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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-08-08

one of the quaintest of the numer-
GUS yearly fetcs still in honor at Dun
kirk Is the tete of lanterns, instituted
many hundreds of years ago in honor
of st. Martin, bishop of Tours, who
died in 800, and who was one of the
prelates 10y whose efforts the early In
habitants OF these parts We're convert
ed 10 christianity. AS soon as dusk
sets In the celebration commences, and
all the urehins of the town congregate
in the main thoroughfares. Each one
bears paper lantern, some OF which
are of considerable proportions, being
shaped in the form of ship or ii
flower With lanterns In hand and
blowing Justify ON horns and trum-
pets, the crowd of youngsters parades
the streets. London News
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-08-08
HENRIK IBSEN.
How the scandinavian DramRtist
Impressed an Observer.

Impressed an observer.
William Archer tells how Henrik Ib-
sen impressed him when he met the
Scandinavian dramatist in Rome in
1881: In glided an understood man
with very broad shoulders and large
leonine head, wearing a long black
frock coat with very broad lapels, on
one Of which a knot Of red ribbon was
conspicuous. l knew him at once, but
was a little taken aback by his low
stature His natural height was even
somewhat diminished by Il habit of
bending forward slightly from the
waist, begotten, no doubt, Of short
Bightedness and the need 10 peer into
things.
Gle moved very slowly and noise
lessly, with his hands behind his back
an unobtrusive personality. But
there was nothing insignificant about
the high and massive forehead, crown
ed with name Of Them iron gray
hair, the small and pale but piercing
eyes behind the gold trimmed specta
cles, or the thin Tipped mouth, depress-
ed at the corners into a curve indica-
tive OF iron will and set between bushy
whlskers Of the same dark gray as the
hair
The most cursory observer could
not but recognize power and character
in the head yet one would scarcely
have guessed it to be the power of a
poet. the character Of prophet. One
would rather have supposed ones self
face to face with an eminent states
man or diplomatist"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-08-08
WORSHIP OF SPRINGS.
How 1t Prevailed Among Early Peo-
pies In the Southwest.

Springs are rarely found ia the south
western part Of the United States, and
for this reason they have been from
ancient times priced as a most valued
possession The people who dwelt III
this region, says Walter Hough in
RECORDS Of the Past" saw in these
sources Of life giving water the fOunts
of continuance and we'll being, and
near them they located their pueblos.
Save air, no elements of nature are
bearer to human life than those com
bined into the primitive fluid which
must always he within reach of men
who put themselves into the grasp Of
the desert. The primary knowledge of
the tribes who We're the pioneers and
of every human being who has since
made his home in the great American
desert was complete as TO the location,
distribution and idosyncrasies of the
water supply.
Spring water is naturally more priced
by the inhabitants of those desert soil
tudes than that from living streams,
because 1t is always drinkable and al
ways at hand, while the watefcoafses.
which for the greater part OF the year
are sinuous reaches of dry sand furnish
at food quickly disappearing supply
of thlnned mud which will not be touch
ed by man or beast except in the dis
treSs Of thirst
One is not surprised, therefore, that
a primitive people will regard these
springs as sacred In fact, the Indians
of the southwest are not peculiar In the
worship Of springs. The sentiment is
worldwide, has had a vast range of
time, perpetuates itself in the folklore
of the highest civilizations and presents
In its manifestations most interesting
body OF myth and fancy. But in the
southwest the arid environment has so
intensified this feature of primitive cul-
ture that no spring In the region Is
without evidence of many offerings to
the deities of water.
1t Is small wonder then that the Pu-
ebl0 Indians came to regard springs
with special veneratiOn; that they wove
around them myth and tradition and
made them objects OF religious worship.
To one acquainted with the environ
ment and its radical needs this seems
TO have been a natural even though
unconscious. generalization. Perhaps
offerings to springs will not admit OF
such simple explanation. Perhaps the
mystery of the underground source of
water yelling up from unknown
depths. impressive always even to the
observer who believes himself free from
the trammels of superstition has also
had powerful effect on the mind OF
the Indian, leading, like many other
natural phenomena, to an attitude of
worship of unseen powers behind these
masks New York Tribune
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-08-08
POINTED PARAGRAPHS.

What happy lives farmers lead in
story books.
Never judge n man by the opinion
he has Of himself
4 dozen men may make u club, but
one woman can make II home.
When man borrows trouble he puts
up his peace of mind as collateral
Men and women should look during
courtship and overlook after marriage.
Happiness has peculiar way of ap-
pearing and disappearing uneXpeet-
eddy,
It's an easy matter to sympathize
with the poor when your pockets are
empty.
Try TO be agreeable. There are too
many disagreeable people in the world
as ii Is
It's SO hard for some men to save
money when single that they don't
think 1t worth While trying after they
marry.
What man and his wife say to
their guests and what they say about
them after their departure are differ
ent, quite different-Chicago News.
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TO the ancients for wisdom! DIR.
Pinches ut the University college in
London brought out in II lecture some
advice OF general interest given 10y
certain little known King of the As
syrians. ON one of the monuments In
the British museum is the following
Inscription. The eggs of an owl given
for three days IN wine bring ON 4
drunkard's WEAKNESS. The dried lung
Of sheep taken beforehand drives away
drunkenness. The ashes of II swal-
lows heak ground up with myrrh and
sprlnkled In the wine which Is drunk
viii make secure from drunkenness.
HIorus, King of the Assyrians, found
this out" The convivlal monarch did
not drink In vain II he found these
things out"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-08-08
THE GULF OF MEXICO.


anu
Promise For the Future.
The gulf of Mexico is sea 1000
miles long from the straits of Florida
to the harbor Of fampico and 800
miles wide from the mouth OF the
Mississippi river TO the mouth of the
Coatzacoalcos.
This Mediterranean Of the west is
surrounded by countries of extraordi-
nary richness In the fertility OF their
soil, the genlality of their climates,
the Yastness and value of their for
ests and the variety and extent of
their mineral endowments.
All these countries. capable of sus-
tanning hundreds of millions of people,
are inhabited by nations and races
who live under republican forms of
government and cherish and maintain
free Institutions. The northern coast
line of this important sea Is in the
great republic of the United States of
North America The southern half Is
In the next greatest American repub-
tic, that of Mexico. while ON the east
are the important Islands of the West
Indies. with Cuba ut their head. The
region around this most important sea
Is destined TO he far richer. more pow
erful and more distinguished in the
history and affairs Of our globe than
were ever those that bordered the
ancient Mediterranean of the eastern
hemisphere. not even excepting Egypt
Greco and Rome New orleans Plea
Nnnn
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-08-08

by some strange irony ST Alban,
the martyred but possibly mythical
Roman soldier, whose festival falls
ON June -, has quite oycrshadowed
his probably historic instructor St
Amphibalus, whose anniversary comes
ON the following day. About Am
phibalus we know that he WAS ma
tive of Caerleon, which the golden
legend expresses by clubbing him n
princes son of Wales in crete arayo. :"
He was buried ut Redbourne. hut
TRANSLATED TO St Adams abbey,
where his cup WAS preserved, (which
they of the common sort call St AHA
belle Bolle. In former times children
We're frequently christened with his
name. and Anabell Partridge was gold
smith to Queen Elizabeth Westmln-
ster Gazette
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IauttInu Ont "A Fire,

When trying to put ont u fire re-
member that one gallon of water at
the bottom of the blaze will do mere
to put 1t out than ten gallons at the
top. play low" is the motto TO follow
while lighting fire. \ few gallons at
the bottom Of the flames will rise in
clouds OF steam when the fire is rising
and quench It. \ big blaze on the lee
ward side looks fearful. but play low
with the water on the bottom of the
fire on the windward side and you
have the speediest way TO quench the
flames and will not require river.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-08-08

The temple elephant in southern In.
dia is the object of great respect. for
physical contact with him Is supposed
to do more good To the human body
than the best medicine. Adult men
and women warily feel his legs with
their finger tips and press them rev.
emily TO their eyes, and ailing children
are for small consideration carried
ON his back the distance OF few
strides that they may he cured
Madras Mail
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II now ledge.

Properly there Is no other knowledge
but that which Is GOT by working.
The rest is all yet hypothesis of
knowledge, thing to be argued of In
schools, a thing floating in the clouds,
in endless logic worthless. till we try
TO fix it.-Carlyle.
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Rough ON the Count.

Lord Freelunch-Ah, count did YOU
make Il favorable impression on the
father of the heiressf Count Broken
Favorable. Why, when | told him
l was looking for his daughters hand
he said he thought | was looking for
Il handout chicago News
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-08-08
lie tnlerstood.

Walk right in, dear. Your sup
per's ready, your slippers are right
where you can find them easily, and
your pipe and tobacco are on the writ
Ing desk. handy for you"
IAN right, Molly" groaned the tired.
suspicious husband You can get
that new dress tomorrow"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-08-08
HnrfeniIA Annure

An old farmer once excused him
self for sleeping under the rectors
sermons by observing "Ior, sir, when
you are in the pulpit we know II is all
rigtH" london Standard.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-08-08

Tie expressions 'Halleuah" and
Amen are srid ta have been intro
dueed into Christian worship by st.
Jerome about 4. u 800.
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REAL ESTATE
AGENCY
o. l. BLACK w ELL.
A, O. ROBBINS.
LambGrtVllIG National Bank Building.
ItMnERTyILLE, y.
FOR SALE.

Two Large Manufacturing Plants with power
Seyen-room House, on DeleYau street be-
tween George and Union streets.
Three seven-room Houses ON Elm street
Two new Houses, Delaware avenue All i'm
proNements.
Seyen-room House, York street
Seyen-room house, Lambert street.
SiX-room House, Union street
Large Double Brick House, Coryell street
Two Brick Houses ON Main street between
Church and Coryell streets
Large Brick House and Lot, adjoining Sou.
Main street
Seven room Brick House. Ferry street
Large Brick House Cottage Hill
small Farm. 40 IA 60 acres. just outside city
limits. Terms easy.
Farm 100 acres, lust outside the city limits
Terms easy.
Farm 100 acres, just outside the city limits
Terms easy.
Other farms in Delaware, East and West Am
we'll, at reasonable prices.
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OFFICE HOURS

DAYS 30 totsM. t5dto4p.
EVENINGS Monday, Wednesday and III day,
from 10 o'clock
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MONEY WANTED.

$4,000, $4,000 500 $500 All first MORTGAGES
and desirable
Money to loan in large amounts on i'm
proved Real Estate
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-08-08

Ask for Aliens Foot-Ease,
powder for swollen, tired, hot, smarting
feet Sample sent FREE. Also Free Sample
of the Foot-Ease Sanitary Corn-Pad, new
invention Address, Allen 3. Olmsted Lee
Roy, n Y
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-09-19
HIS 700 Thoughtful Wife.

Several physicians Were relating how
carefully their wives looked after their
interests and how diplomatic they were
In saving them FROM doing unneces-
sary night work One doctor gave an
instance demonstrating how the best
laid plans Of men and mice oft mis-
carry.
"When l got home this morning at 3
O'Clock, dead tired from attending to
a trying case" he remarked, Il almost
dreaded to look at the hall table. upon
which my wire always leaves a note
when there Is an urgent call. | wa
naturally delighted to find that I did
not have another call 10 make and at
once hurried to my bedroom and. with
out lighting the gas, undressed IN the
dark and tumbied into bed.
"Sfy head touched something on the
pillow. lighted the gas to investi-
gate and found that my thoughtful
wife had pinned there o note, so that
I should not fail u G II, Informing
me that I was wanted ut once without
fail TO call on It distant patient as SCOT
as l arrived homo. no matter at what
hour."-New York Press.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-09-19
Tt<E BOX COUCH.
Make Ia duet PROOF and snve Trouble
With YoaF Gowns.

Make IA duet Proof and Snve Trouble
With Yoar Gowns.
The box couch has long ago proved
It's convenience, Either US an emer-
gency bed or c~lothespress It has no
equal-indeed, 1t Is u piece of furni-
ture that few housekeepers can dis
pense with.
AS absolute perfection Is not yet
come to earth, the box couch is moi
exempt from flaws. About the only
serious one, however, is the persist
ency with which dust will sift inside,
no matter how closely shut is the lid.
Ono clever woman has overcome this
so much to her own satisfaction that
her remedy is worth trying.
Over the lining she tackled white
kitchen ~tablecloth, with the shining
side turned IN. a strip about two
inches wide was also fastened all
around the edge, SO that when the Id
was down il acted as a close Dap over
the opening.
TIE bottom OF the box was then
lined with q heavy yellow paper. which
may be easily removed and freshened,
These simple precautions are marvel.
Gus dust defiers and make It possible
to use the couch to hold gowns or even
white waists without their being wrap
ped as was formerly necessary.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-09-19

A respectable and honest Mussulman
and of curse there are millions OF
Mussulmans entitled TO that descrip-
tion-will not swallow alcohol II he
knows il, even for the good of his
health; will not lift 1.-THE harem veil,'
even IL lifting ii IS essential to b life
of his wife or daughter; will not take
out an insurance, eve when failure
to do so Is ruinous to him IN q Dusl-
ness competition. and will not in a
country ruled by Mussulmans from
any motive whatever short of u neces-
sity such as destroys freedom of will
accord equality to men OF any other
faith. In these respects he Is a "fanat
ic'-that Is. be will act upon the pre-
cepts Of his creed as interpreted by Its
doctors without reference to any other
consideration, and especially without
reference to convenience or to the opin-
ions, moral or otherwise, Of men of
any other faith. A Mussulman's creed
~ 9or him the operative law, az GUS
tom Is for "A Chinaman, or q caste rule
for Il Hindoo, or duty for a good Eng
lishman, or that which Is convenient
for a respectable ~Frenchman. and,
though there are points upon which he
will break the law, especially for gain.
there are also points, especially those
we have mentioned. upon which he
will ~not-rather Will be chopped in
pieces or chop you and take all con
sequences serenely. London Specta-
tor.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-09-19

thia's hands were slim and white
enough as they moved among the china
In the half light lie pulled a chair
lclose for the professor, and then sat
down himself.
Before Mr.. Horace Matlock went TO
bed that night he remembered that ON
the morrow Cynthia Thornton was to
drive with him In his champagne col
ored trap. How It would harmonic
with her soft hair before the ambitious
sun touched 1t to gold! What a dear,
womanly little treasure of gfrlish
brightness she was anyhow!
CYNTHIA only returned from Adams
the next day q half hour before her
drive and was. consequently, a bit
tired. She was not one to make con-
versation. and the quiet and beauty
of the scenes stretched ont before her
made her very silent Matlock. as he
handled the reina. watched both her
and the landscape. There was a GER
tain peace about them both. And
peace was, above all things, what he
wanted.
The next day MISS Warden wrote to
her girl chum again:
I'm the beginning of the summer,
Madge, dear. | wrote you that a GER
tain matrimonial venture would be
easy. plain sailing Alas. I'm afraid
| shall never find p%ort-not, at least.
with my bachelor up on the hill. And
In the name of wonders, who of all
people do you suppose has taken the
wind out of my sails? Cynthia Thorn
ton, the old bookworIn's daughter. He
had her out driving In that little
beauty of q trap three times during the
last week to my knowiedgel I'm
afraid Cupid isn't very kind to me.
You'll find I'll die IN old maid after all.
unless Tom
At this point Miss Warden's pretty
teeth absently caught the top of her
penholder, while she looked dreamily
toward the sunny, tree lined street.
Then she began to hum.
As she started on the fourth bar of
her song a champagne colored trap
skinned by. In 1t was the charming
bachelor, and by his side was Cynthia
Thornton.
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-09-19
In the Smart
Little Trap
By VIRGINIA LEILA VENT
Copyright, 1909, by Homer SpPagne


And be has the smartest lGokin9
trap you ever saw, Madge. It's cham
payne colored and a perfect love.
What do you bet ! don't lane him. trap
md all before the summers a"'rn hvf,
Miss Irene Warden, a beauty tand
aware of III, was writing To her girl
chum concerning the bachelor who bad
lust taken the big colonial house with
the carriage road and Iron archway
which for several seasons now bad
abandoned hope of usefulness.
She was writing by an open window
where the scent of the roses came up
from the front garden. Beyond lay
the pretty tree lined road over which
the bachelor and his champagne col
ored trap had just flown by.
although I've told you his name Is
Horace Matlock," ran on Miss War
denis pen. II haven't told you what be
looks like. He's an old man, forty or
fifty. | should say. His nose Is rather
too big, although people call him hand
some, and he's Il bit bald. but, then,
suppose most men who live In Dlg
houses and drive smart traps have big
noses. WhatT' Miss Warden smiled
q little soft smile into the glass above
her dressing table and then bent over
her portfolio again:
"Of course I'd prefer dear old Tom.
He's young and stunning and sings
college songs SO beautifully, but as
Won know, he hasn't q red! And | real
" must do something this summer.
Madqe. My already meager allowance
will be cut considerably In the autumn,
for In September pas going to enter
the matrimonial game hlmself+ hor'
rid. designing widow too. So l u
step lively IN the pariance of street
car officials.
'ern point Of fact, though pursued
the voluble pen, it'll be pretty easy.
plain sailing. | haven't a single good
looking rival up In this out of the way
place except old Professor Thoraton's
daughter. and she's the Quietest poke
of n gtrl-a regular stay ut home. And
as for dressing we'll, A1adge. you ana
l spend Us much on our gloves ana
wells. I reckon. as she does on her
whole outfit. That's what comes %
having a bookwor;n for Il father
The next week In the little village
p~ostotfice "a friend presented Mt. Hor
ace Matlock to Miss Irene Warden.
Apparently the meeting was by acci-
dent, but Miss Warden felt her smooth
cheeks flush, and her habitual COM
posure was rippled for u second, WHILE
for his part, Mr.. Matlock scarcely o
ed at her and, having passed a con-
ventional glad to meet you,' lifted bis
hat politely and walked out to his
smart little trap.
81 had on my chic Vo!le, the ono
Aunt Tessie sent me from Paris, you
know" wrote Miss Warden to Nudge.
and my big white hat with Topping
fuchsias. But 1t was all rank waste
She couldn't understand It. Hell
Dreams hadn't ended that way at all.
One day IN the tiny Idle little bank
Mr.. Horace Matlock stopped short as
be recognized a stopped, gaunt figure
with a patr1cian face.
"Why, it's Professor Thornton, isn't
lt2" he cried, stepping up to him with
q cordially outstretched hand
When Matloek years ago had entered
Yale as a freshman Thornton had been
Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1906-09-19

Because of their size and the many difficulties countere nc oasaue sm
of the dozen railroad tunnels leading from the borough Of Manhattan, New
York city. under the North and East rivers is N of he greatest engineering
problems yer undertaken. The powerful steel shields advance slowly through
the silt while Impressed air keeps the river beds from caytng in untls steel
walls are built The curves shown In the accompanying illustration is the only
mo of thu Kind In the world
The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-07-29
DEATH OF H. c. JOHNSON.
Taw Assessor Of Lee County--Die
 After Short Illness.

Tax Assessor Of Loe COunty-Diea
 After Short Illness.
 Cpefika, July 2s.-(Special. )-Hon H. C. Johnson, the eEcient tax assessor nf Lee county. died at his home in this city last night, after short ill., ness. He had recently completed the assessments of taxes for 1906 and at khe July term of the Commissioners C ;rt his books had been examined and found correct. He was elected assessor in 1903 and this was his first years work.
 The assessments for 1908 shows g increase of s5ss,s07 over the previoGs year which demonstrates that MT Johnson was a very competent o-.cer' All of this increase was made with oi1f any petition or complaint on the part of the taN payers. MT. Johnson was elected assessor in 1880, but be- fore the expiration of his term of of- Ace his office was abolished and tax ronnaissioner appointed. This was on account of the railroad indebtedness of the county.
 subsequently he was elected as- raeor and served two erns, making an ancient assessor Mir. Johnson was a gallant Confederate soldier, enltstins when he was but sixteen years old. He lost a leg in one of the battles near Atlanta His death is much re- gretted.