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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-01-01
HUSBAND AND WIFE.
The Pathetic Sequel to a Tragedy Of
tho Alps.

Many years ago I read pathetic
story, which Is constantly recalled to
mind as the duties of this compilation
compel me to read the records Of past
years and reperuse the long closed let
.crs Of my beloved and live over again
the happy days when we were all In
all to each other. do not remember
all the details of the incident which so
impressed me, but the chief facts were
these:
A married couple were crossing one
of the great glaciers of the Alpine re-
gions when fatal accident occurred.
The husband fell down one of the huge
crevasses which abound on all glaciers
The rope broke, and the depth of the
chasm was so great that no help could
be rendered, nor could the body be re-
covered. Over the wife's anguish Mt
her loss we must draw the veil of ST.
lence. Forty years afterward saw her,
with the guide who had accompanied
them at the time of the accident. stay
Ing at the nearest hotel at the foot of
the glacier, waiting for the sea of Ice
to give up Its dead, for by the well
known law OF glacier progression the
form OF her long lost husband might
be expected to appear, expelled from
the mouth of the torrent about that
date. Patiently and with unfalllng
consistency they watched and waited,
and their hopes were at last rewarded.
One day the body was released from
its prison In the Ice. and the wife
looked again on the features of him
who had been so long parted from her.
But the pathos Of the story lay in the
fact that she was then an old woman,
while the newly rescued body was that
OF quite n young and robust man, so
faithfully had the crystal easket pre-
served the jewel which It held so long.
The forty years had left no wrinkles
on that marble brow. Times wither-
Ing fingers could not touch him In that
tomb, and SO for few brief moments
the aged lady saw the husband OF her
youth as he was In the days which
were gone forever.-C. ii. Surgeons
Autobiography.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-01-01
A NARROW ESCAPE.
Uncle Reuben's Story of His First Ride
In an Elevator.

Uncle Reuben's Story of His First Ride
In an Elevator.
Uncle Reuben came back from the
city excited and nervous. He had
gone to the city to transact some law
business connected with his farm with
a lawyer whose office was In u mod
ern skyscraper and whose address Reu-
ben carried along for memorandum
"Waal," he began after his wife,
threatened to summon the doctor from
the nearest village II he would not ex-
plain its cause, 81 had about tn skin
NEST shave from death this morning l
ever heard on! 1t wuz In that law
yer's buildin' too. Y see, | found tn
right place an started lookin' through
tn buildin, fr his name an, number
Finally after walkin' up stairs after
stairs f'r over two hours | set daown
all tired out on tn top step O. TIL last
stairway, completely discouraged.
"'Where kin | find Lawyer Barnes
officer asked man hurryin' by
me. He didn't stop, but Just pointed
his thumb at young fellar standin'
beside n little cagellke room chewin'
gum like sixty. SO | stepped over an
into this little room an asked tn boy
If he wuz Lawyer Barnes clerk. No.
he sez. bit freshike, but I'll see that
y see mi Then that fresh young
fellar hit tn wall punch that did
tn hull businessw
Here Reuben paused to cover his
eyes and shake all over.
"He hadn't any more'n hit that
wall when he dlslodged that rooms
git-rich.qulck fastenin's," he went on
when his spell was over. "an' tn hull
floor o that room fell right out an
daown them fifteen stories to TIL
ground, takin' me an that young fellar
with 1t!
"Waal, thank God. here be. Sarahy.
How either o. us escaped gittln' every
bone In our bodies broke don't know
an don't care. All l know Is that
floor fell fiat on tn ground an we
didn't lose our footln'. When that
shock wuz over l Rugged tn young
Teller FIR Joy an give him five dollar
bill fr openln' tn door an lettn' me
out ahead o. him. Then I hustled Fl
home."-Bohemian Magazine.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-01-01
THE NIGHTINGALE.
CoIeridge,s Defense Of the Sonpstsr as
Not a Melancholy Bird.

CoIeridge,s Defense of the Sonpster ~
Not a Melancholy Bird.
The traditional view of the nightin-
gales song is supremacy given in the
familiar lyric by Richard Barnefeld.
Here the poet finds the forlorn bird.
with "her breast uphill thorn" ear
nestly pouring forth her melodious sor-
row. Milton In his juvenile sonnet
apostrophizes the ineffable singer AZ
giving forth notes that portend success
In love, and when he comes to de-
scribe sober pleasures In III Pense-
roso' he appropriately finds the same
strains most musical, most melan-
choly" Against this Coleridge enters
II vigorous protest In ..The Nightingale;
n Conversation Poem," characteristic
ally advancing I'm the following pas
sage n general truth and specific
criticism:
A melancholy bird? Oh. idle thought
In nature there Is nothing melancholy.
But some night wandering man whose
heart was pierced
With the remembrance Of grievous
wrong
Or slow dstemper or neglected love
(And so. poor wretch. filled all things with
himself
And made all gentle sounds tell back the
tale
OF his own sorrow he and such as he.
First named these notes a melancholy
strain.
Annotating this, the poet further IL
illustrates his philosophic acuteness and
takes the opportunity Of expressing
his loyalty to his eminent poetical pred
ecessor. This passage In Milton" the
note runs, possesses an excellence far
superior TO that of mere description.
1t is spoken In the character of the
melancholy man and has therefore a
dramatic propriety. The author makes
this remark to rescue himself from the
charge Of having alluded with levity
to line In Milton, charge than
which none could be more painful to
him except perhaps that Of having
ridiculed his Bible"
In letter to Christopher North,
Wordsworth refers to the false mo-
tons" regarding the nightingale's song
and expresses his belief that Cole
ridges poem, with its theory that ''in
nature there is nothing melancholy"
will In all likelihood contribute great
ly to rectify these" In his own poem
Enterprise" he touches ON the same
point and alludes to the nightingale as
"the sweet bird, misnamed the melan-
choly." 1t is hardly necessary to add
that Keats in his great ode ITO a
Nightingale" rises to exquisite rapture
over the happiness manifested in the
singing Of the light winged dryad Of
the trees"-London Notes and Queries.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-01-01
Didn't Know II Could Be Done.

II didn't see you in church Sunday
morning." said Mrs. Oldcastle.
NO" replied her hostess, toying
with her $500 solitaire, Il was so
nervous l knew couldn't sit still II
went SO gave up and laid In bed near
ly the whole morning"
'"That was too bad. You ought to
have been there. DIR. Miggsworth ex-
coriated several OF our leading fnan-
ciers, and considerable anger was ex-
hibited by some Of them"
SIS that SO? didn't know they could
do such things In our church. ! s'posed
only the pope had that power"-Chi-
cago Record Herald.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-01-01
Lost His Suit.


LEND my dress suit? Not on your
life! replied the man. 81 might get II
In the neck the way COrrigan did"
what happened to CorriganT
well, two years ago n fellow whom
he knew slightly borrowed Corrlgan's
dress suit to go to dance. Next thing
Corrigan heard was that the fellow
had dropped dead Of heart disease.
Corrigan went to the funeral to do the
right thing When he peeked into the
casket he noticed the deceased had on
his dress suit. The undertaken had
picked 1t out because 1t was the only
dark suit in the fellows wardrobe.
Corrigan wept real tears when he saw
them lowering the coffin into the grave.
That was his first and last dress suit.
He vowed he'd never get another
San Francisco Chronicle.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-01-01
MOTHER SHIPT0N.
Some Of Her Strange Prophecies That
Were Fulfilled,

WeT6 fuiIiticu,
"When Mother Shipton heard that
King Henry VIII. should be king and
CARDINAL Wolsey should be at Yorke
she said that CARDINAL Wolsey would
never come to Yorke, which the king
and the CARDINAL hearing, being angry,
Dorcy to her, who came with their
men disguised to the kings house near
Yorke, where. leaving their men, they
went to Mr.. Beasley In Yorke and de-
sired him to go with them to Mother
Symptoms house. When they came
they knocked at the doors. She said,
Come In, Mr.. Beasley, and those hon
orable lords with YOU and Mr.. Beas-
ley would have put In the lords before
him, but she said: Come In, Mr.. Beas-
ley. You know the way. They do
not
"Then they went into the house
where there was a great fire, and they
drank and were very merry.
Mother Shipton,' said the duke,
you said the CARDINAL should never see
Yorke.'
YEA said she, I said he might see
Yorke, yet never come to It..
".But,' said the duke, when he
comes to Yorke thou shalt be burned
awe shall see that said she. and,
plucking her handkerchief Off her head,
she threw 1t into the fire, and 1t would
not burn. Then she took 1t and put 1t
on again. Then said the duke, What
meanne you by this?'
"She replied If this had burned, |
might have burned
Mother Shipton.' quoth the duke,
what do you think of meY
~'Why, lord said she, the time will
come when you will be as low as
am Crhe duke was afterward be-
headedl
my Lord Piercy said, And what say
you of me?'
"'My lord said she, shoe your
horse in the quick and you shall doe
well, but your body will be burned In
Yorke pavement, and your head shall
be stolen from the Barre and carried
into France (This proved true, for
he rose IN rebellion In the north, and
by not flying when he might he was
taken and beheaded In Yorke. where
his body was burned, and his head
was stolen away and carried into
France)
Not longe after came the CARDINAL
TO Cawood, and, going to the top of the
Tower, he asked Where stands
Yorke? and said that one said that
he should never see Yorke. They
Showed him Yorke and that he would
soon be there; but, being sent for by
the king, lie died IN his way TO Lon
don at Leicester of Lasle."-Ree
Bennett In Metropolitan Magazine.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-01-01
A Flaret,ack.

"Brudder Jones, II you didn't smoke
you might own brick house like what
l does"
Look here, man, don't you come
pesterIn' wit me like dat. You didn't
git dat brick house by not smokin'.
You got 1t by borrowin' nah newspa-
per to read ar nah clothes to wear
an nah vittles to eat. You may be
n fly financler, but dat don't glib you
no license to set up fer human copy
bookw-St. Louis Republic.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-01-01

why She began to laugh merrily,
and the young man laughed, too, a bit
stiffly, for he did not understand the
joke. You have the advantage Of me-"
he said.
Madge sobered at his tone and real
lied that. she was not displaying any
marked hospitality. She held out a
repentant hand. which the young man
took eagerly. Were sort of cousins,
guess" she said. Anyway, If you
are Tommy North we've been looking
for you, SO get in, and we'll start"
II can go away if 1t is not conven-
lent" protested the man.
Convenient! After I've worked for
three days getting picture books and
kites and little blue overalls ready for
you? No, sir; you will have to use all
those things"
You see," she explained as she
drove along, I'VE got the impression
from some one that you were about
eight years old. Your mother never
mentioned your age or height, and SO
we got ready for small boy, and-and
here are some cookies | brought along
so that you would not ask questions on
the way home" She thrust paper
bag into his hands.
They were both laughing like chill
dren rs they drove in Mt the gate, and
by the time explanations were made
to Mrs. Vaughn the young man was
thankful that the surprise had hap
pened. He felt that 1t had been a
good thing to take Madge by surprise,
for when two people have laughed to-
gether they have rapidly progressed in
their acquaintance.
On the very first day Mrs. Vaughn
had looked ut the two with compre-
hension In her eyes, and as the weeks
grew into months she felt reasonably
sure that Madge would never go back
to the office.
"Why should She" whispered the old
er woman to herself, "when prosper
GUS young physician is not only will
Ing, but obviously anxious, to monop-
Ollie herY
The day before he was scheduled to
go back to the city new man by
ASocOh Va l. ihCNAOlt ukiCCdDlt
companionship they took the big red
and blue kite to the top of nearby
hill to ty 1t. 1t SCARED clear abov Q
the trees as the man slowly unwound
the long yellow string. The girl watch
ed 1t rather sadly, for as yet there had
been no word Of love between them
and she realized that she had grown
TO 4
to let him see 1t. She felt glad, though,
that she had not let him see 1t, be-
cause there might be another girl in
the city TO whom he was bound. and
she-well, she had her work at the
office. The tears had come into her
eyes, and now they spiashed over.
The young man looked up just in time
to catch sight Of them, and, letting
the string go, he turned and caught
her In his arms.
Dear" he whispered, what is itf'
She did not speak, but she did not try
to get away either. and after mo
ment he said:
rs 1t because ! nm going away,
It, Madge?" She shook her head.
"Why, then" he urged tell me-
Suddenly she began to laugh-a soft
little laugh that made the man hold
her closer
II was only wondering" she said
whether or not there was n girl
"You bet there is" he interrupted
land I've got her right where want
her" Which sentence. sangy as II
was. seemed to be wholly satisfactory
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-01-01
Out of the Schoolroon.

A schOolboy was asked to give some
information In regard to the Cary SIS
tiers, the once famous New England
poets, and he said of them
"The Cary sisters were two poets
who lived in Massachusetts most Of
the time. They went 20 New York,
where they made many fast friends.
Their fastest frieud was John G. Whit
tier"
At the time Of the Longfellow CEN
tennial, when the school children were
writing 80 much about him, one boy
wrote:
"Longfellow's poems were mostly Of
his own c0mposure, but he wrote Tails
Of Weyside Inn,' where others did
the talking. He was the poet lorryett
Of our country and was crackerjack
when 1t came to real poetry Lippin-
COTS.
Martial, a Spanish poet of the first
copturv vvrofa "a faco fhat 20 npot
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-01-01
In Doubt.

A man who does not mind joke at
his own expense says he went Into
chemists recently and asked for some
morphine. The shopman objected to
giving 1t without prescription.
do l look like man who would
kill himself?" the customer asked.
II don't know, I'm sure said the
shopman, but II looked like you
should be tempted" London Answers.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-01-01

"What were the best six sellers When
you were In New York?' inquired the
Indiana literary expert OF his prosaic
neighbor
"I'm blamed If | know" was the lat
ter's reply. "As far MS can remember
we only visited FIVE Of 'em. an didn't
pay much attention to their locations"
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-01-01
STAGE Carieatures.

The comedians supposed to be broad
ly humorous In our travesties are Ell
Their made up as lrishmen with green
whiskers or Germans verging on i'm
becility. In France the stage butt Is
a caricature Of the English globe trot-
ter; in Germany, freak Imitation Of
our. depictions Of Uncle Sam.-Trayel
Magazine.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-01-01
Going Some.

Fanning-So the family in the fat
next yours has photograph, Ell? How
:.1any records have they? Frick-Heav-
en- only knows! But they broke their
best previous record last Sunday by
five hours and twenty-six minutes
Puck
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-01-01

Measuring His Influence.

"Why don't you come right out and
say you don't like that man who wants
to marry your daughterT
"What for?" asked Mr.. Cumrox.
"He's popular enough with mother md
the girls w."-Washington Star
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-01-01
What He Had to Learn.

Paternity wife's learning the piano.
my daughters learning the violin and
my sons learning the banjo. Safer
And you are learning nothing? Pater
oh, yes; I'm learning to bear 1t.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-01-01

Avarice says. II will Cypress tho
weak and devour the fruits Of his II.
bors, and ! will say that 1t 10 fare that
has 10 ordained" Volney.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1908-01-01

Martial, a Spanish poet OF the first
century. wrote. "A face that cannot
smile ID never good"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-04
BARNES BARGAINS

Business building. good location, down
town. rents SIS per month. Price $4,000.
New residence south Kansas ave-, seven
rooms. modern. lots. $4,000.
New room modern residence, good
barn, Clay ST., north end Central Park,
$500.
Swell new residence. east front. Cover
nors Square fully modern, owner leaving
city. Price low.
Modern room cottage. lots. located
on fine w. 9Th st. corner. not far out.
price just reduced to $500.
Modern room residences, III lots, close
In w. 6th ST.. price just reduced to $4,000.
Two modern residences on two corner
lots. fine location Tyler ST., rent SIS per
month. Price $500.
Finest home in the city. IL rooms. bill
lizard room. hard wood finish. fully mod
ern. nothing lacking. lots. large barn.
Owner leaving city Immediately and will
not rent. Want offer. ara
III lots. east front, Topeka ave-, new
large barn. $1,000.
Fine lots w. 9Th ST., $3.50.
lots southwest corner 18th and West.
500.
2 lots 14th and Lincoln, eastern estate
wants offer.
| lots. east front, just south OF 10th. on
| Buchanan. $500.
| s lots 5th and Western ave-, eastern
owner wants offer.
| Fine bargains Washburn vicinity in both
vacant and Improved property.
| II you want q chance at the bargains
see US.
BARNES REAL ESTATE co.
Phones s2. ~ w. Fifth st.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-04
First published in Topeka State journal
July 8, $685.

At a special meeting of the city council
of the city of Topeka, Kansas, held on the
18th day of June, 1908, the following reso-
luton was presented and adopted:
of the city of Topeka deem it necessary
for the best interests of said city to con-
struct drain, in order to protect private
property from the raging waters of Bid
described as follows, to-wit:
Commencing at the northeast corner of
the northeast quarter of Section 5, Town.
ship II. Range 16 east of the Sixth p. M.
along the center line OF Division street
to the center of Shunganunga creek:
thence southwesterly along the center of
Shunganunga creek and following the
Parkdale street projected northerly:
thence south along the center line OF
Parkdale street to the center line of sixth
avenue; thence west along the center line
of Sixth avenue to the center line of Lime
street; thence south along the center line
of Lime street to the center line of Tenth
avenue; thence west along the center line
of Tenth avenue to the west line of Mul.
vane and Chase's addition to the city of
Topeka; thence south along the west line
of Mulvane and ChaseiS addition to the
southwest corner thereof; th@lce east
Chase's addition to the southeast corner
thereof: thence north along the east line
of Mulvane and Chase's addition to the
north line of Section 5, Township II.
of Section 8, Township II, Range 16 to
the place of beginning; all in the city OF
Topeka. Shawnee county. kansas ( nosnAN
I, c. B. Burge, city clerk of the city OF
Topeka, Kansas, do hereby certify tnas
the above and foregoing Is a true ana
correct copy of the original resolution
MS iseai al. me - my c. B. BURGE.
City Clerk
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-04
WHAT STREET?


BUCHANAN: rms, bath, closet, cleo
lights, gas, sink, sewer,
cist.. we'll. city water, cellar. brick walks,
fine shade. small barn, paved. close 10
FILLMORE: 6 rms, bath. closet, mantel,
crate. cleo. lights, gas.
cellar. sewer, paved street. close to car.
WEST: 6 rms, all modern, paved ST., ~
e. front lots. $500 Also new
rm. cottage. gas light and neat. a We'll Nell
s, n,;b os east snd .d 5Ss Front
oniy 8. 900 500 down and SIS per mo.
LANE: Dandy rm. house. finely built
and finished. complete batn:
splendid brick and cement 1ofn ssH soo ppeo
w. 5TH: e. front corner lots, old shade
4 rm. cottage. barn, s. 400
CLAWS rms. frt. and back stairs, gas,
water. barn, old shade, mantel
and crate. pavement nearly paid, ~ T.
fri. lots, close to car, fine surroundings.
7TH STREET: 10 rooms. modern. g. lgo.
MADISON: 6 rooms, gas, water, Sl,ooo-
$3.50 cash.
Oakland: Green St, rm cottage,
gas, cement walks, posts
and cellar, good well. p. frt, lots, si,zo;
TRADE: s rms. lots. Auburndale, LOT
Harrison, sth and 18th and pay $500 to
81 900 difference. Also rm- cottage on
lincoln for something near POLK school
and pay difference: acres. houses IN
EISCHf,AND PARK: City agents for all.
See us FOR everything In Real Estate.
w. NJ. FORBES & co.
1o1 WEST 7TH ST.
PHONES: IND. 114c. BELL %.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-04
First published in Topeka State Journal
July 8. 1861

At a special meeting of the city coun-
ell of the city of Topeka, Kansas, held
on the 18th day of June. 1908. the follow
ing resolution was presented and adopted;
of the city OF Topeka deem it necessary
for the best interests of said city to re-
pave East Sixth avenue from the east
line of Locust street to the east end Of
the Viaduct over the railway tracks; said
repaving to be of vitrifed brick on pres
ent and sand Foundation and to be forty
(4O) feet wide. c. E. JORDAN.
1. c. B. Burge, city clerk Of the city of
Topeka, Kansas, do hereby certify that
the above and foregoing Is a true and
correct copy of the original resolution
now on file in my office.
ISeaI.l - C. B. BURGE,
at City Clerk.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-04

TWO EAST SIDE BARGAINS.
Two east front lots, six room cottage.
well. cistern. wash house, barn, gas. city
water. fine shade, Price $3.50.
Two lots. eight room residence, cellar.
well. cistern, city water. sewer. gas, paw
ing. Price 5000.
TWO WEST SIDE BARGAINS.
Two lots. east front. on corner. sir
room residence. cellar. cistern, city wa
ter. sewer. gas, paving, fine location.
Price $500.
IL east front lots. seven rooms, cistern.
city water. sewer. gas, electric light
barn, fine shade. near eth and Lincoln
Price $3.50. See US quick about this.
CHEAP LOT.
This lot is located near 6th and Clay
street. east front. For quick sale $3.50.
Those Westlawn homes are completely
modern. Let us show them to you.
LUCAS & LAGERSTROM.
IND. PHONE 1890. los W. FIFTH ST.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-07-04
BARGAINS
BARGAINS
-BARGAINS-

, east front lots. fine loca-
ton. on Western ave. Near
" new modern 6 room house.
THE BEST BARGAIN IN
THE CITY 5000.
. east front lots. well located,
good 8 room house., Western
ave. Another Bargain 5000.
IA lofa just completed six
room modern house, 217 Hun
foon street. Ask us for the
key II you would like to see
It. 1t Is a dandy.
TRADES
We have a fine 160 acre farm
near Topeka to trade for city
property.
Several south side properties
to trade for North Topeka
residences.
8 finely located lots to trade
for cottage of s rooms, or 6
room house. and pay balance
In cash.
A fine grocery stock to trade
for eastern Kansas land and
pay difference.
MAXWELL & Co.
Successors to Lakin.)
1os W. 9Th st.
Ind. Phone So.