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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-20
Cuticura Resolvent.

The new Blood and Skin Purifier and greatest Of
Humor Remedies. internally to Cleanse the
blood of all impurities and poisonous elements,
and thus remove the causeO, and CUTIcURA. the
66uisite Skin Beautifler, externally to clear the
skin and scalp, and restore the hair). speedily
and permanently cure every species of itching,
burning, scaly, crusted, pimply, scrofulous, and
diseases and humors, from infancy to
age, from pimples to s~crofula.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-20

the ed Of last September |
had the misfortune 10 bruise
my leg, and l put a piece of
sticking plaster on it. Inside
of a week 1 had a terrible leg.
My wife became frightened
and advised me to go 10 a sur
geon. l went, and doctored
for two months, but no good
was done me, besides costing
me big money. My leg had
by this time formed into an III
Ger, and got worse every day.
l could not stand 1t any longer
and made up my mind to go to
q hospital and see If co,,Id be
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-20
KindIing wood Loaded with Powder.
Special to the JerseB CITY Netes.

H1GHTsTowN. April 20, 1S92.-Charies
Cook had q narrow escape from death
yesterday. While splitting blocks LOT a
BIZ struck one that was oade Win
gunpowder. He found that holes mao
been drilled in the wood and IL was nlleo
with gunpowde and plugged with a cork.
There was enough powder in 1t to Dlow
the side of a house out.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-20
BURNING SORE LEG
Ulcers Form Hospitals and Doctors
useless. Crazed with Pain. Cured
by Cuticura Remedies.

About eight years ago wrote from Wilkes
barre, Pa, describing how your wonderful rem
edies completely cured me OF a terrible case of
eczema or salt rheum. 1 must now tell you
what CuTICuRA REMEDIES hive done for me- on
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-20

Sold every where. Price, CUrTcuRA, Soc; SOAP,
CSC; REsoLvENT, Sl.O Prepared by the POTTER
DRUG AND CHEMICAL C~oRPoRAToN, Boston.
eSS- send for How to Cure Skin Diseases, -
ca pages, 50 Illustrations, 100 testimonials.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-20
YES. On-REsI Ills AsHEia

From The FREEDMAN, Elizabeth.
Wonder if THE JERSEY CITY NEWS mas
discovered yet who wrote that Tribune
article?
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-04-20

0,ahPLES, black-heads, red, rough, chapped
LlM and oily skin cured by GuTIouRA soar.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-01-16
swagger in the Old Days.

From Besant's FIFTY Years Ago"
There is still swaggor, even in these
days; cavalry officers in garrison
towns nre still supposed to swagger.
Elton boys swagger in their own lit
tie village: undergraduates swagger.
The putting on OF "side" by the way,
is q peculiarly modern form ofswag-
ger; It is the assumption OF certain
qualities and powers which are con-
sidered as deserving of respect.
Ewngger, fifty years ago. was .
coarser kind Of thing. Officers swag-
gsred; men Of rank staggered, gem
tlemen In military frogs-there are
no longer any military frogs-sway-
gered In taverns, clubs, and In the
streets. The adoption Of quiet man.
ners; the wearing Of rank with unob-
trusive dignity; the possession Of
wealth without ostentation; Of viii
without the desire to be always show
ing it--these are points in which WI
are decidedly In advance ofour father
There was great deal Of cuff and
collar, stock and breastpin about
the young fellows Of the day. They
were oppressive In their gallantry,
IN public places they asserted them
selves; they we're loud In their talk
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-01-16
A Bit of Criminal History.

Sim Coy's new book brings out the
historical fact that the first counter
felt grecnback (1882 serics) was
made at Lawrence, in this county,
during that year, by members of the
criminally famous johnson family.
Many thousands OF the bills, were
placed in circulation, people not
dreaming of a counterfeit, so early
after the first appearance Of the bill,
and besides the stirring events OF the
war largely diverted their attention
from business matters.
Pete Mccartney was the financial
hacker of the Johnsons, and after the
plate had been worked the Johnsons
attempted to unload Mccartney,
but his suspicious being aroused he
stole the plate and caused it to be
electrotyped, after which it was
returned to it's old hiding place. The
electrotype was a marked improve
ment on the original counterfeit, and
Mccartney worked off his series in
this city, and over 100000 of the
spurious stuff were readily placed in
circulation. Meanwhile the secret
service officers, led by Mai. Wood,
had been apprised Of the counterfeit,
and were laying for the Johnsons and
Mccartney. Instead of tracking the
latter to his rooms, where the printing
was going on, Mccartney was ar
rested at the postofiice, and in a few
Days, in company with the J ohnsons,
who had been found at Lawrence, he
was forwarded under strong escort
to the military prison at w ashington.
While the train was crossing the
mountains, although Mccartney
was handcuffed and shackled at the
time, he managed to make his escape,
and in two weeks he was back again
in this city, secured possession Of
his electrotype and disappeared. 1t
cost the government q great many
thousands of dollars before the
officers again laid hands on him.
Meanwhile the Johnsons succeeded
in making terms, by which they es-
capped prosecution by turning up the
original plate and giving the officers
certnin pointers with reference to
other offenders. Neither the John
sons nor the government knew until
long afterwards that Mccartney had
an electrotype. and had stolen o
march on his former associntes.
Indianapolis News.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-01-16
COLONIAL SHIRE OFFICERS.
Laws Of Oldon Days That ssem Severe
to Us Now.

Laws Of Olden Days That Seem Severe
to Us Now. va
The colonial shire officers were
much the same in function as those In
England. but they had different names
and there was q tendency to increase
the number. says writer in the Chau-
tauquan. Still there was never such
q multiplication of Offices as In the
town. The sheriff was the execu-
tive officer OF the courts but a separ-
ate ONCE usually received the .taxea
His service met with obstacles still
familiar in the West Here are some
OF the returns made to writs which
had been given TO Virginia sheriffs to
serve
mot executed by reason there is no
road to the place whore he lives"
mot executed by reason of an Az"
mot executed because the defend
ants horse was faster than mine"
The first legislative assembly in
America gathered in Virginia in 1919.
After passing the earliest set of colo
NAL laws it proceeded to try an Of
fender and to sentence him.
''To stand Tower dayes with his
cares nailed to the pillory and
every OF those Tower dayes should be
publiquely whipped"
The county courts possessed sim
liar combination OF judicial admins
trative and legislative authority.
The following was the Judgment of
q Virginia court;
THAT II Mister Holmes does not
quit worrying Mister Jones and MAX
ing him curse and swear 80. he shall
be sent to jail"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-01-16
WHY SIXTY MINUTES AN HOUR

An Inventton That Comes Down to Us
From ths Babyionians.
Why Is the hour divided into sixty
minutes each minute into sixty Sec
onds. etc. ? Simply and solely because
In Babylonia there existed. by the side
Of the decimal system OF nations,
another system. the sexagesimal
which counted by sixties Why that
number should have been chosen IL
clear enough. and 1t speaks well for
the practical sense Of those ancient
Babylonian merchants
There Is no number which has so
many divisors as sixty. The Babylo-
mans divided the suns daily journey
into twenty-four parasangs or 72O
stadia Each parasang or hour was
subdivided into sixty minutes. A para
sang Is about a German mile and the
Babylonian astronomers compared the
progress made by the sun during one
hour at the time OF the equinox to the
progress made by good walker DUR
ing the same time. both accomplishing
one parasang.
The whole course OF the sun during
the twenty-four equinoctial hours was
fixod at twenty -four parasangs, or 720
stadia or $50 degrees. This system
was handed on to the Greeks, and
Hippalchus, the Greek philosopher
who lived about $50 b. c.. intro.
duced the Babylonian hour in Europe.
Ptolemy, who wrote about $50 A..
d.. whose name still lives in that of the
Ptolemic system OF astronomy gave
still wider currency to the Babylonian
way Of reckoning time.
1t was carried along on the quiet
stream Of traditional knowledge
through the middle ages and. strange
to say it sailed down safely over the
Niagara OF the French revolution. For
the French, when revolutionizing
weights, measures. coins and dates.
and subjecting all to the decimal sys-
tenn OF reckoning. were induced by
some unexplained motive to respect
our clocks and watches and allow our
dials to remain exagesimal--that is
Babylonian. each hour consisting OF
sixty minutes.
Here you see again the wonderful
Conference OF the world and how wha,
we call knowledge is the result OF an
unbroken tradition Of a teaching de.
scending from father to son. Not more
than about 100 arms would reach from
us to the builders of the palaces OF
Babylon and enable us to shake hands
with the founders Of the Oldest pyra,
mids.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-01-16
A FRAGMENT FEAST.

On account of grave errors In treatment,
the use of Koch's lymph has been ordered
to be discontinued in the Russian military
hospitals.
Prof Millspaugh of West Virginia has
found a vine growing wild In the noun
tains Of Roanoke county which bears de-
licious blackberries but has no briers at
ALL
According to st. Petersburg journals, q
turquoise mine has been discovered near the
town of Ibrahim- Olga, about fifteen miles
from Samarcand. According to Iron, this
is the third turquoise mine discovered in
Central Asia.
There are about 1900, 600, 900 people in
the world, with very nearly an equal d.
vision Of sex. One fourth dies before the
fifteenth year, and the average duration
OF life Is about thirty-three years. Sixty
two on an average die each minute OF
about one each second.
It has been proposed that the carbonit
acid gas that Is liberated during the pro
cess Of fermentation in breweries be util
lied by condensing IL into liquid form
that can be sold for eight cents pound
1t Is estimated that %, 600, 600, 900 galloni
of this gas are produced annually In thu
breweries of Great Britain.
The Indians enlisted out west a. cavalry
troops are praised by the army officers wht
have recently inspected them, who SAY
that they are easily disciplined, learn the
drill readily, and soon acquire the esprit
do corps. The enlisted Indians learn thu
arts Of civilization during their term o
service. These views arc sustained BY thu
secretary Of war.
A comptomstsr, the new machine 70
counting, has been received and set d
work In the pension department at Wash
ington. II was patented in 1888 and 4
manufactured by Chicago firm The in
strument looks like . mahogany box . b,
~ inches wide and four or i've deep.
keyboard occupies the upper side. and b,
tapping the keys the total appears In q
Indicator below.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-01-16

longing TO the Judge, ana ne was De-
hind with his rent.
He expected to be dunned, but he
was mistaken.
In q word the situation was ex-
planned to him.
"But can't bid" he objected. II
amt able"
"D-n 1t. mani shouted the Judge,
"offer a dollar"
But ! can't pay that-I owe you
fifty dollars now
"Confound you'll" oared the Judge.
"Do an / tell you, and you shall have
your own time about paying the
back rent"
"All right" replied the fellow
slowly, "but Sally Black cannot
work, and ! cannot afford to feed
her."
"See here, Bob, "growled the Judge.
with q determined look, you just
put this woman and her baby in the
little cabin on the hill. They won't
starve. I'll send them enough to
eat."
Bob had no more to soy. 1t
was good bargain for him, and in
less than five minutes he was march
ing down the street, followed by
Sally Black and the baby.
The next day the Judge sent in his
resignation to the Governor.
To his friends he made a very salts
factory explanation.
"Under our special act" he said,
II receive no salary. ! nm paid in
fees, and ! don't get any. Then ]
have to lend the prisoners money to
pay their fines, and it is getting SO
that l will have to support some oi
the convicts. This court business
will run me in debt il / stick to it,
and that is why l resigned"
So SILLY Black and the baby were
quartered in comfortable log cab
in on the Judges plantation, and
their rations were sent to them every
week from the big white house over
the river.
What became of them after Sally's
term was out? ~
The Blue Rock people would laugh
at such q question. They knew the
Judge. Sally Black needs no written
lease no contract with witnesses.
She will stay In the little cabin as
long as she and the baby like it, and
the neighbors think she is settled
there for life.-Atlanta Constitution.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-01-16
COLONIAL SHIRE OFFICERS.
LAWS Of OIden Days That Seem Severe
to Us Now.

Laws Of OIden Days That Seem Severe
to Us Now.
The colonial shire officers were
much the same in function as those In
England. but they had different names
and there was tendency to increase
the number, says writer in the Chau-
tauquan. Still there was never such
multiplication OF offices as in the
town. The sheriff was the execu-
tive officer of the courts. but separ-
ate Office usually received the taxes
His service met with obstacles still
familiar in the West Here are some
OF the returns made to writs which
had been given to Virginia sheriffs to
serve
mot executed by reason there is no
road to the place where he lives"
Not executed by reason Of an ak. /"
Not executed because the defend
ants horse was faster than mine"
The first legislative assembly In
America gathered In Virginia In 1919.
After passing the earliest set OF colo
NAL laws IL proceeded to try an Of
fender and to sentence him
10 stand Tower dayes with his
cares nailed to the pillory -" and
every OF those Tower dayes should DO
publiquely whipped
The county courts possessed sim
liar combination Of judicial admins
trative and legislative authority.
The following was the Judgment Of
Virginia court:
That II Mister Holmes does not
quit worrying Mister Jones and max
ing him curse and swear so, he shall
be sent TO jail"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-01-16
BREAKING SAD NEwa

.whsrs 10 my mammal" question oh. &C
strange
To ask OF mortal on this mundnns sphere.
] can Tut hold my brother to my brenst,
So like = lone bird fsllsn from the nest.
And kisslng him. my thoughts | 90 Arrange
To answer: Darling, mamma 10 not here.
.whsrs l. her, dsn," thsiittle mourner asked
els she aslespf" Yea. yes. my;dear one. yssl
cen but whisper. keeping buck my tears;
"Shs u uslssp, and never more In ysers
VIII mamma come In all hsr tenderness"
Ny heart u brssking Ger my useless task.
Try ~ I may be cannot understand.
And !, ~ ignorant IN my crushing Voc.
Am but repeating ell his lips have said.
! ran but tell him that our mothers dead.
But what that msans feel cannot know
Until w meet her In the heavenly land.
--0alyestou News.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-01-16
PAID HIMSELF orr.
The Good and Evil In Maa IL Hero Illus
trstsd.

Tn0 GOO0 ana EVIL IN MN 10 nero mus
tratsd.
when would do good" said the
apostle, .'evil Ii present with me, I"
and what was true In ST. Paul's day 10
true now.
Every man has two men In him. says
the Youths Companion. and the ques-
ton is which shall get the upper hand.
A man who was in what are called
pretty good circumstances. !" but who
was not by nature OF generous turn.
met poor old woman while out for
his morning ride ON horseback. She
stepped in front of him, and, In Scrip
ture language asked an alma"
1t was easier to give something than
TO refuse altogether, and he dropped q
quarter into her hand and rode on.
Presently he began to soliloquize:
AFTER all. now. shouldn't have done
better II I had kept that quarter and
bought myself something's How do !
know that the old beggar wasn't q
humbugr
When his meditations had gone
thus far he wheeled his horse round
asd rode back quickly to where the
old woman was standing.
Give me back that money" he
said. She handed 1t to him without a
word, wondering what sort OF Gus.
toner she had fallen in with.
He put the coin in his wallet and al
the same time took out Of It q Ave
dollar bill. which he passed to the
beggar. There, SELF" said he 81
gaoss you'll wish you'd kept still"
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-01-16

bhs Would Not Have Married lrsn
wearing > silver Tube.
was sent to the Harlem prison one
day several years ago to interview
Michael McHugh. plasterer accused
Of abandonment BY Mrs. St George
who protested she was his deserted
wife, writes reporter Of the New York,
Herald.
McHugh claimed to not know the
woman and the case after thorough
ventilation In the newspapers turned
out to be one OF mistaken identity; but
while under suspicion McHugh was
about the maddest man on Manhattan
Island. 4
The unfortunate Victim was explain
ing TO me the injustice Of his arrest
when the jailer came forward and
said: .'Mr. McHugh. the woman who
says you are her husband is here to
see you"
THAT crazy woman againr' ex-
claimed McHugh. She's worrying
my life out. I'm going to show her
now that she's mistaken. Mr.. Report
or. just you see." and Mr.. McHugh
pulled his long red mustache into
shape. Then he scraped some specks
OF white plaster from his blue overalls
with trowel and stepped into the corr
ridor.
.Michael," said Mrs ST. George.
stepping up to him, ARE you ready
now to own me as your wife and come
homo to your childrenpn
Bah! don't talk to me like that
said McHugh. .Tm not going to put
up with it any longer Do you hear
mep Pm not going to put up with
it." F I
BE calm. Michael. said Mrs. St
George quietly. .'You did wrong to
run away from me. but will forgive
you>a and well be happy again. and
Mrs. St George put her hand tenderly
on the mans shoulder.
Stand back. woman" cried Mo-
Hugh. my daughter came from
Keyport to-day to see me and ] won't
have you fussing around me. Did
your husband have sound teethp"
Beautiful ones. ,8t,s Il
Three OF mine are knocked out of
NY ACuNls bdAu 6h0 h0
opened his mouth and showed her,
Eyes" said Mrs. St George de
murely. you are different in that re
spect "
ibid your husband have any ofhis
| fingers gomez" sf,
Here Is one of mine shot of, said
McHugh. triumphantly sticking up
the stump Of the forefnger of his left
hand. tsi8
Eyes; you are different in that re-
spect too !" said Mrs. st. George.
Now I'll crush her." McHugh
whispered aside to me. s4
did your husband have a silver
| tube in his sidep" he asked her.
"a silver tube in his sidep' she .ex-
claimed do you think I'd marry o
man with tube in his sidep"
1--we got one in mine" the plas-
terer fairly screamed with delight;
.the doctors put it in after ! fell off Q
scaffold.
Now. what do you think of this
womanP" McHugh said to me.
| / was about to reply when the
woman made her escape.
The next day the plasterer was
freed in court of Mrs St. Georges
claim upon him.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-01-16

Scene--An elementary school A
teacher Is examining newly joined
pupil who proves extremely dense:
Teacher---Whats your namep
Child dunno
Teacher Where do you come fromp
Child dunno.
Teacher Have you ever been to
school beforep
Child with CLEAN Of intelligenoel
Yea
Teacher Was It board SCHOOL,
Child-No; brick. London Globe.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-01-16

All our North American Indians
paint and the patterns vary with the
individual. with the family and with
the occasion. From notes made upon
Sacs and Foxes painted for the dance
We will give but one or two cases.
One man's face was painted black. ex-
cept around the eyes and mouth, which
were scarlet Upon his forehead was
: 49, Qheoksrsa Psttsru Of yellow .
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-01-16

Young Lady--The musical conser-
vatory Il in this building, isn't itr
Janitor-No mum; the musical
conservatory IL bout two blocks down
street. Se
Young Lady (doubtingly) III was
sure heard pupils practicing vocal
exercises Are you sure the musical
conservatory Il mot herep
Janitor--Yes'm. Nothin' hero but
dentists' onaosA mum Now York
Weekly.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-01-16

che black background Another's face
was divided by vertical line in two
parts one Of which was bright yellow.
the other an equally bright green.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-01-16

Beauty-shows are, II appears, not
quite novelty. There was one held
In Paris In 1864 In remembrance Of
the oldest competition OF the kind. the
prizes were golden apples. The first
prize was Of course awarded 70 the
queen Of Frnnca and the second was
obtained With LIS points by a Mile.
Semure. Most Of the prizes were
given TO ladies from Normandy.
The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1892-01-16

Jsry Wallace, . farmer OF Riverdale,
Ga, was carrying sack Of apples from
balanced and broke his neck killing him
Instantly.
The National tribune., 1892-10-06
WANT TO BE ANNEXED.

Officials of the State Department. continue 70
give earnest and constant attention to the sit
uatioE of affairs in the Hawaiian Islands.
To inquiries as to the political situation In
the dominion of her Majesty Queen LiIiouka-
lima the reply is made that it is regarded az
unsettled; further than this they say they do
not care to express an opinion. And this de-
spite the fact that on the 18th inst. the new
ministry was indicted into Office The change
of Government was accomplished without
demonstration OF any kind, but the feeling
prevails that there is no confidence in thu
ministry, and any change would create no
surprise.
The Department is under more or less infu-
ence 70 bring about even closer relations be-
tween the United States and Hawaii than
have ever been obtained. Annexation is openly
urged, the argument being that the islands
need the support of a strong Government,
which would restore the commercial credit az
the country, give assistance to the producers,
and consequent development of the resources
OF the islands. Unless the United States does
take these islands under its care, il is urged
that some other strong Government is likely
to do il, and that Government is England.