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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-02
Ballot Box Reform.

Asspecial to this mornings Philadel-
phia Press from Trenton says:-Friends OF
ballot reform are going to be both indus
trious and aggressive this fall. There is
now under consideration a scheme to
organize q series of ballot Reform Asso-
Citations, having for their purpose the
agitation of the secret Ballot system and
the securing of pledges from political
aspirants to support and advocate the
passage of q bill in all points similar to
that which was defeated last winter in
the Democratic Legislature.
The ball has been started rolling in
County Ballot Reform Association has
already been organized and a public
meeting bearing on this subject is called
for the latter part of next week.
The. scheme, as now formulated, is to
organize in every township in the State
ballot reform associations composed of
men of all political parties, including Pro
hibition and Labor men. These associa-
tions will hold educational meetings and
instruct the people on the advantage and
business of the, Australian system, The
association will probably go further and
demand of all the candidates for the
Assembly and Senate a pledge to vote for
the Secret Ballot bill.
The labor people are not back of the
movement, but it is of spontaneous
growth. They are, however, delighted
with the anticipation and promise to be
useful allies to the association promoters.
They have suffered defeat every year, and
last winter they were completely pros
trated by the broken promises of the
Democratic party.
The Legislative Committee of the Labor
Congress has prepared a report that will
be read at the State Labor Convention, to
be held this month. 1t promises to be
disagreeable reading for Senator Adrain
and the other Democratic Senators who
on the floor of the Senate were disposed to
belittle the labor organizations that were
urging the passage of the secret ballot
system.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-02
Falsely Accusing His Little Son.

Falsely Accusing His Little Son.
A remarkable case was brought to the
notice of Judge Mccormick in Elizabeth
a day or two ago.
Ernest Hettick, a boy probably ten
years of age, was arraigned on a charge
of stealing 81 from his father. When t he
case came up last week Judge McCor-
mick ordered an investigation and APP
pointed Mr.. John J. Lowden counsel for
the boy. 1t was evident that the purpose
was to haveAthe child sent to the Reform
School, and the Couru andsso fficials sus-
pected the parents merely wanted to get
rid of the support of him.
Assistant Prosecutor Swift was also
suspicious of the charge. This morning
he called Adelberg Hettick, the father of
the boy, to the witness stand. He testi-
fed that he had accused his boy of taking
n dollar or thereabouts.
lie was not certain, however, of the
truth of the charge. He knew that in
Germany the boy took a mark, and he
Thought since they came to America sew
eral pennies from off the shelf in the
house.
The Prosecutor asked why he had made
the complaint. Hettick answered through
an interpreter that his wife, the step
mother of the child, had given him no
peace until he did. She told him he must
get rid of the boy, and that by making a
complaint the court would send him to
the Reform School.
The Court rebuked Hettick. and told
him that il he pursued this course against
the child he would be punished, and that
he had no right to brand his boy as q
criminal.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-02

NOTICE TO cREDrroRs-EsTATE OF JACOB t
~ Roberts, de-ceased.-Silas Hopper, administers
tor of Jacob T.. Roberts, deceased, by order Of the
hereby gives notice 10 the creditorsof said decedent,
to bring in their debts, demands and claims against
ton within nine months from the late q said
action therefor against said administrator
SILAS HOPPER.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-02
No Preference Against the Defaulter's
Estate.

SN
The Prerogative Court of this State has
filed an opinion with the Clerk of the
Court completely knocking out the claim
of Gloucester City for precedence over
other creditors against the estate of the
late Treasurer, A. j. Greene, of that city.
The city's claim is for about &c. 500. By
the decision rendered this morning the
city will have to take its chances with all
the other creditors, and receive a pro rata
share.
The Orphans Court of this county made
a decree February "a. 1883, declaring the
estate of the late Treasurer insolvent and
directing the e~Xecutrix to proceed to
dispose of the estate. The attorney for
Gloucester City permitted the time for
appeal from the decree of insolvency to
pass by without making an appeal, but
afterwards petitioned the Orphans Court
to set aside the decree as permanently
made. This the Orphans Court refused
to do, whereupon an appeal wa taken to
the Prerogative Court with the result as
stated. g
This practically settles the claim of
Gloucester City 80 far as preference to the
other creditors is concerned.
Gloucester City had previously brought
suit against certain of the heirs of Treas
urer Greene living in Connecticut and
had received a judgment against them
for the full amount of its claim. This
judgment would, it Is thought, give the
city a better status before the Prerogative
Court, but apparently it had but little, if
any, influence.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-02

N ORDINANCE
For the relief of c. Beckmann, In construction OF
bay windows In building northeast corner OF New
York avenue and Hutton street.
The Mayor and Aldermen OF Jersey City do ordain
as follows
hereby granted permission to construct and main
tain bay windows upon second and third foorS OF
York avenue and Hutton street, whlcn WINDOWS
may extend three 49, feet beyond the building nneof
Hutton street, any ordinance to the contrary, not
Withstanding the work to be done under the super
vision of the Inspector OF Buildings
Passed June Is. 1889.
JOHN 4. SCOTT, CHARLES w. ALLEN.
CITY CLERK. President.
Approved July s, 1883. 800,
Mayor.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-02

NORTHERN RAILROAD OF JERSEY
IN Trains leave Jersey City station. Erie Railway
week days, for Englewood, Tenafy, Closter, Spar
Las, $40, Ala. sos, 5a4, 6:22. 1851, 8:l5, 10:A. p. m,
12.1 midnight. Sundays, 1888. *s.4l a. m, las Asa,
TAR *8.27 p. IN.
Additional trains to Creskill and way. GIL, 745.
s57, 957 q. M, and 1888. 122. 9:12. 5:l4, $50 D. m.
*For Manuel, Spring Valley, Monsey and Tallmans
Nvaek ExDraS9. E447.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-02

% and Grand Trunk Ex-
of day and Buffet sleep
Falls, Hamilton.
Greek, South Bend and
Buffet sleeping coach to
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-02

Express. Pullman Buffet
Ira, Hornellsville, James.
Youngstown, Cincinnati
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-05-04
or DOUBTFUL M,No.

The Experience o9 ~ ArEuWeneos1ve Chop
with . Chicago Car COadsetss. =
A man. u wheezy OLE fellow upon
whom the coming Of age seemed to
have comical effect got on = North
Chicago grip-car the other evening.
He appeared to be extremely anxious.
and when the conductor came along.
the old fellow asked:
us this here what they call q Limits
carr"
Yes" 81
ut goes way out yOnder. reckon. ="
Out to the end Of the line"
Goes as fur as Fullerton avenue,
reckon"
Yes, way beyond that"
Then you are sure this is Limits
CARP
"Of course l am." the conductor An.
swered. rather sharply. and had turned
to go away when tho old fellow took
hold of his cOat.tail and detained him.
My friend Lyman Sanders has beer
livin' here n long time and has allus
wanted me to come an see him. an in
his letter he told me that when came
to be shore an take y Limits car. An
you say this is it, .F- --.
"Yes," the conductor snapped.
Turn loose my cOE."
Yes. in . mint. Now my friend
said that . Limits car had = green
light on it."
There's the green light" answered
the conductor. pointing.
lis that what you call . green
light?" 7tE
do you see it's green? Turn loose
my coat. ] tell you"
..In a mint. but I'd call that light
blue"
1T makes no difference what you
call it. It's green all the same"
Wall. now." said the old fellow.
''fur the sake Of argument we'll say
the light is green"
mo argument about it." the con-
ductor replied. Il know itS green.
Leave go my coat"
WALL" replied the old fellow. '.you
may take any view you please. but ]
am. fur the sake Of argument going "a
admit that the light n green; bun does
that give me any shortly that this car
won't turn OF before il g,ts 70 where
I'm goin'e See. it's windin' arnnd
ever whieher way now" - -t
The conductor tore himself hose
and slammed the door. and the old
fellow. still in doubt remarked: ''El
man down my way wants ter know
any thing folks will tell hin. but it'l
mighty diaunt upohere."-Arkansaw
Trnyalae
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-05-04

Nov, let our people. With ous sceorA
q - work - 1.-Two at home. work mst9s
Speod issa and give No labossr . hons
WHO does rot put id the whole year o.
thS fartE. Sud Sos 6e found sroand
town every Saturday. s1d sfsst ~
crop II laid by. all the week. and II wS
will adhere TO this for i've years am
surO si.at cvr change in circumstances
will 20 astonish them Ahst they will
hardly be able TO find . mad wath .
mortgage over his land. and every
man will have his own meat and bread
st home. Until We do make such .
change I have no hope Of seeing any
prcsHsrlty 70 cur land, and iear u viii
get worse. ff.
Let our farmers all read and prs6:
tice the teachings given in SOME 81
our good agricultural journals. and
give up the prejudice they entertain
for book farmers. and teach their sons
at homS that brains are - 0ecesssry
for a farmer ~ for lawyer or doCe0fs
and feel confident that such - follow
this course will soon be 90 rewae led
that others. seeing the effect will sol.
low their example.
The field for improvement is vide
very wide, and IL remains only for
the down-trodden and oppressed
farmers of our land to make ono
grand rally. in order to bring order
out of confusion. and restore this fair
land to its once prosperous condition.
viii they make that rally7 They
alone can make it. and on their heals
he the consequences either for veal or
woe. A few short years. and al Of us
are lost. II we continue to follow the
present pernicious system. A change
can not make it worse for Us. Try il
and see. II we mean to be free. W
must make q proper use OF the means
which have been put in our handa
1.-The gods help those who help them
selves" Let this be our motto. and I
have no doubt success win crown our
efforts. N. Bonner, In Southern
Farmer.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-05-04
FULL OF FUN.

@ohnson scys tfse greatest magic.
hans OF th8 40 are the i+svefemakers.
They transfer the Seggar's rssss INTO
sheets for editors TO lie on.
when . bald.headed man removes
his Nat - exiute q lady. It does not re-
mind one Of a ieaAess branch. although
It's a naked bow. Salient Standard.
is marriage a miss-takee No. not
~hes you marry a widow. It's not q
miss-take, t~,t = s-fortune. when you
court a rich eiri sHd don't get her,
American Commercial Trsveler.
A correspondent who is ai~ays
writing to know what to do In any
emergency wants to know what he
should do II attacked by fOOtpads in q
dark alley. We should say that the
proper thing would he to advertise for
help.-Puck.
You may bring me some satanized
crustaceans." said Miss Boston to the
waiter. "Mamr' gasped the astonished
menial. Don't you understand meP
/ want deviled crabs." ~. yesm.
Bring 'em right away"
"A British iden Of the "American
Language. Our Last Duke Ito the
Latest American Beauty)-"Ycu are
fond u art, Miss Ten BrOck-do you
paint?" Miss T. R-"Wall. Duke,
you're playin' it rather low down. l
reckon don't rouge. bIA J dew pow
der."-I.ondOn Funny Folks.
-Wife-"tNha. would you do II q
lady got into hOrse-csr when all the
seats were Occupied?" Husband
Look out OF the window, 10 be stfres
do you think I'd be impolite enough
to embarrass q woman by staring her
out of countenance. boston Globe.
The original inventor Of the bell
punch sold lie patent for $500. and the
company purchasing il made hundreds
OF thousands OF dollars out Of it. 1t Is
not known what the original inventor
OF the whisky-punch sold his patent
for. but hundreds OF thousands OF dol
lars have been made out Of that, too. -
NorristOwn Herald.
Not Portable Property. Hob
son TO cailcr)-''Oh! by the way. Mrs.
Van Blunt, did you know that my hus-
band left the bank. and 10 spending .
few days In Canada?" Mira Won Blunt
why. no; that is q surprise to ma.
And so he really left the bank?" Mrs.
HObson-"Yes." Mrs. Van Blunt
TOO heavy. ! supposeT-N. Y. Sun.
MARY. suppose you sing some
thing" 'Oh. it's so late, Charlie. I'm
afraid it'll awake every one" ':Ihat's
too bad" exclaimed Charlie. with
every appearance Of distress but
Why do you want me to sing. dear!''
she teuderly inquired. ''Why. you
see." he replied. ~ fellow ! owe TWEEN
ty-five dollars has been waiting outside
all the evening for me. and l thought
maybe il you'd sing a little he'd 60
away"
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-05-04
POPULAR QUOTATIONS.

Wlae sayasss aaA Who Ans1 TAs0-As
Article foe the sersp-Dsok.
Dean Swift is credited with "bsead
is the staff Ol life."
II was Keats who said: "A thing Of
beauty 10 q joy forever"
..Man proposes. but God disposes.
remarked Thomas . Kcnpis.
Franklin II authority for "God helps
those who help themselves"
IAN cry and no WOOL is - express
sion found in Buffers '.Hudibras.
We are indebted to Colley Cibber. not
to Shakespeare, for Richard is him.
self again."
Edward Coke. the English jurist was
Of the opinion that "A mans house Is
his castle"
..When Greek joins Greek then was
the tug of war" was written by Ma
thanicl Lee in 1902.
"yariety's the spice Of life" and mot
much the worse for wear" were coined
by COwper."
Edward Young tells Us death loves
q shining mark" and "A fool at forty is
q fool indeed"
Charles Pinckney gave the patriotic
sentiment. Millions for defense. but
not one cent for tribute"
'Of two evils l have chosen the
least and 'The end must justify the
means" are from Matthew Prior.
To Milton we owe THE paradise Of
FOOLS" "A wilderness OF sweets.' and
..Moping melancholy and mOonstruck
madness."
Christopher MarlOwe gave forth the
invitation so often repeated by his
brothers in q less public way: Love
me little. love me long"
The poet Campbell found that Com
ing events cast their shadows before"
and "'Tis distance lends euchantment
to the view."
To DR.. johnson belongs a good
hater," and to Macintosh. in l7Ol.
the phrase, often attributed TO John
Randolph: "Wise and masterly mac
tivity."
Thomas Tasser. a writer OF the six
tecpth century. said: ''It's an i'll wind
turns no good" Better late than
never" Look ere thou leap" and
...'rhe stone that is rolling can gather
no moss"
First In war. first In peace, and first
in the hearts OF his fellow-citizens'
(nOt his cOuntrymen). appeared in the
resolutions presented to the House Of
Representatives ID December. 1899. by
General Heury Lee.
Where ignorance Is bliss Ills folly
to he wiser is in Gray's ode to Eton
College
Milton wrote: Peace hath its vic
tories no less renowned than war" In
his ode to Cromwell.-Chicago Journal.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-05-04

He was q man." feelingly OBJ
served a Southern Illinois pspsr. in
nlluding to N abscending enbezzler.
"who possessed the goodwill of every
body In the estabiishnent where he
had been SO long employed. and when
he went away it was discovered that
he had taken about every thing in the
establishment with him except the
gooi-will."-Chicago Tribune
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-05-04
A CHEERFUL CALLER.

How Mother Pettlhono Raiaetl The 0plPsts
oe Her Pnrson's Wife.
Ever live over tew SaOuth Wind
ville?" asked Mrs. Pettibone. who had
run In to borrow '.jest . cup full o
green tea" Of the new parsons wife.
mo? Wa-al. ! thought not myself. but
there's them that says your husbands
the same man that got turned aout o.
the Baptis' pulpit there cause he had
four wives. Same name as your hus-
band, an jest sech q lOOkin' man.
'cordin' tew all accounts. don't pay
much 'tention tew sech reports. for jest
~ often ~ not they're made sout O.
hull cloth. bit there's good many {
believes this, an I've heern tell there's s
some talk O. gettin' up an invcstigatin'
committee. You an me has been SO
ueighborly-like ever sence you come
here 7 thought ] ought tew tell you.
NaOw, don't you worry, for l dessay
he'll stand investigatin', an II he don't
the church IL keep the matter quiet.
Indignant! Wa-al. I don't wonder.
Its reel lucky you've friend like me
tew advise with. notice you don't
have near's much comp'ny's the last
minister's wife did. She was a reel
active woman. an she jest KEEP things
hummin'. We vas all awful sorry
when she went away. You aint . bit
like her. A good many .says you're
stuck up. but tell 'em you're dOin' the
best you kin, in that they ouRhter to
take the moke aout O. their own eyes
afore they try tew git the bean aout o
yourn. q. ! stand by you. Mis- Smith.
There was good deal o talk
baout that silk gownd you wore tew
meetin' las Sunday. A good many
thought want suitable for minis-
ter's vile. with all that bead tri nmin'
an lace. Mis- Skidmore. said she.
she'd think your husband would pint
out tew you that q congregation looks
for somethin' besides sflaounces an
laces in . minister's wife; but I said.
saws ], Mis- Skidmore. she aint nothin'
but gal. an you can't 'xpect an old
head on young shoulders.
That was . powerful sermon q
your husband's las Sabbath day. A
good many took Cffense at it. though.
an I understand that Squire Parker
talks o. eoin' over tew' the Presbyter-
tans on account Of It. 'Taint we'll tew
be russ0nxl in y sermon What aour
folks likes best is discourses on Faith
an .Esarnal Funtshmenc an sich sub
ia,Ns. asrss als1t~- ~ NrFt7ra
Tin Higsbee says - haow he
heerd that sermon tew years ago IL
New York. an that there want six
words difference, an he's talkin' 'boau,
brin9in' the matter UP aiOro Tho Ell
ders; bus j wouldn't worry myself
'baout that 'Tain't likely it'll come
tew any thing. 1919 tt..,.-
'.Wa-al. must be goin'. didn't
fncan seW sseP minnit when ] come,
4 hat yOu looked Sd kinder daOWn
hearted IL thought Id try tow chseI
| you up little. Good nOrnin'."-E. A
6tearus. In n. y. World
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-05-04
Innocent Childhood.

did you get vet last night. Mr..
Sophtie?" asked Miss Lucy's little
brother Johnny. S"t fsi So
/ "Why. no. my little man. Whist
made you think l got wet?"
"i:ecause ] heard pa tell ma this
morning that you didn't know enough
to come In when Il r:,ined. and IL rained
pretty hard last night 5000 slter you
lcf. our house"
Jimmy didn't stay long in the room
af'c" thal-N. Y, Ledger.
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-05-04
ARtsTooAAcv,

Co.esack vttA . wooden chaff
u. .,n.s .,n ne e fortunes favored son:
S vlewa Vim superciiicus ais
h. -sfafssnian Who has nonA.
A. Ss.y docs not care to know him,
"' 'n'aks the lad is quite below him.
a1e man Who slaushters pigs ana s,ser.
Aoo,a not denean hinself 70 stop
A1C % tsik. - with his wealthy peers,
WIN MIN who keeps butcher shon
1nerefore should II differ any,
~ seh lev or slaughter mauys
-AdvancA
St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1889-05-04

ACCORDING to the las. report Of the
Board Of Emigration there has been
considerable decrease Of late in the
number Of immigrants. During the six
months ended March l. 2l.522 fewer
immigrants arrived at Castle Garden
than during the corresponding months
of tho preceding year. This falling Of
ID due to various causes The report
attributes it to the stringent rules es-
tablishe,i BY the board to prevent pau
per immigrants from landing hcra-
Many of this. undesirable class have
been returned TO Europe by Collector
Nagoss during the past year.
Thomas County cat., 1889-08-29
Maxims for Hot Weather.

The Listener has three tried and
Trustworthy maxims for hot weather
conduct, and outside of them he knows
no trick or device by means of which
the dog star can be circumvented.
The maxims are:
1. Wear as light and loose clothing
as you dare.
2. Take plenty of exercise. but In a
calm way.
8. Drink no alcoholic or effervescent
beverages.
The clothing question is easily
solved. With fifteen dollars a man
can at least get certain articles of
clothing that will make him very COM
Portable on hot day. as far as cloth
ing can go. In exercising, the great
point is not to be afraid of the heat,
but not at the same time to choose
violent diversions. The youth or
maiden who is in the habit Of playing
baseball or lawn tennis, and quite ac-
customed to the exercise, may play it
on a hot day as safely as ever. and
people who are in the habit OF walking
a fair amount have nothing to fear but
every thing to gain from keeping up
their customary exercises in summer.
But exceptional physical tests should
certainly be avoided under Q burning
sun.-Boston Transcript
Thomas County cat., 1889-08-29
A Quaint lcelandic Custom.

In Iceland. that country OF gentle.
mortal it has been the fashion to pre-
sent to lad or lassie. when the first
baby tooth appeared, a lamb to be hi,
or her own. cared for and tended as no
other pet could be, and never to g
parted with. There comes to Us in Il
pretty story concerning the ways and
manners of that sturdy, truth-l Ivinr
and warm-hearted people an account OF
such an Offering to the bailiff's son. =
winsome, soft-eyed creature was Bot
ma, the queen of the lamb flock. The
pet grew apace, as did the fro!icsome
owner, and when he was ten years cd,
a hardy shepherd lad. Botna had be-
come old, toothless and lame. She
could no longer go away to pasture
with the herd, or eat her fill of grass,
even in the pleasant midsummer
weather. Her faithful young master
was, however, mindful of BOtnas
needs. He had not forgotten that
every year she had given him little
lamb, and in her old age corner was
given to her in the family living
room. where she could see familiar
faces and hear the voice of her best
friends Many times day she was
fed from bottle, and was never
taken out for fresh air unless the day
was mild and the air balmy. Fortu-
nate Botna!-Harper's Bazaar
Thomas County cat., 1889-08-29
IN WOMAN'S WORLD.

A NUMBER Of women have been ap.
pointed notaries public in Montana.
and have performed the duties satisfac-
torily.
A WOMAN suffrage club has just been
organized at Hot Springs. Ark. with a
membership of thirteen including three
ministers.
FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE name is to
head the memorial in favor of woman
suffrage gotten up by the Fortnightly
Review in opposition to the Ninteenth
Century manifesto against it
Mrs. THOMPSON. post-mistress at
Louisville. Ky., is one of the most eff
cient public servants in the country.
Her salary is $4,000 year. and she
has held her place for eight years. She
is daughter of Alexander Campbell,
the founder OF the Campbellite sect of
Baptists.
Mrs. ELIZABETH CADY STANTON is in
the seventy-fourth year of her age. and
it is just about half century since she
first became an advocate of "woman's
rights" She and Miss Susan B. An
thony have worked together for the
greater part of that time.
EAU CLAIRE. Wis, recently held its
first school election as single district
for the choice of eight school commits
sioners. There was heavy vote. to
which the women largely contributed.
Leading society ladies turned out with
their carriages and conveyed women
voters to the polls.
Mrs. ELLA DIErz CLYMER the pres.
ident of Sorosis, is a firm believer in
women's clubs She says: Il would
advise every working girl to belong to
a workingwomen's union. Women
have been too much alone; they have
lost confidence in themselves and ara
timid- Where women enter professions
would advocate their belonging Ia
clubs. for social intercourse. sympathy
and appreciation are necessary TO NO.
mon"