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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-04-12
An Ast,st.a rr,eNd..

"Haye you friend in the world
Well, you might as well have none at
all. Have your friends got any money;
are they rich? Well, they will not spend
dollar for you. I warn you that you
will find 1t SO. ] have been In this bust
ness long while. / have told all my
other patrons what I now tell you, and
they have all found my every word was
true" Thus spoke picture auctioneer
to an artist who was meditating an ex-
hibition to be followed by sale of the
pictures The two events followed one
another, and<he prophets words did not
come quite true. At the sale there was
a notable absence of the artisks friends.
OF the host of them only two or three
who were not among the rich ones
either came or bought anything. The
others stayed away, saying afterward
that they did not feel we'll or that they
saw that the artist got good notices and
was bound to do well-as he did, in spite
of them.
There Is nothing extraordinary about
this situation. The probability is that
the personal friends of the ARTISTS know
them too well and like them too much
to be certain that their Judgment is fair
and reliable when they come to exercise
1t In determining the market value Of
their work Once an artist has estab-
lished this value to be great his rich
friends are apt to hunt around and So
cure some Of the pictures they could
have got cheaper when their presence
would have been grateful to the artist.
Tie poorer friends must then go without
his work unless they have some that he
gave away when he was younger and
less famous. New York Sun.
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experimenting with Corn.

"Imade queer and q very interesting
experiment with growing cornstalk, /"
said Harvey Samuels as he settled In one
Of the great rockers In the Lindel1. ~
had always heard a great deal about the
effect Of injecting medicines and food
into human beings, the method being pro-
nounced preferable and more beneficial
In cases Of extreme illness than that Of
feeding through the regular channels.
My work with this corn plant was decid-
edly interesting. isecured small glass
syringe with q very fine point toit. After
the corn was two weeks old and only few
inches tall began to inject the infer
mented juice Of crushed apples. My first
injection was not quite drop. Three
days later ! repeated the dose, increasing
1t slightly. In little while the injection
was daily occurrence and the dose In
creased proportionately. The cornstalls
waxed fat and tall. All along 1t gave
promise Of great size and large fruit.
.'Its height In July was fully 10 inches
above the tallest stalk In the field. Its
ears were much larger, while the sill1en
tassel was much smaller and lacked tho
depth of color characteristic of the other
plants. took an ear home to steam
and eat. can tell you that the quality
Of that corn for eating purposes was ex-
cellent. It smaclSed little Of apple
Just the slightest suggestion Of 1t, and
not at all disagreeable as one might sup
pose. The grains were large and juicy.
In fact the quality Of the corn was far
superior to anything had over eatenii
that line. am going TO repeat the ez-
pertinent. ST. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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ronr rsland Indians.

There was time when many of the
Hhinnecoclxs shared In the occupations Of
the white people and acquitted them
selves with great credit. I allude to the
whaling period in Southampton history,
The Shinnecock at sea, whether pure
blood or half breed, made an exact sailor.
The discipline Of the forecastle was good
for him, at least 80 long as he was afioat.
Many Of them got to be mates, and one
became q captain. This distinguished
sailor man was not a pure bred Indian,
but was part negro, and probably had q
small though potential quantity Of white
blood. This was Captain Lee, and any
one down toward Southampton or Sag
Harbor can tell Of his giant stature and
immense strength. This Captain Lee
was the son Of a still more famous man,
Parson Lee.-John g. Speed In Har-
per's Weekly.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-04-12
The Endowment Of Daughtors.

The propriety Of endowing daughters
appears to be now seriously discussed in
different parts of the country. This
arises partly out Of growing sense Of
justice, which, the philosophers say, is
tho last sentiment to be developed in the
case of women, and partly out Of the
commercial exigencies which in the last
twenty years have left stranded so many
women with no means of livelihood.
The endowment of daughters would &C
complish several ends. 1t would enable
them to marry the men Of their choice,
it would support them IL they do not
marry, and in case of commercial disas-
ter would furnish at least temporary
provision for the family. The matter
has progressed until the methods of en-
dowments in different countries are I'M
der advisement.
According to Sir Henry Maine 1t was
the passing of the Roman dowry into
France after tho conquest Of Gaul that
has made of France tho richest and most
prosperous of nations. 1t is unlikely,
however, desirable as 1t might be, that
the frugality and self denial the hum
blest Frenchman practices to lay aside
his daughters dowry will appeal to q
nation accustomed to easy living and as
impatient for swift results as his.-New
York Evening Sun. az
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-04-12
A ssrmon Exchange.

The latest enterprise which we hear
announced in the young and enterpris-
ing west is the Sermon exchange" Of
Chicago. According to popular belief
the practice Of clergymen has been to
write sermons until they had filed a
barrel. Then the barrel would be turned
upside down and the sermons all
preached over again. Where q minister
remained In church q great many years
the congregation would after awhile be
GIN to know when the barrel was turned.
Some sermons were looked forward To
with much interest and others with more
or less dismay. The Sermon exchange
is to do away with all Of this. 1t is nc
longer necessary to preach sermon over
@ second time The preacher can take
an old sermon and tie twenty-five cents
to it. This he sends to the exchange and
receives one written by some one else
by return mail, or If he has no sermon to
send he can get one for fifty cents.--Bal-
timore Sun.
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Editors may find some consolation in
the fact that they have inspired feelings
of envy in the breasts Of q young Japa-
nese boy. A recent issue OF an East In
dian paper contained the following note:
"a schooiboy III Loc-ahaya was asked
to describe an editor of paper. He did
SO In this way: AN editor Is the luckiest
man In the world. He can go to cir
Gus every afternoon and every evening
without paying cent. He can go also
to the court houses, the places of execu-
ton and the races.
"He has FREQ tickets to all theaters, re-
ceives presents at his Office, and gets his
ears boxed too. He goes also to Prigen,
Malang or Lawang places Of amuse-
ment). He does not do this often, how
ever. In one paper he can deny every
thing that was said In the previous one,
and he does SO, as rule. When other
people are already in bed, the editor is
still up, He stays up late to see what
happens. When 1 grow big shall be-
come an editor. Then can stay up
tnou t
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old Time "neviswinr.n

The first age Of the great modern re-
views and magazines was an age of kicks
and rough horseplay. Party spirit ran
high under the regency, and literary
criticism, 80 far from being the "disin-
terested" affair which Matthew Arnold
demands, was avowedly run upon polit-
ical lines. Libel suits and challenges
rained upon magazine editors. Jeffrey
and Moore went through the forms OF o
duel. The Cnaldee manuscript had to be
suppressed in the second edition, and
cost Mr.. Blaclswood thousand pounds
as 1t was Aggrieved persons lay Id wait
for editors in the street.
Thus one Mr.. Douglas, of Glasgow, who
had been roughly handled in "Maga,
came to Edinburgh and horsewhipped
Blackwood, and was in turn beaten by
Blaclkwood, who had REINFORCED himself
meanwhile with a cudgel and with the
Ettrick Shepherd. III. A. Beers In Gen.
f.1t-y
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-04-12
NEW yoRks POSTAL SERVICE.

Interesting Facts About the Growth OF the
Delivery System.
Thefair Of the postoffice employees was
an incentive to resuscitate and revivify
every postal article obtainable that was
quaint, ancient, and antique, even to an
exhibit Of a picture of the building used
for the first postoffice. In connection
with this might have been mentioned the
fact that 1t was in 1923, nine years after
the construction of the first fort at the
southern end of Manhattan Island, that
the first postoffice saw its beginning.
Previous to this, masters of vessels
bringing letters from domestic and for
eign ports brought them on shore and
left them at a coffee house, where the
merchants, the burghers and the loung-
ers met to discuss the topics of the day.
Here the letters were deposited In a
rack, where they might be obtained by
the persons to whom they were ad-
dressed.
In 1860, when New Amsterdam con-
sisted of struggling groups of one story
houses with peaked roofs and gable ends
fronting the street, and when the city
extended no farther north than Wall
street, there was the town winding near
the Battery, and the government house
stood in Water street, near Whitehall.
It was in this year that the letter carrier
first appeared-the lounger who carried
the mail to the merchant or burgher. It
was not until 1899, however, that the
first city postoffice was established, near
Bowling green, tho postmaster being
Richard Michel.
In ITO the British postmaster general
established the general postoffice in this
city and ordered that oil mails coming
by vessels should be sent there. A year
later post routes between New York and
Boston and New York and Albany were
established, and the mails were carried
on horseback twice month. In TAO a
similar route was established between
New York and Philadelphia.
In 1868 Benjamin Franklin was up
pointed postmaster general of the col
onies. Alexander Golden soon after
ward succeeded Richard Michel as post
master of the city, which Office he held
until the beginning Of the Revolution,
when the postoface was abolished by the
British officials and remained closed for
seven years.
William Bedlow, after whom Bellows
island was named, was the first post
master appointed after the war, and in
1850 he was succeeded by Sebastian Bar
mum, at which time the postal revenue
was $3.50, and the city directory con-
tanned 926 names only New York Trib-
una
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-04-12
The Language Of Animals.

There may be nodumb animals-only
their voices may be out Of our ear. II
must be supposed that small creatures,
including quadrupeds, hear sounds much
more acute than are audible to US, but
none Of the lower notes Of our scale.
This is perhaps tho case with cats and
dogs, who can obviously communicate
with one another, coming 80 close as al
most to touch noses, but making nc
sound audible to US. Thus there Is not
such confusion Of noises as there would
be otherwise. The vast difference OF
pitch heard by different great tribes OF
creatures causes us and them to have,
10 to speak, the world to ourselves. New
York Home journal.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-04-12
MANAGING ENGLISH FARMS.
The Results of an Intelligent and Capable
Land Owner In England.


Land Owner In England.
Mr.. W. J. Harris gives most helpful
and interesting account of the Halwill
manor estate. This was poor land and
much of it was untouched for long peri
DDS, being treated as summer run for
cattle. The investor, Mr.. Harris, was
tempted at first to do what at that time
was generally done by landlords--con-
solidate farms, pull down old cottages
and in fact generally reduce the avail
able population and labor on the land.
Several farms fell in soon after Mr..
Harris purchase of the estate, but he
was converted" by observing that,
where the landlord or the farming ten
ant had allowed the cottagers to cult
vate the land Immediately around them,
the value of the land had been doubled
by the laborer without indeed any guar
antee of permanent residence.
Instead Of destroying, the new landlord
built and repaired. and having farms on
his hands was enabled to cut off certain
fields and allot them TO cottagers. Small
farms grew up and the larger ones were
reduced. Thus land was let that other.
wise would not have BEEN moorland in
closures, for instance -and 1t was on these
that the value of the system made itself
at once apparent. s 49,
Land not valued at more than, FIVE
shillings per acre in its rough state be-
came, when meadow land, worth from
thirty to fifty shillings, and as the cot
taaSSes were in demand the population
increased, and farmers knowing that
labor could always be obtained took the
large farms, reduced though they were.
Wages have risen from ten and eleven
shillings to twelve and fourteen shillings
per week.
Mr.. Harris says he made the mistake
of working his vacant farms with bail
ifs, thinking, as the land was In low
condition, he might do 1t better than a
tenant. But, as he says, 1t Is the laborer
who knows best and who succeeds, pro-
vided he has not more land than he can
manage. One of these small holders now
has fifty acres and gives occasional en-
ployment.
One secret of the small farmers sue
cess is that one man works on his farm
for no wages at all, and that Is the farm
or himself. The small farmers help each
other, and they seldom let crop stand
too late or get behindhand, as Is the fash.
ion with some misguided men, who I'm.
derman their large farms and depend or
outside labor for chronic emergencies
The harm that large landowner can dc
by farming meanly Is incalculable.- =
London Saturday Review.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-04-12
Bound to Say some.hine.

Among other anecdotes Of university
life Dean Hole tells of an occasion when
there was some doubt as to the locality
of q city mentioned In Greek text, and
the lecturer addressed youth who had
just come up from the famous Shrews-
bury school, Now, Mr.. Bentley, you are
a pupil Of our great geographer, DR.. But
Ter, tho Atlas of our age, who carries the
world not ON his shoulders, but In his
head, and you can probably enlighten us
as to the position Of this ancient town"
II believe, SIR" was the prompt reply,
that modern travellers are Of the opin-
ion that the city ought to be placed about
ten milessto the southeast of the spot
1t now occupies on our map"
After receiving respectful thanks for
his information, the informer told Dean
Hole as they left the lecture room that
he had never heard of the venerable city
before, but that for the honor of Shrews-
bury and the reputation Of DR.. Butler
he felt himself bound to say something.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-04-12

Ex-Judge Henry u. Rowland is cred
tied with the following:
1t Is the gross and palpable subter-
fuges, deceits and evasions that are alb
horrent to our natures In dealing with
the outside world, like that In a prohibit
ton town in Maine, where lank and
red nosed countryman called into q drug
store and placing demijohn on the
counter said to the clerk. II want gall
Ion Of rum, baby's Sick" or the eau
tious sparring for an advantage sug-
gested by the answer Of the rector Of q
country parish who was revising his
sermon one Sunday morning and was
waited upon in his study by his organ
list, who asked what he should play. II
don't know" said the rector, absent
lnindedly; "what kind Of hand have
you gotT'-New York World.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-04-12
Spelling Comes by Nature,


In confirmation Of the saying that
spelling comes by nature" the case may
be cited of certain little girl, Q years
old, whose parents are both good spell
ers. At school recently she was given
to write out a List Of rs words, which
contained many rather hard ones, such
as "hatchet, receive" ''neighbor" and
so on. She spelled every word correctly
and was the only scholar in the school
who did so. ra s4,sa1
Now and tken 1t happens, however,
that the child Of famous speller breaks
its parents heart by proving an incor-
rightly bad speller. In such case the
disappointed parent may console himself
with the reflection that the child inherits
his bad spelling from grandparent, or
even from some more remote ancestor
Youths Companion.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-04-12
Doipg Anything.

A sharp boy struck Jefferson avenue
merchant the other morning for q Job.
$50 you want to be an Office boy, ehl"
queried the merchant good naturally.
eyes SIR"
what can you dot"
Anything"
"That's the same old answer" said the
merchant. "Do you expect to get paid
for doing anythingi"
"You bet / do" snapped the boy.
"You don't expect me to do anything
without pay, do you? That's what the
other man expected, and I got out"
The boy took the job.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-04-12
A Care for Snake Bite.

Another treatment for snake bite Is
added to the long list Of remedies that
have come from many countries. 1t is
said that the natives Of Australia have
comparatively little fear of snake bites
They keep always at hand piece Of
string made Of human hair. The string
Is tied tightly three or four inches above
the bite, q small circle an eighth Of an
inch deep Is cut around the two fang
punrtures with q knife, and the largest
vein below the bite is slit to allow the
blood to run out. The last stage Of this
heroic treatment is the turning on Of a
stream Of water to the affected part and
the rubbing down steadily OF the limb
for about twenty minutes. -Pittsburg
Qispatch. - n ~ - =. =
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-04-12
No Longer an Experiment.

The kindergarten is no longer an ex-
pertinent. 1t is not now On the defen-
sive, either on its educational or on its
philanthropic side. It Is rather for those
who ignorantly oppose the Kindergarten
to show cause for their opposition in the
face Of the almost unanimous approval
of experts and the enthusiastic indorse-
ment of all that part of the general pub
lie who have had the opportunity Of be-
coming familiar with its methods and
results. u Century.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-04-12
THE LOVE CHASE.


Though oft pass her on the street,
/ seldom seem to catch her eye;
She rarely lets our glances meet,
Although she knows I'm passing by.
But though to me she does not speak,
Nor give look my heart to cheer,
The furtive bfush upon her cheek
Tells me she knows that l am near.
Tis true she's full Of girlish art
A trait that's common to her sex,
But she Is no ooQuette at heart,
Though oft her tricks my mind perplex.
I know she's partial to the rose
I've sent her some, both red and yellow
Yet out upon the street she goes
With violets from some other fellow.
And still this love chase pursue,
Twixt hope and fear continue wooing,
One day o'ertoyed, the next so blue
scarcely know what am doing.
But one thought / take comfort In,
And gloomy doubt gives place to rapture
The harder she may be to win
The dearer yet will be the capture.
--E. O. Walcot In Soundings.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-04-12
Invention succeeds Invention.

The new hook and eye that are pc
culiar because the hook has q hump In
It have been succeeded by q hook that Is
peculiar for two humps between which
tina eye is held in place. Thus rapidly
does invention succeed invention in this
land Of novelties. New York Sun.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-04-12
suooess OF Eleotrio plants

The question, els light or darkness
conducive to the growth Of an electric
plantY" was recently discussed by a de-
batting society in western college.
Some stated that light was, because If
no lamps were lit there would be no
profits, while others said that darkness
was, because If there was no darkness
there would be no need Of lights. The
debate finally terminated in draw
New York Press.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-04-12
Tho Number Three in DAILY Life.

In the nursery rhymes and tales of
childhood who cannot remember the
"Three Wise Men of Gotham" who took
o sea voyage in bowl, not to mention
the luckless trio Of blind mice whose
tails were cut off by the farmers wifef
Examples Of this sort might be multi
piled indefinitely, but coming down to
everyday life, our meals are regulated
by the rule Of three, while the sick pa
tient would be guilty Of treason to his
doctor If he refused to take his medicine
three times day.--New York News.
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Just Cause.

.Wodjer black Joey's heye fur arter
he'd denied as he'd said them things
about yerT denied it7 Not imi Why,
ses to i'm, sJoerge SEES you've bin corl-
ing me backlog And he up and ses,
i re-pudiate the statement And then
blacks Is eye. might ha' stood the
cove's sayin Of 1t once-but wen he goes
an re-pudiates IT.
London Public Opinion.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-02-23
Railroad Rumbllngs.

There is considerable speculation
among the railroad employees as to
whether any heads will be impaired by
the change OF superintendent.
The night freight crew at the freight
depot now attend to the transferring Of
shingles at this point. It was formerly
done by q special crew, but it has been
turned over for them to do for time.
Frank Clemens, night yardmaster in
the Northern Pacific yards in this city,
slipped from the switch engine last Fri
day night and wrenched his back badly.
He hes been confined to the house ever
since Mrs. Clemens 10 also sick and has
been for some time past quite seriously,
but is said to be q little better this morn
ing. Misfortunes never seem to come
singly.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-02-23
Causes for Defeat.

The Bismarck Tribune has the follow
ing editorial comment on the causes that
led to the loss OF q republican senator:
Th election OF W. N. Roach is the
legitimate result of the methods adopted
by those republicans who, without CIV
ing any reasons for their course, without
presenting any valid objections to the
candidates named, determined to break
down organization and prevent the cleo
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-02-23

D0rman Baldwin drew the watch at
the watch clubs weekly drawing last
Monday.
Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1893-02-23

coNr1NrEp ON EIGHTH PAGE.
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