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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-31
AN INTERESTING TREE.
The sheIlbnrk Hickory In IA Rugged
Native American.

The SheIlbnrk Hickory Is "A Rugged
Native American.
The shellbark hickory Is perhaps the
most interesting tree we have, because
II Is Il strictly American tree and so
welded to its native soil that II re
fuses to become citizen OF any other
country. In the sturdlncss of lis roots
and trunk. in the boldness In which II
filings out its tough branches, in its
strong individuality of character and
in its general frultfulness. not forget
ting its uncouth roughness of bark. 1t
further manfeSts its strong American
ism. Its winter buds are large and in
terestlng. Early IN spring the dark
brown outer scales fall away. The in
ner scales then lengthcn to protect the
growing leaf, sometimes attaining Il
length of five inches These inner
scales are marVels of beauty both In
texture aud in color. The body of the
scale is thick and leathery. while its
surfaces, especially the inner. are soft,
with silken nap gorgeously dyed in
yellow, orange and red, suggesting the
chimney corner and the heat which
glows from n hickory log, Frank
French In Scribners
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-31
A TRIP TO A STAR.
Fhe Ages of Time II Would Take On
Ia Heuch Centnuri

to Reach Centauri.
Let us suppose Il railway to have
been built between the earth and the
fixed star Ccntauri," said lecturer.
by n consideration of this railway
workings we can get SOME Idea of the
enormous distance that intervenes he.
tween Gentanri and us.
Suppose that should decide TO
take IA trip ON his new aerial line 10
the fixed star. | ask the ticket agent
what the fare Is. and he answers:
THE fare is very low. sir II Is
only cent each hundred miles
And what, Mt that rate. will the
through ticket onc ny cost ask.
1T Will cost Ius, S2,750 100000 he
answers
q pay for my ticket aud board the
train We set off nj II tremendous rate.
"'IIow fast ask the brakeman.
are we goIngT
"'Siyty miles an hour, sir, says he,
and It's through train. There are no
stoppages'
"'We'H soon be there, then, won't
weY | resume.
"'We'l make good time. sir says
the brakeman.
"'And when will we arrivef
"'ln just lS,6G3OOo years &" Phila
delpha bulletin.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-31
In nnrL,rsI I.nn,Inn

In his book, Child Slaves of Great
Britain" Robert H. Sherard writes:
"fhere are thousands of our poor chill
dren in London starving not on ac-
count of the poverty of the parents,
but by reason of the ignorance and
sloth of the mothers They know moth
ing of cookery; they wish to know
nothing They do not care for the
trouble. In every London Stun YOU
will find fried fish shop or Il cooked
meat shop or a grocer who sells cheese
and pickles and pottcd things II Is
much easier and less worriting like TO
send the children out with coppers for
n penn orth Of fish and chips or II bit
of cheese and pickles than TO cook any
thing for them"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-31
NAY 81. 1905.
ORIGIN OF PIXIES PEAK.



This Famous Mountain.
The quaint Iudfan legend Of the for
nation Of Pixies peak is as follows.
AT the beginning of all things the
lesser spirits possessed the earth and
dwelt near the banks of the great
river. They had created a race of men
to be their servants, but these men
We're far superior to the present in
habitants Of the earth and made end
less trouble for their creators. There
fore tie lesser spirits resolved to de-
stroy mankind and the earth itself, SO
they caused the great river 10 rise UNI
til it burst It's banks and overwhelmed
everything. They themselves took each
large portion Of the best of the earth
that they might create new world
and quantity of maize, which had
been their particular food. and return
ed to heaven. Arriving at the gate of
heaven, which is at the end of the
plains, where the sky and mountains
meet, they were told that they could
not bring such burdens Of earth into
heaven. Accordingly they dropped
them all then and there. These falling
masses made a great heap on the top
of the world which extended far
above the waters, and this is the origin
of Pixies peak, which is thus shown to
be directly under the gate of heaven.
ct was formerly twice as high as now,
but lost its summit as IS told In an
other legendD
The rock masses upon 1t and all
about show that they have been
dropped from the sky. The variety
and extent Of the mineral wealth i'll
the region prove that the earth's choic-
est materials are deposited there. And
still as the consultations move across
the heavens and vanish above the
mountain SUBMITS we may see the
spirits rise from the great river and
pass to the gate Of heaven. The fall
ing stars are their falling burdens or
the dropping grains of maize"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-31
yocn,,,u ,nJ >x,c,,lon

"Avoeation" Is one of those unfor
tunate words that are constantly being
used in wrong sense. Strictly speak
Ing, II refers TO something that calls IL
man away from the ordinary occupa-
tion of his daily life. If you earn your
living by drafting conveyances and In.
terpretmg legal subtleties and also are
often seen in leisure hours with cam
era in your hand and have dark room
at home. then the law Is your vocation
and photography your ayocation. Lon
don Telegraph
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-31
SACRED STONES.
some That Claim az Mark the Center
of the Universe.

Some That Claim AZ Mark the Center
of the Universe.
The sacred bluck stone of the Nah
chu dynasty of Chinese In Mukden Is
the center of the universe, according to
old Chinese SupersttionS, and added
Venprabllity comes to Mukdcn from the
graves of the emperorS near by.
The boring in l.nssa. Tibet, Is an
other center of the universe, which, nc
cording to the Tibctan priests is shap
ed exactly like the shoulder blade of II
sheep, All distances are measured
from II, and II Is very sacrcd.
Another center is the kaaba. in Nee
ca, II dirty black stone let into the wall
of the most sacred mosque and polish
ed every year by the lips of thousands
of worshlpers. The Arabic word for
stone. "hngar," appears In Scrlptural
writings rs II proper name The tMecca
pilgrimage Is Il hal" and those who
have taken 1t are known rs 'hadji."
Even SO sane IL people rs the ancient
Greeks came pretty near worshiplng II
stone the "omphalos." or center of the
earth, ut Delphi The Romans set up II
stone of great consequence in Rome
but for purposes of measurement, not
worship, and SO the London stone" of
today Is used. London Telegraph.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-31

There are few birds whose plumage
is so variable as the ptarmigan's
Three times in the year its plumage
changes. 1t has separate coats for
spring, autumn aud winter At the be
ginning of November 1t puts ON the last
costume Of the season. Its spring
brown and summer gray serve well to
hide ii among the scmty heritage of its
haunts from the keen eye of the soar
Ing falcon.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-31

1t a said that when artists are seek
ing for models the palm for beauty and
symmetry of figure is given 10 the girls
of Spain, while the daughters Of rural
Ireland are good second The pretty
faces and graceful threats are found
among English maidens A model for
perfect arm would he sought for
among Grecan ladies'. while IL lady of
the Turkish harem would he regarded
as the posscSsur of II daintily com
mendable hand. Italians are usually
good iii figure and some of the most
beautiful models. perfectly proportion
ed. are derived from the women of
sunny Italy l'renehWOmen. as ii rule,
are not in request. being too thin and
vivacious for the purpose. while the
face and limbs of n German frau are
too commonplace for artistic work
London Standard
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-31
Queer Lot of Names.

Miss Death was brought to the Ger
man hospital in Philadelphia to be OPP
Grated upon for appendicitis. She was
n daughter she said. of an undertaken.
The name of the surgeon who was
chosen to perform the operation was
Dye DR.. Frank IIackett Dye.
When the operation was over Miss
Death was placed in charge of two
nurses.
Miss Payne is the day nurse; Miss
Grone is the night nurse. The patient
recovered rapidly. and in Il short time
babe goodby to nr Dye. Miss Payne
and Miss Grone. Fuel
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-31

80 you have bought your wife an.
other expensive ring Isn't that waste
of money!"
ION the contrary, 1t is true economy.
for she won't require half SO many
pairs of gloves as formerly"
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TELEPHONE NOTICE.

THE MERCHANTS AND FARMERS, TEL
EPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY
have now built their lines into almost all
parts of Hunterdon County and are ready to
receive subscriptions for telephones at the
rate of Sl2O0 per year for unlimited service
throughout the county.
The system now reaches New Hope, LAM
geantsyille, Ringoes, Locktown, Croton Flem-
ington, Three Bridges, Baptisttown, Rose
Little York, Mt. Pleasant, EyerittstoWn, Pal,
tenburg, Quakertown, Pittstown, Clinton,
Annandale, Lebanon, Potterstown, White
house and Whitehouse Station.
Applications for telephones should be made
to Charles n. Reading, Frenehtown n j., or
Eugene Wilson, Sergeantsville, n j., which
will receive prompt attention
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-31

There cannot be greater rudeness
than TO interrupt another in the current
of his discourse Locke
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-31

In Aberdeen can be found court
official who is rs good Il type of the
canny Scot rs one would meet any
where. On II recent occasion an i'm
portant witness failed to appear, and
the Judge was furious.
"W'hy isn't he hcre:" demanded his
honor It's his duty to be here Where
Is he?"
The official, with true Scotch canni-
ness. replied, "Weel I'll no say for
that-but he's dead
Much as worthy friends add to the
happiness and value of life, we must
In the main depend on ourselves, and
every one is his own best friend or
worst enemy.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-31
ATLANTIC CITY DIVISION.

Leave Philadelphia, Chestnut street and
South street Ferries;
For ATLANTIC Cry 500 a. IN 'cl = Il. m
exp. ga III. exp. $40 n. m.,eNp, .l0i5 n IN. exp
Of J. m. exp tsp, m. exp "a p m. 80 p. m
exp. Is. p, m, lei bS.l0 p IN. lei .c5l0 exp
= 10 p. nj. exp.
For ocFAN CRY 5. ga. M, @l5 a. M, oal
20 p. m .il 20 5, y. m. .c55O p m.
For CAPE MAY-tS.S0 a. m. 'Sl5 Il. m, Sa'..5
a. m. GAL 10 p. m, sei,15 y. m; Sop, m. .-c5.lo
SRA lsIE-'s, u a. NJ oal 20 y. m. .ds.2O p, m.
S. y. m. tchi0.
u" Daily "VSuudays ~" Weekdays
"a" South st. 80, II" South st 5.0O ''c''
South st. $50. I'd" South st. 415 "e" South
st l00. 20 Saturdays only.
Detailed time tables at ticket offices 18th
and Chestnut SITS SS4 Chestnut st, 1905 Chest
nut St, 60a South 3rd St, $500 Market st and
at Stations
Union Transfer Company will call for and
check baggage from hotels and residences.
T. A DICE, EDISON j WEEKS
Gen'l Supt Gen'l Pass Agt.
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TRAINS FOR NEW HOPE,

Leave Philadelphia, Reading Terminal
weekdays, 7.0i, $40 n. m, i.l5, AZ, 6.02. =.
p. m. sundays, a.A n. m, 10, : 10 y, m.
Arrive at New Hope $40 II y Il. m. 3h', 5.if
:, t3 p M. 1919 II. m. weekdays, Sundays, - =
q. m, 3bl. s. ~ p. nj.
Close connection ut Jenkintown with fas
express trains TO and from New York, Balti
more, Washington, the South aud West.
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TRAINS LEAVE NEW HOPE.

Time Table in Effect June 26, '04
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-31
THE MERCHANTS And FARMERS
TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH CONPANl.
Nasal
CATARRH
In all its stages.
ElV'S Cream Balm

cleanses, soothes and
h eals the diseased
membrane. 1t cures
catarrh and drives
away a cold in the
head quiecly.
Cream Isa m IL
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PHILADELPHIA AND
READING RAILWAY
r,.,,,.,., ,,,nN, NAM, roo, ~, .ua,.,

ENGINES BURN HARD COAL No SMOKE
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-16

whole business twas the immense ex- pense Of labor and money that seems necessary to getl a set of city officers properly electedJ
 In the first plaee, there are the tons and tons of canipaign documents of all kinds; every party has so many, an unbelievable quantity. Then there is the official stationery, the blanks and forms to be used by the officers of the election in reporting the counts, which is enough to swamp a beginner in the business And then the loads and loads of official ballots, both freely wasted, for at least twice as many are printed as are used. And then the great expense of the paid officials at the polling places. There is 2, polling place for every 400 or 800 voters; and at each place are four election in- spectors, two of each party, and two ballot clerks, and two poll clerks, all eight being well paid for the day, fer they work from 5:30 in the morning till 10 or F at night. with no time off. Thus one man has to 'be hired for every 50 voters in the city. Besides the hired ones, there are the watchers and the challengers, who stand around all day. Each party is en- titled to two watchers and two ehal- lengers; there may be from to 20 other men standing around, seeing that nobody cheats The counting is very labcrious, for So many have to have part in it, the clerks are tired with the all-day work, and the result must be absolutely free from error. do not see how errors can occur, un- less they are planned, for no less than eight people make the count. Now when you count up the paid people, and the watchers, and the challcngers, and the election district captains and workers, 1 think that 27.00O is low estimate of the number of people that were actually taking part in the work of getting and counting the vCte for the 550,009 voters in the big city,
 The rart in which l was interested was over by S:3O p. n7.. took my re- port to the Jerome headquarters in this section of the city, and my work was over fer this electlon.-Ccrrespon- dent, Boston Transcript,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-16
ERIrwsT sHHEEE

The heavy advance sale is expected at the Hyperion theater for the Fritzi Scheff engagement, which comes for one performance on Saturday, Novem- ber IS. The box office for sale of seats of this important engagement will open this morning. Owing to the great in- terest that is being manifested in the production of "M'lle Modiste,' the man. agement has decided not to accept mail orders. It will therefore be necessary for intending purchasers of tickets to attend the box office personally when the sale opens. It is evident from ad- vance reports that the combination of Victor Herbert and Henry Blossom as makers of comic opera is ideal. He Modiste" appears to have made sen- sational success.
 Among the company supporting F'ritzi Scheff are Claude Gillingwater, William s Pruette, Walter Percival, Howard Chambers, Leo Mars, George Schraeder, Josephine Bartlett, Bertha Holly, La Mora, Louis Le Baron, Edna Fassett, and Blanche Morrison.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-16
Bisou Theater.

Pat Rooney and Marion Bent are gen. uine favorites on the Bijou bill this week, with their dainty singing, danc- ing and comedy hit. They have an act entitled "All the Comforts of Home, and it is pleasing comedy.
 Some of the others who are making merry include Carter, Waters and com. pany, in the Wise MT. Conn.," Mills and Morris, black face minstrel maids the Three Cataneo's with their gymnas. tic exhibitions: Rae and Brosche ant Hathaway and Walton. The electro graph has a series of the motion pic. lures which concludes the bill.
 Prices: Evenings, 1Oc, 2Oc, BOG; matt. nees, 10c, 20c; ladies at matinees, 10c boxes 50c.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-16
ENTERTAINMENTS
Hyperion Theater.

Stage realism is said to be exhausted in this years production of Monte Cristo,' which will be seen at the Hy- perion theater tonight with James O'Neill in the title role, part which he has, filled almost 5000 times. The gorgeousness of scenery, costumes, properties and electrical effects vie in this production with the strength of the acting, and the ensemble is said to be 8 revelation to theatergoers. No part of scenesit has been sighted, but the great scenes of course, are the storm that closes the second act, the ball room in the fourth act and the duel scene in the last. These have been given effec- lively before. but never with so much aff1uence, more especially in the mat ter of light effects than with this pre- sentation. The splendor of the ball room scene is imposing, with lavish dis play of gold, brilliantly illuminated
 But even more striking are the swift transitions of light in the last act.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-16
srrEFING THE TURKEY.

There arc cranks and cranhs push, ing themselves to the public notice at all times and seasons oi the year. but the most pronounced and aggravatin2 one is the deluded epicure who sE,
 gests that there should be nc stutttn
 in a roast turkey. He says 1t c1ntliti
 with the sweet flavor ard deiiGat
 aroma of the bird. Not a bit of it. That fellow has never tasted stutliaa not the mild, mildewed, crumbl dressing that is scraped onto the side of the plate-but the real stufflng spconed out of rich chambers of ths fowl, in great masses that fill tht room with fragrance and the heart with joy,
 It is the soul of the turkey, stutline is. With the turkey itself, one is al- ways b@thered about what part one will have; whether he will have white meat or dark meat a. drumsttck or q pinion; but with the stuffing it is always the same: the only question Is how much one dares to eat, And then that little sagey odor floating about it's just as sweet as the smell of orange bl0ssomsr on wedding day, And per- chance that faraWay, subIimated sug- gestion cf an onion fluttering about ones nostrils ike the dream of some dear homecoming realized at last.
 Turkey, straight, without stuihne no, indeed? It is the longing If civil ization to mix with naked nature tht sweet subconsciousness of the human heart and garnish it with dream, and poetry, and the love of things unde- fined and divine That's the stufing The. grandmothers gave it sanctity that will be downright sacrilege to rob it of. It Wil1 never be, improved while the world stands. Another piece of the white meat and more stufting, please,-Ohio State Journal.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-16
WAR ON sPEcIrI.ATnRs

Manager Poli stated last night that
 he wanted it distinctly and emphaitcal- ly understood that on next Monday
 evening, the opening night of the thea ter, the same scale of prices will prevail that is now and has been in force in all his theaters. That scale is 10c, 200, BOG,
 and soc for the box seats These prices will prevail always ct night, and begin
 ming with the matinee on Tuesday and every day thereafter the matinee scale
 will be 10c and 200; ladies 10c. Seats, however, will be reserved in the new
 house and will sold in advance at the
 box office only.
 The entire lower floor will be reserved
 at BOG in the evening and at 20c for the
 matinees. All seats will be sold subject to the rules of the house, and one of
 these rules is intended to prevent any speculation in seats for next Monday evening. No person will be permitted to purchase more than five seats for that evenings performance, and this rule will be stringently and rigidly en- forced.
 Indeed, if learn that any tickets have been sold for a higher price than the scale call for, l shall reserve the
 privilege of refusing to receive these tickets at the door. Spectators are
 warned in time to keep their hands off this sale, and persons who desire to at tend the performance next Monday
 evening are warned against making purchases anywhere except at the box
 office. This will be open at o'clock Saturday morning, and I want it un- derstood that for Monday night no or
 ders by telephone or mail will be ac- cepted.
 q hope" concluded Mir. Poli, "that this explanation will make everything
 clear, and that there will be no further
 misunderstanding in the matter"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-16
STATE ARMORY ELECTION
LIEUT. COLONEL JAMES GEDDEs SUCCEEDS COLONEL SUCKER,

A Hot Contest Over the Election of Ma-
 5or-captain Ernest L. Isbel of the
 Blues Won the Honor.
 The field and line officers of the Sec ond regiment, c. N. G., met yesterday afternoon at the state armory and elected the following officers:
 Golonel-James Geddes, of Water bury.
 Lieutenant-coIonel-C. F. McCabe, of New Haven.
 Major-Ernest L. Isbell, of New Ha- ven.
 The meeting was called 10 order promptly at 3 o'clock, Lieutenant Colo mel presiding and Captain T. T. Wells acting as secretary. The meeting ad- journed about 5 o'clock. There were thirty-eight votes cast at each ballot ing. Lieutenant Haggerty, of Company e, and Lieutenant Fox, of Company F. acted as teIlers.
 Colonel Geddes was elected on the first ballot unanimously and Lieuten- ant-Colonel McCabe was elected on the first ballot, but Major Isbeu was elect ed on the first formal after twelve in- formal ballots. The contest was one between Captains Fitzpatrick and Car ter, of Waterbury, who were in the line of promotion. The balloting showed that neither of these candidates could win, so a recess of ten minutes was taken. The complexion of affairs changed during the interim, and when the session was resumed the compro- mise resulted in the election of Captain 1sbelI to the honor. The latter is the popular captain of the New Haven Blues, and he was warmly congratu- lated. An election will now have to be called for the Blues to elect a new cap- tain.
 Lieutenant-C Colonel McCabe is an ex- captain of the New Haven Grays.
 Colonel James Geddes, the new com mander of the Second regiment, was born in Waterbury and received his ed- Mcation in the Brass City's public schools. He has been a member of the National Guard for over eighteen years having enlisted in Company A, of Wa terbury, on June 6, 1887. He served as private until April 8, 1889, when he was appointed corporal. In March, 1891, he was appointed sergeant and on Novem- Der 23 of the same year he was com missioned second lieutenant. On Janu- ary 2, 1893, he was elected first leuten- ant and on March 15 of the same year he was elected captain. He was in command of the company for over six years, and on December 5, 1899, he was unanimously elected major. He was advanced to the lieutenant-colonelcy on January 10, 1901, thus progressing from the lowest to the highest rung of regimental office ladder by successive steps.
 Tn politics Colonel Geddes has always been a stanch republican. He has served as member of the republican town com- n1ittee, has held office in the Third ward Republican club, and on the death of the late County Commissioner Charles Brewer he was elected to the board as Waterbury's representative. Colonel GeddSs its married and resides on Plaza avenue.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1905-11-16
ADELE AUS DER OHE.

For the recital at Noolsey Hall to- night, it will be possible to gain ad- mittance for as little as twenty-five cents,. an unprecedented >pli2e in this country for music of th2 order Miss Aus der One gives us.
 The prices of seats as set for the re- cital are 50 cents, T5 cents and ,$1. From thess twenty-five cen,s will be deducted on all tickets bought for the recital if the applicant has a coarse ticket for either the symptony eoa- certs or th2, University extell.ion,
 The splendid programme has already been given in the Journal and Courier.