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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-30
North Hudson CycIsrs, Races.

The North Hudson County Cyclers held
their annual club races yesterday after
noon on the old Gutenberg race track,
Gutenberg. c. B. Fuller succeeded In
his attempt to break the clubs record for
mile. Paced by a tandem and q trip
let he covered the distance in 2 minutes
Il seconds. Il Chanaud won the club
mile championship in 2 minutes 26l2 sec
onds. Summarizes;
One mile championship-Won by y.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-30
Notice of Applications for Licenses.

nuot,ce ia hereby given, as required by
c1anter rs of the Laws of 1892. that APP
niication has been made to the Board of Alder,
men IF Jersey City by the following named
persons for Licenses to sell Spirituous, Vinous,
Malt and Brewed Liquors at the following
named places in Jersey City,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-30
Catholic clubs Games.

The Catholic Club held its final series
of members games yesterday at Baldwin
Park. The feature Of the day was the
quarter mile run, won by William Clos
sey. in IS As seconds, with a handicap
of 10 yards. Nelson Buck and James
Clearly ran from the Vineyard mark,
Clearly beating Buek for second place by
a foot. Matthew Carey won the 220-yard
event after a close finish in 81 lis sec
onds. .
championship and the Captains medal by
scoring "a points. James Claary was sec
ond. with % points, and Thomas Flana-
gan. third, with II points. Summarizes
220-yard run, handicap-Won by Mat
thew Casey, 5 yards; Nelson Buck, Z
Yards. second; William Glossy, 9 yards,
third. Time, 27 Is seconds
Throwing four-pound weight, handicap
Won by William Clcssey, with an actual
throw Of 81 feet III inches; Nelson Buck,
second, with an actual throw of 50 feet 5
inches: James Cleary, third. with a throw
OF IA feet 2 inches; handicaps were Is feet
each.
lam Glossy, 10 yards; James Cleary, S
yards, second. Nelson Buck, 5 yards,
third. Time, Sc 4-5 econd
Putting 12-pound weight, handicap-Won
by Thomas Flanagan, scratch, with 81
feet 615 inches; James Cleary. 6 feet, Sec
ond. with 81 feet * inch; William Clos
sey, 2 feet, third, with IS feet 8 inches.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-09-03
A JOB FOR 700 TURKEYS,
Turned Loose I'm an Orchard to Save
Ii from Invading Gras.hoppers.

W. IL. birmingham, of Oakland. a few
years ago purchased II large tract OF
land in the river bottom below Pollas-
ky, aud has since put out over 1880
fruit trees. There was a small orchard
on the place when he purchased it. ano
these older trees are in full bearing
while peach trees but three and fouI
years old have borne large crops. The
soil Is deep silt, and very fertile Nj
Birmins ham put in a large gasoline en-
gine ahd pump, and pumps water from
the San joaquin river to irrigate with
The orchard presents very thrifty az.
pearance, and all the trees that are ol,
enough are loaded with fruit.
The other day an army of grasshop-
pers came down from the hills to tn,
southeast and invaded one corner OF
IT, orchard. They were too Young tc
fly much and could only hop and crawl
but they had a voracious appetite, an,
within few hours had eaten every lea /
from every tree over an area of five
acres.
There was in the garden tract nearly
everything in the vegetable line, but
the hoppcrs showed no preference what
ever. eating everything clean as they
went. Squash vines that were yel,
thrifty, each of which covered a space
OF perhaps six feet square, were eater
OH CLEAN Strawberries were eaten
without cream, and every berry ana
vegetable in the garden went to fatten
grasshoppers. And there were mil
lions upon millions of hoppers and hop
pers. They are not of the l7-yCar Va
Iiety either, but just common. every
day foothill grasshoppers with noun
tain appetite. AS their wings are not
large enough To enable them to indulge
the disposition SO prevalent in both
man and animal to hurry on to other To-
calitIes in search of gTeener or better
pas. .ureS, they just hop and crawl upon
the trees and vines, and eat, and eat
ana eat 1t does seem as if they can
eat Tor n hours without "a rest
MIR. birmingham at once put an ad-
Vertisement i'll the Republican that he
wanted Il thousand turkeys \ wagon
lead OF turkeys passed through Fresno
recently en- route for PoIlasky, but he
wants all he can get
As an experiment Mr.. Birmingham
mixed with "a quart of middlinps and =
quart OF bran on" pound of arsenic and
81 hht MIXTURE before the lnNaIITtg
army. They ate with u relish and
iiidrched onward, right on. lie says
he didn't find Il dead grasshopper.
TWO years ago the hoppers invaded
the same orchard. Mr. birmingham
found Portuguese who had a band OF
700 turkeys, and at once made arrange
ments with him TO bring his turkeys
down to the orchard and camp there
ne owner of the turkeys had several
weIl-trained shepherd dogs, and with
their aid - turkeys were allotted I,
each row of trees, and herdcd slowly
along, eating hoppers, as they went.
Men were sent in advance to shake the
hoppers from the trees and the tur-
Keys did the rest. The hoppers were
totally destroyed and the orchard saved
Fresno (CalD Republican.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-09-03
CAR FOR The EYES.

Keep soap and dust out Of the eyes
Never read OF use the eyes for fine
work during twilight
When the eyes are weak sleep all that
j. possible.
Shade the eyes from the fun glare Of
the sunlight.
Let the light come to your eyes from
one side or from above, not from in
front
Have an abundance OF good, steady
light for any work YOU may have on
hand.
DO not work in poor light, and avoid
giaTin@ light, as it may be as bad as
too little light
Do not use iiickering light for read
ing or sewing Use lamp with large
burner, and use good oil
When the eyes are hot and heavy
bathe them Ia cold OF tepid water, and
DO not conIine them too closely TO any
sort Of work
Whenever the eyes ache OF are easily
fatigued Use them as little as possible,
and look up frequently from the work
to rest them.
When reading hold the head erect and
AT a distance from the light. and do not
bend the head over the needlework
Avoid Poorly-printed books with poor
paper and poor type, and do not read
when riding in ears or carriage, nor
when convaIescent from q protracted
illness. nor when the whole body is in
weakened state
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-09-03
NOVELTIES AND CoNVENIENCEs

Stands for playing cards consist OF
a pierced work case of silver, mounted
on end in an oblong silver tray
This SEASONS products in hand
carved busts. statuettes and groups. IN
ivory. delighted the holiday shoppers
Mahogany cabinets in Louis Nv.
stvlr attract with the artistic mar
quetry designs with which they are
decorated
Every traveller is alive to the desira-
bility of a large alligator satchel com
plctely fitted with silver and cut glass
aPpHrtenanccs-
The wearers of glasses appreciate
the convenience and safety afforded
by cases of velvet and leather. with sill
Yer trimmings
Unique among rattles for children
are rings Of pearl or ivory, one-hals of
which represents the man in the
moon. while the other halt is furnished
with tiny silver bells.
In art furniture. nothing exceeds in
popularity, perhaps. the small gilt
tables mounted with Venetian pla.i ius-s.
which form almost 1he entire top. there
being just sufficient gilt showing TO
provide suitable frame for the plaque.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-09-03
ABOUT PROMINENT PEOPLE.

Gen. Cadorna, who commanded the
Italian troops when they took posses
sion of Rome in 1870, died recently at
the age of 81 years.
DIR. Jameson, according to the Cape
Town Times, will return to South
Africa to carry the Rhodes transconti-
mental wire to- Lake Tanganyika-
July Il, 1898. June %. 1891; December Il
1895. and April -. 1897, are the dates of
the births of her three children.
Miss Mary Isabella Potter, who was
ordained as an Episcopal deaconess in
New Haven recently, is the first wom-
an to take orders in the diocese of Con-
necticut.
\ movement is on foot to erect a monu-
ment to Henri NieuNtemps, the famous
Belgium Siolinist. The monument will
be erected at Verviers. the birthplace
of the musician.
Gov. Robert l. Taylor, of Tennessee,
who, il is said, will resign, achieved no
toriety during his candidacy by playing
a violin, while making speeches. He
now says he is tired of the inpratitude
of politics"
Senator Wellington, of Maryland. in
terests himself while the senate is in
session in looking over newspaper clip
pings about himself. He subscribes TO a
news-clippings bureau and reads every
thing that is said about himself with a
great deal of interest.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-09-03
RECENT INVENTIONS.

\ newly designed bust form for dress
makers Use IL made of "a series of non
o"Ilapslnir rigid vertical STAYS. with ad-
Unstable cross handS attached by means
"t clamps - they can be expanded un-
ui the proper shape and size Is OBJ
tained.
\ new medical inhaler for diseases
Of the head and throat passages Is com
posed of waterproof fabric, TO be
stretched over the mouth and nose.
with an stomizer at one side TO produce
NaPor from the medicine for the patient
To breathe.
Eahy cribs are being placed on the
market which can Toe folded uu in small
space when not in use. the frame De
ia@ formed "f hinged members which
lnvk fast wh-u opened TO support a
canvas crib which Is attached To a piy-
otcd framework
To prevent dust from getting on the
chains and gear wheels II bicycle the
chain - surrounded 10y pair OF tele-
Sc"pic tubes. with drums al the ends To
cover the gears. the shafts projecting
through small holes in the side of the
drums
% raise bread dough after II has been
kncaded "a new raising pan Is fitted
with a reservir underneath which Is
filled wita warm water To heat the
dough 10 the right temperature without
the necessity of placing IL on the stove,
where it might dry out OF burn.
In a newly designed poultry feeder
a double cone il placed i'm a frame with
The upper cone much larger than the
smaller enc To hold a large quantity of
grain and the lower one opening down
ward into "a round tray with a iange
around its edge To prevent waste of the
feed.
In new block signal system for rail
roads the signals are operated auto
Eatically hy the passing train. which
closes the block a. il enters and opens
II as IL enters the next block. which Is
IN turn closed, thus telling the next en-
gineer if there is a train close ahead Of
him.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-09-03
FASHIONS MIRROR.

Red bl"waways are the newest al
@re'ies Tor evening wear. and red CAD
flies hover over blue roses
Elack trimmings predominate on
high-colored dresses. even for the house.
to soften and tone down the excess of
color
Gray and red make pretty mixture,
and both are well worn. Natered silk
p"plin * new. and IL certainly a very
good wearing material
The fashionable parasoIs have won
dcTiul handles. the latest taking the
seHhIance uf a. horse chestnut burst
ing from its pricAly sheath.
The most ie,,elcd belts are worn.
Sometimes steel. With amethyst. very
often turquoise set ia silver or leather
with Jewels dow n the center
Tl:.ck cloth Jackets arc now trimmed
with white lace applique, and very
smart Ihey look, especially Nyhen they
open over white watered silk waist
coats.
Il * remarkable how much vivid red
is worn both ia the day and evening;
even young girls have pOppy-red straw
hats. surrounded with a ruche Of the
same shade, with AN aigrvtte at the
back. sometimes black. mostly red
Royal blue Is a color which appears
frequently in the trimming of other
wise sober cloth gowns. One fetching
little bicycle suit OF tan Melton has coat
rrycrs faced with royal blue moire-
The demand for printed silk mus
lin of q tilEly texture il hardly equal TO
the supply. II makes the most sly
lish bodices and sleeves. falls into the
softe-t folds. and seems capable OF tax
Imlrrt.f
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-09-03
CYCLING POINTS.

If cyclist in France fails to inform
the authorities that he owns a bicycle,
he is charged double tax.
New York is following the lead of
other states, and prohibiting wheel
men carrying children on their BIZ
cycles.
j. +. Smell, the Australian cyclist re-
Gently rode from Adelaide to Mel
bourne-a distance of $685. miles-in
two days Il hours, 3H minutes. Smell
went the whole distance without sleep.
Another chainless bicycle has been
put on the market, and now il is claimed
that success is assured. We have heard
this talk before.
In the Boston parks wheelmen are
forbidden to stand or lean wheel
against any of the walls or fences. Per
hapS there is some reason for such a
law. but it would be hard to find
Niagara is the first county i'm New
York to adopt a bicycle tax. The new
side path law went into effect April ,.
1t taxes bicycles so cents annually. Up
to noon, 1,O74 licenses had been taken
out. Delinquents are liable to have
their wheels seized and sold.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-09-03
MY LAOY'S PARASOL.
She should Hn-c DoEep-IIoN She
lan l...I AIan.. ..IIh -.-..r...--

She should HIVE a DoEen-IIoW she
Can Get Along with Three
ParaSolS have bloSSpmed out into a
variety and fresh Importance in the
realm of fashion which is really dis
heartening to all women except the few
who are blessed with unlimited incomes
or mind above the frivolous things of
life. Fashion decrees that the up-to-
date woman must have from siN 10
dozen of these expensive triflcs TO har-
monte respectively with her various
costumes. but with three well selected
she can meet all the requirements of
fashionable dress. One should be of
changeable or foulard silk, or ecru
hatiste, another of brocaded silk. and
third one of chiffon or lace to carry with
thin gowns.
The chiffon parasol is a thing of frills
and fluff. which il a puzzle Ia anyone
except the ingenious designer who
fashioned it. In this class of paraS"ls
there are various kinds similarly elab
orate, made of net, lace and gauze, and
the handles are of gold set with Jewels,
with rock crystal and enameled heads
of tortoise shell or some choice wood.
Elegant brocaded and moitc silks are
used for covering. but there are all sorts
of less expensive silk paTasols ia plain
colors. plaids and stripes without linn
IL to the variety Ecru batistc Iarasols
lined with color and trimmed with
narrow ecru lace are extremely pretty
and useful as well as good style. and a
lacquercd wood handle is sure to be a
desirable choice-N. y sun
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-09-03
FUNERAL STREET RAILWAYS.
scheme Proposed in st. Louis Which
VIII Reduce Cost of HBriaIs.

During t." cC.liu" summer several
of the sire RAJ companies of -.
Louis Will tht iu.-nv..tion of oiserat-
ing funeral cars over their lines In
the bill introduced in the council a few
days ago applying for q franchise To
extend the Southern Electric road from
its present terminus NJ broadway and
Howard street 10 the fair grounds a
clause is included authorizing the COM
pany TO run funeral cars. as well as
United States mail and express ears.
As Yet the company has formed no
definite plan for the operation of these
ears. and has set no time for the in
auguration of this new departure One
or more cars, especially constructed
for funeral service, will Toe ordered
built. and the public viii be given an
opportunity To see To what advantage.
"A funeral can be conducted on "a street
railway. as compared with the primi-
tive system of employing carriages and
a hearse-
The ears will be of the very finest
make, and will be furnished as COM
pietely rs the latest improved Iarlor
cars, with silk drapericS. cushioned
chairs and carpet,d floors. The most
favored funeral cars in cities where
street railway funerals have ceased To
he experiments Is one ARRANGED with
two compartments. so that the ,aSktt
can he carried into the forward room.
while the mourncrs and friends are
amply provided for in the rear COM
partment-
The reduced cost is an argument in
favor of street railway funerals. II i
possible To conduct a funeral ON the
cars for ten dollars. which would cost
not less than $50 if carriages and a
hearse were employed. The average
charge for each carriage l. five dollars.
while hcarsc costs from six To ten
dollars \ funeral car can hr secured
for ten dollars, and viii provide uc-
commodation for the csSlzet. palibcar-
ers, clergyman and 30 mourucrs. and
Will displIce a hearSe and ten carriages.
st. Louis Republic
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-09-03
FLEEING FROM THE CAR.
n slaN Colony with Marks of shacLIe,
nnL DunEcnn IuI.s ..I ~

ahh "
\ carload of Russian SlaNs latel
passed through here, bound fur the i'd,
Lands. west Of Bismarck, \. here the
VIII locate. They are unable to spea
English. There were Il men ia Ia
party, besides women and children
hey came from eastern Russia. an,
were averSe to talking about titIr IA.
tive country, and seemed To think The
were still under the power of the ear.
Whether nihilists or not. $, me OF TIA,
members of the Iaty have stlfyrr,
from the suspicion of nihiliSm. Gue q
the men, Michael Ludoyitch. claims 7
be a brother of the famous e lie. iva.
Lodovitch. who has spent 10 years i
the salt mines of lower Siberia. An
oiher emi"rant, Tcsah StOlSI.Ck VI:
sent TO Siberia for life in l -. an.
still bears the marks of the sh:lCl,Ir
with which hc was confined in IA IL.
ground dungeons. On the COrOH:tiiu.
of the present ear, however. h W.:
pardoned, with 2GO others. Later. : ui
stock was again arrested as "a. pcctc,
nihilist, the same crime of viii IA IA,
WAS accused and punished before, bu,
he escaped. lie was joined hy his sis
ed for America.
Perhaps the worst example of Rus
sian punishment in this party is Iv.ta
Molosky, a Pole. He was never in ST
IBERIA, but for six years was kept !.
the dungeons of Moscow. These dun
geons are under the river. and. ht. saws
are always at least two inches dee,
with water that filters through the
cement walls. From June. 1859. to No.
vember. 1896, Moloslly saw no ray q
light. and his only companions were the
rats. His offense, so the police Grim
was an attempt on the life of Nichae
Connor, a Russian officer of the cars
guard. Molosky claims that he never
had trial, and was only released on
his promise that he would leave Russia
at once, otherwise suffer life impI isC II.
ment. At the point where these people
will locate there is already quite &
settlement of their friends. who pre-
ceded them about a year ago.-Minne
apolis Journal
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-09-03
AROUND THE WORLD BY CART
Comfortable House Wagon and m.
Journes IT, ON.ns.r I.Inn. IL. IL

y novel expedition is hat t.lauU,-,I In.
jonathan Olson, of Altoona. IA. NH, !
going around the world iu a cart n.
starts this spring, ard expects To- com
plete his journey 10y June I. I>gg.
His route, as planned. IL so,Ifb tr
Texas. across Mexico To South Auneri,.,
thence by steamer TO Spain and soon.
His vehicle is homemade. 20 f,..t Io,,,,
and seven wide, and consists of fo1,
parts. braced together. 80 :fS Il, ,.rl,,r.
amy strain Olson has finished the i'm
side in polished maple AMI adorned :,
with hand carvings Of his own design
The interior. besides having rl.r.,
rooms, IL charminglN \ concefs eel I'm mint
oi convenience In one room The. ,..nl,
and in bad weather dine Their. ais,
But the dining-room is out OF door.
where the wagon can bc pulled 1Tr, la
pleasant eating place Five DAYS .,r,
II the week IL Is planned tu halt 4, her.
the cloth can be spread under the. frees
and a good. cool drink obtained frDr, q.
spring.
The second room has couch and
small table. The table can be. used f.,
breakfast tray or can d.. cleared N
night and used for parlor games. II
also does duty as writing fs,bl, ,r for
books and a smoking st. On on, sid.
Of the room there iS a dressing 1ai,I,.
that takes up the entire wall. In has
- drawers, a broad shelf and mirror
With shelves overhead. Here the. en-
tire winter and summer wardrobe i
stored
The third room is a trunk room.
Here chairs are stored. tables piled uu
and hammockS kept for unpleasant
weather-the plan is not to sleep in tie.
house, but in hammocks slung from
trees.
Provisions are 10 be bought of the
farmers, s" Ear as possible. who are cN-
pected L. supply butter. eggs. vegrta-
bl"s ard -iokems cheaply in return for
the privilege Of looking through the
novel Lugsy.
The kitchen is the most admired room
Of all. Cups are hung from hooks. and
plates set in little grooves. Pans ar. On
the walls; all is polished a. bright as
hands can make it.
The most ingenious arrangement Of
all is a sliding door 10y which the whole
side of the house" can br opened The
doors slide To one side and finally come
completely off and may hc laid under
the cart or used for a table under the
trees Springfield Mass E,publican.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-09-03

"Of all the fools l ever heard of, jim
berSon is the chief"
What of JimbersOn, pray?"
Because his wife insisted that he
should not stay around home while sh-
was cleaning house, he thinks her love
for him has waned. d.'-Indianapolis
Journal
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-09-03

At Prague, in Bohemia. nine priests
have been sentenced to from Is days
to two months imprisonment and to
pay heavy fines for having acted lille
gally during the last elections. Sew
eral priests were arrested on the spot.
while those who took to flight were
pursued by socialists, who stormed
buildings in which they took refuge.
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-09-03
Uir Nnrrn,y E.cane

At an experience meeting of bacheI-
ors one of the most popular of the for
eign lot confessed that years before Re
lad labored under the delusion that he
was in love, and that he had escaped
matrimony through the success of a
rival
The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1897-09-03
Found the Bones.

Egypt's pyramid builders were can
nibals, according to Mr.. Flinders Pc
tries assertion. He has found bones.
picked clean and separately wrapped
up, in many tombs.
Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-07-29

The Paris Figaro announces that
Princess Isabelle Of Orleans is shortly
to he betrothed to Prince Albert of
Belgium.
Miss Greene, n beautiful American,
long prominent In London, is engaged
to be married to n member of the
ducal family Of Hamilton.
The duchess of Hamilton was mar
ried quietly Tuesday morning at Lei
cester, Eng, to Mr.. Foster. Little Is
known locally Of the bridegroom.
Sir John Charles Bucknill, one Of the
founders OF the volunteer movement
Of 1855, is dead at London. He was
In his eightieth year.
In honor of the conclusion of the
treaty Of friendship between Peru and
Spain the queen regent has conferred
upon President Pierola the Cross Of
Isabelle Catolica.
A violent earthquake occurred in the
Island of Stromboli, one of the Lipari
group, of the north coast of Sicily on
Saturday. The shock was followed by
an active eruption Of the volcano Of
Stromboli.
AT the meeting Of the French cabi-
net, Nj. LebOn, minister of the colonies,
announced that a force Of French
cavalry from Timbuctoo, while pur-
suing a band Of robbers, met with a
serious disaster.
In h house of commons George N.
Curzon, under secretary of foreign af-
fairs, replying TO Michael Davitt. anti
Parnellite, said the government was
o vinced that the seals In Rering sea
were in no imminent danger at pres
ent.
The English war Office authorities
ere q good deal troubled over the re-
.''ta Of nsine cordite for artillery. At