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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-01-21
PARIS PAWNSHOPS.
why They Are Poor Places to Get
Loans on Stolen Watches.

| why They Are Poor Places to Get
Loans on Stolen Watches.
OF watches alone there are received
here and at the twenty-five branch Of
fees from thousand to twelve hun
dred day, about 100000 In year, the
average loan oil watch being 80 or
40 francs. The official assured me that
In this great number of watches scarce
ly one in thousand has been stolen,
come dishonesty by watches or other
property fight shy of the mont de piete.
The reason of this was presently made
plain as we watched the formalities Of
record, and | realized how difficult 1t
would be for any one to do business
here under concealed Identity Every
client receiving loan greater than 10
francs must produce some official docu-
ment-an insurance policy, a citizens
voting card, permit to carry arms or
a rent receipt bearing his signature and
throwing light upon his station in life.
For loans under Is francs the client is
simply required to show an envelope
through the mails to his address. All
these facts, with various others, are
duly inscribed upon huge record sheets,
so that whoever deals with the mont
de piete exposes himself to the scru-
tiny that must be ungrateful to folks
of shady antecedents. Indeed, certain
persons make this grievance against
the mont de piete and declare the Paris
system an impertinent intrusion upon
clients privacy, which would seem
point badly taken If the client Is an
honest man. - Cleveland Moffett on
Paris Pawnshops In Century.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-01-21

II wish l had not played bridge with
Mr.. X.," said girl recently. ~ thought
him so nice before, and now my liking
for him has quite gone. He was SO
keen about trifes, insisted upon every
forfeit, questioned the score and SEEM
ed so annoyed when he lost, and yet
the stakes were very small, and he
was only out a few dollars; so, Of
course, 1t was not the money. 1t must
have been the disposition Of the man
coming out under provocation, and the
test did not show him up to advantage.
Now, Mr. T., the other man at the to
BILE, was SO good natured and such a
gentleman in his play that I quite like
him, although l never thought him at
tractive before"
All games Of competition may be said
to assay certain characteristics, but the
most crucial test seems to be card
playing, and bridge Is responsible for
many GOODNESS resulting from self
betrayal at the green table.-New York
Tribune
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-01-21

A conductor of a Sixth avenue car,
during a lull In the ringing Of fares,
stood passing coins from one hand to
the other, turning up the date of each
coin as he did SO. There are more
ways of making money than by knock
ing down fares" he remarked, noting
the inquiring look on passenger 8
face. ANY greenhorn can pocket a
dozen nickels in collecting 100 fares In
a car built for forty-elght passengers,
but q man has got to know something
to spot a coin that has premium val
ue. It's surprising how many more or
less rare coins pass current without
falling into the hands of some one who
knows their value. This was suggest
ed to me one day, and 1 took to study
Ing the catalogue of dealers In rare
coins and memoriZing the dates of
those that are worth more than the
prices stamped ON them. Since then l
have picked out of the money | have
taken in fares several hundred coins
with premium value ranging from a
few cents to So and have redeemed
them with my own money and sold
them to dealers In coins. New York
Times
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-01-21

Among the curious things discovered
by the students Of plant life Is the fact
that bud taken from one tree and
grated on another carries the age of
the original tree with it. 1t has al
ways been believed that the bud SO
transferred began a wholly new life,
but this new theory-it may, after all,
be more theory than fact as yet-shows
the matter in an entirely different light.
For example. if bud be taken from
tree that is twenty-five years old with
a natural life of fifty years and grated
on another tree it will not live as long
as its parent tree is entitled to live. the
full fifty years, but only for the period
of life then left to the tree, twenty-five
years.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-01-21

A good story is told of man who
one day told his wife that he would
give her all the silver pieces she found
In his purse or pockets which were
coined the year she was born.
AS result the lady in due course of
time had quite an amount Of silver on
hand-so much, in fact. that she went
to the bank and deposited 1t in her
name.
Then, speaking to the cashier, the
lady said: "My husband tells me you
ARE going to pay him some money to-
day. WIN you please pay him In this
silver l have just deposited? l should
be so much obliged to you II you
would"
OF course the cashier quickly replied
that he would be happy>to please her.
As a result the lady has still more
birthday money.-London Answers.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-01-21

An Arab-meaning tent dweller, for
in an equine sense the town dweller Is
no Arab-loves first and above all his
horse. Next he loves his firearm; next
to his gun heloyes his Oldest son. Last
COMES his wife or one Of his wives.
Daughters don't even count; | mean
the Arab scarcely takes the trouble TO
count them unless In so far as they can
minister to his comfort, dietetlc or 9TH
erwise. Until some neighbor comes
along and proposes to marry-in other
words to make still worse slave of
one of them-she is only chattel, a
souless thing. And yet she is said to
be Il pretty, amiable, helpful being
said TO be, for no one by any hap ever
chances to east his eyes on one worth
seeing This disregard for women, be
ii said to their honor does not always
apply to the Bedouins of the Syrian
and Arabian deserts.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-01-21
Hannibai's Down fall.

The, fate of Hannibal turned upon
the result of promenade. 1t was aft
err he had crossed the Alps and entered
Italy, with winter quarters established
at Capua. Ills residence was one OF
the best houses in the city, and while
walking In the garden he heard fe'
male voice singing not far away
Struck by the tones of the voice, he is
sued an order that the singer should be
brought before him. lie was so greatly
impressed by her charms that he at
once attached her TO his household.
disposing OF the husband by beheading
him. Retribution followed closely upon
the cowardly preparation of the out
rage The balance OF the winter was
devoted to pleasure, discipline and
drills were practically abandoned, and
with the advent OF spring the Gartha-
giniah army was SO demoralized by
the dissipation of the city that Its pres
tige was lost, and with 1t came the
downfall of Hannibal.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-01-21
SLAVES OF FURNITURE.
The Result of Women Being Afraid
of Beetles and Mice.


If man is the slave Of dog. woman
is the slave of furniture. If women
only knew how much more graceful
and the only way is to appeal to their
vanity-they would be reclining on the
floor, they would never sit up on chairs
or round table That this is funda-
mentally true is proved by the fact
that they are never so happy as at a
picnic, where there are no chairs and
tables. l really believe that the craze
for putting everything on something
above the foor-by which l mean ia
bles, sideboards, etc.-grew from the
custom of sleeping in ugly, cumber-
come and dirt collecting beds instead OF
on the floor OF course the reason why
women do not sleep on the floor is be-
cause they are afraid Of beetles and
mice and other harmless things. Wom-
en- therefore, having invented the bed,
invented the table to stand by 1t, and
thus spread the habit of putting every
thing above the level of the floor.
Womans original sin Of being afraid
of black beetles and mice costs man
more than all the royalty, armies, ma
vies, pension lists, prisons, poverty,
schooling, national debts and wars Of
Europe.
am sure am not putting it too high
when l say that the average cost of fur
niture per house is $1,000, and II the
world would only agree not to cumber
its rooms with beds and tables, side
boards, cabinets and chairs our ground
rents would be about half what they
are, and the overcrowdlng of our cities
would come down proportionately. -
domestic Blunders of Women"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-01-21
An ArtfuI Scheme.

A newly elected official would some
times return home late at night after
his wife had retired, and when she
asked him what time 1t was would an
swer, about 10" or "a little after
midnight"
On one occasion instead of making
the inquiry she said;
alfred. wish you would stop that
clock, cannot sleep for Its noise"
All unsuspicious, he stopped the pen
dulum. In the morning while dressing
his wife inquired artlessly:
"Oh, by the way, what time did you
get home?"
about midnight" replied the off,
eial.
Alfred look at that clock"
The hands of the clock pointed at
100
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-01-21
Jackson's statue ON the Constitution.

JacksOn's statue on the Constitution.
In 1888 Commodore Elliott ordered a
figure Of General Jackson to be carved
to take the place Of billet head which
the United States frigate Constitution
had carried through the war Of 1912.
1t was placed on the bow Of the frigate
in June, 1884, when she left the dry
dock in Charlestown navy yard. The
excitement among the political enemies
of Jackson in Boston was intense. A
meeting was called in Faneuil hall
which, however, did not take place
and anonymous letter writer's threaten
ed the life of the commodore unless the
statue was removed. On the night Of
the I'd of July, 1884, in the midst of a
terrific thunderstorm, Samuel p. Dew
ey, q young man of twenty eight, rowed
out TO the vessel and managed to saw
off the head of the statue and carry 1t
AWAY. The head was replaced month
later in New York, and the figure re-
manned there until 1874. 1t now occu-
pies place In the grounds Of the Naval
school at Annapolis.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-01-21

Ragged Island.

Ragged island, alias erie Haven, on
the coast of Maine, is certainly happy
above most islands. It has neither
mice nor magistrates, though its in
habitants number nearly fifty. The
solitary doctor comes over when want
ed from the mainland. There is not
the solace of church, but there is also
not the distraction of Il lawyer. There
are few cows and horses, but neither
dogs nor cats, nor is insect life, If pres
ent at all, nuisance even in the hot
test season. The natives catch Holsters
and eat all that they cannot sell.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-01-21

An attaehe of religious bookstore
has spent so many years of his life
among Theological volumes that he is
Scrlptural or nothing, but he sometimes
evolves misht. When his attention
was called The other day TO n rose neat.
~ attached TO the lapel of his coat and
an insinua,lon thrown out that lady
friend might have had something to do
with 1t. he paralyzed the insinuator by
saying, NO sir; gathered that rose
from my own vine and fig tree"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-01-21

The sexton of an Episcopal church in
Boston has many stories to tell of the
remarks and comments made by WIS.,
itors.
One Christmas when the church was
beautifully decorated with cedars and
frs an old lady walked up the aisle
to the chancel and stood shifting the
air after every one else had left the
church.
Don't it smell solemn she said at
last to the sexton as she turned away
with evident reluctance. Il don't know
as l ever realized just what the .odor
Of sanctity' meant before today We
don't have any such trimmings In the
church I attend up In the country
Youths Companion.
The population OF Damascus, reputed
the Oldest city In the world, IL calcu-
lated at 5000 souls.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-01-21

Under this title Mr. Arthur II. Bell
In knowledge describes the life history
of the aerial frost flowers of winter.
In order to have fair start in life a
snowflake should be built up on a par
ticle of dust. Then, If 1t has the good
fortune to begin its career at the top
of cloud many miles above the earth
and to pass through many atmospheric
strata, differing in their temperature
and the amount of moisture they con-
tain, our snowflake is very likely to
become notable individual among its
kind. In stratum of warmer air the
little flake catches moisture on its tiny
spicules, and when 1t enters Il colder
stratum below the moisture is frozen,
and so the fake grows. In thawing
air many fakes sometimes cohere,
forming disks from an inch to two or
three inches across.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-01-21
SHATTERED DIGNITY.
An Exit From Church That Hnd a
Flavor of Comic Opern.

Flavor of Comic Opera.
The crude humor that makes the
small boy want 10 throw stone at a
silk hat OH man bristllng with dig
nifty Is not to be disposed of as a mere
i'll conceived prank of youth. There Is
deep in most people a spring of I'M
subduable humor that leaps gleefully
when conscious dignity gets fair tum-
BILE That Is why, for all the solemnity
bf the place. the soberest charity and
the best bred proprlety In the world
could not prevent a litter at little
farce that happened once In church
In Brooklyn.
A gentleman and his wife, who were
offended ut something the preacher
said. gravely rose and stalked toward
the door, with their heads held high in
nssertlve disdain. The wife followed
the husband.
Unfortunately when they were half
way down The aisle the husband drop
ped his glove and stopped to pick it up.
Fate, the humorist, determined that
the wife should keep her head SO high
that she did not see her husband stoop
She went sailing on and doubled over
him In riotous confusion.
The congregation held It's breath and
kept its composure The two recovered
themselves and went on. Hoping to
escape quickly, they turned to what
looked like side door. The husband
pulled 1t open with an impressive
swing. Before he could close 1t out
tumbled the window pole, long buster
ind a stepladder. The congregation
could hold its mlrth no longer, and
man and wife fed to the real exit In
undignifed haste amid general and
pervasive smoker.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-01-21
steriIixinr nutter.

In times of cholera, typhoid and 9th
er infectious diseases butter is dan
gerous thing to eat. A medical man in
Egypt gives this recipe for making it
harmless: Sterilize the local article by
by boiling water, which should be al
lowed to simmer for two hours. The
jar should then be put on ice and the
butter beaten with an egg whisk until
1t becomes solid again.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-01-21

1t is not generally known that in
many parts OF the world clay is eaten
on bread ms n substitute for butter.
This Is termed 'stone butter" and Is
used in Germany. In the northern
parts Of Sweden earth is often baked
kets ON the Italian peninsula as well
as on the island of Sardinia. Persia,
Nubia and other tropical countries.
This practice probably had its origin
In the knowledge that all earths have
some sort of flavor and take the place
of salt, necessary ingredient In all
kinds Of food
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-01-21
A slander.

The Bachelor wonder why those
flats are not supplied with warm wa
Ter pipes like the others?
The Benedict-They are probably In
tended for married men,
The Bachelor-Does that make a diff
ference?
The Benedict-Yes. When man Is
married, his wife generally keeps him
In hot water. Philadelphia Record.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-01-21
The TnrnntuIa.

The sting of the tarantula Ga name
derived from laramie, town in Italy,,
the most venomous Of spiders, was pop
ularly supposed to produce a disease
called tarantism, which could be cured
only by music or dancing, and the
dance which cured it was called taran-
tella. You can see the peasants dance
the tarantella now, but without wait
ing for spider bites.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-01-21
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why They Were Clean.

Teacher-Now, / want all the chill
dren to look Mt Tommy's hands and OBJ
serve how clean they are. and see If all
Of you cannot come to school with
cleaner hands. Tommy. perhaps, will
tell US how he keeps them so nice.
Tommy-Yes'm. Ma makes me wash
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-01-21

Fancy two plants being so unfriendly
that the mere neighborhood of one is
death to the other! Yet that Is the case
with two well known British plants.
These are the thistle and the rape. If
the field is infested with thistles, which
come up year after year and ruin the
crops, all you have to do is to sow 1t
with rape The thistle will be absolute
~ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Standard.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-01-21
A Monster III

Freddie--Ma, the bat /, biggest
bird that flies, amt It?
Ma-By no means. Freddie.
Freddle-Well, anyway some OF 'em
must be mighty big, cause heard ia
Their say he was out on one last night
Richmond Dispatch.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-01-21

Are you fond of blrds?" she asked
innocently us she stood at the plano
fumbling the music.
Il dearly love them" he replied with
never shadow of suspicion.
Then she ran her slender fingers over
the keys and began to sing, "Oh, Would
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-01-21

The principal OF this school brings to
his work wide practi cal exPer fence as ste
no grapher, and exceptional ability as amin
back ed by tabl ished reputatio on
for doing
THOROUGHLY, SKILLFULLY AND CoNscIENTIoUSLY
all he under take to do.
For Ell ghteen Years Principal Teacher Of
the Shor thand Depar tment Of the Stewart bust
College, Has prepar ed more SUGGEST full
teno graphers than any teacher that has ever
taught teno 8raphy in this section of the
country.
Advantages that are positively guaranteed
the tudent:
Hi Oh trade TIE chni cal ms truction
Every possible pers onal encouragement,
A Shor thand preparation that wi ii meet the
equi Of the better paying pos tions
in the bus mess communi ty.
Prospects flattering. Seating capacity
imi ted.
Now is the time enroll.
School term begins Monday, Sept. /, 1902
For fur thor par ii Gu lars, addres
S. E. LARGE, Principal,
S. Broad St. Trenton, N j.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-01-21
Juvenile Logic.

Mother-To think that my little Ethel
should have spoken so impatiently to
papa today at dinner! She never hears
me talk in that way TO him.
Ethel (stoutly)-Well, but you choosed
him, and didn't.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-01-21

Dear Father-We are all well and
happy. The baby has grown ever so
much and has a great deal more sense
than he used to have. Hoping the same
of you. remain your daughter. Mol
Ha
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-01-21

Have you seen thenew 1909 WALL
PAPER at Helms Hardware Store ?
The prices are lower than last seasons
and the patterns very pretty. You
will miss it if you do not look at them
before pspering your rooms.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-01-21

Little men are the disappointment
and defeat of Gods purpose in making
men. Al men were intended to be
great some greater than others, but
all great Bishop Gambler In Atlanta
News
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-01-21

She-Why don't you so out occasion
ally. dearest. and enjoy yourself. say
at the club?
He-But l don't want to get into the
habit of having n good time.-Life.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-01-21

More deaths from snake bites occur
in India in houses than in the fields or
In the Jungle.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-01-21

Mr.. WI will now show China what
q first class postprandial speech is lika
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-01-21
A ,I,sat 0uotat,o,

Idleness is the sepulcher OF living
man, Holland
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27

woman of good Judgement. Will
be pleased to have you see them.
A dress skirt mace Of a good
quality of wool black serge, unlin-
ed, seven gore, full flare, hangs
proper, worth IS 90 garment, our
price So Is.
A So. 30 walking skirt for 1866.
That is the story of a good service
able skirt we shall offer tomorrow.
in two shades of gray and black.
Flannel Waist Specials.
We L determined to close out
our entire line of ladies' flannel
waists, prices were $3.50, $3.50
and $500, choice of the lot $3.50.
Clean Sweep of Silk Waists.
There are about 35 in the lot.
and in order to make a clean
sweep, we make the price So. So.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27
With The Churches.

PREsBYTERIAN-Rev. Chas. N. Van
Honten. pastor, Services every Sunday
at ii n. m. and 7.3O p. m. Sunday
School at $40. Prayer meeting every
Wednesday evening Z 30. Travelling
men specially welcome.
B~APTIsT-Rev. R. c. Kimbrough, pas
tor. Services every Sunday at II, a. m.
and 7.15 p. m. Sunday School at $50.
Prayer meeting every Thursday evening
1:15. All invited.
METHoDIsT-Kev. j. A. Bowen. pastor.
Services every Sunday at IL a.. m, and
80 p. m. Sunday School at $40.
Prayer meeting every Wednesday even
ing at Z 30. All invited.
CUMBERLAND Observation-Disclosures. J.
u: Hunter, pastor. Services. First and
Third Sunday at IL a.. m. and 7.30 D.
m. Sunday School at 10. Prayer meet
ing every Wednesday evening at 100.
All invited.
fHRIsTIA " N. h Hardeman in charge
Services every second Sunday at IL. a.
M, and $50 p. m. Bible School every
Sunday at $50.
The Tupelo journal., 1903-03-27
Our County Correspondence.
News From all Parts of the County.
Verona.

! All the teachers of our high
school have been reelected for an
other year. Our people are well
pleased with the success Of the
school this term.
, The election for Marshal of our
town on the 10Th inst. resulted in
the election of Mr.. w. w. Gar
mon, who has held the office be-
fore.
Mrs. Peel, OF Waynesooro, visit
ed her sister, Mrs. Will Berry.
last week.
Mrs. A. f. Taylor returned Sun
day from a visit of several DAYS to
Tupelo.
Our people are a little dubious
about that fish story in the Jour.
nal last week. Jim and Tom Ben
son both smile and say Gust wait
till you hear from u.s." If any
body can beat it, let them light in.
There is a little blind tiger talk
in town. A word to the wise is
sufficient.
Rev. j. d. Hunter preached a
line sermon Sunday morning at
the Cumberland Pres. church to a
large congre n He also
preached at 1870 p. N. at same
church. The music Sunday morn
ing was fine. with Mrs r. d. Pat
rick presiding at the organ, which
she always does with inimitable
skill and grace.
Hon. j. S. Cobb accompanied Rev.
}. ID. Hunter to Okolona, Monday
morning, to attend a Masonic Con-
vocation.
A large number OF our ladies at
tended Kinds Bros. & Co.'S open
ing last week.
Our merchants have disposed of
all of their cotton holdings. They
+ ahead considerably this season
and are now looking on quietly at
the fight between the bulls and
the bears.