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Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-10
Life on a Man of War
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breakfast. In the days of old Jack used
to take his salt horse or pork and beans
out of metal dishes while suuatting on
tarpaulin spread on the deck. Now,
however, he has such Injuries as bare
pine table and porcelain dishes. The
ships crew is divided into messes of 20
or % men each, and the men who
mess together are those who eat at
the same table. There is much fellow
ship among messmates. Each mess
elects it's cook from among its members
II the cook does not suit, then another
one is elected until finally the mess is
satisfied. The cook receives a few dol
lars extra each month for his services.
Each mess also has its caterer who
buys the extras. AS Jack is born
grumbler and is never satisfied with
what he has to eat he is allowed the
munifcent sum of ~ cents day with
which to provide himself with the lux
uries of the season. Needless to say he
does not buy terrapin or canvasback
duck.
No day laborer lives SO simply or so
economically as does Jack. In many
cases prison fare is luxurious to his. In
theory his daily food is regulated by
act of congress-that is, the regular ra-
ton which is served on every American
warship is the one prescribed by the
navy department.. Reduced to common
language the American man of war 8
man gets pork and beans for breakfast,
dinner and supper on Tuesday and Sat-
urday, canned meat and duff on Monday,
vegetables and rice instead of duff on
Wednesday, salt beef and apple dump
lings on Thursday, canned meat and
tomatoes on Friday and canned meat
and vegetables on Sunday.
2 Hard tack is the invariable accom-
paniment of each meal and is eaten dry.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-10

serene Satisfaction. He plays checkers,
mends his clothes, smokes his pipe,
reads books from the ships library,
practices in the ships gymnasium or in
dulges in day dreams concerning the APP
preaching day when he will be given
shore leave and makes up startling
programme as to what he will do with
his liberty when it comes
In fact, there are few allurements
about the life, and perhaps that is why
the navy department finds that it is only
when war threatens that there are plen-
ty of men who want to fight Uncle
Sans battles on the sea.
(!vRITS SyT vEcrrp
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-10

JACK AT woRK-THE BIG GUN DRILL.
except on Wednesday, Friday and Sat
urday, when Jack gets two.thirds Of an
ounce Of butter for each meal. His tea
or coffee goes without milk, and for
delioacies he has little vinegar to spill
over his pork and beans, and he may
ask his messmates to pass him "them
molasses'' to lubricate the passage of
the f1inty sea biscuit or to sweeten his
pasty duff.
Modify this by substituting roast
meat for canned when in port and such
delectables as Z e cents day will pur-
chase, and you have pretty correct no
tlon of what Jack Tar actually eats.
What will most impress the lands
man about Jacks bill Of fare is the lack
of variety, the unending monotony Of a
round OF pork and beans, salt beef and
canned meats. There is, too, the aggra-.
waiting comparison Of his table with that
OF the officers mess, on which the best
of everything appears.
By 8 o'clock Jack has not only finish
ed breakfast, but done several other
chores, and is ready for the impressive
exercises which occur at exactly that
hour on every warship the world over.
These consist of dressing ship and sa-
luting the colors. 1t is at 8 O'Clock that
the officers make their first appearance.
In the days Of sailing ships dressing
the ship included manning the yards,
which called for agility and sureness of
foot. If any other warship was in sight,
there was always a race as to which
crew could execute the evolution quick
est. On the new iron ships the most
lofty points to be manned are the fight
ing tops, but there is still much rivalry
as to which crew can spring into posi-
ton along the. rail in the shortest time
and with the greatest precision.
During the forenoon come drills Of
various sorts. The officer of the day has
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-10
Hereditary Failing.

Miss Ludley-I don't like that
Miss Barllish at all. She's always
looking down on people who do not
happen to be quite as wealthy as
her folks are.
Miss Millmer-WeH, you can't
blame her for that. She inherits her
propensity for looking down on PEG.
pie. You know her father got his
start as a tin roofer.-Cleveland
Leader.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-10
Circumstantia1 Exidenoe.

During discussion in regard ia
circumstantial evidence lawyer
told of remarkable case, which, he
said, appears in the Virginia reports.
It was this:
A man was discovered drawing a
knife from the PROSTATE form of an
other man near roadside. The wit.
nesses rushed upon him and took the
weapon from him. 1t was still drip.
ping with the warm blood of the
victim. He was accused of the muir.
der, but asserted his innocence. He
claimed that he had happened along
the road but a few moments before
and saw his alleged victim strug.
Cling with another man. Before he
could come up, the unknown had
driven his knife home and had fled
into some brush close by. Seeing
the knife still in the breast of the
fallen man, he stopped over and
drew it forth, just as his accusers
came on the scene. That was his
story. The knife being identified as
the property of the accused, no Gre
dence whatever was placed in his
tale. He was tried, convicted and
hanged.
A year later the man who had
really committed the crime, while
on his deathbed, confessed that he
was the murderer and told how he
had stolen the knife from the limo
cent man who had been sent to the
gallows.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-10
One More Volunteer.
I had enough o. fightin
When ! quit, in sixty-five,

An thinkin o. it over
jest wonder I'm alive!
Had four brisk years o. bullets
That read my titles clear,
But, eff it's war-don'6 keer what fer
Here's one more volunteer!
You see, when Lee surrendered
An turned his papers in
he didn't sign away that day
The right ter fight ag'in!
Leastways, so regards it,
But on one point I'm clear
Eff this ole country in fer fight,
Here's one more yolunteerI
The ole swords lookin lonesome
Up thar, before my eyes.
The rifle, rustin on the rack,
Is needin exercise!
An though the peaceabulest man
You'd fin in many year,
Eff this here Unions in fer war
Here's one more volunteer!
The ole time rifles ready,
An though amt SO spry
As when faced the boys in blue
In them ole days gone by,
Yit still Pm in the Union.
Read out my titles clear!
Hep ter the right! Eff she says fight,
Here's one more volunteerl
3. L. Stanton in Chicago Times-Herald.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-10
MAY TAKE MANY WIVES.
No Provision In the Law Against Uniting
With Several Simultaneously.


With Several simultaneously.
A correspondent has requested
Law Notes to advise him how many
women a man may marry at once
without violating any law. This
being mixed question Of law and
love and our speciality being law, we
feel some hesitation in expressing
our opinion. There seems to be no
reason why he may not marry as
many as will have him, provided
the ceremony be not performed Gin
territory or other place over which
the United States has exclusive ju-
risdiction. /" The earliest statute on
the subject of polygamy or bigamy
Il JAG. l., c. 11) enacted "that if any
person. or persons within England
and Wales, being married or who
hereafter shall marry, do marry
any person or persons, the former
husband or wife being alive, each
ofense shall be felony" The stat
utes IS George III, c. 81, and George
&c. II, have merely changed the
punishment q East P. c., 464). The
statutes of the several states go no
further in terms than to provide
that no person "who has a former
husband or wife living shall marry
another. " Under these statutes it
would seem that it is not unlawful
for single man to marry as many
single women simultaneously as can
place themselves within the reach
of his voice and the voice of the
preacher or officer who is perform
ing the ceremony.
1t may be that a court to whom
the question were presented would,
by some re6nements and subtleties
and by considering the intent of
the legislature" and constituting the
statute according to it's spirit, !"
etc., devise some means by which
to interrupt the wild career of con-
jugal felicity which our correspond
ent proposes and send him to Jail,
but Law Notes, constituting the stat.
utes, as all penal statutes should be
construed, strictly, sees no offense in
the multifarious marriage which he
has in mind. We feel indisposed to
extend the language of the legisla
ture SO as to make it include cases
not embraced in its terms. 1t is not
unreasonable to presume that the
legislature intended merely to pro-
tect innocent and unwary persons
from marrying others already mar
ried in ignorance of the previous
marriage and to prevent wives and
husbands from deserving their con-
sorts for others. We do not know
that the legislature intended to pre-.
vent man from marrying more
than one woman simultaneously
when it could so easily and in such
few words have said so. This Pc.
sition finds strength in the fact that
the Edmunds act (act congress
March %, 1889 declares expressly,
in addition to the usual provision,
that any man who hereafter stimuli.
taneously OF on the same day mar
ries more than one woman in ter.
ritory OF other place over which the
United States has exclusive juris.
diction is guilty of polygamy, ~
thereby recognizing that the usual
provision does not meet the case in
question. Law Notes.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-10

Some time ago it was discovered
that the crimson hued Holsters and
crawfish in the great central mar
kets of Paris owed their brilliant
coloring to a liberal application Of
red paint, which gave the stalest
fish an appearance of pristine fresh
ness. Several prosecutions took
place, and the offenders were con
victed Of adulteration and fraud.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-10
Drawing Pictures with ringer Nails.

Some Chinese and Japanese can
still draw pictures with their finger
nails, an art once held in high re-
pute. The nails are allowed to grow
to q length of 1o inches and dipped
in vermilion or sky blue ink. Phil
adelphia Press.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-10

''Dar ain no wuss victim OBJ mis-
placed confidence, " said Uncle Eben,
"dan de man who gifts ter thinkin
he knows ev;rythjng. Washing
ton Star.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-10
A Prerequisite.
Cures Rhsumatism, Neuralgia, ScIaHca, lumbago,
! Sprains, Bruises, Soreness. Stiffness, and Buns.

Willie (studying his VirgiD-Pa,
I'm stuck. The Trojan gladiator is
saying something to his rival, and I
can It make it out.
Father-Maybe he's telling him to
90 get a Observation-Disclosures
Record.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-10
$50 in Cold !!
Will be Paid to any Man or Woman.

and specialists, DR.. Hathaway & Co.. ReRular
Graduates Registered), to place genuine bust
ness proposition before the public, which has
never been made before. 80 "a - n
We agree to treat any person afflicted with any
chronic disease and cure them, furnishing medi-
cines and everything necessary for their case, or
fully follows treatment and directions, and the
case is durable one. N
This offer is plain, and there is no catch to it;
and furthermore, the offer is good and the money
perfectly safe because we are financially respon.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-10
No River and Harbor m,

No River and Harbor Bill.
WASHINGTON, March 9.-The house
committee on rivers and harbors voted
today not to report a river and harbor
appropriation bill at this session.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-10

Of men and women which affect the delicate organs
and private diseases OF all kinds. rheumatism.
skin eruptions. ulcers. kidney and urinary 81.
seases. liver and stomach. difficulties. :iauCr.
opium and morphine habits Or chronic
under our directions, or, we will pay rail-
road fare and hotel bill to all who prefer to come
have the best of financial and professional refer
ences and transact our business on strictly
professional basis, promising nothing but what
free free cure, free sample OF ODD
frauds but think it is best in the end to be hon
est with our patients. Write us to-day; don't de-
lay. = 4 :
:, We have carefully prepared Symptom Blanks
No. l, for men; No. 2, for women;, No. g. for skip
booklet which we will send fres to all who really
desire truthful information abont their condi-
ton. Call or address.
DIR. HATHAWAY g. CO.,
Cor. 4th and Nebraska Sts.. Sioux Civ. Iowa
denton this paper.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-10

DIR. Hathaway&Co.'s
experience during the
last 2Oyears has proved
the fact that they have
cured thousands of
cases where other doc.
tors havo failed, and
this warrants them in
making this remarku-
bio offer. All persons
who are suffering from
any chronic disease
have now an opportu.
nifty to test the treat
ment of the acknow-
lodged leading physi..
clans and specialists of
this country, with an
absolute surety Of be-
ing cured. Special d..
seases. such as catarrh,
blond noienn ,ynaknnoe
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-10

In conversation with Supervisor w.
ID. Stanley, Tuesday morning, he told
us that he had just been down to the
Kennedy farm, near the John Hunter
place, where he had ordered county
bridge one hundred and twelve feet
long constructed over the 'Botna.
He also informed us that another
county bridge was soon to be built on
section sc, Greeley township, near
the John Schlater home.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-03-10
TWO HYpoCRlTEs.

CYRUS SYLVESTER.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-07-06
HoPElESSLY SPLIT.

The Democratic convention held ut
Camden very recently, ostensiblY to
confer IA To the ensuing campaign,
but in reality to harmonic the silver
and gold wings of the party. was n
failure, and the factions are to-day
more widely divided, if possible, than
before the conclayc
Ex-Governor George r. Werta. who
was in town during the week. refer
ring to the Democratic situation, said
The Democratic party in New Jersey
IS hopolcssly divided and cannot get
together before election The action
of some Of the counties IN replacing
sound money Democrats with active
and well known supporters of BRYAN
has been unwisc and unfortunate.
am of the opinion that the Repubi-
cans will, from present appearances,
elect their Gubernatorin candidate
and will again carry all the Congress
ional districts, with the possible ex-
eeption of the Seventh The friends
of ex-Gongressman Cornish nre quietly
pushing him for the Goyernorship,
but think he would rather mike the
run for Congress i'll the Fourth dis
rict, Mayor Seymour Of Newark is
also being talked of, but with party
widely separated ON the principal
issue what's the usc of talking about
candidates.
. am not active III politics My
friends want me to accept the nomina-
ton for Congress in the Seventh IIud-
son county, district, but don't think
| will HURTS 10. Chf0Hfete
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-07-06
CLARK PIERSON, Editor.
LAMBERTVILLE. y. J.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 6, 1898.

The great naval victory which was
won on July I'd, practically wiped the
Spaniard from the seas The most
marvellous part of it is, that but one
man was killed on board the United
States fleet
Strangely enough, the Spaniards do
not appear to be conscious that they
are whipped. Like the freshman $
snake that was dead but was not con
scious Of il Spain may wrigsle
around II little longer, but 1t will only
increase her humiliation. The victims
of her cruelty and crimes, long crying
10 heaven for redress. now scr the
dawn of hope
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-07-06
SUMMER OUTINGS.


Personally Conducted Tours Via Fem.
sytania Railroad.
The Pennsy lyanin Railroad Conn
amy announces the following Person
ally Conducted Tours for the Summer
and early Autumn of 1898
To the North Including Watkins
Glen, niagara Falls, Thousand Islands,
Montreal, Quebec, An Sable Chnsn.
Lakes Champlain and George, Sara
toga, and daylight rido through the
Highlands of the lIudson). July 9G aud
August l6 Rate 800 for the round
trip from New York, Philadelphia.
Baltimore, and Washington, covering
all expenses of II two-week's trip.
proportionate rates from other points.
To Yellowstone Park aud the Trans
Mississippi Exposition ON special
train of Pullman sleeping, compart-
ment, observation, and dining ears,
allowing eight days in Wonderland
and two days nj Omaha, September .
Rate, S235 from New York. Philadcl-
phia, Baltimore. and Washington. S23O
from Pittsburg.
10 Niagara Falls, excursion tickets
good To return within ten days will be
sold ON July n, August and 1s, Sep
tember I, 10, and %, ut rate of $40 from
Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Wash
lngton, These tickets include traus-
portation onl Y, and will permit of stop
over within limit Mt Buffalo, Rochest
rr and Watkins on the return trip.
Two ten-days tours to Gettysburg,
lnray Caverns, Natural Bridge, Nr
ginia Hot Springs, Richmond, and
Washington, September % and Oetob.
or 10, Rate, $50 from New York, $6a
from Philadelphia. rroportionntt
rates from other points.
For itineraries and further iniorma
tion apply to ticket agents. or address
Geo. w. Boyd, Assistant General Pas
sen%er Agent. Philadelphia.
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DELIGHTFUL SUMNER TOURS.
Two Tours 10 the North via rennsyIvania
Railroad.

y" '"''F' =" '"r , ,"ra" wa '"''' anna
- 49,, = a., ~.
Tor the onYenlehee ol lhose VINO
seek the most attfactlFe WY % Spe penn
ing u summer vacation llle lenilSN !
YanIa Railroad company ms aLIrahSeo
two delightful tours TO me N9fih' I'M
der the personally,cohaneted tou ,ri'
system, July 20 ana August 10. Ne
points included III the itinerary "no
the country traVefse,a apouiiH III
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-07-06
WORK TO DO IN THE PHILIPPINES

WORK TO DO IN THE PHILIPPINES.
Meanwhile we shall have To enforce
and make good the reforms that the
Sraniards falsely promised 10 the in
surgents II those reforms are ne
complished hy rs in good faith. we
shall have rendered the native popu-
latiou the most enormous benefits.
Further than that, we need not for mn
instant concern ourselves about the
inherent rights of the natives of the
Philippines To govern themselves.
Their rights OF self-Goyernment do
not extend an inch beyond their ahil-
itv under the existing circumstances
To carry on for themselves n peaceful,
orderly, and beneficial regime.
We do not know rs yet what their ca
pncity may be. The simple fact that
we have sent thousands of American
soldiers already, and ARE about to
send more, counts for n heavier rgu-
mcnt than all the opponents of Amer
ica's so-called imperial policy could
frame in whole year In other words
the thing is already done. We did
not instruct Dewey, after smashing
the Spanish fleet, to bid the insurgents
Godspeed and sail away from the
Philippines as fast ms possible hut on
the contrary we have sanctioned his
continuance mt Manila and his demand
that Governor General August should
surrender the Philippine Islands To
the United States. And now we have
sent the soldiers to make good that
demand, and have commissioned Gen.
Wesley Merritt to serve rs provisional
military governor of the Philippines,
with an authority that is understood
also to extend TO the I.adrones and
the Caralnes We do not intend to
hand the people of the Philippines
back to the Spaniards and our sense
of deceney and respect for the en-
lightened opinion of mankind will not
permit us To abandon them. Nor will
the riyalries and conflict OF the Euro
pean and Asiatic powers make il pos
sible for MS to select England or Hol-
land or any other power as our resid-
nary legatee. From 1.-The Progress
of the World, in the american
Moafhlg Recietr If Rerie,eS for July.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-07-06

MY mother had what was called a
tumor an consulted numerouf specialists
without obtaining cure. She concluded To
try FOODS SarSaparilla and after taking a few
bottles there Was no trace of the tumor left.
My father has been cured of chronic diarrhoea
by Hoods Sarsararlla W { MooRr. New
Egypt, n ,.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-07-06
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

ESTATE or FRInpEnIcKA kINtNiEI, DToEAsEn.
Pursuant to the order of O. II Sproul, Sur.
rogate of the County of Hunterdon, made on
the eleventh day Of. February, A. D, one
thousand eight hundred and ninety-eight
notice Is hereby given to all persons having
mel, late Of the County of Hunterdon, de.
ceased, 10 present the same, under oath on
affirmation, 10 the subscriber, Administrator
cum teStamento anneNo of said deceased
within nine months from the date of said
order; and any creditor negleeting 10 bring
in and exhibit his or her claim (under oath on
ailirmationl, within the time SO limited, will
be forever barred of his or her action there
for against the said Administrator.
Dated Feb. nth, A d, lSss.
JOHN SIMON,
Administrator cum testamento annexo.
Feb l6, ls9s-
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-07-06
MONDAY, THE ELEVENTH DAY OF
July, NENT,


between the hours OF twelve and five o'clock
iii the afternoon of said day, nj the Court
House, in the township of Raritau, in the
county of Ilunterdon and State of New Jer-
sey, all that tract or lots of land and premises,
situate, lying and being in the City of Lam
hertvile, County of Ilunterdon and State OF
New Jersey, bounded and described as fol-
lows, to wit: beginning ON the West side oi
South Main street and corner To lands ol
James Il Brewster, thence ~ along the lands
of said Brewster westerly one hundred and
tifty-seVen feet, SIX inches Ia the East line ol
Wilson street, thence S@l along the East line
of said Wilson street, northerly forty feet tC
the corner of lands of Albert Van Horn
thence iS along said Van Horns land and
lands of Sarah 5 Van Horn easterly one hum
dred and sixty feet seven inches 10 the West
side of Main street aforesaid, thence a. south
erly along the West side of the said Main
street forty feet to the place of beginning
containing within said bounds SIX Thousand
one hundred and sixty square feet of land, b,
the same more or less, and being lots Nos ~
| 49, % and sc, as designated on the map OF plaI
of lots in the City of Lamhertville, surveyed
by Thomas Il Fisher, civil engineer, Nav y
1857
Seized as the property of Sarah G Horn, ct
al, and taken in execution at the sult ol
Christopher V u Holcomhe, and To he sole
by
JOHN RAMSEY,
June :, lSgS- pr's fees - 20 Sheriff
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-07-06

Sick headache, billiousncss, con
stipation and all liver and stomach
troubles can be quickly cured by using
those famous little pills known as
DeWitt's Little Early Risers. They
are pleasant to take aud never grippe.
S. w. Cochran Il 90.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1898-07-06

Cows are high all over the West. 1t IS
said that there is no money in car
load tl.H does not average $45 at
public sale in the East.