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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-03-17
FAT AND FLOWERS.
Extracting Their Dainty Perfumes
From odorous Blossoms.

Extracting Their Dainty Perfumes
From Odorous Blossoms.
By process known as enfleurage,
which is the exposure of beef fat to
fresh flowers in closed boxes until 1t
Is thoroughly permeated and charged
with their odors. the perfumes Of va
rious flowers are obtained which could
not otherwise be so effectuaily pre-
served apart from the fresh petals.
Those flowers are violet, jasmine, tube
rose. rose. orange flower and cassie
cinnamon fiowers). From those six
there are fifty or more combinations
made for the stimulation of the odors
of other flowers. Sweet pea is made
with orange flower and jasmine. hya-
cinth is counterfelted by jasmine and
tuberose and the lily of the valley by
violet and tuberose.
The resources of the perfumer are
however. by no means confined to the
pomades. as the scented fats are term
ed. He uses many essential oils. the
principal of which are sandalwood,
bergamot. lemon, rosemary, neroli
tmade from bitter orange fowers),
patchouli and altar of roses. The lat
ter. which is not now used so much as
formerly. is very difficult to obtain in
a pure state. because Its great cost
tempts to dishonest adulteration. Very
often geranium oil is substituted for
It, Musk is another important ingredi-
ent. entering. as it does. into almost all
perfumes except those that actually
are limitations of flower odors or. as
styled by perfumers. "natural'-as. for
instance, the heliotrope, tuberose.
white rose and violet-New York
Press.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-03-17
He Ate the tiav.

There are still some mighty eaters
left. Not long ago a Berlin market
porter undertook for a wager TO put
away at one sitting six mutton chops,
twelve eggs, goose, duck, six
pounds of potatoes and twenty-five
pounds of hay. Difficulties were antic.
ipated with the last course, and large
sums were laid against the accom-
plishment of the feat. The ingenious
porter solved the difficulty by calling
for a cigarette after be had finished
the duck. He then set light to the
hay, pounded the ashes UP with the
potatoes and swallowed the lot. Aft
err a heated discussion the referee de-
clared him the winner-L London Globe.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-03-17
A stanonranhsr,a Stumble.

A Judge In one of our middle west
states advertised for a stenographer
with experience in legal work. A num-
Der of applicants called at his Office
for the purpose of making application
for the position. Each applicant was
given trial to test her speed, accu-
racy, etc. Among the applicants was
a young lady whose anxiety to make
n good showing evidently unnerved
her. The judge dictated to her few
sentences In legal language, one of
which was, "That would give him
time to complete the devastation of the
assets" The sentence as transcribed
by the young lady on the typewriter
read as follows: "rhat would give him
time to complete the DEVILS station
with Ratchet" Although much
amused at her ludicrous blunder. the
judge permitted her to go away with
out telling her of her mistake.-Case
and Comment.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-03-17
CATCHING COLD.
Que to Infection and Not at All to
Changes In the Weather.

SHdn9eS IN tne weather.
Have you ever noticed in church
Immediately after a prayer or a SER
Ion Is finished some one starts a
cough and then a whole battery of
coughs explode? The modern physi-
clan will tell you by way of explana-
ton that microbe emanations from the
breath Of the coughers find their way
into the respiratory tract of others,
who thereupon cough too. Not alone
In church, but In theaters and other
indoor places where people gather in
large numbers. is this coughing habit
noticeable.
In an article dealing with this sub
ject published In the independent ii Is
explained that colds are slight infec-
tious fevers which spread particularly
among the population of cities and
which are due to contagion and not at
all to changes in the weather These
may predispose by lowering resistive
vitality and by disturbing the circuIa-
ton In mucous membranes. but il is
the presence of an infectious germ
that gives rise to the symptoms of the
cold. When one of these bothersome
affections gets into household usual
~ more than one person suffers from
1t. and II spreads in offices and schools
and the like. II is much more fire.
Quently caught in crowd than any
where else.
The people who have a succession OF
colds during the winter time and
those who have to work where many
people come and go during the day
are particularly susceptible to them.
II Is not to some sudden change In the
weather that the physician looks for
the origin of cold, but TO some rath-
er intimate contact with other suffer-
ers from similar affection.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-03-17

In his book My Life's Pilgrimage
Thomas Calling gives an interesting
glimpse of Gladstone in the Midlo-
THAN campaign of 1880:
happened to meet an organist
from Edinburgh, who told me that in
the throes of that electoral fight Mr.
Gladstone soothed and steadied him
self with music. Having arranged
time for the organ practice. he was
provided with key. by means of
which he could enter the church quite
privately. Silently and alone he would
sit in one of the pews with his fore
head resting on his hands while the
organist played over number of IA
miliar and impressive hymn tunes.
The listener neither looked up nor
spoke until the hour compelled him TO
move. Then. with THANK you" he
passed out to throw himself again into
the bustling political contest.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-03-17
WASP WAIST CONTESTS.
Curious Course OF Training In Old
Time Girls Schools,

Time Girls Schools.
A letter recently unearthed from a
trunk shows that In the sixties Of the
last century principals of girls schools
thought they were fitting the girls for
society by urging them to retain small
waists. Accordingly they offered
prizes to the girls having the smallest
waists. The girls were put through a
course of training for reducing their
waist measure. The conditions of the
| contest were that the corset should
not be removed on retiring at night
and that each pupil must be inspected
every morning to make cure she had
not loosened her corset One of the
persons who engaged in the contest
afterward wrote of 1t:
Some of us tried hard to be per-
mitted to retire from the contest, but
we were rebuked for stultifying our
selves and accused of making fools of
our principals. On the following
morning the undergoverness, with her
maid, came as usual to superintend
the toilets, and after satisfying her
self that each lace was drawn in to
the utmost she fastened it In knot
at the top and, passing the ends
through piece of card, placed her
own seal on them, so that any attempt
to loosen the corset during the night
might be infallibly detected in the
morning."-Detroit Free Press.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-03-17

If the sea we're to break on the
shores of Coney Island in time of calm
weather with the same force as 1t
does on the shores of st. Helena sec
tons of South Brooklyn would be I'M
inhabitable in all likelihood. They
have at st. Helena what are known as
calemmas, or heavy rollers. These
rollers are particularly bad in time of
calm weather. They strike the island
with such tremendous force that the
spray is sent over Goat Pound ridge,
which is several feet above sea level.
Scientists are of opinion the calemmas
are caused by seismic disturbances be-
meath the ocean, Exchange.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-03-17
WHITE DEER SKINS.
They Passed About as Ranlsnotes at
One Time In China.

They Passed About as Ranl<notes at
One Time In China.
In China, the first country in the
world credited with using banknotes,
certain skins were so valuable that
they were accepted as cash and passed
from hand to hand In the same way
as banknotes are at the present day.
The negotiability of these skins arose
thus:
The Emperor Gu III, being In want
of money, gave his treasurer to under
stand that such state OF affairs
must not continue. At that time IL
was customary for princes and court
iers on entering the royal presence to
cover their faces with piece OF skin.
Taking advantage of this custom, the
treasurer ordered a'decree to be issued
forbidding the use of any other skins
for this purpose except those of GER
tain white deer In the royal parks.
Immediately there was demand for
pieces of these skins, which, being
monopoly, were sold at high price
and the royal Golfers refilled. The
steady value of the skins thus secured
made them readily pass and acceptable
as an equivalent of coin of the realm.
In the Russian seal fisheries Of Alas
ka the workmen were formerly paid in
the currency stamped on squares Of
walrus hide. London Tit-Bits.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-03-17

Charles Smith, joylal negro, was
arraigned before Judge Fawcett In the
county court. Brooklyn. on minor
charge.
smith," asked the court, did you
ever commit a crime beforeT
The negro pondered for moment.
"Well, yo' honah," he answered slow
ly, "Ah can't zactly say, but All done
got married one time."-New York
Times.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-03-17
Madrid,s Fearful Climate.

Madrid Is afflicted with the most
changeable climate of any European
capital. The temperature varies from
as much as 107 degrees in the summer
to as little as 10 degrees In the win
ter, and at all seasons of the year It
INDUCES in violent fluctuations 1t is
to wake up with the thermometer reg
isterlng about 90 degrees and to find
1t mount to more than 90 degrees by
tho afternoon. Some years ago an
oscillation of 81 degrees was registered
in one day. No wonder, therefore,
that lung troubles are far more preva-
lent in Madrid than in st. Petersburg.
london Chronicle.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-03-17

"Widows." said the observing man.
''are very attractive. but about wild
over there is always something un-
canny. something almost clammy-l
mean, of course. from the matrimonial
point of view.
II know a widower who is thinking
of marrying again. He thought he'd
breach the matter delicately the other
morning to his little daughter, so be
said:
".Ah, my dear. how l did love your
motherv
But the little girl gave him a sus-
picious look and snapped:
"'Say do" not did" papa "
Washington Star.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-03-17
DIAGNOSING A JOKE.
II Seemed Easy at First, but the Cas-,
Proved Hopeless.

II Seemed Easy at First, but the Case
Proved Hopeless.
The name of the author of the fol-
lowing story is better known for poet
ry than prose. However, here is what
S. E. Kiser perpetrated at conven-
ton of American humorists:
Paw and nav were sitting in the
sitting room one evening. aud pretty
soon paw began to laff
whats wrong?" nav asst.
This is one of the best joaks ever
saw" paw says.
''Lissen and I'll read it to you: Why
Is the mistake of a dockter not as bad
as that of dentust? Do you known
paw asst.
"No," nav told him.
"Becoz," paw red. zone fills six feat
and the other fills an aker."
"How do they do that?" nav asst.
Becoz they made A mistake" paw
ansered.
(Which does?" nav says.
Both of them" paw told her.
That's why the mistake of the dock
ter izzent as Bad as the dentust's."
"Why not2" says maw
1.-THE dockter only fills Six feat"
paw told her. "and the dentust fills An
aker"
81 don't understand About the feat"
nav sed. Why does he Fill six of
them and What does he fill them
with?" Paw began to look kind of
CLASSY out of his eyes, and he Red the
joak again to himself So he would be
sure he Didn't make emmy mistake,
Then he says:
"Why, you see, If dockter would
make mistake 1t mite be fatle, ant
so he would fill six feat of earth will
man, because the man would BE
about six feat tall, you no."
II don't see mulch TO laugh a bout
such joak," nav told him. MAY
be 1t intent be man at all. Or he
mite be short"
'0h, WELL" paw says. "they just pre-
tend He would be six footer so as
to Make It come in with the aker."
"Why do they want to do thatp'
nav asst.
THAT'S the joak," paw says.
(Which is?' nav told him.
"Why, the aker," paw ansered.
"Where are they emmy Joak about
thatY nav asst
1.-THE dentust fills 1t, you no." paw
sed, but he Didn't SEINE to be very sure
about 1t BY that time.
eyes" nav saws 'hut Won red that
he made A mistake"
Don't you know what an aker isP''
paw asst "a tooth that You ill is an
aker, and They have akers of ground
But where does the mistake come
in2" nav sed.
"Why, he Fills the rong one" paw
answered, Wiping his forrid and kind
of looking Around like II he was try
ing to see II the escape was all cut off
"Well. then, how does He Ill the
is the rong one And duzzent ake?"
Then paw got up and tore the AL
mannick In two and Threw 1t In the
waist basket and sed:
"They are no use Trying to bring
emmy sunshine into This family. Let's
drop the subject. The man that rott
the joak Was n fool and the one thai
printed 1t was n worse one, but I'm moi
going to rong Either one of them by
unjust suspishens. Mebby they didn't
every try to tell 1t TO a woman
New York Post.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-03-17
His Mexican Commission.

OVffFFFF'SoF0''s
"Yes, he's very merry wag. The
last time he went to Mexico his wife
asked him to bring back some of the
embroidery work for which the coun'
try Is famous. When he reached home
he handed her box containing hall
q dozen human teeth
Mercy" she cried. whats this"
Mexican drawn work." he tripping
~ replied. -Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-03-17
How Music Affected Boswell.

Boswell had n good deal more feel
ing for music than DR.. Johnson and
suffered at his masters hands. Once
In n moment of expansiveness he told
Johnson that music affected him" to
such a degree as to agitate his nerves
most painfully, producing alternative
sensations of pathetic detection. so
that he was ready to shed tears. and
of daring resolution, so that he was
inclined to rush into the thlckest Of
the battle.
Sir" replied Johnson, ~ should
never hear 1t at all If 1t made me such
a fool"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-03-17

"You approve of economy, don't
your"
yes" replied Senator Sorghum;
"only too many of us are apt to econo-
mize on the cigars we hand our
friends instead of those we smoke our
selves. Washington Star.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-03-17
Not Missing Much.

allow do you like this grand opera,
BnlY
81 can't understand what they are
saying"
"Thats all right. You amt missing
no jokes."-Pittsburg Post.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-03-17
The Last Hole.

Figg-That was a mighty approprl-
ate text the parson took for poor
Brassies funeral sermon. Fogg-What
was It? Figg-"He has finished his
course" Boston Transcript.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-03-17

eyes, she went crazy over bridge"
"a sad case"
"Oh, no great harm done. They put
her in fashionable sanitarlum. and
she is playing n better game than ever
w."-Washlngton Herald.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-03-17
Tho Influence of the rrsss.

When we plant n tree we are doug
what we can to make our planet
more wholesome and happier dwelling
place for those who come after US, IL
not for ourselves. oliver Wendell
Holmes.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-03-17

II there were no pride in our hearts
we should not complain of the pride of
sthers.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-03-17

Happiness Is not the end OF life;
character is.-Beecher.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-03-17

Refrain from covetousness and thy
estate shall prosper.-Plato.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1911-03-17
A Reliable
Remedy
Ely'S Cream Balm

Is quickl. absorbed.
Gives Relief at once.
1t cleanses, soothes,
heals and protects
the diseased men,
brane resulting from
Ca.asrh and drives
away a Cold in the
Head quickly. Re-
stores the Senses of
Taste and S.aall. Flu
gists or by mail, In
Ely Brothers. 56 wv,
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-05-09
Bangor's Great Fire.

The city Of Bangor seems to be rally
ing promptly from the shock of the
disaster of Sunday, April 80, when 1t
suffered the second greatest fire on rec
ord in the state of Maine.
Two men only were killed, instead of
three as at first reported. They were
John N. Scribner Of Brewer, buried
under falling wall, and George Abbott,
also of Brewer, crushed by falling
chimney. A number Of others were
slightly injured.
Estimates of loss are considerably re-
daced from the first large figures made
by some of the papers. Now the esti-
mates are in the vicinity of $500, GOO
loss, with about S2,000,000 insurance.
The total number of buildings burned
was about 2s5. They included the post
office, public library, high school, central
fire station, a number Of the finest bust.
ness blocks Of the city, seven churches;
one hotel, the Windsor, and some hun
dreds of residences.
A searching inquiry has failed to re-
veal the cause of the blaze. 1t started IN
a storehouse, but how no one seems to
know, and spread rapidly, famed by thu
high breeze, through the city which was
very dry from the lack of rain.
Although large number OF people
were burned out of their homes, an In
vestigation showed that there were onl,
seventy. five families in the city who
were In need of charity. At first Bangor
was inclined to be so selfreliant as &c
decline to accept financial aid from out
side, unless from former residents Of
the city or people directly interested II
it, but IL was later decided that such ait
would be accepted II offered, thong b moi
solicited.
The work OF preparing for rebuilding
is already under way, and it is needless
to say that the burned district when re
built will be in many respects better
than before.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-05-09
New Trains and Rumors of Trains.


Practically without warning a new
timetable went into effect on the Grand
Trunk Sunday morning. Not even the
people az the station knew the change
was to- be made until the arrival of the
afternoon express, about two hours late,
Sal urday night.
Three Of the six passenger trains are
changed. Trains now leave South Paris
going east at sos and $50 A. NJ. and 4:05
p. NJ; going west at $50 A. NJ. and 1886
and $50 p NJ. This is about the same
as the summer schedule for the last few
years.
The full summer schedule will go into
effect on the 18th Of June. Ii is under
stood that the four through daily trains
will run nearly II not exactly as on the
present schedule, but there will be quite
a change in the local trains on this part
of the road.
A new train will leave West Paris at
600 A. NJ. daily, Sundays included) and
arrive in Portland at Sis. A train will
leave Portland at 5:l5 P. NJ, and arrive
at West Paris at 7:30 Connections for
Lewiston will be made by these trains.
1t is understood that these trains will
carry the milk and cream which are now
carried on through trains, and that they
will stop at all stations.
IL these trains are added to the former
schedule, the train service of this part
of Oxford County will be largely i'm
proved. There is rumor that the local
trains between Island Pond and Portland,
now leaving South Paris at $50 A. N.
and 3 :35 p NJ, are to be discontinued,
and certain color is given to this rumOr
by the fac. that in the advance notices
of the new schedule sent out by the road
to it's agents, no mention of these trains
is made. Station Agent Dorsn at South
Paris does not believe these trains are to
be taken off, but thinks they were omit
ted from the advance notices because
there would be no change in them from
former years. He truthfully says that
the stations west from West Paris could
not get along without those trains.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-05-09
Rev. mr.. Politics. Anniversary

1t was an occasion OF more than Or
binary interest when Rev. A. W. POttle
spoke at the service at the Baptist
church Sunday evening. All that could
have been asked TO make it complete
was that it should have been in the new
Methodist church now under construo-
ton. AS that is not finished, the service
was held, as all the Methodist services
have been for the past few months, in
the Baptist church.
Rev. Mr.. Pottle was admitted to the
Maine Methodist Conference on the first
Sunday in May, 1851, at South Paris.
This occasion therefore marked his
fiftieth anniversary as member of the
conference, and his talk was largely de-
voted to review and "reminiscences OF the
fifty years.
1t is a record of continuous, efficient
service for half-century which Mr.. Pot
tie has, with pastorates in numerous
Maine charges, including one at South
Paris, aud for time ~ presiding elder.
Still erect aud active, with all his fscul.
ties undimmed, he has not put of the
harness. Although he has recently
taken up his residence 1T Watsrvills, he
continues in charge OF the church .,
Buck fold, whore he has bean for num-
Der OF years. As mini ster and as citi.
zen Mr.. Pottle has been Of great value
to the community, and Is one whom all
can unite in bonoring.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-05-09
.Iohu'A Letter.

1t seems by the papers that Portland
is wide OPEN and the drinks are easy
to be obtained, and that is a thing de-
voutly to be wished-by whomp The
claws of the beast are being revealed
right early. he Is leaving his lair and is
coming out into the open, and is receiv-
ing warm welcome-by whom? 1t is
considered to be q more sensible thing
to let him have free run among the
lambs of the flock than to bring re-
straint upon him and keep him in as
close quarters as may be-by whom?
o, liberty Is the greatest thing In the
world. The "Sun" says 80 and keeps
right on saying SO.
True enough, but not for wild and
dangerous beasts. 1t is the worst thing
In the world, the "Sun" to the contrary
notwithstanding-if you will allow me
to differ from the "Sun" which should
shine for all!
1t is q devouring beast even with q
collar on and lawfully tagged. Not
until God Almighty licenses the creature
and gives 1t the right OF way should 1t be
considered favorably by any state or ny
nation.
Yes, the fight is on, and all who have
the good of our state at heart, and have
= particle OF state pride, are not to be
blinded nor bought. The time for argu.
| ment is past. The time for action has
come. Which Ia 1t, God or BaalP
JOHN.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1911-05-09
SAVED CHILD FROM DEATH.

"After our child had suffered from &C.
we're bronchial trouble for year." wrote
G. T. Richardson, of Richardson's Mills,
Ala, 1--WE feared it had consumption. II
had bad cough all the time. We tried
many remedies without avail, and doc
tors medicine seemed as useless. Final
ly we tried DR.. Kings New Discovery
and are pleased to say that one bottle
effected . complete cure, and our child
10 again strong and healthy" For
coughs, colds, hoarseness, 10 grippe,
asthma, Group and sore lungs, it's the
most infallible remedy that's made
Price Soc. and $1.00. Trial bottle free.
Guaranteed by the Charles b. Howard
IN