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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04
THE CITY OF MEKlNEz.
Ono OF the Royal Residences of the
sultan of Morocco,


There Is no more interesting city in
Morocco than Mekinez. Founded and
built by Mulai Ismain, the tyrannlcal
sultan who reigned through the middle
of the eighteenth century, 1t still dis
plays the extraordinary buildings which
he caused to be erected, largely by the
aid of Christian slaves. Today 1t Is i'm
possible even to guess the purposes for
which many of these masses of mason
ry were constructed. Walls of great
thickness, some wide enough to drive a
carriage and pair along, are met with
In the most unexpected places, running
here parallel, here Mt right angles to
one another, and seeming as though
built for no purpose except for the en-
ployment of the vast number of forced
laborers that Mulai Ismain always kept
Mt his court. Here and there are gate
ways of great beauty, such as the deli
cate tiled gate of "Mansur el-Alj," with
its large marble columns and Corin-
THAN capitals, supporting bvttress of
gray stone and arabesques, but on the
whole 1t Is rather the vastness OF the
buildings than any artistic value that is
remarkable.
The old palaces of Mulai Ismain are
In ruins today, and each sultan In his
turn has erected new residences till
the imperial palace today consists of a
collection OF buildings of every shape
and size, scattered among gardens In
closed by high walls. A tower, which
was uncompleted at the time of the late
sultan's death, remains today just as
the worbmen left 1t, with the scaffold-
ing still standing. Adjoining the pal
ace is large park in which are kept
number of mares, ostrlches and ga
zelles.
The city itself is tolerably clean, and
possesses no particular features that
are not common to all Moorish towns.
The entrance OF the principal mosque
is striking, with great bronze doors said
to have been brought by the Moors
from Spain. The shops are compare
lively few, and the trade never large
London Times.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04
A Fine Piece of Work.

II tell you." exclaimed the young
medical student, "our professor is an
eminent surgeon"
FLOWS that?" asked his chum.
"Well. fellow was brought In with
crushed leg. The professor said 1t
must come Off. But by some means or
other he cut off the wrong leg.''
"Do you call that fine piece of sur
geryT'
"Wait u bit. The professor said 1t
would be terrible for the poor fellow
to go about with no legs at all, so he
spllntered up the crushed leg instead
of cutting that off, too, and now 1t is as
good as ever. An ordinary surgeon
would have left the fellow legless.
Wonderful skill, the professors"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04
OUR FIRST FREE SCHOOL.
1t Was Established In Massachusetts
In the Yenr 1911.

In the Year 1041.
The first free school established In
the United States was In the province
of Massachusetts Bay In the year 1911
by order of the general colonial court
In 1617 the same authority declared
that free schools should be established
within every town having fifty house
holders under penalty of n fine of GO.
This fine was doubled by declaration
made in 1911 and again doubled In
1858. Connecticut established free
schools In 1914 and levied tax for
their support. Maryland established
free schools in 1904 and levied tax OH
negroes, pelts, furs and beef and pork
for their support. Governor Berkeley
declared in 1640 the hope that free
schools would never be established In
Virginia, but the towns of Charleston
and Elizabeth did establish them II
| that year, and Elizabeth set aside 20l
acres of land and eight cows, the In
crease from which was applied to sup
port the schools. Four years later tn
number of cows had Increased to forty
| Pennsylvania was settled by Penn OF
the Delaware river in 1851, and tn
| same year free school, which is still
conducted under the auspices of tn,
Friends, or Quakers, was established
In Philadelphia. Among the declara
tion5 OF Penn In his frame of govern
ment' he asserted this immortal truth
long since forgotten by the men who
have been responsible for the govern.
ment of the commonwealth: ANY gov
eminent is free to the people under 1t.
whatever be the frame, where the law
rules, and the people are party to
those laws. More than this Is tyranny,
oligarchy and confusion" This SEN
tence is inscribed In bronze tablet I'M
placed In the walls OF Independence
hall.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04
UgIy Hindoo Women.

The men among the Hindoos Of Bonn
bay are by all odds handsomer than
the women, the fashion among the lat
ter Of wearing In the left nostril huge
hoop OF silver adorned with precious
stones not tending to enhance the
modicum of beauty they already pos
sess. This ring is often so large that
the mouth and chin are covered by 1t.
The married women also chew the
leaves of the betel palm, and so their
teeth and lips are stained a vivid and
disagreeable yellow.
Caste, that strong divider of class, is
indicated on the women By stripes OF
various colors on the forehead. Their
arms, which are mostly bare. are fanci-
fully tattooed, and their toes and
ankles are ornamented with silver ban
giles and rings This latter orna1nenta-
ton IS shared by both sexes. In down
right ugllness many Of these women
approach closely an American Indian
squaw.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04
Criticism That Hurts and rrets

To bring about sane friendship be-
tween people who love each other, re-
spect for each others individuality is
Of course necessary We can vow that
unless duty seriously and lovingly de-
nlands 1t there should be no unasked
criticism between people who love each
other. Think how it would make for
peace If domestic criticism were for
hidden at every breakfast table! Think
of our own happiness II our brothers
and sisters will stop telling us unpleas-
ant truths. Think of their happiness
If we could refrain from enlightening
them as to their dress or manners or
belIefs!-Margaret Deland in Harper's
Rnzar
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04
OpUrOIpriOus,

Mrs Nuritch-Mrs. Betterdaze told
me she was going to send her boy to
you for job.
Mr.. Nuritch--Yes, she sent him, and
turned him down proper. You'd ought
er seen the high handed letter she sent
with him; said she sent him to me be.
cause he must have work of some
kind. even If he had to work for mere
pittance." The nerve of her CALM me
names like thatLPhiladelphia Press.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04
An EHectiya Threat.

A youth was engaged as Junior clerk
by firm OF lawyers. and by way Of
filling In his time and testing his worth
on his first day he was told to write
letter demanding payment of debt
from client who was long in arrears.
To the great surprise of his employers
check for the amount arrived the
next day. They sent for the young
clerk and asked him to produce a copy
Of the letter which had had such an
astonishing result. The letter ran as
follows:
Dear Sir-If you do not at once remit
payment of the amount which you owe US.
we will take steps that will amaze you.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04

behind him and touched his arm. Evil
IDENTIFY she had it in mind to say some
thing-something little bit out of the
common. But a great Gathering stir
ut the arbor's farther end silenced her.
A family carriage, rusty and ancient,
had drawn up there, the horses painting
and fiecked with foam. Out from the
door of 1t strobe an awful figure,
Grandmother Wills, in dead black, the
plumes Of her best bonnet nodding
hearsewise over her forehead. As she
caught sight Of Augusta whirling half
Enclosed by strangers arms she gave
cry that sllenced every string and
brought the sparse dancers up stand
ing.
For half q minute no words would
come. Then, with the kissing fall of
molten iron, she cried: "Wanton!
Shameless wanton! Never. never shall
you darken my doors againp
All in u flash Fits appeared to com
prehend. Lightness fell away from
him. He stood upright and said clearly.
Madame, have the honor TO ask your
granddaughter in marriagew
"Who are you? l do not know you!
IL have no granddaughter" Nine.
Wills said Jelly.
Gussie had grown white. She left
Fits and went close to the furious old
woman, saying as she bowed her head:
Grandmother, don't, don't curse me,
for my mothers sake-and your own.
Let me go home with you. 1t was
wrong to trick you
Madame turned away as though she
had not heard. Softly Fits held out
his hands. Before Gussie could reach
him John had leaped to. her side and
was holding her close In the face of all
the world. You're a trump. but mine
is the older claim" he said, holding out
a hand to Fits, who wrung It hard.
AS for Gussie, she was too happy and
too miserable to say word either way.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04
A Remarkable shawl

The empress of Russia was once pre-
scented with a shawl Of remarkable
kind. 1t IL contained In a box only a
few inches square, in which 1t fits cas-
lily, yet when 1t is shaken out 1t is ten
yards square. This notable gift was
the work Of some women weavers In
Orenberg, southern Russia, by whom 1t
was presented. The box containing 1t
Ia of wood, with hinges, hoops and fas-
Jennings Of beaten silver.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04
Taken mt His Word,

When dealing with black servants in
India, it is necessary to be very careful
In the wording Of ones instructions, for
they are sometimes taken very literally.
A missionary voyaging OH q river boat
with primitive accommodation was
compelled to use bucket as wash
bowl One morning his boy servant
was bringing the bucket to his master
when he spilled some of it over the lat
ter's feet. "Why don't you throw II
all over mer said the missionary irri-
tably. "Ahap exclaimed the boy and
promptly did SO.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04

Major Pond, the lecture manager,
was negotiating with John Kendrlck
Bangs for the latter's talk on 1.-THE Ev-
olution of the Humorist." The major
made some inquiries as to the scope of
the lecture, and Bangs replied that IT
began with Adam and Eve and came
down to the present day.
Cant you give 'em something older
than thntT the manager asked joking
ly.
The funny man reflected for mo-
ment and then said, II might work in
some Of your jokes IL you think the au-
dlence will stand It,"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04
One Little Day,

at is blessed secret" says one,
"that Of living by the day. Any one
can carry his burden, however heavy,
until nightfall, and any one can do his
work, however hard, till the sun goes
down. Any one can live patiently, low
ingly and purely for one day. And
this is all life means to us--just one
little day" Why not try this truth
Philadelphia North American.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04
The Boston hoy.

Mamma-Johnny. did you wipe your
feet on the mat when you came in?
JOHNNY couldn't get my shoestringi
united. They were in hard knot.
Mamma-But what have shoestrings
to do with til
JOHNNY couldn't wipe my feet with.
out taking of my shoes. could I?-Bos.
ton Transcript.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04

He-suppose l should ask your IA
Their IL could marry you. Do you
think would stand any chance?
She--No. Your case would be hope.
less.
He-Do you think he would really
say "NoT
she-Not that; but he would leave IL
IN mo
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04
A stu Greater Contrast.

Are you going to take that ugly pug
dog with you again, Carrier" asked
Charles. II really believe you take
him simply to make yourself look pref
tier by the contrast"
Don't be Jealous Of poor Pug, Char
lie," replied Carrie. "I'll take you
some time when 1 want to look espe-
cialIy handsome"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04
The Way of the world.

"There go the Spicer Wilcoxes, man.
mai I'm told they're dying to know US.
Hadn't we better calf"
Certainly not, dear! If they're dy-
ing to know us, they're not worth know
Ing. The only people worth our know
ing are the people who don't want to
know u.s.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04
An Event With Him,

Sartor-The well dressed man is one
whose clothes do not attract unusual
attention.
Famley-It isn't possible for me to be
well dressed, then?
Sartor-Nonsensei Just get a neat
new suit.
Famley-That's just 1t. I couldn't
get new suit without attracting unus-
ual attention. --Philadelph Press.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04
Not True to Nnture.

"How did you like that play of rural
lifeW
"Its fraud" answered Mr.. Truliru-
raj. "'Tain't true to nature. l under
stand all them farm folks on the stage
stays up till II or II o'clock every night
O their lives. Baltimore Herald.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04

Male Dancer-I know who you are.
my fair partner.
Female Ditto-Who am then, pray!
Male Ditto-Oh, 1 am quite positive.
I recognize you by those lovely white.
pearly teeth.
Female Ditto-Why, I only got them
this morning. Ha, ha!-From the Ger
man.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04
A Matter of Tact,

Mrs Highblower - Elsie, you never
speak outside of the quarrels between
your papa and myself. do you?
Elsie-Oh, no, mamma, but whenever
you are pleasant to each other always
mention it.--Life.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04
Pr0pinQuity.

Crawford-Why do lovers sit and sit
and sit in blissful silence?
observation-disclosures, as general
thing, there isn't room for either OF
them to get word in edgeways.-
Iudpe.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04

"Thcre are as good fish In the sea as
were ever taken out of It," remarked
Small to Young, who had been refused
by Moneybag's daughter.
Eyes, know, but they are not gold
fish. New York Times.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04
About Ghosts.

Hie-D'you know, If were ever to see
q ghost, don't you know, | believe !
should be hopeless idiot for the rest
Of my lifel
She (absently)--Hav you ever seen
a ghost ?-London King.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04
I'm In the World.

Are they progressive peopleY
"Well. few years ago they were no
bodies, and now they can snub whom
they please" detroit Free Press.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04

The average person wastes lots Of
time telling other people things they do
not care to hear.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04

In Berlin doctors coachmen wear
white hats so that physicians car
riage may be easily recognized in case
Of necessity.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04

A word from friend is doubly en-
5oyable In dark days.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1903-02-04
Az the Masked Ball.

The future is purchased by the pres
ent.-Johnson.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-05-29
Belpre Items.

L. f. Wait went to Kinsley Tuesday
evening.
Ed HoliDgbeck lost a nice work
horse Wednesday night.
MIR. Curry is raising the frame of
his new store today Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. McKinsey went to
Lewis Sunday for quarterly meeting.
Will Gibson and B. Atwell left on
Monday for their homes in Pittsburg,
Pa.
D. G. Donavan shipped car of
hogs to the Kansas City market on
Wednesday.
Mrs. Emma Meader and her two
SONS went to Larned Wednesday to
visit relatives for a few days.
Mrs. E. Carpenter and son George
were at Belpre Monday visiting with
friends; also Miss Clara Jarvis.
Mesdames McConahie, McKibben,
Nick nsey, loops aud Weber took in
the business quarterly meeting At
Lewis Saturday afternoon.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-05-29
South Brown.

An immense crop of forage is being
planted.
Pastures are in fine condition and
stock is doing we'll.
Breaking prairie sod is the most
popular recreation at present.
The past week has been very
stormy one. About four inches of
rain fall.
The festive cyclone has been hold
ing war dances all around US the
past week.
Corn is very small for this time of
the year and many fields are gettiug
very weedy.
Most OF our people were too busy
to fool away their time by going TO
the election Tuesday.
The hail last week did little damage
except breaking few panes of win
dow glass. Hail stones fell as large
as hens eggs.
One of the occupants of section 20
26-l9 was over in Lincoln township
Sunday visiting and transacting busi-
ness. but We would not tell who it
was for the world.
The fact that the wheat was severe
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-05-29
Public Sale.

On Thursday, June 4. at 10 o'clock
Il. m, will offer at public sale at my
residence, seven miles south aud two
miles west of Belpre, all the follow
ing described property. to-wit:
II head of native cows with calves
by side, % head of cows all to bring
calves 2 good work mares, work
horse, l teD-hoe disc drill, l ten-hoe
drill, l one-horse drill, twc-section
steel harrow, l riding cultivator. l
Kingman disc pillow, l moving ma
chine, l hay rake, l riding lister,
l wagon. 1 buggy, set of work har-
ness, set of buggy harness.
TERMS OF SALE:-All sums under
So, cash. All sums over S. credit of
six months will be given with ap-
proved security without interest if
paid when due. If not paid when due
10 per cent will be charged from date
of sale. Five per cent discount will
be given for cash on sums over So.
Nj. CURRY, Prop.
F. D. WEST, Auct.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-05-29
rHE PASSING OF THE DEATH BELL

Tolling No Longer Announces the De-
parture of Human SouL>
Once, not many years ago. whenever
a human soul passed to the realms of
the mysterious and unknown the toll
ing of the church bell echoed the sad
tidings abroad. The slow and solemn
peals fell upon the ear, perchance at
the midnight hour, startling the peo-
pie from their slumbers and causing
them to lift their heads from their pill
lows, and, while wondering, to rapidly
run over in their minds vino of their
acquaintances had been i'll unto death. /
Or its tones swept in vibrations Of
gloom over the sunny landscape of a
summer morning or fingered sadly
through the shadows of falling twi-
light. AT whatever hour the golden
bowl was broken the peal of the pass
ing bell chilled the air.
Doubtless this was true when
churches were fewer and more crude.
and when but small number of in
habitants were here to be thrilled with
the impressive story of the bell. But as
villages grew to cities, and population
increased in proportion, the sound of
the passing bell was heard less fire.
quently, until at last only in very
small towns was the custom still held
sacred. Soon the solemn, impressive
custom of announcing death by the
tolling of the bell will be but a vague
memory of the past. Its slow. meas
ured accents no longer tell the story
of the departed soul. The rhythmic
tones that woke il the breast of each
listener at least a Domentary vibra-
ton of sympathy, that called for an
instant of reflection all meditation, is
no more The bell that spoke clearly to
preoccupied minds, bidding them to
pause and consider the end of life's
race, is now silent.
Now there is only a brief notice in
the daily papers, or, If the deceased
chance to have been of more than
usual note, longer paragraph and
perhaps a copy of his portrait adorns
the page. Rut the story that the pass
ing bell told, the thoughts and fan
cies that it suggested, the subduing a.:
mosphere that it's zone cast about the
listener, have vanished with the pass
ing of its Washington
Times.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-05-29
Offerle DOings.

label Teed visited her brother in
Spearville last week.
A great many people were out to
view the wreck Monday.
A humber of our people were out to
see the effects of the storm west of
here.
The Sabbath School is preparing a
program for Children's Day, the
seventh of June.
Mrs. Case did thriving business
in the hotel Monday morning, before
the trains could leave town.
Lester Beck and Miss Lcnna Evans
of Kinsley, visited in Otferle Sunday.
Several of the Offerle boys drove
the sheep from the wreck to Kipsley
Monday evening An emigrant 8
team became frightened at the sheep
and was becoming unmanageable
when Harry Oferle jumped from his
/. horse and caught them by the bi idles.
He was struck by the horses and
somewhat bruised.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-05-29
Base Ball in kinsIey.

The base ball fever is little late
10 arriving this year but it seems to
have struck on us vigorously at last
and you can hear it talked on all
hands. The boys have organized two
mines here, one made up of the old
crowd and the other of the younger
generation, and considerable rivalry
is developing as to which team can
put up the best game. The result of
this feeling is likely TO be that we
will finally be able to get one good
team from the two. Last Saturday
the boys of the younger crowd tackled
the Lewis team on the grounds here
and met with defeat, the score being
to IA. This was the first game our
boys have played and so the boys
from our neighboring town had the
advantage of practice, they having
already played some. The visiting
team also had II lutte advantage in
| age and weight. Both teams played
| very good ball and demonstrated that
| with a little more practice they will
! be able to make good showing
| against any of the clubs through this
part of the state. There was very
little to criticise about the game, the
most noticeable objection that could
| be made was the crOwding OF the
diamond by spectators. The umpire
should refuse to allow the game to
proceed until all visitors were in the
place assigned to them. Both teams
showed that they were in need of
practic in team play, that is they did
not always play together and pro
perly support each other. On the
whole the game was very crediLable
and some very good plays were made
| L
to be particularly complimented on and
that is the gentlemanly conduct of the
game all through. There was some
little confusion over rules, which was
to be expected at the opening of the
season and will not occur as all be
come more familiar with the new
regulations. There will be game
tomorrow between the junior Kinsley
team and The Fellsburg boys.
The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1903-05-29
Southern School st,ti.tics.

The average value of school houses
and equipment in North Carolina Is
$3.50; in South Carolina, $178; in
Georgia, 1923, and in Alabama, $212.
The average salary of a teacher in
North Carolina is $23.S6; in South
Carolina, $500: in Georgia. SGT; and
in Alabama, $27.5O. The average num-
Der of days school is taught is-in
North Carolina, 70 in the year; in
South Carolina, So; in Georgia, 112,
and in Alabama, 70. The average ex-
penditure per pupil in average attend
ance is-in North Carolina, $4.34; in
South Carolina, s4.44; in Georgia,
1854, and in Alabama, s3.10 per an
mum, says the Worlds Work. In 9TH
er words, in these states in school
houses costing an average of $276 each
under teachers receiving an average
salary of S25 per month, we are giving
the children in actual attendance 5
cents worth of education a day for
o~'v cighty-seven days in the year.