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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-04-09
zo-MoRRow IS A HOLIDAY.
The daughters Of four generations sat
In, l....,

The daughters OF four generations sat
In the dark shadows Of an humble room.
The youngest played, the gray grandmother spun,
Her daughter unused, while in the corners gloom
The Rrcat-grandmotler bent low in her chair
And strange hot fiushes filled the quiet air.
The child: Tomorrow is a holiday
And will play along the grassy fields
And run the hills and pluck the fairest buds
That all the flower covered meadow yields;
I'll sing and walk upon the brooklet's shores"
o, in the distance how the thunder roars.
Mother; Tomorrow is q holiday
And all of us will merry be and glad.
I'll deck myself in what have of best
For life should not be always bleak and sad
The shines bright for cen the darkest souls =
And coming nearer fierce the thunder rolls.
Grandmother; "Ah, twill be holiday
There's no such thing as holiday for me-
My fate's to spin and cook the daily meal
For life is work and solitude and drear
It's well for those who may do as they please"
See the quick lightning flashing through the trees
The great grandmother slowly turns aad speaks;
"a holiday tomorrow and the tomb
All wide agape for me. What's earth but care
Andwoe where nothing breaks the joyless gloom
And why should yet linger in the world"
Great God. The lightning bolts upon them hureu
They do not sec nor hear the awful flame
That lights the chamber with noontide glow.
The daughters of four generations lie
All dead together smitten by one blow.
-Four lives thus ended by the lightning's ray
This their tomorrow, this their holiday.
Philadelphia Times.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-04-09

Mechanics and storekeepers have the
largest savings bank accounts. Natu-
rally we do not have many professional
men as customers, but among the COM
paratively few that patronize savings
banks doctors seem to lay up the most
money. Lawyers generally keep their
money in national banks, as the nature
Of their profession requires them to have
their funds where they can draw checks
upon them. Many professional men,
though, keep money in a savings bank as
a side investment, upon which they can
draw for rainy day. Some classes of
men, from the nature of their employ
ment, are unable to accumulate much
money. Painters, for instance. and
actors, usually live through the summer
upon their winters earnings. - Inter-
view in Brooklyn Eagle.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-04-09
DiGarenca In Snnnres.

There are very many people who can
not tell the difference between turkey
cups and common reef sponges, and
they are astounded at the difference in
price. They are asked IS for what they
think they can get just as good for
twenty-five cents. There are sponges
from Florida called sleeps wool, which,
in the opinion of many buyers, are as
good, although much cheaper, for all
practical purposes as the silk ones. They
are used mainly for washing carriages,
although they make good bathing
sponge. Reef sponges come from Cuba
and Nassau. Turkey cups from around
the islands of the Archipelago. Sleeps
wool and reef sponges come in ten,
twenty and forty pound bales, and the
finest of the former, known as Rock
Island goods, sell wholesale at from So. so
to $3.15 per pound. The Turkey cups
are sorted at London and Paris into three
qualities and sent to us in bags. They
are sold by the piece.-Boston Globe.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-04-09
MINlNa Foa ! pyrAon.


A Snake That Refused 10 Re Drawn from
His Hole by Rope and an Elephant.
It was during the cold weather, when
snakes are partially or wholly torpid,
that this adventure happened; had it been
in the hot weather, when snakes are
lively, the story might have had differ
emit ending.
Gen. Macintyre and his party went one
day to examine hole or crevice under
rock where it was supected python lay
hidden, and sure enough 1t was there,
for they could see a bit of the tail end
protruding from the hole. They let il
alone at first, thinking that, when the
sun shone, it might come forth to bask
in its warmth. In this, however, they
were disappointed, for on the following
day the snake was not to be seen; but,
on closer examination. the tail was found
sticking out as before. Various efforts
were made to dislodge it. A fire was lit
in front and the smoke famed inward.
but this had no effect.
The earth was even scraped away and
the hole widened, when they could see
the coils of the monster as thick as a
mans thigh; but except that their
operations were occasionally interrupt
ed by the startling presence Of the
creatures head, which 1t OCCASION
ally poked toward the entrance,
darling out its little forked tongue, IL
gave small signs Of animation. They
had even determined to try to draw It.
We oil three, therefore, proceeded
somewhat nervously, I must own--to
lay hold of its tail. To this familiarity
it showed its objection by decided incli-
nation to wag its caudai extremity, which
had such an electrical effect on our
nerves that we dropped II like hot POI
tato, and--what shall call iti-retired
A shot would in all probability have in
duced the snake to quit It's refuge, but
then the shot must have torn and dis
figured its beautiful skin, which the gen.
eral wished to secure uninjured as spec
linen. In the meantime more efficient
tools for digging had been sent for. and
these now arrived borne upon an elephant.
A bright idea now struck the party
they might draw the snake out with the
elephant Sufficient rope for the purpose
was loosened from the elephants pad,
and this rope, about the thickness Of a
mans thumb. was hitched around the py-
thop's tail, its remaining length brought
up again to the pad and fastened there,
thus doubling its strength. Now came
the tug of warl A sudden jerk might
have torn the skin; the mahout was
therefore warned to put on the strain
gradually. Little did we know what a
tough and obstinate customer we had to
deal with. Tighter and tighter grew the
ropes, when "crack" went one Of them.
Still the strain was increased, when
"crack'--the other had snapped also
leaving the snake in statu quo.
The snake was finally dislodged by
counter mining and killed with charge
of buckshot. When measured 1t was
found to be twenty-one feet in length
and about two feet in girth. Chambers
Journal.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-04-09

The most thoroughly Disguised people
ut the lack of women In Montana are
those who employ domestic help in the
cities. Hundreds Of girls come to Helena
and Butte each month looking for work,
which they secure without difficulty at
wages ranging from $40 TO tl0a month.
After spending a month In the city, they
learn that they can get better wages and
have a much better chance Of securing n
husband and a home Of their own by go
ing out to some ono OF the numerous
mining camps, which they Immediately
proceed TO do, and the housewife IL
forced again, perhaps for the thousandth
time, to initiate another pilgrim domes-
tic.-San Francisco Chronicle.
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An Ear Machine.

The ear machine is one of the latest
beautifers. 1t is merely bit of sprung
steel, SO shaped as to come down over the
ears and press them back when they
stand out too prominently. One can
hardly blame people for using them.
Ears that stand out from the head like
handles from the side Of jug are not
pretty. If mother sees that her child
is likely to be so afflicted she can easily
remedy the difficulty by little trouble.
New York Commercial Advertiser.
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To preserva Shoes.

A shoemaker on upper Broadway says
that if men would adopt the English
fashion of keeping their boots on trees
they would get ten times the wear out
of them. When the shoes are taken off
they should be put on n tree at once.
The leather is stretched to its full extent
then, and all the wrinkles smoothed
away. There is no chance for the leather
to crack, as it does if the wrinkles are
allowed to remain in one condition long.
New York Sun.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-04-09
A Mule % : Fog HORN.

Jupiter can boast of the most intelli-
gent mule ON record. The mule is 81
years old. Every night he proceeds to
the life saving station. 1t is customary
for the man on watch to discharge his
coston signal "a red Light when vessels
come too near the beach. The mule has
Caught on" to what this signal means.
So every night at o'clock the sailors
four legged friend proceeds to walk the
beach, and if vessel comes too near the
shore he sends forth neigh that makes
night hideous. Port or starboard your
helm is the order on the ship, and away
sail the jolly tars in safety and witha
grateful heart to the four legged patrol
man.--Savannah News.
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just a Difference of oplnIon.

The artists are always finding fault, in
every cline and country, with the work
of the local hanging committee
Never was an artist who did not claim,
if any of his work was exhibited in an
exhibition, that the unfortunate chang
ing committee" had dwarfed his effort
by hanging it in the worst possible place.
AT an exhibition in this city certain
artist had work accepted and was re-
quested by the hanging committee to visit
the gallery and pick out his own place.
He did SO. When the exhibition was
opened fellow artist who visited it
found fault with the place given one of
his own paintings. But I will not speak
of my own work" he said to the party
to whom he was complaining. Nov
there is Is picture over there. An
idiot would have put it in a better
place. When he found out later that
- had made his own selection of posi-
ton he had nothing further to sav.-Chi-
cage Herald.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-04-09
RusH AT SPECIAL SALES.

Tho Way New York Merchants Draw q
Crowd Of Enthusiastic Shoppers.
Especial sales" are a feature of New
York commercial life in the retail line,
and they contribute more to woman's
pleasure and caprice than any other one
phase Of shopping experience. Those
who have never been to one have missed
q heap Of fun. In one of the large up
town stores recently there was run"
on gloves. They were of a superior
quality, and sold for forty-five cents.
The sale started at 9 in the morning,
and directly there was spirited scene
around that counter. Women rudely
pushed one another away in their wild
endeavor to get pair Of gloves. One
gave s. bill and clamored for her
change. Another held pair over the
heads Of the crowd and endeavored to
give her money to one of the salesgirls.
This woman, after patiently waiting for
a time and seeing no chance of getting
up to tho girl, quietly put the gloves in
her muff and sauntered off. She had
bargain.
After while the change from So was
brought back. The salesgirl had by this
time become ratified with the confusion
and rapidity with which the gloves were
being bought, and handed the money to
the wrong woman, who put it in her
purse and walked away. The lady to
whom the money belonged, getting UNI
easy at the long delay, finally elbowed
her way through the crowd, demanding
her change, and creating no little
excitement. The rush was SO great
that the girls behind the counter grew
frantic, and began to cry. The floor
walker ordered the sale closed for
three hours, announcing the time Of
reopening. Then scene of wild con-
fusion was dispelled, and the glove pur-
chasers dispersed themselves over the
store and were soon busted with other
purchases.
Three hours later the glove sale began
again. only to find even greater crowd
clamoring for covering for their hands
than in the morning. 1t continued only
thirty minutes when it was again stopped
because the clerks could not wait on the
anxious customers. 1t was never re-
opened, but the establishment, all the
same, got first class advertisement out
OF the attempt to sell dollar and half
gloves for forty-five cents. New York
Star.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-04-09

Some of the experiences of whaling
are not pleasant to remember. One es-
pecially is impressed upon my memory:
/ was bow oarsman in boat fastened to
u big sperm whale. The line was going
out 30 fast that the harpooner was pour
ing water ON it, and he turned to me
and handed me the cup, saying, "give
me some water" dipped it overheard
and turned to give it to him. To my
horror, he was gone; not man saw him
go over, and not sound did he make.
The rope in some way took turn about
his leg, and he was jerked over 80 quick
that he no doubt never knew what hurt
bim.-Letter In Philadelphia Times.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-04-09
Hardly Courteous.

During the epidemic of influenza in
one of our cities a gentleman who was
suffering acutely from it went down
town one morning, and on the way met
at least a dozen sympathetic friends.
At the twelfth encounter his patience
was exhausted.
"Have you the prevalent cold?" in
quired his twelfth assailant, burly,
good natured man.
Eyes" said the invalid, cautiously; 81
have. Have you the prevalent sympa-
thy?n
The retort was hardly courteous, and
the man himself felt ashamed of it after
ward, but at the moment it seemed to do
him good. Youths Companion.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-04-09
reathered DentIsts In virginia.

George E. Heath, who lives in Hanover
county, q short distance from Ashland,
was in the city today. He states that on
Saturday morning he went to his hem
merry and attempted to take hen off her
roost, when she few in his face, pecked
him in his mouth, and took out tooth
which had been troubling Mr.. Heath for
some time, and which he intended hav.
ing extracted. Norfolk Landmark.
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Amusements In Great Brltain

In London the places of amusement
number about $50 or GOO, including $50
music halls. The capital invested in
London places of amusement is little
short of 100000, without reckoning
places like the Crystal palace, Albert
hall, etc. Direct employment is given
to about 10000 people, besides indirect
employment to host of tradesmen and
workpeople. The London theatres, mu-
sic halls and concert halls have accom-
mediation for about half million of sight
seers. The capital invested in similar
places of amusement in Great Britain is
over 30,000,000. This gives direct en-
ployment to about 350,000 people and
provides accommodation for nearly
1885, 900 spectators. Chatter.
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Mrs. browning.

"Mrs. Browning was far more Of O
poet than Mr.. Browning" writes Henry
Labouchere, land if it had not been that
n number of silly persons were DESTROYS
to pass for clever people by pretending
to understand the un-understandable in
the case Of the husband, and that the
wife was too clear and poetical in her
writings to have n gang Of these esoteric
worshipers around her, this would have
been recognized long ago.-E. A. c.
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stood Up for tho ser.

"Now." plaintively perforated the per-
spring preacher, sis there man in this
congregation who never spoke cross
TO his wife? If there Is, let him RISE"
Dead silence, in the midst of which
fat, red faced man of 40 solemnly
rose to his feet. "Can you truly say"
said the preacher, with warning look
In his eye, THAT you never spoke sim
gle cross word to your wife!" II can"
said the fat man, emphatically. II am
bachelor" Sensation, succeeded by
giggling ON the back seats and smoth-
ering sensation in the choir.-Genesee
News
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-04-09

1t is believed that the use of smoke
less powder by armies will result in max
ing military operations much more diff
cult than they arc now. The absence of
smoke and the reduced noise of the de-
donations will scarcely allow of march
ing by the sound of the cannon. In order
to get an idea of the situation on bat
tie field it will be necessary to examine
it directly from some elevated point.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-04-09

Vaughelm, the famous Hanoverian
sportman, slew wild bears by tho hun
dreds, but ran away from table upon
which there was a roasted pig, or faint
ed il unable to beat hasty retreat.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-04-09

The Duchess" whose novels are so
well known in America. lives in Cork,
Ireland. She is handsome woman OF
40, although her portraits represent her
as being ten years younger.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1890-04-09

Meat three times day is more than
average down town dwelling human ma
ture can endure. Functional disturb
ances of the liver, gall stones, renal cal
Gull, diseases of the kidneys, dyspepsia,
headache, fits of ill temper or of the
blues, irritability and general absence of
the joy of life are largely due to an ex-
cess Of meat and other highly concen-
trated food. What shall we eat? We
reply, eat more food.-Medical Classics.
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STONE FROM THE TEMPLE.
GREAT CURIOSITY IN THE UNI
VERsITY OF PENNSYLVANIA.

The History of Block Of Marble That
Formed Part of the Temple Enclosure
at Jerusalem at the Time OF Christ's
BIrth-Copies for Colleges.
Among the most valuable and interest
ing of recent additions to the University
museum is the cast of Greek inscrip-
ton, discovered at Jerusalem some years
ago. The University of Pennsylvania OBJ
tanned possession of this cast, in connec-
ton with its Babylonian expedition,
through the efforts of the Hon. o. S.
Strauss, formerly United States minister
at Constantinople. The University of
Rochester made an attempt to secure a
cast of this inscription, and, by interest
ing ex-Secretary Bayard, permission was
obtained from the Imperial museum at
Constantinople to have cast of the
original inscription made and forwarded.
The cast, however, arrived in such a
broken condition that it was practically
worthless.
Since then Professor Wilmington, Of
Roberts college, at Constantinople, and
ex-Minister Strauss have secured two adj
ditional casts for this country, one hav-
ing gone to the University of Rochester
and the other to the University of Penn
sylvania. The copy belonging to the
University of Pennsylvania was badly
broken in the transportation, but has
been sufficiently mended to have new
casts made, Harvard and Yale, as well
as the Lutheran Theological Seminary
at Mt Airy, and the Protestant Episco-
pal Divinity school, have applied for fac
SMILES of this cast for their libraries.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-07-25
ORWEll.

Samuel Williams died Monday of paralysis.
-Ev lyme Northron. NIrs. ilenry Cook was
adiudged insane, Tuesday and was taken to
Brattleboro. Wednesday, Pike Of sara
toga, is at ID. w Clark q ORG Wright of
New York city is vlstiu, his lItaer, f.. VI.
Wright.-A society of Christian Enieavor has
been organized here.
The marriage Of Hannah Pcrcel of this
town ana Joseph Root r., Of behson TOOK place a.
Mary Reynolds, who las been suffering from
a cancer Tor the past two years, died July 10
Ex-Governor T.. y. Orushec of brandon and
ex-Governor Cyrus Stuart of New York were
in town Thursday and Friday of lHst week in
connection with the Loan and Trust com
uany's mcetiug.-Nlr. and Mrs Charles Mel
lon of Boston are at her fathers, l.. Motifs.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-07-25
CAUSES OF DIARRHHA.


The direct cause of an excessive looseness of
the bowels is an irritation of the mucous mem
braue OF the same, sufficient to cause that pc
ristatic or worln-like motion in the interior o +
the bowels, by which means the matter in tie
bowels IS naturally carried along. This oxces-
sive irritation causes more than natural pc
ristaltic action, and the PARTIAL digested food
matter is kept cons antly passing along and
evacuated freely. This is called u diarrhra :
where the irritation is enough 10 cause bleed.
ing, we have dy5entery. INDIRECT CAUSE OF
DIARRH,EA, by which an irritation is started
are intestinal dyspepsia, overeating. unrpe
or overIipe fruit, tainted meats, or oysters.
etc; torpor of liver, by which not enough bile
is secreted erccSsire flow of bile, etc. TREAT
MrNr: Thoroughly evacuate the bowels wi I'll
Parsons Pills to get rid of all irritating mat
ter. Then take JOhnsou's Anodne Linment
in tea-spOonfu DOSES every four hours, and
oftener if the case is severe. In cases Of Asia.
tic cholera, one tea spoonful should be given
every half-hOur. Thousands Of people remem-
Der The year ls4l, when that worst and most
to-be-dreaded scourge of all known epidemic
diseases, spread over this country. Johnson
Anodine Liniment at that time was but little
known outside OF the NIate of Maine. In Ban.
gor, Maine the home Of old Dr. johnson, TIA,
Cholera got u firm hold-people dying in that
small town at the ratio of "thirty-siX in on,
day
upon that wholesale death scene even al thi,
late day, and 6hudder at the plngs il cost
Juhn,on's Anodync Liuimcnt il now in il,
fun vgor, and they feel that with it NJ hand
cholera cannot again deyastate their fair cit,
as in ls4g. But for its u.s. at that time by ii,
friends. many would not now live 10 sprea,
the joyful news that any case of diarrh,ra
dysentrry, cholera morbuS, Asiatc cholera
or kindred diseases, II tdLcH in S,dSoii, can b,
cured by Johusuu's Anudyne lAuiment r.
NEVER YET FAILED. No matter how well you
know this medicine IL will pay you to send I,
/ : johnson d Co, Boston, Mas, for ;
pamphlet free, Just To learn how to use tn,
tninent economically. A teaspoonful prop
eriy used will often do more good than a hal
bottle as some people use 1t.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-07-25
MARSHFIELO.

County Supervisor Booth. assisted by Rev
l.. r. Forney of plainfeld aud G. l.. Pervicr
of Mortified, held the July examination Of
teachers Tuesday and Wednesday Thirty
three candidates about - per cent passed in "A
very creditable manner.
Hotel Marshtied is undergoing repairs and
being arranged for keeping summer boardcrs
Robert Wark has sold his farm on the Brook
road to Carccl Bcinis
Eli Edison is building new penstock, 81
inches in diameter and $50 feet long, and is
putting three foot Lane water wheel to fur
ulsh power for his butter box factory.
NJ. -. Bemi- on Tuesday. caught the thumb
Of his right hand on a circular saw, cutting
the bone all out to the first joint.
For the races at Barre, l.. u. Mute will enter
his b. Z, Ben lIur, w. +. Iamberton, stallion
Nclkreg, and Charles shepard, +. &. Dick
Blackstone.
Republican caucus saturday evening at town
house.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-07-25

STATE OF VERMONT. To ali persons con-
DISTRICT OF CHrrrENDEN Ccrucd in the estate
of Frederick Hail, late of Milton, III said
distriCt deceased,
GREETING:
At a Probate Court. holden NJ Burlington,
within and for the District of Chittenden, on
the 2lst day of July, $3.50. an instrument pur-
porting to oe the m>t will and testament
OF Frederick Hall. late of Milton,
in said district deceased, was presented
to the Court LoreSaid, for probate.
And it is ordered by said Court that
the 10Th day of August ls'I, at the Probate
Court Rooms in said Burlington, be assigned
for approving said instrument: and that notice
thereof he given toau persons concerned by
publishing this order three weeks successfully
In the Burlington Free Press II newspaper
printed at said Burlington, previous 10 tho
time appointed,
Therefore yuu are hereby notified 10 appear
before said Court, at the time and place atore-
said, and contest the probate OF said Will, If
You have cause.
Given under my hand at Burlington, in satI
district, This 3lst day Of July. lsaL
i,wjw JENNIE STACY, Register.