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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-11-14
Uses
Mexican Mustang Liniment
ON his horses, ON his drivers.
RALEIGH. N. c., Feb. 8. 1896.

49, RALEIGH. N. O., Feb 8. 1896
Lyon Mfg. Co., Brootly N. \.
Gentlemen Having Mexican nustang Lini-
ment extensively advertised here induces you
how useful 1T is persons In the livery
used for the past years my horses for every
thing that horses subject For sprans joints
do not think 1T has equal and for such things
harness gals and rubs It is wonderful
once had very fine driver who thrown from his
rage I'm runaway and severely bruised about
ders and breast that did think would
to get on carriage again. remembered, however what
Mexican Mustang Liniment did for my horses
bruises and had him 1t constantly and In about
weeks he good driver ever and not
pain remained
know must get tired OF receiving such letters but
thought Iwould add testimonial the useful
OF Mustang Ltnment. Yours truly
w II. LANCASTER
For Is years In livery and Transfer business
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-27
BASEBALL.
Jersey City to Have a Strong Team
in the Atlantic Association.


The baseball club which will repre-
sent Jersey City in the new Atlanti
Association will be the strongest ever
organized in this city, and the local
baseball enthusiasts may expect to see
the championship banner come to this
city. The gentlemen who are backing
the team will get together a club which
will well merit the support of the
people of this city, and neither time
nor money will be spared in this direc-
ton. The Jersey City team will be
largely composed of members of the
New York League Club, which. will turn
over to this city such of it's players for
give promise of developing into first
class men. This will be. in line with
the policy carried out in the old League,
of which Jersey City was a member
The Jersey City team in those days
was a training school for the New York
League team, and many excellent play
ers were furnished to that club.
has been heard from in the person Of
George E. Ellis. who will manage the
team in the city across the Passaic.
Mr.. Ellis says thai he will spare no
effort to secure for his city a strong
team.
s-rhe other places on the circuit, how
ever. will have strong organizations
The Atlantic Association win probably
AXE in two more cities, making a cir
cult of eight. If. however, satisfactory
arrangements cannot be made with the
places which are bidding for franchises
the circuit of six will not De enlarged.
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however. to bring off a fight between the
Iron Man and KID Layigne: 49,
finish light, With small gloves, at 1ss or
135 pounds, weigh in at the ring side.
Ernst lost a six-round bout to Handler
and can't make up his mind that he's
Willie Smith, the English feather
weight. has signed articles to fight
man's Club of London for a $500 purse.
The Dixon end has not been heard from,
however.
New Mexico, want Maher to train there
for his forthcoming battle with Bob
Fitzsimmons. They offer to give the
Irishman the finest house in town, and
are also willing to pay the expenses OF
his training.
Peter jackson. writing to Ed. Nail,
says:-"I am not the downtrodden sick
man the papers say | am. | haven't been
i'll for a long time; in fact. l never felt
better in my whole career. | win soon
show some of my friends that ! am not
The proposed battle between Joe Wal
colt and Bright Eyes the Southern
colored boxer, may never be held. When
the match, Tom o'Rourke Immediately
snapped at the chance Now, however,
Stuart, it is said, refuses to give that
amount. O'Rourke says he will not let
Walcott fight for less money.
Peter Makers reception al Madison
Square Garden tomorrow. night will
ever given in this city. 1t has been the
custom in affairs of this kind for the
beneficiary to box a few tame rounds
But the Irish champion would have
none of this, and insisted upon b9xing
5hree men wbo flight to sh Rob that nhs ne'f In
New Orleans and the Peter Maher who
will fight him in Mexico are two differ
So he will meet Jim Hall, the Austria
lian. now matched to fight Joe Choyn-
ski; Billy Woods, the Denver heavy.
Charley Mitchell and Bob Fitzsimmons,
and Jim Dwyer. the. Elizabeth heavy
weight eX yam M,tS CHAMPION MP e. w snarr mas
partner.
1t should not be a hard task for a
man niansb Wh9 - as aoms of # f inst w pest IN c thase
engagements. He probably will. But
it vii. give the spectators a line upon
man will have q style different from
the other. Hall is the only one of the
lot likely to give Peter any trouble.
Y dhs el aTi { VIII GHAf be. M aa Sas leading @SiIu;
best " iight-weights,, Mike Leonard
a trainer. and one Of the best light men
ireland has sent forth. He gave Critic
e = ysry pretty t hhfsu sperts K Know p%ltt nsons
| ards style of boxing. and just how the
Beau Brummel of pugilism will fare
with the Australian is interesting the
knowing ones quite as much as Makers
triple contract.
bouts to sandwich between the more Sc
rious affairs. Frank Erne and Ike
| O'Neil Weir. the Belfast Spider, being
among the talent.
The bag punching competition for Ar
| thur Lumley's championship medal will
| have Jimmy Handler, Kid Mccoy,
Frank Zimpher, Sam Tonkins. Caspar
Leon and other ~well-known boxers:
The inevitable strong man will be
present in the shape of Walter Lazarus,
a pupil of Professor Atilla.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-27
FRANKS OF SCOTTISH FAIRIES.
A Firm Belief in the ssFatr Folks
still

There still fingers a widespread belief
in the north of Scotland that the fair
folk or "gweed neebors," as the fairies
are called, still live in the hills, and dur
ing the first days of convalescence a.
mother must be zealously guarded lest
n of the '.wee people" come and rob
the child of it's nourishment. Sometimes
they succeed in carrying off the mother.
Here Is one of the superstitious legends:
A north country fisher a a fine child.
one evening a beggar woman entered the
hut and went up to the cradle to gaze
into the eyes of the babe. From that time
health left it. a strange look came into
it's face and the mother was troubled.
An old man begging for fo l passed that
way. When he caught sight of The child
he cried:-
THAT'S nae a BARN! it's an image,
and the gweed-folk has stoun his
Thereupon he set to work to recall the
fishers BARN. A peat fire was heaped
high on the hearth and a back hen held
over it at such a distance that it was
singed and not killed. After some
struggling the hen escaped up the lun.
a few moments elapsed, and then the
parents were ~gladdened by the sight of
a happy expression one more On the
GhildSs face. 1t throve from that day
forWard.-Scottish Review.
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MODEM MISSIONARY CRAZE.
Mania fer Despatchins People TO tho
in eTnlfk ely Fields.

Certain modern crazes fall far below
in what may be called the poetry of delu-
sion-the dignity of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
one, at least, has an aura of n~obleness,
which, in some instances, redeems it from
rank mischief. We mean the modern
craze for missionary work in unlikely and
unsympathetic countries. where the lives
of the missionaries are in danger. where
the converts they make are. for the most
part, unredeemed scoundrels, and where
the civilization of the people is older and
more compact than our own, better suited
to the needs of the people, and of the kind
wherein morality, customs and religion
are all as closely and inextricably inter
twined as the ibres of a plant. Separate
them and you destroy the whole struc-
ture. But this argument has no effect on
those whose craze it is to carry the Bible
into the far East and so turn bad u
give them pause that by their rash ac-
tion-self-sacriicing If you will but none
the less impertinent and meddlesome-
they may create 8 war ap among nds n Will he
sacrificed. The missionary craze has no
respect for ultimates beyond that DOUBT
full gain of inducing a Chinaman TO re-
peat the Apostles creed instead Of chin
Ginning Joss-of substituting for the
Rrahmin's belief in the genesis of man
from the body of the god, the story of
the clay figure and the distracted rib.
For all the misery and murder that may
follow his tampering with established
faithsHfor all the unsatisfactory nature
of the conversions he may make-he goes
on in the old path, and shuts his eyes to
the evil he SO diligently effects. He is i'm
PEELED by the craze of interference, and
reason is as a dumb dog while he careers
over the ground mounted on the hippo
ur,ff ne a m fmnracticable and q miSchie-
vous enthusiasm.-North American Re-
view for December.
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SENSATIONAL OTERO.

otero, the notorious dancer, who has
had trouble with the authorities Of almost
all civilized countries on account of her
freedom and lack of regards for the
feelings of others, was recently arrested
in Berlin. The beautiful Spaniard ven
tured out on her wheel dressed up in the
following rig:-White pique coat and
boomers. light yellow stockings with
red checks, and russell lace shoes; with
his She wore a pink shirt waist, a flow
ing de Joinville necktie and a white cap.
She had left the Victoria Hotel with her
wheel, and had just mounted Il when q
policeman called to her to stop. He told
her to go back to the hotel, which she
refused to do. Leading her by one and
and the bicycle with the other they walk
ed to the nearest police station, followed
to the amusement Of all the onlookers.
At the police station she was given the
advice not to attempt to appear in the
Pafis-Exchange.
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himself was by no means Indifferent tc

m M 3EN+fEa
He remembered for years. and appar-
emily with %fondntss, the dress ne wore
when Irene was on the stage. long
time afterward he ono said to Boswell,
in a musing tone. ..Sir, ] once had a
very rich gold-laced wa~istcoat." This
was a tribute to the beauties of the
green room, though not to Mrs. Pritch-
ard. who acted the heroine in his play.
and to whom he attributed its failure,
He thought her stupid and vulgar. But
1t was here that he made the acquaint-
ance of Mrs. Give and Mrs. Abingdon.
his two prime favorites. whose friend
ship he enjoyed to the last, though he
ceased to frequent the green room after
a time-whether because the gold laced
waiStcoat was worn out, or for the rea-
son he assigned 10 Garrick. we cannot
undertake to say. On the subject OF
dress he used to lecture both Mrs. Thrale
and Fanny Bhrney pretty sharply; n
as far as Mrs. Thrale Is concerned. we
prefer his admonitory and hortatory
moods. HIS complimentary n amatory
letters to that lady are not very agree
able. Her poor Colin.' as he calls him
self, makes but a queer kind of shep-
herd. His crook Is like a weaver's beam.
If he had been really in love with Mrs
Thrale, as Mr.. Craig seems to think he
might have been, We may be sure that
he would not nave written to her In. a
strain of affected ~gallantry, such as he
would have been the first to condemn in
a man over sixty writing to a woman
under thirty.
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Received and referred to the Committee
On Streets m Sewers.
On motion the Board took a recess OF
ten minute
were Observation-Disclosures Brown Commits
~sionerS Harding. Hooker n Patterson.
Observation-Disclosures Kaiser
On motion the regular order OF business
PREsENTATIoN OF PETITIONS AND
COMMUNICATIONS.
From James Somers and others
In matter of removing of ashes \
garbage from Warren. washington, van
Worst, Morris and Essex streets.
From Hanna B~reternitz and others
ON formerly Bay View etween
Ocean and Arlington
From Edward Foley and others
Petitioning for the construction or a
sewer in Garrison avenue from a point
about twenty feet south OF Sip avenue,
to connect with sewer now bu1ld1ng IN
Garrison avenue.
Received and referred to Committee on
Streets and Sewers.
OFFICIAL COMMUNICATIONS.
From the Board of Finances,
Transmitting resolution passed by salo
Board October "a, 1896, presented to the
Mayor October %, 1895, and became oper-
ative at the expiration of ten lays with
Resolved. That the Board of Finance
hereby concurs in the following resolu-
ton adopted by the Board of Street ana
Water Commissioner October Y, 1890
towit:-
Ordering paid the following claims
Theo. Smith & Bro So; 4 gni ss L G a
50. so, 9Octs., s1.6, S6.45.
From the same Board
Transmitting resolution passed by SAID
Board October "a, 1895, presented to the
Mayor October 20. 1895, n became oper-
ative at the expiration of ten days With
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby concurs in the following resolu-
ton adopted by the Board Of Street and
Water Commissioners October Y, 1879,
Ordering paid the following Claims
Fl. F. Hayes, $S1.44; Andrew Shaw,
SOL. so, $3.50; Chas. Conklin,- 81; Theo.
Smith : Br g. s152. 81 IS 3 sissis q A Datz'
From the same Board !,
Transmitting resolution adopted by said
Board November q, 1885. and approved
by the Mayor November 20, 1885.
Resolved. That in accordance with the
provisions of Chapter 16 of the Laws OF
1895, one-half of the license fees received
by the city from July !, 1885. to July I,
liquors be and the same is hereby appro-
priated and set apart for the repaving,
repairing n improving of paved streets
and city thoroughfares n the recon
struction of sewers and for no other pur-
pose.
Resolved. That warrants be ordered
drawn upon the City Treasurer in favor
of that officer for the sum of $4,000, to
account to special street account to en-;
able the city officers to properly carry OUT
the provisions of a certain resolution
heretofore passed by this Board appropri-
| ating 50 per cent. of the liquor license fees
collected on and after July !, 1895, under
| Chapter 146 Of the Laws of 1895.
Resolved. That a warrant be ordered
drawn upon the City Treasurer in favor
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of the Sinking Fund Commission for the
sum of 2,4W on account OF % per cent OF
the LIQUOR license fees collected on AFTER
July /. 1895, and now due said commission;
Resolved, hat a warrant be or9ereu
drawn Upon the City Treasurer IN favor
of that officer for the sum OF sS,aW on
account of Is per cent. Of liquor s-cense
fees collected on and after July l. lSyo,
the am to be credited to the sPecial
school account of the Board OF street
and Water Commissioners for the con-
struction and furnishing buildings Tor thS
public school department or the city all
for no other purpose, IN aceeroa4ce w ~
1889.
Ira usmitting resolution passed by salo
Board November n, 1895. approved by the
Mayor November rs, 1885,
Whereas, AL the contracts for puDhc
improvements awarded by the boaru u
the concurrence of the Board OF FINANCE
and the approval of the Mayor before
they become operative; ana na :,
many Instances commsnned sHork
under contracts awarded rne
Board of Street and Water Commissioners
and in some Instances have completed the
work before concurrent action mas been
taken by the Board of Finance, thus APP
parently attempting TO force such con-
current action; therefore be It
Resolved, That the Board of Street ana
Water Commissioners be requested t9
adopt measures to prevent any successtui
CSQUSI Hull 0CPOSAAAH5 os
ouired for the contemplated Improvement
in the street to be improved, or any
street adjacent thereto. or TO enter upon
such work until the eontrace mas E5ns oSea
and has been signed by the Mayor
From tee same Board
Transmitting resolution adopted by SAID
Board November Il, lsso:-
Whereas, The attention OF the mem
bers of this Board has been called TO the
seizure of the public streets in the Iafay-
cite section of the city land also lands
owned by the city, by one OF the ran
ton with the Corporation Counsel We are
advised that the Board of Street and
| Water Commissioners, who nave control
of the public streets and
to act in matters of this kind, we there.
fore respectfully suggest to the Board OF
Street and Water Commissioners tnat
prompt and drastic measures should Do
| enforced without delay.
From the same Board
TRANSMITTING resolution passed by said
| Board November 81, 1895. approved by
| the Mayor November %, 1885.
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
| thereby consurs in the following resolu-
, ton adopted by the Board of Street and
| Water Commissioners October 20, 1889.
towit:-
w. w. Farrier, S4S1.67. claim No. 1873.
From the same Board
Transmitting resolution passed by said
Board November q, 1888. approved by the
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
hereby concurs in the following resolu-
| lions adopted by the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners. towit:-
October s.. 1885, Jersey City Herald.
Ss.70 $3.50; Jersey City News, Sl7.lss
Evening Journal Association, s14.SA
To be Continued.
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PHYSICAL SIGNS.
watch a r raon Carefully and Note
WhatI~ The Trouble by Her Hand.

Watch a p .raon Carefully and Note
WhatI~r The Trouble by Her Hand.
II know of what you are thinking"
said one woman to another lately.
Shall 1 tell your Her friend replied.
1T is impossible for you to guess; l
was worrying over a care which you do
not imagine that 1 possess" That is
true was the response. II am sur
prised to see that you are fretting about
money Matters" The other stared at
her.
Are you a necromancer?" she ex-
claimed. mo; "a Sherlock Holmes"
was gayly retorted. but that is quite
extraordinary. How could even a
Sherlock Holmes penetrate my
thoughts?' by the observance of a
simple rule. You put a finger to your
chin while you sat in that long, brown
study. That signifies hat mercenary
matters are worrying you. If you had
leaned your hand on yonr cheek !
heart concerned you. If it was some
thing of the brain alone, as
you would ave raised your hand to
your head" The listener shook her
said.
az aNsevsrthslsysa; try T. ,saa tim time $ soy yo y
you ever make a mistake; And, more
than that. you may ten W. It part t6 %
also show those diseases. The nose and
/. C Under the the s sgsg 6Stra AND s's fhs Sips in a ths
chin may be watched with the lower
members of the body. That really Is a
help in dealing With Illness IN a cnIld
too young ito tell where it feels a pain"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-27
BOWLING.
Whara the LocaI Clubs Will Bowl
This Evening.

The two-men teams of the Old Velvet
and Van Bergens viii meet this evening
in a match game ait Muller and Co.'S
Pavonia avenue alleys.
The Gable A. G. Bowling Cub. which
has been meeting for practice at Null
Ter and Co.'S alleys has disbanded.
The crack Lindens of Greenville will
Journey to New York this evening to
roll a number of scheduled games In the
Unc.e Sam tournament They expect to
return home with a double victory to
their credit. They will meet the Or
chards and Fidelias No. q.
The H. C. w. team will meet the Har-
lem w. and the Golden Rod w. in
scheduled games of the Metropolitan
Association of cycling clubs tournament
this evening.
In the Diocesan Union tournament to-
right the Catholic Club meet the Orange
YaIley team at the focal alleys.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-27
ATHLETICS.
The New Jersey A. G. in a Flourish.
ing CondftfOn-Notes.

1t is said that the London Athletic
Club will SEND a challenge to the New
York Athletic Club for a series of track
and field contests to be held in England
next spring. If such a challenge is
sent it will probably be accepted. and a
team under the command of H. H. Bax-
ter sent over.
Harry Cornish. the athletic director
of the New Manhattan Athletic Club
of New York, is already stirring things
up; He is trying TO secure land for an
team to take part in the Olympian
games at Athens next year.
Under the careful guidance of Presi-
dent James E.. Sullivan, the New Jersey
Athletic Club has progppered as never
rival which will be held at Madison
Square Garden, New York, early IN the
door meet ever held in tl.t- vicinity.
Next year the club VIII boom things in
coration Day, the Fourth of July n
Labor Day are already slated.
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THE BLUE STOCKING BADGE
who Were New Enough Il
na Farmer I'm Lohnkou.& Time.

~
Re Reformers I'm .Johnsonss Time.
The badge of the new woman a hun
dred years ago was not, says the Lon
don s.Standard.,' the bicycle, but the
blue stocking, to which johnson in his
earlier days had 20 objection. Though
he was strongly opposed to women af-
feoting to take a lead in literature. he
liked them to have something better to
talk about thar balls. cards and scandal.
What afterward vas called the Blue
Stocking Society originated in a desire
on the part of some great ladies to put
a stop to the excessive gambling among
women in society. which had then be-
come the rage. and to introduce some
rational Entertainment with polite con-
versation,o in the room of it. It soon.
however. degegneTatsd, and made aa itsesf
had no liking for the regular learned
lady though he did admit once that
fha host Greek scholar he knew was a
woman. He liked to see women pay q
great deal of attention to their dress.
which he criticised most minute.v;
tho~e had been a time, indeed, when he
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-27
K1BRNAN's CLAIM OF RENT.

The suit of Contractor John Herman to
recover 1888 from the Bavarian Star
Brewing Company for the rent of a build
ing in Erie street was tried in the Cir
cult Court yesterday afternoon The
Brewing Company started Elliott in the
business and became security for
the rent. Elliott failed and the COM
pany refused to pay Judgment was
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-27
rREEHOLDERs IN SESSION.

A special meeting of the Board of
F~reeholders is being held this afternoon
to take action concerning the death of
Judge McGrath. A meeting of the Bar
Association will be held in the Circuit
room tomorrow morning to take
similar action. Justice Lippincctt an
nounced that when the Court adjourns
today it will be until Monday, after the
fin ne1al.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-27
BOXING.
rim Hurst a Popular Referee-News
from All Quarters.

Tim Hurst has made a big hit by his
refereeing of the Empire Athletic Club
glove contests. At the last one the spec
fstors gave him three rousing cheers
for his work
Pedlar Palmer, who recently defeated
Billy INNER will arrive in this country
in a few days. He is trying to get on a
match with Jimmy Barry.
There IS no truth in the report that
Dick tBurge has been matched to hight
Joe Walcott. An effort is being made,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-27

OPENING OF SEALED PROPOSALS.
Proposals for manufacturing, painting
and placing in position signs on street
corners of Jersey City, two Cd in num-
Der, were presented as follows:-
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BOARD or STREET AND ArER COMMISSIONERS.

Regular meeting of the Board Of Street
and Water Commissioners held on Mon
day. December 2, 1895, at two o'clock
p. M.
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with and business was proceeded with
under Rule 10.
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a drain pipe in Zabriskie street, nine 90
in number, were presented as follows.
The proposal of Raffy Capone was re-
jected as informal.
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Proposals for building q 15-inch vitri-
fed pipe sewer in Columbia avenue.
from a point about $50. feet north Of
Lincoln street. to and connecting with
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-27

Present-President Brown, Commits
sioners Kaiser. Harding, Hooker and
Patterson.
Absent-None.
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Proposals for building a 15-inch vitrified
pipe sewer In Harmon street, from a point
about lao feet east of the southerly side of
Grand street to Randolph avenue, and
from the westerly side of Randolph ave-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-12-27

Proposals for building a 15-inch vitrihed
pipe sewer in Kearny avenue from q
point about 800 feet easterly from west
side avenue, connecting with W IN
West side avenue, fourteen QD In NUM-