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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-05-08
THE DRIVER HAD A MATCH.
And the Passenger Had Cigar, In Fact
Several of Them.

Several of Them.
A prosperous looking business man
boarded the front platform of a cross
town car, and drawing well filed cigar
case from his pocket selected choice
looking Havana. The driver "sized up"
the man and the cigar case, and his
mouth began to water The smoker, aft
er biting off the end Of his cigar, began
fumbling for a match. Failing to find
one, he turned to the driver and asked
him if he had match.
eyes, SIR" responded the driver,
with alacrity. Here you are, sir
''Thank you, said the business man,
lighting his cigar and sending the fra
grant smoke waiting across the drivers
face.
Every convenient to have matches
around, sir. alters makes point of
carrying EN-. +"
"Indeed?''
Yes; so many gentlemen pull out %
cigar, and then find they amt got a
match f"
Puff, puff and silence.
81 am quite asmol1er myself. Course
can't smoke ON the car, but then en-
joy it all the moro when get off. -
81 suppose So" said the smoker alb
sentmindedly.
Many gentlemen makes q point of
giving mo a cigar, especially when they
rides reg lar I amt had my after din
ner smoke yet.
ooh, said the business man in q
preoccupied manner
Yes, sir; alters carry matches, as
said before, cause when gentleman
has cigar aud no light he allus seems
SO thankful for it. Generally gives me
cigar too. Seems kinder fair to ex-
change cigar for q match, cause the
weed amt no good without light. F"
''Ah," said the smoker, evidently
busy in his mind with something con-
nected with business.
The driver looked despairingly at him
and after clearing his throat said:
''You don't happen to have another
cigar in your pocket, do you, sir?"
Certainly I have-two or three"
said the business man testify. "But
what has that to do with what you have
been talking about2"
The rest of tho journey was made in
silence. New York Tribune.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-05-08

Singular Discovery.

An English author says that man of
middle age with whom he is acquainted
found one Of his eyes affected, as he
thought, by reading small print at night
and applied to famous oculist for adj
vice. The doctor examined him very
carefully and presently inquired wheth-
err he had ever suffered any inconven-
ience from the other eye, the right one.
"None whatever" was the reply.
"Still." said the oculist dryly, sit is
very important for you to preserve the
sight of your left eye, inasmuch as you
have never seen with the other since
you were born w-Youth's Companion.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-05-08
Tides and storms.

When a tempest is approaching or
passing out ON the ocean, tho tides are
noticeably higher than usual, as if the
water had been driven in a vast wave
before the storm. The influence extends
to great distance from the cyclonic
storm center, so that the possibility ex-
fists of foretelling tho approach of dan
gerous hurricane by means of indications
furnished by tide gauges situated far
away from the place then occupied by
the whirling winds.
The fact that the tidal wave outstrips
the advancing storm shows how extreme
ly sensitive tho surface Of the sea is to
the changes of pressure brought to bear
upon 1t by the never resting atmosphere.
Youths Companion.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-05-08
SONG BIRDS.
Something About the Feathered Warbiers
of Different Countries.

Something About the Feathered warbiers
of Different Countries.
India has the jocose bu1buls, often
called nightingales from their remark
ably sweet voices Tho Hindoos train
them to sit ON their hands and be carried
about the bazaars. Tho black faced
thrush is II very fine songster and can
initiate almost everything he hears.
Tho white eyebrowed or specialized
laughing thrush has n loud, powerful
song and some melodious notes. He is
sometimes called the greater Picking
nightingale or Japanese mocking bird.
Tho Japanese robin is pretty bird to
look at, and very lively in his motions,
but is overrated as singer, his notes re-
sembling cur Baltimore orioles, only
shriller, with little variation.
Australia has the piping crow, which
is more Of a shrike than true crow.
His song is rich and varied he notes re-
sembling a flute He Gu % taught to
speak and initiate many birds as we'll
From Africa are shipped large num-
bers Of little birds to this country called
African singing finches. The plumage is
handsome and often very odd. They
lack voice, only one, the strawberry
finch, having asong Of any power They
are cunning, however, and pretty to
have in an aviary. A gentleman in New
York has an aviary cage containing
some 80 varieties of small birds, and
among them many African finches As
one Of tho canaries sings small finch
will fly to his side, and placing his head
against the singers breast listen close-
ly until tho canary drives him away.
A weaver bird with q thick red bill.
in this same happy family, will take all
tho threads given him and weave close
network down the side Of the cage and
out on the perchos. His owner says that
If he would give him enough material
tho bird would weave until he shut out
the daylight. Philadelphia Times.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-05-08
The Chief End of Man.

Mr.. Cuyler tells the story Of little
boy, the son Of good Presbyterian par
onts, who was asked the question in
the catechism, "What is the chief end
Of man?' and answered it:
MANS, chief end is to glorify God
and annoy him forever"
"There are too many men," says DR..
Cuyler, "who act as IL that were their
chief end. RAMS Horn.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-05-08

The following is story Of Abraham
Lincoln which, if it is not true--as it
probably is not-is at least entitled to q
place in legendary literature: Lincoln
was once riding along a lonely road
when an i'll looking man, who held q
cooked revolver, suddenly faced him.
"What do you want, my friend?"
Lincoln asked.
81 am going to shoot you" answered
tho man.
"Well," said Lincoln, 81 don't mind
being killed, but should like to know
your reasons. :"
"I once vowed, said the man, "that
IL l ever met man homelier than am
/ would shoot him.
Lincoln looked critically at his assail-
ant for minute, and then said:
"Well, if am any homelier than you
are, then for PHYS sake shootr"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-05-08
Mak,nr Steady Progress.

eyes, sir, " said tho long haired board
err, 1T am fully satisfied in my own
mind that woman should BIO vested with
all the privileges Of man.. Z"
''I don't see why she shouldn't be
vested" Clipped in the cheerful idiot.
"She has been coated the same as man,
and If this bicycle business keeps on she
will be trous'-
The dinner bell rang, and in the mad
rush ensuing the rest Of the cheerful
idiots speech hit the empty air. In
dianapolis Journal
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-05-08
An Enrlish yiew of nj.

Mrs. Smith, think it dreadful that
your divorce laws in America should
be so much more lenient than they are
in England.
Mr.. Van Rensselaer-Well, you see,
my dear madam, in England divorce is
luxury, while with us it is-er--a
necessity. London Punch.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-05-08
The Banana.

Never cut banana According to
Spanish superstition, it brings i'll luck
In preparing always slice or Jag it with
fork. Using the knife cuts through
the cross, and in that land it is deemed
sacrilege. Besides 1t gives the fruit
what the French call "taste of the
knife"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-05-08
Angling For Him.

Johnny smart--I say. Mr.. Cashley,
are you fish?
Mr. Cashley-No, Johnny Why do
you ask?
Johnny Smart--Oh, nothin. Only
heard sister tell mommer that she in
tended to land you the next time you
called. Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-05-08
To Keep sunday Whole.

Ef1ie--Please, Uncle Arthur, do come.
and play chess with me.
Uncle Arthur-Oh, Effiel Don't you
remember? It's Sunday.
Effie-Well, we can let the bishop
win Pail Mall Gazette.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-05-08

A frankfort bard wrote poem to his
inamorata which was published in sub
urban paper He said her mouth was
like cowslip. The printer spared it and
1t read "cow's lip" Unhappy bard -
Philadelphia Record.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-05-08

Sheridan was handsome young man,
but In middle life dissipation destroyed
every trace Of his former good looks. and
at first glance he seemed singularly re-
pulsiYe.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-05-08

England was so called because the
dominant tribe Of Saxons who conquered
it were called tho Angles. or EN-
giles. :"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-05-08

The boots of the time of Louis XIV
were often q feet broad at the top.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-05-08
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

ESTATE OF FRANCES MAGILL, DECEASED.
Pursuant to the order of o. II. Sproul, Surrogate
of the County of Hunt erdon, made on the twenty
eighth day of February A.. ID. thousand
given to all persons having claims against the es-
tate of Frances Magill, late OF the County of
Huntcrdon, deceased, to present the same under
oath fiirmation TO the subscriber Administrator
Of said deceased. within nine months from the date
OF said order and any creditor negecting to bring
in and exhibit his or her claim (under oath or eff
frmatIon), within the time so limited, will be for
ever barred of his or her action therefor against
the said Administrator.
Dated Feb 2sth A. d. 1895.
JOHN A. ANDERSON, trator,
Lambertyie. N. j.
March 6. 1895.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-05-08

In 1902 sheep sold IN France for o.,
q pig for 50.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-03-14
AGRICULTURE.
The Committee Appointed to In
vostigate the Depression.
REMEDIES RECOMMENDED BY THEN.
The Reconciliation Of Silver, Passage Of
an Anti-Optlon Law, Tariff Reform
and tho Adoption Of the
I.ubin Plan

WAsu,xarov March q Tho maioritv
~ tbe memhsrs ~ ,he houss con,m,ttss
on acriculture of the last convress
filed Yesterday with the committee
the renort authorized last December to
investi tho depression in avricul.
ture Rv unan;mous consent granted
bv thu houss an sunAav last the com.
mittee was allowed ten davs after the
adjournment Of CONGRESS to make this
report Il Is to be used and discussed
bv the newt con ngress
The committee spent some time talk.
ino evidence from narties from differ
ent narts ~ Tho country and the ma.
ior;tv renort suhn,itted "a signaa hv
both republicans and democrats the
memhers of tbe committee annarcntlv
bcino verv mpch divided in the matter
but not on marty lines II ia
held in the maioritv rcnort that
the present depression in agriculture
is due IN the characterization If silver
tariff lepislation and food adulteration
For remedy. RECOMMENDATION of silver
is recommended. the adoption Of the
nlan submittal bv Daniel I,ubin NJ
California. passaec Of an an,i.options
law remodeliny of the thrift md nure
food lepislation
Tho I.rb;n nlnn refcrrea ia ,s that
ayr;eul,ur,l nrnduels moi raised IN suf.
Hcient -o,ant;t;es ia meet tbe demand
of homa use sborll he oilca with a
bopntv In tbis wny accoraiug IN
Lubin tbe attention ot Ibe farming
claeees ,yonld he d,rect.1 Ia ca,toin
claseas ~ business that co,la Ii. made
a s,,ecess in certnin noris of tbe co,n.
trv and in sone dearcp r,leye over.
crovaed hronehee of orr;cul,,re
II ID obse,ved with reoro, in the re
mort that all atTor,s ca far nj nnti.
ontions legislation h,ve foiled II i
said this ( due ,nninlv In the efforts
of In Gamblers from tho cities who
have thcir snnnort,.,s IN oonSresq and
who while maxim opoosition 10 leois
lation Of this sort are at the same time
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-03-14
AMERICAN MEATS DISCUSSED.
Tho English Government to Make M In
vsstigatt0n.

The Env,l.h f,ov.rnmsnt 10 M.l. III In.
vsstIgation.
LONDON. March a-The president OF
the board Of agriculture in tho house
Of commons yesterday was asked by
Jeffreys, member for Northampshire,
II his attention had been drawn 10 a
statement in the Times concerning the
preparation and packing Of meat at
Chicago. said TO be diseased and In.
tended for expectation to England, and
II he had reason to believe that though
a bullock at Chicago might be CON
demned as diseased and unit for food,
vet the tongue was nreserved and ex.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-03-14
ARE THEY CONSTITUTIONAL.
Attorneys Claim Thata Great Number oi
New kRnsns Laws Are Invalid.

Attorneys Claim That y Great Number oi
New kansns Laws Are Invalid.
TOPEKA. Kan, March "A grave
question has arisen at the state capital
to perplex the lawyers, Strange as II
may seem more than one-half Of the
legislation passed at this session Of tho
legislature has failed to comply with
one very plainly expressed provision OF
the constitution,
Section n OF article lY9 Of the constl-
tuition Of the state Of Kansas says.
Every bill and joint resolution passed
by the house Of representativcsand the
senate shall, within two days thcro
after, be signed by the presiding off,
GERS and presented to the governor" "
etc.
Al matter of fact, more than one
half of the bills passed at this session
were not signed by lhc presiding Off
GERS until from three 10 six days aftQg
their passage, as delay wQs constantly
met with in the work Of earolllng. In
cluded aluong bills which are affected
BY this constitutional provision are
some OF the most important measures
passed at this session. such as appro-
priations,
The LAWYERS differ upon the probable
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-03-14
MORE KANSAS APPOINTMENTS
Gov. Morrill, Natnos Men for tho iutchin-
son Reformatory and Board Of pard0ns

Gov. Morrill, Namos Men for tho flutchin-
son Reformatory and Board Of Pardons.
Topeka, Kan, March 7-Last night
the governor nominated John Arm
strong, Of Barton county, pop, james
llumphreyof Bourbon, rep, and Tully
Scott, Of Decatur, dem, to be directors
Of the Hutchinson reformatory. Arm
strong Is state senator, The nomi'
nations were confirmed by the senate
in open session.
This morning the governor appointed
j. c. Caldwell, Of Shawnee county, Sol
Miller, Of noniphan county, and
Cherles Smith, Of Washington county,
as members of the board OF pardons.
They were at once confirmed in open
session.
Among the appointments the govern
or Is expected to make soon are a
bank commissioner to succeed John W..
Breidenthal, whose term will expire
March "A, state mine inspector and a
state coal oil inspector, 1t seems TO be
understood that the oil inspector will
be s. s. Crum. Of I.nbette county.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-03-14

TRADE REVIEW.
Prices Unimproved and Some Loss
In Wages Reported.
RUNOR THAT WHEAT IS INJURED.
The Cereal COOS Up y slight Fraction
Corn Declined Pork, Lard and
Hogs Shade Higher
Failures.

NEw YoRK, March Or. g. Dun a
Co.'s Weekly Review Of Trade says.
Congressional adjournment and proof
that, though the rate Of exchange rises
to and even above the shipping point,
gold does not go out, have produced q
much better feeling. Prices do not i'm.
prove and there Is on the whole no gaia,
but some loss In wages, While striker
Of $4,000 coal miners near Pittsburgh
and several thousand building work.
ors, besides strikes in ten or twelve
textile and iron establishments fur
ther lessen purchasing power for the
time, but there Is anticipation Of i'm
proved demand for goods in general,
and many are manufacturing and buy
ing beyond present needs on the
strength OF 1t.
Wheat has risen VI Of q cent because
Of rumored injury to grain In some
states. Receipts for the week ure near
ly as large us last year, but In Febru-
ary 4,olO440 bushels agsinst 7,O75, 900
last year, with Atlantic exports s,pse,.
O7o against s,l2o, 700 last year, Stocks
In sight are enormous and western &C.
counts make the stock Of wheat In
farmers hands very large Corn hAs
declined Y OF cent, though receipts
are not half last years. with exports
insignificant. Pork, lard and hogs are
shade higher and beef has advanced
to the highest point since July.
Copper has been depressed by compe-
tition to w cents for lake and lend Il
offered more freely 1t 81 cents, while
American makers Of tin plate IRE put
ting prices sometimes lower than those
Of similar Imported plates
Strikes to resist the reduction Of
wages In several textile works and re.
ductions effected In some others by no
means contradict the accounts that
mills are receiving somewhat better
orders. In WOODEN goods the initial
demand for heavy weights Is nearly
over, with fairly good business In some
lines, but only moderate In others,
while continued and numerous cancel.
lations in low grade and medium goods
give makers much embarrassment But
sales of wool have been A,sJs, 900
pounds, almost half foreign. against
5,l50,s0 last year. only quarter for
eign.
Exchanges through clearing houses
nre 10 per cent, larger than last year,
but s2.0 per cent, smaller than in 1909,
which, for the first week Of tho month
shows little gain, Money markets
have hardened somewhat and rather
more commercial paper is offered,
especially In dry goods Liabilities Of
failures In February amount to Sill
250, lss against Si7,soj $40 last year, Sa,.
6l9,7s2 being In manufacturing
Failures for tho week have been a3l
In the Quilted States against gis last
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-03-14
--+7-777777 -,
DISCUSSING Mews SERVICE.


The yransmisslssippi Ireaa AssociatIon ia
Session ~ kansas city.
KANSAS CITY, Mo-, March 4, Several
members Of the 'l'ransmlssissIppi Press
association met ut The Coates house
yesterday and discussed matters Of
interest TO the association. Chief OF
these were how TO better the news
service Of the association and how to
secure more advertising Among those
present were; Frank +. Mcclellan,
Topeka journal, president; T. W..
Ilekhart, Arkansas Traveller, secre.
tary; II, J. llagney Wichita deacon; j.
Y. Mtchcm, Springfield, Mo-, Leader
% Il, 7. Leainard, Lawrence journal;
George W Morton, Fort Scott Tribune;
y. W. Howe, Atehism Globe, A. l.,
sponsler Hutchinson News; Mrs. Frank
I. Lynch, i4eayenw0rth Standard,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-03-14

PROVIDENCE, X /, Marsh o A terri
bic explosion of illum'latnk gas oc-
CURED on Selless ..s'Ieei jass below
,roHn university Yesterday afternoon,
resulting ia the fatal injury Of Thomas
W Nilsson, au eiupioyc oi the street
railway and seriously clippline the
conhtcr weight system used in counec-
iion with the electric ears which run
over the hill. The axplosion oecarsea
H. lae tunnel ander tic hill.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-03-14
-------------------s'.--
DEADLOCK IS BROKEN.
Final Adjournment Of the Kansas Legisla
ture Likely to Occur To-day.

Final Adjournment Of tho Kansas Legisla.
ture Likely to Occur To-day.
TOPEKA, Kan, March 7-The dead.
lock in the legislature was broken last
night by both branches concurring in
the report Of the conference commit
tees on the four bills which have been
under consideration forthree days. The
big fight, however, was on two appro-
priations, one for the state board Of
public works, the other for the state
board Of health. The populist senate
had decided to abolish the boards.
1t was unable to accomplish Its pur-
pose by the passage Of bill, so It pro-
ceeded to fight the appropriations. 1t
was in measure successful, The con-
ference committee on the appropria-
tion bill for the executive and judicial
departments agreed that the item for
the board Of health should stand, but
the item for the board Of public works
should fall. The probability is that
the governor will appoint board Of
public works, but the members will
have to wait until the next session for
their pay and then run the risk Of not
getting IT.
The appropriation bills for the Win
field and Osawatomie asylumns and
the girls reform school at Beloit pro-
vided that the board Of public works
should have charge Of the construction
Of certain buildings These claims
were stricken out by the conference
committees
Just before midnight the senate con.
ferees yielded to the demands Of the
house and granted the full amount to
the soldiers home and the house con-
ferees agreed to the Ben Rich appro-
priation The senate extended the ses.
sion until 2 a. III. The house adopted
the report and the work Of the session
was finished except for consideration
Of messages from the governor. The
formal adjournment will take place
some time to-day,
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-03-14

Topeka, Kan, March 4, ~~ Judge
johnson, OF the now appellate court,
has appointed Frank h. Brown, chief
clerk Of the house, as clerk Of the east
ern division OF the southern depart
mcnt. The other judges have not yet
announced their clerks. It !. Lslieted
that lallgs Clark, Of the eastern di.
vision, southern department will ap-
point Charles A. Taylor, now assistant
state superintendent Of insurance
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1895-03-14
STILL IN SESSION.
The Kansas Legislature May Not Adjourn
Finally Until Saturday.

Topeka, Kan, March {. S.--Most OF the
members of both house and senate
fitted for their homes yesterday, leav-
ing small contingent in either house
who are simply in session to receive
bills from the governor as he signs
them. AT no time we're there more
than four senators upon the floor Of
the senate chamber, and altogether
there are not more than thirty mem
bers Of the house in the city.
The little handful of senator's and
representatives may remain in session
until Saturday, as the governor is re-
turning bills slowly.
Mrs L. c. Hughes, Of Kansas City,
Kan, chief enrolling clerk Of the
house, blocked Legislation yesterday
for about twelve hours by refusing to
enroll bill, claiming the house owed
her $500 for extra services. Attorney
General Dawes finally persuaded her
that she was wrong, and the bill was
enrolled.