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

Clarity"
Aye Mingled Kisses and cheers.
"Gorman! Gregorys eyelids quiy-
cred just tritle, and his glance shift
ed for an instant TO the bent head
with its CLINT of bronze gold.
No" Increased applause.
Gregory
For one brief second Margaret's
heart stopped beating.
Aye"
Every reporter at the tables above
the speakers head took Il fresh grip ON
his pencil There was sensation.
CONSERVATION spread over the faces OF
the men who had been following Greg
ory's lead The machine element
cheered, and the speaker raped for
order
Marsder folded his arms and glanced
at the gallery, where Margaret had
suddenly risen and was now making
for the entrance. Just what part had
she PLAYED in this little drama, he Won
dered. With Gregory on their side vic
tory was assured When he finally
made his way through the crush after
the vote was concluded neither his
daughter nor Gregory was in sight.
The former had entered her coupe,
said the doorman. and another man
told him that some one had seen Greg
DRY swing into hack. and the driver
had started the horse up at II terrific
pace.
Il.tf a Ih,t1 mt fAI oil
garct 1t was dark before his ride end
ed, and he came back to town tribe
white in the face, but With eyes serene
ly happy.
Marsden came upon them in the Ii
brary and extended his hand with
awkward attempt ut cordality.
Il am glad you could finally see
things our way" he commenced. The
words died on his lips
Margaret and Gregory turned toward
him, aud there was that In the latter =
face which stillcd the voice of the pc
litlca leader. He gnzcd dumbly nj this
young man. born In lead. whom no
amount of wire pulling, no offers of
political preferment. no bride. however
~ tbhlu iilbNt uliNi ' u W ~ ipi
love of this slip of girl had deliber-
ately turned his back on II brilliant po-
litical career.
Would he have done as much ut the
same age for love of this girls moth
err He looked up suddenly, and his
glance met the eyes of his wife gazing
at him wlstfully from II large oil paint
Ing. How often her eyes had met his
In real life Just that same way!
For the first time In years something
like prayer of Thanksgiving wellcd
up from the heart of the boss" The
! apportionment bill turned miscrably
| insignificant Without II word he turned
upon his heel. but ut the door lie looked
back, and smile of reul happiness,
not triumph. rested on his thin blood
less lips His daughters head rested
conlidingly on the shoulder of Gregory
of Hampton
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THE BRITISH SPEAKER.



SpIcndidiy Rewarded,
II is doubtless because the position
of speaker Is SO oneruus that the re-
wards attached TO it are SO grcat He
Is originally Il member of parliament,
like the rest, md is selected 10y the
leader of the house. who is not neees
sarily the prime minister from among
his own followers for his personal
character and dignity and his knowl
edge of parliamentary procedure He
is usually elected unanimously by vote
of the house, and from that moment
lie ceases to be II party man and his
constituency is divided in It's feelings
between the honor of returning the
speaker and the disadvantage of he
ing for all practical purposes unrepre-
scented in parliament.
The speaker of the house of com
mons is II person enjoying the greatest
official dignity and social considera-
ton. He Is the first commoncr In the
realm; his invitations to dinner are nj
most equivalent TO u royal command;
court dress is worn by members who
dine with him officially; in the house
he Ia treated with extreme Difference,
and he receives II salary of 10000 and
the use of magnificent house, which
forms part of the palace of Wcstmin-
stcr lie retains Office though the poll
tics of the ministry may change
through successive administrations I'M
til his health fails or he deems him
self TO have earned retirement. Then
the sovereign bestows peerage upon
him and the country n munihcent pen
sion.
The house of commons has been sin
Eularly fortunate in securing for speak
ers men of great dignity, unfnillng
Judgment and unquestioned impartial
ity. 1t Is splendid position, and
though its intellectual demands ure I'M
ccasing and its merely physical de
mands exhnusting 1t is splendidly re
warded.
The position Is as eXhausting as IL is
distinguished. During large part Of
the session the speaker must be in the
chair from p. III. till after midnight
half past I to o, and even when the
house Is IN committee and the chair
man of committees Is presiding he
must be In official dress In his house,
which communicates directly with the
lobby behind his chair. ready to appear
at moments notice If summoned
lie must, of course. know every mem
Der by sight and be able TO recall his
hume Instantly. 1t Is astounding some
times when from II back bench there
rises some member who il utterly un
known by sight TO his fellow members
who seldom attends and hardly eve
speaks aud hns nothing whatever dis
tInctiye in his manner or appearance
10 hear the speaker say mir. Iilank' n
readily as if he We're accustomed II
address linn every day.-IIenry Nor
man In Century.
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SPANISH NAMES.


How They Came tn He So Freely
Scattered over California.
1t was the custom of the old Spanish
explorers 10 name places after the
saint for whom was named the day
on which they camped there. In this
manner great number of melodious
and sonorous Spanish names have
been scattered over California, so that
the names of great number of places
begin either with San" or Santa"
In some cases n subtitle as 1t were,
has been affixed. For instance, we
have San Luis Rey and San Luis Obs
po Saint Louis the King and Saint
Louis the Bishop, also san Juan Ca
pistrano In the case of Los Angeles,
1t was named "Nucstra Sonora de los
Angeles" (Our Lady of the Angels)
This name Is altogether too bulky for
frequent use, so the early officers short
ened Ii TO angeles"
one curious name among the saints
is that applied To picturesque little
settlement on the divide between the
San Gabriel and Pomona valleys-San
lpllildSs ON lIluluSt bc II hlpNu WIS
one of the two men who We're crucified
Mt either side of Jesus-thc one who
asked to be remembered by the Lord
when he should enter into paradise.
lie is the patron saint of robbers. The
way this name came TO be given to
the San Gabriel valley village was
thus: In early days gang of Mexican
horse thieves had their "lair' in
canyon there. which was subsequently
referred to MS the Robbers canyon or
the canyon of San Dimas. When the
Santa Fe rallroad came along and
laid out the station there the name of
the canyon was adopted; hence San
Dimas.-Los Angeles Times
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wise, the French prune bottle. n pyra-
mid of peas, Stumpy carefully count
ing every pea he dropped into the bot
tie, and ON the white margin of the
newspaper a record of red chalk
strokes that was what pa saw when
his head topped the open trap.
"Stumpy" he cried sharply. What
are You doing? Why are Yen not nj
SCHOOL,"
Taken in the act and hreathless from
the shock. Stumpy did not reply ut
once. Under such strong inrrimtnat-
Ing circumstances the grand impulse
of the ordinary boy would have been
instant confession and take the CON
sequences Not so with Stumpy. \
splendid evasion loomcd up before
him.
"Suhtractin'. pa" he gurglcd. dahhng
his tlHgcr OH the last chalk mark 50 rs
not TO forget his total.
"Ah. | sce." said pa
Certainly the excuse WAS II feasible
| one. He had told the teacher to send
Stumpy home if he became too dense
might come In Il flash, but the iecring
of his companions would make him
worse. Sensible Miss NARROW had act
ed ON his advice Yes, that was IT,
and pa, quite satisfied. descended the
ladder from the loft When he disap-
peared Stumpy smiled and went ON
adding.
~,
again besicgcd. Every boy and girl
in Munkersvllc had guess to give
In. and every slip had to be carefully
examined. At last, amid hrcathless
silence, Darby beaming like II harvest
moon. mounted chair and In loud
tones cried.
mine two two is the winning mum
Der, boys, and Stumpy Dent guesses
nine wo-one! Stumpy gets the hll!"
Wild WAS the scene In Darby's Up
| nnd ont went Stumpy ON the shoulders
of the fifth grade gang. And pa, driv-
ing home in his buggy, felt II lump in
his throat when lie heard the loud
cheers for Stumpy.
How did You do ii. sonny" he ask
I'll Wien the demonstration WIS over
and the boy safe ut home.
"Jcs' this way" whispered Stumpy.
Il fetched mas prune bottle from the
cellar Darhy's was jes' the same In
size an WI the same wee rid label
on the neck So filed mas bottle
neat wi peas, emptied 'em ont on the
newspaper mn counted 'em rs filled
it up agin That gave nine two
one"
"IIa. I'm, ha" laughed iubilant pm.
Come. Stumpy, lad" he cried count
ing cut five shining silver dollars for
the bill. come an We'll put your mon
ey In n bank
1t was Il miniature iron bank. n pen
ny in the slot affair, and the silver rat
tied and rang rs 1t dropped To the lit
tie vault below.
"Now, Stumpy." said pa proudly,
chats your first deposit an II draws
interest mt ; per cent in one MONTH
But VIXEN the month WAS up and pa
pricd open the lid only three shining
dollars demanded per cent. Stumpy
had learned TO subtract.
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During the excitement of Il physical
examination of candidates for places
on the police force IN city hall mild
hammered man wandered into the room
and somehow got mixed up with the
aspirants for places on the force. lie
was instructed 10 remove his clothes
partly, and in II few minutes was hard
Mt work with the other men In the
room, raising dumbbclls. Initiating his
chest and undergoing II general physic-
nj examination.
Run around the room" he was com
mandcd, and, ON Il trot, he made the
circuit of the room II dozen times.
Almost out of breath, he stopped
then and inquired:
Look here. what else hnyc | got to
do to get my liccnseF
"What liccnseY querled the surgeon.
In surprise
why my marriage license That's
what | came in for, was the reply
Say" said the surgeon. you're in
the wrong room. | thought you want
ed 10 be n policeman The license
bureau is downstairs Philadelphia
Record
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CHANGING A QUARTER.
II May lie Done Twelve Ways and
Takes Seventy Cents.

II May lie Done Twelve ways and
Takes Seventy Cents.
GLOW much money does 1t take TO
make change for quarterY queried
the man whose fad Is freak mnthe-
MATES. "Twenty-Gve cents, eh? You're
away out To change II quarter In the
various way 1t can be done requires n
capital of 20 cents II n fellow wanted
plenty of coin for his quarter he'd tax
You for twenty-five pennies On the
other hand, the man who wanted the
least loose change for his quarter
would come ut you for two dimes and
nickel. The chap who wanted n di-
versity of coin I'm his change would
get into YOU for two five cent pieces,
one dime and five pennies, which
would allow him to Jingle copper, sill
yer and nickel in his jeans. Others
might ask you TO produce four nickels
and five pennies. three niekels and ten
pennies. two nekels and fifteen pen
MES or one nickel and twenty pennies.
If you escaped these demands you
might be requested to come up with
five niclSels. three nickels and one
dime. one nickel, one dime and ten pen
MES. one dime and fifteen pennies or
| two dimes and five pennies. There are
| Just twelve ways OF "breaking' quar-
ter In current United States coin. and
to be there With the goods for any
demand you would require twenty-five
pennies, two dimes and five nickels-
I'm all. 20 cents" Philadelphia Press.
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There ARE two boys who manage To
he rather unruly In school, and their
teacher was SO eXaspcrated one day
that she ordered them 10 remain after
hours aud write their names 1000
times. She watched them plunge Into
the task Some fifteen minutes later
one of them grew uneasy and began To
watch his companion In disgrace. Sud
denly the first one burst out with n
rom of despair and between his sobs
said to the teacher:
"'Tnln't fair. mum! His names
Bush and mines Sehluttermcyelrf'-
Plttsburg Dispatch.
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II was formerly the custom at the
funeral Of great man TO dress up mn
engy representing him while In life
and then to carry 1t before his henrse
to the grave After the burial 1t wns
set up In the church. sometimes under
n temporary monument, TO which
mandatory poem or an epltaph was nf'
fixed The royal enigIes In the abbey
can be trneed back to the fourteenth
century. but the oldest original one Is
that of Charles lI.-George +. Parker
in Century.
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Wnmtrd All of IL.

"a stranger. said an old frontiers
man, was travelling once in very
cheerless section of the great west.
Having pulled up ut night ut chenp
and unpromising tavern, he seated
himself Mt the supper table. The waiter
Informed him what the cook had In
the way of cntablcs. Among the
vlands enumerated was Wild duck.
Was that ere bird shot on the wingY
inquired the stranger. Yes replied
the waiter. While trying to H. out
Of this for~lkcn country The oblig
Ing waiter thought that might have
been ti.r ease. Well concluded the
stranger. I sympathize with that birds
misfortune. but | admire his good juds
ment Serve me all of him
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This Is the most uncertain worr
that ever l wuz I'M" said the deacon.
you think sol"
81 know it. Only the other day the
parson sighted harrlcane fur off an
run ter storm pit an pulled the III
on an what do you reckon happen
edf"
"rhe Lord knows"
"Uarrlcane changed its mind-turn-
ed into alrthquakc an come mighty
nigh swnlcred him whole"-Atlnnta
Constitution.
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How Stumpy
Learned to
Subtract by ALEo
BRUCE
Copyright, la5, by 7 c. Mcclure

In Munkersvill2 everybody agreed
that Stumpy Dent Wits silly, not very
much of, but off Ia bent himself
did not deny 1t. OF course ma was an
exception to the rule and vigorously
denied everything and anything that
touched ON the softucss of Stumpy.
And toward pa, because of his Sittin
on the fence attitude. she assumed II
trigid front
"Silencc is jes' the same as consent,
Dave Dent" she complained bitterly.
eying her spouse with shrewish look,
SHANE on We. an him your own flesh
an blood
But Dave paid no heed to these out
bursts. As matter of fact pa was
past speaking to Stumpy. He had
fought the good fight and failed. In
time perhaps, he allowed. intelligence
might penetrate to Stumpy's brain.
Good humorcd, fat and llahby.
Stumpy had seen nine healthy sum
mers. His eyes We're blue and watory.
his cheeks dimplcd and red. Rain or
shine he Wore Il haVSeed hat two sizes
too small for his abnormal crown, kept
IN place by an elastic SO tight that 1t
puckcred and Redeemed his skin. His
pants were drawn UP three inches
above his knees and, though ma tried
hard To prevent it, Stumpy's kueecaps
We're always exposed, for Stunpy had
weakness for cnrhstones and mar
bles. and rather than stand on his feet
he hustled along on all fours.
In school work Stumpy was disap=
pointing, two grades behind the times.
Yet he could read spell, add 10 the
thousands and would attack millions
il he dared. But, oh. subtraction. sub
traction not even Il standing black
board example could enlighten
Stumpy's mind
His long suffering teacher. like pa.
WIS nearing the evaporation point.
when suddenly a happy thought occur
red to her She had observed Stumpy
ON the curbstonc playing marbles.
Sure! lie must have marbles in his
pocket. lie did have them, II bulgng
poeketful, Jealously guarded, and after
three But it was all she could do 10
get them, and for days her soft, white
hand retained evidence of the getting.
"Stumpy Dent" she cried, with blaz
ing eyes, nov tell what have dome
"Cobbcd ma marbles" walled the
outraged pupil With streaming eyes
and waggling toes
FLUSH, hush. sonny. I'm going TO
give them all back 10 YOU I'm only
trying to show you what subtraction
Is. Now, how many marbles had YOU
when YOU came to SCHOOL,"
"Twelve." shouted Stumpy.
"Ilow many have you now"
One by one Stumpy counted them
and considered
"ll0w many" repeated the teacher.
"TWclvc when ye give 'em back
tine" calmly announced the hopeless
one
From pent up forms roar of boyish
laughter made sensitive Stumpy tear
ful and tight as II clam, and away
went hope like the iilmy wake of Il
dream
or course la Dent soon heafa inc
STORY ana iooNeu s','iy ut ms sou. he
iii'i'Se'l ''"u urea '''e pr''e'''"' '''''S'''
'ioIi sen'lii'' pu' 'ilc 'au WIS "h'eSloh
sive.
n'ali'Ps' ne oeil'"ilu''i' sl"hlliE the
noa l"' nniiu NIUE roughly. w YOU
iihc SCHOOL
Is WIS 'hP ei,o t'Pls'
n'i' 70" must oo pe''e' Vi Il ''Ne
~" away
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MIR. Newedd What! No cook stove
In the house? gave you money to
buy one. Mrs. Newedd Yes, my love.
but found hadn't enough to buy n
stove and hire cook too, so let the
stove go. But the cook Is here. and
she's treasure She has just gone
out to get us some crackers and cheese.
Na,v YnrL kVaaLIV
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"KIymer has farm short distance
ont in the country, hasn't he?"
"Yes"
Then what is he practlcing medicine
IN town forT
lie has to do 1t to make money
enough to pay what he loses by his
farming. Chicago Tribune.
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Only the king of Korea may rear
square rafters to his house or wear a
coat Of brilliant red Only the king
may look upon the faces OF the queens
hundreds Of attendant ladies or have
any building outside of which there are
more than three steps. -Four steps
would be high treason and would cost
their owner traitors death.
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"Hnmm has got job Mt last with
good stock company. hear"
Yes, aud he thinks he's the only
thing"
THAT so?"
We'll. should say. Why, whenever
he hears anybody talking about n dra-
matte situation be thinks they mean
hIm"- Philadelphia Press.
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Tcacher-What do sou know of Mes
opotamia? Tommy, dubious at first,
but becoming more confident ms he pro-
ceeds)-M csopotamlW is - is an animal
that inhablts the rivers of Africa.
You shoot 'em with Dig double barreled
rifles Kansas City World.
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A healthy young man or young WON
an who can find excuses for Ignorance
or failure In the twentieth century
would not attain to knowledge or sue
cess underany circumstances Success.
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Punishment.

Naggus- What are you going to do
with the hero and heroine Of that
magazine story you are running now;
Marry them: Borus Certainly They
will be married In the last chapter.
Naggus-I'm glad OF II. 1t Will serve
them right!-Chlcago Tribune.
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When n man marries In some other
church everybody wonders whether he
will go with his wife or she with him.
Washington Qa) Democrat.
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Two Negatives.

Johnnle-Papa. do two negatives
make nm affirmative? Papa-Thats
the rule. .Iohnnle-WelI. you said NO,
no." when | asked you for quarter
this morning When do ! get iii
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Professional condolences.
The Broker-Don't you find II easier
to shave some men than others2
The Barber-Yes; don't you lyon.
kers Statesman.
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Drugs.

In buying drugs the same
precaulion should be taken as
in purchasing a suit Of clothes.
So where you know the goods
are all right, there you get your
moneys worth.
We have constantly on hand
a full line ol pure drugs and
chemicals, fancy and toilet arti-
cIcs, Mcdicated Soaps and Cot
ton Surgical dressings Of all
kinds and Trusscs. In fact
every thing that should be in an
UPTODATEDRUG STORE.
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Lake Baikal, the holy sea-" is. ex-
ceptIng Victoria Nysnza - AfrIcn. the
largest lake in the eastern hemisphere
1t Is 3, 100 feet deep.
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SAM WONG
CHINESE LAUNDRY,

81 Church ST., Lambertville.
Family Washing done at Reasonable Prices
Our wagon will call for and deliver Laundry.
Give us trial and be convinced of our
work Don't send your work away when yon
can get it done as good at home.
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RED SEAL COLLARS AT 2 FOR 25e.
RED SEAL CUFFS AT Csc.
EAGLE MAKE OF SUSPENDERS 18c, 2

Correct Nkwea the lrgest country
a -, and soc
The Best Fitting Neglgee Shirts
The Best Fitting White Shirts short long BOSOM 75e s.
The Giant Shnt lest IN the world foI the pe soc
Ballnign and Gaue Underwear, a5e, soc and $500
Fancy Ian Black Grey Hosiery style s5c.
25c, soc.
Medium Weight Underwear soc,
Notwithstanding the price advanced nearly double
year. still selling Mems Working Shirts soc }oe Either light
color OF black
Very Special Boys Bedford Cord Shirts with see value
Everything boy require your inspection
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Mems Furnishing Goods
LOWEST POSSIBLE PRICE.

The attending efforts
the right track.
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FREE FREE FREE,

Five dollar bin to the boy or
girl who guessea nearest the mum
Der Of peas In this bottle.
The copper era., 1904-06-02

ease or any aIlmcnt will be simply perfect and etherial.
 Mir. G,ilidrd is at his springs still fig-fag9iug among ;he scenes, well, not of his childhood but oi his adoles- cence. The genial George is certainly d standing "Ad" of the heaithful ozone of the Dixie country.
 Was much impressed by the re- marks ol visitor who was commend ing the course the ERA ;n its sincere effort to tell the outside world of the beauties, the commercial advantages and resources of this section, and hold aloof from the special edition. which like the old man of the sea has been astride the neck oi Arizona territory and nearly every city and camp in il has iudulged in the expen- sive luxury of the paid write-up wherein the emeary half-tone cut : ruSsles for supremacy with the ex- t"avdgant dictiCn of the side show. recomme rded, and wherein the virtues a0d portraits of local great men are exploited at stated price per inch. payable in advance. We here, ac- 2uainted with the subject matter read
The copper era., 1904-06-02
NEWS OF THE TERRITORY.

Sheriif Lovin came in last week with an SIS. 900 bar of bullion rom ibe Gold Road mill. the result O. seven days run Of the tanks IL is proposed to install amalgamators to take out the coarse gold prior to sending the pulp to the solution tanks, and thus make a cleaner and more rapid recov- cry of the gold alues.-Kincmap Miner.
 Report has come 10 kiugman that the Dempsev-O'Dea mines are at last to be sold for large figure to Phila- delphia people. Charles Gracev, O. Eldorado Canyon, made the examiua- ton for the purchasers. 4 settle meut was recently made with the old bondholders and the mine is now in shape to transfer without a shadow on the title. The main shalt has been sunk to depth of l10 feet and the other shaft to depth oi 50 feet. In the bottom Of the deep shaf, splendid ore has been cut. The openings in the mine nov sample up better than here.