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The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-08-20
The Pony Express

An interesting relic of other days
turned up in Washington not so lone
ago in the shape of a letter of in
struction sent in the pony express
days by a merchant of st. Louis to
his agent in San Francisco. This let
ter had reference to the disposal o!
lot of goods that were shipped by
way of Cape Horn, and, although il
contained several thousand words and
a copy of an invoice, it was written
on just two sheets of paper.
The paper itself is a sort of tough
Opaque tissue, very thin and slight
When folded, the letter slips easily
into an envelope three inches wide.
The reason why this communication
was prepared in such a peculiar way
lies in the stamp attached, one o.
the old pony express" series, with {
design of man on horseback spur
ring at a gallop across the plains. Wf
all know, of course, that the racine
mail of that period was carried by
relay riders, but few of the present
generation have any idea of the great
pains that were taken to reduce its
weight to a minimum. The letters
we're stored in little, fiat pouches
under the flaps of the saddle, and they
were usually written on specially pre-
pared tissue. The one referred to
must have occupied an expert clerh
several days, for the penmanshlp Us
minute. 1t is, however. beautifully
executed.
The stamp was of the denomination
of 30 cents.-New York Evening Post
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-08-20
Better Marketing
Better Prices

"The pinto bean growers of this
State have earned $4,000 in additional
profits from their 1919 crop through
their Cooperative Marketing Associa.
tino initiated by specialists of the
Bureau of markets, United States De.
partment of Agriculture" was the re-
cent statement made by New Mexico
pinto bean grower.
Before the association was formed
the beans were purchased by local
buyers who practically controlled the
market and therefore paid almost any
price they choose. These buyers were
rapidly destroying the possibilities
that offered in the marketing of pinto
beans through lack of care in grading
and packing. Choice recleaned beans
was a technical trade name that came
to mean nothing, for the beans often
contained splits and dirt, as a result
of which the trade could not depend
upon the quality of the product.
Now the farmers do their own mar
keting through the association. Six
teen warehouses, properly equipped
with grading and packing machinery
have been erected. The beans are
carefully graded and then packed in
new, overweight 100-pound bags
which are neatly sewed and branded
The association demands clean cars
from the railroad, and in loading the
sewed ends of the sacks face one wav.
The Association believes in the Bu-
reau of markets proved theory that
when buyer throws open the car
door he is instantly impressed if the
contents present clean, orderly ap-
pearance. The New Mexico Associa-
ton has 1900 members and marketed
$50 carloads of beans last year. 1t is
constantly calling on the bureau OF
Markets for assistance which is cheer
fully given.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-08-20

These mottos are but few of the
many that are worth while to inscribe
on modern dials. The right dial with
the right inscription will beautify even
the small city garden, be it in a mar.
row back yard or on an apartment
house roof.
A striking effect was achieved with
a dial placed on a round stone-15
inches in diameter and two inches
thick-on wooden garden tea table
before small, portable house. The
lady who owned it was allowed the
privilege of setting her portable home
for season, on the edge of a wonder
full garden.
She fitted low boxes around the dial
and planted them with four o'clocks
When she gave tea she worded hei
invitations in this way: When the
four o'clocks open come to tea at the
sun dial and fill the cup before life's
liquor in it's cup be dry"
We should never say we cannot
afford sun dial, we garden lover:
who have learned what the big out
doors can do for us in the way Of
health and happiness. Rather we
should say: How fine dial can
buy to teach me the value of passing
hours.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-08-20
Would You Wait
For Permission

What do you think of having to
telephone for permission to run from
a flock of bears-and then having
your more or less palpitating proposal
turned down?
That is what happened to ]. w.
| Hodge, a fire guard on the Shenan-
doah National Forest, a short while
ago.
Hodge was stationed at the lookout
tower on Hankey Mountain. 1t was
his job to scan the skyline and 10
make expert diagnosis of far away
smoke smudging or any other indica-
ton of fire in the forest. This par
ticular morning when he went to the
lookout tower on the mountain top
he failed to attach his gun to his
person. 1t was a mere formality, any
how-and guns are cumbersome things
to carry around.
Well, he got into his lookout box
and began searching the dim blue
distances that look like the further
fringes of the world. He was very
busy at that for a while. Then his
eyes came back closer home, and
what he saw made him wish for an
airplane to take him Immediately to
enc of those far fringes. Three bears
were brousing around only little
distance from his lookout tower. They
were not, apparently, giving him any
thought, but he did not know how
soon they might become hungry
There being no airplane at hand, he
decided to use his legs.
Then he remembered he could not
leave his post without permission, Sc
he called up District Ranger Shanklir,
laid the case before him. and re,
quested permission to go for his gun.
He was promptly told that the thine
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-08-20

ZION. The lumber that we get these
Gays does not last as long as it should
and If we neglected to cover our build.
lngs with paint we are certain tn re
greet it and pay dearly for the neglect
The term quality in a hog is con.
sldered in the same sense as quality
IN a piece of cloth. If the cloth is
coarse and made of poor material, the
quality is poor. The appearance OF
the hog is that of smoothness and re-
nnement rather than of coarseness
and ungainliness, the quality is good
The hair should be fine, the skin
smooth and fine in texture, the bone
as indicated in the snout, head and
legs should be smooth and not too
large. The flesh, too, should be fine
in grain and show considerable firm
ness with elasticity, which indicates
large portion of lean meat. The
best hog for the farmer should show
in well developed proportion, size
prolificacy and quality.
Much pains should be taken in pre-
pairing land for late crops. Too much
pains are hardly possible. The young
plants must have a good chance foy
moisture and plant food.
1t often takes considerable work tc
make seeded where land has been
neglected for any reason. But il
generally pays to prepare the land il
the best manner possible at the risk OF
the season.
reputation for honest, high-grade
products always lived up is valuable
asset to any farmer.
Pigs are more apt to be "rooters'
in spring, when ground is soft, thar
they are at any other time of the
year. Much Of this can be prevented
by feeding regularly with coal, char
coal, ashes or other mineral matter
Ringing the hogs should be resorted
to in extreme cases.
1t takes lot of work to keep the
weeds down, but weedy field pays
mo dividends.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-08-20

garden lovers to many distant places
to find old ones to copy. A few OLD
dials have escaped the collectors v1gi
lance. Some still may be found in
attics, cellars, waste heaps and out
of-the-way places where they were cast
aside when their owners passed into
the great beyond where time moves
unnoted.
The modern dials are somewhat diff
ferently placed than dials of other
DAYS. While still in the broad, unoh
structed open they usually form the
center of an Italian, sunken or formal
garden. sometimes the uprising center
most or a circular stone bench. On
one estate the dial was placed on
disc above a large aquarium as if to
time the races of the gold fish below.
Some Dial Notices
Queen Alexandra of England chose
the following motto for her dial al
sandringham Palace: Let others
fell of storms and showers, I'll only
count your sunny hours"
Another famous dial has across its
base, 1.-The guerdon of the passing
hour seize gladly while It's in thy
power"
"a day my ruin thee-improve this
hour" is inscription advice worth
needing. Behold, now is the accepted
time" is a biblical warning for those
who are prone to put off until tomor'
row what they should do today.
"Trifie not, your times short
should act as a spur to the efforts OF
the indolent.
mThe hour thou readest now on me
will never more be offered thee. IL
thou tak'st heed, wise thou Will be
This motto make all stop and think
SHADOW and sun, so too our lives
are made. Yet think how great the
sun. how small the shade" If more
of us considered this philosophy, what
a great addition to the world uplift we
could be.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-08-20

Half the enjoyment of an iced drink
on hot afternoon is taken from it
if one has to spend half an hour in
the kitchen preparing it. But if it
is ready in the refrigerator and all
one has to do is to chop bit of ice
and add little water one would be
willing to bring out tray to half
dozen guests any time of day or
night.
AS lemonade is one of the favorites
of all the summer beverages it is well
to always have the "makings' on hand
A very good recipe for lemon syrup
is three cupfuls of lemon juice, six
cupfuls of sugar and six cupfuls Of
water. Crate the rind from three
lemons and put it into a saucepan
with the water and sugar and boil for
ten minutes. Strain, add the lemon
juice, bottle and cork. When wanted
simply pour some into a pitcher, add
little ice and fill up with water. You
can add orange juice, loganberry juice,
"a can of pineapple, a bunch of crushed
mint or bottle of ginger ale if you
wish to vary the favor.
Chocolate Milk Shake
A chocolate milk shake with a plate
of waters is a perfect lunch to serve
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-08-20
Worlds Best Jet
Mined in England

Jet is a bituminous mineral and, II
is said. the vegetable remains of COP
ferrous trees or fossilized wood.
The best jet comes from mines in
Whitby, England. Spain and France
have large jet mines.
Queen Victoria is said to have been
very fond of jet, and during the lat
ter part of her reign, it came into
great favor as jewelry. 1t is capable
of taking a high polish and is very
easy to carve.
The genuine jet is so valuable that
many limitations are on the market.
The best limitations comes from Italy
and are called italian jet" The real
Jet is very light while some of the
limitations made from glass are heavy
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-08-20
Influence of Music

According to the National Kinder
garten Association, music is to take
a prominent place in the education of
little children.
Every home needs music, is the as
sertion of the association. Children
are happier and healthier when they
go to sleep or wake up singing
The National kindergarten Asso-
citation quotes Joseph Hoffman as say
ing that music is spiritual infiu-
ence, and draws the conclusion that
the music which fills the minds Of
children in a more or less unconscious
way, makes for continental joy and
happiness.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-08-20
Stock Market Outlook

Sagging of prices throughout the
whole list on the Stock Exchange last
week has brought practically all issues
to levels which are not justified by the
asset value behind them. This is the
opinion expressed by Winslow Taylor
& Company members of the CONSOLE
dated Stock Exchange of New York,
in a market letter commenting uptn
conditions in the security market. The
letter continues:
zone fact which must impress itself
upon anyone who studies the value OF
all issues is much greater than 1t was
last fall when they were selling for
much higher prices.
with the market virtually at the
bottom many opportunities are offered
the investor who is seeking high-grade
dividend-paying securities. For the
man that purchases now and is pre-
pared to hold on for short time there
never has been so many chances 10
secure a good income with almost
certain market profits in the very near
future. This, of course, providing he
has selected a security having real
asset strength behind it.
All indications are that there Will
be bumper crops in the United States.
Federal Reserve Board officially an
nounced recently that there Is no
shortage of money and that cash for
moving crops in the early fall has
already been provided. Labor is be-
coming more productive. A complete
reimbursement to normal is going in ar
orderly manner All of these are the
underlying factors which point in the
near future to a market which will
shame the pessimists who are decry'
ing the future prosperity of these
United States and justify the man
who buys now on asset value to hold
from profits and not for quick turn.
Rails, rail equipment, oils and cop
pers are outstanding purchases"
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-08-20
The FurroW
Neq0s and Vices About The Farm

Phosphates combined with nitro.
gen are obtained from bones. crushed
bones, bone meal, steamed bone flour
dissolved bones. They are best wher
ground down to fine powder. They
are slow in action, and not much of
the phosphates and nitrogens is avail
able to plants. Bone meal contains
so per cent. phosphates, 4 per cent.
nitrogen in the form of ammonia.
Steamed bones contain so per cent
phosphates, 1 IL per cent nitrogen
Meat meal contains 1925 per cent
phosphates, 6-S per cent nitrogen
Blood meal, 1912 per cent nitrogen.
per cent phosphates. They may be
used for turnips and swedes, and as a
top dressing for pasture.
The sow should be fed to produce
a high yield of milk, and the pigs
should be kept with her until thew
get to eating a full feed of both grain
and pasture. When the time comes
" WOoh IhO piss, Cut uOWn the SOW &
rations to water and a little grain.
Take away the stronger pigs first,
leaving the weaker to suckle for a
few days longer. This method will
give the weak pigs an extra chance
and will dry up the SOW without in
juring her.
No two cows can be MIXED alike,
the individuality of the animal must
always be studied. Thousands of good
COWS are ruined annually owing to in
different milking
Save all of the barnyard manure to
enrich the poor spots on the farm.
More manure will mean larger crops
and better profit.
The Bureau of Animal Industry re-
ports that during the month of March
there were 2128 accredited herds of
cattle in the United States.
Our farm homes should look better
on the outside and last longer than
most of them do. The cost of a coat
of paint is very small item in conf
parison to the benefit of the paint both
as to the appearance and conserva-
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-08-20

was impossible. The forests were dry
and fire might start anywhere at any
time. Bears or no bears, it was
Hodges business to stay in that look
out box. Being a perfectly good
guard, he stayed. Fortunately another
lookout happened to listen in on the
telephone conversation and succeeded
in sending help to Hodge.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-08-20
The Gown

What did Mrs. Flubdub wear?"
"Oh, dunno"
Then you can't describe her gown"
well it had no sleeves, no neck, no
back and the less said about the rest
Of it the better. "-Louisville-Co Courier
Journal.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-08-20
NEWSY NOTES

| In English prisons neither male mol
female convicts may see mirror dur
ing their Imprisonment.
Prices of some articles of food in
Syria have increased 500 per cent
since the war began.
A missionary preacher in the ia!
Northwest makes his visit to remote
communities by airplane.
The honey crop of the United States
| is estimated at 250,OO0,000 pounds
valued at $5O,O0O,00O.
Paper manufacture requires the de
struction of $500 acres of forest daily
In fourteen months Poland has is
sued more than 800 different varieties
of stamps.
The price of gold was fixed by in
ternational agreement in 1893 al
s2O.67 an ounce.
The kilowatt hour is urged rather
than gold, as an absolute standard oil
value.
Ten per cent of the farm employees
of Kansas, who joined the army, have
returned to the farms.
Surplus war materials and stocks Of
the American army have been sold
] for 1922 1893 35.
A compound called "ire-snow" has
been invented for eXtinguishing oil
blaZes.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-08-20
Very Attractive
Sun Dial

Time wastes us, our bodies and oul
wits;
And we waste Time; so Time and we
are quits.
Old-time gardens have resttul
charm all their own. There's an at
mosphere Of peace which modern gar
dens seldom achieve.
There was always an arbor, vine
covered and secluded, under which the
owner drank tea in the late after
noon or fingered over the supper table
in the twilight The perfume OF some
specially loved garden fingers IN most
everyones memory, though the shapes
of the flower beds where lavender
Glove, pinks, phlox, gillyfiowers, lemon
verbenas, heliotrope, lilies of the val
ley, moss roses and bleeding hearts
reared their loneliness, have slipped
into the obscurity of forgotten things.
The main object Of interest in these
memory gardens was the sun diai-
the silent sentinel in the midst OF all
the perfume and color. Without this
faithful timekeeper, fairy tales say
the four o'clock wouldn't know wheE
to open or the lady slippers when it's
time to dance Be that as it may, a
garden isn't really a garden without
a sun dial
Old and New
The old dials were not always elab'
crate or expensive affirs, and they
often cast their timely shadows or
the only bit of smooth stone the gar.
den boasted OF course, show places
of wealthy owners had elaborate dials
on marble pedestals, but they prob
ably gave no more pleasure or kept
more accurate time for their owners
than the simpler devices.
The revival of the dials and in
terest in their inscriptions is sending
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-08-20

Mexico's national debt is about
54O,O0O,OO0 pesos ($27O,0O0,OOO).
Canada's wheat surplus this year is
estimated at 15O,OOO,OOO bushels.
A Paris Physician says premature
badness is due to teeth trouble.
No Senator holding Office was ever
elected to the Presidency.
Physicians of Brest, France, are de-
manding an eight hour day.
Canada will receive $750,000 ii
taxes from horse races this year.
1t would take 47,171 tons of gold to
pay England's gold debt.
The pope's personal expenses aver
age little more than $500 year.
The world uses between three and
four million needles daily.
Frank Kramer has been competing
in bicycle races for rs years.
Twenty thousand people are said to
be homeless in Budapest.
Cuba's population now is 2,SSS,S95.
One vacuum cleaner has an electric
lamp at the bottom of the handle to
light UP dark corners.
The Salton Sea in Imperial Valley
Arizona, is constantly shrinking.
Turnhout, Belgium, has a school foi
lacemaking, which is attended by l.
600 children.
The average annual petroleum pro-
duction of Bermuda is nearly 100000,
900 gallons.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-08-20
Simple Beauty Rule

Women should take FIVE minutes
day from work and lie fat on the
back, all muscles relaxed with eyes
closed. 1t will be found a wonderful
preserver of health, beauty and
strength according to the advice of
a health expert.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-08-20

The King and Queen of Belgium will
be present at the grand festival con
cert in the city of Verviers, which, on
August 26th will celebrate the cen
tennial of Henri Vieuxtemps, the
great violinist, who was born there on
February 20, 1920. Eugene Ysaye will
conduct, and the program will include
works by four Belgian composers
Franck, Vreuls, Vieuxtemps and
Ysaye Their majesties will also at
tend the competition of young violin
lists on the following days, for which
the two principal prizes are offered
by the queen.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-08-20
Musical News
From Abroad

Ten thousand choristers assembled
from all the choral organizations CT
London, are to participate in the dedi-
cation ceremonies of a cenotaph in
memory of the British soldiers killed
in the war, shortly to be unveiled in
Whitehall. The work to be sung, "For
the Fallen Soldiers" has been especi-
ally composed for the occasion by Sir
Edward Edgar.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-08-20

Music is still young and tender
art, but it was in the year $3.50 B. c.
that a Chinese gentleman named
Lyng-lun first demonstrated the d.
vision of the octave into twelve semi
tones. At least Lyng-lun is the first
we know Of, although somebody may
have done it centuries before him,
leaving no record that has come down
to u.s.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-08-20

The Paris Opera Comique has just
had Ernest Moret's "Lorenzaccio.' 1t
does not appear to have made much
of hit. 1t is all recitative from end
to end, without single real tune.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1920-08-20

A chocolate milk shake with plate
of waters is perfect lunch to serve
The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-01

10 RMINGHAM today witnesses the beginning of evange O ical revival campaign which will be nation wide between this date and Easter The meetings the Highlands Methodist Church nauguraes what members of the denomna tion believe will be of the greatest and most fruitful vivals in the history of the church's activities.
 cold practical business standpoint to nothing of the spiritual significance, there many who believe that great religious the best and only for the followed great war sublime truths of Christianity, brought fereny the minds and hearts of through the organized effort of spiritual minded and have times in the worlds history saved nations from embark ing and radical experiments and from the chaos that would inevitably have resulted.
 for great concerted effort to focus the thoughts the teachings of Him whose words have haowed for nearly 2000 and whose truths have survived triumphant through the empestuous storms of mans passions and conflicts during twenty centuries.
 Birmingham sees beginning of this great religious ment because leading revvasts had been engaged and was necessary start early herein order to get the talent which felt the situation demanded This city thus has an opportunity example for cities all the country.
 Birmingham essentially business community Its men of affairs are deeply engaged the commercial life which necessary to the communtys well being The attention of thoughtful leaders however directed to this spirit ual movement which holds promise Their business problems will be harassng they neigh guided by the truths which will be brought forcfuy to mems minds during the next few weeks
 An exceptional opportunity is offered good for mngham.