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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-09-12
THE zooIAcAl LIGHT
Phenomenon In Nature Commonly
Known as "the Sun Drawing Water"

Phenomenon In Nature Commonly
Known as "the Sun Drawing Water"
Sometimes in the evening. some little
time before and during twilight, and
ometimes-though rarer--before and
during sunrise, close observer may de-
tect peculiar, fanlike streams of darker
and lighter shading across the sky.
These streaLs, of which the palmer ones
may number from four to six, together
form a triangle, with its base on the
horizon and extending out at varying
attitudes.
This appearance still holds rank as an
..saaxnlaiuad piaaians~.~-~--s ~ ~ -
occurs only occasionally There may be
fine illustration on given evening,
and while there may be n week OF clear
sunsets succeeding not u trace OF the
streaks will be visible
From this it would seem that par
ticular atmospheric condition must be
one of the factors in its production.
The assumption would DO supported by
numerous analogies not necessary to
enumerate In the proper atmosphere,
then, let it be assumed that the streaks
are due to alternate lines of shade and
light.
Now, let something to some extent
obstruct the rays of the sun which has
set either an impeachment in the distant
landscape or an unseen cloud tho COM
bination at the proper angle with the
observer s vision, and it is probable that
he may approach solution of tho long
standing puzzle.
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wornout Machinery.

The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, X.
G. b., of New Zealand. now visiting
England, says in the Illustrated Lon
don News:
II call myself conservative. Old
machinery won't drive new world
The old changes and must be replaced.
Take the woman S vote, which Is now
q hard and fast and excellent fact in
New Zealand. You'll have it in Eng
land by and by, but for the present yon
are losing half the intellect of the ma
ton, and more. make bold to say, than
half the virtue Of the nation. -
The News describes Sir George Grey
as lone of the greatest English procon-
suls of the century, the first statesman
In the affection and achievements OF
Australian democracy. This testi-
mony is all tho more weighty in the
case of New Zealand, where not only
the white but the Maori women as well
are admitted to the franchise, reliance
upon principles of justice which should
shame Americas uniform expedlency
and distrust Of equal rights. Boston
Woman's journal.
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MEN CHEW GUM 100.

A Feminine Observer Makes Discovery
That vindicates Her Ser.
Is the chewing gum habit purely
feminine?
think not now, though the time il
not so far gone when the practice was
limited to children and young misses.
It is different now. base my oalcula'
ton ON recent episode that occurred
ON train leaving the Grand Central
station.
Hardly had the cars started than the
train boy made his appearance. To each
person, irrespective OF age or sex,
package of gum was handed. The won
en- took the small packages with an all
that betokened thorough knowledge Of
the contents. The men handled the fol
wrapped sticks gingerly 1t was evi
dent also that they had seen them before.
One old, bearded fellow, who doubt
less thought his age an apology for his
actions, soon had his jaws working,
and others followed his example. There
were % men in the car. fewer women,
but generous supply of children. The
women expected would buy tho sticks
and divide with the children, but as
surely the habit has outgrown feminini-
ty when 10 men out of a total of 20 in.
dulge in public in chewing gum.
On inquiry the train boy told me
that tho percentage of men buyers was
much larger in that purely masculine
retreat, tho smoking car. "It's the best
selling article we carry" he said, land
the men use more of it than the won.
en- Now York Herald.
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THE BROTHERS.
Ride we oul at the dawning Of day
Gray are the hills and blush on the SKY
Up between fields where the dew frosts lay
Lack and Harold and L

Ride we otii at the dawning of day
Gray are the hills and a blush on the sky
Up between fields where the dew frosts lay,
Jack and Harold and /.
Can ever an hour with this compare2
Is ever bloom like waking one3
Ho. for the breath OF the unwarmed air
That Knows notthe kiss of the suni
Over the highway and down the hill
Speed we well like the wings of bird,
A reddening east and warming thrill
The world has awaked and stirred
A sudden ray and o cocks shrill call
A salty scent from the sea blown down,
A thought of the work that AVA. s us all
And yonder the spires of the town!
Back we ride at the closing of day,
Met by the breath that the brier sheds,
And bird that Is flying TO west away,
And one star over our heads.
Can ever an hour with this compare,
When The day and the night are almost one
Filling the sky and the silent air,
flushed nj the death of the sum-
Back tween the dewy fields we ride,
Under the deepening heart of the sky,
Passing the bridge and the hills steep side
Jack and Harold and 1.
And down by the mill will one OF us wait,
Wait for the wave of q hand, for smile.
And over tho hill, by a vino clad gate.
VIII one of us lingcr awhile.
But under the stars, in the gathering gloom
One rideih ON, rideth on for a space.
Then, oh, the scent of the white rose bloom.
And the joy in a mothers facei
VIRGINIA w. Cloud in Youths Companion.
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What is said to be genuine bust of
Herod, found In Palestine some years
ago, has been bequeathed to the Her.
mitage gallery at St Petersburg
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WHOLE NO. LII

heard Mr.. H. say:
why, l knew all about 1t several
days ago. / knew that If I made the
matter public there would be more or
less scandal, SO determined to give
Mr.. d. very strong hint, which he
has been sensible enough to take No
wonder the colt won all his races last
year, carrying weight as 2year-old
when he really was S-year- old Well,
the Whirlwind will never start again.
Mr.. d. will have to put him in the
stud "
Having heard this solution of the
matter l turned to leave the track, when
suddenly man, running very fast,
bumped into ME with great violence,
knocking me to the ground, and |
awole--I had been doing ON the hotel
piazza, and my chair had tilted over.
1t was only dream, after all. but, like
the wager, peculiar one. s. B. W..
In New York Telegram.
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a FRIVOLOUS ANo sgLFlsH elRp
Immoral Life and Eviction of ITS Hosts and
Fellow Nestlings.

AIumOIht A1hle anu E4NlCttOu VI AtS hNOSCb anu
Fellow Nestlings.
A popular fallacy tells us that a
cuckoo lays eggs in another birds nest
She does not She lays eight eggs ON
the ground. The eggs are in size, col
or, spots and shape in accordance with
the information obtained, say, in Leigh
woods: Out of the eight eggs five or
six would closely resemble the hedge
sparrow's. Tho other two might be
those of titlark, wren or a linnet.
Her male friends-about three or four
to each lady-now come forward, Sc
lect each an egg and carry it in its
mouth to the nest Of the prearranged
foster mother Only one cuckoo egg is
placed in one nest. If he finds a cuckoo
has preceded him ON the same errand,
he seeks another cradle, knowing in
moment, amid all the eggs present, the
cuckoo pedigree.
The deluded mother matches the in
truder with her own brood, and the in
terloper. having the faculty of being
Matched sooner than the others, is of
eouraa the frat to. come out of his she'll.
! He manages to wriggle underneath his
| DrOb0eTS anu 6lSteTS tiilQ pICStDbS bHSH
as a heave Offering to tho cxpectant ro-
dents, mice, rats, stoats and what not,
and within 10 hours of his existence is
the supreme occupier of the nest. He
keeps his black mouth wide open contin-
ually, which the father and mother
of the departed chickens as constantly
fill until his body is too big for his
home and he departs therefrom for
ever.
The cuckoo leaves the last week of
July. He is a restless being, like the
soul of John Brown, always marching
on. After leaving Europe he begins in
the north of Africa and ends at the Cape
of Good Hope, whence he returns to
Europe in the spring Why does he go
away and why come back? Food-the
food he loves-the hairy caterpillar He
will eat other grubs, but these are his
hourly bread.
1t has been estimated in round num-
bers that ont of every 100 hairy cater
pillars that wriggle into life 80 are de
voured by cuckoos. Everywhere nature
| is careful to maintain her balance, The
cuckoo keeps down the millions of bill
lions of hairy caterpillars and preserves
our cornfields from being eaten up by
hedge sparrows. The cuckoo is born
conservative, and as long as he lives re-
| turns annually to the neighborhood Of
his birth - Western (England) Press
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TOO IDENTIFIED ENTIRELY.
How He Overtiid the Thing and Brought
Confusion ON Himself.

How He overdid the Thing and Brought
Confusion on Himself.
ssI know n man, says Mr.. Jamss
w. Scott, "who recently went home
from q club function at a scandalously
late hour, or, if you please, at an
equally soandalously early hour He
had a wholesome regard for his better
half, so he entered the house very dig
nifiedly, hung up his hat in its proper
place and mounted the stairway to his
apartment with exemplary precision
He struck match softly, lighted the
gas and was exceedingly cautious about
disrobing and in placing his garments
In just such order that his wife should
have no possible occasion to reproach
him next day. Indeed he conducted
himself with that nice particularly
which is not infrequently born of con-
seriousness that too much wine has been
imbihed.
"Well, when he woke up and dressed
and came down stairs. his wife received
him smilingly.
!" I watched you carefully, said she,
and don't know that ever before you
were so dignified and orderly. Twas
particularly charmed by the decency
with which you put away your cloth
ing.
/" Yes, said the husband proudly,
I fiatter myself that did acquit my.
self handsomely for man who had been
out to dinner.
!" Yes, my dear, continued the wife,
but there was one thing that / could
not understand. Why did you light the
gas in broad Daylight Chicago
Rnoo,d
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It is only outside of Russia that it is
possible to publish certain details of the
splendid fetes attending the marriage
OF the czar's daughter. It is contraband
to print in Russian newspapers the fact
that at the wedding ceremony the en-
press of Russia was dressed in blue
moire antique thickly embroidered with
silver Her majesty's jewels were sap
phires and diamonds. The dress of the
bride was entirely of silver cloth, with
a train of crimson velvet bordered with
ermine. On her head was large dia-
mond tiara, behind which was a bridal
wreath, and then on top Of the head was
the small diamond crown worn by all
imperial brides at their weddings
Some time ago all the newspapers in
Russia received an order forbidding in
future any reference to the dresses worn
by the empress ON state and public oc-
casions. This was done In consequence
Of the Russian newspapers having in
correctly described her majesty as wear
ing dress which at the time'w alto
gether out of fashion. London Letter.
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ESTORY OF THETURF
DOES 1T SOLVE A MYSTERY OF LONG
STANDlNGi

why Did Mr.. Dryers fremont Suddenly
End His Racing Career? The Question
of Age-something That VIII Pc Par
ticularIy Interesting to Horsemen.
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The blue book on marriage and d.
vorce Is said to contain singular facts,
which may be regarded, however, as
touchstones of civilization. In Russia,
for instance, people may not wed q
fourth time nor after they are so years
old. In France the wife whose husband
objects seriously to her going ON the
stage makes herself liable to divorce by
persisting in her artistic desire. In
Germany and Roumania masquerade
aversion" is enough. But in Portugal
civilization touches the high water
mark. There IL wife publishes literary
works without the husbands consent
the law frees him at once --Atlants
Constitution.
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PURITAN MARRIAGE CUSTOMS.
Startling Bible Texts Sometimes Seiects
For the Wedding Sermon.

Startling Bible Texts Sometimes Selected
For the Wedding Sermon.
"A marriage in church was rare, writes
Alice Morse Earle in The Ladies' Homo
Journal, in an article ON "Courtship
and Marriage In Puritan Days. Occa-
sionally one took place in the new home
Of the young couple. This was held to
be somewhat unlucky. Thanksgiving
day was favorite time to choose to be
married, as friends were then gathered
from afar.
The bride was universally advised to
wear
Something old something new. e..
Something borrowed, something blue,
and though she could dress before a
mirror she must not look in the glass
when once her toilet was completed,
else i'll luck, in vaguely defined but
positive form, were the result. Sunday
was really the exhibition day for the
bride. Indeed she found at meeting the
sole place In which she could appear be-
fore an assembled public, and for this
exhibition the happy pair donned their
finest bridal attire. The bride and groom
and bridal party opened the show by
proudly walking in little procession
through the narrow streets to the meet
ing house ON the Sabbath following the
marriage. TIIF
In Larned's History of Windham
County, Conn, we read description
Of such an amusing scene in Brooklyn,
Conn Further public notice was drawn
TO the bride by allowing her to choose
the text for the sermon preached on the
first Sunday of the coming out of the
newly married couple. Much ingenuity
was exercised in finding appropriate and
sometimes startling Bible texts for these
wedding sermons.
The instances are well known of the
marriage of Parson Smiths two daugh'
tiers, one Of whom selected the text,
MARY hath chosen that good part,
while the daughter Abby, who married
John Adams, decided upon the text,
"John came neither eating nor drink
ing, and they say he hath devil. "
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rnaonsiderats Treatment.

She had bought general admis-
sion," and before the first act was over
she slipped down to a place near the
front and seated herself. Two minutes
later an usher came down escorting a
man. The man held the coupon to the
seat she occupied, and the usher told her
SO. Then she gathered up her skirts an
grily, picked up her parasol. which she
had deposited against her neighbor's
knee, wrathfully scrambled in front OF
the three people, and when she reached
the aisle transfxed the man with an an
cry glance and muttered audibly,
"What cheek some people havei"-Chi-
caQo Record.
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Her Nerves wore steady.

Miss Addie McDermott, whose home
Is in this city, but who has been teach
ing school in the northern part OF Alba
ny county, with party composed of the
Hon. Kirk Dyer. M. 7. Bennett and
Fred Berry of the Little Medicine, en-
countered large bear near Mr.. Dyer's
ranch. Instead of being frightened Miss
McDermott asked to take the first shot
at the animal. This privilege was ac-
corded her, and her nerves were so
steady and her eye SO true that she sent
Q bullet to fatal point at the first shot
Laramie (Wy.> Boomerang.
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Getting Acquainted.

Relative-I notice that You have at
last got acquainted with your next door
neighbor, who has lived alongside of
you for the past 10 years. M
Mrs. D'Avnoo---Yes, we were intro
duced to each other at the pyramids OF
Egypt, and | found her a delightful
companion. We became very intimate.
New York Weekly.
The evening world., 1894-05-01
SUGAR YIELDS TO PRESSURE.
Calm and Reaction Follow Yes.
terday's Advance
Holiday In London Helps tho Con-
cral Stagnation.

The excitement In Sugar. which was
the feature OF yesterdays market. was
followed this morning by a great calm.
and In the first hour OF business the
trading In the stock was only 1900
shares against 300 yesterday. Then.
too. there was quite n change In the
speculative temper. n supply OF the stock
coming from various sources every time
the traders attempted to mt the price.
For a time the quotation hung around
los a l6 l-2. but the pressure finally be-
came too much for the bulls. and they
had to relinquish their hold. with the
result Of a drop to l0i. 1t Is said the
heaviest sellers were from the insiders.
who do not wish to see the stock kiting
legislation.
There was mighty little to the general
market. Not a hundred shares OF St.
Paul changed hands up to io2s A. NJ.
last night. All international stocks
were dull In consequence Of the holiday
American Tobacco rose / to IS; Lack
Ia to 8, ia. chicago Gas fsli IL to o'V g,
and later recovered. Lead declined So
to u IS; BURLINGTON 4 Quincy. as to
The scarcity OF bills led 10 an advance
In the posted rates OF sterling exchange
to ass l.2 and 40. and gold shipments by
certain. Th effect OF this upon specula-
ton. however. is practically nil owing to
the extreme Ease In money, which viii be
increased when the s2s, goO 600 to be ais.
hnds Its way into the channels OF active
circulation.
The stock market became decidedly
stronger as the day advanced, md prices
improved anywhere from Ia to 2 10 per
cent. The rise vas led by Tobacco,
Chicago Gas, National Cordnge. Mis-
souri, Pacific and Burlington.
There was good buying for both &C
counts, despite the engagement OF
81. 900, 900 gold by Lazard Treres for ship
msnt BY The nj, steamship , Tsp no to,mor
from the Sub-Treasury.
The March statement Of the Burling-
ION a quincy was so much better than
an a% nsn!H1t q t 81 the stock was marked
The other Changers were firm and
higher in sympathy. The Industrials.
however. weakened, Sugar selling down
rallied to 1906 IA.
Reading was heavy and touched II BIS.
the bonds also yielding from l l-2 to
Ing as low as 20. eds q ia. Sds is. and do.
to q.
There were rumors that a heavy rs.
sessment will be made upon the shares
as well as the Incomes. One of the
news agencies gave out the following:
w learn from good authority that
papers In n proposed suit for the fore
closure OF the Reading general mort
gage Is are being drawn up so as to
be realty for execution In case Mr.. Nor
gan's mission abroad with respect to
Reading should fail"
Lackawanna was also weak, and de-
clincd to 100 l-2. The general market
left off strong in tone at the best fig
ures of the day.
The sale OF stocks were 2l4. 100 shares.
In the unlisted department "a, 300 shares
of Sugar, and 3.i00 Lead were traded in.
The evening world., 1894-05-01
SOCIALISTS UEADot'ARTrRs

Fitzgerald's army differs from Coxey's
inasmuch as its members, although anx-
ious to reach Washington. are not will.
ing to make much physical exertion. 1t
Is their Intention to ride all the way.
They have funds to bring them to New
York by boat from Bridgeport, Conn,
and by an entertainment and lecture
here they expect. with the aid OF So
cialists. to have money enough to pay
their railroad fare to the Capital City.
The army" will probably be enter
tained at the headquarters OF the Social
1st Labor party, 81 East Fourth street,
which Is profusely decorated to-day, the
most conspicuous articles of decoration
being red flags. Red and foreign flags
are displayed from many other buildings
in the neighborhood, which is the sea-
or Socialism in New York. Only two
American flags are to be seen, and a red
nag floats above each of these.
From a window OF the top ioor OF G,
noats a blood-red flag. and below II is
the inscription, reaching clear across the
building:
The evening world., 1894-05-01

spoken IN German. He had engaged a
reporter for a German newspaper to act
az photographer: to afterwards translate
his minutes n to swear to the &C.
curacy of the minutes and the accuracy
or the translation.
Denied by Recorder smyth.
Recorder smyth refused to permit this
saying:
The language OF the courts in the
state OF New York Is the English Ian.
guage. Our sworn tenographers know
nothing OF the German tongue; neither
aoes the Court, ! never heard of such
Your Honor does not mean to rule
that the Jury shall be bound by the
ttansmutatIons and TRANSACTIONS OF this
accomplish"
no; We have a sworn official court
Interpreter. always at your services: con.
vcrsant with the German and the Eng.
%lator."
HUH Your Honor. have never seen
an Interpreter in his court who knew
anything about the English or any other
language" rcjoined the wrathy lawyer.
~. lie. said this was a "sratuitous criti-
clsm OF the Court" and paid a high trib-
ute TO the court interpreters. about whose
competency there NAV lie various opin-
Ions, but only a negative opinion Is ever
heard.
Mr.. Brooke excepted. Then he asked
Muller Ia. repeat In German what DR.,
Meyer said on one occasion.
i repeat It In United States" re-
iorted Muller, ~doggedly. and witt a look
Of malice at the lawyer
The Recorder excluded the German
again. ana Mr.. Brooke. full OF indignant
protest. went on probing the shrewd lit
tie s~choolmaster.
The evening world., 1894-05-01
FRANK RHONER & co. FAIL.
Furniture Manufacturers and Deal
ers Make an Assignment.

rurniture and Deal
ers Make an Assignment.
Frank Rhoner & Co. furniture manu-
facturcrs and dealers. at 437 East Twen-
ty-second street. and 434 East Twenty
third street. made an assignment to-day
for the benefit OF creditors to Harry s.
Robinson. There are no preferences.
The firm is composed OF Frank Rhoner,
EDWARD w. Schultz and Siegfried VIII
le~rshausen.
Lawyer Abram Killing. the attorney for
the firm. said to an Evening World
reporter:
The firm has ample assets to meet
It's liabilities In full. What those assets
are l am not able to state to-day. Ac-
countants are examining the books. but
plete their work.
The firm has been doing an extensive
business, but owing to the general de-
p msss IN trade i has been unable to
Will be arranged to the satisfaction OF
every creditor, and In due time the firm
Will resume business"
At the factory to-day, Mr.. Schultz
said the assignment was made for the
protection of creditors. and the firm was
seeking only. an extension Of time, The
hrm, MIR. Schultz said. merely asks an
extension: which the creditors can
He added that the liabilities were per-
haps $4,000 and the assets 500. 90. The
causes OF the failure were the depression
assets. as there was but a slight demand
for goods and they had a big stock on
hand. The firm has been In business
thirty years. and in the busy season EN-
Mr.. Schultz hoped they would not be
obliged to shut down.
The evening world., 1894-05-01
TELEGRAPH'S ANNIVERSARY.
Fifty Yenrs Ago the First News De-
spntcb Wns Transmitted.

To-day is the hftieth anniversary OF the
sending of the first telegraphic news dis
patch In this country. 1t was sent from
Washington to Annapolis, a distance of
twenty-five miles. under the supervision
OF Prof. Morse. This was the first tele-
graph line constructed in the United
States.
The dispatch conveyed the news of the
adjournment OF the Whig Convention Mt
Washington late IN the afternoon OF
May ]. lSi4, and announced the names of
the Presidential and Vice-Presidential
candidates nominated, Clay and Ere
~linghuyren.
John w. Kirk. who is now living in
this city at "A West Twenty-egfhth
street. was at Prof. Morse's side In, An
napolis when this first dispatch came
over the wire.
There are now something like 1000, 900
miles OF wire In operation In the world,
besides 10000 miles OF submarine cables.
Among the telegraph fraternity in this
city II has been customary to observe
May "a as the anniversary OF the estab-
lishment OF the Morse telegraph sys-
tenn.