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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-23
NO B0TToMLESs z
Deepsst Are Less yhan $500 Feet
ana One or Them IN I'm OregO n.

and One or Them In In Oregon.
The deepest body of fresh water In
America Is Crater lake, Oregon, says the
Chicago News. Only one lake in the
world, Lake Baikal, exceeds it in depth,
and is only 400 feet deeper. Until recently
1t was asserted that Crater lake was
bottomless, but soundings have shown its
greatest depth to be 1900 feet. 1t is f1ve
miles in diameter, nearly circular. and
occupies the crater of an extinct volcano.
No fish have ever been known to exist
in Crater Lake. Recently a club of noun
tain climbers, with headquarters at Port
land, sent to Washington a request that
Crater lake be stocked with trout, and
the Government experts are going to find
out such if scheme is practicable. 1t is
easy enough to put trout into the water,
but the question is if there is. sufficient
food in the water to nouriSh them after
they are there. The experts will tow
small gauze nets over the water at all
hours of the day. Animalculae will catch
in the gauze, and from it's abundance or
lack it can be ascertained if the water
contains nouriShment.
An interesting series of experiments will
also be undertaken to ascertain the tenn
perature OF the water at various depths.
No such observations have ever been
taken of fresh water so far down. With
this end in view a full equipment and sup
Elementary apparatus will be taken along
and let down by sounding lines. There
| are very few places in the lake where the
depth is less than 1,600 feet, and no lake
on the Western Hemisphere approaches
this.
1t is no wonder, then, that Crater lake
was supposed to be bottomless. However,
the truth is that all lakes over lo0 feet
deep possess a similar reputation. Any
body of water that is deeper than the
longest feeling line is sure to lock bottom
in the popular belief. A first rate ex.
ample of this sort if delusion is afforded
by Fayette lake in Idaho. 1t was form
erly imagined to be bottonlless, and later
its depth was officially stated to be $500
feet. Recent investigation proves its
greatest depth is 305 feet. There are no
data on which to base a guess as to the
bottom temperature of Crater lake, but
the superstition is that it will be very little
above freezing. The temperature of the
| ocean remains at about 40 degrees Fab
renheit all the year ound, even in the
tropics. Nevertheless, some volcanic heat
may yet remain to warm the waters OF
(ra op 1aIa
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-23
Dated Jersey City. August Is. 1897.
CORPORATION NOTICE.

NO4tA 4N<A 4O&t 4~N
Notice is hereby given that on the 18th day
of August. 1897. the Commissioners of Assess
ment filed in the office of the Clerk of the
Board of Street and Wafer Commissioners
their final assessment map and report for the
construction of a
EVE IN WALKER AVENUE,
from Bergen avenue to and connecting with
sewer at the intersection of Woodlawn ave-
nue. and Van cieef Street. IN accordance with
petition previously presented to said Board on
the ed day of June, 1896. and conformably
to the provisions of Chapter 21I of the Laws
of 1895. 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
streets or avenues or particular sections there
WALKER AVENUE,
from Bergen avenue to q point about % feet
southeast Of Van Clsef street.
ERGEN AVENUE,
on the south side. from Walker avenue to a
point about 5O.16 feet northeast and 25.oS feet
southwest.
A CLEEF STREET.
from Walker avenue TO a point 'about 225 feet
northeast thereof.
And that in accordance with the provisions
of the Act above cited the Both day OF August,
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 wha>e the Board
Of Street and Water Commissioners will meet
to hear, consider and adjudicate upon all OBJ
sessment map that may be presented in writ
ing. 10
Commissioners.
Clerk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-23
PERILous POSITION OF A LIrEMAN

James Humphrey. a lineman employed
by the Jersey City Fire Department, was
the victim of a bad accident last night
which nearly caused him to lose his life.
He was repairing a broken wire at Ber-
gen Square when he accidentally touched
a live electric light wire. The shock he
received was tremendous, and he suffered
was badly burned by the sizzling wire,
but he retained his presence of mind, and
with his other hand chung tightly to the
Of the shock and remained in his perilous
position until he was assisted to the
ground. He was taken to the City Hos
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-23

Two teams picked from the employees OF
August and Henry Menge played a good
game of ball at Baldwin Park. sIhe
features of the game were the strong
batting and good base WORK. 1He seoIV
was 10 to 4.
The croffords had an easy time with
the Laidlows Saturday. Crofford and
Miller were the Croffords' battery and
thew worked hard and unsuccessfully.
Clark and Mcclellan were the LaidloWs
battery. Clarke was hit at will. The
The Cioyers defeated the West Sides
Saturday on the West Side field by a
score of 10 to Is. Walter pitched the win
ming game and in the opening innings
had the batters of the west SIDES at ms
The Clovers will play any team averag-
ing 13 or IA years of age. Address f.
Walter. No. 295 Claremont avenue.
The NiagaraS won another easy vic
tory from the Ogdens. This team has
the pick of the amateur ball tossers of
the city or Its team. The score was
averaging Is years of age: Address The
Reliable" Concord and First streets.
The Eagles won a victory from the
throws and numerous errors marked the
| losers game. The Eagles afterward play
ed the Oaklands and had an easy time
in securing a victory.
The Vigilants defeated the Academies
Yesterday by good fielding and strong
stick work. The Academies couldn't hit
West. me vig sinsn sv tw sn, I've until r,1ls the he
| their credit. Sullivan pitched for the
| Academies and proved very easy to find.
| Dougherty caused a sensation by pulling
down a Sky scraper. which would have
| been ruination If permitted TO get away.
| The fielding Of the Vigilants was perfec-
ton. no errors being made on their side,
| while the Academies made two at costly
| times. West was very strong, pbut his
fellows don't like to- thinkofawhat would
happen q q s sWaE ~ nol nI ~ Sa We1as huEelRgs91rsssd smaa
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-23
" BLACK DIAMOND EXPRESS

arrives Buffalo 9.65 T. NJ. Pullman Vestibuls
nav Coaches and Parlor Cars. Dining Car
Rnhalo with through sleepers to Detroit and
Iaa,s5 =. NJ. daily, except Sunday. for MAucH
CHUNK anu intermediate points.
l.2s P. NJ. Sunday only, for ASTON
i IS P. NJ. daily, except Sunday, for WILKES
pIPRE PITrSTON, and princi-
ra1 intermediate stations. Connects for all
noints in coal regions Chair Car to Wilkes
barre.
pARRE. PITrSTON. SCRANTON and princi-
nal intermediate stations. Connects for all
noints in coal regions Pullman Buffet Par
ia IA ?. NJ. daily for EAsToN and intarne-
e 6 % p M. daily, except Sunday. Express for
and principal intermediate sta
tiors. Connects for Reading and Harrisburg.
ia p M. daily for BUFFALO, NIAGARA
EATIS and all points West. Pullman Sleeper
Vestibu]ed Train. New York to Chicago. Sleep
ers 10 Buffalo and Toronto.
onSS at soUTH PLAINFiELD. EAsToN.
HETHLEHEM. MAUCH CHUNK. L. & 3.
JUNCTION., sAYRE, GENEVA ROCKIES
TER, BATAVIA and BUFFALO: Pullman
Sleeper for Buffalo. None but Sleeping Car
SIS p. NJ. daily for ITHACA. GENEVA.
ROCHESTER, BUFFALO, NIAGARA FALLS
ana all points West. Pullman Sleepers 70
Wiikesbarre and ithaca
cor RotTND BROOK and Intermediate points.
leave as follows: ais A. NJ. 24L As and
Tickets ana Pullman accommodations at
Pennsylvania Railr9ad Depot,
baggage from hotel or residence through to
destination.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-23
LIght Cure for Rneuma,ism.

A st. Petersburg physician has been
experimenting with electric lights as a
cure for rheumatism with great sue
cess. as he reports cures of IA out of Is
cases of chronic rheumatism, 2 out of 4
cases of neurosis, and all of the cases of
sciatica and lumbago so treated The
patient. wearing blue glasses, is placed
about five feet from a powerful arc lamp
provided with a reflector, and is protected
by a screen in which is cut an aperture to
allow the light to fall upon the part eff
fected, the temperature being never
raised more than four degrees above nor
NAL. The patient is exposed from 40 sec
onds to two
During the experiments it was OBJ
served that after six or eight hours ex-
posture itching and tingling are felt. the
skin reddens and in forty-eight hours
peels off. The doctor says that there has
been a notable diminution in the number
of cases of rheumatism, neuralgia,
migraine n other nervous diseases
among electric workmen. which he at
tributes to the effects of the arc light.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-23
NOTICE.


Notice is hereby given that on the lIth DAY
of August, 1897, the Commissioners OF Assess
ment filed in the o:ilce OF the Clerk q rs
Board of Street and Water Commissioners
IMPROVEMENT OF CENTRAL AVENUE,
between Congress street and the Paterson
Plank Road, in accordance with petition pre-
yiously presented to said Board on the ioth
day Of June, 1895, and conformably TO the
provisions Of Chapter 2i1 of the Laws OF 1879,
and fine Same is now open TO public inspec-
tion in the office of the Clerk of said Board.
And notice is also given thar the foiiowlng
of are included in said assessment, namely
CENTRAL AVENUE.
from Congress street to Paterson Plank ROAD.
GRAHAM STREET,
from Central avenue TO a point ABOUT SOL
feet west thereof.
from Central avenue to a point about S3l feet
IRVING STREET,
from Central avenue to a point about S5l rect
: POPLAR STREET.
from Central avenue to a point about $50 rect
"eS' GRACE STREET.
from Central avenue to a point about $50 feet
west thereof. -
from Central avenue 10 a point about so leet
west thereof.
And that in accordance with the provisions
of the Act above cited the sOth day Of Ausls,.
1897, at two o'clock p. NJ, and the Assembly
Chamber of the City HalI. are hereby fixed as
the time and place when and where the Board
of Street and Water commissioners viii meet
10 hear, Spnside9 and adjudicate upon al OH
iections to the ~cenfirmattonTo said final as
sessrnent map that may be presented in WRIT
ing.
Commissioners std
Clerk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-23
when audubon Lost Hi. Mind.

when Lost His Mind.
The presence recently at the Planters
Hotel in St. Louis of one of THE members
of the Rozier family, of Ste. Genevieve,
melted an old-timer to speak thus, says
the Boston Transcript:
"The Rozier family is the connecting
link in the chain of stirring events and
romances that makes the history of Mis-
souri,. The Rollers, as the name indi-
of the old line of Rollers died at Ste.
Genevieve a few weeks ago. That was
General Firman A. Rozier. He was a son
of the founder of the family in this State,
who came into his wonderfully rich Mis-
sissippi valley with the early French set
of frontier life. He came down the OHIO
river from Pittsburg in a fiat boat with
Audubon. He and Audubon for years con-
Quoted a general merchandise business at
Ste. Genevieve in partnership. The ener,,
geticl and frugal Rozier complained al
the time of Audubon's lazines, which
threw the bulk of the hard work and re-
sponsibility on him.
".Audubon spends all his time wander
| ing through the woods Rozier used to
complain. I sbelieve the fellow is losing
his mind. Sometimes / don't see him for
a week at a stretch. Then he turns up
with a lot of dead birds hat are not fit
to eat and his pockets full of pressed
leaves n flowers that nobody wants
..Finallv Audubon began to get letters
from scientific societies in all parts of
Europe. and this correspondence took up
all of his time when he was not in the
| woods. This convinced Rozier more than
| ever that his partner was crazy, and he
| Audubon consecrated his whole life to the
| study of birds and plants. To-day his
| name has a high place on the roll of honor
of the worlds greatest natural1StS.'
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-23
Frankferd by Philadelph.
JUSTICE COLLINS TO SIT HERE.

A new announcement was made this
morning in regard to the attendance of
a Supreme Court Justice at the Court
House., to zeal motions before the open
ing of the September term. Justice Col
Inns will be at the Court House on FRI
day, August 81. Justice Lippincott will
sit on Wednesday, September 1; Friday.
September 8. and Friday, September 10.
The September term opens on the 18th.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-23
The West side A. G. outing.

went to College Point.sL L. T., yesterday, on
their annual outing and to hold a set of
athletic games. The club has among it's
members some good all around athletes,
and yesterday the vents were all well
contested and furnished considerable ex-
element. Two hundred and twenty
five persons saw the races. The results
follow
$50 yards run-Won by c.. Kelly; H. F.
Ryan, second. Time 2 minutes %
seconds.
One mile walk-Won by Rodger Walsh;
Nat. Hale, second. Time $ minutes 80
Pig race-won by ]. C~allaghan, Thomas
Lynch, second.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-23
CORPORATION NOTICE
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

NOTICE TO
Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners on
in the Assembly Chamber Of the City Hall.
for the
IMPROVEMENT OF MERCER STREET.
from the east curb line of Merseles street to
the brick pavement on the viaduct, not as
sessable and not paved to the established
grade to be paved 20 feet in width, in accord
ance with specifications on file in the office OF
the Clerk of said Board.
Blank forms of bid and agreement of sure
ties must be obtained at the office of the
Payment for work herein advertised for is
to be made out of license monies hereafter
to come to hand.
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
About 900 cubic yards of earth excavation.
About 1900 square yards Of macadam paw
ing.
About / manhole head to be reset.
Time allowed for the completion Of the
work, 80 working days.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
veiopes. ENDORSED rroposais tor me improve
Ferd. Heintze, Chairman Of the Committee
on Streets and Sewers" and handed to the
Clerk of the Board in open meeting when
called for In the order OF business relating to
sealed proposals.
NO city official will be accepted as surety
nor will a substitution of ~sureties be allowed.
The Board reserves the right to reject any
or all proposals if it is deemed for the best
interests of the city SO to do.
The atteltion of bidders is especially called
to Section Z, Chapter 1874 of the Laws of 1891.
under the terms whereof no contract shall be
binding upon the city or become effective or
operative until the bondsnaen offered by the
contractor have been approved as to sufh-
cheney by this Board and as to- form by the
CORPORATION Counsel, the President of this
Beard having the power to examine the pro-
posed bondsmen under oath
By order of the Board of Street and Water
GEO. t. BoUToN..
e. DoApd TarSau C;f1r ,,r,,ct ~ 1907
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-23

Five years ago there was not a vessel
on the lakes that displaced 5000 tons
when floating on the st. Mary's River.
To-day there are not fewer than 20 high
power steel screw which dis
place about $500 0 on the same
draught of water This represents an aver
age increase in the carrying capacity of
no less than 70 per cent, and the percent
age increase in register onRage is still
higher. Steel cargo steamers, 45 feet
in length and As feet in breadth, are now
being constructed. These dimensions are
greater than those of the average ocean
Steamer. though several Britain cargo
steamers are 100 feet longer and their
denth and draught of water is much
greater. The carrying caracity of this
new lake fiet will equal S,50O,0o0 tons OF
ore. transported from the head of Lake
Superior to Lake Erie in one season OF
NAVIGATION.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-23
ENGLISH AS SHE IS WRITTEN.

This letter from an American citizen
who wants a duplicate of his lost natur-
alization PAPER was received in County
Clerk Fishers Office this morning.
Frankferd, IS, s. 1897.
Dear Sir-On account hat / undersigned
free. and ask you to make me out and
other. / took the first Civilization Paper
out Marsch or April in the year off our
Lord 1890 and / hope you will be as kind
ly and SEND me Doublecatio. off 1t. in the
hope that i will get it in an near Fortune
am I jours,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-23
BosTAoNs.

The Jeffersons met the Crystals and set
a pace that the latter failed to even drag
along behind. From the start the Jefer-
sons went to work and from the detaiis
in fielding they played an excellent game,
in comparison with which the Crystals ap-
peared clumsy while rolling up five errors
to their discredit. White pitched the
losing game and was a mark Tor the
heavy hitters of the Jeffersons. Riley,
who attended to the same duties, was
much stronger. He seemed to have no
trouble fooling the men at the bat and re-
tired men at will. The Crystals failed TO
score up to the sixth inning, when they
all seemed to draw together and they did
succeed in scoring one run. Score:-
EEEpc CON A n
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-23
C. C.
GARWOOD FERRIS
HoBoKBn YAoBr RUNS AGROUND
A. X. Ronta,s Adele Goes Ashore OF
Swipburne Island.

The steam yacht Adele, owned by Mr..
A. K. Bonita, is lying in the Fourteenth
street basin, Hoboken, with a broken rud-
der and damaged hull. She went aground
on %Swinburne Island Saturday night and
was pulled off at high tide and towed to
Hoboken by the tug Nettie E. Tice.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bonita. with eight guests.
were aboard at the time of the accident.
They were taken off by a fishing smack
and landed in Brooklyn. Mr.. Bonita at
tributes the accident to the breaking OF
the stearing gear. He refuses to talk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-23
g.ooo Enes 81 Cnu.eb.

asA novel kin of service has been held
at st. Johns Church, Streatham-an egg
service. The congregation, a poor one,
was asked to bring offerings in the shape
of newelaid eggs for the sick and conva-
descent in the hospitals. More than 5,006
eggs. including some from the Duchess
of York, the Duchess of Fife and Princess
Christian arrived, and 4,972 were safely
stacked In the chanceL. After the evening
service they were repacked and sent to
the medical charities for consumption by
the patients.-London SUNDAY campanion
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-23
WATER EXPERTS ACCEPT.
uessrs. vermsule and Ferris send a
Formal Letter to the Board.

President Charles Boltwood, of the
Street and Water Commissioners, received
this morning the following letter.
Charles Boltwood, Esq, President of the
Board of Street and Water Commits
sioners.-
Dear Strive have at hand a copy Of a
resolution passed by your honorable
Board at a meeting held July II, 1871,
which appoints US expert hydraulic en-
gineers. to prepare specifications, etc., for
the securing of a new permanent water
supply Understanding h compensa-
ton named in said resolution to cover
only our services in preparing spec1nca-
lions and advising your Board until a con.
tract shall be awarded or else until all
bids received in response to an advertise
ment hereunder shall be rejected, we
accept said appointment.
C. C. NERMEULE,
GARWOOD FERRIS,
The engineers will have a meeting either
today or tomorrow, and as each has al
ready a plan in view, it is only a question
of e%mbodying their ideas in one compre-
hensive plan.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-23
EDITOR STILES DANGEROUSLY I'LL

William A. Stiles, he well known jour-
nalist, who edits Forest and Stream" is
dangerously i'll from an attack of pleurisy
at his home, No. PAL Tonnele avenue He
has been sick for about Ten days. His
Ihysician said this morning that Stiles
was slightly improved, and that there is
a possible chanc for him to pull through.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-23
INQUEST ON FITzsIMMoN5.

County Physician Converse has directed
Coroner Mead to hold an inquest in the
case of Michael Fitzsienmons, who was
shot on Sunday by James Masterli, at
Jersey avenue and Grand street. The in
quest will be held Saturday night.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1897-08-23
ELECTRICITY ia Denlissry.


In dentistry, c~ataphoresis is supplantinS
many of the primitive methods, -from the
reproach of which even that progressive
profession has for many. years past vain
ly e~ndeavored to escape, and has made
actually painless operations at last pos
sible. For by his method cocaine can
be applied not only to the soft tissues
of the body, but to the hard substance
of the tooth. The teeth, although coat
ed by a superficial skin-the enamel-in-
ternally are composed of a ~bulous
structure called dentine, quite capable OF
conveying current, since within the lit
tie tubules is inclosed a gelatinous fla
nent rich in salts and fluid, which makes
it a good conductor of electricity.
If a cavity in the tooth-which is con-
stituted a cavity for the reason that the
enamel has been destroyed and a por-
upon-is filed with a pledget of cotton
saturated with a solution of coacine, and
to this pledget is applied a piece OF platl-
mum wire connected to the positive pole
of the ordinary galvanic battery, and a
very small current is allowed to flow, in
a period varying from six to thirty min
utes, according to the ability and knoWl-
edge of the operator-the shortest period
recorded is a minute and a shalf-the
cocaine Will be conveyed by the electric
current down the tubules to the nerve
itself. and the dentist can proceed with
the dreaded preparation OF the tooth
without pain TO the patient. The tooth
can be e~xcavated, filled or even extract
ed without the infection of the slightest
suffering.
If one takes into account the steady
and accumulated agony of dental opera
lions throughout the world, and consid-
ers the wear and tear of protracted pain
which they entail, he may easily compre-
bend what an enormous Door TO sulIerlhg
humanity such a process as this will be
when generally applied in dentlstry.-
C~hautauquan.