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The Lambertville record., 1907-12-04
A Little loo Criminal.

you New Workers are wonders"
said the man from the west here for
brief stay and seeing everything
from the Bronx to the Bowery
Nothing Is impossible here-at least
saw vines twined across the sky last
night. 1t was in restaurant In Forty
second street" he continued "The
ceiling Is painted sky blue. and there
are little electric lights set TO look like
stars. Also there are the clouds float
ing about, but then there are the vines
that kill the otherwise very neat H.
lusion. Originality Is all right, but
vines hitched to sky is too much for
man from the west."-New York
Gtobp
The Lambertville record., 1907-12-04
THE SCULPTOR TURNED.
His Answer to tho Art Critics In Rural
France.

His Answer to tho Art Critics In Rural
France.
At Chalon on the Saone stands the
monument executed by MorceauVau-
thier and Berard TO commemorate the
national defense-a superb culrassier
who carries across his saddle the body
of color bearer who yet clasps In his
arms his broken standard
On the eve of the unveiling the mt
nlcipal council presided over by the
mayor, repaired to the foot Of the stat
ue to examine and see II it should be
accepted.
Are you not going to clean off this
green mold?" asked the mayor OF the
sculptor.
"But, monsieur" replied the sculptor,
that Is verdigris."
"Verdigris! Verdigrisr' said the
mayor. Il understand that very well.
Parbleu! | know that this is verdigris.
but II Is dirty. II | had a kitchen
outfit Of that color | would have 1t
secured That must be cleaned up.
You'll have to make that shine"
"But, monsieur"
At that moment, n member of the
council having struck the body of the
bronze horse with his cane, they all
cried out, "Ibis sounds hollowf
"Your bronze Is hollow, monsieur"
said the mayor.
The unhappy sculptor then took great
pains to explain that all bronze stnt-
ues were hollow. The mayor main
taIned an air Of defiant incredulity and
as he passed around the monument
said. at appears to me you have hard
ly detailed the hair in the tail"
This was too much for the sculptor.
II wished" he said, ito screw natural
hair into his tail like the hair used In
childrcn's hobbyhorses. 1t would have
taken six months to have done 50,
and ! reflected that II would have
cost you too much"
And the municipal council of Chalon
agreed with the Justness Of this OBJ
servation CrI.
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MlLLET'S POVERTY.
incident In tho Life Of the Great
French Painter.


French Painter.
1t seems almost Incredible that Mil
let, painter of "fhe Angelus" and 9th
or now world famous pictures, should
have suffered from the poverty that
forms the basis of the following story,
but 1t Is n fact that he did: One day,
indeed, he found himself without food
In the house for himself and his fam
fly. In his extremity Dlaz offered to
take two Of Mlllets drawings to Paris
and make an effort to sell them. Even.
Ing came, the Millct family anxiously
awaiting their friends return. II he
came back without the drawings II
meant bread; with them, hungry to
bed. Night fell, the family sitting In
darkness because they felt they could
notnfford light.
At last they heard the stamping OF
Dlaz's wooden leg as he crossed the
little paved court and his lusty voice
calling out: Light! Light! Where Is
the light?" The family hurried to light
candle But even while the head OF
the old fashioned sulphur match still
was sputtering Daz, who was Span.
lard and nothing II not Temperament.
tai, slapped down two loaves of bread
on the table, one after another, In
quick succession. When ut last the
candle was burning he drew out GO
francs IN gold, all save one piece.
which he had been obliged to change
In buying the bread. He arranged the
gold pieces In circle like halo
around the candle, ending with the
change of which he made neat pile.
"Ah," sighed Millet as he regarded
the unhoped for treasure, "if only
could count on sum like this every
week"
"Would you turn capitalism re-
proachfully asked DiaZ.
II to suffer Is Il spur to genius, is II
wonder that these Barbizon men
were great Dainters?
The Lambertville record., 1907-12-04
ALL HALLOW EVE.
A Tradition Handed Down From the
Ancient Druids.


The observance OF halloween, or
All Hallow eve Is tradition handed
down from the ancient Druids, who
celebrated their harvest FESTIVAL ON the
iast day OF Octoher' The next day
was All HaiIows' or All Saints day,
ana So they called the festival All
halloween.
The gay games OF modern times are
Rot much like the solemn rites OF the
Druids, but connection may be traced
between the supernatural beliefs OF
the ancients ana the burlesque at
tempts 10 pry into the mysteries or the
future which our own Halloween fun
represents.
Long after the time OF the Druids
simple minded country people eontlh-
ued 10 beiieNe Ill charhs ana WITCH
craft ana especially claimed that on
the night oil OCT. VI witches ana gob.
iihs heid feVei ana iairies aahceu
about III the woods. from these spif-
its OF tnelr MANIFESTATIONS IL WIS pe
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A HeIpinu Hand.

When the foreign missionary had
concluded his talk he made the usual
appeal for contributions, however
small. Coming up TO the platform with
several others, IA small boy mounted
to the level OF the lecturer and. hasten
Ing toward him. said:
"Please. sir, ] was very much inter
ested In your lecture. and-and"--
"Go on. my little man." said the mis-
sionary encouragingly. "You want to
help in the good work.
"Not exactly, sir" said the boy.
"What / want to know Is, have you
any foreign stamps you don't wanti"-
Success Magazine.
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An Easy Kark.

Theodore-It's all right. darling;
have met your father and we took to
one another at once. He even went
so far as to borrow Flo OF me. Sure
ly he can't refuse me your hand after
that. Edith-Dory. I'm afraid you've
made mess OF 1t. Pa told me about
the f10 and said I'd better give you
up; that you were too easy going
London Scraps.
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"At the unveiling Of Robins bust OF
Henley in Westminster abbey" said a
New York editor "a number of good
stories were told about the great poet.
I'll. G. Wells praised Hcnley's con
duct of the New Review. OF course
this periodical failed, yet it was I'M
doubtedly the best edited magazine Of
the last century. In It Henley intro
duced to the world new writer's of
such distinction as Joseph Conrad,
Kenneth Grahame, w. y. Yeats, Mr..
Wells himself and SO on One day as
Mr.. Wells and Henley stood In the of
flee of the magazine discussing rath-
er sadly It's gloomy prospects funeral
went by with slow pace. Henley lean
ed out of the window and looked at
the funeral anxiously. Then he turned
to his companion and said. with wor-
ried frown
"'Can that be our subscriber
The Lambertville record., 1907-12-04
The Main Point,

Mrs. Scrapleigh-They say, my dear,
that the new rubber plant, the Ficus
pandurata. is extremely beautiful. 1t
has a glossy veined leaf Mr.. Scrap
leigh (who has strained his back lug
glng the house plants around)-I don't
care anything about Its glossy veined
leaves. What does the dunn thing
weigh ?-Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Upapprecisted.

i've worked for the party faith.
fully for the last twenty years." be-
gan the Office seeker, "and can say
with truth that ] never once asked
for an Office
Great record" put In the party lead
er. II wouldn't think Of urging you to
break 1t. Keep 1t up."-Philadelphl
Press.
The Lambertville record., 1907-12-04
Renunciation.

~ have always been good friend to
you, Mrs. INK" said Mrs. Lapslng.
with blazing eyes, as she rose to go,
"but | am friend no longer. You
have talked about my husband. Right
here is whcre our paths divulge. Goof
afternoon. n."-.saicago Tribune.
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Her Opportunity.

"Tve come to give notice. ma'am."
"IndeedY
"And would youse give me a good
reference. ma'am? I'm going to Mrs.
Jones. across the way"
'The best In the world, Maggie.
hate that woman."-Llfe.
The Lambertville record., 1907-12-04
Gettinq Even.

At the savings bank 1t is requisite
to obtain the signature of new depos-
itors to an Identification form. Recent
ly lady with more independence OF
spirit than experience exhibited un.
willingness to comply with the reg
ulation.
"What Is your husbands nameT
asked the clerk.
"My husbands name is Peter Jones,
What is your wife's name?" snapped
the fair deposltor.-London Scraps.
The Lambertville record., 1907-12-04

Courage. like cowardice, Is undoubt-
edly contagious, but some persons are
not liable to catch it.-George d. Prem
flee
The Lambertville record., 1907-12-04

Avarice says. ~ will oppress the
weak and devour the fruits Of his Ia
bors, and will say that 1t Is fatS that
has so ordained"
The Lambertville record., 1907-12-04

Don't ,preach too much; do n kind
ness when you can.-Stead
The Lambertville record., 1907-12-04

nj TTW DUIIOIH UI tIIU uctTJ DIUU BBu,
but IN the case OF the fortunate pur-
lolner of seal maiden's troublesome
disguise" there was no need for sub
marine descent. She could quite com
fortably live on land and, indeed, had
TO unless she found her scalskin again.
though always longing, like the mer-
maid of Haarlem, to become sea
dweler once more. There Is therefore
unquestionably II certain poetic pro-
pricty In the scientific identification Of
the mermaid with the seal. - London
Globe
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
LARGE ADVANCE.
Opening Prices Friday In New York
Stock Market Showed This.

New York, March 1.-THE first
prices in the stock market showed
large advances from Thursdays clos
ing Union Pacific opened at 100. o,
5 IL above Thursday night St. Pau
was up 61-2 and Northern Pacific
ga. Reading opened with sales o.
$4,000 from 102 to 104, an advance OF
9 to II points from Thursday night.
The first buoyant upward flight o.
prices was Immediately taken advan,
tage of the rescue unloading of stocks
and prices began to crumble again in
manner which revived the feeling OF
uneasiness prevalent Thursday. Fluct
uations were very wild and feverish
for the time below opening of level
but without all of the opening gains
being sacrificed reaction from open.
ing carried Reading back points and
some of the other most active stocks
3 to 4 points. In few stocks there
wa sevidence of further forced liuui
dalton, Rock Island stocks and Mac.
kay's falling away sharply to below
Thursday nights prices. Supporting
measures were persisted in and wild
fluctuations of first dealings showed a
narrowing tendency.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
SMALL ENGAGEMENTS,
1t Is Declared No important Battles
Have Been Fought.

Puerto Cortsz. Honduras, March Is.
In spite Of claims made BY command
ing officers on each side that the en-
envy had been vanquished in an impor.
tant battle" fighting between Hon
duras and Nicaragua had, up to the
10th, been confined to small engage
ments between scouting parties on one
or the other side of frontier-encoun-
ters that anywhere else would be class.
ed as skirmishes. Each side has made
claims of victories not warranted by
facts, and each has called reports sent
out by the other false and misleading
But while there has been no battle az
yet all conditions are ripe fer seri-
Gus engagement
1t is a mistake to characterize all
Central American fighting comic
opera performance. Much OF the
fighting here is comparatively not Sc
rious but the warning elements OF
these states have shown in the past
that they can, on occasions, put up a
good, stiff fight, and if the arrayed
forces of Honduras and Nicaragua do
meet in a general engagement the con-
f1ict in no sense will be inconsequen.
tial or to be laughed at. The actual
situation of armed hostility between
Honduras and Nicaragua, from the
Hondurean side, is briefly as follows:
The skirmish at San Marcos, a village
In Honduras. about five miles from
the Niearaguan frontier was incOnSe-
Quential The main Honduras force
is at Choluteca, TeXiguat. Guinepo and
Yuscaran. These four towns are III
practically a straight line and about
twenty miles from the frontier. Presi
dent Bonilla is waiting for further re-
Inducements from Tegucigalpa and
for arms from the United States. He
would like also to have the first seri
Gus engagement on Honduras territory
in order to be able to demand that
Salvador make good her promise to
help him in. case of war. The pres,
ence of President Bonilla In the field
has stimulated the Hondureans so that
the men have confidence, and he is a
fighter of experience. He has strong
personal following in Salvador as well
as the confidence of the Salvadoran
army, and every one here Is expecting
to hear any day that Salvador has de-
cided to fifht with him. Honduras has
an armed: force already of between
5000 and $4,000 men and 5000 more
are being equipped at the capital. :,
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
PLATFORM DEMANDS.
Resolution Introduced In House That
They Must Take Precedence.


Austin, March 10 Representative
Gaines and others introduced a fesor
luton in the house providing that plat,
form demands shall take precedence
over other legislation during the re
mainder Of the session. except on sus
pension days. The resolution was re-
ferred
The house committee on state If
fairs killed the bill looking to the pur
chase of Bandera Pass battle-ground
for state park
The house committee on counties re-
ported tavorably d bill requiring coun.
ty repositories to give 800, 900 bond.
The house Friday spent most of the
morning session considering Repre-
sentative James bill providing for the
election of all state, district and other
officers bw plurality or direct vote of
the people. Fhe bill proposes to amend
the Terrell election law to that effect.
The house concurred in the senate
amendments to the lin crow law,
which applies to street cars and inter
urban railroads. The bill now goes
to the governor.
The game warden law was passed TO
engrossment in the house, after elimi.
mating the tax on local hunters.
The house cOncurred in the senate
amendments to the Walters abortion
bill
Somewhat of stir was created il
the senate Friday when President Da
wilson called attention to the fact tn.
while the rules permitted state or.
Gals the privilege of the floor the sen
ate rules prohibited them from lobby
ing At that time there were two stat
officials on the floor of the senate anC
the chair intimated strongly they
would have to desist from lobbying.
An unsuccessful effort was made il
the senate to take up the anti-bucket
shop bill. Senator Maytield, it's au,
thor declared the retiring governor
recommended it, but the bill went over
The senate spent most of the time
considering the bill to require taxpay
ers to render their property at t;lr
cash value
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
SUCCESSION SALE.
March ID.
Administrator.

No. o,So4-In First Judicial District
Court of Caddo Parish, Louisiana !:
Succession of Mary c. Jones.
By virtue of a commission to sell, to
me issued in the above en.itld aud num-
bered succession, by thu Honorable First
Judicial District Court OF Cadso Perish.
Louisiana, | will offer for sole a. public
auction, for cash, according to law at
the principal front door CT the court
house of Caddo Parish. La, ,iaring The
legal hours for sale, on
SATURDAY, APRIL IA, 1907.
The north half of the southwest quar-
ter OF section 8, township IS, range Is,
containing eighty acres, also me -fif.n
interest IN west half aid the north lla,s
OF the southeast quarta- OF SECTION :,
township Is. range r, Caddo Parish.
La; said sale to be made To- ~asi, and
according to law.
J.P. FLOURNOY, sR.,
Sheriff and ex-Oficio Auctioreer of
Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
March 10.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
SUCCESSION SALE.
No. S,oo4-In First District Court, Cad
do Parish, La; Succession of Sarah

No. S,oo4-In First District Court, Cad
do Parish, La: Succession of Sarah
Jones, deceased.
BY virtue of a commission to sell
dated March 70, 1907, to me is
sued in the above numbered and
entitled succession by the Honorable
First Judicial District Court of Louis
lana, in and for Caddo Parish, | will
proceed to sell at public auction for cash,
according to law, at the principal front
door of the court house in Shreveport.
La, during the legal hours for sale on
SATURDAY, APRIL 20, 1907,
the following described property belong
ing to said succession, to-wit: Lot No.
ten (Io) of block one CD of ten-acre
lot No. ten of the City of Shreveport,
La, together with all buildings and inn
provements thereon Said sale to be
made for cash and according to law to
pay debts of said succession.
A. T. KAHN,
march ID Administrator.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
CANCELLATION OF BOND.

Executive Department State of Louis
lana: Whereas, the administrators of the
Succession of S J. Ward, have applied
to me for the cancellation of said
Wards bond, drawn and subscribed by
him as principal, with United States Fl
deity and Guaranty Company of Mary
land, in the sum of six thousand dol
lars (S6,ooo.oo), as sureties, dated June
20, 1900, and conditioned for the faith
full performance and discharge by said
S. J. Ward of his duties as sheriff of
Caddo Parish, Louisiana.
Now. therefore, ]. Newton Grain
Blanchard, Governor of the State of
Louisiana, have thought proper to issue
this my proclamation with the view of
giving public notice to all persons here
in interested and concerned to show
cause in writing. at the Office of the
Secretary of State at the City of Baton
Rouge, La, within ninety days from
and after the last publication hereof
why said bond and the mortgage result
ing therefrom should not be cancelled
and annulled and the above named Sc
curites discharged from any further
liabilities in the premises
Given under my signature and the
seal of the State of Louisiana at the
City of Baton Rouge, this 4th day of
March A. D. 1907.
NEWTON C. BLANCHARD,
By the Governor:
EUGENE J. McGTNNEY,
Asst. Secretary. of State
March 7, 1907.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
TRAIN WRECKED.
Engineer and Fireman Killed and 9th
err Persons Injured.

Engineer and Fireman Killed and 9th
err Persons Injured.
Little Rock, March 16.-Eastbound
Rock Island passenger train No. s, the
Hot Springs Memphis flyer, was wreck
ed at Cueno a loading switch sta
ton, thirty-eight miles east OF Little
Rock. Engineer Killcoyne and Fire
man Currier, both of whom lived at
Argenta, Ark, were killed outright.
Two mail clerks, an express messen-
ger, the negro train porter and four
negro dining car walters were injured
At the Rock Island general offices
in this city 1t is stated that an inves-
tigation of the track after the wreck
discloses that the wreck was without
doubt the work of train wrecker.
L. Is stated that the switch was open
ed and locked In that condition when
the passenger train ran into it.
Rock Island special service men have
been sent to the scene of the wreck.
There were numbr of passengers on
tn train, but beyond few cut from
flying glass, none of them were in
iured
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
CONVENTION CONCLUDES.
Adoption or Rejection of Constitution
to Be Voted on Aug. 6.


to Be Voted on Aug. 6.
Guthrie, March 1.-THE constitu-
tional convention has adjourned sine
die. A committee was appointed to
solicit funds to defray expenses, the
congressional appropriation having
been exhausted before the convention
concluded it's labors.
The convention was overwhelming
ly Democratic, being composed of 100
Democrats and IL Republicans.
Probably the most important meas
ure killed by the convention was the
provision relative to separate coaches
for whites and negroes, although the
Democrats had been pledged to insert
1t. Several delegates asserted that
President Roosevelt would reject the
constitution ii the Jim crow" provis-
ion were adopted, and warning letters
were sent delegates by Senators Till
man and Pettus and others.
Woman's suffrage was defeated by
a few votes.
The initiative and referendum. pat
termed after the Oregon law, was
adopted, as was provision providing
for the nomination of all state officers
and United States senators by prima.
ries.
Succession in state offices Is prohib-
tied, and it is provided that senate
committees shall not be named by the
lieutenant governor, but those selected
by the body itself.
Oklahoma will be a prohibition state,
the most stringent liquor laws in ex-
istence prohibiting not only the sale,
but the Introduction Of liquor into the
state being provided for. The enabling
must accept prohibition for twenty-one
act provided that Indian Territory
years. The convention provided that
the whole state shall vote on the ques-
ton, and there is no doubt that the
enabling act will be made effective
over the whole state.
Provision is made for state rail
road commission to be elective and a
2-cent passenger fare is ordered.
Railroad companies are prohibited
from owning any productive agency OF
a natural commodity, provision par
ticularly intended to cover coal lands.
Corporations are prohibited from
owning 1ore land than necessary for
the operation or their DIV 1ess me
issuance of watered stock is prohib-
tied, and the books of all corporations
are made subject to inspection at all
times.
Corporations to deal in real estate
outside of incorporated cities is prohib-
tied.
A committee Is appointed to nego-
tiate the purchase of the segregated
mineral lands in the Indian Territory,
valued at many millions Of dollars,
and state ownership and operation of
the coal mines thereon is contemplat-
ed.
The legal rate of interest Is fixed
at 6 per cent and the contract rate at
10 per cent.
A compulsory and separate schooi
system is established.
Commissions are created on labor
and arbitration, charities, insurance,
railroads, agriculture, oil, gas ana
mines.
The state is divided into seventy
five counties, twenty-one judicial dis
tricts, forty-one senatorial districts
and 105 agricultural districts.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
STOCK WATERING.

Senator Senter Introduces a Measure
to Prohibit This.
Austin March Ex-senator Senter
introduced a bill which seeks to so
amend the stock and bond law as to
include all public utility corporations
exercising the right of eminent domain
or who receive and use franchises from
any incorporated city or town. II this
bill becomes law such corporations
would be compelled to make applica-
ton to the railroad commission for
permission to issue bonds and then
issues them would be sufficient only
to cover the amount of actual expendi-
lures made on the plants.
The Caucasian. (Shreveport, La.) 1900-192?, 1907-03-17
RaiIroaders Fioht Duel.

Meridian, Miss, March 16-R. H.
Holmes and Arthur Johnson. railroad
men, engaged in pistol duel at the
Northeastern railroad shops here, and
as a result both will probably die
Clyde James. bystander, was also
slightly injured by stray bullet.
Holmes and Johnson are brothers-in-
law, and their trouble grew out OF
family differences.