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The Advocate and news., 1898-11-16
READING
BY MAsLE DIccs.

and they are often preferred to a more
expensive one.
An elephant made Of gray cloth, with
small red blanket on, is greatly en-
jOyed by children, especially when play
ing circus.
A pair Of lines, one inch wide and
three yards long, can be knit OF odds and
ends, and are very serviceable when
the chairs are used for horses, or when
one drives another.
In short, If one has little ingenuity,
a little time, and remembers what
pleased them when they were children,
their children need never lack play
things, even though the purse Is empty.
The Advocate and news., 1898-11-16
On the Skagua Trail.

There was a confusion Of arriving and
leaving; tents were going up and coming
down; newcomers were asking all sorts
of eager questions, and concentrating
baggage for speedy departure over the
dreaded trail for Lake Bennet; and here
and there among them were Indians who
had already been engaged as carriers and
guides, Indians who were still in the
midst of their bargaining, and Indians
who were there simply to sell fish or ber-
ries, or moose venisOn, or perhaps snow
shoes or sleds of their own manufacture.
Among these last was boy OF IL or
IA, short in figure, but with large, bright
eyes that were dancing with their friend
liness and eager inquiry. AS he went
from group to group with his berries,
receiving surly answer here and a care
less coin there, his quick scrutiny studied
the men and their outfits, and even eX-
pressed approval or disapproval Of the
guides and carriers engaged.
Presently he came to an outfit that
seemed on the point Of departure, for
the men were fastening packages upon
the dog-sleds, or upon their own backs,
while the Indian who, apparently, was
to act as guide, was walking from one
to another with Ostentatious authority.
The boy started at the sight Of him and
shook his head impatiently.
"Why him here?" he muttered under
his breath. bad Injun-berry bad Be
scare, run, steal horse, steal dog, cherry
ting. Ugh!"
The owner of the outfit stood near; a
stalwart ruddy-faced man, with ready
laugh and kindly eyes. The boy went to
him and offered his berries. At first the
man shook his head genially; then SEEM
ing to like the boys face, he thrust his
hand into his pocket and took out some
coins.
ooh, never mind the change" he said
Carelessly, 1T isn't worth the bother.
Here you," to one of his men, pass me
that bucket"
The bucket was brought and the ber-
rles poured into it; then the curious bas-
ket Of withes and birch bark was handed
back to the boy. A few minutes later,
as he was looking down the slope, he
happened to look over his shoulder. The
ruddy-faced man was in the act of pour
ing his berries into the basket Of little
Indian girl who had stumbled and spilled
hers. The boys eyes grew warm.
Him good man." he muttered anX-
iously. bad Injun go steal. Ugh! Me
heap watch"
So, when the outfit started up the
Skagua trail, an hour later, he followed
at distance, unobserved.
It was slow progress, almost like
climbing up one side of the roof of
house, and slipping and scrambling down
the other; up and down, up and down,
with Quagmires and sink-holes in the
low places so treacherous that horses
slipped and sank into them bodily, and
were seen no more. 1t was common talk
that during the past season enough
horses had been lost on this trail alone
to form continuous string from Skagua
to Lake Bennett.
But the boy had already grown IA
The Advocate and news., 1898-11-16
A Little Bird Tells.


IT'S strange how little boys mothers
Can find II all out as they do
II fellow does anything naughty
Or says anything that's not true.
They'll look at you Just for a moment
Till your heart In your bosom swellg,
And then they know all about II,
For little bird tellsl
Now, where the little bird comes from
Or where the little bird goes,
II he's covered with beautiful plumago
Or black as the king Of crows,
II his voice Is as hoarse as a ravens
Or clear as the ringing bells,
l know not, but this am sure Of
A little bird tellsl
The moment you think thing wicked,
The moment you do thing bad,
Or, angry or sullen or hateful,
Get ugly or stupid or mad
Or tease o dear brother or sister,
That instant your sentence he knells,
And the whole to mamma In minute
That little bird tells
You may be in the depths Of the closet,
Where nobody sees but mouse;
You may be all alone in q cellar;
You may be on the top Of the house;
You may be in the dark and the silence
Or out in the woods and the dells-
No matter. Wherever 1t happens
The little bird tellsl
And the only contrivance to stop him
Is Just TO be sure what to say
Sure of your facts and your fancies,
Sure Of your work and your play.
Be honest, be brave and be kindly,
Be gentle and loving as well,
And then you can laugh at the stories
The little birds tell
Atlanta Constitution.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-27
ST. PAuL's CLUB.

1t is Just possible that the members of
st. Paufs Catholic Club of Greenville
MAY at its meeting next Tuesday even
ing. discuss the a~dvisability of presenting
a number of dramas this fall and winter.
The members of st. Paufs Church al
ways flock in great numbers to the dramas
given by the Dramatic Circle. and all the
pieces put on have met with unusual sue
cess.
The members are always DESTROYS of
helping the families of the members OF
Company l of the Fourth New Jersey
Volunteers now at Camp Voorhees,, Sea
Grit. This compan belongs in Bay
n The idea is to present the drama,
IA Confederate Spy in Bayonne, and to
turn thu receipts of the performance over
to the compan to dispose of as they see
fit. This piece was given by the club last
spring in the parish hall in Greenyille.
The receipts of three nights were almost
81, 600. 1t is thought that the piece will
be given,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-27
Jews in the United States.

1t is estimated that the Jews of the
United. States number about loo, 600, all
though that may be somewhat in excess.
Although in common with the great mass
Of the population they prefer the cities.
they are found scattered in every section
from Bangor to the Klondike, and their
syragogues. which were a novelty a few
decades ago. save in places like New
York. Philadelphia, Charleston. Savannah
and Richmond. can be met everywhere.
Chicago recently witnessed the fftfeth
anniversary of its Oldest synagogue-tne
new edlhee on Indiana avenue, with its
impressive architecture, tells the story Of
Cleveland. Little Rock, Kansas City. 81.
Louis. Detroit, are eloquent reminders or
Western progress. San Francisco vfes
with the Eastern coast-cities in the nuns
Der of its ~nagogue The President OF
the United States was present at the re-
cent cornerstone laying for the new
Washington Temple. which will be worthy
of the capital of our country. In New
York, Philadelphia. Cincinnati and Baltic
more. the ~synagogueS are in the broad
places. and convey a favorable idea of
American Israel. According to Rev. DR..
Carrolfs statistics there were. in 1897. $40
Jewish congregations in the United
term is misleading. As a rule, the father
alone counts as d member Of the syna-
gogue. Besides, in the smaller in
which there are no regular
there will be found many Jews, and these
are not Included in the estimate, while q
large. proportion OF Jewish residents %
the chief cities may be unattached to any
synagogue, membership being voluntary,
not corapulsory.zFrom Frank Lesliets
Popular Monthly for August
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-27
OF THEIR new HOME
Young Mems Club of Bayonne
Will Have a House Warm
ing on Labor Day.

On Labor Day, September 5, the Young
Mems Association of Bayonne. will
open its new and handsome home on
the south side of West Tenth street,
which is now in the course of eonstruc-
zion. The occasion promises to be the
event in the history of the organization,
and will be celebrated appropriately.
The Mayor and members of the Common
Council will be present on the occasion,
and some interesting speeches are prom
ised. The building is a beauty IN the
way Of a club house, and will meet with
the requirements of the members for
many wears to come. 1t is a two story
frame structure. Is by 100 feet. The first
aoor will be divided into main entrance.
holl and stairway, office, dressing room,
parlor. gymnasium and billiard room..
The parlor will be u by % feet. not in
Guiding a large circular alcove window
snace IN the front of the club house. The
gymnasium will be 25 by 70 feet, and a
portion Of it will be used as a billiard
room The entire second floor is I'd be
kept FOR dances and entertainments. The
interior walls and trimmings viii be Of
hard wood, oiled and vanished. The
floor win be kept thoroughly waxed and
in this manner will be well preserved.
Elegant chairs and sofas are to be pur-
chased for this eosey building. It will be
finished about the first of next month,
but the opening has been delayed for sew
eral days later. The opening ceremonies
win include i parade In which several
Hundred young men being expected 20
participate. The West Side Athletic Club
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-27
r E CITIES.
All Ruilt on Island Connected by
MANY Bridges.

The city Of Client, in Belgium, is built
on twenty-six island These islands are
connected with each other by eighty
bridges. says the Mail and Express
The city has 800 streets and thirty public
squares. 1t is noted for being the BIRTH
place of Charles v. and of John of Gaunr,
whom Shakespeare called time honered
Lancaster and as the scene of the paci-
ication of Client, November s, 1916, and of
several Instructions, sieges and execu-
tions OF well known p~ersonages. 1t is as
ISOLATED with American history by the
treaty made there December "a, 1914, ter
mfnating the second war between Eng
land and the United States. known as the
war of 1872.
Amsterdam, in Holland, is built on piles
driven far below the water into the EARTH
The city is interseeted by many canals,
which are SPAWNED by nearly three hun
bred bridges, and resembles Venice in the
minglfng Of land and water. though il is
considerably larger than hat city. The
canals divide the city, which is about tell
miles in circumference, into ninety
The city of Venice is built on eighty
isiets. which are connected by nearly four
hundred bridges. Canals serve for streets
in Venice and boats, called gondoias, TOR
carriages. The bridges are. as a ruis,
very steep. rising considerably in the
middle, but have easy steps. The cir-
conference of the city is about eight
miles. The Venetians joined the Lom-
bard League against the German Emperor
and in lit gained a great victory, in de-
tense of Pope Alexander III, over the
fleet of war vessels headed by Otto son
Of Frederic Barbarossa. In gratitude for
this victory the Pope ave the Doge
ziani a ring. and instituted the world
famous ceremony of Venice Marring the
Adriafic Sea- In this ceremony the
Doge. as the chief ruler of Venice used TO
be termed, with appropriate ceremonies.
dropped a ring into the sea every year, IN
ried 10 Venice by the Adriatic.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-27
club house. an entertainment will be

club house, an entertainment will be
given. This will include speechmaking.
Dancing will, of course. follow.
This association has had a most pros
porous history, and like many other or
CARNATIONS, it sprang up from a very
modest beginning. The first meeting to
organige it was held in q small hall on
Avenue D, near the Central Railroad
bridge, Bergen Point This occurred on
August 10, 1887, when the new society was
given the above title.
The organizers were the young men of
st. Mary's Catholic Church, of Bayonne,
who were successful in their efforts to
build up the new club. Although not in
any way connected with the church, the
association was generally regarded as a
part of St. Mary's. and in 1890 it held its
meetings in one Of the church buildings.
This place was afterwards wanted for a
parochiaI school, and the young men
were forced to seek new quarters. A
place on Avenue D was selected, but last
winter it was decided to take steps to
erect a new club house, and a committee
was appointed to look after a suitable
site on which to build
The site on which the club house now
stands, was purchased for $3.50. A loan
was secured and the new home erected
during the summer months. The mem
bers have every reason to feel proud OF
their new home, and a steady increase is
looked for.
The present officers of the association
are. President. Thomas NJ. Noonan; Vice.
President, John O'Hara; Recording Sec
rotary, P. A. Donavan; Financial secre-
tary, Henry Winterhalter; Treasurer,
John Feehan; Librarian, George Pow
ers: Sergeant-at-Arms, M. O'Connor;
Trustees, Councilman Miles Farnan, d.
M. Ryan and D. Donavan.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-27
sHAKEsPEARE's CHURCH.
Some I~ntcrestlnss Relies Found Dur
ms work of Restoration.

An unusual amount of public interest is
Just now being shown in the restoration
work at Holy Trinity Church, Stratford-
on-Avon. Workrnen are engaged in taxi
ing up the foor of the nave, side aisles
and TRANSCRIPTS. preparatory to the lay
ing down of new block floors and pave
ments. says a writer in .St. James Ca
zette.
Having to excavate some depth for the
purpose of filling in with concrete and ce-
ment, some curious old vaults. quaint
epitaphs and tolnbs are being disclosed,
and are being treated with the greatest
care. A portion of the present church
dates back nearly 100 years, and all au-
thorities agree that upon the same site
stood a much older church of the Saxon
period. AS q place of sepulture the site
has. no doubt, been in use for LOCO years.
The floors OF the nave, and particularly
the transepts, are honeycombed With
vaults, and 1t viii be necessary to lower
the crown of the arch Of many SO as to
xcavate to the proper depth. As inter
meuts inside churches are not now per-
mitted, all the vaults will most likely be
filled in. They are not being entered,
but in the course of the work of collins,
mostly Of lead. are seen, and skulls and
bones are being turned up occasionally.
These are treated with the utmost rever-
ence. and will be reinterred in the
c~hurehyard.
A group Of vaults in the south transept
has been exposed. They contain the
ments dating from 1859. The family is
now extinct but old Stratfordians tell
of a remarkable, yer horrible, act of self
destruction committed by one Of the Ma
son family some sity or seventy years
ago. Going into a hovel in the paddock
at the back Of the house, he put together
q great quantity Of straw. and, lying
dow on the top Of II, he set the heap on
fire. and was literally roasted alive
Quaint Inscriptions are being brought to
light in removing the wooden floors that
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-27
MRS. ALExANDER's COMING FETE

Mrs. c. B. Alexander, Of Castle Point,
Hoboken, is making preparations for the
entertainment which she proposes tender
ing to the Industrial Society of that city
on Labor Day, at her summer home in
Bernardsville. The members of the So
ciety win be conveyed to Bernardsyille
by an early morning train and will be
met at the depot by Mrs. Alexander, who
will escort them. Mrs. Alexander is as
sisted in her undertaking by Mrs. Palmer
Campbell, Mrs. Robert Stevens, Mrs. E.
A. Stevens, Miss Harvey and Miss Alice
Peer. The fete promises to be a very en-
ioyable one.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-27
AMONG THE CHURCHES.
St. Patrick's.

A garden party for the purpose of re-
alizing funds for the school building fund,
st. Patrick's Catholic Church, on the
nights of September /, 2 and 3. The
event will be under the auspices of the
members of hat parish. who about SIX
affair held in the same pleasure grounds;
The same attractions as those offered
at the former party, VIII pc pr9side wee
for. There will be little tents placed in
different parts of the park, where pref
ty girls will tell fortunes tor a small sum
chowder. In the centre of the GROUNDS
is the large refreshrnent stand, having
been divided into four booths. me Ia
dies of the parish will look after these
booths and the decorations promise to be
of the highest order. In addition to a
number Of Chinese lanterns being strung
on the interior, there will also be a num-
Der of banquet lamps placed on the
counters which will add greatly to the
beauty of the scene. Refreshments OF
had for a small sum. and If this weather
continues the receipts of the booths are
sure to be encouraging
A place where you hit the Niger IN the
head will also be erected, but the mem
bers of the Catholic Club are thinking
seriously of substituting a Spaniard for
the amusement of the gathering. This
also promises to be well p~atronized.
Father u. NJ. C. Carroll is anxious to
begin the work on the new school build-
ing. but OWING TO the scarcity OF pu1iu-
ing funds. he has been forced to delay
the work, $1,000 Is the sum required to
start the new building. and the pastor
hopes to bring the building fund up to
garden party.
st. Johns.
The excursion last Saturday was a
grand success in every way. The weather
was DELIGHTFUL, the crowd was large, the
accommodations were equal to the occa-
sion. and, to crown all, the nayal parade
came along in time to give the excur-
sionists a splendid view of the victorious
warships. Nothing happened all day to
in any way mar the pleasures Of the
home, tired but happy. Father Ter Woert
estimates that the excursion Will net
about $l,700.
St. Michael's.
The parochial school Of st. Michael's
Church is undergoing a process of reno
walton which will be completed in time
for the regular opening % the school
been made and the class rooms rendered
more comfortable and healthy.
The front of the church building is re-
eeiving Its last coat of venetian red n
the pencilers have begun work. Surprise
Is expressed at the wonderfully pretty ap-
pearance of the church, which. though
not altered, seems to have undergone all
most an architectural transformation.
The Mosaic panels which, heretofore. in
their dun setting, appeared dim and conn
monplaee, have been washed in acids, and
their beautiful colors fairly glisten and
are prominently exposed.
ST. Peters.
The ironwork on the new hall Of St.
Peter i is almost all set in place AND Mfr.
Hamill expects to have his bart of the
erection Of the building completed by the
next two weeks. The mason work is
are nasr M al the required height already.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-27

ready by the latter part of November.
st. Bridget's.
a meeting of the Lyceum will be held
next Tuesday evening at the Court House
and the members win be informed of the
amount Of money realized at the weeks
garden party, held a week ago. 1t is also
expected that arrangements will be made
for the coming season.
st. Lucy's.
About seventy members of st. Lucy's
Club attended the taily-ho outing to Fort
Lee last Sunday. All sorts of athletic
games and sports were INDUCED in and
the entire party had a very merry time.
Several interesting games of football and
baseball were played.
ST. Nicholas.
Al St. Nicholas Church tomorrow morn
ing the Rev. Father Weyland will deliver
a sermon on The Necessity of Good
| Catholic Schools" He will also advise
children to forget the German tongue.
From Everywhere.
Pope Leo XIII. has raised an Interna-
tional Committee-Italian, French and
German-to arrange for a suitable cele-
bration of the approaching end OF the
nineteenth century This committee has
published IN extensive programme of SER
vices, to begin this year and to continue
to the end of the year 1900. 1t includes
pilgrimages to holy places, such as
/ L0uTQSS, III rIdflcS, anu hOEcttO. III lay
and especially to Rome, and in particu-
lar there is to be a dedication of the
Catholic world anew to the divine heart
of Jesus.
The history of Roman Catholicism in
our western world began the day when
the keel of Santa Maria of Columbus
/ grated on the beach of San Salvador,
says the Rev. A. P. Doyle. in Frank
Leslie's," for September. As the Admiral
stepped ashore he intoned the Gloria in
Excelsis Deo.s His little party were all
l. 80 LAI 49,
cry day they were on the traekless deep;
had been present at the Mass and re-
! ceived Communion the day they started;
had been gathered together under Cath
| Ollie auspices, through the assistance of
a Catholic monk, by means of the pledged
Jewels of a Catholic sovereign, and
through the impeling motive of gaining
new souls to Christ i'm the Catholic
/ Church, A monk, a mariner and a mother
these three, symbolic of Faith, Hope and
/ Charity-wrested the unknown land from
continent where the highest providential
designs of God were to be wrought out.
The art of printing had been discovered
4 fifty years before, and many other or the
great Instruments which produced our
modern civilization had come into vogue.
Martin Luther was then but a little
| German lad learning the Catechism he
was later on to repudiate-
When Columbus returned to Europe he
brought with him six of the natives.
These dusky savages, when they were
baptized INTO the Church.. Queen Isabella
standing as their godmother. These We're
the first native American Catholics. These
six Catholics of 149S have become the H.
600. 600 of 1888.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-27
CATHOLIC CLUB NOTES.

At the meeting of the Board of Direc-
tors of the Catholic Club. to be held
next Monday evening, at the clubhouse,
on Jersey venue the chairman of the
Entertainment Committee will fix a date
for a trolley ride to Bergen Point during
the month of September. Arrangements
win also be made for the announcements
during the coming month.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-27
Drama.

Some curious experiments are
occasionally made at the East End in
ly at the Standard Theatre, where plays
are sometimes performed in the Yiddish
Hebrew dialect. Recently we witnessed
aDavid and Goliath" in that strange
tongue. and a head of Goliath, was
brought in that would have served for u
Christmas ~pantomine. But on Satur-
day last Captain Dreyfus was the hero If
the piece, and Major EsterhaZy was repre-
sented as having caused Dreyfus TO be
sent to the isle du Diable." and also as
preyfus. Fortunately for authors and
performers, h Yiddish drama was giv-
en- in London, not in Paris. At the East
Enc audiences have views OF political
matters which would cause a Continental
riot.
For over fifty years Mrs. Winslow's
Soothing Syrup has been used by mothers
for their children while teething. Are
you disturbed at night and broken of
your rest by a sick child suffering and
crying with pain OF Cutting Teeth2 II
Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children
Teething. Its value is incalculable. 1t
will relieve the poor little sufferer Inn
mediately. Depend upon it. mothers.
there is no mistake about IT. Ii cures
diarrhoea, regulates the Stomach and
Gums, reduces Inflammation, and gives
tone and energy to the whole system.
Mrs. WinsIowts Soothing Syrup for
children teething is pleasant to the taste
and Is the prescription of one Of the old
est and best female physicians and
sale by all druggists throughout the
world. Price, twenty-five cents d bottle.
Be sure and ask for Mrs. WinsloW's
Soothing Syrup"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-27

it is expected that the building will be
ready by the latter part of November.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-27
Second Reformed Church OF Hudson
City.

The choir last night rehearsed some
special music for tomorrow mornings
service, which viii be conducted by the
Rev. e. A. Meury. The evening services
will be resumed the first Sunday in Sep
tenber.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-08-27
Faith Curists' Church.

A very beautiful building will be that
of the Church of the First Born or Faith
Curists, which is now in the course of
erection on Bramhall and Ocean avenues,
opposite ST. Patrick's Catholic Church.
The structure is to be of gray or slate
colored brick. 1t is to nave a floor space
OF seventy-ive square feet and will be
about thirty feet in height. Already the
mason work has advanced with great
rapidly, and about ten feet of the walls
have been erected. The building, it is
calculated, will be ready for occupancy
before the cold weather sets In.