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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-11-30

A medical man. Dr Blunt has u
habit of saying exactly what he Thinks
and IN Il manner all his own.
You talk toe much, woman" Ire
once remarked to the wife Of patient
Give the man chance
"What, Me talk" shrickcd the Indy.
"Why. I'm ms quiet as a mouse all th"
day long You can ask any of the
nelghhofs an they'll every one tell
you what n
Matters have reached this point,
madnm." Interrupted the doctor, your
husband has two chances"
Two chances. you say, an
lie may die
"Of course he may die. rs was say
in to Mrs "
and yoa may, madam that's his
real chance" burted the doctor W he
passed out and banged the door nfler
him London Mail
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TEACHING THE HORSE.
VIII Learn Anything His Muscles
Can Perform.

Expert horscmen believe that Il horse
can he taught 10 do anything that it is
possible Tor an animal so formed and
10 lie utterly fearless Thus we know
Of horses rushing into battle with n
fcWlVssucSs that is magnificent. III
though in the beginning of their lives
they may have been foolishly timid,
shying nj everything unusual that hap
rened to be seen In their travels.
In order To teach horse fearlessness
lie must he accustomed To nil sorts of
Sights and sounds. He must come TO
know that because something that he
sees or hears is unusual II does not fol
low that il is harmful, for 1t is the un-
usual things TINT Brighten him The
horse is an animal of one idea at II
time and is not able to discriminate SO
say the men who have made Il study of
the horse While he will travel along
quietly close by the rour of II train. he
may tremhle Mt the tlutter of n piece of
loose paper flying I'm the wind. 1t is
not the frightfulness of the object that
seems to alarm him. but the mfamil-
iarlty of il. Horse trainers say that
the mistakes made in breaking" and
training colt Is that IL is too often
done in the SccluSion of some country
road instead of amid the sights and
sounds that the animal must neeessari-
ly become familiar with later
AS soon MS the horse becomes famil-
lar with anything and has learned to
believe that it will not hurt him he
will stand quietly or trot along peace
fully, even though all sorts of noises
and queer sights are about him. Thus
the artillery horse will stand amid the
roar of cannons, being used TO the
noise and not knowing that the sound
predicts anguish and death. 1t Is we'll
to accustom horse TO unusual sounds
MS soon rs possible after he Is trained
for riding or driving, II renders him
safe and dacile, even though he be II
spirited animal. \ certain trainer of
horses said that an ideal school for
horses would contain thrashing ma
chimes, pile drivers. steam drills, elec-
trio, steam and elevated ears, II band
of martial music and a gang of quarry
men blasting rock. A horse that was
drilled among such II bedlam as this
would indeed prove immune to strange
noises The gentle family horse. petted
by man and child, is not always train.
cd To all this, yet he often makes II use
full and faithful animal, loved by his
owner aud evidently making some re
turn of affection Detroit Tribune
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poor man, Then he thought of the
struggling. sordid existence of this
schoolma'am In his minds t4e he
pictured her -lank, gawky and specta
cled, beating the flames.
Even ut that" he thought she is
more To lac loved than woman who
feared poverty. Faith, l believe I'll
marry the sehoolma'am and settle
down to county life IL she'll have
me"
\ turn into lane brought them
to the little sehoolhouse and johnny
looked in through the open door.
shes in there" he said.
All right You needn't come Much
Obliged" When he entered the school
room, which was darkened, he dimly
diseerned n form at desk on the plat
form. Her head was resting YEARLY
on the big dictionary.
Il beg your pardon. came 10 thank
yon for saving my property"
He had come nearer now She lifted
her head. and he saw her
Mabel he gasped
Il didn't know" size said co!dly.
that it WAS your property was say
ing until afterward, but of course ii
made no difference"
mabel. You. schaolteacher. here
why =
because" she answered bitterly. lin
thai panic in which vou pretended To
have lost your fortune my father lost
every cent he had"
Il wish you'd tell me all about il, he
said remorsefully.
There's not much to tell Just as
father had broken the news of our loss
To me your letter came showed II to
him. He said It was not true. so
thought ii n ruse that you had heard
of our reVerses and did not want TO
wed n pauper.'
He groaned and attempted to speak
but she hastily continued:
Father went west 10 look after some
claim he thought he had out there, and
! came here to teach. That Is all"
NO; not all Listen" he cried lie
told her of the remarks, his test, his
departure and ignorance of her loss.
Forgive me. Mabel. and Take me
back"
No" She said proudly. You didn't
believe in my love. You had To put Il
TO "A paltry test
He was thinking hard for the right
thing 10 say
Then LET me Woo YOU agaln, not MS
the Mabel Wallace | knew in New
York, but aS the country schooteacher
To whom came Just now with II heart
full of admiration for her Kind heart
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Many funny stories are told oe the
early Thanksgiving days. The town Of
Colchester, for instance, calmly ignored
the day appointed by the governor and
held its own Thanksgiving Il week lat
or, when the sloop from New York
bringing II hogshead Of moasses for
pies had arrived In Revolutionary
times Thanksgiving was not forgotten.
The council OF Massachusetts recon-
mended that Nov. 49, 177G, be set aside
for ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS for mercles en-
Joyed.' In the next year Samuel Ad-
ans recommended II form of Thanks
giving proclamation to Continental
congress
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DO you feel anxious and, preoccupled
when the gas man goes by
Do YOU sleep badly
DO you 20 10 bed hungry
Does your heart palpitnte when You
see II steak
Is there an all gone feeling In your
pocket
DO you have nightmares?
DO you do mental arithmetic every
time you contemplate the purchase Of
coffee nndY'
Have you hunted lookf
DO you walk down dark alleys when
you 20 DOWNTOWN
Beware! Those are the symptoms
You're busted San francisco Bulletin
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THE PERFECT NUMBER.
From Time ImmemoriaI Three iins
Had Unusual Significance.


The perfect number of the pythago-
rean system. expressive OF beginning,
middle and end, was the number three.
From time immcmorial greater promi-
hence has been given 10 II than To any
other except seven, And M the symbol
of the Trinity It's influence has waxcd
more potent IN recent times. 1t appears
over and over again in both the New
and Old Testamcnts. At the creation
of the world we find land, water and
Sky, sun, moon and stars. Jonah was
three days and nights i'll the whales
belly, Christ three days in the tomb.
There We're three patrlnrchs, Abraham,
lsauc and Jucoh. Abraham entertained
three angels Job had three friends.
Samuel was called three times. Sam
son deceived Delilah three times
Three times Saul tried 10 kill David
with jaNelin. Jonathan shot three nr-
rows on DaVid's behalf. Daniel was
thrown into den of three lions be
cause he prayed three times II day.
Shndrach, Mcshach and Abcdncgo were
rescued from fiery furnace. The
commandments of the Lord were de
livered on the third day. st. Paul
speaks of faith. hope and charity.
Three wise men came to worship
Christ with presents three Christ
spoke three times TO Satan when he
was tempted. He prayed three times
before he was betrayed. Peter denied
him three times lie suffered three
hours of agony on the cross. The SUI
prescription was In three languages,
and three men were crucitled. Christ
appeared three times to his disciples
and rose the third day.-New York
Ilprnll.
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SEEING A PICTURE.
Try To Lock nj ID Through the Eyes
of the Artist Who Painted Ii.

Try 10 Look mt II Through the Eyes
of the Artist Who Painted IT.
Tie first necessity for the proper see
ing of Il picture is To try TO see it
through the eyes of the artist who
painted it. This Is not Il usual meth
cd Generally people look only through
their own eyes and like or dislike Il pie
ture according as 1t does or does not
suit their particular fancy. These peo-
pie will tell you, "Oh, | don't know
anything about painting, but | know
ing. IF | don't like it right off | don't
care 10 be bothered TO like 1t ut ull. -
Such IN attitude of mind cuts one
off from growth and development, for
IL is ms much ms to say, II am very
we'll satisfied with myself and quite
Indifferent To the experiences and feel
ings of other men Yet 1t is just this
feeling and experience Of another man
which n picture gives MS. If you con-
slider a moment YOU will understand
why The world itself Is vast pano-
rama. and from 1t the painter selects
his subject not the copy of 1t exactly,
since II would he impossible for him
to do this even If he tried. How could
he represent, for example, each blade
of grass, each leaf upon Il treef So
what he does Is to represent the subject
ms he sees 1t. MS II appeals to his sym
patty or interest, and If twelve artists
painted the same landscape the result
would he twelve different pictures, diff
fering according to the way in which
each man had been impressed by the
scene In fact, according to his sepa-
rate point Of view or separate way of
seeing it. influenced by his individual
experience and feeling. Charles IL. Cof-
fin III St Nicholas.
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IsrensI, GnureIf

Etienne Dumont, writing in the early
part of the last century, said: The
prevailing character of the French Is
that Of conccit Every member Of the
assembly considered himself capable
OF undertaking everything. | often
said that If you proposed to the first
hundred men you met in the streets Of
Paris and TO the same number In the
streets of London to undertake the
charge of the government ninety nine
Of them would accept IN Paris and
ninety nine would refuse In London"
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Az the Child saw II.

A New York tenement house child
who had spent happy day in the
home of n settlement worker describes
the visit In the following letter. accord
ing 10 Charities:
Miss -- lives in big beautiful
house. There are three floors and lots
of rooms. | should think 1t would be
hard for them to find each other, there
are 80 many rooms. 1t Is not SC hard
to find each other when you live In
part of one floor The floors were hard
and shiny. with little pieces of carpet
on them. No piece was big enor-.h to
cover n whole room"
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I,ntp IieninnInu.

Sir Walter Scott began to write his
celebrated novels ut forty. Milton be
gan Paradise Lost mt fifty. When
East Lynne" appeared It's author,
Mrs l.cnry Wood, was fortyhve.
Cromwell was forty one when he be
gan his public career. The year of the
hcgira was the fifty third of Mohnm-
med and Marlborough reached his in
dependent command Mt the same age.
In spiritual examples Abraham was
seventy five when called out of cha
ran, and Moses was eighty when he
of Israel
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They tell this story down on Wall
street: The executive officer of Il great
insurance company, happening one
day to meet IL friend in the street,
found himself violently upbralded be
cause his company refused to invest
in the bonds of an enterprise with
which his friend was connected.
The insurance man stood 1t Il few
minutes. then said carelessly, rs If he
were ordering box of II new brand
OF cigars, "Oh, well, send me up "A mil
Hon and half of them. Worlds
Work
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POOR TROMBETTl!
The sad Tale of the Professor and
the Journalist,


the Journalist,
Professor TrombetH, whose praises
We're SO much sung In the foreign press
MS knowing the greatest number of
languages of any one ever born, relates
an auecdote of himself which occurred
Just after he was "discoVcred." In
Rome he was so pestered by Journal
lists that his patience at last gave way.
and when corucrcd by the gentlemen
Of the press his language became dis
tinctly urid
One day rs he WAS coming out of the
central postotliee frank looking
young man stepped up 10 him, and,
holding out his hand, said: Il am so
glad to make your acquaintance |
have been trying TO find YOU for days.
And may inquire with whom | am
speaking" why, | am y. Not a
near relation to he sure. but near
enough to offer you congratulations
etc. Professor Trombctt. reussured
and glad To get hold of some one To
unburdcn himself to, took the stran-
gers arm, and, az they went down the
street. gave, in emphatic terms. II
description of his sutfcrings, his opin-
ion of journalists, aud, incidentally
much information about himself which
the papers had been Vainly signing for.
Finally they parted with an engage
ment for dinner the next evening.
Tint night the professor was sitting
TRANQUILITY In restaurant the observed
of all observers. when suddenly he was
seen to spring to his feet with smoth
cred exclamation. His friends crowded
about for an explanation. but he could
only sit down weakly and point To his
newspaper. the Giornale d'ltalla.
There, in large print, We're his impru-
dent revelations of the afternoon. lie
had been done by Il journalist Pail
Mull Gazette.
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A Poor ItecIDe,

"Don't talk 10 me about the recipes
in that magazine" said Mrs. Lane,
with great energy. Wasn't That the
very magazine thai advised me to put
ON that sodY solution and leave the tn.
bleeloth out overnight TO take off those
yellow stnInsT'
m inclined to think Ii may have
heen,' said Mrs. Lanes sister with
due meckness. Il sent you II number
of them in the spring. | remember"
'Well. and what happenedf" asked
Mrs. Lane, with rising wrath.
Didn't the stalns dlsnppear?" asked
her sister
"Disappearl' said Mrs Lime In II
whitening tone. 1t was the tablecloth
that disappeared. | don't know any
thing about the stains"
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The Tib.t.n Con.e,.nc.

The Tibetans offer daily prayers for
the minute insects which they have
swallowed inadvertently IN their meat
and drink, and the formula lnsures the
rebirth of these microbes In heaven.
Yet they eat meat freely and square
their conscience with their appetite by
the preteXt that the sin rests with the
outcast assassin, the public butcher.
who Will be born In the next incarna-
ton as some tantalized spirit or agon-
ized demon. That, however Is his own
affair.
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They Were All nlHhI.

He was n typical backwoods farmer.
His first visit to a city restaurant, how
ever had taken away none OF the mp
petite he had ut home. where every.
thing was placed in large dishes on the
center of the table and each one help
ed himself The waiter had piled the
food around the plate In the customary
little dishes, which the farmer cleaned
UP in turn. Settling bnck in his chnir,
he hailed the passing waiter:
"IIey, there, young man! Your snm.
pies are all right Bring on the rest
of the stuff - Judge.
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.InI,n nriuI,t,r nenI,.

On one occasion John Bright received
n letter from very bad writer. To
which he replied:
Dear Sir-Many thanks for your letter
of the l2th Inst. / have no doubt but that
It IL a very good letter and that It con
talns matter us interesting as It IL impor-
thnt. but. by the bye. IT you should be In
town ia the course of II few days. would
you mind Just stepping In and reading II
to me Yours faithfully.
JOHN BRIGHT.
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Generally the special point Of differ
ence between unmportant and remnrk
able people lies in their eyes, In the
clear, steady, piercing gaze which Is
able to subdue or terrlfy the bcholdcr,
writes Lady Violet Greyille In the
Graphic Sir Richard Burton's look
could never be forgotten neither,
imagine could Napoleon's or Victor
IIugo's or that of any other great man
The eye is the window Of the brain
and through it shines the intelligence
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Ending mn Icxcune.

An irascble old colonel who used to
play golf mt Sandwich which Is on the
river Stour. had habit. common with
many, of blaming everybody but him
self for his bad strokes Finally one
day. becoming badly btnlfered, he first
took mighty vengeance Oh the turf
with his club; then. glaring around in
expectation of the usually friendly
comments and nobody say anything.
he blurted ont, How can l1u expect II
man - play decent golf on these cursed
links with ships passing up and down
the chaunclT London Mail
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you don't belong to one Of the old
est families, do YOU said the super.
cilious woman
No answered Mrs. CumrDx but
after We get the girls married we ex-
pect to have several Of the oldest fam
lilies belonging to us" Washington
Star.
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Mortality among bachelors from tue
age Of thirty to forty five is - per cent.
while among married men of the same
aye 1t is u per cent For forty
bachelors who attain the age of forty
years there are seventyeight married
men who attain the same age. The DIFF
ference is still more striking in persons
OF advanced age. At sixty years OF
pge there remain but twenty-five bach
elors for forty-eight married men, at
seventy eleven bachelors for twenty
seven married men and ut eighty three
bachelors for nine married men.
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A number of lawyers were exchang-
Ing stories of their experiences with
witnesses under examination. one OF
the parties told the following: lie WAS
questioning witness and said: you
have lived In New York II number of
years How long, "Just.twenty-
years" where did you live before
that time" asked the lawyer, hoping
to prove an important point. 81 didn't
live" replied the witness. II WAS sin
RIep
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pnnr. hui pnIitc.

Want some money, do ye?' said the
kind old lady Nov, | wonder eff ye
deserve it. What would you do with Il
penny cf gey it to yef'
Lady" replied the polite beggar,
yer kindness would touch me 50 dat
I'd buy II postal card wild de money
an write yer Il note o thanks. Cath
ollie Standard and Times.
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"Woman oyerworkcdf Fudge, Think
OF the men,
"Ah, but you know the Old saying,
'Wonan's work Is never done
81 know II. and that's the 'c1son she
oughtn't u complain. a man has to do
his work or lose his Job"
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Mutual Gllnn

Tom What made you give me away
so when was telling that yarn at the
dinner tab!cl Dick 1 didn't mean to;
II was only slip Of the tongue. But
that's no reason why YOU should have
kicked me SO hard. Tom oh, | didn't
mean to ii was only slip Of the foot.
Detroit Free Press.
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Az to the sympathetic vagarles of
watches correspondent writes. Il dis
covered some years ngo that II wns ths
metal buckle of my braces that caused
the Irregularities of my own particular
watch. therefore now make n rule
Of putting my spectacle case on the in
side of my watch pocket, thus cutting
off the connection. London Chroni-
e1p
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She Papa IS preaching sermon to
night on Love One Another" He
And we are staying at home practicing
what he breaches, aren't wef-Chicago
Journal.
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Optical Indecision.

The Daughter No. mother, dear, |
could not marry Mr. Smith. He
squints. The Mother My dear girl, a
man who has 100000 a year may be
affected with a slight optical indecl-
sion, but a sluint. neyer!-London Tat
tier
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MONEY WANTED.

s2,Oo0. 81 800 s15O0, 81 200 $500 $500 all first
mortgages on city property and desirable in
vestments.
Money to loan in large amounts on i'm
proved Real Estate.
Office open evenings to o'clock.
Lock Box 1864, o. / BLACKWELL
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II Is said that rats may be driven
from the premises by the playing Of
bagpipes Rats have great many
human traits after all.-Chlcago Jour
nal
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

Two Large Manufacturing Plants with power.
Eleven-room House. corner Jefferson and
Clinton streets
Seyen-room Heuse corner Deleyan and
George streets. f.tfE a..
Seven-room House, on Delevan street, be =
tween George and Union streets.
Three seYen-room Houses on Elm street.
Eight-room House, Buttonwood street. -
Eight-room House, Clinton street
Two new Houses, Delaware avenue. All i'm
proyements-
Nine-room House, North Union street All
improvements.
Seven-room House York street
Seyen-room Houss, Lambert street.
Six-room House Union street. below Ferry,
Large Double Brick House, Coryell street,
Several desirable farms for sale near Lam
bertville containing from 30 to $50 acres.
Three lots near lambprtyille
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A Leghorn.

City Niece What kind Of a chicken
is that ncle Josh? Uncle Josh That
Is a Leghorn. city Niece How stupid
of me! OF course | ought TO have no
ticed the horns on his legs. Chicago
News
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She Henry He Huhl She Just i'm
agine baby is one Of those sick friends
you sit up all night with Harper's
Bazaar
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Blessed Is he who has founc his
work Let him ask no other oles sell
ness Carlyle
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IInf nnI Lid

Bins Cdisconsolatclyl Yes my cred
itors are making il hot for me. jilks
(consollngly) Well, this IL cold
world lfttsburg Post.
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Ingrntitude Is n form of weakness. |
have never known Il man OF real abll-
ity TO be ungrateful-G Goethe.
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LAMBERTVILLE. n. J.

Home, Sun, Phoenix Assurance, New Hamr-
shire, Liverpool and London and Globr,
Hart ford, standard, National, Fire Assoc
citation, Phoenix, Queen, North British and
Merchantile, Caledonian, Fireman's Fund,
Spring Garden, Hanover, Phenix, New
ork Underwriters. Niagara All safe ind
reliable companies, licensed and approved
by the Commissioner of Banking and In
surance of the state of New Jersey. Los
ser paid promptly. Rates are reasonable.
lou cannot afford 10 take the risk, when
some one else Is willing to carry il at small
cost.
Are your buildings insured? Have Won a poll
ey on your furniture? DO not wait until
after the fire.