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The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-08-08

Niece (whispering)-Now, Uncle Hi
ram let me give you II hint, Here in
town we never @,.' rie %irh knife,
Uncle Hiram (from lInwcreek) -Goshl
Neilherdo l, Mandy Any way suits me,
Takes his piece of pie up in his Tin
gers. Chicago Tribune,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-08-08
CHANGES OE NAME.
Great Men Who Are Known by Nam,
Not Originally GiYnn Them.

Great Men who Are Known by Names
Not Originally Given Them.
! notice in "a recent publication the
revival of the old story of the change
young John Rowland made in his name
and fortune when he substituted his
Rowland with Stanley, and dropped
John for Henry NJ, being now known
to the world as the great African eX-
plorer This reminds me that several
of the great men known to science, lit
erature, war and art were originally
known by names almost wholly un-
known to the world at large.
Henry Wilson, vice president under
Grant, was christened as Henry Col
bath, and was known by that name
until after the end of his nineteenth
year.
BY a curious coincidence Z. S. Grant,
who was president at the time Wilson
was vice, as above mentioned, was also
a hero with a changed name. Prior to
young Grants eighteenth birthday 'U.
S. Grant was term unknown even in
the embryo generals family. ''H. L.
Grant" would sound odd if written on
the pages of history, but, in fact, would
uc perfectly proper. Inc great general
was christened Hiram Ulysses Grant,
and by the name of Hiram, or "IIi,"
was known to all his school fellows.
It. H. Harmer, an eX-member of con-
gress, is responsible for ~. S" Grant
being thrust upon the world. 1t came
about in this way: When the name of
the aspiring young man was sent in as
a candidate to West Point, by some
oversight on the part of Mr. Harmer it
was sent in as ''U. S" in place of 81.
T." Grant. "U. S." Grant was APP
pointed, When he graduated in 1913
his commission and diploma were both
made out to 'U. s. Grant; therefore
he was forced to accept the inevitable,
Jules Grevy, so well known as the
late president of the French republic, is
neither Jules" nor "Grevy," but
Judith Francois Paul Greviot
Frank Leslie was plain Henry Carter
until he was ~ years old, adopting the
new name on his arrival in America. -
ST. Louis Republic.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-08-08
CHASED BY AN ENGINE.
An Engineers Story of a Wild
Railroad Ride.
Making a Mile Minute to Escape Death
in Hot Pursuit-Why One Engineer Is
Looking for a Daylight
Run.

ELL, yes" said
t h e engineer,
putting content
c dl y upon his
pipe and gazing
w i t h lovin e
p id c a t his
g II g ne as it
S t o o d in the
yard near the
U n 10 n depot,
waiting for it's
train, "we do
see some very
strange S i G. h is
along the road
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-08-08

He had staid and staid the night be-
fore until the girl was mad enough to
say anything, ana she did the next day
when she met him.
II had perfectly delightful time at
yTIr house last night" he murmured,
when he met her
"Time?" she said, curtly, at was
more like eternity. ."-Washington Star
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-08-08
Not to be Downed.

The process of the youthful mind
when it gets to logical deduction is apt
to be fearful and wonderful, and the
adult intellect is not always easily able
TO follow.
At a kindergarten class not long
since the teacher asked her pupils to
give an example of cylinder from
some object which they had at home.
Asparagus" one small boy re-
sponded very promptly.
My mother had rhubarb," another
said briskly, thus catching at half the
cylinder idea and yet improving an OPP
portunity to boast of something which
his family enjoyed,
The third, overcome by the conncc-
tion of ideas on the culinary side, lost
sight of the original proposition alto
gether and cried out with the air of
one VINO is not to be beaten:
We'll, my mothers going 20 make
some root beer, anyway" - Boston
Courier
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1891-08-08

TO keep move on, one of the freight
engineers yelled to me as we rolled
slowly by, we're going to chase you
down into Altoona yard ahead of the
second section
II laughed, and when my train got
fairly over the summit and began to
slide down the grade, shut off steam.
1 knew the engines which would fol-
low us would be kept far enough in
the rear by the signal men in the
towers. We soon plunged into the
tunnel and ratified along at lively
gait, with that cliclsety-clacls of the
wheels which makes it plain TO- every
one that the train is running down
grade by its own weight.
II kept the air on pretty closely and
so held the train under control, for If
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-11
A Chinese View of Us.

Your superior skill in the mathemati-
cal and mechanical arts we are ready to
acknowledge" a learned Chinese once
said to me-" put you must concede to us
the palm of philosophy n letters. y
This estimate is the prevailing one
among educated Chinese as they COM
pare our civilization with their own. Ii
may be modified, and doubtless will be,
by further acquaintance; but it shows
that they are not imposed on by the gilt
ter OF wealth or the noise of machinery.
The material progress on which we vaunt
ourselves weighs light in their scales
when poised against moral principles and
aesthetic culture. A letter of Mr.. Yung.
wing, the well-known scholar and dipIo-
mat, has fallen into my hands, of which
the following is an extract. Certain zeal
Gus Americans had the doubtful taste to
invite his assistance in a convention for
promoting the general adoption of repub,
lican government" He replies:-'sIn
view of what the general government has
done for the past twenty years In the way
OF enactlng obnoxious laws against the
Chinese, n without any provocatiou
finging insult after injury iu the very
teeth OF the Chinese government, / eau.
not for the life OF me see how republican,
ism is 10 become universal, or how the
torch OF American liberty is to enlighten
the Eastern races when they are shut oui
from its light" / feel confident that this
would meet with similar confirmation on
other points if we had access to the IN,
published reports of the Chinese mission
of inquiry.-President w. Il. r. Martin,
In February Forum.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-11
MAY MEET HERE.
h Hudson Athletic Club Offers a Purse
for Mccarthy and Dixon.

The Hudson Athletic Club Offers a Purse
for Mccarthy and Dixon.
Cal Mccarthy and George Dixon maj
meet In this city. The Hudson Athletic
Club met last night and decided to offer
q purse OF 1900 IS an inducement for the
featherweights. If they accept the meet
ing will be at Oakland Rink on Friday,
February 90, In a limited number of
rounds. probably twenty-five. for points.
Jere Dunn and Dick Roche. the active
men on the Puritan A. c., have become
members Of the Jersey City Club. They
are confident that the purse will be salts
factory. Word was Immediately sent tothe
clever sparrers TO keep in training.
James Wakely said prior to this meeting
and offer of the Hudson A. c.. that the
two men would meet if their
would be a sufficient inducement.
He offered TO be responsible for the
1900 wagered for Mccarthy If Dixon
would agree to box in private with the
gloves thai were to ave been used at the
Club, or he would bet $500 or 5000 that
Mccarthy can defeat Dixon with skin
tight gloves, the fight to be witnessed by
only ten friends of each principal. He
is willing to go to Boston to settle
the dispute. Mccarthy said he was willing
10 meet Dixon with skin-gloves in
private and would consent to every ar
rangement made by WakelY. The first
boxing match under the auspices of the
Hudson A. c., will take place next Mon
day night at Oakland Rink. The
principals will be Paddy German. the
Australian and Mike O'Leary, of Buffalo.
The club will undoubtedly hang up a
tempting purse for a go between Austin
Gibbons and Jack McAuliffe, the cham
pion light weight.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-11
LEAGUE BATTLE over.
New York Wins First Honor
With Jersey City
Second.

The agony is over. The New York
Athletic Clubs team has won the cham
pionship Of the Amateur Athletic Bowl
Ing League. The Jersey City Athletic
Clubs team Is second. The two defeats
sustained by the Jersey City boys on
their own alleys were costly. Had they
won the first honors would have come
here. Jersey City has two games to play.
1t can afford TO forfeit them and YET hold
second place. II the team wins both IL
will finish only n game behind New
York.
The doubt was settled last night on the
New York A. C.'s alleys. The rival team
came from the Manhattan A. c. Inc
visiting team was easily vanquished, al
though they did fair work. Tine home
team bowled strong. They made an
average OF 10. The Manhattans secured
a total OF III in each game. They were
beaten SO in the first and ZIG in the sec
ond. There was intense joy In the CLUB
house at the conclusion OF the games and
the team was repeatedly cheered ana
congratulated. The victory was followed
by q feast in the dining room. Inc
scores
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-11
By EIGHTEEN PINS.
A Close Game w on by the New Jerseys
From, tina Tannvss Team

A Close Game w on by the New Jerseys
From the Tenny's Team.
The Tenny Clubs stars went to Beck
er's alleys last night and met the New
Jersey Clubs team. The Jersey City
boys did the shouting for eight frames as
they had the lead and it was dollars to
doughnuts that they would win. The
game is not even until the tenth frame
is closed. This game was not, when 1t
terminated the New Jerseys did the
shouting and the Tennys were silent.
The home team won after q close rub.
Their majority was only eighteen pins.
The Tennys obtained q lead OF IS in the
second frame and sent 1t up to As in the
third. From that point On IL was q pretty
contest. The Tennys could not gain nor
could the New Jerseys cut down
the advantage for several frames. When
.the seventh closed the 1ennys were in
front by 40 pins. In the eighth the home
team rallied and reduced the lead of their
opponents to seven. In the ninth they
continued the squirt with double credits
by six of the a and went to the front
by 80 pins. In the last frame the Tennys
outbowled the home team and gained II
points, which was not enough to win.
Three of the New Jerseys landed in the
seventies, three others were better by
several points han the average. Farrell
led for the Tennys with $50. He closed
with three strikes. Two ended in the
sixties and five others beat the average.
the score:-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-11
ECZEMA ON A CHILD
Five Years old-Scabs on Her Hands
and Face Quarter Inch
in Thickness.
Suffering Very Great-Best Doctors
Fail-Uses Cuticura with
Marvellous Results.

My little girl. Eve years OF age, had a break,
ing out on her face. hands, and skin. caded
IN a doctor. he said IL was salt rnsum or ecze-
ma. He left a prescription. which did not ~,
lieve her any; she kept getting worse. i called
in another: he said the same thing as the hrsi,
/ doctored with him six months to no effect l
then uied two eminent physicians IN Newar'.
three months each, to no effect. then tried a
homeopathic doctor; he said ne could cure her.
He gave her medicine for eleven weeks; ana u
I had kept giving II to her another week, l DO
believe she would have been dead now. l was
told OF another doctor that was
very highly on diseases of the skin and blood. 1
was going with my child to see him. but stopping
in a drug store on my way, / was ADVISED by the
druggist. Arthur Rodeman. to try the CUT1cuRA
REMEDIES for her, which ! did. to a noble rlee.-
At this time the seats on her hands and face
were one fourth inch thick; she could hardly
closs her hands, her fingers were swollen 50
they would burst open. had hardly given her
the medicine three or four days when the scans
began to peel of. She Kept on improving and
inside Of one month the sores had entirety
dried up.
JOHN T. FELMLY. lse Rail St, Elizabeth, Nj.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-11

night. 1t was defeated by the Atlanta
Wheelmen. The local wheelmen gave
up the alleys.
A meeting OF the trustees of the Hud-
sou County Wheelmen was held at the
club house last evening. Plans for re-
modelling the new club house were dis
cussed and placed in the hands of the
architect. Bids for the work will be re-
ceived during the week. The work will
be well under way before the II OF the
month. No bowling alley is 10 be built as
was first intended. and the tennis courts
will not be laid ont until spring.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-11
whiri of tl,e Wheels.

Great things are expected in the new
schedule being prepared by the newly
appointed road officers of the Hudson
County wheelmen and the boys antici-
pate a livelier season on the o than
ever.
The Ii. C. w. members will inaugurate
the season with the first club run on
WashingEon's Birthday, weather permit
ting.
The newly elected officers of the H. C.
w. were installed at the meeting last
Thursday evening.
Win Huson, the genial bugler OF tn e
II. C. W., is practicing on the horn. and
being somewhat of a blower, it is ex-
pected that his blasts will astonish the
natives about the clubhouse.
The Building Committee Of the H. G.
w. have promised TO have all alterations
In their new home completed and in read
mess for occupancy by May /.
Al the last meeting three members
were elected and three names posted on
the bulletin board TO be voted on next
week.
The bowling Team played its last game
Of this season at Becker's alleys Monday
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-11

WEST SHORE RAILRoAD-E. x. G. R.. R
W r. Co. lesse Trains leave West Forty
&c eond street station. New York. as follows, and
twenty minutes earlier from the foot OF Jay street.
New York -b8milton. London. Detroit and Chi
eag0. .lUl3 o.. M. -1l5 y. mr. Al5 D. MI ST. Louis
.3l5, sabp M Toronto, +l0lo a. mi +a.la - p.
M; buffalo. kochesJeE syracuse. Utica, Suspenr
SION bridge. Niagara Falls, as9s -l0;l5 a M -Al5
=. IS 1. M. and alL.30 for Utica only. Kingston
$50 F.lasi0-i5. ail.D a. m- siuu -5.l5. and ,ol5 ..
M; CatskiIl and Albany. 80. .-la *iota allD a
M, s4.UU. ala ISIS D. m Cranstons, west Point
Cornwall. newDurg. - ia 81, .i.ls. IA
D. M: Montreal and Canada Fast sI5 a. m,
&l5 p IN. Elegant sleeping cars for Buff
falo, Niagara Falls, Detrols. Chicago and st.
Louis. on ali through trains. a.saLeave BROOKLYN
via BROOKLYN Ann ex. aiU.5u g. M; 3tO .. m Jersey
City, r. II. R. station, al1A a M; saS y. IA.
sDaiiy, +daiIy except Saturday. All other trains
daily except Sunday. Tor tickets, time table, par
lor and sleeping car accommodation or infortna-
ton Apply ohces; brooklyn. No. 1873 Washington
street No- 7e Fulton street and Annex onics foot
Of FULTON street. New York city. Nos l. III, sk3 so5
80 Broaa vay, No. ls Bowery, No Y Farx place
No. s. West l25fh street. and West Shore stations
foot Of West lcrty second street ana foot o. Jay
sen ger Agent No. 5 Vanderbilt avenue New YORK.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-11
The E1ceIsiors Banred Targets.

The Excelsior Rifle Club had a well at
tended meeting last night at its range,
No. as Montgomery street. In the com
work was zone. The scores fol-
low: Bauchle. $50, Kittredge.
$50; Hansen, 236: Hennessy. 236;
Charming, 235; S~pelcher. 23J; Penney.
233; Boag, 800; Varick, 229; Boyce. 225;
j.. Hughes, 219; Miller, 2lS; Peineeke. PIG.
The Excelsiors will have a handicap
tournament in May. The handicaps will
be based on the ~semi-anuual record. The
this summar-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-11
Notice to Contractors.


SEALED PRoPos AIS WILL BE RECEIVED AT
- the office OF the Board of street and Water
Commissioners on Monday, February 16, 1891, at
ten O'Clock u m 20: the impro yemens OF
PEARSALLA AVE.
from the Old Bergen Road 10 Avenue Z, II. accord-
anee with specifications on ne in the ONCE OF the
CHER Engineer. co.oer OF Jersey ave. an Mercer
ST., where blank forms OF Did and ment OF
sur5ties must be ootainet-
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES
About LSO CUBIC yards Of eartn excavation
Aoout ~ euoic yards OF rocK excavation.
ABOUT ZoDi cuDic yards OF earth nlling.
About 30 CUBIC yards of SAM or gravel hllt&
ABOUT lSeO square Yards OF stone paving.
About SoU lneal feet OF new curOsJ0ns.
ADoiit ~ square feet OF new Oridge stonS-
About l4sJ square feet OF new haggsng.
A RoG LIZ nnsai ieet OF rest cur ss1one:
About 30 SQUARE feet OF relat tagging.
About " hneai feet OF criDbing.
ABOUT II nanhole heads reset.
About3 basins reset.
Time allowed for the completion Of the work.
seyenty-nye al wor king days
Inc making OF the aDove Improvement and
awe ard OF the contract therefor will be subJe u 70
the remonstrance of the owners OF the proDertJ
liaoie TO more than one-haf Of the assessment
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed envelopes.
endorsed "froposals Tor Improvement OF Pearsail
ave., directed 20 Il. A. Dugan, Esd. Chairman Of
COMMITTEES on Streets and sc Wers, and handed to
the clerk Of the Board in open meeting when
called ior In tne oruer Of business relating 10
seale1 proposals.
No city oniciaI will be accepted as surety nor
Will a substitution OF suretiss he allowed
The attention of bidders Is especially called to
term. whereof no contract shall be binding upoa
the city until the boncsmen onered by tue contrac-
tor have been approved by the Board OF Finance.
the resident OF said Board having power 70 ex'
anime the proposed DondsInen under oatn.
ny order OF tne board Of street and Water Com
GEO T. HoUTos
Dated Jersey City. January s1ta. ls)L
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-11

The Eureka Gun Club had a shoot yes
terday at Marion at artificial targets.
There were four contests each at 10 birds
at is yards rise, unknown traps. The re-
suits follow
First event, five unknown traps, two
p~rizes-Easee, 6; Diffiey, 4; Swindell, C..
Busch, Ahders, l each.
Second event-Easee, o; Swindell and
Diff1ey. l each; Circle, 3; Bosch, A;
Ahders, 2.
Third e~vent-Circle. z; Easee. 6; Swim
dell, 5; Dlffley. Z; ID. Fleming, 4; Bun
ger. f.
Fourth event-Swindell. 9; Circle, s;
Fleming, 6; Difley, 5; Easee. 5; Bun
ger, /.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-11
oaromed for q Hundred.

An exciting contest at billiards was
played last Monday evening at Schaffer's
rooms on Hudson street, Hoboken. be
tween John Madden. of this city, and
Frank L. Mccoy, Of West Hoboken, for
800 a side. The conditions were best two
GU of three games of $50 points each. A
large number of friends Of the amateur
cue handlers were present, and betting
was INDUCED in to a large extent. James
performed the duties Of marker. The
men played evenly and kept well To-
gether until after the 100 mark had
been reached, and with the scores stand
ing at lis to los in MaddeD's favor, the lat
ter, by careful nursing. made a run of IS,
which won the game. The winners high
est run was IS. McCoy's %. The second
game takes place Thursday of next week.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-11

An ORDNANCE TO PERMIT THE JERsE Y
n City and Western Railway Company 10 cross
ChapeI avenue and the Cavan Poin = road In jersey
City at grade.
sseuon : Be IL ordained By the Mayo and Alder
men OF Jersey Citys-Ihat permission Is hereby
Company TO cross Chapel avenue upon It's located
light OF way east Of the Morris Canal at grade with
IS tracks.
sectIon 2-And be II ordained that permission is
hereby granted to the Jersey City ana western
Railway Company 20 cross tbs Cayan Point road
uEoa ITS located rignt OF way east OF the Central
railroad OF New JERSEY At grade with Its tracks.
cHAs. W. ALLEN.
President
JOIN Z. ScoT-.
City Clerk
Approved January ~
Mayor
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-11

Uncle Eben wrote to the college profess
sor:-"Haye not heard from my boy for
some time. Hope he is not sick. II he
has been, | hope to hear that he is i'm
proving"
The professor TO Uncle Eben:-'Boy is
not sick. and not improving. PUCK.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-11
Humors Bowled for Prlzes.

The Humor Bowling Club had a lively
session last evening at the Central ave-
nue. alleys. DR.. Adams announced after
the collation. that a member had off cred
two substantial prizes to be bowled for
by the CLUB. The members decided to
contest for the prizes at once IN a head
pin game, each contestant to bowl six
teen balls. The game was not completed
when the reporter left at midnight.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-11
CUTICURA RESOLvENT

The new Blood Purifier. internally ito cleanse
tho blood OF all impurities and poisonous eie.
mentsl, and CuTfCURA. the great Skin Cure, and
CurIcuRA SOAR, an exquisite SKIN Beautiher, ex-
ternaliy (to clear the skin and scalp and restore
the haiO. have cured thousands Of cases where
the suffering was almost beyond endurance,
hair lfeless or gone. Disagreement terrible.
What other remedies have made such mar
veliOus curesg
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-11
:. 81 81 ss l5llI TotalA - 30 ss D


The Empire Club bowlers did some ex-
cellent work on Henn's alleys last night.
Kato piled up a score of 233 in the prin-
cipal game, and Fred Klein stopped when
his score reached PIG. This was the score
of fha cnnteSt-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-11

When Baby was sick, we gave her castoria.
When she was a Child. she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss, she chung to Castoria
When she had Children she gave them castorls
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-11

Sold everywhere. Prica CUrIcuRA. Soc;
soar. %; REsoLvESr, 500. Prepared by the
PORTER DRUG AND CHEN CORP, Boston.
eFr Send for How to Cure Skin Diseases, u
pages, 80 Illustrations and 100 testimonials.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-11
Notice to Contractors.


CEALED PROPOSALS WILL BE RECEIVED AT
- tins ONCE OF the Board OF Street aud Water
commissioners, on Monday. February ID. 1891, ten
O'clock a. M. for The improyement OF
from ocean ave. to Jackson ave, in accordance with
specifications on file in the onice or the Chief En-
gtneer. corner OF Jersey ave. and Mercer st., where
BLANKS FORMS or bid and agreement OF sureties
About So subic yards OF earth excavation.
About 10 cubic yards OF earth filling.
About $50 cubic yards of sand or gravel filling.
About 2tO square yards OF stone paving.
ABOUT l,O5J Lneal feet Of new Gu -bstone.
About 81 square feet OF new bri Iges stone.
About l,SV feet OF new tagging
About ~ square yards OF repnving.
About $50 iine1lfeet OF reset curostone.
About - square feet Of rela.d bridge stoaa.
ADout3. {, square feet OF reiaii Tagging.
ABOUT manaole head. reset.
About , receiving baanS hsa IL reset.
nifty (O WORDING days.
me Hiaklnx OF the ABOVE mprovemont AMI
award or the contract therefore viii be suojecs TO
the remonsrance OF the owners OF the property
yor.
proposals must be enclosed In sealed envelops,
endorsed Proposals ff Improvement OF forrest
ST. diFected 10 Z. A. Dugan, Esq. CdairmA An Ut
Committee oa Streets and 50 Yvers. and nandei TO
me SierS OF tne Board ia opea meeting when
sealed proposals.
40 city onicial viii be accepted as surety, nor
VIII a substitution OF sdreties % allO we'd.
Inc attention OF Dd iers Is especially cllle to
Section - OF he New Charter OF 1859, under tbs
terms whereof no contract shall be bindtng upon
the city until tue Dondsmsn offered By the con
nance, the President OF sail Board having power
TO examine she proposed bondsmed under oath.
b. order OF The Board of streos ami Water Con
GEORGE r. BoUToS.
Dated Jersey City. January s.. 1871