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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1888-11-21
Stumbling tho Prince Of wales.

A letter written about month prior to
tho publication Of the affair by New York
belle who was in Paris at the time, and who
knew all about the occurrence, and whose
name would carry additional interest, said I:
GAN the talk Is about Mrs. Wetmores sauci-
ness to the Prince Of Wales. We all think
she did just right. The Prince OF Wales has
been IN the habit Of treating American wo-
men outrageously. don't mean that his do
meanor toward them Is otherwise than gal
lant or that he offers to them any personal In
sult--further than that conveyed In his as
sumption that hecan make their acquaintance
at will, and that they ought to DO glad to DO
brought TO him on tho slightest intimation
that he would like 10. The bnd point is that
he draws a distinction between American
and ladies of the old world. II he sees by
chance a pretty Yankee woman at the the
atre, In the park, anywhere, and he happens
TO desire an acquaintance, he sends one of
his minions or friend, without any circum-
locution, to let her know that he will mako
her acquaintance. There Is condescension
In the whole method-a humiliating sense of
being picked up. This he doesn't do with
women from any other country. Too many
Of us have encouraged him in this sort OF
thing by submitting to II. Mrs. Wetmore Is
the first, think, to set good example. All
hail TO her, say I.n--New York Sun
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SCIENTIFIC souIes.


Photographs have been taken by tho light
from a fireplace.
Calming the sea with oil is now regularly
and systematically done.
Chaussier dried a man In kiln and there
resulted only twelve pStnds Of solid matter.
Galvanized lemon squeezers poison the
juice by the zinc which 1t dissolves from
them
Modern Notifications seem likely to be
great mushrooms OF concrete or Of steel cast
ings.
Berlin is to have next year an exhibition
devoted to appliances ,or preventing acct
dents.
Transplanting teeth has been revived. It
was done twenty-five or thirty years ago In
very rare cases.
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Muslc of the Ancients.

The Egyptian flute was only cows horn
with three or four holes in 1t, and their harp
or Tyre had only three strings; tho Grecian
lyro had only seven strings and was very
small, being held in ono hand; the Jewish
trumpets that made the walls Of Jericho fall
down were only rams horns; their flute was
the same as the Egyptian; they had no instru-
mental music but by percussion, OF which
tho greatest boast made was the psaltery, O
small triangular harp or Tyre with wire
strings, and struck with an iron needle or
stick; their sackbut was something like a
bagpipe; the timbrel was tambourine, and
the dulcimer was horizontal harp, with
wire strings, and struck with a stick like the
psaltery They had no written music; had
scarcely a vowel in their language, and yet,
according to Josephus, they had 100000 mu-
Sicians playing at the dedication Of the Tenn
pie OF Solomon. Mozart would have died in
such concert in the greatest Of agony.-Chi-
cago Herald.
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sailing Up tho St. Lawrence.

Such is the nature of the river that ships
often spend more time in sailing up the St.
Lawrence than In crossing the Atlantic; gem
orally they require eight or nine days to beat
up the Quebec from Bic, 40 miles; they can
sail only during the flood, five hours, and
then must anchor, unless the wind changes.
The clumsy coasting schooner, requiring
always a fair wind, sometimes spend a
month in going sixty or eighty miles With
SO many dangers as / have set forth, the
reader might think that the st. Lawrence is
noe nayigable; but, thanks to an efficient
system OF lighting and plotting, these waters
are one Of the great commercial arteries OF
the continent; they are frequonted during
six months Of the year by several lines OF
transatlantic steamships, feet Of Norwe-
gian barks for timber, and limited number
OF coasting steamers and schooners. &C. II.
Farnham in Harpsr's Magazine.
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AN 5000 MILE FENCE.



James Watson, one Of the largest land
owners OF Victoria, Australia, says jack rab-
bits are so formidable that the Australian
government is building fence Of wire net
ting 5000 miles long to divide New South
Wales from Queensland and bar the pests
out They have not yet got into Queensland,
and the government is moving heaven and
earth to get this check on them. Prior TO
this hundreds Of methods have been tried.
Apples impregnated with arsenic have been
cut and scattered over the country. In this
way the increase in some portions has been
stopped, but it is not radical enough. Be
sides, the cost is too great. 1t takes ten
bushels OF apples for every 600 rabbits There
are millions and billions of the pests, and
there are not apples enough to feed to them.
Phosphate Of oats succeeded for while, but
the phosphate soon lost its effect
Australia is paying no less than $125, 900
per year to keep the rabbits down on what is
known as crown lands. The government
pays ten cents a pair for all that are killed,
and expert men make from $50 to $40 per
week at it The government still keeps
standing its offer Of s100, 900 to any man who
will hit on something to eifectually eradicate
the pests. Lands out In the rabbit district
have greatly deteriorated In price. Many
places where three or four years ago land was
worth $50 an acre won't bring IS.
Watson says he started q cannery, killing
and canning rabbits and sending them to
England. The first rabbits were taken over
from England only ten years ago and were
introduced for sporting purposes, nobody hav-
ing any IDEA they would spread so rapidly.
A man from South America couple of
months ago brought two dozen skunks that
he thought would settle the rabbits, but peo-
pie are dubious about them, for skunks In
crease very rapidly too, and il allowed to
gain foothold probably the last state will
be worse than the first.
Mr.. Watson says the Australians are
anxiously looking for some invention or
remedy that will put a quietus on rabbits
1t must come soon or many of the great in
dustries in the colony will be paralyzed.
The 5000 mile fence which Is being made
to keep rabbits out of Queensland is the
greatest enterprise of the kind ever begun in
the world. Its construction is attended with
great cost, but it Is deemed wiser to undergo
this expense than let the pests override the
entire country. -San Francisco Cor New
York Herald.
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A convict should be sent to prison and
hard labor not for definite arbitrary term,
but until he is SO CHANGE IN his habits that
he Is ft to take his place IN tho world again.
II that were done, and society understood it,
released man would not find the doors of
employment and sympathy shut against him
as he does now, for he would come out with
certificate of integrity, industry and intel
iigence. II he Is so debased as not to be ablo
to be changed in his habits and practices by
any discipline. however long continued, then
the prison Is the place for him for life. We
shall do little to reduce the number Of the
criminal class till we come to this conclusion.
Charles Dudley Warner In The Forum.
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Amerlcnn I.ocomotlven in .Ianan.

After close competition with English and
French manufacturers, a Pittsburg firm has
received an order from tho japanese gov
eminent for two mogul 42inch locomotives,
to be used on the Paranai railroad In the
island of Yesso. 1t is said that the Amerl-
can locomotives and cars now In use in
Japan are in high favor with the govern
ment because Of their ability to climb
sleeper grades than the English engines
New York Tribune.
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Particular About Shoes.

Woman to tramp kin give you pair
Of my old mans cast of shoes. They dent
handsome very much, but you'll ind them
easy.
Tramp drawing himself up) Madam, do
you take me for table dhots waitsrs--
Texas Siftings.
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FLORA OF MEXICO.
A BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF SOME
STRANGE VEGETABLE GRoWTHs.


STRANGE VEGE TABLE GROWTfiSs
Ane ano Sto"eF AEeeAne rover
Flower Of Vera Cruz--A Quaint Com
ceik of Floral Nature--,rhe Deadly ssE,a1o
In the year 1887 there was in Mexico a
Spanish botanical commission. headed by
Martin Sesse; and the gentlemen of this corps
received from the Indians OF Toluca nm nm
known plant which the Indians called Mac
palxochilcuahuiti IN this formidable morseI
being a compound word. from elements
meaning Inland, n "dowerr and ..tree.D T1e
blossoms are sub-campanulate. feshy and
fiye-petaled. or. rather. flve-sepaled since tho
coroila Is wanting. The pistil. which il
green, represents the thumb Of the hand. and
fertilization is accomplished by the fingers
curling over &c so as TO shed upon IL the pollen
from their anthers. The starnens or fingers.
which constitute the peculiarity of the flower.
are four, monodelphous at the base. but sep-
arata bevond that noiut. They are Of nm
ea,,aI length. with ol,lonu artbars The ovsrv
q pentsronal. the fruit Consular. with tan e,
twelve seeds IN each lobe. The botanical at
tributes of this plant place it In the family
Bombacea Specifically the tree IL cheiros-
temun platanofdes.
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ciir,he,. ~. tyvinar with largo o,.t,ate Iaav.s
NOT unl,lse thosa az the s.rnornins riorv y h,,s
az lsrca ea ONES two hands T6e aoyar =
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strength Of the Army.

Surgeon General Moore, in Lis annual re-
port, says that the mean strength Of the
army for the past year. including officers.
was q, S41, OF which 2i,601 were white and
2,240 were colored. There were 2l4 deaths
and TIA discharges for disability during the
yuar Frank Leslies.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-25
THE CONVENTION.

The last of six acts of political drama
will doubtless be performed to day at
Chicago, after The wearsome farce has
drawn its torturous length over many
agonizing scenes of conspiracy and in.
trigue. 1t has been suggested that the
evil one was present in his deputy, Bob
Ingersoll, who brought up the hot wave 10
incite pandemonium.
The thing has no color or probability
in it, and the climax if it brings forth
Blaine in lurid flame, will foreshadow
the next eventful drama of November
when his S NJ Satanic Majesty will
carry the ambitious aspirant down with
a glare of red fire and diabolcal burst
of Internal music while the little imps
Bob, Steve (Elkins), Whitelaw. and the
rest will go dancing down after their lost
master because they never could resist
his magnetism.
The hourly bulletins given last Tues.
day has been TO the effect that the Blaine
power was working the show, and most
observers have agreed that it has been
the thing that prevented and can prevent
the nomination of anybody else. So, as il
looks now, Blaine will be the man.
Amen But Sherman says lie will not
withdraw and Blaine says he wants
unanimity.
Let every good and patriotic Democrat
who believes in popular rights against
ring rule and Capitalization, and stealing
of the presidency put on his armor and
take the field like good knight and
never take of his harness till the minions
OF fraud are once more beaten.
Yea, verify, let us go forth and smite
them hip and thigh.
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The Prominent Citizen"

When individuals and the masses Of
a community find themselves day after
day and year after year face - face with
a fellow citizen who is doing nothing, has
never done anything and never proposes
to do anything except to stand around in
an eloquently impressive style, they
naturally go to work to utilize him
Sometimes they make him the chairman.
president or secretary Of various organiza.
tions. and again they make kind of
show figure of him. working him into
matters of a social or political nature. In
the course of time he becomes necessity,
and whenever anything is TO be done it is
generally given up that the case is hope
less unless the prominent citizen can be
secured Age deals gently with this pop
ular favorite, and the younger generation
gradually come 10 look upon him as man
who could have climbed the dizziest
heights of fame. but whose modesty and
public spirit led him to voluntarily turn
over all the prizes OF life TO his friends
Atlanta Constitution.
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Ito Was Not Deiics1s,

\ thin, delicate looking woman sat in a
horse car one evening recently. and next
her sat native of the queens realm. Tho
window behind the Brton was open, and
the cool wind blew in Oh tho woman. max
ING her shiver. At last she said in lady
like way. Wont YOU be kind enough TO
close the window behind You. rs II makes
me very cold?" 1t would hardly have
caused the man any Inconvenience to
grant this request but he replied harshly
Il prefer it open. You Americans can't
stand anything. you all seem to have con
sumption The other passengers in the
ear were astounded AT his inciyility, and
there were many angry chances cast Mt the
royal subject.
Finally gentleman rose on the oppo-
site side of the car. and, approaching the
Englishman, with about 220pounds ayoir-
dupois. leaned over him. and. grasping tho
window, slammed it down with yigor;
then he remarked. Now my friend, II
you think all Americans are afflicted Will.
consumption you just raise that window
again. | am an American. The little
woman blushed, the other passengers
smiled. the American returned 20 his seat.
and the Briton looked out Of the window
and thought.-San Francisco Argonaut-
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They All Got Married.

BY one of those unexpected turns OF
fortune which occur in Albany as often as
anywhere, man who but half dozen
wears ago was hod carrier has become
comparatively wealthy This change Of
financial circumstances has had the usual
effect upon the ex-hod carriers wife, who
enjoys decorating her adipose form with
what she supposes TO be the latest styles.
She has also, Notwithstanding an utter
disability to read, affected fine literary
taste which she ostentatiously announces
whenever possible. Calling upon lady
whom she has been trying to make herself
acquainted with, she picked up a book
from the table, and, innocent of any
knowledge that it was copy of the Bible
asked the loan of it for little time, as
she had not the book in her library.
The lady readily consented. After keep
ing it about fortnight her visitor re
turned the volume with profuse thanks.
How did you like it, was asked. Very
well, indeed, but knew how it would
turn out before was half through. They
got married after all. Albany Journal
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Society Women in Washington.

The duties of society woman in Wash
ington are not light. In fact, the gov
eminent ought to furnish private secre-
tary to every woman who tries to pay her
social obligations at the capital. Says the
wife of Justice Miller 1.-The science and
practice OF social bookkeeping have been
reduced to a nicely The first thing is to
enter the names of all ladies calling aud
leaving their cards. their addresses when
given, the day they called, the day they
receive and something about them when
they are strangers to you This is the
foundation of your scheme. Then you
follow it up by crediting your return visit
and making any notes respecting the par
ties to guide your future action. New
York World
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Rnssia,s surpassinc Military re. ~

Russia SURPRISES every other nation Ia
her cavalry branch and its Resources
She still clings to the non-repcating rife
the Berdan and does not seem inclined
to displace IT, Even with her lately con.
structed strategic lines. she Is saJIg def
Gent Of the means OF mobilization Be-
sides maintaining her froutia zone She
is obliged to sustain on the east q force
sufficient to support her menace against
the Balkans. While, in comparison %
Germany and France. she Is uiIl0rly
differed. owing to the iranchc- yet en-
joyed by the nobility. the virtues u hen
troops are beyond question. Napoleon
paid them deserved tribute. at doei not
suffice to Kill the Russian soldier said
he: you must then knock him over
And even now tine Roumelian delights T.
tell how the Russian, beaten back from
the lannon's mouth seven times iu one
day, came sweeping on over the dead. 10
win at last
lie is brave to rashness full Of enter
prise, and shares the Erenchman prefer
ence for the bayolet. His poverty, his
dirty clothes. worn to the threads, his
seeming Incidence and clumslne5s. i'm
press the beholder unfayonby at Inst
sight. Yet these characteristics ale e1-
tenal proofs OF merit lmmobIle IA
ranks, he is impulsiye and persistent ~
action, passive in obedience, tenacious Ia
battle: he is sensitive 10 kind words.
suffers privation as a necessity Of his eN-
istence and supports the most trying
fatigues without complaint. In short. be-
combines the stubDornness Of the Ieuton
with the yalor Of the Gaul. H. has the
ferocity Of the Turk in conflict and the
mercy of the Christian after. OF this
the work left by poor McGahan bears
abundant testimony.--E ID. Cowen ia
Chicago News.
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EDUCATE THE PEOPLE.

We call attention TO the extract from
the Herald, which we copy in another
column. containing the most important
noin,s of the sharp issues between the
two parties.
The Republicans demand tariff ior
protection with incidental revenue.
The Democrats demand tarln Tor
revenue, with Incidental protection.
Nothing could be truer in fact or more
terse in the stat ement OF II.
The Democrats have four months IN
which 10 enlighten the people on one Oh
those practical truths that has only to be
But it has been so hidden and
put in strong light to make 1t glitter.
masked and variously begrimed with
instrumentation and tricks Of political
trimming that the people do not recog'
nize in the idea Of the Democrats a fun
dsmental principle which Is a necessity
TO business, and the only true policy IN
statecraft. The proper degree OF pro-
lection TO labor and manufacturers should
be adapted to the needs for revenue TO
conduct the Government economically,
and while commerce pays its just part Of
taxes to the support the Governments, it
should not be hampered 10 the point of
stopping it
The Democrats have four months only
to make a calm and schooling campaign
TO show the people that wages want com
petition, and the WY 10 get it is to have
raw materials free, so as to put our
working men on the same footing with
their competitors in other countries and
give them thousand markets for their
produce instead of the one market at
present granted as royal bounty to a
few monopOlists who lower wages az the
tariff gets higher
A Californian ssys on this subject;
1.-THE protective tariff does not do us Il
mite of good. 1t does not help our fruit
industry, it has no effect on our grain, it
does not assist our wines, IL Is OF 10
use to our metals. But it does stand i'll
the way of the development of wooden
manufactures and steel manufactures on
this coast by making us pay two prices
for foreign wool, and two prices for our
steel, and by preventing our competing
with England in foreign markets, and it
facilitates such trusts as the lumber trust,
which checks the building of houses,
barns, fences and bridges. To California
the tariff is an unredeemed injury, an
unmitigated curse"
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Could not carrier pigeons be- put y
practical use in east Africa one sran1
difficulty with which European enter
prise has 10 contend there IS that d
getting intelligence from the interior 70
the coast. The distance, seldom as mucn
as 500 miles. IS practically lnsurmount'
able: and Mr.. Stanley, for example, las
disappeared for 80 long time ~ 10 eH'
cite the gravest fears. II is impossible %
put up telegraphs until Sc can punl'h
those who steal the wires. and mess-n-
gers cannot be relied on They can
cover twenty miles day; but sometimes
they are killed, sometimes they are
frightened, and sometlmes-yery oiteh
they loiter for weeks at the village. uN'
able to comprehend why white men
should be SO punctilious about tine.
There are years before them, why huirl'
The consequent intermIsslons OF lnioFnlA.
ton impede all enterprise and inaL,
every enterprise leap into the dark Il
q pigeon post could To- established. As "
might be, for instance. with LhilD
Pasha, it would make news fairy CT
tain.-Lonlon Spectator.