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The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-12-12

lam not SO selfish as to refuse to dis
cuss the matter with you"
When the professor came out Of the
tent Yates roared. Remark himself
emiled; he knew the effect would ap-
peal to Yates.
"By'Jove, old man, ought to have
included mirror in the outfit. The
look of learned respectability set off
with the garments Of disreputable
tramp makes combination that is
simply killing. Well, you can't spoil
that suit, anyhow, Now sprawl"
I'm very comfortable standing up,
thank you."
"Get down on your back. You hear
me?'
"Put me there"
''You mean it?" asked Yates, sitting
mp.
Certainly"
"Say, Kenny, beware; don't want to
hurt you"
"I'll forgive you for once"
son your head be it."
OA NY pUCA, yOu Luohu'
''That's not bad, Kenny" cried Yates,
springing to his feet. "Now it will
hurt; you have fair warning. have
spoken"
The young men took sparring atti-
tudes, Yates tried to do 1t gently at
first, but, finding he could not touch
his opponent, struck out more earnest
ly, again giving a friendly warming.
This went on Intellectually for some
time, when the professor, with quick
movement, Bwung around his foot
with the airy grace of q dancing-mas-
Ter, and caught Yates Just behind the
knee, at the Same time giving him q
alight tap on the breast. Yates was In
stantly on his back.
"oh, I say, Kenny, that wsGn't fair.
That was a kick"
mo, IL want II b merely little
French touch learned Il In Paris.
They do kick there, you know, and
tits good 70 know how TO use your feet
~ well as your hsts II you are set on
BY three, az was one night la the
Latin quarter"
Yates sat up.
"Look here, Rcnmerk; when were
youin Paris?"
Several timeSs
Yates gazed at him for few mo-
ments, then said:
"Renny, you improve on acquaint-
ance. ! never saw a Bool-vsr in my
lie. You must teach mo that little
kick"
with pleasure" said Remark, sit
ting down, while the other sprawled at
full length. Teaching is my busi-
mess, and ] shall be glad to exercise
amy talents may have in that line. In
endeayoring to instruct New York
man, the first step isato convince him
he doesn't lmow everything. That Is
the difficult point. Afterwards every-
thing is easy ~
-'Mr stillson Rsn,Aark. you are
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-12-12
CHAPTER vi.


The blessed privilege Of skipping is,
to the reader OF a story, one of those
liberties worth fighting for. Without
1t, who would be brave enough to be-
gin book? With 1t, even the dullest
volume may be made passably inter
esting. 1t must have occurred to the
observant reader that this world
might be made brighter and bet
ter II authors only would leave out
what must be skipped. This the
successful author will not do, for
he thinks highly Of himself, and If the
unsuccessful author did 1t it would not
matter, for he is not read.
The reader of this story has, Of
course, come to no portion that invites
skipping. Sheer he-has read faith
fully up to these very words. This
most happy state of things has been
brought about first by the intelligence
OF the reader and secondly by the
conscientiousness of the writer. The
mutual cooperation 30 charmingly con-
tinued thus far encourages the writer
to ask favor of the reader. The
story now enters period that
Mr.. Yates would describe as stirring.
To compare small things with great,
its course might be likened TO that of
the noble river near which It's soene IL
situated. The Niagara flows placidly
along for miles and then sud
denly plunges down succession Of
turbulent rapids TO the final ca
tastrophe. II The writer were Q
novelist, instead Of . simple re-
porter OF certain events, there would
be no need Of asking the indulgence Of
the reader. II the writer wero dealing
with creatures Of his own imagination
instead Of with dxed facts, these orea1
tures could be made 10 do this or that
as best suited his purposes. Such, how
ever, Is not the case, and the exciting
events that must be narrated claim
precedence over the placid happenings
which, with q little help from the read
er's Imagination, may be taken as read.
The reader Is therefore TO know that
four written chapters which should
have intervened between this and the
one preceding have been sacrificed.
But few lines are necessary to show
the state Of things at the end of the
fourth vanished chapter. When peo-
pie are thrown together, especially
when people are young, the mutual
relationship existing between them
rarely remains stationary. 1t drifts
towards like or dislike, and cases have
been known where 1t progressed into
love or hatred.
Stillson Remark and Margaret How
ard became, at least, very firm friends.
Each Of them would have. been ready
TO admit this much. In the four chap
ters which, by an unfortunate combi-
nation Of circumstances. are lost to the
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-12-12

always returned to Remark, TO have,
as he remarked, ice water dashed upon
his duplex-burning passion.
1t was a lovely afternoon in the lat
ter part Of May, 1866, and Yates was
swinging idly in the hammock, with
his hands clasped under his head, gaz-
ing dreamily up at the patches of blue
sky seen through the green branches
of the trees overhead, while his indus
trious friend was unromantically peel
ing potstoes near the door of the tent.
"The human heart, Kenny" said the
man In the hammock, refectively, ''is
remarkable organ, when you come to
think OF 1t. presume from your lack
OF interest that you haven't given the
subject much study, except perhaps in
a physiological way. At the present
moment 1t is to me the only theme
worthy Of mans entire attention.
Perhaps that is the result of spring, as
the poet says; but anyhow it presents
new aspects to me each hour. Now, l
have made this important discovery,
that the girl am with last seems to
me the most desirable. That is con-
trary to the observation of philoso-
piers OF bygone days Absence makes
the heart grow fonder, they say.
don't find it so. Presence is what plays
the very deuce with me. Now, how do
you account for it, Stilly?"
The professor did not attempt to ac-
count for 1t, but silently attended to
the business in hand. Yates withdrew
his eyes from the sky and fixed them
on the professor, waiting for the
answer that did not come.
"Mr. Remark" he drawled at last,
II am convinced that your treatment
OF the potato Is mistake. think
potatoes should not be peeled the day
before and left to soak in cold water
until next days dinner. Of course |
admire the industry that gets work
well over before its results are called
for. Nothing Is more annoying than
work left untouched until the last
moment and then hurriedly done.
Still, virtue may be carried to excess,
and man may be too previous"
well, am quite willing to re-
linquisb the work into your hands.
You may perhaps remember that for
two days ] have been doing your share
as well as my own
no BE CoNrINURp.1
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A TOUCH OF HUMAN NATURE.

[To BE CONTINUED.
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his friend, He complained sometimes
that he got little help towards the
solution Of the problem, but generally
he was quite content TO sit under the
trees with Remark and weigh the diff
ferent advantages Of each of the girls
He sometimes appealed to his friend
as man with o mathematical turn Of
mind, possessing an education that
extended far into comic sections and
algebraic formula, to balance up the
lists and give him a candid and statis-
tical opinion as to which Of the two he
should favor with serious proposals.
When these appeals for help were
coldly received, he accused his friend
Of lack of sympathy with his dilemma,
said that he was soulless man, and
that If he had q heart it had become
incrusted with the useless debris Of a
higher education, and swore to con-
Ade In him no more. He would search
for friend, he said, who had some
thing human about him. The search
for the sympathetic friend, however,
seemed TO be unsuccessful, for Yates
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1894-12-12

pleased to be severe, Know that you
are forgiven. This delicious sylvan
retreat does not lend itself to acrimon-
ious dispute, or, In plain English,
quarreling. Let dogs delight, If they
want to; refuse to be goaded by your
querulous nature into giving anything
but the soft answer: Now to business.
Nothing is so conducive to friendship,
when two people are camping out, as a
definition Of the duties of each at the
beginning. Do you follow me?"
Perfectly. What do you proposeP'
81 propose that you do the cooking
and l wash the dishes. We will forage
for food alternate days"
Every well. Iagree to that"
Richard Yates sat sullenly upright,
looking at his friend with reproach in
his eyes, "See here, Renmark. Are
you resolved to force on an internation-
al complication the very first day?
That's no fair show to give man"
"What isn't?"
"Why, agreeing with him. There
are depths Of meanness in your charac-
ter, Kenny, that l never suspected.
You know that people who camp out
always object to the part assigned
them by their fellow-campers.
counted on that. I'll do anything but
wash Dishes"
"Then why didn't you say sop
Because any sane man would have
said no when suggested cooking,
merely because l suggested it. There's
no diplomacy about you, Remark. A
man doesn't know where to find you,
when you act like that. When you re-
fused to do the cooking, would have
said, Very well, then I'll do it, and
everything would have been lovely;
but now"
Yates lay down again in disgust.
There are moments in life when lam
guage fails man.
"Then it's settled that you do the
cooking and wash the dishesP" said
the professor.
"settledP Oh, yes, if you say so; but
all the pleasure of getting ones own
way by the use of ones brains is gone.
| hate to be agreed with in that objec-
tionably civil manner"
"Well, that point being arranged,
who begins the foraging, you or I?'
Both, Herr Professor, both. pro-
pose to 60 to the house of the Howards,
and I need an excuse for the first visit;
therefore shall forage to limited
extent. I go ostensibly for bread. AS
| may not get any, you perhaps should
bring some from whatever farmhouse
you choose as the scene of your opera
tions. Bread is always handy in camp,
fresh or stale. When in doubt, buy
more bread. You can never 20 wrong,
and the bread won't"
what else should l getp Milk,
suppose?"
Certainly, eggs, butter-anything.
Mrs. Bartlett will give you hints on
what to get that will be more valuable
than mine"
"Have you all the cooking utensils
you need?"
81 think so. The villain from whom
/ hired the outfit said it was complete.
Doubtless he lied; but we'll manage,
think"
Every well. If you wait until
change my clothes, I'll go with you as
far as the road"
my dear fellow, be advised and don't
change. You'll get everything twenty
per cent. cheaper in that rig-out. Be-
sides, you are so much more piotur-
esque. Your costume may save uR
from starvation If we run short Of cash.
You can get enough for both Of us rs a
professional tramp. Oh, well, II you
insist, I'll wait. Good advice is thrown
away on man like you"
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Mado : Profound Imnrn..lon.

Wife returning from church to her
husband who had stayed at home)-
You should haveheard DR.. Does sermon
against dishonesty this morning, my
dear. Idont know when anything has
made such profound impression upon
me ~ think It will make better
woman of me as long as live.
Il Husoand- Did you walk homep
Wife-No, took train, and do you
know, John, the conductor never asked
me for my fare, so saved twopence.
Wasn't ! luclSy?- Baltimore Telegram,
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Write your postal Best
Tribune Building New City, copy Weekly
Tribune will be mailed to
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-13
FREEHoLDERs COME DOWN.
Mercer County Democrats VIII CO.
operate with the Enemy.
S-ccidl to the Jerseu Citu M

a.
TRENTON, Nov. 10, 1Ss4.-The Demo
cratic Board of Freeholders, which is bet
ter known as the illegal board" an
nounced yesterday afternoon that it was
willing to abandon all further litigation
and come in and sit and vote with the
created under the act which made free
holders representation by Assembly dis
tricts. The last Legislature legislated
them out of Office and created a new
board which was to be represented by
wards and townships and which until
election should be appointed by Common
Council in cities and township commit
tees in the county.
The nine Democrats in office were in
cluded in the new appointments, but re-
fused to be sworn, holding out~that they
were members of the old board. They
County Collector, Walker, was in a guam
Diary what board to recognize in the pay
ment of bills. The county suffered for
the lack of funds. The banks refused
to loan any money, and contractors re-
fused to complete the roads. The Crimi-
nal Courts had to shut down because
there was no money for judges, ICON
stables, jurors or witnesses.
The case was taken into the Supreme
Court and was to have been argued yes
terday, but was postponed. Since election
the counsel for the old board concluded
it would be best not to further obstruct,
for even if they won in court, the Legis-
lature could prevent them going on.
The Democrats will take the oath to-
day and the county machinery will
be promptly started and the courts will
resume at once.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-13
RESULT OF OARBLEssNEss.
Coronerss yury's Verdict on Ia Erie
Depot Accident.

NV
AT Roche's Hall. last night, Coroner
Volk concluded the inquest into the ac-
cident at the Erie depot, whereby two
men met their death and four others
were severely injured by the falling OF
a scaffold. No witnesses were examined
but the Coroner had obtained statements
from the injured men. who are in St.
Francis Hospital, and they were read
to the Jury. All Of them agree with the
testimony given by the other witnesses,
that one OF the beams split while they
were all together on the scaffold ana
precipitated them to the ground.l John
Costello, one of the injured men, IN his
statement, said that thirteen men had
often worked on the scaffold. while on
the morning of the accident there were
only seven on it. The other injured men
in the hospital are George Stet!ey,
Stephen Dietz and Cornelius McPhil-
lips.
After the evidence was in., the jury
rendered the following remarkable, YER
dict:-"We find that the cause OF the
death of John F. Hume n charles
Rookie was due to the carelessness OF
the men at work on the scaffold in not
seeing that the aforesaid scaffoId was
properly constructed; and we would
suggest tina Milton w. Coddingten,
master carpenter of the railroad COM
pany, AXE more interest in the con-
~struction of scaffolds for the perform
ance Of said work"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-13
THE BALL SEASON.
John +. Casey Associations Success
full Dance Mt the Avenue HouEe.

EUE DGbGS IL tR0 AVGkRWC AUO0SO
The John F. Casey Association gave
it's third grand annual ball last evening
at the Avenue House. The officers are
John DAILY, President; Joseph Brown,
Vice-President; Eugene ]. Matthews, FL
nancial Secretary; William Foley, Re-
cording Secretary; Joseph j. Lenahan,
Treasurer, and John ]. Klines and Roos-
ter, Sergeants-at-Arms. Morris Halloran
was Floor Manager and Joseph Wald-
ron acted as his assistant.
Among the guests were:-Mr. John F..
Casey, Miss Katie Egan, Mr.. n Mrs.
John DAILY, Mr.. James Mcguire. Mrs.
James Mcguire, Mr.; Edward Morris.
Golden, Mr.. Joseph Brown, Miss Brown,
Mr.. James Killon. Miss M. Killon, Mr..
and Mrs. James Lenahan, Mrs. Lau-
renee Sutton, Mr.. William Kilday, Miss
Annie Farrell, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Clark,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Foley. Mr.. Joseph
Dewitt, Miss Mamie Joyce. Mr.. Thomas
Cone Miss Nellie aI N M dnsr Mr., and Nh Mrs.
Klinger, Miss Jennie Gallagher, Mr..
John Gallagher, Miss Katie Dowd, Mr..
Francis Casey, Miss Adeline Casey, Mr..
Patrick Eyrnes, Miss Katie Tweed, Mr..
Lenahan, Mr.. and Miss Katie Lyons,
Mr.. Joseph Waldron, Miss Mamie Wald-
ron, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Morris, Mr..
gaber, Mr.. Alfred Allen, Miss Alice
Allen, Mr.. and Mrs. Sergeant Wade,
Mr.. and Mrs. DR.. Henry Van Houton,
Miss Emma Van Houton, Mr.. William
| Rooney, Miss Mamie Rooney, and Mr..
and Mrs. William Wilson. There We're
also delegations from the Onward Social
Club, John J. Downs Association, Boule-
ward Club, John Moran Association,
Foxy Rangers, Dauntless Social Club,
ST. Joseph's Lyceu1n, Sutton Independ-
ent Club, Scots Social Club and Rogers
MI,skatperS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-13
PALACES OF BRITAIN,
Mrs. Ledinghan, Lectures at the Car
ter0t Club, TO Ladies'.

Miss Annie Ledingham, a lecturer. well
known in Jersey City, delivered a mat
inee lecture on "The Palaces of Britain"
to a large number of ladies in the par
lors of the Cartaret Club yesterday.
Mrs. Ledingham gave no description
Of the palaces, but rather a story of the
people who had lived in them. She first
told of the Tower of London and its
historic prisoners; of the two children
smothered by Richard III. and the two
headless Queens and hosts of headless
noblemen. Edward the Confessor was
associated with the grandeur of West
Minister Palace. The memor Of the
beautiful Matilda of Flanders, wife of
Richard the ~Conqueror, was also in
separable from Westminster Palace. Mrs.
Ledingham said while French wives
often brought trouble. Flemish wives
helped make England great. Until the
end of the Fifteenth century, Westmin-
ster was a Royal Palace but was then
used for Parliament.
Whitehall and Hampton Court are as
ry VIII. Later, Whitehall was the Pal
ace of Charles IL, the Merry Monarch"
AS far back as the Thirteenth century,
Greenwich Palace was noted in con-
ace Elizabeth was christened. Kenli-
worth is known for the grand entertain
ment given to Queen Elizabeth by Lei
%cester. Mrs; L%edingham said Sir Walter
CARDS the death of Amy Robsart.
Windsor Palace, at it's grandest, in the
reign of Edward III, was In later days
Scotch gardener of Queen Victoria. The
Car of Russia, Emperor Of Austria, and
King Of France were at one time to-
gether at the Palace. Going together
into the garden they accosted the garden
er, and told them who they were.
He mistook them for servants and
finally said, well, if you're the En-
peror of Austria, the Gar of Russia and
the King of France, I'm the Grand
Mogul."
ST. James Palace, buckingham, Holy
rood and Balmoral are known as the
favorite places of Queen Victoria. Buck
ingham Palace Is the seat of the re-
unions of the Royal Family, and is con-
nected with the courtship of Albert and
Victoria.
Refreshments were served by Mrs. E.
F. C. Young and a social hour followed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-13
v CASE IN COURT.
Commander Dubois Wants $40 for
Keeping HIS NTouth shut.
Spccidtto The JcfscD C3tu NtltS-

SIcCtdtIU INC JffSCD IHB NtuS-
BRIDGETON, Nov. 10, lS9h,-The cele-
brated case of Colonel William r. Du
Bots, commander of the New Jersey
military branch of the knights Of the
Golden Eagle, against Postmaster Sam
ue1 Albert Laning, came to trial before
Justice Louis Meyers yesterday morning,
and decision was reserved by the Squire
until tomorrow. The Colonelctestlied re-
garding the alleged contract. AS a re-
suit of an encounter of words. Laning
had declared to him:-"Tll give you $40
to sit down and keep your mouth shut
for thirty minutes" He promptly ac-
cepted the, invitation. and Laning, after
watching him curiously for some time,
left the cigar store. telling the by
flanders to see thai he did it.
Du Bots afterward sent him a bill for
the $40, but Laning took no notice of 1t,
and when approached by Du Bots On the
subject, exclaimed
PAY it? No. If you're fool enough to
keep your mouth shut half an hour
that's none of my business"
Several witnesses corroborated Du
Bois' testimony in regard to the offer,
and also testified that he kept silent
for more than half an hour. Ex-Assem-
blyman ]. l.. VanSyckle was Du Bois'
counsel.
Ex-City Solicitor Charles e. Sheppard,
for Laning, filed an offset amounting to
$14.20 for subscription by Du Bots to Lam
ing's paper, printing and other bills; He
also argued that the offer was not to be
taken literally and did not amount to a
contract in the eyes of the law. The de-
PENDANT was not sworn.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-11-13
MAKING THREAD IN COURT.
The Clark Thread Company Object
Il Paying $4,000 for an Arm.
Special to the Jersey City Neus.

NEWARK, Nov. Is, 1394-For the first
time in many years the Supreme Court
room was a scene of domestic industry
yesterday morning. 1t was brought
about by an appeal made by the Clark
Thread Works of Newark, from a ver-
dict for $4,000 rendered against them in
the Essex County Court in a suit brought
to recover damages by Miss Margaret
Bennett, who lost an arm in a spindle
machine while at work in the mill. After
the verdict the company took the case
UP on a writ of error.
The arguments in the case closed yes
terday and Andrew Kalisch, her counsel,
alleged the company knew of the danger
Gus character of the machine, but failed
to give Miss Bennett. who is but fifteen
years old, any warning.
In the Supreme Court room during the
arguments, long, tWenty-four foot ma
chimes were set up. A six-horse power
dynamo was connected with the machine
at one end and the local electric power
company at the other end.
Long rows of thread in Its raw state on
hundreds Of ~'bobbins'' were strung, and
In the presence of Chief Justice Beasley
and Associate Judge Samuel Smith, Miss
Mamie Mahon of the thread company,
started the machine off to teach the
Court and lawyers how to make thread.
The thread company brought the ma
chimes for the purpose of giving the
Court an ocular Demonstration of the
~improbability of the story of Margaret
Bennett, who described how she was
hurt.