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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-07-26
Tho Game and the ca..

Many expressions now i sTsrg'-ag
use have originated around G1s@ .ar-
table. and the game ISM @c-- liz
candle" is one of them. Bet1-s 8--1
fetal lighting had reached rs prs.ssa-
high stage gamblers won AID losr t1--
tunes by candlelight When play mas
slow and uninterestiag the gzCa II
the opinion Of the players was not
worth the cost OF The candle whose
light made the cards visible
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-07-26
Para site Flowers.

Curious eXcreScenceS resembling
rude flowers grow on trees in TERRA
del Fuego. These are found to be due
to parasitic growth. but the flow
ers'' consist of the inner wood of the
tree which has been forced through
the bark and assumes various fancifuI
shapes. often those of the classical
acanthus. seen on Corinthian capitals.
The parasite that causes the growth Is
a relative of the mistletoe.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-07-26
Canadian Seaiers.

The seamen who ship on sailing
cruises from Canada get a proportion
ate share of the catch. During the
course of a profitable season an ordi-
nary seaman will receive $1,000 or
more as his share.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-07-26
Ionti. the Neapolitan.

ance is a gradual development Of the
associations formed by Tonti. a Nea-
politan adventurer. in 1858. The men,
bers of Tontrs associations paid a GER
tain sum of money into fund, the in
terest on which was divided annually
among the surviving members.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-07-26
Miss Emma Johnson-9S
- Lillian Hough-9
u Miss Mary Smith-T6
There's satisfaction in smoking
Lambertville Puffs.
Jenkins Was Ignored.

William Pitts last words are said to
have been. My country. oh. how
love my country" Pitts butler after
ward said that the statesman's dying
words were. II hope the country will
do something for Jenkins" The but
Ter was Jenkins. but nobody accepted
his testimony, and the country certain
~ did nothing for Jenkins.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-07-26
A Rub For Tennyson.

When Alfred Tennyson appeared in
the Oxford theater to receive his d. G.
L. degree it is said that his disheveied
hair and generally negligent state pro-
voked the undergraduates into greet
ing him with the inquiry. Did sour
mother call you early, call you early.
Alfred. DEAR"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-07-26
Lisbon and Fish.

1t is estimated that every inhabitant
of Lisbon eats half pound of fish dali
~. The city has its fishing feet OF
forty-six vessels. some Of which 60 as
far as the coast of Morocco. sixty
miles away
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-07-26
Ultra arine.

Cltramarine is now furnished by
chemistry at half the price of copper.
whereas In the form of lapiS lazuli in
the days of Liebig il was dearer than
gold.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-07-26
A Wonderful Rose Tree.

Frenchmen hold that the finest rose
tree grows In the marine gardens al
Toulon. 1t is Banksia. which has
been known to bear thousand blooms
at time. 1t covers a fifteen foot wall
to a width of some eighty feet.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-07-26

English is sadly misused at times
on the continent of Europe. One sign
in Genoa. Italy. reads. "Dinner-Wine
Inciosed," and another Milk For Sale
or 70 Let"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-07-26
Tho Red Hat.

The chief insignia of the cardinals
dignity. his red hat had as its origina
significance the idea that the wearel
was to be at all times ready to shed
his blood in martyrdom for the church.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-07-26
CoIors In Cottons.

A good mixture to set color In cotton
materials is one tablespoonful Of tur
pentine, a handful Of salt and pail of
cold water
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-07-26
Heat Measurement.

A calorie. the unit of measurement.
is that quantity of heat required TO
raise the temperature of one gram of
water one degree centigrade.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-07-26
Salmon Skin leat-.r.

The inhabitants of the eastern coasts
Of the middle of Asa cIoche them
selves with the tanned SKIS et eae
salmon 1t is asserted tt4z r uasas
a leather as tough as WASH ssa.issr
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-07-26
First Printed Almanac.

The first printed almanac was the
PRO Pluribus Annis." issued at Wen
ma in 1857 by an astronomer named
Purbach
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-07-26

Lucious Milk Shakes at Shamalia's.
Ice CREAM SODA, the real good kind
Shamalia's Bridge street Drug Store.
Seventeen years of steady increase
in sales is strong endorsement for
the "Lambertville Puff
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-07-26
Centre Bridge

Mrs. Margaret Hildebrand 1874
Miss Margaret Muroney 43
!" Ada Hendricks 2s
Br0WnsbIrg
Miss Emily Rosster ,
- Eta Scott Il
TayIorsviIe
Miss Nellie Gibson $50
W0Odhiil
:" Florence Yates
2" Ethel Slack-24
Yardey
Miss Emma Johnson-9S
" Lillian Hough-9
Miss Mary Smith-76
The above list contains names just as they
were received, If any of the names are mis-
spelled or listed in wrong districts the Tour
Department will appreciate the correction of
same.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-07-26
Sandpaper.

The best sandpaper is made from
powdered port wine and stout bottles.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-07-26

35 HEADHa4ssa direct from the best st
Iowa and Michigan, among which will be gen.
tlemen's drivers, both PAGERS and trotters,
matched pairs and farm chunks, general
purpose horses and big drafters. These
horses were carefully selected by my buyer
who is great Judge of good horses. Have
good heads and necks, and fine dispositions.
Thoroughly broken to harness.
Any one wanting horse for any pur-
pose can suit themselves in this lot, no
matter how hard they may be to please
Every horse guaranteed as represented. This
will be the chance of the season to get horses
cheap, as they will positively be sod regard
less of country cost. Three months credit on
Western horses, six months on home horses.
Bankable paper. If stormy, under cover.
We never advertise what we haven't got and
never promise and not sell. Our guarantee is
as good as gold bearing bond.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-07-26

New Brunswick Forest.
Mill 70 Let.

New Brunswick has about 100000
acres Of fir. spruce and pine.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-07-26

TAKE NOTICE. am selling. the Hench q
Dromgold Machinery, drills, riding and walk
ing cnltivators, spike, and springtooth, har-
cnse ploWs and repairs, Milwaukee binders,
mowers and hay rakes I. r. Crum, Sand
Brook, n j.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-07-26

FARMS WANTED-I have number, of
customers who desire farms Give me a DIES;
cription of your farm, price &c, and Will
fry to sell it. Geo. X. Large, Flemlngton,N.J.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-07-26

EATON'S Climax grain mixture for grow
and best scrat il iood made; not pound OF
waste to ton. Costs no more than an infer
ior article. Special prices on 500 lbs. or more.
D. c. r. Hoff, Neshanic Station.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-07-26

sUCRENE Dairy feed, gluten, malt sprouts
bran, middlings and all kinds of mill feeds a :
lowest prices; also crushed oyster shells and
ground beef scraps for poultry Pennington
Milling Co.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-07-26

FOR SALE-Good building lot; Park ave
and Main street. Inquire Bennie iorlo' fieii-
ington, N. j.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-07-26

BLACK Marvel polish for shoes; easiest to
use, makes shoes look like, patent leather; no
FINISHING required, absolutely Waterproof.
send for descriptive circulars Vim H. hyde
Croton, n. j.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-07-26

TWO Southdown Bucks, good ones, Tor
sale. Alex B. Brokaw, Neshanlc station
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-07-26

FoR.SALE-2O white wyandotte ,yearing
hens, and rooster. G. s. Bearder, flenilne
TON.
The Columbus journal., 1910-02-23
A Quick Wittsd Doctor.

A French surgeon who was once at
tending a sultan resOrted to IN expe-
dent which. although efiicaciOus.
might have resulted In his own death.
He had been commissioned to bleed
the grand seigniOr aud either through
timidity or nervousness had met with
an awkward accident. The point Of
the lancet broke OF in the vein. and
the blood would not dow. That point
must be got out somehow. Without
stopping to consider the consequences
to himself, the surgeon gave his high
ness a violent slap in the face. This
produced the desired effect. for sur
prise and indignation on the part Of
bis august patient put the blood into
violent circulation. The vein bIed
freely. and the lancet point came out.
The bystanders were about to lay
hands on the surgeon when he said.
First let me finish the operation and
bandage the wound" This done, he
threw himself at the feet Of the sultan
and explained bis action.
The sultan not only pardoned him.
but gave him q handsome reward for
keeping his wits about him In a crit
ical moment.
The Columbus journal., 1910-02-23
Recipes For Invisible Ink.

The following are the ingredients
OF the most common Invisible inks:
Sulphate Of copper and sal ammoniac,
equal parts, dissolved in wafer; writes
cOlOrless, but turns yellow when heat
ed. Onion juice, like the last. \ weak
infusion Of gals; turns black when
mOistened with weak copperas water
A weak solution of sulphate Of iron;
turns blue when mOistened with a
weak solution OF prussiate of potash
and black with infusion Of gals The
diluted solutions of nitrate OF silver
and terchlOride Of gold; darken when
exposed to the sunlight. Aqua FORTS,
spirits Of salt. oil Of vitriOl, common
salt or saltpeter, dissolved in 4 large
quantity Of water; turns yellow or
brown when heated. Solution Of nitro
muriate Of cobalt: turns green when
heated and disappears on cooling. SoIu-
ton Of acetate Of cobalt to which Il
little inter has been added; becomes
rose cOlOred when heated and disap-
nssrs on cooling.
The Columbus journal., 1910-02-23
When Children Smojeed.

Jorevin lie ROchefort. who published
IN Paris In 1871 an account Of his tr1T.
els In England. tells the following:
White We were walking about the
town (NNor ester, he asked me II 1t
was t.ia custom in France as In Eng.
land that when the children went to
school they carried In their satchel
with their books q Iipe Of tobacco.
which their mothers took care to oil
early in the morning. 1t serving them
Instead Of breakfast. aud that at the
accustomed hour every one laid aside
his book to light his pipe. the master
smoking with them and teaching them
how to hold their pipes and draw In
the tobacco"
In England ut the time Of the great
plague it was reported that no one liv-
ing In tOlIaccOnist's house fell sick Of
the disease. This caused a great de-
mantl for tobacco. Hearne says In his
diary. Il remember that ! heard for
lnerly Tom Rogers. who was yeOnlan
br:dlr. SHY that when he was school
hoy al :.lnn that year when the plague
ragged all the boys Of that school were
obliged 10 smoke every morning and
This: hp was never whipped SD much In
his life. rs he was one morning for not
smoking.
The Columbus journal., 1910-02-23
The Vital Test.

10y eyes seem to be all wrong" OK
planned Mr.. Pinchpenny 10 the eXpen
sive Oculist. They're weak and tir.
easily. After bit everything seem,
to swim before them. Bright light.
make me dizzy. Can you assist me-
The expensive oculist nodded.
Your case is q common one" he re
piled. but I fear it will necessitate :
treatment extending over severa
months. However, i can guarantee.
an absolute and enduring cure
Biweekly for several months Mr.
Pinchpenny was treated, and day b.!
day his sight waxed stronger an,
more strong
do you think I'm all right now
he inquired at last.
MIR. Pinchpenny," replied the ocu
list, beaming. Il think l can assur,
you that your eyes are now cured
But there Is one more test it would
be as we'll to apply" Here he held III
q little sheet Of paper. ''See," Ia,
said suavely, 'ff you can read this
little bill Of mine at twelve inches
without blinking."-LOndon Answers
The Columbus journal., 1910-02-23
Queer Creatures.

There are microscopic creatures
which live In roof cutters and on the
bark Of trees and are known a. water
bears and wheel animalculae. II al
lowed to dry up under the microscope
they can be seen to shrivel into shape
less masses, which may be kept for
years uninjured In the dried state. On
being placed, after this long interval,
in water they gradually plump up. re-
sumo their proper shope and move
about In search of food just as II moth
ing had happened. Much the same is
true for the minute worms which,
from the substances In which they
live, are known as paste and vinegar
cells. Well known Is the famous case
Of the desert snail which. retractetl
into its shell, was fastened to a tab
let In the British museum and show
ed no sign Of life for seven years.
when one morning 1t was found crawl
ing hungrily about the glass case that
formed its Observation-Disclosures Ga
Zette.
The Columbus journal., 1910-02-23
1urie6 on His Horse

Lord Dacre. who died fighting for the
Lancastrians at TOwtOn, England. In
l46l. directed that II he were killed In
the battle his favOrite war horse should
be buried In the same grave with him.
According to his wishes. when his in
terment took place In Saxon church
yard after the battle tremendous
grave was dug. and In 1t the warrior
was buried. seated upright on his
horse. For centuries reflections were
cast upon the accuracy Of this tradi-
ton, but some years ago while exca-
vatiOns were being made close by the
reputed burial place Of Lord Dacre the
pick OF q digger struck into 8 great
bone, and upon further search being
made the skull Of a big horse was
brought to the surface. AZ this was
found almost at the very spot under
which the body Of Lord Dacre was
said to lie 1t was accepted as conflrma.
ton of the tradition, particularly as the
skull was found to be standing verti
cally In the soil. The skull was Ne
placed carefully in its original position
aud the excavation filed up.
The Columbus journal., 1910-02-23
No Sense Of Aumor.

Fog Eye" Smith Of northwest WyO-
ming bore an appalling facade. Hi:'
style Of beauty was a blight. Depend
ing upon his hOrrific exterior. he was
in the habit Of trying to awe newcOm,
ers. On one occasion, affecting some
displeasure ut the manner In which
q pallid stranger watered his liquor.
Mr.. Smith announced, frOwning. that
unless he detected immediate amend
ment he would send the neOphyts
home in u market basket. (Which I'll
sure tear you up whole lot" said
Fog Eye Half an hour later MIR. Fog
Eye was found cropping about on the
floor under the poker table hunting
for his glass eye and muttering to him
self. The stranger asked with some
evidence Of impotence what new line
Of sentiments Mr.. Smith was now har
boring. That injured resident, glar'
ing INDEPENDENTLY from beneath the fur.
niture. replied, Which I sure do hate
a man with no sense Of humOr."-
ArgOnaut.
The Columbus journal., 1910-02-23
1raaie joking.

Oswald's friends were always ON tt.
lookout for some ruse. He Cr"e noti-
fed them that on New Years day he
should get the best of them all In some
joke. and New Years morning each
received this notice. Remember"
They were on their guard.
As they were leaving 4 house where
they had breakfasted Oswald slipped
on the steps and fell ON his hack ON
the sidewalk. His friends rushed to
his assistance. but paused before they
reached him.
This IS his ruse," some one said.
Clearly the man who was SO proud
of his talent for mimicry was bent on
deceiving them all into thinking him
a dying man. for he lay there moan
ing pitifully. his face drawn and twist
ed as II with terrible pain.
His friends stood around and made
jokes and puns and hummed lines Of
comic songs, assuring him all the
while that they were not deceived by
his acting. At last he gave hOarse.
mournful cry. looked ut them sadly
and then ceased to moan or writhe.
In q never to be forgotten moment of
horror and SORROW his friends realized
that Oswald was dead.-"SOuvenirs
dun vieux Libraire."
The Columbus journal., 1910-02-23
PadoreWski'S Distinction.

There was 4 day when Paderewskis
English was not fluent. One evening
before Il choice company in his ele
CANT apartments In New York hp was
showing few highly BATTERED callers
how to ID this. that AMI t'Other Oh the
keys Of his grand piano. explaining In
bad English rs he went OF course the
man was present who is ever ready to
supply word when a speaker hest
tates. The famous artist. landing with
both hands rs If he had just dropped
from the ceiling. exclaimed. "lIarmO-
n.y." All applanded the perfect con-
cord. He shot down again like trip
BANNER and would have exclaimed
again. hut the word refused to come
"What you call-er-er'- "DiscOrd.
put In the supplier Of words. Paderew-
skis hair stood straight out. and his
face was white and red with anger.
Jumping up from the stool. he sput
tered: "DecscOrt! No. With me
deescOrt ISIS eempOssibler' He would
not be persuaded to touch the instru-
ment again that night The uninten-
tiOnal insult struck deep.
The Columbus journal., 1910-02-23

The number four was anciently ..
teemed the most perfect Of al. being
the arithmetical mean between one
and seven. Oman. the second caliph.
said. -Four things come not back
the spoken word. the sped arrow. the
past life. the neglected opportunity .
In nature there are four seasons and
the four points Of the compass.
Forty. q multiple Of four by ten. Is
one Of the sacred numbers. The pro.
bation Of our first parents in the gar
den of Eden il supposed to have been
forty years. The rain fell ut the del
uge forty days and nights. and the wa.
ter remained on the earth forty days.
The days Of embalming the dead were
forty SOlOmOn's temple was forty
cubits long. In 1t were ten LAYERS.
each four cubits long aud containing
forty baths.
Moses was forty years old when be
fed into the land Of INDIAN. where he
dwelt forty years. He was on Mount
Sinai forty days and forty nights. The
lsraelites wandered In the wilderness
forty years. The Saviour tasted forty
days aud nights before entering upon
public life. The same time elapsed
between the resurrection and the as
censiOn.-Exchange.
The Columbus journal., 1910-02-23
CAUGHT The Old Sailor.

1t was u clever lawyer In q Boston
court who took advantage Of the nau-
teal knowledge he possessed to work
upon the mind Of juryman who did
not seem to show much comprehension
Of q case Of suing street railway for
damages.
The dull member was an old sailor.
who, though doubtless very keen Of
perception along some lines. was new
ertheless rather slow In his under
standing Of the points involved in the
case being tried. says the New York
Journal. The lawyer noticed this and
made his strike with this particular
man. Approaching the jury box. he
addressed himself to this one juryman
and said:
"Mr. Juryman, will tell you how 1t
happened. The plaintiff was In CON-
mand Of the outward bound open car
and stood In her starbOard channels.
Along came the inward bound closed
car, and just as their bows met she
jumped the track, sheered to port and
knocked the plaintiff OF and ran over
him."
The sailor was all attention after
this version Of the affair and joined
in q 5000 verdict for the injured
man.
The Columbus journal., 1910-02-23
The Balcony Scene in Act w of beverly" at the
NORTH THEATRE, Wednesday, March End
Prices &c. 75c $1OO, $1.50
The Order Pleased the Cook.

The following story is told on q mis-
sionary of the China inland mission. Il
bachelor keeping house for himself In
the southern part Of China: One morn
ing in ordering his dinner he wished
to tell his cook to buy a chicken. In
stead Of saying we" for chicken he
aspirated the word. saying. Buy me a
che" His cook thought that was an
eminently proper command and went
about his marketing in high good hu-
NOR At noon the missionary found
no chicken cOOked-in fact. no dinner
ut all. for his cook had not returned.
About dark the man came back. say
ing: This was not a good day for buy
ing wives. and l have been all day
looking for one. but ut last ! found
one for you. She is rather old and not
pretty. but you can have her cheap. !
have promised $40 for her."
The Columbus journal., 1910-02-23
A Retiary.

A retfary was the name OF Roman
gladiator armed In peculiar way. He
was furnished with q trident and net.
with NO more covering than q short
tunic. and with these implements he
endeavOred to entangle anu dispatch
his adversary, who was called q secu-
tor (fr0m seoul, to follow and was
armed with q helmet. a shield and q
sword. The name Of the first Is pro-
nOunced as IL spelled re-shi-a-ry. the
accent on the first syllable.
The Columbus journal., 1910-02-23

The man eating lions did not always
get their own way. Five Sikh carpen-
tiers made q staging eight feet high.
and on this they fixed their sleeping
tent. Each night they ascended by
means Of q ladder, which they drew
up after them. They were warned
that It was not high enough. but were
content to believe that God was all
powerful. One night they left the
edge Of the ladder projecting beyond
the end Of the staging. A hungry man
eater On the prowl observed this and.
thinking he could not find q meal
more conveniently elsewhere. deter
mined to try how carpenter tasted.
Calculating his spring, he leaped light
" on to the projecting ladder. which.
unfortunately for him. instantly tipped
up and toppled over. both falling heav-
lily to the ground. The lion bOlted; SO
did all the men. making for the near
est trees.-From I'm the Grip Of the
Nyika." by Colonel J. h. p. Patterson.
The Columbus journal., 1910-02-23
orioin Of "Watered Stock"

The expression "watered stock.
which describes SD we'll the expansion
Of the stock of u company beyond the
value Of the property, originated. it Il
said, in connection with Daniel Drew.
who was once the wealthiest and most
unique manipulation In Wall street
Drew had been drOver In his younger
days. and 1t was said Of him that be-
fore selling his cattle In the market he
would first give them large quantities
Of salt to make them thirsty and then
provide them with all the water they
could drink In this way their weight
was greatly increased, and the pur
chaser was buying ''watered stock"
The Columbus journal., 1910-02-23
Mules and Kindness.

"In the fifteen years that have
been connected with societies for the
prevention Of cruelty to animals In
this and other cities I never have re-
ceived a complaint alleging cruelty to
q mule said the humane looking
man. THAT immunity Of mules from
harsh treatment Is an interesting ques
ton. Why are they immune? There
are plenty Of mules. even in New
York. Does nobody beat them? Does
nobody underfeed them? II not, why
not? Does a mule show such a de
cided ability for taking care Of him
self that bis owner IS afraid to abuse
him. or do men beat mules and escape
punishment because the persons who
witness the beating think it IS only o
mule and not worth bOthering about:
What is the explanation Of that phase
Of the mule question anyhOwY-New
York Press.