The Jersey City news., 1902-12-12


ened his horses, One day big Panhard
dtlsted past him on. the Boulevard caus-
ing Mr.. Collins team to shy. Shaking
his whip at the i-etreating machine he ex-
claimed;-
Il would like to wiring that chiffon
ier's neck.''
The men who are working on the re-
pains to the Police Headquarters, build
ing, yesterday, started to level up one
Of the cross wallis. In placing the wall
in its original position large chunks Of
plaster were forced to the floors. Peo-
pie who did not know the cause became
frightened and thought that the building
was going to- fal Immediately.
The kitten that smokes cigar butts at
the Hoboken police headquarters has
been missing. since Wednesday night and
City Prison Keeper Thomas McAleer
fears foul play. "A general alarm has
been sent out sand the description fur
nisheh reads rs follows:-
Looked half-starved, and probably was
very fond of smoking cigar butts and
looked that, too; when asleep, resembles
a dead sparrow. Finder will berewarded
on. returning same to Thomas MeAleer.
The kitten got into Headquarters Mon
day night and looked so wretched that
not single man had the heart to put it
out in the cold The next morning it
was seen smoking cigar butt which
Captain Bell had thrown away.
The next morning it tackled one of
Recorder Stanton's strongest cigars and
seemed to relish it. Mayor Lankering
was called in to see the animal prodigy
and declared it to. be a marvel OF the
age. and he has been in the tobacco bus
iness half his Ife, or more.
The kitten was looked after with the
greatest Of care by the City Prison Keep
er and during its short stay it was given
the best of cream, right from McAleer's $
summer home in Switzerland. After its
morning smokesthe kitten was frisky and
playful and became quite fayorite, but
alas, its stay was short. When Nc
Aleer went home Wednesday night the
cat was asleep in the patrolman's room
the next morning it was missing
A lady took some cloth to the tailor
short time ago, and gave her instruc-
| tions implicill that a storm collar should
be made. Instead Of doing as he was
told the tailor made a Medici collar.
When the lady told the tailor he should
have done as he was told, he replied
but, madame. the medicine collar is
all the style"
A salesman residing in this city re-
Gently made trip TO Buffalo on business.
He told his wife that he would return
| in a few. days but he fell in with some
good fellows and did not turn up for a
whole month. Meanwhile his wife had
learned that It was not 'sbusiness'' which
kept him away. He had to square him
SELF somehow, so he made up a harrow
| ing tale of having been snowbound in a
country village.
When his wife asked why he did1it
send her word he replied that the mails
were frozen. Then be forgot that the
trains couldn't run and said he had to
flag one with a piece of red shirt but
that the engineer wouldn't stop for him
Peter A. Clerkin manager and coach
| of the Catholic Club basketball team is
busily engaged in arranging a schedule
for the season. He will make. it public
in week or two.
People. out around nine o'clock last
night who carried umbrellas were sur
prised uEnn trying to put them dowr
they would not close up. The sudder
| drop in the temperature had frozen ths
i rain on theumbrellas, making them solid
Police Headquarters has no terrors fol
walking delegate of a labor organiza
ton. Yesterday, while men were al
| work painting several rooms, a member
of tile Plasterers' Union walked into tht
building and commanded them to stop
He said he had heard that they wer,
filling up a few cracks in the walls an(
that that was the work Of the plasterers
Last night was a good time for skating
on the sidewalks, but it was decided,
| poor time for skate to be out alone
/ A small black cat caused a big Bay
onne trolley car to be tied up last nigh
during rush hours just as the car reach
ed Kearny avenue. The motorman, {
big hearted. good natured chap, saw th,
cat and stopped his car five feet away
| from it.
Way don't you go ahead; that cal
will run away said passenger who
was in hurry.
No, / won't" responded the motor
man. THAT cat wants to kill itself and
won't be the means Of doing the act.'
So he got off the platform and removed
the cat, thus saving it from committing
! suicide.
An English sailor, who had evidently
I been ashore long enough to get MERRY
I Jag on, amused 4 crowd of spectators
4 on Montgomery street this morning by
taking off a new pair of shoes. which hi
said pinched him, and walking along il