturing Company, Pittsburg
is here on business.
10. Hunter, Of Hunter K Halls music
emporium, has gone to Writ county on
business trip.
The Hi6ernis lef, here yesterday toi
Madison, Ind, where she goes into tn
trade between that point and Cincinnati
Capt. John II. Brookhsrt has returned
to his post on the Knox after few day
rest at home
Our grand Jury will meet November 3
snd some ofthe boys are arranging TO Vlsi
friends in Ohio.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-28
New PastimO for a winter Evening.

Hlpkiusrals GA cor. M,con Telegraph
A mock "ciyilservice examination"
conducted by Mr.. C. X. Hardy, was held
at the Library Hall last night, which sffor-
ded q good deal of amusement to the large
number Of persons who were present. A
large class was formed, many of our most
popular ladies and gentlemen taking part
in it. A series of simple questions was
asked each member of the class IN success
sion. The answers given we're in most
cases amusing, and often ludicrous
America was discovered in every month in
the year 1892, aud no one gave the correct
date. What State was last admitted to
the Union2 brought variety OF answers.
Several said Idaho, one Kansas and one
correctly answered Colorado. Where was
Napoleon born? In France, in Europe,
in Washington, in the Meditsrrs-
mean Sea, Corsiesns. snd the majority
gave correctly, the Island of Corsica The
distance of the earth from the sun was eS
timsted at all the way from 100000
miles to 1000, 100000. The question was
asked how many times Edoes the moon
reyolye around the sun in the course of
year, and seemed sumner. Some said
four times, and o small number answered
enc time. The present King of
Greece was named George, William, Pc
troleum. How many planets. are there?'
was answered all the way from four to
eighteen. Some said the planets we're the
earth, son, moon and stars. The freezing
point Of water by Fshrenheits thermome-
ter was said to be 30, 80, 33', $50, and
everything but so, the correct point.
Who wrote Grsys Elegy in Country
ChurchyardY One answered Shakes.
peare; one said Longtellow.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-28

The Democrats need TO gain FIVE United
States Senators to have majority Of two
in the next Senate or they must gain
four in order to have tie with the Re
pubhcans and brig in Vice President
Hendricks TO give the casting vote. Oh
the six States in which the Democrats held
q hope of gaining Senators, Ohio will have
to be given up TO the Republicans; Penn
sylvania will likely have 70 be placed in
the same unpleasant category; Connect
cut stands q chance of gaining Demo,
cratic Senator next year; in Virginia this
year and in New Jersey next year the
Democrats feel confident Of success; and
in New York also they will make q good
fight and perhaps come out victors. Should
these results happen in the shove men
toned States, the Democrats and Repub,
lcans will in the next Senate be tie.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-28


The following anecdots illustrates the
fact that the man who is asked to DO Al
unusual thing win expect much more pay
than for doing q usual Thing that costs him
several times the trouble. Some years
ago, before the sale of game was legslizec,
and q present of it was thought worth the
expense Of carriage, an Englishman rented
a moor within twenty miles Of Inverness.
Wishing to send ten-brace box Of grouse
10 his friends in the South, he directed a
servant to call upon Donald Fraser VINO
owned q horse and cart, and made live
lihood BY driving pests into the town and
ask what he would charge for taking the
box TO Inverness. Donald would not take
it under eight shillings. The demand was
thought 30 unreasonable that the gentle
man complained to the Seotchmsn who
was shooting with him.
The Scotchmsn replied that he (the
Englishman) did not understand how tc
bargain with the natives, and that one o.
them approached in the right way would
do the lob for much less Calling Donald
he held the following conversation:
"Guid mornin', Donald What's the
price o peats the moor
"Juis, auchteen pence the load, sir.
avery weel, ye can take load into my
house in Inverness the first thing tht
morn's mornin."
an dae that, an thank ye, sir"
The ScotChmsn then walked on about
twenty yards when he suddenly turned
round and said:
"By.the-by, hae q box tsesendi ye car
iuist pit it on top o the peats.
"Pil dae that, sir. It'll no max muckle
difference"
In this way the Scotchmsn got a gooc
load Of peats, and the EngGshmsn got MI
box of game sent for nothing.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-28

TIE Union Pacific Railroad Company
are now getting up a coal monopoly. The
people Of Nebraska are obliged to pur
chase their coal Ofthe corporation. 1t has
frozen out competition by freight discrim'
nations. The Omaha Bee says: Nearly
100000 people Of the State are forced to
purchase their fuel from q single corpora
ton at rates fixed by itself and when all
competition is crushed by an arbitrary use
of powers conferred on that corporation by
the public it is high time that the people
should consider whether or not some rene
dy for the evil cannot BE- found. The
device OF q Railroad Commission, chosen
by the Legislature to protect the people OF
Nebraska from extortiona,e charges, has
failed to bring relief. The railroad COM
pany in addition to owning the coal mines
appears to own the Railroad Commission
ers. Has the Government Costered this
great railroad only to have it at last
prey upon the psople2
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-28

THE following is from the plsintiVe val
edictory of q Mormon editor that has Just
been convicted of being too much mar
ried:
by the time this reaches the eye Of the
public the writer will be an inmate of the
Utah penitentisry. will merely say that
while my love of freedom renders the de
privation of it exquisitely repugnant, II
pains me beyond description to be torn for
q season from the society Of esteemed
friends and the bosoms of my family"
1t is quite natural for men not 10 have
desire to 60 to the psnitentiary. The Nor
mon ought to have thought of this and
avoided such fate.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-28

The principal elections held in the
States next month are as follows:
Arkansas will elect, at q special election
to be held on Tuesday, Nov. 10. an As
soeists Justice of the Supreme Court to
6n the unexpired term of the Hon. ]. R.
EAKIS, deceased; Colorado will elect on
Tuesday, Nov. 3, q Judge Of its Supreme
Court; Connecticut will elect on Tuesday,
Nov. 5, one half its State Senate for one
year only and the members of its House
of Representatives; Iowa will elect on
Tuesday, Nov. 3, Governor and other
State officers and Legislature; Maryland
will elect on Tuesday, Nov. 3, Comptroller
and Clerk of the Court of Appeals;
Massachusetts will elect on Tuesday,
Nov. 3, Governor and other
State officers asd Legislature,
and vote upon a proposed amendment to
the Constitution of the State providing for
Ssssinet -otiDg in towns; Mississippi vii !
elect on Tuesday, Nov. 3, Governor ard
other State officers and Legislature; Ne
brAska viii elect on Tuesday, Nov. }, Su.
preme Judge and Regent of the State Uni
versity; New Jersey will elect on Tuesday,
Nov. 3, part of its Senate and Assembly;
New York viii elect on Tuesday, Nov. 3,
Governor and other State officers, FIVE
Justices Of the Supreme Court and both
branches Of the Legislature; Pennsylvania
viii elect on Tuesday, Nov. 3, State Treas
urer; Virginia will elect on Tuesday, Nov.
3, Governor, LisutsnAnt-Govsrnor and
Acknowledgement and legislature
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-28
teen cents.

THE reduction OF letter postage from
three cents to two cents IS not bringing
the satisfactory results that we're expected.
1t seemed for q time that the increase in
the number Of letters sent would more than
make Up the deficiency caused BY rsdue-
ton, but it is said the deficiency during
the past fiscal year viii reach the amount
Of 81, 100000. People are very well salts
fed with the two cent postage, but such
deficits viii not altogether satiSiy the Post
afiea Department.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-28
Objected to the Supreme Court

Did you ever have o case in Justice
IS COURT asked Wisconsin street
lawyer OF legal luuinary whose Single
cresks in the wind as it sweeps down
Grsud avenue. MOP Well, if you DO
don't cite any Supreme Court decisions. l
had case there, and undertook to uphold
my position oy referring to certain deci,
siOns of the Supreme Court. The Justice
interrupted Don't talk to me about
Supreme Court decisions he said. 4 don
take any stock in them. Why, the Supreme
Court acted like blamed fool in case
had before them.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-28

IN regard to the interview with Roscoe
CoSKIIxG it has come down to this, that
while he did not tell the newspaper repor'
ter to publish it he said he might do as he
pleased about il. Some newspapers are
saying the matter is of mo sort Of eonss-
ouenee," whatever CoSELYG may do.
But Republicans viii watch CoSELrNG' s
action with a great deal Of interest. They
have been very much afraid of him in the
past. If he turns against them they
NAV be frightened more than ever.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-28
He Dreaded Body snatohsrs.
L0uisriHs C0urier-J0UrRaL

ATLANTA, October, 2T.-Last night
James l. jackson, q young man of excel
lent reputation, died here Of consumption
His only horror was that body-snateherI
might desecrste his grave. He begged
piteously that measures might be taken &c
prevent this. The Gate City Guards, o.
which be was 8 member, have resolved tc
carry out their late comrades dying re
quest, and have ordered detail of foul
men armed to stand sentinel at Jackson
grave every night for q month.