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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-07
". G. T. Z. PLANS A CAMPAIGN
interesting Meeting Mt Mrs. H.. A.
O~pdyke,s Last Night.


The Jersey City Heights branch of the
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
held a parlor reception last night at the
home of Mrs. L. A. Opdyke, No. So Clin-
ton avenue. The large parlors and spa
of the Union ard their friends. A number
of colored workers were present.
The main purpose of the meeting was
to arouse interest in the work among the
young men and young women. It is pro-
posed to form a Young Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union on the Heights.
An excellent programme was arranged
for the evenings entertainment 1t was
carefully prepared SO that too much tenn
perance talk did not come at one time
to tire the guests. Mrs. Storey, president
of the Heights branch, had charge of the
meeting. After a reading from the Scrip
lures and a short prayer service there
was a piano solo by Mrs. Hewitt. Mr..
Moore, of the Lafayette Reformed Church
Christian Endeavor Society, recited
then Mr.. Runyon read a paper on tenn
perance. Mrs. William D. Edwards, who
is possessed of a sweet voice OF great
depth, sang The Wandering Boy in a
manner that brought tears to the eyes
of many of her hearers. Mrs. Searles,
who was a delegate to the State Con-
vention at Trenton, read an interesting
report of that gathering. There We're
solos from Miss Hamilton and Mrs. KIDD
erts and an interesting paper, containing
many temperance statistics from Mr..
Story. Mr.. Leake read a on Al
Around the World"
After the meeting refreshments were
served and a social hour was spent when
the members became acquainted with the
strangers who were present and induced
many Of them to join in the work OF the
Union.
The Rev. DIR. Herr has offered the use
of his house to the ladies for their next
receDti0n.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-07
N. ]. sCHUETZ6N A

The New Jersey schuetzen Association
held it's third annual ball last evening in
Columbia Hall, Greenville. The affair
was a success, the hall being crowded
with jolly Germans anxious to have a
good time. A grand march, in which
nearly three hundred couples took part,
was the feature. The marching was, in
deed, very fine and lasted for half an
hour.
Those in charge n the different com
mittees were:-Floor Manager, T. G..
Rose; Assistant, r. A. Stuhre: Floor
Thoerner, C.. Zweil, L. Schlitt, G.. Graf.
Door Committee. Steiger, Chairman;
J. Sommer, Assistant; j. Peter. P. Gage,
r. Rohde, T. Rape, H. Meinke, w.
Lohse, G. Reich. Arrangements Commit
tell. WfeneFt, Chairman; r. Natusch.
Il. Kemper, G. Zweil, w. Ohle, K. Stel-
ling. J., Weber.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-07
WEsTMNSTBR's PROGRESS
New Era of Prosperity Dayns for
Old Presbyterian CHI

At Wednesday nights meeting Of the
official board Of Westminster Presbyterian
Church, Summit. and Magnolia avenues,
a report showing the work accomplished
since Rev. Arthur N. Thompson began his
ministry will be made.
1t is rumored that George r. Howell, one
of the organizers and a veteran elder of
the church, will tender his resignation as
an official. 1t is probable, too, tina the
resignation, if presented, will not be ac-
cepted, but hat a younger man will be
appointed as acting elder, leaving Mr..
Howell to still continue as an official with
out the care and worriment of duty; which
at the advanced age of 50 he feels thai he
cannot longer endure.
Thirty-three new members were received
at the Sunday morning services. Eleven
of these were received on confession Of
faith.
DR.. Marshall was present, and his new
hymn book was used.
The evening service was attended by the
largest congregation which has attended
since DR.. Thompson took charge. A new
era seems to have dawned for old West
minister. The attendance at divine service
and at the Sunday school and at business
meetings is rapidly Increasing, and a
healthy interest in church work is mont
faStad
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sarasnte,s souvenirs.

Sarasate, the noted violinist, has made a
gift to his native town. Pampeluna, Spain,
Of all. the presents and souvenirs he has
received during his artistic career. The
municipal authorities of Pampeluna will
keep them together In a museum which
the objects of the collection are three
rings from the Emperor William l., q
Napoleon III, a ring with an enormou
diamond from Dom Pedro, a portrait on
gold of the Empress Augusta. a valuable
collection Of canes from the Queen Regent
of Spain, diamonds Of great value from
King Alfonso XII, a large humber of
cigarette cases, scarfpins, albums, gold
same sort, amounting i'll value to more
than $29,0 900. AS to the reason why Senior
Sarcastic. has always remained single, the
Auber. On the day that Sarasate won the
first prize at the Paris Conservatory Au-
an the shoulder and said: above all,
young man, never marry.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-07
MAN WHO MARKS A BOOK.
People no Make Embeclle Conn
anenIR on They Read.

The person who mutilateS a book fool
ishly and without cause will deseerate a
grayeyard; for what are books but sepul-
chres wherein are urned the thoughts of
the great departed? Some there are who
mark, and if they cannot cav it on a
page of their own they inscribe it on a
page written by somebody else. There is
the underscoring eornmentor and the an
notating commentor. The first simply
scrawls a heavy line wherever an express
sion or an idea catches his fancy; the sec
ond gives to the world the benefit of his
remarks on the passage he likes. The two
together are the recognized enemies OF all
public libraries. They get in their work
as much and wherever they can, and 1T IS
not always an easy matter to eaten up
with them. If tine library be a circulating
library, it is almost impossible to fix the
blame of a m~arked-up book; and II 1t be
non-circulating, 1t is next to Impossible TO
keep a continual watch over the reading
room. And 50 the commentator hath his
way-or her way, for she is often a Wom-
an. There is certainly no sense at all in
the comments scraWled in bad handwrlt-
ing on the margin of a page. A copy OF
Byron, read by a sentimental old maid,
is almost black with one remark she has
lac opposite to every Soul-lnsplrlng ana
sorrowfui verse. Her comment, foreible
and pertinent, is simply this: How truei'
In a copy of Herbert SpencerHs First
Principles one immortal idiot, having his
spongy brain Iilied with what the great
philosopher is saying about evolution,
squeezes his sponge and emits upon the
margin the following: Evolution, thou
handmade of civilization" If evolution be
the handmade, environment must be the
swell valet. Often a man throws great
light upon his own character whene he
underscores passages in a book By OBJ
serving what sentiments meet his APP
prevail you discover what he is himself.
IA 4ha EToxya rd Iihraru and af tho EfiSk
considerable difficulty has been had with
these violators of the s~anctity of books.
In one instance the Howard refused to
issue any more books to one of these
desecrating vandals-these destructive
bookworms.-New Orleans Times-Demo-
crat.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-07
Abjees Cowards or Outrageous Libei'
lers or Bottle

Those who have taken the trouble 10
read the seEyening Journals" yellow ar
ticles ON Hoboken must have been struck
with amazement at the grovelling apology
to Mayor Pagan which made the opening
of last Saturdays broadside memorable.
To amazement there must have succeeded
a feeling of disgust as the reader recalieu
the terms of scurrilous abuse in which
this same paper had assailed the same
Mayor Pagan, just one week previously
in its opening attack upon his admins
tration. For when the two articles were
considered in relation to each other, the
reader found himself confronting this
diAnma:-
Either the Journal had recklessly
maIigned Mayor. Pagan on November q,
and was now rying to make a tardy
PREPARATION. thus proving itself unserupu-
lous and untrustworthy in its yellow on
slaughts on the public men of the county
Or else it had told the truth on Novem-
Der q. but was in some way persuaded
or intimidated into taking it all back on
December 4.
There is a third possibility. h matter
published on November 81 may have been
very certainly was-abominably ana
atrociously false, and yet it may only
have been retracted or qualified on De-
cember 1. not out of regard for truth or
iustice-for if the paper cared for either,
it would never have printed the libels-
u t1out of fear that Mayor Pagan might
a some action to set himself right and
punish his accusers-
We do not know which of the three
theories is the right one. Therefore, we
ask the question at the head of this article
as to whether the yellow Journalists are
a-Abject eowards?
b-outrageous libellers? or
c-Both?
We incline to think the third is the true
explanation. as we have stated it above
Assuredly, after this miserable crawl
the public will pay no further attention
to the yellow ebullitions of the reckless
and cowardIy sheet, and public men will
regard its censure as the highest form OF
commitment
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-07
GIFTS TO THE PIONEER VEREIN.

The following have contributed to the
Raymond Roth Pioneer Home during No
vember:-Presents-Mr. Rumpler, mems
shirts; Jersey City Needle Works. 6 pairs
Of garments; Mr.. Rurnpler and Mr..
Rohlfs, / keg lager beer each; Mr.. Betz,
1 barrel of -four; Public School No. Is, a
great amount of groceries: Needle Work
of America. a great many gar
ments. Meat--Bush Bros, Bender, Berg
helm, Alexander, Simon, Jersey City
Packing Company, Kopf, Mertens, Rohde,
Adelung, JANSEN. Knobioch, Wlttpen,
!Kulat. keystone Meat Market, Mrs. Hen
uing. Bread and Cake-Mr. Martens,
Berger, Braun. Kneisel, Helwjg, Kurfehs.
Rrautigam, IIeine, Beck, Sprangerbe berg,
HelLerzaageL Ackermalln. Nc
Augland. Magdebnrg, Mrs. Grau.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-07
ST. JOHNS G. E. /. CHUROH CONCERT
Excellent Programme for the Lafay-
cite sunday School.

Bergen Hall was filled last night with
friends of ST. Johns German Evangelical
Church. who listened to a concert for the
benefit Of the Lafayette Sunday school of
the church. The programme was an ex-
cellent one and Pastor Andraea was highly
pleased with the success the affair at
tanned. Following is the programme as
rendered.
Overture. sThe Golden scepter.,
Sehlepegreil, orchestra; baritone solo,
.-Still vie die Nacht," Bohm, Mr.. John
Won Drathen; soprano solo, "At Last
You Came to Me- Curtiss, Miss Henriet-
la RohIffs; violin solo. sVeilchen aus
Abbazia, WenzeI, Mr.. Q. e. Brandt;
chorus, Come where the Lilies Bloom
Thompson, st. Johns Choir; bass solo,
The Bell Buoy" Rankin, Mr.. II. Fl. Kah-
lert; duet, soprano and alto. The Two
Cousins Glover, Mrs. c. Burhans and
Miss Julia Fell; "-Fruhnorgens zieh ich
aus dem Thor" Sehrader, Jersey City
Sangerrunde.
Part IL.-Overture, orchestral. eau Die
Luftgesetzt,e farce comedy by Hugo
Muller. Personen: zerniiEow. Elm Fabri-
kant, Mr.. G. Q. Harnisch; Amanda, seine
Frau. Miss Anaalia Brandt; Lisette, Stu
-benmadchen, Mrs. G. M. Kohl; Susshofz,
Elm Stutzer, Mr.. Otto Wach; Neuman, Elm
Wurstelman. Mr.. Aug. Bausch- orr der
HandluAg-Eine villa in der Umgegend
Berlin's.
After the concert there was a reception.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-07

TO JACOB BERTsCHMANN, AMELIA
Bertschmann, his wife; George H. Watson.
Annie T. Watson, his wife; Banque Cantonale
Vaudoise. The Bank of Montreal, Ermene-
gildo Paladine, Emanuel Gerli, Joseph Ratti,
Victory silk Mill and the Bergen Hill Pleasure
Ground Association
You are hereby notified that at a public sale
made by the City Collector of Jersey City on
the 25th day of October, 1894. I purchased for
the sum of two hundred and sixty-three dol
lars and sixty-nine cents ALL the land and
real estate situate in Jersey City, in the Coun-
" of Hudson and State of New Jersey, 'front.'
ing on Nelson avenue now known as me
Hudson County Public Road, which is laid
down and designated as lots one to four q to
AZ in block number nine hundred and twenty
four (924), upon an assessment map annexed
iustment' appointed in and for said City by
the Circuit Court of the County of Hudson.
a certified copy of which report and map was
filed in the office of the City Collector of Jer-
sew CITY. on the 18th day of March, 1898, said
report and map and said sale being made pur-
suant to the provisions of an act OF the Lsgls-
iature of New Jersey, passed March S0th.
isS9, Act concerning the settlement and COLI
lection of arrearages of unpaid taxes, as
sessments and water rates or water rents
in cities of this State, and imposing and
end instead of such arrearages, and to en-
force the payment thereof, and to provide
for the sale of lands subjected to future
taxation and assessment"
And the several supplements thereto.
And you are further notified that you ap-
near to have an estate or interest in said
land and real estate, and unless the said land
and real estate shall be redeemed, as provided
in said acts, before the expiration of six
months from and after the service hereof, a
deed for the same will be given conveying to
real estate according to the provisions of the
sa Dated Jersey city. n. J.. November 4. 1891.
JOHN (
Jersey City. "; j.,
r,a Now Jersey Title Guarantee { trust Co.
Attorney and Agent for Purchaser. Jersey
City, m. j..
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-07

as his own. he said, was capable Of IN
definite expansion.
The correspondent then put this aues-
ton to him
Suppose some serious accident should
happen. ike the Industrial depression
which overlook the Wilson act at tne
stage when il needed every encourage
mentor something yet worse? How
would o so to work to bring up uhe
revenues?
Mr.. Dingley's reply was monumental
simplicity itself. Put another dollar
upon beer"
He failed to say why another dollar
might not a been pu! on beer TO sup
plement the income Of the Wilson law
Would not that have been simplicity
i~tself?v
Why did not Congress do it at the extra
session, instead of wasting months, during
which s.anticipatory imports" went on
in order only to pass a measure which mas
Melted SAG. 900. 600 of deficit in four months!
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city, N. :. sale No. 1897
NOTICE.

Notice is hereby given that on the Esd day of
N-aren1her. 1897, the Commissioners of Assess
NJ sIed in the office of tha-Clerk of the
Poard Of street and Water Commissioners
.bsir final assessment map and report for the
BEREAVEMENT OF DANFORTH AVENUE.
hatween ocean avenue and Garfield avenue, by
neving with asphalt, repaving, laying new %
inch curb. resetting curb, ~cribbing, relaying
bridge stone and tagging.
Proceedings taken in accordance with Sec
+ion 3. Chapter 1874, of the Laws of 1891. and
the same is now open to public inspection in
the office Of the Clerk of said Board.
And notice is also given that the following
street or avenue or particular section thereof
is included in said assessment, namely
DANFORTH AVENUE,
from Ocean avenue to Garfield avenue.
And that the 9th day of December, 1897. at
2 o'clock p. NJ, and the Assembly Chamber
of the city Hall are hereby fixed as the time
and place when and where the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners viii meet to hear.
consider and adjudieate. upon all objections to
said assessment and report.
All objections thereto must be presented In
BY ordsx of the Board Of Street and Water
wM. A. ToLSON,
Clerk pro tenn.
Dated Jersey City, November 2s. 1897.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-07
Ron Ton show.

The R~entz-Santley Burlesquers have
visited Jersey City before, but never per-
haps have they given quite SO much salts
faction as they did in the Bon Tor last
night. They were all excellent, except,
indeed, tina misguided young person,
Joseph Sullivan. who is apparently under
the delusion that a comedian should be
a buffoon. OF the others, too much in
their praise cannot be said; but Lawson
and Ward, the trick bicyclists, deserve
special mention. Their work is really
wonderful and amusing to a great degree
Their act alone is worth the price
charged for admission. Miss Nellie Burt
is another who deserves to be mentioned.
When she made her first entrance some
gall nv hoodlums were inclined to be
boisterous and annoy her. but this brave
little artist never inehed till she finally
compelled them by the excellence of her
work to give her the applause she SO well
deserved. The other performers are all
good. Fisher and Crowell. Engstrom Sis
tiers. Harry S. Marion, Lottie Elliott and
Frances Namon, who is a wonder as a
bag p%uncher; she is a woman OF wonder
full physique.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-07
GOOD FELLOWS ELECT OFFICERS.

Central Assembly No. AZ, Royal Soci-
ETY. of Good Fellows, met last night and
elected the following officers
Ruler, S. Carswell; Instructor, P. H.
Most; Counsellor, VIM. Haase; Secretary,
G. P. Robinson; Financial Secretary, 3.
Is Kay; Treasurer, VIM. P. Hollings-
head; Prelate, H. Voldenauer; Director,
r.. B. Hansen; Guardian, F. A. Hudson;
Sentinel, F. w. Fenton; Organist, John
Bennett; Trustees, e. Becker, VIM. Jones
and Charles Stuhr.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-07
KERAMlG CLUB MEETS.

The Jersey City Keramic Art Tub held
its regular monthly meeting yesterday
afternoon in Hasbrouek Hall. For the
first time in the history of the club there
was no hin displayed for competition or
exchange. AT the meeting next month
there wiz BIZ another exchange of china.
Each member will paint a cup and saucer
and will exchange it for one painted by
another member. Mrs. Harriet Phillips
Eaton talked to the club about "Keramics
Among the Indians Her address was
the same that she gave at a recent art
day of the Womanss Club.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-07
waters pianos.

~favorably known for fifty years. and have
steadily maintained their position in the
foremost rank of high-grade pianos. They
are unsurpassed for beauty of finish and
solidity of construction, but especially ex-
eel in sweetness and power of tone-a tone
which IS rich and deep, with a fine sing
Ing quality. Although the Waters are
higflgrade pianos, they are not fancy
priced. No other pianos OF equal stand
ing are offered at such low prices and on
such easy terns. BY a new three-year
system purchasers obtain pianos on three
years time without interest. The Waters
warerooms are at No. 1874 Fifth avenue,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-07

uTTDSoN COUNTY ORPHANS COURT.
In the matter Of the sale OF the lands OF Ed
ward Maher, deceased, for the payment Of his
debts.
stated matter on the second day of July, A D.
sioa,teeu hundred and ninety-Seven, as of the
ninfh dav of April A. D.. eighteen hundred and
ninefy-seven and duly entered, l shall sell by
n1,b,ic vendue to the highest bidder, on Wednes-
20 the twenty-second day of December next
S1s91 at two O'Clock in the afternoon, on the
nnryem;ses known as No. $50 Tonnele avenue. in
Jersey City, all that CERTAIN am i bs3, pee fa " fba pa cifv
~ Jersey city, in the County or hudson ana
state of New Jersey, which Is known ana as
tinguished upon the map of property OF +. =.
p-snaI9an and others, Hudson city, Hudson
ra,,ntve N. J., made by Soper and Bfitton and
Button, town suryeyeg nr,, 'J IS 1865. as lot num- nun
lsare6 fen 90, on block numbered SIX 90, as
ia,d down on said map, which is tied IN the
iao - +be Clerk (now RegisteO of said Hud-
ounce -o,,ntv said lot fronting on the westerly
~ ~ Torrele avenue ana peahs Twenty-Five
feet in width in front ana rear ane orS ha mere
iect sa.eribed niece or parcel of land, situate,
i ,r and being in Jersey city, IN the County
- IIn6son and State of New Jersey ana Known
o. dtsting1iished as follows. to wit;-Being a
60 ~ ~ land lying in the rear ana ADJOINING
said lot numbered ten uq haIns ueaatrytsuus,
SLY ~ ~ wide and lying between the two side
No. TBS ef said lot numbered ten d0, as shown
nhesc van aforesaid; and thence westward
" - yvesferly line of lands now or Formerly
= g Iobn McGrau and Jeremiah W. dwight,
49, ahout sixty-hve 900 rect m Wldth on
nelhs so,atherly side and about eighty-hve $50
s sast in depth on the northerly side, more or
-. being the same premises conveyed 10
less' zSnard Maher by deed dated November
s. is79s and reoO r. ID in c tss oiiie of # Hudson shs Gie OK
NOW r.h Sav of March, 1871. in Liber 28 of
11ssds. page eS4, &C., together with all and
s;,r,ilar the tenements. Entertainments and APP
s sl,rienanees thereunto belonging or in anywise
appertaining. ,.., 800,
Daeeu JAMES r. BOWEN,
~t,strato TOR Sc. of Edward Maher, de-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-07
FRIES SLEEPER 10 THE PACIFIC

Commencing December 7, and every
Tuesday thereafter, a Pullman tourist
sleeping car will be attached to the Fries
train No. IS, leaving Jersey City at 8 P. M.
for the accommodation of passengers
holding first or second class tickets to the
Pacijc coast and intermediate points via
narieneed tourist conductor will be in
Charge. Apply to Erie agents for fur
ther
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-07
TWO NEW JERSEY PosTMAsTERa

WASHINGTON, Dec. 7, 1s97.-Among
the ~fourth-class Postmasters appointed
yesterday are the following for New Jer-
sey-At Bevans, Anthony s. Stoll; Bloom
ingdale, Miss Rose Sever.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-07

THE yellow Editor of the Journal"
sti1 keeps busy stealing items from THE
News Of the preceding day. His record
was six on Saturday and three yesterday.
BY the way, he discovered that the Sugar
House matter was not as peaceably
settled as be had hoped. He even found
out that "a number of the employees had
been notified to make preparations to
move to Greenpoint, and the rumor has
been revived that the company will close
its refinery here and continue work in
the Greenpoint refinery, which it was in
tended to close
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WORK WANTED.

FOR BARGAINS IN ALL WORK Re;
lating to Painting, kalsomining ana
Panering. 60 to Frank A. Bergstrom. No.
272 Warren street, north of Montgomery
Street. orders by mail or Otherwise
M attended to.
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lHoMAs M'EwAN, JR. GEORGE ]. ME
HELP WANTED.

WANTED MEN AND WOMEN TO
work at home. I pay IS to SIG per week
for making crayon portraits, new patent
method: anyone who can read or write
can do the work, at home, in spare time;
day or evening. Send for particulars n
work at once. Address H. A. GRlPP'
German artist, Tyrone, Pa.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-12-07

NOTICE OF SETTLEMENT-NOTICE IS
herby given that the final account of the
subscriber, administrator with the will an
nexed of Francis w. Shain. deceased, will be
audited and stated by the Surrogate of the
County of Hudson. and reported for settlement
on Friday, the Attn day of February. 1898.
Dated December Z, a. D.. 1897.
CHARLES d. SHAIN.