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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-03-04
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No fallacy is more firmly fixed IN the
public. mind than that which represents
the establishment4of cur government as
the work of old men. The delusion is
imbibed in childhood, and is uncon-
sciously cultivated by the text books
used in school. The Gathers Of the re-
public" are depicted in all the histories
with wigs, queues and other accessories
sof dress that apparently betoken age,
and the pupil naturally concludes that
they must have been old when the ma
ton was born.
In point of fact they were an uncom-
monty young set of men. George Wash
ington, senior in age as well as in author
ity and influence, was but 43 when the
Revolution broke out, and 81 when he
became first president; Thomas Jeffer-
son only 33 when he wrote the Declare
ton of Independence; Alexander Hamil-
ton but 80 when he became secretary of
the treasury; James Madison only 90
when he was made member of Vir-
ginia committee of safety, and SO when
he was Hamiltons great collaboration in
the production of that political classic,
The Federalist.
Nor were the leaders in the great en-
terprise exceptional in this matter of
age. Forty names were signed to the
constitution of the United States on the
nth of September, 1887. Leaving out
of account four whose birthdays are not
given by the books of reference, only
five of the remaining thirty-six had
reached the age of 60; twenty of the
number were less than As years old, and
twelve were under 40, among the latter
being one Hamilton) of 30, another Of
30, third of 28, and fourth who lacked
some months of 81 when the convention
met. The average age of all the mem
bers did not quite reach As years. The
most important committee to which the
instrument was referred for final re-
vision consisted of five members, four of
whom were between 80 and So years of
age, the fifth and least prominent being
60.-Century.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-03-04
The Truth About the unieorn.

In Curious Creatures in Zoology" by
John Ashton, the unicorn familiar to
most people from the bottom of plates,
where it is represented as conducting a
perpetual clothes line fight with the
lion, gets good deal of notoriety, and
travellers have sworn up hill and down
dale that they have seen it, and that it
looked something like horse with a
long twisted horn coming out of the
middle Of his forehead. The horn was
a sure antidote to poison, and Queen
Elizabeth had one that was valued at
what would now be about $3.50, 1000. CO
course it was the horn of a narwal, and
they got the story mixed with the rhi-
noceros, which, according to the old cir
Gus story, is an expensive animal, cost
ing piles and piles of money. Chicago
Tribune
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-03-04
WEDNESDAY. MARCH. 4, 1891.
why People Bite Their Lips.

If you surprise the father of family
stretched out at full length and trying
till he is red in the face to raise his legs
without lifting his body, you may know
he is endeavoring to work off his super
abundance of avoirdupois, which inter-
feres seriously with his cutting grace
full figure in the waltz, which his better
half insists on dancing every chance she
gets. If you consult Mr.. Russell on
what changes will make you better look
ing, you will find him very blunt. He
may tell you you do not wash your face
clean, and when you ask how he knows
he will tell you if you did your skin
would not be disfgured with those black
pimples, or he may tell you, as he told a
woman who recently appealed to him
for advice, that she did not eat enough,
which fact he had reached because he
had observed how much she cbewed her
lips.
So you see you need not be on your
good behavior when you pass under his
eagle eye. But did you ever sit in the
ferry boat or car and watch the women,
who make the most hideous, wry faces
in their attempts to get some nourish-
ment or crumb of comfort from their
lips? Not only the women but the men
also have this fendish habit. Brooklyn
Eagle.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-03-04

For several months Brooklyn man
has been terrified by the size of his gas
bills. He is family man and enjoys a
good income, but he does not tamely
submit to swindling and extortion. Be-
lieving he was being robbed he COM
planned to the company which supplies
him, but it awaited bin nothing.
Still the bills were presented with I'M
varying regularity, and as the days
shortened and the nights heightened
they became larger. Finally he grew
desperate, but was still powerless. Al
last he found an unexpected ray Of
hope. 1t came in the shape of this ad.
vertisement in newspaper. printed in
big type:
Reduce your gas bills over rs pei
cent. Secret free by mail for only 50.
Address -, Cincinnati, O."
Eagerly the oppressed citizen sent on
his money and anxiously he awaited the
receipt Of the secret which he felt would
be the means of keeping hundreds OF
dollars in his pockets. In few days the
secret came. With trembling hands he
tore open the envelope and extracted
card. On this he saw in big, black
type, use kerosene OIL" For few
days the citizen kept his secret, but at
this wife gave it away.-New York
Herald.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-03-04
A Place for Talent.

In nearly all regulated lines of indus
try at present the advertising man is one
Of the most important adjuncts of a
business. And on the the other hand
the advertising department of first
class newspaper is not what it used to
be, but is instead fast becoming an in
teresting feature of all enterprising jour
nails. Formerly the prevailing idea
among the uninitiated was that the
talented, the best, most versatile and
most ingenious writers and artists were
all employed in the news department.
How nearly correct this idea may have
been need not be stated, but that such is
not the case now may be seen by
perusal of the lads of any fourishing
paper. The competitions between the
merchants and between the papers
agents have become so great that the
great wholesale and retail houses of the
large cities employ talented men at big
salaries to attend to their advertising
alone, and the men who want the best
positions in the counting rooms of news
papers must combine fine business quail
fications with the talent that wins sue
cess in the editorial chair. -Yenowine's
News.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-03-04
No Medium Like the Newspaper.


The advertising man of a well known
New York clothing house says: 1--WE
were the first to use the sails of yes
sells as an advertising medium. Then
we got up the alphabet puzzle and
gave away 100000 puzzles while the
craze lasted Afterward we invented
the Waterbury watch idea. We had to
do something, because three of our prin-
cipal competitors had failed, and their
stocks were being sold for next to
nothing by assignees; so we decided to
give a Waterbury watch with every
twelve dollars worth of goods pur-
chased. We advertised the watches
wound and set.' To wind them fast
enough we had to rig upa little machine
worked like a sewing machine that
would do the winding, and we kept
several boys at work winding and setting
them. Before we quit we had given
away 40, 600 of the watches.
"But nothing ever pays us like the or
binary newspaper advertising The fact
is there has come to be in this city a
class of advertisement readers just as
there is of news readers. They read the
advertisements every day, and of course
the man who wants to attract them has
to get up an advertisement that will do
it. The day of standing advertisements
in the paper, Go to So-and-So's for cloth
ing or Go to This-and-T That's for shoes,
has passed, just as the day for painting
signs on rocks and fences or on the sails
of boats has passed. You must have
something interesting and fresh in every
advertisement, and it will be read.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-03-04

In the United States district court in
the Federal building no lawyer is better
known than Gen. Butler. The court
officers hear of his appearance with
much the same feeling that they receive
the announcement of the arrival of the
judge. s
AS soon as his ponderous figure, sway
ing from side to side, appears bearing
down toward the court room they sour
ry about arranging the chair at the
counsel's table and assist him in remov-
ing his outer garments in q manner that
shows their regard for him. Gen. But
ler's hat is curious article. 1t is just
like one that Buffalo Bill would be &C.
cused of wearing out on the plains. II
is probably the most abused of the gen.
erals belongings. The manner in which
he jerks it off his head, slaps it down on
the counsefs table and drops his heavy
stick upon 1t determinedly, makes one
wonder why it does not disappear sud-
denly some day out of spite 1t hasstuck
by him though for years, just like his
faculties Of mind, and perhaps will be
buried with him.--Boston Advertiser.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-03-04
The Baths of London.

There are as many great baths in Lon
don as there are theatres in New York
city. They are Turkish, Roman, vapor,
electric, swimming, medicated, hot, cold,
tepid and salt. The most interesting are
the great public baths. Nearly every
district of London has one. and often
there are public wash houses in connec-
ton with them. Some of the older of
these baths are dark and more or less
gloomy, but the newer ones are very in
yiting. Take the Battersea public bath
as an example. Its first class tank is 100
feet long by So feet wide, with a depth
Of 8 feet at one end and 81 feet at the
other. 1t is lined with white glazed
bricks, rooted with wood and iron and
ventilating skylights, and has fifty locked
dressing boxes. In the same building
there is a second class bath, rs feet by 25
feet in size. AT certain times women
use both baths. The water is heated
when it is desirable. These baths are
distinctly popular. The first class price
varies from shilling to fourpence, and
the second class from sixpence to two
pence, the cheaper baths being those in
the more thickly populated parts of the
city. The wash houses connected with
many of the baths seem to be of very
great public benefit. Ralph in
Harper's Weekly.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-03-04
A Rare New Zealand BIRD.

DIR. Fristedt has brought most inter
esting and valuable collection of birds,
ETC., from Australia, where he had many
an adventurous outing, and from where
he proceeded to New Zealand. There he
succeeded in obtaining specimen of the
quaint and almost extinct hbi bird.
This bird is somewhat like an ostrich,
but only the size of crow. 1t has no
wings at all, and is covered with fur
like short striped feathers. Another pc
culiarity about the lribi is the fact that
its egg is larger than one-third of its
body.
He also succeeded in bringing home
some Maori skulls, which are difficult to
obtain on account of the manner in
which the natives bury their dead
When the bodies have been so long in
the ground that all the flesh has fallen
from the skeleton they unearth them
and carry them into the interior of the
forests, where they are deposited in nat
ural caves, which are very difficult to
find. The attempt to obtain these skulls
is attended with the greatest danger, as
any one discovered with one is certain Of
being instantly killed. -Galignani's Mes
SeDQer
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-03-04

The use of beans in ancient times was
rather more sacred than culinary.
Among the Egyptians it was held to be
a crime to look at them. Pythagoras
forbade them to be eaten. In Athens a
judicial as well rs sacred character is
attached to them. They are used as
ballots in all affairs in which vote, is
taken, especially in electing magistrates
and in casting lots. In England they
were unknown until 1509.--SN Louis
Republic.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-03-04
Advertising Necessary to Success.

Advertising Necessary to Success.
The merchant or manufacturer who
does not advertise his goods cannot sue
ceed. Of late newspaper advertising has
become distinct trade in itself, and all
over the country leading concerns pay
fabulous prices for men who are skillful
in writing catchy advertisements. In
many large cities there are men earning
from So, 900 to $40, 900 year to write adj
vertisements This fact in itself shows
advertising pays.
If people interested in this subject
will investigate it for themselves they
will find that the leading advertisers in
The Plain Dealer are the merchants who
have the best stores, the best assert
ments of goods and who sell at the mos
reasonable prices. Such merchants do Q
much larger business than merchants
who do not advertise; consequently they
turn. their goods over moro quickly and
can afford to give better prices. Close
buyers appreciate this. What is the
moral? He who advertises the most
iudiciously succeeds the best, and the
buyers who seek the best bargains
patronize such erchants.-Cle Cleveland
Plain Dealer.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-03-04
Chann Email.

Among the latest attempted solutions
Of the cheap fuel problem is the method
of German inventor, who proposes to
manufacture gas by dropping stream
of crude petroleum through blast of
cold air from a force pump. The gas
thus obtained will be confined in a regu-
lar cylinder open at one end, where it
will be lighted. This produces an in
tensely hot flame of several feet in
length. By means of this fame the in
ventor proposes to heat boilers, and he
maintains that the heating of large
blocks can thus be reduced very consid-
erably.--New York Telegram.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-03-04
tsneryating influence of Dress.

Herodotus tells us that when Cyrus
had received intelligence that the
Lydians had revolted against him he
was in despair, and indeed had almost
determined to make them slaves, when
Cresus put flea in the august ear of
the Persian monarch. Command them
to lay aside their arms" said he, land
to wear long vests and buskins, Let
them vie with each other in their make
up. Make dudes out of them, and it
won't be long before they will be as
tractable as women" Cresus, as the
result proved, had a long head. Cloth
Ter and Furnisher.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-03-04
Regular Publications Best.

No one takes up regular publication
without the expectation of finding some
thing of interest. The simple act O
turning the pages is as positive an ex
ample of expectation as is the opening
of closet if one is in search Of coat
Hence an announcement in regular
publication has an advantage over any
other form of business solicitation-that
of meeting the sought for eye at time
that it is in a mood for such greeting
A. G. Ladd.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-03-04

In speaking of the minute parasites
which are found in the hairy part of q
tigers foot, scientist says: "They con-
stitute one of the most wonderful curiosi-
ties ] know of in the animal world. The
parasites are SO small as to be almost in.
visible to the naked eye, and yet each is
perfect counterpart of the tiger-head,
ears, jaw, legs, claws, body. tail, all are
there. You may think this is a big
story, but look the subject up and see il
it is not SO. New York Tribune.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-03-04
Fulhn Every Pron,fne.

The merchant who desires the conf
dence and custom of intelligent people
should never make promise that he
does not fulfill, or hold out, either by
express statement or inference, any in
ducements that are not fully substan-
tiated by the facts. There is no endur-
ing success where confidence is lacking
on the part of customers. Any success
not founded on square and liberal deal
ing is sure to be short lived.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-03-04
RexolYara I'm Sight.

The policemen of Savannah carry re-
volvers strapped to their belts in plain
sight. They are armed with short clubs
as well. They cannot unlimber their
shooting irons any quicker than New
York policeman, who usually carries his
in his hip pocket, can do it; but with
most of the offenders the sight of a
weapon in itself has salutary effect on
many of them.-New York Sun.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-03-04
Never Be Commonplace.

"Bring your feet with you and have
them fitted to pair Of our common
sense Shoes" is the way Pittsburg
dealer advertises. It is q good phrase
and one which attracts attention. The
man who succeeds in advertising in such
way that people read his advertise
ment is the one who draws trade to his
store as sure as magnet draws needle
to itself. Study up quaint, pithy or
witty phrases to head your advertise
ments, and be not too modest in the
space they occupy.-Brockton Shoe.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-03-04
o.tr,ehs. In California.

The successful importations of os-
triches from, southernaAfrica in'1ssa and
1888 caused q great deal OF. alarm to the
Cape Colony growers, and the provincial
parliamentimpossds an export duty of
$500 head upon them. Notwithstand-
ing this well nigh sprohibitory tax, en-
terprising Americans have since brought
over something like 100 birds, and those
already here have.done soswell that It Is
only questionsofs time when semi-trop-
ical California win supp tthisscontinent
with its ostrich plumes. Cor. Chicago
News.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-03-04
Use Common Sense,

That people should use the same prac-
teal common sense in advertising that
is necessary to transact any other bust
ness would seem to be an indisputable
proposition. Yet there are gentlemen
who are extremely good business men
in all other respects who will make
grievous errors in this direction. Knox
vile Sentinel.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-03-04
prepared Cba,k for IN. ree,h,

In the care of the teeth as well as other
things, the simplest thing is the best.
Buy little prepared chalk, such as wo-
men use on'their faces, and large soft
brush. Dampen the brush, dip it in the
chalk and use twice day, rinsing after
ward. If this is followed out for week
! win guarantee it will whiten the worst
teeth and harden the gums.--Interview
in Chicago Tribune.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-03-04
Even PIiny,

Phny the great could see things in
front Of his nose as we'll as afar off. II
notice that the women rub the washing
In cold water" he wrote one day. s'Let
them heat the water, and the aIkali in
the soap VIII be freed and take far bet
ter effect" And only after that die
women know how to wash. --Detroit
Free Press.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-03-04
Among historic rings is one said to be

Among historic rings is one said to be
Shakespeares signet. Upon the seal,
entwined with a true lovers knot, are
the initials w. S. 1t was lost before his
death and found many years after by a
laborer's wife near Stratford church
yard. This is the only authentic piece
OF his personal property known to be in
existence.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-03-04

Hauef poison sprvarS Hs-o slys-.--
effects on certain insects, and the largest
flies are not always the least affected by
1t. Insects over which spider poison has
but little influence are usually left mesh
ed in the web to struggle until exhausted
before the spider attempts to devour
them.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1891-03-04
TARIFF LITERATURE FOB ALL

The AMERICAN PROTECTIVE TARIFF LEA CUE
Is publishing most valuable series of Tariff
documents. These are prepai ed with view
to state the facts and arguEne its Tor Protec-
ton, whether in the inIeret Of farmers,
laborers, merchai is or professional men.
Each issue of the ,pries appeals TO those en-
gagged in separate industries, and presents III
disputable facts-comparis0n of wages, cost
of living, and other arguments showing The
benefits of Protection.
Any single one viii be sent on receipt of 2
cents in stamps except "Wages, Living and
Tariff which will be sent for cents.
The whole list will be sent for 81 cents or
any twelve for 20 cents, or any i've for III
cents. postage paid. Order by number.
No. PAGES
4" Wages, Living and Tariff" E. a. HAMS, %.
e-nTbe Adyantaces OF :s:actiye Tariir to
the Labor and Industries 0; ths emitted
States" First Prize Essay, 1851. CRAw- ~,
s-~Home PRODUCTION Indispensable to a Sup
& s dGw Pses % h for ss eops 81
the United States. and Adequate Home
Production OF these Commodities Impos-
sible without Protective Tariff" First
Prize Essay, 1888. q D; ToD9; ~: 81
Materials be Advantageous to the Labor
and Industries OF the United States" =
Tsss rr II F EssaF aSsO p
6-"Some Views ON the Tariff by an Old Bust =,
7-"The Protective Tariff Its Advantages for
the South" G. I; EDWARDS. -. ~
aG @ Taas "a
Review. D. O. HARRIMAN.. 20
10-aThe Farmer and the Tariff" Col. THOMAS
ii. DUDLEY. 10
IL Protection as Public Policy" GEORGE ).
boutwell,. ......................... :. 10
12-"Reply to the Presidents FreeTrad Mes
sage" R. P. PORTER. :.............
19-" Workingmen and the Tariff p ........... 3
i1-"The vital Question: Shall American Indus
-. tries be abandoned and American Mar q
kets surrendered 4. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
16-same in German, with Addition. .. s
L." The Progress OF One Hundred Years"
ROBERT y. PORTER. ........... ........... 8
17-.Protection for American Shipping" ...... 8
I8-"The Tariff Not a Tax" HOMER b. DIBEII... s
H.. Why Irishmen Should Be Protectionists." 8
Protection j.. II. AMMIDowN. ...........
2l--"What is q Tariff 2" Answers TO Working
mans Question. ;.;.. .:....:..::..:.....
22-"The American Wool Industry" Eli. AM
23-"wages and Cost Of Living" j D. WEEKS 4
24-"Southern Farming Industries. ........... 4
26-"A Short Talk to Workingmen.". ......... 2
re-" Protection and the Farmer" Senator s. NJ.
CULLoh-..ps. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. IL
The AMERICAN EcoNoNIsT, weekly, devoted TO the
Nscussion Of ali phases OF the Tariff question. "
Ayear. Sample copies free. Address American Pro
kectIve Tariff League, % W Esd ST.. New York.
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Must Have Genius.

The simplest advertisements some
times require the most care and thought
in their construction. To write column
is matter of time, but to edit it down
into sentence is something more
Printers Ink.
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The Russian Visitors
Medicine
that has come to stay,
Is Teulon's Rubefacient.
Rub
over where there is inside
Inflammation;
at once it is brought
to the surface; then
Rub where there is no inside
Inflammation;
no effect whatever.
Ella Grippe knocked out
with remedy for
"Cold in the Head"
Kaolin
for Scrofula Swellings, Burns.
Swellings of all kinds, or
Irritation of the Skin.
Sold by
s. w. COCHRAN & CO.,
Cor. Union and COrye1I SIS,
LAMBERTvILLE, N. J.
The advocate., 1891-11-25
Called Meeting--Onlcial.

The board of directors have called o
meeting Of the stockholders of the Mu-
tual Protective Association at the Occi-
dental hotel at Wichita on Saturday,
November %, for the purpose of making
changes in the constitution and attend
Ing to any other business that may come
before the stockholders. Presidents of
county associations should be present.
All members are invited to attend.
j. A. HAMMERS, President.
FRED l.. BAILEY, Secretary.