The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-04-18
FROM THE FIRST WARD.


than little dried-up towards, full of big
words.
All the boot and shoe makers in the
Lambertville Rubber Works started to
work again last Thursday after one
week s vacation. This stop was caused,
as reported last week, on account of
green rubber, through the breaking of
the washer. Now all having been re-
paired, we can hardly look for another
stop before the first of July, although,
perhaps, we may get day off May
80 Memorial Day.
We saw gentleman call at certain
grocery store on Union street and ask
for some mackerel. The clerk told
him they did not deal in this article
and referred him across the street to
Mr.. Stacks cigar store. OF course,
the gentleman did not go to cigar
store for his maekerel | merely men,
ton this to show up some of these
smart Isaacs and help them advertise
their business.
The drinking habit is the working
mans worst enemy. II he but realiz-
ed it, his beer is what causes great
deal of tho suffering which he attributes
to low wages. 1t is not always because
the wages are low that he suffers, but
often because they are misapplied.
Almost every man that drinks, spends
| az to Il
two and half dollars per week
enough to more than pay his rent each
month, and certainly enough to supply
his table i'll much better style than it
otherwise would be. This applies both
to moderate and heavy drinkers. But
the evils which this great evil inhiets
upon the latter are almost too numer-
Gus to mention. Employers do not
want men who come to work weakened
by the effects of debauch, whose
trembling limbs and weak eyes prevent
them from working either fast or well,
or who miss one or two days out of the
week. He would much rather pay
man who works we'll and uses his wages
we'll. Many men fail entirely in get
ting work, or when they do obtain it,
cannot keep 1t, because they drink. A
red nose and n watery eye will over
balance the best of recommendations
4 Lesson IN Gardening. The onion
is one of the best and healthiest yege-
tables grown in our gardens, but so
many people have the wrong idea con
corning the setting of these plants and |
seem determined to stick them under |
ground. Now this is ono of the great
mistakes which our amateur gardeners
should guard against. Onions only |
want to be set upon the ground. Sim
ply mark your row and set them Mt
certain distance apart. They will find
root and grow too large and full size.
| Onions cannot grow when covered all
over. OF course, the top will come up,
but the onion proper willneyer amount
too much.
We have here in our city telephone
arrangement which is owned and oper-
ated by the citizens for their own
special convenience Any man or
mandatory in our town can connect
with this system by purchasing tho
necessary phone and connections. The
Bell Telephone Company is an incor-
porated Company, and they wish to
break up this private arrangement of
our citizens for their sole benefit, and
even have gone so far as have n bill
introduced in Council to have these
private wires cut-in other words, u
chartered corporation wishes to drive
our local telephone from our dwelling
houses and compel our citizens to use
the Bell at figures to suit themselves.
We are sorry to have to admit that
same two or three of onr citizens who
are working for this Bell Phone Com
pany are the ones responsible for the
ordinance. This private phone ar
rangement is owned and operated by
our townspeople, who regularly pay
their taxes and arc not in the telephone
business to make money and their
rights should be held above all out
siders who wish TO locate here for the
purpose of financial gain. We believe
that the honorable members of Coun
Gil can see through this little game
and that they will give them n set-b back.
The Democrats have full control of
our city government now; consequent
ly we may look for some of those Demo
cratic reform measures that we are 40
often reminded Of, but seldom see. OF
course, these gentlemen will take action
upon the silver question, and no doubt
pay their respects to the tariff, as well
as to the imperialistic question now
being agitated by the Wage VORTEX.
After fair and impsrtia test and
with due respect to all concerned, it
looks to oil fair thinking men that II
day policeman in our city is an actual
necessity. Little incidents we notice
occasionally upon the streets that the
town authorities hardly could DO com
plimented for allowing under the
pretenco Of economy. Give MS day
policeman, gentleman the sooner the
better.
The nice weather Of last week kindly
stirred the people up, and men, women
and children could be seen cleaning up
their gardens and yards, and repair
ing fences Everything has the APP
pearance Of the approaching spring
Our Spring is rather late this year and
very little gardening has been done
yet in the ward, but now, after election
is over, the men will pay more attention
to their gardens and less to their
politics.
Only the frugal and careful and just
people can hope for happiness in this
world. The rags and the wrongs Of
the very poor may bring many pain