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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-30
CAPTAIN WARLEY'S DUEL.
Remarkable Exhibition Of Deter
min ltfon and Courage.

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In a letter. a friend of the late Captail
Alexander Fraser Marley, of the Confed
crate Navy. tells the following story, IL
Illustrating his personal courage On en-,
tering the United States Navy most
youngsters" were submitted to what we
know as "hazing," and there was on the
t~raintng-ship to which Marley was as
signed an officer named Nelson of Ala.
pama. / think, who was known as sBuIly
nelson, on account Of his fondness for
annoying his subordinates. He had many
quarrels on his hands in consequences
put generally managed to know whom
Marley was sitting quietly in a corneE
81 the messroom the first evening that
Nelson Joined the ship, somewhere in
South American waters. Nelson seeing
tlous remarks about the modest, ~retirins
young fellow. who, however, did not
notice him at first at all. After a while
Marley warned him to stop; but Nelson
mstook his man. and going up to him
ItWeaked" his nose. saying that was how
ne treated youngsters"
Marley Indignantly flung aside the
book he was reading and. in a voice and
a manner not to be mistaken, said to
Melsqn; Il am going to kin you, and you
a punk. got a PISTOL. and. coming back.
se1Fef he and said put t. under Ndsgog arrest ets Of COZ Z E.
~ ION Tx III
shore at daylight and we VIII Settle this
matter, for it shall not rest here" Nell
son. who knew Marley was under arrest.
went ashore with friends and spent the
night in town. enjoying whatever pleas
ures were to be had, and, early in the
morning, went with his companions to
the place Marley had indicated on the
shore near the anchorage. He thought it
would be a nice thing to be able to say
he had been there and that Marley had
not turned up, but he was mistaken
again, for Marley was there, dripping
wet. having got by his guard and
reached the shore by swimming. There
was nothing to do but TO arrange the
melting and Marley requested one of
Nelson's party to act as his second, as
under the circumstances he had n o been
able to bring a friend.
They cook their positions and fired, and
Nelson was shot through the lungs.
There was great CONSERVATION, but War
ley was the coolest of the party, and
taking Nelson up he carried him to &he
boat; which had now com out from the
ship, and did all he could for the
wounded mar until the services of the
surgeon could be obtained. Nelson re-
covered, but is said to have died some
years .afterward from the effects of this
Wound.-CharleSton News.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-30
THE VEsTAL VIRGINS,
The Sacred Fire Wa KfndiedN By
Hnbbfnr TOgetler of DRY wood.

Ovid tells US hat the first temple of
Vesta ait Rome was constructed of wat
tied walls and rooted with thatch, like
the primitive huts of the inhabitants 1t
was little other than q. circular covered
fireplace and was tended by the unmar-
ried girls of the infant community.
It served as the public hearth of Rome,
and on it glowed, .-unextinguished
throughout the year, the sacred fire
which vas supposed to have been
brought from Troy, and the continuance
of which was thought to be linked with
the fortunes Of the city.
h name of Vesta is believed to be de-
rived from the same root as the Sanskrit
was, which means .sto dwell. 10 inhabit,'
and shows that she was the. goddess of
home, and HON had the hearth as its
focus. A town. a State. is but a large
family, and what the domestic hearth
was to the house, that the temple of per-
petual fire became to the city.
Every town had its Vesta or common
hearth, and the colonies derived their
fire from the mother earth. Should q
vestal maiden allow the sacred fire to be-
come extinguished, she was beaten by
the Grand Pontiff till her blood flowed
and the new fire was soiernnly rekindIed
by rubbing together of dry wood oraby
focusing of the SUMS rays. It might not
be borrowed. 2 Mst9
The circular form and domed roof Of
the temple of Vesta were survivals of
the prehistoric huts of the aaborigines,
which were Invariably round.-Newark
DallV Advertiser, FsH .1teW-laHEI 1W-ar 2 90
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-30
PREACHED IN EVENING DRESS.
a California Minister who Practices
and Defends the Custom.

H
The Rev. Edwards Davis. the actor
preacher, of Oakland, Cal, changed his
tactics tonight, says a a Francisco
EXAMINER correspondent. He did not
clutch his hair and offer his kingdom
for a horse and then sink upon the stage.
to show the end of intrigue and ambi-
ton. Nor did he shuttle a pack of cards
and declare for bean porker or dance in
the pulpit TO glorify the waltz and prove
it's inherent innocence
The Rev. Mr.. DAVIS has succeeded in
getting public attention focused upon
him. What is more, he has succeeded
in getting people 10 go TO hear him:
day and generation, and is disposed to
change his stock Of ideas to suit the
seasons
There has been considerable criticism
of his methods of proclaiming the Cos
pei, my mission in .~gpGreaehinga sad
essary to wear a long face and a Vine
gary aspect in telling; of the Lamb
that taketh away the sins of the
= world?
ssNow. concerning my appearance to-
night in evening dress in the pulpit, let
let me say that I believe God is no respec9
Ter of garb, and that an evening dress
would not preclude a preachers en-
trance into the Kingdom of Heaven.
But inasnuch as It. was
that I would appear in evening dress
is more proper in the pulpit when dis
cusing popular themes than the con-
ventiona1 Prince Albert.
But the question of broadcloth or
rags or tights is so trivial that I hardly
see the sense of such things being men
The purpose of the young preachers
efforts tonight was TO show Oakland his
ability as a word painter. Rev. Mr..
Davis ambition is to be able to thrill
great audiences with copious and fervid
nra tory III
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-30
STILL IT LINGERs.
The After-Ehects of the Grip Seem
to BE Worse Than the Disease Itself.

There are more weak. tired and run
down people today than have been seen
before. in five years, and owing. to one
special cause:-That cause is the grip-
Grip Is not as severe this year as IN tns
past, but 1T is very prevalent n quite
as annoying. 1t leaves the person weak,
subject to chills, with occasional .ffashes
Of high fever, restlessness, lack OF appe-
tile, bad taste in the mouth and pans
throughout the body. The worst thing
about grip Is getting over it, and even
after it Is broken, it Is weeks, sometimes
months, and even years, before the per-
Here is where the great danger, the
great dread which attends the grip arises.
1t caves the body weak, often broken
and open to all the attacks which may
come in after years. 1t often ruins the
Now, there Is only one way to overcome
the after-effects of the grip. n that IS
to. build up the system by a genuine slim
ulant until it regains its health and
strength. There is nothing which will DO.
this so well as pure Whiskey, and there
is but, one pure medicinal whiskey IN
America, and that is Duffy's Pure Malt.
Thousands of statements could be given.
concerning people who have been
brought around, to perfect health after
suffering from the grip in its worst form
be taken that no other stimulant, is
used in its place, for there is no other
that will answer the purpose SO Wen.
Some druggists or grocers. often seek 10
substitute Common whistles. but in a
case of after-effects of the grip. you can
not be too careful. and should secure
only the best. 55
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-30
TEMPORARY ABSENCE OF SOUL.
Some Remarkable Experiences of

P~sychfcal investigators.
Ghostly experiences were the order OF
the evening at the meeting of the So
ciety for Psychica1 Research last night
In Allston Hall. Professor William
James, of Harvard University, presid-
ed, and said that it was well to receive
experiences narrated with judicial i'm
Partially as to the source and signifi-
canoe.
Secretary Richard Hodgson read ex-
tracts from a revised proof of F.. w.
H. Wyer's second paper on The Elk
p~eriences of w. Stanton Moses which
was partly read at the October meet
Ing. One extract was as follows
On one occasion Mr.. Moses, while in
a trance, got out Of his body and stood
looking at 1t with no surprise whatever
at his rather singular situation. Sud-
denly ne became conscious of the pres
ence of a venerable, bearded prophet,
who stood beside him. The .ghossiy
garment. On his head was a coronet,
over which was a star. With the pro-
phet as a guide he left the apartment.
Ills first sensation of surprise was caus-
ed by the ease with which he passed
through the wall. The pair traversed
beautiful gardens till they came to. a
aged, granamother, much idealized, but
still looking as she did during her earth
~ existence. She tried to speak to him,
but his guide hurried him away. He
afterWard received spiritual information
that the interruption was due to the
unfavorable condition existing at the
time"
Another communication contained the
following experience of Mrs. Conner, who
was also accustomed to leaving her
body
A a hotel in New York, on one oc-
casion, she made one of these extra
corporeal excursions. She could feel her
spirit passing out through her head,
She was Whirled about the room, sew
era1 times touching the walls. She hesi-
tated whether to pass through the roof
or out of the window, but finally chose
was very red. Finally she crawled back
into her body. When she awoke the
sky wore the same red appearance she
had noticed while on her strange ex-
cursion. Mrs. m conveys the graft
Tying assurance that the passage. from
the body was attended by no pain or
discomfort, but was much like putting
ones arm in a sleeve
Still another experience was as fol-
lows ~
"A private soldier in a Kansas regi-
ment was once taken sick, and reluct-
antly went into-a hospital, where he APP
parently died. His friend, DR.. Chandler,
euIe tr-ed to restore him, sue
through his lips. The soldier stated that
all the while Dr.. Chandler was working
at his body his spirit was seated on the
mantlepiece, trying to decide whether to
return to the body or take it's final de-
parture from it. Noticing how anxious
DR.. Chandler seemed he at last de-
termined to r%e-enter his. body, and did
TRANSCRIPT"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-30
DON'T FRET ABOUT MARRIAGE.
when Tzsn rs Less yaia the New
r4Eoaaenas yMisa Accesat lin. y

Indifference to marriage when con-
fined 10 tine man sex was a compara-
lively easy problem, because the, women
wedding, but now that the young women
also are beginning to forswear it the
social preachers are in despair.
outcome of it all, the very widest guess
being that lately published in the "Argo-
naut'' (San Francisco which opines that
Oriental polygamy viii be the not unE
Woman was meyer, before the ssaf-as.
todaya-and it is Incredible that any, one
eould ebsdieye that she would slnk hacs
several wives. If the nineteenth cen
fury girl considers the exclusively pos
sessed husband sof today anworthy of
her d.eyootion; tits n; net 4 iiSelg oa that {1 8
dedieatA her life TO the fraction of a man.
Marriage has been oyerpraised, ana
woman has been underrateds facts that
a tinles of readjbstmentse and woman is
so busy proving that she can do the
lIhsags 6hat&man said she could not that
AT the fnoment theeultivatien Of her
own 2inoividuality is her paramount in
terest. "Freedofa. f~reedonls"5 is her cry,
and. realizing that freegorn is incom-
patible with marriage, she shuns we'd
Mans vanity Is being very much bruis-
ed in.these GAYS when Woman is free
ing her mind at such a tremsadous rate,
ence for him, and later the sexes can
come TO an understanding based upon
thcroughgoing equality in matrimony
Assured that the old-tiTne martial con-
ditions Of master and sasnnlOle servant
win never again prevail, the young won1-
an ear to Will:eswhen he comes a-woo-
ing-Vogue.' :
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-30
WOMEN HAIRDREsslRs
They Know Their Rusiaess and
Esarta Considerable Encotssca.- 5

Eara Considerable kncotasca.- 81 $
Some one told the writer recently that
any number of clever, well-bred women
were earning very respectable Incomes
by following the profession of dressing
hair.
At first blush he could not believe it
to be either lucrative or enduring as
permanent employment, but investigation
developed some interesting and valuable
information on the subject.
It appears thai these ~peripatetic ha.r-
d~ressers secure the patronage ola re-
stricted number of ladies, and work for
them for their clientele only.
They form season engagements and
where a patron keeps her. own personal
maid, they visit her twice a week. Dress
ers' duties include shampeoing the head,
preserving the perfect condition Of the
.sha.r.
= The work is neither tedious ner@ unTe5
Sfining, and many Weai5hy women zen are
luxury in the morning or late afternoon
Some of these hairdressers lave fully
six hours of each day regularly engaged
5by their customers They carry 3ouE "a g.
small case. containing hsaithfm tonics
and fragrant Washes. ~ couTss, sasa
The dresser spends an hour at3i each
house. charging S1.s0 for a visit, 20, Dusy
six hours a week, are able to ornmand
an income Of 80 a day. an eminentiy
good income for any one to earn.
In discussing the details Of her ealing,
one bright worker remarked that few
Z people appreciate the imperative. neces-
sity of thoroughly brushing the hair at
least twice a %day-not mere surface
passes which allow the brlstles to glide
over the head, but elbow, grease judle1ous5
ly applied, leaving q glowing, scalp ana
There is no other tonic that change
roughened, unkempt hair to the desired
Furnished condition that bespeaks scare
herence to this rule is as necessary for
health in a womans hair as the curry
comb to the horses sides.
Many Of my riS r. she c% s2ana 3D.
whole hour. scientifically brushing the
hair, taking as much care with the back;
of the neck as with the lie;
are very short. This leaves less length
to gather the dust. ~
These hairdresers never ami Ihe.
Ehair over, once In two months. OfFener
than this is apt to prevent the aeeumuia7i
ton of oil necessary. 9Vaseline andaSam4
mionia, as so many women use il :areaina
The first assists the dust in clinging,
| and the latter scorches the hair uanerci-l
fully. Peroxide of hydrogen. if sparingly
used. provides an additlonai brightness
hN These hairdreSserS tell me their work is
THE result only of experience. All inquire
of the druggist as 10 good tonics: some
up the hair s-emi-annually. But of actual
capital required there is none.
Mhene EYES fa q = as sood u bsnF aeaognt f sfa
start with, advice rs to its being followed
is. doubtful Of general adoption; but.
when p~atience andlsolne skill are the only
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-30

The old-time visionary inventor has
given place to the practical, hard-work-
ing professional inventor of today
The successful inventor must now pc
a business man as well as a man OF me-
chanical ideas.
The high tension OF the nervous sys-
tenn, often kept up for months and
months, makes tremendous drafts on the
health of those busy brain workers. Many
suceumb to nervous pr~ostration when
they seem just en- the point of surmount-
ing every difficulty.
OF I'll the countless recent useful in
ventions none has passed through. SO
many or so rapid a course of improve
ments as the typewriter. Today the
latest perfected machine IS undoubtedly
the Williams Typewriter, which repre-
sents a vast amount of cumulative in
v~ention.
John Newton Williams, It's inventor,
was born in 1915. in Brooklyn, n. Z. lie
spent his early manhood ON the western
frontier. Subsequently he settled in Ken
lucky, where he became known as one o.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-30

him personally, and seeing what it did
him ! thought I would try il 1 com
menced taking it before meals, and it at
onee stimulated my appetite and aided
digestion. 1 took two bottles ana was
much benefited.
again two years later I was troubled
with and indigestion, and
some Paine's celery compound to one Of
great benefit. Ny wife, after her long
Illness last summer and severe nervous
prostration, and. some trouble from I'M
digestion, concluded to try Paine's celery
compound, a few weeks ago. and she is
now taking it with steady Improvement
Several Of my friends nave taken it on
my recommendation, and are nov pFac-
teal believers. in its great restorative
powers. I nave found the celery conf
pound a tonic and restorative that 1
could lean. upon with confidence in time
of trouble
Paine's celeryScompound makes people
well! AS a SPRING remedy it is unsur-
passed. ~
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-30
BEEoHER's RBToRT.

Henry Ward Beeeher was lecturing on
Communism" in the Old Wigwam in
Chicago, before an audience of ten thous-
and people. Everybody vas subdued; the
audience was GREATNESS with interest.
the power of the people, Presently. he
ended a ringing period with these words,
pronounced in a voice SO deep and fervfd
n full of conviction that they seemed
to have been uttered then for the first
time: .eThe voice of the people is the
voice of Godr' But into the silence
which followed this utterapce came the
voice of a half-drunken man IN the gall
lery: 1.-THE voice of the people is the
voice of a fool" Would Mr.. Beecher be
made the sympathetic crowd shiver? He
certainly was.
Looking towards the gallery from
whence the voice came, he replied with
people, not the voice of one man."-Cur-
rant II N arat1ra SCI 5sfEEa+v&-%s-AE t
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-30
AMERICAN VOICES.
They Need Training TO Make Eacm
Eaectiye ma Pleasing.

our voices should be as mobile and
capable of expressing our every emotion
as are our eaatures. The quality OF our
voice is our own. but the form of its
expression is external and can be i'm
proved by culture.
Every perfect voice possesses the Iuli
musical scale, and each register IS capa-
BILE. if properly used, of expressing a
different phase Of character, and a diff
ferent variety of emotion. The first six
tones are those In most conznoaausage,
although few voices are suffriertly cul7
tivated to employ more than nVe,vand IN
America the average IS but fearast
NV classification of the various tones
IS as follows THE first or lowest tone
expresses power, insistence and FORGET
the second, self-pity and d~iiildenee, the
ed the human tone;' fourth, aspira-
ton: fifth. brialiancy, selftpossession, the
great world tone" and sixth, content
ment. peace and happiness.
The American voice owes its monoton-
Gus quality to the fact that it seems
limited to the use of the lower tones IN
the scale; indeed, many American voices
employ only the first and second tones,
with the first in predolninanee- This
gives also to our national voices lnose
Qualities of insistence,I harsh aecentoas
Ron and tiresomeness fer which we are
criticised on both sides of tae Atiantic.
The Center voice, when lneilqea
DDIQ the II ptst -
best for common household use Tor two
reasons. It does not ire the yoiees
and has the power of easily projecting
itself. a.
and English voice lies mainly in the
d:ffefent register used, the English wonn-
an using the upper tones ana rising
cadence.5 which is more musical 1n$eftecl
while the American voice drops from the
center tone down.. exhausting the vocal
~chords5and producing a. stridept effect.
Many American voices ~afeSrnfued IN
o,1r nlSblic schools. The roomssare1large,
there il apt to be a great deal of con
fusion and in either recitfng or speakln
the children and constantly ~adnlonished
ito speak louder without being taught
the csentii method for increasing the
vol,,ne of their voices. Thus 9the local
organs. which are delicate in the extreme
are oyerstra.ned and the music OF the
voice forever destroyed.
The first thing to dosin any effort 10
Improve the voice is to understand the
Quality of the voice, just as one would
in beginning vocal instruction 9ItS is
necessary to know If the quality is, high
snnrano. mezzo-soprano, eontralto Tor
alto; then, after having. sound out what
the natural voice is, cultivate that both
up n down the scale. but always re-
membering that the keynote must be
the real voice and never an ARTIFICIAL
one. Technique is necessary for freedom
Of u~tterance, and no perfect expression
be. achieved without thoughtful
sfudy.-Lecture by Miss Milward Adams.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-30
OFF AND ON.

A lawyer noted for his success on cross
examination found his match in a recent
trial, when he asked a long-suffering
witness how long he had worked at his
business of ~tin-roofng. The answer was:
81 have worked at It off and on, but have
worked at It steady for the past Twelve
years"
How long of and on have you worked
at it?"
~ssixty-hve years.
"FIow old are yoa??"
s.Sixty-fve."
Then You have been a tin-roofer from
b.rth?v
mo, sir. of course 7 haven't, & m
"Then why do you say that you AVE
worked at your trade sixty-fve years?-
Because you asked hoy long off and
Il eff and on sixty-fiye years-tWenty
years on and forty-five off"
Here there was q oar in the court
room. but not at the expense of the WITT
ness. and his inqu.sieor hurriedly finished
his examination in great confusion.-Har-
per's agazine for April. sAss
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-30
FOLLOWED BY A DELUGB

The depth of water has considerable
effect upon a vessels speed, shoa water
retarding her. In some ships, running at
at a high rate of speed in shoal water.
very considerably. This is caqsed by the
water not filing with sufficient quick
ness the cavity at the stern caused by
the forward movement ofthe, vessel. This
lack of water at the stern causes the
ship to settle there and be pursued by a
huge wave In one of our sfnall,s'svery
as 1T rs usually called. was ST marked
that the9crest of the following wave act
ually boiled over the stern and broSs
upon the deck, and in some much larger
vessels this water comes pretty we'll up
toward the deck under similar eircum-
Observation-Disclosures" for March.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-30
COST OF II TEMPLE.
what Solomon Spent In the Com
strucsion of the Great Eaffice.

strucsson of the Great E3f6ce.
The cost of Solomon's temple n its
interior. decorations and other para
p~hernalia was one of the wonders of
the talents of geld, silver and brass
used in its construction were valued at
th enormous sum of $6.S79. S22,o 600. The
worth OF the jewels is generally placed
of gold, according to ~Josephus, were
valued at 100000 talents, which, reduced
to English money (as has been shown
by ChapeI.s reduction tablesl, was equal
to s575 29s. 203. The vessels of silver, ac-
cording to the same authorities, were
still more valuable, being set down as
worth S649, 344, 900, Priests ~vestinents and
robes of singers, S10,000,O0O. Trumpets,
$1,000, 900.
To this add the expense of building ma
terials. labor, etc, II we get some Won
derful figures. Ter thousand men hew-
ing eedars, $4,000 bearers of burdens,
$1,000 hewers of stone. $500 overseers, all
Of which. were employed for seven years.
and upon whom, BESIDES their wages,
Solomon bestowed sSd7S3, 997.
If their daily food was worth two sh1l-
lines, each the sum total for all was
1858. SIT. 0SS during the time of building:
The material In the rouGh is estimated
as having been worth sl0.5i5,3 S7, 900. These
several estimates show the total cost to
have been SIT, so, 665, 1856. -~Philadelphia
procC E.s.Et IL e -mHf EsN9t So f-+
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-03-30
JAPANESE SOLDIERS BAGGAGE.

The personal baggage which man
is allowed to carry in the Japanese army,
is rigsdly lifnited-in the case Of soldiers
to their narching Fit, and. y 4 case of
carry besides their allotted. burden of
stores. Officers are allowed such luxur-
les asa change Of clothes. The tlit of
the private soldier is slightly. lighter
a spare pair Of Boots tnew), change OF
underwear, overcoat with sh9Qdsa pocket
filter, field glassess four. pairs sOfJstraw.
sandals, water bottle, bagStosEcarrynf four
days compressed rice, magazine rife
and ammunition, and sword bayonet.-
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