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sugar.

Sugar, the modern commodity, Which
we class lmong the Indispensable nee
cssarics was wholly unknown to The
ancient n. lions The word "snccla-
rum" occurs but once Ut the Latin
translation of the Bible and lhe equiv
alent for our word sugar f. first used
by riny. whose writings are almost
cOntcmporaneous with the ministry of
Christ He calls 1t honey collected In
Groml reeds" and says lhut The to-
mans first became acquainted with its
use In Arabia Felix Status ia his ac-
count of the old Satnrnalia ceremonies
mentions vegetable honey rs being
used and winds up his account 10y say
Ing that this same honey is boiled
from EloSian reeds" DioScol'idcs, The
Greek physician who ilourishcd in the
first or second century of the Christian
era and whose great work "Dc Mate
ria Medlca," treats Of all The then
known medicinal substances ana their
properties, says that the name of sug-
ar has been given To the honey which
Is produced by reeds without bees
and Strabo, writing concerning IT, says,
They Ohe people of Arabia FrliNJ
make honey without bees from reeds,
and II sometimes resembles salt"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-03-28

Anent strange cases. a lawyer said
that hog had been tried for murder,
convicted aud hanged AT Clarmont-
AVN. IN France" hc said. "a huge hog
Ailled and ate a child The people, hor-
ror stricken treated the hog rs they
would have treated a human being.
They tried it
He tool; down book bon q in gray
calc
"Ilcrr i lht verdict he said, the
original Of Which is Le,t ia the Ma
tional museum Of Paris. Il Is dated
June ~. 1894, and II reuds
I've. IL" jury. in dclcstat.on and
horror Of this crime aud in order to
mako an example ana TO satisfy jus
tice have declared. Judged. sentenced,
pronounced aud appointed that the
said hog now detained in the abbey rs
II prisoner Shall by the cXecutioncr be-
hung and strunGled on Il gibbet near
the galuws of The mont In witness
whereof We have sealed this present
with our seals Minneapolis JuGrnai.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-03-28
WATCHING THE BUILDERS.
Fire Insurance Folks Keep an Eye
on Construction Methods

A builder speaking of the watchfui-
New York city in the erection OF build
ingS IN that city says:
Insurance companies in placing poll
cics upon so called fireproof buildings
do not accept the word of the builders
and contractors, nor rest content with
the evidence submitted by the city
building department Their own ex-
pertS make an examination. Such an
examination is made not at the behest
of politicians or In the interest or
group of men, but by technical experts
whose reports must be exact, detailed
and exhaustive In the interests OF
Shrewd business men. The insurance
underwriters have their own corps of
expert engineers and iireproof agents
in the field all of the time When a
large building Is In course of con
structlon iii New York these experts OF
| the underwriters watch every stage OF
the development. They have no power
| TO stop work on the building as city
| building inspectors have when the
building laws are not complied with
| but they possess another sort of CHECK
which Is fully rs ef'ectual. The build
ers, contractors or owners, or all three.
| are notified that further insurance poll
cles viii not be made on the building
until ccrtun remedies are made
PittShurg Press.
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II may be realized by purchasers OF
diamond tiaras and the like that styles
in settings change almost as frequent
~ as in Il woman's hat, and every 9TH
er year at least must see the precious
diadem rebuilt. This adds TO original
cost, for no self respecting jeweler
changes the setting of costly piece Of
jewelry without adding few new
stones TO the first amount, thereby In
creaslng its value. OF course famous
crowns, with associations attached,
that have recently come Into the posses
sion of very rich americans remain as
first designed for even an American
shows scmc sentiment when 1t costs
him fortune TO indulge in rich his
toric jewels, but otherwise diamond
and pearl ard emerald tiaras are con-
stantly iIade over Boston Herald
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THE TlMOROUS KUBUS.
They Live In sumatra and Are the
Shiest People Alive.

They live In Sumatrn and Are the
Shtest People Alive.
There is a very singular race of PEG
pie in Suluatra, the Kubus. who are too
tlmorans and shy to mix with the other
races Of the island and dwell in the re-
cesses of the forests. They are looked
ON rs interiors by the Malays and
thought to be little better than beasts
Such Is their shyncss that they will
never willingly face Il stranger
Their trade with the Malayans is con
sequcntly carried on IN strange man
her. The trader announces his arrival
by heutlng gong. and he then retires
The kubus approach. put their forest
treasures on the ground. beat gong
and retreat The trader returns and
lHyS his commodities down in quant-
ties sufficient, as he thinks, fer the pur-
chase Of the goods on sale Then he re-
tires, and the kubus reappear and con
slider lle bargain.
And 50. after more Withdrawals and
approaches and gong beating4, the re
speeilNe parties come to an understand
Ing aud carry off Independently their
bargains. The kubus in their wild
state do not bury their dead They live
ON snakes, grubs. fruits and the ticsl
o. any deer or pigs they eau Stay They
are sklltul spearmcn and throw stone,
| With marvellous accuracy Pail Nal
| Gazette
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Earrings have always been among
the most favOrte ornaments Of nearly
all the nntions of The world. certainly
Indeed among the Persians, Babylonl
ans and Garthaginlans they We're worn
by men rs we'll as women. They were
always worn by Greek women from
IIcra in the Hind" down to the Venus
de Medici, whose ears were pierced for
the reception of earrings. Pliny tells
which greater expense was lavlshed
among the Romans. Many Egyptian
earrings of very beautiful design have
been preserved, and these antique de
signs have been initiated In modern
fines
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UcIa,ynres Names.

Delaware has been called the Dla-
mond State, for though small in size,
1t formerly was Of great political I'm
portancc. II also enjoys the nickname
OF the Ellc Hen Stnie. This having
been bestowed on account of Il gentle
man named Caldwell, who made the
state famous in sporting annals by the
quality of his gamecocks, which he al
ways bred from the eggs OF blue hen,
believing that this was the best color
for the mother Of gamecock.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-03-28

The throne room of the royal palace
ut Madrid Is one of the most magnlli.
cent iii the world. Decorated in red
and gold, il contains rock crystal chan.
dellers. colossal looking glasses of the
finest qunlity. marble tables and price
less porphyry The ceiling il painted
by Tiepolo with the Majesty Of Spain. -
in Illustration OF the virtue of the kings
aud the manliness OF the people. who
are represented in the different COS
tunes of the provinces. Here the SOY
creigns of Spain receive on grand occa-
slons when alive and when dead are
laid ont in state.
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Meals In Sel,onfs

In Paris the city government gives
every school child one fun meal Il day
This does not tend 10 paupcrlze the chill
dreh or 10 lessen the responsibility of
the parents, for All those who can ar
ford 10 pay for the .meal are expected
TO do So. ON the Ser hand. no Jeal-
ousy or contempt can be felt by the
richer children for their starved com
rades, for all are supplied with the
same metal token, which has to be
given up in exchange for the meal. The
seanline scolairc," as This municipal
Solap Kitchen is called, is not confined to
Paris In the provinces the "soupe
scolaifc,' its equivalent. has sent up
the school attendance by leaps and
bounds. Here. however, instead of
paying for their midday meal all those
who can possibly do so are encouraged
10 bring to school their handful of vcgc
tables and the like, and the contrlbu-
tons are MI put into the common soup
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-03-28

The word shave" which IL happily
used seldom unless metaphorlcally In
this country, ~ II word Of brilliant his
torlcal untccedcnts lis original. the
Russian SILVA" means glorious and
X the title OF that race which sub
sumcs the russian people. But when
the Germans reduced hosts of the Slavs
TO srryitudc their name. from malice
or accident. as Gibbon says. became
synonymous with "seryle." 1t retains
no more suggestion Of its racial origin
now than does ogre" which is really
Hungarian" from II confusion of the
Mngyars with the Huns aud OF both
with the terrible Tartars.
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AN ECHO.


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mon Us II nl'iF neeoile mere IS always
t'elihE "a mystery about 1t that holds
lis rs With i CHARM OF course we ali
know that ii IS merely the reflection
of Il sound from some object as the
aide of II house or II rock or n hill. but
qrtru W. cannot tell how far AWAY the
object is that causes il. Here is II way
h. tell every time.
Holdiue Il watch in Your hand. shout
single syllable. is "Io," or Hal"
and connt the number of seconds from
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-03-28

Probably the price of no other article
in common use has undergone such u
revolution rs the match The first frlc
ton matches in 1870 the "COngreyes"
e. were placed on the London market
In tin boxes of iiftles at half Al crown
Il box. with II piece of glass paper for
striking purposes thrown IN. Messrs.
Bryant and May took IL leading part In
defeating Mr.. Loves proposed tax on
lucifcrs, rs they were then called, and
In recognition Of their services pub
lie drinking fountain was erected at
Bow. London Mail.
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Women sailors.

Women sailors nrc employed in ben
mark, Norway and Finland aud are
often found To he excellent mariners.
In Denmark several women are EN-
ployed as state officials nj sea, and
particularly in the pilot service. They
20 out Ia meet The incoming SHIPS; they
climb nimhly out Of their boats: they
show their official diploma. and they
steer the newcomer safely into the har-
Dor. II IS the same 10 Finland
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Cruel.

Il made these biscuits myself. pa
vld," said Mrs. Copperfield, with hon
est pride.
They look very nice. Dora" replied
David, picking one OF them up and
making an effort to split It. "And they
are still hot. How long ago did you
ah!--cast them %
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10y.

JOY is the handspring IN the whole
round OF everlasting nature; joy moves
the wheels of the great tlmepiece OF the
world: she 1t Is that loosens flowers
from their buds, suns from their firma-
ments. rolling spheres In distant space
seen not by the glass Of the astrono-
mer@ schiller
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1906-03-28

House physicians, when they wish TO
empty Il he'd Of a chronic ease Will wei
come the new and original excuse con-
famed n the following letter: Dear
Sister When next The doctor attends
mother, Will you please ask him to dis
miss mother. rs she does not feel well,
ana oblige. Yours truly, London
Hospital Gazette
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Politencss is Kind of anacsthctic
which cnyelops the asperitles OF our
character, 50 that other people he not
wounded by them. We should never be
without il. even when we contend with
the rude -Joubcrt.
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NJ. D.--1hiS is queer, Have you taken
anything that disagreed With, you: The
Patient Nothing but .ypur advice OF
yesterday
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Too smooth,

The Fiarcee-There' just one thing
that worries me little. The Fiance-
What is that: The Fiancee - There
seems to be- no opposition on the part
Of any az our relatives.
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Disappointed love makes the misery
OF youth, disappointed ambition that
OF manhood and successful avarlce that
OF age Goldsmith
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Disgrace is immortal and living even
when one thinks it Plautus
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(,unfeaatnu.

Often confession is owning up when
you are sure to be caught Saturday
Evening Post
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-18
GARLIC STRONGER
THAN HIS LOVE.

OAKLAND, Oct. 17.-Conrad Thieler-
hoff does not object when his wife
drinks wine, but he draws the limit at
steam beer and onions. He appeared
before Deputy County Clerk ZambTeslxy
today and demanded a divorce. zam-
bresky advised the unhappy husband
that he must file proper complaint for
legal separation and the discontented
spouse went away in search of a law
yer.
Il have plenty of money! said Con-
rad. who says he is prosperous
farmer OF Tulare County. but ! don't
like to see my wife, Mary, drink the
way she does We drink wine at our
meals every day and she has never
been intoxicated. but she came to Oak
land and acquired thirst for steam
beer That was the limit
y admit that we had q quarrel be-
fore she came here a month ago. That
was because she Insisted upon putting
garlic in everything she prepared for
US to eat. / don't like garlic; she likes
steam beer. l think that is sufficient
ground for divorce and / shall employ
an attorney to bring suit. have
nothing against my wife except that
she tries TO make me eat garlic, when
she eats onions and drinks steam beer
She left me for no other reason and
think I have cause for being sore. My
wife is one of the best women on earth
and I hate to part with her. but she left
of her own free will and I think, so
long as we can't agree, that we ought
to separate. l shall consult a lawyer
tomorrow"
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-18
GoRpoN,s SONG nNcIrAL.

OAKLAND, Oct. 17.-Notab1y ex-
duisite in variety and selection is the
programme which will be offered
Thursday evening at the concert to be
given at Hamilton Hall by Mackenzie
Gordon. the marvellous tenor. Songs
and ballads of Ave countries are repre-
sented in the numbers and these are
only a part of the great range that the
singer takes IN his work. Gordon viii
sing from French, German. English.
Irish and Scotch composers, with an
aria from Puecini's ''Madams Butter
fly" for good measure z. and ballad or
two from the Welsh to heap the cup
OF good things. The numbers chosen
for this concert are among the best
in Gordpns collection, as he Will make
his only appearance in Oakland tomor-
row night in set concert programme.
The recital will include a Handel
sonata for vielln and plano by Nathan
Landsberger and Frederick Maurer Jr.
and two violin numbers by Lands
berger. These are sufficient OF them
selves to attract the music lover. Ad-
mission cards. 81. can be obtained at
Sherman, Clay & Co.'S.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-18
BERKELEY PEOPLE SCARED.

BERKELEY. Oct. I7-Scares suf-
fered by nervous people throughout
Berkeley made work for the police last
night and today Reports from excited
persons who fancied thugs were after
them were so numerous as to amount
almost to an epidemic.
The strangest OF these reports came
from r. Welch, residing on Milvia
street near Addison. Welch reported
that his wife had been aroused from
sleep by finding burglars hand
clutching her throat. The police
searched the premises and decided that
Welch himself had grabbed his wife
by the neck while in the throes of a
nightmare. Welch acQuiesced in the
theory.
Mr. Langworth Of 1914 HiIgard ave-
nue, Mr.. Preston Of 2s10 Hflgard; Mr..
Sinton Of 2139- University avenue, John
Cotter OF 1926 Delaware avenue and
others telephoned TO the police that
suspicious characters were IN the
neighborhood. Investigation proved
each report to be practically unfounded
One tramp Of extraordinary nerve
was encountered by Preston. who gave
the hobo food on the porch of his home
on Hilgard avenue.
Please turn out the light on the
porch, said the tramp. The light
hurts nay eyes" Preston declined to
provide soft gloom for the weakened
optics Of the Wanderer. suspecting dan
ger in the request. and instead called
Up the police and told them the story.
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-18
Terrier Comes to Rescue When
Burglar Attacks Woman.
Little Dick Fights for
Mistress in the
Nick of Time.

OAKLAND. Oct. IA little fox ter
~ier belonging to Mrs. William Belts
nrobablv saved her a good beating.
Mrs Belts is the wife Of q well-known
architectural draugla1sEaan and was
robbed in her home al oslo Wheeler
street last light by IN audacious thief.
The police Of Oakland and Berkeley are
bending every effort 70 locate and cap
rs,ra the crooks who are infesting the
,ities on this side OF the bay. The rob-
berry OF the Belts home was one of the
boldest in the criminal HISTORY of Ala
media County, the burglar walking into
ne house during daylight
Mrs. Belts this morning told the
story Of the robbery and of her escape
from worse treatment at the hands Of
the burglar because of the help of her
pet fox terrier Dick" When the thief
attacked her she threw her bracelet
and ring from the window 10 keep them
from the clutches OF the burglar. In
telling her story she said:
When I heard the steps OF the man
on the front porch I thought that it
was my husband returning home and
started for the door TO. meet him. Be
fore I reached il the door swung open
and the robber stepped inside, and,
aiming his pistol al me, ordered me to
keep still at the same time demanding
my money The shade Of the front
window was up and 1 am sure tnal ne
saw me when I was counting the money
al the desk. for he walked straight TO
the desk and pulled out the drawer in
which my purse was lying. AS he took
the. purse from the drawer and started
10 open II I picked up three SO gold
pieces which were lying in the drawer
and dropped them down the front OF
my waist. and these the robber did not
get.
~ .so- +ol5 ma 70 Give hin, NV
bracelet and ring, and I did So but as
he reached for them I threw them out
Of the window. The dog then attacked
the thief and at that moment I tainted.
when came TO my husband was
with me-"
The San Francisco call., 1906-10-18
News Of the Counties Bordering San Francisco Bay
Young Aslatics Help Entertain
Pupils From Mission Schools.
Take Part in Oakland Conference

OAKLAND, Oct. 17.-Pupils from the
Methodist Chinese School OF Oakland,
the Presbyterian Home, formerly of
San francisco. and the Japanese School
OF Oakland this afternoon furnished the
most enjoyable feature OF the third
days session Of the Young Peoples
Missionary Conference, when the chill
dren's hour was given over to them. A
song in chorus and recitation by enc
of the boys from the Presbyterian
school was the opening number, which
was followed by a chorus and a reeita-
tion of God Loves the Boys hy mem
bers OF the Baptist Mission. The old
fayerite, Abide With Me rendered by
quartet Of Chinese girls from the
Methodist Mission was we'll received,
as was the recitation in unison of the
Twenty-third Psalm by three little tots
from the same institution The best
received effort of the afternoon came
when a Chinese boy of six lined up
seven little girls Of his own nationality
and beat time with his hands while they
sang Singing as We Co.
The 6rst appearances before the con-
ference of Robert Speer of New York,
the secretary of the Presbyterian Board
saying treat, and in his address, en-
titled Spirit Needs-christ Sufficient,
he fulfilled expectations. He will speak
again Thursday afternoon.
The words of Bishep w. F. Nichols
OF San Francisco upon Race Reform
provided much food for thought for
those who heard his words
The outline given by ]. H. Laughlin
on The Work of Foreign Missions AL
ready Done" in summing up the vast
amount of labor that has been done in
the field was In the nature of We'll
Done" to the hard workers present who
have accomplished their share in the
labor
The afternoon session, aside from the
ohildren's hour, was devoted to the
exposition of the material side so es-
sentia1 to the success of the work in
foreign lands where the people come to
the missionary for medical aid and ad-
vice and assistance on the affairs OF
everyday life as much as for spiritual
help
Two addresses in the evening were
those of Miss Carolyn Macdonald sec
retary Of the Y. W. C. T. u. in Japan,
and the other delivered by the Rev
Poen Chew.
Sessions will be held morning, after
noon and evening tomorrow. the 6nal
day of the conference.