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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-06-28
MISSOURI RIVER BOATS.
Trips of the Old Side WhecIcrs In
the Early Days.

In the early days there was a rcgu
and st. Joseph all side WheelerS, and
the average round trip occupied eight
days. 4 boat left st Louis every day
for the Missouri river, and rs there
were fourteen boats in the line each
boat made II round trip once every two
weeks during the season. During the
winter the boats ran between st Louis
and New Orleans.
Coming up the river the boats ran
all night, but IN going down they nj
ways laid up us soon rs darkness set
in. In going down the river the boats
usually left st Joseph eurly In the
afternoon and laid up for the night NJ
Weston. where there WAS always a lot
of freight To loud, The next day they
went to Lexington the next to Boon
Vile and the next to ST Louis. Occa-
slonally during high water Il boat
would leave Lexington at daylight and
reach st. Louis III time for breakfast
the neXt morning.
The boats carried from 200 10 100
,
counting the immigrants on the deck,
but going back they only had cabin
passengers. The cabin fare from St
Louis To st Joseph ranged from $40
to SO, which included meals and state
room. The boats were all supplied
with fine cooks, and the passengers
lived ON the best that money could
buy.
The average boat carried l00 TO GOO
tons of freight In addition to passen-
gers. During low water freight that
now costs 20 cents II hundred cost $50
Il hundred. The expense of IL round
trip from St Louis TO st. Joseph In
Guiding loading and unloading, was es-
timnted ut $4,000 and the income from
cost to $1,000. Each boat carried Il
crew of from 80 TO 100 men. The aver
age value of the boats in the line was
probably $4,000 each.
The boats We're often on sand bars,
where they sometimes remained for II
day and night, but altogether the time
was made surprisingly well. \ pilot
who had reputation for keeping his
boat off the bars commanded rs high
as $500 II month. Each boat WIS pro-
vided with two pilots, and this expense
usually amounted To from 5000 to ST.
900 month All river pilot saved
he put In his watch chain. You could
tell high priced pilot by the size of
the links In his gold watch chain. y
| rattling good first mate who knew how
| To handle boat after Ii struck II bur
received $3.50 month
Poker was favorite river amuse
ment, and 1t was not an uncommon
sight to see eight or ten games going
| at the same time In the main cabin OF
II steamboat And the playing WAS fol-
| actual money, which WIS displayed IN
sticks on the tables
Among the famous boats on the river
| mt TINT time We're the Kate Kinney, +
| q. Aubry, Morning Star John ID. Per
| ry, Sioux City, Omaha, Carrier ind thu
james Ii. Lucas. The last named made
the fastest run In the history of th'
river 30 hours and - minutes from 81
Louis to st, Joseph.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-06-28
PlTH AND POINT.

child Is always surprised that you
don't know the washerwoman Mt Its
house.
When you, II friend a bouquet.
don't throw 1t so he will catch the
thorns In his hands.
Hope is II progressive game. Ones
children failing to become famous, the
hope progresses'to the grandchildren.
Ii is easy for IL woman TO be polite;
all she has to do is To smile, but u
nun has to smile and raise his hat.
Worrying about the future IL beliey-
ing there Will be ghosts tomorrow
though you know there are none today.
Parents are hard on their children
when the children,are young, and when
when the parents are old the children
are hard on the parents. r Atchison
| Globe.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-06-28

"Yes," he repeated. somehow you've
changed. You always We're pretty. you
know, and ! always was Your abject
slave, but now
rive changcdy" asked the pretty
maiden mournfulN
You're $3.50 much more So" he ex-
planned lucidly,
You remember" asked Mr.. Ran
dolph presently. how we used to love
each other when you were ten and |
was fourteenE"
we didn't" she said. With Il start
"Oh, nonsense! You cried your eyes
out when | left ffer school And you
said you'd marry me when you grew
up-and when we said gondhy you
kissed me"
Il did nothing of the br,," cried the
pretty maiden. very pink and furious
you've forgotten" said Mr.. Ran
dolph There's no reason why you
should be ashamed of H. \ childish
affection is the most, sincere ands you
certainly We're fond of me. he finished
tamcly.
I've changed very much" saidxthe
pretty maiden, thoughtfuly, selecting
II macisoon from, the plate Of cakes.
I'm sorry" said Mr.. Randolpha sim
ply, "hecause you're even nicer than
you used to be"
Il want 10 tell you, something" she
said. I'm not MlsssPreston- never
saw You before fm,here Cor the car
nival, and lost my pc, IL in the
crowd this morning; and hen you
came and know it WI horrd of
me :"
well" said Mr.. Rando ph itilliy.
well. it was iust.a, lark" she plead.
ed deliantly. "andtwon't:you please go
how hurry. please" The pretty
maiden had seen her mother.and father
across the room
IF You wish il, OF course" said Mr..
Randolph with most unreasonable dig
nifty.
Il think you better" she said, and
fairly pushed him away, and III IL mo
ment she turned to her father aud
mother with Indignation in her eye
We'll, You lost me-" she sMld with
hypoCrltical anger, "for twos whole
hours, and I'm nearby starved"
The pretty maidenfand hertparents
dined with friends that night .iand the
pretty mniden wenttin to dinner with
Mr. Randolph, to her unboutded sur
prise. MIR Randolph hooked similar
feeling. Then they boeh Ian he'd
The world 'isn'tiso large .tfter all
she said
My world said Mr. Randolph
comes only just up totmy shoulder"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-06-28
KIM, md scntInnh

Scotland owes to Knox not its exist
Ing Presbyterian government this was
the subsequent work Of Andrew Mel
yllle-but that which IL the chief fea
ture and main strength of Presbyteri-
anism-viz, the full recognition Qack-
Ing In Eplscopacy) of the Christian
iaity In the administration of the
subornatlon (Which Congregatlonallsm
falls to secure) Of the whole church to
one representative and supreme aus
thorlty. It Is owing to Knox and his
fellow reformers that the Scottish
church avoids the danger both of her
archy and of anarchy John Knox"
by Professor Henry Cowan
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-06-28

Stepheni Essex, Methodist minister
is the hero In THE Bishops Niece. ;"
Hesitate, of mlndtafter,hi early wan
behring's In the Theological labyrinth Is
thus described by the author, George
H.Picnrd:
At twenty seven stephen Essex had
not made perfect recovery from the
panic into which II premature discov-
cry Of the plan of salvation had thrown
him. He had employed the remedies
which are prescribed to heal our com
mon moral illnesses, but their album
dance and variety as well rs his dis
position to leave none untasted had re-
tnrded his convalescence. His present
condition was that of one who, though
realizing that he has halted, almost
miraeulously. just inside the end Of OPP
portunity, Is stlll fearful of doing
something which will undo everything.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-06-28

Richard Wagner, the composer, YVES
an ardent republican In 1910. In tue
archives Of Dresden there IL Il docW
ment setting forth case Of high treW.
son against the musician. Hc'Was ac-
cused of having written to friend u
letter proposlng'to turn Saxonytlnto u
republic. "Butkwhom shall we make
PRESIDENT hctasked. II see nobody
competent for the office except our
present sovereign, Frederic Augustus
H." Frederick Augusta. does not
seem to have appreciated the humor OF
the suggestion that he should doff the
crown and content himself with the
dignity OF republican president. For
this fash OF unconscious fun Wagner
had to bolt to Switzerland.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-06-28
THE CRUEL PIANO.
Juvenile Sacrifices That Are offered
Up 10 the INSTRUMENT.

Up 10 the Instrumcnt.
My landlady's little boy. separated
from me only by II thin hath partition
Of ii wall, Is playing five finger eXer
clses In huting rhythm and with In
Vulnerable false notes. The mstru-
ment IL one IN which the flight of years
has left IL tone Ike n discontinued nut
meg CRATER.
The little boy, pale child IN ii long
plnafore and big white ears hates his
chosen instrument aS much MS | do.
and no we meet on II level of mutual
aiiiictlon. | lonthc henring him. and he
hates his instrument; NOW, In the name
of good common SENSE, Why must he he
offered up as II sacrifice.
His mother Is II poor woman, and the
tinkling cottage piano with plated
faded green front represents the chops
and many othH wholesome things she
has not eaten, and what she allows
the young lady In the third floor bnck,
who takes her board out In pinno les
Sons, IL IL serious sacrifice Now, | ask
| whit for?
Why IN all the world playing an ull'
necessary pianoF
Marriage has Il fatal effect on music.
For some occult reason as soon ds II
| girl is married the piano the grave of
10 much money and time rctires out
of active life and swuthcd in art dra
peerless" burdencd by vases, cabinet
photographs and imitation "curlos'
serves less as II musical instrument
| than warning. But no sooner are the
next crntion's legs long enough to
dnngic between the keyboard and the
pedals than the echoes awaken to the
same old false notes that serve no pur-
pose unless nn hour of daily martyr
| dom over tear splnshed keyboard IL
an excellent preparation for the trials
| of life Mrs. John Lane in London
| Ont lnDk
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-06-28
STUDYING LAW.
The Lawyers ONCE Not What II
Once Was For students.

The Lawyers ONCE Not what IL
Once Was For students.
Questions regarding the study of law
were sent out recently TO many law
yers of Illinois by the University of
Illinois and elected 900 replies. From
these 1t appears that the days Of study
ing law in IL lawyers office have pass
ed away Very few of the offices have
any law students at all. Many of the
ablcst lawyers expressed the opinion
that study IN law office is an absolute
waste of energy. Nearly all the sue
cessful law firms declared that they
had no time to devote to young men
who desired to study law and that such
young men were II nuisance in the of
flee. The only young man they could
use at all was one who had already
passed his examination for the state
bar and who WAS willing to work for
nothing for IL year or two IN order to
get the experience which comes from
II large office. Out of the 900 replies
only seven favored preparation for the
bar In II lawyers. office.
Another striking result of this inves-
tlgation Is found In the answers to the
questions MS to the proper degree Of
preliminary education student should
Notwithstanding the law school. \
majority OF the whole number urged
that every nettaking up the study of
the law should, complete II full college
course. or theiothers II majority We're
In favor of atheist two years In col
lege There wastasp practical unanim-
lty,thatithc,comple of II four years
high school course was the absolute
minimum whichtwas ut all acceptable
1t was the generals opinion that, hay
ing once entered .the law school, the
young man shouldl give his entire time
to ,the work ofttheisehool and not at
tempt to combine cit with work In a
lawyers office or, .indeed, work In any
other place .unlesssthat was absolutely
necessary to.payt expenses. One law
yer'dccared! thatlittwas poor school
thaticould notskeepIa, student busy all
the ,time, .andlifia sboylfound himself In
suchIai schoolsheiought' to leave 1t 70"
one which couldS keep him busy,-Chl-
cago News.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-06-28
.Iunnnpsa Ilndish

Picture& to yourself pure white
radish thet5ize Of II baseball or larger,
firm and solid. Such Is the japanese
radish Cuhit. ,and you find IT has the
consistency of IA Baldwin apple, firm
and fine grain ;ttnste, and II proves to
be AWAY ahead of the most dclcnte
spring radish tint ever passed your
lips. lt'will thrive nj any season dur
Ing he1growing year. 1t may be trans
planted. orileft alone. cultivated or un-
cultivated II IL NJ good to eat when In
bloom IA i'm Its younger days, aud one
radish will provide bulk enough for
three or four. pe0ple'or more.-Garden
Magazine
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-06-28
Eat slowly.

The propriety Of eating jslowlyi ought
always to be remembered. Mr.. Glad
stones thiTty-two bites are historical
Napoleon WAS terribly Fl st eater
andithis habits supposed to lnye par
alyzed him on,two Of the most crltica
occasions Of his life, the battles OF
Leipsic and Borodino which mcknight
have, converted into decisive and infiu
entail victories by pushing his adyan
tages ns he was wont. On each OF
these ioccaslons, he wa known to have
been suffering, from ndigestion.-Lon
don Standard.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-06-28

An instance of the great dissolving
powers Of sulphurlc acid IL furnished
byi an accident which occurred In the
chemical factories at Mulhouse, Al
SAGE An operative was blown up into
the air and fell into II trough filled
about three feet deep with sulphuric
acid, the temperature of which was
found to be 81 degrees c. ten hours
after the accident The death of the
man was only proved by the discovery
Of his cnoutchouc reSplrator muzzle,
Two porcelain buttons and other insol-
uble articles Everything else had
chemically combined with the acid
London Engineer.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-06-28

There IL II pitifui story told In the
Bookman of Philip Bourke Marston
the blind English writer. one day n
particularly good Idea came to him,
and he sat down To his typewriter with
enthusiasm lie wrote rapidly for
hours and had nearly finished the story
when friend came In. Read That"
said Marston proudly, and tell me
whnt you think of II. The friend
stared at the happy author and then
ut the blank sheets of paper In his
hand before he WIS able to understand
the little tragedy. The ribbon had been
taken from the typewriter, and Mar
hnd the heart to write that story again.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-06-28
A bearded Freak.

One Of the earliest of the American
bearded freaks was Louis Jasper, who
lived in southern Virginia at about the
time OF the close of the Revolutionary
war. His beard was nine and half
feet long and correspondlngly thick
and heavy. He could take his mus
tache between his fingers and extend
his arms to their full length, and still
the ends. of the mustache were over a
foot beyond his finger tips
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-06-28

The first false eye was "A :, tai banf
which grlpped,the head and as fitted
with plate to cover the ind eye.
covered with leather on hich an
eye was painted. Then ca. shells.
Ike halves ofinutshells. of & ID, silver
or copper, 'enameled or paintedtto re
semble am eye and inserted under the.
eyelid. ASIAN improvement II IN these,
artificial eyes We're made of jorcelain
and at last ofiglass.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-06-28

An old h darky was watching the
g. A. II. bparade one Memorial day
and was voclferously cheering the
band. | suppose you were through the
civil war, uncle" said II bystander
Ever !step,of 1t, sub" at the sur
renderstooYa Ever stcp'of It, subj"
"What,did General Lee saylto General
GrantY" Never said nuttIIf, sub; def
ehoppedt off his hald an wentNon""
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-06-28
The CbinchiIIn.

The tiny chinchlla, not more than
twelve inches long, with Il plump little
body on short, stout legs, thrives only
In the tropics. The little beasts have to
be killed with the utmost precaution
not to injure their fur. that grows ON Il
skin nearly rs tender and soft as Il
web of silk. \ perfect skin not larger
than Il small pocket handkerchief Is u
revelation In fur growth. The texture
Of every harris finer thap floss SIX, the
length of 1t nearly an inc1 and the col
oring about that of the soft. undyed
marabout feathers.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-06-28
LIGHT FASTER THAN SOUND
Some Everyday Incidents That go
to Prove This Fact.

About thousand yards from the
window where | sit is factory which
blows It's whistle every noon The
steam always comes from the whistle
some little time before the sound Is
heard. Yesterday | counted three see
onds between the time when the first
steam was seen and when the sound
of the whistle was heard The whistle
is heard when the weather is toggv
or clear, hot or cold, windy or calm.
1t Is sometimes louder than ut either
times, but 1t always takes three see
ondstto travel the 5000 feet from the
factorytto my house.
WetOften hear also an echo of the
whistle, which comes two seconds Inter
than .the first sound This is the same
soundtcoming 10y roundabout journey
| 5,0o0pfeet away. 1t travels first 1000
fcettts hill beyond and then Is sent
back 1000 feet To our house.
~ fewA days ago l heard II band OF
musicians playing upon the street, and
although .they were far distant from
me, ithe high tones of the piceolo and
me exactly together. showing that higl
aud,low tones travel ut the same speed
During II thunderstorm | noticed Il
flash of lightning and counted ten
seconds before the sound of the thun
der was heard This showed me that
the storm WAS about 10000 feet (oi
about two miles, away, \ little Later
however, the time between the light
ming and the thunder began to l;roN
less, and the noise of the thunder he
came louder, which showed that the
storm WIS getting nearer. Finally t
dazzling flash of lightning was fol
lowed Immediately by deafcnlnt
crash of thunder, and nj the same tim,
the shingles flew from II patch of root
on II barn near by 1t had been strucl
by lightning and was soon in flames.
st. Nicholas.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-06-28
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

Two Large Manufacturing Plants with power:
Eleven-room House, corner Jefferson and
Clinton streets
Seyen-room Heuse corner Delsvan and
George streets.
Seven-room House. on Deleyan street, be-
tween George aud Union streets
Three seYensroom Houses on Elm street.
Eight-room House, Cottonwood street.
Eight-room House, Clinton street.
Two new Houses, Delaware avenue. All inn
improvements.
Seven-room House, York street
Seven-room houss, Lambert street.
SiX-room House Union street, below Ferry,
Large Double Brick House, Coryell street,
Several desirable farms for sale near Lam
bertyille containing from. 30 TO $50 acres.
Three lots near Lambertville.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-06-28
The WHY Barber.

"Ah,iyes," unused Mr.. Oldboy, when
| wasia youngtfellow and went to the
bairdresare to get my hair cut he
used to fbitter.ne bylasking IL want
ed shave Now when | go TO the
halrdresser's ITO get II shave he fiatters
me by askinHlf want my hair cut"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-06-28
INTERESTING
TN tHto ING
INSTRUCTIVE
Correct English,
How to use it. :"
A MONTHLY MAGAZINE DEVOTED TO
THE USE OF ENGLISH.
JOSEPHINE TuHcK BAkER, EoIros.
Partial Contents for this Month

Partial Contents for this Month
Course in English for the Beginner.
Course in English for the Advanced
Pupil.
How to Increase Ones Vocabulary.
The Art of Conversation.
Should and Would: How to use Them.
Pronunciations Century Dictionary.
Correct English In the Home.
Correct English in the School.
What to Say and What Not to Say
Course iii Letter Writing and Punc,u-
alton.
Alphabetlc list Of Authorizations.
Business English for the Business Man
Compound Words; How to Write
Them.
Studies in English Literature.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-06-28

"a good friend" said Captain BIZ.
"is the greatest blessing man can
have. But men are like canal boats in
lots OF ways, and 1t doesn't pay for
either men or boats TO get so close to
gether they wear one another's paint
off Newark News.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-06-28

Mrs McBfyde John, I'm simply dis
gusted. WhdlciI twass out this morning
the cat got. into thet pantry and ate
every singie;thIng, except n cake 1 had
just baked Mr. McBryde- What II
wonderful thing animal instinct II, 10
be sures -Clewelmndl Leader
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-06-28

His Wife You're home ut last, l
thought you'd never come. Mr. Out
late And. absence instead OF making
the heart igrow fonder has merely ar
fected the temper New York Press.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-06-28
The Soda Thirst

It has come and we were never
better able to entertain it.
The delicious new drinks we
have will charm and delight
this great summer autocrat.
He will be repeatedly downed,
but like truth will rise again.
Our fresh. pure "all fruit "
syrup and our sparkling cool
soda water are fit To quench
the thirst of a monarch.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-06-28

"Youysay your lasetuncle was anlec-
centric Nold fellow. Do you think he
was lnsaBe3"
az dorftsknow.. The,will hasn't,been
read YETI Cleveland lLeader.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-06-28

Mrs. Mark Etting What are your
chickens worth today2 New Boy
don't dare tell We, ma'am. The boss
SEE | must only tell what we're sellin'
'em for.
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NOTICE,

Estate az EiisAnHrH It. HUsELToN, deceased
Notice il hereby given that an order, dated
the ninth day Of May A ID. one thousand nine
hundred and Ave has been made by the Sur.
roRate Of the County of Mercer, upon the AI-
plication OF the subscriber, administrator OF
Elizabeth X. Huselton, late of the County of
Mercer, deceased, directing the creditors OF
said decedent to bri1g III their debts, de
mands and claims against the estate of said
decedent, under oath or affirmation, tn the
subscriber, within nine months from the date
of said order, or they will be forever haired
from any action therefor against the said
administrator
ALBERT u ANDERSON,
Administrator,
Lambertville, n j
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MONEY WANTED.

$1,000, 81 800, 81 800, 81 900, $500 500 all first
mortgages on city property and desirable in
yestments.
Money to loau in large amounts on i'm
proved Real Estate
Office open evenings to $ O'Clock.
Lock Box 1874, o / BLACKWELL.
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ST. A YEAR. SIND 10CTS. f0R SAMPLE COPY
CORRECT ENGLISH. Evanston, ~.
TAKE NOTICE!

That the managers or Mount Hope Cemetery
Association are determined to prevent the
stealing or spelling of flowers, vases and re-
ceptieles for flowers, and the breaking Of or
naments, or any spoliation of the grounds
Of the cemetery, that have been set aside for
sacred use; all of which is strictly pro-
hibited
conviction of any one guilty of the violation
Of the cemetery rules and regulations
By order of the
BOARD OF MANAGERS.
Lambertville, n j., May 10, 1904 IT.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-06-28

Nothug.is solgDod \for ansignorant
man assistance. iam iflhe wasAsensibie
Of this Che wouVdA moth be ignorant
Saadi.
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Thesgreat est performer OF all IS hon
est. toll Satant hates ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Burlington. Hmwloeye.