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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-07-18

Mrs. Throadly-I can't see why news
papers always give all the narrowing
details of an accident
Mr.. Threadly--What have you found
now?
Mrs. Threadly-Where man was
taken home fatally injured, with sam
pie of silk IN his pocket still unmatch-
ed.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-07-18

Unbearable boorishness can be cnang-o
to bearable eccentricity by the acquisition
of wealth.
Marshal Bessieres was a farmers boy.
and after enlisting as a private rose from
the ranks.
Southern Pacific locomotives will soon
use for fuel bricks made of coal dust and
asphaltum.
Celluloid is paper chemically treated, re-
duced again to pulp and then nodded into
Its final form.
How easy to be amiable in the midst OF
happiness and success. Mime. Swetchine.
Is the indifference of the aged to the
deaths of their fellows selfishness or hero
ismS
A parody can never be good because it In
bad, like pun. It 10 adifferent SORT Of
animal altogether.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-07-18

In some of the departments at Wash
ington there are SO many clerks that the
useless ones stand in the way of those
who are disposed to work The working
clerks are splendid force of experienced
and capable men, but the lite Barnacles
are found everywhere. -Pittsburg Post.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-07-18

Columbia, my landl all hail the glad day
When first to thy strand Hope pointed the
way;
Hail him who thro' darkness first followed the
Flame
That led where the Mayfower of Liberty came.
Dear Country, the star of the valiant and freei
Thy exiles afar are dreaming of thee.
No fields Of the Earth SO enchantingly shine,
No air breathes such incense, such music as
thine.
Humanity's homel thy sheltering breast
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-07-18
The First Hoonskirts.

Hoopskirts first appeared in 1880. An
iron cage was prepared, and the skirts
were stretched over it. The cage was
tipped to one side, the lady crawled un-
derneath, and the cage was fastened to
her waist by a strong leather belt. The
contrivanoe often weighed as much as
20 pounds Yankee Blade
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-07-18
Something She wou,d stop At

''I don't believe that horrid Miss Boil
ton would stop at anything"
Bob-Did you ever try her with q
soda fountain?-Chicago Inter Ocean.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-07-18
Cold missionary ON Toast.

First Clergyman - Any news from
Brother Whoopemup since he landed ON
the coast of African
Second Clergyman--Oh, yes, and IL is
very important news too.
HAS he succeeded in penetrating into
the interior of African"
"He has most decidedly"
"Has he converted chief"
"Not precisely. The chief has converted
him beyond a doubt"
Show sof''
Converted him into square meal
ate him up alivei Yes, guess he must
have succeeded in getting into the interior
of Africa n-Texas Siftings.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-07-18
A Tima Killer.

Ed-What do you do to pass away the
time?
Ned-Easy enough. I just give my
promissory note to some one for 80 days,
and the time passes quickly enough, !
assure you.-London Culver.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-07-18
FIatiron.

''The Chinese are very ancient
race"
Eyes. You will discover in our Amer
loan cities that they belong to the age
u iron. Boston Gazette
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-07-18

Some women are awfully touchy. A
widow has brought an action against a
paper which said that her husband had
gone to happier home.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-07-18
columbian 81 stamps Cornered.

Stamp collectors have learned with sur
prise that New York firm has bought
up all the 81 stamps of the Columbian
issue and raised the price to $3.50 apiece.
1t is said the spectators learned that
only about 10000 of the 81 stamps re-
manned unsold and purchased them in
small lots from postmasters all over the
country. The full issue of Columbian
stamps at their face value is worth
1924, and it is estimated that there is
demand for 10000 full sets. No set
will be complete without the 81 stamp.
The only way to break the corner is for
the government to print new issue of
the 81 stamps if the plates have not been
destroyed. -New York World.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-07-18
Woman Was Made From an Elm Stick.

In the Scandinavian myth of the orr
gin Of woman, Odin, Will and We. the
three sons of Dor, were walking along
the seabeach, when they found two
sticks of wood, one Of ash and one OF
elm. Odin and his brothers were gods,
of course, but the sight of the stick
caused them to wish that they could
carve other gods from the inanimate
wood. They forthwith set about the
task, with the result that they made
living man out of the ash stick, and a fe-
male, being in godlike form, equally as
lively as the man, out of the elm billet
st. Louis Republic
Honored an Enemy of Bismarck.
Cardinal Ledochowsky, to whom EN-
peror William, during his recent visit to
Rome, presented gold snuffbox, was once
fined, deposed and imprisoned by Prince
Bismarck. The cardinal was then Ger
man bishop and violated one of the clerical
laws framed by the iron chancellor
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-07-18
Met Her Fate.


Little Ethel-Your sister is engaged,
isn't sheS
Playmate-Who says sof
Nobody"
''Then how do you knowi"
"When the letter carrier rings, she goes
to the door herself. Good News.
A Prayer That Was Answered.
Mr.. Thurber, private secretary to Presi-
dent Cleveland, tells an excellent story of
the efficacy of prayer. According to his
own narrative, his life was not always SO
successful from the material standpoint as
1t has become in these present days, and
because of very slender family purse he
encountered many early privations. Promi-
nent in this list was the inability of his
parents to provide a pair of high boots in
which his youthful feet could strut about
the village.
Having been carefully instructed that
prayer was the vehicle of attainment to de-
sired benefits, itlashcd over the youn gster's
mind that he would put this doctrine to
the test. Accordingly he summoned a
younger sister aud carefully explaining the
situation to her requested her cooperation.
The two children knelt down, the little sis
ter earnestlyrepeating after her brother the
oft repeated, briefly pertinent prayer, 20
Lord, please send Henry a pair of boots"
This pointed petition was overheard by q
member Of the family and laughingly re-
peated to well to do deacon. Touched by
the exhibition of faith. the good man de
cided it should not go unrewarded. SO he
purchased the greatly desired boots for the
boy, who, until the time he entered college,
was supplied with shoe leather from the
a.. 49,. e,,,,x..a X Az. Eialdta Vaahfn oton
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-07-18

The use of powder as decoration origd-
mated in the fancy of French mountebank,
who dredged his head with -four in order to
emphasize his idiocy.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-07-18

rne demand Tor canaries is constantly In,
creasing, and the public is becoming harder
to please In the matter of its favorite song
Gter
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1894-07-18
ODDS AND ENDS.

Humanity's homel thy sheltering breast
Clues welcome md room to strangers oupress't
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-19
Telegrnnhic BroYItles.

Manager Bancroft, Of the Cincinnati
Baseball Club. will leave Thursday Tor
the South with his team, including. bug
Holiday, Biddy McPhee. Harry
Vaughan. OF Cincinnati; JACK Boyie.
Phiiadelphia: Denny Lyons. st, Louis;
BILLY Clingman, Pittsburg. Shorty Ful-
Ter. New York; and Billy Hart. OF sioux
City. They will play a series IN New
orleans and then go TO Texas or cuba.
The Portsmouth Company min, az
South Berwick. Ne, which has been shui
down for the past six months resun.t
work Monday. About ~ looms are IN
operation and the mill will be running
In the Superior Court. at Atlanta yes
tereay. Judge Richard II Clark sentenced
Alexander carr and VIII Myers 10 bs
hanged February sth. Carr killed cap
tain o. IA. King, IN Atlanta, about three
months ago and Myers was recently con-
victed as the assassin OF Forest Sfow-
lev, carr il twenty-seVen years OF age,
and Myers Is but eighteen.
The Norfolk and Southern Railroad
Company has declared quarterly divl-
dend OF 1 per cent, payable january ~,
lSg5 The company reports net earnings
for the quarter ending December Jlst,
November being apprOximated ana De-
cember estimated, OF &l, u, an lHSTease ss
over the same quarter last year OF s9,lzS.
For the six months ended December ST
net earnings were Sl5,45s, against s'J'fS
for the same time In 1875.
1'he Senate has confirmed the following
nominations Thomas OHara, OF Niehi-
gaT consul at San Juan del Nortc, Nica-
ragua: Charles -. Ciarks. OF i,snhsssss. ,i $50,
ern and Middle districts OF cennessee.
postmasters Harrison ID. Floyd, Spar
tanburg. s. c.; William Il. Lakin, Fay
cite Iowa.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-19
B4LrIuORE mas 4 LENOW.
An Inquiry Into Serious Charges Against
the Police.

BALTIMORE. MD, Dec. B.-The grand
iurv to-day continued its Investigation
of po1fcv and Gambling. and the cap
fasns of the seven police districts Of the
CITY were examined lt IS eAptcleu thdI
Marshall Frey and the folSe 'ehmls-
siOners will next be called; lEe acuoh OF
the criminal court in pushing the grand
furv to extremes has alarmed the gam
blcrs. ard several places have been
closed. Doc Slaters celebrated gam
bling house, on south calvert street mas
done no business since Friday last. To-
day the famous old place was locked up
and all the employees discharged. All pre-
vious efforts to close slater $ pace nave
proved futile.
among the habitues Of the gaming table.
lie also owns the Long Branch club.
Slater was formerly leading politician
have decided that the police must. for
the present. withdraw all protection from
gamblers ana policy men.
"lt is becoming too hot for ms, said one
Of the bosses to-day. The police people
are holding ms responsible for MI the
gambling that is going on in Baltimore
and the police must act without partial
ity from now on. All sorts of gambling
will have 10 DE stopped for the pres
cnt"
The closing Of the gambling places
follows closely on the heels Of the grand
iurys Investigation Of the charges Of
police protection made by Attorney
Thomas G. Weeks last week Those
charges were followed by :. special
charge 10 the grand jury by Judge Har-
Ian. who said that Ii was the duty Of
that body TO slit the matter 10 the bot
tom. The Evening World printed the
location Of several faro games and gave
the names Of the proprietors. Mr. Weeks
and reporters of the World were sum-
moned before the jury and II Is said they
made startling charges. Since then al
most the entire police force have been
called 10 give their testimony.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-19
the IssEMBLY'S INVITATION.
After some Opposition "Courte'y
Ro.oIution f. Adopted by Both Bodies.

COLUMBIA, $. c., Dec. BIN IHe
House OF Representatives to-day at
o'clock. Mr.. MagiH OF Abbeyille, intro
duced the following concurrent lFesoluu0u
and there was an interesting scene
Whereas the President or the CHlCeu
States and party are now Nisi'Aie ~ ''1
Whereas the General Assembly is
now i'm session, and desires 10 extend 70
the President and the gentlemen accom-
panying him that courtesy que hiI eNt'i''
ed character and Official position; be
Resolved by the House, the Senate CON
CURING. That an invitation be ana hereby
is extended 10 the President OF me 1 Ihlteu
states and the gentlemen COMPOSING ms
party to visit the General Assembly now
in session and accept the privileges oi INC
floors OF the two houses IN.
As soon as the resolutions were READ Ut
Wych. of Newberry, moved 10 receive II
as informauon' .,.,.... r.
former fhen said: Il nope this matter
will not be disposed of in tbs way / am
opposed TO extending such courtesy 10
President for whom we justly entertain so
little respect | therefore move tc ;4ble
the resolution.
I'he Speaker seemed to hesitate about
putting the motion. He said, as the pre-
siding citicer, he doubted the prOpriety
OF such motion.
THE CONSERVATIVES TO THE RESCUE
Mr.. Manning, Conservative, said the
matter had come before the House. Any
action looking TO receive 1t as information
Tvould have a bad effect. He suggested
mat the resolution be withdraw.
Nr. Patton, Conservative, from Rich
land. said that such action woIld be very
strange; that it would be worse than 10
consider IL and vote IL down. They
should remember that MIR. Cleveland was
President. that this was an honor they
should accord any President, no matter
of what political faith, and no matter how
much opposed 10 his policy and politics
they were. They should do Mr.. Cleve-
land this honor, not because II was Alr.
Cleveland. but they SHOULD pay this re-
spect 90 the Office.
MIR. Watson. the reform leader, then
took the floor. He said he hoped the
resolution would not be withdrawn. The
matter, IL withdrawn. had gone so far
that it would be given full publicity.
While they might differ in policy from the
President. Mr.. Cleveland was nevertheless
the President OF the United States. II
hope We won't go down on record as
taliing such action as this.
Mr. Tatum, OF Orapgeburg, anolner
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-19
rnE CLUB BNIn HEsPoNsIBLE.
Andy Bowen's Death Was Due to Neglect
In Not Padding the Floor.

NEW ORLEANS. Dec. S.-Coroner
Lawrcson to-day held an inquest into the
death of Andy Bowen, who was killed
during his fight with Lavigne last Fri
day night, at the Auditorium club. Dr.
Finney was the first witness heard. lie
witnessed the night and saw Bowen when
hp received the blow. Bowen did not fall
like man who had just received a
Knockout blow and Lavigne was not in
q condition to deliver such blow. IN
my opinion, he said, the death was purely
accidental. Neither Of the principals made
objection TO the ring.
Mr.. LaWresOn explained to the Jury
that the undigested food la Bowers
stomach had a bad effect on the nerves
leading 10 the heart The BRAIN ana
veins We're also affected.
Mr.. Joseph Sport. of the Auditorium
Club. stated that ne saw Bowen TALL, Dut
did not see the blow struck.
Police Sergeant McCabe and Tom An
dcrsOn. backer of Bowen, also testified.
Captain Frank Williams OF the Audito-
rum club, made the startling announce
ment that he was not aware Of the fact
that there was no padding on the moor
Of the ring until the night Of the con-
test. II had been reported to him that
the covering was loose and he ordered
IL fastened, but through a mistake OF
the carpenters, the padding was removed.
The jury returned verdict ina" "the
death OF Bowen WBs due 10 Conclusion
of the brain, and that the fatality was
due 30 the neglect e the club in not
padding the floor Of the ring.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-19

when ba handled the $1,000, and was
chiefly confiTmatory of the evidence pre-
vlousIy given by Captain CreedOn and
himself The witness testified that he
paid the money To Narti- at the bank.
He paid II i'm sl.OO0 bills. The amount was
$3.50 Martin did not say anything about
dividing the money with anybody else.
Mr. Goff obtained considerable infor-
nation from Reppenhagen about the GUS
tom OF collecting funds from liquor deaf
ers. Several policemen, VINO mad been
stationed on the river fronts gave add
tl0nal testimony. 20 the erect that they
had beer paid by the different steamship
lines, and divided their collections with
their captains.
French Steamship Line testHleh 10 eHorts
being made to suppress eVldeuce against
Captain Scbmittberger'5 $500 blackmail.
According TO the testimony, assess
ments were levied upon every concern
that used the piers, ferry, railroad and
steamship companies.
a painter named Klemus testified that
he was employed by a or; Bauman to
fix up a sf0re at No. rs El1ridge street
before election day for the purpose Of
showing people how 10 vote. In reply 10
questions Klemus testified that eX-Alder-
man Philip BENJAMIN paid more than a
hundred men two dollars each for voting
the Democratic ticket at the recent cleo
tiOn. At the conclusion OF this testimony
Mr.. Con said he thought thdt there was
sufficient evidence against BENJAMIN. who
now holds a position in the county clerks
Office, to secure his indictment, and
Chairman Lexow directed that the matter
be placed before the D!stfict Attorney.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-19
MARIN GOI THE $4,000
Paid by Creedon for His Captaincy,
Money For Votes.

NEW YORK, Dec 1S.-The LAxow Com
mittee to-day resumed its sessions with
all its members present
The chairman asked it TO be put on
record that the committee had been oHi-
chilly notified by the Superintendent OF
Police that Captain CreedOn's suspension
me action" he said, "of the police
authorities in reinstatiEs Captain Creedon
is entirely proper ana cOmmendable. Ho"-
ever, / must state that, inasmuch as Cap
toin Creedons testimony before THIS COM
mhtee was privileged the Police Beard
had no foundation for acting as theS
DID A.,
II also state that any action taken 70
emharrass this committee In their p' Of
ceeding or TO jeOpardiZe the witnesses o.
this committee is breach OF the p,mnf
lege OF the committee and coh'eF
OF the Senate OF his State" who
John W Reppenhagen, he man, a,d by
handled the sl5,@o which was ,poent pa.nt TO
Captain Creedon for his apP9,inI Ills tes-
a captaincy, was then recalled ,,y and
timony related chiefly as 10 Nv"
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-19
CoOt,,n Howrote Pleads Not Guilty.

WASHINGTON, u. c, Dec. 1S.-In the
Criminal Court this morning captain
Howgate. ex-chief signal officer indicted
for forgery and embezzling large sums
OF money belonging to the United States,
pleaded not guilty to the seven embeZ-
Element indictments against him, which
were last week sustained by the Court
of Appeals in AN appeal from the
overruling the demurrers thereto. Satur-
day next captain HOweate VIII again
be arraigued TO plead to the seven
forgery indictments, and on that day trlal
will be set for all cases against him,
which will not be until some time III
T4tNsrN.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-19
ANorHBE CAsBIEK GOES WRONG
Official Of the Central National Bank
Dofaulter for $4,000.

ROME. y. S.. Dec. 1S.-An examination
of the books Of the Central National
Bank Of Rome. by National Bank, Tx,
amIncr Van NranKen. to-day, disclosed
the TACT mat the cashier OF the bank,
John Il. Bielhy. is a delaulter TO the
amount of $1,000, OF which sum ne has
$500 to his credit in Mgw 1ork, which len
.hortaec of $4,000. II is the Oft-told story
Of dabbling in stocks and H., setIifps sstIf vii II
moi sufCer. since IL is protected by the
cas HERS, bond to the amount of $3ggo1.
Cnlctt. did not put in an appearance to
day. and is not 10 be found The cashier
says the teller is not implicated with him
u any way.
The trustees of the bank, at a meeting
to-day. appointed s. r. Smith temporary
cashier and Albert ". Trcmaln temporary
teller.
Growing out of this dcfalcation, an eX-
animation of the accounts of the Oneida
County Savings Bank the business Of
which is handled by The central National
Bank, is i'm progress by state Bank En-
amincr Backus of Albany.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-19
AN0rHEn cHINHsE cIIY CAPrUREI
uai Chsng FAN Before The Victorious JaPa-
-UncasincSs at Che Foo

LONDON. Dec 1S.-A dispatch from
Toxic to the Central News says:
Licutenant-General Katsira reports mat
he attacked and captured Hal Cheng IN
the forenoon of December l3th. The TO-
tai numerical strength of the Chinese was
500. while the attacking party consisted
only of one brigade Of $50 men, with
four guns. The Chinese retreated by
two roads towards Lao Yang. me
losses were triiling.
A Central News dispatch from ChefoO
saws great uucasiness continues among
the residents of that place who fear out
RACES at the hands of the Chinese sol
dicrs. Four foreign Warships are now
at ,'hc Foo 4 nephew of Colonel Won
Hanneckcu has left Shanghai 10 take
command of the Chinese trDOps AT Ileh
Tsin. r,
A French engineer is constructing loIla
at PrlIu. The remainder of the Chinese
transports nave been turned over 10 the
protection of the British flaS
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-19
Four ven Killed by an Explosion.

WEST BAY CITY, MICH. Dec; IS
mr. Roller i'm the box factory OF Russell
bo, exploded this morning. The follow
in,S irt oJ g. a list Of the casualties.
'bead-john Calcut. fireman. aged twen-
=. goi,r. George Pifund, aged seventeen:
Sbert Balm, aged sixteen; John Brannt
"isG !. Gured-Fred. Wildaugher, leg hurt:
e,hnJIes Dodge. back injured: Roe Hud-
ne i,t' face badly cut. one boy is still
Sois, soissing. and is believed TO be in the de-
tIt flaming. the engineer. processes
DDntire Ignorance Of the cause of the acct
Snnf he denies that the water was low.
u'.l',rts say the boiler. which was twen-
-. eight wears old was practically rot
-, Every expert who has examined the
esyrrollndings declared that the explosion
was due TO low wattr.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-19
WAsIrSUICIDH OK MUKDER.
A Suggestion That Clerk Huntington was
Killed by One of the Experts.

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA, Dec. Is
Startling developments were made yes
tar,laV i'm the Huntington shooting al
fair. which resulted in HuntinGton's VIC
Tins employing an attorney TO look out
for their interests during the inquest.
The new feature was Il suggestion sven
colcr by friends Of the dead bank clerk
rat n, uid not commit suicide, hIt WAS
shot by some one ia the room az the
same time Huntington began TO shoot.
This theory was advanced when II was
brain was much smaller than the ones
fired into the two bond companys eN-
aminers and that the wound In his head
was OF pOwder-burnoG, as it was thought
would be the case if the revolver had
hoen i'm his own hand There was no
other evidence to bear out the theory.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-19
Metropolitan PolIee B!n Passed.

COLUMBIA, S. c., Dec. 1S.-After
warm debate consuming almost the en-
tire DAYS session, the state senate, by a
vote of q to %, passed the metropolitan
police bill. .,.,
The bill is an administration measure
and creates a board. 10 consist OF the
Governor Comptroller and Secretary OF
with the appointment of all policemen
and town maTshals in towns of 1000 IN
habitants or more. The purpose or the
proposed statute is the employment OF
the police TO enforce the dispensary law.
Tbe hin viii probably pass the House
also. 1t was strongly opposed by some of
the reform senators.
The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-19
yarshol pardy's SLAYER Caught.

MACON, GA, Dec iS.-John Feltman,
who shot ahd killed Marshal +. c. Hardy.
Of SCnCra. while under arrest, october
(. lSH, Was captured at the depot IN
tlis city this morning by members of
the Atlanta police force, who came 10
Macon on the same train with Feltman.
Feltman is a dangerous man. and the Of
fcers covered him with their pistols ana
made him throw up his hands: He Of
fered no resistance and was locked up
at the pOlice-station
Ee Was afterwards carried 10 Atlanta
by the officers. who will get the 5000 re-
ward offered for bis arrest. Feltman
told a Southern Associated Press re-
porter that he had been around his home
near Senoia ever since the killing. The
killing, he says, was in self-defence.