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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-26
REPAIRS AT THE HIGH SCHOOL.

The repairs on the High School Building
are about completed. The Boards room
has been converted into two large class
rooms and a teachers room. Every room
in the building and the walls and ceilings of
of the balls have been k~alsomined.
A queer mess has been left for J~anitor
Schroeder. The floors, desks. chairs and
everything have been covered with kaIso-
mine. He viii ask for more help in order to
have the cleaning completed IL time for the
opening at the next meeting Of the Board on
Thursday evening.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-26
1T WAS A DREAM
Campaign Buttons Tell the Results
of Free silver Nonsense.

Some novelties in the line Of campaign
buttons have been seen in this city, but
q mar passing along Bergen avenue last
night had on his coat lapel three buttons
that told plainly the story of how his
vote would be cast. He had three buttons.
one under the other. The top one bore the
saying. Il an for silver" The next read.
4 viii carry silver if I break my back
The third button was the one that brought
on the smiles of paseEsby. 1t was plain
In its words, and although ii was prob
ably never intended to form n Of the
characters 70 a voorhees, drama, it acted
It's part well and caused a shattering of
the silverite's hopes. 1t said, And then
he woke up"
The wearer was evidently conscious of
the amusement he created.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-26

Sealed proposals VIII be received BY the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners
on Tuesday September l. 1926. At 10 O'Clock
MPRovEMENr OF NINTH STREET.
from Brunswick street to a point about 800
feet west Of Division street.
said Improvement 70 be made confornaely
10 the provisions Of Chapter ~ OF The Laws
Of Iss5. and in accordance With speoiieatiras
On file in the ofaee Of the Clerk OF said
Blank forms Of bid and agreement Of suse-
chief Engineer, coruer Of Jersey avenue and
Mercer street, Jersey Csty, -
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
About 50 cubic yards OF earth excavation
About ii. Ga8 cubic yards Of earth filing.
About 400 cubic yards Of sand or gravel hii-
About 1850 square yards Of paving
About I,soe lineal feet OF curb Stone.
About s.eoe square feet Of asggsag
About 100 lineal feet Of reset curb stone.
About % Nneal feet Of c~ribotng.
About 2 new receiving basins and cennec-
lions ccnnplete.
Time allowed for the completion OF tns
work. $50 working days.
the award Ct contract therefor VIII De sub
ject 10 the reraonstfance Of the owners Of the
assessment therefor. on the basis Of preiimi-
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
velopes. endorsed Proposals for the Improve
naent Of Ninth Street. directed TO Mr..
John c. Kaiser. Chairman Of the Committee en-
Clerk Of the Board in open meeting wren
called for In the order Of business relating to
sealed proposals..
Nc city official viii be accepted as surety
nor viii a substitution Of surettes be all
lowed.
The Board may, under the provisions Of the
act above cited, exercise IT'S right TO relecs
amy or ali proposals.
The attention OF bidders il especially called
70 Section !. Chapter lz a the Laws Of 1881.
under the terms whereof no contract shall 5e
binding upon the ciky, or become effective or
operative until the bandsraen offered BY the
contractor have been approved as to Susaefeney
BY this Board. and a. 70 form b. the Corr
porssion Counsel, the President q this Board
men under oath.
s. order d the Beard Of Street ard wats<
GEORGE t BoUToN
Clerk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-26
The Evidence Before our Eyes.


when some of our old inhabitants feel
an inclination growing upon Them to wax
indignant over the crime of 1873, they will
do welI to carry their minds back 10 that
nate snd the times a~nteeedent TO it. Then
looking along the array of years, LET them
compare the Jersey city of today with
the Jersey city of thai epoch when silver
was supposed to Debut was notion the
same footing as gold in our currency.
The old inhabitant, who does this, will
be astonished at the contrast which the
present period of alleged contraction will
offer TO the former period of alleged
financial liberality. He viii n that in
stead of a wilderness of marsh traversed
BY a few mud roads,, the site of Jersey
City has become for the most part a
closely built. populous and wealthy city
traversed by a network of paved streets
some Of which are up to date in all re-
speets. and one of which is the finest
thoroughfare in the country. The old in
habitant viii observe. perhaps with sur
prise. that almost every considerable
building in the city has been erected since
1873. that almost every single n of our
great Industrial and commercial enter
prises has sprung up since that year. He
win think with amazement of what the
railroads were which then made their
terraini in this city, their rieketty rails,
their miserable rolling stock, their tum-
ble-down depots. Then he viii look at
the P. r. r. viaduct, the Erie, P. r. r.
and Central depots. the magnificent cars,
the u-nequalled engines. and he may be
surprised at the changes that have been
wrought by silver being 'demonetized, .
as its crazy advocates assert.
Lei the old inhabitant compare the
trolley service of today with the one
horse car service of 1873. the ferries
which now ply on the river. and their
houses and landings. Let him recall the
old churches n compare them with the
new, the old banks, Office buildings,
stores, factories, dwellings-lle may find
reason to question the assertions Of the
Bryanites NAT the effect Of ths currency
act of 1873 was to impede progress or i'm
pair prosperity.
And what IS the progress Of Jersey City
IN comparison with hat of other places2
New York has grown from a shabby coll
oniai town TO a city as stately as my
on the globe. IN 1873. the old inhabi-
tant win remember that grass grew be-
tween the paving stones on Broad street,
Newark Look at what Newark is to-
day.
we.go no further than this. We appeal
TO the evidence that is before e%yeryoness
eyes. that all may see without crossing the
street, as We may say, and we ask if
voters win ontinu to be imposed upon
by the humbug which a clique of self
seeking politicians eoncoct in open de-
fanee Of the truth?
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-26
SOUTH JERSEY CROP SUFFER.

Special tYthc Jersey CIR EerS.
MAYS LANDING. Aug. 20. H9s.-The
rap crop Of Atlantic county will be
short owing to the rot. In vineyards
where large crops were expected grapes
will not be worth gathering. although
some few varieties viii yield. The black
berry crop, whicn was large, was a dis
appointment in prices to the A
return of only twelve cents a crate Of
thirty-two quarts was not unusual Ber-
ry growers are discouraged.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-26
CORPORATION NOTICE
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

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Sealed proposals win be received by the
Board Of Street and Water Coramissioners Cd
lNes9ay, September I, 1896, at 10 O'Clock A. n,
IMPROVEMENT OF AVENUE
irom summit avenue 10 Hudson boulevard.
saia improvement to be made confornsabiy 70
1898. and in accordance with speciacaff5ns IN
ME N the office of the Clerk Of said Bead.
ties must be obtained at the ONCE q the s:nisf
Engineer, corner Of Jersey avenue and Mercer
street. is5sss SarE 81 Z
ABOUT 2S9o cubic yards OF earth excavation.
ABOUT 50 cubic yards of sand or gravel MI
About 5000 square yards of asphalt.
About l.450 lineal feet Of curb stone.
About 1909 square feet of tagging.
About 800 lineal feet Of reset curb stons.
About 1000 square feet of relaid hagginp.
About 80 lineal feet of cribbing.
About 3 receiving basin heads to be reset.
About 5 n1anheHe heads to be reset.
Earth filling Included in price for excavation.
work. As working days.
me award Of the contract therefor will be
subject 70 the remonstrance Of the owners
q the property liable to more than one-haif
the assessment therefor. on the basis Of pre-
velopes. endorsed Proposals for the Tnprowe-
n1ent Of Pavonia avenue directed to .4Nr. John
G; Kaiser. Chairman Of the COMMITTEES on
Streets and Sewers" and handed to the Clerk
Of the Board in open meeting when called for
In the order Of busines relating to sealed
proposals.
No city official win be accepted as surety.
nor VIII q substitution OF sureties be allowed.
The Board may, under the provisions Of the
act above cited. exercise its right to reject
any or all proposals.
The attention Of bidders IS especially called
to Section z, Chapter 134 of the Laws of 1891.
under the terms whereof no CONTRACT shan r.
binding upon the city. or become effective or
operative. until the bondsmen offered by the
contractor have been approved as to s.1di-
cheney by this Board, and as to form by the
Corporation Counsel, the President of this
Board having the power to examine the pro-
posed bondsmen under oath.
BY order Of the Board Of Street ami Water
Commissioners.
GEO. t. BouToN,
Dated Jersey City. August 2i. 1895.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-26
JOHN MATTHEW'S LUCK.
Made Assistant Postmaster az Eliza
beth.

sneeirlt TO the Jersey Ctr NeacsL
ELIZABETH Aug, 2s, is96.-John Jack
son Matthews has been appointed Assist
ant Postmaster at Elizabeth at a salary
of $1.5Oo a year and for a four-year term.
There were several ether applicants for
the place, Including ex-Aldernen Collins
and Sheppard and William ] Mccioud.
II.
Mr. Matthews has been holding Office
since he became of age. fifteen years ago,
Which Is a record Unparalleled in the an
4dtlcal annals Of Union County. His rec
rotary of the Board Of Education. two
terms in the Assembly, Clerk of the
House, Engrossing Clerk of the House,
Journal Clerk in the Senate ard State
Superintendent of ScnooI Census. The
latter Office was first created when he
was placed in it.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-26
The "5onrnai" and the water Nom
opo4r.

The unconscious hamorIst of the EVEN
ing Journal turned himself loose on the
water question last evening. This is the
eiiberflan pit Of logic to which he treated
The plsblie
The taesf Significant feature pf the
EHete bidding Na5 tie laliuSe Ok the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-26
PLAGUE OF WATHR BUGS.

The Hill section OF the city seemed to
have been invaded last hight BY an army
Of water bugs. They erawled along the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-26

To Frank Cassidy
BY virtue OF an order Of the Court Of chanc~
cry, made on the tenth day or Aususs, c3eh-
teen hundred and ninetF-six, N a cause where
Id Mary Cassidy is petitioner. and SON are
the DEFENDANT YOU are required to appear
ard answer 70 the paf5tteners petition. On
the said petition Will Ne taken as confessed
against yous
The said petition Is flied 70 procure al abso-
lutte divorce On the grounds OF dessrtion-
Dated AuEust ~. 1925.
JOHN F. MARION.
Sol5ljter Of Petitioner.
A. Montgomery street
&s5Q Jersey City, II. =. :
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-26
HELP TAINTED.


wANTED@cAPABLE MEN OF GOOD ADJ
dress for local or travelling agents. Pernaa-
nent position. Write Ef1wanger 6 Barry.
Nurserytnen, Rochester. N. \.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-26
HOTEL
MILITARY.


w~ANTED-FOR q. s. ARMY, PARTICULARLY
for First Artillery at posts in New York Har7sor, able
bodied. unmarried men. between the ages Of q and
%, citizens of the United States, of good character
and temperate habits. who can sneak. read and
write English For information apply TO Recruiting
Office. 49 Montgomery ST. Jersey City. Nj
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-26

TO HAMILTON WALLIS. GUARDIAN or
Frederick + Harral "a l%unatic}: William
Wright Harral, George Harral individually
and as trustee for Henry n. Harral. Henry
II. Harral and Ciariee Marie LIE Cars IzArrai
you are hereby notified that al a public sale
made ma sss & s 5as S = ASH Selects lsss. Of RE 5srss EaS City on On
AIDE Alder n me Of s 5sTssy CITY city pnreaassd FER sss
and seven cents ALE the land and real estate
son and State of New Jersey, fronting on
as lots thirty-one. thirty-two and thirty-threa
Ga, SO and $50. in block number nfty-six 159.
number seventy C781, made 81 Inc Com
missioners of Adjustment appointed in and
County of Hudson, a certiaed copy Of vhirs
city Collector Of Jersey cty. on he nh dsy
sale being made pursuant 10 the provisions Of
an act OF the Legislature or New Jersey. passed
March soth. 1885, entitled
A Act concerning the settlement and col
lection Of arrearages of pnpaid taxes. as
m and water rates or water rents
In cities OF this State. and imposing ana
ievying 4 tax assessment and lien IN lieu
enforce the payment thereof, and to pro-
vide for the sale of lards subjected 10
future taxation and assessment"
And the several supplements thereto.
And YOU are further notified that Won an
pear to have an estate or interest ie said
land aud real estate. and unless the said iand
and real estate shall he redeemed rs pro-
vidad III said acts. before the expiration Of
six months from and after the service hereof.
a deed for the same VIII be given conveying
to The Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey city
the fee simple Of said land and real estate
according 70 the provisions OF the said act.
Dated Jersey GIN. =. J August 4 1896
THE MAYOR n ALDERMEN OF JER-
p 7. wANsER,
tseAh1 - : ns1n~y,ze1ayo mayor.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-26
FINANCIAL.
TEE
Pr0vident Building & Loan Go,

Loans money to its members without
charging either premium or interest.
It's system requires the borrower to pay
back only about tgvo-sbsTde of the
LOANED, the alanee necessary
10 repay the debt is earned BY the use OF
a Special Interest FauG. Agents
wanted. Write or call on us for partic-
ulars at No. 4gl Davidson Building, Jer-
sey City.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-26
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST %, 1896.

This paper is Democratic an principles
md is Independent In its gdeucs on al local
aaestions.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-26


ONE of the queer practices of the police
Is to arrest the conductors Of cars which
are involved in any accident, such as
hurting or killing a pedestrian. II was
done in Hoboken yesterday when a
Rutherford trolley car ran down a citizen
and broke his leg. It is about as ir-
rational and oppressive a proceeding as
one can wen conceive Of. It is about
as 5~astiaable as would be the arrest of ali
the passengers.
The arrest Of the motorman is intelli-
gible. That Of the conductor is merely
symptomatie Of the total disregard for
personal rights which characterizes the
police Of our cities in general at the
present epoch.
RECENT e must be decidedly dis
e~6uraging to gentlemen Of the 4Bilrp
Sykes variety. The death rate has been
high among them and profits not cores
~pondingly large.
MR.. JOSEPH A DEAR missed his
vocation when he became a newspaper
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. manager we mean.
He should have been an engineer. He is
great when he tackles problems in n.y.
draulies and railroading thai are too
much for the ordinary expert. Al his
magic touch water runs up hill and trains
occupy the same section Of the atmos
phere without iniuring the passengers.
Il is a great boon to Jersey city to
have Mr.. Dear.f A man who knows all
about everything ana can settle any DIFF
fievlty ofrhand, no marter What its ma
turs' is q priceless possession for an,
city.
Tn people should NOT grudge 10 Mr..
Dear the space taken up by his voice.
How could we get along without it.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-26
NOTICE 70 CONTRACTORS.

pated Jersey clty. Auauat z. 50.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-26
IN cHAScERy or NEW JERSEY.

DATED Jersey City. Aususs n. Esss
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-08-26
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Dated Jersey city. August 81. 1885.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-04
HIS PRICES WERE HIGH.

The Queer Revenge Which Was Taxa by a
Traveller Upon Turkish Rotslkseper
Some time ago an Englishman WIS.,
tied Gaia, an out-of-the-way place in
the dominion of the sultan of Turkey.
On asking for his hote, bill before
leaving he found himself charged out
rageous prices for the sorry accommo-
dalton he had received. He flew into
q rage, but finally, on the advice of his
wife, paid the whole amount. A few
days afterwards the hotel keeper re-
ceived a letter, saying: "Your prices
are too high!"s A few weeks later
package arrived. The inn keeper re-
moved wrapper after wrapper, 100 of
them, and then found card on which
was written: "Your prices are too
highl" A few months later, quite
lately, large box was sent him, and he
paid goodly sum for freight charges.
On opening it, and after doing a tire
mendous amount of unpacking, he
found another card: "Your prices are
too highl" Since then the poor man
has refused to accept any more letters,
parcels or boxes.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-04
THE TRAMP GOTTA GOOD MEAL
He Also Proved THAT Restaurant Men
Sometimes Mike Grave Errors.


He Also Proved THAT Restaurant Men
Sometimes Make Grave Errors.
No, sir! Inever feed tramps, said the
boss of the lunch counter. IF you get
started to feeding BUNS, they will never
quit coming"
A tall man, stability dressed, came
shutting into the room, and walked to
seat in the rear as the proprietor was
talking. He heard the conversation.
lifted his eyebrows in a deprecating
way and ordered a sirloin steak, with
mushrooms and French fried potatoes.
The proprietor and his friend chatted
on and the tall man ate his steak and had
coffee, wheat cakes, cup custard, apple
pie and an order of cheese on the side.
When he arose and wendell his way uD
the aisle he bore in his hand check for
an even dollar. He paused in front of
the desk.
II believe" he said, that you said a
few minutes ago that you never feed
tramps?'
Exactly" answered the proprietor.
The tall man chuclIled. 81 am sorry,
sir" he said, but you do not always tell
the truth"
And he escaped uninjured while the
proprietor was realizing the truth and
force of his observation.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-04
HOWARD w. BYERS.
Biography of the Speaker of the Iowa
House of Representatives.

Biography of the Speaker of the Iowa
House of Representatives.
Howard Webster Byers, the speaker
of the Iowa house of representatives,
is young man who has made his way
we'll in the world. He was born in 1856
in log cabin near Woodstock, little
town in Wisconsin. Soon after his birth
his parents removed to Highland, Wis,
where they lived during the war. In
1874 they moved to Iowa, and young
Byers went to work on a farm. Two
years later he and two young friends
started with mule team for the Black
hills. They were overtaken by the win
ter at Dodge City and returned to Ne
braska City, where they traded in
mules. He remained two years in Ne
braska City and then went to Shelby,
Ia, taught school, studied law and was
admitted to the bar by the Iowa su-
preme court in 1888. AS lawyer he
has been eminently successful. He.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-04
Easily Arranged.

They are telling the story in London
that the impossible American in Paris
alighted at a hotel to find it absolutely
full. 49,
II have nothing" expostulated the
host, almost tearfully, nothing. The
first floor is taken by the king of the
Ostenders, the queen of Montegaria oc-
cupies the second, the duke of Cotton
opolis is sharing the third floor with
the Caliph of Port Said and the crown
prince of Nova Esperanza is sleeping
on the billiard table. AS for myself, 1
have to make up bed in the office, and
there only remains the chamber Of my
daughter. OF course"
as that your daughter" interrupted
the American, pointing to the young
lady at the desk,
Eyes, sir" .
"All right; TIL marry her after
lunch" And, giving his valise to the
speechless boniface, he added: Now,
you can take my baggage up to our
room. San Francisco Argonaut.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-04
INSANITY is TA8OOED,
Prominent Wisconsin Lawyer Who VIII
Not Enter That Defense.

Prominent Wisconsin Lawyer Who win
Not Enter That Defense.
The following story is told of John
Brennan, of Stevens Point, as criminal
lawyer: The story goes, says the Mil
waukee Journal, that farmer who
had killed his wife in the northern part
of the state sent for Mr.. Brennan to de-
fend him, Offering to deed him his farm
if he would take the case. Brennan
wanted his pay in advance, and so the
farmer made over the property to him.
The murder was most brutal and cold
blooded one, and Brennan knew that
there was but one plea that might save
his client from a life sentence, and that
was insanity. The trial was one of the
fercest ever fought in a Wisconsin
court. The attorney for the defense oc-
cupied whole day in his closing adj
dress to the jury, and the effort was a
mastery one. The jury found the man
insane and he was sent to Oshkosh.
Once there, he improved rapidly and in
q few weeks was discharged. His first
act was to sue Brennan for the recovery
of his property, on the ground that he
was insane at the time of deciding it.
In the face of his own argument that
the man was insane, Brennan could do
nothing and the farmer won his case.
Brennan has blacklisted insanity as q
defense for murderers.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-04
HOW she REFORMED HIM,
No Abundance In the Small Hours VITA
out the Password.

no AumlUGhuCe III the SIDhh 1ouEb NSIb4A~
out the Password.
what is the matter?" asked one OF
Mr.. Vivvles' boon companions. "You
haven't taken the pledge, have your"
mo; but I'm not looking on the wine
when it is red in the cup, just the same. .
Reformed, have your" yep. You've
heard of a woman's marrying a man
with the idea of getting him to stop
drinking. 1t doesn't always work, but
it did in my case. My wife is stu
pendously clever woman" Made you
promise, did she?" 'She didn't have
to. When l started downtown tonight
she said: I've lost the latch ley, dear,
but it won't make any difference. You
ring the bell and I'll let you in said:
All right Only, she said, we'd better
agree on some password, so that when
you ring l can look out of the window
and make sure it isn't burglar of
course, said L; 'what'll the password
be-" I have it, she answered.; it
mustn't be too simple. You just say
'lrrepressible eprehensibility, and
then I'll come down and let you in
Gentlemen, if can't say irrepressible
reprehensibility when I get home 1
Cont get in, and, moreover, assume
the chances of being taken for house
breaker. I've simply got to be careful"
And he went over and resolutely seated
himself next to the ice-water tank.
Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-02-04
SWEETHEARTS ALWAYS.

If sweethearts were sweethearts always,
Whether as maid or wife,
No drop would be half as pleasant
In the mingled draught of life.
But the sweetheart has smiles and bushes
When the wife has frowns and signs.
And the wife's have a wrathful glitter
For the glow of the sweetheart's eyes
II lovers were lovers always,
The same to sweetheart and wife,
Who would change for a future of Eden
The Joys of this checkered life?
But husbands grow grave and silent.
And care on the anxious brow
Oft replaces the sunshine that persisted
With the words of the marriage vow
Happy is he whose sweetheart
Is wife and sweetheart still,
Whose voice, as of old. can charm him,
Whose kiss, as of old, can thrill;
Who has plucked the rose to find ever
Its beauty and fragrance increase,
AS flush of passion is melIowed
In loves unmeasured peace.
Who sees In the step a lightness:
Who finds In the form grace;
Who reads an unaltered brightness
In the witchery of the face,
Undimmed and unchanged. All, happy
Is he crowned with such life!
Who drinks the wife pledgng the sweet
heart,
And toasts IN the sweetheart the wife!
Daniel O'Connell, in Domestic Monthly