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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-11
HOW TO DETECT T0ADsTOOLs.
An Old Mushroom Eater Gives a valu-
able Tip

An Old Mushroom Eater Gives a valu-
able Tip.s
In view of the fact that a hunter Of
cases of poisoning by eating toadstools 10
mistake for mushrooms have baen re-
ported recently. May lovers of the edi-
BILE fungi have foresworn their favorite
dish, frightened by the awful results OF a
possible error IN gathering the article.
SPEAKING of this dreal, an old resident,
who claims to have eaten mushrooms
year after year since his boyhood, said
that 1t Is only the inexperienced plckers
who mistake the toadstool for the de-
licious mushroom. He says that when a
person has been gathering mushrooms
any length of time he can readily dis
tinguish tho genuine article from It's
those whose sense or smell is not edu-
Gated up to this point. however. he gives
another test which he says Is infsllib1e.
IF a person, In cooking a mess of
mushrooms. would use a silver instru-
ment. a spoon or FORK. the test can be
made IN that way. Should there be any
roadsloois among the lot the sill.
yer instrument will turn black as
iron. while II the dish Is whole
some, as 1t will be II there be DO tn
ing but mushrooms there. the silver
spoon will remain as bright aud clean as
new. InlS TEST i learneu many years
ago from an English COOK, aud l have
tried 1t time aud again myself. and l
never knew it to fail. l would not eat
mushrooms IN a restaurant or anywhere
else unle,s l had u silver spoon or fork to
test the dish with.
A veteran chef. in discussing the toad
stool POISONING, said that there were
three ways III which TO distinguish toad
stools from mushrooms without having a
fQehpIpuI knutVlannn nf the miami nr ffu
character. Iu cooking mushrooms. he
said, 1t was alway a good plan totcook an
oulon with them. X the onion retained
lie natural color, they were mushrooms.
IL they We're toadsTools, the Onion would
be sure to turn black. THIS. he said, was
a positive test AMI had never failed. An
other good test, he said, was to put salt
on them. Ii they were to%adstools the salt
would surely turn them black. Again,
he said, ia the case OF mushrooms, they
peeled easily. With toadstools peeiing
was almost an impossibiltty.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-11
THE KING OF coNEY ISLAND.
John 7. McKane Is .ie Pooh Bah of That
Interesting Resort.

john \. Mckane Is L.Io Pooh Bah of hat
Interesting Resort.
It may be that sad days are ahead for Co.
ney Island, for it is whispered abroad and
has even been printed in the newspapers
that John Y. MeKane, the king, the car,
the Pooh Bah of that delectable summer re-
sort, has in serious contemplation the alb
dication of his throne, the resignation of
his numerous offices and the burial of his
ambitions in the peaceful cloisters of the
sherif's Office lin the county of Kings,
state of New York, s~cilicet," as the legal
formula hath tiff he can secure the NOM
nation and get himself elected. 1t is not
unprecedented, of course, that an autocrat
should thus resign when at the zenith of
his fame and power, but it is very question
able if any other ever did it on such slight
occasion.
Mr.. McKane holds a unique position in
the affairs of this mundane sphere, or per-
haps it would be more accurate to say he
holds a lot of unique positions or a unique
lot of positions. for he is about everything
to all men who ~sojourn at Coney Island
and not a little to the Coney Is
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-11
PARADE OF WHEEl.MES.
The Hiilsides Royalty Entertain Their
Guests.

The Hillsides Royalty Entertain Their
Guests.
Orr 400 bicycles were In the para de
Wheeluien on Saturday night. The
parade started ut eight o'clock from the
clubs headquarters. on Palisade avenue,
near Charles street.
All of the bicycle clubs In the Sixth
precinct. and many from other parts OF
city, we're represented in the llne-
Houses were, Ia some streets, decor
ated with Chinese lanterns. and Ill kinds
OF colored pow.ter was burned along the
line of travel.
Henry Bluem, at Ferry street and Pali-
SADIE avenue, burned considerable DO =
der, and | with q big caunon as
the line passed bis place. Captain Tnos.
carroll Of the Hillside WheeImen headed
the iiue. His bicycle was fixed mp with
lanterns d flags. The spokes were in
teitwiDed with a generous quantity Of
bunting Ii ribbons Nearly ali The
bicycles were decorated 10 some fashion.
The bicycles were mostiy OF the pneu-
matte variety. showing the progress of
civilization on the Heights.
After the parade through Hudson City's
principal thoroughtares, tho participants
were royalty treated ut the Hillsids
Wheelnen's rooms.
Among the members OF the Hillside
WBeeltnen who were noticed in line
were:-President Adam G. Smitn. Vice
President Al. Sigalund, Secretary w. e
Pickeub2ch, Financial Secretary Theo.
Friedman. Treasurer Joseph Wilson, l.,
Z. Alien Joan u. Dunno, Henry Ziln,
Joseph Nestler. e. ~Schwoerer, Fred.
Smith. e. A. Standinger. L. ID. D'Aubry.
John Barnett, Fred. GorRsron, c. NJ.
Bates, Richard Breakev, George Hoff-
man and Harry Brown.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-11

JULIA WARD HOWE IN CHILDHOOD. MTDDLR
G AND AT PRESENT.
might easily seem incredible to people of
ordinary caliber. 1t is no thing
for her to spend two hours of a morning read
ing German metaphysics, besides attend
ing to her household duties, taking a two
mile walk and receiving half q dozen call
ers before noon, and then to devote the en-
tire afternoon to writing poetry and the
evening to the discussion of one or more of
the numerous philanthropic and social
problems in which she is interested.
Mrs. Howe is a thinker and scholar of
far more than ordinary attachments. She
has outstripped most men in the higher
walks of philosophy and literature and is
proficient in half dozen modern languages
as we'll as Greek and Latin. She is familiar
with Hegel, Compile, Goethe and Dante and
all the great masters of song, faith and
metaphysics, and her interest in the affairs
of the day is still as keen as when the pro-
auctions of her pen revived the dropping
spirfcs of the nation.
Though she has been writing for publica-
ton ever since she was II years of age and
has contributed literally to most of the
higher class literary periodicals, it is doubt
full if Mrs. Howe has ever realized ANYTHING
like an adequate pecuniary return for herla-
Dor. 1t is said that she received the munif-
cent sum of SIS for THE Battle Hymn of the
Republic from The Atlantic Monthly, and
that the publishers of the same journal
sent her $40 for Our Orders" Even MAX
ing allowances for the fact that prices for
literary work were not then up to the pres
ent standard, SIS seems an insignificant
sum for two such poems.
As is shown by her best productions
poems, essays, reviews, sketches of travel
and reminiscences-Mrs. Howe writes slow
ly. Celebrates carefully and revises critic
ally, publishing nothing until satisfied
that it is thoroughly finished and worthy
of printing. She has had rare assistance in
the formation of her literary style and
critical taste, for to the advantages of an
unusually thorough early education she has
added the benefits of lifelong association
with the master minds of the age and the
culture of extensive travel.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-11
MEN JERSEYS EXHIBITS.

The Movements for "a state Museum
Gaining Ground. Il
The New Jersey exhibits at the Chicago
State Department. men unensiness b.
cause of the lack OF room In the State
House to show them off whey they are
returned from Chicago. DR.. A. Il. Poland,
Supt rtntendent of Public Instruction.,
anti franklin Dye, Secretary OF the Stats
Board OF Health, are to meet in Chicago
within n few days, DR.. Poland being ex
rected back from Europe some time this
week, aud Secretary Dye has already
gone to Chicago. They will then try to
rehch some conclusion as to what they
Will do with the scho+ u and agricultural
exilDits when the Fair Ia over. Both
men are anxious to set the exhibits mp In
Trenton, 80 that the people Of the State
can see them. The State House Is pretty
well crowded, aud the little museum on
the top floor of the back building is al
ready crowded with the geo.
logical display. When the geological
exhibit that is now at the Chicago FAIR is
brought back. every inch of space III this
room will he needed.
Observation-Disclosures Morse of Atlantic
City. who Is now In charge OF tile school
exhts II ut Chicago, was ia Ire ito for u
few days. and he says that The unani-
MUS cAIV6SSiOu VI MI WHO GOING 10 Tie
Fair Is that New Jersey, for general
work and arrangement of exhibits. ex-
GELS any other State IN the Exposition.
and there has been q general request on
the part OF the jersey people, who ad-
mire Its eXcelIe ncy, 10 have 1t set up at
Trenton during sthe next winter for the
school children. The question viii lie to
find a place. The feeling about the State
House is that there should be an appro-
D~riation made by the next Legislature
for u museum building. one especially
adapted for show PURPOSES, aud where all
OF The various exhibits aud curiosities
gathered by The State could be brought
together aud properly classified.
AT present The State Is in possession of
a large number of interesting battle
flags. These are kept hid away In the
vault of the Adjutant General, and very
few people who go through the State
House ever see them. There are ut the
Arsenal some relics Of the Revolutionary
war that ought TO go with the flags.
The State Board of Education Intends
TO lead In this matter of securing au
appropriation for the museum, for they
would like to take their present Chicago
exhibit for a foundation aud increase it
every year by the best work OF the pupils
OF the State. and place 1t In a position
where The children aud their parents
could see the work when thew come to
Trenton. 1t Is thought that for about
$50. 600 a nice museum builting could be
erected.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-11
COURT RGE PICNIC.
One of the Successes of the xear-rhose
Present.

One of the Successes of the xear-Those
Present.
Forestry was in her glory last Saturday
night at Caledonian Park. The Ancient
Order of Forestry, Court Bergen No. 6992,
had It's annual picnic, aud 1t was made a
notable event The park resouuded with
merry laughter, aud the stratus OF MELT
huous melodies foated over the Caledo-
Man fences and Wed with the song of the
big mosquito outside.
Thete were close TO 300 people at the
picnic. There were some from Ber0eu's
fellow lodges in this city and from nsr
next door neighbor cities.
Brooklyn was represented by Brother
Hale Of Court Columbus, New York by
Brother Roberts of Court PnP Xix, PARK.
vile by Brother Sibbel Of Court Park
vile, and other cities by one or more
members.
Among those who danced during the
evening ulay be mentioned Mr.. aud Mrs.
Edward Thorpe. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Hamilton. Mr. aud Mrs. John B1nnstl.
Mrs. James Gallager, Mr.. aud Mrs.
Robert Wallace, Mr.. aud Mrs.
Robert Pendaleuth. Mr.. aud NJ rs.
I. H. McCauley. Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ,
Preston, Mr.. and Mrs. John P. Dixon,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. NJ. Helser. Mr.. and Mrs.
IHouAnS INSCatbuys hE. huu mrs. JONI
Sadciiffe, Mr.. and Mrs. Jos. McKieven,
Mr.. aud Mrs. S. j. Crothes. MI. and Mrs.
andrew Lemon. MIR. aud Mrs. CHRIS.
Hamilton, George Bruer and j. j. Rosel-
bauer. The various committees in charge
of the occasion are:-
Com mittee of Arranpements:-Johu
Mouncey. VIM. Bunneli. Robert PIender-
leith, Geo. Mackensie, Samuel Vile.
Floor ManageI:-Wlliiam j. Bunnell:
Assistants:-Ro0ert Plenderleith. Geo.
Mackenzie.
Reception Conimittee-John Mouncey,
CT hartman; A. Lemon, S. Crothers, JAS.
W~estervelt. G. A. Rodgers. C. Hamilton,
g.. Brewer. A. e.. Deiterle. j. Conlin, ST.,
X. Nj: Preston, ]. j. Fahey. A. Riley. J.
J. Steit. y
Executive Committee-Samuel Vile,
Chairman; D. q. McComo, ]. Wallace,
G. Pine. I. H. McCauley, A. NJ. Kelson,
A. Hckae, 7. Thompson, D, Young,
Walter Allardice, j.. Sutciiffs, j. p. Dick-
SOD. z Mccarthy, j. Eisenhower, j.
Bush, W. Donohue, J. Vile. r. Brighton,
j. McRae.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-11
CORPORATION NOTICE
CORPORATION NOTICE

Notice Is hereby give that the Commissioners o.
assessment for Jersey City will meet at their ONCE
and Water Commissioners. corner OF Mercer street
and Jersey avenue, Jersey City. n. J on Tuesday
praise and determine the value OF the real estats
10 be acquired, and easements to be taken for
eonstrncting and maintaining q main sewer upoy
Begtnuins at the Intersection Of the centre llnf
OF GiFard avenue aada line drawn parallel To ia
snntheasterly side If the Morris canal aud distani
lofeet southeasterly therefPOm measured at right
southeastefiy side or the MOTHS Seanai end distant
70 Ieet therafrom measured ut risht angles 10 thu
cshtae me " banIortn avenue, thence n~ortherly
under said canal To Newark BAY.
there WIN be taken for toe purpose Of construct
ing and natntatnIng said sewer an easement tc a
strip or land 20 fesC la wiitl, being Is feet in
width on either side of the folio wing described can
Beginning at the intersection Of the centre line OF
Sirard avenue ana a line drawn parallel to the
Is feet southeasterly therefroIn measured at right
angles, thence running northerly parallel with said
soatneasterly side OF the Morris Canal and distant
Is feet therefrom measured at right angles to he
centre line OF D~anforth avenue. thence norIherly ar
right ang,ss with the Morr 8 Canal. crossin { under
said canal to the northwestsrly side Of said canal.
And also a fee simple to a strip OF land 81 feet in
Widtht being 10 feet in width on either side OF the
following described centre lines
BeglnntnK AZ a point formed by the intersection
OF the north ~esterlg side OF the M0rrisCanal and q
lire running at right angles TO and Morris Can a as
hereinbefore described, thence running northeriy
Newark Bay. which lands and asemeSs are neees.
sary for the construction aud maintenance OF said
Al which time and place said Commissioners
VIII near all parties interested who desire TO be
heard sfore them on the value OF the real estate
70 De aequIred ami the easements { be taken; and
the damage which any owner OF such real estate o
OF any interest therein may sustain BIZ reason o
HUMPHREY W.. CARR,
MICHAEL SCHULTZ, JR.,
]. ROMAN
Commissioners of Assessment,
DATED Jersey CITY, y. j., September lt, 1875
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-11
SYLVAN SOCIAL h o

The Sylvan Social Club kivs its frat annual
picnic at Pohlmann's Pavilion on Saturday
evening" The club Is but a young one, and has
the vigor characteristic OF youth. Il has all the
essentials that conduce towards prosperity. It's
officers are:-J. J.. Burke. President; j. j. Cor
man, Vice President; r. f.. MARVEL, Treasurer;
Z. Snyder, Financial Secretary; D.. A. Behan,
Recording Secretary; w. Moore, Ssrgeant-at-
Arms; w. Driscoli, Assistant Sergeant-at-Ar
The picnic was a pleasing success. J. J. Sexton
was Floor Manager, assisted by g. McDermott.
Among those present were:-Misses Bosch,
Meryne Frankenstein, Gym, Haskell. Graft,
German, Van Auken, Albert, Richardson, Cole
Melvin, Stevenson. Holmes, Hunter, Mills,
Ford. Aunter, Nevlns, EImendorf. Burt, Peck,
Davis, Revere, Mills. Pops, Reimsr, Seward,
Johnson. Gooday.. Moore, Traphagen, Bliss,
Loerr. Mccracken, Gates, Doyle, Mehl and
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-11
SPECIAL MASTERS SALE IN cHANcHRY OF

- I AN AAA 1R . oAlAE IAN NnANOHtl1 VI
- New Jersey.
BY virtue OF q certain order of the Court OF Chan.
twenty sixsh day OF July. Eighteen hundred aud
ninety three. on the application OF Abram w.
Duryee and Abel /. Smith. executors and trustees
under the last will and estauaent OF John Sturges,
deceased, ! shall expose for sala az public vendue
TO the highest bidders on Wednesday, the twentieth
DAY OF september. eighteen hundred and ninety
three. at two o clock IN the afternoon, az the
Chancellor's Chambers. No. / Exchange place, Jer-
sey City. New eersey.
ALI those three certain tracts or parcels OF land
ana premises, situate, lying and being in the city
OF Hoboken. In the County OF Hudson ana state OF
guished upon q certain map entitled Map of
property situate at Hoboken. Hudson County. New
Jersey, belonging 70 the estate OF John G. Coster,
deceas q. surveyed and latd out into lots Novem-
SURVEYORS. New York" and nled In the ofice OF
the clerk lnow Register). of the said County Of
hudson, az lots Number four "a, five ~ and six
90. In Block number seven ~, fronting on Newark
avenue 10 SHOWN on said map.
also all those two eerJain lots. pfeces or parcels
OF land and. premises situate, lying and bein I in
the city OF Jersey City. In the County OF Hudson
and state OF New Jersey. known and distinguished
Plot leuered and numbered Fl * o"e], az the
same L. laid down ana described on q certain map
Oh file in The Office OF the t.lerk now ke xisterl of
the county or HUDSON. entitled Map of lots in
share f. DeMott Homestead Farm" said lots bsing
one hundred feet in depth on each side. and II oat-
ing GU the soutiie.ly side OF Nag ne street.
Dated Angus g ~. 1898
WILLIAM q. E. SEE,
pSectai Master In Chancery
ABRAM W. DuRYRE,
ABEL l. SMITH,
Executors and Trustees under the last w 1
ana testament OF John Sturges. deceased .
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-11

land is in the town of Gravesend, the rich
est tow on earth, according to the tax
lists. John Y. McKane is supervisor of
that town, chief of its police and president
of it's police board, president of it's town
board, president Of its water board. presi-
dent of its health board and president OF
its common lands commission, besides be-
ing incidentally superintendent of one of
its prominent Sunday schools and boss of
the political destinies Of a large proportion
of its people
There IS more honor than emoluments
connected with these various positions, as
most of thes2 are unsalaried, and they neces-
state a great deal of hard work, but by in
vesting himself with them and adopting
heroic methods the ~redoubtable John Y.
has succeeded III evolving comparative or
der out of the chaos hat formerly reigned
in his domains, and the purlieus of West
Brighton are now as safe for the lonely
wayfarer therein as the streets Of most large
cities.
Burlington Connty's tax rate has been fixed
at 9T16 cents on &I00 asseseed vaIuafiOu~
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-09-11

lawfully imposed upon 1t and its property In Jer
sex CITY from time 10 lime.
6ssfcre .as first day OF November, eighteen hun.
twelfth. Said company shall file with the Comp
troii :, OF Jersey City. annually betweea the nrst
snd fifteenth fays OF each January OF each year. .
statemect Of the gross earnings received. upon the
T RACKS operated under the fran ni.es hereby
Of Jsmaary. said Company shall theTsapon paw a q
.ne ComDtroller for tn. use Of the city as partil
I'VE per cent. Of said gross earnings.
when any line OF the Consolidated Traction
nv this ordinance and partly on any route now
operated orheretofore granted the said company
compensation for the franchises hereby GRANTED
such PROPORTION Of FIVE per cent OF the gross earn.
ngs OF any, huch line as the leugte Of the route
operated under thIs ordinance bears to the eatlre
In ,nrh clmput ation each foot of single track
shall be the basis of ejaculation and in the first
granted shall be computed.
And 70 ascertain when said company commences
TO operate on any Of the routes granted by this
ordinance said Company snail flo with tine Comp
deaf and attested by its secretsrs, ia Which shall
bs stated tae date when said company commenced
thirteenth; Said company shall. within thirty
dsys ahser the adoption OF this ordinance. nls with
the sail Board or Clerk thereof. a written accept
ance or the provisions. forms and conditions OF
Corporate seal and signed by the Presidrnt and
secretary, and a failure TO file such written Sc
= fefusai 70 DO on t SeA par &c IL fe END c saa sSkeS sn q
al rights and PRIVILEGES to them hereby granted.
snail forever cease and be at an end.
JOHN +. MADDEN
Passed August 7th. 1898.
Att.st. GEo I. BoUToN,
~ Clerk.
The foregoing ordinance was returned and nled
IN the Office of the Clerk of the Board OF street and
Wafer commissioners OF Jersey City, August 18th.
1928 by the Acting Mayor OF s Id city. together
Win his objections to the same. On the 2lst day
OF August. 1913. said objections and the ordinance
were by ME lSId before said Board OF Street and
Water Commissioners OF Jer .ey City, and by them
tabled. AT . regular meeting Of said Board. held
August 18th. 1893 the Acting Aayor's objections
and the ordinances were taken from the table and
TIE ordtnaDce was passed. Notwithstanding such
objections by the AMIR natIve vote Of all the mem.
bers or the Board. hve In number.
Dated Jersey City. August 2Sth. 1893.
GEo.T I. BoUTON,
siouefR
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N cHANcERY OF NEW JERSEY.
TO oathariue Macdonald and Elizabeth Mscpo..

B. virtue Of an order of the Court Of Chancerv.
made on the wenty-third day Of August. in 4 Ger.
Lean Association is complainant, and yo9 and
oiheEA are defendants, you are required to apneaS
conplainant on or before the twenty-fourtL day
confessed against yull. -
The said bill is hled to forecloss a MORTGAGE
gwen by Isabella. Macdonald ana Duncan Mae
ponala: her husband, to the complainant The
Sreenyiils Building and Loan Association, dated
.ne twensn DAY OF November, eighteen hnndred
nnu eighty-etyht, on lands and PREMISE Situate an
rwsnty,Ihird street, City of Bayonne, County OF
inc Macdonald and Elizabeth MacDonaSd are
meas delendants because you are heirs &c law OF
ceased, ana by virtue thereof claIm soms fnreessT
in the said mortgaged premises
Dated. August 2srl, 1875.
AUDSPETH 4 PuSrKR
Soprs for C0msS4s
% MontgomerF afr&<*
A. 2eraaH tut%
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Pure
phos-

s.oIad aranns. ,u,u phos-
or Street and Water Commissioners on 'ST9nlH ~
september II. 1898. for the paving vita br'
yard OF Public School No. Is in accufdsI
specifications on file In the ONCE OF :
Engineer, coruer of Jersey avenue an
street. where blank forms OF bid and aST
surettes mus: be obtained.
Bidders must state the class OF brick fhsr,
their propealttOns are based, - pIcor,aaia
The BOARD reserves the right to refetafrbn nicio n
bids II II considers that the best Intel
city can De conserved bY SO doing. man, ~
NO CITY Official Will DO accepted a, Sc. ana Y =
Will q substitution OF sureties be allowedsss
P oposais must be enclosed in sealed enc thirv
enuofse NfProposats for paving ward OF
NO, -" directed to "Chas J Somrrs Eso. Chg v
Farks ana handed to the Clerk Of the Board92lsy
open meeting when called for In order OF bpsinasa
relating to sealed proposals.
Inc attention OF bidders Is especially called to
sectlon chapter lS%, Laws OF 1891, under the
Terms wneraof no contract sha all be binding upon
the City. or become effective or Operative untn
tne boudsmen, offered by the contractors have
been approved, as to suflcisncy by this Board. and
rs to form by the Corporation Counsel, the PresI.
cent OF this Board having power to examine the
proposed oondsmen under oath.
~ oFlar OF the Board Of Street and Water
GEO. I. BoUroN,
Dated Jersey City, September, /, 1898