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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-04

| had been stabbed through the neck, and
| the drip drip Of the blood was the SOUND
that had filed me with such gloomy fore
| boding Of evil In the darkness yonder.
Dropping the shoes and dagger, | fed
| the spot. / ran down a fight Of stairs tc
the basement door, only to find it locked.
Up | rushed, as though demons were aft
err me, to the top floor and tried all the
windows. / ever went put on the roof,
but escape was everywhere cut off.
Reaching the ~passageway again, l en-
countered a squad Of Spanish regulars.
with Mauser rifles, headed by q corporal
and the girl who had inveigled me into
the house of death, like a lamb to the
slaughter.
sSeize hint" she cried in Spanish. "He
has murdered my father!."
l opened my mouth to speak, but my
tongue seemed paralyzed. l forgot all the
Spanish l ever knew. There was the
dagger in my shoe with blood upon it
where it had pierced my foot, the very
dagger which had stabbed the girls IA
Their.
While they were tying my hands be-
hind my back a Spanish sergeant enter
ed, and to that lucky incident l owe my
life. as I viii explain.
When | left Tunas de Sasa in October.
at the mouth of the river Sasa, in the
province Of Santa Clara, | came on a
Spanish troopship and became intimately
acquainted with a Spanish sergeant. L
was a prisoner, but not in irons, the war
being over, and had given myself up to
| escape starvation. This sergeant and /
used to drink lemonade together fire.
q%uently, neither caring for stronger bev-
erages, and 'cuss' the Cubans. After
ward we drifted apart, to meet that night
when he was in charge Of the squad TAX
ing me into custody.
The sight of my friend restored my
hope and my speech. | called his name
and declared my innocence. At this the
girl fell forward on the floor, crying, me
culpa! me culpa." Il am guiltyD OF
course my release followed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-04
BURNING PLAGUE VICTIMS.
Ceremonies to Appease the Wrath of
Pagan Deitfes.

The way in which the bubonic plague
spreads is from man to man, and when
it once gains a start it travels with terri
Bile swiftness, carrying with it certain
death to a very large percentage of its
victims. For this reason all vessels from
Java carrying sugar and all vessels from
those portions of the old world where the
plague is known to exist are now being
subjected to a very careful inspection by
quarantine physicians at all United States
ports.
In the places where the plague has bro
ken out in Asia the natives generally look
upon it as a direct visitation of n of
the gods they worship and burn the vic
tim, alive or dead. In India it is be-
lieved that the great god Tor has been
in some way angered by his people and
that be has sent the plague in vengeance.
By some of the natives it is believed that
those who have been converted by mis-
~sionaries are responsible for the awful
curse. in that they nave departed from
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-04

once n wondered what I would do IL
they brought in a coffin and attempted
to put me in it and mil the lid down. I
honestly believe | would have let them
do it. / understood what a man must
feel and what must pass through his
mind when be is being buried alive and
could not move hand or foot. To all in
tents and purposes | lay there like n
dead, outwardly unconscious, inwardly
alive and full Of strange, wild sensations.
My eyes wore still shut, my hands
were still resting lifelessly upon the arms
of the chair, my feet were still extended
upon the ottoman. / refused to answer
questions and gave no sign that / heard.
All this time the train was running in
my head with undiminished speed.
Thoughts came and went fast. / lost
sight Of the fact that / had a body and
lived only in my brain. The whirring
grew, growing louder and louder, as if
reaching a climax. There was a slight
jar, as il the brakes were being put on.
The noise stopped, and a deathlike still
ness ensued. 1t was the stiffness of the
room. And / opened my eyes. | have
often been told by my friends that / had
wheels in my head, and now, after my
experience with oxygen, ! cannot deny
it. Ny only defense is that the wheels
were big and that they ran smoothly.
When / came back, everything was
perfectly quiet. | had no distinct idea
of how long / had been under the in
fuence of the gas, but I was told it was
only a few minutes. There was no sense
of loss, no sudden letting down, no great
thirst and nc dark brown" taste in my
mouth. The return to natural life was
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-04

stream from his house. The meadow
was fenced in on three sides, but the
field broke down to the river in a bluff
20 feet high which was not fenced.
One day the horses unexpectedly APP
peared at the door of the house. They
were returned several times TO the pas
ture, but invariably appeared a few
hours later. a boy was set to watch
them, and the secret of their escape was
soon discovered. Both horses jumped
from the high bank into the water and
swan to the other side.
1t occurred to Professor Holloway that
capital might be made Of this trick, and
he set about training the horses for
greater efforts. The training consisted
In taking the horses to high banks and
coaxing them to make the plunge.
AT a signal the horse starts up the In
cline at a quick walk. The professor
stands on the shore of the lake below,
and as the horse looks down from the
platform he calls. "All right" At the
sound of his voice the horse leaps down
ward, disappearing a moment later in q
cloud Of spray. The horses mate mean
while is held in the water a few feet
from where the diving horse will come
to the surface.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-04
~TELEPHoNiNG TRAINS.


Engineers and Dlsrntckera MAI Be
In constant Communication.
A month ago Professor Russo d'Azar
of Rome perfected his invention of tele-
phoning without wires between ships at
sea.
Cable dispatches now announce that he
has accomplished the still more remarka-
Bile feat of telepiloning without wires be
tween moving trains and stations
While his wireless telephone at sea is
designed to prevent collisions Of ships in
fogs aud storms, says the New York
Journal, his new application of the tele-
phone without wires on hand is to pre-
vent railroad collisions.
II the engineer on a locomotive can al
ways be in communication with thet train
dispatcher at the nearest station, there is
hardly a possibility of misunderstanding
orders.
Besides this, the telephone In the en-
gineer's cab will give notice of the APP
proach of another train either in front or
rear of his train, so as to warn him Of an
impending collision.
Professor u'Azar's experiments in this
line haye been conducted on one of the
railroads running out of Rome toward
the north. For this purpose he put up
his telephones in three train dispatchers'
stations, covering a so mile stretch Of
track. Half a dozen locomotives in this
suburban service were then equipped
with the wireless telephones.
A headpiece was made for the engineer,
such as central girls wear at the tele-
phone exchanges. This keeps the receiy-
er constantly at the engineers ear, SO he
is obliged to hear every sound that comes
to the telephone.
In this way he must hear the rumbling
of a train coming toward him from the
front or the rear.
A great difficulty which was at first en-
countered was to prevent the noise of the
engineers own train drowning the much
fainter sound of a distant train or the
still more feeble sound of a human voice
from a station.
This was overcome by placing micro
phones, or sound magniiers, on the pilot
at the front Of the locomotive and at the
rear of the train aad connecting them by
wire with the engineers telephone. These
~microphones, which detect the f~aintesr
sounds which vibrate along the rails, were
mutfied in a peculiar way, so as-to be dis
'turbed as little as possible by the rattle
ana roar OF tne Train 10 which tney are
attached.
In spite Of this precaution, however,
there is a constant noise made in the tel
ephone at the engineers head. But his
trained ear easily distinguishes between
the noise of his own train and that Of 9th
er trains and a voice at a distant station.
An example of how expert an engineer
can become in distinguishing between
sounds is best seen in the case of the
chief engineer of a stationary plant.
He may be sitting reading a newspaper
surrounded by the whir of iywheels. the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-04

In one Of the rural districts Of the bor-
ough of Brooklyn is a little church which
pays to its pastor a salary of fewer hum
dreds a year than the average city clergy
man gets thousands. His women parish
toner's, especially n who poses as the
Lady Bountiyul of the church, but whose
contributions scarcely tit the part, at
tempt to make up to him in cordially
what he lacks in financial support. They
surrounded him at the picnic of the Sun
day school of the church and urged him
to eat dainties from their baskets. Final
ly Mrs. Bountiful pleaded with him to
try a piece OF fruit cake that looked as
hard as the heart Of a summer girl in
October.
Of really can't" said the minister.
my teeth are not good"
ooh, why don't you get your teeth fill
ed?" burst forth the sympathetic archi-
tect of the cake.
The underpaid clergyman fastened his
eye on her and said with a voice as dry
as a Long Island truck garden at the end
of the droughtS
"Generally ! have a hard enough time
to keep my stomach filed."-New York
Tribune.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-04
INSTRUMENTATION
] WHY CANADA q
HELPS
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by Sending Troops to the d
Transvaaz She shows the q
Strength OF Imperialism. y
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BT FRANKLIN PRICE

In sending a regiment of volunteers to
the Transyaal Canada is creating a prec-
edent and proving for the spirit of impe-
rialism an unexpected strength. For the
first time in its history the Dominion gov
rnmen is taking ar active part in one
OF, England's foreign difficulties.
The previous wars In India, in Abys-
sinia and In South Africa Canada has let
pass unnoticed in spite Of the fact that
during those crises the reins of power
have been in the hands OF the ultra loyal
Conservatives.
1t is true that a contingent of Canadian
voyager took part in the i'll starred Nile
expedition of 1885, but they were sent
for by Lord Wolseley for a special pur-
pose and were duly hired to perform it.
Later, when Australian forces took part
in the desert campaigns around Suakin,
there was no suggestion that Canada
should follow the precedent set by the
colonies at the antipodes.
When the United Empire league, an
English organization having for its object
the unifcation Of the empire by preferen-
tial tariff legislation and other devices,
declared that the colonies ought to con-
tribute to the naval and military forces
al tih part IL IL HdAS VI Liz ct1Q1IGt
the proposition met with little considera-
ton from the man who then represented
Canada in England as high commission
or, Sir Charles Upper, the present lead
err of the Canadian Conservatives
Now, by an almost unanimous voice,
Canada has decided that when British
troops take the field Canadian militia
men shall bear them company. Practi-
caliy the only criticism now made is that
Canada in raising, equipping and turning
owe to the British general at Durham a
force of LOCO men, to be incorporated
with the regular army, is not doing
enough, and apparently the people would
prefer that the whole cost of the expedi-
ton, from the moment it left Canadian
shores until it returned to them, should
come out of the Canadian e~xchequer,
though they might feel differently on this
point when the bills came in.
This revolutionary precedent, for it is
nothing else, was not set without the ad-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-04

When the Cuban war sentiment sprang
ap in the United States, / longed for ac-
tive field service, writes Captain Hugh
Thomason In the San francisco Exami-
ner, and took part in several flibustering
expeditions, subsequently joining the ar
my. The h~ardships endured were fright
full. From Aug. IT to Sept. "a not a bite
of food passed my lips but horse meat
and the flesh of the juita, a species of
muskrat. The merchants after that fur
nished a pint Of rice and a loaf of bread
to zach soldier daily, with the. under
standing that the Cuban government
would reimburse them with interest.
On Oct. Is 1 left the army. l had the
paludic fever, a disease in which the
blood turns to water. | later gave my
self up 20 the Ssaniards at Sancti SDii
tus. | had to do that or starve. A Span
ish merchant took a fancy to me after l
had surrendered my arms and ammuni-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-04
DYNAMITE FOR A TARGET.
First Rate Mark, but the Shooting
Was Not Good Sport.

First Rate Mark, but the Shooting
Was Not Good Sport.
One of the most remarkable dynamite
explosions that ever happened occurred
a few days ago on the levee, where the
steam dredge Camors was engaged in
clearing away the river bottom, say the
New Orleans imes-Democrat.
1t was in the quiet hum and drowsi-
ness Of the monday hour. The monoto-
nous creak of the dredging scoop had
ceased, and the laborers, wiping their
heated brows, sought the refuge of the
lunchroom with a sigh Of relief and pre-
pared for their midday repast. Then it
was that Thomas Gordy, a clerk on the
boat. also desisted from his labors and
became seized with a desire to recreate
his wasted faculties by shooting with a
Monte-Christo rifle. Taking the rife
in his hand, he went on deck and COM
menced to plug away at a little fish swim
ming near the bank. Seeing a barrel on
the levee, &c feet away, he thought it
would be pleasant to put a hole through
It.
Now, ordinarily, it is entertaining on q
hot summers day to put holes through
a barrel, but marksmen should remem-
Der that all barrels are not empty This
particular barrel covered two boxes, each
containing SO pounds of the most power
full dynamite, Is per cent nitroglycerin.
Two pounds of it are sufficient to blow
the toughest stump into atoms, and good
care is taken that all living animals are
200 feet away when the explosion oc-
ours. It was this harmless appearing
barrel that Mr.. Gordy thought it would
be amusing to p%uncture. He took care
full aim and fred.
That Mr.. Gordy lives to tell the tale
is nothing more or less than remarkable.
There was a terrific explosion that shook
windows in the Ursuline convent, a
mile away. Gordy's clothes were strip
ped from him in t~atters, and he was
thrown under the barge. Strange to
say, he retained his consciousness, swan
out and was pulled aboard. Although
he suffered from shock for some time, he
now goes about with only a slight limp
as a result of his injuries.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-04

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room. a soia' q bookcase, d eaoie anu .
Few chairs cohsteuteu tne furniture.
wonderful cure was pehiho a screen at
one end OF the room.
l was nylted Denlno the screen anu
asked to SIT down IN an easy reclining
chair An ottoman was piaced at my
feet. and everything seemed to De ready
Beside the chan was a lark WOOD pedes-
tai surmounted by a very beautlIuiiy
carved iron urn. From ~ top OF the urn
there extended a rubber tube covered
with woven cloth. The end of the tube
was fitted up with a hard rubber mouth
piece, and into the end of the mouthpiece
was inserted a glass tube.
After adjusting a few switches and
trying the gas upon himself the doctor
presented the tube to me with a smile.
AT first / did not notice any effect and
was just about to congratulate myself
upon the fact that | was gasproef when
the oxygen took hold, and | had 1t. The
most noticeable thing that occurred to
me was the fact that | suddenly ceased
thinking. The room and its contents,
including the gas tube, lost interest for
me at once, and l looked up into the
face of the doctor, who was feeling my
pulse. I had an irresistible impulse to
smile. l suppos / did smile, for / re-
member the doctor smiled back.
As soon as / smiled / thought how
foolish it was. / had nothing to smile at.
So / made up my mind not to smile in
the future. I Strengthened up my face
and Immediately became aware of the
fact that l had fingers on the ends of my
hands. What made me think of my
fingers was they began to twitch of their
own accord, ara | could not stop them.
The next moment my attention was at
tracted to the noise of a typewriter in
the next room. The noise was a million
times as loud as the tick Of an ordinary
typewriter should be, and every sound
of the hammer went through my head
like the stroke of an anvil. 1t did not
~irritate me or make me jump up and
cry out, Stop but 1t interested me 10
watch the beats IN my head
Quick as a Hash my attention was
diverted from the typewriter py a new
noise. 1T was like the sound or rush
ing vino through a giant forest. | Ms
tened intently and made out that some
sort OF heavy but beautifully constructed
machinery was running running. run,
ming swiftly and noiseiessly. yet withai
ponderously, somewhere on IN the black
distance. | STRAINED my eyes 10 eaten
sight of the cause Of the sound, but could
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-04
BURNING VICTIMS OF THE PLAGUE.

Tor and the gods of their fathers. This
seems to bear out in a most singular man
ner so many of the calamities and curses
as accounted for both in the Bible and in
almost all Of ancient mythology.
Like SO many customs of uncivilized
people, this burning OF the victims has a
religious significance. BY treating the
accused in this way 1t is hoped that the
angered gods wrath will be appeased and
the curses lifted. And so 1t is that when
the plague has finally spent itself the ma
tives do not ascribe its departure to any
of the sanitary influences Of fire, but
firmly believe that the god or gods are
again ready 10 smile on their people, and
mourning at once gives way to feasting.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-04


Byrne, on account of contract No. 1.1S9,
for sweeping, etc, and removing ashes
and garbage from the streets OF Jersey
City.
Charge cleaning streets.~
Resolved, That A67.23 be paid to Wash
burne Bros. Co., on account Of contract
No 1,148, for furnishing and delivering
MANSIONS materials.
Whereas, This Board heretofore passed
resolutions under the provisions of Chap
ter 30 Of the Laws of 1885, directing prop
erty owners to repair sidewalk as per
schedule annexed; and
Whereas, Notices nave been served Upon
the said property owners in a~ccordance
with law. and the time allowed by law
in which to fix their sidewalk having
expired. and the said property owners
therefore
Resolved, That this Board hereby de-
clares its intention to do the work nee
essary to the placing of said sidewalk
IN proper condition in accordance with
the provisions Of the act above cited
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-04

The newest ~ensIaving habit is Oxygen
exhilaration." By inhaling the gas for a
few moments the entire system is made
10 feel a sense of ecstasy more intense
than that produced by any other agency.
Originally using it as a purely medici-
nal agent, many Of those who inhale the
oxygen grow so infatuated with the SEN
sation that they become addicted to its
frequent use.
Hearing of the wonderful effect of the
Y writes Edgar Nj. Dilley in the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-04
Fault Finding and criticising.

Criticising rsean judging fairly. The
original Greek word to judge means to
t'sift." oac, therefore, who is incapable
from ignorance or prejudice of sitting
every matter from every point of view
cannot be called d critic. Whenever from
interested motives on from other causes
he shows bias he must not be set down
as a critic. Men have attempted to write
down a play because they did not like
the author OF it. A book has been abused
because other books by the same author
nave won a place which was denied the
productions of the critic. War has been
made on ministers, lawyers and doctors
because their views did not harmonic
with the advice the critic had to give, but
somehow was not accepted.
Fault finding can become actually a
disease. The disappointed, those of a
vinegar temper, the mentally d~yspeptic,
indulge themselves to such IN extent that
a calm, dispassionate, not to say tender,
judgment Of men and things becomes an
impossibility. Those who know such
people suspect something wrong when
ever the fault finder says something good.
1t was said of one Of old, Ills words
were smooth as butter. but the wal was
in his heart A critic is a necessary
and useful factor in all public and pri-
vate life. A fault finder is one who
spoils the sweetness of things. He is an
i~rritant; his influence is pernicious. He
Is to be agoided.-Baltimore American.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-11-04
Steam Siren and Meg
aphone Combined
For Fog Signal.


fogs. By combining a megaphone with a
steam siren it is expected to produce a
giant roar which will pierce the thickest
fog and rouse the most stupid lookout.
On the government reservation on
Fauikner's island, Connecticut, there has
been established an experimental ma
chine. 1t is the invention Of Mr.. r. f..
Foster Of New York. The apparatus CON
sists of an iinmense m~egaphone, the lar
gest In the world, III feet long and I feet
in diameter at the mouth, to which is at
This is mounted on q circular platform
% feet in diameter, and it revolyes from
right to left, like the hands OF a clock,
the ~megaphone stopping at each Of the