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The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-02-08
The Unanimous Opinio I
of the People

Who are buying their goods from US Is
that the quality OF the goods and the low
prices cannot De- equalled IN any other
store in the state.
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Tho Rhone a Light Hearted River.

OF all the rivers which, being nayi-
gable, do serious work in the world, the
Rhone is the most devil may care and
light hearted In its 500 mile dash
down hill from the lake of Geneva to
the Mediterranean its only purpose
other than that of doing all the mischief
possible-seems to be frolic fun. And
yet for more than 1900 years this ap-
parently frivolous, and frequently ma
levolent, river has been usefully en-
ployed in the service Of mankind.
1t has served under many masters. In
the Rhone valley of the present day Gel
tic fints and pottery underlie Roman
ruins here and there bit of Roman
magnifcence remains almost intact On
the hilltops still stand the broken strong
holds of the robber mobiles who main
tanned their nobility upon what they
were able to steal. Naturally, these
ruined castles, and the still existent
towns of the same period, being so con-
spicuously in evidence, the flavor of the
river is most distinctly medieval, but
everywhere, to the discerning eye, are
traces of the barbarism, Of the civiliza-
tion and of the semibarbarism which sue
cessively were plowed under before what
we have the temerity to call our own
civilization began. Thomas A. Janvier
in Century.
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Bonnets Coming Back.

Bonnets, l am led to believe, after
quitting the field of fashion for some
time past, are likely to enjoy renewal
of favor, but they will be somewhat
larger than heretofore-of the Saliva
ton Army pattern. Hardly becoming, ]
fancy, yet l am told that in hairy on
smooth felt, with trimmings of velvet
or ribbon loops or tufts of plumes, and,
moreover, nicely tied under the chin
with bows Of old fashioned sarcenet
ribbon about to inches broad, they
are ever SO quaint, and with the hair
over the ears style Of couture most ad-
vantageous to young and pretty faces.
We can but hope that none other than
ladies possessing the above mentioned
gifts of Dame Nature will live up tc
this style of couture. Paris Cor, Lon
don Telegraph.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-01-29
WHERE aHABANAsn COME FROM.
Most of Them In England Never Saw Cuba
at Amy Time.

Most of Them In England Never Saw Cuba
at Amy Time.
"Where did this box of cigars come
from?" asked the writer the other day,
standing in the shop of large London
tobacconist.
"That," said the tobacconist, Hcame
from the United States. .
And this-where did this come
fromP"
'tAlso from the United States.
"Also this other?"
'Oh, that came from the United
States too. I'll tell you all about it.
Suppose had 2,424 boxes of cigars in
this shop, and that they were taken pro-
portionately from the imports from all
countries that send us cigars, then 1915
of these. or considerably more than half,
would have come from the United
States. 7"
"Then you mean to say that 8 out Of
every "a cigars smoked in London are
American" gasped.
''That's just it, he said. "You see,
the Americans send to Cuba for tobacco
leaves, which they use for covering the
cigars they make Of Virginia, Ohio and
Maryland tobacco.
"Of the remaining 1885 boxes he
continued, "the largest number come
from the Philippine islands, from which
we get our Manillas-that is, PA boxes.
Almost an equal number. 22S, come from
our near neighbor, France; III from
Belgium, 102 from Holland and 81
from Germany. Then very large num-
Der, 1876, were sent from the British
East Indies. Now, you see, only 90
boxes remain, and we have not come to
Cuba, the country Of true 'habanas,
yet OF these so Hongkong has sent
half, AZ; 1 have come from the chan
mel islands, 8 from the Canary islands
and 10 from Spain. -Four are from Aus
tralia, from the British West Indies
and nearly 4 from all other British pos
sessions. Now there are only IS more
boxes, and they come from all quarters
of the globe, including Havana. You
will see that of all foreign cigars more
than half come from the United States,
and of the remainder more than half
come from France and other European
countries. No, sir, the 'habanas' which
come from Havana are small lot. -
London Answers.
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Eloouenoo cruelty interrupted.

When Sala went to Australia, he ar
ranged to deliver a series of lectures,
and he was fond Of telling an anecdote
about one of his platform experiences
there.
II was describing to my audience, :"
he said, Sin my very best English the
coronation of her majesty. had seen
the procession from the corner of Par
lament street, and was telling how the
young girl.queen drove by in the stateli-
ness Of childhood's simplicity, the dig
nifty of sovereignty already seated upon
her pale young brow, with heaving
breast. "A hectic flush upon her blanch-
ed cheek was saying, her sweet,
pallid lips slightly parted, teardrop
trembling on her quivering eyelid all
showed 'Bosh!' suddenly murmured
a buxom old dame in the front row, and
my inspiration was gone. "--Westmin-
ster Gazette.
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Tho Potato In France.

In France we find that the potato
was placed on the royal table in the
year 1916, but it was Parmentier, an
apothecary, who really introduced it and
did all he could to get it generally Gull
tivated, though not without the assist
ance of the government. In 1911 high
prize was offered by the Academy Of
Besaneon for the discovery of a new
food which would fill the place Of &C.
reals in case of famine. Parmentier
showed his potatoes, and Louis XVI gave
him 80 morgen Of land to plant them
ON. When showing the first flowers Of
his potatoes, the king used them as q
buttonhoie bouquet, Queen Marie An
toinette had them in the evening in her
hair, and at once princes, dukes and
high functionaries went to Parmentier
to obtain such flowers.
ALI Paris talked of nothing but pota-
toes and the oultivator Of them. The
king said, France will thank you some
time hence because you have found
bread for the poor. F" And France has
not forgotten Parmentier, for saw my
self in 1889 potatoes growing ON his
grave in the grand cemetery Of Paris,
the Pere la Chaise, and was assured
that they were planted there every year,
so that his services might never be for
gotten by Frenchmen. Royal
Horticultural Society.
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Whom Hansoms Are pangerou..

The hanson cab is perhaps the most
convenient hackney carriage in the
world. 1t is light and handy to drive,
reasonably safe, and, to the trained Lon
doner, not too difficult to enter. But 1t
has one serious drawback, of which we
are reminded every returning winter.
This is that the seat is very liable to
get damp in wet weather. A mile or
two's sitting ON the soaked cushions
may easily result in rheumatism. sciati-
ca or general chill, ending in more
or less serious illness.
The hanson cabman is very amenable
to public opinion, and If the public gen.
orally were to take to examining the
state Of the cushions before engaging
the cabs it is probable that means
would be found to keep them dry. Even
as it is, the men take good deal Of
pains, but are not too well seconded by
their fares" who are very disposed to
get out, leaving the doors open, where
as a moments care will shut them. -.
British Medical Journal
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TIE USEFUL suNFLoWER.
A Number of Valuable Products From ths
Big Bright Blossom.

Big Bright Blossom.
Sunfower oil made from the seeds is
in great demand in this country. In
Russia millions of pounds of the seeds
are raised annually for the oil, and
large quantities of this oil are exported
from that country.
In the crude state it is used by paint
ers for inside work, but it does not
quite equal linseed oil for varnish pur-
poses. Il is mixed with most of our
cheap paints and also with many pre-
pared stains OF late years efforts have
been made to refine the oil SO as to sell
in competition with olive oil. In fact,
purified sunfiower oil is used quite ex-
tensively to adulterate salad oils. Many
consider 1t equal TO tho ordinary grade
Of olive and almond oil for table uses.
1t is of pale yellow color, flavorless
and palatable.
in Mary land d good deal OF this Gil is
made to supply the Baltimore trade
After the oil is extracted from the seeds
the residue is made into cakes for cattle
food and while not so nutritious as the
food made from the fresh seeds it is of
considerable value The factories that
express the oil sell the seed cakes at g
merely nominal sum.
In tho poorer districts of India and
Europe a fair kind of bread is made
from sunfiower seeds, and the natives
depend upon it for steady article Of
diet Their cattle are fed with the same
diet, only the seeds and heads are chop
ped up together, and even the leaves are
fed to the animals.
The stalks, when stripped OF their
leaves and heads. are dried and used for
fuel One acre of sunfowers will yield a
great many cords of good wood. The
stalks are large, tough, brittle and good
burners. A few acres of such fuel will
last one all winter.
There are many other uses for sunfow-
ers that the ingenuity Of man has de-
vised, but the instances cited are suf-
ficient to show the sunfower has out
lived its association with decadent
aesthetic philosophy and become of prac-
teal value if not Of universal USE
New York Post.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-01-29
A MANS WOMAN.

the is not sweet, the woman that love-
Nor is she fair
Nor wise in any love that looks can tell
And yet she knows the secret Of a spell
From feet to hair.
All, no, not wise, the woman that love.
She is not fair, the woman that love,
Nor is she wise
Nor sweet, and yet she speaks from feet to
hair,
With turn Of waist or throat. and am there,
Held in her eyes.
All, no, not fair, the woman that love.
She is not wise, tho woman that love,
Nor is she sweet
Nor fair. The spell she weaves, is it of sense1
IT'S underlined and subtle, yet intense
Flame, without heat
All, no, not sweet, the woman that love.
Nor fair, nor sweet nor wise is she love,
Beyond a name,
Incarnated mystery of negatives
Unsolved, unsolvable; a spell that livesl
Elusive fame,
That which she is, the woman that love.
old English Poem.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-01-29
TO EDUCATE ONESELF.
Zines Along which Young Men Are Ad-
vised to Puraue knowledge.


A young man in letter to the editor
Of The Ladies' Home Journal inquiries
the best systematic course of reading as
a substitute for an academic education,
with the view of equipping himself for
literary pursuits, and also which books
would be the most beneficial to read
with the idea Of preparing himself to
enter the field Of fiction. To the query
regarding a substitute for a college edu-
cation Edward W. Box replies CAS- q
substitute for college education, where
it is matter of choice, am not SO sure,
since so much depends upon the man.
To one man good course of reading,
wisely chosen and followed, would be
infinitely more helpful than college
education, while in the case of another
man Just the reverse would be true.
Some men absorb information more
readily and retain it better under self
training, while others need the compul
sorry force Of teaching to impress things
upon the mind. But where q college
| education is, for some reason, not acces-
sible, and a substitute must be found,
then a course of reading is unquestion
| ably good-none better, in fact.
With respect to the inquiry concerning
a preparation to enter the field of fic-
tion, Mr.. Box considers it difficult to
answer, "since so much depends upon
the particular field of historical fiction
desired. However, the best reply, per-
haps, is that which suggests the reading
of number of the best novels dealing
with successive periods of English his
tory from Saxon times to the early part
of the present century. Igive list mot
reproduced in this extract which in
cludes typical books by the various mas
tiers of English historical fiction, but it
might be doubled in length several times
over without exhausting the available
books of value in this one field. A like
selection may be made from the novels
treating Of different historical periods
severally of France, Germany, Spain,
Italy and other countries Of Europe and
America. The field is almost limitless,
but / have begun with the history of
England, ss containing the direct sources
of American history which need to be
grasped before one can fairly understand
the beginnings and progress of our own
national life -
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-01-29
WIGHT possIelLITIEs Of CARE.
II Well Fed and Treated, They Attain to
Enormoua Size.


Big fish chronicles are always inter-
esting. Attention is just now being be-
slowed upon the weight possibilities Of
carp. These fish are VIGOROUSLY long
lived, and, provided they are not caught
before they have had chance of living
long, and, provided again, they have
few enemies and solioitous keepers to
supplement their natural food supply
regularly, it is only natural that they
should grow to relatively great size.
Under normal conditions, of course, they
do not exceed few pounds, and, as it
is the normal conditions that prevail,
discussion of what they might attain
may be regarded by not few as some
thing of futility. Still, they are some
times placed in peculiarly favorable cir
cumstances, and, as the question is
really concerned with what weight they
| can reach, it is not such futility after
| all.
We must go abroad for the biggest
carp of which angling history has to
tell. In q private pond in Saxony there
used to be pair of breeding carp whose
united weight in Saxony measure e. pei
cent heavier than English) reached 81
pounds. The male was 43 pounds and
the female 4S pounds. By good living
and attention they even exceeded this.
In II years the male put on pounds
and the female 10 pounds. The pond
| which afforded home for these crea-
lures was famous one. In one year
1000 pounds of carp were taken from it
to say nothing of tench and jack. In
this same pond-which, by the way, COW
cred II acres-the proprietor had left
several carp for breeding. Five Of these
weighed 1903 pounds Saxon, and the
largest of the five, Spiegel carp, aged
| 10 years, drew in the scale 81 Is pounds
English. The age of the two first alluded
to could not be estimated. They were on
the estate when it was purchased from
another family, 90 years before.
We have never to our personal knowl
edge known carp that exceeded %
pounds to be caught in English waters.
A brace which weighed 80 pounds was
once presented to the late Lord Eyre
mont. A curious thing about these biz
fish is their tameness. Mr.. Pennell tell
us he has seen carp in the garden pond
of Rotterdam eagerly following visitor
about to be fed, while one immense fel
low, with side as broad as fitch O
bacon and an appetite that seemed in
satiable, actually pursued him for near
ly 100 yards along the side of the BAN
until his stock of bread had run out
This fish, he adds, must have weighe,
10 pounds. Their rate of growth ha
been approximately computed to b
pounds during the first six years ant
pounds before the tenth year. Pal
Mall Gazette.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-01-29
Tho Russian Army In Napoleon's Day.

The Russian army was strong in reg
ular infantry, but weak in we'll disci-
plined cavalry, although the latter defect
was largely supplied by the Cossacks, a
peculiar body Of riders from the Volga
and the Don, who paid the rental of
their lands to the crown by four years.
military service at their own charges.
Then, as now, they fought with barbar-
ic ferocity. They attacked in open for
nation, each man for himself, and gave
no quarter until the car offered ducat
for every live Frenchman. They were
known to ride 100 miles in "a hours,
and their services in pursuing an en-
envy were invaluable. Professor w. M.
Sloane in Century.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-01-29
A pslioats Mechanical Feat.

An expert tool juggler in one of the
great English needle factories in re-
cent test Of skill performed one of the
most delicate mechanical feats magma
BILE. He took common sewing needle
of medium size (length ~ inches) and
drilled hole through its entire length
from eye to point, the opening being
just large enough to admit Of the pas
sage of very fine hair.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-01-29

"You know" said the lady who with
sincere ardor desires only the best for
the human race, THAT dog will not
touch whisky"
Colonel Kyahter passed his hand over
his brow in troubled way, and said:
Madam, do you mean to tell me
that anybody was evan guilty Of such
outrageous extravaganza as to oftah
whisky to Washington Star.
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Ha Noticed That.

AUTOMATICALLY, didn't notice the
dresses. Mrs. Brown, though, wore her
gown en- train.
Wife--It's wonder you noticed that
much
Husband onldn't help it--Istepped
ON it.--Chicago Record.
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without knowing in any degree what they
mean, or what responsibilities ana trials
they bring. The highest and best thing
that any woman can do Is to bear and rear
healthy, intelligent children. Inc accom-
p1ishment of this end depends almost en-
tirely upon her health and particularly
mon the heahh add strength of the organs
distinctly feminine The state of the chill
dren, both intellectual and physical de-
ponds on the mother. If she doesn't care
enough for her own comfort and happiness
to take the proper care OF herself, she GER
tainIy ought to do it for the sake of her
children. To very large extent, the des-
tiny and achievement of man is decided
in the months before his birth. During
that time is determined whether or not he
is to be of robust health and strong intel
lect During that time, his mind and body
are started on the path that they Will follow
through life. Circumstances may infiu-
ence him, but he cannot get away from the
effects of prenatal influences. One OF the
principal uses of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Pre-
scription is the preparation of prospective
mothers for the time of trial and danger
that comes when child is born. The Pre-
scription" is strengthening and invigoraung
and lessons pain and danger. 1t insures the
perfect we'll being and the perfect health
of both mother and child Every woman
should know these things before she really
needs to know them. There are many
things in DIR. Pierce's Common Sense
Medical Adviser" that every woman ought
TO know. This celebrated work has reached
a sale of 68o, 600 copies at 81: so each. The
expense of production having. thus been
severed, 10000 copies are now being given
away. A copy will be sent to any address
on receipt of twenty one (2I) one cent
stamps to cover cost of mailing only.
Address. WoRLp's DIsPENsARY MED
IcAL ASSOCIATION, No. COS Main Street,
Buffalo, N. Y.
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The reason why SO few people are
agreeable in conversation is that each is
thinking more of what he is intending
to say than Of what others are saying,
and we never listen when we are plan
ming TO speak. - Rochefoucauld.
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Satisfactorily Defined.

Willio-Pa, what is the meaning of
the expression "touch and go?"
Papa-It's very simple, my son. 1t
means extreme speed. and refers to the
professional borrowers, who make a
touch and go SO fast you seldom see
them again. philadelphia Record.
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SIGN.

81 am sure do not feel day Older
than did when l came out" said Miss
Sevenseasons, land l didn't think
looked any older. But of late ! have no
ticed thaethe young men who are hay
ing trouble with their sweethearts all
seem to drift to me to tell their sor-
rows. "-sJincinnati Enquirer.
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"Do you gay that as a lawyer or
man?" exclaimed an exasperated wit
ness whom q lawyer was cross examin-
ing "If you say it as man, it is a lie
and SANDER, but If you say it as
lawyer it's not Of the slightest conse-
quence I"
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TOUCH ME.

Where art thou gone, my SWEET
cali thee, sad and slow.
Why is the tine made long for us to meetf
Yearning go.
Touch me, and shall know.
ask the leaves, the flowers,
Whence their new grace and glee;
Who tendeth them against the wind, the show
ers,
Guideth the bee;
Touch me, and / shall see.
Touch me, and shall know
That sea and land and air
Bring ever my lost love to me, and So
Live like prayer,
Certain thou wilt be there.
-E. ]. Mills in New York Tribune.
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Randy tn Dicker.

Grinnen-What are you going to take
for that frightful cold you'y got?
Barrett-I'll take anything you'l Of
fer. Do you want it?-Chicago Tribune.
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Sept rs. ls95.6m
N Office OF ASSIGNMENT.

Notice is hereby given that Howard La
Barre has this day made an assignment TO the
tors equal and Just division Of his estate, ana
that all claims against his estate must be pre- sent
ed under oath aft rmation within tn rec months
from date. and that list of the claims presented
will be filed In the office of the Surrogate Of Hum
terdon county on the first Monday Of February
next.
CHAS. A. SKILLMAN
Assignee OF Howard I. La Barre,
Dated Lambertyille, N j., Oct. 18th, 1896.
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Reed pens split at the end like quill
pens have been found in Egyptian tombs
dating probably $500 years before
Christ.
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The counsel of

The counsel of
older women Is of
inestimable value.
A mistaken idea of
m o d e sty prevents
m any girls from
learning the things
that they ought to
know before they
assume the duties
of natrimony and
maternity. Women
generally take these
most i'm portant
stems In their lives,
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With the early penmakers the problem
Vt point was the most serious, and q
long time elapsed before it was definite
y solved.
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ORIGINAL
PRICE TICKETS
REMAIN

On every garment. You pay 20
per cent less now. We won't
pack away any Winter goods.
Read the prices that make peo-
pie buy.
If you don't get more than
your moneys worth, you can
have your money back.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1896-01-23
WILL IRRIGATE 100 ACRES.
F. N. Whitlaw Finds His Expert
menty Pl yltable,

Last year F. M. Whitlaw began ex-
periments in irrigation on his farm
east Of town, pumping water from
the Smoky Hill river and moistening
about 80 acres. The results were
so satisfactory that he will this season
increase the area and pump water on
100 acres Of botlomland. lie has
been busy this week moving his
pump and engine to a more advant-
ageous location where the water can
better be utilized and as a result will
be able to carry it to all parts Of n
large area. He will devote a large
portion Of the irrigated area to
onions which have proved exception
ally profitable as crop. Mr.. Whit
law has solved the problem Of Kansas
agriculture and it makes no differ
ence to him whether rains or hot
winds are the rule for next July.