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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-05-25
II. ID. SCHENcK,
Press Supt.

East Amwell Township on Tues
day last put itself on record for good
roads. An election was held to vote
on the adoption or rejection of reso-
luton petitionins for a macadam road
from Woodsville to Ringoes, some
four and half miles. One hundred
and thirty-two votes were cast, l20
being in favor of the resolution to 10
against. Two votes were thrown out.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-05-25

The Knights Templar of New .Ier
sey will hold grand pilgrimage to
the Pacific coast and the Yosemite
Valley from Aug. % to Sept. 10, the
occasion being the triennial conc ave
of the Grand Encsmpment of knights
Templar of the United States, which
will be held at San Francisco, Sept. G
to 8 The fare for the round trip is
32t5.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1904-05-25

Offices for rent i'll the building Of
the l.ambertville National Bank.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-14

III A * e4nr X sl

on which, IKE the feryor Of Indian devotes renders
them unconscious of the sngs and horns along their
pathway But flesh IL in stronger Gir1t,
the bird cannot keep upon the wing forever body u
clog which must and will assert itself.
There was clever magazine story told years aga
Of prospective bride who devoted the year before
age to qualifying herself for the duties of wife and
the mistress Of house. Her friends supposed her be
absent foreign tour. but In reality abe spent
twelve months in domestic service COOK heusemad
thus attaining practical knowledge how her
husband and herself satisfactorily later Ts true, IDS
pity and pity IT'S its true" that many American girls
in ignorance less total Of things which
every mistress of family ought to understand.
those who take in cooking, as rule mbbs but
little practical knowledge for future application.
When two people marry let each promise little and per.
form awhich 10 possible each making the happiness Of
the other the first object In life Thus shall love- like
Gods loving kindness. be every morning and peace
and contentment dwell within their home.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-14

new story, personal experience to
Bostontan, who. gains his bread by
story-writing. It was new to him, and
seeing possibilities in 1t he dressed 1t
IN two shapes and sent one to the New
York and one to London. His New
York editor returned the manuscript,
with the footnote. "Old-had it." His
London editor, friend in the house Of
Harmsworth, wrote. "Quite sure I've
seen the horse-reins-umbrella story"
But, mark the sequel:
In the same week, when, II 1t had
had good luck, the Boston version
would have appearedsin London pub
lication. different version was print
ed as original In the Peoples Friend
OF Dundee, Scotland. and fourth YER
sion, patched with purple fragments OF
fine writing. appeared in the Times Of
Cardiff, Wales. Before either of these
periodicals could have. reached this
county two other versions, presented
as original. illumined the pages Of q
Boston and st. Louis daily. The
story had been lin the air." as 1t were,
over 5000 miles Of land and sea, and,
five different writer's perceived 1t at
substantially the same moment,
brought 1t to earth, told 1t in as many
different ways and severally congrat-
ulated themselves on clever and orig
fnal performance.
Writer'S have been doing this sort Of
thing. in all good faith. ever since the
world began. Only year or two ago
a story Of faithful dog that ran after
stick of dynamite and zealously
fetched it to his master was told. al
most simultaneously, by four men in
as many magazines. The tragic-comic
conception is simple enough; very like
~ in essentials the tales dates back to
Aristrophanes. but how did it "happen
to occur" at the same time to the four,
May there not be something in the
whimsical theory another literary man
rropounds- the Intensity with
which an author .dwells upon his data
before and during the period of ex.
ploitation, "lmpresses' It oh the spirit-
ual atmosphere" 50 THAT the wonder
would be If sensitive. seeking minds
did not seize upon,it! Horrid posi-
bilities are latent in telepathy. The
day may dawn when man who cher
fishes an ingenious plot will have to
Esurround himself with nonconductors
cigarette fiends, perhaps. and girls
who chew gum.-B Boston Transcript,
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-14
GEN. W. W. elAckMAR.

The New eommander-in-chief Of the
y. Ira nnana army.
@ an ma enea,llplh en-, ol Tue
NJ. a. ~ ~ Do,."n ueh' Mil'ion ~.
sA vL,a. Guy, was e'ec!ea
m'scnei.
,os' =. mA, was porh 'uiy %,
. NJ, IN nrls.oi' "a, the son OF a
800 aeuuse'u e'elssihan' anu hs
msn. .s was o uo,n IN Ahaover' ~. q. q.
nen tne G,vn WIT began ne VAS
...s ~. eoi.ese. ne at once nee, enisste q
g = private IN the rlfteentn: fehnsyi.
saina gavairy, was promoted corpora
a. Anee.Am ana ia.er was given me
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-14
Cincinnati Post
TIRED MornERa

4 little elbow lenns upon your knee,
Your tired knee that has 30 much to
bear;
From underneath thatch Of tangled
hair.
You feel the loving, trustful. tender touch
OF warm, moist fingers holdins yours
so tight,
You do not prize this blessing overmuch,
You are almost too tired to pray to-
night.
wonder now that mothers ever fret
Az little children clinging to their
gown,
Or that the footprints, when the days
q are wet.
Are ever black enough to make then,
frown.
II i could find little muddy boot
Or cap or jacket on my chamber floor,
II could kiss a rosy, restless foot,
And hear 1t patters in my home once
more;
II could mend broken cart to-day,
Tomorrow make kite to reach the
There's NJ woman in God. world could
say
! She was more blissfully content than l.
But. oh! the dainty pillow next my own
Is never rumpled by shining head;
Ny singing birding from its nest has
flown;
My little boy used to kiss is dead.
Toledo Times Bee.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-14
ANCIENT HISTORY.
.~~~~~~
~~~e~e@~~~

Il i d
When the bells on rural telephone
circuit began merrily jlngllng one June
morning half dozen young women in
as many farmhouses forsook every.
thing else, and with paper and pencil
before them took up the receivers. It
was the agreed time for a review Of
ancient history. prior to the final ex-
animation in the consolidated" high
school on Monday.
II say, girls" said the first voice
when all were ready. what does any
body know about Moses?"
"Oh. that's easy. Henrietta" was
the answer along the line. Born 1888
went into exile 1893. came back to
Egypt 1858 and led the Hebrews out
Of bondage. He died when he was a
hundred and twenty years old"
please say those dates again.
Ethel"
"seyenteen-thlrty-elght. sixteen-nine-
ty-eight sixteen-flfty-eight,"
AREN'T you saying them backwardy,
why, no, stupid. It's B. G."
"That's Backward Counting you
know, Henrietta" interrupted third
voice
"Oh, yes, of course. ought to have
known. But say, girls. that's Just
what l want to know about. How did
you do it?'
"Do whatY s,s
why. keep track of what year it
was when they had to count back.
ward. Do you suppose Moses knew
how old he was going to be when he
died. and kept saying, I was hundred
and twenty when l was born, in sew
enteen-eighteen I'll be a hundred =
and SO on til he died?"
"Of course not. They counted their
ages forward -
What l want to know" said voice
number four. us how they knew what
year to begin to count with. Now Of
course we are adding a figure every
year. We started with the year one.
This is nlneteen-fqur. of course, and
next will be nineteen-ive. But how
NAA eAsOoC Otu-tALACiS AhOW AZ btNculSSl-
thirty-eight B. @. that 1t was going to
be Just that many years to the year
zero. or to whatever they called it be-
fore our reckoning began?'
Into the transmitters Of half q dozen
telephones and along dozen miles Of
wire was launched confused murmur
of exclamation and query. At last II
quieted down when the calm voice Of
Henrietta was heard coming down the
line.
"oh. can answer that one myself.
girls" she said. ut was started that
way, and all they had to do was to
keep track. It's marked here In the
Bible that Adam was born in four
thousand and four. and of course,
knowing that, all he had to do was to
subtract one every year. 1t was bound
to come out even" -, +.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-14
BAD NAMES. BAD LUCK.
War Vessels of All Nation. Have
Amply Proved Il. ~.

Amply Proved Il.
II one should be so bold as to char
acterize the superstitlous sailor as sill
~ he would at once declare that there
IL sufficient reason for his belief, and
would proceed to prove that war YES
sells named after singing and venom
GUS things have been unlucky, and that
the country should not be so indiffer-
ent to the men who follow 81 life on
the ocean wave" ms to organize a mos
quito fleet. That Snake is regarded as
an unfortunate name for a. vessel is
shown by. the fact that two of that
name have been lost, one in 1871 and
the other in 1s47; but no vessel bear
ing that name is known to exist now.
Serpent, which is only substitute
name for Snake, is an unlucky one
also. for the one wrecked in 1892 was
the fourth British war vessel Of that
name to meet the same fate Viper
has been an unlucky name in the Brit
ish navy. The first one was wrecked
in 1850. but the admiralty would not
swerve. and SO kept the name on the
list, each vessel meeting its doom, and
the fourth was lost only recently. The
French navy has also been unlucky
with vessels SO named. The Wiper,
hscsm nr,.a trn,, s tha ~ aasst sue
L.. ~ ZOO nm, ~. n.s VIC enen' was
rasr ,atar stha th,,s I ~ ,-o was .'os. .
ss,..,, 80. w, .ss.. ..u ~ o' alu .ne
~ nnasasa. 'oss ~ co'hslon
" M aue nah 80,
NC so ,D.a . ano.ner BRUSH war YES
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-14
Huge powders studded with bloom

Huge powders studded with bloom
Ing heather formed background. At
their foot piece Of green, and lying
asleep, with her head on cushion and
"a rod by her side. was the girl for
whom he had been In search.
He approached closer. She was Sleep
Ing soundly. Quickly he drew the
bracelt from his pocket. where he al
ways carried 1t. With gentle touch he
placed 1t round her wrist and snapped
1t. She moved in her sleep, and he
fastened away. He looked round, and
she was again sleeping peacefully.
Cyril had restored the bracelet to its
owner. but with the bauble he had
given his heart.
To make up his mind was to act.
1t did not take him long to discover
that she was Lady Alicit Doyersford,
and that she lived with her father at
Doversford Court. He was also pleased
to hear that the earl was exceedingly
poor.
Again he CHANGED to meet her when
she was fishing.
She approached him at once.
"Can you lend me black gnat 2 !"
she asked him in sweet voice that
thrilled him.
With trembling fingers he produced
the fly.
Cyril was not in the mood to make
haste slowly. They met again, and he
battered himself she was pleased to see
him
Next he wrote to the earl and asked
permission to inspect the famous pic
lures (they were hearlooms and could
not be sold) at the castle.
He CHANGED to be walking through
the grounds Of the castle after seeing
the pictures. He took a seat at the
foot of a bowlder, and was startled to
hear two voices speaking,
One was Lady Alicla's, the other that
of man.
II can never marry you. darling"
You don't love me, Alicia"
Heaven knows / do. Norman, But
you have no money. You are as poor
as We are. 1t isn't the money 1 want
dearest. You know that. must mar.
~ money, though. The dad expects
1t. and"
The sound of a kiss, and Cyril turned
sadly away, stricken to the heart.
ut is 100000" the earl said. "Some
one placed 1t to my credit at the bank.
No information will be given as to its
source 1t is an absolute mystery"
God bless him, whoever 1t is" she
whispered. tenderly.
Among the wedding presents was a
magnificent suite of jewelry.. Each
article was Of diamonds, with a setting
Of large black pearl, and the donor
was Cyril Thornton. the well:known
South African millionaire.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-14
II TIE CHURCH PARADE

~ YRIL THORNTON was abso-
III lutely broke to the world. Not
the ordinary want OF "dver"
brokenness. but the real downright
thing, for he had not a penny in the
world.
Mere than t tia HE had no belongings
which he could deposit with his avunc-
ular relative for valuable considera-
ton. More than that. he had not even
an attic to sleep In.
Neither wine nor cards brought him
to this stage. but pure. unadulterated
bad luck. A gentleman by birth, and
with luxurious bringing up, he had
found himself suddenly thrown on his
own resources.
1t was a beautiful morning In June.
London was filed with fashionable
people. and from some feeling Of
"cussedness" Cyril went to church pa
rade In the park His shabby clothes
aid not worry him. for he had no false
sense of pride. i
He walked listlessly along, watching
the fairest collection Of feminine
beauty that the world holds. Cyril al
ways had an eye to the beautiful
The crowd was thinning away when
be saw ahead Of him an elderly man of
arlstocratic appearance. BY his side
walked young girl with the loveliest
face that he had ever seen. The man
signaled a coachman, and victoria
pulled up near the curb.
AS the girl was entering the car
rage, Cyril saw something glitter from
her wrist and fall into the road. He
was Just hurrying to pick 1t up when
the carriage rapidly drove away.
He quickly stopped down and saw a
magnificent diamond bracelet. in the
center OF which was big black pearl,
with a hurried movement he thrust
1t into his pocket and looked hastily
around. No one had observed the Incl
dent.
He slept in the park that night and
wrestled with mighty temptation.
His better thoughts We're yanqulshed,
and the following morning he pawned
the bracelet with conading pawn
broker for fifty pounds
In few days he sailed for the Cape
These were the early days of mines,
nsa,, sJs w,th,n threa months ha haI
saaoa.sad .ha hracs,et HIS nart .tan
,ses - advart,sa IN tho .oonv column
Of the Times:
.rWill the lady who lost o diamond
las. q tho narL kindIr nommnnica 10
.s,th 80 re- w"
rar ,aan,, waaLs no had mi. H.
.an.s ~ ,,.,,..s h,+ ~. .,,sn,ar a.,
AZ tha mopths M ssaS scrr,,,s s,.oas.
,na o nm .raa+ strisa. All h,s
S,nsa..n,sr+s .,,rnad o,,t n,a,,. ~ No.
No hagsn 70 Loot mon hin 40 cow,
Inc man -
,rhan cama 4he h,v hoom. Mine.
vh,ch were worth comnarati lively l,ttla
wsre raised to enormous nrices' cyr,I
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-14

charge of It, don't say that he anything in
ais or honesty. but he lacks skill.
The persons who employ should have at least the
same skill those in charge of horses mules. man
couldn't hitch team Of mules to wagon with their
where their tails ought to be and expect them to work
we'll Such msn might be very moral person and pro-
fcient In the Scriptures but think that his employer
would get other less in morality
but more perfect in driving mules
The responsibility for most of the strikes lies with our
captains of industry 1t Is true that capitalists realize in
general way that they and the laborng partners
butn the breasts Of many still fingers the old preju
dice mbued into humanity In the early Roman feuda
days when labor seryie. They to forget that
the term service doesn't apply to labor now. that there
is real partnership between the capitalist the man
who works and that together they prosper decline
II we look over all these strikes do fnd that
they have arisen through disputes wages but were
due to disputes with the whom the employer dealt
with don't what difference makes whether
ployer dealt with A. B. G. somebody else Yet against
have whole industries parayzed conditions
society threatened because the employer would settle
with some outside person. That is causing
disruption What the employer the aborer
Is what should he pay and what should he be paid
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-14

picture sming
Tsecen the summit which
the Tbens located Lieut. furnished
winch the by the London News artist
fne style just before
survived the attack
valley
led
lacking the ridge the Foieth Patan
monastery was finally blown up by the sappers"
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-14

Ono Blessins Adam Enjoyed.
Ever hear Of a man that didn't kick
about the dressmaker's bills2"
Adam. Detroit Free Press.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-14

The Sphinx remains the only one in
the history of the world who has never
talked too much.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-14
ALL SCIENCES UNITE 10 SAVE LIFE.


- For the saving Of life from premature 'extlnc
!
IA ton by disease, the freeing Of existence from
III the aches and pains which Illness Implies there
l III lis not department Of science which does not
III contribute. From geology to physics from bot
any to chemistry--all are laid under contribu
Il lion for information and for atd. The nature
I'm he soils and of water supply is an In
KY ieshgaton of geological kind. The chemist sat
of the purity of water and air. the biologist
teaches the physician the history of the microbes
infectious roubes and the zoologist the
life history lower animal organism responsible say
malaria and kindred ailments Physics giving electric
light and chemistry radum. place in the hands tho
doctor for treating serious disease by the
rays given FORTH Truly, there many minds
and diverse working daily in fields of research the
benefit of humanity =
1t is curious note how practical results may follow
upon the philosophical consideration Of already
facts OF late days the daily journals frequently
toned the subject Of research in relation what
have been called views of the causaon that
bic scourge of modern life Biology that from the
original which gives origin to the animal body
number of cells produced In the ordinary Of de-
velopment OF these practically becomes converted
into the future The others are outcas But they
do not perish They take their abode in various parts
and organs and there lie dormant exciting cause
awakens these dormant cells, realize how, by
their Development they growth. Briefly
stated this is the socalled theory an
old view but purely biological specimen founded
fact the theory illustrates how medicine assistance
not from but from all her sister scencea II
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-14

"Has your dog pedigree?.. asked
the garrulous woman. y
"As long as your tongue, ma'am,"
was the reply Of the owner of the
tiog.-Yonkers Statesman.
There is also this in favor of an old
fashioned woman's cooking: 1t doesn't
look too pretty, to eat
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-14
OLD TALES MA NEW DRESS.

u : = j
How They Are Worked Over without
Malice Propense.
Are you sure-'thts hcrseSAis 'safe?"
asked the amateur driver. Perfectly
answered the liveryman. 80 long as
you don't ALLOW his tail to get mixed
up with the retfls: .. Keep the refis
away from his tail and he'll be gentle
as a lamb" The amateur accepted the
assurance. and drove away. returning
some hours later In good condition.
well. you had no trouble with the
horse?' the -liyeryman suggehted.
Not bit" was the reply, there was
only one little shower and my wife
held the umbrella over his tail while
that lasted" E
Does the reader recognize this anee-
dots7 Two months ago fEwas told as
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-14
Strikes CAUSED ~ DISPUTES. NOT WAGES.

| Comparatively few strikes are due to disputes
over wages. These are fixed by immutable laws
To my mind where there is suspension OF In
dustry the employer should be held responsible
He Is the captain to whom all others must look.
The man In charge Of an industry, no matter what
it may be- who lacks the skill to deal successfully
with the men employed under him shows by his
potency that he was never At to have been placed
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-14

there is wrong and disappointment upon the one
hand perhaps Overwhelming consequences of fail
shorcomng upon the other Itisa bitter expe-
discover ourselves cheated by those we
trust and they who do the cheating rarely profit thereby
the long E{@ 5sss.5ts
In the first flush Of ecstasy love given and re-
ever may be the with ordinary people, they them
selves to henceforth upon heights that for
them the future Is TO be all sunshine and happiness Like
Edwin asking Angelina to stir his tea with her finger in
lieu sugar they state OF exaltaton exhlara
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-14

years, holding many important posi-
tons. including that of Department
Commander. After leaving the army
he attended Harvard Law School, and
on. his graduation he began practice
in Boston. He was a director and
vice president Of the Boston National
Bank, is director and vice president
of the Hamilton Wooden Company and
the Nantasket Steamboat Company. y.
Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1904-09-14

Wilson. their services could be dis
pensed with altogether to the advan-
tage of the Republican party.
Our feet OF battleships will probably
have to cut short their visit to New
port, where they are safeguarding the
Four Hundred. for the Sultan of Tur-
key seems to be quibbling about pay
ing that $4,000 to meet the claim of
an American citizen esSyrian descent.
This return Of the fleet will cost thou
sands Of dollars, for coal alone, but it
will give President Roosevelt and Jonn
Hay another chance to show the world
that II we have not got "big stick"
we have bundle of switches that can
sting II used sharply.
The Republicans admit the increased
cost of running tho government under
the present extravagant administra-
ton, but claim that 1t is necessary as
the growth OF the country demands 1t.
But the cost per capita should not in
crease faster than the populati ton in
creases, as should be relatively
cheaper to run an eighty million ,coun-
try than one with forty millions of peo-
Pile, but the cost Is increasing at a
much greater ratio than the. popula-
ton, which shows extravaganza and
waste Of the peoples money.
The coal trust has closed down most
Of the mines. having more coal than
the people can buy; as the trust has
raised the price every month since
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-08-20
PINNING AN ADDRESS TAG ON A WOMAN IMMIGRANT
So she stnatIon safely. lost.

takes a kindly interest in the welfare of
her sons who come to America
Almost all of the italian immigrants
are very ignorant, very childlike and
wholly unfamiliar with the ways. customs
and language of this country" said Eliot
Norton, president of the Society for the
Protection of Italian Immigrants They
need friendly assistance from the moment
Of debarkation. Those who go into the
interior of the country need to be helped
in getting on the right train without los
ing their way or money, while those COM
ing to New York need guidance to their
destination, and while going there protec-
ton from sharps, crooks and dishonest
runners, and thereafter to have advice and
employment.
How They Operate.
The society over which Mr.. Norton pre-
sides is one of the most energetic of its
kind. 1t needs to be, for Italy contributes
the largest total of immigrants to America
nowadays. and the number is increasing
every year. A description of the working
of this powerful Italian society Will give
an insight into that of the other national
organizations, which operate along much
the same lines
The societys agents wait at the immigra-
ton stations for steamers carrying inmi-
grants, for whom they Immediately act as
interpreters and friendly advisers in their
troubles with the immigration officials.
With immigrants who have friends waiting
for them the society's agents do not con.
Germ themselves, for they have enough to