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The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-11-01
Enthusiastic Rally IN Bavopne.

The Democratic mass meeting at Column
bia Park, in the Centreville district OF
Bayonue. last night was attended by If
teen hundred enthusiastic voters.
School Trustee Josef PHI F. Spauuton pre-
sided. Eloquent speeches, which FREE
quently moved the listeners TO cheers.
were made by JudgeMcGrath. Judge Pus-
ter, Thomas Magner. the Assembly candi-
date, and Thomas f. Noontn.
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. Hats ON"

One of the simplest instincts of good
manners would seem to be that a man
should uncover his head while eating his
dinner with his family; yet it is pretty
certain that the first gentlemen OF Eug-
land two centuries ago habitually wore
their hats during that ceremony, nor is it
known just when or why tho practice was
changed. In Pepy's famous Diary, which
is the best manual of manners for its
period. we read, under date OF September
% 1864: Home to bed, having got n
strange cold IN my head by ftnging off
my hat at dinner, and sitting with the
wind in my neck" In Lord Clarendou's
essay on the decay OF respect paid to age
he says that In his younger days he never
kept his hat on before those older THAI
himself except at dinner. Lord Claren-
uon died in 1874. That the English mem
bers of Parliament sit with their hats on
during the sessions is we'll known. and
the same practice prevailed at the early
town meetings In New England. Tne
presence or absence of the hat is therefore
simply conventionality.a and SO it IL with
a thousand practices which are held, so
long as they exist, to be the most I'M
chapgeable and maj ter-of-course affairs.
T.. w. II. IN HGrper'S BdzdT
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Jersey City
City Hall
Bonds.
100000
. Per Cents

Sealed proposals will be received by the Board
OF Finance or jersey City at their meeting be
held in the City Hall. Wednesday. November !,
1871 az two-tnfrty O'Clock P; ~, when they viii
S2J0.Ou9 per cent. City Hall Bonds
said bonds TO be issued In acccrdance with the
cities In this State to furnish suitable accommoda
tions for the transaction of public business and
State therein organized" approved April Ii, 1897,
and the sup plements and amendments thersto.
The principal of said bonds Is payable S1U.aU0
each year commencing February 10. 1873. and the
interest Is payable semi ually on the tenth day
Of February and August IN each year. section 4 OF
Chapter ~ OF tho Laws OF 1881 provides that there
shall be fnclud 60 in the Tax Levy and raised by
taxation In such city each year sum equal to the
interest upon such bonds and the principal of
such bonds falling due within the year.
Proposals should be enclosed in q sealed enveI
ope and endorsed proposals for City Hall Bonds
OF Jersey city, and handed TO the Clerk OF tire
Board in open meeting 70 be held Sovember 4,
The Board reserves the right to re jet any all
bids II deemed for the best interest Of Jersey Oily
Delivery OF the bond Will be made at the ONCE
OF the City Treasurer, City Hail. Jersey City,
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The new racquet and handball cour.
In Hoboken is in charge of Professor
Heating, the ex-champion. A match was
decided there on Friday night. Beggs, oi
Hoboken, defeated Leahy. OF New York
two straight games. The contestants
have challenged Scott and part ner.
The proprietor OF the court at Thir-
tenth and Provost streets has made
many Improvements. Match games will
be played today, In which Beggs, Leahy,
Collins, Lenry and ID. and j. Welsh will
compete. The O'Connell Brothers will
give an exhibition.
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tuesday. November tO, 1891

BY order OF the Committee on Finance of the
Board OF Finance as per resolution of Sep TENDER
800 WILLIAM G. GERMAN,
Jersev City. oct 81 1891.
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mouths repulsive. Their faces had more of a
Chinese cast than the Siamese. aud their COM
plexions were much darker.
We made several excursions through the
town, and were, as the guests of the Governor,
well treated. The women. however, were i'm
pertnently familiar, taking hold OF our clothes,
touching our hands and faces and pulling our
hair. The adults all were clothed, but the
children up 20 il ran about nude, and as a
crowd Of them followed us everywhere the
scene was decidedly grotcsque.
Provided with two new boats and some boat
men who knew the way. wo bade adieu 20 our
friends and began threading a perfect laby-
rintL Of small streams aud canals. The cOun-
try WAS fat and comparatively open Fully a
third of it was under cultivation. Little viii
lagos aud single houses were quite common.
They were
ALL BUILT on STILLS,
the flooring being usually 20 feet above the
ground. Access 10 the interior was obtained
by walking up steep trec-irunk, which had
foot holes large enough for ones toes. To as
cend one of these with boots was almost IL not
quite impossible and fell 10 feet while trying
TO get up. After that we removed our boots
an succeeded.
The floor and sides were bamboos dashed
together at the ends, the roof was Of thatch.
One side was permanently closed; the other,
away from the direction of the prevailing
wind, open, protected by an oyerhanging roof
There WAS little or nothing in these houses
except the rude tools used in their labor. The
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A Nickel Saved Is 81 Lost.
lChIoago naHl

A tailor would have sized his waist measure
At IS inches, aud as he stepped out Of COM
mission house on South Water street there was
a wild, haunted look in his face
Say" be observed 30 an acquaintance next
door, you've heard that economy is wealth ;;
that n penny saved is penny earned aud a
whole lot Of other rubbish, haven't your"
well yes" and In the admission there was
an infection Of the voice asking what Of 10.
"You have, heyp Well, it's all lies-every
bit lies. Economy means bankruptcy If you
aren't careful"
Whats the matter nowi"
Natter" and there was a whole volume OF
minOn solid IN the exclamation. "Why, lust
now, 10 save a nickel, tried 20 black my boots.
Al the first brush my Eyeglasses dropped of
and broke on the floor. The next trip made
j broke a suspender, and now ! notice that in
STOPPING over I've busted three l5cent cigars
into smash. That shine cost me So ut least aud
IL isn't half a shine, either"
Then the fat man kicked himself twice, went
back into his Office and fred the errand boy
who owned the backing kit
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came without escort made themselves at home,
asked questions. examined our things, espe.
sally the instruments; sat for photos, and
drank glass Of champagne.
They seemed quite struck by my long, red
beard. All these lndO-Chinese seemed aston
ished at the color. and always asked TO tOnch
IL. They would then examine their fingers 10
see IL the color came off, IL WAS late when they
left us, aud we were quite ready for bed. Inc
weather WAS hot, the air humid, and we had
been dressed in our civilized clothes all day.
In the morning we made our preparations for
our boat journey. The boats were small. Hat
bott0med things. with one end covered by a
mat cover We took two boats and four rOwers
for EACH besides the steersman. Jack, Phra
Sri aud / were in one. with some OF our lug
gage. The rest were with krOh aud III in the
other aud leading boat.
ln the evening we had talk with our Siam
ese, gave them some money for their faithful
service. and started them of on their return
trip. Kroh warned them 90 travel fast, follow
the track we had come, and 10 cat +" bitter "
lhis name for quininel twice every day The
good fellows seemed quite lOath 20 part COM
pany, and the elephants kept looking back to-
ward ms until they disappeared in the jungle.
Then we made our adieu 10 the King, and
embarking ia our little f0tilla swept out into
the current and down the river. lt was mud
dy aud sluggish. Snakes great and small
wRIGGLED ACROSS lis SURFACE.
Heavy rahk exhalati0ns made themselves wish
bic as well as smellable. Our bOatmen were not
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shadows OF Venus.

Purkinja discovered a very simple and
MISUNDERSTANDING experiment by means OF
which the retina with all its veins and blood
vessels standing out in relief against it, can be
thrown into the air before ones eyes. 1t is
called the arborescent figure from its likeness
to a many-branched tree, and is produced in
the following manner:
In dark room at night move a candle back
ward and forward before the eyes, these being
firmly fixed on the wall beyond. After a few
seconds the air will assume q reddish appear
anee, and running over it in all directions may
be seen the veins and blood vessels in bold re-
lief, while toward the center Of the figure
there rises up dark trunk, from which the
veins branch out on all sides.
The trunk is visible where the optic nerve
enters the eye, and this experiment is chiefly
interesting to the student as proving that the
parts Of the retina which actually receive and
produce the sensation Of light must lie behind
the blood vessels, since these east their shadow
onto il, snd we are enabled 70 see them, as We
see any other object, externally.
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the right hank there came into view European
houses. Forty-ive days we bad toiled through
the wilderness, battled with the elements,
roasted under the tropical sun, and now il was
ended. We called upon XII for our white uni
forms and cork hats, and long before we reached
the landing were prcsentable in white duck
suits, and had hoisted the American and Siam
csc flags on our boats.
The sight Of the Gags brought man-of.w
boat quickly 30 the side Of ours Ms we lay at the
Government landing when permission to de-
bark bad been refused by the sentry, who did
not understand the combination Of native and
foreign in our hotilla. The arrival OF French
Lieutenant soon changed the face Of the mat
ter. and we were most cordially invited TO come
of 10 the ship and lodge there. This we de-
clined, aud made our way 10 the hotel. where
we secured large and airy rooms. XII soon
came in with the baggage, aud paying our boat
men we once more were free from suTyeil-
lance.
We were interviewed by an officer. who came
20 present the compliments OF the French Gov.
ernor aud 10 request the American officers tC
dine with him 40 seven. Phra Sri WAS also, al
our suggestion, included. aud we accepted.
In Aweek the ship arrived, an1 we once more
resumed our regular round Of duty. We had
been aud seen and were glad TO get back, foI
/ the game was not worth the candle.
Ia He rB4FIg
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THE FIERCE SHEEP.
A War story of HeroIsm and Other Thi

A War story or herOlsm and other Things.
A certain regiment had for Colonel proba-
bly, as strict diseiplinarian as ever wore ep-
aulets. There has been considerable difficulty
OIL account OF the persistent and constant forag-
ing by his men. Complaints came In every day
OH account Of the depredatiOns. aud the Colo
mel at last became so annoyed that one day on
dress parade it WAS announced that the first
man caught pOaching from the citizens should
be shot.
Peter Elder was a member Of the regiment.
He was a stout, strapping fellow, and was
known TO be- the most reckless fOTager of the
lot. He had spent week after week in the
guard house for his chicken stealing, but it did
not stop him. He always had some plausible
story TO tell when caught at his fayorite amuse-
ment, and his comrades all wondered whether
this last menace on the part of the Colonel
would have any deterring effect.
Pete one day In broad daylight was seen
walking into camp with q small sized dead
lamb hanging over his shoulder. He made no
attempt whatever TO hide it, but marched boldly
toward his quarters. His course led him d.
rectly past the ColonePs tent. That officer
knew Pete well. The rascal had in fact been
so often before the Colonel that they had pie
chance TO become acquainted.
The Colonel saw him at this time and he
called out: Hello there, Pete, what have you
got on your shoulder"
Jest got young sheep. Colonel, said Pete.
'Where did you get it?" asked the Colonel.
"Jest down the road, about two mile,
Colonel"
did you buy it. Peter"
"No, sir; | didR't buy no sheep"
"Well. did you steal it?"
We'll, now, see here, Colonel, / amt goin' to
tell you no lie. was coming along the road
quietly aud peaeeably enough. when that there
crtIer made straight for me. l jest killed it
In self-protection. l tell you, Colonel, 1 amt
the man to let no sheep bite me-"
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Pronls with Tails.

DR.. Hubseh, Of Constantinople, examined a
tailed negress who belonged TO the MAN
Mans Of Central Africa. These sayages are
said to be cannibals, and their tails. possessed
by both men and women, are described as being
hairy and smooth. The negress the Doctor
examined was a slave, and the dealer who
owned her said that all her tribe bad tails.
The tail of the negress in question terminated
in point and was about two inches long, and
her former owner asserted that the tails some
times reached the length of 10 inches. This
brings up q Hood of "reminiscences of tailed
people. Some time ago the newspapers gave an
account Of boy who was born in England, and
who had an appendage nearly two inches long,
which he frequently wagged to express pleas
ure DIR. Hubsch well remembers the son Of a
physician Of COnstantinOple who was born
with tail. The same popularity was promi-
nent with one Of the lads grandfathers. A
few years ago the Berlin AnthropOlOgical So
ciety had the case Of two natives Of New
Guinea, both males who had come on board the
ship of a Dutch Captain. They each possessed
tails an inch and half in length. Another
instance is that Of Moi boy. in Cochin China,
who had great mass Of flesh, without any
bone whatever, attached to bis spinal cord.
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shooting an Alligator.

The oars were stopped, resting In the water /;
the skiff half turned, drifting in the sluggish
tide; the long beam Of the lantern, with its
oval disk Of dim light resting far out on the sur
face, swept slowly around over the waters look
ing for the two lost lights. Ten minutes or
more thus passed, and suddenly the two lost
sparks cleaned back in a new direction. A
gentle. noiseless push on the port oar headed
the skif toward them again. "Doucement Z"
whispered Paul. His associate. still more gently,
guided the boat 70 the left, till only one light
shOne from the obscure object in the water.
This showed that he bad got on It's side, as was
desired, because forward shot always glances
Cautiously the silent Oarsman again turned
his craft 10 the right. Paul raised his long
rifle ready 10 fire. The disk Of the lantern on
the water, contracting gradually, grew pro-
pOrtiOnately more brilliant As 10 contracted the
solitary light shining back on the water from
its center became larger and brighter, till at
last the eye Of the great saurian gliltered as il
he had the Koh-i-nOor" itself in his head.
Slowly, silently, nearer the boat moved, till
within 10 yards Of the reptile. The glow OF
the lantern flashed along the barrel Of the rifle
for few seconds; then came the ringing re-
port. The light on the water instantly went
out. and the glow Of the lantern, now shining
in a circle only few feet in diameter over the
place where il disappeared, showed only few
foamy bubbles aud little whirlpools. Thirty
seconds passed in silence; then an immense
dark form bounded from the depths below
above the surface of the water, and, rolling over
on its back, showed the broad yellOw-white
belly of an enormous alligator. The shudder-
ing reptile remained otherwise motiOnless for
a few minutes; then. systematically stretching
and stifening its ugly legs aud feet. and leap
ing half its length in the air. fell back again,
beating the water with its tail in blows sound
Ing as loud as the report Of the weapon which
had slain him. moi tue u, muttered Paul
in an accent Of quiet triumph. bis associate,
after few ordinations Of more voluble adj
mirasion. rolled another cigarette, and quietly
turned his boat of in search Of other game. In
few hours Of this hunting five alligators were
shot.
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No Dignity TO Lose.

For some months past, and at the time Of his
appointment to the Senate. Hon. Charles Hop
per Gibson, Of Maryland, was q candidate for
Clerk of the House of Representatives. 1t ia
related that before he decided to become can
didate for that position he asked Judge Gull
bertson, of Texas, whether he thought it was
beneath the dignity of member Of the 5lst
Congress to seek the Clerkship of the SD. The
Texan drew a long breath and emitted VigOr-
Gus Humph :" before replying.
"Gibson," said he, in my time I've seen an
ex-msmber Of Congress on the Washington
police force. I've seen one packing seed in the
Agricultural Bureau for Sl.25 day. I've seen
another cleaning spittOons for the United States
Senate. There's one down in Texas who is
chief of a three-eard monte gang. No. Gibson
I don't think you will sacrifice any dignity by
becoming a candidate for Clerk"
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punishment. The horses were tried, and
they advanced some hundred feet, when the
whole bottom seemed To fall out Of tie marsh,
aud horses and men disappeared m terrible
sink hole Of mud, from which only by the
greatest eXurtiCn we managed 10 draw them.
kr0h who NOW realized on what sort OF
ground we were changed our direction ana
Through Phm Sri explained that we must he
on or near the north shore OF the Great Lake,
Bien-ho, Do the northwestern part OF Camhodla,
whore tile whole surface rested Oh mud-and-
water foundation If our elephants once got
in they were lost. for the banks would not
permit their huge weight 10 Chamber up
That night we reached some drmer ground.
We doubled the guards, as there were plenty
of tiger tracks all around. Early the next day
we got away, making for the higher land as
three cases OF fever had broken out among the
men.
That forenoon we had taste Of tiger, for
o huge brute sprang upon our elephants nanE
from the bushes. Before we could get out our
guns the elephant shook him of, and with a
swing OF his trunk picked up the furious AMI
mai aud threw him 10 the ground. The tiger
rose and once more sprauC, but was caught IN
mid.air aud hurled back 20 earth. il had had
enough, but we had not, and three shots hred
from the hOwdah laid him out
Leaving the men 10 take the skin we pursued
or way, aud at dark camped on a hillside,
from which we could see the mountain toward
which We were travelling, and the Ben-ho,
which, when daylight came, we found 10 be
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occupants slept on the floor, and i should judge
all together, indiscriminately. OF morality
they seemed 10 have none, and their ideas OF
mOdesty had never been cultivated.
Owing 90 the naTrOwness OF the streams, we
could not travel at night aud had 10 lodge ia
these houses as the boats were OveTrun with
snakes The houses were airy and fairly clean,
and had one great advantage which the traveller
in the East apprcciates-absence Of vermin.
With the body nude. the hair cut or shaved
close no crevices in tho bamboo in which 10
hide, the survival Of the fttcst has weeded
these pests out Of the forest homes OF the
Indo-Chnese In the city homes they are as
plenty as during Moses's time in Egypt.
The distance WAS not so great as from Udong
10 MithOn, but our progress was slow, and il
seemed a never ending one. Sitting in a small
boat for 10 hours in tho hot sun il at the best
rough, but when 1t continues day after day for
a week, with no scenery 10 repay opening ones
eyes. it gets absolutely terrible, aud the condi-
ton Of our minds can bettCr be understood
than described.
AT last shouted Jack. ms he pointed to 4
huge old ship-of- line which we could see
lying mOorcd in tho river; saigon at last" "
Sure enough, there floatcd the tri-eolor and on
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Wants 10 be Surprised.

Little Dot is q Chicago girl. Her father Is q
travelling man. She wrote the following letter
to him the other evening:
Dear Father when you come home for cris-
mas want you to bring me great Big doll
that winks its eyes and has real Hair and a
Garage for to ride it in and some candy with
english walnuts stuck all through IL and box
Of games and nOahs Ark and some more
candy and book about giants and faireys aud
Gold ring And | want a nice erismas tree
and some caEdels to burn on it and q pair of
nice mitten5 and some more candy and any
other Little things that you think will surprise
me. DOT.
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THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE CALENDAR
FOR 1892
NOW READY.

The beautiful NATIONAL TRIBUNE CAL
ENDAR for 1892 is now ready to send ont,
and we know the news will be pleasant
to all veterans and their families It has
the days Of the month marked by the zlori-
Gus old Corps badges, in their bright, famil
lar colOrs, and makes a splendid ornament
for the sitting-room, Office, or shop. Il 10
the handsomest Calendar on the market,
and priced by every old soldier. It's borders
are Ornamented with eolored representa-
tions of the GAR, s. Of ", WRC., and
army badges Sent TO any address, securely
packed in a stout pastebOard tube, and
postpaid, on receipt of 25 cents. Five for
81. Address
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE.
WASHINGTON, %. Q.
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Lieut-Col. William Hewett, the last OF the
English officers who fought at Waterloo, died
recently AZ Southampton. England. He was
q member Of the Ride Brigade, and was Ad-
ministered 20 by his daughter during the de-
clining years Of his life. Col. Hewett was a
Captain In 1915. and had serving under him az
Eubalterns many people who alteTward became
mobiles in England. lie took part in the Baltic
expedition, aud was with the British army
which suffered so severely in its retreat through
NetheTland across the frozen Scheldt.
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HE question Of who
captured Battery Gregg
is at last definitely set
tied. i did it myself,
Friday. Nov. q, and
can prove it by Mr..
Newman, who lives
near. / found il de-
Tended by a barbed wire
fence. which ran along
the road. Scaling this
with the assistance Of
the young man who
drove my buggy, /
charged boldly into the
mOat without firing n
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lt Attracted Ills Attention.
IIarna Slflltlna

"Witness, were you present when the fight
took placer"
al was"
will you please explain how IL happened"
" j was sitting quietly at a table drinking
beer, when, without my seeing him, fellow
came up behind me and smashed beer mug
all TO flinders on the top Of my head. That's
what called NY attention 10 the affair"
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it can do no harm. after a week OF so. to dis
continue or diminish the dose in tentative
way, TO lessen the risk Of the antidote beeom-
ing the object OF chronic stimuant habit.
(To be eoHiiaHedl
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INWARD from Ancor
our way lay across a
wide stretch Of marsh
aud jungle, through
which by inoessant
labor we tore cur path
I'm three days, and tut
for the sagacity Of our
elephants would have
lieen there until to-day.
On the second after
noon wercached a point
beyond which the ele-
l,hants would not pass,
n,4,n nfFar Fprriblp
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MAN ED-By GeO7.e T. emon, IS Washington, ID. @.
w the prese e pustOtice adj res OF David D. Nc
Ailen late of Co. l. lth Ill., tu formerly resident Of
BtS-S