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The morning times., 1896-11-15

Mrs. Whittemore and Miss Aline Wilcox
have returned from a protractei stay in
New York, where they have been CON-
pleiing the trousseau of this charming
fixed for December s. The ceremony will
be performed AT the home OF the brides
parents, at New Hampshire avenue and O
street, and Will be brilliant social event
The morning times., 1896-11-15

Cards are out announcing the marriage
Bears on Wednesday,; November 1S.
The morning times., 1896-11-15

Mr. and Mrs. R. ". Woodbury. OF Denver,
Col, VINO nave many rrIriius in WaSnlng-
ton, are staying at Wizards and doing the
sights or the Capital on their way from
New York. Mrs. Woodbury. is not as en-
thusiastic as most Colorado women on the
subject OF being a full fledged voter, but
anmiCs that for her States sake she was
glad to cast her Vote for Bryan.
The morning times., 1896-11-15

Mrs. Charles G. Lanca aster, with her two
boys, Randall and Calvert. left yesterday
for two weeks visit to her mother, Mrs
Samuel j. Randall, at Chestnut Hill.
The morning times., 1896-11-15

es-Colorcd Fancy Silks in Moire Velour,
Monotone Effects. Floral Taffetas, Satin
Brocades, Satin Stripe Taffeta.. The Black
silks comprise Figured Moire Antiques,
Fancy Armures. Peau de Sole, Fancy Gros
Grain, satin Duchesse. Gros Grain and Satin
Brocades,
The morning times., 1896-11-15

Mrs. Fiske- e-Warren, who will be remem-
bered by all Washington as one OF the
band OF amateurs, who played for a local
charity at Lafa yette Square Theater last
spring, is said TO be anxious to leave the
one OF the leading young matrons OF Boston
swelttOm and was one OF the guests OF
honor at a recent dinner at the somerset
Club with the popular Elsie de Wolf, who
was very extensively entertained by Bos-
ton society.
The morning times., 1896-11-15

SS-5Ac for the 5i-inch Tailor Suitings, English
Diagonal, Fancy Checks and Rough Effects.
All the scarce and wanted styles and colors.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15
FIRE BOARD APPOINTMENTS.
Commissioners Make Some transfer,
and Hear Petitions.

Outside of disposal of the case Of
Jackie Jones. driver of No. 9 engine.
the Fire Commissioners accomplished
very little business last night. After
dismissing Jones. they made the follow
ing appointments
Class BiIcn, oriver OF tender Of engine
Nc. q was promoted to the position of
drissr G; engine company No. 9.
Tn7a.as Allen. ermanen hoseman of
engine company No. 3 to be driver OF the
tender.
Charles Dafeldecker, h-osennan-at-ca,l of
engine company No. 0 was appointed
man hoseman. These appointments
went into effect at twelve o'clock last
night.
An application was received from John
w. knobloch TO be apsoi..tsd fireman.
A committee, consisting & t:No. waited
upon The Board and asked that the de-
weight shirt FOR summer wear. The Com
missionsrs locked upon the idea with
favor add instructed the committee to
submit 4 sample shirt of dark color to
the Board a.. is mex meeting.
= c. npiaint was received from A
Gross & Co. Of First street, stating that
there vas a factory adjoining their
building near Provost street which had a
nUssbsr Of unsafe FORCES in It, and re-
IQusstsrg the department to compel the
owners OF the factory ito have the proper
safe guards put around them. The COM
munication was referred.
The Board adjourned TO meet the las
Wednesday in the month.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15


tated food fully meets every need Of
growing children. It is a perfect sub
stitute for mothers milk-sugar of milk
is the basis Of both, Children weaned
or for any reason deprived Of breast
milk grow steadily and keep strong and
well when fed with this best of all in
fan foods.
Next to breast milk, when the mother
is vigorous and fully capable Of bring
ing up her baby, lactated food has no
equal. But hot weather reduces the
richness and abundance of mothers milk
as well as weakens the child's appetite
and power Of digestion.
In such cases actated food Is far SUI
perior to breast milk thai mas become
thin from ~protracted nursing, or that
for any reason is not agreeing with the
child. This is proved by the splendid
way in which lactated food brings babies
through the teething period when they
are fretful and disinclined to eat at all.
Says Mrs. Grace Agnew, of 657 East
Sixth street, Erie, Pa. in q letter 10
the proprietors Of this best Of foods
81 nave been using lactated food, with
excellent results. since my little one was
two months old and am still using it.
She likes it SO well, and it agrees with
her SO nicely that We are buying the
hospital size for her. Little vi was
q months old the 18th of November, and
weighs "a pounds, which IS just three
times as much as when she was born.
She held her own during teething time
and the hot summer weather, and in the
last three months has gained three
pounds. She is the life of the house,
is strong and healthy, and feel sure we
owe It to the use Of lactated food,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15
EOH0S FROM THE RANGE
Teams Selected for the international
STATE shoot.

The Hoboken City Schuetzen Corps at
the meeting Monday night, decided to
hold a monster shooting tournament at
the Union Hill Schuetzen Park, and select
ed September IA as the date upon which
it will be held. The committee named TO
look after the arrangement was John A.
Hilpert. Julius Germ, Paul Schunke, Hem
ny Salter and Julius Schultz. The commit
tee win organize tomorrow might in Germs
Hall. Costly prizes will be offered. The
corps also decided to accept the invitation
to send a team of five men to compete
In the tournament OF the Plattdeutche
verein in New York. The men who
viii probably represent the society will
be John 3. Holstein, Captain Erxmeyer,
John A. HILBERT. Louis Christ and Lieu
The Hobosen Independent Corps has
in the Interstate team shoot 0 be held in
vii be Ernest Fisher, Captain Emil Barsk-
man. Lambert schmIat AUGUST Meyns
and ,msl, Z; n ava K ! he n TINS Is team os ntns VII 5+at ss
for trophies or wagers fer gallery matches
just as soon as the indoor season be-
The members of the Lady Miller Rife
Club closed their season ut the shoot last
night at Buseh's Hotel. The sudden APP
warm for gallery work. and the members
| Of the club will adjourn until September;
The members had a contest for a special
prize for a windup. The prizes won in
the first and second. classes were awarded
to Miss Mamie Miller and Miss Bischoff.
They have demonstrated marked ability
ard these trophies have been well earned.
| They never fall below the usual average.
and oft Tins make records that compare
favorablx with any made by the sterner
sex. Toe prizes were presented by
Mrs. Stadler, the President.
The ~proposed match between Lambert
Georges Aubrey Of the Defender Rife
Club IS off No agreement could be reach
ed regarding the stake money or tbs
| place for hoidirg the shoot
The George II. Schiicht Rifle Associa-
ton Of Nesth bergen at It's regular znea.
al shoot. Monday night. made thess
scores.-G. bantenbersrr. at. G. Meyer
2s5; II A',fderhe.de. 2as 3 D9rr: 2s5; g
Schlicht. George Sheath 236: IA. Einlisck
pa: w. Rosser. III NE Last. 2zo;; r KulI
1910: Meyer. aaa: MneiaRx. s2s; !
Dfrh1. Qeorwe D1rrs 2se; Tribout. sfN
i Ahles zzf: q schlselsts IA r Esverer
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15
DISCIPLINE IN ALGIERs.
French soldlers Tortured to Death
fnr Sszeh1 Nfransea.

Another monstrous case of Algerian
military discipline Is reported. The VIC
tim this time was 2 soldier named Chey-
mol. brother of NJ. Paul Cheymol. He
was sent. for some breach Of rules, to q
disciplinary company. This means q sort
of penal servitudc Of the many fearful
kinds that have survived the revolution.
The name Of the sergeant set OYER Cnev-
moi was Perrin. 70 humble him, Perrin
ordered him TO be tied by the wrists TO a
horses tail which was TO be kept going
at a. brisk pace until the sergeant cried
Enough After & long spell Of this ex-
erciss Cheymol fell. The horse. never
theless. was given rein and whip Until it
was evident that It was dragging not a
living man, but a corpse
a complaint has been sent By the broth
was nc breach OF rules he will probably
wash his hands Of the affair. Il. Ernest
Roche, however, has giyen notice of an
Interpolation. so tsat inquiry VIII be
made between tn-s ana the llth OF Nay
when the Chamber rsasserHbles, OF the
head Of the corps of which Private Chey-
moi belonged
years in tho African regiment which was
not a disciplinary enc, says that il was
a he'll upon Garth. The officers and non
commissioned officers Were br9taiizsd by
ansiathe. BY having no check Of public
optn;on on their oad passions. BY the
arrogance arising rom finding themselves
masters Of the Arabs.
lie. tho. attached by the wrists to a
horses tail, ard had thus to so all the
way In a blazing sun from Co~Estantinop1e
to Batna n thence TO Riskra. The worse
feature Of this torture is the sense CT the
loss OF equilibrium. It IS impossible to
steady one's self, the arms being kept
on the stretch, for care Is taken TO make
the horse ga at q pace which oblfgas
the soldier tied to its tail to keep at q
tret. He is absolutely poTsrless to pre-
vent himself failing forward II ne STUN
bles against a stone unless the sergeant
gives the order TO the soldier riding the
horse to stop.
BAD as were the physical conditions,
the moral. Mr. Rauanet says. were q
thousand times worse. There was 10 more
prolific school of crime than the Algeri-
an regiment. Whose is the fauIt2s I
asked. "The fault" was the reply. as
now that Of Parliament. which can do as
il likes, but It vas that cid rascal. Louis
Philippe. who invented the discipline OF
the African regiment TO set rid Of reveIu-
florists in the army. The first disciple
nary use made Of Aisiers WAS IN sending
there, soon after 1880. the whole battalion
of TIE Charter. which rose against
Charles x. and was net satisfied to hear
that the Bourge5ise monarchy was the
best Of Republics ."-London News.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15
ROMAN ROADS.
They wers Not Euizf for q Day. nut
for Eter1affv.

The Roman road was built for eternity.
When the readbsd had been prepared By
excavation It was carefully rehilsd. re-
gardlesseSf expense, with layers OF sand.
stones ard cement. The surface was SO
s9iidiySQeessedlnat the wear and tear
vas reduced 70 a minimum. Investigations
wIthSSegard 70 tine preparation Of the
reattbels were made years ago by Her
gier on Roman roads that are still, In use
in France, and with the following resubts:
IN one road the excavation down 10
hardpan was three feet deep. This trench
was flied Up first with a layer Of sand
ana cement an inch thick; then came q
foot layer of fattish stones and cement.
Then a foot layer Of small Travelled stone.
am cement. The last Two layers were 50
equfd break off fragments only with great
dts1culty. The naxt layer consisted cf a
loot q cement aAd sand covered with a
top dressing Of gravel. In another road
In France the foot layer of ceraent and
SAND changed places with the layer OF ce-
msat and travelled stones.
A third road In France was examined at
2 point where Ii had been raised twenty
feet above the level Of the surrounding
4 structure Of ave layers. First came The
great I'll Of sixteen and one-half feet; on
top Of tbs III they placed first a foot lay
er CT fattish stones and cement, then a
foot layer CT flattisn stones without NOR
tar Of any kind, then o haif-foot layer OF
firmly packed dirt, then 4 half-foot layer
of small gravel in hard cement. and lastly
a half-foot layer OF veanent ard large
gravel.
Paved roads were exceptional. An ex-
ample of paved roads is the Via Appia,
whose pavement consists Of a hard kind
OF stone, such as IL used fer mill stonez.
The stones OF this pavement are care
fully heWn and fitted together SO precise
" that the road often appears 70 be solid
rock, and has proved TO be 50 indestruetL
bic that after 1000 years of continuous
use it Is still q magnificent road. Ordin-
arily, however, tae top dressing Of the
road consisted Ct gravel ard hard cement,
and when. in the oourtiess Inscriptions
such and such a Govern9~ Is said to have
restored 4 given road, reference IS made
to this top dressing Of gravel and cement.
The width of the military road WAS usual
fg sixty feet. the raised centre being
twenty feet wide, with side tracks e2ea
CT the width OF twenty feet. In some roads
the raised centre was paved, while the
side tracks were dressed with gravel and
cement.
The viae privatae and the feeders Of the
military roads were usually dirt roads
They were much narrower than military
roads: sometimes they mad a width Of
only ten feet, and, indeed the feeders Of
the Via Appia were only Two feet wide,
hut paved. The width Of the Roman roads,
all told. varied. therefore, from two TO ll
feef.-NeT York Independent.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15
UNITED STATES FIRST THINGS
Faeta and Rieurea "a wEalch Anaerl-

Facts and Figures OF Which Auaerl-
cans Bay nc Proud.
The first telegraph wire was hung If
1886
The first scientific periodical was issued
IN 1871
Tinware was first made in this country
in i77o.
The first ssereotyping was done in 1873
IN New York.
Houses were first numbered IN Phiia-
delDhia in 1911.
The first omnibus piled to and fro in
New York in 1899
The first United States piano was made
in Boston in 1873.
The FIRST sewing SILK was patented by
an American in 1886.
The first stone paving for streets was
laid in New York in 1858.
Tobacco was Grst grown for export in
this country IN 1916.
Umbrellas were introduced into America
The first public schools wore opened in
1915 In MASSACHUSETTS.
Salt vasSarss boiled N his country al
SYRACUSE N. z, IN 1851.
The arst Observatory was located al
WIliamstown. Mass. in 1885.
The first steam stationay engine was
The first anti-slaveTy society was er-
| gained IN IT'S at Philadelphia.
The first public 1f3rary was established
in New York IN the year l1ee.
Tae first street Tgntizg in this COUNTRY
was done In New York In 1897
Rice was 1rst grown in 1888 from seed
brought from the East In6ies.
The first gold pens were made by hand
IN 1S40 IN the city Of New York.
The first submarine cable wgs lad frou
| this country 70 Europe in 1851.
The first American telescope was in po-
s6ioa a Yale College III 1880.
The first IGEzfbardy poplar IN America
was planted by Miciiaux N 1876.
The first American thsatrs was opened
IN 1850 IA the city of New York.
Tho first turnpike road was laid between
Lancaster ard Philadelphia ia 1924.
The first night watehr1e1 were licensef
By the New York Common Council IN 1887
The Arst paper mil was put in opera,
ton at E5xcorough. Pa. IN 1890.
The first straw ane nade ii this coun
try was manufactured in 1923
Brass pins were first made in New Yorf
by English machinery in the year 1917.
The first sugar manufactured IN thu
| country was made In New Orleans IN 1875
The first table cutlery made IN ths
| United States was IN Greenfield, Mass
IN 1884.
Tho FIRST temperance society il. tn,
| United States was organized in Saratoga
| N. Y, IN 1903.
Philadelphia was the first city 10 issu.
q directory. its Grst edition coming out il
l785-St- Louis Gicbe-Deraocrat.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15
IN THE
highlands Prospects of Permanent
Conquest Eeiscusse6.


The recent success Of the Anglo
Egyptian army in with the
Dervishes is significant. and Lord Salts
bury's statement to the effect that Eng
land must receaquer fer Egypt the eastern
Sudan is exceedingly Important: but It
does not follow. az a contemporary would
have US believe, that q complete ard
permanent conquest may be expected
that England win presently extend to the
very head-waters OF the Nile the wise
and firm authority watch Lord Cronner
has bean exercising over lower Egypt"
ard thus approve herself ttan incaicuIable
blessing TO Africa and mankind" Hicks
Pasha,s expedition might have been size
cssstui II II mad ~ensountered the MahdYs
followers in open field; GoTaon in Kaarxam
Siatin inDarfur. scored many brilliant
victories before the latter surrendered and
the former was slain. More than 4 Lecade
ago the European officers In command OF
experience at least two tessons-First,
thar IN some parts Of the Sudan The natuF-
al features and climate tea fatally against
the invader; second that when the fanat-
aroused Is IS a pcwer as iacalcuiahis
and resistless as the power OF a cyclone.
BY rood making and ciyi4,zing. both slow
processes. 4 European power may reach
the hearz Of Africa and make permanent
eonq3est OF lt-0y rail and rsiagion. Tha
Prenaierss announcement OF q fixed policy.
m expiaSla4ien CT Sir Herbert k~ftchener's
advance, shows England confronted by a
eln AZ present fnretell the solution. And
the ardgnus mature Of the Undertaking IS
riralied By its Interest; for Kfartum. OF.
more properly. Onadur1nan. at the CORFU
cree OF the Matte ard Blue Niles. is N a
sense the gateway TO the continent
Hafpsrss Weekly
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15
BABY'S CRITICAL YEAR.
Infants "Secnnd Summer the
Mothers Dread.
Age When Cholera Infantum
Proves Most Fatal.
Avoid Mistakes in Diet by Feeding
With Pure Lactated Food.

Mothers look forward to baby's ''sec-
n summer as an anxious pilot does
when he approaches the narrowest, most
risky part Of discourse.
taken from Its mothers milk, has not
yet fully adapted itself to its changed
diet. 1t takes but a trffe to overturn
its digestive organs; a sudden rise in
temperature. even a single indigestibie
meal, TOO heavy food or the least i'm
purity, are enough to bring on a sudden
attack Of diarrhea.
Thousands Of homes are today freed
from the dread of cholera infantun and
such wasting diseases by lactated food.
Countless parents now sleep soundly,
knowing their precious charges are safe,
sven when the nights are hottest. Lac
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15
HENLBY's HISTORY.


O3S ENgszsk Village.
Of late years the fame Of British rowing
has spread abroad. Or the Continent the
American traveller is surprised to find
that the recent converts 10 the sport are
driven by the same arGor that has de-
lighted ard distressed him at home. In
Germany the sport has been making
rapid strides towards the English stand
ara of perfection. In the Hamburg ANA
teur Regatta Of 1884 q crew from the
Thames Rowing Club easily carried off all
the prizes for which it entered. and con-
tinued this success for a decade; but by
1891 the Germans had learned so much
frcm their British visitors that they-owice
beat q Thames four. and left an eight Of
the same club far IN the lurch, This de-
feat the English oarsmen attribute TO q
lack Of conditions; out German sDCftsnen
have told me that the visitors were OF
the race. cF SandGw. and have not YET
given the final account 1f themselves. N
Atflsti0ues" has liEewjS been t0siered
by English influence Y yet, however,
20 foreign crew has Won 7 Of the great
Henley events. though 0onns Of the Neg-
tunus r. C. Amsterdam. won the Bfa-
mond ScuIls in 1892 Last year q French
crew entered bur did not appear, and an
dam. made a ffrst-rate fight for the
Thames Challenge. Their peculiar stroke,
which brought their backs Tar DeYona fhs
Perpendicular at the finish ana jeFaed
their noses in the air. earned them the
title, in the penny press. Of aquatic astEo-
ncmers. From Canada singles ana pairs
have frequently entered. and the Argo-
naut Cup Of Toronto has often sent over
2 four. From America several men have
entered for the Diamond Souls. 2.
Smith. Atalansa Z. G.. won one heat II
1872. In 1878, CIV. Les, Of Newark lost
his first heat through a mistake at the
finish; and George Lee. of Boston, lost
his trial neat. In 1889, Psotta. Of the y
Y. A. c.. worked his way as far as the
laals. In the Stewards, Challenge Cup
fer tours. Columbia C9slsgs and tbs
Snae-wae-cae-nsttes entered in 1878, the
litter getting as far s the finals.
BY far the most dreaded Of f9re.gn Ell
Detest the stroke they used as an Eng
lishman must. he could net set oyer the
fact that their trials against time were
the best of the season. This year 3 Yale
crew win compete for the first time. and
viii have TO meet not only the flower Of
English oarsmen. but Of the entire boat
ing world,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15
NAVAL RESERVES CONCERT.
There van BE r~Susse, DancsDg and a
COLLATION. on The Rortaranuth

The Eastern Division of the Naval Re-
serves of New jersey VIII give a band
concert tonight on the training ship Ports
mouth. now lying at Fourteenth street.
Eoboken.
The division includes battalions from
Hoboken. Jersey City and Newark The
cadets have been working hard during the
past week to get things on board all snip
shape. as some distinguished guests are
expected. among them Governor Griggs
n Assistant Secretary of the Navy Nc
Adeo.
There viii be dancing and q collation..
A week from Saturday the reserves so
on the annual ten days cruise to New
port. There viii be geo cadets to work
ship. Commander irving has made pre-
uarations to give the boys a good time
regardless of expense.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15
POLICE REPORT FoR THRBB MONTHS

The report Of Chief Of Police Murphy,
covering the months of April. May and
June, wal presented TO the Police Com
missioners at their meeting this after
noon. It shows that 2.13S persons were
arrested. Of thst number a5l were dis
charged wher arTatgned il court. There
were ZIG accidents and six suicioes-
Among the 2.12S prisoners there were
only III who had occupations, and ls2l
who were unemployed.
There were 36i female prisoners and
lit males.
There was stolen during the three
months property valued al S5,2ef. TIE
police and detectives recovered $leig
worth. There were GO fire alarms and
It's ambulance calls.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15
TRADES UNION CONGRESS-.

The eighteenth annual congress of the
Federation Of Trades Unions of New Jer-
sey will be held in the Assembly Chamber
in Trenton August II. The congress viii
be IN session only one day unless a ma,
icrsty Of the organizations decide other
wise before the first Monday in August
and notify the Executive Board of uhesi
decision. The headquarters Of the Exc.
cutiye Board on the morning Of the con
gress will be Bariow's Hotel, opposite the
Pennsylvania Railroad depot.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15

Nav in part Of the old traditions per-
tanning % West Point mist always be
included the isutton-the big brass ball
buttsn used n trimming the Cadets
snort gray coats.
Where the young man Of she world
sends & rose or q honbon. the West Point
cadet sends 3 button. II represents all
his capital. the bit Of weAsth at his
disposal. For he lives in a land whsrs
ssere is nothing TO be purchased, ana
where he IS allowed no money 60 uur-
chase with. Sometimes he adds a ehevroa
from mis- arm or 4 brass buckle from hts
belt. but these demand a larger cutisv.
ard the chevrors presappass certain hon-
prs not falling % eyefy man in 4 eiass.
For all these reasons nothing since West
button as token Of regard. an evidence
Of affection, and 2 pledge Of airtation.-
Earpcfss Bazaar.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15
Caasle Points, Race Meet.

The bicycle races Of the Castle Point
Cyciers will take place at the Gutten-
berg race track on August Is and IS.
Following is the prosramme:-on August
16. one uile scratch, one half mile scratch,
one quarter mile scratch, one mile handi-
cap, one mile co~ns9sation. August 10 in
the morning, FIVE mile handicap for club
championship. two mile scratch. tandem
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1896-07-15
ST. Georgs FIesd clnh.

The st. George Field Club has been
formed in Hopoken with headquarters al
present on the corner Of Ninth street
ard Park avenue. II started with a
goud membership ana has organized for
the advancement of sports of ali branches
in Hoboken. TRe number of charter mem
bers Is thirty-fve. Another meeting VIII
be held teqnofroE night and any desira-
bic yGung man can join by appearing
at his meeting