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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-06
Z NEWS T

TIL top is broken off the hydrant in
front of No. "a West Side avenue.
DR.. e.. p. Shelby. of Grand and Warren
streets. who WAS taken i'll with typhoid
fever a few months ago, has returned
from Kentucky, where he went to recup-
crate. and is again attending to his prac-
tice. DR.. Shelby had a severe siege Of III,
TO learn of his complete restoration to
Members of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union visited the County
Jail yesterday and prayed and sang with
the prisoners.
The new Board of Health holds its first
meeting at three o'clock this afternoon.
The board consists of Drs. Varick and
Donolue and County Physician Con-
There will be a convention of the off
GERS of the Northern New Jersey Dis
trict of the Salvation Army, at Corps
8. bergen s4enue. nd Union street, to-
morrow morning. At 3 O'Clock In the
afternoon there will be a holiness meet
ing. In the evening there will be a
meeting, which will be held by AdJutant
Wood, assisted by over twenty officers.
Local officers and recruits Will be sworn
Michael cayanagh. 80 years old. Of No;
his right arm broken last night BY fall
ing OF q belt line car at Grand and
Monmouth streets.
Justice Potts is confined to his bed
with a severe cold- Justice Douglass
The Bernard Farrell Association will
hold3a meeting tonight to make arrange
ments for their second annual picnic on
Tuesday, May Plat Pohlntanns Pavilion.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-06
NOTICE TO

Board Of Street and Water coInmissionsrs on
Monday, May 49,, 1896, at II o'clock a.. NJ,
SEWER IN SUMMIT AVENUE.
from a point about forty feet southeriy from
Sherman place and connecting with the sewer
now built in Summit avenue, at or near the
intersection of Summit avenue with Sanford
place, conformably to the provisions of Chap
ter 27 Of the Laws of 1896, and in accordance
with specifications on file in the office of the
Blank forms Of bid and agreement of sure
ties must be obtained at the office of the
Chief Engineer. corner of Jersey avenue ana
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
About 65 feet Of eighteen-inch vitrifed pipe
About 8 new receiving basins.
About 20 cubic yards of concrete.
About $50 cubic yards of rock excavation.
About 1000 feet B. M. of lumber in founda-
work. fifty (50) working days.
The making of the above improvement and
1ect to the remonstrance of the owners of
the property liable to more than one-half the
assessment therefor. on the basis of prelimi-
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
yS]elopes. endorsed Proposals for Sever IN
the Board and handed to that officer in
open meeting when called for in the order
of business relating to sealed proposals.
No city official will be accepted as surety
nor will a substitution of sureties be allowed
The Board may, under the law above quot
ed, exercise its right to reject any or all
proposals.
The attention of bidders is especially called
to Section 7, Chapter 1874 of the Laws of 1891,
under the terms whereof no contract shall
be binding upon the city or become effective
or operative until the bondsmen offered by
the contractor have been approved as to suf-
ficiency by this Board and as to form by the
Corporation Counsel, the President of this
Board having power to examine the proposed
BY order Of the Board of Street and Water
GEO.. T. BoUToN.
Clerk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-06
NOTICE TO

Sealed proposals will be received at the
office of the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners on Monday, May 20, 1895, at IL
o'clock A. NJ, for the construction ,g Of a
from a point about fifty feet west of Oak
land avenue, to and connecting with sewer
in Central avenue. in accordance with speci-
fcations on file in the office of the Chief En-
gineer, corner of Jersey avenue and Mercer
street, where blank forms of bid and agree
ment of sureties must be obtained.
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
qouI InoJ-GlueMl 10 lseJ IssuII 08s 4noqV
brick sewer.
About 10 cubic yards of concrete.
About 200 cubic yards of rock excavation.
Time allowed for the completion of the
The making of the above Improvement and
award of the contract therefor will be sub
ject to the remonstrance of the owners of
the property liable to more than one-half
the assessment therefor.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
velopes. endorsed Proposals for Sewer in
Prospect Street, directed to 1.-THE Clerk of
the Board and handed to that officer in
open meeting when called for in the order
of business relating to sealed proposals.
nor will a substitution of sureties be allowed.
The attention of bidders is especially called
to Section I, Chapter 1874 of the Laws of
1891, under the terms whereof no contract
shall be binding upon the city or become
effective or operative until the bondsmen
as to sufficiency by this Board and as to
form by the Corporation Counsel, the Presi-
dent of this Board having power to examine
the proposed bondsmen under oath.
BY order OF the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
Gee. T. BoUToN,
Dated Jersey City, May 8, 1895.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-06

ate in fact and In law by the name and
title aforesaid. and by said name and
title shall have perpetual succession, sue
courts in this state; have a common
seal and alter the same at pleasure, and
purchase, hold and convey real and per-
sonal property for the use and benefit of
s. And be it enacted. That it shall be
the duty of the council, township COM
town, borough, township or part there
OF, which shall have voted as aforesaid
for Incorporation as a city under this act,
three wards: each ward shall consist of
contiguous territory and each shall con-
tain as nearly as possible an equal mum
thai such division into wards shall be
made at least one month before the first
annua city election held under this act;
town., borough township. or part thereof
shall have been divided into three or
more wards before adopting this act,
existing wards shall constitute the wards
of the city, as formed and Incorporated
under this act: and further. that the
city council may be empowered once m
four years or upon the addition of new
territory, If it shall be deemed needful
to increase, revise and alter the existing
wards in such name as to secure an
equal division of Inhabitants in each.
6. And be 1t enacted, That the office4s
of any borou aaa township or pant
Incorporation as a city under this act,
who shall hold Office. at the time OF filing
the aforesaid certificate with the Sec
rotary of state, shall continue to hold
their respective offices until the first day
of May next succeeding the first annual
city election held under this act, and
shall in all things be subject to the pro-
visions of this act in the same way as if
they had been elected hereunder; and no
surety of any such officer shall be dis
charged from liability on account of any
change made In the duties of such officer
v this act, unless, within five days after
this act becomes operative In such city,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-06
BEEoRER's ADVICE TO HIS SON.

From a letter once written to his son
by the famous preacher, we take the
following wise hints. good for all young
men-and young women, too
You must not go into debt. Avoid debt
as you would the devil. Make a funda-
Make few promises. Rel.gfously observe
the smallest promise. A man who means
to keep his promises can not afford to
make many.
Be scrupulously careful in all state
ments. Accuracy and perfect
no g~uesswork. Either nothing or accu-
rate truth.
Make yourself necessary to those who
employ you, by industry, fidelity n
scrupulous integrity. Selfshness Is fatal.
Hold yourself responsible for a higher
standard than anybody else expects of
you. Demand more of yourself than
anybody expects of you- Keep your own
tandard high. Never excuse yourself to
yourself; Never pity yourself Be g hard
Concentrate your force on your own
business: do not turn Off. Be constant,
steadfast, perseyering.
The art of making ones fortune Is to
spend nothing; in this country any intel
ligent any Industrious young man may
become. rich if he stops all leaks and is
patient.
Do not speculate or gamble. Steady,
patient industry IS both the surest and
the safest way. Greatness and haste
are two devils that destroy thousands
lastly f3s 5 se 10 not forget your fathers and
Proverbs, the -precepts and duties en-
Joined in the New ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Sunday Call.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-06
LEHIGH VALLEY RAILROAD
Leave pennsyfvania R. r.. Depot.

Leave Pennsylvania R. r.. Depot.
712 A. NJ. daily for MAUCH CHUNK and
S:Ss A.. NJ. daily for GENEVA ROCKIES
TER, BUFFALO, NIAGARA FALLS, suS.
PENSION BRIDGE and the West and prin-
cipal local points; dining car to Suspension
| Bridge. Pullman vestibule sleeper to Chicago.
11.5 A. NJ. daily. for MAuCH CHUNK and
intermediate points; connections for Reading
and Harrisburg.
MIRA and all intermediate stations: con-
nections for louisville and READING.
Chair car to Wilkesbarre.
4:22 P. NJ. daily, except Sunday, for l.. C 3.
JUNCTION and the principal intermediate
stations. Pullman buffet parlor car to Wilkes
barre. connections for Pottsville.
ABB P. NJ. daily, except Sunday, for SOUTH
and intermediate stations.
5:32 P. NJ. daily for EASTON and inter.
mediate stations. "
6:16 P. NJ. daily for BUFFALO, NIAGARAl
FALLS and all points west; Pullman sleeper
vestibuled train, New York to Chicago, sleeper
to Buffalo and Toronto: connections for
Reading and Harrisburg.
$40 ?. NJ. daily, except Sunday. for EAsToN
and intermediate stations.
9:12 P. NJ. daily for ITHACA, GENEVA.
ROCHESTER, BUFFALO, NIAGARA FALLS
and all points West: Pullman sleepers to
Chicago and Buffalo; chair car to Wilkesbarre.
Tickets and Pullman accommodations at
Pennsylvania r. r. Depot:
The New York Transfer Co. will call for and
check baggage from hotel or residence through
to destinations.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-06
SEEN BY EUROPEAN EYES.
A Great American Farm Visited by a
French Woman.
was invited to spend an afternool

T was invited to spend an afternoon
| upon a great farm in the suburbs. The
name farm is given in America to
all rural estates. With more than or
binary hospitality, the proprietor of the
farm came for me himself in his buggy.
Carried along by two excellent horses,
rolling prairie, it's short, little waves cut
lungs with the soft, velvety air, Which,
before the winter winds, accompanies
that exquisite season so well named In
dian summer The landscape in its mo-
notony was new to me-, who had never
seen the steppes. 1t was the immense,
we rolled across the prairie, filling our
only by fences, barriers sometimes
straight and sometimes zigzag. which all
over America separate fields and con-
fine cattle. Their silvery color, like that
that of the aging fir, harmonizes well
with the brown tone Ct h soil; Tne
n = nau tb beeh st taIlk' an; long leaves
stacked for the cattle.
Strange long line of stumps, which no
one takes the trouble to remove, Were
groves. They are one of the general
characteristics of the American land
scape as they, rise rudely from the
wards which we were going, was situated
in the midst of three thousand acres,
part cultivated and part IN prairie. we
stop before a wooden structure built on
the usual plan, with a stoop leading to
it, and the Indispensable walks. The mis-
tress of the house comes to meet US.
There is not a shadow of provincial
ceremony in her greeting. She takes us
into the drawing-room, furnished In
black haircloth, and we are Immediately
engaged in conversation upon interesting
subjects.
About 1 o'clock dinner was served, a
strictly American dinner; soup of canned
oysters, roast meats, stewed corn. raw
celery, rhubarb pie, wild grapes that
tasted like black c%urrants, hickory nuts,
tea or coffee, as you preferred. Two
young girls waited on the table; they
were presented to me as the children
of the house. They are obliged to assist
with the Homework during one of those
domestic crises so common in the West
and nearly everywhere.
AS we talk, I discover that the life of
a farmers wife is rather severe in Amer
lea, where the f~armhouses are at a great
distance from each other, and are upon
such an immense scale that a housewives
duties are by no means small. h has
no distractions, no neighbors. But In
winter my hostess finds compensation at
Galesburg, where she belongs to a lit
erary club; the ladies who are members
of it can read much during the summer
in connection with the proposed subjects
of the coming Observation-Disclosures Mag
q zina EW4t f5=
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-06
AN ACCOMMODATING HOTEL.
American Humor Displayed in a
Hotel Prospectus.

The following example of American
"humory appeared on the pack of an
elaborate ornamental card setting forth
the merits of a strictly first class hotel
in California:
For the information of the crowds who
intend visiting this resort during the
coming season, we desire to say that the
Lakeside Hotel is probably the most &C,
comodating house without extra charge,
have fresh cream at all hours of the
day.
"Guests lave not to wipe their feet
gain in flesh or the electrical vote on the
walls, take cuttings from the rare plants
outside, or some of the plants themselves,
can bring snakes, horned toads, lizards
and other such animals into the house,
and the manager or clerk will skin and
If you don't pay your bill at the end OF
The the week It makes no matter, as we are
c cerHscrs 70 E and aaWing we m furnisn q FL pl eanb
guest. If your children dig holes in the
plastering, or make flags out of the cur
tains, it's all right, as it doesn't cost any
thing for repairs.
For ladies who want to wash and cook
in the rooms, we reserve our best suits.
of all kinds, from pills to sarsaparilla, free
to all. Our chambermaids were selected
in France for their beauty, and brought
willing to button the ladies' shoes, comb
their hair and mend their dresses for
sweet charity's sake.
"Our walters will serve meals at any
hour of the day for a kind word and q
smile. You can take all the glass and
silverware you want to your room. and
h cook will fix you any kind of lima
ment or poultice, day or night.
you can do. in fact, anything you
want to-; but not more thar six gents are
allowed to sleep on the billiard table at
once. Rb
Anyone breaking the rules of the
house can receive a free massage treat
ment with a club by leaving notice at the
office."-Atlantic Constitution.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-06
Dated Jersey city. May 4, !
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners on
Monday, May 10, 1885, at IL o'clock A M,
IMPROVEMENT OF OAK STREET,
between Bergen avenue and Ocean avenue.
conformably to- the provisions of Chapter "a
of the Laws of 1895, and in accordance with
specifications on file in the office of the Clerk
Blank forms of bid and agreement Of sure
ties must be obtained at the office OF the
Chief Engineer, corner of Jersey avenue and
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
About LOO cubic yards of earth excavar
About 6,4Oo square yards of asphalt paving
on concrete foundation.
About $500 lineal feet of new curb stone.
About 400 lineal feet of reset curb stone.
About $50 lineal feet Of cribbing.
About 10 manhole heads reset.
About 4 receiving basin heads reset.
Time allowed for the completion OF the
work Tn fifty 60, NO WORKING KING days ;ggrovemsnt and
award of the contract therefor will be sub
ject to the remonstrance Of the owners o.
assessment therefor on the basis Of prelim1-
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
velopes, endorsed Proposals for Improvement
Of Oak Street, directed to the Clerk OF the
neeti When called for in the order Of
business relating to sealed proposals.
No city official will be accepted as surety
nor will a substitution of %sureties be allowed.
the law above quoted, exercise its right to
The attention Of bidders is especially called
to Section Z. Chapter 1874 of the Laws of 1891,
under the terms whereof no contract shall
be binding upon the city or become effective Y,
or operative until the bondsmen offered py
the contractor have been approved as to
suficiency by this Board and as to form by
the Corporation Counsel, the President of this
Board having power to examine the proposed
bondsmen under oath.
By order of the Board of Street and Water
o0"lnise GEO T. BoUToN
Clerk.
Dated Jersey City, May 4, 1895.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-06
RAILROADS.
Pennsylvania
RAILROAD.
The Standard Railway Of America
In Effect April 81. 1895.
Trains leave Jersey City as follows
FOR THE Wt-ST.

LAdlLS ACdfC oC1oCy lily DIS lOlONS--
FOR THE WEST.
~ A. NJ. Fast Line. with Yestibule Parlor
bus. Cleveland and Chicago; daily except SAT-
urday for Toledo.
Limited. the pioneer Of this class Of the SER
vice, composed exclusively OF Pullman YES
walton and Smoking Cars. lighted BY station
ary and movable electric. lights. daily for
Pittsburg. Chicago, Cleveland. indianapolis, St
213 p. M, Chicago and St. Louis Express,
Cars, daily to st. Louis, Louisville and Chi
vs s.a F, NJ Eiiss Western r.. Express, with B sglImsn
Chicago and s's cIeVsslan nai Dining ming Oar to PEiis-
delp 0h and Pittsburg to chiea5eoss p,,,,u..
Sleeping and Dining Cars to c}ncinnati and
St, Louis L aaf,. ATE Arriv e Gineinnati eeeo 90 2 n,
/, second morning.
SIS P. NJ, Pacific Express. Pullman Sleep
daily, and Cleveland and Toledo except Sat
BALTIMORE. WASHINGTON AMP, TH1
For Baltimore, Washington and the South at
gressional Limited. Parior cars and Pennsyi-
vania Railroad Dining Carr, 4.4S. IS and 9I
n. C.ss' Congressional Limited Prior Cars
and Pennsylvania Railroad Dining Carr. 4.43,
timnore only. LA F. n. week aaSys' D@f
FOR PHILADELPHIA
s.4 s1ps s.1s. s sGl dolIaaf Psnnsytss sig zsnI 81;
1oi24 a1 &c III 4 a sol NJ l2-1s. IL S2s, ~, az;
| night. Sunday, 6.34, s.4S. s.13, ga COLA
Pennsylvania Limited. l0.16 A. NJ: 21s. Ala.
4.43, 5.13, 6.14, 500. SIS, 9.15 P. III. and IL. 90
| night. Accommodation, Ills A. NJ, 4.A and
z.15 P. NJ. week days. Sundays, SIS and lis
p. NJ.
For Atlantic City, lila A. NJ. 1212 P. NJ.
Saturdays only. f2.03 P. M. with Through
Pullman Buffet Parlor Car and Day Coach,
2.2s P. NJ. week days, 6.34 A. M. Sundays.
For Cape May LA p. NJ. week days.
For Long Branch, Asbury Park, Ocean
Grove, Point Pleasant and Intermediate sta
lions, via Railway. 9.23 A. NJ, 1923, S52, 5.22
P. NJ, and 12.u night. On Sunday, 1000
A. NJ, 5.22 P. NJ. do not stop at Asbury
Park or Ocean Grove on Sunday.)
The New York Transfer Company will call
for and check baggage from and to hotels
and residences.
S. NJ. PROVOST, ]. R. WOOD,
Gen'I Manager. GenI Passenger Agent.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-06
SCARCITY OF SN0WPLOUGHS.
Brothers, Firm of Paterson
In Financial Straits.

Leslie Broths' factory in Paterson, fos
the manufacture of snow plows. is in a
very bad way. There wasn't snow
enough on the railroads last winter and
business was exceedingly dull. The COM
pany has no cash, and only a few patent
rights as assets. 1t ives SIS, 900. OF this
sum there is a sum of SIS, 900 due to John
S. Leslie for t~reasurer's salary and
monies advanced. He, being tired OF
working for nothing and loaning money
to a shaky concern. presented a petition
his morning to Chancellor McGiH for
the appointment of a receiver.
Chancellor McGill laid the matter over
for a week, directing counsel in the
stockholders and creditors.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-06
= JESSE POMER0Y A MAN.
How the Murderer spends His Time
in Close Confinement.

L .|H[tAE4
7 have been within ten feet of Jesse
Pomeroy.
Immured deep in the vast gray walls
of Charleston penitentiary, the strange,
warped human being who once bore that
name is hidden away from the sight OF
man forever in a living death, unknown
by the coming generation and forgotten
by the passing one.
He has a double cell, much larger than
the ordinary cell, into which the sum
light streams. His room is neat, and he,
himself, is the very personification Of
neatness. Upon this he prides himself.
He wears a beard. which is kept neatly
trimmed. He changes the style Of it
occasionally to suit himself, and dis
aware of what is becoming as the most
exquisite man of fashion
but is he well?, / asked of the one
who gave me this information, and one
who knows.
las well as you are are" was the re-
ply. land he looks WELL,
out exercise. The only exercise he gets
is in his cell, walking up and down., yet
no one could possibly be healthier than
prisoner in absolutely solitary confine-
meat FOR sixteen years. He Is a g f5eas
languages. He does not want to work
but prefers his books,
docs he seem to have any curiosity
aboHt the outside Worid?h | asked Re never
asks. He does not ask privileges; no
doubt he realizes it would be in ain;
The only favor; he has asked Of General
Bridges since he has been warden was
permission to keep the box his holiday
things came in. This favor had been
granted him once before, and he used
the wall.
IF he gets a penknife or a spoon the
probabilities are he will begin to dig.
for him to escape. n no doubt he does
it to make the prison officers uneasy,
more than anything else. He is a re-
ing mgfha q go0f fact taA'n + you You should oiild pass
his cell, ignorant of his name, you
would comment upon his appearance
and select him as a man much the
1t is said that either his hearing is
supernaturally acute, or else he IS poss-
essed of some strange sixth sense, en-.
transpired before the guards. themselves;
One instance is related. A couple OF
years ago the prisoners We're all assem-
announcement of the Governors par
dons. Before the convicts cheers when
greeted the lucky ones had died out,
Prison Physician Mclaughlin had occas-
ion to attend a prisoner located IN the
same tier as Pomeroy. AS the doctor
passed Jesse's cell he called the doctor;
saying; $50 the Governor has pardoned
two men," and giving their names. The
doctor has never been able to under
stand how Pomeroy knew of these
nameS.r
Not half a dozen people have seen him
since he was a boy, and he has seen no
woman's face but his mothers since his
Observation-Disclosures Post. ssIk
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-06
RECEIVER FOR A STEAM PAPER 90

Chancellor McGill this morning ap-
pointed MI. ". G. E.. See receiver of
the Columbia Straw Paper Company of
Chicago and fixed his bonds at $1,000.
The company has an indebtedness of
$500, 900 outside of their bonded indebted
ness, and it has defaulted the payment
of the interest on their oupon The
available assets outside of outstanding
accounts to the amount of 1000 will
figure up $50, 900. There is a mortgage
held by a Trust Company which has
been foreclcsed- The stockholders unite
in saying the condition of the corpora
ton is hopelessly insolvent. There are
no assets in New Jersey.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-06
WAYNE SOCIAL CLUB.

The Wayne Social Club at its regular
meeting last week elected Mr.. Robert
Quinlan, Thomas Drew. John O'Rourke,
Henry Meyers and James Freed to mem
bership.
The entertainment committee reported
the basket sociable and reception
held recently was a grand success.
The club will hold it's closing recep-
ton on the evening of June 10. The base
ball team will open the season with
strong team.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-05-06
4 OAPsILED DERELIOT.

NEW YORK, May 6. 1s95.-The Clyde
Line steamer Iroquois, which left jack
sonville May 2 and Charleston the next
day, arrived at Quarantine this morn
ing at nine o'clock, with 12o passengers
on board. Captain Pennington reports
that on May A, thirty-eight miles south
west by south, quarter south, from Cape
water. he passed a vessel of about 400
tons, bottom up. The wreck lies directly
in the track of coastwise vessels. bound
south, On May S, about ten miles off
Egg Harbor, another wreck was passed
with the decks barely above water. These
wrecks are dangerous obstructions to