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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-08
This paper Is Democratic In principles
and is Independent In its UieDs on all
local questions,
Our Own Tax wrong-doing,

The report of the Committee on
Revision, of the Board for the Equal
ization of Taxes, is not pleasant read
ing. We print it in another column,
not because we feel proud of it, but
because the publication of abuses is
the only way to assure their rectifica-
tion.
We find from this document that
while Hohoken is deep in the mud,
Jersey City is deep in the mire in
the matter of real estate valuation.
The committeeman admit that their
examination was not exhaustive in
respect to this city, but from the
method adopted it must be inferred
that fairly illustrative results were OBJ
tanned, and the conclusion reached by
the committee that the average rate
of appraisement is about fifty per
cent of the true taxable value must
be accepted as accurately represent
ing the situation.
But Hoboken, we are told, places
her values-or rather her complaisant
assessor does it for her-at about the
same figure. And here have We all
been jumping on our sister city, while
1t appears we are quite as bad ur-
selves. The only difference the com
mitteemen seem to find is that our as
sessment is necessarily crude, and i'm
perfect-full Of the imperfections and
fraudulencies of former years-owing
to the short time the new Board of
Tax Commissioners has had in which
to reconstruct it. In Hoboken, on the
contrary, a deliberate plan appears to
be evident to reduce the valuations of
fine big buildings to preposterously
low figures, thus l~essening the re-
sponsibilities of the rich and increas-
ing the burden of the poor.
OF course the poor, or those mod
erately circumstanced, always suffer
most from inequalities of taxation.
Lven if occasionally they secure a
trifling favor in the way of a low as
sessment, the larger proportion by
far of such questionable benefits will
always go to those who have the
power to compel them or the dishon-
esty to buy them, The only rational
basis of taxation is the fair market
value of the property, impartially es-
timated. Nobody has to pay a cent
more in the long run except those
who have been defrauding their neigh
bers. There is only a certain aggre-
gate sum to be raised, and a the gen.
eral valuation goes up the rate must
go down correspondingly.
We hope to see a wonderfully i'm
proved state of things next year.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-08
Two Dogs and Two Tales.

la 1879 - $500
With the summer season and the
potentiality of a spell of really hot
weather, dog stories would seem to be
coming into fashion again. A cores
pondent writes:-''I have a collie
puppy, sprung from a breed noted for
it's remarkable intelligence, whom |
have continually to chastise for his
persistence in selecting the best sofa
for his afternoon nap. He apparently
set his mind to reasoning over this,
and came to the right conclusion
that he was punished for the damage
to the sofa cover. Accordingly, the
other day, he rolled up the piece of
| carpet which has been set apart for
his nightly accommodation in the
servants hall, and, having carried 1t
in his mouth to the drawing-room,
spread it out carefully on the forbid
den sofa, where he vas discovered
| sleeping the sleep of -innocence-no
doubt being quite satisfied that he
had surmounted the only objection to
his choice of a soft resting place.
This is a good story, but we think
we can beat it, A friend of ours had
a large retriever, whom he continually
had to chastise for going to sleep OF
his bed. One evening he went up &c
his room, and, finding the dog sus'
piciously near the bed, felt the count
erpane, and by the animal warmth
that it still retained, discovered that
there had been a repetition of the ole
offence. The dog was accordingly
punished. Next night my friene
again went up to bed, and on his way
up stairs heard a heavy flop on thu
floor of the bedroom. Approaching
quietly to the door, he peeped in ane
beheld the sagacious animal standing
upright, with his forepaws resting OF
the edge of the counterpane, while h
was diligently blowing on the part OF
which he had been lying, with a view
to removing all tellTtale symptoms Q
temperRture.-& James Gazette.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-08

We also quite agree with the Ambassador that
Il would be well if in future our American editors
would suppress untrue and foolish stories .-Even-
ing Journal Editorial
All right, Majah, but If that is so,
why don't you sit down ON Bensong
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-08

There is more or less discussion among New
Jersey republicans over the question whesher
our State Convention should be held before or
after the democrats hold theirs. We do nor
believe that it would make a particle of differ
ence which course is pursued.-Paterson Press.
Not 81. paPticlal
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REAL ESTATE.
TO IL.

Two ana one-haIf story and basement frame
house; 9 rooms; Improvements; in first class order.
Jones street. S3iI5Q
Two story and basement brick; improvements;
good order. Bergen avenue. S9L
TWO story and ~Das'tfr,; 9 rooms. Newark av. S23.
Suites of FIVE rooms; improvements. No. 27 New
York avenue. First class. $1l.
Three-story brick Improvements; eight rooms
and cellar; improvements, $g7. Palisade avenue.
suites OF rooms in every direction.
c. G. JEWELL & co.,
Successors to G, P. Howell Y Col opposite Court
House and Bergen Square. "a
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TO LET.

ELEGANT sIxRooM FLATS, all modern Inn
provements, at SIS to $2S-Nos, 2l014 Payonia
avenue.
Four-room Flats at SIS to s1S-Nos. 5O6-12 Grove
street.
sixroom Flats at SIS to Sis-Nos. ISL and 1853
Payonia avenue.
Beautiful stores, plate glass windows, with. din.
ing room, kitchen and bedroom, at S2-Nos, Isl and
1853 Pavonia avenue.
Desirable Apartments, al 81 up.
D. j. HULSHIZER, Gents Furnishing Goods,
No. 1870 Pavonia avenue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-08-08
A Necklace Of the Pharaohs.

1t is a chain of exquisite gold, a rich
orange yellow in color, with links dex-
terously twined one upon another. 1t
is about thirteen inches long, three
eighths of an inch wide, and as nearly
a tenth of an inch thick as | can meas
ure it with a rule, The ends Of it We're
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CORPORATION Notice.


N posais VIII be receiYed at he office 81 the Board
auS s5sss & 1884, ssd az Es B a,c GsRp@ q ms fSr th on M0n'A''
IMPROVEMENT OF HALLIDAY STREET.
from Communlpaw avenue to Johnston avenue, IN
accordance with plans and specifications on file in
a awe EIaG an d d fes : Gh stpee EtR @ghefe blank sGhpf FORM, u o. BID
and agreement OF suretiss must be obtained
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES
AAbbSatt a Bs3 e sphie y sssss q e e safth Ming fhSssseon-
About $3.50 square yards Of stone paving.
About l%lS0lineal feet Of eurhstone. o.
About ~ sGuerf feet Of bridge stone.
About 500 square feet of ragging.
About ,GS} iiineai feet Of reset curb stone.
About 400 square feet OF re-laid tagging.
About 80 lineal feet of cribbing.
About two receiving basins to be reset.
Time lowe for the completion Of the work, one
hundred working days.
of the contract therefor viii be subject to the re
mnnstrance of the owners of the property liable "
Proposals must be enclosed IN sealed enyel-
opes, endorsed Proposals for Improvement Of Haila,
ofcommittee on Streets and Sewers, Iand handed to
the Clerk Of the Board in open, meeting when called
p fsT Il the order OF business relating 70 ss'is0 p'0
No city official will be accepted as surety.
The attention of bidders Is especially called 70
Section lS of the New Charter Of 1889" under the
tSe City ya antif the he fSasfsas sne offe re 'i bS tie You,
traetor have t6s pr eeeh approves pp Q ea;d Ra ny fh ; exi soa poye er
to examine the proposed bondsinen under oath.
By order of the Board Of Street and Water Com
missioners,
GEORGE t. BoUToN, Clerk,
Dated JERSEY CITY, N. j.. July 10. 1889.
WILLIAM DELANEY, Furnishing Undertaken, car
sey gcit sns 4. o 8. RRe eealSo e cali ali No. ses H iSe.. s'fes'' 'sf'
ADVERTISEMENTS UNDER THE HEAD OF
MARRIAGES AND DEATHS
Will be Inserted in the JERSEY CITY NEWS and
the SUNDAY MORNING NEWS at the rate OF ten
cents a line for the first Insertion; Jiue cents q line
tor each subsequent insertion
DIED.
CLARK-In this city, on August Z, Charles F, Clark
aged forty-two years.
Relatives and friends of toe family are Invited TO
attend the funeral services on Friday afternoon
at four O'Clock, at his late residence, No. 2t
Warren street. 1nterment at Westfieid, Mass. on
Saturday.
SMITH-At his residence, No. 28 Wilton street, on
Tuesday, August 6, 1889, Philip E. j., beloved nus
band of Lena Smith, aged ffty-six years, two
months and two days.
Notice of funeral hereafter.
Hoboken, August 8, 1889, Thomas W,
Thomas, in the seyenty-third year of his age.
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited TO
attend the funeral on Friday afternoon at three
o'clock, at the Baptist Church, Third and Bloom
6eld street, HoboKen, without further invitation.
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others to the Managing Editor.
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queen Hdu IL CTltlcdl TASTE
in the somewhat colossal gloves of her
day, as appears from some of her
gloves that are still extant. She was
very partial to presents of gloves, and
the Earl of Oxford won her favor by
presenting her with a pair of EN-
broidered mes SO delicately perfumed
that she named the scent Lord Ok
ford's Perfume:n and honored the
Earl by having her portrait-wearing
the gloves-painted for him.
The Virgin Queens masculine quail
tiles seem to have found their coun-
terpart in her hands, if her existing
gloves truly show the size of those
royal members. She was very vain of
her hands, and an ambassador who
has written an account of several
audiences with her, tells how ON each
occasion she pulled off her gloves
more than one hundred times to dis
play her hands, which indeed were
very beautiful and very white"
But either EliZabeth's hands We're
very large, or her gloves were a very
bad fit, for those in the Bodleian LII
brary are three and a half inches wide
across the palm, the thumb is five
inches long, the middle finger four
and three quarter inches long. As,
however. other gloves of that day ex-
hibit similar shapelessness, it is fair to
assume that Queen Elizabeth's anat-
omy was not so decidedly queer. The
gloves on exhibition are almost half a
yard long. They are very fine white
leather, worked with gold thread,
edged at the bottom with yellow, and
lined in the cuff with drab silk
A glove of Mary Queen of Scots has
been preserved in the Dayrell family,
having been given by her when on
the scaffold to an ancestor of the fam
lily. 1t is of buff leather, deliberately
embroidered on the gauntlet with sill
yer wire and silk of various colors.
Another glove of great gorgeousness
is reputed to be that of James l.,
afterward coming into the possession
of Horace Walpole. 1t is of brown
leather, lined With soft, white skin,
sewed with silk and gold thread, and
embroidered in gold and silver thread
on dark satin. The cuff bands are Of
crimson ribbon edged with open
wrought loops of gold wire.-1he
HdberdGSheT.
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Depot.
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Avenue.
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WANTED.
SITUATIONS AND WORK
NAL a AIHNEn

D0Y SEVENTEEN WOULD x POSITION
ID on a milk wagon; with or without board can
furnish reference. Address J. MeMahrG No so
Beacon avenue. Jersey City Heights.
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WILLIAM DELANEY, Furnishing Undertaken, q
riages and camp chairs to lot, Si5 Grove street, il
sey City, J. Telephone call. No. 1$.*tf
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-02-20
st. Johns Fair.

st. Johns Fair.
The ladies of St. Johns II. G. Church,
this city, opened fair at Lyceum Hall
on Monday, the 1ith inst, aud closed it
Saturday, the 10Th 1t was a success,
financially and socially. The young men
in charge of the hall deserve credit for
the variety Of entertainments provided
and the gentlemanly and courteous at
tention shown to the patrons. The young
ladies excelled their brothers. Miss Ban
choff presided at the Sodality table, and
her business qualities, combined with her
popularity, contributed much to its sue.
cess. Miss Katie Conway presided at the
Rosary table. Her winning smile and
graceful mein distracted many dollars
from the young mems pockets. The
great excitement. Of the fair, however,
was centered in the several contests, of
which there were four. 1st, a lady's gold
watch, between five prominent young la
dies. Miss Minnie Foran, daughter of
Postmaster Foran, carried of the prize,
collecting $3.50. Cd, u geptleman's gold
watch, between four young men, John
Hunt, Jr., of Swan street, being the
lucky winner, collecting $3.50. 80, a boys
gold watch, between four tiny boys,
Georgia GuilIick being made happy in
its possession. 4th, doll, between five
little girls. Emma Callan rocks and pets
"dollie." The fair realized 81, 900. Rev.
Father Brady expresses himself as very
proud of his people.
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Hal, Rates to Washington via Pennsylvania

Hall Rates to Washington via Pennsylvania
Railroad, allowing stop-ofr In Baltimore.
In order to afford visitors to the maui
guration all possible privileges, and at
the same time give them the benefit Of
the very low rates which have been fix
ed for this occasion, the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company will sell excursion
tickets to Washington on February 25th,
Goth, 9th, 2sth, March LIST, I'd, Sd and
4th, from oil stations on its system, at
SINGLE FARE for the round trip. These
tickets will admit of a stop-otf in BaIti-
more in either or both directions, thus
enabling passengers by this route TO
visit both cities. The return coupons
of the excursion tickets are valid for use
until and including March 7th. This
rate, in view of the liberal conditions it
bears and the magnificent service which
the Pennsylvania Railroad affords, is
the lowest ever offered under similar
circumstances. For information as to
the movement of regular and special
trains, and for specific rates from each
station, apply to ticket agents of the
Company.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-02-20

We take pleasure in acknowledging
beautiful ScoTr's EMULSION Calendar
for 1889 from Messrs. Scott g. Bovine.
New York. This calendar is entitled
Meditation" representing an attrac
tive little girl, is printed in twelve col
ors. and is fine specimen OF the ltho-
graphic art Besides being thing of
beauty, it is useful for every day in the
year, containing information about the
principal cities of the world, etc. Scott
& Bovine are manufacturers OF Scott's
Emulsion of Cod Liver Oil with Hypo-
phosphites of Lime and Soda" This
preparation was perfected about twelve
years ago, and as by the process of its
manufacture cod liver oil was made
palatable, aud with the addition of the
hypophosphitos its well-known curative
properties largely increased.
Scott's Emulsion is to-day sold in
almost every country of the world, and
its sales are increasing every year. This
grand result has been reached through
the sterling merit of the remedy. It is
used aud prescribed by the medical pro-
fession for consumption and wasting
diseases, and sickly, delicate children.
with remarkable success. 1t is won-
derful flesh producer-a perfect nerve
food aud tonic. We can recommend
this preparation to our readers.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-02-20

Personal.
Mr.. A. ]. Scarborough, of this city, lies
in very critical condition at the resi-
dence of his son, Hiram, on Bridge street.
We are sorry to report that Mr.. VIM.
v. Cooley is again confined to the house
with sickness.
MIS- G. ii. w. Van Solver has just re-
turned home from Burlington, where she
has been visiting, for the past week, Ad-
iutant Van Sewers mother, who, on St.
Valentines day, was % years of age.
The venerable lady was the recipient of a
number Of appropriate presents from
friends near and far.
Mrs. Mary Savage and Miss Irene Stone,
of Altoona, Pa, have just returned home
after two days visit at the residence of
II. G. Savage, on Bridge street, this city {.
Miss Stella Savage accompanied them to
Altoona, which city she will make her
future home.
The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1889-02-20

Is any Glover Born to Blush Unseen %
The old wives tell us "that blushing is
virtues livery" But, alas to many a
maiden, whose soul is purity itself, has
been denied the gracious privilege of
wearing the delicate crimson; and ali be-
cause her skin is covered with blotches,
pimples, yellow liver spots" and other
discolorations. Who can tell how such a
maiden loathes the very sight Of herself,
or who shall intrude upon her as she
weeps bitter tears over her uncomely ap-
pearance? Thrice unhappy she, If by the
use of cosmetics, she shall seek to hide
her wretched complexion. But If she
will use DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Dis
covery, to regulate the liver and purify
the blood Of all poisonous humors, she
will find that her "flesh shall come again
like unto the flesh of little child" II
cures serofnla, letter, salt rheum, PIN
pies, blotches, eruptions and all skin di-
seases Druggists.
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"A party Of fashionable young men
boarders from the Water Gap were riding
on the Belvider re Division en- route for
Philadelphia, one afternoon last Summer.
Having INDUCED rather freely of some
peculiar beverage with which they we're
supplied, they became rather boisterous,
and notwithstanding the repeated ad-
monitions of Conductor Mellick, one of
the number continued to keep up an up
roar much to the disgust of the other pas
sengers. In the midst of sort of politi-
cal harangue the train stopped, and the
brakeman, who was also exasperated,
shouted out with unusual emphasis the
name Of the station, "Asylum !" 1t was
echoed by the conductor at the other end
ofthe car, Asylum. lie stopped short,
and the general laugh that followed was
too much for him. He sat down aud
there was perfect quiet the rest of the
way.
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among the ChurGties'
About twenty five persons have profess
sed conversion as the result of the extra
meetings that have been held at Ser
geantsville by the Rev. p. Q. Bascom.
Thirty three members have been re-
ceived in the Pennington M. e. Church
on probation, as n result of the revival
which is still progressing there with great
interest.
Rev. G. ii. Woolston, pastor of the
East Baptist Church, Philadelphia (for-
merry of this city, informs us that he is
holding revival meetings at his church,
and that over one hundred have professed
conversion. The meetings continue with
undated interest.
Under the ministrations of Rev. j. G..
Howard, graduate of Drew Seminary
three years ago, over 100 persons were
converted at the Methodist Church at
Glen Gardner last week. The revival is
one of the most remarkable as regards
enthusiasm and results ever known in this
part of the State.
The Annual Missionary Anniversary of
the Lambertville Methodist Episcopal
Sunday School will be held next Sabbath.
The Pastor Rev. John II. Boswell, will
preach an appropriate sermon, at 1890
Special music, &c. At the evening SER
vice the Young people of the Sabbath
School, will take part 10 the exercises,
which will consist Of speaking and sing
ing. All invited.
The great revival in Ringoes has re
suited in the conversion OF about IS per-
sons Dr. Geo. II. Larson commenced
preaching there in the Baptist Church
the night after the Presidential election,
Nov. It'll, and with the exception of eight
nights stood faithful before his church
for the three months past. In his church
80 persons professed conversion, while
many others there became deeply con-
yicted and came out at the Presbyterian
Church where they were regular attend
ants. In the Baptist Church new bap-
tistry was made, when on several recent
occasions Dr. Larson baptsed number
and expects more soon. On Sunday a
week there were number received into
each of the churches - Democrat Adyer.
tiser.
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a. o. U, w. onlcers Elected.

A. o. U, w. Onicers Elected.
At meeting of Standard Lodge, No.
%, A. o. U. W., Of this city, held in the
room of Red Jacket Tribe of Red Men,
February 18th, 1880, the following OFF
GERS were elected for the ensuing year;
Master Workman-Isaac w. Holcomb.
Foreman-Alex. P. Kerr.
Overseer-deo. w. Peabody.
Recorder-W. w. Robinson.
Financisr-Samuel w. Cochran.
Receiver-William III. Wilmot
Guide-Edgar S. Titus.
1. W.-David w. Hoppock.
o. W.-Sanford " Holden.
Med. Ex.--Dr. Peter McGill.
Trustees-William b. Niece, Thomas
II. Hunt, Louis A. Reading.
P. NJ. W.--Eugene c. Gallagher.
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An old cigar stump that has laid for a
time becomes very strong and is then in
condition to flavor great quantity of
the vile stock such as goes into cigarettes
leaves of different kinds, etc. Opium
is sometimes used. There are people
who make their living in all towns OF
considerable size in picking from the
cutters the old stumps that have washed
from tho bar-room cuspidores and floors
to be used in the making of cigarettes.
Delicious things, are they not?
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For THE RECORD.
Mr.. EDIToR--Of all mean, unpleasant,
dirty, tobacco stained halls, that of Hol-
combe Hall takes the cake" At the
entertainment last Thursday evening--a
first'class one, the performers being ladies
and gentlemen--there was the worst kind
of disorder, boys sitting upon the backs
OF benches, smoking, and profanity could
DO distinctly heard from their lips. The
performers were interrupted in their
parts and at last a policeman had to be
hunted up to quiet the disorder. There
were only few ladies' present, but the
gentlemen accompanying them will never
be found there again until there is better
regulation for order. A license fee is
charged and The manager Of the hall gets
sufllcientmouey to pay private police
man, IL the public will not furnish one,
or half dozen, il necessary. This mis-
ance has been going from bad to worse
fora long time and should be stopped.
Lamberteillc. Feb. 20, 1880. 2.