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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-15
ABANDONED JUST In TIME

The cable which was abandoned over a month
ago when the cable cars were supplauted by
electric cars on the North Hudson County Bail
broken and rusted. In some places, along the
road the cable has broken off ana fallen through
the ties. With the immense strain of having to
propel the heavy cars up the trestle, the cable
continued in use.
One of the officials of the read said to a NEWS
reporter last ~night:-'sThe company did not
realize when the cable. was abandoned how near
it was to being useless. II the cable had been
used TIRES we eks longer, an accident would IN
doubleday have resulfad.n
When asked what the company would do with
the old cable cars, the official answered; They
win have them made over, probably, to use with
the electric system
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-15
.sSu00TEDa LIS IRDs.
And Fritz rhiil was Advised by the
Court to Cook Them.

Fritz Thill Of No. 10 Portie street visits
Justice Birdsall's Police Court with great
regularity. He makes complaints that
boys annoy him and that people generally
don't agree with him.
This morhing the regular time came
around for n call, and Justice O'Donnell
listened to y story of a dead pigeon.
"Jedge. / he'd some pigeons. but some
people didn't like 'em. They were good
birds but / amt no favorite Of nobody's.
This man. pointing to Mr.. Klinger, a
neighbor. s'got a shot guu n shooted
at this pigeon He killed the animal. I
want him to pay for It."
The Justice looked at the complainant
and answered.:
81 don't see any better way than for
you to go home and forget about IL.
You'd better either bury or cook the bird.
DISCHARGED.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-15
now negro Grnves Are Adorned.

A Northern lady now visiting in the
city. after a visit to the negro cemetery,
tnnocently askeu:-@Are all those broken
plates, lamps and queer articles on the
graves of the dead darks-are they what
they call 'hoodous'?" She was assured
that they were simply survivals of the
superstitions of barbarism, reproduced by
native instinct demanding q mark of as
surance that the 'medicun stujents"
hadp's resurrected the corpse from its
last bed. She thought it a very curious
custom to be psacticed By American citi-
zens enjoying freedom and a vote worth
money at the box.-Atantd Constitution.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-15
scofnh Ioraifr.

Carlyle told once of a lawsuit pending
in Scotland affecting the succession 60 a
great estate of which he had known
something. The case depended on a FAM
lily secret known only to one old servant.
who refused to reveal II. A Kirk minis
ter was sent to tell her that she must
speak on peril Of her soul. "Peril OF my
soulsv she said. "And would ye put the
honor of an auld Scottish family in COM
petition with the saul Of a poor creature
like mesn-Arqonuut.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-15
Too Wet.

An English globe troster" declares the
Clipper, probably with injustice. that
Japan has weather, but no climate" and
that the weather is most uncommonly
bad. He quotes a foreign resident as say
ing: 81 hav lived ten years in japan,
of which nine and three-quarters have
been wet and concludes his unravorable
comment by dropping into poetsy:n
Dirty days hath september.
April, June and November;
From February unto May
The rain it raineth every day;
All the rest have thirty-one,
Without one blessed CLEAN Of sun;
And if any of 'em had two and thirty
They'd b. just as wet and twice as dirty.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-15
THE BITE HURT.

And Justice O'DonneII sent an officer
After the Lawiess Canine.
Frank Mitzschke, sixty-three years of
age, of No. 80 Hutton street, complained
to Justice O'Donnell, at the Second Police
Court, this morning, that a dog belong
ing to Mr.. Meyer, OF No. 3S Hutton street.
had chewed on his leg.
"Was it a big dog?" asked the justice.
''Yes. sir, awful big"
"Big bite?'
Eyes, sir, it hurt lots"
well, Well have a policeman &c after
the offensive doggie."
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-15
/ T NEWS T

Wesley Grewler, aged twenty-five years, a
of this city, employed on the New
York s. Greenvllle Railroad, was badly crushed
about the body and legs ye~sterfays%hile coup
ling cars at Compton Station. He was brought
to this city and taken to his home from the
Erie depot in the police patrol wagon.
Robert Mcleod, who kept a dry.goodS store on
avenue, and who was removed last Sun
night to the City Hospital while IN convul-
sions and afflicted with heart trouble, died yes
terday. The immediate cause OF his death
was a hemorrhage from a burst blood vessel.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-15

trousers which formerly graced the manly
form or Mr.. Atkins hnve lately been SOLD
off TO the coolies and natives OF Natal.
One witness t~estifios to having just seen
in the street u cooIie attired In the trews
OF Il Highland legiment aud q South Stat
fordshire tunic. Iendeavored III a recent
article TO induce the British I'm to take
a little more prids IL its official garb, but
if this sort of thing is not stopped | fear
that no amount of argument will prevent
soldiers from being ashamed of their
clothes .-London Truth.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-15
GOT LESS THAN SHE DESERVED.

Nellie Nelson, thirteen years of age. had her
face slapped on Wednesday afternoon by he r
mistress, Mrs. Weedy, Of Hutton street. Some
brisk words were exchanged ovef somethin G,
Weedy thought she wasn't, and gave Nelli Q a
slap on her fat cheek. Nellie said to Justice
O'DonnelI this morning that Mrs. Weedy owed
When Mrs. Weedy told Nellie that she did not
owe them, Nellie retorted, YOU'RE a liar"
The Justice told Nellie that she ought t o have
had her face slapped twice for saying such a
thing to an older person, and discharged Mrs.
Weedy.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-15
British Uniforms SOLD to Hegears,

Military men are much exercised at the
degradation of the Queens uniform in
London as a costume for Sandwich men.
fngs. Bnt what would these feelings be
could they but wituess what has been
lately seen in South Africa2 Ihear from
Durham that hundreds OF old tunics and
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-15
800 BOG BITE
Special to The jersey citg Nevs.

MAYS LANDING, April Is, 1895. the Atlantic
wood, of Atlantic City, secured a verdict of 500
against Herbert MCCAIN for injuries received by
being bitten on the cheek by a dog belonging to
him.
Miss Braidwcod went into the pavilion of Kip
pie & Mccain on the boardwalk at Atlantic City
when the dog sprung I'D on her andf .ened his
The defendant stated that the dog was harm
less, and, unless molested, would not bite or in
jure anyone. The jury was out several hours.
The case will be appealed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-15

GOWN OF MACE CASHMERE AND GIRLS DRESS
OF BEEF MOOD WOOL.
the fair wearer could go through a storm
with a smiling face. There is no smell of
rubber to this silk, so I fancy the clever
Japanese must have invented something
elise torender their silk waterproof.
scarcely think Edisonss inventive mind
Us more Constantly or more actively en-
ployed than the minds of those who invent
hew forms, fabrics and colors for women's
adornment, D those who choose names for
the new colors. The names of some of the
new colors seemtom 3 to give evidence Of
the failure Of the mental caliber of those
who invent them. For. instance, there is
Glove brown, r2iee brown, cinnamon, snuff,
cayenne, mace, and last but not least in
the way of unpleasant suggestiveness is
the "beef blood" This latter is a vivid
but rich scarlet, a little stronger than pop
10y, and 1t is much used for growing girls,
and rather more sparingly employed for
their mothers and big sisters.
A gown shown here for q young lady is
of mace colored cashmere, with a band of
snuff brown fancy braid in two shades en-
circling the bottom and trimming the side
of the skirt and the Spencer waist IN an
odd fashion. Over this is a jacket n
fiSeV6S d. Deei ulOou fcKfou. 1hS AoWo ShA
has a frock of sbeef blood" cashmere made
without trimming with the exception Of
self drapery across the chest.
Purple is the f~avorite color this season
without doubt. It is the most trying color
khat was ever invented t 0 all but a very
few, and all others who wear the purple
this year are obliged to take every possible
means to keep between their faces and the
color something that will not make them
look sallow and faded.
One of the w~ealthiest families in New
York has three daughters in it, and it
would do no harm to follow their fashion,
as it is correct every way. One little girl OF
11 had q gown made Of wool crepon in
brown of 10 shades. The lower sleeve and
guimpe as well as sash were of.seal brown
Velutina. The hat was ecru straw, with
ribbons and tips Of the same shade. Her
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-15

THE NEW SLEEVE AND THE WATERPROOF
SILK.
soft lace falling over the wrist and down
Eouto the hand if the hand is not quite all
that the owner could wish in the matter Of
size. It makes it appear smaller and whit
er and more refined IN every way, so as
Soon as the present generation of women
realize that fact wide. flowing and bell
sleeves will be decidedly the vogue, and in
side them will be- the delicate lace under
sleeve.
A tea gown with wide sleeves Of novelty
and figaro drapery across the bust was
made Of dark red surah with hair lines Of
black, and all the possible places were out
lined with narrow bands of light brown
fur. At the neck was a sort of guimpe Of
cream peau de sole.
By the way, this name peau de sole is
spelled also poult de sole and really
means skin of silk, and 1t is a fabric SO soft
and flexible that it might we'll be called
that. It is of the richest possible quality.
In old colonial daysit was called paudesoy
and was the favorite silk then, as it is now,
and is of that quality that is said to stand
ialone.
Speaking of silks reminds me that there
lis an oriental waterproof silk which is only
shown in different qualities of black. 1t is
warranted to be just what 1t pretends-wa-
terproof-and it will be a boon to travellers
particularly. No one could tell from its
appearance that it was IN any way different
from other silks, and so it will serve two
purposes at once. It is not much dearer
than ordinary silk. A dress which shows
its possibilities is illustrated here. The
skirt is plain demitrain, with a 6inch
gathered founee all around. The waist has
a short point, and the lower part is covered
with jet trimming. The draping on the
bust represents a figaro effect. The upper
part is filed in with pink silk muslin dot
ted with jet beads. The sleeves are exceed
ingly neat and trimmed with jet fringe. A
bonnet to go with this is entirely of jet, so
that dress and bonnet are waterproof, and
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-15

To trim all these suitably, there are hlacs
SO natural and perfect that You imagine
you smell their fragrance; poppies, blue
forgetmenots, narcissus, lilies Of the valley,
v%iolets, sweet peas, wisteria and roses of
all colors end kinds, besides numberless
other blossoms, each so nearly initiating
nature as to deceive the eye.
There are laces, mulls, ostrich tips, vel
tets, straw ribbons and ribbons Of silk,
etin, velvet and satin edged grosgrain.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-15
new YORK FASHIONS.
Pen and Word picture Of
a New Style of Flow
ing Sleeve.
ATTRACTIVE TEA GOWNS.
Water Proof Silk in Vogue-Spring
Novelties in Fabrics and C0lOrs
Beef BloodsGoWns.
Copyright, 1891

Among the new ideas in the way of max.
ing up dresses and cloaks there Is a style Of
sleeve that borders closelyon the old "fow.
ing sleeve. Ihave noticed it on several
cloaks and coats, on a few outdoor and a
good many indoor dresses, and show it
now in a smart tea gown. The most OF
them are wider than this, but even this is
a departure sufficiently notable from the
close sleeves of the last few years. mean
close at the wrists. With two or three
there have been undersleeyes of lace. Now,
,'undersleeves of lace efe exceedingly dainty
and elegant, and nothing is SO becoming as
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-15

. The popular favor for mohair goods has
not by any means died out, and the mohairs
in colors or in natural grays and blacks are
all seen among the goods for late spring
and summer, and the colored ones are espe-
cialiy well adapted to children for every
day wear. For the mothers there are sew
eral grades and styles of both colored and
black mohair, some plain and some da-
masse. 1t is marvellous how many effects
of shades and even coloring the cunning
weaver can get out of simply and purely
black threads. There will be q ground Of
soft cashmere weave with numberless little
flowers over it, and there will appear to be
some almost white shades with all varia-
lions of gray, and yet it is all dead black.
1t is wonderful.
Let US leave the somber black awhile and
look at the cheaper grades Of summer mil
1inery. There are many mothers who pre-
fer to buy untrimmed bats, not only forthe
little ones, but for themselves, and enjoy
the trimming of them exceedingly. For
them we find straw hats Of every shape and
color and every kind of straw as well.
There are some regular panama straws,
white and so closely woven that they will
hold water. These are very expensive, how
ever, and few can efford to pay for them.
They are mems shapes when in the rough,
but by the time they are trimmed with
beautiful spring flowers, with lace and rib
bons and the brims and crowns licked into
shape they become things of beauty and
joys for a season. There are straw Tam
O'Shanters. and they are certainly taking.
They are In lilac, old rose blue and light
green, and hats Of all the styles of braiding
can be found in those colors. There are a
good many lace effects in the straws, and
very pretty they are, too, and they are soft
er and more summary than the closer
weaves. There are real leghorn ''fats," soft
and silky, milan braids and q number Of
rough and readies besides; for children sew
eral varieties Of porcupine hats for rough
wear. Untrimmed hats cost from so cents
to 81 except the panama.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-15

With Ely's Cream Balm q child can be
treated without pain and with perfect safe
ty. It cures ~catarrh, hay fever and colds in
the head. 1t is easily applied into the nos
trils and gives immediate relief. Price 5oc.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-04-15
JOHN a. BROWN
SUPERINTENDENT
MIsCFLLANEoUs BusINEss.

Resolution by Presidens Kern:
Resolved. That this Board do hereby
declare its intention to take advantage OF
n put in operation on June L, 1893. the
provisions of al Act entitled, A Act
relative to the fire department. OF cities OF
the first Glass; approved March 81, 1898
whereby 1t Is made lawful for this Board
to increase the number of men attached
to each company. SO that tbeetQtal num-
Der allotted to each company shall not
exceed eight; and be it
Resolved, That the Board of Finance
be and is hereby requested to appre-
pirate the sum OF .twepty-two thousand
w hundred and seventy-ffve
dollars ~ 715l, as per statement annexed
purpose of meeting the cost Of proposed
increase for tReFremasnder Of the present
fiscal year commencing June l, 1891, aud
that said Board of Finance borrow the
aforesaid sun as authorized and re-
quired by Section 8 of said Act.
STATEMENT.
For Is Captains of Steamers at
$1,000 per year.............,...... 5 1850
For 20 permanenJ Hosemen at $3.50
For 5 Captains Of H.&G. Gompan-
les at s., 200 per year. ........ 5000
For Is permanent T~ruckmen at
$3.50 per Observation-Disclosures. 7.125
Total. sso,s75
Less amount appropriated for Is
Foremen and 1873 men at call
abolished by this act. .Sx. 5000
Total for salaries. $el,e75
For bedsteads. beds, bedding, etc. 1.500
1Otal. e>,.. &%Ns. .....S $SS,lfo
On motion of Commissioner Donnelly
the Board adjourned.
CHARLES EsTERBRooK.
r- . Clark
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-10-04

at the time something over $10,OO0,0OO.
This was not all the gold the old gentle
man possessed at the time, however. He
had more Of II stored In the sub-treasuries
in New York and San Francisco and in
the mints. A few feet away from this
vault is an enormous box of iron lattice
work, exposed to the view of the public
all day, though within 1t is stored $lOl,-
100000 in standard dollars. In the gold
compartment are ninetyeight sacks, each
containing 1000 yellow double eagles
Besides this there were 469 bags, each
holding $500 eagles. Then there were
1913 sacks each containing 1000 $5 pieces or
a total of $5,99O,0O0, and there are 10 sacks,
each filled to bursting with 1000 Of these
annoying $3.50 pieces, which are so easily
mistaken tor rev cents that no more OF
them are to be coined by the mints.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-10-04

Cinnamon have such regard for
beasts c. burden, such as an OK and
the mule, that they make companions
Of them when alive and never use their
meat for food when they are dead.
These animals usually live In the samo
building with their masters, but In o
separate apartment, which s especial
ly devoted TO them. They are not re-
quired TO eat at the family table un-
less they wish 10, aud meals arc served
In their rooms without oxtra charge.
They are expected to report any In
civility or inattention on the parts OF
servants 70 the master Of the house. A
pair Of oxen can reside In the house Of
their master and enjoy all tho privacy
thoy wonld have In . stall OF their
own, and . sensitive and retiring uule
r. never IN any dsngsr Of being sasrsd-
Cd upon.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-10-04
Tailors' Dummies.

Wax figures are slowly disappearing
as advertising agencies. The cheap
tailors use figures of wire with heads
of plaster and papier mache, and the
cheap dentists have taken In some Of
their horrible heads with staring eyes
and teeth that were gnashed by ma
chinery. The effect Of summer sun on
few OF the wax figures that are still
used in shop windows Is ghastly.
There is one figure OF woman whose
arm is dropping into half-circle, and
there is tailor's dummy whose fore
head is falling into his eyes, giving
him a very malign expression. In a
certain farce comedy loud laugh Is
raised at an incident In tailor's shop.
A comedian undertakes 70 sing white
Wings" when one Of the dummies that
has been standing stiffiy against the
wall moves forward with clasped
hands, makes q gesture Of agonized en-
treaty, and walks of like an autom'
atom. The singer stops.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-10-04
NOT OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Snakes and scorpions Do Not Commit Sui
eide, as Has Been Supposed.

Snakes and scorpions Do Not Commit Sui.
eide, ~ Has Been Supposed,
Writing to Nature Prof Ray Lam
kester says: "The letter of Edward 8.
Holden on this subject is extremely In
teresting. 1t appears that he, like
other individuals who have imagined
that they have witnessed the suicide
of scorpions, have fallen into the er-
for (so common in the Interpretation
of biological as distinguished from
abiological phenomena) Of stating his
differences and beliefs as though
they were observations. The instance
which occurred before my eyes Ito
quote his words, which remind one OF
the old herbalist, Gerard) was simply
that of snake biting itself when i'm
prisoned in q jar Of water. That the
blow was deliberate, Intentional
ana of suicidal purpose is pure specu-
1stion, and nothing occurred before
Mr.. Holden's eyes to warrant his en-
pertaining such q notion. Had Mr..
Holden been aware that the poison Of
the rattlesnake has little or no effect
upon another rattlesnalse nor upon the
individual from which the poison Ia
furnished he would probably have
been less ready to conclude that the
bite was one Of suicidal purpose. He
would then perhaps have inquired as
TO the depth to which the bite pene-
trated into the tissues Of the snake
and how far such superficial bite as
a snake can inflict upon part Of its
own body is likely Tin the absence of
any poisonous action) to be seriously
injurious to the snake. In this case,
as In that OF the scorpion confined in
a fiery circle (experimentally studied
both by myself and by Prof. Bourne,
OF Madras, and reported on in the pro-
ceedings of the Linn@an society and
the Royal society, the spasmodic
struggles of an animal artiicially con-
fined and tortured have been, as wa
clearly demonstrated, mistaken for
efforts at self-destruction. The biting
Of its own body by the snake may be
Justly compared with the biting the
dust attributed to men who die in a
hand-to-hand struggle or to the biting
of their own hand or arm by unhealthy
children when suffering from a par
oxysm of anger"
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-10-04
MONKEY WORKMEN.
Apes That Possess tho knowledge of
Pottery Making.


Pottery Making.
An extraordinary story is told by the
London Daily News, which states that
DIR. Macgowan lately returned to
Tieptsin, bringing with him, among
other curious discoveries, some partic-
ulars of race Of Manchurian monkeys
inhabiting the mountain region of the
Great Wall Of China. They arc said to
know how to make pottery; more re-
markable still, they are represented as
having made extraordinary progress in
the art Of making wine. A recent edi-
ton Of the official history Of Yungping
states that lately large body of inn
migrating monkeys passed certain
village In crossing from one mountain
TO another. The boys Of the village
clapped their hands and shouted at the
spectacle, and the monkeys, being
frightened, fed, taking their young In
their arms, but dropping in their fight
q number of earthen vessels, some OF
which would hold quart On OPEN
ing these, the villagers found they
contained two kinds of wine, pink
and O green, that had been made from
mountain berries. 1t is affirmed that
The monkeys store this liquor for use
in the winter when the water Is all
frozen. DIR. Macgowan cites other in
dependent testimonies TO similar facts,
including Chinese account OF mon
keys In Chekiang who pound fruit In
stone mortars to make into wine.
The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1893-10-04
MEDINA.

Play very easily becomes work. Before
school boy knows it he is thinking more
ct ball and bats than his school books.
The Epworths of the Cleveland district.
North Ohio conference NJ. E. church. are
to hold their yearly convention in Medina
in April, 1894.
We ought to have again in our town an
old-fashioned debating society In which
preachers could discuss politics and eco
nomics, and lawyers and physicians could
air their views upon theology, of which
they know as much us they know of law
and medicine.
The old simpleton that has no business
OF his own goes gadding abont, thrusting
his nose Qarger than his brain) into other
peoples business, and don't you forget it.
VIM. Chivings and George Cole, who
were mentioned in our last issue as being
badly kicked by Lorse, are both improy-
ing:and will In all probability get we'll
Mr.. Chiying's face will be considerably
disfgured and will. be minus one eye, but
otherwise his face is said to be in better
shape than was thought it could possibly
| be.
Frank Gunklemann while out hunting
few days since received the accidental
discharge of his gun In his right arm just
below the shoulder. The gun was loaded
with small shot and the whole charge re-
mained In the shoulder, destroying the
ligaments of the shoulder.blade. The arm
will be amputated as soon as possible
Gazette.