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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-04
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT.

Notice is hereby given that the final ac-
count of the subscriber. administrator of Mar
garet Moran, deceased, will be audited and
stated by the Surrogate of the County Of
Hudson and reported for settlement on Friday
the Sth day of November next.
Dated September 4, A. d. 1895.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-04
NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT.

Notice Is hereby given that the final account
of the subscribers. executors under the last
ceased. who, in his lifetime was the guardian
of Emil schweitzer: a minor, viii be audited
Hudson, and reported for settlement on FRI
day, the 18th day of November next
Dated September :. A. n. 1895.
KATE NJ. WARREN,
HENRY T. NuGENT.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-04

Estate of Henry Bien, deceased; Bertha
Bien, administrators of Henry Bien, deceased,
dated October /, 1885. hereby gives notice to
the creditors of said decedent to bring IN
their debts, demands and claims against the
estate Of said decedent, under oath or affir-
nation, within nine months from the date OF
said order. or they will be forever barred of
any action therefor against said administra-
1A BERTHA BIEN.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-04

OPENING OF SEALED PROPOSALS.
Proposals for furnishing and delivering
Friedrich, Fireclay, Lime, Portland Ce-
ment and Building Sand, as directed, two
() in number, were presented as follows:
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-04
NOTICES
NOTICE TO CREDITORS.

JAMES q. o,NE1L. SURROGATE. once hours. 9 a. NJ
toAP NJ SATURDAYS Q to IL "a NlAEet
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1895-10-04
BOARD OF STREET AND WATER COMMISSIONERS
Official Proceedings)
dered approved as engrossed

On motion the rules were suspended and
business was proceeded with under RUE
No. 10.
The free press., 1895-12-12
Paper HOrseShOes.

A practical invention by veterinary
surgeon is now successfully applied at
Berlin. He manufactures horseshoes
of paper impregnated with oil or tur-
pentine to make it waterproof.
After being saturated, it is glued to-
gether in thin layers with cement
which does not become brittle when
drying and consists of mixture of
Venetian turpentine, powdered chalk,
linseed oil and lacquer. These horse
shoes are made in various thicknesses.
The holes, admitting the nails by
which the shoe is fastened to the hoof,
are stamped through the paper when
moist; it is then subjected to a very
strong pressure, under hydraulic
press, and, when dry, can be filed and
planed to fit the hoof snugly.
The inventor has already attempted
to make these horseshoes of paper
pulp, adding chalk, sand, turpentine
and linseed oil in such quantities that
the material is impermeable to moist
ure. This composition possesses the
necessary elasticity and toughness for
the purpose; it can be pressed in
molds and dried afterwards, or cut
out of blocks of the mass and placed
under strong pressure. The shoes
made my pasting together paper sheets
are preferable, as they are stronger
than those made of the compressed
material. These shoes can be fastened
to the horses hoof either by nails, as
usual, or be cemented with glue CON
sisting of gum of ammonia one part
and gutta-percha two parts. Paper
World
The free press., 1895-12-12
VOL. vi.
The White Island.

In Counterpart country are hills of snow,
smooth and white for the weary feet
And blossoms of healing that greenly grow
/, All untarnished by frost or heat
And dreamy rivers their sea do meet,
Never rippled by wind or rain;
Ard shadows walk in the silent street
That leads through the city Of Counterpane
on Counterpart coast there are breakers low
Whispering echoes of ancient rhyme;
Swaying and shimmering to and fro,
And singing softly from time to time.
And if on the milk-white cliffs you climb
A beautiful rounded sward you gain,
Where scents of lilac and Towering lime
{ Come down from the city of Counterpane
From Counterpart hills you may gaze below
On dusky forest and dim ravine;
No fear of evil that land doth know,
Nor cares nor sorrows therein are seen.
But the lords of Maybe and Must have-been
Bid one ride in their golden train,
And languorous. luminous glow serene
Suffuses the city of Counterpart.
Pail Mall Gazette.
The free press., 1895-12-12
SCIENTIFIC SCRAPS.

An italian captain claims to have
invented gun which will fire ,00O
rounds.
The range OF the human voice is
said to extend from forty-three to
2,O49 vibrations per second.
Now comes new telegraph ma
chine system which it is claimed will
transmit from 720 to 94S words min
ute.
The orchids are true parasites,
growing on other plants and drawing
their substance from them and from
the air.
The brain of a woman is smaller
than that of man, but it is some
what larger in proportion to the
weight of the body.
Observation recently mado on
criminal beheaded in France proved
that the heart beat continued Tor SIX
minutes after the ak fell.
1t is said that bat finds its way
without the assistance of its eyes. A
blinded bat will avoid wires and OBJ
structions as dexterously as if it could
see perfectly.
The electric plow is pronounced
success in Germany. both from prac-
tical and an economical standpoint.
1t is now expected that the application
of electricity is to be extended to
other farm work, including the Dig
ging of beets and potatoes.
Bicycles have been much annoyed
by the malicious throwing of tacks in
the roadway to perforate the pneu-
matte tires. To meet this difficulty 1T
has been proposed to attach magnet
to the front wheel, so as to pick up
the tacks as the machine rolls along.
Reports from the lake regions OF
Minnesota and the Dekotas announce
that the lakes in that section are not
only greatly diminished in quantity.
but some are disappearing entirely.
| This state of affairs is largely attributa-
BILE to the deficiency in rainfall for
the past ten years.
The West Highland Railway COM
pany of London has found it neces-
sary to hang "grouse protectors on
many of their telegraph wires. These
protectors consist OF several sheets OF
| tin, which rattle together, and warn
the birds of danger. Before this in
stitution hundreds of birds were killed
by striking the wires.
The free press., 1895-12-12
Reformed.

The well-dressed gentleman called
at the door of the house of the kind
hearted lady.
"Iwo years ago." began the we'll
dressed gentleman, 81 came to your
door as poor tramp. 1t is to you
that l owe my reformation.
"Me ?" said the kind-hearted lady.
"Yes. Perhaps you have forgotten
it, but you gave me piece of steak.
| bit at it. A few more attempts
aroused in me the slumbering spirit
of determination, and l resolved to
conquer that steak or die. In three
days conquered it, and the spirit of
determination before mentioned had
got such start that it has kept right
on, and / want to thank you"
But the kind-hearted lady had
slammed the door. She resolved to
never aid another tramp, but the next
one that comes along will get the
usual warm welcome. Cincinnati
Gazette.
The free press., 1895-12-12
No More Rice Throwing.

Fashions s freaks are not always SO
unutterably silly as her stern oppo-
nents would have one believe. For in
stance, when she decreed that rice
throwing at weddings was to come to
an end, she sensibly signed the death
warrant of barbarous and dangerous
custom. The foolish practice obtains
now only among those who always will
cling to custom because it is Gus
tom. In fashionable sets here or
abroad it has been agreed that too
much serious damage has been done
to bride and groom by the hard little
grains not to make some necessary
substitute.
In addition, however, to marriage
bells and festive garments, some out
let seemed needful for the joyful feel
ings the occasion is supposed to
arouse. And in England paper con-
fetti are having quite vogue. These
are disks of paper about the size OF a
letter wafer, variously colored and
stamped III silver or gold. Armed
with cornucopias full of these, the
bridesmaids salute the "happy pair"
as they leave the parental mansion.
1t is easily conceivable what pretty
and effective scene could be made OF
this custom, especially as our we'd
dings run nowadays to ''color." A
pink wedding with pink cornucopias
and pink confetti, stamped in gold
would infallibly have delicious
memory picture for the guests.
The real confetti of italian carnival
fame are little balls made of starch
and water. They wero SO constructed
breaking scatter the starch powder
over the person whom they struck.
1t was often painful to get these
stinging blows on cheek or neck, and,
like the rice, they are passing out OF
use.
But the paper confetti is as little
likely to become really popular as the
rice, for the reason of the mess 1t
makes when scattered over house and
grounds, Crumbled paper lying about
is as ugly as the aggravating rice
grains crunching under the passer-by's
foot, and the general run of house
keepers, whether of high or low de-
gree, detest ''muss. New York
Uerald.
The free press., 1895-12-12
PEARLS OF THOUGHT.

Faultless people have few friends.
The bearer of good news always has
a sweet voice.
Many supposed giant has turned
out to be only shadow
Love never has to be watched to see
that it does honest work.
Morality is only the polish on the
candlestick. 1t is not the light.
The more an enemy hates us, the
more our kindness will hurt him.
The greater the house built on the
sen't, the greater will be the loss.
The poorest people in the world are
those who try to keep all they get.
Let flowers bloom all the year
Founc, and the bees will quit work.
Do right yourself, and you will
help some other man to behave him
edlf.
The man whose heart is set on
things perishable, loses all when they
ptrisb.
As long as love has drop of blood
left, it has something it is willing to
give up.
Tomorrow is the time when the fool
is going to be wise and the lazy man
Industrious.
If some people would think twice
before they speak, they would keep
still most OF the time.
Many'a woman who screams at sight
of n mouse, can look at surgeons
knife and set her teeth.
We may not all be able to do great
things but we can all be faithful in
little ones. Rams Horn.
The free press., 1895-12-12
Primitive Methods.

Cyprus methods of agriculture are
of the most primitive descriptions.
The plow in use in Cyprus is Just
what Virgil describes. They haven't
changed their implements OF agricul-
ture for 1900 years AS for the
threshing floors, they are precisely
what they were in Palestine IN the
days of Araunah the Jebusite. Every
village has one or more of these.
The free press., 1895-12-12
Kissing Unknown i'm Japan.

Strange as it may appear" says
NJ. de Guerville in his account of Jap
anese woman, "a kiss is an unknown
thing in Japan. A lover never kisses
his sweetheart, mother never kisses
her child. He made great mistake
the man who wrote that "a kiss IS ma
ture's Volapuk, tho universal language
of love- You can kiss any Japanese
girl. She will not object, for she
cannotNpossibly understand what you
mean. She will only think What
queer people these foreigners are. :"
The free press., 1895-12-12
Carrier Pigeons on Vessels.

The safety of an overdue lake
steamer was recently ascertained
through carrier pigeons sent from the
vessel. A far moro extensive use
could be made of these swift messen-
gers, and those who are interested in
them will find themselves more and
more in line with modern progress.
st. Louis Globe Demo -crat.
The free press., 1895-12-12
Volcanic Dust,

It is curious and interesting fact
that volvanic dust is 30 light that it
will float in the air for long time,
and may be carried to distance that
in the light of our ordinary knowl-
edge seems incredible. Passengers
on ship nearly nine hundred miles
from volcano found dust that had
been carried through the air by cur
rents and had settled on the vessel in
sufficient quantity to be easily gath
cred and examined. Microscopic in
vestigation fixed the substance as
positively volcanic 1t Is some
what in the nature of glass
or vitrified substance very strongly
resembling it. In Texas, Nebraska
and various parts of the West there
are enormous deposits OF volcanic
dust. Just where this came from is
source of much speculation, and scien-
lists are trying to fix the locality
whence it proceeded. OF course, it is
not impossible that there may have
been volcanoes in some portions OF
our land, but that the site Of them is
obscurcd by ordinary earth, vegetable
growth and other substances which
have resolved themselves into the
usual soil of such localities. New
York Ledger.
The free press., 1895-12-12
Strange Project for Atlantic Travel.

The strangest project for rapid
transatlantic travel is that OF the
French engineer, Bazin. His ideal
"ship" is not ship at all, but plat
form several stories high, carried on
and propelled by tubes OF rollers
about sixty feet in diametsr, entering
the water about twenty feet. The IN
yentor claims that with such rotating
monster rollers speed of thirty-two
knots an hour is possible. A very
small model has shown satisfactory
results, SO much SO ast to attract the at-
tent;on of the French Government. A
model seventy-five feet long Is now ID
course of construction. New York
World.
The free press., 1895-12-12
Soft Breads Versus Teeth.

A terrible example of what we may
all expect if we continue to spoil our
digestions and compilations with soft
bread rolls, a Boston dentist tells
the following story: Within the past
year he had come to him for profess
sional treatment four Swedish girls.
The teeth of each of these young
women were really crumbling away.
And why? In their native country,
where the Swedish bread is baked at
intervals during the year, and hung
on poles to dry and harden, the teeth
had their proper exercise. But when
these girls became subject to Gamer
lean civilization" and were obliged
to eat the pap and pastry in homes
where more time is devoted to cater
ing to the taste than to inding out
the needs and requirements OF the
body, the masticating OF food was no
longer necessity, and the teeth find
ing they were of no more service, de-
cided to take themselves out of the
way.-New York Advertiser.
The free press., 1895-12-12

under again.
eyes," he gasped.
"You'll kick over the tables, will
you?" she cried, and once more she
forced his head beneath the water.
"No, no, Priscilla!" he pleaded.
'I'll do whatever you say"
She released her hold and pointed
towards the shed.
''Go in there" she said, "and I'll
bring you out some dry clothes. !
want you to understand that hereafter
you've got to behave yourself.
eyes, Priscilla!"
He presented pitiable sight, and
Miss Matilda could hardly restrain her
laughter.
She turned and entered the house,
and the thoroughly cowed bully skunk
into the woodshed.
Matilda brought him dry clothes,
uut iC VI CooCt
She waited outside and when the
| change was completed, opened the
door and stood beside him.
For an hour she remained closeted
with the now thoroughly sobered
man, and when they finally came out
and entered the house, there we,u
traces of tears in the eyes OF bot.
Little Tom, hearing tbpdproar, had
remained at the barn and when Ma
tilda had clered up the broken
CROKER and arranged the table, went
nut and called him in to supper.
Tom Mundy ate his food in silence
and tears occasionally started to his
eyes.
'I'll go over after her tomorrow,
Matilda" he SAID, as he pushed his
chair back; ''and if l ever touch
liquor again, I hope it may choke
mel"
"That's the way to talk, agreed
Matilda. "1'm tired of wandering
about from pillar to post, and here
after l intend to live with you. I'll
let you have the money to pay off the
mortgage and fix the place up. and
as long as you uct like q man I'm
your friend"
She was as good as her word, and
six months after her arrival the
Mundy place had undergone start
ling transformation.
The house was newly painted and
cozily furnished, the fences had been
repaired thereof of the barn mended,
and poor Priscilla Mundy found her
husband, from whose brutality she
had so often suffered, changed into a
kind, indulgent, hardworking, sober
man.
"It's all due to Matilda" he said,
one day, as he looked out over his
well-tilled fields, with his arms around
his wife's waist: ''all due to Matilda,
and that water barrel.
He kissed his wife's upturped face
and brushed away the tears OF Joy
which glistened in her eyes.
"Thank heaven for the water bar
rel!' she whispered, and returned
the kiss. Cleveland Press.
The free press., 1895-12-12

At meeting of the Veterans of the
Ninth Volunteers Infantry of Cincin-
natl, recently, it was announce ID that
Carl Roloff, the present minister OF
war of Cuba, was former member OF
the regiment, whose name is Carl
Hook. He came from Germany, en-
listed in the ninth in 1861, deserted
October 10, 1861, and went to Cuba.
He was conspicuous in the revolution
of 1868. New York Observer.
The free press., 1895-12-12
A Water-Barrel Cure.

n w OUOl DQl / C1 OulCs
Mrs. Priscilla Mundy was hard at
work over the weeks wash, when q
loud knock caused her to wipe her
red, suds- blistered hands, smooth out
her thin hair, roll down her sleeves,
and walk quickly to the door.
A woman of her own age and her
exact counterpart, SO far as face and
form were concerned, stood in the
rickety porch, surrounded by big
collection of bags, baskets and bun
dies.
':Matilda," cried Mrs. Mundy.
And then tears moistened her eyes
and she clasped the visitor in her bony
arms.
The newcomer then returned the
embrace and kissed Mrs. Mundy af-
fectionately.
''You look awful worn and tired,
Priscilla" she observed, as the latter
led the way into the meanly furnished
parlor. "How's everybody ?"
Mrs. Mundy sighed before she made
reply. She had great fashion of
signing of late, and goodness knows
she had sufficient cause to.
"I'm washing," she answered, apol
ogetically, "and l suppose the hard
work does make body look worn and
tired. The children are all we'll.
They're all at school except Tommy.
He's gone to town with his father"
$50 he's gone to town." observed
Matilda, with a particularly strong
emphasis on the "he's."
"Yes," was the faint response.
'In harvest time, too, and all the
place going to rack and ruin right un-
der his eyes, just for lack of attention !
+ Priscilla, why don'tyou put your foot
DOWN."
"Oh, Matilda" was the faint pro-
test.
"Now, look, here, Priscilla Mundy
Priscilla Bebee that was" she con-
tinued, resolutely; "I've come to stop
amonth, and I'll just tell you things
have got to go different while I'm
here. Johns folks told me how
shamefully you were being treated.
Why, they said he wouldn't allow you
to pay them visit, and Maria de-
cared that you didn't have decent
gown to your back.
Mrs. Mundy hung her head and the
tears started afresh.
II stopped at Johns as came on, .
continued Matilda da-who, by tao wcT,
was Mrs. Mundy's twin sister-"snd
they told me to make you come up
and spend month with EN-
81 can't leave, Matilda, just now.
What with hogan Mrs. Mundy.
But her sister interrupted her.
Nonsense she cried. Don't
make excuses to me. You've got to
60, and that's the long and short OF
it. The coach will be by here in half
an hour, and told the driver to stop.
Put on one of my dresses and make
yourself look decent, for Johns folks
see a lot of company, and Maria is
mighty dressy. Here's $5 to pay
your expenses.
She handed the shining gold to the
bewildered woman. and gently pushed
her from the room. N
'Whatll Tom say?" ventured Mrs.
Mundy, timidly, as they climbed tie
riokety stairs together.
sI'll attend to him" was Matilda's
confident and rather spiteful answer.
t'Say no more about it.
And Mrs. Mundy, who recognized
and felt powerless to resist the supe-
rior will force of her sister, allowed
herself to be ''made up." Aud when
the coach stopped at the door on, it's
return trip she was ready for the visit
to her brother John, who lived twenty
miles distant.
The free press., 1895-12-12
Needful Preparations.

"Now, Charles let us make list of
you debts.
some moment, dear uncle, till L
have filled up your inkstand, lid
Bits.
The free press., 1895-12-12
A Dangerous Rival.

Foreign Suiter-I lay at your feet
n coronet and a castle with n long
rent-roll. / am sure you cannot do
better than to accept
American Beauty You hatter yours
self, sir. One of my suffers is un
American who sells coal in Winter
and ice in Summer. New York
Weekly
The free press., 1895-12-12
A Paradise For Farmers.

Harrison, county, KY, seems to be
a paradise for farmers. The local
paper says Uncle Billy Buzzard of
Harrison county, raised one OF the
largest radishes ever produced in that
section of the state. Their combined
weight was 16 IL pounds, one weigh
ing s 1-2 pounds. Uncle Billy and
Uncle Jim Humble bought four hogs
the other day, for the purpose of
speculation. The four weighed 1900
pounds.
The largest landed estate is that OF
the Gear Nicholas Of Russia, 100, 900,
900 acres.
The free press., 1895-12-12

The largest library is in Paris, the
National, containg 100000 yolumee.
The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-10-16

identified by persons IN the audience.
again the typewriter ratified away and
presently produced a letter from Char
les and IDA Hapceas. Neither was n
the audience, but a friend % the fam
ily who listened bres thlessly TO It's read
ing. Here IS the letter
Dear Papa and Msm7-fou COZ :
know how glad l am 20 BE- aols 70 talk
70 you on a typewriter. You VIII hardly
know your little boy. have groSSn -
much in spirit life. Dear Uncle Elias
has oponed this way for me 10 cor11nGz-
ication with you Your loving
CHARLEY"
Another letter was for Ms Lizzie
Allen. VINO vas IN the aud1enee- IL
reads as follows:
Ny Dear Wife, send you greeting
by this new method IL - The wonder
OF the spirit world and thousands are
standing around waiting their chance
10 Communicates with loved friends
through this happy inStT1znenzssfsy-
Your hov!nC husband.
CHARLES ALLEN
After number Of letters o. sSszsel m
portance had been rang from the rSpe-
writing machine TIE door OF the case
Sss unlocked and NJ Rogers cam
forth. looking warm ard ufscO 1eor<Acsr
'swoaesrsui. Anax.ng. sz1a Ne oe-