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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-26

FAITH CURE BROTHER EDWARDS
told his congregation yesterday that
he had seen heaven. Although his
view was not SO comprehensive as
might have been desired, it will serve
as a basis for Identification if Brother
Edwards ever gets within sight of the
place again.
, 1889-12-19

one oppose the proposed federal plan
Of elections? Is 1t because the elec-
tions In some parts Of the country
are not honestly conducted? Do the
opponents now seek to shield dis
honesty by opposing the passage OF
a law which Is calculated to guard
the ballot box from all forms of dis.
honesty?
The perpetuity Of the republican
form of government depends largely
upon the purity OF the ballot.
The principles Of true democracy
must be maintained to the extent
that every elector shall have the
privilege Of casting his ballot and
having It counted as he cast 1t.
The will of the majority emanat-
ing from the conscience and judg-
ment of the people should be the
abiding law to guide the admins
tration Of governmental affairs.
AS the popular franchise is the
only way in which the people can
give expression of their views on
governmental affairs, every ballot
should have It's full weight in shap-
ing the policy OF the affairs of the
nation. With u view only to max
ing every vote carry Its full weight
and influence the government
should supervise the franchise of the
Dcople.
, 1889-12-19

father, young Johnson ran away
from home, and began his career. 1t
Ia no wonder that his whole soul
turned with sympathy toward the
oppressed blacks, when he pondered
on the personal tyranny of his own
boyhood.
johnson was as sincere as John
Brown, without in any way par
taking of the spirit of the
fanatic. Fanaticism was incon-
sistent with the new life to
which he had escaped; 1t WAS that
from which he had fed. Still, there
was the blood of the Puritan In his
veins, and 1t could not be elimi-
mated. It was noticeable I'm a cor
tain tinge Of bigotry which charac-
tcrlzed his utterances, ms we'll as In
the intensity and unreasonableness
of his hatreds. He could brook no
criticism or opposition, and that
which aided him in dealing telling
blows against slavery marrcd to a
certain extent his character as a
man.
His chief literary work since the
war was a history of William Lloyd
Garrison and the antl-slavery move
rnant
, 1889-12-19

have wished. TO retract. AS poet
he was subtle, analytical and philo-
sophical, and often sacrificed metrl-
cal harmony and rhythm to force of
expression and depth of thought.
Many have argued from this that
he was not poet at all, while his
extreme admirers have elevated him
almost to plane with Shakespeare.
Both are doubtless wrong.
Browning was poet, and one of
the greatest, and the verdict of pos
tcrlty will be to give him honorable
place among the worlds poets and
philosophers.
Seldom have two such great and
worthy lives noated 30 Tranquility
down the river of time together as
did those of Robert Browning and
his sainted wife. Elizabeth Barrett
Browning, whose name will be
coupled with his in all the future.
, 1889-12-19
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IS GAMBLING ESSENTIAL?

A writer in the Pomeroy Inde-
pendent presents the following
forcible points in opposition to the
plea that gambling is at all essen
tial to the welfare OF q town or city.
They are unanswerable:
"If any one can set forth single re-
deeming feature connected with gam
kind Of gambling induces anything de-
sirable I'm decent community. No
game of chance ever added single cent
in any way to the cash Of the world.
Gamblers are sort of parasite that live
OH of other peoples earnings, not only
taking their money and corruptirg
their morals, but destroying habits
of industry and begctting indo-
lence and shiitiessncss. 1t takes
the money from the young and unso-
phisticatcd farmer lads, from heads OF
young families; II robs the babies, wives,
mothers and fathers to line the pockets
of set oil drunken, gambling, trouble
making rakes. Gambling takes the
money that should buy tea, coffee and
sugar for little children; money that
should be used paying honest debts;
money that If used in the legitimate
channels of trade should go to the mer-
chants, grocers, mechanics and others
and puts 1t into tho hands of rough, dis
solute, ,iaw-breaking rowdies, who are the
bane of good society. These roughs use
IL in ministering to the most dcpraved
passions and appetites and in sowing
vice.
, 1889-12-19
THE CRoNIN VERDICT.

The Cronin jury has done it's duty
The verdict is righteous one, and
will lift to greater heights Chicago's
reputation for dealing out justice to
murderous conspirators. In the
light of the testimony, which plain
ly pointed to the guilt of O'Sullivan,
Coughlin and Burke, 1t is difficult to
imagine how there could have been
"a shadow Of doubt in the minds of
the jurors.
But the demands of justice have
not been fully met. The men who
lured DIR. Cronin to his death were
but the executors of the true con-
spirators. TO their lot fell the cruel
fate of enforcing the deadly decree of
power that still goes unpunished,
and probably will never be brought
to justice. At present no means of
barring this murderous secret to its
depths are presented. The men
who have just been convicted alone
possess the key that could unlock
this dark and bloody chamber OF
crime. 1t Is not probable that they
will weaken and confess the truth.
, 1889-12-19

PENDLEIoN has gone crazy over
raffies. The Juror reached the height
of absurdity last week, when q Bible
peddler came along, and with an
eye to business got ''into the swim"
and began placing his books i'm the
saloons around town for disposal
with the dice-box. At one place an
elegant plush-covered Bible, valued
at $25, was on exhibition for disposal
by chance, at 81 per chance; but
when the hour set for the rattle ar
rived 1t was discovered that some
depraved wretch had stolen the sa-
cred volume. He was caught at La
Grande, and will probably be given
an excellent opportunity to read the
stolen book behind prison bars.
, 1889-12-19
A FAIR BALLOT.

The proposed federal election law
which has been introduced in con-
gress Is arousing considerable COM
ment. Thus fur little objection has
been developed in the North, but
the democratic press of the South
has not hesitated to make known
it's opposition. This shows where
the shoe pinches. The plan pro-
posed seeks to secure an honest elec-
tion in every precinct, and is not in
tended TO affect the rights of any
lawful voter.
The truth Ia the solid South docs
not want an honest vote. 1t docs
not want to give the government an
opportunity to know the actual
state of affairs under which a ma
jority is maintained at the will Of q
few leaders.
The Mississippi plan of firing
cannons and musketry In each town
on election day to warn the colored
republican majority to keep away
from the polls is modern method
of expressing the will of the people
through the ballot box. Other
methods equally effective In results
are practiced In other states.
Many of the Southern papers
claim that 1t would. be unwise to
discard the old and we'll established
systems Of voting, which are en-
tirely satisfactory to the people. II
these systems are wise and honest,
no one will be injured by having q
government official present rs a
mere looker-on while the ballots are
being cast and counted. Govern
ment supervision can not change re-
suits when honest elections are held.
If this is the case, why should any
, 1889-12-19
EDUCATIONAL.

The new Yale college gymnasium will
cost about $500, 900.
In nineteen states public school pupils
must pay for their books.
The evening schools of Boston were
never before in such fourishing con-
dition.
Tne Psi Upsilon Fraternity has jusQ
established a chapter at the University
of Pennsylvania.
A Wisconsin law compels the attend
ance of children at an English school
thirteen weeks of the year.
There are to-day 3S47 young men in
our American colleges preparing to
preach the gospel in every land under
the sun.
Tho kentucky university this year
opened its doors to female students, and
now the names of twenty young women
are entered upon its rolls.
In the last fifty years only 4ies stu
been admitted to West Point, and of
these only 1905 have graduated.
A Chautauqua literary and scientific
circle has been organized among the CON
yicts In the Nebraska penitentiary. The
class numbers twenty-five members.
Chicago is to have technical school,
l
be instructed. The fund for this pur-
pose now amounts to over $1,OO0,0OO.
BY depositing their pennies for the last
three years, the scholars In the public
schools in Long Island City have at pre-
sent to their credit the sum OF SIC, 403 6S.
According 20 the last reports of the
educational bureau there are 36l colleges
| for men in the United States, having
43,a74 students, and fifteen colleges FOR
women, with 20,772 students.
A fund OF $5O, 900 has been raised by
the alumni Of Oberlin college to establish
fellowship in honor of the venerable
ex-President James II. Fairchild, to be
called the Fairchild professorship, and
is intended to provide for DIR. Fairchild
during his life.
| When II was recently announced at
the English university of Cambridge
that women should benceiorth be ad-
mitted to the university examinations
the students turned out in u body to
cheer Miss Helen Gladstone and the in-
coming young women students.
, 1889-12-19
LAST OF THE ABoLITIoNIsTs.

Oliver Johnson, the announce
ment Of whose death was published
in the REVIEW almost simultane-
ously with that of the ex-president
of the confederacy, was the last OF
the great anti-slavery agitators
whose efforts accomplished 30 much
for the overthrow of African slavery
in America, and to all Of whom the
nation owes deep and lasting debt
of gratitude.
JohnsOn's name is coupled with
those of Wendell Phillips and Will
lam Lloyd Garrison on account of
his association and cooperation with
the famous orator and the great
journalist and organizer in this
mighty humanitarian movement.
A printer by trade and a journal
list by education, Johnson's pen
welded a powerful influence on
public sentiment during the years
preceding the war, and his death ut
the ripe age of 80 years is an event
worthy Of passing notice.
Phillips and Garrison were men
Of remarkable ability, and even gen.
ius. Johnson was an able Journal
ist, but did not possess genius, and
was not a man of remarkable talent.
In many respects, however, he was
remarkable man, fearlessly assert
ing his convictions and champion
Ing the cause Of the oppressed.
johnson was born In the town of
Peacham, VT, of old line Puritan
stock, and was early trained in the
straight and narrow way by too
stern father, being further compelled
to attend OH the minlstrations of the
old time Puritan pastor, Father
Wooster. Young Oliver chafed un-
der the restrictions of orthodox ex-
istence and sought by and forbidden
paths Of pleasure, much to the grief
Of his pious father, who sought by
sundry applications of the rod to ex-
orcise the evil spirit in his wild and
unruly son. AT length, becoming
desperate, and with n heart full of
Indignation ut the tyranny Of his
, 1889-12-19
LIGHT AND LAUGHABLE.

Merchant Traveller: The storm cloud
should have u sky blew color.
st. Paul Globe: Poets are born. Only
waiter girls are made TO order.
Binghamton Republican: A rooster
Is like an auctioneer. He makes big
noiso in order to attract fair bids.
Rochester Post: The recent excite.
mcnt in corn circles has not brougL. any
increased business to the chiropodist.
Boston Transcrint; The trees now re-
semble the man who takes oil his hat
when he salutes lady-naked boughs,
you know.
Chicago News: The treacie jug, the
buck.wheat pancake and the cold wave
now form an oligarchy of tremendous
power.
Chicago Herald: A soft coal trust IL
announced in Pennsylvania. 1t is soft
for the mine owner, undoubtedly, but
not for the Consumer.
, 1889-12-19
ROBERT BROWNING.

The great poets are passing away,
and no one is rising up to take their
place. Robert Browning, the most
subtle and philosophical of all En-
glish speaking poets, is dead, and
soon we may expect to hear of the
"passing" of Tennyson, Edwin
Arnold and Tennyson in England,
and Whittier and Lowell in Amer
lea, are practically all that remain
of the great constellation of Anglo
Saxon poets. There are numerous
names well known among the
younger generation of poets, but
none who rise to the heights of in
spiration like those who are passing
away. Many of their songs are
sweet and tuneful, but they are in
minor keys, and lack the majesty
and depth of the highest order of
poesy.
1t Is not TO be denied that lmagina-
zion and fancy are being dlspelled
by the wonderful discoveries of
science and the activity and enter
prise of practical age. The people
of to-day have no time to sit dream
ing on the grassy banks of Arcadian
streams. Yet, there Is n loss to the
world, and sense of sadness is felt
ms one by one these great lights of
the age go out, no more to shed their
cheering rays upon the souls of men.
Browning's life was remarkable
one, filed with noble deeds and
lofty aspirations, and, like Long
fellow, he too may have said that he
never wrote "a line which he could
, 1889-12-19
IT OF THE HOME PRESS
SPIRIT
THE DEATH OF DAVIS.


Palouse City News: The death oi
Jefferson Davis will do much to smother
the last sparks Of hostility TO the north
which have been smouldering in the
hearts of ,hc adherents to the coniede
racy, He was their chosen leader dur
ing the war, and since the surrender at
Appomattox has been regarded in the
light ofa martyr. AS long as he lived
they could not forget the cause which
he represented. Not only his speeches,
but his very presence tended 10 keep
alive the spirit which animated them
In their great struggle to overthrow the
government. 1t Is perhaps only natural
that they felt for him sentiment oi
love and reverence and for his views I,
sentiment of respect, but the sentiment
will die with the man. The stone which
marks his grave will also mark the
sepulcher of the lost cause.
, 1889-12-19
TIL IN AND NOW.

Puyallup Commerce: Twenty years
ago .. NJ. Annis settled on u piece of
land near the mouth of the Puyallup
river. lie camped on the claim one
night, and the next morning one of the
Indian tyees notified him that he was
intruding on part of the reservation.
the the nativass Mr. Hnn1s tucked ID biss sss nsnts r.,
In his boots and waded oir to higher
ground further up the river. Some time
aftorward another white man came along
and took up the same land, and stepped
it oil and showed Mr.. Indian that it was
just over the line of the land allotted to
hin, by the great father at Washington.
The same settler has a standing oiier of
500, 600 for the same claim to-day.
, 1889-12-19
METAL QUOTATIONS.
SILVER AND GOLD.

The recommendation of Secretary
Window to suspend the coinage of
silver Is not received with favor
throughout the West. 1t is looked
upon as step toward demonetiza-
ton of silver rather than a move In
the interest of Its coinage. AS silver
represents more largely the peoples
money, there is n general feeling In
favor of retaining the present sys-
tenn of coinage. II there could be
an assurance of a steady demand for
silver for coinage purposes the peo-
pie would consider the proposed
change as being more favorable to
their interests. AS the business in
terests increase with the population,
the demand for the extension of the
medium of exchange becomes more
extensive. The people must have
some assurance that gold and silver,
the present standards of value, will
be coined in sufficient quantities to
meet the necessities of the trade.
To give the secretary of the treasury
the hover to eliminate silver from
our monetary system would be
q possible surrender to the
power of Wall street. That such
Q step would ever be taken is almost
beyond the scope of mere supposi-
tion, but a temptation involving
the financial standing of nation
should not be intrusted to one man,
and delegated to subordinates. Such
discretionary power would virtually
make the secretary of the treasury
the financial monarch of the nation.
Other nations rely upon carefully
prepared statutes to regulate ma
tional finances and do not allow
discretionary powers.
The Wall street cry against the
silver dollar Is founded only in greed
for gain. With European nations
trying TO meet the public demands
for enlarged circulation on gold
basis, which tends to draw gold
from this country, they see day I'm
the near future, with silver demone-
tized, when the creditor will have IA
decided advantage of the debtors,
when gold will have double its
present purchasing power and mill
ionaires will be monarchs of the
money markets.
This plan would work well
for the rich, but it would
be great detriment to
the poor as well as the nation.
At present our national prosperity
is not due to the men of wealth, but
the men who work. If our govern
ment Is wise il will listen to the
demands of the people rather than
the keepers of money exchanges
and provide circulating medium
which is best adapted 10 necessities
of trade. Silver has wilhstood the
attack of the credit classes at home,
and has been assailed abroad, and
now holds its own as n standard of
exchange along with gold.
The day is soon at hand when the
bimetallic standard must be adopt
ed throughout the markets of
the world. The increase in popula-
tion exceeds the proportionate prod
uct of gold, and hence the necessity
of uniting silver with gold as
standard Of value. The proposed
interchange of trade with the ma
tions of Central and South America
will doubtless increase the demand
for silver. With this new field of
trade at our disposal 1t would be
folly to allow silver to be demon
etized. 1t would be better fnancier-
ing to increase its coinage to facili-
tate the trade with these countries,
as well as supply the demands of
our rapidly increasing population.
, 1889-12-19

Their interests would better be ad-
vanced by trusting to outside In
fiuences to unlock for them tho
doors of Joliet prison.
At all events this lesson is suffi-
ciehtly severe to exert salutary
effect 1t will put an effectual stop
to the utterance of lawless DEGREES
of death, and will stand for many
years as a warning to men who
have murder In their hearts.
, 1889-12-19
MR.. WILSON, READ THIS.

Almira Journal: One of the peculiar
tiles that we come across in the survey
of our public lands il two townships in
the northeast corner of Lincoln county.
The regular survey stops on the north
line of township q, leaving township
2S, unreserved or unaccepted, which
amounts to about the same thing These
lands have been settled ON for five years,
are we'll improved, and one of the gar
den spots OF the Big Bend country. Pc
titions have had no effect, and the pa
yet something should be done to relieve
them so that they could procure a title,
as a squatter's right is simply an aggra-
vation.
, 1889-12-19
ANOTHER SCHEDULE WANTED.

Garfield Enterprise; There is great
dissatisfaction among the citizens OF
this place, and in fact Eastern Wash
ington in general, with the present time
schedule of the railroads. Both the o.
X. IL N. and the Northern Pacific trains
pass through the most fertile farming
lands of Washington after dark. The
through passenger trains on the North
ern Pacific now meet at Spokane Falls
at midnight and the first peep the East
ern tourist gets of our wonderland by
daylight is an expanse of sand and sage
brush, perhaps the very worst part of
the state. He goes on through the
sound and about two days of drizzling
rain and iog complete his disgust; he
takes the next train for home and again
passes by night through a country
whose fertility surpasses the'ideal of his
dreams, only to look out at daylight
and finds himself in rough mountain
ous country.
, 1889-12-19

sion in the case of John N. I.indback. of
August 10, 1889 90 l.. d., 2si), are in
tended to apply to all original timber
culture entries made prior to the pro-
mitigation of circular approved July i2,
1887. In all such entries the time con-
sumed In preparing the ground for the
trees, If such preparation Is In accord
anco with the provisions of the law, will
be considered as part of the eight
years cultivation required.
Very respectfully,
w. NJ. STONE,
, 1889-12-19

THE Mullan Tribune has some
novel ideas about civil government.
1t credits Washington with three
United States senators, as follows:
"rhe other senator, John l.. VIII
son, was probably absent from this
shameful banquet, and will be there
fore regarded as the honorable man
of the trlo.n
, 1889-12-19
FROZEN TO DEATH.

Boise City Statesman: John Ellis,
who lives on Granite creek, near Placer
vile, In the Boise basin, started from
Placerville on the 10th inst. for his home.
A search for the man resulted in his
body being found under n tree midway
between the two places named, 300 yards
from the road, where he had been over
come by the cold and frozen to death.
He leaves wife and nine children.
, 1889-12-19

SOME of the gambling fraternity
had an idea that when they ceased
operations the Spokane river would
lose its water power, the mines would
"pinch out" wheat would cease to
he grown I'm the Palouse countryand
the railroads would stop running
trains I'm here,
, 1889-12-19

MISSOURI girls are proverbially
spirited, but the one who killed n
man who was teasing her about her
admirers appears to have gone n
little too far BY the way, wasn't it
II Missouri girl who threw n pan
cake at Mrs. Cleveland?
, 1889-12-19
A Groom" At GRANGEvuLE.

Grangevillc Free Press: The town
was full Of men last Monday, and the
men were full of whisky, and altogether,
Grangevillc resembled a high-toned
agricultural village its name implies.
There are no bugs OIL this embryo
metropolis. The members of the Cpur
d'A!cne camp came out from Allison
gulch to attend court and spent few
hours here before they returned. They
nre high rollers on general principles
and frescoed the town in carnation tiuts
in II highly artistic manner.
, 1889-12-19
An ESTIMATE OF JEFF DAVIS.

Red Lodge Picket: Few tears were
shed when the news reached town that
Jefferson Davis hud passed in his checks.
1t is always charitable to pull down the
veil of charity over the faults of the
dead and consequently we will not say
anything about the man. The dead
southcrner was not our ideal of great
ness or goodness. If Davis could have
died fifty years ago the iates would have
conferred am incstimable blessing upon
tho Southern people. Davis was never
loved by tho young South--nlthough he
was greatly slobbered over by the old
re-eating element.
, 1889-12-19

THE election of Judge Elwood
Evans to the Legislature to succeed
the petulant Pierce county member
who resigned because things
wouldn't drift his way, is proper
recognition of the merits of an ex-
cellent citizen. Judge Evans Is II
pioneer of the state, and has exerted
Il powerful influence for good upon
Its history and laws.
, 1889-12-19
GOOD CITIZENS.

Asotin Sentinel Several new settlers
from the forks of Asotin were in town
Monday night. A settlement of Ger
mans is forming up there, and FROM
their well known habits of honesty, in
dustry and economy, much good to the
county is promised, 1t will require more
than one season Of short crops to drive
them out,
, 1889-12-19

IRIS II long lane that has no turn
ing; and it's II long deadlock that is
never broken. Even Montana poll
ticians have wearied of the fight
that left them nominally a state, but
in fact territory, so far as repre-
sentation at Washington is con-
cerned.
, 1889-12-19
TOUaM ON sPOKhNE.

Puyallup Commerce: An indication
of the moral and social condition of the
western cities as viewed by citizens of
that old Quaker state of Pennsylvania,
is found in the fact of that teacher in
one of the large schools there had de.
cided to come to Spokane Fall and as n
testimonial of their esteem the scholars
presented him with Winchester rifle to
shoot the believing buffalo and keep
himself i'll meat through hard winter.