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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-27

PARI1Journal on file at American Express,
211 Rue Scribe, and Eagle Bureau, So Rue
i CANNON.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-27

DENMARK-Journal on file at American Lega-
= ton, Copenhagen.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-27

LONDoN-Journal on file at American Express
office, Waterloo place, and U. S. Express
g. Office, 90 Strand.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-08-27

BY CARRIER OUTSIDE THE CITY.
Daily and Sunday, one month .............
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-12-19
MODERN CIVILIZATION.
ItH C0mp1cNitN, Hurry and worry
shortening Our Lives.

ItH CompteNitN, Hurry and worry
shortening Our Lives.
Not lone ago while travelling | chaHe-
ID to stop ut ii village on the river
Rhine where | found IN astonishing
number Of old people. There We're II
dozen over Il hundred years of age and
many from eighty years old up 10 the
century mark, yet straight and Vigor-
eu4. One woman nearly Il hundred
years old was earning her living by
picking hops. Her grandchildren were
middle Hrcd. II WIS quite wonderful
But there WIS Ito mystery about 1t. II
MS merely the effect of II simple life
spent largely in the fields. with plain
diet, consisting Of few vegetables
and fruits, little meat. aud native beer
aud Wine for beverages
Nothing can be more Obvious than
that the very compcNity Of our mod
ern civilization Ia shortening our lives.
hut OF all the evils TINT Hiilict us the
worst and most destructive are hurry
md worry. Hurry drives the body mt
chine beyond its capacity. while worry
racks it iuwardly. or the two worry
l. probably the WORSE. THIS might in
deed be called the age Of worry. Re
cause of the intense nervous strain 10
Which We are subjected we do VASTLY
more worrying than did our forbcars
The average man Of today Is continual
Is surrounded aud pursued by phantom
troubles, which. though few of them
ever materialize into realities. haunt
him continually, running his peace of
mind and iuiming his health Header
Magazine
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-12-19
A SISTERS COURAGE.
Presence of Mind of an EiEhtccntI,
century Irish woman.

Presence of Mind of nm Eighteenth
century Irish Woman.
In laolin@ ever some family papers
ana bundles of Old letters I discovered
one bv Mrs Iefrrray4 or RlaTnev c5e-
"A, f.,ut,. s.,.t. ,.lf.l, ..,,t,i,,, 81,
-, .,...,...5z..... -.
~.
80 ''2''' 80 '''i "'''''''.e vi ii''o'9l' on
Tue part Oh inc Ha9talot toward het
hfetaet the Eafl OF tG'fe, and So vain
able rs bringing 10 light n remarkable
event connected With the history OF
those troubled times that / feel ! am
only discmfgmg Il duty i'm submitting
1t to the notice Of the editor
The letter IS dated . Wordsworth
street, July. 1SO7. and. among other
matters, Mrs. .leGierees writes as fol
lows:
leu the day Lord Iit1Wtfiam WIS
recalled, When my brother tas ehancel-
leD VAS returning from the castle aft
or having assisted 1t the swearing IN
of the newly arrived lord lieutenant. Il
feroei0us mob of no less than 5000
men and several hundred women as
sembled together in College green and
all along the avenue leading to my
brothers house Tie male part of the
Insurgents were armed with pistols.
cHtasses. slel@cs, SANS, CruWbarS and
every other weapon necessary 70 break
opeu my brothers housc, and the wo-
men were all of them armed with
their aprons full of paving stones. This
feroeious aud furious mob began 10
throw showers of stones into my broth
er's epach, nj his cnachman's head and
his horses. They wounded my brother
in the temple In College green. aud If
lie had not sheltered himself by hold
Ing his great square official purse be-
fore him lie would have been stoned To
death before he arrived Through the
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-12-19
STOPPED THE OVATION.
Richard Wagncr's Peculiar Expert
enCe In Vienna.


When Wagner WAS at the height OF
his popularity he visited Vienna Bar
ON Non BcuSt, then chancellor of the
empire. was informed That the Prus.
sian party intended To give him an I'M
mcnSe Scrcuadc a sereuadc which
would have the mir of German protest
against the tendency of the ministry to
make the union Of hungary and Aus.
tria more intimate. The demonstration
promised IL arouse strong feeling.
Your eNcelleney is warned" said
the chaneellors advisers 1T is impos-
sible 70 stop this manifestation unless
Wagner goes AWAY. aud he loves eva
tons tah well. Nothing will induce him
10 depart"
You thiul, 81 said Beust, with Il
smile
An hour later Wagner wis invited To
din" With the chancellor. He VAS hat-
tered by the invitation and accepted il.
After dinner nj which Beust WAS de
lightfully anahle aud cHtertainiug the
chancellor remarked: Herr Wagncr
are you Interested in autographst !
have some very curious ONES Ia show
YOU And he opened a portfolio where
were letters of 'almerston bismarck
Napoleon HI. lleine aud others
suddenly turning to Il paper. dated
ISIS. he said: '.Ah. look at this. 1t is
very curious What would your friend
his hiehucss the king of bavaria say if
this paper. Which would be significant
in connection with the political serC-
made which the Germans are going u
give Seu should be published tomor
row In the Vienna papers,
The composer examined the paper
and recognized. with surprise. aH old
proclamation of one Richard Wagner,
who, an ardent rcvolutionist In ISIS.
had proposed 10 the youth of that time
TO set fire to the palace of the king of
SaXony He saw his autograph and
that II might be the means of getting
him Into serious trouble.
Very curious, Is II not. Herr Wag
ncrT said the minister.
Very curious, your eNeelleney." re
piled his guest.
The next morning Richard Wagner
left Vienna. recalled 10 Bnireulh by
urgent business Strand Magazine
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-12-19
CURIOUS INSECT.
4 Hutterhy Tint Er'oys only Five
Hours of Life

Hours of Life.
If is in Aneust that thc nat,nnItsts
ob,erye the marvellous insect which 10
born. reproduces and dies IN the neri,l
Of single might on IA. hunks If the
Marina of the Saline .,,l ,r ~, pu,ip,
If Is the cnhemcrn of which Sir,mmnr.
Gam has written ana which ,s srolcp
of I'm Aristotle
The ufc of FIJI, insect dom. not I,st
bevond fnur a.. tvc t,,,,. II aios &,
ward II o.lopk in tbn ,vnnin. oftcr
taking tb, form nf y hnttnrd,. ,hnut civ
cvnr th,t bpforn toIin,r tbis r,,.,, u
Inns uved tbraa vears IN thu - T.,
worm which =ke,ns .iw,vs nea. IN,
harder of water in the holes which n
The change of This worm in thn Wa
Tor ia nm aubnmpr. which nias 10 On
eudden thot a,n ms mt In, tim. =, CO.,
Il IF ono tal5ns Tho worn, IN the ,,.,tn,.
tbe eb,pee Is mode nnlesS II, nressi,e
thc worm slfqbtIv IN the rn,ton Of tl,e
chest R,. tbis n,c,ns # c,n Il, t,I,n
from Tho v.afer L,for. ia. eh,ng,
,,l.,s nla,c
TN enb,=Inare ,rt,, I.,,.in5. Tho r.,=
t,,. s..l., , ,,t.,.. ,,f,r, n ,,.,,, ,It,.ost
itseIf or g, bne n.en,l,r,n, a.. Will ,,ht.,
cntIrcly ,o,.n,,y n ,rhis. SECOND ch,,,,o
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-12-19

The underlying reason why SO much
time usually elapses between the filing
Of petition and the hearing or trial In
divorce proceedings is not generally
understood" remarked Il lawyer who
makes speciality of this character of
practice. perhaps il IS within the cir
Gle of truth to say that in II majority
Of cases if either husband or wife.
whichever side be plaintiff. should
stop look and listen as it were, the
trouble would be adjusted out of court
entirely. As rule, judges are incin-
ed to afford ample time for domestic
partners 10 ponder well before pursu-
Ing further toward legal redress for
matrimonial difficulties. Divorce in
haste and repent at leisure Is logical
paraphrasc or course, If after ma
ture reflection n different opinion does
not cnsue, the average iurist would IA
yor progressing the suit" New York
hp.Hs
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-12-19
FISHERME EN-.
There Are Two Classes. the Genuine
aud the rretendcrs.

aud the Pretendcrs.
1t has sometimes been said that fish
ormen cannot he manufactured. This
is true to the extent that nothing can
supply the lack of certain inherent,
constitutional and Unborn qualities or
traits which are absolutely necessary
to fsherman's makeup. OF course
there are many who call themselves
fishermen and who insist upon their
membership in the fraternity who have
hot i'll their veins a drop of legitimate
fisherman blood. Their self asserted
relationship is nevertheless sometimes
seized upon hy malicious or ignorant
critics as permitting the assumption
that the weaknesses and sins of these
preteudcrS are the Weaknesses and
sins of genuine fishermen But III
truth these prctCnders are only inter
lopcrs who have learned Il little fish
LANGUAGE who love II fish only when
they bite" who whine ut bad luck
who hetray inercdulity when they hear
Il rousing fish story and who do or
leave undonc many other things fatal
10 good and regular stunning. They
are like certain whites called suuaw
men who hang about Indian rcserVa-
tons aud gain certain advantages in
the tribes hy marrying full blpnied In
dian women. Surely no just person
would for moment suppose that gen
uine Indians could he treated fairly by
measuring them according 10 squaw
, man standard Neither can genuine
fishermen be fairly treated by iudg
Inc them according to the standards
presented by squaw Instrumentation
Fishing and Shooting Sketches" by
Grover Clereland
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-12-19

A singular way of removing oxygen
from the air by the mid of Il plant Is
as follows. Inside glass bell lar sus
pended over water, Is placed II mush
room. and sunlight Is allowed to fail
upon the plant Tie mushroom alb
serbs the oxygen from the air in the
lar, and the carbonie acid formed dur
ing the process IL absorbed by the wa
ter, which gradually rises in the jar
to one fifth Of lis height The mush
room now dries up, but It's animation
IS only suspended, rs my be proved
by introducing beside it a green plant,
when il viii rccomncncc TO yegctatc,
being nourished by The oxygen eXhalcd
from the fresh plant
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-12-19
CUTTLEFlSH FARMS.


i'N"t'd I" lie "'l@ed'
DOCS any one know that euttlettsh
are cultivated ON farms To he mlihadf
These cuttleIi~h farms are located on
the coasts of Great britain. and tho
eutticttsl arc kept in tanks or ponds
10 he milket OF their ink. The pond OF
tank Is connected with the sea- by Il
pipe. and thousand or moro euttles
ave kept IN Il single one.
They tafm II most curious sight rs
they move about trailing thoir long
arms and staring out of their hulslos
eyes. They are guarded by screens
which prevent them from betng scared,
fer it tlley are suddenly frightened
they Viii squirt their milk into the
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-12-19
MAKING WAMPUM.
\ Process Tint HeGuires Hath Pa
tienee aud Skill.

fbthes hhh SKILL
With certain tribes Wampum is still
highly priced aud necklaces are worn
by men, women aud children when
they are the fortunate nosS asor9 Of
them. To nuke Wampm various kinda
of shells arc used, white aud those
having a lavender hue being most
liked
The thin shells are broken into little
pieces and hy aid of nippcrs are made
rs nearly round rs possible. When
each piece is drilled in the center. the
old time fire klnding style Of drill he.
ing used the shells nrr then strung and
rolled with the hand ON u fiat stone,
which grlnds them until they are
smooth aud even.
Comparatively few Indians among
those who prize wanpum beads most
highly have the skin or patience t.
make them, even though they had the
materials. The fact Is there are but
few wamprm bead makers in the couu.
try, aud II often happens that long pill
grimages must bc made 10 secure the
requisites for really fine beads. and. ms
with the white mans trinkcta, that
which Is far fetched and dear bought"
is most sought after for ornamentaiion.
Around some of the ancient ruins in
the southwest the little disks of VAN
pun are often found in the sand. and IT
is probable that they We're deposited
in the graves in very early times aud
washed out or exposed by. the winds
action These ruins are In the best
state Of preservation Of any In the
country Absolutely nothing Is known
Of their builders, and the origin Of
these ruins was rs much n mystery
when Coronado first saw them In 1910.
when he made his famous invasion. ns
it Is II the people Of the present day
Indians Friend.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-12-19

In China when a house Is 10 be re
paired wonderful forethought is neees-
sary. The evil spirits which are sup
posed to occupy each dwelling that
mortals have inhabited cause the ear
pcnter no end OF trouble aud no trltling
expense. First an astrologer must be
consulted with regard 10 the most
lucky day for beginning the work.
Then square suspended from the
ridge beam is notification 10 the splr-
It's Of darkness that their dwelling
place is To be disturbed, wherefore the
square thing for them to do il to move
out quietly and peacefully. Next the
carpenters make offerings to these UNI
seen residents These gifts seem to
say. "If you please, spirits OF dark
ness, accept this bride and speedily
take your flight" Next the neighbors
must be warned that these evil innu-
ences are about to be turned loose per-
haps 10 seek shelter under a neighbour
ing roof Every house on that street
receives a notice That upon a certain
day and hour repaifs are 10 begin on
HE dwelling Of All Sin. Each house
hold can chen pay the imps not TO enter
its doorway, but to 10 to the next
beighbor.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-12-19

The inst reporter of France was
Louis Nil. The National library pos
ses=es the manuscripts of thirty six ar
tlcles written by that king. Almost all
are accounts Of his military operations.
These articles were published in the
Gazette dc France The copy how
ever. did not 20 directly to the printer.
Louis Nil. wrote abomiHahle French,
and he had vague notions of orthogra
ply. His articles we're corrected and
often entirely rearrunged by secre-
tary named Eucas. who copied them,
sending TO Riehclien the new manu-
script. Richelicu examined il In his
turn and often introduced additional
corrections At the siege of Gorbie the
king wrote few lines enlogstlc of the
cardinal, hut aftcrwnrd crossed them
out Of his article. Richelieu wrote
them in again. and 50 they appeared in
the Gazette de France Revue de Par
10
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-12-19

The late Rufus f. Shapley, the bril-.
liant Philadelphia lawyer, wrote "Solld
For Mulhooly." which had an immense
success. Once at a dinner an editor
congratulated Mr.. shapley warmly on
Solid For Mulhooly" The editor said
It was powerfully written. Mr.. Snap
ley replied: Yes. l suppose l am n
powerful writer The other day
wrote a letter Of coincidence to the
widow of an old friend, and | under
stand that the lady no sooner read my
letter than, changing her black gown
to pink one, she went to a matinee"
-Argonaut
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-12-19
A Germnn View OF our Diet.

Die W0che OF Berlin tells It's readers
what Americans eat" taking as a
type the average New York business
man. Hot cakes, quick lunch dishes,
pie, Welsh rabbit, lee cream, grape
fruit, oyster cocktails, pork and beans
and many other purely American
dishes and ice water are referred to as
Indigestion promoters. "All this" says
the writer. the American eats with
relish. They are the dishes of the
city and Of the country. lie balks at
only four observation-disclosures sausages,
sauerkraut, buttermilk and llmburger
cheese. These he calls Dutch foods"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-12-19
The Huns.

The first mention of the Huns in his
tory is In China u. 6. 90 They cOu-
quered that country and We're after
ward driven out by the Celestlals and
marched clear across Asia. penetrating
the country npw known AZ Hungary in
$40 A. j.. FOR time they threatened
to overrun the whole Of the continent,
but were defeated In the heart Of
France ana driven back to the banks
Of the Danube
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-12-19

"Mr. Merchant" said the new clerk,
preparing to ask for more money. II
think understand the business pretty
well now, and"
"Ycsf' Interrupted his employer
"Well. keep ut It -four or five years.
Perhaps youIl understand it then ne
well MS you think you do wilt
ndelphia Press.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-12-19

Bobbie. | hope you didn't tell your
mother that you saw me kissing sister
last night
"Nope diint have to. Sis walked
rs all up AT midnight when YOU went
home and told It herself" Minncapo.
lis Journal
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-12-19
Ilu,I socIetX

What You learn from bad habits in
bad society You will never forget. and
it will be lasting pang To you. tell
You in all sincerity, not rs in the cx-
element of speech, but as | would
confess and have confessed before
God. | would give my right hand II
could forget that which have learned
in bad society.-John i. Cough.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-12-19
Did some Hard Thinking.

yes, he vas nallln a board on his
front steps. and he hit his thumb an
awful swii' And what do you Think
He didn't sav word"
"He dIdn
"Nope Hes deaf aud dumb
Cleveland III IN Dealer.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-12-19

"ITow do you intend T. have the
study decorated, Mrs. GoldrocksF"
Il think I'll have It decorated In Geep
brown" replied Mrs. Goldrocks. MY
husband always likes to sit In deep
brown stud Milwaukee Sentinel
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-12-19
LIZ MnneN,n Worth.

Laundryman--1 regret to tell you. sir,
that one OF your shirts Is lost. Gus
toner Bnt here have just paid you
u cents for doing it up. Laundfyman
Quite right. sir; we Numbered 1t be-
fore we lost it-Harper's Weekly
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-12-19
Ill. Arrech VIII, Her

After ALL" remarked Mrs, Inswlm.
home Is the dearest spot on earth"
at ls," answered her husband who
was engaged In auditing the month
Ills-Chicago News
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-12-19

LII Egypt the eat was sacred TO the
moon, ana 5bcn q cat died ifs master
shaved or bis eyebrows In sign of
mourning
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-12-19

The london childs life Is often very
like rabbits one long scurry from
superior beings London Spectator
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-12-19

Reading is thinking with some one
else's head instead Of ones own
Schopenhauer.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-12-19

Some men ara born great, some
achieve greatness md some couldn't
teii to safe their necks how = hap
pened
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-12-19

If you wish to remove avaric", YOU
must remove It's mother, luxury
Cicero
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-12-19

Nothing is easy to the unwilling
From the Gaelic.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-12-19

Reason governs the wise man and
cudgels the fool.--From the italian.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-12-19
A Fashion Note.

Doctor 10 female patienU -You'ye
got slight touch Of fever. Your
tongue has a thick cont Patient lex
cItedlyl Oh, doctor. do tell me how It
Gtsi
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-12-19
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
ST. A YEAR. SEND tOCTS. POR SAMPLE COPY
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-12-19
Telephone Notice.

THE MERCHANTS AND FARMERS TEL
EPHONE AND TELEGRAPH COMPANY
have now built their lines into almost all
parts of Hunterdon County and are eady TO
receive subscriptions for telephones at the
rate of si2 % per year for unlimited service
throughout the county.
The System now reaches New Hope, Lam
bertville, stockton, Ideli kingwood, Ser
geantsville, limoges Locktown, Croton, Flem-
ington, Three Bridges, Baptlsttown, : ose-
mont, Erenchtown, Milford Bloomsbury,
Little York, Mt Pleasant, Everittstown. Pat
tenburg, Quakertown, Pttstown, Clinton,
Annandale, Lebanon, Potterstown, White
house and Whitehouse Station.
Applications for telephones should be made
TO Charles n. Readin Frenehtown, y. J., or
Eugene Wilson, Sergeantsyille, n. j., which
will receive prompt attention
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-12-19

Grim Joke by Which lie Attempted
to RcNuIutiOnize the Administrs-
ton of Justice In Rome-Gis lag tn
Caesar what belonged To Caesar.
The Meeker herald., 1906-01-06
Modern Woodmen.

Thursday night was n very inter.
esting occasion for the local camp OF
Modern Woodmen. 'sThere was
something doing all the time"
Among the candidates indicted
into the mysteries of woodcraft We're
F w Kracht, II p Spurlock, Clarence
McKimpson, John Fluckey, J Mel.
sen, r G Thornton, r NJ LaPree, II L
Ruckman, Clarence Ford and Thos
Gilmore.
At the conclusion of the EXERCISES
n fine lunch was served.
The present awakening in the local
camp of Modern Woodmen is largely
due to the initiative of Camp Clerk
Hartke and District Deputy Denni-
sons good hustling abilities.
Watch the Modern Woodmen grow.
Hereafter stated meetings will be
held on the second and fourth Satur-
days of the month.