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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-27
GOOD FOR JORDAN.
The New Postmaster Won't Act with
rocks.

The New Postmaster Won, Act with
Crooks.
Detective Dalton this morning arrested
John Fl. Howard of No. 106 West Eighty
third street, New York, at the post office, IN
a charge of maintaining a lottery. Howard
is a clerk in the employ of Leo Swatts.
Swatts is a big book maker. -Four or five
months ago he opened an office at No. 53S
Jersey avenue and solicited bets on the
Brooklyn handicap. Superintendent Smith
drove the operator out of the city and closed
the store. Since that time, or according to
Chief Murphy, Tor the past two weeks
Swatts has been receiving his mail at the
post office, although the letters were directed
to No. 538 Jersey avenue, the letters were
carefully laid one side from the general
delivery.
When Mr.. Jordan assumed control of the
post office it was discovered that Swatts or a
clerk called every day and secured what
mail there was at the office. This morning
Howard appeared as usual for the mail. He
secured a big batch of letters containing
money for bets and was about to depart
when arrested by Dalton. Howard is held
for a hearing before Justice ODonnell to-
morrow morning.
The matter is to be brought to the atten-
ton of the United States authorities. Chief
Murphy declares it to be a plain violation of
the postal laws.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-27
REAL ESTATE NEWS.

There is a piece of property for sale on
Jersey avenue and Van Worst Square. Here
is a bargain ahead for some one.
William V. Garrison, the Bergen avenue
dealer. is kept busy leasing and renting
houses.
Anyone who doubts the truth of the state
ment that property down town is going beg
ging, should walk through Wayne, Mercer,
Montgomery, Varick or York streets. There
are houses for sale and to let on these streets
which have never been on the market be-
| fore. Hampton Court, for instance, which
consists of a half dozen pretty cottages, will
soon be minus two tenants. One of them is
a gentleman who has occupied the house
thirty years. He is to move on Kensington
avenue.
Emmons & Co. nave a new offer for spec
~ulators, which will soon be seized by some
level headed man. 1t consists of three lots
in block 413 on Harrison avenue near Ber-
gen. On two of the lots there is a brick
foundation wall in excellent condition with
one tier of beams. The price asked is
50, 100. The company gives the purchaser
the option of paying as he pleases Don't
lose any time looking at this bargain. If it
doesn't suit you look at the other induce
ments that the company can give you.
Warren & Nugent will sell the remainder
of the houses on the City Hall site, May l,
at two o'clock in the afternoon. Five pieces
of property are to be sold. Four are brick
houses and one frame. This will be an OPP
portunity to secure second hand building
mate rial at a reasonable price.
Anthony Reilly & Co. of No. SO Liberty
street are offering big inducements to per-
sons who wish to buy homes on the 81 a
week plan. The company controls a mag
nificent property at Rutherford, n. j.
1t is said that the executors of the Mac
Kenzie estate contemplate erecting stores
and fiat houses on the southeast corner of
Grove and Mercer streets.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-27
S. D. LAUTER co.,
657-659 BROAD ST.. NEWARK, N. ]

a like period. the range is wide and sugges-
tive of varying conditions and widely varying
values. If the rate of interest on capital be
put at 3 per cent, the and valuables are COM
parable with that of farms. 1t is doubtful if
our farm lands average as high a rate OF IN
terest on their assessed valuation, and GER
tainly not on the values of the 1S7O-1SS0 de-
cade.
VALUE OF STUMP LAND.
"Stump land in Cape May county is
valued at two to five dollars per acre. In
Burlington county and Ocean county, near
tidewater, SIS. In the green sand mari belt
and on the heavy white oak lands of south
ern part Of State, land is worth $40 and up
wards for wood production. In the High
lands Of northern part of the State, where a
growth of thirty years may be cut for ties
and telegraph poles, in case OF oak and chest
nut timber land may be valued for this pur-
pose at $40 and upwards. The average would
be higher than $40. And in some localities
the land capitalized at $40 an acre will yield
a fair interest return.
esThese statements refer to average wood
land without any particular care.
"With cultivation and attention in plant
ing and selection in cutting and trimming,
better results are attainable. More valuable
trees, as locust, black walnut, white wood,
ash, hickory and others may be planted in
stead of leaving the ground to natural seed
ing, and to trees of inferior value. In Ger
many the communal and the State forests
yield averages of 81 to 81 per acre a year in
different provinces or States, under forest
management. 1t is doubtful if in our coun-
try the returns would be as large, excepting
in case of plantations of certain kinds
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-27
At the Wonderful Benefit From
Hoods SarsaparIIias

sc. /. Hood & Co., Lowell, Mass:
"Gentlemen = Whenever I meet friends now
whom / have not seen for some time, the first
thing they generally remark concerns my fleshy
and healthy appearance. They ask what have
been doing. 1 have one answer for all: obi
nothing only taking Hoods S~arsaparilla.' I
have been afflicted for thirty years with a dry
ScaIy Eruption of the Skin,
affecting at times my entire body but mainly
confined to my limbs and more especially TO my
legs from my knees down to my feet. The skin,
which had been u solid mass of dry scales for
years, broke out about o year ago into running
sores. At one time 1 had as many as nine on
one limb which were about the size Of d silver
ten cent piece. They caused me great incon-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-27
A A R GREETING.
Given Last Evening to Pastor Nor
gan and His Bride.

gan and His Bride.
The return of Rev. John r. Morgan, the
new pastor of the Park Reformed Church,
and bride, from their wedding tour, was
last evening made the occasion of a grand
reception, rendered to them by the Ladies'
Church Fund Society. The affair was held
in the church parlors, which were beautifed
with ferns and potted plants, and crowded
with members of the church and congrega-
ton.
On the entrance Of Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan
they were greeted by the beautiful strains of
a wedding march, rendered by the grand
pianist Prof. Posnanskie. A brief congratu-
latory address was delivered by the Rev.
David Mitchell, pastor Of the Scotch Pres
byterian Church. The bride was presented
with an elegant bouquet of white roses, the
gift of the Ladies' Church Fund Society, and
the couple then stood at the head OF the
largest parlor and there received the con-
gratulations and cordial welcome of those
assembled to greet them. The congregation
then passed into an adjoining room, where
they were RECALLED with cream and cake,
bountifully supplied. There were no formal
exercises, but a most enjoyable social season
ensued, lasting until ten o'clock.
The affair was very nicely arranged and
the perfection with which it was carried out
reflected much credit on the committees in
charge. The Ladies' Committee consisted
of Miss Van Kleek, Mrs. Bates, Mrs. Krug-
Ter, Mrs. Raymond, Mrs. Newton and Mrs.
Walker. While Messrs. D. j. Hulshizer,
J. R. Van Kleek, A. F. Benedict, Thomas
M. Ward, b. S. Garrison, G. H. Lohson
and Lewis Bates constituted the Gentlemen's
Reception Committee.
Evidently the entire congregation of the
church participated in the gladstone event,
but the following member were most
prominent: Mr.. and Mrs. Hulshizer, Mr..
and Mrs. Ward, Mr.. and Mrs. Baker, Mr..
and Mrs. Benedict, Mr.. and Mrs. Frazier,
Mr.. and Mrs. Williams, DR.. and Mrs. Kyle,
Mrs. c.. H. Raymond, Mr.. and Mrs. New
ton, Mr.. and Mrs. Mapes, MI. and Mrs.
Mitchell, Mr.. and Mrs. Greene, Mr.. and
Mrc Tannev and Mrc Cravplino
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-27
PROPERTY OWNERS KICK.
Objecf TO the Erection of Troll,

Poles.
The Consolidated Traction Company struck
another snag on Wayne street this morning,
Yesterday the laborers erected a pole in
front Of the Jordan estate property, near the
corner of Grove street. This morning Mr..
Thomas Jordan, of City Collector ONeills
office, learned that the pole was placed di-
rectlv in front of the door. He engaged the
services of three men who dug the pole up
and threw it into the middle of the street.
The fireman of the Traction Company
looked on but said nothing.
Later he informed Mr.. Jordan that his
his brother-in-law, Congressman Charles j.
Somers had given the Company permission
to place the pole where it was. Mr.. Jordan
declared that Mr.. Somers had nothing to say
about the matter, and that he would not
have the pole in front of his house.
The Traction Company next made an effort
to place the pole on the old Laverty property.
Justice Frank Lockwood, the agent, objected
and the pole will not be erected. The pro.
perty owners on Wayne street are opposed to
Che trolley system in any form.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-27
The Fight over Major Anderson.

This is q lovely fight in the R5pub-
lican party over the confirmation of
Major Anderson in his much yearned
FOR salary. Uncertainty makes things
look very blue for General Sswell's
accession to the United States Senate,
even il the next Legislature is Repub-
lican. IF Major Anderson is con-
irlned. MT. Skirm and the Mercer
men threaten to stick the knife deep
into General Seweil. But Anderson
IS bv no means friendless, and if the
General does not force his contir-
nation, the Major will get square
when the opportunity arises.
This helps to dispeit the idea industri-
ously promulgated by the World that
Anderson's nomination was the result
of a deal between Governor Werts and
ScwelL. On the contrary, it looks as
if the Governor had ~concocted a willy
scheme to disrupt the Republican
party, to send it to tbs polls next No
ycmber torn and rent by faction.
Oue OF the odd features OF the occa-
sion i the spectacle OF the RspubaI-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-27
CATHOLIC CLUB RECEPTION

The regular monthly reception Of the
Catholic Club was held last night at the
clubhouse, ON Jersey avenue. 1t has been
understood for the past year that the recep-
lions were to be informal. For last nights
event cards were sent out at a late hour de-
claring it to be formal. As a result there
was<a peculiar combination of dress suits
and evening coats. The attendance was
Iarge, and q jolly time was had by every
one.
Among those present were:-R. F. Cor
coran, Frank O'Neill, Fred Farrell, John
Powers, Charles McWiliams, Joseph Farm
err. Misses Brady. Miss Doyle, Misses Rafter,
Miss Harrison, Miss Flossie Cahill, Miss s.
Kelly, Miss Helen Smith, Miss Lizzie Kelly,
DR.. and Mrs. Heating, Misses Wedin, Miss
O,NeilI, Miss Mullins. Messrs. Charles ..Hor-
ung, Cassidy, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Batters-
by, Mr.. and Mrs. John Quinn, Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Holland, James Burns. Robert
Irving, Miss Irving, DR.. Herman, Mr. and
Mrs. John Hayes, Mr.. Palladeau, Mr.. ana
Mrs. Doyle, Jennie Symes, Miss Hattie
Symes, Misses O'NeiD, Miss Reardon and
M Reardou.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-27
a debtor was formerly looked noon

A debtor was formerly looked upon
in the light of a criminal. But those
were times not up to u present
standard of civilization. Today the
debtors burdens are lightened of this
odium. We are more charitable to
him, for it is The policy of govern
ment to relieve him of his burden, not
to punish him for carrying it. The
New Jersey Title Guarantee and
Trust Company helps a debtor, who
borrows money on mortgage, by al
lowing him to repay what he borrows
in monthly instalments. Circulars
and information, No. So Montgomery
street, jersey City.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-27
sPRINg TOURS 70 WASHINGTON

On Thursday, May 8 and Thursday, May "a,
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company will run
two delightful spring tours TO the Natl onal
Capital. These are what are called thres-day
trips. and embody all the advantages OF an in-
tunity for seeing the beautiful city of Washing
ton, under the most favorable circumstances.
The rate from New York. $i3. carries with it
transportation IN a special train to Pennsylvania
Railroad standard coaches. accompanied by ex-
perienced tourist agent and ehapsrou, who aid
the tourists very materially 10 their journeying
in and about the city of Washington, and hor-t
obstetrics. The special train will leave New
York II 90 A. NJ. arriving at destination in time
for supper. Returning, the special train will
leave the CAPITAL City for home on the Saturday
following. Descriptive Itineraries of Washing
ton aud its beautiful surroundings may be pro-
cured uron application to the tourist depart
ment of the Fennss Ivania Railroad, the PENN
syivania Railroad ticket agents.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-27
PALMA,s STAG,

At the Palma stag, to be held Monday
evening, the programme will be as follows
Ethel Brougham. the original and pretty
Quaker widow; George Girard, the won
derful contralto vocalist in changes; Edgar
Ely, the future dude; Duffy and Sawtelle,
character comedy sketch artists; Nevada,
the Indian shadow dancer; Mabel Guyer,
Dutch character; Fred Russell, Chinese
musician; Phil Lynch, drum major of Van
Houten Post, will manipulate the baton.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-27

can Assemblymen assuming to die
tate to the Senate the course it shall
pursue. 1t is only a month since all
republicans were bowling about the
crime of one branch of the Legislature
attempting to dictate to another.
Now, here they are committing that
very crime themselves.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-27
PEACHES, CHERRIES AND BERRIES
Specia. to the JERSEY City Neaus.

FLEMINGroN, April 81, 1s94-Two hum
dred and ninety replies out of three hundred
inquiries sent out to the largest peach grow
ers In this section regarding the prospects
for this Years crop, substantially report that
prospects for an immense crop are good.
The cold spring retarded the growth Of the
buds until the late frosts were over. The
buds are opening now, and are healthy in
appearance. During a full crop, Hunterdon
county has yielded one and a half million
baskets. Similar reports come from War
rem, Sussex and Somerset, where the peach
industry has greatly developed in the last
six years. The truckmen report that the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-27
RED MEN ENTERTAINED

Tomahawk Tribe, No. ia, I. Q. R. M,
which meets in Pohlman's, held a sociable
friends Of the members, were present. Dis
trict Deputy Joseph Schetchley was also
present and made a speech, Others present
were representatives from Hopatcong,
Waweque and High Rock Tribes.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-27
] aOOD'S
S~arsaparilIa
CURES

v~enience and suffering by their constant and In
tolerabie itching. I was advised to take Hoods
S~arsaparilla and after using nine bottles con
slider myself cured. The sores have long since
disappeared, the scabs sre all gone, and my
skin is as smooth as any one can wish. l have
gained in weight from 100 to 100 pounds. ! con-
slider Hoods Sarsaparllla
A Great Boon to all
who suffer from skin and blood diseases. Ac-
cept my sincere and heartfelt thanks for the
wonderful cure Hoods ~Sarsaparilla has brought
to me-" h. r. COLE, lit Smith St., MiiIvile, ND
Hood's Pills euro Constipation by restor-
Ing the peristaltic action Of t6eolimentasy canal
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-27
A Model for Jersey City in the Matter
OF Local Pride.


OF Local Pride.
We are in receipt of a neat forty
page pamphlet, entitled 1.-THE Story
of Cripple Creek" compiled and pub
lished by the Chamber of Commerce
of Colorado Springs, Col. 1t is well
written, well printed and we'll illus
trated with maps of the region. 1t is,
of course, prepared for advertising
purposes. 1t is designed to attract
favorable notice to the place, and no
doubt it will do SO.
We wonder If the Board of Trade of
Jersey City will ever have sufficient
enterprise to do anything like this, or
sufficient public spirit to speak we'll
of the city instead of running it
down. One of the worst features of
Jersey City is the habit its people
have of painting it worse than it is.
The New York papersdevote a good
deal of space to us, but it is nearly all
given to the criminal side. political or
social. It would be money well in
vested If some of our leading citizens
would buy a page or two OF the
World and fill the space with descrip-
lions of our fine new buildings, our
handsome residence avenues, our
splendid churches, our excellent
schools, our theatres, our great indus
tries, our new boulevard. the pictur-
esque attractions of G%reenville, the
commanding views of the northern
heights.
Let us try and get before the other
cities of the country as something
else than a ring-ridden, railroad COB
bled, mosquito infested oasis in the
middle of the Passaic salt marshes.
For this is the way that we habitualfy
allow ourselves to be pictured.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-27

THE Dangerous Marriage License Bill.
The Newark EUening Neaos is one
of the papers which, from time to
time, advocated the adoption of a
marriage license bill in this State.
We were amused in a casual glance
through its files to discover yesterday
an article by Mrs. Fannie B. Ward,
one of her interesting South Ameri-
can series, in which she shows how
similar legislation has wrecked the
morals of Argentina. After summar-
izing the provisions of the marriage
license law of that country. she
says
As a natural result, statistics show that TIL
marriage rats has decreased alarminglY within
the last ten years, aud that illegitimaey has cor :
respondingly increased.
This is the inevitable result of such
legislation. 1t has supervened in
every country which has undertaken
to surround marriage with safe
guards" as they are preposterously
called.
The trouble all comes of ~legislating
by temporary .expedient instead of on
general principles. In this State we
are confronted with a scandal. We
propose to stop it by legislation. fail
ing to see that our curse involves
even greater scandal in the future.
Failing also to see that this scandal is
due to the blunder of a sister State.
We are afflicted with too much
legislation. anyway.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-27

WE CAN
(.

We give better service to
piano purchasers than they
get observation-disclosures we
can.
W. buy and sell more
pianos than any other New
Jersey concern, and we buy
for strictly spot cash in
every instance.
We have five makes Of
pianos. Each one filing
some special need - folks
have different ideas-we suit
them all with either a
L E r,
HART M IAN, VOSE or
The most wonderful
instrument of the age
the ..Symphony"--come
and hear It,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-27
MRS. SAWYER GETS A DIVORCE:

Vice Chancellor Green today in G hancery
Chambers advised a decree of divorce in the
case Of Mrs. Sawyer against w. j. Sawyer
on the ground of desertion. The parties
live at Montclair,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-27
n Your naby is emitting Teeth

De stfre and use the old and well tried remedy,
Mrs. winsiow.s Soothing Syrup, for children
teething. It soothes the child. softens the
gums. aaays all paia. cures wind colo, and Is
the best remedy for diarrheoA
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-27
D APRIL27. 1894.

This pepper is Democratic IN principles
md is Independent IN its rie,cs on all local
questions.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-04-27
Removal of the News.

In consequence of the removal OF
the plant and machinery of THE
NEWS to the building No. 251 Wash
ington street, the edition of tomor.
row., Saturday, will be printed al
twelve o'clock, noon. All the teie'
graph and local news procurable al
that hour, and the usual special fea-
lures will be found in its columns.
On Monday the issue will be made
from the new offices at the custom
airy hour of forty-fve minutes past
three.
Persons having business to transact
with any branch of THE NEWS es-
Enlistment will be received at the
new building from Monday morn
in~ r
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-05-04
A Remarkable Experience.

Alexander Devine, in the Manchester
City News, tells the following remarkable
anecdote of the late Sir Harry Verney:
One of Ills famous exploits was his riding
across Argentine. One day his attention
was drawn to figure lying on the road
side some miles from Santiago under the
shelter Of rude hut of leaves and
branches. Pulling up, he discovered a
priest, who turned out to be in high con-
dition of fever Verney obtained assistance,
had the PROSTATE man carried to his own
rooms and practically nursed him into
convalescence and eventual recovery. After
some months of friendly intercourse and
companionship the two separated and prob
ably never thought to meet again. Many
years passed. so many that the majority Of
men had lived their lives and died, but
the two who had met under such striking
circumstances still lived, the one Sir Harry
Verney, the other no less person than
Pho Nonc pope of Romel
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-05-04
CHAPTER III

Late that night, with jaded steeds a
little troop of cavalry was pushing
westward across the desert. The young
May moon was sinking to rest, its pure
pallid light shining family in contrast
with the rudy glow of some distant
beacon in the mountains beneath. Ever
since nightfall the rock buttress at the
pass had been rejecting the lurid glare
Of the leaping flames as, time and
again, unseen but busy hands heaped
on fresh fuel and sent the sparks whirl-
ing in fiery eddies to the sky Languid
and depressed after long days bat
Ting with the fierce white sunshine,
horses and men would gladly have spent
the early hours of night doing at their
rude bivouac in the Christobal Ever
since o in the morning, after long
night march, they had sought such
shade as the burning rocks might
afford, scooping up the tepid water from
the natural tanks at the bottom of the
canyon and thanking providence it was
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-05-04
wilkes Starting Point.

A story which shows the great effect
which an apparently trihing thing will
sometimes have upon persons after life
is told in connection with Wilzie, the
painter.
One day, when Sir John Sinclair was
dining in company with Mr.. Wilkio, tho
artist was asked if any pasticular circum-
stances had led him to adopt his profess
sion.
'Had your father, mother or any of
your relations turn for painting?" in
quired Sir John. ''Or what led you to fol-
low that art?'
''The truth is, Sir John, !" replied Mr..
Wilkic, ''you made me painter"
'Il'' exclaimed the baronet. 'fWhy,
never had the pleasure of meeting you be-
FORE
'No," responded the painter, with a
smile, 'but when you were drawing Up
the statistical account of Scotland my
father, who was a clergyman in Fife, had
a good deal of correspondence with you con-
ser1iing his parish, ana in the course orft
you sent him q colored drawing of q sol
dier in the uniform of your Highland Fen
chile regiment.
81 was so delighted with this picture
that was constantly drawing and trying
to color copies of it, and it was in this
way, to the best of my belief, that my
transformation into painter was gradu-
ally effected. Youth Companion.
The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1894-05-04

Hoods pills are prompt and efficient, yet
easy In action. Sold by all druggists. 25c.