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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-02
Grasped the Man by the Throat and
Then Struck With His Cane.

was my own kid, and that she was go.
Ing after something for her mother"
The athletic assailant desisted. He
dragged the man to the curbstone,
Strengthened him up and then gave
him hoist that sent him nearly
across the street.
my, but how I do love you for
that!" exclaimed the girl as she
stood twisting her apron. IF ever l
get married."
Did he get your purse?' interrupt
ed Mr.. Denham.
mo. / hung on and bit his hand.
always bite them. He'd have choked
me. though. If you hadn't come up.
Gracious. but how you did walfop him!
Amt a pugflist. are your"
"Dh. no." laughed the man as he
pulled at his rumpled sleeves.
Belong to the ball team?
NO"
Just gent, Ell? Just a gent look.
in for trouble?''
mo. I wasn't looking for trouble
but when he grabbed you 1 thought
1t time to interfere"
Say. you did 1t bully. bit him.
and you caned and kicked him. and |
guess he won't come around here for
some time to come. Lawks! If he'd
got that ten cents the painter lady
would have give up and died. It was
her last cent"
Who do you mean by the painter
iady?" asked Denham as they saun.
tered along together.
why, the lady who paints pictures
and can't sell them afterwards. She's
got room In our house. She's four
weeks behind on her rent, and almost
starving to death. She's SO thin you
can see through her. and when she
amt painting she's crying"
Seems to be a sad case"
you bet! Heap sadder case than
mine was few minutes ago. Say. II
you are gent you ought to go up and
see her. She's your style. She's a
born lady. She talks so big we can't
hardly understand her. Oh, she's
been top of the heap, but had to come
down. I guess it's what they call a
romance. Mebbe she wouldn't see
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-02

It was ten o'clock in the evening,
and Rex Denham was strolling about
the streets and smoking and thinking.
He had landed from an ocean liner
that day. He had been two years
abroad to forget things. He asked
himself II he had succeeded. and he
shook his head and sighed.
There was a woman in question.
When men lose money they curse.
When a man loses the woman he loves
he signs. It's not matter for even
his most confidential friends. he
must fight it out alone.
No; he had not forgotten. she
probably had, just as thousands OF
other women had. Had he been too
hasty in speaking the words that
brought on the quarrel?
eff you charge me with that never
want to see your face again!" she had
said.
When a lover thinks he has rival
1t is really worse than II he knows II
to be fact and can meet him. Was
she a coquette? Was she flirting!
Was It true, as some persons nae
whispered, that she gloried in break
ing mems hearts? He had asked him
self the question in London-Paris-
Berlin-on the land and on the sea
but he had never answered 1t to his
own satisfaction. He was asking II
again tonight as he sauntered ant
smoked.
A girl ten or twelve years old walk
ed rapidly past him. He saw her onll
as he had seen hundreds Of others
She was thirty feet ahead Of him whe1
a man sprang out of dark doorwa!
and seized her and grabbed at thu
poor little purse in her hand. At he
first scream for help the smoke
leaped forward. He reached over thu
shoulder of the struggling girl ant
grasped the man by the throat ant
then struck with his cane. The re
leased victim retreated to the curb
stone and stood to watch the affair
She enjoyed it. She grinned an,
smiled.
Say, let up, will you!" called tn
man after a minute. II thought
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-02
Jerseys Senatorial Race.

Trenton. - James E. MARITIME,
Plainfield's farmer orator. is the
last entrant in New Jerseys free for
all race for the United States senate.
Mr.. MARITIME has petition with 1,206
s1gners, embracing residents of seven
counties. He is the fifth candidate
In the field under the popular vote
plan, the others being Ex-Governor
Murphy, Ex-Governor Stokes and
Representative Fowler on the Repub-
Hcan side and Frank M. McDermit of
Newark, who is contesting with Mr..
MARITIME for the Democratic indorse-
ment.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-02
NEW JERSEY STATE NEWS
Frelinghuysen Tries Job.


Trenton.-Senator Joseph s. Frel.
inghuysen, president of the senate,
is at the state house from day to day
in his capacity Of acting governor in
the absence of Governor Fort on his
vacation trip in New England. Act
ing Governor Frelinghuysen, who is
a candidate for the nomination for
governor, has given strong indications
that he would much prefer to live
than to "act" the part that it will be
his duty to play until September 6,
and 1t is said that while sitting to-day
in a real governors Office, at a real
governors desk, In real governor
chair, drumming with the tip of a
real governors pen he was heard to
hum quietly to himself the tune which
fits the words:
"I'd rather be on the inside, lookin'
out,
Than on the outside, lookin' in"
Acting Governor Frelinghuysen's
first official act was to sign requi.
sition upon Governor Hughes of New
York for the extradition Of Annie
Holzkamp, shortly to be released
from Auburn prison, who Is wanted
in Jersey City for the larceny of a
lot of valuable jewelry.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-02
In All Parts of the State.

The population OF Paterson is 1875.
900, an increase Of 2O,429, or 10.
per cent.
The population of East Orange is
34,371, an increase OF 1855. or 59.8
per cent.
The Board of Education OF Clouces-
ter increased the salary of its solicit
tor, Charles Letzgus, from $25 to
500 a year.
John Goff, a young man, has beep
committed to the Burlington county
Jail in default Of payment OF fine for
stealing watermelons from Joseph
Potts. at Chesterford.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-02
Local Option Splits Parties.


Durlington.-Local option has be-
come the paramount political issue in
the Burlington county assembly cam
paign. and will figure in both Re
publican and Democratic contests.
Representatives of the County Local
Option league held session in this
city last week and laid plans for
an aggressive campaign. The Burl-
ington County Liquor Dealers Pro-
tective association met here the same
day and made plans equally as ag-
gressive. Local option forces have
officially endorsed Horace Roberts OF
Moorestown, former president of the
New Jersey State Horticultural So
ciety, and Charles S. Sleeper, editor
of Palmyra, as Republican candi-
dates, and Franklin Zelly OF Mount
Holly, a prominent Granger, as DEM
ocratic candidate for the assembly.
The liquor men will back Assembly
men While and Pine, who sailed to
victory under the anti-local option
banners last year, when a half dozen
local option candidates split up the
home rule vote.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-02

The only doubt to be thrown on the
story of those quadrillious of microbes
in frozen eggs is that 1t Is almost be-
yond belief that any self-respectins
microbe would relish that sort of food.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-02

The alfalfa cure for snake bite is
viewed with infidelity. but the snake
bite cure for tuberculosis is vouched
for in recent case. Cautious people
will prefer to have neither ailment
and use neither remedy.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-02
Odd Predicament.

Montclair.-Two men could not
pull James Vacirella's hands apart
when they became stuck together
with tar, and he tried to burn the
mass of. He succeeded in releasing
himself by dipping his hands in oil.
Vacirella is employed by contractor
who is resurfacing Bloomfield avenue.
A barrel of tar dropped from a wagon
and burst open. Vacirellas hands
and arms were coated to the elbows.
He tried to wipe it from one hand to
the other, and they stuck together.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-02

Lady Dockrelf>has been instructins
the young women Of England that hus
bands must be healthy. Undoubtedly
1t is annoying to have a modern home
cluttered up with an invalid husband.
Husbands should agree to the reform
with a corresponding stipulation on
the part of the wives.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-02
Can't Sell No Mans Land.

Vineland-The Board of Educa.
ton finds itself In a dilemma in re-
gard to selling schoolhouse and
half an acre of land. No deed can
be found and NO record is anywhere
noted that anybody owned the land.
The building was erected at Vine
and Brewster roads in the early sew
entities and was built by one of the
small districts in vogue before the
whole township was consolidated.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-02

A New York couple got married the
other day because. they said, they
both loved the same bull pup. The
silly season is showing results all
right.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-02

A New York man shook pepper into
his soup and then was seized with a
at of sneezing that killed him. Now
the question is, did the restaurant
keeper make his heirs pay for the
soup?
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-02

We have got to have copy Of that
new department of agriculture bull
letin ON 1.-The Life History and Con.
troll OF the Hop Flea-Beetle," even II
the government does charge 10 cents
for It
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-02

New York druggist thinks rattle.
snake poison is cure for consump.
ton. Consumption is also a cure for
rattlesnake poison. But who gets the
first bitter
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-02

American tourists are reported to be
the most eager patrons of dirigible
balloons In Europe. Their experiences
with the tip-custom In their travels
seems to make them careless Of life.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-02

The man for whom the law should
provide particularly severe penalty
when caught is the chauffeur who
strikes a person down and then runs
away from his victim.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-02

People who predict that this wa
to be hot summer are around mel
honing the fact.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-02

Were you ever SO tired that after
lifting one foot up you dreaded to
put 1t down again to complete the
step?
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-02

London reports the presence Of $780,.
~ foreign walters. Glass in men.
Il arithmetic. how much does this
oAeant to. at one average tip apiece?
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-02

Will Thomas A. Edison please In
vent something to geep ice from melt.
ing in summer?
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-02

When New York gets to selling
bread by weight, maybe the young
bride will make a fortune.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-02

Another $4,000 diamond has been
found in South Africa. All they
have to do there is to pick up the
wealth.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-02

No man can sleep soundly after Civ.
hg away a million dollars. says a
New York preacher. Let's all get to-
Oother and disprove this statement.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-02

Those billions Of bacteria reported
found In frozen eggs are not SO i'm.
pressive since we dallied with the fig.
ures about Halley's comet.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-02

Bread Is to be sold in New York by
weight Then the inconsistent GUS
toners will complain If it Is light and
N 1t isn't
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-02

II your socks, your tie and your
hatband do not match in color you
can still elude the critical by going
swimming.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-02

Having had her eyes insured for
$4,000, New York chorus girl is pre-
pared to make eyes at all corners.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-02

Tobacco crop short and revolutions
IN Cuba again. There amt going to
be no butts"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-02

Diamonds are one thing that In.
crease in value after decreasing in
size.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-02
Value Of Optimism.

It is worth thousand pounds year
to have the habit of looking on the
bright side of things. DIR. johnson.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-02

Now that an aeroplane has been
struck by lightning we discover that
wind isn't the only thing the aviators
have to combat.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-02

In his modest, unobtrusive way the
cricket is advising you to lay in your
winter coal.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-02

Laughing may make people fat. but
that is not what stout people care to
know.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-02

Last winter was very severe one
but we bear no grudge against II
now.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-02

The Joy ride is generally its own
Nemesis.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-09-02

A homing pigeon has just flown
1000 miles in about five days. That
will keep the flying machine busy for
some time to come.
sKunks are good to eat. but until we
see the meat trust try to corner them
We'll refuse to believe it,
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-21

The basketball team from the Ore
gon Agricultural college will arrive in
the city tomorrow afternoon, and to-
morrow night will meet the Whit
man basketball players in the third
and deciding contest of the season
The Oregon team has already on their
present trip into the north lost 2
game to the Washington State coll
lege and also to the University OF
Idaho Those who have been watch
ing the Whitman varsity practice
during the season and who are in a
position to judge concerning the re-
spective merits of the Whitman team
before and since its trip into the
Willamette valley, feel that the var
sitv is in much better condition than
when they first met the Oregon men.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-21
JeffrieS in
Fine FettIe

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 20.-Before
5000 spectators. James j. Jeffries, who
is to fight Jack Johnson on the Fourth
of July. appeared in the ring as the
main feature of the athletic Carni-
val' conducted by Jack Gleason, one
Of the promoters of the big fight, this
afternoon at Recreation park. 1t was
the first time that Californians have
seen him since he signified his will
lingness to fight Johnson. Above all
other things, the crowd was impressed
of the former champion.
The gymnastic ritual that he fol-
lowed in the ring before his three
round bout with Sam Berger, his
manager, showed him to be fast on
his feet without any indication of IA
tigue and still massive in bulk with
out any tendency to excess avordu-
pois He skipped the rope, did shadow
fighting and various other training
Stunts Iildl brought Cheers from the
bleachers 'and grandstand. When the
Jeffries part of the program had been
concluded, the boilermaker jumped
from the ring and sped across the
baseball field to the club house in a
sprint that outdistanced his trainers.
No announcement was made today
as to where the fight would be held,
although Jordan, in calling attention
to the fight from the ring this after
noon. stated it would be held in Cali
fornia Tex Richard and Gleason will
spend another day or two looking over
the ground before the final meeting
Of the principals is held to decide.
Tex Richard said tonight that he
was still receiving kilograms from his
hackers in Salt Lake City instructing
him that the Utah city desires to stage
the Jeffries- Johnson contest
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-21
Nelson Sure
He Will Win

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 20.-Batt-
ling. Nelson is SO confident that he
will be returned a winner over Ad
Wolgast in their fight at Point Rich
mond on Washington's birthday, that,
with his manager, John Robinson, he
will meet Louis Blot and Jimmy Crit
fin, two prize fight promoters repre-
senting different clubs, to hear their
best terms for a Around contest be-
tween him and Ciclone Johnny
Thompson on either the Saturday pre-
ceding or following Decoration day.
Nelson weighed 1873 "a ponds this
afternoon. He said in his training
quarters:
"Wolgast has been strutting around
lust as Munroe did after he met JEFF
fries in Montana He has claimed
that he made me back up. Well. I'll
go after him on Tuesday just as JEFF
fries went after Munroe and Wen see
who'll back up"
Wolgast is at the weight notch that
will permit him to make the required
133 pounds by fight day with little
difficulty. He says he feels that he
win have little trouble in disposins
Of Nelson.
The betting still remains at 10 to D
with Nelson strong favorlte In the
poolroom.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-21
Fight Nay Go for
Twenty Five Rounds

he was in the first He was like light
ming on his feet and his ring generalship
was perfect He is still the same
rugged Dattler as before, his perfect
methods of living being responsible for
this.
Il expect Wolgast to maui him for
Is rounds. then get tired and dis
couraged through his inability to make
any impression on Nelson's cast ron
frame. Bat will then begin his real at
tack, and inside of the next ten rounds
for the fight to go at least % rounds,
and possibly a little longer
Nelson is cleaner hitter than
Wolgast and his blows carry much
more force He hits shorter and with
better Judgment Then, again, you
must give him a good percentage for
his greater experience. He has been
n the ring for IS years. while it was
only a little more than three years
that Wolgast was fighting for IS
purses
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-21

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb. 21.-That It
win require about rs rounds for Mel
son to knock out Wolgast in tomor-
rows fight at Point Richmond Is
the opinion of Nelson's manager, John
r. Robinson. formerly prominent
newspaper sportind editor. He S quot
ed as saying:
'Wolgast is not knockout fighter,
despite his rugged build and strength
He is a mauler and his blows lack the
knockout snap. Nelson is a greatly i'm
proved fighter since his last meeting
with Wolgast. He has developed him.
self considerably along the speed route
and today. is skilled boxer.
with this speed development he
has lost none Of his stamina nor his
punching powers. His punches seem
to get harder the longer a battle
progresses In his fight with Eddie
Lang in Memphis he was punching ten
times as hard in the eighth round as
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-21
Today.

Today.
Stewards of the Great Western Trot-
ting circuit held annual meeting in
Chicago.
Annual automobile shows open in
Cleveland. Cincinnati and Binghamp-
ton, to continue through the week.
Dual fencing meet between Columbia
and University Of Pennsylvania at
Philadelphia.
Six-day auction of the Chicago
Horse Sale company begins at tn:
Chicago stockyards.
Annual National Motor Boat show
will be resumed in Madison Square
garden, New York, and remain open
through the week
Tuesday.
Milwaukee Automobile club opens
second annual show in the auditorium
to continue until next Sunday.
Big athletic meet will be held in San
Antonio, Tex. under auspices of the
Southern Amateur Athletic union.
Battling Nelson and AID Wolgast
will fight at Point Richmond Cal, for
the lightweight championship of the
world.
Forty five round contest between
Monte Attell and Frank Conley for the
bantamweight championship is sched-
uled for Bernon, Cal.
Checker tournament for the cham
pionship of New England will be held
under the auspices of the Boston
Checked club.
New England Kennel club will open
twenty sixth annual dog show in the
Mechanics building. Boston
intercollegiate basketball season
will close at Princeton with game
against Yale
Twenty-sixth anniversary of the
birth. in San Francisco, of Abe Attell.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-21
AUTO RACE FOR
PURSE OFS5,OOO

ATLANTA, Ga, Feb. 21.-Atlanta's
automobile speedway w II be the scene
tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday,
of a race which is expected to de-
velop hair raising qualities. George
Robertson and Lewis Strang will be
the contesting drivers.
The conditions of the race call for
Robertson to drive a 100 horsepower
Benz car and Strang a 200horse
pawer Flat car three heats of ten miles
each for a purse and plat of the value
Of $4,000. One heat will be decided on
each day, unless one car should cap
ture two heats in succession, VIII CHI
would decide the race.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-21

pionships will begin at the Illinois
Athletic club, Chicago, and will be
concluded on Saturday
Executive and advisory committees
of the Intercollegiate Amateur Athletic
association will hold conference in
New York
Chicago White Sox will leave Chi
cago on special train for the training
camp in California
Chicago National league players
will report at headquarters to begin
spring practice tour.
Saturday.
intercollegiate association of Anna
teur Athletes of America will hold
annual general session in New York.
Yachtsmen OF metropolitan district
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-21
LIVE NEWS HOF.1HE NfUHlLlvG WORLD N=s"

Illinois Athletic club on Friday ana
Saturday of this week, close today.
Cities as distant as New York, New
Orleans and San Francisco will be rep
resented. Championships in seven
classes will be decided.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-21

La Sale hotel this morning. Numerous
plans for the betterment of the circuit
were discussed. TIL afternoon the
Sale company commenced at the stock
yards The West Chicago Driving
cub will give banquet to. the stew
ards and visiting horsemen this even
ing.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-21
Sporting Calendar For the

the pugilist.
Annual meeting of the Southern
league of baseball clubs will be held
in Atlanta, when the schedule Will be
decided upon
Automobile race for $4,000 between
George Robertson and Lewis Strang
will commence on the Speedway at
Atlanta, Ga.
California Derby. the great event
of the year in the west, will be run
on the Emcryville track at Oakland,
California.
Checker championship of Oklahoma
will be decided at a tournament to be
held at Muskogee.
Open long Substance wa king match
will be held from Hoboken to Me-
tuchen and return, distance Of fifty
miles.
Dual fencing meet between Column
bia and the Naval Academy will be
he'd at Annapolis.
Wednesday.
Billy Lush, the professional base
ball player, will report at New Haven
to coach the Yale nine
Pietro Dorando, the Italian long dis
lance runner. and Johnny Hayes are
matched for marathon race at San
Francisco
Thursday.
National Power Boat association
will hold annual convention at the
motor boat show in Madison Square
garden, New York.
Ontario Motor leagues annual auto
mobile show will open in the st. Law
renee arena, Toronto.
Annual baseball tournament Of the
Pacific Athletic association begins in
San Francisco.
Friday.
National amateur wrestling cham
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1910-02-21
ENGLISH Polo PLAYERS.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 21.-A team
of English polo players, headed by r.
A Gill, will take part III all the lead
ing polo tournaments in California this
spring. beginning with the Del Monte
Open Cup contest to be played this
week and ending with the Burl ngame
Open Cup tournament, fixed for the
week of March %.