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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-11-01
Washington and the Indians.

More than once Washington enter.
mined Indians. Trumbull, artist lion
of the hour, had painted full length
portrait Of the president Curious to
see the effect Washington led n party
OF full blooded Indians suddenly into
view OF 1t. One of them advanced and
touched the painted figure. "Ughw he
grunted, with suspicion. He looked
behind to see IL It were really Hat; dis
covered with disgust that 1t was. Not
one would permit Trumbull to sketch
him. The president took m amIablc
walk down broadway with the Indians
In their savage dress, paint and fenth.
era, statellness of civilization and say.
age statellness contrasted. The dignity
of the unrcgcnernte Indian was real,
and yet he was tickled Ike II child with
this opportunity for display Leila
Herbert In lIarpcr's Magazine.
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A Complicated Flag.

The Sp 1iSh royal standard Is most
complicated The red and yellow of
the Spanish llas IS said to be derived
from this occurrence: In 1878 Charles
the Bold dipped his fingers In the blood
of Geof'rcH cauut of Barcelona, aud
dreW them down the counts golden
shield - foipn of hls appreciation of
the lattef's bravery The shield, 50
marked, hteame the arms of Rarec.
Iona. which heeame part of Aragon,
and It's arms We're taken by that king.
dom.
Now 10 the royal standard: In the
first quarter or upper left hand part of
the flag are the arms of Leon and Cas-.
tile, the lion and the castle; the second
quarter Is taken up, one half by the
arms of Aragon, one half by the arms
Of Sicily. The upper thlrd of the quar-
ter directly under the iirs0. shows the
is divided between the flag of Hur'
gundy and the black lion of Flanders;
the upper third of the fourth quarter
shows the checkers, another Burgun-
dian device, while the lower two-thlrds
is shared by the red eagle of Antwerp
aud the golden lion of Rrahant, and on
the top of all this are two shields, one
showing the Portuguese arms, the 9TH
er the French neur-dr lis Considerable
OF flag that!
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-11-01

He sat in the reading room of Il CHI
eago hotel with notebook and pencil
In his hand, and after wetting the pen
ell on his tongue "A dozen times With
out writing anything he turned 10 the
man I'll his left and said.
Il want to get ut au expression, but
can't think Of it, want something
Synonymous with avalanche"
would landslide dor
I've got that"
I'm what sense are you going to use
it?"
"Well I'm running for alderman mt
u special election In my town, aud
want TO make IL memorandum Of how
1t resulted E"
ooh, | see! You could say you We're
showed under"
YES; but that's hardly strong
enough"
Buried out of sight"
"rhat's better, hut lacks strength"
How badly wrrp you bcatenY
"By oeer 800, where ought to have
had 4a0 majority
"Then should put ii that you were
literally swiped off the face Of the
earth"
'"rhnts good that's the idea. That's
strong and euphonlous and has rhythm
In 1t. Yes; | Was Oh the ticket and sure
of election. | had 5000 up that had
n walkoVer ! was swiped, and there
are not enough Of my mangled remains
left to fill fhimble Thank you, sir
literally sWiPed off the face OF the
earth and Ice hanged to mel" Wash
ington Post
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-11-01
Advertiser.

A new and verdant postmaster In u
small rural town had received lnstruc.
lions to advertise MI letters uncalled
for ut the end of certain length of
time He o5cyed orders by inserting
the following advertisement In the vii
lage weekly paper at the end of the
first week of his term of office:
"rhere are ten letters Ia the post
office that nobody has called for. II
them they belong TO dan't take notice
and call by the end Of the month, the
letters will be sent TO the dead letter
Office Anybody expecting letters they
amt got can come aud see II any Of
these letters belong 10 them. All take
notice"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-11-01
CaRed Tiacrs.

When you see the animals in the
park menageries pacing back and forth
testlessly In their cages. do not take II
for granted that the creatures are I'M
happy or even disconnected Ii may
be that the lion or the tiger or the POI
lar bear that moves about with appar
emily ceaseless activity liz only taking
his daily exercise, without which he
would pine aud die soon When the
wild creatures nre In their nntive Jun
giles. they are kept pretty busy hunting
food, Thus each day they walk many
miles perhaps. In their narrow cages
In the parks they are pleutlfully sup
piled with food, but their brawny bod
les still demand II grcnt amount of ex-
erclse Mile after mile Is paced off
daily by the uneasy creatures.
Usually they move with long.
swinging stride, but when mcaltlme
comes around then the step quickenS
until, when the keeper appears with
his baskets of meat. the tigers and
Hons and other animals leap against
the bars and growl md whine and lash
their tails. In fact they net like great,
hungry boys do after long dny's
trump " they nnd that supper Is late
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-11-01

zone day." says writer IN the Bos.
ton Transcript, "the mother OF n 10
year-old boy gave him two slices of
buttercd bread. telling him TO give one
OF them to his little sister. lie carried
out the order. That night when he
went to bed he was evidently disturb
ed In his mind and rcmorscful about
something, and his mother questioned
him In n why TO bring out the truth.
81 / wasn't nice to Peggy abou
that bread aud butter he owned.
"tWhyr asked his mother Did yot
take the bigger plecer
ono he answered Hers was Il
little bigger than my piece was but
mine was good deal buttercr."
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-11-01
HIS REPUTATION SAVED.
How "a Crack Shot became Indebted
to an Irish Sergeant.


TO an Irish Sergeant.
'"They tell Il funny story in the army
about Captain Patillo, the crack shot"
said one of party of late diners. "Ac-
cording TO the yarn, General Miles and
n high Washington official once visited
a western post where the captain was
stationed and sent word that they
would like to see little exhibition OF
his skill. Patillo happened to be quite
sick at the time, but he couldn't very
we'll refuse and presently appeared on
the long distance range. He blazed
away, and an Irish sergeant who had
been sent out to net as marker, waved
small flag What does that meanT
asked the distinguished visitor. III
means | missed the whole target re.
piled Patillo gloomily. He tried again,
with the same result 4 don't know
what's the matter with mev he ex.
claimed In deep modification. 4 never
did such work In my llfe'
AT the third shot the distant figure
varied the wigwagglng, and the as.
sembled officers applauded. The sig.
nal meant 81 bullseye. Thereupon ne
fired 20 consecutive rounds, ana each
time the flag waved back the news
that he had pierced the inner circle. II
was a marvellous record, an unparal
leled score. The distinguished visitor
was very gracious In his congratula.
lions.
Later ON Patllo, still beaming, met
the marker crossing the parade
grounds. Hello, sergeant he said,
L wonder what the deuce made me
miss the target those first two shotsr
whist, captainH replied the I,rlshman
drawing close. ''Tis divll tho tonne ye
hit 1t at all, Mt allp Didn't hit It at
allF cried Patlllo In amazement. Then
why did you signal all those bulls.
eyesT Faith, sor,' said the sergeant
reproachfully, knew yer ripytatlon
was Mt stake New Orleans Times.
nnpnnnpat
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-11-01
FATE OF HIS DRESS SUIT.
Loaned II to His Friend, and Now II
HurIcd LIN aln aEa

Loaned II TO His Friend, and Now II
IL buried In the Grave.
mo, l am not going out In the even
ings Just now TO anything but strictly
Informal affairs" remarked friend OF
the saunterer the other day. "Whyf
Well, because Just now am not the
possessor of dress suit and lack the
wherewlthal to purchase another. II
happened this way: l had friend, a
good fellow, who came TO me one night
and asked me IL | wouldn't lend him
my swallowtall. | consented, but /
told him l wanted tho, clothes back the
next week. as | had " function to at.
tend myself
well, TO make long story short,
the week went by and not word
from my friend or not sign of my
evening duds. | had to cross my date
and was pretty mad, but | didn't say
anything, Another week went by and
still no word. Then decided to go out
and hunt up my friend and find out II
he intended to keep my clothes forever
Il called Mt his boarding house and
rang the bell His landlady came to
the door, When | asked IL my friend
was In, she gave n gasp of astonish-
ment and exclaimed why, didn't you
know he was dead and burIedf'
at was my turn to be knocked out.
After recovered my breath, explain.
ed that / had not heard the news and
had merely called to take back my
dress suit. II would doubtless be found
among my friends effects, explained.
"The lnndlady turned pink, white
and then pink again. Why she gasp
ed, that must have been the suit we
buried him In 1t was the only good
one we found among his wardrobe
$50 you see the reason why l say
no to X, $. V. T. notes Just now."-
Philadelphia Inquirer.
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PASSING OF WASHINGTON.
"a IT'S Welt" We're the Inst word. az


"'Tis Welt" Were the Last Words of
the Father of Ills Country.
AS the day advanced the patient
Washington began to realize the ex-
treme gravity of his condition." writes
William Perrine of THE Last Years
of Washington's Life" In The Ladies'
Home Journal. Suffering and nearly
exhausted, he asked his wife to bring
him his Wills from his desk and indl.
Gated which OF the two should be de
stroyed. Toward night he became very
weak. L find am going now.' he said
aud added, after giving injunctions as
To his accounts and papers, 1T Is the
debt which we must all pay
occasionally he made such remarks
during the evening as. Doctor, | die
hard, but | am not afraid 10 CO. and
You had better not take any more
trouble about me. but let me go or
quietly; cannot last long DIR. Craik
could do little more than press the
hand of his old friend and then sit by
the iireside In the simply furnished
room, sadly waiting for the end. Mrs,
Washington, seated nj the foot Of the
bed, listened In silent grief.
AT 10 o'clock the dying man, after
much effort, made those around him,
who included four servants. under
stand that he wished to be buried de.
Gently and that his body might not be
put In the vault until three days after
his death. The last words he WAS
heard 10 say when he was told that he
had been understood were. Ills we'll
Not long ofterwprd his breathing
became easier, he Rested quietly, he
even made n movement 10 feel his own
pulse, but his countenance changed, his
hands fell, and he died without strug
gle or sigh. Major Lear motioned
that the end had come. Ills we'll said
the widow In composed voice. 4
shall soon follow him.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-11-01
GeiiInu Rone Sense.

4 pecullarlty about roplng horses or
steers with n lnsso is that after getting
n hard fall II few times they quickly
get rope sense" | have often seen
them, In n corral, stand stock still
when the rope falls across their backs
even when. as matter Of fact. they
are not caught, IT any render has ever
encountered n clothesline while run
ming at full speed in the dark, the line
stretched at about the level of the
throat, he will notice that lie doesn't
run across that lawn any more after
nlghtfall. He's got rope sense" Ia
fact Wide World Magazine.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-11-01

A writer In The Dumb Animals tells
us that one OF Uncle Sans most faith
full servants In the state of Maine but
one that draws no salary. lives ut Port.
land Head lighthouse. 1t Il n large
gray parrot, brought from Africa some
time ago and presented to the keeper
OF the light.
The bird soon noticed that when tho
fog began to blow In from the ocean
somebody would cry out Fog coming.
Blow the horn
One day the fog suddenly began to
come In thick. and the men did not no
tice 1t. But Poll did and cronkcd out
Fog coming. Blow the horn" Ever
since then, whenever fog ~ perccptI-
bic. Poll never falls TO give warning.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-11-01
QUEER WAYS OF NATURE.
where the Tortoise IN ~ Bpromcter
and Files Eat spiders.

and Files Eat spiders.
The tortoise Is not I'm animal one
would naturally fix upon AS likely To
be afraid of rain, but II Is singularly
so, Twenty -four hours or more before
rain falls the Galapagos tortoise makes
for some convenient shelter ON n
bright clear morning when not cloud
Is to be seen, the deni1ens of Il tortoise
farm on the African coast may some.
times be seen heading fer the nearest
overhanglng rocks When that hap
pens, the proprietor knows that rain
Will come down during the day, and,
as n rule, II comes down In torrents.
The sign never fails This pre- scnsa.
ton, on whatever you may call It,
which exists In many birds and beasts
may be explained partly from the in.
creaslng weight of the atmosphere
when rain IL forming, partly by hab
It's of living and partly from the need
Of moisture which Is shared by all.
If we want To find n country where
nnture has turned things topsy turvy-
that u.s. according to our notion we
must 20 to Australia. Many things are
reversed In that country. II Is summer
there while II Is winter In America.
Trees shed their bark instead of their
lcavcs; fruit has the stone, or kernel,
outside; sWans are black; there IL n
species of fly TINT Kills and cats the
spider, md n fish, called the climbing
perch, that walks deliberately out Of
the Na,Sr and, with the aid of It's fins,
climbs the adjacent trees after the In
scets that lnfest them. When to this
we add that most OF the birds have no
song and the flowers no odors, II Is
cnslly seen that It Is ON the other side
of the world In more senses than one.--
Atlanta Constitution.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-11-01

Mental discipline, tho exercise of the
faculties of the mind, the quickenlng
of your apprehension. the strengthen
ing of your memory, the forming Of "A
sound. rapid and discriminating Iudg
ment, nr1 OF even more Importance
than the store Of learning. Establish
control over your own minds practice
the economy Of time, exercise nm unre-
hitting vigilance over the requirement
Of habit. These urc the arts, this Is
tho pnticnt and lnborious process, by
which, in nil times and In Nil profes-
sions, the foundations OF excellence
and Of fame have been laid. Extract
From Sir Robert peels Address to the
Students of the University of elias
gov; From Charles Stuart rarker's
Life of Sir Robert Peel"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-11-01
A WARM RECEPTION.
He Arrived Home Too Soon and DID
Not Make a. Good Impression,


This resident OF Alfred street came
home ut the end of one week Instead of
three, rs he Intended when he started
on his business trip He had his valise
In his hand and rang the doorbcll with
vim
pity you couldn't bring a gong with
you" snapped the sour faced maid
who answered the call. whats the
sense of maxim such racket? We
don't want anything today" And she
slammed the door in way that show
ed she didn't mind noise II she made 1t
open that door" shouted the angry
owner
Go ON, now, We don't buy nothin OF
peddlers. we don't. has my orders
Quit kickln that door, or I'll telephone
for the police. Don't you think you
kin skeer me. Git chase ON your.
self"
Let me In at once, I'm the proprle.
tor of this place, the husband of youI
mistress"
CHATS n likely story. slch u lookin
ole trump MS YOU are. Make yourself
cNuiN' htN iHi ~ lulbutltitu uit
fraud"
He was ten times madden. because
he Is Il years older than his pretty
wife, and jumped up and down on thv
veranda While he shouted, waved his
valise and vowed all kinds of vcnge
ance.
Before he WAS placid enough to sec
straight the vrago was upon him with
tatron, and there was nothing foi
him but ignomnious Hight He was
just we'll under way when his wife mp
peared from down town and called n
halt. or course he sailed into her foi
having such n girl, gave the maid five
minutes notice Went through the
house like II storm and could only
smile the siekllest smile when he saw
the new servant scudding through the
back gate. Detroit Free Press.
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Dewey uud Ma cr,e..noe.

"Nhcre do you take command Of the
feet a lady friend asked Dewey Just
before he left for Manila.
"At lIongkong." he replied.
After n silence the lady said:
aren't you aggrievcd, In view of our
possible trouble with Spain. over being
ordered to tho remote Aslatic station,
which can hardly be In the picture In
ease OF warT
sailors LUCK" replied Dewey
Moreover. | haven't entertained griey-
ances for years"
And then be added. evidently as an
after thought BESIDES, you knoT
Spain owns the Philippines. - Ladi''t
Home Journal
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-11-01

Recent studies of the Kaders. n race
Of short, dark skinned, curly haired
natives living In the Anamalal hills
Of southern India, show that they
possess remarkable custom not else
where known IN India viz. the sharp
ening Of the luclsor teeth This they
accomplish by chipping the teeth to II
point, giving them the form Of cones.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-11-01

Mrs. Worth John, | think this gold
pen would be the most appropriate ar
tlcle we could send Harvey for birth
day present
Mr. Worth No, no; II we sent him
tl.ut. the first use he'd make Of It
would be to write home for money, no
wen send him cash and make an end
OF It, jewelers. Weekly.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-11-01

John" .he said softly. 'ha on
been saying anything about - to
mother lnt,:yT'
No" replied John. "M'hy ~ on
ask
"Becnusa he ,.aid this N <inIng lat
she believed yor were on he cv'' OF
proposing 10 me Now. ! % not " ish
you to spenk 10 IN Their when you Ia .ye
anything CT that k. I'D TO say. Bpeal, to
me. and I'll manag the bus ness With
mother"
And Jol'I aid he would.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-11-01
st, MARTIN DAYS.


She is a woman past her prime
Yet age has left her still as fair
As when, With roses in her hair,
She knew life's golden summer time.
Her smile more sweet for fallen tears,
Her heart grown kinder since Il learned
The griefs that married, the pain that burned
The disappointment of the years
Call her not old whose lips can speak
So tcnderly to those oppressed.
Call her not old within whose breast
The loveless ind the love they seek
For now. with holy purpose rife.
She scatters incense, balm and myrrh.
Until know these are for her
The blest ST Martin days of life
--ialia Mitchell in American Agriculturlst
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MnuId lie NnycI.

~ would Ike to shy something that
strikes the public as thoroughly origi
nal remarked the politician.
"Well," answered the friend, you
might admit that visit Of yours to
any city under any circumstances had
some political Significance. Washing
ton Star
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-11-01

The first Australian newspaper, the
Sydney Gazette, WIS published March
3, 1903, IL years after the rise Of the
colony. The delay was caused through
there being no printers among the con
victs who represented every profes-
sion, including the legal,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-11-01

In the mountains Of east Tennessee
the natives. or rather the lower circle
OF natives, take many liberties with
the queens English. y physician who
practices In that region tells Of an Incl
dent Illustrative Of THIS. He had pa
tient who was being nursed by Il
friend. One day the doctor called and
said TO the nurse:
"SNell Jim. how Ii BlllI"
"Blll air mighty bad today, Doc, u
Jim responded. ''lIis whole nervous
system seem TO be In n perfect STRAIT
egg" Memphis Scimltar.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-11-01

Ready for all that might befall tho
female detective prepared TO venture
forth ON the track OF the desperate
and cast one more look back.
as 10y disguise on straight?" she
asked Philadelphia North American
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-11-01

Watts The development OF the sense
of touch IN the blind Is something a1-
why's n wonder to me.
GotroX have II pretty well devel-
oped myself. | have got so | can lell
n borrowc. :Yo blocks away. i ldian-
.~l Ills Iou"nll
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FULTON'S STEAM WARSHlP.


The Recommendation to the Gov
ernmcnt signed ny Noted Men.
1t is interesting in the light of the
achievements of our navy In recent
years, especially those OF the splendid
fighting machines propelled at the rate
of 20 miles an hour, to read the follow
Ing report made during the war of 1872
on n proposition made by Robert Ful
ton to build steam vessel for the pro
lection Of our harbors and seaboard cit
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-11-01

II n man should Wear his pantaloons
so long that Wheiiever hc appeared on
the street he would be Obliged to reach
around behind and grab hold OF the
basement and hold them up. wouldn't
the indies hugh? LowyIlle IN. "
journal
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-11-01
Not up on French.

French Nagrant Iouyes vous me
bonner quelque chose pour mangt r.
madame?
American Lady You lmpudcr;
scoundrel. how dare You call me names
like iiltf y by, could have YOU ar
rested II chose. Ohio State Our, al
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-11-01

Surface manners are like cut flowers
stuck In n shallow glass with just
enough water to keep them fresh an
hour or so; but the courtesy that has
Its growth in the heart Is like the rose
bush In the garden that no Indictment
season can kill and no dark day force
to forego the unfolding of n bud
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-11-01

The art of self defense Is luoulcate,l
early among some of the wilder tribes
OF the Caucasus. who instruct their
children MS soon na they can walk "A
the use Of the dagger.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-11-01

Have VI ST i,t'I any lnng age be-
side English p
"Yes," answered ,-,is> Cayenne,
three go!f, baseball and yachting."-
Washington star.
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Mn.. c,ns.e r.en nnrn .ucLx.

lid 10 aalc {. II with that
A. to br yak " uncle's WIFI"
Fine. ..ftcr ms all settled up
and the law .'ers Ii the estate didn't
owe them cenI."-Ch.cago Times.
Herald.
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"And 30 they were made one"
ooh, | don't know. | believe she
stlll has "A mind OF her own" Chicag 0
Record.