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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-01-25
STEAM NAPHrHA LAUNCHES.

Many Big Yachts Provided with Them.
Handy and Cheap.
During the last six months there has been a
noticeable increase in the demand for steam
naphtha launches. All the big yachts Of the
New Y orS Eastern, Seawanhaka-C orinthian,
American, Corinthian, Larchmont, and At
lantic clubs are now supplied with naphtha
launches, which in season they intend to use
as tenders in the transportation of guests and
for towing purposes when the yacht is be-
Gained. One mandatory of these launches
which started on a very small scale has found
it necessary to augment its facilities, and is
now building factory covering about four
acres at Port Morris in the annexed district.
In conversation with one Of its officers re-
porter learned that in all about 100 steam and
sail yachts are possessed Of naphtha launches.
Among these are the Electra, Of Commodore
Eldridge T. Gerry; Corsair, of ]. Pierpont
Morgan; Alva, of William X. Vanderbilt;
Orienta, Of j. A. Bostwick; Susquehanna of
Joseph Stickney; Meteor, Of A. f. Bateman
Tillie of Commodore w. H. Starbuck
Dauntless, of Caldwell H. Colt, and the Reva,
of Pierre Lorillard
The launches are from sixteen to forty feet
long. They are finished in mahogany, cher
ry, oak, ash or other light woods, with slat-
ted or solid seats. The frames are CON
structed of seasoned white oak, hackmatack
or oak STEM ALI the launches are pIanked
with white cedar. The engines used in these
launches are particularly valuable, because
they occupy only eighteen inches in the stern
Of the boat, and because they arc not noisy,
dusty or offensive to the smell. No license
is required to run them, nor is an engineer
needed ANY person of ordinary intelligence
can run the engine with care and safety,
whether or not he has any knowledge OF ma
chinery. 1t only requires two minutes to
get under Roadway, and the launch when at
full speed can be stopped within its own
length.
Naphtha alone is used for power, and used
in part for fuel. When the engine stops the
consumption Of fuel also stops, The weight
Of a two-horse power engine is 200 pounds, or
IS per cent. lighter than the weight of other
engines and boiler of the same power A
16-foot boat draws about Is inches, q 25-foot
boat 81 inches and 40-foot boat 81 inches Of
water. A 10 or18-foot boat, with two-horse
power engine, will carry 10 persons at a
speed of miles an hour and at q cost of only
8 cents an hour for power. A 40-foot boat,
with eight-horse power, viii carry from 30
to 40 persons at speed OF 10 miles an hour,
and at cost Of 20 cents an hour for fuel
The cost of 16-foot launch, with two-horse
power engine, is about 5000, and for IS to
40-foot, eight-horse power engine, boat, from
$4,000 to Sc, 00.--New York Mail and Ex-
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-01-25

The Holiday rush is
past and We cannot
refrain from thank ing
the people Of Lander t
Vile and vicinity for
the very liberal pa
tronage hes towed on US
You gave US more than
we expected, 50 we can
not help but be pleas
ed. Of strictly Holt
day Goods we have not
enough left to mention
in the way Of clos ing
out. However between
now and February 1st,
(stock tax ing time },
any thing in our line
will be offered at
special prices. On all
wool goods pr ices wi l |
be mater tally redu ced
in order to close then
out entirely. All lines
Of underwear we wi /
quote SPECIAL prices
on. We are we'll salts
fled when you have
money to spend we get
our share Of It. We
are now willing to give
You more than ever for
your cash. A trial
will pay you.
S. A. FINGER, Agt.
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ASTRONOMICAL It'd BITS.


- 'asoe MN sstss 40. ssosss ..-sl..-.s-i
Hthens," would be good Shakespearean
MOTTO for raw oysters.
che afternoon teas, leave the Madeira part
largely to imagination.
1t is a reflection ON the gastronomic knowl-
edge of Anglomanics that they expect York
shire pudding to be served as a dessert
10 provoke quarrel at Baltimore club
il is only necessary to assert that canvas back
duck is not superior to the red head variety.
There is an impression in Washington that
terrapin, canvas back, oysters and wild turkey
will settle the fishery dispute to everybodys
satisfaction
Scotch marInalade, some epicures declare,
Is what should go with boiled quail instead
Of currant jelly, but the world is full Of
spurious epicures
A new pudding, made of prunes, dates
ags and suet, and served with thick liquid
sauce, is dubbed the alexandria 1t is rich
enough to produce insomnia.
"Patent leather shavingsn is what some
body calls the trliffie chips served at some
hotels and restaurants where there is no pro-
nounced prejudice against humbug.
Wise housekeepers make their own cracker
crumbs or dust instead of buying the pre-
pared stuff that comes done up in paper
boxes "all ready to usen Tho lid covers
multitude Of uncertain lies.
In the "Epicure's Year Book just twenty
years ago, it is written: September--Just as
oysters are to be had, but not in perfection.
November-The oyster in perfect order
March--When oysters arc at their very best
and fattest.
An exchange rises to remark that "for con-
sumptives nothing is better than raw or half
cooked snails, and for those who arc not
invalids dozen of them is better than as
many raw oysters A little salt should 30
with this.
There are in Paris thirty-six licensed ven
ders OF horse meat. A st. Louis man who
has cultivated taste for this kind of meat
says he likes it better than choice veal, which
it resembles. He also thinks that one of tho
most appetizing dainties that he can place on
his table is a bit of well roasted donkey meat.
Professor Hoeber says apropos OF corpu-
lence, that the Jewesses of Tunis, when they
were 10 years old, were put into dark rooms
and fed on the food prepared from flour, and
also with the meat OF dogs, until they were
systematically fattened. In q similar way,
no continues, the women In other parts Of
Africa are said to reach the same degree Of
fairness by eating honey and fresh dates.
Corpulence in those localities must be Flash
ionable.n
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-01-25
Nervous Origin Of Colds.

Whenever, owing to any arrangement OF
the nervous system, the perfect maintenance
of animal heat fails to be carried out, dsor-
der ensues, the mildest form of which is a
catarrh, namely, the blocking up of the skin
or outer surface of the body, with the con-
sequent transference of the excretion to the
mucous or inner surface. The deleterious
matter which ought to have been removed
by the skin, irritates the blood by its reten-
ton there, and ultimately expends itself by
the nose and throat. For example, if the
nervous system be feeble, sweating would
probably be induced, and a consequent loss of
heat, irrespective of the needs of the body;
in which case cold would most probably
follow. AS fact, there are many people
with feeble nerves who readily perspire in
the coolest weseier, and are in Consequence
liable to frequently recurring colds The
nervous origin of colds also furnishes us
with clew to its treatment in the carly
stages. The whole history of cold shows it
TO no essentially and primarily state Of col
lapse, demanding early recourse to stimu-
lating plan of treatment. There is no more
detected mortal than patient in the first
stage of cold, and both his physical and
mental condition point to nervous collapse.
Hence we believe the great success of camphor
and ammonia limitations in the early stage.
1t has also been repeatedly found that two or
three glasses of wine have cut a cold short,
when taken at the first appearance OF the
symptoms. Chambers journal.
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Dan 6Orn s.
JANUARY 25, 1888.
RIGHT TO THE POINT.

RIGHT TO THE POINT.
An extended rigmarole in itself
creates doubt, disbelief, does it not?
We are simply and sensibly doing
as all prudent merchants do at this
season. Rather than pack away or
take the chances of changing styles,
offer the balance of all Winter goods,
Dress Fabrics, Goats, Wraps, Blank
cts, Flannels, Yarns, &C., at prices
that will induce those yet in need to
purchase as a matter of economy and
a prudent investment.
We've too many silk finish velve-
teens, we will give you the SOC.
grades at 37ac., the 75c. grade at SO
elegant finished goods. A choice
brand of 95c. Silk Velvet all shades
at Zoe. to close. Do you remember
the Rich Striped Silk Velvets beau
tiful effects, all colors at SIPS TO
$1.50; we've some choice ends now
left at 75c. and 95c. A piece or two
even less, say Coo.
The balance Of our Holiday Nov
elites (most all useful), as you
saw them marked four weeks ago,
you can now deduct one fourth, yes
on some one-third the price and
take them home rejoicing.
Twelve long days stock taking,
what's that mean? Why do we do
it? LIST, its to ascertain if by good
or bad management we've made or
lost money in our business.
Our we'll wishers will rejoice to
know that we've made at least a
Good living. Stock taking means a
general inspection and re-adjusting
of prices which by the way now
days are down, down. We have
just thrown on our bargain table q
hundred or more desirable ends sur
prisingly cheap.
NEW GooDSf NEW GOODS I
Best Standard Makes.
$4,000 worth Of Muslins, Prints,
Dress Ginghams, Sateens, Embroid-
cries have been in our storage room
awaiting stock taking, these goods
were secured before slight advance
which has taken place. Patrons
can now be abundantly supplied for
their Summer sewing with choice
new goods without fear Of having to
pay higher prices. Well cut the
matter short and keep to the cardi-
nal points.
VAN HORN BROS,
80 and 81 N. UNION ST.,
AND CHURCH ST.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-01-25

The announcement that 140, 600 barrels
of lager vert manufactured in aas..iSagr
Jersey brewery during the past year has
called out the following computation:
This number Of barrels represents $780,
900 kegs, allowing four kegs to the bar
rel. Assuming that all this beer manu-
featured during the year was also con.
sumed, the result would be 2,240, 600
gallons, or 107, 100000 glasses of the
beverage that were imbibed. Granting
that two.tbrds of the beer manufactured
was imbibed by the inhabitants of New.
ark would mean each one drank 707 7-19
glasses of the foaming beverage during
the year. This quantity of beer would
make lake of IS ,507 cubic feet and over
three acres in area.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-01-25

Mr.. Hale's great speech last week in
the U. 8. Senate was staggerer for the
Civil Service Reformers. 1t showed that
up to June of last year--when President
Cleveland had been in Office only little
over two years-out of total of $4,000
5ourth-c class postmasteis in the country.
10000 had been turned out; of g, 379
Presidential postmasters 1900 had been
bounced - Of 33 foreign ministers 80
had been changed; of III collectors the
heads of 100 had dropped; every surveyor,
every naval officer and 81 out of SO ap.
praisers bad been superseded. Between
Jan. / aud Dec. /, 1887, 202 appointments
had been made in the New York Custom
House, or almost one for every working
day. No wonder the Democratic admira.
ton for the President is increasing, and
that they begin to discover in him anoth-
or Andrew jackson, who believes that
ito the victors belong the spoils." The
difference, however, that "Old Hickory"
was not ashamed openly to announce his
belief, while Cleveland pretends to act
upon the theory that no faithful Office.
holder should be removed on account of
politics. Hence, while Jackson's courage
commands respect, the cowardly way 10
which Cleveland pursues the same policy
under the cloak of Civil Service Reform,
is worthy of nothing but contempt.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-01-25

There is considerable CONSERVATION
among the Mugwumps aud the thick
and.thin Democratic supporters of Mr..
Cleveland, over the discovery that mum
Der of prominent Democrats with head
quarters 10 Washington, including several
Senators aud Members of the House OF
Representatives, have formed an organic
alton for the purpose of defeating the
Presidents denomination. The Mug.
wump papers denonnce it as a wicked
conspiracy but the men who are report
ed TO be engineering it are not likely to
be fri htened out of going ahead by any
such epithets as that.
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SAVE YOUR DIMES.

two young men walked into cigar
store the other day, ard one of them
bought and paid for two cigars. The ci-
CARS cost ten cents each, and the man who
sold them handed back, 10 change Tor The
silver dollar that bad been rendered him,
eighty cents in ten cent pieces. There
upon ono Of the young men laughed voci-
ferously, and the other, who bought the
cigars, pocketed the eight dimes, with an
expression approaching chagrin, and said
Just my luck, by George. However, "
said be, after lighting bis cigar, s'if
there's any more spending to be done,
old fellow, you've got to do it, for L m
broke"
When the young man left the store the
cigar man turned to reporter who had
witnessed the transaction aud said:
"Do you know what that means?'
"No.h
sit means that the young fellow who
bought the cigars is at the same time
eighty cents ahead and eighty cents be-
hind. He Is ahead in money that he will
save, and behind in money that he proba-
bly, wanted to use to day."
II don't understand you"
"Well, the young man has simply
caught the dime saving craze"
"And what is the dime saving craze ?"
"The scheme is never to spend dime.
1t was probably devised for the benefit OF
thriftless people who are not able to save
their money in a regular way, and for a
plan of saving money it is the best ever
heard of. You make up your mind to
keep every dime that comes into your
possession. You are never to part with a
ten-cent piece under any circumstances
Whenever you receive dime in change
put it away, and when you get home
place it in receptacle for safe keeping.
The more dimes you get in change the
greater your savings will be. You are to
make any sacrifice rather than to part
with one dime. If you have nothing but
dimes in your pocket when you want a
cigar, go without the cigar. If you want
lunch and have nothing but dimes, go
without lunch. If you have only dime
in your pocket and want to ride home on
a borse-car, brace up and walk; the re-
suit will astonish you. "--Boston Globe.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-01-25

The committee appointed to represent
the eight great evangelical denomina-
tions of the State and to look out for
temperance legislation, met in Library
Fall, Trenton, at 10 O'Clock yesterday
morning. The commission agreed nm
aulmously to favor the passage by the
Legislature of the Local Option bill,
with slight amendment making the
minimum penalty for violation Of the
law 800 fine. Senator Garter and Mr..
A. e. Ballard were appointed to have
tae amendment passed.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-01-25

Gen. J. Madison Drake, commander
of the Veteran Zouaves, of Elizabeth, is
engaged writing history of the famous
Ninth New Jersey Veteran Volunteers,
who served from September, 1861, until
August, 1865. The Ninth was the
largest New Jersey regiment in the
field, and the only one to re-enlist for a
second term of three years. During its
term of four years service the Ninth had
more than three thousand men in its
ranks, mere squad returning to the
State at the final musterout.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-01-25

The Commission appointed by the New
York Legislature in 1886 to report the
most humane and practical method known
to modern science of carrying into effect
the sentence Of death in capital cases,
recommends killing the culprits by cleo
tricity. The Commission also recon
mends that places Of execution be estab-
lshed at the three State Prisons, that the
day of death be made uncertain, and that
the corpse go to the doctors or to name.
less grave, with no religious rites, and the
newspapers be forbidden to describe the
event
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-01-25

Mrs. J. H. Giles, of Everett, Pa, says:
suffered for many years from kidney
and gravel trouble. Besides. had other
complaints common to my sex. l began
using DR.. David Kennedy's Favorite
Remedy, of Rondout, N. Y. A few words
tell the result. I am q happy and per-
fectly well woman once more. Thanks
to DR.. Kennedy and his Favorite Rene
dy. Price ST. jan 1s.4w
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-01-25

The weather that struck MS on Satur-
day made people complain of the cold,
and there is no doubt but that it is cold
for this section, but when we see that
during the late cold spell in Dakota
nearly 300 people froze to death we can
get an idea of how severely cold it must
have been.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-01-25

. The Somerset Messenger" says that
o strange animal was tracked through
the snow from Neshanic-where it had
captured q pair of chickens to Peter
Van Camps, near South Branch. Some
people claim to have seen it, and they
declare it was black and about the size
of mule, but the tracks show that it
had cloyen feet.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-01-25
ATTENTION FARMERS!
ATTENTION EVERY ONEl
PUBLIC SALE

Of Horses. Carriages, Harness and Household
Goods, at Carrells Horse and Carriage Bazaar.
SATURDAY, JAN. 28th, 1888. Consisting of some
good young driving and work horses, some cheap
mares thatwill suit farmers, / gray horse, bay
mare in foal by Ben Bolt warranted sound and
kind in single and double harness, fearless of
steam. 10 years old, new and second hand car
rages, buggies, one-seat pbeton, jump-seat car
riage, Sspring wagons. suitable for hucksters, 2
good platform wagOns,one will carry about 25O0 Bs,
also buckboards new road cart, l sulkeys new
and secondhand sleighs, new and second hand
single and double harness, &c. piano, also some
good household goods, two or three sewing ma
chimes. &c.
The horses to be as represented when sold, as
wish TO do a fair and square business with every
one The horses can be seen few days before the
sale, SO you can see them driven. Come early as
there will be several to sell All entries TO be
made the day before the sale. Sale 10 begin at 10
A. H., sharp. Conditions at sale.
NV. CARRELL.
II. f. Bodine, Auctoneer
Jan. 1927.
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A Great Bargain T!

just received large assort-
ment of Wool Blankets, which
we can and will sell a little
cheaper than any other house
in this city.
We have received from the
manufactures 100 boxes of
Mems, Ladies' and Misses
Merino Underwear, so low that
we cannot be undersoId.
CARVER G. WILLIAMS.
Lambertuille. Oct. ~. 1887.
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INDUCEMENTS
MANUFACTURERS

Lander tville, Hunter
don Co. N. j., on the
De laware River, fiji
teen mi les above Tren-
ton, N. j.. for ty TX
mi les from Phi ladel-
phia, and sixty from
New York, offers supe-
rior indu cements for
the location Of manu-
.factur ing es ablish-
ments. 1t has a popu-
lation Of A, 500, and
plenty of labor can be
Sc cured.
There are excellent
81 tes in the town,
along the Penna. R. R.
{ Belvidere Division),
where iron, coal, &C. !,
can be brought direct
ly from iron and coal
mines, and run into
the manu- factor es wi tn
out car tage. Two or
three good water-p
ers may be secured
along the canal. Their e
is also connection by
canal wi tn Phi ladel-
phia and New York, for
heavy frei ghts. The
cost of land and taxes
is low, and there are
other Inducements that
should lead manu- fac
turers to locate here.
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MARRIAGES.

PoTTs-TRIMMER. Jan. 10, 1888, at the resi-
dence OF the bride, by Rev. Chas r. Walton.
I,ouis r. Potts and Lucinda 5. Trimmer, both Of
Quakertown.
WOLyE RToN-NIEYERS.-At The residence Of
the brides parents near rcnchtown. Jan. z,
1853, by the Rev. c. w Ray, d. D., Joseph G.
Wolyerton to Lizzie Meyers.
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PENNSYLVANIA RAILROAD
BELVIDEBE DIVIsToN

Tratms for Nsty York and Philadelphia
On and after June 25th, 1887.
Leave Manunka Chunk 100 m, and Z 20 APO
n Leave BePvIdere 7Os M and 1927, 425 and SIS
pm.
Leave PhillIpsburg 1876 m, and 100, 1852 and
7.03 pm.
Leave Fronchtown 7.5s NJ, f.sG, 5.22 aud 1888
Leave Pennington 1850 a m 100 and AS D 10.
Arrive Lambertville 500 m, 1.50 and s. is M
Leave Lambertville 705 and $50 m, 2.OS, 5.55,
and 8.04 m.
Arrive Trenton TAO and s5s m, 2.42, c IS, and
Arrive Philadelphia (Kensington) 9.15and o5s
a m, 4 .07, 9. 90 p m, and 1918 night.
Arrive Philadelphia BROAD street Statfon) s. As
and g55 m, $50, !. so and $50 pm.
Arrive New York, via Trenton, 9.20 and 10.40
a m, 4.50 $50, and 1928 pm.
Trains from Philadelphia aad Near York
Leave New York, via Trenton. 100. lilo m
200 $50 and 600 m.
Leave Philadelphia (Kensington) 740 m, 1905,
1885, 2 So and 5.35 D m.
Leave Philadelphia (Broad Street station) 500
m, 1901, $40, 400and 500 m.
Leave Trenton 9.o5 m, 100 $50. 454 and 705
: Arrive I.ambertvIile s.4oa m, isS, 1925, 524 and
7.40 pm.
Leave Lambertville for Pennington o.44 M 200
and 6.25 m.
Leave Lambertville for Manunka Chunk $40
a m. 1.5s, 5.24 and 7.4o m.
Leave frenchtown 1O.li M z.zo, ooV ana S.l3
pm.
and s.53 m.
Arrive Belvidere 1000 and HIP a m, s.al e.52,
9.2S pm.
Arrive Manunka Chunk 1907, 11.20 . m, 3.ss,
100 and $50 m.
Belvidere and isaston Accom-. leaves Lehigh
junction 7.S0 a. M, and arrives Belvidere 500
a m. Returning, leaves Belvidere $40 a. m; ar
riyes Lehigh function S36 a. m.
Add itional train leaves Lehigh Junction, 80
A. M arrives Manunka Chunk 1907 q. m.
Additional trains leave Belvidere for Manunka
Chunk 6. 40 a. M, and 4.0C p. m. Returning, leave
Manunka Chunk for Belviderc 705 a M, aud
9.S5 p. m.
Freight or mix ed trains leaving Manunka
Chunk at Clio a. M, Belyidere 6.22 a. m arriving
Lehigh Junction ITO q. m; and train leaving
Manunka Chunk 1918 a. M, Belvidere 1923 a. M,
arrive Lehigh Junction HAS a. NJ. carry pas
sengers.
Connection Is made at Manunka Chunk with
Delaware Lackawanna 4 Western Railroad; Lee
high Junction with Lehlgh Valley .Lehfgh 4 Sus-
quehanna, Morris Essex and New Jersey Central
Railroads. At LambertviilewithF Pennington Rail-
road. At Trenton with trains to and from New
York, Camden, &c.
For further information, see timetables, which
can be obtained atthe ticket Offices.
CHAS. Il. PUGH, J r. WOOD,
General Manager. General Passenger Agent.
F. W. JACKSON,
Gent Supt. U. r. R. of N. J. Div.
FRANK ELLMAKER, supt. Belvidere Div
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A big fire occurred in Philadelphia on
Monday night, at the corner of Eighth
and Arch streets, which destroyed
Marks Bros. store and several adjoining
stores. The loss is estimated at 81 900,
900.
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There are Ut newspapers in the State
of Georgia, and all but four of them
are in favor of the repeal or modification
of the presentiuternal revenue taxes and
system of collecting.
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DEATHS.

scHoMP-At his residence, near Readington,
Jan. 16, 1888, George Anderson Schomp, in the
S5th year ofhis age.
COLE AT tho residence of his son--Clark Cole,
near Stanton--Jan. II, 1888, jacob O. Cole, aged
SO years, 0 months and days
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-01-25

Israel Harris has resigned as cashier
of the Belvidere National Bank after
thirty-nine years service. John /.
Blair Kelsey succeeds him.
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The Astors own 5000 buildings in the
city of New York.