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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-12-23

The prospect Of Christmas dinner
has Its forecast in the breakfast. Gen
eral Miles was twitted about ravens
and "manna in the wilderness" ant
while It was not said, it was though
he was poor sort of Moses.
The day wore on, and there was
midday meal of bacon and beans
Baldwin again took copious draughti
of parched-corn coffee.
Supper call was sounded. At head
quarters they sat down to the usual
repast-beans and bacon. Just as Cap
tain Baldwin was about to quaff
second quart of parched-corn coffee
an apparition appeared in the tent
door, substantial, savory. 1t was
turkey, plucked of its feathers, pa
raded on a tin platter, done to turn
smoking hot and redolently odorous
1t was held aloft by an Eighth cavalry
trooper. The astonishing spectacle
was Immediately duplicated-anothei
trooper bearing a similar tray ladened
with II smoking saddle of yenison
Another trooper-a dish of vegetables
Another trooper-a camp kettle full oil
fragrant coffee, strong enough to float
an iron wedge.
The Christmas dinner to which Gen
eral Miles had invited his staff, q
hours before, had materiallzed.
1t was the gift, Christmas presen
of the Eighth cavalry. They had been
reveling as hunters over in the Pale
Duro. Soon learning, after going into
camp, of the starvation rations ri
Headquarters they sent of their larder
feast But while this "manna in the
wilderness was being consumed, a
hospital attache of the Eighth cavalry
appeared.
Promptly at o O'clock the officers az
headquarters were the guests of the
Eighth cavalry officers Mt DR.. Collins
tent, except General Miles, who had
business to detain him In his quarters
Without any reflection ON the general
1t can be said his absence was not re
garded as an unmitigated affront
Had he attended, his presence as com
manding officer might have marrec
the Interpretation put upon DIR. Col
Inns chow" An army officer can nc
more take a drink without calculating
chow" than he can draw his pay with
out signing pay account.
How" was ladled out of great
iron pot, half the size of a country
wife's soap kettle. with quart cups
And 1t was n punch with the most pc
euliar taste and startling effects that
ever well-seasoned man tackled
Everybody tackled 1t, however, unre
mittingly. The queries were many:
What is 1t? And as stoup after stoup
was fearlessly taken, the doctor being
at hand, the recipe, or makeup of this
christmas prairie punch was dis.
closed. An iron pot had been used.
for nothing less strong could possibly
hold the mixture. The body of the
fluid was tea, boiled to the consistency
of lye-and in alkali water, too-and
into this had been dumped a couple of
pounds of crisp. burnt brown sugar,
for the sake of a color. Next a quart
can of portable lemon sugar had been
added to give 1t favor, and then two
gallons of alcohol-taken from the
veterinary surgeons chest-had been
poured in. When the mixture was
steaming, or on the point of explosion,
a two-pound lump of butter, or axle
grease" as the rancid fat was called
In the army, was dropped in.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-12-23
Tours to California.

California has been most fittingly term
ed the ''Italy of America" All toe de
licious balm, the cloudless sky and the
rich vendure Of the great European pen
insua are duplicated in this sunny land
of the Pacific. Here nature basks 10 the
sunshine of her own beauty and here
she has established her own sanitarium,
where eternal spring inspires everlasting
youth. With the snow. mantled peaks oil
the Sierrss upon the one hand, the calm
Pacific with It's soft breeZes upon the
other, and a veritable paradise of flowers,
fruits and plants between, man can llnd
and needs no lovelicr land. To visit such
a country is privilege, blessing.
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company,
recognizing the need OF more comfort
able and pleasant way OF crossing the
continent, inaugurated a series OF annual
tours to California, running through
train of Pullman palace cars from New
York to the Pacific Coast, aud stopping at
the principal points OF interest en- route
The great popularity Of these tours de-
monstrates the wisdom of the movement
For the season of 1897 three tours have
been arranged to leave New York. Pbila
delphia and Pttsburg, January ~, Feb
ruary "a, aud March 27.
The first tour will run direct to San
Diego via st. Louis and the Santa Fe
Route, and return from San Francisco via
SAT- Lake City, Denver, and Chicago, al
lowing five weeks 10 California.
The second tour will run via the Nam.
moth Cave and New Orleans TO SAP Die
go, stopping at the "Crescent City" dur
ing the Mardi Gras Carnival. This touI
will return via Salt Lake City, Denver.
Omaha, and Chicago, allowing four weeks
in California.
The third tour will run via Chicago
Denver and Salt Lake City, allowing pas
sengcrs TO return by regular trains VII
diiferen. routes within nine months.
All OF these tours, either going or re
turning, will pass through the famou
Colorado region, Glenwood Springs
Leadville, aud the Garden of the Gods.
Rates from all points on the Pennsyl
vnnia Railroad System east OF Pittsburg
First tour, 1910; second tour, $3.50
third tour, 1910 round trip, and $3.50 on
way.
For detailed Itineraries and other in
formation, apply at ticket agencies, spec
ial booking offices, or address George w
Boyd, Assistant General Passenger Agent
Broad Street Station, Philadelphia.
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AMERICAS CHAMPION HUNTER.

She is Owned by Mrs. S. S. Howiand. and
is n Venus Among Hunters
, Lady Bird, the wonderful hunter
owned by Mrs. s. s. Rowland of Mt.
Morris, N. Y, has won five champion
ships, twenty first prizes, seven second
prizes and four third. In her class
Lady Bird is the most extraordinary
horse in America. She is a middle
weight hunter, which means she must
be able to carry from 165 to 100
pounds to hounds. She was bred In
Canada and schooled for the high tim
Der fences, which are characteristic
of the hunting in this country as OPP
posed to the low, broad style ofjumpsin
Engl Id. Lady Bird is therefore per-
feet type of what Is distinctively the
American hunter. Not only is she an
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-12-23

TAKING A FIVE RAIL FENCE
exceptionally beautiful animal, with
the all-proper curves and the most ap-
proved design of legs, but she demon
strates why it is good to be such
Venus among horses. The strength
which her perfection of shape gives
her and the courage she gets from her
sire, the thoroughbred Sharp Catcher,
has made her one of the highest-jump-
ing horses in the world, although she
has never been trained as a high
jumping machine nor pushed to her
limit. Lady Bird has competed In a
score of horse shows and has won In
Vulnerable ribbons.
Lady Bird has not only established a
record as prlze-wnner but she Is one
of the most popular horses ever ex-
hiblted. Her head is singularly hand
some and Intelligent. Women almost
fall In love with her. Not a single
fault can be found with her form or
! features,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-12-23
Concluded to Help Providence.

A little girl told friend who was
visiting her father that her brothers
set traps to catch the birds. He asked
her what she did. She replied: II
prayed that the traps might not catch
the birds" Anything else" YES" she
said, Il then prayed that God would
prevent the birds getting into the trap"
and, as il to illustrate the doctrine of
faith and works, II went and kicked
the traps all to pieces"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-12-23
WEDNESDAY, DEC. %, 1896.
Reduced Rates to Washington on Ac-
count of the Inauguration via Penn
sylvanla Railroad.


count of the Inauguration via Penn
sylVanla Railroad.
For tie benefit of those who desire to
attend the ceremonies incident to the in
auguration of Presdent-elect Mckinley,
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will
sell excursion tickets to Washington
March l, 2, and 4. valid TO return from
March 4 to s, at the following rates
From New York, $50 Philadelphia,
SIS 40; Baltimore, $l.60; Harrisburg,
$500; Williamsport, $s.79; Buffalo,
$1l. 20; Rochester, $40 As; Altoona and
Pittsourg, $1,000; and from all other
stations on the Pennsylvania system a,
reduced rates.
This Inauguration will be most inter-
esting event, and will undoubtedly attract
large number of people from every Sec
ton of the country.
The magnificent facilities OF the Penn
sylvania Railroad make this line the fav
orite route to the national capital at all
times, and its enormous equipment and
splendid terminal advantages at Washing
ton make it especially popular on such
occasions.
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LAMBERTVILLE NATIONAL BANK,
LAMBERTvILLE, N. ].

The Bank will be opened at o o'clock A. NJ, and
close at 8 O'Clock p NJ, on all business days, ex-
cept Saturdays when the closing time win he
O'Clock, P. NJ.
All legal holidays observed.
Stated meetings of the Directors every Monday,
at 10 O'Clock, A. NJ.
SAFE DEPOSIT BOXES TO RENT at five and
seven dollars per year
Coupons cashed and dividends and interest col
leeted.
WILLS when enclosed in sealed envelopes and
accompanied with written instructions to their
delivery in case of death, will be receipted for
and kept, free of charge
STOCKS AND SECURITIES PURCHASED for
patrons of The Bank, at market prices.
We respectfully solicit accounts, and offer every
accommodation consistent with conservative
banking.
Cashier.
Feb TO- lso2-tf
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A Juvenile Taste Explained.

Little Boy--Our cook has gone away,
and I'm awfully glad. Now mamma
will have to make the cake, and man.
mas cake is always heavy.
Guest--Well, declare! Do you pre-
fer heavy cake?
Little Roy-Yes. You get more chew
in in a piece. London Fun.
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His business.

Bobbles-I hear you are in business
for yourself now?
Wiggins-I thought was, but from
the little get out of it it appears that
l am in business for other people,
Roston Transcript.
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The Oldest crown preserved among the
royal regalia of Great Britain Is that
which was worn by Charles II, being
made for him at his coronation in 1850.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-12-23

The Roman naval crown was given to
the admiral triumphant at sea- 1t was
Of gold and its decorations were the
prows of ships.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-12-23
Feb. Is92-tf.
Bly'S Cream Balm
Is quickly

absorbed.
Cleauses the
Nasal Passag es,
Allays Pain and
Inflammation,
Heals the Sore s.
Protects the
Membrane from
Additional Cold
Restores the
Senses of Taste
and Smell.
Gives Relief at once
and il will cure.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-12-23

A foot Of common measure is equal to
DO centimeters or hundredths of meter.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-12-23
This Ilnlel,tt ltAchelor

"Why," asked the sweet Young
Thing, ''why do they say that love is
Of the heart?"
''To show said the Doleful Bache-
lor," to show that the brains have moth
ing to do with t."--Indianapolis Jour
nal
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-12-23
PROPERTIES FOR SALE.

Quarter Acre Lot on Brunswick Turnpike, near
city limits.
Acre Lot with small Frame House and Barn
near Lambertvile.
1 Eight Room Brick Dwelling with cellar and
attic and large lot, on Cottage Hill.
10 acre lot with frame house and barn and apple
orchard. near Dits' Corner in Delaware township.
Frame Houses. rooms each, on North side OF
Elm street. near Main street.
2 Brick Houses, on South side of York street,
near Franklin street.
Ten Room Frame House and Barn, with large
lot on Cottage Hill.
very desirable Lot So feet front. on Delaware
avenue
3 Small Frame Houses, Wilson street, on in.
stailments.
Frame Houses, rooms each. Franklin St.,
near swan terms easy.
Vacant Lot, franklin street, near Swan.
Small Houses, s. Main ST., near Weeden.
Frame Houses, N. Union St., above Elm.
Small Brick Dwelling, Brunswick avenue, Cot
tage Hill.
I Room Frame House and large lot, Brunswick
avenue, Cottage Hill.
20 Acre Lot in West Amwell township, between
Rock Road aud Turnpike.
Acre Lot. with House and Barn, in Delaware
township, near River Road. ~ miles from city.
rs Acre Farm along York Road in West AM
well township, cheap.
Oct. l6, 1895.
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cAIARRH

A particle is applied in to each nostril and Is
agreeable. Price so cents at Druggists or by mail.
Samples Ice. by mail.
ELY BROTHERS. Sc Warren St. New York.
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Undergoing Renairs,

Lilli lat soiree. whispering)-What
has become OF Aunt T.ucie's habitual
smile?
/ Erna-lt is at the dentlsts.-Tid
Bits.
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If you want to sell your Christmas
goods, advertise them 10 the newspaper.
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Philadelphia and Reading
Railroad.
TINB TABLE IN EXPECT NOV. Il, 1896.

TRAINS LEAVE NEW HOPE
For Glenside. Jenkintown and Philadelphia week
days. $40. 7.30, lilo m LOO, 4.S0, 600 p m.
Sundays G.20 a. M, 405. 6.l5 p m.
TRAINS FOR NEW HOPE.
Leave Philadelphia, Reading Terminal, week
days. 732, 10 OF M. 202 422, SOP. l0.i7, II II
p. m Sundays, 80 a. m, l AZ, o. p. m
Leave Third aud Berks street for New Hope,
week days, 607 p M. Sundays 20 p m.
Close connection at JenkintOwn with fast ex-
press trains to and from New York, Baltimore,
Washington, the South and West
ATLANTIC CITY DIVISION.
Leave Philadelphia Chestnut street Wharf and
South Street Wharf for Atlantic City
Week-days--Express, 800 a. m, 2 90, 400, . 90
p m. Accommodation 500 a, M. G3O m.
sundays-Express, 900, 1000 a. M Accom-. 500
a. M, 4 IS y. m.
LEAVE ATLANTIC CITY DEPOT
week-days-Express. 7.a5, 900 a M. $50, $50
Accom-, $40, a, M, 4S2 p. m. Snnday-Ex-
press, 4 90, 7.30 p. m. Accom-. 7.i5 =. M, 4.l3
p. m.
Parler Cars on all Express Trains.
c. e. HANCOCK,
l. A. SWEIGARD, Gen. Pass. Agt.
General Superintendent.
Nov. IS, 1896.
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WANTED AT ONCE.

Active agents for each county. Exclusive con.
dollars year Enclose stamp for full particulars,
or 25c for 81 sample. BIO RAPIDS MINERAL
WATER Co.. Big Rapids, Mich.
Oct. z, I89e-2m.
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WANTED.

DY women, each with an infant or young child
NJ situations in the country general homework
plain cooking. etc.) Small wages expected. Rail
road fare paid by Association. Apply State Chair,
ties Aid Association. 105 East Twenty.second
Street, New York City.
Oct. 7, 1696-3m.
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ss--za a from U.sJotynol Of Medicine
Fits ! I ! ! I
~ Prof. w. Il. Peeke, who
g 2@ makes a speciality of
Il Epilepsy, has without
Hun - doubt treated and cur
ed more cases than any
living Physician; his
success Is astonishing.
We have heard of cases
80 - Of 20 years standing
% cured by
Cured !. i I.
him. He
"a - g pub1ishesa
r. Valuable
M work on
u " ~ this dis
ii 81 "A r. ease, which
a. ~ a. he sends
with q
large bot

tie of his absolute cure free to any sufferers
who may send their P. o. and Express t-ldress.
Prof.W. n. PEEKE, T, D., Cedar St. New York
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Trains from Philadelphia and Se,o Tork.

Leave Lambertvile for Pennington as i IN, 2u5
and g. 90 m, weekdays.
Arrive Pennington 9.l6 a m, So and $40 IN
eek-days.
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NUPKINS AWAKENED.
THE ONLY PLAY EVER WRITTEN BY
WILLIAM MORRIS.

1t Was a Satire on the Justice Dispensed
by Sir Peter Edlln-The Poet Artist Took
Part HlmscIf-A Socialist Benefit Per-
The advocate., 1896-11-11
Good Health.

If you want to keep your health and
strength without consulting the doctor so
often, the best thing you can do is to write
to the Worlds DispenSary Medical Asso-
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The advocate., 1896-11-11

~ HAY cHEAP BEST. (E3Fs;gHsR
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mud that will result in its early disap-
pearance.
When the people Of a community get
sufficiently tired of poor roads they
mend them. A few wheelmen, if they
are live members Of the L. A. W., can
so point out the disadvantages of mud
that many others will unite with them
in working for good roads and clean
streets.
Everybody wants good roads when
their attention is called to the matter.
With some one to act as leader they
will follow. Pick out just the right
sort Of a man, and put him in charge Of
your streets and highways, and he will
make it more Of q pleasure and Of
greater profit to reside in his neigh
borhood. A. w. Bulletin.
The advocate., 1896-11-11

been ballasted almost eDtilvly wlth
cinders in place Of gravel. More than
foot Of cinders Is used beneath the ties
and the result Is that no matter how
heavy the rain the CinderB take all that
falls and part Of Il at their leisure.
The same would be true OF driveway
filled to the depth Of IS inches with
cinders, though of course more or less
clay would be deposited on such o
drive that does not find it's way ON
railroad track.
When IL is impossible TO procure Cin-
ders in quantities sufficient to make
driveway and it seems desirable TO use
stone, the excavation should be made
two feet or more deep, with the largest
stones in the bottom, gradually using
smaller stones until near the surface
they should not be bigger than apples
or hen eggs.
If the stones are selected in this way
and carefully placed, the big ones viii
never come to the surface to bump
wheel and the gravel will never work
down among the larger stones TO OBJ
struct the passage Of the water. The
bottom of the excavation should slope
both ways to the center with drain
only laid foot or two below the sur
face along the center line. Then If the
surface is ballasted with clean good
gravel the drive will take all the water
that falls aS fast as It falls and there
will be no surfacewashing. The best
drives in cemeteries and public grounds
are made in this way with the addition
Of stone or brick gutter on both or
either sides. This Of course makes IL
more expensive and cannot be practiced
by the ordinary owner Of home. II
it Is not possible to make the whole
driveway as thoroughly as I have indi-
Gated, then the steepest slope should
be treated in this way, carrying the
porous material sufficiently far above
the steep incline to catch and absorb
the water that comes from Gbove.-L.
B. Pierce, in Ohio Farmer.
The advocate., 1896-11-11
DURABILITY OF ROADS.
UlnAOPs Ia the Best Material for q smooth
Carriage Drive.

Uln6ORg IL the Best Material for q smooth
Carriage Drive.
With about 13 inches of rainfall in
six weeks, we have all had good op-
portunity TO observe some facts in re-
gard to the durability of roads and car
riage drives. In somewhat hilly coun-
try almost all the houses are upon an
elevation, with carriage drive rising
more or less abruptly from the street,
and it is no small annoyance to have
these drives quilted and washed out,
especially il it happens in o very busy
time in midsummer.
Where IL can be obtained, the very
best material for constructing q car
riage drive il cinders, made by burn
ing soft coal. If these are put on sufl-
GENTLY deep so as to hold or take up an
ordinary heavy rain, and there is an
outlet for the water below, there viii
be very little washing away of the sur
face Of the drive. The very worst mode
Of constructing carriage drive is that
usually practiced and which was fool
ish enough to adopt good many years
ago; it is that Of digging q deep trench
the width Of the carriage drive and fill-
ing it prOmiscuously with stones Of all
sizes, then covering with gravel.
A drive may have an underdrain and
still not be able TO take care Of the
water as fast az it comes in q heavy
shower. More or less refuse and fine
earth Is carried onto the drive in the
way Of mud from the street and this
fills up the interstices while the gravel
fills those between the stones. If the
mud brought upon the driveway Is Of
a clay nature the drive in time becomes
imperVious to the rapid seepage Of the
water and the result Is the water
forms q stream on top Of the ground,
channeling and cutting away all the
fine gravel upon the top of the stones
and leaving It in bad condition. Ino-
tice that the railroad which passes
through my farm has In recent years
The advocate., 1896-11-11

This Man Pleads ElOquently for SubStNn-
elRl Gravel RORd8,

ThlB Man Pleads ElOquontly Tor SubStNn-
tlRl Gravel RORdG,
want to make q small howl in re-
gard to road-making. do notsuppose
it will do any good, but it win relieve
my mind. This, as we all know, is the
season for the farmer to go out with the
new road machine and scrape the sod
along the side of the road into the mid
die of the same and call it q road.
1t is very nice for few weeks, and
then comes little rut here and an
other there, so that by the time the
winter sets in we have a muddy, rutty
road to ride over. And it is not few
rods, either, for q road district can do
mile or two Of it in the time required
to ''work on the road" Now, why can.
not they work, say, 20 or 80 rods with
the road machine, make good, wide
roadbed, and then draw on good gravel,
not sand? Almost every district has
a bank of gravel within its limits. If
not ON the road, go back on the farm.
If the farmer is a good, generous,
free-hearted man he will give it to his
own district. If not, cancel his road
work for the gravel. He certainly
should be willing to do that. 1t is q
The advocate., 1896-11-11
American Horses In Germany.

One of the influential German illus
trated papers, using the report Of the
American consul at Bremen as a text
says there is a good marketin Germany
for American horses. Since 1895 it ap.
pears that fully 10000 horses have been
shipped from this country to the vari-
GUS German ports, the chief markets
being in Hamburg and Bremen. They
bring on an average about SITS each
and are often resold, according to the
paper, for $3.50 at Leipsic and other in
land cities. Purchasers for the animals
have gone from Sweden and Denmark
to Hamburg, showing that there is
probably q market for them in those
countries as well. The German news
paper. however, warns American ship
pers that it il useless to send poor
horses to Germany, and suggests that
great care be taken in handling and
feeding them while on the water.
The advocate., 1896-11-11
Great Rock IDland Route Playing Cards.

Great Rock Island Route Playing Cards.
Send 10 cents in stamps 10 John Sebas-
tian, General Passenger Agent c., r. I. g.
P. railway, Chicago, for the SlickeSt pack
Of playing cards you ever handled, and on
receipt Of such remittance for one or more
packs they win be sent you postpaid.
Orders containing 90 cents in stamps or
postal note for same amount viii secure
Ave packs by express, charges paid.