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Making niiliard Cushions.

The making of billiard cushions is an
important industry, but is carried on
by two or three firms alone, and while
the story of the difficulty which has
been overcome in preventing the ball
from sinking into the rubber and thus
destroying the angle desired to be taken
is an interesting one it has been told
before and will not be repeated now.
In the early days of the industry the
manufacturer employed valve rubber
and obtained much better price for 1t
when it was worked up into the cush-
ion.
Then the cushion maker set his wits
to work to get the valve rubber cheap
", but in those days 1t was strongly
held, and none was allowed to pass to
that industry unless it paid the en-
HANGED royalty. Finally the combina-
ton was broken by firm in Pittsburg
ordering the valve rubber ostensibly for
ordinary use, but shipping it back to
New York for the intended purpose.
So skillfully and patiently was this
done that great quantity was accumu-
lated, and the valve rubber man threw
up the sponge. Now billiard cushions
are made of nodded rubber, an eyolu-
ton which came along later. Hard
mara
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sweti,sl, Men and women.

What enormous fellows and what
leviathan persons some of these Swe-
dish men and women arel Nowhere will
you see such noble specimens of adult
humanity as in Stockholm's streets.
The feature seems to pervade all classes,
though it is not least striking among the
nobility. Six feet is common height
for a man here, and really do not be-
lieve exaggerate in saying that men Of
feet or A inches are as abundant in
Stockholm as men of 8 feet with us.
The tallness of the women is just as
noteworthy. You remark it less, how
ever, because they are 80 well proper
toned. They say it is easy to tell by
the size of the boots outside the doors
which rooms of hotel are occupied by
the Swedish fair. This is a very endur-
able hit at the Swedish ladies. Though
they do wear skies or sevens in shoe
leather, no sculptor would find fault
with them on professional grounds.
Moreover, they have most winsome
complications, and Of course blue eyes
are nowhere more intensely blue than
here.
1t is comforting to know-I speak on
the evidence of one of the pensionnaires
that Swedish maidens have great
admiration for English bachelors. They
read French novels, but they believe in
English bridegro6ms. The blood bond
still exists, l suppose, between them
and us. Cornhill Magazine.
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70 ronta,ne,. opinion Of Hlmself.

LA Fontaine," said one of the most
brilliant critics and wits of the famous
fable writer's time, lis such a fool that
he does not know he has more genius
than Esop or Ph@drus.
In truth, he was severe critic of his
own work. He attended the first presen-
tation of his "Astree," and sat near
some ladies who did not know him. At
some of the important passages he ex-
claimed: "That is wretched! That is
absurdl'
When they protested that it was
good, and that it was by the great La
Fontaine, he rejoined:
"That makes no difference. The
piece is bad. know that La Fontaine
you are speaking of. He's stupid fell
low. He's myself"
Then he went out, entered cafe and
went to sleep in corner. Some of his
friends found him there and inquired
why he wasn't listening to "Astree. "
"Oh," said the author, rousing him.
self and sitting yawn, II just came
away. The first part displeased me
greatly. No one agreed with what ! said
about it, but didn't care to hear more.
I admire the patience of the Parisians. "
Youths Companion.
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Are You Any Good at Puzzlesp

The genius who invented the eff
teen" Puzzle, "Pigs in Clover" and
many others has invented brand
new one, which is going to be the
greatest on record. There is fun,
instruction and entertainment in it.
The old and learned will find as
much mystery in itas the young and
unsophisticated. This great puzzle
is the property OF the New York
Press CLUB, for whom it was in
vented by Samuel Lloyd, the great
puzzlist, to be sold for the benefit of
the movement to erect a great home
for news paper workers in New
York. Generous friends have Civ
en- $25, 900 in prizes for the success
full puzzle solvers. TEN CENTS
seat to "PREss CLUB BUILDING
AND CHARITY FUND.-" Temple
Court, New York City will get you
the new mystery by return mail.
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The Seat of tho Brain.

At certain o'clock tea the other
day one dashing creature demanded:
"Do tell me, Mabel, what organ we
think with? know we love with the
heart and hear with the ears, but I've
entirely forgotten how 1t is about
thoughts.
Mabel's pretty face was suspended
over the samovar, Papa says | think
with my tongue.
"Impossible" breaks in college
sophomore; lit is done with the mind. !"
"Oh, / know better than that"
frowns the dashing creature. 1.-THE
mind is what you make up when you
want to do things"
1.-The head, them" insists the sopho-
more, "if you like that any better--the
seat of the brain.
"Oh, dearie, mei' signs she at the
samovar, chat explains something. l
didn't know brains had seat. 1t must
be, then, that mine never get up. -
New York Recorder.
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EDNEsDAY, FEBRUARY z, 1894.

ed your"
"No, because l haven't proposed yet.
I have given the matter good deal of
thought, but before took SO serious a
step in my life wanted some such wise
old head as yours to advise me. Now
I am happy, and we'll get married at
once"
He shook hands with me, and the old
idiot didn't notice that failed to re-
spond. At the door managed to ask
him this question:
"What makes you believe she'll have
your
He seemed astonished.
Have met" he repeated. why,
she's been after -me ever since she knew
me. I'll settle it tomorrow evening""
AS he turned the stairs noticed that
he had on suit of new clothes, white
vest and red necktie. He said some
thing about feeling like schoolboy,
and rushed back to my room more af-
fronted than had ever been before in
my life. l can always think best when
am in bed, and so undressed and got
under covers very quickly. When / had
thought diligently for an hour, / turned
over and said this to myself:
1.-THE old fat BEAST The idea of her
marrying himl III propose myself to
her tomorrow morning. She has been
expecting it, know, for long time. "
didn't sleep very well and arose a
little after 2 O'Clock. 1t took me an
hour to dress myself, and having no APP
petite for breakfast / only drank cup
of strong coffee. then walked nearly
mile before l had decided what to
say and was barely satisfied with the
result. Edith was the sort of girl to
be particular about such things, and
wanted to please her fancy.
Mrs. Burke came to the door and was
just as much surprised to see me as l
thought she would be.
1T was very good of you to come SO
econ, !" she said, land didn t think you
knew it yet. -
"Knew what?" said I.
She pulled me inside the hall and
looked at me, half smiling and half
fearful.
Didn't you come congratu-
late anybody?''
Then sat down ON the hatrack and
shook my head. l felt that it was all
over, and that old Browne had won, and
never in my life did suffer SO much
misery in 80 small space of time.
Then, said Mrs. Burke, 81 am glad
to be able to inform you myself. Edith
and Bob are engaged to be married. -
arose and sat down again. l thought
Of many things, but only one sentence
struggled through my lips.
"Does-does old Browne know about
IT." / asked.
"Oh, yes, but it won't interest him.
Before he went down town this morn
ing he told me that he would have to
give up his room on account of the sun
shining in it too brightly in the morn
ing. I'm going to turn the whole house
now over to Edith. '-R. b. Cramer in
Philadelphia Times.
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EXERCISE FOR THE EYES.
Absolutely Necessary In Order That the
Vision May BE Preserved.

Absolutely Necessary In Order That the
Vision May BE Preserved.
When the eyes are treated fairly, they
are strengthened, not weakened, by
work. Just as the arms of blacksmith
grow the stronger for his trade, so the
eyes of watchmakers who work under
healthy conditions are found to improve
and not to deteriorate in vigor and
quickness. 1t is the abuse of the eyes,
not their use, which is to be avoided.
If man is aware either that his eyes
need no artificial correction or else
have received their proper adjustment,
and If his work, whether literary or
mechanical, is done in light both
steady and sufficient and with due re-
gard as to ordinary sanitary rules, he
may feel sure that he is strengthening
his eyes, not weakening them, by hard
work. Men Of intellectual pursuits
sometimes are afraid of losing their
mental powers in old age because they
have drawn 30 much upon them when
young. The reverse is nearer the truth,
and IL they have not overtaxed their
brains the fear is absolutely groundless.
The man whose intellect goes first in
old age is generally some farmer or la
borer who has never strengthened and
invigorated 1t by use; not the politician,
the lawyer or the man of letters. SO
with the eyes. Those who had strength
ened their eyes by using them properly
keep keen sight longer than those who
have never trained them. In the case
Of the man who has neglected to give
his eyes full development they will fail
In power along with his other bodily
functions. When, however, the man
who, born with good eyes, has kept
them in constant hard work and yet
never strained them reaches old age, he
may find them capable of performing.
their functions better than any other Or
gan of the bodx-Philadelphia Times.
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now ~. an Aluminium wedding.

The already long list of jubilees and
family celebrations has been enriched
by novelty in the line of wedding fes-
tivities. The family and friends OF
rich manufacturer living in the neigh
borhood of Berlin deemed the interval
between the silver and golden wedding
to be altogether too long, and halving
it introduced last week an aluminium
wedding by offering the happy couple
on the occasion of the completion OF
37lS years OF welded life choice va
riety OF presents made Of aluminium. IT
this novel idea should take, the alumini-
um industry has great future before 1t.
The Prussian capital, Of all German
cities the one most given to societies and
fetes Of every possible name and descrip-
ton, has since gone even one better by
celebrating a seven year wedding, which
the friends Of the parties, with true Ber-
lin humor, christened the jubilee Of the
seven years war. Paris American
Register.
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TEACHING cANARIes.
Sole Occupation of Seven Hundred Fami-
lies In n Small Town of Saxony,

Sole Occupation of Seven Hundred Fami-
lies In Small Town of Saxony.
In small town called st. Andreas-
berg (Saxony) some 700 families are en-
tirely engaged in the task of rearing
and educating good canary singers. A
great proportion of these singers is sent
abroad, far or near--to London, to Aus
tralia and to the United States, where
one single firm ships 100, 900 birds each
year. These canaries are the inferior
birds, the schreir, as they are called in
Germany, ON account of their notes.
These schreir, which are bought from
10 to 80 cents in the Harz, are sold for
81, So or 81 in America. The best birds
are kept in Germany, where they are
called hohlroller. A good hohlroller
cannot be had under So or $10-in the
Harz-and $40 and $40 are no unusual
prices. But such birds are certainly
splendid singers. The Germans have
quite number of words, each of which
applies to different sort of tune, or
intonation; the beulrolle is in minor
key; klingerolle applies to silver tones;
koller to a warbling which reminds of
similar to the nightingale's notes, and
one may say that every detail of the
canary's song has been named, and that
for every one there is standard of per-
lection which the expert fancier knows
perfectly well. The song of all canaries
is not exactly similar. Each race has
its special points, and while the one is
great on beulrolle, for instance, it is
weak on gluchrolle, while the case is
reversed with another race.
OF course singing is natural feature
with canaries, but the influence of edu-
cation is considerable. The educational
curriculum begins in May for the young
canaries, and they are, as soon as posi-
BILE, separated from their parents. Ed
ucation is all in this: Keep the young
bird from hearing any but excellent
singers. Some Is or 90 young canaries
are put in one cage with an older bird,
an especially good singer, and he teaches
them the elements. They try to initiate
him, and hence comes his beneficial in
| fuence. In August each Of the young
birds is put in a small cage and kept
III tuo luillcululo fiClulty Va tuo CaBo
of the teacher. At this time the fancier
tries to gather some idea of the prog
ress achieved and of the aptitude of the
different birds. The best are put in the
nearest vicinity of the teacher In Or
der to prevent the young birds from
getting disturbed their cages are wrap
ped with cloth, go as to prevent them
from seeing what is going on around
them, and in order to encourage sing
ing the cages are generally shaped in
form of a dome; this shape intensifies
the sound, and the birds are pleased
with their own music. Popular Science
| News.
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USE OF A FLYING MACHINE.
What May he Gained by the Perfection Of
the Invention.

What May he Gained by the Perfection OF
the Invention.
What important purpose can flight in
air serve? Maxim, Langley and all who
have studied the subject thoroughly
agree that the speed of aeriation will
greatly exceed that of any terrestrial
locomotion.
From this follows an entire economic
change in the direction OF rendering i'm
mense tracts of comparatively worthless
territory at distances of 20 to 40 miles
from cities much more available.
There would also result the relegat-
ing of city property in large measure
TO business and storage purposes.
This would to large extent accom-
plish what Henry George signs for, but
would do 1t by means which do not in
volve any wrong to the land owner by
the wage Garner.
With flying navies capable of carry
ing unseen at night large quantities of
explosives to the center of city war
would become 80 destructive that it
would be soon supplanted by arbitra-
ton as a matter of common sense and
self preservation.
Arbitration once established, an in
ternational police system controlling ma
tions as we do individuals, and enforc-
ing the DEGREES of boards Of arbitration,
would be enormously assisted by this
power Of rapid and If necessary destruc-
tive patrolling.
Immense areas of country, now well
nigh impenetrable, would be opened to
usefulness. Large sources of wealth
would thus be added to the civilized
world and would result in the amelio-
ration of the condition of the savages of
such regions as central Africa.
We should have to give up selfish leg
islation and restriction upon the COM
merce of other nations, and be obliged
perforce to island on broader her
itage than that of nation or of zone. !"
Samuel Cabot in Boston Traveller.
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Gambling.

A considerable proportion Of failure
in business and 90 per cent of the de-
falcations and theft and ruin of youth
among people who are employed In
places of trust are due directly to gam
bling. l have seen in my vast employ
ment SO much misery from the head OF
the family neglecting its support, and
squandering his earnings In the lottery
or the policy shop, and promising young
men led astray in small way, and final
ly becoming fugitives OF landing in
the criminal dock, that l have come to
believe that the community which IL
censes and tolerates public gambling
cannot have prosperity in business, re-
ligion in its churches or morality among
its people. Chauncey Depew.
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POINTERS ON The cap.


Has Suffered.
Ever had the grip? l will give you
few pointers. You will imagine you
have bad cold, and you can wear 1t
out, but you need not try it. The grip
has fastened his fangs onto you and will
not let go. You have got to give up, go
home and go to bed. In short time
you will realize Beecher s dream of hell.
You will think your head has been re-
moved and an old beehive with the
empty comb left in its place. Your
mouth will taste like pail of sauer-
kraut. You have the grip.
The doctor comes, looks you over,
puts his thermometer in your mouth.
finds your temperature 104 degrees in
the shade, your pulse going at the rate
of two miles and three laps to the sec
ond. He orders you to stay in bed and
gives you medicine that is SO strong and
sour that simply setting the bottle on
the clock shelf stopped the clock. He
will tell your wife that she may give
you warm drinks and try to get you
to sweat and take his leave. Now, all
wives are family doctors by right of
their position in the house, and as you
have gone to sleep, delirious and ex
hausted, she begins her treatment by
putting a belladonna plaster across your
lungs, faxseed poultice on one side
and mustard poultice on the other,
a hot fatiron and jug of hot water to
your feet, and sack of boiled corn in
the ear, piping hot, to your back. You
sleep and dream of being away to the
far north in search of the north pole or
out in the center of some beautiful
sheet of water, like Lake Superior or
the lawn tennis skating rink, helpless
and alone, with the ice breaking all
around you and you slowly sinking.
You finally awake, burned, blistered and
baked. The doctor calls, finds your
temperature about 80 degrees at the
north side of the house and your pulse
normal, not needing pacemaker. He
pronounces you better, convalescing;
orders beef tea, chicken soup, cruel
and toast as diet. You take the big
rocking chair exhausted, tired, dis
couraged and ugly; you feel like lick
ing your wife, kicking the dog and
breaking up the furniture, but you
won't do anything but sit there day
after day weak, helpless and tired
Winona (Minn.) Herald.
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Human Clocks.

you know, said man, there are
some people who seem to be able to
tell the time of day without the aid of
a timepiece; l don't mean by looking
at the sun or that sort of thing, but
right offhand. II you ask one of these
people what time it is he says, TWEEN
ty-ive minutes past A. or Twenty
to 10, or whatever 1t may be,
and he gets within five minutes OF
right. 1t seems as though time had left
upon their minds some impress Of Its
fight. New York Press.
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THREE.

Three comrades walked with me when life
was new,
And one was Youth, whose brow from care was
free;
The second one Yves Joy, who danced and sung;
The other, Hope. These left me company
Until a day when Youth farewell" did say
And left me at turning of the way.
Fair Hope walks with me still. but keeps her
eyes
Lifted TO where the hills of heaven shine,
And Joy (whose other name Is Peace), remains
Though in her face see light divine,
But well know, when past earth's toll and
pain,
againl
Helen Percy in Good Housekeeping.
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w. G. Plummer of Prineville once
witnessed an exciting fight between an
eagle and a coyote. The eagle had
caught rabbit, and the coyote under
took to take it away from him. The
eagle defended his prey manfully for
some time, but the coyote was too much
for him and finally got away with the
rabbit, but not until after the eagle had
clawed several handfuls of hair out OF
his back and left him somewhat disflg-
ured. Portland Oregonian.
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HUNTERDoN co. ORPHANS, COURT OF
nECEMREP TEpM 1909

"UNTERD0N CO. ORPHA ANS, COURT OF
III DECEMBER, TERM, 1898.
Presentations. o. P. Chamberlain Henry p
Cullen and Peter MARTENS. Judges In the matter
of the application Of Carrie Martindell, Admins
tratrix of S. Forman Martindel deceased, for
order to sell Real Estate to pay debts. Rule to
show cause.
Carrie Martindell, Administrative of s. For
man Martindell, deceased having made and ex-
hbted TO this Court. under oath, just and true
account of the personal estate and debts of the
said decedent as far as she discover the same,
by which 1t appears that the personal estate of the
said decedent Is insufficient to pay his debts ;
whereupon on application Of the said Carrie Mar
Martindell, deceased. setting forth that the said
s. Formau Martindell died seized OF Real Estate
situate In the City Of Lambertville in the County
of Hunterdon, and leaving his widow him survlv-
ing, who hath an estate In dover in said lands
and praying the aid OF this Court In the premises
1t is ordered by the Court that all persons inter-
ested In the lands, tenements, hereditaments and
real estate whereof the said s. Forman Martindell
died seized, do appear before this Court on Mon
day, the Twelfth day o ( February 1894 in the
term of December, 1894 to show cause, II any they
have, why SO much of the Real Estate whereof the
sand s, Forman Martind ell died seized as afore-
said should not be sold as will be sufficient to pay
his debts, or the residue thereof as the case may
require and it is further ord cred that this notice
be published in the LAMBERTvILLR RECORD for six
weeks successfully, aud also true copies thereof
set up as the law directs.
Done in open Court and dated Surrogate's Office
Dec. llth 1893.
ISAAC s. CRAMER,
Clerk Hunt. Co. Orphans Court.
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Twelve steel plates from designs for
illustrations to 9 Pickwick, made near
ly half century ago by Onwhyn, have
been discovered in London, and prints
from them have been published.
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DR.. Boyd, at one time surgeon on the
City of Rome, says in The Lancet that
administrations of cholorbrom and at
tention to diet will insure the passenger
immunity from seasickness.
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The interest on the. public debt OF
the United States approximates 500
per minute.
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SarsapariIIa

don't be induced to purchase any of
the worthless substitutes, which are
mostly mixtures of the cheapest in
gradients, contain no sarsaparilla,
have no uniform standard of APP
pearance, flavor, or effect. are blood
purifiers in name only. and are of
fered to you because there is more
profit in selling them. Take
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THE: FACT

That AYERS Sarsaparilla CURES
OTHERS of Scrofulous Diseases,
Eruptions, Boils, Eczema, Liver and
Kidney Diseases, Dyspepsia, Rheu-
matism, and Catarrh should be con-
vincing that the same course of
treatment WILL CURE YOU. All
that has been said of the wonderful
cures effected by the use of
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AYERS
S arsaparIIIa

during the past so years, truthfully
applies to-day. tits, in every sense,
The Superior Medicine. It's cura-
tive properties, strength, effect, and
flavor are always the same; and for
whatever blood diseases AYERS
Sarsaparilla is taken, they yield to-
this treatment. When you ask for