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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-11-08

The buying of foodstuffs by weight
is being agitated as a plan to affect
the cost-of-living problem in favor of
the housewife and enable her to come
nearer getting the worth of her money.
At 1t will do either, or both, 1t should
be adopted without delay, providing
it entails no incidental hardship that
would Offset its benefits. But would
such plan produce these results?
Theoretically, one Is inclined to an
swer yes, for 1t does seem that one
would be paying for what he got by
buying by weight and not measure, or
article, says the Omaha Bee. Yet in
places where the plan has been in
vogue has 1t accomplished this? Cali
fornia has always bought by weight
even potatoes. fruit-nearly every
thing in the edible line-and yet the
people of California have been caught
by the high-cost-of-living wave along
with the rest of us. In Cuba, 1t Is
said. the plan works with good results,
It being applied even more thoroughly
there than in California. Eggs are
bought by the pound in Cuba and the
American advocates of the plan pro
pose that we buy eggs the same way.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-11-08

they constructed a machine and dur
ing their summer vacation on the
coast Of North Carolina they began
experiments with gliding aeroplane.
In 1903 they added 16-horsepower
motor to their glider and in December
Of that year iucceeded In making
flights OF $50 feet In 50 seconds against
a 29-mile wind. In 1905 they made
fight Of "a miles in 80 minutes and
from that time on were hailed as the
first real conquerors of the air.
A New Era.
The year 1909 will go down to pos
terity as the beginning of new era
In the art Of aviation. The records
made show an enormous advance in
lengths of flights, heights and feats OF
daring. In this country Curtiss few
for 67h minutes in July, and at the
official trials at Fort Myer, Orville
Wright remained in the air for one
hour and 81 minutes, covering 80
miles with passenger. Curtiss won
the Bennett speed contest at Rheims.
bringing the contest this year to this
country. Bleriot made his historic
cross-channel flight on July Is. making
distance of 81 miles in 81 minutes.
Farnham made a duration flight Of
four hours, II minutes and So seconds.
covering 1877 miles. Orville Wright,
Latham and Paulham reached alti-
tudes exceeding 1900 feet.
The events Of this year are SO fresh
in the memory that 1t is unnecessary
to recall the numerous and almost
daily conquests that occurred during
it's span. The wonderful achievements
accomplished in this year were due
not SO much to more perfect mechan-
ism in the aeroplanes but to the in
creased confidence and skill OF the ayi.
ators. During recent aviation meets
the mile point In altitude had been
reached by the skilful and daring
Rrookins.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-11-08
Exposing Him.

Exposing Him.
Look here" said young Lem Med
dergrass to the city fellow who had
engaged summer board at the Medder-
grass home and was shining up to
Susie Pickerel, who was young LENS
steady company. Look here, Mr.
Dickens, didn't you tell us last night
at supper that you made $50 a week
where you worked in the city,"
Il did," answered Mr.. Dickens, help
ing himself to some more stewed ap-
pies, while the rest of the family won.
dered what Lemmy meant
We'll" said Lem. with an air OF
triumph, pulling city paper from
his pocket and unfolding 1t, some.
body is lynn, that's ALL
What do you mean?" asked Mr..
Dickens.
II amt sayin' you lie, nor nothin'
like that, but mebbe you can explain
why they put this In the paper"
And he pointed to large display
advertisement which announced In
heavy type:
Dickens works here for $3."
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4 5LERND| HQYOlAXE

the close of the nineteenth century.
The invention Of the balloon by the
Montgolfier brothers, and their first
public ascent in 1882, directed the at
tention of the world to this new means
of aerial navigation, and in less than
three years after the Montgolfiers'
first ascension was made the English
channel was crossed in balloon from
Dover to Calais by Blanchard and Doc
tor Jeffries, in 1885,
Professor Langley the Pioneer.
In the same year that Professor
Lilenthal made his soaring expert
ments Professor Langley, in steam
driven aeroplane model, flew across
the Potomac river, distance of three
quarters of mile. Later when he had
received appropriations from the gov
eminent for the perfection of his ma
chine he attempted second flight
across the Potomac. He flew for a
distance of 80 feet, when something
went wrong and the machine plunged
into the river. Further experiments
on the part of the government were
discontinued, and while it is known
now that the principles of the learned
professor were correct, Langley, at
the time, received nothing but the Sc
verest criticism and ridicule. Profess
scr Langley was probably the first one
TO experiment with an aeroplane driv-
en- by steam or any like force and his
experiments proved conclusively that
with sufficient speed-producing force
behind 1t an aeroplane could soar
great distances through the air. He is
the pioneer of the aeroplane and re-
cent aviators owe their success to the
principles which he set forth.
In Dayton, o.. there lived two young
men known as Wilbur and Orville
Wright. They were interested in the
bicycle industry. In the early COS
they became interested in aviation
and reading up the theories of Lilien-
thai they became very enthusiastic
over the art of artificial flight In 1900
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-11-08
AUTOMOBILE ExTRAvAoANcE,

Both the automobile and its owner
are coming in for very serious preach
ments these days. The machine itself
is held up as the direct cause of much
nnhappiness and suffering, and vast
deal of ethical denunciation is hurled
at 1t from many sides. 1t would seem
that there are only three classes Of
people who are at all justified in rail-
Ing against the machine itself. says
the Washington Post. They are the
man who gets run into, or nearly run
Into, by one the farmer whose horse
Is afraid of "the pesky thing" and.
most of all, the man who cannot get
one. Those who are outside of one of
these classes really mistake the thing
they condemn. What they mean to
get at Is the extravagant, irresponsi-
BILE, spendthrift habits of limited
humber of automobile owner, of which
the machine is only the outward and
visible sign. They forget that If it Is
not an automobile, 1t will surely be
something else. OF the man who can
well afford to own and maintain an
automobile there Is nothing by right
to be said; it is wholly his own pri
Fate business. If man mortgage his
house to buy one, that is entirely with
in his own right, and If he choose to
Dwn an automobile rather than to have
p house, it is not at all clear that he
has committed any breach of ethics or
morality by the exchange.
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stability in artificial flight has been
only approximately solved
First Efforts to Fly.
In ancient times it was believed
that to fly was. by divine decree, i'm
possible. The Greeks and Romans
held that the power Of flight was an
attribute only OF the highest and most
powerful divinities. During the middle
ages there were many myths and
fables in circulation Of certain favored
individuals who had flown for great
distances on wings. Frair Bacon
claimed that he had discovered the art
of flying and Albertus Magnus, the
noted philosopher. in his work. Mirabi-
lus Naturae, gave recipe for aerial
navigation. From the sixteenth to the
eighteen century there were numerous
enthusiasts who, thinking they had
discovered the secret that would rem
der them masters of the air, few forth
from the tops of buildings only to be
dashed to their death. Efforts to fly
by means of tapping wings were the
chief causes Of the slow progress Of
the flying art Once the idea Of soar
ing through the air-a theory arrived
at by Professor Lilienthal in 1891
was discovered to be productive of
success the science of aeronautics ad-
vanced by leaps and bounds. The first
successful attempt at aerial fight was
made In the eighteenth century by a
French marquis, who endeavored to
fly across the Seine from an upper
window of his house In Paris. He suc'
ceeded in getting almost to the oppo-
site bank when he fell into boat and
was rescued.
In the seventeenth century Borelli
calculated the strength of the pectoral
muscles of birds and laid down the
postulate that 1t was impossible for
man to fly by use of his muscular
strength. This doctrine seems to have
been accepted. and no attempts at ar.
tiflcial flight were made until toward
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-11-08

Advice by an energetic, efficient
business man to tired man now 60
ing back to work after rest spell:
Take things easier and get more
fresh air. No worry. Do the most
important thing first and then the
next Generally. the things you don't
go aren't worth doing. What you
think you ought to do you want to
do up to the handle and do it quick
land then forget it. Don't putter. The
way to get along. in my judgment. is
to work up to the limit for certain
limited number of hours and then stop
A man can get further in the long run
walking three and a half miles an
hour for eight hours out of each "a
than he can going two miles an hour
for 16 hours in "a. The first way he
can keep going and improve; the last
way he will deteriorate and finally
have to quit"
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ANSWERS TO THE ANXIOUS.

as the hobble skirt going out ?"-
,Millicent
The last one we saw was, Mill.
cent
What will remove tattoo design
from my arm?"-P. 8. B.
Consult moving picture expert
Should one stand pat on a full
d?"-Ambitious
In poker, perhaps. In politics. only
with both hands and all your pockets
full.
please give me your opinion Of
the new tariff and its effect upon the
cost of living."-Student
This Is a family newspaper.
rs it aeroplane or areoplane, to de-
eide bet?"-Lexic.
How much did you bet?
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IN HE problem of aerial navigation
has appealed to the mind of
man for centuries. In no
branch of scientific investiga-
ton has man been SO enthusiast
tic, so daring and SO willing to risk his
life to demonstrate the validity of his
theories, whose unsoundness has been
proved, in many cases, by the injury
or death of the misguided theorist.
The evolution of aeronautics from the
winged flight of Daedalus and his son
Icarus to the triumph of the Wright
brothers, is a history full of failure
and dfscouragements that tells the
story of mans unceasing and stub
born fight to conquer the elements.
The men who devote their lives to
the study of aviation have met with
many and various obstacles which
tend to place them in the eyes of the
public as Missionaries held in the spell
of foolish dream. The deception of
the public by charlatans, the impossi-
BILE claims of cranks, the use of bal
looms and parachutes for spectacular
leaps for life to attract the bucolic
multitude to country fairs and cir
cuses, together with the failure of
many projects of real scientific value,
have until the last decade, caused the
generality of thinking mankind to look
somewhat askanee on aeronautics as
a science.
The scientific investigation of aerial
conditions has been one Of the main
factors in the success of aerial naviga-
lions and the epoch-making researches
of the late Professor Langley, which
in 1891 he published in book entitled
Experiments on Aerodynamics, have
been the foundation upon which our
present. day system Of aerial flight is
based. Aerodynamics as a science is
yet in it's infancy and has not emerged
from the experimental stage, while the
theory Of air pressures and resistances
on moving surfaces is little under
stood. The problem of maintaining
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-11-08

The big army maneuvers in France,
participated in by 10000 troops. have
ended, and the experts are summing
up results. Among the conclusions
reached is one to the effect that air
ships are highly valuable au:yiliaries
I'm military service. and special
mention is made of the work tone by
heroplanes. which hereafter are to &C
company armies and carry trained
military observers. This means new
and important feature in the evest Of
actual war.
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His Misfortun0s.

But why are you incarcerated
here!" asks the sympathetic lady Of
the prisoner.
"Ah, madam. had four wives liy.
ing, and was wooing lady who was
to be my fifth, when No. exposed
me-"
Wretch! So you are being pun
ished for bigamy?"
mo, lady. l am being kept here
until can satisfy a judgment for
breach Of promise obtained by the
prospective No. s."
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Tell was hero and a poem was
written about this deed, also q play
was made Of 1t. But Tell lived years
before his time. Today he and his
boy would have been drawing $4,000
a week In vaudeville and Gessler
would have been demanding a con-
gressional investigation.
The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1910-01-31
GENERAL WlLDER'S
EIGHTIETH BIRTHDAY.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Jan. 31-Gen-
eral John T. Wilder, who became
famous as the head of Wilder's Brig
ade during the civil war, received
many congratulations today on the
occasion of his eightieth birthday an
niversary. General Wilder has been
a resident of Knoxville since the war
and is known as one of the foremost
capitalists and manufacturers in this
section Of the south.
At the outbreak of the war Gener-
al Wilder enlisted in Indiana as a
private, was elected captain the same
day and was promoted to be colonel
in, March, 1862. He compelled Gener-
al Bragg to evacuate Tennessee, led
Rosecrans' army to Chattanooga, and
began the battle of Chicamauga, and
during the three days fight the lines
of his brigade was not broken.
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/
/ It is proposed to cut out the words
$50 help me- Cod from the oath in
the District Of Columbia courts of
justice.
/ Which will provoke opposition.
When the bill Is introduced In cou-
gress it is likely there will be deVel-
oped a most determined objection.
Theodore Roosevelt tried the temper
OF the people along this line.
He ordered the time honored inscrip-
ton "In God We Trust" omitted from
some Of the coinage. The storm Of
popular protest compelled him TO re-
scind the order and restore the motto.
RooSevelts popularity could not
overcome this unpopular order.
And so Of this latter proposal. It
will be very unpopular.
There is no good reason for the elm
inatiOD Of the solemn observation that
concludes the usual OATH The oath
itself is not long one. and, although
the declaration is oftentimes mouthed
by the court clerks into three sylla-
bles, II certainly lends a certain so
lemnity to our court procedure.
A little more Of sanctity is sadly
needed In some Of our American
courts. In the reaction against the
cumbrous methods OF English juris-
prudence we have gone to the other
extreme.
Besides. this is not a goddess coun-
try.
1t Is customary nowadays to criticise
the church methods. That may be
we'll enough. The church Is fallable,
being made Of falIable people. But
there are millions upon millions Of
devout worshipers who pronounce the
name Of deity with reverence and sin
certify.
And there are other people out Of
touch with the church aud out Of
sympathy with some OF it's methods
who nevertheless are devout believers
in God.
1t will be remembered that France
once tried to go against the deepest
religious instincts OF it's people.
The revolution leaders enthroned the
goddess of Reason" in the person Of
prostitute and wrote over the portals
Of the graveyards. Death Is an eter-
nal sleep"
But when the orgies were over the
sacriegious proceeding became a mere
episode Of history.
$50 help me God" Is coined out Of
the deepest instincts Of the human
beart.
In his hour Of crisis and Of agony
the wickedest man Will exclaim. God
help mew
No, you can't cut across the grain of
a peoples most sacred feelings and
traditions.
II the concluding part OF the court
oath should be eliminated IL Is safe
to say the demand OF the people will
restore IT,
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SUGGESTION AS TO
REPAIRING STREET.

The best and proper time to re,
pair a road or street. is awhile after
rain has fallen, the water or damp.
ness indicating very plainly the hoI.
lows or depressions which should be
oIled. Uuless the hollows are very
pronounced, it is almost impossible to
properly make surface repairs This
Is shown at the north end Of Palmet-
20 avenue, where a couple of deep
boHows were filled, while several
other places near by required atten-
ton, but could not be seen when the
street was entirely dry, but are now
visible since the rain. This is no re-
Election upon the wOrkmen doing the
Sob, but to show that it was done
when the hollows did not show, for
about enough mari was used TO have
done the entire work in a satisfacto-
~ way, at a time when the imper-
feet places could be easily seen ***
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MABEL PAIGE COMPANY
WILL BE HERE WEDNESDAY

The general public of Daytona viii
undoubtedly herald with delight the
coming of the Idol Of the South. "
Miss Mabel Paige and her excellent
company will be here two nights,
at the opera house commencing We'd
nesday, February End, presenting two
high class plays.
For the opening play Wednesday
night they will present a domestic
comedy drama, a correct dramatiza-
ton Of Mary J. Holmes great novel.
All the principal characters Of the
book are shown in the play. John
Middleton has two daughters whom
he has nick-named Tempest" and
Sunshine" Tempest Is a selfish.
pessimistical girl with an ungoYern-
able temper, while Sunshine is Just
the opposite. Both are equally loved
hy their parents and everything posi-
Die IS done for their welfare and fu-
ture of both.
Both girls fall in love with the
same man. Tempest at once starts
d conspiracy but is found out. and il
IS the same old story. All ends we'll
and everybody is happy.
Miss Paige will be seen in the very
charming character Of Sunshine.
The play is just full Of good bright
Shappy comedy, furnished mostly by.
TWO old negro servants, Uncle Juber
and Aunt Judy.
The play for the second night viii
De announced later.
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MATCH FOR WORLDS
POOL CHAMPIONSHIP.

NEW YORK, Jan. S1-Two of the
most skillful players Of 15-ball pool
IN the world begin a worlds cham
poinship match tonight in the New
York Theatre concert hall. They are
Thomas Houston, the present cham
pion, and Jerome Keough, of Roches-
ter, who formerly held the title. The
match requires the winner to pocket
500 balls, and will last three nights,
200 balls being played each night.
1t is a genuine championship con-
test, Houston haVirg been formally
challenged by Keough, while the New
York Rcomkeeper's Association has
guaranteed a purse of $1,000. 1t is
the first championship contest to take
place in New York in several years.
both men have been in the city for
Several weeks and are in good con-
dition.
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NEW BOAT ToRoNITA TO
ENTER EXCURSION FIELD.

c. F. Burgman's new boat, the
Toronto, recently completed at Sea
breeze by Harry Brigham, was
brought to the Conrad dock Satur
day morning to receive some finish.
ing touches at the hands of Joseph
Osborne.
The Toronto is an open cabin
boat, thirty-six feet in length and
ten foot beam. She is fitted with a
24-horse power Grant Ferris engine
and should prove a comfortable and
speedy craft. She is supplied with
means for serving coffee on the trip
and with lavatOry and toilet.
The Toronto will be used for reg
ular excursion trips to Tomoka river.
Mound Grove and New Smyrna and
viii have as pilot Wesley Herrick.
assisted by c. F. Burgman, Jr.
Toronto, meaning Sunland, is the To-
cal Indian name for Florida.
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ROBBED BY NAN He
IHAD BfFRIENDED.

Continued from first page.)
How the fellow opened the safe is
problem for both Mr.. and Mrs.
Smith insist it was securely locked
and the combination a difficult one.
The safe is a twO-tOn MOseley.
Mr.. Smith at once came to Daytona
and informed Deputy Sheriff Meyers
of the robbery and kilograms were
sent to Jacksonville and Atlanta to
lookout for the theft. Later, it was
found that he had walked to Port Or
ange, purchased a pair Of shoes and
ticket for st. Augustine, leaving
Port Orange on the belated afternoon
train of that day, which did not reach
here until late in the evening.
Mr.. Smith and Deputy Sheriff My
ers went up to st. Augustine Satur-
day afternoon but could not locate
their man there and Officer Myers
returned Sunday afternoon while Mr..
Smith continued on to Atlanta.
After his return Mr.. Myers received
telegram, followed by a letter from
w. D. Vinzant, Jacksonville chief of
Police, saying that the man wanted
had passed through that city on his
way into Georgia.
Mr.. Myers says the fellow has a sis
ter living near Atlanta and was prob
ably headed for that place
Mr.. Smith was not very positive as
to the mans name as given to him,
but thought it was Walter Garner.
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HOTEL MEN TO AID
IN MEAT BOYCOTT

CHICAGO, Jan. 31-If a resolution
to be brought before the Western Ho-
tel Mems Protective association which
assembled in convention here today
is adopted, the meat boycott will re.
ceive a decided impetus. 1t is pro-
posed hiatt the hotel men throughout
the country shall for the time being
omit all meats from their menus, or
at least take steps to discourage their
patrons from eating meats until the
prices are reduced.
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HOWARD GOULD HAS
TO PAY WIFE'S BILLS.

NEW YORK, Jan. 31-The domestic
troubles Of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Gould which have been aired in the
courts so often came again before
the public today when lawyers for
parties filed brief in a suit which a
Fifth avenue haberdasher has inSti-
tuted against Mrs. Gould for S249 for
shirt waists, linen collars and stocks
The judge in the case favors the de-
fedant and says he thinks a man
ought to pay his wife's bills whether
they are separated or not.
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H. T. MCCLELLAN

Nlanufactursr q
WINDOW and DOOR ~ "a
and DOOR SCREENS.
Turning. Ser0a
North RidsswOOd Ave
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of having the best streets of
any city in the State.
Believes the city should
build a sidewalk from Mid
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COMMITTEE TO REVISE
FOOT BALL RUL

NEW YORK, Jan. 31-The foot
ball rules committee, composed of
representatives of fourteen lead
ing colleges, meets here Friday and
Saturday, and hopes to revise the
rules so as to eliminate the dangers
which caused the terrible death and
accident record last season.
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Heart toHeart
Talks.
~
By EDWIN A..NYE.


MORE MEDDLING.
It is proposed to cut out the words
$50 help me God" from the oath in
the District Of Columbia courts Of
Justice.
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FRANK MEADOW CHARGED
WITH numbering FAMILY.
CASE WHICH PROMISES TO BE-
CONE NOTABLE IN CRIMINAL
ANNALS or OHIO CALLED FOR
TRIAL.

COLUMBUS, o., Jan. S1-The case
OF Frank Meadow, which promises to
become notable in the criminal an
mails of Ohio, was called for trial to-
day in the common pleas court. Mead
ow is accused of dynamiting the HON
Of the Spino family in Arlington last
August, by which Mrs. Spino and her
five children met their fate.