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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-01
The Redistrictfng Ordinance "A
Measure of Justice.

AACuDuAC ia AA0thSCs
The action OF the Board of Alder
men last evening, was in every sense
just and proper. The only odd thing
about is that it has been SO slow of
accomplishment. 1t ought really
have been done before the last
election.
1t ecures the people a proper repre-
s~entation in the Board-not a misrep-
resentation by men politically at
variance with them. or curse the
Republicans do not iiiikke ii. They viii
squirm and whine. 1t gives their pet
scheme of breaking down the Hudson
Democracy a black eye. But the De-
mocracy and the public at large will
bear the sorrows Of their Republican
brethren with Christian fortitude.
It is a pity Alderman Donnelly's
health did not permit him to be
present at the meeting Of the Board
and vote for the ordinance. 1t would
have done him good could he have
been on hand.
'|
Newspapers Rights and Popular
Rights.
From some points of view Mr..
Roger Sherman's interference in be
half of Kemmler, the New York muir
derer condemned to be executed by
electricity, is to be regretted. But
incidentally he asserts the rights of
the American newspaper, and the
rights of the citizen as involved in
those Of the press, with a vigor and
precision worthy of the subject. He
says
The provision which, in effect, commands that
the newspapers shall publish no report OF the
took place according to law is sufficient to
invaldate the law. 1t is conceivable
that the killing may take place in violation OF
certainly say that a truthful report of the .oc-
currence would make known such horrible fea-
lures as 70 raise a popular outcry, which would
but liz such should be the case such truth
full report would expose the publisher and repor-
ter to a legal prosecution. One of the best con-
ceiyable safeguards against the permanent inflic-
tion of cruel punishment for crime is to shroud
the execution In mystery and to send a truthful
reporter of the outrage to the penitentiary. This
law, therefore, takes away from a criminal an
important safeguard against excessive punish
ment. II is not only an unlawful restriction Of
the freedom of speech and of the press, but an
actual encroachment on the rights of the Grim.
inal. OF that encroachment he is entitled and
in this manner to complain.
Every word Of this is true and right.
Publicity is the handspring Of
whole governmental system. and the
newspaper is of more Importance to
-o.,ots&r ~ fraa fpafffu-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-01
S"HOPLIFTERS' LIFE.
Incidents from the Life Of an Ex-
pert Woman Thief.

ptIt UUDldu IHicls
From a curious source two or three
incidents in the life Of q professional
thief may be set down here. They
might be termed confessions of a shop
litter.
Stores in both Allegheny and Pitts
burg have suffered by the depreda-
tions of a remarkably skiilful thief,
who is a woman. She prides herself
ON her skill in shop-fifting, and it is
from her mouth that the following
narrative originally came:-
Once she visited a large store in AL
legheny and asked to be shown some
expensive cloaks. The goods were
brought out and the stylish
looking shopper took off
the jacket she wore and tried on a
| cloak. She was not entirely satisfied
with it, she said, and the saleswoman
who was waiting upon her went off to
another part of the store to get some
more cloaks. This was the thief's
chance. She walked away, leaving her
jacket as a token Of her regard. On
the stairs the cloak department was
on the second fioor-she met one of
the owners of the store.
Have you been waited upon?" he
asked, politely.
Eyes. thank you, and / am very well
satisfied with this cloak she replied,
and sailed on. She escaped.
Another time she visited a shoe
store in Pirtsburg. She had q small
foot and was proud of 1t. 1t was no
easy matter to please her, the affable
young salesman found. The stock Of
fine ladies' shoes was ransacked to
suit her taste. 1t was all in vain, for
| she departed without buying any
thing. Under her dress were two
more shoes than a woman can wear,
however.
When she looked at the stolen shoes
after returning home, she found that
they were not mates. She was very
much annoyed; in fact, the discovery
took away her appetite for supper.
The next afternoon found her in the
shoe store again. 1.-THE shoes yod
sold me the other day. she said to
the salesman, who was not the one
who had tried to suit her fastidious
taste the day before, ARE not mates,
and will you kindly change themg'
The store was crowded-shoplifters
seldom ventured into an empty store
p-and me young mar hurried on at
once Without iurtner INQUIRY. IN an
other mlhute ne returned WIFI a pair
properly mated and gave them to the
supposed customer. She did not stay
to give thanks for the gift.
Once only did her confidence, some
would call it impudence, desert her.
She visited a store one morning with
the Oh appropriatlng some
very particular about the quality of
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-01

Advertisements Subscriptions and Newsdealers
Orders received -
HoBoKEx First and Clinton Streets. j. D. Sin
clair.
UNION HnL-H. Fischer, No. 81 PaIsade Avenue
BERoEN PorST-T. W. Dobson, opposite Railway
Depot.
FIVE CoRSERs-G. W. Pheiffer. No. 663 Newark
Avenue
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-01

its thousands Of cures are the best adj
vertisement for Dr.. Sage's Catarrh Rem.
cay.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-01

This paper IS Democratic In principles
and Is Independent IN its TieUs on al
local questions.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-01
Corporation Notice.

NJ Office rs HEREBY 1--WE THAT THE COM
IN @missfoners OF Assessment for Jersey City Will
meet ut their utfIce In the building occupied BY the
Board Of Street and water Commissioners, at the
corner OF Mercer street and Jersey avenue, Jersey
City, n. i. on Thursday. May Is 1880, at ten a M,
to determine the damageIrlat may be sustained
LiNDEN AVENUE
BERGEN AVENUE
to d point 10 feet west OF
ERG
And win then and there hear all parties inter
ested in said Improvement who desire to be
heard before them on the damage the owners OF
the land may sustain by reason or such improve
yAMEs HUNT Commissioners
HUMILITY q
W, W, RuGqLEs,
jersey cisy. Nay ]. Leg.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-01

For Sale.
EoR SALE. THE GREATEST CHANCE EVER
Il offered in this city. A splendid 9story and
basement. sub-cei1ar, brick dwelling. all improve
mems. 26x40 lot 100 feet, on Fourth street, betw cen
Jersey avenue and Erie street, 81, 5O0. Can remain
at per cent. A splendid house on Eighth street
near Hamilton Park for $500 and others. Call
and see me at once. FRANK w. COLES, Heal
Estate and Loan onice, No. 1877 Erie street corner
Eighth street.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-05-01
JoHN F. MuRcH,

munication was ordered spread in full on
the minutes. The board then took a re-
cess to audit a few claims. After reas-
sembling several claims were past. MI.
Moran reported progress on the annual
report, and The board adjourned to meet
an Monday next.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-01-02
Forty Yards of Flies.

The PersianS have prOverb to the
effect that "a small fly will upset u
bio mans stomach" When the small
fiy is multiplied by millions, lie is un-
doubtedlv IL brave man who will at
tempt combating such host. A writer
in the St. James Gazette says that Fort
Telel-Kebir, on the day after the bat
tie there, in 1882, presented remark
able gathering of flies.
The fort seemed to be covered by a
dark pail. At about $50 yards dis
lance from this dark mass. | heard y
loud, humming noise, and as APP
preached nearer, the sound increased
in volume until it became a roar. 1t
came from IL wall of flies. one mile
long, ten yards high and forty yards
wide; this pail represented line of
dead and unburied Egyptians.
TO 90 round the flank Of the fly wall
was out of the question, SO / put spurs
to my pony and urged him through.
The brute several times refused to
stir, frightened by the hum and noise.
At last managed to get him ''head
age through those forty yards of flies.
They presented such firm front that
[ could feel pressure, heavy enough
to compel me instinctively to grip the
saddle closer with my knees.
had to close mouth and eyes, and
it was no easy matter to endure the
stencil emanating from the mass. My
pony was so terrified that | conld not
stop him until he had got far beyond
the black mass and out into the clear
desert air again.
looked behind me now and again
as / continued my journey, and there,
in the blazing sun, hung the same dark
pail Youths Companion.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-01-02
A Squirrels Prodigious Feat.

The Psalmist's Injunction to the lazy
man to 90 to the ant for an example of
industry has lost its force for Dan
rel as affording an instance of agility,
quickness and hard work. Last Fall
he stored several bushels of butternuts
in the second story of his corn house,
and recently he noticed that they were
disappearing much faster than the
legitimate demands for his family
warranted. He discovered soon after
ward that squirrel, n small red one,
which the farmers boys called ''chip-
munks." had found hole under the
caves of the building, and was stock
ing her storehouse with the nuts the
farmer had gathered. AS an expert
ment to learn how rapidly the squir-
rel had worked, he removed all but
twenty of the nuts and set watch
upon them. Six hours afterward every
nut was gone. The distance from the
corn house to the tree where the squir-
rel had it's nest was just eighty rods.
Computation showed that the theft of
the twenty nuts required just ten min
utes of travel. But this did not in
el4de all, Several times dogs frighten-
ed the squirrel and it had to turn back,
and twice the family cat got after it,
requiring it to take circuitous route
to reach the storehouse. The nest was
examined soon afterward, and big,
fat, lazy male squirrel was found
snoozing quietly while his mate was
performing prodigious feat to supply
him with food.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-01-02
Human Blood as Cement.

':Ncxt to his wife and babies the coal
miner loves his pipe,'' said q former
worker in the anthracite mines, but
now a well-known politician. ''He
loves it so we'll that he never hesitates
to shed his blood to save it. It is his
one great comfort and solace down in
the gloomy depths, and if he was as
careful of himself as he is of his pipe
there would be less of fatality in the
mines. If by some hard luck his pipe
is broken-for the miners pipe is in
nine cases out of ten clay one-he
has way of mending it that no other
smoker would resort to. He takes the
needle he carries for picking up the
wick of his lamp and jabs it deep in
his hand OF arm. The blood flows
quickly from the wound. The miner
rubs the edges of the fractured pipe on
the blood until they are coated with it,
and then fits them together. The
blood quickly dries and no cement
could give adhesion. | have known a
miners pipe to be mended in half a
dozen different places with this blood
cement. So why shouldn't the miner
love his pipe? Isn't he bound to i: by
peculiar ties of consaguinity Pr bilG-
delphit Press.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-01-02
Salem.

Christmas passed off very quietly.
Justin Oryis, of Whitewater Nor
NAL school, is spending his vacation
at home.
c. A. Pease has moved into his
new house.
Nearly all of the schools in this
part of the county have closed until
after the holidays.
On account of the bad roads, the
Christmas tree and oyster supper in
the M f. church was not SO we'll at
tended as usual. Those who did at
tend report an enjoyable time.
Rev. E. H. Lugg is quite sick.
BESSIE and Genie Bailey, of Chi
cago, are visiting their grandparents.
The Camp of M. w. A. in this
place is rapidly increasing. For
cheap and safe insurance this is one
of the best societies known.
Mrs. Parrot, of Nashville, ILL.,, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs Lugg.
C. T. Haigh is building laundry
for Fred Schenning at Silver Lake.
Mr.. Draper and family, of Men
dota, H., are visiting his sister, Mrs.
Warner.
Mr.. Kruckman was in town Mon
day collecting taxes.
Mr.. Hugh MINIS and wife went
to Chicago last Saturday to attend
the wedding of their son, VIM. Min
mis-.
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A Kindly Warning.

A diffident young man, who CHANGED
10 be already engaged to be married,
taught his first term of school in a
western rural district some years ago
and in accordance with the rural cus-
tom he did great deal of visiting
around"
He spent one night at the house of
an old farmer who had daughter
famous not for her beauty but for her
lack of it. 70 enumerate her pecu-
liarities of face and figure would
be to give catalogue of imperfections.
Those who regard bulk as q mark of
beauty, who think head of red hair
cut short and parted at the side is an
attraction in young lady would
have been charmed with Becky Ann"
When our somewhat fastidious young
teacher was introduced to this para
gon her uncomeliness was increased
by the fact that she was barefooted and
wore an inharmonious gown of green
and yellow calico.
Naturally enough his amused gaze
was fixed often on Miss Becky Ann
during the evening. When he retired
to his room for the night he was fol-
lowed by her father, who almost stupi=
fed him by saying with perfect gray
ity:
"Look here, Pm goin' to tell you
something really think you'd orter
know, ez it may save you from raisin'
any false hopes to have 'em dashed to
the ground. | seen yer castin' Sleeps
eyes at my Becky Ann all the evenin',
an its my bounden dooty to tell We
that she's spoke for by Jarvis Spies.
Sorry for We, young man, but Jarvis
hez got ahead of you this time. -
Youths Companion.
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kee leaves for Chicago at S:57 in
stead of 1874.
Sinclair Mainland is home on a
visit from Calumet County.
Brighton.

Quite a large number from this
town. attended the funeral of Rev.
Father Wisbauer at Burlington last
week Monday. Father Etschman
assisted in the funeral services.
Mr., and Mrs. James Pennefeather
spent Christmas at her fathers, Mr..
James Raffertys, in this town. Mr..
and Mrs. James Ward, of Salem,
ditto.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Kersten, of
Racine, spent last week with friends
in this town and Salem, returning
home on Monday.
Miss Lizzie Schackmuth, of Keno
sha, is spending the holidays with
friends in this town.
Members of our town insurance
company should attend the annual
meeting next Tuesday afternoon. A
good attendance is always desirable.
Matthias Englebert, a man some
over fifty years Of age, who has lived
in the family of William Ludwig a
long time, was taken sick last Sun
day night and died Tuesday morn
ing. His funeral took place New
Years at St. Francis church.
Nicholas Ludwig, youngest son of
Mrs. William Ludwig, is very sick
with inflammation of the lungs.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-01-02
An Aggravating Law Suit.

] Mrs. Hannah Easterbrooks, who
has long been a well known resident
of this city, has vexatious law suit
IN court at Chicago, for the recovery
OF will of two thousand dollars
made to her. John Noble and Mark
Noble his brother, were in active
business in this city, quite number
of years ago. John Noble had no
family, and during his residence
here, was taken i'll and was on the
sick list for considerable time. Mrs.
Hannah Easterbrooks a widow was
employed by Mr. Noble to take care
of him at her house. On his recovery
he and his brother Mark, moved to
Chicago, where he was fortunate in
real estate transactions, and to fully
compensate Mrs. Easterbrooks, he
left by will to her $4,000, and con-
siderable sums to other persons, to
whom he left under obligation. The
will to Mrs. Easterbrooks, is con-
tested by heirs on alleged ground,
that John Noble was not of sound
mind at the time he made the will.
The case has been long in court; it
has been twice tried, the jury both
times failing to agree; the last trial
ended on Saturday last, having last
ed twelve days, and the jury out,
until Monday unable to agree. The
suit will not be abandoned, and will
probably be commenced anew. The
it is said would quite as
soon see the amount of the will frit-
tered away, as that the claimant
should win. Much sympathy is felt,
for Mrs. Eesterbrooks, as she iS~>i in
needy circumstances and in falling
health.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-01-02
Somers.

Mild weather on the whole, Farm
ers ploughing last week with pros
pect of being able to do so this week.
Christmas was a fine day and duly
observed notwithstanding the muddy
roads. The Presbyterian entertain
ment at the church was a success;
also the Christmas tree at the Meth.
odist church, SyIvania.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. S. Gibbon came
from Brandon to spend the holidays.
MISS Phoebe Bishop went to Bran
don to her sisters and family on a
visit.
Misses Spence, Gibbon and Schaf-
fer, teachers at Milwaukee. are at
home for the vacation.
Mr.. Eugene Sabin spends his va
cation here among friends.
Miss Jessie Fink came home for
the vacation the evening before
Christmas.
The Presbyterian sociable meets at
Mr.. B. F. Yule's Thursday evening.
Rev. Cadman received a watch
from the tree at Sylvania, the gift of
the three appointments.
Mrs. Marsh, of Chicago, visited
her aunt, Mrs. Mccoy; also Mr..
Bowker and family on Thursday
last.
Bible society meeting one week
from next Sunday at the Presbyterian
church.
Rev. Mcclure has accepted the
pulpit of the Presbyterian church in
place of Rev. GilchFist,
The John Mitchell estate has been
settled. Gordon Mitchell was here
on the business. 1t is understood
Charles takes the homestead, John
the land opposite, and Gordon pre-
fers the cash for his portion.
Mr.. Peter Ozanne has pansies in
bloom in his garden.
New poles have been put up and
the wires stretched on them along
the r. R.
The morning train from Milwau-
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-01-02
GEORGtANA, BREvARD Co., FLA,
DEC. 14th. 1880.
Tenn. A. M. SO Temp. A. NJ. 20

TEN. 6 A. M. So Temp s A. NJ 7oe
Kenosha city and county is rep
resented in this voting precinct by
seven homesteads, six have comfor.
table cottages, and Mr.. Balm has
made a good beginning, by thor
oughly clearing about three acres
and transplanting 80 oranges ID
lemon trees. VIM. and Frank Nun
son have made the most expensive
Improvements; they have several
hundred orange and lemon trees in
grove form and large nursery, some
trees fruiting this year They also
made good crop of sweet potatoes
of excellent quality, which they re-
tail at one dollar per bushel. They
are also raising pine apples, Banan-
as and Guavas, besides ordinary
garden vegetables.
Messrs. Kingman and Robbins
have fine thrifty orange trees, few
frulting, also the best pine-apples
have seen. We found the orange
and lemon trees on our home, grove
and "Lone Palm" in fine condition
Two trees bore over one hundred
each.
This is earlier bearing than usual
the trees were transplanted in Jan.
1885. The orange production is
smaller than usual prices will no
doubt be higher when the best fruit
goes forward. Early shipments are
mostly made by inexperienced grow
ers and by men who must raise mon
ey. Hence the fruit is badly han
died and often unripe.
The weather the past month has
been unusually pleasant, cloudless
days and bright moonlight nights.
Maximum temp, SIS 0, Min. temp.
40 for Nov. Rainfall month of
Nov. only I. 16:Ioo inches The in
fux of tourists and settlers promises
to be large.
F. w. LYMAN.
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Los Angeles Letter.
TO the Editor Of Telegraph Courie

To the Editor Of Telegraph Courier.
! This section of California is now hav
ing great abundance of rainfall. AL
ready this winter we have had more
than the yearly average, and still i
Fcontinues to come. Vegetation is now
from two to twelve inches high and the
hills and valleys, look IS beautiful as one
could imagine.
Only one frost so far this winter and
if not looked for would not have been
noticed, it was so slight.
This country is rallying from the de-
preston that followed the boom, and
although the real estate sales may not
figure as large as in the time when peo-
pie were crazT, still property that is
now changing hands is generally sold to
those that intend to make use of it.
Large areas of land are being pre-
pared for planting oranges and other
fruits upon. A much larger acreage
will also be sowed to small grain than
ever before. The early rain being very
favorable for it. Grain sowing com
mences as early in winter as the ground
is moist enough to pillow and continues
until all is in that is wished or the
rains stop. We have now grain that
is several inches high, and perhaps all
will not be in for several months yet
Los Angeles has continued to grow
steadily all the time, and the better
class of residences and business blocks
are being built about as fast as ever,
but rot so with the cheaper class Of
buildings.
Rents are now reasonable, a good
six room cottage can now be rented in
good localities near street car lines for
fifteen to twenty-five dollars per month.
Two years ago they could not have been
got for less than twice that sum.
Those desiring to escape the cold
disagreeahle winters of the east can
now much better afford to spend the
winter here. Board is also reasonable.
[ can't say that the climate improves
any. | don't know how it could be
improved unless we did away with rains
and mud altogether.
Many of the boom towns outside of
Los Angeles are at a stand still, and
homes can be bought cheap in many of
them, on account of many having over
loaded themselves with real estate and
must sell. This state of things cannot
last very long as these old deals will
soon be settled in some way, and then
property will be held at it's real value.
The eonntrg is improving rapidly.
Instead of raising prices as in the boom
farmers are trying to raise something
else that will be of use to the world.
The labor marker is still overstocked
and many mechanics. az we'll as COM
mon labrrers are idle. | would not ad-
wise these who have nothing but their
labor to depend upon for y living to
come here at present There are good
chances 10 get start that after few
wears will make them well eff.
| hope that none OF my Wisconsin
will pass me by without
calling. if they should visit this sec
ton,
Yours Truly,
D. A. SOVEREIGN.
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ours Truly,
D. A. SOVEREIGN.

A farmer who lives close to a lake
in Minnesota, on looking out of his
bedroom window early one frosty
morning saw a great bevy off wild
ducks attempting to extricate them
selves from the ice which had frozen
about their legs during the night.
Selling a corn cutter he rushed to
the lake and clipped off the heads of
1874 of them.
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-01-02
Bristol.

You can buy S gallons of Diamond
White Kerosene Oil, $50 deg. test,
for 90 cents. Do not forget the
grade. A. RowBoTToM.
Geo. Nixon is now visiting in
Yorkville, IL.
Quite number of our citizens are
attending Justice. Slater's court in
Kenosha.
Mrs. Shotliff is on the sick list, but
nothing serious, we hope.
The Christmas tree and oyster
supper held in the M. E. church was
very we'll patronized when we take
into account the condition Of the
roads.
Mrs. VIM. Hunt is not feeling well,
but with good care will be all right
il. few days.
Mr.. c. B. Gaines has had another
attack of lung fever, but at present
writing is feeling easier.
V. R. Richards and wife returned
from Oshkosh on Friday evening,
and he can now be found every day
attending to business in his feed
mill. If you want feed call on him
The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-01-02

Mrs. Ed Wickliffe, of Bowman, Ca,
has gold ring that is known to be
over four hundred years old.
There is said to be sulphur enough
in Lower California to supply the
world.