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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-13
THE LADIES ENTERTAINED.

The Delta Sigma Club of Marion, consist
ing Of the following ladies, the Misses Hattie
Newman, Blanche Grey, Lila McCreery,
Bella Banks, Jennie Ramsay and Mary
Stevenson, held a pleasant reception last
night at b eresidence of Miss Jennie Ramsay,
No. So Garrison Avenue. The parlors were
handsome decoratedEwith potted plants and
cut flowers and the gas jets were entwined
with smilax. Singing and dancing
were the features of the evening
and at midnight refreshments were
served, Among those present were
Richard A. Barricklo, Miss Annie Mae
Banks, William Smith, Miss Bella Banks,
George s. Randall, Miss. Nellie Walker, Ed
ward Del Orne, Miss May Stevenson, Charles
Del Orne, Miss Blanche Gray, Bert
Fuller, Miss Eunice Dunshee of Newark,
AL. Barber, Miss Hattie Newman, W. A.
Smith, Miss Sadie Gilkinson, George Coons,
Miss Lille McCreery, George Ramsey. DIR.
Edward Valentine, Miss Kitty Ramsay,
Robert Alberts, Miss Eunice Ramsay, Mr..
and Mrs. Newman, Miss Irene Davis and
Miss Jennie Loretta Davis.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-13
AS TO AFTER-DINNER TALK.

For all the sorrowful hours which the con
temporary American has spent or may live
to spend sitting under after-dinner orators
who know not what to say nor when to stop,
he has himself to blame. The Constitution
guarantees him a fair chance for life, liberty
and the pursuit of happiness. But
"who would be free,
Themselves must strike the blow"
If he insists upon thrusting his neck under
the yoke, he must drag the load. If he in
sists upon toughening the natural tenderness
of the budding orator till it is callous to his
squirming, he must sit under him to the
bitter end. If he begins by sitting courte-
ously under the considerable Smith, if he sits
submissively under the judicious Jones,
if he sits cheerfully and with
manifest appreciation under the witty
Robinson, he has forged his own gives, n
in due time, victim of an artificial duty,
must sit and sit, without remonstrance or re-
volt, under the inexorable Jenkins, who never
has anything to say, and knows not when to
sit down. Slavery was not only bad for the
slave, but demoralizing for the Shareholder.
1t is so in some degree with after-dinner
speaking. 1t is a serious responsibility that
each of us takes when he sits consentingly
under an after-dinner speaker, since we not
not only weaken our own powers of re-
~sistance, but we help on the abnormal
toughening of his. Our safety and his lie in
the strength of our resolution to nip him in
the bud. We should sit on him, not under
him. We must crush him while he still
young and tender, that in his age his pro-
1ixity may not overwhelm us, nor his ILL
advised levity bring reproacheS upon him
Self.-HurDe7'S WeeElu.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-13


liant accessories appear to best advantage
when they are seen over a dark gown, and
if a small hat or bonnet to match is worn
the effect is doubly satisfactory.
A pretty and very simple plastron ar
rangement is made with the metal passe-
menterie pieces that come in pairs shaped
like a corselet and fitted to the front Of the
figure. Satin ribbon s inches wide is tied
in % huge bow reaching from shoulder to
shoulder, the ends being brought down over
the bust and gathered in beneath the top
of the ~corselet pieces. The ~corselet is at
tached to the bodice by means of jeweled
stickpins.
All colors are used for these accessories,
black and gold being particularly effective.
A graceful garniture is made by arranging
the embroidered material in the form Of a
yoke and bordering it all around with a
fiounce of spangled guipure, which con-
ceals the upper part of the sleeve and falls
over the bust almost to the waist. The
neck is finished with a high collar fastened
by a jeweled buckle.
A charming sort of basquine in which
metal effects and lace were shown was worn
at a recent fashionable wedding i'll Paris.
It was made of bronze faille and was en-
broidered with bronze and gold beads.
Wide Russian guipure was arranged to fall
like a cape over the arm, while the upper
edge formed a ruching across the top of the
shoulder. A breadth of the lace was also
gathered in at the neck in front, falling in
plain folds some distance below the waist.
There was a high faring collar. With this
garment was worn a tiny bonnet of bronze
beads trimmed with pink roses.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-13
WEST BERGEN ELOPEMBNT.
Ed. Watson Runs Off With His
Partners Daughter.

Another elopement is to be recorded in the
Bergen district. Miss Elizabeth Mettamora
Barber was married on Wednesday last to
Mr.. Edward D.. Watson of this city. The
couple ~journeyed to Newark to have the
knot tied and secured the services of the
Rev. A. Nelson Hollifield, pastor of the
Third Presbyterian Church of Newark, to
tie it. They didn't tell their parents then,
but on Saturday Mrs. Watson nee Barber
confessed to her mother. Mrs. Barber was
very much surprised and grieved to think
that her daughter would marry without her
consent, but after finding relief in tears she
gave her her blessing.
She said to a NEWS reporter, last night,
that it was a great shock to her, as she had
never expected anything of the kind. 81
don't object to the young man." she said.
s'He is a nice young fellow, with no bad
habits and has been coming here for two
wears, but my daughter is so young. She is
an accomplished musician and a smart girl,
and-I had other hopes for her-that's the
whole thing. If, however, she had told me
she was determined to get married I would
nave got her ready"
Mr.. Watson is a young man about twenty
one years old and is Mr.. BARRIERS partner in
the painting business, Oh Monticello avenue.
Mr.. Barber was greatly surprised to find
that his partner had taken another partner
from his family-and that for life-but he
took it philosophically. Mrs. Watson has
not yet left the home of her parents, No. SO
Clendenny avenue, but she will soon go to
live with her husband. The parents of both
of the young people have freely forgiven
them, and all is well with the newly married
+xraiY,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-13
highest of all in Leavening Power-Latest 7. S. Govt Report
ROYAL B Bsxi5s,.
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABSOLUTELY PURE
FISH THAT TUMBLE UPWARD.

Deep Sea Fish Face q Danger Un-
known to other Living Things.
1t is only reasonable to suppose that the
ability to sustain an enormous pressure can
only be acquired by animals after genera
tions of gradual migrations from shallow
waters. Those forms that are brought up
by the dredge from the depths of the ocean
are usually killed and distorted by the
enormous and rapid diminution Of
pressure. in their journey to the
surface, and it is extremely probable
that shallow water forms would be similarly
killed and crushed out of shape were they
suddenly plunged into very deep water. The
fish that live at these enormous depths are;
in consequence Of the great pressure, liable
to a curious form of accident. If, III chasing
their prey or for n other reason, they rise
to a considerable distance above the floor of
the ocean, the gases of their swimming blad-
der becomeg considerably expanded and their
specific gravity very greatly reduced.
Up to a certain limit the muscles of their
bodies can counterfeit the tendency to float
upward and enable the fish to regain its pro-
per sphere OF life at the bottom; but beyond
that limit the muscles are not strong enough
to drive the body downward, and the fish,
becoming more and more distended as it goes,
is gradually killed on its long and involun-
tary Journey to the surface of the sea. The
deep sea fish, then, are exposed to a danger
that no other animals in the world are sub
ject t~o-namely, that of tumbling upward.
That such accidentssdo occasionally occur is
evidenced by the fact that some fish, which
are now known to be true deep sea forms,
were discovered dead and floating on the sur
face of the ocean long before our modern in
v~estigations were commenced. - Popular
Science Monthly.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-13
r~oRPoRATIoN NOTICE.


Notice is hereby given, that ON the twenty-sevshth
day of February, 1894, the Chief Engineer and Com
mfssioners of Assessment filed in the office OF the
Clerk of the Board OF Street and Water Commission
erS their final assessment map and report Tor the
OPENING OF REM0N STREET.
between WAYNE street and Railroad avenue, IN sucn
manner as is shown in the title and assessment map
dated 1882, of that part Of Jersey CITY when vas
formerly known as Bergen, and the land to be taken
for which may be more particularly described -
follows
Beginning at a point on the north side Of Wayne
street. where the west line of Fremont street, II
extended northerly, would intersect said north line
of WAYNE street; thence north along said west Ine
of Fremont street, If extended to the south side OF
Railroad avenue; thence east along the south side q
Railroad avenue to q point distant sixty feet, meas
ured at right angles from the first described nnei
thence south and parallel with the west side or Ere
mont street. il extended as aforesaid 10 the norIn
side of WAYNE street; thence west along the north
side of Wayne street sixty feet to the point or place
of beginning.
tyentv-seven dollars, which said sum represents
the total cost of said improvement, is assessed en-
tirely against the National Docks 4 Nd. Junction
Connecting Railway Company, on the basis or an
agreement on file in the office Of the Clerk of this
Board.
And that the ninth day of April, 1891, at ten O'Clock
AM, and the meeting room Of the Board OF StreeS
time and place when and where the Board OF Strees
and Water Commissioners will meet to hear and
consider objections to said final report.
All objections to the same must be presented IN
writing.
~ GEO. T. BoUToN.
lnrE
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-13
A MAGNIFICENT ORGAN.
That Built Col the Summit Avenue
Baptist Church.

BaptlBt CMufcns
The new organ of the Summit Avenue
Baptist Church is now completed and ready
to be tuned. The organ was built by Mr.. J.
Wordsworth of this city and is one of the
best in the country. The most noticeable
feature of the tubular pneumatic action, is
an application of suction and pressure COM
bined, which, during its operation, is prac-
tically noiseless, because it is not allowed to
enter into the atmosphere, thus avoiding the
unpleasant noises by exhaust wind, which
usually occurs at each depression OF the key.
1t was with this object in view that Mr..
Wordsworth attempted what has been accom-
plished, a most reliable, quiet and ~1nstantan-
eous action with q most delicate touch. For
trilling or the quick reiteration of one note,
it is equal to, if not better h any that has
ever been made. This is said advisedly. 1t
requires a personal examination OF this in
stru1nent to fully appreciate its novel quail
fcations. 1t is undoubtedly the greatest
rival to electricity, with its thirty-five feet
of tubing and does not require the attention
that electric or mechanical systems do.
There being no regulating screws, the touch
is always the same and can be depended
upon. Another noticeable feature IN the
organ is the extremely difficult position it is
placed in; the baptistry being In the front
and at the sides of the key box. The
size of the organ is SO limited that
no effects whatever are claimed and the
result proves a careful Judgment in the Sc
lection of stops and adoption of the most
suitable scales with judicious treatment to
obtain such a fine result. The arrangement
of the stops over the keyboard is entirely
unique, and can be operated by the slightest
pressure with the ends of the fingers when a
chord is being held. The combination move
ments were also operated by the fingers.
The organ has 1000 pipes, Including $50
square pipes. The largest pipe is l6 feet
an inch. The large pipes are made of
cypress wood, while the smaller ones are
made of white pine. The large metal pipe
is twelve feet long and seven and q half
inches in diameter, while the smallest metal
pipe is only as thick as a straw and five.
eighths of an inch long. The composition of
the metal is 45 per cent. pure tin, which is
called spotted metal, the spot being formed
by the cooling Of the sheets. and shows the
quality of material. The church will hold
an organ recital March 81, when the above
wonderful organ will be operated upon be-
fore the public for the first time.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-13
Dated Jersey City, March 9.
CORPORATION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that on the twenty-seventn
day of February, 1894, the Chief Engineer and COM
missioners of Assessment filed in the Office or the
Clerk of the Street and Water Commissioners their
final assessment map and report for the 9penins OF
Prior street, between Wayne street ana Railfoao
avenue, in the following manner, VIZ; Beginning at
a point on the s~Outherly line OF railroad avenue,
distant e~asterly four hundred GOD feet from tne
easterly line of Fremont street, as shown on the clIy
title and assessment map, dated 1857, Inence souSh--
Fremont street, as shown on SAID map, anu ofstans
four hundred (GW feet easterly therefrom, one
hundred and dfty-three Q5S feet more or less 10
the northerly line of Wayne street, thence eaSterly
along said line OF Wayne street forty (Q) feet; thence
northerly parallel with the first course, one hundred
erly line of Railroad avenue, thence westerly along
said line Of Railroad avenue forty e) feet to the
beginning:
scribed as follows;-
strait. ah9ut seyeutysfve feet distant from the
westerly side of Prior street, as opened, thence
easteriy along Wayne street, seventy,,hve, feet 70
Prior street, as opened. thence northerly along the
westerly side of Prior street as opened to Railroad
avenue.
designated on said map as LOT L. commissioners
No. j. Block $50 asa
And that the ninth day OF April, 1894. at ten
o'clock A. NJ, and the meeting room OF the Board
Of Street and Water Commissioners are hereby
fixed as the time and place when and where the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners will meet
All objections to the same must be presented IN
writing:
Dated, Jersey city. March Q. 1891
GEO. 7. BoUToN,
Clark
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-13
NEW JERSEY GLEANINGs

Six shad have been caught at Penusgrove, and
the fishermen are looking for an early run.
Two bareback biscuits were unearthed by the
laborers employed on the Union and MiddleseK
Railway tracks, on Main street, Railway, about
fifteen inches under the surface. The biscuits
are supposed to have been buried tweuty-seven
years, and are in a good state OF preservation.
Many years age, before her marriage, Mrs.
William Ludlam. of Angiesea, ran q needle in
her great toe and 1t broke of under the skin. A
the upper portion Of the limb. At one time she
suffered greatly from pain in the knee, and -
confident now that 1t was caused by the needle
broken needle came out of her flesh, she troll
upon and broke of another needle, which pene-
trated the same foot in which the FIRST needle
was lost. .
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-13
RECEIVER FOR A PAPER COMPANY

The application for a ~receivership of the
Henry j. Bird Paper Company of Hoboken
came again before Vice Chancellor Pitney in
Chancery Chambers Yesterday afternoon.
A week ago the application was made by
Counsellor VIM. A. Lewis of Hoboken. The
application was made on behalf of four
stockholders who control a majority OF the
stock and who hold that the company is in
solvent. The capital stock is $4,000, of
which $50, 500 has been paid. The company
has an indebted ness of SIT, 900. and the only
assets are the plant, some personal property
and a patent for manufacturing waterproof
paper. 1t was to make use of this patent
that the company was organized, but the
enterprise has not proved successful. The
Chancellor reserved decision.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-13
HELP WANTED.
FEMALES.

Clinton and Greenville Councils, Jr. 0. U.
A. NJ, was present and Joined in the even
ing's pleasure. The feature of the evening
was the presentation of a large American
flag to the Daughters by Clinton Council OF
the Jr. o. U. A. M. The presentation speech
was made by Councillor Walter Wood, who
said that the Daughters were destined to be-
come a valuable ally to the Jr. o U. A. NJ,
and praised the members of Loyal Council
for the enthusiasm they manifested for their
flag and their country. Mr.. Al. Refining of
Greenville Council, Jr. o. U. A. NJ, accept
ed the flag on behalf of the Daughters:
After the presentation the floor was cleared
for dancing, and this f~avorite pastime was
INDUCED in until a late hour. Refreshments
Were also served.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-13
GREAT CAUSE OF BAD POLITICS.

There is probably nothing from which the
public service of the country suffers more to-
day, than the silence of it's educated class;
that is, the small amount of criticism which
comes from disinterested and competent
sources. 1t is a very rare thing for an edu-
Gated man to say anything publicly about
the questions of the day. He is absorbed in
science, or art. or literature, in the practice
of his profession. or in the conduct Of his bus
mess; and if he has any interest at all in the
questions of the day, it is a languid one. He
is silent because he has not much care, or be-
cause he does not wish to embarrass the adj
ministration or hurt the party or because
he does not feel that anything he could say
would make much difference.--March
Forum
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-13
A VERY TOUGH GANG.

The police have pretty well broken up the
Monticello avenue gang by arresting and
filming the ringleaders. but there is another
gang in the Fourth precinct that is far
worse than they ever dared to be. 1t is hard
to designate them by any particular name,
but they frequent the vicinity of Corps No.
2 of the Salvation Army. They enter the
Army Hall night after night and disturb
the meetings by talking, laughing and sing
ing parodies on the words sung by the
salvationists. They also congregate under a
lamp post on Clendenny just off Bergen ave-
nue.. Whenevre a lady or a young girl or a
couple of young girls pass, these toughs line
up on either side of the walk, peer into their
faces and pass remarks about them.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-13
A BIG MUSK RAT.
Attacked a Citizen and a Policeman
Latter Killed 1t.


During the storm Friday night a number
of people were amused by seeing a policeman
and a man on Central avenue, in front of
Kessler's Hall, battling with a large musk
rat. A Mr.. Knapp was passing Kessler's
Hall, when he saw something spring from
the steps at him. At first he took the object
for a dog, and put his umbrella down in
front of it, but instead of the animal bark
ing it began to chew the end of the UNI
brella. Knapp was frightened and called
Officer Toner to his assistance. Toner raised
his club to hit the rat, for such it was, when
it left off chewing the umbrella and started
to attack the officer, compelling him to jump
around in a lively manner. At last Officer
Toner hit the rat over the back and stunned
it and before it could revive he hit it again
over the mead and killed it. They took the
thing into banners Bowling Alley, No. 33S
Central avenue, and weighed it. 1t weighed
Just three and a half pounds. The skin of
rat is now on exhibition at the above alleys.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-13
IDLENEsS AS A CRIME.

What should a city say to submerged life 2
1t should say:-"First of all, you must go
out of town. You are of dead weight here,
sinking from bad to worse, and dragging
other lives down with you. This is not a
good place for you, and it is not good for the
city that you should stay here. Two alterna-
tives are before you. Either you must ap-
ply to be sent to our voluntary colony where
every opportunity of healthy life and
vigorous labor will be offered you, and
where you may hope to be restored
to capacity for social service;
or else, coming on the charity of
the city as the receiver of help derived from
taxation, you will be sent, not to a jail or
p%oorhouse, where your inclination to idleness
will be encouraged and you become more and
more a burden, but to a colony of compul-
sorry farm labor adapted to your capacity
and need. One thing you annoJ do. You
canno stay here and beg"
To the many perils from which all cities
even now guard themselves, and against
which all legislation is socialistic-periIs like
the drink habit, the selling of dynamite, the
evil of prostitution-we should add one more
peril; that of idleness. Every member of a
modern State ought to be, in some way and
degree, by his mind or his hands or both, a
contributor to the great welfare If that is
socialism let us make the most of it. 1t is
also the hope of stable civilization and the
secret of judicious charity.-March Forum.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-13
Women and Work.

The Eoen5ng World has opened its
columns for some weeks past to a dis
cussion of the question of women's
work, and the usual variety of views
has been presented In letters from a
great number, both of men and women.
From the mass, two opinions seem
most prominent-one that women by
absorbing a large proportion OF the
available work. and by cheapening
a through their competition have
greatly impoverished men as a class,
and thus reduced. the possibilities OF
marriage; the other that or
girls in good circumstances by taking
situations, for occupation or pocket
money or absolute greed, have driven
women who are in absolute need to
accept lower and lower wages until
the limit of bare possibility has be-
come the rule Of adjustment between
wages and the cost OF living.
There is some truth and also a large
portion of error in both arrangements
of the existing state of things. There
is no doubt but the entrance OF women
into certain fields Of employment has
reduced the average of mems pay.
There is no doubt hut this has the
effect of reducing the number of mar
riaees at least for a time, and we be-
Iieve we may add that in this way the
worst part of the evil has come back
on the woman herself, according to
the circular plan upon which the So
cial relations always work. II the re-
suits of the immediate order promised
to be permanent, they would force a
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-03-13
CHANCERY r

Counsellor Ryerson delivered yesterday after
noon the bank books Ia the will case Of Wetter-
lee, deceased, before Vice Chancellor Pitney. In
accordance to the order, and after Q brief argu-
meus the matter was continued.
The 'horse cass', Mead vs.. Lawrence set
down to be heard before Vice Chancellor Pitney,
yesterday, was continued by consent OF
counsel.
On Friday, the Bird Paper 90 mpan rs receiver
ship matter will be resumed before Vice Chan
ce1for pftuev.