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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-11
PRONUNCIATION.
Read over This Test and Then Com
suit Your Dictionary.

Read over This Test and Then Com
suit Your Dictionary.
The following rather curious piece of
composition was placed upon the black
board at certain teachers institute
and n prize of n dictionary offered to
any person who could read II and pro
nounce every word correctly. The book
was not carried Off, as twelve WAS the
lowest number of mistakes in pronun.
citation made
~ saerilegtous son of Belial who has
suffered from bronchitis. having eX-
haustrd his finances In order to make
good the deficit. resolved To ally him
self 10 n comely, lenicnt and docile
young lady of the Malay or Caucasian
race. He accordingly purchased II cali
ope and corul necklace of II chameleon
hue and securing II suit OF rooms at II
principal hotel lie engaged the head
waiter us his coadJutor lie then dis
patched letter Of the most uneXcep
tional caligraphy eXtant, inviting the
young lady to matinee. She revulted
Mt the ideu. refused to consider herself
sacri1cable to his desires and sent n
polite note of refusal, on receiving
which he procured n carbine and bowl,
knife. said that he would not now
forge letters hymcncal with the queer
and went to mn isolated spot. severed
his jugular vein and discharged the
contents of the carbinc into his alb
domen. The debris was removed by
the coroner"
The mistakes In pronunciation were
made ON the following words: Sacri
leglous Bellal. bronchitis, exhausted
finances deficit, comely. lenlent, docile
Malay. calliope, chameleon, suit, co
adlutpr. callgraphy, matinee, sacrlfica-
BILE, cag5lne. hymeneal. Isolated, Jngu-
lar and debris.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-11

The hcicf in n Chinese Columbus was
first allowed by scholars only In the
first half of the last century The
claim Is that Buddhist priest in the
fifth century crossed the Pacific to this
continent ana returned, making writ
ten report of his discovery. The report
still exists. 1t was translated into
French In 1871 by NJ. de Guignes. 1t
gave narrative of voyage eastward
by II priest for 10000 II. where he found
country which he named Fusang
People similar to the Indians were de-
scrIbed. MS well as American plants.
The only doubt about the matter Is as
to the distance meant by 10000 II. The
priest may have reached only some is
land in the Pacific ocean.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-11

A little garter snake about five inches
long went to sleep In n wheclwrlght
shop, and big black spider spun Il
web around the reptile When the lit
tie snake awoke It was literally in the
tolls and began to struggle. 1t finally
managed to free Its body, but not its
head Meanwhile the spider WAS In
dustrlously spinning fresh threads.
stopping occasionally to give the snake
Il bite. Then the real fight commenced
and lasted for mn hour. The snake
could not get away. but 1t tried its best
to bite the spider. without avail. Weak
ened by Its futile efforts and the Sue
cessive stngs of the insect, It gradual
~ ceased to struggle and finally died.
Then the spider, presumably triumph
ant. disappeared under the wall.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-11
HE LOVED THE THEATER.
Fnrces and Clowns Were the JOY of
George Ill. of England.

George Ill. of England.
Few men of any rank or time have
ever derived SO much unaffected pleas
ure from the thenter as George Ill
In fact, In the words of Il contempo-
rary, it was las good rs a play to hear
the royal laughter and note the geuu-
Inc enjoyment of his majesty" He
is said" Thaekeray wrote mot TO
have cared for Shakespeare or tragedy
much. Farces and pantomlmes We're
his jay. and especially when the clown
swallowed II carrot or string of sat-
pages he would laugh so uutrageously
that the lovely princess by his side
would hive to say, My gracious. mon
Hrch, do compose yourSelft And he
continued to laugh and mt the very
smallest farces AS long as his poor wits
We're left him"
SO frequent were Georges visits To
the theater that his face was the most
familiar In London TO playgocrs, who
took no more notice of his presence
thnn II he had been simple citizen.
except when his bolsterous laughter
drew attention to him and started 9TH
ers laughing out of Irresistible infec-
ton" As familiar II spectacle as that
of his majesty purple and rolling with
laughter was to see him sleeping rs
peacefully ms II child between the acts.
So partial was he to actors that he
permitted and even smiled ut liberties
which he would have resented In any
one else On one occasion, when Par
sons WIS playing In "The Siege of Ca
lais," the actor walked toward the box
In which George was sitting and nd
dressed him In the words of his part
AN the king We're here and did not
admire my scaffold | would say: Hang
him He has no taste n piece of I'M
pudence which threw his majesty into
II TT of laughter. London Tit-Bits.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-11

A prominent physician tells this story
at the expense OF the modern craze for
specialization in the medical profess.
sion: A poor woman from the east side
Of New York went to nearby dispen-
sary to ask aid for her little son. who
had had one OF his fingers smashed
by baseball bat At the first room
where she applied she was told by n
curt attendant that the boy could not
be treated there.
wrong place." he explained. This is
the eye and ear department"
"Vere is der thumb ind finger depart
mentr inquired the woman simply
Harper's Weekly.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-11
,Ilc,, aud GIL.

jill or Gill IL an rbbreyiatl0n OF the
once feminine name Gillian or Juliana
In Icelandic mythology Jack and GIL
are two children kidnapped by the moon
while drawing water which is carried
on their shoulders In a bucket suspend
ed from "A pole. The Swedish peasants
still account for the moon spots in this
way. A play with the title Jack and
GIL" was popular ut the English court
between 1867 and 1873. How far back
the English nursery rhyme with this
title dates is not known, though every
school child Is familiar with the lines.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-11
The uuttrred side

woman who Is n close observer of
children was out walking In the com
try one day, she relates, when she saw
n little girl with solemn big blue eyes
sitting on n doorstep munching huge
slice OF bread and butter The only
peculiarly about the operation was
that she was holding the buttered side
OF the bread toward the ground.
"Why do you hold your bread and
butter that wayf asked the lady.
"Tause," whispered the little maiden
conhdentally, mamma says bwead
always falls butter side down, so If
you hold 1t butter side down to start
wifi and then dwop 1t, why, Of course,
1t falls butter side up"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-11
The Opposite Why.

lie was Rhodes scholar at oxford.
He had come from Germany and was
receiving his first lessons in rowing,
Back water" said the coach. The
German did not understand The coach
explained that it meant to use his oar
On the opposite way" and the Rhodes
man followed instructions to the letter
az nearly as he understood. lie lifted
his oar from the rowlock and put the
handle into the water
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-11

In old days there We're angels who
came and took men by the hand and
led them away from the city of de
struction. We see no white winged
angels now, but yet men are led away
from threatening destruction; hand Is
put into theirs which leads them forth
gently toward a calm and bright land,
so that they look no more backward
and the hand may be little chlld's.-
George Eliot.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-11
Well Timed.

"That was a great sermon you
preached this morning." said the old
churchwardcn. and It was well timed
too.
Yes" rejoined the parson, with a
deep sigh. Il noticed that"
"Noticcd what?" asked the puzzled
warden.
THAT several of the congregation
looked mt their watches frequently"
answered the old man. with another
deep sigh London Telegraph.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-11
PnIh Her hack.

"Graclous, my dear" said the first
society belle sptefully, 81 trust you're
not Ill, You look so much older to
night"
"Do |, dearY" the other replied sweet
~. II feel quite well. And you-how
wonderfully improved you are You
look positively young"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-11
y. u,.,n... Denr..sion.

us your business goodt' "sked the
burglar OF the counterfetcr.
Good" repeated the cpuntcrfeiter.
well. should say it was. have been
Just coming money"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-11

They InnnIlY Dn.

$50 he's really dead. Well. he made
a hard fight If ever man had an
iron will he had"
"Yes. but I'll bet the lawyers will
break Philadelphia Ledger
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-11

The readers of this paper viii be pleased to
learn that there is at least one dreaded dis
ease 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 a con-
stitutional disease, requires constitutional
treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure il taken in
tcrnally, 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 propretors have 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: + J CHENEY q CO, To'edo.. O.
sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills for constipation.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-11
A Subtle DistinctIon

"Did the critics Ike your PERFORM
ance of Hamlet"
THE critics." answered Mr.. Storm
ington Barnes, 'liked it. But large
number of persons who assume to be
critics did not - Washington Star.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-11

"Old Hunks IL one of the crank lest
md most disagreeable men ever met,
but they say he has delightful home"
well. It's true. He spends three
fourths Of his time away from it,
Exchange.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-11
A wOu,nn's No.

"Of course two negatives make an
affirmative"
But when there is woman in the
case one Is sufficient. New York
Press.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-11

~ assure you I'm always willing to
acknowledge my faults when see
them"
That's all right, but I'll bet you
never acknowledge them when your
nelghbOr sees them" - Philadelphia
Press
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-11
MONEY WANTED.

5000, 81 800 $500, 81 200 $500, 1900 all frs
mortgages on city property and desirable in
yestments.
Money to loan in large amounts on i'm
proved Real Estate.
Office open evenings : to O'Clock.
Lock Box lG4, o. l. BLACKWELL.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-11

Nothing more completely battles one
who is full OF trick and duplicity than
straightforward and simple integrity In
another-Colton
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-11
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 seyen-room Houses on Elm street.
Eight-room House, cottonwood street
Eight-room House, Clinton street
Two new Houses, Delaware avenue. All i'm
proyements.
Nine-room House, North Union street. All
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
bertyille containing from 20 to $50 acres
Three lots near Lambertyille
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-11

Purity OF heart is that quick and SEN
sitive dellcacy to which even the con-
ceptlon Of sin IL Observation-Disclosures
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-11

There is no knowledge that is not
power Emerson
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-11

Read the new adv. of Folkner a
Rittenhouse
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-11

They were standing under the big
apple tree in the back garden. From
the ground she picked up one of the
round smooth apples and began TO
eat It. Something in the action brought
back TO him the conversation they once
had about Adam, and he wondered how
he could ever have been SO cross, so
dense lie held out his hand
"Hlense Eve" he heseeched
but YOU are not like Adam she
began arehly
NO" he said meaningly lie wait
ed for temptation. don't intend to
wait"
And that night she whispered to the
girl in tile mirror, What fhackeray
says il true"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-11
BLACKWELL'S
Insurance Agency
Successor to late Geo NJ. Holeomde, dee'dl
SOLLIDAY BUILDING,
CORNER OF BRIDGE AND UNION sTREFTs,
aunERTyIII y

Home, sun, Phoenix Assurance, New Hamp-
shire. Liverpool and London and Globe
Hartford standard, National, Fire Asso-
citation, Phoenix, Queen, North British and
Merchantile, Caledonian, Firemans Fund,
Spring Garden, Hanover, Phenix, New
York Underwriters Niagara. All safe End
reliable companies, licensed and approved
by the Commissioner of banking and In
surance of the state of New Jersey Los
ses paid promptly Rates are reasonable
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 furniture? Do not wait until
fine
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-11
GOOD PIANOS
BARGAIN PRICES.

1t viii pay them Ven if ready buy will
plan pay date, whea
silt You.
Among the used Pianos, have the kIMBAti, WEBER,
SrEINWAY, STICK J. * c. FISCHER WHITNEY, aud Other
PIANOS from SIS IT, $3.50.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-01-11

you don't want silly thing like
me-" she protested. with modest self
depreciation. II cant talk about
bridges and buttrcsses and caissons
and all those interesting things that
you know about | shall only bore
YOU
What was it you said the other day
about the creature that tempted Adj
ann" was his laughing reply. Per
haps | want to take up new line of
study"
Il just made him think | was the
most dependent thing that ever lived"
she confidcd shamelessly TO her mir
ror that night MY timid little feet
could scarcely get over the ground
without help, and az fer climbing
fences
She went off into Il peal of laughter
as she remembered how solieitous he
had been about her getting over Il
fence that was In their way-and she
who could turn handspring rs well
as either of her brothers.
of course couldn't do it IL | really
liked him." she murmured. Then the
girl in the mirror averted her face
quickly I'm just going to give him a
much needed lesson. you know" she
went ON. This time the girl looked into
her eyes for moment After TINT she
threw herself on the bed and buried Il
hot face in the pillows
As the weeks went by the startling
conviction that there WAS one girl In
the world who never bored him, never
mnde him long to escape and get back
10 his own kind, came to be a certain
ty to the man. With the coming OF
this knowledge the world seemed II
brighter, llVelier place.
The idea of marriage. which had
hitherto seemed as remote rs that Of
suicide, came and lodged within his
brain rs if II were an old friend. He
thought. with some Seorn. of his former
views
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-27
Bills signed b, the Governor.
ALBANY. April 7e.-Gov. Higgins has
signed the following bills:

ALBANY, April B.-Gov. Higgins has
signed the following bills:
Sena ter Foley's, providing that by q mai or
lty instead Of unanimous vote the Board OF
Taxes and Assessments for New York city
may assign q deputy tax commissioner 60
assesF property in borough Of that city
other than the one from which he was APP
pointed.
Mr. LAfetra q, authorizing New York city
N raise money by the issue Of special revenue
bonds for the observance OF Memorial Day this
year the amount TO be determined by the
Board OF Estimate and AppOrtionment
MIR Reeves, making the oher for sale OF
grouse and wOodcock IN this State a viola
ton OF the law prohibiting the sale OF that
game.
Also providing a penalty Of 500 for viola
ting the section OF the game law relative 20
the taking OF HOLSTERS and an additional
penalty OF $40 for each lobster taken.
AIeo providing that the placing OF meta in
jamaica Bay and adjacent waters shall be
pTesumptive evidence that the person in
tends 20 violate the law,
Alec providing that In the use OF nets In
Coney Island Creek a passage unobstructed,
not less than ten feet wide, shall be left for
the passage Of boats and hsh.
Mr. KnApps, prohibiting transportation
companies from bringing into this state
any hsh eau ght In that portion OF lake Chs M
plain known a. Missisquoi Bay, provinces Of
Nj. burnettS, authorizing the Commits
sioners OF the sinking FUND OF New York city
20 permit the sale Of property leased BY the
city to the HAhn0mAnn Hospital.
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GOV. HIGGINS on TAN DODGERS.
He IntlmAtes That the New Jersey stock
Exchange Is Their scheme.

ALBANY, April 26.-Gov. Higgins's stten-
ton was called to-day to the incorporation
in the State Of New jersey Of new stock
exchange and to the Inference drawn that
IL was the direct result Of the enactment OF
tho stock transfer tan law. In reply to a re-
quest for a statement Of his opinion, the
Governor said:
Some Of our people 60 10 Rhode Island,
some TO the Berkshire Hills and others to
New Jersey TO evade taxation. Some others
come into this State from other STATES for
the same purpose. There are others who
have mort cages made out to their cousins,
their uncles and their sunts In other States,
aud then have Assignments made TO them
which they do not have recorded.
"Others, yet more bold, walk brazenly
up TO the assessors ONCE and commit per-
Jury 70 evade taxation. There seems to
be q percentage Of people In every State
who are able In some way TO satisfy their
consoiencas sufficiently TO justify them
10 themselves in beating the State or the
Government. Such appear TO have no
oonception Of the benefits which they de-
rive from civilized government
Are we to infer that you regard this
New Jersey move as Of that sort2"
Il am not answering that question,
said the Governor with a smile.
The Governor was asked II he had anything
to say regarding the mortgage tax bill put
in to-day by Senator Page, which provides
for a tar of ne-ouarter OF one per cent upon
all mort cages without eIemptinR them from
local TAXATION. He said that he had told
Senator Page practically that amy add.
tional burden that shall be placed on the o.
tates Of widows and orphans "a a mortRa &c
ta1 seems TO me 10 be entirely unfair
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-04-27
org FOREIGN C0VWERCE.
Marked Increase In Exports In NIarch--AIsO
Large Gain IN Imports.

Marked Increase IN Exports In NIarch--AIsO
Large Gain IN Imports.
WASHINGTON. April 2G-There was a
marked Improvement in the export trade
OF the United States last month the total
shipmsnts, as shown by a preliminary
statement issued by the Bureau Of Stats
tics to-day, being 1is7 ,sSs, IO6. a. against
SliS,SSS, 4is in the same month last year.
This was a reversal OF conditions which
prevailed for the first nine months Of the
that period being q Jas ,oeS,4 79, a. against
Sl,l6T6sb,075 in the same months Of the
fiscal year 1894
There was also a large, gain in imports
last mOpth, the total being tliO, 406, 250,
a. against tsi, S47, 900 in March, 1904.
The principal gain in exports last month
was IN agricultural products, the shipments
Of which ifrthe eight months Immediately
preceding March had been much smaller
than usual. Speaking for the last year as
a whole there has been an enormous gain
An exports OF manufaot ured products and
a sharp falling on In shipments Of farm
products. Products Of the farm, however,
stin form more than half Of our total eI-
ports.
Despite the fact that enormous quantities
Of foodstuhs have been retained for do
nestle consumption, the importations Of
foods and live animals increased by more
than Sal ,oO0, 600 in the last nine months.
There was also an increase Of impOrtatiOns
Of raw materials for manufactures amount
ing TO more than to,OO0,OO0.
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AIMED At RAINES Law HOTELS.
senator Raines's Bill Passes the Assembly.
but I'm an Amended Form.

senator RAines's Bill Passes the Assembly,
but In an Amended Form.
ALBANY, April 26.-By a vote Of IS 10 IS the
Assembly to-day passed Senator Raines's
bill amending the Raines law 90 as TO do
away with the RAines law hotels. Although
the bill takes effect Immediately upon being
siRned the new law will not be In operation
by Nav when licenses are issued, so that
the hotels complained Of will be able 10 do
business for another year. The bill provides
that the Health, Police and Building de-
psrtments shall enforce tho local ordinances
pertaining TO the building health and fire
laws, and this, II 10 said, will put the Raines
law hotels out OF business.
There Is no certainty that the bill will
reach the Governor In time 20 be signed by
Monday. The chairman Of the Assembly
Excise COMMITTEES, Mr.. Plank, amended
the Senate bill 40 that the provisions OF
the law affected the entire State whether or
no they had any FIRE or building laws per
tanning 70 the construction Of hotels Sena-
tor Ralnes said he would not accept the
amendments, and, when the bill reaches
the Senate, will ask for the appointment Of a
conferen6e committee.
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The Provision In Mayors Hiu Allowing
the CITY To Generate Power for Light
Ing Purposes u Left Out-EisberEs
Franchise Bin Passed In the Assembly.