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Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-07-20
Bravo Commodore !

From his trap dashed brave Cervera, where
for six weeks he was bottled
In old Santiago's harbor, with its long and
tortuous neck,
Past Schley, who first uncorked the bottle,
and who with his flagship Brooklyn
Opened battle and pursued him., vowing his
career to check
To the westward sped the Colon-fagship of
the bold Cervera
Fleeter than her sister cruisers but the
Brooklyn thundered nigh;
And the COlon's guns she silenced to the shore
the Brooklyn forced her
Sixry miles from Santiago, she was over
hauled by Schlcy.
With his damaged ship all CORY. and his 1ag
hauled down, Cervera
To our Commodore surrendered. a prisoner
OF war;
While his two torpedo chasers'', foundered
four miles from the harbor
Twenty miles off, his three cruisers, were
beaehed on the rock-bound shore.
OF Cervera's men six hundred, by the Yam
kies'' have been silenced;
About fifteen hundred Spaniards, captured
prisoners of war;
With our battleships uniniured, but one man
killed in the battle;
Bravo! officers and "Jackies', bravo Schley,
our Commodore. s. s.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-07-20
LETTER FROM CAMP.
One of Pleasantville's soldiers
writes Of life at Camp vOorhe es.
Sea Girt, N j.. July IL. 1898.

Sea Girt, N j., July IL, 1898.
To the Editor OF Pleasantville Press !:
First let me thank you for myself,
and the other boys, for the copies of
The Press you sent us last week, and
your assurance that they will be
continued. No one knows, until he
has left home, how glad he is to get
home news. We arrived Tuesday
night at 7.30 O'Clock and reached the
camp grounds ten minutes later, and
were then dismissed. Three men
were assigned to each tent. Thomas,
Tuthill, and Scull are tent mates. We
were sworn in on Thursday morning.
One of our Pleasantville men, John
Palmer, has Joined Company q, OF
Trenton, which has been examined
but not yet mustered in. We were
the fourth company mustered in We
have good cook and plenty to eat.
Each man has mess kit and quart
cup for coffee, spoon and knife and
fork. We are called at 6 in the morn
ing, by the report of a gun. and are
called and lined up single file, then in
double file, and then marched to the
mess house where we receive our
mess and return to the tent where
we eat, and then wash our Exit"
and cup with sand and then rinse
it off. Each man has a cot and q
blanket and they are held responsible
for the care of them. At we are
called in line in squads, according to
height, and then marched out to
the drilling grounds and are worked
hard for X hours. Then another
drill at X d. m. for hours. To-day
Sunday, we have no drilling. Have
just finished a dinner of bread, butter
and bean soup. which is the worst
we have had. We can get pass any
time that we wish, but must be in at
8 O'Clock pm. as no one is allowed
out later than that hour, unless they
can run the guards. If caught it
means "a hours extra guard duty.
Yours truly.
John Scull.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-07-20
SUICIDE AT ABSECON.
I'm Aged veteran shoots HImseIf

James Clark, aged about sixty years,
and who was veteran soldier of the
Rebellion, committed suicide, at Absecon
Friday afternoon by shooting himself
with an old shot gun. He lost q leg and
an arm in the war, and was unable to
do much manual labor. Of late he has
been respondent and melancholy, and
probably contemplated ending his life
sometime before he accomplished the
act. He went to his bedroom shortly
after dinner, and evidently placed the
muzzle of the gun against his body
when he fired. The entire charge enter
ed just above the stomach, aud death
must have been instaneOus. He leaves
q widow and several children.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-07-20
LEGAL BATTLE.

At the first meeting night of the
Borough Council in June notice was
given to the railroad companies to pro-
vide safety gates or fsgman at Shore
Road crossings in accordance with an
act passed at the late session. of the
legislature pertaining to such matters,
but no reply having been made thereto
at the last met ting of Council last week
a committee was appointed to secure
the services of an Attorney to have the
matter attended to promptly. What
the result will be remains to be seen.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-07-20
THE COUNTRY CLUB.
The Amateur Golf Record Bro.
ken.

ken.
There was no regular golf tournament
at the Country Clubs grounds on Sat
urday, but there was some fine indivi-
dual playing. and Mr.. Frank I'll. BohIen
OF the Belmont Club, of Phila. broke the
amateur record, making the rounds in
IS to NJ. @. Works previous score of 95.
The professional record of the Club is rs
which was made by Prof. Campbell OF
the Belmont Club.
Among the visitors at the Club during
the past week were:
Chas. Merritt, Floency Brooke, Miss
Helen M. Bunton, Hunter Brooke, Dan,
Fl. Farr, James Carstairs, Mrs. Park,
Mrs. r. G. Park, Mrs. j. Park Jr., Mrs.
Robert JannsoD, Director p. S, Thos. NJ.
Thompson, Mrs. Thos. M. Thompson,
Mrs. Mary R. Thompson, Mrs. G. Jeson
Waters, Albert B. Ashfourth, A. r.
Margerum, Mary NJ. Paulin,. Josephine
Citizens, Mrs. R. s. Somers, Mrs. l. s.
Somers, Miss Emeline Evans, Herbert
N. Morse, Winslow Williams. From
Bellfield Golf Club M. d. Wilt, 7. G..
Dickey, s. A. Mcqueen, B. T. Mechlaig,
They all spoke highly of the grounds
and Club house and ranked them as the
best seaside course they had seen.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-07-20
In Dull Times.

Few men punish their stomachs for
the sins Of their business. Folks eat
three times day in good times, and if
they eat they must have things to eat,
aud they will buy things of the man
who tells them he has them for sale.
Folks may not buy as much furniture
in dull times, nor SO much of some other
things which can be waited for, but
they will buy what they have to have,
and they will think about buying what
they want. In dull times people select
the articles-and continue to think
about them-yhich they purpose TO
purchase when times are good, and the
progressive advertiser reaches the think
ing public and places it in frame Of
mind to do future business with him.
-Ad Book,
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-07-20
BOys-BOys-BOys.
For Adoption.

The New Jersey ChiIdren's Home
Society has now in hand eight little
boys for adoption.
One wee baby with golden hair and
blue eyes-only three weeks old.
The other four are 4, 5, z and 10
years old respectively.
These are all, without exception,
bright healthy and good looking boys.
We have seldom had in charge more
desirable children.
Call on Miss Belle NJ. Cheesman Pleas
antville N. j. or write at once to the
6upt. Rey. N. J, Lamb, Trenton \. J,
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-07-20
Lecture Tn-night.

This "wednesday evening lecture
will be delivered in the Presbyterian
Church by Rev. Samuel Freunder, of Bos-
ton, converted Jewish Rabbi, whose
subject will be THE Hebrews of to-
day." In course Of the lecture the speak
er will show the Rabbinical costume
and chant pslam in the Hebrew ton
que. Admission free, but collection
will be taken.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-07-20

Sec. 8 ANY person bringing into this
Borough or transporting on any high
way, public or private, any garbage, city
slors or iecal matter so as to permit
leakage or overflow of the same, or the
escape of any noxious or offensive odors
so as to become dangerous 10 health, or
a source of public discomfort, shall be
liable to penalty of twenty dollars.
By order of Board of Health,
Pleasantville Borough.
Dated July, 13, 9S. j. S8nders, Sec.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-07-20
TOWN TOPICS.

The Messrs. Arthur Ryon aud Herman
RisIey gave Beach party on Thursday
in Capt. Theodore Aliens yacht. Quite
a large number were present.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-07-20
business Personals.

Insure with A. Fl. Phillip & Co., 1915
Atlantic avenue, Atlantic City, N. J.
For sale-A small sail boat. Apply to
Richard 1. Risley, Smiths Landing, N. j.
6-8-tf.
DR.. Samuel johnson, dentist, Absecon.
Examination free. Prices reasonable,
1857 tt
DR.. J. T. Crandall, Dentist, Union Bank
Building, Atlantic City, assisted by w.
+. Seeds,
DIR. M. P. Shoemaker, dentist. Office
1414 Atlantic avenue, Atlantic City,
over post office. tt
VT. Chase, Baggage, freight, express,
piano, etc., removed. Stand at West
Jersey Railroad Station, p. o. Box, 136,
PIeasantville, N. J. 11-17-97 tt
A. l.: Hammell, graduate Optician.
Office at the residence of Geo. Frambes.
Consultation and examination free.
ALI glasses guaranteed satisfactory.
9-1-97.
Que of the completest and most per-
feet OF 1898 bicycles is the Northampton
wheel for $50 A. first-class machine in
every particular. Every piece guarante-
ed from all imperfecions for two years.
An automatic break attachment if
desired without extra charge. On ex-
hibition and for sale by j. c. Clark, S13
Atlantic avenue, Atlantic City.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-07-20
SPECIAL, NOTICE.

EXTRACT FROM SANITARY CODE OF THE
BOARD OF HEALTH OF THE BORoUGH
OF pLEAsANTvILLE, N. j.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-07-20
A summer show of Pictures.

The Ladies' Home journal announces
that it will exhibit, on nearly the entire
main floor of the mammoth Haddon
Hall, at Atlantic City, New Jersey, the
originals of the most notable illustra-
tions that have appeared in it's pages.
The exhibition, opening the middle Of
July, will include the best drawing OF
the cleverest illustrators in America, and
remain open to the seashore visitors for
three Wet ks.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-07-20
ABsECON.

Mrs. Conover was an Atlantic City
visitor Monday.
Rev. Mr.. Dugsn was an Atlantic City
visitor Monday.
Miss Mabel Reed was an Atlantic
City visitor Monday.
Miss Joanna Doughty passed part Of
last week with friends in LinWpod.
Pleasantville weekly press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1890-1911, 1898-07-20

County News Continued on Fourth page
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-07
THE COPYRIGHT LAW.
There Can be No Ownership in q
Fact Once Made Public.

| (From the San Francisco Chronicle }
| The New York Herald" since with
drawing it's suit against the "Chroni-
cle' for alleged infringement of copy
| righted news, has published an an
nouncement that it does not object to
the reproduction of it's news dispatches
on the following day, provided due
credit is given to the Herald but it
protests against their publication in
any paper on the same morning in
which they appear in the Herald -
From this we infer that our New York
contemporary has been investigating
the matter of copyrighting facts and
has come to the conclusion that it's po-
sition is not so strong as it at first i'm
agined it was. The permission to print
on the ensuing day is in the nature Of
an admission that it is a manifest alb
surdity to assume that because a news
paper gains knowledge of a fact in ad-
vance of it's contemporaries, or by some
means or other secures possession of
an important document, by paying q
/ dollar as a copyright fee it can enjoy
the exclusive privilege of disseminate
ing the information it has acquired for
the period of twenty-eight years.
Our contemporary after a little fur
Their investigation will find that it's po-
| sition is made no stronger by it's pro-
| posal to allow papers to print it's copy
| righted facts after the lapse of a day.
If the law does not give it a monopoly
for tWenty7eight years it does not do so
| for tWenty-four hours AS a matter Of
fact, it does not afford protection for
three minutes, the lawmakers never
having designed to extend the privi-
leges of the copyright law to publishers
to enable them to enjoy a monopoly Of
the dissemination of news. The copy
right law is what it purports to be on
its face; it is merely a protection to
that sort of property which may he
properly termed a product of the intel
lect. 1t is not intended to cover news
There can be no ownership in a fact
once made public. The instant a piece
of news is related it. ceases to have a
property value.
Nor can it be urged by the Herald"
that it suffers an injury by the repub-
! LEGATION of a piece of news in a paper
printed at a distance of over three
| thousand miles from it's sphere of circu-
lation. "A newspaper on the Pacific
Coast does the Herald no more harm
in reproducing one of it's news items
than our New York contemporary does
harm to the London, Paris, Berlin, vi
ennese, Roman and other European
publications when it draws news from
them as it does every day in the week.
1t is the business of newspapers to take
facts where they find them and pass
them along. 1t is a business the Her
ald' has followed for years by copy
ing from European papers, which it IS
enabled to do because the difference
in time is in it's favor and it's attempt
to prevent other papers exercising a
similar privilege is not likely to sue
coed.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-07
THE NOISE NUISANCE IN LARGE
CITIES.

Municipal Engineering" says that it
is now the settled opinion Of the medi-
cal faculty that the incessant noises of
great cities are very deleterious in their
effects on the ears and the nervous sys-
tenn, and also give rise to various dis
eases which are practically unknown in
the country. This belief has so far be-
come general that in three of the
greater cities organizations of public
spirited citizens have been perfected,
the purpose Of which is to reduce these
noises SO far as can be done. Our tele-
graphic and news advices have fire.
Quently given accounts Of the progress
made by these associations.
DR.. John H Girdner is the most recent
essayist upon the subject. In a paper
from his pen in the North American
Review this extract is made:
Horses and wheeled vehicles produce
by far the greatest amount OF the noise
in city streets. Asphalt pavements in
all streets is, therefore, sine qua non
ir reducing noise. Rubber tires also
carriages, and would be very far from q
hardship to the owners. For I am in
formed, by one of the leading city man.
ufactUers of wagons and carriages,
that rubber tires increase the life of A
vehicle one-fourth, and reduce the cost
of repairs one-half. My contention for
less noise is based on the experience and
observation of nearly twenty years
practice of my profession. in New York
City. And 1 am satisfied that the irri-
tation caused by the din in which we
live to-day is essentially health destroy
ing, and plays no unimportant part IN
producing disease of the brain and ner-
vous system, and delaying the recovery
of the sick. This question Of noise is not
confined to physical we'll being; it is also
one Of morals. 1t is wrong to Infiict
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-07

destruction of the Maine by a mine
or torpedo in the harbor of Havana is
likely to cause an investigation as to
the merits of the modern battleship as
an engine of war. which should have
been undertaken long ago. Nearly all
the great nations have for years been
engaged in sharp rivalry in battleship
building, which has led to the construc-
ton or enormous steamers, protected in
every possible way and armed with
monstTous guns. These ships carry
hundreds of men, thousands of tons of
coal and machinery and armament of
almost incalculable weight and power.
The Maine was not one of the largest
OF this class. but it was a monster,
and the wonder is that she or any 9TH
er like her could be made to float and
move from place to place even in calm
water and under favorable circum-
stances. Her cost when ready to sail
was close to five millions of dollars,
and the expense of keeping her in ser
wee was tremendous. Now it appears
that she either carried as part of what
was deemed an indispensable cargo,
tnat which was liable at any time to
destroy her and hurl her crew into
eternity, or she was SO weak in her
greatness that she could not protect
herself against the fiendishness of an
enemy so small and insignificant that
only a long and searching examination
can disclose his existence That such
a craft meets the requirements of war
fare certainly cannot be assumed and
what experience the world has had
with such vessels is by no means in
their favor. There have been few ma
val battles since these great battle
ships came into fashion. but there have
been enough to test their fighting quail
tiles to some extent, and in every case
they have failed
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-07

1t is reported that an Alaskan mail
carrier has secured a message carried
by a homing pigeon, indicating that
Andree is alive and safe somewhere in
the wilds of Alaska. But the fellow
refuses to say what the message is in
detail, unless he is paid a large bonus
by some one. That speaks of a vulgar
spirit. If Andree is safe and sound
it will surprise the world After eight
months lapse since he ballooned away
toward the North Pole, it seems in
credible that he should now be alive.
He would have conserved one splendid
good purpose by being lost and dead,
namely, the lettering of others from
entering upon these tom-fool polar dis
covery expeditions. No possible good
is to be attained by these searches for
the point where there. is neither lati-
tude nor longitude.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-07

PURSUANT TO THE LAWS OF THE
State of California in such case made
and provided, public notice is hereby
given that the Oakland Consolidated
Street Railway Company, the Alameda
Oakland and Piedmont Electric Railway
Company and the Central Avenue Rail-
way Company, upon the written consent
of the stockholders holding more
than three-fourth3 in value of all
the stock Of each of said corpora
tons, respectively and by agreement of
the respective Boards of Directors of said
corporations, made and entered into in
accordance with such consent, and pur-
suant to the said laws of the State of
California, in such case made and pro-
vided, have consolidated and amaigamat-
ed their capital stock, debts. properties,
assets and franchises under the corporate
name and style, of the OAKLAND
TRANSIT COMPANY.
Dated at Oakland, Alameda County,
State of California, this 22d day of March,
1888.
By order of the Board of Directors Of
the Oakland Transit Company.
by SAMUEL ]. TAYLOR,
pr23-tillap25 Secretary.
ONLY ONE DOLLAR A YEAR-THE
WEEKLY UNION. The best weekly.
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The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-07

There are expressions in our country
exchanges concerning crop indications
both of cereals and of fruits which in
cline Us to the belief that, ruthless as
has been the work of frost, north wind
and dry season, the outlook is not
SO bad as many people are picturing
it. There will not be a total failure in
fruit. We will have no surplus, and
but narrow supply for home con-
sumption. Prices will rule higher, but
they will be for home cash, and to that
extent the seller Of fruit will benefit
limitedly, it is true. But there is still
reason for the hope that the back-set
is not so disastrous as has been sup
posed. The foothills are to suffer least.
and they will be able to give us for
home consumption a fair supply of
good fruit.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-07

The San Francisco Chamber of Com
merce on Tuesday passed a series of
preambles and resolutions concerning
the present relations between the Unit
ed States and Spain. calling upon the
people to preserve caImness and refuse
to become infamed, and indorsing
warmly the attitude of President Nc
Kinley for firmness, GOODNESS. discre-
ton, prudence and wisdom. The cham
Der pledged him it's support, and be-
speaks for him the support and conf
dence of all the people in this trying
time. Such commentator is deserved,
for his course has been dignified and
considerate, and looking to main
tenance of national honor without sac
rifice of American blood and treasure,
if possible.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-07
OUTRAGEOUS.

"Have you found out what that war
ship is up tor asked the King of Bkp-
loo.
Yes, SIRE answered the spy. "They
intend taking two hundred square miles
of land as compensation for the last
missionary
It's a bowling outrage and swim
de- said the King of Bkploo. after he
had relieved his feelings a little by cut
ting off the head of the bearer of the i'll
news. That missionary was fifty years
old and as stringy and tough as a
oormat"-Cincinnati Enquirer.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-07
NOTICE OF THE CONSOLIDATION

PROPERTIES, ASSETS AND FRAN
CHISES OF THE OAKLAND CON
SOLIDATED STREET RAILWAY
COMPANY, THE ALAMEDA. OAK
LAND AND PIEDMONT ELECTRIC
RAILWAY COMPANY AND THE
CENTRAL AVENUE RAILWAY COM
PANY
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-07
A Resented Insult.

Mrs. Scrapleigh with a sneer)-Bah!
You are just like your father.
Mr.. Scrapleigh (angrily)-Look here,
madam! You may insult me, but don't
you dare to say one word against my
father!-Puck.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-07

SEND THE WEEKLY UNION TO YOUR
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Weather Forecast.

Northern Californa-Fair Thursday,
with fog on the coast in the morning
southwesterly wind.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1898-04-07
Awful Error.

'I'll never forget the time 1 took my
good old aunt from the country to see
Shakespearean revival at one of the
theaters."
Didn't she like it?'
Like it? 1 found out that she would
never have gone at all but for the i'm
preston she had that revival meant
something religious. "-Cincinnati En-
Quirer.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-11-04

The new dances, like almost everything
else, are to have military tone this win
ter. The American society of professors
of dancing has so discreed. "Carpet
knights" will be more than an empty
phrase. Terpsichore will not exactly car
ry musket, nor trip in time to "hay
foot, straw foot" but she will indulge in
mimic battles, and most warlike sound
ing names. Admiral Dewey, who has
been sponsor for everything from towns
to tops, gives his name to a new figure
for the cotilliOn. In the Dewey figure, af-
ter marching and countermarching, the
lines of foppOsing dancers carry on brisk
battle with confetti, whose colored paper
ribbons fairly enmesh the company in a
great rainbowlike web. There are still
other military flgures-the Charge of the
Light Brigade, the Stars and Stripes, and
Imperial Guards. The Cadet Lancers, in
stead of being danced in squares, becomes
really diagonal dance, with resulting
figures in the shape of triangles and stars.
1t is claimed that the fivestep schottische
will share the extraordinary popularity
of the two-step. The new schottische is
a rather difficult dance, but that will
probably be one thing in its favor
Harper's Bazaar.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-11-04

Soothing, healing, cleansing. De Wits
Witch Hazel Salve is the implacable enc
my of sores, burns and wounds. 1t
never fails to cure Piles. You may
RELY upon it. Isaac Sterns. Middlebury
b G. Peck or Day Bros, East Middle
bury; G. w. Sowle, West Cornwall ;
D. Fl. Bennett, Bridport; C. B. Kendall,
Shoreham; F G, Dyer, West Salisbury
w. B. French, Orwell.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1898-11-04

Overcome evil with good. Overcome
your coughs and colds with One Minute
Cough Cure. 1t is so good children cry
for it. 1t cures Group, bronchitis, pneu-
monia, grippe and all throat and lung
diseases.
Isaac sterns, Middlebury; b. G. Peck or
Day Bros, East Middlebury; @. W. Sowle,
West Cornwall; ID. II. Bennett, BridpOrt
c. b. Kendall, Shoreham; +. G.. Dyer West
Salisbury; W. b. French, orwell.