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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-03-30

Henry Irving once preached quite Il
terse sermon on appropriate dressing
A clever young woman belonging to
his company appeared at rehearsal one
morning dressed in lovely gown and
stunning hat. Irving commented on
the unusual splendor of her get-up,
whereupon the actress explained that
she was going TO n swell luncheon that
afternoon and had saved time by dress
ing In advance. ."rhen run away to
the luncheon first, my dear young
lady" said the star. Just now your
mind. too, is dressed up for the lunch
con and not for work. When you
come to rehearsal come looking the
part" The young woman, who Is now
star, never forgot the lesson she
learned that morning.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-03-30

King Amraphel of Babylon, who
lived $50 years Il. G, formulated II
code of laws His statutes. which
were operative five centuries before
the laws of Moses. numbered 2S2 and
contain the following:
IF woman who sells beverages
gives bad value for the money paid her
she shall be thrown into water.
IF Il wife be spendthrift or if size
otherwise neglect her duties, her hus-
band may put her away without com
pcnsation but If Il man put away his
wife for no other reason than that she
has no children he shall return her
whole doWry.
III Il bctrothal be reseindCd, the man
shall pay the woman compensation.
~ widow with grown up children
may not marry again without pcrmis-
sion from II judge. London Express.
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Peril In the handkerchief

1t is in fact grave sanitary ques-
ton whether the handkerchief does not
do more harm than good as 1t is or
dlnarily used. When we assume that
the healthy nose does not need to be
wiped we face reasonably broad
proposition rs to the danger of the
handkerchief as disease propagation.
Most of nasal catarrhs are of an in
fictitious character, notably those of
grip origin.
Contrary to general law of asepsis,
the handkerchief saturated with dis
ease germs instead of being promptly
washed, is slowed for hours in the
pocket, with n result that can be easily
imagined. Is ii any wonder then that
catarrhs are constantly fostered by II
system of auto-iufcction? ? Medical Rec
ord
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1t cannot be contended that Thack-
cray was n great critic. Indeed. there
Is not doubt that, as rule, he prefer
red second rate books of the first class
TO the greatest. For instance, while,
as n matter of course, he admitted that
Milton was great poet, he added that
''he was such bore that no one could
read him." Whatever one may think
OF the discernment of n man who says
that, Ii is impossible to doubt his hon
esty. He was often led away by the
character of the author whose works
he was crlticlslng. lie disapproved of
Swift and Sterne and rather grudging
ly admitted their qualities, but he
gladly praised Pope, whom he loved
because of his infirmity and because
OF the love the poet bore his mother.
His Judgments came from the heart
rather than the intellect. 1t was for
tunate when these coincided.-Lewis
Melville in Fortnightly.
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ANIMAL LANGUAGE.
sounds Both shriII and Low That
We cannot Henr.

Most people suppose Il mole to be
dumb, but 1t is not. A mole can give
sound 50 shrill that it hasn't any
effect on the human ear at all and an
Other sound 50 low and soft that no
human being can hear it. Yet Il wea-
sci can hear both these sounds as plain
~ as you can the report of a gun, and
a sound registering machine-the pho
nautograph-will show them both, with
scores Of other sounds you are deaf 10.
The usual note of the mole is low
pur, which it uses n good deal while
at work underground, and it can also
shout AT the top of its voice if hurt or
alarmed, but, though 1t shouted and
purred in your ear, you wouldn't hear
1t. The sound register, however, with
It's delicate pencil that marks the vol
ume of sound on a paper, gives the
quality of both sounds.
A weasel, too, which is one of the
moles enemies, can hear these sounds
through ii couple of inches Of earth
and often catches the mole when he
throws up his hilIocks OF earth. The
common field mousse too. has pur
that Is altogether beyond you. though
you can hear him squeak plainly
enough if he is hurt \ deaths head
moth. too. can squeak but that Ii done
by rubbing his wings together and is
not voice ut all.
But the champion of all creatures for
good hearing and one that can hear a
sound that is over 100 degrees beyond
your own limit is the common thrush
mud you may often amuse yourself by
watching him at it. lie can hear Il
lobWurm moving underground, locate
him by the noise and haul him out
Often you may see thrush stand
perfectly still on your lawn. cock his
ear aud listen fntently, then make n
couple of steps and haul out II fat lob
worm. Even the startling, which is
about the size of thrush cannot do
this, but he knows the thrush can, and,
being disreputable person. with no
common honesty, he follows the young
thruShes about on their worm hunts
and steals the worms from them MS
foon as they are caught London An,
SWPrS
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RAINING CATS AND DOGS.
various Explanations of the origin
of This EAprcssion.

various Explanations OF the oriEtn
of This Expression.
Many explanations have been given
of the origin of the expression raining
cats and dogs" one is that II Is n per
version of the French "catadoupe," a
waterfall lit is raining Il catalogues"
or cataracts. Another explanation is
that the male blossoms of the willow
tree, which are used ON Palm Sunday
TO represent the branches of palm.
were called eats and dogs" In some
parts of England, where they increase
rapidly after Il few warm April show
crs, and the belief prevailed that the
rain brought them.
Others trace the saying to northern
have great influence ON the weather,
and sailors still have n saying, The
cat has gale of wind in her tail"
when she Is unusually frisky. Witches
that rode upon the storms were said to
assume the form of cats, and the
stormy northwest wind is called the
eats nose" in the llarz mountains
even ut the present day. Then the dog
IS Il symbol of wind, which in old Ger
man pictures is figured as the head OF
dog or wolf from which blasts issue.
The cat therefore symbolzes down
pour of rain; the dog, strong gusts OF
wind, which accompany 1t. and so a
rain "of cats and dogs is heavy rain
with wind.
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PAWN SHOPS OF CHINA.
They Cut Quite n Figure In Life In
the FIowery Land.


Pawnbroking is a great institution in
the FIowery Land. The Chinese pawn
brokers', however, is quite a different
kind of establishment from ours. The
pawn shop of China is more a strong
hold, place of quiet and safe repose,
for valuable jewelry and the miscel-
laneous and costly wardrobes of the
people. 1t also in many instances per
forms the equally important but some
what costly function of lending to the
needy, and, rs In the collections Of sim
ilar establishments of our own land,
one may see the much priced jewels
and trinkets of happier times, which
caused their poor owners many q bit
ter pang to part with, heartaches that
were perhaps frightened with the hope
that one day they would be able to re-
deem them.
To listen to the man selling these I'M
redeemed pledges Is one of the choice
entertainments of the Picking streets.
lie is selected by the pawnbroker for
his fiuency of speech and ready wit, to-
which he gives full play in his humor-
Gus descriptions Of the quality and his
tory of the furs and richly embroid-
cred dresses which are piled up on the
platform Of his tent He at times runs
off his speech in rhyme, making clever
and sarcastic illusions to the require
ments of his audience, pressing satin
robe on the attention Of some naked
Decentralization Penny.
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The second week in August, II not
one Of great historical Importance in
old Amsterdam, Is certainly one of
martyrdom for the nervous and scusi-
tive An ancient custom prevails nc
cording to which the juveniles of the
town are allowed 10 beat their drums
for several hours during a whole week
while parading the exchange. The
story goes tIat about 200 years ago n
plot was formed To blow mp the eN-
change, but small boy, happening to
let his ball roll under the yaulted foun-
dation of the building. discovered the
barrels of powder which were to do the
wrecking. SO 1t WINS decided to reward
the lad, and, on his being asked what
} would like, the urchin said that he
wished TO be allowed to play Mt sol
diers with his companions round the
building, all being armed with drums.
and to make rs much noise as they
liked during several hours of the day
for one week every year. This custom
il kept up, and, as all manner of in
struments are called upon TO represent
n drum, tin kettles and saucepan lids
not excepted, the din is something To be
remembered.
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COURTESY IN THE HOME.
1t Is Essential to Happiness In the
Family Circle.

There is no place where there is
greater need of true, refned, everyday
courtesy or where it will be more
greatly appreciated than in the home
circle. Yet in how many households do
we see an entire lack Of it.
The husband comes in tired and sur
~, hurries down his meal, gives the
cat kick and departs without one
kind word or gracious ACT to any one.
The children are noisy and quarrel
some. The mother, tired and nervous,
has only sharp, terminating words
for her husband, the children and the
servant The whole atmosphere APP
pears surcharged with the very -quint-
essence of disturbing and dishearten-
ing elements.
Let visitor come in TO make a
nelghborly call, however, and how
quickly everything is changed. Both
husband and wife welcome him with
the sweetest of smiles and courtesy.
When the visitor departs, he is bowed
out with the most charming grace and
In silver tones invited TO call again.
This is eminently right and proper,
but why should not the same consid-
Grafton prevail among those who are
bound TO each other by ties of family
neutrality-suspicious. own, whom we love
bestY Why should not the WIFE tue
child, the servant, whom you meet eY-
cry day In the most intimate relations
why should they not, ask, be
youchsafed some courtesy as well as
the guest who calls for brief hour!
Charity begins at home" we are
told. and | think courtesy should too.
No one. be he man or wonian can
stand weeks and years of continual
fault finding or habitual discourtesy.
You bow to your next door neiehbor
when you meet her in the street and
give her n kind or cordial word. Why
not be respectful to members of your
own family? Try ii. You will find
you will be happier for it. Your home
will become an Ideal one. and every
one will be influenced To good by the
light which will radiate from it.-Pitts-
burg Press.
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MARCH 80. 1904.
LONDON IN 100.
when Traitors Hends Adorned Lon
don Bridge and Temple Bnr.


don Bridge and Temple Bnr.
London in 1900 was a comparatively
small city Of about 100000 inhabitants,
the rough and Ill kept main roads to
which had been but slightly improved
since Tudor times. The CHASTITY specta-
Gle of many of the trees on the South
wark road bending under their burden
Of hanged men had indeed been slight
~ modified, but none the less the de-
composing heads of TRAITORS still
filed the atmosphere about London
bridge and Temple Bar with myriads
of bancful microbes.
Our immediate forbears were evident
~ not oyerparticular about sights and
smells. They were accustomed TO see
men sitting in the pillory pclted with
rotten eggs and possibly included among
their Immediate circle not n few who
had been deprived of their noses and
ears for expressing too freely their
opinions, political and religious.
The drains were in an appalling con
dtion The innumcrahle churchyards
were so full of collins that they often
itIbJftltu lillohBH illt luIls iptdl anu
bull batting. dog fights and boxing
matches were attended even by royalty
rs late MS 1920, and five years later all
the "dandics" in London were paying
high prices to stand In the carts round
Tyburn to behold twenty-five of their
fellow creatures hanged for misdcmean
ors which in our time would be pun
ished with few days Imprisonment
Saturday Review
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THE UNISON WEED.
Probably Legacy to Is From Sonth
America or Asia.

Once upon time the maine Of James
town must have been very sharply
shortened. Within the memory of
many people now living james was
pronounced "Jeems;" in fact, we be
lieve that that was the accepted pro
nunciatlon of our Nirginian forefa-
Tiers. But Jim" must have been the
dimlnutive of "Jeems." as well as of
James; ut leHst we judge so because
what Is popularity known as the Jim
son weed" really IS the jamestown
weed
Nor Is there any reason TO suppose
that this contraction was made jeer-
ingly or sneeringly. More probably 1t
grew into use Jess So and we find
intelligent Americans TO whom it has
never occurred that there IS any con
nection whatever between jamestown
and Jlmson All the same. the au-
thorities say that "Jimson" Is short
for the name of the place where the
English made their first permanent set
tlement In what Is now the United
States and where the Old pomlnions
first capital was located
The Jimson weed, however. is not
native plant, but probably came to us
from South America or Asia. 1t is a
question how 1t got to jamestown, but
we believe 1t Is conceded that IT is not
Indigenous to Virginia. If it was de
liberately and designedly imported, 1t
must have been because of Its medic
inal value; certainly not for its odor,
which Is vile; certainly not for It's flow
ers and leaves, because they do not
compare In beauty with those of scores
OF native plants. And. while this weed
is now recognized as having some me-
dicinal value, 1t may not have had that
reputation then" with Europeans. The
Chinese. however. use 1t to some eX-
tent incidentally and may have done
SO from time immemorial, that country
being little given to the acceptance of
new ideas or new remedies.-Rlchmond
Times Dispatch.
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Leo Deutsch, Russian political exile
who was permitted TO return TO his
home, tells In his book, sixteen Years
In Siberia" tales not only of suffering,
but of lenicnt treatment by his jailers.
In Siberian prisons often the harshness
of the discipline was considerably re
Taxed. ON one occasion, to the vast
amusement of the prison authorities,
DcutsCh appeared before the governor
with his letters tied np with a piece Of
string, and II appeared he had only as
sumcd them for the moment. But the
complaisant governor WAS afraid Of n
visit from high quarters. Then If an
inspection IS made you will be wearing
your fctters." he asked. laughing. cor
course" replied Dcutsch. You see,
I've come to you in full DRESS" point
Ing 10 his tied up chains. ON another
occasion Deutsch's bag was stolen. II
contained among other articles of II
eonvicts attire, the Indispensable fct=
tcrs. and he had to apply for new
pair. Take care you don't lose thesc!'
said the officer ms Deutsch packed them
among his luggage
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His Own MANUSCRIPT.

George AIDE, In the early days Of his
career before the Fables In Slang"
had brought him fame, called one
morning in Chicago upon Sunday edi
tor on mission from theatrical man
ager.
Il have brought You this mann.
script he began, but the editor, look
ing up at the tall, timid youth, inter
rupted;
"Just throw the manuscript i'll the
wastebasllet. please" he said. I'm
very busy Just now and haven't time
to do 1t myself"
Mr. AIDE obcycd calmly. He resumed:
II have come from the - theater,
and the manuscript | have Just thrown
In the wastebasket is your comic farce
OF The Errng Son. which the man
ager asks me TO return 10 you with
thanks. lie suggests that you sell II to
an undertaken, 10 he read at funerals"
Then Mr. Ade smiled gently and
withdrew
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Many make the mistake of saying
II intended to have told YOU or "lf |
had have known" Instead of Il In
tended to tell YOU or IF had
known" | have heard the following
confused sentence from one who should
know better: II should have thought
that you would have gone to have seen
her" The correct sentence would be.
81 should think that you would have
gone To see her"
1t is incorrect IA say CHOSE sort Of
things instead OF Things of that
sort" Do not say "Ain't" for els not"
lie don't for lie does not" or Not
MS know" for "Not that | know" or
Il have lii the lamps" for 81 have
lighted the lamps. nelineator.
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Redundant.

Joseph was an excellent cook. but he
was not what might be called an ac-
complishpd literary man. At the same
time he conceived the idea that cook
cry book from his pen would fill long
felt want. He set to work; but, feel
Ing that perhaps he had made some
mistakes in composition. he submitted
the work to ii prominent literary critic,
who promised to go through the work
and correct il where necessary.
After day or two he brought it back.
Yes" he said; tits all right so far
as can see. but | rather fancy you've
been little superfluous in your recipe
for lemon pudding"
"Have |? How's thatY
''Well. you see. you say here. Then
sit ON hot stove and stir constantly
Now, really do not see how any one
Is going to sit ON n hot stove without
stirring constantly. SO | think you can
do without that sentence. don't YOU
know"
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nlnnnInr"C rn,ya.

The following account Is given in
Country Life of the way in which pill
fering crows are dealt with by Italian
agrculturists: \ hole of II certain depth
Is dug In the ground, at the bottom OF
which Is placed some decayed meat.
A funnel shipped wedge of paper Is
then inserted into the hole, the upper
edge of the paper being coated with
blrdlme. "Maitrc Corbcau" sees the
food descends to grasp 1t, and when
he has firm hold of II he rises up again.
His head is, however, swathed with
the paper cap, and in his mad cndeayor
To rid himself of it he circles up to ex-
traordnary heights in the air. revolv-
ing constantly and ut SO rapid pace
that, soon overcome with Fiddlncss. Lc
falls to the earth dead.
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Each gun crew of a naval vessel con
sistS of seven men besides the captain
of the turret. who has general charge.
There are two guns in each turrct So
that when in action there are In n tur-
ret fifteen men. At each gun there are
pointer, n trainer. II sight setter. n
hammer man. II hoist man. n hrcech
block man and loader. Each has his
station, and the seven men practically
become part of the gun, working to
gcther like machine.
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Il saw the whole thing" said the
passenger With the nose glasses. II was
standing on the front platform when
the car hit the wagon 1t was all the
fault of the blamed driver. He started
TO cross the track when the car wasn't
ten feet away. The motorman shut off
the power and put on the brakes, but
he couldn't stop In time. Some of these
fool drivers are always doing that sort
of thing. 1t would serve EN- right if
Here policeman with notebook
came along.
did you see how this happenedy' he
asked.
"MeY said the man with the nose
glasses. Gosh, no! l don't know a
thing about it."-Chicago Tribune.
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HUGO and IIIs DiscIple.

A young man, an admrcr of the
great poet, atteaded one of Victor HUI
go's receptions, became engaged in ar
gument and lost his temper. Hugo sol
EMMY rebuIlcd him. and he subsidized.
Presently the guests retired. One of
them, however, had forgotten his UNI
brella and returned TO get it. Looking
through an open door from the Vesti-
bule. he perceived the young man on
his knees before the poet, sobhing out
his apologies for his disrcspect, while
Yicto- Hugo, with almost regal dgni-
ty, extended his hand to him and babe
him rise
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AN ECHO OF THE A. r. U.
DebE Denounces ms CHIumny 4
G,n.x oF Current CIrruIuffon

Debs DenOunces ms CHIumny
story of Current Circulation.
The story Is circulated for what
reason may be surmised ~ that the
American Railway union and its pres
idcnt never paid Il dollar Of the court
costs assessed against them during their
trials and that they also left their at
torneys' fees and other claims unpaid.
The story is an absolute falsehood.
The A H. L. and its president paid ev-
cry court claim and every lawyer fee
I'm full and owes neither the one nor
the other farthng.
In this connection it may be said
that it cost a fortune TO reach the SUI
premc court OF the United States to be
told there that the lower court had
final jurisdiction in contempt proceed
Ing. The writer was opposed to max
Ing the effort, but was overrnlcd, the
plea being made, especially by the law
yers, that the decision would be OF in.
Calculable value as n precedent To the
working class The litigation cost many
thousands of dollars. All the money we
had In the treasury OF the a. X. L., all
we had personally, all we could beg,
borrow or raise in any other way, went
to satisfy the lawyers and courts. This
was the price OF our conviction.
1t is true that we agreed to pay some
Of the lawyers still more In case the
A. Il. U. recovered financially, but ii
was distinctly understood that If the
organization did not recover its finan-
cial standing there should be no claim,
and the large fees already paid were
to be accepted as payment in full
The \. H. u. did not recover, for all
the railroad corporations combined TO
crush IT,
Therefore the contingent fees were
not due and were never claimed.
The lawyers were well paid and ev-
cry dollar due them was settled In full
according to agreement, and every dol
lar due on every other claim was paid
In full
Neither the A. X. u. nor its presi-
dent owes any court or any lawyer n
dollar, md any assertion TO the con
trary is Il lie and n calumny.- Eugene
V. Dcbs In Social Democratic Herald.
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Oldest Family In the World.

OF the 400 barons in the British
house of lords about dozen date
back to 400, the earliest being 1861.
The oldest family in the British isles is
the Mar family in Scotland, 1903. The
Campbells of Argyll began in 1880.
Talleyrand dates from 1l99 and Bis
marck from 1910 The Grosvenor fam
lily, the Duke of Westminster, 1865;
the Austrian house of IIapsburg goes
back to 952 and the house Of Bourbon
to S64. The descendants of Moham
med, born $40, are all registered care
fully and authortatively in book kept
In Mecca by a chief of the family. Lit
tie or no doubt exists of the absolute
authenticity of the long line Of MOham-
med's descendants. In China there are
many old families; also among the
Jews. But In point OF pedigrees the
mikado of japan has unique record.
Ills place has been filled by members
OF his family for more than $500
years. The present mikado Is the one
hundred and twenty in the line.
The first one was contemporary with
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, GGG years before
Christ.
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In Spain bride has no girl attend
ants to stand Mt the altar with her, but
instead "madrlna." or godmother;
neither does she have a wedding cake
or any festive going away after the
ceremony. The wedding pair depart
quietly to their new home, where they
remain until the following day, when
they start on their honeymoon. Before
departing they pay formal visit to
their respective relatives.