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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-02-27
Some Tall ChimneYa.

The higlea chimney IN England IL
that Mt Barlow aud BLOSSOMS mill at
Bolton II Is 1858 feet In height and
the material used In its construction
wns SOO,Wn bricks and IL tons of
stone This big sInokcstack is cxeelled
by nj least two In Scotland 'lh, st.
RolleX chimney In Glasgow T. III
feet, and the Townsend chimney In the
same city IS lGs feet high Bul the
stecplc iacks mal5e 10 more Of climbing
such shafts than one II third Of their
height. though the vibration is much
greater and more scrions III times Al
chlnlneys yibratc, especially IN u ssalc
IT l. a condition of their safety but
the oscillation nj the top is n serious
matter for any one st work there
during II high wind, aud in such coudi-
lions the job Is postponed 10 q calmcr
day Lancashire also boHsl4 one Of
the crookedest chimney in the world
a shaft ut Brool, mill, Haywood which
is nearly 200 ferf high aud more tIau
six feet out Of plumb 1t has been
beltod viii ire bands aud Is coi sid
cred safe
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-02-27
HE GAINED HIS POINT.
To Do II the Actor Spoiled tho Play
and Lost His Position.

IN American actress who had toured
III England WIS telling her experiences
and related an incident that amused
her. She said.
In Il play produced in the provinces
there Is Il scene in which the hero
strikes the villain. who sinks away
without seeking to defend himself.
One night in II large manufacturing
town the Nauns fellow who played the
deep dyed seouIldre remarked 10 the
lending hah before the curtain rose:
1 say, old chap. I've got my fiancce
out in front tonight with her father
and mother. Now, of course they don't
know anything about our business, and
I'm afraid II would rather hurt me
with them If received II blow and got
away In the nsual eowardly fashion.
So. dear Old chaP. can't You omit the
blow touightT
But, my hoy, The management will
fine me = slilIngst
Well, I'll pay the fine
"'Oh. veg, That's all very well for
Won. but what do | get out Of t.?
Nothing but bad name with the pow
crS that be
"'oh. well, I'll give You slillings
extra, or, better yet You hit me as
usual, and I'll hit back, They'll fine
me, not Won, and I'll give you the .
shilllngs besides. You see how I'm sit
uatcd shouldn't like the girl 10 mix
me M with the character play. Out
sidcrs are 50 funny that way
so the compact was made, and that
night when the hero cried, Sir Daniel
Decpwater something of that sort
base off sprlng Of a noble race, take
that" Sir Daniel not only took that
but gave it back with such force that
the pit In cheers rose at him. lnclud-
ing his relatives to be by marriage,
and he walked off the stage I'm triumph.
81 am snrI'y 10 add he lost his sltua.
ton, but he gained his point
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IT eetotal."


Much confusion exists regarding the
origin of hc word "tcototai" Not
many abstniners probably know the
real story or recognize the fact that
the Introduction of the word marks an
epoch in the annals of temperance.
There arc Two traditions current ns to
the making of the word which are not
founded ON fact II is said ihat Rich
ard Turner the apostle of temperance.
when delivering IN address said: 1--WE
not only want total abstinence, we
want more we want ttotal abSti-
nenec' Another legend Is that Mr.
Swindlchurst OF Preston who had m
impcdmont in his speech. pronounced
the word '1t-total," which was adopt
ed Us Il shibbaleth The true origin
was explained by the late pr Brewer
Previous TO 1873 the temperance pledge
did not absolutely forbid The use Of
stlmulants. but at that time The Total
Abstinence party arose. Th" Moaer-
ntcs, 10 distinguish themselves from
the Others put the letters 20. T., :"
meaning "od pledge" after thcir
names, while the total nbstnners used
the letter ~ meaning Total
Dundee Advertiser
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FRANKllN'S GARB.
The Philosopher Often Taken For
Quaker, Though He Was Not One.

Quaker, Though He Was Not One.
BENJAMIN franklin was often taken
for 4 Quaker but the philosopher did
not belong 10 the Society of Friends
Franklin. being simple citizen of
Philadelphia. Wore clothes Of fashion
set by the Quakcrs. a plain gray or
drab suit. He continued to Wear this
costume while he was III France. Once
When lis court suit WAS not ready he
appeared in his republican" garb he
fore Louis NJ. He became the fash
ion in France and indeed IN nearly all
Europe and II was ut one time the
proper thing for Young republicans and
litteratcars Ia dress Il In Franklin. The
German historian. Schtosser. describing
f'ranllia's appearance in The French
drawing rooms, speaks of tho simple
lily Of his external appearance, the
friendly mcekness Of tile old man and
the apparent humility of the Quaker"
In truth. the humility and the meekness
were mostly matters Of appearance,
and the Quaker aspect WAS only an as
peel. Franklin was brought up by his
parents ia Boston in the Congregation
III church ana WAS intended by them
for the ministry. When he went to
Philadelphia, he says In his autohiog
raphN, he paid his annual subscription
10 tile only Presbyterian minister or
meeting We had in Philadelphia" But
he distinctly avows his disagreement
with Presbyterian doctrine and later
wis quite rs ready 10 welcome aud as
sist Nhiteiicld. the Methodist with
whem he also openly disagreed. Later
still, he took Il pew in an Episcopal
church, but he Mis- never ii commu-
meant Episcopulnn lie suys much
about religions in his autobiography. ex-
plains how he became II delst in his
youth. but abandoned the doctrine be
cause II WAS not useful in making men
good. His own creed he declares TO be
belief III God and in the Immortality of
the soul Though my scheme WAS not
wholly without religion, he writes,
there was no mark of any of the dis
tingushing tcncts of any particular
sect. Youths Companion
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CULTIVATED HIS MIMI.



Brain Rebellion.
II read somewhere one day that no
one WAS justified in wasting Il single
moment of his time" said the reAce-
tive man. The article said that in
order 10 make use OF spare moment.
one should always carry Il small vol
ume of one of the worlds great think
efS. odd moments could thus he used
i'll The cultivation Of the mind The
idea struck me as Il good one. and
tell little guilty as | thought Of the
many valuable moments | had Suuan.
dered. In accordance with my new re
solve purchased II small pocket cdi-
ton OF Emerson. and When riding
backward and forward het,peeA my
home and my work | read tarsan
When had Ia wait i'll II barber shop
pulled ont my Emerson When whit
ing for an audience With some business
man filled in the time by coumuning
with Emerson. When my wife was /,
half hour behind time IN meeting me
at place agreed upon | did not fidgci
about. but calmly produced by Emer=
son When Emerson was finished. [
substituted Carlyle carlyle digested,
| took up Russin This went on for
several weeks.
"Gradually noticed that WIS he.
ginning 10 feel heavy and ,dopey NV
eyes began Ia pun out rs If were dis.
sipatug My fancles being carried 50
constantly into Il higher world. | be-
came AhSentmiudcd and concentrated
my thoughts upon business With tliflis
Guilty. went to bed dead tired ut
night and woke up unrcfrcshed in the
morning Still my anxiety not to
waste Il moment of time increased
When once | went of from home with
out my book, | felt the hour wasted
that day III short waits WAS gone, ncv-
or 10 Ia restored The loss af that
hour weighed upon me like II thousand
dropped III Wall street Still that feel
Ing of hCaviuess increased Ny brain
seemed 10 he covered with n sort of
veil or mist could not account for It.
FINALLY | went to II friend who hap
pens TO be II specialist in nervous dis.
orders. He examined me asked ques-
tons and then said: You are suffering
from very bad casc of brain fag.
What have You been doing told
him nothing unusual except that
now filled in all my odd moments by
reading, explained my plan of cult
waiting the mind
''IIe listened TO me sareastically and
then said IL you keep this alleged cul-
tivation Of HE mind up, IN Il year yen
will he a stark. staring maniac. You
are an office man. You use Your brain
MI day long. and the few minutes it
gets Ia rest You utilize by forcing il 10
go 10 work on Carlyle, Cut il out, You
are sitting Your brain by never giving
1t chance 10 breathe Throw all those
pocket editions AWAY Hereafter YOU
let those wasted minutes take care oi
themselves
Il followed his advice threw I'm
erson, Carlyle and Ruskn into the dis
card. | fritterel away my odd mo
ments rs of old. and in week or tw,
] was feeling normal and active again
And now when any hehbrow taIll'
loftlly of the cultivation Of the MIND
during odd moments by eommunine
with superior minds stab him to the
heart with my own experience = New
York Press.
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THE SPANISH ESCURIAI..


Architecture.
The Escurial. the palace of the Span.
sh king. an architectural marvel. for.
merly described rs the eighth wonder
of the world is now seldom spoken
of even by those who are ready to ga
Wild over much less pretentiouS struc-
lures. The cornerstone of this "Spau-
ish ST. Peters WAS laid by Philip H.
in l563. but ii waS 302 years t1S6al he
fore the monstrous huilding was pro
nounced finished. II WIS built by Phil
ip in fuldllment of II vow Ia erect the
finest monastery in the world" should
his forces be successful in their great
battle with the French That battle
was fought nj st Quentin on AUG 10.
1a17. st Lawrence day. AMI in order
to honor that saint as we'll rs 10 fulfill
his VOW the king had the foundation
of his great memorial laid off i'll the
shape of Il gridiron, the implement Of
torture upon which the goodly Law
renee is reputed 10 have suffered mar
tyrdom.
To those who have never visited the
Eseurial the size of the gigantic struc-
turc is beyond comprehension II is
40 feet from north to south and ,lS0i:.
feet from east 10 wcst. the square tow
crs at each corner rising to Il height of
over 200 feet Within this monstrous
building are the kings palace a cathc
dral, Il monastery of 2ou cells. two col
leges. three chapter houses, three Ii
brary buildings, five large halls, six
dornitorics, three hospitals and over
5000 other rooms. In order 10 make
st tawreHee's grliron complete. the
building is built in quadrangular form.
with seventeen rows or ranges of mon
strous stone structures crossing each
other III right angles. these forming the
gridiron's ribs, the handle being II
wing 40 feet in length. The church,
which is II part of this vnst pile of mt
sonly. is 3Gi feet long. 40 feet wide.
with Il dome $50 feet in height II Is
estimated that the building cost $40
000.dO0
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Growth is predoHinnntly function
of rest Work is chiefly an energy cx-
pending and tearing down process
Rest following work Is chiefly Il build
ing M and growing process Work
may furnish the conditions under which
subsequent growth may occur, bat in
itself 1t IS destructive by work we do
things in the world but we do not
grow by work We grow during rest
Rest Is not the only condition of
growth but il is one of the essential
conditions The best work that most
of us do is not begun in our offices or
ut our desks, but when we are wan
dering in the woods or sitting quietly
with undlrected thoughts From some.
where at such times there flash Into
our minds those ideas that direct aud
control our lives, visions Of how to do
that which previously had seemed i'm
possible, new aspirations. hopes and
desires. Work Is the process of realiza
ton. The careful balance and the great
ideas come largely during quiet and
without being sought The man who
never takes time to do nothing VIII
hardly do great things. He will hard
ly have epoch making IDEAS or stilnu
lating ideas Worlds Work
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The Hydrophobia Menace.

Since hydrophobia is transmitted by
incubation and its virus resides in the
saliva of its victim, the only absolute
safeguard is 10 keep dogs muzzled
when ut large. A muzzlc is II nuisance
10 doubt and In the immense ma
iority Of eases needless, for almost
invariably the mischief maker is the
stray cur belonging to no one In par
ticular and coming from nobody knows
where. But 1t seems impractlcable to
frame an effective regulation for the
protection of the public from such ir-
responsible and dangerous creatures
without making 1t applicable to all
dogs New York Tribune
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1907-02-27

antique Persian rugs said the rug
salesman, are dyed with vegetable
dyes: the new ones are dyed with ami
line dyes There's II great difference.
Vegetable dyes are fifty or sixty times
more expensive than anilines, and they
give II color that is literally imperish-
able, II color that keeps growing richer
and richer till the rug falls to pieces.
Anilines, made out of coal tar, look
well enough at first. but they fade.
When n vegetable red or blue would be
ut Its best an lniline red or blue would
be nearly white. We civilized people
harmed the Chinese by introducing our
cheap opium among them, and now we
have equally harmed the Persian rug
by introducing our cheap anilines
among the rug weavers.'
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BEECHER'S ONLY POEM.
The Verses Wore Always Kept Sacred
by Mrs. Beecher.

1t was related by Mrs Henry Ward
Beeeher that during their courtship Mr..
Beeeher once dropped into poetry
and wrote Il few lines of verse teeming
with affection for his sweetheart But
the verses We're always kept sacred by
Mrs Beceher, and nothing could win
them from her. One day Mr. and Mrs
Bccchcr We're In the office of Robert
Bonner, the publisher
why don't you write n poem. Beech
orr" said Mr. Bonner.
HE did once" said Mrs. Beecher.
"Recitc 1t for me. won't you. Mrs
Bcecherf"
But the eyes OF the great preacher
were riveted on his wife. and she knew
that he meant silence
Come" said Mr. Bonner, TN give
yoa $1,000 II you will recite that poem
10 me" addressing Mrs Beecher.
"Why. il ran quickly said Mrs.
Bcccher
"Eunice" simply said Mr.. Beecher.
And. although Robert Bonner after
ward offered to double the sum first
offered, he never got the poem from
Mrs. Beceher II had been hidden
away by Mrs. Bcechcr and cherished
rs one of the dearest treasures her
husband left her.
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Deliberate SUICIDE.
! Why II Should Excite More Horror
Than Any Other Murder.

nan ANY Other MurGer.
As to its moral aspects, suicide is
manifestly forbidden by the divine
law. one OF the commandments of the
Decaloguc declares. Thou shalt not
kill 70 make the law rs compre-
hensive as possible II is not said.
Thou shalt not Kill thy neighbour
which qualifying phrase Is employed
i'll some of the other commandments
as. for instance Thou shalt not bear
false witness against they neighbor;"
Thou shalt not eoSct thy neighbors
house" The prohibition TO kill is there
fore absolute. 1t forbids the taking Of
human life whether by suicide or
homicide
There is another commandment
which says, .rhou shalt love thy
neighbor It's thyselfs Now. the love
which we owe TO our neigbbor forbids
us TO shay him, and therefore the love
which we owe to ourselves forbids us
to compass our own death. If the law
allowed us to kill ourselves, while for
bidding us To kill our neighbor our
love for our ncighbor would not be
eqlml, but superior to orr love for our
selves.
Nay. | hold that suicide is II more re-
Voting sin than The killing Of another
The closer the ties of relationship be
tween the murderer and his victim the
mere atroelous is the crime. In the
estimation Of mankind Il parricide. or
matrcide, or fratriclde, or uxoricide, is
a more shocking criminal than an ordi
nary homicide And us n man has
more ultimate relations II himself
than to a parent or brother or wife, his
deliberate self destruction should ex-
cite more horror than the murder of Il
parent, brother or wifc.-Cardinal Glib
bens In Century
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linccin's Mental Powers.

Lincoln was always strong with a
jury lie knew how To handle men.
and he had IA direct way of going to
the heart of things He had. moreover
unusual powers of mental discipline
II WIS after his return from congress.
when he had long been acknowledged
one of the foremost lawyers of the
state, that he made UP his mind he
lacked the power of close and sustain
cd reasoning and set himself like n
mathematics to remedy the defect. At
this time he committed TO memory six
books Of the propositions Of Euclid.
and. as always he WIS an eager reader
to make up for the lack of education
he had had when n boy He WAS al
ways Interested in mechanical princI-
pies and their workings and in May
sells over shoals. which had evidently
been dormant in his mind since the
days of his early Mississippi river eX-
perlences The little model of II boat
whitfield ont with his own hand. that
he sent to the patent Office when he
filed his application Is still shown 10
visitors, though the invention itself
failed to bring about any change in
steamboat architecture.-Hcle Nlco-
lay In st Nicholas
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Charity.

The lady was making some remarks
about the kind Of clothes some other
ladies at church had on
THE finest garment II woman can
wear, said her husband is the man
tie Of charity
Yes" sire snapped and it's about
the only one some husbands want their
wives to wear"
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Limit of economy.

Il don't mind Il Young man econo-
MIXING when he Is out with me- sighed
the girl, but il seems to me that when
he takes yOu in n penny in the slot ma
chine parldr, drops a penny in Il slot
and hands you one of the ear things
while he takes the other the limit has
just about been reached. OF course you
can hear the opera almost as we'll with
one ear. but how does it look New
York Press
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Mind IS the partial side Of man. The
heart IS everything -Rlvarol
To Clean Bronzes.

1t is not 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 stiff brush like a nailbrush
Dry carefully after rinsng 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 it In boiling water.
Then rub II with a piece Of flannel dip
ped in suds made from yellow soap,
rubbing clean with soft linen cloths
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The Fun of It.

why did You do that" demanded
the teacher
ooh, just for fun, replied Tommy
"But dldr t yon know it WAS against
the ruest'
'Snre, OATS where de fun comes
Philadelphia Press.
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Beyond Critieisn1.

Why do you always insist on play
ing difficult and unusual music
"Bccanse,' answered Miss Cayenne.
at IS very Improbable that any Of my
auditors VIII know whether | am per-
forming correctly or not "-Washing-
ton Star.
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"My wife thinks she will never find
a better cook than the one we now
have
'IIumph' III or say, what would
You call your wife, a pessmst or an
optlmlstf" Cleveland Press
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Hic Eauoritc.

"What IL your fayoritc rccitationf'
asked the hostess
'curfcw Shall Not Ring Tonight ="
answered Mr. Rlylins. with "A prompt
ness which was almost defiant.
"Why, nobody recites that now"
"That's why | like it,"
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Those Wicked Clubs.

Doctor 90 wife whose husband Is HI
Is not 1our husband hypochon-
driacf Wife oh, doctor he doesn't
belong 10 any society AT all, Mcggen-
dorfer Batter
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The largest grasshoppcrs are found
In South America. where some speei'
mems reach length of five inches,
with spread of wings Of ten inches.
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His Rebuke.

Small Johnny after the slipper exer
cise)-Im glad amt girl, Mamma
Why? Small Johnny-'Cause I'd be
ashamed 10 grow up into woman and
punish little boys like me.
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Little THINKING.

Mr. Eorcl, lwho has been criticising)
Sow. Ion - offended fou know, l
always say whit | think Miss cut
ting YOu don't faib much do YOU. Mr..
Borcly; Illustrated Bits.
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Eerinllle RrhvcrY.

Tom De you think women are
Drawer thau mca: Dick Yes, | do.
never sHw one yet that wouldn't take
chance Mt marriage. Detroit Free
Press
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It is better 10 lose all In the search
for good than 10 be content with the
worst Van Dyke.
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Ii is only easou That teache> siieac-.
The heart aches US TO speak. -R..h.
ter.
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Although the world Is full OF suffer
Ing, 1t IS fun Of the overcoming OF It,
Keller.
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INTERESTING
INSTRUCTIVE
Correct English,
How to use it,"
MONTHLY MAGAZINE DEVOTED TO
THE USE OF ENGLISH.
JOSEPHINE TuRck BAKER. Eolroa.
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.