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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-03-21
HOT SLASH.
Delicacy That Is Priced by New
Orleans Negroes.


"Did you ever hear of an edible
known as hot slnsh?" asked citizen
who always keeps an eye open for
llfe's little oddities. mo? Well I'm
not surprised. l discovered 1t myself
only yesterday through a chance visit
to the river front. 1t was about IL
o'clock In the morning, and was loaf
Ing around the far end of the North
eastern fruit wharf waiting for man,
when strapping big negro rushed up
and bawled out: Hot slashl Hot
slashp
81 supposed he was addressing him
self to me, but before l could think up
eomo graceful md appropriate bit OF
repartee at least n dozen other strap
ping darkies came tumbling out from
behind pile of barrels, where crap
game Ind evidently been In progress
and started on dead run for n nearby
alleyway.
None Of them had asked any ques-
lions, and, needless to say. my curios.
ity was highly excited, 80 | trailcd
along in the rear and at the other end
of the alley found the whole crowd,
with numerous additions, clustered
about small covered wagon from
which n mulatto was selling smoking
hot loaves of bread at n nickel apiece,
As each loaf was called for he split 1t
open and saturated the interior with
molasses from n can In the vehicle.
That was hot slash. Ii seemed to be
n local substitute for the merchants
lunch, which appears about the same
hour In the retail district up town.
81 asked one OF the darkies whether
II was good. and his reply, while word,
less, was extremely eloquent. The
lower half of his countenance was
buried In n fresh section of hot slash
at the moment, and nothing was visl-
BILE except his eyes, which lie rolled
upward until they rescmbled n couple
of white celluloid pool balls. Then he
closed them, very slowly like man
in an ecstasy, and Mt the same time
made gurgllng sound In his thront.
After that pantomime l was strongly
tempted TO try piece of hot slash
myself. "-New orleans Times Demo
crat.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-03-21
What He Thought of II.

The following retort Is recorded of
Mr.. Maurice Barrymore; Once at the
Hoffman House, New York, an Eng
ilsh stranger interfered with the con-
yersation of n knot of friends by long
TRADE against all things American He
finished by an attack on our spelling
why, You can't even spell correctly
In this confounded country Honour,
honor; lnbour, labor. What do
you think of that, BarryT'
Well replied barrymore slowly
and distinctly. "as far | should judge.
where hone | and labor are concerned
Q would never enter Into the uues-
dom
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-03-21
Fish Living In Hot Water.

There is pond at Golconda which is
fed by the waters from the hot springs.
This pond has an area of two or three
acres, and the temperature of the wa
ter Is about IS degrees, and in some
places where the hot water bubbles up
from the bottom the temperature is al
most up TO boiling point. Recently Il
discovery has been made that this
warm lake is literally alive with carp,
some Of which are more than one foot
long. All efforts to catch them with .
hook and line have failed, and they
will not touch the most tempting bait.
A few of them have been shot, and,
contrary to the general supposition. the
flesh was hard and palatable.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-03-21
WEDNESDAY. MARCH 81, 1900.
A CONFIDENTIAL CASE.
II Brought out an Honest Confession
About a stolen Hog.

II Brought Out an Honest Confession
About stolen Hog.
at has long been n matter of argu-
ment," said the old lawyer, who was
in reminiscent mood, whether a
lawyer should defend a man that he
knows to be guilty. There Is an argu-
ment on both sides, and l do not sup
pose 1t VIII ever be settled to the salts
faction of all.
"A good many years ago had case
that set me to thinking, and l haven't
yet determined what my duty was In
the matter. At that time | had
small practice in little town In the
western part Of the state. Upon my
return to the town one day, after hay-
ing been away a few days on matter
of business, | was called upon to de-
fend worthless character who had
been arrested for hog stealing.
'At that time every one kept at least
one hog to be killed In the fall and
sailed down for use In the winter. One
OF my nelghbors had butchered a hog
a few days before, and the party that
i was called upon to defend had been
charged with theft of It.
"rhe case was about to be called
when | arrived, and l asked for n lit
lie time In which to consult with my
client. This was granted and taking
him to one side said:
Now, see here, the best thing that
you can do Is to make q clean breast
of the affair to me, and then | will
know just where l stand. Whatever
you may confess to me l will treat as
sacredly confidential, and will do my
best to clear you
"I didn't steal his hog protested
the prisoner
""Then where did you get the car.
cass that was found in your posses
slonY ! demanded.
From your back porch, boss he
answered with grin.
"Then / remembered that just before
going away l had left orders to have
my hog killed, and l could only gasp.
However, | went TO work and cleared
my client Of the charge he was under
and took the carcass Of my own hog
ms payment for services rendered, but
had hard work treating what he told
me rs sacred and confidentIal."-D
troit Free Press.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-03-21

A literary man who has just returned
from the anthracite coal region of
Pennsylvania says that he found a
great quantity of "local color" there.
He also says he heard the most I'M
grammatical sentence while there that
ever came under his notice. He was
strolling through mining village in
Schuylkill county when he heard wo-
man calling, and at some distance off
saw several children who were playing
In the road. When he reached them,
he said kindly:
: Your mother is calling you, chill.
dren."
The largest child, a girl of about 10
years, turned to him and said:
Her amt a-callin we; us don't be-
long to she. New York Times.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-03-21

Leave Lambertville for Manunka Chunk s,S3
1920 M, 1877, b.07 and S.23 p NJ. Sunday, S2S
M. For Phillipsburg and Easton only 02S
u week days.
Leave Frenehtown O5, 10 a m, 2 90, $40 and
$40 m week days s 40 p m sundays. For Phil
lipsburg and Easton only, 1902 m.
Arrive at Phillipsburg 40 and il.22 a. M, ZAP,
s SO, 7.3G and 900 p. m. Sunday 9.20 pm.
Leave Phillipsburg 7.25, 9.45 and ll.27 m, 24f
6.Oi and 9.25 m. Sunday, 9.25 p m.
Arrive Belyidere 7.5s. 1922 and 1888 a m, 3.l9
G.S2, 9.5l m Sunday, 9.6l pm.
Arrive Manunka Chunk sos, 1880 and i.59 Il m,
1925, 63s and 9.bs p M. sunday, 9.5S m,
Additional trains leave Belvidere for Mannnka
Chunk 700 and $50 m, and 220 p m. sunday
200 m. Returning, leave Manunka hunk tor
Belyldere s.25 I04s m, 20, GAO and 1000 p M
Sunday, 1000 pm
Freight or mixed trains leaving Manunka
Chunk at 600 IN, Belyidere 615 am, Martins
Creek 6.35 m arriving Lehigh Junction 6 bS m,
will carry passengers aud make stops at flag sta
tions north of Phillipsburg.
Passengers for Broad Street Station, Philadol-
pha, by trains leaving Mauunka Chunk 7.22 n m
daily and 1927, $50 m weekdays, and leaving
Phillipsburg s co m daily,tu aud 5.65 m week
ton. through car for Mauunka Chunk is at
tached TO trains leaving Broad Street Station at
6.0a a.06 m, 1900 noon, 03 and 50, pm. by
All other trains passengers to or from iroai II
station change cars at Trenton
Connection IL mAde Al = ~e-A- '-i.-n. va,
Deisvares LackawAnns Mvs., - #-i i..-
high junction with tch gh Nalej ~ 4sA sas
euehapns Morris Esse and Hcv jarboy Centre
Railroads. At Lambertyile with Pennington Raj
resd AtTrenton with trains to and from Ne
York, Camden, &c.
For further Information sec time-tAhlss, vhits
90 - obtained at the ticket ofzess.
j. r. WOOD
General Passenger cent,
j. h. HUTCHINSON.
General Manager
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-03-21
A TeIItaiI.

A "befo' de wnh" matron was teach.
Ing one of the little darkies on her
plantation how TO spell. The primer
she used was Il pictorial one. and over
each word was its accompanying pic
ture and Polly glibly spelled ok. OK"
and "h.o-X. box" etc.
But the teacher thought that she
was making too rapid progress. SO she
put her hand over the picture and said.
Polly, what does OK spellf"
on answered Polly nimbly.
How do YOU know that 1t spells OK.
Polly"
Seed his tail" replied the apt Polly.
San Francisco Argouaut.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-03-21
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

ESTATE or JOIN WELSH, DECEASED
Pursuant to the order of o. II. Sproul
Surrogate of the County of Hunterdon, made
on the Sixth day of November, A. D..
one thousand eight hundred and ninety
nine, notice is hereby given to all persons
having claims against the estate of John
Welsh, late of the County of Hunterdun, de
ceased, to present the same, under oath or ai1ir-
nation to the subscriber, Administrator OF
said deceased, withinanine monthsfrom the date
of said order; and any creditor neglectine
to bring in and exhibit his or her claim (undeT
limited, will be forever barred of his or her
action therefor against the said Administrator
Dated Nov q, A. ID. 1899.
JAMES r. PETRlE, Administrator.
November II, 1899.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-03-21

ITO prove my love" he cried des-
perately, "let me tell You during how
many weeks | have scarcely closed my
eyes in sleep, during how many days
| have eaten only"
Here, with an imperious gesture, she
waved him to silence.
Statistics prove nothingi" she said,
All, but what a cold dictum! 1t was
like an icicle plunged into his throb-
hing heart.-Detroit Journal.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-03-21
Eve Wash Ear nau.

For pet dogs that inherit tendency
to watery eyes wash of cold, clean
rainwater, followed by a lotion of
three grains of rochelle salts dissolved
in four ounces OF distilled water. is rec
commended. The latter should be drop
ped into the eyes with a medicine
dropper. About three drops twice a
day should be used.-New York Trib-
une.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-03-21
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

ESTATE OF REUBEN A. BrRD, DECEASED
Pursuant to the order of o. II. Sproul, Sur
rogate of the County Of Hunterdon, made on
the Fourth day of November, A D., one
notice is hereby given to all persons having
claims against the estate of Reuben A. Bird,
late of the County of Hunterdon, de-
Affirmation, TO the subscriber, Administrator
of said deceased, within nine months from the
date of said order; and any creditor neglect
ing to bring in and exhibit his or her claim
under oath or affirmation, within the time
so limited, will be forever barred of his or her
action therefor against the said Administers
tor.
Dated November {, A. D., 1899
JACOB ). SUTPlilN, Administrator.
November Is 1899.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-03-21

The willow is one OF the most adapt
Rble OF plants. A willow switch stuck
in the wet will almost Invariably take
root.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-03-21

The cost of keeping up the drinking
fountains and cattle troughs In London
is $500 per anuum. \ single trough in
a busy thoroughfare costs $3.50.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-03-21

'Lambertville Puffs" are still GO
ing mp in smoke. Kline sells them.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-03-21
ITO EDGAR NJ GORDON, ESQ

Take notice, that by virtue of an order of
the Court of Chancery of New Jersey made
on the day of the date hereof, III n cause
wherein Anna Gordon is petitioner and you
plead, answer or dcmnr To said petition on or
before the Tu1Rp DAY OF March next, or the
said petition will be taken as confessed
against You.
Said petition is filed az ainst You for n di-
vorco from YOU by said petitioner, and You are
made defendant because You are the husband
of said petitioner.
Dated January ,, 1900,
r. = kUIIL,
Solicitor of Petitioner.
Jan. 10, 1900
The age-herald., 1900-10-14
WRITING AS A TRADE
Reflections for the Benefit of Would-be
 Authors

From the New York Times.
 All the men and women that have risen to distinction in the field of letters have served a long and laborious apprenticeship in the technics of the art before they reaeh- ed the ear of the public. The poets alone seem to have a gift of speech at the outset, and even they learn much in the course of years and practice.
 But the young aspirant should not model his line of procedure on that followed by
 the acknowledged geniuses. Only genius
 can hope to initiate genius. For ordinary
 talent there is no royal road to literary
 mastershp. The art of writing must be
 studied diligently, painfully. humbly. The
 use and abuse of words and phrases must
 be considered, not for a day, but for many
 years. The formation of sentences must be the thought of ones waking hours The manufacture of a style is the labor
 of years. The old saying that 'style Is the man is perfectly true, but it has deluded many a younsster into the belief that all
 he had to do was to express himself ac- cording to the impulse of the moment, just
 as he would in talking and that thus he would be a writer
 Style Is the man" It is not the boy. It
 is the reflex of the mature mind the em-
 bodfment of thought, which no longer stumbes, but walks with sure feet and
 makes for itself broad and beautiful path of words. Let those who are wondering why their effusions do not burst Into print at once stop and consider whether they really have anything particular to say, and then whether they have any particular way of saying 1t.
 There are more persons with something to say (perhaps not something immortal, 1 but still worth saying) than there are with 1 genuine mastery of literary expression | The latter does not come by nature; nor 1 does it come with experience. It comes | only by practice, and not an easy practice 1 at that It was that most literary of all 1 recent writers, Robert Louis Stevenson, | who said that the man not willing to spend | a whole afternoon in search of the right
 word to express an idea Is unfit for the l business of literature.
The age-herald., 1900-10-14
HELEN KELLER, ALABAMA'S GIFTED
 GIRL, ENTERS RADCLIFFE COLLEGE
Continued from 9th Page.)

the course of the year and several German themes are required. The daily theme course, known as English 22, would present few difficulties to a girl of Helen Kelers ability. She has always been able to write easily and well. The exquisite nature Of her thoughts may be seen from one of the essays written during her preparatory years. The subject was "A Noble Man"
 What do l mean by noble man?" be- gan Helen. q certainly do not mean a man of high rank power or wealth, as tha Romans did, but, to my mind noble man is he who strives to attain that which is beautiful and imperisha hable-love Love is the foundation upon which all nobility must rest If a man has love in his heart it will find it's expression in many beautiful qualities, such as patience, courage and charity. A noble man is patriotic honest and firm; he labors, not for promotion, but for the sake of the good which his work will bring to those around him. He is a true friend whom all can trust"
 The history course elected by Miss Keller is conducted by Prof. Archibald Cary Cool idge, a son of the late Minister to France Professor Coolidge is a very popular in- structor, and his course is one of the pleas 'antest given in Cambridge This work must be a keen delight to a student pos sessing such enthusiasm for history as Helen Keller has always evinced.
 For all Helen Keler's remarkable intel leetuality. she is in the main just a pleas ant, normal girl, enthusiastic, fond Of run and delighting in social pleasures. She Is very popular with her college mates, and many of them are learning the manual lan- guage in order that they may hold ready intercourse with her. When people speak with clearness, however, Helen can nearly always understand what is said by placing her fingers on the lips of the speaker.
 The wonderful sensitiveness of this girl finger tips cannot be imagined by one who has only the ordinary sense of touch Her appreciation of everything that is brought to her attention Is exceptionally keen.
 She has the most indomitable enthusl- asm for study, and though she is not at all conceited she thinks, not unreasonably, as has been proved, that she can do almost anything Much of her intellectual power her teachers feel may be directly attributed to her long and honored line of ancestors For the blood of the old Boston Adamses. as well as that of Governor Spottswood and many Southern gentlemen of parts, has come down to Helen Keller.
 All her study does not in the least impair the health of this remarkable girl and she is today a fine specimen of well-deveioped
The age-herald., 1900-10-14

Home' to help us pay for a home.
 We could not have bought and paid for a home in any other way, and the service your Association has been to us will always command our gratitude.
 Every thinking man who wishes to get home for his family can best do so by deal- ing with you.
 With every good wish for the future sue cess of '"rhe Alabama Home, believe me to be, very sincerely, REV. M. J. WILLIAMS, To those who wish to own a home and stop paying rent or who wish to lay aside a part of their monthly earnings and have it returned to them at time in life when a few thousand dollars would mean much help and comfort, the stock in this Associa- ton offers great inducements.
 For all information apply to W. V. M. Robertson, Gen. Mgr. 2O09 First Avenue.
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BRmIKGNAM RERLTY COMPLAINTS TITLES GUARANTEED
 SECURITY ABSOLUTE.

order efecualy possible objection that mgh raised any may attached titles by reason Norris Administrator against the Company Eyton and others pending Tn chancer County have secured the bond Fidelity Deposit Company of Maryland guaranteeing all equally common hod who hereafter acquire BIRMINGHAM REALTY COMPANY to any property formerly owned by the ton Land Company against ANY AND ALL LOSS COST OR DAMAGE that be sustained by hema a O the final determination of said suit
 This deposited with the Birmingham Trust Sav Trustee the certificate of the Trustee setting out the conditions delivered with each deed to purchasers of property BIRMINGHAM REALTY co.,
 By J, McDonald Vice President
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abilities long after they were seventy, and many of them till they were eighty, would make long list.
 The Pope at ninety Is still bearing the great burdens of his office. Queen Vic toria still performs the by no means light round of her regal duties at eighty. One of the most active men in our current na- tional campaign is ex-Governor Boutwell, of Massachusetts in his eighty-second year Dr. Edward Everett Hale is still preaching and variously working in his seventy-eighth year. And there are others, many of them
 The Rev. Dr. Munger may be wise In drawing the line for himself at seventy, but there is no universal consent to his example.
The age-herald., 1900-10-14
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York last Tuesday from Paris and will spend a few days there before leaving for San Francisco, where she goes to open Grau's grand opera season.
 Negotiations have been in progress for a week or two past looking to the perfection of plans for Miss Bridewell to give con- cert in Birmingham so that her home peo- pie could hear her since her triumph in Europe. These negotiations have reached the stage now where it may be announced with almost certainty that she will stop over here .en route to California and give a grand concert. There is no doubt that she will receive a perfect ovation if this Is done. Not only Birmingham but the entire South feels proud of this remarka- ble girl who has startled the world with her wonderful contraito voice.
The age-herald., 1900-10-14
Seventy Years and Out

From the New York World.
 Is seventy years the limit of a mans use- fitness?
 The Rev. Dr. Munger of New Haven has resigned his pastorate for no other reason than that he has reached that age. He is physically strong and mentally sound, but he insists on retiring, greatly to the regret of his congregation.
 Seventy years" he says, "by univarsal consent is the age when it is better in all respects to lay. down the responsibilities that belong to such a position"
 Yet the names of eminent Americans who have carried more than a pastors respon-