The Jersey City news., 1903-01-23
LIVE NOTES
ABOUT TOWN

1 COrrtuOT OF u0Nnl0Wut Duliullg tns
morning. AS they talked, a third lawyer
Il very distinguished member, of the New
Jersey bar, passed by. They hailed him
and one of them at once started to ask
his opinion.
/ Judge said he. .from the current
of recent decisions in the Supreme Court
what do you think the result of the
Street and Water Board fight is likely
| to be?'
Il hardly like to venture an opinion,
said the learned jurist. "you see the
trouble about the current of decisions in
the Supreme Court ON these constitu-
tional questions has for some time past
| been an alternating current and l don't
recall which way it is due to wohble this
1 time.
| Two members of the Assembly, from
this county. were discussing the ''all alb
sorbing3 drink question yesterday when
one Of them asked the other what his
practice was in that kind of irrigation
and got this reply
4 drink in the morning, / drink at noon,
The thirst in my stomach is such;
| never can drink a drop too soon,
Nor ever a drop too much.'
Two young lawyers from this city,
who We're travelling in Syracuse, n. Y,
| not long ago, nearly landed in the lock-
up. as the result of bet. They were
| stopping at one of the principal hotels
in the city, and were on the fifth floor
facing one of the principal streets. 1t
was about one P. NJ. when they turned
! in.
| Bet a dollar there's no fire escape
in this blooming place." said one.
"Done!'' said the other, and he went
to the window and drew out rope with
patent attachment to be used in. case
| Of fire.
| Bet you dollar it don't reach the
sidewalk" said the other.
| Whereupon they hooked a dress suit
case to the end of the rope to keep it
frem being blown by the wind and played
it out of the window.
Just at this time Clarence the Cop
happened to be passing.
Hi" said Clarence Here's me
chance at last! Some guy trying to skip
his board bill, and he carefully detached
the suit case, nor were the young men
able TO get it back until they had settled
in advance with the suspicious proprie-
tor downstairs.
1t looks as if Detective Michael Doyle
was being made sort of football of
by those responsible for his various as
signments to police duty. He was
sent from the First to the Second Grim
inal Court to do court officers duty,
and after a day or so was succeeded by
Patrolman Van Horn, and now he has
! succeeded Van Horn. 1t. doesn't make
any difference to Doyle, however, 1t
takes great deal to ruffle his tenn
per.
Yesterday morning, while a wagon
laden with egg coal was going up New
ark avenue. near Tonnele. small boy
devised quite scheme TO annex some of
the black diamonds.
He had another little fellow with him.
There was step in the rear of the
wagon, and the boy said to the driver
Give us a ride, boss?'
"Shure," answered the genial driver.
The boy got on the back and began
dropping the coal off by the handful all
along the street, while his side partner
followed the wagon with bag, picking
up the pieces.
The youngster rode over block, work
ing this plan, before the driver realized
what was being done, and by this time
the pair had made quite hole in the
ton on the wagon. and before the driver
could stop the wagon both boys were out
of reach, calling names.
Jersey City was visited by veal live
chappie lawst night. He stwolled along
Montgomery street, carrying bouquet
of white flowers in his hand He was
perfect in every detail, and many people
wondered how he had got so far from the
club. He took great interest in the
people of Jersey City as he gazed
tHEousH MS SidNStS at everyone ne met,
almost impertinently. He was accosted
by a dirty little newsboy. such deuced
bore, bah Jove. who asked him for a
quarter. The boy put his request so
quickly that he had the money before
the willie boy knew it. He was lawst
seen going into the Academy evidently
to present some soubrette with his lovely
| flowers.
A story is told Of certain clergyman
who was a passenger on the steamship
Lucania on its last voyage 10 this port.
| A few days out from Liverpool, two
sailors got into quarrel and the SKY
pilot who happened to be nearby, was
SO shocked by their language that he
complained to the captain.
That's sure sign of good weather."
laughed the good natured skipper.
whenever you hear a sailor swear you
may expect a pleasant voyage
Next day the sea began to raise, the
wind blew hurricane and the good old
ship went through all sorts of motions,
resembling more than anything else the