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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-12-19
THE GAME OF sNAPDRAeoN.

Players Must Be Quick and Not Mind
Burned Fingers.
Few Christmas gambols" exist in
their original form. But the old games
modified to suit modern taste az well
as the new ones are just rs full of fun
and are entered into by the young folks
nowadays with as much zest as We're
The rougher gambols over which in old
England the Lord of Misrule' pre-
sided. Although the authority of this
lord was generally acknowledged at
Christmas melrymakings 200 or 300
years ago. and he made things very live
ly, such disorders finally crept into his
lrief burlosquo reign that he was sup
pressed.
One Of the most quiet and genial Of
the gambols over which he was master
has been handed down under the name
of "Snapdragon. Raisins arc put into
large bowl, covered with spirit, which
is ignited. Lights in tho room are ex-
,inguished, and each one attempts in
turn to grasp q raisin, feat requiring
some skill and courage. Meanwhile an
appropriate accompaniment is the "Song
of the Snapdragon, beginning thus:
Here he comes with flaming bowl.
Don't he mean to take his tolP
Snipl Snapi Dragonl
Take care you don't take too much,
BE not greedy in your clutch,
srip Snapl Dragon!
With his blue and tapping tongue
Many Of you win BIO stung.
Snipi Snapi Dragonl
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-12-19
What Christ Taught.

Before Christ came men did not know
God They did not understand his ia
therhood and affection. They had all
along supposed that whoever would en-
joy Gods favor must purchase it in
some way, and so before the coming OF
Christ men crouched and trembled be-
fore God as though he were an al
mighty tyrant and they worshiped be-
fore him with sacrifices of slavish fear
But the coming of Christ brought a
new element into hannah faith. He
taught not the jew alone, but he taught
all mon everywhere that God loves
them; that he loves them as sinners;
that he loves them with love that is
moro devoted and tender than any
mother bears her child; that he is not
only ready to forgive them all that is
past of transgression and sin, but to
make them heirs of a glorious and eter-
nal inheritance; that all God asks Of
man is love, Christian Advocate.
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Christmas at Osborne.

Tho royal boar's head. the baron of
beef and woodcock pic, which are indis-
pensable for British sovereign's Christ
mas feed. aro all sent from Windsor to
Osborne ready cooked. The boar's head
is brought in in solemn state, preceded
by choir boys singing carol us follows:
The queens boar's head in hand bear
Bedecked with bays and rosemary,
And pray You, my people. be merry.
Quot eats in conyiyio
Caput npri defero
Reddens laudea Domino.
Lord steward has provided this
In honor of the king Of bliss.
On Christmas to be served
In Beginen@ Atrio
Caput apri defaro
Reidens laudea Domino
EXCHANGE
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-12-19
Christmas Gifts.

Give by all means ont of the pleni-
tube of your heart and your purse Give
wise gifts. In your own home circle
some little thing, fashioned and design
cd by your own hands and worked
with joyous secrecy, will give more
pleasure than anything bought in shop.
To the poor give money, ii you do it
wisely and know the recipient. To the
rich send card or bunch of chrysan.
themums To the children--this is
very sweet point-give what you think
each individual boy or girl most desires.
The gun desiring boy may not banker
after the symbol of the diluvian navy
that anchored on Ararat, and the proud
possessor Of many dolls may possibly
yearn for a growing mechanical bear
or live white mouse. Study the chill
arens wants. Find out what they most
wish for and then play Santa Claus to
tour hearts content --Gentlewoman.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-12-19

n I'LL OF fatnOS ut CnrhtHhhstiues
There is little girl of 8 who has
proved herself one of the ministering
children not in name only A few weeks
ago the baby of tho family died The
children as well as the mother had
looked forward to hanging up the baby's
stocking at Christmas with great deal
of pleasure. But the loss of the baby
brought such anguish to the mother that
she decided to have no Christmas eele-
bration of any kind. Last Sunday even
ing, as tho family sat in partial dark
ness, recuunting their loss with all Its
sad circumstances, tender little voice
pierced the gloom:
Mamma, isn't there any Christmas
in heaven?'
eyes, darling" answered the weep
ing mother. 1T is always Christmas
there. ~
"Then why don't you keep it here?"
persisted the little girl. Jus make
b'lieve baby isn't dead, an hang up her
little stockin, mamma, an les oil have
Christmas jus the same an be happy,
like she is -
The child IS wisdom prevailed against
the unreasoning sorrow Of the mother
and the little ones are happy and busy
filling the stocking of the baby who will
keep Christmas in heaven.
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WEDNESDAY. DEC. 10. 1894.
THREE TURKEYS.


Three turkeys came sorrowing home to roo@t--
Home to roost as the sun went down.
Each thought Of the usual Christmas boost
That the poultry trade would receive In town
For birds must fatten,
And men must eat,
And the Juicy worm
Makes the best Of white meat
So what is the use of bemoanings
Three forms through the dark'ning barnyard
stalk
With axes as sharp as sharp can be.
There's a scuffie of wings, smothered
squawk-
Three gobblers are sailing the Jasper sea
For birds may futter,
But cooks must kill
And pile the Christ
Mas table until
The festive board Is groaning.
Three corpses lay in the morning light
On the kitchen dresser all ready to roast.
They are trimmed and slewered and ramIned
full tight
With sage and with everything else almost.
For "turks" must sizzle
And change to brown,
And IL there's turkeyless
Man in town
f'Ye bird that don't mind loaning
San Francisco Examiner.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-12-19

A Servian Christmas Dinner.

The poorest family in Servia will
pinch themselves all through the year
so as to have money enough to buy
pig at Christmas. Skewered to long
piece of wood, the pig is turned over a
blazing fire until cooked, the guests
watching tho process with increasing
interest After dinner stories are told
and songs are sung Santa Claus, who,
IN the person of an honored guest, is
present to receive instead of to give
presents departs after the feast, deco
rated with long ring of cakes around
his neck and laden with such gifts as
his friends can bestow. The feasting
room is symbolically strewn with straw.
New York Journal
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Leave Lsmhertvie tor Manunka Chunk S.33.
. 81 am 1877 5.u7 and 81 y III. Sunday. 4 IL Us.
FOR Philipsburg aud Easton only 632 p m week
days
Leave Frrnchtown o., 10 63 IN, 2,l0 $50 and
s42p N weekdays s AZ m sundays. For Phil
ipsburg and Easton only 7.o6 p M
Arrive al Phiipsharg ~ aud 10 % a NJ 24o,
5 5S, Z A. and 9.Is p sunday Is p IN
Leave Phillipsburg IS y AZ and ~ ~ m, 200,
I'D aud ~ y nj sunday. 9 % y
Arrive BelVidere 7.hH, 10 % and Il.01 IN 3.24,
6.33 aud 9 So p IN. sunday 9-53 p M.
Arrive Manunka chunk S05 lUl2and Ills N.
830 d 39 and i0u0 IN sunday, loco M
Additional trains leave be,videre for Manunks
Chunk UO aud 50 m, and 20 p nj sunday
7UOam Returning, leave Mauunka hunk Tor
8eyidere S.25, IO.15 M, $50 and $40 p nj. sun
LAY, 10 Us pm.
Freight or mixed trains leaving Manunka
Chunk at q u a m Relvdere GID m. Martins
Creek G 81 q m arriving Lehgh Junction So III,
will carry passengers and maze stops at nag sta
lions north OF Phillipsburg. Trains leaving Ma
nunka Chunk at 80 M and f.SO ? N, Will carry
passengers TO Belvldere.
Passengers for Broad Street Station. Philadel
phia. by trains leaving Manunka Chunk 725 IN
daily. aud IL 20. 54f p m week days, and leaving
Philiipsburg S GO daily, 7l5 a IN, and LOU,
8 II m week days go through without change al
Trenton A thu ough car for hapunka hunk Is
attached to trains leaving Broad Street station a.
6.W sl4 m, 1900 no H. 3 52, aud " P M ny Al
other trains passengers 10 or from Broad ottee'
change cars at Trenton.
connection is made at Manunka Chung with
delaware, Laekawanna 8 Western Railroad; lie.
Ugh Junction with Leh yh Valley Lehigh Sus
uuehaDna Morris 4 Essex, and New Jersey Centrs
railroads. At Lambertville With Pennington Rail
YORK, Camden. &c
can be obtained at the ticket Offices.
General Passenger agent.
Gen, RI Manager
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-12-19
Dress Goods Week.

SPECIAL VALUES this week
in Dress Goods Department. All
old goods cleared out and new,
clean and fresh stuffs are offered at
prices never before thought of.
Is ps. Double Width Suitings, fan
cy weaves, worth 25c., at l22c.
70 ps. All-Wool Habit Cloths, all
colors, worth Doc, at lie.
% ps. 36 inch Irridescent Suiting~,
35c. goods, at ICE.
% ps. 40 iuch Imported Style Nov
elites, SOC. goods, at 25c.
20 ps 40 inch All WOOL Grovelano
Suitings, at 25c.
20 ps. 40 inch Gilbert Suiting, al
plain colOrs and covert mixtures,
at 49c.
10 ps. ST inch All-Wool Novellies
dollar goods, 49c.
30 ps, the best rs inch Surah Serg
es, and French Finish llenriettao.
all colors and black, 49c.
10 ps. Best 60c. Black Henriettas,
at SOC.
All Imported Novelties
ut cut prices.
PLEASE NOTE: We can
match any shade of goods with vel
vets or fancy weaves in silks.
@ Special Flannel and
Blanket Values.
Persian Stripe Blankets at zoe. a
pair.
Handsome Persian Robes and
Couch throws, Soc.
Heavy White and Fancy Blankets,
CSC, extra heavy.
Id size White and Fancy Blan-
kets, $l.49 pair.
Comfortables, 79c., 89c., 97c. to
$2.49 each.
Canton Flannels, DC, SC. and &c.
The best you ever saw.
All-Wool Scarlet Medicated Elan
mel, l9c.
A heavy 39c. Medicated Flannel,
25c.
Mixed Sanitary Skirting Flannels,
l2c. and l5c.
Heavy Sheeting Muslin, &c and Sc.
Full-width Sheeting, l24c.
We repair and make over Ladies'
Coats.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-12-19

1t is estimated that New York SIP II,
81, 800, 900 for its Christmas candle
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-12-19
Christmas Thoughts.

Christmas il almost in sight and
stockings are much longer than they
were last year. Dallas News
A praiseworthy Christmas decoration
lining the pockets of the poor with
gold and silver. York Journal
Christmas comes but once year, and
when IL does 1t sneaks up on every one
unawares. Chicago Record
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santa Clana Coming.

Oh. happy are the little folks.
For Christmas IL most here.
Then get your stockings ready,
For now the time draws near.
Old Santa Claus Is on the way.
He left home yester noon.
His great sleigh packed with Christmas
gifts,
Hen be here very soon.
His RENDERS SIX are flying fast
BE cracks his whip-away
They're speeding over hill and dale
Three cheers for Christmas day
--Washinxton News
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-19
LITERARY NOTES.

The Easter (AprlD Home and Country. pub.
lished by Jos. Mckay, at SO East Tenth street,
New York. is n tribute to the printer and the
artist, as ALEC to the contributors. Well illue-
trated, this magazine already popular, improves
with each month. With table OF contents en-
tlrely seasonablo and varied enough to please
every taste, enjoyable in some special way to
every member OF every family the Easter number
should have place In all the homes OF our
country. Two dollars and fifty cents year; IS
cents month.
The singular good fortune has fallen to the lot
of I he Cosmopolitan Magazine of presenting one
OF the most remarkable pieces OF fiction ever
written--renarkablc because OF its author and
remarkable because il has remained unsuspectcd
and undiscovered for more than u hundred years,
only to he given to the world at last in an Amer
lean magazine. story was actually in exist
ence by Napoleon Bonaparte. The manuscript
had survived the vicissitudcs OF war and exile
Had remained locked up for hundred years and
was now about to he brought TO light in America.
II appears from the researches made by the
who vouches for the TACT over his own signature,
that Napoleon, when young lieutenant, wrote
Corscan story The manuscript OF this he con-
hded to his uncle, Cardinal Fcsch, then Arch
bishop or Lyons. When Cardinal Fesch died In
1850, his papers entrusted to his Grand
Vicar. Able Lyonnct. Napolcon's manuscript
was sold by the able to Libri, n member OF tho
Academy and inspector OF French libraries
libr gold this and some other manuscripts to
Lord Ashburnham for $1,000, and from 1912 to a
recent dntc Napolcons manuscript slumbered In
Ashburnham Castle The Cosmopolitan main
tains stan editors in both London and Paris, men
or wide requirements, who spend their time In
searching exclusively for what is likely to be OF
great valnc to the readers OF tho magazine. To
the Paris editor belongs the honor or securing
nscrlpt from the pen OF the worlds greatest
personality.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-19

The result OF yesterdays primary
election will not prove very surprising,
although the selection of any one was
hardly to be considered surety until
tho ballots were counted, and for this
reason intense excitement prevailed
until late in the night The result
proves the value of hard and we'll di.
rected labors. The fight has been an
animated one and we are sorry to say
that it has not been conducted on the
most friendly and at all times "above
board" manner. We trust, however,
that personal strife may now be dropped
and the friends of the defeated candi.
dates show their magnanimity by work
ing for the election OF the fortunate ones.
In the selection of Sturges e. Jones
as the candidate of the Democratic
party for the mayoralty OF Roanoke,
the voters have shown their aprrecia-
ton OF his services spent last fall in
effective campaign work and Jealous
labors in behalf of Democracy and party
principles. He is man OF ability and
determination, conservative and dis
Greet.
Although comparatively a recent
addition to the city's legal talent, he
has shown his interest in the welfare of
Roanoke to marked degree and can
be depended upon to discharge the
duties OF mayor in an impartial, con.
scientious and able manner. In so far
as the local option issue entered into
this election the voters in selecting him
by the big ma jority obtained have de-
cided in favor of tho wet" side of tho
question.
In the other nelootions The TIMES is
glad to announce that good men have
been chosen. There will be no need OF
an independent ticket, and the Repub-
licans are now at liberty to do their
prettiest. Their labors will prove un-
availing.
The ticket chosen yes terday and an.
nonnced in THE TIMES this morning is q
''sure winner"
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-19

The national grain congress, which
has been in session at Wichita. Kas.,
during the past two days, passed resolu-
tions throwing of the yoke OF the East
and advocating the closest commercial
relations between the West and South;
favoring the completion of the Mica
raguan canal and it's absolute control
by the United States; urging the lines
of railroad from the West TO the South
to compete for the grain in the West to
Southern ports and pledging the support
Of both ections to such corporations.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-19
EleCtriC IiIttAra.

This remedy is becoming so we'll
known and so popular as to need no
special mention. All who have used
Electric Bittcrs sing the same song of
praise.-A purer medicine does not
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Constipation and Indigestion try Elec-
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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-19
California E1ouraionn.

The we'll known Phillips Excursion
Company have arranged to run week y
excursions to all principal California
and other Pacific Coast cities from all
points on the Baltimore and Ohio rail
road.
The parties will leave the East on
Wednesday OF each week, commencing
January 18th, and passengers will be
booked through to destination. There
are no Pacific Coast tours Offering as
good accommodations at less expense.
For full information address A. Phillips
& Co., No Ill s. 9th street, Philadel-
phia, or call on nearest ticket agent
B. & o. R 3 Co.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-19

The MOST plausible (?) reason sug-
gested for an Americans sympathy for
the cause OF Home Rule in Ireland was
that given by q prominent New Yorker
At meeting OF the Cong cegational Club
in that city the other night when he
said that he favored Home Rule Tor
Ireland because it might attract the
Irishmeu in this country to their place
OF nativity" This fellows charity is
evidently exceeded only by the abnor-
NAL development of his own bigotry.
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THE TIMES can De found regularly Oh

THE TIMES can Dc round regularly on
ole at the following places:
Roanoke, Va.-Rotels Roanoke and
Ponce de Leon. M. l.. Smith, w. Frank
Carr, Terry Building, Elks' News Stand,
"a Salem Avenue, r. Goldstein, Jefferson
street.
Bristol, Tenn.-Hamner and Sullivan.
Pocahontas, Va.-PocahOntas Inn.
Rsdford. Vs.-Radtord News Depot.
East Radford, Ve.-Radford News
Depot.
Salem, Va.-F. A. Love'ock.
Wytheville, Va.-E. b. Bailey
Norfolk and Western trains.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-19
TELEGRAPH BREViTIEs.

The electric plant OF the Capital Gas
Company, which supplies Sacramento,
Gala, with lights and power was burned
Loss 5000. 900.
Chairman Wilson, of the House ways
and means committee, is expected back
In washington in about ten days. He
is still in Texas.
Sergeant-at-Arms Snow is preparing
to enforce the old law for docking"
the salaries OF members of tho House
for absence without leave.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-19
POISONING IN CAMPBELL COUNTY
One Dead and Two Other Members of the
Family In "a Critical Condition.

One Dead and Two Other Members of the
Family In Critical Condition.
WASHINGTON, April 1S.-A special to
the Post from Lynchburg, Va, says:
Parties from Campbell county to-day
reported that family named Neill, liv-
ing on the county road about twenty
miles from Lynchburg, narrowly os
caped death from poison last Monday.
The poison, il seems, was in the food
at breakfast, as sll the family, except 8
little daughter who did not eat any,
were attacked by the same kind of
pains. AS it WAS, one son, aged about
10, died in the morning, and Mr.. Neill
and his wife and older son are in q
critical condition.
Mr.. Neill, it Is understood, kept
trough on rats" in the house, but, If it
got into the food, no one knows how it
came about.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-19
ROANOKE, VA. APRIL 10, 1924.

THE handwriting o. The late cole
DRAFTED iuriss. David Dudley Field, is
said 10 be 50 Eligible that the scrawls
OF Horace Greeley were copper plate"
beside them. This is no reason why the
youth Of this generation should seek
to place a premium upon his chanc es
for fame 81 the expense of his penman-
ship.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-19

IT will be an agreeable surprise to
persons subject to attacks of bilious collie
to learn that prompt relief may be had
by taking Chamberlsin's Collie, Cholera
and DiarrhGa Remedy. In many in
stances the attack may be prevented by
taking this remedy as soon as the first
symptoms of the disease appear. 25 and
50 cent bottles for sale by the Chas. Lyle
Drug Company.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-19
Pilgrims En- Route for Rome.

BARCELONA, April ls.-Six thousand
pilgrims embarked at this point last
evening on their way to Rome. They
were accompanied by several bishops
and large number of priests. They
were not rnolested.
ROME, April IS The pope received
and addressed large body of Spanish
pilgrims in 81. Hesers TO -daY.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-19
MORE HELP NEEDED,
The Patrol Schooner Tangier Unable to
Cope With the Oyster Pirates.

RICHMOND, April ls.-Governo OFFER
rail- received to-day telegram from
Tasley urging him to send the State
police steamer Chesapeake to Tangier
Sound, as the Maryland oyster dredgers
had been working on Women's Marsh
Rock three nights, the patrol schooner
Tangier being una Bile 20 cope with them.
1t is also said that the Tangier Island
ers arc preparing to 90 out in their
small boats and attack the dredgers.
The governor is under the impression
that the Chesapeake is already in the
sound.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-19
VIRGINIA BREVlTiES.

The Petersburg correspondent of the
follows: Baseball circles here have
Brooks, Of the Petersburg club, signed
with the Altoonas, Of the Pennsylvania
State League. The management Of the
Petersburg team teleRraphed to N. E.
Young, president of the National
League, asking him if the Virginia
State League was not under the protec-
tion OF the national agreement? Mr..
Young's reply was that it was. The
management of the Petersburg team
went to Norfolk to-day to notify Myers
and Brooks, who are there, that If they
did not return to Petersburg they would
be blacklisted.
Last week large and valuable dog
belonging TO Mr.. Scott Mackey, a we'll
known farmer Of Rock bridge, displayed
Signs of hydrophobia, but before it's
symptoms had fully developed GO es to
make sure Of it's disease the dog had
bitten a number Of dogs and COW. The
rabid dog was shot, and all OF the other
dogs bitten by the rabid animal that
could be found except one, which with
the COW bitten, was put up TO await de-
velopments. In q few days the COW and
dog showed every evidence OF hydro
phobia, and were promptly killed. Is
is feared that some of the dogs bitten
by the mad dog are still at large and
will develop hydrophobia and cause
trouble in that section OF the country.
Considerable excitement resulted there
from.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-19
Buoklen's Arnica snlve.

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The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-19

To Participate at tho Monument Unwilling
RICHMOND, April 1s.-Governor OFFER
rail- will order the Richmond Howitzers,
companies, &c" and "F" of the First
Regiment and the Alexandria Light
Infantry to Fredericksburg on the 10th Of
May. to participate in the Mary Wash
ington monument unwilling cerem onies.
The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1894-04-19
Questioning Carlisle's Right to Remove
Him

WASHINGTON April 1S.-The course
OF Secretary Carlisle in deposing from
office certain Republican officials of the
treasury who held office under the civil
services laws Is to be tested in the
courts. To-day Attorneys w. w. MILAN
and Richard r. Beall, OF this city, ap-
piled to the supreme court OF the Dis
trict Of Columbia for mandamus com
polling the secretary to reinstate Eu-
gene e. Graddis, over whose case there
was some spicy correspondence between
the civil service commission and the
secretary
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n Ehnnce for Itoya

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