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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-08
TEAM K.

The Bachelor Club of Hoboken met
Monday night at Bach's alleys and a
match game was bowled between W
eight men teams, known as the Americans
and Insurgents. The game was not pro-
ductive of good scores. but there was con-
siderable excitement and plenty iof fun.
The forces We're pretty evenly divided,
and at no time from the opening to the
end of the ninth frame was either side
sure of winning. The tenth frame de-
cided the matter. Though the Insurgents
made fewer credits than the Americans
their counting was better. The score fol-
lows
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-08
RECEPTION At ARMoRY MARCH ~

Colonel Robert 6. Smith that
a reception under the auspices of the
Second Battalion, Companies e, F, G n
HI of the Fourth Regiment will be held
in the Armory, on Wednesday evening,
March %. This will take place immedi-
afelv after the battalion drill.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-03-08
BOARD OF
(Oficial Proceedings.}

(Official Proceedings.l
Adjourned regular meeting, Fepruary
On Thursday, February %, 1899, at the
hour of 5 O'Clock P. NJ, at the regular
meeting room of the Board of Finance,
in the City Hall, 1 called the roll of mem.
bership of the Board of Finance, no one OF
whom responded, all of said members
being absent.
Clerk.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-12-14
NonrOe City, Mo.

Dec. 6. 1890 Dear Santa
claus Please bring me a pair of
boots IA Drum and some candy
[ am7 years old and live four
and one half miles north west
of Monroe City
Otus Andrew See.
Monroe City Mo. Nov. 30, 1899
Dear Santa.-.I want you to
Qriug me pair OF skates and
some candy it you please. l
will love you very much If you
will bring me these thing,
Your Friend
Lewis Lauham.
Monroe CITY Mo Dec 1 1899
Dear Santa | will writ as the
kind Editor of the DEMOCRAT
said that he wanted the little
ones under twelve years of age
to write l don't know what |
want. For l have got so many
presents. But after you have
filed all the stockings and have
any thing left you jusc slip
down the chimney and drop it
in my stocking, Yours truly
Bertha Meyer
Dear old Sonta want you to
bring me little toy cook stove
with cooking utensils and Il
sack of candy, | wont ask for
any more iris time SO you can
have more to give to the other
children Lora Kidd.
Monroe City, mo, Dear Santa
Claus. l thought | would write
you a letter l am ten years
old, and so 10 school. l study
reading, spelling, language,
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-12-14

geography, and arithmetic. We
have II miles to walk to school.
My teachers name is Miss Flor.
ence Carlisle. | have sister
ID years old. Please bring me
Il knite,and some candy aud
pair OF boots.
Your Little Friend.
Roy Barnett.
December 6 1899
Monroe City Mo. Dear Santa
Claus will You please bring me
Il pair of skates, some fire
crackers and some nuts. You
for got to bring the Air gun
last Xmas. | am a little boy
eight years old.
Claude Westf2ll.
Dec. Z. 1899,
Florida Mo. Nov, 80, 90.
Lawrence School house If you
/ please bring me pair of skates.
No. 10, ! want some peCons and
candy and pair Of felt boots
also. II you send or bring
these to me | will thank you
ever so much, Ilove you very
! much, but better on Christmas
Eve.
/ Your loving Schoolboy
! Rollie Paris.
Do not forget me. Age II.
Please bring us some water,
Lawrence School house. Nov.
30 80. Dear Santa This Christ
mas please bring me 4 Doll and
some candy, Age 8 years,
Monroe City Mo-
Your Friend
Daisy Snyder.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-12-14

Co. please send it to me And
l will be the most tickled boy
in Harlin Co. Nebr.
Yours Truly,
Willie Hayden.
Orleans, Nebr.
Dear Santa Claus l am a lit
tie boy nine years old. have
two brothers one sixteen and
one three. l want you to please
bring me a ring, trunk, u Rob
insOn CruSo book, monkey, fire
crackers and some nuts and
candy. Bring my big brothers
a gold ring. and bring my little
brother horn and drum.
Bring mamma Il gold watch.
and bring papa a plug OF to.
bacco. Please remember grand
ma and grandpa.
Your little Friend
Corbir Hagar.
Monroe City Mo, December
list 80. Dear Santa Claus, /
thought | would write old San
Ia letter to let him know
what | want. am a little girl
10 years old. | am going to
hang my stocking by the Chin
ney you can find it easily, l
hope we will have Il big snow
a Christmas so YOU can drive
your reindeer. | want yon to
bring every body something, l
live 4 miles from town l want
him to find my home and bring
me new dress, candy, oranges
and peanuts, Pearl Rouse.
Monroe City, Mo. Dear old
Santa Claus. | thought l would
write and tell you what l would
like for Xmas, | want nice
big Doll, set Of Dishes, some
candy and peanuts, aud just
any thing else that you think
l deserve as | am very good
|
little girl. l think. 1 am five
years old and hope l will live
to Hurrah for Mr. Bryan and
for free Silver in 1900, from
your little friend
Virgle May Thomas.
Monroe City, Mo. Dec. 8 1899,
Dear Santa / am Il little girl
eight years old, 1 want a
Story Book, gold Ring, a Set
OF furs, candy, nuts, and
oranges. l will close, BY hop
ping every little girl and Boy
will get something for christ
mas merry christmas to all.
Yours Respt.
Virgie Stoddard.
Age 10 yrs.
Monroe City, Mo-, Dec. z, 1899
Dear Santa Clause;--I thought
/ would write you a letter l am
| nine Ven. old and hnna Won uill
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-12-14

tell now Olu | am 50 you VIII
get them big enough, was six
last summer
Gladys Longmire.
Monroe City Mo Mr. Santa
C.ouse. / hope you and your
reandeers won't freeze out be-
fore YOU get here for if you do
there will be a good many boys
and girls Disappointed | will cell
Won what few things | want and
they are Il book OF quotations Il
bicycle and Il niCn one at
that as my old skates are not
good | would like to have Il new
Pair and Of course You never
forget to bring candy and nuts
and such tnIug as that u leave
in Il fellows StDck"n.
Yours Res.
Benton Christian.
Monroe City. Mo. December,
/ 1899. Dear Santa Claus | am
little boy five years old
ana | write to you through the
DEMOCRAT to tell you what |
want for Christmas. | want
you please bring me IA train, a
rife, a ship and a stove, and Il
house and some candy and nuts
and don't forget to bring a
christmas tree.
your little friend
Frank Werner.
Dear Santa Claus | am a lit
tie boy nine years old. | used
to live in Monroe Co. about
five miles from Monroe City.
And you came to see me every
Christmas But now | live Il
way out in the west where l
guess you are afraid to come for
fear you would dry up and blow
away. If you have a bicycle
left when you get over Monroe
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-12-14
Charley Snyder.
Lawrence school house

- 'T''
Lawrence school house
Monroe Civ Mo Nov. -. %
Dearest Santa Clause. Please
bring Maggie aud Rosa a DOH
piece Sone candy and nuts
Maggie y 2p,a are 10 snail to
write Sol will, write for them
are 8 years. Your little frind
Mamie UpIinger.
Lawrence SchOOl house.
Dear Old canta Close. VIII you
please bring me Il Wagon and
somc.canda yours jimmie
Mr. Santa Clause | am 4 yrs
old. | want train & lIlephant
and some meney to put put in
my little pocket. Uncle john
wants Il pipe. Mamas boy
Artie Powell.
Please send me lit,Ie drum
and IA little wagon for christmsa
SANITY Clase. RoIlic Pearson
to sonta clase Deer sonta
class ! am Il little boy $ years
Id I want a littlc fut lall and
a little cart and an chair.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-12-14

When / lay IL stock Of Holiday Goods
!, as matter Of fact want to sell them.
cannot sell them if you don't como and see
them. So if there is some Little Thing,
or Big Thing, that you may wish for a
Christmas Present. will ask you 10 call
and will try and please you in making "a
selection. have nice line 10 select from
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-12-14
THE OLD RELIABLE DRUG HOUSE
&c OF *
* * B. q. WOOD " ~

And you will find anything you may want for
Christmas remembrance have always tried to
have good stock of Holiday Goods on hand, as
many Of YOU may know, for years past and
will not disappoint you at the close Of this Eigh>
tecnth Century
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-12-14

Co. please send it to me And
| will be the most tickled boy
in Harlin Co. Nebr.
Yours Truly,
Willie Hayden.
Orleans, Nebr.
Monroe City Democrat. (Monroe City, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1899-12-14

tell how old | am SO you Will
get them big enough, | was six
last summer.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-29
Fading colors of Birds, Eggs.

THE beautiful and delicate shades
on the eggs of birds are not very fast
especially if they belong to the lighter
class of colors," remarked an ornitlol-
ogist to the writer. In many Instances
some of the finest and most character
istic tints of eggs disappear almost en-
tirely on exposure to light. A common
example is the beautiful pale blle of
the starling's egg. which, on expos ire
to sunlight for few days. loses it's
clear blueness of tone and becomes
purpler, approaching more to n slate
tint. Such is also the case with most
of the greenish blue eggs. like those of
many sea birds. the common guile
NETS. for instance. the beauty of which
largely depends on the clear freshness
of its blue tints.
"ltis. therefore, wise for egg collectors
to keep the glass cases containing all
such specimens carefully covered up
When not being inspected, otherwise
much of the beauty of tint will be lost
in course of time" Washington Star.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-29
A Cat story.

1t may interest your readers to hear
cat to save her kitten from an untime-
ly death. The two had luxurious bed
on the top of some hay in barn, but
one morning, While the old cat was
away, the farm people came and, not
noticing the kitten, buried it under six
feet of freshly cut grass. Four hours
later heard of this and was told that
the kitten was dead and buried under
the heap of grass.
A friend and myself Immediately
set to work to see if the kitten could
still be saved, and we dug downward
into the grass and made long search
the old cat intently watching our pro-
ceedings. No signs of the poor little
mite were forthcoming SO reluctantly
we gave up the search, and | returned
to the house and took up book, in
tending to read
But the old cat followed me and ut
tered the most piteous bowls and made
me understand clearly that she felt L
could find and save her kitten if l
would. do look again. am sure it is
there she seemed to say, so we went
together, and l searched and burrowed
diligently, the cat watching the while
This time my efforts We're crowned
with success, and the kitten emerged
none the worse for it's adv enture, and
JOY and content reigned in the heart Of
the mother cat.-London Spectator.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-29

HOOK SHoULDERED THE SEVENTH MAN
lull. The savages seemed to have
had enough of it, Their dead number
ed between 800 and 400, but the Brit
ish had lost but II killed The sur
vlvorS of the garrison set to work to
strengthen their position, ready for
return of the Iulus at daybreak Men
climbed to the roof of the storehouse to
strip it, so that it could not be fired,
and from this lookout saw horde of
dusky figures creeping up to surprise
the garrison. The men at the barr-
cade were warned. and the soldiers be-
gan to descend from the roof The last
to leave saw another sight, one to make
him forget the danger and shout with
all his lung power Il wild "Hoorayw
Coming over the low hills far to the
eastward was Il compact column of
troops. which could only be the army
of reserve under Lord Chelmsford hur-
rying to the relief of the posts in Natal
Chelmsford had been to lsandlana and
found that Durnford's command had
been practically annihi!ated Turning
to Rorke's Drift. he saw smoke rising
from the burning hospital and sup.
posed that tile post had shared the fate
of Durnford's men. Advancing eau
tiously. for fear of Zulu ambush. he
soon saw the English flag waving from
the storehouse. The advance guard
rushed to the front and was welcomed
with a cheer 10y the heroes of what
Lord Chelmsford called the most gal
liant action on record Hook and Will
liams were awarded the Victoria cross
Colonel Durnfor,l. commander at
lsandlana, was killed outside the camp
early in the fight. He was succeeded
by Colonel Pulleine of the Twenty
fourth foot. When his battalion had
been cut down to handful. Colonel
Pulleine gave the colors to Lieutenant
Melville and Lieutenant Coghill to save
if possible. After sending them away
Colonel Pulleine turned to his men and
said. "As for the rest of us. here we
stay and here we diev' They staid and
died. Such is one record of British
valor in South Africa.
GEORGE l.. KlIMER
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-29

when the sun comes up they'll take the
island it it costs them score of men +"
well We'll stick it out to the end -
declared Quin; II mean until we see
that we are overpowered. Then We'll
make bolt for the shore I'm sorry we
didn't get a messenger off to the fort,
but it's too late for that now"
Watch sharp, (" put in Old Derrick
The varmints are stirring"
AS he spoke-it had become much
lighter-the redskins opened fire anew,
at first in struggling manner, then
more briskly. The defenders replied
cautiously, saving their ammunition
for the rush that was expected The
splitting of rifles echoed far on the
morning air Wreaths of white smoke
drifted over the foaming river and the
parched plain
Were in a tight place, said QaiE
"Half CT Co. l:orsas arc killed, and the
rest will have to carry double in case
of a retreat
eve Get ven cartridges left, "
Callsins crowded between ht5 teeth
''aEd | don suppose you fellows
Hcllo what's up?' interrupted
Pepper Smith.
What indeed? To the arl&.:e Al n
and delight o.. the cowboys, the Apa-
ches were seen lunning from all points
toward the hin that sheltered thoi;.
horses. Then they raappeared mounted
riding at full speed to the south and 4
about the same time the clear notes Of
a bugle We're heard. The sound cam
glanced in that direction they saw a
glorious sight-a troop of United States
cavalry, twoscore strong, galloping
down the arid slope to the river
Quin and his party eagerly crossed to
meet them, some on horseback and some
wading The officer in command of the
soldiers, the same who had been en-
countered on the previous day, listened
with increasing admiration and won
der to the story of the siege of the no
ella ford.
1T was splendidN' ne cried "An
achievement to boast of A mere hand
full of men against hundred Apache
devils! You have saved many lives, my
brave fellows. AS for you''-he clapped
Quin on the back-"I owe you an
apology. came to arrest you. was
under the impression that you were a
rascally trader who was trying to snug
gle load of arms and ammunition int 10
the San Carlos reservation I"
1t was very natural mistake +"
Quin replied "We'n say no more
about it. -
So the Indians were repulsed, and
the settlers saved, and what happened
afterward is another story. The dead
cowboys We're buried, and the wounded
accompanied a part of the soldiers back
to Fort Stayman. The rest stopped to
guard the fording. On the following
day a strong column set out to the res
ervstion. They drove the Indians be-
fore them, disarmed them and carried
off their leaders for trial and punish
ment, thus checking the rising before
it had made any Roadway.
And the camels? Quin did not aban-
don the quest. He and his cowboys, aft
er weeks search, corralled the herd
and with some difficulty captured eight
Of them alive. They were shipped east
soon afterward and are now part of
Barnum's circus and menagerie
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-29
The Reaction.

How is your new man getting
along?' asked the customer.
We'll" said the grocer, "I'll try him
for little while longer and see if he
will wake up. But just at present it
looks as If he had put out SO much ell
ergy in getting the job that he has
hone left. indianapolis journal
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-29

DER and Briton
will have it out
in South Africa.
Everybody out
side of England
expects that the
honors of per-
sonal pluck and
prowess will
surely rest with
the Beers which
ever way the
victory goes.
Here is a story
of bulldog Brit
ish grit display
oil On tho I,order
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-29
own task of cutting an egress through

own task of cutting an egress through
the wall.
Finally the hole was open, and Will
liams dragged seven men through
Hook left his post and seized the
eighth patient, but as he reached the
opening Zulu bullet struck the sick
man, and Hook forced him through
breaking leg for the poor fellow, al
though saving his life There was but
one egress from the room where the
two sound and eight helpless men were
beleaguered, and this led out among
the lulus, so it was decided to work
their way back to the main body
OF defenseS. Hook stood at the
hole, and Williams again piled the
pick. Twice they retreated until they
stood in room with two doors open
ing out upon the Zulus and window
on the side where it was supposed the
main body of English still held their
parapet. One of the patients became
crazed at the sight of the Zulus and
rushed out among them, only to be
hacked to pieces With due ceremony
While this was occupying their atten-
ton Hook and Williams put the re-
naming sick men through the window
and climbed after them The last car
fridge was gone.
But with the party outside the build
ing it seemed for a moment as though
the escape was only a jump from the
frying pan into the fire." Their COM
rades had been driven from the first
line and We're 100 feet from the hos
pital wall. The intervening space was
covered with dead Zulus. showing that
it lay within the zone of attack. 1t was
swept by Zulu bullets and assagais,
but salvation could only be had by
crossing this field of death. Williams
and six sick men crossed first without
injury. Then Hook Shouldered the sew
enth man, one having two broken legs,
and made a struggle for cover The
burden was limp and hung like a sack
An assagai struck the man. but was
turned aside by his thick overcoat
Hook painted in his struggle, he reeled
under his burden. but by efforts more
than human he reached the barricade
and was drawn inside with his helpless
charge. AS soon as he could get his
breath he took rifle and made one
more in the line of gallant defenders of
Rorke's Drift behind the rampant of
biscuit boxes
By firing the thatch of the hospital
the Zulus had spoiled their own game
for night came on. and the flames lit up
the scene so that it was death for Il
savage to break from cover. Already
their fallen made second rampant on
the narrow field of fighting, but with
their wild frenzy worked up by war
dances they stopped at nothing. Six
times they pushed on over the heaps of
their dead and reached the English
parapet. With the bayonet the heroic
English drove them off and then sailed
out, chasing them from the field. A
Zulu tried to fire the grass roof of the
storehouse. but we'll aimed bullet
brought him down.
AT 3 o'clock in the morning, after II
hours Of steady resistance. there was
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1899-12-29
PURE BRITISH GRIT.
A SOUTH AFRICAN FIGHT THAT TRIED
MEMS SOULS.
Desperate yalor In the Defense of
the Hospital mt Rorke's Drift In
the Zulu Wnr-The Victoria Cross
Won by Private Soldiers.

[Copyright. 1899, by G.. L. Kilmer.l
Mohave County miner., 1899-03-25

Gen. G. Andrade, the Mexican
Consul, has sold 100000 acres of
land twelve miles south of Yuma
and bounded by the Colorado river
and the Mexican line on the east
and south, respectively, to the Cal.
ifornia Irrigation company, of which
l.. ii. Hober, New York capital
list, is president, and C. R Rock
wood, also of New York, is vice
president. This sets on foot one of
the largest irrigation and colonial
tion schemes ever tried in Arizona
and California.
Mohave County miner., 1899-03-25

The postmaster general has made
a decision in regard to postmasters
who fail to notify the publishers of
subscribers who move or fail to take
their papers from the office, to the
effect that such postmasters shall
be held responsible for the amount
of each subscription. The new pos
tai law also says that anyone sub
scribing for paper and refusing to
pay for it, shall be liable to crimi-
n i prosecution.
Mohave County miner., 1899-03-25

Kingman for years has been rec
ognized and acknowledged to be
one of the best towns along the line
of the railroad, and since the dis
astrous fire last year, and the vast
amount of property destroyed, it is
a fact that she has made phenome-
nal strides and stands today on a
firmer foundation than ever. Bet
ter buildings have taken the place
of the ones destroyed and hundreds
Of new cottages haze been erected
all over the city, proving conclu-
slvely that Kingman is a perma
nent place on the map. In the
surrounding country vast mineral
deposits are being opened up by
capt. ! attracted through the medi-
um of the town newspapers This
is, perhaps, broad assertion, aud
yet it is strictly true. The MINER
is in the eighteenth year of its ex-
istence and during that period has
ltbored increasingly for the benefit
OF the county and territory and its
influence has been felt. That it
has received the patronage of the
Mohave County miner., 1899-03-25
II IN John NJ Murnhv

Hm John NJ Murphy has re.
turned from Phenix and settled
down to his law practice and other
business as though the Twentieth
l. ,gislature had never been. But
while the legislature and it's laws
have become a ma ter of rec rd and
p'ss'd into history, to be forgotten,
perhaps, in a measure, John NJ
Murphy's NAM will always stand
out clear and distinct, as one re.
cod. / on the sid Of duty and right
and in the interests of his Mohave
county constituents and her people
nav well feel proud Of his legisla
tive record He fought strenuously
for the acknowledgements of women
and on all other important aues.
tions was fearless and outspo Ken.
Mohave County miner., 1899-03-25

Devitrified glass will succeed yit,
rified brick as a pavement as the
latter succeeded stone or wooden
blocks. A firm in Lyons, France,
is the inventor of the plan The
checkered blocks are some eight
inches square, fitted so closely that
water cannot pass through them
Since last October they have ad-
mirably stood the severest tests,
having a greater resisting power
than stone, and are more durable
and cheaper, being poor conductors
of heat, while dirt does not accum-
ulate on them nor microbes find a
lodgment. Is this the coming pave
ment?
Mohave County miner., 1899-03-25

The largest medical contract on
record is that given by Guy V.
Henry, governor of Porto Rico, to
DR.. Azel Ames of Massachusetts,.
The doctor has been ordered by the
general to vaccinate every one of
the islands 100000 inhabitants.
1t will take him and his assistants
six months to complete the contract,
and the cost will exceed 100, O0OS.
Mohave County miner., 1899-03-25

One of the model hotels for sin
gle men, built in New York City by
d. 0. Mills, and so manag d that
it promises TO be self-supporting, is
nine stories high and holds fifteen
hundred and sixty sleeping rooms,
all of which front the street or one
of the open courts. 1t is elegantly
finished and furnished, with every
desirable improvement and com.
fort; and its patrons get bed and
board, with the free use of library,
reading-rcoms and baths, for fifty
to seventy-five cents a day. There
is no bar, and visitor gets the i'm
preston that the men are clean,
orderly and self.respecting.