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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-30
HOW ALMA RADEMA PAINTS.

IT generally AJAX a slight sketch OF
the picture I am going to paint" said
Mr.. Alma Tadema. directly on the re-
spective canvas or panel, as it is most
essential that 1.-THE composition should
be well posed. 30 as to- direct the atten-
ton of the spectator TO the chef object
in the scene. ! arrange and alter the
positions of my group many, many times
until I I'M absolutely satisfied with the
composing of the tout ensemble.
Not until the scene Is complete and
the canvas is covered with a thin oil
color, SO as to do away with the disturb
ing Wilderness of the material, does the
real work begin. Then 1 give untiring
attention to the perspective of the differ
ent Darts of the scenery in the picture
and accessories, for nothing is more be-
wildering than an inaccurate delineation
in the outset of a painting, especially
when the introduction of elaborate. ARCH
lecture or decorative structures is con-
DO You use many paints, Mr.. Tad
ema?"
mo. siennas and ochres of the simpler
and more old-fashioned kinds are those
I prefer, and colors should not be mixed
on the palette that is to say, only those
of entirely mineral or entire
" Vegetable substances should be emf
pIcvedLsseA mixture Of two kinds might
5roye3 calamitaus 10 the work in later
years3-The Woman at Home.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-30
AM ENTS.
Academy Of Music.

Humanity" a comparatively good
D Dlsyt y we aa given ;na,t; e the Academy las last
play has many possibilities for good Sit
nations but few Of them are taken adj
vaatase Of Joseph R. Grismer. who
hibits this deficiency. The scene with
Matthew Penn, admirably taken by Scott
mast surprIsing that he convinces Mat
new tna be &c sgeaks The truth; In The aae
which Ne ariSmer simply allows to
Dunbar Is fairly interesting. Once or
to get worked up to the spirit of the play.
but for the most part she pays too much
attention TO the audience. Her best
having loaded. the rides Tor the men
hold Them at bay.
pa RPr & p ! ~ssSai-nai she tgs sw, ms sss
s sssf & ais @ahssa as he fondISs hops Mhf Il
z zoss fosts p9Msal he m j. partttEe s y psst good,
dispisys more are than the o sHssry' seem i
capa6 siso e. q; . Miss Z s. 7 Tr e a
acts The character well. Jerry Grattan
e Vel taken BY lanes E; suIiiyan; Chs
sfspe man nse0 Or e vH eneets are y maze esaut Mitk;
ealeium lights, on the whole ."Humanity''
IS somewhat inconsistent: It Is ANUS
s sssn e much ssa sa severe las'' ag iuaneer ka %ae a bou
cfeaninG 4 y It is also rather strange
that the hssieged party, who were so
should suddenly cool of and hold a
suddcnly wake again to Z realizing sense
s s6 tA Basa5 gs a5ss ~ AFf Il i. e st1 ras sa9 ssas re ssa|
s ecu e 81 SS'' {ks heroic tel ps s sad u tSe roo foof
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-30
REAL ESTATE BOOMING
Encouraging Signs That Trade
Is Fast ReyiVing-New
Houses.

Building IS booming along encouraging
ly again. Some fine dwellings, are being
erected, and a fair sum is being invested
In well equipped apartments. Owners. of
property on the Hill are also waking up
and making much needed improvements.
all of which. of course, go toward in
creasing the tax levy next year, and in
cidentaliy assisting in the reduction of
the tax rate.
During the past month the Building
Inspector issued Twenty-Five permits,
covering an investment of $4,000.
TTIIS MEANS BUSINESS.
The applicants for permits were:-
George r. HiIlier, to raise a building
and make alterations at No. 80 Wilton
William Schroeder, to erect a three-story
frame dwelling on Central avenue, to
cost s., 300.
sion to cost $3.50 On the building at No.
1853 Second street.
Thomas H. Love, to build a four-story
brick building 6 at No. las Newark ave-
Draytnn & Durant, TO put in a new
store flN at No S6 Montgomery street,
Cornelius Higgins, to raise the building
at Mo- 50 Pae sJs avenue. three feet high
frame dwelling on Terrace avenue, near
Therne street, at an outlay of 5000.
Charles j.. Baston. to build a Lwo-story
George Begol, to build a one-story frame
81 ! the eoi Bo y Il 70, near Congress street.
Jacob Altman. to make a $3.50 extension
to. the house at No. l7S Beacon avenue.
apartment house on Pavonia avenue. at
a cost of $4,000.
Henry Miller, to construct a one and a
Mallory avenue. The work is to cost
. & bt5 a; Bsn ass5os e. d eui ! cost 8 st 81 ssss g. No.
Joseph A. chmit to build a one-story
brick extension to the property at NO:
302 Central avenue. at an expense OF
ST.. Russell TO build a $500 workshop
on Summit ayenue
sion pa " " NJ 9us q Min s4 ma Venue a sl'o extern
John De Winter. to make a frame ex-
tension on No. % Sherman avenue. 10
John j, Duffy, to build two four-story
brick buildings on the corner of Raiiroad
ay Henrie ana c GTSXs sire to bSild d0i two s''I sWo-
story frame dwellings,, to cost $1,S00 each,
on Newkirk street;
derson street. near Sixteenth street, to
Patrick 9uinlan. t. build an s sSte psi,a
on a. building at Henderson and -FOUR
teenth streets, to cost $3.50.
John Waters, to build two three-story
ffamf dwellings " Ling g & s'soJ Front and Academy
NJ q. Bloodgood, to build a two-story
frame dwelling on Delaware avenue.
near Duncan avenue. to cost 81. 800.
William Clark, to make alterations, to
cost 5000, on the building at No. 81 New
ark avenue.
Mrs. Brown, to make an extension on
the building at No. 776 Montgomery
street, to cost $500.
sion to No. 500 Nelson avenue, to cost
$780,.
No. H. Giles avenue, to cost $50.
John&Dilfen, to raise the building at
No. 2l6 Mercer street three feet, to cost
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-30
ST. PAULs NEW RECTOR.
Bfshop Wigger Appoints Father
Tf9he so GreenvIIle.

The pa~rishioners of st. Paups r. G.
Church, G~reenville. are much pleased at
the announcement hat the Rev. Father
Tighe of Boonton has been chosen to
succeed the late Rev. Father Joseph
J.. Schandel as pastor of the church.
Bishop Wigger's order announcing the
appointment of Father Tighe was read
from the pulpit at all the services on
Sunday.
The Rev. Father Tighe is n of the
most eminent and best known priests in
the Newark diocese and has a national
reputation as a distinguished author, he
having published several books on the
IA. p. A. question. He is well known to
Jersey City Catholics, having delivered
a number of lectures at the most promi-
nent churches In the city. In appointing
him, Bishop Wisger recognizes the inn
portance of st. PaufS parish. The parish
which is already one of the largest in
the diocese is increasing constantly. 1t
is estimated that at present there are
over six thousand Catholics in the parish.
The Rev. Father Tighe will take posses
sion of his new charge tomorrow. The
Rev. Father Schotthoefer. who has had
charge Of the parish since the Rev. Fa-
Their Schande1 first became i'll, Is trans
ferred to the Rev. Father Tighe's pres
emit charge at Boonton. The Rev. Fa-
Their Reilly is not affected by the change
in pastors. He will remain curate of the
parish.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-30
OPPOSED TO C0L0RED MILITIA.
soldiers Must sleep In Regulation
Sacks.

TRENTON, April 80. 1S95.-At the next
meeting of the State Military Board the
application of three colored infantry
companies for. admission to the Nationai
tsuard will be acted upon. The appll-
eauts come from Jersey City, Camden
and this city. In the first named place
there is a membership of 50, and Edward
]. Jordan, who is chief promoter, ex-
poets soon to be Captain Jordan. IN
Camden there are 60 names on the roll
and Samuel Fischer, who organized them
into a company, will probably be the
captain IL the application Is approved.
IN this CITY there are 80 names on the
roll. gotten there through the efforts OF
Thomas ]. Turner, who may be their
commandant. h formation of the three
companies is in accordance with prov1-
sions made by a law passed at the last
Session OF the Legislature. h Local.
guardsmen are very much opposed 10
the admission of colored members, ana
the advent of a colored regiment will not
meet the approval of other guardsmeH.
1t is understood that an attempt will be
made to influence the State Military
o n9aIa ID q Allow lay a pse { ere to be Introduced.
The measure is GENERALLY considered to be
of a political nature and II the coioreo
men are adulltltQ tDtiC - FNy
possibility of the -guardsmen whose terms
are expiring now nearly every, week re-
enlisting as has been their habit,
Colonel Skirm. is very anxious tnat tne
members Of the Seventh Regiment should
make the best possible showing at the an
nualt inspection and muster, by inspector
Murphy, on May 10. The company drills
are being well attended, and the Seventh
will make a bid for first place or the per-
centage list. ..-
General Plume. has issued a division
order announcing that on Thursday even,
inc anew company of infantry, located
in Camden and to be attached to the
Sixth Regiment, will be mustered into
the service by Lieutenant Colonel daniel
b. Murphy, Inspector of the Second Brig
Quartermaster General Donnelly is quite
busy nowadays preparing the state COM
pany grounds at Sea Girt for the FIRST
Brigade. which goes into camp early IN
July. The grounds will he altered some,
what, although the tents will be pltcned
ON the same spots: The regimentai mess
in Brdar TO alows battalion formation.
This year floors will be placed in the
q the right, left and color COM
GAMES Of each regiment. and the mem
hers 81 these commands will sleep on
have always been 4 nuisance and WHICH
have been broken up to a considerable
extent yearly. # the experiment rim, turns h
stituted for cots altogether.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-30

and walls near them remain intact. Thu
manity' will be given this week with
the usual matinees.
Bon Ton Theatre.
More than ordinarily attractive is the
programme of the Bon Tor this week,
and those who enjoy a frst-clasS variety
performance cannot do better than to
%patronize Manager Dinkins' show"
There are so many really good artists
that to specify anyone is to neglect
others equally worthy. Some of them are
new in their line to Jersey City patrons
and on that account are especially inter-
esting. Among those are Mclean and
Hall, who, to use the language of the
.'perfesh," "open their act in full even
ing dress, black up In ten seconds in
view of the audience. make a quick
change of costume and conclude with
their shoe plantation song and dance"
Then there is the exceedingly, amusing
scene by Cunningham and Staley, truly
a positive novelty from start to finish.
Sigfeid, a clever impersonator, is. not
down on the bill, but he gives a fine
performance for all that. Others like
John j. and Lille Black. Chas. Fostelie,
intensely tcomical; Eddie Shayne and Mac
worden, bright and funny, and many
others, all of whom are worth while go,
ing 10 hear.
The performance is clean. attractive
and instructive, and certainly the best
of its kind seen in the city
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-30
MUCH FOB LITTLE.
An Exhibition Worth Ten Times the
Price OF Admission.


No circus ever exhibits In New York,
except Barnum & Bailey's Greatest Show
on Earth. This one fact in itself should
be sufficient to establish the dignity,
character, and merit of the great and
magnificent public institution that Bar
mum & Bailey will bring here on Ma 9.
Nothing else need be said, for everyone
knows that ever the Madison Square
Garden In New York, big as 1t is, is
not large enough to contain more than
one-half of this show. 1t is only under
the enormous tent on the road, that the
entire show can be seen to perfection.
It is a bitter pill to all other show man
ayers to realize that they ann exhibit
in New York, that their show is not
large enough or good enough to place
before the critical audience of the me-
.tropolis. Every large city of the coun-
try is visited by Barnum & Bailey, for
their greatest patronage is derived from
the Intelligent and educated classes of
the people, and the wonderful attrac-i
tons and features in the big tents
appeal to the refined everywhere. 1t is
for such reasons the chronological Con-
gress of strange and savage people were
made a part of the show this year, for,
together with Johanna, opportunities of
making comparison between some of the
burbar osis races Of people and gorillas are
afforded the intellectual visitor to be
found in no other institution on earth.
There one can see the giant and dwarf
animals of all kinds, witness the wonder
full power of man over the brute creation,
as shown in the marvellous performances
OF the troupes of wild and domestic
beasts in the ~steel-barred arena, where
- a~-- = - nAGf 80 no Arm IS N
harmony together, at the word OF conn
1s4and 81 a weaPcaiess trFiner- Res;ae.s
all the cages of Wild beasts are properly
readily comprehend and understand the
different species, while those ~studiousiy
Inclined will find ample material. Tor
eapon utensils, canoes and implements
aside from the performances of the ma
ttves themselves: Herds of elephants,
els, 400 superb horses, ponies, zeb1aa,
iri5ased .everywhere. three rings. two
besides a veritabie cobweb of aerial APP
paratus are required to show the 100
acts Of the varied entertainment. Ger
tainly in no 2 g 9 q'lffa s ang n can natter 81 muc Mh a.
the admission price charged it would
|stiIl be the cheapest show to visit, be-
cause one can see SO sn m ahn +. Lear learn $50 So
the visit. Among the many other new
and novel performances in the rings are
the equestrian May-pole dance, fox hunt
ers' meet. the high jumping horse con
ments, not mentioning anything about
the novel aerial feats by the champions
Of all countries. Sixteen champion bare
nuence to be had, are a magnificent add
ton to the long list Of expert performers.
While Johanna. the giant gorilla, as long
living attraction eyer seen at any time
in the worlds history. The crowned
heads of the world, with their military
new street parade when the show ar
riyeS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-30
CORPORATION NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that the Commits;
s msaf ;, Of tss Ass esssa ! fer tSs 5 5s,senv City ass,,g VII
by the Board OF Street and Water Commits.
si9ners' as a. the sor corner ct sf Mercer & street str T,, and
day. May sth. 1895. at 9 O'clock In the fore.
noon noe ,ea 70 e spprai Is "a ana tas aeser min d5 tine " value ws,e p
any owner of such real estate. or of any in
fe meSav saeeein' II may ayyen Sustain and py eh ssasSn Of As sh 1s
boundaries Of
between the west side Of Merseies street and
feet. wide between Merselss street and The
Decks Dec s,; 2silw " ninety 60. go. feet feet, wide Tide D Os wee.
tory street, IL produced northerly. and sixty
{s0j feet wide between the west line Of Fac
within thirty oS fsss On both sides q e. !.
scribed. between Merseles street and the west
1lsf Of ris sns # from way shs Of w tas i hasiQ Il ra nsSs
street 70 Mil Road, and all real estate With
the National Docks Railway and the west
The 4 c. centre fs'g line Of said Mercer street may
be described as foilows:-Beginning at q poin
S Sein lee two wesi hundred n / and msiss sixty tsso5' feet South
Of the centre line Of Wayne street t T ct, As nov
Westerly Da5 5sssla VIII a. w Sisssnt street sss
hundred and sixty $500 feet south OF the
centre line thereof measured at right angles
to Cornelison avenue: thence continuing said
centre line OF Mercer street as described, IL
part of Mercer street to be ninety. $50 feet
wide, between the right Of way OF the Ma
tional Docks Railway and the west side OF
Factory street. If produced northerly, thas
centre line of said part OF Mercer street
ginninsE ct ,,s 4 R ssas a dnsasured d~ Ct h nags4 an!
from said centre line Of Wayne street,
running parallel, with said centre line
Wayne street. between the west line of t.
right of way of said railway and said We
Said Commissioners will. also. at SAID tir
and place. hear all parties interested in
proposed establishing OF a new grade
Church street. between Mill Road and Ba
win avenue on the damage to be done to req
estate. or the damage. which, any owner o.
may sustain by establishing said grade. Sa&
proposed new grade may be described as II.
lows, to wat:-Beginning at the west curb ie
Of Mill Road, at the present established gr#
Of said Mill Road; thence. westerly On
quarter I2i-O inches four hundred feet to 9
east curb line of Baldwin avenue. q
AS which time and place said commissioner
Assessment WILL hear parties trtsrestsd1
said Improvements who desire to be he
and the damages to owners Of such Ian.
sustain by reason of opening said M :
street, and on the damage to be done to
estate, or the damage which any owner
such real estate may sustain by establishing
a new grade on said Church stree.
MICHAEL 4SCHULTZ. +.
CORNELIUS J.
Commissioners of Assessment
Dated Jersey City. N. j., April 10th. 1882
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-30
A DISLIKE OF DUKES.
Handicap Which tho Highest of
EIuyIfsh Peers Have to Carry.

We may note a popularity In the
English feeling about titles, of which
we have never seen a ~asona ex-
PLANTATION. The political populace dis
likes the title of duke Some of the
ablest peers in politics a been dukes;
but to be a duke weights instead of
iightens a man in the great race for
power. There is a widely diffused i'm
preston, the origin of which we cannot
trace, that a duke is sure to be a little
stupid, that a brilliant duke is, in fact,
an imposs.bility. The title is a positive
drawback to the Duke of Devonshire,
and a Duke of Derby would never ave
been described as a Rupert of debate"
The Duke of Argyll, who is an intellect
ual athlete. would have been far more
completely recognized as Earl of Argyll;
and we are not sure that the dukedom
has not imDeded one or two promising
politicians in the House of Lords. Ger
tainly a duke rarely rises there. unless
he has become known to the country
before the title crushed him. Is it that
the rank ~overpowers the popular imagin-
a thing. which constantly happens in the
cas- of ksngs-or is It that men can
never forget the special rank by merg-
tile Of = .l ord + Siin Ro peer eap except saosp f a duke
is invariably mentioned by the title
which marks his grade. We have not an
idea of the true explanation, but we know
that a political earl who accepted a
dukedom would hose heavily in popular
estimation, and that even a marquis
his rank so little, would find thai the
coronet strawberry sHeaues acted to a
certain extent as arf e~xtinguisher, while
Commons he would have to struggle
against some inexplicab1e weight. The
fact is one of the very oldest in the
of rank, but of its reality we entertain
no doubt whatever. To say tina is a
ducai opinion is to say it is an opinion
that no one In our days need consider
London SDectator-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-30
YOUNG THIEVES CAUGHT.
Three Mon With Records Captured
and Charged With burglary.

1'lFtttt tHC cefrtD tNv4scu". a
TRENTON, April 80, 1S95.-Three young
men, with criminal records. who started
out to emulate the forty thieves, were
captured yesterday morning after their
first robbery. They were surprised in
an underground cave that they had dug
on the White Horse Road between here
and B~ordentown.
The thieves were George johnson, just
out of the New York State R~eforHatory.
at Elm:ra, N; "; Charles Sherman, a
School at Jamesburg, and Fred Tams.
"a young crook Of this town. They broke
open the cigar store of Armstrong 8
Son on Greenwood avenue, and obtained
both goods and money; The cigars they
The young men admitted that they
had lust banded together to DO. Tren-
hide their booty in caves scattered
around the county and ship them to q
ready cash for cooking utensils to use
in the principal cave where they were
captured caused them to sell their booty
hare
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-30
ARMoRER's SALARY INCREASED

After awarding the water contract yes
terday the Street and Water Commission
ers Increased the salary OF Armorer
Brownlee from $1,000 to $1,000 per year.
II. B. Mcknight wa appointed inspector
of the construction of a sewer in Pine
street. John Van Tassel will perform a
IKE duty in thei Improvement of Lafay-
cite street.
Bids were receiver for the improvement
J. H. Fiaherty & Co. were the lowest
bidders.
sda morning. aaM.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-30
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
Home and Country for MAY.

,frontispiece in Home and Country
New York. for May. is a masterpiece.
This is but one among man full-page
the latest number of this always excel
lent family magazine. Indeed. in The
Vagaries of Child-Life" and How I
Won MY Wife," the highest art is shown
to advantage.
The leading articles are THE New
York Police Force" by Superintendent
Thomas Byrnes: Our Duty to Cuba"
Of the New York Press "A CLEAN of
Freedom" by William J. Gorsuch. Sec
rotary of the National Proyident Union;
sAgrarian Revival" by William Hem
street; .sThe Whalers of the Arctic Sea"
by Rufus r. Wilson. and The Nations
Tribute-Memorial Day." by Gen. George
B.. Loud.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-30
NEW WATER ASSESSMENT.
Assessor Dusenbery,s Thorough Work
and ITS Results.

Water Assessor Dusenbery has finished
the tedious work Of levying a new water
assessment. AS has been predicted in
''The Jersey City News on several oc-
~casions. discrepancies were found and
some bear the color of favoritism. The
reassessment brings into the city the
neat additional sum of $50, 143.78 yearly.
This amount was worth working for
and Mayor has taken occasion to thank
Assessor Dusenbery for the .-thoroughness
of his work.
The Assessors report is as follows
To the Honorable Board of Street and
Water Commissioners
Gentlemen.-I beg leave to submit here
with my report of the water registers for
water rents for the year 1856.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-30
ANOTHER COMFORT OF THE TIMES

Some genius has devised for sleeping
cars a system of beds made of rubber
bags, which are to be stretched over
steel frames and inflated with hot air
from the locomotive. In fifteen minutes
an entire car can be amde reay for the
night. In the morning, when the hot
air is turned off. the mattresses and pill
beds, it is claimed, would be cheaper
lighter and more comfortable than those
made now, and could be tucked away
change.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-04-30
SONS OF VETERANS sooIABLE.

General John A. Logan Camp, No. 80,
8. O. ", Div. N. j., will hold their sixth
annual anniversary and lunch box soc.a-
BILE on Wednesday evening, May s, 1895,
at the Avenue House, Five Corners. A
Handsome lamp will be presented to the
most popular Son of a Veteran in Jersey
City on that evening. The proceeds will
go to the benefit fund.