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The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-02-19

The Apache, Navajo and Ute war be-
gan in 1S49 and ended in 1856. The
total number Of regular troops employed
during this war was 800, while the
volunteers and militia numbered 1,061,
the grand total being 2,561.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-02-19

In 1880 the gross product Of the WOOL
en- mills was valued at e267 900. 900
ten years later 1t had increased to $685.
900. 900.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-02-19

Do not think Of knocking out another
persons brains because he differs in
opinion from you. It would be as ra-
tional to knock yourself ON the head he
cause you differ from yourself ten years
ago Horace Mann.
The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1896-02-19
An IufalI,hls Test.

A missr had died very suddenly. The
doctor who was called in to certify his
death appeared to have his doubts about
the case.
''Place o 10 mark piece In his hand, I"
said the old honsekeeper of the deceased.
III he doesn't grasp it. you may safely
make out tbe order for nv burial -
Wagwsiser
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-09-09

An island in the gulf of California Is
inhabited by queer human beings, The
Ceris, without doubt, are one Of the
most interesting tribes of aborigines to
be found ON this hemisphere. They are
said to have fair skins and blue eyes
and bear no resemblance whatever to
the Indian tribes of the mainland or Of
the peninsula. In former days they
made excursions upon the mainland,
spreading havoc along the coast, but in
later years they have kept closely to
their island home. They are extremely
fierce and warlike and use venomed ar
rows in fighting. The island is known
to be very mountainous. with innumer-
able rugged canyons and gorges, where
the Indians ambush and which renders
subduing them almost an impossibility.
Beyond the fact of the existence Of the
Ceris tribe very little is known. Their
habits and language are said to be Pc
culiar to themselves, while their origin
is q subject Of conjecture. The island
shows no sign of vegetation from the
gulf, and their method of gaining sub
sistence is unknown. Shippers cruising
In those waters carefully avoid this is
land peopled with blue eyed savages.
and its rugged outlines, which loom up
in the gulf, are shrouded in mystery
Oakland Zeal. Echoes.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-09-09
COST OF FIRING BIG GUNS.
Some of the Practice Shooting INDUCED
In Blows Away Pile of Money.

Some of the Practice Shooting INDUCED
In Blows Away Pile of Money.
The days are long past when we Eng
lish sang in a free and easy way:
Two jolly Frenchmen and ono Portugee.
One jolly Englishman could lick them all throe.
We are ready enough now to give our
possible adversaries all credit for pluck
and perhaps for technical skill, and yet.
as regards practice in the use Of their
weapons, we still have them at an inn
measurable disadvantage. This factor
is commonly omitted from newspaper
comparisons, but it would probably have
more weight than any other in deter
mining the issue Of an actual struggle.
Two duelists may each have lion hearts
and each the best Damascus blades, but
If one has ten times more practice in the
art Of fencing than the other it is long
odds that he will win. So it Is with our
navy. 1t has far greater knowledge of
ships, acquired by actual firing practice,
than any other power. And the reason
of this is precisely because such knowl-
edge is very expensive thing to ac-
quire, and England Is the only nation
that cares to afford it.
1t is probable that where France,
the next naval power, spends "a mil
lion in sea cruising and gun firing, we
spend five. From every gun in our navy
having caliber of 10 inches and under
there are fired each quarter eight rounds
of ammunition by way of practice and
from all guns heavier than 10 inch four
rounds quarter, irrespective Of the ad-
ditional rounds used in the annual
"prize firing" Tho heavy expenditure
involved in this item alone may be hint
ed at by observing that every full round
fired from 6 inch gun costs e10, from
an inch gun ESQ, from IL inch gun
G123 and from the 10. 25 inch, or ITO
ton gun, as much as $500. And these
figures are only small part of the
story, for tho life of very heavy gun
is not long one, and though a inch
gun can fire as many as 500 rounds, 70
or 80 full rounds are the limit of the
10 ton. After firing that amount they
will both require new inner tube, a
costly matter enough. -Chamber Jour-
mol
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-09-09
THE HEART AND THE BLOOD.
Views of Scientists Who Differ With Har-
vey's Theory on Their Relations.

Views of Scientists Who Differ with Har-
vey's Theory on Their Relations.
Do you know that some of the very
best physicians in the land are far from
being satisfied that the heart Is the Or
gan which causes the blood to circulate
in the veins and arteries? The theory of
Harvey, which maintains that the i'm
pulsive stroke of the heart is 1.-THE sole
motive power" is disputed by persons
who know more about blood circulation
in minute than he ever did in his life.
Various causes for the phenomena of
blood circulation are assigned by the
different students of the subject, but
tho majority of those who differ from
Harvey say that the true cause Of circu-
;ation is to be found in respiration.
That function brings carbon into the
lungs. This carbon mixes with the
venous blood, the mixture forming the
true fuel of animal life. The oxygen
which is also taken into the lungs with
every breath mingles with the carbon,
and slow form of combustion ensues.
Wherever combustion is going on heat
is evolved. In this case the heat is com
municated to the blood, which is about
seven-eighths water.
The lungs being in partial vacuo and
having temperature of at least 30 de-
grees above that required to change wa
ter into vapcr (when the water in ques-
ton is in complete vacuum), steam is
generated. This enlarges the volume Of
the blood and exerts specific force.
Tho valves on the right side of the heart
close against this force, while those ON
the left open 20 give it free passage.
Thus, according to this theory, the true
motive power is produced which first
causes and then keeps up the circulation
of the blood.
When this theory is elaborated, 1t Is
very conclusively proved that the heart
has nothing whatever to do with the
circulation of the blood but to deter
mine. by its valves, the course Of the
current and, by the mechanical force
of the stroke. to equalize the fiow.-St.
Louis Republic.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-09-09
Former knights of the Road.

The dissolution of the monasteries had
greatly increased vagrancy in the six
teenth century. Rich abbeys, like that
of Reading, employed large numbers of
worlSmen and servants, who when their
masters had fallen into evil case were
thrown upon heartless world and took
to robbery for livelihood. The hospitia
of the monasteries in the good old days
always provided food and q bed for
weary travellers, of whatever rank they
We're, and needy wanderers sorely felt
the loss of their kind hosts. The rich
courtiers grabbed the church s lands and
wealth, and the poor folk followed their
example by grabbing whatever they
could lay their hands on. Consequently
there were in these parts "a great stoare
of stout vagabonds and maysterless men
Gable enough for labour), which do great
hurt in the county by their idle and
naughtie life. " The unfortunate persons
who were robbed could claim compen-
sation from the inhabitants on the hun
dred in which the robbery took place.
This old law was as ancient as the time
of our great Berkshire king, Alfred: for
who is ignorant OF the fact that when
gold bracelets were hung up by the
roadside ON account of tho enforcement
of this law and the fear of the vengeance
of the hundred no one dared to remove
them?
But when these highway robberies on
Maidenhead thicket were 30 frequent,
the burden of making compensation fell
somewhat heavily ON the inhabitants Of
the hundred of Benhurst. In ono year
they paid as much as e255 for robberies
committed on unfortunate wayfarers.
Therefore special act of parliament
was passed in 1897 i'll order to relieve
the inhabitants from their burdens
Gentleman s Magazine.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-09-09
THE RETIRED BURGLAR.
An Experience which WAS Unexpected
and Decidedly Unpleasant.

An Experience which WAS Unexpected
and Decidedly Unpleasant.
Looking over the stuff ION fhe.side-
board Of house was, in one night
said the retired burglar, 81 .couidn.t
help thinking that il this was "a fair
sample Of the house I'd lost n night.
Silver plated teapots and sugar;bowls fit
for nothing but to hold, tea tand sugar
and spoonholders and everything else
Just the same. In the drawers, among
the plated spoons and forks, there was
a miserable little lot of thin silver
spoons and light forks, scarcely worth
carrying off, and souvenir spoon or
two. but ksorted out these Il ngs and
laid 'em together, corded in aIittle pile
on the left Landslide Of the top of the
sideboard. handy to pick up when was
ready. had finished the sideboard and
picked up the spoons and was just about
to put 'em into my left hand inside coat
pocket when / heard somebody say;
" There, that'll do nicelyP
Naturally enough, suppose, faced
around toward where the sound came
from, still holding the spoons in my
hand. realized in minute just what
it meant, and might have throwed the
spoons at him or turned the other way
or dropped; but, to tell you the truth. /
was little surprised-it's watchful
man that's never surprised-and In the
fraction of second that | stood there
thinking aboutits there was click and
flash, and / 'knowed I'd been photo
graphed.
at think, he says, you'll find
that'll come ont very nicely-features
and all the accessories olear. and dis
tinct. Well send you asproof inabout
two weeks. What is the address, please?
And when / said nothing. he went on:
1t is customary for us to require de-
posit from customers that we don't
know. II you don't wishtto make de-
posit, You might leave the spoons'with
us as u sort of guarantee of good faith.
"I'd dropped the spoons in my pocket
and reached for my gun. wasn't 60
ing away without that photograph ma
chine and everything in it, but long be-
fore l was ready he'd pulled a string or
something and turned up every light in
that room and the next and he was
standing just inside the next room
holding gun very steady across the top
of the camera. He was cool, business
like looking man-very much so. 1t was
clear that there wasn't anything for me
to do but to leave the spoons, and that's
what did, and when he said nothing
further, but just held the gun ON me,
understood that there was no use of my
xUaitiup fot. another sitting
II was back in that town two or
three years after that. and / looked
along in the photographers showcases
for the picture, but l didn't see it. p
New York Sun.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-09-09
A Gnnd Eater.

When Gustavus of Sweden was be-
sieging Prague, boor of extraordinary
aspect gained admittance to his tent and
offered, by way Of amusing his majesty,
to devour a large hog in his presence
Old General Konigsmarck, who was in
attendance, at once suggested that the
man with the Gargantuan appetite
should be burned as witch, whereupon
the boor, whose feelings were hurt by
this observation, exclaimed, IF your
majesty will but make that old gentle
man take off his sword and spurs, / Twill
eat him before begin the pig" This
was accompanied by such "hideous
expansion of the jaws and mouth" that
the general, though he had given his
proofs" ON many field, turned pale
and fled incontinently to his tent San
Francisco Argonaut.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-09-09
OFFICE BOY LAWYERS.
Collapse of q Grandiloquent Boast by q
Budding Limb of the Law.

Collapse of Grandiloquent Boast by =
Budding Limb of the Law.
In one of the big down town office
buildings, tenanted principally by law
yers, q reporter rode down in an ele-
vator car with two boys, who, to judge
from their conversation, were budding
limbs of the law. One Of them was
about 10 years of age, and the other
perhaps couple of years his senior.
81 had that Judgment opened this
morning." remarked the younger OF the
two, flecking the ashes from cigarette,
"but 1 thought Giegerieh was little
slow about ii. "
"Ya-as," drawled the other, tits
certainly a great bore to have to spend
SO much time in court. Remember my
bond and mortgage case in the supremef
Well, it was enough to try anybody s
patience. The trouble with some of our
judges, Frank, is that they don't know
the rudiments of landlord and tenant
law. I cited Pebbles versus Bubbles,
and it knocked him out. Where are you
bound?"
"Oh, I've got little corporation
matter ON hand todayl" was the reply.
Receiver wants to be relieved. don't
know whether I'll consent or not. I've
got demurrer to argue besides, and
BY that time the car was at the
ground floor. A stout, matronly woman
stood waiting to get in.
well, young man." she said, ad-
dressing the boy who had been called
Frank, II was just about to go up and
give you a talking to in front of your
boss. Why didn't you get fathers shoes
that you took to be- half soledf"
Flush, mother!'' whispered Frank
as his face reddened. "T don't want to
be talking about that down here. Pm
going to court.
you're going to court, are your"
responded the stout lady in loud tone.
Very we'll, go to court But if you come
home tonight without those shoes you
get no supper, and you don't stir peg
out of the flat the rest of the week. Dc
you hear?"
"Say," said the elevator man as he
stuck his head out of the car and grin
ned, you've run up against the chief
justice of the supreme court, haven't
you? Gee whiz!"-New York Mail and
Express
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-09-09
DANGER OF FATIGUE.
It Generates Poison In the System That
Is Deadly In Its Nature.

1t Generates Poison In the system THAT
IL Deadly In Its Nature.
"He never loses o moment, 4" used to
be thought an unqualified compliment
Now we are not quite so sure that IL
says much for the wisdom of him to
whom it is applied. From many differ
ent directions comes the testimony that
too much activity is loss instead of gain,
since overfatigue poisons the physical
system.
An analysis has been made of the
poison engendered by fatigue, and It
has been found to be similar to the an
oient vegetable poison. curari, into
which the Indians used to dip their ar
rows. and most deadly poison II was.
The poison of fatigue is Of the same
chemical nature and is as truly deadly
if it is created more rapidly than the
blood can Cay it off. There Is no
known antidote for this poison. and its
dangers beset alike the pleasure seeker
and the worker. teas
An italian physician recently exam
ined "a bicycle riders after they had
ridden 80 miles in 2L hours. It was
found that in nearly every instance the
nervous system was SO far affected by
fatigue that the hearing Of the cyclists
was defective. After restof two hours
most Of them could hear as we'll as ever.
Another practical test was made upon
90 grammar school children who were
to take part in written examination Of
az hours. Before entering upon the
strain which such an examination must
necessarily DO each child was instructed
to lift as much as he could with the
dynamometer. This was done to test the
muscular strength Of each pupil before
the examination.
After the work in the schoolroom was
ended the children were again told to
lift as much as possible in the same
way. 1t was found that, with one or
two exceptions, they could not lift as
much by several pounds as they had
lifted before the examination.
1t is now u demonstrated fact that
prolonged mental strain will diminish
the pulse, produce fullness and heavi-
ness of the head and bring about palpi-
tation of the heart. Youths Oompan-
ion.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-09-09
Euesnie,s First Ancestor.

1t is not generally known that EN-
press Eugene was partly an Irish wom-
an. Yet upon one side she was descended
from an Irish soldier of fortune-there
were any amount of them-who made q
name and place for himself in the in
terminable Spanish wars. When there
was talk of her marrying the Emperor
Napoleon, some of the old nobility
sneered at her pedigree. Then came
heralds tracing out Irish blood lines
until the French authorities in disgust
conceded that Eugene was descended
from all the royalties of Ireland back to
Brian Boru.
B&EBa # -
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-09-09
A NOTABLE BANK.
The Most Independent One In the World
as In Norway.


as An Norway.
Probably the most independent and
aristocratic bank in the world is the
Norges or national bank Of Norway. 1t
seems to be wholly Indifferent to doing
business of any kind, and what it does
do 1t insists upon doing in its own
deliberate way. Socially the bank is of
considerable Importance. The directors
meet twice week, and these friendly
gatherings are said to be most enjoyable
affairs. Loans and discounts form the
chief subjects of conversation. No loan
or discount can be made without the APP
prevail of three of the directors.
Suppose the directors are to hold
meeting ON Wednesday and you want
to borrow S., 900 on Monday. You ap-
ply to Norges bank and are told that
tho matter will be taken under consid-
Grafton at the directors meeting on
Wednesday, and you may look for an
answer to your application by Thurs
day. It does not matter In the least that
you want the So. 900 ON Monday and
not Thursday. You simply have to
wait
The origin of this institution was as
peculiar as its management is unusual.
Soon after the nominal union of Nor
way and Sweden, in 1914, the latter
country began to feel the need Of great
or money facilities to meet the demands
of the rapidly increasing commerce.
The problem of securing the necessary
capital for great national institution
was very simple ono for the Nor
wegian government.
1t raised stockholders for the bank
just as it raised soldiers for its armies.
Every we'll to do citizen was compelled
to take so much stock He was always at
liberty to take more if he chose, but al
ways in amounts divisible by five.
Bookkeeping was made easy on new
principle, in accordance with which
sums ending in other figures than five
and zero We're to be excluded from the
books.
This national bank is also pawn
shop 1t is authorized by law to lend
money ON any nonperishable goods, pro-
vided they can be deposited in the bank
and kept under lock and key. For this
service it charges rather less than the
usual pawnbroker's interest, which
may perhaps account for the rarity Of
private pawnshops i'll Norway. In the
regular loan department the curious
rule is enforced that loans may not be
made for less than one month nor for
more than six and only for sums Of at
least 1920. -Pittsburg Dispatch.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-09-09
An Alphabetical Advertisement.

The following remarkable alphabet
ical ad. appeared in an issue of the Lon
don Times away back in 1919: ITO
Widowers ard Single Gentlemen
Wanted. by lady, situation to super
intend tho household and preside at
table. She is agreeable, becoming, care
full, desirable, English, facetious, gen
erous, honest, Industrious, judicious,
keen, lively, merry, natty, obedient,
philosophic, quiet, rosy faced, sociable,
tasteful. useful, vivacious, womanish,
Xantippish, youthful, Jealous, etc. -
st. Louis Republic.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-09-09
Useful Rats.

Rats have been found very useful in
cotton mills where the raw cotton has
been imperfectly ginned In a Spanish
cotton mill the storeroom was invaded
by swarms of rats, who pulled the bales
to pieces to get at the seeds left in the
cotton. They did the work thoroughly,
without injuring the fiber in any way.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-09-09

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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-09-09
THE IDEAL.
Ne are unsatisfled and know not why.
Va saair for the ideal of our drehmas

He are unsatis1ed and know not why.
We seek for the ideal of our dreamss
And strive to reach 1t guided by the beams
OF truth and faith. Setting our standard high,
We struggle on. but when the prize Is nigh
We find that 1t eludes us, and 1t seems
To beckon onward, knocking with its CLEANS
Like some bright mirage In the eastern sky.
With eyes blind to the glery here below:
Our thoughts forever turned away from
earth,
We see no beauty around us and the worth
Hidden In humble things we never know.
We grope and pass unheeding on the way
The good that we are seeking day by day.
-Dorahce's Magazine.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1896-09-09
The Giants and the Flood.

Among the many queer stories related
in the old Jewish Talmud Is one con-
corning tho action taken by the great
race of giants at the time of the deluge.
According to Rabbi ElieZer, when the
flood broke upon the earth the giants
exclaimed, IF all Of the waters of the
earth be gathered together they will
only reach to our waists, and If the
fountains OF tho great deep be broken
up we will stamp them down again. .
The same writer, who was one Of the
compilers of the Talmud, says that they
actually tried to do this when the flood
finally came. Eliezer says that Og, their
leader, "plantcd his foot upon the foun-
tain of the deep and with his hands
closed the windows of heaven" Then,
according to this same queer story,
Good made the waters hot and boiled
tho flesh from the bones Of the naughty
giants.
The Targum of Palestine also says
that the waters Of the flood were hot
and that the skin Of the rhinoceros lays
in folds because he was not allowed to
enter the ark, but saved himself by
hooking his horn under the sides of the
vessel and floating with it. But the
water which was directly under and at
the sides Of the ark was not hottie
rhineroceros loosened his skin swim
ming from mountain peak to the side
Of the vessel. One account says that Og
and another giant named Lami also
saved themselves by taking refuge in
the cool water under the edge Of the
ark's hull, along with the rhinoceros.
Ono rabbinac authority quoted by Gould
in his "Patriarchs and Prophets" says
that Og saved himself by climbing upon
tho top of the ark, and that when Noah
discovered and tried to disiodge him hi
swore to be slave to Noah's family
forever if allowed to remain. st. Louis
Republic.