The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-07-16

tain the one we must break another
honesty the best policy This last we
forbear, preferring rather that the. paper
live a dishonest life. These are the only
alternatives If We depend upon our own
resources.
have more testimony than our own; of
our frugality there is no need of proof
to those at all acquainted with our in
come and the necessary expenses of the
establishment, and we are, therefore,
obliged 10 reject the maxim of the. phi
losopher, having sunk beside our labour,
what a year of profit annot replace.
To continue the Courier" would be to
sacrifice still more, and we, therefore,
having now learnt, as We think, that st
is better to provide for. the present, and
let the future provide for itself"
While we regret that prudence requires
at no less sacrifice of feeling that we
ask our patrons to bear that proportion
of loss they probably will who have
paid for a year by our discontinuing-
promising, nevertheless, to all unwilling
ones, if such there are, a return of the
ofice. Those Indebted are app4 TeaSes ae the to
call.
PRINTING MATERIALS FOR SALE.
SCRAPS OF JERSEY CITY HISTORY.
The first page of the, Courier" was
from English and American magazines,
with an occasional poem of the love
sick milk and water variety. Page No.
2 was devoted to foreign news and as
there was no cable then the news ar
rived by packet boats and the name of
each vessel was given at top of the ar
tiers were printed on the third page and
more stories and what advertisements
there were filled up the fourth and last
page.
In the first issue there is a death notice
of John Van Worst of Harsimus, and the
paper says: None knew him but to love
him mr. ~ mod him h1rf IN / ~ Tho
second week the first lad" appeared.
1t was from Aaron Q. De Hart, lawyer,
and his was followed by one gentle
ing the virtues of a liquid to cure face
ache, stomaehache. toothache and a null
titude of ills.
there is an account. of the terrible
ravages by cholera in England, where
5 there ye IS d Tep4rted and in S 9ns Gay sayytl in son-
page is this notice: The Duke Of Wei
HHn n7es and rs s1 Gener ra1's Pafavette is ssf FAST
PASSAGE OF REFORM BILL.
English reform bill in the. House of
Commons by a majority Of l2 in a
h9 TSe ct 9tr aSS men Oe Editors bv this time
began to think that those who put their
names down on the subscription list
ought TO snow their lileItSl III PCtuliioi
form and hence in the EDITORIAL Of the
man who annoyed because the crowd
surrounding an unfortunate man oIdn
T The fiT yHpo offisiaI ""ad.@f appeared also
a an ,n,S tax of the Rosrd Of seiectman.
SecretarN. close TO this Jasper God
mus wants 'sto sell building lots near
tba GLASS factory on Essex street, ana
I b Avres knows how to fix up brides
and harness. land other things"
the Legislature about that time are ex-
ceedingly interesting and often very
amusing. On Fehrgary. Z 1874, SO says
presented a long petition for a railroad
from Jersey City or Hoboken to termin.
ate on the Delaware River not north Of
Messrs. Hull, Schenck and Hopper, and
from absence of mention in subsequent
reports the petition must nave been
WOLVES IN THE COUNTY.
At the same session, Mr.. Muir, reads
the Courier. also from Bergen. moved
LII pasS Weive 81 in an Bergen serses1"a' county. 4
petition from Jersey City people was at
tached to the bill praying. for the extra
Bills were presented and passed to pre-,
serve cranberries and to divorce Betsy
C1apperiaw from her trusty.s husband
john; Tor tne ulVorce o. IIqinds I1ou-
similar relief in the case; of Nehemiah
Psalm Singer and Nelly Skipper.
On February 15. says the Courier"
be glad to receive proposals for building
a stone church. Mason work stated per
perch, 24% cubic feet and the bids to be
Booth" Under this advertisement ap-
nears a notice from the Governor, I. D.
Vroom, relative to a general holiday.
and a notice from the Court of Common
Pleas to hear arguments for and against