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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-10
THE SWELLING TOAD.
Curious Points About This Oddly
Among Animals.

Curious Points About This Oddly
Among Animals.
The wonder of the genus batrachia
and the greatest natural history oddity
TO be found along the Atlantic coast
of the United States is the swelling
toad, Il semiaquatic creature known To
naturallsts as bufomachalatus. 1t is
occasionally met with from New York
city to Jacksonville, Fla. but Is most
common along the coasts of Virginia,
Maryland and North Carolina. When
In Its natural state the swell toad"
is about the size of large bullfrog.
but looks more like fish than II does
like either frog or toad. Ii Is
about six inches in length and has the
curious faculty of being able to swell
to the size of II football In which state
Its legs, tail and head are scarcely
visible
Irritation appears to be the chief
factor In causing these curious erea-
lures to inhale mir until they swell al
most to bursting. The bellies of both
the males and females are nearly pure
white and are covered with spncs
which give that portion of their anato-
my the appearance of Il we'll rip
ened Unison bur. Persons who under
stand the swell toad" and know what
an irritable little rascal 1t Is catch 1t
and rub the splnes on Its belly, when
1t swells up until II is utterly helpless.
Another curious point about the crea-
ture Is that as long as 1t Is kept on
Its back 1t is unable to cxpel the air SO
a~ TO reduce the swelling.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-10

The kitchens of tropical countries,
such as are to be found in our Spanish
American lands, are like cells from tho
thickness of the stone walls-often two
or three feet deep-and the projecting.
omnipresent veranda, which gives Il
grateful shade and which looks out on
court The cell resemblance Is en-
HANGED by the iron bars at the windows
and the heavy double doors, which look
as II they could resist siege. The
walls are whitewashed, and the floors
are Of tiles. The dining room Is often
separated from this room by n long
staircase. outside the kitchen in the
court will stand table and closets to
supplement the scant furniture of tho
small hot apartment with furnace
like fire.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-10

"See here, Tommy Yates, you explain
this mystery. Why did You let me
stand out there soaking up the ralnf'
Tommy's eyes bllnked.
Il couldn't really believe my eyes
that you We're you"
You came down TO get that girl In
the wine colored dress" sail Kate &C
cusingly.
so l did" Tommy was staring
hard ut her wine colored blouse. Il
got her"
Kate pushed back her plate, clasped
her hands ON the table and looked at
him.
Explain Yourself" she said.
Happy"
We'll. why don't you Begin"
Are you going to sta. until l am
through"
TIL the crack o. DOOM"
Very WELL then. l was going TO
marry that girl"
Tommy Yatesw
isn't 1t permissible to marry?"
'And YOU sat there, high and dry,
without ever Offering TO get out and
find her! Tommy Yates, you're II
beast"
Tommy pulled out II box of cigarettes
and tiourlshed It, with your permits,
sion," he said. She did not delgn to an
swer him. He lighted one regardless.
Il decided one minute after the train
pulled In that | wasn't going to marry
her after ALL"
and you ran back and hid your
head In the cab to prevent her seeing
you, l suppose"
Il didn't get out"
Baby. You were afraid you would
get your feet wet?'
Tommy blew wreath of smoke over
the earafe
Il was trying to figure how l was TO
get you into the cab and keep her out"
Tommy" Rates eyes had widened.
.'Dld you love that girl?"
Tommy shook his head.
''Then why did you ever think OF
marrying her,
Tommy made an inventory OF the
| pretty girl before hm-plnls and white,
blue. gold cheeks, eyes. hair.
"She looked like you" he said short
| ~.
Tommy. you don't care YETI"
Yes, | do
But you were so mean to the other
girl"
"She won't care She likes money.
haven't got nearly so much as that
friend of the Brett0ns"
Il never thought. Tommy. that you'd
amount to much"
Pm assistant cashier | guess that's
something"
Yes. something"
And father said Id get to be the
whole works II settled down and mar
ried. VIII youY'
WHAT
MARRY me-"
"Or the money!"
EITHER"
well, guess I'll take you"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-10
SHRINES IN MOROCCO.
why Some People Look Upon Them
With Suspicion.

\ traveller says that Christians in Mo-
rocco look with suspicion ON the
shrines of Mehammedan saints in that
country. He tells the following story:
"Oncc upon a time boy was travelling
through the country, ana as night came
ON he found himself near white
washed tomb. Knocking at the door OF
the shrine. he asked for Il meal and Il
bed When the next day dawned he
was about to continue his journey, but
the keeper of the shrine besought him
to remain in order to help him keep
the shrine and collect the offerings of
the faithful. The youth said that he
must first consult his parents, and the
elder man babe him take his ass and
seek advice of his parents and return
The boy took the ass and rode away,
but lie had not accomplished half the
journey before the ass fell sick and
died Then the boy knew not what to
do nor where to turn. But when he
had considered the circumstances of
| his case brilliant idea dashed into his
| mind
Having dug pit and east the ass
! therein. he piled great stones over it.
whitening them with lime, and set a
white flag above, saying to all who
passed by. This is the tomb of st. So
and Then worshipers came from
every side. aims We're poured in and
offerings showered upon him The
| keeper of the former shrine lost his
customers and came to visit the new
saint He when the crowd had gone
approached the young shrine keeper.
4 ask thee by Allah, said the old man,
who Is this saint of thine and what
manner of thing Is buried hereT
81 will not deceive thee, but will tell
thee the truth returned the youth.
My saint who Is buried here is none
other than thy beast, even the carcass
OF thine own ass. And now, pray. who
Is thy saint and who In truth Is buried
In the shrine thou keepest?' 4 will not
deceive thee, but will tell thee the
TRUTH. replied the old man. My saint
Is the father of thy saint
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-10

The Chinaman has "A deity who opens
the eyes OF his worshlpers in the morn
Ing and another who closes tlHm mt
night He has gods of rising, standing,
walking, running. crawling, swim
ming: gods OF splitting, chewing, swat
lowing, sneezlng, coughing, oh 2klng.
There ARE gods who preside at the
birth OF Chinese baby and gods who
honor the occasion when IL Chingman
dies. or, In his own ldlom, sticks up
his plgtall."
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-10

The letters of President Taylor are
rare, but perhaps those of Andrew
Johnson are the rarest, as he did but
little of his own writing. Ills son
conducted most of his correspondence
and signed his fathers name to the
letters 1t Is related that one reason
why President Johnson wrote so little
was owing to an accident which hap
pened to him when he was working at
his trade rs tailor. one day tallor's
heavy iron goose fell on his arm, so
injurlng that member that he found 1t
extremely difficult to indulge In pen
manshlp thereafter. Andrew Johnson
was the poorest writer among the
presidents as well rs the rarest His
handwriting was very much of n
scrawl and can scarcely be deciphered
by the average reader.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-10
CATHERINE THE GREAT.
An Odd Woman Was This Empress
of the Russians.

of the Russians.
A recent writer says of Catherine the
Great, empress of Russia from the
year 1902 TO 1796;
"She rose at 6 and lit her own fire.
Her table was ideally simple From
the reproach of overcating and over
drinking she was free. Though she
could not sing note, she and Prince
Dashkon, who could sing no better, oc-
casionally performed in concert. \
sudden burst of the most exalted and
ridiculous discordant tones was the
consequence. one seconding the other,
with scientific shrugs and all the sol
emn. self compluccnt airs and grimaccs
OF musicians. From this perhaps she
passed to II cut concert and initiated
the purring of Il eat In the most droll
and ludicrous manner. always taking
care TO add appropriate, half comic,
half sentimental words, which she In
vented for the occasion. or else splitting
like II cat In u passion. with her back
up, she suddenly boxed the first person
In her way. making up her hand into Il
paw and mewing outragcously."
When playing whist one night Gather
inc could not get her page TO answer
the bell after she had rung twice,
again without effect. she left the room,
looking daggers, and did not reappenr
for a considerable time The company
| supposed that the unfortunate page
was destined TO Siberia or ut least the
knout. As matter of fact. Catherine
on entering the antcchamber found the
page, like his betters, busy AT whist.
when the bell rang he happened TO
have so interesting hand that he
could not make up his mind to quit 1t.
Now, what did the empress do? She
dispatched the page on her errand and
then quietly sat down to hold his cards
| until he should retnrn."
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-10
THE AGRA DIAMOND.
Odd Manner In which 1t Was Snug
gIed Out of India.

Odd Manner In which II Was Snug
gled Out of India.
Like many other diamonds, the Agra
diamond has had adventures. Ii gets
It's name from the fact that II was tax
en- mt the battle of Agra In 1926 by the
Emperor Baber, who was the founder
of the Mogal empire in India. The
Marquis OF Donegal was in Agra In
1851, when the diamond was taken
from the king of Delhi. Donegal was
ut the time engaged ms secretary and
belonged TO the same regiment as the
young officer who obtained possession
of the diamond 1t was resolved
among them TO smuggIe It home To
England rather thun give it up and To
share In the loot money. The question
arose how were they to get II home.
No one seemed able to hit upon II
method that would be likely to meet
with success until the last evening pre-
vious to the departure of the regiment.
During the course of dinner the youn=
gest subaltern suddenly jumped up and
said: Il have 1t. We will conceal the
diamond In n horse ball and make the
horse swallow IT." This met with gen
eral appreciation, n bah was secured,
the inside scooped out. the diamond in
serted. the end stopped up and tho
horse made TO swallow IT,
When the regiment reached the port
Of embarkntlon the horse was taken
| Ill and had to be shot The diamond
was taken from his stomach and
brought over TO England. 1t was sub
sequently sold to the Duke of Bruins
wick, and since then 1t has been recut
from forty-slx carat stone To thirty
one ma II half carats in order to get
rid of the black spots in 1t, and 1t Is
the most perfect and brilliant diamond
| OF IL rose pink color.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-10

In copy of the Portland Gazette
published In 1917 there is nm alluslon to
Dartmouth university" Dartmouth
college WAS founded by charter grant
ed before the Revolution, and the state
Of New Hampshire sought to take
away the charter rights and use the
property as part of the new uni
versity, which was chartered by the
legislature. The point was raised that
the legislature had no right TO do this,
and 1t was so decided by the United
State supreme court after memo
rable exposition of the case by Daniel
Webster The Gazette pokes fun at
the university. which, It states, 'has
one student" who may serve as n
nest egg"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-10

During an official massacre at the
village OF kouklish the Turkish com
mandant-a fat major-slept and sInok-
cd In the Shade OF tree near the scene
OF carnage. The trumpet sounded for
the assault. and the soldiers proceeded
to rob- kill, burn and Violate. The
trumpet next sounded the retreat. but
the troop refused to obey, and the fat
major continued to sleep and smoke.
When spoken to about the excesscs of
bis men, he replied: What can one
do? They are SO badly brought up
Paris Macedonia.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-10
HUMAN QUALITIES.
According 10 This Writer, Women
Are Mare Civilized rphau Men

According 10 This Writer, Women
Are More Civilized Than Men.
Havelock Ellis I'm his study of 1.-The
most interesting beings In the world"
namely, men and women -formulates
the conclusions that there Is hardly an
organ Of the body or quality of any
kind that Is not unlike in the sexes.
A man Is IL man even TO his thumbs,
and woman is II woman down to her
little toes. Let man, with his Wanted
superiority In everything, cultivate II
proper feeling of his rcal standing In
view of Mr.. Ellis statement that wo-
men ARE unqucstonably superior In
general tactile sensibillty and probably
superior In the discrimination Of
tastes" with Ito be perfectly Impair
tab no advantage either way In the
other senses, but they have better mem
cries, read more rapidly. bear pain bet
ter, recover better from wounds and
serious Illnesses, are less changed by
Old age, live longer and have relatively
larger brains, especially in the frontal
regions. Women, TO put II in n few
words. are more civilized than men.
On the other hand. Mr. Ellis finds
men are slower IN mind, with greater
strength of body dhey nre two, three
and four times as strong as women,
quicker In movement, with much
greater lung capacity, more blood cor
puscles and exhale twice as much car
bon dioXide, but these last qualities are
rather drawbacks than otherwise, since
men are less able to endure continc
ment and bad air.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-10

In the brlny deep, but one Of the odd
est Is an ecclesiastical emblem made
Of pearls which was washed ashore on
the coast of West Australia. There are
nine good sized gems in this natural
curiosity. These have been Joined to-
gether to form perfect Latin cross.
Seven pearls of equal size comprise the
upright and two more form the trans
verse piece. The joining has been the
work Of nature. The odd prize, dis
covered In pearl oyster, Is said TO be
worth Mt least $4,000. 1t Is called the
Great Southern Cross pearl.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-10
Two Expressive Quotations.

Some sentences are like autographs;
you feel that they must have been writ
ten by these people, no one else could
have written them.
Such Is this, by Talleyrand: "ro sue
coed In the world 1t Is much more nee
essary to possess the penetration to dis
cover who Is fool than to discover
who Is II clever man"
And Napoleon's character Is drawn
full length in this sententious remark
of his: Il command or am silent"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-10

"Dere's II lot oh you fine women
folks" said an old negro preacher ut
Excelsior Springs one Sunday, dat
comes to church an sees every hat In
de congregashun every hat but one,
and dat one de Lohd passes right un-
dab yoh nose TO- help in his cause an
to sabe yoh black souls. - Kansns city
Journal
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-10
both.

Bass-And OF which variety Is your
wife, the clinging vine or the self AS
sertlyc? CASA little Of both. When
she wants a new dress or a new hat
she generally begins in the clnging
vine role. IL that doesn't bring the
money, then she changes to the self as
sertive, and well, she invariably gets
the dress o. the hat.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-10
lie Wns Home EnrI,

Mr.. Viewed 0wo weeks aEer mar
rlage)- Don't sit up for me tonight,
dear, as | may be detained GJwntown
until after midnight Mrs. Newed-
Oh, that'll be all right. BY the way, IN
case you should return before l do,
kindly leave the gas burning In the
hall, will you?
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-10
Making an Old Pen nv Good ns New

MY pen Is spoiled, and have no
other" said the bookkeeper.
The machlncst happened to be in the
office, and he took the pen and held 1t
over the gas jet for thirty seconds.
you can make an old pen as good as
new" he said, "by holding 1t over II
flame like this for half n minute and
afterward dipping it in cold water"
He dipped the hot pen in cold water
as he spoke. and 1t sizzled slightly.
"Now try It," he said.
The bookkeeper tried the pen and ex-
claimed Joyously, "By George, it's as
good as new again"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-10
Love of Gain.

To cure us Of our immoderate love OF
gain we should seriously consider how
many goods there are that money will
not purchase, and these the best, and
how many evils there are that money
will not remedy. and these the worst
Cotton.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-10
MONEY WANTED.

$4,000 81 900, 81 800 81 200 5000, $500 all first
mortgages on city property and desirable in
yestments.
Money to loau in large amounts on i'm
proved Real Estate.
Office open evenings to 8 o'clock.
Lock Box 16i, o l. BLACKWELL.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-10

81 pity the poor sailor" said the sen
timentul boarder Ellis is dogs life"
Eyes, "'reJolned the cheerful IDIOT, he
goes from one bark to another. AS 1t
were" -Cnlumbus Dispatch.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-10
s..,oy ,nd believing.

you don't agree. then. that seeing
Is believing"
mot much, | see some people ey-
cry day that | never could believe
PHILADELPHIA Ledger
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-10

Mrs. Peck (contemptuously) - What
are you anyhow, man or mousef
Henry Peck (bitterly)-A man, my dear.
II / were a mouse I'd have you up on
that table yelling for help right now!-
Exchange.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-10
waiting For IN. Evidence.

"You say your late uncle was an &c
centric old fellow. DO you think lie
was insane?"
II don't know. The will hasn't been
read yet."-Cleveland Leacer
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-10
REAL ESTATE FOR SALE.

Two Large Manufacturing Plants with power
Eleyen-room House, corner jefferson and
Clinton streets.
Seven-room Heuse corner Delsyan 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 Buttonwood street
Eight-room House, Clinton street
Two new Houses, Delaware avenue All i'm
Improvements.
Seven-room House, York street.
Seyen-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 30 to $50 acres.
Three lots near Lambertyille.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-10
DnnDsIteS.

"Why does he wish to marry herr
Gle says people should marry their
oppostcs."
"Why, they are both dark"
"Yes, but he hasn't Il cent, and she
has million dollars Pittsburg Post
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-10

After you have assumed God You
cannot without doing violence to your
reason fail to assume Immortality
Washington GLADDEN..
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-10
IN ERESTiNG
Partial Contents for this Month

Partial Contents for this Month
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, 1905-05-10

If you get angry with man or 10
man, make up your mind what you are
going to say and then don't say II.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-10

The greatest reformer OF all Is hon
est toll Satan hates honorable indus
burlington Hawkeye.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-10

Time Is the great comforter OF grie..
but the agency by which IT works is
characterization.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-10
AuaIlnen.

HAS your music teacher afdelicate'
touch p
"ExqHslte-$1O lesson. "-Nevl.Yo-k
Times.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1905-05-10
w. l.. STEWART,
80 s. Hermitage Ave, Trenton
Inter State phone 99lA.
Rubber Goods

are an indispensable arti-
Gle of he household.
Hot Water Bottles, Ice
Bags, Syringes, hard and
soft rubber, Combs,
Brushes, Sponges, Tub
ing, Etc, are in great de-
mand and always useful.
We carry large stock of
these goods and sell them
at prices to suit the times.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-01-10
PERSONAL MENTION

Mr.. Il. J. Delaney spent Monday In
oskaloosa on business.
Mr.. j. J. Filler. of Albion, was in the
city on business Monday.
Mr.. C. A. Seely, of Melbourne, was
In the city on business Monday.
Rev. j. M. Plumb. Of st. Anthony,
was In the city Monday on business.
Mrs. Zada Locke went TO Albion
Monday evening. where she will visit
for u few days with her sister Mrs.
w. n. Mills.
Mrs. Will A. Davis and son, Clai-
borne, who have been visiting rela-
tives and friends In Atlanta, Ga. have
returned home.
Misses Minnie and Mtude Davis, who
have been spending the holidays with
their uncle and aunt. Mr.. and Mrs
Thomas Marley, at Conrad. have re-
turned home.
Mr.. Arthur Menstng, OF Ord. Neb.
was In the city Monday visiting his
cousin, Mr. viii A. Davis. He went
to Ferguson this morning accompanied
by Misses Minnie and Mau5e Davis,
to visit Mrs. N. M. Davis.