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The Lambertville record., 1897-04-21

bolts. screws and clamps. II Is pnrtie
ularly noticeable in the cranks and
axles. Instead of five pieces somc of
the new wheels have only two. That
is. the axle and crants are in two
pieces. which, when put In place, are
joined IN the centre. Besides the other
advantages referred to, this allows of
Il more narrow tread, thus bringing the
feet of the rider nearer together. add
ing to muscular power, and eontribut-
ing to grace.
Then there is a new axle and cranks
Of only one piccc--ii single forging 10
| which the surocket wheel is fastened
/ 10y being slipped over n permanent leg,
which bears all the strain and leaves
the holding screws to simply keep the
! sprockct in position.
There Is also Il new adjustable chain.
! into which links can he inserted at
Will. without tools and without delay
! This is accomplished by the Use of II
| slotted link. with the centre of the
opening sufficiently large TO allow it TO
he slipped off or on It's holding rivets.
by this form of link the annoyance of
DELAY through broken chains can be
avoided.
There Is also shown Il new chain ad-
! iuslment easily and accurately opera
ted by means Of thumb screw that
adjusts the chain evenly on both SIDES
and allows of any desired tension.
Then there is noticeable improve
meni in the protection of all bearings
! IA IL "a, ti, To. I.n
seen in the axlcs, where IN inner brass
rnbe fitted with felt washers at its
ends keeps in the oil and excludes the
dust This not only keeps down the
friction, but, for the same reason adds
to the lift of the machine.
MANY wheels also show an increase
in the size of The balls, the standard.
live -siXtccnths of IN inch being In.
creased to three-cighths OF an inch.
These large balls wear better and cut
less
There are also valuable features con
tained the provision for oilng, clean
ing and flushing the bearings without
disturbing the adjustment or removing
any Of the parts Of the bearings. A
screw in the sprocllct hangc or crank
axle. permits the application of oil di-
rectly on the balls the same result be
ing effected on the opposite bearing by
means of an oil hole in the adjusting
cone. The forms of olling device differ
in various makes. but in all the i'm
provement is in the direction of ease
aud comfort without the necessity Of
removing parts.
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MOO Ilswnrd, 800,

The readers OF this paper will be pleased
to learn that there is at least one dreaded
disease that science has been able to cure
IN all It's stages and that is Catarrh. Halls
CulaIrh Cure Is the only positive cure now
known 10 the medical fraternity. Ca
tarrh being constitutional disease, re-
qnircs constitutional treatment. Halls
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, acting
directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system, thereby destroying
the foundation Of the disease, and CIV ng
the patient strength by building up the
constitution aud assisting nature in doing
its work. The proprietors have SO much
faith in It's curative powers, that they
offer One Hundred Dollars Tor any case
that il fails to cure. Send for list Of
Testimonials.
Address, +. j. CHENEY X Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, Zoe.
Halls Family Pills are the best
The Lambertville record., 1897-04-21
rAE 1897 BICYCLE.



The 1897 bicycle, while showing no
marked departure from its predcceS-
sorS IN mechanical principles and gen
eral appearance, marks great ad-
vancemcnt in simplicity of construe-
tion. combined with lightness and
strength. In fact, the changes in these
directions are more marked than those
during any one year since the wheel
has been generally adopted rs Il vchi-
Gle
The wheel, like other Inventions. he.
gan Il complicated and cumbersome
thing. Now the minimum of weight
with the maximum of strength and
speed Is apparently very nearly ap-
preached
We notice, first, in the 1897 models.
the increased use of nickel steel of the
five per cent grade, which, weight for
weight. has about ten times the cndur-
anee of twenty-five per cent carbon
gteel. This shows the possibility of the
reduction in weight, and is evidenced
by an examination OF the tubing of the
new wheels. This tubing is lighter and
larger, while being on the safe side of
the breaking point.
Then we notice the saving in weight,
the increase of strength and the addi-
tion of grace by the adoption OF flush
Joints. This is marked Improvement
IN the new wheels.
Another very notable feature of the
new wheels Is Il reduction in the mum.
Der of pieces This is seen in every
portion Of the wheel. and has the re
sult of dispensing with many nuts,
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SO far as speed Is concerned the dog,
If course, has the advantage, but for
keenness of sent, for the instinct of
finding edible plants and hidden water,
aud as q sentinel against every kind Of
hanger the bab0on is unequalled.
lie valiant, an African traveller,
gives an account of tame baboon
which accompanied him on some OF bis
Journeys. BY his cries" he says, "he
always warned rs Of the approach Of
IN enemy before my dogs discovered IT,.
rhe dogs were 50 accustomed TO his
voice that they used to go to sleep, and
| was at first vexed with them for de
sc1tlng their duties. when he once
had given the alarm, they would stop
10 watch for the signal, and ON the
least motion Of his eyes, or the shaking
Of his head, have seen them all rush
forward to the quarter where his
looks were directed New York Jour.
nal
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New Jersey Division.

The work that the New jersey Division,
|. ague Of American Wheelmen, has laid
out for itself this year far surpasses any
thing il has attempted before. Good tav.
the best repair shops in the different cities
cnosen as lcagus shops, and the reductions
t. league members will be greater than
ever The baggage bill, which has just
passed the New Jersey Legislature, II II
becomes law, will be a great thing for
whe, linen at large, aud while the non
league members has not paid one cent
toward the expense attached TO the i'm
meuse amount of work ii has taken, he
will enjoy the benefits. 1t only fair
proposition TO ask all who are not mem
btis to make application al once The
| league Is now about seventeen years old
and has done more for the wheelmen aud
Tor good roads than any organization In
the country All interested in the work
OF good roads are asked TO jlin aud help.
re cost is small and the yearly dues nre
particularly low The benefits derived
fr5m membership arc many, mud the
different premiums received exceed the
amoutt OF the dues by many dollars. Tle
road map (lhe finest published in the
| United Slaies) alone Is worth several times
the amount Of the dues. New Jersey
ought to have 10, 600 members by Decem-
her next, and the New Jersey Division
looks To the wheelmen and good roads
advocates for the new blood. Persons de-
sltIrg application blacks may procure
them at tins ofilec, o. ilom j. 9. Tatters
all, Trenton NJ j. Now that the riding
81 ason is here wheclman cannot afford
to let it pass without n league membership
ticket, which entities him to liberal dis
counts at league hotels on the most prom
inent highways throughout the State. All
League members will bc admitted free 10
the New Jersey Division State race meet
The coming summer, which Is n saving Of
30 cents ia itself.
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NEW YORK LETTER

OF the many interesting facts that
can be told about the old Arcade
building at No. II Broadway. soon to
be RACED in favor of an up-to-date
sky-scraper, the most peculiar, per-
haps, is that the history of the build
Ing Is familiar TO fewer people than
that of any other ancient landmark
IN the city. All Wall street, practi-
cally, passes through it six days in the
week, and about all the thousands OF
Bankers, brokers, spectators and
clerks, who walk through the building
on their way TO aud from the tinan-
rlal district. can tell you about it il
That Russell Sage has his office there.
aud not Il few years ago the famous
bomb explosion occurred. The two
most noted characters who have oceu-
pied offices in the Arcade are Russell
Sage and Jay Gould. Mr.. Sage, when
he leaves for his new quarters In the
Bank OF Commerce building next
month. will have been n tenant for
more than II years. Mr.. Sage was the
originator of II line of business which
grew TO great proportions in Wall
street, lie instituted the privilege
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nIl,Pr.

Amber. in the process of hardening,
imprisoned the flies and other crea-
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 IA lizard with five legs,
looking rs much alive ms "A living liz
ard could look In n tcaspoonful of sy-
rup: but It has been dead for thous-
ands of years. That specimen Is IN II
private collection, and no amount of
money Will buy II,
Amber was ut one time more Nalu
able than gold. because il 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 dignitarics Of
the church. In those dnys nobody
knew the real amber fields. and n great
deal of II was found by the seashores,
where il was washed by the waves.
1t has been discovered, however, lhat
the extinct conebearing trees hourshcd
In immense forests on the plains Of
North Germany, and amber * there
discovered in large quantities by min.
crs. Large quantities Of II are also
found in the yellow sandstone along
the Baltic shores. There are regularly
operated amber mines in East Prussia.
at Palmicken. and It is also picked
from the cliffs, much as placer miners
find gold IN California pockets. C0nse-
qucntly amber is no longer more valu.
able than gold, but on the contrary, il Is
on the market at from 81 10 500 per
pound, according 10 its quantity. II is
no longer one of the mysteries of the
world, but one Of the commodities But
the specimens found In various places
in peculiar conditions still find their
way into the cabinets of the collectors
Of curios.-Smith y. Fry in the Clncln-
NATHAN.
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tcrmined To take 4 "trip 10 Europe. Re.
signing from his position as pedagoguc,
he visited Europe, spending some time
in almost all the principle countries of
the continent
"Olivcr Optics" first book for boys
appeared III 1853. Ills pen name was
suggested hy II play produced about
HAT time in Boston. Ia which WIS Il
Doctor optic. \ friend of his had en-.
barkcd in the publishing business. and
asked Mr. Adams To write Il boys
story for publication. The teacher and
editor for lie WAS also an editor de
INJURED hut his friend insisted, and he
tried his hand 1T it, When the story
WAS half finished the manuscript was
submitted to good Judges, who pro.
nouneed il excellent, and Mr. ADAMS
name WAS made
The title of this book was "llatclic
the Guardian Slave; or. the Ilciress of
bellevue" lie got S31,1o for this
work, and then ground out several sto-
ries and sketches published as In
doors and out"
it"H t"lioN'h IL 'ulN iu',
which had an immense sale. That re.
maillable SERIES which included the
7Grcat Western stories, the Yacht
Club the ''Onward ami Cpwnrd.' -
Army and Navy" Starry Flag, .
"Blue and cray and other stories fol
lowed.
After visit 10 Europe Mr. Adams
wrote the Young America Abroad Sc
rics
Mr. Adams married Miss Sarah Jcn
kins in 1916. She died in 1885, leaving
two daughters. one of these married
Sol Smith Russell Mr. Adams book s
made him rich as well as famous.
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Reduced Rates TO New York Via Penn
sylVania Railroad, Account Dedication
OF Grant Monument.


.ylvania Railroad, Account Dedication
of Grant Monument.
For the dedication OF the Grant Monu-
mental Tomb, April 81, the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company will sell excursion
tickets 10 New York to the general public
from all points on its line, exclusive of
Pllshurg and Erie proper, on April 20,
Wgl from Altoona and Milliamspett and
Intermediate points and stations ON other
divisions within one hundred aud fifty
mites Of New York, on April %, and for
trains reaching New York before noon on
ApGl p, at rate of single fare fer the
round trip Ono less rate than $1,000, good
10 return until April %, inclusive Tick
Its fer military and other organizations in
uniform, numbering twenty Ave or more,
travelling in body on efe ticket, will be
So Il on Same dates, from points not less
than twenty five miles from New York,
at further reduction. For specific rates
apply to ticket agents.
The parade on this oec aston will be The
grandest military demonstration since th,
war. Thousands of veterans, United
States regulars and State militiamen will
be in line.
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Who are injured by the use of coffee. Re-
Gently there has been placed in all the
grocery stores new preparation called
oRAIN-o. made OF pure grains, that takes
the place Of coffee. The most delicate
stomach receives 1t without distress, and
but few can tell IL from coffee. 1t does
not cost over as mitch. Children may
drink ii with great benefit. 10 cents and
20 cents per package. Try it. Ash for
0RAIN-o.
Mar. 81, ~.
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The Semi-AnDual Convention OF the
IIunlerdon County W. G. Il. T. will meet
April 2lst in the hall OF the w. G. i. u.
on Church street. There will be meetings
all day. A Bible Reading In the after
noon, conducted by Major Hilton, will be
an interesting feature. In the evening
this noted temperance orator will lecture
in the nj. Il. Church. All are invited.
The Lambertville record., 1897-04-21

We have seen the selection OF sam
pies that Love, the Wall Paper Manufac-
turer, OF Plainfeld, New Jersey, sends 10
his customers. IL comprises an assort
ment suited for every room Ia the home.
Some Of the low priced papers are mar
vels OF beauty and cheapness. See bis
advertisement in this paper.
The Lambertville record., 1897-04-21

The epidemic now prevailing among
certain mill workers is very serious. Let
every person in the city cleanse the sys-
TEN aud fortfy the body against the at
tacks OF contagious germs, by taking
Shamalias Sarsaparilla compound, the
Great Blood Purifier and Spring Medicine.
So cents per bottle. Every bottle guar
anteed. Inquire about it at Shamalis's
Bridge Street Drug Store.
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Try Grain-Oi Try 1rein-Oi

Ask your Grocer to day to show you a
package Of dRAIN.o, the new food drink
that takes the place Of coffee. The chil-
dren may drink II without injury rs well
as the adult. All who try 1t, like it.
GRAM o has that rich seal brown of
Mocha or Java, but it is made from pure
grains, and The most delicate stomach
receives IL without distress. the price
Of coffee. l5c. and 25c. per package.
Sold by all grocers.
Mar "a ~.
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There Is a special cat church in
Florence, the church in which 80
many Medici are buried. The clols.
ters Of San Lorenzo are reserved for
homeless cats. whether they come
there by themselves or are brought by
people who want to dispose OF them.
New York Journal.
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While the enthusiasm Of the cycllst
Is perennial. 1t is subject to the change
of degree, like other human emotions.
Its maximum is experienced in the
spring, when Nature dons her widest
smile and picks up her skirts 10 dance
from very exuberance Of spirit. The
enthusiasm Of the wheel, when nor
NAL. Is an extremely wholesome fac
tor in maintaining the communlty's
mental and physical balance. When
first liberated from the bondage OF
winter 1t requires little watchful re-
straint-a precautionary censorship Of
a few weeks, as 1t were.
The Lambertville record., 1897-04-21

Secretary Sherman. it is reported.
has been laying down the law about
American rights in Cuba in style
that chagrins Minister DE Lone lie
is said to have told the Spanish Min
lister that Americans arrested in Cuba
must have IA fair trial, according To
the terms of our treaty with Spain
and that Spain must abandon the dis
tnction she now makes between
American and English suspects,
whereupon DE Lone is reported To
have said that he might as well ga
home His home government cen.
snrcs him for yielding too much To the
American demands. aud the Ameri.
can Administration demands sill
more
The Lambertville record., 1897-04-21

1t is whole days work for two men
TO fell even the smallest mahogany
tree. On account Of the spurs which
project from the base Of the trunk
scaffpld has to be erected, and the tree
cut off above the spurs, leaving thus
a stump Of the very best wood from 10
to - feet high.
The Lambertville record., 1897-04-21

So seldom does Il man live up 10 his
IDEAL, or eommenW Wealth 10 its moral
professions, that the congratulations
Of the country are due to the State of
Nevada. Consistency has there set up
its center of gravity. anchored to the
utmost limit of public debascment.
Having legalized prize lighting and
thus dclied the public sentiment and
the laws Of every other state ON this
subject, Nevada proposes now by adj
ditlonal legislation to confer most
iiattcring testimonial Of its regard up
on the successful brute In the Cor.
beu Flt2smmons combat.
The Lambertville record., 1897-04-21

The cncsmpment OF the Grand Army OF
the Republic next summer in Buffalo VIII
probably be the largest In tho history OF
that order with tue exception OF the one in
Washington In 1892.
The Lambertville record., 1897-04-21
The Blow Almost Killed Jimmy.

Jim IS the derndest unlucky feller
you ever see. Twice he's blowed ont
III gas an Just been pulled through
and, by gum, t'other night he blew
out candle an hain't left his bed
yltr'
Blew out n caudleT
"Yep-a Roman candle, Cleveland
Plain Dealer
The Lambertville record., 1897-04-21

Arrangements are under way for The
participation Of the entire body OF the Ma
tionAl Guard of this State In the Grant
Monument dedication ceremonies and
nATnde.
The Lambertville record., 1897-04-21

When Baby was sick, we gave her eastoria.
When she was II Child, she cii, for Caslora.
When she became Miss, She clung 10 Castoria.
When she had Children. she gave them Castoia
The Lambertville record., 1897-04-21

yellow journalism is having rather
Il hard run at present, hcing thrown
ont of clubs and libraries right and
left. with scant ceremony or polite
ness, in fact. with none at all The
directors of these institutions unite
with an immense and growing mum
her of other people in considering its
conduct AS contrary TO morals aud
public poncy. II Is cnnarent that il
must mend lis WAYS or its staggering
rhetorieians will soon he barking 10
empty hrnchrS.
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OLIVER OPTIC, THE BOYS FRIEND
The Death Of the Favorite Author Recall.
Ills Works

William Taylor Adams WAS born in
Midway, Mass, July 50 1872, His an.
eestors were English, and the first rep
resentatiye of the family 10 come Il
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 Il
suburb of this city. 1t WIS there thnt
lie made his first public efforts n, writ
Ing, His first piece was eight pages
long, his second twenty-five and his
third eighty pages. His first printed
article WAS published IN the Social
Monitor
In 1913 MIR. Adams was chosen prin-
eipal of what is now the Harvard
school, and he WAS associated with the
public schools of Boston as teacher
Tor upward of score of years. He
had saved much Of his salary. aud de
The Lambertville record., 1897-04-21
E.~~

Lady Henry Somerset has sent wO
man physician and two trained nurse
to care for the Armenian refugees IL
Bulgaria.
The Lambertville record., 1897-04-21

Alabama displayed wisdom ln ex.
cmpting from taxation for ten years
any new cotton factories established
within her borders, and the first fruits
of It are apparent in the preparations
for the institution there of n million.
dollar plant by Eastern capitalists,
who have recently paid the state II
visit 10 look over the ground and hay
onl their plan of action. The inten
ton is to make finer fabrics than have
hitherto been made In the South,
which is an important Industrial de
pnrture for that section, promising to
help toward the solution of some of
It's most difficult economic and social
problems Alabama legislation, Sc
hospitablu TO capital, stands In rather
marked contrast with our own, which
in many eases seems devised with tho
intention of driving II away
The Lambertville record., 1897-04-21

According to the statement of Pro
fcSsor Felix ADLER. Miss Frances vii
lard wants to vote for the sake of
promoting the naturalization of husi
ness. the abolition Of representative
government, the enactment of pfehibs
itory laws and the free coinage of sill
Yer, Il declaration of principles ealeu
lated 10 invite the union Of persons
who in general are in violent opposi
tion Ia eaeh other. II size were en=
dowcd with the ballot and rmpow.
cred to work up "A crusade On the lines
indicated. she would soon find herself
nj the head of II political sect more
curious than useful, pulling all WAYS
like n newly-yoted pair Of Accomaek
steers.
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VAN SoIyER, painter, paper hanger
and sign writer, So Ferry street
The Lambertville record., 1897-04-21

Each season." the old hymn tells
MS, "hath it's own disease" I!ut one
of the worst complaints OF which III,
modern socinl and Industrial organ
izatlon Is victim is common. In on,
form ar another, Ia all seasons Iiat
roads are a perpetual evil. Al som,
times fheN are worse than AZ Other
times. but they are always bad And
the curious fcnturc Of the ease Is that
those who are ncglcctfully or wllfully
responsible for their badness use them
aud lhse to use them when they aro
~ their worst while those others out
of foolish and injurious spite against
whom the responsible people persist
ia maintaining the badness Of the
roads have TO use them for only n
short time when they are in the least
bad statc
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She: MY face ig my fortune"
lie: II am sorry. ] could Lever
marry a woman whose fortune was
all settled on herself"
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CHARLES A. STRAUSS,

Manufacturer Of
Marble aud Granite Monuments, ii cad
stones, Enclosures, &c,
n RF.I t,rfJY SrRREFtNEAe NJ. f. cHrEcn
LAMBERTvItLE, n.
Wy T. isS7.-fy
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termncd 10 take "Trip 10 Europe Re
signing from his position as pedagague,
he visited Europe, spending some time
in almost all the principle countries of
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