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The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-30
Prominent Pennsylvanian Dead.

Wilkesbarre, IA, July "a Hon.
Charles A. Miner, former president Of
the State Millers' association, and one
Of the most prominent citizens Of
northeastern Pennsylvania. died at his
home In this city Saturday Of COM
plication Of diseases. aged q years.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-30
STOCK MARKET
Still EXCITED
Opening e Wild and Excited But
Better Tone Than Antici-
pated Prevails.
FEAR OF HoRE FAILURES
CAUSES HEAVY SELLING

statement OF Banks Il Reasonably
Good, Showing Increase In surplus
Reserves-No Additional News Re-
garding Fridays Failures-Fornal
ATTACHMENTS Made.
The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1903-07-30
People Are Excluded from st. Pet
,er's and Pope's Remains Are
Prepared for Interment.
THOUSANDS Of PERSONS ESTIMATED
TO HAVE VIEWED REMAINS:
Reception Given by the Sacred Col
leTe to Diplomats at which Pontin
IL Eulogixed-Ring Of the Fisher
man Reported to Have Mysterious
" DISAPPEARED.

Rome, July 27.-On the stroke Of mid
day, as the noon gun from the castle Of
st. Angelo was fired, the lying in state
Of the body Of Pope Leo XIII. came
quietly to an end, and those few who
still fingered at the gates Of the chapel
of the Sacrament, in st. Peters, were
ordered to leave and some 200 or 300
persons, including Cardinal Goossens,
who arrived from Mechlin just in time,
passed slowly out of st. Peters into the
sunlit piazza and the worlds last fare
well to the great pope was over. Ten
minutes later Italian infantry and
gendarmes poured out Of the basilica
and lined up on the steps in imposing ar
ray. The outer gates were then closed
and the body Of the late pope was left
to the tender care Of those who had
watched by Leo XIII. in his lifetime.
The preparations for Saturday evenings
interment we're Immediately COM
menced.
While the bells Of the basilica rang
out their daily melodious noon chorus
the troops formed in column and were
marched to the barracks. Their historic
incursion into vatican territory ended
without the slightest friction. It is esti-
mated that $4,000 people passed the
catafalque since Thursday morning.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04
Ton Angelic,

There was a certain young minister
in Maine who on his first charge was
called upon to preach funeral sermon
over woman. 1t was his first funeral
sermon, and he laid himself out to
make an impression and succeeded.
The woman had had her faults, but
the minister forgot them. This was TO
be expected, but he extolled her so
highly that the poor bereaved husband,
sitting there listening, couldn't recog
nize her by the description. Finally, In
n glowing peroratlon, he pictured God
and the archangels and the angels and
NIL the hosts of the redeemed joyously
forming q parade to welcome TO heaven
this zone of the very best Of all WON
en-" The husband could stand 1t nc
longer. and, leaping up, interrupted
him with reckoning hand. gasping out
mo, no, elder. Not quite that! She
was only bout middlin'."
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04

1t was said OF Barry, the player. tnal
he had voice which might lure a bird
from q tree and at the same time al
address and manner the most prepos-
sessing and concihating. The Quinn
theater OF which he was proprtesos
failed, and he was considerably iadesi'
ed to his actors, musicians, etc AEaaag
others. the master carpenter called a.
Barry's house and was clAzzsssss L
demanding his money. Barr. wAo w'Es
III at the time. came 20 TIE essa 90 sos
stairs and asked what was TIE -ssfss'-
Matter enough replied tss c1-Tss,z-
ter. Il want my usorey and c2z't -
it,
Don't be iu 4 passsoa." s&9t Barry
do me the favor TO walk upstairs. 4
you please. and we VIII speak rPoa tSs
business"
Not I. Mr.. Barry said the csFps1-
ter. You owe me E1OO already, and
If | come up you will owe me 200 be
fore leave you"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04
TIE LAMBERTVILLE RECORD
WEDNESDAY, FEB. A, 1908.
COVERED DISHES.
The Reason They Were introduced
During the Middle Ages.

The Reason They Were Introduced
During the Middle Ages.
From the days when our ancestors
took their food In their hands and ate
It with as little ceremony as a dog
gnaws a bone to the present time or
elaborate dinners Is long step, but
gradual one. 1t was number OF CEN
turtles before dishes of any kind were
used, and knives and forks as adjuncts
to eating are later still. The fear OF
poison which haunted the mind OF
every person of quality during the MID
die ages gave rise to certain curious
customs and even to certain supersu-
tions. When dishes are now served
covered, It Is understood that 1t Is
merely for the purpose of keeping them
warm. This was not, however, the
principal reason why they were not
served covered during the dark ages.
1t was the fear that poison might be
introduced Into them surreptitously
between the kitchen and the table
where they were to be served to the
kings or the lords or even to persons
of inferior rank.
The covers were not removed till the
master of the house had taken his
place. All dishes afterward served
were brought on the table in the same
manner. 1t was the custom originally
when the dishes were uncovered foi
some of the servants to first partake
of them, but this custom was after
ward In part replaced by the servants
touching the food with one Of several
objects which were regarded as infaiii'
bic preseryatives against poison.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04
Where Iron Is Sacred.

Among the Baralongs, a great Afrt-
can people, iron is a sacred object. They
are expert workers in metal, which they
still smelt from its native ore by the
most primitive methods ever devised by
man. This art was to them In former
DAYS a source of wealth. influence and
power, and the legend Is that when
people did not know the value Of the
stones found In their brooks wise
man" saw a vision. The spirit Of his
chief stood beside him and said, Cath
err stones and burn them to make
spears" The sage thought 1t was a
dream and that the chief was hungry,
SO he sacrificed an OK. But the vision
returned, and the chief looked sorrow
full. He stood a long time and at last
said:
"My son, why do you not obey your
father? Go to the river. gather stones
and make a hot fire. After that you
will see iron with your eyes"
The sage was greatly frightened and
feared some calamity, but dared not re-
fuse. When he had made d hot fire,
iron came out Of it, and then he knew
the chief had taken pity on his chill
dren. He told hts son the secret before
he died, but he was a vain coxcomb
and, wishing to show his own wisdom,
made iron In the presence Of strangers,
and 80 the secret of the art was lost to
his tribe. but they hive always conttn-
ued to regard iron as sacred above all
other metals.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04
POULTRY POINTERS.

Everything In the poultry house
should be dry.
Ducks win not thrive Oh sloppy food
nor on eornneal alone
Boiled potatoes. ,urnips nnd other
vegetables may be fed 10 ducks 70 al
vantage.
A good food for fattenIng fow!s can
be made By mixing corhmeai with
mashed potatoes and milk.
In dry picking poultry the picking
must be done while the fowl Is warm
as scon as possible after the fowl IL
killed
The nests should never be fastened 10
the porltry house in such a way that
they cannot be readily removed and
cleaned
Fowls are very fond OF raw yegeta-
bles. Beets. carrots. turnips and espe-
c!ally cabbage may be fed TO advan-
tage. The best plan is to chop them
fine.
A dressed fowl may be made to look
plump by dipping 1t for ten seconds In
water that Is nearly boiling hot and
then holding it until chilled In cold
water.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04

william r. Travers, the New York
city broker, on one occasion desired to
go to an address in suburban Brooklyn,
but, being unacquainted with the local
ity, accosted a stranger and asked d.
rections. 1t so happened that the stran-
ger suffered and stammered quite as
badly as Travers. who after the man
had made two or three Intellectual at
tempts to answer grew angry under
the impression he was being Knocked
and holly inquired:
"How d-d.dare you t-t-try to m-m-mock
me?"
"Ex-ex-excuse MINER exclaimed the
stranger. II have an im-im-impedi-
ment In m-my s-s-s-speech."
"Oh, I s-s-s-eew stammered Travers,
the look of anger giving way to look
of sympathetic concern. "W-w-why
d-d-don't you g-g-go s-s-see D-d-doctor
S-s-smith? He occurred NINE. Phil
adelphia Times.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04
HAD no WAIT A LITTLE.
The Reason Lizzie Could Not Marry
Ted on the instant.


Ted on the Instant.
Late In the sixties actors still had
their costumes carried to and from the
theater In champagne baskets by the
basket boy" and the very first ard
most important duty of the actor or
actress after rehearsal was to get the
basket ready and place 1t outside tho
door; then only one might feel free.
Well, Cupid had been taking a little
fiier behind the scenes, and young
comedian had been stricken with love
for bit of girl who danced between
the first play and the farce. One day
he saw the old leader of the orchestra
tap her cheek with his bow, and the
awful familiarity was too much to be
endured silently. He walked home
with her, and In the boarding house
hall he spoke. A minister's name was
mentioned, number, street, some
thing about license. Nothing seemed
very clear except his love and his de-
sire to get married at once, at once!
"Oh, Lizzie, will you marry mef Dear
little Lizzie, will your he implored.
And Lizzie, who was about the height
of a nine-year-old child, but was full
sixteen, very pink and very pleased
looked coyly up. then modestly down
and answered, I'm awfully glad you
love me, Ted, but but, really You
snow, you'll have to walt a litter
Down went Ted's face. "WaitF be
cried In a tragic voice. Wait! Coco
kingdom! Why? What fort How
long7" And Lizzie with wide, reproach-
full blue eyes, said, why, Ted, you
know well enough you'll have to war
till get my basket ready"-Clara Nor
ris In McClure's Magazine.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04

In George I.'s reign It was the bound
en- duty Of the mistress OF country
house to carve for her guests Ell
quette demanded it Of her, and no one
might relieve her OF her arduous task,
not even the master To the latter was
only assigned the easy labor of passing
the bottle and looking OIL while each
joint was placed in turn before his wife
or daughter. as the case might be, and
by her rapidly manipulated Carving
became one OF the branches of good
feminine education, and there were pro
fessional carving masters who taught
the young ladies.
Lady Mary Wortlcy Montagu took
lessons In the art three times n week
and on her fathers public days made a
practice OF having her own dinner an
hour or two beforehand. A guest who
did not receive his portion from his
hostess own fair hands would have
considered himself much aggricved.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04
ono OF Herrmann's Tricks.


Not many months before his death
Alexander Hermann, the magician, was
Q guest at the famous but now defunct
Whitechapel club, the rendezvous Of
Chicago Bohemians. On the night In
question q venerable japanese priest
was present. In the course Of a few
tricks Hermann picked up deck of
cards and asked some one to select a
card. The seven of clubs was the card
drawn from the pack, and 1t was shown
to the spectators, but not to the magi-
clan. The card was replaced in the
deck, which was shuf1ed and then
handed to one of the spectators.
'Look through the deck, please" said
Hermann.
The holder of the Cares "a as re.
quested.
"Is the card that was & N In the
packT' asked the wizard.
"No, SIR" answered the spectator.
"What was the cardY'
'aThe seven Of clubs"
"weli, gentlemen" said Hermann.
"if one Of you will kindly unlace the
prelate's shoe you will find the card
that has vanished from the pack"
After smiling protest the Japanese
priest unlaced his shoe, and there. to
the amazement Of all. was found the
seven spot of clubs.-Rochester Post
Express.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04

An elderly lady who lives in her own
house at Buttes Chaumont, Paris, has
discovered that spiders are peculiarly
appreciative OF music. She has made
great pets Of them. and her house is full
Of spiders of all kinds, on whom she
spends her time and fortune.
Her proteges are lodged In large,
airy room, where she has provided ev-
cry necessary support for their differ
cnt webs. Her great favorites are Inn
mense black spiders, which, with their
hairy legs and great bodies, look very
repulsive to others
When she Is inclined to show or their
capabilities for music, she surrounds
herself with circle OF water to keep
on their too delicate attentions and
plays slowly, softly and in a minor key
ON the harp. From all corners Of the
room the spiders run toward her, lis
tening with evident pleasure. but should
she strike up noisy, gay, inharmoni'
Gus strain they scamper back to their
holes as though disgusted.
A curious fact In connection with this
story In that the lady bears the birth
mark Of a spider.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04
The Periods of Growth.

Children born between September
and February are. some authorities
state. not as tall as those born in sum-
msr and spring months, and the growth
Of children is much more rapid from
March TIL August The extremities
grow rapidly up to the sixteenth year;
then there 10 slow growth until the
thirtieth year. The legs chiefly grow
between the tenth and seventeenth
years. Comparing the general results.
IL appears that there are six periods Of
growth. The first extends up TO the
sixth or eighth year and L. one Of very
rapid growth; the second period, from
eleven TO fourteen years. growth ID
slow; the third period. from sixteen to
seventeen: the fourth period shows a
SLOW growth up TO the age OF thirty for
height, Up to fifty for chest girth; the
fifth period is one Of rest. the sixth q
decrease IN the body.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04
THE BURTON GHOST.
1t Scared the Intrepid Explorer and
Killed His Dog.

1T Scared the Intrepid Explorer and
Killed His Dog.
Where was there a drawer man.
wonder, than Sir Richard Burton?
Once, though, his face paled and his
breath came in gusts. A ghost did it. OF
course, and this was the manner OF It:
Burton was told OF a house in London,
quite a poor sort of house, by the way,
which was said to be haunted. Il do
not believe It," replied Burton. Then he
was told that it was specially terri
BILE kind of ghost, and he said he didn't
believe that either. He would go and
see. To the empty house (the three last
tenants had been found dead in bed,
and such things get talked about went
Burton with friend and dog. Come
I'D with me-" said be to his friend, and
at his own request the companion
locked Burton in the room and took the
KEY down with him. II shall be all
right here; I've got my dog, too the
great traveller whispered confidently.
However, If l ring, get ready to come
I'D, and should ring twice-well, come
quickly"
The friend waited as he was bid. Min
utes passed like hours. His eyes were
glued on the bell hanging motionless. A
long wait. Full of foreboding, he was
on the point Of breaking the conditions
and going up to prospect, when the bell
did ring. And before he had tackled
the first flight of stairs 1t pealed out
again and Up those stairs he rushed,
two and three steps at time, you may
be sure To open the door was the
work Of an instant, and then into his
arms reeled Burton, almost dead with
terror. 1.-THE place Is accursed." he
gasped. What have you seen2" begged
the friend. Bcrton's head shook. mo,
no." he cried. MY poor dogs dead.
I'm almost palsied with fright. More
than that, no, no, cannot tell you"
Now, this is quite true. and the house
was Immediately afterward pulled
down. What did Burton seer No one
knows. He is dead now. poor fellow,
and no one ever will. The three tenants
could tell us, but terror and death came
together to them.-London Taller.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04
A chnmeIeon,x Tongue.

The tongue of the chameleon is won
derfully extenslle and extensible, says
naturalist. BY the former word
mean the distance 1t can be thrown
out OF the mouth BY the latter word
Its own elongatlon Is inferred, for
am sure there Is not space sufficient In
the lower part of the mouth to accom-
MEDIATE the eight Inch tongue which
can be thrown out unless It is greatly
contracted again. We know that 1t lies
folded" In the mouth but 1t folds into
very small space, and when | have
held chameleon's mouth wide open
TO try to get sight of this remark
able member it lies 30 compactly In
the loose lower lip that to see 1t Is next
to impossible.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04

C,orded Truuka.

Trunks corded instead Of strapped
are thought by some theatrical mana
gers to be fatal to the interests OF their
companies. 81 can't have any hang
mans ropes among my people," ex-
claimed one well known farce comedy
manager on noticing cords upon one Of
the trunks belonging to a lady he had
just brought at large expense from east
to west. And such horror had he Of
the ''hoodoo'' effect upon his company,
We're q woman addicted to such meth
DDS to remain q member Of II, that he
quietly paid the astonished newcomer
two weeks salary, adding her fare
back to New York by way Of compen-
sation for discharging her.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04

speaking Of pulpit Jokes" church
goer remarked, 81 have yet to hear n
better one than that on a reverend gen
tleman of a small congregation in the
city. He is a fine preacher. man
along in years, loved and revered by
his flock. His pulpit utterances never
verge upon levtty Of any sort. He abb
hors a resort to humor In church.
zone Sunday evening he was speak
ing to his congregation about Mrs.
Jones, one Of the prominent women OF
his church, who had gone south for her
health. In his previous remarks he
had, with feeling, referred to Mrs.
Smith, who had recently left this world
for better one.
HE startled his hearers by saying:
I have Just received letter from Mrs.
Smith. She says 1t is very warm
where she is now
Shocked at the audible litter In the
staid congregation, the good man paus-
ed, looked blank and then gasped, I
meant from Mrs. JONES' and hastily
announced the hymn" - New York
Telegram.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04

OF n pretentous but not well read
dame OF the Victorian period Lady Bull
wer used to relate this incident:
The conversation turned on literature
one day, and this lady, who aimed at
forming salon, got rather out OF her
depth.
who ia this Dean Swift they are
talking aboutf" she whispered at last
to Lady Bulwer. II should like TO in
yite him TO one OF my receptions"
"Alas, madam" answered Lady Bull
wer. "the dean did something that has
shut him out OF society"
Dear me! Whit was thatf'
well, about n hundred years ago he
died"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04

People who marry while very young
are apt to find out when it is too late
that they have made the greatest mis-
take in their lives and that, though 1t
may seem very sweet to marry the
first and only love-" this same first
love" is the very last person in the
world that they ought to have married.
Some, indeed, may advise couples to
marry before they are out Of their teens
and settle down before the distractions
Of the world can attempt to shake their
allegiance to each other, but this set
Ting down too often proves to be
mere temporary phase and is followed
by an unsettled condition that lasts for
the rest of their unhappy lives. Sec
ond thoughts are often best in love.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04

II think the most penurious man
ever knew" remarked the man in the
macintosh, "was old Hewligus. He
smoked his cigars to the last half inch,
chewed the stumps and used the ashes
for snuff, but he wasn't satisfied even
then and gave up the habit"
what forY" asked the man with the
big Adams apple.
He couldn't think of any way to
utilize the moke."-Chlcago Tribune.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04


CELSIUS was Roman physician who
fiourishsd ia the third century. He
was a follower Of Hippocrates and
wrote various books on medicine. One
OF his prescriptions IL for consumption
and. strange enough, II IL quite In ac-
cord with modern methods In some re-
spects. Hs says: AS soon as a man
finds himself splitting and hacking on
rising 10 the morning he should imme-
diately take possession Of COW and
60 high up into the mountains and live
on the fruit OF that cow" Although
he knew nothing OF the cause Of phthi.
sis. be had observed that good living,
out Of door life, lots OF sunshine and an
abundance Of milk and cream were abb
solutely essential AZ prerequisites for
treatment.--Journal Of Hygiene.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04

When an editor makes n mistake In
his paper all the world sees 1t and
calls him liar. When a private cit-
zen makes mistake, nobody knows II
except few friends, and they come
around and ask the editor to keep II
out OF the paper. When the private
citizen dies, the editor is asked to write
up all his good qualities and leave out
the Ind When the editor dies, the
private citizen will say. Now that old
liar will get his deserts. Cleveland
(0kla1 Triangle.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04
Didn,t Need IL.

A book canvasser went into barber
shop and asked the proprietor II he
could sell him an encyclopedia.
What's thatT" asked the barber.
"lt's book that contains lnforma-
ton on every subject in the world"
There was a victim In the chair, and
he put In feebly, HE doesn't need it,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04
The S.ELarge School Of Shorthand TypeHrltlnS
OFFERS EDUCATIONAL ADVANTAGES THAT ARE
DISTINCTLY FIRST-CLASS

The principal of this school brings to
his work vide practi cal exper ence as a ste
noerapher, and exceptional ability as amin
structor back ed by es taolished reputation
for doing
THOROUGHLY, sKILLFULLY, AND CoNsCIENTIoUsLY
all he under takes to do.
For Ell ehteen Years cipal Teacher Of
the Shor thand Depar tment of the Stewart bust
ness College. Has prepar ed more success full
S tenogr aphers than any teacher that has ever
tau ght teno raphy in this section Of the
country.
Advantages that pos lively guaranteed
the s tudent:
Hi Oh CIR ade Techni cal ms truction,
Every possible personal encour cement,
Shor thand pr epar alton that wi IL meet the
r equ ements Of the better paying positions
in the bus mess communi ty.
Prospects flatterine. Seating capacity
/ imi ted
Now s the time enroll
School term begins Monday, Sept. /, 1902
For fur thor par tt culars, address
S. E. LARGE, Principal,
S. Broad St. Trenton, NJ j.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04
The black Can,

The black cap has 10 specific relation
TO the hanging of n criminal. Its sin
lister reputation. It's color and the fact
that Il Judge when pronouncing CAPT
tai sentence always wears 1t have com
bincd TO attach to II n meaning and
symbolism which 1t does not possess
1t is really nothing more than a parl
If the full dress Of a judge-Genealog
lcal Magazine
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04

A dealer In pet birds was visited by a
customer who suffered and wanted to
buy parrot which took his fancy
The salesman was an lrishman who
had just been employed by the dealer.
The customer said, Du-du-does that
parrot TIA ta- talk good z"
We'll" replied the Irish salesman.
''it be did not talk better than you ]
would wiring bis neck on -