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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-08-09
Norah went out.


ed fist ut the ast0nished lady.
"Of all things The impudent thingl"
she gasped
"Oh, but, aunt, I'm suro he has
heard all that we said about that hor-
rid money" faltercd Kate.
Mrs. DriscolI's face told the concern
which she felt. but she turned her back
upon her niece and took up book
Darkness came.
The lights in the house were extin-
guished at the usual time
Kate could net sleep In vain she
counted slowly from l0t and said the
letters of the alphabet backward.
She heard the village clock slowly
strike the hour of midnight, then /, .
and 3.
Hates apartment was dark, but the
moon shone dnnly into her aunts room
just across the hall
Suddenly form stood in the door
way then vanished within.
Was it the tramp? Was that seme-
thing in his hand n knife2
Kate stole softly through the door
way, listening brcathlessly. Then she
darted into small room near Mrs
Driscoll's door
Suddenly the door was noiseessly
closed and man stood so near her hid
ing place that she could hear his hur-
ried breathing.
The faint odnr of ehlorcform told
why the door WIS closed.
What if he gave an overiose2
Kate loved the stern woman, and not
withstanding her timidity that Thought
nerved her to action.
She spranR from the room with II
shrill cry. clinehing both hands in the
hair of the intruder. II is needless TO
say that he was startled out Of what
little common SENSE he possessed
lie threw her violently aside with n
muttered oath and fled Bnt he left n
generous lock ct hair in her hands.
Her head struck corner Of the door
in falling and il WAS dawn when she
awoke 10 full consciousness of what
Ind happened
Womanlike, she rushed to See if the
iron box WAS still safe. II had not been
disturbed Then she threw open the
door Of Ma Drseell q room That lady
was unconscious. hHt breathing evenly.
Kate courage returned.
Silently she opened the window. let
ting the fresh morning air draw freely
through the room Then she crtpt into
her own bed Il await developments
Before sunrise Mis-. Dfiseull awekp.
"Merey on us she screamed M
rah did not shut ihcWirdow last night
| shall gel my death Of cold. katet''
But Kate did not stir until her name
had been called several times Then she
answered drawsily
"Get mp, child It's your wedding
day. too and in danger of pneu
munia, called her aunt
Kate shut the window and helped
the ifate lady To drcsa. touching her
hair with dainty, soothing lingcra as
The household arosc and went about
lts iasks. Nlfltefa eaine ana won't. Nate
h'l't 1T ! s,''o' We,I NE ee''in"iN Was
over which made her aWite. 1he bridal
aress Was eAchah8'" Tor II 'iaFeiihB
costume
i shall take the iron box To the bank
rs we 20 10 INC tfHll' annie Kate
said aH she hnde h'r Enndhy.
az Son please. I've had my say
ABOUT IT, ana u" iarln came Oh IL ei-
'her was 'he taft repiy
NO one knew oil 'ne Tragedy whieh
alu hoe .ake Hiace III 'te slieh' Watches
u we hiB,'''
no one Khtw uhlll Nate' nesting IN
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-08-09
CRITICAL MOMENTS

Every undertaking in life has its critical
moments. History is full of instances
where the fate of nations hung on the
issue of single minute When Young
Bouaparte snatched up the flag and spraug
forward on the Bridge of Lodi. in that
brief instant he opened the way for the
conquest of half , would
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-08-09

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yes arld cyelids, | for the nose, & for
the lips, x for the jaw II for the
tongue, II for the larynX, for the
ear. II for motions of the head and
heck. | to move the hairy scalp and |
Tor the eyebrows
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-08-09

The earliest pottery with printed
designs Of American subjects was
made at Liverpool at the end OF the
eighteenth century
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1899-08-09
TIL Lambertyille Record:
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY.
t1s- TER MS, $3.50 PER YEA II.
CLARK PERSON,
EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.
ADVERTISING RATES.

Square about L inches), time, 10
l - +" I" times, I.25
diminished ratio for large advertisements
and for those running for long periods.
Evening star., 1899-10-14

A Single Jealousy.
o be contented quite

I used to be contented quite
With this, my earthly station,
Well pleased to cheer the men who fight
For glory and the nation.
But envy now takes hold of me,
And high ideals fall.
Since recently 1 CHANGED to see
A fellow six feet tall.
Serene as Jove himself he stood
Amid the crowd that hurried;
And bent their necks as best they could,
And fumed and rallied and worried.
He viewed the pageantry that passed;
He smiled and saw 1t all,
An oak that scorned each petty blast, .
The fellow six feet tall.
"Ta-rum-ta-ra"' the trumpet sang,
While high above the drumming
EXultant shouts of welcome rang
Make way! For he is comingr'
1 sighed. They were denied me,
Down mid the crush and brawl.
Those splendid things which he might see.
This fellow six feet tall.
I do not envy him who shines
With military trappngs,
Nor him who mid his wealth reclines
To long luxurious nappings;
Nor cen the sage who all the lore
OF history can recall.
But oh! I envy more and more,
The fellow six feet tallI
Evening star., 1899-10-14

Gradual Progress.

'How's your boy doing?' inquired the
man whose business takes him occasionally
to rural community where he knows all
the inhabitants.
Fine"
Has a good job, has hep"
He amt got job no more. He's got a
situation. He started in with a job, where
he didn't get nothin' but wages-four dol
lars a week. But he done so good that they
boosted him right along, so that now he's
gettin' ten dollars week. That there amt
wages. That's salary"
How are your own affairs prospering?'
First rate"
Still pursuing your old business?"
mo I'm farmer now"
'Why, isn't that what you always were?'
mo, Stree. L don't fool myself with no
datterin' notions. Up to little while ago.
when the wave of prosperity struck, l
wasn't nothin' but common cracker. But
I've bought an extra piece of ground an
lifted a couple of mortgages, an now I'm
a farmer. Eff the luck holds out I'll have
some money in the bank in a few years.
Then I'm goin to buy a three-minute hoss
and a blackboard and NOW the grass In
front of the house and be an agricultur-
alist."
Evening star., 1899-10-14
AN HISTORIC HOUSE.
Restored by Mr.. s. w. Woodward on
His Place in StOckbridge, Mass

HIS flace In SfOckbridge, Mass.
DR.. Henry Field In an article in the
New York Evangelist on ''Manses of the
Olden Time.' writes as follows of an old
house in Stockbridge, Mass:
LAS DR.. Thompson was interested to visit
our village graveyard, I took him to the
grave Of Sergeant, where on the moscow
cred stone that lies above his dust is the
name of John Sergeant, died July q, 1749,
aged SO years.
Does this seem a little remote from the
subject of manses? Yes, it would be so If
we could not look up from his grave to the
old mission house, which was built by the
commonwealth of Massachusetts, for this
apostle of the Indians and where he lived
and died just one hundred and fifty years
ago. Our Impressions of the man are
greatly quickened by seeing the very spot
The very walls of the old building have
personal interest from connection with his
name. Thirty years ago my brother Dud-
ley bought the estate on which the mission
house stood, and he would have felt it TO
be an act of sacrilege to tear down this ven
cradle relic that tells not only of a past
century. but of the memory of one whose
devotion made the place holy. Within the
last year the estate has been sold to a we'll
known merchant in Washington, Mr.
Woodward. who, to his honor, enters into
all the historical associations of the house
and, instead of tearing 1t down, is taking
the utmost care to preserve 1t by taking
out decayed parts here and there and re-
placing them by sound timber. The only
part that has been replaced entirely is the
roof, on which the storms have beaten for
a hundred and fifty years; he is putting in
its place another of the best material that
can stand the storms for hundred years
to come"
Evening star., 1899-10-14
STUDY OF CHARACTER,
Artist Must Know His Subject to In
sure Good Results.

81 always like to be on good terms with
a subject for whom l am making bust
said prominent sculptor Of this city to q
Star reporter today. "The fact Is an artist,
in order to secure the highest possibility in
portraying the features of subject, must
study his character well as the mere
formation of his features. He should know
the man as well the clay If the ar
tist holds a subject in contempt. or despises
him. his feeling will be sure to find express
sion in his work. If properly exercised the
power of showing character on a face,
which the casual observer would not see
there. is justified and cannot be said to be
untrue to nature.
For instance. I have found lines Of char
acter after conversing with subject which
| could not see when he at first entered my
studio. face is very delicate thing to
study, and its lines are no more nor less
than reflex of the mind that controls it.
Even the man who expresses pride in his
own self-cOntrOl and on the fact that his
face tells no tales will show that phase of
power. If he really possesses 1t, and his ex-
preston is very different from that of the
man who is expressionless. because he has
no emotion to conceal
Evening star., 1899-10-14
A Pathetic Experience.


From the Washington N. c. Gnz,tte.
John W. Page of Stokes. Pitt county
VINO was in town on Friday to consult
Congressman John II. Small has had quite
romantic and pathetic experience with
his son, Alphonso c. Page. Alphonso ran
away from home six years ago and enlisted
In the navy under the assumed name of
George W. Pollard. and gave John w. Pol
lard as his fathers name He served In
the Spanish war, and later was ordered
TO the Philippines where he was promoted
TO chlef master al arms in the marine
service. And, although the father has
not heard from his son for over a year
since May, there has been an unclaimed
letter lying in the Greenville post office
addressed 10 John w. Pollard, and stamp
cd upon II the name of United States
steamship Nor adnock and the government
frank BY some means It was supposed
to be intended for Mr.. Page, and he was
notlhed to call and open IL. This he did
and II proved a letter from Commander
Nichols Of the Monadnock, dated April /.
lS59 informing him of the death of his
son in the hospital. The letter was com
plimentary to the young man, and stated
there was $50 to his credit on the ships
books. Mr.. Page came to town to see J.
ii. Small, to whom he made the above
statement, and Mr.. Small at once took
steps TO procure the money and, If possible
TO have the body returned to Pages old
home
Evening star., 1899-10-14

Reason Why Women Fail of RecOgni-
ton in Deuartments.

why is it that women are practically
debarred from receiving promotions to the
higher places in the government service?'
asked government clerk of a quarter of
a century's experience. The question was
put to several ladies in the Treasury De
partment. Before any one of them had
time to reply the questioner proceeded to
answer his own interrogatory.
''It is because they are held back by
members of their own SEX" he said. Some
time ago a lady in one division 1 know of
was so favorably regarded that she would
have been made chief of that division, but
az soon as her prospects became known
her fellow clerks of the same sex became
indignant and united in a protest. They
declared that they could never work under
her; that they would a thousand times
rather have a man than a woman to boss
them. They wouldn't allow her to lord it
over them
That is only sample of many cases.
Women can be depended upon to antago-
nize women under such circumstances. Not
only did they do so in the case I have
cited, but they actually gave the marble
heart and the icy hand to this woman after
they defeated her prospects of q promo
ton. l am satisfied that one of the most
influential obstacles to women in their eff
fort to secure equal recognition with men
comes from their own sex"
The man who asked and answered the
questions then moved off, before his audi
ence of lady clerks had an opportunity to
reply to his assertions.
Evening star., 1899-10-14
sTRANtsE LAKES IN PERU.
Instead of Surface Outlets They Have
Maelstroms That Swallow Boats.

From the Chicago Record.
From Crucero Alto.~the highest town in
the world. the Southern Railroad of Peru
drops downinto the Lagunillas or lake re-
gion of the Cordilleras, where l., $50 feet
above the sea- is a group of large lakes of
very cold, pure water, without inlet or out
let They receive the drainage of the sur
rounding hills and conceal 1t somewhere,
but there is visible means of its escape
A fringe of ice forms around the edges of
the lakes every night the year round, yet
they contain excellent variety of fish,
called the pejerray, which is caught near
the shore, and sold at Puma and in other
neighboring towns. The two largest lakes
Saracocha and Cachipascana, with several
smaller ones in the same neighborhood are
owned by the family of Mr.. Romano of
AreQupa, who has just been elected presi-
dent Of Peru. He owns immense tracts of
land In this locality, with thousands Of
sheep. cattle, llamas, alpacas and vicunas
which are herded upon it.
A curious phenomenon about the lakes is
that they keep at the same level all the
time. regardless Of the dry ana rainy sea-
sons. No amount of rain viii make any
difference with their depth, which how
ever. In the center is unknown. And this
adds to the awe and mystery with which
they are regarded by the Indians. There
are no boats upon the lakes, except a few
small balsas, or rafts. made of bundles of
straw, which keep very close to the shore
for fear of being drawn into whirlpools that
are said to exist in the center. There Is
some foundation for this fear, for only two
or three years ago a balsa containing five
men disappeared in the darkness and was
never heard of again. OF course it may
have tipped over and its occupants have
been paralyzed by the cold water in an or
binary way. But their bodies never were
discovered, nor did the balsa ever float to
shore. Therefore the people think the whole
party was lured into maestrom and
swallowed up by the mysterious waters
The whirlpool near the center of Lake
Popo which receives the waters Of Lake
Tlticaca, is we'll known. and hundreds of
men have lost their lives by venturing
too near it. Boats that are drawn into the
current are whirled swiftly around a few
times and then disappear For the pro-
lection of navigators the government of
Bolivia has anchored lot of buoys in
Lake Popo, and boa tmen who observe them
are in no danger. There is supposed to be
an underground outflow from all of these
lakes 1t is claimed that articles which
have been thrown into their waters have
afterward been picked up on the seacoast
near Africa and careful observers say that
the beach in that locality are frequently
found cornstalks, reeds and other debris
which do not grow, on the coast. but are
found in great eats Jaburnaance among the inte-
rtOr lakes
Evening star., 1899-10-14
A Greysome Illusion,

Madam" said Senator Sorghum impress
sively, lam the sort of person who could
properly be described as an inconvenient
man TO have around the houseg"
Certainly not answered his spouse with
dignity
Am 1 one Of those who object to home
being made beautiful? Do I rail at the
artistic? Don't I stand for the truly re-
fned wherever it may turn up, whether It
be In a gilt-handed coal scuttle or a
pansy PLAGUE in the parlor?" He was
silent for an instant. His Wife knew that
1t was a rhetorical pause and did not break
into it Then he added with that rugged.
unaffected force which had so often swept
his words into the hearts Of the people,
You bet your sweet life I do"
Nobody has ever intimated anything to
the contrary"
Il have never up to this day offered any
criticism about the way things were con-
Quoted at home, did l.
Never. except in the way Of approval"
And 1 hoped the occasion would never
arise when I'd have to. L always relied on
my amiability In that respect as my re-
deemlng quality. IL a man has one good
healthy redeeming quality. he's likely to
get on pretty well in the estimation Of his
fellow men. When people begin to abuse
me, L want some one 10 be able 10 put In
ana say yes, but he has one redeeming
quality. He's a kind man to his family
When some political enemy begins to de-
clare that Sim Sorghum is amassing unhal-
lowed gain and undermining the pillars OF
society, want any woman folks. who hap
pen TO be present, to be able to chime in
and say: L don't know anything about that
put he 5 a good provider, and | hear he's
perfectly lovely to his family That's the
remark thatu keep any male detractor
quiet in minute. In his heart of hearts
he feels guilty, and he's not going to keep
on talking about the Constitution of the
I nited States and the election laws and
taking chances on having comparisons
drawn about his merits as a household
IDOL. d hate to break into my record but
We got to draw the line. / don't want Won
to think hard of me for the request but
you'll have to take that new crazy Quilt off
my bed. am as appreciative of crazy
quilts as anybody can be- l know they're
made OF silk and represent genius. | was
proud and happy to have one of 'em
IN my house until they got out this new
electlon map OF my state, printed in colors.
am in the midst OF an exciting political
contest, and must take care of NV nerves
can't stand 1t Every night as the light
OF the pale moon streams through nv case
ment, | find myself sitting up in bed. trac-
ing with my forefinger the weird designs of
that crazy guilt, and trying to figure out
what new gerrymander the opposition Is
endeavorfng to work of on me- / hate 10
be a complaining husband, but it's more
than my constitution will stand"
Evening star., 1899-10-14
About Capers.

About 5000 kegs and barrels of capers, a
small, sour berry resembling in color and
shape a green pea, are annually imported
into the United States from Spain and
France" said a wholesale dealer in all
sorts Of foreign condiments in New York
10 the writer recently. "Capers grow on a
bush. and are extensively used by all
classes Of cooks in this country for gar
nishing salads and making a sauce which
is usually served with boiled mutton and
other meats. There are four sizes of ca
per The smallest are commercially known
as nonpariels and the three other sizes are
called capuclnes, capotes and surflnes. The
smallest capers are the most desirable and
bring the most money. Very few capers
are imported in glass They are shipped to
America in kegs and barrels holding from
fifteen to forty gallons of the berries In
brine or vinegar. The work of bottIing the
capers is done by the wholesale dealer
Evening star., 1899-10-14
An Unconventional Program.

Col. Stilwell had listened with great self
control to long and severe arraignment
Of the people who have been conducting
family feuds in Kentucky. He held his
peace even when such eDithets as 'law-
less and "reprehensible' were used. At
last, turning to the man whose indignation
was most eloquent, he exclaimed:
You are laboring under a very common
misrepresentation, sub. You don't under
stand Kentucky, and you are judging from
hearsay evidence"
You don't deny that these feuds exist?''
Certainly not. But Kentucky as a state
does not approve of them"
why isn't something done to stop
them?'
That is a matter for the separate COM
munities In which they occur"
We'll why don't the separate commu-
mites do something?"
Il can only speak for the section with
Evening star., 1899-10-14
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IHEAPD~ >s&ot1E
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trouble by being able to pick up eighteen
specimens, one or two of which he said
were very rare. They were birds that
spend the summer in Canada and along
the banks of the great lakes and IL Mich
isan. The birds strike the monuments in
the night and they fall to the ground in
almost a Jelly. The feathers, however, are
rot injured much. The bird people say
that birds in their flight at night sail along
about half the time with their eyes closed
and that this is the reason they fly
against the monument. Others of them
contend that the electric lights in the city
get them mixed up so that they do not
see the monument at all. The general
height of the birds as they start across the
feet. though in day time they fly higher.
Most of the birds that are going south as
early this are Of the smaller varieties
The large birds do not come along until
the middle of November. To get the birds
persons have to stand their chances
There Is no regularity about 1t, the birds
falling from about eight o'clock until al
most daylight
Washington has an old blind colored mar
who makes his Lying by travelling from
door to door selling matches. AS he is {
good-natured old fellow, he has many
friends, who are careful to see that he Is
in need of nothing. One day not long age
his customers heard that he and his famil!
had had the misfortune of losing thetl
house and their few personal belongings by
fire. Many offers of assistance were made
The morning following his loss the old maj
was on his beat as usual. A certain lady
who took considerable interest in him gave
him an Overcoat and some other clothes fol
himself and his wife. 1t being early in the
day. the lady said: Uncle Joe, you'd bet
ter leave these things here till you go home
tonight"
No" said Uncle Joe: 'it hain't no use
I'm gwine to kerry EN- long
Yes. Uncle joe" said the lady. "bu
they'll he heavy. and bother you"
Oats all right, missus, said the darkey
but l kain't gwine to run no chances, fol
Use afraid when 1 gifts back you'll change
your notion"
Evening star., 1899-10-14
Glass. Buttons.
From the Boston Post.


Among the tssser things fashionable but
mighty in Importance are the buttons which
are now in evidences upon whatever man
ner of gown. The new glass buttons are
singularly beautiful ~ They are plain or cut,
and appear in sFery possible shade, light or
richly toned. in, bluesfand violets, pink and
greens, much liked. They are used even
on muslin, organdies or lace frocks, espe-
cially for the long pofonaises, and are used
all the way down the9n nfront-or the back, as
the case may be. The heart shape is much
liked at preseiit, and comes in pearl or
glass. For lace coats and redingotes the
buttons decided feature. Frequently
for such use they are of glass overiaid with
gold flagree or of very handsome pearl
Speaking of colored glass-it will be seen
that it forms the handles of the smart wash
parasols which the tailors build to order 10
match the duck pique or linen gowns thew
turn out in such smart perfection These
parasols are, by the way, most fashionab ble
when of five instead of seven cores. Very
smart, too, even for young women. this sea
son. are the tiny second empire Carriage
parasols, all rufffed and iace-like in effect
Evening star., 1899-10-14

which I am personally acquainted We
have some feuds there We are anxious to
assert the dignity of the law, but we hest
tate to complicate difficulties further by
introducing lot of deputy marshals into
them. We propose to pursue a calm, dig
mined and Judicious program. The people
who are concerned in these outbreaks ought
TO be punished, and their cases are being
attended TO very effectually by one an
cther. The chances are that before We
can catch man and try him some OF the
him. What / advise my friends and fell
low citizens to do is to wait and vindicate
the majesty Of Justice at one stroke Let
eH fght 1t out until there is one sole sur
ViVor. Then with the minimum Of trouble
and expense We can let the law take It's
course"
Evening star., 1899-10-14
Making Headyyay,

From the Indianapolis Journal
The Missionary-'My erring brother. have
you been Christianized?"
Nauve-"Not completely. They have COB
bled all my land, but stil have nv few
clothes "
Evening star., 1899-10-14
On the Wild. Wild Sen.
Syracuse Evening Herald.

IU.
Throw up your hands!'' yelled the bold
bad pirate, as he climbed over the gunwale
of the merchantmen.
The landlubber looked up alphabetically.
Il hain't ct no hands," said he
Even the pirate was touched