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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-15
The Algerian women.

In Algeria every girl born of native
parents is tattooed on her forehead be-
tween the eyebrows,sand just on the
root of the nose, witM a cross formed
of several straight lines of small stars
running close together. These tattoo
marks are a dark blue color. Al
gerian women are also considerably
tattooed on the back of their hands,
their forearms and chests, as well as
on their shoulders, their wrists being
especially adorned with drawings
representing bracelets and flowers
strung together. AS a rule, ONE
are the operators, and it is principally
on children between the ages of seven
and eight that they have to exercise
their art. They use sometimes a
needle, but more frequently a Bar
barry fig tree thorn. They employ
kohl as a coloring substance. 1t is a
kind of fine powder made from sui
phur Of anthony, which is also in
great request by the Algerian women
for the purpose of face painting.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-15
THEY HAD A GOOD TIME.
Van Houten Posts Lively Waltz at
Woods Hall Last Night.

1t was not by any means "The Light
Brigade" that made an attack on Woods
Hall last night. 1t was an onslaught of
the heavy artillery, and a very successful
one. too. Van Houten Post, G.. A. r.,
gave a bali, and whatever Van Houten
Post does is usually a success, and was
particularly SO last night.
Not less than a thousand guests ac-
cepted the hospitality of the Post and
danced with pleasure to the music fur
nislled by Professor Gerhardb's or
chestra.
TRYING TO GUIDANCE THEIR SONS.
It was fun to see some of The old vets"
make endeavors to Guido their sons in the
grace Of their waltzing. They were
heavily handicapped because of the lead
they carried in their bodies and the
of a leg or an arm which was left at APP
how they got there just the same
That is not an elegant expression, but it
expresses the idea that 1t is intended to
convey.
The old fellows, and pretty nearly all
are getting old, looked splendid in their
uniforms, and the enterprising tonsorial
artist that cared for them and guaranteed
that no gray hairs would be found on
their benevolent heads, performed his
duties to perfection. In fact he caused
mere, dying IN tue PoSC tnan ulu u
rebellion. Isl JESS
Dick Cooper, who dis1ikes to mention
the exact number OF loss OF life he is re-
sponsibie Tor because of the war, had the
contract to furnish the Post and their
friends with a collation.. This is one of
the things "Dickn can do successfully,
aud everyone had plenty to eat. He was
assisted in the work BY Sergeant Murphy.
vino was in his ompany q
Colonel Grimes, Warden of the Peni-
Tertiary, succeeded in making q large
quantity Of lobster salad disappear, and
John Costigan, who never misses a fire,
kept Billy Fields, who had charge of the
other end OF the bill of fare, very busy.
DAN N THE SCHOONER.
Chick Welsh aud Mrs. Welsh did not
appear lonesome and enjoyed themselves
thoroughly, and Dan Wissert and Mrs.
Wissert never looked more happy. Dan
did appear out of humor at one time
when he failed to get Il schooner, " but,
when reminded that he WAS not la
"PoR's,' smiles chased away the cloud.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-15
Too Good to be True.


There were three cats in a William
street family in Norwich, Conn, and
as the lady Of the house concluded
that one was sufficient an edict of
death was passed on the old cat and
her kitten. The question of the man
ner of death was settled and chloro-
form purchased.
Some days passed before the execu-
TONER could muster courage to exc
cute the sentence, and finally the
lady put some laudanum intothe cats
milk, thinking to produce a stupor
that would make the chloroforming
Tor easy.
The old cat tasted the milk, cast her
eyes suspiciously about her, and re-
fused to eat. The kitten rushed to
the dish, but vas violently knocked
away by the old cat, who took a COR
ner Of a mat and covered over the
dish to hide it from the kitten and
prevent her from taking the
medicine"
The lady could not believe it posi-
BILE that the act was intentional and
uncovered the dish. The cat again
knocked the kitten from it and COW
cred it more carefully than before. The
repetition of the protective act was
too much for the lady, and the cat
and her two kittens are allowed to
Hve.-OUr Dumb animals.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-15
TIE JERSEY cITY avs SATURDAY ~FEBRUARY Isl 1880

Assistant Chief Denmead said he knew
there would be no fires last night, and he
wanted to give Mrs. Denmead and his
eniece, Miss Nettie Hornblower, q treat
and that was the reason he was working
his way around the ball room. Police
Captain McKaig explained his presence
by saying he had kept watch over the
post" for man. years, aud he did not in
tend to let the young fellows who belong
ed to it 90 astray if he could prevent it..
He especially wanted to look after Regis
ter George B.. Fielder, Collector 2. Fl.
O'Neill, George Broughton and John
Creech, all young fellows who need
watching.
Among the others there Tony Reuter-
n Mrs. Reuter- Were observed SO
were Il. j. Walsh and Miss J. higgins.
That Ole vet Nathan and his better
MALT were in the march and Veteran b.
+. Goetscnius looked out for the comfort
Of Mrs. Goetschius, his son Fred and his
daughter Annie. John Waldron u
Mrs. WaIdron seemed to enjoy the ball
Burt.
A DoMINY LOOKS ON.
General Ramsey was too busy to dance,
but he aided in counting the cash-an
important thing. MI. and Mrs. Robert
Yale enjoyed the dancing u the Rev.
John Staehli admired their Judgment.
OF course there were lots of other people
there.
During the evening the Van Houten
Post Drum Corps gave All exhibition Of
skill which was well received. Those in
charge of the ball were:-E Sands, Com
mander; r.. G. Lambert, S. .V.-C.;T.P P.
Burger, j. VIC; w. HI. Black, o. D.; A..
Thompson, ON; Pierson Rector, sur
geon; C. p. Knoeller, chaplain; Robert
Douglas, o. G.: T. +. Watson, adjutant;
James Magee. sergeant-major, and A..
Cole, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT.
Floor Committed. Fl. Marinus, P. H.
O'Neill, Peter Kuntz, J. Z. Denmead, G. A.
Jackson, Phil Lumbreyer, j. B. McBirth,
S. G.. Bright, Horace keeber. John King
and w. H. Stivers.
Reception Committee-Geo. B. Fielder,
). f. Linskey, George Broughton, w. H.
Browning, G. ". Moore, 3. +, G~oetschius.
John Creech, J. b. Hinckly, William Cor
nell, J. G. Seek and John Grimes.
Committee on Order-A. McKaig, F. I,
Farrier, M. Walsh, j. d. Cornell, James
Golden, Edwin Moore, Jesse Sullivan,
Frederick Roes, w. w. Van Buskirk, 7.
G. Hall and Lawrence Slegel.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-15
CONCORDIA IN COSTUME.
A Well Known German Society's Ball
at Pohlmann's Hall.

A Well KNOWN German SocfetyG Bali
at Pohlmann's Hall.
The "Concordia," a social organization,
and originally the Concordia Singing So
ciety, is an excellent institution of lower
Jersey City. 1t meets the second and
fourth Wednesday evening Of each
month at Roche's Hall, and evidently the
members know how to enjoy themselves.
The first anniversary Of the society was
celebrated last night at Pohlmann's, on
the Hill, by a masquerade bali and sup
per, n it proved to be one of the most
enjoyable events of the season.
President William Maertens, Vice
President Henry c.. Wulp, Secretary AL
bert Maertens and Treasurer Hugo
Pfeiffer were present and the guests
were well cared for by them. The COM
pany numbered owe one hundred and
no one appeared on the floor without a
mask. The costumes were, as a rule,
elegant, and many exquisite toilets were
exhibited by the ladies.
The Reception Committee, William
Maertens, Alfred H. Seyd, Hugo Pfeiffer
and Paul Weltemeyer, were uniformly
costumed as princes, and the floor man
ayers, Julius G. Meyer and Albert L..
Maertens, wore costumes of blue silk.
The lady members present were:-
Misses Anna Dohrmann, Clara Dohr-
ulalQ, INluulo MAY aAIIlSOu,
Ida Schumann, Julia Weitemeyer, Katie
Wuerth, Minnie Maertens, Marie Maer-
tens, Mabel Heck, Ella Raster. Florence
Fermier, Rose Wedin, MRS. Albert Maer-
tens and Mrs. Henry L. Wulp. The gen
tiemen were:-Christian Durkel, John A.
McCloskey, G. p. Fermier, Arthur
Krause, William Maertens, Albert Maer-
tens, Julius c.. Meyer. w. Wulp, Paul
Weitemeyer, Otto Wuerth, ST., Alfred
Ss;yd, and Otto Stncke
Among the guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Luhrmann, Charles and John Luhrmann,
Mr.. and Mrs. Garrison, Henry Horstmann
and Miss Lizzie Betz and Miss Bamberger,
Mrs. Eisenberg, Mr.. and Mrs. G. Weite-
meyer, Mr.. Reinecke, Miss Emily
Reinecke, Mr.. Zimmerle. Mr.. Werner,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Steinbruck,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. Dohrmann, Willie
Schwenck, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Weber, John Anderson, Hans
Schmidt and others. The majority OF
those present were in full evening dress.
The costumed ladies represented Prin-
~cesses, Jockies, Star Queens, Flower
Girls and other characters, and among
the gentlemen were richly attired
Princes, Mexicans, Indians and a variety
of fancy characters.
The march was led by Floor Manager A.
l.. Maertens and Miss Minna Maertens,
and it presented a brilliant exhibition.
The supper prepared by Mrs. Pohlmann
was a most satisfactory spread. Presi
lent Maertens occupied the head OF the
table. and delivered an appropriate ad
dress. Short speeches, toasts and re
ponse followed, and then dancing was
resumed and continued the greater par
of the night,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-15

the least. 1t leads off with a screamed
heading about "a Great Conspiracy
Signs which Indicate that the Elec-
ton Frauds were Systematically
Planned by Hudson County's Demo
cratic Ring"
Oh, yes. The Nineteenth Century
is quite the era of political conspira-
cies. But we wonder that so enter
prising a paper as the Eoening Netcs
has not got at the true inwardness OF
the Hudson county conspiracy. In
strict confidence we will give it the
whole story.
Fact is, Governor Albeit runs a
dynamite factory in his new house.
General Will Albeit manufactures
the deadly explosive, and the Cover
nor himself takes consignments of it to
Trenton in his coat tail pockets every
week. Sheriff Davis is practicing
with field artillery, and General Hep
penheimer is learning the small sword
exercise. Allan L. McDermott is ex-
p~erimenting with petroleum bombs,
and John p. Feeney is engaged in q
scheme to poison the whole commu-
nifty with soda water.
When all preparations are complete.
when Governor Albeit has a pair of
piratical boots made, and the ballot
reform bill is passed, and
Joseph d. Bedle has time
to cultivate a shaggy beard and
a steely glitter in his eye, then
the Hudson Democracy will declare
itself in its true colors. 1t is designed
to blow up the Newark City Hall,
hang all the prohibitionists in the
State, establish a CARBON in Trenton
and hurl defiance at President Harri-
son and John Wanamaker.
OF course these plans are sadly dis
concerted by the EDening Nesos' toot-
ing, but we have no doubt they will
all be realized in due time unless
"Jim" Scoyel, Boss Stainsby andsome
other pure republican reformers can
be sent along to mend our awful ways.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-15
PERSONAL AND NOTABLE.

While walking on the narrow bar of sand be-
tween the Shrewsbury river and the ocean,
known az Highland Beach, Victor Dumas, of
Long Branch, saw a school of perhaps ten large
seals disporting on the sand. He attempted to
capture the largest, and the entire school took
fright and rushed into the sea. This was the
largest school of large seals ever seen along the
Monmouth shore.
W.. W. Scott, a Passaic lawyer, is recovering
from a dangerous attack of scarlet fever, which
he caught from his daughter, The girl had been
al tending a private school while suffering from
the disease, which was not at first known to be
scarlet fever, and there is great excitement and
fear among the families of the persons who
were exposed.
North Plainfield is reaping this year for the
first time some financial benefit from liquor
licenses. Under a recent decision of the court
respecting the division of the license revenue
where there is the dual government Of a Dor
ongh and township, the fund has been divided
between the borough of North Plainfeld and the
township. The amount divided was 81, SIS.
A portion Of the iron hull of the steamer
Pliny, wrecked at Elberon five years ago. has
been brought to light once more by the action OF
the tides.
The first number Of the Neac jersey lAgricui-
turist has been issued from Haddonfeld by
NJ sssrs. Taylor, Lackey and Company. The
Agriculturist is a monthly journal containing
sixteen pages. devoted to agriculture, horticuI-
ture, silk culture, pet stock, poultry, ETC., and
covers the entire field of agricultural pursuits.
1t is ably edited by J. H. Drevenstedt, of Ham,
monitor.
The golden wedding Ct George Atkinson and
Elizabeth, his wife. Formerly Elizabeth Bond),
was celebrated at Mullica Hill, Gloucester
county, on the 9TH, in the presence of a large
circle OF descendants and relatives. One of the
grandchildren present had two years previously
attended the golden wedding OF her other
grandfather, Mr., Charles Comfy, OF Byberry,
Pap who, as wen as Mr.. Atkinson, had lived
during the fifty years of marriedslife in the old
family mansion to which each had taken bis
wife when first married.
The Battany worsted Mills, Passaic. viii start
up in about a month.
The mammoth hotel proposed for Avalon is
to be built by a New England syndicate, and
win cost $lo0, 900. 1t will be named the Scar.
borough.
A theatrical company, recently playing at the
Paterson Opera House, had two live eagles. At
the Erie depot the birds were ina cage await
ing shipment, when some mischievous person
knocked out the partition separating them. \
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-15
A VALENTINE PARTY.
How the Gossip Club Availed Them.
selves OF st. Cupid's Day.


selves OF st. Cupid's Day.
Misses Annie and Nellie Post, daugh-
tiers of Andrew Post, gave a Valentine
dance to the Gossip Club. last night, at
their residence. No. 1876 Magnolia avenue.
1t was a unique and pleasant affair. The
music was by Cranmer.
At supper a general distribution Of val
entines took place. Notices and paper
caps are nothing to them for fun. Every
one thought it d pity they were only in
season IN a year..
Among the guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Throckmorton, Miss Throckmorton, Mr..
and Mrs. Cody, Mr.. and Mrs. w. e.
Grattan, DR.. and Mrs. Durrie, Mr.. and
Mrs: Day, Mr.. and Mrs. John Herbert,
the Misses Flemming, Mr.. and Mrs. E..
Linn, Miss Anna Hetherington, Miss
Mamie Albeit, Miss Mamie Condict.
Miss Irma Headden, Miss Ada Hing
worth, DR.. and Mrs. Cropper, Miss
Frankie Steel, DR.. George Steel, John
Headden, Colonel Heppenheimer, Leon
Albeit, Jr., General W. f. Albeit, Will
lard Carter and Matthew Jenkins.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-15
HapnY Hnmes.

Here's a health to the wives and the mothers
Who sit in our households today;
Who are glad when they brighten for others
The hours that go drifting away. .
May their eyes keep the light Of the gladness,
Their hearts hold the fulness of bliss
That banishes shadows and sadness,
And what need we ask more than thiss
But-how can this happiness be kepts
What shall protect those we love-those
who make a Heaven Of the Home-from
the ravages OF disease that Is often worse
than death-that is, i'll fact, a lingering
death? The question is easily answered.:
DIR. Pierce's Favorite Prescription-the
standard remedy for all Of those peculiar
diseases to which women are SUBJECTS
what must be relied on to preserve the
health Of wives and mothers. ItpreUcnts
those diseases, and it cares them. 1t is a
blessing to women and therefore a
national blessing, because it gives health
to those about whom the happiness of
hOme centres, and the strength of %
nation is in its happy homes.
DR.. Pierce's Pellets, or Anti-bilious
Granules; in walls. % cents; one a dose.
Druggists.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-15
AMuSEMENTS.

An interesting feature of the per-
Torrance of "McKenna's Filtration"
by Barry & Fay at the Academy OF
Music next week, will be the special
scenery which will be shown i'll the
first and in the third acts of the com
edy. This, with the excellent com
pany, the pretty girls, the catchy mu-
sic and the well known ability of the
comedians themselves, will make a
most enjoyable evenings entertain
ment.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-15
The Crescent Social Club.

The crescent Social Club were delight
fully entertained by Miss Florence Under
wood at her residence on Sipp avenue
last night. The evening WAS a delightful
one for the guests. There was lovely
music for dancing, and supper was served
at eleven O'Clock. Among the guests
were Miss Jennie Toffey, DIR. Walter
Wilkinson, Mr.. Samuel Dickinson,
Miss Ella Hayes, John j.. Toffey, Jr.,
inson, Miss Bessie Hunt, Miss Maud
Chiffon, Edward Mackson, Fred Parker,
Elgin McBurney, Leon Manton, William
Speer, Miss Grace Thompkins, Vreeland
Thonlpkins, Walter Muirheid. Miss Ger
trude Garland and Miss Libbie Edelstein.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-15
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
From the Harpers' Press.

M ~AO
A remarkable snake story current
throughout British India is thus
summed up in an article ON "The
Naja-Kallu, or Cobra Stone" which
Prof. H. Hensoldt, Phi. D., of Column
bia College, New York, has written
for the March number of Hagpeg's
MGgdzi71e:-s Some cobras-perhaps
one in twenty-are in possession OF a
precious stone which shines in the
dark. This stone the snake Is in the
habit of carrying about in its mouth,
regarding it as a treasure, which it
carefully preserves and defends with
It's life. At nighr the cobra deposits
the stone in the grass and watches it,
as if fascinated. for hours; but woe to
him who then approaches, for the
cobra is never more dangerous than
when occupied in this manner The
professor tells how he secured one of
these precious stones by tricking it's
scientifically for the seeming marvel
of 1.-THE Naja-Kallu."
Professor William Knight, of st.
Andrews University, Scotland, editor
of the great standard edition of
Wordsworth, writes to DIR. William j.
Rolfe, in regard to the latter's recent
work, s"The Select Poems of William
Wordsworth: "Your selection is ex-
cellent, and must do great good. No
better service can be done than to
popularize Wordsworth in America
Benjamin Constants picture, "a
Funeral in Morocco has been repro
duced in a double-page engraving for
the number of Hogpeg's Bazar to be
published February 81. Mary Gay
Humphreys will contribute to the
same number an article on PLASTER
Casts. and How to Use Tham.n
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-15
WEST BERGEN's PLEASURE CLUB.
Athletics and S~ociability Its Objects
QEhar Mast Rarnan Naus

Athletics and Sociabitity Its Objects
Other West Bergen News.
The young men of West Bergen met
recently and organized the West Bergen
Pleasure Club, with the two fold object
of promoting the sociability of the young
people and for athletic purposes. They
have opened a large room at No. As West
Side avenue. The officers of the club are:
President, Henry v. Townsend; treasurer,
Samuel King; secretary, Ned Cummings.
The Executive Committee Is composed OF
William King, Jr., Ned Cummings,
Henry ". Townsend and Martin Doyle.
They will give their first sociable at the
residence of Miss Bessie lBrooksbank,
Clark avenue, on the 24th-
A large number Of the members and
friends of the West Side Avenue Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, of West Bergen,
met on Thursday evening, and proceeded
in a body to the great Methodist mass
meeting In the METROPOLITAN Opera House.
| pastor. Rev. FL. D.. Westons with Colonel
Ellsworth Schultz as marshal.
Mr.. William III. Beach, the genial
superintendent of the Sunday school, is
one of the most popular men of West
Bergen. always interesting and in
structiye.
The Sunday school has an average at
tendance OF about fifty.
John G.. Purple. recently OF this place,
is "whooping things up'' in Bradford,
Penn. as General Secretary of the Young
Mems Christian Association.
Epworth League, Chapter 1904, Of the
West Side Avenue methodist Episcopal
Church, will hold its regular monthly
business meeting on Thursday evening
the 2Uth instant.
Engineers Dance.
Washington Lodge No. Is, Brotherhood
of Locomotive Engineers, had q delight
full ball at Coopers' Hall Friday night.
The ball Was IaEaely attended, anddinF
Guided delegationsafrom Just fnsaTilhe.
Lodge No. 143, ofsNew .Y1prkSn Excelsior
Lodge No. IL, of Phillipsburg4t Lsehbgh
Lodge Nc. 25l, Maueh CHUNK Golden
Link Lodge No. $50, WiIkesbarres Acorn
Lodge No. 22S, Scranton, and the lodge
AT Hampton Junction. sa3 f4ds dsvsx yisa4i
+ Washington Lodge4istinsa lH0ufislffffg
.|scondition and since II, 0fgAnized in 1850
has paid four death cfaimSf of 1880 .ard
s1,475 to sick members. = t'@p
GreenvliIc Dancing Society.
The Greenyiiie Dancing Academy held
a reception at the Belyidere House last
evening, Among those present were:-
Misses Minnie Baier, Clara sutton. Nc
Grath, Anderson, Nelson, Moliie RIM,
Anna Finn. Mamie Brannigan, Jennie
Hale, Bella Walsh, Anna Hale. Ella Boy
Ian. M. Merrity, Lottie Walsh, Jennie
Mcdonald. Il. Swan, Jennie Murphy,
Sophia Gotleberg and q score OF young
men.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-02-15

sADvERTIsENENrs UNDER THE HEAD os s5l
MARRIAGES. AND DEATH ~
VIII be inserted In the JERSEY Cry News nm |
the SUNDAY MORNING News at the RATE Of ten
cgnts g ffne torthe first Insertion; nee cents a lins
Ter each subsecusnt insertion.
1870 DSGS DIED.
IK~ELMEL-Julis KelmeI. beloved daughter OF
Emma KelmeI. on Wednesday, morning. Febru
dence. saturday at T. NJ. 7,ag
H~AMILTON-Dn "Wednesday. Febrnarv - tsqo
~ lJane, wife OF John Hamilton.
1Rel4tiyes and friends OF the family are resnect-
fully. invited 10 attend her funeral on Sunday, the
lNth Inst. at three p- M, from No So Belmont ave.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-09

ing the first excitement. Deyine the de-
fendeDt who is charged with rs
sault with intent TO kill and rob is
mere STRIPPING and went TO Oklahoma
from Wichita about the same time. De
vines parents do not live here but he had
been here some time previous TO goidg 10
going to Oklahoma and worked in differ
ent places as boy at any kind Of work
that was offered. He never appeared 10 be
very robust and no one would have eX-
pected that he would ever have been ar
raigned on such a charge. Seabring and
Clark each had claims but when the
streets were laid out a part Of Seabring's
lot was in the street aud Clark says he Of
fered him a part of his. Clark again says
that Seabring's lot brought SIS, aud that
he sold his at the same time for $50 and
had promised TO give Seabring half the
proceeds However, he gave Seabring all
the money to keep, who tied it 20 his leg
and went 10 sleep. During the night, it is
charged that Devine went Is the tent as
saulted the two men. nearly killing Sea
bring and leaving Clark insensible. and
cut the money from Seabring's person and
stole il. In trying 10 cut the money loose
a ten dollar bill was torn and part Of IL
left behind The prosecution indulge in "A
little different theory a 20 the crime,
which will appear as the case develops.