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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-02-25
IN "yE oLpEN TIME.n
rhc Presidential Election of $50


II is great mistake for us to suppose
that the politicians of the early years of tho
Republic were altogether different in char.
acter from those who now struggle for Office
and power. The Fathers of the Republic "
were not unselfish. They were human, and
they did many petty things. have taken
the trouble to study the men and events of
the Presidential campaign of 1901, and 1
dnd that we have invented no new methods.
Our politicians work with the same kind of
tools that were used when our great grand
fathers were actors in the drama of life
In 1901 there were two political parties in
the field. These were called Z" Federalist y
and Republican The members of the
former favored strong government, to be
maintained by the aristocratic and edu.
Gated" classes. On the other hand, the
Republicans claimed that the people should
have the privilege of self-government in the
broadcast sense of the word. This party
opposed national bank and taxation. II
was claimed that the Federalists toadied
10 England, while the Republicans were i'm,
bued with French ideas of equal rights and
popular sovereignty go
In New York city the Tontine Coffee
House was then the great resort for mer-
chants and business men of all kinds. In
this building the American and French flags
and the liberty cap were placed side by side
upon the walls. French manners and Gus.
toms were initiated the good old word
7" tavern was changed for hotel !" Ameri-
can republicans wore the tri-coiored cockade
Of the French the titles " Sir and Mr."
were frowned upon, and wigs were dis
carded f,,,r,-,
Because Washington believed in con-
sentative course he was nicknamed 'sOld
Prudence" The two Presidential candi.
dates in 1901 were Adams and Jefferson. IL
previous contest between the same men
Adams had been chosen by majority OF
three votes, and when they were pitted
against each other a second time party feel
ing ran very high. 1t was claimed by Mr..
Jefferson's enemies that he was an atheist,
and that for this reason he was untitled to
occupy the Presidential chair The Jeffer-
son men retaliated by saying that British
gold and British influence were on the side
Of Mr.. Adams. ittl fl.a 500 ~ eli 81
Some of the methods resorted to for the
purpose of securing votes were amusing.
For instance, Mr. Jefferson was anxious to
secure the powerful influence Of the Living
atoms, a prominent family in New York. Ho
wrote to certain Mr.. Livingston who had
been interested in steam navigation and
promised to make him Secretary Of the
Navy. This little epistle of Mr.. jefferson.
is still carefully preserved. Il ~
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pAsTIMEs OF ANIMALS.


My dressing-room window looks down
upon two small back gardens my own,
where Jack, sacred sea-gull, ..reigns lord of
al ne surveys (not much am sorry to say,
and my neighbours, little patch of grass
with half dozen standard rose trees in it.
Here the first living thing I see this morn.
ing is n splendid tom-cat, now quite a mid
dle-aged gentleman, but yet apparently en-
joying game with some dead leaves and
sticks like kitten. was contrasting men
tally his light-hearted happy nature with
that OF certain poor departed Jim, who,
after he grew up, never unbent in play for
moment; when, looking again, I saw a
tiny mouse steal away few feet from under
the cats paw, and my hght-hearted theory
burst like q bubble though 1 am bound
to soy that this next-door cat has very
sunny disposition indeed, often enjoying a
game Of romps with his own dog--a thing
our Jim would never stoop to. 1t was near
~ half an hour before left my room, but
there the cat was still at play with the
mouse, which did not seem either much
weaker or less able to run than when first
saw it. Now here is case Of distinct ami.
NAL amusement and waste of time, the
result partly no doubt of well-fed idleness
Dogs, though not able to squander their
time over newspaper, will spend hour
after hour seated at a window, Watching all
that passes in the street or, in the even
ing, regarding mouse hole-not with the
slightest idea of gain or profit, but merely
as an agreeable means of passing the time.
Then there are the long-continued fight of
tame pigeons about our houses, the quadrille
of the house fly across our ceilings, the
gamboliing of gnats, and the lowering in
the sun of those bright-colored two-winged
flies we sometimes call drones. -
No boy out of school shows his sense of
happiness or freedom more strongly than {.
horse or pony does when first tnrned loose
for run at grass-tearing round the pad
dock, now stopping for o moment to snort
and fill his lungs with the fresh open air,
and then with a kick up Of the heels, con-
tinuing his gallop. These spells of play last
longer with some horses than others. de-
pending often upon the length of time the
animal has been stable-fed. A horse that Is
turned out daily merely trots off few
yards, with merry laugh, before beginning
to nibble the fresh sweet grass. In their
stable the amusements of horses too often
take the form of wanton mischief, or some
such g horse-play as unlocking stable
jacket and tearing it up, or biting holes in
their own clothing, kicking their stall to
bits; etc. while very playful pony has
been known to indulge in pulling the feath-
ers out of tame pigeons tails. Talking of
pigeons reminds me of the quantity Of small
talk, gossip, or scandal INDUCED in by them
and certain other birds before retiring for
the night or beginning work for the day.
House-sparrows, starlings, and rocks are all
very chatty at these times while birds who
lead more solitary lives nearly always end
and begin the day with song of joy.
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THE ONCE GAY MRS. sPicER.

1t was one very hot Sunday morning
about ten years ngo that the stiffness OF
Eleventh street, near Sixth avenue, was
broken by mans voice crying from the
second story of handsome house for help.
Neighbours rushed in, and they found the gen.
tleman who owned the dwelling in the ago
MES Of death. colored boy servant and
geometrical, beetle-browed wife were the
only other occupants. The man who died
was Mr.. Spicer, noted horseman, who
had brother, and the brother was on
friendly terms with his sister-in-law up to a
few weeks after the brothers DEATH when
coming into possession Of oil the property
he disowned the widow, ran her off and
went his way unmolested, she being seen
no more. That Sunday morning was the
last for Mr.. Spieer. He had been a little
of, and sent to Sixth avenue drug store
for seidlitz powder, and Mrs. Spicer had
taken 1t from the colored boys hand, gone
into the bathroom, prepared IL and carried
1t to Mr.. Spicer in the front room. That
gentleman swallowed the dose and almost
Immediately cried out in agony and died in
ten minutes after its arrival in his stomach.
Chemical analysis of the drugs in the glass
showed he had taken enough strychnine to
kill ten men. All the seidlitz powders In
the drugman's place were analysed they
were simply bicarbonate of soda and tar
taric acid. No strychnine appeared in any
OF them. The woman was arrested, but the
evidence did not warrant the authorities In
holding her and she was released. But
without sign of token she drifted away and
the brother took possession of the property.
Here the other day, at country hotel, the
housekeeper passed through the parlor ON
some domestic errand % gaunt, harsh,
grizzled woman, who looked as If life had
no charms for her--and / recognized the
one-time very gay Mrs. Spicer, OF West
Eleventh street, in the poor, old, faded SER
vant.-Neio York Letter. 81 +, lll
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BRICKS IN FANcIFuL FORMS.

Colonel John Hay Is building mansion
ON the corner of Sixteenth and H. streets.
The house when completed will be q notable
one, as afording fine illustration of what
can be done with brick in the way of orna.
mentation. The architect has drawn de.
signs for most of the brick which will be
used, and these have been made from the
designs. The bricks in the walls will be
fourteen inches long, instead Of the ordi-
nary length, nine inches. The arches and
ornamentation over the door will be COM
posed of bricks made according to special
designs. The pillars which are introduced
will be composed of rounded brick. Large
bricks, octagonal in shape, fan-shaped, and
of a variety of designs, will be set in the
walls, giving richness and variety which
will be very effective. The side of the
house on Sixteenth street will be made es-
pecially rich in ornamental work, yet Of
the same time the effect will be substantial
and solid. While some stonework will be
used in the foundations, yet the real effec-
tiveness in these particulars will be secured
by the brickwork, and will demonstrate the
fitness of the use of brick even in building
where solidity instead of lightness is the
design sought for Washington Star
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MAINE ICE.


The ice industry of this part of Maine has
grown to be q very important one. EN-
ployment is furnished to thousands of
men and horses The men get from
81. rs to $1.50 for the short days Of winter.
A man with a single horse gets $3.50 a
2.75, and a man with two horses $3.50 Ga
3.75. Besides, vast amount of hay and
grain is required to feed these horses ;
which makes good fodder market for the
farmers of that section. So important has
this Toe business become that new railroad
station of the Maine Central has been estab
lished between Gardiner and Richmond.
One hears the brakeman call out, lice.
boro! Iceborol" great many passengers
get off there and quite little town is form
Ing, with good many ice houses, at least.
The fame and facilities of the Kennebec ice
have drawn in vast amount of outside
capital The ice is of Che best quality, and
the facilities for shipping by sehooners
which gig up ths river in summer, are un
SURPASSED ftfhere are numerous Southern
ice companies here, and the consumer in the
Southern city is furnished his ice for Jus,
what 1t costs, without the intervention Of
any middle man; for the same company
leaves 1t at his house as cut it Ia the Ken
nebec.-Port!and Letter to Boston Adcsc
Hser.
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SOME GREAT LAWYERS.


Not long ago it was unlawful and un.
professional for LAWYER to have q personal
interest in the case of his client. This was
obviously unjust to poor litigants. II q man
got injured on railroad he was absolutely
unable to get damages because of his power
ty. 1t got to be proyerbial that there was
no uae suing a corporation. The poor sui
ter was at q disadvantage. Now, it is law
full and reputable for a lawyer to become
interested in the case of his client, and to
make his fees contingent upon success. BY
the operation of the law of self-interest the
lawyer thus works harder than he otherwise
would. Many poor litigants have in this
way recovered verdiets who would other.
wise have become Migrants. I recollect
memorable case where John b. Haskin took
up the case of poor woman with five chill
dren, who was really the widow of wealthy
widower who had over and over again
acknowledged her as his wife, although she
and her children were unknown to the first
family. Mr.. Haskin supported the poor
woman and her children for years. while he
fought the case to the Court Appeals against
John II. Anthem, backed by the children of
the first wife. OF course, Mr. Haskin was
paid handsomely out of the estate which he
recovered for the widow.
Many large corporations have salaried
lawyers to look after their business. Judge
Dillon left the bench of the United States
Court to take salary of 800, 900 from the
Union Pacific Railroad Company Dudley
Field has had enormous fees out of the Erie
Railway Company and the elevated rail
ways The lawyers saved the elevated rail-
ways about million and quarter of dol
lars in the tax suits with the city, as the
Courts cut down the bills about that sum.
The counsel for large corporations like
Trinity Church, the Equitable and Mutual
Life, the Standard Oil Company, and insti-
buttons of like magnitude receive handsome
incomes and devote themselves largely to
the business of one client.
Lawyers like Ben Butler, Roscoe Uonk
ling, Senator Edmunds, or Judge Jere Black
could fill volumes of records of big fees
There is, in fact, always demand for law.
yers who can earn big fees. There are so
many novelties of the law, SO many expedi-
ents and devices to suit new circumstances,
that men of penetration and of skill in
devious expedients can find plenty of scope.
An Indiana railroad company once en-
ployed Cen Foster to draw up contract
for them. He drew it on one sheet of paper
and charged $3.50 The company paid and
growled. He told them to try certain
high-priced lawyer the next time. They did
so. The other lawyer sent around and Dor.
rowed the copy of the old ,ontrnct from
Foster, turned in n neatly engrossed sheet,
and charged $1,000. But the company felt
satisfied that they had contract that would
hold water-N. Y. Sun.
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POETRY.
The JackdnW.

The Jackdaw.
There is a bird who, by his coat
And by the hoarseness OF his note,
Might be supposed a crow;
great frequenter OF the church,
Where, bishop-like, he finds perch
And dormitory, too,
Above the steeple shines plate,
That turns and turns, to Indicate ~. .. a. Il
From what point blows the weather.
Look up-your brains begin to swim,
Ills in the clouds-that pleases him,
He chooses 1t the rather.
Fond OF the speculative height,
Thither he wings his airy flight,
And thence securely sees
The hustle and the raree show
That occupy mankind below,
Secure and at his ease.
You think no doubt, he sits and muses.
On future broken bones and bruises.
II he should chance TO fall. E
No; not single thought like that
Employs his phllosophlc pate,
Or troubles 1t at "ll.
He sees that this great roundabout,
The world, with all Its molly rout,
Church, army, physic, law,
Its customs and its businesses,
Is no concern at all or his,
And says-what says he Cav.
Thrice happy bird l, too, have seen
Much of the yanities OF men;
And, sick OF having seen em,
Would cheerfully these limbs resign
For such pair OF wings as thine
And such head between 'em
Tile Latin or PiHnte Bourne ov' Geo A. Sa'a
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CITY OF GOOD HuMoR.
The Basis of Hope Rnd soul OF
PrOgrcss.o


An Atlanta street car was halted yesterday
morning by a balky borse. The cur was
full of business men on their way to bust
ness. Did they ged mad ? Not at ALL A
smile started round the car. Somebody es-
sayed a joke appropriate to the occasion. A
laugh followed, and ont into the slush the
business men went, and, putting their shout
ders TO the car, rammed 1t up against the
recalcitrant horse. He still refused to move
The passengers then ranged themselves
around him, and it was discovered that each
man had a remedy for baking. A physi-
clan rubbed the horses spine the wrong way
with stick. A diamond merchant made
SNOWFALL Of mud and ice and dropped II
into the horses mouth. A lawyer twisted
the horses ears. A broker whipped him on
the fore legs, and provision merchant
prodded him with an electric umbrella on
the funny bone. It was q regular frolic,
and even the horse did not seem to be ill.,
natured. BY this time the windows in the
houses alongside were filled with ladies',
who smiled approvinely as the passengers
pushed the car up the long hill. Instead of
getting mad over what couldn't be helped
the belated travellers went to work feeling
all the better for the little tussle they had
INDUCED in. Good humor is infectious. 1t
is as hard to be morose in cheerful COM
munity as it is to be jolly in n morose town.
That !" il is better to laugh than to be sigh
ing - is a lesson taught better by observance
than precept. 1t Is q lesson that everybody
should learn, and that Atlanta folks know
by heart Good nature is the basis of hope,
the impulse of enterprise, the soul of pro.
gress. A smile is the sunshine of the inrna.
terial world. We have long boosted OF At
lanta's energy, climate, location, shrewd-
ness, luck and courage. Lot us not forget
in passing that above all these Atlanta ia
the city Of good hrmor. Atlanta Oonsti.
tuition. Gid GttE}i g1A1if
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l991ls hlrapo .i.a...

A young man was for several years on
the most intimate terms with an old but
very rich widow. Two men came to talk
about the couple. Ssid one Of them: 81
hear that the relationship between the
young man and the widow are to receive
the sanction of the law" Why don't
you talk plainly" responded the other.
" From what you say can't make out
whether she is going to adopt or marry
him. "--Sgyings.
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WaaIan Raarr.

Boots made of coarse felted wool are now
much worn by lumbermen and city team.
sters during the winter, and they would ap
pear to be admirably adapted to the wants
Of farmers. A wool boot ia not L" a thing OF
beauty" but 1t is productive of comfort and
conducive to health. As these boots do not
shed water, the lower portions of them are
protected by rubber boots. chicago Times
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A philosophical individual once refused
point blank to lend $50 to bosom friend.
I" Well, did not expect that of YOU" said
the would-be borrower, rising and prepar-
ing to leave Indignantly ~ win never for
won't, my dear fellow" replied the philoso-
pher, with the utmost calmness "but If
I'd lent you the $50, you wouldn't have
paid me, and we should have quarrelled
about that 80 it's as well to get the row
over at once. Good morning. Argo.
aduE.
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Uncle jack" Why, Sally, youl looks
melancholy. What's the matter ?" Sally
Just returned from the funeral OF dear
friend in Massachusetts)- have been in
Boston the last few days, and" Uncle
Jack" Oh, don't let that depress you, my
dear girl. You'll get over that in q day or
two. Why, look at me. I lived there
once Z"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1885-03-16

FlNIId1sIp lla Rte0Td' 7IIIlIIs
The hating action which Is generally
thought to denote hip lameness, more
critical observation together with post
mortem results have demonstrated TO have
It's origin In disease OF tho hook for the
most part. 0yerexertion and immoderate
work, which are considered the chief
causes oilameness, are more apt 70 pro-
duce 1t in the lumbar region, and from
the stihe downward, than at the hip joint.
There Is no Joint inthe horse that Is SO
we'll protected from blows and every ex-
ternai injury as the thigh Joint. The
enormous muscles that surround 1t act as
cushions and successfully gard 1t from
injury Of this kind. II q horse falls on
his headquarters he knocks the hip down,
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Fraxier's Root Bltters are not q dram
shop beverage, but are strictly medicinal
in every sense. They act strongly upon
the Liver and Kidneys, keep the bowels
open and regular, cleanse the blood and
system Of every impurity. Sold by drug
gists. Sl00. DR.. Frazier's Magic 0int-
ment-the greatest blessing that has been
discovered in this generation. a sure
euro for Boils, Burns, Sores, Cuts, Flesh
Wounds, Sore Nipples, Hard or Soft Cornp,
Chapped Lips and Hands, Pimples and
Blotches. Price Doc. Sold by druggists.
Frazier Medicine Co., proprietors, Cleye-
land, Ohio. Wholesale agents: Logan &
Co, Wheeling, w. Va, and ]. O. Dent 4
Co., Bridgeport, o. Daw
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Advice 10 Mothers.

Are you disturbed at night and broken
OF your rest by sick child suffering and
crying with pain Of cutting teeth? II so,
send at once and get a bottle Of Mrs. VIM
slows Soothing Syrup for Children Teeth
ing. It's value Is incalculable. twill re-
lieve tho poor little sufferer Immediately.
Depend upon 1t mothers, there Is no mis-
take about It. It enres dysentery and
diarrhaa, regulates the stomach and bow
els, cures wind collie, softens the gums, 70.
duces inhammations, and gives tone and
energy to the whole system. Mrs. Win.
slows Soothing Syrup for Children Teeth
ingis pleasant TO the taste, and Ii the pre-
scription Of one Of the oldest and best To-
male nurses and physicians in the United
States, and is for sale by all druggists
Throughout the world. Price % cents a
bottle. Nws&w
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DR.. Frazier,s Root Bitter,..

Love your enemy, but don't buy isboy
q drum.-Chieago Ledger.
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AR[c1pl CHRoRs In hours Cures In Sdays,
- Eunl Bad cases wanted. Drug Store, u n.
Ahp lNEki 11th g., Phila, Pa, and 1851 Market
4DlnlEl street, wheeling.
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A pIasrenoe Of opinlon,

In the rotunda Of q Southern hotel. A
gentleman who has Just Gnished reading
one Of the Century Mogasinss war articles
turns to some one near him and says:
"Read Grants shiloh9" eyes" "What
did you think Of it?" every good thing"
"Those war papers are very interesting TO
me; and now that the war 10 over we can
discuss the great events in quiet man
ner. Ihave travelled considerably through
the South and / have not met o man who
10 sorry that the Confederacy was beaten.
You live in the SouthY" "Yes." "How
do you feel about it? Don't you think
that You are individually better OF than
you would have been had the South been
victoriousP' mo, SIR" "What is your
name2" Jefferson Davis"
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OHIO RIVER RAILROAD.

las u
Time table corrected 70 Eoyenbef2s 1884. Trains
leave Panhandle Station, foot Of Eleventh street,
near public landing, ~ tolloKE-Central Standard
Iima-whlch Is Is minutes slower that Wheeling
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AGoop poti STORY.
How o Whipping Cured . Dog Of Drinking
~ Raer,

How whipping Cured q Dog Of Drinkini
BssiOa EseatNg Estota.
A friend Of the Record has very origi
nal dog. He came to the family q little
scsawny, NANCY, timid yellow dog. Heis
now a large, fat, well conditioned, con-
sequential yellow dog. There is a beer
shop about two blocks from the residence
which the dog adopted for his own, and
Bull goes there occasionally and drinks
the dappings that fall from the faucet OF
the beer key into tub kept for the pur-
pose. Sometimes he drinks so much OF
this fascinating liquid that he becomes
tery drunk and goes home In q sad state.
When, ct dinner time, q long, deep, stem
torous grunt Is heard from underneath
the table at the back OF the room and q
visitor gives a look OF surprise the expla.
nation Is, "0h, Bluffs drunk again."
Next door lives handsome setter
named Captain. Buff had always whipped
him in their chance hostile encounters,
until Captain learned to give him a wide
berth. But one day Captain happened to
see Buff going home from the beer shopin
a shocking state Of inebriety. He knew
that the moment for his revenge had come,
and rushed upon the incapable But like
a wolf on lamb. Buff made IN exceed
ingly unsteady and incapable defense.
The tyrant Of the neighborhood was as
efectually disarmed as Sullivan was be-
fore Mitchell. He went home dreadiully
whipped, and with such asense Of humiiia-
ton that he has quite left Of the beer
shop-until the next time-and has not
since molested Captain.
The best thing about this story is thatit
is absolutely true.