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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-25

FLOWER AND TREE.

Powdered sulphur applied daily is
good remedy for mildew on rosebushes.
Plants may be grown in comparative.
ly small pots by applying weak solu-
ton of guano.
Oregon Is said to have q white sun
flower which grows wild In some local.
tiles in the valleys of the Blue noun
tains.
Cress is the quickest growing of
plants. Under perfect conditions 1t will
flower and seed within eight days of
planting.
A northern aspect for the orchard
gives colder and later soil and re-
tnrds the blossoming until later Pc
Rod, thus lessenlng the danger from
spring frosts.
If for no other reason than its habit
of late blooming, the saliva deserves a
place In every garden. Nothing can be
more splendid than well grown bed
of saliva In early autumn.
The finest house plants grow where
the temperature does not get above 20
degrees nor lower than 90 degrees.
But most of us would think we were
freezing to death In rooms of the best
temperature for plants, 60 degrees.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-25

Peter Newell, the artist, was camp
Ing out In Colorado at one time, living
In a tel. News came of nocturnal
murder In the nelghborhood, and con-
siderable uneasiness was manifested
by some members Of the family. Mr..
Newell thereupon cut out some SILL
houettes representing men of the
toughest western type, all with pistols
I'm their belts and In the attitude OF
men intensely interested In a game Of
poker. The silhouettes Mr. Newell
fastened to the inner canvas of the
tent. At night the family, stepping
outside into the darkness to view the
result, were entranced with Its success.
The shadows thrown from the sill
houettes In the lighted interior indl-
Gated tent filled with poker playing,
pistol shooting desperadoes. Thence
forth the Newell family slept IN pas.
toral peace.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-25

During an old home week celebra-
ton in small town In New Hamp-
shire there were present IL learned
Judge from western city, II professor
from Boston and United States SEN
ator. Grave and austere of manner, rs
became their age and honors, they nd-
dressed each other by the titles which
belonged to their several stations. But
they had been schoolmates, and when
the senator told n story of school days
the accumulated ice of forty years
tina wed In u burst of laughter, and they
were John and Bill and Horace onco
more. The Delineator repeats one Of
their stories:
"Bill, do you remember breaking the
steers?' laughed Horace.
Now, that's between you and me,
Horace"
mo secrets here said John out
with itr'
zone summer one of Bits steers got
mired In the swamp and WAS killed.
Bill wasn't going TO miss the fun OF
breaking the steers, so the next winter
he yoked himself up with the one that
was left | met them coming down
over the crust like Sum Hill. Bill
yelled between gasps: Stop us! Stop
us! We're running away" | cornered
them In an angle of the wall, As soon
as Bill got breath enough he said, For
goodness sake, Horace, unyoke the
other stecr!"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-25
The Other wouldn't Care.

Maurice Barrymore, the actor, once
journeyed from hunting camp where
he was guest to small Maine town
for the purpose of seeing Hamlet
acted by company Of transformers
The performance was so bad as to be
fascinating, and Barrymore and his
friends remained until the very end.
As they made their way to the village
hotel one of the party asked the actor
how companies of the kind managed
to exist.
Don't know" said Barrymore, "but
they serve an educational purpose"
They do? HowT
well, II ! had the time and money,
| am sure / could decide the Shake
speare-Bacon controversy after seeing
tonlsht's performance"
why, Barry. what was there tonight
to make you think so?"
"My dear fellow, if the bodies OF
Shakespeare and Bacon were disinter-
red, you'd find that the real author OF
Hamlet had turned In his grave
Philadelphia Times.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-25

But very little was known In regard
| 10 the extent Of the world In 4 is
totle's day. in the foruth century be re
Christ and but very little more as
known about 1t 800 years later, in he
time of Columbus. In 1000 years he
world had in reality refrigerated rather
than advanced.
1t was the popular belief in the time
OF Columbus that the world was fat,
though many contemporary scholars
thought differently. The great civili-
cations of The world at that time were
grouped a. )und the Mediterranean sea,
although England was II considerable
power and the Scandinavlans were u
great maritime people. But Europeans
at that time knew but little Of Asia
and but little of Africa, and America
Of course was undreamed Of
Even after Columbus had discovered
the latter continent lie was perfectly
oblivlous OF the fact He thought
Haiti was Cipango or Japan. and for
n long time regarded Cuba as part of
the mainland Of Asia.
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LOST MONDAY"
A Popuiar Fete Day In BeIGiur
whose Origin Lis IA Mystery.

A Popuiar Eete Day In Belgium
whose Origin Is Mystery.
The first Monday after Epiphany Is a
fete day throughout Belgium. Lost
Monday" 1t is called: exactly why no
one seems able to explain. The origin
of the fete IL lost In the legends of the
middle ages, but the modern nccepta-
ton of the day Is certainly lost to no
one here. Like Mardl Gras, Lost Mon
day is day of general merrymaldng
Every cafe and restaurant In Brussels
keeps open house," and free drinks
are on hand for all patrons of the es-
adjustment, and as matter of fact
for many others rs we'll who are not
regular patrons.
On Black Monday, then rs II Is iron
ically called by some of the natives
not overenchantcd with the day. the
streets of Brussels are given over to
the people, and the adventurous for
eigner, who, ignorant of the country's
customs, ventures out, Is apt to find
that the Belgian populacc Is no respect
or of persons. On this day the shopkeep
ers, signing behind their counters, fint
themselves compelled to hand over I,
| their customers servants II forced con
tribution, amounting to n certain per
eentagc of the years purchases, Will,
the bakers. too, have IL contribution to
offer In the shape of cakes specially
made for the occasion and offered as
gifts To their clientele.
In this manner the unique fete Is per
petuntcd. though the calendar does not
note in any particular manner the first
Monday after Epiphany.
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where the other Half Was.

A young minister In the course of an
eloquent sermon on the pomps and
vanitcs of the world staggered his con
gregation by exclaiming:
'IIere am | standing here preaching
to you with only half shirt on my
back, while you sit there covered with
gewgaws and other baubles."
The next day parcel containing sew
eral brand new shirts was left at his
house by one of his hearers, kind
hearted old lady. Meeting the donor n
few days afterward, he thanked her ex-
cecdingly, but expressed much surprise
ut receiving such nm unexpected gift.
ooh" said the lady, you mentioned
IN your sermon on Sunday that you
had only half n shirt on your back"
"Quitc true" added his reverence,
"but you seem TO forget the other half
was In front."-London Tit-Bits
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-25

a gentleman who is now general su-
perlntendent of railroad began life
by trying TO practice law In q Missouri
village. one Of his first cases was be-
fore his father who was q justice OF
the peace. After stormy wrangle be-
tween the young attorney and bis ad-
versary. the old gentleman decided the
case against his sons client The young
man gave vent to some expressions OF
Indignation, gathered up his books and
started to leave the room. His father
pushed his specs on to his forehead and
began mildly to lecture him, saying:
Young man, do you expect to make
your living pracdclng law"
The son, who had by this time
reached the door, shouted back as he
retired from the field:
mot before such a blamed fool court
as this"
He abandoned the law and engaged
I'm railroading with great success
Green Bag.
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Doaoeoeoeosoeeosoeoooeoeos
Pc |. L-Y
Ely Nancy
v. McCielle
Copyright, 1902. by the

Wait just Il minute, please begged
Polly. I'll have these two ready TO
mail"
She sat down nj her tiny desk and
began dropping little more ink on II
half written page while she talked to
me over her shoulder. No wonder
Polly's letters are hard to read,
Its Il very hot day" | observed.
"M-m-m-melting" she agreed. (She
! looked as cool as n tlowcrl
And two letters as heavy as yours. .
| added, "mean great deal of extra
weight to carry back into town"
Polly nibbled the end of her pen
that's the reason | gave her silver
one last Christmas and looked ut me
a moment retlectiycly.
She saw clean through me. | know.
| Polly's mind has Il sweet way of its
own; nobody but Polly knows what
guides it, but il goes racing straight
TO the point like Il little wild pony
When have come putting across big
thought ana get 10 the gate that's going
TO lead me out, | usually find Polly
there ahead of me waiting: she's over
the bars and OFT again before Eve had
time To draw breath.
We'll" she said finally. turning away
with Il demure little curl to the corner
of her mouth, don't stop for them
then. can send them later when
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-25
A FOREIGN PRODUCT.
America Hns Not Yet Developed the
sPerfect Spendthrift."


Uneconomical and extravagant as we
are, we have not yet developed the
perfect spendthrift' as he is to be
found on the other side of the Atlantic
1t seems at times as If he must be
product of an older more "effete'
civilization. The man, either young or
old, who runs through large fortune
quickly is rarity with us. High as our
standard of living and of the ordinary
expense of living Is, our standard OF
what might be called profligate extrav-
agance is by no means so high. OF
course pretty large sums are wasted in
various forms of dissipation here as
elsewhere. But that Is not the point
To take the single item of gambling,
how often do we hear of mans being
ruined by 1t here? No doubt we hear
stories of tremendous sums lost and
won, but such sums do not seem either
ITO make or to break" anybody For
men whose incomes are reckoned by
the hundreds of thousands or millions
to play hundred dollar poker Is no
| great recklessness. But how often do
we see young men of the small salaried
sort punting $1,000 or $1,000 at n time
at baccarat, as you can any day in
France? We have not the instinct to
save and scrape for eleven months In
the year and then shell out all our
savings in fortnight
once met In France a young man of
old provincial family, Legitimist to the
back bone proud and very Moor Ha
was about twenty. one, modest, thor
oughly Correct" as good, innocent
young fellow as one would care to
meet, the sort of young man who seems
TO have been overlooked and left out In
the cold by French fiction. though by
no means great rarity In French real
life. l happened to ask him one day IL
he ever played cards. He said no. he
did not care for that sort of thing, and
besides his means would not permit 1t.
Il never so Into gambling saloon"
said he, "or Into the cardroom of n
club. Sometimes l may Join In little
game of poker among friends just to
pass tho time, but only very small
game, never more than a louis limit"
louis limit | wonder what clubman
tout of the millionaire class In New
York, Boston, Philadelphia or any of
our larger eastern cities would call
four dollar poker VERY small" camel
-Scrlbner's
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-25

Once upon time there was a credit.
or to large amount whose debtor con
stantly refused payment. The creditor
became impatient and after investiga-
ton found that the debtor lived in n
better house than he did, dressed bet
ter, clothed his wife in silks, satins and
laces and spent dollars where he, the
creditor, spent cents. Then he was
wroth
Il will sue the wealthy debtor he
said, land collect what Is owing me"
He brought suit and disclosed large
amount of valuable property; but, alas,
1t was all In the name of the debtors
wife, and he got not single cent.
Moral.-There is often great deal In
a name.-New York Herald.
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Disraelfs resourceful wit enabled
him 10 play the courtier at all times
and TO give-as in an instance which
the London Daily Chronicle recalls-a
complimentary turn even to satire.
Soon after he had received his title
and had become the Earl of Beancons-
field an old peer greeted the new peer
one day and asked him how he felt.
Bcaconsiield was just walking away
from the house of lords, but his
thought seems TO have been In the
house of commons, for he said:
II feel MS If were dead and buried"
The old peer looked aghast.
And" Beaconsfeld continued, with
scarcely pause, land in the land of
the blessed"
The old peer smiled again and loved
Bea consiield forever after.
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warm air was noisy with hummIng

warm air was noisy with humming
bees.
l drove quietly along the dusty road.
Ticking the trees with my whip and
wondering Suddenly my horse stop
ped short
Good morning" said Polly's voice
calmly. 1T is hot day. isn't it?''
She was leaning over the honey
suckle hedge, hatlcss. her hair shining
in the sun. Her face was Il little
flushed-I think maybe she had been
running. Goodness knows how she got
there even then Bat it is the angels
secret how they use their wings.
looked ut her sternly without speak
ing.
DO you know" She went on, you
drove away and forgot my letters
She broke eff and looked ut me crit
ically, with her head on one side.
why, | do believe" she cried to the
bees Il do believe the mans angry
with me! He didn't forget my letters
ut all He left them on purpose
Did you forget anything?" said
severely.
No" she answered cheerfully; that
is the reason I'm here. Ii was fifteen
smiled. but don't think she saw it.
You'll have TO come through the
hedge" | said dlscouragingly.
There's "A gate" she answered. And
she was in the road.
And climb into the runabout,"
cried.
There's step" she laughed.
somebody may see us" | objected.
And what II they do?' said Polly as
she put her arms around my neck, and
her big blue eyes were close to mine.
| saw tears trembling In them.
Polly" said |. when | had forgiven
her Il shall have to drive you home"
Yes" said Polly comfortably, "and
stay 10 luncheon"
and then take the letters into town"
| added
BROTHER the letters" said Polly.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-25

Bjornson was once asked by Il friend
upon what occasion in his life he had
taken the greatest pleasure in know
Ing that he was poet. ut was when
n delegation from the Right came to
my house in Christianla," he answered,
cause when they had thus attacked me
and were starting for home again they
felt that they ought to sing something.
and SO they began TO sing, Yes, we
love this land of ours They couldn't
do anything else, They had to sing the
song Of the man whom they had at.
tucked"
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SHE BLEW ME KISS FROM THE DOOR
WAY As SHE DISAPPEARED.
James goes to the station. Id-rt
hate to burden YOU especially on sucl
u hot day
oh" | FASTENED to explain, its no
that | mind being burdcned-by you
but | feel that ought TO get some
thing for it,"
Polly scrubbed furiousy. couldn'
see her face.
How would a 'ricliy' do before you
start?" she asked temptingly. III
CALI
You'll do nothing of the sort" | said
with dignity; I've sworn off.
"a cigar, then" she suggested and
went toward the smoking table. Her
fathers cigars are good.
But l stopped her again. NO" said
I; give got to be paid In the coin of
the realm
Dollars or dimcsT asked Polly
briskly hunting out her little purse.
Neither" said l, waving my hand
magnifcently. I'm living in bigger.
sweeter, better country than the Unit
ed States"
oh said Polly, smiling innocently.
but blushing little. "Why didn't you
say so beforeT
She tossed the letters at me. Zone
for each,' she laughed
l looked at the addresses.
This" said l. SIS to Harold Brown,
and you know perfectly well that
shall ask at least ten for it."
Two" she bargained.
Ten" repeated firmly.
She shook her head. ITS positively"
when Polly says positively" that
way there's an end of tits positive
ly not worth more than five"
Very we'll" said | hastily, well call
1t off at five. suppose it's all right
for you to be writing to Harold Brown
like this
silly she cried "Of course 1t is.
I'm thanking him for some flowers"
l felt unhappy, and I'm sure looked
II, for Polly laughed.
'Now. you" she said thoughtfully,
haven't sent me any flowers for at
least a week"
/ took up the other letter.
Polly" said |. "He was the man,
wasn't het"
Yes she nodded = before you
game"
REALLY" | protested.
"He is sailing for Europe tomorrow, :"
said Polly, "and-this Is goodby."
She was looking out of the window
with farawayness in her eyes. Pol
ly's eyes were like deep, deep lakes,
fringed round with wonderful things.
When you were saying something and
she looked up at you unexpectedly, you
promptly forgot what 1t was all about
ind fell in Then you tried to Chamber
out, holding on to the fringe on the
edge, and the more you tried the more
hopeless 1t grew, But somehow you
didn't at all mind drowning this way,
"Twenty-hve for this one" ! de-
handed suddenly.
She laughed. We came to terms on
ten. Then held out my arms TO her,
Poliy's eyes Instantly began to bub'
Die with mischief. She slipped out Of
the room and only blew me a kiss from
the doorway as she disappeared.
u didn't say when." she cried. Il
didn't say when I'd pay"
| confess | was In temper-lt may
have been the day. Deliberately took
the two letters out Of my pocket, laid
them back on Polly's desk, went out
under the trees where my horse was
standing and drove off In the little red
wheeled runabout so much as a
glance behind me at the crisp white
curtains where I knew Polly must be
peeping.
Thick hedges Of wild roses and hon
eysuckle, trimming with sweetness,
ran on both sides of the lane. t.
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square envelope OF delicate gray
green tint! He opened it and read:


green tint! He opened it and read:
Dear Mr.. Wickham-Just home from
Mrs. Cowleys reception, where Alex
would have me with her, and didn't care
to say what in particular urged me to
shop just this afternoon.
At Mrs. Cs something turned up that
may make Il good item for you. She and
a lot of them are theosophists. and it
seems there is a man here who gives him
self out to be an English swami. But
those Boer relief committee women got
private warning that this Spragge Is the
same English detective who was watching
them at Philadelphia. He Is an old In
dian scout service man like you read
about. Two of the Il. X. c. saw him on
the steamboat last night. They teasod
me about him. because they said he IVES
watching us and taking you TO be II re-
cruit l was enlistlng for the Beers. At
Philadelphia the first thing he did was to
find out all he could about newspaper
men, gave his name as Southgate and let
them think he was some lord in disguise
looking for chances to invest money.
Can't you make something of this for
the paper2 He is Mt the Grand Circular. L
think. Cordially. q. L.
p. S.-This goes by special messenger.
Wickham thought he could, and he
lost no time In saying so to the city ed
itor. And that was how It came to
pass that next morning the Star had an
exclusive story of Mr.. Spragge-how
Mr.. Spragge, who had ostensibly ar
rived In the city the day before and
registered ut the Grand Circular, had
really spent two days quietly at an OBJ
seure boarding house learning all no
could about things not obviously his
business; how he had played much tho
same game In ut least two other big
cities. all to make sure that the Boer
relief committees were not shipping
contrabands to the seat of war.
1t was great thing for Wickham's
journalistic prospects, that story, but
1t hurt Spragge's career
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CoIors of Children. Eyes.

1t has been conclusively proved that
women have a larger proportion Of
brown eyes than men. If in parents
the mother has brown eyes and the
father blue, the chances are eighty
eight to twelve that the girls of the
family will be brown eyed. the percent
age in favor of the boys having blue
eyes being seventy two TO twenty eight
If the parents have eyes of like color
the chances in favor of the children,
both male and female, having eyes Of
the same color are ninety-two to eight
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-25

There is a weapon known as the
"crow's beak" which was formerly
much in use among men of rank in
Persia and north India. 1t was Il horse
mans weapon and consisted of broad
curved dagger blade fixed Mt right an
giles to a shaft, pickax fashion. The
shaft incloses n dagger, unserewing at
the butt end This concealed dagger Is
a very common feature of Indian arms
and especially of the battle axes OF
perSin
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A BANQUET IN JAPAN.
Talking and Amusemcnts Are Nor
Important Than the Eating.


Dining is not in Japan n serious bust
ness The Japanese do not meet to 1t.
but eat because they have met, and
conversation and amuscments form the
principal part of Il banquet. Converse.
ton need not be held only with your
ncighbo3s. for If man wishes to speak
10 II friend in another part of the room
he quietly slips the paper panel behind
him, passes into the veranda, enters
the room again and sits down on the
floor before his friend. Exchanging
cups Is the chief ceremony at n Japa.
ncse dinner. Sake, spirit made from
rice resembling dry sherry. is drunk
hot out Of tiny lacquer and gold cups
throughout dinner, and the musmes
who sit on their heels In the open space
of the floor. patiently watch for every
opportunity to I'LL your cup with sake
When gentleman would exchange
cups, which Is equivalent to drinking
your health, he sits down In front OF
you and begs the honor You empty
your cup into bowl OF water, have 4
filled with sake drink, wash 1t agall
ana hand ii To your friend. lie raises Il
to his forehead, bows, has 1t filled anC
drinks AS this ceremony has to bt
gone through Il great many times
drinking Is often II mere pretense. Eat
ing is. however, but small part of the
entertainment We must be amused
and TO amuse is the business of the
geishas. the licensed singing and dane.
ing girls who are attached to every tea.
house.
But the singers ut n Japanese dinner
only take the part OF the chorus In n
Greek play, and they sing the story
which dancing girls represent or sug-
gest by series of gestures or pos
lures. The dancers are splcndidly
dressed, aud their movements are SC
interesting, 80 unlike anything seen In
Europe, that we watch them with q
curious sense of pleasure.
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Herbert-Did you get what you want
ed yesterday?
Horatio-Didn't even get what l de-
served
Herbert-You'Il hardly get that in
this world, you know l should think
you'd want to stave 1t off as long as
noeSible.-Boston TRANSCRIPT,
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Jim Would you call man who
steals another mans funny stories or
his plots and uses them literary
thief?
Jams-No. | would call him q second
story man-Baltimore Herald
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Mrs. A.-When l was engaged to my
husband, lie was the very light of my
existence.
Miss D.-And now
Mrs. A.-The light goes out every
night Brooklyn Life.