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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-09-29
CLAWS OF BIRDS.
The Toes OF Those That Perch and Of
Those That Run.

The Toes OF Those That Perch and Of
Those That Run.
Let us note that the art Of standing
began with birds Frogs sit, and, as
far as l know, every reptile, be 1t liz
ard, crocodile, alligator or tortoise. lays
Its body on the ground when not actu-
ally carrying ii. And these have each
four fat legs. Contrast the fiamingo,
which. having only two. and those like
willow wands. tucks up one Of them
and sleeps poised high on the other,
like tulip on its stem.
Note also that one toe has been alto
gether discarded by birds as superfiu-
Gus. The germ or bud must be there,
for the Dorking fowl has produced a
fifth toe under some influence Of the
poultry yard, but no natural bird has
more than four.
Except in swifts, which never perch,
but cling to rocks and walls, one Is
turned backward, and by cunning
continuance the act Of bending the leg
draws them all automatically together
So hen closes its toes at every step
1t takes, as II 1t grasped something,
and, of course, when it settles down on
its roost they grasp that tight and hold
1t fast till morning.
But to birds that do not perch this
mechanism is only an incumbrance. &c
many Of them, like the plovers. abolish
the hind toe entirely, and the prince Of
all two legged runners, the ostrich. has
got rid Of one of the front toes also
retaining only two.-London Strand
Magazine
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HARD NAMES.
Some In Scotland That Aroused Z
Lady From Schenectady.

Lady From Schenectady.
Few Americans have trouble in pro.
nouncing the name Schenectady" al
though the spelling of 1t is not always
so easy. In Talks In Library
Lawrence Hutton tells of an old Scotch
laird whose guest one summer was a
young lady named Miss Cunningham,
who came from Schenectady. Skin
ney-taddy" and "Skenk- ter-addy" were
as near to it as the laird usually came.
In his eyes the photographic and or
thoepic beam of his own titles and ap-
pellations was entirely eclipsed by the
marvellous mote known as Science
tady, and he never realized that the
inhabitants of the counties OF Scho-
harie. Cattaraugus and Chemung in
the state Of New York might safely
bite their thumbs at the residents Of
the shire of Fife In the kingdom Of
Scotland until his eyes were opened
somewhat rudely and his sight was in
way restored.
''Uncle John" / said to him suddenly
one evening when he was in convul-
sions over Schenectady-"Uncle John,
what is the name of your placer
"Baldutho'."
And Of your parish?"
"Aroncraueh"
"And of your postoffice?"
"Pittenweem."
And of your railway stations?
"Killconguhar."
And still. Uncle John" | continued.
you. as laird of Balduthy Uhe vernac-
ular form. elder OF the kirk Of Arron-
craw. receiving your letters and pa
perS at Pittenweem and taking your
trains at Killnocker, think Science
tady funny
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ground (supposing the picture is of
that date and the more deeply incised
lines These wrecks are eagerly bought
for trifle by art dealers. who employ
skilled experts to restore or rather to
remake them on the basis Of the origi-
nal outlines.
Pictures of the early period with
gold backgrounds and quaint drafts
manship are regularly manufactured,
especially at Siena. where the panels
can be seen openly drying before the
shop doors. Their foundation Is PAN
el properly worm eaten and chemically
aged. painted on the gesso ground that
was the basis for all pictures of that
epoch and to which they owe their lu-
minous qualities.
Such pictures are often made up out
Of a number Of really old but ruined
pictures and are an ingenious puzzle
that require dexterity, taste and knowl-
edge to construct.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-09-29
NAPHTHA.
The Natural Products and Those OBJ
tanned From Petroleum.

The Natural Products and Those OBJ
tanned From Petroleum.
Naphtha is an infiammable liquid
which exudes from the soil In certain
parts of Persia. Subsequently the use
of the term spread to include some
volatile oils found In Europe and even
America The product Of the oil fields
Of southern Russia is usually called
naphtha. although 1t differs In no way
from the ordinary grades Of petroleum.
Naphtha properly includes the light
er oils which pass Off first In the dis
tillation of petroleum, the GRANTEES
ranging from 80 to 81 degrees Beaume.
Pennsylvania crude oil contains from
to 20 per cent Of naphtha. In the
refining of such naphtha several prod
ucts are obtained by fractional distilla-
ton. Those which pass OF first
namely, rhigolene and cymogene-are
gases at ordinary temperatures and
are seldom saved. The next product
is known as gasoline, material large
ly used In machines and for illuminat-
ing purposes. After this come stove
naphtha and gas naphtha, the latter
being the base of much Of the illumi-
mating gas now made.
Petroleum naphtha is often treated
with chemicals to deodorize 1t. Naph-
tina may also be made in the distilla-
ton of wood and coal tar.-New York
American.
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No Tina For littIe Bows.

An Edinburgh gentleman died the 9th
er day, and small boy, open eyed and
silent, watched while the coffin was
placed in the hearse.
Have you said your prayers, VIII
liei" said his mother. after tucking
him into bed that night.
No, mamma" said Willie.
We'll, say them now"
I'm not going to say any prayers
tonight" replied Willie, with the air
of one who had fully made up his
mind.
But you must"
mo. not tonight" Willie persisted.
why not?" asked the mother In as
constituent.
Its no use," said Willie. 'They
will be SO busy in heaven tonight I'M
packing Mr.. Jones that they will have
no time to listen to the prayers Of lit
tie boys. Edinburgh Dispatch.
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Use and Ornament.

Mr.. NewriCh the multimillionaire
was furnishing the library of his mag
nifcent mansion. Let me see," he
mused you've got the order for that
$1,000 edition &c luxe of Dickens
bound In levant?"
Yes, sir" replied the bookseller.
And the $4,000 set OF Shake
speare?'
Yes. sir
"And the standard authors bound in
ealf-Thackeray. Scott, Washington
Irving. Cooper and MI them there
other fellers?'
''Ycs. sir; have memorandum OF
the entire list"
well. then. that's off my mind.'
said Mr.. Ncwrich Of rIttsburg. with n
sigh of relief Now, what | want Is
something to read. Say. have you got
a complete set of old SleuthT" New
York Times.
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Tn. Wealth of croesus.

Croesus was the king Of Lydia,
state In Asia Minor, and assembled the
throne about $50 B. G. His name has
ever been a synonym for wealth, "as
rich as Croesus" having been prov
erb from his own time. but the most
liberal estimates Of his property, so
far as descriptions Of 1t have come
down to us, make It worth in our
money about $10,OO0.0OO. His riches
were derived from gold mines near
Sardis, the capital Of Lydia, and from
the plumber Of numerous surrounding
states. The kingdom Of Lydia was
overrun by Cyrus. the Persian con-
queror, and, according to the best au-
thorities, Croesus was taken prisoner
and kept in the train Of Cyrus. The
court Of Croesus was considered one
of the most refined and elegant of an
Client times, and the ruins Of the royal
palace and the other magnificent build
ings are still to be seen on the site Of
Sardis.
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EDEN REVEALED A NEW THEORY.

That the Garden of Eden was locat-
ed at the North Pole, and that the
newly discovered Arctic regions will be
health resort of the future were two
interesting assertions made Sunday
by Rev. DIR. Charles l.. Seashols in a
sermon on "The Relation of the North
Pole to Gods Power of Redemption"
in the Third Baptist Church, German
town. Sin, he said, caused the hum; n
family to be driven from this paradize,
and the genius of man has now regain
ed it. How it will be restored to its
former condition and made into new
paradise, DR.. Seasholes did not ex-
plain. He said in part:
",rhe Garden of Eden was at the
North Pole. While some have endeay-
ored to locate it in the Mespotomian
Valley, the island of Ceylon, at The
source of the Nile and in the region
just north of the Himalayas, we agree
with Professor Warren, of Boston Uni
versity, that it was in the region around
the Pole for the following reasons:
Considering the earth at one time a
heated molten mass, the portion to cool
first would be that around the poles,
and at these places vegetation would APP
pear, then animal life, then man.
"lhe North Polar region was para
disc in climate, neither too hot nor too
cold; the heavens beautiful with the
stars moving around the polar star in
parallel planes. In early times there
was an abundance Of plants and flowers
which now grow in the sub-tropics, and
many species Of animals now found in
warmer climates.
1.-The continents are united in the
North Polar region, SO that as the race
increased in numbers it could move
down the continents to the places their
descendants now occupy. Many ofthe
aborignes of the North and South
American Continents have traditions
that their ancestors came from the
North.
"Sin caused the human family to be
driven from the North Polar or Eden
region. Sin pushed the earth aslant
and gave it an inclination of 20 degrees
to its axis, which brought to the North
Polar country intense cold and six
months night The human race was
driven out by cold and darkness.
"rhe tree of life is the North Pole.
Electricity is life, and the North Pole
is an electric or magnetic centre. 1t
will be to this age what the pole with
the brazen serpent was to the age of
Moses.
"'fhe influence, or leaves, of this
pole, or tree OF lite, will be for the heal
ing OF the nations. To it will flock the
nervous wrecks and consumptives, and
it will be the worlds sanitarium. Ere
long that region will be a city of an
chored vessels, and we shall speak Of
it as Paradise regained.
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A Judicial Reproof.

A mellow old lawyer who used to
live on the banks of the Androscoggin
was famous for his fine distinctions.
But often after the shades of night
had fallen the squire might have been
seen struggling home so booty that he
apparently could not split shingle.
to say nothing Of a hair. One night
when he was drunken than usual he
staggered completely out Of his course
and could not find it. Realizing that he
was lost and drifting into unfamiliar
regions, he called at house to ask for
information. Madam" he gravely
said to the lady who came to the door
candle in hand, "can you tell (hic) me
where Squire Blank lives?"
Certainly" she said and gave him
full directions. But as she talked and
looked and as her candle gradually
brought out the features Of the man
before her a puzzled expression came
into her face, and she finally said, "But
isn't this Squire Blank"
Madam" replied the old lawyer, as
Stunning judicial air, that is entirely
(hic) immaterial."
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A Hero.

Tommy's mother had made him a
present OF toy shovel and sent him
out In the sand lot to play with his
baby brother Take care of baby
now. Tommy. and don't let anything
hurt him." was mammals parting In
junction. Presently screams of an
guish from baby sent the distracted
parent flying to the sand lot. For
goodness sake, Tommy, what has hap
pened to the baby?" said she, trying
to soothe the wailing infant.
There was a naughty fly biting hin
on top of his head. and killed 1t will
the Shovel" was the proud reply.-Lip
plncott's.
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DO You Open Your Mouth

Like q Young bird and Rulp down what
aver food mr. medicine NAV he offered Won
nv AZ von van, ~ rnaw sonsthiro ~ ths
VI, w you wal. w Sno" sonS.e VI sn 10
composltion ana cnalacter u 'rs. wn'cn
you take into your stomach whetner Is
food or medicine?
Most intelligent and sensible people
nov-a-days insist ON knowing what thew
emnlov whethar nc food Nv % rad,cire
n. d.; Snisa ~ - stue.
"; IieIce oeucVes .ney havo pe,11cs
E6nt 70 snssst upon sucn khowieoee. 30 No
publishes;S saoadcsst and on each bottle
wrapper, what his medicines are made Of
and vSxiaes is.1SdrreetN This he feels
hs can ~Su Word =. Al h.c.S ~ ~ 6ors
S::s5;.Sss y ,SS,sf LII. nsS,c;aSs
We 01ks2l2nA ~ En!S9 ~ Mee.c.nes
are maze are studied ana nnosree0od ths
pofe VIII Their superior sntatlxe Virtue!
De 3p6tfclafad.
For the cure Of woman's pecuiiar weak.
nsases irregnlar,ties ana deransements
.sv;r. riss 10 fraonsnt hesSsche. hscI'
s.h a.n..,o 49, n.,r ~ d,s,r.ss IN
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Qas;sS MsIancholv

Never give way to melancholy. Re-
sist 1t steadily, for the habit will en-
croach. once gave lady two and
twenty recipes against melancholy
one was a bright fire; another to re-
member all the pleasant things said to
and of her; another to keep a box of
sugar plums on the chimney piece and
a kettle simmering on the hob. l
thought this mere tritling at the mo-
ment, but have In after life discovered
how true 1t IL that these little pleasures
often Danish melancholy better than
higher or more exalted objects; that no
means ought to be thought too tritiing
which can oppose 1t either In ourselves
or otherS-Sydney Smith.
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SEEING UNDER WATER.
The Refraction Of Light and the Kim
ting Angle of Vision.


ting Angle Of Vision.
One of the most peculiar things in
connection with life under water is
what is known as the limiting angle OF
vision. This applies to fishes. divers,
submarine crews and. in fact. any be-
ing possessing the power Of sight and
desiring to look through the water at
objects In the air. The effect Is not
due to defect In vision. but to the re-
fraction or bending Of light. and no
telescope or other optical instrument
can get around It.
The effect consists of the impossible
ity Of seeing anything on the outside
unless the observer directs his line Of
sight within forty eight degrees of the
vertical. If Il forty-nine degree angle or
over Is taken. the surface. no matter
how clear the water Is. acts as per-
feet mirror aud reflects objects at the
bottom Of the water, thus not allowing
anything on the outside TO be seen.
The consequence Of this property Is
the most startling Of all. for everything
on the outside can be seen and thus
hns to be seen In the cone described
by the forty-eight degree angle from
the eve This shows all outside OBJ
jeets huddled together and appearing
high In air. Thus. IL one dives into the
middle of wide river, on looking up
the banks will appear close together.
but. ut great distance from the OBJ
, server, high In air.
This angle Is called the critical" an
gle and OF course varies with the two
media In contact.
II one desires to make the experiment
a square glass box or an aquarium Will
answer very well. Suspend this from
the ceiling or support It on a wall
bracket and look under 1t at an angle.
The phenomenon will be observed as
indicated. The clearer the water and
the stronger the light the more clearly
will things appear.-Chicago Record
Herald.
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Or. David KENNEDYS
FAVORITE REMEDY

take IL morning, noon and night, and It
will cure YOU. took the medicine as
directed. but had no confidence in cure,
as nv case had been tried by SO many.
After using it a week began to feel better,
and in short while after that was entirely
cured. That terrible distress, everything l
ate breaking up sour in my throat. had all
GONE and have not had a moments dis
Comfort since. To-day there isn'ta healthier
man and nv appetite is excellent"
Write TO DR.. David Kennedy's Sons, Rondout, N.
Y. for a free sample bottle Of DR.. David Kennedy.
Favorite Remedy, the great Kidney, LIVER and biood
medicine. and free medical booklet. Large bottles
BLOC. All druggists.
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BOGUS PICTURES.

Counterfeit Antiques Openly Manu-.
featured In Italy.
Speaking of the manufacture Of
counterfeit paintings In Italy, a writer
in the National Review says that some
times genuine old pictures are really
discovered in peasants houses, but
rarely In good condition.
The peasants have disastrous trick
Of rubbing pictures with onions to
clean them. BY so doing they take on
not only the varnish, but the precious
patina and certain colocs, In many
coaoe Laying only thu meSa RoA back
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A sovereign" That Costs Only One Dollar
DIR. David Kennedy's Favorite Rem
edy of Rondout, N. Y, is Sovereign
medicine for nervousness, Rheumatism
Kidney and Liver complaints, and all
the ills peculiar to women. 1t drives
the poison from the blood, and re-
stores the patient to the bloom Of
health. You will never regret the ex-
change of one dollar for bottle.
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Tho Funny Door.

How children do coin words and
phrases for household" exclaimed
the young mother. when my little
boy first began to talk he called every
sort Of opening a door 1t was an
association Of ideas for him. and he
applied 1t to everything. One night rs
his father took or his shoes hole In
his stocking was disclosed. Funny
door, funny door! exclaimed the little
chap gleefully. And now In our family
hole In the stocking is always a fun
ny door. New York Press.
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Things have changed at Summit,
once it was SO strongly Democratic
that that party's nomination was equiva-
lent to election. 1t has become so
one-sidedly Republican that this year
the Democrats have concluded it's not
worth while to run ticket. That
party has controlled the municipal
government only twice in the past fif-
teen wears.
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Didn't Care For Him.

Little Eleanors mother was an
American, while her father was Ger
man.
One day after Eleanor had been sub
jected to rather severe disciplinary
measures at the hands Of her father
she called her mother into another
room, closed the door significantly and
said. Mother, don't want to NEEDLE
In your business, but | wish you'd
send that husband of yours back to
Germany."-Ladies' Home Journal.
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Goldenrod is in all its glory, along
with the many colored asters and a
lot of yellow flowers, among which
the wild sunfiower is most conspicu-
GUS. The white and pink marshmal-
lows are still making the meadow
banks gorgeous.
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"My child was burned terribly about
the face, neck and chest. | applied
DR.. Thomas Electric Oil. The pain
ceased and the child sank into a rest
full sleep."-Mrs. Nancy M. Hanson,
Hamburg, N. Y.
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Because.

She-l tell you the moral superiority
Of woman is recognized in the Ian
guage itself. There isn't any feminine
for 'rascals." Is there?
He-Of course not. but that's be-
cause
She-That's because there are no
feminine rascals!-Chicago Tribune.
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A Bunker.

Howe-Don't you know anything
about golf?
Wise-Not much. Why?
Howe-What's a bunker? Do you
know?
Wise-I suppose it's one Of those
cranks that simply live on the links
Milwaukee Wisconsin.
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Common Council.

@The regular meeting Of the Common Coun-
Gil Of the City Of Lambertville will be held in
the Council Room. Masonic Hall, on MON
DAY EVENING, OCT 9Th, 1909, at 500
O'Clock.
JAMES H. REYNOLDS. City Clerk.
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Halley's comet according to the sci
entists will not be visible to the naked
eye without telescope before next
spring. The sighting of it with the
telescope at the present time, is con-
sidered great feat by scientists.
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INTERSTATE Fab. TRENTON. n. J.
Reduced Rate RxcaPsisn Tickets via
Pennsylyenia Railroad,

For the accommodation Of those desiring
to visit the great Interstate Fair, to be held
near Trenton, September q, g, ~, 90, and
pAny will sell special excursion tickets includ-
ing admission to the Fair grounds, from sta
tions in the State Of New jersey on Fair dates
good for return passage until October 3, in
elusive, At low rates. Full particulars may be
obtained of Ticket Agents
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Monday, Oct. Is, 1909,

MONDAY, OCt. 20, IVY,
for the purpose of filling any vacancies that
may be in the Board of Registry.
Tuesday, Oct. 20, 1900,
at the same places. and between the hours of
p: IN. and p. m, for the purpose OF re-
vising and correcting the Original Registers
and for adding thereto the names of all per-
sons entitled to the right Of suffrage in such
Election District at the next election who
shall appear in person before them or shall
voter in such Election District to be leeal
voter therein, and of erasing therefrom the
name OF any person who, after a fair oppor-
entitled to vote therein by reason of nom
residence or otherwise.
The County Board of Election will be in
session in Pennington on
Wednesday, Oct. Fl, 1909,
fol, the purpose of receiving the Registers
and receipting for affidavits, etc.
The County Board Of Election will be in
session in Remington on
Thursday, Oct. 20, 1909,
between the hours Of 8 a. m. and 5 p m,
for the purpose OF adding or erasing names
The County Board of Election will be in
session in Pennington on
Saturday, Oct. 80, 1909,
between the hours Of 8 a. m. and p. m.
III tuc pM ponC VI dudius VI cIhsiHs HhmCs
from the Registers.
The County Board of Election will be in
session in Pennington on
Monday, Nov. I, 1909,
The Court Of Common Pleas will be in
session on above date at the Court House
in Pennington, between the hours Of o'clock
a. m. and p. m, for the purpose Of revising
On this date the County Board Of Elec-
tions will be In session in Pennington for the
purpose Of filing any vacancies that may
exist in the local Boards of Registry and
Elections.
Tuesday, Nov. 2, 1909,
The Court of Common Pleas will be in
session on above date at the Court House
in Pennington, between the hours of 8 O'Clock
m. and p. m, for the purpose Of issuing
certificates to any person registered who has
been refused the privilege OF voting by any
District Board of Election, and who may
prove their right to vote by applying in per.
son before said Court.
General Election Nov. z, 1909,
No person will be allowed to vote at said
Election unless his name appears upon the
Registry List Of his Election District.
ELSTON BEATTY, Chairman,
JAMES A. CLEARY, Secretary,
JUDSON r. KERR,
JOHN ii. REED,
Hunterdon County Board Of Election
Sept Z, 1909.
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Hives, eczema, itch or salt rheum
sets you crazy. Can't bear the touch
of your clothing. Doan's Ointment
cures the most obstinate cases. Why
suffer. All druggists sell it.
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Don't Neglect That Cough

Don't Neglect That Cough.
1t certainly racks your system and may run
into something serious. Aliens Lung Balsam
will check it quickly and permanently. For
sale at all druggists.
The Peach season is almost ended.
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The Hunterdon County Sunday
School Convention will be held in the
Clinton Presbyterian Church on Tues.
day, October 8.