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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-14
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.

Joseph James Garland. No. lss Morris
street. and Katie Steinberg. No. i0s Morris
street, were married by Justice Douglass.
at the latter's Office in Washington street,
last evening. The witnesses were Frank
Tilman, Mrs. 1ilman, Miss Steinberg. a
sister OF the bride, and Archie Douglas.
The bridegroom is b1t nineteen years old
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-14

"Rambo.n said Baldwin. as the two sat
down at table in restaurant, "watch
me paralyze that waiter girl
He beckoned to the girl, and she obeyed
the summons.
Ny DEAR he said. ssyou may bring mo
some rare-done chicken SOUP
She went away and returned presently,
bringing bowl OF lukewarm water with
Z chicken bone floating In il.
This isn't on the bill OF fare she OBJ
served putting down check for 25 cents,
'.and Il costs extra. Anything elser'
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A Hardship Certainly.

Old Groggs bounding the table):-If
you ever want to amount TO anything.
take that butter dish outof your eye and
drop that club you are carrying upside
down.
Young Groggs Ito himself):-"O,
gwaciousl That / should evaw have to
inherwit fawtune fwon such fawther
as thlsi--Mtiaseys Weekly.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-14
GROCER BLAKELY ROBBED.
Three Rogues Work an Old Game on
Warren Street.

@Ao8 A~cHa%1 n0fk CA4 oADA1 on
Warren Street.
Detective Clos saw three suspicious
looking characters lettering around HART
nett's drug store this morning. He
stepped into Meyers pawn shop. few
doors below, to enquire II they had
attempted to pawn any bogus jewelry.
When he came out he found
everybody in a state of excitement
around Blakey's grocery, next door. The
loiterers had worked the short change
racket on Grocer Blakey. One went
in with a lot of small change and
asked for two dollar bill. In this
way the till and its contents were
located. A few moments afterward
another Of the loiterers went in and pre-
tended he wanted 70 purchase u dozen
brooms. While the grocer was exhibiting
the brooms out on the pavement loiterer
No. entered and robbed the till of s37
and escaped. No arrests have yet been
made.
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Nabbea by an Alert salesman.

Walter Ridge, alias William Donnelly,
attempted to steal an oyercoat from a
dummy in front of Marshall & Balls
clothing store this morning, but was
was handed over TO Detective Mcbride
and locked up on charge Of grand lar
cQnv
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-14

ing heavy truck loaied with iron. II
was the property Of Doneiiv & CO., ot
No. l0I Leroy street. New York The
driver. Patrick Devine. WAS arrested and
taken before Justice Weed. who had the
horse put in the rink stables until Dom
ely * Co. could be notified.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-14
ror CarryIng ChIoroform.

Frederick Nagursky. who stole $50
worth of goods from tailor on Newark
avenue recently. and when arrested had a
tracted his plea in the Court of Sessions
of not guilty and admitted his guilt He
was sent to State prison for six years at
hard labor
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-14

The Jury in the case Of Asa r. Water
man. who was tried in the Court Of Ses-
sions. Brooklyn. before Judge Moore, for
killing Lather Doran. came into court this
morning and informed Judge Moore that
they could not agree on 4 verdict aud
were accordingly discharged. They were
out seventeen hours and stood seven to
1--WE IN favor Of acQuittai.
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Hobokep Notes.

Fred Klein. car inspector on the D.. L
g. W. R. R., living in Cottage Rcx, tell
overheard at the canal near the dSros
last night and was drowned. His body
has not been recovered.
The annual ball Of Court John A. Min
turn, A. o. T. of A., will be held at Odd
Fellows Hall on December IL. It prom
ises 10 be an enjoyable event
Ferdinand Bach, a steamship fireman,
distracted 50 from the money drawer OF
Henry Carr, at No. 10 Newark street, last
night. He was captured by Detective
hiolon and sent to jail this morning.
Some of The election officers are selling
their claims al d ridiculously low sum.
The Valencia Boat Club held its annual
concert aud hop at Odd Fellows Hal
last night. and il proved one OF the events
Of the season.
The Fire Department Monument Com
mittee met at the Assembly Rooms last
night The good work Is progressing g
rapidly and the monument 10 the brave
fire laddies is assured.
A political social club, similar to the
McLaughhns and 0'Neil' of Jersey City,
IS about 10 be organized in this CITY, The
name of the standard bearer has not yec
The EIks will have their stag social ses-
sion on December 4,
At a special meeting of the Water
Board last night, so. .0e0 was loaned 70
the city. The council needs the money
badly.
Messrs. E. W. Harrison. Theophilus
Butts and NJ T. Connolly, the Conn
Tnissioners appointed by the Supreme
Court to remove the Ravine Road sewers
have organized by electing Mr.. Harrison
president OF the Board and Corporation
Attorney Minturn, counsel, James
Laverty as clerk, and MIR. Earle, Of Jer-
sey City, engineer
Miss A. S. 4. Bente. daughter Of ex-
City Treasurer Bente. was married 10
Mr. Charles "A. Meyer, = City Surveyor
of New York, on "Wednesday evening, in
New York city. The couple left on an ex-
tended bridal tour
Marten Foster. a baker OF No l25
Washington street. was arrested az noon
today by Court Officer Stanton, charged
by Elizabeth Nerkie, Of No l45 GEand
street, with being the father Of ner child.
He xas released ON bail
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Lang and short OF II,

Dora" said Harry. renderiy. '.how
soon will you marry mef" "On, In abou<
three years." replied Dora. careiessly-
asked you how soon, not in how long
complained Harry. .-EE-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-14

FogGs-"Did you enjoy any vacation
this yearf"
Talbot:-sOh, Yes
"Fos1s:-"I'm glad to hear that. Where
did you 60 tor"
falbot-.Oh, did not 90 away. but
my wife did-saveys-3funsey's Weekly.
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WONDERFUL SUCCESS.
Rudyard Kipiing at Twenty-four Great
Literary Light.

Rudyard Kipling has, undoubtedly,
taken literary London By storm, and
wherever / went his name was brought
up Londoners regard him as the coming
man, and the attention he is attracting
will, unless he has well-halanced head.
spoil him personally and IN q literary
way, Kipling Is twenty-fcur years old,
easy going in his ways. and b made the
centre of every group wherever he goes.
He has popular manners, and while Eng
lish women concede thai he Is mos hand
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-14

Louis Aldrich. whose acting in "My
Partner" and other plays has made him
famous. appeared in THE Editor at this
theatre last night. The play was well re-
ceiyed by the audience, and Mr.. Aldrich' s
boisferous humor kept the audience in
roars of laughter. Alexis Markham, az
Sir Montague Moon, was the typical Eng
lish nobleman, May Haipes, as Laura
Hawkins. the Coloneps deughter, was
charming. and the rest Of the company
were excellent. "The Editora win be re-
peated tonight and tomorrow n&eh ut, with
the usual matinee
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-11-14
The Adoption of the Martin
Act Will Bring to Light
Real Property
Owners.
THE ARREARS Are $4OQ 900
Who Will be the Commissioners
The Action of the Council
Received with Favor.

Now that the Martin act has been
adopted by majority vote OF the Ho-
hoken Council, the next step will be .
secure the signature Of Mavor Gra8man-
Then the application for two commissions
ers viii be made at once 60 the Supreme
Court by Corporation Attorney Minturn.
There is every reason for believing that
the Mayor viii endorse the action of the
Council II he dnse not q na11&n H1<ln,
IS the Cornell has enough vo>ss - -
1t over his veto.
At the City Clerks Office this morning
was informed that there was due 70 the
city in back taxes about $4,000 The
delinquent taxpayers a. n rule are non
residents, and In some cases the ownoru
Of property in arrears were not known q
all
The owners Of the meadow Lands near
the brow of the hill are greatly in arrears
This section was formerly known and =
known yet on the city's maps -
the Coster estate. John G. Coeter
was tine original owner Of ali the vast
tract OF meadows. and now it is divided
between innumerable heirs and trusteea
The owners Of these meadow lands have
Hys Pdiu any taxes Tor years 0aCk+ anu
although the lands were sold ami some-
times bought In by the city. no clear titIe
could be given for the same Then when
one Of the pieces would be sold the buyef
would petition the Council for rebate
As rule the rebate asked was 20 TO -
per cent, and the Council granted IT.
One OF the largest owners OF meadow
lands. az least the reputed owner. is the
flrm OF Raiston & Harrington On the
books Of the city they are credited with
owning at least seventy lots on the mead
ows, on which the taxes have not been
Philadelphia, and when tax bills have
firm stating that the property does not
belong TO them. Other big owners who
are in arrears are J. IL Board. j. c.
kubell. j. Butler, of No. So Wall street;
b. McCloskey, NJ Russell and G.. Barmore.
All these people reside outside OF
this city. They are the heirs OF the late
John G. Coster. Then there are innun-
erable lots in the Coster estate, the own
ers Of which are marked unknown on the
city's books. Owners for these lots viii
probably show themselves when the Mar
tin act Is enforced. The nonresident
owners Of meadow lands are not the only
landowners in arrears, however. On
Washington and Hudson streets large
property-owners residing in Hoboken are
in arrears for taxes. The Martin act will
make them come TO time
Corporation Attorney Minturn will
apply TO the Supreme Court for two COM
missloners under the act as early as possi-
bla.--Who the commissioners may be
cannot even be guessed as vet
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The People Are Paving.


The tax collections yesterday amounted
to s50,0 600.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-12-19

I'm all the discussions about the Gee
sion Of Heligoland 70 Germany" said
Mr. kaufman . day or TWO ago. II have
seen no reference 10 what may DO re-
garded IS the romantic side Of the
question. The miniature island has for
years been . vcritable Gretna Green.
whittier loving German couples have
sped 70 DO made man and wife. in spite
OF angry remonstrances on the part Of
obstinate parents There Is no mar.
riage license required on the island,
whereas the laws as TO licenses and pub
licity are SO strong In Germany that
runaway marriages are far from easy
matters Hence couples have fastened
70 Hcligoland. got married With cheap
ness and dispatch, and returned to the
fathcrland 70 seek parental forgiveness
and blessings. At least two such mar
riages have boon tho weekly average.
but as soon - the German rule prevails
on the island the practice will cone to
IN end, as the same marriage laws
which prevail in Prussia will exist il
Heligoland."-St Louis Globe DEM
orat
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-12-19

How many Of the myriads who 10
childhood have sung. There is a happy
land, far, far away knew any thing Of
its writer? His name is Andrew Young.
and he is now eighty years OF age, still
mentally and physically vigorous, and
retaining, in all its early freshness, his
sympathy with children. The hymn
was composed in ISIS The tune TO
which 1t Is married is an old Indian air.
which blended with the music Of the
woods in the rrimeval forest long before
Sunday-schools we're thought OF. The
hymn was composed for tho melody.
Its bright and s,rongly-marked phrases
struck Mr.. Young's musical ear the
first time he heard il casually played
in the drawing-room. lie asked for it
again and again. 1t haunted him. Be
ing accustomed to relieve his thoughts
and feelings in rhyme, words naturally
followed. and so the hymn was created.
1t got into print. 1t has been trans
lated into nineteen different languages
And yet the author has never received,
and, indeed. has never been offered .
penny in remuneration - Farm and
Preside.
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SHELLS o LIME.


they Are Not A. Beneficial - some
Would Have u Think.
As the hens will not eat oyster shells
when ground as fine as meal, and pro.
fer the large, coarse pieces, II Is doubt
full IL oyster shells assist in supplying
lime for tho egg shells, and are rather
eaten because Of being sharp and assist
ing to grind their food in the gizzard.
Oyster shells are IS insoluble as lime
stone, or any other carbonate OF lime,
and can not therefore be utilized as
food. II lime Is TO be given to fowls II
can best be done in the drinking water
as tho freshly burned lime 0hydratc,
when slaked) is tho best form for the
purpose.
The lime OF the egg she'll can be So
cured from the food very easily II the
hens are supplied with plenty Of grass
and a variety OF food. The grains arc
deficient In lime, and when the hens are
confined and fed entirely on grain. the
eggs will have soft shells. no matter
how well the hens may be supplied
with pounded oyster shells. In some
sections OF tho country oyster shells
are seldom seen, yet there Is no DIM
Guilty in regard TO tho hardness OF the
egg shells. The oyster shells promote
digestion, by assisting TO grind the
food, and In that respect are very scr'
viccsblc, and aid in promoting the So
crctio On OF lime for the shells Of the
eggs. Farm. Field and Stockman-
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THE SPIRIT or The TINES. Of New York,
says:-"An extraordinary advance in the
use Of cocoa seems 70 nave taken place Of
late years in England. In the House OF
Commons this last session the Right Hon.
q. J. Goschen, the Chancellor Of the Ex-
~cheQuer, called attention to itas a cause for
much Of the falling on OF the use OF coffee.
He attributed IL in Q measure TO the posi-
tion . preparation OF cocoa known as
Grateful and Comforting had taken. In
accord with his suggestion it may be in
teresting TO follow the course cocoa has
taken in England since 1882, when the duty
which had been standing ut Cd, perth. with
an Importation Of under half . million
pounds, was reduced to ID per h., and not
long after we lind the homeopathic doc
trine OF medicine introduced into the king.
dom, and that the use OF cocoa was specially
advocated BY physicians adopting that mode
OF practice. Soon after we find the first
homeopathic chemist established in En-
gland (the firm OF James Epps & Co.. pro.
duced q special preparation, which only
needed boiling water or milk to be at once
ready for the table, and the superior char
acter OF this production has, no doubt, done
much. as the Chancellor OF the Exchequer
said, to bring about tbacked as IL was by a
further reduction OF the duty TO Id. per h.
the dvanc made"
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Small wonder. then. considering the
many advantages possessed by the Can
adian country, and the millions Of acres
of fat lands now offered in Manitoba
Assiniboia and Alberta, that settlers are
locking thither eager to secure farms
in a well-governed, pcaceable country,
where the climate is most healthful and
the soil does not wear out, but yields .
rich return year after year for the labor
bestowed upon 1t.
The following dispatch in this con.
nection will no doubt be read with in
terest. II refers 70 the province Of
Manitoba:
"WrNSIPE0. Nov. 27.-The local gov.
''ernment has just issued another bull
''letin which gives the following compar-
"isons with 1889 in average yields and
products OF wheat, oats, barley and po-
'tato crops, based on the returns Of
acreage and average yields for the re-
''spective years:
ESTIMATED average yield in wheat
"12.4 bushels in SO, 2l.1 bushels in 30.
Oats. 1913 in 80. 41.3 in 80. Barley,
1876 in 80, S2.1 in 30. Potatoes, 1l9
lin 50, $50 in 90. Product OF wheat,
''7,20l, 579 for 80, 1905. 700 for 90. Oats,
Sab, 104 for 80, Q. 5l3. 4s3 for 30. Barley,
"1,05l, ISL for so. 2.069, AIS for 30. Pota-
''tocs. 1883. 3s5 for 80. 2.54O, $40 for 80.
Little information is given about
'hax, but field roots are spoken Of -
being more than usually productive
this year.
Large quantities OF hay were put W
this year. compared with last. During
sthe harvesting season there was q great
scarcity Of farm laborers.
Three persons from Hamilton, Dako
"ta, have been in the city since Monday.
''and to-day left for the West. Their
'~cxpenses here are paid by the Domin.
ZION Government, and their mission ID
Ito pick out sufficient good farm land
ION which to locate three hundred Dar
'kota families whose names are In their
possession, and who will remove y
Manitoba early in the spring"
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planters who have the means avoid this
superficial practice. they will continue
to e the unwholesome example to
others, and pcrpctuate to q great degree
the slipshod style OF or~charding. 1t is
we'll therefore for the planter to de-
terminc beforehand what special atten-
ton can be given TO the trees, and fix
on the size OF the orchard accordingly.
Cultivation alone. keeping the soil
clean and mellow for several years,
may answer while the trees are young;
but when they come into heavy bearing,
this large annual draft can be supplied
by an annual or at least biennial top
dressing In tho autumn or winter, Of
rich barn manure Country Gentle.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1890-12-19

A person whose mind is bent on bias does
himself great injustice Said a sick man
whose blood seemed on fire from the effects
Of blood poison II lean help my prejudice;
l have tried a half a dozen remedies. and
they did me no good. ! believe all blood
purifiers are humbugs," y you believe
all physicians are humbugs. too asked the
writer. Yes, for l have tried three diff
ferent doctors, and only grew worse under
their treatment. have made up my mind
my cas- is incurable and death inevitable. y
However, the writer. who was q friend OF
tue suffering individual. at last succeeded
in overcoming his prejudice and persuaded
him to give DIR. John Bulls Sarsaparilla Z
trial. He commenced its use with no fattf
at all, but good effects soon followed. ans
its continuance brought complete relief
Reader, go thou and do likewise .-Independ
ence Press.
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If you're . suffering woman, with
the medicine that's been prepared
especially TO help you-Dr. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription. It will do it
where others fail. For all the dis
eases peculiar TO the sex-dragging-
down pains, Displacement, and other
weaknesses, it's . positive remedy.
It means . new life, and . longer
one, for every delicate woman. In
every case for which it's recon-
mended, it gives satisfaction. It's
guaranteed to do 90, or the money
is refunded.
It improves digestion, invigoratcs
the system, enriches the blood, dis
pcls aches and pains, produces re-
freshing sleep, dispels melancholy
and nervousness, and builds up both
flesh and strength. 1t is a legiti-
mate medicine not . beverage.
Contains no alcohol to inebriate ;
no syrup or sugar to Sour or
fcrmcnt in the stomach and cause
distress. As peculiar in its mar
vicious, remedial results as in ito
composition. Therefore, don't be
put of with some worthless COM
pound easily, but dishonesty, REQ
commended TO be "izst ~ good"
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however, is often better, but without
proper treatment the trees will make
poor growth, and yield q small and poor
fruit.
In contrast with these was an orchard
OF . few apple trees in an adjoining
State on a place OF a few acres. the own.
er OF which made it a rule to spread all
the enriching material he had Of any
kind, the manure Of the horse and COW.
on the orchard ground. No crop was
raised beneath the trees, and the ground
was so rich and mellow that 1t could be
easily kicked loose with the foot Those
trees were loaded with large and beau.
tiful fruit Gig. ~, while in other or
chards in the neighborhood they were
small and few. Another owner of a hun.
dred and thirty acres in this State made
the raising and sale Of fruit his chief
business and source Of profit, selling
his annual entire crop tat a time when
prices were higher than now) for about
five thousand dollars. The rest Of his
farm was tributary TO his orchards. and
oil or nearly all the manure made on
the farm was given to his fruit trees.
This treatment gave him good crops
when others had none and large and at
tractive fruit, when In other orchards
che apples were small and scabby. and
tho trees still appeared like those in
Fig. 2
No one should set out q new orchard
unless he Is sure he Ear give ii both
n and mellow cultivation. A
small one Of . few acres, bearing yearly
rich and beautiful specimens, is better
than a neglected one spreading over
wide acres. There will DO more profit
In the small and perfect M thar in the
mi extended ani neglected. Until
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AGRICULTURAL HINTS.
= MANAGEMENT.


young Trees Need 10th Manure snA
Mellow Cultivation.
a common mistake in years past
which the planters OF orchards fell into.
was In supposing that orchards did not
require as much care and enriching as
any other crop on the farm. MANY set
Out young trees and gave them little
more attention. They enormously sup-
posed that In time these trees would
bear abundantly Of fine fruit and bring
them In plenty OF money. The trees
were expected TO take full care OF them
selves. The result was that some died
the first year, . good many the second
and In q few years but few remained.
A neighbor set out . hundred ine peach
trees. They were transplanted into Z
clover meadow, and allowed such chance
o. b place Afforded them. In two
years only three remained. Success
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MANITOBA AND THE CANADIAN
NORTHWEST.

onstiai Crop Returns show . splendid
Yield.
The wonderful productiveness Of the
great wheat lands Of Manitoba and the
Canadian Northwest Territories re-
ccivcs q splendid indorsation In tho crop
Of 1890. That these Canadian lands are
peculiarly adapted TO the growth Of the
very finest grades Of wheat and other
cereals Is already well known. and, In
addition, they produce what are un.
~questionably the greatest crops Of pota-
toes, roots and all sorts OF garden veg
etables grown on the American cont
nent.
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