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Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-03-14
The Spring Medicine.

The popularity which Hoods Sarsaparilla
has gained ~ a spring medicine is wonderful. 1t
II posses Just those. clements of hen th-giying,
blood-purifying and ppetito-restorng which
not continue In duh, tired. unsatisfactory
condition when you may DO 30 much
benefited by Hood's Sarsaparilla II purifies
the blood and makes the weak strong.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-03-14
CATARRuCrnEn

\ clergyman after years of suffering from
that loathsome disease Catarrh, land vainly try
ing every known remedy, at last found II pre-
scrlption which completely cured and saved
HIM from death. Any sufferer from this
dreadful disease sending sef-addrcssod
stamped envelopes to Prof, !. A. Lawrence, -
Warren street. New York, will receive the re-
ceipt free h charge l6 g.y,y l5t
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-03-14
NORTti iIERO

The gross receipts from tolls from April A.
lso9, TO Jan 30, $3.50. over North Hero bridge
was S?3as, while the cVpeu- IS for Running n
was S2A Los 1929 Of that amor nat ing for toll
April is ssl0wc are behind h Hnd just S2,2 T.
which must be raised by d uoct taxation
The toll at Isl" La Motto for a, single Team IL
il is y cents The gross receipts, OF tue Isle La
Motto bridge exceeded ours ~ SSlUi. while
the expenses were SGO,0s less.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-03-14

Allow Il cough to run until il gets beyond the
roach of medicine They often say. "Oh, it will
wear away but in most cases it wears them
away. Could they DO induced to try the sue
cossful medicine called kcmp's Ba sam which
is sold on positive guarantee to curn they
would immediately see the eXcell,pt effect af-
ter taking the first dose Price 500 and Sl.OJ.
Trial size tfse. at all druggists.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-03-14
LOOK YOUNGl

Prevent tendency TO wrinkles or agoing II
the shin oy u1lng Ls;AuktLE " Preserves
ures. Prevents witharng Of the skin, drying
up Of the flesh. develops the bust. Prevents
chupping. cracking. keeps skin soft, smooth,
500 Druggists, or prepaid by cypress.
!. >. WELLS, Jersey City, n, j., U. ). 4.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-03-14
MENDONl.

John Brown and Hattie Richardson were
married March D. by Rev. DR.. Lowell of Rut-
land, George Bls,ell, 81 years old, died at the
home OF his son, sunday. Funeral services
tord.-Ihe Womau's Christian Temperance
! mon held pleasant parlor meeting at the
Methodisl parsonage, Friday evening. Mrs.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-03-14
EAST ROXBURY.

Monroe Wheatley and wife, and children
are stopping with Mrs. SeViah Steele.-ueury
Edison ana wife Of Lowell, Mass, are at }. r..
Ed-on's +. O. Allen, who has been quite sick
is better.-NlrS Lewis Steele Is sick. Ada
Smith has gone to Lebanon, y. H. to work.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-03-14
WAT ERVILLE..

John Waters is al home from Concord. y.
ii. one hat of the logs cut ~ this pace viii
have to be ,ummcrcl over Tor Tho want ot snow
to haul them in. Frank Laraway mas uircl
the y. Il. Page farm of i. ". Page. ir.. for
three years. Robert Wiley returned from
sheldon with nice horse SATURDAY.. :. K.
Miller, r., has closed his work for II. t. Boy
ington of Boston and now IS travelling sales
man tn" HuSmer, COdd NJ K co., ront and
shoe dealers Boston. Rev. Nj. hltt- viii
preach at the mon church sunday Charlie,
Harvey is sick. Sammie Miller is in boston
this week. Elmer Wetn,rcl has gone to East
fletcher, where lac has job in "A -aWmill. --
Homer Holmes has taken and moved onto
Mrs. Emily Coeldins's farm. George WASH
10 acres of land known as the David Whitley
farm. Flora Tillotson is visiting ncr sister,
Mrs. Mckauna, a. Burlington. Mrs. y.
farm known rs tie seth Clark taru and now
owned by Osro Burnham was burned Satur-
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1890-03-14
CHELSEA

\ telegram was received from southern
Pines, y. c., announcing that y. b. Robbins,
who had been very sick som" we "ks, Wa tai
iuG. Il" left town with hi wife nd DAUGHTER
in De emher last hoping thai tAe mlldcr "ii-
mate might benefit the dauehtcr's .vrak ur.'~.
y more hopeful te.e. rau came Fl day aft"r-
noon. but the other daughter, Nellie. WITH hcr
husband, Harry Flint, LETT town for 7"1ithcrl
Pines that night.
l.. Lillian Howe Of the Vermont Method 1t
seminary gave a reading Friday evening under
the auspice, of the Y. w. {. 7. t. she va, as
sisted by Misses :. Mia Han ami Lucy f.
COrN in, with Instrumental and vocal music
At the recent town meeting resolution Of
thanks were unanimously VOt d in ackuow,-
ment Of senator Murr,llS generous gift of
some SOa nicely bound volumes ot valuable
books of reference The thanks of his fellow
citizens were also tcntered Hon. solomon b.
Ilebard for or moro books, comprising
nearly complete record OF the proceedings of
Congress during The last hundred years.
Through the efforts Of Rev. j.. =. sherman
the storekrepcrs have a-vccl TO close M dur
Ing two evenings in the week, Tuesday and
Thursday evenings.
Friday evening, the 2,th ut, the students OF
Chelsea academy gave an entertainment at
Hotel hall, consist Ing Of rttlinss and recital
tions from LonSfr!lp"'s poems. quite % sum
of money was realized, which J., to b. devoted
to the purchase of bouns for the school library.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-04
CHURCH NOTICES.

TABERNAcLE. corner York and Henderson
streets. The Rev. John L. Scudder will preach
Morning. Unseen Forces. Evening: - TAX
ing Fresh Start
ScoTcH PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH. Mercer street,
near Varick Services tomorrow at 1890 a. M
by the Rev. David Mitchell. Subject What
a Happy New Year Means for the Church and
f:30 p, m. by the Rev. Thomas Houston, the
blind Evangelist.
SCOTCH CHURCH MISSION, corner of Grand and
Woodward streets. Services tomorrow at q. IN.
The Rev. David Mitchell VIII preach.
CHRIsrADELPHIAN EccLEsIA. Union Hall. cor
ner OF Grove and Fourth streets. Mr.. Samuel
Evison viii speak at 10:S0 a. m. Subject -.'The
Christianity of the Present. Is It Genuine as
When First Inaugurated.n Mr.. Walter Andrew
will lecture at 80 a. IN. Subject" HELL How
O Get Into 1t, and How to Ger Out of lt.''
ST. P2uIls NJ. Il. CHURCH. Third street, the
Rev. d. Halieron pastor. Sacraments and re-
cepiion OF members at 1890 a. m. Burning
mortgage. with appropriate services, 7:3o pm.
TaiNfrY NJ. f. CHURCH. York street, near
Warren, the Rev John Crawford, pastor
Preaching at 1880 a. m. and T:39 p. m Morn
ing :-saThe Holy Communion Evening:-.He
that walketh Uprightiy Walketh Surely
A. M. r. Zion Church. Monmouth street, be-
tween Seventh and Eighth streets the Rev. T. II.
White, pastor. Preaching at 1880 a. m and 7:SO
p. m.
Nd, the singing Evangelist, will preach at 7:s0
Gunday Preaching ia the morning by the
\pr. Key. W. Weakens
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-04
Underground water in Australia.

The future of Australia for the next
thirty years will rest with the en-
gineers. The recent discoveries of un-
derground rivers in the most arid por-
tions of the continent have given
these words u greater Significance.
The difficulty of Australia has always
been the fear that the land wfll not
support large population. These dis
coveries of water dispel that fear. 1t
now appears that the volumes of rain
which fall about once in five years over
the greater part OF the Australian CON
tinent covering with flood the plains
which for four years previously have
not known more moisture than might
be given in England by good fall of
dew, find their way through the por-
Gus soil into channels and chambers
beneath the surface, where, at depth
of /, 900 or 1000 feet, they provide an
inexhaustable store of the most
precious commodity known to the
Australian squatter. 1t is
only to be expected that as more water
is brought to the surface the clouds
will take up more moisture by evapor-
alton, and the rainfall will increase.
Then, with regular rainfall and mex
haustable tanks and creeks even the
Australian squatter might begin to be
content. M0cnailla7t's s Magazine.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-04
DAsHEs ABOUT TOWN.

The Lafayette Social Club will give q
masquerade and civic ball at Kessler's
Hall, Monday, January 13.
The annual ball of the Magnet Social
Club of the Heights will occur Wednes-
day night, January 10.
Steubcn, Summit and Alpine Lodges,
/. o. of o, F., will give q grand union
ball at Kessler's Hall, Tuesday, Jan
uary 2s.
The annual meeting of the Erie Build
ing and Loan Association for the election
of officers, etc., will be held on next
Monday evening at Booraem Hall, No.
1l6, Newark avenue.
The Bergen Land Improvement Asso-
citation meets at No. 142 Ocean avenue
this evening. The annual meeting will
be held Monday evening.
Captain John N. Bruins Is out again.
He had severe attack of the !" grippe"
but it did not develop into pneumonia, as
was feared.
A special meeting of the Seventh
District Democratic Club will be held at
the Park House on Tuesday evening next
Jan. "A full attendance of the members
lis requested Business of Importance is
to be transacted. All good Democrats are
invited to attend.
A quarterly meeting of Court Little
John. 5000 A. o. f will be held at Roch's
Hall tonight. Officers are to be in
Atalled.
Names Carroll. of No 425 Fifth street
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-04
The BEST He Gould.

The other forenoon young man
with forlorn-looking countenance
and suit of clothes which seemed to
have run altogether and consolidated
to save expense, mounted salt bar
rel on the sidewalk on Michigan ave-
nue.. and started off with
my dear friends, pause for a mo-
ment and hear my narrative. / am q
poor but honest young man. NV
motto is Excelsior My parents are
dead and am lone orphan
He added considerable to the above,
and in few minutes he had a crowd
of fifty people around him. Then he
announced -
MY dear friends, do not ask for
charity. All | want is fair show to
make my way in life. / snail now ask
you to chip in a nickel apiece, and /
will endeaVor to do something never
yet done on the face Of the globe.
will try to turn a quadruple somer-
sault in the air."
The crowd seemed to like the idea.
and the small change ratified in until
the gross amount was about $3. Then
the young man got down off the bar
rel, spit on his hands, picked out his
ground, and turned pretty fair
somersault. He turned another and
another and then remounted the bar
rel and said -
'sKind friends, have tried to, but
can't do it. Assuring you of my heart
felt thanks for you kindness, remain
yours truly"
And not man uttered a word of
complaint. Detroit Free Press.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-04
Fought Eighteen Rounds.

Van Smith and Charles Lucas, too
hard-headed. hard-fsted and ambitious
young negroes who aspire to prize-ring
honors, fought eighteen fierce three
minutes rounds last night in resort near
Arlington, Staten Island.
Smith was seconded by Charley Mitch
ell' Macdonald, a well-known young
pugilist, while Lucas was looked after by
Bob jackson, the colored boxer and ball
tosser of Greenyllle. A Bayonne sport
ing man was referee. The men used
the three-ounce gloves and fought
stripped to the waist, the trophy being q
purse of $50
Smith drew the first blood by Pumping
Lucas squarely on the nose with a left
b se.s. the second round In the fol-
lowing round Lucas staggered Smith
with an upper cut and scored the first
knock down.
After that the pair pummelled each
other until both showed much evidence
of punishment. Lucas looked like q
winner several times, but in the eigh-
teenth round he succumbed.
The men will be matched to meet with
in month for $3.50 8 side, Lucas and his
friends being dissatisfied with the result
of the encounter.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-04
cINcINNATus LODGE MuLcrEp.
Frederick Kuntz Has a Good Claim for
Sick Benefits.


Sick Benefits.
Frederick Kuntz joined Cincinnatus
Lodge of the knights of Pythias, of this
city, in October, 1885, and since then has
been paying to that society regularly GER
tain dues and assessments to the end. as
he supposed, that he could, when sick
and disabled, have paid to him by the
lodge the weekly sum of $5.
He was taken sick Aug 6, 1889, aud has
been verv sick ever since, and now lies in
q critical condition at his home No. 321
First street. When notified of his sick
ness, the Lodge officials claimed that
KuntZ was not a member in good-stand-
ing" They alleged that ON the day
Kuntz fell i'll he was in arrears for
dues more than thirteen weeks,
and pointed to a clause in the consti-
tuition to the effect that no member in
arrears for more than three months could
then, by paying up, restore himself to the
right TO receive sick benefits. Kuntz
brought suit against the lodge and yes
terday the case came to trial before
Judge Douglass.
Counsellor Harvey, on behalf of Kuntz,
showed among other things, that Kuntz
had sent his dues by his little son Charles,
to the lodge door while the lodge was in
session, but the lodge officials declined to
receive them.
Little Charley swore that he rendered
the dues three times in one evening.
Judge Douglass held these efforts of
Charlie TO get his papa's money into the
lodge to be a good tender. Counsellor
Harvey further contended that the par
ticular bylaw on which the Lodge
resisted the claim of Kuntz was unreason-
able, calculated to mislead, and contra
dicted other and more important pro-
visions of the code of bylaws.
In this view Judge Douglass concurred,
and after lengthy argument by counsel,
rendered Judgment for the plaintiff,
Kuntz, for the full amount claimed, be-
sides cosfs
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-04
MRS. BEGHT, Mr.. BERSGH.
Then Came Mrs. Bersch and Made
Lots OF Trouble.


Louisa Bccht, the wife of a Brooklyn
saloon keeper, is locked up at the Hobo
ken police station charged with living q
life OF unconsecrated intimacy with john
Bersch. The charge is made by the wife
of Bersch. The man has not yet been ap
pretended. but the police expect to cap
ture him today,
A pretty, handsomely dressed woman
entered Recorder McDonough's court
yesterday afternoon and asked that a
warrant be issued for her husband, John
Bersch, and his paramour, Mrs. Louisa
Becht
She said that she had traced the guilty
couple from Brooklyn TO q suite of apart
ments at the corner of Palisade avenue
and Union street, Union Hill, where they
had been living as man and wife at inter
walls for six years.
Policeman Chris Stanton was given the
warrant; and, accompanied by MIS-
Bersch, he went to the house.
He found Mrs. Becht, but could dis
cover no trace of the erring husband
Mrs. Becht was told that she was under
arrest, and the two boarded Union Hill
car.
Policeman Stanton's experience in the
car was an unenviable one. The two
women glared at each other ike
tigresses and exchanged the compliments
OF the season In "a way that made Chris. :
hair curl.
BEAUTIFUL WOMAN.
Mrs. Becht was arranged before Re-
cordcr McDonogh last night. She is a
very handsome woman with hair as black
as the shady side of a crow, ami eyes that
shine like a new patent leather shoe She
gave her age as thirty years. She refused
to make any statement untilshe had
consulted a lawyer.
The next thing was to arrest Bersch.
This was no easy matter as he was in
Brooklyn, and would not come to
Hoboken for two or three days.
A rusa was adopted, which is thought
will be successful in bringing him to Ho-
boken today. The following telegram was
sent by Policeman Stanton:
Come over, dear John. Frank hiss me arrest
ed. You need not be afraid. Your loving
LOUISA BEcHT.
The telegram was sent to make it APP
pear that Mrs Becht's husband had
caused the arrest
WHAT THEY BOTH SAY.
"My husband is uthographer,n said
Mrs. Bersdh to me. He makes good wages.
Five wears ago ne became acquainted
with Mrs. Becht at her saloon on Broad
way, Brooklyn. A short while after be-
coming acquainted with Mrs. Becht she
disappeared.
Ny husband then would stay away for
a couple of days at time This has been
going on for five years, my husband
leading dual life ! was not able to
locate them, however, until yesterday
The fair prisoner was again before Re-
corder McDonough this morning
II left my husband, Frank Becht, five
years ago. she said. 81 acknowledge
that have been living as John Bersch's
wife.
II lived with him at Toms River, Nj. !,
as his wife, have been living in Union
Hill for two weeks The last I saw of
Rersen wnS on New Years dav
She was committed in default of bail.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-04
STAMP MAKING.
How the Millions are Turned Out for the
Post OHice.

How the Millions are Turned Out for the
Post ONCE.
The design of the stamp is engraved
on steel, and, in printing, plates are
used on which 200 stamps have been
engraved Two men are kept busy at
work covering these with colored inks
and passing them to a man and a girl,
who are equally busy printing them
with large rolling hand presses.
Three of these little squads are EN-
ployed all the time. After the small
sheets of paper containing 200 printed
stamps have dried enough they are
sent into Another room and gummed.
The gum used for this purpose is a
peculiar composition made of the
powder of dried potatoes and other
vegetables mixed with water. After
having been again dried, this time on
little racks, famed by steam power
for about All hour, they are put be-
tween sheets of pasteboard and pressed
in hydraulic presses capable of apply
ing weight OF 1000 tons. The next
thing is to cut the sheet in two, each
sheet, of course, when cut. containing
100 stamps. This is done by q girl
with a large pair OF shears, cutting by
hand being preferred to that of
machinery, which would destroy too
many stamps. : They are then
passed to another squad of work
ers who perforate the paper be-
tween the stamps. Next they are
pressed once more, and then packed
and labeled and slowed away to be
sent out to the various offices when
ordered If single stamp is torn or
in any way mutilated, the Whole sheet
of 100 stamps is burned. Not less than
500, 900 are said to be burned every
week from this cause. The greatest
care is taken in counting the sheets of
stamps, to guard against pilfering by
the employees; and it is said that
during the past twenty years not q
single sheet has been lost in this way.
During the process of manufacturing
the sheets are counted eleven times.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-04
BAYoNNE S. or v.
New Officers of the Custer Post Installed
Last Evening.

New Officers of the Custer Post Installed
Last Evening.
Chief mastering officer " iiiiiiiissni H..
Labagh. of Hackensack, and Inspector
Andrew NJ. Van Buskirk last evening in
stalled these new officers Of Custer Post.
Sens or Veterans, at Bayonne:Post
Commander, Daniel E. Walrod; senior
vice commander, William Hogan;
junior vice-commander, George A. Bro
ker; quertermaster, Eugene Garrabrant;
chaplain, Walter H. Brown; surgeon,
James H. Dwyer; officer of the day,
Charles N. Tidabock; officer of the
guard, Georges w. Tewkes; adju-
tant, Frank l.. Smith; inside
sentinel, Henry Tidabock; outside
sentinel, Matthew d. Van Bus
kirk; council of administration, Minard
III. Clark, Thomas j. Bird, Jr. and Frank
L. Smith; memorial committee, George
A. Broker, Albert E. Cruger
and Walter H. Brown. Detachments
were present from Van Houten Post No.
8. and James N. Van Buskirk Post No.
100. G. A. r. Following the installation
shere were refreshments.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-04
A Prominent society Man Dead.

John Fair. an old and popular citizen
of the Heights, died yesterday. He was
attacked by paralysis few days ago
Pneumonia followed with fatal results
Mr.. Fahr was the owner and proprietor
of Germania Hall, No. 168 Beacon avenue.
His funeral, at two O'Clock tomorrow
from No. 1853 Beacon avenue, will be
very largely attended.
He was a member of Farnsworth
Lodge, No. 143, /. 0. o. F.; Palisade En-
campment, No. 4, |. o. o. f.; Washing
ton Council, No. 545, A. L. H.; Teutonia
Lodge, No III; D. 0. H.; Herman Grade
Lodge, No. 50, d. o. H; Concordia Lodge,
No. 9, o. S. d. f., and Eintracht Singing
Society of Hudson City.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-01-04
IT'S 4 POOR BUILDING
But the City Will Accept
the New Lafayette
School House.
sMALLCLASsROOMs IN BAD REPAIR
Public School No. %, on Halliday
Street, to Be Opened to Pupils
Next Month.

AT the next meeting of the Board Of
Euucation School No. %. on HALLIDAY
street, will be officially occupied by the
city. There has been some trouble abors
this building between the Directors OF
Education and the Street and Water COM
mlssloners, and short time ago. when
the latter announced the building com
pleted, the Educational Board refused to
accept it.
The reason alleged was thatit was not
In proper condition, and until 1T was il
would not be accepted. Concerning this
| saw President Voorhees, at the rubber
works this morning. He said the
building was rejected because it
was dirty, and the water pipes
and Water Commissioners had remedied
enls, and the school would be accepted at
Education.
10 OPEN IN FEBRUARY.
~ VIII be open TO the pupils February
l; Wnen the new term begins, except that
tne Board does not want TO break in on q
scnooI term it would be open now. Con.
tractor Dunn is putting in the furniture
| as tasJ as Is necessary, The ward which
was In u bad condition when the building
was erected, has been paved and is now
In good order
THE BUILDING DESCRIBED.
Lnere was appropriated to build this
school $4,000. 1t is a three story
structure Of brick and is 68x9S feet ii
ulaIneter. The ground area is l00x150 SO
1nat playr0om is provided for the
children.
Ihere Is playroom in the basement
lot use IN bad weather. and the closets
| are IN the VQrFl frrr-+
ciusive use of the teachers. The building
is laced with Croton pressed brick and
| presents neat appearances. President
voorhees, does not like it. He said to me
lnat IT contains twenty class rooms and
Inc subdi vision makes them all TOO small.
he did not believe that more than forty
pupils can be seated in the primary de
| partYnent rooms and thirty-two IN the
| other class rooms This will necessitate
the continuance of No Is School to ae.
commodate the Lafayette school chill
dren.
IN BAD REPAIR.
This building is in worse repair thar
any other near the city. Mr. 7Voorhc
said that when the plans for the schools
| in the Third and Fourth distfict
were to be draughted he INTENDED to
insist on their being built under the
supervision OF the Board of Education.
| Heretofore the Board of Works has
supervised the building of schools, the
Board of Education having only cur
sorry examination The new building is
unsatisfactory becsuse this was done, and
| fir. voorhees, viii not nave more WORK OF
a similar nature if he can prevent it.
| Street and Water Commissioners Som
! ers and Van Keuren told me that there
was nothing the matter with the build
ing, and che only fault found was that the
wall in the hallway was soiled and needed
washing, which was being done.