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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-06-23

A sale of old playing cards took place
i'll London recently. The catalogue con
tanned I6 lots, and though they lacked
the extreme rarity of many in the
Schrieber collection there We're mum
Der of unusually interesting and curl
Gus packs These were the characteris-
tics especially of 80 old proverb cards
the rarity of which is testified to 10y the
fact that they are not mentioned i'll the
British museum catalogue, in which
every known variety is recorded. The
pack was i'll fine condition and realized
the sum of ca Is A marble backed set
of 81 Dutch satirical cards, engraved in
the first quarter of the eighteenth CEN
fury, fetched 90 ISIS. The sum of 93
was paid for an antique geographical
pack of about the year 1878. This set
also included the rare explanatory card
and another card describing other packs
of tho period The "popish plot" pack,
which was published in 1919, was sold
for 81 ISIS. These cards are very scarce,
but the completeness Of the pack was
broken by the absence Of the seven of
hearts, and this influenced the price.
A pack illustrating the American war,
with portraits of the generals engaged in
it, realized guineas.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-06-23

That was loyal if not very gentle
answer once made by private soldier
10 Frederick the Great of Prussia, rs
the story is told in Harper's Round tn
bic:
During campaign i'll Silesia the
king made it his habit to stroll through
his camp i'll disguise at night, TO come
into closer relations with his soldiers
Ono night he was stopped by sentry,
but. giving the proper password, WAS
permitted to proceed. Instead of doing
SO, however, he endeavored to tempt
the sentry into accepting cigar say
ing that smoke would solace his long
watch.
1t is against the rules. z" said the
soldier.
But you have my permission, " said
Frederick
Your permissionl' cried the soldier
And who are your"
am the king
The king be hanged" said the in
corruptible sentry What would my
captain say"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-06-23
A MUSICAL MONKEY.
Alko Trspeze Performer and Fighter
DomestIcated In Gotham.

DomestIcated In Gotham.
Albert Anderson, who lives in Har-
lem, has n monkey named Billy. The
monkey has room 10 by IL which ID
fitted with all sorts OF acrobatic appa-
ratus likely to be enjoyed by small
but healthy tree climber In one corner
of tho room is bed, and in another are
two dumbbells made fast With chains,
because the monkey Throws things when
its temper is rufiied.
Tho monkey is so fond of music that
when Albert Anderson, Jr., plays the
harmonicon in Ms hearing, no matter if
it be eating or rollicking, the monkey
stops. and, keeping time to the music,
ways back and forth from its hips, its
eyes wide open and Its face expressing
great joy. Young Albert gave Billy
mouth organ one day, and Billy scream
ed with delight. The monkey put the
instrument to its mouth and blew hard.
A di0oord followed instead of the tune
which tho monkey plainly expected, and
it thereupon held the harmonicon ut
arm' 3 length to look at. It blew the in
strnment again and again, each time
looking at it M If to make out what the
trouble was. At last Billy threw the
harmonieon across the room, ehattering
i'll anger. Albert played II waltz ON his
instrument and Billy grew less excited,
but would not touch harmonieon again.
A week later the boy got music box
for the monkey After showing Billy
how to turn the crank the boy left the
box ON tho floor. The monkey looked ut
it, turned the box upside down, shook
it, and then, taking hold of the handle,
began to turn it slowly. The music
came, and the monkey began to dance,
first on one foot and then on the other
whining with delight 1t is only after
the removal of tho box that Billy can
be made to exercise on the bars and
swing enough to keep In health.
Billy does not weigh more than two
pounds, but every grain of those two
pounds Is full of grit when it comes to
fight. Sam, the kouse cat, big gray
brute, SCARED i'll street fights with wan
dering tramp eats, got into Billy's room
one day, and the monkeys lips ourled
The eat looked up at the monkey, which
was on II trapeze bar, and licked its
chops. Billy apparently knew what that
meant and dropped down part way to
tho floor. The cat jumped, but Billy
did tho giant swing, and the oat missed
Before the cat had got to the floor again
Billy was on it. and in two minutes the
eat was leaping over bars and swings,
yowling with pain. Sam never visited
Billy again. New York Sun.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-06-23
WILLIAM r. ADAMS.

termined to take trip to Europe. Re
signing from his position as pedagogue,
he visited Europe, spending some time
in almost all the principle countries OF
the continent.
"Ollver Optics" first book for boys
appeared In 1853. His pen name was
suggested by a play produced about
that time In Boston, in which was a
Doctor optic A friend of his had EN-
parked in the publishing business, and
asked Mr.. Adams to write boys
story for publication. The teacher and
editor-for he was also an edltor-de'
INJURED, but his friend insisted, and he
tried his hand at it. When the story
was half finished the manuscript was
submitted TO good judges, who pro
nounced II excellent, and Mr.. Adams
name was made.
The title of this book was "Hatchie,
the Guardian Slave; or, the Heiress of
Bellevue" He got $3.50 for this
work and then ground out several sto-
ries and sketches published as In
doors and Out"
Then followed 1.-THE Boat CLUB,
which had an immense sale. That re
markable series which included the
Great Western" stories, the Yacht
Club" the Onward and Upward, "
Army and Navy" starry Flag, .
Blue and Gray" and other stories fol
lowed.
After visit to Europe Mr.. Adams
wrote the Young America Abroad Sc
ries.
Mr.. Adams married Miss Sarah Jen-
kins in 1916. She died IN 1885, leaving
two daughters. One of these married
Sol Smith Russell. Mr., Adams books
made him rich as well as famous,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-06-23

Dickens was 81 years old when, i'll
1899, he moved from Doughty street tc
Deyonshire terrace. George du Maurier
lived for some years i'll l Devonshirs
terrace.
In this now celebrated house Dickens
wrote no fewer than ten of his books:
THE Old Curiosity shop, Barnaby
Rudge." The Christmas Carol, y
American Notes, Martin Chuzzle.
wit, " 1.-The Haunted Man, - THE Bat
tie of Life, "Dombey and Son, " 1.-THE
Cricket ON the Hearth" and david
Copperfield. " Devoushiro terrace was
situated Mt the corner Of the Marylehone
road and used TO be called the smallest
terrace in London.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-06-23
LAMBERTVILLE NATIONAL BANK,
LAMBERTVILLE, n. ].

The Bank will be opened at O'Clock, A. NJ, and
close at 3 o'clock p. N. all business days, ex-
cept Saturdays, when the closing time will be /
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 i've and
seven dollars per year.
Coupons cashed and dividends and interest coll
lected.
WILLS, when enclosed in sealed envelopes and
accompanied with written instructions as to their
delivery in case Of death, viii be II 'epted for
and kept, free of charge.
STOCKS AND SECURITIES PURCHASED for
patrons of the Bank, at market prices
We respectfully solicit accounts, aud offer every
accommodation consistent with conservative
banking.
ISAIAH p. SMITH,
Cashier.
Feb. 10. Is92-tf
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-06-23
Atlantic Liners.

There are fully LOCO tons of piping
of various kinds, it is said, in the aver
age Atlantic liner. The condensers will
pump upat least so, 600. coo tons of cool
water day The furnaces will consume
no less than $500, 600 cubic feet of air
an hour The boiler tubes, if placed in
y straight line, would stretch nearly ten
miles and the condenser tubes more
than 25 miles.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-06-23
Amber.

Amber, in the process of hardening,
lures in its gummy embrace, and there
they are to-day perfectly preserved,
and looking very much alive, although
imprisoned One beautiful specimen
which contained lizard with five legs,
looking as much alive as living liz
ard could look in n teaspoonful of sy-
rup; but it has been dead for thous-
ands of years. That specimen is in n
private collection, and no amount Of
money will buy it.
Amber was at one time more yalu.
able than gold, because it was scarcer.
In the fourteenth century and previous
to that time amber was made into
knives and forks with one prong for
the use of princes and dignltaries Of
the church. In those days nobody
knew the real amber fields. and great
deal of 1T was found by the seashores,
where It was washed by the waves.
1t has been discovered, however. that
the extinct conebearing trees 6ourished
in immense forests on the plains Of
North Germany, and amber Is there
discovered in large quantities by mlh-
ers. Large quantities of 1t are also
found in the yellow sandstone along
the Baltic shores. There are regularly
operated amber mines ID East Prussia,
at Palmieken, and 1T is also picked
from the cliffs. much as rla dinners
ind gold In California pocaes. Conse
quently amber JsAo longer more valA-
able than goldsbut on the col trary, It Is
on the market at from 81 " $50. per
pound, according TO its quantity, It is
noiionger one Of the mysteries of the
world, but one 81 the commodities. But
the specimens found In .yariops places
in peculiar conditions stu ind their
wey into the. cabinets 81, 1he. collectors
of eutios,@ Smith DtFfy in the Cincln-
NATHAN.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-06-23
High Priced Proofreader,

The chief proofreader of the London
Times is Cambridge graduate, who
has n salary Of 1000, or %. 1000; but,
then, he is great scholar, not only in
the English language, but in all ancient
and other tongues, not excepting Asiatic
ones. He is permitted to query and sug
gest eIcisions or additions to the work
of writers and editors
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-06-23
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 90. 1897.

This has been q sad week for the few
Democratic fossils who still cling to the
free-irade Democratic theory. Oue-third
# tie Southern votes in Congress have
either supported the high protective feat
nres of the pending tariff bill or refused
TO be recorded against it.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-06-23
An Appreciated Favor.

what are we going to do to control
the legislature?" said the president of
the p. d. & Q. railroad. Every mem
Der rides a wheel and will not use a
pass"
'That's easy" said the general man
ager. "Give each one of them per-
NIT to check his wheel free"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-06-23

Beethoven could play from memory
all the preludes and fugues contained in
Bach's We'll Tempered Clavichord
There are IS preludes and the same
number of fugues, and. as each is in
the most abstruse style of counterpoint.
the difficulty Of this performance will
be appreciated by every musician.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-06-23

Uncle Sam prefers what silver he needs the worlds markets and
held
market bullion that
Uncle shall sell He
tells
fall
telling
will
unlimited
its price e this bunko
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-06-23

Mr.. Carver-Now, frens, who shell !
give re fust helpin' OBJ dis turkey-hu
Mr.. Gutter-I lows de gentleman on
nah lef' should receibe dat honah. as
he wuz de las to leabe de hen house,
an de doctah's statistics goes to show
dat he receibed de mos shot
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-06-23
A Quick Retort.

A clergyman and one of his elderly
parishioners were walking home from
church one icy day last winter, when
the old gentleman slipped and fell fiat
on his back. The minister, looking at
him moment, and being assured that
he was not hurt, said to him.
James, sinners stand on slippery
places"
The old gentleman looked up as if to
assure himself of the fact, and said
II see they do, but 1 can't"-Tid.
Bits,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-06-23
PROPERTIES FOR SALE.

Quarter Acre Lot on Brunswick Turnpike, near
city limits.
Acre Lot with small Frame House and Barn
near Lambertvilie.
l Eight Room Brick Dwelling with cellar aud
attic and large lot on Cottage Hill.
10 acre lot with frame house and barn and apple
orchard, Dilts' Corner, in Delaware township,
Frame Houses rooms each, GU North side OF
Elm street, near Main street.
2 Brick Houses, on South side Of York straet,
near Franklin street.
Ten Room Frame House and Barn. with large
lot on Cottage Hill.
very desirable Lot IS feet front on Delaware
avenue.
3 Small Frame Houses, Wilson street, on in.
stallments.
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. uuion ST., above Elm.
Small Brick Dwelling, Brunswick avenue, Cot
tage Hill.
Room Frame House and large lot, Brunswiek
avenue Cottage HILL
90 Acre Lot, in West Amwell township, between
Rock Road and 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. 10, 1885.
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Leave Lambertyile for Manunka Chunk s8
1920 IN. i.S9 500 and s28 IN. SUNDAY So J. N
For PhillipsbuTg aud Easton oaly SIS u Nrrk-
days.
Leave Frenehtown 9 05, i0.47 am2il $50 and
$50 m weekdays, 8 40 N sundays For Pint
lipsbarg and Easton only, 7.02 m.
Arrive at Phiilipshurg 40 and H. L N : H.
b5s, 81 and 9 20 p. Sunday 9 20 D IN.
Leave Phillipsbarg 7.25, s45 and II y IN, 25O
6.0i aud p m. Sunday. % pm
Arrive Belyidere TBS, i022 aud ii d a Ia y
6.32, 81 Sunday, 95l p III.
Arrive Manunka Chunk 500, so aud II So i IA
3 80, - and . bo Sunday, 9.5s p III.
Additional trains leave Beyidere for Mauunka
Chunk 90 and $50 IN. and 20 p IN. Sunday
Belyidere i04S N, 90 and 1000 p. SUNDAY,
10 90 IN.
Passengers for Broad Street station, rhiladai-
phla, by trains leaving Manuuka Chunk - a tn
daily, aud u. p. 81 p IA weekdays, and leaving
fhiilpshurg % IN daily, 100 aud . OF = N
weekdays 20 through without change nj TIeu.
ton. through for Manunka Chunk % at
b.2o 9tU m, 200 noon, and So, pm. BY All
other trains passengers TO or from Broad street
station change cars at Trenton
delaware. LaekaVanna Western Railroad. L..
high Junction with Leh Oh Valley Lshigh 4 Sus
quehanns Morris Essex aud New Jersey Centre
Railroads. At LanbeTtFille With Flsnl o gton Rats
road At Trenton with trRIns to and from Ma.
York, Camden. &c.
FoTfurthet Information see time-tsbIe, vAIel
esn be obtained The tick ct ofhees
J. 4 Wonn
General Passenger Agent,
J. L. HUTCHINSON,
General Manager
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-06-23
OLIVER OPTIC THE Boys FRIEND
The Death of the Favorite Author Recall,
His works.


His works.
William TaylorfAdams was born in
Midway, Mass, July 80, 1922, His an.
cestofs.ware English, and the fist rep
resentatiYeIef thesfamuy ito come te
America was Henry Adams, who set
tied at Quincy. Mass in 1880. Young
Adams attended the public schools Of
Boston in his childhood, and in 1888
the family settled in Roxbury, then a
suburb Of this city. 1t was there that
he made his first public efforts at writ
ing, His first piece was eight pages
lopsA his SECOND twentyAye and bis
thirdisigbty{ pages. Hlsaarst printed
afd61ek was published sinStheA Social
MoMtor
III 1913 Mr.. Adams was choseniprin-
cibaf ofS what rs now the I Hafvard
school, and he was associated With the
public schools Of. Boston as a .teacher
for upward OF a score of years. He
had sa4ed much Of his salary, and de.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-06-23
go - vs. =

Jim IS the sastaasstsaaissky Teller
tn gas a. ttdafbes pulled sErsgSh
and, by3gum, <tothers ni&Et he bls~
out a candle an hain't left his bed
yty'
BLEW out eapdle?"
"Yep-a Roman candle, Cleveland
Plain Dealer,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-06-23

1t is q. whole days; work for two men
to fell even the smallest mahogany
tree. On account OF the. spurs which
project from tie Base, of the trunk a
scaffold has toibe erected, and the tree
cut Of, above the spurs, leaving thus
a STUMP os, tAS.yery best-wood from 10
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-06-23
Would you have
New things at
Popular Prices?

There is no question but better
values are being offered for the
money than ever before.
Our policy is quality and up-to-
date styles.
We are bound to be LEADERS
this season on two EVERY DAY ar
ticles, viz:
Ladies' Shirt Waists and ro n'aa,1s T tha
Mems Shirts. aaa,ea,, a,,,lo
and fit OF our Waists last season.
They are positively superior in every
respect this year. Made by one Of
the largest manufactures in Troy, N.
Y, and bought direct. We are in
II position to guarantee prices and
control styles for this city. Note
cut for style, and then see our stock
for selection.
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Leave Lambertville for Pennington am,qdl
and 509 m, weekdays.
Arrive Pennington 9l5 N, 2s5 aud $40 p IA ,
week days.
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Leave Philadelphia, Reading Terminal week
days, 7.02, ld.02 a. m, 202 422, 6.0i. l.8l g. IA
sundays 9 80 a m, AZ, 7 90 p. m.
Leave Third and Berks street for New Hope.
week days, 609 p, M. Sundays, lee ,. M
Close connection at Jenkintown with last * =
press trains to and FROM New York Baltimore.
Washington, the Soath and West
ATLANTIC CITY DIVISION
Leave Philadelphia, Chestnut street Wharf an1
South Street Wharf for Atlantic city
ek-days--Ex press 3 90, a. ~, Saturdays only
130l 90, 400 80, 500 p M. Accom-, 100 a.
m, 500 $50 p. m. sandays-Exprcss, 500, 800,
1000 a m. Accom-, 500 a. m. 445 D. m
LEAVE ATLANTIC CITY DEPOT
eek-days-Express 200. ia, 500 a u s So $50
M. Accom-, 4.2s. st5 Il. IN, 40 p. IN sun
dayg-Express, 90, s 30, $40 p. u. Accom-. 7l5
a. M, Ais p
Parlor Cars on all Express Trains
May 10. 1897.
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Leave Trenton -, $50 N, Loo, : ~, ia. 5a8
and f53 M. sunday, T. SO p. IN.
Arrive Lambe rtYille s.ss l0.20 m - AIS, 5e7
5.2s and s.25 N. sunday, s.23 IN.
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Leave Lambertvie for Manunka Chunk 81
1920 IN. i.ss. 500 and s28 IN. Sunday So n
For Phiilipsburg aud Easton only 6.2s u week
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Leave Philadelphia tkensingt0n) 6.l5 : 40 i00e
III, lz.l0. 2.50, 430 and ali IN. weekdays
Leave Philadelphia tBfoad Street StaltoaI 8 2
md 900 m. 100 noon, 2.31 3.52, % sui Lay
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West Twenty-thfrd Street station, 80 and
10 IS m Is, 30 ass and 5 SIS m Sundays.
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Leave Frenchtown 05. l0.47 am,2u $50 AID
SO m weekdays, 8 49 m sundays For Pint
lipsbuFg and Easton only 7 ~ n m
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oUHuly, , % p M.
7.5S, 1022 aud Hos a IA 3 =
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from Philadelphia and Rew York

1 Street Station Q ll.l0.ii ana
7.25 and $40 p. N sundays,
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Arrive at Phiilipsburg 40 aud ll.2a TN 20.
81, 10 and goo p. N. Sunday 20 p IN
,eaye phiIHfnsburV : a A. nd a. a, . q,
Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1897-01-13
DECLINED BY ALLISON
Proffered a Position In Nc
Kinley's Cabinet.
THE THIRD OFFER OF THE KIND
the Senate for AN Administra-
tive Ohice.

Cleveland, o., Jan. 8.-Senator w.
b, Allison has for the third time de-
clined the proffer Of an Ohio born presi-
dent to accept position in his cabi-
net. This is the position that Presi-
dent-elect Mckinley finds himself in
tonight, as result of his visit to Cam
ton and his conference with Senator
Allison today. The interview with
Major Mckinley lasted from 1890 un-
til 1885, when the gentlemen sat
down to lunch together. Senator Alli-
son expressed his fullest sympathy
with and good wishes for the incoming
administration, and expressed desire to
do all he could to promote its welfare.
He was decisive in the statement, how
ever, that he would not, with the new
senatorial term beginning with the
administration, give up his place in the
senate for an administrative Office. In
explaining his regret at not being able
to accept cabinet position, Senator
Allison gave the president the heartiest
assurance of his cooperation in the sem
ate, where he felt he could be Of far
more benefit both to Major Mckinley
and the Republican party than by tax
ing up the intricate and difficult task
which must fall upon the shoulders of
cabinet officer.
1t is said the last thing he did before
leaving Canton today was to wire re-
quest to Senator Sherman to come to
Ohio for consultation. Mr.. Allison re-
manned at the Mckinley home until
train time this evening. He left in a
most happy frame Of mind, saying, as
he shook hands with the major:
Goodbye, Mr.. President good bye,
and God bless you, is my prayer-and
yours, too, presume.
When the 1920 train arrived from
Pittsburg today, Senator Allison and
Geneal Felix Angus, proprietor of the
Baltimore American, stepped off and
were greeted by Private Secretary Boyle,
who had come with the Mckinley car
riage to meet them. General Angus
had met Allison by chance in Pitts
burg, although he knew Senator Alli-
son was to be in Canton today. Gen
eral Angus went to the Mckinley
home, where he had a conference with
the president-elect and Senator Allison,
the latter having preceded him to the
home of the incoming president. Gen
eral Angus lunched with Mckinley
and spent the afternoon there, Senator
Allison leaving for the East to assume
i his senatorial duties.
A statement was made to the Asso-
ciated Press by friend of the general
i that he (Angus) was here in behalf of
no one. A conference with him was
desired it is believed, in respect to the
claims of the South for a cabinet port
folio. General Angus is not and will
not be an aspirant for a place in the
cabinet, and has determined to devote
all his energies to his paper. He is
not interested in the naming of any
particular man from the South for the
cabinet, but would like to see a young
man chosen.