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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1913-02-20
Danger in Ear Muffs.

Asan instance of the small details
of which 1t is necessary for the man
aeement of a railroad to take care III
providing for the safety of tnetr men,
the following circular has just been
sent ont by the General Manager to all
the officers having in charge men
working OH the Belvidere Delaware
Railrord tracks:
'The wearing of ear mufflers by
trackmen renders their hearing less
acute while being worn, and while 1t
is not desirable to prohibit the practice
of wearing mufflers, Foremen should
be warned to pay particular attention
to the men who wear them, in regard
to warning the men of approaching
trains. and all Foremen should be
advised of this at once"
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The First Presbyterian Church
REV. Roy f. VALE, Pastor.

Sunday: Morning Worship, 1920.
The pastor will preach. Subject
GA Man with Great Work" Ne
hemiah 6:3
Evening worship at 1870 The
third addresses on "Some Converse.
tons of Jesus will be given. namely
"a Talk with the Scribes and Phari.
sees" The Christian Endeavor Che.
Choir will lead the song service with
which the meeting begins.
Sunday School, 2:l5.
Brotherhood of Andrew
and Philip. Gas.
Evening Worship, 1880.
Tuesday: Prayer Service, 7:45.
Wednesday; Junior G. Il 3:45.
intermediate C.E., :: 80
Thursday: Sewing School, $3.50.
Friday: Senior G. e., 745.
First Friday of the Month; The
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
300.
Second Friday of the Month: The
Woman's Home Missionary Society
300.
Third Saturday of the Month: The
Mission Study Class in connection
with The Woman's Foreign Mission
airy Society, $3.50.
Last Thursday of the Month: The
Ogilvie Mission Band, $50.
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Stockton.

Mr.. and Mrs. j. Harvey Snider and
son Edwin, were entertained Sunday
at the home of the formers parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Levi Snider of Rose
mont.
A number from this place attended
the performance of the Philharmonic
orchestra at the Broad street theatre
in Trenton Tuesday evening.
The pulpit of the PRESBYTERIAN
church will be filed next Sunday
morning by Mr.. Carlisle, of Princeton
seminary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anderson Reading,
of Rosemont vicinity, were recent
guests of Mr. and Mrs. P. Rockfellow.
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Banks to be Proud OF.

Lambertville is particularly fortunate
in having two national banks which
are noted throughout this section for
their stability and strength. Last week
we printed their reports, but lack Of
time prevented any special attention
being called to the same.
1t would be hard to say which makes
the best showing-the Amwell Nation
al Bank or the Lambertville National
Bank The Amwel Bank has about
$I78,ooo more deposits than the other
bank, but the total resources OF each
bank are about the same After follow
ingup these bank statements for several
years, we find the variations OF assets to
liabilities SO slight that there can be no
real choice between the two institutions.
We take pride in calling attention to
the standing OF these banks, and believe
that their reputation is of greater value
to Lambertville than any othet one
thing.
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Edward q. HOlcOmbe.

Edward Holcombe. aged So years,
died at his home, 81 North Union
street, at an early hour Tuesday morn
ing. He is survived by his widow, a
son, Alfred W. Holcombe, and a
daughter, Mis-. Charles McCracken.
both of this city. Funeral services
will be held from his late home on
Friday afternoon at 2 o'clock. He
was one of Lambertville's prominent
business men and was widely known
throughout the state.
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Mrs. Alice Ault.

Mrs. Alice Ault, aged 80 years, an
inmate of the West Amwell almshouse
died at the institution Tuesday.
Funeral services will be held at st.
Johns church, this city, with requiem
high mass, Thursday morning. In
termeut will be held in st. Johns
Cemetery.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1913-02-20

Ask for and insist on having Lam
bertville Puffs.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1913-02-20
LambertviIIe Affairs

Mr.. aud Mrs. Thomas Nutley of
Wilson Street were resent visitors IN
Philadelphia.
Miss Gertrude Brewer of Trenton Is
the guest of her cousin, Mrs. Russell
Lambert of Mount Airy.
Mrs. Samuel S. Van Horn is having
the old spoke mill, in the rear of the
Lambertville Beacon office, remodelled
for garage.
Mr.. and Mrs John Phillips, of Elm
Street are guests at the home of their
son. William Phillips, at Morris
Heights, Pa.
Mrs. Bertha Brooks, has returned
in this city, after visit with relatives
in Maryland.
Charles Worthington, of Perry
Street recently visited friends in Tren-
ton.
Mrs. Orrin Petty and son, Glenn, of
II Jarvis Place, Trenton, spent Sun
day with relatives in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Northrup, of
Plainield, were over-Sunday guests
of Mr.. aud Mrs. Geo. Arnett.
Miss Martha Mathews, of Elm street
is spending two weeks with relatives
at Tioga, Pa.
Frank, the young son of MIR. and
Mrs. Frank Holcombe, of IS North
Main Street is seriously ill with attack
of pneumonia.
Miss Nellie Cunningham, is spend
ing several days with relatives in
Trenton.
Mrs. James Moore of Stockton has
been spending few days with her
daughter, Mrs. William Ely, of this
city.
Miss Madaline O'Neil, was visitor
Sunday at the home of b. M. Hilder-
bandit.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hoppock, OF
this city were visitors in Stockton,
Sunday.
Mrs. Fred Schaible, of Union and
Delevan Streets, attended the funeral
of Miss Fannie Green, ut Sergeants-
vile, on Monday.
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Engagement Announced.

At card party, given to a number
of her friends in Yardley few days
ago, Miss Rachel Willard. teacher
IN one of the public schools of New
Jersey, announced her engage ment
to Clearance Hoppock, of Lam bertville,
N. }.
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st. Andrews Church.
Rev. HENRY w. ARMSTRONG, Rector
SERVICES.

Sunday, February 20 third Sunday
in Lent-Holy Eucharist, 100 a. M.
Morning prayer and Sermon 1890
a. NJ.
Sunday School, 2.3o p. m.
Lenton services daily 100 a. m.
Friday, 600 a. m. and 4.3o p m.
Evensong 1890 p. m, with sermon by
the Rev. Milton A. Graft, rector OF
Grace Church, Trenton.
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Thomas MalI0y.

The funeral of Thomas MalIoy, who
died Monday, was held Thursday
morning from the home of his parents
on Main Street, requiem high mass
in ST. Johns Il. G. Church at $50
o'clock. Interment will be III st.
Johns Cemetery.
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Unclaimed Letters.

Giuseppe Masroni, Miss Lucy A.
Smith, Charles Snyder.
Advertised February 10, to be sent
to the Dead LETTER Office March LIST.
Jasmes ID. Mackay. p. Nj.
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w. C.. T. u.

Owing to an unexpected rush of
matter this morning we are obliged
TO hold over an interesting article
concerning the local w. G. L. q. un-
til another week, but will give it in
full then.
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ENGAGEMENT announced.

Announcement is made of the en-
oaoement of Miss Caroline Gertrude
Ely, daughter of Gervas and Caroline
Ely. and Dir. Edward Clossou. both of
this city.
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NOTICE

The nth, Annual Meeting of the Lambert
willie Nigilant Society will be held in the City
Council Room Thursday, February 9th, at
10 A, NJ.
$. \. FINGER
Secretary.
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Garnets by tho Ton.

Garnets are generally classed AZ
precious stones, and q fne gem may
be worth from IS to 92b q carat, &C.
cording to variety and size. but 1t liz
not necessarily true that the owner Of
garnet mine is = millionaire because
bis mine produces sarnets by the ton.
In fact, the bulk of the garnets pro.
duced are measured by the ton, but
these of inferior quality are used for
abrasive purposes. In 1912 tho pro.
duction Of abrasive garnet, according
to the United States Geological Sur.
vey, amounted to 4,1S2 short tons,
valued at $137,S00. SO that tho average
price for . ton OF garnets was not
quite $40, or considerably less than
double the price Of ton Of hay.
The production Of garnets in 1912
showed an increase of 10S tons in
quantity and $16.062 In value com.
pared with 1911. The three garnet
producing states are New York, Nov
Hampshire, and North Carolina.
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elephant REFUSED TO DODGE
chaufeur's Version Of Odd Aeeidsn,
In New York Fails to
Satisfy Boss

A taxicab driver Attempting 10
cross Madison avenue near Madison
square garden recently ran directly
into the rear end Of an elephant, the
property Of circus exhibiting In New
York recently. Tho big animal was
not half as much Jared - the ma
chine, but he showed his displeasure
by sitting down on tho hood, czushing
the engine and front wheels into Q
mass Of wreckage.
The machine was dragged 70 IT.
garage, and there the unlucky chAuf-
feur was called on the carpet by the
superintendent.
How did this accident oocur?~ he
demanded.
"Why, an elephant sat on the hood,
explained the chauffeur.
IAN elephant sat on the hood, did
he?" repeated tho superintendent.
Murphy. I've known that you've been
drinking pretty hard for the past three
weeks. but didn't think you were
that bad. II I had / would have fred
you long ago. An elephant sat on thu
hood did he? Well, you're dredl"
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HOW TO Be A GOOD MAYOR
Brand Whltloek Says Tom johnson
Advised Him to spsnd Less Than
Is Minutes q Day In Office.

II had gone into the mayors once
feeling that was about the most ILL
prepared man for such Job in the
town." writes Brand Whitlock, mayor
Of Toledo. in the American Magazine.
Naturally had turned to Tom John
son. who had tremendous reputation
as an executive; even his worst
enemy. as the saying Is. would not
deny his wonderful executive ability.
I went to him in sort Of despair, and
he laughed and whispered:
It's the simplest thing In the
world; decide every question quickly
and be right half the time. And get
somebody who can do the work.
That's all there Is to executive ability.
II looked at him in sstonishr1ent
He had grown quite serious.
There's another thing he added
Don't spend too much time in your
Office. A quarter Of an hour each day
10 generally too long, unless there are
whole lot Of letters. OF COURSE he
went on refectively, you can get
clerks who can sign your name bet
ter than you can
HE that hath ears to hear, lot hir
hear"
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Overdue Letter.

Schiller once received q letter which
took five years to reach him. In 1893
the national convention created the
author Of 1.-THE Robbers" French cit
lien as tribute Of admiration for the
revolutionary ideas expressed in that
work. The clerk charged with tho
dispatch of this civic diploma I'D.
dressed the cover to "Citoyen Giile, I"
and Schiller did not receive It until
1898. On its receipt he wrote: ''This
document has come to me from the
kingdom Of the dead. DAuton and
Claviere attested 1t. The covering
letter is signed by Roland. All three
have passed away"
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
RELAPSE FROM VICE
The Tramp Printers Common
place "Take" and Story He
Added Thereto.
BY DANIEL sERe,L.

When Bud Williams blew into the
Palladium oface one cold winter day
be was received with an effusiveness
which nearly took him of his feet.
Not that Bud did not understand tho
situation. Only it was rather unusual.
He knew that old Bently did not en-
thuse over his appearance because OF
brotherly love but that the editor was
very rhy Of printers.
Bud was no stranger in the Paiia-
dunn once. Indeed, It was one Of his
regular stops. He invariably came Gas
he arrived In all the other towns on
bis somewhat extensive route) in a
state Of mental, moral and physical
md financial collapse. He generally
got case at once as he was q light.
ming compositor and In a week or two
would knock out strings that would
make the regular fellows green with
envy. But when he got his money
generally at the end Of the first week,
surely at the end Of the second-well.
that was the end Of him for the pres.
bnt. He tagged John Barleycorn at
bnce and never wavered in his allie.
glance until all his money was gone,
ut which time the chances were he
was in condition to be hauled before
The police magistrate and receive a 20.
day sentence on the stone pile or, II
the lookup was crowded, be given two
hours to get out Of town. Then we
would see him no more for months.
On this particular occasion he was
more ragged, disreputable and CHASTITY
than usual-certainly not an object to
be welcomed with high honors. But
bld Bently had Just had the tax list
dumped upon him and had two print,
ers sick at homo and was in q great
stew. For be It known to the unin.
ltiated the tax list in country news
paper ONCE is q most important thing
not only as regards the great emolu-
ments therefron, but also because it
Is big Job Of typesetting and abso-
lutely must be correct, and further
more, must appear promptly at the ap-
pointed time.
!, So it happened that old Bently greet
ID Bud as long-lost brother and be-
fore the latter had fairly caught his
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returning to st. Louis, to take up heI
work in the public schools again.
And then, a week before, the river
began to rise. And soon came stories
of the floods up the country that were
carrying all before them, bursting
through levees, overwhelming towns
sweeping away houses and churches
as though they were but driftwood
floating upon the stream, and drown
Ing thousands.
And hourly the river rose, and Mary
forgetting for the time her own plans
stayed at Johns side and fought the
floods with him. 1t was little she
could do; but all along the banks men
were building up the levees, hoping
to dam back that roaring tide before
it burst through into the fertile fields
that they had won from the scrub.cov
cred bottoms of the old water-chan
nels. And Mary, with a corps Of de-
voted women, ministered to the say
age, wearied, toiling men.
Then the worst happened; the rive,
burst it's banks, and, when the crest
of the food had passed. the little set.
tlement was as natchboxes. Not a
house was left standing. Only logs,
shingles, and foundations remained.
And down the stream poured the
debris from half dozen states on its
wild career toward the Gulf Of Mex.
leo.
They stood side by side upon q lit.
tie knoll and looked at the dull vel.
low ponds that covered their land.
The land was there still but all the
fruits of their works had been carried
away. They looked into the turbid
river, and then into each others
eyes.
What are you going to do, Johns"
asked Mary.
I'm going to move west" he an.
swered. "And you?"
II shall go back to st. LOUIS" she
answered. There IL no use in my
staying here now
NO." he agreed.
Mary was to leave on the following
morning. They were sheltered in the
railroad depot nearby which accomo.
dated the homeless sufferers and
stood just beyond the highest reach
OF the flood. On the next morning
John set of at dawn. He could not
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I'm the DRIFTWOOD.
Flooded River Brings Precious
Gift to Reunlte Husband
and Wife.
BY MARGARET CAMERON.

John Basco1nbe stood upon the bank
Of the whirling river, looking on the
wreck Of his home. His wife. Mary,
stood at his side. but even in this
extremity Of affection her hand did
not seek his, and there was no sign
that their common disaster had united
them.
Things had not gone we'll with them
during the three years that had
elapsed since their marriage. He had
been q clerk in st. Louis, and Mary
was q school teacher. 1t was boy
and girl Irritation, followed by boy
and girl marriage; then. spurred by
necessity and aided by the inheritance
Of few hundred dollars, John had
purchased few acres in the fiat low.
lands of the western part of the state.
There they had struggled almost from
the beginning. It was the desperate
struggle of the soil-hungry, seeking
to maintain their hold upon the prect.
GUS earth.
Gradually, under the influence of the
hard and remitting toll, they had
drifted apart. II Mary had had a
child 1t might have brought them to-
gether. But because this was not des
tined to be they had grown to be al
most strangers. Mary found the hard
struggle intolerable and longed fol
books, people, intellectual life, such
as she had been accustomed to; and
John, busy from dawn to dark in his
battle with nature, hardly had any
other life at all.
When they ceased to hope for 8
child it seemed as though they must
drift apart for ever. In fact they hai
spoken Of separation, at first tenta
lively, then hopefully, then eagerly, al
something to be anticipated.
You can have everything except
the house and the land" John said tt
her. Il want to be free, as you do
I'll send YOU"
Il don't want your money. John,
she flashed out at him. There ISM
anything of yours I want-now. There
was only one thing-love-and l dom
want that any more"
They were to have separated tina,
very day, John remaining there, Mar!
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Buds Stick was ON the Floor.

breath (although the rest of us had)
be found himself in front of a case
with great takes" Of tax-list copy in
front Of him and old Bently purring
things about bonus on all strings ex,
Feeding given amount per day.
Bud had been at work about three
days when he gave the Palladium the
scoop which made him famous In the
office and which cost old Bently his
valuable services 30 far as that partic-
plar tax list was concerned.
Each afternoon just before the
paper went to press Bud was pulled
of the tax list and used to help out in
the last grand rush before press time.
Naturally he caught the last end OF
the limited telegraph service enjoyed
by the Palladium.
On the particular day in question he
caught dispatch from Omaha-al.
most the last dispatch before 49,"
For . moment there was the swift
click Of the types, when crash that
drew every eye in the room. Buds
lstick" was on the floor, it's contents
rpied" and Bud was hanging onto the
case with trembling hands and face
SO white as to give grave cause for the
most serious apprehensions.
whats the matter?" yelled the
foreman jumping toward him. "sick?"
NO." replied Bud, bracing up with
q great effort and sickly smile.
."Just dizzy a bit. Reckon I cut out
the booze too suddenly. I'm all right
now"
He picked up his stick and started
over again and never had the types;
clicked SO fast in the Palladium ONCE
before. Evidently, we thought, Bud
was trying to make good and recover
the lost time.
Some minutes later the foreman
shouted:
! you, there, Williams! Where in
blazes is that last telegraph story7
You're stickin' the rag"
I'm a minute" replied Bud steadily
and his nimble fingers moved faster
than ever.
Presently he dumped his last stick
ful on the galley and without a word
put on his coat and went out.
A moment later Bently had the gal.
tsy and was giving 1t the hasty read
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
PEACH BLOSSOM GIRL
A Story Of Everyday Life With a
Moral That Is 0bvI.
GUS.
BY n. M. Eo5ERT.

"The phenomenon of conversion"
said the evangelist to the psycholo.
sist. may be. as you say, the culmin-
alton Of a series Of obscure mental i'm.
pressions, but the condition itself 10
the result Of moment. Something
which was not in the sinners heart
enters there and drives out something
that was there before.
II knew man-nevor mind who or
what he was. He was uneducated, the
sort Of average American countryman
who is the staple human product Of
this nation. With good fortune he
might have become anything. With
bad fortune he might have sunk to
any depth. His will was weak. his
senses stronger than his character. At
the age Of thirty he was tramp.
plodding along country road In Car
olina Unwashed, unshaven, hungry,
his self.respeot gone, he would have
run from barking dog or cringed for
a meal to any housewife.
"And then the moment came. It
was early spring and the orchards
were aglow with peach blossoms. Az
he passed outside long line Of bios
som-bearing trees he saw a girl stand.
ing on the other side of the fence,
her arms full Of spraying boughs. She
was about sixteen, beautiful. innocent,
and good. A simple-hearted country
girl, In short, born into just such Cir
cumstances az himself
1.-THE sight of her brought back
memories that had been submerged
for years. The ragged, outcast man
felt an intense yearning for human
sympathy, for friendship. He stopped
and spoke to her, and she was the first
human being who had treated him an
an equal in nearly year.
"He learned something of her cir.
cumstances. Her parents had been
compelled to mortgage their farm;
they were heavily in debt; they feared
the loss Of their home. And she-her
dearest wish to obtain an education
could not be fulfilled. If her father
were rich, she said, 1t might be, but
he did not believe in educating won.
On. He wanted her to stay on the
The Irish standard., 1913-06-28

farm and help maintain it, with the
prospect Of marriage to some farmers
son. u.
1.-THE ragged man could see that this
was the type Of girl whom education
would bring the highest success. She
was quick-witted, earnest, and with q
superb simplicity and radiating good
ness. OF course he did not think it in
these words. But he learned he,
name and that Of the postofIice
thanked her for a drink Of water that
she gave him, and, as he heard hel
went on hts way.
AT that moment he was converted
He lost his desire for vileness. He
resolved that, since his own life had
been spoiled in the sight Of his maker
he would give him that Of another.
HE jumped q freight train and made
his way by stages westward. He OBJ
tanned a mental position, and every
penny that he could hoard he put
away in bank. When he had hun
dred dollars he sent it anonymously
to the girl. For your education he
wrote on the envelope. Then he be-
gan saving again.
Gradually the memory Of this girl
took possession Of his life. AS the
months changed into years he pictur
ed her, first completing her course in
high school, then going to college. He
even ventured once to suggest the
name of the college she was to enter
"a famous one in Georgia. Seven
years later he was man of moderate
means, and he had spent two thousand
dollars on the peach.b lossom girl.
What was she to become? No
stenographer or clerical assistant in
any business, of that he was resolved
Why, she should 90 to Paris. Of course
and achieve triumpha there. He knew
nothing Of Paris, except It's name al
the capital of France. But that would
demand a heavier expenditure. He
set aside his whole accumulation. oil
money-seven Thousand dollarp-and
sent 1t to her. This time he wrote
his first detailed instructions. She
was to have an annual income Of
twelve hundred dollars and to follow
any career she fauoied after she -
turned.
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Eleven Year. for FIvs-cent rh.ft.

.sOV0u vVObO WI VbV0sSOuS UVvks
Convicted Of stealing . fve-cent
bottle Of a soft drink and given eleven
years in the Fulton County reforms
tory as punishment, the supreme court
decided that Ollie Taylor, now thir.
teen years old, must serve out his
time.
Appeal was made to the court that
the time given the boy was out Of all
proportion to the onense, but the
court decided that while the nature
Of the offense should be considered
by the trial Judge the length of tho
term imposed would not invalidate the
sentence. Taylor has already served
three years. He will be twenty-one
when he comes out.-Atlanta Dispatch
to Philadelphia Record.