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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-09-16
A Chenp Sunblind.

A correspondendent writes: ''As it is not
everybody who has the good fortune to havc
sun-blinds affixed to every window in his
house, it may be worth while at this season
to note that very effectual and very cheap
protection from the SUMS rays is within the
reach of most people. 1t consists simply
in lowering slightly the upper division of
the window frame, and turning the ordinary
linen blind outside instead inside of the win
dow. Thus the window panes are not only
shaded, but a space through which there is
necessarily q draught is between them and
the linen. The effect in cooling room
when the blaze is strong is quickly percepti-
BILE; for, as is well known, the oppressive
warmth from an unshaded window is due
chiefly to the accumulated heat in the glass.
While the bright sun is on the blind there
will be plenty of light in the room. Should
o wind shake the blind inconveniently il
can be kept still by drawing the cord and
tassel into the room and securing it by
shutting down the lower division of tho win
dow SASH"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-09-16
TUNNEL TALK.
How People Crossed the Alps Before the
Days of Railroads.

Forty years ago there was not much talk
about tunnels, except about that strange
nonsuch which Brunei had made under the
Thames. The railway over the Semmering.
opened in 1854, was astonishing every one
with its high gradients, but that railway
should be taken, at comparatively low
level, right through the heart of the noun
tain, was what very few as yet dreamed of.
People went by the old passes--twenty
thousand year over the Great st Bernard,
the historic route which Hannibal may have
crossed and which Charlemagne went over
in 773, and Barbarossa in HOG, and which,
therefore, despite the cold-it freezes up
there in midsummer-Napoleon chose in
1900 when he went across to fight the bat
tie of Marengo. The st. Bernard needs its
monastery, for in the pass the average win
ter fall of snow is twelve yards. The st.
Gothard, more than thousand feet lower,
is a very popular road. 1t has hotel as
we'll as monastery, and the diligence used
to take twelve hours IN crossing 1t. Seventy
thousand was the yearly number of passen-
gers after the mere mule track with whieh
people had been content till 1920 was re-
placed by good road, built at the cost of
the two cantons of Uri and Ticino. It is
worth while to take a good map and look at
the other passes along the whole semicircle
of mountain. Two of them date as roads
from Napoleon's time-the Mont Gents,
which took $500, 000f. to alter from mule
track to proper road, with twenty-three
houses of shelter along It; and the Sim
plon, which cost 10, 900, 0o0f italian money
--aere itdlo, says the inscription in gallery
at the summit, and took 5000 workmen
Eve summers to construct. The Simplon,
in its old form, is snid to have been one of
the old Roman passes; the Splugen was
the regular medieval pass between Germany
and Italy. Henry w., for instance, went
by 1t to Canossa to grovel at the feet of
Pope Gregory VII. Macdonald, the French
General, took the same road in the winter
Of 1900, losing whole files of his men by the
avalanches. --Au the Year Round.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-09-16
TINY HAIRS REMOVED.
IHaiden's Moustaches Taken out by the use
of Electricity.


It was the face of handsome brunette
just verging into womanhood. On her up
per lip, and slightly shading its scarlet hue,
grew dark, silken mustache that on
dude would have been cherished and Guilt
waited as the choicest treasure on earth. Her
head rested on a metal plate connected by a
wire with galvanic battery on the table.
The doctor took up from the table, at his
elbow, something that looked like an ebony
pen staff. This was also connected with the
battery. In the end was very fine gold
plated needle. The doctor looked cautious
ly over the young lady's dainty little mus
tache and at length, singing out a hair, IN
serted the point of the needle down by the
hair bulb and pressing a little spring in the
handle, turned on the current from the bat
terry.
When the electric current ran down the
point of the little needle, the young lady
WINGED and olenched her hands, while the
tears came to her eyes. This lasted only
for moment, for as soon rs a little froth
appeared around the needle it was removed
and the hair dropped out. After forcing out
about dozen hairs on each side of the lip,
the doctor stopped. The young lady re.
moved her head from the metal plate, wip.
ed her face with scented pocket handker-
chief, and tripped gayly to the mirror. She
took q long glance of intense satisfaction
and gleefully remarked that they would
soon be all gone. Then she put ON her hat
and left, after having made an appoint
ment for another sitting.
$50 you remove mustaches from the
young ladies who are unfortunate enough
to have such hirsute adornments," remark
ed the reporter. "Will you tell me how il
is done ?"
1.-THE operation is not very new" was
the reply. " 1t has been known and prac-
tised for several years, especially in the
East. The electric current decomposes the
salt in the skin into acid, which goes to the
metal plate and alkali, which accumulates
around the needle and destroys the hair
bulb, SO that the hair can never reappear.
This method Is also very useful in removing
the ugly bristles that grow in moles, for
the hairs are then largo in size and few in
number. 1t is only necessary to spend q
few seconds on one hair and but few Hec-
onds on q dozen, after which q rest of sew
eral days is taken to allow the. infamma-
lion to disappear, before undertaking any
more"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-09-16
Kontucl.y HON. speech.

To give o few characteristics of Kentucky
oolloquial speech which, however, are as
suredly. not original with or peculiar to Ken
tucky-I might mention oil sorts of con-
sonantal and vowel loss, Q. g., the usual
salutation, III y re" chow are you p,
toler'ble," sca'cely," "gin'raIly,"
,"s'prisin',' !" lection" etc. Your average
illiterate Kentuckian is peculiarly fond of
lawless pretcrits. He says "riz" (rose),
md eft" Qought), and "tuk," and
"mought," and "hearn," and faxed"
aud "sot," and brung," etc. have an
old farmer-cousin who rejoices in the use
Of "retched for reached "a more pain
less word y, and know of q preacher who
tells how on Sunday they "jes' drug him
in the pulpitlp The Kentuckian's language
Of emotiess( (which is, of course, well devel-
oped) in its milder stages abounds in
" derned, (" shucks,"" dod burn the luck"
"all-fred," by gum" etc. He "goes in
strong for adyerbs-" plumb" "power-
full" mighty" He drops the "g" in
ling" the I'D" in such words as "told,"
hold,o saying Hole yo' hossesl" He
never rolls his "r," and loves to ignore it,
saying Good mawnin." After he has had
his dinner, though his dinner be ready at the
stroke of twelve, and BIO eaten in ten min
utes, he says +" Good evenin'.n He always
boasts that he "wuz Dawn and raised in
Kentucky" He says 81 reckn," but Of
tener q think ~ expect" or al expec'."
lie says wunst " and " twict ",and " fust."
He never, that know, loves 81" so we'll
as to insert it, as Craddock's. "..sTennes-
ocean does, in words like MORTAL" fay
or" actual" making "mortial,r act
ial," favior.n He says " Irish potators,"
not "white potatoes" and If you were to
ask him to pass you the bread, 2 he .would
certainly wish to know whether you wanted
beat biscuit" or soda biscuit" or
"corn mullins" or "waffies," or "rolls,"
or saltrising," or "egg bread "--most
of which varieties, it is no exaggeration to
soy, might be arrayed on one table before
you.
What is truly characteristic of the Ken
lucky colloquial speech is quality of voice
and popularity of information and these
cannot be represented in dialectie writing.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-09-16
WHY WE DRINK.
Thirst Not Always the Real Cause.
Healthy Beverages.

What many people, especially children,
call thirst, is only sense of dryness in the
throat. This uncomfortable sensation is
caused by the general habit of breathing
through the mouth. The air taken into the
lungs dries the mouth, tongue and upper
part of the throat. To drink for the pur-
pose of relieving the mouth made dry by
being open is frequently to overload the
stomach with fluids which are not neces-
sary, and which consequently are detri-
mental TO digestion. II is peculiarly in
furious also, for 1t washes into tho stomach
oil the foul solids which, in the form of
dust, find their way into the mouth and
throat. Persons who are compelled TO
cool and moisten their palates should first
rinse the mouth with sip or two Of water.
If afterward they feel that they must drink,
they should imbibe by single sips. By this
method they would be as fully satisfied
with gill of water as with pint swallowed
hastily. Iced water is the great American
vice, and probably kills more persons than
rum. That it is cooling to the system can
not be denied, but sudden changes of ply
steal temperature from warmth to GOODNESS
are always detrimental 10 health Actual
thirst is as quickly satisfied with hot water
as with cold. When only iced water is dc.
sired, the probability is that the person
drinking it has eaten something which has
irritated the stomach. Coffee is not good
summer drink. It's stimulating property is
beneficial to persons with sense of physi-
cal debility, but coffee arrests temporarily
all natural processes of waste, whereas in
hot weather these should be allowed full
play. Tea is far better drink. It is stiinu.
latipg, and, therefore, very injurious when
taken in large quantities, but over stinula-
ton, with its implied necessity of in some
why making good the physical force which
it enables to develop too rapidly are its
only bad effects. Taken without sugar IL
is cooling but heaped teaspoonful Of
sugar will generate rs much heat as quarter
Of pound of beefsteak. Sugar is the most
heating of oil articles of human consump.
ton.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-09-16
The BIue.BIooded Alaskan.

In Alaska each family has what is called
their totem pole--coat of arms-to repre-
sent the descent and previous alliances OF
their people. These poles consist of cary.
ed images Of animals or birds, and repre-
sent what their family is supposed to have
descended from and into what families their
children have married, all images repre-
senting the descent on the mothers side.
Each town Of Indians is divided into two
families, called the Koc-wau-ties and the
keck-sa-ties, meaning warriors and civil
ians, respectively. The head man Of each
family is the leader, but in descent a strange
rule is followed for, instead Of rank and
property descending FROM father to son, Il
passes from father to nephew on the
mothers side Of the family. But In order
for a nephew to succeed to the rank and
property Of his uncle, he must be able to
make certain number Of presents to the
members Of the family, and then marry the
chiefs widow-his auntr-no matter how
many wives he may have already. -'Sitkc
Letter.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-09-16
A FIah, Be,vee, Horuo,. and Bee..

@Ae"t DotWooh AAoNhotn huu Retns
The most remarkable and exciting scene
ever witnessed was fight between a swarm
of bees and q colony of hornets. Hornets.
as you may know, built their nests out Of a
material not unlike paper, which is nodded
Into conoentric layers. The nests often at.
tain the size of mans head and are occu.
pied by about two hundred hornets. One
day swarm of bees took flight from
beehive of my fathers and made its way
through peach orchard for a piece of un-
derbrush about two hundred yards from the
hive. wepursued with tin pans and brought
the fleeing bees to q stop. They alighted
on an apparently deserted nest of hornets.
It took about two seconds for the two hun
dred hornets to come out of their den and
attack the invaders. The battle was hot
and furious. The air was filed with pro-
loIged buzz as the combatants flew at each
other and tried to use their stings. A great
many on each side were killed, but the hor-
nets carried the day. After the queen had
been killed her army was put to rout.--
Baltimore Herald.
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Tine Dutch have conquered Holland!"
An actual survey of that interesting coun-
try conyinces onelof the truth of that asser-
lion. One has only to sail through the in
land waters of the North of Holland to see
how great portion of its territory has been,
by main strength, wrested from the sea;
for whilst moving alongside the dikes that
rise up massive and strong on either hand
one can look around upon fertile fields,
blooming orchards and herds of cattle
browsing in peaceful pastures formerly
flooded by the waters, but which now af.
ford homes TO the descendants of those
sturdy toilers whose perseverance and labor
confined the waters to the channels in
which we see them flow.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-09-16
A VETERAN OF THE KEYS.
Sketch of the Man who Wired the First
Message From Boston to New York.


A slender built and elderly man, in gran
ger attire and Manila hat, edged up and
took position alongside City Messenger
Peters in the square in the rear of the City
Hall the other afternoon. His bronzed and
wrinkled face, silyery beard and stopped
shoulders bespoke years of toll and no little
exposure. After gazing steadily and with
sort of reverent air at the Sherman House
near by, he remarked how changed things
had become during the past forty years in
this locality. From the drift of the CONVEX
sation it appeared that the stranger was
none other than Charles Porter, one of the
pioneer telegraphers of this country, and
who was in early life most esteemed and
personal friend of the great Morse, the in
ventor of the telegraph. The writer join
ing in the conversation, the veteran said,
pointing to the present Office of the Sher-
meu House
That was the spot from which sent
The first dispatch ever pu: over telegraph
wire from ehis city. We had just two wires
up to New York and one to Portland. The
dispatch was one of congratulation from F.
o. j. Smith to Morse himself in New York
This was in 1917, and the feat was consid-
cred quite great thing by the people here.
had previously worked with Prof Morse
On the line between Baltimore and Washing
ton, and, of course, know the old man very
we'll. Since then have watched the great
progress made in telegraphy, and in the
construction of lines have worked in nearly
every State and Territory in the country.
distinctly remember when Prof. Morse
sold three-quarters of his interest to three
other parties respectively in Maine, New
York and Washington, Mr.. Smith of Port
land, who was very wealthy, taking in the
territory of New England with his rights.
Prof. Morse did not die rich man, but the
others died worth barrels of coin.
Let me tell you but few inventors ever
make much out of their inventions. It's
others who make the money. The progress
in telegraphy and electric contrivances has
been prodigious, but yet all have THEN
being in the originality of Prof Morse, who
was kind hearted and generous man." In
veply to the query, if the four great owners
were disposed to help the operators who
were first with them by letting them into
the good thing" the veteran replied :
"Well yes, /, with others, made pretty
good thing and again lost it. Young man,
this is luck, you know, and just what one
may expect in the ups and downs of the
world"
The old veteran accompanied this latter
remark with q quizzical expression OF
countenance, which deepened into broad
smile, which seemed to indicate that oil.
though he was not now a leading holder OF
Western Union, he was still healthy and
happy. Porter is now nearly 60 years old
and seems good for many years to come
Boston Letter.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-09-16
ETIQUETTE IN VIRGINIA.
Small ConrtesIes of Life on Which Great
Stress In Said.

The Virginians lose good deal of TINT
worthless commodity, time, in the observ-
ance Of the most remarkable code of eti-
quette ever invented. 1t used to be, in meas
ure is still, considered the height of rude
ness for one person in driving to pass an
other person on the road 1t will be seen
at glance the result of this system The
slowest coach on the road could keep oil the
others behind it and it will also be seen
that time and distance were relatively of no
Importance. Even now, when Virginia has
been hustled and jostled along in that great
movement called progress, the people yet
apologize when they pass each other ON the
road. 1t has also been alleged that q really
high-bred Virginian never SO far forgets
etiquette rs to inquire of o stranger where
he was from, because the stranger might be
forced to acknowledge that he was from
some other State than Virginia, and it was
only charity to spare him this notifying
| admission. 1t is a holly disputed point,
and has been for the last 200 years, whether
should mako the move to go to bed or
whether the host should. The opposite
sides on this momentous question were TAX
en- by two ancient cavaliers In these parts.
At Eagle Point the host always proposed to
go to bed, and at Warner Hall, the host in
variably waited for the guest to advance the
proposition. One night it came to test.
The master of Eagle Point went over to
Warner Hall to spend the night Midnight
came. Both host and guest remained po-
litsly oblivious of the fight of time. One
by one the family and other guests drop
ped off. Still the two old gentlemen sat up
and conversed amicably, and were evident
ly prepared to die in the last ditch for their
principles of etiquette. The whole night
passed. They replenished the FIRE and tho
candles, but never alluded to the going-to-
bed question. At daylight the next morn
ing, when the darkey came in to make the
the fire, there sat two old Trojans CONVEX
sation had never tagged, and they were
still hard at it. 1t was one of those rare
tests which satisfies both parties, ms each
was never tired of telling how he got the
best of his adversary and forced him to sit
up all night rather than yield on iota of
principle. II would be n mistake to think
that these harmless peculiarities keep the
virginians from being agreeable. On the
contrary, they are singularly courteous,
considerate and without angles The strict
attention they pay to the small, sweet
courtesies of life is wonderfully quaint and
delightful after the hurry, the rush, the
economizing of politeness one meets in the
busy haunts Of the world.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-09-16
Eat Plenty Of Fruit.


Fruit culture should be encouraged and
thus made more OF food than has been the
custom in former years. 1t is the interest
Of the housewife to use fruit largely during
hot weather. Strawberries, blueberries,
blackberries and raspberries each in their
turn should be found upon our tables.
These, with O few slices of bread and glass
of fresh milk, will make most substantial
and easily-prepared meal. The chemistry
of berries deserves passing notice. One
Of the most important constituents of this
variety OF fruit is certain kinds of acids,
nearly all of which are necessary TO carry
on the natural process of digestion and
which arc not always supplied by the stom-
ach and other digestive organs. The pres
snce of these acids in the stomach has a
stimulating effect which Is of special i'm
portancc at this season Of the year. de-
iciency of proper amount of stimulant
action of the liver will cause the condition
commonly known as biliousness." The
acid contained in fruits is much better
correction of this affection than medicine.
Bestop Ftw2ssr.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-09-16
WALTER #. H4YHURST,
COunsellOr-at-Law,

SOLICITOR, AND MASTER IN CHANCERY
And NOTIFY PUBLIC.
oFFIcE-5I NORTH UNION STREET,
LAMBERTyILLE, N. J.
March g. 1880.
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C.. n. Dc @. III. SKILLMAN,
AttOrneys-at-

SOUTHEAST COR BRIDGE AND UNION SITS
LAMBERTYILIsE, N. ].
Collections and all legal business intrusted to
will receive prompt and faithful atten-
ton.
G. A. SKILLMAN, @. II. SKILLMAN,
Coetaseiior-at- Law. .4horney-dt-Ldto.
July 2, 1879.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-08-21
itt>IGNID tNII
Tragedy winch may occur in IA
tcN nays.

The Dallas Herald OF yesterday con-
tanned the following telegram from
Fort Worth,
mir. j. Il. House, who was arrested
some two weeks ago in Waco on II
telegram from the sheriff of Ea>tland,
an account OF which has appeared in
the Herald passed through the city
tonight ell route to Waco. lie say $
thu he was arrested for carrying ~
pistol. ann moreover claims II was a
put up lob on him. lie says that al
though the sheriff of Eastland saw
him In Fort Worth before h" left for
Waco. he (thc sheriff waited until hc
got to Waco. when he tclcgraphed
and had him arrested, in order +" put
| him to additional expense. lie soc'
from here to VIRGO where he expects
to pWVcrilc those newspaper men
who said hc was Jailed there
The EXAMINER scribe would prefer
that his friends wear white tor
mourning, and that his catamlue h'
drawn to the cemetery 10y horses
from the engine house, ~ they VIII he
sure 10 get there before the tire i pa
out.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-08-21

rules and put the ordinance on its
second reading. was lost Aldermen
Gridcr Nuiih stephenson and Mob
lcy voting nay.
Alderman Spcight offered an
amendment to the sunday law ordi-
nance, which wa- read and referred
to the ordinance committee.
Petition of Dr =. ". Cohen, asking
that he be allowed an open basement
undcr hi- building, WAS granted
Council then adjourned.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-08-21

IIWhemcvcr yon want TO hayca fine
photograph taken, don't waste Your
money ON the cheap work of illncrant
and inexperienced operators. bnl call
Mt W. -. Jacksous aud see for Your
self the line specimens of work that
he Is constantly issuing from his gal
lcry, Oh Austin avenue.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-08-21

Husband, Join the Texas Benevo-
lent Association Immediately.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-08-21

\ great bargain in knee pants, at
Levine Bro.
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-08-21

An ordinance regulating the salary
of aldermen, was read. II allows
cOuncilmcu a. Tor each meeting they
attend. a motion To suspend the
The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-08-21

security Indemnity in thc Z. h. A.