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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-09-30
WHALES AS THEY DIVE.
Something About the Habits of the
Ocean Monsters.

Both whalers and naturalsts have
usually held that when whales Sound"
they descend to great depths, says
knowledge One writer on the subject
estimates that the larger members of
the group dive fully thousand yards.
In memoir published in Belgium DIR.
Racovit2a challenges this belief and
states that In his opinion 100 yards Is
the maximum depth TO which any
whale can dive and that many species
cannot reach anything like that limit
Says the writer:
Why should whales want to 80 to
such depths2 All whales sound for the
purpose of obtaining food, and In the
profound darkness of 1000 yards what
food could they get1 Those species
which feed on nnimalculcs might, per
haps. obtain what they want. But how
about the species which feed on fishes
aud cuttlcs? At n depth of 1000 yards
they certainly could not use their eyes
10 detect mountainous species, and we
have no evidence whatever that they
feed on the self luminous deep sea fish
and cuttles, IT, indeed. thcrMbe any OF
the latter. On the contrary, the available
evidence indicates that they feed on
ordinary light dwelling fishes and cut
ties which live In much shallower
zones But this ia not all. 1t Is known
that the effects Of n pressure of more
than three ntmosphercs prove fatal to
human life; and. although we may be-
lieye that whales can stand treble this
pressure. or nine ntmosphcrcs. which
would occur Mt about ninety yards
depth, Is 1t conceivable that they could
resist the effect of ten times the latter
pressure, or ninety atmosphercs? More
over. does II seem possible that whale
whose body Is only slightly heavier
than water Mt ordinary pressure could
exert the muscular force necessary TO
propel that body TO n depth OF 1000
Yards?
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-09-30

An attempt was made at Blackfriars
theatcr In 1920 10 Introduce French
women on the stage. but without sue
cess. and the appearance of Mrs. Cole
man in Dnvenant's 'Sicge OF Rhodes"
In 1866 was of Il private character.
On Dec. y. 1860, an actress, whose
name In not certainly known, took the
part OF Desdemona at Killigrcw's thea
tere In We're street, when prologue
TO introduce the first woman" was writ
ten by Jordan
Letters patent were granted by
Charles IL. dated Jan. 10, 1862, to Sir
William Dnvcnant and these recited
TINT whereas womcns parts had for
merry been taken by men, to remedy
this abuse 1t was now permitted and
leave given that all women's parts
then. and for the time to come, should
be performed by women.
In Pepys' Diary, under date of Jan.
3, 1850, we find the record. "Fo the
theatcr. where wns acted Beggars'
Dash, It being we'll done, and here the
first time that ever | saw women come
upon the stage. london Standard.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-09-30

The place which has the reputation
of being the coolest between London
and York is not ten miles from Char-
ing Cross. II il the valley locally
known as the Valley of the Shadow,
at the northern side of Royal Oak hill,
between Child's hill and Finchley. The
road makes dip into dell between
green fields, and In the valley Oh the
left water cress farm, much patron
lied for its pennorths by Sunday tray
elers, shows the existence Of plentl
full supply of running water. In spring,
autumn, winter, and one may include
what stands for summer, there IL di-
viding line distinctly noticeable be
tween the upper air and an unexpected
layer of clammy chillincss which hangs
motionless over the Valley OF the
Shadow" though the sky may be blue
and the trees green on either side.
Most people prefer TO travel down hill,
but in this case II is quite relief to
leave TINT queer penetrating cold stra-
tum for the mellow air Of the hill
above. Westminster Gazette.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-09-30

The Book of the Dead is most re
markable literary relic of ancient
Egypt, of uncertain date and origin,
but well known before the kings OF the
first dynasty. Probably the collected
work of many minds In different ages.
II was regarded ms the work of the god
Thoth, aud therefore of divine author
Ity, dealing mainly with the dead and
their future state. Some Of Its texts.
prayers, hymns and ritual were used
by the predynastie priests, and parts
Of the book are said To belong to
period fifty centuries before the Chris
tian era. Copies Of II were plnced In
the tombs, and texts from II were In
scribed on collins to preserve the dead
from dangers and to direct them to the
boat of Ra on their way to the hall OF
Osiris, which was the goal desired.
The Oldest existing papyrus copy of the
book was written for "Nu. the son OF
the overseer of the house of the over
seer Of the seal Amenhetep and of the
lady of the house Senseneb" and prob
ably belongs to the early part OF the
eighteenth dynasty.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-09-30

1t Is not known Just how long mos
quitocs can live, but their average life
IL much longer than Is ordinarily sup
posed. Thousands of them live through
winter. alternating or asleep In dark
places In barns or house cellars. In
sparscly settled localities, where they
cannot find such places for shelter,
they live through the winter In hollow
trees, IN ewes and holes under upturn-
ed trees, and even though the tempcra-
ture may fall far below freezing they
are not winter killed, but on the np-
proaCh Of warm weather become active
again. Mosquitoes are frequently seen
flying about III the woods before the
snow has wholly left the ground.-Wii-
lam Lyman Underwood in Popular Sci
encc Monthly.
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FlreprOof Wood.

Though there arc u number OF diff
ferent kinds OF wood. ebony. ironwood
etc, of such close hard fiber that even
the fierccst fire has difficulty in get
ting hold" OF II. there Is only one sort.
SO far rs now known that Is practical
ly ilrcproof. This Is small, scraggy
tree, native of South America, called
the shopaln, with thick. tough. stringy
bark full Of sort of fire resisting sap,
This curious shrub grows largely on
the great, grassy savannas, which are
swept by fire almost every year dur
ing the heat of the summer There II
thrives spendldly, for the annual
scourge only kills off Its bigger and
harder competitors and leaves the
ground free for the growth of this
vegetable asbestus.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-09-30

The way eats cling to their proverbial
nine lives IL well known, but the aver
age turtle will make tougher stand
than nine ordinary cats. Perhaps boil
Ing will kill a turtle at once. but any
other method seems hopeless.
The severed head Of u swapping tur
tie Will bite for an hour after separa
ton from the body. but more wonder
full Is the Indifference of the green tur
tie OF the West Indies to mutilation
A party OF naturalists lately returned
give an account Of an experience which
proves beyond doubt that the green
turtles Indifference does not lie in its
head.
A green turtle found on the beach
turned and made for the water. One
OF the party severed Its head with an
ak and turned the body around. The
headless turtle ran. then stopped and
turned TOWARD the water again.
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NAPOLEON'S LETTER.
How the Initial "M" Punctuated the
Great Conqucror's Career.

Great Conqueror's Career.
From Marengo to Moscow was the
long swing in the pendulum Of Napo-
Icons life, the one the greatest battle
out of which he came with his life, the
other the abyss which engulfed him.
Mr.. ]. NJ. Buckley, who is q literary
expert on condolences, points out how
strangely the letter NJ played a part in
the life of the great conqueror.
Marboe was the first to recognize the
genius of Napoleon at the Ecole Mill
talre. Melas opened to him the way to
Italy. Mortlcr was one Of his first gen.
erals. Moreau betrayed him, and Mu-
rat was the first martyr to his cause.
Marie Louise partook of his highest
destinies. Mctternich conquered him
on the field of diplomacy.
Six marshals- Massena Mortier, Mar
mont Macdonald, Murat and Money
and twenty-sIx of his generals of dlvi-
sions had names beginning with the
letter NJ.
Murat, duke of Bassano, was the
counselor In whom he placed the great
est confidence. His first great bat
tie was that of Montcnottc: his last
was that OF Mount st. Jean. He gained
the battles OF Moscow, Montmlrail and
Montereau. Then came the assault of
Montmartrc. Milan was the first enc
mics capital and Moscow the last in
which he entered
He lost Egypt through the blunders
of Menoa and employed Mlollis TO
make Plus VII. prisoner. Malet con-
spired against him, afterward Mar
mont. His ministers were Maret, Mon
talivet and Molten. His first cham
berlain was MontesquIeu.
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THERMOMETER DEGREES.
The Scale Invented by Newton and
Amplihed by Fahrenheit.

Why should the freezing point be
point 2l2 degrees on the Fahrenheit
thermometer scale? Most students
know that its inventor divided the
space between these points into $50
degrees instead of the simpler 100 de
grees used In the Ccntigrade system,
but few understand how this number
came to be chosen. \ writer thus ex-
plains the matter:
The thermometer was really Invented
by Sir Isaac Newton He started his
scale with the heat of the human body
and used AZ his instrument glass tube
filled with linsccd oil The lowest flg-
ure on the scale was the freezing point
and the highest point boiling water.
The starting point of this scale. MS
mentioned, was the heat OF the human
body. which he called by the round
number L.. as the duodeclmal system
was then In common use. He divided
the space between the freezing point
aud the temperature of the body into
II points and stated that the boiling
the temperature must be nearly three
times that OF the human body.
When Fahrenheit took up the subject
few years later he used the Newton
instrument but. finding the scale not
fine enough, divided each degree into
two parts and SO made the measure
between the freezing and boiling points
"a parts instead of l.. Fahrenheit then
discovered that he could obtain a low
er degree of cold than freezing, and,
taking a mixture OF Ice and salt for Il
starting point, he counted "a points up
TO body heat. by this measurement he
obtained 8 for the freezing point and
81 for the boiling point. His scale now
read: Zero. freezing. S; body heat, "A,
and boiling water 80. II Will be no.
ticed that this scale is identically that
OF Newton's. only starting lower and
having the numbers doubled
Ii was with this scale that Fnhrcn-
helt worked for a long time, but final
ly, finding the temperature divisions
still too large. he divided each degree
into four parts. Multiplying the mum
bers Just given by four the thcrmomc-
ter scale now In use results
The chance choice of Newton of the
figure T. To represent the body heat
determined the present thermometer
scale. even as the yard. foot and inch
measures originally came from meas
urcs of parts OF the human body, and
as the width of Il railroad carriage was
determined by the track. which In
turn was determined by the width be-
tween the cart wheels necessary TO
bear II loud which could comfortably
be drawn by mule. American In
ventor
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-09-30

1t is one OF the easiest things In the
world TO tell pure water from the I'm
pure. If you want to test the color of
tho water just I'll colorless glass bot
tie with the water and look through 1t
at some black object. and the distinc-
tiveness with which you can see the
object will give you an idea as TO the
amount OF clay or sand there Is In the
water Then pour out one half tho wa
ter. cork the bottle tightly and set 1t
In n warm place for about twenty -four
hours. Remove the cork and smell the
air In the bottle. If there Is an often
sive odor. even the slightest. the water
il unfit for domestic uses. Well water,
no matter how bright and sparkling. is
nine times out Of ten putrescent. Then.
as matter of course. decomposition Is
sure TO set In In day or two If you
put the bottle In n warm place.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-09-30
kINGBiRD AND ORlOLE.
The Difference In the Birds shown
by Their Nest Building.

by Their Nest Building.
The difference m the nature of the
kingbird and oriole is strikingly exhib-
kingbird hasn't particle of imaglna-
ton, not an atom OF the artistic. His
shape, dress and voice declare it. lie
Is hard headed. straightforward and Sc
rious, somewhat overbcarlng, perhaps
and testy, but businesslike and refined
In all his tastes. His nest Is himself
over again strong, plain, adequate, but,
like Its builder, refined. Contrast the
orioles. Romance. poetry and that In
dcscribable touCh-the light, easy, ncgli-
gent touch of the artist In every line
of 1t! Why, the thing WAS actually
woven of new mown hay IL one
should build his house OF sandalwood-
with all the scent of the hay field
about 1t. l put my nose near and took
a deep, delicious breath. The birds had
selected and cut the grass themselves
and worked 1t In while green. Some of
1t was still incurred, still soft and sweet
with sap. One side, exposed to the sun
through leaf rift, had gone golden
yellow, but the other side, deeply shad-
cd the day through. was yet green and
making more slowly under the leaves
And this nest was woven. not built up
like the kingbird's; It was hung, not
snddled upon tho limb, suspended from
the slendercst of forks SO that every
little breeze would rock II. And so
loosely woven. SO deity slightly ted!
National Magazine.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-09-30

Many of the figures in Phil Mays
book "Guttersnlpes' were sketched
from memory while staying up the riy
cr
zone day." he said, when speaking
on the subject, Il saw delightful lit
tie model for my purpose, n dirty. rag
ged bit of girl humanity. l spoke TO
her and wrote message on my card
for her to give to her mother. Next
morning she came In charge of an older
sister, ms tattcred and unkempt as her
self. When l had made my sketches
of the two OF them l asked the elder
ono If she had any more sisters like
herself. ooh. yes, four or five, worse
thnn l nm Bring them round said
|. is the little I'm TO come AGAIN. she
asked. NO, I've done with her. The
next day they came. the little un In
cluded. She had persisted In it, for
she said; Hes my artist found him
first London Tit Bits.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-09-30

And Wordsworth's secret2 Any poets
secret? Well, for aught we can see, 1t
remains secret, something assfar
beyond human subtlety to explain as It
Is beyond human ingenuity to produce.
'"rhc wind bloweth where 1t listeth."
Genius" ''lnspiration"-it is hard to
get on without the old words, vague
though they be. Nay, 1t Is precisely
because they are vague that they serve
SO useful purpose. Even Professor
Raleigh. after speaking almost con-
temptuously of impatient critics" who
seek TO account for Wordsworth's
Amazing inequality" by assuming that
sometimes he was inspired, at other
times not, Is heard little afterward
lamentlng that i'll Wordsworth's case.
MS In Colerldges, "the high tide of In
splration was followed by long and
wandering cbb."
One feels like quoting Lowell. whose
arrow In such competitions Is apt TO
hit the white. Wordsworth, he says,
was not an artist I'm the strictest sense
of the word; neither was Isaiah, but he
had n rarcr gift, the capability of being
greatly inspired. Bradford Torrey in
Atlantic
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COLD WAVES.
They Purify tho Atmosphere and
BeneAt the Human system.

They Purify the Atmosphere and
Beneat the Human system.
The cold wave. so much dreaded by
most people. is really n blessing In dis
gulsc. 1t charges the atmosphere with
fresh oxygen and surplus of free
electricity, which produces most eX.
hilaratIng and beneficial effect upon
mankind. Torpid. energies are aroused.
physical yigor and resistance increased.
by the advent of a cold wave 10 such
an extent that any incidental damage
Is more than made mp for.
The American climate has always
been recognized MS n strong factor In
causing the agEressivcness and enter
prise which have lifted our people into
the first rank among nations and made
us commercially supreme. The cold
wave. with its results of increased en-.
ergy and vigor, Is meteorological phe-
nomcnon peculiar TO this country. The
chief of the weather bureau Mt Wash
ington explains the origin Of this wave.
1t appears that with high pressure
system, rotating with great velocity
largo volumes of cold mir nre arnwI
down from above the clouds. SO that
the cold wave Is homemade" being
simply product of motion. Tho sys
TEN of motion originates In the north
west. but the cold air comes from
above fhc clouds.
The cold wave IL not only useful for
It's beneficial effect upon the human
system, but ns n cleansing and purify
ing agency. 1t disslpntcs the deadly
carbonlc acid gas. the product of rcspi-
ration and combustion. and the foul cf-
1uyia Of decaying matter. increasing
atmospheric circulation generally and
thereby relieving stagnatlon.-M Medical
Brief.
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The hanson was the invention OF 10.
seph Hanson, the architect of the Biz
mlngham town hall. But the two
wheeled cab which he patented In 1884
little resembles the vehicle which now
bears his name. 1t had a square, sedan
chair shaped body hung between two
wheels nearly eight feet high. The
drivers seat was In front. Ms also was
the door. The fare entered the cub be
tween the wheel aud shaft. The mod
ern hanson was adapted from this
original by Messrs. Gillet and Chap
man. 1t IL n peculiarly English vehl-
Gle. and no foreign nation has ever
comprised the dosged courage OF the
Briton who can sit calmly inside It..
London Chronicle
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-09-30
RlluI.iuu Hives

IL you find yourself blinking your
eyes rapidly without any cause stop
the habit ut once or II Will grow into
un incurable habit TINT Will make your
eycsight fail early in life. Natural
blinking Is necessary to clear and
moistcn tie eye. The average number
of natural blnks Is about twenty per
minute. But n nervous blinker Will
wink 100 times In a minute. Tho ro-
suit of this VIII be an excessive de
velopmcnt of the cyclld muscles. IL
also involves counter irritation,
which nets on the optic nerve and rem
dcrs the sight daily more wcnk and ir-
ritnblc. Once contract this habit and
you VIII find you cannot bear n strong
light or rend small types, and the eyes
viii get worse and worse. The symp-
toms may Indicate n need of spcctacles.
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zone dollar" from the oldest MISS

zone dollar" from the oldest MISS
Smyth
zone twenty five" | said, my cheeks
burning. Through the hush could
hear mothers surprised voice:
"Clare, my dearr
How long that horrible auction lasted
do not know. l only know that at
last at the cost of So which could i'll
spare the horrid little pouch became
once more my own property. The rest
of the scene is dream to me.
When all the lots We're disposed OF
all the girls quietly withdrew, each
eying her neighbor with stern distrust.
Mrs. Denzil sat down and laughed
till the tears ran down her checks. do
you know how did IT." she asked. u
told each of them-in the strictest con-
fidence- that some trities belonging to
John Gray were going to be sold. They
thought they would pick UP some little
souvenir cheaply. but'-and she care
fully weighed purse in her hands-"l
don't think they did, exactly"
| turned toward the big fireplace. !
would get rid of that pouch Mt once.
The door flew open, and John Gray
burst H. ,Oh, | say, Me- DenZil. |
came rushing down TO see whether by
mistake one or two little articles had
not been put Into that bundle of mine
"Oh, l hope did nothing wrong"
she said lightly. Il only added one or
two nondescript things"
would you tell me whether two OF
my pipes were among themT
Yes, but they We're both quite old
ones. am sure" said Mrs. Denzil.
Then If you don't mind | will buy
them back myself They We're favor
ties of mine"
Mrs. Denzil looked very thoughtful.
"Mss Mortimer bought one and Miss
Rawson the other, but no doubt they
would be delighted for you to have
them back"
The young mans face WIS study.
There was one thing more"-he grew
very red and looked across 10 where |
stood rigidly by the fire watching the
slow flames struggling with the rem
nants of their prey IA little tobacco
pouch" he said
VERY shabby" said the lady firmly
quite disgrace to you. That is why
! took it,"
"But | really want that back again,
he urged. "plcase tell me who has 1t"
You had better ask Clare" she sud.
Mrs. Warren and have to make out
our accounts"
She drew mother out Into the hall
John Gray strobe over to me. l never
saw such slow fire in all my life.
''Do you know where II IL, Claref' he
began, and then his eyes fell on the
CRATE. One end of bit of gray fabric
still ornamented with slicld lay
among the coal.
you burned IT." he asked reproach
fully. Why"
could find nothing to say
Glare, you could not have thought
that / meant TO give that TO any char
ity under the sunt'
still no answer.
lie bent over until he could look Into
my downeast face.
Glare" he cried, and even In my be
wilderment heard the note of JOY In
his voice. Then he took me In his arms
and | straightwny forgot that there
hud ever been such thing AS rum
mage sale.
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An Irlslman wns called on to give
evidence In n shooting affrny. did
you sec the shot fired?" asked the mag
istrate.
NO" replied the witness. "but
heard IT."
Magistrate Sharply That Ia not sat
isfactory. Go down.
AS the lrishman turned his back he
commenced TO laugh, but was rebukcd
by the magistrate. who added that II
was contempt OF court.
Pat Did you see me laughf
Magistrate No. | heard you.
Pat That's not satisfactory.
And the court laughed.
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A young San Franciscan. the owner
of a lnrge and valuable collection OF au-
tographs. once wrote to james MacNeill
Whistler. politely requesting his sigma
ture. The letter was sent In care OF
the London Royal academy, with which
the famous American painter was at
outs. After four months the letter was
returned TO the Snn Francisco address
from the dcad letter office In Washing
ton. Covering the en- lope was the
word, repeated numberless times. "Un-
known"
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savage Revenge of IA Gypsy Band.
A young Hungarian gypsy who had
betrayed his party to the authorities
nfter n robbery begged the magistrates
at Magyar Egres for protection. as his
companions threatened TO Kill him. The
man was given shelter, but the room
was found empty on the following day.
Eventually his body was discovered
In field. The eyes had been burned
out, the tongue exciscd and the man
banged by the feet on two acacia trees.
The body had been cloyen In two.
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Lord Palmerston's reply to the illit-
crate member who asked him, "Are
there two hens in 'Onitonp is n speci-
men of his rather bolsterous chaff.
no; only one. That's why heggs are
50 scarce there.
Mr. Disraeli's comment upon por-
trait OF himself. rs It not hideous-and
so llscY exhibited n discernment not
common with unHattered sitters.-
"Twcnty Years In Parliament"
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Her Object.

Mr.. Snoodles- Good afternoon, Miss
Annex. Going for walkf hope
may accompany your
Miss Annex-Yes. DIR. Sergeant says
we must always walk with some OBJ
ject. and ! suppose you Will answer
the purpose.