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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-03-08
The Fault of the Moon

In a small Vermont town the street
lamps, which are few and far between,
are under the charge Of one of the Oldest
residents Of the place. "Why in the
world weren't the lamps lighted tonight,
Mr.. Jacobsg' inquired summer resi-.
dent, who had stumbled down to The
postoffice one July evening in the pitchy
darkness of heavy rainstorm.
"They amt ever lighted on moonlight
nights" responded the old man calmly,
That's the rule, an the moon fulled last
night, an this is one of best nights in the
hull month" I'll
BEST nights echoed the other IL
considerable irritation. "What good
does the moon do in pouring rain like
thisT
81 can't help that" said Mr.. Jacobs
"Accordin to the almanac, this Is .
moonshine night, an the lamps hev NJ
call to be Lit. I recon the almanac's /
good thing to go by.
"Why," continued the old lamplighter
surveying his critic with suddenly awak
ened surprise and disgust, where d'yo,
s'pose sh'd fetch up eff / was t. go b,
the weather std O. the almanac I per
sumo T. say likely I might hev u go m.
raound evry night fer month in dol
days. I don't cal'late to hev no secl
works as thatl Ell the moon don't d,
her duty, it's unfort'nit, but 1t amt an,
o my lookout"
The bystanders murmured assent, ant
the summer resident was silenced. :
Youths Companion.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-03-08
Jefrev and wilson.

The two chief intellectual stars, JEFF
frey and Professor Wilson-the one near
~ 20, the other not far from 90. when I
first knew them--both worthy and wise,
were curious contrasts in every possible
way. The little lord was small and dslr
icate and dainty in build. Wilson-or
Christopher North, as he was as often
called--was splendid athlete, tall and
broad, who walked faster, ran faster
and leaped higher than any one Of his
time; not knowing how to spend his
health, strength and spirits; fair and
blooming, too, as a girl, with hair which
had been yellow, and when I knew him
laid plentifully on his shoulders in gray
locks.
Jeffrey prided himself on speaking
"English;" Christopher's tremulous burr
would have betrayed him anywhere.
Jeffrey was fastidiously neat and tidy;
Christopher notorious slut, sometimes
seen in easy deshabille, or what his lively
daughter Mrs. Gordon called "a state OF
nature" till late In the day, IL not all
day long. The judge hated early rising;
the professor was often up and out be-
fore sunrise. Jeffrey had seldom taken
part In the conviyial excuses which vera
going out when we came; Christopher
had become, and from all accounts not q
day too soon, a rigid abstainer from
every kind of stimulant. Both had lived
their student years at Oxford. jeffrey
hated college life; Christopher adored 1t
--Longman's Magazine.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-03-08
ya,nabla Team.

The man from Saginaw was visiting
the national capital &c see the sights.
One day, on Pennsylvania avenue, he
saw heavy, close, dark wagon, more
like black maria than anything else,
and asked his guide what it was.
"It's rather strange about that" said
the guide In the slowly didactic style.
you've been talking about the salaries
of officials here, from the presidents
$4,000 year down, but do you know
the horses to that wagon beat them ALP
"That SOP" said the Saginawster.
"They don't look like they could earn
more than So day anyhow. I've got
better horses than that to hire at 50 a
day and feed"
The guide looked at his charge with
pity.
"Why, my dear sir" he explained,
"those horses draw millions from the
treasury every year."
The Saginaw man wouldn't have 1t
and said SO with profane emphasis
"But it is true nevertheless" insisted
the guide. That's the wagon they haul
the gold and silver in," and the Sagi-
nawster looked at it steadily. Detroit
Free Press.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-03-08
Thought Tran.ferenca.

My father, Mr.. A. @. King of LIE Roy,
nls., was very sick with la grippe in Jan
uary, 1892. On the Goth / was sent for
and staid with him several days until he
was somewhat improved. then re-
turned to my home, Decatur, Ills, some
80 miles distant, telling my brother Ed
ward to write me every day and II
necessary 10 telephone CT telegraph me.
For quite awhile the letters came regu-
larly reporting everything favorable.
Then they ceased. There had not been
any letters for about a week, when, on
the evening Of the 10Th of February
concluded that would try the expert
ment Of making Brother Edward write
me by writing to him and then tearing
mp the letter, as suggested by Mark
Twain in Harper's. wrote the letter,
commencing it, "Dear Brother Edward
II suppose that no news is good news,
as If all were not well you would write. u
After / had written the letter l con-
cluded that l would send 1t, as, If the
mind influence had acted upon Edward
by my writing the letter, the sending
thereof would not interfere with 1t. He
would receive it the next day. At Z
o'clock on the morning of Feb. 10, re-
ceived o letter from Edward, dated the
10th, saying: Dear Brother james,
have not written you for several days,
because | have had no bad news to re-
port. Recollect, no news will be good
news.s AS near as we can learn, he
wrote this letter at the same time that
was writing to him. Is the fact that his
thoughts, and even words, were the
same as mine a mere coincidence, OF
something moref-Arena.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-03-08
rmpudence In Real Life.

AmPuueuce An AAehl AAhkes
Hare is story of impudence from real
life. It was told by my late friend, the
Rev. Greyille Chester, who made little
novel ont Of it, but I do not think the
book caught on" or had any success.
The thing happened almost exactly as
follows: There was a lady living In the
country; she was advanced in years,
either unmarried or widow; she was
wealthy, and she lived alone.
One winter evening she heard the
sound of carriage wheels on the gravel
The door was opened, and then fol-
lowed the humping Of trunks in the hall.
Then lady's name was announced, and
her visitor entered. She came in run
ming; she came in holding out both her
hands; she came in with a laugh of well
come and of Joy. "You dearest Jenny"
she cried, kissing her with trimming
eyes. at is 40 years since last we part
ed at deal old Miss is school. How
are your How are you? Oh, my dear.
! am SO glad to see you'll And I've come
to stayp'
She sat down, threw off her bonnet
and began to rattle on about the school.
When they separated for the night, the
hostess reflected that she had not even
asked her visitors name and that she re-
membered nothing at all about her. In
the morning she did ask her name, but
yet she remembered nothing at all about
her. That visitor came to stay. In fact,
she never went away again. The two
ladies lived together in the greatest ami
ty till the end. And to the very end the
hostess never knew who her friend was
and could not associate her name or her
face with her old school.-Walter Besant
in London Queen.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-03-08
The Lowing Act Of q Dog.

During mothers long and severe i'll
ness, Carlo took great interest In all that
pertained to her, watching the doctor
very closely and sitting by the half hour
with his chin on the bed by her side. We
bought our bread, and knowing Carlos
fondness for warm biscuit the baker
often gave him one which he quickly dis
! patched. Once, during very severe at
tack of mothers, when we were doing
our utmost to tempt her appetite, Carlo
came In early one morning, bringing his
warm biscuit untouched, and laid it on
the floor by mothers side.
(. Too sick to notice this act Of his, but
not to be disappointed IN his own plan
he came forward and lifted the biscuit
to her pillow and retired again to his
CORNER to wait some look Of thanks from
her. 1t came, and such happy dogl
He had brought his choicest offering--a
warm biscuit--and it had been recog-
nized. Was there loving plan and care
full observation in this actf--Mary x.
Holmes in Science.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-03-08
whittier ON Matthew Arnold.

Matthew Arnold went to see Whittier
on his arrival, and it is needless to say
that Whittier derived sincere pleasure
from the visit, but Arnolds delightful
recognition Of Whittier's SIN School
Days" as one of the perfect poems which
must live gave him fresh assurance Of
fulfilled purpose In existence. he had
followed Arnold with appreciation from
his earliest appearance in the field Of
letters and knew him, as 1t were, ''by
heart" long before personal interview
was possible. In letter written after
Arnolds return to England he says; II
share thy indignation at the way our
people have spoken Of him, one Of the
foremost men Of our time, a true poet. 4
wise critic and a brave, upright man.
to whom all English speaking people
owe q debt of gratitude. I am sorry ]
could not sec him again. Annie Fields
In Harpers.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-03-08
Fashions In Glass.

Very few years ago nothing would
please but glass blown to the utmost
thinness, either plain or engraved with
ornamental designs, but now we have
returned to the heavy faceted decanters
and goblets, which we were brought up
to despise. Which is the stricter faster
Undoubtedly that which we have just
discarded for the special quality Of glass.
which can be rivaled in no other mate
rial, Is its transparency and capacity foE
being blown into exceeding Hghtness,
When cut into facets, the former quality
is impaired, the latter Is net displayed
and the object depends for beauty on its
brilliancy, in which 1t completes at dis
advantage with rock crystal The virtue
Of an art consists not less In bringing out
the highest quality Of material than In
revealing the mind of the artist. Black
woods Magazine.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-03-08
WOMEN GET OFF CANS BACKWARD
They Are Usually Thinking Of Walking
Back Over the Route

They Are Usually Thinking Of Walking
Back Over the Route.
After the woman had rolled over two
or three times In the dust and made q
voluminous display of lingerie, she strug-
gled to her feet. Her face was very red,
her back hair was terribly unused and
her draperies in most inartistio disorder.
She scornfully refused to give her name
to the conductor, who rushed to her as
sistance, and would not say whether she
was hurt As she turned to walk away
the conductor whistled Ego ahead, /" and
smiles began to show among the passen-
gers.
'She's like all the rest Of 'em," was the
contemptuous commento of the conductor
as he jumped on the car.
~ never knew O conductor who
stopped his train at the right place"
sneered fat woman who overheard the
conductors remark. "It's the greatest
wonder in the world that more people
are not killed by the carelessness of them
conductors. They haven't bit Of &C
commodation in their souls"
"Did you hear that womanT inquired
another passenger. "She blames the
conductor for that woman's tumble and
will in all probability alight from the
car backward when she reaches her
destination. have been close OBJ
server of this peryerse habit of women
who ride on the street cars, and believe
that have solved the problem.
"Why do they turn their faces the
wrong wayf I saw a theory advanced
the other day in a newspaper that left
handed women were never seen to take
q tumble because their stronger arm
aided them to retain their balance when
alighting. But it really makes no differ
ence whether woman Is left or right
handed. She gets on car and tells the
conductor to let her off at Twenty-first
street. She has been down town shop
ping and is in a hurry to reach home.
"All the time the cable is pulling her
homeward she keeps thinking of how
much she will have to do when her jour
ney Is ended. The conductor yells
Twenty-frst street,
"She is aroused with start from her
study, intent only on getting off the car.
You have noticed, no doubt, that cable
train always passes crossing before II
stops. There is the whole secret of a
woman's many tumbles. She would be
safe and happy If the conductor would
only stop the train SO she could step of
at the right spot exactly. But the car
passes the crossing, and unconsciously
she turns her face In the direction she
wishes to go. If she would wait until
the car stops all would be well. but the
thought that she is being carried past her
destination makes her hurry. Before the
car stops, she thinks Of the few extra
steps she will have to take IL she Ia
carried any farther and jumps off.
You know the rest, and there is the true
reason why 90 women in 100 get off q
street car backward The Tooth woman
Is on the rear seat Of the last car and
steps Off at the right place. Chicago
| Herald.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-03-08
A QUESTION OF VALUES.

~Kisses are Cheap said Bob Malice.
Flashing wicked glance at me,
"Cheap call, when girl so fair
Stoops to be kissed by John st. Clair"
Meier word do deign to reply
As watch the sunset fade and die,
And In the shadows that fall about
Much OF LIES sweetness seems shut ont.
He kissed me, yes, ere he went away;
Twas q memory, he said, he could keep fol
aye;
And Bob don't know. All, what man could
Guess one-hRlf that q woman would7
A year later, with softened tread.
Bob comes In and says, Hes dead"
"St. Clair?" ask, and now there lies
A wondering question in Bob's blue eyes.
" thought-you know-Bess, Is It true
That the fellow was really nothing to youin
raise my eyes; they are stern and cold;
Bob's are not-they're ablaze and bold.
my darlingi Minel All, at this late day
For know now why he went away" ].
but my kisses are cheap-I remember,
you see."
"They are moro than untold wealth. to
me-"
Yankee Blade.
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noiIinr noun 4 snaeoI,.


An old newspaper man in Washington
tells this story of Mr.. Blaine;
my first experience with Mr.. Blaine
was when, as correspondent for west
ern paper, endeavored to get him 20
withdraw from the official reporters OF
the house speech which he had made.
in order that might mako an abstract
Of It, afSfs a
CHOW much of this do you want 10
user Mr.. Blaine asked. f
II replied that I thought would send
about half of it. 50
"Then will make an abstract my
SELF said he, reducing 1t one-hah. LIDO
not doubt your skill, but want thts
speech boiled down by its friends
New York World.
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The Election
is Over !!

By a large majority we have been
declared to have the best line of
Dress Goods and Coats for Ladies
and Children in Trenton.
Our 25c. line we know includes
the greatest variety of styles and col
orings ever shown at the price.
Plain Henriettas, Plain Cloths, Plaid
and Stripe Henriettas, Plaid and
Stripe Cloths, Bourettes, Camel Hair,
stripes and Illuminated Serges, all at
25c.
At 39c. we show Fine Henriettas,
Fine Habit Cloths, extra Camel
Hair Suitings, all wool novelties.
At 400. the line is simply immense.
Every kind of goods in the market
at that price. Henriettas, Serges,
Surah Cloths, Broadcloths, storm
Serges and plumage Cloths in every
color. A special line of all-wool
suiting cloths, all colors, yard and a
half wide, at 50c. At 69c., zoe. and
SOC. We show all the latest imported
novelties in crepons, alligator crepes,
picardy spots and crequelle cloth.
Ourfastblack Henriettas marked
at 40, SO, SO and 79c. are rare values.
Our Coat Business is away ahead
of any we have ever done. We
have everything that can be asked
for. Every new thing both for
Ladies and Children. All shown
on the ground floor, and marked at
such prices that they sell themselves.
Children's garments are a specially
with us. We have a splendid line.
Blankets and quilts are a good
talking subject. We have them at
prices ranging at SO to csc. for cot
ton ones. Half wool s1.49 to $2.98
a pair. All-wool 1898 and s4.98
to 1897. Fine grey ones from CSC.
to $4.98. Scarlet ones 1898 to
$5.9s. Heavy Quilts soc. to 1898
for down filled ones.
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A Costly Blble.

The most expensive illustrated book
yet made is said to bea Bible now owned
by Theodore Irwin of Oswego. Il Ia
valued at $4,000, for Mr.. Irwin paid
that sum for the work. The original
was in seven volumes, 16mo., and by the
addition of drawings and engravings Il
was enlarged to 90 volumes, each 10 by
"a inches, which occupy II eeet Of space
ON the shelves. This remarkable book
contains 5000 pen and pencil drawings,
etchings, engravings, Autographs, oil
and water color paintings and Inezxo-
tints. Among the illustrations are parts
Of the "Great Bible Of Cranmer," print
ed in 1888; parts Of the ''Bishop's Bible"
printed in 1868; parts Of the 'Nurem-
burg Bible," the first illustrated Bibls
published, printed In 1748, and Of "Lu-
theirs Version" and the "Breeches Bible
The extender has brought together not
only all that could be found Of the best
and rarest efforts at illustrating the text
Of the Bible, but also the art Of modern
painters and engravings, making 1t the
most complete and valuable copy Of the
Bible in existence. w Washington Star
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sopcommittai Praise.

One of an admiring group around a
certain conscientious woman Of bound
less tact recently asked her what she
found truthfully to say when adoring
parents exhibited unpromising infants or
their pictures. The tactful woman
smiled with justifable pride at the score
Of anxious feminine faces turned toward
her, II always exclaim ardently, Well,
that is baby and" with dancing eyes,
lit Is, you know."--New York Times.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-03-08
FARGO Comedies and Theaters.

A manager in New York-not the man
one would have expected to say 1t, either
declares that farce comedies are work
ing a general injury to theatrical inter
ests: "To the legitimate theaters, be-
cause they are taking people away from
them; to the public, because they are
lowering standards Of taste; to the vari-
ETY. shows, because they are being con-
stantly recruited from them, and to the
actors, as class, because they induce a
man to give up honest work and play at
the gallery."--New York Sun.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-03-08
The WAYS OF Elephants.

A big elephant which was employed 70
drag away the carcass of dead bullock
and had allowed the burden to BE- aa-
tached by ropes without observing what
It was happened to look around and In
stantly bolted, its fright increasing or
cry moment as the unknown object
Jumped and bumped at its heels. After
running some miles, like dog with .
tin can tied to its tail. the elephant
stopped and allowed itself to be turned
around and drew the bullock back again
without protest. london Spectator. y
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-03-08
Ereouraeine salmon.

The salmon syndicate Of the north
west are all busted in encouraging the
increase of the Pacific coast salmon.
Fifty thousand million salmon are
turned loose into the rivers Of Oregon
by the syndicate alone every year, and
as the industrious female salmon lays
900 eggs to every pound Of her weight,
the prospect of the fish seems encourag-
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-03-08

It is worth while for man to venture
his life to carry rope to . sinking ship,
or to save q great cause, but to win 2
line in a college paper or the applause Of
a crowds such glory worth the price2
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-03-08

When q woman says that she Is afraid
of q particular man, 1t Is covert, per-
haps an unconscious, confession that she
Is strangely drawn to him.
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A sure Sign.

When q young man talks about the
business Of tour firm" in a pitch OF voice
that can be heard from one end Of :
street car to the other, 1t is sure Sign
that his wages have been raised to - =
week. New York Herald.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-03-08

Guest-What precautions have you
here in case of fire?
Hotel Clerk-We have fire escapes
from every floor. AL you have to doh
to make your way to one Of them and
fall off. New York Weekly.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-03-08

Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote novel
which he called "The House of Seven
Gables" His son Julian, who Is the
father Of seven children, calls his house
.The House of Seven Gabblers." W.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-03-08

Seneca, when tired writing his treatises
ON morals, found amusement In going
over his accounts and calculating how
much interest was due him.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-03-08

There 10 no accounting for tastes in
this topsy tErvy world. A New York
woman wears ring in which is set in a
circle Of diamonds her FIRST baby's first
tooth 1913 *Sf8t
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-03-08

octavius Augustus had a mortal dread
of thunder, and whenever storm came
or he retired to an underground vault
built for protection.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1893-03-08

The man who hasn't any work to do
never seems to be quite happy unless he
u bothsr4pg somebody else who has
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coanxinoed.

Judge Prisoner, do you Acknowledge
your guiltf
Prisoner No, my lord. The speech FOR
the defense has convinced even me OF my
innocence. Exchange.
The Lebanon express. (Lebanon, Linn County, Or.) 1887-1898, 1893-04-28
Another Strike.

OF all the strikes that we ever heard
Of, the preachers, strike beats them all.
The following resolutions Sent to the
State Board by the Salem Ministerial
Bonrd explains itself.
SALEM, Or, April II, 1913.
At a called meeting of tic Salem
Ministerial association this morning
the following resolutions were unani-
mously passed:
Resolved, First-That we respectful
ly say to the various boards having the
oversight Of the state asylum for the
insane, penitentiary and reform school,
that we adhere 10 our original PROPOSE
ton Of requesting the sum Of S. for
each religious service held on Sahbaths
and respectfully request their in,medi.
ate attention to and settlement Of the
matter,
Resolved, SeeDnd-That II the above
arrangement is agreed TO by the respec-
tive boards, It shall he further agreed
that the religious services held ut the
several institutions shall I've uRder the
direction Of the Salem Ministerial asso-
citation, and If at any time IL should be
desirable by any Of the superiHtendents
to have some visiting or other minister
conduct services, II shall be with the
consent Of the Ministerial association,
or the minister who has charge Of the
services on the Sabbath in question,
and the compensation shall be paid IL
the regular pastor just the same
Resolved, Third-That we suspend
services at all state institutions unit
the matter is amicably scttled, provid
Ing that we except the asylum Eor ths
remainder Of this month.
Of this association Rev. VIM. Lund
is president, and Rev. J. E. Blair, sec
retary.
\ "The laborer is worthy Of his hire
and II the ministers preach they shoult
be paid, hut for the good brethren t
demand what they have, especially II
resolution No. 2, seems too much, un
reasonable and unchristianlike.