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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-12-29
NEW YEARS CALLS.
A Good Old Custom That Should Not DO
Allowed to Die.

A Good Old Custom That Should Not DO
Allowed to Die.
The formal custom of receiving New
Years calls has nearly died out in our
large cities, it having been superseded
by the regular afternoon and informal
evening receptions, to which gentlemen
take more kindly than to the old fash
Toned New Years party. The good old
Knickerbocker habit has not, however,
died out altogether. 1t has only been
broken up into different forms, the result
of the complex conditions Of modern life.
Some families still maintain the Gus
tom i'll its entirety. Some give formal
dinners, not the family" dinner, which
is usually the part of the Christmas
festival, and in the country carriage
loads not infrequently go round from
house to house making merry calls,
picking up additions to the party and
finally ending with supper at some hos
pitable house and in an evening with
games, refreshed by apples, roast chest
nuts. homemade plum cake and sweet
cider
1t is now said that this custom of
making New Years calls in the city
belongs to time when making calls
had not become a daily business pur-
sued for want of other occupation by
men and women Of leisure 1t is true
that it belongs to time when men
We're too busy to do much visiting and
gladly seized this annual opportunity
of looking up old friends, and especially
the busy wives and mothers they had
known as girls, and recalling and re-
counting the scenes and events of their
youth.
This annual Frightening of the links
of old friendship is the special function
of New Year, calls. The day is put to
very bad use when it is employed in a
mere effort to count up a long list Of
names of people whom one may have
seen yesterday or the day before, or
who have no steady purpose to prevent
them from calling every day of their
lives.
OF course one does not want to miss
ones intimates ON such day, but there
is not the same object in setting apart
day for them, and this is the reason
why so many people who have tray
eled" relinquish the custom when they
return home to life based, so far as
possible, on what they have heard and
seen abroad
But there are many who represent the
oldest and best families who cling to
old habits who do not spend half their
lives abroad. but who are the strength
and honor of the best enterprises and
efforts ut home. Then there are others,
busy professional and business men and
women, who form the largest part Of
our best" society, who, perhaps, do
the most to formulate its habits and
perpetuate its customs, and to those the
LIST of January as day of freedom and
devotion to the social idea is boon
which they welcome apart from its sig
nifieance and the desire to perpetuate
it as custom. philadelphia Press.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-12-29
THE MOOUIS NEW YEAR.
a Mythical Drama Acted to Placate the
Enemy of the sun.

A Mythical Drama Acted to Placate the
Enemy of the sun.
The Moqui New Years celebration,
called So-yalu-na, is largely "a presen-
tation of II singular and elaborate mythic
drama, divided into two parts, in which
offerings are made to effigies of the great
plume headed serpent, the enemy of
the sun, followed by sun dance in
which the conflict between the sun and
the inferior hostile gods is admirably
portrayed by Moqui men personifying
the various deities.
This celebration is primarily per-
formed by warriors and commentaries
the return of the sun from the winter
solstice. IN other words, the Moqui woe
fully fear, when they see the sun going
farther and farther to the southwark
each day, that he is going to desert
them and leave them alone upon their
cold, weary, sand blown mesas. One
wonders little that i'll this dread situa
ton they have initiated profound and
mystic rites with u view to propitiating
the evil one who would harm their
dearly beloved eternal fire.
Day by day the old men and seers Of
the tribe watch each morning the point
ut which the sun rises from the eastern
horizon of the pinnacled and ragged
mountain range. They have found %
particular notch between two peaks,
past which the sun does not travel i'll its
southern march, but instead it stops
and returns over its long and dreary
trail to bring ultimately the spring, tho
butterflies, and, most precious of all. the
corn-their staff of life.
AS the sun nears its lowest notch
preparations for the rite which concili-
ates the suns worst enemy-the snake
demon-are we'll under way. Tomor-
row, i'll weird subterranean cavern
called an estufa, or kiva, it is declared
that the baneful serpent shall be amply
placated. So rich will be the tribute
that for one entire year the sun shall DO
free from his prosecutions and the
clouds. too, which the snake wickedly
swallows, shall gather and their mois-
turo freely descend upon the parched
and blighted land until it is once more
clothed i'll verdurc. New York Herald.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-12-29

Men who have had long experience
with lions give them n very bad char
aeter There is said to be no art III so
called lion tanning but the art of terror
ism, and no rule but keeping the lions
stomaehs full and their minds cowed
There never has been, and there never
will be, say some, an appeal made to
the lion S intelligence, because the lin
tied amount of. that quality which he
possesses is entirely dominated by his
ferocity
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-12-29
NEW YEAR IN THE COUNTRY.


The more primitive and genuine
forms of holiday celebrations are to be
found in the country, and this fact APP
plies with special force to New Years.
The people are less influenced by tho
mere formalities Of life and customs
change i'll response To the dictates of
preference and not Of social DEGREES.
Here the custom of making Now Years
calls remains practically what it al
ways has been-an unyaTying custom,
subject only to tho obstacle of Indictment
weather. The most sociable farmer ia
forced to yield to "A heavy fall of snow,
and II blocked road is about the only
barrier to his paying visits to congenial
neighbors. The form of entertainment
within doors is MS different from that in
tho city AS the different environment
would suggest. In the more smnptuous
homes eggnog i'll great bowls that
seem never Ia be permitted to show
signs of being emptied stands inviting.
ly in the great halls and forms the basis
of the good cheer that prevails every
where. Even III the humble homes the
bounty of the inmates is conspicuous III
variety of characteristic refreshment
that must not b spared by the guest.
The ordinary gift giving, turkey dim
nor, Christmas tree Christmas is not to
be compared with some of the jolly New
Years celebrations which the farmer
boy Jack can tell you all about. He
would think half the fun lost without
the New Years sleigh ride. Green
Christmases and New Years are olassed
approx riately with grayeyards, and the
weather man would understand this
better perhaps if he didn't live i'll II big
city where New Years sleigh rides ARE
out of neutrality-suspicious. the kind of
sleigh rides Jack looks forward to ON
New Year : day.
The lowering sky has been scanned
anxiously for IA fortnight. There is just
enough humidity to make it certain
that it must snow unless the weather
changes. Then comes New Year $ dawn,
ind the first glance from the bedroom
window reveals delightful eXpanse of
heavy white snow banked up against
the fences and seeming To stretch to the
end of the world \ happy New Years
Is assured in truth. Chicago Tribune,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-12-29
Nero and Big Noses.

Nero never liked person with a
large nose, He tlippantly told the sor-
rowing relatives of Plautus-whom, it
is alleged, he killed--that it was only
ON inspecting the corpse that he discov-
erred that plautus had SO large nose.
and if it had been pointed out before
he would have certainly spared his life
Life with such nose," coolly added
Nero, would have been ample penance
for any crime
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-12-29

Leave Lambertville for Manunka Chunk S.s3
1920 m. l.39. 5G7 and s.2S p m. Sunday. s.23 y
days.
Leave Frenchtown O6, l0.47 am.2 $50 aui
$40 m week days, ~ m sundays. For Phti-
lipsburg and Eastou only, 1902 p M.
Arrive at Phillipsburg 10 aud il.22 4 NJ 2,3a,
SIS, 7.36 and $50 p. sunday $50 p IL.
Leave Phillipsburg 7.25, 8 As aud II p IN, ESQ,
GOA and 25 p m sunday, 3 20 y IN.
Arrive Beyidere 1853. 022 and II So IN, B. *
6.32, Isl p m. Sunday, 95I pm.
Arrive Manunka Chunk sos 1870 and Ii so Il m,
30, 6 3s and 9bS m. sunday, 9.5s M.
Additional trains leave Belyidere for Manunka
Chunk 100 and $50 M and 20 p M. sunday
700 IN. Returning, leave Manunka hunk to-
Reyidere rs. l04s M. 4 20, g 40 and 10 90 p M.
Sunday, 1000 pm.
Freight or mixed trains leaving Manunka
Chunk at 90 m, Beydere els M Martins
Creek 6 So a IN. arriving Lehlgh Junction SO a N
Will carry passengers and make stops at flag sta
tions north OF Phillipsburg.
Passengers for Broad Street Station, PhtlHdcl-
phia by trains leaving Mauunka Chunk i2h IA
daily. and II 81, 5.2i m week days, and leaving
Phillipsburg 8 co IN daily I07 and 556 p N
week days go through without change at Tren-
ton. A TIL ough car for Manunka Chunk is at
tached 10 trains leaving Broad Street station AT
6.09, $40 III, 1900 noon, and So pm. BY ali
other trains passengers to or from kfatd street
station change cars at Trenton
Connection is made at ManunkA ChunE with
Delaware, LackawannR 4 Western Railroad Lee
high Junction with Leh Oh Valley .Lehigh 4 Sus
qurhauns Morris 4 Essex and New Jersey Centrz
Railroads. At Lambertville with Flemi II < ton Rail
road At Trenton with trains to and from Ne.
YORK, Camden. &c.
Forfurther Information see timetables which
be obtained al the tick ct ofhces
r. WOOD
General Passenger Agent.
]. b. HUTCHINSON.
General Manager
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-12-29
The Wheat King.

Tho wheat king" of the world be-
longs to Argentina He is an Italian
immigrant named Guazone, and his
broad acres are situated in the south of
the province of Buenos Ayres His crop
occupies an area of 66, gro acres He
Numbers his workmen by the thousand,
and each one receives certain share of
the profits. When his season $ crop is
harvested, he fills over 5000 railway
trucks with the grain.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-12-29
Nomenclature of the Months,

The Roman year originally began
with March, and September, October
November and December We're the prop
er names for the last four months, as
the year had but ten. When January
and February We're added, however, the
names became entirely inappropriate,
but nevertheless have by general custom
been retained i'll spite of the error i'm.
p1ip1
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-12-29
LAMBERTVILLE NATIONAL BANK,
LAMRERTYIILE. n L

The Bank will be opened at O'Clock, A NJ and
close at 3 O'Clock P. NJ, all business days, ex-
cept Saturdays, when the closing time will lie /
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 FIVE and
seven dollars per year.
Coupons cashed and dividends and interest col
lected.
WILLS, when enclosed in sealed envelopes and
accompanied with written instructions as to their
delivery, in case of DEATH will be It Geipted for
and kept, free of charge.
STOCKS AND SECURITIES PURCHASED for
patrons of the Bank, at market prices
We respectfully solicit accounts, and offer every
accommodation consistent with conservative
banking.
ISAIAH p. SMITH,
Cashier.
Feb 10 Iss2-tf
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-12-29

WHATS the price of these gloves?'
she asked
"A dollar and seventy five cents "
said the clerk but I'm afraid we
haven't any small enough for you We
can order an extra small size. however. -
"oh, these will do. I'll take three
pairs Chicago News.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-12-29
On II Tombstone.

In Il French ohurchyard is a monu-
ment bearing an inscription of which
the following is II translation: "Here
lies jean Pinto, the Spanish vocalist.
When he reached heaven. he united his
voice with thc.Yoices of the archangels.
AS soon as he heard him the Deity cried,
Keep quiet, all you fellows. and let us
hear alone the illustrious singer. Jean
Dintn : -
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-12-29
The Old Year,

Ring out, wild bells, to the wild sky,
The flying Clouds the frosty light
The year is dying iii the night,
Ring out wild bells and let him diel
Ring ont the old, ring in the new
Ring, happy bells, across the suowl
The year is going, Let him gol
Ring out the false, ring in the true!
Ring out the grief that saps the mind
For those that here we see no more.
King out the feud of rich and poor.
Ring in redress to all mankind.
Alfred Tcnnyson
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-12-29

Japanese theaters have their boxes so
arranged that the ladies can change
dresses, rs it is not considered stylish
for lady to appear an entire evening
IN one dress and with the same orna-
ments
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-12-29
Everybody SAYS So,

Cascarets Candy Cathartic, the most won
derful medical discovery of the age pleas
ant and refreshing to the taste, act geutly
and positively on kidneys, liver and bowels,
cleansing the entire system, dispel colds,
cure headache, fever habitual constipation
and biliousness. Please buy and try box
OF Z. q. C. to-day; 10, -, 50 cents. Sold and
guaranteed to cure by all druggists.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-12-29

Whistlirg is tabooed in the dressing
rooms of u circus. That it is an ill
Onion is ono Of the superstitions of tho
circus people Somebody is sure to be
discharged if any ono whistles, they
say.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-12-29
singing and MILKING.

In Switzerland milkmaid or milk
man gets better wages if gifted with u
good voice. because it has been discov-
cred that n COW will yield one fifth more
milk if soothed during the milking by u
pleasing melody
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-12-29

The busiest time on the Atlantic
cable is between the hours of 10 and l2
III the forenoon. During that time ON
an average about 900 messages pass
over the cable each way.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-12-29

Clerk-Man wants transportation TO
Chicago
Railroad Official -Confounded cler-
gyman. suppose Well, | hate to do
It, but you may sell him ticket ut
half fare
Clerk "a minute later)-Man says
he's not n clergyman Hc'sa member of
the legislature
Railroad Odicial-Ah Tell him we
take pleasure IN handing him free
pass. brooklyn Life
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-12-29
Two Useful ltems.

Half lemon makes very good sub
stitute for n bar of toilet soap, and an
orange, cut in half and rubbed ON a
sooty kettle, makes very good shoe
hlacking, which takes fine polish
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-12-29
Ihe Gnnh Ont of IL

Landlady-l believe in letting coffee
boil for so minutes, that's the only
way to get the goodness out of it
New Boarder ttastlug his and leaving
it)-icu succeeded admirably, ma am.
London Fun
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-12-29

She-Woman $ mind is cleaner than
that of man.
He-Certainly. She changes it often
er. indianapolis Journal
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-12-29
BENJAMIN J
and FRANKLIN
DEBORAH
i~nl

Everything was dono rs he desired,
and tho work was paid for out of his
estate and stands today tho same as
when he died. -philadelphia Times
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-12-29
FOR SALE First Mortgage Bonds,
PROPERTIES FOR SALE

Quarter Acre Lot on Brunswick Turnpike. near
city limits.
Acre Lot with small Frame House and Barn
near Lambertvie.
Eight Room Brick Dwelling with cellar aud
attic and large lot, on Cottage Hill.
10 acre lot with frame house and barn aud apple
orchard near d Hts Corner, in Delaware townsh p.
3 Frame Houses. rooms each, on North side OF
Elm street near Main street.
Brick Houses, on South side of York street,
near Franklin street.
Ten Room Frame House and Barn, with large
lot on Cottage Hill.
very desirable Lot So feet front, on Delaware
avenue.
Small Frame Houses, Wilson street, on in.
staments.
2 Frame Houses, rooms each, Franklin ST.,
near Swan, terms easy.
Vacant Lot Franklin street, near Swan.
Small Houses, $. 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, Brunswick
avenue, Cottage Hill.
20 Acre Lot, in West Amwel township, between
Rock Road and Turnpike.
Acre Lot with House and Barn, in Delaware
township, near River Road, IA miles from city.
rs Acre Farm along York Road in West Am
well township, cheap.
Oct, l6, 1895.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-12-29

leave LambertviIle for bennington IS am, 21n
and 90 p m, week days.
Arrive bennington 9 IS NJ 2 So and $40 IA
week days.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-12-29
Smaller. but More Active.

The tongue of woman is smaller than
thnt of man Exchange
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-12-29

Leave Lambertville for Manunka Chunk s.s3
1920 a m. l.39. 500 and s.2S m. Sunday s,23 Ia
For Phillipsburg aud Easton only 6.2s week
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-12-29

Leave Trenton 7.52, 9 10 am, TOO, $40 L43, 5.5U
and SO p m. Sunday, 1888 p m.
Arrive Lambe rtyille s.S} 10 ~ M. l3a lis, s.07
6.2S and 8.z3 m sunday, % IN.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-12-29

Leave Philadelphia fKensimgtou) 6.45 20, Ieae
m, l2.10. ESQ 450 and 6.it IN weekdays
Leave Philadelphia tbrodd Street statlonl s
and 300 m. 1900 noon, 80 3 81, 90 ani -
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-12-29
Philadelphia &
Reading Railway
Engines Burn Hard Coal-No Smoke
TIAE TABLE IN EFFECT NGV. II, 1891
TRAINS LEAVE NEW HOPE
TRAINS For NEW HOPE.

For Glenside. Jenk intown and Philadelphia "
days. $40. 7.30, lilo a. m. 1910 $50, 6. !
Sundays $50 a. m, 1 05, 6.l5 p. IN.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-12-29

Feb. 10. Is92-tf
Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1897-04-07
0erid)tsDtrb

Catherine welb esaen George pe-
terman Il. u. Ser 2Ideerin tpurDen
$999. 80 sueefprohen.
.Mm. 2epllnger 1T fir einen 9ermin
BON 8 sahren su einem Mitolieb oes
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mas gpuntp ernonnt iporben.
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Wcgue. Sem Rldqer tpuroen BON
@eridte $565.45 nebif $42.6O 3inlen
3uaeipro1en.
Glisabstb @tebiiDn sesen Samuel
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unb 0erfauf an9enrbnet.
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sos. y. 2ptle gegen 9bomas s..
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8ie /. Natipnalbanf in Canal Do-
Der seaen ben Stem pbilabelpbia unb
@anal Doper Bafe BAH Club. Gdulb
bon $372.26 anertannt.
Die Seen Wifg. 60. gegen 90. 6.
gremer. Sobn Driee unb 'Sonas 8re-
mer. Sdulo BON $263.96 aner-
funilt.
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onerfannt.
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Der Deutsche beobachter. [volume] (New Philadelphia, Ohio) 1869-1911, 1897-04-07
0riibetf luie hii1ett

Iebt in sleihem ,Mnieben oas alte
Ghipeisermittel rMlpentrduter 8lutbe=
leber" uno ma1t ieinem 8aterlanb ale
gbre, ipie folgenbes Shreiben anselst.
xanne, Genleirloe Bdrenti9eil, st.
3arin, @dlpei3. Wergangenen Som-
mer litt meme Grau iebr an &beumas
tismus unb ipiirte groBe Mnbigteit nno
Ghlaffbeit in ben @liebern. Nls mir
biefiir allerlei Wittel probierten, tuelHe
auie Befannte anrietben Dbne allen gr.
folg, babte i1 an Gornis Nlpenfrduter
Blutbeleber unb faufte mir cine Nlaihe
BON Germ eyafob 4neAt In BOoenafer
BEL Dinipeil unb ipeld' Wunber e
bauerte feline atpet Wohen uno biz
Ghmer3en lieben nah un0 mad furael
3ett mar fie tpieoer 9eiunb." eyean
Nanman. AZ Wir baben BON berihis-
oenen ssdllen in Der Gdweia geb0rt, be-
uelhen QlIpenfrduter Hlutbeleber mi
grfolq anae,panbt murbe unD erwdbner
nur ben tpunberbare1 Gan bon ben
Gohne bes Qerrn 9beooor Shubet
WalD, ,pelhet burh ben @ebrau1 bic
res D2ittels BON elmer h1Blinen Blut'
fronf6eit, bic lib ais iug. rGGuppen
fIente1 11l3eiote, tlrirt tuuroe.