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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-29
SOME MAY NEVER BE PAID.
The Street Board GrowIs at the Financ
Board Over Past Claims.

The Street Board Growls at the Finance
Board Over Past Claims.
Commissioner Somers, of the Street
and Water Board, is talking about the
action of the Board of Finance on the
batch of claims amounting to about $40,-
600 left unsettled by the old Board of
Works. Reference has been made fire.
uuently to these claims already.
The last heard about them was that the
Street Board were requested to have q
careful table of them made so that Cor
poration Counsel Edwards or his CO.
adiutor, Corporation Attorney Hudspeth,
might the more easily single out those
which had been put in Judgment by the
claimants and paid by the city. The eyi-
dent purpose was to prevent their pay
ment second time.
Clerk Frank p. Woodcock made the
careful table he was requested to make,
and it was sent to the Board of Finance.
He estimates that $4,000 of the claims
may have been paid by the city under
Judgment. The Board of Finance seems
to have sent the rest back to the Board of
Works to be acted upon. Mr. Somers
claims that as the Board, in its previous
state of existence as Board of Works
has already passed them, it is somewhat
out of course to expect the Board to act
on them again.
He asserts, too, that the whole re-
sponsibility of fathering these claims
should not be shouldered entirely on the
Board of Works, but that the Just bills
should be eliminated from the unjust
bills by the Board Of Finance, and paid
without the further action of the Street
and Water Board
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-29

See Joseph Warren's auctioneer advertisements
Of important auction sales of Real Estate TO take
place on the days named, and at two p. M. on the
premises
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-29
The Weather at Hartnett's.

FoR a DIsoRpKRKp LIYBR trY BEEcHAM's PnLs.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-29

The X. OF L. Owned Hoboken Last Night.
Tank Lodge No. l, Knights of Lush.
owned Hoboken last night Preceded by
the band of the Sons of Veterans the
tniehts marched and countermarched
through the principal streets OF that city
and were vociferously cheered by their
fellow townspeople. Among those who
naraded with the knights were Council
man Bruggeman, Police Commissioner
Coyle and several other city officials.
Councilman Bruggeman, on behalf OF
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-07-12
Chinese .vine-Making.

Wine-making is said to have existed
for thousands Of years before the in
PRODUCTION of distilling. The process
il simple. Glutinous rice. or hrang-
ms, is placed over fire in large iron
pan aud softened with warm water.
1t is made into thick, solid sort of 4
Cruel. This stepped rice is placed on
table with raised edges to prevent
the fluid from overfiowing. Over the
rice. when in this state, the leaven to
aid fermentation is sprinkled. The
whole is then mixed and mashed with
an iron masher, and remains in q large
stoneware jar for several days. If the
wine is desired to be of a sweet taste,
two days are enough; but for wine
without sweet taste four or five days
are required. To make the second
kind of wine stronger. the Chinese
brewer often adds spirit. After all
this the wine. solid and liquid parts
together, is placed in a cloth bag. and
this goes into pressing chest of wood,
called cha. the wine press. A heavy
stone presses it down and the wine
flows out from sort of teapot spout
in the side of the press. The remain
der of solid matter is called tsan, and
is used to feed animals as ferment
The method Of distilling was intro
duced in the Yuen dynasty. To the
wooden cylinder hich holds the
millet there are three covers. The
outer and upper one contains cold
water and keeps the second one cool
to condense the spirit The spirit
rises from the s0ftened red millet be-
low, which has been under manipula-
tion for several days, and passes
through the first cover to the second.
1t here becomes condensed aud flows
down the sides into a triangular trough
which receives it and delivers it from
spout Williams and Morrison's
Dictionary and Legge's Classics seem
to have been compiled with the inn
preston that the Chinese practiced
distillation in ancient times. This is
an error. The Chinese only knew the
ordinary process of fermentation
Chinese Recorder.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-07-12

Nyanza. or whether the towering sum-
nit he saw is identical with Mount
Gordon Bennett, which he discovered
wears ago. He thinks he has found
new mountain that may rival Kilima
Yjaro, the summit that towers nearly
$4,000 feet in East Africa. The other
question is whether Muta Nzige be-
longs to the Nile or the Congo systems.
1t is his opinion that this large and
almost unknown lake empties into the
Congo. If so, it must evidently have
its outlet through an Aruwimi tribu-
tary. perhaps the Lenda river, or it
reaches the Congo through one of the
little-known rivers south of Stanley
Falls.
We have as yet had only bare out
line OF the important additions Stan
ley has just made to geographical
knowledge. The details will doubtless
make long and entertaining narra-
tive, and the fact that he has in his
party trained scientific observers will
give additional value to his work.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-07-12
Diagnosing . Pugtltst's Bunps.

Sometimes the itinerant professor Of
phrenology is troubled with the cour-
age of his convictions and becomes .
victim to the hallucinations that be
really knows what he is talking about
In this case he is even more anus
ing vagabond. His seriousness only
makes his stock phrases the more
ludicrous. As in the case of the ''pro-
fessor" who was commissioned by
some sportive individuals lately to ex-
anime the superficial area Of Sailor
Browns caput after Young Mitchell
had invested it with q number of intel
lectual protuberances. the "pro9essor." !"
who was man Of unusual esrnestness
in his profession. addressed himself
conscientiously to the task.
..You have benevolence developed to
phenomenal extent" said the pro-
fessor. as he ran his fingers through
the pugilists hirsute stubble and To-
Gated one prominent nemento of
Mitchell's knuckles.
velopment of the moral faculties con-
tinued the scientist. rs y couple of in
tellectual eminsnces caused by the
Sailors head colliding with the floor
met his fingers while searching for the
bump of '.conscientiousness." "You
are decided philanthropist."
Whats that you say?" growled the
pugilist. scowling darkly at the pro-
fessor, but the scientist was too much
absorbed to heed him.
Religion, he went on, as he fin
gered another sensitive relic Of the
prize-tigh<as.large AS u goose-egg over
the sailors temple, ''is abnormal IN
you. You would distinguish yourself
in the Salvation Army"
You'd better cut that sermon short,
Gully" snarled the defeated pugilist,
but the professor" was wound up.
Reverence is, however, somew at
small in you,' he continued. as he felt
an indentation on the back of the
Sailors head. caused by coming in con-
tact with one of the stakes of the ring;
"you would. therefore. be inclined to
indulge in free speculation on spiritual
subjects. I'd call YOU an esoteric cos
mologist."
"Y0u would, eh2 Well, I'd call YOU
shouted the en-.
ragged Sailor, as he iloored the scientist
with a righ,-haader and pr"cee.led to
Jump on him. When cUuled off suf-
ticiently to oe coherent the Sailor re-
marked to the Rarest of the sixteen
peacemakers who were holding his
coat-tails:
"if this old guy wants to call me J.
snide fighter right out why don't he
say so and not be clawing me ON the
sore head and calling me an eccentric
spOlogy.-SanF francisco Chronicle.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-07-12
WidOWhOOd.

saw such a pretty young widow
the other day in the most fascinating
and utterly becoming cap that could
be imagined. l always Judge of q
widows grief by the shape of her cap.
l wonder, is that unkind? This young
lady, feel sure, was no victim of sor-
row. There was nothing whatever
feeding on her damask cheek. 1
am certain that she made that cap her.
self. 1t had ruching of crepe or lisse
in the front, which was bent down a IL
Maria Stuart. and in either space be-
side the bend was mass of softly
fluffed-out hair. curled within an inch
of its life, and then drawn out so that
each individual hair showed an inde-
pendent little ring of its own. We
were calling Mt a friends house where
she was staying and heard our hostess
say two or three different times to
fresh callers: Poor thing! Quite re-
Gently lost her husband. Feels it
deeply" The cap was CO.
quettish. the fringe was inviting, and
the countenance was by no means for
bidding.
Once was with a friend of mine
when the news of her husbands death
was brought her. He had been killed
in railway accident. She was shocked
by the news and the dreadful sudden
ness of it. and turned so white that
thought she was going to faint I
made her sit down on q sofa that was
near, and she whispered in my ear:
Get them all out of the room, Madge.
am so afraid they will see the Joy in
my face that feel in my heart!" He
had been a brute 10 her and to his
children. He used often to knock the
little ones down in his RACES, and
though his wife never told me so,
fancy that he more than once had laid
his hand upon her by no means "in
the way Of kindness"
Now, was not that . release from
misery for her and her children? They
are happy as possible now. and when
any one suggests second marriage to
her she smiles in way that . few of
her friends understand thoroughly.
Laurel. our American friend. is great
on the subject Of widowa II know"
she says. "Lhat society expects wid-
ows to sit on their husbands cotfins
aud make Everybody uncomfortable.
aud society is just the first to turn and
rend them for doing it. just you wait
till I'm q widow. I'll be a real smart
one. This is the sort of cap I'll wear"
And she sketches her own pretty head
with cap about two inches square on
the top and = pair Of ''weepers" stream
ing on the air behind. There. shxn't
l look nice? Oh, girls. wish I'D been
born q widow, that l do!'-Londos
Truth
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-07-12
What May We Ear

We may eat potatoes and salt and
exist.
We may eat fish and become
''cranks."
We may eat bread and butter. with
out limit. and--die of dyspepsia.
We may eat meat only, aud become
gross and coarse in mind and person.
We may eat fruit and content our
selves with the assurance that '.in
Adam all die"
We may eat anything and every
thing. miscellaneously given aud care.
lessly received and make of our ston,-
achs a bric-a-brac repository and phys
ical junk shop.
But is it well to do thisP-Good
Housekeeping.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-07-12
"Untold Agony from Casarrh.n

Prof. w. HAUsNER, the famous mesmerist,
of Ithaca, N. Y, writes: "Some ten years ago
/ suffered untold agony from chronic nasal
incurable, and said l must die. My case was
such a bad one, that every day, towards sun
set my voice would become SO hOarse could
barely speak above whisper. In the morning
my coughing and clearing of my throat would
almost strange me. By the use of DIR. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy, in three months, was we'd
man. and the cure has been permanent"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-07-12
Law and Corn.

A novel decision has been rendered
by the Nebraska Supreme court.
Growing corn had been mortgaged.
After coming to maturity it ~as har-
vested and sold to grain dealers. The.
owners of the mortgage sued the deal.
ers for the value Of the corn. The
court decided that growing corn is not
the corn after it has been cribbed and
sold, in other words, that the mort
gage will not hold and the plaintiff
can not recover.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-07-12
"COnstantly Hawking and Splitting"

THOMAS J. RUSHING, Esq, E9o' Pine Street,
st. Louis. No, writes: :" was great sufferer
from catarrh for thrcp years. At times could
hardly breathe, anh was constantly hawking
and splitting. and Cor the last eight months
could not breathe through the nostrs. I
thought nothing cUtf.d be done for me. Luck
lily, L was advised 10 try DR.. Saees Catarrh
Remedy. and | am well man. / believe
it to be the only sure remedy for catarrh now
manufactured and one has only to give it q
fair trial to ex perience astounding results and
n nermanent cure"
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-07-12

Superintendent Of Almshonse:
THOMAS VI. WEIGH. Port Tobacco.
Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1889-07-12
Three Bottles Cure Catarrh.

ELI ROBBINS. RunDnn p. o., Columbia Co.,
Pa, says: My daughter had catarrh when
Sage's Catnr,iI Kennedy advertised, and pro-
cured a bottle far her, and soon saw that 1t
helped her; n third bottle elected perma-
uent cure She * now eighteen years old and
sound aud hearty.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-09
BAY VIEW.
Special to the REcoRDJ

Especial to the REcoRDJ
All the boys are at their meals regular
as clock work.
The principle attraction at Bay
View is the Band.
The boats have all issued passes for
the Band and their ladies.
No kicking. When a man kicks.
the whole band jumps on HIM.
Sunday was spent on the Bay, which
was just rough enough to be good. All
the party enjoyed 1t.
The gang consisting OF Morton Har-
rngton. Nought, Hill. Rudgers. Ans
den and Strong have whole house to
themselves.
As advertised the famous Wright S
Opera House Band left Alma August
3rd. Via the Il. A. a. &. y. NJ. X. X.
at II IN. in a special car under manage
ment of Mr.. Whitesell. arriving at Cad
lilac about 1901 p. m. when they proceed
ed to do up the town in the most APP
proved style. Leaving every one smll-
ing,they repaired to the e.. II. X |. X. H.
and again proceeded north at a
lively rate, arriving at Bay View at
p. m. tired and oh SO hungry. To add
to our misery no supper was found
waiting. There was rush for the res
taurant, no edible of any kind could be
bought, at last some one found a big
water melon how that melon suffered
for few minutes but all was soon over
then some one espied grocery store
crackers cheese and dried beef was
eaten for desert; it took about ID min
utes to find our rooms and get to- sleep
After that there was no trouble for we
are stopping at a first class House the
Howard.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-09
Forest Hill.
Howard

Mr. Sake and wife have friends Wis
ting them this week.
Geo. Freely's mother and sister are
visiting him this week.
Our school at the Pine will be taught
next term by Miss Briggs.
How to secure the oats is just now
troubling some of our farmers.
Mrs. Iney Creech is spending few
DAYS in Mt. Pleasant visiting friends.
Twentv-three car loads of freight
shipped from here the month of July.
Mrs. Slas Moody has sold one and a
half tons of binding Irvine thus far this
season.
The Concert at the church. last Sun
day night was well attended, and a
good program rendered.
Why is not our road. west of here
completed Some one should answer
this question soon or there will be
trouble.
Those sneak thieves that stole Irving
Ways lap robe during the concert, had
better return ii or steps will be taken
to make them trouble.
We think there are Orange Blossoms
close by if we are any judge; will tell
you later. AT least one of our young
men has been trying to kill Stanley mot
in Africa and make Woods more plen-
ty.
There was trial of binders on the
farm of Silas Moody and son last Sat
urday. The Deering, Buckeye and
Triumph were i'm the field, cutting lodg-
ed oats. all doing good work. We
have not heard the decision yet.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-09

The latest way advised to rid your
gardens of potato bugs is to heap few
piles of potato Feelings, well sprinkled
with paris green among the vines. The
bugs will feed on these and die.
Elliott III. Angel, of Ingham Co., a
brother of \. b. and an old time person
al friend, of the writer, is spending a
few days, with his brother, and made
this office pleasant visit. Mr.. Angel
is man of character, reliable in his
friendships and one whom any one can
safely tie to, "A thoroughly competent
business man, and very popular in the
neighborhood in which he resides.
Among the attractions OF the coming
State Fair will be splendid exhibition
by the Northern Pacific Railroad, of the
products and minerals along the line
of that great through route. The peo-
pie of Michigan will thus have rare
opportunity of comparing the products
of Michigan with those of Minnesota,
Dakota, Montana, Washington and
Oregon. And we believe that it will
result favorably to our State, which has
sent tens of thousands to people those
distant States.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-09

this product, the thousand and one
articles so necessary and useful in
pursuing the different lines of bust
ness upon which we all depend.
Take away iron and most of our
industries would be seriously Grip
pied, many of them totally destroyed.
The people of Alma need not fear
any lack of any articles made wholly
or partly of iron, from pillow point
to steam engine, while the firm of
J. M. Montigel e Co. remains at
the head of its leading manufacture
ing establishments, fully prepared to
meet all demands in their line of
work. They are not only foundry
men, in the common acceptation .of
that term, but are also first-class
machinist, capable of producing a
Steam Engine complete in every par
ticular. They also do steam, water,
and gas fitting, and keep on sale,
brass goods, water and steam pipes,
inspirators, and other goods used in
mills or manufactures. They do
all kinds of mill or machine work,
and make speciality of repairs, and
all kinds of iron work used on build
ings. They have recently put in a
new engine and boiler of their
own manufacture, that will compare
favorably with the best product, of
the best establishment in the State.
This firm is also engaged in the man
ufacture of carriages at their
establishment on Superior ST., (of
which J. +. Schwartz is manager)
from heavy farm wagon, or truck,
to the most stylish light buggies and
carriages, including phaetons, surveys
light road carts and double car
riages, that can not be surpassed
either in kind of material employed
or in the workmanship. They are
also sole manufacturers of the
Schwartz Improved Oscillating Bob
Sleighs, of which they have a large
sale, Geo. A. Woodford, of Detroit,
being their State agent. The person
mel of this firm consists of }. NJ. Mon
tigel and his sons, Martin and
Ferd., with j. +. Schwartz, all me n
of untiring industry and answering
integrity, and fully identified with
the best interests of the community,
and always ready to do their share,
in all enterprises for the general
good. Martin enjoys the honor of
being president of the Village Will e
Eerd is the custodian of the town
ship finances. Mr.. Schwartz is now
and has been for years a member of
the school board while he has fire.
quently been elected as a member Of
the Village council.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-09
West Pine River.

Miss Maud Harris will teach in the
Nevins' neighborhood the next term
commencing September LIST.
w. n. Wright and a number Of young
people from Alma took pleasant trip
to Crystal Lake August 3rd.
Has any one heard of the matched
bail game scores standing five to thir-
teen i'm favor of w. p. r. The boys are
bustlers for Sunday games.
Ransom Kyes has put in an appear
ance after an absence of five months in
the west: he reports a good time ana Is
much improved in health.
The Young Peoples meetings are
doing much in this place towards ele,
waiting. increasing and influencing
bible readers to turn out and make
house full every Friday evening.
There was man short time ago
making inquiry for Mr.. Brown in the
Wright neghborhood. G.. if you wish
to Joke take some one that can play
their part, do not play your joke on a
preacher or a stranger in a strange
place.
What would any one think of man
that would let his team stand across
the crossing on four corners for an
hour and let people turn out and 90
around, not even saying thank you?
That man will get something besides
impudence yet.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-09
J. NJ. MONTIGEE ! co.

Iron is an important factor, cit her "a
being employed directly or indirectly
in the manufacture of, constituting a
part, or the whole Of almost every
article with which we have to do,
hence skilled workmen In this use.
full and necessary product of nature
become important agents in every
field of the worlds progress. Nc
community is prepared for all the ex'
LICENCES of progressive career with.
out its artisans, able TO furnish from
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-09
Excursion Rates

The following are the excursion rates
on the Il. a. A. IL y. M. Soldiers and
Sailors reunion at Bay City Aug 20 p
one fare for round trip
Soldiers and Sailors reunion Pontiac.
Mich. Aug 20 % fare for round trip
80. So.
G.. a. II. National encampment Mil
waukee Wis. Aug 20 81 fare for round
trip S7.56
Detroit, international fair and eX-
position Sept. II ~ round trip and adj
mission $685..
State Military encampment at Battle
Creek Aug l3 fare II cent per mile
short mileage.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-09
VILLAGE COUNCIL.
Alma, Mich, Aug. eth, is

Alma, Mich, Aug. eth, 1889.
Common Council, of the village of
Alma met in regular session at council
rooms on above date.
Observation-Disclosures Montigel and
Trustees Tinker, Tubbs and Bagley.
sent;-Trustees, Adams and Dun
ham.
Minutes of last session read and on
motion approved as read.
The following petition, signed by
sixty-eight of the citizens and tax pay
ers of the Village of Alma, was pre-
sented.
ITO the Council of the Village of
Alma in the County of Gratiot, State
of Michigan.
The undersigned freehoiders of the
said village of Alma do hereby make
application to you to lay out and open
street in said village, commencing at
the eastern extremity of College Ave-,
in James A. StuttZ addition to said VII
lage and running thence east until the
same reaches the street now open on
the south side of the residence of n. W.
Wright in said village. Dated July Il.
1889. On motion the above petition
was laid on table.
The following petition was presented;
TO the Honorable the Common
Council of the village of Alma.
| would most respectfully petition
your honorable body for special per-
NIT to use my tricycle. on the streets
and sidewalk of the village of Blma."
Miss JENNIE SMITH.
On motion the prayer of the petition
er was granted for one year from date.
Claims presented:
Duffeld g. DInield Inst on W Bonds $3.50 ~
Globe Light x Heat Co. Est. Lamps I. NO
Standard oil Co. Gasoline 10 81
l.. y. Chadwick Frt. & Ctg, %
:. ID. Ierngton NJ ID. Health Officers 90
Wright Schneider & Stuttz w. z. - on
Mccullough Button III. O. 2 -
| Il. N. Chadwick III. o.. 80 o.
| Wright Schneider g. Stuttz. Nails & Glass / 90
On motion the above claims were al
lowed at footing and clerk instructed
to issue orders for same.
Moved and supported that resolution
for the construction of sidewalk on
the following described property, be
adopted.
West side lots & 10, block 6 Cohoon
addition to village of Alma.
North side lots I, .. 3, 4 & ., block
%. village of Alma.
East side lot 3, block Z. village of
Alma.
Motion CARRIED.
On motion Council adjourned.
Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1889-08-09
West Arcadia.

Mrs. Cal Courier is spending a few
DAYS in st Louis the guest of Mrs.
futile.
Mrs. Parson left last Thursday for an
extended visit to Charlotte, Chicago
and Lenawee Co.
David Courier and family expect to
start for Oregon the 18th of this
month, and Johnnie Courier and family
the last of the month.
Threshing has commenced in this
vicinity. G.. III. Allis threshed his
wheat last Monday and it turned out
fine quality and averaged about IA
bushels to the acre.