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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-07-22
The nnIiIer,s OIL.

what is the rnttlcsnake's rattle
for?' asked the 700 keeper.
at is call" he resumed, answer
Ing his own question. The rattle
snake with IT calls his mate. A man
was telling me the other day that he
studied the rattle question last year in
the west He said IL is mainly as Il
call that the rattle is used, though diff
ferent sounds can be made with it, and
these sounds appear to have different
meanings.
"0nce this man saw seven hogs at
tack rattlesnake. The reptile began
TO fight pluckily. and while he fought
he ratified loud and long Three other
snakes came with great speed and
courage to his aid. A dreadful battle
followed The snakes, though they
fought well, We're all killed
''Thc rattle Is also said to charm or
hypnotic birds, so that the snake can
seize them easily, but In this story my
friend doesn't take much stock IT'S
as call, lac says, that the rattle Is
used most II love call generally, with
which the male snake summons his
mate. Philadelphia Record.
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A Lincoln Joke.

One of I.incolns visitors in the early
days Of his administration says:
lie walked into the corridor with
us, and, as he babe us goodhy and
thanked - for what he had told him,
he again frightened UP for n moment
and asked him In an abrupt kind of
way, laying his hand rs he spoke with
a queer but not uncIvil familiarity on
his shoulder, You haven't such thing
MS postmaster in your pocket. have
YOU
- stared nj him In establishment
and thought II little In alarm, ms If he
suspected Il sudden attack of insanity.
Then Mr.. Lincoln went on: You see, 1t
seems 10 be Kind of unnatural that you
shouldn't have nj least II postmaster In
your pocket. Everybody I've seen for
days past hns had foreign ministers
and collectors and all kinds, and l
thought you couldn't haVe got In here
without having nj least postmaster
get into Your pocket . The True
Abraham Lincoln"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-07-22
SCIENCE AND OLD AGE.
Man should Live Long Enough (,
Welcome, Not Dread, Death

Welcome, Not Dread, Death.
From twenty to fifty man should
live for himself and his family, from
fifty TO 100 for science and humanity
and after n hundred for the state. Hon
ored, useful, In full possession of all
his faculties at siXscore years and ten,
the graybeard OF the approaching flu
ture Will be among the most envtable
Of mankind, for thc fear of death Is
Sn alteration.
The fact Is that only one man In
million at present dies Il natural death.
We should live till no years of age. A
man who expires Mt seventy or eighty
Is the victim of accident, cut off in the
flower of his days, and he unconscious
~ rescnts being deprived of the fifty
years or So which nature owes him.
Leave him little longer and III due
time he Will desire to die, as n child at
dusk desires to sleep. The sandman
will pass
All our Instincts drop from us one by
one. The child cries for mothers milk
The idea of such an aiment Is repug-
uuiit " tiie uuuils L Ht htSlltS tOI
sweets, for play for love and lovemak-
ing, for long walks and adventures are
all impulses that have their day and
pass. and the wish to live is an in
stinct which fails also with safety.
Only Mt present none of us lives long
enough to be satlntc with days-Pro-
fessor Metehnikoffs studies In HUI
man Nature"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-07-22
The Day After.

1t IL strange omission that the
day after supreme and epoch making
period of time, should have failed to
receive the homage which Is Its just
prerogntive.
DE Quincy. in his powerful bit of
word painting entitled "The Knocking
at the Gate." dwells on the thought
that In Macbeth the climax of the
tragedy, the moment most truly
fraught with terror, Is not the one in
which occurs the murder of Duncan,
or when the guilty pair nerve them
selves for Its accomplishment, but the
moment when the first knocking at the
gate Is heard. With that summons
from without comes an instant and
terrible rcalizat ton of what has taken
place. In that moment of horror Is
condensed all the meaning of past
crime and future retributIon ms In Il
lightning flash
The magnitude of what has happened
cannot be measured until the first
touch of reaction has been felt We
cannot tell what has really occurred
till the dry after. Atlantic.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-07-22

made man with Il sort OF pick me up
education. l don't suppose Id know Il
Gainsborongh from Natter IL | saw
them walking down the street together.
! reckon know the points of cayuse
and | can tell pay ore when | see It,
but that happens To he my business.
So far as | can make ii out, there's
just one point in my favor there
couldn't any man love you more than
do, dear I'll have to rest my case on
that, Id make you happy If II were in
me"
Miss Huntly leaned forward and put
her chin In her hand Her gray eyes
We're troubled and her forehead fur
rowed. She looked quite cool, though
her heart thumpcd madly.
I'm ashamed of myself. always
thought that Il girl ought 10 know her
own heart have no patience with
myself" she said
do YOU mean
Il mean that | don't know, Mr.. Mad
dox. like you more than any man
| ever met and In n different way, but
Ill npt SuIt TUT
From farther up the canyon there
came mighty roar. Maddox grew
white beneath the tan. lie gave the
girl his hand and lifted her to her feet.
Come. run for your life" he com
manded hoarsely and she, looking In
his face, wondered ut the sudden
change.
They reached the bank and raced for
the sides of the gorge that shut them
in. Up the precipitous cliffs they clam
bered, his arm round her waist, cling
Ing to scrub brush or flaming golden
rod as chance happened. In another
instant the great wall of water lcaped
into sight round the bend in The gorge
and tore hungriy ut them. Maddox
felt the almost irresistible suction, but
hung desperately to II slender qunklng
aspen with one hand while the other,
still encrcling the girl, clutched Mt IL
point of rock The water caught fierce
ly ut them, tore their footing from I'M
der them, beat against them with II
force hardly to be denied But Mad
doX knew the struggle was for the life
he most valued on earth, for If the cur
rent once swept them away they would
surely be beaten to pieces ON the rocks
Il cant hold on longer" she told
him.
you must he bade her stcrnly
Just another minute girl"
How long that minute was he never
knew, but at last the water from the
cloudburst had spent It's force and fall
On away from them Together they
worked slowly up the elin' To n great
abutting rock, and on this the girl sat,
almost fninting with fatigue and eX.
element There was still n great fear
In her fuce. She held her hands out
To Maddox.
"Don't let me go. am afraid" she
said. Then again, shivoring, Il nm
afraid, Jim"
His eyes shone ITS all right now,
Helen. The danger is past. I'll stand
by you, little woman"
He put his arm around her and kissed
her hair. She, stlll trembling, snug
gled closer In his arms
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-07-22

1t is difficult TO lay down IA regimen
ior indiscriminate adoption. A diet
that would prove one persons making
would very likely unmake another.
This much is certain, woman does
not require as much food rs a man,
nor does a clerk in a store require the
same amount and quality Of food ms
day laborer, A business woman
may not eat SO much as n man, but
her needs are as great in point Of
quality and regularity of food.
Brain workers should eat fish, eggs,
cream, fruits and whole wheat bread.
They should eat enough of such food,
be they men or women, but they
should never overeat of anything
An intelligent idea Of our physical
make up and of the nutrtivc value OF
different foods would preclude much
recourse to doctors for advice when
we are overtaken with Indigestion or
biliousness American Queen
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-07-22
rnn sn,nlI In nhex


When certain couple were married
the wife was sixteen years old and big
md buxom. The husband was two
years her senior, but slim to thinness
and not UP to the average in height.
Ten years passed, and the couple got
along as we'll as many couples do. but
the wife WIS hard TO manage. With
the flight of TINA si.= ,yso,s.s ialscI,
while her theoretical lord and master
added not an inch 10 iifs stature nor an
ounce TO his weight. One day he want
ed her to do something, and she re-
fused. Mt first quietly, then vehemently
and finally cXplosively. "Fll not do II, ;"
she declared. and I'd like TO see you
make me"
"But, Maria" expostulated her hus-
band, when you married me didn't you
promise TO obey me-"
Il did" she replied. Then, sizing up
his dlmInutvc proportions, she added,
But expected you'd grow"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-07-22
How ia Make Pine Woods.

Farmers In the White mountains
have discovered, or learned, what farm
crs elsewhere are slow TO ascertain. 1t
Is that If you lop off the lower limbs of
balsams when they are young the
limbs will not grow again. Thus the
tree as lumber will be improved. 1t
win be frccr of knots.
Certain hotel owners, desiring pine
nnds near their hotels on account of
henlthfulness asked government for
ester how 10 get them. The reply was:
cut off the hard woods, then turn the
cattle in to pasture for three years.
That will keep down the shoots Of the
hard woods, and the pines. which cat
tie avoid, will grow up, and their
needles viii keep down other growths."
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-07-22
A BIT OF PANTOMlME.
Max OHeII's Opinion of Four Peo-
pies Given Ia Gestures.

pies Given in Gestures.
when Max O'Ren came TO Montreal
some years ago, said man from that
city To n Detroit Journal contributor,
1--WE fixed UP n little joke ON him. We
had noticed how gracefully he could
unite Il cnustic criticism with complI-
ment, faculty that enabled him to
say the sharpest things without offend
Ing the people he was crltIcising. We
We're going 10 put The faculty to test.
I'VE had him lunch with us, and
there We're nj the table besides himself
an Englishman, Il Scotchman an Irish.
man and French Canadian. When
we got our guest Off his guard we de
mandcd an honest opinion of the differ
ent races we represented. As the opin-
ion had to be given In the presence of
all four, the situation for him was a
rather delicate one. But II never seem
ed to trouble him and he gave his opin-
ion without moments hesitation.
1.-THE SCotchman,' he said, and lie
| clinchcd his right hand tightly and
pretended to try TO force II open with
his left. The Engishman'-- and he
went through the same performance,
opening the hand at the end ufter an
apparent struggle. THE lrishmnn'-
and he held out his hand wide open,
with the palm upward. The French
man and he made n motion with
both hands ms If he were cmptying
them on the table.
"Thcrc WAS not word of explnna-
tion. but we all understood thoroughly
and had a hearty laugh. Max 0'Rell
had maintained his reputation"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-07-22

The little japanese acrobat, in his
short robe of black embroidered with
gold dragons, walked slowly up the
slanting wire cable to the very roof OF
the circus tent. There he paused "A mo
ment, and then swish, swish, swish
he slid smoothly and gracefully down
the steep wire 10 the ground, Elcyat
Ing his voice above the loud applause
an old circus man said: That sliding
trick has never been learned by Eu-
ropcan. It's trick that the laps alone
do If you watched our little friend you
noticed that he always kept the wire
between his big toe and the second toe.
When he Slid, the wire WAS between his
toes That Is the way the Japanese
learn to walk the wire, but we English
and Americans can't learn 10 walk in
that way because our toes have not the
same suppleucss and strength. Our
toes, confined for generations in un-
nyglenic, tight, heavy leather boots,
have no muscle and no mobility. TO
slide down wire requires well dcyel
oped toes first of all, We therefore,
cant match the Japs In this SNOWY,
telling and difficult feat" ihiladel-
phla Record
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-07-22
Watering Plants.

Watering Is an eXaeting labor, and
yet half of ii Is usually unnecessary
The reasons why II is unnecessary nro
Two the soil Is so shalloWly prepared
that the roots do not strike deep
| enough; we waste the moisture by al
lowing the soil To become hard, thereby
setting up capillary connection with
the atmosphere and letting the water
escape.
See how moist the soil Is In spring
Mulch II 50 that the moisture Will not
evaporate Mulch II with II garden
rake, by keeping the soil loose and dry
on top This loose, dry soil Is the
mulch. There viii he the moisture
underneath. Save water rather than
add it, Then when you dc have TO
water the plants go Mt IT ms If You
meant IT, DO not dribblc Wet the
soil clear through Wet IT at dusk or
IN cloudy weather Before the hot sun
strikes ii renew your mulch or supply
mulch of fine Hitter More plants are
spoiled by sprinkling than by drought
Bear In mind that watering Is only Il
special practice; the general practice Is
to SO fit and maintain the ground that
the plants will not need watering
Country Life In America.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-07-22

Mr.. Frog has an enormous mouth for
his size, and If we were TO put II finger
inside II we would find that he has Il
row of teeth In the upper jaw and that
his soft white tongue. unlike our own,
is attached In front and Is free behind.
When he wishes TO cnteh any insect he
throws out the free end of the tongue,
then draws 1t In SO rapidly that 1t Is
difficult 10 see whether he has been
successful or not. AS the tongue Is
coated with gummy fluid, the insect
sticks TO 1t and Is carried back into the
mouth which closes upon it like the
door of n tomb. Frogs, however, are
not limited to one mode of feeding.
They often leap open mouthed upon
larger prey, which includes besides in
sccts small fish, mice, small ducklings,
pollwogs and tiny frogs. - Woman's
Home Companion
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day She said.
u know that l SHALL and there was
a strange look ON his dark, handsome
face.
Il will think of it when get lonely"
she said slowly, as if half to herself.
DO you ever get lonely?" he asked.
Sometimes. | think that there is
no place where u person can get as
lonely as in a large city. OF course
have my work. but there are times
when feel 1t very much.' Her voice
trsmbled In spite of herself. There"
she exclaimed suddenly. You are the
first person to whom | have ever ac-
knowledged that | ever got lonely" she
laughed
He leaned over and brushed fallen
leaf from her hat.
You see, this has been my one day
of, and ii has spoiled me. l do not
often give up Il day to pleasure"
They were silent for few minutes.
Cheer after cheer went up from the
crowd as the brilliant fireworks shot
high In the air, but they did not seem
to see them.
"pe you know that"-he suddenly
! paused Il Will get lonely too when !
am on my ranch and think of you here,
and l just can't 70 home without you.
| There il Is OUT he said impulsively.
Anna, won't You go with me? | have
never cared for any one before, but l
think | have been loving you for years.
| have known II for Il long time. l
| heard So much about you and | learned
To love your picture. but when | got
here | could not summon up courage
enough TO call. know that am alb
rupt and not used Ia society; but, Anna.
will you marry me and 20 home with
me? do love YOU"
1t WIS nearly dark, and those around
We're taking care of their own affairs.
lie leaned close to her. Il know that
it is great deal to ask you To give up
everything here and go ON IL ranch but
| will try 10 take good care of you and
do all that | can To make you happy"
he said pleadingly.
She did not answer lie waited u
few minutes
Forgive me. Miss Reynolds" he
said. new dignity In his tone Il
must be wild to think for n moment
that you would ever dream of marry
ing me" His voice trembled. Il can't
help loving you, but you must forget II
| thank you for the pleasure that YOU
have given me today. 1t will be the
one bright spot in my life shall
often think of ii"
Still she WAS silent She was living
the years to come the days with her
books and papers. the lonely hours she
must spend and the longing that she
would feel 10 have some one to care for
her in spite of all her talk of womanly
independence. And then she seemed
to feel that protecting arm that had
been slipped ST. unceremoniously
around her in the crowd and the strong
hand that had guided her She asked
herself II it had been only for day
that she Ind been so taken care Of.
and she knew that she would miss 1t
on the morrow unless She looked
denly into her life and In whom she
felt perfect trust, who would make
her life SO different II she would only
allow him to do 50, and then she
slipped her hand IN his
I'm go with you. Phil" she whis-
| pcred II don't believe that | can get
along without you III miss you 30"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-07-22

Put your heart into the search for n
friend, freely offer assistance to any OF
the crowd who needs It, and, sooner or
Inter- you VIII find hand outstrctchcd
toward yours, and your soul Will meet
It's likeness. Do not initiate those who,
shut up in their individuality as In a
citadel. Indifferent TO all passers by, yet
send forth on the four winds Of heaven
the melancholy cry, "Thcre are no
fricndsm They do exist, be sure of 1t,
but only for those who seek, for those
deeply Interested in the search and for
those who do not remain content to
spin out the thread OF life in corner
like spiders web, intended TO catch
happiness
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-07-22

How many people landsmen, at all
events are aware that one Of the
Psalms IL often called the sailors
psalm? 1t Is Of course Psalm evil,
wherein occur the beautiful and famil-
lar words, They that go down to the
sea In ships, that do business in great
waters these see the works of the
Lord and his wonders in the deep"
The psalm Is usually read as part Of
the simple services which take place
on Sundays on ships at sea. For that
reason 1t Is known as the sailors
psalm London Chronicle.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-07-22

perhaps nothing is more uncertain
in the line of accidents than dyna
mite" said dealer in the dangerous
stuff. YOU might drop cartridge
out of your hand, and 1t would explode
and tear your body to atoms. Another
cartridge taken out of the same case
might be hurled from the top of Il tall
building and would land ON the pave
mcnt like SO much harmless wax, to
be ground up under the wheels of
heavy trucks and to be exploded with
frlghtful havoc by the soft cushion
tire of bicycle"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-07-22

as general thing says lawyer.
zone doesn't expect TO find sense of
humor in the employees Of Il prison.
Yet know OF rather catchy reply
made by prison guard to the query
Of visitor whether the existence of
the guards was not painful one.
PAINFUL echoed the guard. L
should say IL was when you consider
what number of felons we have on
nur hanIa'
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-07-22

enormous strength of Mushrooms.
\ curious instance of the wonderful
force exerted by growing vegetation Is
related in the Gardeners Magazine
This force seems all the more rcmarka-
BILE when eNcrted by light and unsub-
stantial mushrooms, but does not APP
pear 50 extraordinary when caused by
the expansion of Il hard wood tree
Sanaa haif handy ss,>,s,ss,te we've r,ow n II
frame Just cleared Of II winter crop
In the gardens of an English park an6
the lights CLOSED To hasten termination
Some days afterward signs of cracking
were observed In the brickwork, and
gradually block weighing In the ny
gregate one and one half hundred
weight was pushed out of position
After cutting out several bricks Il mass
of mushrooms was found 3 pounds
ounces In weight growing In the center
of the wall, The mycclium had run
freely in the mortar and on the inner
facc 0i the bricks.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-07-22
Not Eneouraufnu

DO you know" remarked the pessi
mist, II think | have experienced every
kind OF hard luck on the list except
hanging"
well, you shouldn't be discouraged :"
remarked the optimlst. Remember the
old adage. While there Is life there Is
hope p-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-07-22

There Is one woman poet In New
York who will read proof carefully I'M
til the edge Of recent error wears off.
She spent two days on touching
poem, the pivotal line of which read
My soul Is a lighthouse keeper
When the printer finished with II the
line read:
Ny soul is a light housekeeper.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-07-22

II IL we'll for the young man to re
member that If he finishes his educa-
ton az skilled farmer or stockman
or fruit grower there are plenty Of
places open waiting for him Mt good
pay. while If he becomes minister,
lawyer or doctor he may have to hunt
long and far to find n place and wait
long before good living Is assured. -
Rockford Register
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-07-22

Smart Passenger Here, conductor, Is
my fare. | had no desire to beat the
company, but | thought | would just
see If ! could fool you by getting busy
with this newspaper.
Conductor | saw you. but you looked
~ If you needed information good
deal worse than the company needs
money, so just let you read Balti
more American.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-07-22

Here the eminent statesman who
was debating the particulars of his
early career to the reporter paused for
n moment.
'This will be the place, think" he
said, ito insert the statement that !
don't like TO talk about myself and
that mention these fuets with evident
reluctance" p Chicago Tribune.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-07-22

The limit of masculine humiliation
has been worked in the case of Wlch-
tia man. His wife makes him wear
tucks in the sleeves of his nightgowns,
trimmed with pink ribbon so that the
baby won't know the difference when
he walks the floor with it in the night.
Kansas City Journal
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The Hehi Thing.

"What do you mean by kissing me,
Herr FrlschY
"My aunt told me 10. She told me to
come and help myself to the best thing
l could find In the Acknowledgements
Batter.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-07-22

A bit of reasoning a Ia mode de Du-
mas ascrlbed to Rossini, Il don't like
spinach, and 1t is very fortunate l
don't, because II did like 1t l should
eat II, and can't endure It,"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-07-22
A Nice Fat Ga0se

Customer entering poultry shop)-l
should Ike to see nice fat goose.
Small Boy.-Yes. sir; mother will b
In directly.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-07-22

Wherever there is authority there Is
q natural inclination to 1lsobedience.
La Junta tribune., 1903-11-11
l. J.o.. lye..m ee.r.e.

Wallace Bruce Amsbury and the
Wagner Ladies' Quartette, !. the
second attraction of the La Junta
Lyceum series, appeared at the
La Junta Theatre Monday night to
a fine and apPreciative audience.
Mr.. Amsbury is an artist in lis
particular line, his French dialect
recitations beint especially anus
ing. The mellifuous melodies Of
the Ladies' Quartette' evidently
pleased the large audience. as each
and every number received an en-.
thusiastic encore. The attractions
Of the lyceum course have been far
above the average and the pro-
moters deserve great credit and
should receive encouragement by
more liberal patronage.