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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-07-17
Poor scotch student

homes have appeared at the beginning
of the academic year with a bag Of ont
meal and barrel of potatoes, repre-.
sentng the sole store of life and energy
for months to come. So common was
this practice that holiday IN mldyear
was appointed. known as Mealle Mon
day. IN order To give the students an
opportunity of returning home to re-
plcnish their lardcr. This day Is still
observed as n holiday.
In his "reminiscences OF Edinburgh
Robert Chambers tells the story OF his
early experiences mt the university
how friend, his brother aud himself
had lived together and each had
brought to the common store bag Of
oatmeal. The three bags hung from one
Of the rnftcrs OF their room. and the
lnndlndy would scrupulously take "A
handful Of the meal from each bag la
order TO mix the morning porridge nc
cordIng TO n strictly equitable principle
of distribution.
II must be remembered also that In
many Cnses untold sacrifices must be
borne In the homes whence the sons set
forth 10 secure nm education In order
That they may live In university town
Mt all even In the simplest possible
manner II IL by no means an Isolated
case that story Of the father who had
but three cows, and one OF them he
sold in order TO send his son to st. An
drcw's.- Scrlbncrs.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-07-17

An English clergyman had married
Il young woman with reputed dowry
of about 10000, while he himself had
great expectations" Needless TO say,
every soul In the village knew about It,.
1t was the first Sunday after their re-
turn from the honeymoon, and when
the sermon was finished the parson
proceeded, as usual. to give out the
hymn. verse for verse to his rustic
congregation.
All went well until the fifth verse
was reached. and the parson began,
Forever let my grateful heart" when
suddenly aud with some confusion he
exclaimed. omit the firth verse" and
Immediately began to recite aloud the
sixth verse instead. Those who had
hymnbooks promptly read the fifth
verse,
Forever let my grateful heart
Ills bouBdless grace adore.
Which gives ten thousand blessings now
And bids me hone for more,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-07-17

The game OF chess differs IN the vari-
GUS countries OF the world. Thus, In
the Hlndoo game, four distinct armies
are employed, each with their king,
each corps counting among It's fighters
all elephant and II knight which Stay,
but cannot be slain. The Chinese game
of chess, which boasts Of the title OF
choke-choc- kong-ki Che play Of the sci
ence OF war;, has river running
through the center of the board, which
their elephants, equivalent to our Dish
ops, cannot cross, and there Is fort
which their kings cannot pass.
Under the Sanskrit name OF chatu-
ranga game essentially the same as
modern chess was played In Hindustan
nearly 5000 years ago. From Hin
dustan the game IL said to have been
carried to Persia and thence to Arabia.
The Arabs introduced 1t into Spain aud
the rest of western Europe during the
eighth century, where 1t became the
principal pastime about the year 1000.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-07-17
YOUR WATCH.

In laying aside n watch be sure that
II rests upon its case.
A watch should be wound up every
day at the same hour.
Avoid putting 1t ON marble slab or
near anything excessively cold
If suspended, the action of the bal
anee may cause oscillation, which win
interfere with It's going.
A sudden change of temperature, con
tracing the metal may sometimes
cause the handspring to brenk.
The cold also coagulates the oil, aud
the plyots and wheels work less freely
and affect the regularity OF the time
keeping.
TO keep your watch clean take care
that the case fits closely and see that
the watch pocket Is kept free from
Hun. which Is so often given off by
Innings
.sauuvn Jops tsssss T.--@-s,
II It does not seem TO affect 1t mt the
moment, a watch will resent rough
handling by becoming gradually out
of order" without apparent cause.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-07-17
GARD PLAYERS CRAMP.
what Once Happened to an Old Faro
DeulrrsA Hand

hsnicr'A Hand
Were you ever paralyzed?" said the
old timer
NO, and may tho began the other.
We'll, you see that right hand? II
looks pretty good and strong and It IS
but for about three days once 1t was
deader than frostbltten tomato plant.
You know of course that | used to
make my living playing cards, chiefly
dealing bank. There wasn't n day |
didn't deal bank or In other games six
TO eight hours a day. Many n time /
have dealt or played longer.
"One night | was dealing bank. Ii
was good, big game All Mt once
when | went to slip II card this old
right refused to work. | looked at Il
and the fingers We're kind of twisted
inward and the hand from the wrist
WAS bent downward.
This stopped the deal for me, and
told the lookout TO get busy for the
players were getting little 'queered.'
He took my place and l watched the
bets.
Il rubbed my, right. but 1t Wouldn't
until the next day, and then | went TO
a doctor. He didn't know me as well
as you do. but the first question he
asked was
IDEAL cards great deal, don't your
eyes
DO you deal with an elbow move
ment or with finger and wrist move
mentf"
"'Why, don't work my elbow
"'That explains 1t. You have card
players paralysis
This hit mo center, and | showed 1t,
but the doctor was good and said:
"'Now. don't get lurried. I'll
straighten you up. Just quilt dealing
awhile. and III give your hand few
doses of electricity, and you'll be all
right
Gle did 1t, and IN about three days
my hand was straight as a string But
| haven't dealt so much since. There's
many an old timer whose dealing hand
has quit him. And you say you were
never paralyzedr
mo"
"Well, you ain't played cards much"
Louisville Times.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-07-17

1t Is n peculiar fact that but one
bunch of bananas grows on tree
After the fruit has been cut the tree Is
then cut down TO the ground and from
the stump another tree sprouts which
bears another bunch the following
year. The greatest trouble Of farmers
is to keep the farms clear of sprouts
They shoot up from the roots of the
tree for radius of ten feet aud grow
like weeds.
As the fruit Is cut from the trees II
is placed on the backs Of little pack
donkeys and transported in this way
to the coast one donkey can carry
from three to six lunches according to
the size OF the lunches and the dis
tanee from the coast. In the season at
Baracoa there are more than 5000 don
keys that stretch along In II line for
miles, plodding toward the const with
their loads OF bananas.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-07-17

dazed state | do not know, but wnen
recovered consciousness found my
SELF standing on n rocky headland gaz-
Ing down upon n ship which was im-
hedded In the center of II field of rough
ice. a few PAGES from me stood Cap
tain Cleveland, gannt and hollow eyed
No one else was In sight
The strange ship was the American
Whalor Resolution, which we dlseov-
cred from her log had been abandoned
In latitude II degrees south and longl-
tude 90 degrees west 3S years before.
| could not believe my eyes when
read 30 degrees west longitude What
does II mean? muttered.
1t means said Captain Cleveland
that we have crossed the south polar
continent from the eastern to the west
ern hemisphere. We have done that
which viii make uS famous Famousl
OF what Use was fame To u.s."
1T Is the strangest story | ever
heard" said IIolroyd.
I'VE found a quantity of provisions
on board" the speaker continued.
most of which was In good condition.
And aboard the old whaler we took TN
our winter quarters. won't trouble
YOU With an account of how we passed
ment lost all account or time, Sut
believe now that for nearly three years
that ships cabin was our home.
"Such life Will shake the founda-
lions of the strongest mind. and II was
near the end of another polar night
that Cleveland suddenly went mud,
clamherca down upon the lee and ran
Wildly toward the south. never saw
him again,
The narrator broke down completely
ut this point, but soon took up his
story
Gradually, inch by inch, the ship
worked her way through miles OF pack
lee, and one morning | awoke to ind n
glorious eNpanse of open water In front
of me, through which the ship slowly
glded For days-nye, weeks-I drift
ed on over the deserted ocean, with
never sail In sight The loneliness
wns awful. | longed for companion
ship and dared not 20 down into the
cabin, for every sound made Ine sturt
in terror"
During the latter part OF his recital
the Wanderers voice hud grown weak
or and weaker, his pauses longer and
more frequent. We again offered him
wine. hut he refused II.
AT length | took up my abode ON
deck altogether, living IN the galley"
he went ON. "And from that time until
| found myself-here-I remember
nothing. How long-l hnye-b been drift
ing
lie stopped and gazed at us with "a
CLASSY stare. Then he tried TO speak
again. but no words came from his lips.
Suddenly his head fell forward upon
his chest, and his arms dropped Imply
10 his side The doctor caught him ny
he collapsed, and between us we ear.
ried him TO his bunk. Ere another days
sun rose he was dead. The derelict had
reached port AT last.
Such Is the strange story OF James
Wilson, found on the ship Resolution,
as told by hlmself.-St. Louis Republic
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-07-17
THE MAN BEHIND THE PEN,
And tAs Comment of the Man who
Received His Ieffer

And tAs Comment of the Man Who
Received His Letter.
NEW 1t was r.ean letter when
wrote II, but afterward | concluded
that must have written Il good deal
meaner than | knew. | was counsel
FOR large manufacturing company.
One of their customers, always an I'M
satisfactory man to deal with on ac-
count of his constant fault finding and
objections to paying his bills on vari.
Gus absurd pretexts, finally refused
point blank to settle bill for some
10000 on the ground that the goods
were not Just as ordered. The COM
pany then Instructed me TO wrlte(h him
the worst letter that 1 could indite,
threatening him with allipossible pains
and penalties. legal and otherwise, with
good measure OF abuse thrown in, since
they had little hope that he would pay
and less desire for his custom IN the
future. Accordingly bent myself TO
the task. l hope I'm an honest man,
but l can't help saying that that letter
was stinger, | suspect that 1t was
the meanest thing that ever went into
&'feWa bays later n messenger from
the manufacturing firm called and ask
ed me TO step over to their place of
business. as there was IL man there who
wished TO meet me. l am about 5 feet
4 inches. and my weight averages 10
pounds.
When | reached the firms place, l
was ushered into the private office.
The first thing | saw, and about the
only thing visible, was big man who
must have weighed fully 800 pounds.
''Mr Blank" said the president, this
IL Mr. Dash, who wrote you that let
ter"
Mr.. Blank arose, shutting off the
light from two windows. For full
minute he stood looking down at me
with open mouth and bullying eyes.
Then he turned to the others and with
an expression of mingled establishment
and disgust on his face said:
well, smitten Caesar! If had known
II WAS such n little. Insignificant, saw
ed of cricket who wrote me that letter,
I never would have paid that billP'-
Harper's Magazine.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-07-17

ANY one who has once followed a
travelling elephant Will not show any
undue haste 10 repeat tine amusement.
They sail along at an average pace of
six miles an hour, regardless of the
country, and stop for bath or short
siesta perhaps once every three days.
Anything more exasperating than fol
lowing very fresh spoor at dog trot,
hour after hour In blazing SUI, only
10 find at late hour III tue Afternoon
that one was 40 miles from camp with
no food or water. and that the ele'
plant had increased his lead from one
mile to ten, 1t would be difficult to
maglne.-Eyery Magazlae,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-07-17
WhnIcnnIe nnthcrs.

As regards facilities for bathing.
which every Filipino demands, there Is
the open bay. with Its miles OF clean
salt water, ready Mt any time of tho
day or year for free bath The genu-
Inc Filipino is hnlf amphiblous, loving
the water aud swimming like fish.
An example OF this may be seen In the
large tobacco factories of Blnondo,
with their 10000 employees. When the
wofkmen, men, women and children,
speed laughlngly to the bay, plunge In
to the waiting waves and come out
clean, cool and refreshed. - Ledger
Monthly.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-07-17

How many people dine alonef The
restaurants all number solitary diners
among their regular clientage How
many thousands OF people, men or wo-
men, Will eat lone dinner or supper
tonight In the cities and towns ana
hamlets Of Christendon? The evil or
eating alone Is the subject of an ear
nest although cheerful warning from
the London Lancet The hygienlc val
ne Of gregarious dining Is Insisted up
on. The necessity of taking food In
social fashion is an inherent racial sort
OF thing. and those who go against It
for years usually have to pay for 1t
with some OF the Ills of Indigestion.
Breakfasting alone IL not Ind for IA
busy generation. but dining alone Is
not habit to be long continued, in civ
illzatlon or out Of 1t. without disastrous
results
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-07-17
THE FOUR GUESTS

knock al the door but he
Was dreaming dream Of fame.
And the one who knocked drew softly back,
And never again he came
A knock at the door as soft
As soft as shy dove,
But the dreamer dreamed TIL lie guest wa.
gone.
And the guest was Love
knock at the door; again
The dreamer dreamed away
Unheeding. deaf to the gentle call
on the one who came that day
knock at the door; no more
The guest 10 that door came.
Yet the dreamer dreamed VI the one whe
called.
For the guest was Fame
knock at the door. hut still
lie gave no reply
And the waiting guest gave a CHEEKY hail
Ere he slowly wandered by.
knock at the door: in dreams
The dreamer tan would grupe
TIL the guest stole on. with a humbled sigh,
And the guest wss Hope
A knock at the door; twas loud,
With might in every stroke.
And the dreamer stopped IN hi, dreaming
thought
And suddenly awuke
knock at the door, he ran
NTH tha sNiftness Of a hreath.
in,
And the guest was Death
Baltimore American
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-07-17
Four Good Hgbit..

There are four good habits-punctu-
atty, accuracy. steadiness and dis
patch. Without the first Of these time
Is wasted; without the second mistakes
the most burtful to your own credit
and Interest aud that OF others may be
committed; without the third nothing
can be well done, and without the
fourth opportunities Of great adyan-
tage are lost which 1t Is impossible to
recall
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-07-17
Might and Morning BeIIs.

In the picturesque village Of Allesley,
Warwickshire, England. all ancient
custom, which is found TO linger here
and there, is still observed. The church
bell is rung at o'clock every morning
in the sumner and at g o'clock In the
winter In order 70 arouse sleeping VII
layers and enable them to start work
In good time. The curfew bell Is also
tolled at o'clock each evening.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-07-17
A Heavyweight.
The traveller In London about cen
tdry ago might haye noticed the fol
lowing nnAIer.


Mr. Daniel Lambert Of Leicester,
The heaviest man that ever lived.
Weighs upward Of nifty stone.
Mr.. Lambert viii see company ut his house, %
Plocaduy, noxt Albany. nearly opposite ST. Jamei
church from II 10 O'Clock. Tickets Of admis
sion. shilling each.
Mr.. Lambert had been keeper of the
old county bridewell at Leicester and,
despite his physical immensely, was n
very Intelligent and active person. \
Kentsh lnnkccper named Palmer,
weighing only $50 pounds visited MIR.
Lambert and appears to have been
deeply mortified Mt his own inferlority,
for ON returning home he was sudden
~ taken III aud died. Mr.. Lambert
weighed 100 pounds just before his
death
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-07-17

A little girl read q composition be-
fore the minister The subject was "A
Cow" She woye In this compllmenta.
ny sentence: "a COW is the most use
full animal In the world. except re-
liglon." Weekly.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-07-17

you are an ungrateful child! II It
hadn't been for you. could have gone
to the mothers congress"
III Il hadn't been for me, you couldn't
have gone. because you wouldn't have
been a mother. Cleveland Plain Deal
or
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-07-17
An IndIuestibIe Man.

Kltty-But lac Is such an indgestible
man.
Jane-lndlgestlble2
Kitty-Yes; he always dlsagrees with
me.-Detrolt Free Press.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-07-17

1t was n quarter of n century before
the signing of the American Declare
ton of Independence that the first the
alter was opened In New York
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-07-17

81 love company" said local Mrs.
Darlington. ut makes things bright
and liyely-it breaks the anatomy.'-.
New York sun.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-07-17
The Lambertville Re cord
PUBLISHED EVERY WEDNESDAY.
tB- TERMS, $3.50 PER YEAR.
CLARK PERSON,
EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.
ADVERTISING RATES,

l Square about Il inches), time, 10
- /" 81 +" 3 times, I.25
A diminished ratio for large advertisements
and for those running for long periods.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-07-17

II Is curious fact that mayonnaise
dressing VIII disagree With delicate
people, whereas the same ingredients
put together without an egg (trench
dressinN will be easily digested.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-07-17

When was 20. thought was 40;
when was 30 | thought was 50;
when | was 40 thought was 25,
and when ! was so wondered II thei
were going to bring 10 the high chair
at the table and give me the bottle. r
w. W. Goodwin, Retiring Harvard
Professor. at n Dinner In His Honor
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-10-22
ROOM AND BOARD.

THE LAN6ToN-King st. near South.
Board and lodging. Mosquito proof.
GOOD TABLE BOARD. 1861
THE LOS ANoeLEs-l52s Fort ST.;
newly furnished rooms, mosquito
proof. terms reasonable. 1901
iHe MeTRoPoLk, l15U Als';ea St.:
newly furnished rooms; electric
light; terms reasonable. 1956-1.n
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-10-22
HOTEL STREET Widening

The Advertiser in its extreme hur.
~ to force the widening OF Ho.ei
street Tor purposes very well known.
has got i,sen mo another muddie.
Yesterday morning. the paper men.
toned came out with long article
stating that the owners OF properly
on Hotel street wou:S ave TO come
to teru.s Wien ,he Gosei nmen. imme-
diately. that the ''slone wall would
have 10 come down, and that every.
thing would have to be seItlea up
within twenty-iour hours or SO. This
morning lne advertiser IL forced to
contradict i,seif and niues behind the
fact that Superintendent OF Pubic
Works Boyd 10 going away. In order
to get out OF a hole into which its too
weii-marked Zeli mas carried II.
The iacts are these: Mr.. Boyd has
made a very lair proposition 10 the
owners OF land on noel street and
has proposed an exchange Tor the
same. o, Government land on Miller
street. He mas stated particularly
that he intends to do all ne can to.
ward an amicable se.tlemen. ana has
asked lnat a Coun ser- proposition be
made by the owners OF the land in or
der that happy medium might be
reached. He Is in no particular hurry
anu GOA ,uv OWNERS Oh the prop
erty to think the LATTER over very
care.u.Iy. Iua. IS All mere IS to the
thing, and happy medium will I'M
douD.ediy be struck, but not within
twenty-iour or ior,y-eignt hours OF
the time when lhe Advertisers first
story was wriien.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-10-22
KOREA DIE IN January

San Francisco, Oct. 1.-THE Korea.
one OF lie new liners bein, butt at
Newport News for the Pacific Mail
Steamship Company for the run be.
tween San Francisco and the Or-enta.
ports, is scheduled to arrive here IN
January. Her arrival wiil be great
event in me history of tn, Pacific
steamship service, for the biggest Of
the vessels now plying ~ctweon San
Francisco and the ORIENT is II on y
about half her SIZE and far ON the
modern standard of the Atlantic lin
ers.
The Korea was launched last March
and her machinery is being put in. 4 ne
Eastern labor troubles in,erfered with
the work on her, but she Is ut w rapidly
nearing completion.
The Korea is of $4,000 tons. LEI
length is 572 feet and 4 inchss, over all.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-10-22
SHIPS IN OCEAN RACE

New York. Oct. 15.-After a voyage
and rare Of ten days down the coast
from New Brunswick, two three-mast-
ed schooners, the Nimrod and the
sarah G. Smith, reached this port yes
terday, hat minute apart. The MINI
rod came in first. Not until the ofiical
starting time Ia received from Hills
boro, N. b.. therefore, can the faster
craft be determined. The winner will
be favored by cement company in the
tfansrortat' OF its material from Ca
nada. says the Word.
While the race lasted the vessels
were constantly In sight and within
hailing distance of each other and
every yard OF canvas was strained and
every conceivable device of nautical
skin employed by the shippers to ga n
even the slightest advantage over the
other. The distance Is 800 miles.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-10-22
C0PTIG AND GALLO
FROM SAN FRANCISCO
And The FAR EAST
Many Notable Passengers on Both
Vessels Over One Hundred
Laborrs Ar We
Sail Today.

The o. & o. s. S. Gaelic, Captain
Finch, from the Orient arrived of port
early this morning after a very pleas
ant voyage. She has a large number
OF cabin passengers through for San
Francisco and in the steerage, brought
LAB Japanese laborers for the Islands.
Among the cabin passengers the
most notable are Mrs. WI Ting Fang
wife Of the Chinese Minister at WASH
ington and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Ho
You, wife of the Chinese Consul Gen
eral at San Francisco. Mrs. WI Lately
passed through here on her way to
China and Is now returning to her hus-
band. A good deal OF interest attached
10 Mrs. Wu's recent visit to the Flow
cry Kingdom as 1t was supposed to
have political significance but this Ia
denied, by the lady who says she was
merely visiting her family and friends
Among the other CABIN passengers
are Frank II. Dixon and c. II. Hand.
aiming experts. from Borneo and Su-
matra on their way home to report on
properties In the East Indies. Rev.
George Hudson and family, mission
aries returning to the States; F. Il.
FeInald of Chicago tea importing
lrm, Baron Won Lerchenfeld OF tho
German consular corps and several
German army officers returning from
he war
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1901-10-22
WANTS.

Ads. In this column will be inserted
At IS cents . line one insertion; Is
cents two Insertions; 30 sents one
week; 40 cents two weeks, and so
cents one month. This 10 the cheapest
advertising ever offered the people Of
Honolulu.