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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-07-18
RUSSIAN FAMINES.

Three Russian famines of compar-
atively recent date were among the
most severe in the history of the
country. They occurred in 1891,
1906 and 1911. During the ten
years following the first of these
periods of dearth the government al
lotted nearly 125,OOO,OOO for relief
work but the sums were not jul
diciously expended.
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man captors.

man captors.
When the British steamship Es-
meralda sailed from Baltimore early
in this year Smith shipped as sea-
man. Returning from Liverpool the
ship was halted by the Hun raider
the Moewe, sunk and its crew taken
as prisoners to Germany. In the
prison of Lubbock Smith wormed his
way through the olive wire" fence,
but was captured Immediately there
after and cast into dungeon for IA
days, where only black bread and
water were given him.
When he was brought forth he
feigned partial blindness and was
put to carrying fertilizer aboard a
vessel bound for Sweden. He felt
his way along the gangplank to and
fro by guide ropes. Watching his
opportunity, when in the hold, he
fell artfully beneath his sack of fer
tilizer and burrowed swiftly into the
odious bags. He was not missed I'M
til after the ship had sailed, and sue
eeeded in reaching Stockholm unde-
tected. For six days without food or
water he remained in the sitting i'll
smelling hole, at last reaching land
by diving overheard and swimming
ashore in the night, Soon after he
worked his way to Christiania, where
he found a ship headed for the Unit
cd States
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-07-18
HID UNDER FERTILIZER BAGS
Victim of Moewe Raider Returns to
United States With Thrilling Story
of His Escape.

Already the stories of heroic es-
capes from the Hun prison camps
are beginning to drift back to the
United States. Willett Charles Smith
of Norwelk, Conn, recently landed
from the Swedish steamer Bergen
sfjord in New York with the story of
his nerve-racking evasion of his Ger
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-07-18
TO BE ENCOURAGED.

Miss Rich-Nearly all of my ad-
mirers think l should be able to get
tips from you on the market.
Mr.. Rich-Encourage them in the
idea, my dear, 1t won't be long be-
fore I'll be ready to unload the stock
I'm carrying.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-07-18
WHO WAS DOING 1T.

Betty was walking with her aunt,
who thoughtfully walked at her ac-
customed gait until she noticed Betty
running to catch up with her.
cam I walking too fast?" she
asked.
"No, you isn't, but 1 is" answered
Betty.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-07-18
SPEEDING UP.

Now that a motor boat has been
driven at the rate of over seventy
miles an hour, while automobiles
have exceeded that record and air.
planes have more than doubled it,
notes the Providence Journal, the
old phrase, ga mile minute" is GER
tainly out of date as synonym for
speed.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-07-18
Paris Alerte Summons
Red Cross Ambulances
twenty-five Men Rush to Scene When
Buildings Are Struck by Bombs.

The sounding of the alerte or air
raid alarm in Paris summons twenty
five American Red Cross ambulance
men to report instantly to the ambu-
lance garage. These men are provided
with gas masks, put on steel helmets
and warm up" ten to fifteen ambu-
lances. If the Boche plane succeeds
in planting a bomb on a building the
Paris Police Department flashes word
to the garage at the same time that
the Fire Department In the district is
called. AS many ambulances as are
needed start on rush through the alb
solutely black streets to the scene OF
the disaster Once there, the Red
Cross doctors and crews care for the
wounded and join with the pompiers,
or flremen. in rescuing any persons
caught In the wreck.
RescuIng Raid Victims.
A typical alarm reached the garage
one morning at one o'clock. A bomb
had struck FIVE story building and
crumbled the top floors into mass of
wreckage, supported only by the slen-
der iron pillars Of the ground floor.
The ambulance and firemen made their
way into the wreck from the rear base
ment and heard man calling for help
from the front of the building. By the
aid of flash lights two firemen and two
ambulance men, treading like cats lest
they might bring down a mass of
beams, finally got within fifteen feet
of the imprisoned tenant. The res
cuers crowded through narrow rent
single thin iron pillar held up hun
dreds of tons of debris. A hole was
cut into the wall, only to find an iron
stove In the wayl This stove was
smashed with hatchets and drawn,
piece by piece, through the hole in the
wall. One of the men crawled through
and got the victim, who was hurt, but
| fortunately not seriously. While they
were moving him there came sudden
slipping-a crash overhead. Fortu-
nately the little iron pillar held, and
the party was able to back out into
the alley, carrying the injured man.
He was placed in a Red Cross ambu-
lance and rushed to hospital.
When the rescue group took another
/
found that the slip had piled thirty
feet OF solid wreckage in the room
where the stove had been.
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THE GREAT SIN.

Grace had just been said.
ooh, dear" said the little girl who
had been brought up under the
shadow of the Bible.
"What's the matter, darling?"
asked her mother.
81 ate a grape that wasn't
blessed" was the response of the
little child.
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FASHIONABLE.

'They had a stylish wedding?"
eyes"
"And now they're divorced?"
eyes, but even that was a fash
ionable affair. Her decree wa
signed at high noon"
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SAD EXPERIENCE.

Sand haven't ye ever tried ter git
work."
"Yep, l wunst tried ter get work
for two of me pals, but dey wouldn't
take it"
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QUITE sUlTINe.

II don't know what kind of des-
sert our little country cousin would
relish"
"Why not try her with a cottage
pudding?"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-07-18

The Man-Why don't you go to
Sunday school any more?
The Boy-Awl dey have had
dey'r Crismis.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1918-07-18

He-I dreamed last night that
you loved me.
She-Strange; scientists all claim
that dreams go by contraries.
Evening star., 1918-01-27

this big British tank, the Britannia, makes re-
markable picture as it hurtles into action on its
way "over the top" just as it does in real battle.
On this occasion it was giving demonstration
for American officers and men at Camp Upton.
The tank dived, dipped in and out of trenches,
straddled across others not too wide, plunged into
trenches and clambered out again, apparently with
out effort It weighs thrty-six tons, is armed with
six Lewis machine guns, fought in the battle of the
Somme and has been "over the top" three times.
Copyright Underwood
Evening star., 1918-01-27

Through The Stars efforts to bring hosts
and soldier guests together at Thanksgiving
time, nineteen soldier boys of Company F, a4th
Engineers CamouHage, dined Thanksgiving
day at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. John M Bid
die, 2I2e street northwest AS a gracious
acknowledg of appreciation Of the party
Mr.. and Mrs. Biddle have received this unique
testimonial. The base is oak, on which are
mounted insignia and frame in copper, and the
plate with the names in nickel The whole is
an artistic souvenir, and Mr. and Mrs Biddle
will undoubtedly follow the careers of the boys
whose names it bears when they are "over
there"
The Irish standard., 1918-02-16
MRecause-W

Jelly has been busy with riddles.
'Now!" she cried, and held up for pub
lie inspection the legend, "Why did
the orange ice cream?" printed in large
letters. Because it saw the sausage
roll under the table," said Elfrida.
my own Is much better" announced
Jelly, evidently bursting to declare 1t.
She was cordially urged to do so. BE
cause it saw the lemon sponge on the
dumb waiter" she proclaimed tri-
umphantly. "Quite nice and COOL"
said Janet approvingly. 1.-THE vista of
possibilities you open up!" murmured
Peter. "For instance, 1t might have
seen the banana trifle with the maids
Of honor. Or the gooseberry fool with
the nuts from Brazil. All very pain
ful to an orange of really nice feeling.
But I like your dumb WATERFALL
the Joneses," by Beatrice Kelston.
The Irish standard., 1918-02-16
CARDINAL o'coNNELL CONDUCTS
REHEARSAL OF CONGREGA-
TIONAL SINGING.
ELECTS Inspiring Response From Great
Gathering.

Boston, Mass, Jan. 24-Under the
personal direction of Cardinal O'Con-
nell, there occurred, last Sunday aft
ernoon, the greatest rehearsal of
church hymns that ever took place in
this country. On the invitation of
His Eminence, gathering assembled
which filled the great auditorium Of
Holy Cross cathedral. Organists, choir
leaders and people who did not know
one musical note from another, were
there, all entering into the spirit of
the occasion and lending their voices
in hymnal praise to God. After max
ing short address to the people, ex-
planatory of his wish to have congre-
gational singing instituted in every
church in the diocese, the Cardinal
took a station in the center of the
main aisle, where he could direct the
rehearsal. Priests of the cathedral
were in other aisles and one priest,
at the altar railing, beat time. Over
and over we're hymns rehearsed, until,
urged on by His Eminence, the great
assemblage sang until the rafters re-
echoed the melody Benediction with
the Blessed Sacrament followed, and
the Cardinal expressed himself as we'll
pleased with the first of the rehearsals
which will be an every Sunday fea
ture at the cathedral hereafter.
The Irish standard., 1918-02-16
CURE FOR LITTLE AILMENTS
Real Trouble Can Usually Be Depend.
ed On to Make One Forget
the Smaller Ones.

Man and animals alike, it's wonder.
ful what shock will do to heal our
errors and our weaknesses. The only
thing that ever stopped Uncle Bill in
an argument was dishpan, or some
heavy, blunt instrument clouted over
his brow, and in his younger days he
was some argufier, as his scars attest.
Here is the case of the blind man in
San Rafael, CAL, who fell 40 feet of
the roof of his house, and found his
eyesight restored; Aunt Ellen, who
was bedridden for years, was the first
person to reach safety when the house
caught fire, and her bad hip has been
practically all right ever since; you
remember that crippled negro who
beat even the dogs home when the bear
charged out of the brush.
A lot of us have troubles that are
only In our minds; when we are fed q
little real trouble we forget the smaller
ones. There is, perhaps, an opening
for a sanitarium that will take Grip
pie or an invalid and throw him off
cliff, or crack him over the head with
brick or Notwithstanding to wake
him up, make him forget his small
orries, and heal his di. ased mind.
The Irish standard., 1918-02-16
THE AMERICAN AND IRISH
COLORS ARE USED WITH
PICTURESQUE EFFECT

At the installation of the new Of
ficers of the Division No. /, l.. A., A.
o. H.. on Tuesday evening, Jan. 20,
the list Of whom was printed in our
issue of Feb. 2, one of the features of
the ceremony was the exquisite decor
alton of the hall, which ELECTED much
favorable comment by reason of it's
originality and novelty. 1t consisted
of the American red, white and blue
intermingled in with strikingly pic
turesque effect with the colors of the
new Irish Republic green, white and
gold. The name of Miss Mary O'Don-
nell was inadvertently omitted from
the list of officers. She is chairlady
of the Standing Committee. The new
financial secretary is Miss Katherine
Casey, whose name by mistake was
printed as Mary in the published list.
The Irish standard., 1918-02-16

the eldest to be named Peter. Names
have likewise been selected for the
remaining six. For this dream family
Diana sews and works, plans for them,
and in idle moments in girlish way,
talks to them. Then Peter Avery
comes into her life. In every way he
fills all the requirements demanded
by her for the father of the imaginary
seven, save for his affection. She
does not want her children to inherit
the fathers unhappy condition, for
her seven are to be healthy, normal
and beautiful. In the meantime she
pets, fondles and rears her dream
family, just as though the stork had
already deposited them on her door,
step--the entire seven in bunch. But
at the proper, although least expected
time and manner, Peter lets the cat
out of the bag, and she finds to her
chagrin he can hear and talk better
than most men. The end of the play is
easily guessed, and no Imagination is
required to know that the two are
married. Dwight Meade will be Peter
and the remainder of The Players will
have important roles.
The Irish standard., 1918-02-16
"FIapdoodIe" Universal.

BOOSTERS have used it simply and in.
Senuously, but by mankind it has been
raised almost to the level of an art and
1t has been extensively used from long
before the days of Solomon for pur-
poses of evasion, promotion, argument
and self-advancement. There is scarce
~ department of human activity that
Is free from it. 1t Is a rhetorical de-
Vice that is literally and shamelessly
used by the lover, the business man,
the professional man, the society wom-
an, the critic and the craftsman, and
even the clergyman has been known to
descend to its employment upon occa-
sion. The routine evidences of flap
doodle in ordinary intercourse are mo.
notonous, but in its most highly cult
waited forms it Is found in art, liter
allure, criticism, politics and statecraft.
1t Is the most common commodity In
the world, and about the most serious.
The Irish standard., 1918-02-16
The ShuRERI.

After two weeks of serious and emo
tional drama, the Shubert next week
will present eve Are Seven" a
whimsical farce by Eleanor Gates.
author of "The Poor Little Rich Girl"
Critics have acclaimed the play de-
lightfully whimsical and hilariously
farcial. Like all plays of its kind in
"We Are Seven" has plot more or
less impossible if not improbable, but
it's absurdities> make the story all the
more delicious.
Diana Kerr, heroine of the play and
who will be Florence Stone in the
Shubert production, is very up-to-
date young person. She is for the
moment deeply concerned in settle
ment work, and undertakes all sorts of
impossible philanthropic ventures. Her
old and equally philanthropic aunt in
sists the girl have a male escort who
can protect her in her visits to dark
ened tenements where she believes
her work calls her. Diana demurs, but
at last consents, providing the male
chaperon be.a young man both deaf
and dumb. A young man. fond of
joking, hears of this and applies for
the position. He is engaged. And,
as to be expected, they promptly fall
in love.
Diana, however, is an enthusiast
over eugenics, and has made q deep
study of the subject. Long ago the
,irl has decided she IL to be the
mother of q wonderful family of seven,
The Irish standard., 1918-02-16

malt tax for his country. Still another
view Is that diamonds represent roy
atty and every ninth king of Scotland
having been tyrant and curse fur
nishes the key to the mystery. One
writer explains it by stating that the
last queen Of Scotland taxed her SUBJ
Jects heavily to pay for nine jewels
Tor her own adornment. The 'last
queen Of Scotland" in her own right
was poor, pretty Marie Stuart, against
whose memory has been tossed the
mud Of countless accusations by her
bitter critics, and she might as we'll
bear the nine o. diamonds SANDER
along with the others.
The Irish standard., 1918-02-16
TWIN CITY NEWS
! DIVISION NO. 4, L. A., A. o. II.

DIVISION NO. q, L. A., A. o. IL.
GIVES SUCCESSFUL CARD PARTY
After the regular meeting of Division
No. 4, L. A., A. o. H., of Holy Rosary
parish on Monday evening last, the
members and their friends were en-
tertained at delightful card party.
Twenty-Five tables were engaged in
lively contests in euchre and 500 until
1880 o'clock. The first prize for ladies
was awarded to Mrs. Sarah Keegan,
and the second to Mrs. William Evans.
The first prize for gentlemen was
won by Mr.. Charles Manahan and the
second by Mr.. Joseph Conrad. Re-
freshments followed after which the
floor was cleared for informal dane
ing. The total number participating
was about 175. The arrangements
were in charge of Mrs. Helen McGaugh
who was hostess. She was assisted by
the president, Mrs. Dickinson; Miss
Marie Murphy, vice president, and a
committee.
The Irish standard., 1918-02-16
Make Pets Of HornbIlIs.

The yellow hornbill, one of the most
interesting Of the species, is COM
paratively fearless bird and Is easily
killed. The male is fond Of perching
on the tiptop OF tropical trees and
making noise like young puppy.
The natives in Africa find young
hornbills easily tanned. They dig the
birds out of the tree nests when quite
young and raise them on milk and
berries in their huts. When grown
the hOrnbill remains attached to it's
foster parents and will eat out of the
same dishes. Left free, the hornbill
comes and goes much as does a pet
crow and remains about the hut I'M
til the first mating season, when 1t
goes away with one Of its kind, rare
~ to return.
The Irish standard., 1918-02-16
0DIUM ATTACHED TO CARD
Numerous Explanations 10 to Why the
Nine Of Diamonds 10 Called the
Curse Of Scotland.

While the nine spot of spades is
looked upon as fatal and vindictive
card in the trying of fortunes, it is the
nine of diamonds that bears the odium
of being called the curse of Scotland.
All writer's agree on the card, but as
to the cause of the stigma attached
to it there is diversity of opinion
and it is difficult to decide which Of
the many theories is correct. One the
DRY is that after the Culloden strug-
gle the duke of Cumberland picked
up q nine of diamonds from the floor
and wrote on it an order for the death
Of the insurgents. To clinch this ar
gument, it is declared that the ident1-
cal card is preserved at Slams castle,
Aberdeenshire. Another explanation
was that Scotch member of parlia-
ment, a part Of whose family arms was
the pine Of diamonds. once voted for Q
The Irish standard., 1918-02-16
FILM SPREAD 0VET. WATER
Thin Sheet on Surface Has Properties
That Are Very Like Those Of
India Rubber.

1t seems not to be generally under.
stood that the surface of all water is
covered by film of the water itself,
which in it's action Is not unlike that
of thin sheet of india rubber, says
Edward Bigelow, the scout naturalist,
in Boys Life. To comprehend this
one must imagine the rubber to be so
thin as to be transparent. The surface
of the water itself is elastic and under
tension, so that needle, though heav-
Ter than the water, may be floated on
the surface.
Several interesting experiments may
be made with the elasticity of this
film. One of the best is to place two
slender splinters of wood side by side
on the water. Now drop little alco-
hol between the splinters. This alco-
hol will Immediately break the surf
ace film between the splinters, and
the pulling force of the remaining film,
since there is nothing between them
to hold them, will cause the splinters
instantly to fly apart.
Another interesting experiment is to
white a thin, slender splinter, pointed
at one end somewhat like boat. Place
a tiny bit Of gum camphor on the rear
of this splinter and the gum will de-
stroy the surface film so that there
will be no pull in the rear. AS there
is a pull in the front not balanced by
one in the rear, the tiny boat will run
forward as rapidly as the camphor
can dissolve the film in the rear.
Some interesting little magic"
tricks might be developed from these
experiments which would surprise
and instruct your friends.
The Irish standard., 1918-02-16
Not All Love Silence.

DR.. A. A. Brill of New York tells
# musical genius who complained
Of insomnia, which he maintained to
be due to street noises in the city and
cricket and night calls in the country.
Many persons who become hypersen-
sitive to noises blame their troubles
on the sounds. This very patient could
listen with rapture to music and yet
believe that noises kept him awake!
Some of the greatest apostles of ST.
lence have shown themselves in need
Mill, who was an enemy of all noise,
hired boy, according to Doctor Brill,
to beat drum next to the room in
which he worked in order to stimulate
his thoughts.
The Irish standard., 1918-02-16
A-Wholesome Food Medicine
And Body Builder
Free From AlchohoI and DANGEROUS
Drugs---60 Years In Use.--
Guaranteed

The most eminent medical au-
thorties, recognized all over the
world as the highest in the science
OF medicine, have made public
statements endorsing the value of
such ingredients as we guarantee
are the principal ingredients of
Father Johns Medicine.
High medical authorities say "that
these ingredients are beneficial nota-
bly, in wasting diseases which are
durable and those maladies which arc
connected with or have their origin
in colds and facilitating and wasting
diseases"
To give these statements in full
would take too much space, but we will
furnish on application the list of ingre-
dents of Father Johns Medicine, the
names of the medical authorities re-
ferred to, what they say, the publica-
lloHs anu lHe udloS oI same
Never wait for a cold to wear
oft wears away the lungs in
stead Neglected colds often lead
to pneumonia. Father Johns
Medicine gives prompt relief from
colds and throat troubles.
Guaranteed free from alcohol and
Notwithstanding drugs upon which
many medicines depend for their
temporary effect, and which are
dangerous, because they weaken the
body and allow the disease to get
deeper hold.
The Irish standard., 1918-02-16
DIVISION NO. 10, L. A., A. O. II.
CELEBRATES 1ST ANNIVERSARY
A Younaster Of Vigorous Growth and
Promising Future.

Division No. 10, L. A., A. o. H. cele-
brated the first anniversary OF its or
ganization on Monday evening, Feb.
IL, with delightful entertainment in
the church parlors. The attendance
was gratifying and gives evidence OF
the bright prospect in the future for
this thriving organization.
The program opened with a rec1ta-
ton by Miss May Burns entitled War
fare in Ireland" which was excellently
done, and elected hearty commenda-
ton. DR.. Fox, state medical director
of the A. o. H., delivered very in
structive as we'll as interesting ad-
dress. State President Mrs. Mary DAILY
also delivered an inspiring discourse
dealing with the plans of the order.
County President Mrs. Anna K. Bryant
spoke of the work of the Red Cross
and urged upon all the duty of cooper
ating in this branch of patriotic serv-
ice. Mrs. Bryant was the recipient OF
handsome gift from the Division as
a token of appreciation of the many
kindly acts of assistance which she
has performed for the organization
during the most trying periods OF its
establishment.
Several excellent musical and lit
erary features were included in the
program, after which there was in
formal dancing and general social
recreation. ...
The Irish standard., 1918-02-16
Spiders Ride on Back Of Flies.

There is an aspect of spider and fly
Citations which fabulists and natural
lsts alike have overlooked. A corre-
spondent who has brought the mi
croscope to bear on many hOuseflies
finds that the parasite upon that hate
full insect is often an immature spider.
Too weak yet to spin it's web it makes
the fly it's winged palfrey, and courses
from place to place ut the will of It's
captive; either until Pegasus perishes
naturally, or presumably until the rid
er is able to make a meal of his charg-
er. This, if confirmed seems to carry
us step further in the study of par
asitism and commensalism.-Lond
Chronicle.