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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-15
VETERAN LETTER CARRIERS.

A Proposition That They Should Be PEN
stoned After twenty Years.
The Veteran Letter Carriers Associa-
tion of New York propose to submit, for
the action of Congress, a bill to provide
for the retirement and pension of letter
carriers, in cities and postal districts con-
nected Herewith, after twenty years SER
vice, and 1t is believed that all other as
sociations will aid the movement. The
object is provisionary. not mandatory,
and a man may remain in harness SO long
rs he can do good work. The argument
used in favor OF the project is that a car
rier holds his position during good be-
havior, his salary for the first year being
5000; second year, $500; third year and
thereafter, $1,000. In case of sickness or
inability TO work, no matter from what
cause, whether such sickness is contrac-
ted in the line of duty, from exposure or
from accident, his pay ceases from the
moment he is unable TO perform his
duties; a substitute is put in his place,
who receives the salary of the carrier in
whose place he is working. One spell Of
sickness will dissiphue the savings OF
months, or years, of the most economical
carrier, andsfew are able TO provide for
old age out of their salary. A carrier
furnishes his own uniforms. The cost
would be 500 the first year, $500 for the
second, and $500 a year thereafter. The
advantage wOald be to secure new men
when the old oneswere worn out, and yet
not leave them TO starve.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-15

KELLY.-Tn this city on Friday. august Il. 1891
Annie, daughter OF the late Francis and Mary
Solners, and beloved wife OF Peter Kelly, aged
The relatives and friends or the family are re-
spectfuIly invited 20 attend the funeral on Non
residence, No. 29 Grand street; then ce TO. ST.
Peters church where a solemn nigh mass oil. re-
QUEEN will be offered for the happy repose OF her
soul
KELLY.-ln this city, on Friday. August u, 1891.
annie. daughter OF the late Francis and NARY
Somers, and. beloved wife Of Peter Kelly. aged
The relatives and friends OF toe family are re
specffully invited to attend the funeral on Mon
residence, No 2g7 Grand street: thence to 81:
Peters Church, where a solemn high mass OF
lequiem VIII be offered for the happy repose OF
her soul
BoYLE-suddeuly. on wednesday. August IL. 1897.
Martin ] Boyle, aged ~ years.
Relatives and friends OF the family. also mem
R Rs. Of S So / " MaFren. SSsqsl-s ara a, r pespec 81 ni IN.
vited 60 attend the funeral from his late residen &c.
lS5 bay street. on. SUNDAY afternoon, August 10. AZ
2 ociock-
suMMoxs-To the mem bers of Court Warren No.
T,727. A. q. y. of At-broshers. you are hereoy re
onested to meet as Rochs's Hall on Sunday.AuRus
Z. a, i:o ?, m e stte9 9sdn ne fn qnsa rss 1d en- 9n ee. 1ss
Bay street. sister courts are respectfully invueo
TO attend.
JAMEs M'CURSIS. Secretary.
HART-on Thursday. August Is 1891. Mary bart.
beloved child Of Ann and John Hart aged y
Relatives ana friends Of the family are respect
fully in vited TO attend the funeral on sunday
afternoon, August Is. at 3 O'Clock. from the resi-
dence Of ner parents. 59h horgan street.
HALsEY.-on Tuesday. august II, 1891. bessie, q,
F1ne raj services at her late residence, 2ss Bergen
avenue. Heights, on friday, August Ia ~ 'So
interment at convenience of family.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-15

When a proposition was made a few
weeks ago to introduce a ace element
into our religious life through the
medium of linguistic distinctions,
there was a universal and most
proper chorus of protest. Yet our own
Legislature has been busy introduce
ing a similar element into the admin
isfration of the law.
The requirement that legal adver-
tisements be inserted in German
papers is an insult TO American ideas
and institutions. 1t is an encourage
lent to the un-American spirit which
a small number of foreigners display
in refusing TO conform to the Ian
guage and customs of the country.
So far from passing laws tending to
render permanent the race spirit, the
Legislatures had better pass laws
making a competent knowledge of
the English language a prerequisite OF
naturalization. II a man Will not
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-15

1t appears the PROPOSED alliance of
the liquor men and the labor element
has collapsed. This is not strange.
Such a combination would SAVIOR a
little too much of ''fox and goose" for
even the simplest of amateur poll
ticians.
The liquor men want mainly n
thing. They want the license fees
cut down. But if they are cut down
the deficit in the public expenses must
be made good by direct taxation.
Who viii pay that tax? 1t seems to
US, the workingmen viii pay eight
tenths of it as they do of all taxation.
The liquor dealer is not a natural
ally Of the toiler. He inclines to be
his enemy. The lower his license is
put, and the more numerous he be-
comes, the more he is iniInical to the
workers interests. He is a sort of bird
OF prey who feeds on the vitals of the
poor.
Besides, the liquor man is a corrupt
ing element in politics. II honesty
and economy are the things the labor
politicians desire, let them steer clear
clear OF the divekeeper, who runs his
precinct. and his gang OF thugs. In
cooperation with the forces of rum
and corruption, there is only ruin for
honest men.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-15
GATOR AVENUE.
No Action as Yet Taken by the City
Authorities.

No Action as Yet Taken by the City
Authorities.
The Street and Water Commissioners
rave not as yet takel any action in pre-
venting the Central Railway Company
from crossing Gator avenue on a ~trestle,
nor has theRailway Company as vet secur-
ed a permit for the crossing. The WORK Is
progressing aud the Street and Water
Commissioners will take definite action
on the matter at the meeting next Tues
day morning.
The advice of CORPORATION Counsel
Edwards will be asked, and then the
work Will either be stopped or allowed
TO proceed. Commissioner Dugau, Chair
man of the Committee on Streets, has
taken the matter in charge and will re-
port the result of his invesli-
cations to the Board Tues
day morning. The Commissioners
are Of the opinion that they have no
power to stop the work because of the
fact that the rails are being laid on a
~trestle. If the street is biockaded, the
Commissioners vii. call upon the police
to project the public.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-15
proerrss stonned onoe More.


The story of the withdrawal of the
electric motors is the old, old story OF
Jersey City's backwardness in i'm
provements to which her population
and wealth entitle her. There is
plenty Of enterprise, there is plenty OF
capital. Open the way and the city
would, in a year oil two, leap to the
front rank of cities in the advantages
OF modern civilization.
But the obstructionist is always on
hand. He does not care about pro-
gress. He does not car about the
public. He has some small private
personal interest to nurture, and SO
the city must stand still.
1t may be that his aesthetic eye is
offended by the sight of a telegraph
pole; it may be that he has some per-
sonal grudge against some individual
who is Interested in the Improvement;
it may be that he is in the pay of a
rival company. He may be a crank
or he may be a crook; but he is always
on hand. and the effects of his pres
ence are written all over this county
from end to end.
Ia the case OF the Jersey City and
Bergen Railway, both the crank and
the crook have had their innings.
We understood that the former had
been overcome after a long fight.
The latter, it appears, is too much for
the company. 1t has to suspend It's
public spirited and progressive efforts
because it can get no quarter from
the corrupt City Hall gang who have
leagued themselves in opposition to
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-15
Probibitton or Limitation.

1t is claimed, because Georgia has
enacted a law forbidding any n to
establish a saloon within three miles
Of a church or school, that prohibit
ton has been secured in that State.
The claim is based upon the fact that
there are schools aud churches enough
to abolish saloons altogether in most
places; and where there are not, tenn
porary buildings for N purpose or
the other will be erected
This seems plausible at first sight,
but a moments reflection must
serve to convince any one that the
claim is untenable. Georgia is a toll
erably large State-at least, it looks
big on the map-and it will be utter
ly impossible, if the geographers are
correct, to build either a school house
or a church upon every six miles of
its territory. That would meet the
requirement, of course, for then it
would be impossible to put a saloon
down anywhere without hitting the
three mile limit. But, as we have
said, Georgia is a big State, and being
big, what is to prevent the saloon
keepers from taking TO the woods?
The man who wants whiskey will
go afeld for it if he does not find it
by the roadside or on the street, and
havinglocated an establishment where
his wants may be supplied, what is to
prevent him from taking a flask or a
demijohn of the stuff home, there to
imbibe his favorite tipple as thirst OF
inclination suggests?
Possibly the Georgian law may
serve to limit the number of saloons
and put the whiskey drinker to un-
usual trouble, but that is vastly diff
ferent from prohibition, as the friends
of the new law will probably discover
later on.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-15
A PEAL FOR Mr.. HOBART.

From Tie West Jersey Press.
The Hackensack Republican recon-
mends ex-senator Hobart to set uD for
himself and assume the leadership of the
Republican party IN this State. We neyer
knew before that Mr.. Hobert was play
ing second fiddle to anybody, but the Re
publican may knOw more than we do
about iE. However, should the ex-Sena-
tor act on our esteemed contemporaries
suggestion he Will find no more loyal
supporters than the Republicans of South
jersey. They want to see the State won
over to the Republicans. and will gladly
hail the leadership Of any man capable OF
accomplishing so desirable an end. OF
one thing we are quite confident, that no
Republican in South Jersey Will dispute
the leadership with N excellent friend
Hobart should he take the Republicans
nd vice and assume that honorabls and ex-
Allied post.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-15
Teaching a Cir, to swim.


In deep water, under the care Of an
experienced person, a young girl may
be taught to swim in a much shorter
time than by practicing in shallow
streams, says a good authority u h
August Ladies' Home Journal. A
rope can be fastened around her
breast in such a manner that 1T will
neither tighten nor unloose, and IL
courageous enough, she can, thus pre-
pared, plunge in head first. The
teacher will show her the proper way
to use the arms, and, finding herself
protected by the rope, she will feel
more faith in the exertiOn made.
The aid of the hand is, however, far
better than this, as it can be relin-
uuished insensibly. The best method
of teaching on this plan is FOR "a good
swimmer to carry the learner in the
arms into the water until breast high,
laying her nearly flat upon it, and
supporting her by placing one hand
under the chest, at the same time CIV
ing instruction as to the proper mo-
ton OF hands, arms and feet In q
few DAYS the hand may be gradually
withdrawn, and the girl swimmer able
to do wIthoutit. There are ever so many
''don'tsn about swimming. Unlike
Punch's, they begin after the act is
signed. sealed and delivered. and you
are a fair swimmer. The most i'm
portant piece of negative advice Isl
Don't ever lose your presence of mind.
With that you are mistress OF the oc-
casion, and, other things not over
whelmingly against you, can reach
land again.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-15

FULLY four times as many people
speak Chinese as speak the English
language" says an exchange. 1t is
sad, but it can't be helped. The
United States is doing all 1t can to
overcome ignorance, but it can't look
after everything. Perhaps when Mr.,
Blair gets to Russia he may stop over
into Asia occasionally and try to en-
tighten the benighted folk he finds.
Let him not begin with his educa-
tional bill, however. If he does, the
Asiatics may tell him they're glad
they don't speak English.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-15

THE JERSEY Cry NEws feels sure that the
Democratic Presidential tickes WILL be Campbell
and Albeit, and executes a jubiiant war dance
IN anticipation. Let 1t moderate its saltatory
ecsfacy until after the Ohio election. THIS viii
settle Campbell state Gazette.
Oh, no; his victory this fall will no
make his nomination for the Presi-
dency absolutely certain, though it
will give him a big advantage. As
for the war dances, We feel brisk
enough to keep them up through the
whole campaign and still have energy
enough TO join in the jubilee in 1892,
when the Democracy goes back to
power.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-15
A Clubman ON Potatoes.

I have been dining at one of the
best clubs in London. But the pota-
toes are uniformly bad, waxy and in
dlgestible. / do not write merely of a
club grievance. l am an old house
keeper-married over twenty years.
| am passionately fond of potatoes,
and | rarely ever get them to my lik-
ing. | had to go to- the other day,
and my host is a large potato grower.
At dinner the potatoes were perfect
%ravishingl A few questions and IN
swers elected the remarkable fact that
my own table was usually supplied by
nv hosts potatoes. But mine were
always like those of the club-dull,
sodden, waxv and abominable. His
were light, dry, meaiy and perfectly
delightful.
Being a bit of a cook myself | ar
ranged with my host to spend the
next forenoon in his kitchen. The
potato is composed almost entirely of
pure starch. TO make this starch
agreeable to the eye and the palate
It's corpuscular elements must be split
up by heat in the presence of excess
of moisture. and at a temperature
Just a little higher tnan boiling water
at the sea level (212 degs.) Now, |
happen to live at such a height above
sea level that water probably boils at
210 degs. Hence l never get good po-
tatoes. My hosts house was just as
mine, and his cook said that the
water in his we'll did not suit potatoes
she knew nothing about the sea
level and temperatures that she
was obliged to soften it with SALT
She put a big handful of salt in the
pot of potatoes, and | think raised the
boiling point to about 216 dogs. Then,
after boiling them till the skins burst,
she poured off the water, cooked the
lid half off the pot, put the latter on
the hob, and thus for about fifteen
minutes she thoroughly dried them.
The result was amazing and delight
full. | went home and | made a series
of careful experiments. You cannot
steam a potato into perfection unless
you inclose the steam so as to raise its
temperature to about 216 deg.
Potatoes must always be boiled in
their skins and in a pretty strong sal
inc solution in order to get them in
perfection, delightful to the palate
and easy of digestion. After snch
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-15
LOADED At BOrH ENDS.


TIOHt NC IuttIsvt ItuIWtUIE.
Foolish Republican editors talk as If
they courted a Republican contest on the
free coinage issueg 1t is as sure as shoot
ing that the Democratic party could
sweep the West and the South il it would
accept as an organization the financial
heresy which Is uuquestioBably predomi-
pant in those sections. The silver ques-
tIon is loaded ut both ends for the Repub-
leans, but they don't appear wise enough
to let it alone.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-15

ceDt according to the laws of the State.
n IL such owner catch fish from such
streams ont Of season, OF with nets. nkes
or seines, or In any other way prohibited
By the LAYS OF the State, he violates the
law, and il liable to conviction aud sub
ject to the penalties provided BY law. He
has no more right to catch fish from such
stream out of season or contrary TO law
than has any other person. If such
owner uses nets he may be ned and the
nets confscated."
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-15
The Care Of Cut Flowers.

There is no place flowers show to
such an advantage as in the home,
saws an exchange. The flowers and
plants should be placed in their proper
shading SO as to produce the best ef-
feet. Never overcrowd in floral deco
rations. The most popular way OF
decorating the home consists in plac-
ing foliage plants. in different shades
of green, in corners on small stan DIS
and etageres. Flowers are used with
long stems and their own foliage
put in cases. A neat thing is a small
number of miniature vases and cut
glass bowls placed on little tables
and filed with different colored carna-
tions, lilies-of-the-valley, migonette,
or seasonable flowers. Each specimen
should be by itself. This produces an
exceedingly. pretty effect. The fire.
places should be well filled with pot
ted plants, such as ferns and varie-
gated foliage plants. Over pictures
and doors, a neat effect is obtained
by dropping long trailing ferns and
passion vines in bloom. To keep flow
ers fresh as long as possible, cut a lit
tie off the stem each day. A hard
crust forms on the end OF the stem,
which prevents the water from ascend
ing, and should be cut away. A little
charcoal in water will sweeten them
and keep them fresh longer.
The care of cut flowers is something
few women understand. Hundreds
Of dollars are spent in purchasing
lovely flowers that are allowed to
perish for the want of attention. The
delight of having ones rooms
frightened by fresh flowers Is so great
that more time and care would be be-
slowed upon them If those who cared
for them knew the great difference it
would make whether they were
merely put in water or whether they
were ''nursed" and '.petted' a little.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-15
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate OF cornena ". V. Booraam. de.
ceased John Y; v. Booraem. executor OF
order OF tho Surrogate OF Hudson
county. dated Augug = 1891. hereby gives
notice 10 the creditors OF said decedenI. TO
bring In lheir debts. demands and claims against
the estate OF said decadenf, under oath or
affirmation within nine months from the date
81 said order. or they will be forever barred OF
aEy action therefor against said executor.
JOHN V. v. BOORAEH.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-15

The farmers who live along the small
streams or rivers of this Stats do not OBJ
tain the right TO ilsn at any season or with
any device. A prominent lawyer puts
this IN erpl citation on the fishing laws.
"WLere a stream of water flows through
a farm the owner of such farm has no
right TO lake fsh firm such streams ex.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-15

Reports of social events intended for pnblica-
lion in THE JKRsEv CRY News should be sent
promptly to the editor. The lapse of several
days between the occurrence OF an event and
the sending In of a report makes Il impossible
10 print IT. News matter of all kinds intended
for the Sunday edition should. when possible. be
in the hands Of the editor not later than
Friday at noon.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-15

learn enough OF the language OF the
country to read all that the laws make
it necessary he should read. he is
hardly deserving Of the benefits Of cit
izenship.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-15

Michael O'Melia. upon whom the tables
were turned by his hfteen-year-old daugh-
ter, Mamie. in the First Police Court yes.
terday, when he asked that she be sent to
some reformatory institution, was this
morning held by Police Justice Davis In
81, 900 bail for the Grand Jury on a charge
of ATTEMPTED incest.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-15
Dyspepsia

Makes many lives miserable, and often leads to
self destruction. Distress after eating, sick heads
ache, heartburn, sour stomach, mental depres-
sion, etc., are caused by this very common and
increasing disease. Hoods Sarsaparilla tonesthe
stomach, creates an appetite, promotes healthy
digestion, relieves sick headache, clears the
mind. and cures the most obstinate cases Of dys-
pepsia. Read the following;
81 have been troubled with dyspepsia. I had
but little appetite, and what l did eat distressed
me, or did me little good. In an hour after eating
/ would experience a f~aintness or tired, allgone
feeling. as though had not eaten anything.
Hood's Sarsaparilla did me an immense amount
OF good. It gave me an appetite. and my food
relished and satisfied tho craving I had previously
experienced. 1t relieved me OF that faint, tired,
aI-gone feeling. Ihave felt SO much better since
1 took Hoods sarsapariila, that | en- happy to
recommend it.D @. A. PAGE, WATERFOWL, Mass.
n. B. Be sure 70 get only
Hoods SaYSapariiia
Sold by al druggists. 81; SIX fOrsS. Preparedo only
By c. 1. HOOD & Co, Apothecaries. Lowoi. Maas.
100 Doses One Dollar
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-15
BABIES IN FASHION.
English Duchesses Have Raised
Them TO Positions of
Social Dignity.

Two duchesses-and one of semi
royal state-are credited with the dis
~tinction of elevating infants to heights
of social dignity and interest. Such
aristocratic precedents are never safe
ly ignored, and hereafter small deni-
zens OF the nursery will be cherished
as effective public satellites, and on
fine occasions be borne about on
mammals arms after the fashion set
by their graces of Fife and Portland.
Ii objections are raised to smart So
ciety's latest edict, which substitutes
babies for poodles, it is pretty certain
that such obstruction will not cone
from the men, who for years have
ragged impotently against the lap-dog's
insolent supremacy. The matter then
being satisfactorily settled, many at
tractive variations may be looked for
in the way of graceful robes and
picturesque nurses. American wo-
men, always the tenderest and most
indulgent of mothers, will rejoice in
this primitive turn of fashion. Only
after vigorous protests did they con-
sem to Danish their small SON and
daughters from the drawing room
and dinner table, and 1t is even now
remembered with what enthusiasm
a few wears ago they adopted the
Fauntleroy sboy and stifiy fiounced
girl as carriage and promenade at
tachments. Handsome and distingue
as both Mrs. Burk Roche and Mrs.
Richard Hunt always are, they nev
appear TO quite such advantage as
when accompanied by their enchant-
ing pretty children. Maternal de-
votion and artistic taste should COM
bine to make the pleasing sight a fire.
quent one. 1.-THE Duchess of Portland's
lead really obtains, as it promises to
do. then in future Master Baby will
take not only his walks and drives
abroad in his mammals company, but
after great dinings will be handed
about with the bonbons, and at other
functions be displayed as the rarest
curios in her Observation-Disclosures
american,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-15
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

Estate OF Peter smith,
Mathews. administrator
ceased, by order OF the
Hudson County. dated July
tice TO the creditors OF sal
their debts. demands and
tate of said decedent unC
within nine months from
they will be forever barred
against said administrator.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1891-08-15
TO cREpIToRs.

Estate Of Patrick Carroll. deceased. Charles J,
Carroll executor OF Patrick Carroll. deceased by
order Of the Deputy Surrogate OF Hudson County.
dated July Is, 1891. hereby gives notice to the cred
itors OF said decedent to bring in their debts de
mnnds and claims agaiEs at the estate Of said de-
cedent under oath or affirmation within nine
mouths from the date of said order. or they Will be
forever barred of any action therefor against said
executor.