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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1889-08-22
BABY OR Pig MEAT.

The other night, said Stranion when
you fellows were off at the outlet spear.
ing whitefsh, I was thinking oyer the
various adventures which have befallen
me in my devotion to birch and paddle.
It surprises me to find what lot Of
scrapes I've got into with the panthers.
The brutes seem to fairly haunt me-
OF course, fellows that 60 every year in.
to the Squatook woods are bound to
have adventures, more or less. You
may be get cornered by an old bull
moose, or have close shave with some
excited bear, or strike an unusually ug-
ly lynx, or get spilled out of the canoe
when you re trying to run Toledo falls,
but in my case it ls panther every
time. Wherever 60 in the woods there
is sure to be one of these creatures
sueaklng around. I declare, it makes
me quite uneasy to think Of it, though
I've always got the best of them so far.
I'll bet you a trout there are one or two
spotting me now from those black
thickets on the mountain, and one OF
these days if | don't look aharp
they'll be getting even with me for all
the members of their family that have
cut off in in their SINS
oh, you 60 alongr exclaimed Sam.
You're getting sentimental. can tell
you, I have killed more trout than you
have panthers, and there's no old pa
triarch of trout going TO get even with
me"
The speakers we're lying about the
camp fire at the foot of the Big Squa'
took lake, in Ontario. There were four
of us in the party, and we were in the
genial mood which comes after good
days sport and savory supper.
The night was still, and we were
waiting for u story to 60 to sleep by
Sans practical remarks went unheed.
ed, and IN few moments Stran ion re.
su.ned:
You see, boys, the beasts began to
haunt me In my very cradle, so to speak.
Did any Of you ever hear mother tell
that story?
haver calculated Willis Butler
but Sam and l fastened to declare our
ignorance.
Very well,' said Stranion. Willis
shall see that l stick to the facts
oh, boys, I've heavy contract on
hand, then. replied Willis.
But Stanton bandly ignored him, and
continued.
You all haye seen the old parsonage
at the mouth of the Keswick river.
That's a.historic edi6ce for you There.
in was I born. There were more trees
round it then than now.
AT the mature age Of 10 months
moved away from that neighborhood
but not before the Indian devil, as the
panther is called in that region, had
found ME out and marked ME as fore.
ordained antagonist.
One bright June morning, when
was about months old, and not yet a
BILE to be much protection to my young
mother, my father set out on one Of his
long parochial drives, and we were LEFT
alone-no, not quite alone; there was
Susan, the kitchen girl for company
That constituted the garrison OFT the par
sonage on that eventful morning, moth
er, Susan and myself.
4 cannot say / remember what tool
place, but have so often been told i
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1889-08-22
LEFT ON BASES.

LEFT ON BASES.
Where's your pa, sonny"
He's out.
Ma imp
No. she's out
brother in? ?
mo, he's cut
Then you re the only one IN q
Nav, | amt in, three ont. sid out
m lust left on bascs.-- Burdet,c.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1889-08-22
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LIFE'S STORY.

LIFE'S STORY.
A little girl,
A social whirl,
And she's woman.
A little while,
A glance, a smile,
How very human.
A man will bring
A dainty ring:
Their troth is plighted.
A mammals tear,
A trousseau dear.
Papa's delighted.
A little fiat
A turn at that,
Courtship extended.
A little whirl,
A little girl
The story's ended.
BUT 4 MOMENT.
I saw her bnt a moment
Beneath the apple tree,
There was no one to listen,
No eyes were there to see.
heard her soft voice singing
Her song was one Of loye;
Her bright eyes seemed to borrow
Light from the stars above.
l saw her but q moment,
As meath the tree she sat;
Threw the poker at her
(She was my neighbor's cat.)
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-05
DAsHEs ABOUT TOWN.

Miss Matilda S. Cooper, Of Nyack,
will deliver on address ON "The Art OF
Questioning" at the regular weekly meet
ing Of the faculty Of Hasbrouck's Insti-
tute next Wednesday. An invitation is
extended to all interested to be present.
Miss Cooper has had twenty years ex-
perience as the principal teacher in
methods of instruction in the OsWego
Normal and Training School.
There will be interesting exercises at
the First Baptist Church, Hoboken, next
Thursday evening, on which occasion the
Rev. John Finck will be installed as pas
tor.
Frank Bowman of No "a York street,
was before Justice Stilsing this morning
upon suspicion of stealing a pair Of
trousers from f. Branscombe, fellow
boarder. He will have an examination
tomorrow.
The Rev. Thomas Houston, the blind
Evangelist, will continue his labors in
Hedding Church during the week. The
meetings have developed considerable In
terest.
John Squires, of No. 5415 Green street,
q mason, while at work last evening on a
building corner Of Maple and Pine streets,
fell from the scaffolding and wassseverely
bruised He was taken home.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-05
A Raritan rax Pharos.

Work has been begun on the founda-
tion of the permanent monument or
beacon in Raritan Bay, which is to mark
the bend or turning point in the bound
ary line between the State of New Jersey
and the State of New York The monu-
ment itself is to be constructed of stone
cased in iron, at total cost not exceeding
S6,000 of which each State pays half
1t will be about twenty-five feet high and
will stand in seven feet of water at mean
low tide The boundary line referred to
was established in October, 1857, by
agreement of the six commissioners ap-
pointed by the Governors of New York
and New Jersey, by authority of the
Legislatures. The monument will stand
at point equidistant about two and
thre e-quarter miles, from Perth Amboy,
Keyport and Seguine's Point, Staten
Island. The line extending from it to
the Romer Stone Beacon is marked by
eight buoys placed at intervals of from
one to two miles. These are of the kind
known as spar buoys, and are painted
white above the water line and green be-
low. The sum of 81 900 was appropriated
by the commissioners for this part of the
work, in which they were greatly aided
by the United States Lighthouse Board,
which furnished the buoys at cost price,
and granted the use of a steam vessel for
placing them. -EDentrg Post.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-05
BALLOTS FALL QUIETLY.
The State Election Proceeds
in an Orderly Manner.
GOSSIP FROM POLLING PLACES.
all Signs Point to a Heavy Demo-
cratic Vote in This City.

Everything is progressing quietly and
orderly in the First district. and there
was no disturbance about the polls. Up
to noon the vote was light, and from all
indications the Democrats were getting
their votes out early. Michael Mullone
was running well, and no one entertained
any doubt that his majority would be
1000
The other candidates on the ticket were
polling the full party vote and the Repub-
Hcans seemed to be discouraged thus early
in the day.
In some of the precincts the election
officers experienced considerable difficulty
in manipulating the new patent ballot
boxes. In the truck house at Grand and
Van Worst streets the box would not work
at all and the election officers were Obliged
to receive the ballots in a segar box until
Marshal Tim Long came and fixed the
box.
There was little scrapping in the
polling place in Morris street, near War
rem street, this morning, but it was
quickly stopped before any damage was
done. 1t was good natured row be-
tween the supporters of the same candi-
date and was brought about by an excess
of enthusiasm.
In the Jersey City portion of the dis
trict the voting was progressing at q
lively rate and seemed to be going all
one way, for Byrnes and Hennessy. If
Abernethy and Egan have any chance of
winning the fight it certainly is not in
the Jersey City portion of the district.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-05
GOETHE AND SCHILLER.
A Notable Incident at the Poets VIENNA
Abode,

Abode.
Behind the dining-room, with steps
leading to the garden, is wide room
furnished with sofas, in which Goethe
often received his intimate friends. A
story is told that on one occasion high
Weimar dignitary came to see Goethe,
who was prime minister of the little State,
on matter of public business. he was
informed that his excellency was seriously
engaged. The minister waited patiently
outside for a long time. At last he heard
the chorus of German drinking song
proceeding from this room. He Joined
heartily in it. The door .opened, and he
found Goethe and Schiller seated COM
fortably together, with q bottle of excel
lent Rhine wine on the table.
From the other end of the dining-room
on the left opens the so-called Juno room
(above), the principal drawing-room of
Goethe's time. 1t derives it's name from
the colossal bust of the Ludovisi Juno
which adorns it. Here is the piano on
which the boy Mendelssohn played to the
astonishment of everyone. A short
time before my visit the Empress Au-
gusta of Germany had been to the house.
AS a princess OF Saxe-Weimar she had
known Goethe well. She remembered
how she had sat on the same sofa at the
same table while Goethe brought out
books of drawings to show her. and that
poor little boy" played on the piano. very
nervous. A sliding door gives access to
another drawing room called. even i'll
Goethe's time, the Urbino room. from an
old Italian portrait of duke of Urbino.
This room communicates also with
| Goethe's own living rooms, and it was by
| this passage that he came in to receive his
| guests. The guests were assembled, the
| sliding door was drawn back, and the
stately figure of the Geheimrath appeared
with his court coat and stars On the
other side of the dining room are two
with costly collections. The first of these
was always open to visitors; the farther
one was never accessible. Nothing is
more remarkable than the extent and
value of the collections of the Goethe
| House. e.-Scribner'S MJQQzine,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-05
In HUDSON CITY.
The Votes Comes Out Slowly in this
Section.

The Votes Comes Out Slowly in this
Section.
Up to one O'Clock this afternoon the
voting was light in the old Hudson City
section, including the Fourth and por-
tions Of the Fifth and Eighth districts
Less than one-third of the registered
voters had put in an appearance up to
that hour.
saThe triangular fight in the Fourth dis
trict was hotly contested, but in nine of
the twelve precincts only one-third of the
registered vote had been polled when the
dinner recess occurred. The vote in the
district was close, and so far as the As
sembly ticket is concerned, the fight was
evidently between Heppenheimer and
Kern, and the friends of each were san
guine of victory.
In the Eighth district the vote was
light, but the Regular Democratic candi-
dates were having an easy thing of it.
All over the Hill Bruggemann, for Di-
rector Of the Board of Freeholders was
being knitted, and on the other hand
many Republicans were doing the same
act for Roche.
Nearly one-half of the registered vote
had been poIled in the Third and seventh
districts. In the former the votes were
badly mixed, but little doubt was ex-
pressed rs to the success of the regular
Democratic ticket In the Seventh dis
trict there was no excitement, but the
voting was steady for the regular Demo
cratic candidates, with the exception of
Bruggemann, whose vote Roche was cut
ting into seriously.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-05

giraffe, the hartebeest. the wilde
beest, and all the rarer antelopes
haYe so nearly disappeared from
South Africa that authorities were dis
putting rather warmly few months ago
whittier distinguished visitor should be
directed. Young men can recollect when
the Veldt was thronged with springbok
within an hours ride of the diamond
fields, and steinbok. duyker and SO forth.
could be found at no greater distance.
Elephant shooting is forbidden in Cey-
lon, and regulated all over India. They
raise cry in many parts of Australia
that kangaroos are dwindling at fear
full rate. Tigers can still he found easily
enough by those who seek, but it is by
no means sure that they are really as nu-
merous as this fact would suggest. Some
shikaris have a notion, which seems odd
to the inexperienced, that they are apt to
close in as jungle is brought under tillage.
Russian spo rtsmen are absolutely con-
vinced that bears do so--Lo7ldon Stand
ard
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-05
Hoboken Notes.

The property Nos. 81, 80 and Al Garden
street has been sold to Mrs. Emma Ander-
son for $4,000, which is considered good
price.
Mr.. George Green, of Hoboken, who
recently lost his wife, was the recipient
on Sunday night of set of handsomely
engrossed resolutions of coincidence from
Hudson Lodge, Sons of Benjamin, of
which Mr.. Green is a member
Margaret Darcy, of Fifth and Madison
streets, Hoboken, was locked up today
on warrant issued by Justice Seymour
OH charge of assault and battery pre-
ferred by her husband.
The Rev. Mr.. Freund has tied the nup-
tial knot for two more loving couples.
They are:-
Miss Meta Wilhelms, of New York, to
John Henry Hesse, of Hoboken, and An
ton Puhn to Helena Catherine Fresichs.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-05
HOB0KEN.
The Votes Fall Quietly and the Best
Order Prevails,

The Votes Fall Quietly and the Best
Order Prevails,
The election today is one of the most
quiet elections ever held in Hoboken.
There is almost no intoxication. The full
police force is out but finds little to do.
1t is almost impossible to learn the
progress of the vote, as the majority of
the ballots were cast by vest pocket
voters.
A few spurious ballots were placed on
the street this morning, but the man who
was distributing became frightened and
disappeared. Later young man dis
tributed ballots greatly resembling the
Democratic tickets. but they were simply
advertising lodges A number of voters,
however, placed them IN the box without
examining them.
In regard to ethe vote, Bruning, of the
Ninth district, who is running for Free
holder, seems TO be the favorite, although
Kenny is undoubtedly making big light.
Larry Pagan, the candidate for Assembly,
is having hard fight with Kudlich, the
Republican candidate. August Brugge-
mann and James Roche seem to be run
ming very evenly.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-05

Among the passengers on a Western
train the other day was woman very
much overdressed, accompanied by a
bright looking nurse girl and self-willed,
tyrannical boy of about three years.
The boy aroused the indignation of the
passengers by his continual shrieks and
kicks and screams and his viciouSness
toward his patient nurse. He tore her
bonnet, scratched her hands, and finally
spat in her face without word of re-
monstrance from the mother.
Whenever the nurse manifested any
firmness the mother chided her sharply.
Finally the mother composed herself for
a nap, and about the time the boy had
slapped the nurse for the fifth time a
wasp came sailing in and flew on the
window of the nurses seat. The boy at
once tried to catch 1t.
The nurse caught his hand and said,
coaxingly:-
Harry mustn't touch. Bug will bite
Harry"
kick and pound the nurse. The mother,
without opening her eyes or lifting her
head, cried out sharply
"Why do you tease that child so, Mary?
Let him have what he wants at once"
''But, ma'am, it's a."
''Let him have it, say"
Thus encouraged, Harry clutched at the
wasp and caught it, The scream that fol-
lowed brought tears of joy to the passen-
gers eyes.
The mother awoke again.
Mary" she cried, let him have itt'
Mary turned in her seat and said con-
fusedly:-
He's got it, maamp'-B Boston Herald.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-05
EQUATORIAL AFRICANS.
Some of the People with Whom Emir
Bey Has to Deal.

Some of the People with Whom Emin
Bey Has to Deal.
Throughout the great area included in
the Equatorial Provinces there must be
varieties in the physical type. The tribes
are not, however, strikingly different to a
casual observer. They are all finer peo-
pie than the West Coast negro whom we
see in America. The head is higher, the
face less prognathus, the features more
agreeable, and the limbs more symmetri-
cal, and muscled well down to the ex-
tremities. The long heel and crooked
shin. which we consider characteristic
of the true negro. do not belong to the
negro of the upper Nile The type i'm
proves as we ascend the Nile. The Baris
are fine, large men, uncommonly tall and
and strong. The Maids are, however, the
beauties and dandies of the whole coun-
try. One will see there really handsome
men. They are not so large as the Baris,
but very symmetrical, and their features
are often positively agreeable. They take
more pains in personal decoration than
most of their neighbors, dressing their
hair very elaborately. and often painting
their bodies in fantastic patterns
All of these people are armed with
spears and many of them carry bows and
arrows as well. Shields are by no means
universal. Such of the tribes in the inn
mediate vicinity Of the Nile as carry no
shields seem to dread the shields of the
Makraka warriors from the west, who
were occasional allies of the troops of the
Provinces. quite as much as they feared
their fierce courage and reputed canni-
balism. In arms as in dress there is some
variety in detail. The size, shape and
barbing of spear and arrow heads vary.
The arrows particularly are often fend-
ishly contrived to lacerate terribly and to
be withdrawn only by free cutting
Poisoned spears and arrows are used, but
from such information as | could gather
/ concluded that the danger from them
was easily exaggerated. The people have
not the knowledge to concoct poisons
that will at once last on the head of the
weapon and be quickly soluble in human
blood. 1t is doubtful, indeed, if they
have any poison that would produce a
serious general effect If introduced into
the circulation, although their poisoned
weapons make ugly sores. In short, they
cannot fight with specifics any more than
white men can, but must rely upon their
individual courage and address in which
they are not deficient, and upon the quail
ity of their weapons, which are formid-
able enough. -Scribner's Magazine
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-05
Raxnnna Council.

Bayonne Council No. 695, Royal Ar
canum, received a visit last night from
the grand officers, together with a dele
cation from Carte ct Council, of Railway.
The occasion was observed in one of those
happy ways so peculiar to Bayonne Coun-
Gil. The "long table" was spread and
fruits and lemonade, cake and ice cream,
coffee and cigars were served in abund-
aEce. During the feast of good things
edible there was also feast of reason;
Orator Wright presiding with his usual
success. Among those who made brief
speeches were Grand Regent Douglas,
District Deputy Kerr. the Rev. w. w.
Regent Feast, of Railway. Mr.. j. p.
Skeliy also contributed to the entertain
ment, together with the Royal Arcanum
Glee Club.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-05
Court Greenwood Elects a peleeate.

Court Greenwood, No. 1896, A. o. f.
of A., held an important meeting last
night at their rooms in Masonic Hall,
Bergen avenue. Owing to the feverish
condition of the political pulse of that
neighborhood the attendance was not as
large as usual.
After the ordinary business of the even
ing had been transacted the Chief Ranger
announced that the Court had to elect
delegate to represent them at the forma-
tion of the Grand Court of the State af
New Jersey. Brother Norman was un-
animously chosen as such representative,
and in few well chosen words expressed
his thanks for the honor, and declared
his intention of doing all in his power to
further the interests of Court Greenwood
and the Order in general Past Chief
made few pertinent remarks on the
benefits of the endowment fund, after
which the Court adjourned.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-05
To a Higher Court.

HE is out of our Jurisdiction" said
Justice Stilsing this morning when he
read off the name of Edward Cosgrove.
Cosgroye, who was one Of the best known
characters at the police court, and who
spent the greater part of his life in jail,
was picked up by Captain Farrier yester
day afternoon and placed in the Gregory
street station for safe keeping. This
morning about eight O'Clock Policeman
Burns was passing his cell, when some
thing in Cosgrove's appearance caused
him to examine the man. He did 50, and
found him lifeless. DIR. Boyd was called
in and pronounced the man dead from
hemorrhage. The body was removed to
the mOrgue,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-05
In NORTH HUDSON.
The Fusionists Weakening at the Last
Moment.

Tne fuStOnlSts NeakeninS at the Last
Moment.
The fight in North Hudson is going
busily on and a glorious Democratic vic
tory is predicted in that section. The
county ticket is polling good vote
though Bruggemann, as was to be ex-
pected, will run behind the ticket
The fusion supporters are falling into
line, and it is rumored that the great
Charley Rub himself cast his vote for his
regular party nominees.
There was quite q rumpus in Ruh's dis
trict in Union Hill over the appointment
of an election inspector. Wooster, the
regular Democratic appointee was OBJ
jected to by Rub and he attempted to
have Joelke, one of his henchmen. sub
stituted.
Rub made strong fight, but suffered,
as usual, a defeat.
Usher is running well, and will be
elected by a small majority
Pinnell and Warden, the Kickers and
Republican candidates for Freeholders.
are cutting into each others vote and
Noonan will go through with flying
colors.
The vote is very light and will not be
more than 5, 200 in the whole district.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-11-05


A Tie for First Place and Extra
Game RclIedt-Election Day Sportsing
Events.
The tournament of the Palma Club
ended last night. An extra game had TO
be played to settle it.
The teams who struggled for suprem-
acy last evening were Nos. 1 and 4. The
latter was in the lead with five won and
two lost. The latter had record of four
won and three lost. The result was as
Sam Hathaway predicted ON Saturday
night. He then said, "Our team will win
the game and that will make tie for
first place. But Gallagher's team will
Soper are lucky"
His team did win the first game and
made it a tie. The extra game was i'm
mediately rolled and luck was with Cap
tain Gallagher's team by a large
majority. Gallagher and Soper got
large slice of lnck as prophet Hathaway
prophesied. The former put up 204 and
the latter 1S3 There was another lucky
man in the team-James Clarke, who
swung up POS.
IL Is uO6 surprising WIFI bueSe bnTee
scores that their opponents were defeated
easily
The boss score of the night was made
by Behrens, of Captain Ross team, who
rolled 21S.
The story of each game is quickly told.
The winners went to the front at the first
frame and remained there to the end.
The winning team gathered in their
handsome prizes. The gold and silver
pocket match boxes, presented by DIR.
Edge. to go respectively to the team mem
ber making the highest score and the
substitute putting up the biggest total
were still in the case at the office of
the club this morning. The gold box
goes to Mr.. Il. A. Carter, who put up 227,
and the silver one to Judge" Clarke,
who bowled 206.
The scores of last nights games were