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continent of Asia, nine times as much az
the continent of Africa and more than
ten times as much as Australia The wfolS
western hemisphere has only 354. 900 miles
and of this we have almost three-fourths.
But the track is only part OF our big
railway equipment. have given you some
idea OF the rolling stock. We have also
terminals and railway accommodations Of
one kind or another worth hundreds Of
millions Of dollars; we have repair sbop0
and car works which cost vast sums to
Keep going. and an army OF railway en-
ployes. greater than all the soldiers We
shall be able to send to France this year
and next. The number is nearly 1000, 900.
and it is the most skilled army of that
size upon earth 1t has almost every class
Of mechanics. 1t has $4,000 machinists
and about $4,000 mechanics, apprentices
and helpers. Its carpenters are four tiFues
as many as the Greeks Xenophop led On
ms great march to the Black sea. and the
section men are over 100000. The army
has 10000 boiler makers, 1000 black
smiths and about $4,000 men engaged in
its telegraph service. Its engineers, brake-
men and passenger conductors are num-
bered by the tens Of thousands and il
has 100000 officers and clerks. with thou
sands Of draughtsmen. surveyors and
other skilled workmen. Each of these has
to be managed. Each has his own salary
or wages and his pay envelope must b
nied every week. The total pay roll 10
over $1.000.000,000 per annum and this
Uncle Sam must now pay.
In addition to the operation Of the rail-
ways the government has assumed their
financial obligations 1t has taken then
over, in trust. and has agreed to 500 thai
the property yields as fair return as Il
has done during the three years preced.
ing. This is another big part Of Uncle
Sans job, and it reaches the pocketbooka
OF every city and town Of the Union. T7sA.
capital Of our railways in stocks ana
bonds is just about $2o, 600, 100000. It
is almost one-tenth of the wealth Of the
nation. and it is held by more individuals
than there are people in Boston. Accord.
ing to the National Association Of Rail-
way Securities the number Of men and
women who hold railway stocks and
bonds are more than 100000. and they
own a little more than one-haH Of the
property. The balance is held largely ~
the life and fre insurance companies and
by savings banl<s colleges. cha4tiAs and
trust companies. All Of these have mil-
lions OF policy holders, depo0ltors and -.
pendents Of one kind or. anothsrs ao.loAee
the total indirect ownerxhip affects a.
most half Of our whole population. ss<.ss
FRANK G. CARPENTE9ss
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ever built, and they climb these grades
at an average speed of twenty-five
miles an hour. Some of our roads are
now putting in electric locomotives
which have a guaranteed speed of sixty
miles an hour. There is one on the
New York Central of that type which
weighs 100000 pounds, and the Boston
and Maine has recently installed some
almost as large.
The traffic Of the war will be hard on
both cars and locomotives. It has prac-
tically worn out the rolling stock and
tracks of Germany and France. Our old
cars and engines will be gradually sent
to the scrap heap, and new ones will have
to be built in the shortest possible time.
In 1916 we had $4,000 less cars and 1,237
less locomotives than in 1915, and the
wear and tear last year was greater than
ever. The car works and locomotive
works are all busy upon government or
ders. Since the war began $50, 900 new
freight cars have been bought by the
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christmas day and night wiz be OBJ
served by the Hessian troops In the old
fastened way. Card PLAYING and NJ
ture They will not think It possible
for the defeated continentals to engage
in battle; besides. the ice-jammed Della.
ware lies between us.
But Washington undertook the hsA
zardous task of sending men. cannon
and horses across this almost impasR-
BILE ice flow. and suddenly marcheA
down upon the British and Hessians at
Trenton, and after an engagement took
1000 prisoners and valuable military
supplies. Forty Hessians were killed
among them Col Rail. while the cons
tinentals lost four men. two Of whom
froze on the march.
II you were asked at what period OF
the American revolution did the hand
of Providence most manifest its benign
service to American liberty. your an.
swer might well be, when Washington
crossed the Delaware.
For a like feat you can search the
history Of the world and not find it In
the daring Of Hannibal, in tho heroism
of Cromwell. in the courage OF NapSA
leon, you cannot find q moro remark
able victory against the elements and
the enemy than in this Christmas jour-
ney through the ice fields Of the rush.
ing Delaware.
Transporting heavy cannon ana
frightened and bewildered horses amid
the binding snow and freezing winds.
Washington managed to establish In
American history the most eventful
Christmas night.
Another popular error about ehis
famous picture is the fact that many
of our American books OF history and
art speak of Emanuel Leutxe as q ma
tive American, when the truth - NJ
was born at Wuerttemberg, Germany,
ON May "a, 1916, two years from now q
century ago. But he was brought TO
America when an infant, and he be-
came so thoroughly interested In Amer
ican affairs that he chose to illustrate
and portray scenes and historic things
and events as related to American his
tory While we regret that he was not
a native American, we are proud thAt
he devoted such heroic efforts to make
and preserve colonial and American
life. His Columbus Before the Coun-
Gill;" Columbus in Chains" columbus
Before the Queen" Columbus Dis
covers America" his 'Norsemen Land.
ing in America" Washington a
. Princeton" Lafayette in Prison" and
other paintings make his name known
to all Americans.
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The Bishops Parable.

I'd ISHOP PAUL JONES of Utah was
" asked by committee the other
day to support a rather extreme Sun
day ordinance.
Gentlemen" the bishop said, "the
wife of one of my ministers saw her
little boy last Sunday morning chasing
the hens all over the .farmyard with a
club. . +. .= e
"Tll learn you.' he was shouting
TIL learn ,yoe uto lay eggs on the Sab
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railroads. and the war board approved
of another order for 100000 more cars to
be financed by the government. The big
gest of engines are being built in the
locomotive works. and they turned out
the first within three weeks after receiv-
ing the order
The work of building new rolling stock
is being pushed as never before, and
that notwithstanding the cost. The prices
of all materials and wages have almost
prices of cars and engines have risen sky
high. The Santa Fe recently ordered box
cars at $500 apiece. which is $500 more
than they cost in 1916 and 81 800 more
than few years before that. One of the
railroads recently paid $3.50, 900 for a
dozen Mallet locomotives. The price was
more than 500, 900 for each engine. In
1916 they cost $4,000, and before that the
cost was still less.
These prices will give you an idea of
ing our railroads. For the coming year
we shall be shoveling out gold by the
hundreds of millions of dollars month.
and a large amount will be spent for rail-
road equipment. As the roads are now,
they have something like $1,000 locomo-
tives, and we shall need thousands more
We have more cars than there are peo-
pie in Chicago. and the building Of sew
eral hundred thousand new ones 10 under
way. We need box cars, fat cars. and
the gondolas of steel which are used for
coal freighting. The capacity OF each
class of freight car is 100000 pounds or
more, and the cars are from forty to
forty-six feet in length. Put the box cars
on one track and crowd them together
and they would make solid train all the
way from Boston to San Francisco and
on across the Pacific ocean to Shanghai
in China The passenger cars range in
length from seventy two to seventy-eight
feet, and some of our locomotives are
from 80 to 100 feet long. The total
number of cars of all classes is almost
2,5O0, 600, enough to fill a track running
around the earth at the equator and leave
some to spare.
The above figures give You an inlkling
Of Uncle Sans job. 1t is the biggest rail-
road job in the world and the one which
it will take mort skill to handle. Our
raii.'av- a-e % -->-n.- thnt if the tracks
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of this Youths clandestine copy of our
great national painting.
when returned to America was
anxious to learn more about this
Christmas day painting. and wrote sew
eral letters to Mrs. Eastman Johnson
and she sent me many interesting de-
tails of her husbands service to LeutZe
as well as his contribution to historic
American paintings. 1t was this same
Johnson who gave US our favorite i'm.
preston picture of Lincoln's Boyhooo.
He also painted Daniel Webster. Long
fellow and devoted his life to American
topics.
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guide told me. though it corroborates
the facts.
ITO secure accuracy in the costumes
Mr. johnson wrote home to his father,
asking him to have made a careful re-
production of the uniform worn by
Washington, which was done, and the
garments forwarded to Leutze. East
man johnson in letter home records
that at the reception held in the latter's
Leutze's) studio May IL. 1851. to cele-
brate the completion of this great
work, the prince and the princess of
Prussia were among the distinguished
guests, and that the prince was fine,
soldierly Hooking fellow who wished to
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buy Jolnson's copy of the Leutze pic
ture. but because of the terms of the
contract Leutze made for the disposal
of the original it could not be sold"
The American flag was evidently ship
ped to Leutze also, but in this case the
painter, as well as. his young pupil,
overlooked the fact that at the time
Washington crossed the Delaware the
colonies did not possess flag Of Stars
and Stripes and that in portraying
flag with stars the canvas failed to re-
cord the truth, for at this date the con-
tinental flag was of thirteen stripes,
alternate read and white, and as
union. the British union of the crosses
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stream and outlined its banks. He
went on with the study OF his sub
ject. the career of Washington, his
face in particular, engaging his time.
Then, when the springtime came, and
while the Rhine was choked with ice.
he sketched the rivers bank and the
silvery cakes of ice as they were
tossed agout by wind and torrent: Hence
our famous picture portrays an ice
jam on the Rhine and not the Delaware
river. and the entire atmosphere is of
German character. Even the German
types of faces are to be seen in the
boat For this little phase there are
actually two splendid reasons first
among which is the fact that Ger
man Artist always inserts German
character in all faces he portrays, and
French. Spanish, italian or Russian
painters. who naturally contribute the
national type of. their own country.
Secondly, and possibly the primary
is the fact that actual Germans were
his posing soldiers.
The man who is holding the colonial
or continental flag looks much like
Frederick the Great.
These German soldiers were dressed
in American continental uniforms. and
it was young Eastman Johnson'S task
to see that these posers were in Ameri-
can continental dress. and he corre-
sponded with Congress and commit
tee was appointed to afford johnson
and Leutze every service possible.
The guide or keeper also stated that
young American artist by the name of
Eastman johnson assisted sLeutze. and
that this youth also made a splendid
copy OF the masters historic painting.
The keeper then related how Congress
prevented young johnson form exhib-
iting or selling his fine copy, as the
congressional committee even censured
him for having assumed the privilege
of making a copy of Leutze's great
work.
have often wondered who the Ger
man was who posed for the Washington
figure. 1t might also be interesting to-
day to speculate on a picture of the
present 1918 times and paint picture
"Pershing Crossing the Rhine"
In New York newspaper wrote:
Notwithstanding the fact that john
sons teacher was delighted with his
pupils copy and that in some particu-
lars it was pronounced superior to the
masters work. the johnson picture,
Washington Crossing the Delaware
was destined to go into the darkness
rather than into the bright. rejecting
art gallery lights.
1T might form an Interesting chapter
in the careers of American historic
paintings to know Of the wanderings
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BY DIR. BERNARD J. CIGRAND.
Member of Faculty University Of Illinois.


"a VERY student Of American his
tory knows that Gen. Washing
IT. ton and his army crossed the
@ Delaware river December rs,
177s
But II we are to believe the corre-
spondence of Eastman johnson, famous
artist, and a pupil of Leutze. who paint
ed .@washington Crossing the Della
ware" then Washington crossed the
River Rhine
Mrs. johnson, widow of the distin-
euished painter, possesses some re-
markable letters which disclose strange
items in the great paints of. both her
husband and his talented teacher.
Leutze She has not decided to publish
these tentale letters. yet a few inter-
esting points on the picture of wash
ington Crossing the Delaware" have
been CLEANED from immediate friends.
Leutze actually painted this picture
on the banks of the Rhine. and German
soldiers posed for the leading figures in
this much-priZed American picture.
Further, these -fatherland" or Germa n
soldiers wore the continental uniforms
actually worn by the American patriots
OF IT'S. " nile thlS colossal painting
measuring twenty feet by twelve may
well be pronounced the second greatest
or most admired American painting
the portrait of Washington, rescued
from the White House fire in 1914 by
Dolly Madison. holding first place-yet
the former is claSsed by foreigners as
our greatest national canvas
-
The Leutze painting has many inter-
esting points. but it has also an error
which should be corrected. as it will
assist old and young better to get the
dates and events properly registered.
Some years ago. while visiting Europe.
arranged to journey to the old home
stead of the artist who gave US this
splendid and inspiring picture of one of
the telling victories of the American
revolution. The keeper of the old
place gave me much interesting matter
and the surprises may be equally
fascinating to others
The keeper went on to tell that
Emanuel Leutze, in 1871, went to Dues
eeldorf. Germany, where he came under
the influence of such masters as Less
ing. and it was while here that Leutze
began the picture of washington
Crossing the Delaware I was told
that the araist actually sat on the banks
Of the Rhine and for many days made
careful study of the flow of the
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is in smashing this secret diplomacy
SO that the peoples of the different
countries know just what kind of
treaties their rulers were making. In
the various versions which they have
made public it does not appear that any
secret clauses of the Toxic treaty have
come to light. or il so they have not
reached the United States.
Japan has a natural concern for the
future of the Toxic treaty. If it is re-
pudiated outright. there is question
what steps ultimately she may take to
insure the concessions given her by
Russia, not only for Sakhalien. but for
the railway and commercial advan-
vantages on the mainland. If there
were no secret clauses providing for
these concessions, and with only the
bare text of the treaty in evidence.
Japan would have difficulty in making
good her claim to them. And II there
were secret clauses it would be difficult
to hold any Russian government OF the
future, or any Siberian republic. to
them. This is one of the. dilemmas
which the Russian upheaval has placed
Japan in. -.4-.
The Russo-Japanese treaty Of 1916 in
relation to China also presents di-
lemma- The alleged text Of this treaty
was published in one Of the bolsheviki
newspapers in December. The treaty
was signed by Sazonor, Russian for
eign minister, and Viscount Motono
japanese foreign minister. 1t stipulat-
ed that it should remain a secret for
all except the contracting parties. and
declared that it was designed to sup
piement and strengthen the secret
treaties of 1907. 1910 and 1912. 1t was
Sazonor who as foreign minister Of
the cars government persuaded Eng
land and France to sign the war treaty
under which the entente allies uncon.
ditionally agreed that Constantinopl,
should become wholly Russian.
The FIRST article of the Sazonon
Motono treaty. according to the bolshe.
vflk publication. provides that Japal
and Rnsstat recognise that the tnter'
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ssad st the time that there
were asso collateral features to Tire
Toxic freaty. Among these were con-
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STREET SCENE IN KOBE.
east being exerted as provided in the
treaty. Her comeback, however, is to
drive a wedge between Japan and
whatever there is of Russia, and then
to detach Japan from England and the
United States by separate peace 1t
Is a repetition of the Teutonic intrigue
of the last two years. with the addi-
tional threat of force which Germany
was unable to make until the Russian
upheaval.
The promise held out to Japan is a
future division of the trade of Asia be-
tween the two powers. If this, bribe is
not accepted, then japan must look to
the further weakening of her Russian
interests. as well as to reprisals on her
trade All this is to come when Ger
many energies as world victor.
Should Japan make a separate peace,
then Germany magnanimously would
uphold all her contentious as to the
rights she acquired under the secret
treaties with the Russia of the car,
and would support her in her Chinese
enterprises. All Germany would ask
for herself would be some share in the
spoil of China and a part of the trade
that Great Britain and the United
States now have.
The German policy is not put forward
in quite these terms. but as CLEANED
from various Teutonic sources this is
the main idea. There are the usual in
enced through the psychology of the
Russian developments. 1t may be that
some of the western peoples under
stand Japanese psychology. but there
are few evidences that this is so, and
least of all that Germany understands
it.
s
Without bothering about the psychol-
ogy of the Russian developments. il
may be said that the allies have giver
no sign of dissatisfaction with what
Japan has done, and is doing. In the
war. The Japanese point out that theil
warships helped the British feet ts
clear the Pacific Of the German raiders
and that their submarines are .operat.
ing in the Mediterranean in conjunc'
: tion with the allies.
Whether the obstacles In the way o:
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The American flag did not receive
its stars until June IA, 1877. when the
Continental Congress SO decreed the
standard OF the united colonies. This
great American picture decorates more
homes, schools and colleges than any
group historical picture we possess.
and it is to be regretted that it con-
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Copyright, 1918. by Frank G. Carpenter.)
q 7AKING the railroads efficient!
MM| That is what Uncle Sam has
UVIj undertaken to do. He is put
Il VIZ ting his giant hand on the
The Lambertville record., 1918-11-29
Some Interesting Reasons
Why YOU
Should Visit
PAPIER'S
AUTO
SUPPLY

We are direct factory agents for the
world-famous Michelin, Pennsylvania
Vacuum Cup and thoroughly good
second, "rhe Highway, guaranteed
for 1000 miles,
The Weed" Chain Jacks lift your
car without bending your back We
are lucky in securing a limited supply.
just received a full stock of Plati-
mum Points and generating brushes.
Magic Vulcanizers cure your tube
troubles. Fix holes in iitTy. Cost
S1.45 with a dozen patches.
The "Aljo" plug is sold by us cx-
clusiyely. Money can't buy better
plug. And we sell the Derf, Jumbo,
A. c., Titan, National and all the
wanted ones.
If the celluloid for your car is crack
ed or unsightly we can renew same
Radiator Caps for your make of car
at 43c. The Ford sizes cost but 23c.
a common fault with Fords is the
dropping running board. Brace it up
with Dow brace. We have them.
.Jitney Chairs are scarce, but we
have quite a few for those who get here
early.
We do vulcanizing and specialize in
quick service.
The Lambertville record., 1918-11-29
POLICE SERVICE ON WARSHlP
Seems to Be on Much the Same Order
as That Performed on
the Land.

A battleship's police maintain dis
cipline in general, constantly patrol
ling the ship to see that everything
is in order. Having Investigated an
irregularity, they bring the culprit
before the commander for judgment,
and keep a record of all punish
ments, as well as checking the wines
and spirits coming into the ship.
They take charge of all prisoners in
cells or awaiting punishment, of all
mems effects who are in hospital,
sick, ON long leave, or in prison /;
they attend the "issue" Of all spirits,
clothing, money and 'baccy, and see
that no unwholesome food comes
into the ship.
Letters and parcels are delivered
and dispatched by them, and they
look after the midshipmen's ham,
mocks, seeing them up and down at
the proper time, Besides all these
duties, they have the supervision of
the mems messes, and are rcspon-
sible that the proper hands go away
in their boats, and attend their
gums crews" etc, The police have
difficult role to fill, being always
connected with punishments, which
is naturally disliked; still, their un-
pleasant duties are ably done, and
many of them are most popular in
spite of everything.-London Tit
Bits.
The Lambertville record., 1918-11-29
New Hope NJ. E. Church
Rev. c. e. Radcliffe, Pastor.

1890 A. NJ. The Sacrament of
the Lords Supper.
2.15 P. M. Sunday School
GAS P. M. Epworth League
and devotional Meeting.
7.30 P. M. Sermon by the pas
tor.
Glass Meeting Tuesday Eve
ming.
Prayer Meeting Thursday
Evening.
Everybody welcome.
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New Hope Presbyterian Church.
Rev. M. E. Bartholomew, Minister.

Sunday School at 10 A. M.
Communion Service at II A.
M.
Evening Service at 7.30 P. M,
Morning Subject, the book of
Revelation"
Christian Endeavor Mission
Study at 6.45 P. M.
Bible Study and Teacher
Training Class on Monday Eve
ming in the homes of the mem
bers.
Cottage Prayer Meeting at
the home Of Mrs. George Minor
Friday evening at 8 o'clock.
Everybody welcome at all ser
vices.
The Lambertville record., 1918-11-29
Cent a word Ads.

PROTECT YOUR SALARY.
Ten payment Plan, something
new. Everybody is buying it
and we need a few more Sales
men. Whole or spare time men.
Large commission with yearly
income from renewals. Address
National Relief Assurance Co.,
106 South 4th ST., Philadelphia,
Pa.
11-29-2t.
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First Baptist Church.
Rev. Geo. Boddis, Phi. D.. , LII. D., Pastor.

Services for Sunday, Decem-
Der l, 1918.
Services will be held as usual
at IL A. M. and 7.30 P. M, the
pastor preaching at both ser
vices. Subjects of Sermons; A.
M. encouragement of Christian
Workers.; P. M. 'The Power of
the Gospel" 4"
Sunday School at 9.45 am.
Y. P. S. C. E. on Sunday eve
ming at $50.
Prayer meeting on Tuesday
evening at 7.45.
All are welcome to these ser
vices.
The Lambertville record., 1918-11-29
AN ENVIED ANIMAL.

'You're a perfect bear" ex-
claimed the woman.
"Wish | WERE" returned the man.
"Then | could hibernate and not
worry about the fuel supply"
The Lambertville record., 1918-11-29
Thompson Memorial Church
Rev. w w. Harris, Pastor.

Sunday School at 10 am.
Morning worship at HOO.
Sunday School at Wood Hill Chap
el 2.2O p. m.
C. E. at 7.3O p. m,
Evening worship at 500.
Cottage prayer meeting on Friday
at 800 p. m.
A welcome to all services.
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NEWS OF THE LAMBERTVILLE
AND NEW HOPE CHURCHES.
First Presbyterian Church.
Rev. Theron Lee, Minister.

Sabbath School 10 A. M.
Sabbath morning worship II
A. M.
Sabbath evening worship
7.30 P. M.
Prayer Meeting, Tuesday
7.45 P. M.
This coming Sabbath Morn
ing Mr.. Lee will preach on the
theme "Just what does God re-
quire of Man"
In the evening Mr.. Lee will
preach on the subject Faith
and Fear"
The Lambertville record., 1918-11-29
o5LIGINo.

"The man at the voting booth said
Miss, state your age, please"
eyes, Felice?"
$50 / misstated it."
The Lambertville record., 1918-11-29
QUITE so.

Crates are high at the mountain
resorts"
80 are they at the seaside, though
there they should be on the Level"