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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-29
CHRISTIAN BNDEAvoR SOCIAL.
w ektminster's society entertained
by It's President.

The christian Endeavor oSciety of the
Westminster Presbyterian Church held a
social session at the home OF Mr.. r. c.
Jussey, No. 604 Pavonia avenue, last night.
Among those present were:-
Mr.. Fred Beach, Mr., Herbert Lambert,
Mr.. R. Kendall. Mr.. John Trumbland,
Mr.. Willard Beach. Mr.. Samuel Jrssev.
tie, MI. Robt. j. Alberts, Mr.. John-Lalig,
Mr.. George Kendall. Mr., Charles French,
Mr.. Charles Ettinger, Mr.. James Frazer,
Misses Florence Gray, Alice Willis, NJ.
Ruggles, VI. Klein, Maud Smith. Martha
Christie, c.. Z. French S. Fancher, NJ. Al
lendorf, H.. Newman, l.. Ferris. NJ. Ggil-
vie, A. Kent, e. furry, l.. Mclean. r.
Rev. ard Mrs. Arthur Neuton Thompson,
Mr.. and Mrs. R.. G. furry. Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Kendall, Mr.. and Mrs John Trum-
land.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-29
FIRE IN A COLD AIR BOX.

Captain John Martin of fire truck No. 3.
sent in an alarm at noon yesterday for a
fire in the tWo-story frame house, No. 80
Reservoir avenue, owned and occupied by
Thomas Hopkins. The fire was caused
by a cold air box in the cellar catching
IRE. The damage, which amounted to
$10o, was covered by insurance.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-29
MISS HORNS ENTERTAINMENT.

Miss May Horn. Of No. 60 Jones street,
President of the Browning Club, gave a
party last evening at her residence.
those present were:-Messrs. C. H.
Ettinger, M. Wilkes, Harry O~penshaw,
Edward Muller, George Seward, B. Nor
ris, M. Staples. Fred Seal. George White,
Montgomery. Harry MISSY, III. Busy.
d. Jones. Misses May Horn. Lulu Seward.
a. Brown, May Brown, sL.Sand G. Phil
lib. Miss Ida Platt. Maud and Mary Nor
rison, Lulu Sanders and Grace Sanders.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-29
SAYS HIS BOSS STRUCK HIM.

John Hemingsen. of No. 1914 vroom
street, was tried before Police Justice
Nevin in the First Criminal Court this
morning for assaulting Richard Bolen. is
years old. of No. IS Chestnut avenue. Be-
len worked for the defendant. He alleges
that when Hemingsen discharged him on
Wednesday last he struck him in the face.
Hemingsen denied the charge. As Bo-
1ad no witnesses the prisoner was dis
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-29

NOTICE TO CREDIToRs-EsTATE OF
Caroline P. Hudson. deceased, Annie II. Con-
dict. administratrix Of Caroline p. Hudson.
deceased, by order of the Surrogate of Hudson
County. dated December Z. 1897, hereby gives
notice to the creditors. OF said decedent to
bring in their debts, demands and claims
against the estate of said decedent, under oath
or animation, within nine months from the
idate Of said order, or they will be forever
barred Of any action therefor against said
ADMINISTRATIVE. ANNIE h
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-29
SLIPPED MAKIGG MORTAR.

James Burns, ffty-eight years old. of
No. 81 Thorn street, Slipped and fell
while mixing mortar in the cellar of the
house No 20 Van Reipen avenue yester-
day, and broke his left leg. He was taken
home in the ambulance.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-29
BALDWIN AYsNug IMPaovgMEET

Chief Engineer Van Keuren today filed
with the Street and Water Board revised
specifications under which the Baldwin
avenue Improvement is to be made. The
changes from the original specifications
have been agreed to by the contractor.
The Board will adopt them on Mon
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1898-01-29
GIRL SERIOUSLY BURNED.

Susie Carroll, seven years old, Of No.
272 Thirteenth street. was badly, perhaps
fatally, burned this morning. Her dress
caught fire from an overheatcd stove near
which she was playing. She was taken
to st. Francis Hospital.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-02
Gained 20 Pounds In 8 Weeks.
Eron1 the Ri 2Lnni2r. MlcOnl1. III

Alderman Louis W. Camp, oiour city, has
quito astonished his friends, by remark
lble gain in weight. lie has gained % pounds
n I've weeks. Those Of his friends
rho do not know the facts Of bis sick.
less will read with interest the following
II was broken down in health and utter
miserable" said Mr.. Camp to our re-
'orter. II was unable to work much ofthe
line and 80 badly afflicted with q form OF
stomach trouble that life was vezltsb1s
Nightmare.
II tried various remedies, but during the
Tx months OF my sickness obtained no re'
ief. had always been robust. healthy
nan and sickness bore heavily upon me:
"About two years ago was advised to
Try DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale Peo'
pc. Ipurchased ono box and received 50
huch benefit that I used flve more and wea
Entirely cured. Igai'sed t,oenty-tsoo pounda
IN foo ,oeeks. Since stopped taking the
bills have scarcely had an ache or pain.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-02
Rice at Weddings,

A clergyman in the Eastern colonies
has issued request to his people not
to throw rice at weddings, on the
ground that the practice means great
deal of extra cleaning mp from the
church and church yard. IF you
must shower something symbolic Of
blessings on their heads" he says,
'let it be outside" If, when a BRIDE
groom himself, he had had rice thrown
in his eyes he would have taken q
more serious view of the matter. !
have known the best part-that is, the
firstpart-of honeymoon passed with
an oculist instead of the bride in con-
sequence of this custom. If the rice
must be thrown, let it be boiled first.
illustrated London News.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-02
SQuaW-Men in Alaska.

At Lake Lebarge we met an Eng
lishman who was taking his wife and
three children for a trip to Five Finger
Rapids. His wife was squaw, and
her face was painted black. as were
also those of the children. I never
did find out the real reason these
squaws have for painting their faces
black. Some say it. is because they
think it makes them more beautiful,
and still others claim that it is a pre-.
ventive from the mosquitoes. We be.
came quite friendly with this English
man. He was taking his family to
visit some Of his wife's people. He
had just received news from England
that the death of three persons had
made him heir to Z noble title and
quite an Inheritance, but to enjoy its
possession, etc., Of course he would
have Ito return to England. "Ot
course" said I, 'you are going al
once" He looked around at his fam.
lily and said, "Well, l could hardly
take them with me, and I'm too fond
of them to leave them here; so I think
I'll stay here myself and let the other
fellow enjoy my property over there. u
This was oil said with a degree Of
pathos which was almost sublime, and
yet I could not help picturing to my.
self the sensation that that squaw wife
would make at some reception held
among his titled friends if she were to
enter au naturel, as we were looking
at her then. think something of thu
same thought must have passed
through our friends mind, for, hastily
| murmuring ''What might have been,
etc., he looked suspiciously like shed
ding a few tears, babe us hurried
farewell, and gathered his small fam
lily and belongings together and pro
ceeded on his way, There are man.
| white men in Alaska married to thu
Indians. They call them squaw-men
Lesbos Magazine.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-02

Great Picture buyer Ito hostess).
"What do you think of an artist who
painted cobwebs on the ceiling so truth
fully that the servent wore herself into
an attack of nervous prostration try.
ing to sweep them DOWN." Hostess (a
woman of experience There may
have been such an artist, but there
never was euch servant. Tit Bit.
Queen Victoria is not yet 80, and she
is in pretty good health. This spring
her eldest great-grandchild, the Prin.
cess Feodore of Saxe.M ainingen, is te
be married, and it is by no means I'M
likely that the queen may yet become
that very venerable and exceptional
parsonage, living great-great-grand'
mother.
A French law gives any person who
Is Extensively mentioned in a periodi'
cal publication tho right to reply in
The next issue of the publication, pro-
vided that he does not use more than
twice the space of the original article.
A strange Partisan fad, in the way
Of female ornamentatiop, is tiny liv'
Ing turtle, in gold and silver harness.
It is attached to the bosom of lady'a
1ress by q slender golden chain, and il
permitted to Wander ever her meek and
ihpuldss1.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-02


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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-02
WHEN THE WIND WAS IN THE WOODLAND.

The wind the woodland AID the quail was in the corn
Southern sunny land Of happy childhood long ago.
perfume thousand flowers aoated on the morn
While shoutedoudly high above the bayous no.
The softly brightly and tho sailed along
An rbending, radiant, quiet wondrous eea OF bue,
And negos out IN happyhearted song
In fairy airy days. Sweetheart far gone from me and YOU
and hand the meadows covered deep
white and blossoms red and leaves OF green
the humble sweet the long leap
And listened yellow breasted field arks carol Keen
wood doves mellow dreamy chaeDed note
whose chains made OK sand
life lived IN wood aisle remote,
ptied her. Sweetheart for children understand
Sometimes to watch the BLACK bass nasn
His meteor way above the pebbles in the river cool,
shhawks Greetings before his downward dash
Or roll out above the CLASSY pool
govt OF blood spashed on the branches high
The yellow iron bill sore smote the moaning plne
The king bird warning always, knight OF vaor high,
For only eight, Sweetheart ond was only nine
You WE'LL loved wol vowed our VOWS IN TRUTH
And all your little soul went out to me- knowl
not found in latter days these sorry days forsoothD
Tho rue-eyed a the comradeshp tho heart OF long ago.
Amid ctys clash and clang the meannesses OF men,
often soem echo--faintlv, family borne
OF song that rpped on the old fair mornings when
Tho wind the woodland and the quail In the
HIS Can1ed in Chicago Times.Heral
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-02

interviewing the Alderman.
CDR. Williams Pink Pills restored me t!
health and I most heartily recommend
them."
L. W. Camp on oath says that the forogo
Ing statement Is true.
W. W. Mclean, Notary Public.
Following is tho physicians certificate a
to Mr.. Camps present condition.
t: I am regularly licensed physician Of
Macomb, Med onou gh County, III. hav.
very recently examined Mr.. L. W. Camp q
to bis general physical condition, and find
tho same to be all that could be desired
appetite and digestion good, sleeps we'll
and has oil the evidences OF being In goo(
physical condition. SAm'I RUSSELL, NJ. D
Subscribed and sworn to before me Thu
S0th day Of September, 1897.
W. W. Mclean. Notary. Public.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-02
Insect Horses and Their Riders,

At a recent meeting of the Ento.
biological Society of Washington some
specimens of chrysopa, a species Of
golden-eyed fly, which had been col.
lected in the White mountains, were
exhibited as curiosities, because each
carried on its back one or more minute
cecidomyiid flies. The opinion was
expressed that this was q true case Of
q smaller species Of insect using 4
larger species tor the pusposss a
laaQuatsea kem plAee e 1leen
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-02

A Farm and Fireside correspondent
tells of an old remedy for keeping
bugs off the cucumber vines. It con.
sists of green COW manure, one quart
stirred thoroughly into ten quarts OF
water which is then to be freely
sprinkled over the vines.
Hickson-"Why is it that every.
body in your Office dresses so much
better than you do? Even the young.
est clerk wears much finer clothes than
you have on" Barker-"Well, you
see they all get salaries. I'm just the
proprietor of the place. :"
Father, mother and children, in one
family of a dozen at Lincoln Centre,
Kan, are all in school, the parents and
two elder children being in the same
class. The father is an ambitious min
lister, As years old.
"Grace," he began. ''between you
and me-"
"Bob," she interrupted, "between
you and me there should be nothing. u
And what could he do, in face OF
this, but move up to her end of the
sofa2
The most ignorant man in America
lives in St. Louis. The other day he
asked bis employer, who was reading q
paper, "Say, boss, which does you read,
the black or the white2" -Kansas City
Star.
Bonaparte's house at Longvood, St.
Helena, is now q barn; the room be
died in is q stable, and where the impe.
rial body lay in state may be found 9
machine for grinding corn.
"Not at all, madam" replied the
preacher; ION the contrary, it delights
me. Sleep is sign of an easy con.
science. Those who can sleep do not
need sermons. "-Boston Herald.
At Gonoatoa, in the South seas,
every man, woman or child on that
island who does not go to church three
times a week is liable to be arrested
and fined.
Toxic, the capital of Japan, has
doubled its population in 20 years. I,
had 100000 in 1878 and to day it has
1900, 900.
The total consumption of -four in
this country is said to be a barrel a
year per capita. Seventy mi lion bar.
rels q year are therefore required.
America is America to all the world.
and is pronounced in the same way ex.
cept in France. where it becomes
Amerique.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-02
Read Our Advertisements.

You will enjoy this publication much
better if you will get into the habit OF
reading the advertif ements; they will
afford most interesting study and
will put you in the way of getting
some excellent bargains. Our adver.
Users are reliable, they send what they
advertise.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-02

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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-02
EACON WADE


was hoeing in
the garden, close
by the road, on
the m ornin 6
when the idea
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that it would be
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The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-02

ting caught at it. But by the greatest
stroke of luck that ever happened to
me, I haven't been caught. see how
it is. Rob's going to marry Rhoda,
and he's been sparkling her along; and
the girl thought I knew it, and she
thinks it was her mother I had in view
for a housekeeper. And, as luck.
would have it, I didn't say anything
thatll give me away, if-if I carry out
the deception and marry Rhoda'e
mother. If I don't they'll mistrust
+ something. It seems as if fate had
| something to do with it. I never
! thought Of such o thing, but FIN forced
| right into it, so to speak. I can't help
myself. And, come to think Of, it's
| the proper thing to do. It would have
been foolish thing for an old man
/ like me to marry young girl like
: Rhoda. Amt it lucky, now, that J
! didn't say any more that day? !
| stopped just OF the right time and
/ place. It seems she's told her mothe,
what said, and-I'm to come over
! and talk with her about it. I will"
When Deacon Wade made up his
mind to anything, he was prompt tc
act. Saturday afternoon saw him
setting out for the Mason homestead
with another basket of strawberries.
The widow was at home this time, and
she welcomed him with blush that
made her look almost as pretty as her
daughter.
'Take a seat out on the porch, dea.
con, where it's COOL" said the widow.
"And I'll sit here and hull the berries
while we visit. Rob's coming over,
by-and-by, Rhoda said, and both Of
you must stay to tea. remember how
fond you used to be Of shortcake, and
we'll have one that'll make you think
of old times"
"RobSt," said the deacon, as his
son came up the path, about 5 o'clock,
II want to exchange congratulations
with you. You've got the promise Of
the daughter, and I've got the promise
of the mother. think both of US de.
serve congratulations. We're in luck,
my boy"
"That's about the way I look at it, :"
said Robert, giving the blushing Mrs.
Mason q rousing kiss. Just then
Rhoda appeared on the scene to an
nounce that tea was waiting, and the
deacon stepped up to her and kissed
her in most fatherly manner, and
then put her hand in Roberts, and
said, "Bless you, my children" in
most approved stage fashion.
"But wasn't I lucky, though, to gel
off so easy" he said to himself, more
than once, latter that, as he thought
over his narrow escape. 1T makes
me SILVER to think how near I came to
being found out for an old fool. But,
by the greatest stroke of luck I evel
had, I come out of the scrape all
right, and got just the kind of a wife
that I ought to have. I shall Away,
believe in luck after this. The Led
ger.
The true Democrat. [volume] (Bayou Sara [La.]) 1892-1928, 1898-04-02

America is America to all the world.
and is pronounced in the same way ex.
cept in France where it becomes
Amerique.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-23

in the same. and exclusive Of the cost OF
transportation. tests. etc, and to contract
Tor armor plate to average exceeding $500
per ton.
To complete the equipment outfit of new
vessels heretofore authorized, $4,000 Is
given, and to install electric plants in gum
boats numbered ten. eleven, twelve and
thirteen, $4,000. The committee provides
that if the battle ship directed to be built
on the Pacific coast cannot be built at a
cost not exceeding 4 per cent. above the
lowest accepted bid for the other battle
ships, it is to be constructed elsewhere.
The secretary of the navy is authorized to
enlist at any time after the passage of the
bill as many additional men as may be
necessary TO man the ships in commission
provided that the total number OF men and
boys in the general service and under train
ing shall not exceed 12,750 men and 1000
boys.
Other iterns include smokeless powder,
81 600. co., total Bureau of Navigation, Sl4S,-
$50; Bureau of Ordnance, s., 084 SOL; Bureau
of Equipment $1,514 17S; Bureau of Yards
and Docks, $4TO435; total for public works,
$2,S75,312
The bill provides that no person shall be
appointed assistant surgeon until examined
by board of surgeons, nor who is under
twenty-one or over thirty years OF age, and
authorizes the President to appoint for tenn
porary service twenty-five acting assistant
surgeons-to have the relative rank and COM
penSatiOn of assistant surgeons.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-23
The Army Reorganization BIZ.

WASHINGTON, March 22.--The military
affairs committee of the House to-day COM
pleted consideration of the army reorgan-
iZation bill, and ordered favorable report
on it. AS agreed on only few changes
We're made The section authorizing the
President to recruit the skeleton regiments
lin time of war was changed so as to make
it more specific limiting such authorization
to a time of actual hostilities, after dec
Iaration of war had been made. An addi-
tionai section, added as "A precaution, pro-
Vided that nothing in the act should be con-
Strued as an authorization TO increase the
enlisted force of the army in time of peace.
Section 3, empowering the president 10 au-
thorize each regiment to draft its recruits
from such State or States as he may des-
ignate, was amended so as to provide that
each State should be entitled to furnish its
quota before recruits should be drawn from
military affairs committee. will secure ac-
ton on the bill at the earliest possible mo.
ment. 1t may require a special rule to get
the bill before the House.
Another amendment provides that at the
end of any war in which the United States
may become involved the army snail be
reduced to a peace basis by the transfer
or absorption through promotion of the
supernumerary officers and the honorable
discharge transfer of supernumerary OIL
GERS and the honorable discharge or trans
fer Of suDernumerary enlisted men,. The
prohibition on the payment by state or local
officers of a bounty or gratuity of money
to a soldier an inducement to enlist in
the United States military service has been
amended by adding under the provisions of
this act" Section of the bill increased
by 20 pei. cent. over the fixed rates in time
of war the pay proper of enlisted men ac-
tually serving in commands operating
against an enemy" The committee struck
out the words quoted. Section 5, for the
drawing upon the States for recruits, is
amended by providing that each State or
Territory. including the District of Column
bia shall first be allotted its proportional
quota Of such recruits. There are a num-
Der of other minor amendments already
published.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1898-03-23
GAS-BELT LEAGUE.
Managers from Five Towns Met in
Anderson Yesterday.

Anderson Yesterday.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
ANDERSON, Ind, March 22-At a we'll
attended meeting held in this city to-day
steps were taken in the formation of an In
diana Gas Belt Baseball League, and to-
night for the first time since 1890, there
are most fattering indications of success
c. K. Mccullough, president of the old In
diana League, has taken hold of the affair
and things have been shaped up in five of
the six cities on the proposed circuit An
derson, Marion, Elwood, Alexandria and
Muncie are already in line. Attorney Ed
wards is president of the Alexandria club
which will be managed by Jonn f. Roschie
of Meadville, Pa, who has seen service in
the Pennsylvania League. Les Wachtel
a business man of Muncie, will manage the
team in that city. c. K. Mccullough is rec
ognized as the head of the Anderson organ
ization, and H. T. Mote, formerly president
of the Kansas State League, will probably
be the manager. Sol Almann is at the head
of affairs in Marion. and the team will be
managed by AL Lawson, of MANCHESTER N
H. who has had managerial training in the
Atlantic League, or by James A. Starr, of
Toledo, formerly manager of the Lima, o.,
team. James Flynn has taken the Elwood
burden on his shoulders, and his manager
will probably be Enoch Summers. formerly
connected with the baseball interests of
GAINESVILLE, o. George w. Henry, of In
dianapolis, has been sent to Kokomo to do
the hard work and he may manage the
team. In an of the cities the organizations
are being perfected on the citizen-stock
company basis. The next meeting will be
held at the Kirby House at Muncie on
March 81, when the schedule will be ar
ranged and permanent organization effect
ed. 1t is proposed TO open the season about
April Is or probably "a week later, play 105
games, with a salary limit of $500. The cit
les are all located within twenty miles from
Alexandria as a central point. 1t is pro-
posed to play SUNDAY ball.