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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-04-30

Danny MeKeever Of Harrison prompt
ly declared belonged to Dams Aunt
Mary. In default of patent leather
pumps pair of brand new rubbers
glistened almost as effectively.
Pausing moment to allow the rude
Harrisonian laughter to subside, the
senior Washington approached his son
and in n copy book speech bestowed up
on his hopeful offspring a toy Ratchet.
After this he retired to enable the
youngster to chop down the evergreen,
which by courtesy was supposed to be
fruit bearing tree.
All Ridgevale and the most of Har.
rison held Its breath as the future hero
of the American people raised his AK
on high. With swinging stroke he
brought 1t down on the carefully mark
ed patch of bark, quite In accordance
with instructions. There was ring
ing crash, with louder howl. and the
hope Of the Washingtons executed with
great spirit an unrehearsed war dance
upon his left foot only while he nursed
with one hand bruised foot and
brandished with his other the remains
of his Ratchet.
Harrison shouted and Ridgevale
waxed indignant A hurried examina-
ton showed that n bar of steel had
been carefully placed under the bark
at the point Indicated for the cut and
that this unexpected addition had caus-
ed the breaking of the cheap Ratchet,
which in falling had bruised Georges
foot and effeetually stopped the per-
Torrance.
The visitors from Harrison departed
after much chatting, which did little to
soothe the injured vanity of the Ridge
vallans. The latter charged bad faith,
but could not locate the culprit They
do say. though, Mt Burdens store, that
Blanche Burden. In whom local pride
ran high, became engaged to Ray
Bronson. the Rldgevale blacksmith
that evening. And Bronson declared II
was the first time he had ever forged a
wedding ring out of a bar of steel.
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they were not chevaliers. There was
nothing suave and gentle and cour-
teous about the way they ordered her
to sit down and keep her mouth shut
She had Numbered upon them, and
they didn't propose to let her so and
gire the alarm before they We're ready
to move on. What with their oaths
their vile jokes and their threats she
bad bad quarter of an hour of 1t,
and her knight came not.
Zeb Johnson did, however. He came
with slow step and downcast head, as
is proper when man Is going to hang
himself He was thinking of Jennie
and wondering If it hurt much to hang
oneself. There was a tear In one eye
and CLEAN of determination In the
other when he suddenly appeared be-
fore the ragged, dirty trio and their
prisoner.
The tramps might have bolted IL they
had had a minutes warning, but as 1t
was they had to fight. Zeb saw the
situation ut a glance, and the light of
battle famed up in his face. 1t is u
good thing to go out to hang oneself
and find scrap at hand to postpone
matters.
1t was fight that uprooted bushes
and small trees and plowed burrows up
and down the glade. but at the end of
ten minutes Zcb was victor and had the
three on the earth under his feet. He
was stlll breathing hard and wiping
the blood off his nose when gentle
voice walled out:
"Oh, Zeb, zeb, suppose you hadn't
GOMEZ
But l did come" replied Zeb, land
guess I've given 'em n licking to last
year. Where was that hero Of
yours?"
II don't know"
"Ought to have been around, hadn't
hep
-yes-that is, no. No; don't want
him."
Anything happened?"
Eyes. I've got all the hero / want
Zeb, I'm sorry. and II you want to get
married, and IT,
"Well, let me kick 'em few times,
and then I'll go home with you and
ask the old folks what they think about
1t. 1t was lucky | thought of playing
the fool and hanging myself"
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The wedding ring Is the subject OF
| quaint historical facts and endless SUI
perstitlons. 1t was probably chosen as
the symbol of marriage more for con.
venience than anything else. 1t is sup.
posed to be n symbol of unbroken love
and of power and to carry special cura-
tive v!llGes with 1t. The old good luck
saying about 1t is, "As your wedding
ring wears your cares will wear
away" The ancIents, Pllny among
the rest. believed that delicate nerve
ran directly from the ring finger" to
the heart and that the ring placed on
that finger was very closely connected
with the heart. In early Christian
marriages the bridegroom put the ring
first on the brides thumb, then on the
first finger, then on the second and last
of all on the third, saying as he did "In
the name of the Father and OF the Son
and Of the Holy Ghost" The thumb
and first two fingers represented the
trinity, the next finger was the one
the ring was left on, to show that, next
to God, woman's duty was TO her
husband. Ladies' Home Journal.
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Fairly Warned.

An old circus man says that he once
arrived at Steelton, Pa, early In the
morning to make arrangements for O
circus performance at that place. TC
obtain his license 1t was necessary tc
zee the burgess of the town. The first
person he met was a large, burly Vir
GINA negro. who was on his way t.
work at the steel works. He approach
ed the fellow and said, captain, car
you tell me where | can find the bur
CESS of SteeltonT
Say, boss, l Is stranger AROUND
here myself, and all l can say is keeI
away from dem Burgesses. was en-
gagged to be manfred one time to Mary
Elizabeth Burgess, and dey Is a pesky
lot OF niggers."
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Didn't Suit Washington.

Until the early part of the last cen
fury Milford, Conn. had n house In
which Washington was said to have
spent night. 1t was in 1880, when
Washington made a tour of New Eng
land Tradition says that there were
certain things about his stay at the
Milford tavern which he did not enjoy.
The supper set before him consisted Of
boiled meat and potatoes He was not
pleased with the meal and asked for
bowl of bread and milk. The landlord
brought the new order and a broken
pewter spoon with which to eat it.
"Have you no better spoons than
this?" asked General Washington.
"Its the best I have In the house.
SIR" replied the host.
"Send me the servant" said his ex-
cellency. Here's shillings. Go to the
minister's and borrow silver spoon"
Tradition does not add whether he
got the spoon or not.
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3 DIDGEVALE'S
I'm TRAGEDY
& BY Horton Arnold
3 Copyright, 1902,
Z BY the S. S. Mcclure Company
BY Horton Arnold
Copyright, 1902,

aidgevale was all excitement, and so
was Harrison, three miles down the
North river road. Harrison, which took
to itself airs and graees owing to the
fact that 1t was ON the railroad, while
Ridgevale was not, had had celebra.
ton in the morning, In which the town
parade had merged with the procession
of one ring circus that showed that
afternoon and evening. There had been
'real" Goddess of Liberty ROBBED in
the stars and stripes, who had read the
Declaration of Independence in the
grove and had ridden on top of the
lions den in the parade.
The Harrisonites had never ceased
TO crow over the good people OF Ridge,
vale. and now Ridgevale was preparing
to take It's revenge. Harrison was in.
vited over to witness n Washington's
birthday celebration concerning which
all facts were refused. But when Seth
Haskins drove over TO Burdens grocery
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ZEB SAW THE SITUATION AT GLANCE.
You are real good fellow, Zeb. but
you are no hero. I think Lucinda
Jackson would make you a good wife.
Don't blame me, Zeb, and don't get
desperate and jump off the barn.
know you want to talk for an hour or
two yet, but it wouldn't do any good
Good night, Zeb. The sooner you shine
up to Lucinda the quicker you can ask
her to marry you"
Zeb Johnson went home stricken
man. In a dim way he knew what
Jennie sighed for. She was looking
for an armored knight to come along
on a prancing coal black steed and kill
three or four villains and bear her off
on his saddle Zeb had no armor, no
coal black steed, no desire to kill. He
was simply out of it.
He sat on the stump and thought
hard, but no consolation came to him.
The best thing he could get out of it
was O grave under a willow tree, q
grave over which Jennie might come
and weep when tired of waiting for her
knight
eyes, 1t shall be DEATH" said Zeb as
he rosa from the stump. "I'm lop
shouldered, knee sprung and hump
backed, and l couldn't be hero If
was paid a hundred dollars month.
There's nothing left but to hang my
self"
He went to the barn, procured rope
and started for the woods. He had Sc
lected the tree and the limb. In little
glade stood a white beech tree, and
there, amid the songs of birds and the
rustllng leaves of the wild grape, the
rope should choke the life out of him
and bis body should be left to swing
In the summer breeze.
While Zeb was after the rope things
were happening in that little glade
Three tramps who had broken Jail six
miles away the previous evening were
In hiding, and Miss Jennie had wan
dered into the woods to study botany
and wonder when that armored knight
would make his appearance. She was
thinking of guerdons and lances and
squires and steeds when she confront
ed the three tough specimens Of hu-
manity.
Their very FIRST words proved that
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-04-30
SOURCES OF KNOWLEDGE.
Tou May Learn Something From Ev-
erybOdy YOu Meet

Tou May Learn Something From Ev-
erybody You Meet.
One of the most useful success habits
one can form is that of learning some.
thing from everybody with whom he
comes in contact. No information which
can be acquired Is too trivial to be ig
nored.
Constantly measure yourself with the
men you meet. You will find that every
one can teach you something which you
did not know before and which, per.
haps, you would never have q chance
to learn again IL you did not acquire il
from him.
Daniel Webster once made great
hit in arguing n case before jury by
repeating u story which he afterward
said he had not thought Of since he
heard 1t fourteen years before. But
Webster was always picking up some
thing for future use. His famous reply
to Hayne, the greatest speech ever de-
| livered on the American continent, was
largely made up of little reserves which
he had picked up here and there in his
reading. from studying men and from
| observation.
| Many n prominent novelist has col
Iected material for his stories by max
ing notes of his conversations with
| those he has met and by observation.
| Charles Dickens got q great deal of the
matter for some of his novels III this
way.
One young man will go to a lecture
and after spending an hour listening to
the helpful, inspiring words of some
prominent man will leave the hall or
lecture room without having derived
any benefit from the address. Another
young man will attend the same lee
ture with an ambition to learn some.
thing. He will drink In the speakers
sentences as IL he were never to hear
such words OF encouragement and in
spiration again. At the conclusion OF
the address he will determine that he
will make more of his opportunities In
the future; that he will read more,
think more, study more. be more than
he ever was before. Such young man
has purpose and is determined to
learn something from everything he
comes in contact with and from every
body he talks to. The other has no am
bition, does not throw himself int
what he does. let's his mind wander
hlther and thlther, so that he neve
wholly understands what people ar,
saying and therefore never derives an.
benefit or information from those will
whom he converses.-Orison SWEET Mar
den In Success.
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Describing a wedding.

A young woman clerk at the court
house was asked to report for the
Wellington Qian.) Mail wedding
that was to take place In the office OF
the probate judge. Here is her Jour
nallstic achievement, otherwise moi
even the names being given:
1.-THE bride was sixteen years old
wore short dress and black kid shoes
black dress, red choker, blue velvet
hat, with plumes arranged to give 0
wing effect, crown fiat and white
rosette In front. The groom was tall
gawky and light Completed, wore Q
blue necktie, striped trousers, darl
blue barred sack coat, standing collar
black shoes laced upside down. will
strings trailing"
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Theology as He understood 1t.

Passengers In an uptown car one aft
ernoon last week were very much en-
tertained and amused by discussion
of things spiritual by two colored pas
sengers. AS the debate waxed warmer
the voices of the debaters grew louder
until what was said was plainly audi
BILE to oil in the car. After each had
made q confession Of faith and given
his views of the means whereby mortal
man could gain salvation one Of the
pair blurted out In tone that implied
that all his hope for the next world
was embodied In the words:
"Well, sab, b'lieve dat what's gwine
to be is sho'ly gwine to be-"
"Huh," grunted his companion con-
temptuously, "den yo' b'lieves In pre-
shun."--Baltimor Sun.
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A College Man ana a Quotation.

Some one once said, "a Harvard man
knows all literature but the Bible" a
startllngly sweeping generality, but
not without truth so far as the Bible Is
concerned. A. case In point came to
light the other day. Two Harvard men
were reading together some famous
modern oratlons, one of them eulogy.
The eulogy closed with the words; 70
death, where Is thy sting2 o grave,
where Is thy yictoryT
"What beautiful closer exclaimed
one of the students enthusiastically.
"The man who wrote such sentence
as that proves that the grand style in
prose did not die with the eighteenth
century"
1t should be added in fairness that
the other student was a churchman
and said notbing.-New York Tribune.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-04-30
nrief Naval Message.

One of the brlefest naval dispatches
ever penned was Captain Walton's
message to his chief. Admiral Byng,
after the defeat Of the Spanish fleet
off Cape Passaro in 171S, and 1t ran
thus:
Sir-I have taken and burnt as per mar
gin. going for Syracuse. and am. sir. your
obedient servant ]. WALTON.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-04-30
Good for Rheumatism.

Last fall / was taken with very
severe attack OF muscular rheumatism
which caused me great pain and an
noyance. After trying several pre-
scriptions and rheumatic cures, / de-
cided to use Chamberlain Pain Balm,
which / had seen advertised in the
South Jerseyman. After two applica-
tions of this remedy / was much
better, and after using one bottle, was
completely cured.-SALLIE HARRIS,
Salem, N. J. For sale by s. W. Coch-
ran.
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Leave the house," cried little Binks,
making brave bluff Of strength to the
burglar.
IL intend to, my small friend" re-
piled the burglar courteously. Il am
merely after the contents. When
take houses, do 1t through the regu-
lar real estate channels"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-04-30

Mrs Newlywed-The night you pro-
posed you acted like fish out of wa
ter.
Mr.. Newlywed-I was-and very
cleverly landed tooi-Puck.
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-DE DayId Kcnncdys
kdVOFite Remedy
CURES - An k' EixEkk sT TRoHGt.s.

Everybody puffs 'Lambertville
Puffs"-even the newspapers. They
are the best Scent cigar. Kline makes
them aud sell them, wholesale and re.
tail, at 30 Bridge street, corner OF
Commerce.
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1t happens quite frequently that the
self made nan has n son who ls simply
tailor made Puck.
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A DROLL CHARACTER
"COuNSELoR" NOLAN WAS A WIT
OF THE NEW YORK BAR.

Some of the Quaint Sayings of This
Picturesque Legal Light, Who For
Years Kept Gotham's Judges and
Lawyers Laughing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-27
Costume Details.

A never-ending care Of the wardrobe
is exactly the point of difference be-
tween the well-dressed and the taw-
dry woman. 1t is also the means by
which the woman of modest income
is able to stand a favorable COMPARE
son with the women who spend un-
limited money.
There is no part of the wardrobe
that can be sighted without the
carelessness being obvious.
From hat to shoes there must be evil
dence of care, an immaculate appear
term "well-groomed'' when applied to
women.
There is no insult to any woman in
calling her well-groomed; it means
that she is in the sleek condition of a
valuable animal. carefully tended.
Nothing can exceed the care bestowed
upon racers.
Take the feminine wardrobe, point
by point, and you will seldom find a
case where no oversight is to be noted;
yet. reduced to its lowest terms. there
is no reason why the average womans
wardrobe should not be in the pink Of
condition--at least, no reason but that
of carelessncss.
point, others for another, but that is
not sufficient. 1t but emphasizes the
general untidiness.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-27
PROTEST AGAINST CRUELTY.
Chicago Poles Indignant At Prussian Treatment
Of Polish Subjects.

Chicago, Jan. 26.-Representatives of
the 100000 Poles living in Chicago met
in five mass meetings in different parts
OF this city, tonight. to protest against
the alleged cruelties of Prussia in her
Polish province. Nearly all of the
speakers maintained that the final eff
fort of the Prussian officials was to
crush out even the language Of Poland.
and that this eliminating effort of the
German officials in Poland was imbued
solely with hatred and contempt for the
people they rule.
1t was told how children, flogged by
their German teachers for saying their
prayers in their native language, had
been arrested and thrown into prison,
together with their parents who voiced
a protest. These and other indignities
recited caused the deepest feeling. and
strong words against Prussia were
voiced on every hand. Resolutions Of
protest We're adopted at each meeting
and will be forwarded to the Prussian
government
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-01-27
The Modern Hostess.

woman may possess wealth untold.
she may have the kindest of hearts and
the brightest of minds. but unless she
has absolute control of her feelings.
there will be some time i'm her career as
hostess that she will display annoyance
or furry, and the contagion spreading
to her guests will cause an otherwise
successful entertainment to die out in
Indisguised failure.
A model hostess must to all appaar-
ances be made OF stone, so far as dis
agreeable happenings are concerned.
Even though a guest or careless waiter
inadvertently breaks bit of china
which can never be replaced, she must
smile On as though the loss of the en-
tire set would but emphasize the pleas
ure Of the evening. Her well-bred calm
inspires her guests with feeling Of
confidence. and though in her heart she
may be very dubious about certain i'm
portant details or her dinner or dance.
If she does not show her anxiety every
thing will pass off to a happy conclu-
sion.
A Hurried hostess or nervous host,
those countenances but badly conceal
the worry they feel, can do more
towards making the guests uncom-
Portable than if the soup We're served
stone cold and the salad dressing were
ruined by a too bountiful quantity of
vinegar
An imperturbable calm and ready
tact are the two important factors in
the making of model hostess Sc
cure these by hook or crook, and you
need never fear for the success of any
Of your entertainments.
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BEING WIPED OUT.
Right Rev. 1. J. coppin Says Situation in South
Africa Is Simply Horrible.

New York, Jan. 26.-The Right Rev
L. J. Coppin, who sailed from this
city. about a year ago on the Umbria
to take charge of the 18th Episcopal
diocese of the A. NJ. +. church in South
Africa, returned by the same ship, ar
irving here, today. He is from Phila-
delphia and the first bishop sent out
by the A. NJ. E. church to take cha ye
of this diocese, which lies south of the
Gambesi river and comprises two con-
ferences, the South African and the
Transvaal.
Il found plenty Of work awaiting me
when l got out there" he said, today.
The two conferences were mapped
out, but We're not organized, and only
a start had been made in their de-
velopment.
I'VE are seriously handicapped in
this project by the unsettled condit ion
of the country on account Of the war.
There seems little hope Of the terrible
war cloud lifting. You cannot con-
ceive the condition of affairs overe
there. The Beers are gradually being
wiped off the earth. 1t is no lon Ger
war, but n process of slow extermi. a
ton. England will never listen to any
arbitration proposition which mea MS
restoration of the republic and the
Beers will accept no other settlement.
Just as long as they are able to keep
up this guerilla method of warfare
they can, Notwithstanding the smalln SIS
Of their numbers, keep thousands of
soldiers in the field busy watching
them and trying hard to head them
Off"
Bishop Coppin will go from here to
Philadelphia where he will remain for
some two months.
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CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Joseph Carroll, aged ~, SWitchmar
in the Central Vermont yard, White
River Junction. was caught between
two cars, late Friday night. and was
SO badly crushed that he died, Satur-
day.
Capt. Franklin Fowler, formerly in
charge of the pilot boat Florence and
recently member of the crew of the
pilot boat Liberty, died very suddenly
at the Parker House, Boston, late Sat-
urday afternoon.
freight train on the branch Of the
Chicago & Alton. running from Jeffer-
son City to Mexico, Mo-, was thrown
from the track by broken rail about
four miles from Mexico, Saturday, and
II persons were injured.
Bowling for the DIR. Timm trophy
was concluded at Buffalo. N. Y, Sat-
urday. Martin Kerr Of St. Louis. being
the winner. with a score of 247 pins
Treasurer Stearns of the American
Bowling Congress stated. today, that a
copy of the official scores will be
mailed to all the members of the Con-
gress.
The United States steamer OLYMPIA
was formally commissioned for new
career Of active service at the Charles
town navy yard, Saturday morning.
Quite a crowd visited the yard for the
purpose of witnessing or being present
when the famous ship was commission
ed. but the official ceremony was in no
way unusual. the brief formalities only
being observed.
During the progress Of a fire in a
barn on Ames street at Brockton, Sat-
urday. which caused damage of about
$500. five pounds of dynamite exploded,
and Firemen James w. Lord and
George Hall were thrown from their
feet and considerably shaken up. In
the house nearest the barn, occupied by
Custavus Peterson, several windows
were shattered, and Miss Hannah
Peterson was cut by flying glass, but
not seriously injured.
Joseph Smith. clerk of the Lowell
police commission, had lively en-
counter. Saturday. near. the police sta
ton with stranger who gives the
name of Isaac Butt" When Mr.. Smith
refused to give him money. Butt" 1t
Is alleged, struck him. The stranger
was mistaken in his man as Mr.. Smith
easily parted the intended blow and
by a stiff right handler put his OPP
ponent in the gutter. Butt is locked
up with an eye in mourning.
The German foreign Office admits the
legitimacy of the United States claim in
behalf Of DR.. Tenney's College at Tien
Tsin. and 1t has notified Secretary Hay
that Germany Will pay proper indem-
nifty. the amount to be agreed on later.
1t viii also turn over to the college au-
thorities certain machinery and equip
mcnt. of which the German military
authorities are taking the best of care.
DIR. Tenney was at Berlin, last week,
anu had a satisfactory interview with
the foreign office officials.