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The Irish standard., 1909-04-03
Tho Word "AIphabet."

When we speak of our A B C's as
our alphabet" we are using Il word
hoary with age, that, as far back az
we can trace It, came from the eastern
shore Of the Mediterranean sea, thou
sands of years before the Hebrews
went up there and took possession of
the land of Canaan, says the N. Y.
Herald. Back of the people who oc-
cupied that land before the events of
Exodus were written we are not able
70 trace the word, for we have not
sufficient knowledge Of them or OF
their chronological history before we
find them In Canaan.
1t has been only within recent years
that we have been able to know that
the word alphabet" came to us from
the Phoenicians. Before that we sup
posed that it came to us from the He
brews, through the Greek. AS we say
"A r C' the Greeks say alpha beta
(the first two letters CT their alphabet, }
which when it reached us became "al-
phabet." This we supposed had come
to the Greeks from the Hebrews, who
called their first letters "alph" and
beth" but since then We havo found
that both the Greeks and tho Hebrews
got the word alphabet" from the same
source, which was the Phoenicians.
The people Of Phoenicia had the
same letters, "alph" and beth" which
have suffered but little change in
sound down TO our a and b. AlpE
meant simply an OK, the sign of 1t
Eeing a conventional ox's head, with
the lower part Of the face turned
slightly to It's right. and beth meant Il
house. which was pictured by tho rude
outline of Il primitive dwelling, which
had a superf1uous line added to dis
tinguish it from other chara cters very
like 1t, as we place tail on IL y to
distinguish it from an o. So the first
two letters OF our A 3 C's were orig
inally an OK and Il house and gave
rho name OF all Of the twenty-six let
,crs which VIC call our "alphabct."
The Irish standard., 1909-04-03
PoIiteness.

Treat with respect and kindness.
other guests.
Never try to look in the open door
Of private room.
It is objectionable to try to peep
through the crack of a door to SEQ
who is passing, Or to listen 10 what
may be going on in another room.
Leave your wraps and oversbocs In
the hall. Take your hats to the visit
ing room, unless you are old friends.
DO not knock, or ring the bell too
loudly. or more than twice.
Never try to open an outside door,
until you are told to "comc In
Remain standing. until you are in
vited to be seated.
sit erect with both feet resting on
the floor. ....
DO not lean your head ag,irst the
back Of chair. or against the wall.
Never tilt your chair.
DO not drum with your fingers upon
furniture.
1t is ifnpolite to scrutinize every
thing In the room, especially bric-a-
brac.
DO not fail to rise when 4 hostess
enters room, and stand until she Is
seated.
Never be a thief. by stealing your
friends time, with useless visits.
The Irish standard., 1909-04-03
THE IRISH HEGIRA.
Statistics Of Emigration From The
Emerald Isle.

The official. statistics show that
from 1851 to the end of December.
1908, 4126,31o natives of Ireland
2,142,96S males and 1,933.322 females
-emigratcd from that country.
The Emigration Statistics for Ire
land for 1908, presented to Parliament.
on March ). by the Registrar Gener-
al, show that the total number Of emf
grants who left Irist ports during the
year was 33952, thu number Of ma
tives Of 1re'and being 28,2as. in COM
par1son With previcHs years since 1851
the number is the lowest on record,
and represents rate of ,5.3, per 1000
of the population estimated in the
middle Of the year 1903, tha lowest
rate recorded in previous years being
z per 1000, in 19o5,swhen 30.676 per-
sons We're reported to have emigrat-
cd. In the preceding year, 1907, there
were 39,0S2 emigrants, representing a
rate of emigration Of SO per 1000
of the population. The emigrants In
1907 exceed those in 1908 py 15,7S7,
and the number in 1906 is also below
the average of the preceding five years
by 1864. OF the emigrants in 1908.
3,457 were from Leinster, or 81 per
1000 Of the population Of the province
in 1901; 6,423, or 6 per 1000 from
Munster; s.4O9, or 5.3 per 1000 from
Ulster: 4a16, or 7.6 per 1000 from
Connaught. Compared with 1907, there
was in Ic:nster a decrease of 6,104,
and in Connaught a decrease of 1854.
The largest number Of cmigrants
for any of the periods was 190,322 in
the year 1852, their number repre-
senting a late of 900 per 1000 Of the
population of Ireland, estimated in
the middle of the year. In the ten
years, 1sSs-1S97 the average number
of emigrants was 52,524; in the ten
years 187S-1SS7, the annual average
was 74,394: in the ten years 1368-1S77,
the average number was 64,267; in the
ten years 1S5S-1s it was s7.695; and
the average for the six years 1862 to
1857, was 10000.
The .,ratislics for 1908 show that the
only quinquennial age period in which
the females greatly outnumbered the
males is that between Is and 20. At
this age period the number OF females
was 1867, and Of males 1896. The
quinquennial age period Of 20-25 years
furnished the largest number Of both
male and female emigrants (3,933
males and 4.7S4 females,) the emi-
grants ut this age period forming 3s.4
per cent Of the entire number of those
who em1gra ted during the year 1908.
During the year 1908 there were
10.970 male emigrants. OF these, 1,1s1,
or 1916 per cent. were described as
married or widowed. OF the S,723 per-
sons between the ages of 90 and 25
years VINO emigrated. 176 only were
married--37 males and 139 feFlales.
In-a detailed table the destinations
Of the emigrants are shown, 20,3S9 or
s7.5 per cent. of the total. enigrated
to the Colonies or to foreign countries.
and 1906, or 12.5 per cent. to Gl2at
Britain. Tie United States was the
destination of 1851. or 72.4 per cent,
t., ~ ID.
$50, or 1871 per cent, for the four
preceding years
Among TIE emigrants to the United
States in 1908. in the number 10.s61,
there were 1924 natives Of Munster
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-12-29
Children Need New FrIends

Declaring that the time 10 ripe for
the State to assume complete re pOn.
s,b,lity for its dependent children, H.
F. Fox, president Of the State Board
Of Childreh's Guardians. has flied
with Governor Fort his annual report,
which. III addition to covering the
work Of the past year. reviews what
has been accomplished by tho board
IN the II years Of its existence. The
death Of Mrs. Emily E. Williamson,
QUE Of the most active members VI
the boa,d d. aud the resienstion Of M.
Fox, have left the board badly dis
U,gsnized, aud Mr.. Fox urges that 10.
organization he sccomp Iished ut once
Tue report shows that III the II yeats
III ITS existence they have cared for
27tIl children. o. these, 100 have
been dircharaed, aud 1853 reiuaiu uu.
der its ju, isdictlou. During the past
y ear 1871 COMMITMENTS we're made NJ
the direction Ut the board.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-12-29
CHRISTMAS At THE MILLS.

Santa Claus was mighty good this
year to the employees and managers of
the various mills and factories in this
city.
Edward w. Rittenhouse, superin-
tendent of portion of the plant OF the
Lambertville Rubber Company, was
the recipient Of handsome Swiss gold
watch, token Of regard from the EN-
ployes. The presentation was made
at the mill, taking Mr.. Rittenhouse
completely by surprise. At the same
time the men gave to Patrick Duffy a
fine brier pipe and quantity of tobac-
co. Mr.. Duffy Is one of the old EN-
ployes of the mill.
At the same time the employees in
George Akers' department presented
him with handsome cut glass
pitcher and dozen cut glass tumblers.
The clerks In the main office gave
George w. Prall beautiful cut glass
vase and Warren A. Green q boquet of
carnations.
Thomas Crowley was given a hand
some pair of kid gloves.
William H G,nlev gave his en-
plo, an fne turkeys aud day. wages
az a Christmas present.
The employees of the Stockton Rub
Der Company were each given a fine
turkey. The single men received a
two dollar bill instead.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-12-29
TINE WEEK or PRAYER

Throughout the Christian world the
first Sunday Of the year marks the be
ginning of y Week of Prayer. More
than fifty years Of observance have
hallowed this custom, and fixed it in
the Christian calendar. The churches
and christian people of the town will
observe the week with Union Services
and follow the order Of subjects for tes-
umony and prayer suggested by the
Evangelical Alliance for the United
States.
The place of meeting and subjects
will be as follows: Monday, Methodist
Episcopal Church, subject, Human
History a Witness for God. Tuesday,
Presbyterian Church, subject, The
Foundations mistaken, Unmovable.
Wednesday, Baptist Church, subject,
The Church Of God on Earth. Thurs
day, Methodist Episcopal Church,
subject, Missions the Necessary Ex-
preston of Christian Devotion. Fri
day, Presbyterian Church, subject,
The Things Within the Kingdom and
Without.
It is hoped that the attendance at
these services will be large, and that
the week will be the beginning Of a
spiritual movement in the community.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-12-29
NEW Hnps Ann MciNiIx

Professor Roy Large has cc-pted a
position in New York city and left for
that place last Wednesday morning.
Miss Gertrude R. Parry has return
cd home from Boston, Mass, where
abe has been visiting since September
20.
Miss Lucille Walton and Miss Jen-
ME Slack, Of Carversville, have been
spending some time at the home Of
Phineas r. Slack aud wife.
Mrs. Mary Walker left home We'd
nesdsy ~ be absent for several weeks
III Philadelphia, where she will visit
her brother and other relatives.
Mrs. A. T Schermerhorn aud daugh-
ters spent Christmas with y. Fred
Schermerhorn aud family at Ridley
Park.
George Shorte, q seuior At Perkio.
meu Preparatory School, is spending
the holiday vacation at his fathers
home III Solebury.
Scott Hicks. Of Harrisburg, Pa,
formerly Of Solebury. Pa, was renew.
lug old sequaiutsnces last week. Mr..
Hicks has not been in this neighbor-
hood since 1878.
Horace Roberts is home from Lafay-
cite College for the christmas holt
days. Mr.. Roberts successfully pass
eli the Md year examinations prior to
Ills return.
Andrew j. Scarborough has resum-
I'd his position as ticket agent aud
operator Vt the Reading Railway sta
l,ou after Nh absence vi several
mouths.
The water has been drawn from the
cansi aud tue young people have been
afforded good place to skate.
large number have bseu eujo,lug tho
spot GU both canal aud river.
John b. Williams aud Mr.. aud Mrs.
Marx Palmer, VI the Hedges. spent
Chi istulss Day with the iuuiiy OF Gar
roll Il. Wiiiixlns. Esq III West Puma.
uolpuia.
Jrstice Of the Peace j. Il. Fell aud
Miss Fell went to Haokeus.ck, N j.,
,sst Tuesday. where they VIII visit st
the home VI Mr.. Fsil's daughter, Mrs.
koDert Demsrsst. Tor couple ot
weeks.
A local dealer predicts the price Of
brUoins to aivauco very maj eriaiiy be-
tween Ihls aud spriux. Ii Ii prUDsUie
they will reach the doiiar mark by
that time, M today II Is Impossible to
Uuy u good broom to retaii for less
than forty dive csuts. II this predIo
tiOu be- Tue It will pay hOusekeepers
to buy u supply,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-12-29
1Lks AID POOR AT CHRISTMAS.

The Benevolent and Protective Or
der of Elks in this city made large
number Of children happy and glad
dened the homes Of many poor by their
gifts on Christmas.
About one hundred and fifty baskets
containing Christmas dinners were
given to the deserving poor In this city
and vicinity. Besides large chicken
each basket contained a generous sup
ply of potatoes, onions, corn and toma-
toes, half pound each Of butter and
coffee and two pounds ofsugar. These
were delivered the day before Christ
mas. hristmas morning 500 bags con-
tanning an orange, nuts, pop corn, half
pound Of candy and two new PEN
MES were given out to the children.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-12-29
IT'S Old Soldiers At Kearay Home

The annual report Of the New Jersey
Home for Disabled Soldiers At K-srny
shows that nj the close Of the fiscal
year, GU October 81, thero we're 693 in-
mates iu the home. At the close OF
the preceding year there were 675 in.
mates aud 2OO were admitted during
the year. making the total number OF
benedcisries 775 Ninety eight in-
mates we're discharged aud eighty.
four died. OF those who died seveii-
ty.six were Civil War Veterans whose
average age WAS between II aud 70
ears.
The financial statement OF the home
shows total receipts amounting to
$95, 092 10 The principal expendi
lures were a. follows: Administra-
tive expenses, SIS. Os5: table supplies,
SB3, POS; cIo,hing aud clothing material
%, 1l8; heat, light and power. $6.688;
repairs, 87,202 Cost Of maintenance
per capita WAS eisO.56. or the in
mates cared for during the year t59
se' we'd in New Jersey regiments aud
~ IN New York regiments.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-12-29
The year 1910 comes 10 on Satui dS,
md uuAa nnf IN SATURDAY,.

The year 1910 comes 10 on Satui dS,
aud goes out ou Saturday.
There will be four &c ipses the COM
ing year, two Of The sun aud two Oi
the moon. Those Of the sun are not
visible here.
The more people do. the more they
eau do. He that does nothiug ren ders
himse I incapable Of dong anything.
While we y, . executing one work, We
are preparing ourselves to do another.
Petitions are l,eing circulated for u
macadsmized road from Milford to
F elninston by WA, Of Monnt Pleasant.
Eyerit,srown, Pittstowu, QuaksrtowD
aud Cherry VILE.
If,ou want to disinfect or deodo.
rizr ali Article. you fnd the resd,est
mraus TO be tue placing Of the esme IN
close contact with the clean. whole
some earth. so with society corrupt
cd and deluursiized bv the overcrowd
iny Of cities aud manufactures. Get
it's members hack to the country, back
to the soil There are found the
at, ongest Of natures regenerstiug
forces.
The increased cost Of living 10 the
Uuited States makes it important to
consider whether cheaper food pro-
dncis may not be substituted for dear.
or without grave ply steal dissdvspt.
aye. The production Of rice in this
country, sggregssing COS. 0O0,0 900 lbs
for The year 1908, il one-third greater
iu quantity than the domestic con-
sumption. Rice To-, ms the chief ce-
real food Of the greater part VI the
worlds population. It 10 one Of the
hesitbiest Of the cereal group. A
larger consumption Of rice would have
It's effect in keeping down the prise Of
bread.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-12-29
STOCKTON.

Up to6r on Sunday, only one
wagon Travelled through the snow
along by Rockville.
Miss Auns Phillips. OF this vicinity,
is visiting friends vt Trenton.
The Elks by their IiberaIity. added
to the cheer aud pleasure OF several
homes in this vicinity for Christmas.
Jesse Hunt aud wife. of Lamhert-
vile, Miss Ada Wilson, Joseph Par
-nt aud family aud Her bert Hunt were
visitors at Miss Lizzie Patents on
Christmas.
The report from the hospital as to
the progress in healing Of Edmond
rhAw's ampntated limb, WAS that il
was rather slow to what II might be.
II was considered not 80 unfavorable
condition. being q case OF blood
poison.
An unnsnal thing exists in Brook.
vile. II g Bovine aud Mr.. Allen.
nv,ng next door to one another were
each stricken with palsy several
months ago.
The funeral Of Hazel, l0-months-old
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. William
Dean, was held from the.parents' home
on Saturday. Interment was made at
Frenchtown cemetery under the direc-
ton Of Green of Rosemont. The child
died Wednesday morning after an ILL.,
ness Of few days, with pneumonia.
Joseph W. Slower, Of Mechanics
Valley. Pa. and Miss Ella @. A.
Smith Of Stock ton, n. j., we.e married
saturday morning at 10 O'Clock at the
Tsiutiy NJ. K Church. Trenton, by
the Rev. Charles II. Elder. The bride
was alfred in gray travelling suit Of
broadclo,h and the compile left imme-
distsly after the ceremony for II
honeymoon trip to Southern Pennsyl-
vsuia. after which they will reside ct
Mechanics Valley.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-12-29
A Real Christmas

1t was real Chr istmas after all. A
Christmas without snow is Christmas
without Santa Claus. The jingle Of
sleigh bells, and the joyous cries Of
children engaged at the sport of snow
balling each other and sliding down
hill on sleds. are features OF the real
Christmas season that makes the old
people sit up and take notice. They
are carried back TO the days when they
enjoyed themselves in the same way.
We who live in the cities wonder
why TIL re should be such thing as
snow. All that we do with it is to
shovel it into the street, there to melt
and run into the sewers, but scientists
tell us that it is the farmers fertilizer,
and, while we are not disposed to com.
bat that statement, we can't help wish
ing that the farmer could have all the
snow that falls.
But, after all, perhaps we are bene.
fited by the drifts that gather on the
walks, because they inspire US to do
that thing that we did when we were
boys. Armed with shovel, we go
forth and cut and carve and dig, and
fill our lungs with the invigorating air
as we work. Our face takes on the
color Of health. our fingers burn as they
burned when we were lads; our backs
may ache little as we cut our way
through the drifts, but when we view
the result Of our efforts and measure
the pathway that we have cut through
the heaps OF snow, we are satisfied with
our labor and inspired by the thought
that, though our hair may be gray, we
are still able to do one OF the things tina,
we did when we were boys, and do il
in greater spirit Of Willingness.
Shovellng snow may not be an
operation on which science has set It's
mark of approval, but for a backache
it beats anything that the physical cul-
turists have yet recommended.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-12-29
FORMER LAMBS MAN MEETS
HORRIBLE OEA1H

William Akers, of Trenton, a form
er resident of this city was fatally in.
jared Friday evening. Akers lived at
"a Sylvester street, aud was employed
MS brakeman on the Pennsylvania
railroad. About O'clock Friday mig ut
he was assisting in drilling cars in tue
Coalport Yards.
Az he stood on top OF box car wait
ing for siguaI ON another brake
man The engine bumped into the Car
aud Ake,s was thrown between two
cats, the wheels passing over both
legs. One leg was severed below the
knee aud the other above the knee.
Fellow workmen heard the iuj ,red
man shouting for help aud ran to h,s
assistance He was taken to the Perry
IT eet crossing in a cahoose aud the
police ambn lance VAS ih. re TO convey
hun to st. Fraucis' Hospital.
Whi'e on the way to the hospital
Ake,s coiversed with the policeman.
"Cau't you do someihing for me aud
take q my shoes 10 relieve the pstn?"
asked Ake,s He did not know that
both his feet had been cut off
At the hospital DR. Sommer took
tue patient in charge. md administer
ed stovaine aud placed hun on the
operating table. tie remained cau-
sciaus during the operation aud
answered the questions put to him by
the sn' geons.
A short time after the operation had
been completed and the stnmps Of h's
legs d, essed, Akers passed away. He
remained CONSCIOUS TO the end.
The operation came too late to save
h,s life, aud he died short time after
he had been admitted To the hospital.
Dep,h WAS caused by shock aud loss
vi blood.
Mr.. Akers is survived Wy wife and
three children. His mother and two
sisters, the Misses Tillie and Louisa
Akers reside in this city.
Funeral services were held Tuesday
morning from the residence Of his
brother-in-law, George s. HockenDury,
OH North U ion street. The Rev.
Thomas 8. Brock officiated. Inter
ment in Mount Hope cemetery.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-12-29
PLEAD FOR the FORESTS

Obse, viuy that New Jersey needs
wood. water. Fairgrounds and reve-
uus." the Forest Park Reservation
Commission, in its annual report
makes an appeal for greater protection
VI the forests Of the State and say .
that II Ia useless to advocate forest
p autiug or to urge that woodlands be
cared for no long an no assurance eau
be given that the investment will not
90 mp in smoke.
This deduction 10 based on the ex-
tent Of forest dres in New Jersey dur.
ing 1908. When COS such fres wore 70.
ported. laying waste 81, $40 scres and
causing q financial loss Of &8l9. $50, as
against 583 d 90 the preceding year,
aud loss Of S84, $3.50. In the past year
the cost Of Dire service in forests was
9i8. 466. To prevent repetition OF these
ioSses. the commission pleads for
greater fre protection.
II Is shown that comparatively few
Hres are now caused by brush burn
lug or Isud. clearing. where formerly
oue-fourth were. Iu 1908 sevent, two
fires, or II per cent. Of The total, were
caused by brush-burning or land.
clearing, aud IN every case there were
., Tests aud prosecutions.
"rhs railroads we're grievons sin.
ners," saws the report, aud no less
than ISL dr~s we're caused by them.
rhis 10 serious indictment aud jnsti.
des the STEPS the commission has tak .
"SmUkers present the last aud hard.
est problem IN connection with forest
6res. II the truth we're known, fully
two-thirds Of the fires ciass~d ~ Of
unknown origin might DO assigned 70
the smokers match"
The report says that hunters, antc-
m0biDiats, etc, are responsible for
many drss IN the smokers class, bat
NE vesst o8sadsss are berry pisksss.
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The banks for long time have re
garded their small foreign draf, bust
ness at Christmas time as good bar
ometer OF the general condition Of the
country, and the business Of the banks
this year shows great increase over
that OF last, in some cases as much as
fifty per cent. Uncle Sam Is certainly
a real Santa Claus oil all the nations o
the earth.
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Frank Meskill, of Plainfield is visit.

Frank Meskiil, of Plainfield is visit.
ing friends here
Miss Achsah D. Young visited rsla-
tives in Stockton Christmas.
Henry Knowles, Of Holyoke, Mass,
is visiting Harry Swallow and family.
Mrs. Charles Taylor, of Trenton, was
recently entertained by relatives here.
! Ashbel Wilmot, of West Point, is at
his home here for few days.
Amos Williams is seriously i'll at his
home on Lambert street.
F,anc,s Cleary, Of Jersey City, 10
spending few days in this city.
Miss Auna Mary Reinert. Of Treu-
ton, recently visited relatives in this
, city.
John Butler, who is employed near
Atlanta. Geo, gia has beeu visiting his
home III this city.
George Em'ey aud family. OF Tren.
ton spent Christmas with Mrs. Thomas
Lsrison.
Joseph Charaker has been quite i'll
at his home GU Main street for the past
two weeks.
Thomas w. Iszard, Of the Univer-
sity Of Pennsylvania is visiting Rev.
and Mrs. Thomas s. Brock.
W. Lloyd Brooks, of Bogota, N. j.,
spent Christmas at the home Of Mrs.
r. b. Reading.
Miss Helen Scobey. Of vassar Col.
lege. Is spending the holidays at her
home GU Ferry street.
Edward Bright aud family OF Tren.
, ton speut Christmas with his father,
jacob Bright.
William Blight aud family OF Tren.
ton were recent guests Of relatives
here.
I Aired Cook aud wife were the
guests Of ,elatives in Burlington over
Christmas.
Mr. and Mrs. John H. Folkner are
spending few days with relatives in
Sussex ounty.
Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Crowley, of
Beacon Falls, were the Christmas
guests of Thomas Crowley and family.
Mrs. Theodore Studdiford, of Mont
clair, Is being entertained by relatives
in this city.
Mrs. Elizabeth Rowland IL home
after spending several months at Will
mington, Del.
John McNultv. of Philiipsburg. q
former resident Of this city. was visit
ing friends here on Friday aud Satur.
day last.
The Misses L 18th sanford, Grace
TuthiIl. Sarah Uuger. aud Edith o.
trandet. teachers in our High School,
are spending the holidays at their
homes iu New York and ,'enns, lvania.
William SHARP, John Elliot. Elwiu
Taylor and Samuel Patterson, block.
makers, who have been working at
Aiender Bay. on tho borders of Cana.
ds. are spending their holiday week
At their bones in this city.