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Alnska ornwlns WarnNer.

Prospective visitors and gold-seekers Tn the klondike region may extract some comfort from the discovery, made by the Hartman Alaska expedition that most of the glaciers which abound in that territory are receding. The fact Is an indication that the average weather there is growing warmer. If 1t were growing colder the glacera would be advancing, while if it were about the same one year with another they would maintain the same general position, neither creeping nearer to the sea nor melting away from their ter minal moraines. The rate of glacial recession Is so slow, however, that fur overcoats and warm sieeping-bags are likely to remain as a pavt of the neces. sary equipment of Alaskan travel for some years to come. Nothing, it may be added, is slower thar the move ment Of a glacier, except the settle ment or the Alaskan boundary dis pIte-
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-07
SNlahe Shells SuceesteIY.

The great loss of life incurred by the English troops is mainly attributable to the charges they have had to make across open spaces in order to q sloag. the enemy from the sheltering kopje. in order to minimize the death roll it has been suggested that just before 8 charge takes place smoke shells should be fired, which would temporarily hide .he English soldiers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-07
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vhree r,.so.r ,e Tobacco smonA

(. Binz, in the Deutsche Aerzte-Ze; eung, says there are three kinds of poi. son in tobacco smoke: nicotipe; that which is obtained by the slow ash for, nation, pYyridin, etc, and carbonic OK ide Carbonic oxide is always easly shown to be present in tobacco smoke It's percentage depending upon the vol. ume of the smoke gas, varies between 06 and 7.G. The variations depend upon the rapidity Of the a.-h formation and the quantity of the 22t~Acspheric air drawn iv or the lung air ,. @a out. 4 never-so-slight acu4s. soL:ag from Sarbonic acid of tobas @moke is, un- der ordinary conditio-.e rcely to be expected. Whether the ~4->4y taking In of the small quantity carbonic oxide which, through many ears of smoking, gets into the blood of snlok- srs, cannot set up chronic injury, ia question still to be sattled.
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 Bears tho <s The Kind Y9u Have Always BOugh Signature a: (>zMs>zY .Tzzz:z zzZz zze,<
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-07
lhttFs Parruys.
@att. has two wonderful narrots

e"attt has two wonderful parrots, one cf whom talks all day long, and imi- tates it's mistress trills and staccati in an amazing fashion, and who (believe ne, for l have heard him) can even compose the most elaborate melodies, says a correspondent. The other par, rot~Jum5o by name--is an oddity Patti bought him for s206 in New York, where he vas reputed to be the Hnest talking parrot alive. Once in her possession he became dumb Ip vain they tried to coax him 10 con- verse. Months went by until one morning the prima donna woke with d bad sore throat Send for the doetor," she cried, for I have to sing torlght," The doctor duly arrived. AS h. entered tie h9om the parrot uttered his first and last words. "Oh, doctor" he ex. claimed. in strong Yankee accent,
 m so sick!" And since that day uow several years ago, he has n>t ut cred word. Baltimore NswA
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Devonshlre,s "SlncInr Man,

Oevonshire, Eng, has lost it's chief singing man." The singing men of Deyonshire" are those Who presecveand chant the old West Country songs and ballads. James Parsons was a hodger Ry profession and a musician by na- sure. 1t is due to Parsons that the county still possesses so many of it's old-time airs and verses. He was known throughout the county as The Singing Machiae,' title due to the fact that sano years ago, after aa FYen;ae'5 bout. he took and won bet that ae would go on singing until sun rise and never sing the same song
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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1901-02-07
Football .o-btlden by scottish Law

! ne e0t.e $ nay dig tr' Il the sat ate boe3i some strange relics of the middle ages. Sir Thomas Thornton, the town clerk of Dundee, speaking the other day at the foot tll club ba- saar, reminded his audience that foot ball is to this day forbidden by Scot tish law, and that there is still uare- pealed an act of parliament dating from the reign Of James (of Scot !and) enacting that mo man shall play football hereafter. under penalty of SeS
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-03-27
Womsuly "Teuicrnesx /,

Don't talk 20 me of the tenderness
of woman's heart" said the man who
hates women, though he has never
been married, "She hasn't any |
was travelling recently ON n through
train TO New York from the west, and
In the morning, just after most of us
had dressed and We're sitting in the
end of the ear the conductor came and
called two men away One of them
belonged to an intelligent and we'll
dressed woman sitting opposite me,
and when he came back she asked him
what the conductor wanted.
Why said the man seriously. the
man in lower : has been found dead
'"rhe woman's eyes widened. and l
thought she was going TO say some
thing sweet and sympathetic. but she
didn't. What she said was
why how thoughtless of him. in
a car with all these women too"
Don't talk to me about women" -
Washington Post,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-03-27
Hints for Money.Makers.

In spite of the recent expose of the
scandalous Miller syndicate in Brook.
Ign. which cheated lot of credulous
people out Of $1,o00,0o0 by pretending
to give-and really giving to few at
the start 10 per cent interest per
month on their investments" the fin.
ancial columns of the great dailies are
still full of enticing offers to investors.
made by all sorts of concerns. most of
them conspicuous by their proximity
to Wall street, and all the more dan
gercus because thereof.
The eagerness for tips In this spec
ulative era does not abate, and the
swindling operator has only to dangle
the bait of a big profit before the pub.
lie to induce the latter 10 shed their
pocket books and all their belongings.
When will the public understand that
reputable, well-established brokers
never condescend to such disreputa-
BILE gambling methods In order to at.
tract custom? When will my readers
comprehend the fact that the man or
firm offering extraordinary induce
ments and unreasonable rates of in.
terest or profits may be set down at
once as suspicious person, from
whom one cannot escape too quickly Z?
-Leslies Weekly.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-03-27

1ne Ieople DO Net Concern Ihem-
selves Much About the Rain, But
They Have Fine System OF Irri-
CATION.
Arizona has some timber in the
mountains and grass In the valleys,
but these grow in spite of the fact that
Arizona Is in the dryeSt part OF the
United States. Even within the bound
aries of this one territory, however, the
rainfall varies from over twenty-five
Inches year at Camp Goodwin in the
mountains to three Inches Il year at
Yuma on the desert. Twenty-Five inch
es of rainfall a year means, perhaps.
possible crop Three inches year
means no water at all. The people OF
Arizona do not, therefore, concern
themselves much with rain. They talk
about IT once in while, and on occa.
Sions an inch or two comes down In
a solid chunk and is called a cloud
burst, but such rainfall has little re-
lation TO the possibilities of the soil
from productive point of view
The settler la Arizona first seeks run
ming water. and then, with confidence,
settles himself upon the land and
straightway proceeds to get rich, for
running water upon Arizona soil is like
unto a gold miue-it produces wealth.
This has been the system ever since
the memory of man, for there are Ari-
IONA bitches which are nearly 100
years old. and the present generation Is
not quite spre what manner of people
dug them.
1t is within the memory of man, how
ever, when Arizona was almost
trackles desert. oNenHa with fierce aud
warlike Indians. and it IS within the
memory of even the children of Arl.
IONA that all this has changed; deserts
have been made to bloom and all war
like Indians have either been sent to
the happy hunting grounds or are used
for exhibition purposes In wild west
shows and Eastern eXpositions.
All this has been done hy Ignoring
the usual way OF watering the earth
and by utilizing the Ileitiug snowbanks
as their waters raced toward the sea.
Fifteen hundred miles of artificial wa
ter courses. or bitches. have these am
billions and industrious Arizona people
dug, and 100000 acres of this wonder
full valley lands grow rich with green
things OF the earth in response to the
water from these bitches 1t Is not ali
fun to settle on these arid lands, and II
is no easy task to have dug these
bitches, but the results have paid ten
fold to those who dared the task.
Great mining camps are always near
by. Miners always have money to spend
They want the best the earth can give
them, and the irrigated lands OF Art
IONA have been paid for with the
money dug from the bowels OF the vol,
canic hills.
The running streams of Arizona are
now doing all they can and still more
water is wanted. To get this the peo-
pie of the valleys not so favored with
preparing to store the little that falls
from the clouds at some seasons of the
year In the mouths of rugged can
ons they will place great rock dams.
The melting snow and the winter rains
will here mingle and lie quiet until the
drought strikes the valley below and
the parched vegetation calls for their
use Then the stored water will be
loosed, TO add more greenery, hence
more wealth, to the dryest place III
America.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-03-27

Patriotism and pollteness are great
virtues, and n japanese physician, DR..
Aoyama, owes his life to the fact that
he possessed them both In high degree.
He had caught the plague and was
dying for the need of the food which,
In his delirlum, he refused to take.
His nurse was in despair, but finally
conceived the idea of playing upon his
patriotism by filling n glass with liquid
nourishment and then Offering to drink
TO the health of the mllsado.
This was repeated until, ardent
patriot AS he was, the doctor felt that
he had honored his sovereign enough.
Then his politeness was appealed to,
the nurse proposing toast and re-
preaching the sick man for not joining
In It. In this way the patients strength
was maintained until the delIrlum sub
sided and he became convalescent. -
Youths Companion.
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TEXTS ON GOLD LEAF
Why Gold Leaf Is Packed Between
Leaves of the Bible.

People outside of regular dealers in
gold leaf are occasionally surprised
when they purchase books of the ma
terial to find that the paper leaves be-
tween the sheets of gold have texts
OF Scripture printed on them. Looking
closer they find that the paper leaves
are actually cut from the Bible.
Speaking of this, the head of n Chi
cago firms which deals in gold leaf
said:
The gold leaf which is put up in
books made from paper leaves cut
from the Bible comes from England.
There Is no intention to be irreverent
in packing the gold leaf in this way.
Most OF 1t goes to the stores where
they sell artists materials. and Is
packed between printed sheets because
the slight indentations in the paper
made by the printing serve to hold the
delicate film of gold in place.
why is it that the Bible is gen
orally used? Simply for the reason
that the Bible Is usually printed in
small type and is always very evenly
set. and the impression of the type on
the paper Is very light, but enough to
hold the gold leaf in place without in
Jurlng 1t. Another book that is used
for the same purpose is the Book of
Common Prayer, the small type edi-
lions, of course. The paper is always
very fine and smooth and when print
ed the leaves are just adapted for the
purpose of holding the gold leaf.
The first time | was asked for an
explanation on this point was when L
had store for the sale of artists ma
terials. \ gentleman who bought sew
eral books of English-made gold leaf
came to me and asked me if paper was
so scarce where the gold leaf was
made that they had to cut up Bibles
for the purpose of packing the leaf.
He had noticed that the sheets of gold
leaf were packed between sheets Of
printed paper, but paid no attention to
IT until his eye caught Il Scriptural
text that had often puzzled him. 1t
wa the passage Iron sharpeneth iron;
so a man sharpeneth the countenance
of his friend Then he saw that the
gold leaf was placed between cut-up
pages of the Bible. He seemed to
think that the sheets of the Bible were
used by some religious manufacturer
who thought some one might be con-
verted by reading stray text. He
said he was almost startled when he
read the text he was puzzling over
and looked disappointed when l ex.
planned in a matter of fact way why
pages of the Bible were used.
once or twice very excellent people
who bought this gold leaf from me
were indignant when they found that
the Bible was cut up to hold it, and
told me | should not encourage the
PROCLAMATION by selling that kind of
leaf Others who We're of different
temperament said they We're glad to
see ii, as it might lead to some people
reading texts of Scripture, by glancnig
with curiosity at the printed sheets,
who never took Bible in their hands.
They held that no matter what form
It took it was good thing to circulate
texts nf ScriDturp
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THE HOTELCHECK PROBLEM
A Quesion of whether to Offend
Guests or Risk Losing Money.

A QuestIon OF whether to Offend
GueAts or Risk Losing Money.
Tho hotel clerk was standing behind
the desk, with discon9elate look on
his face.
What's the natter" asked friend.
Matter. said the clerk. why, its
the same old story. I've been stuck for
another check This check business
causes rs hotel clerks more trouble
than anything else in the world. There
IS general rule IN hotels that no
checks shall be cashed, but very often
travellers run short of money. 1t is
good business policy TO cash these
checks when YOU can be sure that
they're all right. No hotel can afford
10 be continually offending guests. At
the same time, IL clerk cashcs a bad
check he has to stand the loss.
The average hotel clerk has learned
by bitter experience to be a pretty good
Judge of human nature, but every now
and then he slips UP. only week ago
a big, splendid looking fellow came TO
me and got me to cash a check for $50.
| sized him up and decided that he WAS
all right and that he was n good man
to keep among the steady patrons Of
the hotel \ few days later back came
the check, with 80 funds marked
across It. The result was that / was
out SO"
While the clerk was talking Il swag
ger looking woman came up TO the
desk and. smiling sweetly at the clerk.
snld:
"Wm you please cash this little
check
The clerk was all gracousness. He
took the check aud examined il care
fully without saying anything.
"Oh, it's MI right" said the woman.
"Of course, II you don't want to cash il
you needn't Mr.. So-and.so knows me
quite well and you can telephone him
about II II you want to, but 1t would
save me n great dcui Of trouble IL you
could cash II for me now"
Certainly, madam" said the clerk,
and then he went over and held con
sultatlon with the cashier.
They decided TINT the woman was a
good investment and gave her the mon
ey. She went away smiling, aud then
the clerk said:
Now, there is Just about an even
money chance. IL | hadn't cashed that
check. she would have been highly in
suited and would have talked about
this hotel rs long rs she could rcmem-
her. If she Is all right, she VIII be n
good customer, but If she isn't am out
another $50. New York sun
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS

ESTATE OF BRIDGET Ryan, DECEASED.
Pursuant to tho order of Paul A. Queen
Surrogate of the county of Hunterdon, made
ON the Twenty-iirst day of January, A d, one
thousand nine hundred and one, notice is
against the estate of Bridget Ryan late of the
county of Huuterdon, deceased, to present
the same, under oath or affirmation, to the
subscriber, Administrator of said deceased
within nine months from the date of said
order; and any creditor neglecting to bring
III and exhibit his or her claim (under oath or
aflrmation), within the time 80 limited, Will
be forever barred of his or her action therefor
against the said administrator
Dated january 81, A. ID. 1901.
THOMAS Il RYAN, Administrator
Jan N, 1901
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-03-27

Mrs Toodles--I think it is a burn.
ing shame the cruel, low tricks men
play on each other at their clubs.
Mrs. Nexdore-Why, my dear,
what's the matter?
Mrs. Toodles-George came home
last night acting very queerly. He
sang for an hour before l could get
him to bed. and he was quite delirious.
And he told me to-day that he had Just
drank few hot Scotches
Mrs. Nexdore-Well?
Mrs. Toodles-George says he thinks
some OF those mean men must have
put some whisky in them.-New York
Press.
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The Ostrtch'a Ieua.

Although the ostrich has powerful
legs and can kick like n mule, his limbs
are very brittle and are easily broken
He has two toes ON each foot, one being
armed with horny nail which he uses
as his principal weapon OF warfare
When an unarmed man is attacked by
one of these birds, the chances are
very much against the man unless he
can climb n tree or jump over five
foot wall
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-03-27
Perils of Early Housekeeping.

Young Wife-Harry, those bundles
of kindling wood you sent home this
morning We're Just the right size, ex-
cept that they were too long. I hired
a boy to break them all up into suit
able lengths for the stove.
Young Husband-You did. Maria.
those were lathes for the partition we
are going to build in the room up.
stairs! Well, OF all the-there, Don't
cry, dear,-Chieago Tribune
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-03-27
Long Standing Error Corrected

Uncle" said one of the children.
what is the difference between a
cat and an elephant"
II know what is in your mind,
child" replied the professor, yet the
old answer, to the effect that an ele-
plant can't climb a tree, is not alto
gether correct. An elephant may not
be able to climb to the branches, but
he can get as high as the trunk"
The professor, it may be observed.
is loaded with all kinds of game.-Chi.
cago Tribune.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-03-27
Essy-For a Woman

Braggles-I know a woman who had
twins and one of them was five
months older than the other.
Miss Ingenue-How perfectly alb.
surd! Twins have to be born at the
same time
Braggles with a superior air)-Yes.
but they don't have to die at the same
time.-New York World.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-03-27

An Engllshman made wager that
he could cook a plum pudding ten feet
beneath the surface of the Thames and
won the bet by placing the pudding in
tin case and putting the whole In a
sack OF lime. The heat of the lime,
shaking when 1t came III contact with
the water. was sufficient to cook the
pudding in two hours.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-03-27
Glory to Termination

A few years ago the river drivers
were working on the West Branch.
The logs had Jammed into nasty
snarl, and no one hankered for the job
OF going out with a cantdog and start
ing the key log. In the crew was an
Indian who was noted for his GOODNESS
and his keenness. The boss finally
looked over in his direction. La
coote." he said, you go out and break
that jam, and I'll see that you get a
nice pun in the paper" The redskin
looked at the logs and then at the boss.
Dead Injun look d-n nice on paper"
he grunted and walked away.-The
Aroostook (Me.) Pioneer.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-03-27
Partners In Distress.

The Doctor-Just after that big fall
In stocks went and looked in my box
in the safety deposit vaults, and It
was three-fourths full of water.
The Professor-Mine was full OF
lead. l am Carrying a heavier load OF
them than you are.-Chicago Tribune
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NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

ESTATE or MARTHA MtrrIsoS, DECEASED.
Pursuant to the or8or of Paul A. Queen
Surrogate of the County of Hunterdon, made
on the Twenty-dr day of December, A. d,
one thousand nine hundred, notice is hereby
given 10 all persons having claims against the
of llunterdon, deceased, to present the same
under oath or affirmation, to the subscriber
administrator of said deceased, within nine
months from the date of said order; and any
creditor neglecting To bring in and exhibit
his or her claim (under oath or aftirmation)
within the time SO limited will be forever
barred of his or her action therefor against
the said Administrator.
Dated December 2l, A. d, 1900.
LEVI BROWN, Administrators
Dec ~ 1900
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An Alternative Conclusion,

A Jersey farmer visiting New York
stood looking at sign In n bookstore
window. Dickens Works All This
Week For Two Dollars WAL" he
remarked, my 'pinlon Is that that
Dickens Teller Is either mighty poor
workman or else he's confounded hard
up for Il job. Boston Courier
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Not the Same

Deere is tree of us, said the tramp
Cant you spare us each 10 cents fer
O Christmas PRESENT."
No, sir" replied the man DO
you think / look like so cents?"-Phil-
adelphia North American.
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Free Telephones.

In some towns In Germany the tele'
phone is introduced by tobaccoists as
an additional attraction to customers.
Any one who buys cigar may, If he
desires. speak over the tobaccoist's
instrument.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-03-27

Until 1927 the Chinese wore their
hair long and coiled on the top of the
head. where II WAS fastened with an
ornamental pin. The Mantchoo edict
making the pigtail sign of loyalty
changed this style.
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A Real Dilemma.

Fanny Footlight-I had a quarrel
with the manager and threatened to
leave the company.
Polly Pinktights-And wasn't there
anybody to take your part?
Fanny Footlights-Only my horrid
dy.-Philadelphia Record
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All His Own Way.

81 understand that Cochington in
tends to run for Congress In this dis
trick again"
"'Yes, and he'll have it all his own
way, too"
What makes you think so?"
Why, just look at the record he
has made. Been in two terms now
without offering a resolution or max
ing q speech. How can such a mans
opponent find an issue to fight him
n?"-Chicago Times Herald
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Looking to the Future

Sillicus-There is one good thing
about a woman. II she says a mean
thing she can usually be prevailed up.
on to take it back.
Cynicus-Yes; so she can use Il
over again.-Philadelphia Record.