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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-02-19
soMes4eLLs BRAVE DEED.
The Dog Saved Two Little Children From
Serious Danger.

Serious Danger.
While gun was being loaded Bomb
shell would sit on the parapet and
watch the operation. That finished, he
would jump up and look out to sea over
the range and then scamper down from
the parapet and follow us into the bomb
proof.
As usual Bombshell was on hand to
see the test Of the new big gun.
He superintendent the loading, and
while was aiming the gun he looked
over the range as carefully as did the
lookout, and from his air of responsible
ity one might have supposed that to him
had been intrusted the duty of seeing
that the range was clear.
But when we started for the bomb
proof, instead of following us, as was his
custom, Bombshell remained ON the
parapet, looking out to sea and shifting
the air. In moment he dashed off
through the bushes which covered the
narrow beach between the parapet and
| the sea.
Though thinking his actions peculiar,
was sure that he would not remain in
front Of the gun because he had done SO
once when quite young and inexperi
enoed, and the burning grains of powder,
which are always thrown out by the
blast of gun, had buried themselves
in his skin, burning him badly. He had
never forgotten this.
Certain that he would take care of
himself, / paid no further attention to
him, but went with the others into the
bombproof and took my place by the
electric key ready to fire at the COM
mand Of the captain.
Just as the command Fire - was
about to be given Bombshell reappeared
on the parapet and began to bark fu
riously into the very muzzle of the gun.
/ called to him, but he would not
come. Annoyed at the delay of the test,
tried to catch him, but could not do
so. AS I approached he retreated. still
barking and apparently urging me to
follow HIM
Finally, convinced from the dog S &C.
lions that something was wrong, the
electric wire was disconnected from the
gun, and l followed Bombshell Wag-
cling his tail with joy at having accom-
| plished his object, he led me through
the underbrush to the beach,
There, concealed behind clump Of
bushes, were two little children quietly
digging in the sand and entirely uncon-
scious of the danger in which they had
been. Lieutenant John O. W. Brooks
| in st. Nicholas.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-02-19
Painless Execution.

In Germany the view obtains that the
execution of criminals should be by
some means more certain even than the
electric chair. Dr.. Il. Cuhmann, cele-
brated chemist, suggests the use of car
bolic acid. According to his plan, the
criminal would be carried to cell,
which can be filled noiselessly with car
bolic acid in gaseous form from floor to
ceiling. When the gas reaches the de-
linquent's mouth and nose it causes in
slant paralysis of the lungs and uncon-
seriousness, and life departs without pre-
vious pain.
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The Selfish Bishop.

A story used to be told that Bishop
Wilberforce always crowded the seats of
mis- first class carriage with his papers
10 gain himself a separate carriage, and
when asked il these seats were occupied
would reply, "Yes-occupied," adding
in a low voice as the applicant went
away, "but not engaged. London
Spectator.
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TAKE CARE OF THE CHEST.
And the Rest of the Body Will Take Care
of Itself.

"Take care of your chest, says a
physical culture teacher, "and the rest
of your body will take care Of itself.
Thechest is the chief thing to be remem-
bered. Keepit well raised and your head,
spine and shoulders will inyoluntarily
assume their proper positions without
any effort on your part. The cry from
parents and teachers used to be, Throw
your shoulders back But this mistaken
notion is now completely exploded. The
shoulders have nothing TO do with cor
rect posture. 1t is all the chest, and its
elevation or depression will regulate the
rest of the body. The chest is the seat
Of all things spiritual, elevated and en-
nobling. Bring it into prominence and
you bring into prominence the best
qualities Of your nature
at has been said that whatever psy-
Geological attribute is most marked in
human being is correspondingly most
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-02-19
THE LAST STRAW.

These are the letters she sent me-
Sad little spendthrift of ink
Vowing her love to content me,
Fifty times over on pink,
These are my foolish old letters
All that / wrote her-returned,
Shackled in dainty silk letters,
Captives condemned TO be burned.
Pleas for forgiveness or pity,
Questions and tender replies,
Missives inclined to be witty,
Dozens, and none of them wise.
Stay! Here's q sensible billet.
All, tits her ultimate note:
eve have been long enough silly.
Please return all that wrote. .
-Clevelander.
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A Napoleon Mot.

A now bon mot of Napoleon Ill is
just reported When Nicholas l of Ru5-
STA congratulated him on coming to the
throne, he addressed him as my
friend instead of "my brother" the
usual royal phrase. "This is most fat
tering," said the emperor. "We choose
our friends. We cannot choose our rela-
tives -
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-02-19
NenegiB.

Nemesis is lame, but sho is of colossal
stature, and sometimes, while her sword
is not yet unsheathed, she stretches out
her huge left arm and grasps her vic
tim. The mighty hand is invisible, but
the victim totters under the dire clutch.
George Eliot.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-02-19

The man who
stands idly by and
sees the life fading
out of his wife's
face, sees her health
going, secs her be.
c ing old a n d
faded and wrinkled
when she should
still be in the perfect
enjoyment Of Wig
orous, useful health,
Is either less than a
man or else does not
know of the one
remedy which will
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-02-19

NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT.

Notice is hereby given that Howard l La
Barre has this day made assignment TO the
tors equal and Just division OF his estate, and
that all claims against his estate must be pre- sent
ed under oath or affirmation within three months
from date, and that list of the claims presented
will be filed in the office of the Surrogate Of Hun
terdon county on the frst Monday of February
next.
CHAS. A. SKILLMAN.
Assignee of Howard /. La Barre.
Dated Lambertville, N. T.. Oct 18th, 1895.
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When Solid Iron Floats.

Experiments lately made in England
show that if ball of solid iron is low
cred into mass of liquid iron by means
Of metal fork the ball at first sinks tc
the bottom with the fork. But in q
few seconds it leaves the prongs and
rises to tho surface, where it continues
to float until it melts. The rising is OK.
planned by the expansion Of the ball,
due to heating, whereby it becomes,
bulk for bulk, less dense than the mott
EN- metal
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-02-19
THE WISH.

30 y0l would kiss the poets lip
And catch the music his heart feels;
Would in his honeyed garden sip
The sweetness that each flower conceals.
Oh, you have asked foolish thing.
The poets lip is not divine;
1t cannot through it's passion fling
The secret Of the Jealous nine
But If you truly love, and he
A poet lover-loves you, too,
His lip will drop melody
More golden than the sirens knew.
Charles T. Lusted in Blackwood's Magazine.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-02-19

What person praises is perhaps
surer standard even than what he con-
dennis of his character, information and
abilities. No wonder, then, that most
people are so shy of praising anything.
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LAUNDRY CHARACTERS.
Too Difficult For the Captain TO Get tho
Right End of His Name.

Might Emu VI AAAb MANU-
Cf - n. . & sssial. - sa51-- :
Hundred and Twenty fourth street, who
is somewhat of a philologist, had an
amusing experience in trying to analyze
certain Chinese characters 1t appeurs
that when Chang Lee located his laun-
dry in Harlem. the captain was his first
customer. AS the acquaintance grew
Chang Lee strained the red tape laun-
dry laws and did not issue the usual
ticket to the captain, but called at his
apartment every Monday for his laun-
dry and returned it on Thursday i'll a
package marked with hieroglyphics.
"Is that my manner" asked the cap
tain of Chang as he pointed at the Chi
nese characters shortly after the laundry
delivery plan was inaugurated.
Eyes. He you name. See?''
The captain didn't see, but set at
work to do so, and for several weeks
studied the writing that Chang Lee
brought to him on each returning Thurs
day. He searched the libraries for such
Chinese literature and lexicons as they
held, examined laundry tickets and read
the signs in Mott street in the hope OF
being able to learn how Chung Lees
characters conveyed the idea of the
name of Smith, but he made an utter
failure. Finally he decided to appeal to
Chang Lee.
is that my manner" he asked the
laundryman ON the occasion Of his next
visit.
eyes,
"Can you tell me how you get Smith
out of such looking scrawl?'
"No, not Smith. He say Captain.
Call you captain. That your name.
Seer" answered the Chinaman as he
pointed at the characters, with an ex-
preston that showed surprise at the cap
tain's ignorance. New York Herald.
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A NIGHT OF TERROR.

When 5 years old, was one of a
crew Of three that manned the little 90
ton schooner Ornament, which lay
moored in Monhegan harbor-a deep,
narrow strait between the islands of
Monhegan and Manana, Maine. The
entrance is from the south, and is un-
INSTRUCTED, while to the north the pas
sage is barred by a rocky islet called
Smutty Nose. This is separated from
Manana by narrow passage on the
westerly side called Drunken Gut. The
harbor is fairly good shelter except
when the wind is from the southwest
At daylight on the morning after our
arrival at Monhegan there was stiff
breeze, with rain from the southwest,
and by noon it had risen to heavy
gale. All day coasters, traders and fish
ing vessels ran in till about 30 sail were
in harbor when night fell
They were anchored as near together
as they could be and yet swing clear of
each other. This compact gathering
would be we'll enough in smooth har-
Dor, but on little Monhegan, exposed to
the increasing gale, with night coming
on and the probability of heavy sea
running into the strait, the prospect
looked serious Should q vessel part her
cables or drag her anchors, collision
with those to leeward Of her would be
inevitable, and the result Of collision
might be disastrous.
When darkness came, the gales fury
Increased The unobstructed sea rolled
into the narrow harbor in huge pillows
that dashed against Manana or Smutty
Nose, or ragged as breakers on the reefs
about Drunken Gut The vessels, ham
pered by their anchors and unable to
rise freely on the surges, strained at
their cables, plunging and rolling wild
ly, while nearly every wave toppled its
crest upon their decks, or swept them
from stem to stern.
About o'clock, when the gale seem
ed at its height, little craft that had
been anchored all day just on our port
bow dragged her anchors. Her crew,
like some others. had sought safety on
shore long before night. Swinging to
our broadside, she began to pound against
us and to break into pieces.
Her bowsprit snapped, her bulwarks
crushed in fore and aft, her masts went
over her taffrail At last, plunging from
the top of a big sea, we crashed down
upon her forward deck. Her windlass
bits gave way, and off she went, broad.
side to the wind, till she was lost in the
D1e,osffa and RAIN
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-13

1t might have been some one sent here to in
terrupt this meeting, This may still be the
caNe, but We will waive that point. We will
not follow Mr., Sartwells example, and II
there 10 any friend of his present we shall be
pleased to hear from him at the proper time
As | was about TO say when | was int"
II an9werad your question; answer miGo"
cried the voice.
Gibbons glanced appeaingly at the chair
for protection, ana Scimmins raped feebly
with his gayel on the table In front OF him
saying, order, order" but In n tone that he
apparently hoped nobody would hear.
What is your question:" asked Gibbons
With an angry ring In his voice
Are you an empOye or Moakton & Hopc?"
II am secretary Of the union of which that
FIRMS men are part, and ! may add the
strongest union In London | am chairman
of this committee composed of that Arm $
men. | did not seek the position, but was
unanimously elected to IT, therefore | claim
that practically am an employe n Monkton
y Hope, and that no man here has a better
right to speak for those employes-Or to
stand up for them against oppression--than |
have And | viii toll the man who inter
rupts me-l'll tell him TO his facs--that am
not 20 be browbeaton from the path OF duty
by him, or by Mr. Sartwel. either, as long
as | retain the confidence Of the men who
put mo here. / acknowledge no other
masters. II you want to address this meet
Ing come up hero on the platform and face
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It like a man, and not stand barking there like
dog Lotto have a look at you"
There was wild cheering at this. The
fight was on. and the crowd was jubiInt.
Thi, way the kind Of talk they liked to hear.
BrNuEt gmote young Mlrsten on the back
aai UU he'd him forward.
TAKE oop the challenge, lad" he cried.
"Oop wi ye III follow yc and give them
some facts abeut the unemployed. We've
set thi9 meeting 10 We work ii right Oop
vi. we, mate
Mlrgten went toward the platform, the
crowd making way for him. Gibbons stood
for a moment apparently surprised at this
uncXroctol opposition, then walked back to
! El chair at the head Of the committed The
EOCd-natured gathering cheered when they
saw the young man standing before them.
Fellow workingmcn," he began.
Address the chair" admoniahed some one
| In the middle Of the hall, whereat there was
laugh Scimmins himself INDUCED in a sickly
smile. The speaker reddencd slightly, and In
confused haste said:
Mr.. Chairman and fellow workers"
TIE crowd cheered Justify, and it was some
moments before Marsten could again get
hearing. A feeling of despair came over him
as he stood before them. 1t was only too
evident that they all looked upon the whole
proceeding as great lark something In the
way of music hall entertainment without
the becr-whCh was a drawback, of course,
but also without any charge for admission
which was an advantage, for it left 50 much
more cash to eXpend In stmulants after the
fun was over He wondered, as he looked at
the chafiing, jOcular asSemblage, whether he
was taking too serious a view Of the sttua-
ton There flashed across his mind a SEN
tence he had heard in a lecture on socialism.
at is not the capitalist nor the government
YOU have to conquer" the lecturer had said,
"but the worSngmen themselves
When the disorder had subgided so that his
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-13
THE OMAHA DAILY BEES SUNDAY, DECEMBER 49, 1896.

choock oop a job than to get a new one
these times. know because I've tried It.
So have most OF you. Take my advice and
20 no further with this nonsense. II Sart-
we'll, as Marsten says, is willing to talk
over our grievances then | say let us send
him a deputation OF our own men, with no
outsiders among EN-. What's the union
done for us? Taken our mcncy every week,
that's all ! can see And now they have
got so much OF il they want to squandcr
1t fighting a strong man like Sartwel"
Marsten had sat down on the edge Of the
platform. We are always quicker to per-
CCivc the mistakes Of others than to recog-
nze our own, and he did not like Braunts
talk again st the union, He felt that 1t
would be unpopular; besides, he believed in
the union II 1t were properly led His light
was against Gibbons, not against the or
gdniZation.
Gibbons was in his chair. and he had rap,
idly taken the measure OF the speaker. lie
saw that the address was having its effect,
and that the crowd was slipping away from
his control II was a risky thing to- do with
such q powerful man, but he made up his
mind that Praunt must be angered, when
he would likely, In his violence, lose all the
ground he had gained SO Gibbons quietly
with his eye gathered up his trusty hench-
men, who were scattered in different parts
Cf the hlll to give an appearance of una
nimity to the shouting when the proper
time came. end these men had gradually
edged to tae front during the speaking. one
or two had silently mounted the platform
and held a whispered conference with the
secretary after which they and some 9TH
ers took their places behind the seated com
mittee. When Sartwell was alluded to
Gibbons arose.
"Mr. Chairman" he said, 81 cannot al
low"
Braunt turred on him like a raging lion.
Don't you interrupt me-" no cried,
rolling up his sleeves, "or I'll dash you
through that window"
order, order!" said the chairman,
family.
Yes, an you atop o. hint" shouted
the infurialed man, i've done it be-
fore"
Respect the meeting, If you have no re-
gard Cor the chair" said Gibbons, calmly.
you talk to us as if we were a parcel of
fools" cried a man in front. Braunt, like
baited bull not knowing in which direc-
tion to rush. turned his eyes, blazing with
rage, upon the last speaker He shook his
cleuchcd fist and barred arm at the audi
enCe.
What else are you?" he roared, at the
top of his voice. "a parcel o. dommed
FOOLS all o. We. Led by the nose by a still
bigger fool than any O. yc. Yes; a set o
chattering idiots, that's what ye are, with
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-13

rather disconccrting to q difidCnt man, but
, he was relieved to notice. after a moments
, breathlesS pause beyond the threshold, that
nobody paid the slightest attention to him.
| Tho large room seemed bewildcringly full
Of people, and a row OF men we're standing
/ with their backs against the wall, as VI they
were part Of the mural decoration. Many of
them held tea cups In their hands. and all Of
| them looked more or less bored. The divans
and chairs had been arranged in rows as for
the viewing OF some spectacle, and every seat
was taken most OF the occupants being
women. Two men servants were handing
around tea and cake, while Barney himself
| fitted hither and thither like a gigantic
butterfly In rose garden, scattering
gontality and good humor wherever he went
The steady hum of conversation was bright
ened constantly by slvery laughter. II was
evident that the gathering, with the possible
exception Of that part of it standing ZEN lively
around the walls, was enjoying itself
As the throng slowly resolved itself into
units before the gaze Of young Marston. his
heart suddenly stopped. and then went on
again ut increased speed, as he recognized
Edna Sartwell sitting on one of the front
chairs, smiling at some humorous remark
which Barney, leaning over her, was
making. \ moment before Marstcn had
been conquering an impulse to retreat by
telling himself that all these idle persons
were nothing to him, but now when he had
recognized one person who was everything
TO him, he had to Quell his rising panic with
a new formula. Although out of his depth
and i'll at case, he knew that ho would not
quit the field in fright before the task h1
had set himself was even begun. At the
back Of his nature there was certain bull.
dog obstinacy, the limitations of which had
never yet been tested. although his uneN.
pected meeting with number of his fellow
creatures in an evidently higher social sta
tion than his own put severe strain upon
his moral courage. In vain he told himself
that he was as good as any of them Ior In
his heart he did not believe that he was, so
the assurance was of little value to him.
Finally he took his courage in his hand
and spoke to the servant who held asi lie the
curtains for him.
TO be COntinued)
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-13
CHAPTER TX.


There are streets in Chelsea practically
abandoned to studios. Long, low buildings
Of one story, with many doors in front, and
great broadsldes Of windows at the back,
multipaned windows letting In from the
north the light that artists love, lined these
thoroughfares which Barney in his jocular.
off-hand manner called aurora borealis'
streets, because, as he always explained,
they were so fun Of northern lights"
Such studios We're all very well for the
ordinary, everyday artist who exhibited at
the Royal academy and places OF that sort.
but painter with a soul, and incident
ally a reliable bank account desired some
thing better than one of these barns, so
Barney had taken a house ana fitted 1t up
to meet his requirements, Cralgenputtoch
house, as Barney called It In tardy recogni-
tion Of the genius Of Thomas Carlyle, was
a building OF three stories standing back
from tho street In grounds of its own. The
rooms on the upper floor were allowed 10
remain as they were and gave Barney bed
rooms for himself and his friends his hos
pitality being unique and unlimited, All
the partitions on the first floor had been
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-13

Four thousand men have been put at work
making improvements on the Erie canal.
An expenditure of $4,000 coo is to be made.
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-13

CHRISTMAS is coming-and do you
know any one who wouldn't
like Camera for a Christmas PRESENT.
Anybody can take a picture nova.
days and everybody would like to if
they only had camera. You can get
more real pleasure out of it than any
thing you own. You can take snap
shots of your friends-you can photo
graph your pets-you can get pictures
OF beautiful scenery. ~ =: - - ~ -
Omaha daily bee., 1896-12-13

The Crescent Is equipped with
ments costing
a second.
Is adapted either
are invariably obtained
use In the Crescent
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-09-10
Groceries In Brooklyn.

Nowhere are the grocery stores thick.
er than in Brooklyn. On many of the
main arteries of traffic one will find cor.
ner after corner occupied by o grocery
store. with often one or two grocers in
the middle of the same block. And
they all seem to thrive. New York city
boasts o more luxurious class of people
than the average Brooklyn grocer sup.
plies, but the standard of living on the
average is higher in the City Of Church.
es than elsewhere, and the grocers sell
a better average quality of goods there.
Originality is not a common virtue in
Brooklyn grocerdom, however, nor is il
frequently met with anywhere else, fol
that matter, but in the City of Church.
es "a more appropriate name would be
the City of Grocers) one is led to look
for greater variety of store decoration
and display of goods and in methods Of
doing business from the simple fact
that most of the establishments are SO
neat and clean and the goods so attract.
i've and well displayed. New York
Merchants Review,
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1896-09-10
Ore Treatment,

A process has been brought forward
in Sweden, by Ohm and Loftrand, for
extracting gold or bismuth from ores by
means Of melted lead. The process can
be applied to mineral mixtures contain
ing. for example, iron ores, limestone,
bismuth, native gold, quartz, or sill
Gates, and even when the mixtures are
so poor in gold and bismuth that it
would otherwise be Improbable to work
them. The method now brought forward
consists in placing the ores in bath of
melted lead, keeping it as free as posi-
BILE from any contact with the air. To
gold ores which contain little or no bis
muth enough of the latter substance is
added to reduce the melting point of the
alloy as far as. possible, in this way pre-
venting oxidation of the alloy and loss
of metal which would otherwise result
The bath made use of for this purpose
is filtered through q cylinder, the bot
tom of which consists of a perforated
sheet of metal covered with a layer of
asbestus. pieces of iron wire and coal
dust