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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-08-26
A Natural weather yane.

Ii was an old belief that If the pre-
served body OF IL hnlcyon or kiugtishcr
were suspended by thread from the
ceiling It's bill would always turn to.
ward the quarter from whence the
wind was blowing.
Thus Burabus In Mnrlowe's Jew of
Malta" says:
.'Bnt now how stands the wind?
Into what quarter peeps my halcyon' 3
bill7
IIa! To the east? Yes
Shakespeare also alludcs to 1t in
king Lear" when Kent In his reply to
Cornwall rebukcs those who
Turn their halcyon's beaks
with every gale and vary Of their mus
ters"
In more modern days "A stuffed king
fisher has been seen hanging from the
beam of II cottage ceiling at BOtley,
near Southampton and in other places
Of that ncighborhood, where there Is n
kindred belief that If Il dead kingtisher
Is hung up by lis bcak its breast will
turn with the ebb and flow of the tide.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-08-26
USES FOR NETTLES.
faey Are Good to Eat and Furnish
Thread and Clothing.

There was n time once when the
common nettle was not the usually de-
kpiSrd weed II is now. People did not
root it out of existence or shuu II as Il
nuisance, but cultivated 1t for use as
food, for clothing and for paper manu-
facture.
Ii certainly does not look inviting rs
food, and yet during the Irish famine
hundreds of poor people existed entire
ly ON ii, cooking the young plant aS
green's There was method of banch-
ing it by "earthing up" rs is now used
for sea kale.
Animals, while refusing To touch the
growing nettle, devour IL eagerly when
made into hay, and In Russia, Sweden
and Holland II is moved several times
a year for fodder.
The common name given To the nettle
IN some languages means that with
which one sews," for the fiber was
used as thread several centuries ago.
In kamchatka the natives use the
thread for fishing lines and cordagc In
France II Is used for paper. In Hindu.
stan and China II Is woven into grass
cloth, and the Scotch have prepared.
spun and woven 1t into ms good linen
as the flax makes
The Chinese nettle yields fiber as
soft rs silk, and there is now In Ores
den a "China grass" mandatory de
voted 10 the industry of weaving cloth
from this and the common nettle.-
Stray Stories
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-08-26
VARY YOUR INTERESTS.
The Wise Man Does Not Allow Him
self to Run In Hut.

The wise man keeps out of ruts. To
be certain, however, that he Will ne
complish this he must begin early in
life, lie must not begin his life work
10y restricting himself absolutely TO Il
single channel This does not mean
that he should scatter his forces and
attempt everything or should not be-
come n specialist But the more strict
iy he speelalizes the mere carefully
should he see 10 II that he does not be-
come narrow and bigotcd. The young
man should early begin the habit of
reading Il newspaper. He Will thus get
a general education that he can obtain
from no other source Rut he cannot
get all the education he requires, even
of public affairs, from the newspapers.
Let him not make this error. Their
news Is necessarily fragmentary lie
should read regularly one or two good
magazines of the class devoted To the
discussion of questions of public inter
est He should read II little good tlc-
ton as we'll MS history and general lit
eraturc, While he should perSistently
seek the acquaintance of the best men
of his own craft, who are usually the
broadcast minded, he should also seek
friends outside of II They viii help
him To- see that there are other mpor-
tant crafts in the world besides his
own All this VIII broaden his views
and help To keep him out of Il rut.-
Worlds Work.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-08-26

General Cussius NJ. Clay fought many
duels In his day, usually with his long
bladed knife, meeting pistol or rlii"
equally with that trusty weapon. His
physical strength was gigantic. He
was accustomed to the use of weapons,
and he was always cool and never lost
his Judgment. For example, when an
adversary shot him and he supposed he
was done for he inflated his lungs to
the full, conscious that he would live
as long as he could hold his breath;
then he drew his knife and did his
bloody work. That was when he killed
Turner After all, speaking muslngly
reviewing his life. he confessed to u re
porter when he WIS above eighty four
that he was opposed on principle to the
duel. thinking It IA savage why to settle
u difficulty. But there are some cases
for which II seems to be the only rene
dy," he added.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-08-26
KNOCKOUT BLOWS.
There Are Many Vulnerable Points
la Mans Anatomy

An impression prevails that there IL
only one blow that on the point OF the
Jaw which really constitutes the knock.
out blow, says Il writer IN the British
Medical Journal This is an error. The
temple is IL very vulnerable part of the
head, the lesion usually produced be
Ing laccration of the brain substance,
with hemorrhngc. \ blow ON the ear
may cause rupture In the membrane
tympani and collapse. Dangerous
points are over the carotid and on the
larynx, the danger lying In the concus-
sion conveyed through the large nerve
trunks which run down the neck. \
blow on the larynX with the bare fist
may cause instant death, ms may one
on the chest we'll over the heart.
Diaphrugmatic blows are not so dam
Ecruus to life, the shock being Temporal
ry. Brisk rubbing and the use of slim
ulants Is the most satisfactory mode of
treatment Blows over the kidneys
may cause rupture and hemorrhage,
with intense pain and shock. The most
dangerous and infinitely painful form
of knockout blow is that on the mark -
an area of the abdominal will CORE
spending TO the center of II triangle
formed by the Xiphostcrnal articulation
above and Il line Joining the bony ends
of the seventh ribs below. Behind this
Hes the pylorlc end of the stomach. A
blow here constitutes the solar pick
us" blow, but In reality II is the stom-
ach which receives and transmits the
shock
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-08-26
Aristocrac, of wealth Not Probable.

Whatever the tendencies of wealthy
Americans of the present day, II is ex-
trcmely improbable that an arlstocracy
of wealth should ever come Into being.
1t has been seen that mn arlstocracy
depends chiefly upon two conditions
the continued possession and exercise
OF power and the consequent unity OF
aims and ideals
The aristocratle body In England for
instance, Is self conscious; It's members
ARE united by mutual understanding.
They acknowledge certain well recog-
nizcd laws of life and manners. They
depend upon each other 10 uphold these
laws. Individually, wealthy Ameri-
cans may be both self conscious and
self asscrtivc, but collectively they are
antagonlstie to one another The ac-
emulation of wealth implies struggle.
and struggle does not bring forth the
Kind of qualities which make of the
gentle and stately men and women of
Nundylics canNnscs one great family.
Anna Mcclure Sholl in Gunton's
hHEaxiup
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-08-26

Helen had been only Il few days In
the house where Walter was the seven
year old son and heir when 1t was per
feetly clcar that she had made deep
impression on his already susceptible
heart one afternoon he brought
footstool and, placing it In front of
her. asked her If she would marry him,
liekm was n little more than four
times as old as Walter, and her I'M
inarl!d STATE WAC Il nInttvr IF i,cvn In
tcrcsi to her friends she looked III the
boy traHely for II moment and then
said:
why, | cant answer that question
offhnnd, Walter You VIII have To walt
and give mo time to think ii over"
Suddenly the boy dropped his head
on her knee and began to cry bitterly.
What Is the matter, Walter?" she
asked, pnttlng his head.
Il was Just thinking" he sobbcd out,
that you'd be dead and gone before
was old enough to marry you" New
York Press
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-08-26

\ young man and young woman
lean over the front gate, They are
lovers. II Is moonlight lie Is loath To
leave as the parting Is the last. lie IL
about To 20 away. She Is reluctant To
let him depart, They swing on the gate.
I'll never forget YOU" he says, "nnd II
death should claim me my last thought
Will he of you
"l'll be true TO YOU" she sobs III
n""ar 500 nnUh"ht also or love ihnn ns
long as ] live"
They p'Tt. Six years Inter he returns
His sweetheart Of former years ha,
hurried. They meet Mt party. Sht
has changed greatly. between tn,
dances the recognition takes place.
let me see" she muses.. with her
fan beatlnE "A tnttoo on her pretty hand
was II you or your brother who was
my old swccthcnrtf"
"tcaIly | don't know" he SAYS
"Prohahly my father"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-08-26
WHEN THE SEAL DIMES.
JuggIery That would Put the HUI
man Perfnrmer To shame.


The keeper who was going to feed
the seal had reached the edge Of the
tank and was holding the fish tantaliz-
ingly at arms length over the water.
The seal was all interest and attention.
Round and round the tank he darted.
fliphapping sidewheeling, leaPing out
of the water and performing all sorts
of aquatic stunts, all the while keeping
mp his cultural yelpings. There was no
question about his appetite He was
hungry and didn't much care who
knew II, and HIS beady little eyes were
all Intent on the keepers every move.
"Why don't yer t'row him a feeshY'
demanded boy spectator, growing
inpatient nj the Keepers leisurely ac-
tons.
"All right, my boy; here goes!' And,
suiting the action to the word, up into
the air went one Of the fishes, dropping
| toward the center of the oval.
The seal at the time was at the ex-
tremo end of the tank, considerably
beneath the surface, but even there he
must have been on the alert for hardly
had the fish left the keepers hand
when swish! lightningltke somer-
sault, shadowy streak through the
tank, and quicker even than thought
the seals gaping, WHISPERED jaws and
length of his ecly looking neck were
protruding from the water immediate
ly under the tidbit, which disappeared
into his willing nav to the aceompani-
mcnt of mn intensely appreciative
smack
1t was all 80 quick apd well cnlcu-
lated that the auditors stood amazed.
Without even the suspicion OF miss
the performances was repeated as rap
Idly ns the keeper could toss the fish.
But the fun, fast and furious while 1t
lasted, is soon over With, and the seal,
after he had his fill. Immediately lost
all interest In his surroundings and
waddlcd out on 10 his platform and
curled up for an afternoon snooze.-
PHILADELPHIA Ledger
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-08-26
A FLIGHT FROM RUSSIA.
WhatTenns sons Father Knew Aboat
Emperor Paurs Accumulation.

Emperor fhuEs AshhhhtnathOn.
Shortly after the assassination OF
Emperor Paul of Russia Tenny the
father of the poet. dined with Lord ST.
Helens, the British ambassador, in
Moscow. Several Russian officers OF
high rank whose names he did not
know Were also guests. During dinner
guarded reference WAS made To the
emperors death. why do you speak
So gingerly about Il matter 81 notorf-
ousf" cried Tennyson impulsiYely, lean
Ing across his neighbor, Russian
whose breast was covered with orders
I'VE know very well In England that
the Emperor Paul WAS murdered
Count Zobotf knocked him down, and
BenningSen and Count Pahlen Stran
sled him" There was strained 81
lence. then the ambassador abruptly
changed the subject As the guests
filed out into an adjoining room Lord
st. lIelenS drew Tennyson aside.
Don't 20 into the next ROOM he
whispered. but Fly for your life. The
man next you, across whose breast
you leaned. was Count pahlen. and
Zoboff was also ut the table" He gave
few hurried directions and Tenny
son rushed off. threw his clothes into II
portmanteau and fled behind fast
horses To Odessa, still in evening garb.
though the cold was intense. He lay
hidden for weeks and ut last. In the
disguise of II servant, was smuggled
on board an English frigate
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-08-26
An ImoutIent MINI

In a restaurant near Park row n man
who had Just ordered luncheon called
the waitress attention TO the pepper
castor, from which he could get no pep
per.
ooh. I'll make that MI right, sir" she
said chccrfuIly, and, taking II halrpin
from her hair, commenced to free the
openings over his plate. Instantly he
seized his hat aud stick and rushed
out, greatly to the amazcmcnt of the
0bliglng waitress. who remarked TO an
other customer
"Oh. Lord, isn't he inpatient Why,
| was clearing 1t ms quick as could
New York Press
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-08-26
DAVY CROCKETT.
Ills Knowledge of Politics and His
Description of himself.


Description of himself.
As an example of Croekett's early
clectloneering methods one might men
ton his first canvass for the legislu
ture. Regarding this, he says, II didn't
know what the government was; l
didn't know but General Jackson was
the government" Meeting Colonel
Polk, later to be President Polk, the
latter remarked, Il think It possible
we may nave some changes In the judi
clary.' Very likely" replied Davy,
very likely" and discrcetly withdrew.
well" he comments, IF ever know
ed what he meant by Judiciary | wish
| mny be shot. never heard there
WIS such thing In all nature"
Again. Crockett, In what Is called hts
autobiography" work which he no
doubt In part dictated or at least au-
thorlzed, gives the following account OF
one of his speeches to Il stranger at
Raleigh, while Crockett VAS Ell route
to Washington to take his first seat In
Said |, I'm that same Davy Crockett.
fresh from the bactwoods, half man,
half alligator, little touched with
swapping turtle, can wade tho MIssis
sippi, leap the Ohio. ride streak of
lightning, Slide down honey locust
and not get scratched. can whip my
weight IN wildcats, hug bear too
close for comfort and cnt any man op-
posed TO ,lackson.' Emerson Uaugh
in Outing.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-08-26
WHY nest In Necessary.

A belief lives strong In the hearts and
minds of The majority of mankind, In
Guiding persons of weak Questions,
that IL quick. brisk walk taken before
Il meal gets up an appetite and helps
the stomach 10 digest the food. Now,
this Is exactly what ii doesn't do. EN-
crcisc spreads the blood throughout the
body. For the proper digestion of food
the blood Is needed In the stomach
Few realize this important fact. After
Il long, exhausting walk, bicycle spin
or any severe physical or mental strain
take good half hours rest in n com
Portable armchair or lying on n sofa
before you eat substantial meal
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-08-26
secNaufa LIN 9nla

Twice year, on April - and Oct
DC writes a young bulgarian woman
living In Sofia. Our streets are full Of
servants, and people bargain with them
for service During the winter season
they are very cheap, as the peasants
send all their girls to the city to be
hired, they having no work for them
at home The price paid differs. One
can get II girl for her board or pay up
to 20 lusor (S4J month for one who
cooks, washes and irons Girls are of
ten thankful to enter Il good family for
their board For the men there Il very
little work. and the papers are full OF
suicides on account, during the dun
seasons of starvation
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-08-26
King HilIy's Decoration,

A story told by the late Commander
Edward Barrett L. S. ~, shows that
plated ware when no longer useful for
mess purposes on war ships can be de
cordng TO this story, some American
navy officers wishing 10 conciliate an
African potcntatc named King Billy.
presented him with II discarded soup
ladlc and lot of gay ribbons, This
so delighted the dusky sovereign that
when he came aboard the ship to make
Il visit In state he wore the Indie tied
on the front of his ample person with
the variegatcd ribbons and also Wore II
dilapidated stovepipp hat
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-08-26

One has but To look back through his
tory TO see how closely related Is the
forest to human vitality. II WAS in the
forests of Thessuly that the early
Greeks received their energy that later
lowered Into genius. 1t WAS the forest
dwellers of Germany that conquered
decadent Rome and later gave to Spain
the Nlgor that swept back the Moor
and brought under her fag almost the
whole known world today what
is Greece, what Is Italy, haat Is Spain?
They have been stripped of their for
ests, those nurseries of viEor, and their
decay has set In Everywhere the law
holds good. II Is in the forest that the
manhood Is nourlshed which builds up
great civilizations. But cities arise
trees are swept away, and the incviIa
bic decline sets in. Forests once de
stroyed cannot return, and over all the
sites of ancient civilization are blowing
the desert sands Arthur Goodhy In
New York Times
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-08-26

When you rise in the morning form
resolution 10 make the day II happy one
10 II fellow creature. says sydney
Smith. 1t Is easily done a left off gar
ment To the man who needs II, kind
word to the sorrowful. an encouraging
expression 10 the striving frihes In
themselves as light as air will do IT, at
least for the twenty four hours. and
If you are young depend upon II II
Will tell when you are old. and II you
are old II Will send you gently and
happily down the stream of time to
eternity. by the most simple arIth-
mctical sum look Mt the result you
send one person. only one. happily
through the day, that Is BIO during the
course of the year. And suppose you
live only forty ycnrs after you com.
menee that kind of medicine you have
made l4.Goo beings happy. nj all events
for time. Now. is not this simple 1t
is too short for II sermon, too homely
for ethics. too easily accomplished for
You Ia say, Il would If | could"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-08-26
A Had Habit.

"SiNty- eight" murmnrcd a young IL
brarian as Il woman waiting for
book leaned forward and touched her
checks and lips to the top Of the brass
guard about the desk
BEG pardon" said the woman. 'Dld
you speak 10 me-
"Oh, no. I'm just counting the per
sons whose lips have touched that rail
this afternoon You are the sixty
eighth"
The woman started back In disgust
and hastily wiped her lips on her hand
kerchcf
Il was unconscious of what | wns
doing" she exclaimed
Il suppose they MI are," WAS the la
COME reply, Youths Companion
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-08-26

Irc.tHHr' Tr0te Law In England.
In England treasure troye belongs to
the crown. According TO the law, II
any one finds hidden treasure ind con
ccnls II for his own use he Is liable To
fine and Imprisonment. 1t used to be n
hanging matter. However, II may be
some encouragement To English treas
urc seekers, If any such there be In
these enlightened days, To know that
the laws of treasure troye only apply
to such rs Is discovered by accident.
Treasure discovered by systematic
search would not come within this de
scrlption; neither would finds discover
ed by astrological or cnbalistlc sciences
or by the potent influence of the divin-
ing rod. All the Year Round
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-08-26

Jan 80 and 81 ana Feb. are famous
at Constantinople, Brcscia and along
the Danube and the HhiEe ns the
''blackbird days" \ curious legend
says that originally all species OF grac-
klcs Dlackbrds) were white and that
they became black because during one
year In the middle ages the three days
mentioned above were 80 cold that all
the birds In Europe took refuge in the
chimneys. AS Brcscia the three days
are celebrated with feast called
giorni della mcrlH," or "the feast OF Ii,
transformation Of the bird"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-08-26

A single short work of Emerson
the essay on Compensation is enough
true genius. We have never read any
thing in Ihorcau approaching that and
other works of Emerson In originality
or beauty. But Emerson Is the best of
the American writer's. Was II Henry
James who called him the unfullcn
MAN. one cannot imagine an intellect
which failed TO admire Compensation"
or which was convinced by its trans
ccndentallsm. London Saturday Re
view
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tOudy
How did he acknowledge IT."
"He announced that he felt Just as
young az he ever did Detroit Free
Press
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The capacity of II watch for keeping
good time Is very much governed by
It's construction and its more or less
perfect finish. 1t cannot be expected
OF the best horizontal watch That II
should always keep good time and even
less 80 of the inferior make of machine
made watches. The changes of oil, the
variation in temperature, the diversity
OF humidity Of atmosphere MI greatly
- fleet the going of II watch Indeed, II
is only the most perfect finish which
ncutralizcs the adverse influences To
the greatest degree As Il matter OF
fact, no watch keeps perfectly correct
time, and even the best chronomctcrs
used in obscrvatorics and on board
ships must be regulated according 10
tables which are kept to fix the varia-
tions 10 which All watches are liable.
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The CsndIeash of Puget sound.

Very queer fish are caught in the wa
tiers OF Puget sound. One kind Is called
the candle6sh. II Is dried and packed
in boxes like candies We are told the
fishermen use them to Hight their homes
and that ut one time all the boats on
the sound used them instead Of sperm
oil lamps. BY putting the heads Of the
fish downward In candlestlck and
lighting the tall, which. In conjunction
with the backbone, acts rs n wick, It
burns like a candle. They cut this fish,
and when cooking 1t Is 80 fat It fries
itself
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-08-26

A lover of books will always take
good care of them. lie never holds
the book by the corner of the cover,
never turns down leaves, never lays
the book down open, either with the
face downward or on its back. and
never breaks the binding by opening
the book too forcibly. lie turns the
leaves one by one, taking great care
not to soil or tear them. and uses the
volume gently 1t makes no differ
ence II the book be cheap or worn;
he always handles 1t gently