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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-08-08
BASED ON NOTHING.
Most of the Fears That Reset Fair
Maids and Matrons.

The cause that implants the spirit
of fear in the bosom of the gentle sex
is 4 subject that may well puzzle tho
most deYout student of human nature
The mouse Is considered one of the
harmless OF creatures, and yet 1t has
been responsible for more cases OF
hystcia than any animal many times
it's size
one woman. who all her life has
searched beneath her bed before re.
firing, at one time found herself in
possession of folding monstrosity.
the iutrieaeies OF which she had first
To solve before taking her wellearned
rest Rut such is the force of habit,
After pulling down the bed she would
carefully look beneath it, for no other
reason than that she had done SO ever
since she was Il child.
\ faNorite illusion is that of having
ones legs seized, either from behind
in going upstairs or on getting into
bed. Women have been seen scuttling
upstairs in the dark setting at def
aute all the laws of iocomotion in Il
ludicruus attempt to keep their legs
some distance ahead of them and be-
Nond the reach of u mysterious clutch.
Girls Will also make living leaps INTO
bed to eliminate the same improbable.
ity.
Many Women search diligently i'll
closets bureau drawers aud all sorts
of impossible places before resignlng
themselves To sleep An old house
keeper whose table silver. in two bias,
l,eta, was always placed in her bed
room after the evening meal, WAS ono
nieht awakened by what she consid'
cred suspicious sounds from the lower
regions Cautiously leaving her room
laden with the silver, she pitched both
baskets into the hall below, calling
out as she did SO. Take it all and
please go then fed precipitately and
hatticaded herself In her room. Need.
less Ia add she found both baskets
and scattered contents the following
morning little the worse for the
rnnal hauIituu- Shp had piVpn them.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-08-08
Swords MAJ Be Ahnlished-

The suggestion Of substituting a
Martini MetfOrd carbine for the sword
AN officer usually carries IL being
largely discussed in military circles.
The objection against the sword is
that, when marching through hllly
country. it hampers an officers move
menis in getting over rough ground.
while Il carbine could be used as IA
walking stick. thus being u great help
and support
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-08-08
soles Of stone.

An inventor has hit upon a method
Of putting stone solrs on boots anu
shoes. lie mixes a waterproof glue
with "A suitable quantity OF clean
quartz sand and spreads 1t over the
leather sole used as foundation
These quartz soIes are said to be very
flexible, and TO give the foot a hrln
hold even on the most slippery surface
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-08-08
Cane Gods Canal.

The proposed Cape Cod canal has
recently come Into notice and figures
have been presented before the har
Dor and land commissioners by the On.
gineers of the company. lie canal
would be without locks The maximum
velocity Of the current through the
canal would be four miles an hour
and possibly five ia storms The on
trance width at Barne8table was fixed
at l 900 feet-Chicago News.
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Arbitration Documents.

over five tons of documents pro
dnced by England in the Venezuelan
,rbjtration case have been removed
from Paris. They required two large
railway vans to take them away
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-08-08
Too Green to Burn.

VISITOR wonder that you allow
your servant girl to kindle the fire
with kerosene. Aren't you afraid
she'll be burnt to death some day?
Mr.. Howson Lott-Tbere'B no dan
ger; she's too green to burn.-liar-
per's Bazaar.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-08-08

The United States Government has
decided to make some changes In the
smolcless powder used i'll the army,
as it appears 10 have proved more
dangerous to our soldiers than to the
enemy.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-08-08
WORKERS. AMONG coTToNsesp.
New Machine Which is Designed to
Monopolized Their Business.


An always interesting sight to New
Orleans visitors has been the largo
gangs of darlties unloading cotton
seed from the barges at the oil mills,
mlmg the sacks of seed ON the heavy
trucks and trundlng them down tho
wharf INTO the mill, singing Justify the
while The picturesque side of tho
old time method of unloading seed by
no means appeals to the owners of tho
mills. however Such labor Is very
expensive, and sometimes impossible
TO obtain Competition In the manu-
faeture of cottonseed products is very
keen and unnecessary handling of
the raw material must be done away
with wherever practicable The big
GRAIN elevators. built right up to tho
deep water. have long ago solved tho
problem. but with the oil mills Mt
Gtetnl built hack of the leVee. with
their wharycs stretching considera
bic distance inte the river. and with
these WhafYes sinking and twisting all
the timc from tho action of the eur
rent and the trcacherous river bed,
the question how to unload their
barge aud carry tho seed back into tho
mills ut "A low cost has been until now
The lti1urf+ MN company mas rc.
Gently Installed at it's large Crescent
mill at Gtetna a plant for rapidly and
economically unloading seed from
hatee8. which seems To meet all the
conditions The main part of the sys.
ten Is belt eunNeyor, running on
6ratlp WorIC along the wharf, and
thence under the roof of tho mill.
AInu. This conycyor tho seed ~ car
Ifll irom the end OF the wharf $50
lert point in the mill where II Is
Weighed and either stored or distrib
ufrd direct to the cruahers. From tho
time il Ia lalSon from the barges until
II leaves the mill as Il finished product
the seed is not touched by hand
The present capacity OF the plant IL
about roo bushels tsoVenty tons) OF
eottoasecd per hour, but this can DO
largely increased II ia estimated that
the construction viii pHy for itself In
wages saved In less than two seasons
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-08-08
Judalna From lie RrevltY.

Look AT Miss Bunk In her rainy day
skirt"
Great Scott, She must be expecting
II flood Chicago Record
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The Proud Fatlier

Father James, You know | dsap
prove very much of your fighting, but
] cnnnot help feeling proud of You for
whipping such big boy as that What
did you whip him for?'
Son INDIGNANTLY Why he said
looked like you. Harlem Life
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-08-08
Mo lonaer Complete.

AsIit When does the century end?
Tcllit When my wife sees some.
thnR priced 5000, marked down
from 800 Baltimore American.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-08-08

"shortleigh Is always cheerful =
never borrows trouble"
''He has to draw the line some
whore
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-08-08
A Whistle sixty-tve Miles Long.

An odd accident occurred on the
Chicago aud Northwestern Railway
Sunday afternoon at Highland Park,
III. As the engineer of the train
which reaches Milwaukee at / / O'Clock
blew the whistle the valve broke. and
he was unable to shut off the steam
from -1he noise maker. From High
land Park 10 Milwaukee. a distance
Of about sixty-iiye miles, there was
not moment when the whistle was
not sounding full strength. II could
be heard for miles away as the train
came on in a long continuous shrill
sound. and at every city and village
the peaople ran TO their doors to learn
what was happening While the
whistle was blowing the fireman was
straining every nerve to keep the
steam up to the running point, and
succeeded In bringing the train into
the station on time.-M Milwaukee Sen.
tlnel
During the recent war with Spain
the Surgeon-General issued 10000
RUuf t,upGuuu. IN tho tpaana N
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-08-08
a swift own.

Luke Warme They say time passes
rapidly in gay Paree.
Mack OReiI Yes; they even use
qulcbsaud in the hour glass % Chicago
News.
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HOOxS>S pSsES

On retiring, mi tomorrow yonr d.
gestive ore-fs 4,'l De regulated and
YOU Will be Jt..,li, active and ready
for any kinc u work. This has
been the experience OF others; it
win be yours. HOODS PILLS are
sold by all medicine dealers. Is cts.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-08-08

The roar of the lion can be heard
further than the sound OF any other
living creature.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-08-08
Colleges In india

India now has 80 colleges Gnd ~
400 students
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-08-08
Value of Bald Heads.

II Is a remarkable fact that few bald
men ever die Of consumption.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-08-08

During the recent war with Spain
the Surgeon-Gene Issued go, 900
first aid packages to the troops 10
Cuba and Porto Rico and the soldiers
in home camps.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-08-08
TOssiEsyysf

If your liver is cut Of ordec, causing
Biliouaness, SICK Headache, Heart
burn, 81 Con tiPatioa, take dose of
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-08-08

What the Lines, Dents, Curves aad
Mounds In the Hand show-Marks
That Po.tend Serious RssuIts--tiow
They May Ee Averted.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-27

NEW YORK, April 26.-The most interest,"
ing development in the steel situation to-
day was the visit to this city OF ]. @. But
Ter. one of the presidents of the Bessemer
Pig Iron Association. Mr.. Butler had a
long talk with ex-Judge Gary, president OF
the Federal Steel Company, in which the
present situation in the steel and iron
market was discussed. At the conclusion
of the. talk Mr.. Gary had the following to
say: 81. c.. Butler, president of the Besse-
mer Pig Iron Association. for the Mahon-
ing, Chenango valley, Cleveland and Pitts
burg districts, states that he has already
received assurances from the various steel
makers who purchase pig iron that they
will require the total output of 1900. not
already sold, and he, therefore, feels JUS
titled in saying the present prices OF pig
iron will be maintained. He says the totas
productive capacity not already sold will
be about 600. 600 tons, and one concern alone
has agreed to take at least 800. 900 tons Of
this quantity"
AT the office of the American Steel and
Wire Company IL was said that no signih-
canoe was to be attached to the fact that
Mr.. Gates, President Lambert and the
other Western directors had left for Chi
cago. The meeting for which they had
come East, IL was said, was over, and they
had simply returned home.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-27
Cummings, of New York, to be opposed

Cummings, of New York, to be opposed
to il.
The bill to increase the salary of the d.
rector of the census to $500 and the sal
aries of supervisors of census by 2 per
cent. of the amount received by enumer-
ators, was passed. The ina conference re-
port on the Hawaiian government bill was
presented, but not acted on, owing to the
absence OF a quorum.
During the debate on the postoffice bill
a little furry was caused by Mr.. Cowherd,
who denounced as absolutely false a state
ment made by Mr.. romw of Ohio, thai
a former member of the House (Mr. Dock
cry Of Missouri had favored continuation
of the Kansas fast mail service i'm a for
mer Congress because he was interested i'm
a newspaper which would be benefited by
1t. He charged that the statement had been
made to injure Mr.. Dockery in a pending
political contest.
Mr.. Bromwell denied this. He said he had
not known that Mr.. Dockery was a candi-
date for Governor of Missouri. "a fact de-
veloped by MIR. Bartholdt, of Missouri.) He
explained that Mr.. Dockery had appealed
to him not to oppose the appropriation.
He had heard that he was interested In a
newspaper, but he had no personal knowl-
edge of 1t and was willing to accept Mr..
Cowherd's statement that such was not
the fact. He had not desired to do Mr..
Dockery an injustice and at his request his
remarks were stricken from the Record.
Mr.. Hepburn, of Iowa, said he thought it
but proper TO say that Mr.. Dockery, during
his service in the House, had commanded
the confidence and respect of the Republic
an side of the House. and no one believed
that he could be guilty of such an offense.
Mr.. Hepburn's statement was received
with a round Of applause.
Mr.. of New York, sent to the
clerks desk and had read a petition from
the Merchants Association of New York,
urging Congress to reconsider its decision
striking the item for pneumatic tube serv-
ice from the postofice appropriation bill.
The petition. after stating that there are
only general charges and no specific allie
cations of bribery or corruption in connec-
ton with this matter, says that New York
Is the clearing house of the country for
foreign mail; that the present facilities are
utterly inadequate for the work done:
that a delay of a few minutes in
handling foreign mails often means a
loss of one to five days time, and that if
We are TO extend our FOREIGN trade we
must adopt every Improvement and time
saver In the postal service. no matter
whether controlled by private parties, cor
porations or the government. The petition.
In closing, says: 1.-The city Of New York.
locally, can take care of itself. but to be
the effective clearing house of the country,
II should have every facility that human
ingenuity can devise, and not hampered by
prejudice or p~arsimony. Every facility
should be given our manufacturing indus
tries seeking the markets of the world.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-27
LEFT FOR
President and Party Had "a Very En-
joyable Visit at Canton.

CANTON, o., April 26.-President and
Mrs. Mckinley. who have enjoyed to the
full their brief visit to their old home, with
the others members of their party, left
Canton at 4 o'clock this afternoon on a
special train. which will reach Pittsburg
in time to attach their special car to the
special Washington train. A few near
friends accompanied the party to the sta
ton, and, with a large crowd of others
there through a desire to see the President,
Joined In a cheer and the waving of hand
kerchiefs as the train steamed out. The
President stood on the platform and bowed
and smiled his farewell in the most pleas
ant manner possible.
The President found time to dispose of a
large amount of personal business in con-
nection with his local interests. He was
astir early this morning at the Barber
home and had a business conference with
several men who look after his interests
here. a little later old friends who nave
been his neighbors and constituents for
years began TO arrive singly and I'm pairs,
purely on social missions, and he seemed 10
have a thoroughly enjoyable day. He and
Mrs. Mckinley paid another visit to their
North Market-street home in the morning
to offer a few more minor suggestions.
Soon after noon an informal lunch was
served at the Barber home to the presi-
dental party, captain ana mrs. Lafayette
McWilliams. of Chicago, and Mrs. Thwing
Brooks, of Sewickly. Pa.
Summer plans. Secretary Cortelyou said
before leaving. have not been completed,
but the President and Mrs. Mckinley will
return to Canton early in July and spend
several weeks In their North Market-street
home This home. as the repairs are COM
pleted. will be furnished, occupied and
kept I'm readiness for the President and
Mrs. Mckinley any time they care to come.
Later in the summer the President will
take a more extended vacation at some
place yet 10 be decided. where the best
opportunities offer for the quiet and rest
he requires.
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RECEIVER APPLIED FOR
COURT ASKED TO TAKE CHARGE OF
NATIONAL LINsEED OIL COMPANY.
stockholders Seeking to
About S13O,OOO said to Have
Been. Lost i'm Speculation.

CHICAGO, April 26.-Litigation against
the National Linseed Oil Company was re-
vived I'm the United States Circuit Court to-
day, when the appointment of a receiver
was asked. by stockholders having 1000
shares of the capital stock of the company.
The compIainants are James Clark. of
Plainfeld, N. j., Walter M. Mccain, of
Des Moines; and ]. Nv. Brooks, Henry b.
Scott and William Baldwin, of Burlington,
Ia. The petitioners ask, on behalf of them
selves and the other stockholders of the
concern, that the court take the affairs of
the National company under its control
and appoint a receiver TO administer and
distribute the assets remaining over since
the National company was bought out by
the American Linseed Oil Company, a few
years ago. The defendant company went
out of business at the time its property was
purchased, but the compliments assert
that there are still some outstanding &C
counts, amounting to about s1O0. coo. which
will be lost unless a receiver is placed In
charge 1t is also claimed by the petitioners
that the stockholders have a right to the
money, aggregating about $4,000. said to
have been lost by the president and direc-
tOTS VI .tHt XNdliOidf Coiupdhy at NV tiiuC
they were specializing in faxseed on the
Board of Trade. The American Linseed
Company, which holds most of the assets
of the former concern, is not made a party
to the suit
After the. increase of capital stock in 1890
the company acquired about fifty large
mills and plants. in all parts of the coun-
try, adapted for the manufacture of linseed
oil. The mills are said to have been worth
about S,000000. Alexander Houston was at
that time elected president of the COM
pany. 1t is charged from that time the as
sets of the company were not admins
tered in good faith and that the president
and directors were negligent of the inter-
ests of the stockholders. 1t is said the Lon
don Share. and Debenture Company, of
England, paid Houston $4,000 in margins,
which he had put up from time to time on
account of the purchase of 5000 shares Of
stock. 1t is said he had advanced these
margins with money from the company.
In his attempt to corner" the flaxseed
market 1t is charged that the President
used the company's money to the extent
of several hundred thousand dollars; that
his speculations were in vain and that the
stock declined with a considerable loss to
the company.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-27
BRIEF FROM POPE LEO.
Rev. bertrand Ortiz as
Bishop Of Vancouver.

WASHINGTON. April 26.-An official
brief from Pope Leo XIII preconizing the
Very Rev. Bertrand Ortiz, d. D., as bishop
of Vancouver. in British Columbia, has
reached the papelI legation and been sent
direct TO Archbishop Christie, of Portland,
Ore, in whose province the see is located.
DR.. Orth ranks high among the priests of
the Pacific coast. being pastor of st. Laur-
ence Church, Portland; an of the
board known as "Examinators Cleri Do
cesani'' and one of the five rural deans
of the arch diocese. 1t Is understood that
two other briefs or rescripts nave been
sent from Rome TO the Papal legation here,
and probably will arrive by Saturday next.
One of these preconizes Very Rev. Benja-
min Kelley as bishop of Savannah, Ga.
and the other declares Rev. Granjannon. a
bishop Of Tuscon, /. L.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-27
PASSED by THE HOUSE.
Postofhce Appropriation Bill Disposed
Money for Census Takers.

WASHINGTON, April 26.-After four
days OF discussion the House to-day passed
the postoffice appropriation bill. The at
tempt TO strike out the sl96.0o o for special
mail facilities from New York TO New Or
leans and from Kansas City TO Newton.
Kan. met the fate it has ever since the APP
propriaAon was placed in the bill in 1893.
No one demanded a separate vote on the
amendment striking out the pneumatic
tube provision. and the House. by a large
majority. stood by the amendment TO give
extra compensation to letter carriers for
work In excess OF forty-eight hours a week,
although the carriers were said. by Mr..
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-27
IRON AND STEEL TRADE.
Eject of the Closing of Wire Trust
M~ilIs-General Business.

CLEVELAND, o., April 26.-The Iron
Trade Review says: THE iron trade has
not been stampeded after the Wall-street
fashion by the sensational developments
of last week. The announcement concern
ing overproduction i'm wire products and
the order for the closing of some of the
American Steel and Wire Company's mills
have been followed by sharp reductions in
the prices Of that company. wire nails be-
ing lowered 81 a keg, or to $3.50, Pittsburg
mills to the jobbing trade, and s.. rs, Pitts
burg, to the retail trade I'm carload lots.
The fact that wire and wire nails had ad-
vanced more rapidly and to a higher point
relatively than other products accounts
for a portion of the reduction. That IL was
calculated to be sweeping enough TO carry
with it a large reduction I'm the price of
billets is another consideration. Still an
other is the fact that competition is Begin
ming to show itself in the wire trade. An
Ohio concern with connected rod mill, steel
plant and blast furnaces. and the newly
started Birmingham. Ala, plant nave be-
tween them capacity sufficient TO be felt I'm
a waiting market. Thus far there is no
any statement from them indicating the
establishment or "A new price for billets.
Transactions are few and small. and So 10
$3.50. Pittsburg, represents the market.
Since any change of the steel basis will
involve bessemer pig iron also. further de-
velopments in finished materials may be
awaited to better gauge consumption.
THE iron trade in general has done little
In the past week. The average buyer con-
sidered that at a time of questioning OF
the outcome was not a time TO go into the
market. 1t is impossible as yet TO meas
ure the effect of the happenings in Asneri-
can Steel and Wire Company's affairs in
other departments of the trade. No re-
vision is made On the views of authorities
that consumption is sustained In a remark
able way, considering the general expecta-
ton of lower prices In the past week.
with trade at a standstill in so many lines,
there have been several noteworthy trans
actions. Southern furnace have closed ex-
port orders. for 10000 TO 1900 tons OF foun-
dry and forge irons-2i.W0 tons being taken
by the Tenpessee Company. 5000 tons by
the Virginia Coal, Iron and Coke Company.
1900 tons by the 6loss-Shefseld Steel and
Iron Company. and the rest By the Repub-
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-27

HUNTINGDON. Pa. April 26.-Rev DR..
/. w. Irwin, rector of the ST. Johns Episco-
pal Church here. who was deposed from the
ministry yesterday by Bishop Abbott. on
charges of unministerial conduct, an
nounced tonight that he would ignore the
bishops decree and continue as rector un-
til the Supreme Court OF Pennsylvania
says he is not. My vestry support me I'm
my stand. and / am convinced the COM
munity does also" st. Johns Is an inde-
pendent church. unaided by diocesan mis-
sion and the interesting question arises
whether Bishop Abbott's decree can be en-
forced.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-27

CHICAGO. April 26.-John w. Gates.
chairman of the American Steel and Wire
Company. arrived in Chicago this evening.
When asked If il was true that he made
81, 900 In the recent slump In Steel aud
Wire stocks, Mr.. Gates replied: 'If every
dollar i made from that decline was a sill
yer dollar / could carry them all in one
trousers pocket" Mr.. Gates said he did
not know when work in the mills thai
were shut down would be resumed, as no
one could tell what time would bring forth.