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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-10-17
THE AMERICAN BISON.
millions of BuHnIocs Once Hanged
the Western Plains.

the Western Plains.
The early explorers who describe the
buffalo numbers do not give us any
thing more exact than supcrmtive cN-
presSionS. such rs countless herds,
incredible numbers" "tceming myr.
lads" the world one robe" etc. /
have endeavorcd 10 get ut more eN
act idea of their numbers.
The total area inhabited by the huf.
falo was about 100000 square miles
0f this the open plains We're one half.
According 10 the figures supplied mo
by \ T. Potter of the forest service,
The ranges of the Dakotas. Montana,
MNnmius Nebraska, Kansas. Colora.
do. Texas and Oklahoma ta total OF
about 100000 square miles. or half of
the plainsl We're. according to the cen
sus Of 1000. carrying 21.00o,o00 head
of cattle and horses and about 5000,
600 head Of sheep This means that
when fully stocked they might sustain
Il number of buffalo ut least equal to
the number of cattle and horses The
buffalo had to divide their heritage
with numerous herds of mustang. an
telope and wapti TN the other hand,
Il buffalo could find living where Il
range animal would starve. many OF
the richest bottom lands are now fenc-
ed in, and we have taken no account
of the G,0o0,00o sheep. Therefore we
are safe in placing ut I00oo,o0o the
buffalo formerly living on the entire
plains arca
Their prairie range WAS Il third as
large. but ii was vastly more fertile
indeed the StuckmCn reckon one prai-
ric acre equal to -four acres on the
plains Doubtless, therefore. the prai-
rics sustained nearly as many head as
the plains. We may safely set their
population at 3n.O00,0o0 The forest
region wns the lowest In the rate OF
population Fer It's 1.000oo0 square
miles we should not allow more than
5,O00.00O buffalo. These figures would
make the primitive number of buffalo
75.ee0,O00
Many other calculations based on
different data give similar or slightly
lower totals. From these facts il will
appear very snfe Ia put the primitive
buffalo population at 5O,00O,0OO 10 60
0O0,O0O Ernest Thompson Seton in
Scribncr'S.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-10-17

At Boxted, in EsscX England, there
is n beer house with the strange sign
Of the Wing and fidgct Inquiry elicit
cd the fact that the house was built
many years ago by man who was a
Wing In his political opinions. His
nelghbors also regarded him as a
"fdgcty" man; hence when the house
was opened the people of the parish,
having reg Ri TO It's owners peculiar
itlcs. named il the Wing and FidgGt,
otherwise the fidgety Whig
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-10-17
IucI. Aersua I.ahnr

Luck is ever waiting, for something
to turn up; labor, witht keen eyes and
strong Will, will turn up something.
Luck lies in bed and wishes the post
man would bring him the news Of a
legacy, dor turns out,at o'clock and
with busy pen or ringing ihaErner lays
the foundation of Il compedelse. Luck
whines; labor whistles. Luck relies on
chance; labor, Oh character.-cobden.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-10-17

The motion Of the earth at the equa'
tor Is equal to nearly 1,500 feet per
second, and the earth has three mo-
tons VIZ, the rotation on Its axis In
one day Of twenty four hours, the reVo-
luton around the sun in one year OF
1854 days and a very slow gyratory
motion at the poles. This last men
toned motion IS a very peculiar one
and has not long been known. The
poles move around the outside OF n
line at right angles to the plane OF the
eclIptic, colnciding with the line of axle
rotation once la % 1853 years.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-10-17

"What would you do II You had a
million dollars handed you
"Wcll, Of course can't say precise
Is, but the probabilities are That III
become mean and Rronehy, break
away from ali my old friends aud put
In the rest Of my life trying to skin
mankind out Of another million" Phil
adplphia Bulletin
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-10-17

TO say thing 10 any purpose It
must be uttered with that childllke
sense Of suddenly discovered treas-
ure, which despite the fact that Adam
and Eve may have understood all
about IT. hoodwinks the listener into
the belief that he is being told some
thing new Lady Phyllis in Bystander
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-10-17

"Fifteen years ago" said the aged
brother, addressing the congregation,
II gladly gave my heart 10 the Lord.
"And that's the only cheerful gift he
ever made" whispered the deacon
whose business It was 10 collect the
annual subscriptions.
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The Lesser Evil

81 don't see how she could possibly
be sillier-she giggles SO constantly"
"Well, II she didn't giggle all the time
she might talk. and perhaps that would
be rse."-Catholic Standard and
Times ~
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G0tIud.

"Do you regard that mans argu-
ments as sound =
Yes" answered the senator. Tint
and nothing else" Washington star
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An ENcenfInn

"My oldest boy, if do say 1t my
self" declared Skinner proudly, lis n
thoroughly honest ands truthful young
man"
"Well, wcll.' exclaimed Knox. "And
yet some people insist that heredity
figures largely In the development Of u
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-10-17

"My wife was arrested yesterday"
"You surprise me. What was the
trouble"
"She got off trolley car the right
way, and policeman thought she was
a man IN III suise" Puck.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-10-17

Rather than make an effort to reach
the top some men prefer TO remain ut
the bottom for the purpose of helping
pull others down.-Mexlcan Herald.
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Customer drritatedly 10 gosslplug
shopglrls) wish you would show me
common clvillty. Shopgirl (absentlyJ-
Sorry, madam; we amt got it. Boston
Transcript
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SafuaritanS
by c. b. LEWIS

was mn elatsti,l4ist ona oulfa WILLING
ILL.,, ,.t1,..,.., -, ~, ~, ,.,o, -,
-
"l'n'n '"''l'S "Ha '''' t'i''es "V'e ''"'
too steep het native town oil 5,VVo III
MbitaatS supplied fair number OF
pupils, and the local press now and
then referred To her In n Way that WAS
pleasing.
one unfortunate day Miss Minis de-
cidcd that elocution such as hers should
have no limits. The Village boy who
fell into the frog pond decided that II IT
MAS good for him II ought 10 be good
for the whole United States. Miss
Minis reasoned after tho same fashion.
She collected her bills. packed her
trunk and set ont for the metropolis.
and never WIS II young woman more
sanguInc.
In Il weel, she was surprised. In IL
month she was tired. In two months
she had decided to drop clocutlon and
look for II place IA II typlst and stenog
rapher. Her mind was fully made up
ON this point, and yet she could not let
~ of elocution with bang. She must
part from ii by degrees and make the
parting less painful
Miss Minis sat Mt the open window
of her boarding house ahd dallied with
cloeation. In her well modulnled voice
she went over three or four OF her
choicest gems and then brought out
he Nanderer.
She had always made hit III ms.
II was about lovely girl who left her
village home for Il great city. ana after
using mp all her money aud pawning
everything that her uncle would I'D
vance on she committed suicide, ana
the iahdlady found her dead when she
went IN 10 collect het weeks rent III
adNahee.
III eio'ullhS tlls paihetlc appeal MISS
Minis llad te simulate discoutagemeht
sorrow grief appeal resignation ana
several other ihlhes 'aieuialed 10
hrolse ultilall interest ana sue iia9l IN
aualeh'" Wllh"ut Knowing II.
VA INC ileor al'oN" was " No"l'g man
VINO ni'd ee'n III inc poardlnR mousse
ia'l hal neeil ''ltfoauee'' ana hau 'a&gn
very niue interest III e'en e!n't. nc
WIS inc a'alrhee on inns nlsi''' MISS
MINIS 'o''', uoa'e" up 70 ''li'', ",l,l nc
iS,,n''' anu le,i'''le ''''',S9aeu' ''la''
u'iS NJ iou,'" 'iaa HSH1l'''''!es ',o"9VV'
'''li' w nat iie '.o''''' ''l''Ne ','' 7.e ",''
.'an "lsseu'"R'. "i'ei 'VaaA ''' "'o
"''"'I ia''''S u 'i'a''o",' '''' "''
even hungry for food ut that moment,
and there was no one In the great city
+" "e"" '''" could 'e'".
ne young nun WIS 9''Pli "3eel'u
llti' WIS 'ase ''T',' "'''.''i "'' i'o''
"hete sympathy nha 'asn "ere re-,
q'lItd, una Only UNI evening ne ii,'i
uo'iRe' 'i'e i'n"iloy WI" ne '''''e ~.
ne was Prrl,'II't' "'iu upset '''r lew
minutes, P"' i'f'i'y ,'''Soae', II o"t
''''t II 'ne l'ool gu st"'N 70 "ei iio.
F''''i'' anu "'''' II N"''i' '", ia
"''''E "'S'l'l'o'"'e' III i"No ~ INC i"'
TURF
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-10-17

The man who forgets 10 be thankful
has fallen asleep In life Stevenson
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-10-17

The oat pI ut is in Italy regarded "a
cmblematic Of music.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-10-17
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.
81 A YEAR. SIND 1OCTS. FOR SAMPLE COPY
CORRECT ENGLISH. Evanston. IN.
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BoIdncss Is ever blind, therefore i Is
I'll I'm counsel, but good III executici-.,
HacOn.
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Telephone Notice.

THE MERCHANTS AND FARMERS TEL
EPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY
have now built their lines into almost all
parts of llunterdon County and are ready to
rate of $500 per year for unlimited service
throughout the county.
The System now REACHES New Hope Lam
bertville, stockton, fdell, Kingwood, Ser
geantsyille, Kingoes Locktown, Croton, Flem-
ington, Three Bridges, Baptisttown, Rose
mont mont, frenehtoTn, Milford, Bloomsbnryy,
tenburg, Quakertown, Pittstown, Clinton,
Annandale, Lebanon, Potterstown, White
house and Whitehouse Station.
Applications for telephones 81 ould be made
to Charles n Reading, Frenchtown, n. j., or
Eugene Wilson, Sergeantsyille, n j., which
Will receive prompt attention
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06
HEROES OF BENNINGTON
DISASTER REWARDED

Washington Jan. 6.-Recognition of
the extraordinary heroism displayed bv
the officers and crew of the U.s.S.
Bennington, when her boilers exploded,
on July Fl last, is contained in a
general order issued by Secretary Bone
parte. Each of the eleven members of
the crew has been awarded a medal
Of honor and 500 gratuity. The gen
eral order reads:
1.-THE attention Of the department
has been called tt the extraordinary
heroism displayed by the officers and
crew of the U.S.S. Bennington, at
the time Of the lamentable disaster
which overlook that vessel while lying
off San Diego, Cal, on the forenoon of
July Fl. 1905.
1.-The crisis which occurred with
such terrible s%udienness and destruc.
ton was met by The officers andacrew
with readiness and resource. Men
g%rievously wounded forgot their own
injuries and rushed back in the shower
of scalding water, steam and ashes to
rescue their more unfortunate ship.
mates.
"Amid such a display of self-sacri-
fee and heroism it is difficult to select
individual cases, but after a careful Pc
rusal of all reports. and in accordance
with the recommendation of the com
manding officer of the U.S.S. ben
nington, the commander of the Pacific
station and the bureau of navigation,
the department takes great pleasure in
awarding a gratuity of 800. and medals
of honor to each of the men named.'
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06
PROMINENT IN men MEN ON ON !.
APPEAL FOR PATRICK

Albany, N. Y, Jan. 6.-Governor
Higgins has received a petition for the
exercise of executive clemency in the
case of Albert 7. Patrick, the New
York lawyer confined in Sing Sing pris-
on under sentence to die in the week
beginning Jan. % for the murder Of
the aged millionaire, William Marsh
Rice. The petition is signed by nearly
100 well-known persons, including law
yers, physicians and chemists, clergy
men and laymen, and is based upon
the ground that there is reasonable
doubt of. his guilt.
The signers Of the petition include
Grover Cleveland, John G. Carlisle,
former Supreme Justice Harwell and
a number of prominent members of the
New York bar; Samuel G.. Clemens
Mark Twain), A. T. Hamilton, the we'll
known alienist; DR.. Austin Flint, head
of the Bellevue medical school, and
many other physicians and chemists;
Rev. DR.. Charles H. Parkhurst, Rev
DIR. Madison G. Peters, Rev. DR.. Thomas
Hughes, David Belasco, Lieutenant
Colonel H. D.. Borup, U.S.A, (retired)
and Robert Ersk1ne Ely, director OF
the, League FOR Political Education.
Governor Higgins said later that he
did not know when he would act upo1
the matter, but that he did not expect
to give a public hearing. He would
give no intimation of his probable &C
,tion.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06
GIVES
INDIANS A SHOCK
Ben Long Ear Runs Away with
the Wife Of Crooked
Arm.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Crow Agency, Mont, jar. 6.-Excite-
ment prevails among the Grow tribe be-
cause of the alleged elopement of two
of their number.
Ben Long Ear, son-in-law of Chief Big
Medicine, and a handsome young squaw,
wife of Crooked Arm, are the principals
in the romance. Both are graduates Of
Carlisle and have been in high standing
with the government officials and their
own people. The woman, it is charged,
made a careful search for her hus-
bands savings. She found 5000, he
says, but overlooked several hundred
dollars which he had realized from a
recent sale of ponies. She took her
18-months-old papoose with her.
Mourns Loss of Papoose.
While Crooked, Arm is heartbroken,
he longs and asks most for the return of
his papoose, of which he says: -.
'Some time papoose make heap big
chief.' - {,
Long Ears love for the young and
handsome squaw is said to have been
known for a long time, dating back to
their college days at Carlisle. Long Ear
leaves a weeping young wife Behind
him.
Indian police have been securing the
reservation in all directions, but up to
tonight nave found no trace of the miss.
ing couple. 1t is believed that they
drove north to some point on the Nor
thern Pacific railroad and will probably
turn up at some western reservation,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06

told agonies for four years, and tried
different physicians and all kinds of ONT
ments. 1could walk only with crutchcs.
It is sixteen months ago since I began
using Cuticura Soap and Ointment for
my limb and foot. The first two
months the Cuticura Remedies did not
seem to work, but I kept on using them
both. In two weeks afterwards l saw a
change in my limb. Then I began using
Cuticura Soap and Ointment often dur
ing the day and kept it up for seven
months, when my limb vas healed up
Just the same as if l never had trouble.
cit is eight months now since l
stopped using Cuticura Remedies, the
best on Gods earth. I am working
at the present day, after five years
of suffering The cost Of Cutlcura
Ointment and Soap was only S.;
but the doctors bills were more like
$500. You can publish my name and
refer any n to write to me about
Cuticura Remedies. l will answer all
letters if postage is enclosed. John NJ.
Lloyd, us S. Arch Ave-, Alliance, Ohio,
June Fl, 1905"
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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06
BINGHAM LIKE AMES
AS TO POLICE SALUTES
Journal Special Service.

oOotA ~
New York, Jan. 6.-General Theo-
dore Bingham, police commissioner, sur
prised police headquarters this morning
by taking a quiet stroll about the build
ing instead of going direct to his office.
He soon met Policeman Matthew Nc
Coy, who gave the commissioner the
customary salute in the department, a
sort Of nondescript any-old-thing. The
general almost snorted at the burlesque
salute and stopped Mccoy.
,ut n1 w ssid y fSe to ge lesFni the a aS%H sa,
The general then illustrated the
proper salute and Mccoy followed his
example and saluted properly. During
his stroll the commissioner told severa.
other policemen the same thing an6
made it plain that the army salute must
be used hereafter ir the department.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06
LID ON CINCINNATI
AFTER TWENTY YEARS
Journal Special Service.

Cincinnati, Jan. 6.-For the first time
in twenty years the lid is On here.
Mayor Dempsey, following a communi-
cation from the Ministerial Alliance
law enforcement committee, has or
dered Chief of Police Milliken to close
every saloon at midnight, and stop
gambling, using every police power,
smashing in the doors with axes if
necessary. The order is an absolute
one, and all the prominent downtown
saloons have agreed to obey it. The
last drink is to be sold at ten minutes
before midnight and the bartenders are
to be out at the stroke of 10, with the
doors locked and blinds up. Demsey
has made no order regarding Sunday
| closing, but it is generally thought that
| Governor Pattison will order it,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06

WILL BUILD DEPOT
Great Western Will Get into Heart of
Mason City.

Special to The Journal.
Mason City, Iowa, Jan. 6.-Current
romors in railroad circles today indi-
cate that the Great Western has Sc
cured options on a block of land living
on the corner Of Fourth and Main
streets, upon which it will erect a pas
senger and freight depot. This will
bring the road into the heart of the
city instead of more than a half-mile
from the postoffice and will undoubted-
property in question has just been vaca-
ted by the Lamb Lumber company
yard. The owners of the property re-
fused to release it, intimating that an
offer had. been made for it for rail
road purposes. If the Great Western
secures the land it will place it in a
better position for business than any
other road entering the city.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06
HEAVY CATTLE MOVEMENT
Half Million Head Passed Thru Twin
Cities in 1906.

Nearly half a million head of cattle,
en- route from the west to Chicago,
passed thru Minneapolis and St. Paul
during 1905, surprising all records ex-
cept that 1895, which still stands ahead
by several hundred carloads. One rail
road kept a record showing that $4,000
cars of cattle passed thru the twin
cities between Jan. 1 and Dec. Is, 1905.
Several carloads went later. The rec
ord probably would be larger were it
not for the shortage of cars on north
ern lines and the diversion Of some
traffic to other roads that do not pass
thru the twin cities.
Sheep shipments also are unusually
heavy. .
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06
Fast Time to Havana.

Sixty hours from Chicago to Havana,
Cuba, is the record time Just estab-
.lished by the Chicago & Alton and the
Mobile & Ohio in connection with the
Munson steamship lines. The first train
left Chicago yesterday, carrying a large
crowd of newspaper men. The new
train will leave Chicago at 8 pm. every
Friday, making connections the next
day with the steamer at Mobile.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06

who had charge of me
was trying to sew up
the side of my foot,
but with no success.
When he found out
that wouldn't work,
he began trying to
heal the wound with
all kinds of ointment,
until at last my whole
foot and way up
above my calf was
nothing but proud
flesh 7 suffered I'M
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DIR. Miles,
Anti-Pain Pills

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"For q long time 1 have taken DR..
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n they never fail TO give me relief"
Nj. M. MARIAN, Belvidere. Ills.
g If first package does not benef1ty you, tell
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Is doses, rs cents. Never sold in bulk.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06
HARMswoRrH PICKS TITLE.

London, Jan. Sir Alfred Harmsworth, the
| newspaper pro. %,rietor, who. was created a Wis
count in the list OF honoss conferred on the
retirement of a government. takes the title of
Viscount NorthcIife, from North Cliffe. Isle Of
Thanet. where the new viscount has an estate.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-01-06
SUFFERED AGON|ES
FOR FOUR YEARS
Whole Foot Nothing But Proud Flesh
Tried Different Physicians and
All Kinds Of 0intments = Could
Walk Only With Clutches = Ohio
Man Says:
I" CUTlCURA REMEDIES
THE BEST ON EARTH"

"In the year 1899 the side Of my
right foot was cut off from the little
toe down to the heel. and the physician
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