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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-08-02
: HlpoENslN PETTIooATs
Vast Wealth Of a Woman Sewn Up
In Her Clothes.

Quite a sensation has recently been
cadssd at Jassy, In Rounania, by the
death of a Mrte Balsch. who has, by
her eceeptricities. for years past, at
tracted much attention il that town.
a Herr Veldiman, by whom she had a
daughter After year or two of mar
ried life she divorced him and married
Herr Balseh. by whom she had
son. soon after the lstter's birth she
left her second husband.
She then went to Paris, where she
called herself Countess Won BalseA.
Toward her children she never seemed
to feel anytbipg. but the greatest ha
tired, and when her son died she sent
the body to his Father for burial. She
turned her daughter out OF her house,
and the unfortunate girl was only kept
from starvation by the kindness Of rel
atives. After the death OF her second
husband she returned to Roumania,
where she lived in complete retire
ment.
In spite of the fact that she was ex-
tremely wealthy she lived in the most
wretched manner, and was generally
reputed to be b miser. A few days ago
she died. When her daughter came
to examine her belongings no trace of
money could be found. In going
through her mothers clothing. how
ever, she noticed that one of the petit
coats seemed somewhat stiff, as il
heavily lined. She ripped 1t open and
found over 100000 notes sewed under
the lining.
This put her on the track. and all
her mothers petticoats, of which she
had an enormous number. were exam
ined. In nearly every one large sums
OF money were found, amounting all
together to between 100000 francs
and 100000 francs.-Fremdenb
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Spelling FOR A FIGHT.
Canada seems Eager to Inaugurat
a Tariff War.

Canada seems Eager to 1naugurute
Tariff War.
The expectation TO the United States
OF logs from the province of Ontario
has been prohibited and Secretary
Gage is considering the policy of inn
posing a retaliatory duty of prohibit
tive character upon logs imported into
this country from any Canadian prov
ince. There Is some question as to his
legal authority to do so, the question
turning upon the point whether an alb
solute prohibition is, in contemplation
of the statute authorizing retaliation,
equivalent to the imposition of an OK
port duty. The attorney general has
been asked to decide this doubt and 1t
is morally certain that he will decide it
In the affirmative.
A tariff war between Canada and the
United States would be regrettable. be-
cause any disturbance of international
amity is TO be deprecated. But we have
/ not invited tho threatening contest and
1t really seems as though the Cana
dams were spelling for some kind of q
tussle. 1t may be necessary, Ay way
of administering a badly needed lesson
In public manners, for the United
States to crafty their desire. All
attitude of Cancellation is evidently not
appreciated.-Phi Inquirer.
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Teaching the Heathen.

LAS understand it," said the heath
en-, "you purpose to civilize me-"
Exactly sc"
you mean to get me out of habits of
idleness and teach me to work."
THAT is the idea"
And then lead me to simplify my
methods and invent things to make my
work lighter?"
Yes"
And next l will become ambitious
to get rich, so that l won't have to
work at ALP
Naturally"
We'll, what's the use of taking such
a roundabout way OF getting just where
| started? | don't have to work now"
Washington Star.
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wnmen smoke In Ernnce.

Statistics have been taken in France
OF the spread of the habit of smoking,
and 1t has been discovered that within
the last year the cigarette, and even.
astonishing as 1t may appear, the pipe
have found an enormous increase in
their female votaries.
The fashion of smoking among wom-
en- is no longer confined to the secrecy
of private room. The Duchess Dues
and the Marchioness de la Rochefou-
cauld now publicly take a cigarette af-
ter dinner.
The statistics alluded 10 show that
S0T 900, 900 cigarettes are yearly con-
sumed In France.
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Music Killed a Horse.

full three-year old FLY at Florence,
Ala, the other day. A farmer drove
and as he was driving up the principal
street brass band suddenly struck up
its blatant music. The mare had never
heard any sound like that before, and
so startled was she that she dropped
dead In the shafts OF the trap. A vet
Urinary surgeon who examined the car
eass declared that the mare had died
Of heart failure, due to excitement,
caused by the sound OF the unaccus-
toned music OF the brass band.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-08-02
How They Knew 1t.

Mrs. Parvenu-Its very annoying.
very. How did they discover that the
spoons l gave them weren't solid?
They certainly were not mean enough
to have them examined?
Mr.. Parvenu-Of course not They re
genuine blue bloods. But a burglar
carried off all OF the rest of the silver
and left those spoons.-Detroit Free
Press
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Memorable Grafton.

The Fourth of July, iS45, will be re-
membered as the occasion of Charles
Summers famous speech ON the True
Grandeur of Nations. which he de-
clared to be peace, and those respective
ly of 1853 and 1860 as the occasion of
the forensic masterpieces of Rufus
Choate and Edward Everett.
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Concerning Insanity

Lombroso, who can discern insanity
where even Max Nordau can't see ii,
and who Is of opinion that most men
and all women are more or less crazy,
has been looking for the microbe of
madness in the heroes of contempor-
airy novels and plays, and has met
with glittering success, especially In
the work of Ibsen and lola. He
says that fiction is keeping pace nice
iy with the march of mankind toward
general dementia, and predicts cheer
fully that the characters in fiction will
In the future show a steady increase
81 lupacy.
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Dudeleigh-I-aw. would like some
collahs.
Salesman-Yes. sir What size.
please?
Dudeleigh-I-aw, guess fowteen
inches is about the pwoppah thing.
Salesman-Yes, sir. Height or
length?
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The flesh of young giraffe. especial
ly that of young COW, is extremely
good, somewhat like veal, with n
xamelike flavor. The tongue, from -
TO 20 inches long. is also very good.
But the marrow bones afford the great
est luxury TO the South African hunter.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-08-02

The wise man will not expect too
much from those about him. He will
bear and forbear Even the best have
folbles and weaknesses which have to
be endured. sympathlzed with and per-
haps pitled. Who Is perfect? Who
does not need forhearance and forgive
ness Samuel Smiles.
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Very Good In Fact.

Gush-Take him all around. he's
pretty good fellow.
Rush--Yes, | have discovered that
aftsr taking him all around last night
be was good enough to borrow IS of
de Just before we parted.-Clevelan
Leader.
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MY daughter. said the father.
has always been accustomed to all the
Injuries of wealth.
"fees replied the count, bristling
up. Eat ees what l am. "--Philadel-
phia North American.
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Ambiguous.

Here about Willougbee's railway
accident? They say he cannot recov-
err"
"Who says-his doctor or his law
yer"-Indianapolis Journal.
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He Is Obliged To.

That man always keeps his weather
eye open" said Mr.. Cumso to his Wife
WHO is he?"
he Is a forecaster for the Signal
Service. "-Detfnit Free Press.
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An Advance Aren't

Cleveland spelled disaster Mckinley
has proved to have been an advance
agent of prosperity indeed.-Philadel-
phia Inquirer.
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His One Desire.

Big Boss--No man can be sure of
his honesty until he has been tempted
Little Boss--Yes, that's why l want
tn4t office-~to get chance to be
tempted. -Cieveland Leader.
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On. of tn. Things She Do..

1t makes man turn cold at the man.
ner in which woman puts his hard
earned money into a pocketbook. car
ries 1t loosely in hand and leaves II IN
the first counter she reaches.-Atchison
Globe.
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A Changed Opinion.

Changed Opinion.
Mrs, Crimsonbeak: "You told me
once, You liked that fellow Grosser. on
account of his grit"
Mr.. Crimsonbeak: Eyes; but that
was before he took to selling sugar -
Yonkers Statesman
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To know genuine juvenility, try 60
ing around with a man or a woman
twenty years older than yourself,
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A Small Thing to Worry Over.
"She's one of those girls who Worries
over tfihes.'
Whats the trifle that's worrying her
nowf'
Her bathing suit "-Chicago Post
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Acouttuuou. Performance.

CONTINUOUS FeFIOfmuhVe.
Increasing wages and charging man
ufacturing plants have become a con-
tinuous performance. - Jersey City
Iayrnal
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Leave Iambertville for Pennington $40 IN, 2.07
and 90 p m, weekdays.
Arrive Pennington 9.i5 m, 252 and 5S3 p IN,
weekdays.
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What are those pegs all over your
back yard "
i've ordered some trees. and drove
those pegs down to show my wife where
didn't want them planted. Chicago
Record.
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HOODS PILLS cure Liver iIis, BH-
lousness, Indigestion, headache.
Easy 20 take, easy to operate. 26c.
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Leave Gambertgille 100 s. %. s.45 70 IS Mondays
oniyl, and ilii M. 2.0G, 4S0 and 700 p. M
sunday s45 a.
Arrive Trenton 7.s5, s5s 9O9 and OOPS Mon
days only m l2l7, 2s9, SOS aud 7,2s M
Sunday 9.09 a m.
Arrive Philadelphia (Kensingtonl 9.l7 a. M
PIN, 332 t.bi, 6.2a, m. sunday, 1902 IN.
Arrive Philadelphia tBroad Street station) S.57
1000. 1901 Qll7 Mondays only M LOG, 3.4s, eco
and ~ p m. Sunday, 1901 am.
Arrive New York via Trenton. 923, 1898 and
II 33 IN, 1898 Mondays only, 20s 4.53. 713 and
$50 IN, sunday ll.3s an
Trains from Philadelphia ard Ne,c York
Leave New York DesbrOsses St. via Trenton,
500. II. 00 m, (I2.01 saturdays onlyG 100, 800,
400 aud 600 IN. Sunday 500 pm.
Cortlandt street 500. llO0 m U200 Satnr-
days only, I0O 800, $50 and 600 m. Sundays
SEQ pm.
West Twenty-thrd Street Station. 7.55, 1885
and t55 Saturdays oulyl m, 1855, LOS. 4.25 and
/ 5 IS p m Sundays. 5.55 M.
! Leave Philadelphia (Keusngton) 645, 7.45, 1000
m, 12.15. $50. 4 30 and GA IN. weekdays.
Leave Philadelphia tBroad Street StatiOn) 90
! and 500 IN. 200 noon, u.03 Saturdays only,
/ $50. 552 500 and 1902 p m. Sunday, 100 m.
Leave Trenton 7-S2, 0 90 m, 1 90 q so Satur-
days only) S.27, 442, $50 and 1853 m. Sunday,
/ TBS p. M
Arrive Lambertville s.3S 1920 a IN, 1877, t2i4
! Saturdays onlyJ, 4.02, 5.0I, 52s and S.2S p m.
sunday, SIS m.
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Arrive Lambe rtville s8s, 1920 IN, 1877, t2I4
Saturdays only, 1902, 5.07, 62s and S.23 m.
Sunday, S23 M.
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Leave Pennington Tao a m. u 30 and s55 m
weekdays.
Arrive Lambertyille $40 a IN. 1928 and 4.9i m
weekdays.
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Pennsylvania Railroad.
THE STANDARD RAILWAY OF AMERICA.
PROTECTED THROUGHOUT BY THE
Iniefocthg Ssitch and BIaCt SlgRaI Spsn
BELTIDERE DID'ISTON.

Tra4rs ff.y N@,r f.pA I@d Ibiiaaetyhta
On and after June "a 1899.
Leave Manunka Chunk % g 45 Mondays only
and 957 n N, 1927 245 and $50 p M. sunday,
722 m.
Leave Bclvidere 7 80 and 1904 IN, 1888 PSI
and 5 25 p M Sunday, 7 80 m,
Leave PhiIipsburg 7.12, s.O0(915 Mondays only
aud 10 "a m, LOO, 1913 and 5.55 IN. Sunday.
500 a IN.
Leave Frenehtown 7 AZ and If CO a m, 1888, $50
and 6.30 m. sunday, 1872 a. III.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-13
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Lazlness is the decayed fruit Of phil
osophy.
Every man Is more or less of n hero
to himself.
The best way to beat n poor carpet is
TO buy n good one.
Pugilistlcally speaking. the tongue is
mightier than the glove.
Every time the weather has cold 1t
takes a drop of mercury for 1t.
Some women may not earn their salt
but Mr.. Lots wife certainly did.
It's hard to convince some people that
honesty 10 the best politics.
a man may be worth a lot Of money
and still be very poor sort of man.
Speaking Of art the Chicago river Is
q water color in class all by itself.
IT'S great misfortune not to have
Judgment enough to keep silent at the
proper time.
The moralzer considers life but n
dream until the dcmoraliZcr comes
along and wakes him up.
Many an orator with antitrust pro-
cllvitlcs would kick like mule II his
tailor held similar Views.
Some people find rs much pleasure
In whining about their mlsfortunes rs
Others do In boasting OF their good luck.
Chicago Daily News.
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Ono Tyne Of Combinations.

If New Jersey doesn't revise her cor
poration laws, her reputation. already
damaged by the ease with which Wild
cat and unreliable and irresponsible
combinations can be chartered. will be
entirely ruined. New Jersey has done
more in the past in weakening securities
and causing threatening situations by
the looseness of It's laws than it Is posi-
bic to estimate. The Pittsburgh Dis
patch, yesterday. in a comment on New
Jerseys record in this particular last
year, and during the two months OF the
present year. which Is timely and truth
full. refers to the publication yesterday
OF summary OF trust" combinations
the New Jersey law since January 1,
showing that In so short a time the
charters granted represent alleged CAPT
tai stocks aggregating over 100000,
600. those Of last yeas aggregating over
s9O0.0Oo.OO0.
The point made by the Dispatch.
which Is worth notiEg, is that ''if these
figures represented actual Investment
or property they would mean such n
concentration Of industry In few
hands as would menace the welfare Of
the country" But such Is not the
case. and the welfare OF the country
Is therefore. not in as grave danger as
1t might be. This enormous Capitali-
cation referred to does not begin to
represent actual values, as do the mod
els they initiate. the combinations ofle-
CLIMATE Industries; 1t does not repre-
sent much real business. for 1t Is princi-
pally watercd stock. and the banks Of
the country usually steer clear OF the
shares as collateral.
While all this Is true, the effect of
this unjustiiiablc and dishonest infla-
ton of the capitalization OF the coun-
what the Dispatch says upon this phase
OF the subject Is worth quoting:
During -four years following 1892 the
country passed through terribly de-
pressing parIoo OF liquidation. acccntu-
Rted by n vicious attack upon the mon
ctnry standard II came cut, purified
by the fire, and with better credit than
eyer. American securities which had
been. during these four years, thrown
overheard by foreign holders OF every
country In Europe. have been rc-cstab-
lshed upon soundcr basis than before.
But can any one doubt what viii be-
the effect Of this phenomenal influx Of
fictitious shares. based upon nothing
Better than nm unticipa ton OF monopo-
l!stic profits?
No doubt the promoters hope to un-
loud them upon foreign Investors, who
arc, Just now. greatly Impressed by the
resourccS OF thls country. II they sue
coed In tha; tn. ultimate result must
be disaster and discrcdlt. Not one out
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1899-03-13
MORGANTOvN MATTERS

New Railroad Projcct-Annuat En-
tcrtainmcnt of Columbian Society.
Special Dispatch to the lntellIgencer.
MORGANTOWN, W. ", March H.
a petition signed by great number
of voters was yesterday submitted TO
the county court of Monongahel!a
county asking 1t to call an election to
determine the question Of county is
sue of bonds for the sum of forty-fifive
thousand dollars to assist In the con-
struction of the Morgantown and King
wood railroad. which company was or
Eanized here few days ago. The con-
templa,ed road will go over the old
Blackbottle route. The leading citizens
of the county are in favor of the bond
issue and Mr.. Sturgiss. president OF
the company, believes the road will
shortly be built
The Columbian Literary society of
the University gave its annual public
entertainment last night and IN i'm
mensc crowd went to commencement
hall to listen to 1t. The programme con-
sisted of dcclamations by Miss Grace
Brahm and Miss Gillian Jamison, ora
tons by w. II. Meyers and o. L. Rut-
tencutter and debate by S. T. Spears
for the affirmative and W. S. John for
the negative on the question. Resolved.
That the fifteenth amendment to the
constitution of the United States should
now be stricken out. Mr.. Spears won the
debate. The university orchestra rem
dered some good music.
Professor w. s. Aldrich. of the depart
ment of mechanical engineering at the
university, returned from New York
last night with plans for the new me-
chanical hall 1t Is the intention of
the regents to cxpcnd the whole OF the
money received for Insurance on the
property recently burned amounting to
S2S.OOO. In the erection Of the new
building if-'
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Gomez and the "Assemblr.n

General Gomez does not seem to be
at all worried by the news that the
so-called Cuban military assembly"
has deposed him from the position of
commander-in-chief of the Cuban
army, but accepts the situation philo-
sophically. He Is justified in doing so,
for, II reports are true, the action OF the
assembly in his impeachment, because
he treated with the United States In
the matter OF the pay OF the soldiers on
an honest basis. will be repudlated by
the intelligent Cuban people, while, on
the other hand, the soldiers themselves
have greater confidence In their COM
mander than they have In the assem-
bly," which seems TO be ispired wholly
by personal greed and Jealousy of the
popularity Of Gomez.
1t Is stated that many Cuban prlvates
are anxious to be disbanded In order
that they may return to their homes
and begin the work Of contributing to
the regeneration Of the island, provid-
Ing for their families and settling down
on peace basis, trusting to the good
faith of the United States to carry out
its pledges. Some of them hoped they
would receive greater amount OF pay,
but they understand the situation. and
prefer peace after SO many years OF
hardship. fighting. starvation and
butchery. The amount of money they
will get will be a great help to them
In such situation.
This view of the matter Is borne out
by the news from Havana Of the weak
ness of the position of the Assembly"
on account of Gomez not only having
the support Of the military administra-
ton. but Of the planters and the prop
crty holders of Cuba, the latter ele-
ment being particularly anxious for the
resumption Of industrial and CONNER
cial. activity, and the rehabilitation of
q devastated country. They are tired
OF the Cuban army subsisting on char
lty, and desire Its abandonment, and
the establishment of permanent and
stable government.
The intelligent classes In Havana are
censuring the Assembly" and Gomez
seems to have the best OF it all around.
Considering the situation in all Its
phases, the Cuban question will be
solved satisfactorily with the disband-
ment and disarmament Of the Cuban
army. The work leading to the estab-
lishment of civil government will then
not be long delayed.
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1t Is possible that the contest over
the congressional election in the Ninth
Virginia district has been settled in n
manner which was unexpected. Cen
cral Walkers election last fall has
been contested by his opponent, Judge
Rhea, and. during n trouble which
arose while dispositions were being ia
ken Saturday night, the attorney for
Rhca assaulted the gallant old general,
and the latter shot him, while the gen
cral himself received several wounds.
II the attorney dies. az he may, 4 new
feature Is introduced. II General Wal
,kcr's wounds prove fatal, the contest
for the scat ends. In any event. the
affair Is unfortunate. the more 50 be-
cause 1t Is the result OF the unwisc Gus
tom in some parts of the country OF
men carrying deadly weapons. There
are laws prohibiting such practices,
and II Virginia hasn't such a one on its
statute books the sooner 1t places one
there the better for her reputation.
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TELEPHONE NUMBERS:
EDITORIAL Rooms, .s25 Counting Roon,... s22
THE INTELLIGENCER.
/ WHEELING. MARCH 10. 1890.
Gen. Otis's Warming.

Sensational headlines in certain
newspapers. making 1t appear that
there Is something extraordinary in
General Otis cablegram to the govern
ment at Washington, stating that Ma
Mia Is not q safe place for the wives
and families of American officers, and
advising that they remain in the United
States. are calculated to make the Sit
uation there to appear worse than 1t Is.
General Otis Is wise in his recommend
alton, whether. the situation is improved
or not. The reason for his request Is
given. and it is no more than natural.
for he states that great difficulty Is
experienced in caring for the families
already there, and for more to come
Mould increase that difficulty until
peace is settled fact
The scene of such events as have
been occurring in the vicinity Of Ma
Mia Is no place for the families of the
officers. Their place is at home. far
from the danger Of possible emergen-
cles. Their presence there but increases
the anxieties and the work of the pro-
tectors. According to the latest Id-
vices from the Philippines the end of
the campaign is not far distant. The
forces OF Aguinaldo are pretty well
scattered, and, with the arrival Of Gen
eral Lawton, 1t Is announced that an
aggressive. policy will be. inausurated,
that will bring matters to n close short
". General Otis. it is announced from
Washington. has. in all probability. his
plans well arranged. and. in conjunc-
ton with Admiral Dewey, they will be
, carried out, though the administration
has not been informed OF the details
of the plans.
With matters thus shaping them
selves to bring the situation to def
mite finish. it is better, far better that
US few American women and children
as possible be there to be exposed to
possible dangers. Under such condi-
tons, they are safer in their homes In
the United States. That seems to be
about all the significance there Is In
the dispatch sent by General Otis.iIt Is
precautionary measure. and has i'm
mediately been acted upon in the order
issued by command of Major General
Miles,