The Lambertville record., 1899-08-16
FROM THE FIRST WARD.


Liberty band recently was proc
enough that our citizens do appre
eiate good music when there is no ex
pense attached to it. This requires
no comment
The publisher of the WAGE WoRKEI
tells us he put in lively day at the
picnic at Ringoes last week among the
politicians and would be office holders
talking over the political outlook
On this day they discussed the tariff
question, some insisting that toe
much tariff injured the potato crol
during the early drought, and others
protested that free trade talk gave the
sheep hoof-rot and caused the dogs to
howl at midnight. These arguments
became very hot at times. Then they
would scold each other for graphing
around in the dark for some additional
argument. At this iuncture big
stalwart farmer stepped to the front
and said: Gentlemen, after all the
Republican party has done for you ~
Here he was cut short, when n dozen
voices chimed inl, "What has she
done for the farmer, Id like to know?'
"What has the Democrat party done
for the farmer, I'd like to know" ex-
claimed the big man. Ozone? Why,
she has been doing ii all aud what she
hasn't done yet she has promised to
do next time" chimed in dozen
voices. and hasn't the Republican
party promised to do everything she
could think of 2" asked the big man,
shaking his big fist under one of their
noses and putting like freight engine
hauling big load up the Pennington
grade. Here the argument was cut
short by the Liberty band striking up
the Georgia Camp Meeting Cake
Walk. "
The Hibernia fire company intends
holding picnic on September 1G on
Holcombe Island, when good time
may be looked for by all those who
delight in tripping the light fantastic.
1t is mean business, nevertheless
it is fact that certain parties are
engaged III carrying OFF the vegetables
from Mr.. Lucas truck patch down
along the canal, and Il hint should be
sufficient warning or some one may
find themselves in n heap of trouble.
Mr.. James Moonan and family and
Mr.. Griffith and family spent II pleas
ant day at Deer Park recently.
Mr.. Edward Rittenhouse took in the
pleasures and sights of Willow Grove
last Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Kate Fields met with Il peculiar
mishap while riding her wheel mp
from the rubber mill, where she is
employed. Her dress became en-
tangled and twisted around the pednl
in sueh way as to throw her violently
to the ground, but fortunately she
was not seriously hurt.
Prosperity has swooped down upon
the musical profession and they arc
coming in for liberal share of
patronage. The Liberty band has
about ten engagements upon their
books to be filled within the next
thirty days. This is rather encour-
aging and has tendency to show
which way the musical wind is blowing
The sentiment is often expressed
that man stands in greater dread of
uncertainties than of things which are
sure to happen. In view of this
notion it is one of the striking ineon-
gruities of the human mind that the
two proverbial certainties- death and
taxes are more dreaded than all else.
The popular logic therefore seems TO
be that certainties and uncertainties
mutually surpass one another i'll their
terror for humanity. 1t is not per
tinent to our purpose to account for
the apprehension occasioned by un-
certainties; neither will we go into
the subject Of death further than to
say that the fear of it is in part the
negative aspect Of the natural love of
| life. Coming to the point of inquiry,
we will state some facts and search for
the principle underlying the attitude
of civilized man towards the other
reputed certainty. Being unweleome
to all classes, the burden of taxation
ance. Those having most power are
most successful in escaping their just
share, which necessitates the imposi!
tion of an undue proportion upon the
other. Pressure is applied at the time
the laws are made, but there is another
way by which the unserupulous
eyader reaches his goal and incident
ally defrauds the honest citizen. II
is the Annanias route. Fake facts are
given the assessor, truth is distorted
and valuable information withheld
Many degenerate to this plane, believ-
ing they are joining the multitudes as
n necessary policy. The man wht
violates his integrity in this matter is
legion. A cogent argument against
the income tax clause OF tho Wilson
Gorman bill was that it would be 1
breeder of falsehood. Burdensom,
taxation is the cry Of the element that
objects to pensioning the nations de
tenders and to liberal appropriation
for educational and other worthy pur
poses. On the other hand, sucl
gigantic evils as the liquor traffic ar,
tolerated and encouraged because o
the revenue they yield. Must life
character, home and soul be sacrificed
to this god of mammon ?
The merry go round moved Tuesda,
to Deer Park. This is appreciated b,
First ward residents, who came t.
regard it as a nuisance.
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