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CHAPTER CT.

further supplement concerning disordery per
sons approved April NINTH thousand eight hundred
and seventy-five.
BE it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly
of tbs State of New Jersey, That section of the
to which this is supplement, which section amended
by supplement approved January twenty NINTH one
thousand eight hundred and seventy eight reads that
the fees OF the justice of the and constable police
under the provisions of the which this supplement
shall be twenty-five the justice OF the peace and
nifty cents to the constable police officer making
arrest, and shall be amended to read as follows
that the fees of the justice of the peace magistrate al
derman for committing and constable police officer
making the arrest shall be twenty 10 the Justice
of the peace, magistrate alderman for committing
and fifty to the constable police officer making
the and the herein stated shall be in full Of
all other fees and charges whatsoever.
And be it enacted, That all inconsistent with
this act hereby repealed and this shall take effect
Immediately.
Approved March 81. 1873
West-Jersey pioneer., 1878-04-25

Don't covet the name, "He's good man
to work for" but rather the name that l
had many years: 'He is hard man to
work for, but he is good pay" That meant
that made my men do fair days work,
which hired men nova days call ''hard."
The fact is, farmers, that nine farm hands
out of ten won't do half days work, on an
average, if you are SO easy with them that
they call you ga nice man to work for
West-Jersey pioneer., 1878-04-25
CHAPTER XCIV.
An act to authorize levy for the paymen
ofegal corporate obligations and debts heretofore incur
red


legal corporate obligations and debts heretofore incur
red.
Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly
of the State Of New jersey That every is hereby
empowered and hereby made its duty levey
pay the interest and principal of any obligation debt
heretofore legally incurred by it, although the sup
pemen authorizing the creation of such obligation
debt contains express grant of power levy for
that purpose, anything in the act incorporating such
in any supplement thereto in anywise the
trary Notwithstanding
And be it enacted That it shall be the duty of the
governing body of such town, in each year
hcient to be levied assessed and collected by
will be sufficient pay the interest due and grow due
during that year and the principal due and grow due
during that year OF any such obligation debt said
be levied assessed and collected other of such
may be by law levied assessed and collected
and if in the assessing and collecting of said all Off
shall proceed by the law of this they
bound to proceed and be liable to the pains and
penalties prescribed in the OF the collection of
other taxes by them.
g. And be it enacted That all and parts of acts
conflicting with this act, be and the hereby
peaed
5. And be it enacted, That this shall be public
act and shall take effect Immediately.
Approved March 1875
West-Jersey pioneer., 1878-04-25
CHAPTER XCVIII
An act amending an act entitled ..An act con

An amending entitled ''An act concerning
divorces
I. Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly
of the State of New jersey That hereafter the fees of
aminers in chancer for taking examinations of witnesses
application for divorce, shall be the the fees
provided for the same service in other cases.
g. And be it enacted That this shall take effect
medlately.
Annrnved March 1212
West-Jersey pioneer., 1878-04-25
CHAPTER CN

An act to establish bureau of statistics upon the subject
ofabor considered in all its relations the growth and
development of industries
Whereas guardians of the public warfare the
authorities called consider and in all legiti-
ways endeavor improve the physical, mental
and moral condition of the state, especially those whose
daily toll contributes largely the prosperity of
manufacturing and other productive industries; there
fore,
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly
of the State of New Jersey, That there shall be ap.
pointed from this state, nomination of the governor
be confirmed by the senate suitable person to act
chief Of and who shall constitute bureau of statistics
with headquarters in the house. who shall hold his
Office for five years and until his successor appointed
And be it enacted That the duties of such bureau
shall be to Collect assort systematiZe and
nua reports the legislature before the last day of
October in each year statistical details relating all de-
to the commercial industrial social: educational and
sanitary condition of the aborng classes and in all suit
able and lawful ways foster and enlarge manufactIr
ing and every other class of productive industry with the
view to their permanent establishment upon prosper
GUS basis, both to the employer and the employed:
g. And be enacted, That the said chief Shall have
power to examine witnesses under oath.
A. And be it enacted That the compensation of said
chief shall be twenty-five hundred dollars annual salary
and he is hereby authorized, in concurrence with the
incur such expense in the discharge of his official duties
not exceeding the of two thousand dollars including
printing, stationery travelling expenses postage, and
FORTH provided that assistant shall receive more than
four dollars per day.
5 And be enacted That the treasurer of this state is
hereby authorized to pay from any money in the
ury not otherwise appropriated and upon receipt of
vouchers by the said chief such OF money as may
be necessary the salaries and incidental expenses
incurred by the prov isions of this
g. And be it enacted That this shall take effect
Immediately
Approved March 27 1878
West-Jersey pioneer., 1878-04-25

Bishop Simpson is nearly sixty eight
years old, and is beginning, it is said to feel
some of the inseparable infrmities Of age.
They do not, however prevent his preaching
with all his old eloquence.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1878-04-25

Supplement act entitled "An act for the punish
ment of crimes, approved, March twenty-seventh,
eighteen hundred and seventy four.
lie it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly
OF the State of New Jersey That mogagor personal
property in possession of the same who without the
sent Of the of the claim secured bv mortgage,
and with intent defaud any of the property
mortgaged out OF the county where situated the
time 1t was mortgaged, secretes, destroys, sells
changes the without such consent shall be deemed
msdemeanor, and upon covIcton thereof shall he pun
shed by fine of not than thousand dollars or
Imprisonment hard labor exceeding six months or
both at the discretion OF the court.
Approved March 21 1873
West-Jersey pioneer., 1878-04-25

Sweet Violet!-''Oh for some new-coined
name by which to call him! Oh fol some
name no other lips could give!" was the
prayer of Violet until she married him.
Now she is content to call him Old Beeswax.
West-Jersey pioneer., 1878-04-25
CHAPTER CX.

An incorporate historic Societies in this State
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly
of the State Of New Jersey That of the citizens OF
this state resident any county OF this state hereby
authorized to assemble the place where the court of
pleas usually held in such county at any time
by them agreed upon, giving at least five days notice OF
the time and place and purpose of assembling by ad
versement up in open view such place Of
West-Jersey pioneer., 1878-04-25

| Order of dispossession as
Warrent of 90 es
| Recording % os
| Service of warrent 70
| Swearing each witness 10
Marking every exhibit 10
= And be it enacted, That in all cities in this state
wherein district courts established by special
statute in case any vacancy shall by
death resignation or expiration of the of Office of
any Judge OF such courts, such vacancy shall be filled by
appointment by the by and with the advice and
consent OF the and the person appointed fill
such vacancy shall hold office for five years and until his
successor is appointed and qualified
$ And be enacted, That all parts of in
consistent with the provisions of this be and the
are hereby repealed
O. And be it enacted, That this act shall be deemed
public act and shall take effect Immediately.
Approved March 20 1873.
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CHAPTER Gil

Supplement to an act entitled An Act to establish sys-
TEN of Public Instruction. approved March twenty
seventh, eighteen hundred and seventy-four.
Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly
of the State of New Jersey That whenever the udg
the for the support of free schools of this
state majority of them shall be deemed advs-
able for the best of the school fund to invest
the income of the said fund in bonds secured by mortgage
on land they shall have power invest the said income
any portion thereof in the bonds of the United States
and of this state and of the several counties townships
boroughs and cities of the same.
And be it enacted That this act shall take effect i'm
mediately.
Approved March 2I 1873
West-Jersey pioneer., 1878-04-25
CHAPTER XCV.

An act concerning the district of cities in this
created by special statute.
l. Be it enacted by the Senate and General Assembly
of the State of New jersey That the provisions of act
rttIed IAN act constituting district courts in certain
cities Of this state approved March ninth eighteen hun
dred and shall moi DC nelu 10 ny
sage of said act. ... H.. r,,ss..
f ,bis arr the jurisdiction of all district courts created
by special statute shall be and the same is nefeoy G S
tended to every suit of civil nature at law IN when t
debt balance or other in dispute does not eAeee
exclusive Of COSTS the Of two hundred dollars.
And be ii enacted That from and after the prssage
Of this act in all proceeding for the removal Si h
instituted in district court in the s5ae and NJ
others: .,
Summons q,
Copy oi
Recording returns q:
Entering action -,
Entering judgment o.
Entering costs q,
Filing affidavit q.
Filing summons <,
Service of summons :,
Trial fee in contested cases o.
Trial fee in uncontested cases -
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-05-07
ARrE SLAM WELLS.

THVHE UNDERSIGNED BEGS LEAVE
u to inform the public that he now
prepared, with the most approved machinery,
TO sink Artesian Wells in any part OF the state
on the shortest notice.
All orders or communications on the sub
sect address u Catoon Il Palmer, Batts
Mountain. will ceive prompt attention.
Battle Mountain. octeber Q ls7s' Itf
The silver state. [volume] (Unionville, Nev.) 1870-1903, 1878-05-07
DIVORCES

Legally and quietly obtained in every State
and Territory, for INcoMpATIpILrTY and other
causes, no matter where the party resides.
l3 years experience. Fee after decree. All
letters confidential Address A..Ja DE- ~
TER. Atty, Rooms h Q, 132 Dearborn ST.,
CHICAGO, I'LL. Unquestfohable references
given. Correspondence With tAe teeal pses
fsssioa Invited.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-03-08
The Literature of Crime.

America presents most prolific field for
| cheap "a. c. Lto grade literature aud as
our boys aud girls are essentially "A reading
class, and the demand for this literature is
| large, the bookstores and news stands are
| stocked with II. An unnatural develop
tnent of sentiment, az the expense nf iudg-
/ nen;, leads the Aoung of both sexes TO
! pationize that species of sensational rt,-
nance, startling fiction, oI even coarse vui-
gaiity. that is so uuspalingly meted out To
them In the novels anG stony papers that
| have attained immense ciI culaIIuu i'll the
| iaud. They devuur with avIdity the ac-
count OF imaginar adventures aud follow
with all the interest of absolute reality
| through the pages Of these highly Wrought
| literary Productions the wavering fortunes
of some fictitious hero or equally mythical
| heroine. And the same irresistible pencil
ant Tor these sensational rumances that has
| CENTRALIZED the intellects of much of our
adult population bias become "A kind of sec
ond nature With our rising generation. 1t
| has become woven with their very being
| hat it would appear To be n necessary ad-
! lunct to their existence. They neg lect the
| performance of their ordinary occupations
| and shIk the Responsibilities of pfJsIi ion or
duty To indulge their prupeusiiies for such
| reading. 1t appears To carry with il
fascination, that impeI crpribly seals over
The sense of its votaiies and Chains their
intellect to it's dominion.
We advise parents To exclude from their
homes The filthy story papers Hhich con-
stitute ''the literature of crime" aud ee
would warn them .hat when once a youth
has yielded his undevel"ped intellect ,o the
subtitle and poisonous influence, lie endau
gers the safety of his intellectual aspiIa-
tions. M more will he aspire to true and
sn5s autial literature no more Viii lis
ambition prompt hlm To covet intellectual
study no mofe will lie seek tu make ev-
eiythIng subserveut To the increase of his
i'll diligence and the prr'per culture of his
genius and talents; solId literature will no
longer have any charms for him as his tastes
become submerged in the ya~ning gulf of
debasement.
Many young man of .he brightest tai
entS, whose career at school was honorable
and successful, has thwarted his high au-
ticipat ions 10y The habit of reading 'the
literature of crime" 1t is, then, the sol
emn duty of parents aud guar dians to See
that their SONS and daughters do hot read
the intellectual poison which can be found
| on the counter of nearly every periodical
store in the land.
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the ferociiy of sudden motion. He drew
his immense length 'oypIher and then.
like thunder bolt. let himself fiv into ibe
AR. at the clond of smoke with n fuce
that made the joints and folds of his coat
siiap. Then he fell back and commenced
10 WI he and twist. utteriug "a peculiar
aud vengeful hiss, and a cry like am in-
fant's
"hiie we reloaded, rage and pair seemed
To get the mastery over him lie began to
strike himself with his fangs. thrash about
and raise a fearful comm ,tinn and a terri.
ble dust. lie grew every instant more vio
lent. lie would raise himself almost erect
III The AIR, seeminely " on the very tin of his
,aii' then fall suddenly and twist aud bite
himself in his agony
We could not get anoiher shot till he
became more quiet, So we waited.
See, he is trying to escape - cried Will
son.
1t was even so. He ratified at headlong
speed down the mountain, over rocks
everything. We got on tall rock, where
we could over look the scene.
A few hundred rods down the rocky de
scent was piecipice overlangiug a dense
lv-ioliaeed valley at least 400 feet below.
In his present mad, blind Course tie ser-
pent must go over ITS edge
We stood. the spectators of the coming
tragedy. And he did go over INCUR full
view. What fall was that How MANY
IONS weight | dare not guess Down,
down, he fell. cuiled i'm ball. n dense
black. wriggling mass. There was a small
pond or stagnant pool in the valley, and it
chanced to he directly below our blind ser
Pent. alm"s' shut my eyes as the seconds
passed. The tremendous mass cleared the
precipice the next instant there was A
splash which threw the water high in huge
jets. aud emptied the pond. throwing out
alligators, water snakes, aud other aqueous
monsters. and at the bottom, deep in the
mud, lay the serpent. He writhed still
butthe water came in and filled the Tool
again and drowned him.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-03-08

A MATERIALIZED HoLE,-Take sheet
of stiff writing paper and fold it into a
tube an iucn i'll diameter. Apply IL TO the
right eye and look s'eadfas,ly through il,
focusing the eye on any convenient object
keep the left eye open. Now place the
left hand, held palm upward, edgeways
against the side of the tube, aud about an
inch or two above lis lower enc. The as
touishing effect viii be pioduced of "A hole,
apparently the size of 'he cross section of
the tube, made through the left HAND
This is the hole in which we prulyose 10
materialiZe another aud smaller hole. As
we need "a genuine aperture, and it would
be iuconvenieut Ia make one in the left
hand, let sheet of white paper be subsii
tuted therefor aud similarly held. just at
the part of the paper where the hole equal
ing in diameter the oiifice of the tube APP
peaIs make an opening quarter of AN
inch in diameter. Now stare iutently into
the tube and the second hole, defined 10y
it's difference of illumination. will lac seen
fioa ing IN the fii 81 hole. and yet boh viii
be transparent. The illusion, for of coui Sc
u is one of Ihose odd ..p,abks our binocular
vision plays upon us, is certainly one of the
most curious ever devised. Besides, here
is the actual hole CLEARLY visible, and Yet
there is no solid body to be seen Ia define
It's edges. L. is not n mere spot Of light,
because If page of piiut be regarded. he
lines wI;nsn the Doundai ies ol the iiIle
hole will hot coincide AT all with Those sur
rounding it and extending tn the edges of
the large apparant aperauic. Each eye
obviously transmits an entirely different
impression to the brain. and that organ,
unable to disentanpie item. lands us ia
the palpable absu,,iity of a materialized
hole
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g.lFF.

ana what is life? A bubble broken,
a w"rd forgot rs soon a. spoken.
An hour "f wasted leisure
fragile wreath of wiihrred flowers
hope which never can he ours.
still eludiug pleasure.
Uh'idren-we frolic, laugh or crv:
We nope Ia grow up Ivy and Iv
Aud he sage men and women.
~ yon'h we skate, aud gu 10 college.
Law up vast stores of useful k,,owle,lpe.
Or spend our days in sch-miny.
As men--we marry, work, ar. law.
The oir-ha!f fuuis. the other crazy.
Suspicious at /! never!
We inil, we buy, we build. we barter.
Aud could keep hold foreveri
Old age comes ON. The hrhbl. breaks,
Man from his busy dream awakes,
Aud mourus his WASTED! leisure
IIe wealth he garn-r-d wounds his brow
O'-rtiifni hopes f"resake him now,
lie moth corrupts his treasure.
Where shall he look 4? The world above
he d""s not know-he docs not love
hrt there his steps are rending
Oh, it;,d lie dreamed 'twould come. % this
""u" he not 'h'n have. >nught his bliss
L" pleasure never ending?
-AnonU,nous
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-03-08

ASTONISHING EFFECT OF THE IMAcr<.
TTON.-A stiauge case il that of Henry q
Elshman. who lives near the boundary of
Brrks county, not far from Sweetwood aud
Is the owner Of considerable property. I'm
to wiih.n several weeks ago he Was hala
and hearty. Notwithstanding his abuud
ance of this worlds goods le generally
wore one suit of clothes during the week
and on Sunday. Several weeks ago he was
startled because le imagined that a very
offensive ud"r eiihereame from his ears or
mouth, or the pores of the skim He was
greatly alarmed. and imagined he was
sinking into gallnling consumption, ard
was gradually decayihg. lie was unable
To sleep. became haggard and emaciated.
aud even his friends began to imagine that
his end Was near az hand. He dressed
himself Iegriaily, and was determined 10
keep on lis feet. lIe went into I've fieloS
aud in the woods. determined To figh: down
hsidiSease, but wherever lie xeii the same
dleadful siepci, aud feeling came over aim.
Finally. an old woodch"pper met him In
the woods one day. The woodSman had
lung talk with hin, and he stood Quite
cl"s@ To examine him. THEN the woods
man asked the sickman for his coat. Ii
was examined. The woudsman carried IL
/ away t~ eniy yards. and il was discovered
thar the stencil followed. The coat was
4 thoroughly examined, and dead mouse
/ VAS fuun: in :he lining. The mouse had
! 10y some means gotten in the lining of his
coat aud died there, and its decayine body
! caused lie unpleasant eff1uvia When tn .
was known the sufferer gained courage. ,. a
as he slowly realized what irpavir.a,;o-
had done, he rallied std Was soon .,, ~.
/ road to health.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-03-08

sailor Of Since | have re urned a have
done well and saved n,nney, aud you must
allow that | acquir myself better on this
stage than | did ON boaid the No, way''
And that's the only haunted ship that
ever | was in. I've heard af others but
probably those cases migh all be explained
in some similar way.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1878-03-08

ih" undersigned offers Al private sale.
| .'ly~'nt p nperitcs. to wit: a tract of land
fnylsr township. Blair coRHty. IL miles from
l!T"he containing lss acres. well improved,
UH -nrre"u all the necessary farm h-tiidiuJs
larm viii be divided into two or three pnrts
rs' 10y purchasers. and Il not sold before he
Hrs, 9i March next. 1t will then ne rented
L .Ns iarm on which now reside. in Logan
ship 80 miles from Altoonn rh nro,,.r =,
n'EH state Of cultivation and has :, splendid
"tru AMI other buildings thereon ereci ed
r., a tract ot improved land siiuai Ell Iyar,Iy
''', anu hmhria counties. containing 2Ts
r. This ract is underlaid with coal of q Gel.
4uailiy, well covered with timber. and has a
.tu punt 10 IT, ready for shipping coal
80 - t'hls VIII he sold as whole or ivided
a. a.. .eIihs 10 suit purchase :. or will exchange
,,'ut CITY property. For fur her infprma-
| 20 .'.. ~. On or at Iress WM. DECKER
W. - tSt'.-4y. Box S59, \ ltoops
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= GOOD BYE, DEAR!
TWO woMEA WHO WE'RE TOO LONG SAYING
TT.

The Providence (R / Journal says !:
A funny incident occurred at the west end
at the iaIlioad station yes eIday morning,
which at one time threatened seri lIs re
suits. and it WAS only 10y good fortune that
one if not Two lives we've MOI l,,st. AS the
6:45 train for Wexford Junction was about
IL leave, two women were noticed appa-
rently bdnIrg each her good bye. One
was standing on the pla form of a car /; the
other was standing ON the platform that
iuus out from that eud of the station. -
They had hold of hands as il tor "a parting
grasp. The train started SLOWLY there
seemed to be uo need of the final farewell
just Yet, SD the woman ON the depot tlat-
form walked along, sill keeping hold of
the hand of her friend. The speed of the
train creased, So did the speed of the
woman on he platform. Still they kept
hold of hands. a young man, AN inter
rs'ed observer of the tiansactIoa cou ld not
qui'e make up Ills mind whether she that
was OFT the train wished to get ON, oi she
that was on wished IL get oft. The speed
of the tram still increased, until the wo
man on the plat foim began to trnt, and
then to run. StIll they kept hold of hands.
Those acquainted with the locality will
remember that the plat form extends some
distance from the station. and "a: The end
of II a fence cOmmeuceS, mich runs along
Il Couple of feet or SO from The TACK. The
woman on the platform by this Time was
going pretty fast, and when she reached
The end of the platform she didn't stop.
Siill they kept hold at hands. The result
was the woman on the pa form fell down
between ti,e teiice aud The moving tram,
aud pulled the Woman from the car down
there with hei. There the Two wele piled
up in IA small space, III imminent danger ui
getting unueI The udIu that Was moving
quickly by them.
There WAS 4 second of silent astonish
inent aud then they b. u screamed
ihe interested spectator now became "A
frightened specra or, aud then a rescuer
lie iu>ln I" the and of these unfprtuuates,
exlec ing every moment To see one or boti,
caught by the train aud dragged under he
wheels. Bc:o,e he reached them however.
one IN some way had managed tn get
through the fence and out of the way. While.
the other lay ou her back, kicking frauii-
caIly. Fearing she wuuld, in her wil0 ell
deavois, stfike The train to her own great
sorrow, The young man reached IN through
tie fence. caught her toy tile feet, and hel,i
them III; the train had passed, when SIN.
arose and inquired If she was perfectly
safe.