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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-14
Hoods SarsapariNa

Is the best blood purifier before the public. II
eradicates every impurity, and cures ~Scrofula,
Salt Rheum, Boils, Pimples. all Humors. Dys-
pepsia, Biliousness, Sick Headache, Indigestion,
General Debility, Catarrh, rheumatism, Kidney
and Liver Complaints. overeomes that tired feel
ing, creates an appetite, and builds up the system.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-14

This paper is democratic in principles
and Is Independent In its 0tews on du
local Questfons.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-14

Congress ought to meet earlier or later Inc
month that intervenes between the present
time of COW ming and January l is practically
wasted. Nothing of any account is ever at
tempted until after the holidays. Congress
should meet early in November or the INST week
in J~anuary.-Sfdte Gazette. =
Yes, it would have been a good
thing if this Congress could have met
right after the election of 1890. 1t
could have done much to defeat the
villainies of the billion Congress. We
might thus be enjoying the benefits
of a lively business year, instead of
zone of the dullest the country has
known in q decade.
AMONG the wild fakes Of the Worlds
prize ~hayseeder was an article under
the heading Wives of the Senator'S
in which the statement was made that
Senator-elect Robert Hudspeth was a
bachelor. On this assumption, the
absurd fakir proceeded to give a
sketch of the Senator's mother, Mrs.
Benson.
1t is true that the praise bestowed
on Mrs. Benson was well deserved;
bnt the reckless taking of the ridicul-
ous hayseeder has made him the
laughing stock of all Jersey City,
wherein the Senator's domestic affairs
are better known than they are to
imported rural mounte banks.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-14
TIMESa as much space
asthe Boxes Rented in
~ New York for S..

The Vaults are protected by
every device and safeguard
known to the business. No
Vaults have ever been built
which surpass these in ~eonstrue-
tion.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-14
Highest of all in Leavening Power-LatestU I. S. Govt Report.
R@AI B Bsas,ds,!
ABSOLUTELY PURE

into the Sodality of the Immaculate Con :
ceptiou.
The services concluded with chanting
by the choristers.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-14

iolal... 10
sT cann or NTT Ta 5ERsnr ,ss.
]. X. S. Ross. Cashier of the above named
bank, do solemnly swear that the ABOVE statement
Is true to the best OF my knowledge and belief.
X. s. ROSS. Cashier.
Subscribed ana sworn to before me this 18th day Of
December. 1891.
N. B.
Notary Public for New ] ersev.
Correct-Attest:
LEMBECK.
3. A. WATSON,
X. N. JARVIS,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-14

PUTTING aside this charge, we have
very little sympathy with the tax
kickers and tax shirkers. They are
almost all rich men, who for years
have enjoyed the advantages of un-
LIBERALIZATION. The law requires that
property shall be assessed at its fair
value, and SO long as the Tax Com
missioners do not exceed that limit
they need not fear the consequences
of raising the figures from their old
level of favoritism.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-14

I.G. W. Coukiin. Cashier of the above named Bank.
do solennly swear that the above statement is true
to the best of my knowledge and belief.
G. w. Cashier.
Subscribed and sworn TO before me this isth day
J. u. BEDLE JR, III.
Notary Public of New Jersey.
E.F. c. YOUNG.
). D. HEDLE,
THOMAS M GOPS1LL4
Directors.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-14
DEVLIN &c CO.,
UNION SQUARE.
CHILDREN'S
CLOTHING.

Mothers like to see their boys
dressed In '.Natty" suits-in this
department we are constantly
adding new ideas.
Al EAST 14TH STREET.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-14
Hood's SarsapariIla

Has met peculiar and unparalleled success at
home. Such has become its popularity in Lowell,
Mass, where it is made, that whole neighbor-
hoods are taking It at the same time. Lowell
druggists sell moro of Hoods Sarsapariila than
Of sill other sarsapariIlas or blood purifiers.
Sold by druggists. 81; six for IS. Prepared only by
g. L HOOD q CO., Apothecaries, Lowell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-14

d OF THE CONDITION OF THE HUDSON
IN County National Bank at Jersey City. in the
State of New Jersey. at the close OF business.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-14
Mr.. Gorman's Foolish Charge.

To speak frankly, we do not like
this bribery charge made by Mr.. Tax
Commissioner German ever a little
bit. 1t does not strengthen his posi-
ton in the least. 1t is not calculated
to increase the public respect for him
nor the public confidence in the integ-
rity OF the assessment which he has
recent IL made. If his story is true,
he should have gone before the Grand
Jury and procured the Indictment OF
the would-be bribers-if, indeed, he
did not prefer to take the law into his
own hands and throw them down
stairs the moment they assailed his
honor.
Failing to take any step of that
sort, Mr.. German had better have
held his tongue altogether. Either
his assessment is all right or it is all
wrong. However it is, the present
scandal can do no good. If it is all
right, it will vindicate itself; it neither
needs the support ola charge of at
tempted bribery nor can it be aided
or indicated thereby. If on the
other hand it should, in the
long run, be proven to be wrong
and unjust, the charge of bribery
will recoil on the man who makes it
in a very surprising and unple asant
style.
Mr.. German in making this charge
puts himself in the position OF at
tempting to gag his critics by tn 9 at
ening to reveal a crime which he was
willing to condone If they had con-
sented to submit to his dictation-to
waive their rights of free discussion
and public agitation. Most people
will consider that an attempt of this
sort is morally only N degree re-
moved from blackmail.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-14
BANK

OF THE coNDiTIoN 81 THE THfRID
~ National Bank at Jersey City. in the State of
New Jersey. at the close OF business. Deeember 2.
1891.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-14

d EPORT Of H CONDITION OF H FIRST
IN National Bank of Jersey City. in the Stateo of New
Jersey, at the close OF business. december :. 1891.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-12-14

MONDAY. DECEMBER IA. 1891.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-02
Not Exactly a CIaquer.

At Chanberlin's the other night
party of distinguished FOUNDERS were
exchanging gossip. Somebody began 10
tell of Eugene Field, of his various tricks
and quips and witticiSIns. There was Q
story about his astonishing watch. II
seems he went 10 the trouble of procur-
ing an enormous silver watch, the siza
Of q rutabaga turnip. Somewhere within
the vast interior of this instrument he
had placed a continuance of such a nat
ure that when one turned the stem as
though TO wind it up it gave forth a loud
and rasping noise like unto that of ten
locusts saving their resounding legs at
once. II was startling and an awful
racket, calculated 10 shock a nervous
person and to irritate the most phleg-
matte.
Armed with this engine Of torture,
Field used 10 repair to theaters where
dreadful and heartrending plays were in
process of evolution. and then, at har-
rowing points, when the villain was I'M
folding his hellish plot, or the virtuous
maiden defying n ruthless prosecutor,
and everybody was hanging in suspense
upon the same, Field would unsheathe
his watch and turn the crank with in
dustry. He always broke up the tragedy.
Washington Critic-Record.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-02
THE EIGHT HOUR Law TROUBLE.

Governor Humphrey has addressed a
letter to Attorney General Ives ordering
him to bring mandamus proceeding to
test the status of the eight hour law
passed for buncombe by the last state
senate and endorsed by the house
through fear. The governor says IN his
letter of instructions to the attorney gen.
eral:
''There are so many conflicting opin-
ions entertained concerning, and so
many different constructions given to,
the recent act of the legislature entitled
AN act constituting eight houIs days
work for all laborers, workmen, mechan-
les and other persons employed by or on
behalf of the state ETC., the result of
which is apt to be confusing and contra
dictory that deem it for the best inter-
ests of all to direct you to commence
such judicial proceedings as will result
in construction of the act by the su-
preme court of the state My own judy
ment is that a proceeding by mandamus
directed to some one of the officers in
charge of the state institutions will most
speedily accomplish the purpose"
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-02
Rubber and Rubber Good..

How much pure rubber is contained
in the manufactured article? About 20
per cent. The best Para gum costs
ninety-fye cents a pound, so you see
rubber boots and shoes cannot be made
for nothing. In the smallest rubber
shoe made there are about four ounces
of pure rubber, and from that TO prob
ably four pounds in pair of rubber
boots.
Old rubbers are ground up. lining and
all, into what we call rag carpet, and IL
is used for insoles.
The work is nearly all done by hand,
and in the factories are employed young
children, men and women. \ bootma&-
or gets twenty cents pair for making
them, and good man can turn out
from ten 70 twelve pairs n day.
There are between fifteen and twenty
rubber boot aud shoe factories in the
country, with total capacity Of over
150. 600 pairs Of boots and shoes a day.
There are four factories having ca
pacity Of over $4,000 pairs each. and
one which has a capacity Of 40. 900 pairs.
1t is a mystery where they ali go to-
Denver News.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-02
NOT AN UNMIxED EVIL.

A dispatch from Butte City, Mont,
says that August Belmont, as agent for
the Rothschilds, has been instructed to
close deal by which they will, in Sep
tember next, take possession of the
great Anaconda copper mines. The
price to be paid is said to be between
$50, 900, 900 and S25 100000. The pur-
chase by the Rothschilds is said to be for
a foreign syndicate. Almost every day
mention is made in the dispatches of the
purchase of industry or some enterprise
IN this country by foreign syndicate, and
every such announcement carries with
it or provokes something of feeling of
resentment at the encroachment being
made by foreign capital upon our pre-
serves. However, there is another side
to it: Every dollar brought here adds so
much to the circulating medium in this
country and contributes like amount
to the further development of the coun-
try. And since the enterprises cannot
be removed from the country, and only
a per cent of the operating profits, while
the capital thus introduced and employ
ed increases the demand for labor
and the consequent demand for products
of the farm and factory.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-02
WHEAT AND MONEY.

The worlds supply of wheat is short.
and the worlds yield for the present year
is short; millions upon millions of bush
els short; but, upon the other hand, it
must not be forgotten that the worlds
supply of money is short in an equal
ratio, and that the United States has
parted with eighty millions of her gold
within as many days. The question is
will not the shortage of money keep the
price of wheat down? Another question,
is not money being tied up by dealers on
purpose, as the most sure and direct
method of holding the price of wheat
down: Our dispatches say that seven
million dollars were tied up by dealers
yesterday in Chicago alone.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-02
A City Destroyed by Silence.

Amyclsa, If the old legend of lis fate is 20
be relied upon. actually persisted through
silence. The legend concerning the unique
end Of this ancient city IS as follows: Amy
cle was town Of Laconia, founded by the
Lacedemonian king Angela. IL was an
independent city for many years, but was
finally conquered by the Spartans The
city had been so often alarmed by false
rumors OF n projected Spartan invasion
that at last. weary Of living in a state Of
absolute terror, it was decreed thar il
should be made a public OGense to report
the approach Of an enemy. So, when the
Spartans st last actually appeared before
the city. 10 one dared 70 warn the officials
OF their approach, and thus they were able
to take the town with scarce al effort
There il, it must be admitted, another
silence" myth concerning Angela. Ser
vius says that the city was founded by
Pythagoreaus. forbidden By laws Of their
order TO speak Of or 20 harm serpeBts- The
result was that the snakes from tae hills
sought the precincts Of the city, and, 10
one daring 10 speak OF il 20 his Ieighbor or
70 harm the shiny creatures. one By che
the inhabitants lefs. until finally the city
was completely turned into a snake den
St. Louis Republic.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-02
KANSAS CITYs TROUBLES.

The Kansas City Star is making fight,
a fight with the knife to the life, on the
city government and the conduct of
municipal affairs generally in that city.
1t is kind of heroic cutting and slash
ing which involves good many vital
chances. The end aimed at, if reached,
may prove a full compensation but in
the meantime there will be hesitation
about investing money in the business or
property of town that is shown to be
so corrupt, extravagant and hopelessly
tax-ridden. Kansas City ought to be
one among the first places to recover
from the late western reaction or back
set, but such recovery can only come
through renewed faith and bright hopes,
not by depressing exposures.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-02
IF SO, WHY SOP

A writer in the July Forum, discours-
ing upon the question of American man
hood, takes the ground that symptoms
are appearing in our public and private
life of decay in the character of our
people. The only reason is: Are they
the results of the influence of immi-
grants, or of other canses which corrupt
the native born citizen as well as the i'm
migrants! The writer then goes on to
say that "the tendency toward the CEN
tralization of wealth and power is the
most characteristic symptom that has
appeared in the development of our
public and economic life during the last
thirty years. 1t has undermined the
self-reliance of our citizens and Induced
them to look to the government as a
paternal power for help and assistance.
1t has induced them to engage in a vile
chase for success, irrespective of prin-
ciple and virtue.
These, and other causes that might be
mentioned, have contributed, are con-
tributlng, to the effect referred to-that
symptoms are certainly not lacking-but
the chief cause of the to-be-deplored con-
dition, to the writer's mind, has its start
ing point and foundation back of and
primary to all of these. 1t is in the
home, and begins with the earliest ex-
istence of the child, in humoring its
whims and indulging its appetite and
disposition by its parents, instead of
carefully and constantly watching the
child and restraining and directing it as
1t grows and develops, and educating it
Alright.
How many mothers and
fathers, in city and town
particularly, know where their five to
twenty year old boys are at night until
such time as they chose to go home and
to bed? How few boys are there who
regard their homes other than a conven-
fence, where they may find something
to eat when hungry and place to sleep
when worn out with dissipation in the |
indulgence of appetite or physical |
How many parents entertain
their own children at home and retain |
them there by making it the most |
desirable place? Is it true that the man |
hood of our race and generation is retro
grading: If so, who is to blame?
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-02
Secretary Foster and the Monument.

secretary roster ana the monument.
When Secretary Foster first came TO con-
gress the Washington monument was
literally the national laughing stock, look
ing, as it stood there, like the trunk of n
storm severed mast-apparently the tower
which the parable speaks of which the
builder could not finish because he had not
counted the cost. 1t was the sheer of the
tourist and the shame of the resident It
was perfectly evident that it was not going
to be finished with the contents of the
little collection boxes labeled For the
Washington monument" which stared at
you as you entered any public building,
any more than with the memorial or
votive stones sent by countries, cities and
societies. 1t was equally evident that DO
other private means would suffice. 1t
would have to be completed by the govern
ment if completed at all.
Samuel J. Randall was chairman of the
committee on appropriations, of which
Foster had been made a member by
Speaker Kerr. Randall, who liked Foster,
jokingly created him a subcommittee on
monuments, and turned over 10 him as
such lot of bills for monuments TO this
man and that memory. One day there
came over from the senate a bill which
John Sherman had gotten through there,
providing for the completion of the Wash
ington monument by the government, and
appropriating 500, 900 for that purpose
Foster was watching, and just as Ran
dali, scowling at it, was about to pigeon
hole it, he spoke up and said "No, no, Mr..
Chairman. Pm the subcommittee on
monuments; that bill belongs TO me, ," with
that persuasive smile which has moved
more obdurate hearts than Randall's
take it, then" said Randall, throwing it
over the table. Foster did take it, and
went to work at once collecting the data
for a report on the subject, which was so
fnll and so strong that it convinced ma
jority of the committee then, and after
ward majority of the house passed the
bill. The work then begun never ceased
till the aluminium cap was put on the apex
of the pyramidal top. No wonder Foster
finds satisfaction every time he looks at
his hsndiwork.-W Washington Cor. Phila-
delphia Record
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-02

'".Ain's It from Newt? Who b II
from. them
do yOu know any one by the name
of Clapperg
"'Clapper' Oh, yes--he's foreman
of Nevis What does he say?
81 did not reply.
"'Anythin' wrong at the ranchr
''UnconscloGsly tear must have come
TO my eye, for Bob German caught my
arm as in wise.
"'Read that letterF he commanded in
harsh voice.
81 read it 10 him, slowly, solemnly,
sympathetically. He stood like stons
for some minutes after had finished. I
tell you, Whomso, that silence was aw-
full. could do absolutely nothing to
console the man who stood before me
filed with grief that was wrecking his
life
"'Great Godr he finally exclaimed,
tossing his arms above his head and
staggering like drunken man. tried
to catch his hand, bat he shook me of
and fed.
Il never saw him after that, but one
day old Rumsey came to me.
'''Got letter from the ranch, he said,
in a trembling voice, and what do you
think has become of BobS
"'What? i asked eagerly.
Dead said Rumsey sadly. some
of the boys found him on the perary with
a bullet hole in his heart. You can bet
there was foul play somewhere-why.
Bob didn't have an enemy in the world
"Ah. but he had one enemy, and thai
was-his fatel
That is why l excuse ignorance. -
William Cooke in Chicago Figaro.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-02

about this, because there was a good
deal of noise, but think two other shots
were fired; ran to the northeast corner
OF the house, just after passing which
saw Col. Wood stagger and fall; Mrs.
Wood fell almost instantly; could see
! the muzZle of the revolver and the
smoke, and almost instantly Jim Bren-
nan came past where Wood fell, in three
or four feet, with six shooter in each
hand: l was coming that way when he
| turned toward me and raised his guns
| up in his hands; Sheriff Cam and others
came around the northwest corner; Bren-
nan turned toward Cam and kept back
| ing off toward the east till he got east
thirty or forty feet from the house;
he was parleying with Cam and
said he would not surrender to him
without warrant; told him to go swear
out warrant. Cam insisted on his sur
| render. Brennan said he would not to
him, but would to Frank. AT that time
Mr.. Johnston came up behind Cam and
caught hold of his arm and his revolver,
and held onto it while they were parley
ing over the surrender; then Judge Bot
kin ordered or said to Frank to take
charge of Brennan; / then understood
Frank to be the sheriff of Morton coun-
ty, Kansas; then went to where Wood
had fallen; he was lying on his back,
gasping. shot in the face and in dying
condition"
The autopsy showed that one ball en-
tered the left scapula about three inches
below the spine of scapula. The surgeon
probed inward and downward four and
five inches, the bail passing, perhaps,
close to and posterior to the heart, max
ing its exit about one and half inches
to the right of the umbilicus. He also
found an opening where ball entered
about one inch below and little to the
right of right eye and an inch and
half to the right of the nose, passing
diagonally through the head, making its
exit one and a half inches behind the
lower lobe of the left ear; also another
ball entered just opposite the head of the
femur, passing over the trocanter major
"a flesh wound about seven inches in
length. Above described wound, after
careful examination, was reversed as to
point of entrance and exit of ball; other
wise a true description of the wound.
James Brennan is an unmarried man,
about 80 years of age, dark complexion
ed, about ieet 10 inches in height, spare
but strong and supple. He has long had
the reputation of being man of nerve
and daring, and while filling constabu-
larry offices in Morton county frequently
showed his courage and want of fear in
trying circumstances. On the occasion
of his visit here this week Brennan &C
companied Sheriff Weir, of Morton coun-
ty, whose deputy he was. Brennan has
lived in Morton county for about six
wears.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-02
Bald Hsnd. Ar. s.n.ltir..

A man without hair on his head
came into tins BARRIERS shop and sat
down on a chair.
Shave or hair cut, sir77 said the at
tendant.
"A shave, please" was the answer.
When the shave was finished and the
baldheaded man left the customer who
was getting his hair cut ia the next
chair said 70 the barber:
why did you ask that man II ha
would have his hair cut! Did you mean
TO insult him27
Not at all, was the answer. You
see, it's like this: i baldhesded man
IL rather sensitive on that point treat
this gentleman Just as do every GUS
toner who comes and sits down Oh tho
chair. tic knows that he has no hair -
BE- cut. and l know that be has no hair
10 be cut. and he knows that know rs
has no hair 20 b cut Nevertheless be
likes % be treated as II Re had a head u
hair, and he comes regularly. "-DetrQ:s
Free Prcss
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-07-02
BUT A BROTHERLY PREFERENCE.
From the wichita Sunday Mirror.

From the Wichita Sunday Mirror.
While Ell Dorado, Mcpherson, Atchi-
son, Topeka, and doubtless numberless
other places, would be pleased to present
Kansas with its next governor, the eyes
of this commonwealth seem to be look
ing SO earnestly toward Wichita as the
proper place to supply the chief execu-
tive to succeed Gov. Humphrey that it
may be very difficult to yield to the de-
sires of these other towns. Wichi
knows her duty 10 the state and nation
and she will discharge it even though
she temporarily Danish her favorite son
Marsh Murdoch.