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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-21
RAILROADS.


WEST HoR RAnRoAD-N. Y. c. & H. r. r
W r. Co.. lessee-Trains leave West Forty
second street station, New York, as follows, and
twenty minutes earlier from the footof Jay street
New ork;-Hamtlton. London. Detroit and Chi
cago. tl0l5 u. M. -AD .. M. sl15 D. M; st. Louis
sis, 81 IS p. m. Toronto, +i0.i5 q. mi f5-l5. g. Il D.
m; Buffalo, Rochester. syracuse, Utica. Suspen-
sion bridge. Niagara Fails, ss0. .lo.l5 IN, .Ais
sl15 L. M and ali.B0 for Utica only. Kingston
-A3l *z.la.sl0.l5, all.3 a. m- $500 .5ll5. and eSl5D.
m; catskin and ALBANY, $50. *Li5 si9b all.3 O.
m, s4.00. sis, r6.15 d. m, Cranstons, West Point,
Cornwall. NewDnrg,. $50 .IlA sz si@l5. iO.so.:
a1L.N a. m. Ills. sLO0, 40, J.lh. 5-5 $50, S-i5.sIL45
p. M: Montreal and Canada East lis a. M.
5.i5 p. m Elegant sleeping cars for Bnf-
falo, Niagara Falls. Detroit. Chicago and ST.
Louis. on all through trains. a.s.Leaye BROOKLYN
via BROOKLYN Annex. al0.1 a. M; zoo .. m Jersey
Cfy. r. K. X. station, af1.D a M; s5.as D N.
*Daily. tdaily except Saturday. All other trains
daily except sunday. For tickets. time table. par
Tor and sleeping car accommodation or informa-
ton apply ofices; BROOKLYN. No. S3 Washington
street. No. 726 Fulton street and Annex ONCE foot
OF FULTON street. New York city, Nos. l. 25I, s63, 7s5
s2 Broad way, No. l43 Bowery. No ~ Park place
10. So West l25th street, and West shors stations
foot OF West Forty second street and foot OF Jay
street. North River. c. z AMBER GeneralPa.,
senger Agent, No. 5 Vanderbilt avenue. New York
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-21
Q % -sErTLEaENT.

Notice Is hereby given thar the account OF tha
subscrber. executor and rrusfee under the VIII 81
John Z. Lynch, decsasrd. VIII be aucited aud stated
BY thu Surrogate Or the County OF Hudeca. and re-
ported on Saturday, the 9Th day u Eecember naxf
Dated october / \ y. lSe4
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-21

Notice Il hereby given that the final account Of
the subscriber. late guardian OF Annie II. Doyle
late a minor, will BE- audited and stated By the
SURROGATE OF the County OF Hudson. and reported
for settlement on saturday. the nth day Of Deceln+
Der next
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-08-30
The Naval Fight Of the Future.

Each vessel, says Lieut.. Bradley A.
Fiske, In the May Forum, will clear
for action as soon IS the other is dis
cerned, perhaps five miles away. Each
viii probably slow down at first, in
order to gain time for preparation, and
especially for getting the steam pres
sure up to the highest point. Forced
draft viii at once be started, and the
subdued roar of the air driven through
the furnaces, to accelerate combustion,
and the whir of the dynamos will be
added to the clang of the gunbreach
blocks, as they are swung open to admit
the projectile to the breach, the hum of
the ammunition hoists raising powder
and shell to the decks, and the quiet,
firm orders of authority.
On deck the gatling guns and revoly-
ing cannon and the rapid-fire guns In
the tops are got noiselessly into readi-
ness; the Captain takes his place in the
armOred coming tower with the chief
qusrtermaster and his aid the executive
officer assumes charge of the battery,
and remains near at hand to take the
Captains place In case of his death or
disability the range finders are got in
position, and the officer in charge be-
gins to report from time to time the
distance of the enemy, now drawing
closer.
Probably not shot will be fred until
this distance is reduced to 1000 yards,
and probably both ships will keep
pointed toward each other until that
time. But now what viii the contest
ants do? It has been held that both
will advance steadily toward each other
each commander hoping that some
false move on the part of his adversary
will enable him to rush forward, dis
charge his bow torpedo at sos yards,
and perhaps follow it up with his ram
and end the fight at once-until they
have approached so close, say 500 yards,
that NEITHER dare to swerve lest he him
self be rammed; so that the ships will
at length collide end on, and may both
sinki
The various inventions of the past
few years-rspid- firing guns, high ex-
Dlosives, torpedoes, submarine boats,
dynamite guns, and range finders; the
increased power and perfection of steam
and electric machinery; the improve
ments in powder and in steel for pro-
jectiles and for armor-have not revo-
lutionized naval science so much as
they have broadened it. The princi-
Piles of strategy remain the same, and
so does the necessity for the seaman's
skill. Engineers construct, inventors
invent, experiment are tried, sham bat
ties are fought, and heated discussions
agitate the naval mind; but the only
thing that can determine the real con-
dition of modern naval warfare is q
modern naval war.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-08-30
Hartford Conn., Times. July %.

Hartford Comm Times, July %.
Instead of SIS in his inside pocket, Mr..
Benjamin F. Peterson, colored sexton of the
First Baptist church. and who lives at leo
Barbour St., has $4,000 in the Phoenix Bank,
and he is as happy as a clam at high tide.
The big sum of money Ben received by ex-
press from the louisiana State Lottery Com
pany on Saturday, which he had drawn in
the July output, and instead of swelling his
head to an unusual degree, it has made him
even a more pleasant man than he was be-
fore. The Baptist church people have con-
graduated him upon his good fortune and
said they hope his turn of good luck would
not cause him to leave them. A Times re-
porter saw Mr.. Peterson only this morning,
to whom he said he had only bought three
tickets in the lottery, and the third-a twen-
tieth of ticket 81, 561-was the winner. A
new house, good clothes for himself, wife
and children, plenty to eat, home comforts,
and good schooling for his little ones, is what
this drawing means. His friends while offer
ing their good wishes, hope the lightning will
strike again in this city but little nearer
home.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-08-30
Testing silver Dollars.

FROM every fresh lot of silver dollars
made few are sent to the government
sssayer at Washington for testing.
Weighing is but matter Of scales, but
it is decreed that the dollar, for in
stance, must be exactly nine-tenths sill
yer. the remaining tenth being copper,
and variation of not more than one
and one-half grains in the quantity of
the noble metal is allowed. First, the
silver dollar has to be rolled out thin in
a machine, because when the coin is
made the silver in it has tendency to
go toward the middle, so that the metal
on the outside is not so fine as
within. But the assayer must discover
the average fineness of the piece in
order to ascertain just how much silver
there is altogethe: in it, and he does
this in very curious way.
He passes the thin strip of metal into
which the dollar has been rolled
through little continuance operated
by a crank that is turned by the hand.
The strip comes out punched as full of
holes as it can be, while hundreds of
small circular disks about the size of
a gold quarter fall out of the holes thus
made into a tiny box below. Next the
disks are taken out of the drawer and
mixed up; few of them are taken from
the lot and they, representing the aver
age of silver, are subjected to chemical
ANALYSIS.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-08-30
High Flying.

The most remarkable balloon ascen-
sion on record was made In 1894 by
Blot and Gay-Lussac, of Paris. By
this enterprise they endowed science
with a series of new and important
facts, questionable before that time, as
they carried with them a complete set
of suitable apparatus, and, moreover,
an unsurpassed knowledge of observa-
ton and experiment. They assembled
to height of IL, 900 feet, and observed
that at 5000 or 5000 feet the animals
they had taken with them in order to
observe the effect of the rarefed air and
cold upon them, did not appear to suffer
any inconvenience
In the meantime the pulses of the
two experimenters were much acoeler-
ated; that of Gsy-Lussac, otherwise
always slow, sixty-two beats per minute,
was eighty; and that of Blot, naturally
rapid, seventy-nine beats per minute,
was Ill.
At height of II, 0OOfeet apigeon was
liberated; it dropped down, whirling
through the air as if it had been stone.
The air was too thin and too rarefed to
enable it to fly,
Three weeks later Gsy-Lussac went
up alone and attained height of o.
900 feet -four and one-sixth miles,, or
1000 feet higher than the top of Chin
borazo Mountain. The barometer was
only Is inches high; the thermometer
IS degrees Fahrenheit below the freez-
ing point, while at the surface of the
ground it was 80 degrees. He left the
courtyard of the Conservative des
Arts ct Meters, in Paris, and, after an
aerial voyage of six hours, descended
near Rouen, 100 miles distant.
The result of this ascension on Gay
Lussac's health was very injurious, par
tally by want of air for respiration.
combined with sudden cold, but chiefly
by the absence of the accustomed press
ure. At the extreme height of $4,000
feet his face and neck were swollen
enormously, his eyes protruded from
his head, blood ran from his lungs by
vomiting; in short, his system received
3 shock from which he never fully re-
covered during the rest of his life
NelC York Ledger.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-08-30
THE COUNTRY BOX.


Happy the boy whose lot IN life
Mid rural scenes is cast,
Whose youthful hours with birds and flowers
Contentedly are passed;
Whose home is where the dense woods wave
And emerald meadows lay,
Where Nature stands with outstretched hand
Inviting him to play.
The miIl-race churned to dancing foam,
The pond, the rush-rimmed brook,
Are free for him to sail or swim,
Or cast the baited hook;
He roams in blossomed clover fields,
Companion of the bee,
And for the fruits his palafe suits
He plucks the orchard tree.
He sees no signs: Keep of the grassr
Boys not admitted erei"
Poll, emen grim don't trouble him
And make him quake with fear
No threatening municipal laws
His outdoor sports anne
There don't exist a Socialist
Free as the country boy.
These summer days he sports about
Barefoot and jacketless;
No fashion plates he initiates
In matters such as dress;
The prisoned brick and mortar lads
May dub him Country Jake
But everywhere the pure, fresh air
Clear brains and stout hmbs make.
And while the draughts Of rich ozone
Feed muscle, brain and lung,
The rustic mind is Quick to find
Gems in our mother tongue;
For where the state, the pen, the sword
Ambitions slaves employ,
high up in fame is carved the name
OF many a country boy.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-08-30

The recent attempt of Texas men 20
get up q fight between two bulldogs
and q puma reminds me of queer pro-
ceeding in our old mining camp In
Nevada. There were plenty OF noun
tain lions prowling around IN those
DAYS, and one of day we built 9 dead
fall in hopes to make capture. The
fall" was q heavy log, which was in
tended to break the lions back, but one
night q varmint was caught in such 8
way that he was simply held down and
not a bit injured. He was full-grown
and as savage as q meat axe, and we
had an awful time getting him down to
camp and Gagged up. We calculated on
selling him for good, round sum. but
after about week along came man
with the demonstrating cur dog at
his heels you ever saw. The animal
was gaunt, wild-eyed, homely, and
awkward, and he didn't weigh over
twelve pounds at the most. The man
heard about our lion, and after looking
him over he said:
Boys, here seems to be an opportun-
ity. 1 think my dog can lick your lion
inside of five minutes"
You could have heard Us laugh and
yell mile away, but the man pre-
served a very serious face and added:
Anybody kin holler, but money
talks. Gentlemen, I'll bet bundced
even up that my dog ticks your Ionl"
We jumped on to him awfully rapid
under that proposition, and when he
offered to make it 5000 we jumped the
faster. After the stakes we're up we set
about fixing for the fight. There was
natural sink near by about as large as
q circus tent, but as we had no way to
enclose it we had to get collar around
our lions neck and send seven miles
for chain to hold him. By the use of
forked sticks and blankets we got him
out Of the cage and chained him to a
stake in the centre of this sink. My!
but wasn't he ripping mad! He rolled
over and over-he stood on end-he
howled and screamed. and none of us
would have gone within reach of him
for thousand dollars.
The fight was set for Sunday, and
there were 400 men there. At o'clock
in the morning everything was ready,
and the master of ceremonies an
nounced:
Gentlemen, the bet is that this ere
dog licks that ere lion in five minits.
The owner of the dog advanced with
the canine under his arm, and the lion
screamed. The dog was flung at him,
and then, wonderful to relate, the hon
gave him one look and turned tail. The
dog ran him five times around that
rink, biting at his heels, and then,
scared half to death, the big beast
twisted his head out of the collar, broke
through the crowd, and busted for the
cedars. The dog ran him out of sight,
and then came back as if nothing had
happened.
Gentlemen, the dog wins!" shouted
the referee, and the stakes were handed
over.
We offered the man q hundred dol
lars to explain how it was done, but he
replied:
Il couldn't do it for a thousand,
cause 1 don't know. All l know Is
that everything gets out of his way"
And not one of US could ever feel
satisfied as to why that raging old lion
turned coward the way he did.-N 7.
Sim
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-08-30
Our mistakes About Each Other.

Not one man in ten thousand sees
those with whom he associates as they
really are. If the prayer of Burns
were granted, and we could all see our
selves as others see us, our self-esti-
mates would in all probability be much
more erroneous than they are now. The
truth is that we regard each other
through variety of lenses, no one OF
which is correct. Passion and pre-
iudice, love and hate, benevoience and
envy, spectacle our eyes and utterly
prevent us from observing accurately.
Many whom we deem the proclaim OF
human clay are merely pot metal, and
still greater number of those we put
down in our "black book" are no further
off from heaven, and perchance q little
nearer, than the censors who condemn
them. We habituslly undervalue or
overvalue each other; and In estimating
character the shrewdest of US only now
and then make true appraisal OF the
virtues and defects of even our
closest intimates. If we all saw our
selves as the world sees Us, multitudes
would despise themselves without sufti-
Gent cause, and not few be pulled up
with pride for which there would be no
honest foundation.
It is not Just or fair to look at char
acter from standpoint of ones own
selection. A mans profile may be un-
prepossessing. and yet his full face
agreeable. We once saw young man,
whose timidity was a standing joke with
his companions, leap into the Hudson
and save boy from drowning, while
his tormentors stood panic-stricken on
the bank. The merchant who gives
curt answers in his counting may
be tender husband and father and q
kind helper of the desolate and OPP
pressed. On the other hand, your
good humored person. who is all smiles
and sunshine in public, may carry some
thing as hard as the rether milestone
in the place where the heart ought to
be. Such anomalies are common.
There is this comfort, however, for
those whose misjudgments of their fell
low rhortals lean to the kindly side
such mistakes go to their credit IN the
great account.
He who thinks better of his neigh
bors than they deserve is seldom a bad
man, for the standard by which his
Judgment is guided is the goodness OF
his own heart. 1t is only the base who
believe all men base-or, in other
words, like themselves. Few, however,
are evil.
Public men are seldom or never
fairly iudged-at least while living.
However pure, they can not escape
caIumny. However corrupt, they are
sure to find euIogists. History may do
them Justice; but they rarely get it
while alive, either from friends or foes.
Ne.c York Ledger.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-08-30
Onwar,i and Upward.

One hundred years have elapsed
since the first and last census taken in
the United States. It is interesting and
pertinent to glance at the interim. The
first census-that of 1T90-showed q
total population in the thirteen States
and the Territories on each side of the
Ohio River, of 1921, 1926. In the
Northwest Territory the population was
so small that no return was made. The
great Central States of the Union had
not even been explored. The census
of the present year will show q popula-
ton approximating 100000 900.
The commercial progress of the
country has been equally rapid It has
kept step with the vast increase in pop
ulation and the amazing growth of the
cities. At the birth of the nation the
manufacturing interests were of little
Importance; but since then there has
been an amazing expansion in every de-
partment of industry.
Railroad development has kept pace
with the increase of population and ezr
pansion of commerce. The first line
constructed in the United States was
the Quincy Railroad, In 1876. The
second was the Mauch Chunk Railroad,
in PennsYlvanis, in 1927. The rapid
growth of the railroad system of the
country since that time presents a
striking evidence of the activity and
enterprise of the people and the civil
progress of the nation. The number of
miles of railroad now in operation is
about 125, 900.
The first line of telegraph was erected
IL 1874, between Washington and Balti-
more. From this small beginning a
vast system of Geographic lines has
been constructed, by means of which
all the great centers of trade and popu-
lation ID the world have been brought
into instantaneous communication.
The entire country is in the full
swing of progressive development and
it is destined to accomplish still more
wonderful results and achieve still
greater triumphs In the future.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-08-30
sympathY Thrown AwaY.

1t is seldom that the New York street
urchin fails to get amusement out of
anything where he sees the chance.
Some youngsters saw an opportunity
recently In the union of the following
elements: A pair of trousers, an old
jacket and vest, hat and some straw.
The st=aw was put in the other ele-
ments, and the whole, when completed,
made very fair specimen of the genus
tramp" The boys carried the figure
around to neighboring church, and
placed it in a position which was skill
fully intended to give the impression to
passers-by of feliow-being in agony.
Then they hid to watch developments,
says the New Ybrk Times. A lady and
gentleman passed the church, %Oh,
look at that poor fellow. Johnl He
seems to be ILL.," remarked the lady.
The small boys didn't say anything, but
kept their eyes on %John." John, I"
who was courtIy cavalier of the olden
days, benevolently went up and touched
the figure. saying, whats the matter
with you, my msn?" He did not wait
10 get an answer, but left suddenly, and
bus departure was punctuated by various
cat calls and scofing remarks.
Many persons passed the figure, and
many, overcome by emotions of pity,
went up and spoke words of kind en-
coursgement to it. patted it on the
shoulder, shook il, and then went away
quickly, accompanied by cries of cit
de ambulance fur de man, bossl Call
der copl He's McGinty' brother, boss r.
and various other expressions of Amer
canized Anglo-Saxon that were more
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-08-30

or less tOrcibly understood by those who
heard them.
The urchins kept it up until one of
their number suggested carrying the
figure to the park and make soo'cide
or murder The idea was seized, and
the poor agonized figure was hurried
from the church steps and borne of into
the surrounding darkness with a yell
that made nervous old lady who was
standing on the street corner shiver and
exclaim to her aged companion,
Laudy look at those boys tormentin'
that Door man"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-08-30
Had to Get Used to II.

Mr.. and Mrs. Calendula G. Rates were
at Niagara Falls on their wedding jour
ney. They had wandered raptuoQsly
about, arm in arm, listening to the roar
of the mighty cataract. They had
bought bead worked moccasins and pin
cushions from Indian squaws who spoke
with strong Tipperary accent; they
had contributed handsomely to the sup
port ofsseveral princely hack drivers,
paid for the right to look at the falls
from all the eligible points of view,
and had been hunted with great sue
cess by prowling Photographic ban
ditti.
And now they stood in the Cave Of
the Winds.
The thunder of Niagara overpowered
them. The earth trembled beneath
them. They looked at each other, and
their lips moved, but if any sound came
from them it could not be heard in the
deafenIng roar. Calendula pressed the
little hand that lay confdingly on his
arm, and led his fair young bride from
the cave with all possible speed.
"Japonica," he said tenderly, when
they had regsined the open air, ~do
you know why could not bear to lin
ger in that horrible placer"
NO. Why was it?"
81 could not hear your beloved voice,
my darlingl"
Five years had passed. Mr.. and Mrs.
Calendula G. Rates were again at Nj.
agara on a little summer vacation.
They had dismounted from the omni.
bus, entered the hotel, registered al
the clerks Office, and removed from
themselves the dust of travel.
~Now, Japonica, said the husband,
hastily, with yearning, hungry looE
in his eyes, before we do anything else
LET us go and spend an hour or two II
the Cave of Winds. Chicago Tri
bune.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-08-30
Our LIterarx Lionesses.

Penman-By the way, old man, who's
that pretty little girl in blue talking to
Prof. Winterby?
Quilts That's the author of the new
book on the PHILOSOPHY of the I'm
known.
Penman-And who's the old maid
in spectacles?
Quilts What! Don't you know her ?
Why, she wrote the novel that every
body is talking about Geraldine, or
the Confessions of Young Girl. p
Boston Post.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-08-30
Dimcult Task.

Editor-Mr. Scribbler, wish you
would get up little department head
ed ~Children's Sayings" and fill it full
of the brightest little mots you can
pick up.
Mr.. Scribbler-Very sorry, sir, but
nv children are all away on visit
and
aThen collect the bright things you
hear said by other peoples children.
81 never hear other peopIes
children say anything worth printing.
-G00d NelUS.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-08-30

Mrs. Hayfork (who takes summer board
ers)-'sNow children, you must be very quiet
for week or two. Don't run and make q
noise in the front yard, and don't rumble
yoc doll carriages and express wagons
owe the stones any more"
Cnildren-s'what's the matter, ma? ANY
one sicky"
Mrs. Hayfork-'tNo; but some new board
ers are comidg to-day, and they're all from
Philadelphia"
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-08-30
Not Much OF q Job.

%Why, helloa, Bill" said man stop
ping an acquaintance on the street.
what are you doing?"
Nothing at all. "
Have you been out OF work ever
since I saw your"
@Yes."
what, haven't worked at all?s
@Let me see Oh, yes, I took the
census of st. Louis. but that didn't
amount to anything" = ArkGnsaW
Traveller.
Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1890-08-30
Pats Wetting.

The proprietor of shooting-bo1 in
the west of Ireland. having been driven
home in a regular downpour, and per
ceiving that his Jehu was almost in
rags, alphabetically said:
SPat, my poor fellow, you must be
wet through and through"
Faith, then, no, your honor" replied
Pat. I'm wet only to the skin; but.
please goodness, I'll be wet inside as
soon as your honor can get out the
spirits l"-Nei0 York Ledger.