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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-12-13
FESTIVALS IN MOROCCO.
One Month when The Moor FnNts All
Day and EcnstS All Night


\ Traveller writes in Morocco the
Nazarrnc can ucNc" tell how time
stands in relation 10 the Moorish year
The Mohammedan calendar knows but
51l days. 81, MS the MaorS llse some
eleven days in the year Ileir festivals
,"c constantly VARYING IN date The
,loSt important, of course. is Rama.
dam, when MoslemS fast from the ris.
ing to the setting Of the sun during the
month The Moor faSts all day aud
fcastS all night and throughout the
small hours In certain Moorish cities
officials pass down the streets in sol
cmn procession. armed with musical in
struments and one N their head calls
upon the servants Of God To cut and
drink before the advent ot The dawn.
ON one night toward the end of Ra-
MADAM il is well known that the gates
Of heaven are opened In order that the
prayers OF the faithful may be heard,
and If is equally certain that all the
devils and genii are kept In some prison
of the underworld throughout the
month
Another feast of Importance Is the
Aid 81 Knhccr. which takes place on the
tenth day of the last month of the Mo
hammedan wear. 1t celebrates the sac
rhlce of lshmael mot lsaacl by Abra-
ham on Mount Moriah Certain pray
crs are said In the mosques. and after
these the eadi, standing in some prom.
lnent position, cuts the throat of a
sheep that IS then carried in basket
mt headlong speed To the towns chief
mosque If the sheep he alive when IL
reaches the mosque, the ensuing year
VIII be prosperous one for the town
By means of gun fire and trumpet call
all the city is informed that the sacri.
flee has been killed, and then every
householder kills sheep on the thresh-
old of his own home This sheep has
been bought ON the previous day and
tied up In readiness for the feast
"StIll another festival of great I'M
portanee In Morocco Is the Moolud,
which takes place In the month that is
called the spring of lowers. II IL
ushefed In by singing and dancing and
music and seems 10 he founded On some
old forgotten native festival When
the Moo,Hd comes round blue mark
is placed between the eyebrows of
Young children IN order that the evil
eye may be aNerled from them The
festival is also notorious hy reason of
the performance of the Asawl. the fol
lowers of Mohammed hin Aisa of Me
qulnez, the patron saint Of snake
charmers
These Asaw may he compared
with Tho daaeiHs dervishes Of other
Mohammedan countries The Aisawl
are accustomed 10 repeat aloud II sen
fence th4 contains the master word of
their order and they howl Il until the
sound Is not comparable IN anything
one has heard before In moments of
extreme frenzy the deyotces are known
TO seize sheep or even dogs and tear
them To pieces with their hands Some
may be seen devouring II sheep before
II Is dead"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-12-13

1t IL not clear that the letter carriers
We're regularly employed hcfore 1853.
when tradition tells us tha benjamin
Franklin, the new p0Stmnsi general.
employed them in Philadelphia and
possibly In New York The earliest ev-
idence we have Is Of 1852 when the
Philadelphia postmaster advertised
that hls boy" had run away and that
patrons must cali for their letters at
the postofficc The Postal journal Of
Hugh Flnlay, II st0rchousc Of sound in
formation. tells MS that Boston had no
letter carrier in 1913 or No. York he
says that soon after the arrival of II
mail the letters are quickly delivered
by runner" which meaus messenger
or letter carrier.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-12-13

Burial In Westminster abbey Is an
expensive honor. although the sums ev-
acted are considerably less than they
were mp TO the middle of the last cen
fury. The fees for intcrmcnt are ar
ranged on the following scale: 70 the
Fabric fund. t2G E3G or GlG, according
to the degree Of the person to be buried.
Other fees 10 dean, canons, choir. OH
GERS, ycrger, etc, LII IS I'd. In lieu
Of scarves, etc. for choir, etc. f3i
-. Sd, making altogether 1911 Is. Sd,
fl0l Is. Sd. or I'LL Is. Sd. according
to degree Formerly the fees amounted
to 1870 or ElG0. besides the scarves.
dertaker's bill
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-12-13

Experts on the subject Of bread
grains say that wheat can he traced
back into the dim past across the line
marked lay the advent of historic man
into the dim shades of the stone age
II has been known In Egypt and In the
valleys of the Euphrntcs and the Tlgris
since the time when history "fHnneth
not to the contrary" The prehistoric
races which formerly lived in the ia
nous "lakc dwellings" which were
built ON platforms supported by piles
driven In the lakes of Switzerland, had
their mealing stones whcnl mortars
slckles and other grain harvesting and
fourmaklng apparatus at least 1000
years ago. Wheat found in ancient
Egyptian tombs and In the ruins of the
lake dwellings referred 10 IS Identical
with that which we use today.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-12-13

ipeed, ana the ear SwaXeI ana ratified
Us though ii would leave the track
But Rem knew every dame 1uS spot
and the ear sped along. SLOW ug down
ut the curves just enough to hold 10 the
rails. The gong rang almost constant
ly III the crossings but there was little
traffic, and they had Il clear road
through. once or twice "a teamster
pulled up suddenly and = ore rs the
rush frightened his horses.
Dorothy's eyes hlaZed with excite
ment as she clung Ia the seat. She
guessed why the rum was being made.
and even her fear for her father did
not spoil her enjoyment of the speed
She had confidence in Ken.
At last they were IN the llage and
were speeding up the stree lie slowed
mp as much as he dared he could
hear the painting Of H. engine and
knew that the special " already In
the station. There would not be II
long stop. aud he gritted his teeth rs
he threw ON fun power agau for in
the distance he heard the rat le of the
wildcat.
One glance showed him that the en-
CINE of the special was below the only
siding this side of the station. There
was no time TO back and throw open a
switch. The engine would lie upon the
train before anything could he done.
He satisfied himself of this and made
up his mind quickly. lie shut off the
power and ground down the brakes.
stopping in the center of the track. lie
sprang To Dorothy and. cate ing her mp
in his arms, jumped from the ear and
staggered away from the track
Another instant and cr h told that
the wildcat had run into t car. lie
set the girl down and tuidrd to see.
The engine had been thrown complete.
ly off the track, and the special was
safe
In II daze he received the congratuln-
lions showered upon him un' / he heard
the president of the railroad company
speaking
We are going 10 put In several troll
ley lines. he WAS saying and we
want lust such u quick wittcd chap rs
yourself rs general manager"
He looked NJ Dorothy. aud Dorothy's
eyes said YES" She had known all
along that he was seeking practical eN-
perienee for Just sueh post MS this.
and they were to he married when he
had won
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-12-13

The hair IS not like plants. 1t Is
nothing more than unsen ',u.e threads
of skin, or, rather, papillac. as they are
called, which grow IN their proper
places under the same coalitions as
the nails on the finger ends. The hair
pupline do not lie Oh the surface Of
the skin but are sunk more or less
deeply into 1t, more deeply rs the hair
IL longer, 80 that long hairs adhere In
Il deep sac. The number Of these hair
papillae of course varies considerably
with different people, but for each indi-
vidual Is constant and Interchangeable
and cannot be increased any more than
can the number of ones finger nails.
The number of hairs depends ON the pa
pillae; consequently If there are no pm
pillae there can be no hair. Moreover,
the number OF these papillnr X con
slant, so that the idea of Increasing
their number by clipping the hair must
he abandoned The growth of the
hairs depends rather on the well being
VI all the papillae. but they are con
Etituent parts Of skin and share It's
fate alike IN both good and evil days.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-12-13
THE WATER SPIRIT.
origin of Odd Beliefs About Nescu-
Ing Drowning Persons.


la Great Britain the belief that you
must not rescue IL drowning person is
most prevalent III Cornwall and vari-
Gus parts of Scotland. The French
slilor and the hoatmnn Of the Danube
bow 10 the decree. together with the
tussianS, and let the people drown.
Dr Taylor in his primitive Cul-
turc" declares this lingering fondncss
Tor this old creed is because tue water
spirit Is angry ut being despolled OF Its
victim. and should the unlueky person
who has dared 10 Illustrate him trust
himself TO the waters power he will
drown rs SURE as fate.
The Bohemian fisherman shrinks
from Switching ii drowning man from
the waters, fearing the water demon
will take away his luck in fishing and
drown him before he gets II shore with
tie would he victim. In Germany
Whrn some one is drowned they say,
The river spirit claims It's yearly sac
rlicc," or, The nix has taken him"
The belief il current not alone in
those countries above mentioned. but
the Kamchatkans rather than help u
man out of the water would force him
under. and II he should escape to the
shore no one would dare receive him
Into his house or dare 10 give him food.
He Is supposed 10 he dcad after once
falling into the water
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-12-13
A Literary Coincidence.

my father, ". Clark RUSSELL" said
Herbert Russell in telling of literary
coincidence had finished maturing the
plot of his novel, The Death Ship
which IS version of The legend of Van
derdcckcn. J WAS his amanuensis at
the time. lie said to me. Tomorrow
we will begin the story On the fol
lowing morning when | entered his
study to take his dictatlon of the open
ing lines he showed me n letter he had
just received. It was from W. $. Gill
bert, the well known dramatist. asking
him why he did not write Il novel
about the Flying Dutchman."
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-12-13

The samie Is II hot. noxlous elec-
trical wind which passes over the sandy
deserts of Arabia and Africa II moves
with the quickness of lightning and
passcs In narrow currents for II few
minutes at Il time. 1t deals instant
death to every man or beast happening
To face il. and 1t is said that 1t SO de
cor poses them that their limbs fall
asuhter The approach of It Is indicat-
ed by thick hue In the horizon. and
travellers. If they have time. throw
themselves ON their faces. with their
feet toward It, till II has passed, The
sreeeo Is another bllghtIng wind, which
prevails in Italy and adjoining dis
tricts about April The West Indian
hurricanes are Of II totally different
description, being simply vortexeS Of
great force, and they have been known
To blow heavy cannon out of n battery
aud carry Il man over ten foot wall.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-12-13
A NntmrnI Cancellation.

A little New York girl, whose BRIEF
experience Of life was confined 10 cx-
lstcnce in an apartment house, was
visiting In Philadelphia not long ago.
one afternoon. TO amusc the child, her
cousin showed her Il number Of pho
tographs and views. meanwhile cy-
pIainIng ana answering questions con
corning them. ono of them was n pie
ture of Windsor castle, which. she was
told, was the residence Of the late
Queen Victoria After looking at 1t Il
moment she innoccntly inquired what
floor did she live ON" LippincDu's
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-12-13

A Scottish correspondent writes Of
funerals IN the highlands: There are
no underwriters here. carpenter
makes the simple coffin, relatives and
friends carry 1t. hip high, TO its last
resting place. which is dug when the
end Of the journey is reached. and,
having walked perhaps six miles to
the chosen kirkyard, they take Il re-
freshment of sandwiches and whisky
and walk home again. The rigorous
absence of pomp is maintained, but
there is the added establishment of
pipe music"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-12-13

4 Chicago man Just returned from
u ramblc in Europe declares that In
Paris the traps for unwary travellers
are innumcrablc NJ the sands Of the
seaehore. One of the most familiar IL
The restaurant where the bill of fare
Is without prices, the check being made
out according 10 what the customer
seems able to pay. II was bitten once
or twice in this way" snys the tray
eler, but then | refused to order un-
less the menu mentioned the cost.
Sometimes the proprietor protested
fcebly, but | told him that he didn't
buy his vlctuals without knowing the
price. aud | should follow his exam
nle
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-12-13

II you have the appearance OF II
felon coming put some hard God ashes
in an old tin cup pour nrer them
warm water, immerse the Il OF the
sore finger IN the ashes. get the dish on
some live Goals or On top Of the stove.
keeping the finger In as long as you
can, and soak It several times a day
II taken In time II generally cures
fel0n from coming II the finger il wet
with il often.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-12-13

ITO save ones bacon tina IL. to
make narrow escape is supposed to
refer to the BuHmow fitch For many
centuries il WIS fine custom at Dun
NOV, in England, ~ present hitch Of
bacon to married couple OF twenty
years standing who would make oath
on the Scriptures that they had never
had quarrel 10 come close to 1t
quarrel without an actual rupture was,
in the popular Dialect, TO sHve ones
bacon
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-12-13

NOTICE.

ESTATE ~ ELIZABETH II. HrsrlroN, deceased,
Notice is hereby given that an order, dated
the ninth day of Mny A. u. one Thousand nine
hundred and five, has been made by the sur
roRate of the County of Mercer, upon the ap-
plcation Of the subscriber, administrator of
Elizabeth Il. Huselton, late of the County of
Mercer, deceAsed directing the creditors of
snid decedent To bring in their debts, de-
mands and claims against the estate of said
deeedent, under oath or affirmation, to the
subscriber, within nine months from the date
of said order, or they Will be forever barred
from any action therefor against the said
administrator
ALBERT d. ANDERSON,
Administrator
Iambertville n J.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-12-13
+. w. CLOSSON,
MAIN st. PHARMACY,
IAMRERTvILLE, y. ].
BLOOD CELLS.
es0oSS 20 g & e. =
. oGc5 10y .A|

Man Is a millionaire many times over i'll
the possession of blood cells Woman il
not quite So rich for scientists have proven
that the normal number of red blood cells
IN adult men Is i've million, IN women -four
and half million To the square millimettr.
The normal cell is not absolutely round
III health, but, in disease becomes ex-
tremely irregular III shape Every one can
be i'll perfect health and possess the mil
lions Of rich red blood corpuscles if they
only know how to 60 about il Dr, X. Y
Pierce. consulting physician 10 the Inva.
lids Hotel and Surgical Institute, at Buff
falo n. y, advises every man and woman
to prepare for a long life by observing ma
lures laws. In the first place. if your
digestion is faulty, and the food you
eat is not taken up by the blood and assim-
Hated properly. YOU need tonic and diges.
tive correctoT something that will increase
the red blood eorpuscles; he believes in
going about this in natures own way.
Years ago, III his active practice, he found
that an Alternative extract of certain herbs
and roots, put up without the use Of alco=
hol would put the liver, lungs and heart
into fuller and more complete action This
medicine he called Dr. Picrccis Golden
Medical Discovery BY assimilatiug the
food eaten, il nourishes the blood and in
stead of the ill-shaped corpuscles the per
sons blood takes on rich red color and
the Corpuscles are more nearly round.
Nervousness is only the cry Of the starved
nerves for food, and when the nerves are
fed on rich red blood the person loses
those irritable feelings sleeps well at night
and feels refreshed in the morning
KNOWLEDGE is POWER
II YOU want TO know about your body,
read DR. Pierccs Common Sense Medical
Adviser, which can be had foi the cost Of
mailing q cents in one cent stamps for the
cloth bound book, OF q stamps for the
paper covered volume. 1908 pages Ad-
dress Dr K V Pierce, Buffalo, y Y
Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets cleanse the
bowels and stimulate the sluggish liver.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-12-13
HAD Him Held.

Pa Twad6les cant see Why that
young idiot who i calling on Molly
hasn't sense enough 10 90. It's mid
night Tommy Twaddles 'Tnln't his
fault. He can't go sisters settin' on
him Cleveland Leader.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-12-13

lie done tot me, said Miss Daphne
Dalrympl", dat If / would marry him
he'd lay his fortune Mt nay feet"
An did hc do it, asked Miss Mi
ami Brown.
'Yas, he sho' did II took his las
cent to pay fob fohlccn yallds Of in
grain eyarpct Washington Star
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-12-13

willie" said his mother are YOU
making The baby cry
Nom" replied the boy. I'm holdin'
my hand over her mouth to make her
stop"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-12-13

Miss Gaussip I understand that YOU
are us good as married to Miss KoxIcy.
Mr. Bachelor lust as good and even
better I'm not going 10 be married TO
anybody Philadelphia Ledger
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-12-13
INTERESTING
INTERESTING
INSTRUCTIVE
Correct English,
How to use it. ="
A MONTHLY MAGAZINE DEVOTED TIC
THE USE OF ENGLISH.
JOSEPHINE TuRcK BAKER. EDITOR.
Partial Contents for this Month

a. AOh
Course in English for the Beginner.
Course in English for the Advanced
Pupil.
How to 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 Letter Writing and Punctu-
alton.
Alphabetic list of Authorizations.
Business English for the Business Man.
Compound Words; How to Write
Them.
Studies in English Literature
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-12-13
E. n. HoLcoMBE,
Real Estate and Insurance

Office. No. 81 North Union St.
Real Estate Bought, Sold and Exchanged
first.class Fire Insurance at Reasonable Rates.
Agent for Est. of Geo. NJ. holcombe. dec d..
Bargains for Investors or home BUYERS on easy
terms to close estate
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-08-19
@'Shuf your eyes, open yOHP RsoDfA
and soo what Eg0k will bring yOT."

Many a woman is weak and sick,
nervous and discouraged. She suffers
from headache, backache and other ills.
She wants to be we'll, but all she does
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-08-19
Secretary Board of Agriculture.

DEAFNESS CANNOT BE CURED
By local applications, as they cannot
reach the diseased portion of the ear.
There is only one way to cure deafness,
and that Is by constitutional remedies.
Deafness is caused by IN infamed
condition Of the mucous lining of the
Eustachian Tube. When this tube Is
inhamed you have a rumbling sound
or imperfect hearing, and when it is
entirely closed, Deafness is the result,
and unless the inflammation can be
taken out and this tube restored to It's
normal condition, hearing will be
destroyed forever; nine cases out OF
ten are caused by Catarrh, which is
no hing out an infamed condition Of
the mucous surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars
for any case OF Deafness Caused by
catarrh) that connot be cured BY Halls
Oatarrh Cure. Send for circulars,
free. F. j. CHENEY g. Co., Toledo, .,
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Halls Family Pills fol
constipation. S-5m1
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-08-19
Syrians at the University.

Columbia Herald:
Manser and Camille Kutait, brothers
Beirut, Syria, have arrived in
Columbia to attend the State Univer-
sity, after q journey Of over three
months from their home. The older
of the two brothers will enter the med
ical department and the younger, the
academic department. On the COM
pletIou Of the course IN the American
school both will return to their native
country as missionaries. Although in
the United States but a few days, both
speak English. having studied in the
Syrian college at Beirut. Both of them
expect to secure employment while at
tending the University as they are with
out money, After paying the expenses OF
their long journey they had only 500 in
the family treasury and at once went
to work on a farm to secure sufficient
amount to enable them to attend
school. Missourians are accustomed
to seeing students attend the STATE
University and work their way by thei
own unaided efforts but never before
however, have students from q dlstsD.
land, unacquainted with the custom
of the country, undertaken the task.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-08-19
The Star.

with the aid Of the Star we have
made arrangements by which we can
supply patrons with the paper much
sooner than heretofore and we re
specially solicit the patronage again
OF those who discontinued 90 account
of the late trains. We are now get
ting the paper on the Wabash, arrlv-
ing in Lexington at 1880 p. m. Sub.
scribe by the month, saving you and
myself time 10 collecting. Those
who remained with me Iwlsn to thank
for their patience and indulgence.
Respectfully,
G. r. EDMoNDs.
The Lexington intelligencer. [volume] (Lexington, Mo.) 1901-1949, 1905-08-19

an opening in the soil with a knife
insert one end Of the htmus paper in
the opening and close up the soil.
After the paper remains II the soil for
q few hours remove it carefully, wash
off he soil adhering and il the blue
paper has turned decidedly red it in
dlcstes an acid condition Of the soil
and indicates the need Of lime. II
the paper has not turned red your soil
probably does not need lime.
Preparing the Soil for Sowing
While good stands of alfalfa have been
secured at different seasons from the
first Of April until the first OF October,
probably the safest time to SOW is from
August Is to September 20. The
land should be thoroughly plowed as il
for wheat and it would be better to
have the land ploWed in July, As
soon as 1t has been plowed it should
be thoroughly pulyerized and com.
pacted as deep as it has been plowed.
It is not sufficient to work with a light
harrow and produce a smooth surface
on top. Be sure to ~pulverize the sol
with a c~ultivator or disc harrow ant
then work the soil with harrow, draG
or roller until a perfect seed bed il
secured.
The rext letter will treat Of thu
incubation Of the soil, sowing the sect
and curing the hay.
GEO. B. ELLIS,
Secretary Board Of Agriculture.