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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1914-09-02

work under the old elm tree, is that
the newspaper which | issue has re-
oeived some number of thousands of
dollars for public printing. | have
earned every dollar l have received.
By my energy | have given employ
ment to support several families, and
I have given thousands of dollars
worth of space, from a commercial
standpoint, to the unfolding of the
Democratic party and to the election
of every man who has held office dur
ing the past twenty years. 1t is the
custom in every county in the State
TO reward the editors of the party
papers of the party in power, by some
public office 1t has been the custom
right here in Hunterdon. The late
John Carpenter, of the Clinton Demo-
crat. held public Office for many years,
and he deserved it. His great work
for the Democratic party was and
should have been recognized by some
such reward.
The late H. M. Voorhees, held for
two terms the Office of Member of the
County Board of Taxation. The work
ne freely gave to the men who were
elected to public office by the Demo-
crat party was such that he deserved
this reward, and it was right that he
received it. In. asking for the votes
of my party for Surrogate | do not
feel that l am asking for anything
that others have not asked for, and
the very men who are using this argu-
ment against me are men who today
that the Democratic party is in power
in Hunterdon county, and if any man
will show that my newspaper and my
efforts, through its columns, have not
been a factor in keeping the Demo-
cratic party in power in the county, l
will admit that | would not be worthy
of your votes.
All | ask is fair field, a square
deal, the same consideration of my
claims that have been given to men in
my position, not only in Hunterdon
county, but every county in the State
have never asked for or been a can
dldate for election to office before. |
promise now if elected, never to be
again On these considerations | am
asking for the vote of every Demo
cratic voter in Hunterdon county If
my position is fair, give me your
vote, If unfair, unjust or piggish, do
not vote for me, but you men whom |
nave befriended year in and year out,
you whom | have defended and helped,
and have eXtolled in the columns of
my paper the virtues you possess, and
nave refrained from telling of your
shortcomings, if you have not the
spark OF gratitude that would lift
your voice over factional fence for
Tear OF your boss, and allow you to
declare what you would like to do,
you can at least be decent enough not
to lie.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1914-09-02
Editors and
Politicians i'm
Same Boat. ="

for each other. In either line of
endeavor. there's always somebody
to shake out any surplus ego that
may lurk in either the editors or
the politicians bonnet"
If you run for Office, horrible
things will be discovered about you
that would make your own brother
quake with fear-if he believed
them.
If you run a newspaper, it is
surprising how those who never
read the lying sheet can quote
verbatim from it's columns, and in
spection of your subscription list
fails to afford any enlightment as to
how they do it, just as there is to
the source from which rival candi-
date learns that when you were a
small boy you chased your grand
mothers pet duck three times
around the yard.
It's a sort of brotherly feeling,
even if the politicians do not always
think too highly of the newspapers,
nor the newspapers too highly of
the politicians.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1914-09-02

those on the steering committee of
the anti" campaign have found it
incumbent upon themselves to pay
for the paper in order to see what
kind of fabrications it does indulge
in, anyway.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1914-09-02

The funniest thingssabout this
anti-Record agitation thatssLl.a 4few
good people are conducting is that
it has helped our subscription list
wonderfully, and two or three of
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1914-09-02

Having made a good run
two years ago, when things
were dark for the Republi-
cans, and the opportunity
Tor success being so bright
now, | ask your support,
leellng confident | stand for
those things that will re-
TURN prosperity to this dis
trlct and country.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1914-09-02
The Sheriff Fight.


the Pidcock faction of the Demo-
cratic party accuses George B.
Smith, the Gebhardt candidate, of
permitting his father to go to the
overseer of the poor for support.
The Observation-Disclosures, of
Pennington, publishes by request"
affidavits from Lewis E. A. Van
SICKLE, overseer of the poor of
Readington township, and Matilda
R. Hall, with whom Mr.. Smiths
father, David Smith, is said to have
boarded at the township expense,
setting forth that the son neglected
the parent and refused to support
him.
Mr.. VanSyckle's affidavit sets
forth that Smith had said he had
kept his father for six years and
that he would be damned if he
would do anything more for him"
The affidavit says that George B.
Smith later repaid the township the
amount of board, $103.35, after a
lot of fault-fnding. Mrs. Hall
corroborated the fact that the elder
Mr.. Smith boarded with her, and
that the son came but once in six
or seven months to see the father.
Through the columns of the Clinton
Democrat, of his home town, George
B. Smith answers the charges by
affidavits of himself, his father, and
a sister, Mrs. Carrie A. Vanderbeek.
Mr.. Smith say that he has support
himself since he was fourteen years
old, without a bit of help from his
father, and that for nearly six years
he has entirely supported the father,
except for a contribution of $40
from his sister.
He says that he had no knowledge
of his father being in the poorhouse
until Mrs. Vanderbeek wrote him,
after which he went Immediately to
Whitehouse to, see Mr.. wVansyckle,
+bo oxyorcoor Of +bo ,1oor opJ co++IoJ
the bill for his fathers board.
He also charges that he was never
advised of the bill through the in
strumentality of enemies who sought
thus to discredit his candidacy.
David E. Smith, the father,
makes affidavit to the same effect,
saying that he did not wish to i'm
pose upon him after all that he al
ready done for him. The son says,
in his statement, that he did not
know of a serious illness of his
eighty-six year-old father, and
supposed that he was visiting, from
October of last year to February of
this year, among some of the other
children.
Mrs. Vanderbeek statement is
is along the same line as her fathers
and brothers, and she declares that
out of the seven children George
B. Smith was the only contributor
toward the fathers support for the
past six years, excepting.$20 that
she gave.
The Smith affidavits were made
on August Oath, two days before
the opposition affidavits were made,
so it is evident that rumors had
been in circulation as to thekalleged
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1914-09-02
Killgore's Candidacy.

The following editorial is taken
from last weeks Hunterdon County
Democrat;
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1914-09-02

up" the city itself. An awful lot
of things to happen to one man,
but the respected citizen told
lot of fellow-men the other night
that we deserved it.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1914-09-02
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1914
EDITORIAL DEPARTMENT

All editorials and news matter are original-not
clipped furnished by any political press
Uncertainties otherwise stated in the article
itself This paper is independent in politics.
THEODORE G. KITCHIN, EDITO
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1914-09-02

ordered by and charged to
William E. Blackman.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1914-09-02

It's no wonder
that editors and
politicians have a
sort of affinity
In either line of
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-13

tracts signed by all her guests.
The visitor at the Appleton home
was shown every form of hospitality
of which Indigestion is heir. She was
lunched and dined and soda foun-
tanned. She was given such good
time that she went home nervous
and physical wreck,
Before She went she signed n con-
tract which provides that the guest.
The party of the second part, shall
keep aCc'lrate account of the time
spent at the home of the party of th,,
first part and the expense attached
thereto, and hereby agree that said
obligation to party of the first part
shall never be Cancelled till party OF
the first part shalt visit party OF the
second part remaining as long as did
/, party of the second part
Furthermore. II is stipulated that
interest shall accrue from date of cN
/ piration of stay of party of the second
part with party of the first part, thus
giving to party Of the first part
| enough accrued time to amount to hei
| Keep in her old age
And the party OF the first part,
said this first person in history tC
solve the guest problem, lis l."
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-13

"HE loveliest woman he
knew-the schoolmate of
4 the mother he could hardly
remember.
Her hair was gold, touched
with the cold snow of coming
silver-her eyes had the loveliest
purple shadows around their lids
and the blue of them could glim-
mer SO Understandings, no mat
ter what might be the tale he
told her.
Her heard was warm and kind;
the mother woman looked out
steadily behind her eyes; about
her wherever she moved there
seemed drawn compelling circle,
and whoever stepped into the
zone of it was stepped in instant
calm and utter content. Her
temper was thing like days In
Paradise-unchanging, unruffled,
al-tolerant. Her home had al
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-13
Daysey Mayme and Her Folks
BY FRANCES L. GARSIDE.

Z HOSPITALITY is only another
name Tor lonesomeness
The woman who has To walk
FIVE miles to her nearest ueighbor to
borrow "A ilatrou has her latch string
always cut. and il is decorated with
iricd chicken and soda biscuits
But the woman who is surrounded
and bcsieged and mobbed by friends
and kin ten deep, is never lonesome.
Nor IS she oNorc1argcd with hospi-
tally. Neither is man at whose
home there are always guests.
There are always guests at the
home Of Lysander John Appleton.
Guests Of that sex and age who make
their presence known by pools of face
powder i'm the bathroom. by a sink
covered with pans in which fudge
Was made, and by squeals of so-
called laughter heard all over the
house
Lysander John protested. He pro
;es'eu in vain, seemingly. and it was
not till the last guest had gone that
Daysey Mayme explained
y have been providing" she said
for my board and keep in my old
age, and she showed her father con-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-13

ways held wide-open arms for
him when he had flying trips
away from school. Her dogs
knew him and were his side-part-
ners. And one stunning day this
boy--with the rose-leaf of baby
hood scarcely rubbed off his
cheeks ruffled up his sleek head
gulped and-proposed!
And his mothers schoolmate
drew him over to her knees and
draining all amusement, in the
deepness of her big heart. out of
her smile. she deliberately
blurred her beauty out of his
heart.
She showed him her hand
before she gripped his young
shoulder with it. Did you ever
look at 1t close, dear little boy?
See the lines? It's crumpli-.g up
because I'm getting old, you
know. I've a double-chin--just
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-13

This is just kind of mis-
taken interruption in the sort of
love we really have for one an
other, Billyboy. E. I've mothered
You and you've been my boy, and
will be, most of all, the day you
fall truly sin love with GIRL"
And then there was a sullen 81
lence while the smile on her face
died and tears glimmered in her
eyes. But the boy held his be-
wildered eyes lowered. And
them
"Oh"-and her voice was as
even and kind as always. How
is little Rose-with the brown
whom you brought up last
week."
And in two shakes he was tell
ing Of the pretty ways Of Rose
and an image was fading out of
his heart.
And the woman old enough to
be his mother smiled behind her
white hand.
NELL BRINKLEY.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-13

coming. My hair, because its
blonde, you'd never know was
threaded thick with gray.
Look closets almost silver.
The wild rose in my cheeks is
just a rabbits foot dabbed on
from a little round box filled
with the Bloom of Youth.
The shadows of my eyes are
just blue pencil-and I'm getting
fat, And the big twist of my
hair at the back Of my neck isn't
my own-no. | am an artist,
that's all, and a contented
woman.
That's why, with your blind
baby eyes you did not ever see
that | am old enough to be your
mother. NO, NO. NO,-someday
you will LOVE a girl-and you'll
never know what real downright
gladneSS is until that day when
you remember that ] wouldn't
have you.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-13
To Be Thankful For.

81 never thought of that" said En-
lily Frost, simply-and there was
thought in her tone now.
Half to herself, Carrie went on: Il
wonder what sort of face wash that
woman uses? If | We're TO try an
other kind of Corset-and have my
face massaged-I have gotten shame
fully fat sitting over the bridge table
three parts of my time
Suddenly Racie stopped her dreary
twisting of that little ultimatum in
Toms dear writing: Il don't believe
face-Wash and massage are so impor-
tant, Carrie-if you and Packy cared
more about the same things, now"
"Packy's never cared for anything
but motors and womenf answered
Carrie. sadly.
Perhaps if you had cared more for
motors he'd have cared less for wom-
en-. II Tom only cared for motors, I'd
be willing to eat and sleep in them, if
that would make him spend his spare
| time with me instead of with men,
said Racie, thoughtfully.
Carrie chose to he dry in reply.
you can be thankful it is with men.
| Why if Packy liked going about with
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-13
His One Vote.

An ambitious man rather unwlsely
stood as candidate at one of the local
elections. and at the close of the poll
was found to have received only one
vote. The candidate was excessively
mortified. and to increase his chagrin,
his neighbors talked as if it We're a
matter Of course that he had given
that one vote himself This annoyed
him so much that he offered a $50 suit
of clothes to his only supporter If the
individual would come forward and show
himself
An Trishman responded to this appeal.
proved his claim. and called for the re-
ward.
How did it happen" inquired the
candidate, taken quite by surprise.
How did &, happen that you voted for
me-"
Pat hesitated but, on being pressed,
he answered:
IF | tell you. you won't so back on
the suit of clothes?'
oh, no; promise YOU shall have the
suit anyhow
We'll, then, your honor" replied Pat
sure | made mistake in the ballor
paper.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-13
Up-to-the-Minute Jokes

1t was the half hour after dinner,
and group of worNmeu were pass
ing the time with a political argu-
ment. An interesting deadlock had
been reached when one of the mel
on the losing side turned to a mate
who had remained silent during the
whole of the debate.
Ere, Joe" he said, you're pretty
good at a argument, Wot's your opin-
ion?'
Il amt goin' to say" said Joe. Il
thrashed the matter out afore with
Jim Green"
All" said the other, artfully, hop
ing to entice him into a fray; and
what did YOU arrive att"
We'll" said Joe, Jim e arrived at
the 'orspital an l arrived at the per-
lice station"
The story is told of a gentleman
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-13

who, when he takes glass of wine,
always shuts his eyes as he lifts his
glass to his lips. one day someone
asked the veteran why he always
shut his eyes in the way mentioned.
Well" he said II am afraid If |
looked at 1t my mouth would water
and dilute the liquor"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-13
Efficiency.

our boss is crank on efficiency
What's he up to now"
Trying to teach the stenographer
to chew her gum in two movements
less per minute to the lower jaw"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-13
N0VELIZED BY
NOVELIZED BY
va 2@hP

From the play by Anne Crawford F1exner
now running at the Comedy Theatre New YORK
City; Copyright. 1913, by International New
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-13
The Way Out.

To Be Continued Tomorrow.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-01-13
By MABEL HERBERT URNER

T Ellen glanced questioningly at
Fl Louise's ringless hand on
when had glittered BOD en-
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14
Admiral Wainwright on the
Naval Policy

advocates small navy" for this nation will do well
read and ponder the latest words of Rear Admiral Vain
wright NJ retired Admiral Wainwright has prepared for
the Navy League discussion of the naval policy of the United
States Well he knows those needs He executive officer of
the battle ship Maine when she blown in Havana Harbor
He commanded the little Gloucester during the Spanish and
advanced numbers for eminent and conspicuous
duct the battle of Santiago when Admiral Cervera fleet
destroyed
For his bravery there the people of Gloucester Mass hon
ored Wainwright with loving cup the citizens of Washington
c. with sword Now this eaHghter writes of peace and
how to preserve it:
1T SEEMS TO ME THAT THOSE WHO ADVOCATE
DISARMAMENT AS A PRELUDE TO UNIVERSAL PEACE
MISREAD THE HISTORY OF THE POLITICAL DEVELOP
MENT OF THE WORLD. WE HAVE NAVAL POLICY
THE PEOPLE SHOULD LEARN THAT TT is TO THEIR IN
TEREST TO FORCE ITS ADOPTION. CONGRESS WILL
GLADLY APPROPRIATE If THE PEOPLE MAKE KNOWN
THEIR WILL IN THE MATTER. THE TIME HAS PASSED
WHEN MERE NUMBERS AND WEALTH MEAN STRENGTH.
PREPARATION is EVERYTHING WE MUST ALLOT THE
NECESSARY PROPORTION OF WEALTH TO BE DEVOTED
TO STRENGTH IN TIME TO BE TURNED INTO MUNITIONS
OF WAR AND TO BE USED IN TRAINING THE REQUIRED
NUMBER OF MEN
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14

Polaris is in a very valuable
place, the celestial and terrestrial
meridian.
have never been able to see
Polaris in the day time in the
telescope Of any surveyors trans
It, but up here in the great tele-
scope the polar star is an easy
object even at noon in the most
brilliant sunshine. People living
away from the glare of the cleo
trio light of cities can always tell
of the approach of Polaris to the
meridian at night by watching
the star Alloth, tho FIRST one from
the bowl of the Great Dipper, or
third from the end OF the handle.
From a stick nailed to the cor
ner of a house, say Is or 20 feet
high, let fall a plumb line with
bob in a bucket Of water to pre-
vent the wind causing it to oscil-
late. Stand south of the plumb
line, look toward the north, watch
Alloth. then. when this star and
Polaris are on the line, drive
stakes IN a line to the south and
you will have a very rough loca-
lion of the meridian
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14
Taking Bearings From Polaris
By EDGAR LUCIEN LARKIN

the last so years. The rate of APP
proach of the axis of the earth
to the direction of the Star of the
North is between 1876 and 1871
seconds of arc per year. And this
degree of accuracy in extremely
minute measurement has elected
the admiration of all students of
the magnificent laws of Nature.
The motion is that of the en-
tire glohe-the earth-which
makes its axis appear to sweep
around in a colossal circle a de-
grees in diameter in the Annus
Magnus, or Great Year. on jan
uary /. 1914, the axis of the earth
prolonged to very inanity would
have passed Polaris at a distance
of ! degree minutes 51.3 Sec
onds. Thus in one sidereal, or
star day. the North star appears
TO traverse an exact circle of
twice this in diameter, or ? de-
grees II minutes 42.6 seconds.
Therefore the star must actually
pass once above and once below
the axis in the true star day But
when exactly above or below,
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14

fortunately for surveyors and nav
igators. there is none And this
fact has made vast amount OF
mathematics necessary in all his
torio ages.
Our present north star is con-
stantly drawing. so it seems,
nearer to the precise celestial
pole. and will so appear to move
until A. D, 2120. when the nearest
possible approach will be 30 min
utes, or half degree OF arc.
Then 1t will recede. reach its
maximum distance in 1899 years
and begin its return sweep in
cosmic space, and be distant 30
minutes again in the grand period
Of 2b,S7S years, the actual length
of one cosmic or professional Pc
Rod, one earth gyration.
The ahlest observers and mi
GRO messurers in the world have
measured and watched Polaris
since the discovery Of the tele-
scope. in 1910, and with from ten
TO hundred times greater accu-
racy since the perfection of the
present refined mierometer within
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14

u WHEN a SurreuOr
I J. takes his bearings from
Poldris does the star
more, and if so can THIS be plain
~ seen through the telescope on
the ordinary trdnsitg"
A.-The earth turns on its axis
once in S6.16s.6 seconds The
length Of mean solar day is
$4,000 seconds, The absolute or
sidereal day is therefore 1864
seconds, or $ minutes SEA sec
onds shorter than the solar
This motion Of rotation is from
west over to the east. from right
over to the left, or from the fig
ure over through ~ to IL on
the face OF watch II held back
toward the equator, or toward the
south by any observer in any
north latitude, Then all stars
appear to move in the opposite
direction.
our present north star-Po-
laris-is no exception The only
exceptions would be two stars ait
the automatically exact celes-
ual north and south poles TN
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-02-14
By MRS. ALICE STEBBENS WELLS

| agree that it is right to make
every reasonable effort to keep
women in the home who can re-
main there, and to so adjust
home making that a larger num-
Der of women will be occupied
there than now. But the plea for
women in the home and there
only can not, in the very nature of
modern conditions, be realized.
The achievement of political
equality OF men and women will
enhance rather than weaken the
home activities. Women will
learn by large contact with the
world to place their primary work
of home making upon a more
substantial and satisfying basis,
Nevertheless, the industrial ac-
8 tivity of women is just as neces-
sary under present development
as it has been since time began,
A very large number of women
must help produce the necessities
of life. Therefore, we should make
every effort TO afford them the
protection and justice to which
they are entitled
We should also furnish whole
some amusement for children.
especially for those who have no
comfortable homes. The supervi-
sion of this work justifies the uni
versal appointment of police
women, even il there were not
score of other ways in which the
policewoman can protect the pub
lie and prevent social disaster.
One department in which WON