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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-24

Elizabeth hcsitated mise"ably. mrs.
Barton's words were like sat In new
cut. They had discussed their plans 80
happily, and now that II was all over,
she could not forget it, She waited.
like coward. for Nick, but he sat quite
silent.
"Your sister. of course" said Mrs.
Barton.
'Oh, It's ALL Elizabeth stopped.
"All undecided" the old la ly suggest
ed. Il s'pose 50. But June is only three
months of now Coin to housekeepln'
afterward or goin' to board"
housekeeping" said Nick curtly.
The curtain Is going up again,
Nick added hastily.
Elizabeth sat In comparative peace
through the rest of the programme.
Then the last performer cine to the
front of the stagea boy Sh looking
man In the conventional evening dress
of the vaudeville songster. The or
ehestra preluded softly for a moment.
and over the darkeued theater the
mans voice rang out infinitely rich
and deep:
"Oh, twas sweet of old, when our
love we told
"Asthore," whispered Mrs Barton de-
lightedly
The beautiful voice sobbed and
sank and rose again with the plain
tive cry of the song and the last wall
Ing chord:
uf tt,.r o., Ia.,
died away into Il perfect silence. There
was thunder of applause.
you used TO sing that" Mrs. Bar
ton whispered to Nick, "the year after
you finished college l guess Bessie
remembers ii. You sang 1t at my
house one night don't you know. Bes-
sie?"
.I-I-yes, think do" said n
wretched and uncertain Elizabeth.
The man on the stage sang the last
bars of the song again.
Elizabeth" said Nick. very low.
Elizabeth turned. startled at the
sudden call. and the eyes she lifted
We're heavy with tears
"Asthorc," said Nick, lower still.
illen ne helped her INTO her cont
and wrung her hand beneath Its shell
tering folds.
Mrs. Barton bestowed II parting
benediction on them.
I'm real glad I've seen you." she
said, beamlng. Give my love to your
mother. Bessie. and don't forget to
send me my invitation TO the we'd
din"
1T shall be the first one sent out,
dear Mrs. Barton" said Elizabeth hap
PLY
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-24
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

A girl is never going To go very far
wrong who Is good chum of her fa.
Their and brothers.
There Is II family in every neighbor-
hood which furnishes amusement for
the rest and doesn't know it.
Every one has had more happy days
In his life than wretched ones, but how
he let's the wrctched ones stand out.
There are SO many operations of late
that man can become distinguished
by arriving In heaven all in one piece.
One great trouble In life Is that the
paths for going wrong are planted so
prcttily with flowers Mt the beginning.
Occasionally u disagreeable person
will boast that at least he Is sincere,
but that Is no excuse for being dis
agreeable.
Three things you never discover till
there Is death In the house: The good
ness Of the neighbors, the way time
drags and how loud the clock ticks
Atchson Globe.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-24
OBESITY A DISEASE.
Vigorous Measures For Its Removal
should BE Taken.

At middle age certain organs lose
functional activity and shrink and
waste away, demanding less blood and
nerve energy. This decreased need for
nutrition. IL not needed will result in
taking into the body more food than
can be oXidized and used either to
build up tissue or for the generation OF
heat and energy. The result is kid
neys, liver and other eNeretory organs
are overworked in the effort to remove
the body wastes and become diseased,
says II writer in the uousekeeper. Then
nature stores up this foul material. in
the form Of fat in all the lymph spaces,
between the fibers of the muscles and
In every other odd corner in the body
where 1t can be slowed away. In time
this lifclcss, useless structure of fat
crowds out muscle. gland and other
normal tissues and takes their place.
| This is what is known as fatty degen-
Grafton and always shortens life, end
| ing often in sudden death from heart
failure, apoplexy, diabetes or kidney
| disorders
The prevention of obesity means reg.
ulaton of diet, especially in middle life
| and when changing from an active out
| of door occupation to scdentary In
| door life. Often the amount of food
should be cut down from one-fourth to
one-half, especially avoiding fats and
sweets, also soft foods, which tend to
gormandizing from deficient mastica-
ton and too hasty eating. No wine,
! beer or alcoholic drink or tea or coffee
should be used. AT meals even the use
of water should be restricted. EXer-
else should be taken In the open air
and deep breathing practlced to in
crease the intake of oxygen and burn
up and oxidlZe bodily toxic matter.
For those women who are overstout.
| yet retain fair amount of physical
| vigor, the day should begin with cold
| bath, plunge, spray. cold towel rub or
| sponge bath, after which should be TAX
en- active exercise In the form of work,
either In the open air or In we'll ven
tilated room. horseback riding bicy-
cling or a brisk walk for an hour or
more Exercise In a well ventilated
gymnasium may be substituted for the
out of door, but Is not so effective and
| lnvigoratlng.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-24

Curiosity had led the little girl TO
forsake the nursery, where the other
children were playing, and to go to take
peep at the great parlors where the
company had assembled, but she pru-
IDENTITY remained concealed among the
palms
One Of the guests spled her there.
'IIcllo, little girl" he said. Are you
having Il good tlmeY
"'M.h'm! Say. do you see that lady
over there under thechandcllerF That's
my mamma Isn't she niceF'
"Indeed she Is Can't you Introduce
mcf"
Goodness, no." she exclaimed. II
couldn't do that | haven't been intro
duccd TO her myself yet. Chicago
Tribune.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-24
THE UGLY OCTOPUS.
ID Is One of the Most RepuIsive ant
Hfdeous of Creatures.

Ii Is One of the Most RepulsiVe and
Hideous of Creatures.
A greedy, voraclous. relentless crea-
ture is the octopus, and a most formi-
dable enemy even TO man. for II is easier
TO cut or tear of one Of those terrible
long arms with its two rows of suck
ers than TO induce the creature to re
linquish any prey It has laid hold of.
These suckers also enable 1t to drag
Its body into very narrow creyiees
from which scarcely any force will
avail to remove It,
Like its beautiful brother the argo-
naut. 1t deties its enemies by ejeetlng
ink, but the octopus IL so subtle and
clever that he can vary the color of his
Ink according to the color of the ground
he Is passing over. isld, as he Is very
active and darts about mt lightning
speed. he constantly escapes being
caught
He is an unsociable creature. appar-
emily quite satisfied with his own SO
ciety, as he roams about alone. seeking
what he may devour on rocky shores
where he may be met with of all sizes
varying In length from an inch to tive
or more feet.
The octopus has one very curious
hahit-when resting he coils up some
OF his arms into II semblance of the
shell of the argonaut. PearSon's Week
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-24

Sir Richard burton made 100000 out
of his translation of the Arabian
Nights" When after about fifteen
years labor he completed this valuable
book he submitted II to n number of
publishers, and no one would offer him
more than $500 for II. He was about
to accept these terms when his wife
said
Let me publish this work for you.
Richard. TO print and bind and put on
the market set of books surely cnn-
not be Il superhuman undertaking, Let
me try II. The publishers don't offer
You fllr price. Let MS, then, balk
them, and If any profit IL to DO made
from all your labor let us and not the
publishers enjoy it,"
Sir Richard consented. His wife set
to work. She got estimates from paper
dealers, from printers, from binders.
She found that to publish her husbands
translation sumptuously would require
10000 At first she was appalled,
But she managed somehow To get sufii-
cient capital together, and ultimately
the Arabian Nights" came out The
BurtonS made $4,000.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-24
The Walters.

Usefulness OF any man or'woman Hes
principally in the Willingness back of
the hands to do as well as they pos
sibly can whatever comes their way.
AS n rule, 1t VIII he fOuId That the
most useless persons In the world are
those who are waiting for something
to turn up. And by the same sign IL Is
II fact that the most useful beings are
those who have taken up the first thing
that came to hand and done the best
they could with It, These people usual
ly find something to their liking in the
long run, too, and If this be denied
them they have the good senseto learn
TO like what comes.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-24

Gold In the morning, silver ut noon
and lead ut night" Is always used with
reference to fruit. Most people think 1t
means that the explanation Of the prov
crb Is that digestion Is strongest in the
morning and weakens as the day goes
on. But you will note that the proverb
refers TO fruit alone. If 1t has TO do
with the digestive power only 1t should
be applied TO all foods. The real expla-
nation Is very different II is that fruit
freshly gathered Is fitted for eating and
lessons in value as the hours pass. That
is true not of fruit only but of all veg
etablcs. That which comes direct from
the garden to the table is the most pal
atable and in every way best fitted for
consumption.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-24

Modern ingenuity has done Il great
deal in photography and by the aid Of
wonderfully rapid shutters has given
from time to time very good photo
graphs Of II lightning flash But the
man IL not yet born who can make u
shutter fast enough to catch the real.
full thing Seen at night, II flash of
lightning appears little more powerful
as an Illuminant than moonlight As IL
matter of fact the duration of one OF
these flashes Is so brief that million
Of them in succession could be crowded
into the space of a single second If
one fash could last but tenth Of n
second 1t would give near objects an
illumination 100000 times more brill
liant than that Of moonlight The most
rapidly rotating bodies known to sci
rnce appear absolutely stationary when
lit up by It.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-24
The Sea Trout.

The earnest of salt water fish after
the striped bass Is the We ..,.ish. or sea
trout. The sport Of angling "or them il
generally enhanced beeauo 'eeding as
they generally do, near the ) I.'face. 1t Is
possible 10 fish for them with light tao
kle. While the, have been caught
weighing upward of twenty pounds, II
six or ten FOUNDER Is good lie, and
the average will only run from one to
two and half. There IS never any
doubt when II weakllsh bites. He does
not nlbble around the hook but takes
the bait at one fair swoop and then
starts off with II Ike limited ex-
press with time to make up He Is II
shy fish, and the man who uses small
line. Hight eaders aud shells to his
hook and ips quiet while fishing IL
the one who Is apt TO have the best
luck
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-24

The deepest haul of II net ever made
In the world was achieved by Amer
leans off the Tonga Islands, in the
south Pacific, The trawl struck bottom
1000 feet below the surface-that Is
considerably more than four miles
down-but even at that depth animal
life was found. Those strange beings
lived In water whose temperature was
constantly Just above the freezing point
and under Il pressure of 5000 pounds TO
the square inch. To sink that net and
bring 1t back again took n whole day
of steady labor-St. Nicholas.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-24
FISHING LINES.
The Very Finest Are Those Formed
From Siikworm Gut.

The Very Finest Are Those Formed
From Siikworm Gut.
Silkworm gut forms the best line for
fishing purposes, partly Oh account OF
its great tenaclty and partly because It
Is 80 transparent. Every year SUI
ticient number of Spanish sllkworm
grubs are selected for this purpose Aft
or they have eaten enough mulberry
leaves and before they begin TO spin
they are thrown into vinegar for sew
cral hours. Each insect Is killed, and
the substance which the grub in the
natural course would have spun into Il
cocoon Is forcibly drawn from the dead
worm into much thicker and shorter
sllken thread.
The threads are then placed in pure
water for about four hours and after
ward dipped for ten minutes In so
luton OF soft soap. The fine outer
skin Is thus loosened, so That the work
man can remove IL with his hands.
The threads must be dried In shady
place and are often bleacbed with
sulphur vapor until they acquire the
bright appearance ofispunf glass. Lon
don Telegraph.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-24
A MARKET PRIMER.
II Tells About the Butcher and the
Way lie Sells His Meat.


What is the man doing behind the
counter?
lie Is selling meat Let us watch
him.
What is the lady going up to the
counter for?
To buy meat from the greasy man
with the white apron.
What does she ask for?
A five pound roast of porterhousP.
What does he give her?
\ seven pound roast.
Then does he charge her only for
what she asked forg'
No, indeed. He charges her for what
he chose to give her.
Didn't the lady know what she want
edl
Evidently the man didn't think SO.
Can't he tell the weight of piece Of
meat when he picks II up2
Certainly lie can Otherwise he would
never be able to know that he Is al
ways selling you piece of meat sev
eral pounds bigger than You wanted.
Why does the man do this?
1t is impossible To associate con
stnntly with greasy things and not be
come pretty smooth yourself Now run
and play.-Baltimore American.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-24

That man was laughed at who on
his first voyage said that the ocean
did not look 80 large as he supposed
1t would, but he was not alone in ex-
perlenclng dlsapp ointment. The hor-
izon at sea gives no idea OF the lin
itless water, beyond A ses,captain de
clares that the average lamdsman can
not see more than ten miles from the
ship In any direction. and 1t would
have to be a.mountain orlsone station
airy object for him to be able to dis
tinguish 1t. The masts of ship' are
said to be Visible to tlemaked eye'not
more than five miles.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-24
EAGLES IN REAL LIFE.
They do Not Possess the Mad Feroc-
ity One Reads About.

They do Not Possess the Mad Teroc-
lily One Reads About.
Did the old eagle show fight? Is the
first query put by the casual listener.
| always see IL trace of dlsuppoint-
ment sweep over his Countenonee
when he hears the answer. The mo
ment you speak of climbing TO nh
eagles aerie the average man gets an
Idea of narrowing tale Of the pho
togrnpher hanging 10 the edge OF a
cliff or the top of II tree, with the old
eagles clnwing out pound chunks at
every swoop. Few eagles possess the
mud ferocity pictured and magnliied
by sensational story tellers. When we
first scrambled over powders of the
canyon up toward the nest | saw the
old eagle slip aXetlY from her eggs
aud skim out over the mountain top
When | strapped on the climbers to
ascend the tree ! had one eye opened
for trouble But each time we visited
the spot the parents silently disnp-
pearcd and stayed away rs long as we
cared to hold possession. They kept II
watchful eye however, from the blue
distance overhead For II noble bird
like the eagle this abandoning of the
nest and young seemed TO me cowardly
at first. Perhaps the long years OF per
secution have taught him something.
The first rule Of self preservation of
this pair seemed to DE to keep half Il
mile distant from the animal that
IIphta with neither bpak nor claw
Country Calendar
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-24
Long Flight by Night.

Nearly all small birds make their
long flights by night, spending the day
time quietly feeding and resting, 80
that II on any day In May the trcntops
are full Of fitting little waTblers 1t Is
no sign that the following day will find
them stIll there Some kinds. Ike phoc-
hes, song sparr0ws. meadow lafks and
blueblrds come very early nS soon as
the snow Is all gone and the south slop-
Ing hlllsides begin to feel warm and
"smell of spring. st Nicho las
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-24

Perhaps II Is more interesting than
strictly useful TO know that the diane
ter Of trees not only varies from sum
mer to winter, but from day TO day.
They are larger from noon until twl-
light next morning than from twilight
10 noon; they are smaller in winter
than in summer. Low temperatures, as
well as high, promote evaporation. The
trees cvaporatc from their branches In
winter, aud so the colder the weather
the more they shrink.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-24

Jenny Lind as a child of three years
was the lark Of her parents house. As
a girl OF nine she attracted the atten-
ton Of all lovers of music AM entered
the Stockholm conservatory a. pupil.
Her continuous studies at so tender an
age caused the sudden loss of her voice,
and for four full years she pursued her
theoretical and technical studies, when
suddenly the full sweet sounds came
back, to the delight. as e.ery one
knows, Of thousands for r.any years.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-24
Gould Not Qualify.

A well known Scotch horse couper,
who was considered II respectable
member OF n congregation was fire
quently pressed by the minister to al
low himself to he nominated for the
eldcrship. lie always put the matter
off with cvasive answers, but ut length
the minister demanded the reason for
his refusal. Thus driven into corner
the worthy replied: "Mnn. | wonder to
hear you. Mr.. McNab! Hoo can n man
be an elder and sell horset' Scottish
American
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-24
The MILKY Way.

A gentleman one day In talking to
several farm laborcrs on astronomy
thouyht.he could give the farm hands
poser. "Can you," he said, tell me
what made the Milky Way The
farm hands studied minute, and then
one of them said: yes, | think ! can.
1t was the COW that jumped over the
moan -
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-24
Suspicious.

Junior Partner-Thc bookEcPper has
been married nearly six months now.
Senior Partner-Wellf Junior Partner
Well, he hasn't ask',i for raise In
salary. Senior Partner - Heavens! Well
have to have his accouIrs' mined
Philadelphia Press.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-24
<nt so Wonderful.

Tourist lin retired village)-So that's
the Oldest lnhabltant? One hundred and
four years old? No wonder you're
proud of him. Natlve-I dunno. He
amt done nothin' in this yer place 'cept
grow old. and it's took him a sight o
time to do that.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-24

Church Worker Would you assist us,
good sir to send missionary to the
cannlbalsf Mr. Gotrox M; much, I'm
vegetarian But I'll assist you to send
them some easily dlgested cereal.
Puck
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-24

Cheerfuness Is one of the universally
understood attributes. 1t is accepted
at It's face value the world over. IL
IS the gold coin of disposition. Indeed
It Is such II large part of disposition
that 1t would almost seem to constitute
the whole of It.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-24
One Advantage.

Green-Thls paper tells of man who
recently married his aunt. Brown
He's In luck. Green-How so? Brown
Being his own uncle now. he VIII be
able to wear his watch regularly.-Cin-
clnnatl Enquirer
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-24

Nov, sir" Said the -ndyocnte, cross
examining witness, your answers
are not satisfactorily / am afraid you
are slightly ambiguous"
Witness with great lmlignatlon) |
am naething o. the kind. sir. I'm ii
strict teetntalcr-Eo ndon hit Bits.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-24
Both Sides of a Question,

"There are many things you can't do
with money" said the man who affects
philosophy.
yes answered Dustin Stax, but
there are whole lot more things you
can't do without Washington Star.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-24
ERESTlNG
INTERESTING
INSTRUCTIVE
Correct English,
How to use it. :"
A MONTHLY MAGAZINE DEVOTED TO
THE USE OF ENGLISH.
JosGPHiNE TuRck BAKER. Ipiroa.
Partial Contents for this Month

Partial Content 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 in Writing and Punctu-
alton.
Alphabetic 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, 1905-05-24
MONEY WANTED.

$1,000, 81 900, 81 5OO 81 800, s6OO 300 all first
mortgages on city property and desirable in
vestments.
Money to loau in large amounts on i'm
proved Real Estate
Office open evenings to O'Clock
Lock Box l64, o /. BLACKWELL.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-24
Setting Her Right

Mrs. Housekeeper-Jane, are the
eggs boiling? Jane date Of BOSTON,
Most assuredly not, madam. may
safely say, however, that the water ~
In which they are immersed.-Phiia-
delphia Press.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-24
Lived IN Wntrr.

The Tramp once lived on water.
lady, for six months. The Lady You
don't look like 1t. How did III manage
itf The Tramp was a sailor
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-24

Be brave In trouble meet distress
with damtless courage; but when the
gale for prosperity blows be wise. no
less, and shortcn.salL-H
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-24
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

Two Large Manufacturing Plants with power
Eleyen-room House, corner Jefferson and
Clinton streets.
Seven-roOm Heuse corner Delsyan and
George streets.
Seven-room House, on Delevan street, be-
tween George and Union streets.
Three seven-room Houses on Elm street.
Elght-room House, Buttonwood street.
Eight-room House, Clinton street.
Two new Houses, Delaware avenue. All i'm
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 Lambertyille.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-24

We live longer than our forefathers,
but we suffer more from thousand
artificial anxeties and cares.-Bulwer'
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-24
TAKE NOTICE!

That the managers OF Mount Hope Cemetery
Association are determined to prevent the
stealing or spelling of flowers, vases and re-
cepticles 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
They will give reward for the arrest and
conviction of any one guilty OF the violation
OF the cemetery rules and regulations.
By order OF the
BOARD OF MANAGERS.
Lambertyille, n j., May 10. IsO4-t
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-24

Great and formidable among men IL
the power OF laughter. No man Is proof
against Its spcll-LeOpardi.