The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-13

Erenrn, German and English uuenIly
and are both very strong n healthy
looking children. Since it has become
known that the Queen calls Alphonso
XIII. sBubi, in memory of her Aus
TRAN home, Spanish ladies have be-
gun to call their children by the
name, which-ignorant of it's real de-
rivation from bube, boy-they trace
back to the English term, baby, or
more ingeniously, from puppy"
Travelling in England.
The stories about the advantage
taken of the compartment system in
English railroad cars by female adj
venturers are not greatly exaggerated.
In London, on the sulphurous and
%cayernous Underground Railroad,
n day while / was a passenger
there, an Englishman told me of two
instances of attempted blackmail
that were fresh in his mind. In n
he played a conspicuous part. Hap
pening to be left alone with a
in a compartment, she raised an out
cry when the train slowed up at n
of the stations. He asked her what
was the matter, and she said that I'M
less he gave her q sum of money she
intended to have him arrested. He
defied her, and she screamed again,
continuing her cries until the train
stopped and a guard came to the
door. To him my acquaintance told
the plain story of what had occurred,
and it CHANGED that the guard be-
lieved him.
I've seen you travelling q bit too
often up and down the road" the
guard said to her, land I'll advise you
to say nc more, but leave before you
get into trouble
This gentleman said that very short
ly after this happened he was travel
ling on the same line when he noticed
a man and woman get off at a station
and go to the lunch counter. She
followed behind her companion, in
sisting that there vas not time to get
whatever he wanted. He was very
coinplacent and leisurely, however,
and just as the guards were shutting
the doors he urged the woman to run.
She did so, and he helped her into the
car as it began to 10Y Then he
slammed the door and remained on
the platform while the train sped
away.
s'Ihat was a narrow escape said
he. THAT woman and l were to-
gether in a compartment and she in
sisted upon talking to ME. | am GER
tain she is a black mailer. l f1atter
myself | outwitted her pretty neatly"
Julian Ralph, IN HG2peT's Weekly.
Women as Diners Out.
Women as diners out are rarely
sought after. At the conventional
dinner party they are present innum-
bers equal to matching the men
guests, but in selecting the couples
the hostess usually asks her women
for their beauty, chic, toilets, or be-
cause they happen to be wives of the
me she desires; very seldom for any
individual quality they possess as ta-
BILE Ornaments-not more than one of
the sex in five hundred ever being
able to meet the requirements laid
down for men. One reason for this
is their timidity in speaking or sus-
tanning a conversation before an as
semblage of people, and the other
may be explained by their utter in
difference to stories and anecdotes.
A joke of absurd incident that a
man will roll under his tongue. laugh
over and repeat for years will scarcely
tickle the risibles of his wife. He
thoroughly enjoys an audience who
will listen to his talk, whether grave
or gay, and he never hears a good
thing said without storing it up for
future use. The art which enables one
to strengthen the current Of wit or
wisdom set flowing round the table is
of a high order, and it seems a pity
that, when every day sees the ranks
of master spirits increasing, women
should always be reckoned as non
conductors. illustrated american.
just Like q Woman.
"I'm so sorry to CO., said lady,
after making a long afternoon call,
''but / promised to be home before
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