The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-09-19
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The present fashion for introducing
notices. proverbs, or quotations N u
ornauentation of all kinds or epJsoes'
from pincushions upwards, Is no new one.
In olden DAYS it was a general custom
~ adorn articles intended for ooniesee
or -nersonal use with inscriptions when
u ranv. the majority of instances m
soaa wore chiefly remarkable for tnelr
ahsolute incongruity and inappropriaee-
ness. cbas-
- amhossed with Latin quotations,
of+eo Of a religious character; plates any
Uses were engraved with moral apnor-
ssrs while the remarkable verses whlch
100 GENEROUSLY stitched into samplers
and sample pictures are familiar 70 mos1
of us. 80
Modern taste, however, requires tnae
the motto chosen should have some JUS
ti6eation for its appearance on the pai.
tict,.ar object it helps to decorate anu \
Is not always an easy task TO MT upon
raaTv nertjnent and tolerably unhacK-
neved notices for, say, half a dozen
diaries or a set of menu cards or oolnes'
HENCE I think a list of some few inscrap-
lions appropriate for sundEy articles may
prove useful. u,
Books. my neyer-fafling frienus.
. .Rook openeth book" 3. My BOOKS,
Nv world a. ION boxes for to rede' l
me selvte.r s.. with the heart as wen
rs the head. Books worth reading mus
he read 6. without knowledge love -
vain without love knowledge is vain. Z
.sRooks we know are a substantial "orio.
n,ra and good" s. Books are embalmeo
minds 9. .My book and heart shail
never part 10. knowledge is proud
that he hath learned SO much, wisdome
is humble that he knows no more. ID
.Read these instructive leaves Il. a
iollie goode 1booke, whereon to locke, Is
better to me than golde-"
l. writing maketh an exact man. z
open and nike be wits plough 8
.Write till your nike be dry" 4, "Litera
scripta manet.v 5, ''Quod scripsi seripsi-'
6. mon ense sed calamo." Z. "Currente
calamo."
.sWhen the sun shineth pluck the
flowers, The day fieeth on the winged
hours, 2. The hours in restless PAGES
run: Time flies away, old & comes on
3. ssCome what, come may, Time and the
hour run through the toughest day 4
s.Time wanes awaye. AS fowres decaye.
<. crime and tide wait for no man" 6.
s.I,e temps passe, ramitie reste. Cest
rheure de bien faire." T. "Quid hodle
fecisti?'' s. "Disce dies numerare.' D.
ssNulla dies sine Inca" 10, "Cito pede
subitur cretas." II. sHoras non numero
nisi serenas."
l. Sweet shall your welcome be-" 2
with most or least, Love makes a
FEAST 8. Merry meet, merry part d.
ssWeleome's the best dish in the kltch-
en- 5. ITO please the palate a feast IS
made, For laughter and wine maketh
merry 6. IT'S good to be merry at
meat" 7. welcome ever smiles. And
farewell goes out signing" s. You're
welcome all. A hundred thousand well
comes.' 9. Small cheer and great well
come make a merry feast" 10. "Ess was
gar ist, Trink was clar list, Sprich was
wahr list, Lieb was rar ist" Gold Swiss
German. Trans: Eat what Is wen done.
Drink what is clear. Speak truly only.
Love what is rare').
> Tobacco, sacred herb, though lowly.
Battles old Time, the tyrant. wholly" 2
Happy mortal. he who knows Pleasure
which a pipe bestows." 3. Sublime to-
bacco. which, from east to west, Cheers
the tars labour's or the Turkman's rest"
T. Tobacco makes a man think like a
sage, and act like a Samaritan" 5. "All
my care in tobacco I smother" 6. How
use doth breed a habit in a mani"
1. 10, by the hearth, the laughter of
the logs. More fair tina roses, 10! the
flowers of fire." 2. My heart is warm
Midst Winters harm" 3. 'FWel befal
hearth and hail., 4. "Ane's ain hearth
is gowd's worth" 5. 'EHame is namely
M rf1~1o. 800 Ioor+c mn M -
Z. "Freiheit und den eignen heerd. Halle
uber allies werth.s
For a Glove Case-"G1oves as sweet as
damask.@
For a Trinket Box IT'S but a niggard
who denies To beauty her accessories"
i. Great men have ever loved repose-"
2. .tsleep, o sleep, the certain knot of
peace" g. 20 sleep it is a gentle thing,
Beloved from pole to pole" A. sleep, o
gentle sleep, Natures soft nurse"
1. He jests at scars that never felt a
wound" 2. by BARRIERS razor best sub
dued-"
Did you ever realize that a woman can
be faseinatingly ugly, so unattractive of
feature that she is positively fascinating?
asks the philadelphia Times" Instances
VI S4S MIX 81 ASQtNiiNAJ iA1C Will EOI
example. there was a woman bandit in
Hungary who recently died in prison.
Few women, even when possessed of
great wealth, have had as many courters
as she. She was a~stonishingly ugly, with
every feature Of the coarsest type; her
sole attractions being a commanding fig
ure and wonderfully sweet voice.
Her face did not disguise her character,
either. for she was of a most brutal
nature, could be moved by nothing but
fiattery. and it was probably her cruel
tastes that prompted her to marry her
first husband, once a famous bandit.
whom she outlived for many years, and
assist him in his nefarious deeds. 1t has
foeen said that she murdered her first hus-
band. Even if this is erroneous she
probably instigated the murder, which
was committed by one Of the band, of
whom she then became the leader.
1t is recorded that this woman had
more than thirty lovers. who were com
pletely under her spell, and who amply
demonstrated their preparedness to do
anything, even commit the most brutal
crimes, to please her. Eight of these
men died by their own hands for love Of
her. and a jeer from her on one occasion
set three of her band fighting until two
Of them were MORALLY wounded. and the