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The morning call., 1892-06-12
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subscription of S32 81 from each inhab-
liant OF the United States would wine out
every national, State and municipal debt in
the country.
calf with single eye. no ears and FIVE
legs is the joy Of Wayne County, Iowa. 1t
IS now over month old and bids fair to
grow into full cowhood.
One of the largest of Boston's retail dry
goods stores now has gymnasium on the
top tiu0r for the use of the salesWomen and
other female employees.
New York manufacturer of travellers
goods imports great many elephant hides
annually de uses them for making trunks,
which he says are becoming popular.
The longest train ever handled by single
engine In this country has just been hauled
on the Redding road. 1t contained $50
empty cars aud was mile and quarter in
length.
The Women's Temple in Chicago, which
cost 5000 was largely paid for out of the
contributions Of penny banks, 100000 Of
whleh were opened, 1t Is said, for the
purpose.
The total force in the naval seryice afloat
in 1890 Was 90. $50 officers and men, of whom
1920 were between the ages of 10 and "a
1870 between 25 and 80, $50 between IS
and 40 and $40 above 45 years of age.
A dentist of Ansonia, Conn. few days
since advertised that he would sell at
mouth OF a patient" The dentist made the
teeth seven years ago and claims they were
never paid for.
An aged parson, who recently visited
Caribou, Me-, stated that he had written and
delivered 1900 sermons. and that it took Just
200 OF the man uscripts to fill barrel. Dry
measure is what the unappreciative vii
layers called il.
Jacob Fegley, living along the Perkiomen
Creek, near Quakertown, Nd, gathered
enough feathers to make four good-sZed
leather bells after flock of about 500 wild
geese had spent the night in swamp on his
place on their way North.
Seventy thousand people kissed the hu-
merus OF st. Ann, the sanity relic which
had stay of two weeks in New York. and
many miraculous cures were ehronicled in
the metropolitan dailies.' 1t is said that the
cures are not permanent, however
The felt cloth which is made into hats is
composed Chiefly of the hair OF rabbits,
hares or goats. mixed with much wool.
and pressed and beaten until they adhere TO
form a compact but flexible material.
The Worlds Fair Commission from Brazil
is at home, actively developing an exhibit
from that country. among the leading fea-
lures OF which will be groups of cinchona,
coffee trees in bearing, cochineal cacti,
mammoth palms, ferns, bamboos etc, and
models of fruit
1t is stated that the height Of the human
body is generally 10 times the length of the
face; the face Is as long as the hand; the
arm is four times the length of the face; the
sole is one-sxth the length OF the body,
and six times the thickness Of the hand
equals the thickness Of the body
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great sire. The great Sidney, whose phe
nOmenal babies have done so much for
CalifOTnia'S fame, inberits the blood of
Messenger through the great Hamble-
t0nian Clay courses. Nutwood one Of
the greatest living siTes. is a son of
Belmont, who was sired by Abdallah. the
son Of Messenger. StambOu Axtell, An
teeo, all trace back to Messenger, and so
does the famous little mare Sunol. although
she has received, on the dan side, liberal
infusion Of thoroughbred blood as well.
Whether SunOl has achieved her great
speed by virtue or in spite Of her thorough
bred blood, Is question upon which horse
men disagree and a woman certainly Will
not decide. Maud S, who has reached the
climax for attested speed IN a regulation
mile, is a granddaughter Of Hambietonian
10. her sire, Harold, having been a son Of
that great descendant Of old Messenger; ; and
Nancy Hawks, Delmarcn and ClingstOne,
the mare. stallion and geding who tr0tted
the fastest nile races in harness during
1891. are respectively granddaughter, great
grandson and grandson of RYsdyk's Ham
bletOnian. In fact the great trotters are
few. If any, who have not sprung nearly or
more remotely from this great fountain head
of tr0ttng pedigrees. The development of
the horse in the past 100 years is considered
something remarkable, but when we come
to compare equus with eOhippus we begin
to wonder whether a mile minute will not
yet be the speed Of the creature before
whom the two-minute mark is set by the
knowing ones as the ultimate of speed.
MISS RUSSELL.
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We have 40-inch clean, smooth, even. brown
(unbleached) muslin, heavy enough for any
purpose, but especially adapted TO ladies' and
chlldren's wear and general family use. ~
yards, 81 or cents per yard by the piece Of 40
or 90 yaDfs See the width. You save 30 cents
on every dollar. That is money made. and
made very quickly, too
Heavier, coarser goods, So inches wide. at
and cents -
II things go little tough sometimes. or Won
are feeling "out of luck, join issues with US
very hard to do after all
1t is very nice to feel that you're not the m
der dog in the fight for existenee-for bread
and butter; Don't wear any mans collar i'm
America. 1t is not the way to do.
Cailco Is cents at our store for standard
quallty and standard colOrs. Blue red and
other high eolors are higher. Extra widths are
higgher, Dut sometimes they cheaper for wear
Ten thousand families and merchants ana
have enough for all.
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water TO brave its dangers without diff
Guilty. The tests which have been made
with this ingenious lite-saving apparatus
have yielded the most satisfactory results.
When leaping even from high surfaces the
body does not become entirely submerged
by water, the head and shoulders remain
ing steadily above.
he trunk, when in use as such, carries
easily 800 pounds, and when in the act of
serving as life-preserver the two COM
partments, which are made perfectly water
proof by the caoutchouc mantle. can still
hold several changes, and all the vauabes
the shipwrecked tourist carries with him.
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No Superhuman Strength, but Natural Yigor.
To attain the muscularity OF the individual who
snaps steel shaekes like tWigs by simply bending
his arm is. vouchsafed to few. But TO acquire
reasonable amount of physical power and constitu-
tonal energy, TO eat sleep aud digest well, to pos
sess an equable, quiet nervous system is possible
to the nervous, enfeebled and dyspeptIc invalid
who begtIs sad pursues q course OF Hostetter's
StOmacn Bitters The fruition OF his hopes is not
remote either. Speedily felt the tonic effects OF
the inimitable nvgorant, they are no less per-
maneat than prompt of attainment. The bowels
the liver the stomach, the kdneys-all operate.
under the benignant influence OF this comprehen-
siye medicine, to insure those stable guarantees of
health harmony. regularity. yigor Of action. Never
was there discovered medicinal motor better cal
cuated to actuate and keep moving the main
springs CT healthfui vitality. Use il for malaria,
rheumatism, Indigestion biliousness, kidney com
Dlsint la grippe. "a
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Make me no vows of constaucy. dear friend
To love me, though die, thy whole life long,
And love no other TIL thy days shall end
Nay-it were Tash ana wrong.
II thou canst love another, be 1t so;
would not reach out my quiet grave
To bind thy heart, II ii should choose to go.
Love should not be slave.
My paeid ghost, trust, will walk serene
In clearer light than gilds these earthly moons
Above the jealousies and envIes keen
Which sow this life with thOrns.
Thou wouldst not feel my shadowy caress.
If. after death, my soul should ltnger here:
Mems hearts crave tangible close tenderness,
Loves presence warm aud near.
1t would not make me sleep more peacefully
7 hat thou vert wasting all thy life in woe
For my poor sake, what love thou hast for ne.
bestOW Ii ere go.
Carve not upon a stone when am dead
The praises which remorsetui mourners give
To WOmen'S grayes-a tardy recOmpenSe-
But speak them while live
Heap not the heavy marble on my head
To shut away the sunshine and the dew;
Let small blooms grow there, and the grasses wave
And randrOps filter through.
Thou wilt meet many faireT and more gay
Than but trust me, thou eanSt never ind
One " no viii love and serve the night and day,
With more single mind.
Forget me when Gle; the yiolets
Above my rest viii blossom Just as blue
Nor miss thy tears; cen Natures self forgets
But while live be true.
ELIZA AKERs ALLEN.
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A UNIVERSAL TRUNK.

Can Be Used for Carrying Luggage or as
"A Life PFeseryer.
ST. Louis lost Dispatch
This trunk, which has just been invented.
does not differ in appearance from any
other ordinary trunk. 1t is covered with
good strong canvas, has an inside tray, and
is built within the dimensions prescribed
by steamer regulation. The edges are made
waterproof Ey an excellent layer Of rubber
filling. Top and bottom of the trunk have
round opening which is closed by means OF
slides, easily removed in time of danger.
Otherwise the trunk is. arranged in the
usual way for holding the wardrobe and
valuables of the tourist In time of ship
wreck it can in less than minute he con-
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Office. As soon as they reached the door
they took off their shoes, salaamed, and
entered the Office in profound humility.
There are amusing stories in Washington
about the formaiites practiced by Hassan
Ben Ali and his retinue from Morocco dur
Ing their recent visit to the White House in
Washington. When Hassan approached
President Harrison he bent his head fixed
his eyes on the floor and salaamed maj site.
ally, while the members OF his suite re-
mained PROSTATE during the whole of the
interview
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DECAPITATED AT ApPoMATToX.
One OF the Very Last Men who Was
Killed During the Civil War.

Visiting the historic field of Appomattox
some 20 years ago. the writer was shown
over the country by a gentleman living in
that town. who had been an eyewitness of
many of the scenes Of that closing day OF
the war. as it practically was.
Said he: II suppose the last shot-at
least the last cannon shot--of Lees army
was fired from my front doorstep. There
had been some mistake about the flag Of
truce. 1t was, as | remember it, an old
towel or napkin taken out by some one of
group of officers who were sitting under
that apple tree yonder." And here the
gentleman pointed to an orchard on the east
erly side of the Appomattox Greek. General
Lee and his staff were sitting there, and
he had already received the communication
from General Grant which caused him to
reach the determin alton TO capitulate. There
The morning call., 1892-06-12
lie Marriage a Failure ?
New York Sun.

Marriage may be a failure in San Fran
cisco, and 1t may not. but it Is interesting
to note that comparatively few people are
making the experiment During last year
there were only 1886 marriages in the city
less than IL to the thousand OF the eity's
population. The rate in London is more
than IS per thousand What II is In the
various cities and States Of the Union is not
recorded accurately.
The morning call., 1892-06-12

In Australia the aboriglnals are used most
successfully in tracing game and other
objects ia pursuit With their eyes fixed
upon the grass. sometimes even kneeling to
scrutinZe the ground more closely, examin-
ing torn leaf or broken twig. they can
tell how long since the game passed and
whether 1t was alarmed or uns0splclous.
The morning call., 1892-06-12
BICYCLES CAN SWIM.

So at Lesst Thinks New Yorker Who
Has Ideas OF His Own.
In an interview with General Howard in
a morning paper upon the use of bicycles in
courier service, the general is made to say
MANY times couriers had 20 make their
horses swim streams, and bicycles can't
swim, you know" Perhaps the accom-
panying suggestion, says correspondent
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yerted into an excellent Iife-preserver.
which braves even heavy sea. In that
case the trunk is opened. the inside tray re-
moved and the contents which 1t is Deces-
sary TO save squeezed into the side compart-
ments Of the trunk. A caoutch0ue
covering folded around the bottom ring is
drawn up and pressed into the slide around
the top circle. Thus the trunk becomes
perfectly waterproof. The person then
steps with both feet into the center hole
and draws the trunk up to the
hips by means Of the outside handles.
He is now ready to jump into the
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Oriental custom. I'm America.

New York sun
The Orientals who come to New York
keep up the customs of their country to
some extent. Two Door Syrlans in this city
recently paid visit TO an Efendl In bis
The morning call., 1892-06-12

OF the New York Sun, may convey a hint TO
lovers of long distance bicycling. Why
could not an oblong pair of cork pads.
covered with canvas, similar to the life
preservers on ferry-boats. be attached to
the sides of the saddle OF a bicycle? When
the rider arrived al a stream he could
plunge in, his pads would rise to the sur
face Of the water and he could cross by
churoing with his feet with quite as much
ease as a horse swims. The pads, of course,
should be large and buOyant enough to
outfit
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A MODEL THEATER.
Main Building of the Vienna Musical and
Dramatic Exhibition.
Natv VorL Hara1d

New York Herald.
Heinrich Conried. the American commits
sioner Of the big musical and theatrical
exhibition now being held in Vienna. sails
for Europe this morning on the steamship
Columbia. He will be accompanied by Mr..
Maurice Steinert of New Haven, whose
valuable collection Of antique string instru-
ments is now IN one of the exhibition build
ings. These instruments include harpsi-
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WHILE LIVE BE TRUE.

Make me no vows Of constaucy. dear friend
To love me, though die, thy whole life long,
And love no other TIL thy days shall end
Nay-it were rash ana wrong.
The morning call., 1892-06-12

My placid ghost l trust, will walk serene
In clearer light than gilds these earthly m
Above the jealousies and envies keen
Which SOW this life with thOrns
The morning call., 1892-06-12

II thou canst love another, be 1t so;
would not reach out my quiet grave
To bind thy heart, II IL should choose to 90.
Love should not be . slave.
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Turks. but ali Turks are M0hammedans,
and an Armenian is neither the one nor the
other; neither are they Greeks Eoc Jews nor
Koords They are simply Armenians
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-27
UNION HILLS RUNAWAYS.

Two Sadder and Wiser Girls Back to
Their Homes From New York
There was joy in Uuion Hill last night.
Clara Reiter and Bertha Bleu, the two
seventeen-year-old girls who have been
missing from their homes since the Co.
lumbus celebration, were brought back to
their homes sudder and wiser girls by far
than when they departed.
The girls had often visited Eldorado
during The past summer. aud had become
imbued with the idea that they would
electrify the world il once given an oppur-
tun1ty to appear before the footltQhts
They Went to New York during the CO.
lumbus celebration, and, having saved
some money, decided to stay in New York
and. II possible. secure positions in
some theatre. They tried several
places, but no one wanted them Wnen
their money gave out they We're afraid to
return home, and secured positions as
doniestics at No 121 Clinton place. They
soon tiled OF this and longed for home.
They wrote to their parents, praying for
Rtveness and asking their mothers to
come and take them home. Mrs. Reiter
and Mrs. Bleu were delighted when they
received :he letters. They went TO Cap
tain Creeden Of the Mercer street station,
who sent an officer to the house. They
found the girls in their room.
The mothers. in order to impress upon
the girls the fact that they had done
wrong, and wishing to scare them out of
all desire TO run away again. had the
police arraign them before Judge Ryan
yesterday at the Jefferson Market Police
Courr.
The girls wept and promised never to
do the like again. 1--WE thought New
York was place running over with
monty, and that we would have no
trouble in making lots of it as ballet
dancers" said the Bleu girl. but it aiu't
so, and we want 10 go home. il our
mammas will only take us.n
Yes. Judge" chlrmed the Reiter girl,
''let us go home with mamma and We will
never leave home again" Justice Ryan
severely iectured he girls and then dis
charged them. They returned to their
homes with their parents, where they
were given private hearing, the fathers
OF the girls acting as prosecutor, judge
and executiener.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-27
CITY NEWS NOTES.

The Board of Education meets tonight
Fire uroke out in the three-stcry frame
dwelling house owned aud occupied by
Patrick Sweeney, No. II Randolph ave-
nue.. yesterday afternoon. The damage
amounted to $500.
Yesterday afternoon Richard White, a
buffalo" of Truck No 8. was taken i'll
with commissions in the truck house on
Webster avenue. He was taken to his
home, No. % Mai haitian avenue. 1t was
White who caught Arthur Stocker. TN
wife murderer.
About ten O'Clock last night, Que of the
North Hudson County Railroad cars
jumped he track at New York avenue
Rn Ferry street. Hugo Fredericks of
No. 96S summit avenue. who was riding
on the front platform. was thrown f,om
the car and had one of his feet crushed.
He WAS able to walk home.
Henry Flechman. twenty-four years
old, of No. 224 Foue street, a brakeman
on the PennsylvaDia Railroad. had his
left arm bruised between two cars yester-
day. He was taken to St. Francis Hos
pital.
William Bettinger of No. 2s2 First
street was aroused from sleep in Il Grove
street horse car YESTERDAY by the coa4ccl
tor, and he accidentally pushed his bow
through Que of the car windows. The
conductor caused his srfast This morn-
Ing jus ice O'Donpel discouraged him.
From September tc the present date
over 800 citizenship papers have been
granrsd at the Court House.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-27
STILL MORE SMALLPOX.

Two Cases Found and Sent to the Pest
House Wholesale Vaccination
Smallpox seems TO be gaining a foot
hold in the densely populated portions Of
the city. The disease Is spreading with
alarming rapidiiy Notwithstanding the
efforts of the Health authorities to stamp
1t out. Two new cases have been dis
covered since yesterday.
Th1s morning an aggravated case was
discovered at No. 1868 Third street. DR..
smith was the attending physician. He
reported The case to Health Inspector
Benjamin, who Immediately proceeded to
Cue house. hasty examination was
made and the patient Immediately re-
moved 10 the pest house. Yesterday
afternoon another case WAS found. The
victim is Ja les Graham, Il fourteen year
old boy. residing Ill No. 405 Third street.
he WAS also removed to The pest house.
Health Inspector Benjamin starred out
from his Office at Ponce Headquarters
early this morning ~ make tour of the
1nfecte1 districis. 1t is the inten ion of
the Inspector to vaccinate every man,
woman and Child residing H. the viciDity
where any case of the disease is dis
covered. The Inspector is of the opinion
hat steps were takeu SO soon, that it is
impossible for the disease to spread to
any great extent,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-27
EXCHANGE PLACE BANNER.
Swung to the Breeze With Rockets and
Red Fire But No Speeches.

Swung to the Breeze With Rockets and
Red Fire But No Speeches.
Last night between six and half-past
six O'Clock over two thousand people
gathered in the immediate vicinity of
Taylor's Hotel to witness the banner rails
ing under the auspices of the State Demo-
cratic Society Men, women and chill
dren on their way home from New York
paused to witness the ceremony.
Johnny" Glenn, the genial cashier of
Iaylor's Hotel, SUPERVISED. the pyrotech-
mic display, which delighted the hearts of
many. Bombs shook the air, while rock
cts exploded in mid-air, lighting up the
SKY as FAR as the eve could reach.
"Flowe rpots" of various colors were set
OF, while red fire cast uddy glow upon
the scene. From the roof of TayIor's
Hotel there was Il gorgeous displ az, and
IN the midst of 1t all the handsome BAN
ner was drawn we'll out into the middle
of Exchange place. Cheer after cheer
was sent up and Chairman ALA n Il. Nc
Dermott of the State Committee and Sec
retary Thomas Mexican of the Society
expressed themselves as being well
pleased with the demonstration.
The banner IS an exceptionally hand
some one aud bears portraits or Grover
Cleveland, Adlai Stevenson. ana the
names Of George /. Werts, Edward #.
Mcdonald and w. d. DAILY
The occasion was not enliyened with
any speech making.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-27
REPLY POSTAL CARDS.
They Are Put on Sale for the First Time
This Morning

They Are Put Oh Sale for the First Time
This Morning.
NEW YORK. Oct %. 1S92.-The new pos
tal caras were put on sale at the Post
Office this morning, and already the sales
have been very large.
The postal known as the ''reply card.'
although practically new 60 the pubIIc,
has been used in the International Postal
Service for a number of years.
10 the left of the stamp iu prominent
black letters are the words:-"Postal
card with paid reply," and below.
the words, "Uulted States OF
America" Underneath this in small
capitals appears:-'This side for address
only" In the lower left-hand corner
these directions are giveu:-"Detach an
nexed card for answer" Around the
card IS a border Win neavy coruer pieces.
The rely card only differs from the
message card in that the stamp frame
bears the Inscription Reply card" in
Stead of Message" The mi dle OF The
card is perforated 50 as To be easily separ-
ated. The price is two ceuts.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-27
MONDAYS DEMOCRATIC PARADE.

A Democratic parade which promises to
excel the great demonstration held in
Hoboken on Saturday night, will be held
on Mondsy evening in this city. All
the Democratic Clubs in Hudson county
have promised to take part and it is ex-
pected that there will be over eight thou
sand men in line. The route of the pa
rade will be as foliows:-Line forming on
Congress street. to Central avenue. to
Bowers street, to Palisade ave-
nue.. to Beacon avenue, to Summit
auenue, to Sip avenue, to Bergen
avenue to Monticello venue, to Summit
avenue, to Belmont avenue, to Crescent
avenue. to CommuDipaw avenue. to
jackson avenue, to Kearney avenue. to
Ocean avenue, to Grand treet, TO Com
munipaw to Pacific avenve, to Grand
stree and disperse. Democrats residing
along the line of march are requested to
decorate their residences
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-10-27
SEVENTEENTH STREET OPENING.

There is little hitch some where over
the petition OF the Citizens' ImproAement
Association for the opening of Seven
teenth street. President Connolly and
the committee appointed to draft the Pc
tition and bring it before the Street and
Water Commissioners made an error in
this. They petltioned Tor the opening,grad-
ing and paving CO bined. Under the rules
governing such matters, the opening of a
street must be applied for separ tely
from the paving. The Street and Water
Commissioners reported favorably upon
the petition before the mistake was dis
covered.
Before any further steps can be take n
in the matter, Mr.. Connolly must request
the Board to rescind the original resu-
luton and have it withdrawn from the
Board Of Finance. When this is none
the petition to have the street opened will
be granted aud action will then be taken
upon the grading Of the street. Tue
Citizens Improvement Association will
act upon the matter at its next meeting
which will probably be next Monday
evening.