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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-02-15
DETECTIVE STORIES.
The Literary Weakness In the Novel
of Crime and Detection.

Oh DetecflOn.
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
81 sensational Is simply to say that 1t
IL full OF feeling or Is aesthetic Aes-
thetic * 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
a high compliment.
The Bible Is concerned with these
great plain sins and judgments. So
are the great Greek dramas, no are
the tragedies of the Elizabethans, SO
are the old ballads, and 30 are all men
anywhere who live lives sufficiently
Ithi W llHNt ever Sttl the great DlHlu
sins and judgments.
There Is one good argument, us |
have said, and one only, against the
police mystery. and that is that police
mysteries exist to destroy mystery
when they have created It. A sad tale
should be saddest when we finish II;
a happy tale should be happlest when
we finish It; a stirring tale should be
most stirring Mt the end, fantas-
tic tale most fantastic at the end
But this kind of mysterious tale Is
not most mysterious at the end 1t
Is then least mysterious, or. rather,
not mysterious at all. Instead OF max
Ing commonplace thing mystical
uhe aim OF all good art the detec-
tive rcyerScS 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 rcnd Is an empty bottle
OF wine. an exploded shell. thing de-
stroyed. The mystery OF the sanity OF
Hamlet IL alive and kicking stlll.-G.
X. Chesterton in London News.
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be made IN making coffee. and that Is
to cook II too much. When subjected
to momcntnry boiling and then re
moved from the fire 1t is a drink for
the gods, but II II Is kept at II high de
gree of heat for thirty minutes its
character Is entirely changed, and It
becomes almost poisonous. or the PEG.
pie who overlook coffee In this way
some do II through ignorance. but the
greater part OF them through greed In
order TO make 1t go further and pro
duce larger profit. What we need is
n law making it capital offense To
boil coffee more than three mlrutes-
Chicago Chronicle.
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N @
MANS
Ian ID
Alta Vista villa. No Mans Land,
Mnnu of pnnntos

ah'N'A Va pbpitS-
Dear-Iook ut above heading and
dream dream Of JOY. I'm here, and
when | SAW that name tackled up over
the portals of our hotel said, Here's
where | ruSticate just on the strength
of the name"
We nre up ON blum sand bluff
I've been here three blessed, brolling
days and haven't found anything In
the place yet but sand and bluff. And
sea, lots of sea, so much sea that you
hope you'll never have TO see so much
house. tintype tent, peanut pavilion
and bathing houses little, hot, new
pine collins stood up on end. Also
girls and girls and girls, from sixteen
to sixty. assorted sizes, and all looking
for the man. There are lots of him
running around In the days of his
youth, but for Il real man such as we
are led to expect, by all the summer
lore ever written. hangs his delightful
self around summer resorts and wears
white duck and brings you water lilies
and signs over IL mantolin at you
meath the pale moonlight there isn't
single specimen wandering for miles
around our villa.
Do You know what they call this par
ticular eyrie | have aligheed on2 No
Nuns Land Pleasant, isn't II, after
you've tolled over Il typewriter while
the wlntry wind did ragtlme dance
around your furlcss throat and you
didn't give II rap because you were
thinking of your white waists and your
linens and organizes and your heaven
ly, iioppy Trlanon hat With Its lace
yeranda, all of which should storm the
heart of the summer man and make
him fall down and worship by the sill
very starllghtY
Nancie Bell. II isn't any such stuff
There Isn't any summer man, and
even II there were and lie didn't
have sense enough TO run away the
minute he graSped the luatlon |
wouldn't have II bit of respect for
him.
That's all. shall be hume In Il
few days, just as soon as | have tan
enough TO BLUM the stay Eat homes into
the idea that I've Ind Il glorious time
and been belle of the beach. BE
strong. Naneic. Don't look even at an
excursion steamer. If sinners entlce
thee, dress up in your organizes and
walk down Fifth avenue and you'll
see more admiring sons of Adam in
an hour than you will out here in n
week. lIuplessly yours.
/ IBIFIFnIEk
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Trick.d the stamp Fiend.

Stamp collectors are delighted when
they secure specimen which was Is
sued before some mistake In printing
was detected. During the Buffalo ex-
position the government issued n stamp
to commemorate the occasion which de.
plctel the Empire express train. A
practical joker cut out the central part
Of ore II 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 II 10 II friend who was Il
rahid collector.
The practlced eye Of the stamp fiend
ut once discovered the misplaced posi-
tlon OF the train, but did not notice the
deception, and the collector was almost
wild with JOY until he offered II for
sale. when he was Informed that 1t
was not rare" but cut out"
stamp he preserved New York Press
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-02-15
The UsefuI shark.

The smiling shark may eat man
now and then-though scientists doubt
it-but If he does man gets even. lie
makes tinnef soup and Jelly Of the
smiling sharks fins, extracts fine ma
chlnery oil from his liver, makes hand
some leather Of his skim walking sticks
from his backbone and many useful
articles from his jawbones and teeth.
Do you wonder that the shark takes a
nip at a mans leg now and then? -Du
luth News-Tribune
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At Goumbi n 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
IL quite likely that many Of the chests
are entirely empty.
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VALOR AND HEROlSM.
Proof That tho HEAL Brsnd of ~ Ex-
lists In South America.


lists In south America.
Every country has It's heroes, and IL
Ii refreshing to read something of the
heroic In the history of the countries
south OF u.s." said n thoughtful man.
In history of South America ntten.
ton Is eall@l to number of things
which tend to show that the popular
estimate OF valor and heroism in that
section of the world may not he alto
gcthcr tho correct one. 1t is related
that once the Peruvian monitor IIuas-
ear fought against three Chilean ships
"After both Admiral Grnu and his
flag lieutenant We're killed Captain
Agulrre took command was killed, and
then succeeded by Captain Carbajnl,
who wns put hors dc combat by shell
The command deyOlved then on Lieu.
tenant RodrIguc. who was killed; then
on Lieutenant ralacious, who was dis
abled. and finally Lieutenant Gurcyon,
with the ship on fire. three feet OF wa
ter In the hold and with IL loss OF half
his officers and crew, was forced to
strike his flag. On July %. 1879. the
Hunscnr was In action against the
Chilean ship Abtao. Torpedoes Mt that
time were not much understood. and
one, being fired from the lIuascar,
through faulty mechanism returned
back straight upon the ship. Seeing
this and knowing that II the ship was
struck she must sink. Lieutenant Diaz
Cansco jumped overheard and In the
water with his hands altered its course
just before II came In contact with the
ship"
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A naval officer one day noticed two
sailors In earnest confab One of them
was impartlng information TO his com
panlon OF very agreeable nature,
Judging from his beaming countenance.
The officer In relating the incident
says the manner of the speaker amused
him very much. AS he passed by the
man raised his voice. with the unmis-
taxable intention OF being overheard
saying to his companion:
II mean TO give up this seafaring life
when my time il out. am going to
marry rich widow woman. the dere-
lict of butcher"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-02-15

In the republic of Colombia there IL
tree highly esteemed as a shade for
the coffee plant. 1t Is found also In
tropical Brazil and possesses qualities
that make 1t peculiarly suited for this
particular use. 1t will live on a stony.
poor soil, and tree only eighteen
months old Will shade Ia square yards
of ground. while when full grown. II
may be fifty feet high and have
spread of tifty feet on every side.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-02-15
An Odd Whit Deal

A curious hand at whist was dealt at
Grimsby, England, recently. The cards
We're shuffied and dealt In the usual
way, but when the players looked at
their hands they found that one OF
them had twelve spades, another elev-
en- hearts, the third man twelve dia-
monds and the fourth eleven clubs
Spades were truinps.
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Mrs. \. was giving instructions to her
new servant: Before removing the
soup plates, Mary, always ask each
person II he or she would like any
more"
VERY good. madam"
Next day Mary, respectfully bowling
to one Of the guests. inquired, Would
the gentlemen like some more soupT
Yes, please"
"Thcre isn't any left" Chicago Jour
nal
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The readers of this paper will be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded dis.
that science has been able to cure in all
its stages, and that is catarrh. Halls Catarrh
Cure is the only positive cure now known TO
the medical fraternity Catarrh being con-
stitutional disease, requires constitutional
treatment Halls Catarrh Cure is taken in
ternally, acting directly upon the blood and
mucous surfaces OF the system, thereby de-
stroying the foundation of the disease, and
giving the patient strength by building up
the constitution and assisting nature in doing
its work. The proprietors have SO much
faith in its curative powers that they offer
One Hundred Dollars for any case that it
fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials.
Address: F. J. CHENEY Il co, To edo, {.
Sold by Druggists 7Jc.
lake Halls Family Pills for constipation.
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REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

Two Large Manufacturing Plants with power.
Eleven-room House, corner Jefferson and
Clinton streets.
Seven-room Heuse corner Delevan 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 100 acres.
Three lots near Lambertville.
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Then LIE DID Wink.

Little Brother = Can't you walk
straight, Mr. Mangle! Mr. Mangle--
OF course can. my little man. Why
do you ask? Little Brother Oh, nuth-
in. only | heard sister say she'd soon
straighten you up when she married
you. Aud ma said she'd help her
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SnflIrllnv


Come to No Mans Land every time
for something doing We have saved
the professors life II 1t had only been
one Of us 1t wouldn't have been 80 com
pllcated \ composite gratitude doesn't
go far when It has to be passed around.
II was long after lunchtime, and he
never misses lunchtlme. He can put
away more fried bluefsh and black
berry potpie than five of the muses.,
but 1t Is only proof Of his exceptional
excellence. and the overseer never re-
Dukes him.
Did tell you she was widow, also
interested In botany? I think she stands
second best. He likes fried bluefsh. etc.
Anyway, we missed him. and there
was swift summer storm stealing
blackly up from the horizon, and the
sea moaned as IL broke In sobs along
the shore They do that kind OF thing
all right. used to think that went
with the summer man, but il doesn't.
MacGregor Clarence Blair said he
hadn't showed up since breakfast, and
he'd seen him making bee line for the
glen, and he'd said, What's yer hurry
and the professor had said he hoped
he could have one morning in peace to
study without that laundering crowd
OF old maids hiking after him.
We didn't believe MacGregor. He
looks like pale. new sand fly and his
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MONEY WANTED.

$1,000 81 300, 81 800 81 900, $500 $500 all frs,
mortgages on ty property and desirable in
vestments
Money to loau in large amounts on i'm
proved Real Estate
Office open evenings to o'clock.
Lock Box 164. o l. BLACKWELL
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An uncle who has Just lost his only
nephew Is In despair and cries contin-
ually: What kills me is the knowl-
edge that no one now will be sorry
when | die. It's horrible, horrible, To
think of"--I'aris Journal.
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father and mother own NIL of No Mans
Land. The professor never In all this
world used such words rs hiking and
laundering. hut MacGregor did There
fore, l may say, IN the same common
parlance that the Whole laundering
crowd of old maids pitched In and lam
basted MacGregor until his pretty
white linen suit was not fair 10 see and
his twinng curls We're full of sand
burs. Then he howled and rctrActed,
and we all went up the glen after the
professor.
The glen dccpcns and darllcnS rs you
80 In, and the sides are rocky and pre-
clpitous with much shruhhery and uu-
dergrowth and scraEgly pine trees list
ell to windward. And just as the first
streak of lightning quivercd in the sky
we heard faint shout FOR help.
1t WAS the professor He hung sus-
pended in mir on the bare limb of II
dead pine that jutted out from the rock
halfway UP the bluff. like Genius on
Pegasus, the widow Said-on petrlfed
Pegasus.
Then GcnCvicVc pcrley, our college
product. said Pegasus couldn't be pet.
ritied. He would have 10 be ossltcd
And the widow began to cry and sat
down ON II log and said she didn't care
Il bit either way, ossilied or petrncd
and Professor Nogel WAS such lovely
man and always paid his board like
gentleman. aud she hated To see him
killed before her eyes, and she never
felt so much like fainttng before In NIL
her life
GcnevicYc said fainting WIS counted
ont. He was II fine target for light
ming up there and, while ii WIS none of
her business and she had no interest In
the professor rs II lovely man or in the
continuance of his regular board pay
Ing still she thought rope might be IA
good thing.
'ln mountainous Countries. began
Agatha. the artist, who has been Eu
ropized. Il believe they tie II rope
around the waist of one person
ITS the shoulders" said Grnrvcve;
kind of n slipknot"
The professor shouted for help again.
this time fainter still
No; the waist" said Agatha firmly
And lower that person over the noun.
tain side until he reseues the other
party :"
Lets lower MacGregor," murmurcd
Genevleye. but the widow cried and
said her feet were getting Wet and she
didn't think 1t was right 10 joke in the
face of death. That braeed us up. be-
cause the professor did look like it, 50
while the hcctng moments sped Gene
We've ind | sped leeter and found
some clothesincs and Il couple of husky
lads In sweaters from the peanut stand
and the boathousc, and we sped back to
the glen
Then the husky lads climbed the
blum on the sandy side and did the
Alpine net with the clotheslncs. assist
ed by several ropes from the boathousc,
and before our eyes the professor wits
pulled buck to life and liberty
He Is resting now. 1t Is dark and
still mt the villa. No hops or mando
Inns tonight. The shock viii bring hin
to, think. from the botanical dream
and cause him to concentrate his JOY
on some loving. sympathetic heart, and
II may he your PERDIrA.
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She-I think I've been quite econom-
ical, Her Iusband-Do your She
Certainly. I'm sure we haven't run in
debt half as much az last month";
Brooklyn Life.
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Naughty Willie.

Dorothy Mamma, Willie Prilnly
keeps staring AT me all the time In
church. Mother Where does he sit p?
Dorothy Right behind me mamma
Chicago News.
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Pat-Well. here's where We live, Mike
What shall do now? Mike-Plaze--
hic-ring the doorbell first and thin
hic-ring fer tn embulance.-Puck.
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wOnia "a.

Woman has been defined as IAN essay
on goodness aud grace in one volume.
elegantly bound But she doesn't like
to be put on the shelf all the same.
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l shall be home on the Tuesday boat.
The other girls are packing too. The
overseer has tainted. Only the profess
or Is serene. lie was up bright and
early this morning TO meet the sos
train. and when he came back he had n
Mrs Professor And three little Profess
or juniors tagging merrily along after
him
No | don't think men were decelvers
ever. think 1t was absentmnded-
ness. Only Mrs Professor gave the
muses. their crushing blow when she
said she was so glad we had all joined
the professors summer botany class,
as he had reduced the course rate 10
$40, and she thought 1t was the sweet
est. most elevatlng study one could
take up. We all assured her 1t was ell
evatlng. II waS-for the professor.
And we're all going home tomorrow.
Yours for single blcssedness
FERDITA.
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Relations are the cause Of most Of the
friction that takes place In social life.
A. e. Plowden.
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nnY After Y eaicrlnv


Hello. central. All hail the man.
He came, he saw, and Caesar isn't n
circumstance. He has taken the large
corner ROOM Mrs Banks, our general
overseer. says he Is nm exceptional
young man. Wonder how much board
he paid in advance.
lie isn't real young nor real old just
that intermediate age that Is so inter
esting. ! don't think he il exactly
handsome, but you know what prop
erly trimmed vandyke and pair OF
rimless eyeglasses will do for any man
He's that kind.
This morning he escorted all OF us
through the glen. Did tell you that
we had glen? Oh, yes ellen Ellyn.
Just feminist the villa. II, IL break In
the sand bluff, and it's damp and plny
and darksome at midday Heretofore
the organdic flock had r,Aigiously es-
chewed Its ferny swaInpih, -. but you
should have seen us tINil after him
over fen and stump and hidden vine
the while he flshed out dinky little
weeds and dscoursed on them
! opine he Is botanlst Well, IT'S
better than n barber. A letter came for
him today addressed TO Professor Adrl-
an Vogel. Iow's that for Individual
ity? He looks 1t too. He does not
dance. and he does not play the mando-
lin. He goes for his morning dip at
some unearthly hour before we are up.
In fact, he does not do any of the or
thodox summer "manisms," but he has
manners and customs OF his own.
For instance, he sings, and sings well
There are about ninety and nine muses.
who group themselves in the parlors
after dinner to listen TO their Apollo.
When he sings IAN Aboard For Dream
land" he looks at you as much az to
say he has only two passes for the bont,
but the other one is for You
Yachting and autoing he classes az
nerve rncking, but nature and close to
natures heart and all the rest OF It ~
what the professors JOY Is. | think
privately we would get closer to ma
lures heart and the professors heart.
too, II he could he made to understand
the expedIency Of individual lessons for
his botany pupils. But he cannot lie
calls for a class. and we are nil classed.
l hope for the best. SO do the other
ninety and eight muses.. Technically
yours, PERDlTA.
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1t doesn't take any grit to grumble.-
Chicago Tribune.
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Read the new adv. of Folkner Il
Rittenhouse
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by the Commissioner of Banking and In
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You cannot afford to take the risk, when
some one else is willing to carry it at small
cost.
Are your buildings insured? Have you a poll
cy on your furniture7 Do not wait until
after the fire,