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Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1889-11-02
Why.


Bonnie Mayne was a sunny-natured
youth, and as rule he meant to be
good and to do what was right; but
he had bad habit of obeying his
parents very slowly.
Instead of Immediately attending
to their commands, he would hesitate
and ask why they wanted certain
things done, and why they should be
done so and so. When Bonnie was
yet small boy, his aunt gave him a
beautiful hooking bird, which she had
brought him, from her far-away
Southern home. Bonnie priced the
sweet singer beyond all the rest of
his boyish treasures, with the possible
exception of Romeo, his big shepherd
dog.
One warm summer day, when
Dixie, the hooking bird, was fairly
bursting his little throat with the
melody of his sweet southern lay,
Bonnie thought it would be nice to
take the cage from its high hook in
the bow-window and hangit outdoors
on the tree which stood near the
house. A stubby limb of the tree
stretched itself near enough to be
reached from the open window.
Mrs. Mayne sat busily sewing in
the adjoining room, and Bennle called
out, "Mamma, | am going to hang
Dixie on the tree.
Mrs. Mayne said: "No, Bonnie,
do not do So"
But Bonnie had already suspended
the cage upon the limb, and ran to
ask his mother why she thought he
hadn't better do it; when the sun
was shining so beautifully outside,
and the wild birds were hopping about
in the tree. His mamma looked at
him with her mild, reproving eyes,
but instead of administering reproof
she suddenly stared from her chair
with: "Why, what's that noise?''
We shall have to explain what "that
noise" was When Bonnie hung up
up the cage, old Mr.. Thomas Cat was
basking in the genial light of the sun,
just under the window. Apparently
Mr.. Thomas Cat had his eyes tightly
shut. But you mustn't trust a cat
very far-especially if you happen to
be mouse or a bird-if you do,
some day you will be his meat.
"Well," says Mr.. I. Cat, as he
glanced upward through very small
peep-hole between his eyelids,
"Well," he repeated, II wonder how
mocking-bird tastes, anyhow"
Now, when Mr.. L. Cat first thought
of it, | don't think he really mean
any harm-for he was a pretty gooC
cat, and always had plenty to eat
But as he gazed the wicked FEELING
grew upon him, until the evil in hi
nature balanced the good, anC
he succumbed to the temptation. HI
argued to himself, as he slyly crep
to the base of the tree; lit can't b.
Woman's chronicle. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1888-1???, 1889-11-02

very bad for cats to eat birds. Cats
wouldn't be given appetites for birds,
if it were wrong to eat Them Tom
knew this was false philosophy, but
nevertheless, up the tree-trunk he
softly clawed his way; and worming
along the limb which held the cage,
he soon gained good position from
which to spring. Il guess | can
make it from this KNOT he said, $50
here goes!" and away he flew toward
the frail, suspended cage.
In spite Of the briefness of this
tragedy, there was still another actor
on the stage. Bennie's big shepherd
dog Romeo, was lying lazily stretched
out on his favorite rug, near the afore-
mentioned bow-window. Romeo
heard Bonnie 60 into the next room
and ask his mamma why, and Romeo
thought to himself: "That boy al
ways expects me to mind him as soon
as he speaks, but he never minds his
mother without asking why. If l
asked why, I'd get whipping, and l
guess that what he needs too"
Just then Romeo heard slight
rustling in the tree outside. Looking
up, he saw his arch enemy, old Mr..
7. Cat, creeping and sneaking along
the tree. Thought honest old Romeo,
as he remembered the many choice
bones old Tom had stolen from him:
"What does that old fraud mean by
his sly actions? No good, I'll war;
rant
Then as he noticed the bird in its
cage, the whole truth flashed before
his mind. Just then old Tom
crouched; so did Romeo. Then Tom
wriggled: Romeo did likewise. Tom
sprang, and Romeo sprang too; Tom
struck the cage, Romeo struck Tom,
and the whole combination fell to the
ground in ajumble, amid poor Dixie's
cries, Toms p-scats, and Romeo's
growls. And that's what that noise
was.
Mr.. Thomas Cat came out of the
fray minus large quantity of fur;
Romeo carried large scratch on his
nose for many day; the cage was
ruined; and dear little Dixie died
from the effects of the fright and a
bruise received in the fall.
Many good cry Bonnie had over
his misfortune; but tears will not
bring birds to life; and Bonnie took
his ldsson deeply to heart. Twas
seldom after that, that he was heard
to question a command, but nearly
always he obeyed without asking why.
The worst feature about catarrh is its dan.
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The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-11-03
THE PALMA CLUES BowLERS.

Three Games Rolled in the Clubs Tour
nament Last Night.
Three games in the series of the Palma
Clubs tournament were rolled last night
Only one game more is to be bowled. and
that will decide which team will take the
team prizes. No. 4, Captain Gallagher, is
now in the lead with won and 2 lost.
Their nearest competitor is No. /, Cap
tain Ross, with 4 won and 8 lost IL the
latter wins on Monday night they will tie
No. 4 for first place, and the tie will be
rolled off.
Teams No. 8, Captain Lockwood, and
No. 5, Captain Clarke, have tied with
won and lost Team No. 2, Captain
Rich, will close up the rear with 2 won
and lost.
The individual prize for the highest
score will undoubtedly go to +. S. Carter,
vino was in magnificent form last night.
He bowled 227 in the first game, and
followed this big total with 223. The best
previous record was Hathaway's 22l,
made early in the tourney.
The highest individual score for nom
team bowler is that of w. Clarke. 1.-THE
judge" who rolled up 206.
Team No. 2 bowled two games last
night to wind up their schedule. They
lost both. They were vanquished by
team No. 4, Coptain Gallagher, and No. 5,
Captain Clarke.
Team No. 5 played two games. They
superb work, and won both. Teams Nos.
gave them a sharp fight.
hn
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-11-03
In KESSLER'S HALL.

Democratic Nominations Ratified with
Cheers.
A large Democratic ratification meeting
was held last evening at Kessler's Hall
under direction of the County Committee.
1t was nine O'Clock before the meeting
was called to order by Justice William "
O'Connell Henry A. Gaede, Jr, was
selected as chairman, and Henry A.
Pinckney secretary.
After returning thanks for the honor
conferred upon him the chairman intro
duced E. p. Reichhelm, who eulogized
the public acts of Leon Albeit and com
mended him to the Sutfrages of the
Democrats of the Fourth district. He
spoke of the nominees on the county
tickett,, paying an earnest tribute to
Edward f. Mcdonald and George b.
Fielder, both of whom had demonstrated
their patriotism and loyalty to the flag
upon the battlefield.
He then presented substantial reasons
why the tax payers of the Fourth district
should return Colonel William G. Hep
penheimer to the Legislature.
He was followed by j. A. Beecher, of
Newark, who spoke at length, in praise of
Leon Albeit, especially for his position
on the questions of equal taxation and
ballot reform.
Colonel William c. Heppenheimer was
warmly applauded when he made his APP
pearance on the platformas the
next speaker. In his remarks
he gave review of hts acts
as a legislator, defending his course, in
urging the passage OF the New Charter
in the interest of good government. and
showed that it had reduced taxation, and
that under it's provisions school houses
are being provided for the children. and
important improvements of our public
thoroughfares are in progress.
He declared that the contest in the
district was between himself and the
Republican candidate, and that William
+. Kern had nominated himself for the
purpose of dividing the Democratic vote,
hoping thereby to defeat the regular
Democratic candidate. He showed that
Kern had been nominated seven times by
the Fourth district Democrats for public
Office, and that the Democracy had elected
him on five occasions.
He said that Kern owed everything,
politically, to the party that he was now
trying to defeat The speaker then said:
--'I can never forget that owe my pub
lie position to the Democratic party, and
will never try to defeat its regularly nom
mated candidate. Had William f. Kern
received the regular nomination would
have supported him in good faith"
In conclusion he promised, in the event
of his reelection, to sustain the prin-
ciples of equal taxation and ballot re-
form
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-11-03

The runners of the Y NJ. C. A. will
have long hare and hound chase next
Tuesday Captain Dixon and A. +.
Robson will be the hares, and j. l..
Covert will be the master of the hounds.
The start will be at eleven O'Clock sharp
on Tuesday morning from the rooms of
the association. The hares will have five
minutes start All the members OF the
Y. M. C. A. are invited to take part.
There are several good cross-country
runners in the association and a lively
pursuit will be prosecuted by the hounds.
Captain Dixon is training his team hard
for the run on Thanksgiving Day. They
will meet the runners of the Corinthian
Athletic Club, of Staten Island, who are
coming here with team and expect to
carry away the prizes offered by the Y
M. c. A. athletes. There will be three
medals for the hounds and a silver button
for the first hare home.
A movement to form a football team
has been inaugurated, and arrangements
are being made for game at Nyack.
Captain Dixon is hustler. He keeps
the interest alive in the athletic depart
ment.
The gymnasium class is growing
rapidly. The members are practicing for
an entertainment to be given about the
holidays. 1t is an excellent plan and will
give the athletes big boom.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-11-03
A DUSKY Di EVER.
The Bride Waited inly in Mr..
PoIand's Parlors.

Colored society circles in Jersey City
are in a state of agitation. For the first
time since the recent cake walk dusky
gossips have something to chatter over,
and the white-washlng fraternity move
about on tip-toe and talk in whispers.
Two of the circles most prominent
members have furnished it with a
scandal--a real, genuine scandal, such as
the white trash" 'sciety folks OCCASION
ally indulge in.
Catherine Young is trim, prim parlor
maid in the family of Superintendent of
Public Schools Poland at No. 231 Pacific
avenue. Winfield Matthews is u driver
for Genet Brnkerhoff. of Communipaw
avenue. Catherine and Winfield were
engaged to be married.
The ceremony was to have been per-
formed night or two ago, and it is not
GATHERINGS fault that it wasn't She
had made elaborate arrangements for the
event; invested in an elaborate trousseaua
invited her Sixth avenue friends and Sc
cured the services of a Lafayette clergy
man to perform the marriage ceremony.
Mr.. Poland gave up his parlor for the
affair and an altogether enjoyable time
was anticipated
But Matthews failed to appear. The
company waited for an hour or more and
then still hunt for the delinquent was
instituted. But they failed to find him,
and Catherine was not welded. Next
morning she hunted him up and endeav-
ored to bring him to an understanding.
He refused to listen to her. Catherine
now complains that she loaned Matthews
money, probably half a hundred dallars,
to prepare for the wedding. and now she
wants this returned or ring from Win
field. That individual refuses either and
Catherine will prosecute him.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-11-03
DEMOCRATIC CROWDS.
Big and Enthusiastic Meetings 10
Wind Up With.

Plenty OF red ere was burned and
bombs without number were exploded
in front of Roche's Hall on Grove street
by the members of the Third District
Democratic Association, which was hold
ing mass meeting within the hall.
The room was packed and the aisle
choked when Judge Davis called the
meeting to order. He introduced the
next Senator from Hudson county, Ed
ward +. Mcdonald. Mr.. Mcdonald was
received with cheers. Hats were thrown
up, canes and handkerchiefs were waved
in the air.
Mr.. Mcdonald spoke in substance as
follows:-"The main issues of this cam
paign are equal taxation and ballot re-
form, and the chief issue is equal taxa
ton. ! may add that an issue of this
campaign is the necessity of electing
your candidate for Assembly from this
district in order to aid the Governor in
all his reforms.
1t is claimed by our opponents that Leon
Albeit did not inaugurate equal taxa
ton. Will they please tell us then why
the railroads were not forced to pay tax
before our standard bearer was placed in
officer Mr.. Mcdonald then showed the
| improvements made since the time when
tax was placed upon the railroads.
He urged upon his hearers the need of
elecUlng straight Democratic LeRiS-
| lature, and closed his speech by urging
every Democrat to come out and vote on
| Tuesday next.
| Joseph A. Smith, of THE JERSEY CITY
NEWS. followed Mr.. Mcdonald and made
| a rattling speech
| The other speakers were Judge Nc
Grath, who spoke on equal taxation, and
| the next Assemblyman, Murphy, who
closed the meeting.
The intervals between the speeches
were enlivened with patriotic music by
| he Tabernacle band
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-11-03
A RuMoR DENIED.
1t Was That the Rev. Mr.. Scudder Had
been Invited to Brooklyn.

1t Was That the Rev. Mr.. Scudder Had
Been Invited to Brooklyn.
A rumor was heard last night to the
effect that the Rev. J. l.. Scudder, of the
Tabernacle Congregational Church, had
been offered and was about to accept a
call to distant and more lucrative field.
When | called upon the Reverend gen.
tlemen last night to ascertain the cor
rectness of the rumor | found him sur
rounded by some thirty-five or forty
bright looking boys and youths in the
reading room connected with the church.
The boys were actively engaged in read
ing and games In the lecture room q
number of young ladies and gentlemen,
evidently members of the choir, were re-
hearsinE music for the morrow's services.
There is absolutely no foundation for
such rumor,' said Mr.. Scudder,
when addressed upon the subject. 60
have brought my sewing and intend
to stay to use Western lady's
vernacular, l have a work to per,
form here" pointing to the small
amy of eager intelligent-faced boys
about him, 'and it would require
a very tempting offer. indeed. to induce
me to leave this work undone. The
rumor probably grew out of remark let
drop by brother minister, that he had
recommended me to Philadelphia
Church. without ascertaining il | was
willing to- leave jersey City. No, no. l
like Jersey City too well to leave"
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-11-03
John r. Keilys and Cables.

ton of the Seventh Assembly district
will hold an important meeting on Mon
day evening, November 4, at eight O'Clock
in st. Michaels Hall to make final
arrangement for Tuesdays election. and
in company with the Cable Association to
parade through the district.
There will be about five hundred men
in line from both associations. The line
of march will be from st. Michael's Hall
to Erie street, to Pavonia avenue, to Hen
derson street, to Hoboken, through the
Fourth ward in Hoboken, and back to
Jersey City, through Grove street to
Twelfth street, to Erie street, to Ninth
street, to Monmouth street, to Eighth
street, to Grove street, to Pavonia avenue,
to the place of beginning.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-11-03
THE GOSSIP CLUE.
Bergen Ladies Anoint their Association
With a Candid Name.


With a Candid Name.
OF course every sewing circle is a Cos
sip Club, but the Gossip Club of the city
was formed an evening or two ago at the
residence of Mrs. William G. Bumsted
at No. 274 Summit avenue on the
heights.
That it is not stag party, when it gets
together. is indicated by its name. The
ladies who honor it with their presence
are of the galaxy that used to meet Mon
day afternoons IN the Palma Club build
ing. Mrs. Bumsted, Mrs. j. b. Throck-
morton, Mrs W. E. Grattan, Mrs. Ed
Linn, Mrs. H. B. Day, Miss Mamie Alb
belt, Miss Nellie Post, Miss Sibyl Eager
and Miss frankie Stule were present at
the inaugural meeting. Having anointed
the association with its very candid name,
they with one voice-that is. they all
spoke at the same time-lnade Mrs Bum
sted president. and Miss Annie Hether-
ington secretary.
Then they took up their fancy work,
and gossiped about-well the most recent
topic to be discussed was the wedding of
Miss Lulu Gable, now Mrs. Charles
Thomas, and they did it ample justice
When refreshments had been spread, a
Turkish platter, with q cover, provoked
guesses as to what it contained.
1t was so pretentious that no one, save
Miss Mamie Condict, guessed that 1t hid
only solitary banana from view.
A t the meeting to be held early this
week, the propriety OF entertaining the
gentlemen once month will be the sub
iect for gossip.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-11-03
Talk of Building.

The Scottish-American Athletic Club
has for long time been convinced of the
fact that their gymnasium and rooms
were too small. They have frequently
concluded to lease more commodious
quarters, but nothing definite was done
until the last meeting. A committee
was appointed to select site, as It has
been decided to erect building
of their own. Their plan of raising funds
is like that of the Jersey City Athletic
Club TO issue scrip. The duty imposed on
Captain Closterman is too onerous, and
it was decided to engage professor Of
gymnastics and sparring. Captain Clos
terinan and Mr.. Rumpf have been Sc
lected as the committee to find pro
flcient tutor. The club. as was men
toned in THB NEWS a few days ago, has
a large membership and is In healthy
condition financially. The debts have
been wiped out and there Is now hand
some balance in the treasury.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1889-11-03
CRACKED CLAY TARGETS.
Ten Sweepstake Shoots of the suburb
Shooting Association.


Shooting Association.
The New York Suburban Shooting
Association had ten sweepstake matches
at blue rocks yesterday, on its grounds.at
Claremont. Tho following are the
scores
Sweepstakes, 10 blue rocks. ties dvided-John-
son, Q; Miller, &; latham, q; Hathaway, 8; Nixon,
6; Simpson, 5.
No 2-Hathaway, 0; latham, 0; Miller, 8;
johnson, :; Simpson, q; Nixon 5.
No 3-MilIer .; Simpson, o; johnson. q Hath
away g.; latham, q; Nixon, 4.
No. 4-A1iller. s; Hathaway, S; johnson, z;
Simpson, Z: Nixon. 4; latham, 3.
No. 5-Mier, 10; Hathaway, 8: johnson, z;
latham Z; Simpson, 6: Nixon, 3.
No. Miller. 9; Lindsly, s; Hathaway, Z;
Simpson, Z johnson, 5; Nixon, 81; latham B.
No. Miller 10; johnson, s; Hathaway, g:
Lndsly, Z; Nixon, 6; Simpson, 8; latham, g.
No & Hathaway, .; Miller s; latham, s.;
johnson, :; Simpson, 6; Lindsly, 6; Nixon, 4.
No 9--Miller, 9. johnson. q; Hathaway, s.;
Nixon, :; latham. Z; Lindsy q; Simpson, 4.
No. l0-Fifty cents entry, twenty-five birds
Miller 25; johnson, %; Hathaway Is; Simpson.
l6; latham IL; Lindsly, Is; Nixon, Il.
The club will reorganize next week
and will hold another shoot next Satur-
day, at which birds as well as blue rocks
will be shot at.