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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-25
SALT LAKE WATER.
Effect of Its Wonderful Buoynncy on
Bodies and Boats.

Bodies and Boats.
The buoyancy of the water of the
Great Salt lake is such that II Is al
most impossible for a person To remain
upright In it, his body being lifted as a
strip of wood thrown into { q water ut
vertical or oblique direc IN like a
dart Is returned to the laface in IL
horizontal position. In fact it Is be-
lieved that the Great Salt lake will
support more weight to a given volume
of water than even the Dead sea. 1t
Is very popular resort with bathers
for the reason that 1t Is impossible for
d person to drown unless he should
deliberately place his head under the
surface or tie weight to his feet. The
bather can float upon the water. lying
ON his back or chest. and keep his head
entirely above the surface with no eff
tort OF the arms or legs. The large
quantity of salt in solution IL the prin-
cipal reason for the buoyaney. While
the buoyancy of the water Is so great
that II VIII support person without
aid, the boats which are designed to
be used upon the lake must be CON
structed especially to counterfeit this
feature The ordinary wooden vessel
when empty is actually too light to be
navigated with safety upon 1t, since
such a small portion of ii would be
immersed Therefore care has to be
taken, In building sailboats especially,
lest they be top heavy. For this reason
navigation IL very dangerous on the
lake when the wind is blowing even
moderately unless the vessel is loaded
so that 1t sits deep enough in the wa
ter to counterfeit the buoyal tendency.
The quantity Of salt held IN solution
IL 80 great that 1t Is dangerous for one
to swallow even moutl.ful OF the
water, as II Is liable to cause strangula-
ton. Several deaths from this cause
have ensued among persons who have
ventured into the lake hambers'
Journal
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-25
THE DISSATISFIED ONES.
Lives spoiled by IA Eruitles. Longing
For other Fields

Everywhere we find people who are
dissatisfied with their lot. who think
they would be happy If they could only
get somewhere else, into some other
occupation. They see only The thorns
In their own vocations, the roses In
those Of others. The shopglrl would
be an actress; the cook would change
places with her mistress, the butler
with his master. The lawyer would be
IA doctor, the doctor lawyer. The
farmer bemoans his hard lot and longs
to exchange his life OF drudgery for
the career OF the merchant or the man
ufacturer. The country boy leans on
his pillow handle and looks toward the
city with hungry eyes. II he could
only be free from the slavery OF the
farm, he thinks, wear good clothes, get
hold of yardstick and stand behind
counter! Happiness, opportunity, for
tune everything, lies yonder; around
him misery, toll. poverty-nothing de-
sirable A city youth behind IL counter
or sitting on a high office stool rails nj
fate for combining him to the limits of
brick walls and the dreary details of
merchandise, buying and selling, or of
figuring up accounts. oh, If he could
only go to sea and travel to distant
countries. become a captain In the ma
Wy or skipper or owner of merchant
vessel! Life would be worth something
then. But now
How much energy has been lost, how
many lives have been spoi'el by this
fruitless longing for other helds, other
opportunities out of reach. What Is the
use of signing or dreaming of what
you would do IL you were in somebody
elses place? What is the use of trying
to reach into your neighbours pasture
when you do not know what bitterness
may lie ut the root of It, hidden from
your sight when you have never tried
to develop or to call out the sweetness
and juiciness which thrive in your
own?-O. s. Marden In Success
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-25
Very Old Trees.

An old yew tree stands in the church
yard at Portugal, In Perthshire, which
De Candolle nearly a century ago
proved to the satisfaction of botanists
to be twenty-five centuries old. and an
other IL still standing at He isor, In Blu
elias, which is 3,240 years old. How De
Candolle arrived at an apparently cor
rect estimate Of the enormous age Of
these living trees Is n simple thing, and
the principle Is doubtless well known
today to all. The yew, like most other
trees. adds one line. about the tenth OF
an inch. to Its circumference each year.
But the Oldest living thing IN the world
today as far as known is cypress tree
In Chapultepec. Mexico that Is 0,26o
wears old
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-25
OPERA GLASSES.
Poor Ones Are the Cause of q Host
of Ocular Infirmitfes.

Poor Ones Are the Cause of q Host
of Ocular Innrmitfes.
The woman was not old, but she COM
planned that her eyesight was failing
fast. The oculist was fatherly look
ing old gentleman; consequently he felt
privileged to put a few questions de-
cidedly personal and apparently nom
professional
do you 90 to the theater often?" he
asked.
"Once or twice a week"
"ln what part of the house do you
rlt?"
Usually in the top gallery" came
the hesitatlng reply.
And now what grade of opera glass
rs do you use?"
I'm afraid" said the woman. that
they are not good"
IL thought So" said the doctor.
chats what's the matter with your
eyes. Poor opera glasses are running
them. If had my way there wouldn't
be n cheap pair of opera glasses on the
market. They are death to the eyes.
| A couple of seasons of theater going
in the top gallery with poor glasses for
steady companion are sure to dam
age the best pair of eyes in town. Bet
ter hundred times let the glasses
alone If you have good, strong pair.
all rlght-go ahead and use them. II
not, trust to the naked eye for making
out the mysteries of the play. The
sight Will not suffer half so much.
Poor glasses will not focus proper
ly, and any one who uses them fire.
quently, especially Mt that distance
from the stage, Is sowing the seed Of
headaches, dancing lights and stars.
wrinkles and host o. other ocular In
firmities Chicago Tribune.
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lie had had his little speech all writ
ten out for several days beforehand,
and 1t ran like this;
Il have called, Mr. Wealthymnn, to
tell you franaly that love your daugh-
ter, and / have her assurance that my
affection Is returned. and hope you
will give your consent for her to be-
come my wife. | nm not n rich man.
but we are young and strong and are
willing to fight the battle Of life to-
gether, and There was a good deal
more of IT. and he could say 1t all
glibly before he left home but when
he stood in the presence OF Papa
Wealthyman he said:
'I-I-that is-I-Mr. Wealthyman-
| tell you frankly hat-that-I-your
daughter loves me and-and-I have
called to-to-frankly ask you toto
to-be my wife-er-er-tha is-I-we
sheer move are willing to fight
that is-we-we-are young and can
fight-er-no-I hope you understand
me-"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-25
MATCHING THt LlFlNETS.
Odd Pastine and business In the
SIunS of London.

oi
In the little. swarmmg streets or
Whitechapel road, down through Shore
ditch and Bcthnal Green. linnet singing
Is the pastime of thousands and the
business of scores of men who will bet
themselves to II standstill over the
tweet voiced riyalries of two wee
brown birds Gagged on the wall OF some
public house whose reputation makes
responsibility timorous OF intrusion.
The hard faced "east ender," whose
chief JOY Is bloody limited round
go" In the prize ring of "A resort In
Whitechapel, may be seen next night
IN the back room of another pub" sit
ting In breathless silence and behind
locked doors, with hundred of his
kind. while his linnet sings match
for pleasant song" and stake of 10
shilllngs a side.
When the referee says Now" the
watch is started, but this does not
mean that the birds are yet engaged
in any rivalry. They sit on their little
perches in silence, and the crowd sits
IN silence watching them Presently
one of the rivals pipes up his opening
lay. This Is called the lead off" The
first note of song Is called the "chuc-
kle." Perhaps the bird which makes
the lead Off" may stop with this
"chucklc" and not finish his song The
stimulus Is enough to start the other
bird, however. and he in turn makes
his "chuckle" and then without
break performs the whole of his roper
tolre of ten pleasant songs"
The sulky bird is frenzied Mt this su-
periority and TO make up for lost time
sings as II its heart would break Both
scorers are busy now "chalkng the
scores" as fast as their pencils can fly
To the unframed ear the torrent of pip
Ing notes Is hopelessly interminglcd,
and even when one bird Is singing
alone II Is impossible to tell where one
song ends and another begins.
This sweet piping absorbs the ntten-
tIon of the audience, while Just beyond
the closed door horde of bloated men
and slatternly women are drinking
phemous and vulgar merrlment.
The birds are all of purity and scnti-
ment aud sweetness that can be found
In this east end pub" and they sing
us gladly as If green fields We're their
enyironment.-Outm
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-25
HISTORY OF SHEEP.
Associated with Mankind From the
Earliest known Days.


or all domestIcated animals the
sheep has from time immemoriai been
most closely associated with mankind.
writes Il. Henry Rev in Outing. An
erudte author sixty years ago. having
laboriously collated an assortment Of
illusions TO sheep made by sacred and
profane writer's, concluded that the
history of these animals is 80 inter
woven with the history OF man that
they never existed In wild state at
all. Biblical history from the time OF
Abel IL full of illusions to the hoeks
which formed the chief possessions OF
the Jewish people and their neighbors.
The spoIs of war and the tribute OF
vassal kings largely consisted of sheep.
Thus we read that Mesha, king OF
Moab, was IL sheep master and render
cd unto the king of Israel n hundred
thousand lambs and hundred thou
sand rams with the wool Moses after
his victory over the Midianltes obtain
cd as loot no less than 675,000 sheep.
| and long before the Christian era sheep
We're cultivated In western Europe.
Spain and Italy possessed them from
| an unknown period, although long after
Rome was founded the inhabitants had
not learned to sheer the fleece. and un
til the time OF Pliny the practice OF
| plucklng 1t from the skin was not Who'll
| ly abandoned, 80 long that the humble
shepherds of Syria preceded In their
knowledge of necessary arts the future
conquerors of their country.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-25
TOBACCO SMOKE.
The Reason That some of II Is Blue
and Some Gray.

The Reason That some of IL Is Blue
and Some Gray.
Smoke consists of minute particles
Of solid or liquid matter suspended In
the air, and its color depends partly
upon the chemical constitution of such
particles, but also largely upon their
size Exact experiment has shown
that, as the size of minute particles
suspected In air is gradually increased.
they give rise to colors varying from
sky blue down through the whole
range of the spectral scale. This is the
cause OF sunset and sunrise colors In
the sky Its effects can also be traced
In the case OF the two kinds of tobacco
smoke, modified by the murky tints OF
the carbouaceous products. The smoke
given of from the heated surface of
the burning tobacco In the bowl of the
pipe consists of matter all of which
has been highly heated and very fully
oxldized and decomposed. 1t consists
mainly of exceedingly small, solid par
tIcles, exhibiting by virtue of their
smallness Il BLUSH color. On the other
hand, that smoke which has been
drawn through the tobacco into the
mouth of the smoker carriers with 1t n
relatively large quantity Of water and
hydrocarbon, which are condensed upon
the solid particles above mentioned.
The relatively large size of such par
ticles explains the well known grayish
color of the smoke which issues from
the mouth of the smoker.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-25

The expression deaf as an adder" IL
from the Psalms Of David, where It
appears In the following form: Their
They are like the deaf adder that stop
peth her ear, which will not harken to
the voice of charmers, charming ever
so wisely" East Indian travellers tell
us that there Is widely prevailing gu
perstition In the east to the effect that
both the viper and the asp stop their
ears when the charmer is uttering his
lncantations or playing his music by
turning one ear to the ground and
twisting the point of the tail into the
other.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-25
PlTH AND POINT.

Don't run to the doctor too often.
The average mistake will give you
less trouble il you come right out and
admit II.
Some people waste lot Of the pres
ent In thinking what they would do II
they could live their lives over.
Good luck and merit always travel
together in one team and bad luck and
worthlessness always in another.
When mother goes TO visit her
daughter she takes no party dresses,
but you bet she takes her kitchen
aprons.
II woman's voice is sweet depends
largely upon whether she is calling us
to dinner or to get out of bed IN the
morning.
When woman reads of horse
"champing restively on Its Bit she
doesn't know exactly what it means.
but she feels that she often does It,
Atchison Globe
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-25

Look where we will, we find the
hand In time and history, working,
building. inventing, bringing civiliza-
ton out OF barbarlsm. The hand sym
boizes power and the excellence of
work The mechanics hand, that min
lister of elemental forces, the hand that
hews, saws. cuts, builds. il useful In
the world equally with the delicate
hand that paints wild flower or
molds Grecian urn or the hand Of a
statesman that writes a law. The eye
cannot say to the hand, II have no
need OF thee" Blessed be the hand!
Thrice blessed be the hands that work!
Helen Keller in Century
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-25

1.-TWO men In Buffalo," says state
official. recently had heated argu-
ment over the question whether the
wife OF governor of n state had an
official title. One man contended that
she should be addressed as Mrs. Gov
ernor So-and-so,' while the other stout
ly insisted that she was simply Mrs.
Blank, wife of Governor Blank Final
ly they agreed TO submit the question
70 the first man they should meet. He
proved to he nm Irlshman. The case
was put before him. and he was asked
for decision.
"'Nayther of yez Is right said the
lrishman after moments reflection.
The wife of governor is n govern
ess. '"-Colller's Weekly.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-25
GREEK SUPERSTlTlONS.
some of the Old NEUROLOGICAL Beliefs
StilI Prevail.

Still Prevail.
Some of the superstitions of the old
Hydrologic religion still prevail among
the peasant classes In Greece" said
native of that country. Nor are the
educated classes without such beliefs,
such as that harm ensues from looking
ut the moon over the right shoulder.
The belief in the three fates, the evil
eye, the vampires and the nerelds Is
general. Dressed In black and appear
Ing as old women, the fates are sup
posed to come down from Olympus
three days after the birth of n child
and TO hold meeting to determine Its
fate Consequently n table containing
many dalntles il set out for their In
visible enjoyment. Especial care is
taken lest the old ladies' be enraged at
not having enough good things to eat.
No woman desires to be left alone
after her child Is born, believing that
the ugly old women may become jeal-
GUS and wreak some awful vengeance.
Smut IL therefore smenred on the
faces OF the youngsters so that this
Jealousy may not become excited.
"'rhe young Athenian women fire.
quently go to the ancient tombs near
Athens and. calling upon the fates. beg
them to reveal the Identity of their fu-
ture husbands. singing, From the top
OF Olympus, where are the fates, where
ia my own fater Washington Post
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-25

To tip or not to tip the person who
but does his or her duty Is question
recalling an incident set down in Wal
poles "Reminiscences" OF how king
once unwillingly encouraged the Gus
tom "rhs Is strange country" COM
mented George l. 1.-The first morning
after my arrival ut st. James / looked
with walls, canal, etc, which they told
me were mine. The next day Lord
Chetwynd, the ranger of my park, sent
me n brace of carp out of my canal.
and was told that must give gum
eas to Lord Chetwynd's servant for
bringing me my own carp out OF my
own canal in my own park"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-25
The HrItfsh C0ast.

The most dangerous part of the
British coast Is that between Flam-
borough head and the North Fore
land. including as 1t does both the
Humber and the Thames. The next
most dangerous district is that between
Angcsea and the Null of Cantyre,
Clyde. Next comes that between
Hartland point and st. David's head.
which includes the Bristol channel
The district between the North Fore
land and St GATHERINGS. Including, Of
course, the strait of Dover, comes but
fourth on the list
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-25

A member Of one Of the government
parties which journeyed through Alas
ka during the Klondike rush. says the
author Of Through the Yukon Colo
Diggings." was Mortified at the lack o.
entertainment and good literature
available for the miners
Doesn't 1t get very dull hcref" he
asked Of an old miner at Forty Mile.
"What do you do for amusement
"Do" echoed the miner gravely.
dor Why. bless you, we ave very
genteel amusemcnts! AS for readin'
an llt'rature an all that, wy, Wen the
fust grub comes in the spring we ave
Il meetln' an call all the boys together
an applnt chairman, an then some
one reads the directions ON the labels Of
the bakln' powder boxes"
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THINKING TO DEATH.
Melancholy Brooding That Is Worse
Than Disease.

Melancholy BrOOdtnR That ir Worse
Than Disease.
Thousands of people actually think
themselves to death every year by al
lowing their minds to dwell on morbid
subjects.
The idea that one has some lnciplent
disease In ones system, the thought OF
financial ruin that one is getting on in
life without improving prospects-any
OF these or n thousand similar thoughts
mnY carry healthy man to prema-
ture grave. A melancholy thought that
Axes itself upon ones mind needs as
much doctoring as physical disease. 1t
needs to be eradicatcd from the mind
or 1t Will have just the same result as
a neglected disease would have.
Every melancholy thought, every
morbid action and every nagging wor-
ry should be resisted TO the utmost,
and the patient should be protected by
cheerful thoughts, of which there IL u
bountifu store In every ones posses
sion. Bright companions are cheaper
than drugs and plasters.
The morbid condition OF mind pro-
duces morbid condition of body, and
II the disease does happen to be in the
system II receives every encouragement
to develop. We need more mental
therapy.-S Suggestions.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-25

Canon Liddon wrote this In his diary
concerning an incident of holiday tour
he took with his friend, Charles L.
Dodgson, better known as Lewis Car
roll: "Dodgson was overcome by the
beauty Of Cologne cathedral found
him leaning against the rails Of the
choir and sobbing like child. When
the verger came to show US over the
chapels he got out Of the way. He
said that he could not bear the harsh
voice of the man In the presence Of 30
much beauty"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-25

1t Is Il well known fact that workers
among lavender beds seldom take In
fictitious ailments, and those engaged
In the perfumery trade are singnlarly
free from them A good perfume In
the old days was considered an excel
lent dlsinfectant. The doctors then
used to carry walking sticks with sill
yer or gold knobs. These opened with
lid, disclosing tiny yinaigrette box,
which the physician held to his nose
when entering rooms containing pa
TENTS Ill with any infectious diseases.
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Fam q.

Schumann. the famous musician, Is
the principal character of an amusing
story told by a Vienna critic: "The
composer once accompanied his wife.
anist. to the palace when she went to
play before the king Of Holland and
was gratified by the monarch's com
pliments of her performance. The com
poser was somewhat surprised, how
ever, when the king turned to him and
courteously inquired, Are you also mu-
sicolT"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-25

Walter Whitehead, the well known
English surgeon, believes 1t possible
that cancer may be due to bad teeth.
Addressing the students of the Vic
toria Dental hospital, he said that to
drain. trap and ventilate n house for
man with bad teeth was waste Of
money, for he polluted the purest air
as he breathed 1t and contaminated the
most wholesome food as he ate It,
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Jared

"Tell me what you eat and will tell
you what you are"
"Well, | s'pose | eat more wiener
wurst than anything else. Now, con
found you go on with your theory If
you've got the nerve" -Chicago Rec
ord Herald
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Behavior IL mirror In which every
one displays his image.-Goethe.


A Fine Opening For Young Man.
yes" said Mrs. Malone to the old
friend who was picking up the threads
OF family history. my Bobby. he's
travelling with circus now"
Pretty hard work. isn't itY' inquired
the interested caller.
Never bit OF it," returned the
proud mother of Bobby. Hes living
like a gentleman, he islands in his
pockets, as ye might say-for it's a
handsome salary he gets. and every
blessed thing he has to do is to lay his
head In the lions mouth matter of
some two or three times day or there
about" Youths Companion.
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"And what were the provisions of
your uncle's willY'
THAT I should have all he left after
the payment of his just debts"
"Ah, very good OF the old man,
wasn't It? What did he leave"
"Just debts. Chicago Record-H
aid
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Church. had to walk the floor all
night with the baby. Can you think
Of anything worse than that? Gotham
Yes; you might have married out In
Greenland, where the nights are six
months long.-Yonkers Statesman.
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Not Too Fast.

Don't you sometimes think we are
living too fastF'
mo. | used to. but | soon cured
that impression. | moved out to
suburb and rode in TO work every day
on an accommodation train" Ex-
change
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A Wn.bout Victim.

"Say, mister said the tattered
tramp. cant youse stake me to er
dime? Pm &c victim NV er washout."
Victim OF washoutv' echoed the
portly citizen In evident surprise.
Oats wot," reJoined the tramp.
Honest, amt had nuthin' but water
ter drink fer more'n ten days. CHI
cago News
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An Odd Opinion.

Do believe in putting stop to
swearing? No, don't. II you prevent
the workingman from swearing. and
thus relieving his feelings. what will
happen? Why, he will go home and
murder his family-G. Bernard Shaw.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-25

Harris When you go to the polls, OF
course you vote for what you think Is
the ideal man? Berry-Why, | never
was candidate for public office In all
my life. Boston Transcript.