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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-05-27
ROOMS TO RENT

Two nice, light, airy rooms,
up one flight-adapted to use
as an office for a Lawyer a
Doctor or for a Dress Maker
Or Milliner. Also another
arge Room suitable for Store
Room or for light Manufacture
ing purposes. Inquire of
4 q SnHi%h 2 Ho
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-05-27

A large bar of CASTLE soap that weighs
over three pounds for sfty cents at
Sampson's.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-05-27
w E

will do your work
promptly and have it
at the time promised.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-05-27

+. M. SIMPSON, STATE TREASURER.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-05-27
PILES PILES! PILES

Dr. Williams bian Pie Ointment will cure Blind
Bleeding liberated and Itching Piles 1t absorbs the
tumOrs, aays the itching at once acts poultice
gives instant relief Dr. Williams Indian PIE ONT
met is prepared only for Piles and itching of the pr
vate parts and nothing else. Zach box guaranteed
SOD by druggists sent by mail Soc 81 on per box.
WILLIAMS MFG CO. Props, Cleveland o.
Geo. &. Sampson, Skoshegan Agent.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-13
WINDOW GLASS TRADE.
The Demand and Prices are steadily
fsofu~ Tin

Especial to 1.-The Jersey City News.''1
GLASSBOR0. Dec. 1s, 1S9T.-There has
been little change in the window glass
situation during the past week. but the
blowers who have families here are pre-
pairing to leave for their former situa-
tons the coming week. and they expect
to go to work the first of the year. The
price of window glass is still going up,
and it is said that it has now reached a
figure where it will pay to import the
ware even as far west as the Mississippi
River. and doubtless many importations
would now be made were it not for the
daily expected orders TO go to work.
1t is said that a good many sash and
door manufacturers are seriously handi-
capped by the scarcity of window pane,
but it is doubtful whether they are los
ing more thar the picture frame makers.
At this season of the year the latter are
always rushed with orders for the holiday
trade, blu many of these claim they have
not glass to fit up the frames, and annot
fill their orders with any degree of salts
faction.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-13
M. scuader and the Abattoir.

We think it was only last week that
we had occasion to point out the rev
o L.. Scudder's habit of speaking WITH
out thinking. We will so far give aim
credit for good sense as to say that II ne
had really thought about the abatfoir
question, he would not have uttered the
nonsense which he did last evening.
Mr.. Scudder evidently knows nothing
about abattoirs and less about municipal
economics. He did not take the trouble
to inform himself on the subject. lie
simply caught a hysterical impulse from
the sensational articles in the Evening
Journal, and he was believing forth
words before he knew what he was
about.
Aside from the erroneousness OF ms
opinions, Mr.. Scudder's discourse was re-
markable for the Christian methods when
he advocated in dealing with the erring'
Ducking in the Hackensack and tar and
feathers are queer prescriptions TO ema-
nate from a Christian pulpit.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-13
PRoPAeATIaG FISH IN ELW JERSEY
Game Protector Shrfnrr's Report
for November.

Charles A. Shriner. Fish and Game
Protector, has submitted his report for
the month of November, in which he
says
The consignment of black bass received
on the 7th was distributed as follows
Lake Hopatcong. 600; Greenwood Lake,
400; Blackwood Lake. Camden county, 100;
Union Lake, Cumberland cornty. leo.
Little Swartswood Lake, Sussex county,
1850; Fair View Lake, Sussex county, $50.
Grinnell Lake, Sussex county,, 100;
Pochung Lake, Sussex county. 100; White
Lake, Warren county, 100; Boody's and
Hewes' Ponds, Gloucester county, 200.
The Delaware and Raritan Canal will be
drawn off during December and all ar
rangements have been completed to secure
the bass, pickerel, perch and other fish
which are left in the holes; these fish will
serve to fill the applications on hand at
present and there is every reason to hope
that every applicant will be satisfied.
Twenty pike perch were placed in Gull
ver's Lake, in Sussex county, during the
past mont and arrangements have been
made to secure a supply of baitfish for
this lake. A dozen pike perch and a mis-
~cellaneous assortment of bass. perch and
pickereI, about thirty in number, were
placed in White Lake. Warren county.
Twenty thousand trout, from two to
i've and a half inches in length, were dis
tributed during the month.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-13
oRAzBDBY HERDAUGHTER'sDBA

Despondent and heart broken over the
death Of her daughter. Mrs. Maria Rog-
genkomp. fifty-six years old, Of No. POI
sixth street. Hoboken, wandered from her
home last night in a fit Of temporary in
SANITY. she was found in front of Police
Haadauarters in her bare feet and was
taken into custody. Mrs. R~oggenkomp's
dalghter. who was eighteen years old,
died several weeks 6 Since then Mrs.
Roggenkomp has shown signs of mental
Recorder McDonough released her this
morning in the custody of her married
daughter, who lives in New York.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-13
ROBBED BIS FATHER TOO OFTEN
Young Sylvester SeutelIaro's Many
yhefts Lnud Him IN ali.

Sylvester Scutellaro, IS years old, of No.
522 Monroe street, Hoboken, has a mania
for causing his parents trouble. Within
the past month he has been arrested
three times on complaint of his father,
Joseph Scutellaro. who is a carpenter.
On November 10 young Seutellaro went
to a local hardware store and purchased
about $25 worth of tools, which he old
the storekeeper to charge UP to his father.
He was arrested on a charge of obtaining
goods under false pretences, but was re-
leased in the custody of his parents. A
week later he visited another hardware
store and purchased some more tools on
his fathers credit. He was arrested
again on November II.
After two days of Imprisonment Scutel-
1aro promised to reform n his father
agreed to forgive him of his misdoings.
The promised reform, however, only last
ed until last Saturday night, when Scutel-
laro stole a gold watch and an overcoat
from his fathers house. He was locked
up at Police Headquarters and committed
to the County Jail to await trial on a
charge of larceny.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-13
AM s Nj ENTS.
Academy of w usEc.

Tonight that sterling actor. Mr.. James
O'Neill, opens an engagement at the
Academy of Music by presenting his
world famous Interpretation of Monte
Cristo," which MI. O'Neill now has played
over 1900 times in all, in the leading thea
tres of this country. Mr.. ONeilPs per-
formance is just as bright and spirited as
Of yore. Particular attention is called to
his presentation here of THE Dead
Heart" for the first time in Jersey City.
This is Henry Irving's great London Ly-
ceum success, in which among other
scenes will be seen the realistic reproduce
full repertoire for Mr.. 6Neilfs engage
ment is announced as follows:-Tonight,
Wednesday and Friday night and Satur-
day matinee, monte Cristo'; Tuesday
night only. a'Virginius"; Wednesday mat
inee, Thursday and Saturday evenings,
1.-THE Dead Heart"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-13
proposed constitutional Revision.

Constitutional Revision
The Republican papers are kicking up
a great fuss over the need of a Lieutenant
Governor to take the place of the Cover
nor. whenever a President calls the latter
to his cabinet. Considering that the pres
use for such an official has developed
since the adoption of the Constitution in
1874. the cry is rather ludicrous. 1t is true
that on one previous occasion the present
system prevented a Governor from enter
ing the Cabinet. Leon Albeit declined to
become a member of President Cleveland's
first administration because his doing SO
would promote a Republican President of
the Senate to the Governorship. But it
these two cases constitute a sufficient
reason for burdening the State with an
other s%inecurist at a high salary.
In an indirect way, however, the agita-
ton may nave good results. The office
cannot be treated for five years by the
ordinary process of amending the Con-
stitution. Therefore a demand has sprung
up for a convention to completely revise
the organic law. This we should heartily
approve, and we might even stand he
imposition of a Lieutenant Governor for
the sake of getting the judiciary modified
on the Voorhees, plan, the justices of the
peace wiped out, and the entire instru-
ment translated into Ineligible English.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-13
BOYS STEALING A HOUSE.

The Hoboken police. this morning. raid
ed q gang of boys who have been at work
for several weeks robbing the frame
building at No. 3e5 Newark street, which
was partly destroyed by fire some time
ago. The boys carried off lead pipe,
doors, brass work and everything they
could remove without a horse and wag-
on.
Detectives Fenton and Weinthal were
put on the case and arrested James Ma
loney, Is years old, of No. S5S Fourth
street; George Farney, 10 years, CT. NO.
311 Adam street; James Delaney, Is years,
of No. 208 Clinton street; Michael Healey,
is years, n James and William Mitchell
of No. 226 Adam street.
The prisoners were held for
ton on suspicion.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-13
JERSEY Is HEALTHY
Sanitary Conditions Which
Attract Great Crowds
of People to This
State.
sUssEI's SMALL DEATH RATE
President owen of the Sanitary
Association Says That 100000
Come Here for Their Health.
sUssEX's SMALL DEATH RATE
[specia. il -s1,he Jersey city News

Especial to The Jersey CITY News.
LAKEWOOD. Dee. 10, 1s9z.--The clos
ing session OF the annual convention Of the
New Jersey Sanitary Association was
held Saturday morning at the Laurel
House. A unlbe OF Interesting papers
were read and reports were made by
health officers from throughout the
| State.
President James owen of Montclair
made his annual address Friday night, in
| which he treated Of New Jersey as a
health resort. In the course of his adj
dress he said
at has been satisfactorily proved that
the general climatic condition of the State
is positively favorable, both in the de-
velopment of physique and in power of
were made on selected territory, the ne
eessity for modifying specific climatic
conditions was not apparent, but as popu-
lation increased the various insalubrious
localities were improved and changed, till
today a very small portion of the State
can be considered u~ninhabitable from nat
ural causes.
The growth of the population of New
Jersey may be divided into three periods
first, that from its early settlement to
the construction of steam railroads. This
growth was mainly agricultural, and with
a very small urban population. From
1870 the growth of railroads stimulated
the business activity of the State, and
then began the large increase of urban
population, till about 1865 the suburban or
residential accretion began, and which
now forms such an important section OF
the commonwealth.
1T must also be noted that the govern
ment impulse of all migration up to 1860
was that of gaining a livelihood in the
locality and in the State; since 1865 the
motive OF a largest part of the new COM
| ers has been generally for residential pur-
poses. and the paramount influence for
a migration of that character in the sani-
tary character of the location. A few
| figures on this question may be interest
ing. In 1887 the population of New Jer-
sey was T 1853; 1870, 1888 1865, 7IS,10e;
1895. 1, I 3,1e6.
.In an analysis of this growth must be
| considered the broad distinction OF the
population as urban, suburban, rural and
aking from the whole State the counties
OF Hudson, Bergen, Essex, Passalc, Mer-
Ger. CamQen and Union as the counties
that are urban or suburban in their
character, and the rest as rural, a dlVlSlon
OF the pouiation on these lines would
show as
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-13
ST. MARY's P. E. CHURCH FAIR

The fair for the benefit of the Sunday
school room building fund of st. Mary's
p. E. hurch opens tomorrow night in
the parish hall, Hoboken, near Central
avenue. The music will b. furnished by
StI Mary's Glee Club and Quartette. A
feature of the bazaar which will interest
the children will be q real live Santa
Claus. The Executive Committee in charge
consists of Misses M. Benton, M. Noble
n ". LOOMS.
Tho ladies in charge of the different
tables are:-Fancy table, Misses M. Lyons
and Z. Scobie; candy table, Misses ri. A.
Loomis, T.. Gibbons and M. Noble; chance
table, Misses p. j. Hockin and J. r. Gfbe
bone; doll table, Misses v. Loomis and
NJ. Benton; Christmas card table. Miss
c. H. Adams; Rebecea at the well, Miss
Mary Roth; refreshments, Misses Noble,
j. Lyons and J.. Weiss.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-13
THROUGH TO ATLANTIC CITY.
Inauguration by the y. R. Il. of a
New Express Train.

The. Pennsylvania Railroad Company
announces that, commencing Friday, De-
cen.ber II, the through fast express train
between New York and Atlantic City will
be placed in service daily except Sunday.
leaving New York, West Twenty-third
Street Station, LOOP. M, Desbrosses and
Ccrtlandt Streets. lao P. NJ, arriving At
lantic City $50 P. NJ. Returning, leave
Atlantic City 900 A. M, and arrive New
York 12:45 p. NJ.
This train will carry a Pullman buffet
parlor car and combined passenger coach
in each direction, stopping at Newark,
Elizabeth, Trenton and B~ordentown.
The Inauguration of this train formally
opens, the season at Atlantic City, which
already gives promise of an early gather
ing and one of unusual attraction and
gaiety. The Lenten and ante-Lenten sea-
son at this most interesting resort is al
ways alive, as here are gathered the most
select and fashionable society people of
the land, and the new through express
brings it within comfortable reach of
Greater New York.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-13

1.-The seaside county rates include nom
residents. Studying the table we find
that Sussex county, in the mountains, has
the lowest death rate. The highest death
rate is in Hudson county. This is due TO
a congested population and lack of sani-
tation. Curiously enough the death rate
of the suburban sections Is not very
much greater than the rural rate; ten
years ago it was much higher. The i'm
proved.rate is due to better conditions.
The table of suburban sections, with
the cities eliminated. is Interesting, and
shows how vital are the effect of specific
conditions on the death rate, and how
important it is to neutralize the results
of congestion by proper care and watch
fulness. The rate of Essex county with
Newark is 2l.2, and without is 10.
in the urban ard suburban districts
sanitation comes into play. Proper drain
age of houses-pure water from uncon-
taminated sources; complete sewage both
internal and external; removal Of garbage
and of ground water are all essentials for
list We find the ideal is not far away. In
Essex county, take the township of East
Orange, with a population Of 1900, with
water, sewerage and a death rate of y;
Montclair, similarly situated, with a death
rate of IA; Bloomfield. 1876; West Orange
and South Orange, 1875 and 40, respec-
lively. In Union county, Crawford, l2.4;
Summit, 1876; Westfeld, 1874: all with wa
Chatham, 14.2; Boonton. 40; both with
water but no sewerage. These are all su-
burban own and growing rapidly.
81 would take up too much time to go
through the State and find similar loea-
tions, and it, therefore. can be said with
out danger of r~efutation, that a death rate
therefore, should be considered he least
d~esideratum, and it is incumbent upon all
those in authority in this State to ex-
anime in his particular and peculiar To-
the standard, find out the cause and take
steps to lower it."
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-13
COLONEL iNGERsoLL's LECTURE

Among the many things that Colonel
Robert G. Ingersoll says in his new and
powerful lecture, why l am an Agnos-
tic,nv which he will give at the Academy Of
Music next Sunday evening, are
Like the most OF you. 1 was raised
among people who knew-who were GER
tain. They had no reason to investigate.
They had no doubts. They had a revela-
ton from God. They knew the beginning
of things. They knew that it took Him
six days to create the earth. They knew
the origin, the cause of evil, of all crime,
OF all disease and death. All who doubted
or denied would be lost. To live a moral
and honest life, to be a good citizen, a
patriot, a just and thoughtful man, was
simply a respectable way of going to
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-13
HORSE DIES OF L0CKJAW.

While George Z-immermacher, a beer
bother, of No. 81 Fifth street, Hoboken.
was driving his horse and wagon along
Seventh street, that city, a week ago the
horse fell and cut its nose on the ave
ment. Last night the animal died of lock
Jaw. Zimmermacher claims that his
horses injuries were due to the poor
pavement in the street. and says he will
bring suit against the city to recover his
loss.
Al few weeks ago one of Zimmermach-
er,s wagons was wrecked by a fire engine
in First street. He brought suit against
the city and recovered damages.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-13
PUBLIC LIBRARY CIRCULATION.

The record of circulation of books for
home reading for the week ending De-
cember II. 1897, was as follows:-General
works, 10s; philosophy, So; religion, 3s;
sociology, 1876; philology, s; natural science
l25; useful arts, 81; fine arts, So; literature,
34S; fiction, 4,365; Juvenile fiction, Ito; his
tory. ia; biography, 1871; travels, 1853. To-
tai, 1908.
Of this number there was delivered
through the delivery stations, 4,263.
the week, SO.
Total number of registered borrowers,
So APO.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-13
WOUNEBD BY AN AIR RIFLE.

Mary Hoffman, eight years old, of No. 5
Greenville avenue, was wounded in the
back of the right hand yesterday after
Noon by a ball from an air rifle. The ac-
cident occurred on Old Bergen road and
Linden avenue.
Mary billiard. Of No. 1877 Old Bergen
road, had the air rifle, and was shooting
at different objects in the street. Mary
Hoffman was standing near by when the
gun was accidentally discharged, the ball
striking her In the head iniiciIng a
slight cut. She was taken home where
the wound was dressed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-13

JUDGE L1PPINCoTr is spending the
day at home writing his charge to the
Grand Jury for delivery tomorrow. he
is writing it as usual with a burned
match, and it is expected that some OF
the sulphur will find its way into the
document.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-13
Runaway WRECKS 4 WAGON.

Al delivery wagon, ownued by Blooming
dale Bros, of Fifty-nintb street and
Third avenue, New York, was struck by
trolley car No. 81, of the North Hudson
County Railway in Willow avenue{ Ho-'
boken, on Saturday night. The Wagon
was completely wrecked and the horse
was cut about the legs. The driver d the
Wagon was delivering goods in a Lpuse
when the accident occurred.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-13

submit here. but 4 synopsis Of the county
rates will probably be interesting. A
criticism may be raised that five years Is
too short a pericd for d proper concep-
ton of average death rate. but In ex-
tenuation two facts can be submitted.
First. that In the last five years the re-
and accurately submitted to the State
Board, and. second, that the death rate
is decreasing now so rapidly that aver
ages for ten years WOULD give a wrong
impression OF present conditions.
DEATH RATES or COUNTIES.
AGRJCIrJTIFRAJ.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-13

"'Tis a common proof
That lowliness is young ambitions ladder
whereto the limbe upward turns his
face;
But when he hath attained the topmost
round,
He then unto the ladder turns his back,
Looks in the clouds. scorning the base
degrees
BY which he did ascend"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-13
10 THE CREDITORS OF H WEAVER

TO THE CREDITORS OF THE WEAVER
Cycle Material Company
Take Notice, that in pursuance of an order
of the Court of Chancery of the State of New
Jersey. made ON the eighth day of November.
A.. g. eighteen hundred and ninety-seven, you
are required to present to the subscriber, Re-
ceiyer of the Weaver Cycle Material Company,
an insolvent corporation, and prove before him,
under oath or affirmation, to his satisfaction,
your several claims and demands against said
from the date Of said order; and in default
thereof YOU Will be excluded from the benefit
ar sueh dividends as may be hereafter de-
clared upon the proceeds of the effects OF
said insoiyent corporation.
Your claims must be presented and proved
before the Receiver, at his office, No. 76 Mont-
gonlery street, Jersey City, N. j.
Dated November 8. 1921.
JOHN w. QUEEN,
Receiver.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-13

THE Journals remarkable three-page
article on Saturday afforded tolerabie
confirmation of the theory that all the
fools are not lead yet.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-13
A Perfect Indy.

Mamma. Aunt Julia is the most per-
fectest lady | ever met What makes
YOU think so, G~eorgie2'' "'Cause you
don't never have to ask her for a second
piece of pumpkin pic. '@Cleveland Plain
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-13
FIRST NATIONAL BANK,

jersey CITY, Dec. 6th, 1871.
Notice is hereby given that an election
for eight Directors of this Bank viii be
held at the Banking House, on Tues
the eleventh day of January next.
The polls will be open from II M. to
/ p. NJ.
l Eachipv t
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-13

This paper Is Democratic in principles
c,d is independent sn ITS raesos GA az local
na,oefionS
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-13
Eliuagheth 4. .I ocf az 1a 1,

Eli3abeth, n. J., Oct, Oct. 70, 1896.
Ely Bros, Dear Sirs:-Please accept my
thanks for our favor in the gift of a bot
tie of Cream Balm. LIE me say I have
used it for years and can thoroughly rec
omraend it for what it claims, If direc-
lions are followed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-13
TENOGRAPHY
EsTAnEsskzED 1873.
STENOGRAPHY AND TYPBWRITING.
n.u.. vua... U,

Day Tuition only. SoIae of the best posi-
tons in this city and New YORK are held by
graduates of this office. Private individual IN
struction No classes. Expert Assistants.
Diplomas. Circulars on application. Success
guaranteed. ROBERT LIGHTFOOT. Stenos-
rapher Of the Courts of Chancery,
WELDON BUILDING,
20 Montgomery Street. Jersey City.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-13

The Rev. John L. scuddcr in a prelude
to his sermon at the Tabernacle last night
denounced the new abattoir. He said