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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-01-16
Agreed with His Cross Examiner

Mr.. James Hyde, once a lawyer in a
small town on Long Island, tells good
story about himself He says
''It was when l used to practice law
in little town near the center Of the
state A farmer had one of his neighbors
arrested for stealing ducks, and ! was
employed by the accused to endeavor to
convince the court that such was not the
case. The plaintiff was positive that his
neighbor was guilty because he had seen
the ducks in the defendants yard.
"'How do you know they are your
ducks?' l asked.
"'Oh. should know my own ducks
anywherep replied the farmer, and he
gave description of their various Pc
culiarities whereby he could readily dis
tinguish them from others.
"'Why, said /, those ducks can't be
of such rare breed. have seen some just
like them in my own yard.
"'That's not at all unlikely, replied
the farmer, 'for they are not the only
ducks havo had stolen lately. "-In-
dianapolis Sentinel
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SeedIess Fruits and Vegetables.

Writers often express wonder that
any fruit or vegetable should be found
without seeds, the acme of surprise
seeming to be with respect to the seed
less orange. The fact of the case is that
such examples are met with in almost
every variety of fruits and in several
kinds of vegetables. An instance which
can be cited in tho apple is Mennecher's
Nocore, so named because of both "core"
and seed pits being entirely absent.
The Rutter pear is so called seed
less variety of that species of fruit, but
| believe that abortive seeds are occa-
sionally found in isolated specimens.
The "zante," or seedless curTant of the
grocery stores, is not currant at all,
but small species of seedless grape. -
st. Louis Republic.
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Queer Ways Of the Toad.

Paternal affection is not perhaps the
precise emotion that we should be dis
posed to look for in the cold blooded
frog. But the Surinam toad appears to
exhibit this praiseworthy attitude Of
mind toward his numerous progeny.
When his mate lays her eggs, the solicit
GUS father places them carefully upon
her back, where In due time their pres
ence causes an irritation that produces
numerous small holes, into which the
eggs. forthwith drop. In these cells,
which, from mutual pressure, get to be
hexagonal, like honeyoomb, the young
frogs are finally Matched, and for bit
scramble about their mothers back, hid
ing in their nurseries when danger
threatens London News.
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CIGARETTES AND THE rEETH.
A Dentist Says the Nerves In Them Are
Killed by Nicotine Poisoning.

N
Killed by Nicotine Poisoning.
"There is one bad result of constant
cigarette smoking that very few people
know anything about" said a Brooklyn
dentist. 1.-THE result itself has been APP
parent to me and to all dentists for a
long time, but the cause has been mys-
terry until very recently. For years the
nerves of teeth in every other way per-
feet have been found dead A careful
examination of a dead nerve found in
an unexposed tooth recently revealed the
fact that it had been poisoned by nioo-
tine, and thereby the mystery referred
to was solved. Nicotine poisoning from
cigarette smoking is killing the nerves
In the teeth of smokers. 1t is q most
serious state of affairs, although most
people will not understand. They think
dead tooth is as good as live one.
They will find their mistake some day.
"a young woman whom have known
for some time came here the other day
and wanted tooth attended to.
worked ON the tooth some time, and
some of the instruments used should
have made her scream little bit But
she never made sound, and l naturally
concluded that the nerve of the tooth
was dead. 1t surprised me because the
tooth was good one and the nerve I'M
exposed. Well, I extracted the nerve,
and the minute saw it knew what
was the trouble
" DO you want live nerve left in
your head?' asked.
Why, of course, she replied
Then stop smoking cigarettes,
said.
why, doctor, what do you meanp
she began. Then she put on great
show of indignation.
My dear young lady, l said,
what's the use Of talking soP I'm a
dental surgeon and know thing when
see it. You have been smoking ciga-
rettes for long time, and my advice
was given in perfectly friendly spirit.
Well, she collapsed then, acknowledged
the truth of what had said, and that
ended it. 1 don't think that cigarette
smokers figure this result of nicotine
poisoning in with the many other in.
furious effects of the weed, but to my
mind it is the most dangerous of all. u
New York Sun.
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THE MONEY ISN'T THERE.
A Pickpoclet Who Was Foolish Enough
to Steal q Lady's Pocketbook.


to Steal Lady's Pocketbook.
II just swiped leather, JIM" said
q pickpocket to another of his profession
as he came across him sitting ON bench
in Union square.
"Wus it one o. them purity ones what
the women carries round de street in
der handsP"
Eyes, | swiped it up on Fift' avener
when she wus lookin inter or windy.
''If yer'd been in de bizniz as long as
hev, yer wouldn't er took it. "
"Why?"
" 'Tain't with it. -
"A Teller might strike or big haul,
though, that way some time. +"
Mot ON yer life he wouldn't I've
swiped load ON 'em, an never got
one yit that l could git beer out on.
Dey dom t carry money in dem feathers.
Deys only or bluff Try dat one yer've
got and see if it's emmy good. +"
CHANGING about him warily to make
sure that no one was watching him, the
pickpocket opened the purse. He found
three samples of silkoline, patent
glove buttoner, card advertising To-
ton for removing blackheads from the
face, sheet of flesh colored court plas-
ter some samples of scrim and Madras,
q list of prices of carpets, circular
showing an illustration of a patent hose
supporter, card Of small safety pins,
two slabs of chewing gum warranted
to cure dyspepsia and card bearing
her address and instructions to take her
there If she met with an accident.
"That's all dere is in It,, said the
man who had "swiped" the pocketbook
as he turned it upside down and shook
it, with look of disgust on his face.
Didn't / tell YER" remarked the
other. eve 'swiped' dem things till
I'm tired. Dey're all do same De wo-
men don't carry nothin but trash in
'em. Do money amt dere. neverp'-
New York Herald.
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An,mals RESPECT One Another's Rights

Truth forces the observer of nature to
admit that birds and other creatures APP
portion the earth among themselves just
about as man does. A bear has his boun-
diaries beyond which his fellow bear does
not trespass with impunity-the wild
rabbit you sec on your lawn in the
moonlight is the same innocent little
creature you have been seeing every
night all the summer time-and even
the robin that gathers the early worm
for his breakfast from your garden will
show fight when another comes maraud-
ing ON his preserve. Nor does this last a
year only, for there is good evidence that
the same bird will como back to the
claim it staked off the year previous. -
Meehan's Monthly.
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NOT even after ever SO many year:

three or four, mean?"
mo, never He lived ON.
The Butterfly was looking attentive
ly at the man who was talking to her
mother.
1T will be horrid book" she said,
with a little shudder.
But you couldn't help yourself He
was so splendidly rich, you see.
"Was it-very awful?"
Dull as ditch water. You'd never
cared for him, you see. J."
Hadn't I?'' asked the Butterfly
There was pause. Then the Butter
fly, with yet another glance across the
room, added in n whisper:
"Why doyou write it if it's horrid?"
"Why do your" asked the author.
Tho Butterfly unbuttoned her glove
and buttoned it again
"Were You always broken hearted?"
she asked
"Fo the very end :"
"And were you always poor?"
The author smiled.
81 made most wonderful success, 4"
said be dreamily, with book that
camo out exactly ono week after the
wedding"
"Then you were an author in the
book too?''
"The portrait of me is exact in every
particular, said he
"And of me--is it?" asked tho But
terfly, still engaged with her glove
"Well, is it?" asked tho author.
care you mercenary?"
IA little" said the Butterfly. with a
pout.
"Worldly?"
81 like nice things" said the Butter
fly, with sigh.
"Shallow hearted?' asked the au.
thor, bending down to her.
"Well, can you see to the bottom of
it?" she asked.
"I'm trying. There's something
right at tho bottom"-
us there?" she asked, and she open
ed her fan.
. 81 wonder if l could dive in and get
itp,
II shouldn't do that. should let it
stay" said the Butterfly.
Really" asked tho author.
Perhaps, !" said the Butterfly.
"And the book"
Don't write it, whispered tho But
terfy
At this moment the mother of the
Butterfly and the man opposite rose.
Unjust go. said the Butterfly. cts
funny / met you. 1--we seen You
about so often. u
Eve seen you about, too, +" said the
author.
The mother of the Butterfly and the
man were close now.
"If write the book, may send you
q copy?" asked the author.
1.-The book, F" said the Butterfly, "is
not to be written, and she turned most
graciously to the man as he approached
The author bowed and escaped.
''I've been telling your mother who
that fellow is" said the man.
eyes, - said the Butterfly's mother,
with significant air; II was mistaken
about him. He's just a-writer
"Of very stupid books, said the man.
The Butterfly looked at him for an
instant. Then she observed in a distant
manner, "Well, I've just prevented him
writing stupider one still. F"
"What about?" he asked.
Cautiously enough-you, returned
the Butterfly.
''Confound him What would he have
said about me?''
"Nothing." said the Butterfly, with
marked emphasis, that is in the very
lest likely to be true. So told him to
leave you out. But / said he might
write about me if he liked. +"
"Does he want tor" asked her mother.
"Why, yes, l think So" smiled the
Butterfly.
at won't be bit more true" growl-
ed the man.
81 don't know about that" said the
Butterfly, and she smiled again. An
thony Hope in National Observer.
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EUGENE FIELD INTERVIEWED.
That Is. he Fired Talk For Nine Minutes
at a Reporter.

Eugene Field, the humorous poet, IA
nous for his beautiful children s verse,
l was told, had just come in from Chi
cago and would be at the Authors club
that night. l reached the Authors club
about 10 O'Clock and learned that Field
had gone.
"Where?"
'To Washington.
"What train?"
eleven o'clock "
was in Jersey City and in that train
at 1850.
'Whip out your notebook and write
for all you're worth. - said Mr.. Field,
throwing himself and his bag in tho
seat. you've only nine minutes. Time
enough, though, for two uneventfui BIZ
ographies like mine"
Never mind that. You're fond of
the quaint and curious, Mr.. Field
What'r' your fads, pets and SO on?''
"Well, listen for your life now. I'm
fond of dogs, birds and all small pets.
My favorite flower is the carnation. My
favorites in fiction are Hawthorne's
Scarlet Letter, Don Quixote' and Pill
grim's Progress. 1 believe in ghosts,
in witches and in fairies. should like
to own big astronomical telescope
and "a tune music box. l adore dolls.
I dislike politics, SO called. / should
like to have the privilege of voting ex-
tended to women am unalterably OPP
posed to capital punishment. l favor
system of pensions for noble services in
literature, art science, etc. l approve
of compulsory education. believe in
churches and schools. / hate wars, ar
mics, soldiers, guns and fireworks. do
not care particularly for sculpture or
for painting. I try not to become inter-
ested in them, for the reason that If l
were to cultivate taste for them
should presently become hopelessly
bankrupt. | dislike all exercises, and
play games very indifferently. love to
read in bed. am extravagantly fond
of perfumes. My favorite color is red
am poor diner, and l drink no wines
OF spirits of any kind, nor do smoke
tobacco dislike crowds, and abom-
mate functions. am feet in height
and have shocking taste in dress, but /
like to have we'll dressed people about
me. do not love all children. / have
tried to analyze my feelings toward
children, and think l discover that I
love them i'll SO far as / can make pets
of them. l believe that, # / live, shall
do my best literary work when / am o
grandfather. "
"And how did you become humor-
list, Mr.. Field?' asked, while the por
ter besought me with tears in his eyes
to leave the train before it started.
"Oh, they re not made. They born. "
"All aboard" And Eugene Field
was gone. Demorest's Magazine.
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At a German Court Martial.

Captain ipresiding)-Then I am to
understand that the accused offered you
cigar when you were doing sentry
luty?
Eyes, your honor. "
"And you declined?"
eyes, to command, your honor. !"
"And what reply did he makes'
"'You are an ass, your honor. -
Kolnische Volkszeitung.
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A Clever Woman.

The director of Chicago bank tells
about how his wife overdrew her ac-
count at the bank last month. IT spoke
to her about it one evening"" says he,
land told her she ought to adjust 1t at
once. A day or two afterward / asked
her If she had done what suggested.
ooh, yes, she answered. I attended to
that matter the very next morning after
you spoke to me about 1t. ] sent the
bank my check for the amount ! had
overdrawnr"
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IA Famons Paris Battle.

The battle of the butchers and car
penters was civil strife between two
factions in Paris in 1413. The Duke Of
Burgundy armed and led the butchers
The Duke of Orleans armed and led the
carpenters. A regular battle was fought
in the streets and public squares of
Paris. The carpenters were victorious
and drove all the butchers out of the
citv
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Rnfli Wicked.

my husband, "said the large, feshy
lady, "has a habit of marking para
graphs in the paper that say mean
things about women.
$50 you will not fail to see them,
eh? Still that is not as mean trick as
mine plays. He cuts them all out.
Then | have to get another paper only
to find that have been fooled again. "
-Iudianapolis Journal
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Did. Though.

Policeman Ito wheelman, who is rid
ing ON the side path)-See here, young
man, you can't ride there.
Cant, eh? Well, you just watch
mel" And he shot out Of sight. Amer
loan Wheelman.
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IF q man loves woman for her
looks, he will love her for five years. If
he loves her mind, he will love her for
ten years. If he loves her ways, he will
love her forever. And every woman
believes when she marries chat her low
ar loves her Wayq
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A Deyotee of browning.

"Some of Browning's works?" repeat
cd the gentlemanly book store clerk.
Certainly, ma'am. Which volumes did
you want?"
"Oh," said Mrs. Nurich languidly,
WRAP me up quarter Of dozen. -
Chicago Record.
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out and Not out.

WaRgs-Did you see Sponge this
morning1 He said he was going to call
upon you to effect loan.
Gaggs-No; ! was out when he call
cd, and therefore am not out now. -
Naw Ynrt Tribune
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-01-16
TnE PAsTELLsTTe.

aThe pastelle is too strong" said he.
"Loi will make it fainter yeti"
And he wrought with tepid ecstasy
A pastellette.
A touch, "a word, tone half caught
He softly felt and handled them;
Flavor of feeling, scent of thought,
Simmer Of gem
That WI may read and feel as he
What vague, pale pleasure we can get
From this mild, witlcss mystery,
The pastellette.
impress.
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Grains of wheat have been found in
the sun dried bricks Of Egypt and Min.
syeh, dating from at least B. Q. $500.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1895-01-16

Newbern, N. G., was named after
Bern in Switzerland by Baron de
Graafewidt, Swiss, who founded the
town In 1870.
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The Two Contractors Who Refused to
Heed Timely Warning-Fifteen Years
After a Blast Released Pair of Grin
ming Skeletons.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-01-02
Murder at Basic City.

Between 10 and II o'clock Saturday night,
December 22nd at Basic City, the dead body
of George Tyree, colored aged 80 years, was
found on the railroad track about 100 yards
east of the c. & O. Depot 1t seems that he
had been killed by some one unknown by
striking him with some instrument, probably
a pick, which entered the right cheek making
a wound about Il inches in depth from the
right check to the left jawbone, and then
placed on the railroad track.
A Basic City correspondent of the Rich
mond Dispatch says that Tyree was drinking,
and was seen with some white men in bar
room at about 10 o'clock The men left to-
gether. Tyree had IS or IS, which he put in
an old pocket-book just before leaving the
bar-room. When his body was found some
thirty minutes later it was searched and the
money had been taken. The jury did not
have sufficient evidence to convict any one
with the crime, SO the verdict was that
George ryree came to his death from a
wound in the head caused by an instrument
unknown to the Jurors, and Inflicted by some
one unknown to the jury"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-01-02
Officers of StonewaiI jackson
Camp,

At the regular meeting on Monday night,
December 9th, of the "Stonewall jackson
Camp of Confederate Veterans the following
officers for the present year were elected =
]. N. Mcfarland, Colonel Commander; s..
D. Tim berlake, First Lieutenant Commander;
G. w. Finley Second Lieutenant Command
er; E. G. Fishburne, Third Lieutenant Com
mander; W. II. Kable, Adjutant; Benjamin
Blackford, Quartermaster; VA. S. Brubeck,
Officer of the Day; F. w. Walter. Sergeant
Major H. W Henry, Treasurer j. ST. P Glib
son, NJ. D., Surgeon; W. Q. Hullihen, Chap
lain; D. W. Drake, Color Sergeant; w. G.
Abney First Color Guard; John W White
sell, Second Color Guard; John B. Coffelt,
Vidette.
Executive Committee Jed Hotchkiss, chair
man; f. B Berkeley, George W. May, T. D.
Ransom and T. c. Morton
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-01-02
For the SPEC TAToR.
Death of an Aged Lady at Par i,
naSSuS

Mrs. Margaret Jane Dohaghe relict of the
late Thomas R. Donaghe, was born April the
twenty-ffth, 1912, and died December the
fourteenth, 1894. She is survived by five chill
dren, seven grandchildren, and eight great
grandchildren. She was a sister of Mr.. Robert
S. Miller of Highland county, and the mother
of Mr.. John A. Donaghe of Colorado, Mrs. A.
j. Silling of Manassas, Mrs. Sallie ]. Stuart of
Highland, Miss Annie K. and Mr.. Charles t.
Donaghe of Parnassus.
After few days illness sic peacefufffy ffeif
asleep in the arms of Him whom she had
loved and served for so many long years.
Precious in the sight of the Lord is the
death of His Saints
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-01-02
The Festival a Holocaust.

IL Burned to Death and 16 Badly Injured.
A most horrible holocaust occurred
at Silver Lake, Lake county. Oregon,
on Christmas eve, in which forty one
persons were burned to death and six
teen badly injured. A large crowd had
assembled in Christman Bros hall to
attend Christmas tree festival. While
the festivities were at their heighth.
some one climbed on bench to get
better view of what was going on, and
his head struck lamp hanging from
the ceiling, overturning it. The oil
immediately caught fire. Everything
being dry and of an infiammable ma
ture, the room was soon a mass of
flames. Some one shouted, shut the
door and keep quiet; it can be put out"
By this time the confusion was so
great people began scrambling in a
wild endeavor to reach the door. WO-
men and children were trampled under
foot and as there was only one exit
from the hall, and the fire between the
exit and the majority of the crowd
many rushed headlong into the flames.
The building was two story frame
structure In the first floor was the
hall, which was used for gatherings of
all kinds Silver Lake is small vii
lage of about one thousand inhabit-
ants, and is $50 miles from the nearest
telegraph office.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-01-02
Fruit Growers Association.

A meeting Will be held in New Hope next
Saturday at 3 oclock p. M, to consider the
propriety of organizing an Association and
discussing matters pertaining to the growing
of fruit or berries.
An Association of this kind if properly Or
ganzed and conducted, may be the means of
doing great deal of good. This climate and
the soil of this county is well adapted to the
successful growth of fruits and berries, the
crops of which may be very profitable We
hope the meeting will be well attended and
that suitable Association will be formed
that will be fruitful of good results.
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1895-01-02
Vest Serves Notice on Tucker.

Hon. Jacob Yost formally served notice
Saturday night December 22nd, upon Hon.
Harry st. G. Tucker that he was a contestant
for his seat as a member of the Fifth fourth
congress. The notice was served at Lexiug-
ton, Mr.. Tuc5eS being there visiting his ia
Their, Hon. J. Randolph Tucker. Mr.. John
A. Noon friend of Mr. Yost, took the notice
to Lexington on the night B. & O. train and
it was legally served upon Mr.. Tucker al 1918
o clock by Jailor J. A. Jackson,
The notice is voluminous document of
thirty pages of printed matter. In 1t each
county is taken up separately and by precincts
and charges of irregularity and fraud at many
precincts are made.