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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-03-08
MATCHMAKING.
There Are Eighty Separate Opera
lions Upon n Balance wheel.

There Are Eighty Separate Opera
lions Upon a balance wheel.
NJ. Fayre Peret, who Investigated the
matchmaking industry In the New Eng
land states some years ago, stated that
the average production of 10000 work
men In Switzerland was forty watches
each per annum, while in America the
average WAS 150 fine watches for each
man employed.
by the aid of special machines In
these watch factories one man can
make i.200 fine screws per day. some
OF which are so small that more than
100000 ure required to weigh a pound.
One OF the finest pieces made is a
pallet arbor." or pivotal bolt, which
for small sized watch has n thread
! of go to the inch. weighs 100000 OF
II pound, nndergoes 25 operations and
| costs but "a cents. Measurements are
gagged to 1-25.000 OF an inch.
The balance wheel, after being ma.
chined. weighs only Z grains and when
fitted with IL gold screws weighs To
grains. There are so separate opera
lions upon balance wheel. G6 Of them
being drilling, threading and counter.
sinking holes The drills revolve at a
speed OF 1880 turns minute. and one
operator can drill upward of 200 holes
for the balance wheels per day.-An'
nails Of American Academy.
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HE CONSULTED BACON.
Why Andrew Jackson Fought Hi
Duel With Colonel Avery.

Why Andrew Jackson Fought His
Duel with Colonel Avery.
II was Andrew Jackson's habit to
carry in his saddlebags when he at
tended court copy of "Bacon's
Abridgment" and to make frequent ap-
peals to 1t In his cases. This precious
book was always carefully done up In
coarse brown paper, and the unwrnp-
ping Of the volume was very solemn
function as performed by Jackson, who
was then only twenty-one years old.
Colonel Avery during the trial which
preceded the duel between himself and
Jackson procured piece of bacon the
size OF the book. and while Jackson
was addressing the court he slipped out
the volume from its wrapping and sub
stituted the bit of pork. At length
Jackson had occasion to appeal to Lord
Bacon. While still talking he raised
the bearskin flap of his saddlebags,
drew out the brown paper package,
carefully united the string, unf0lded
the paper with decorous gravity and
then. without looking at what he held
In his hand, exclaimed triumphantly,
I'VE will now see what Bacon says!'
What wonder that the fiery young
lawyer blazed with anger, while the
courtroom rang with laughter at his
expense and that he afterward chal-
lenged Colonel Avery.-Harper's
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MARCH 8. 1905.
FORTIFICATlONS.
They Play but "a Secondary Role In
the Defense of states


the Defense of states.
A fortress spells immobllity and dis
persion. We should therefore look
askance at 1t until proof Is given that
1t has definite purpose to fulfill in a
reasoned scheme Of strategy. We must
not allow ourselves to be led away by
the glamour surrounding a heroic de
Tense. We must look to the end and
leave panegyrics to poets. We must,
In shoot, regard all fertilization as an
auxiliary and nothing more. A for
tress, because 1t is a fortress and be-
rausc II Is ours, is not necessarily an
advantage and may be the reverse. If
we gain battles we gain the enemy's
fortresses; If we lose them he gains
ours, whether they are in the interior
or upon the sea. In each case the lar
ger the garrison the greater the dlsas-
ter. Fortresses, and, In fact, all fortifi-
cations, have never played anything but
u secondary role in the defense Of
states, and no nation has ever yet been
saved by them. They can as auxil-
laries occasionally assist an army and
they can aid naval capital. wisely In
vested and wisely used, TO bear splen-
did interest, but they can never re-
establish moral superiority when once
1t IS lost nor create 1t by the virtue at
taching to its parapets IL 1t does not
exist. Over the portals OF the fortress
or harbor of refuge should be written
In the largest and blacklist of charac-
tiers the words TINT Dante discovered
over the gates of hell.-MilItary Cor.
London Times.
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VALOR AND HEROlSM.
Proof That the Real Brand of 1t Ex-
lists In south America.

Proof That the Real Brand of 1t Ex-
lists In south America.
Every country has its heroes, and it
Ia refreshing to read something of the
heroic in the history of the countries
south OF u.s." said a thoughtful man.
an n history of South America atten-
tion Is called to number of things
which tend to show that the popular
estimate OF valor and heroism In that
gether the correct one. 1t Is related
that once the Peruvian monitor Huas
ear fought against three Chilean ships.
after both Admiral Grau and his
flag lieutenant were killed Captain
Aguirre took command. was killed, and
then succeeded by Captain Carbajal.
who was put hors de combat by shell.
The command devolyed then on Lieu
tenant Rodrigue. who was killed; then
on Lieutenant palaeious. who was dis
abled. and finally Lieutenant Gareyon.
with the ship on fire, three feet of wa
ter In the hold and With loss of half
his officers and crew, was forced to
strike his flag. On July 23, 1879. the
Huascar was in action against the
Chilean ship Abtao. Torpedoes ut TINT
time were not much understood, and
one. being fired from the IIuascar,
through faulty mechanism returned
back straight upon the ship. Seeing
this and knowing that IL the ship was
struck she must sink, Lieutenant Dlaz
Cansco jumped overheard and In the
water with his hands altered its course
just before II came In contact with the
ship"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-03-08

Stamp collectors are delighted when
they secure a specimen which was Is
sued before some mistake In printing
was detected. During the Buffalo ex-
position the government issued a stamp
TO commemorate the occasion which de
picted the Empire express train. A
practical joker cut out the central part
of one of the stamps which contained
the train and carefully replaced 1t SO
that the train was in an upside down
position. This he pasted on an envelope
and mailed 1t to friend who was a
rabid collector.
The practiced eye of the stamp flend
Mt once discovered the misplaced posi-
ton OF the train, but did not notice the
deception. and the collector was almost
Wild with joy until he offered 1t for
SALE when he was Informed that II
was not rare" but "cut out"
stamp he preserved.-New York Press.
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There is only one mistake that can
be made in making coffee. and that Is
TO cook 1t too much. When subjected
10 momentary boiling and then re-
moved from the fire 1t IL Il drink for
the gods, but II it Is kept at u high de-
gree Of heat for thirty minutes Its
character is entirely changed. and II
pie who overlook coffee In this way
some do 1t through ignorance, but the
greater part of them through greed in
order to make It go further and pro-
duce larger profit. What We need Is
a law making 1t capital offense to
boil coffee more than three minutes-
Chicago Chronicle.
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POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

Probably the easiest thing In the
world Is to be Il bore
You waste half your time. There's
reform work for you.
1t Is possible to laugh at trouble. but
the laughter doesn't mean II.
What dlsagreeable world this would
be II people were perfectly candid.
II is easier to talk a man out OF n
thing than 1t is to fight him out OF it.
There is one thing sure about fuss
II does not do any good to talk II over.
When men talk together. 1t il of
prices ut which things can be sold.
Women talk Of prices at which things
can be bought.
The sentiment seems to be always
In favor of abusing the man who OBJ
jects to cost when 1t comes to funerals
or weddings, Globe.
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where wealth Is wooden.

AT Goumbi u mans wealth is reckon
ed first by the number OF slaves he
owns, next by the number of wives and
then by the number of chests, empty or
otherwise he possesses. To give Sc
curity to these chests, locks of Ameri-
can make are in great demand all over
the country, and keys in large numbers
are worn by the natives as the outward
symbol of abundant property, though 1t
is quite likely that many Of the chests
are entirely empty.
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THE LIGHT BRIGADE.


How the SIX Hundred Rode Into the
jaws of Death.
Sergeant Maeauley, who died on Jan.
9, gave this account of Balaklava:
On the morning Of Balaklaya l was
IN a tent with eight comrades, and only
two of them returned at night. | rode
through the charge on the left file but
one, the outside man being called Her
bert. We had not gone far before Her
bert was killed by q cannon ball. y
moment or two after my right hand
man had his head taken clean off by u
round shot. His trunk kept upright on
the horse for several yards and then
fell over near me. Men and horses now
began TO fall very fast, and we galloped
as hard as ever we could.
We got among the guns ut last, and
If II was proud moment for us the
feeling was short lived. We fully ex-
pected to be supported, but when the
smoke cleared we discovered that what
we took for British troops were in re
atty Russian cavalry. They came for
us in a perfect cloud. and we faced
about and rushed right into them.
There was an awful clash OF swords,
and almost before we could realize 1t
we had cut right through them. This
opened a passage for the remainder OF
the brigade and was the only real bit
of fighting we had. The other was only
slaughter.
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eggs.

1t is not only cigars that vary in name
without varying in quality. The pres
ent writer was once told when hesltnt-
ing between fresh eggs" at ten n
shilling and good breakfast eggs" Mt
eight shilling or something to that ef-
feet that these two brands were pre-
cisely the same, but had to be sold as
two qualities because no customers
would buy eggs at shop where only
one quality was advertised. That may
or may not be SO. The fact remains
that there are many qualities of eggs
known TO all housewives before we get
down to what Il late comedian termed
briefly eggs" London Chronicle
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DETECTIVE STORIES.
The Literary Weakness In the Novel
of Crime and Detection.

The Literary Weakness In the Novel
of Crime and Detection.
know of one good reason. and only
one. which really prevents detective
stories standing among the noblest
forms Of art Most of the objections
raised against them by the vague mind
ed world of modern culture (probably
the most vague minded world that has
ever existed are quite narrow and
childish. To say that the detective tale
IS sensational is simply to say that 1t
Is full Of feeling or Is aesthetic. Aes-
.hetlc Is the Greek for sensational
Sensational is the Latin for aesthetic.
To say that the thrill which 1t gives
Is connected with bald and positive
sin. with bald and positive death and
not with any OF the fine spun drawing
room emotions which 1t IL now the
fashion to consider deep" is to pay 1t
high compliment.
The Bible is concerned with these
great plain sins and Judgments So
are the great Greek dramas, so are
the tragedies of the Elizabethans, so
are the old ballads. and so are all men
anywhere who live lives sufficiently
real to have ever seen the great plain
sins and Judgments.
There Is one good argument. as |
have said and one only, against the
police mystery, and that Is that police
mysteries exist to destroy mystery
when they have created 1t. A sad tale
should be saddest when we finish II:
n happy tale should be happiest when
we finish II: stirring tale should be
most stirring at the end, fantas-
tic tale most fantastic Mt the end
But this kind of mysterious tale Is
not most mysterious Mt the end. 1t
is then least mysterious. or, rather
not mysterious at all. Instead of max
ing commonplace thing mystical
the aim OF all good art) the detec
tive reverses the process and makes
mystical thing commonplace. And
from this comes that one fatal weak
ness In the sensational novel OF crime
and detection, the one thing that does
separate 1t. | am afraid, from great
fiction. the fact that there is no I'M
pulse TO read 1t again. A detective
tale we have read Is an empty bottle
OF wine. an exploded shell, a thing de-
stroyed. The mystery Of the sanity Of
Hamlet Is alive and kicking still.-G.
X. Chesterton In London News.
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Then lie Did MnIk

Little Brother - Can't you walk
straight Mr.. Mangle? Mr.. Mangle-
OF course I can. my little man. Why
do you ask? Little Brother-Oh. nuth
in, only heard sister say she'd sooi
straIghten you up when she married
you. And ma said she'd help her
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The Painter-Yes. sir; can promise
to have your house finished in two
weeks. Won Blumer-But that isn't
the point The Palnter-Then what Is
III Won Blumer want to know how
l,ng Il = goine to taEc you. Town and
cnNptiN
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Wnnunu.

Woman has been defined as IAN essay
on goodness and grace In one volume,
elegantly bound" But she doesn't like
10 be put on the shelf all the same
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friction that takes place in social life.
A. c. Plowden.
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TELEPHONE NOTICE,

THE MERCHANTS, AND FARMERS, TEr.
EPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY
nave now built their lines into almost all
parts OF Hunterdon County and are ready to
receive , SUBSCRIPTIONS for telephones at the
Throughout the county.
Inc system now reaches New Hope, Lam
oertville; Stockton, ldell, Kingwood, Ser
geantsvllie, Ringoes Locktown, Croton, Flem-
ington, Three Bridges, Baptisttown, tose-
mont, " frenehtown, Milford Bloomsbury,
little York, Mt. Pleasant. Everittstown, Pat
tenourg, Quakertown, Pittstown, Clinton,
hhnnandale, Lebanon, Potterstown, White
house and Whitehouse Station.
applleations for telephones should be made
70 70 onarles n READING, Frenchtown n J., or
Eugene Wilson, Sergeantsville, n j., which
Will receive prompt attention
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IHB MERCHANTS And FARMERS
TELEPHONE AND TELEGRAPH CONPANl.
Nasal
CATARRH
In all its stages.
ElV'S Cream Balm

cleanses, soothes and
h Gals the diseased
membrane. 1t cures
catarrh and drives
away a cold in tn .
head quiecly.
Cream isal m is
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p,sUeT INTO the nostrils, spreads over tn.
date and cure follows. 1t isnot dry irane
o ooes MOI produce sneezing. Large Size. 50
cents A. Danggists or by mail; Trial Size, 10
York warren street, New
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TRAINS LEAVE NEW HOPE.

Time Table in Effect .Iune 26, 'O4
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NOIE-Une otherwise stated the above positions for males
For information requirements address p L. LEvAN 30
Street Bank Building, Trenton N. J.
Write and address plainly
The Baraboo news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1884-1911, 1905-03-29
Council G I
|ProCeediills|
CITTTTTTT7T T7T7HA'fTFgTO
(From Thursdays Daily.)

At the meeting of the city council,
last evening, Mayor E. G. Marriott
presided and Aldermen Andrews,
Coughlin, Degan, Tnuerer, Foley,
Jacobs, Kartack and Selleck were
present.
A personal damage claim for $500,
presented by Isaac Payne, was re-
ferred to City Attorney Kelley.
There was petition for the ex-
tension of the sewer from Elizabeth
street East on Mound street to
Remington. Referred to the sewer
committee. A petition for the ex-
tension of the water main on the
same street was likewise referred to
committee.
The sum of 81 20 was refunded to
Jos. Synder, being an unjust side
walk tax.
An unjust sewer tax of $26 So,
was refunded to James Nc Gam.
By resolution of Alderman An
drews, the street committee was
authorized to begin quarrying rock
for city and general purposes just
as soon as practicable.
A communication from r. E.
Noyes, relative to the gambling
investigation, was placed on file.
A petition of twenty-seven pro-
perty holders, asking for rebate
on cement sidewalks, was received.
On motion of Alderman Foley,
rebate Of &c. per lineal foot was
allowed to the petitioners, on all
walks laid since rebates went into
effect, where crushed stone pur-
chased from the city was used.
The following claims we're allowed:
Eugene Dietzgen Co., supplies,
$500.
J. F. Kartack, printing, $5.35.
John Saare, attending sick $22. so.
J. c. Link, assistant collecting
taxes, $50 90.
J. ]. Rounds was granted per-
mission to move a wooden building
in the First ward.
On motion of Alderman Foley,
the matter of selecting a stone
crusher was left to the street COM
mittee.
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RARAROo CREAMERY
Will Begin Running on April
Fifteenth.
From Wednesdays Daily.l

The Baraboo creamery company
Yesterday leased the creamery,
which has been vacant for some
time, to S. J. Simonson and M. J..
Wolcott of Sharon, Wis. They
leased it for one year, paid six
months rental in advance, and de-
posted $500 in the bank as a guar
antee to the farmers for their milk.
These gentlemen are practical and
experienced men and ask the farmers
to give them a trial, after which
the creamery will be placed on
cooperative basis, if desired. The
butter made by these gentlemen
elsewhere has always commanded
the highest market price, and they
expect to make the very best here.
They will also establish d sterilizing
plant here for the purpose of steri-
lzing the cream before it is made
into butter, and also to sterilize
milk for the milk dealers who may
desire it.
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..OMILES..
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An editor has got to be mighty
careful what he says nowadays, for
fear he will be misunderstood. An
Arkansas editor sent out several
hundred letters to his delinquents
asking them to come and liquidate.
The next morning so many came in
that thev broke the floor down and
when the editor attempted to give
them Webster's definition of the
word liquidate they hung him by
the slack of his unmentionables
Britt Ia. Tribune.
90
A lawyer in a Western city once
went to another part of the country
on business. On arriving at his
destination he found that he had
forgotten the name Of the firm he
had come to see and had left all en-
tightening memoranda in his desk.
After wasting valuable time in use
less efforts to remember, he tele-
graphed home to his partner for the
necessary information. He got it
and more. Your business is with
Smith & JONES'" his partners mes
sage ran. "Your name is Brown y
In one of the churches of New
York, according to District Attorney
Jerome, there was once an old woman
who insisted on bowing her head
every time the name of Satan was
mentioned during the service or
sermon. The rector, after motto
ing the eccentrlcitY for many
months, asked her: Madam, why
do you bow at the name of Satan
1t is not customary, you know, D
"Oh, know that" she said, ''but
it doesn't cost anything to be polite,
and one never knows what will
happen.
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The following concerning Harry
H. Hubert who is now at Lake City,
Iowa, will be of interest to his
many Baraboo friends:
Master Mechanic S. G. Graham,
who has been on this division of the
Northwestern for a number of years,
mas been transferred to Kaukauna,
Wis, and his place will be filled by
Master Mechanic Threasher. Il. Il.
Hubert Jr., of Chicago, has been
made storekeeper here TO take TIE
place of J. B Helm, who will go to
Colorado soon. The general shakeup
has been the occasion of much com
ment among the Northwestern :
employees, as many feared lhey
would be changed. or part of the
business taken away from Lake
City, but so far it seems that these
fears were without foundation, as
the changes have simply been in
the heads of the departments and
their Office forces.
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(From Fridays Da1ly.)

(From Fridays Daily.)
Perry Ellis has gone to Harvard
with supply car.
Fireman B. G. Barrier has gore
to Janesville 10 work,
Machinist A. Murphy is working
at Madison for few days.
Engineer M. G. Hatch went to La
Crosse Yesterday.
Fireman U. W. Merz has gone to
Madison.
Engineer A. E. Britton has gone
to La Crosse.
Engineer C. Compton has gone to
Winona to relieve Engineer M. Ma
her who accidentally mashed his
finger.
Fireman G. H. Fosdick has gone
to Belvidere.
Engineer H. L. Hale has been as
signed to runs 292 and SO between
Baraboo and Belvidere.
Engineer G. M. Hull has been as
>igned TO runs 585 and $50 between
Baraboo and Winona.
Engineer H. L. Tinkham has been
assigned to runs 578 and 583 be-
tween Baraboo and Chicago.
Switchman M. J. Murphy is in
Madison.
Brakeman Lester Murphy had
one Of his hands crush ed, this morn
ing while at work in Madison. He is
in a hospital in that city.
The first consignment of Storr's
"Never Break" mica headlight chin
ney have been received atJanesville
They are made entirely of meta
and mica, having no part of glass
and thus obviating all danger Of
breaking by heat, cold or vibration
The chimuevs are model No. 6Ot
made by the Storr Mica company oi
Owego, New York, and are being
adopted for use by all large rail
roads in the country.
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VOL. Xxx.

IN Thursday, March Is, at 5 pm.
.. The home of the father of the
r-oom. Herman Muller of Caledonia,
fos Youngest son, Carl Muller, was
united in marriage to Miss Helene
.cbterberg of Merrimack. The Rev
P Ave-La lemand performed the
CEREMONY. Twas a comfortable and
baopy home wedding with number
n friends attending, who spent the
arening in very enjoyable manner.
4 fine supper was served Singing,
music and dancing helped to pass
me time away and all departed
With the pleasure of having once
rore been present at a real good
I'D German wedding. The Young
couple will MAKE their home at
3a-ab0o.
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PIPE ORGAN
Nav Soon Be PIacedin Pres
byterian Church.
From Wednesdays Daily.)

Last evening large number of
the members and friends of the
Presbyterian church, at the invita-
tion of the session and trustees,
met in the nicely decorated parlors
of the church.
About eight o'clock the meeting
was called to order, and after sing
ing and prayer the pastor of the
church made a few humorous re-
maks and told some funny incidents.
Good cheer is contagious and before
he got through every body had put
on smiling countenance, and was
in splendid humor.
The following program was then
rendered.
Solo, Lucille Harrington,
Our Church Session, E. O. Holden,
Our Church Finance, Mrs. Alex
ander,
Our Church Benevolences, Fred
Nehs,
Solo. Olive White,
Our Ladies Aid, Mr.. E. NJ. Hoag,
Our Home Dept of S. S., Mrs. F.
Nehs.
Our Christian Eudeavor Society,
Miss Minnie Macarthur.
Our Missionary Society, Mrs. J.
W. Wright.
Our Sabbath School, Geo. Nc
Arthur Jr.
Our Primary Dept of S. S., Mrs.
G. Newman.
Violin Solo, Mr.. Herbert White.
| From these reports it was shown
that the church and every depart
ment of the church work are in.
splendid condition, and the Pres
byterians are looking forward 70
very bright and prosperous future.
1t is expected that a new pipe
organ will soon be installed.
After the program fine lunch
was served by some of the young
lmen of the church and everybody
ihad a goCd time.