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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-25
SWIMMING IN THE DEAD SEA.

From Jerusalem we had thoroughly de-
lightful trip of three days to Jerico, the
Dead Sea and the Jordan. in the saddle
most of the time, and under a blazing Syrian
sun, the fatigue was certainly great; but the
interest was far greater. 1t was good to be
out among the mountains, stern and naked
as they were, and to make the descent of
nearly 1000 feet to the wilderness in which
John the Baptist had preached and in which
the Essene communities had wrought out SO
many of the peaceful tenets of the gospel.
AS for the dead Sea, it will in contradic-
tion of the name forever preserve a green
and living memory in my mind. No fish
can survive in it, we all know; but for a
place for a swim, or, above all, for a float,
commend me to it beyond all the Winnepe-
saukees in the world. How it bears you up
in its arms! How it annihilates the tire
some ponderosity and dignity of the laws Of
gravitationl How it introduces you into the
inner consciousness of dainty Ariel and this
tledown. and all other airy fairy creaturesl |
The more you weigh the less you weigh;
there is the real hydrostatic paradox. An
elephant in the Dead Sea would feel himself
a gazelie Then what mirror its steely
surface was that morning, and how beauti-
full its reflections Of the mountains Of Pales
tine on one hand and of Moab on the other!
Christian Register.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-25
BATHS AND BOYS.
Fif h Weekly Report Of Seere-
tary Wells-Thousands
Washed.

Editor of 1.-THE Jersey City News"
Last evening closed the fifth week of
free baths for the poor boys of Jersey
City. Tt would have been difficult for
one who has not seer, the sights at the
Peoples Palace during these weeks to
comprehend the value of this work By
the close of next week, we venture to say
there will not be a poor boy within the
city limits who has not visited the baths
and received a good wash and swim.
None have been turned away, though
to bathe.
During the week closing last night,
1881 baths were given. making total
up to date of 6,134. The Peoples Palace
officials rejoice that they have been
permitted, through the benefcence of the
public. to continue this blessed scheme
during the hot and trying summer.
The thousands of families in our city,
who have been benefited by having
their boys cleansed bodily, will not for
get this blessing, and gratitude fills
their hearts. The plan of free baths
for the poor hereafter will be considered
a superior philanthropic work, and can
be easily shown that it is the cheapest
and best way to prevent the spread
of diseases, and to encourage moral ele-
vation among large portion of the ris-
ing generation. A person has not much
chance to develop in morality if he is
continually flthily bodily; give him
a clean body and it will go great way
toward the inner cleansing.
are springing up steadily, but the work
of the Peoples Palace initiates against
such a crop We must depend npon
friends of the cause to sustain the en-
terprise During this week only one con
tribution has been received, which we
thankfully acknowledge, Mr.. f. W. Dor
man, who sends $500
The total amount contributed has been
about three cents toward each bath
given, but we have faith in the large
hearted public and hope for more friends
before the fall comes. In the mean
time the free baths will continue.
]. LESTER WELLS,
Secretary
Jersey CITY. August 25. 1884,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-25
OCEAN GROVE MEETINGS.
Thousands Flock TO tIae Services
Many Conversions Reported.
Specidl to the Jerseu Citu Ne1lY.

Specidt 10 the JefseB lttD e1lS
OCEAN GROVE, Aug. 25, 1904 People at
the camp grounds were astir very early this
morning. The Ocean Grove worshipper is
ali early riser, and long before the auditor
ium bell rang for the first meeting to begin,
people with hymn books and Bibles in their
hands could be seen hurrying to the place of
worship, hoping to get there before every
seat was taken. The rush at the meetings is
so great that late comers are obliged to
stand OF go away. A meeting was held at
$50 O'Clock this morning. The Tabernacle
was crowded and number professed relig
ion. DR.. Andrews, the leader, made few
remarks ON Pentecostal power. An expert
ence service was held at this meeting.
The Helping Hand meeting, Where the
workers gather to save people, was the
scene of an interesting service. Rev.
William Franklin opened the meeting with
prayer. and it was closed by Rev. J. r.
Daniels. The family devotions, at the Audi
torium at $50 this morning, led by Presi-
dent Stokes, was also an interesting meet
ing. Rev. George Hughes, the leader of the
holiness meeting at the Tabernacle, enter
tanned vast congregation. The large build
ing where the young peoples meeting was
held was packed to the doors. This meeting
was presided over by Rev. Charles Yatman.
The religious meeting of Mrs. Lizzie Smith,
mothers meeting childrens' and the other
side meetings had as their congregation sew
eral hundred people each. AT the public
services at the Auditorium Rev. A. j. KY
nant D. d., LID, Secretary of the Church
Extension Board of the Methodist Church,
occupied the pulpit
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-25
Ksarker Gummere Tells Of EHis Mar
row Essape at Cape May.


[ TRENTON, Aug. 25, 1S94.-County Clerk
Barker Gummere, Jr., returned from his
Cape May trip yesterday, with the other
members of the party, looking none the
worse for his narrow escape from
drowning. He told reporter that the
telegraph reports of the accident were
not altogether correct.
Ex-Fostmaster Yard was only out
little way and felt the water rushing
against his limbs and took good care of
himself State Comptroller Hancock vas
carried off his feet, but was thrown
back again so that he was able to touch
bottom and could have made his own
way into shore, but a rope and buoy
was thrown out and he made use of it.
1t was the County Clerk himself whose
life was saved only by the assistance of
a boat and his own power of endurance.
AS told by Mr.. Gummere, the accident
from which he had such a fortunate de-
liverance happened as follows:-
1t was about six o'clock when they
went in to bathe-after the bathing hour
and the guard boats had been taken
in. He was in the water about waist
deep, when wave came up, which he
made dive through, and then turned
on his BACK ana was aQn1lflnS lne Sky,
and thinking how enjoyable it was to be
in the water, entirely unconscious that
he was being swiftly carried out by the
deadly undertow. When he realized
his situation he had been carried down
the beach a hundred yards and out fifty
yards.
He at once tried to swim back, but the
most powerful swimmer could have made
no headway against the current. Do
what he could. he found himself carried
farther out. AS ex-Postmaster Yard puts
it, ''1e was headed toward Jersey and go
ing towards Cuba.''
He had given up hope of getting back
when he saw that a boat had been
launched and was being rowed as rapid
ly as possible. He turned on his back
again to save his strength and the boat
reached him before he was exhausted
When asked if he was frightened, Mr..
Gunlmere replied that he certainly was
frightened and was more than glad
when he saw the boat coming toward
him. He says that there was only a
colered man out swimming beside their
party, and it was he whose calls brought
out the boat. Had there been more out
Mr.. Gummere says he would have ap-
preciated what had happened in time
to have escaped the danger that he was
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-25
GRAND MASTER sARGBNTs REPORT
Although His Order Has Lost MEM
bers 1t Is in Good Condition..

TERRE HAUTE. Ind, Aug. %, 1884,
Grand Master Sargent, of the Brother
hood of Locomotive Firemen, has about
completed the hi-annual report which he
will submit to the international conven-
tion of the Brotherhood, which opens on
September 10 at Harrisburg. He says in
part
There has been a falling off in mem
bership of perhaps 1900 in the past two
years, leaving the total at $4,000, yet the
order is in first class and healthy condi-
ton. In my judgment there is no pro-
liability that the 25,O0O members will even
consider the proposition which 1 an in
formed through the newspapers will be
made for the consolidation of the various
railway labor organizations.
During the past fiscal year we paid
2S9 claims for $1,500, or $413, 800 in all. Of
these 1879 We're for deaths and ninety
for disability. The lesson of the a. r.
l. strike is that the employe mus re-
spect public sentiment and the law.
Also that when you have quarrel with
one man you cannot make ali others
suffer. Sentiment will be against you
and sure defeat will be the result.
Many good men We're mixed up in that
strike, being carried away by the ex-
element and delusive promises o. the
agitators. They know it now, and will
be conservative and unexceptionabe
brotherhood men hereafter
zone recommendation I will make 10
the convention will be to change our con-
stitution SO that brotherhood man can
not belong to another railway labor or
ganization, excepting, of course, the en-
gineers brotherhood. The firemen and
engineers are one SO far as their line of
duty is concerned, and we have on our
rolls thousands of engineers who did not
relinquish their membership when they
were promoted to the other side of the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-25
DRUMMING UP VOTES.

Not all those who go to the race track go
there to risk money or to see the races. Now
and then there is an entirely different object
strangely cut of tuns with the sporting ele-
ment. On the day before the Fourth one of
the local lovers of the turf was buttonholed
by young girl as he entered the betting
room after witnessing close and satisfac-
tory finish from the grand stand.
'Do you know many people here?" she
demanded.
ga few, yes. Why" he asked in some
surprise.
'''rhen point out few of the winners for
me-"
People who have won moneyw
Yes
'And will you kindly tell me, my dear
young lady, why you want to list the win
ners!o he inquired curiously.
sWhv you see," she replied, with burst
of frankness s'I'm in a popularity contest,
and | want to get enough votes to win. /
have not enough money to do it, nor enough
to bet without here, and so | thought it
would be good idea Co come out and see it
/ could get contributions to the fund from
such winners as l happen to know tIaving
won, they ought TO feel soo4 n4Slsed, ST.
Paul Dispatch.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-25
LEAD INDUSTRY DECLINE.
Important Report of Special Agent
KirschOf.

WASHINGTON, Aug. %, 1894,-A very
important preliminary report on the sub
ject of lead has just been made by Spec
ial Agent C. Kirchnoff to the Geological
Survey of the Interior Department.
The report shows that the production
of that metal for the first six months
of 1894. as compared with the first and
second half of 1893 was as follows:-
Desilverized lead, first half 1894, net
tons, S6,772; first half 1893 net tons, 95,-
921; second half 1898. net tons, 1O1. .199.
Soft lead-First half 1894. net tons, 49,
$40; first half 1893. net tons, 1896; sec
ond half 1893, net tons, 15,OS7.
Total production of refined lead-First
half 1894, net tons. 1O2,SS2; first half 1893,
net tons, 112,226: second half 1893. net
tons, 1926.
Betined in bond. first half 1894, net
tons. 1892; first half 1898. net tons, z, 230;
secand half 1893, net tons, %, TO.
Available for home market-First half
1884, net tons, SO,990; first half 1858, net
tons, 99,696; second half 1893, net tons.
SO, 1856.
Contents of Mexican and Canadian
ores-First half 1894, net tons, 9,7S6; first
half 1898, net tons, 1850; second half,
1898, net tons. 13,416.
From American sources-First half.
1894, net tons, 71,2O4; ffrst half 1898. net
tons, SS,S36; second half 1893. net tons.
SO,056,
Included in the above desilverized lead
are 2S75 tons of hard lead produced in the
first half of 1894, as compared with 2,40l
tons of antimoniaI lead during the first
halt of 1898.
The most striking feature in the sta
tistics presented, says the report, is the
heavy falling off in the quantity of lead
drawn from domestic sources. 1t proves
that the heavy decline in the price of
lead and the prostration- of the silver
mining industry have very seriously af-
feeted the lead industry of the Rocky
Mountain States and Territories.
The stocks of lead in refiners' hands
have only been partially reported. Those
/ received show total of {, ,655 tons on July
1904 as compared with :, ,ise- tons jan
uary ]. The stock of soft lead was 1900
tons in the bebinning of the year, as
compared with 1889 tons on July l, 1894.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-25
SCORE THREE FOR THE DOG.

WALTHAaI, Mass, Aug. 25, 1S94.-A canoe
containing Robert Kershaw, aged thirty
five, of Perkins street; Benjamin Kershaw,
aged thirty-three, of FELTON, street, and his
son, John Kershaw, aged eight years old,
was capsized in the river this morning, and
all three were drowned. The occupants of
the canoe had a dog with them, and in try
ing to throw the dog overheard, the frail
craft was upset. The accident was witnessed
by number of people on Moody street
bridge, but the three unfortunates sank SO
quickly that no assistance could be rendered.
The boys body was recovered within few
minutes, but efforts to resuscitate MIN were
IuayaiIiug
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-25
JAP SPIES ARRESTED.
Ru Cab,s @ the united press.

SHANGHAI, Aug. 25. 1894 Seven
Japanese in Chinese dress We're arrest
ed in this city today. 1t is stated that
they will be driven from the country,
but should more rigorous measures be
adopted it would cause no surprise.
Chinese activity in hunting down JAP
anese spies is daily growing, and accord
ing to Chinese statements, japanese Cow
ernment agents are thickly scattered
along the entire coast.
Throughout China the japanese are
harshly treated, many, said to have been
spies, having been beheaded on the Is
land of Formosa.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-25
FlYER.
HANNAN-On Friday, August "a, 1894, Thos,
B.. son of Thomas and Mary A Hannah
aged 20 years.

HANNAN-On Friday, August "a 1894 Thos,
B.. of Thomas and Mary A Hannah
aged 20 years.
Relatives and friends of the family are
respectfully invited to attend the funeral on
Sunday, August 26, at P. NJ. sharp from
his late residence, No. 2S5 Grant avenue, West
Bergen.
HAI.LOCK-Mary Jane Hallock. beloved wife
of G. NJ. Hallock, and daughter of John
Bowling, of this city, aged SO years.
Funeral Sunday, August 20 at ? F. NJ
DAY-At Bergen Point August "a, in his
twenty-fourth year, William DolbeareDay,
son of Thomas D. and Frances H. Day.
Notice OF funeral hereafter.
WOOD-On Friday. August p, at the residence
Of her daughter, in this city Catharine
sevent y-fourth year of her age.
Funeral services at the residence of her sons
DR.. j. Walter Wood, Port Richmond Sum
day. August %, at three o'clock M
NJ INERNEY-On August o. Irene, daughter
of john and Annie McInerney Cnee Egan),
aged three years, nine months and fourteen
days.
residence. No. PA Twelfth street. at PM:
CALE-At her late residence, No. 50 West
Side avenue, Friday. August 24. 1891,
Julia E. A., wife of Joseph \. Gale, aged
40 years, 10 months and II days.
Funeral on Tuesday. August IS. at Port Re-
public, Atlantic county.
GAsFoN-WaIter, the only child of William
and Della Castor, aged i year and II
Relatives aud friends of the family are re-
spectfully invited to attend the funeral SER
vices at the residence Of his parents, No. ZIG
Wayne street. on Sunday August %, at
MURPHY-on Friday, August "a, 1894. James.
sthe beloved husband of Mary Murphy.
Relatives and friends of the family are re-
speetfully invited to attend the funeral on
Monday, August q, at 8 a. M, from his
lats residence. No. 159 Wayne street, themes
To- ST. Bridgets Church. where high mass
of. ipDl will he
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-25
WINE PRODUCT OF THE WORLD.
France Has Lost the Lead in Pro.
t GuctkOm to KtaIY

duction to Italy.
France long has been popularity supposed
to be the leading country in the world in
point of wine production. Formerly she
held the rank, but today she stands but
third in the list. According to the report
submitted to the United States Government
by Consul Huntingdon of Castellamare,
Italy, that country holds the first rank in
wine production Spain coming second and
France third In Italy the average produc-
tion in the last three years amounted to
81, 1858, 600 hectolitres, in Spain to 29.8T5 900
hectolitres, and in France to 27, $40 600 hecto-
litres. A hectolitre is nearly twenty-six
and half gallons, wine measure. Aus
tria Hungary IS fourth on the list with
1870 900 hectolitres; then comes Portugal,
Russia and Germany, the latter country with
2, $50 600 hectoiitres.
The United States is fifteenth in rank,
with ,013, 600 hectolitres
During the last two years tie wine yield
of Italy has been SO great that in many dis
tricts casks and jugs were not in sufficient
supply to hold it, and cisterns were emptied
of their rainwa4er for its reception. Still
tine masses of Italy are not happy, their
abundant supplies of the juice of the grape
affording them small compensation for the
taxes that are wrung from them in order to
maintain the immense military establishment
of a poverty stricken government. But while
Italy leads in the quantity OF wine produced
it is said that France still leads in the quality
of its vintage. In foreign markets there is
little demand for the red wines of Italy and
Spain, but large quantities are exported from
both countries to France, whence it is shipped
all over the world for the genuine product
of French vineyards
The reputation that the French wines
have won demands that the bottles that are
sold to connoisseurs in other countries shall
bear a French label So much as to the
value of reputation. There is no doubt that
this fraud hss been carried on for some time.
Even the red wines of California are much
purer and richer than much of the wine
which is imported into this country under u
high rate OF duty; but the home product
sells better under foreign label, conse-
quently we sell American wines to France at
a low price and buy them in return under
French labels at from three to four times as
much as we originally have received for
them Truly. the American people like to
be humbuggsd. Troy Press.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-25
WATCHING SLEEPING PEOPLE.
The Operation, 1t Is Said. Will
Surely A CT as an Eve.OpeneI.


Surely Act as an Eye-OpeneI.
"It is curious thing" said the artist,
"but when you begin to study anybody
or anything asleep they or 1t will wake
UP at once. He was trying to catch
very pretty girl on a Long Branch boat
She was reclining gracefully on her
hand. the elbow which served for that
hand being supported by guard rail,
and, contrary to the custom of pretty
girls in general looked really prettier
when asleep than when awake. But Just
as soon as the artistic eye had settled
down to this fact and the artistic pencil
had begun to reduce it to paper she be-
gan to get restless and tidgety and short
ly afterward walked up.
Il have tried it on animals" he con-
tinued, land it is the same. We have a
very pretty cat at our house. and some
times when she curls herself up into
graceful and unusual attitudes l have
tried to get study from cat life, but
Just as sure as the attempt is made she
begins to yawn and stretch and finally
opens her big eyes on me with an eX-
preston of Well what in the world are
you trying to DO with me now, I'd like
to knoW?'
''On railway trains l have attempted to
get some mans expression while he is
asleep. He will wake up at once. 1t is
the same when man or woman is en-
gagged in conversation or thought As
son as you get to work on her profile or
back hair or the rake of her bonnet a
woman will begin to sqITrm, to turn this
way or that, until she finally singles you
out. She will do this without the Slight
iest idea what you are DOING
All of which reminds me that almost
any man of strong will can by intense
thought and exercise of will power COM
pei woman to turn her head and finally
Singles him out of crowd. She will not
know why, and really / don't know why,
but it is so, for l have tried ii again and
again. Men are less impressionable. Yet
there are probably few men who cannot
be awakened from the soundest sleep by
anybody looking them intently in the
face. e.'-Pittsburg Dispatch
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-25
WAS NOT A GIRAFFE

The prosecuting attorney in the breach of
promise case thought he would make life a
burden to the unfortuna young man who
was the unwilling defendant, says the De-
troit sFree Press.
DO you mean to say" he asked after
lot of embarrassing questions, that after
you had been absent for an entire month
you did not kiss the plaintiff to whom you
were engaged to be marrie.i, when you first
saw her on your return"
81 do responded the defendant, firmly
s'Wlll you make that statement 70 the
ju,ry@ , ;. ..
''Do you think they would believe you'
ssOne Of them would, | know.
ssAh, indeed And why should he, pray?n
because he was present when | first saw
her. He was at the gate when rode up,
and she stuck her head out of the second
story window. and told her how dye, ana
said I'd be back to supper in half an hour.
Pm no giraffe and everybody in the court
room smiled except the attorney,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-25
WITHIN THE GAIL0Ws' SHADOW
Three Murderers I'm the County jail
Who Are Good Prisoners.


The three murderers i'll the County Jail,
Altenberger, Bull and Clark, were reported
in excellent health and even spirits this
morning. They are SO their keepers say.
model prisoners and don't give the slightest
trouble.
Altenberger, says his chaplain, Rev. Mr..
Meury, is thoroughly resigned to his fate,
and says that he will meet his doom Without
tiinching. He had few days ago sent to
him bundle of tracts. but these he won't
look at These were brought into the Jail
by a sanctimonious looking individal, who
dearly wished to pray for the dear muir
derer who was SO soon to meet his Maker
Warden Mitchell, the personifcation of
courtesy, refused permission, because the
visitors manner convinced that astute gen
tleman that morbid curiosity and not solicit
tude for Altenberger's spiritual welfare was
at the bottom of the request.
As for Thomas Clark he as Sam Weller
would say, keeps hisself to hisself and
says nothing to nobody" He had visit
yesterday from his father and sister, and
phlegmatically smoked yillainous looking
clay pipe during the interview. He is
charged with numbering his wife.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-25
JERSEY CITY CAMP MEETS.

Jersey City Camp No. 12 Of the Grand
Fraternity held regular meeting hast night
at Henn's Assembly Rooms. The attendance
was good for August. The statement of the
reserve fund was read, showing balance of
$24 $50. 10. The members enjoyed them
selves with the air rifle, Charles Heggone
won a handsome button of the order
were DR.. Kadlev, Dr. and Mrs. Cronk, Des-
mond Fennell, VIM. P Turner, Mrs NJ. E.
Stansbuly, j. c. Barso Recorder, G. H. Kel-
ler G. Hansen, II. j. Fennell, G. Heggone,
Mr. and Mrs. Bates Henry Biederbick, l.
H. Stansbury, J. H. Behrens, Mrs. S. Rear
don and Mrs. [. Hall