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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-10-10
Kentucky's Champion Horse Trader.


Talk about your horse traders. but
Washington county has a few that can't
DO beat. Last Monday one Of them came
to town, and when he left home he bare
ly had money enough to pay his toll one
way After arriving here it was not
long until he struck some one for a
horse trade. He continued swapping
horses all day How many different
trades he made would be hard to tell,
but late in the afternoon, when he made
an estimate of the days business, he
discovered that he had tho same horse
that he started with, 2-year-old FLY,
standard and registered, a COW and
calf, good team of work mules, SOW
and II pigs, together with two yearling
steers and $i1.G5 in money. Can any
ono beat it?-Springfleld (Ky.) News
Leader
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-10-10
Highest Fountain Jet,

The wonder of the New England
states, an oddly of which mention is,
for some unknown reason, seldom made
in print, is the monster fountain jet
at the Home of Destitute Women and
Children, near Bennington, Vt. The
column of water in this jet rises to a
height of 1893 feet, being the highest
known single fountain jet in the world.
st. Louis Republic.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-10-10
His Retort.

The famous John Randolph of Roam
oke, as he was called in his day, once
met, while walking on narrow pave
ment, political opponent of his
The man pushed rudely against Mr.
Randolph with his elbow, saying as he
did SO, 81 never make way for scoun-
drels.
II do, said John Randolph, stepping
to one side and making his most courtly
bow, as he allowed the man to pass
encyclopedia of Anecdotes. "
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-10-10
Central Asia Tales.

The English tale of Cinderella" is
found in the Siberian tale of '.Papallu-
ga, (" in the German tale Of Aschenput-
tel" and in thefable of La Fontaine about
the milkmaid and her pail. The legend of
Beauty and the Beast" is also found in
the myths Of the Hindoo, Greek and
Norseman. All Of these tales had a
common origin in central Asia. New
York Sun.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-10-10
LAMBERTvILLE NJ.
IN LOVES ATTIC.

The attic of young Cupid's house
visited one day
To see the tattered bits o. love
That there were stored away,
For CASTOR odds and ends of hearts
About the place were strown,
Like baubles of soma other days
That long ago had down.
But yet the withered roses there
Frail wreaths from loves own tomb
Upon the dusty, mellow air
Still shed a faint perfume.
-E. P. White.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-10-10
A Queer Death Coincidence.

John Drew Fisher, the actor, who
died at Brooklyn, was another example
Of how coincident fatality may pursue
family. He was the fifth of the Fish
ers who died at a. m. ON Sunday
morning, his mother, brother and two
sisters all having died on that fateful
day at exactly the same hour in the
morning. st. Louis Republic.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-10-10

The Trojan war was conflict be-
tween the mother country and some OF
the strongest colonies and would have
been fought if Helen and Achilles and
Agamemnon and the rest had never been
born
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-10-10
A Different Opinion.

Contributors have here all article
on what Poets Have Said OF the
Moon.
Editor-That would interest no one,
but il you can give me an authentic ac-
count of what the moon has said about
the poets during the past few thousands
of years 1 would willingly pay you
double rates for 1t. Pick Nc Up.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-10-10
Looking 1t Up.

Why, Aennchen, whatever
are you doing with papa's big diction-
airy?
Aennchen 6 years ODD am only
looking for my dolly's lost slipper. Papa
said yesterday you could find everything
in the dictionary. -Lesehalle.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-10-10

To tell our own secrets IA genexaUy
folly, but that folly is without guilt.
To communicate those with which we
are intrusted is always treachery, and
treachery for the most part combined
with folly. johnson.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-10-10

The ancients took great pains to orna-
ment their favorite volumes Propertius
speaks of tablets with gold borders.
Ovid mentions manuscripts with red
titles, and other authors mention pres
pntation of copies of which the covei
vas overlaid with precious STOKES.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-10-10

Goldfish are of Chinese origin. They
were originally found in large lake
near Mount Tsientsing and were first
brought to Europe in the seventeenth
century. The first in France came as a
present to Nine. de Pompadour.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-10-10

Every man has within himself the
germ of noble life, If he will hut pull
up the weeds and let the showers and
sunshine have chance.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-10-10

A New York dealer in mem furnish
ing goods displays a sign reading,
Shirt Constructor.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-10-10

Nashville is the first city in tho world
for hard wood lumber and the largest
milling city in the south.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-10-10
DR.. EUGENE C. BATTEN,
VETERINARY SURGEON,

Graduate of the. University of Pennsylvania,
80 YORK STREET,
LAMBERTvILLE, N ].
Office Hours Until A. M. ! to .; and to 8
P. M. March 81, 1894.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-25
a ChilD'S IDEA.

He stood beside ing knee the while turned
The pictured pages OF the holy book.
Stood In the wisdom Of his three brief years
True wisdom-that which ever seeks TO know.
And now his eyes are wide with wondering:
A ladder set from earth TO hcayenl Wber,-
fore7
The small brow knit. then came conclusion
swift.
II see: 50 angels carry mp the gold
For God to make the harps Of" smiling,r
Dismissed the childish fancy with kissL
But ponderine. rs ponder ever now
On all his words. there grows tho meaning As
In darkness grows the star. The harp.. IN.
deed.
In heaven are fashioned. but tho withdrawal
II delved from earth's dark breast with toll
and pain.
Clcansed-tcmpercd-it may be with bitteress
LAID at the ladders foot. our part is done.
So shall the harps be ready. be aftuned
For symphonies divine-oh, WISE sweet soul,
Emily Jewett Royal in Washington Post.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-25

The following is true copy Of an in.
dictment found few years since by the
grand jury Of Lawrence county, Ky. :
Lawrence criminal court. Common
wealth of Kentucky against -. de-
fendant. Indictment The grand jury
of Lawrence county, in the name and
by the authority of the commonwealth
OF Kentucky, accuse - Of the offcnse
OF malicious mischief, committed as fol-
lows; The said -, on the - day of
-. A. ID. Is, in the county and cir.
cult aforesaid. did unlawfully. willfully
and naliciously kill and destroy one pig,
the personal property Of George Pigg,
without the consent Of said Pigg, the said
pig being of value to the aforesaid
George Pigg. The pig thus killed
weighed about % pounds and was o
mate to some other pigs that We're owned
by said George Piag, which left George
Pigg pig less than he (said George
Pigg) had of pigs, and thus ruthlessly
tore said pig from the society Of George
Pigg's other pigs against the peace and
dignity of the commonwealth Of Ken
lucky. Green Bag.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-25
The Goddess of SMALLPOX.

A striking account of the difficult
ties attending on the attempt to extend
the practice Of vaccination in India is
given by Surgeon General Sir William
Moore. The chief obstacle is supersti
tious prejudice. The population firmly
believe variola to be matter under the
control Of the goddess ''Mata." in whose
honor temples abound and fairs are held
where thousands of women and chill
dren attend with offerings. The decliv.
ltles of most of the numerous conical
hills present either a redeemed store or
temple devoted to ''Mata, with most
probably an attendant Brahman priest.
Nearly every village has its goddess
OF smallpox in the immediate locality.
and in many places a large piece Of
ground is esteemed holy and dedicated
to "Mata." The people do not pray to
escape the affection, unless in seasons
when 1t occurs with more than ordinary
yirulence. They do, however, petition
Tor mild visitation but even the loss
OF an eye does not appear to be viewed
as very serious calamity.
Is there not another eye sufficient for
all purposes" questioned one of these
stolcal philosophers. IF it were the leg
or hand, ltwould be different, but an eye
Is immate-ial. Notes and Queries.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-25

A patient in an insane asylum i'm
aglned himself dead. Nothing could
drive this delusion out of the mans
brain One day his physician had hap
py thought and said to him, Ibid you
ever see dead man bleed?'
No." he replied
Did You ever hear of dead man
bleeding?"
No"
Do You believe that dead man can
bleed?''
mo"
We'll, if You will permit me, will
try an experiment with you and see if
you bleed or not" The patient gave his
consent The doctor whipped out his
scapel and drew little blood. There, "
he said, you see that you bleed. That
proves that you are not dead"
Not at all, the patient instantly re-
piled. THAT only proves that dead men
can bleed. Yankee Blade.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-25
A NEW NAUTICAL VOCABULARY.

Additions Made by Young Women From
"Fresh Water" Regions.
The yachtsman's vocabulary is Ian
guage in itself, and the landsman often
runs afoul of it. He doesn't SEQ WHY
one rope should be called q sheet an
other halyard, third a downhaul and
fourth a clewline. One boat owner.
whose hospitable deck is trodden by
many Of his friends, has modified his
terms to conform with the suggestions
or mistakes of his guests who are not
expert sailors.
For instance, one landlubber who had
gone below for q drink of water was
asked what he had done with the Gun
II hung it on the post, >" he said in.
nocentiy.
Every one roared at the idea that he
could be SO green" as not to know
what the mast was called, but on that
yacht the mast is now known as 1.-THE
post.
A pretty girl from fresh water"
district was responsible for another nau.
tical word. The strips of canvas used in
tying up the sails are called stops.
Some one wanted the stops and could
not find them for the instant.
What are you looking for?" asked
the young woman.
Il am looking for the stops. They
were here little while ago."
"The stops? Oh, you mean the tapes.
They're under this rug"
And now the sails are bound with
tapes
Another young woman from IN in
terror state had read enough nautical
stories to have caught a few phrases
here and there. For one thing, she
knew that hard tack" was q staple ar.
ticle of diet at sea. On visit to the
east this damsel went sailing. She was
anxious to learn, and when she heard
the man at the wheel say 'hard a lee"
she asked some questions and found ont
what it meant
A little later the steersman said the
yacht was going about. Some of the
guests We're paying no attention and
seemed in danger of being struck by tho
boom as it swept over to the other side
of the yacht.
Hard tack! hard tackr' cried out
the young woman excitedly.
All managed to duck their heads in
time to escape the spar if they didn't
know what the maiden meant by "hard
tack, " and another joke was added to
the yachts store of them.-Nev York
Tribune
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-25
The Iconoclas,n OF Slang.

Teacher-Johnnie, didn't hear you
talking awhile ago with some other
boys about Gee Wash?
Johnnie-Yes' m.
Teacher-Well, Iwish you would tell
me who Gee Wash is.
johnnie (surprised)-Don' you know
who he is?
Teacher-I think l never heard of
him before.
Johnnie-Gosh! VIII G. Wash. is
George Washington. the papa Of his
country, first in
Observation-Disclosures, but thought
at first 1t was a Chinese laundryman.
Detroit Free Press.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-25
oIscoMFoRTs OF ACTING.

LACK OF Accommodation In the Green-
room and Behind the Scenes.
The janitor has an important bearing
on the actors condition, which finds it'd
expression is his playing and possibly
on his nervous organization. He sup
plies the house and in most cases fur
nishes quarters for the actors such as no
self respecting slave owner would in
the old days have condemned o slave to
occupy.
For the public nothing is too good.
For the actor, on the other hand, any.
thing is good enough. Instead Of silken
draperics, he finds only q tattered cur
tain at the window, if indeed he find
q curtain ut all, or even a window
which it might cover. Instead of soft,
comfortable chairs, one wooden chair
none too clean, or a chair minus O back,
will DO the only seat, and not infre-
quently, If he wishes to sit down, he
must do so ON his trunk. Instead of
delicately tinted walls, he will find dirty
walls which have not been treated even
to coat of whitewash for years While
in the auditorium q soft carpet covers
the floor, in the actors room q CARPET
rarely exists, or, if by chance there be
something which once was q carpet, it
Is SO dirty that it would be better away.
The washing appliances of the actors
room, if they are found at all, usually
consist Of q small basin with q tap Of
running water. Most people would ex-
pect that, as the winter is the theatrical
season and the paints used by the ac-
tors are made with grease, hot water
would be at hand. But this is rarely
the case, and in many instances running
water in the dressing rooms is unknown.
1t is not uncommon for actors to refrain
from using the basins, preferring to re.
move the makeup" as well as possible
with vaseline and to wait until the
hotel is reached to complete this portion
of the toilet. Tin basins and buckets are
not the worst that / have seen ION the
road. '" for once the water was in dirty,
battered, old lard tins, and basins had
to'be bought by our manager. -Forum.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-25
All at the Head.

Glass stands first Of elastic substances,
pearl is the heaviest of animal sub.
stances, mercury is the heaviest liquid,
the heaviest woods are pomegranate and
hgnum Vita. cork is the highest wood,
emmensite has the highest explosive
power OF any substance yet invented,
and platinum is the most ductile metal,
capable OF bling drawn SO fine as to be
invisible. -Indianapolis News.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-25

when ne spoke to her she dld not move.
His voice seemed to awake an echo in
the place.
Nothing else but the wind rafting
the panes, and family the grinding Of
the ice against the stones as the tide
flowed to the sea.
(To be Continued \
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-25

Rudy's Pile Suppository is guaran
teed to cure piles and constipation
or money refunded. Fifty cents per
box. Send stamp for circular and
free sample to Martin Rudy, Lancas-
ter, Pa. For sale by +. II. Thomas
and Hartz a. Bahnsen, druggists,
Rock Island, Ill.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-25
Sustain
Home Industry
On Tap everywhere.
Only Union labor employed.

The Rock Island Brewing Company success
ors to George Wagner's Atlantic Brewery. |.
Huber's City Brewery and RaibIe & Stengers
Rock Island Brewery, as we'll as Julius Junges
Bottling Works. has one of the most complete
Brewing Establishments including Bottling de-
partment in the country. The product is the
very best. Beer is bottled at the brewery and
delivered to any part Of the tri-cities. and may
be ordered direct from the head Offices on Mo-
line avenue by Telephone.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-25

San Francisco women have requested
the mayor to appoint woman health
inspector, offering to pay three months
salary, as an experiment. The mayor
referred the request to the board Of
health.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-14
GOV. PENNOYER,s DEMAND.
He Wants for the State the Deposits
of Those Dying Interstate.

He Wants for the State the Deposits
of Those Dying Interstate.
PORTLAND, Ore, September 14.-Infor-
nation, with fnterrogatories and an order of
court, made by Judge Stearns, have been
served on a number Of banks in this city by
District Attorney Hume, appearing for the
state of Oregon. The information purports
to be issued by direction of Gov. Pennoyer
1t alleges that the banks for the past seven
years have received divers and sundry de-
posits. the depositors of which have died
fntestate in this state and that such depos-
its are in the custody of the banks; that
the deposits have escheated to the state of
Oregon, and that in order to recover said
escheated property 1t is necessary to IN
shtute actions at law.
Gov. Pennoyer said:
The instructions given by me to the dis
trict attorney to file a bill of discovery re-
quiring bank officials to answer certain in
terrogatories, l was compelled by law to
give, and no trifiing will be allowed in re-
gard to the matter. If the courts issue
dennite orders, and bank officers disregard
them, they must be punished for contempt
OF court; and If there is no law sufficient
to compel the answer, ] will ask the next
legislature to enact one IT, however, the
courts trfie with the law by not stipulating
a definite and limited time. l will ask the
next legislature to remove the recalcitrant
judges from office. The law must be en-
forced. The banks may run the federal
government. but / do not propose that they
VIII run the state of Oregon as long as I
am governor" y
1t is understood that twenty-seven banks
in this district have been served with
rotices, and others throughout the state
will receive a similar notice
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-14
POLITICS IN NEBRASKA.
John NJ. Thurston Thinks the Repub-
ican PrOsnectn Excellent.


lican Prospects Excellent.
Mr.. John NJ. Thurston of Omaha, Neb..
who Is now in New York, said to Tribune
reporter last night:
''Our Nebraska farmers are hard up. The
corn crop Of the state has been nearly de-
stroyed by the drouth. saw a careful esti-
mate of the crop a few days ago. which
said that there would be only Is per cent Of
an average crop. AS regards politics, the
election of a United States Senator Is en-
crossing a good deal of attention. Bryan
has made bid for it by coming out for free
silver, hoping to get the populist and demo-
cratic vote in his favor. If elected, his
support will have to come in the proportion
of to 1 from the populists. as the latter
will have at least 3 to 1 in the Nebraska
legislature as against the republicans.
Il think we are very certain to carry the
legislature with clear republican major
ity. We lacked but five votes of majority
two years ago, when L was the caucus NOM
inee for United States Senator. The pop
ulists are not as strong as they were.
Many of them, formerly republicans, are
coming back into the party. In the two
Cor gress districts now represented by the
populists, Mckeighan and KEN, we elected
only four members Of the state legislature
two years ago. This fall l think we are
certain to elect fifteen members of the fegis-
ing gain of eleven, and there Is a strong
probability of electing two republicans in
the places OF Mckeighan and KEN.
There is a herce contest throughout the
state between the administration and anti
administration democrats, or perhaps they
should be called sound-money and unI!mit-
ed-silver democrats. The. free silverites ex-
pect to indorse the populist nominee for
governor, and possibly other nominees on
that state ticket, while the administration
or sound money democrats are for straight
nOmiI atoms and democratic principles.
Whichever side prevails the result must
necessarily be more or less favorable TO re-
publicans.
Il believe our party's chances are equally
good in Kansas, Colorado. Wyoming and
idaho. Very much depends on success in
these states, so far as future republican
legislation is concerned, as there is d Sen
ator to he elected in each of them, and two
in Wyoming. The whole country, there
fore, ought to be interested as never before
in republican success in that part of the
west III only small part of the effort
that has been made in Maine will be made
by the republicans of the eastern and mid
Ole states to assist us i'll the west, the re-
suits which have prophesied can be made
certain"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-14
TESTIMONY AGAINST DEBs.
Newspaper Reporters ON the stand 1
the Chicago Prosecution.

NV >hhS"So prosecution.
The government attorney In the Debs
case at Chicago, yesterday, asked that
President Debs and the other defendants
be called upon to testify. The defense OBJ
Jected and Judge Woods allowed the mat
ter to pass without ruling.
Roy Baker. reporter was the first wit
ness. His testimony related to a manifest
against the Pullman Company, issued by
Debs.
JOS. ELDERS, night clerk at the Leland
Hotel, testified that he had delivered nu-
merous kilograms to Debs and that the
latter had read them in his presence.
Wallace Rice, reporter, who, as a dele
gate from a local union, was present at
the A. r. U. convention told Of the scenes
during the consideration of the Pullman
strike. The witness said that Debs made a
fierce speech urging the boycott and de-
claring that he would rather see the A. r.
Z. go TO wreck In so righteous a cause than
drag along uselessly. Howard, Mr. Rice
sald' was much more conservative and op-
posed the ordering of the boycott
Manager Fulford of the Western Union
was recalled and produced telegram from
Mrs. Leland Stanford to Debs on july y
asking him to grant permission to train
men TO take her private car TO San Fran
CISCO
Miss Breeker. a telegraph operator, tes-
tilted that Debs had replied TO Mrs. stan
ford's telegram that the trainmen would
take her car through. This was the frst
evidence that Debs had personally sent
messages relative to the strike.
}. u. King, jr., swtchman, testified re-
garding the strike on the Illinois Central
and at the conclusion of the testimony. MT
Walker announced that the government
case was closed. with the exception of the
production of the Pullman contracts.
The defense refused to. outline its tes-
timony.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-09-14

The Ocean Trip, He Says, Has Been n
Great Benefit.

The Ocean Trip, He Says, Has Been n
Great Benefit.
LONDON, September 14.-Mr. w. L. Will
son, Congressman from West Virginia, has
arrived here and was today interviewed at
the Hotel Savoy. He said he was perfectly
well, his health having improved greatly
on the voyage over. He was here, he said
merely on pleasure trip and would sail
from Southampton for New York on Sep
TENDER 20.
In regard to the tariff bill he said he con-
sidered the bill which the House of Repre-
sentatives passed a far better measure than
the bill passed by the Senate, though, even
with this, he believed that Americans would
be able to hold their own with the trading
world better than they We're fornierl, able
to do.
Mr.. Wilson did not give direct answer to
the question as to how the bill would affect
British trade He said the bill was purely
American and was framed for Americans
The democrats, he said, were a low ia riff
party. He would not venture to say wheth-
er they were progressing toward free trade
nor would he say whether the party in
tended to make any further move in that
direction.