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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-05-09

One day In town where he was TO
lecture Mr. Beecher went into a barber
shop TO be shaved The barber, not
knowing him. asked him whether he
was grSng TO hear Beecher lecture.
81 g1.ess So" was the reply.
"Well." continued the barber, III you
haven't got a ticket you can't get one.
They're all sold. and you'll have to
stand"
''That's Just my luck" said Mr..
Beecher. II always did have to stand
when I've heard that man talk LA
dies Home Journal.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-05-09
A Monster Nugget.

Nuggets such as are taken from
the Joplin mines are not calculated for
use as watch charms or shirt studs"
says the Kansas City Journal. Zone
taken from the Connecticut Zinc com
pany's property n day or two ago and
which ranks rs one OF the bandsomest
specimens ever mined there weighs an
even ton. The oyergrown 'sparkler ~
principally of zine ore, prettily trim
med In caleite, pink spar and cubes OF
ralena."
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-05-09

"Man spends 20 years OF his life In
sleep"
"You are mistaken; he spends al
least five Of the 20 years In battling
with his women relatives who want to
make him get up,"--Chicngo Record.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-05-09
Lnnr reIt Want.

'That Is the fourth hobo have free
this morning." said the bouncer in tn,
cheap restaurant. What this business
needs Is to go into n trust"
"What good win that dor asked the
cashier.
Limit the output" indianapolis
praH.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-05-09

at almost kills me to standr moan
ed the lady in the street car. "If ]
don't get seat pretty soon shall
just drop
And II was only the next day that
she stood up two hours aud half
while she had dress fitted.
But then that's different thing
Boston Transcript.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-05-09

Iohnny-Paw, what Is eccentricltyf
Paw Eccentriclty, my son, Is what
n man displays when lie IL very
wealthy and wears clothes that would
be called dlsrcputable If he were poor.
Baltimore American.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-05-09
porm.nt pnnk Accounts.

in the Bowery Savings bank, New
York, there are about $50 dormant ac-
counts, representing $4,000. Under
the head OF dormant accounts are
placed those which have given no sign
OF life In the way of draft or deposit
for % years These accounts result
from many causes, such as crime, loss
Of memory or reason. sudden death or
neglect on the part Of the depositor to
make n proper memorandum OF where
be placed the money.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-05-09

Suicide Is getting feurfully com
mon," remarked Mrs. Northslde.
ooh, | don't know" replied Mr..
Northside. THE one who once makes
n success of 1t never does 1t again.
Pittsburg Chronlcle-Tclegraph
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-05-09
A DIniamntic NIemary.

''rhe Duke dArcos politely remarks
that he has already forgotten that Chi
cago invited Him for Dewey day"
"a little later on he may be expected
to courteously state that he quite for
got TO Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-05-09
III. Choice Of a word.

"You look robust" remarked the
lady OF the house. Are you equal to
the task Of saving woodr'
Equal isn't the word, madam" re-
piled the pilgrim as he resumed his
Journey. I'm superior to it."-Phiia.
delphia Record.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-05-09
40 chnncr rnr snrlnx,s nrenth.

Don't you enjoy the sweet breath OF
spring." he asked the gentle girl.
II think | could" she wlstfully an-
swered. "but you see we live directly
In the crude oil odor belt. "-Cleyeland
Plain Dealer
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-05-09

mo one, | understand, can get his
name In New Iork's Temple of Fame
unless he Is dead"
"That's right"
"And they are already making up the
llstY'
eyes. Now Is the time to dIc."-Chl
eago Post,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-05-09

The famous clock In the Palals de
Justice In Paris dates from 1870 and
is the work Of the celebrated De Wick,
whose turret clocks are the earliest on
reliable record.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-05-09

bugle, blow" time, They arrived Mt
the stilc. They turned TO look back
down the long and leafy avenue
through which they had come. It was
| all irradlated with the long, level glow
Of the sunset. 4 tiny black figure at
the far end, which seemed to be mov-
Ing toward them, gave the scene lust
that little necessary note of human
contrast which made It perfect.
They said good night, and the Girton
girl strolled away into the purpling
shadows, where she wis destined to
hear what she had never suspected
that love Is. after all. the only higher
mathematics worth the attention of n
girl with soft hands and wa1y hair.
Miss Bremmil walked slowly back.
thinking nlacidly of their little ro-
nance. Suddenly she heal Il footsteps
at her side. Some one had come out
from the trees and WAS pacing with
her She turned hurriedly toward the
sound, man was walking by her
With a peculiarly gliding, sprlngy step
He was very tall, With dark and rath-
er sinister face. He was dressed in
the uniform of the asylum, only With
one dlfference~on his head he wore Il
| yellow cap and round his arm was n
broad band of yellow cloth.
She shrank back with sick terror
flowing round and round her heart like
ley water. The man was one of the
dangerous" cases, and she was alone
with him at nightfall. too far away to
scream for aid. She was paralyzed
with fear. Suddenly he turned on her
with n swift snarl, like treacherous
animal. He caught her by the arms
and carried her TO the nearest tree,
leaning her against II.
"I'ye wanted something like this for
n long time" he snld. She observed he
had the voice and accents of gentle
man. He took n long strip of cloth
from his pocket and mnde her fast to
the trunk of the FIR tree With It.
lie drew n table knife from his peck
ct The avenue was now almost dark.
AS he came up TO her sound of
singing came from among the trees,
foolish, hayward singing. In n broad
Worcestershire accent. They dlstin-
gulshed the words:
81 be the rightiul king
OF England merry England"
Early In the afternoon the rlghtful
king had been digging in plantation
Of larchcs. lie had left his spade and
was now coming 10 fetch It,
Miss Bremmll heard the voice and
| gave one cry for help. The knife was
dangerously near her. The righiful
king came stumbling UP. lie SAW the
girl tied to the tree and the man with
the knife. He flung himself upon the
mailman with great cry of pity and
anger
They rolled over and over ON The
ground, struggling flercely. but ut last
the old man was mastered. He was no
match for the others demonlac
strength. The girl saw the knife rise
and fall, and then the air was suddenly
full Of whistles and red dancing lights.
There were crowds of people pressing
round her, and she tainted In her ia.
Tiers arms.
The body of the rlghtful king lay
upon the sward. There was nothing
! poetic about 1t. In death II was ever
more foolish than In life
poor old rightful king!' sald one OF
the keepers. Gle died for missy
Who'd have thought It? He's gone
from his Kingdom now"
This Is his coronation day." said the
chaplain gently.-Malnly About Peo-
pie.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-05-09
FINANCIAL p,meal.,e..
"a, what Is financial dlHicuityi

ia, what ~ financial dtn1cultyf
well II Is having so much money
you don't know what to do With II or
having so little money that you can't
do thing. Detroit Free Press.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-05-09

Pearls are sometimes found in mus
1al fotf9
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-07

The little affair In the common coun-
ell room Thursday evening does not
deserve the dignity certain people seem
bound to give it. 1t all came about
through n mistake. Alderman Jackson
bad motion before the body when
Alderman Taber attempted TO intro
duce resolution. They clashed. aud
each one drew his gun. but tie efficient
city clerk produced Cushmnn's tactics
and soon settled the case While all
our aldermen are justly jealous of their
rights and privileges. they love each
other like brothers and would not
shoot except as n last resort. Such lit
tie ripples are not worth gossip.
NJ. QUAp.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-07
SCIENTIFIC EXAMINATION
OF 5,OOO,O 900 CHILDREN

are termed 'ear-minded," of sight
"eye-minded." For example, IL
spelling, some recall the letters
in word by their sound :,
others flash them in their minds eye,
and read them IS from a printed
page. Spelling tests, oral and written,
are applied to each subject. The indi-
cations are that the eyeminded are the
tesss to q great Number of children
corroborates this the proposition is TO
develop eye-mlndedness in poor SPELL
ers.
In experiments for testing the mem
DRY powers Of an equal number of boys
and girls at different ages, in school
and university classes, they were all
read q simple story containing 324
words and l52 distinct ideas. The
reading re quired three minutes, after
which they Immediately proceeded to
write what they could remember. The
conclusions were that the growth
OF memory Ia more rapid In
girls than in boys perhaps In CO.
cordance with the general law that
puberty OCCURS earlier in the former.
1t was also shown that We must reach
early age, generally near the begin
ming of the high school period. After
that 1t declines. Great men have
strong memories in the lines of their
interests, although very absent mind
ed, generally speaking.
Another unique plan of research WAS
for the purpose OF studying the char
acters of children through their doll
habits, It being considered that the
educational value OF dolls is very
great. A list of twenty nine questions
was prepared and submitted to nearly
Q Thousand children, boys and girls.
The various kinds OF dole played with
ranked as follows In order of popula-
rity:-Wax, paper. china, rag, bisque,
rubber. or many confessing that they
had treated other things as dolls,
the greatest number had so substi-
tuted cats, clothes. pins, pillows,
fifths had tried to feed dolls: nearly
twO-thirds bad thought them hungry;
nearly seven.tenths had credited them
with mental powers: almost the same
number had really thought them sick
1T times. 1t was discovered shat of
average city school children below six
years old eighty-two per cent of boys
and ninety-eiRht per cent of girls have
played with dolls; between six and
twelve years, seventy six per cent of
boys and ninety nine per cent of girls.
In an experiment whose purpose Was
to trace the stages of development of .
baby's mind, he was placed before q
mirror daily. During the earliest stages
Of the test he simply looked at his
reflection as birds do. He next sho-
we'd. fear of it, as do many of the
higher animals. He then grasped at IL
With his hands, as CATS strike at re fec
tions with their paws. Lister he looked
behind the glass to find the object, as
cats and monkeys have been known to
do. But on the 420th day of his life be
deliberately turned the glass 81 differ
ent angles to obtain required reflec
tions, an Intelligence rot possessed by
any animal other than man.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-07
A Fine Pair of Spurs.

William Fleck, the well known cat
tlemSn OF the upper valley, received
today from Eugene Courtney, a. Mo-
renci, Arizona, . unique pair Of spur. :.
The body OF the spurs is made of fine
~ polished steel. TIE spur proper ia
elk pointed etar cut from q Mexican
silver half dollar while the sides of the
spur are decorated With Mexican dimes
and quarters, and q b alt moon in pure
gold. All of the work ts done by
hand.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-07
PLAN PRESENTED
For Seating As Many Children As
-a Possible

The internal committee of the school
board. at the meeting Of the board last
MIG ht, presented plan for transferring
pupils, and adding additional seats in
the various crowded buildings.
Two hundred and sixty eight pupils
will be affected. So far as DOs-ibie the
older pupils will be required to 90 to
the schools at the greater distance
from their homes. and the young ones
will be so assigned as not to cross rail-
road tracks.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-07
Died

Lloyd, the nine months old son of
William Henderson, colored, died of
whoopipg cough at their home At the
west end OF San Francisco street, and
was buried this afternoon at Concor.
dis, after funeral services at the family
residence at three o'clock
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-07
Her Lnst Words.

Il wonder what the Chinese empress
would say If she had to quit Peking?"
Il know what her last words would
be-"
WHAT"
lis my hattee on stIaightT "-Cleve.
land Plain Dealer.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-07
Manly Caution.

would you marry Il girl who had
Just been graduated. Harry?"
Il don't know. Because n girls es-
say shows that she could run the coun-
try is no sign that she could run a
house."-Chicago Record.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-07
ssIt.''

Caller-I want to see the head of the
family.
Husband-You can't. 1t put on its
bonnet awhile ago and went out.-De-
troit Free Press.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-07
Ell PaSo Marble Works
40 Fl Paso Sc.

J.MORErTI. PFopr.
Can furnish marble coping and posts for
cemetery lots. Headsto mes and Monuments
In first Ct ass style. muc cheaper Than stone
and marble axes u much heater lob and IL
more essily kept can.
All work In dfst C ass style.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1900-09-07

Its all right. Mr.. Copper: I'm de
president of de bank. and dis Is me
cashier. We're takin de safe to have
II fixed."-New York Journal.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-09-14
No. $3.50.
Notice of Application to Purchase
Oyster Lands.
OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC LANDS, }
OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON

OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER OF PUBLIC LANDS,
OLYMPIA, WASHINGTON.
Notice 10 hereby given that +. W. Walthers, of
shelton, Wash, has filed an applicable ion in
this office to purchase the following described
oyster lands, situate in ThurstOn county, WASH
ington, to-wit:
Beginning at the meander corner to fractional
10 N, Rg. W., W. NJ. Thence N. 7 degrees
80 minutes Z. 9.O9 chains; n. 30 degrees f. Is
chains; N. TO degrees +. % chains; N. IS de-
grees h. 20 chains; n. % chains; N. 46 degrees
Z. A chains; n. So degrees Z. 30 chains; N. 4S
degrees 4. As chains; n. IL degrees S. minutes
I. 27.Ot chains; T. chains; .. 20 22 chains s. a
degrees w. S.3S chains to meander corner on
along the meander line ). 5Oh degrees w. ia
chains; $. 3S degrees W. 022 chains; ). As de-
grees w. $50 chains to n. c. to Secs. and 5
Thence s. AZ degrees W. 1854 chains; S. % de-
grees W. 22.7i chains; 3. IS degrees w. IL chains;
3. 81 degrees w. l2l7 chains: 5. 81 degrees W
IL chains to n. G. to Secs. and s; thence S. 4ah,
degrees w. S.s3 chains; S. 4sk degrees W. 947
chains; s. degrees w. 7S3 chains; 4. BIZ de
grees 4. Oils chains; S. 10 degrees W. $50 chains;
chains; W. 3.45 chains; s. sex degrees w. 900
chains; S. 4Sh degrees w. 4.69 chains; N. 76k
degrees w. 3.26 chains; s. 65i. degrees w. 63O
chains to M. e. to Secs. and 5; thonce s. 81 y
degrees w SSl chains; s SIX degaees w 5.3o
chains; 3Sh degrees W 12.6v chains, 5 AK de-
grees w 1912 chains to point of beginning. con-
tanning Is acres. according to plat filed with
said application April IL, 1909.
ANY person desiring to protest against said
application may do so within thirty days from
and after date OF last publication of this notice
Date Of first publication, Sept. H. 1900.
ROBERT BRIDGES,
Commissioner of Public Lands.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-09-14

A HUNDRED and forty-two thousand
miners OF the United Mine Workers OF
America, will be called out from the
Pennsylvania anthracite region Mon
day. Five hundred weavers in the
Givernaud Silk Mill, at Allentown, are
out, on protest against fifteen per
cent reduction of wages. Eight hun
dred butchers are on a strike in Buff
falo. What brilliant indication this
is of Mckinley prosperity.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-09-14
NOTICE OF HEARING
Before State Land Com mis-
siOnCr.

NOTICE lie hereby given that on the LIST dav
- Of October, 1900, at the hour Of 10 O'Clock
In the forenoon, on said day. in the office Of the
state Land Commissioner. Olympia, Washing
ton ton: . public hearing will be had for the pnr-
lands hereinafter described are: First, A ma
tural oyster bed; Second, 1t is necessary, In or
der to secure adequate protection to any nA.
lie domain; Third, The lands or any portion
thereof having been . natural oyster bed within
ten years past, may reasonably be expected to
become again such within ten years In the fu.
ture.
All three Of said questions having been an
swered In the affirmative by the Board of Oys-
ter Land Commissioners for Thurston county.
The following is description Of the said tide
Beginning at point on the meander line from
which the meauder corner to fractional Sections
II and II, Township Is N. X W.. w. NJ, leaves
). "a degrees o. minutes +. 20.9S chains; and the
meander corner to fractional sections 2 aud IL,
same township and range, bears n 4 degrees
50 minutes W. 27.40 chains; thence following
SAID meander line \. 81 degrees So minutes W.
zoo chains; N. "a degrees 30 minutes ". 2.es
chains to an intersection with the south boun-
Diary of the Cyrus Walker tract; thence east
along said tract 500 chains to an intersection
% degrees A minutes W, following said oyster
claim OSS chains, s. - degrees Is minutes e.
5.lO chains. to an intersection with State Oyster
Reserve; thence s. degrees .0i minutes E. fol-
grees O6 minutes w. Ito chains, to the place of
beginning, containing 2.l3 acres.
Said lands are applied for by NJ. c. Simmons,
In application No. 279o. Thurston county tide
l., This notice is given In compliance with the
laws Of the State Of Washington, which provide
for public hearing in such cases; ~ nn,non,
Commissioner of Public Lands for the State of
Washington.
Date Of first publication. Sept. II, 1900.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-09-14
The Leading Horror Of the Age.

The Galveston disaster has led to
comparison OF it's magnitude with
other widespread and heart-rending
calamties, among which the Cone
maugh flood, in Pennsylvania, which
destroyed the cities of Cambria and
Johnstown and a number of villages,
is the most prominent. 1t happened
in May, 1889, and resulted from the
destruction of dam on the Cone
maugh river, built by the South Fork
Hunting and Fishing Club, an organi-
cation of wealthy men, most of whom
were residents of Pittsburg. The esti-
mated population of the devastated
district was $4,000 people. Houses
holding entire families were swept
away by the irresistible torrent, or
submerged beneath the rushing water.
The stone bridge OF the Pennsylvania
Railway Co. fell, and this obstructed
the floating wreckagc, which after
wards took fire, adding another ele-
ment Of destruction to the unparal-
leled horrors. Pinned in the wreck
men, women and children were
burned to death. The loss of life in
the valley reached $500; 90 entire
families being lost. The response to
an appeal for aid excited the admira-
ton and commentator of the civil
lied world. Over four million of dol.
lars were raised, mainly by the people
of Pennsylvania and New York, for re-
lief OF the sufferers, who, as in the
Galveston horror, were deprived of
about all they had on earth. The loss
of life at Conemaugh has been magni-
fled SO as to far exceed the probable
loss in the recent disaster, but the
above figures are taken from a source
believed to be entirely reliable, and
from figures made soon after the dis
aster, but after the elapse OF sufficient
time to receive careful revision.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-09-14

A KENTUCKY legislator has intro
duced a bill to have all candidates Sc
lected by vote in the primaries, and
little more such experience as has
been afforded in this State, will impel
honest people to accept that alterna-
tive, with the Imperial mandate" for
a suffix, as choice of evils, if for
no other reason.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-09-14

~ AM A Democrat" SAYS HILL."-
Senator Hill, lately at Herkimer, N.
Y, in a speech made at serenade in
his honor, predicted that Bryan would
carry the State, unless the Democratic
State convention threw away its op-
portunity and acted unwisely. He
said: at is needless to say that am
heartily in favor of the election of
Bryan and Stevenson. They are the
candidates of the Democratic party,
duly and regularly nominated at a
National Convention of which was a
member, and which treated me from
beginning to end with marked and un-
usual courtesy, and am honorably
bound to support ticket of my party
nominated under such circumstances.
While disagreeing with Mr.. Bryan in
some matters, l need not reiterate
that / earnestly desire his election.
Our opponents are intrenched in es-
poinage and power, and the struggle
to GUST them must necessarily be ter.
rifle. The tide, however, is with US. The
skies are becoming brighter every day.
Let US, then, all work together enthu-
siastically for the cause and victory is
within our reach"
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-09-14

CARL ScHURz dealt Secretary Gage
a. paralyzing blow when he pointed out
that there is nothing in the world to
prevent the Republicans from passing
a law this fall which until it has been
repealed will prevent Bryan from pay
ing out silver on bonds. Mr.. Schurz
also hints that the law was left open
for the very purpose of being used in
the campaign, as it now is.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-09-14

The price of hop.picking has been
raised from rs cents, the rate fixed at
the opening of the season, to ST. per
box, in consequence of backward
ness of pickers to respond to the
former compensation. One dollar a
box has been the rate during years of
depression, and it does not seem fair
to reduce it in o season of boosted
Mckinley prosperity.
Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1900-09-14

TIE Dreadful PUNISHMENT FOR A
REGIClDE.-Bresci, the assassin Of
King Humbert, had a trial at Milan,
on the 18th ult, and after conviction
WAS sentenced to solitary confinement
for life. The trial, conviction and
sentence. occupied but n few hours
The death p naltv in Italy has been
abolished. bat the punishment pre-
scrihcd is said to be absolutely worse
than death, for it implies perpetual
solitude, absolute silence and complete
idleuess. He will be confined in the
"sccret CELL" a chamber about three
feet wide and six long, and half light
ed. His food will consis. OF bread and
water and his bed plank about half
yard Wild. If he breaks the silence
imposed, he will be subject to torture.
If he attempts his life, he will be
placed in straight-jacket and at
night in sort of sack in which he
cannot move. After enduring this
rigorous punishment for time he will
be taken to another cell where he must
remain for two years. Here the treat
mcnt is, if possible, still more rigorous
and his food is served but once in
each twenty-four hours. In winter a
single blanket is allowed at night. If
he is taken sick, the doctor may have
him removed to the prison infirmary,
but solitude and silence are still en-
joined. He may neither read, write,
smoke or work. Very few withstand
such punishment long they either die
or become raving madmen.