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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-03
FRIDAY, AUGUST 5. 1894.

This paper is Democratic an principles
and is independent in its uieaos on a@ local
questions.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-03
B QUEENS PIANOS.

Queen Victoria has sixty pianos at Os-
borne, windsor and Buckingham palace.
Many Of them are hired.-Euchange.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-03

WANTEDAON CHOICE BUSINESS PROPERTY
w here, twenty five hundred dollars: value three
times tine amount; first mortgage. A. r. A
Asbury Park, n. j.. August =, 1894.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-03
Jim smiths shifty Letter.

James Smith, Jr., the United States
Senator from Essex, has written a
reply to the protests of Englewood
democrats against his party treachery
in the matter of the Tariff bill. 1t is
a remarkable document. For mar
rowness and evasiveness, it rather
beats anything we have seen in a long.
time. Mr.. Smiths idea of his duty
seems to be TO have the affairs of h
Nation run for the especial benefit oil
New JERSEYS minor internal concerns.
He seems to have no broad views in
which the good of the State and its
industries are involved with the pros
5efity of the whole United States.
This is about Mr.. Smiths size as a
statesman.
But Mr.. Smith does not a h
music squarely on this basis. Being
accused of b~etraying his party in the
matter of tariff legislation, he talks a
great deal about the income tax,
which was not involved in the contro7
versy at all. When he is accused OF
favoring trusts and monopolies at the.
expense of the people, he wriggtes
and squirms away into a lot of hum
bug about the taxation of. savings
bank and building association ac-
counts. He is a miserable juggler.
1t is hardly worth while arguing
any point with such a fellow, but it
may be remarked in passing that
shere is no good reason why savings
bank and building and loan accounts
should not come within the pro
visions of a tax law just as well as
any other property. There is "a ten
dency among legislators to tax such
property dually-flrst as an asset of
the individual and second as an asset
of the bank or association. This is,
of course. grossly unjust; but there is
no reason why such property should
escape altogether. The poor should
bear their proportionate share of
public burdens just as well as the rich,
and the rich just as well as the poor.
Mr.. Smiths talk is mere demagogic
twaddle. He is playing to the gal
~leries."
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-03

AMONG the economies of the new
Street and Water Board is the very
beggarly one of extingaishing street
lamps that have been lit for the last
two years. There is a great deal OF
public Indignation about it, and no
wonder. 1t is an economy which in
lures property and increases personal
Inconvenience and dangers
Take the case of Claremont avenue.
The lamps on that tlioroughfare, be-
tween jackson and Ocean avenues,
are to be abolished. In the first
place, this will make the s-le of lots
on these blocks almost impossible.
In the second place, it is a great hard
ship to the very large number of peo-
pie vino live between jackson and
Bergen avenues. These citizens use
the Ocean avenue trolley cars. When
the lights are put out, they will no
longer be able to walk directly to
them. after dark. They will have to.
go some roundabout way.
But they pay their taxes all right.
and their part of the city is progress
ing rapidly if the city officials do not
undertake to set them back.
THE Board of Freeholders did Jer-
sey CITY a good service yesterday in
authorizing the trolley cars to cross
tie bridge over the Hackensack at
the old Newark turnpike. The OPP
position to this permit was stupidyand
blind to an Incredible degree. The
opening of this trolley line is import
ant in several respects. 1t opens up a
new section of the county to business
and settlement. 1t tends to the ex-
tension of Jersey City. 1t helps open
DIP the Hackensaclz waterfront. In
addition, it places Harrison and
kearny in direct communication with
the Court House. When the recent
move for the transfer of these towns
to Essex was on foot. III of the great
arguments was that it was hard to get
from there to the Court House. The
new trolley will run from the Passaic
River right past the Court House
door. There will be ons less excuse
for secession.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-08-03
w. CARR.
MICHAEL SCHULTZ, JR.,
CORNELIUS ]. CRONAN,

Commissioners Of Assessment
Dated, Jersey City. MI, July 21th. 1891.
The Van Buren press., 1894-10-27
IN SAN FRANCISCO HAReoR.
Formerly Strong Fortificstions Now Gone
to Ruin.

Formerly Strong Fortifications Now Gone
to Ruin.
The Presidio of San Francisco, the
largest military post on the harbor, is
inseparably connected with the early
history of Yerba Buena, as the me-
tropolis of the west was originally
designated. On the southern portion
of one of the large squares a low adobe
building still stands, relic Of the
Spanish occupation.
The brick fort which stands ON the
southern shore of the Golden Gate was,
before the invention of modern can
non, considered a formidable protection
to the harbor. Now, though not a
ruin it is abandoned, and line Of
earth-works on the heights above it
has taken it's place as a warden of the
gate. The fort is built on the old
model of Vauban, with bastions, sally
port, ETC., and is sill profusely
garnished with cannon of the smooth
bore type, but so rusty and neglected
that to fire them would be more dan
gerous to the cannoneers than to an
enemy. This locality is now hospi.
tai for discarded ordnance. The light
house on the fort is the only service the
brick pile now renders.
Alcatraz is the most important forti-
fication in San Francisco harbor. Orig
inally of conical formation, the big
rock has been leveled off in platforms,
on which nine-inch guns are mounted,
and the brick citadel alone remains OF
the early work. AS the military prison
of the coast, it has long been found
serviceable.-Ha Weekly.
The Van Buren press., 1894-10-27
solid Emery wheels,

In the production Of solid emery
wheels, the best cement that can be
employed is one that binds the emery
together with that degree OF strength
which resists the Ct ntrifugal strain
due to the high speed at which emery
wheels cut best-about five thousand
feet speed per minute. 1t must not
soften by frictional heat, nor glaze,
nor burst, nor become brittle and
break with cold, nor must it hold the
cutting grains until they are too dull
to cut, nor release them SO readily as
to waste away the wheel too fast: 1t
must be capable Of being thoroughly
mixed evenly with the grain emery, SO
that the wheel may not have either
hard or soft spots and be out Of bal.
snce, and must also be capa BILE of be.
ing tempered to suit different kinds OF
metal or work. Great care and skill
are required in the matter of selecting
only pure and strong chemicals for
these cements. Pittsburgh Chronicle
Telegraph.
The Van Buren press., 1894-10-27
HOME HINTS AND HELPS.

Pretty wrappers to wear over dainty
nightgowns for lounging in, lazy morn
ings in ones own room, are of thin,
pale-tinted silk, made long and full
from the throat, with big, loose sleeves
and white ruffies either of Valenciennes
lace or dotted blonde.
Peach Fritters: Beat together two
eggs with four tablespoonfuls Of su.
gar, add a small cupful of milk and
large cupful of flour, into which tea
spoonful Of baking-powder has been
mingled. This should make thick
batter. Into this stir half-pint Of
fnely-cut peaches, and fry in hot lard.
Good Housekeeping.
Cranberry Sauce. Strained: Stew
one pound and a half of fruit in pint
of water for ten minutes; put through
fine sieve. Stir three-quarters Of .
pound Of sugar into the pulp, and when
cold it is ready for use. To serve
with meats, the use of one-half pound
of sugar, instead of three-quarters, is
recommended. Too much sugar inn
pairs the pleasant acidity of the berry,
and the sauce should be tart for rel
ish. h.-Housekeeper.
Spanish Pickles: Take one peck
green tomatoes and one dozen onions,
slice, sprinkle with salt, let stand over
night and drain off the juice. Allow
one pound Of sugar, one-fourth pound
whole white mustard seed, one ounce
ground black pepper, one ounce cloves,
one ounce ginger, one ounce cinnamon;
mix dry. Put layer of tomatoes and
onions in kettle and sprinkle with
the mixture, then tomatoes and more
spice until all are used; cover with
vinegar and let boil slowly for two
hours, after which pack in small Jars
and set in the cellar This Is of all
pickle the best ard we advise everyone
to try it.-Farm, Field and Fireside.
Potato Dumplings: Pare five large
potatoes and CRATE them raw, and
squeeze out all the moisture through q
coarse cloth. Let the water which was
drained from them stand fifteen min
utes and then pour off, mixing the
starch which remains in the bottom Of
the dish with the grated potatoes.
Have ready twolarge cupfuls of mashed,
cold, boiled potatoes; mix them with
the grated ones, and pepper and salt to
taste, also two tablespoonfuls of flour
and one heaping tablespoonful OF but
ter; mix all we'll together and then
make it into balls the size OF an egg.
Have saucepan with boiling water,
salted a little; drop in the dumplings
and cover closely. When they rise to
the top of the water they will be done.
They are to be served while hot and
eaten with any kind Of sauce you wish.
They are very good eaten with fried
or roasted meats and gravy.-0hio
Farmer.
The Van Buren press., 1894-10-27
Do Tree. Require sleep,

In the larger cities, where shade
trees are few and scattering, electric
lights seem to have no visible effect
upon their foliage. In the towns and
villages, however, many of which haze
their electric-light systems, the effect
is very noticeable, the leaves appear
ing as though they had been subjected
to the blighting breath of harmattan.
The question was recently discussed at
a meeting of the eastern arboricultur-
lists, the conclusion being that trees
need darkness in order that they may
sleep, and that being continuity kept
awake and active they have been worn
out, and made prematurely old by the
action of the light. That this is prob
ably the correct solution of the mys-
terry of the dropping leaves may be
judged from the fact that similar trees
in the neighborhood Of those affected
Though not exposed to the illumina-
tion), still retain their color and seem
bright and strongest Louis Pepub-
lie.
The Van Buren press., 1894-10-27
CARELESS ABOUT THE TEETH.
The Great Majority Are Negligent In Thls
Important Matter.

Im0 Gf0AC u1AJOF1Ly are NGkuXo0U In EmhD
Important Matter.
Much has been and will be written
on the care of teeth, because SO many
persons do not appreciate these valua-
bic organs of mastication. If teeth are
we'll cared for and regularly inspected
by the dentist, decay will hardly have
an opportunity to do great harm be-
fore it is stopped. Decay often has its
beginning in bits OF food sticking be-
tween the teeth and forming the start
ng point of diseased tooth.
The toothpick should be used regu-
larly after each meal and after eating.
It need not necessarily be employed
during a meal or carried like a cigar in
the mouth after eating, but in the
privacy of ones room the quill tooth
pick should search out each corner and
angle between the teeth, and all foreign
matter should be removed, then the
toothbrush should be used, and as the
spaces between the teeth are vertical
in standing person, SO the toothbrush
should be used up and down rather
than across, SO that fresh water may
De ScTuDDcu DcbWecu cdcu LOobtls
The toothbrushes that shed brjstles
are not desirable articles of the toilet.
for not only are the loose bristles a
great annoyance, but they may even
work in between the teeth and in the
gums and cause painful points. Such
loose bristles usually come from cheap
brushes or those used for too long 8
time.
These injunctions about the care Of
the teeth have to be repeated again and
again, because it is such matter Of
every day observance that persons care
full in other matters are careless about
their teeth. AS the teeth are not only
very visible, and when in bad state,
very prominent, but ere aids to diges-
tion, and If imperfect may lead to dys-
pepsia and kindred troubles, they
should be scrupuously cared for.-Pop-
ular Health Magazine.
The Van Buren press., 1894-10-27
THE NIGHTINGALE.

Sole singer In the world Of dreams.
whose voice, outrlnglng clear and fnr
Anto the empty darkness, seems
An echo from distant star,
Tnou comest, as Gods angels will,
When day aud all Its noisier mirth.
Gone past US like wind are still;
The stars In Heaven and thou ON earth
Thou singest yet in oil the years,
IN all the years the stars arise.
When sleep has dullei our Needless mrs
And weighs like death upon our eyes.
AND ah' outworn with sordid cares,
we browse In other glooms supine.
Blind even to greater light than theirs,
Ana deaf to loftier songs than thine.
But still they shine though none should see;
ana sligest thou, unheard. forgot,
save In iohe night-ttmes, II may be,
When they and thou shall know 1t not
Their shining makes some pathway bright;
One hears thee as hs tolls oiong.
And passes onward through the night
Glad In their splendor and thy song.
"A. st. J. Adcoek, in Chambers Journal
The Van Buren press., 1894-10-27
sinking Vessels to save Them.

Whenever vessel with its cargo on
fire is in the vicinity of land and immc-
diate action is necessary in order to
save the ship, she is steered into shall
low water, and, in the case of wooden
VESSEL holes are chopped in her side
c'scuttled," it is called even with the
water, SO that she will fill and sink;
but If she is an iron vessel. what is
known as ..'sea-cocks" are opened, and
the water allowed to flow in through
them. The sea-cocks are controlled
from the deck, and may be opened and
shut by simple hand-lever. After
the fire has been extinguished the
holes are closed, the vessel pumped
out and fioated.-Harper's Young Feo-
p1o
The Van Buren press., 1894-10-27
FOR BUSTING DAY.
A Few Hints for tho Housekeeper who
Strives to lie Neat.

A Few Hints for tho Housekecper who
Strives to lie Neat.
Dusting a room is not the simple mat
ter lookers-on think. 1t does not con-
sist in wearing pretty apron and an
effective cap and waving feather
duster after the picturesque fashion of
Phyllis in the plays. In fact, a feather
duster is one of the least useful imple-
ments woman who intends to dust
could find. 1t merely puts the particles
of dust in circulation in the air, and
after awhile they all settle again on
mantles and mirrors, pianos and chairs,
to disconcert the housewife later when
she finds callers gazing with admirn-
tion upon the silvery gray cloud that
Is spread over all her furniture.
A dust cloth is the proper thing to
remove dust from all wood and hard
material A stiff brush should be used
for upholstered furniture. 1t will re-
move dust from plush. tapestry, and
the like, set it moving about in the air
and as smooth surfaces have a greater
attraction for dust than rough ones, 1T
will settle again on the table and
chairs. Then soft, slightly damp rag
will remove it. 1t is, consequently,
always wise to brush the upholstered
goods first, to allow minutes inter-
mission before dusting.
The trials of dusting day can be
greatly reduced if the housewife will,
during sweeping, put under cover all
her bric-a-brac and books, and will as
far as possible protect her upholstered
furniture from dust by covering it
with coarse sheets.-N. Y. World.
The Van Buren press., 1894-10-27
GAVE HIM THE WRONG BUNDLE.
How Wife Missed Present Of Diamonds
From Her Husband.

The New York express stood putting
and painting in the station, the pas
sengers were slowing away their inn
pedimenta and scowling at thei., seat
mates, and the Pullman porter, with
proprietary air, was just about to
swing himself aboard.
just then young Mr.. Brownsmith,
glancing out of the window, saw the
wife of his bosom sail triumphantly
past the Cerberus ofsthe gates with a
huge bundle, evidently from the laun-
dry, in her arms. She was beyond
doubt much agitated, for her hat was
awry and her necktie under her ear,
but her mien was victorious.
Here is your linen, Henry, dear!"
she was crying when she came within
earshot. 81 went to the Office myself
| and gave the man piece OF my mind
I'd have been scolding him yet if he
hadn't suggested that had barely time
to catch the train. Then ordered my
bundle sent and fairly flew. So care
less of him not to have the things ready
on time"
''Humph It was careless of you not
to send them earlier; told you
Il know, Henry; but l wanted to
wear my pink shirt waist just once
more before l sent, and thought they
could all go at once"
"Well, you came near sending me to
New York without an inch Of clean
| linen"
II don't think you're grateful, when
l went to get the linen and came on
here without even curling my hair"
The bell rang, the conductor shouted
"All aboard" and Mr.. Brownsmith
seized the bundle his wife still held just
as the wheels began to turn.
Goodness me! I'd nearly forgotten
to give it to you after all. Goodbye,
dear; don't forget the diamond ear
rings"
But Henry was out of hearing.
20, we'll, he'll have to get them now"
she mused; ''he has no excuse now that
he got his linen in time-and o, hope
the stones will be larger than any Alice
| has"
Then she went home with smile of
satisfaction on her face. But the
smile faded away when she opened the
bundle the laundryman had just sent
home.
"Gocd heavens !" she cried, "there is
all of Henry's linen now. got the
wrong bundle, and he is taking all Of
my shirtwaists and collarettes to New
York. Chicago Tribune.
The Van Buren press., 1894-10-27
A Queer Game.

Among Indian boys favorite gam
bling game is played with bows and
arrows. A boy will shoot an arrow and
all the other boys will shoot at it. II
their arrows hit it or stick within a
certain distance the boy who shoots
first pays an arrow. II they do not
gets an arrow. Cheating predominates
here as in all other forms of Indian
gambling, and many of the larger In
dian boys treat the younger ones out
rageously, deliberately robbing them
OF their arrows by false representa-
tions, just as l have seen big white
boys cheat their smaller playmates out
of their marbles.-Detroit Free Press.
The Van Buren press., 1894-10-27

I'm all policies Of life insurance
these, among q host OF other questions,
occur: age of father, il living? Age
of mother, if living?' A man in the
country filed up his fathers age, ''if
living" one hundred and twelve years,
and his mothers one hundred and two.
The agent was amazed at this, and
fancied he had secured an excellent
customer, but feeling somewhat du.
bious, he remarked that the applicant
came of very long-livcd family. "0h,
you see, SIR" replied he, "my parents
died many years ago, but If living
would be aged as there put down.
Tit-Bits.
The Van Buren press., 1894-10-27
s,. wa, a RId,culcus Old Goose.

A goose with remarkable maternal
instinct has been found near Berry, in
Harrison county, Ky. Her brood was
recently drowned and an old sow, with
litter of twelve pigs, died about the
same time. The old mother goose has
adopted the little orphan pigs and per-
sists in her attention toward them
The family is doing well
The Van Buren press., 1894-10-27
The slab that is to cover the grave

The slab that is to cover the grave
of Robert browning in Westminster
Abbey is almost completed, and will be
sent shortly to England from Venice.
1t is of Oriental porphyry, Of which the
poet was particularly fond, set in a
frame ef Sienns marble, and, though
rich, is extremely simple. The inscrip-
tion will consist only Of the name and
date. with an English rose at the head
and Florcptine lily below.
The Van Buren press., 1894-10-27
EARLY LessnuA.

Watts-A fellow never quite forgets
the lessons he learns at bis mothers
knee.
Potts-That's so. often laugh when
! think of how short y time it took me
to learn to stuff my hat in my kniclicr-
bockers when / had been swimming
without permission. - Indianapolis
Journal.
The Van Buren press., 1894-10-27
Agricultural Pursuits.

Grandma-Your uncle, Harry, has
gone to farming in New York.
Harry (who is of the earth earthly
Yes, I'm on to uncle; he's sowing wild
oats.-Arkansaw Traveller.
The Van Buren press., 1894-10-27
-anid the Gridleys 20 to- 3 summer

resort?" pooh, no." How did you
find out?" "Madge wrote home that she
had met three pleasant gentlemen the
first dav there. ."-Inter-Ocean.
The Van Buren press., 1894-10-27

Marie Antoinette, the queen Of
Louis XVI, guve name to Marietta,O.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1894-09-22
WHEN TO SHIP FRUIT.

In picking fruits for market the
greatest difference will be noticed in
point of ripening. Some will ripen as
not.
Grapes never ripen any after picking.
All that can be expected in the way of
change is evaporation of some of the
water. and finally decay. They must
be in perfect condition for eating when
plucked, or the full value of the fruit
will be missed They should be plucked
as soon as ripe, however, and be stored
away in some cold place. They can be
preserved even longer than pears.
Raspberries, strawberries and black
berries gain very little after picking.
They should be allowed to reach their
full growth before picking, but they
are worthless for keeping if allowed to
reach the stage commonly known as
dead ripe They are then unfit for
shipping. Practically the destructive
ton at that point, and nothing will
check them after such a start.
Apples must largely ripen on the
trees, but they also improve a good
deal afterward. They follow a middle
course between berries and pears. At
ter they are plucked, however, the con-
ditions that surround them on the tree
must be speedily removed. They must
first be allowed to sweat in the orchard,
and then they need to be thoroughly
dried Fortunately our autumn wealth
err at apple-picking time is very dry,
and the air is not so favorable for their
decay as in pear-piclking time. Fall
apples can consequently be preserved
much easier in the fall than the sum-
mer apples.-Farm and Fireside.