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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-22
The Prohibitionists Position.

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One result of the re cent Prohibition
defeats has been to greatly increase
the dislike OF the cold water element
for the deceit of the Republican party.
By an odd coincidence the most re
cent and worst of these defeats had
their theatre in States regarded as
hopelessly Republican. 1t is fair to
assume that if the suppression of the
so-called rum traffic" was a thing
that party really aspired to realize,
the vote against liquor in Massachu-
sets and Pennsylvania would have
borne some sort of proportion to the
regular Republican vote of these
States. 1t is now a matter of COM
mon knowledge that no such proper
ton existed. In fact when the nor
NAL prohibition vote and the demo-
cratic prohibitionists-who are very
numerous-are added to the discrep-
ancy between the regular Republican
vote and the anti-liquor vote on the
special question, it will be found that
a very small number indeed of Re
publican votes We're cast in favor OF
the prohibitive law.
1t may be claimed that this state of
things leaves the Prohibitionists in
precisely the same relations to both
parties. But such a conclusion is
hardly warranted. The Prohibition
lists must differ from the rest of man
kind If they do not prefer straightfor-
ward opposition to hypocritical pre-
tence.
Defeat may have the effect of brac-
ing up the more stiff-necked members
of the Prohibition party in their
unyielding principles; but of those
who drift away, we should suppose
very few would bring aid and comfort
to their faithless Republican allies.
Perhaps a large number will refrain
from voting in next Falls elections in
the various States-a course which
will be obviously favorable to the
Democracy, while many Others will
vote the Democratic tickets just to
punish the Republicans, if forno other
reason.
In truth, the position of the Democ-
racy is one to commend itself to all
honest, well intentioned men. The
party stands as the advocate and de-
fender of the liquor dealers, SO far as
securing them fair play is concerned;
beyond that it is just as much pledged
to the repression and condemnation
of what is evil in the traffic as the
Prohibitionists themselves. This po-
sition has been consistently held
through good and i'll report, and the
severity of the liquor legislation in
this State-for the Werts law is a Sc
we're statute as respects the liquor
men-is the best proof of the thor
ough sincerity of the party and its
leaders.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-22

DIED.
AReSH sI 2 4 p. MT, T1hugysasy; June 20 iss9s Sadie
Archipaid. aged one year, eight months ana SIX
Relatives and friends are invited to attend the
funeral on sunday, az four p. m, from NO. ao
AcKERMAN;-sqddeniy, ap Mtlburn, n, y Friday;
June e. lsSl; Charles Ackerman, infant son OF
five months and six days.
Funeral services on Sunday evening. at residence
Interment at Easton, Pa, Monday.
BoWkEk.-on Friday, June q. 1888, at quarter.past
ten pm, Edison stray, youngest son OF Rooert
Z. and the late Harriet Bowker, aged twenty-five
Funeral from the residence of his aunt, Maria
Bunnell; NO. 100 Jersey avenue, on Sunday, June ~
DENMAN.-on June q, 1889, at No. So Sussex street,
this city, Lidy F., beloved wife of George G. Den
Relatives and friends, also members Of Hudson
L9dgc No. ~ X. OF r., are respectfully invited 70
HAUsEL.-At High Bridge, on June 20, 1889, william
Funeral sandss, at two O'Clock >. m.
Interment in New York bay Cemetery.
LAMRENCE.-On FRIDAY, June Il, 1883, william j.
lawrence, eyed sixty-aye years
,r hsla iny;sss and ID friend friends of Of the 9nn family { yra are r respect ssts
residence, No. g Harmon street, on Sunday, June
MiLLIMAN-In this city, June 81, 1889, Mary c., wife
OF the late Lewis j. Miliiman, aged sixtyone
Relatives and friends of the family are respect
fully invited to attend the funeral services on sun,
residence, No. III Fourth street,
Internlent in Albany Rural Cemetery.
MA CKlN.-On Friday, June II, 1882, Mary Mackin
aged seventy five years.
Relatives and friends of the family are respect
fully invited TO attend the funeral on Monday
morning, at nine O'Clock, from the residence of her
son, Henry Mackin. No. sos Second street, where a
solemn high mass of requiem will be offered for the
happy repose of her soul.
MORRISON June 81, 1889, Walter, the beloved son
of Walter and Mary Morris, aged four years and
three months.
Funeral from the residence of his parents, No 28
Van Horne street, on Sunday, at three !. IN.
McGLADE-In this city, ON Friday, June q, 1888
John McGlade.
The relatives and friends of the family are re-
spectfully invited to attend the funeral on Monday,
June q, at 8 O'clock u. m, from his late residence,
No. 1856 Bay street. Thence to st. Mary's Church,
where a solemn high mass of requiem will be
offered for the happy repose Of his soul.
this city, on Friday, June q, 1889,
thirtyeight years.
The relatives and friends of the family are re-
s~pectfully invited l to attend the funeral from her
residence, No. 24 Second street, on Sunday,
June 90, at two p. m.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-22
Mesmerism as Applied to Dentistry.
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From the Albany argus.
A paper was read by DIR. Charles l..
Lang, of New York, on 'Mesmerism
and Its Therapeutical Applications"
Its closing paragraph was as fol-
lows
"As applied to dentistry, l believe
that the chief use will be found in the
suggestive effect in quieting neuralgia
and the excess of pain due to fear of
long operations, rather than in its
a~nesthetic effect. In order to pro-
duce anesthesia profound enough to
allow the extraction of a tooth, the
subject must be an unusually sensitive
one, and the danger and annoyance
would be less from that ideal anses-
thetic for those short operations than
nitrous oxide. Like many other valu-
able remedies, as opium, alcohol, wine,
quinine, ETC., hypnotism must be
handled by those trained to study its
phenomena, and to guard against
trouble each operator should never
hypnotic a subject without his formal
consent or the consent of those in au-
thority over him. Never give to the
~hypnotized subject any other sugges-
ton than those necessary for his case,
unless he has given his consent pre-
viously. Never induce sleep except in
the presence of a third party"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-22
Fron ne Minneapoks JoMl1laI.

FFOHo ttt 2htNtSbI'Oeto OOWf W.
A Minneapolis lady who was for a
few days with the West-De Laittre
party on the continent tells an anus
ing story of her visit to Munich. She
says
II, like other tourists, was notified
to appear before the officials to state
my business in the city, how long l
intended to remain, and many other,
as / thought, impertinent questions.
When | told them that my given
name was Donizetti they storined and
took on dreadfully. They would not
believe that my father had named his
daughter after the celebrated Italian
musician.
1.-The next question which aston
ished me was:-'Who is your patron
saint?'
ave 4 not accustomed to having
patron saints in America said i,
which statement l could not persuade
them to believe. Their persistency
was so annoying that | concluded to
have a patron saint for the occasion;
so | finally said
"'My patron saint is Uncle Sam
''This was quite satisfactory and it
was solemnly recorded opposite my
name.
IA few days afterward some one
we'll versed in American affairs was
looking over these records and he
laughed SO im~moderately at my
patron saint that it upset the officials,
who demanded an explanation, which
was finally given.
MY most singular saint and my
peculiar name were too much for the
Germans, who sent for me and
ordered me out of the city,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-22
A Beautiful Instance.

From the Albany Evening Journal.
Here is d beautiful instance of
SERVED him right:"-In the train
"Georgie, G~eorgiel mind, your hat
will be blown off if you lean SO far
out of the carriage" Paterfamilias
Quickly snatching the hat from the
head of the refractory youngster and
hiding it behind his back)-'"There,
now, the hat has gone.n George sets
up a howl. After a while his father
remarks:-"Come, be quiet; If / whis-
tie your hat will come back again"
whistles and replaces hat on boys
head.) ''There, it's back again, you
seer" While the parents are engaged
in conversation George throws his
hat out of the window and says, PA,
whistle again!n
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-22
h Was So Fair.

From Once q Week.
In soft, silk cowslip-tinted gown she came
The simple flowers, too, punched at breast and
hair
And with a kiss-indulgence rare to claim
Bent down and asked me softly:-"Am l
fair?''
Flushed at her fragrant touch and bird-sweet
voice,
My alteration leaped into my eyes;
Fair for some phase for the bright Springs
choice,
OF what its full fecundity might prize!
These weary years! Tonight again / lie!
Couch-bound q season. On the table near
A bunch of yellow cowslips meet my eye,
And, with a halt of heart, l seem to hear
The rustling Of her gown; again to feel
The hower-soft kiss, the perfume-down the
stair
She passes-nor eturn-my senses reel
And, OF my hungering heart, she was so fair!
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-22

ark Journal treats the venerable
Major Zebina Kallikrates Pangborn.
1t now calls him the Jekyll-Hyde OF
New Jersey Journalism. 1t is too bad
to treat the old gentleman thus.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-22

From the Philadelphia Record.

1t is a queer fact that deaf persons
who cannot hear ordinary converse
ton anywhere else can hear the most
casual and low-toned remarks when
they are riding in railroad cars Il
cannot explain it., y a deaf woman said
in speaking of it yesterday, but the
rattle of the cars seems to drown the
ringing in my ears, and all my ac-
quaintances who are deaf notice the
same thing.n
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-22
The Modern Poet.

Front the Commercial Gazette.
Miss Rhapsodie Ito De Rhyme)-Tve
longed to meet you for some time, Mr..
De Rhyme. | just dote on poets.
They tell me you write poetry?
De Rhyme-Yes, | do.
Miss Rhapsodie-How NIGEL Where
do you publish your poems?
magazines.
Miss Rhapsodie-Ah, and what sub
ject does your muse love best?
cine, or soap, or perfume-anything
that produces the hard cash.
Miss Rhapsodie faints.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-22
A Subordinate Place.
Frona the Boston JoNrMoI.

NTONW n IOotUV OOWIH Uts "
"Now," said the bridegroom to the
bride, when they returned from their
honeymoon trip, ''let us have a clear
understanding before we settle down
to married life. Are you the president
or vice president of this society,""
81 want to be neither president nor
vice PRESIDENT she answered.; II will
be content with a subordinate place,
love-
What is that?"
Treasurer"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-22
A Political sealping Katie.
From Tie Nemark EveaiNq Nelcl

FF0M tNe NebuIN AVeFtHJ -NttUs'
The skirmish between the forces OF
Halsey Magnus and General SewelL,
which promised to lead to a battle
royal has run down to q condition
which Mr. Cleveland might describe
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-22
Al the Riding school.
From London PuacL

"What a pity you don't have look
ing glasses all along the walls--then
one could see ones self as one went
round, you know" why, miss, if
you was to see yourself in a looking
gless just 0 you'd never git on a
'orse again!'
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-22
This paper Is Democratic IN principles
and Is Independent in its Uielos on all
local questions.

WE never completely realized how
formidable a power THE JERSEY City
NEWS was in State politics until we
became aware of the hatred
which the Trenton Times, General
Sewell's mouthpiece, developed
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-22

THE Central Labor Assembly has
taken off its coat and got down to
work. We wish it all sorts of sue
cess. f t. H5l es rz
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-22

ST. ALoYsIUs' Academy may well
be proud of its twenty-four years of
honorable usefulness.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-22

See Joseph Warren, auctioneer's advertise
ment OF the valuable store and tenement prop
erty, No. I'll Newark avenue, to be sold TO the
highest hiader on Tuesday next, at p. m, on
the premises. ~
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-22

TEE New Brunswick FTedonaan
says:-"The only and sensible plan
for the curtailment and subjugation of
the rum traffic is outlined in the high
license law"
Quite right, Friend, the Democratic
legislation Of the recent session was
just the right thing.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-22

FOSTER M. VOORHEES, is the latest
victim of the Republican still hunt Tor
a candidate for Governor.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-22

See Joseph Warren, auctioneer's advertise
ments of the six new three-story and cellar
houses on Seventh street, to be sold to the high
premises. #s*
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-22
MABPIIrsESsy n nEATHS ~

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the SUNDAY MORNING NEWS at the rate of ten
cents a line for the first insertion; JUe cents a line
for each SUBSEQUENT insertion.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-22

was a grand pow-wow in an unknown
tongue. but as the writer was wholly un-
able to take part IN it, it soon ceased, ind
not o word would any of them utter. the
explanation, however, was clear. The
song was a gypsy song, a Romany Tilt
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-22
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WE are quite ashamed Of the way
our respected contemporary the Nee0-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-22
Erect Of a GYPSY Song.

From the San Francisco Chronicle.
IL nearly every case the chorus is sub
seryienttethe song, but there are instances
in which the chorus is the principal. Take,
for example. this extremely curious old
song
Oh, the mouse is in the mill
And the frog is in the will
To my rix rx Silk, romanary ki me
i me nary, ki nae krary
To MY rix SILK, ~ronanary Xxi me.
Concerning this song the writer one
had the following curious experience
The song was a common among the
Irish reaperS, who used every year to flock
These reapers cam from Galway, the
wild vest of Ireland, a place where
there are many traces still to be found of
Spanish, if not Moorish blood. 1t was in u
Cornish harvest field that the writer first
heard and learned the song, and it was in
the grove of scrub oak that used to grow
on Oakland Point, now West Oakland.
that he heard its true character. Several
years ago a tribe of gypsies Were in the
habit of camping under these oaks, and
one day he went over there with a couple
of young ladies who wanted to have their
fortunes n
The young ladies were admitted to the
tent of the seeress, but their escort was
kept outside. To keep him company was
q subsidiary old erone and, conversation
rather languishing, the writer, for some
unexplained reason, began to sing this
song. No One was the chorus reached
than the crone jumped to her feet, burst
into q torrent of jargon, dived into the
tent, dragged out the seeress, and soon
had the whole camp into confusion. There
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-06-22

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, 1889-06-26
Smallpox and Vaccination.

ernment, can scarcely fail once again
to direct public attention to the
magnitude and the Importance of the
issues which will be submitted to
inquiry and, as it is desirable hat
rs many persons as possible should
be placed in a position to form an
independent judgment upon these
issues, we can render no better ser.
vice than by calling attention to the
report by Dr.. Barry, on the epidemic
of smallpox which prevailed in
Sheffield during 1888, as being,
in effect, q complete history, not of
that epidemic only, but of smallpox
generally, as it is affected by Vacci-
nation and by other influences. Mr..
Richie, in his speech in the House
Of Commons on the 5th instant,
referred to DR.. Barry,s report in
extremely laudatory terms, saying Of
it that ga more able and exhaustive
report had ''never been laid before
"the House since the question had
"been in debate" Notwithstanding
this welI-merited eulogium, The report
in question is likely to be more talked
about than read, for it fills no less
than 304 folio pages, which bristle
with tables, diagrams, and statistics,
and in which the facts of the epide-
mic are analysed in every way and
regarded from every possible point of
view. The work Of the general
reader will, it is true, be much facili-
tated by the introduction, filling
fourteen folio pages, which has been
contributed by Dr. Buchanan, and
in which the chief points are sum
married. in a mastery manner ; but
against the help thus given must he
set the circumstance that the volume
is sold at the unfortunately high price
Of twenty.lour shillIngs, which, at
the book rates prevailing in the
present day, will by many persons be
regarded as prohIbitory. 1t is much
to be wished that the Government
would make some arrangements for
publication at q smaller cost, or even
for the gratuitous distribution of the
report to official persons aud sanitary
authorities generally !; for the facts
which it contains can hardly be
made too widely known, in order
that they may assist in displaying
the true character of the pernicious
nonsense which is so copIousIy utter
ed by those who make it their chief
business 20 endeavour to deprive
their fellow-countrymen of the pro
lection which vaccination is caIcuIa-
ted to afford, and which can be afford
ed, unless possibly for some brief
period or in some exceptional con
ditions, in no other manner and by
no other agency. There is not a
single question relating TO smallpox,
or relating to vaccination, upon which
the report will not be found to be a
"Storehouse of facts" collected with
the greatest possible care, and analysed
with the greatest possible discrimi-
nation insomuch that The Report of
the Royal Commission, whenever the
time arrives for it to appear, is hardly
likely TO add anything to the know
ledge of which the public NAV. If thew
, 1889-06-26

all ages is made up by q reduction
of no less han 80 per cent. in the
large earlier death. rate among chill
dren, coupled with an actual increase
of 81 per cent. beyond the small
earlier death-rate of older people.
II follows that the agency by which
the total death-rate from smallpox
has been so conspicuously diminished
is not one which, like sanitary i'm,
provement generally, affects the
whole population, but it is one which
has acted exclusively upon the earlier
periods of life. 1t has not been a
consequence of diminished severity of
the disease, but of diminished prevail
ence during the ages at which its
occurrence is the most dangerous,
and it is, as the report clearly shows,
neither more nor less than VAGINA
ton. In like manner the increased
d~eath-rate Of the later periods of life
is as clearly shown to be due TO pre-
vailing neglect OF The re-vaccination
which is required in order TO render
permanent the protection afforded in
infancy and hence to the liability
of adults, who have not been submit
ted to rr-vnccin0tion to contract
smallp ox If exposed to Infection. As
against this liability, nm abundant
safeguard is shown to be afforded
by revaccination at some period after
the age Of ten years. The most
important figures bearing upon this
part of the question were quoted in
the House of Commons by Mr..
Richie; but, as revaccination is not
compulsory, it will be we'll to repeat
these figures, and to call ATTENTION
to the evidence which they supply.
Among 100, 900 persons over 10
years old, and twice vaccinated, the
rate Of smallpox incidence and NOR
tally actually observed at sheffield
would give 800 attacks and eight
deaths. Among 100 900 persons over
10 years old and once vaccinated, the
figures would be 1900 attacks and
100 deaths. Among 100, 600 persons
YER 10 years and not vaccinated, the
figures would be 9,400 attacks and
500 deaths. During the epidemic,
of $50 troops of all ranks, n"minaIly
rr.vaccinated, ~ men were attacked
by smallpox, and one died +; but the
medical officer in charge informed
DR.. Barry that, in all the twelve
cases, the attempt ut re-vaccination
had been unsuccessful. OF 372 men
in the borough police force, ten CON
stables who had been saccinated but
not re,vaccinated contracted smallpox
before the 10th February, 1888, when
an order for the universal %re-vnccina-
ton of the force was issued, and
thenceforWard there were no more
cases. Of 200 men and boys en-
ployed in the Post Office, all had
been re-v~accinated at the time other
engagement, and not one of the NUM-
Der suffered. Similar illustrations
were, az usual, furnished by nurses.
One hundred and sixty-one persons
were employed in the wards and
Offices of five hospitals. OF these
persons, Is had had smallpox, and
all escaped. Sixty two had been