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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-12-16
TIE END OF NIAGARA,
In Twcnts-HNc Centuries the Great
Falls WHY Have DIsaDnenrc.

la TWcntS-HNc Centuries the Great
Falls WIN Have Disappenrcd
In 100 Years hence the discharge of
the niagara will have become inter
mittent, ccasing at low stages of the
lake, and finally the Niagara river. on
tho rising edge of the basin, will have
It's waters turned back and southwark.
and Ito water viii How over the Mag
ara escarpment Of that day. Through
This agency alone Niagara falls will
cease 10 exist long before the csearp.
mont has been Worn away 10 the river
level n Grand island, but rs II is even
now lcsseRlng The volume Of water
poured OVER the falls the crosiye power
Of the stream IS diminishing. and We
must therefore increase the period nee.
essary for The retreat of the Canadian
falls 10 the south end of Goat island
and the stealing of The waters OF the
American fails.
Assuming the continuity of the forces
named, We might outline Inc probable
future life and death of the falls thus:
With progressive loss IN water vol
ulhe the thhhuian fails VIII reach the
south end of Goat island IN from 1000
to l,50o years. the death Of the Amcri.
can falls
The flow Of the waters viii now have
become intermittent, and at first only
at periods Of mean and high water in
Lake Erie, eventually Mt high water
alone, will there be any discharge over
the cscarpmcnt. This win continue for
n period of from 1900 10 1000 years.
The entire flow Ia the north viii
cease, and The river viii flow back into
Lake Erie, leaving the cscnrpmcnt dry
nj II point not very far south of Cont
island and With n height OF about 100
feet. This will be 5000 years hence
the death Of niagara nlls-.Iohn NJ.
Clarke, rh. -, IL. j.. in IIarper's
Weekly.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-12-16
YANKEE DOODLE.

The Original Version Dntes From
the Time of oliver Cromwell
The lively strains of Yankee Doc
die are heard ut every patriotic cele
bratiotI. snys n writer in Golfers Week
~, yet perhaps few of those whose
pulses stir at the sound Of the familiar
notes are aware that ii dates from the
time of Oliver Cromwell and crossed
the sens With the Purltans
"Nankee Doodle" WIS one of the nick
names bestowed by the Cavaliers on
the hated Koundhcud, aud verse writ
ten -pon @romWcll's entry into oxford,
riding on u small horse with plume
tWistcu into II sort of knot called
'inacuroni" runs as follows.
Nankce Doodle came to town
Upon n little pony,
With a feather In his hat
Upon II macaroni.
The transition from Nanhec To Yam
kcc-WhlclI came from lcngee the In
dian word for English WAS very ensy,
and the Royalsts used it as n iccr nj
all New Englanders
When the Colonials in Boston, pre-
pairing for the coming war, sniisglcd
muskets into the country. Coucealing
them in loads OF manure. the Turlcs
sang to the old tune of Lucy Fisher"
Yankee Doodle came 10 town
For To buy hrelpck:
We Will tar and feather him.
And 50 We will John Hancock
When the British forces marched to
the battles of Concord and Lexington
their approach was heralded by God
Save the King, but when the Yankee
farmers saw the foe In fun retreat the
strains Of Yankee Doodle" nccompa
nicd their flight aud from that hour.
wherever the stars and stripes have
foated. the once drspised tune has been
heard.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-12-16
CnIiIco's VII.

Galilcos WITT according to n biogra.
ply. got him INFO trouble when he put
into the mouth OF Simplicio the foolish
opponent Of ihe Copernlcan theory in
his Dialogues" an argument that
Pope Urban VIII. had himself devised
and insisted on Calico Incorporating in
the work. Calico mnde Simplicio quote
It as an argument he had from II very
eminent and learned parsonage" The
enemies of Calico persuaded Urban
that he had been made game Of" aud
this was the offensc of which Galilco
was guilty. It was not fer upholding
the theory that the sun stands still and
the earth moves that Calico was tried
by the inqulsitlon. Urban himself had
supported the Copcrnlcan doctrines
both as cardinal and as pope
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-12-16
POISON or THE RATHER.
Not Nearly as Dangerous n< II IL
Popularity supposed 10 BE.

fopuInrty supposed TO BE.
There is good deal more fright
about the bite OF Il rattlesnake than
there Is actual danger" said a well
known physician recently. 81 do not
mean 10 say that the bite OF a RATHER
Is not Il very serious thing but | do
mean TO say that this particular sort
Of snake is really not so ready or apt
30 get In his bite as some others.
'lu the first place. there is the now
generally credited fact that the rat.
tier IS thS most honest Of snakes. He
doesn't pick fight lie doesn't lay
In wait FOR any one. He won't run
away. Of course, for he is plnckv rep
tile. hut he VIII curl UP and give you
a fair warning from those rattles OF
his before he attempts 10 strike. | re.
member once in the west finding a rat
tier just ahead Of my horses fore feet
| had no weapon of any sort, SO
rode ON. passing within few inches
Of the reptile. The snake was curled
and ready for my horse In case The an
imal side stepped, but as we did moth
ing of that sort we were allowed to
pass In peace.
again. the truth is that the poison
of the RATHER does not get into the
wound inflicted 10y the fangs in the
average human being. Fer the aver
age human being nowadays is clothed,
and the holes in the fangS through
which the poison comes are rather far
up toward the roof of the mouth. Con
sequently very often the point of the
fnngs may enter the skin, while the
poison dribbles out harmlessly enough
upon the trousers or the boot 1t is
then that the victim gets scared, fills
up on whisky-a bad thing in bona
iide eases Of rattlesnake bite-and be-
llevcs himself marvelously cured when
he wakes UP next day" Philadelphia
Press
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-12-16

a man and his wife called at law
ycr's office to talk about Il divorce.
Judge the wife said, 81 had only
10 cents 10 live on last month"
Whercupon the husband replied ae-
grily. "rhat's falsehood she had
500
Then the wife said Judge. that's
rs near as we ever agree" And the
judge said they might rs well get a
divorce If that was the best they could
do. Atchison Globe
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-12-16

I t even taken the trouble to sow or
harvest the crops. much less carry them
TO market, are sleeping in the palm
lhatched hut or lying down in the yam
patch outside and smoking the strong
native tobacco,
ION my estate" said coffee planter
20 an American friend, II employ about
too people in the busy Seasons The
women outuumher the men hy more
than two 10 one aud do far better work.
though they are only paid Is cents II
day as compared with the mems ~
cents. The difference in wages is most
unfair, but II is regulated 10y an iron
bound custom Kansas CITY ST..
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-12-16

Flow Is the new girl going to dof"
asked Mr. Ferguson.
She hasn't had much experience"
said his wife, but think she will he
all right when she gets broken in"
Then came loud sound Of falling
crockcry from the kitchen.
she seems to be making n good
start, anyhow" observed Mr.. Ferguson
oncourasnsly Chicago Tribune.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-12-16
FAVORlTE AGES OF WOMEN.
They Appear 10 HanEc BeiM~en sIx-
teen aud Twenty four Years

teen aud TNeaty four Years.
Ii may seem strange That women
have preferences for particular ages.
IN inspection Of the census. however.
leaves no room for doubt HAT certain
Years are preferred and certain other
years dislil,ed by the members OF the
gantler sex.
OF children fourteen years and under
the number OF boys is nearly 100000
greater than the number of girls; at
fifteen the boys are still 5000 ahead Of
the girls; ut sixteen the girls are 5000
the more numerous. and each year
thereafter until the twenty fourth
there IS an excess of women over men.
The faNOrite ages within these limits
are eighteen and twenty. There are ~
600 more misses of eighteen than there
Tile boys of that age. and the Young
ladies twenty years old exceed thrir
masculine companions Ivy at,000 At
twenty four and twenty five the NUM-.
hers of the two sexes are nearly equal
Then The women begin 10 grow less
with great rHpidity The most nnpop-
uiaf ages arc tlllllN amt forty, At the
former age there Is n difference of IS
oo0 between the two SEXES: nj the latter
S3.GGO
One peculiar circumstance is that
there are more women twenty years
old than there are girls of thirteen or
fourteen or any age up 10 twenty.
This fact conclusively demonstrates
that twenty is II very heathful age
But if the younger ages are unhealthy,
where did the increased number who
nre twenty Years old come from? No
women are born that old
Only an unusually elastic theory can
account for these pecularitics with he
coming gallantry To the lovclicr scx.--
!. =. Gilman in Ladies' Home Journal
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-12-16

a Million or More of Deaf Mutes.
Recent estimation places the number
of deaf mutcs IN the world at more
than 100000. This great number of
human beings, living life which a
normal person cannot conceive, is DIES.
tined 10 increase because of the tend
cncy of these people To marry persons
laboring under the same disability.
Examination OF the records Of 100
marriages of deaf persons shows Q per
cent of the children to he deaf. while
only onc-tcnth OF / per cent of the off
spring of an equal number of mar
rlaSea of normal persons are likely To
be afflicted with deafness. Deaf par
cn's whose relatives are not deaf run
no greater chances Of having deaf chill
drcn than persons who can hear, but in
the case of normal persons In whose
families there are members who are
deaf the danger OF deaf children ~, .c-
cording 10 Professor T. A. Fay, who
has studied the question, just as great
as among deaf people. New York
Press
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-12-16


A curious mode of catching turtles
is practiccd in the West Indies. 1t
consists in attaching a ring and line
to the tail of a species Of sucker fish
known as the rcmora. The live fish liz
then thrown overheard and Immediate
~ makes fer the first turtle he can
spy, 10 which he attaches himself very
firmly by means of II sucking appa-
ratus arranged AT the top of his head.
Once attached TO the turtle so firm Is
his grip that the fisherman on drawing
the line brings home both turtle and
the sucker.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-12-16

Ethel can't decide which Of them
TO accept
Kate-Why, that ought 10 be easy.
Ethel / know, but. you see, Jack al.
ways gives me roses, and Reggie nj
ways gives ne yiolcts, and the norls,
tells me they cost exactly the same
price Cincinnati Commercial Tribune.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-12-16

Critic Marvellous drama of yours,
sir. There's q scene in that play that
Shakespeare himself could not have
written.
Author Indeed, You are too nattcr.
ing.
Crllie-I was referring 10 that rail.
way smash IN the third mel. London
Tit-Bits
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-12-16

When Earl Spencer was lord licutcn-
ant of Ireland the people Of Dublin
called the beautiful countess, one of
the lovcliest women of her time. "Spen
ser's Faerie QHeene."
But when their eScellencies were
about 10 return 10 England Irish gal
Iantry was shown in a characteristic
way. At the farewell banquet in their
honor an Irish gentleman got up and
said, with much fcrvor and many
bows.
I'VE al hope soon 10 see YOU back
again. you and thc work Of art by your
sid
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-12-16

Her Attrnctiyeness

Mr.. Ncrycy Miss Roxlcy adore
YOU Will you not be my WIFE,
Miss RoNley thauGhtily) The idea OF
your proposing to II girl In my station!
You should know better
Mr.. Ncryey do know better. but no
richer. Philadelphia Prcss
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-12-16

Energy will do anything that can b
done In this world, and no talents, no
circumstances, no opportunities, will
make man without IT. Goethe.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-12-16

Pupil Gfter repeated attempts Oh,
I'm sure never shall be able to!
Professor-0h yes. YOU will. was
Just rs big donkey myself at first
Punch
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-12-16

A man never knows what colt
science he has until asked TO tell lie
to shield senIe one he never liked very
well anyway Atrh Ison Globe.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-12-16
I'overty.

Ie-But poverty is no disgrace.
She Um-m. no; but there are ne
medals connected With Ii either
Judge
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-12-16
A nurInu Man.

HE'S the kind Of II man who courts
danger. understand
well. | should say 50. Why, he does
not hesitate to open Irritation with
any young widow hc meets" Chicago
InSl
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-12-16

We are all clever enough at enyyin1
n famous man while he is yet alive and
Mt praisiug him when he IL dead
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-12-16

PolItlclnn-I'll do what I can I, :ei
work for you.
Cltlaen-I don't want work; whax Ia
after Is n city job. Exchange.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-12-16

To accept good advice is but to IN
crease ones own ability.-Goetlle.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-12-16

SAFE for snle. Inquire at THE
REcoRp office.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-12-16
WINTER CLOTHING.
lVERCasATS

This gives the choice Of length garment
he desire and Is the aad avorite
cngth-materials soft and pleasant. Styles are the
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-23
TRIAL OF STEPHEN BITTlCKs.
Rejected Suitor, Charged With Ar
son, to Have Hearing July so.

The preliminary trial of Stephen Bitticks.
who was arrested In st. Louis on a charge
of arson. preferred by Louis Belle of Car
sonville, will be held before Justice Camp
bell in DeHodiamout, Thursday, July 30.
Yesterday Claude Riley. valet to a
jockey. and Mrs. W. Perry. called at the
Clayton Jail to identify Bltticks as the man
they had seen acting in a suspicious man.
ner in Ferguson on the morning that the
Behle straw stack was burned. but. after
looking at him; said he was not the person
they had in mind Bitticks still. maintains
his innocence
Louis Behle and his father. Chris BheIe.
nave had several mysterious fires on their
now have their outbuiidings covered with
sheet iron to protect them from flames.
They say they have no other enemies and
have never SUSPECTED any one but Ritticks
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-23
JOSEPH D. LUCAS'S ESTATE.
inventory Shows $S1,7T Besides
Much Valuable Realty

An inventory of the estate of Joseph D.
Lucas. who recently died at his home in
Goodwood, St Louis County. was filed in
the Probate Court in Clayton yesterday.
1t shows total of sSl,07,6s in addition to
extensive realty holdings.
The latter include a four-story building
az Fourth and Pine streets; a two-stury
brick building near Fourth and Chestnut
streets; three-story building at Eighth
ard Chestnut streets; vacant lot near the
same corner: the buildings at 1OJ7 and iOOS
Market streets; the buildings at No. 232.
and 2524 Olive street: vacant lot al
lwenty-third and Market streets; a two.
story dwelling-house at Boyle and indell
avenues; !si99 acres. more or less in Iron
county. Mo-. and 300 A acres of land in St.
Louis County. -
The personal estate consists of s7s 900 ir
stocks, &25 in notes, sSI269 in cash and
S9'oIe IN other chattels. he had As horses
ID OF which were thoroughbred mares val
ued collectively at $500
fhn Chew, Julius Kessler and Chris
yoNle We're the appraisers who made the
report to the court yesterday.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-23
YOUNGEST TRUST DIRECTOR.
Lee Benoist Promoted by the Ger
mania Company.

AT meeting of the directory of the Ger
mania Trust Company yesterday Lee Be-
moist trust officer OF the company. was
elected member Of the board
The action has been under consideration
py the board for some time. The members
believed Mr.. Benoist's valuable services to
the institution should be recognized in this
manner.
Mr. Benoist has been connected with the
dermania as bond officer ever since it
opened for business. He built UP his de-
partment so that 1t now ranks we'll with
mat of any other trust company in st.
Louis He has been Instrumental in put
tlns through several important deals. which
resulted In large profits to his institution.
Formerly Mr.. Benoist was connected with
the bond department of the Mississippi VAL
ley Trust Company. He is a son of Eugene
II. Benoist. real estate officer of that com
Pany. He Is also nephew of William 81.
Lee; president OF the Merchants -Laclede
National Bank. Mr. Benoist enjoys the
distinction of being the youngest trust COM
pany or bank director in St. Louis
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-23
STEEL STOCKS IMPROVED
WITH REST OF MARKET.
Since January About S,2OO.O0U
shares in This Corporation Have.
Changed Hands.

New York. July 22-Very decided improve
ment was shown by the stock market in
the first hour to-day. Practically every
stock. including those which suffered most
in the bear onslaughts. made gains. Stand
ard railway shares advances of about a
point or more were general and later these
advances were increased
The Steel stocks participated in the i'm
provement. Numerous small lots of Steel
common and preferred were offered for
sale. one broker buying 1900 shares in
blocks Of 100 before the opening New York
Central was the feature in point of
strength. There were some recessions. due
to profit-taking. but all offerings were we'll
taken.
There was another buying movement Just
before noon, which sent prices higher all
around and brought recoveries to several
stocks in the special class.
The smartest gains We're in Erie first pre-
ferred. Frisco second preferred North
American and Linseed preferred sale of
1CO shares of Colorado Fuel preferred at 100
drop Of % points from the best previous
transaction. was reported.
One of the noteworthy features of the
day was the purchase Of a block of 10 900
shares of Steel preferred at 707s.
X is estimated that since January 1 all
most 100000 shares of Steel common and
3;aOglo of preferred have been dealt in on
the Stock Exchange. The total issue OF
both stocks is 100000 shares
The last two hours were uneventful
though prices displayed a reactionary tend
ency in the final dealings.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-23
RABEAS-cORPUS PROCEEDING
OVER A 15-YEAR-0LD GIRL.
Christian Orphans Home Obtains Gus
tody of Child Through Compromise
and Petition Is Dismisscd.

Maud A. Brown. Is years old. was the
cause Of a habeas corpus proceeding which
was begun in the Circuit Court yesterday
and dismissed several hours later.
The suit was brought in the interest OF the
Christian Orphans Home at No si5 ALBERT
avenue against Doctor E. Brinkman, OF No.
a152 Olive street. at whose place the girl
mas been stopping. and where she gave
birth TO a child on June Z.
She stated. it is said, that a man who
hefriended her the cause of her ruin,
but he, it is claimed. accused relative.
According 10 the statements Of Doctor
Brinkman and his attorneys. Cunningham
d Neurer. the girl was adopted to the
Christian Orphans Home by her father, ].
Robert Brown. who lives near Hardy. Ark.
Her mother is dead. Brown also placed two
other children, younger than the girl. IN
the home.
The three children were placed with fam
flies by the home. Maud was given on pro-
baton to a family in Illinois on March e.
1871. it Is stated. She had been in the home
about ten months. Reports were sent 10
me nome, = is claimed. that she was well
cared Tor and was attending school,
Doctor Brakeman stated sne was brought
to his place for treatment April IL last
The habeaS corpus matter came up be-
fore Judge Mcdonald at o'clock. Doctor
Brinkman YVES present with the girl and
his attorneys. Lee W. Grant, the homes
lawyer; ana representative of the home
were also present.
The attorneys asked the Indulgence of
the court for short time. stating the mat
ter might be settled. Judge Mcdonald re-
tired to his private office and the parties
10 the case held consultation. Judge Nc
Donald was then notified that an agree
ment had been reached and that the case
would be withdrawn.
II was stated that the girl expressed a
wlsh to go TO an aunt living in Madison
III, ana II was agreed that she be surren-
d,red TO the home, with the understanding
that she be turned over to her aunt
AT the home last night it was stated that
the girl and her child were still under con-
tiol of the institution. Miss Tena William
son; matron, said that the young mother
add peen sent TO the Illinois family by or
der or the Board of Directors
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-23
TO RESTRAIN TICKET BROKERS.
b. 4 o. Railroad Applies for In
junction in Federal Court.

The Baltimore and Southwestern Railway
Company yesterday. through its attorneys.
Cfaries Ciafiin Allen and johnson G. Rich
ards. filed petition In the United States
Circuit Court asking the court to issue A
proEibitive writ restraining eleven firms OF
ticket brokers In the city from buying or
selling nontransferable tickets issued bv
the complainant company.
The brokers who are made defendants in
the railroad company's petition are Ben
nett Wasserman. Claud & Schubach Simon
Steiner. Billings & Leonard. F. T. Glider
sleeve, George L. Hirt. j. j. Cafrrey, Schu-
bnch & Sugg, Herman & Schubach. Robert
NtCluskey and Walter s. Clinton, ali do
Ing business in St. Louis
The petition cites that on account of the
worlds Fair a large increase Of railroad
passenger traffic will accrue to the COM
pialnant company; that ON account of this
event reduced rates have been granted by
the b. & o. S-W; that If the railroad
ticket brokers were allowed to deal in
will result to the company.
The company also alleges that because Of
the dealings OF the ticket brokers it has not
been able to give stopover privileges in st
Louis. although earnestly reeue sted to do 20
by the Worlds Fair officials and the bust
ness ;,,d men 1oS Of St Louis. This demand. the
is the desire Of the company TO grant such
privileges if 1t can secure from the Federal
Court the protection which is necessary to
protect its business from loss
The petition accordingly asks that tenn
porary writ issue restraining the ticket
brokers named from buying and selling the
nentrans s able tickets issued by the com
clude all who knowingly do what the order
prohibits or who aid and abet in violating
tho courts restraining order
No order can be issued in this case before
August II, as Judge Adams is absent from
the city. The writ is made returnable
September I, when the brokers will be re-
ouired to show cause why the injunction
should not issue permanently.
Grimn Excursion to Arcadia, NO., SI.x5
Sunday. July rs. 1903, via Iror, Mountain
route. Train leaves Union Station $50
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-07-23
INSANITY PLEA is SUSTAINED.
Jury Decides Joseph Matthews Is
Mentally Deranged.

Twelve jurors in the case of Joseph Mat
thews. who appeared before Judge Douglas
yesterday morning charged with larceny.
were not long in deciding that he is in
sane after seeing him have an epieptic fit
In the witness chair.
Doctor f. C.. Runge. superintendent Of the
Insane Asylum. testified that in his opin-
ion Matthews Is insane. A charge of grand
larceny has been made against Matthews
and an indictment returned. Judge Clai-