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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-23
SURE INDEX TO CHARACTER.
The Face II an Unerring Reflector

Oh the the8Ft.
1t is well to bear in mind that the face
is a sure ndex of character, and that
however great an effort may b made to
keep the features under control, a per-
sons disposition will be faithfully reflect
ed in his countenance, says the London
Lady. At odd moments, perhaps, it viii
be easy to adopt an artificial expression,
but as soon as the effort is over the face
is sure to return to its natural state,
and, in any case, throughout the long
hours OF the night it IS left u~ndisturbed-
We all know how clearly the face of the
grizel or pessimist, with its pinched fea-
lures and wrinkled brow, shows the can
kering spirit that exists within Inc to
take an opposite case, there is no mis-
taking the contented face of the optimist,
who fears NJ trouble, but intends to make
the best of life, and to take all things as
he hnds them. The proud man and the
vain woman can be detected instantly
by the semi-sneer lowering over the
countenance, which is a sure sign of the
abominable spirit hat is eating into the
heart.
The pleasing expression, with clear,
calm eyes, which Is to be. found in the
face of the straightforward man, cannot
be better described than by the term gen.
orally made use of-"open ~ountenances
and it presents a striking contrast to the
face of the crafty ms whose small,
rest.
1t viii be seen, therefore, that we
should never lose sight of the fact that
whatever our disposition may be, it will
be faithfully reflected In our -ounten-
ance, and no effort should be spared in
our younger days, while the features are
pliable, to correct any undesirable quail
ties We may have acquired. In order that
our features may o in course of time
assume an expression repulsive to others,
and unpleasant even to ourselves.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-23
DICKENS DUMMY BOOKS.
Ths Most Delicious Satire Was In
scrfbed ON Thetr lovers.

A-f oA
"-Gad's Hill was a merry house,
writes Stephen Fiske In fondly recalling
incidents of his visits to Charles Dickens,
in an article telling of the personal side
of the novelist in September Ladies'
Home Journal" Dickens was a we'll
spring of mirth. and his humor infected
the whole party. Often. when 1 came
down from London, he would walk out
and lean against the doorpost. while 1
was at the gate, and we would shout
with laughter over the fun that we had
had and were going to have. When ev-
erything else failed the library was an
intending amusement. The room was
lined with books from floor to ceiling,
ever the backs of the doors being book
cases; but the books on the doors II
along the floor were bogus. Dummy
backs had been lettered with titles n
pasted on the glass. and the titles had
been selected by such wits as Dickens,
Yates. the Collins brothers. Albert Smith.
and MARI Lemon, of Punch. We used
to sit on the floor to study this mock
clever satire. / remember The Virtues
of Our Ancestors a volume so thin that
the title had to be printed lengthwise;
Five Minutes in India, by q British
Tourist. in two volumes as large as an
unabridged dictionary; Lives of the Po-
cts a mere pamphlet; Eggs on Bacon
to match Coke on LHtleton': Statues
Erected to the Duke of Wellington. fif-
teen portly volumes. and there were doz-
logue of these bogus books should have
been preserved, but nobody thought of
writing 1t out. nobody realized that Dick
ems would ever die.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-23

Al two o'clock in the afternoon.
At tie Town Hall, Harrison. Hudson County,
Of a Highway Bridge over the Passalc River.
from the foot OF South Fourth street, in the
Town OF Harrison, TO the foot Of Jackson street.
specifications drawn jointly by Thomas H
Mccain. c. E., on behalf OF Hudson Countys
New Jersey. and James Owen. c E, on oehals
OF Essex County, on file IN the ollceS OF tno
Clerks Of said Boards
The portion Of the work for which bids are
invited is denominated in said specifications
all the work between the north end Of the
wing walls. on the north shore Of the river.
TO and including bent No. 6 on the south
tons; and said work In said specifications -
divided into three classes: ID Steel Work
win be received on each Of said classes, and
each bid will specify a lump sum or price for
each class OF work complete. which sum or
price shall be written In words at length and
figures. and no bid will be received which con-
tains one lump sum or price for all three
classes; and no bids VIII be received except
nie.
Forms Of proposal. proposition OF suretieA
justiicatiens of surstfss. specifications. con-
tracts. bonds to be executed. notice or pro-
posGls containing particulars as to the amount
of bonds required on the contract. as we'll a.
instructions to bidders may be obtained at the
Office OF the Clerk OF the Board OF Chosen
Freeholders of Hudson County n. J.. or at
ssssments No.. 800 Broad street. Newark. at
which offices the plans may be inspected.
Inc the notice for proposals. the form OF con-
tract, bond, plans and specifications on file in
said Office. as they are Intended TO and VIII
form part of the proposal Of bidders.
The Joint Committee reserves the right to
reject any and all bids or proposals. if deemed
for the ses best = sns ERE qo, S s Saas cs,ssies-
JOSEPH A. RToRDAN.
Chairman.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-23
The value 81 Pavsment..

Martin B. Madden. a Chicago Alder
man, who has made d special study OF
street paving. is the author OF a long
and comprehensive article on that sub
ject in the August issue of City Gov
ernment.1s Mr.. Madden writes.-
The first cost of a pavement is of great
Importance, but must be considered Ia
connection with the life of the pavement
n the cost of maintenance. The method
in Europe, IN figuring the value OF a pave
ment, is to take the first cost. add TO it
the cost of maintenance for a period Of
say twenty years. or the estimated life Of
the pavement. and deducting value Of the
pavement at the end of the period: and
dividing this sum by The number 81
years, the annual cost of the pavement
will be obtained. This is a very accurate
method of gauging the value Of the pave
ment because II gives ultimate results.
If a pavement should cost So a yard and
cost S cents per square yard for main
nam for a period Of fifteen years. at
the end Of which time It would be still
almost as good as new. 1t would be a far
cheaper pavement than one the first cost
Of which was $15a q square yard, bat
which had to be entirely renewed, every
four or FIVE years.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-23
LADIES GIVE A TROLLEY RIDE.
Catholic Benevolent association
Have q Pleasant Time.

The Ladies' Catholic Benevolent Asse-
citation of ST Peters Church gave a troll
ley party last night. There were three
car loads Of guests. A start was made
from Grove and Montgomery streets about
eight o'clock. The party was a merry
one. The cars were the open ones, and
although the pleasure seekers were chill
led by their ride to Bergen Point, they
managed to find plenty of hot things
there.
They started for home shortly after ten
O'clock. The party was enthusiastically
cheered along Grand street.
Among those present were. Alderman
and Mrs. William Moran, ex-Coroner J.
" Burke, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter cannon,
Mr.. and Mrs Frank McCarten. Mr.. and
Mrs. James Clark, Mr.. Walker, Mr.. and
Mrs john Delaney, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Oxiey. Mr.. and Mrs. John Kelly, Mr.. and
Mrs John Fox and Mr.. and Mrs. Chris
TOPPER Bergen.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-23
THE DINNER HOUR


or This Important Meal
In Henry Wis time the court dined at
Il in the forenoon But even h noun
was considered SO s~hockfngly late in the
French court that Louis XII. actually
had his gray hair brought down with sor-
row to the grave by changing his regular
hour of $3.50 to IL in gallantry to his
young English bride. He fell q victim to
late hours in the forenoon. In CromwelPs
time they dfned at l P. NJ. One century
and a half has carried them on by two
hours. Doubtless old cooks and soul
lens wondered what the world would
came next. 1t made some little differ
ence, l have heard people say in church
and state. ] dare say it did. like enough,
dinner. People now dined at 2. So did
Addison for his last thirty years, SO
through his entire life dined Pope, whose
birth was coeval with the revolution.
About the year 174o Pope complains of
Lady Suffolk's dining so late as 4. Young
people may bear these things, he observed,
but as to himself. now turned of 50, if
such things went on, Lady Suffolk would
adopt such TRANCE hours, he must really
absent himself from Marble Hall. Now
in Oxford, about l804-5, there was a gem
leges who dined at 8, of which there were
still several, now began to dine at 4
Those who dined at I translated their
nour TO . 1nese continued sooQ general
hours till about Waterloo. After that
era 6, which had been somewhat of a gala
hour, was promoted to the fixed station
of dinner time in ordinary. and there per-
haps 1t Will rest through centuries. For
a more festal dinner Z, s, 9, 10 have all
been in requisftion since then, but l am
not aware of any mans habitually dining
later than 10 p. M, except In h classi-
cal case recorded by Mr.. Joseph Miller
of an Irishman who must have dined
much later han 10, because his servant
protested. when others were enforcing
the dignity of their masters by the late
ness of their dinner hours, that his mas
ter Invariably dined "tomorrow."-Happy
ThOflghtS -
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-23
INTERSTATE FAIR AT TRENTON

The Interstate Fair at Trenton grows
more extensive nj important each sue
ceeding year. and the exhibition to be
held on September IS, %. 30, October /
and 2 promises to be unusually attractive
and comprehensive. The blooded stock is
particularly fine. and the daily programme
of races contains h speediest classes
o~btainable. Circus acts of rare merit and
daring, and vaudeville entertainments of
all kinds will be presented.
The Pennsylvania Railroad, as is its
yearly custom. will sell excursion tickets
at greatly reduced rates from stations
within a wide radius, and special trains
over the New York. Belvidere and Amboy
Divisions will be run direct to the
grounds. The tracks of this company
are the only ones within three miles.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-23
PROTECT Home LABOR
Aldermen Moran Wants RE-
publican Boards to Employ
Jersey City Work
men.

Alderman Moran wants all public work
done by residents of this city or county
at least. At the meeting of the Board of
Aldermen last night he secured the adop-
ton of the following resolution
Whereas. On the ninth day of June, A.
I. 1886, a resolution was passed by this
Board directing the law officers to insert
In all contracts to be executed for work
and materials upon public buildings, i'm
provements and on the streets of the
city, a provision requiring the contractor
TO employ upon1such work only persons
who are residents and citizens of this
city. which resolution was duly forward
ed hy the City Clerk to said law officers
and the various Boards of the city.
Resolved, That said law officers and the
ers be requested to notify this Board If
said provision has been inserted in all
city contracts since awarded, n If not,
why not.
II was the author of the resolutions re-
ferred to in this resolution said Alder
man Moran. Il consider this subject of
sufficient Importance to be entitled to
serious consideration. The law officers of
the city who are paid by the people have
seen fit to entirely ignore the action of
this Board. They have not done a single
thing this Board has asked them to do.
On a visit recently. to- the ,Almshouse I
4ifo tAal LlStttQAi0n- QfcktI0WQGQ UiIn
citizens of this city who nave been com
PEELED to become paupers and live on pub
lie charity tor the want Of employment.
Every pauper costs the county. SO a month
and yet instead of old residents being
given the preference in public work as in
years gone by. foreign labor Is brought
In and paid at the rate of ninety cents
a day. When contractors bid for work
they base their estimates on paying a
fair days wages but as soon as they
get the work they get the cheapest labor
possible. leaving our citizens to starve
or go to the poorhouse.
Labor Is brought in from other States
in order TO shut out local workmen. II
Is time something was done to protect
our laboring classes. Things have gone
so far that all branches OF business are
being affected, and those who have in
vested all they possess in business enter
prises cannot prosper because our own
people are out of employment. Our Over
seer Of the Poor is overrun with appf-
cants for assistance. who If they were
able to get employment would gladly sup
port themselves.
Every Board in his city should compel
contractors to employ residents in pref
erence to foreign labor
The resolutions were particularly aimed
at the Street and, Water Board. They
passed without a dissenting voice.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-23

few2. No, you have got to restore pros
perity by stopping the fall OF prices, so
men will sell what they produce to get
plause) A silver man can almost like
any kind Of money. He is like the Cow
ernor of Tennessee, who was making a
about the money. He liked gold. and
silver, and paper, and in fact a little
counterfeit wouldn't be Objectionable.
Naughter:) Now. we don't care for any
counterfeit, but we are willing to take
gold, or silver, or greenbacks. And we
Will take the greenbacks even IL the
Government exercises the right to re-
deem them In silver dollars instead Of
When they tell you they want a dol
lar that will buy as much as any dollar
in the world, they say they want prop
erty as cheap here as 1t is anywhere In
the world. (~Applauses9
The gold standard newspapers think
we won't be able to get silver into cir
to tell you that they will be mighty glad
to have subscriptions paid ever in silver
collars IT these people who they have
been trying to destroy In the interests
Of foreign capitalists will continue to take
their papers into their homes"
Bryan then quoted Prince Bismarck as
being In favor Of bimetaIiism and as
SAYING the United States should take the
lead in adopting 1t.
He continued.
Against this waiting policy with them
" years OF adverse experience behind It,
we offer an aggressive policy, by which
the United States will lead the nations Of
the world to the restoration OF gold and
silver as money. You say It is American
to brag about what we can do. I reply
that 1t is English. you know, to think we
can't do anything. Gaughter.) We
have reached a great crisis, and the ques-
ton presented to the American people is:
Shall the United States have a financial
policy Of its own, or must the people re-
ceive their ~inances from some foreign
land. (Cries of No, never.'} It is a
question upon which much will depend.
l beg you when you vote to consider the
responsibility which rests upon you and
so vote that you may tell your children
without a blush for which policy you
voted in 1896. (Applause.)
Mr.. Bryan spoke in Philadelphia last
evening to an Immense crowd in the Acad-
envy of Music. AT the close of the meet
ing Mr.. Bryan was driven to his hotel
where he held a conference with a nuns
Der of leaders in the silver cause, among
them being Senator William d Dalys
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-23
CHANCELLOR RUNYoN'S PORTRAIT
General Ssryker Finds II In Artist
HarrfsOn,s SfudfN

General William 8. Stryker. upon a re-
cent visit to the studio OF Henry Harrison
the artist, discovered a portrait of the
late Chancellor Theodore Runyon. The
portrait was painted in 1890, and now
adorns the Chancery Chambers, in the
Prudential Building, Newark. The artist
has represented the famous Jerseyman
as standing and wearing a black frock
coat and a loosely tied cravat. One hand
is thrust in his breast, the other hangs
easily The expression Is amiable and in
tent, and the likeness Is excellent.
A fitting place for this portrait would
be the rotunda of the Capitol. Mr..
Harrison's work IS well known in this
city. In the Adjutant Generals office is
an excellent likeness of General Stryker.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-23
CANDIDATES FOR ASSEMBLY.
Cumberland Republicans Will Prob
ably Name Minch and Hunt.
SpecfdI 10 the JERSEY CitU Meas.

DpcEtUt IL ~ cci ocU Sf4xISHls
BRIDGETON, Sept. %. 1s96.-The Re-
publican convention of Cumberland Coun-
for TIE House of Assembly VIII be held
here on Thursday of this week. Indica-
tons are that Assemblyman Bloomfield
H. Minch. of Bridgeton. will be given
a third term, and that James J. Hunt, of
vineland, will be the other nominee. No
opposition OF nsequen has yet mani
tested itself.
Bridgeton Republicans last night elect
ed these delegates to the convention
First ward, Frank H. Miller, William
H. McGear, William H Souder. James
Kelly, Harry Seeiey, Frank Willetts, J..
Roland Parker, job A. DEM, William
McGloy Second ward, Stacy W. Mat
thews. Alonzo Leach, Joel F. Pierce,
Lorenzo Woodruff, BENJAMIN Biggs, Jr.,
William Sellers; Third ward, e. Sheppard
Waller. William A. Robinson, James Sell
lers, Isaac Saxton, Clarence B. Plat, Os-
car F. Anderson, Jos. T. White; Fourth
ward, ]. Hampton Fithian, Henry Graham
Harold E.. Person, Adam Smith. John v.
Booblitz. Barton F. Sharp, James B.
Ware
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-23
rho Palmer ana Buekner Meesins

TIse Palmer and Buekner Meeting
The Palmer n Buekner mass meeting
Mt Madison Square Garden last evening
was an event hardly second in inspiration
TO The great Cochran meeting held there
a few weeks ago If there were not SO
many people present, 1t was because the
capacity Of the auditorium was reduced
by the Arrangement of the platform, and
the police stopped the innux when the
last person had entered the place who
could be permitted to do so with safety
n easo Of fire or other mishap.
a very careful estimate made by a
representative of "The News who was
tneFe. places the number present be-
tween $500 and 1000.
Tic enthusiasm was tremendous. The
seeeptio'r given % The two venerable cam
tidates constituted what might be called
historic moment, The hurricane d
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-23
GLASS OF 's7 ELECTS OFFICERS

The class of June. 81 met in the High
school yesterday afternoon for the pur-
pose of e~lecting a president to succeed
Nj. Edward Brown, whose term expires
his year. The election was a hot CON
test between the Forensic and the Pier
ian rival societies of the school and
resulted in the victory for the Foren-
sicans, who elected Mr.. John Hermann
to the Office. Miss Bessie Brensinger was
elected vice president. Miss Agnes Thorn
Inns vas selected to be treasurer and an
executive committee consisting of Miss
K. Harvey and Maud Conway.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-23
PR0BIBITI0NIsTs TICKET.
Special to ths Jerscp Csty Ne,rs.

MOORESTOWN, Sept. 2. 1sss.-The Bur-
lington County Prohibition convention
was held in the town hall, Moorestown
yesterday. DIR. ]. Currie. of Beverly, was
chairman, and Gilbert Aftken was secre-
State platforms the following ticket was
placed in nominal ion :-Fo Sheriff. Sam
uel c. DeCou. of Moorestown; Surrogate.
DR.. ]. CurrIe, of Beverly; William q.
Coles, of Moorestown; and George /.
Hammill, of Delanco; for Assembly Amos
Keller of Columbus; for Auditor, DR.. T..
d. Tebo. of Bordentown, ard d. Henry
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-23

HHHC8t AmUt& Wltya
Otto spath. q postal clerk; Charles
Krem, e barber. and John Petermann, a
~saloonkeeper. three u men Of West
Heboken. had q joke played upon them
last night by some friends, which al
though greatly snjoyed by the friends
was not relished very highly the trio.
Petermann hired a horse and carriage
from h Hudson Stable Company, on
gIcboken street, West Hobdxen, and
started on a drive to Bergen Point.
The three had no more than left the
stable when some one rung up the Jersey
City Police Headquarters and saying that
he was A. H. Alexander, proprietor Of
the Hudson Stables, asked the police to
arrest three men in a closed carriage
driving a large bay horse. The Joker
said that the thieves had taken the Bou-
levard In the direction of Bergen Point.
Headquarters telephoned to the police
OF the Third. Fourth. Fifth and Sixth
Precincts to send their reserve men right
out on the Boulevard and arrest the oc-
cupants Of any closed carriage. It was
not long afterwards that Bicycle Cop
Winters OF the Third Precinct, saw the
rig coming down the Boulevard, near
West Newark avenue He, hailed the
driver and placed him under arrest.
The three occupants looked amazed.
They did not know what to make of it.
They demanded an explanation, and when
told that they were wanted for stealing
the rig they nearly had fits.
AT the station house Petermann told
Captain Newton that the affair must be
a joke.
Why" he continued, IT hire a rig
from Mr.. Alexander two or three times
q week and I'm sure he never sent the
telephone message to the police"
He was allowed to telephone for Mr..
Alexander, and when the livery stable
rig as his. he told Captain Newton that
ne did not know what TO make OF the
affair.
T did not send the message" he said,
ana do not know who did. These gentle
men are all right pointing to the three).
Why. they never stole anything in their
lives as far as ! now As for me, well,
I'll trust them for a dozen rigs
The men were allowed to go.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-23
II ervOuS

People find just the help they SO much
need, in Hoods Sarsaparilla. 1t fur
nishes the desired strength by puri-
fyings Vitalizing and enriching the
blood, and thus builds up the nerves,
tones the stomach and regulates the
whole system. Read this:
81 want to praise Hoods SarsapariIIa.
My health run down, and / had the grip.
After that, my heart and nervous system
were badly affected, SO that l could MOI do
my own work. Our physician gave me
some help, but did not cure. I decided
to try Hoods Sarsaparilla. Soon / could
do all my " homework. have taken
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-23
THIs HORSE WAS a SURPRISE.

Phillip Sandusky. a Pole. of No. 22S
Cherry street, New York. drove a tumble
down., rickety wagon and a sconsumptive
horse to Hoboken yesterday afternoon.
The horse did not appear to have life
enough to brush away a m~ousquito. but
there was latent fire in him. The animal
evidently cherished some old grudge
against its driver, for when at the ferry
house Sandusky got down to tighten a
strap the horse saw his chance. and
taking good aim kicked Sandusky's leg.
breaking It. Sandusky was attended TO
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-23
TWENTY CANDIDATES
Spscial I 2the Jerscp Catu Neus.

EGG HARBOR CITY, Sept. %, 1Sse-The
Republican county convention VIII be held
in this city on October !. Up to this
time there are twenty candidates eagerly
The Republican candidates for the Shirley
atty nomination are George VI. Senft.
Egg Harbor City; A. w. Wilson. Absecon:
Samuel Kirby, Atlantic City; Z. H. Bar
sett, P~leasantville, Leonard H.. Ashley.
Port Republic; Lewis Erteil, Pomona
Robert Stroudt, Washington CoHover and
Edward Long, all of Atlantic CITY.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-09-23
JERSEY FIREMEN,s CONVENTION.

On account OF the New Jersey Fire
mems Association Convention. to be held
at Cape May. N. J.. September 80 and
October l. the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company will sell excursion tickets to
Cape May and return, from all stations
on its lines in New Jersey, at a single
fare for the roundt trip, no less rate han
IS cents.
The tickets will BE- sold September -,
80 and October !. and will be good for re-
turn passage until October 2 Inclusive.