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Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1889-06-22
children S Corner.
WANTED--A LITTLE GIRL.

Where have they gone to-the little girls,
With natural manners and natural curls,
Who love their dollies and like their toys
And talk OF something beside the boys?
Little old women in plenty find,
Mature in manners and old in mind;
Little old flirts who talk Of their "beaux"
And vie with each other in stylish clothes.
Once, in the beautiful long ago,
Some dear little children used to know;
Girls, who were merry as lambs at play,
And laughed and rollicked the livelong day.
They thought not at all Of the "style" of their
clothes,
They never imagined that boys were "beaux"-
"Other girls brothers" and "mateso were
they;
Splendid fellows to help them play.
Where have they gone to? If you see
One of them, anywhere, send her to me.
I would give medal of purest gold
To one Of those dear little girls of old
With an innocent heart and an open smile,
Who knows not the meaning of "tlirt'' or
'style" ELLA Wheeler.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1889-06-22
For Mothers With Boys.

Here from the Wisconsin, a paper
published at Milwaukee, is piece of
plain reading for those who have the
care of boys;
Mrs. Harlowe and Mrs. Grant sat
sewing. The placid face of Mrs.
Harlowe was as serene as usual, but
Mrs. Grant seemed troubled and
perplexed; suddenly she spoke:
''Mrs. Harlowe, what shall l do
with my boy Will? 1t is the great
est torment of my life-the way he
reads dime novels. | have burned
two this morning, and all can say,
he does get them some way"
'sPerhaps there is better way to
deal with il"
81 should like to find it if there is.
/ heard Mrs. Ward say that her
Henry had never read a dime novel.
How | wish could say the same"
"Oh! my Fred has.
"Why! How is that? l am sur
priscd.''
eyes, and read it with him. l
found he was reading them on the
sly. l said to him one morning:
Fred, when | made your bed this
morning | found book under your
mattress. You must have been read
ing after you went to bed
" Yes, ma'am, | was,' he replied.
" We'll, don't do that, said; lit
isn't good for you. l finished my
book last night, and why can't we
read this together? We have read
50 many other books, you know
" Yes, mother, but l don't think
you would care about this one
4" ooh, never mind about that-if
you care about it, of course | will
"When evening came | said:
Now, Fred, let us have that book
''He brought it very reluctantly.
/" Now, | said, sit down by me,
and as it is stormy night we will
have good chance to get all the
good we can out of it,.
81 took the book and read; when
| came to where the Indians were
carrying off the beautiful, lovely,
delicate girl, and the boy of sixteen
was performing unheard-of feats in
an effort to resue her, | looked up
and saw Fred's face red as fire, his
eyes dilated, and his whole frame
quiyering with excitement.
~ kept on until the girl was Sc
GREETED in a cave and the boy was
carrying food to her, and killing
snakes, Indians, ETC., to show his
valor and true love for her.
"Fred laid his head in my lap and
sobbed and cried,
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1889-06-22

pigeon, "and then from pocket in
my crop | can get milk to mix with it
and feed it to my two little babies
in the pigeon cote. Little Men and
Women.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1889-06-22
Don't Pinch the Baby.

Don't Pinch the Baby.
From the Ladies' Home JournaL]
None of us would inAict such cruel
ty with thumb and finger, but how is
it with baby's clothing-bands and
straps and sleeves and ankle fasten-
ings? Are we sure they are soft and
giving on the sensitive flesh and ten
der little limbs?
How much our helpless babies can
suffer from bands and bindings that
choke and chafe them with their
scratchy, goading edges, we cannot
know, since our skin, doubtless, is
thirty years older, and may be that
many times tougher than baby's.
Perhaps we do know how irritat-
ingly uncomfortable are the pinching
sleeves of some wiry, rasping dress
that we allowed fashion to cut with
too snug fit to our arms. Then let
us be merclful IN cutting sleeves and
arm-sizes for our little folks, whose
tender flesh is sorely chafed by a
rough seam, and whose arms round
out so fast, and allow generous space
for breathing and growing room.
Allseams and bindings on baby's
clothing should be made perfectly
smoothe and fiat, and as soft as can
be sewed from silk gauze flannel, and
unstarched, finest cambria that no
bungling ridges, or hard, scratcby
edges may goad the sensitive flesh.
Not long since, l saw fond auntie
making under waists for her little
nieces, one and three years old. The
garments were cut from stout un-
bleached drilling that would wear like
sheet iron and give almost as little.
For greater strength, the arm
sizes were bound with strip of the
same stout goods, making q thick,
scraping finish that was hard and
rough enough to rasp the skin from
an ox's neck if it had encircled it.
But a no less cruelty was in the
scrimping dimensions of these arm
holes, cut so small that the little fat
arms could scarcely be squeezed
through them. Not a bit of space
allowed for the play and growth and
breathing room for the poor little
choked limbs.
In selecting boots for our little
people we must see that plenty of
ankle and instep, as well as toe
room, is given the fast growing feet.
You and | find acute misery in pinch
ing boots, especially across the instep.
How much more must baby suffer with
cruel structures cutting into her soft
flesh and strangling sensitive chords.
| have seen sock ribbons and ankle
Tie straps drawn so tightly that the
plumpness of baby's ankles was
pinched into purple ridge, and who
has not seen both scrawny and fat
little feet so strangled in too snugly
buttoned boots that the warm blood
could not circulate in them and ice
cold feet be one of the evil conse-
qnences?
Little folks-and big folks, too, as
for that-need breathing room all
over; feet and arms and wrists and
ankles, lungs and stomach and bow
els, and common sense tells us to let
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1889-06-22

S'When / had finished he jumped
up and said: That's jolly book F!
If ever / have girl I'll do just that
much for her.
i" We'll, Fred, let us see which is
the jolly part
Z" 'Oh, the whole thing; a boy
would feel so big TO do that for a girl.
| just hate Indians.
" We'll, now l said, well take
each part and talk about it, and [
dissected the whole story and showed
him how such things couldn't be
done how what had created so much
emotion in his own breast was i'm
possible.
GLOW the girl must necessarily
have starved or died from fright if
left alone the time described, and
how senseless it was to believe for
moment that boy of sixteen could
hold out against so many Indians
II tried to talk very carefully, and
in no way to combat or ridicule any
idea. Then | asked him if he could
think of any good the book had done
him, and tried to make him see that
if he could not he must admit that
exciting the emotions to such an ex-
tent over impossible wrongs was very
much like taking alcohol to gain
strength. Ten o'clock came, and
Fred went to bed. In about a week
Fred was in the yard, when a boy
came along and said: Fred, | have
and held up three fingers. Fred re-
piled: Il don't care if you have. My
mother and | are reading "Arthur
Bonnicastle," and like it better than
those things. Your blood-and-thun-
der stories couldn't be true any
woy.'
Mrs. Grant was very thoughtful,
but finally said: "Your way is bet
ter one. I'll try and be more patient
with my boy"
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1889-06-22
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Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1889-06-22

collie or teeth or worms, as we are so
apt to do, see if baby's miserable
ness is not caused by a cruel bunch
or band or seam that somewhere is
chatting or choking its person.
CLARIssA POTTER.
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Biliousness, take
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Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1889-06-22

In a large garden were seven pig
geons, but they were unlike each
other. The largest bird said, "See.
what / can dol" and he took long
breath and his crop pulled out so
large that the other pigeons had to
play "peek-a-boo" to see his head
behind it. This was the pouter pig
con.
a." said the passenger pigeon
"came from the South, where | have
millions of pigeon friends. Some
times we would all fly at once, then
we looked like big black storm.
When we all sang COO together it
sounded as if the clouds were singing.
| flew once from the Carolina rice
fields to New York in six hours"
81" said the carrier pigeon, "once
carried letter which was pinned un-
der my wing by little girl. car
ried it $50 miles in an hour. But
the little girl bathed my feet in vine
gar before | started, so they would
keep COOL"
"From Russia | came" said the
fourth pigeon. "Whlle there |
looked in an open window. There
sat a man named Krilof, writing IA
bles. He scattered over his beauti-
full carpets some oats, so went in
and began to eat them. My pigeon
friends went in, too, but the door
opened and frightened us so that we
started to hurry away, and broke
some vases and window glass. At
twilight we all flew to the church. "
"Just see what l can do" said
pigeon tumbler, and he flew around
in the air, turned sumersault, and
after tumbling over came down again.
But the fan-tail pigeon did not say a
word. He only spread out his tail
like a fan and stood with it behind
his head.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-19
MERCHANTS In COUNCIL
The Subject of Weights and Measures
Considered at the Avenue House.

The Subject of Weights and Measures
Considered at the Avenue House.
1t was expected that the regular meet
ing of the Merchants Protective Associ-
alton, at the Avenue House, last evening,
would be large and unusually interesting
in view of the fact that the association
held a recent interview with the City
Fathers, to urge the adoption of an ordi-
nance relative to the sealing of weights
and measures, as substitute for the one
now in existence.
1t was a little after nine o'clock when
Vice President Beach called the few mem
bers present to order. Routine business
was disposed of, and then James +.
Banks, of committee appointed some
time ago to confer with the down
town association, reported that they met
the body, and also the State Commute,
and that the outcome of the meeting was
the appointment of a joint committee to
urge the Aldermen to adopt the ordinance
agreed TO by the two associations
Mr.. Banks also reported that the COM
mittee waited on the aldermen. He
said:--"We were kindly given the privil-
eye of the floor, on motion of Alderman
Keogh, and We're asked to explain our
business. Mr.. Beach and l responded.
After being cross examined at length, we
were invited to attend the next meeting
of the Board in December.
at seemed that the ordinance had been
presented in August by the down-town
association. But the Aldermen claimed
they did not understand it. The objec-
tionable feature of the ordinance seems to
be the substituting of one Inspector for
the six at present provided for"
A member suggested that the Board of
Alderman should fix the number of In
spectors In the ordinance, and also for the
salaries. Another thought the Aldermen
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-19
THE NEW HOBOKEN CHURCH.

Fair in Aid of the Rev. MIR. Freund's
Project Successfully Opened.
The fair for the benefit of the new
church of the Rev. Mr.. Freund, of Hobo
ken, was opened last evening at Odd
Fellows Hall, with great success.
Mayor Grassman made the openin g
address and Mr.. Freund responded
pleasantly.
The Lyra Singing Society rendred sew
eral selections in an admirable manner
Mr.. Julius Schlatter made a speech on
behalf of the trustees, thanking the socf-
ETY. for its kind services.
The fair will close next Thursday.
The different booths are in charge OF
the following ladies and gentlemen
Fancy Booth No. misses L.udia Freun d !.
Amelia Allmann, Mrs. William Kamiah, Misses
Frida Schlatter M. Bernhart, Annie Engei,
Annie Volk, Agnes Boyer.
Flower Booth-Msses Mamie Schlatter, Clara
Freund, Mary Brenermann, Katie Meyer, Carrie
Weigand, Tille Weigand.
Apron Booth Mrs A. Hannibal, Miss 4. Pick
enbach, Miss Clara Boyer and Miss A. Meyer.
Candy Booth-Miss Amanda Goestrup, Miss
Christina Timmons and Miss Sophie Timmons.
Fancy Booth, No. 2-Miss Hattie Koellsch, Miss
Emma Eggert, Miss Annie Peterson, Miss Annie
Knapp, Miss Bermann, Misses G. and L. Stutz,
and Miss Emma Hornthal.
Mrs. Koehler and Mr.. julius Schlatter
have charge OF the refreshment table.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-19
The Flagg That Tripped Booth.

A handsome mahogany case, containing
q silk flag with gold bullion fringe, occu
pies nearly all the available space of the
wall in the southern part of the room of
Captain Cobaugh at the Treasury Depart
ment Every visitor to the department is
shown the flag and attention is generally
invited to a tear in one of its stripes.
The flag formerly belonged to the
Treasury Guards, volunteer organiza-
tion formed during the war for emergen-
cies that might arise at the capital of the
nation. After the fall of Richmond, and
the night that President Lincoln went to
Ford's Theatre, the flag. which was then
attached to a stout rosewood flagstaff,
was borrowed by John L. Ford tor deco
rative uses about the box occupied by the
President. When the assassin fired the
shot, whose echo was heard throughout
the civilized world, he leaped from the
box, and in doing so caught the rowel of
his spur in the silken folds of the starry
banner protruding from the Presidents
box.
The slip probably cost Booth his life
for the flag tripped him and caused the
broken leg which impeded him in his
efforts to escape and rendered him an easy
victim for Sergeant Boston Corbett's rifle
ball. Subsequently the flag was returned
to the Treasury Department., and during
the few days that President johnson had
his Office in the department. the flag was
in a corner of the apartment. 1t was re-
moved, however, by Captain Cobaugh to
its present resting place, and the staff
was made into three canes sand presented
to officials in the Treasury Department
PhiLddelDlljG NeaDS..
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-19
THEY THROW UP THE SPONGE.
The Chief Kickers Frankly Confess That
Kicking Is Done for.

The Chief Kickers Frankly Confess That
Kicking Is Done for.
Noelke issued call to the Kern kickers
of the Third district to meet at Germania
Hall at nine o'clock last night. When
Noelke and his party arrived at the hall
they found it in the possession of the
regulars" A meeting was being held
and new organization being effected.
The regulars ignored the "kickers'' and
elected the following officers:-Frank
Smith, president; Patrick Kelly, vice
president; William Herbert, secretary, and
Martin Kelly, sergeant The i'm
portant Office of treasurer was not voted
upon, as the members thought that DR..
f. Cummings was still swid em'' and the
Office was left as it was.
After eIecting the officers the very first
thing that the new organization did was
to ''bounce' John FL. Cronin, secretary of
the Kickers Committee, and Peter Lynch,
r. S. Tilden and few others. The kickers
were forced to seek new meeting place,
and they held consolation meeting at
Herzog Hall. After they had effected a
temporary organization Mr. r. S. Tilden,
one of the chief among them, threw up
the sponge.
II think he said; ''that the fusion with
the Republicans was the most disastrous
step we have taken, and that was the
cause of our overwhelming defeat. There
is but one thing for US to do, and that is to
reorganize and start anew-not as fusion
lists, but as good Democratic club, and
get respectable men to join our ranks.
do not know what this will amount to,
but want to be put on record as saying
that the new County COMMITTEES is prac-.
tieally dead"
A special reorganization meeting will
be held the first Monday in December.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-19
THIEVES ON THE FERRYBOATS.
John Hanley Is Strongly Suspected of
Being One of Them.

John Hanley Is Strongly Suspected of
Being One of Them.
John Hanley, of No. SO Carmine street,
New York, was arraigned before Justice
Stilsing this morning charged with dis
orderly conduct.
For some past complaints have been
made that people are robbed of their
watches and purses while coming from
New York to this city over the Pennsyl-
vania ferries during the crowded hours
of the evening.
Detectives Dalton and Morris were
watching for suspicious characters in the
Penthouse on this side of the river last
evening when they saw Hanley and an
ether man come over on a Desbrosses
street ferryboat and then Immediately
attempt to go back on another. They
recognized Hanley and started toward
the two men when the latter commenced
to dodge in among the teams.
Hanley was caught but his companion
managed to escape. This morning he
told Justice Stilsing very fishy story in
which he contradicted himself several
times. He was held for further examina-
ton.
The police say that he is general safe
and house burglar, and a well known
criminal. They never knew him to en-
gage in pocket-picking, however, and
think he must have been what they call
'stalliDg" for the other man. That con-
sists of crowding the victim so that the
| pickpocket can get at his valuables.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-19
A HODOKEN MYSTERY.
Was This Bibulous Phila-
delphian Robbed and
Murdered

On the blotter in the police station in
Hoboken, under the date of November
16, appear the names of John Van Varrick
and John Drewes, who are held on sus-
picion.
A little investigation unearthed
rather peculiar story. Last Wednesday
night Sergeant Rathjen's attention was
called to tall, well dressed but intoxi-
Gated Philadelphian on Hudson street.
He was supported by Drewes, while
Van Varrick was walking few PAGES
behind him. The sergeant stopped
Drewes and asked him if he knew his
companion.
NO." said he, 81 met him at saloon
at No. IA Newark street. If you don't
believe me, sergeant, come with me and
see whether / am telling the truth
STEALING A MARCH.
The sergeant concluded to accompany
him. Van Varrick, who had been listen
ing, brushed by him, and started, at q
quick pace, down Hudson street, and
when the sergeant reached there few
minutes later, Van Varrick was quietly
drinking at a table.
The proprietor of the saloon said that
the drunken man had entered his saloon
early in the morning. He proved to be a
Hnquist and man of more lthan average
intelligence, and was well supplied with
money
The proprietor of the saloon offered to
take charge of the man and Sergeant
Rathjen consented to leave him in his
care. The next morning the saloon
keeper called at the station house and
told the Sergeant that shortly after he
had left, the stranger became boisterous
and insisted upon leaving. Drewes and
Van Varrick followed him.
WELL HEELED FOUNDERS
The next morning Drewes displayed q
roll of bills and Van Varrick had apocket
full of silver. Detective Gallagher arrested
the two men.
When searched a pawn ticket was
found on Drewes for the strangers blue
chinchilla overcoat Drewes said that
the stranger had taken it off and insisted
upon giving it away.
Van Varrick when seaIched was penni-
less, but there are persons who are will
ing to swear that when he was arrested
he had plenty of money, and so must
have gotten rid of it some way.
Drewes and Van Varrick gave their re-
spective addresses as No. 212 Park ave-
nue., New York. and Laidlaw avenue.
this city. They bear hard names, and
are well known to the police.
WAS HE MURDERED?
The police are of the opinion that the
stranger was robbed and probably muir
bdered
He was man about thirty-five years of
age and wore full black beard and mus
tache. Drewes and Van Varrick will
probably be given an examination to-
morrow
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-19
WHAT A LANDLORD GUARANTEES.
Interesting Decision for Tenants by Judge
Douglass.

Interesting Decision for Tenants by Judge
Douglass.
Judge Douglass in the First District
Court this morning, tried case which il
OF much interest to landlords and ten
nants.
Max Hiebler some time ago rented the
premises No. 26S Washington street, from
William Ward, the halter.
After occupying the building few
months Hiebler moved out, claiming that
the building was so damp that it ruined
q quantity of drugs and patent medicines
which he kept there.
The building was vacant three months
and was then let by Mr.. Ward to tenant
at less rent than Hiebler agreed to pay.
Hiebler refused to make good the loss to
Mr.. Ward, and suit was commenced
against him.
Mr.. Charles s. Black, who appeared for
Mr.. Ward, submitted decision of the
Court of Errors and Appeals to the effect
that there is no implied guarantee on the
part of a landlord that premises shall be
fit for the purposes for which tenant
wants them.
Judge Douglass took the same view and
gave judgment for Mr.. Ward for the
amount of his claim.
Hiebler was represented by Henry
PuSter
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-19
WHO HAS THE WEDDING MONEY ?
RYAN Says Meany Has 1t: but the Jury
Say No.

Thomas Ryan, of Brunswick street, has
for some time professed TO be dead in love
with Ellen O'Connor. He is broad shoul-
dered and vigorous looking; she is a
charming blonde, with lustrous hair.
Ryan and Ellen decided to get married,
but before doing this they concluded to
hoard up their savings for awhile, and
RYAN had saved $5S. Fearing that the
SIS would be squandered in riotous living
he, so he testified in the Court of Sessions
yesterday afternoon, asked James Meany,
a neighbor, to take care of it. When the
wedding day came he was not able to get
it back Ryan postponed the wedding
and had Meany arrested.
In court yesterday Meany denied posi-
lively that he ever received any money
from Ryan, and Ryan, when cross-ex-
amined, admitted that he might have
given the money to Meany's aunt. The
verdict was acquittal.