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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-02-15

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Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-02-15
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-15
A Curious chinese PuzzIe.

One of the most curious PRODUCTS in
China is insect wax, of which 1883, 2S7
pound worth $3.50, 900 in gold, were ship
ped from Ichang, on the Yang-tse River,
part of the province Of Sze-Chuen. in
Central China, where the wax insect
Hourishes best and finds its food most
abundant. Early in the spring numerous
brown, ,pea-shaped scales appear on the
bark Of the boughs and twigs of the
mass off mail animals, like flour. whose
movements are almost inperceptible. The
female wax insects develop the scales
and deposit their eggs in them, and the
males excrete the substance known as
white wax, which is supposed to be in
me wax IS spread over the whole branch
to a depth of quarter of an inch. Wren
Athe deposit appears to be complet the
branches are cut off and as much OF thg
wax as possible is removed by hand. The
rest Is secured by boiling the branches,
The wax is put into boiling water, where
It melts, and, rising to the surface, is
SKINNED off and put into molds. The
white wax Is a substance of great utilfty
IN Nina It melts only at a high tempera-
ture and is used chiefly to cover candle
made of animal and vegetable tailow.sto
prevent too rapid combustion. 1t is used
also as sizing for paper and cotton goods
a glaze for silk n a polish for furni-
ture. Minister DENLY and Mr. Hosie fha
British Consular Agent in Sze-Chuen-
say that the proportions of this Industry
are enormous. Immense quantities Of the
wax have been shipped from other ports
sent across the mountains to Canton
Minister DENLY has seen thousands Of
POUNDS oIEft In large, round cakes stored
away IN a single room.@The Interior.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-15

Every country has its own little deliea-
cies, and the British soldiers who are now
pouring into Egypt have already undo,Ibf-
ecly bought from the street hawkers the
green cakes and possibly the kabobs. for
which The LAND of the Nile is famous.
The kabob IS broiled meat. but is broiled
IN 50 ridiculous q fashion as to be really
funny. The peddler uses a little char
ccal furnace. something like those in use
by our plumbers. In 1t lie keeps 10 a
small but hot fire. Attached to the side
Of the furnace are a lot of iron skeWers
When q customer approaches the hawker
takes q small piece of meat. mutton or
goat, the latter being the most popular.
cuts It with a sharp knife into a long
ribbon, winds it around the skewer and
places It over the charcoal fire. Some
of the drippipgs are collected, and, with
a little salt OF salt and spice, make a
peasant sauce for the kabcb when it is
done. The cooking is very Rapid. What
with the heat of the fire and the thin
ness OF the meat it is thoroughly done
Ii. " or three minutes
The green cakes are nothing more or less
than small, wheaton cakes, mixed with
chopped green leaves of various kinds
salted and baked In a slow oven. They
are pale yellow, yellow gray, and brown
ish gray, with Irregular splashes Of green
on both the upper and hover surface. They
are said TO be very nourishing, n they
are certainly very appetizing and palata-
Bile when fresh from the oven.-"Mail and
ExpreSs,1
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-15
MONEY BADLY NEEDED
Consultation at Trenton About
the Appropriation
Bills Signed.
Specialt to the Jerseu Gin Ne,ns

TRENTON, April Is, 1S96.-Governor
Griggs was at the State House yesterday.
and attended the meeting of the Board
OF Pardons. He made no appointments.
The supplementary appropriation bill
was passed without any clause to make
It go into effect Immediately. The result
Is that it does not go into effect until
July 4. Governor Griggs, Attorney Gene
raj Stockton and Comptroller Hancock
had a conference yesterday, and decided
that as it was an acc supplementary to
one in operation. tina the State would
would pay "a money under 1t at once.
There is money in the State Treasury
FOR that purpose. Money is needed badly
at once for Some of the purposes to which
1t is appropriated. The State Hospital
has not had m money since last octo-
Der. and some other Institutions are also
short OF available funds.
h Governor signed these bills
Senate 80. repeats the act authorizing
courts to give the same force to deposi.
tions token stenographically by officers
signed by the witnesses.
senate 172, prohibits the hitching of
no horses or other animals to ornamental
are ruined, s2s ~ ana when trees
Senate 229 defines more specifically
GIGS shall be paid.
senate 241, repeats all acts requiring
township authorities to build public roads
parallel to or at right angles with the
tracKs sof any railroad company,
senate 276, provides that the Beard Of
inspectors and the Supervisor If tha
state Prison may contract from time RI
time Tor the proper lighting OF the nysison
senate 298. adds s13, 600 to the Csmden
armory appropriation.
Assembly l20, compels the determine
tioa OF claims to estate in rernaiader' AMI
70 quiet the title to the same.
assembly 1873, makes the open seas
Ior RABBIT, quail, partridge, pheasant etc
me same for the entire State, instead
OF two sections. and the time from No.
vemner 10 to January l. The month oe
July, Is also made an open season ~,
woodcock, in addition to the above
Assembly $50. makes valid ali nrd;n-
4nces hitherto adopted by any board ~
rupne Morks under the act of 1892.
co nssemply ~, provides that persons or
cofporatlons building or repairing bridges
petWeen january ! and March / shall moi
cation. pis haVi-
Assembly. 24s. amends the act concern
Ing the collection of assessments for hene-
ers and drains. u sew
Assembly. s1T. makes it Lawful 70 ATTN
calnsn and cells in baskets or eel nots
IN the Delaware above the Trenton Feiis
assembly S5S, repeats the toWnshin NO.
ter act of 1895. Wa
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-15
Teaehing-A Trade Or a Profession

When We compare the teachers profess
sion with the lawyers, the enginear,s
the physicians, the architect's. the
clergyman we become aware that
tendency does it make even as hieS do
mands as the least meritorious Of them
~ mas been thought that any one who was
Wiling to undertake the drudgery could
s ssran,, scn10l' we have not Insisted
% Strongly up oseaus tas we naye mot fer
ether Of a thorough knowledge Of the
SUBJECTS 70 be taught or Of a trained
skill in the art and method of teaching
them. IN one ct his letters to Motley,
the United States, depiored { fatal
belief OF your public that anybody IS 1T
for anything : This optimistic conceit was
no doubt developed ~ the practice Of the
to anything, and, thanks to the bounty Of
a virgin continent, generally with good
results. But progress has given rise to
specialization and the American. like the
European, has become q specialist. He
the fatal BELIEF deprecated by Mill has
disappeared from business. where q means
ruin and bankruptcy, and from manufac-
turing and transportation. where ii means
arson and murder But It stlll survives
where the evil consequences, though
greater. ARE not 20 strongly fels because
they are less personal, less tangible, and
more WIDELY diffused. hesitate to say
our unreforaned civil service, vet | suspect
the baneful character of what Mills calls
that fatal BELIEF is most strikinRiy re-
vealed In our administration Of educa.
ton. Il ts at this point refokm must be-
.the education question. now At least. Il
q question OF the qualification of pubrc
school Teachers"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-15
N.w Jersey,s Spring Carnival.

Great preparations are being made by
ene New Jersey A. C. for the coming
Carnival of Sports to be held ait the
c.uo grounds Decoration Day. May 30.
me club will select two of the strongest
teams in this territory to play a cham
plonship game of association foot ball,
the prize to be a handsome banner. Many
applicants have been received and the
committee viii select two next week.
For the first time in the history OF the
club a game of basket ball will be given.
70 pc played outdoors, and~it is the in
sentiou q The committee to secure one
New York team and one Brooklyn team
70 compete for the trophy. Besides the
BASKET pail and foot ball championship
games there will be the usual athletic
Rrogramme-base ball, fancy BICYCLE rid
ing n an ail-rolnd weight-throwing
composition. 1t is believed the ali
round notwithstanding competition win
Draw out Americas best weight throw
ers. Entry blanks and other infor-
nation can be secured by applying TO
James F. Sullivan, 21 Broadway, New
YORK
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-15
0oFFMAN DEFEATED.
Hard Luck Directly Responsible for
the Result.

In the final series Of match games be-
tween Samuel Coffman of the Doolfttle
Club and H. Taylor. of Paterson for $50.
which was decided last night on Thum,s
alleys on the Bowery, the local champion
was defeated after having rolled a re-
markably steady game during the com
petition in the face of a great deal of
nard luck. Ten games in all were bowled.
the victory was gained by two splits
ana Coffman's failure to make more than
nve pins on a spare at the wind-up. Coff-
man was backed heavily, and his friends
those of Taylor ten to one.
In general work Coffman ,excelled. He
mad II splits to Z for Taylor, and in cred
rs peat MIN by a total of 26 strike and.
Of spares to rs strikes n so spares. Tay-
lor rolled three scores that beat the ea
mark, yet withal Coffman was only .
points behind in average. Another match
may De made. The scores Were:-
TAYLOR
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-15
WINNERS AT POOL
The Close Of the T0urna-
ment on Jersey City
HEIGHTS.
THOMPSON SECURES THE HONOR
Goffman Beaten in the Final Match
Lacrosse at Stevens-Has-
brouck Athletes.

The pool tournament has been COM
pleted at Hartman's on Palisade avenue.
It has been in progress since the latter
part of January. Altogether it has been
one of the most interesting ever played
In that section of the city. The number
Of entries was unusually large, and this,
of course, mad the event rather lengthy.
The playing of John Thompson has been
the feature. He and James Mature, the
Italian. were the only entries south OF
Hudson City. The success Of THOMPSON
is, therefore, all the more pleasing to his
friends. H won first prize. a hand
some gold medal. James Daniels was
second. and received a gold medal. James
Mature was third, and was presented with
q sectional pool cue. Tony Gucks, the
scratch, was fourth, and receives a chal-
lenge cue JOIN Rose won the fifth
prize, a silver medal. The deciding game
was played Monday night between Tony
Gucks and Mature. They We're tied for
third. The usual order of things pre-
vailed, and for the fourth Time since the
season opened Mature defeated his oppon-
emf rather easily. Gucks led for one
frame. only, the first, and after that it
was plain sailing for the Italian. and he
won by a total of IS to n. He received
a handicap of Is balls, but was beaten
almost double that number. The Pals
ade. avenue sports seemed loaded with
money, and were very anxious to wager
II on q contest between Thompson and
Gucks, the later being the favorite, He
conceded 10 points. the same as before. to
thompson, n the men wagered 800 In
me nfst three frames Thompson played
poorly, and was behind BY a score of -
TO IL. He pulled himself together and
gave one OF the best exhibitions since the
Journey began. He ran rapidly away from
Gucks, and was in the half century when
Inc bergen player ran pool, by 50 to 81.
Inc sports paid up promptly, az it was an
o,nsr case OF a good thing going wrong.
ne heretofore invincfbie pool player,
j. Gapeanno, the Italian, who defeated
az corners in the pool tournament which
closeu last week at j. J. Duffy,s. was a
consp cuous competitor in a match game
last night with Prof Clark, who was ore
ard met with defeat. It is evident This
was permitted in order to draw the Italian
mug q match for q big sized waser.which
was nnally contaminated, and resulted IN
a pig surprise. as Clark won last night. 1t
vas q red hot contest, however, and was
not 2 walk over. They were evenly
mafched, and the champion put up a hot
hight and reduced the margin to the
smallest minimum at The close The
Clark. !. !. 10 10 8 OF 69s7 1o-75
Capoanno - IS ST Is 8 9 672 IA
Tomorrow q match will be played for
w between Capoanno and j. S. McMahon
who defeated Gilbert recently in 4 sneciai
match. Mcmahon is one of the best NAV
ers that frequents Duffy's. and his friends
are confdent he can win in a game of 150
polnts' and have arranged the match,
ana a large crowd will be on hand to
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-15

The Stevens Institute Lacrosse team has
begun earnest practice for this seasons
games. William Park. one of Canada's
best players. has been engaged to coach
the team, and he and Capt. Jennings
nav planned a course of hard work for
the next two weeks in order to make up
Tor lost practice. OF last years players
who will remain with. the team are Deck
er, goal; Willett, point; Jennings, cen
ire; G. r. christy, third attack; Scott,
second attack; Bruckner. first attack.
Kennedy, first defence; Buckley, cover
die, third defence.
Manager Mallalien has arranged the
At Hoboken-April IS, Crescent A. C.;
~ College Of New York City; Is, Prince
ton; 20 e G.: N. r.; May 6, G. C. N. Y;
ward.
Abroad-May 2, crescents, at Bay
Pa. (c~hampionshipl.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-15

doors With benzIne with no IRE or lights
about for six or seven hours.
Sir Walter Besant writes In london
aQueen's:-The following Is q method of
proposal HE IS laudablc and epigram-
matte: unfortunately, II cannot be imi-
tated, for obvious reasons. by many la
dies. h lover, after some misfortunes
had reduced him to poverty. confessed
to his mistress his melancholy condition.,
implying that for this reason he could
not ask what he would. II am now he
said. reduced to the want of five gum
cas- To which she repiied:-sI am very
glad to hear II. Because she added,
when his face expressed establishment,
Il can furnish you with 10,o00.Y This is
rather pretty. 1t from a most
tedious book called Zoe Miller's Jests,'s
published about $50 years ago. and it is
almost the only story In the book that
bears repeating.
Warm greens correspond with crimson
and harmonize with yellows.
Warm greens contrast with maroon and
narmonize with orange.
Warm greens contrast with purple and
harmonic with citrIne.
Warm green's contrast with lavender
and harmonic with bun.
Warm greens contrast with red and
harmonic with sky blue.
Cold greens contrast with purple and
harmonic with citrine.
White contrasts with green and har-
monize with pea green,
Warm green's contrast with black ana
harmonic with brown.
Cold greens contrast with pink and
harnonize with brown.-Chicago .Inter-
Ocean,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-15
A BOWLING SUCCESS.
Those Who Made Jackson,s Funeral
Such Thanked BIZ tho vpf1Iaur

The following card by Mrs. Mary Ann
marsaTel JACKSON appears in the CATTLE
II desire to thank the frian7s 49,
n~eighbors most heartily in .tEbis ne ana
for their united add and co1operatinn
6a pd u1 ne Illness and death Of my hus-
of death on Friday last while we , Wsara
eating To the friends and ali
w VI o,s contributed TT 80 Willingly towards
my husband q bowling success. / das,ua
70 pc remembered most kindly. horine
these few lines. may find them enioyins
mitch COW and a roam ge5dinp 100
raising OF eight years old, which / viii
sell cheap on the premises. God moves
n q mysterious way His wonders to ner-
form. He plants His footsteps ii the
sea and rides upon the storms. Also 3
pack and white shote very low
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-15

The Greenville Rifle Club created an
other big record at the last practical
shoot at the club house on Gator avenue
and made an average of 23S and a frac-
ton fer ten men. 1t was a remarkable
performance and is ahead of their record
score or 231. The four leaders were in
une 40 block. Score: Purkess, 241; Col
nns, "a; Dorrler. 241; Dodds. 240: Herig.
2SS; Chariock, 237; Agnean, 237; C. Boag.
SS6, Chayant, 2S6; Graef, 235; Filoramo,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-15
Lyric wheeimen 10 Be Oreanfzed.

The Lyris Wheelmen win hold their
opening meeting On Friday evening, at
their club house. corner of Ninth and
Erie streets. Nominations for offices and
other business of Importance will be
transacted. All young men desiring to join
will address,
will address J. Weldon. Ninth and Erie
streets.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-15

James 3. Mount; TREASURER, Charles q.
Watt; Captain. Frank E. Hall.
An entertainment including a gymnas-
tic exhibition, is soon to be given in the
hall, and it is hoped that former members
of the school will take a financial interest
IN this new athletic life at Hasbrouck.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-15

AS q protection against the feas that
even well-bed cats and dogs sometimes
fnti oduce into our houses an entornologfst
advises the owners of such pets to pro-
vide a rug for them to sleep on, and to
give the rug frequent brushing n shak-
ing. afterward brushing up and burning
the dust.
As even with this care some eggs will
probably remain on the infested animal,
it is we'll to occasionally rub into the
hair Of the cat or dog a quantity of pyre-
thrum powder. This will stupefy the feas
and Cause them to fall or. They should
then be swept up and burned.
Houses sometimes become Infested with
1eas, even when no pet animals are kept.
through visitors carrying them from the
houses OF friends who have calss and
dogs. The conditions most likely to cause
an outbreak OF these pests are dampness
and lack Of proper sweeping. There con
ditions are most likely 70 occur Iii unoc-
cupied houses.
The remedy II ! Tree s~pfinkllng 81 pyre4
thrnm powder 81 the infested places and
Is tlaat fAils y spraying II carpets anQ
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-04-15

AS to hats. the public favor is divided
between the Alpine hat and the, Tam
o'Shanter. h Alpine hat will have a
straw crown this summer. The Tam
O'shanter will be made Of any soft, dur
able material
A pretty hat tina combines the advan-
tage Of both is now on the market. It
has q rolling. narrow brim that is stitched
to make it stiff. with a Dresden silk Tam
0sShaafer crown. It is trimmed with a
couple Of quilts standing up on one side
These hats are more becoming to most
people than the English hat. and at the
same lime furnish 4 esod shade for the
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-12-03

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The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-12-03
Tax Assessment for 1896.

Cobb Court OF Ordinary, September
Tenn. 1896 1t is ordered by the court
that the Tax collector of Cobb county as.
sess and collect tax Tor the year 1896 at
the rate of Three and 94>10O dollars
$685. on every One Thousand Dollars
(S10O0) worth of the taxable property re-
turned and assessed against each tax pay>
er and upon the value of all property in
the county subject to taxation ad valorem,
the same to be applied as follows:
For county purposes. SIC on each $1,000
For aims house, &c ON each 1000
For bridges. etc.. &c on each 1000
For Jurors and bailifs &c on each 1000
For prisoners, &c, SOC on each 1000
For roads, repairs, &c. Tic on each 1000
making in the aggregate Three Dollars
and Ninety-four cents ($3.94) on each
One Thousand 10000 Dollars worth OF
taxable property. Witness my official
signature and seal of office, this list dav of
September, 1896.
j. NJ. STONE, Ordinary.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1896-12-03
Austell Marshal'S Sales.

Will be sold before the court house
door in the city of Marietta, Cobb county,
Ca, during the legal hours of sale, on
the first Tuesday in December, 1896, the
following property to wit:
One house and lot in the town of AUS
tell Cobb county, Ca, fronting Oh Ran>
leigh street so feet and running back 200
feet, more or less, bounded on the east BY
the property of G. o. Motley, on the
south by the property of Mrs. Ingram,
and on the west the property of G. o.
Motley. Levied on as the property of
FL. B. Moss, by virtue Of and to satisfy a
tax fl ia in favor of city Of Austell, against
II. B. Moss for his town taxes for the
year 1895. Notice given in terms of the
law.
Also at the same time and place, one
vacant lot in the town OF Austell, Cobb
county, Ga, fronting so feet, more or less,
on Spring street. running back 200 feet,
more or less, to Beck Avenue, bounded on
south by the property of Wilson, and on
the north by property OF ]. B. Thompson
Levied on as the property of DR.. F. G..
Castor ID satisfy tax Fl ia in favor of the
town of Austeil against DR.. F. c. Castor
for town taxes for the year 1895. Notice
given in terms of the law.
Also at the same time and place, one
vacant lot in the town of Austell, Cobb
county, Ca, fronting so feet, more or less,
on Hotel street, and running back 200
feet to Pine street. bounded on the north
by the property of E. W. Medlock. Lev
led on as the property OF ]. "A. Roseer to
satisfy tax fl ia issued from the town of
Austell against ]. A. Rosser for his town
taxes for the year 1895. Notice given in
terms OF the law.
Also at the same time and place, one
vacant lot in the towr of Austell, Cobb
county, Ca, fronting 100 feet on Motley
street and running back to Jefferson
street, bounded on the east by Mrs. Alice
Mozley's property and on the west by the
property of Mrs. Julia G1iggs. Levied on
as the property of Goode & Beck to salts
fly tax fl ia issued by the town of Austell
against Goode s. Beck Tor their town tax
es for the year 1895. Notice given il
terms of the law.
R. w. BREWER, City Marshal.