davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-02

Commissioners, heretofore appointed un-
der an act, entitled AN act to provide
for the reconstruction Of main outlet sew
er heretofore constructed at the joiat cx-
pense of two cities" approved March ia,
1890, n the supplements theretos nave.
completed their duties as required By said
act, with the exception OF mailing and fill
ing the assessment map and report as re-
Quired by said act; and it appearing mat
Albert Hoffman has been appointed a
Commissioner under said act, to fill tile
vacancy caused by the death of the said
Theophiius Butts. one of said Commission
ers, and an application being made for
an order allowing said Commissioners and
james p. Laverty, Clerk of said ComTaiS-
sioncrS, compensation for their services.
1t Is, on this fifteenth day of November.
A. D. 1888, ordered that three thousand
dollars be and the same is hereby allowed
to the said Edlow w. Harrison, and Ina;
three thousand dollars be anu the same is
hereby allowed to the said lien T..
Connolly. and that two thousand two
hundred dollars be and the same is here
by allowed to the estate Of the SAID
Theophilus Butts. and that eight hundred
dollars be and the same is hereby allowed
to the said Albert Hoffman. and that
is hereby allowed to the said James p.
Laverty, as compensation for the services
Of each, as said Commissioners and as
said Clerk respectively, and that the said
sums be included in the assessments as
part of the cost and expenses for making
of said sewer connection, and be collect
ed in the same manner.
JOB II. LIPPINCOTT,
J. S. g.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-02
SCOPE BY FRAMES.

o1O-L - IL 49, T. 1 = IA lAAs M -
90 81
N. H. G. C.d2 III 22 s04 3S AZ o5o 646 ~ NJ
Mantle w 70 liza 2s9 3os 3ss 4s6 5e5 GA 77S SIC
The following games We're rolled Wed
nesday night in the ASSOCIATED tyeihs
Clubs OF New jersey. ihe n'st series
were rolled on ehnck aiieys ana ehe
seeona oi uioe1' : cues
FIRST SERIES.
FIRST GAME.
North Hudson County Cyclers-Butten-
baum. 14; Pickard, 1o7; Martins, ISL;
Kern, 1873: Chanaud, Las. Iotai ~. -c
Castle Point ~,
pune car Ky bu Sla' l4s' uessei' 2 90
si' arrn.,n 1ar
North Hudson County Cyelers-Butten-
baum. 1888; F. Oft. l21; Martin, ia; Kern,
1863: lso. Iotalr 92s, ooa.
Castle Poi4t Syesers%mu nGhs RI n
Duii e ~, re. 80 y
sERTEs
80 ,r1r
FlRST GAME.
Hamilton Wheelmen Fuller, I4i
Klahre. 49,; Ludlows 1872; Venno, i6ls
Clark. IA. Total. 169..
r, II 15T. Heries 16i Frantz. Isl: Chester
field, 1es. Total, se4.
SECOND GAME.
Hamilton Wheelmen Fuller lSs:
~ kla z i5a l9S; Ta Iaqi TX 2
s' So *; 4s9Is, IS s.; FFsa5a. - IS; Chester
~ The = New York 1. Z. rolled is first
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-02
Whist.

In the New Jersey State trophy matches
ON Wednesday the Ridgewood club de-
feated the Passaic Whist Gu by a score
p,,nsan' Brush. Winans and Rodrigo.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-02

of Trustees on joint ballot. The club is
now in a prosperous condition and has
a large amount of money in the treasury.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-02
sshwach, 1ss; Lehman, l55; sehlichte,
SECOND GAME.

Adelphi-Gaynor, 14S; Williams, 222;
Krust, 1874; Harrington, 1856; Rothmann,
I'll. Total SCI
Notwithstanding, 167; Kelly, 1856;
Cadieu. 1856; Walters, 1874; Mass, ISL. To-
FIJI c2d
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-02
Al true copy.
JOHN G.. FISHER,

Received and referred to the Corpora
From the Commissioners of Assess
Jersey City, November %. 1898.
To the Honorable the Board of Finance,
Jersey City. N. j..
Gentlemen-We, the undersigned, Conn
missioners of Assessments, have examined
into tho assessments for outlet sewers.
as levied against Lots rs and n, Block
/. $50 (now /. 2S0l4l, Bergen avenue, and Lots
So. Ga and IS. Block 1874, Bergen avenue,
and find tina the said lots were assessed
and the assessments paid, for eweTs in
Linden avenue and Avenue e, also sewer
in Brown place and Avenue E.. the said
lots being located within the drainage
area of said sewers. as determined at that
time. since the fling and confirmation OF
the assessments for the aforesaid sewers,
the drainage area has been changed, thus
placing the aforesaid lots within a new
drainage area, said area is drained by the
main sewer. commonly known as Main
Sewer. Woodlawn, District of Greenvflle,
Jersey City, together with the several
branches and laterals. We find the afore-
said lots reassessed for outlet sewers
within this new area and said assessments
paid.
Inasmuch as the sewers in Linden ave-
nue and Avenue e. also Brown place and
Avenue E. will be of 20 present or future
benefit to the lots in question, we think
it just that the assessments for the same.
paid by the owners for said lots, should
be returned.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-02

Peacock buttons are about the size of a
1fty-cent piece. These buttons are to be
had in two varieties. The fiat background
can be had in yellow or green. The back
ground is made of an iridescent material
which. in changing lights, gives forth the
shinmering effect peculiar 70 peacock
plumage. In the centre OF the button IS
set a stone of rich dark blue or purple
cut in the shape of a peacock's eye. These
novel buttons cost sl.20 each, and are
especially effective when worn with dark
shades of velvet.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-12-02

The subject Of floor coverings is one of
the most perplexing in furnishing, espe-
cially when xpens must be carefully
considered.
1t too often happens that some make
shift is recommended as inexpensive,
which turns out to be neither durable nor
practical.
Very frequently denim is mentioned as
a border for rugs and even as a COM
plete floor covering. This may answer
for a bedroom in a summer cottage. or a
guest room in a city house, but is seldom
good policy to leave portions of a floor
uncovered, rs where denim is used as a
border. and the material is not heavy
enough to supply the place of a carpet
for the whole surface.
Pointed or stained floors are inexpen-
The herald., 1898-11-20
WOMEN'S CLUBS
Art, Music, Literature, Education,
Drama and Current Events

The various classes OF the " ednesday
Morning club met during the week in the
East Los Angeles Congregational church
parlors. Current Events on Monday
afternoon was attended by large number OF
members. This class increases in popularity
each week and under the efficient leader
ship OF Mrs. Sherman Page is doing eX-
cellent work. The lesson for the day opened
with blackboard exercise of important per-
sons and the topics discussed in the Review
OF Reviews for November. Questions were
distributed and briefly replied to, among
them being the following: "What Has Been
the Result OF the War Investigating Com
mittee:" What Has General Wood Done
for Santiago:" What Is the Chief Cause
of the Much Talked of European lnterfer-
ence in China?' ''How Is the Cars Peace
Nations?" Mrs Trask followed in a recita-
ton entitled "The Truce OF the Bear by
Rudyard kipling. Mrs Page concluded her
review of England's colonial advancement in
Africa. To facilitate study, Mrs. Page an
nounced the following division OF subjects,
with chairman for each: City Affairs" Mrs.
Nickell state Affairs" Mrs. Matte
Gorden; National Affairs Mrs. Prior:
Our New Possessions Miss Hall; For
eign Affairs, Mrs. Page; international Al
fairs Mrs. Clark; Current Literature, p
Mrs. Trask; Science" Mrs. Sarah Judson.
The Shakespeare class on Wednesday
morning is making satisfactory progress in
the study OF "Othello," the leader, Mrs
Durland, by tacttul questioning bringing out
many interesting and noteworthy points at
each lesson. The text for the morning :
study was the third act, OF which Mrs. Stew
art outlined scenes two and three. ''Iago'
Intrigue Against Cassie, Desdemona and
Othello' formed the subject OF papers read
by Mines. Browning, Bryant, and Foster,
which were generally discussed by the class.
An able paper presented by Miss Sloan gave
rise to an interesting discussion as to the
length of time actually consumed in the
events of the tragedy and the possibilities
and impossibilties of the action as viewed
from different standpoints.
The physical culture class, under the di-
rection of Miss Jennie o. Chambers, proves
OF great benefit to the members, who attest
The herald., 1898-11-20

| full talks and exercise by the large numbers
in attendance.
The Current Topics club met in the Cur
rier building at 1920 a. NJ. Saturday.
The usual questions and answers were first
in order, embracing the many topics OF es
pecal current interest. The committees ap-
pointed last week by Mrs. Galpin made their
reports, after which the subjects presented
by them were discussed.
The chairman OF the committee on For
eign Affairs" brought in especial items on
the sociological conditions prevailing at the
Falkland islands; also the gain in power of
the conservative element in France. The
chairman OF the science section touched upon
the present interesting question OF heat
without fuel and the measurement of sun
shine at health resorts, winch is attracting
attention in London Just now Experiments
show the actinic value OF the sunshine
to be greater from three to five times
greater) in mountain resort in Wales than
in London under the same conditions of clear
or couded skies Sunshine has a well-known
linhibitory effect upon the life of pathogenic
organism. Direct sunlight will kill tubercie
hacilli in few minutes or few hours, hence
the value of a health resort depends upon
the number of days the sun shines in year,
as well as the chemical action OF the sun S
rays.
The chairman on literature directed at
tention to Mark Twain's new book and also
Prof. Busch's Life of Bismarck
Further was taken up the idea of discon.
tnuing the use of alcoholic stimulants IN the
practice of medicine as discussed II the state
medical convention in New York, as well
as prison reform and the especial necessity
OF women attendants for women prisoners.
Many other interesting subjects were dis
cussed.
The Shakespeare class met at Mrs. Kate
Tupper Galpn's last Monday afternoon. The
discussions were animated and interesting.
| Among the most prominent were 'Hamlet's s
Accusation OF HIMSELF "Ophelia's Prayer
for Hamlet" Her Absolute Self -Forgetful-
ness" The Object of Sending Hamlet to
England" why Hamlet Conhdes in Hora-
ito" The Stage Setting, 'Hamlet's Refer
ence to His Fathers Death" His Compari-
son of the Pipe" His Remarks About
Nero's Mother" "Why He Did Not Murder
| the King" ''Polonius' Death,' Scene Be
The herald., 1898-11-20
BY STREAMS OF SPARKS
METHOD OF WIRELESS COMMUNI-
CATION DISCOVERED
RAYS TRANSMIT THE MESSAGE
These Are Flashed on the Spark Gap
of an Induction Coil and
Discharge Results

LONDON, Nov. 7.-(Special Correspond
ence to The Herald.) Wireless telegraphy
in a novel form is the newest idea in message
flashing. Rays OF light are the means EN-
ployed. The idea is based on the discovery
made by Prof. III. Hertz that light rays of
smaller wave length, particularly ultra
violet rays, are able to start an electrical
discharge. Working on this idea with a
view to inventing "A system of telcgraphy
that would make communication possible
between two points without the aid of wires,
a prominent electrical scientist of this city
began experimenting, and soon found that
by drawing out the spherical electrodes of
an induction coil until spark no longer APP
peared between them, and then throwing
the rays of ultraviolet light on the space
where the spark appears, a discharge of
sparks Immediately resulted. The cause of
this, as of many more light effects that have
been produced of recent years, has vet to be
discovered. The practical Use to whiC'r the
discoverer proposes to apply this means of
starting spark discharge is to telegraph to
lighthouses, ships or under any circum-
stances where wireless telegraphy is needed
or where the wire system cannot be used
After starting the discharge of sparks BY
means of the ultraviolet rays directed on
the electrodes, receiver is set to catch the
stream OF sparks In the experiments there
were used first bell then a telephone, and
finally Morse ink writer.
The apparatus employed was an arc lamp
placed i'll such position that it could be
used as protector. When it was necessary
to throw the light great distance, mirrors
were used, not of glass but OF quartz, so a..
to permit the ultraviolet rays to pass
through them. The usual telegraph signals
o. dot and dash were produced by opening
shutter in front of the light rays top a
longer or shorter time as required.
The most interesting part of the expert
ments is the way in which the discharge OF
sparks made by the ultraviolet rays being
thrown on the spark gap causes the bell to
ring or the Morse inll-writer to do its work
AS soon as the shutter in the transmitting
station is opened the ultraviolet rays from
the arc lamp fall ON the disc elcctrode and
sparks pass across the gap, ceasing as soon
as the glass shutter falls and shuts off the
active rays. The sparks produce feeble cleo
trc waves which actuate a coherer fitted
with Taper and placed in proximity to the
apparatus, by means of which the signals
are received on an electric bell or Morse ap-
paratus
Experiments have shown that these sig.
nails can also be received by using in place
of coherer a relay connected in the sec.
ondary circuit in series with the spark gap.
The question as to the best means of con.
structing this final receiving mechanism is
reserved to be determined by future expert
ment. If the signals need only be made
The herald., 1898-11-20
A Horrible
Death
Suicide of VIM. Hilton
Crazed by Disease Of Body
and Mind He Takes His
Own Life.

This community was Mortified on Wednes-
day last upon learning of the sad and SEN
sational suicide of William Hilton husband
of Harriet j. II. Hilton, a doctress doing
business at 1S41 South Main street. where
she succeeded S. Fisher IN the drug busi-
ness. Mr.. Hilton WAS well and favorably
known throughout the city. especially in
the oil district, where his interests were.
The awful deed was committed in fit of
utter dependency, the cause of which the
following facts will demonstrate: On Mon
day morning, September 9TH, Hilton called
at the Office of DR.. c. w. Unger, the cancer
specialist. to arrange for treatment for
cancer on his lip. Dr. Unger, after eXam-
ming him. assured him that he could cure
tho cancer, ana offered to do so at half
the usual price, on account of Hilton's
wife's being doctress, courtesy in vogue
in the profession. The price was sat.sfac-
tory, but when Dr. Unger requested half
his fee in advance, Hilton denurred and
left the office. Returning next day, he Of
fered Dr. Unger so TO begin the treatment.
The doctor refused and wanted Hilton to
deposit half the fee, $50, in the German
American Savings bank, and make arrange
ments for DR.. Unger to draw the money
when a perfect cure had been effected. To
this proposition Hilton objected and after
receiving the advice of DR. Unger not to
have a knife used on his lip, he left, with
the remark that he would tnlnk IL over.
Hilton then went to another physician. who
cut out the cancer, and from that time the
cancer spread with fearful rapidlty, until
it began to affect his brain, and this caused
him to end his life, as chronicled In the local
papers of Wednesday last. His untimely
death should be warning to sufferers
from cancer, and is a strong argument
AGAINST the use of the knife in treating
cancerous growths.
DR.. c. w. Unger is graduate OF several
old colleges. He practiced thirty years
ago in the imperial German army. He has
cured thousands of cases of cancer and
tumors without the use of knife DR..
Unger hos just completed a plan by which
out f-town patients can be furnished with
medicines, etc. for .self-treatment All
who are interested should write at once for
full particulars. If you have friend who
needs treatment, cut this article out and
send it to him or her. You may thus be the
means of saving the life of your friend.
Procrastination too often. means death.
All communications strictly confidential.
If you lack confidence, we will send you
the names Of some of our friends whom
DIR. Urger has cured Of cancers and tumors,
who will be glad to write you of the won-
derful treatment. 1t Is absolutely painless
and always sure to effect a perfect cure,
unless the knife has been used too freely in
former treatment.
The herald., 1898-11-20

Evangelist Moody likes an occasional
game of cards. One evening in San Fran
cisco he and some friends were playing
whist when messenger boy entered with a
dispatch. won't you sit down and play a
game of authors with us, my lad!" said
Mr.. Moody. The boy declined and soon left
the room. eff had not suggested to that
boy the idea that we were playing authors, +"
said the worldly-wise preacher, "every pa
per in town would have announced tomor-
row that we were gambling. That would
never do, so-what are trumps?"
The herald., 1898-11-20

girls ana tne DeneiiI WHICH Wouiu iesu'l
from sections of the public library being
established in outlying wards where the
children cannot have the benefit OF the
down town library.
Prof. and Mrs. Cogswell have inaugurated
a series of Tuesday morning musicals for the
benefit of their pupils, the purpose being to
study and become familiar with the old
masters, their lives and their music as well
as with modern composers. The first fort
nightly meeting was held this week and a
delightful program was rendered by Prof.
Cogswell, Mrs A. c. Smither, Mrs. c. Il.
Washburn, Misses Cogswell, Sarah Cogswell,
Eveine Hamburger, Frida Hellman and
others.
The Gounod Club met Tuesday evening
at the residence of Prof and Mrs. w. G.
Cogswell on South Flower street. The sub
ject of Liszt and his compositions was pre-
sented in an interesting paper by Mrs. I.
Howe. Following was the program and
some excellent chorus work on The Wreck
of the Hesperus." The subjects for the next
fortnightly meeting are Foote. Chadwick,
and Hawley. The musical numbers were,
Intermezzo from Cavalleria de Rusticana
for violin, with organ and piano accompan'-
ment, Miss CogsweIl; "The Daisies" (Foote)
Mrs. c. f. Washburn; duet, Come, Love,
Come" Mrs. L. +. Wetherby and Mr. H.
l.. Pierce; 20 Mic Fernando" from La Fa-
vorta (Donizetti), Mrs. c. f. Washburn !;
"Die Lorelei'' (Liszt), Miss Sarah Cogswell; !;
"Obertass," violin (Wieniawsky), Miss Cogs-
well; Good Night" (Kucken), and Fare
welr (Fosgate), Miss Barney.
Ramabai circle will hold it's last meet
ing on Wednesday, November 90, at 2:3O
p. m, at Temperance temple. This society
was organized ten years ago, its members
pledged to 81 year for ten years to help
support school in India for high caste Hin
du widows, most of them little children. 1t
has raised about $500 for this object There
have been eightytwo circles in the United
States, with national headquarters in Bos-
ton; number of members, 1853. Of these
nearly two-thirds have paid their pledge in
full. They have contributed $6O.45O. (Of
the western circles that of Los Angeles leads
in amount raised.
Mrs. Lou V. Chaplin will lecture
before the Neighborhood Current Topics
club on Wednesday at the classical school,
corner of Alvarado and Sixth streets. She
will discuss Tissot's "Chrst's Pictures"
Paris museum of Oriental art and current
sociolorcal and historical questions
The herald., 1898-11-20

followed on some of the needed reforms in
the public school system, the increasing need
of industrial training for both boys and
girls and the benefit which would result
from sections of the public library being
established in outlying wards where the
children cannot have the benefit of the
down town library.
The herald., 1898-11-20
Excels That of a Woman

Wife (reading the paper)--The giraffe has
a tongue l8 inches long.
1Iusband-Aren'ty you jealous New York
World.
The herald., 1898-11-20
Quick Work

A dog, a can,
A boy, a man,
A smile, a hitch,
A frown, switch,
A ma, a tongue,
A story sung.
Boston Courier.
The herald., 1898-11-20

Wall paper, late styles, low prices, at A.
A. Ecks trom's. 324 South Spring street.
The herald., 1898-11-20

their appreciation of Miss Chambers help
full talks and exercise by the large numbers
in attendance.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-11-10
When ThIoyes Fall Out.

II often happens that when thieves
fall out honest men como by their own.
Would 1t be too harsh an application
of the old saw TO say that when tho
incompetents responsible for the miser
les and abuses OF Car soldiers fall to
abusing each other an honest iuves-
tigating commission is apt to get all
the truth IL wants?
A surgeon Of volunteers returns from
Porto Rico and Cuba and makes this
statement publicly;
"Ninety per cent Of the men who
died from disease down there were
murdered-lSilled by mal'administra'
ton and incompetency. / have dis
covered new disease which mean &c
tell the college of medicine about be-
fore long. l call it Algerian fever,
with an accent on the Algcr.
''No one can blame Surgeon General
Sternberg. He sent the medicines
There was no lack OF supplies OF all
sorts. But through the imbecility, In
competency and idiocy of the men in
the quartermastcr's department the
supplies were not taken care of or fur
nished to the men,"
Now let the quartermaster's depart
ment retort on the medical and tho
medical score the commisariat, and
during the pretty quarrel the whole
truth will come up from the bottom Of
the we'll and stare the Presidents
whitewashiug commission in the face.
If that same commission ceased call.
ing cx parte witnesses and used little
bellows on these ready hrebrands they
would get testimony to start conau.
grafton that would sweep the country.
But that is just what they are afraid
Of New York Herald.
Hutchinson gazette. [volume] (Hutchinson, Kan.) 1895-1902, 1898-11-10

tings, gratis, buds, layers or other
similar methods and not from seed,
hence are merely one plant cut uD, into
a great many parts. Therefore in self
sterile varieties (such as Bartlett pears,
the Brighton, Merrlmac and Wilder
grapes) the pollen must be obtained
from another variety Isolated plants
or large orchards Of single variety
may fall to set fruit from this cause.
To prevent such failures, mix tho va
rieties. The quickest way TO remedy
cases which have reached maturity Ia
to top graft another variety upon them
In sufficient quantity. CThe seckel and
Kieffer pears and the Concord, Mag
ara, Agawam and Green Mountain
grapes are self-fertilo.)
4. An insufficient supply OF bees will
hinder the setting of fruit While
other insects may take part In the car
rylng Of pollen, the fruit raiser must
rely chiefly upon honey-bees. Expe-
rlence shows that though hungry bees
may fly two or three miles, hives
should DO within half a mile OF the
orchard or small fruit patch.