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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-01-29
| A CASE OF
| RHEUMATISM
BY Carrie NJ. Taylor.
Copyright, 1901, by A. s. Richardson.
BY Carrie NJ. Taylor.

Things had happened in the town of
acknowledgements, runaways. Fourths
of July, elections and clothesline rob.
beries-but nothing had ever happened
to equal the failure of Thomas Mason,
merchant. He went to the wall after
doing business for twenty years. owing
his New York creditors $1,000.
His failure was known at 8 o'clock
one morning. and by 1t was generally
understood that his wife's extrava-
gance had precipitated the crisis. An
hour later everybody could remember
just how many new hats, dresses and
cloaks she had had during the last
year, to say nothing of hosiery, gloves
and shoes. At IL o'clock Mr.. Mason
hung himself In his woodshed, and at
high noon the body was discovered
and public gossip had it that the
widow had been left without a dollar
and would have to take In washing.
Had vote been taken the ballot
would have stood: Sorry for her, 900;
glad ont, 5000.
Mrs. Mason had always been high
headed and exclusive, and so her
''come down" was exulted oyer-not
for long, however. The funeral had
scarcely been held when 1t became
known that the husband had left her
$4,000 life insurance. Public opinion
changed at once. She received SO many
calls of sympathy that the front gate
dropped from Its hinges, and had any
one dared to hint that she was high
headed or extrayagant there would
have been a row.
After a year of mourning half q
dozen different mon were ready to give
| the widow q new name and to handle
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-01-29
A story of "a Fathers Low.

Old Mr. - has an only daughter.
They are of lowly rank, but he is hon
est and industrious. By trade he is d
puddler in foundry, and he earns
S4b0 a day. Twenty years ago the
wife and mother died, and the child of
five became the old mans pet. Twelve
years ago he sold his property and
spent all his money in sending her
abroad to study music. She came back
two years ago famous singer and a
matchless beauty and refused to own
her father. He has moved to the east
side In order that by living ON a pit
lance he may have $40 every week tt
give her to buy clothes. Every weel
no sends 1t, and every week she spends
1t. though she ne,th4s seas ror writes
to him. Week after week be grows
| little prouder and also little sadder.--
City Missionary In Ladies' Home Jour.
| nal
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-01-29
The Polka.

The polka is the natural dance for
the feet of the people. Take IN evidence
it's origin. A bohemian peasant girl
was seen dancing ''out of her own
head" extemporizing from the sheer
Joy of her heart song. tune and steps.
This she did on Sunday afternoon In
Elbeleinitz, and an artist, one Josef
Neruda, who spled her, made note OF
all he saw. The people of the town
adopted the dance and called 1t the
pulka. half step. In 1886 1t reached
Prague and Vienna IN 1910; thence 1t
spread rapidly through Europe. When
M. Cellarius introduced 1t to the Pari-
SLAMS, we hear that all else gave way
before "the all absorbing pursuit, the
polka, which embraces in its qualities
the intimacy Of the waltz with the vi.
vacity OF the Irish jig."-CasselPs Mag
aZine
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-01-29

December, so called from being the
tenth month when the year began in
March. has probably had more names
conferred upon 1t than any other of the
twelve into which our year is now d.
vided. Among the early Saxons 1t was
called Winter Monat. or winter month.
After their conversion to Christianity
they called It Heligh Monat. or holy
month, in honor of the birth of Christ.
In later days In Germany 1t was called
Christ Monat for the same reason.
Fires used to be lighted for warmth In
this month. and the want Of chimneys
used to cause too obvious inconven-
fence, which led TO its being called Flu
mosus, or smoky. 1t was also dubbed
Canus, or hoary, from tho SHOWS or
hoarfrosts which then generally whit
ened the higher grounds
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-01-29
FoRceFGl- EXPRESSIONS.
The Power 81 Illustration In tho
Torn of PheAae.s


James Russell Lowell said. There's
a deal o. solid kicking In the neekest
looking mule" II the statement had
been. There's good deal OF obstinacy
covered by apparent amiability." the re.
mark might have passed without a mo-
ment's notice, but attached to such u
figure as the poet used It will be diff
cult for the mind ever to get rid Of IL,
Mazzint says. Labor is the divine
law of OUT existence" This Is little
more than commonplace, but when he
added. "Repose is desertion and sui
cide.' the commonplace was transfig-
ured Into memorable illustration.
A French writer said. 'Srhe really CT
fcient laborer will be found not to
crowd his day with work." That seems
to be forgettable. When he adds. he
will saunter to his task surrounded by
a wide halo of ease and leisure" the
halo serves the purpose Of an explana.
tory illustration.
President Garfield once said, "Nine
times out Of ten the best thing that can
happen to young man is to be tossed
overheard and compelled to sink OF
swim for himself" The tossing over,
board was the illustration. The saga.
ctous president gave 1t significance and
emphasis by personal reference. in all
my acquaintance I never knew q man
to be drowned who was worth the saw
ing"
When Lavater said, Habit is alto-
gether too arbitrary a master for me to
submit to-" 1t was the word master
that constituted the memorable illus.
tration.
Carlyle. great master of metaphor.
said truly: "No man lives without JOS.
Ting and being Jostled. In all ways he
has to elbow himself through the
world. giving and receiving offense.'
The doctrine OF this sentence might
easily have become a mere platitude
but 1t Is fixed upon the memory by JOS
Ting and being jostled and the elbow
ing Of oneself through the world. This
illustration is the very making Of the
argument.-Joseph Parker, d. D., In
Homiletic Review.
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LlFe'S UPS AND DOWNS.
The Magnificent Revenge o. a Gov
ernOr of Missouri.

While Robert Stewart was governor
OF Missouri steamboat man was
brought in from the penitentiary as an
applicant for pardon. He was large,
powerful fellow, and when the govern
or looked at him he seemed strangely
affected. He scrutinized him long and
closely. Finally he signed the docu-
ment that restored the prisoner to lib
erty. Before he handed it to him he
said, You will commit some other
crime and be in the penitentiary again,
l fear"
The man solemnly promised that he
would not. The governor looked doubt.
full, unused few minutes and said.
sYou will so back ON the river and
be mate again, supposei"
The man replied that he would.
"Well, want you to promise me one
thing" resumed the governor 81 want
you to pledge your word that when you
are mate again you will never take a
| billet of wood In your hand and drive
a sick boy out of bunk to help you
| load your boat on stormy night"
The steamboat man said he would
| not and inquired what the governor
meant by asking him such question.
The governor replied: Because some
day that boy may become a governor,
| and you may want him to pardon you
for a crime. One dark, stormy night,
many years ago, you stopped your boat
on the Mississippi river to take ON a
load of wood. There was boy on
board who was working his passage
from New Orleans to ST. Louis, but he
was very sick of fever ard was lying In
q bunk. You had plenty of men to do
| tho work, but you went to that boy
with stick of wood in your hand and
drove him with blows and curses out
into the wretched night and kept him
toiling like q slave until the load was
completed. l was that boy. Here is
your pardon. Never again be guilty of
such brutality"
The man, covering and hiding his
face, went out without word.
| What noble revenge that was and
what lesson to bully!-Suceess.
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Careful estimates OF the force of a
cyclone and the energy required to
keep full 1edged hurricane in active
operation reveal the presence of pow
er that makes the mightiest efforts Of
men appear as nothing In comparison.
A force fully equal to over 400. 100000
horsepower WAS estimated as develop
ed In West Indian cyclone. This Is
about fifteen times the power that can
be developed by all the means within
the range of mans capabilities during
the same time. Were steam, water.
windmills and the strength Of all men
and ell animals combined they could
not at all approach the tremendous
force exerted.
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THE BULGARIAN.
4 Peculiar Fellow, He Is Either a
Soldier or n Peasant.

4 Peculiar Fellow, He Is Either q
Soldier or n Peasant.
1t IL strange country Of contrasts,
this Bulgaria that people have 30 long
watched az danger spot. The peasant
Is q heavily built fellow, with u Kal.
muk nose II lie happens to be pure bred
from the original Samoyede stock,
which Is not likely. His language has
become Slavic, which means n Ian
guage In which "beefsteak" Is "mpiph-
tek' and "omelet soufiie" Is "omlet
cuphle."
The Bulgarian Is q peasant or a SOL
der. He knows no other trade. AS q
farmer the sheep Is oil In all to him,
food and clothing and companionship,
says writer in The Era. lie lives IN q
hovel, does not understand why he
should be taxed and makes his women
slave in tho field. He Is called close
listed, churlish and suspicious and has
some of the virtues that often go with
those qualities.
When Bulgaria became practically
free OF the sultan, there were many
Turks left In the country, These are
gradually being crowded out, but there
IL still mosque IN Christian Sofia. and
In the palace of the sobranje. or parlia
ment, where the members have better
accommodations than the lords Of Brit
ain ON the Thames embankment, some
twenty Turkish deputies always sit to
gether and exert an influence that they
never could do in their own land by
voting always with the party in power
Every Saturday the members of thu
sobranJe are paid at the rate OF Il
francs a day, all in silver five franc
pieces. These peasant lawmakers knot
1t up in handkerchiefs, grin slowly ant
shake the JinglIng pieces playfully ir
one another's face. They are playing
at craftsmanship yet, but fairly wei
upon the whole.
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HIs Maiden Name,

1t is said that at certain seasons In
Scotland when the fishing Is not very
brisk the fishermen act as caddies and
are easily recognized by their costume,
wooden Jersey and trousers braced up
to the armpits. One of these was asked
his name by the gentleman for whom
he was carrying. and the reply was,
"Weel, sir. hereabouts they maistly ca
mo Breeks, but ma maiden name is
Rroou -
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-01-29
The Rest Cure.

Quiet and warmth are the medicines
of the four footed philosopher. If a
dog is ailing, he rolls himself into a
ball in warm corner and eats little or
nothing till he fs well. Many times rest
is the only medicine needed by the sick,
but we seldom follow this example.
The blped loses the instinct Of the ami
NAL He fumes, frets. takes stimulants
ana n edicaments and gives no chance
to the cooperative forces of nature
Philadelphia Record.
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Functions of Fruit.

The Medicine Brief thus summarizes
the various uses Of fruit In relieving
diseased conditions OF the body. The
list Is worth keeping: Under the cate
CORY Of laxatiyes. oranges. figs, tama-
rinds, prunes. mulberries, dates. nee
tarines and plums may be included.
Pomegranates, cranberries, blackber-
ries. sumac berries, dewberries, rasp.
berries. barberrles, ounces. pears, wild
cherries and medlars are astriDgents.
Grapes. peaches, strawberries, whortle-
berries, prickly pears. black currants
and melon seeds are diuretics. Goose
berries. red and white currants, pump
kins and melons are refrlgerants. Lem
ons, lines and apples are stomachic Sc.
datiyes.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-01-29

Once upon time In melodramatic
theatrical performance the leading man
took a fiery, untamed steed on the
stage. After the horse heard some Of
the lines delivered by several of the
actors he began kicking the fats and
wings to pieces, sending them up
among the flies.
"Help. helpf cried the leading man.
may, nayw answered the manager.
"The horse shows great discernment.
He ia trying to elevate the stage"
Moral.-We should not scorn the
most humble effort In good cause
New York Herald.
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A Test of Friend.hip.

a gentleman has tried the following
peculiar way OF probing the ties Of
friendship. He sent letters to twenty
intimate friends asking for loan Of a
pound. Thirteen Of the two dozen
friends did not reply at all, five de-
clined to lend the money. two promised
to send 1t on the next day and did not
do It, one sent his last 10 shillings,"
and only three sent the full sum asked
for. The supplicant and all the
friends" he had written to are well
off.--St Petersburg Novoe Vremya.
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The Grumpy Bachelor.

A wealthy gentleman who owns a
country seat on one occasion nearly
lost his wife, who fell into a river
which flows through his estate. He an
nounced the narrow escape to his
friends. expecting their congratula-
lions.
One OF them-an old bncheIor-wrots
as follows: 81 always told you that riy-
err was too shallow p-Tit-Blt
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-DE Dayld KcnnedyS
Eay0Ftte Remedy
CURES AL KIDNEY SIok1AcH

Everybody puffs "Lambertville
Puffs"-even the newspapers. They
are the best 5-cent cigar. Kline makes
them and sell them, wholesale and re-
tail, at 80 Bridge street, corner OF
Commerce.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-01-29

Grasse, In France. contains over q
hundred factories which distili per
fumes from the flowers Of the orange,
Jasmine, rose, violet, cassia, tuberose
and other plants.
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Henry-How can man tell when he
begins to get old?
John-Well, man has begun to get
old when he finds out that he would
rather sit by the fire than go sleigh rid
ing.--Detroit Free Press.
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what are you kicking about? She
returned all your presents, didn't she"
Eyes. but the expressage amounted to
more than the presents were WORTH
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
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Happy Coincidence,

Mrs. Hifiy-Is Mrs. swagger at
home?
Servant-No. ma'am. She went out
to call on you.
Mrs. Hihy-How very fortunate for
US bothi-Boston Post.
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HIS Early Love Affair.

May wonder why Reggie never
married.
Jackie had love affair when
quite young and has never got over 1t.
May-Who was the object OF his ar
fections?
Jack-Himself.-H Harlem Life.
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Tnuabt Too Late.

Kowter- Well. there's no doubt Of 1t,
Experience is great teacher"
Windom-Perhnps but by the time
experience comes to us we're too old to
learn the things we thought we knew
In our uth.-Exchange.
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Perdita--Did you say, This is SO sud
den?"
Constance-I didn't have the nerve.
You know how he stutters.-Chicago
Record Herald.
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No man has ever succeeded In fooiing
posterity all the Chicago Herald.
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Luck.

No. 1-uow did Dick get run overf
No. Pile was picking up horse
ahoe for luck.
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kodoI Dyspepsia Cure
DB1eets what you eat.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1902-01-31

spoke and asked for a,drink Of water,
but the deputy was afraid to venture
forth another time and remained
where he was.
Meanwhile Woodland, who had three
horses in the stable, turned two of
them out and as soon as they emery
ed from the barn both the deputy and
his companion shot in their direction.
thinking Woodland was attempting to
escape. One Of the horses was killed,
but the other got away unframed.
Leaving the other man on guard, the
deputy rode off for medical assistance,
with the nearest doctor 70 miles dis
tant. After he was gone Woodland
mounted his remaining horse and rid
ing Indian fashion, the horse between
himself and the men whom he believ-
ed were still waiting for him, he left
the barn and escaped.
The fiendishness of the crime came
to light subsequently. After wound
ing the sheriff and preventing the dep
uty from going to his assistance,
Woodland dragged the helpless man
around a corner of the barn and de-
liberately hammered him to death,
after which he took the dead mans
watch and revolver and still had them
in his possession when arrested.
The sheriff's body lay where Wood
ard left it until the following morning
at 9 o'clock before it was removed or
anybody went near it. It was about
6 o'clcck in the evening when he waE
SHOT and it was not until about 10
o'clock that night when Woodland left.
During all the time the wounded mani
lay on the ground a fierce blizzard
was raging and the suffeing he must
have endured is beyond comprehen-
sion. No wonder that the people of
Casper and Natrona county entertain
the most hostile feeling toward his
murderer, as he was a popular and ef-
ficient officer
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WAS FROM BILLINGS.
Chapter Added to Unusual Case a
Helena.

Chapter Added to Unusual Case at
Helena.
At Helena last Wednesday on a
plea of guilty a man was sentenced to
the penitentiary for one year for is
suing forged checks. The fact that
there was some doubt as to the mans
sanity caused the court to give him
the minimum sentence allowed by
law. When arrested the man gave
the name of Harris and acted in a
manner that caused many to think
him unsound mentally. He pretend
ed know nothing concerning the Of
Tense charged against him and for
I'VE a week refused to take any nour-
ishment. A few days ago he appeared
to be more rational and said that
while he might have committed the
crime he was absolutely ignorant of
the fact, and attributed his trouble
to excessive drinking, saying that
whenever he drank to excess he be-
came crazy. He also said that he
had once been sent to the insane asy-
lum from some county in the state
but could not remember what county
it a How he got out of the asylum
he appeared also not to know, but
it became evident that he had escaped.
His right name, he said, was Albert
D. L. tennessee.
Captain Bond of this city saw an
account of the mans escapades in the
Helena newspapers and the story
struck him as very much like that of
a man with whom he had dealings,
while chief of police, two years ago.
He looked up the records and found
that Harris, tennessee and A. D. L..
Jenness were one and the same man.
Under the latter name the Helena
prisoner was arrested here two years
ago last summer, the charge against
him being issuing checks without hav-
ing any collateral in bank to make them
good. The fellow had been on a pro-
tracted drunk and when placed in
Jail developed such unmistakable
symptoms of insanity that he was
taken before Thomas Linton, then
chairman of the board Of county com
missioners, and given a hearing for
his sanity, court being in recess. He
was found to be a fit subject for the
asylum and June %, 1900, an order
for his commitment to that institu-
ton was made.
Jenness, or tennessee, was at one
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APPEALS FROM RULING.
One Of Miller Damage Suits Goes to
Supreme Court,

one OF MILLER Damage Suits Goes to
Supreme Court.
Notice of appea. mas been filed in
the case of George A. Miller VS.. the
Northern Pacific Railway company,
which was decided at the last term of
the district court and resulted in a
Judgment being ordered against the
plaintiff for the amount of the costs.
r The case originated in the JUS
tees court and was brought under
the common law, the plaintiff suing
for the value of a couple of horses
alleged to have been killed by one of
defendants trains. An appeal was
taken and plaintiff moved to dismiss
the action at the same time filing
another action against the company,
but this time under the provisions of
the statutes. The motion to dismiss
was granted and the costs ordered
taxed against the plaintiff. To this
order plaintiff demurred and the mat
ter came up on a motion to retax,
which was denied, hence the appeal.
In the second case, which is still
pending, answer was made today. The
answer is an absolute and complete
denial of all the allegations set forth
in the complaint, except that admis-
sion is made that defendant is a cor
poration and also acknowledges it's
name to be hat mentioned in the COM
plant. H.. ..-.
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time a sailor and served on a man of
war belonging to one of the South
American republics during one Of the
periodical revolutions through which
those governments pass and was injur-
ed by a shell, which he claims affected
his brain and for a period of 20 years
at intervals has been affected with
insanity and lapses of memory during
which he is absolutely irresponsible
for his actions.
The Helena court sentenced him
with the understanding that he was to
be removed to the asylum should it de.
velop later on that that would be the
proper course to pursue with him.
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Prejudice Against Glasses.

"olly pCiSOuS
are p%rejudiced
against the e a
ing OF glasses
and sometimes
positively de-
cline to use
them even when
they are impera-
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tinuance Of extreme cold at other
points than this. ~
|One Of the teachers employed<in
the %northside school gave an exhibit
ton Of wall scaling yesterday morn
ing that astonished those who believe
in the helplessness Of the gentler sex.
The janitor was later than usual in
getting to the school and when the
teacher arrived she found herself n
able to get in, while a number of
pupils stood about %shivering in the
cold. With a hasty survey Of the
wall she began to climb and success
fully reached a window and after that
the rest was easy.
w. S. Berry, who was arrested mere
Tuesday evening on a telegram from
Denver, charging him with forgery
and grand larceny, has made up his
mind to stand on his right and re-
fuses to go back without a requisition.
This fact has been telegraphed by
Sheriff Hubbard to the Denver chief
of police and an answer was received
yesterday requesting that the prisoner
be held, as the chief would leave i'm
mediately for Helena with the neces-
sary papers. 1t is expected that he
will be here in a day Or two.
Charles Erwin Green anu 11arie Eff
fe Goldman, both of Columbus, were
married at the Driscoll house yester-
day afternoon by the Rev. Clark of
the Congregational church. The groom
is only % years of age, while the
bride is but 16 and had to obtain her
mothers consent in order that a Ii
cense could be issued. She made af-
fidavit that the father was unable to
appear and that he as we'll as she
consented to the marriage. At first
parental consent seemingly could not
be obtained by the young man, as only
a few days ago a notice was received
at the county clerks Office f%orbidding
the marriage and the issuance of a
license.