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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-06-17
AxoIdInR Conflict.

am not much of q military man. once
undertook to hold n Claim in the North
Park, but a bitterness sprang up between
myself and the Indians, and lost my front
hair. Cholera, chief of the Utes, came to
the Boomerang mine one day and said he
would give me two sleeps to get away in. ]
didn't want any difficulty with him, and !
thought one sleep was enough, and so Ihur-
ried right away. l said to him Noble war
rior of the knocked-kneed Utes, take my
mine, you can have it, it's already sailed;
it will keep through the hot weather all
right. Help yourself to anything you can
find take my grub, take my whisky drink
yourself into premature grave at my ex-
pense, fire up with my nitro-glycerine and
drop on yourself. And then I got out
Rosfo,1 IIohs
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-06-17
UyucIuth Webstcr,

Jim Webster was recently blessed win a
son. His wife determined that the son and
heir should have a high-sounding name, and
selected very beautiful one. When the
child was presented to the clergyman for
baptism the latter said: "Name this in
FAINT" Jim scratched his head for while,
and finally said Squash" "Dat's no
proper name for a Christian child" "Sun
flower, den." Once more the Clergyman
shook his head incredulously. Jim Webster
leaned over and whispered to his wife to
give the right name. "Hyaointh," she re-
piled. Well, knowed it was some kind er
garden truck."--Tsras SJtings.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-06-17

Miss Budd-Do you think Miss Roseleaf
pretty, Mr.. Holworthy? Holworthy (striv-
ing to say something complimentary
Well, she has very intelligent face. Miss
Budd-Oh, ie, Mr.. Holworthy what a
compliment to pay young ladyl Hol-
worthy-Oh, I wouldn't say it of you, you
know. Hargard Lampooa.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-06-17
An Eccentric Bursiar.

The Christian burglar is at work in Mis-
souri,. He entered the residence of an old
gentleman in the Village of Louisiana the
other night, opened the family Bible at
Exodus, twentieth chapter, marked the
eighth commandment, Thou shalt not
steal, !" laid the old gentIeman's spectacles
across the page and then departed with q
considerable sum of money. In this land
of churches and Sunday schools, there is
no good reason why every burglar should
not be familiar with the scriptures.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-06-17

" Are your domestic relations agreeable ?"
was the question put to al unhappy looking
specimen of humanity. "Oh, my domestic
relations are all right" was the reply; ait
is my wifes relations that are causing the
troublep
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1885-06-17

Building lots, located adjoining the
site Of the new n. G. Church, New Hope,
Pa; elevated ground, good drainage.
For sale at moderate figure. Apply to
or address JOHN HUFFNAoLE,
Lambertville, N. ].
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"A good house with one acre of land,
on Goat Hill, for rent. A desirable place
for any one who wishes to truck on a
small scale. Apply to B. Fl. TAYLOR.
May 9, If,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-05-02

sary, with noisy explosion and its
scattering debris, the combined effect
is apt to scare the public, more or
less"
How sweet the moonlight sleeps
upon this bank"
Il see what You are aiming at.
wonder sonnet mes how the primitive
style of theatr cal product on in Shake
speare's time admitted of giving the
proper effect to his lines. We indeed
fall short, us a rule, of what may be
called mechanical faIthfulness to the
master even now, but, com ng back to
your suggestion, we can manage co
give Lorenzo and Jessica' very
good moon"
Il remember to have seen moonlight
most cleve rly initiated in some repre-
sentato ns / have attended,
Eyes. and by very simple means, as
you may Judge for Yourself The form
of the moon IS cut in the scene, making
it full, waxing or waning orb as may
be preferred. After the space has been
cut out. it is cover d with some kind of
woven material of the proper tint,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-05-02
LOVES SEASONS.

Twas spring when ! first found it OUT;
Twas autumn when told it;
The gloomy winter made me doubt,
And summer scarce could hold 1t:
"She loves" the mating robins sang
In sweet, delicious trebles,
And in the woods the echo rang
In music DER the pebbles.
The fresh air, filed with fragrant scent
of blossoms, softly limited
The self same song; where'er 1 went
l found the message printed
On bud and leaf, on earth and sky,
: Through sun and rain it glistened,
And though never reasoned why,
always read or listened.
The summer dawned and still the birds
Sang in their tree top glory,
And something seemed to make their words
3 sequel to my story:
''Iou love-" they twittered in the trees
Wiener the light wind stirred them
Distracting words!-on every breeze
They huttered, and heard them.
At last the mellow autumn came,
And all the leaves were turning,
The fields and forests were afiame
3 In golden sunlight burning;
The parting birds sang out again
sentimental message:
"Go tell her" whispered they, and then
| thought twas loves first presage.
o timid- hearted twenty four,
To faint and lose your courage,
Or half reluctantly implore
\ pretty RI at her agel
For when stammered what they sung,
And all their secrets told her,
She said the birds were right, and hung
Her head upon my shoulder.
-BrGnk Dempster Sherman, in Century.
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which will permit the light of lamp
or candle to pass through it, without
showing the means of illumination it
SELF"
I'm the words of the immortal Bot
tom; ''Well done, moonshinen
Your referebce suggests how awk-
ward were the means employed when
Shakespeare trod the boards, to assist
the illusion of the story presented"
Il suppose that was so, and how
ready he was to make fun of their i'm
perfection. BY the way. when we We're
talking about storms and tempests, we
forgot WIND quite entirely
$50 we did. An omission soon filled,
however. When you were boy did
you ever amuse yourself by making a
noise by rapidly moving a split, flat
piece Of wood backward and forward
in the ARP"
"Many's the time and oft.
Just so. Well, now, the instrument
created by your boyish ingenuity en-
bodied the idea and principle of that
used in producing the 'sough' heard in
the theater.'
something little more elaborate
than that, suppose?"
VERY little more so, 1 assure you;
but decidedly tempestuous effects are
produced another way, involving the
use of machine"
Whats the machine like?'
cit has handle like grindstone-
don't rise; we need not leave the stove
to see it-and turns after the same
plan. The body, which is turned in
the frame, IS cylinder-shaped thing
made of laths. Over this is thrown a
piece of silk or satin, which the super
holds down with his foot on one side,
but it is quite short on the other and
loose. When. therefore, the operator
turns the handle of the machine, the
piece of cloth, loosely thrown over the
cylinder, makes, in connection with
the laths and hollow form of the body
of the machine, a sufficiently near APP
proach to the efforts of old Boreas him
self"
I'VE have had long chat, Mr..
Fortescue, and"
"A pleasant time"
GAS | was about to say. my good sir,
l dislike to detain you longer, but 9th
er mechanical aids to the elegant en-
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-05-02
FOR OUR YOUNG FOLKS.
PIPI PoPI FLIPPERTY FLoPI

Song of the Corn Pepper.
Pip! pop! flippcrty hop
Here am |, all ready to pop.
Girls and boys, the fire burns clear;
Gather about the chimney here.
Big ones, little ones, all in row.
Hop away! pop away! here we goI
Pip! pop! hipperty flop!
Into the bowl the kernels drop.
Sharp and hard and yellow and small,
Must say they don't look good at all.
But wait till they burst into warm white snow
Hop away! pop away! here we go!
Pip pop! hipperty flop!
Don't fill me too full; shut down the topi
Rake out the Goals in an even bed,
Topaz yellow and ruby red.
Shade your eyes from the fiery glow,
Hop away! pop away! here we go!
Pipl pop! f1ipperty flop
Shake me steadily; do not stop
Backward and forward, not up and down;
Don't let me drop, or you ii burn it brown.
Never too high and never too low,
Hop away! pop away! here we go!
Pip! pop! fiipperty flop
Now they are singing, and soon they'll hop.
Hi! the kernels begin to swell.
Ho. at last they are dancing well.
PUTS and iutfs of feathery snow,
Hop away! pop away! here we gol
Pip! pop! flipperty flop!
All full little ones? Time to stopi
Pour out the snowy, feathery mass.
Here is treat for lad and lass.
Open your mouths now, all in a row.
Munich away! crunch away! here we gol
-Ldurd +. Richards, in Youths COD< AIniOn.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-05-02
Corner in Peas.
nal.

In the early fall a Boston firm bought
about 5000 cases of canned peas. The
market afterward dropped, but the
firm decided to protect the original
investment, and accordingly bought
freely in Baltimore and other mark
cts, until they held all the canned
peas in the country. From the bottom
price paid there has been an advance
of siXty-five cents per dozen, and they
have sold thus far $1,000 dozen. The
advance in canned peas has affected
other canned goods, and canned to-
matoes and canned corn have adj
vanced ten per cent The corner in
canned peas is so complete that the
Boston firm ref rred to is sending
canned peas to Baltimore, New York,
and other leading markets.-M a..
Post.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-05-02
BEHIND THE SCENES.
Stage Secrets Revealed by a
Newspaper Correspondent.
Description of the Means Employed to
Produce Theatrical Tempests, Thun-
der and Lightning, Baby Cries,
Fires, Moonlight, Snow
Storms, Etc, Etc.

Have your readers ever seen the in
terror of a theater when a performance
was not in progress? OF all dreary
places this is the dreariest. Nothing
can be more depressing than the con-
trast between that imperfect light
which makes everything appear mean
and shabby, and the splendid glories
OF performance time. Seats, then the
comfortable resting places of happy
people, are now cold and draped as
dismally as the parlor of farm house.
The costliest decorations appear dingy;
the effect of the whole is inet1ably dis
agreeable and chilling.
The he ght of desolation is pre-
scented behind the scenes. How differ
ent are these coarsely-painted views
from the pleasing effects shown at
night! The bare walls, cold iron stair
cases, draughts and miscellaneous
seeming rubbish affect one w tn sep
ulchral gloom. Can it be possible that
only last ght was here produced that
which delighted thousands with bright
wit and brill ant scenes, or stirred the
higher nature with great thoughts and
generous emotions?
Your correspondent wish to elicit
some information as to how effects are
produced on the stage, in aid of the
dialogue and assisting to hold the mir
Tor up to nature with perfection
which astonishes, was favored with the
courtesy of a thorough gentleman.
Prel minary talk led up6 Do the discus
sion of the baby as an element" in the
domestic drama.
How is it, Mr.. Fortescue, that you
are able to charm the ladies of the
audience with an exact imitation of the
inevitable bah p
Nothing can be easier, my dear sir,
than to procure good imitation of
that endearing but troublesome ar
ticle."
of course not; but by what means
do you make the counterfeit cry with a
business of tone and accuracy of pitch
which suggest midnight tribulations to
the married man. and give ladies mis-
chievous recollections, not to say fore
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-05-02

found piece Of bread and cold pots
to by the kitchen door.
Benny was too hungry to be very
particular, but he couldn't help think
ing of the nice bread and milk Mrs.
Grey gave him.
The snow was beginning to fly and it
was growing SO cold. Benny thought
that he must find place to sleep, early.
How cold he was, how tired he was and
how hungry he was. He wondered how
much farther he would have to 90 to
reach down South"
The barn at which he stopped that
night was old and dilapidated The
snow sifted through wide crevices over,
the hay NOW.
DR.. Grey's horses were very gentle.
and he he'd often gone up in the stall
beside them and laid down. 1t would
have been much warmer than on the
NOW that night, but those were strange
horses and one of them kicked at him
that night as he passed through the
stable, so Benny dared not attempt to
get very near.
He came down from the NOW all
covered with snow the next morning.
A pail of milk was standing on the barn
floor, where the farmer had left it for
few minutes while he gave the cattle
some fodder.
Benny stole a drink, and hurried
away.
He was much discouraged; he was so
hungry, he was just starving, he
thought; he had frozen one ear the night
before and he didn't seem to get down
South, where it was "always warm"
it had grown colder ever since he started
from the doctors.
The result of his medtations you will
see when ! tell you that Just one week
from the time he ran away he was seen
TO walk up the gravel path leading to
DR.. Grey's sitting-room door.
He was ashamed to go in. What
would Charlie say; he looked worse
than he ever did before?
He sat on the step for minute or
two and then began to cry piteously
The doctor himself opened the door
''Oh! ho" was all he said as Benny
walked past him into the house. Charlie
jumped up from the hearth-rug, and
Rugged him, calling: "Why, Benny,
where have you been? thought | had
lost you" and then Rugged him again.
His mother came running to meet him
and commenced purring loudly, and
walked up to DIR. Grey who stopped
and patted her. then she sat down by
the stove and called Benny and began
to wash his face, just as she did week
before, and Benny submitted without
any fuss this time. Soon Mrs. Grey
came in She petted him and then
brought him q saucer of milk. Oh!
how good it tasted, and he was so glad
TO get back. There wasn't happier
kitten in the world than Benny that
day.-I0lcdo Blade.
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tastes, of the woes the little innocent
works to the impatient and nightly
habited father?'
"You are n little out of my depth
my time has yet to come. But | will
answer your question. You don't care
to see the baby cry ! SUPPOSED"
Not, if it is not necessary"
Which, rs Mrs. Camp says, it is
not. 1t is merely tube with hole or
two in it, like those of n flute, and a
small bag at the end opposite the
mouth-piece The whole thing while
In use is covered by the hand of the
SUPER who blows into it like a child
blows into a whistle, making the Just
ness of tone and accuracy of pitch
Of which you SPEAK, with the addi-
tional advantage of prolongng the
various cry, by means of the bag at the
opposite end, which, of course, is made
TO contain much or little air at the
pleasure of the operator. After little
practice with this instrument the ordi-
nary super becomes an eminently
successful cry baby"
That is all. then; but to Jump from
. little thing TO great one, am one
Of those people who share the terrors
of the theatrical tempest"
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'Are you, indeed? 1t would be 8
pity to spoil your reverence"
'Barkis is wlllin'.' Pray proceed"
what do you say to storm at
seap''
Just the thing. Tell me as much
about it as you can, there's good
fellow"
"Ill try. The first requisite to the
production of frst-class storm at sea
is the sea-cloth, which, need not say,
is appropriately painted. THIS cloth is
shaken as long as the storm lasts, from
the different entrances on the stage. If
four on each side, twice four being
eight, eight 'supers' have the job on
hand. | assure you that eight muscu-
lar lrishmen can make an awful time
on the briny deep"
as this way of producing an agitated
ocean the only one?'
lin all my experience l have not
known another pract ced.
81 ask the question, because a few
months ago paragraph was running
here, there and everywhere in the
newspapers, which contained an al
legged account of the production of
great waves by the exertion of small
boys kicking under the sea-cloth."
Don't you believe that. Why the
poor little chaps would have been su1o-
Gated by combined heat and dust.
There can not be word of truth in the
account. How the world is given to
lylngn"
But the pelting rain?"
AN effect easily produced, and in
several ways. Beans are valuable ele-
pent in theatrical rain"
'Beanse Please explain"
with pleasure. These symbols oil
culture. are shaken in a large box on
the interior bottom of which are iron
cleats, so that the beans trip on them
and make the natural sound of rain,
that is, near enough, as the magma
ton of the audience amends the device.
Frequently beans are used in another
way than this, being poured from one
barrel to another. You see that when
company is on the road, the readiest
way to make rain is to get couple of
barrels and few gallons of peans from
the nearest grocery. Sonnet mes. If far
from Boston, you know, out West, for
example, corn is used instead of beans,
but beans are better, my dear fellow,
always better. Nothing ike beans"
Il think have heard that shot is
used in the production of rain"
Yes: you are right this time. 1t is
rolled down kind of trough or spout
of wood, placed at the suitable angle.
But nothing can shake my faith in
beans as help to stormy time"
Suppose we assist the storm with a
little thunder and lightning"
"With pleasure. The proper way to
produce lightning on the stage-I do
not say that no easier but less effective
plan is practicable the right way
is by means of vessel which is among
the properties of all well-conducted
theaters.
81 should like to see it, if not too
much trouble
You shall see it."
Leaving the r snug quarters tor a
while your correspondent and his friend
made their way to where the property
in question was to be fOand Its pro-
duct on necessttated considerable ex-
planat on.
al guess We'll 90 back to my room
and take this thing with us. It's hor-
ribly cold here"
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mechanical devices of the stage. gf
effective, they are none the worse Tor DE-
ing simple and cheap"
Il take your rebuke in all humility,
Mr.. Fortesque, and hope you willfnot
cut me short in the interesting d,Aov-
cries | am making. At least woEld
like to learn something of the much
NAL gned theatrical thunder"
''And you shall, of course. am de-
lighted to have so interested listener.
you have noticed" cont nued nv
informant, chow exactly the awful
crack which succeeds the flash of LIGHT
ming is initiated on the stage"
81 have, and wondered how it was
done"
Il need not take you out to show
you. A large piece of sheet-iron, hav-
ing a handle at its lower end. is sus-
pended behind the scene. The we'll
accustom d super seizes the handle
and reminds devout people of the crack
of doom when he shakes the iron by its
aid. To keep up the natural sound of
thunder immediately succeeding the
crack which follows the flash of LIGHT
ming large wooden balls are rolled
down common wooden 'shute, in
which are catches at intervals to trip
and hinder the balls and vary the noise
of their descent. By these ways, you
see, both explosive and rolling thunder
are successfully initiated"
Il should be obliged to you for in
formation with regard to the manner
in which contlagratons are shown on
the stage. Sometimes there appears
to be the danger of an actual fire in
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1885-05-02
A CUNNING HORSE.
A Mischievous Colt Which Could Do MAJ
Remarkable Things.

Remarkable Things.
Did you ever own nice horse. who
was full of fun and mischief, and whose
eye seemed to have q laugh in it? Let
me tell you about such one. She was
as black as Jet; she had white star in
her face, and white stocking on her
left hind foot. She was round and
plump, and very quick in her motions.
She could trot, rack, pace and run, and
under the saddle was a charmer. Her
name vas Juliette. AS colt she took
the lead in mischief.
She could unite a bow-knot, even
when the end of the strap was put
through the Dough and drawn up
tightly. But she was not so foolish as
to do this when there was no occasion.
But omit feeding her when the other
horses were fed, and then step out of
the barn for a few moments; suddenly
return, and she would be found united,
and in a stall with another horse, help
ing herself to his grain. She had three
associates, whom she led into mischief
in the night. She would open the barn
door, which was fastened with hook
and staple; open the barn-yard gate by
drawing out the pin that held it. She
would let down the bars with her teeth,
and lead her three trusting companions.
into the grain field. There they would
be found in the morning, while she had
returned to the barn before the boys.
were up. She had such an innocent
look when she had been on these eXcur-
5 Gus that it would call forth ones ad-
miration. When l rode her to bring
back the colts she seemed to know what
we were after. She would 90 quite di-.
rect 10 where those wicked colts could
be found, and we would chase them
home in Il hurry.
One night a mysterious noise was
heard at the barn. Horse thieves were
not unknown, and, as we had the best
horses in the neighborhood, great
anxiety was felt. Father drew himself
softly out of his warm bed. Revolver
in hand, he went carefully and quietly
out of the house, followed by courage
Gus bulldog.
You can imagine his astonishment
when, instead of finding horse-thieves.
he found Juliette, standing with the
raised pump-handle in her mouth trying
to pump water; while the three colts,
with unbounded confidence in her abil-
ity, stood at the trough watching her
with eXpectant eyes.-Our Little Ones.
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these very exact representations. Is
there not reason to apprehend trouble
in this way?"
Not the slightest, ordinary care be-
ing eXerc sed. You probably know
that the scenery used in showing a
bu lding on fire is strung around with
W res in different places. Upon the
wire is tw sted cotton saturated with
alcohol, which is ignited. Red fire can
BE- bought of most druggists, and is
burned as long and in as large guam
tlty as may be deemed proper There
is nothing particularly interesting to
be said about theatrical CONGREGATIONS,
excepting, perhaps, as to the manner
of producing explosions in associat on
with them"
Eyes; l was just about to suggest
that. When nervous old ladies and
other people, too, nearly jump out of
the seats for fear, it is time for the
publ C to know that theatrical in
genuity does not endanger the lives Of
patrons of the histr onic art.
Perhaps it would be well to treat
the matter in the grave manner You
suggest. but after the public have read
what you are preparing for them, au-
d en"es will not be so easily frightened,
Will they?"
perhaps not"
"You have noticed how circumstan-
tial, so to speak. theatrical explosion
is. will tell you how it is done in as
few words as / can. The explosion
and its effects are caused by ignit ne a
mixture of pulverized charcoal, saw
dust and gunpowder by means of a
torch. With the explosion OF the pow
der, the sawdust and the charcoal are
thrown up; and, as you say, what with
burning alcohol everywhere on the
stage aud as much red fire as is neces-