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The times., 1891-10-16
a TENDER HEART.
l met an old and withered man.

met an old and withered man.
With beard as white as snow;
Adown his cheeks the tear drops ran.
Feeble his step and slow.
So thin his face, so starved his mien.
offered him crust;
Never such famine had seen
AS made his cheeks like dust.
II beg you eat a bit of this"
said in pleading tones,
$50 small piece ! shall not miss,
And you are naught but bones."
II cannot TASTE" he said, ''of bread
That has been raised with leaven,
Since they cut off Queen Mary's head
In Fifteen eighty-seven."
AT least" urged. IAN oyster take,
Twill easily digest;
or this a frugal meal To make
Surely were for the best"
ITO offer oysters Is in vain;
cannot eat them more,
Through grief that Caesar should be slair
+ In B. q. 'Forty-four."
"Old man." cried. "at least be moved
A cup OF tea to taste;
Often its virtues have been proved
When strength has run TO waste"
NO more comfort take" he saith,
I'm mild, inspiring tea,
Since was told Elizabeth
Died Sixteen hundred three"
heaved sigh. wiped a tear,
took him by the hand.
you need some wine." urged. In fear
That ne was quite unnamed.
You do not know, alasl" moaned he,
Il cannot taste Of wine,
For Catherine de Medici
Died Fifteen eighty nine"
Desperate, tried one Wand else:
There is ice cream" said;
1T nourishes as well as melts,
And cannot harm the dead"
u cannot eat ice cream" he sighed,
"For in my throat IL sticks
Since have learned Columbus died
In Fifteen hundred six
MY heart SO tender is," he said.
1T quivers through and through
To think Mohammed should be dead
Six hundred thirty-two.
Then Shakespeare died Sixteen sixteen;
Mecenas Eight b. c.;
And since these figures have seen,
What's eating now to me9"
/ left him then and went my way,
Weeping and moaning much,
II really did no good to stay,
Though no my heart did touch.
But as MUNICH my buttered toast
Or eat cold mutton stew,
His image haunts me like ghost
Making his sad adol
-Arlo Bates in Youths Companion.
The rustler., 1891-12-11

des and rsretneEs po.sihis unso
hlm. n he win huf fau 3uSn
and worship each parfirular can
dadafe- 90 cuur~r thcse thinrs
grow mouatunous % u2 a. Nc LOOK on
and sec bow the game l. PLAYED rear
after year. bui there h numcthing
percnuiailf iuftrcsilng after al Ia 10
Kaleidoscope changes which acrur a.
different individuals 60 thruugh the
same experiences which have en-
lirhtencd their predecessors. and how
differently they all conduct themselves
under exactly similar conditions of
course every one % these gentlemen
wants 90 b. favored with q command-
ing position upon some one committee.
~ that he may best serve his eonstitu-
euts; and also upon some other COM
mittce, In n minor position. Thus tho
northwestern and Mississippi valley
statesmen want 10 b. mcmbcrs Of tho
committee on rivers and hnrhors. 40
that they may enhance legislation for
their people hy securing appropriations
Tor the improvements of waterways Of
commerce. Gentlemen from the new
prairie states want % be members Of
the committee on public lands; while
those from the Pacific states want 10
be members Of the committee on mines
and mining The candidate who sue
cecds In getting their votes must prom
Sc and assure them such committee
appointments as they desire After
the election. however. Il will be dis
covered that no one can or could pos
sibly keep all Of the promises which
have been made.
II Is giving away n secret, but II may
rs well be known. that there are sew
eral useless committees Of the house;
and the sooner they are abolished the
better for the congressman and for the
! people. For example. there Is the CON-
mittee ON expenditures In the interior
| department" That Is but one by
way of illustration. That committee
holds probably one meeting during an
entire session Of congress. But you
will ask what Of that, so long as Il at
tends 10 lis business In reply, you
must be informed that the chairman OF
that committee has the appointment of
n committee clerk, who draws so per
Day while congress is In session. He
gets that money out Of the treasury,
and does nothing in return for it. Dur
ing long session Of nine months. which
means two hundred and seventy days,
that committee clerk draws about ST.
600. Now, II you multiply that by ten,
the number of dress parade committees,
The rustler., 1891-12-11

institution In New York that cried aloud
for reform.
81 know what you are driving at"
replied Mr.. Beach. ~ admit that
broadway Is almost impossible and
some Of our other thoroughfares are
not in apple-pie condition, but we are
about to introduce the cable-car sys-
tenn, and we must submit to the tenn
porary inconvenience that cannot be
avoided"
at would surprise you, suppose"
replied the Texan, ito hear that in Tex
as, where the people are supposed to be
not much more civilized than Indians. in
the larger cities horse cars have been
discarded long ago, but such is the case,
nevertheless"
Mr.. Beach mildly expressed q few
doubts.
in Dallas. San Antonio and other
Texas cities cable or electric cars fur
nish rapid transit facilities that are al
most equal to your elevated roads, but
] was not thinking Of your excavated
streets when | referred TO New York
institution that needs reform"
II know. You are sneering at our
climate. | tell you, colonel. our eli
mate Is excellent, In spite of all that
has been said and written against It,"
+'Climatem exclaimed Col. Roundup.
with large sneer, why, you haven't
got any climate. You have great deal
of weather that Is more or less disa-
greeable, but you can't call that eli.
mate"
whats the matter with the lovely
Indian summer weather we have been
having?"
ut is very good as long us II lasts,
but 1t does not compensate for the
tough weather you have nll the rest Of
the year. In spring you go around
with your head tied up, saying: It's
sneezy thing TO catch code In summer
your heat, instead of being dry, honest
heat, such as we have in Texas, 10
mixed up with equal parts of humidity,
causing those who are not actually
Frustrated by the heat TO feel as IL
they were parboiled. In winter It is SO
cold most of the time that the mercury
has 70 rise foot or SO 10 get up to zero
again No, my dear friend, there is too
much back-number weather bound up
IN the seasons volume to make this
desirable place of residence for anybody
who has lived In the south; but the
weather is not the local institution to
which was alluding."
SWELL, 10 what local institution were
you alluding as suffering for reform2"
asked Mr.. Beach, testify.
II was thinking about your police.
When am ut home in Texas get the
New York papers regularly, and during
my several trips TO New York have
had considerable opportunity 10 verify
sny opinion that the New York polics
The rustler., 1891-12-11

you will see that duringa n session sSout
$4,000 are stolen that's hard ord,
but n good one) from the treasury Of
the United States
The new member knows nothing
about these committees. lie Is purely
business man and wholly ignorant of
the ways that are dark and tricks that
are vain in parliamentary life. There
fore he gets no choice in the rattle of
these choice committees. They are
promised ard pledged by the candi-
dates to the subordinate older members
In return for effective work done during
this contest But you want to know
why member should want a chair
manship of u committee which has
nothing to do. III tell you. The clerk
Of the dress parade committee has
nothing TO do; so the chairman uses
him as n private secretary, and the
government pays him, while other
members have TO pay for their private
secretaries out of their own pockets.
The chairman requires his committee
clerk to attend to all of his corre-
spondcnce, look after his interests in
the executive departments, write all OF
his bills and resolutions for him, and
look up the law on important points.
In this way n public Office becomes a
private snap instead of a public trust.
In recent letter about private sec
retaries, advocated the idea of giving
each member of congress n private Sec
retary ut 1000 per annum. IL ought to
be done, although it would cost the
country about 100000 per annum. II
is because of the fact that private sec
retaries are needed that these dress
parade committees have been created;
but 1t is unfair TO cheat the people in
that way and thus give private secre-
taries to shrewder older members,
while all the others are Obliged to pay
for such services out of their congress
sional salaries presume that some of
my congressional friends will blame me
for telling this story, but 1t is better for
the people to have the facts placed be-
fore them. They will ultimately reg
ulate matters when they understand
them. Besides, IL is but fair that tho
new members should know of the ex-
istence OF these committees, while they
are making their deals in this contest
SMITH ID. Fry.
The rustler., 1891-12-11

tention paid to a statesman Just fresh
from the daisies and cowslips and butter
cups OF far-off home. Ifyou or were so
circumstanced that our society should
be sought by Mr.. Mills, Mr. Springer,
Mr.. Crisp. Mr.. Bynum, Mr.. Hatch. Mr..
McMillin or Mr.. Wilson. II is Just pos
sible that we, too. that is you and |,
might become somewhat inflated. View
ing the situation from this standpoint,
have never joined with the crowd of
scribblers who biennially write sarcas-
tic screeds concerning new members of
congress with hayseed in their hair and
presidential bees In their hats. Never
thcless 1t is true that some new MEM
bers do appear most awkwardly POM
poas In their greatness during the
speakership contests They are visited
by all of the candidates, and by the
friends OF the candidates. They are
promised whatever places they want on
important committees. Each aspirant,
either directly or by proxy, takes the
new member up into an exceeding high
mountain and showeth him all the won
The rustler., 1891-12-11
GOTHAMS POLICEMEN.

nsy Arc Certainly Not Modols OF
Pohtoneas and Mnnnora
The rustler., 1891-12-11

nesd. reorEanizzfioa badly. Thers n
an impoiitoncNA not to uss q strungur
terra. that uouid nos hs toie-ntsd IN
puhlic servants in The soush.-
Theirs Il h again.- rciorted Mr..
beachs .you have bcen prrjudiocd
against our police b. the local pres.
which is addicted " seusationaiisra. and
los.s no opportunity 70 Islander The Oh.
cc~ of the law
in my opinion n Il wers not Tor the
press exposing the oufrares committed
By the police New York would not be
a. 10 live in.- replied Co. Roundup
There is no more courteous Official
anywhere than tho average New York
The rustler., 1891-12-11

Comfort, he said. do you love mep"
"Do |, Henderson? Look in my eyes
and see," said Comfort
Dear Comfortl" ho sighed rs he
drew her to him "Sweet Comfort
solid Comfortli''
N. B.-Shc weighed one hundred and
eighty pounds.-Jury.
The rustler., 1891-12-11

Mr.. oldboy-Do you believe matches
are made In Heaven?
Mr.. Newlymarried-I do. indeed.
Mr.. oldboy-Then how the deuce can
they ship them all the way TO St Louis
and sell them Eve boxes for Q dinner
Judge.
The rustler., 1891-12-11

" What dark hair you nave got Miss May.
My wife's, though younger. is quite gray"
~Indeedi Well. had married you.
Perhaps my hair had been graz. too"
-JufE
The rustler., 1891-12-11
She Didn't Want Him

''where are you going, my pretty maidr'
I'm going TO church, kind SIR" she said.
MAY go with you. o sweet mald"
'I've hymns enough In my book" she said.
brooklyn Eagle
The rustler., 1891-12-11

q man frpm Tssas Mnkrs . Etatem~nt
Nhleh Htsnts Prove a. mass neea
Ieanded 90 Taef-A Sew forksr's
E1Prrienes VITA = Cappsr.
The rustler., 1891-12-11

Miss Poplin-l have been out shop
ping all day long.
Miss Muslin-Did you buy anythingf
Cloak Review.
The rustler., 1891-12-11

31-zz.ik>tx5z business and
partly 10 see the elephant as he ex-
presses H. lie IA the guest of Mr. Man
haitian Beach. . wealthy capitalist Of
Gotham. with whom the gentleman
from the "Lone star state Is negoiiat-
ing In regard 10 the purchase Of some
large tracts Of land.
Mr.. Manhattan Beach Is a typical
New Yorker. lie Ia an enthusiast on
thesubiect Of New York's metropoli-
tan grandeur. past, present and 20
come. II is with extreme reluctance
that Mr.. Beach comedies that there are
any defects in anything that concerns
the great city.
Col. Roundup. who. by the way. has
been In New York before. takes less
favorable view Of great many things
which he secs. and no does not hesitate
20 say 10. This blunt candor on the
part Of tho Texan CRATES on the sensi-
bilities OF his friend. and Is very mnch
In the nature of a strain on the ami
cable relations existing between them.
In fact, II Mr.. Beach did not anticipate
realizing a small fortune out Of the
mineral lands he Is endeavoring 20 pur-
chase from Col. Roundup. the cynical
remarks Of the latter about the public
officials, torn-up streets, and other lo-
cal discrepancies would be Seenly re-
sented. As IL Is they have frequent
disputes that threaten to interfere with
the existing entente eorfidh One OF
these exchanges of opinions came ver-
nearly breaking mp the impending land
trade.
A few days ago they were walking in
Central park talking about the presi.
dental campaign. Mrs. Cleveland's baby
and other interesting topics. when Col.
Roundup remarked that there was one
The rustler., 1891-12-11

"That hen eats corn by the quart
"You must be mistaken. I've been
watching her eat and she seems 70 do IL
by the peck. Jury.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-10
BAYONNE.

Bayonne Building and Loan Associa-
ton No. 2 viii hold this evening its regu-
lar monthly meeting.
The following officers of Anton Stein
Lodge No. is, Order of the Sons OF Lib
erty. have been NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Peter Ruh; vice president. August
Ripper; first secretary. Robert Jaeger;
second secretary. George Stahl; treas
urer, Henry Heineken; observer. John
Eppinger; inner watch, Henry Bechter;
outer watch, George Brehm.
A reception Il entertainment was
given in Germania Hall last evening by
the Germania Singing Society.
During the meeting last evening of the
Centreville Mutual Building aud Loan
A ISOLATION. 5000 was loaned at prem
iums Of thir. y-five cents per share per
month. The receipts aggregated SO, 265. so.
About i've dozen couples too parG last
evening in the second annual ball of
Court Winfield No. 1851, A. o. F. of A,
in Brady's Hall. The grand march was
led by Mss Mamie Donohan. of New
York city. and Floor Manager Richard
Flood. The supper march was led Dy
Chief Ranger William j. Denton and
Miss Elizabeth Kane.
There was a jolly crowd of merry
makers last evening at the third annual
bali of the Newark Bay Yacht Club in
Hendrickson's Assembly Rooms. Among
the guests were fourteen members of the
Essex Yacht Club. Thirty couples took
part in the Grand March. Henry Main
heart was floor manager.
John 4. Dulk, an ex-school trustee OF
Bayonne, dropped dead at seven o'clock
this morning in his saloon at No. 2411S
East Twenty-second street. Death was
due tt apoplexy. Mr.. Dulk was fifty-five
years old and married. He represented
the Fifth Ward in the Board OF Educa-
ton from 1885 TO 1883.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-10
NEWS IN NOTES.


AoIetEn4
King Humbert has accented the cab
met formed by Marquis di Radini, as
published in these columns Yesterday.
with the addition OF Signor Chimini as
Minister of Agriculture.
Summonses have been sem all the
anti-Parnollites urging their attendance
at the conferences To be held Thursday,
when it IS expected Mccarthy will make
known the result Of the Boulogne con-
f~erences.
At the National Capital.
In the Senate yesterday the Copyright
bill received a decided set back. Amend
ments were offered that will kill the bill
IL adopted.
Another conference was held Yesterday
by the Sioux aud Commissioner Morgan.
but nothing definite arrived Mt.
In New York State.
In the Assembly yesterday Tim sullivan
introduced a bill amen ling the penal code
forbidding girls under fourteen from
nedd!ing, rope dancing and other occupa-
tons hat would subject them to bad in
fluences.
"A big strike 10 the Counelsville coke
region was inaugurated yesterday. Over
600 men are concerned ia II.
Three miners were rescued Yesterday
from the mine flood at Nanticoke. Pa,
where they had been imprisoned for five
days.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-10
CITY NOTES.

There will be q military drill by twenty
two pretty girls at the Tabernacle. this
evening.
Mrs. Scott Siddons viii give a dramatic
recital at the Tabernacle on Saturday
ev.ning, February IA. under the auspices
Of he Social Union of the First Univer-
saiist Church.
There is 10 be a reception at the Jersey
City Athletic Clubhouse this evening.
The Sumner Association Of Odd Fellows
will give its second annual ball at Woods
Hall. this evening.
The graduating class of st. Peters
College will hold a philosophical dis
putaticn in the College Fall on Thursday
evening.
The body of the old man found under
the trestle of the New York. Susquehanna
and Western Railroad at West End. yes
ierlay, has been identified as that of John
Nc Wiiliams, OF No. 1873 Palisade avenue.
He will be buried by Mr.. F. Volk. of No.
5s3 Palisade avenue.
The police of the First precinct yester-
day made a raid upon a number of Italian
rag pickers who strew the streets with
the contents of garbage barrels. Justice
Stilsing this morning fined them each 81.
Police Sergeant NJ. f.. Reardon IS said TO
have saved the life of a thirteen-year-old
girl who had become half s~uffocated with
smoke on the second floor of Boltwood's
store during the fire at which Chief Far
rier was killed.
Mrs. Pearson. of Griffith and Cambridge
avenues. fell through a grating which
mad been left pen in Hancock avenue
last night and sustained severe injuries
about the body.
John Kelleher, of Grove street, was
held for examination in the First District
Court this morning for maliciously
smashing some furniture belonging 10
Maria Gormley, of No. 1888 Twelfth street.
The hearing will take place tomorrow.
Lafayette.
Charles johnson, fourteen years old, of
No. l05H Pine street, was arrested yester-
DAY afternoon by Detective Hottie. of the
Fourth precinct, for stealing coal from
the cars in the Central's yards at Conn
munipaw. He will be arraigned before
Justice Wanser.
Thieves entered the residence of George
Browning on Pacific avenue this morn
ing, about two O'Clock, aud carried away
several bundles of clothing, two pairs OF
gold cuff buttons, a gold scarf pin. a pair
Of bracelets n three rings; in all valued
at 1925. They effected an entrance by
forcing open the basement door.
James Morris, driver of a Lafayette
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-10

ITO HENRY W. PTCALAu OR PTCHLAS, DELLA
= Fycntau or Fse1la1. Anute Pge1iaa or Pycnlzn
and tlg44 Eycht1u or p cnLau
You are hereby notified tnat I have purchased
for the sum Of eleven hundred and twelve dollars
and Tort i've cents, lot number 2f. On block ma m
Der ISL On an assessment MAJ anaeNeI TO a report
made 6y commissioner OF Adjust lent" appoint
ca by the CircuiE Court OF the county OF Hndsoa-
IL pursuance Of chapter cXlA. OF tas laws OF ls56.
a cercnsd CODY Of which nap was h,ed in EAo
Office OF tue CITY Collector OF tas city OF Jersey
hundred ami nin-t AZ = sale made by the CtEy
Collector of the aid city under and bF virtue u
the provisions Of the sad acL emit Gied;-
in act c9Hceraieg tk- sefs&easeat a1d cal
lection Of dFrearaSes Of aapnid tares, as
sessmeafs aRd mstsrrntes Or srater-reafs IL
ellis Of fais STATE. AID ta9posiag aad iery-
lnq q tax. GSsessaleEt and tie3t IN lieu AID
fgstsod 81 tuca arrearagzs. aud to enforce
he Payment hereof aud 70 froFide Jor
the sole Of iosos Subjected 70 JEfere faxa-
fiOH AID esseSsaeh 4
Passed Marcs 5Jtas .ss5, aud the saRpaenaeats
thereto.
And YOU are hereby further nodded that y0u
have. or claim 70 have. al Interest tnerein. aud ua-
less the said io,. tract az p1rcel OF land shal be 70
deemed. as prOvidea in SAID act, before the explra-
publication thereof. a deed Tor the same viii -
given conveying 70 the purchaser the fee simple ok
sail lnnd A0d real estate according % the prosl<
ions OF the said acE
Dated Jersey civ. y ], January 18Th 49,
HENRY A. GAkDE Purchases,
No. So Central avenue.
Jersey C1ry. y. J.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-10

TO HUDSON coxxEcTIxo RAILWAY cox
pany. John H. Newton lame - p. Wallace.
frnsfee Charles Far .ons r. trustee. rankin J.
Mallory. keDeccR Mallory. Sara a. Jewi4. Ann L
Culver. Harriet x. Hob0s. Emily v. smith. Lansing
LAhrlskle and Augustus ZaDriakie. executors. efo-.
oAarahan =. xaDriskie, surviving trustee. etc.
aud William W. Miller
BYou are hereby notified that the First National
nank Of Jersey City has purchased for tina sam OK
nine dollars and ninetfeiyut cents $3.50 plot
number nine hun1red ami ninety seven c11. On
block numDer one hundred and eighty three C6r.
on an assessments map annexed 20 a report made
~ Commissioner OF Adjustment appoinfed "
the Circuit Court OF toe county Of Hud5oa. IA Dur
suance OF Chapter CAu- OF TIE laws OF 1855. q crr-
tined copy OF which map wa dfed in the Office q
the Comptroller Of the city Of Jersey city. on the
twenty nlnth day Of November. eighteen hundred
ana eighty nine. at a sale made ~ the Compfrol
Ter OF the said city, under and b virtue OF the pro-
visions OF the said act. entitled IAN act c0ncern1uR
pain taxes assessments and water rafes or water
RENTS IN cities Of this state. azNl imposing and
lcTying a TAX. assessment and Han Ia Heu and Ia
stead Of such arrearaxes. ana 70 enforce the pay
ment thereof, and 70 provide for the sale OF izn1z
subjected 10 future taxation ant assessment
passed. March ~. laoa. ana tue various Supplements
thereto and you are hereby further Dotlaed rhet
you have, or claim 70 have. an interest therein.
and unless the said lot. trace or parcel OF land
tue expiration OF six months from aud AFTER the
service hereof. a deed FOR the same VIII be GIVEN
according 70 the pr0gtsions Of the said act
hated January zsI. Id
FIRsr NATIONAL BANK or JERSEY CITY
BzDLE. AUIRHEED. MCGEE 4 BkDLE- H.
Its Attorneys
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-10

AKERIcAs EMPLOYERS LIABILITY rsUR-
a ance Company.
10 rh0M Il Bsop conceFp-
Notice Is hereby given by tho subscribers who
are q majority II tbs directors OF the American
Employer Liability Insurance Company. that
pursuant 20 . RESOLUTION passed By the Board OF
Directors thereof on Lne second day OF EebruarF.
Al 1881 they hereby declare their intention to
incrsa1e the capital stock Of said com pany from
the sum OF one hundred and city thousand dollars
10 the sum OF two hun1red thousand dollars aud
that on the ninth day OF March. A. d. 1sQl. at rh8
principal ONCE Of said company. No. ! 1or-<1as-
cry street. in Jersey CRY. new Jersey. they will
open books Of subscription for safd increase OK
stocx. ami keen the same Upen until the full
amount thereof saall be subscribed.
Dated jersey City. February Z ISL
JONATHAN N CRANE.
MARc KmLIrz. Majority Of the
CHAnLFs T. WILLS, Board OF D-
a. sFADoSE. rectors OF tbs
E-E WRiGHr. American EN-
=. SANFORD Ross, tpioyers Liabii-
). B. Cushing. iy Insurance.
Henry SE1HEET. Company
HAMILTON WALLS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-02-10
NORTH HUDSON.

II the bill 'annexing a portion Of Wee
hawken to West Hoboken is pushed. an
other bill will be introduced annexing
the whole of the town of Weehawken 10
Hoboken. Ii Is expected that such a bill
could be readily passed
The Union Hill Town Council met last
night and transacted routine business.
The West HoboKen Athletic Club held
a most successful ball at Stelze's Casino,
ia West Hoboken. last night. Over four
hundred couples participated and there