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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-08-23
THE ESKIMO CANOE.
II Is IA Curious Little Craft Tint ]
Cranky. Yet Snfc.

II Is IA Curious Little Craft Tint In
Cranky. Yet Snfc.
1t Is IN Greenland that the hunting
ability of the Eskimo reaches Its high
est development. He has Il fine me
chnnlcal skill. Bones, ivory stones,
little drlftwood, skins and the slnew
of the reindeer are the materials from
which he must make his boat and
weapons. There Is nothing else. Says
Greenland traveller: cor these the
Eskimo builds II canoe, Its frame of
bones ind drlftwood, Its covering of
translucent scalskln sewcd together
with sincw. This kayak Is declsed over,
except for hole In the middle framed
with II wooden ring The Eskimo
wrlggles into this hole, his legs extend
cd into the fore part of the boat
'Round his waist there Is II cylinder
of senlskln, the lower edge of which
draws over the wooden ring and Is
pulled tight with thong, making all
water tight to the armplts For heavy
weather the cylinder IL part of II skin
shirt with II hood Strings tighten this
hood to the face and cuffs to the
wrists. while II pair of long sleeyed
mltts protect the hands and arms.
80 rugged II good man can turn his
canoe bottom upward and right him
self again with sliding strokes of his
paddle, for he IL as waterproof IA II
duck. Moreover, his vessel Is 50 flexi-
Bile that 1t Is almost safe from being
crushed In the Ice drift and, being linn
ber IL extremely swift when propelled
by the double ended paddle.
"On the other hand, the vessel Is so
cranky that only about two-thirds of
the native men have nerve and bal
ance enough to hunt. Only three or
four Danes In I'LL Greenland have
dared use II kayak"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-08-23

THAT man who turned the corner II
moment ago will probably go into No,
49," said the lnzy man on the front
steps.
The woman stood up to look.
at WIS III" she snld.
THAT is near enough" said the lazy
man. II knew he would stop some
place In this part of the block"
but how could on tell" asked the
woman.
81 could tell by the door key grab"
was the reply Most men have It, Not
one man In II hundred waits till he gets
TO his own door to take out his latch
key. The minute he turns into his own
block he Hnconsclously digs into his
pockets" New York Post
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-08-23

II seemed us If It would take n whole
paper of pins to mend That torn dress.
The wearcr appealed 10 her eur neigh
Dor.
'llave you any plnsE' she asked.
The woman had none, but passed the
query ON, and In IL little Willie every
passenger was feeling along concealed
edges and turning bnck lnpcls. At last
sixteen pins were produced. Fourteen
of them were contributed by men.
1--WE never need them as much as
the women, Tut somehow we carry
them and they don't" said one OF the
latter New York Post.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-08-23

Mount Grace, In Warwick, Mass,
seems to be In II way giant monu-
mcnt to n little child. According to ira
dition. the Indians captured n Mrs.
Rowlinson and her child. Az the party
were passing through the woods on
their way to Canada the child died aud
was buried at the foot OF the mountain.
The chid's name was Grace and the
mountain has been Mount Grace ever
since.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-08-23
CATCHING A LOON.
The Way IA Hunter Got One and Why
lie Let Ii Go.

Once, and only once, | caught Il
young northern diver, says Graham
West In Recreation. 1t was in July
In the IaurentianS In IL little lake fur
back In the forest covered hills looms
always nest on small islands In lakes,
never where foxes Gun get at the eggs
or young. The birds Mt first are coal
black. The one | took WINS the size of
pigeon and 1t took me twenty min
utcs TO get II. When pursued the lit
tie fellows make for the open deep wa
ter, never skulk among the weeds. and
rely entirely upon their wonderful div
Ing powers. You can only catch them
when they nre very young and on II
perfectly calm dry when you can see
them the instant they come up.
followed the bird 50 quickly that |
WIS always near when II rose and by
shouting aud brnndishlng the paddle
frightened II into diving before II had
regalncd lts wind. At length 1t could
not dive more than II foot or two he,
low the surface and then | caught It
In my hand. 1t was savage and sen
sick in the canoe. The mother kept
near II from first TO lust, swan round
the canoe. calling most plaintIvely the
while, the note being "Whe- ou-ou,"
quite distinct from the usual moeling
laugh. Tin ha-ha ha, Iiahu -ha hnw
padded the little loon about mile
and then put II overheard very gently,
and the mother led II off In triumph.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-08-23
THE JAPANESE GIRL.
She Is Gentieness Itself, with an
Air of Dainty Modesty


There We're not many Japanese wom-
en at the party, which made me Won
der. considering the fact that there
We're hundreds of men present, but
perhaps the absence of the many might
be explained by the uncomfortable
and self conscious air of the few who
We're there In most unnccuStomed for
elgn flnery. Not that they wore 1t so
badly Not nj all. That Is fiction of
the foreign woman who Is pleasantly
blinded to the lmperfeetions of her
own kind.
or course there are no Japanese
girls with Gibson figures of lssom
grace and Fifth avenue strides of
splendid freedom, but the SINE thing
may be said of many other women In
many other cllmes Everyho ~ cannot
be nm American girl you know, and
declare think the Japanese girl runs
some Of her European sisters very
CLOSE second In her ability II wear un-
graceful clothes ny gracefully AZ pos
sible with very limited assistance from
Mother Nature. All japanese waist
lines run up In front and all Japanese
girls are pigeon tocd." but all Japa-
nese girls are gentlcness Itself. and
their dainty modesty serves 10 conceal
II multitude OF peCuliarltles Leslle's
Weekly.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-08-23
Success. Following Failure.

We believe that nowhere IL the man
who has failed. without Impeachment
OF his integrity, more sure of encour-
agement and assistance than here
Nowhere Is there a more general and
more active Willingness to lend help
Ing hand to one who IL down and Is
struggling to get on his feet again
Certainly In no country IS single
future 80 seldom accepted as final
and In none are there 80 many In
stances of successes following failures.
New York Times
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-08-23
Sr,Iuu DntiI,Ie.

"You brute" exclaimed Mrs. Lush
Icy. 1T makes my blood boil to see
you come home In this condition"
"M' dear" said Lushlcy. you look
beautiful when y'r angry"
Indeed"
"Yesh Anyhow, you shcrt'n'ly look
doubly beautiful to me Jusht now, -
Philadelphia Press.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-08-23
The Soda Thirst

1t has come and we were never
better able to entertain it.
The delicious new drinks we
have will charm and delight
this great summer autoerat.
He will be repeatedly downcd,
but like truth will rise again.
Our fresh, pure "aII fruit "
syrup and our sparkling cool
soda water are tit to qucnch
the thirst Of monarch
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-08-23

Few birds have larger families than
the hlghhoic. but. were 1t not for the
number OF his family, how could he
hold his own among SO many enemies
His conspicuous size and color always
make him IA shining mark to the col
lector, for every village lad IN the land
has collected fickers' eggs. lie IL a
fellow of eXpcdlency, however. IL his
home Is robbed. his wife soon lays an
other set of eggs. IL is ON record that
one pair, when tested by the removal
of egg after egg, laid seventy-one eggs
In seventy three fdays.--St. Nicholas.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-08-23

In the pioneer days Of rallroadlng it
was sometimes necessary for the
freight conductor TO run forward over
the roofs OF the cars to shout orders
to the engineer. Travelling ut night
was generally avoided. though one
road adopted the eXpcdicnt OF running
ahead Of the locomotive fiat eur
loaded with sand, on which II bonfire
was kept burning rs II headlight
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-08-23

"Is Tim SINNERS still paying attcn-
ton to Mandy TompklnsH asked the
man who had been away from home
for some time.
NO" answered Farmer Corntossel.
''They don't neither Of 'em pay any
'tentlon to the other They're mar
ried" Washington Star.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-08-23
THE GOOD OLD TIMES.
a Text From which Is Spun Lots of
StUH and Nonsense


| take no stock In tho lnucntation of
the sentimentallsts about what they
Gull the good old times There IL IL
deal of stuff and nonsense troled off
ON this text Every man over iifty who
IL not precisely II bOor Is described as
"A gentleman OF the old school" We
need but turn To the English satirlsts
from Fielding to Thaekeray to learn
That all the essential ingredients of
vanity Fair" had their existence 100
or 200 years ago. In the proportion
thnt there were more nature and coars-
er fiber there were liyclicr doings. In
proportion TINT there We're fewer dra-
1natlc persons upon the 81 20 there
was better play for the in idual. |
confess that | Ike II Ii, i. blood In
mine Sincerity even Ia Nickedness
has II flavor quite its own lut he who
fails to zee the world az 81 l., and re-
fuses to take II as he find II falls In
eyltably bctwIxt the three l. .ged stool
of n very false philosoph and the
high backed chair of n very III judged
perversity, with consequences some
times serious and always humiliating.
Henry Wattereon In Louisville Cou-
rler-J journal
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-08-23

Its funny" remarked the thought
full citizen.
whats funnyY
"The way man who spolds all his
spare time praying for the II generation
Of his party Will get indigh mt at the
suggestion that he vote the opposition
ticket for once" Philadelphia Bulle-
tin
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-08-23
A Lesson wasted.

A mother was showing her dear little
Joe It picture OF the martyrs thrown to
the lions and was talking very solemn.
ly to him. trying 10 make him feel what
terrible thing It was
MA" said he all ut once. oh ma.
Just look at that poor little lion right
behind there. He won't get my"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-08-23

You lost your money In Wall street,
did your
81 wouldn't say lost It," answered
the precise though unworldly man.
1.-THE word lost implies Il remote pos
sibllity OF Its being found again" -
Exchange
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-08-23

Mr. Crabtree Old Measley Curmud-
geon died yesterday and his wife pass
ed away two hours later. 1t makes no
mention OF her allment Mrs. crabtree
(who knew HIM She was probably
"tickled to death. Town and Coun.
try.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-08-23
The Truth of II.

Yes" said old Skinner proudly,
luck and pluck made me. but mostly
pluck"
yes" Interrupted the man who
knew him, luck In finding people to
pluck. y Exchange
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-08-23
A Harsh Order.

On the beach near IN English town
sign bearing this legend was nailed
to post:
"NOtlce, Any person passing beyond
this point viii be drowned BY order
Of the magistrate"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-08-23
MIrfh

Harmless mirth Is the best cordial
against the consumption of the spirit.
Nherefoe Testing is not unlawful, II
1t trespasseth not In quantity, quality
Or season.-Euller.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-08-23
WnrHX Either XNnN.

Old Party You worry your mother
terribly. Why are you 50 wicked7
Bad Boy-'Cause If I'm good she'll
worry thinkin' I'm sick
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-08-23

Young Husband wish | were sin
gle again. Wife What for You mon
ster Young IIusband-To have the
Joy Of marrying you again. Wife
You darling!
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-08-23
lie knew His Man.

During the battle of Waterloo there
was frlghtful panic In Brussels. 1t
was reported that the allies We're beat
en-. and people were flying in all di-
rections The Duke of Wellington's
cook went on quietly with his duties.
He was begged To save himself, but re-
piled. Il have served my master while
he fought n hundred battles. and be
never yet failed to come to his dinner"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-08-23

Don't you find 1t hard hustlIng for
yoursclff
yes" replied lhe ambitious young
chap but It's not half 30 hard as hus-
Ting for other people. detroit Free
Press.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-08-23

It IL wearsome when carried beyond
due bounds lie Sage.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-08-23
a simple Truth.

Reporter-Wcll, TO make long
story short Edltor-A good copy
reader IS necessary. Cleveland Leader.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-08-23

He is happiest, be he king or peas
ant, who finds, peace In his homo
Goethe.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-08-23

Remember that what you believe Will
depend very much upon what you are.
Noah Porter
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-08-23
INT ERESTlNG
Partial Contents for this Month

Partial Contents for this Month
Course in English for the Beginner.
Course III English for the Advanced
Pupil.
How 10 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 in Writing and Punclu-
alton.
Alphabetic list of Authorizations.
Business English for the Business Man.
Compound Words; How TO Wnle
Them.
Studies in English Literature
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-08-23
Cnmse md Effect.

Money can be lost In more ways
than won.-Philadelphia Record.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-08-23

jealousy Is the greatest of misfor-
tunes and the leust pitied by those
who cause tile Ioehefoucauld.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-08-23
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

Two Large Manufacturing Plants with power.
Eleven-room House, corner Jefferson and
Clinton streets.
Seven-room Heuse corner Deleyan and
George streets.
Seven-room House, on Deevan street, be,
tween George and Union streets.
Three seven-room Houses on Elm street.
Eight-room House, ButtonNood 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
bertyille containing from 10 to $50 acres
Three lots near Lambertyile.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-08-23
NOTiCE.

ESTATE az EIIlABErH L IIusrLroN deceased,
Notice is hereby given that an order. dated
the ninth day of MAY A H. one thousand nine
hundred and five, has been made by the Sur
rogate of the County 0f Mercer, upon the up-
pllcatlun OF the subscriber, administrator Of
Elizabeth H. iiusrltnn. late of the County of
Mercer, decreased, directing the creditors Of
said deCedent To bring in their debts, de
mands and claims against the estate of said
decedent, under oath nr affirmation, 10 the
subscriber, within nine months from the date
of said order, or they Will lac forever barred
from any action therefor aRnmst the said
administrator
ALnEHi b ANDERSON,
Administrator,
IhmbeTtyille, y j
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-08-23
T.. W l.OSSO\,
VAIN ST. PIIiENAN,
LAMBERrvILLE, n. ].

tnl line ct Pure Drugs aud Chemicals
The Lamar register., 1905-01-25
Hoo Raising Experiment.

According to experiments just con
Guided at the agricultural college by
Prof. w. l.. Carlyle, the farmers oil
Colorado are neglecting one very prof
liable feature of their business-the
raising and fatteninS of hogs rms eN-
pertinent was begun last March by tne
purchase of ten head of hogs Tor Sllo
on the Denver market. These animals
were shipped to the agricultural col
lege farm, where they were kept on
feed for four months. During this
time they consumed $i7 worth of grain
and other feed, making their total cost.
including purchase price, amount TO
Sl57. They were sold at the end oil
the test when the market was low, b
cents per pound being realized. The
net profit on the ten head amounted to
S31.25.
This, however, was only very small
portion of the money made, for during
the feeding period the ten head OF
swine reared seventy-two pigs. These
pigs, when taken from their mothers.
were separated into three lots OF
twenty-four each. One of the lots was
pastured on alfalfa, another on rape
and third on barley and field peas,
each lot in addition to their pasturage
being given grain feed. From birth
until disposed OF, tnesc piSs 'ieaheu "P
1896 pounds of grain, costing approx
imately 81 per 100 pounds. When sold,
a total weight was found OF l3,229
pounds, requiring therefore, S.5 pounds
of grain for every pound of flesh put
on during the feeding period. local
butcher purchased the pigs at $5.2b
per 100 pounds. The sale brought
sG97.5O for the seventy-two pigs, rep
resenting a net profit of s24S.55. The
total profit on the original Investment
of $40 for the ten sows and the sub
sequent $49G for feed consumed by
both the old hogs and the pigs,
amounted to s270.SO. or about forty
four per cent.
The Lamar register., 1905-01-25
GALE OF SHORT LINE.
Rock Island Gets Colorado Springs
and Cripple Creek Road.

Denver, Jan. 21.-The Republican
this morning says: The Colorado
Springs & Cripple Creek railway has
been sold to b. +. Yoaltum, chairman
of the board of directors of the Rock
Island system. and president and gen
eral manager of the st. Louis IL San
Francisco railroad. The deal was com
pleted yesterday afternoon between
Mr.. Yoakum and Irving Howbert. pres
ident of the Colorado road, and
involves the transfer of approximately
1890 shares of stock, or three-fourths
of the capitalization of 10000 shares.
for a cash consideration of s7G5.000.
Cashier A. Sutton of the First Ma
tional Bank of Colorado Springs, of
which Irving Howbert is president, re-
ceived telegram yesterday stating
that the sale had been made and the
money deposited in the bank. Mr.. Sut-
ton explained that the sale was at the
rate of about $50 per share, s7G5.O00
being deposited in the Chemical Ma
tional Bank of New York to cover the
transaction.
Though Mr.. Yoakum is the nomina!
purchaser of the Short Line, no one
doubts that he acted for the Rock Is
land company, which is the real pur-
cheser. The control of the Short Line
will give the Rock Island much more
prestige in Colorado.
1t is reported here that the Rock Is
land will build beyond Cripple Creek to
the southwest. and overtures are being
made, it Is stated, to secure the Colo
RADIO Midland and also the Colorado &
Southern, which holds a controlling
interest in the Midland.
James F.. Burns, who was recently
dropped from the directorate of the
Short Line, and who is the only local
stockholder who did not join in the
pool to sell the control owns 3.21o
shares. leaving 1.i30 shares owned by
scattering stockholders.
The Short Line was opened April s.
1901. having been built mostly by Col
orado Springs and Cripple Creek cap
ital
The Lamar register., 1905-01-25
Smoot Witnesses.

washington. Jan. 20.-Two prom-
nent Gentle women OF Utah. one a
member of the Legislature that elected
Smoot a senator, were witnesses yes.
terday in the Smoot inquiry before the
Senate committee on privileges and
elections Both women gave Smoot an
excellent reputation and testified that
they would not vote for polygamist
John w. Hughes Of Salt Lake editor
OF weekly paper. testified that the
sentiment among Gentiles was that
President Smith was a fanatic in re-
Iigion, but that he was thoroughly hon
est and was keeping the church out of
politics. He believed the Gentiles
thought 1t was best to let polygamy
die out, as there were few polygamists
left. He had made an investigation
into the number of polygamists IN Salt
Lake and found that there we're only
seventy-four men. nearly all of them
old, only two being under fEty years
OF age.
The Lamar register., 1905-01-25
Civil Service Report.

The civil service commission, in It's
annual report. says that during the
year the civil service act has been
made increasingly effective and that
need has arisen for no further legisla-
tion beyond what is required to meet
the added expense of conducting the
examining work of the commission.
The number of persons examined
was 1330G9, an increase of fifteen per
cent. over the previous year. The
number appointed was 50,s3O. an in
crease of twenty per cent. The great
est increase was in the examinations
for rural carrier. stenographer and
typewriter, and for the navy yard SER
vice.
Appointments to the classified ser
vice through transfers. reinstate-
ments, suspensions of the rules and
temporary appointments which have
been called the back doors OF the SER
vice. have been less numerous than in
former years. showing the Increased
observance of the rules.
The percentage of removals during
the year as compared with the whole
number of employees was one and SIX
tenths, which was twice as great as
the percentage of deaths and less than
one-fourth as great as the number oil
resignationS.
The Lamar register., 1905-01-25
Women Favor canteen.

Washington, Jan. 20.-On behalf oi
the Womans Army and Navy League.
Mrs. josephine Kclton, widow of the
late Adjutant General j. c. Kelton,
yesterday presented a petition to the
Senate committee on military affairs
in the interest of the re-establishment
of so much of the canteen as permits
the sale of beer at army posts.
The petition was signed by 800 Ia
dies, most of whom are related to of
ficers of the army and navy. including
Mrs. General Chaffee. Mrs. Admiral
Schley and Mrs. Admiral Sampson.
Mrs. Kelton said the ladies spoke
from personal experience as to the
beneficial effects of the canteen.
"As women we admire the Women's
Christian Temperance Union" she
said. "and we think they are doing n
wonderful work in the country at
large, but we believe that they do not
understand conditions in the army,
and are therefore not as capable of ad-
vising in this matter as they might be
in Others"
Chairman Hull remarked after she
had concluded that there would be no
legislation on that subject at this SEES
sion.