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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-03-27
POLITICAL SPIES.
They Arc Quite Common All Over tho
Continent Of Europe.

They Arc Quite Common All Over tho
Continent Of Europe.
On the continent of Europe 1t Is quite
n common thing for royal personages
to he subjected TO espionage, mainly,
OF course. for political reasons.
In France. Spain, Russia, Germany
and Austria the practice obtains. At
one time during the reign of Napoleon
III. Il small army of political spies was
engaged In watching royal subjects. In
faet, the vigilance of the different par.
ties was SO great that there We're three
emperor had his; the empress had hers;
the government and the republicans
respectively had theirs all employed
to watch the other parties and their
spies
Moreover, Bismarck had his spy over
the emperor SO that France was over
ridden by spies, the most important.
however, being Blsmarek's, to whom
the war was indeed te a great extent
due.
This secret service agent was Il Ger
man doctor, whose advice the unfortu
nate emperor even preferred to that of
his own court physicians. and thus
Bismarck knew even better than Ma
poleon the real state of the latter's
health, which was, of course very
important factor In the political situa-
tIon nj those times, Parsons Weekly.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-03-27
An Optical Illusion.

An interesting optical experiment
may be made with the ordinary mean
descent light. Gaze steadily at the
light for Il few seconds, then suddenly
eXtlngnlsh II. The experiment Is best
performed In II very dark room. In
about half Il minute you will see the
perfect Image of the light, with the
fine strands Of wire plainly visible. 1t
will be red Mt first. In few minutes
II will turn purple and then n bright
blue. Later II Will apparently move to
the right AS you turn your gaze 1t
Will continue moving To the right If
yon keep Your gaze fixed, II Will come
back. II Is surprising how long the
illusion will last. IT will be seen for
fully five minutes, perhaps longer, and
II you turn ON the light and look away
from Ii you will see the old image for
several minutes, though more family
than In the darkness
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-03-27
THE SHORT NOSES.
Something to Be Said In Favor of
Those Who Wear Them.

Those Who Wear Them.
"Physiognomists tell us that the big
aosed people do the worlds work.
Bald Il short nosed man the other day,
'and they generally add Il lot of rub
Dish about Napoleon's big nose and
how he always selected big nosed men
to carry out daring undertakings.
THAT Napoleon story was invented
by some one with nose Hike Cyrano
tie Bergerac. who wanted IN excuse
for his proboses and therefore pre-
tended That his nose WAS hut the in
PRODUCTION to massive, imposing
character 1t is true that big nose Is
sometimes Indicative of flrmness and
determination, but only when 1t is as
soelated with II strong jaw and long
chin. \ big nose with retiring chin
Is almost idiotic In the expression 1t
gives 10 the countenance Every car
toonlst knows this. Whenever You see
n cartoon OF Il society dude IL shows Il
long nose and Il small chin.
But there is something to be said
in favor of the short noses. The short
Judgment, discretion. Socrates had Il
snub nose and Of the lively magma
tive writer's In almost any language
considerable proportion was short
nosed people. Long noscd men may
do their share of the worlds work,
but the short noses write the clever
books and the entertaining plays. II
Shakespeare had had nose like the
Duke of Wellington, do You ever sup
pose TINT he would have written the
Merry Wives of Windsorf" He
might have been n successful theater
manager, but would never have be-
come literary artist. st. Louis
Globe Democrat.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-03-27
BURNING MARTYRS.
Cost of the Funeral Pyres Told In a
Curious Old Bill.

Curious Old Bill.
A bill for the materials with which
TO burn Cranmer and his fellow mar
tyrs is probably the most curious and
suggestive document ever presented
tor payment The execution of Lati-
mer and Ridley took place on Oct. rs,
1555. while Cranmer did not suffer
until March 81 of the following year.
The memorandum oil the bill is in
cluded in the book which was found
by Stripe when he wrote his Memoirs
pf Archbishop Cranmcr" In l693, I'm
which the expenses of the martyrs
We're entered during their imprison.
ment. This book is probably some
where among the manuscripts of Ok
ford university. NOW Il grim. matter of
fact witness 10 the fanatical hatred of
the day.
The following are exact transcripts
from the bills by the person who had
charge of the funeral pyres:
Paid for the burning of Archbishop
Cranmer and his two fellow sufferers,
Ridley and Latlmer: Fer one hundred
of wood fagots Us; for one hundred
and half of furzc fagots. IS. Id: to
the carriage of them, Sd. to two labor
ers. Is Id; To three loads of wood
fagots 10 burn Ridley and l.atImer,
12s.; item. one load of furze fagots,
IS. Id; for carriage of these four loads.
Is. item, Il post. Is Id; item, for
chains. IS. Id; item for staples, Cd. /:
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-03-27
The Joys OF Relic tiuntino.

Quite apart from the beauty and in
trinsic worth of such things. II Is as
tonishlng ON looking hack on ones ex-
periences of collecting 10 realize how
much pleasure one has got out of even
dllettnntc quest Of antiques The cx
hilaratng JOY Of this treasure hunt, the
finding Of the treasure, the bargaining
for II and the final bearing Of II home
In triumph unwrapping II and dis
cusslng It's beauties and merits, ARE
things which add zest TO life. And as
the taste for beautiful old things Is
more or less an acquired one and can
be cultivated this Is II Joy In which
most people who are fortunate enough
to have n little spare cash and little
spare time can share London Taller.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-03-27

er Miss Celeste read the connrmaJion
of her suspicion and bore it in triumph
to her brother.
John NoaileS came rs close to swear
ing at a woman as he had ever done in
his life, but he checked his temper and
solemnly warned her of the folly Of
giving heed to the charlatans, but even
rs he spoke he knew that nothing
would convince her of Nincent's inno-
cence save the finding Of the ring.
Gradually 1t became noised about
the town that the spirits had told Miss
Noailes that Crawford was thief
Vincent had not been near the house
since that night. and his apparent
break verified the gossip. 1t began to
look ugly for his prospects when Miss
Noailcs WAS moved 10 entertain few
friends.
Elyia sat apart from the rest trying
to appear interested In the CONVERSE
tlon while her thoughts We're with
Vincent when suddenly Miss Celeste
sat up In her chair
THAT miserable kitten has brought
bone in herew she cried as an irreg-
ular rattle on the hardwood floor broke
upon their ears. "She Is forever play
ing with bones"
Elvia Sprang toward her aunt The
kitten was one Vincent had given her
and for that reason disliked by Miss
Celeste. Just as they turned to the
heavy cabinet under which the kit
ten was playing Shah bounded out
from under the low setting cabinet In
pursuit of his plaything.
Elvia's startled cry scared him, and
he scampered off, abandoning his toy.
Elvia pounced upon IT,
"Do you remember that Shah was
playing in here that night" she cried.
This Is what he was playing with"
She held up II jeweled circle. THE
ring dropped on the floor. and the
sparkle of the diamond attracted Shah.
As long as he was on the rug we did
not hear him. He must have knocked
1t under the cabinet Nellie never
sweeps under there. Lock- She
caught up light cane and poled I'M
der the cabinet, The dirt she swept
out showed that the ring could easily
have lain there since its loss
Perhaps You will believe the Rays
now" laughed John Noailes, coming
forward Il guess I'll call up Vincent"
"Ill call him." volunteered Elvia
Il guess that You had better, daugh.
ter" he laughed. you can promise
anything If he Will come over
Elvia's promise must have been at
tractive. for Crawford borrowed an an.
tomobile TO come i'll, and after Miss
Celeste had humbled herself to an
apology John Noailes insisted that that
ring he the engagement one
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-03-27
Oh Ses. of Course.

Of the many children and women in
Nazareth Palestine, who have picked
up little English all have a way of
saying of course" instead of simple
yes The expression which French
people catch up rs Characteristic OF
the American and Engllshman Is al
ways "oll. yes!" A correspondent, who
has eyeled down the Rhone valley,
about Provence and along the Riviera,
found himself greeted with "Oh. yes.
by the children In the streets of nearly
every town. And he discovered when
his attention had been called to the
point III this way that "Oh, yes!' was
were always saying.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-03-27
He Could Run.

He could run. all right, all right.
He had to- Talk about your amatoors
that spring for sport-this party had
learned to run or starve, as Il boy, an
had never forgot how. Why. say, when
lie tore hsself loose from vicinity 1t
seemed like the whole landscape was
crippled | used to try him out by CIV
In him II start an shootln' ut him. II
he beat the bullet, we iiggered he was
TIP To form, but If the lead overlook
him we'd call II an off day an I'M
load the cartridges. I've seen him scare
n Jack rabbit up till 1t was workln I'M
der forced drafts, then limp up to
1t from behind an kind Of yawn an
stretch an then goad 1t to wake up or
else get Off the trail an let somebody
run that knowed how cClure's Ma :
nZinp
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-03-27
REAL COUNTRY LIFE.
Why the American Farmer Grows Old
Early In Life.

Why the American Farmer Grows Old
Early In Life.
Any one who has lived on farm
does not need to be told the reason
farmers grow old early, for he knows
of the strain under which the Amerl-
can farmer lives during the five
months of spring and summer. His
workday Is from / or In the morning
until s or o ut night. including chores
fifteen To seventeen hours Of the hard
est kind of physical labor, and every
during harvest Then comes Il period
of relaxation In the fall the one time
In the year when he has Just enough
muscular exercise To keep him In
health later the winter season. APP
preaching stagnntlon, In which lie
takes ON flesh gets 'logy,' and then II
furious debauch of hard labor through
the spring and summer again. No
wonder that by fortY-nve he has had Il
sunstfobe and cant stand the heat"
or has n weak back" or his heart
gives ont" or n chill makes him rhcu-
matte" and when YOU add to this flu
rious muscular strain the fact that the
farmer sees his income put in peril
every season and his very home every
bad year, SO that each unfavorable
change In the weather sets his nerves
on edge, II can be readily imagined
| that the real quiet peaceful country
| life" Is something sadly different from
the Woods Hutchinson NJ. d.
| I'm IIarper's.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-03-27

America's First CannAru.

The first man To introduce canning
into the United States was an English
man named Thomas Kensett. who
learned the business in the old coun-
try from Peter Durant who, in 1910,
obtained patent for putting up food
In Theoretically sealed vessels of glass,
pottery or tin. In 1925 Kensctt es-
tabllshed a factory In Maryland, where
fruits, vegetables and oysters were
plentiful and cheap, and that state
continued to be the center of the In
dustry for many years, but II did not
make much progress until the civil
war, when there was a great demand
for vegetables and fruits in the army.
After the war the invasion Of the
mountains by miners and the settle
ment Of the prairics by ranchmcn and
farmers kept up the demand.-W j..
Curtis In Chicago Record-IIerald.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-03-27
To Clean Bronzes.

1t Is not n good plan to clean bronzes,
as the polish Is very easily spoiled. but
II necessary nothing Is better than
cleaning them with water and ammo
MIA, using n stiff brush like nailbrush.
Dry carefully after rinsing thoroughly.
They should be carefully busted every
day with soft cloth and a feather
brush. and little sweet oil may be
rubbed on occasionally. To remove
stains from bronze make the article
very hot by dipping 1t in boiling water.
Then rub 1t with piece of flannel dip
ped In suds made from yellow soap,
rubbing clean with soft linen cloths.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-03-27
Why PAPER Cuts.

piece of paper? The edge of piece OF
glazed paper looks much like that OF n
knife under the microscope. OF course
the little teeth have not the strength
Of steel, but If the edge of the paper Is
drawn swiftly over the finger without
much pressure that peculiar property OF
matter called inertla comes Into play,
and the tender teeth will cut the flesh
before they are broken. The same prop
crty 1t Is which allows n candle TO be
shot through one inch plank or per
Inlts "A bullet to pass through pane
Of glass without SCATTERING II, leaving
only n clean, round hole. G II CIaudy
In ST. Nicholas
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-03-27

On one occasion Judge was III and,
being unable to sit In n ease, deIegat ted
Lincoln 10 hear the matter. The ac-
count Of a guardian was IN question.
lie had paid SIS for n suit of clothes
for his ward and justified It on the
ground that II was n necessary ex-
pense. Lincoln held against the qua I'd
ian on the ground that II was an ex-
travagant expenditure and In passing
on the case stated that he had never In
his life owned suit OF clothes that
cost 500
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-03-27
The Joy of ownina Land.

There Is It distinct joy In owning
lnnd, unlike that which you have In
money, In houses, IN books. pictures
or anything else which men have de
vised. Personal property brings you
into society with men. But land is Il
part OF Gods estate in the globe, and
when parcel of ground Is decided 10
you and you walk over 1t and call II
your own II seems rs n you had come
into partnership with the original Pro
prietor OF the earth. Henry Ward
Hpechpr
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-03-27
Cause of His Jov.

"What are You looking SO happy
over, old mani"
Il am rejoicing over the birth OF
twins"
"Great Scott. congratulate your
Don't congratulate me. 30 and con
graduate Evans. He's the lucky man
never did like him. Philadelphia
Enquirer
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-03-27
A Mediterranean DeIicacy.

have met people who practically
lived on sea hedgehogs and bread for
weeks and months at time and seem
ed to be none the worse for their pc
cullar diet That It has extremely
nourishing properties Is fact that can
not be disputed.-A. Pitcairn Knowles
In Wide World Magazine
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-03-27
Disraeli's Confidence.

DIsr0cll wrote n letter 10 his sister
Ia 1881 IN which he said. Heard
Macaulay's best speech. 'Shicl and
Charles Grant Alacaulay admirable,
but between ourselves, could floor
them all This entries nous (sicl, was
never more confident of anything than
that | could carry everything before
me In that house The time will come"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-03-27
Wasn't Sure.

Remember said the lawyer, you
have undertaken 10 tell nothing but
the truth"
"I'll do my best answered the ex-
pert witness, "but | won't know how
far have succeeded until I'm through
with the cross examination. Wash
ington Star
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-03-27
At the Breakfast Table.

"What lovely morning." said moth
err as she seated herself behind the
coffee cups. And yesterday the
weather man prophesied rain!"
Bobby aged four-The newspapers
don't always know what Gods going
to do, do they. mammal = Womant
Home Communion
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-03-27
His Favorite.

what Is your favorlte recitation
asked the hostess.
'Curfew Shall Not Ring Tonight I"
answered Mr.. Blykins, with prompt
ness which was almost defiant.
"Why. nobody recites that now"
"That's why | like IT,"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-03-27
AmhinIInlIs

Lady Injecting servant whom she had
recommended for a sltuationl-I am
glad to hear that you are getting on so
well In your new place. Your employ
err Is nice lady, and you cannot do
too much for her Servant Innocent
ly)-T don't mean to, ma'am.-Punch
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-03-27

Mr.. Borely (0ho has been criticising)
Now, don't be offended. You know, |
always say what | think Miss Cut
ting -Yon don't talk much, do you, Mr..
Borcly f-I Illustrated Bits
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-03-27
onIcaI.

Little Dot OH, mamma, there's a
slgu, Puppies For Sale" Won't you
buy me one? Mamma Wait till you
are little older. dear Little Dot
But they'll All be dogs then. London
Answers
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-03-27
The no,,ht

Borrows BY the way, Knox. did
leave my umbrella at your office yes.
terdaSf Knox-You left an umbrella,
but don't know whether 1t was yours
or not Exchange
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-03-27
His Rehuke.

Small Johnny after the slipper exer
cise)-I'm glad l amt n girl. Mamma
Why! Small Johnny-'Cause ia be
ashamed to grow up Into woman and
punish little boys like me.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-03-27

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, 1907-03-27

Din From Eriend

How old is your husband. dearT
"Forty. There's ten years difference
between u.s."
"You surprise me, | should never
have thought you fifty years old
Figaro.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-03-27

Let him who neglects to raise the
fallen fear lest when he falls no one
will stretch out his hand to lift him
un-SaadI.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-03-27
A Pretty Paradox.

The charming debutante upsets all
received maXims."
How SOP"
by proving tina: miss can also be
Il hit = Baltimore Americans.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-03-27

A married man thinks he could have
saved lot of money had he remained
bachelor, but he couldn't.--Chicags
News
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-03-27
His Attentions.

Nan-How attentive young Mr.. All
GAVIN IL to his pretty wife, FAM
don't wonder you notice 1t, but you
must have been mlslnformed They
are not married Chicago Tribune
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-03-27

1t Is seldom that punishment. though
lame of foot, has failed to overtake q
villain.--Horace
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-03-27

Thunder In September indicates n
good crop Of grain and fruit for the
next year.-Oid Proverb.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-05-01
DISPOSITION OF COAL LANDS
Geological Surveys to Be Issued to
Local Officers-Other Mod
ifiCatiOnS

The commissioners of the general
land office has issued instructions to
registrars Of local land offices con-
corning the selection of lands by
states and territories under grants
for educational and other purposes
under regulations approved by the
secretary Of the interior.
Under the new regulations the
states will be permitted to make in
Gemnity school land selections in lieu
of fractional portions of legal sub
divisions, which heretofore has been
prohibited, and notice of all selec-
tions made by the state is required
to be published in newspaper of
general circulation in the county
where the lands selected are stu
ated. A few other minor modifica-
tions are made, designed to facilitate
the selection of lands by the state
officers.
Instructions also have been issued
to local land offices regarding the
disposition of lands withdrawn from
coal entries both as to lands known
to lie within known coal field and
lands outside of such fields. The local
offices will be furnished with geo.
logical survey township maps show
ing known coal fields. and entries Of
such lands will be reserved. Lands
heretofore withdrawn from coal en-
try and not released will be consid-
cred as coal lands. Coal filings
made within sixty days prior to with
drawals from coal entry may be COM
pleted within the time prescribed by
the statutes. less the time from date
of such Withdrawals to date of
special written notice of the filing
of maps and lists in the local land
offices. Lands not coal lands may
be entered under any of the public
land laws applicable to the particu-
lar tract.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-05-01
This Is Worth Saving.

The following simple homemade
mixture is said to relieve any form of
Rheumatism or backache, also
cleanse and strengthen the Kidneys
and Bladder, overcoming all urinary
disorders, If taken before the stage
OF Bright's disease: Fluid Extract
Dandelion, one-half ounce; Com
pound Kargon, one ounce; Compound
Syrup Sarsarparilla. three ounces.
Mix by shaking well in bottle and
take in teaspoonful doses after meals
and at bedtime.
A we'll known authority states that
these ingredients are mainly of veg
etable extraction, and harmless to
use, and can be obtained at small
cost from any good prescription
pharmacy. Those who think they
have kidney trouble or suffer with
lame back or weak bladder or Rheu-
matism, should give this prescrip-
ton trial, as no harm can possibly
follow its use, and it is said to do
wonders for some people. 3
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1907-05-01

The jury in the personal damage
suit of w. II. Hatfield against the
city of North Yakima brought in a
verdict Monday afternoon in favor
of the plaintiff for $1515.25. Hat
field brought suit against the city
for $4,000 for injuries sustained
while driving on Seventh street last
November.
The plaintiffs attorneys introduced
witnesses who testified that while
Hatfield was driving across the Union
ditch near Walnut street the vehicle
ran off the bridge, throwing him over
the dashboard.
Hitfeld testified that he sustained
injuries which make It impossible for
him to follow his trade Of mason in
the future. He stated that the mus
cles Of his arms are drawn, from
which he suffers considerable pain
and cannot sleep nights. His wife
corroborated his statements.
The plaintiffs attorneys also intro.
duced two local physicians who tes-
titled that Hatfield would not be
able to pursue his work as a mason,
and that he was practically without
the use of his arms. They also tes-
titled that the disease would increase
and was liable to result in paralysis.