The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-05-18

happy or not, he happy for the sake of
others. For cheerfulness is as infec-
tious as the measles.
Work in the the garden and flower
beds as you may during these busy
days of spring, but do not forget 10
cultivate few flowers in the soul.
1t was thought that the severe wealth
er had killed the potato bugs. but we
learn from the farmers That the "'posky
critters are ON hand waiting for the
potatoes to come up.
The little, terse, pnngent advertise
ment, with its common sense appeal,
never out of sight, jogging away, nj
ways i'll evidence, is the small mer-
chants best Investment.
1t is usually the young woman who
wouldn't have the best man in the
world who snaps at the first offer, and
the man who is the most cynical
about matrlmony is pretty sure to
propose to the first woman who gives
MN the opportunity.
The oulv time that some people
think OF their newspaper friends IL
when there is n kick coming. When
they have valuable information that
should be printed, you have to look
all over town for them, and then you
have to put an mir pump ON them to
get the facts.
The past Winter has been bad one
on the lodges, not only in this town,
but all over the State, according to the
reports of different trensurers. In one
instance the amount paid out for ben
efits in six months was equal to the
amount for the preceding eighteen
months.
They ARE going to try to adopt n
curfew ordinance in Trenton, which
will provide that no children under
fifteen years will be allowed on the
streets after . o'clock ut night unless
accompanied by parents or guardians,
under II penalty of 81 fine for the first
violation, 81 fine for the second viola
ton, and 80 fine for the third vialn-
ton.
How many one dollar bills will it
take To equal the weight of II five dol
In gold piece? Answers to this ques-
ton haye been given all the way from
fifty TO five hundred, but treasury
export says that seven one dollar bills
| placed in one side of the balance will
cause the five dollar gold piece to
/ jump upward. We are going to Try
this game some time, if we ever hap
pen to have twelve dollars all at once.
Farmers having orchards infested
with the San Jose scale must not ne
| elect 10 spray their trees if they would
save them. The California wash
which ~ composed of forty pounds of
ground sulphur and fifteen pounds of
salt, mixed i'll sixty gallons of water,
and boiled about 30 minutes, and then
applied with II spraying pump, is con
coded to be one of the most effective
remedies against the pest.
Recently II man in New York WINS
found on the door steps of the Russell
Sage mansion praying for the wealthy
aud venerable banker. He was i'm
mediately considered to he insane.
He will understand hereafter TINT
prayers for milliOnaires should always
be offered in the churches. Besides
there comes n time according to some
good folks, when man is pnat pray
ing for. Mr.. and Mrs. Sage ARE very
good nndrespeetable people, and whom
Mr.. Sage dies he Will leave every
| thing
Some good people from Massaehu-
setts nre carrying on missionary work
at Calhoun, Lowndes Go. Ain, forty
miles south Of Montgomery. Forget
full of the great need of missionary
work within ten miles of the dome of
their own state house, they are seek
ing religious and social regeneration
fur from home To this end they are
helping people to become land own
era and living in their own houses,
cense paying rent. This il kind of
helpful socialism which strikes most
people as practical, and is one Of the
strone points of the Mormon church
But the place TO begin such work is
right at home.
IT is believed blank form will have
to he prepared for general circulation
among those who have the right to
perform marriages. IN this State The
form will contain the usual questions
and IT il proposed to add TINT required
by Il recent law which is now in effect
and which few clcrgymen or others
know. This law makes it INSIDE
meanol 10 take any part in the per
formance Of any marriage whore one
Of the contracting parties has been au
inmate Of M asylum for the insane,
epileptic or feeble minded, unless two
physicians grant II certificate setting
forth that there is no danger Of a re
curreuce Of the trouble or dunssr Of
its being transferred to the issue.
The plan is to have the contracting
parties fill in the blank aud then swear
to the ans wer
when There Is IA Duli Heavy Feeling
III the head; bad taste in the mouth ;
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