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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-06-22
HORTICULTURAL.
An Amusing Treatment That Has
Proved Very EfYecturI
KILLING PLANT LICE.

Proved Very EYectunI.
The man of DE house, If he be a
smoker, ought TO expend soma of the
surplus smoke on the plants, writes &c.
X. X" If he 10 permitted to smoke
indoors, place his chair in the plant
window and insist on his blowing the
smoke from his pipe or cigar among
tho plants instead of out in the room
| have always poticed that in homes
where the male members of the family
smoke that houee plants are remark
ably free from Vsrmin. am not adyo-
eating the use or the weed but simply
stating fact. A friend whose hus-
band is required to smoke out
OF doors. or in the woodshed.
has box arranged to hold her
plants when it is necessary to give
them treatment for vermin: In the COW
er OF the box is a hole as large around
as a silver dollar, to which plug is
fitted. The man OF the house, when
called upon for the service, takes his
place in the wUodshed with pipe and
plant box and 10 required to expend a
part at least o. his smoke ON the
plants. 1t IS quite amusing to see this
lord of creatioh" with a mouthful of
smoke remove NE plug from the plant
box and send the smoke among the
plants, but as the treatment is effect
ual and he takes the idea somewhat
in the nature of good joke. both he
and the wife arc enthusiastic over the
niun
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-06-22
A BLACK NAPOLEON.
DlNlZuLA WAS ONCE RULER OF
AFRlCAS GREATEST EMPIRE.

He Met His WnterlooN mt the Hands nj tho
liritish and IanguIshes an E<iIe AT 81.
Helena Keeps an Imposing Retinnc
while IN Banishmcnt.
Tho Island of -. Helena, where
the white Napoleon ended his days
prisoner to the English. a black Napo-
leon IS now also Il prisoner 1t is
singular chapter of condolences which
seem to unite the fortunes of the house
of Bonaparto and the house of Chaka.
Early in the century, when Napoleon
was oVerrunning Europe with his ar
mics and dazzling tho minds of men
with his genius, an English sailor was
wrecked off the African coast and wan
dered into Hululand
lie WAS taken before the young chief,
Chaka, and to him he told of the won
derful outside world, Of which tho
chief had heard rumors, and as all the
world was then filled with the name OF
Napoleon, he told of the rise Of
the Corsican and how he had
conquered nations and built up
for himSctf great empire.
The story of Napoleon captured the
fancy of Challa, and he resolved to
be an African Napoleon.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-06-22
A PERFECT NEWSPAPER

. publish Ali THE MEMS promptly and
,uccinctly and in the most readable form
without elison or partisan bias 10 discuss
its significance with frnnkness, To keep An
OPEN EYE FOR PUBIC ABUSES, to
give besides complete record of current
thought, ianeies and discoveries in all de-
rarimeuts of human activity in its DAILY
EDITIONS of from 10 to Il PAGES. and to
provide the whole for its patrons at the
nominal price of ONE CENT that was
from the oHtset, and viii couiinne 10 be
the aim Of THE RECORD
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-06-22

Alpine flowers are being destloyee
at such rate HAT an edIct on tin
subject las just beea issued by iht
Perfect of the lIautc-S lyoie. II ap
pears that such plants rs the gentan
the edelwls9. the cyclameH, the arnic.
montana and the aromatic genepi arr
year by year becoming more scare,
owing to the high prices which are oh
tanned for specimens in the market!
OF big Continental cities even the
edelwss. so mich priced as sou
venir OF visit to the Swiss noun.
tains, being sold at price sufficiently
high to entice the Alpine peasants t(
risk much IN gathering.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-06-22

The citizens Of Berlin have sum.
mary method Of stopping the dangerous
practice Of carrying sticks and umbrel.
las horizontally, As soon as man
tucks his umbrella under his arm he
will promptly feel quick blow on it
from behind. There is no use in his get.
ting angry with the person who strikes
the blow, because public opinion sane.
tions his conduct
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-06-22
LINKED WITH FOLLY.

This is story that belongs 10 the oldcu
time. \ certain lord, pleased with the
sdllies of his Jester presented him with a
new bauhlc saving Keep this Archie un
til You find greater fool than yourself to
bcstow IT on - one day the nohlcmau lay
dyinG, and with his household went
Archie Ia look his last upon his mastei S
face and heat his voice once nute
The Jester stopped above his lord aud
said Mastei why do YOU say good by -
am going i journey Archie was the
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-06-22
4 Pathetic Incident.

Give me a chance
II IL in Faudy saloon on that pic
tHfesqne thoroughfare the Bowcry
The hour Is late, but a lavish combiu-
alton Of mirrors and electric lights
fills the place with a dazzling radiance
Give me Il chance"
As the clear feminine tones ring
through the smoke laden air the
tough-looking customers ranged in
front Of the bar temporarily withdraw
their attention from the beverages
they are consuming, and with vul-
gar curiosity turn their unsteady gaze
in the direction from which the voice
proceeds
The speaker nusheB painfully at
finding herself the target for so many
beary eyes She is little more than
a child in years. in spite Of the pinch
cd and prematurely old expression Of
her face. But with an effort she r.
stratus her impulse to fly from their
insolent scrutiny, and with a CULVER
ing lip once more repeats her appeal
to the man behind the bar:
please give me a chance
"Aw 90 chase yersefl Is the bru-
tai retort Of the individual addressed
Youse don't git no chanst onIess yer
coughs up yer half dollar like de rest
| amt organIzin dis rattle fer me
health, an don't youse fergit it,"
Knew lie WAS frrcpronchnbie.
Henry" said Mrs. Purkley. didn't
you promise me before we were mar
rIed that you would stop smoking IL |
ever asked you to-"
II believe did Mr.. Purkley admit
ted. but | know that you are not 60
ing to ask me to quit, because you said
at that time that you knew | never
could do anything ungentlemanly or
which any lady could object to. !"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-06-22

Ii ynu are out of employment and want a
position, paying you from so to siOO monthly
clear above expenses by working regularly,
or, If you want to increase your present in
come from $500 TO 500 yearly, by working at
odd times, write the GLOBE co, 723 Chestnut
St, Phila., Pa, stating age, whether married
or single, last or present employment, and you
can secure position with them by which you
can make more money easier and faster than
you ever made before IN your life. n.3,6-ly
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-06-22
ts.fui Adjunct.

Il always like to have at least one
boarder who Is a little slow about pay
ing" Mrs. IIashcroft admitted to her
dearest friend A man OF that kind.
especially a young man is always so
handy to use up all the chicken necks.
the cold biscuits. and SO on"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-06-22

The Austrian government has "a Hun
garian opal go inches long and ~
inches thick 1t weighs II ounces aud
is worth $500, 900 The fire opal, Of a
hyacinth red to honey yellow, With
firelike reflections Of bright light, is
valued at from S. to $40 per carat.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-06-22

A shot from the 1G inch gun designed
for the defense Of the New York harbor
developed an energy Of 81, 800 foot tons,
and the shot bored a 1871 inch hole
through 20 inches Of compound steel or
iron plate, 8 inches Of iron, 20 feet Of
oak, 3 feet of granite, II feet Of cor
crete and finally buried itself in a six.
foot wall Of brick masonry.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-06-22

- S&s-~ LOT really Heatny man
to be good humored.
Jollity and exhuberant health are a pro
verbal combination. The hearty man who
is always laughing doesn't have any trouble
with his digestion II has been said that
laughing makes people healthy The truth
is that health makes people laugh
1t is impossible to estimate the ire
mcndous influence of health upon human
character man with headache will
not be in a happy, contented frame of
mind A man who suffers from a weak
stomach and an impaired digestion will sit
aud grumble through the best meal ever
prepared bilious man who is not a
bore, is deserving of place in museum.
A nervous man who is not petulent and
fault finding is a curiosity. All these con
ditions lead tn grave diseases, when the
victim becomes not only disagreeable, but
dependent as well. wise wife will real
ize that while the old saying that mans
heart Is i'll his stomach" is not literally
true, il is fact that his stomach sweetens
or sours his character according as il is
healthy or unhealthy. DR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery is the best of medicines
fot the conditions described 1t makes
the weak stomach strong, the impaired
digestion perfect, iuvigorates the liver,
purities and enriches the blood aud tones
the nerves. 1t tears down half dead inert
tissues and replaces them with the firm
muscular tissues of health. 1t builds new
and healthy nerve hbres and brain cells.
Ii dissipates nervousness and melancholy
aud imparts mental elasticity and courage.
1t is the best of all known medicines for
nervous disorders
Through your skiilfui treatment am once
more a well man. - writes j. N Arnold, ESD OF
Candy Logan Co. Nebr. " l suffered for years
and could not find relief until commenced
taking your Golden Medical Discovery l suf-
fcred with constipation aud torpidity of liver
which resulted in irritation of the prostate aud
Inflammation of the bladder l had only taken
one bottle when found great relief The medi-
cine has effected permanent cure"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-06-22

English Ivy Is one OF the plants thai
seems able to take care of itself Glvs
1t good soil, water when it needs 1t
an occasional washing TO keep off lit
one pest. the scale, and it will cheer
fully do without sunlght and bear both
heat and cold with equanimity.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-06-22
The
Philadelphia
Record

after a career of nearly tw,uty years al
uninterrupted groNtili- jnstihed in claim
ing that the standard first established hy
its founders is the one true test of
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-06-22
Certificate of Reduction of the
Capital Stock of The j, H.
Butterfoss Canning Co.

The j II Butterfoss Canning Company,
corporation of the State of New Jersey, does
hereby certify that it has reduced its capital
stock from twenty thousand dollars TO five
thousand dollars, by the surrender .by each
stoekholier of his or her shares and the issue
to each stakeholder in place thereof of one
fourth of the number of shares thus surrend-
cred by him or her, said change having been
declared by resolution of the board of direc-
tors Of said corporation to be advisable, and
having been duly and regularly assented TO by
the vote of at least two thirds IN interest Of all
the stockholders, at a meeting duly called by
the board Of directors for that purpose audit
il further certified that the written assent of
said stockholders il hereto appended
In witness whereof the said Company has
hereunto set its corporate seal, and caused
this certificate 10 be signed by its president
and secretary, this twenty-first day Of Febru-
ary, eighteen hundred and ninety-eight
4 II BUTTFRF0SS
President
Attest
SARAH BurTERFoss,
Secretary
fL.sI
A certificate of which the foregoing is a
true copy, after having been duly proved by
the oath of the Secretary, was on March g
1893, together with the written assent OF SAID
stockholders annexed thereto, filed in the
Office of the Secretary Of State Of New Jersey
March 10, ls9s-3t
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-06-22

How 10 Have E3ne chrysnnthcmums.
Wick says n point few amateurs prop
erly understand Is that In order to have
fine chrysanthemums the plants or
clnmps must be taken up and divided
every spring, starting every plant for
the next senson'o bloom from a single
one of the new shoots that crowd up
thlckly from thu roots, 1t is easy to
break these shoots ont with Il new root
TO each one. ard when potted they
grow rapidly hut If all the shoots
Of the old root are left to grow as they
spring up the rcBult will be crowded
mass OF widowed leaves and sickly
shoots, with Few clusters OF small
flowers. Divide your plants, give away
what yon can ara throw the rest away.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-06-22
EnrIehtng Orchards.

Orchards will In time exhaust. at
least partially, the fertility of the soil.
and this exhaustion Is especially no
tieeable on soils which were not espec-
ially rich at tht time the trees were
planted To make young trees grow
more rapidly. fertilizer should be
used, containing small per cent. OF
nitrogen tammoDia) mixed with potash
and phosphates For older orchards
the nitrogen is not so necessary
while phosphatpn and potash should
be increased. especially the quantity of
potash. 1t is frequently a good plan
to stimulate top growth by sowing the
Orchard 10 crimnon clover IN hate sum-
mer and turning II under In the spring.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-06-22
The Pioneer
one cent morning nos spaper in the United
states, The Record snll LEADS WHERE
OTHERS FOLLOW

Witness lis nnryaled AVERAGE daily eirenla-
ton exceeding 10000 copies and an aver
age exceeding ieo,00 copies for its Snnday
editions while limitations of it, plan Of
publication in every important city of the
country testify to the trnth of the asSer-
tion that in the quantity and quality of it-
contents, and in The price a. which it is
sold The Record has established the
standard by which excellence in ionrual-
ism must be measured
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-06-22
Wanted to Make Sure.

The New Cook Did ye s.y ye wanted
ger eggs on the half shell, sir?
Kind Mr.. Crusty-- No | sand ! wanted
lhcm fried on one side
The Cook Which side, sr2
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-06-22

gestion, bad taste coated xnsN -.
somnia, etc. Hoods Pills HIP
cure constipation and all its ~

results, easily ana thoroughly z5c. Alldruegists.
Prepared by G. t. Hood & Co. Lowell, Mass.
The only Pills to take with Hoods 5arsaparilla.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-06-22
SMOKED POWDER.
CoROlTE THE MOST POTENT tx
PlOSNE OF MODERN TIMES.

II Is Composed of Nliroclycerin, Gun Cot
ton and Naselinc The Interesting Proc
Are Combined,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-06-22

ADVERTISING RATES.
square about II inehes), l time, 10
" q 3" =" times, I.26
A diminished ratio for large advertisements
sad for those running for long periods.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-09-21
Cotton Receipts.

Following lie the number Of bales OF
cotton IN Bryan yards up to yesterday
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-09-21

Mrs. J. W. Doremus and son, Rastee,
who is just recovering from a long and
serious illness, left yesterday for visit
TO Waco.
Rush Mcqueen, who IL now engaged
In the commission business At BRENNAN,
was here yesterday mingling with
friends.
Cotton Seed Hulls for sale in any
quantity delivered aud a. cheap as
can be bought anywhere. Apply to
Ira Gooch, Phone 90. III
Why DO you send tl.as away from
for a crayon portal, when you can get
the same work from Willis & Coleman
for $50. 25s
4. A. Brantley will sell his residence
In Bryan 10 the highest bidder for cash.
/ have also a good good piano Tor sale
Sealed bids must be addressed to me at
Somersyille. Texas until October Let,
She goes. Some one will loose this OPP
portunity. 262
Miss Josephine Clark, Miss Kate
Parker, Miss NJ. Stella shepard, Miss
Katie Mckenzie, Messrs Frank Clarke
John b. Hines. George W. Smith, A
NJ waldrop Curtis Oliver and John
Wilson have gone 10 Waco for the Ross,
Clarke wedding, which takes plac,
there tonight.
Kew. W. $. Browning, the walking
evangelist, announces that he vii
preach here IN the open air on the
street Monday and Tuesday, September
% and ~ AZ 9 p. m, two sermons only
lie SAYS from May 1894 to May ls9s h,
walked 5000 miles In Texas and Louis
lana and talked during the time in a..
different towns and communities.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-09-21
LOCAL NEWS.

Boone Kirke came up yesterday from
Nayasota.
TT. MCGEE was here from Cotton.
wood yesterday.
The gins and blacksmith shops are
running at night now.
Seats now on sale for Knobs o. Ten.
nessee" Friday night.
"KNoBs o. TENNESSEE at the
Opera house Friday night
House cor rent and furniture Tor sale.
Apply TO Mrs. J. A. Buckholts. d lev,
Good second band Buggy Tor sale
cheap. Apply to NJ. II. James. div
W. J. Meade Of Tompson Creek was
pleasant csller at the Eagle yester'
day.
For Sale-A fine piano m splendid
condition very cheap. Apply TO Joe
Groginski. goo
Fresh fish and Berwick bay oyster.
every Friday aud Saturday at Parsons
restaurant. n
r. NJ. Parker, Robert Fullbright and
Lum Liner were here from Robertson
county yesterday.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-09-21

McLennan county has a citizen
who Is 40 years old and is will
ing to swear TO il. Isaac Brack
stated on oath before Justice Boyd
Of China Springs that he was born
in l7SS.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-09-21

The unauthorized use of our instru.
ments by non.subscribers has become
20 common our subscribers in several
instances actually had their phones re-
moved in order to be rid Of the annoy.
ance accasioned by such use. People
who are well able to pay the small rem.
tai charged should subscribe for a
phone and stop imposing on us and
annoying their neighbors. We now give
all night service for any and all pur.
poses, but will positively not connect
non-suhscribers.
Bryan Telephone Exchange. do
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-09-21
Exchange Hotel Arrivals.

d Roman, r Jones, Waco; II
Bullman, J V Spears, Dallas; Jno.
n Henderson, Austin; NJ l. Anton,
Arlington; ] c Nichols, Houston
NJ Kahn, J Mayer, Fort Worth; C
w Carr, A F Brigance, George W
Jones, Boone Kirk, Navasota; J F
Kelly, San Antonio; W T Fry,
Fort Worth; A NJ White, Dallas;
r 4 L Jackson, Chicago; | @ Lach.
man, New York; o B Colquitt,
Terrell.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-09-21

Smith-You say you write dunning
letters 10 yourself and sign them with
fictitious names What do you do that
forY
Jones-Nou see. my wife is always
after me foi money, and when she reads
those letters she bocomcs discouraged
London Fun.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-09-21
Total

The Chinese are perhaps the most
lightly taxed people in the world In
China all the land belongs 70 the state,
and a trifing sum per acre-never alter
cd through long oenturies-is paid as
rent This is the only tax in the coun.
try, and II amounts 20 about half crown
per head yearly. London News
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-09-21

Miss wellwood-pO you believe there
IL anything in love At first iRnty
Mr. Hardacre--Oh. yea About nine
times out Of ten there's divorce In II
Exchange
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-09-21
cause UNKNOWN

lbe following verses were found on
the body Of = drowned suicide. hshed
from the rivers depths at Chicago few
years ago:
l an e'Andihg on the threshold Of eter-
=, y at last,
As n ..kless Of the future a. have been
Of the past;
! am void Of all ambition, / am dead TO
every hope
The coil Of life is ended and am letting
20 the rope.
I have drifted down the stream Of time
till weary, sore oppressed.
And I'm bred Of the motion and / simp-
ly want 10 rest.
! have tasted all the pleasures that life
can hold for man,
/ have scanned the whole world over
ill there's nothing left to scan
| have heard the finest music, have
read the rarest books.
! have drank the purest vintages and
tested ali the cooks,
i have run the scale OF living and
sounded every tone.
So there's nothing living len TO live for.
and / long 10 be alone
Alone and unmole, ted, where vuliures
do not rave,
And the only refuge left for me 10 the
placid, quiet grave.
! am iuige and jury mingled, and the
verdict that give
IL that minus friends and money II Is
iolishness to live.
In day or two my body will be found
/ out in the lake,
The coroner will get a fee, the printer
will get take"
The usual verdict. "suieic from causes
yet unknown"
And Golgotha draws another blank, q
Molun WITHOUT rtOhc.
To change that usual verdict will give
The causes nov,
Before the rigid seal Of death is stamped
upon my brow;
Tie the Old familiar story Of passion
love aud crime.
Repeated through the ages since Cleo
ptifa's time
A womAn's lips, a woman's eyes asirer
all 10 all.
A modern Gree it TO cause the strong
esi man 10 fall;
A welded life, some blissful years, an'
poverty dropsin
With care and doubt and liquor, fron
vbiskey down TO gin.
The story told by Tolstoi, in compari
son with mine.
: Is a. moonlight unto sunlight, as waite
unto wine.
The JEALOUS pAngs suffered, IN
hheous nights Of woe,
; / pray no other mortal may ever VI
= dergo.
But I've said enough, fancy to max
the reasons plain
q Enough to show the causes Of shA
tered heart and brain.
E What wonder, then, that life holds NJ
a single thread TO bind
!. A wish or Lope 10 live for, an interei
4 in mankind.
! Already dead, but breAthing-a Ia
n that | regret
Aman without desire, excepting TO 70
get,
And. since there is denied me one, wi
, should finger here,
= A dead leaf from the forest Of ION
!, gotten year.
a 80 a. reyoir, old cronies II there's NEE
ing place beyond,
, IIu let you know in spirit, and kno
-, you will respond.
lam going now, old comrades, TO heayC
{, OF to --
- IN let you know which shor,ly-far
- we'll, long farewell. W. I. II.
~ "
* McLennan county has a citiz'
r, who is 40 years old and is vii
IL ing TO swear TO il. Isaac BraC
is stated on oath before Justice Boy
b Of China Springs that he was bo
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-09-21

As = result Of the county examination
held Friday and Saturday the following
teacher. have been granted certificates
White-Fir-t grade, Prof d J Melon.
alb second grade, Prof A J. George,
Miss Annie smith. Miss Josie Corquo.
dale
ColoIed-Second grade, Hattie vii.
son, Minnie Stein, d J McCsllum, Yves.
ley Robinson.
Bryan morning eagle. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1898-1909, 1898-09-21
We are authorized to announce
J. II. BLACK,

as candidate for County Treasurer Of
BrazOs county, at the ensuing Noyem.
Der election.
The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1898-09-19
Killed In Family Quarrel.

Scranton, Pa, Sept. 19.-During a
family quarrel late Saturday night Ed
ward Moran stabbed his brother-in-
law, Thomas Gillgan, who died few
moments later The affair occurred in
front of the house of policeman, who
arrested Moran. Gillgen had first at
tackled Moran with a large knife and
cut several deep gashes in his scalp.
1t was when Gillgan renewed the at
tack that Moran drew an ordinary
pocket knife and jabbed it twice into
the others body. one thrust cut Gill
gan's arm and the other severed an
artery near the heart. He died while
being carried on shutter to his home
a few rods from the scene of the affray
He was married and had two children
Moran is married, but childless. Both
were miners.