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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-22
Fool Matches.

Tonight at Gerard's pool room on Com
munipaw avenue, a match to decide the
championship of the city will be played
between Will White who has long been
considered the crack among the many
strong players in town and James MATURE
the Italian, who also handles a cue very
cleverly. An extra inducement will be
SIS. The game will be 200 points.
What promises to be one of the hardest
games tackled by Will White in his
the Information pool rooms. No. 492 Mon
mouth street, between the local
and Carl Evans. of .Woodside, who is
said to be wonderfully clever at the
points will be 200. Jack Adler has been
chosen referee.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-22

HOw,s Th5s4
We offer One Hundred Dollars Reward
for any case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
f. J. CHENEY & CO., Props,
Toledo, o.
We the undersigned, have known F. j.
Cheney for the last Is years, and believe
him perfectly honorable in all business
transactions, and financially able to carry
out any obligation made by their firm.
WEST & TRuAx,
wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
WALDING, KINNAN & MARVIN,
Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, o.
HalPsfCatarrh Cure Is taken internally,
acting directly upon. the blood and mu-
cons surfaces OF the system. Price Toe.
per bottle. Sold by all druggists Testi-
monials free.
Halls Family pills are the best.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-22
CORPORATION NOTICE.

Dated Jersey City, May q. 1887. :
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-22

In the team tournament In North Hud-
SON Howe and Kennel did the better roll
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-22
CORPORATION NOTICE

Dated Jersey city. May q. 1881.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-05-22

The following resolution was adopted
by the Board of Finance of Jersey City,
N, -, at its meeting, held May /, 1897.
ama was approved by the Mayor, May 1,
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-12
QUEER SURGERY.
Mig Ants Are Made To Take the pisss
of Needle and Thread.

of Needle and Thread.
Science has made vast strides during
the last half Of the century, and In no
branch of knowledge is this progress
more marked than in that of surgery.
Many an operation is now performed
with facility and safety that was not
dreamed of fifty years ago, and many
an operation that we now consider
trivial and beneath the remark was
then considered AS next to Impossible.
The introduction of anaesthetics and
the researches Of Lord Lister In anti
septic surgery account largely for this
state of things. Indeed, before the it,
PRODUCTION of antiseptic methods in the
operating theatre as many lives wee
lost from those bugbears Of all sur
geons, pyemia and septicemia, as re-
suited from the operations themselves.
The method, therefore. Of securing a
wound which is still prevalent among
the Brazilian Indians may be looked
upon as at least strictly antiseptic.
The materials required for performing
the operation are found handy almost
anywhere in a Brazilian forest. These
are a species Of a very large ant. which
has mandibles that can bite through
almost any substance. The mouth Is
furnished with transversely movable
jaws and does not possess a sting. "A
bite from one Of these ants is perfectly
harmless. and is followed by no swell
ing or other evil results. The lower lip
80 tbn MT tngtanl .f hpinp a simnlp
cover to the mouth, is developed into "A
strange jointed organ, which can be
shot out much farther than the upper
lip or. when at rest, can be folded nat
over the face and can be rapidly pro-
truded or withdrawn. 1t Is furnished
at It's extremity with a pair OF forceps,
and Is able to grasp objects with the
strength and flrmness Of a small pair OF
pincers. Nothing, unless cased In met
al. can resist those jaws. What the
Brazilian Indian does when he or one
of his patients receives a cash Is this:
He catches some of these ants. and,
holding them to the wound, which he
has previously closed together, lets
them bite. They fix their mandibles
on each side OF the wound, and then he
pinches of the rest Of the body, leav.
ing the mandibles and jaws to close
up the wound. A row of these ants
heads keeps a wound together quite al
effectively as the needle and thread o
a surgeon, but the pain given to thu
victim of this rude style OF surger!
must be considerable. Rude as thil
method may seem. however, 1t h&s IT
advantages in being strictly antisepti
/, and causing no evil effects. The jaw
of the ant are extracted with a pair o
forceps after the wound has s~atisfac
torily healed.-New York Herald.
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Kiss Causes strike.

Because he kissed or attempted to
kiss one of the fair English lassics
employed in the busting department OF
the Newcastle, Pa, tin plate works,
Richard Kissinger vas discharged. He
is q member OF the Patent machine tin
ners' union, which Is affiliated with the
Federation of Labor. Stealing a kiss
was not sufficient excuse for discharg-
ing a workman. the officials OF the un-
ion said, and they demanded Kissin-
gers reinstatement. This was refused
and a strike was ordered. About 200
men and boys went out. The company
does not claim the girl objected to the
kissing. Kissinger said the superin-
tendent of the mill wanted to get rid
of him and took this means OF doing
II. The girl says he did not kiss her.
but even IL he did the offense was not
serious enough to cause a suspen-
sion.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-12
TALLY STICKS.
Roman Numerals Are Derive" from
scores Oid Celtic Alphabet.

Roman Numerals Are Derived from
scores Oid Celtic Aiphsbet.
That tally sticks were at n time
pretty general may be concluded from
the derivation of the word score. In
It's original signi6cation, a score Is
u scar a cut made in n counting
stick. So also a tally" is derived from
the French taillc, says Chambers
Journal.
The Roman numerals are derived
from scores. They we're mere notches
cut in wood originally. The V for Ave
was n rude representation of the out
spread hand, and the \ in like man
ner symbolized all ten fingers; the w
was u comparatively late innovation:
originally the " was represented by
four strokes. or notchcs. rs In clock
dials.
The old Celtic alphabet-the Ogham
writing was OF very similar nature.
II consisted OF notches cut at the co.,
ner Of a square stone. or else from a
stem line. The letters -. l.. +, 5. N are
formed by cutting strokes ut right an
giles To the stem line of the right hand.
and the letters II. ID, 7. C., q by strokes
at right angles to the left. Thus. a
simple stroke of the right Is Il and to
the left Is II. two to the right Is l.
and the same number to the left Is
ID. Three to one side Is +, three to the
other is =. Long strokes. Numbering
from one to Ave. cutting the stem dag
oually. expressed NJ. q, Ng. st. II, and
short strokes. numbering from one to
five. cutting across the stem at right
angles. give the vowcls. II Is easy to
see that the tally stick was used for
numbers before the alphabet was
thought of by our Celtic forefathers.
Having proved the tally stick valuable
for accounts, they applied 1t for writ
Ing messages on rods and memorials
IN tombs. The old Runic slaves for
calendars were somewhat similar.
Strange symbols were introduced To
mark the several festivals. but the dayt
were indicated by notches.
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suggested boon for Bather..

1t is suggested, as the life line and
life saver are not always able to pre-
vent the drowning of bathers at the
summer resorts, that two or three
rows of flexible stakes, each row de-
scribing an arc Of a circle, be set. be-
ginning at the shallowest point at high
tide and curving out to deeper water.
strong nets attached to the stakes and
reaching the bottom would prevent
people being carried beyond a
point where they could be easily res
cued. Beyond this line another could
be set for the benefit OF swimmers. and
outside this a line of boats be station
ed. The expense necessary to the car
rying out of this plan should not be
considered when the safety OF human
lives Is In question.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-12
Name and Fame OF John j. IngalIs.

Some Of the society people of Atchi-
10 are telling al ingalls, story, which,
though undoubtedly true, loses none OF
its c%leverness on thatsaccount. One OF
the ingalls, girls, who is alleged to be
very choice Of her company and very
proud of her father. recently attended
a %semi-public dance. In the course OF
the evening she was approached by an
Atchison young man, the son of a gro
Gerry keeper, who had known her from
infancy, though mo- intimately. He
asked her for a dance, when she re-
piled as she drew back a little super
ciliously:
Il think you are the son Of our gro-
Gerry keeper, but ] infer that you do not
know me. | am the daughter of the
Hon. John J.. Ingalls," ingalls,?
ingalls," musingly inquired the young
groceryman. Where have | heard that
namo before? Oh. yes, | remember
now. -Four father was the man who
reported the Corbett- Fitzsimmons prizs
fght."-Kansas City Journal.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-12

NJ. j. McGeary, the halter, and w. =.
Bennett, the messenger, W maltese
kittens which have histories. Nothing
Is known about their ancestry. but they
are supposed tG be brothers and to
have come from East Palestine, O.
six weeks ago John S. Mexican & Son
received n carload of sewer pipe from
the Buckeye town. The car went
astray and was almost two weeks on
the road. II was finally run In on a sid
ing here, and when the door wa
pushed open two lively little maltese
kittens scampered away from the door
and ran back through the sewer pipe.
An effort was made to capture them
but they we're wild and bit and
scratched In a manner which made cap
turing them difficult. Finally one OF
the men put on a pair OF buckskin
gloves and got II of them. 1t was
given to Mr.. McGeary. The other got
away and went on a bum" After
wandering about for a week 1t regis
tered at Mr.. Benefits residence and
moved in. 1t has made its home there
ever since. "Bill Mckinley" Mr.. Nc
Geary's pet coon, and the maltese kit
tens are great friends. They drink from
the same water bucket, and Art Nc
Kean furnishes them with a daily diet
of English sparrows. The oddly as
sorted pair eat their dainty meals in
perfect harmony and no couple in
town gets along better than BILLY"
ond .'Niss Kittsn The kittens arc
none the worse for having been shut
up In the car.-Kensington pa Key.
stone.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-12
GRAVES OF GREAT HORSES.

The recent death of the young stall.
lion Domino. and the mark of respect
shown him by his owners, the Messrs.
Keene, in putting an appropriate slab
over his grave, recalls the fact that but
few OF the great horses which have
died in this country have any tablet
to show where their bones lie buried.
One of the first horses to have this
mark of respect shown him was Lex
ington.
This fine horse died in his stable
neal the house occupied by his groom,
Henry Overton, and at his request Lex
ington was buried not far away. Mr..
A. J. Alexander, Lexington's owner.
had an appropriate marble shaft plac-
ed at the head OF the grave, on which
Is recorded brief mention of the horses
victories.
Uncle Frank" Harper, who was a
neighbor Of Mr.. Alexander, followed
the example set by the Scotchman and
when his Incompatible turf perform
ers and stations. Ten Brock and
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which has been a noticeable feature of
the women of the higher classes in
Japan, almost from time immemorial.
triot. Her native country has charms
for her which no amount of gayety in
foreign mountain or seaside resorts
can overcome. Her holidays. there
fore, are passed in Japan, while the
minister spends his summers at Berke-
ley Springs. Nine. Hoshi went home
early in May, taking with her her
bright young son. who had been the
light of the domestic life OF the lega-
ton during his brief stay here. The
name of this youngster Is Hiharu
Hoshi. He Is an only child. between
FIVE and six years OF age. but is not
especially spoiled because of that dis
tinction. He is rapidly becoming an
adept in American games, as well as in
the tongue OF the country Of his tenn
porary residence. and manifests an in
telligence which promises to make him
a worthy son of his father.
The manner in which the Japanese
minister's name-"Toru Hoshi'-ap-
pears on the Official register Of the state
department indicates a rather remark
able concession to western usages. The
custom In Japan for centuries has been
to place the .A.:.ly lame first, the
given name afterward. In his Official
communications to his government, the
Japanese minister is Mr."Hoshi Toru.'
IL was in that way his appointment was
irst announced. Mr.. Hoshi has prefer
red to follow the customary method OF
writing the name which prevails in
eastern countries. and puts his given
name "Toru' before the family name
"Hoshi." Several of the Corean lega-
lion have lately followed a like course.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-12

Toru Hosht lis the Tom Reed or
Japan. He presided as speaker over
the house Of representatives OF the I'm
porial Diet during the first sessions Of
Japan's national Legislature. The
stormy, turbulent scene that marked
the assembling of that body threatened
to make parliamentary government in
japan n failure. but the firm hand
with which Mr.. Hoshi welded the
rnyel. his knowledge OF parliamentary
law and the justice of his rulings
brought order out Of chaos. He was
chairman OF the Budget Committee
which provided the ways and means for
carving on the war with China, ana
he presided over aud largely con lucted
the deliberations of the committee on
codifcation of the laws of Japan, which
resulted in making an opening fer
Japan to propose the important treaties
with western powers which nave since
been put into effect.
But while MIR. Hoshi may resemble
Speaker Reed in his ability rs a par
liamentary leader, he has none of his
sense of humor or sarcastic wit. lie
takes life altogether seriously. lie be-
gan his political career by SO ~savagely
attacking abuses of government In n
series of addresses he delivered all over
Japan in advocacy Of popular rights
and the establishment of representa-
tive institutions that he was .wtcs I'M
prisoned and once temporarily ban
ished from the capital. After the adop-
ton Of the constitution of 1889, which
accorded most Of the popular rights Tor
which he had contended, he was par
doncd. as IAN act of grace" and went
abroad to study representative instltu'
tons in England and other European
countries. He had previously become
a barrister OF the Middle Temple In
London. His eating his terms IN
that institution of learning was no,
merely Il formality. lie became an in
tense student of International law, ant
has never relaxed his studies in hat di
r%ection. His library contains nearl!
every known work on the subject II
the English language, for he speaks
but little French. and he Is CONSTANT!
adding TO II. Just as the famouj
Japanese surgeons, Kitasato, Aoyam'
and Okata. who discovered the germ
Of the bubonic plague. are widel.
known in the medical world, Mr.. Hosh
bids fair to become celebrated as
jurist.
English Is the language best spoke
by all the members of the legation out
side Of their own tongue. Most OF ther
were educated in Europe, but Mr.. Ke'
shero Matsui, the secretary Of Legation
is the first product of the Imperial Uni
versity of Toxic, Japan. and yves h!
varied accomplishments entirely I
that recently established institution
He possesses somewhat Of the gravit
of demeanor OF the minister. but ligh
, ened by n keen capacity for enjoymel
and considerable humor. He serve
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-12

or more, there is little that Is Oriental
in its appearance. Nothing In the eN-
terror denotes the purpose of the Duliu-
ing except a golden chrysanthemum'
the national emblem of Japan, over the
main doorway. Scarcely anything In
the interior indicates Japanese owner
ship except the richness OF the raw SILK
hangings and some priceless lacquer
work and porcelain. 1t Is a pleasant
Observation-Disclosures brick edilce,
well shaded. with grass lawns II gar
dens at the side and in the rear. Con-
nected with the residence Is an annex,
stretching back to the next street. ana
affording accommodation for the at
taches and n separate entrance for bus
mess purposes.
The residence OF the minister and his
family can be made separate from the
legation offices whenever that Is de-
sired. On ceremonial occasions the
portieres of diplomatic etiquette and
precedence may be let down. but those
occasions are few. At all other times
those visiting the legation or official
or private business are received with
1ulOIIudl NOIuiuil'ys "hh bhu NV ~
taches as accessible and Jolly as a lot
of college undergraduates. The chances
are that IL II is a pleasant day they
will run across them fencing or engaged
in other athletic sports under the shade
trees Of the lawn. They are all youth
full in appearance, though some of them
have had experiences which might
have brought gray hairs to persons OF
less happily constituted temperaments,
The present Japanese minister, Mr..
Toru Hoshi. is one of the most hospit.
able Of the diplomats in Washington
He is not a wealthy nan as was Mr.Ta
teno, but he dispenses a graceful hos
pitality outside of the purely diplomatic
functions in a manner which adds t.
its charms. In this he Is assisted b,
his wife. who speaks English, and VIII,
is an exemplifcation Of the cultur,
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-12
ANOTHER KIND OF FIRE.
The Onicrr Meant the burning Of
the uuts.

the uuts.
"Sir Colin himself told me what 70
do, and to get a piece of port fire from
Capt. Peel. This ! did, and off we
set" says "An Old Soldiers Memories"
THE distance we had to traverse was
insignificant. As soon as ever I got
into the first hut | put the port fire
to the roof and fired the grass, then
on to the next, but, Alas! no sooner
was a blaze well established than my
men seized lighted brands right and
left and set fire to every hut around.
We were instantly in u circle Of fire.
The dry materials blazed like finder;
one Of my mems pouches blew up. and.
what with fire and smoke, 1t was i'm
possible to go further, so | ordered q
retreat. Just as soon as | got IN the
main road, who should ! meet but Sir
Colin himself, with some OF his stan.
He called me and said: You have not
half burned the huts, sir | answered
that | could not burn more on account
OF the fire.
'Sir Colin turned On me like a wild
| tiger, shouting: D. yOnr eyes, sir,
| will not allow you or any other man
to tell me the fire is too hot! | was
simply speechless; | felt as II | could
cry. I looked at Gen. Mansfield. who
happily caught my meaning. for he
said: 4 think the officer means the fire
of the burning huts.' Yes | cried. 1
was not afraid Of the other fire, but
one of my mems pouches blew up and
we were so surrounded by flames that
| thought II better to retire. Sir Colin
said; All right. sir; 1t was my mis-
take and so I returned, terribly crest
fallen. l lost three men out OF the
nine who accompanied me In THU
work"
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-12

rig, and it's subject was THE Arrest
If Lord Hastings by the Protector.
Richard Duke of Gloucester" In the
same year he exhibited an oil painting
in the Royal Academy and in 1889 he
exhibited at the British Institution.
From that time forward his pictures
we're seen constantly in the last named
gallery and occasionally at the acad-
amy. Most of his paintings have been
historical. and many of them were sug-
gested by the classics in English and
continental humor. His brush was
busy up TO 1890. in which year he
painted Onward"
He was better known to the English
speaking public as al illustrator OF
books and periodicals than as a paint
er. Among his most important illus
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-12
ISABELLA H. HORTON.


is Isabella Harvey Horton and she IL
a little colored girl just 13 years old.
Her vocation is that of an evangelist
and her preaching is said to be forci-
BILE, logical and convincing. The John
Wesley Methodist chapel Is where she
holds her Pittsburg services and though
the church accommodates over $500
people its congregations this week have
filled halls, stairways and vestibules
and overlooked into the street. Isa-
bella Harvey Horton is fatherless and
poor and she is trying to arm money
enough to educate herself. 1t has
been proposed that Wesley chapel fur
nish a scholarship for the talented lit
tie girl and to this end over 500 has
already been raised.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-12
Resting the Ewes.

A medical journal says that in the
continued use Of the eye In such work
as sewing, typesetting, bookkeeping,
reading and studying. the saving point
is looking up from the work at short
intervals and looking around the room.
This practiced every ten or fifteen
minutes relieves the muscular tension,
rests the eyes and makes the blood
supply much better.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-12
Clnrinnatl.. Easy Divorce.

Cincinnati has l67 divorce cases on
the docket for the next term of the
court. Business In that line Is I'M
usually heavy. and the prosperity OF
the divorce lawyer blossoms like a wild
rose. The distance between the altar
and the divorce mill Is getting shorter
all the time. and marital bonds In that
city are like wisps Of straw.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-12

in a diplomatic capacity in Corea dur
ing the eventful days OF the Chino
Japanese war. but left before the final
tragedy which resulted in the assassi-
nation n cremation Of the queen. In
the recent negotiations Of the japanese
treaty with the United States. Mr.. Mat
sui played an important part, for
which he has been suitably rewarded.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-12
PAINTER GILBERT.
STORY OF A CELEBRATED
ARTISTS CAREER,
Grief Hog raphicai sketch of the
Famous London Illustrator Who Re
Gently Passed Away-He Led as n
Book Picture Maker.

IR JOHN GIL
bert, II. A.. presi-
dent of the Royal
Society of Painters
in Water Colors.
died in London the
other day at the
age of so years
Gilhert's first pic
ture was exhibited
in 1886. II was a
water color draw
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-12
OF A GIRL.

The latest child phenomenon comes
from Jersey City and she is drawing
crowds of enthusiastic people to hear
her in Pittsburg this week. Her name
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-12

1t Is only from the belief OF ths
GOODNESS and wisdom of a Supreme Be.
ng that our calamities can be borne
n the manner which becomes a man
Mackenzie.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-12

Japan. which forty years ago had no
other than cJasting vessels, none OF
them steamers, now has several steam.
ship companies, the largest OF which
owns sixty-three vessels.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-12

A new theater in New York state has
been wired by a woman, who Is said
to be one of the most expert theatrical
electricians in the country. She makes
a speciality OF designing switchboards,
and says the work is fascinating.
The Red Cloud chief., 1897-11-12
The ~l,lnnOfOrte.

In a Covent Garden playful Of 1867
1t is announced that a lady will sing a
song from Judith" accompanied by
Dibdin ''on a new instrument called a
pianoforte,"
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SIR JOHN GILBERT, r. A.

SIX JOHN II. A.
trations are those Of a edition OF
Shakespeare, upon which he spent sew
eral years. In 1871 he was elected
president of the Royal Society Of Paint
ers in Water Colors. in whose galleries
he has been a constant exhibitor. He
was knighted more than twenty-five
years ago. In 1876 he was elected n
Royal A~cademician and was also made
a chevelier of the Legion of Honor.
Sir John for many years refused to
sell any of his paintings, with a view to
one day presenting them to the nation.
In 1898 he divided the collection among
the art galleries of London, Manches-
ter. Birmingham and Liverpool. AT
that time he was presented with the
freedom Of the City Of London. an hon
or that was never before and has new
er since been given to any artist.