The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1886-12-15
THE MAN ABOUT TOWN.

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citizens of that usually quiet portion OF
| the city.
1t would require a mint of money to
subscribe to every paper or magazine that
is sent 10 one as q sample copy. There is
hardly mail arrives unless there is some
sample copy, with the wish that you
would become subscriber. We believe
in taking all the newspapers and other
reading matter that can be paid for
There is no better investment for parent
than good wholesome reading for his
children, but it is not wise to subscribe
for every sheet that is sent. We often
hear people say of home papers (and there
ought to be copy in every house,, There
is nothing 10 them to read" Well this
may be so, but you will find Line cases
out Of ten that those who make such re-
marks are the ones WHO are the first to
borrow, to know just what is in them.
Every editor has pride enough to try at
least to present to his patrons a iair paper.
The selections are such as will please
every class of people. Locals are not al
ways handy; some weeks there will be
great abundance, Others scarcity. 1t is
gratifying to go away from home and
hear the comments in favor of home
journal-''we love to get your papers;
they are SO readable and gotten up with
such care; ours are not worth much.
So it goes all over. People do not appre-
ciate what they have at home and what
they ought to have q just pride in. We
believe that The time will come and it
ought to be here now, when every Public
School in the land will subscribe for one
Or more of the daily papers. Newspapers
read in school would engender wish in
the scholars to become acquainted with
the leading topics and issues of the day.
and then the newspaper would not be CON-
sidered such dry reading as is very often
the case now. People may not be tho
roughly educated, but If they are con-
slant readers of daily newspapers, they
will keep in the first rank when 1t comes
to discussing public events.
We often hear young people express
themselves in something like the follow
ing; ''If was his father or mother I'd
make him do differently from that, or
I'd whip him until he could not stand -
Perhaps they would and perhaps they
would not. 1t is better to wait until such
times as circumstances place them 10 q
position where their powers of making
children obey come into practice. How
many people have started out in life with
certain ideas and changed them before
one quarter Of the way was gone over.
Some will say, after get married will
not be as sloyenly as Mrs. so-and so,
but six or eight months of home lite will
find them in the same position. You do
not know what you will do until trial
is made. 1t is all very well to have ex.
allied ambition, but it requires some per-
severence and push to carry out such am
bition. History repeats itself and we
have only to go back few years to learn
how things will be in few years hence.
There is always reason for everything
| If time be taken to work 1t out. When
our armies were in front of Richmond,
people used to say, why don't they
march into Richmond ?" They did not
stop to think that tho reason was, there
was large army of rebels between oura
and that city. So it is now, the question
is often asked, "Why is not such and
snch thing done by our public officers"
The reason would be plain if time was
given to inquire into the matter. The
American people are impulsive and want
everything done at once, right off, imme-
diately, or they want to know why it is
not done, and they often censure those
who are in positions, when they should
not, because they are not In possession of
facts, that could be easily gained IL
sought after.
There is talk amongst the firemen at
present, of having an annual supper in
the place of a general parade. The sub.
ject will be submitted to the various COM
panies at their next meeting and if fav-
orable report is made, then action will be
taken. There are many reasons why q
supper would preferable to parade. 1t
would be cheaper and would require less
trouble. Representatives of other de-
partments could be invited, together with
prominent citizens. There would be no
need of bands or costly uniforms and the
only cost would be for the eatables.
AT q meeting of the Board Of Engineers,
held on Monday night, Mr.. j. j. Warman
was elected to represent the Board, in the
Board of the Firemen's Relief Association,
of this city, the annual meeting of which
will be held on Monday evening next, at
730 o'clock, at the Truck House.
The annual meeting Of the Fleet Wing
Hook and Ladder Company, takes place
on the first Friday night in January,
when the annual supper of that organiza-
ton takes place. A committee has been
appointed to make the necessary arrange
ments.
Walter f. Hayhurst aud A. l.. Piersop,
members of the Fleet Wing Hook and
Company, were elected to serve on the
Board of the Relief Association.
The attention of the police is called to
the number of boys who congregate on
the street corners on Sunday. IL Is
true that when the policemen are seen ap-
preaching they scamper, but collect again
as soon as they are out OF sight. Strate-
| gy will have to be used for a time or two
and it will be broken up.
A young lad was sent few days ago
his parent, to procure some life ever
lasting, for seasoning purposes. Upon ar
irving at the store he asked for five cents
worth of "Glory be to the Father 1t ia
easily guessed in what denomination be
was brought up.