The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1900-04-11
FROM THE FIRST WARD.

~ huulNs hctl your eye upon Mat
Quay, and that dish of tcrrapin, as
they are both about due.
That new opera house and the troll
ley road seem to be running race. 1t
is hard to tell which We will have first
They would both be an improvement
to our city and something our citizens
would appreciate. The railroad always
takes the advantage where there is no
competing line and charge the full
limit. Take, for instance, from here
to Trenton. The fare is 10 cents, which
is at the rate of 3 cents per mile. A
trolley car would land you in Trenton
for Is cents.
The boot and shoe department at the
LambertYille Rubber Go. s works clos
ed down for three days last week,
owing to mn insufficiency of dry rub
Der. This was caused by the breaking
of same machinery earlier in the week.
Edward Rittenhouse, the superin-
tendent of the Lamhertville Rubber
Company, was absent from his duty
few days last week on account of sick
ness.
Poverty, at one time, drove me into
taking an agency for subscription
book, and | spent two days and nights
building up beautiful little story to
give the hungry public and influence
the horny-handed sons of toll to give
up their big round dollars for a book
that was worth Mt least half the sub
scription price. l went out and tried
my spiel on the farmer, but he wouldnt
bow to its subtle influence. He resist
ed all my personal magnetism and
hypnotic influence, and in many
cases refused to call his dog from his
clineh on the sent of my trousers.
wrote to the publishing house and re-
lated my experience and the manager
wrote me long private letter and in
structed me how to get on the money
side of humanity. He said | must put
myself i'll perfect harmony with the
people and agree with them in every
thing. He said that eyes, yes,
should by my only answer to every
thing they asked. He said nothing |
would please the farmer better than to
have book agent agree with him on
every point, no odds what that point |
might be. Having nothing else to do
Mt the time, ! started out again with |
| my outfit and resolution to follow
| the managers advice, if | didn't sell n
| single calf bound book to hide bound |
toiler of the virgin soil agreed per-
fcctly with the first man | struck, but
he had no money, and his hogs were
sick and he couldn't read, anyhow; SO
| was forced to agree with him that he
had no use for book, and was only
wasting time and spiel ON the desert
air. The next man | hit was n rich
old customer, with the lines on his
face showing how tight he couldscrew
his soul up Mt both ends when there
was nickel liable to drop out, and he
began to ask sharp questions of me.
"Young man, look at me, +" says he.
| ''Do | look like man who has time To
squander on books?" Remembering
what the manager said in his letter, /
innocently replied, eyes, sir. He
scowled ut me and fired again DO
you S pose | made my money setting
up at night to read books?" eyes, sir, -
| replied again, for the managers in
structions would bear me out in this, !
felt sure. He laid two big scrowls on
top of the three already there, and ask
ed, in deep subsoil tones, "Do you
think I'm dunn fool?" Having no
other word in my private instructions,
| very calmly and innocently replied,
| :" Yes, sir. Then my hold on this old
world slipped through my hands and
was Just moment too late in oozing
through the door to escape disgust
ing, though elevating, kick from COW
hide boot on that portion of my body
which is of vast importance to the
President when duly elected and sworn
into Office by the chief justice, to use
political term.
The Hibernia fire engine met with
slight break to her machinery, at the
fire on Sunday afternoon, which will
cause her to be out of service for few
days, until the break is repaired.
Charles Cane is having u fine new
barn erected on the property which
he recently purchased from Michael
Lucas. This will be quite an improve
ment to the property.
The Republican party III the First
Ward is not quite extinct yet, and the
Wage Worker has but very little in
huence here in the ward politically.
We know the ward goes Democratic,
aud did so long before the Wage
Worker made its appearance but the
Republicans are making steady gains
each year, and it is now only ques-
ton Of time when this ward will flop
over, the same M the State did few
years ago.
The election passed off very quietly
in the ward yesterday (Tuesdayl. The
Democrats elected their full ticket.
OF course, this was predicted long be
forehand and nobody was surprised
Mt the verdict, although the Republi-
cans turned ont good solid vote and
made some of their opponents hustle.
April showers
Wash away the filth and waste that have nc
cumulated during Winter.
I'm like manner IfoDd'a Earauugri1ln gsbpts
from the blood impurities that have been de
posted during the season when there has
been but little perspration and perhaps con
| slant confinement in impure and yitiated air.
| 1t isa boon to tired mothers, housekeepers,
teachers and others who spend their time In
doors
II gives the blood richness and vitality, fit