The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-12-06

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Old Paraso1s and Umbrellas.
The majority Of women have stored
away in some neglected corner one or
more ~dilapidated parasols. II these super.
animated relics are sentt to the manufacture
ers to be recovered they will cost as much
as new ones. To recover them at honle is
a simple matter and can be performed by
anyone with average ability. The first
step is to measure the paraSol to find out
the quantity OF material required. To
ascertain this s the lowest and
largest part, taking half the given height,
with half of one of the quarters for the
amount required. Surprising that your
parasol measures three full yards around,
the silk needed will be half that quantity,
or one and a half yards; adding half Of
one of the pieces, about one and three
quarters. Having obtained the length,
measure through the centre of one of the
sections, that is, from top to bottom, and
the number of inches gives the required
width.
Remove the cover carefully, SO as not
to draw it out of shape, for much depends
upon this. Rip the sections apart. Select
the best for u pattern, and cut from the
material as many pieces as are required.
These pieces must be laid horizontally OIL
the goods, the broades part at the selvage,
alternating from side to side to economic
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the selvage before they are basted to-
| gether. Sew the seams up on the right
side as narrowly as posslble-just the
merest holding of the goods. Turn IN
the wrong side and haste as closely and
evenly as possible, then stitch again,
inch eI~' for the ll'u Seam. When ali are
finished, draw a needle and stout cotton
| through each seam O. tritie below the top,
| and draw tightly together. Cut a circle
of silk six inches in diameter. make a
small hole i'll the centre and place on the
| upper part of frame. With the cover
| still ON the wrong side, put the sticks
through the small opening and draw
| tightly together, wind the cotton around
the small groove which is at the top of
| the parnsol several times. Turn the GOV
er over on the riahU side, and fasten to
| the small holes designed for the purpose.
Sew each seam to the ribs in two other
places, to avoid slipping, which finishes
the reooyering.-G0O6 Housekeeping.
Banged for Witchcraft.
At Salem, Mass, are the official records
Of Essex county as early as 1886. The
testimony of the witchcraft trials is COM
plete in its original form, but there is the
record of only one execution. that of
Bridget Bishop, whereas nineteen lives
in all were sacrificed at that time in re-
Spouse to a popular fallacy and public
delusion.
There were half a dozen witnesses in
Bridget Bishops case, mostly young girls
fourteen and sixteen years old, and they
swore that they had been sorely afflicted
since they HAD in some way incurred
Bridget's dislike. One of them had been
awakened in the dead Of the night to find
Bridget's spectre sitting heavily on her
chest. She attempted to, clap her hands
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of the window.
Another young woman was similarly
awakened one night and discerned the
form of q devil, which she described as q
cross between a bat and u monkey. From
the perch on the ~footboard the devil SAID
to the maiden:-"Ye have 6een annoyed Of
mind of late and troubled sore. DO my
bidding and we shall want for nothing
With this, according to the maids story
the spirit held out q book and asked hen
to sign. She refused Il the hideous
form disappeared She felt positive that
the spirit was that of Bridget Bishop. be
cause on the morning she found her III
legged disturber in the orchard, and ther
and there accused her Of being possessed
The girl dared her to deny the charge
and Bridget did deny it. This seemed t.
be evidence conclusive, and Bridget wa:
duly put to death on Gallows Hill. At
tached to her death warrant Is the certif
cate OF sheriff George Corbin, evidence o
the fact that he had conveyed ''ye body D
sd Bridget Bishop out Of His Majesty!
Goal in Salem and caused ye sd Bridget
to be hanged by the neck until she wa
dead."-Cincinnati Enquirer.
Think.
In EVERYDAY life nc fact is more noticea
BILE than the Inability of many persons Il
do their own thinking, even in matters
and upon lines wholly within range o