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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-06
The Policy Game In orange.

One of the awfulnesses of this city a
min~istration, was the prevalence Of policy
playing. The Rev. John L. Scudder, DR..
Hathaway and the Republican politicians
generally used to tear their hair in
anguish over it. The corruption of our
homes and the degradation of the COM
munity were favorite themes with them.
Nov. it is amusing to find that the
county of Essex, which is soaked and
saturated with Republicanism, has be-
come the stamping ground of the worst
form Of lottery The Newark DAILY
Advertiser is the authority for the
statement. n Orange is the habitat of
the wicked game-just think of it, aristo-
cratic Orange. There are three leading
resorts-dives they used to be called in
Jersey City,-the game is carried on I'M
der the noses of the police; men, women
and children play it. and 1t takes hun
dreds of dollars out of the town every
day in the week.
Yet Essex county has Republican
Judges. a Republican Sheriff, Republic
can Grand and Petit Juries. and big Re-
publican majorities at every election.
Why is this? Can it be that Republic
canism in Essex is as rotten as ever
Democracy was In Hudson in it's worst
days.?
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-06
crasp Thi. Opportunity.

On receipt Of ten cents, cash or stamps,
i generous supply wiz be mailed Of the
& popula Catarrh and Hay Fever
Cure (Ely's Cream Balm) sufficient to
demonstrate its great merit. Full size,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-06
HELP WANTED.


WANTED-For First U. s. Artillery, able
bodied. unmarried men, between ages Of q
& 80, of good moral character & temperate
habits. Apply in person or by letter to Re
cruiting Officer, 40 Montgomery ST., Jersey City.
N. J..
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-06

IS Warren st., New ork City.
was AFFLICTED with catarrh last ai-
stumn. D1rsnis the month Of October 4
could neither ltaste nor smell and could
hear but lsttie. Ely's Cream Balm cured
M.-Marcus Gel. shautz. Railway. NJ. !.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-06

SATURDAY. FEBRUARY 6, 1897.

This paper Is Democratic in principles
and is Independent in ats uieics on all local
Questions.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-06

our penal system from denominations d
this sort?
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-06
(From r. G. Dun & Co.'S weekly Re
view.")

No important change In business APP
pears. but the number of manufacturing
the number of those stopping during the
week. and SO much that the curtailment
of working time in m NV cotton mills
probably does not lessea the aggregate
productive force or amount OF wages paid.
There is distinct increase in order fer
wooden goods, some gain in the silk manu-
in one branch of boots and shoes, and in
dications of better things coming in the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-06
JOHN H. R-orHwE1LER:-

RANDOLPH RKIN
Attorney.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-06

(Sale No. 459s.)
The New Jersey Title Guarantee & Trust Co
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-06
AMONG THE CHURCHES.

Just labor and wait, and you win g. q.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-02-06

DR.. Brett made an excellent toast
a few witty remarks. DR.. Brace Of Had
donfield said grace. Mr.. William H.
Beach In his toast gave a humber Of
"reminiscences of incidents of the trip and
told stories about everyone. mr.. CLARK
was unable to be present and III his place
the Hon. Mr.. Smith said a few words and
then proposed a rising vote Of thanks to
Mr.. Clark for arranging the cruise. This
was responded to with alacrity.
The Rev. john L.. Scudder said he was
In a very embarrassing position, as a
great many OF the kickers were present.
He told some amusing stories Of consti-
tutional kickers. He himself, he said,
might be ciassed as e kicker. for he
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-10
While the last year was n OF YER,

While the last year was one OF yer,
great inanciahhardships it is crafty.
ing to observe Aat the cause Of char.
i'y has not suffsres The various do.
nations Tor the yenienccording to the
figures given buahe Chicago Tribune.
aggregate $50. SO, 900, as compared
With $2s. s4s, 5ls in 1895 and $40, OCT. :
116 in 1894. OF the s3s, go, 900 given
to charity Last year, using the word in
1ts broadcast philanthropic sense. no
less than SIG. s14, 256 went to colleges
alone ; SO. 600, 900 to orphan asylums
and other charities; 50, 3333, 500 to
museums and art galleries; 81, 1856. l42
Y churches, and u. 452, 900 to lib.
'rsriek Those gifts Of charity will do
mneh toward redeeming the rood
namso f tho old year. Without some.
thing ofths kind to soften the memory
of IL hardshipa it would prove 4 dnll
and disagrseable RECOLLECTION.
AE84
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-10

H. Helm Clayton, the observer in
charge g the Blue Hill (Mass. }
Meteorological avosersftory, and his
assistant, recenkiyr~ Uniformed novel
feat Of 'hfs4ssEss. to e .ess tqss and osni-
biologists. Gwhile taxing simultan-
eous Dissertations Of cloud heights
they took measurements of q fight OF
ducks, and by means Of trigonometry
discovered ths ducks were flying 958
feet above the ground at the rate Of
All miles an hour.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-10

There were in the United States in
1895, murders to the number oil
10, 652. The number of legal execu-
sions in the same period was 1872. The
lynchings for murder were thirty nine.
From this it will be seen that while
there were over 10, 600 murders, only
161 Of the murders met with a bloody
rctributiou, while 10, 491 either es-
capped wholly or received some punish
ment that does not at all correspond
to the enormity Of the crimes com.
mittad.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-10

The desire for more. railroads per.
sades every community in Arkans Is.
Governor-elect Jones is fully in aeybrd
with the sentiments Of the people on
the subject, and he will exert his per-
sonal influence and exercise his Off
cial power to secure more roads for
the, state. Committees are being APP
pointed in several towns with the view
OF holding . general conference for
the purpose Of dsvising some plan
which will insure the building Of COM
peting lines OF railway in Arkansas.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-10

What queer ideas our fathers had
with regard to the education Of the
young, exclaims the London Adver.
tiser. As late as 1927 English school
masters were instructed to let their
pupils away for half an hour on the
occasion Of a public hanging. 1t was
held in those days that a grand moral
lesson was thus impaired to the rising
generation. Nowadays it is not con-
sidered edifying for either old or
young to witness the spectacle of .
felon suspended By a moose.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-10

The State of Maine FURNISHED one.
eleventh Of the governors chasen last
fall in the different statfasas Of the Un-
Ion. They sre Lsyoilyn row rs in
Maine. HAGEN BIoPingree in IIichi-
gan, Frank S. Black in New Y55irk and
John r. Rogers in Washington.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-10
From statistics compiled up to 1896,

From statistics compiled up to 1896,
Nanhall. the emine5 statistician,
makes this deduction '1t'he ratio Of
Energy falling ve esph American is
nor than wbss,s two Fsnohmen or
Germans have at their disposal. An
ordinary Farmland in the United
States raises as much grain as three in
England. four in France, five in Ger
many, or six in Austria, which shows
what an enormous waste of labor oc-
snrs in Europe, because farmers are
not possessed of the same mechanical
appliances as in the United States"
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-10

Speaker Reed. referring to his
g, 900 fee as referee for some Massa-
shusetts insurance companies, recent
ly remarked: "It is only when a man
is drawing a salary for doing nothing
that he feels he is at LIST receiving
what he really deservr1I'
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-10
The ArrOlC.

Straight from the Mighty Bow this truth il
driven:
''They fail, and they alone, who have not
striven.'
Fly far, O shaft of light, all doubt redeem
ing,
Rousem men from dull despair and idle dream
ing.
High Heavens svangel be. gospel Gsd-
given:
"They fail, and they alone. who la Sc not
striyen.I
krClarence Urmy, in the Outlook.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-10

4 remarkable march Of 400 miles
across Siberia, occupying almost q
year, has been completed by two Rus.
sian battalions OF line infantry and
two batteries ofartillery, which reached
their camp on the Amur.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-10

Charles Booth states in his book,
''The Life and Labor of the People
ia London" that the organ grinders
in that city earn FROM 80 cents te
$3.50 and even IS a dah;.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-10

The American Farmer says: "The
improvement in farming methods
about to be inaugurated all over the
South will result in proving to tho
world what has long been known by
the residents of the South-that it il
The best section OF the United States.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-10

A glance at the naval budgets OF the
several European powers shows un-
mista'kable evidence of o bull move
ment in the price of peace.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-10

The value of a newspaper as an
advertising medium consists in
it's circulation.
When you can secure the com.
bined circulation Of two papers
for the price Of one, it is money
saved!
"4'he St. Landry Democrat"
was consolidated on the Sd of
March, 1894, with 1.-THE Opelou-
sas Courier" The advertising
rates have not been increased
while the price OF subscription
has been reduced to 50 a year.
TILE COURIER being by odds
the best paperin the empire Par.
lsh OF st. Landry is therefore thu
cheapest,
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-10

Massachusetts, snnu~aliy;~%narts from
beyond her borders eggs to tRee3alue
Vt IS, 600, 600.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-10
MONEY TO LOAN.

CFyICE OF ST. LANDRY HOMESTEAD ANDY
A ASSOCIATION,
O~PELOUsAS. Sept. 18th, 1898. }
Tho undersigned is authorized by the
Board of Directors Of the st. Landry
Homestead and Loan Association to
offer to it's members loans at eight per
oentum. For particulars apply to
Z. ID E]sTILETTE,
President St. Landry Ii. & L. ASSN.
The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-10

Illinois spends at least 81, OUU, 900 a
year in Furnishing criminals. It spends
scarcely anything for their reform.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-08
Telegraph TO Dawson City.

San Francisco. Nov. s. S-Charles Hosmer,
OF Montreal. general manager of the
Canadian Pacific Tslegrnphs, general
manager Of the Postal Pacific Telegraph
company and the Commercial Cable cain-
pany. arrived here yesterday and IS tho
guest at the Pacific Hotel of John w.
Mackay. lie SAYS that within The next
yenr the Canadian government wi II un-
ioulteGly constru:t and complete tels-
graph line 30 Dawson Ci;y And Wv tho
traveller.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-08

the members OF the chorus did not take
kindly to it, and, in accordance with true
independent Johnston spirit, they did not
pay. All were given ample time to pay. and
when they did not all but one-Mr Perkins
had the pleasure Of seeing their names in the
papers, announcing that their respective
farms were to be sold at auction on Wednes-
day, November TO- for non payment of taxes.
A Mr.. White, who is looked upon as a
leader among the farmers, said he would not
pay his, so the small fry followed suit. After
the legal advertisement White paid his tax,
and few OF the others again followed suit
but only few. Then the farmers were be-
sieged by lawyers telling them 10 was like
finding money 10 refuse TO pay thoir taxes for
the farmers could beat the town out of its
boots The lawyers, il is alleged, said they
would take the cases without pay II they were
not successful, and this Sof course encouraged
the delinquent taxpayers.
Mr.. Perkins part in the play is the most
important for on the day that the program
WAS arranged lie telephoned to the town hall
and asked what his tax was, aad on being
informed that IL was about 500. said, "Well
I'll pay it," So his name did not appear on
the list. But tradition has II tnat he did not
call for manv days, and, so far as can be-
learned, has not called yet and settled. This
fact is no; known outside Of very few who
are in close touch with tho second and third
characters on TIE bill. But Smith knew that
Mr.. Perkins had not paid his, and as he
Smith, was set down "a non. taxpayer, he
could 20 reason why his friend and
neighbor, Mr.. Perkins, should not have been
troatcLstho same, honce Smiths wrath.
Some time ago Dir. Perkins brought a suit
agairst the town for sSU0O and tho jury gave
bin 500. but the town has not even decided
to pay .his amount, and 10 IL claimed by
;rose who suppose they know that Mr. Per-
kins las no right TO Eoid hack HE taxes on
account of ;lie decision of the courts, as the
town has not yet gwen up the battle.
Tho others who have not paid their taxes
claim that the whole affair is Illegal, and
,hst when Mr.. Perkins did not pay his tax
his place should have been advertised as was
oil OF the others.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-08

tered business with watohfulness ana
care that were surprising 20 his com
petitors. Somehow it seemed tnat
shanghai" always did get things just
right, whether IL was in the time Tor
selling cattle or the selection of land Tor
grazing. his cattle were always as goou
as the best that went 20 market from
Texas.
With his continued success Shanghai
began 10 have mors mor9y than be coulh
conveniently handle in his ordinary !busi-
ness. He loaned ont the surplus at good
percentage, and has continued doing SO
up 20 the present time.
What he ~ worth today neither he nor
any living man knows Tor certainty. i
saw an inventory NJ his belongings which
was prepared in 1884. IL showed that ho
then owned Isl. 900 acres Of land, had
~. 900 head Of cattle. had $780, 600 out at
interest, ana had properly here and there
whleh brought his entire possessions up
ID ~ 800, COO. This inventory was on =
very conservative basis, and WAS prepared
under his direction. Since 1874 he has
had the three most prosperous years in his
career and. has added greatly 20 his
wealth. Cattle in 1894 We're cneap. To-
day tney are selling for the highest price
reached I'm so years The LANDS which
Mr.. Pierce owned have appreciated in
value. Not only that but he has picked
up large tract in the Indian Territory,
and has established ranch there. .!udg-
ing by the inventory mentioned. it would
appear that he is worth today at least
si, 700, 900.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-08

TO control the living We declare that
lard il not proI erty i'm the true sense of
the word, and we shall hail with Joy the
hour when not another acre shall ever
again be bought or sold. We demand
equality before the law for all mankind.
regardless Of sex. race, creed or color and
special privileges tn none. We demand
home rule, local jurisdiction over local
issues.
"We are called single takers because we
purpose, lawfully and peacefully, through
the ballot box, TO abolish the present un-
Just system of direct taxation, which falls
relatively heaviest upon the poorest mem
ber of society, and substitute in Its stead
a direct taxation which shall fall with
relative equality upon each individual,
and with absolute justice upon society as
a whole being a tax upon the land values
as fast as they are created by the COM
munity at large We mean q tax not on
LAND but upon tho site or location value
of the natural opportunity controlled.
This tax can fall oDlv on valuable land,
and will affect equally all equally valu-
able natural opportunities. We propose to
remove oil taxes and all tariffs from in
dUstry, from everything created by iuan
and tax instesd all that was created for
the benefit Of man. We claim that by
the ad iu~tmeDt and application OF this
natural law we shall DO al Bile TO reduce
government to q minimum of simplicity
making public oninion tao public censor
We uelicve our tax will free labor. lower
rents, raise wages, destroy trusts and
mouopolics and Danish tho millionaire
and pauper forever from the land. But
IL is cowardlv TO sit passive or discour.
aged TO await and then ACCEPT the COM
ing. We should be up and doing Wo
should earn the blessing OF n lasting
peace Each should do his share and bear
his portion in the hrunt ut tho great
struggle for the supremacy OF liberty ana
llilLn nnI for salE hlL lnI. lind ~
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-08
Shanghai Pierce, a Texas
Cattle King.
STORY OF RHODE ISLANDER
Who Became 4 Millionaire in
Texas.
HIS CATTLE NUMBER THOUSANDS

Way back before the war there came to
Texas from the wee state Of Rhcde
Island tall, raw boned youth. who
wanted To make his fortune. He was not
yet of age and his stature was so un-
usual that IL was not many days before
no became known by the sobriquet of
Shanghai. The youth was earnest,
painsIaking and willing 10 work. He had
nothing in the world but good health. a
fair amount of strength. n common cdu-
cation and the clothes that he wore. To-
day that tall. raw boned youth from little
Rhody is perhaps the richest man in
Texas and the best known stockman in
the world. The sobriquet of the early
days has stuck 10 him, and, although he
signs his maine "A. ~. Pierce, nobody
in Texas ever refers 10 him exceuu as
Shanghai" Pierce. Sixty three winters
have come and gone since Shanghai"
hearty and vigorous now ana as earnest
in pursuing his work as if he were under
the two score mark.
There is not town Of any account in
Tex in which Shanghai Pierce is
not known. The same may be said OF the
Indian Territory and Oklahoma, while,
as for Kansas City. ct Louis and Chicago
the stockmen OF those cities are as well
acquainted with him as IL he bad been
born and raised among them. lie is n
mighty traveller, and, by reason of his
unusual size. he Is marked among men.
A man who has never seen him, but has
heard him described will unconsciousy
recognize him.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-08
HEAVY CIGARETTE LICENSE.
Denver Dealers VIII Have to Pay
$1,000 To- SELL.

Denver, Nov. S--Acting Mayor Scobey
has approved the ordinance providing for
u license feo of $1,000 for all dealers i'm
cigarettes. In addition the ordinance
provides system of inspection and n
penalty for selling cigarettes that contain
gypsum, opium or Uvher drugs injurious
tO health.
There viii be contest over the ordi-
nance at once. City Attorney Morris has
furnished an opinion that the ordinance
is i'm violation of tho internal commerce
law
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-08
For CalifornIa's Naval Reserve.

San laneisru. Nov. = Assistant sec
rctary of the Navy Roosevelt has Siguifird
the attention uf the United States govern.
mont To- turn over 90 the naval rcssfv' uf
the state of California tbe cruiser Marion
for the vessel hy Governor Budd. This
will soon b. forthcoming, and after the
ofticial transfer h made the old monitor
Comanchc. now In this harbor. Will bc
sent To- san Diego California. for the use
II the naval reserve in southern waters u
the state.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-08

PROVIDENCE OPERA aoUsE-cissy Fitz'
e-cerald In 'The Founding
KFITH's OPERA HoUSE-"Two Little Va
grants"
OLYMpIC-"The Vaudeville Convention
WESTMINSTER THEATRE-Fay Foster Ex'
travaganza Company.
loLUMBIA-Roge and Ryan IN "A Gay
New Yorker"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-08
JOHNSTON TO
HAVE A TAX SALE.
A Lively Time PROMISED For
Wedn ssday Next.
Some of the PcEsOnag Who VIII Ap-
pear at II.

Next Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock
there is Ito be grand performance at the
town hall in Johnston, in which William A.
Phillips is to be the principal actor. while the
town treasurer and town clerk will be next
on the bill.
This Will he tho initial presentation OF the
play with the title "The Tax Safe" Those
who are TO take part in the piece have not
met as whole for rehearsal, but they have
met in punches which will have n tend
ency To make the piece more interesting. The
piece has been advert sed thoroughly and n
full cast Of the characters has been given,
but the list has been somewhat reduced as
some of the actors conclude that they had
rather remain at home and choro around
than TO take part and nave TO pay fines rang
ing from s.. 2s to sl5i15 into the town treas
ury.
Until Saturday everything looked bright
for the piece, and had IL not been FOR farmer
named Smith who camo into tho village OF
Johnston, there would have hcon no draw.
backs. Being of az inquisitive turn Of mind,
he looked over the array Of talcnt on the
dodger IN the pUstU!lce, and was at once filod
with wrath lie was, however, restrained
from doing himself or any body olse bodily IN.
jury by n capable cprps OF citi1ons, who af.
ter while, learned that Smith became angry
because the nance Of Fred T.. Perkins was not
on the list Of actors. Nor mad he paid his
tax, which was by far the largest Of any on
tho list-sjOO or more.
Smith declared he would SEQ why his
friend and neighbor, Mr.. Perkins, should
have been so sigbted by the management Of
"Tho Tax Sale" combination. lie was exceed.
ingy angry because one White had paid his
fino and had allowed the committee ot ar
rAngements 10 draw rel mark through his
name. The east ct characters Tor the coming
production Is rs follows:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-08
THE WEATHER.
Rain Tonight and Tomorrow
Warmer Tomorrow.

washington. Nov. s.-Maine' New
Hampshire and Vermont: Showers to-
night; rain Tuesday; warmer; south
westerly winds
Rhode Island, Massachusetts, ana Con-
,,.cticut. Rain tonight and Tuesday.
warmer; northerly winds becoming south
westerly.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-08

There is no doubs that "Shnnghai's"
education has been more practical than
poetic. In Illustration OF this / may tell
a story about the ono vacation that Mr.
Pierce Is known TO have taken in the 6J
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-08

When lovely woman stoops to trolley,
And through the town doth ride about,
What charm can soothe her melancholy
When told her transfer" has run out
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1897-11-08
Memorial Service in Rich
mOnd Street Church.
PRES. ANDREWS ADDRESS
Actcr Herne'S Eulogy OF II, De-
parted Philosopher.
CLAIM OF THE SINGLE TAKERS.

AT the Henry George memorial service
in the Richmond street FREQ Evangelical
congregational church q last evening,
every bit OF sitting and standing space
was occupied from tho very front 10 out