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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-05-04

At certain Adirondack cottage last
season something disturbed things FIRE.
auently jar of butter, set under the
house 10 keep cool. was broken into;
tub of beef In process of corning was
robbed. II jar Of suet on the back
plazZn was tipped over, broken and
some of the fat eaten, and many other
dcprcdations Of like character were
committed Several times the robber
had been seen In the evening by Indies
of the family, and to them he look ed
so big that the male contingent deter
mined To watch for the thief and stop
his thleving Opportunity came one
moonlit night.
Seen through window and stretch
ed over II pail In the shadow, the nni
nal looked big Ms II half bushel But
he could not he shot just there and so
the broken jnr of suet was placed In
the moonlight In range of an open
window. and, gun in hand the uvcngcr
waited He did not have to walt long.
Quietly and with great dignity. us
though entirely within his rights, Mr..
Coon came out of the woods again
right along the path To the house and
stopped to rTalc himself with the suct,
so easily found In It's new place. Ac
counts were squared when the shot
gun spoke Forest and Stream
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-05-04
Honeymoon Hints.

DO not forget little wife, to pick up
go0dly store Of books and work. MS
well AS your pretty trousseau
DO not because II IL Just for once
In your lives. spend more than you
ought to either on the trip or for Incl
dental expenses. Many Il young couple
after the honeymoon bitterly repent
their reckless waste Of money.
DO not, even mt this evcntful stage
of your life, expect the dear boy" nj
ways to be by your side The love
which he has for you, and which has
caused you TO make him the hnppicst
fellow on earth" Will not admit Of him
neglcctlng you, and his little atten-
lions to others In public must be ne
ccpted uS mere convcntiOnHllties DO
not forget thHt you have left others
behind you to whom your marriage
has been almost MS great II matter OF
moment rs TO yourself those whose
happiness depends upon yours. In
spite OF this new existence. IN which
two lives are as one you should find
time to write to them.
DO not fail 10 remember Tint In nine
cases out OF ten the keynote Of the
after married life IL sounded during
the honeymoon. Boston Traveller
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-05-04

'Christopher North" professor John
Wilson,, giant over six feet high,
whose tread seemed almost to shake
the streets" thought nothing of tramp
Ing forty miles in eight hours. or of
walking from Liverpool to Elleray. II
distance of eighty miles. IN day.
Wordsworth, though he could never
have kept pace with Wilson's swing
ing stride, was always good for n
twenty mile stroll and used to boast
that he had walked six times round
the earth, Charles Dickens was nj
ways at his brightest and happiest
when he was stridng gaylY along
country lanes at good five miles an
hour On one memorable occasion he
covered twenty miles fair heel and
toe" In shade over four hours. aud
very proud he WAS of his deed. Pro
fessor Fawcett, blind though he was.
tramped his thirty miles many Il day
over Cambridge roads Westminster
Gazette
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-05-04
The Number Ten.

In arithmetic everything goes by
tens. Sociologists trace the human lik-
Ing for that number To the "pentadigi-
tate or five fingered limb, which Is Il
characteristic feature of the entire
vertebrate family. \ frog would
plump for the decimal system for just
the reasons that impel human beings.
Even horse, which now has only one
finger and toe on each foot, has hints
in his anatomy which show that his
ancestors had the pentadlgitate ar
rungement biologists are much inter
ested to consider how the number
evolved was five. Why not four fin
gers or six or more? Somehow, more
than five would appear to be rather
more than one brain could give indie
pendent attention TO, while five are
more useful than four
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-05-04
opinion. retorted Allen.

opinion" retorted Allen.
You are more so now"
How
well, you-you know that I'm too
polite TO eat these chocolates and let
you go hungry-and I'm simply starry
ed"
With an air of exaggerated polite
ness Allen reached over, took candy
and ate it, his eyes fixed the while up
ON the landscape. Marian then ate one,
waited in silence for ten minutes and
again offered the box To Allen, who
helped himself very gravely and hand
ed 1t back. This operation was re-
peated until soon only one candy was
left The remaining one WIS heart
shaped.
Allen handed the box to Marian. She
took the box. but directly offered II
back To him.
NO, thank you" said Allen on look
Ing in the box.
but am offering 1t to you" insist
ed Marian
IT'S yours" replied Allen. And he
SlOl QUICK Siuhce Ut MuTluh, Wiz
had been gradually moving from her
end of the seat and was now past the
middle She slightly raised from her
seat and. leaning toward him. said:
Lon pardon me-Mr Allen, please
take it. | want you TO have it"
rs II dc you mean-you are offer
Ing me n hearth he asked.
She might have answered, but the
boat suddenly started with jerk
throwing her full into his arms. And
there she was when the boatman ap-
peared in the doorway.
I'm sorry for delayin' ye," said Old
Abe, but I'm thinkin things be tin
kercd into shape nG'm now" And that
was true enough
We" and Marian looked Mt Allen
were not blaming you, MIR Ferry
man"
NE, and wen take the trip back
with YOU" added Allen.
Thank e; thank q. SIR" replied Old
Abe. And as he went back to his work
there was II merry twinkle In his eye
and he chucklcd To himself:
They're not blamin' me, but | could
"a started the durn old craft Jest halt
an hour ago
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-05-04
KOREAN CURlOSlTiES.

The Koreans love medicine. The
rich take pills of incredible size and
richly gilded.
There IRE no bankruptcy courts In
Korea. Once n Korean contracts n
debt he can never escape from it.
Korea Is the only country where the
marriage certificate is equally divided,
one half being given TO the husband.
the other to the wife.
Every Korean husband Is answern-
BILE for the conduct of his wife Should
she break any of the ordinary laws he
must suffer In her stead
The most important duty of every
housewife In Korea IL to keep alight Il
perpetual fire, which is sacred to the
dead ancestors of the household.
No Korean may so upon the roof of
his house, not even to repair leak,
without legal permission and without
giving due notice to all his nelghbors
Paper enters largely into the con-
struction of every Korean house. The
interior Is lined with paper. 1t has II
paper roof, paper floor cloth and paper
wills
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-05-04
A PLUCkY LIEUTENANT,
lie Was Insubordinate, but He Saved
His Vessel.

His vessel.
Reuben Pinkham, native of Nam
tucket, made his first trip as third lieu
tenant ON the ship Potomac which
crossed the north Pacific, region
little known to naval vessels in the
early thlrtles Pinkham had been on
several whaling voyages, and was fa-
millar with those waters. The author
of The Island of Nantucket" says
that one day, near sunset, he had the
watch, While the commodore was pac-
ing up and down the deck.
Suddenly pinkham gave the order,
Man the weather bracesw
What's that for?" asked the COM
modorc.
We shall have wind In moment"
The commodore went TO the lee rail
and scanned the sea and sky. Il see
no signs of wind he returned. Let
the men leave the braces"
The crew dropped the ropes.
keep hold of the braces. every man
of YOU called out Pinkham. and the
men resumed their grasp. The COM
modore flushed with anger and ex-
claimed in peremptory tones:
Let the men leave the braces" and
again the braces were dropped.
Don't any of you dare to drop the
ropes" shouted Plnkham, shaking his
trumpet Mt the crew, who once more
took hold. Just then the wind dropped
entirely; not II breath stirred.
''Taut. taut! Haul, all of you" called
plnkham, and the ponderous yards
swung 10 reversed position The wind
came out of the opposite quarter and
struck the ship like sledge hammer
The vessel staggered, shook the spray
from her bows and dashed ahead. The
commodore disappeared into his cabin
without saying n word.
Presently he sent the first lieutenant
TO relieve Pinkham, requesting to see
the latter Immediately. When Pink
ham entered the cabin the commodore
said:
II consider that am indebted to you
for all of our lives; but | VIII tell you
frankly If that wind hadn't come
should have put you In irons In two
minutes"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-05-04

The most common mistake made by
beginners in the administration Of
ether is that of forgetting TO lessen the
proportion OF the substance when fun
annthesia is established that IS CON
tinuing to make their patients respire
an atmosphere as highly charged with
Its vapors as when getting them under
its influence. 1t is matter of sur
prise to physicians how very little
ether will often suffice to keep pa
tient well under its influence toward
the close Of an operation, and this
small quantity will always postpone
vomiting until the operation is com
pleted Medical Review
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-05-04
Glass Guns.

Alexandria. Some were colored like
bohemian glass and decorated with
glass pastes, initiating precious stones
and canoes. Some were opaline, 9th
ers clear as crystal and still others
formed of Opaque layers welded to-
gether like the famous Portland vase,
In which the white upper layer had
been cut away like that Of cameo,
leaving blue ground around the fig
ures
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-05-04

A correspondent ut Birr, Ireland, de-
scrlbcs lady being killed while hunt
ing and adds THE deceased met with
u similar accident on previous occa-
sion" Another had been In the
times" and stlll another correspondent
declares, with spirit which only does
him credit. that he has never put his
nnme to an anonymous letter" This
evenings performance cannot take
place. 1t will be repeated tomorrow
night" Is provincial announcement.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-05-04
The SerInua I,nei

Sometimes" said the poet. II am
almost afraid that | take myself too
seriously"
ooh, well. never mind" replied his
hind hearted friend there's no harm
done If you do. Everybody else re-
CARDS you as Joke y Chicago Record
Herald
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-05-04
No Charge For DETERMINATION

cost you 500, with our extra service
gratis"
"What is your extra service'T
asked the young man who was looking
at engagement rings.
when the young lady calls to make
inquiries Wen tell her It's worth $3.50"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-05-04
Following the Recine

Mr. Justhusband lin the kitchen)-
Darling, darling why are yon throw
ing away tie yolks Of all those eggsl
Mrs. Justhosband Because, g0osle. the
recipe says To use only the whites.-
Brooklyn Life.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-05-04
Same Thing.

Hes employed by the railroad com
pany now, understand"
department"
"The whatW
ale makes out the time tables
Philadelphia Press.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-05-04

Felicia DO you buy many books,
Patricia? Patricia Dear me, no. 1t
takes every cent of my pin money for
cab hire and beauty culture. Indian
nDOlia JOurnal
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-05-04
Fortunate.

pretty lively bull movement" OBJ
served the friend Of the man who
managed 10 get over the fence without
being gored.
Very" said the other. I'm glad
wasn,t cornprnd n-Smnrt Set
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-05-04
IOIIt.I.

after he married that rich widow
she made him resign from all his
clubs"
Poor chap-and all he married her
for was so he could pay bis club dues"
Puck.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-05-04
He Advised Him

Hadley-He asked me to give him a
little advice Bedding And you gave
1t to him: IIadley Oh yes; | didn't
care much for his friendship. you
know Boston Transcript.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-05-04

In buying drugs the same
precaution should be taken as
in purchasing Il suit Of clothes.
So where you know the goods
are all right, there you get your
moneys worth.
We have constantly on hand
full line ol pure drugs and
chemicals, fancy and toilet arti-
cIes, Medicated Soaps and Cot
ton Surgical dressings Of all
kinds and Trusses. In fact
every thing that should be in an
UPTODATEDRUG STORE.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-05-04

Where there is much pretension
much has been borrowed. Nature new
~r prctends Lavater.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-09
aueer,y Procured evidence.

Many years ago a ship was chased
at sea on the suspicion that she was
SLAYER. During the pursuit her cap
tain dropped something overheard.
When overhauled the old tub was tax
en- to Port Royal for trial. There was
nothing on board to sustain the charge
OF slave dealing, and there seemed ev-
cry likelihood OF its owner recovering
damages for illegal seizure and deten-
ton. But another ship had passed in
the night in the wake Of the others.
She had witnessed the chase and flight,
but had stopped to catch a shark by
the way. In the stomach OF the shark
the sailors found tin box. in the box
were the papers Of the fugitive vessel.
These proved her tn he 2 sic-c- S,s 80 -. TIE
most unequivocal character, and upon
their evidence she was condemned and
confiscated.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-09
Genius Mt Her Feet.

Mrs. Yorke, wife of the dean of Wor-
cester, once described an incident Of
her acquaintance with Thackeray She
happened, she said, to be sitting one
evening between Thackeray and Jacob
Omnium, whose build was even more
gigantic than Thackeray's- own. Con
YerSation, from some cause unknown,
was languishing, when Thackeray turn
ell to her and said, Mrs. Yorlie, why are
you so silentT" Il am overwhelmed
by the greatness of you two" she re-
piled, glancing right and left ut their
massive frames. Thereupon. moved by
common impulse, Thackeray and Jacob
slid from their chairs and sat on the
ground ut her feet, "as Il slight token
of homage to one whose wit equaled
her beauty"
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-09
High Thinking md OLD .-e.

That mental power helps to keep the
body strong and to preserve it from
decay cannot be doubted The longest
lived men and women have been. as
rule, those who have attained great
mental and moral development They
have lived on higher plane than 9th
er men, in Il serene upper region, above
the jar, tunlult and fret that weaken
most lives. 1t was at the age OF scv-
enty-five that the Count de TresSan
recomposed his old chivalric romances
and wrote n history of the progress of
the human mind. Herbert Spencer,
one of the deepest thinkers and hard
est workers of his day, passed away
at the age of eighty y-three.-Wiiliam
Matthews In Saturday Evening Post.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-09
Machinery Tones.

Engineers judge Of the condition OF
their machinery by the tone it gives
out while running. Every engine,
whether stationary or locomotive. has
n particular tone of its own. The en-
gineer becomes accustomed to that,
and any departure from it at once ex-
cites suspicion that all is not right
The engineer may not know what is
the matter; he may have no ear for
music, but the change in the tone of
his machine will be at once perceptible
and, being instantly recognized, will
cause him to start on an immediate In
vestigation.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-09
Exrers md ncacicncr.

Error and evil are located in deficien-
cy or excess. Even excess in virtue is
evil, an excess of humility being alb
1ectness; of courage, rashness; of pru-
dence, cowardice; of patience, tndifTer-
ence; of economy, parsimony; of gener-
osity. waste; Of Difference, obsequious-
ness. And so also an excess of learn
Ing is pedantry; of ease, Incidence; OF
comfort, self indulgence: of zeal, ia
naticism. Right and justice are found
In moderation, In the golden mean, in
the true balance, between OVERRIDING
and underdoing, going too fast and too
slow.-From Balance: The Fundamen-
tai Verify" by Orlando ]. Smith.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-09
Eugenie ana the yno,-ra.

When Napoleon III. was at the &c
NTH of his power there was II terrible
outbreak of cholera in Franco. Every
day the Empress Eugene visited the
hospitals to do what she could by su-
perintendence and example to forward
the noble work of allaying the suffer
ings of the stricken. One morning a
parish priest rushed into tic ward
where the empress was ministering to
a dying man.
"Oh, your majesty" said the priest,
two hours ago my curate was break
fasting with me, and now he is deadr'
The empress smiled calmly. THAT is
WELL" said she.
"Well2" echoed the priest
"Yes, it is well. When once cholera
becomes as violent as this is it ceases"
The empress was right. From that
day the plague abated.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-09
Some English Caves.

The caves in the Mcndip hills in Eng
land are of vast extent, perforating
two masses of limestone lying on eli
ther side of core of old red sandstone
forming the center of the Mendips.
Some are 'swallct holes" absorbing
rivers, others stalactite cavernS. one,
called Wookey hole. marks the cmer-
Gencc in the form of the river Axe of
two streams 'swallowed' some miles
away. One of these swallets Is 800 feet
deep. Another cave, called Swildon's
hole, is druped with wrcaths and fcs-
tosns of pure white stalactite Lambs
Lair. on the northern side of the hills.
is the most magnificent Stalactitc cav
ern in Great Britain, while adjoining
Wookey hole another chamber has just
been found with i.2GG stuiactite pend,
ants, all of dazzling whitcneSS. The
famous spring which gives its name To
the town of Wells is believed To come
through hidden caverns from the high
er parts of the MepdipS.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-09
now Patent Leather Is Made.

Japanned leather, generally called
patent leather, was first made in Amer
ica. \ smooth, glazed finish is first
given TO calfsllin in France. The leath-
er is curried expressly for this purpose.
and particular care is taken to keep il
us free aS possible from grease The
skins are then tackled on frames and
coated with Il composition of linsccd
oil and lumber in the proportion of
eighteen gallons of oil to five of UNI
Der. boiled until nearly solid and then
mixed with spirits of turpcntine to the
proper consistency. Lampblacl is al
so added when the composition is ap-
piled in order to give color and body.
From three to four coats of this are
necessary TO form n substance to re-
ceive the varnish. They are laid on
with Il knife or Scraper. To render
the goods soft and plant each coat
must be very light and thoroughly
dried after each application. y thin
coat is aftcrward applied of the same
composition of proper consistency TO
he put on with brush and with Suili-
cicnt lampblack boiled in il to make
perfect black. When thoroughly
dry ii is cut down with scraper hlv-
ing turned edges when it is ready to
varnish. The principal varnish used is
made of lnseed oil and russian blue,
boiled to the thickness of printers ink
1t is reduced with spirits of turpentino
TO suitable consistency TO work with
brush and then applied In two or
three separate coats, which are scrap
ed and pumiccd until the leather is per-
fectly filled and smooth.
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-09
SEEING A PICTURE.
Try to Lcok Mt 1t Through tho Eyes
of the Artist Who Painted II.

The first necessity for the proper see
ing of picture is 10 try to see IL
through the eyes OF the artist who
painted it, This is not usual meth
od Generally people look only through
their own eyes and like or dislike pic
ture according rs it does or does not
suit their particular fancy These peo-
pie will tell YOU. "Oh, | don't know
anything about painting, but | know
what l like" which is their way of say
Ing. If | don't like it right off don't
care 10 bc bothered To like 1t at all"
Such an attitude of mind cuts one
of from growth and development, for
II is rs much as to say, Il am very
well satisfied with myself and quite
Indifferent 10 ,hc experiences and feel
ings Of other men" Yet ii is just this
feeling and experience of another man
which Il picture gives us. If YOU con
slider 4 moment YOU will understand
why. The world itself is vast pano-
rama, and from it the painter selects
his subject not the copy'of it exactly.
since it would Ice impossible for him
TO do this even if he tried. How could
lie represent. for example. each blade
OF grass. each Leaf upon \ trcoE So
what he doe; ii II represent the subject
as hc sees II, - it appeals IL his sym
pathy or Interest. and if twelve artists
painted the same landscape the result
would be twelve different pictures, diff
fcrinS according 10 the way in which
each man had been impressed by the
sccnc-in fact according TO his scpa-
rate point of view o. separate way of
seeing it, influenced by his individual
experience and feeling Charles III. Cof-
An in st. Nicholas
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-09

They tell this story down on Wall
street: The executive officer of great
Insurance company, happening one
day 10 meet friend in the street,
found himself violently upbraidcd be
cause LIS company refused 10 invest
i'll the bonds of an enterprise with
which his friend was connected.
The insurance man stood ii n few
minutes, then said carelessly. as if he
We're ordering box of Il new brand
of cigars, "Oh. well. send me up mil
lion and half OF them. Worlds
Work
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-09
A Perfect Altruist.

Charles Kingsley was once talking
of his wife to the mother OF Canon Tet-
ley of Bristol cathedral
''She is the sweetest, kindest heart
ed woman in the world he said entlrI-
siastically. why, Mrs. Tetley if my
wife We're going to be executed her
first anxiety would be that any one
who wished to see it might get good
place"
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-09
A. The CniId SAW 1t

A New York tenement house child
who had spent n happy day in the
home of settlement worker describes
the visit in the following letter, accord
ing To Charities:
Miss - lives in big beautiful
house. There arc three toors and lots
of rooms. | should think il would be
hard for them TO find each other. there
are so many rooms. 1t is not so hard
10 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 enough 10
cover whole room"
The Batesburg advocate. [volume] (Batesburg, S.C.) 1901-1911, 1904-12-09
The Lower Eoccne Horse.

We may imagine the earliest herds
OF horses in the lower Eocene CEohip-
pus or 'dawnhorsc" stage as rcScmb-
ling Il lot of small fox terriers in size,
only eleven inches or two and three
tenths hands ut withers. covered with
short hair which may have had Il
brownish color with lighter spots. re
sembling the sunbenmS falling through
the leaves of trees and thus protecting
the little animals from observation. As
I'm the terrier the wrist Oinccl was near
the ground. the hand was still short.
terminating in four hoofs. with Il part
of the fifth toe Uhumb) dangling at the
side. Despite its diminutive size of
from eleven to fourteen inches. this
little horse ranged from Mexico north
ward through Wyoming and far over
continental Europe and Great Britain.
Century.