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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1902-11-05

THE GAMBLER CAME FORWARD WITH A
NoosED ROPE IN HIS HAND.
not bad enough TO become mn eminent
citizen of Redhorn. Jim Kelso acted
as spokesman, aud his sincerity could
not be doubted.
Il hear YOU" replied the tcnderfoot
when Jim paused then he dropped his
chin on his hands and stared at dis
tant mountain peak, apparently oblivl-
Gus to his surrounding. 1t was not I'M
I'll the hour Of grace had gone by and n
crowd gathered again that he awoke
and looked about him.
you can't say that we didn't give
you fair dcnl," observed Joe Lobdell,
the gambler, as he came forward with
n nooscd rope In his hands. You had
an hour In which TO git, and as you
didn't go we concluded that you want
to be planted here. IF you've any fare
well words to shoot off. you might give
'om to US"
I'm going to see how many real
men there are In Redhorn," replied the
stranger as he stood up. You are
three hundred to one, and every one Of
you has n gun, and you've turned out
this morning to do brave thing. AS
| was trnmping over here from Hunts
valley | heard that the Apaches were
loose again and headed this way. At
Beaver Bend | come across n settlers
family camped out In the wagon. The
man has broken leg, and his wife
and four children are almost helpless.
I'm giving you straight talk when l
tell yoii that | walked all night to get
here and head crowd buck to save
that outfit They'll be meat for the
Apachcs ard wolves before this hour
tomorrow unless some of you will go
with me to bring 'em In. How many
of you can count onT
Not voice answered. The Apaches
had raided down close to Redhorn
three or four times, but the soldiers
had always been sent for to drive
them back.
"AIlghty brave about turning out to
picnic" smiled the stranger, but
you don't seem to want to run into any
danger. Are there ten men here who
will follow mer'
No one replied.
"Well I'll take five, then"
The crowd was silent.
isn't there one single man In Red
horn with grit enough to go back with
me to that defenseless OUTFIT" contin-
ued the tenderfoot.
"Say. boys" said the gambler lead
err, sickly smile OH his face, this
looks as If we were short Of sand In
this town. I'm not hankering after
Ap4ches. but I've got Winchester
! and 300 cartridges, and II any galoot
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Presencc of Mind.

NJ. Grevy when president OF France
ON one occasion extricated himself from
Il predicament with wonderful pres
cnce of mind. He was being conducted
around the salon by an eminent artist,
when he saw a painting which dis
pleased him. what daubH he ex-
claimed "Whose Is itT "rhat pic
ture NJ. lie President" said his cicerone,
at is my own work" "Ahw said the
president without any sign OF cmbar-
rassment at his awkward mistake. "In
our country, when we particularly wish
to purchase thing, we always begin
by running 1t down" And, true to his
part, he purchased the offending paint
ing there and then.
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Ensllage means a certain method OF
preserving green fodder and Is also up
piled to the fodder itself when so pre-
served.
Any green crop may be treated, but
II must be sown 80 as to be III blossom
before frosts. A pit called "silo" Is
prepared, with solid walls and floor of
stone or cement The fodder is gath
cred and cut up while green and then
dumped into the slo. Salt is added
In the proportion of bushel to every
ten or fifteen tons of the fodder. A
heavy board Is placed over the fodder
when the pit Is full and IL weighted
down with rocks, sand bags or grain
bags until the pressure is about $50
pounds to the square foot.
The sllo must be water tight and
alright, and thus the fodder is pre-
served In its green condition until 1t is
wanted Say, In November or Deem
Der, when 1t IL taken out of a door Mt
the end of the sIlo and fed to cattle,
n hayknife being used to cut out such
quantity as may be needed each
time.-New York Press.
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The Japanese believe In more myth
ical creatures than any other people on
the globe. civilized or savage. Among
these are mythical animals without
any remarkable pecullarities OF con-
formation, but gifted with supernatu-
raj attributes, such as the tiger which
Is said TO turn as white as n polar bear
OH the date of his one thousandth
birthday. They also believe In a spe;
clcs of fox which II he lives TO be fifty
years old without having been chased
by dog transforms itself into beau.
tiful woman. This same fox, If be can
manage to live for century, gains ad;
ditioDal powers, such as becoming
wonderful wizard, etc When he lives
to be 1000 years old, he becomes a
Celestial fox" with nine golden tails,
and has the power of going to heaven
and returning whenever he chooses.
These Japs also believe In Il multi
tude OF animals distinguished by their
INDUSTRIOUS size or by the multiplication
of their numbers. Among these are
serpents 800 feet long and large
enough to swallow an elephant. boxes
with eight legs, monkeys with -four
ears and seven tails; fishes with ten
| heads attached TO one body, the flesh
of this last monster being sure cure
| for boils, bites of poisonous serpents,
hydrophoba, etc.
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How To ncnd History.

Perhaps the best way to read history
Is to take up the life of some great fig
ure that attracts our Imagination and
be drawn by that into the study of the
general stage upon which he was only
single actor. Certainly 1t is not n
good plan to begin with those elabo-
rate documentary histories In which
you cannot see the wood for the trees.
II Is better To be wrong In n few of
your facts or even contract bias from
some partisan historian than to lose
yourself In morass of documents,
says Success.
The best histories are the widest
If they occasionally lead you astray
you can always correct them by the
more sober eolored chronicles. Macau-
lay may have been preJudieed, and sc
may Froude, and SO undoubtedly was
Carlyle; So again, was Gibbon; yet
none the less. these are the great his
torlans. the historians who set you up
ON the peaks of time and enable you
TO see history as It lies beneath In wide
views and broad masses.
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But the American wlfei Henry
James has summed up the American
wife In just one sentence. He says.
1.-THE American wife knows nothing OF
her husbands affairs, except that they
are OF not the slightest consequence"
This is both epigrammatic and exactly
true. The American wife has quite
a genuine affection for her husband.
Even after years OF marriage have
gone by she thinks OF him with IN
affected friendliness He Is so useful.
She credits him with almost all the
virtues. except perhaps the virtue OF
being interesting. and she overlooks
that one defect Of his with charitable
liberation She sees him come and
go each day with ciocklike regularity.
She vaguely knows what his profes-
sion or vocation IL. Che thinks better
of him II IT Is a profession or vocation
that Is generally regarded rs quite
creditable. But this is practically all
she knows or cares about it.-Alnslee's.
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Not long ago II clergyman In the
course of ministrations among the poor
of large provincial town called on an
old lady who had been bedridden for
some years
well, Mrs Davies" he said, "and
how are you todayf"
''Oh. Pm pretty well, thank you, sir, !"
was the cheerful answer.
"Ah. that's right" responded the
clergyman sympathetically. II hardly
expected you 10 be In such good splr-
Its. with all your Affections. was
afraid ] should find you downhearted."
mo, no, SIR" she cried, interruptlng
him; mo, no, indeed, sir. I've much to
be thankful for, | have. Why, only the
other night when that house just oppo-
site was ON fire couldn't help thinking
Of all the poor people crushing each
other In the street and many of them
not getting sight OF the fire Mt all.
while here was |. all nice and comfort
able in bed, and could see 1t beauti-
fully through my window without even
turning over! No, no; I've II lot to be
thankful forp'-P Parsons.
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Texns XernncuIar,

speaking of Texas" said young
lawyer who once lived In the Lone
Star State to the New Orleans Times
Democrat, reminds me of peculiar
conversation | heard In grocery
store n few years ago In one Of the
smaller places of the state, and the
story Will amply illustrate the pecul,
iaritics of the vernacular In certain
more remote parts of Texas. hap
pened to be In the grocery store In
question when Il little girl came In to
buy some eggs, and the following con
yersation was carried ON between the
girl and the keeper of the place: Amt
you got no eGgsT asked the little girl
4 ain't said | amt the storekeeper re-
piled, whereupon the little girl replied
inter this fashion, 4 mint ask you Is
you amt you. | ask you is you is you.
Amt your That's the way they talk in
some sections of the state. The little
lassle who used the expression mnde
herself clear and she got the eggs"
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TACTLESS FANNY.
yanauschek's Reason For Opening
Her Season In Syracuse.

yanauschek's Reason For Opening
Her Season In Syracuse.
A Syracuse man tells story of Nine.
Janauscheli when she was prominent
star. The willy advance agent went to
Syracuse week or so before the local
theater opened there for the season
and proceeded to fill up the guileless
newspaper men with the statement
that Jannuschek had said that she
would open her season In that place or
not at all. Her manager wanted Chi
cago, but offered to compromise on
Boston or Philadelphia, but the ma
dame was firm.
Naturally Syracuse was delighted at
the honor. Janauschek got pages OF
advance notices, and when the opening
night came the theater was packed as
never before.
After the first act an ambitious re-
porter event behind" to interview
Nine. Janausehek.
Syracuse feels very proud that YOU
have started here this season." he
said "and my paper would like to tell
the people for you why You have SC
honored us
Great heavens" said the tactless
Fanny, II had to open some placer
Chicago Record Herald.
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wants to become hero I'll lend him
the outfit"
Not n man took advantage of the
offer, The crowd growled, muttered
and dissolved, and only half dozen
were left when Joe Lobdell continued:
Look here, tenderfoot, you've thrown
Rcdhorn down and thrown it hard, but
for one don't bear no grudge. I see
you're determined on going back to the
settler, and durn me II I'll see you go
with only a club In your hands. Take
my outfit, and IL you never bring it
back l shan't have a word to say, but
we prefer to die with our scalps on.
We don't warm up on the Injun bust
ness worth cent. Hold on n minute
while bring you the rife"
The Winchester was no sooner In the
tenderfoots hands than he started
back over the trail without II word to
any man or look around him, and
Redhorn saw him no more for four
days, Then the settler and his family
were brought In by the soldiers, and In
an ambulance was the body of the ten
derfoot, riddled with bullets.
You want to know how 1t WASP"
said the settlers wife as crowd gath
cred, well, all l can tell you Is that
he reached us two hours before the
Apuches did. and we had bit of time
to get ready In. For two days he stood
off thirty warriors single handed and
was wounded dozen times. He had
fired his last bullet when the soldiers
came up. lie was man, he was"
And Redhorn will give him burial
and turn out to the last mani" ex-
claimed Lobdell. the gambler. revereAt:
ly touching his Winchester which had
seen such valiant service.
Excuse me, gentlemen" replied the
captain In command of the soldiers.
I'VE shall take him down to the valley
and give him n soldiers burial. He'd
turn over In his grave here among SO
| many eowards!'
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and Maiol had played tennis and golf
together for two seasons. lie had been
tempted To propose to her on the bay
itself one moonlight night, but Marion
was nervous and would not permit his
attention to stray from handling the
tiny sailLoat. And then he had put Off
the proposal week after week. lie felt
somehow that such moment came
but once into mans life, and he
dreaded to think of the day when the
tender anticipations would be thing
of the past Now he almost wished he
had let 1t end in happy dreams, for the
reality was stern beyond description.
The cause OF their trouble seemed
serious enough to Marion, but from
ridiculously trivial.
The cousin Of his roommate ut col
lcgc was playing sOubrette roles IN
light opera. simultaneously with the
arrival Of her company in Detroit came
a note from her cousin In New York
begging Fleming to be kind to the
kid while she was in town.
Fleming read the letter through sey
eral times and wondered what in the
world dear old Tom meant by being
LiBd He couldn't invite the girl to
stop Ep at the house because II was too
far from the theater, and he had vague
IDEAS that theatrical folk preferred to
flock together. His mother and sisters
should so to call, of course. Anyway
he'd take Marion the first night. Even
busy soubrette ought TO appreciate the
opportunity Of meeting such rarely
charming girl as Marion. So he sent
1.-The kid" roses exactly like those
Marion was to wear, and did not notice
the expression in his Aancee's eyea
when Tie flowers were passed over the
footIights. There was little supper
after the performance, chaperoned by
Mrs Fleming, at which the little
actress wore very plain black gown
with very long train and carried
Walters roses.
The next day was set aside for a
drive through the parks, followed by
luncheon at a fashionable cafe. 'The
Kid" who had never seen the beautiful
city of Detroit before, waxed enthusl
astic, but Marion remarked that she
had an Engagement and would have to
be excused Mrs Fleming, who was u
busy woman, told her son next morning
at breakfast that an actress did not
require chaperon.
SO the little soubrette, who was really
Woodworking. ambitious artistic and
was likewise engaged to young stock
broker In New York, did, Detroit In
Walters company for five brilliant
winter days. They talked of their re-
spective fiancees and each decided that
luckler mortals did not breathe And
when Walter had done his duty like a
man, even to seeing the little actress
off on the midnight train for Mime
apolis, he sighed relieyedly and never
dreamed of the awful fate which his
next interview with Marion held for
| him.
There was only one floor between
him and the girl who was leaving
town today with bitterness In her
heart, yet there seemed no way OF
| passing the barrier.
"Going down." yelled the elevator
boy.
| Walter, hat In hand. made dash
for the corridor As the elevator door
slammed shut he found himself face to
face with Marion. She was pale. plain
| ly tired from the exertion incident to
moving. but she looked over bis head
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At one of the public receptions Mt
the White House during the second
Cleveland administration Mr.. Samuel
Clemens mark Twain was presented
to Mrs. Cleveland. On shaking hands
with her he gave her card, asking
simply. "Will you please sign thatT"
Mrs. Cleveland glanced Mt the card
to find nothing but the words, "He has
not written across 1t. She looked In
amused perplcxity to Mr.. Clemens for
something further, when the latter ex-
planned:
my wife said If came here would
be sure TO come with my goloshes on
but haven't, have II So wish you
would sign that for me to give her"
Mrs. Cleveland looked down ut his
feet and then laughlngly wrote her
name on the card.
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81 hate to be eontradicted." she said.
'"rhen 1 won't contradict YOU" he
returned.
"You don't love me- she asserted.
IL don't" he admitted.
"You are a hateful thingv' she cried.
~ am" he replied.
II believe you're trying to tease me, "
she said.
II am" he conceded.
"And that you do love me"
~ do"
For n moment she was silent.
"Well," she said at last, II do bate d
man who Is weak enough TO be led by a
woman. He ought to have mind of
his own-and strength"
lie sighed. What else could he do?--
Chicago Post.
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Served Him Riubt,

"Yes," said the sad looking chap, 81
was gay burglar once, but an acct
dent put an end TO my career. You
see, was humorous chap too"
"You look IT," said the wise guy UNI
der his breath.
81 got into an art gallery one day by
telling the janltor that | was picture
taker. l took II lot of them, too, among
which was one of Plugugly, the cham
pion prlze6ghter of 1916"
"Dld they catch your" asked tho
wise guy.
mo" replied the sad looking man
"Plugugly's portrait was next to my
solar plexus and had to drop them
all. 1t was such striking likeness,
or course It was to be expected that
the sad looking man should get the
worst of the fight that followed.-Cin
cinnati Commercial Tribune.
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Col q
DOWN !?
L. Al 10 ~ MILO
Fly ALLISON JAMES
lpm5uli, 1901, bv A. $. Ricaurdson

"Soing DOWN.
The nasal tones of the elevator boy
echoed down the corridor OF the Nus
sau apartments.
Walter Fleming rose abruptly and
slammed the door.
"Going down."
or course. everything was going
down from the stocks he had bought
last week To the hope of his heart The
stocks miaht rise if he held them long
enough. The hope of his heart was APP
parently dashed beyond remedy. Mar
lon Willis had effected the latter ca
tastrophe I'm II few words, cutting to
the point of bitterness. They had been
engaged three blissfully short months,
and now
There Were moving vans at the front
door The Information offered by his
sister that tla Willis family were 20
ing to the country Il month earlier than
usual filled him with dreary dismay.
The Willises were going back To Buy
Ridge Of course. That was where he
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as II her supply of self control was un

as II her supply or self control was IN
limited
Going DOWN.
"Oh, Charlie"
The elevator stopped with a jerk.
The voice came from Mrs. Madden's
room She was u semi-invalid and a
privileged character In the Nassau.
Charlie flung open the door and
crossed the hall Mrs. Madden held out
a letter.
And l wish you'd stop at Mrs. Tur-
ner's door and ask her To come up this
morning."
"Yes'm," murmured Charlie, but as
he whirled round his heart throbbed
wildly. The door of the elevator shaft
stood open, but the elevator had disap-
peared. He stared at the quiverlng ca
bles. 1t was going down fast.
In the meantime affairs In the eleva-
tor had taken sudden turn. Marion's
face had gone n shade winter as the
elevator without any warning began to
drop swiftly. 1t was six floors at least
to the basement. She raised frightened
eyes to Flemlng's face.
Cant YOU
IL might simply make II worse IL |
touched II. 1t won't strike hard. Slt
down."
He pushed her gently into the leath.
er seat, then suddenly swung round
and threw himself on the lever. There
was no response to his effort They
shot by startled faces on the second
landing. Charles shrill screams ech
the girl. \ world of passionate plead
ing shone In her eyes.
Walter Walter, II we've got to die
I'm glad It's together"
His arms We're about her and her
face was hidden on his shoulder when
the crash came. For few seconds
Fleming felt as II he had Just rushed
the center of n football team. Then
he opened his eyes and looked into
Marion's unconscious face.
'She loves me. She loves mer he
whispered and kissed her cologless
lips. When the janitor and score OF
frightened servants reached the scene
II iliilSttI WIFI Ill tlunu.
Miss Willis has tainted. Let me
take her out to the mir, please"
That afternoon he dropped into thu
office OF the Nassau's superintendent
who commenced profuse apologies
Fleming cut him short
Il want to speak to you about I'll,
elevator boy-Charlie."
Yes, yes -of course" responded thu
superintendent. Wen dismiss him n
once-will have a new boy on thll
evening"
That's just what don't want done,
not TO blame"
but It's against the rules for him I,
leave his car" murmured the aston
ished superintendent. This Is n mat
ter Of discipline"
"Confound your discipline" sal,
Fleming good naturally. "iInve tn
elevator overhaulcd. 1t needs II, bu
don't you monkey with Charles job
| that Is. IL you value the Fleming fam
! lily MS tenants. nm quite serious. an
trust you'll see II this way"
when Walker left his office, the su
perintendent picked up from his desl
something that gllttered and Jingle,
mcrrily In his pocket against grosse
coins. His eyes were opened, as Elem
ing had hoped, but he never saw til,
real reason till the cards came out FOL
the Fleming Willis wedding. Then h,
could only guess.
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Look Out for Fever.

Billousness and liver disorders at
this season may be prevented by
cleansing the system with DeWitt's
Little Early Risers. These famous
little pills do not gripe. They move
the bowels gently, but copiously. and
by reason OF the tonic properties, give
tone and strength to the glands. Geo.
M. Shamalia.
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-Dr Dayld Kennedys
kdVOFitc Remedy
eYe- . AZ k' GiSEh sI TsSHStrs.

Everybody puffs 'Lambertyille
Puffs"-eyen 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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Yes. Stree" exclaimed the Doodle
politician. II claim that, despite what
people say against me, have never In
my life taken penny OF dishonest
money"
We hold our breath.
because 1t Is my inyariable rule"
he continued, ito bite all coin and
make sure It's good before deliver. -
Baltimore News.
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Her Version of the Eden Incident.

Her Version of the Eden Incident.
II suppose you regard Eve as to
blame for tempting Adam to eat the
appleT
mot at ALL" answered Miss Cayenne.
pie all for herself, and Adam was not
gentleman enough to let her have IT,
Washington Star.
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His Many Thoughts.

Don't you sometimes have
thoughts" asked the soulful young
thing, that are absolutely unutter-
ableT
II do, miss" answered the old poet.
"And sometimes when l am digging
for rhyme that won't come l have
thoughts that are absolutely imprint
able."-Chicago Tribune.
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The SOup.

Dalntleigh Cat the boarding house,
Beg pardon. Mrs. Skinner, but isn't
warmed overf
Mrs. Skinner-No, sir. 1t IL what
was left over from yesterday. Boston
Transcript.
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Maud-IIow far do you live from
here, Mr. Hangaround?
Mr. Haugaround-Oh. nearly two
miles!
Maud Qnnocently)-If you should
start now, what time would you get
homer New York News.
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Two Point. OF Difference

"The difference between the COW aud
the milkman." said the gentleman with
a rare memory for jests. "ls that the
COW gives pure milk"
"There Is another difference" retort-
I'd the milkman. 1.-THE COW doesn't give
credit"
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there are ten who are self unmade.-
Chicago News
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