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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-07-28
THE CRUSH OF WORLDS.
Nhat Would Happen If Dead Sun
Invaded Our Solar System.

1t is possible, though II is not prov
ed, that stars may sometimes APP
proach one another and even leap
madly from their spheres What
would happen were an unknown star
or a dead sun to invade our solar sys-
tem2' asks writer in the London IL
Illustrated News. who answers his que
ry In two ways. In the first place, the
star might rush straight into the sun
and by the heat of the collision re-
duce the sun and all its planets to
nebulous mass without form or strue-
ture. But It is more fundamentally
probable that just as comets approach.
circle and recede from the sun. so the
starry invader of our system would
It. having altered 1t beyond recognl-
ton
But what would be its effect upon
our sun? The sun as we know 1t
today is explosively elastic. Great
tongues of flame which would con-
sumo little planet like ours at
mouthful continually leap from 1t
with speeds Of several hundred miles
second This enormous explosive
force is restrained only by the greater
force Of the suns gravity. But IL an
approaching star as great as the sun
came within striking distance of 1t
then along the line Joining the two
bodies. each would begin to pull the
other. as today the moon pulls up the
earth's oceans.
The mighty pull of the invading star
would neutralize the suns gravity In
one direction. and the sun would. In
sense. explode. Out from our ances-
trnl sun and from opposite sides of
It would fly two great lengthening
arms of matter. reaching far beyond
the farthest planet. As the star
passed. its moving mass would give
further twist to the sun and would
pull the arms Of matter into the shape
Of great double spiral. Form and
motion would thus be impaired to the
nebula thus created. and from the
solar system thus extinguished in Gu
tastrophe new sun. with planets con-
densing from the Jumps and inequall-
ties in the projecting arms. would
arise
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-07-28
A Cirl's Nav.

1t was sweltering summer after
noon. Algernon sat In the hammock
and Claire occupied wicker chair
She was very pretty, and Algernor
was hopeessly In love with her He
was almost In despair as he sat look
ing at her playing with his heart and
he knew It,
ooh. Clairew he pleaded. "Why are
you so coldT"
II am not, Algie," she protested.
you are, Claire" he insisted.
"And l say just as positively that
am not"
"Claire, Clairew he cried. How
can you say that when you know you
have treated me like
"Oh," she interrupted, tanning her
self lazily meanwhile, II thought you
were talking about the weather AL
ie."-Lippincott's
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-07-28
The Good Time.

Frequently you hear rich man
abused because he stays on the job
that made him rich instead of spend
Ing bis time gadding about the earth
In search of good time. But 1t is
hardly fair to assume that avarlce and
greed prompt such action or even that
II Is lack of faith In humanity. Very
likely the work done represents tho
good time for the man who stays at
1t after all need OF work has passed,
for 1t is certain that there are many
ideas of what constitutes happiness,
and the man who selects loafing Is apt
to change his mind in time II he tries
It, Doing nothing is harder than work.
and If man has spent many years at
work. learning little of play. work
brings him more enjoyment than the
butterfly existence. -Atchison Globe.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-07-28
Servants' Accomplishing nts.

A Brussels merchant advertised for
a servant One applicant pleased him.
The terms and outings were arranged,
when the girl asked. "Who washes the
dishes? Taken aback, the merchant
asked her to repeat her question. The
girl did so without turning hair.
Madame washes the dishes, and l
dry them" replied the merchant. Can
you play the piano" he asked.
NO." was the reply.
"Then am afraid you will not suit"
said the merchant. The girl retired
with dignifed air. With politeness
which Is described as exquisite she
turned to the merchant and said, '"To-
morrow shall take lessons at the con-
servatory. and as soon as | begin to
make progress I will call again" This
story is certified as uthentlc.-Throne
and Country.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-07-28

In the Red sea reefs of bright pink
coral are clearly to be seen. Much Of
the rocky bed Of this sea is the work
Of the coral insect. But probably the
true reason for the name of the Red
sea is because along its eastern shore
lies ancient Edom. This word signifies
red" 1t was given to the region not
from the color of It's sandstone hills,
but from its people. These are the
descendants OF him who came In faint
and weary from hunting and said to
his brother, Feed me, | pray thee,
with that same red pottage, for | am
faint" therefore was his name called
Edom
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-07-28
ONLY a Man.

Little Muriel flew into the house
flushed and breathless
"Oh, mother" she cried. don't scold
me for being late to tea, for I've had
such disappointment! A horse fell
down. and they said that they were
going to send for horse doctor, so OF
course | had to stay. And after I'd
waited and waited he came, and, oh,
mother. what do you think? 1t wasn't
a horse doctor at all. 1t was only a
r'-Everybody's Magazine,
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-07-28

Their Size.
Lawyer ito deaf witness)-Do you
know the plaintiffs pigs?
Witness-Eh?
Lawyer raising his voice)-Do-you
-know-plaintiff's pigs?
Witness-Yes.
Lawyer-How long have you known
them?
Witness-Eh?
Lawyer louder stilD-How long have
you known them?
Witness-Fed 'em all last spring.
Lawyer Were they all about a size
Witness-Eh?
Lawyer crises on his feet petulantly
and shakes his forefinger at the con.
clusion Of each word at the witness)-
y-all-of-a-size?
Witness--Some ov 'em wor, and
some ov 'em NOTWITHSTANDING
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-07-28

the sound of her steps he looked up
and grlnned rather sheepishly.
Ted" she cried, Il know 1t now.
There is no use denying it."
"Why this commiseration spilled for
unworthy me?" he said, with an at
tempt at nonchalance.
Il saw your face just now"
ooh, did you?"
you'd better confess" said she.
cts my fault, anyway. Maybe I can
help you"
you're quite right. Annette" he
said quietly-se quietly that 1t cut her
to the quick. 1.-THE impossible has
come to pass. My case is desperate"
"Has she refused, then, and laughed
at your she asked anxiously.
"She has not" said he, "and please
heaven she'll never get the chance. I
think l know how to make a graceful
exit from a mighty trying situation.
I've said no word of 1t to her, nor
shall |. I couldn't quite stand having
her refuse me. really couldn't, An
nette. She's going away this after
Nuhth Suu uoiu MY tOuSu0
IN leash"
Mrs. wainwright arose without q
word and left him. Ten minutes later
she was back again. He was still
sitting there by the sundial.
you're BRUTE" she announced fat
iy and uneompromisingly
harrington stared at her.
Haven't you any eyes In your
hcad?" she demanded almost angrily.
harrington frowned. "My dear An
nette.' said he. very much puzzled.
'this Is not at all like YOU"
Long and searchlngly and also dis
approvingly Mrs Wainwright looked
Mt him.
WELL" she said ut last, II have Just
seen Francesca, and IL you are worth
the tears she's wasting on you I'm
very much mistaken. She may have
been heartless before, but II you had
any eyes, rs said before
"Huhi" Darlington interrupted her.
Say, where Is she--where is she, An
nette? Down by the river, you say?"
A brown streak that might have
been Ted harrington went tearing
across the lawn In the direction Of the
river. Mrs Wainwright sat watching
him with shining eyes.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-07-28
Sbrewd Girl.

Ella-Bella is an economical girl.
Stella-There Is no doubt about that.
She Is engaged to a clergyman, and
he says that she asked him II he
couldn't perform the marriage cere.
mony and save the wedding fee.-New
Fork Press.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-07-28
Short and to the Point

A coal merchant who was a man OF
few words once wrote to an agent the
following brief letter:
Dear jones'"
In due time the agents reply came
as follows:
Dear Mr.. Sinclair-":"
The coal dealers letter. translated,
said, "See my coal on" which Is the
semicolon expressed verbally.
The agent Informed the dealer that
the coal was shipped by saying sim
ply, "Col-on."-Scrap Book.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-07-28

She-I can't bind myself until I'm
sure. Give me time to decide. and II
six months hence feel as l do now
will be yours. Ardent Adorer-I
could never wait that long, darling.
Besides. the courts have decided that
dealing In futures without the actual
delivery Of the goods Is gambling pure
and simple.-Puck.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-07-28
National Pride.

Sleepy Sllas-I see dis paper says
England and Wales have 10000 pau
pers Weary Watkins-Dat's just like
de English, allus BLOWN about some
thin'!-Yonkers Statesman.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-07-28
The One to Blame.

y: IL the duty of every man and
woman to 10 married at the age Of
twenty-five" said the lecturer.
"Well," said wompn of thirty, with
some asperity, you needn't tell me
that. Talk to the man."-PhiIadelphia
Ledger.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-07-28
His Popularity.

Are you popular with the Kasb
girlsY"
dashed II know. Each one al
ways Introduces me as friend OF her
sister "-CleveIand Leader.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-07-28
A Concise Exclamation.

GLOW does that man always manage
to appear as the leader Of you peopleY'
II suppose" answered Farmer Corn.
tossel, that It's simply because hefA
smart enough to get ahead of U.s.
Washington Star.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-07-28
Reeoneilsd.

yisitor--I don't see how you can
reconcile yourself to being farmer.
81 Seeder--I couldn't II didn't So
one of you city men once in awhile
Philadelphia Bulletin.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1909-07-28

Read anything half an hour day
and In ten years you viii be learned
Emerson.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-07-28
MRS. MARY THAW
ATTACKS JEROME
Mother Of Whites Slayer Pub
fishes a Pamphlet.
THE SECRET UNVEILED"

Declares "a Cowardly Combination" Of
Whites Wealthy Friends Tried to
Prevent Trial-Defends Sons sa..
ity and Says He is of a ChivaIrous
Nature.
Mrs. Mary COpley Thaw, the mother
of Harry X. Thaw, now confined in the
White Plains, N. Y, Jail, awaiting the
continuation next Monday of the trial
of the question of his present sanity
before Supreme Court Justice Mills.
issued booklet in which she gives a
resume of the different proceedings in
court in which her son has been in
yolled.
She makes an attack on District At.
torney Jerome and criticises insanity
experts.
The pamphlet contains twenty
pages. The title is THE Secret I'm.
yelled" The following are interest.
ing extracts:
81 shall reveal certain facts that
will in a measure explain vindictive.
ness shown my son before and since
his trial and acQuittal
when l returned from Europe in
July 1906, | found a cowardly com.
binatiOn made up of men of profes.
sional standing. together with disap
pointed blackmailers. perjurers and
others working in the interest of the
very rich companions of Stanford
White to prevent a trial. which they
feared would result in exposure.
They set to work to blacken the
reputation of my son. an average
young man with chivalrous nature
as shown by his attempt TO break UT
disreputable places. Then something
never before known in any trial. the
entire family. living and dead, was at.
tackled by slanderOus falsehOOds. The
influence at that time was tremendous.
ly strong.
They pretended that my son had
delusions regarding those three in
famous dens used by Stanford White
and his companions and their disgust.
ing orgies.
Jerome in his speech to the last
jury was Unexpectedly moved t. re.
veal the truth. He admitted all H. X.
Thaw and Anthony Comstock had stat.
ed was true. and himself added
charges in terms more severe than
any they had used"
Mrs. Thaw then quotes from the late
Colonel Franklin Bartlett's argument
before the appellate division in refer
ence to Judge Dowling's commitment
Of Thaw to Matteawan asylum for the
safety of the public, and says:
The opinion of Justice Bowling was
based upon the testimony of one OF
the most unreliable witnesses in the
case. whose testimony was afterward
riddled by the carefully verified testi
mony of Rev. Professor Christie, OF
the Western Theological seminary, at
Pittsburg Pa.
Or. Christie at Poughkeepsie, ties
titled that he saw my son several times
during the period of which the afore-
said London doctor testified. and in
the most convincing manner showed
that there was nothing unusual.
II. K Thaw was simply suffering
from the effects of a severe attack of
Indigestion. presumably ptomaine poi
soning. with little, If any. fever and nc
excitement whatever"
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-07-28

Better Birds and Bigger Profits are
assured by the regular use OF FAR
hels Blood Tonic and Egg Producer in
the poultry yard. 1t contains all the
Ingredients Science has found most
beneficial for fowl of all kinds. Take
no substitute for Farifeld's. IL
keeps poultry healthy and makes
them more productive. Sold under
guarantee by The Clayton Enterprise
ICempany, Clayton, Del.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-07-28
Eliot Predicts New Religion.


Charles w. Eliot, president emeritus
Of Harvard, in an address before the
Harvard summer school Of theology
at Cambridge, Mass, prophesied the
advent Of a new religion.
1T will not be bound by dogma OF
creed" he said. 'Its workings will b
simple. but its field of action limitless.
It's discipline will be the training in
the development Of co operative good
will. It will attack all forms of evil.
There will be no supernatural element.
It will place no reliance on anything
but the laws of nature. Prevention will
be the watchword and a skilled sur
geon one of its members"
The coming religion, he thought, vii.
be based on the two great command
ments. the love of God and the service
Of fellow men.
The new religion" ha said, will not
be based upon authority; the future
generation is to be led, not driven. In
the new religion there will be no per
sonifcation of natural objects; there
will be no dedication Of remarkable
human beings.
THE new religion will not teach
that character can be changed quickly
It will not deal chieav with sorrow
and death, but with Joy and life.
God will be so iTamanent that no
Intermediary will be needed. It's
priests will strive to improve social
and Industrial conditions. The new re-
llgion will not attempt to reconcile
people to present ills by the promise
Of future compensation"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-31
In THE PUBLIC EYE

To Henry James, perhaps
speaking of that school of au-
thors whose aim is to subordinate
the trend of their works to a
literary style
belongs a peculiar kind of fame
peculiar because unusual, mas
much as all his works are in
volved-in fact, sometimes total
|ly involved or obscured-with
sentences in which the writer's
fancy runs free, untrammeled by
the rules of discourse or clarity
la fame that has been acquired
Through whole books of SEN
fences, none of them short, like
this sentence.
Mr.. James lives on the Isle of
Wight in England now, and sits
in judgment. over American liter
airy style. Once in a while be
writes a book. He came to Chi
'cago once, and though it was a
great city, but said he never
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-31

IL can reveal myself and be quite
understood. 1t isn't as If l had
positive facts to divulge, for l
have not; they are suspicious,
fears, that's all, but they are no
longer vague shapes to me; they
mean something"
Tell me-" he said quietly. He
seemed to square his broad Shout
ders and to set his jaw firmly,
as if to resist physical attack. She
knew she had come with her
fears to a man in whose face it
was declared that he could laugh
at substance as we'll as shadow.
81 am seeing you here in this
big room, openly, for the simple
reason that If 1 am being watched
this manner of meeting may be
above suspicion. We may speak
freely here, for we cannot be
heard unless we raise our voices.
Don't betray surprise or conster-
nation. The eyes of the wall may
be better than it's ears"
"You don't mean to say you
are being watched here in your
fathers house?" he demanded.
81 don't know. This l do
know: the count has many spies
lin Edelweiss. He is systematical-
ly apprised of everything that
occurs in court, in the city, or in
the council chamber. So you see,
he is being well served, whether
to an evil purpose or to satisfy
his own innate curiosity, 1 do not
know. He has reports almost
daily-voluminous things, partly
in cipher, partly free, and he is
forever sending men away on Sc
cret, mysterious missions. I'm
derstand, l do not know that he
is actually planning disaster to
Graustark. Day before yesterday
saw his secretary in the streets
Ia man who has been in his en-
ploy for five years or more and
who now pretends to be a lawyer
there. His name is Brutus. ]
Ispoke with him. He said that he
had left the count six weeks ago
lin Vienna, determined to set out
flor himself in his chosen profess
lsion. He knows, of course, that
am not and never have been in
the condolences of my husband.
l asked him If it was known in
EdeIweiss that he had served the
count as secretary. He promptly
handed me one of his business
cards, on which he refers to him
self as the former trusted and
confid entail secretary of Count
Marlanx. Now, happen to
know that he is still in my hus-
bands service-or was no longer
ago than last week"
| "My dear Countess, he may be
serving him legitimately as an
attorney. There would be moth
ing strange In that"
| But he is still serving him as
confidential secretary. He is
here for purpose. as my hus-
bands representative. i have not
been asleep all these months at
Schloss Marlanx. I have seen
and heard enough to convince me
ithat some great movement is on
foot. MY intelligence tells me
that II has to do with Graustark.
As he wishes the prince no good.
1t must be for evil.''
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-31

place, his back to the hall. He
observed that she looked toward
the doors quite as often as she
looked at him; IL struck him that
she was txeremely cautious de-
spite her apparent ease.
Her voice, always low and
even, seemed lower still. "In the
first place, 1 have faithful
friend in one of the Oldest retain
ers at Schloss Marlanx. His
daughter Is my maid. She Is here
with me now. The old man came
to see Josepha one day last week
He had accompanied Count Mar.
lanx to the town of Balak, which
Iis in Axphain, a mile beyond the
Graustark line. Peter ltrutu:
was with my husband In BalaI
for two days. They were cicset.
ed together from morning till
night in the house where Mar.
lanx was stopping. At the end
of two days Brutus went away
but he carried with him a vast
sum of money provided by my
husband. 1t was given out that
he was on his way to Serros in
Dawsbergen, where he expected
to purchase a business block for
his master. Marlanx waited an
other day in Balak, permitting
Josepha's father to come on to
Edelweiss with a message for me
and to see his daughter. He -
and Joseph's Father saw
Brutus in Edelweiss?"
Continued Tomorrow.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-31
Theft PRAYS ON
HIS CONSCIENCE;
GIVES HIMSELF UP

After six months in which the
theft of a suit case containing
some old shirts and an alarm
clock had rested uneasily on his
conscience, w. Schmidt yesterday
asked Patrolman Guy of South
Tacoma to lock him up. Schmidt
says he stole the suit case at Ray
mond while working as Swamp
er" at the Washington bar. Ills
request to be arrested was grant
ed.
This morning Schmidt was re-
leased. He said he wanted to
make the theft good, and Captain
of Detectives Fitzgerald advised
him to secure work and return tn ,
owner money sufficient to cover
the loss. The suit case and con.
tents were work about three dol.
lars.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-31
MASTER OF STAGECRAFT IN
1.-THE CITY" MAKES WOMEN
SHREK AND STRONG MEN
TREMBLE AT POSTHUMOUS
PLAY OF LIFE in NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Dec. 31.-Cylde
Fitch is dead, but his hand has
come back as from the grave to
pluck the heartstrings of New
York with his posthumous play
"The City"
So full of horror is one space
of Is minutes in the second act
that human nerves almost break;
strong men go into the lobby after
the act, to smoke and try vainly
with weak, artificial smiles, tc
break the spell by talking silly
commonplace.
The play is a discussion OF
whether the city or a country town
is best for men and their famil.
les. The answer is cyclonic. II
is ''the country"
Geo. Rand. banker, lives with
his family at Middleburg, N. Y.
but his grown children plead to
move to New York.
Banker Rand has not been clean
in this country town, for he is the
father of Geo. Frederick Hannocb
son of the village milliner. Han.
mock, though he does not know
Rand is his father, discovers the
banker is giving money to his
mother, and being half-crazed
drug fiend, enters Rand's office
to blackmail him.
When Hammock departs Rand
tells his son the truth about Han.
mock. Then the old banker falls
dead.
In the second act the family has
moved to the city, and Geo. Rand
the son, in a self-holy way, has
worked himself into prominence
through crooked methods of bust,
ness.
During the act the audience
sees Hammock, who is now Rand's
secretary, take his drug. Ther
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-31

brother" shouts Rand to her.
Hammock draws his revolver to
shoot Rand, but misses and kills
the sister. Rand takes the gun
from him.
Thrill No. 5. Shrieking, chatter
ing like a porilla, Hammock pleads
for the revolver. "I'll die anyhow"
he says. eff l go to the chair I'll
tell the whole terrible secret of
how you came to fame and of your
fathers life"
Tully Marshall, who plays Han
mock, does a piece of work that
has gained him fame. His por-
trayal of the nerve-shattered drug
fiend makes men shudder and
makes women shriew; many OF
them desert the boxes during the
Iclimax of the act.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1909-12-31

comes five thrills.
Thrill No. 1. "You can't fire
me-" says Hammock to Rand.
Your sister is in love with me-"
Thrill No. 2. 81 love him and
we were married an hour ago." the
girl tells Rand. The horror of
the situation that seizes Rand al
so seizes the audience. Rand
rushes to Hammock.
Thrill No. 3. "You must not
marry her. My father was your
father and Cicely is your own Sis
ter"
Hanock is half-crazed. His
oaths are real and terrible, as he
calls Rand a liar. Rand, hoping
his sister will believe him, calls
her.
Thrill No. 4. "This man is your