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The Lambertville record., 1905-05-17

The Mexican Indians, as well as
those Of most of the Central American
republics, have a superstition to the
effect that the negro was made before
either the white man or the Indian or
even before the sun was created. They
account for his color by declaring that
he was made and dried In the dark
Their own race. they say, was made In
the morning Of the first d ~ between
daylight and sunup. On Ills account
they delight In term which they ap-
ply to each other and which signifies
dawn people" The white man, "who
fears darkness and cannot stand heat"
was made, according to their belief, at
noon on the first day of creation.
The Lambertville record., 1905-05-17

her lips.
The man rose and went II the win
dow Far off. across the park, arose
the big hotels ON the plaza, their lofty
outlines seen obscurely through the
snowdrift The lights of swiftly NOV
Ing slelghs and carriages down below
gllmmered family, and above all and
through all trembled th' uneartl4ly
voice that Is never Silcu' though 1t
may speak in various moods the voice
that molds into itself the cry of human
JOY. the wall of human sorrow. the roar
and crush and rush of the million mind
less things that man has made to serve
his ends-the voice of the great city
Il think" he said at last, and his
voice seemed to Helena to sound far
away, that | forgot to mention one
thing in my proposal. lould have
told you. perhaps. that e you, that
I've loved YOU since the day when
we first met. that I'd rather have your
love than the power of a king or the
wealth of Il Crocsus, that l should
count 1t fine and wonderful beyond
all imagining II moment to die for
If | read in your eyes that you, too,
loved me. Not wishing to be Il beggar
of love, I've waited all these years TO
be in Il position to offer you the things
which | was bold enough to mention
as rendering me eligible for your
hand"
His voice had become provokingly
low and husky. Now he turned to
her almost fercely:
you who are SO collected and calm
what cnn you know of love and pas
sion? Now | realize that I've tolled
all these years In vain-no, not wholly
vainly, for I'm going to kiss you once =
here, now II it means the worst"'
He caught her to him and rained
kisses upon her her lips. her eyes.
her brow When he released her It
WAS with the full consciousness that
he had committed an unforglvable
wrong. He stepped backward until
there lay between them broad strip
of fire lit rug
But the woman held out her arms
to him. and the lashcs Of her eyes
We're wet
Sweetheart" she whispered as she
crossed her slim hands behind his
dark head and drew 1t down to her
level why didn't you tell me that
you loved me ut flrst2 That was the
saving revelation"
The Lambertville record., 1905-05-17

gay. gay. gay, Otherwise people would
say that she cared. lie might even
think that she did. The thought made
her checks burn. And gay she was. so
gay indeed that more than one of her
friends turned long, inqurng looks up
on her, looks full of puzzled questioning.
Once during the week of respite she
met him. but at his cold. impassivc
greeting the little choking gladness that
the sight of him had brought and which
for II teetinC second shook her with its
expectancy tlickercd out lie had bow
cd with cold eourtesy-and passed on.
But one thought stood out clearly In
the general confusion of her despair.
She must get away Piteously she real
lied that she must not run the risk of
constant meetings. The Branhams We're
sailing on Saturday Why not go with
themf
At the thought she started up, her
blood whirling through her veins In
the old fashion That would be tit for
tat, On her last day of respite he
should see her name on the list of out
| going passengers. Then perhaps he
would regret that he had passed her
with nothing but IL perfunctory lifting
of the hat \ lively ringing of tele-
phone bells. scurryng back and
| forth of passengers. and the thing was
accomplished
II was Friday night Her trunks
had gone to the pier. and in her dis
mantled room she battled with the
lassltude that follows whirl of feel
ing. She was dull, cmotionlcss, ex-
hausted The quarrel, her flight. life
itself. had ceased to matter aud she
dropped into II chair. II was then that
her eyes fell upon the sampler.
The small notified square of brown
canvas, with Its fading letters, had in
some way escaped her attention until
now and remained pinned against the
wall. For an apprecable time she
stared at its alphabet and figures. its
stiff tree its astonishingly alert birds,
and at last at the inscription that nj
ways held II penslve interest for her,
Amy Castle, aged eight years, 1S0S. +"
More than once she had dreamed of
| that name. Who WIS Amy Castle?
The sampler had been found in II chest
of Inherited stuff, and no one could
recall the owner The small hands that
| had wrought those bedimmcd figures
were now dust. but what had come TO
them before the last resigned folding
| Had Amy, too, fovcd and suffered and
| lost? Had her womans pride smiled
out on the world from II face drawn
with PAIN Tragedy or comedy, II
mattered little n2w. All that remain
ed of her passing WIS this small, mot
tied sampler, This was what 1t al
came to in the end this
| With II swift, eloquent gesture She
arose and literally flew along the cor
rldor - the telephone quick, Cen
tral, quick she was urging moment
Inter lists II matter of life ant
death"
But all she could say when she go
her number was II broken "0h, Don
| aldr
The Lambertville record., 1905-05-17

One OF the last instances IN England
OF mn order being made for hanging in
chains IS that of Il chimney sweep who
In 1897 murdered II man on the high
way The culprlt was tried by Mr..
Justice Best mt Lincoln assiZes. The
poor Wreteh's body never underwent
the proposed indign'y The inhabit-
ants of Brigg took frightinnd thought
that the glbbet standingsso near the
highway would terrify people and
hinder them from coming To market.
They pctltioncd against thee Judges or
der being carried out, and The author
itics rcmittcd the horror. The last per
SON hung in chains was II man named
Cook, who suffered for the murder OF
Mr.. Paas This occurred At Leices-
Ter in 1884 the very year that The Gus
tom was put an end TO by stainte.
The Lambertville record., 1905-05-17
STOP IT..

Roasting of what you can do instead
of doing 1t.
Thinking that life Is 4 grind and not
worth living
Exaggerating and making mountains
out of molehills.
Talking continually about yourself
and your affairs.
Saying unkind things about acqualnt-
ances and friends.
Thinking that all the good chances
and opportunities are gone by.
Thinking of yourself to the exclusion
of everything and every one else.
Specializing as to what You would do
in some one else's place and do your
best IN your own.
Gazing Idly into the future and
dreaming about 1t instead of making
the most of the present.
Longing for the good things that 9th
ers have instead of going TO work and
earning them for yourself Success.
The Lambertville record., 1905-05-17

The captain of an ocean liner was
entertaining little group of passen-
grrs with sea stories He said: In
Bremen one day 1 saw farmer look
ing mt the shipping In the harbor n
longshoreman was explaining the ship
ping to him. Finally | heard the long
shoreman say, 1T is low water now,
sir The farmer took, his pipe out of
his mouth and pointed It solemnly to-
ward a heavily laden tramp steamer
that was passing.
"Its "A good thing tfor that vessel
going past that 1t is How water he
said "fhe waters near over the edge
OF her now"
The Lambertville record., 1905-05-17
A IInrricune.

The tcrrors of the deep were perhaps
never more thrlllingly set forth than In
the description by a young lady who
last year made her first trip abroad.
She kept Il diary. very much, says the
New York Herald, like that of Mark
Twain when for seven days he record
ed the fact that he got up washed and
went TO breakfast
There was one important exception.
When she crossed the channel the eX-
perience WAS so trying that she felt
impellcd to describe il.
II firmly resolved to stay on deck,
she wrote, although the tempest In
creased to such n frghtful hurricane
that 1t was only with the greatest diff.
Guilty that | could hold up my parasol.
The Lambertville record., 1905-05-17

Many years ago kissing wa the most
common mode of salutat'on In Eng
land, while shaking the hand was con
sidercd an evidence of the closest init
macy. Strangers would be kissed
where to shake their hands would have
been thought II most unwarrantable ia
mlliarlty, II IL, however, doubtful If In
any part Of the British isles women
touched their hats, ~ do the women Of
CortIna, II little town pcrched on II
lofty peak Of the Dolomitc Alps The
women Of this quaint town touch their
hats like men on meeting an acqualnt-
ance and remove them on entering Il
church, placing them on the ledges In
front Of their seats On leaving the
building they take their hats In their
hands and do not replace them until
well past the church door. London
Chronicle
The Lambertville record., 1905-05-17

Hearing that II large boot and shoe
establishment was giving away Il
present of foot rule with every pair
OF boots or shoes II sold, II man told
his wife about the bargain and said
that as her shoes were nearly done he
would give her money to buy II new
pair If she gave him the foot rule when
she came back, as he wanted TO sell
ii nnd so get back part of the money
pnld for the shoes His wife went 10
the shop md after great deal OF
trouble got II pair tn please her. AS
she was leaving the slIopman gave her
snni! box, which. he said, contained
II foot rule, She went home delighted
with her bargain and, seeing her hus
band at the door, gWe him the box
When he opened 1t he found to his dis
gust. instead of the foot rule he want
ell II slip of paper on which was writ
ten, avoid tight shoes
The Lambertville record., 1905-05-17
A Wonderful Memory.

HortensIus, The Roman orator. could
repeat word for word n book he had
Just read. On one occasion he made q
wager with one Sienna and to win 1t
went to an auction, remained all day
and In the evening gave Il list of all the
articles sold, the prices paid for them
and the names of the purchasers. The
accuracy of his memory was in this
case attested by the auetoneer's clerk,
who followed the reeapitulaton with
his book and found that in no case had
the man of wonderful memory made a
single mistake.
The Lambertville record., 1905-05-17

Not many years ago. on the high
roads about Wittenberg, In Germany,
travellers frequently met an old woman
trudglng slowly along pushing before
her Hight wheelbarrow londcd with
bundles and parcels. The old woman
was Mt least sixty, but she WAS no
cheerful and uncomplnin ng that the
people had no hesitation - employing
her. She had many knie tlacks and
parcels to carry 10 and fra the city,
Into which three or four tn - II week
she pushed her barrow, Nhteh folks
called the "Wittenberg eXprc l." This
plucky old woman walked with her ex-
press wheelbarrow at least ten miles
each trip, and her earnings, II small fee
for each parcel. served TO support her
self and her two Invalid daughters. who
could do only little sewing, The old
wolnHn would allow 10 one TO pity her
She liked the work, she said and was
only sorry that as she grew older she
could not make such frequent trips, for
her earnings were helping herself and
her children st. Nicholas.
The Lambertville record., 1905-05-17

Mime. Gle Remusat had features so
perfect that her contempo. ries said
she was worthy to sit as Il L. ,lel for Il
Greek goddess. The flesh o. her face
closely resemb,ed alabaster, and yet
she was not pale ana did nol give the
impression Of being in delicate health.
Her beauty attracted universal atten-
tion to her, no matter where she went,
and even in old age she retained most
of her good looks.
The Lambertville record., 1905-05-17

Manners are Of more Importance than
laws. In n great measure the laws de-
pend on them. The Inv touches us but
here and there and now and then.
rupt or purify, exalt or debasc, barba-
rlze or refine us. by Il constant, steady,
uniform, inscnsible operations like that
of the mir we breathe. They give their
whole color to our lives. According to
their quality they aid morals. they sup
ply them or they totally destroy them.
- Burke
The Lambertville record., 1905-05-17
Sarcastic.

In Boston the other day a young law
yer who spends most Of his time try
ing to seem busy and prosperous went
out for awhile, leaving ON his door 4
card neatly marked, "Wlll be back in
an hour" On his return he found that
some enyious rival had inscribed under
meath What fort"
The Lambertville record., 1905-05-17
nad Either wuy.

Mr.. Wiscguy No, | don't want any
OF those sausagcs I'm afraid of trl-
china. The Butcher-I assure you
there's no danger of trlchlna in these
sausages. Nh Wiseguy- Well. hydro
phobia, then It's just as bad -cleye-
land Leader.
The Lambertville record., 1905-05-17
A UecoliectIon.

First Barber Whew! That barn
stormer must be Il bad actor. Second
Ditto Why First Barber When
asked him IL lie wanted an egg sham
poo he jumped right out of the chair
and made for the door, Detroit Free
The Lambertville record., 1905-05-17

Aunt Ann How do you girls get
along ut your club? Miss Mandy
Well, of course we don't get'nlong at
all, but we have good deal better
time than II we Neutrality-suspicious..
The Lambertville record., 1905-05-17
II Didn't Work.

Jackson Some time ago my wife and
] agreed that it would be best to tel
each other our faults. Waxton-llow
did 1t work? Jackson She hasn't
spoken to me for six weeks.
The Lambertville record., 1905-05-17
MONEY WANTED.

$1,000, 81 300 81 500 81 200 $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 1854, o L. BLACKWELL.
The Lambertville record., 1905-05-17
BLACKWELL'S
Insurance Agency
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
bertville containing from 30 to l50 acres.
Three lots near LambertYille.
The Lambertville record., 1905-05-17
The Soda Thirst

1t has come and we were never
better able TO entertain it..
Tie delicious new drinks VIC
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., 1905-05-17
INTERESTING
INSTRUCTIVE
"Correct English,
How to use it,"
A MONTHLY MAGAZINE DEVOTED TO
THE USE OF ENGLISH.
JOSEPHINE TURck BAKER, GorroH.
Partial Contents for this Month

Partial Contents Tor 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 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 Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-10-16

neer shall thereupon issue his war
rants directed to the city treasurer
and collector Of the city of Cairo for
the collection Of the amount Of suen
special tax as appears from the tax
list to be due from the respective los
+, or parcels OF land touching upon the
lime of such sidewalk. and such officer
upon the receipt Of such warrants
shall proceed to collect the same ac
cording TO law and make return there.
! of. and If In case any such warrant
shall be returned No property found
other warrants may issue.
Section T. That If any such spec
ial tax shall not be collected upon the
warrants issued therefor, then the
city engineer shall on or before the
first day OF April thereafter make
return TO the county collector of the
county of Alexander ana state of
Illinois, in the manner prescribed by
law. who shall thereupon proceed 10
collect the same according TO the
statute in such case made and pro
vided.
Section 5. That all ordinances or
parts OF ordinances conflicting with
this ordinance be and the same are
hereby repealed
Section 6. This ordinance shall be
in force from and after its passage.
Adopted October 10. A. D. 1905
Arvtrax-na n,trB,r faa-
GEORGE PARSONS.
Mayor
Attest: r. A. HATCHER.
City Clerk
Published in the Cairo Bulletin Oc-
tober. 16. 1905
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-10-16
ORDINANCE NO. SO.
Attest: R. A. HATCHER.
City Clerk
Published in the Cairo Bulletin DC
tober IL, 1908.

For sidewalk on Twenty-hrst street
from Poplar streer to Sycamore street
in the city of Cairo, county Of Alexan
der and state Of Illinois
BE It ordained by the city council OF
the city Of Cairo:
Section l. That a local improve
ment shall be made within the city Of
Cairo. county Of Alexander and state
of Illinois the nature. character. local
ity and description of which local i'm
provement Is as follows.
That a cement sidewalk six feet in
width be constructed on The southerly
side Of Twenty-first street from Poplar
street to Sycamore street adjoining
the sidewalk line, in the city Of Cairo.
in front OF the following described
lots. blocks. tracts or parcels Of land,
VIZ.
First addition. lot 6. block ~. 100
front feet
FIRST addition. lot :. block AZ. p
front feet.
First addition. lot :. block -. p
front feet.
First addition. lot =. block -. %
front feet.
First addition lot 10 block AZ %
front feet.
First addition. lot II. block a.. %
front feet
First addition. lot II. block AZ, %
front feet.
First addition. LOT 1s. block AZ. .
front feet.
First addition. lot -. block 81, p
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-10-16
ORDINANCE NO. IS.

For dewalk ON Sycamore street
from Division street TO Twenty-frsr
street. In the city Of Cairo. county OF
Alexander and state Of Illinois.
BE Il ordained by the city council
Of The city Of Cairo.
Section J. Thar a local improve.
ment shall be made within the city OF
Cairo. county of Alexander and state
OF Illinois. the nature. character.
locality and description Of which local
improvement IS As follows:
That cement sidewalk six feet
in width be contrucr ed on the east
eide Of Sycamore street from
Division to Twenty-frst adjoining the
sidewalk line in the city Of Cairo. in
front Of the following described lots.
blocks. tracts or parcels Of land. viz:
First addition. lot ~. block a. p
front feet
First addition. lot 20. block a.. %
front feet.
FIRST addition. lot p. block ~. %
front feet.
First addition. ior p block -. -
front feet
First addition. LOT %. block q. 25
front feet.
First addition. lot p. block ~. %
front feet
First addition. 70, p. block A.. -
front feet.
First addition. iot 2s. block A.. Is
front feet
First addition lot q block a.. O..
front feet.
Specifications fer : Cement Sidewalk.
Said sidewalk shall be constructed
q follows viz A foundation shall
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-10-16
SOME FACTS ABOUT TIME.
According to the Poets, It is Hard TO
Classify

Time Is hard 10 define. According
10 the best poets time has a heavy
'oot. tooth. q forelock and breakable
legs. Il travels in divers PAGES; II
ambeg, trots, gailops, runs, rolls anf
stands still; IL has whips; II crops
roses. SO far Il seems like a horse
But 1t hasa forefinger, also a rsck-
less hand that writes wrinkles. This
explodea the horse theory.
Furthermore. time lies Hence, %
bird Of time" Time is money: be-
ing also 4 bird. time Is a gold eagle.
perhaps money is the root Of all evil
and procrastnation is the thief Of
time. Therefore, procrastination is
~ g chicken thief. 90 good thing.
The wickcdness of time is beyond
question. Ii is vindic'ive. 81 wasted
lint, mourns King Richard, "and
now doth time waste me" Time
waits for no man. Time shall throw n
dart at thee. Time robs us of cur
joys. Time will tell. Time Is unthink-
Ing. Time possesses its debtors. The
time Is out Of Joint. and well may II
be. considering what a nuisance it Is.
Time is a sea, sandy beach.
bank. shoal, and an abysm. Also It
Is a whirlieig, which seems odd when
We recall that time is quiet as a nun.
Time Is good, bad. high. fne. rough.
hot, Christmas. spring. waltz. COM
mon and lovely. Among good times
may be mentioned quitting time and
dinner tiTc-Newark News
The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1905-10-16
THAT MAD DOG FALLAcY.
One Man Declares Hydrophobia Is an
IYunossibilitv

In all my own experience with dogs
have not only never seen mad
dos" but have never known dog
owner--and BY chat mean a man who
has had experience In keeping dogs--
VINO has seen one, says writer IN
Country life II, then rabies ie so
exceedingly scarce hydrophobia be-
comes really an impossibility and Tho
fear Of II should be dismissed without
thought A person may get dog
bitten but. in the language of the
New York sough. forget IT," If 1t Is
bad bite it may witch later on and
you may begin worrying, so 1t is a
good plan to get rid of the twitching
or throbblng in order to forget.
have heen bitten so often that | think
no more of 1t than q mosquito bite,
and this is what / do: II 1t Is on the
hand ! put 1t under the faucet and
wash thoroughly, with the object OF
cleaning the wound and preventing in
fiamn alton from any dirt or foreign
substance While doing this some one
Is getting the hicarbonate OF soda and
some, clean rags or lint. With water
a cream paste of the soda is made
sufficient to plaster the wound well.
then, putting some on rag, it is APP
piled to the wound and bound up. II
in the course of on hour or more the
application seems to be drying little
water is poured on the bandage to
soak through TO the soda, or the hand
IS di1Dcl in water.