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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-02

Locke Williams, the ten-year- old son
of the treasurer of Union county, while
driving a COW last Wednesday got his
foot caught in the rope and his thigh
bone was broken in two places.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-02

on John street, has been recently re-
paired and newly painted.
The election of mayor and aldermen
will take place Monday.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-02
A Royal Little Jap Bud.

(By the Associated Press.)
Toxic April S0-The Crown Princess
was yesterday safely delivered of a
son.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-02

ST. Louis, Mo-, May 1.-Hahn's curves
were too much for the st. Louis National
League team to fathom today. Attend
ance 5000. Score: r. H. E.
Cincinnati. l.. ...20O0O410O-7 /
st. LOUIS. ....00OO20100 5 3
Batteries: Hahn and Peitz; Powell
Jones and Nichols. Time lao. Umpire,
Dwyer.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-02

THE GAMES TODAY.
Raleigh at Richmond.
Wilmington at Norfolk.
Newport News at Portsmouth.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-02
HoRNER GETS Ratified.
And the Danville Cadets Score Seven to That
Teams Three.

Especial to the News and Observer.)
Oxford, N. c.. May 1.-The Horner
School and the Danville Military Insti
tute teams crossed bats at Horner
Park today. If the Horner boys had
not become ratified in the sixth inning
the result would have been different.
In that inning the Danville team
made five runs.
The score:
Danville
Batteries: Finner and Fenner; Col+
and Penn.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-02
NATIONAL LEAGUE GAMES.
WaddelVs Poor Work Leads to Pittsburg's De-
feat Philadelphia Wins From N. 7.
CBy the Associatgd Press

(By the Associated Press)
Pittsburg, Pa, May 1-Rube Waddell's
poor work gave the game to the visitors
today. Attendance 1900. Score:
r. H. E.
Pittsburg :. 012O0O0O0-3 Z 4
Chicago. ). ....5 00110010 0-S 10 2
Batteries: Chesbro, Waddell and
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-02

Philadelphia, Pa, May 1.-The home
team won it's final game on the home
grounds today. Both teams played a good
fielding game, CAMEL catching two diff
cult one hand drives. Attendance 756.
Score: p H E.
Philadelphia ;. ..O0024O0O*-6 8 1
New York.. 80 OIL 000000-1 8 2
Batteries: Donahue and Mcfarland; /;
Taylor and Warner. Time 40. Umpire,
O'Day.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-02

rents and profits TO whomsoever may be
ultimately decreed to be the lawful own
err
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-02
AMERICAN LEAGUE GAMES.
Quaker Plat Mystery to BOSTON. The Buck
eyes Beat Milwaukee.
(By the Associated Press.)

by Sne Associated FT0SS.J
Philadelphia, Pa, May Pitcher Kel
lum was batted at will by the locals
while Piatt's delivery was a mystery to
Boston. Attendance 2,O23. Score:
r. H. e.
Boston. :. ... OOO0O1OO- 6
Philadelphia !. .121O3241*-14 19 3
Batteries: Kellum and Schecengen-
gost; Piatt and vost.
Washington, May Washington today
lost it's first game of the season. Mercer
pitched good game. but the home clubs
fielding was poor. Attendance 2,S0o.
Score: PHE.
Washington. ;. .001020100-4 5
Baltimore. :. ...0OO4O02O0- 5 8
Batteries: Mercer and Clarke; Nc
Ginnity and Bresnahan. Time 1855. Um
pire, Cantillion.
Chicago, Ills, May both teams were
way off in their playing today. The visi-
tors erred the worst. Attendance 1850.
Score: r. H. E
Chicago. ...2841400O *-19 IA 3
Detroit. !. -. 105010O11-9 IL II
Batteries; Patterson, Harvey and
Sullivan; Sewers, Yeager and McAllister.
Time 2:25. Umpire, Connolly.
Cleveland, Ohio, May 1.-Cleyeland
scored four runs in the first inning to-
day. The visitors were not able to over
come this lead ewing to Moore's fine
pitching. Attendance 1927. Score:
p. H. F.
Cleveland ...4010100 IL Il
Milwaukee :. ..000002OO1--3 6 2
Batteries: Moore and Wood Reidy
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-02

WAKE FOREST DEFEATED.
Atlanta, Ca, May Georgia School of
Technology, %; Wake Forest, u.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-02
and Leahy. Time 1876. Umpires, sheri-
dan and Manassau.

EASTERN LEAGUE RESULTS.
Providence 5; Syracuse 2.
Worcester z; Hartford 0.
Rochester 10; Montreal 6.
Buffalo 0; Toronto 4.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-02
OLD LANDMARK GOES.

Handsome New Residences to go up Opposite
the Park.
The contractors are engaged in moving
an old landmark to a new location. For
many years there has stood on the corner
OF Martin and Mcdowell streets the old
building. once used as an office by Col.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-05-02

O'Connor Taylor and Chance. Umpire,
Emslie. Time 2:05.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-10-30

"Id HE to tHpW What III" custom
ers do With All the loothp.cks they car
~ away" rctrnlSed II restaurant pro
pricl0i the otllrt day Pew men take
u single loollpiek Most Of them take
half a dozen ana many II whole hand.
ful. and when rHeI come in here again
for tn nest rtHl they take as many
oYcf aguin i'hcy dom need them. us
all due 10 the tootlplcE chewing habit
which seems ia bp growing There
isn't anything particularly pleasant
about chewing II wooden t0othpick. and
1t may bc Injurious II a piece OF the
wood lodges - the lhsoal o. gels down
into the stpuInch is Il X very apt to
But the tot ti..Eck chewing hnbn IS b"
coming a rival "a l'ir gum aud tHhaeco
habits lie oi;S rtns.i I cln @t''- lot
il Is than d, 'puiLpet a FREE aud
gum and ~ 'to iff' hsd 80. 4
sun
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-10-30

Cases of forgetfulness on matters of
interest are on record. While DIR.
PrIestley was preparing his work en-
titled Harmony of the Gospels he
had taken great pains to inform him.
self on subject which had been under
discussion relative to the Jewish Pass
over. He wrote out the result of his
researches and laid the paper away.
His attention and time being taken
with something else, some little time
elapsed before the subject occurred to
his mind again. Then the same time
and pains We're given to- the subject
that had been given TO 1t before, and
the results were again put ON paper
and laid aside. So completely had he
forgotten that he had copied the same
paragraphs and reflections before that
1t was only when he had found the
papers on which he had transcribed
them that 1t was recalled to his recol-
lection. This same author had fire.
quently read his own published writ
lngs and did not recognize them.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-10-30

Probably the most wild and unJustl-
Fable of MI the crude beliefs respect
Ing geological resources Is that which
holds to the conviction that by going
deep enough the drill IL sure TO find
something Of value, no matter at what
point the work of boring IL commenced
There are numerous wise persons In
every community, cstimable, innuen-
tIal and In the highest degree public
spirited who are convinced that the
question, for example, OF finding coal
IN their special locality IL simply n
mattcr Of the depth to which the ex-
plorations are carried. Rock oil and
natural gas are recognized MS desirable
products In every progressive commu-
nifty, and every such community con
t0ins persons In other respects intelll-
gent who are ready to stake their own
fortune and that of their nearest
friends on tho belief That oil and gas
are everywhere underneath the surface
and that their sources can be tapped
with the drill provided only there is
sufficient capital to keep up the process
of drilling long enough.-MInes and
Minerals.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-10-30
BEAUTY SPOTS.

Try lemon Juice for whitening the
neck. Apply 1t with linen cloth.
After the head has been shampooed
whenever possible, give the head n sun
bath.
writer states that oily hands may
be made comfortable and touchable by
wetting them once or twice day while
clean with cologne. alcohol or toilet
vinegar.
\ good circulation Is essential TO the
growth of the hair ms we'll as TO It's col
or aud flnencss. A frequent. vigorous
brushing with II stiff brush Is the best
method Of obtaining this.
a writer upon the complexion says
the best way to treat frecltles, n sure
cure In all but very obstinate cases, IL
to touch them night and morning with
n camers hair brush after dipping It In
lemon juice,
For greasy skin nothing is better
than the combination OF an ounce OF
dried rose leaves, half n pint OF white
Wine vinegar and half pint OF rose
water Let the vinegar stand on the
rose leaves for II week. then add the
rosewatcr Use tablespoonful In n
cup of distilled water.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-10-30


A Persian barber works in Il style
very different from that In vogue In
this country. \ typical shop is II
square room, with one side open TO the
street. In the center IL Il tiny bed OF
flowers sunk In the floor, from the
middle of which rises mn octagonal
stone column about three feet high.
The capital Of the column forms a
receptacle for the water In which the
barber dips his hand as he shaves his
customers scalp. In Persia they de
not latLer. Tnc SHOP IS very clean. In
two rccesses stand four vases filled
with flowers and the implements Of the
BARRIERS art scissors, razorS, lancets,
hand mirrors, large pinehers TO extract
teeth branding Irons to cauterlze the
arteries in ampntatng limbs. strong
combs, but not Il harbrush, for that
implement IL never used by PCrsans.
From the BARRIERS girdle hang II
round copper water bottle, his strop
and II pouch to hold his instruments.
In his bosom Is small mirror the
presentation of which to his customers
Is n Sign that the job Is finished and
that the barber waits for his pay. The
barber Shaves the heads of his custom
crs, dyes their bcnrds, pulls their teeth,
blIsters and blecds Them when alllng,
sets their broken bones and shampoos
their bodies. Exchange.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-10-30
A LIVING BAROMETER.
The CrnbiIse spider That Poses aa
Nucatun's weather sharp.

In Eucatan, n land of many curiosl-
ties, there is living barometer In the
form Of n small spider called am on
account of the effect produced by its
poison. As far as its own conduct goes,
the insect is lnoffensive and can be
handled with impmity, but IL anybody
has the misfortune TO get one mysteri-
ously mixed with his food he Is certain
TO die after few hours and meanwhile
for some unexplained reason will fire.
quently calculate Am, am, amp hence
the name OF the spider. Throughout
the peninsula this is affirmed to be
fact. and If an am falls Into fodder of
horses or mules the animal that swat
lows It surely dies.
This spider is shaped like crab,
minus the claws and Is OF a bright yell
low color, with brown spots; the big
Cest could be accommodated upon n
silver dime. Its favorlte abode Is
among the leaves OF the banana shrub.
commonly, but enormously, called tree.
There 1t spins with extreme rapldity.
It's web, which Is prodlgiously large,
considering the size of its architect,
and proceeds to devour the flies that
are unlucky enough To get cntangled
In the meshcs of this astonishing little
glutten that is not satisfied with less
than II dozen n day-that is to say, ID
consumes good deal more than Its
own bulk. Its progeny Is numerous
and appears ut first like more black
specks, smaller than the smallest pins
head
The sky may he blue and cloudless
when suddenly the am commences TAX
Ing In Its sails, or. rather, gathering In
Its net with neatness and dispatch,
examining the whole of the material
into its diminutive body entirely out of
sight. A few minutes completes the
job, and the spider takes UP Its posi-
tlon on the under surface of one of the
great leaves to be lulled by the gentle
swaylng and sheltered while the storm
RACES. 1t is for this that the am has
prepared, and never IS 1t mistaken.
When the web IL taken In, rain will
certainly fall within an hour.
The moment the am is touched II
feigns death and let's itself drop. show
Ing no sign of life until again placed
upon II leaf or on the ground. Many a
one hns lain in the palm of the writer's
hand inert. MI fits legs drawn close TO
IT'S body while 1t was examined Mt
leisure, even being picked up In the
fingers without its manlfesting any
life
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-10-30

He understood MI about the sun and
the moon and the stars and something
about the weather. Indeed, he was
popularity supposed 10 reeulnle lli5
last, and his Indication Of probabilities
was received as gospel by his admlrng
fellow citizens In n certain southern
colony Of Australia. He went to Eng
land for n well earned holiday.
He was shown over II celebrated fruit
garden there. He was observed to be
smiling about as If something were
wrong. They asked him what was the
matter "Wcll," he replied. these fun
ny fellows have trained their peach
trees against the south side OF the wall
TO get the midday sun Instead Of
against the north" - London Truth.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-10-30

In the east the camel today. as In the
days of Solomon. Is the principal beast
of burden In peace and In war, Across
the pitiless desert he strides, his great
pack noddlng rs he swings along.
Down the old. old trail that winds
through the hills of Lebanon blinking,
they come In pairs. bringing ccdars to
the sea. But the most remarkable OF
all frcighters IL the eastern hamal. the
human burden bearer. All or nearly
all the freight OF Constantnople IL
handled by the hamal. lie wears on
his back regular pack saddle, thin ut
tho top, where II rests on his shoulders.
and thick ut the bottom, where II ends
at his hips. A broad band circles his
forehead, and when he leans forward
the saddle presents a flat, level sur
face.-Munsey's Magazine.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-10-30
THREE SIMPLE QUESTIONS.
And the librarian Could Not Answer
One of Them.

One of Them.
One day two well dressed young wo.
men approached the desk of the read.
Ing room of big library. One of them
took memorandum from her pocket.
book
Can you tell mt how many yards
oh, that's the wrong lIstr SHE said.
hastily bringing forth another slip al
paper. Here 1t is. VIII you rlmsr
tell me who is Rudyard kipllug'a Ia.
vorlte authori"
~ am unable to tell you. never hav.
Ing heard that he had one" admitted
one of the librarians.
Dear mel" said the young woman
irritably. 1T is one of the que~lious
for our next club meeting. Well which
one of Thackeray's books bret ght Tim
tho most incomef'
THAT you can probably ,lHd ont t.,
consulting n book. the nuba ~ ut,tsh
| Will give you." said the oti.sial
"Oh, ! cant stop to look II up" sht
said hurriedly. II thought yon cpu,a
tell me at once. Well. there's one mGte
thing. Bessie Cummock, my cou$in IL
Manchester. had splendid book ol,et
| was there last year for anecdotes ~
famous people. | can't remember the
name of II or who wrote 1t. but II was
about so Notwithstanding with one Tin
ger on the desl-"and 1t has ii dark
green cover. Now. can you tell nie
what 1t is? Some day when hAve
time ! would like TO get 1t out. or
course you must have 1t In the libra
ryY
For the third time the official was
obliged TO confess his inability TO give
her direct Information. She looked at
him with Il piercing gaze and turned
away. saying audlbly to her compan-
ion:
'There. that Just shows what all this
talk about their being examined for
positions In lllrares amounts to. Three
perfectly simple questions, all on liter
AIRY subjects. and he couldn't answer
one of them Savings Journal.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-10-30

Professional shoppers are employed
by certain large firm of London
diapers TO test the abilities of shop as
slslants. This firm owns over thirty
large shops and employs nearly 1000
assistants 10 find out whether every
customer IS politely served n number
of lady customers are employed to call
at the various shops They are told to
give as much trouble as possible and
sometimes to leave without making u
purchase aftcr looking ut nearly every
thing IN the shop. Should the unfortu-
nate assistants temper not be equal
TO the strain, or should n single word
be said that might offend, II report VIII
Infalllbly reach headquarters and lend
TO the dismissal of the sorcly tried
handler Of silks and ribbons.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-10-30
A NOVEL HOTEL BILL.
The Man to Whom II wns Presented
Could Not Understand 1t.

The Man TO whom Ii Was Presented
Could Not Understand 1t.
Talking about bookkeeping, there
uaed to be Il man I'm Yankton whose
system of bookkeeping accounts was
wonderfully efficient. He kept II hotel,
and he could neither read nor write.
He did not know how to spell his own
name. but he did a thriving business
and collected every dollar of his ne
counts. Once. years age when | first
came TO this country, went to his ho-
tel and stopped there two weeks"
writes MIlt Brinben.
when | left. he presented me with
statement of what owed him, and 1t
was Il curiosity. He had copied it from
his ledger. At the top Of the sheet
there was a rude picture of n soldier
on the march and after 1t three straight
marks Then there was a scene show
Ing man Mt table eating. Then APP
peared bed with man in 1t. In the
amount column there was Il picture of
II doll AMI after il the two letters RS"
After the picture of man eating there
were furty-two marks; after the view
of the man In the bed, fourteen marks.
| looked at the account, then at the
proprietor. and told him 1t would take
me week TO answer that conundrum.
Il was completely stumped, and when
that hotel man declphered the amount
for me 1t WAS this: The picture OF the
soldier walking meant march, and the
three marks supplied the date, March
3, when | began boarding. The man
Mt the table With forty-two marks after
II Indicated that | had eaten forty-two
meals The man In bed with fourteen
marks showed that had slept In the
house fourteen nights. The doll with
the RS after II meant dollars, and
In the figure columns appeared the fig
ures II, which was the amount | owed
him. And 1t was true bill."-Yank-
ton Press.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-10-30
EDgInnd's Early Coins.

When England was being made into
mincemeat and blocks Of real estate
by the Saxons and Danes, silver and
brass were In use as currency, but the
Normans subsequently installed the
aristocratic metal and left the demo
cratic brass to take care of itself.
Gold was first coined by Henry III.
and copper made into, British coin in
l1672. Tin was used for coinage fin
l1GSQ, and the national farthing was
made Of this Cambrian product, with
stud Of copper set in the center. In
1900 and 1901 tin halfpence were is
sued In considerable quantities. The
only pure gold coins issued In Eng
lish history were those of Henry III.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-10-30

Mr.. Beddard OF the London Zoologi-
cal society calls attention to n pecul-
iarlty of the ears of tigers which he
thinks may be classed under the head
of protective markings" On the back
of each ear Is very bright white spot,
and when the ears are directed for
ward these spots are conspicuous from
the front Mr.. Beddard suggests thar
when the tiger Is sleeping In the dim
light of cave or thIcket the spots on
Its ears may appear to an enemy. fook-
Ing In. as the CLEAN OF Its watchful
eyes, and thus save the sleeper from All
unexpected attack.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-10-30

did anybody ever try TO start a
newspaper hercP asked the intellcctu-
al looking man with glasses.
"Yes." answered Broncho Bill, but
It failed The editor wouldn't tend to
business"
WAS he a dlssipaie1 man.
mo; but he insisted on sitting ut hts
desk with his back 70 the door when liz
ought TO have been standing With six
shooter in his baud and his eye at Il
knothole. Washington Star
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-10-30
NERVES.

The modern nalady Of love is nerves.
Love once simple madness, now observes
The stages Of his passionate disease
And is twice sorrowful, because he sees
Inch by inch entering the fatal knife
o health Of simple minds, give me your life
And let me. for one midnight cease TO hear
The clock forever ticking IN my ear,
The clock that tells the minutes in my hraini
Ii Is not love nor loves despair, this pain
That shoots witless. keener pang across
The simple agony OF love and loss
Nerves. nervesi oh, folly of child who dreams
OF heaven and, waking IN the darkness. screamsi
Arthur Symons in saturday Review.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-10-30
THE STGRRuP CUP.

Ny short and happy day is done;
The long and lonely night comes on.
And at my door the pale horse stands
To carry ne TO unknown lands.
His whinny shrill. his paving hooi,
Sound dreadful as gathering storm,
And must leave this sheltering roof
And Jays Of life so soft and warm.
Tender and warm the joys Of life;
Good friends, the faithful and the true;
My rosy children and my wife.
SO sweet TO Kiss so fair to view.
So sweet to kiss, Sc fair to view
The night comes On. the lights burn blue,
And at my door the pale horse stands
To bear me forth 10 unknown lands
john Hay,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-10-30
An Expert.

Professor-If person In good health,
but who imagined himself sick, should
send for you, what would you do?
Medical Student - Give him some
thing TO make him sick and then ad.
minister mn antidotc.
Professor 49, Don't waste any more
time here. Hang out your shingle.-
New York Weekly.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-10-30
An IrRnnlnIe.

"After all, ii isn't the big troubles
that bother fellow so much; It's the
little things that annoy us most"
"Thats right. Why, they say hor-
nets sting Is only one-thlrty-second OF
an Inch long, Philadelphia Press
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-10-30
In remptatIon,s Way.

Jones Has your wife got her new
hat YETI
for IT several times, but she has spent
1t on some great glorious bargain she
saw before she got to the millner shop.
Detroit Free Press.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-10-30
A Long MIIe.

The Swedish mile Is the longest rnle
In the world 4 Traveller IN Sweden
when told fbal he is only about n mile
from dcsifrd point would better hire
n horse. for the distance be viii has"
to walk n be chose in his Ignorance 10
adopt that mode Of travel rs exactly
II, 100 yards
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-10-30

Spoiled Wlfe-Why are you dividing
your months salary In two heaps.
Henry?
Indulgeut IIusband-l thought ought
to put this five In the bank this month,
love The other 500 Is your pin money.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-10-30

Some people expect fortune to break
In the door and announce her arrival
through megaphone. Nashville Ban
ner.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-10-30

1t is always n matter Of surprise that
others should take their worries so
much to heart; also that they make so
light of ours.-Smart Set.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-10-30
ADVERTISING RATES

Square (about II inches), time, 75
+" " I" 3 times, 1926
A diminished ratio for large advertisements
and for those running for long periods.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-10-30

About the only way to convert some
people Is TO leave them alone.--Dallas
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-10-30

For all mlsfortunes there are two
remedes-tlme and silence.