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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-11
RAILROADS..
Pennsylvania
RAILROAD.
The Standard Railway of America
In Enect June 90. 1896.
Trains leave JERSEY CRY as rolows:-
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Trains leave JERSEY CRY as rollows:-
FOR H WEST
BIS A.. NJ, FAST LINE. with vestsbu,s
Parior Car. daily for Pittsburg.
10-14 A. M. the celebrated PENNSYLVANIA
vice. conposed exciusiyeiy Of Putnam z vesti-
Dale Compartment, Sleeping, Dining. Observa-
ton and Smoking Cars, lighted by stationary
burg. Chicago. Cleveland. Indianapolis Louis~
vile; St Louis. CINCINNATI and Toledo
2lS p NJ. N ST. LOUIS Ex-
PRESS, with Vestibule Sleeping and
Dining Cars. daily to st. Louis. Louisville SD
sI4 P. NJ. WESTERN EXPRESS. with
yestioule Sleeping Cars. daily TO Pitts
9grg, Chicago and c.eyslsnd Dining Car 70
aa2 P. NJ. SOUTHWESTERN EXPRESS.
Sleeping and Dining Cars 70 c.neine
P. NJ. indianapolis le,I5 7. NJ. St Louis
100 A NJ second morning
Sleeping Car to Pittsburg. Connects for Chi
cage daily. and Cleveland and Toledo excspt
BALTIMoRE. WASHINGTON AND THE
For Baltimore: Washington ana the south =
(s.s2 CONGRESSIONAL LIMITEL. P4rlor
Cars and pennsyivania Railroad Dining rarl.
Sunday. S44. "a. Ills A. NJ. 2sz Congress
sionaI Limited Parltr Cars and Pennsylvania
N. and Io night For Baltimore only LIS
P. NJ. week days
FOh LA0ELE6
ExPRES for Philadelphia. s.s2. 7.43. IA.
s.1s. $40. 9.15. s.A uo.A Pennsylvania Lsn1ted).
1o.2 and I-1s A. NJ 12-I, L1s. La. 22s, sl2.
and 1880 night. Sunday. 6-s4. ~. SIS. IA
Qo.H Pennsylvania Lirnited9. 1a1s. Ills A. NJ,
2-f3, AIS. "A, SIS. GA. 300. SIS, as
P. NJ. and 1880 night. Accommodation. Ills
A. ~. AS and us P. VI. weak days. s.n-
days. 5.13 and lis P. N.
For Atlantic City. 6.32 COPS Saturdays onlyl
and 11-13 A. n, 12.n LIZ n.9s P n, Pullman
Buffet Parlor Car and Day Coach, and as
p n yvnpk-Haya. & "a A METGunAzrg
For Cape May. lib A. NJ, 1.14. 2.os and
2.23 p. NJ. weekdays
For Long Branch. Asbury PARK, Ocean
Grove, Point Pleasant and intermediate sta
lions, via Railway. 3.43, 7.5s. s.2s, 19.t5 A. NJ,
70 IS. 132 Saturdays onlyl. 2.4s. ga. s.52. 4sz.
5.22 and ia P. n. On Sunday. 8.2S. 1000 A.
NJ, 5.3S P. H. Stop at Interlaken for Asbury
Park or Ocean Grove on Sunday1
The New York Transfer Company viii call
for and check baggage from and to hotels
and residences.
S. N. PROVOST. j. r. WOOD
Gen'l Manager. Gen'f Passenger Agent.
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sHEEHAN GOES TO PRISON.

Patrick Sheehan was taken to State
Prison today to serve twenty years for
the murder of Diedrich CARDS, the Bay
onne s~aloonkeeper. He was taken down
by Constable McAneny.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-11
secret OF sucees.

"a great statesman has said J. observed
the flea, that the secret of success is 10
keep close to the people. That's the way
1 have always managed to get along.
very close to one of the people.-Chieago
Tribune
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-11
All That win Remsip.

ployment."
Yes
And women are crowding men out Of
all the good jobs
Yes
Wei, after a while there won't be any,
tnlng left but women and trolley cars"
Chicago Record.
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-25
FLOWERS in FIELDS OF ICE


IA I is common impression that within
H2 the Arctic circle life, both animal and
1G floral. exists only in the rarest FORMS
Generally, it is believed, when the mantel
of snow and ice begins to form and the
long, dark nights of winter overshadow
the vast area included in the frozen zones
that life, except for an occasional vagrant
tribe of Esquimaux, ceases 10 exist, hav-
ing emigrated 20 lower and more congenial
latitudes. This is true only in part.
There does exist certain forms of animal
life that can only live and have their being
in temperature that is fatal to man if he
ever exposed himself to it. These creatures
find the same enjoyment in living that
beasts and birds do in our own latitude,
and exposure to the temperature common
to US would be just as fatal as theirs would
be if species common 10 our zone were
transported to a region where snow is per-
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| The translucent fabric consists OF ira 1s-
parent material spread over steel wire
cloth, with twelve meshes per inch, which
gives the panels a flexible and elastic
quality. permitting its adjustment to any
shape that the roof structure may take,
owing to the expansion or contraction of
the framework. The fabric is strong and
is made in panels 1896 inches in size, and
can carry weight of over 400 pounds per
square foot.
1t might naturally be assumed that the
translucent qualities of the fabric would
be much inferior to that of glass, but
careful comparison has shown that the
amount of light which it transmits equals
that of ribbed glass one-quarter of an
inch thick. AS it is treated with
special preparation the fabric is imper-
vious to cinders, or hot Goals dropped
upon it, and will burn only when set fire
to at the edges. Even then the flames
make slow progress, thus furnishing
timely warning.
Another argument in its favor is that
it is greatly superior to even the finest
| glass as a covering for art galleries and
studious, for the reason that it will not
| leak and therefore serves as a perfect pro-
lection to the valuable works of art. Some
| times heavy deposit of snow serves to
crack the strongest glass skylight, and
often Injuries paintings and tapestries be-
yond restoration.-New York Journal
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petual and the temperature sinks so low
that the common instruments in use can
not record it.
For months the stiffness of long night
reigns a. the pole and the world sleeps.
But when summer comes the scene is
changed. The ice and snow disappear
and the silence of winter is replaced by
an activity among animated existence
that is nowhere surpassed on the globe.
The air is filled with myriads of birds who
find in the far north the breeding places
which nature designed for them and to
which an unerring instinct prompts a
yearly return. They discover in the vast
wastes, which have sprung into life under
the influence of hot sun and long day.
stores of wild rice and celery in such
abundance as would feed all the birds in
the universe. Here they breed and hatch
their young and here they remain until
approaching winter warns them to seek
a miider cline.
But it is in the richness of the fora of
the Arctic that excites most the astonish-
ment of the traveller to the far north
Such variety, such rem markable delicacy of
form and color as the Arctic flowers dis
pay CdHHOt Oo Cqudicu Wy lAOoe VI ioWel
ATTITUDES. Where the bouquet was gath
cred is only few degrees lower than the
Arctic circle on an island of Bering Sea.
In midsummer the sun shines for twenty
out of twenty-four hours of the day.
When the ice and snow disappears in June
the grass and flowers spring up with Won
derful rapidity and cover the ground in
the richest profusion. Species unknown
in our latitudes abound and add blossoms
of the utmost beauty to other plants which
have been transplanted to the far north
from our own cline. In the picture of an
Arctic bouquet there will be seen monks
hood, mouse-ear, chickweed, aster, anem-
one, the lady fern. claytonia and lupine,
and these fail to give any idea of the num-
bers OF species or luxuriousness of growth
of the floral beauties which flourish on
the bleak frozen island from which this
collection was plucked.
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toward Montgomery street. followed by
SaddIetree and his panion. Thread
ing their way through the shanties and
piles of lumbe which occupied the de-
cliyity, they entered room furnished in
rough sem blance of an office, situated on
the upper floor of a two-story frame build
ing. Here Mr.. Westicott's conductor left
him and after about quarter of an hour S
absence, returned accompanied by man
who bore such close resem blance to Mr..
Richard Saddletree in face and dress, in
fact in everything except the eyes, which
were sinister and iii favored, that the lieu
tenant felt that under any otner circum-
stances he must have been astonished at
so striking likeness. The stranger very
cordially shook hands with Mr.. Westicott
and, after long and friendly converse
ton, that gentleman finally took his de-
parture for the beach, the other two bow
ing him ont with every demonstration of
respect. No sooner had he gone, how
ever, than they looked at each other and
burst into a fit of laughter.
1t was evening when Mr.. Westicott's
boat again touched the beach and he
elm bed through the sand to the frame
house. The two men were there before
him, impatiently awaiting his arrival.
They greeted him with concealed JOY and
seating themselves at the table talked
together for some time, Mr.. Westicott with
guileless pleasantly and the two men fever
ishly, with furtiye glances at each other.
Finally certain papers of a legal form
were produced Mr.. Westicott placed npon
the table sum of money which was
greedily counted by the others. then the
papers were signed and handed to him.
He arose and, as before, the men bowed
him to the door. But when he mad de-
parted they engaged in what seemed
violent discussion, one urging and the
other protesting, till suddenly the one re-
sem bling Richard Saddlelree broke from
his companion and drawing from his
pocket a something, which the lieutenant
knew to be a sandbag, he swiftly followed
Mr.. Westicott in the gathering darkness.
Oyertaking him in hollow, a lonely spot
away from the lights of town, he stole
upon him from behind and dealt him
blow on the back of his head that dropped
him like sack of wheat. Quickly taking
the papers from his pocket and robbing
him OF his watch and purse his assailant
skunk back to the house.
Having witnessed this scene with the
calmness of one solving problem, Sad
dletree saw the night disappear and dawn
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come, cold and gray. AS the sun rose,
Mr.. Westicott stirred and feebly got upon
his feet. Putting his hand to his head,
he stared around and then staggered
toward the beach. Here he sat down and
waited until presently a boat came from
the ship and into this he climbed and
when it went back he went with 1t and
Saodletree and his companion accom-
panied him. Aboard the ship he moved
about apparently the same as when he
had landed, but the lieutenant under
stood that the murderous blow had robbed
him of all mind and memory except for
the actual present. His friend the purser
detected the change. but without having a
cew to it he advised the captain to let Mr..
Westicott remain aboard the bark until
they sailed for the isthmus, which they
purposed doing in few days, and then
send the unfortunate gentleman back to
his friends by the first ship that left Pam
anna. So, fastening their departure on
account of the desertion of the crew, the
Silver Moon within a week stood out
through the Golden Gate.
Again the scene changed and Saddletree
with the shade at his side found himself
standing on the ships deck in storm at
sea off the Mexican coast-a storm none
the less terrible for being noiseess. The
lightning smote the black, scurrying
clouds, the rain and spray fought fercely
in the air, while the wind fattened the
crests of the seas as they rose and toppled
upon the ship in solid walls of water,
crushing the fabric until beaten asunder
it fell apart and sank beneath their feet.
He watched the men drown as in a panto-
mime; he saw Mr.. Westicott struck by d
falling mast, entangled in the rigging,
swept overheard and finally cast high
upon the shore without an effort, while
many bold swimmer sank to his death.
He saw him cared for by the natives and
regain his consciousness, not in part as it
was before the wreck, but completely-the
later shock, as is not infrequent In such
cases, having undone the harm inflicted
by the blow of the sand club. Further
more, Saddletree saw the only boat that
escaped rom the sinking bark twice over
turned and each time righted again, until
only the purser and one sailor remained,
and they,- drifting down the coast, were at
last picked up by New Bedford whaling
ship homeward bound.
Then again the scene changed and the
lieutenant found himself in his quarters
AT the Presidio once more. He was kneel-
ing before the shadowy form of his father,
which was wavering and growing indis-
tinct, while its eyes gazed wistfully into
his. And he heard his @wa voice crying
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uaIIy his pipe went out and his chin
sought his hand in melancholy reverie.
He was finally aroused by the clock
striking twelve. At the same moment he
heard movement near the door and
draft of cold air chilled his back. Sup
posing it TO be some of the merry makers
returning from the town, he called out
irritably: For heavens sake, shut the
door, you feliowsl Do you want to freeze
a man to death?" Receiving no reply, he
turned around in some surprise and be-
held a stranger standing in the middle of
the room. He was dressed in blue cloth
rounda bout jacket and dark trousers. On
his head was a forage cap and on MS heels
a pair of Mexican spurs. The figure
seemed strangely familiar to the lieuten-
ant, although he could not at first deter
mine why. Then suddenly it occurred to
him that it must be his father, not his
father as he had known him in life, but as
he had seen him in daguerreotype taken
in 1919. Moreover. it seemed to Saddle
tree that his arrival was not altogether
unexpected; that, in fact, he had been
waiting for him all the evening. His
spirits seemed instantly relieved of their
dull depression and his mind grew bright
and clear. Nor did he feel any sense of
alarm or astonishment, but when the ap-
partition beckoned him he took up his cap
and followed as though it was the most
natural proceeding possible.
Two horses were fastened to the hitch
ing post outside. one of which the lieu
tenant saw was his own. They mounted,
and as they rode away Saddletree observed
that it was no longer night, but afternoon,
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cloth window is similar to the sheets of
glass and lasts ever so much longer while
stu having just as good an appearance.
Now, the remarkable feature of this new
fabric is that 1t never leaks, does not
break, and is nearly third cheaper than
glass. A large skylight composed OF tue
new substitute for glass, which has been
in constant use long enough to show It's
worth, remains in perfect condition, not
a cent having been spent on it for repairs.
The material has many advantages
claimed for it, chief OF which is that by its
employment in tralnsheds. freighthouses,
large auditoriums and public buildings
having skylights of large area the light
weight of the material permits OF a SIM
pie, inexpensive and light form OF sky
light construction.
The joints are made water-tight by a
special method used with this material
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THE APPARITION.

and that the buildings at the post were
not the same that he knew, but were of
adobe and in d1lapidated condition, and
furthermore that the road they traversed
led through desolate, sandy waste in
stead of the well-kept reservation to which
be was accustomed. Swiftly and silently
they galloped on until they entered the
town, but this too had changed into
scattering village of rude houses and tents
which the lieutenant recognized as San
Francisco only from its resemblance to
certain old prints that he had seen. They
dlsmounted before frame building bear
ing a sign, "R. Saddletree & Co.," and
which the lieutenant had no difficulty in
recollecting from the descriptions he had
heard thousand times at home as his
fathers place of business. 1t was situated
on Clay street, just above Kearny, and
his first thought was to see if the water
came up to Montgomery street. Yes,
there 1t was, ripping over shingly beach
but little more than block away, and no
Montgomery street to speak of. A man
passed by selling papers, and Saddletree
for 25 cents obtained the California Star,
which informed him that it was the day
before Christmas in the year 1849.
Leaving their horses he and his COM
panion now passed with dream-like facil-
ity through the busy scene, where pic
turesquely dressed men from all parts of
the world, afoot and on horseback, came
and went through the ill-paved, rat-in-
tested Streets Uttered with tents and mer-
chandise. bearing every sign of noise. yet
as silent as picture. Descending to the
beach they beheld small bark which had
recently come to anchor in the bay, and
from its side boat was leaving for the
shore. As its bow grated on the sand
man of about 80 years of age. dressed in
blue coat of the kind known as a swal-
low-tail, ornamented with brass buttons
and high velvet collar. tight pantaloons
and broad brimmed beaver hat stepped
ashore. In tins parsonage Saddletree
recognized Silas Westicott, not as he knew
him to be sure, the father of Kate, but
Mr.. Westicott as he was when a young
man; in fact Mr.. Westicott as he was
when be landed from the bark Silver
Moon on the day before Christmas in the
year 1S49. AS this thought occurred to
him the lieutenant looked at his father in
surprised inquiry, whereupon the ghost
gravely nodded its head. Mr.. Westicott
gazeu about him and then approached
man who, with fat, black cigar
between his teeth, had with other
idlers gathered to watch the ship. He APP
peared to question this man and then the
two plowed their way through The sand
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money to pay back the sum l had paid
him, and lived down the blight his false
hood cast upon me. But 1 never forgave
him and never will. Do you understand
now why you cannot marry my daughter?"
Lieutenant Saddletree's face during the
course of this strange narrative was like
our summer afternoon sky when the fog
begins drifting in-astonishment anger,
resentment and bewiIderment rapidly sue
ceeded each other, to be finally replaced
by settled expression of sadness not un-
mixed with pity. "Did you never find
any cIew," he said gently, ito account for
your condition between December "a and
February 1o2'
mo, sir, replied Mr.. Westicott land
you may believe that it was not for lack of
endeavor. Your father was"
Pardon me, Mr.. Westicott," inter-
rupted Saddletree, rising. There is 20
need of proIonging this interview. 1 need
not tell you how I regret this unfortunate
state of affairs. l bid you good afternoon. :"
''Good God" thought the lieutenant to
himself as he reached the street, my
poor father was right. He is certainly
crazy" And he groaned to think how
this wretched fancy of diseased mind
had been resurrected out of the dusty past
to come between him and his dear love.
And in the loneliness of this Christmas
eve the recollection of that moment lay
like a cold hand on his heart, while the
vagrant winds that are ever towering
around the Presidio hills sighed as though
in sympathy.
OF course, he could not tell Kate the
true reason OF her fathers opposition to
their marriage; he simply said that a
business difference of long ago had cre-
ated an enmity between his father and
hers. She. poor girl. was sure at first that
she could reconcile her father, who loved
her devotedlY and had never refused her
anything. But the old gentleman proved
obstinate and finally forbade Saddletree
the house. This did not prevent the low
ers meeting occasionally elsewhere, but
Kate's ideas of filial duty and obedience,
as we'll as ner pr de, made these meetings
few and constrained, although her pale
cheeks and listless manner told how much
the effort cost her. As for Saddletree
himself, he had grown thin since that un-
happy day, and tonight there seemed
such a strange weight upon his spirits
he wondered if his mind was going to be
affected, too. Most of the officers at the
post who were not on duty had gone to a
bali in the town, so that he, was quite
alone and the silence oppressed him.
Lighting his pipe he threw himself into
an easy chair before the fire. but grad
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an acquaintance of mine in Boston. in
tending to find boarding place ashore
the next day, when, God help me-" Here
Mr. Westicott falteringly raised his hand
to his head with look OF bewilderment.
II suddenly lost consciousness" He
paused for moment with his hand over
his eyes, and when he resumed it was in
a subdued voice. "When l came to N.Y.
self was lying drenched and bruised on
a storm-swept coast. Some Indians were
caring for me, telling 1ne by signs that
there had been shipwreck. They took
me to a Mexican town called Acapulco,
and here, through the kindness of the resi-
dents, | was given passage on ship to
San Francisco. 1 arrived here, for the Sec
ond time, understand. for the second time,
on February TO- 1850. 1 sought out your
father and he--he denied all knowledge of
mel He denied that l had paid him
money denied that he had ever seen me
before At first when 1 upbraided him
with his treachery he dared to threaten
me as an impostor and then he took
refuge in a subterfuge. As it was per-
fectly plain to any man that l was as sane
as he was, he pretended to think that the
shipwreck had affected my brain on this
one point only. A fine theory, truly, to
hide his rascality. Well, sir, alone, a
stranger in a strange land, earned the
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The Going Forth.

Now far along the darkened sward
The winter snow is white.
will go forth to ID eet my Lord
And welcome Him tonight.
The solemn stars in heaven wait;
The swayfng sea is dim.
will go out beyond my gate
And find my way to Him.
In lighted fanes the choirs of praise
Lift up their anthem sweet.
l will go forth along the ways
To find and clasp His feet.
Across my hearth the night winds moan !:
Ny doors are opened wide.
Into the night / pass alone
To find my Christmastide.
Mabel Earle in Harper's Bazar
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Windows Made of Cloth,

Windows of cloth instead of glass sounds
like an impossibility, and yet it is real
ity, and the employment of such substi.
tute is an acknowledged success. 1t is not
ordinary cloth, but such as is translucent,
through which light comes as through
glass. TO all intents and purposes this
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The cliff where more sea birds are said
to build their nests in any other place in
the world is on the coast of Norway. 1t is
1000 feet high, and goes by the name of
Standardization. Kittiwakes have built
their nests of bent and seaweed for ages in
irnumerable quantities.
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One of the principal occupations of
jewellers in the cities and towns of Chill
and Peru is making gold crowns, set with
precious stones, for the heads of images
in churches and cathedrals. They usually
are adorned by wealthy women, who thus
pay homage to the saints.
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In the coun try districts, both of England
and Germany, there is an idea that if the
bees swarm upon rotten tree there will
be death in the family owning or living
on the property before the expiration of
twelve months.
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The longest Egy ptian railway now ex-
tends to Girgeh, 326 miles from Cairo.
1t is soon to be extended to the first cata-
ract 710 miles from the coast. This means
of course, an ultimate railway connection
with the British possessions in South
Africa.
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Indiana produces 100000 900 bushels OF
corn, 10000, 900 of wheat, 46, 900, 600 of oats,
and over 100000 tons of timothy. 1t has
fruit trees, bearing $4,000. 900
bushels of apples and A. O00, 900 bushels of
peaches
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The Egyptians used pencils of colored
chalk, and several of these ancient crayons
have been found in their tom bs.