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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-17
FLOWERS BEFORE TIE BRIDE.

Two Very Pretty Z House Weddings
Observation-Disclosures.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. f. Richards residence
at No. 10 Erie street was the scene of q
brilliant wedding last night. when their
daughter Miss Ella A. Richards and j..
Wallace Larkins were married, At eight
o'clock the bridal party entered the hand
some parlors which were tastefully decor
ated with flowers and palms. The ushers
Charles Hoffman and Addison Moore led
the way and were followed by two little
pages bearing baskets of flowers which
they strewed before the bride. There
were no bridesmaids. The bride wore q
rich gown of white faille and the long
veil was fastened with a wreath of orange
blossoms. Her ornaments were diamonds,
the gift of Mr.. Larkins. The ceremony
was performed by the Rev. DR.. Halsey
Moore the uncle OF the bride, assisted by
DR.. Parmley. A reception followed at
which many guests were present. Music
was under the direction of Professor
Cranmer and supper was served by Nor
row and Day.
During the evening Mr.. and Mrs.
Larkins departed for a trip to Niagara
Falls andsother places of interest. Among
the guests were the Rev. and Mrs. Halsey
Moore, Addison Moore, Edwin Moore,
DR.. Parmley, Miss Parmley, Randolph
Parmley, the Rev. and Mrs. Steelman,
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Richards. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Hoffman, Mr.. Mrs. James
| Richards, the Rev. and Mrs. Bruner,
Rev. and Mrs. Frank Fletcher, Mr.. and
Mrs. Eugene Garvin, Mr.. and Mrs. @. NJ.
Smith. Mrs. ID. d. Smith, Misses Smith,
Nh. and Mrs. William Kline, William
Kerr, William Laws, Miss Ella
Laws, Mrs. Andrews, Miss Emma
Dear, Miss Agnes Athow, Miss
Airline Easton, Miss Sadie Brien,
Miss Fannie Lawrence, Mr.. and Mrs. f..
Mrs. HUTCHINSON, Miss Hutchingson,
Mrs. StoliKer, Miss Stoliker, Lulu Brown,
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. McGewn. Samuel Nc
Creery. Mrs. r. Banta, Mr.. and Mrs. Grit
fifth Banta, Mr.. aud Mrs. Steven Banta,
J. H. Clark, +. b. Clark, Mr.. and Mrs. T..
G. Born, Mr.. and Mrs. l.. +. Lyme, Mrs.
Merkle. Misses Merkle. Mr.. and Mrs. RIB.
Sears, Mrs. Julia Sears. Miss Nellie Rob
ertson, Miss Bella Lindsey, Miss Ella
Woodhall, Mr.. and Mrs. S. Williams.
Mr.. aud Mrs. w. f. George, A. j..
George, Miss Bella Ball, Miss Annie
Dunlap, Mrs. H. Stansbury, Charles
Stansbury, Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Hastings,
MI. and Mrs. A. A. Smythe, Mr.. and Mrs.
Thurston. Miss Emma Key, c. b. Van
dyke, Miss Maggie Van Dyke, B. C.>Van
Dyke, Benjamin Wakefield, Misses Hum,
DR.. and Mrs. Holdenby, Mrs. Ryer,
Sheppard, Mr.. and Mrs. e. Sheppard, MIR.
and Mrs. Il. Norwood, Mr.. and Mrs. q.
Cornwall. Mr.. and Mrs. j. Carnif, Arthur
Rudd, Witte Cochran, Louis Speck,
Eugene McCorkle, Robert Wood, James
| R. Klase, James A. Todd.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-17

THE man who sampled Paris green,
just to see how it tasted, has joined
the MISUNDERSTANDING crank
in the place where blanked fools go
when they die.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-17
rhe Z. nlugn Comas or

Little Toddie, who wanted to ''see the
wheels 30 'round," remarked one day
that Goliath's head was all buggy, as
buggy as everything" So is the head of
George Washington on the new two-cent
stamp. And the s'blug' ONT off,
Washington Post.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-17

ABSOLUTELY PURE

Marmont, Macdonald, Murat and
Moncey). and tw~enty-six division
generals had the initial NJ to their
names. Maref, Duke of Bassano, was
his truest adherent. Montalivet was
his Minister, and his first Chancellor
was a Montesquieu. His last resi-
dence in France was Malmaison. The
captains name who took himsto st.
Helena was Maitland, and his com
panions there were Montholon and
his servant Marchand.
The wife of Napoleon III. was a
Montijo and his most intimate friend
was Morny. The greatest triumph
for him and mis- army during the
Crimean war was the taking Of Mala-
toff and Mamelon. The names Mon
tebello and Magenta appear in the
foreground in Italian war Later it is
MacMahon, who played one of the
most important roles during the
Franco-G German war, and who was APP
pointed Duke of Magenta by Napo-
leon.
Then we come to the epoch when
Napoleon entered Maitland and
shortly after drove the Austrians out
of Mariana. His greatest enemy was
Mazzini. After the battle of Solferino,
on the Mincio, Napoleon closed the
gates of Mantua. Then followed the
sad affair of Mexico and Emperor
Macmillan.
In the year 1870 Metz was one of the
aims of the French operations, but
being driven back over the Moselle
the destiny of Napoleon found a fatal
conclusion at Sedan, on the Moselle.
Then followed the capitulation of
Metz, but all disaster was brought
about by the wisdom of one of the
greatest strategists of our times and
the German Fatherland, Moltke.
d and Dainty.
Partisan ladies have very odd and
dainty fancies concerning underwear,
upon which they spend fabulous
sums Of money. One lady wears moth
ing but silk underwear of the finest
quality, trimmed with frills of delicate
lace and always of the most out-of-
the-way colors, like willow green,
gobelin blue, vieux rose and other
equally aesthetic shades. Another
lady recently ordered a set of night
dresses made exactly like a baby's
first slips. -EgchaRge.
what's in q Name?"
A colored girl in Tennessee bears
the following name:-Carrie Ann
Happy Ann Ann Eliza Scales Blow
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-17

Mr.. and Mrs. ID. J. Mac Intyre and Mr.. G.
y. Macfntyrc, of Plainfield; Mr.. anu Mrs.
II. u. AViliett, Catskill; w. j. Overburgh,
Denver, Col. Mir. and Mrs. C. f. Over
burgh. Harry Overburgh and Miss Daisy
Overburgh. OF Jersey City. and fully
seventy-1ye other friends and relatives.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-17

THE story of a mustang that swan
the Delaware rapids, given in another
column, appeared incredible until we
observed the fact that he was owned
by a milk man. That explained it.
When he foul himself in the water,
the intelligent animal recognized a
familiar element, and struck out
boldly for the opposite shore.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-17

SENATOR GARDNER is happy again
today. He is searching through the
political mud heap for something
worse than m The slime is
sticking fast to him, and he ~rejoices
in the congenial occupation.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-17
There is a man in our town
And he is very wise, sir.
When e'er he doesn't feel just right
One remedy he tries. sir.

When e'er he doesn't feel just right
One remedy he tries. sir.
It's just the thing to take in spring
The blood TO purify,
He tells his friends, and nothing else
Is he induced to try
because, having taken DIR. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery to cleanse his system,
tone it up, and enrich the blood, and find
ing that it always produces the desired
result, he considers that he would
be foolish to experiment with any
thing else. His motto is, prove all
things and hold fast to that which is
good" That's why he pins his faith to
the Golden Medical Discovery"
Walking advertisements for DIR. Sage's
Catarrh Remedy are the thousands it has
cured.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-17

An interesting home wedding occurred
Tuesday evening at the residence of Mrs.
Margaret Taylor. No. % Fleet street, the
contracting parties being her daughter.
Miss Lille r. Taylor, and Mr.. Robert A.
Schultz, of New York. Miss Minnie
Taylor, sister OF the bride, was the brides
maid. and Mr.. Harry Coricll, the room
man.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. DR.. Parmly. n a reception fol-
lowed. The company was very large and
many gifts We're presented 30 the bride.
At the conclusion of the wedding feast
the young couple departed on d brief
wedding trip.
Prominent among those present were
the immediate relatives of the bride and
groom, and Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Craft,
Miss Lucy Il. Craft. Mr.. A. FL. Graft, W.
M. Craft, Mrs. Mary Craft, all of New
York; Mr.. and Mrs. 81 Creighton, OF
Brookly; w. u. Craft, of Crawford, N.
IT,; Mr.. and Mrs. G.. Hammond, Cleveland;
G. ". Hankinson, and G. G. Jeffries, OF
Mountain View, n. g.; Mrs. T.. Kelley,
and Miss Lottie Keely, of Newburgh; Mr.,
and Mrs. Knapp, of Catskill; air. and
Mrs. G. W. Lawrenson, OF Rutherford,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-17
& s| DR. JEHL,

NOTICE TO WHOM TT MAY CONCRRN-rHERE
IX viii be sold at public auction at No. s. Mont
gomery street. Jersey City. "Wednesday April 70, 1890,
at 1880 O'Clock A. M- sundry Household Furniture.
Trunks and contents, Cases and contents, Barrels
and contents, Pictures. Organ and sundry articles
not mentioned belonging 10 suudry persons TO witt
&C. {. Coook, Mrs. belle krnnle, Chas- Taylor. Mr..
Walsh L. +. Eastwick. and other parties NOT known,
Said goods and chatteis are hereby advertised to be
sold to pay storage under and BY virtue Of an act
concsfning Warehouse Keepers s1lrmed April .. lss8.
Jersey CITY, April u, 1894 LEWIS u WOOD.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-17
AT HOME DAYS.
i Question Of Introductions Is
CONFUSING the Social
World.

An Sat home" day, though not an
afternoon party, approaches very
neal to one when acquaintance are
numerous, and the Eat home" day is
a we'll established fact. On the other
hand, an 'sAt home day may be very
sparsely attended, bad weather per-
haps being one cause for this. An
.'At home'' day being of weekly occur
renee, it is almost imnlaterial which
week the call is made; while as re-
CARDS an afternoon .sAt home it is
uncomplimentary not to be present
after having accepted the invitation.
"At homen days are now becoming
very general, but it by no means fol-
lows that calls may not be made on
other days of the week, but merely
that OH one day of the week there is a
certainty of finding a lady at home,
while on other days her being so is
doubtful. The other side of the quest
ion is, that .sat home day" may prove
a tie in some instances, and prevent
other engagements being formed for
that day. Also, when a number OF
people are present, very little CONVEX
sation can be had with any one in par
ticular, and the s'at home day" be-
comes a pleasant rendezvous for mntu-
al friends; the hostess, beyond shak'
ing hands with those who. come and
go, sees but little more OF them.
A lady accustomed to having lat
home days. usually knows how many
to expect at afternoon tea, and her
daintiest and prettiest china is in
readiness on a tea table in a coy cor
ner of the drawing room. and she or
her daughters pour out the tea for n
visitors. At afternoon ''at homes" the
dining room is the scene of action,
with maids and men servants in at
tendance, when a great display OF
dainty refreshments is de rigueur.
The question of introductions at these
Sat homes and at home days is a
very broad one; ladies hold different
views respecting it. At some houses
it is a more general practice than at
others. Perhaps the secret of its not
being done lies in the fact that peo-
pie move very much in the same
sets, and it is taken for granted
that they know each other
more or less, and introductions
in their case would therefore be
s~uperfuous. Anyhow, it is the fash
ion in many houses to introduce but
very little. as a general rule; in others,
however, introductions are made with
the desire of promoting sociability be-
tween the most valued and intimate
friends of a hostess. There is some
thing more required when making in
productions than to stif1y mention
names, and to leave the two strangers
facing each other, doubtful what to
say first, or whether to speak at all.
1t requires a few if not many kindly
words from the hostess, and it requires
that she should hardly leave them TO
themselves until she feels sure that
they are getting on well together. 1t
is needless to gild the lily, OF to re-
mark how pleasant ahostess can make
her .'At home days" to her many
friends, or how little so.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-17

This paper IS Democratic IN principles
aud is Independent In ITS vtei0s on az
local questions.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-17
WHATS In a Name2n

"What's in a Name?"
A colored girl in Tennessee bears
the following name:-Carrie Ann
Happy Ann Ann Eliza Scales Blow
the-Bellows Potters' Field Rose Ann
Thomas.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-17
WORK WANI,ED.


ID EsPECTABLE WIDOW WISHES POSITION AS
LIZ ~5anitress. Address A. r. w.
RESpEcrABLE WOMAN WISHES 4 STfUA.
IN ton 20 go out notwithstanding BY the day. Call
at No. 85 Warren street.
WOMAN WISHES WASHING, IRONING. HOUSE
ny and office cleaning. Call on Mrs. Dewitt, No.
80 Coles street.
WoMAN. WISHES no TAKE HOME WASHING
" and ironing. No. e$S Henderson street.
M1ORK WANTED BY a COL0RED GTBT. nv
~ the aay ~ W eek. Eliza Harris, No. SID Third
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-17
Sally Conquered.

49, EM
Many of the first settlers of lii
nois were rude in speech and rough
in Money was scarce with
them, and service was paid for in
produce. Governor b., according to
the New York Ledger, used to illus
trate these incidents of frontier life
by the following anecdote:-One day
when he was justice of the peace
there came to his office a young man,
accompanied by a young woman.
BE you the Squire?n asked the
manly youth.
Yes, sir.n
"Can you tie the knot for us right
away?n
Eyes, sir"
"How much do you charger
"One dollar is the legal fee, sir"
"Will you take your fee In bees
wax?n
Yes, if you can't pay cash."
"Well, go ahead and tie the knot,
and I'll fetch in the wax
mo- said the Squire, thinking
there was a good chance for a little
fun; bring in the beeswax first, anG
then I'll marry you"
h0luUcUdIltIy buG yOutil W6ut OuI "
where was hitched the horse upon
which, Darby and Joan fashion, the
pair had ridden, and brought the waa
in a sack. On being weighed its value
was found to be only about half
dollar.
"Wall,p said the anxious groom
s'tie the knot and Eli fetch more wal
next week.
mo, sir; / don't trust; that's against
the rules of this Office
Slowly the disappointed youth
turned to go out, saying:-
Come, Sal; let's go2"
II say, mister ANSWERED. Sal, with
a woman's wit, can't you marry us a!
far as the wax will go?"
Yes, | can, and WILL" replied ths
squire, laughing; and he did.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-17
AND WORK


Female.
c ITUATI0N WANTED BY A YOUNG CIR Al
. chambermaid and waitress; first class refer
street.
GITUAIIoN WANTED TO DO UPSTAIRS WORK
@ or take care OF children, no objection to the
country; city reference. No. BIS First street.
CTrUATION WANTED TO DO GENERAL HOUSE,
= work No, 3s2l1 Eighth street.
- iron or do homework for small private family.
No. IA York street.
CIfUATIoN WANTED BY A SWEDISH GIRL 70
first floor. left side.
VOuNu GIRL WISHES a SITUATION TO WASH
j dishes 10 restaurant ot do light housework or
upstairs work; sleep home nights Call No. ~
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-17
A Fateful Letter.

The first one who discovered Napo-
Icons genius vas Marb@uf, in the
College Militaiie. The battle OF
Marengo was the first won by General
his pon Mace ii ftaIv to him Later one
OF his best generals was Mortier, whose
opposite, N~apoleon's betrayer, was
Moreau. Murat was the first victim
OF his political strategy. Maria Louisa
shared the time'of his hignestfortune
Moscow became the scene of his fall,
and Metternich vanquished him on
the battlefield OF diplomacy.
Six Of his generals Massena, Mortier,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-17

Have you ever noted" said an OBJ
serving man, ''how muchmore quietly
and plainly the N of New York
dress on Sundays than on other days
of the week? Go up Fifth avenu any
week day and notice the costumes,
and then go up the am street on
Sunday and note the difference. And
it need not be at church either; you
will see the same thing any time in
the afternoon. l dare say there's O
plan in it, and it seems to me a very
sensible and fitting thing, too"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-04-17
HELP WANTED.


A SOBER MAN, WILLING TO WORE
EAwh no understands the care OF horses, can obtain
a situation. Address, giving age. reference, and
wages expected, p. Ii. Fox, T. o. box 6S, Jersey
City, N. j..
boy WANTED-AT BTEWITTS R~EsTAURANT,
ID No. G6S Conmunipaw avenue, to wait on tables;
must CONS well recommended.
DQOKKEEPER LADY OR GENT WHO
ID thoroughly und erstands keeping books. Steno-
grapher preferred. Address, Stating salary ex-
pecred. c. R., News ONCE.
DOBTER WANTED-MUsT BE WELL 40
l. Quainted with Jersey City and vicinity; one
residing in this city preferred. Address with reser-
ences, $. y s.. J. G. News office.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-08-13
EIectrOcuti0n.

The death sentence of William
Kemmler, the Buffalo murderer, was
executed by means of electricity at Au-
burn, N. Y, on last week Wednesday.
1t was the first case of the kind which
has ever occurred, and by many it will
be taken as conclusive evidence that
electrocution is not satisfactory sub
stitute for hanging. The facts of the
execution are not edifying, but they
are too important to go unrecorded.
They are as follows:
There was sudden convulsion of the
form in the chair; a spasm went over it
from head to foot But the body was con-
fined by straps that held it firmly, so that
no limb or other portion of the body stirred
more than the small fraction of an inch
from its resting-place. The twitching that
the muscles of the face underwent gave II
for a moment an expression of pain but nc
cry escaped from the lips, which were free
to suggest that consciousness lasted more
than the infinitesimal fraction of a second
beyond the calculation of the human mind
The body remained in this rigid position
seventeen seconds. There was no move
ment of the body beyond the first con
vulsion. AT the expiration of the ten sec
onds the current was switched of. There
was slight relaxation of the body in the
chair, but the straps held it so firmly there
was not quarter of an inch variation II
the position of any part of the frame. There
was no question in the minds of any present
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-08-13

that the form before them was lifeless.
Preparations for the post norton were being
discussed when Dr. Bach suddenly noticed
a red spot in the hand resting on the right
arm of the chair and from which blood was
dropping. He instantly gave orders to
again turn on the current The dynamo
was almost at a standstill, and although the
engineer quickly responded to the COM
mand, il was not quick enough to anticipate
the signs of what may or may not have
been reviving consciousness on the part OF
the victim AS the group of horror-stricken
witnesses stood helplessly by, all eyes fixed
on the chair, Kemmlers lips began to drip
saliva and in moment more his chest
moved and from his mouth came heavy,
stertorous sounds, quickening and increas-
ing with every respiration. The wheezing
sound, a half groan, which forced itself past
tightly-closed lips, sounded through the
still chamber with CHASTITY distinctness.
Some of the witnesses turned away from the
sight, and one Of them lay down, faint and
siek. In seventy-three seconds after the
order had been given for the second cur
rent the response came and the sound that
had Mortified the listeners about the chair
was cut off sharply, as the body once more
became rigid. The dynamo was run up to
its highest speed, and again and again
full current of two thousand volts was sent
through the body in the chair. AS the anx-
ious group stood silently by, it was seen
that the body was burning, and pungent,
sickening odor permeated the atmosphere.
The current was again shut off and there
was a relaxation Of the body. Kemmler
was dead.
The experiment was not striking
success certainly, but in cool and can
did Judgment was it failure? The
doctors in attendance agree that
Kemmler suffered no pain. Death was
as nearly instantaneous as any action
can be. Death by hanging is not pain
less, is not instantaneous. 1t is urged
that one who suffers death by electric
ity will endure greater torture in an
tieipation than one who is to die by
hanging. This may be largely due to
the novelty of the method. Possibly
there is something horrifying in the
complicated machinery, the strange de-
vices, of the new method, and the
thought of the rush of the electric cur
rent through the system may be terri
BILE to entertain. But if electrocution
becomes as common as hanging nc
more fear and dread may be felt than is
now experienced just before the execu.
ion of the death sentence on the gal
lows. The movements of the body
after Kemmler had received the frs
shock may have been revolving, but nc
more so than the contortions attending
some hangings. 1t is, perhaps, mo-
surprising that this execution was nc
more successful, but if the next one
if another takes place-is not free from
some of the unfortunate incidents con
nected with this some one will be
greatly at fault. This was the frs
step in change of methods, and, lik'
all first steps, it was little uncertain
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-08-13
No Gain In Vermont.

Supervisor Howe has given out APP
proximate figures on the census returns
for Chittenden, Orange and Windsor
counties. The present population of
Chittenden county is placed at 1920,
against 32 ,792 for 1880, a gain of 2,4S7.
Orange county loses, the present popu-
lation being estimated at 9,571 against
1882. The loss is 3,951. Windsor
county also loses. The present figures
in that county are given as 81 $50,
while in 1880 the population was 3d.
1876. This is a loss of 1866. These
figures are not encouraging. The SUI
pervisor authorizes the statement that
the population of the state in round
numbers is $4,000. The exact popula-
ton in 1880 was 1872 1856. The conclu-
sion is that the state is just where it
was ten years ago, if indeed it has
maintained the figures of 1880. The
gain is chiefly in Chittenden, Essex,
Rutland and Washington counties, the
latter making the largest gain and Es-
sex the smallest. Some sixty towns
will shows gain and more than $50 a
loss.
These figures verify the estimates of
the WATCHMAN few weeks ago, when
some of our contemporaries, more emo
tional than practical, were congratulate
ing the state upon gain of several
thousand. The census figures vindicate
also the policy of Commissioner Valen.
tine. The manufacturing towns are
taking care of themselves. The farm
ing towns have invariably lost. 1t is
to the latter the state must direct its
first efforts. 1t is a noteworthy Cir
cumstance that the farming towns
around the largest manufacturing cen.
tiers are also heavy losers of population
In Chittenden county, for example
only two towns, Burlington and Col
chester-the latter containing the man
ufacturing village of Winooski-havt
made material gains, the farm towns
losing from 100 TON the case of Mil
ton-over 400 each. Industry in Yer
mont needs not only bureau, but {
full set of culinary furniture and {
larder we'll stocked with cash.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1890-08-13

THE Grand Army encampment is in
progress in Boston this week, and a
rousing time is being had by veterans
from all parts of the country. 1t is a
great event for Vermont in many
ways. The reunion of the First Brigade
on Monday was memorable gathering
and the reunions of regiments and
other organizations promise to be very
pleasant occasions. The probability
that Colonel Veazey will be the next
COMMUNICATIVE gives personal
interest in the encampment to Yer
mont soldiers. The state is repre-
scented by towards three thousand men,
whose record in the war was unsur-
passed by that of any equal number of
men in Boston this week.