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The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-11-30
GRABBISG A SQUARE NEAL


A Device OF the Hoodiums to Rob the
Tables at Picnic instantaneous.
AS general thing the man who pays
fifty cents or a dollar for a public picnic
dinner gets left. But there are some in
stances in which the tables are turned
enough TO supply an ordinary family for
ner ! attended AZ Caledonfau Park THIS
fact was forcibly impressed upon me. OF
course everybody was there for
fun, and the character Of the picnic
was such that many hoealums
sought admission. The tables were
laden with choice Tiands aud decorated
with The usual stacks Of bread. eeisry
punches and tempting dishes of ruit and
pastry. happened 70 turn my head for
a moment, and the next instant the lnain-
moth piece OF uince pie that the waiter
had placed in front of my plate WAS non
est The celery too had Disappeared. and
the cry 70 fiji up the bread plates WAS
amusing, because only a moment before
great stacks were he&ped IN front OF me.
When the dinner was over noticed the
two men nearest me had suddenly grown
stout. Their oyereoats would scarcely
button around them Their pockets
buiged forth like great lusaps.
Some moments later iii tine rear ct the
park espied a crowd In which rnx TWO
dining companions stood Iii The centre.
dlgvying up the sx8g grabbed ns the tin-
ner tAbie. "A collection bad been fakDa
and the no men sent into dine md brin4
out eroa4h 80 feed the whole EauS'
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-11-30
4 WOMAN Il YaE VAN.



Being Swindled IA Newark.
Special to the sundag Morning Nsros
NEWARK, Nov. %. 1890! The attention
Of police sergeant was attracted to two
strange men who had been hanging
around the Market Street Depot from
eleven O'Clock in the morning until
nearly one o'clock In the afternoon On
Thanksgiving Day. The sergeant con-
cluded 10 take them to headquarters.
Each of the strangers carried big Old
fashioned revolver in his pocket The
men stated that they were farmers, re-
siding near jackson, Miss. and had
come to Newark TO bry counterfeit
money. They had received circuiar
from green goods men VINO promised 10
give them a $40 bill Tor every genuine 81
note they might be willing to hand over.
The farmers had made pool with their
Deighbors and scraped together Sis.
which they intended investing IN the
queer. The swindlers had given them
the figures *701n as q password, and APP
pointed a meeting at the Adams House
on Market street. When the Southerners
went there, however. the fellows failed 10
show M.
the visitors were told how narrowly
they had escaped being victimfzed, and
took night train for home Some time
ago q woman visited jackson and OBJ
tanned from the postmaster list OF
wealthy residents OF the place, and soon
after the latter began receiving circulars
from the green goods people. Chief
Hopper states that be has received num-
erous complaints about people WIG arrive
at the Market Street Depot looking for
the hotel in question, where they have
appointments with men relative to the
sale Of counterfeit bills.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-11-30

In an interview published in The JER-
sEY CITY NaWs of Yesterday President
Voorhees, had stated at noon that he
could not answer the question how the
deficiency was to be made up. As TO
whether it would be borrowed from next
years levy he was not able to state. He
insisted. however, chat the deficiency in
the account was q legitimate one, having
been brought about through the action of
the School Directors in tht over attempt
to supply the wants OF the elanloriisg
pupils in the Lafayette section by putting
extra accommodations and teachers in
the field at cost of nearly 5000 beyond
what had been accounted for in the ap-
preparations for educational purposes.
He believed the Financiers would make
up the deficiency. How, he did not
know
President Voorhees, and Clerk WISE
man., in response to my queries as TO
whether the accounts drawn from could
stand such a strain, replied in the afIirma-
tive, and Clerk Wiseman said that if the
balances mainly were not disposed of in
this manner they would simply have TO
be returned to the sinking fund.
After accomplishing this apparently
beautiful piece of juggling the Board
passed the payroll and adjourned. It
had been in session about ten minutes.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-11-30
SENSITIVE GRAND JURORS


-
Special 10 The Sunday Morning Nesss.
ELrzABErH. Nov. 80 1896 4sfhe Union
County Grand Jury for the October term
finally concluded their labors this morn
ing and was discharged with the thanks
Of the Court. They brought in fifteen
additional indictments. making ninety
six in all the largest number ever re-
turned by Grand Jury since the county
was established. The jury brought in
four presentnents against Plainfield,
Railway and other places in the county
for maintaining bad roads. A present
ment was also made against Editor
Thomas Lane, of the Summit Record, the
newly elected Assemblyman from the
Second district Of Union, for contempt of
court for attacking the Grand Jury while
in session by commenting on their act in
indicting him for libel at the instance OF
Editor Smythe. of the Summit Herald,
and calling them serviceable jury.
Judge Van Syckel was very pointed in his
comment on the presentment and said the
Court would be perfectly justified in
severely Furnishing and making an ex-
ample of the offending newspaper man so
as to deter Others from following his ex-
ample He was pleased to say. however.
1t was the first time a paper In Union
county had assailed the Grand inquest
The Court, while it felt that it had the
power to punish the offending party,
still. in view Of the fact that it was his
first traDsgressi0n, was disposed to take
charitable view of the case and would
attribute it to the heat and excitement of
an election contest in which the accused
was engaged, and therefore would excuse
him this time, but would warn him
against repetition of the offence.
Thomas Il. Eagan, indicted for selling
privileges 70 bookmakers, was arraigned
aud held in 81. 500 bail on each OF the two
indictments for the Linden and Dwyer
tracks. he Will be tried at the January
term
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-11-30
DRIVEN TO THE STREET.
The Story Of a Wait the
Police Employed and
Protected.
REV. DR.. AEDRfE COMPLAINS.
And Chief Murphy Directs That
She Be Sent AdrifI---
Homeless Now.
REV. DR.. AEDREE COMPLAINS.

IN an outburst of mistaken zeal enc Of
the well known pastors Of this city has
been instrumental in driving poor,
homeless girl into the streets and has
thus prevented her from earning an hon
est Irving. Sometime ago Doorman
Waite, Of the Third precinct police St.
tion, found . young girl about sixteen
years old wandering about the xtrec1.
and taking pity on her youth and harI-
ships he gave her work about the station
house, which she did so wei that when
he recently obtained leave Of ahsencs. he
had her 20 clean up about the building
during his absence.
BEFEzEEDIEG TEE GIKL
As she was without home be fixed 10
room on the top floor where she could
keep her clothes and sleep This room
was kept locked, she being the only one
who had access 10 ii
This went on smoothly and the girl had
good home and the building waB kept
neat and clean until Rev. Mr. Andreae,
Of the Fairview avenue Dutch church,
came into the station house and saw The
girl.
Il will be remembers that some Tins
ago when tie church members had their
picnic at Caledonia Park. q tirunken
policeman detailed for duty there H..
saulfed The dominic and three of the can-
gregation. afterwards taking them to the
police station. IL was while he was ~
the station that evening and at the court
the next morning that he noticed the girl
Hs declares that her conduct WAS i'm
proper be said size was feoiinE with
some OF the policemen ana spoke to some
OF the prisoners il a very bad fashlon.
COMPLAINING.
BE spoke TO Inspector Large about her
and subsequently, to Police Commissioners
Benson. who told Chief Murphy The
Chief ordered her to be driven ont which
was done forthwith. and new tie p0ax
creature is B Vagrant upon the streets.
with no place TO lay her head. and possi
bly, Leading life Of shame % Support
Captain Newton said to me. when
qnesEi ned him. that the girl was doing
no harm. She was very neat and quick
about her work and he WIS very sure
there was nothing wrong in her conduct.
The Rev. MIR Andrea, when / called
thing about the girl. bat her being
around the police station st mid
night when he was there did
not seem right, and her
actions impressed him with the
idea that her presence In the place Was
Tor otHer bnan proper purposes. he did
not complain about her to the inspector,
but had only mentioned the fact Of hsr
being there incidentally while speaking
of other matters. He had no intention 81
doing the girl any injury CT having her
put upon the street. and. In fact. did nos
know until l told him that she Ind been
put out He thought the girl WAS bskd
before she went there, and WIS WORSE
when she was d there.
Chief Of Police Murphy was not dis
posed to talk abont rhe matter He had
not taken much notice or this case, he
said, he had Simply ordered the girl to be
driven ont when he was informed Of her
presence at the police station He did
not remember her name or anything
about her
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-11-30
PALMA ENfERTAlNs.
An Excellent Stag Enterfainment at t
ra~a.v awanr. rst,4s, txt.uaa

an Excellent Stag Entertainment at the
Jersey Avenue Club House.
There was lots Of fun at the Palma
Club last evening and the members and
their friends who filed the gymnasium
and overfiowed into the parlors thor
oughly enjoyed the stag entertainment
which the committee had pre-
pared for them. The Perry Brothers,
Two accomplished young men. began
the entertainment with q duett on
the mandolin and guitar. and won the
enthusiastic applause OF the audience
with their excellent performance. Pro-
lessor Adrian Plate, an energetic gentle
man, performed some wonderful feats of
magic, which made the eyes of the boys
stick out in wondermeut at the clever
things he did so adroitly and caused Fred
Wolbret to say s'oI. geel'' eight times.
Mr.. John A. Hogan was a good i'm
itator of Fritz Emmett and danced and
warbIed with oil the feryor Of that pop
uiar comedian. Mr. Hogan also sang
several dialect songs and danced with a
grace and Gentility which Victor Baier
wanted 70 act to music. Ell Bush gave
some funny dialect recitation and broke
up the meeting tor fully i've minutes by
horseback. His limitations of the
manner In which the foreigner of differ
ent nationalities sings the "Mocking
Bird, made Assembiyman Potts laugh so
that he almost fell out Of his seat.
An excellent bone performer. Mr.. Nat
Bush, astonished the boys By the Innsic
he got out of his clappers He PLAYED
several selections in mastery manner
and his limitations OF railroad train and
horse car on rainy night, In the Ian
puage of Davy Mitchell, were great. I"
One of the Perry boys played on the
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-11-30
4 SENSIBLE RULE TO FOLLOW.


" ny III ODNfeEee mas MOI Oruete0 IN
quests in Some Railroad Gases.
County Physician Converse does not
make any secret Of his opposition TO the
law. proposed bg the grand jurors. requir-
ing fnqaests over all victims OF railroad
acc1aents.
sThe Grand Jury statement that i
ordered only nine inqaests in 12I railroad
accident cases brought to thy official no
lice within the past ten months It's true1
he said 10 8 NEws reporter yesterday.
But there was no reason in the world
for ordering an investigation in any of
the other 112 cases. do not appre bend
that an inquest WAS ever designed to be-
come a make weight in civil
find a ground for private Htigauons
Their functions are public, and when
they can do nothing for the public good
they may as well be allowed to do moth
ing at all.
Now, follow q set rule in deterrnin-
ing whether an inquest is necessary or
not. / feel that the public has a right to
the amplest prohibition against loss of
life at depots and railway crossings, and
the nine persons over whose bodies ]
ordered inquests were killed at either one
or the other Of these public thorough
fares. But do not think an inqaest is
necessary IN cases OF persons killed while
making the railroad tracks a place of
promenade. Every man who walks on a
railroad track takes his life in his hands.
and the doctrine of contributory negli-
gence on his part would save the COM
pany from censure even. II IS only in
cases OF that kind that ! have failed TO
call in coroner
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-11-30

never had lease OF the place, as it had
been transferred By previous tenant to
Brewer Kramer. of Gutenberg aud
that Cans never owned all the fixtures rs
he claimed. as they belonged iii part 10
the brewery.
" hen the case came up before Justice
OF the Pence Thompson, the evidence was
so weak, being clearly misunderstanding
ing between the parties, that ne dismissed
the complaint and discharged the de-
fendant
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-11-30
THE GRAND JURY THROUGH.
some Things 1t Did and Other Things II
Neglected to Do.

The present Grand jury wiz probably
be discharged by Judge Knapp tonaor-
row. 1t succeeded in finding over $50 in
dictments. four Of which were for muir
der, one for manslRughter and the
balance for petit cases. So far as is known
the Grand Jury found no violation Of the
law regarding the sale OF liquors
on Sundays. nor that any gam
bling exists in the county. This
ought 10 be very gratifying 70 the people
The Grand Jury did find sufficient
grounds TO protest against the manner in
which liquor saloons are licensed and a
presenfmenr to that effect was handed
Judge knapp. This was just after Bob
Davis persuaded the Liquor Dealers
Association to support John McPhillips
for Sheriff
The Grand Jury If discharged tornor-
row will give dinner at Meyers Hotel,
Hoboken, Thursday
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-11-30
THE PAYR0LLS ARE PASSED.

And a Juggle Has Been Made for the
Payment OF the school Teachers.
Five members Of the Board Of Educa-
ton met at five o'clock yesterday after
noon and made an effort 70 make up the
&, 200 deficiency in the teachers salary ac-
count in this manner:
Mr.. Moran offered resolution that the
Finance Board be requested to make the
Following transfers from various accounts
70 thai Of teachers, salaries
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-11-30
Sswark'sI Indastrial CROWN.


tItl10E 70 t7-e 1'ft'f III NJ
NEWARK, Nov. 20. 1850 The compilers
Of the Manufacturers Census are begin
ming to see daylight. although their task
is not yet completed. Chief Special Agent
Cove q. Airnslee aud his clerk. Colonel
E. w. Davis, are OF the opinion that
when the Anal statistics are presented
they viii show large increase in the
number of manufactures The authori-
ties at Washington are the only ones that
can state definitely in regard to the diver
sity OF Industries, but not until the
Newark census takers send IN the zaAs
returns s3
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-11-30

the report Of gun was heard. and load
Of bird shot, partly spenr, i2nded in Inc
back of the hunters he d. Van Spun
der's cries brought his cousin to the scene.
The two at once went to a physician,
who removed number Of the shot from
the sufferers head Many Of the little
balls were so deeply embedded in Van
Splunder's head that it was found impos-
stble to extract them.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-11-30
DEBTS OF JERSEY TOWNS.

Plundered JERSEY City Makes Miserable
Contrast to Newark.
The annexed table, compiled from adj
vance sheets of the new Genus. shows the
total Indebtedness, available resources
and annual interest charge of various
cities and towns in New Jersey
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-11-30

The Lehigh Valley Railroad Company
has settled with Ship Builder Gokey.
When 1t invaded the gap last spring il
now agreed to pay the expenses attendi ng
the removal of the dock to Hoooken. and
to pay his rent for the old stand till his
term expires
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1890-11-30
Another Sportsman hurt.

Special 10 he Sunday Aosssiao Nssos.
BLOOMFIELD, Nov. 30, 1900 Aaron Van
Spiunder met with painful experience
at Pine Brook yesterday Van Spiunder,
who was ont hunting with cousin, wan
dered away from the latter aud pene-
trated deeper into the woods. suddenly
The Opelousas courier., 1890-02-01
Flower Worship i'm Persia.

In ancient times plant-worship was
universal In the East, and it seems that
even in our " times q system of flower
worship is kept mp in various parts Of
Persia and India. A recent traveller in
India gives the following description of
dower-worship as practiced By the Per
sions in Bombay: "a true Persian In
flowing robe Of blue and Q n his head a
sheepskin hat, black, glossy, ~curly--the
fleece Of ar-Kal-would saunter in and
stand and mediate owe every
flower he saw, and always as If half in
vision; and when the vision was fulfilled
and the ideal flower he was seeking
found he would spread his mat and sit
before it until the setting of the sun, and
then pray before it and then fold up his
mat again and go home. And the next
night, and night after night until that
particular flower faded away he would
return to sit and bring his friends in
ever-increasing troops to it and sit and
pIay the guitar or lutte before it, and they
would altogether pray there, and after
PRAYER still sit beforeit slipping sherbet and
talking the most hilarious and shocking
scandal late into the moonlight, and 50
auaM and again every evening until the
flower died. Sometimes, BY way Of
grand final, the whole company would
suddenly arise before the flower and sere-
made IL, together with m ode from Hafiz
and depast.-LRpaaou
The Opelousas courier., 1890-02-01
FARM AND GARDEN NOTES.

A well built hen house is worth paying
for; it is the cheapest in the end.
Keep the pigs growing fat them early.
Small pork brings bigger prices than
large pork.
The Ratchet or ak is the best remedy
for ailing chickens advanced in disease,
and the sooner it is applied the better.
Late Matched chicks, while not consid.
cred as good as early Matched, are laying
when the others are moulting and nest
ing.
A man who has no creamery, and wht
loves his wife as a man should, ought to
carry his milk to a factory in his vicinity,
If for no other reason than to save his
wife.
Corn that is fresh and dry is excellent
food for growing poultry. Better give
them a good feed of it alone at night; Z
heats and keeps them warm these 60
nights.
Guineas are good burglar or chicken thiet
alarmers. A pair if kept in the poultr.
house will never allow danger to lurl
about; their voice can be heard for con
siderable distance.
When the frost has killed the tomaue
and bean vines, pull up the stakes anG
poles and lay away till wanted in thu
spring. In this way they may be made tt
last for years. Throw the vines upon tht
compost heap.
The folly of drawing fresh earthinto the
highway in late autumn with the idea OF
improvement is repeated every year, al
though men who pursue the practice
know very well that it is road spelling
not road making.
Charcoal is a wonderfully useful arti
Gle to feed to poultry. It acts on thu
blood and tones it up, the results O
which are readily noticeable in the bright
color of the comb and wattles and &C
tivity displayed by the chicken itself.
Winter dairying will gradually force
progressive dairymen into more intensive
systems; better cows, better maintained
and on fewer acres, and possibly with thu
silo, soiling in some of its forms viii
take the place very largely of the sunme'
pasture of wide range.
AS the grass decreases give hay to tn
cows, thus gradually making the chang
from green food to dry food. If tn
change is made suddenly the cows vii
fall off in milk. AS an assistance to tn
green food (which win soon becom
scarce) give sliced turnips, beets or car
rots.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-02-01
KEEPING CELERY.

Some gardeners preserve their celery for
winter by banking it up in the rows where
it grew, throwing a covering on each
side up to tie tips. This is the least
trouble, but it may be frozen in just at
the time when it is most needed for
market, The better way is to store it in
trenches, where it may be taken out at
any time. A trench is dug in a dry
place, a foot wide and as deep as the
plants are tall, the length being suited to
the quantity to be stored. The celery is
set in this in rows across the trench, and
setting the plants close to one another.
AS cold weather increases the celery is
covered with leaves, or marsh hay, and
finally with earth. The use of short
boards over the litter will facilitate get
ting out the celery if there is a heavy fall
of snow.-Ameriean Agriculturist.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-02-01
A Relic of the War.

Extreme low water in the Mississippi
recently unearthed a historical relic at
the ferry landing at Columbus, KY, In
the shape of a huge, old fashioned col.
uinbiad, which did duty during the late
war in the hands of the Gonfederates.
Those familiar with the history of the
formidable weapon state that it played q
conspicuous part In the battle OF Bel
mont, Mo-, in the fall of 1861, and that
from its lofty perch on the bluffs aheFe
Columbus it sent many a huge shell
screaming across the river into Grants
army, and that it had more to d9 with
keeping the gunboats at bay than al
others at the fort. The gun is the only
remaining relic of the Confederate f9rtl
fcations erected at Columbus, KY,
thirty years ago.
The Opelousas courier., 1890-02-01
GRASS IN YOUNG ORCHARDS.

, After apple trees get to bearing many
farmers seed them to grass as a means of
keeping the fruit from soiling by filing
on the plowed and wet ground. The
effect of a sod is to check too vigorous
wood growth in rich soil, and thus make
the trees more fruitful. But after a lit
tie the sod robs the trees of both plant
food and moisture, so that they cannot
produce anything but wood, and not
much of that. The manure applied to
the surface goes mostly to the grass, I'M
less the top-dressing is SO heavy as to
smother it. In a wet season like the
present, grass grows luxuriantly every
where, and i'll orchards is a harbor to
mice, which burrow under the snow in
winter and girdle apple trees by eating
the bark around them under the snow
line. Mice are very cautious about ex-
posing themselves above the snow, as
they are preyed upon by owls, weasels
and other vermin.