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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-27
FUN and FINANCE
Street and Water Board Gets
$4,000 More to Pay Its
Debts Joke on Mr..
Simpson.

Finance Commissioners H. Brautigam,
Reuben Simpson, Henry L.. Kellers and
w. F. Midlige made the dry routine of
the Boards business meeting, yesterday,
as pleasant as possible, and extracted
more fun than one could possibly i'm
agine from the most tedious details. The
president himself was the little joker and
fired off his first shaft when Clerk Martin
Finck read the cost of advertising the dog
proclamation.
That's the Mayors dog bill" said the
president, with mock gravity. sIt comes
high, gentlemen. 1t is a pity His Honor
didn't take the dogs to Spring Valley; it
would have saved us the expense"
Much laughter.)
The Board concurred in the resolution
ordering the improvement of Leonard
street, from Central avenue to the Boule-
yard, and giving the contract to N. Van
Keuren.
E. F.. Mccarthy, assistant permit clerk
in the Water Department, must wait for
his salary. The Street and Water Board
appointed him clerk at 500 per month,
and sent in a resolution ordering paid
STAG; but the Financiers wouldn't concur
in that resolution, for the reason that the
Board of Finance had not as yet taken
any action on the resolution of the Street
and Water Board, adopted July 10, fixing
McCarthy's salary.
The Board of Warks have been asking
for $4,000 to pay claims for advertising,
etc. There was no money left in the as
sessment account, and it was necessary
for the Board of Finance to appropriate
it out of the new account. when Com
missioner Simpson moved and it was
adopted
Whereas, Further ~requisition having
been made by the Board of Street and
Water Commissioners, by resolution June
%. for $4,000 to liquidate claims, the
amount having been expended;
Resolved, nat the Board appropriate
$40, 000, being the amount hitherto appro-
priated, 1t having been exhausted
Clerk FInck read 1t and the vote was
about to be put when Mr.. Simpson, who
was not paying much attention. asked
that the latter part should be read again.
Read 1t again, Mr.. Clerk" said Presi-
dent B~rautigam, with a chuckle; st is
really surprising that some people will
sign resolutions, the contents Of which
are unknown to them" daughter. In
which Mr.. Simpson joined.) Now. Mr..
Simpson, if you really understand your
own resolution, The Clerk will please call
the roll.'' Renewed laughter.3
The Board appropriated S !, LOO to the
Commissioners of Adjustment for current
expenses. It also concurred in the nav
rolls for Water Registrar and laborers
on meters for the month of August and
then adjourned.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-27
MUSEMENYS.
POWER OF sun. ON BUILDINGS
The Washington Monument a to

N4O
The problems confronting architects
nave increased greatly in recent years be-
cause of the upward tendency of big bust
ness buildings. Beauty of form and con-
v~enience of arrangement are nov of less
Importance han great strength to resist
the strains which every tall structure
must meet. Every time a cyclone has oc-
Cured in the West there has been specu-
lation as to what would occur If a big
wind storm visited the business district
of New York. Architects and engineers
nave anticipated this possibility. They
have considered also the effect of the suns
heat on great buildings, because observa-
lions a shown that on a hot day these
tall structures move away from the sun,
as though shrinking from its heat, while
on a cold day the marble is rent by the
freezing of the winter rain in assures
made by the expansion of the marble IN
midsummer.
These effects are not so noticeable in
New York as they are in some other cit
les, because New York streets are sa mar
row, and the tall building are so close to-
gether that they protect each other from
the sun.
In Washington scientific observations
have been made which prove conclusively
the effect of heat and cold on marble. The
Washington stands on a sngnt
eminence in the middle OF a plain. lt IS
wholly unprotected from the elements.
When the monument was being erected
the investigation of its vibration was be-
gun, a cord Inc plummet being suspended
from the top of the structure, with a
needle to make the record of any move
ment. One day it was reported that the
monument was about to fall. The needle
had made a number of eccentric yarla-
lions, and was still moving about when
the observation was taken. Investigation
showed that an owl had got INTO the
shaft, and, Tapping about, had caused
the vibration of the cord.
The needle, under normal conditions,
however, showed a movement OF the
shaft. and observations made since its
completion confirm this record. There
is a cord hanging from the top OF the
monument, protected by a metal tube.
AT the end of this cord is fastened a pen
dulum, which hangs in a bowl OF mercury.
The pendulum moves with the movement
of the column, but it cannot oscillate.
hi record of the pendulum IS taken every
day. 1t shows that the top OF the marble
column, sos feet high, moves Q inches
to the north on a very hot, clear day. Al
night the monument returns to the per-
p~endicular.
The extraordinary power of the suns
heat is well Illustrated by it's effect on the
monument. The marble column weighs
81, 100 tons.
injured in the least by its little Journey
in the world" but this is u to the fact
that it is built on many pieces OF marple.
The obelisk in Central Park, which IS a
single block Of stone, deviates more imam
the Washington Monument. The Bunker
Hill Monument, which is only half as tall
as the Washington Monument, moves
about two inches from the perpendicular
Iron buildings are affected no less tina
those of marble. The dome Of the Capitol
AZ Washington moves from the south and
west. away from the summer sum-
IeSlie's Weekly,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-27
Paul Tells How His Praise Was
Conceived.

The following extract is from Wilkin-
sons "Epic of Paul, soon to be pub
lished by Messrs. Funk & Wagnalls Com
pany-
A wish ineffable seized me to make
Love lovely to those loveless ones. | mad,
With the wish born, and OF the wish per-
haps,
A sudden vision that entranced me quite.
| saw love take a body beautiful
And live and act in a most angellc wise.
It was as If a heavenly spectacle
Let down before me by a heavenly hand
Not to be viewed with u~nanointed eyes;
I touched my eyes with eyesalve and be-
rhen a Voice said, swhat thou beholdest,
I took my pen and sought to catch the
or bsing and behavior shown to me,
And fix it. as l could, in form and phrase,
For these Corinthians and all men to
A living Tssi picture, and a hymn, there
grew.
Hymn 1 may call my eulogy of love,
Then written for indeed it seemed to
within INN me. as / unused it, and the tune
Still to the hearing of my heart is sweet.
/ felt and feel, a kind of awe of it.
Myself that made it, for I did not mak
IL wholly, / myself, / know quite well;
A breath divine, breathed In me, puri-
Ny viii to will it, and my soul to sing.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-27
SKIPPED WITH A MILLION.
Fred May and His Clients, Money
said 10 BE In A~ustraIfa.

SAN FRANCISCO. Aug. q. 1S97.-Fred-
erick May, who sailed from Germany with
nearly 81, 900, 900 entrusted to him by
clients. is supposed to be in Australia.
The steamer Mariposa. here from AUS
tralia. was carefully searched before her
departure, the Australian authorities sus-
pecting that the criminal would attempt
r. escape to the United States. He is
thought to have reached Sydney by the
Arcadia or Australia, q man answering
vessel at Suez. 1t is also reported that he
was traced to Brisbane, but there the de-
tectives lost track of him. Substantial
rewards are offered for his arrest. He
is a man of culture and excellent pres
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-27
Seized BY PIRATES.
Portuguese, Italian and French
Vessels Attacked Off the
Coast Of Moroceo-Men
Of War to the
Rescue.

saf
TBy Cable to The Associated Press.1
MADRID, Aug. q, 1Ss7.-The Portuguese
park Rosita Faro has been attacked off
ing to the Bocoza Kabyles. The Captain
and four of the crew of the bark were
carried off.
A despatch to The Associated Press,
from Valetta, Island of Malta, on August
20,S announced that information had just
been received there to the effect that the
italian bark Fiducia, Captain Razeto,
from Pascagoula, on june 4, for Mar
settles, was spoken on August 16 in lat.
36:04 and reported having been boarded
on the previous day, abreast of Cape
Bahia, by fourteen pirates, who fired on
the crew and ransacked the vessel, car
rying off the Captain, boatswain and a
AS a result, the Italian Gov
eminent has telegraphed to Morocco,
threatening to despatch a man-of-war to
Tangier unless the italian seamen are re-
leased.
A despatch from Malaga, Spain, on Oc-
tober 9 last, announced that Moorish pi-
rates in boats had attacked the French
bark Corinthe, which had become be-
Gained near the Island OF AIhucemas, q
Spanish prison settlement off the coast
of Morocco. The pirates bound the crew
and then pillaged the vessel. The crew
of the Spanish steamer Seville. which
went to the rescue of the Corinthe, was
fired on by the pirates, who killed Two
men, wounded four and compelled the
steamer to retire.
A Spanish gunboat was sent to Mo
rocco to demand the release of the pris-
oners and the payment of an
as the outrage took place in Spanish
waters, an a French cruiser was also
despatched for the same purpose.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-27

Csapter h 10 been made to the Board of Alder
hen Of Jersey city by the following named
persons for Licenses 20 ser pt the following
named pieces in Jersey CITY.
Restaurants.
FIRST WARD.
Rl,ma Gross, 1SS washington street;
residence, 319 Henderson street.
R. e. Hartman. "a Montgomery street.
residence, SO Prospect street So Montgomery
street; residence, "a Court House plaee,
Adolph Krumholz, 1856 Henderson street.
residence, 355 Henderson street. ros;.
Victor Willis, 104 Morris street, iesi-
dence, 14 Morris street. -
Henrv Loeffel, so Essex street; resi-
dence, III Grand street.
SECOND WARD.
Michael McManus, 1899 Erie street; resi-
dence. 500 Grove street.
Abraham Strahl. 1876 Pavonla avenue
residence, GOT Summit avenue.
August Grunwald. 202 Pavonia avenue;
residence, 202 Pavonia avenue.
Matthew Cly1nes. 5so he Itre street.
Angus Drummond. $40 Henderson
.+raa7 residence, sos Henderson street.
John Corrigan, 1888 Erie street, resi-
dence, 1888 Erie street.
THIRD WARD.
caoree A. Friedrich, 20 Erie street;
rosidence. 20 Erie street.
I.o,,is Br~annonberg, S1 Third street;
residence, 81 Third street.
FIFTH WARD.
>no,o1as sehroepfee, III Brunswick
street, residence, Sl8 Third street.
ELEVENTH WARD.
A1ois Siegel, 100 New York avenue; resi-
dsnne 100 New York avenue.
Transfers.
FIRST WARD.
Matthias Last to Emanuel Gross. Ss
Henderson street.
THIRD WARD.
Cox & Anderson, los Newark avenue;
RESIDENCE, 6S Union street.
TWELFTH WARD.
George wingender, 1870 Durham avenue;
ros;Sence. 1870 Durham avenue.
Eeer Bottlers.
moo Gartner. 5S2 Central avenue;
aa~rusgsgnviile Brewing Co., foot Of Girard
avenue. ~ poord of Aldermen, Z
BY oioe M. ]. O,DONNELL,
City Clerk.
city clerks office, Jersey City August
m aCor
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-27
Darky,s story Of Lees Surrender.

When Harnlin. Garland was gathering
material for the life of Grant he spent
q day or two In Atlanta, where he met
an old Virginia negro who said that he
had witnessed Lees surrender. Garland
was interested and questioned him close
ly. sYou say you were present when
Lee surrendered?" Dat I wuz subj"
".Did you see Lee give up his sword?"
mo. sir, I didn't Gin'rul Lee give up he
sword? Not him! DEFY tried ter take
it fun him, but he made a pass at one er
two or dem, en- dey lef' eff-I tellyou!'
And where WAS Grant all that time? ?"
pOh, he wus right dar,s suhis En- he toll
en-. he did We'll. boys. let him keep he
weepon. He can't do much damage.
kase he don whipped, anyhow At
lanta Constitution.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-27
A CALIFORNIA PARADISE.
Citizens, colonization society an
salvation Army Buy a Tract.

salvation Army Buy a Tract.
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. q. 1s97.-The
citizens Colonization Society, acting in
conjunction with the Salvation Army,has
taken into consideration the purchase OF
five hundred acres of land near Soledad
in Monterey county belonging to G. 7.
Rowie. The owner has offered to sell it
for $50 an acre, and will give the Saliva
ton Army and the colonies ten years in
which to pay it, charging but three per
cent. interest.
The proposition to buy the Soberanes
property offered by Claus Spreckels, has
been abandoned as one of the conditions
that it be plowed during August, could
NOT be fulfilled. The Finance Committee
reports promises of several thousand dol
lars in subscriptions including one from
Mr.. Spreckels.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-27

I.-sITPpI.EMENr TO AN ORDINANCE, en-
A.sS5 ~ Ordinance to regulate the use or
lllleu IN Jersey City for building and other
me- Mayor and Aldermen of Jersey city. by
lig II Of Street and Water Commission
tne y ana on behalf Of the municipality OF
eaid city. do ordain as follows:-
Seeslon NJ section Of the ordinance to which
ia " = 4 supplement, shall, upon conviction.
& us liable to a fine of not less than five dol
% sxS' mn and not more than twenty-five doll
,ars fsos, oo,. at the discretion OF the Judge,
Maeistrate or Court before whom the com
niaint is made.
Passed August z, 1897
CHAS. BOLTW0OD, President.
Approved August az, 1881,
Attest:
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-27
j NEWS T

The members of the sArion Singing So
ciety will go on an outing to Warwick
Woodlands Greenwood Lake. on Sunday.
September II. The party will leave by a
special train from the foot of the Frank
In street steps at eight A. M.
a checker tournament is IN progress At
the rooms Of the Hudson City Branch,
Y. M. G. A. on Central avenue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-27
A WHITE SLAVE.
Little English Cribs Wretched Com
dttson 6n a California Vineyard,

MADEIRA, Calf, Aug. q, 1897.-About
four year sage there came to this coun-
try from Rock Ferry, England, a Mr..
and Mrs. Edward A. Tubbs. With them
came a little girl daughter of one of their
English neighbors named Emma Davis.
The Tubbs purchased one of the finest
vineyards in the vicinity. Since the Tubbs
took possession of the property, little
Jaws has been practically en-
shaved. She has scarcely been allowed
to go off the premises and has been
compelled to work in the vineyard by the
side of men hired off the public highways
and has received no education.
The British counsel has interested him
self in the matter at the request of the
Marquis of Salisbury and the Sheriff of
the county being appealed to went to the
Tubbs place for the girl, but found she
had been spirited away. She is supposed
to be in Fresno and the Sheriff will try
to find her today n send her back to
England.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-27
cHANcERY OF NEW JERSEY.
y, loan coumeig and Marie Madeleine

To lean coumeigt and Marie Madeleine
Coumeigt, his wife;-
Nv virtue of an order of the Court of Chance
cry of New Jersey, made on the day Of the
data hereof. in q cause wherein The ]. G..
SIMS land Company is complainant and you
and others are defendants you are REQUIRED red
oo,,nlsinants bill, on or before the eleventh
.Say Of october next. or the said bill will be
tsken rs confessed against you.
The said bill is filed to foreclose a mortgage
given by Jean coumeist to the complainant.
Sated the second day of January, eighteen
S,nSrsd and ninety-four, on lands in the
Town Of west Hoboken, in the County Of
Hudson and state of New Jersey.
And YOU. Jean Coumeigt, are made a party
defendant because you own said lands. And
YOU, Marie Madeleine coumeight are made a
rartv defendant because you are the wife Of
said Jean Coumeigt, and claim an inchoate
right Of dover in said lands.
FRED'K FRAMBACH. JR..
Solicitor of Complainant.
Post Office Address,
No. / Montgomery Street,
Jersey City. New Jersey
Dated August 70. 1891. - ss.8
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-27

/ suppose WEI. and I, that is-had
already made a dozen plans for a holt
day. when suddenly we found we could
not stay away from London long enough
to manage the least little tour Of them
ALL. 1t was then the idea came to us to
circumcycie London. In the first place,
the circular journey could be made in Sec
tons. With town for a centre, we could
train or wheel to any given point, ride for
one lay, two days, three days, according
to the limits Of our leisure. train back,
and wait for the next chance to be off
again. In the second place. we were sure
Of as much beauty and variety as If we
had travelled haR across Europe. For of
course our circle was to be very much
wider than that taken by either District
or Metropolitan Railway. We meant to
get beyond the town, beyond its sordid
suburbs, into the surrounding country,
which. within q twenty or thirty miles
radius of Cfaring Cross, is as lovely as
any In England ,~Harrsas Magazine for
SEPTEMBER.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-27
BROKE THE SAME LEG TWICE.

John Hayes of Concord avenue, while
in an intoxicated condition last evening,
fell and broke hfs leg. He was removed
to the City Hospital. It is only about two
weeks ago that Hayes came out of the
hospital after having broken the same
1a0 =.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-27
WESTrSHORE
PICTURESQUE LINE OF TRAVEL TO
. THE NORTH AND WEST.

THE NORTH AND WEST.
THE NIAGARA FALLS ROUTE.
Trains cave z2d street CNortn River9 sta
ton. New York. as follows, and fifteen min
utas earlier from loot Franklin street, n. X
reached via .sains Of n. j. j. Rd. leaving
Penn. r. R Depot at Jersey City
car, New York to Sundays only;
can be occupied 900 P. N.
Ky xiii T. Mountains Dil and io sara 10 AiDans
lo;l5 a. N. Daily.fo Albany. Utica. Syracuse.
N Msans' Toled s1f eIe;vels Misg aas cb Rails; Far Fart
lor car to Albany Sundays only; 70
Paltz. Lakes Mohonk and Minnewaska. Pr
B.@1I.s5 A. N. Daily, except sunday. to
Catskin Mountains, New Paltz, Lakes Mo-
e caidws and L Mian osoFss. S Alpaay' cars sa 70 ssa:
atoga and CALDWELL
li5 7 NJ satsraays only; Haf-Holiday
SIS F. N. Daily. for Albany. Utica. Syracuse.
Detroit. Cleveland, Chicago and st. Louis;
"A 4 j. 2 c.sLesys S E 8 6y A glls 40 / S
Station: Aio.s40, Bila6. cessS' P. M.
HsS Ssl .rlSSo Lo oGs ., 1.2s 4, NJ 4 80. 40. $50.
Newburgh Locals. ais A. M; Ills. a16. '6.a
sDaiiy. ..sundays only. Kingston Local LIZ
Wagner Sleeping. Cars for Albany. Utica.
kill Mountains, New Paltz, Lakes Mohonk
and Minnewaska, Albany and Saratoga. Par
Tor car attached to Bloomville and Saratoga
C.-400 P. M. Daily. except Sunday. for
500 F. II. Daily, for Albany. Montreal. Utica
Syracuse, Rochester. Buffalo, Niagara Falls
Toronto. Detroit. Cleveland. Chicago and St
Louis.
$50 P. NJ. Daily, except Sunday, fur Newourgs
Albany, Saratoga and Montreal. Sleeping car
Albany to Montreal.
7.45 P. M. Daily, except Sunday, for Syracuse.
Rochester and Buffalo.
Syracuse, Rochester, Buffalo, Niagara FAILS
Toronto, Detroit. Cleveland and Chicago on
through trains.
For tickets. timetables. parlor and sleeping
car accommodations or \ apply
offices :-Brooklyn, Nos. 1888. 3S9, T6 Fulton
street: Annex Office, foot of Fulton street.
New York City: Nos. lis. 1868. 67i and s2 Broad
way; No. 81 West One Hundred and Twenty
fifth street. and at station.
c. E. LAMBERT. Gen'l Passenger Agent
No. 5 Vanderbilt Avenue New York
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-27
Talking Is s0ood Exereise.

1t is seldom, says the London Daily
Graphic" perhaps, that the average per-
son can CLEAN as much solid satisfaction
from a medical article as one does from
DR.. Harry Campbelrs paper in the Ian
GER upon THE Th~erapeutical Aspects of
Talking, Shouting, Singing, Laughing,
Crying, Signing and Yawning.'' 1t is, in
deed a complete vindieation on the score
of health of all the expressions of emo
ton which we have hitherto taught to
suppress. The ~tyrannical proyerb that
children should be seen and not heard is
utterly d~iscredited by, DR.. Campbell. On
the contrary, the child who cries by night
and shouts by day must not be hindered
from 50 expanding his lungs and accel-
Grating his circulation lest such dire evils
as contracted chest and even consump-
ton ensue. The yawning, too, is not be-
ing Intentionally rude, but is exercising
muscles which have been for q long time
inactive. The lover, signing like a fur
mace, is doing himself good by aerating
his blood. But talking is the healthiest
occupation of all, for it is good for heart
disease, serves as a valuable substitute
for bodily exercise, and promotes
longevity. There is, however, a darker
side to the picture, for the talk which
brings health to the h-ypochondriac may
prove deadly to the listener.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-27
An old ana wei Tried Remedy.

children teething should always be used
FOR children while teething. 1t softens
the gums, allays the pain, cures WIND
arrhoea. .T~4enty-hve cents per bottle.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-27

Coney Island Jockey Club, Sheepshead Bay,
Wednesday, September LIST; Thursday, I'd, and
Saturday, 4th. Excursion tickets to this beau
tiful Race Course, from dorsey City to track
lyn Heights r. R. from Brooklyn. Sousa's
Concerts and Paine's Grand Fireworks at
Manhattan Beach can be reached by Annex
Boats and Trolley Lines from Annex Landing,
Brooklyn.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-27

The last mentioned item for a sewer on
New York avenue was Commissioner
Nolan's pet scheme and he made a vigor-
Gus fight for it. The Financiers, in their
wisdom, however, thought that too
much of the money was going UNI
foreground where no one could see
it. They preferred to lave it on
the surface, where the property own
crs could see how 1t was employed. and
and Water Board went back to rearrange
their figures.
After a while they came back and in
terrupted a nice little game of roast which
pense of EdloW w. Harrison. Another
secret meeting was helda between the
Boards and after a few minutes all came
out and the irrepressible President of the
Finance Board said with a jolly taught
Now, no more kicking, you've got
your money!
500. 800 to be expended on the following
improvements
General repairs ........ .......... $40, 900
Paving of Payonia avenue, from
Kelso street to Grove street ...... $4,000
Paving of Montgomery street, from
Hudson to Warren streets ........ 1880
Paving of Pacific avenue, from
avenues ........ .......... ........ $500
Bay street sewer reconstruction. 4.400
Ocean avenu sewer ...... 1,S00
Bergen avenue sewer ....... LOO
Jackson avenue sewer .......... 5000
Chestnut avenue sewer .......... 1890
New York avenue sewer ............ Il, 900
Total ............ seS, 900
Since the balance of the license monies
to be turned over was $85, 500 and the
AMOUNT granted ss3, 900, the deficiency,
the Board of Finance.
The result seemed satisfactory to ali