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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-16
I EliiGH VALLEY RAILROAD.

A~~tNC.H TRAINS l,.,sr foot co. to.tlanc' an" u.s.
brn.-r> 81. A. follows
a. N. 70: Satinston and int rned ate points ,,,.,o
. a. %. lur ,.cnr,a. lNone. tlnlia klr hi -'t p'',e
W. lud opal i'. ti ioI.~ Ai''t- ''' Y
I.,o nd
A. Manch tnGnk anc Inter rcia aye POM,
IL a. N. Tor L. and Il. Junction and intermdlste poiaA
Chair "a Mtuth (hunn. -..f.
d. IN. for Tuukhannork and informed lte pOni, Ona.s
car to TunkhannOck. Connection TO Reading ana ha'''
burg. 80 .,i.,a 10 M.
40 y. M for Em.ra and principal ntc MEDIATE pones
Chair To Wilkesbarre and pullman sleeper !" SD''
pension Bridge. .t, ,,oi,,.
10 D. A., Tor Mauch Chuaa and ntrm'date points
Chair car Ia Mauch ,hunh A.. int.
40 .. In. Tor Mauch Chunk and mtrrmcdiitc po"il''
Connection Reading and Harrisburg. - mill,
D. a I.Nou~. ElWi,t. Rochester bNia"
and the West. Pullman sleeper to Lyons and Suspension
Bridge. , a IN
Trains leaving AZ a. II IT,. p N. ana . ~
III. connect Tor all points IN Mahanoy ana A'oh SV@'
regions.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
a. COR Mauch Chunk Iakleton ana intcrmeuaS
points and II q IN nandoah d Intern oli' % ~
40 D. for Mauch Chunk and ineur ilair pom
,. for Geneva, Lyons, Elmin. Rochester Dull.
and the West Pullman Sleeper 10 Lyons ana >n'p'Hsps"
Bridge.
C,..erll ras:eln Cace >aT ~roai@aS-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-16
Danrlnq Ara0cmies.

Danring Ara0cmics.
A LExANDER McGREGORS,
n los West J5th-st
Private lessons in dancing
time by appointment.
A GATHERS DANCING ACADEMY, so shave,
a. 18th and 18th sts-Prvatc and clnss lessons al
hours. WALTZ TAUGHT RAPIDLY. Halls 70 let.
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WEST SHORE RAILROAD. y. Y. c. 8

w n r. X. r, Co.. Lo,-ac.-TrlIN- l0INr W. 100
station New York. foo~, and nt,een mn - ,'l,'
Hamilton. % 81 a M. 'oi5. H. b., %; = LS- ~
Nortre,l Canada Fast .. H.. . 80 p. Mara
Falls syracuse Utlca and principal nteraedaie stations
4 20 a., % a. NJ - 80 80 D. ana J.. 8 a I
Tor rtica onl,l Kingston, san.crtie, Ns,'All AsSi{
; il y. ~. Ncwburs. 10 IS a. b., %. 80 % %
: Ak D. m. ilegant slccpllg Cars Tor Bualo. Niagars
faii, Toronto Detroit. en-, aso AID =. Logi-. 'pay
: Daily except Saturday,. Cth'r trans. ud,F tNStp'
SUNDAY. IA > I."e Jcr;F ,',r - r. S S,,,oa
aaitorr o Apply At Once. BrooAiyn w,sanso
-.i Iltol--t Annex Dicf. foot ~ iufon->t New,
York Ci,y~is7i 500. IS aead % nroadnsy. ~, ls
shorc station, ieot - W. Cd aad a't Of Jav,:
n westco,ts Express calls Tor and c-rks bags1eg
ROW hotels and residences G F I,MRERT. General
S...snce- Aront < vandcrbNt-aNe " Y.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-16
For BOYS and Young Nen-City.

CLASS FOR -Int,rncdate and advanced
schools and business ~ f. tmAs q IVES, 5oia.s
--CIRcrLAls or GOOD SCHOOLS TREE, STATE
ya'' A f1' SG sS or f's ny % q i'p +
REKLIlz s,hOYi. or IANGr .Gt.. W. 96'a.,t ,
, 5seSS r in n, ' Boston Pfa
depha Washington. CHICAGO. Berlin and Paris
UNIVERSITY GRAMMAR SCHOOL. 1873 Broadway;
Sa'ce"I e pEIcKsoy racp mHhHf l. AKIN
yVTST END SCHOOL, ll3 We, 7Ist.st. open, oct
w collegiate school fo- boy, miIit ts arm ne"
gymnasium. CHESTER DONALDSON. \. VI
For Both Scxe>-Ciiy
m9yEsI ,o spf al s 2obb ko.edia
re lecture and avs ai ics-on on Ihu';d,y AE., H.
a. 3 80 p. m.' o W. nner me- .,,nnr,i.,nn Of ,l
author Of The Meistcrschs SISTER viii De- started 1erm'
sd after Of A an or b @ to B care
j. N. G. Assn.
Musical instruction.
SFE!NNlGw TTEMS tAGrxI SIX! Or MUSIC
FAST ,,r to d Is y'a'' a l' .icd a, O., sru,yr
ANS- Es.a6.,hcd d isca q 'har,ered 1853 ~ L.
and GyIrA ,agss IN s~'niy NV DOR DOR
son v S ssSSi nj beS S OF 3 and ga IL T.
Boys and Young Men-Country.
A %Hite PAN Piain- g. y i,ne.ps .. H. Willis
A NJ Pm, b.
r oHDnNrowS q, J. AMIILLTIrAry, rTS,s,11ll,Tg,rE.
Lieut.. T. u. LANDON. Colnnndant
CHELTEXMAAM AcADEMY oSoSTz PA .,,oo,
prcpa4.ion for coec o. scientific FOR ereasr
&C. '4-''' JOHN CALVIN RICE. A. NJ. rrlncipa.
T. LMwooD school tGi, EoYs,At Mtsf. Semi
3 81 .ns $a va S sxs /; h i5S ss S''s
FHEhnoLo lNsIlIrrE gt;,ae4 s. .s9 ysa
and classical cour,gs.
PENSsYLvANiA f NllirhEH "A AscADhAY'
T"'"'y'GSailG l i'1i S''c9o L ll.FFsTo'' ''
h@59gg9y 25saqd rFIf,:ery ). cG Ds. c,
GUNNER SCHOOL FOE BOYS.
oyeroeh.ng L. J. sound Illustrated catalogue.
| he n.2 'JA&i.s STARE CLAEK, D D. Rotor.
men ,sosear S rd r he be-. College. and u1crt'
s;i,@a fe%o' Or sna for .S The ntyISs9n
wear vii commence september 10.
XVEsLErAN ACADrMY; One Of the hslfdoIen bes,
w Classical and Academic School. IN New Engiand.
ioard washns room and heating Tor The ;all tlm b..
T Prineps aug w,llrahsn o Ma. '.','''
THE pEEKsKILL MILITARY ACADEMY.
AppliS.tons now Pee 'cl 'rII ygXX prnninas
For Young Ladies-Country.
y oLLEGIATE SCHOOL FOL. iris. ENGLEWooD.
~ Y. J.-I.opens eJVnber 70 fr,@rato,i,, qd fo.'
ansd Smis.S an our cerlnca;r ADALISE W STERLING
cAEoiIXI. NJ GEFRisH a
HONE INSTITUTE TAREYTOwN, y. "a board
"s and D"' S, MiSs 'ST u" Mt 19 ana rr i'f
ct. AGNES SCHOOL FOR GIRLS. Albany, * y
- Under the direction Of The RI Ray "; G. Doa. ~,
r. M r. T Ir s sSS sepemser a. For csta
losues adaIc.. ST. AGNEs scuooL.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-16
F0R PHILADELPUIA. BALTIMORE AND
WASHINGTON

VI. Cenr.i Y L. ~ Nrv.ir,-y. aaeiphiA and Reading
J" Tor Piiaaciphia At co. - 80 n oo ~. 20.
60. 20 o.. 90 90 30 (, ~, q i co ., -m''
I. - night ,,. = O., ., m f.,
cont Surda,. 4, ri " 90 % lo l r.. Il > nl-' ~,
Train, l,allug A. ~ n 90 q. r. 81 o. ~
80 d. DID, 4. - night fY' SATURDAY hi-ht nave '""'
motion for Reading lfarr ~hn's Poit-NI'' -, 90,
Tickets and piflort seats can De- io'if' ~, -
- o4f. tfo. : 3"3 Kr'alnIt. =. Nt' az Va
ic5th-st. l3t Fast i25h T. >,.-Noi"' 'o''''' 0'
Nwyorb rransr'r company W % cal ,or and check bag
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-16

taPtIiE AMI St Ni LUZ, S~,vcV,VVV
COUNSEL:
e,,o y Nash Richard Ingraham.
GEO L. Dcmarcst.
TRUSTEES;
o,ao u po.,o, George G. Williams,
,,. rrogn.. Eugene Kelly.
,,,,r,s =, ,,r,ob,m John T. Martin.
,. n rrn,h Alexander +. orr.
r,,, o,i,,,mo,n John Jacob Astor. jr..
.,.. To-, Hugo Wc-cndonck
,,,,, II rricks Julien I. Davies,
-, :, nv. william II. Male,
,.,,' ,, ,,-,,,,,,,s Charles X. Henderson,
william TrautWine, H''u'' '
Henry G. Thompson, Nna'''' "'''"'"
,nux u ur-rpAy c. II. KELSEY.
President. Nir'-iFts4deh''
LOUIS WINDMULLEH, Treasurer.
NEWELL MARTIN. Secretary.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-18
U. A. NJ.
Annual Session of the State Council
Oficers Elected.

Annual Session of the State Council
Ofhcers Elected.
!cnecidI to the JERSEY Ctr Mems.
TRENTON, September 1s. 1890. The
rorty-second annual session Of the State
Council Of the United Order of American
Mechanics is now in session here. The
following were elected officers:-State
councillor, James S. Gilbert. M. D., of
Bordentown; vice councillor, Morris
Bauer, Jr.. of New Brunswick; State sec
rotary, w. H. Davis, of Camden; State
treasurer, Abner Sparks. of Camden; in
ductor, Adolph Miller, of Jersey City; ex-
aminer, S. N. CLARK, of Dover: protector,
J.. S. Coleman, of Trenton; represent
alive to the national council, Frank p.
Lippencott, of New Brunswick.
The statistical report or the State secre-
tary shows that there are forty councils
in good standing in the State. The MEM
bership is 2,5s7. Money received is $751;
Oil: received for benefits and reliefs, $2l,.
455; in treasury of subordinate councils.
$54, 1856; receipts of widows and orphans,
81, 1908; balance in the State treasury, 1856;
number of widows of brothers. Ill; Or
phans. 1i5; amount paid to widows and
orphans, $3.50; total amount of the wild
ows' and orphans funds. Sill, 593. The
next meeting will be held in Camden in
September, 1891.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-18
PERSONAL.

The new State school will probably be erected
according to the plans of Architect Broome, who
made the plans for the State House.
Governor Albeit and staff will attend the
Interstate fair at Trenton October 2.
ezThe Rev. Robert F. Y. Pierce, pastor of the
Mount Holly Baptist Church, has been selected
by the General Secretary of India to take charge
of the English work in Madras, under the direc-
ton Of the International Committee Of the
Young Mems Christian Association of the world.
The Rev. II. H. Beadle, pastor of the Second
Presbyterian Church, Bridgeton, has presented
each of the Sunday school scholars connected
with the church with q pretty shell which he
picked up on the shores OF the Sea of Galilee
during his recent tour to the Holy Land.
Letters received from Bishop Starkey, of the
Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Newark, who
has been absent several months In England for
the improvement of his health, are anything but
encouraging. The Bishop will not return before
November /, and arrangements have been made
with Bishop Coleman, of Delaware, to take his
visitation In the upper part of the diocese in
October.
Captain Jack Graham and Captain Christie
Smith were the sole occupants of a Hoboken
horse car platform this morning. Each tried
very much to be oblivious of the others
presence
Mr.. Robert NJ. Jarvis, of the Tobacco Inspec-
ton Warehouses, is still stopping with his fam
lily in their cottage on the Shrewsbury. They
will return TO the city about October 10.
Mr.. Gustave Metzler has recovered his beau
tiful st. Bernard dog, the loss of which was adj
v~ertised in The JERSEY CRY NEWS a day or two
ago.
Mr.. M. J. Boylan has just recovered from a
severe attack of illness. He is spoken of as a
Democratic candidate for Coroner.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-18
ADJUSTMENTS.
..rhe nurgIar,, al Jaco bs,.

1.-THE BurgIar' at Jaco bs'.
The Hoboken Theatre offers tonight
one of the best attractions which will
be seer there this year. Mr.. A. s.
Lipman has presented his clever per-
Torrance of THE Burglar" I'VE three
hundred times and it is one of the
unique characters on the stage today.
Miss Ottolengin is also highly spoken
of in the part of the burglars wife.
Were there only these two characters
1.-The Burglar might prove a sombre
play but the tears caused by these two
are most happily dispelled by the
humor and extremely bright comedy
of O young law student, and ga sweet
young girl" as played by Harry Corson
Clarke and Miss Hattie Schell. There
will be a warm reception for Little
Lillian Rainford as 'Edithan one sof
the best child characters ever written
and the one which made Elsie Leslie
famous. The engagement is for four
nights and two matinees.
Pugilistic Drama at the Academy.
"The Leather Patch" will be pro-
duced at the Academy of Music to-
night by Edward Harrigan. Next
week John J.. Sullivan will bring his
muscles and pugilistic reputation to
the Academy with Duncan b. Har-
rison's Honest Hearts and Willing
Hands" As there are many admirers
of the pugilistic drama Sullivan will
probably be greeted by a full house.
John L. as an actor is not SC much of
a success az John L. as a fighter, but
he is said to be improving in his man
ner of rescuing stage heroines and
knocking out frothy mouthed villains
with his ponderous paws. The pugil-
istic drama has been SO successful that
the public may confidently look for
ward to a revival of 1.-The Gladiator"
with John L. knocking out two or
three dozen lesser sluggers as the
great feature of the arena enc The
American stage is slowly but surely
being eleyated-by muscle.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-18
RAILROADS.


xxT EST SHORE RAILHoAD-N.Y. C. g II. n. r r.
wv Co., lesses-Train; leave West Forty second
street station. New York. as follows. and twenty
minutes earlier from the foot Of jay street. New
York:-bamtlton London. Detroit and Chicago.
1855 a m. Sis p M ss.lj p m So Louis +4Is*s;l5
Rocchester. Syracuse, Utica. suspension bridge, N.
agara Falls. s.sv. 1888 .. M. -t.15. SIS. y. M;
sasa Els *s55 allw = n sAss sSl5
1855, all % q. M. si.Vl. .5sl5sc *8.15 ,. M; Gran
stons, West Point Cornwall .Nevbury $50 -I,Ia
B.2a se.N. s9AE, e1ts9U d. M *1.15, skU0. A.S1.s5.l5. SIS.
$50 SIS. .Ii;45 Pm Montreal ano Canada Eags
T,15 a. M. %,l9s y. nj. kieRant sleeping cars Tor
Buffaio. Niagara Fats. Detroit: Chicago ana ST
Louis on al through trains a. Lsave
/. a, dorsey city, ?. n. n station. aii2g : nj
All other trains daily except sunday.
N ar ,s.ommSdaffon ar fsforns ation apply officss
brooklyn, no. 3@ Washington street, No. i2j Futon
street aud Annex pftce foot Of Fulton street. New
York City, Nos \ ~, sos 7gs. 9fs Rroadwapx. No,lt3
and West shore starionsfoot Of West Eortv-sscond
street and root OF jay street. North River. G. Z.
IAMBARE4 General Passenger Agent No. 5NAa
aekbilt afenues Nef Nufks
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-18
LlYELY BAYS.


Jolly Good Fellows Make Things Lively
Mt the bay House.
1.-THE Bats" a number of jolly good
fellows we'll known in both social and
political circles, made things lively last
evening at the New York Bay House on
Ocean avenue. 1t was the association 8
annual stag party and Is very enjoyable
event. A large number of the Newark
"boys' were on hand, and they brought
their banios along, too.
A. +. Jaegel, Deputy County Clerk w.
Denton. Louis and Samuel Brewster
made up the university banjo team. s.
Ebenhauser, S. Glinnon and T. McLaugh-
lin were present. The lively speeches by
these gentlemen made much merriment.
The Jersey City Bats were out in force.
John Sutherland King and Thomas Ebers,
the Queen, led IN the fun. George Rehill
sang several songs. "Billy" Boyle fairly
astonished himself and his hearers when
he sang in his inimitable style the Beau
tiful Girl of Kfldare.W
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-18

Went Yachting and Did Not Return.
The mysterious disappearance of John
F. Klute, TWENTY-FIVE years old, who had
been stopping with friends for several
months at Nc. 1898 Glendenning avenue,
is deeply exercising his relatives and
friends. Klute has been missing since
September 5. He left Centreville in q
yacht. on that date to meet a party of
friends to 60 fishing and has not since
been seen. He did not reach his friends
had between 500 and $3.50 in his
pockets at the time. He was dressed in
q black cheviot suit, sack coat and blue
flannel shirt.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-18
Declined with Thanks.

The proposal of the Postoffice De-
partment to furnish ladies with small
and d~elicately tinted postal cards for
their own use is indicative of a failure
to appreciate the peculiarities of the
feminine correspondent. She may
like a delicately tinted card, but the
small card would be an abomination
in her eyes, for she does not know
what it is to limit herself in the mat
ter of e~pistolary effusiveness. Detroit
Free Press.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-18
Nipped in the Bud.

The logged purpose of the Russian
was eloquently shown in the stead
fast lips Of Marie Bashkirtseif, and
there was the sign of her high, quick
temper and impotence of all restraint
in the slightly inflated nostrils.
An idea of her coloring and express
sion can be best given by quoting
some Of her W naive expressions:-
MY hair is the color of gold. | am
white and pink, pretty as an angel
or as q woman
.sOh, my God, l feel that j am beau
tiful.n
Il look like Beatrice di Cenci.p
my complexion looked absolutely
dazzling, and SO delicate, SO soft, the
cheeks scarcely rosy; the only strong
points OF color were the lips, the eye
brows and the eyes,
And this precocious, radiant, mis-.
understood genius. filled with bound.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-18
ID This one neaI2

The Republicans Of this county
under the domination of General
Sewell and his associates in national
politics would like to elect a Repub-
lican Congressman.
The ~Democraticn ringsters in order
to keep their grip on the county and
themselves out Of State prison are
frantic to elect a Ring Sheriff.
Are the seweIlite Republican leaders
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-18
STEAMBOATS.
PROVIDENCE line

For BOSTON. PROVIDENCE, WORCESTER and all
Eastern Points. Direct route for the WHITE
MASSACHUSETTS, leave New York from Pier 70.
N. <, foot Warren St. at $50 7. ~. sundays ex-
ing with express train due Boston 5:I5 A. NJ wor.
train leaves wharf I15 A. NJ running through to
Fabyan's without change. Returning leave Hos
Sunday.
tickets and staterooms secured at Nos. 100, ISL
sor and Cosmopolitan Hotels; all Offices N. Y.
Transfer Co. IN New York and Brcoklyn. who will
call for and check baggage from hotel or residence
TO destination. Telephone CALI Cortlandt, 8828.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-18
To Keep Bouquets.

III the first place ] put a little salt.
a tablespoonful or more, in the bot
tom of the vase. Then / fill the vase
with ice broken into pieces the size of
a walnut. On this / put the bouquet,
the same as you put the stems into a
glass of water. I never put any water
in the vase, however. Enough comes
from the melting ice and salt.-Cor.
st. Louis Globe Democrat.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-18

IT is now demonstrated that the Re-
publican census of New York is grossly
fraudulent. the population of that
Democratic city being intentionally
kept down for partisan purposes. We
have always believed that this was
equally true of Jersey City. Let is
have an inquiry into the facts. We
are convinced that our population is
larger than that of Newark.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-18
When the summers rose has faded
What shall make it fair again?
When tina face with main is ahaded

Wutu tA0 Suiuudr y rose mas IaueN
What shall make it fair again?
When the face with pain is shaded
What shall drive away the pain:
Never shall a blossom brighten
After blighted by the frost,
But the load of pain may tighten,
And we need not count as lost
all the pleasures of life when the wife and
mother, upon whom the happiness of
home SO largely depends. Is afflicted with
the delicate diseases peculiar to m
1t is terrible to contemplate the misery
existing in our midst because of the pre-
valence of these diseases. 1t is high time
that all women should know that there is
n sur remedy for all female com
plants, and that is DIR. Pierce's Favorite
Prescription. Do not allow ill-health to
fasten itself Upon You. Ward it Off by
the use of this standard remedy. But If
it has already crept in, put it to rout. You
car do it, by the use of the "Fayorite
Prescription" It is guaranteed to give
satisfaction in every case, or money paid
for it will be returned.
For biiliousness, sick headache, indiges-
ton, and constipation, take DR.. Pierce's
Pellets.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-18

less ambition and Unreasonable egot-
ism. lived only long enough to leave
in half a dozen paintings q promise OF
greatness as an artist. Her splendid
illusions, her visions and plans, her
alteration of her own beauty ended at
twenty-four. What might have been
an unparalleled life for a woman
faded into an epitaph on q tomb.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-18
Feminine Tricks.

Standing in a bookstore Saturday
afternoon gets an insight into lit
tie feminine tricks that only seeing
makes believing. Women come in
and ask for books that no bookseller
ever heard of and no publisher ever
printed. And then they ask for a book.
by number. If they happen to strike
q number that the salesman can pro-
duce they Immediately discover that
they have made a mistake, and will
be obliged to look it up again. And
then another woman asks for q book.
Yes, they have it. 1t is brought down.
Another is asked for. That is pro-
duced. Have they another by the
same author? Certainly. After quite
a search it is found.
The lady commences to read a little
in this one. While the salesman
waits for her decision he turns to
ON one else. AS soon as he is fully
occupied with the new customer the
lady that has asked for three or four
different books and found them all
deliberately turns and walks out of
the store. Why do they put the sales
man to all this trouble and make no
purchase? Simply because it is matt
nee day and everybody is promenad-
ing, and they wanted q place to turn
around and trip back the length of
State street again. On Saturday the
only person who has business in the
book stores is the man sent out from
the office of a large newspaper to look
up statistics to answer a few OF the
notes and queries sent in by its read
ers.-ChicGQ0 Herald.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-09-18
4 COLLAR OF TORMENT.
And Other instruments of Torture
to Bride the Scold's Tongue.

In the Historical Description OF
the Tower of London, 1774," is the
following:-"Among the curiosities Of
the tower is q collar of torment,
which, says your conductor, used
formerly to be put about the women's
necks who scolded their husbands
when they came home late; but the
custom is left off nowadays to prevent
quarreling for collars, there not being
smiths enough to make them, as most
married men are sure to want them at
one time or other.
but our ancestors were beginning
to find out that.
"a smoky house and a scolding wife
Are two of the greatest plaques In life;
The first q be- cured; t'other meier can
For 'tis past the power of mortal man.
"And yet they did not despair. Mems
wits were set to work, and a triumph
of ingenuity was produced-the
Drank, the scold's or gossip's bride,
which had the immense advantage
over the cucking or ducking stools of
compelling the victim to be silent-a
punishment almost fiendish in it's
conception. It's inventor is unknown,
but he probably hailed from the
North Countree,' as 'branks' is a
Northern name for a kind of bride.
1t never seems to have been a legal
punishment, as the ducking-stool was;
but, nevertheless, it obtained, and
there are many examples in existence.
1t was, in its simplest form, described
by Waldron in his Description of
the Isle of Man.
"'I know nothing in the many stat
utes of punishment in particular but
this, which is, that if any person be
convicted of uttering a scandalous re-
port and cannot make good the asser-
ton, instead of being fined or impris-
oned, they are sentenced to stand on
the market place, or a sort of scaffold
erected for that purpose, with their
tongue in a moose of leather, and hav-
ing been exposed to the viewof people
for some time, on the taking off of this
machine they are obliged to say three
times. tongue thou hast lied.n 1t was
commonly made as a sort of cage of
hoop iron, going over and fitting close
to the head, with a fat piece project
ing inward, which was put in the
mouth, thus preventing the tongue
from moving. 1t was then ~padlocked,
and the scold was either chained up
or led through the town.
1.-THE earliest dated Drank is pre-
served at Walton on-Thames and
bears the date 1888, with the inscrip-
tom
"Chester presents Walton with a Bride
To cure women's tongues that talk too idle.
''There is a very grotesque n at
Doodington Park, In Lancashire,
which is a mask, having eyeholes and
a long, funnel-shaped peak projecting
from the mouth; and there were some
terribly cruel ones, with fearful gags,
but those can scarcely come under
scolds or gossips' brides. There was
one at Forfar with a spiked gag
which pierced the tongue, and an
even more severe one is at Stockport.
while those at Ludlow and Worcester
are also instruments of torture.'-
English Magazine.