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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-11-04
THE MARKETS.
LambertyIlle, Nov. 4, Is

LambertvIIIe. Nov. 4, ISVO.
PRICES OF GRAIN corr eeted every Wednesday
by +. f. LEAR, dealer in Grain, Flour, Feed &c.
PRICES OF PRODUCE, &c, by CONOVER
cnNnVER hnalers In Dry Goods and Groceries.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-11-04
A CARD.
FALL AND WINTER SUITS

As the season is coming when gentlemen W
wish to order their
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-11-04
PROPERTIES FOR SALE.

bearing per cent interest, in denominations o.
$500 and 81 900 each Offered at par ana acerueu
interest
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-01-09
QUEER If TRUE.

In the time of Christ It Ia said that
the seven bright stars collectively
known as "the big dpper" were In the
form Of diamond.
An idea of the number Of postal
cards used n the United States may
be CLEANED from the official announce
ment that II takes OIL tons OF paper
ycar to make them.
The number of volleys fred over a.
soldiers grave depends upon the num-
Der of companies in the regiment, each
company firing one volley.
John Bonhage, while putting in
sewer Mt Germantown, Pa, unearthed
pick of curious design and on II
found the date 1772. 1t was imbedded
10 feet underground.
II costs the International navigation
company 10000 per month to make or
binary repairs on It's ocean grcyhounds.
Al the conclusion OF each voyage the
company hires n professional rat catch
or, who clears the ship OF the little
pests and gets on an average fifty each
time.
The first appearance Of peanuts In
the markets was when consignment
OF ten bags was sent from Virginia
to New York, In 1904. over 100000
bushels are now sold annually In the
United States market.
The wars of the past thirty years
have botted out 100000 lives.
lIuburt, the great Canadian authority
en- potatoes, says that lO.00G,000 tubers
Of that species can be raised from a
single one In four seasons.
The total yield Of cereals this year
Ii placed by a New York paper at g.
G00,00O,0O0, or 1900. 100000 bushels
more than the production OF 1894. II
we had 100000 people In the country
this would give $50 bushels to each
family, with 100,0O0.0O0 bushels to
spare.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-01-09
NEWSY PERSONALS.

The first English poet laureate~so
called from the laurel with which the
ancient Latin poets were crowned In
the Roman capitol Is believed to have
been John Kay or Gains, who was 80
appointed by Edward ". The English
universities are thought 10 have con
ferrcd the title in one rare instance
thu reafter, but the first In the line OF
a regular succession Of laut' ties was
Ben Johnson. who was 80 created In
1890. From that time to this the poet
laureates Of England have only num-
bered thirteen. They were Dayenant
nG3s- 1868, Dryden GG70-1GS9). Shad-
well GGs9-lG52), Tate 1853 -17lA, Rowe
n7t4-17is), Eusden .G7l9-l73G, Cibber
u730-l75T, whitehead l75S-l7S5),
Warrior d785- 1880, Pye 1790-lsi3),
southey nS13-1Si3). Wordsworth C1Sf3-
1850, Tennyson 085O-1S92), and Alfred
Austin, just named. The yearly fee OF
the poet laureate was formerly fi00
and tIerce II canary wine, but since
1873 the wine has been commuted for
money.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-01-09

To-day the Sheriff comes to drive us
from the old home" - ~ ~
Even as he spoke the officer drew
near with his assistants.
V.
''Sold TO the gentleman in the black
suit for $4,000"
The, old mother turned and looked.
She Save a great cry;
"HoN are my loug-lost boy, Alexr'
Mo, am his sreat.graudson But
am great and rich and you shall live
forever in Your ola home"
His great Grfat.sraudtather toldeA
him in his arms, W.
"Why Is tt,lt YOU are so great and
rich, rncNer heaM Of you?"
With q prouu smile, his great great
grandson rerhcd:
"RecNuse have been Vice President
of the United States"
They lived happily ever after for
Ralph, the Handicapped son, died very
Suddenly one day Of old age. New
York World
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-01-09
A Modern Cinderella.

What his answer was l am not going
to say, for Ted was very honestly and
very humanity in love. And the rhap-
sodies of a man in love, although they
are interesting to The persons concern
ed, are most decidedly commonplace,
stupid and trite to the general public
Presently Bessie emerged from Ted's
strong arms, such a sweet, shy, blush
ing Bessie; looking so young, happy
and pretty, that her relatives would
hardly have known her.
You dear little creature cried Ted,
kissing her lips again and again, 'Oh,
you don't know how happy you have
made me-"
And YOU do not know how happy
you have made me, responded the girl.
with a sweet, joyous laugh, for |
think, Ted, l loved you the first time
l saw you. And must tell you, felt
so wickedly jealous and mad when
saw the attentions you paid Maudie."
And feel so joyously glad and de-
lighted, that, under heavens mercy, |
was able to recover my lost Senses -
responded the young man, and have
been able to distinguish the dross from
the gold, for you know, sweetheart,
that you have been ever so much more
gentle and charming to me since-well,
since you knew what a poor beggar |
was. Never mind, little girl, although
we shall begin in very small way,
we shall be none the less happy"
She nestled up TO him. Il can scarce
ly yet believe in my own luck" she
said, simply. And l think | am the
mostblessed and honored of girls to
gain the love of SO good a man as
l know you are"
The girls simple love and confidence
touched the young fellow deeply.
with Gods help he said, solemnly,
Il will devote my life to making you
happy"
Their lips met again in one long
clinging kiss and so Ted and Bessie
were betrothed.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-01-09
Madison, January {,

There is little doubt but that Cow
lpham will call an extra session OF
the legislature to reapportion the state
into assembly and senate districts,
ami that the call will be issued about
the FIRST OF February, This was the
news bruited about tho corridors OF
the capitol Monday, and the events of
the day coroboraled It,
Col William ], Anderson, private ,
secretary of GOV, upham, stated lato
in the day that II a cali is issued It
would be about the FIRST OF February.
The governor called on ex-senator
John {, Spooner ut the latter's resi-
denCe yesterday afternoon and the
two were coscted for some time Col.
Spooner returned from the east Sun
day night and worked with his stem
ograpAer at his home several hours
Monday, He was reported, while
away, to be In favor OF an extra soa-
sion to rearportion the state and the
report credited To Ii. A. Taylor. af-
Va NV" NhHA WV NlobhtA NVhAu huhe
u public statement as soon M he re-
turned TO Madison. This statement, II
Is understood will give the authors
reasons why he believes the governor
should call the extra session for the
reapportionment of the state
In an interview last evening Col.
Spooner was asked IL he had been cor
rectly quoted In the published report.
He said that he had not seen the re-
port, but did not want to be quoted an
saying that he did not favor an extra
session. When asked II he did favor
an extra SCNslun he evadod direct
answer lie said however, that he has
no statement on the matter for the
public at present though he may
have In the future,
The governor, In an Interview, said
that he had not yet reached a decision
in regard TO an extra session and
would not issue the call In any event
until the very last of January, or tho
first of February, Hee said he de-
sires to 20 over the proposed bill very
carefully with the attorney general
before he makes decision, and this
examination will take place some time
this month.
A leading light of the republican
party said late yesterday; "The gov
ornor viii call an extra session sooner
or later. His conference with Col.
Spooner 30 noon after tho latter's re-
turn to tho city indicates this. Col,
Spooner Is known to favor reappor-
tionmont AMI the governor will follow
the advice Of tie party leaders. tx
Senator Say. or also fayors reappor-
tionment Col SEooner will Issue
statement In support of the PROPOSE
ton In a short time and then the gov
ernor, after waiting for Col. Spooners
argument to be widely promulgated
and considered, VIII issue the call"
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-01-09
A DAYS DEATHS.
Several Are Announced from Various
Quarters.

La Crosse, Wis. Jan g. Augusta A.,
wife Of Judge B +. Bryant. died Sat
urday of pulmonary consumption, af-
ter an Illness covering twenty Ave
years Deceased was born In Maine
6fty-fve years ago and has resided in
this city since 1868, She was finely ed
ucated. and n woman Of rare character,
The funeral will take place next Tues
day.
Palmyra, Wis, jan. 5. Richard Run
die, residing near Burton's Lake, aged
about rs years, Robert Moore, OF Rome,
aged Y years, and Richard Nolthey, OF
Pleasant Valley, all pioneer settlers OF
this county, are dead,
Berlin, Wis, Jan. Aug. Zeimer,
lumber dealer died Saturday of career
Of the stomach, aged about 55. Mrs.
Robert Eldredge. OF this city, died OF
consumption, aged 70 years She war
one Of the old residents Of Berlin.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-01-09
STRANDED IN KANSAS,

Columbia, Mo, Jan, B. Poor In
pocket but rich In experience and by
no means crushed in spirits the Mis-
souri, University Gleo club arrived In
Columbia from their holiday tour
through Missouri and Kansas, Two
of the members OF the club came In on
foot, hut the rest OF the crowd had
sufficient money left to secure seats In
wagon and rode In cheering Justify
and waving their musical Instruments
In the air. In Kansas the club was
greeted with almost empty houses at
every point and left II trail 81 debts
behind them. At Atchison they were
stranded and were obliged TO borrow
money In order To continue the tour.
They had better luck In some ol tho
Missouri towns, however, and in Kan
sas City performed to Il crowded
house but they still owe several hun
dred dollars, and are resolved TO give
Kansas wide berth in the future. The
object of the tour was TO pay off the
debts of the football team.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-01-09
FRlGkE IN COURT.
Asked to Show Cause Why lie
Did So,

Milwaukee, Ian, i, Insurance Com
missioner William \, Fricke appeared
before Judge Johnson Saturday In
obedience to an order to show cause
why he should not be cnioiued from re-
Noking the license of the Wisconsin
Mutual Livestock association. Nhe
commissioner. in his answer, alleges
that after issuing n license to the COM
pany he was informed that it's incor-
porators were made exempt from as
sessments, that the company had In
creased the number ot directors with
out giving the requisite notice and
that in addition to insurtng livestock
against acyidont, they were also insur-
ing against fire, He consulted the at
torncy general, who maintained that
the association had not been legally
organized. ''
Attorney General Mylrca, In his ar
gumcnt, claimed there is no law In this
state which provides for the organiaa-
tinu Of either n mutual life insurance
company or a mutual livestock acct
dent CompauN The only way such
companies cr be- legally ORGANIZED Is
by special charter. The association,
he said, has not been properly or
gani2ed, $50.
The case was taken under advise
mCnt. ~,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-01-09
THE OLD HOME.

Goodbye, father! You are unjust
to me and | must leave the old home.
| shall always love it, but ! know you
and mother think that | am not good
enough to live at home, and | will go.
Tell Dick, Tom. Harry, George, VIII
liam, James, Ralph, Mary, Sarah Jane,
Alice and Maggie goodbye for me"
With a moan the bad son went out
into the dark, bitter night.
H.
Fifteen years went by. Dick, Tom,
Harry, George, William James, Mary,
Sarah Jane and Alice died Maggie,
the unhealthy one. and Ralph, the
bard hearted one, lived. Ralph went
away and made 30 much money that
there was talk of sending him TO the
United States Senate. At the deaf old
hone the father, mother and Maggie
lived They got older and poorer every
year How strange, and yet how true!
Alexander, the bad son, was lost TO
the world.
Ill.
ne Gay drew near WDeh the mort
gage must be paid or the old home
lost. The mortgage had been given 10
raise ST, 900, which was paid 10 must
clan to teach Maggie how to play on
the piano. She intended TO become a
music teacher that she might support
her father and mother in old age, but
just about the time the money gave
out her teacher discovered that she was
not built for a mugicisn
"
Eyes" said Maggie, as che came into
the room with her beautiful pale face
and tin par, this is the last OF the
potatoes Mr.. Jones gave u.s."
The father groaned:
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-01-09
\ VARSITY GHOST,


w" u
KS could not leave town upIn Tues
day morning, | was making myself as
comfortable rs possible for the even
tQg, had just lit a pipe, seated my
SELF in my reclining chair, With my
feet On the table; and started in good
novel when. looking up saw a
youuE fellow standing in front of me.
Something about his dress suggested
that he did not belong 10 the present
time, although it was no distnetivoly
old-tashioned. He had come in noise
lesSly, for | had heard no sound,
| looked inQuirinSly at him. "Heu
are -" asked.
Yes" he replied, I'm Il ghost,
Don't be afraid to say it,"
"But this is not Christmas eve"
said. ''rhis is the twenty~third, You
area day ahead of time"
"Ol that's all right" he replied
clic"rrully. You know The number OF
ghosts is SO large now that we cannot
all have the same night, so some of us
must take the twenty third" AS he
spoke he seated himself in an arm
chair, leaned back and ga2ed nj me
That's good tobacco you're smoking"
he remarked, after pause,
Wont YOU have pipe" | said, II
would have asked you before but
thought that ghosts didn't smoke"
some Of them do" ard he smiled
sadly
We puffod away at the pipe for
time Then he said; "how Is II that
so many of the students are in town
tonight? Aren't they going home for
Christmas?
Faculty won't let MS so before to-
morrow morning"
That's too bad, But you ought to
have seen the faculty in my day, You
couldn't turn around without asking
permission And then chapel Have
chapel nowadays?"
No" | said. That's done away
with long ago, But when were you
here"
My class was 60, Fine old class"
you find many changes here since
your day.? | said, believing that that
was the correct remark to make 10
an "old grad"
Yes, many, and not all for the bet
ter, should say. Your room is better
furnished than mine was, and, indeed,
most of the modern college men seem
to have more money to spend than Is
hall. No fine carpet, easy chairs and
steam heat there. We used to build
our own fires in stoves. Then there
were large tin receptaclos for the ashes
and Pat" would come around and col
lect them. We would roll them down
stairs just to make a racket One
night | started one of them and fol
lowed 1t myself On the first landing
l ran into someone who grabbed me
and demanded my name, 1t was
PreXie Chadbourn!"
Did you get off all right" | asked.
Eyes. He just called me up after
chapel next day. and said that he
hoped it wouldn't happen again, | be-
lieye that you don't haze freshmen any
more"
Were supposed not to- said.
He smiled knowingly.
Il could tell you some things about
that" he said, but ! guess that ]
won't"
But | succeeded in getting some
more "reminiscences from him before
he left, although he was inclined to be
rather pessimistic in regard to college
life at the present time, after the man
ner Of old grads" AT last he rose to
go.
Please give my regards to pat and
any Of the professors who were here
in my day" he said.
But what is your name?" | asked.
But even as ! spoke he vanished,
j. s. s.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-01-09
DULUTH'S BAD WATER.

Duluth, Jan. THE city attorney
has advised the common council to re-
woke the franchise of the gas and
water company. Typhoid has made
the people indignant. Henry Truelson
will be run for mayor on an independ-
ent ticket on the issue of health re-
form lie Is committed to the project
OF building city water plant that
shall furnish pure water.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-01-09
NUN1l points ONsIN JANUARY 9 1896

He1. don't know how long 10 have
hotAe Of my own, bust>asnttie place,|
you know, bur all our,cwny where, You
could he master and the very hAppyys
mistress" d. 81 gt -
ITO be continueN a. %.N
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-01-09
AN EXTRA SESSION
IT WILL PROBABLY CONVENE IN
FEBRUARY,
uPAAM coNSuLTS SPooNER

Tho EN Senator Is Supposed TO BE
Preparing Statement OF His Roa-
sons for Favoring u Reapportion-
meut--The Governor interviewed.
Views of n Party Leader,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1896-01-09

Coy Mc-Kinley's message to the
Ohio legislature Monday dealt with
state affairs only.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-29
Precautions at a Russian Coronation

Miss Mary Grace Thornton, the
daughter of the English ambassador,
describes the coronation of Alexander
III. in the Century. Miss Thornton
says:
Several orders have also appeared
in the papers with regard to Moscow.
No house proprietor is to let out his
windows on the route of the process
sion. Some one even said that no
window was to be opened on the streets
through which it passes.) No private
person is to be on horseback during
the three weeks, under penalty of a
fine Of 500 rubies (G5o), SO that only
prince Dcmidov will be able TO afford
q morning canter. No black is to be
worn during the time Of the corona
ton. A little Spaniard dined with us
recently who has just been to Moscow,
where he found great difficulty in see
ing anything. AS he said, they are SO
precautions One %precaution is
rather ingenious. A double row Of
soldiers is to he placed on each side Of
the route of the procession, the men
back to back, one row facing the pro-
cession and one the houses.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-29
HINTS.

Overfre0uent washing Of the face
should be avoided. SOiHe physicians
insist that the face should be washed
but once a day. and tiltn i'll tel:d water.
A certain amount Of exercise Is i4o:S-
peusah!c. Brisk morning walks. r"2t-
larry taken and per>is5cntly adhered to,
produce a healthy glow that deflcs al
tificial imitation.
Avoid rich and greasy foods. Though
1t is practically useless to tell a woman
to allure sweets. it may lie suggested
that they are complexion d~estroy@rs,
and that the fewer one ca,s the f2iTer
ones skin is Likely to lie.
Massage is recommended by many
who have made a special study Of the
fine art CT compieXion-pre>erVinG. a
gentle kneading Of tie face at night
and in the morning makes the SKIN soft
and healthy.
Famous beauties nearly all unite in
giving testimony that Il thorough steam
ing Of the face at night is wonderfully
effective in producing q clear complex
ion. This is Gonc ly holding the face
over a bowl CT hot water.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-29
Man Who Always Laughs.

Says the Los Angeles (Cl.) Times
San Diego has a man who laughs ali
the time. Although crazy, he is not
considered a fit person for a lunatic
asylum. Nothing appears to discon-
cert this laughter. He laughs at good
news or bad news. He does not.seem
to know the meaning of the word
worry. When arrested he laughed
when discharged from Jail he simply
laughed. Mortals supposed to be
sane and who pine away their days
worring or brooding over fancied
troubles might almost envy the insane
man who can laugh at everything.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-29
Hood,s pills cure biliousness, headache.
THE DROOpING SLEEVE.

The sleeve is at present the most I'M
portant part OF q gown, II wen 1t
may be, when it requires as mUci II
not more. material than the skirt.
AT the beginning Of the season '2'
rrv down the large sleeve. Was
heard in every quarter. But once more
has Marie Antoincttc lost her sway, Tor
tho sleeve of her reign has not been &C
ceptca by the great middle classes
That the sleeve Of 10 petite Trianon
has modified the present ll0b" }L'I'
can be no doubt. however. Tor the
sleeve of to day is prominently
drooping and dr@poG, without any OF
the stiffness of the past season, which
made it stand so arrogaNtiy about
our shoulders.
Many gowns have sleeves which are
puffed here and there above the elbow.
A pretty idea for Clifton sleeves Is TO
have them caught down with tiny
sprays Of artificial flowers to match the
gown in Golfer. others are fastened
with chouX Of the material.
House gowns lave puff sleeves that
end inst below the elbow. n decided
contrast to them. sleeves for prolnen-
AIDE gowns are very long, with cults
that conceal the greater part OF the
larl
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-29
Cost Of Germany's Ship Canal.

A definite official statement of the
cost of that great engineering work,
the kiel canal, shows the reaching
point to have been some $39, 900, 900.
1t is about si~xty-one miles long, TWEEN
ty feet deep at dead low water, and
229 feet wide, in numerous places the
width increasing to some 42S feet, to
allow the largest vessels to pass each
other, and work will be continued un-
til vessels of any depth can pass at
low water. The embankment is stone
lined to a depth Of six feet below
water, and the locks at the North
Sea end of the canal are said to be
the largest in the world, with the ex-
ception of that at Bremerhaven. Two
bridges, 1877 feet high, span it; there
are six opening bridges and sixteen
ferries.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-29
If A QUEEN, WHY NOT y PHYSI
~ S-E

The British Royal College Of PhyS!-
clans had q lively debate over the pro
position to admit women to the exam
nations and diplomas of the college,
and then rejected ii by a vote OF 80 TO
80. Some Of the arguments Tor tie
Opening wedge We're Ingenious. Sir
Benjamin Richardson, for instance,
contending that when the college was
founded no woman had ruled owe
England, but since then tile nation had
had four queens. And if a woman
could be a queen why could she not be
a physician? Or. Payne said that the
women examined for degrees at the
University of London ranked as high
as the men and Sir William Broadbent
reminded the committee that since Wo-
men We're bound to become doctors
regardless of opposition. it would be
better for the public that they should
come under the Jurisdiction of the Col
lege of Physicians.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-29

There are over a thousand men in
New York and Brooklyn, according to
the latest returns, who are worth be-
tween 81, 600, 900 and 81, 500, 600 each,
and the most of them are entirely I'M
known to the general public. Only
two citizens of New York John d.
Rockefeller and w. w. Astor-are
supposed to be worth more than $780,
600, 900 apiece, but there are nine
others who are each worth $50, 900, 600
and over, as we'll as two estates of like
amount. The total number of mil
lionaires in these two cities is greater
than in all the rest of the country.
The Opelousas courier., 1896-08-29

It is q poor law, as we'll as a poor
rule, that does not work both ways.
In a suit brought by a woman in Co.
lumbus, Ohio, to $500 lost by
her husband in a gambling place, the
proprietors Of the resort offered in de-
fence to prove that the husband of
the plaintiff had on previous occasions
won 81, 100 in the gambling den.
The court ruled that such evidence
was admissible, and that if the fact of
tho winning could be established, the
amount won would be a counter-claim
against any amount that had been
lost, and must be deducted in award
ing damages.