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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-05-29
IL Looked Inviting.

| was visiting a magistrate In Kerry
county when a stalwart fellow was
brought in a prisoner, charged with
nearly killing an old baldheaded man,
whose head was bloody mass. what
was it this fellow did to youf" asked
the magistrate. Nothing" Then
what made you do IT, We'll, I'll tell
yer honor Gods truth. Ye see, came
late into the fair, luck was ag'in me. for
all the fighting was over so as was
strutting about looking for some boy
to cross a stick wild saw this poor
mans bald head poked out of slit OF
the tent that he might cool 1t, and 1t
looked so inviting that for the soul OF
me ! couldn't help hitting the blow
q. G. Hairs Diary.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-05-29
A Lively Camp.

In 1851 Mokelumne Illll was one of
the worst camps In California. who
was shot last week." was the first
question asked by the miners when
they came IN from the river or sur
rounding dlggngs on Saturday nights
or Sundays to gamble or get supplies
1t was very seldom that the answer
was, mo one"
Men would race up and down the
thoroughfares in single file, as boys
play the game Of follow my lender,
each Initiating the actions of the fore
most. Selecting some particular letter
IN n sign they would fire In turn. re
CARELESS of everything but the hceu-
racy of the aim. Then they would quar-
rel over 1t as though they were boys
playing game OF marbles. while every
shot was likely to XIII or wound some
unfortunate person. Exchange.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-05-29

Old Kettle. lie refused him matches.
however, and 1t was lucky thing that
l hac brought three or four dozen
along. The lad made no fuss about GO
Ing. although he knew that he was TO
be set ashore on lonely island. l
know he was In deadly fear of the cap
tain and mate and TO escape them In
any manner was n relief. On the way
to shore | advised him as best l could,
and the men Mt the oars We're not back
ward IN expressing their sympathy,
and when we left Joey on the beach
be was feeling quite stout hearted.
What happened to that lad after we
sailed away reads like romance. He
had been marooned on one of the most
rasternmost of the group, aud perhaps
the island had never been explored by
white men. 1t was three miles long
by two broad, with ridge running Its
length. Indeed, there We're two ridges,
and between them was n creek run
ming to the north. At its mouth this
creek widened into little harhor.
The boy had been on the island for n
week before he climbed the ridges and
found them full of living springs
which fed the creek. He followed the
creek down to its mouth and there
made the strangest of finds Three
years previously, while on n voyage
from Bombay 10 Liverpool, the bark
Sunshine had been dismasted ut sea
and deserted by her crew for n wreck.
She was laden with wool, hides, dye
woods and minerals and her cargo
was appraised at nearly II million dol
lars. Her crew had been picked up at
sea, the vessel listed as lost and the In
surance paid, and yet MS Joey reached
the little harhor there was the hull of
the Sunshine with her nose on the
beach. Mind. wave and current had
drifted her all of 700 miles and finally
whIrled her into that spot. Her hull
was sound and her matches on, and her
cargo had not been damaged to the
amount of hundred dollars.
Three weeks later the boys signal
smoke ON the beach brought n vessel
to his rescue. and he said not II word
of his find till he reached Bombay and
found men I'm whom lie could trust
Then an expedition was fitted out, the
hull and cargo were got TO Bombay In
safety, and the courts allowed the boy
salvage enough to make him rich TO
the end OF his days. In NARROWING II
poor stowaway lad whose only crime
was wanting to return to his native
land Captain Joyce had as good as
thrown $500 600 Mt him and raised him
up n thousand friends.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-05-29

According To Or. \. -. Williams, the
white, naXcn hair OF alhinos shows
that there Is II deficiency Of eolorlng
materials in their bodies. Further
proof of this fact is found In the alb.
sence of the necessary amount of pig
ment in their eyes. Such persons have
pink eyes because there is not pig
ment enough IN the iris and upon its
posterlor surface TO prevent the red re-
hex of the fundus from shining through
the iris. Albinos are always greatly
annoyed by strong light because there
is not sufficient colorlng to prevent the
ingress of a flood of It, the bright glare
entering not only through the pupil,
but through the substance of the Iris
as well.
The choroid being likewise deficient
In pigment, the excessive amount of
light dazzles and greatly contuscs the
vision. Furthermore. the deficiency of
pigments in the choroId prevents the
light after 1t has acted on the retina
from being absorbed, that being the
main function of the choroidal pigment.
Albinlsm Is nm unfortunate condition,
as there Is no way to supply the deli
Client pigment to the Iris and chorold.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-05-29
PECULIAR NAMES.
The Queer way Ten Million children
Were Designated

I'm II long experience In the treasury
department ! have come across very
large number of names, many of which
are rather peculiar" explained al old
official but ! think the list of names
In connection with the subscription to
the per cent bonds SURPRISES any
thing In the way of popularity HAT |
have ever observed. or these the one
that struck me most was n man who
signed himself Ten Million aud Mo re-
sides out In Oregon. We thought the
name was an imaginative one and
wrote the man that 1t was desired that
the boids should he Registered In real
names only and that NJ further nitcn
ton would be paid To HIS subscription
until he MA heard from He replied
that his name was Fen Million HIS
letter was written on the printed letter
hend OF the firm of Million x Milton
two hrnihrrs
Then iu'suwed an exploration llial
his father Hud mother were unable 10
select names for their children that
were mutually satisfactory and thai as
result. though they had had ten chli
dren none of them was ever christeurd
formally The first child was a girl,
and she WIS known only ~ One NIL
lion. The second child. also II girl. WIS
known as Two Million. Thus they ran
along until Ten Million was reached,
and he was the writer of the letter. The
other member OF the firm being
brother whose only name. rs Ear rs the
family was concerned. was Seven Nil
lion the seventh child He added HAT
One Million had aftcrwurd chilled her.
SELF Una Million. that the third GIN was
known nfter she had grown up as Trio
Million The Others had tnkrn on add.
lions 10 their names. aud he had adopt
cd the name Of Tennis Million but his
renl name was Ten Million aud nothing
else. The bonds were issncd 10 him
and on the books Of the department
were registered In the name OF Ten
Million - Washington stat
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-05-29

One OF the greatest lessons In life
is to learn to take people AT their best,
not their worst; to look for the divine.
not the human. In them; the beautiful,
not the ugly; the bright, not the dark;
the straight not the crooked side.
A habit OF looking for the best In
everybody ard of saying kindly IN
Btead OF unkindly things about them
strengthens the character, elevates the
ideals and tends TO produce happiness.
1t also helps to create friends. We
like to be with those who see the di-
vine side of US. who see our possibill-
ties, who do not dwell upon the dark
side of our life, but upon the bright
side. This Is the Office Of true friend.
to help us discover our noblest selves.
Success
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-05-29
NARROWING
A BOY....
by Nj. QUAD.
.i,...s,i,.a

We were loading the Liverpool brig
Memo for London ut Bombay and |
had been shipped as second mate of her
when one day a boy about IL years cf
age came down TO the craft and en-
dcavored to ship as cabin boy. assist
ant to the cook or as an apprentice
He was an English lad who had run
away from home and wanted to got
back. He was frank spoken, Ind an
honest, innocent face, and | was glad
to help him to an interview with the
captain. 1t did him no good, however
Captain Joyce was n selfish, hard heart
ed man, and he not only refused the
lad the place he could easily have made
for him. but cursed him roundly for
having dared to come aboard. | felt
sorry for the boy and slipped him a
crown, and when he went over the
side | advised him TO try other vessels
and not get discouraged.
did not know that the boy returned
and worked on the sympathies of some
of our crew and was slowed AWAY
by them In the forehold. but that
was what happened. Had ! or any
other officer of the ship got an ~
King Of his presence the stowaway
would have been hauled out Of bis hid
ing place very quickly, but he was
struggled aboard so adroItly that only
two or three sailors knew OF his pres
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-05-29
WITHOUT TURNING A HAIR.
A Londoner Calmly Returned Money
GiXcn To- Him hN Mlntnkc.


A gentleman Of my acquaintance had
Il curious experience of manners and
customs of modern England Il few
nights ago at the theater. He had
taken four stalls, but at the last mo-
ment found two of his party unable TO
come, On his arrival ut the thCater he
left the two spare tickets ut the box of
flee the clerk promising 10 sell them II
he could and send the cash To him
when they were sold, He took his
plnce and soon afterward WAS gratlfed
to see his two surplus seats occupied.
The individuals who took them were
attired In evening dress and bore the
outward semblancc of gentlemen. My
friend began 10 look out for the money
which was 10 come frem the box office.
Presently II coucessionuaire entered,
passed down the row Of seats and adj
dressed one of the two newcomers. My
friend noticed that the eommlsslonnaire
passed something to one of the gentle
men, who put 1t into his pocket with
out word
A sense of uneasiness stole over my
friend with regard TO the 10 shIllngs
that was due to him. and as the even
Ing was getting ON he thought he
would so and make an inquiry ut the
box office, His suspicious were ycrl-
fed The clerk had sent In the money
by commlssionnalrc The commissions
naire was called from the door and on
seeing my friend ut once realized that
he Ind given the money To the wrong
man. He promptly went back TO the
theater, my friend following TO see the
fun. The commlssionnaire went straight
TO the party to whom he Ind handed
the money and said, "ire. you've got
10 shillings that don't belong TO you"
The other replied In an uncoucerncd
way, "Oh, yesW took the money out of
his pocket and returned 1t to the COM
missionnalre. 'ile showed no trace Of
embarrassment" says my friend. "lIe
handed back the money, ms he had
pocketed 1t. without turning hair"
! always like TO think the best of peo-
pie, and possibly this individual, being
a stranger to music halls, was under
the impression that II Is the practice of
the proprietors of such establishments
to send n commisslonnairc around from
time to time to distribute cash bonuses
among the audience. London Truth.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-05-29

The apple is such common fruit that
few are fn'IilIar with Its remarkable
.flicacious properties. Everybody ought
to know that The very best thing they
ran do Is to eat apples Just before re-
firing for the night The apple Is an
excellent brain food. because It has
more phosphoric acid In easily dlgested
shape than any other vegetable known.
1t excltes the action OF the liver, pro
notes sound md healthy sleep aud
thoroughly dlslnfecfs the mouth. That
Is not nil. The apple agglutInates the
surplus acids OF the stomach. helps the
Kidney secrctions and Is one Of the best
preyentlyrs known OF diseases OF the
throat. journal OF Agriculture.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-05-29
THE OLD CHURCH BELLS

Ring out nerrily.
Lonely, eheertly,
Blithe old bells from the steeple tower,
Hopefully, tearfully
Joyfully, tearfuly.
Moyeth the bride from the maiden bowsr.
Cloud there Is none in the fair summer sky;
Sunshine filings benson down from on high:
Children sing loud as the train moves along.
Happy the bride the sun shines on. "
Knet out dreari1y,
Measured and Wuauly,
Sad old bells from the steeple gray;
Priests chanting lowly,
Soleunly. slowly.
Pasleth the corpse from the portal today
Drops from the leaden clouds heavily fall,
Dripping over the plume and the pail,
Maf1Hur old folks the train moves along.
Happy the dead that the rain raineth on"
Toll at the hour Of prime,
Matin and vesper chime,
Loving old bells from the steeple high,
Rolling like holy waves
over the lowly graves,
Floating up. PRAYER fraught, into the slv.
Solemn the lesson your ltghtost notes teach;
Stern is the preaching your non tongues nraa,h
Ringing In life from the bud TO the blooni
Ringing the dead to their rest in the tomb.
Peal out evermore.
Peal as We pealed Sabbath day,
Brave old bells. on each Sabbath day;
In sunshine and gladness,
Through clouds and through sadness
Bridal and burial have passed away.
Tel Us life's pleasures with death still rife;
Tell us that death ever lcadest to life.
Lite is our labor, and death is our rest
II happy the living. the dead the hlest.
Dublin University Maga1ine
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-05-29

a young girl IN u class preparing for
admission INTO the church WAS asked
by the pastor how she ought 10 obey
the fifth commandment. to honor her
father aud mother. She answered
promptly, II ought to take them out
for walks on Sundays, and ought not
to let them see how much more | know
than they do" She expressed mn opin.
ion probably quite current among
young people concerning the prepOn-
derance OF knowledge In the rising gen
Grafton. -Congregatlonallst
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-05-29

The Atlas. London newspaper. pub
llshed OF Jan. 10. 1880, the following
paragraph under the head of "lnstan-
taneous Light; among the different
methods Invented for oblnlnng Hight
instan,aneously ought cerluiuly to be
recorded that Of Mr.. Walker. chemist,
Stockton on Tees. He supplies the pnr.
chaser with prepared matches. which
are pot into boxes. bat ure not liable
to change In the atmosphere. ana also
with piece OF fine glass piper folded
IN two. Even strong blow Will not
lntlame the matches, because Of the
softness of the wood underneath. nor
does rubbing upon wood or any com
mon substance produce any effect eX-
cept TINT of spelling the match. But
when one Is plncbcd between the folds
OF the glass piper aud suddenly drawn
ont 1t Ia Instantly inllnmcd. MIR Walk.
er docs not make them for extensive
sale, but only to supply the small de-
mand In his own nelghborhood," - New
iastle NGnglnnd) Chronicle,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-05-29
LET Me BE NOT TOO SURE.

Let me not be OF life's bequest too sure
Nor hazard on frail tomorrow light
But answering days behest forget its lure.
Lest there shall rise no stars upon my night; ;
Let me not rest on JOYS improvidence
Nor huild upon the fabric Of dream
Nor time's irreyocahle coin cast hence
However near its fair tulallmeut seem
Thou, who alone hast ward Of certaintics,
Let me not spend OF gin or grace too soon
Nor squlnder any sweet that therein lies.
Hut for high service keep the utmost boon.
Lest | shall be too sure or seek to prove
And break the alabastcr box OF Lowell
Virginia Woodward Cloud in Harper's Bazar.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-05-29

Malevolence Is misery. II Is the mind
of satan, the great enemy, an outcast
from all joy and the opponent of all
goodness and happiness j. Hamilton
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-05-29

1t don't matter II the world Is round
or fiat, you'll roll off 1t If you don't
keep your balance Atlanta Constltu-
tlon.
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The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-25
POINTED PARAGRAPHS
[From the chicago News.l

IFrom the Chicago NeWS-1
To borrow is human-to pay back is
divine.
Some mems idea of being Christian
is to look solemn.
A boy never tells his troubles to a
man who wears whiskers.
If a man thinks only of himself he
hasn't much use for brains.
Unless the engagement is broken off
the wedding is apt to come off.
Some people spend a lot of time in re-
GREETING things that never happen.
Success never roosts on the banner of
the man who neglects his business
There Is always one sure thing in bet
ting, and that is your chance to lose
A man cannot have his cake and eat
it, too-especially on his first trip across
the pond.
Fame is the goddess of printers ink
and she keeps the names OF her favorites
in the newspapers
The average man would feel bored a
good deal Oftener than he does were he
not accustomed to associating with him
calf
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-25
QUAKER REFLECTIONS.

IFrom the Philadelphia Record.l
Turkeys are getting fat
A girl may be an invalid and still
marry we'll
A bill may be pretty steep and still
be on the level.
With some people even the smallest
sorrows come in large signs.
There is such a thing as knowing a
person too well,'' says the doleful doctor.
The comedian insists upon talking
even when the playwright places a gag
in his mouth.
The fellow who has an ak to grind
is always looking for somebody to do a
good turn for him.
Women run to extremes. The one
with small feet usually develops case
of big head.
Even the most susceptible of US do
not become conceited when porous
plaster gets stuck on US.
Hoax-'fI once knew deaf mute who
made a fortune" Joax-"Another proof
that silence is golden
wigg-'.Roosevelt is an author, isn't
he " Wagg-'Yes;: wonder If he would
rather write than be president"
Sillicus-"I don't see how a man
can be a polygamist." Cynicus-"Nor +.
Think of the mother-in-law complica-
tons"
Scribbler-"He found that literature
didn't pay, ana now he's driving a cab
Scrawler-"Still keeping up his hack
work, eh?''
Love makes the world go round, they
say.
And that, perhaps. Is the solution
OF why girls like to claim that they
Are daughters of the revolution.
"Ahi" exclaimed the man who hadn't
been to church in ten years, as the COL
lection plate approached him, 7 thought
that was a thing of the passed"
Little Miss Muff1t
Sat on tufet,
Watching the Halloween pranks.
Along came a spider,
And said: Have some cider7"
And little Miss Muffit said Thanks"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-25
LOWER CABLE RATES.
Marconi Expects HIS System to
Bring Cheaper Prices.

st. Johns, N. F., Dec. 25.-Gov. Boyle
of Newfoundland gave a largely at
tended luncheon in honor of Mr.. Mar
conf. Among the guests were Premier
Bond, the cabinet ministers, the heads
of departments and representatives Of
the press. The affair was practically
state function Replying to a toast to
his health Mr.. Marconi said:
IF my system of wireless telegraphy
can be commercially established be-
tween different parts of the earth. the
possibility of which, I may state, I
have not the slightest doubt, it would
bring about an enormous cheapening
of the methods of communication at
distances. The submarine cables of to-
day fulfill the demands to a great ex-
tent But the great cost of the cables
themselves and their heavy working
expenses, cause the existing method
to be beyond the reach of majority
of people inhabiting the various coun-
tries of the world. But could this new
method be applied, I believe the cost
of what we now call cabling to England
might be reduced twenty fold. The
present rates are rs cents per word. /
do not see why eventually, with my
system, this cost could not be reduced
to one cent a word or less
Observing that he was Brftisher by
birth he continued:
1T is my sincere wish that If
there is anything useful in my method,
this country should not be the last nor
the least in participating in its bene-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-12-25
CHRISTMAS.

Christian countries have two customs
which are calculated to classify people
with considerable accuracy, as cynics
or aItruists One custom is camping
out. The other is the observance OF
Christmas. He who can pass through
either ordeal without loss of friends or
peace of mind is fit for eulogtes and the
hall of fame.
A cynical Santa Claus seems to be the
idea which some people have of that
good old saint. Those who attempt to
emulate such a patron in the distribu-
ton Of Christmas gifts are not uncom-
mon. They figure closely on the prob
able cost of the gift which they expect
to receive. and endeavOr to defray the
obligation and not lose on the trans
action If they miss their guess and
bestow more dollars and cents than
they take in, they sneer at the donor,
and set him down as niggardly- They
declare that Christmas was good
thing once, perhaps, but that now it IS
degraded to a mart for useless articles
and a harvest time for greedy merchan-
disers. They class Christmas as sin
full stimulant of trade and a reckless
waste of money, which leaves the
pockets of people empty and business
in a state of collapse.
This is a very truthful picture of
Christmas with the love left out
Real hearty. healthful Christmas eel
ebrations must have love in them.
There is no pleasure in Christmas Civ
ing unless It has an element of love in
it. 4 Christmas gift without a burden
of love is usually equipped with sting
of sel6shness.
Love is only another word for a1truism
or unselfshness. And this is the true
spirit of Christmas. This is what
Christmas is intended to typify. The
surest way to be happy on Christmas is
to make other people happy. Give use
full things to people who need them.
Give to those from whom you expect no
return except gratitude. There are
plenty of people who need useful pres
ents;it is not necessary to waste money
simply because one is buying Christ
mas present.
Christmas is especially a children's
holiday It commentaries the birth of
a wondrous Child Consequently Christ
mas should be made a day of happi-
ness for children. There is nothing SO
sad as a sad child on Christmas day.
There may be a stringency on the
family finances after Christmas is over,
but if the money has been wisely spent.
and If love was the lever which sep
arated the dollars fron the exehequer.
the Christmas viii be a happy one, and
there viii be no serpent In the cup of
1ox,
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ed his free income to R14,000 a year, a
sum which, as he approaches so, will be
further reduced by allowances to his
sons, pensions and other claims which
have grown upon him to. say, 10000
year, which is too little for the scheme
of life he has adopted.
There are SO many more rich men
than formerly that everything they
seek for, especially fine houses, fine
furniture and opportunities OF sport,
has risen in price by leaps and bounds.
The scale has altered and to keep
among the fret few requires means
which to our grsndfathers would have
appeared immense. We see no proof
that vice has increased-certainly that
of gambling has not, though it is far
too Dreva1ent-and we are not sure
about the wastefulness. There seems to
be more of it because there is more
money wasted, but is the proportion
greater? We think not. the number Of
the sensible and thrifty having increas-
ed as much as that of the spendthrifts.
while the proportion of the philanthropy
ic has been indefinitely enlarged.