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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-10-18
Caleb clark's Rheumatic Potatoes.

The most famous man in eastern
Washington county Me, is Caleb
Gushing Clark. Il Cape Cod fisherman,
who came ashore ut Bailcys Mistake
in company with his schooner during
the gale of September 1. 1Sa3. The
schooner landed among the rocks and
alder bushes twenty yards beyond
high water mark. and lies where she
struck. Clark discrcctly remained be
low deck until the storm had subsidized,
when he went To Il neighbours house
and WAS taken down with an attack of
rheumatic fever which kept him IN
bed three months. The owner of the
house liked him so we'll that he OBJ
tanned employment In the sardine fish
cries MS soon as he was able TO work.
making him SO contented that he has
never wished to return to Province
town.
Though Clark can place an attach
ment ON Fame ON account of the perils
he has seen. his chief claim to diStinc-
tion lies in the possession of remark
able breed of potatoes, The original
seeding of which WAS given to him hy
his benefnCtor for the purpose of eur
ing rheumatism. He began to carry
this potato in his pocket in March.
1891. Al that time II WAS larger than
hens egg, hard and full of Juice.
During the summer II began To wrinkle
and grow flahhy, so that Clark thought
Of throwing II away for IA new one,
and would have done SO several times
had he not been assured that To shift
Il rheumatic potato" meant bad luck.
During the next year II had fallen
away to the size of an English walnut
and became hardened. lying in his
pocket like n block of wood.
Meanwhile Clarks rheumatism had
entirely disappeared. SO one day in the
spring of 1876. after getting badly wet.
ted from dipping sardncs. he hung his
trousers on fence TO wash out i'm the
rain and left the ossc0us potato In one
of the pockets In June The rheumatism
returned With fury, which reminded
Clark OF his potato. TN searching his
trousers packets for the talisman he
found II had sprouted and partially de-
eaNed. Remembering the good it had
done him. Clark planted The tuber In
the garden and procured "A fresh potato
for his maladY. lie continued Ia ache
NIL summer until the potato which had
proved SO useful TO him had produced
its crop of tuhcrs, when he selected n
small ono from the lot of six and put
1t in his pocket
That was three years ago Since then
Clark has been pr0pacating and selling
rheumatic potatoes every season lie
has sold individual tuhers for rs much
rs 81 for "A single specimen, though his
regular price is ! cents.
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ADVERTISING RATES.

/ Square about inehes), / time, TO
+" -" I" times, f.25
A diminished rstso Tor large advertisements
aud for thus, run ing 'oi long periods.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-10-18
Tom Hnnd to IIla Children.

wish there were such nice green
hills here AS there are at Sandgate.
They must be very nice to roll down.
feit uir's9 - $3.50. eIs-~o hucb ar,
to prlckle one at the bottom! Do you
remember how the thorns stuck In us
like a penn'orth of mixed pins at Wan
stead? ! have been very Ill, and am 30
thin now | could stick myself Into a
prickle. My legs, In particular. ara 30
wasted away that somebody says my
pins are only noodles: and | am so
weak ! dare say you could push me
down on the floor and right through
the carpet, unless II was n strong pat
tern. | am sure, If | were at Sand
gate you could carry me to the Post
Office and fetch nay etters.-The Fort
nightly Review.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-10-18
A Deeeitfml EIN.

Two mon were standing outside a
jewelers. window, admiring the gorge
Gus display Of glttering gems that lay
before them Presently one Of them,
pointing TO an object in a red plush
tray, said
Just look at that scarf-pin repre-
sentlng fly. Any one can tell that's
not real"
well, | should think So" answered
his friend. whoever saw a common
fly with such bright appearance? II
! saw that on mans scarf | could tell
directly that 1t was enameled imita-
ton.
At that moment the object OF their
condemnation moved across the tray.
flew in the air and vanished. The two
men looked at each other, gasped and
moved away without a word.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-10-18
A Grn,y IInfcherN.

Brookville, Pa, has crow hatchery.
said to be the only one In the world.
This birds jet black head makes a
handsome trimming for ladies' hats,
and milliners are credited with paying
rs cents for each head. The eggs OF
crows hatch in an ordinary chicken in
cubator in fifteen days and in eight
weeks the birds are big enough to be
guillotined
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-10-18
Author of Familiar Savings.

George Herbert Il the author or COM
piler OF many shrewd sayings, such as:
"Wouldst thou have the cake and
keep 1t. tou?"
"The wearer knows where the shoe
pinches."
little pitchers have wide ears
at Is a poor sport that Is not worth
the candle"
Gods mills grind blow but sure.'
"Half the world knows not how the
other half lives"
His bark is wo,Be than his bite"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-10-18

experience as chief
consulting physician
to the Invalid -
Hotel and Surgical
Institute in Buffalo,
N. Y, he has treated
more than half Il
million people, with
a record of ninety
eight cures in every
hundred. The theory
held by Dr. Pierce
that the stomach is,
the chief breeding
place of disease, is
abundantly borne
out by the success
of his trcatni c II
which is addressed
primarily to the
stomach and other
organs of digestion
and nutrition.
No other medicine
acts 50 powerfully
and as perfectly on
the sto III ac h and
other organs Of de
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-10-18
Very ConhdIng.

81 never saw a man of more confld-
ing disposition than Barber"
That's Barber, all right. Why, he
even believes his own lies. INDIAN
apolis Journal.
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Ernm Rnd To Worse.

Courtney Smith Is writing a
Scotch dialect novel"
What does he know about dia-
lcct?'
"Why, he plays Chicago Rec
ord.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-10-18

There is to-day crying need of ref
ormation in the treatment of the body
The basis of this reformation is TO be found
in the thesis of Dr. X. V. Pierce :" Dis
eases which originate in the stomach must
be cured through the stomach"
In the thirty odd wears of DR. pierce's
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-11
oARsMEN FORM PLANS.
Boat Clubs Are Repairing Damages
or Devising improvements.

The South End Rowing Clubs barge
FELTON, is still at Rogers yard, Alameda
The new seats, oarlocks and other repairs
will almost make a new boat of 1t.
Last Sunday afternoon there was a
good attendance of members at the Dol
phin boathouse. Both the racing barges
were taken out, the new one being
manned by c. Roach (bow), J. s. Earls
(No. p, DR.. Axton CNo. 81 William o.
Patch (streke) and DR.. Hill (cockswain).
The old one carried ]. Farrell (bow), Z.
Sullivan (No. p, A. Micheletti (No. 81,
George Sullivan (stroke) and w. Schu-
macher (cockswain). The crews spurted
from the boathouse to Meiggs wharf and
back again, the new boat built by Twigg
proving her superiority to the old barge.
The Dolphin boathouse is so much used
by its members as a resort in their leisure
hours that it is proposed to fit it up with
incandescent lights, steam heater and
a telephone
The Alameda Boat Club gave a very
successful vaudeville entertainment last
night in Armory Hall, Alameda, for the
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-11
NOW FOR sTEELHEADS.
Anglers Who Are Enjoying Good
Sport on Russian River With
Rod and Line

During the past week very favorable
reports have been received from anglers
who are now trolling for game steelheads
on Russian River. Al Wilson, the veteran
angler, and some of his friends have been
camped at Duncans Mills for the past two
weeks, but the conditions were not faVor-
able for the enjoyment of good sport until
very recently, when a run of fishes aver
aging nVe pounds IN weight put IN an
appearance near the mouth OF Austln
Creek.
Wilson has taken quite a few nice fish
during the week, which he shipped to
Fish Commissioner Hon. Alexander Vo-
gelsang, who kindly remembered Ihe
sporting editors of the press when he dis
posed of the many highly priced denizens
or the stream TO friends ''in need OF pralh
food" Vogelsang is a man of eXtraorol-
nary forethought. He never forgets
happens to be distribution of fishes con-
templated. Vogesang, under the adVlce
of his medical adviser does not inoulge
In fish dinners because of dread OF that
horrible complaint, viz, enlargement Oh
the brain.
Among the well-known local anglers
who Will possibly catch more water than
fish on Russian River tomorrow are
Honest John Butler, who has Deen al
the game for the past three days without
success, and who is still trying; CHAP
Lain Terry, who recently lost the grip on
a fashionable visitor; Colonel kelihor, the
John Gallagher, the veteran roeman or
Oakland; w. r. Mcfarland, an inventor
of all kinds of things destructive to game
fishes in the way Of tackle; A. Shattuck,
who is the founder of the brass spoon;
Charles Breidenstein, the adipose tissue
man, whose nerves are unstrung at GER
tain times Dave Sachs, man who can
kill striped bass without the aid OF rod;
DOC" Cox, whose famous strike sends
messenger of death into the jaws of the
gamest of game fishes; Jack Sammi, the
fiowery" man, who lands heavy-Weight
fishes with the assistance OF a well-trained
Irish water spaniel, and last, though by
DO means least, Doc" Watt, whose repu-
tation for clearing trout streams of OBJ
jectionable shrubbery by means of strong
tackle and desire to conquer has spread
as far as the Highlands Of old Scotland.
Should the weather remGtn fine the
prospects for good fishing on Russian
River are good; but the fact that the
steelheads are making another move to
reach their spawning grounds is, in the
opinion of veteran anglers, an evidence
that a storm is near at hand, and anglers
must necessarily be up and doing If they
expect to enjoy any sport on Russian
River this year.
1t was reported yesterday that four
large steelheads were caught during the
past week at the white House" and
"Sandspit," Point Reyes,
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-11
PAINFULLY
SURPRISED
FILIP|NOS
Two of AgoncilIo's As
sociates Here.
ARRIVED ON AMERICA MARU
DID NOT KNOW UNCLE SAM WAS
IN ACTION.
We're on Their Way to Washington,
but Are Now Undecided.
Bold Fighting
Talk.
ARRIVED ON AMERICA MARU
DID NOT KNOW UNCLE SAM WAS
IN ACTION.

Two Fiiipinos arrived in this city yes.
terday afternoon on the America Maru,
They came here with the original inten.
tion of joining their three companions
who preceded them to Warrington as en-
issaries to this government, but since they
have learned what happened to their Ill.
advised countrymen they are undecided
what to do. They are General E. Riego
de Dios, whose title is General of Division
of the Philippine army, and Senor NJ
Riviera. They were unaware of the trou4
BILE until they were informed Of it by the
men on the pilot boat outside of the heads
and were dumfounded at the Informal
ton.
Riviera, who is young man Of 26 and
took the second degree in high school IN
his native land, speaks English quite flu.
emily, though with a marked Spanish acs
cent. AS soon as he realized the full force
of the news, he said;
"Well, am very sorry the conflict has
been precipitated. 1 was in hopes that
nothing of the kind would occur until we
had finished our mission to the United
States Government. But what has been
done is done, and l suppose it will serious
ly interfere with any negotiations we may
have had in mind General Dios and ]
were with the other three commissioners
but we remained at Yokohama on account
of sickness, and were to have Joined our
friends in Washington"
When told that the others had taken
establishment and were anxious to know
whether there was any danger in their re-
naming on American territory. On being
assured that they were as safe as though
they were in their own land, they ex-
pressed qualification.
When they reached this city they went
to the Palace Hotel and Immediately SET
out to inquire if any kilograms had been
received for them from the other com<
missioners. They went to both telegraph
of4ces, but there were no dispatches, and
they seemed to be much disappointed. al
though they attributed it to the fact that
the steamer had arrived one day ahead OF
schedule time, and by to-day they expect
instructions from their companions which
will shape their future movements.
The news Of the terrible loss sustained
by their people must have come with
stunning effect on the two Ftlipinos, for
they appear 10 be entirely nonplused as il
not quite assured of their security. Ac-
eording to DR.. Farrell, who also returned
on the steamer and conversed with RI
viera on the voyage over, they have
changed considerably in their demeanor.
Riviera was emphatic in his declarations
at that time that the commission, of
which he was a member, was going to de-
mand independence from the Government
at Washington.
I'VE will fight to the death" said Ri
viera, for I tell you we Filipinos know
how to fight. We want to be free just as
you are in your country"
During the interview Riviera translat-
ed the conversation to General Rios, but
the latter was particularly reticent and
made very few comments.
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-11
THE FRIENDLESS
AND DESP|SED
RACIVAN WON
Defeated Arbaces at
Odds of rs to |.
F0GGY SPORT AT INGLESIDE
-FOUR CHOICES MET WITH DIS
ASTER.
Miss Rowena Took the Owners Han
dicap From Ailyar-Tammany
Hall q Fast One-Paul
Griggs sulked.
F0GGY SPORT AT INGLESIDE
FOUR CHOICES MET WITH DIS
ASTER.

The racing at Ingleside yesterday was
diversified by seeing the fields disappear
III a fog bank, and then an anxious wait
for general results. In a measure it is
an Improvement over clear weather sport.
Money is burned up, and the luckless
Spectator has no grievances to pour into
the ear of his neighbor Very little could
be seen of the running, and there was a
noticeable lack of kicking" Four favor
logged and the ring got back con-
.. siderable portion of the money it loaned
.out on Thursday.
When Barney Schrieber parts with one
of his horses the animal, as a rule, gen.
orally becomes imbued with speed and
staying qualities in it's new owners col
>ots. When Barney had Raciyan a race
::could scarcely be manufactured short
for him. P. Ryan purchased the
galding, and in the opening event. mile
selling run, he went 10 the front and was
.never headed. beating the odds-on choice,
,Arbaces, half a length in 1:42A. Eddie
Jones had the mount, and the books laid
. anywhere from 40 to IS to l against the
outsider.
:. The five furlong handicap gave the tall
ent a hard setback. Pat Dunnes Ailyar,
with 10l pounds up. was made the medium
of a big plunge, going to the post to
.faVorite. When the horses came into
view Miss Rowena was leading, and the
-.chestnut mare led the favOrite out with
something in reserve. Mary Black fin
*iShed third.
- In the second event, at six furlongs, the
>. gray horse, Paul Griggs, with ''Skeets''
Martin in the saddle had one CT his sulk-
ing fits. He opened a l 10 favorite, and
after geceding TO Z to 10 ran umplaeed The
start was scrambling one, with High
land Ball away in the lead. The chestnut
horse led to within a few yards of the
wire, where he was collared and beaten
out a head by Bulman, on Cyril 6 to /
chance, played by the smart folks. Sir
Urian, 30 to l shot took the show
The win of the mile selling run by Duke
u. & Wishard's colt, Stamina. created quite
furry in the market. The three-year-
plenty of TO l about him in the ring. Cut
off at the first turn, he soon showed in
front, and actually rolled in a couple of
lengths ahead of the sizzling favorite,
MerOps Bullman made a late drive on
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-11
Handball Sport for Sunday.

John Riordon of Phil Ryan's handball
court has arranged seven double handed
games at the San Francisco court, S5S
Howard street, for Sunday. The schedule
as arranged comprises some of the crack
players of the city, including Riordon
himself.
players who will enter for the honors of
the day:
E. Barry and NJ. Kirby VS.. J. Kirby and D.
Regan.
r. Madden and NJ. Espen vs. T. Hanlon and
B. Irwin
]. Bowling and NJ Mcguire vs. ]. White and
NJ Mclaughlin.
P. Hutchinson and p. Ryan vs. J. Lawless
and D. Connolly.
A. McVicker and C. Smith vs. ]. Condor and
T. Leach.
]. Riordon and J. Collins VS. M. j. Kiigallon
and Z. Maoney.
]. C. Nealon and r. Linehan vs. T. f. Bon
net and p. Donnelly.
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-11
THE TENNIS WORLD.
Ladies' Handicap Doubles Tourna-
ment and Some Hot Matches
During the Week.

the ladies' tournament, doubles handf-
cap, which was to have been played on
the California Club courts Wednesday
last, was begun but, owing to the failure
of several teams to put in an appearance,
1t was postponed week. The first match
between Miss Elsie Clark and Miss Bow
man and Miss Opal Pierce and Miss Ada
Clarke was won by the former team in
two straight sets, the score being 6-3. So
Miss Clark and Miss Bowman gave their
opponents 30 in every game and found
no difficulty in defeating them with that
heavy handicap. The other teams entered
for the tournament which will be played
on Wednesday are: Miss Hunter and Miss
Fisen, Miss Edith Chesebrough and Miss
Ruth Foster, Miss Helen Chesebrough
Lacy, Miss Deane and Miss Painter Miss
Sandman and Miss Lola Davis. This list
comprises the great majority of the young
lady players of the California Tennis Club
and with the handicaps allowed should
insure closely contested matches.
During the week some very interesting
matches were played. The Whitney
brothers have been battling one another
in hot singles, George winning the major
ity of sets. Murdoch, the Alameda play
er, visited the courts, and, Joined with
George Wyhlttney' tny play1ee[d very hot match
Bradshaw. The first set was a lengthy
affair, the score 14-12 showing how even
ly matched the teams were. This set and
the second also went to George Whitney
and the Alamedan.
In a three handed game George Brad
shaw bested Bliven and Root, Ga. TO.
Biven and Root then went at a singles
contest which lasted all afternoon, the
majority of games being attached to the
formers credit DAILY beat McGavin, the
elder, 60, Ga. Grant Smith and Cornell
late, with the honors devolving to Smith.
If the attendance warrants 1t on Sunday
an impromptu tournament will be played.
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-11

purpose of raising funds with which to
enlarge its boathouse, which has for some
time past been too small for the increased
number of members. The committee hav-
OF f. 5. Cone, David Greenleaf, w. G..
Hansen, Theodore Eisfeldt and Herbert
Wilhelmi All worked hard to secure
good talent and insure a large attendance.
The entertainment realized a considerable
sum for the building fund.
The regular monthly meeting of the Pio-
neer Rowing Club was held last Sunday.
Over in Sessions Basin, East Oakland,
just to the south of the quarters of the
Oakland Canoe Club, are the lighthouses
OF the Columbia Rowing Club and of the
Boating Association of the University of
California. On fine Saturdays and Sun
days considerable activity is to be seen
around both these lighthouses, several
young men going out for exercise in row.
boats boats or Outraged skiffs. But though
these two associations are the most gen
uinely amateur rowing clubs on the bay,
neither of them sends representatives
to the Pacific Association of the Amateur
scullers for any of the regattas held on
the bay. The best interests Of amateur
rowing in California would be served If
these two organizations could be induced
representatives to the open regattas.
1t is highly probable that during the
present season the Olympic Boat Club
VIII be established upon new basis.
! NNiN4Ii4t 'oSCPh - Soiiiiol, VIM mas pSel
member of the Olympic Club since 1862
is enthusiastic about the project. He
wishes to establish at Tiburon a sort of
country club-a headquarters for oars
men, cyclists. pedestrians, handball play
ers and for all desiring a course of athletic
exercise and training. committee on
ways and means has been appointed, and
it is expected that a plan will be formu-
latetd.
The Olympic Club has promised to pay
over the initiation fee of $40 to the boat
club If thirty new members are secured.
This would provide a sum of $780, with
which a new barge could be purchased.
The boat club during last season was pre-
vented from entering crews at the open
regattas largely by the fact of having no
suitable light barge
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-11
YAcHTsMEN HOLD ELECTION.
Commodore Hill's Sloop Will Be the
Flagship of the San Franciscos.

AT the annual meeting of the San Fran
cisco Yacht Club, held on Wednesday,
nearly forty members were present, more
than usual interest being taken I'm the
election of officers. The opposition ticket,
with DR.. A. w. Mckenzie for commodore,
l.. A. Haven for financial secretary. Isidor
Cutie for treasurer, and Matthew Turner
for measurer, the rest Of the nominees
being the same as on the regular ticket,
received a few votes, but the regular tick
ct was elected by a handsome majority.
Club is largely due to the fact that no
liquors are allowed to be sold or kept for
sale on the club premises.
+. A. Schobers yawl Pinta. which was
recently ratfied and won by E. +. Sagar,
owner of the sloop Edna. has been sold.
The second race of the Oakland Navy
Will take place tomorrow in the Creek
over siX-mile course, described as fol-
drawn from buoy anchored off the float
of the Alameda Boat Club to a stake
about a quarter of a mile distant; thence
to and around a floating. flag anchored in
sions Basin, leaving the same on the port
hand; thence to and around the buoy an
chored off the float of the Alameda Boat
Club, leaving the same on the port hand;
thence to and around a buoy anchored
off the Cotton Mills, leaving the same on
the port hand; thence to and around the
floating flag to the south of Sessions Ba-
sin, leaving the same on the PORTLAND;
thence to and around the buoy off the
float of the Alameda Boat Club, leaving
the same on the port hand; thence to and
around the Cotton Mills buoy, leaving the
same on the port hand; thence to and
around the floating flag near Sessions Ba-
sin, leaving the same on the port hand;
thence to and across the starting line,
leaving the Alameda buoy on the star
board hand.
The San Francisco call., 1899-02-11

volver at my head 1 seized the weapon
from her and subsequently had her ar
rested for assault with deadly weapon,
OF which offense she was adjudged guilty
ana sentenced to three months imprison-
ment. Since then she has made several
other attempts on my life, and a charge
or assault to murder is now hanging over
her head in Judge Lows court.
For little while Gladys ceased her OBJ
noxious attentions and / concluded she
had returned to Swotzel, whose friend she
mas been, on and off, for the past two
years.
"On Thursday, February 2, was mar
ried to Mrs. Mary Bernieri, and on Sum-
gay ga we celebrated the happy event by a
Green street Sunday night after the
festivities, as my wife and myself, accom-
panied by Mr.. and Mrs. p. Bebano and
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard, were returning to
our home at 100S1a Clay street we noticed
that man and woman We're seated at the
head of the stairs. When we reached the
top Of the three steep flights that lead to
the house the woman rose and Kissed in