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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-05-06
POETRY.


The scent of the flower is a wonderful thing
1t plays round the heart like the zephyrs of
spring;
So subtle, so soft, so resIstless its power,
No monarchy rules like the scent of a flower.
Some odors so blend with past happier years,
They move us like melodies breathing through
tears;
For they bring back the faces and forms that are
cold,
And walks in the wild woods mid summer OF
gold
A fragrance exales from flower that know,
Dear pledge OF a love In the sweet long ago.,
When tastes were more simple, and pure our
pleasures
And gifts of fresh blossoms were holier treasures
One eve when the dew on the leaves glittered
bright,
He proffered the prize with tender "Good
night"
And my spirit grew faint with ecstatic emotion,
For felt in that flower lay q lifelong devotion
He is gone; yet the scent of that delicate flower
Still hold me with all the old passionate power;
And oft my sick heart would lie down in despair
But that mercy divine melts my sorrow in prayer.
"consider the lilies N Lord, grant us to be
BY the field and the garden, brought nearer to
Thee,
To read in sweet blossoms Thy goodness and
power,
And an infinite love In the scent OF the flower
--7he Quirer.
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AvENEzuELAN SUMNER HOTEL.
Odd oatn,u For sleeping and Bathing.

The bedrooms all open upon large court
and are nothing but dark cells or closets,
with no ventilation except what comes in at
the door. When the doors are shut--but
they never shut them they would suffocate
If they did-they hang piece of mating
or a sheet on cord that stretches across
about two-thirds of the way from the
ground. This doesn't add to the privacy of
the apartment, but it promotes comfort i'm.
mensely. If the night is so hot that you
cannot stay in your room the alternative il
TO swing hammock in the patio, and when
morning comes creep back into your cell SO
they can set the tables for breakfast.
There isn't bed in the whole house
everybody sleeps on cots. The guests bring
their own towels and soap, but wine is fur
nished without extra charge. The landlord
gives you couple of sheets and lumpy
little pillow of wool or fine hay. If you
want blanket you must bring it along, but
there is very little danger of needing one.
The bathing arrangements are quite as
odd. The sharks are 30 numerous that it ia
dangerous to battle in the surf, and nobody
cares to have his legs nipped off, SO semi.
circular pen of piling has been erected, at
government expense, reaching about 100
feet into the sea. Through this piling the
surf beats quite fiercely. The pen is divided
in the center by high wall, one side being
for the ladies and the other for the gentle
men. At the shore end is a miniature castle
of stone, likewise divided into two large
rooms, with row of benches around the
wall and hooks to hang your clothes ON
over them. Everybody bathes an nature
bathing dresses are unknown; you pay five
cents for ticket and ten cents for large
sheet, which is used as drapery and as
towel, and then undress. The attendant
hands you sheet when you are stripped,
and concealing your nakedness with that
protection you climb down the stone stair
way, hang your sheet over the railing, and
plunge in. The water is glorious, warm and
salty, SO dense that it will almost bear YOU
on the surface, and deep enough to swim
and dive. When you have had enough OF
you climb up the stairs, seize your sheet,
and throw it around you, sitting on the
bench until you are dry enough to resume
your clothes.
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HOME LIFE.

When was boy used to ieclaim these
stirring lines: Strike for your affairs and
your fires strike for the green graves OF
your sires." But now the affairs and fires
are register holes in tho wall, and the green
graves of the sires are vaults of stone, made
to look as much like small palaces as wealth
can make them and nobody would care to
fight for either. | saw the other day mot
to, God Bless Our Flat y that was all that
there was left of the home. L do not OPP
pose the fiat SYSTEM but l say that any,
thing that breaks up the home feeling aims
blow at church and State. When the ro-
nance and the sacredness of home are gone,
then it seems at if even decency very soon
departs. chickering's arise, recriminations
follow and one of the pair goes across the
sacred union. How can there be any home
life among our rich people, with one house
in the country, another in town, and cou-
pie of months in Florida between? And as
If this were not bad enough, they take their
children abroad for some years. / have
lived in Paris and watched the effect of
these European sojourns; and I know
whereof speak when L say they are bad for
our sons and still worse for our daughters.
They come back denationalized, having lost
all idea or love of homo life, and happy
only when counting the days before their
return to their beloved Europe.-Dr.
Charles Robinson.
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AN ALABAMA NEGRO.

As We find the negro he is jolly, happy
go-lucky, indolent, shiftless and thievish
fellow, with the best of hearts, but with the
poorest of brains. Worse than all for his
own advancement he has no sense of obliga.
tons. He will agree to work. but never can
be depended upon. Saturday he must al.
ways take as holiday, no matter how press
ing his employers needs for instant labor
may be, and if at any time flaming poster
announces circus he will drop all work
and tramp to the great attraction. The ne
groes go if they have to walk ten or twenty
miles, and not even threatened reduction
in their wages can stay them. They will not
recognize the relation of labor to capital or
the obligations which they as hired men are
under to the employer They are free, and
their idea of freedom is unlimited right to
do just as they please. This Characteristic
on the negro's part leaves the planter in the
lurch. He, too, is partly to blame, for he
has not learned how to manage free labor
properly. He wants negro labor-in fact,
he will not have whites if he can help it.,
but will put up with the most shiftless ne.
groes, mainly because he can order them
about and discharge them with perfect free
dom. Boston Journal.
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CATS SKIN GRATED ON HIM.

Drs. German and Gardner, of Bellevue
Hospital Medical College, performed an
operation at recent clinic that was never
performed before. Perhaps when the pa.
tent grows up to manhood and becomes
very, very charitable, he will thank his
Maker that he is the only victim. Perhaps,
as misery likes company, he will encourage
The doctors in their experiments.
The patient was 12-year old boy. Like
other boys, he got hurt and got the skin
scraped off his left shin. The doctors set
about remedying this, and taxed their brains
to find new skin. At last one ingenious
spirit suggested q kitten. The proposition
was snapped up quicker than flash of dy-
Mantle. Twenty sixth street is overcome
with cats, and at last here was o profitable
way of utilizing them.
A cat of tender years and mezzo soprano
voice was procured and dosed with chloro
iorm. Then it was carefully shaved and
twenty strips were cut from its skin and
grated on the boys leg, intermingled with
few small strips cut from the inside of the
boys arm.
The operation was success the gratis
took hold and grew and at present the skin
is perfect
The cat, however, died.
There is IN irritating doubt in the boys
mind as to what kind of an animal he will
DO when the fur grows out.
There looms up in his dim future visions
Of heavy barber's bills and much embar.
rassment. 1t will be very awkward to &c
into barber shop and say, 81 want my leg
shaved"
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TRICKS IN ALL TRADES.
Crafty MOaRoIians Who Counierfeit Euro
pean and American trademarks.

The initiative quality of the Chinese ex-
tends even to counterfeiting European and
American labels and trademarks, says let
ter writer in Hong Kong. The knowledge
OF certain small articles Of foreign make has
caused desire for them in China, and an
effort to initiate them. So we find at the
small shops Chinese-made clocks and watch
es, and at the stands of the street vender,
combs, tooth brushes, shoe-horns. pocket
cutlery and razors, which are vastly inferior
to the foreign goods, but as the price is as
low as the quality is poor, no one can rea-
sonably complain. The knives and razors
often bear very distinctly the brands of
Sheffield firms, whose names are household
words wherever the English language is
spoken. These knives are sold for or 6
cents each, while the razors, Sheffield brand
md all, can be bought for Is cents. The
last implements are roughly made, and to
the thin-skinned man torture to look at,
but with the other articles enumerated they
show to what an extent Chinese manufac-
lures can be carried, and at what rate, defy
ing competition, they can be furnished to
the consumers. The reasons why the Chi.
nese can make and sell SO cheaply as to put
competition entirely out of the question are
the contracted quarters in which they can
do business and the cheapness of their food
and clothing. Their economical, or more
justly, their sordid habits, have been so
often described in the general discussion of
The Chinese question in America as to rem
der all detail unnecessary.
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One of the prettiest conceits in Mr.. Har.
ris' (Uncle Remus) new book is pat into the
mouth of an old negfo driver. He had run
away from his master and could not be
caught but an old lady bought him, be-
cause he had saved the life of her son, and
he surrendered himself and became q faith.
full servant. When his old mistress came tc
die her wandering mind dwelt upon the
negro who had served her so faithfully
She fancied she was making journey
"The carriage goes smoothly along here,
she said. Then, after little pause, he ask
ed, " Is David driving" and the weeping
negro cried out from corner of the room
Tain't po' Dave, mist'ss De good Lord
done tuck holt er de lines" And SO dream
ing as little child would dream, the old
lady slipped from life into the beatitudes,
If the smiles of the dead mean anything.
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BOUND TO STEAL.
mnn who VIII spend his Life in Prison


Charles Langheimer, who was for over
forty years an inmate of Cherry Hill Prison,
in Philadelphia, and during his imprison.
ment was made famous by Charles Dickens
in his American Notes." in many respects
has his counterpart in the person of" Doc"
Vanscoy, until a few days ago convict in
the Colorado Penitentiary. Langheimer's
cell was always left vacant during his dis
charge, for it was only question of time
when the old man, in later years, known as
dickens Dutchman," would again be
sentenced to another term of imprisonment.
Vaescoy on last Friday finished serving out
q three-years' term in the Penitentary at
Canyon City, for the crime of DEMONSTRATING
in Park county. Next day after his release
be was again at his old trade of stealing in
Pueblo, where he had Immediately gone
after leaving prison, and now Vanscoy is
confined in Jail at Pueblo, awaiting trial on
the charge.
Vanscoy is man about so years of age
and has for seventeen years been confined
in the penitentiaries of various States. His
hair has become gray, but he shows no
other signs that his prison life has been det-
rimental to his welfare. He is man of un-
usually large proportions. He has the form
of an alderman in prosperity, and strides
his cell and the prison walks with as much
dignity as banker behind his counter. He
is jovial, keeps well informed by reading
the newspapers, and is man universally
known in the prison. He says he gets into
prison because he likes it better than
"roughing it ON the outside.
He has served sentences at Sing Sing,
New York, Columbus, o., jackson, Mich,
and at half dozen other penitentiaries.
DEMONSTRATING is his principal mania, and,
like Charles Langheimer, Dickens Dutch
man." he is no sooner released than he is
imprisoned ON similar offence. 1t is nat
ural for him to steal. With him il is kind
of mania. The experience of seventeen
years in various State prisons han not in ths
least quieted his kleptomanaic tendencies.
--Den0er Tribune Republican.
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LOVE erDEs RouGR-sHop.
True Account of the Romantic Runaway
of Miss Mamie and MIR. Leo.

Inc Mississippi Valley Railroad depot
was the scene of quite romantic and excit-
ing incident recently. Just as the seven
o'clock through Memphis train was about
leaving cries of distress and calls for assist
ance were heard coming from the direction
of the rear or sleeping coach. A crowd soon
congregated and found that the cries came
from the lips of an elderly woman, who was
accompanied by boy. She was bewailine
the anticipated loss of daughter who stood
on the front platform of the rear coach and
whom she had seized by the arm and was
striving to drag from the train. The young
lady resisted and clasped tightly the hand
rail to prevent her mother from taking her
off the train. The bell rang and the train
started and the mother lost her grip on the
arm of her daughter. She was, however.
determined that the young lady should not
leave without her and seized hold of the
platform rail- She stumbled and fell and
was dragged fully squares distance, when
The train was stopped and the woman res
,ued from her perilous position. The
daughter alighted from the train, but only
remained on the depot platform long enough
to ascertain that her mother had not been
injured, and then boarded the train again,
accompanied by young man. The mother
called on the police for help to arrest hel
daughter, but the officer on duty would moi
intefere, as the mother had no charge to
laake against her save that the young girl
was about to elope with the young man,
who is resident of Vicksburg, Miss. The
train again started and the mother again at
tempted to seize hold of the car, but was
prevented by the bystanders.
From the statements made by parties who
profess to know, it appears that Mrs. Reeds
daughter Mamie, most beautiful and
amiable girl, had fallen in love with the
young man, Leo Christmas, some time
since, at McComb City, Miss, where the
young man had been in the employ of the
illinois Central Railway Company. The
parents objected to the young man and op.
posed the wishes of the young people. Some
time ago the young man went to Vicksburg,
where he purchased property and made
every preparation to receive his wife when
he should have won her All his plans hav-
ing been arranged, he came to New Orleans
about two weeks ago and held clandestine
meetings with his lady love.
Aware that they could never hope for the
mothers consent to their marriage an elope.
ment was planned and ON Friday night it
was carried into effect. By some means OF
other Mrs. Reed was informed of the ar
engagements made and long before the hom
advertised for the train to depart she was at
the depot looking for the young people, for
she knew that they would meet at the depot If
they did not arrived there together. She
was not disappointed in this and rs soon as
she espied her daughter sought to compel
her to go back to their home at 49l Chest
nut street. How vain her efforts were is
told above. Orleans Times Democrat
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A MAN OF CALICO SKIN.

One of the most remarkable cases that
1 ever heard of or saw" said reliable
Jones county, Ga, gentleman to us a few
days since, " is negro living on John Nc
Cullough's place, in the upper part of this
county. Five years ago he was black as the
ace of spades. AT that time small white
splotches began to appear on his body,
which spread and enlarged until now he is
q half white man. so far as color goes. He
is in sound health and has never been
known to have day of sickness. One por-
ton of his face is white and the other black,
which makes him frigltful object. The
skin is not merely of yellowish cast, but
is as clear and transparent as that possessed
by any Caucasian BELLE Ono entire arm,
from the finger-tps to the shoulder, has
turned white, and it is perfectly easy to
trace the blue veins beneath the Transparent
skin. He weighs $50 pounds and farms on
MIR. McCullough's place He has been Of
fered 300 per month by some enterprisipg
showmen to go with them, but always re-
fuses to entertain any propositions of the
kind.
Why don't you go with them, Clay
ton p asked him one day.
Dis niger amt no fool, boss, said he.
Dem Yankees jist wanter git me up dar to
make preserves outn me. amt er f,wine
o STEP"
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a STRANGE CITY.

Santiago do Cuba is very strange city.
The houses and stores are 80 built that the
walls can be almost entirely thrown open,
while the interiors have courts that are un.
rooted and unobstructed to the sky. A
Yankee, who had just landed, thus express.
ed himself "Somehow can't tell when
Pm indoors and when I'm out. I've got
room, or somethin', in hotel here, and I've
been into it, quandarying around, but
could not tell when was in the parlor or
when was in the kitchen or back yard, so
I'm standin' about here in the park not to
mako any mistake. started down the
street o minute ago, but got afraid might
make mistake and git arrested for bein'
found in somebody's back parlor. I've got
o lot of money in the place, but I can't
make heads nor tails of it. l took some of
it back whar got it, and passed it over the
same counter, so reckon it's genuine.
could write the history of the place already.
All need is the dates. 1t was evidently
built the year after tho flood. It's been
shook down by an earthquake, burned up
by q volcano, resettled and left just as twas
found. The whole country is best whar It'll
been let alone. Wherever the people have
touched it they've made mess of it."
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ENGLISH FARMS,
Slips.iofity of American Methods of Gath.
eriug Crops.

United States Consul Albert D. Shaw, in
report from Manchester, England, for
1884, says; From careful study of the
cost of preparing the ground and putting in
and harvesting crops in this country 1 am
fully satisfied that farm expenses are fully
one hundred per cent. dearer, in many
cases, here than they are in America, not
withstanding the much higher wages
paid with us. The fact is that the employ.
ment of labor-saving agricultural machinery
is much more general and varied in oui
country than it is in this. In the matter of
hay gathering, as an instance in point, I re-
Gently saw field of some ten acres in ex-
tent, the crop of which was being cured.
The following was the m0dus Operdndi: Two
horses attached to a cart, tandem boy
to lead the horses; one man to pitch up the
hay; two men to load with their hands; a
boy to rake after, and there were three sets
of workpeople after this fashion on this one
field. Now, in America, with one man to
load and drive his span of horses, and one
man to pitch on the hay-with horse
hay-fork to unload--more hay would be Sc.
cured in one day than the three sets OF
workers were able to manage! The rak-
ing after would have been done by boy
with horse-rake, after the field had been
cleared of hay.
This is not an overdrawn picture, but
an important statement of an actual fact.
What is true in the bayfield, applies with
equal force to the haryest-feld. In passing
by field of wheat last season I saw reap.
ing-machine at work, and six men, two wo,
men, and three boys binding up tht
sheaves In the United States a reape,
and self binder with the help of two men,
would do the same work equally as we'll,
thus saving the wages of five men, two wo.
men, and three boys These instances
clearly show that English farmers are very
unequally handicapped in the cost of hand.
ling crops alone. An English settler in the
United States told me not long ago that he
had learned to do twice as much work on
his own land in one day as he used to &C.
complish in day in England, and he added
that he really believed he could go back te
England and make money farming, as the
result of his improved knowledge of how to
expeditiously put in and gather crops at o
great saving of manual labor and conse.
quently of expense. feel certain that il
would pay agricuturists here TO send a
leputation of practical farmers to America
to study the system of putting in and gath.
ering crops in use there to the end that g
reduction in the cost of manipulating this
same might be maden
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BILL ARP IN A STRANGE TAVERN.


Where do all the people come from and
what are they after? The cars are full of
them and the hotels are crowded wherever /
go. They come and they go. They seem
as restless as the troubled sea. As I sit
among them in this large lounging room I
cannot help wondering what is their bust
ness and what they are thinking, and how
many are happy and how many have some
secret sorrow, and I wish I was a mind
reader and could follow them in theiI
thoughts of home and family-wife, chill
dren or mother away off somewhere. How
much we are all alike if we only knew it.
Sometimes venture remark to stranger
who sits near me by the stove. When
draw them out on home and distant kindred
it seems welcome subject, and as we get
more familiar, they warm up, and will ven
lure to tell me of their families and their
business. Strangers in strange land are
very quick to appreciate civility. A man
may be otfish and uncommunicatiye when
ct home but when he gets away off he looks
longingly around for a friend-somebody
that knows somebody that he knows. Al
times have felt awfully lonesome in my
wanderings, and would have rejoiced with
nnfeigned gladness to have seen my little
dog Fido. | could have almost cried over
the affectionate wag of his little tail. This
ever-constant mingling of the people from
oil the States is obliged to do good. We are
all assimilating we arc rubbing against
each other more and more every day, and
we understand each other and find that we
are all just human and are sailing in the
same big boat upon the sen of life. The
North and the South, the East and West are
being fast drawn together, and not even the
politicians can much longer keep us apart.
Atlantic Constitution.
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Eow AN Editor popped.

Editors have their peculiaritics as we'll as
other people. They practise and inculcate
brevity, which is a virtue. They are absent
minded, which is a failing. 1t is not
strange, then, that one should send note
to his lady-love like the following Dear
est, | have carefully analysed the feeling l
entertain for you, and the result is sub
stantially as follows: 1 adore you Will
you be mine? Answer" Then after mo-
ment of thought, he added in dreamy, alb
sent way "Write only on one side of the
paper. Write plainly and give real name,
not necessarily for publication, but rs o
guarantee of good faith"
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A candidate for city office was reading O
morning paper which during the previous
year had been condemning him furiously,
but had changed its tone. He smiled as he
read pleasant paragraph, and remarked
sneeringly to friend sitting near: {" Ha,
the sheet is becoming quite complimentary.
Is it ?" Eyes; it calls me gentleman
now, but last year it called me thief, a
liar and scoundrel." "Oh you mustn't
notice that this Is your off year, you know"
Merchant Traveller.