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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-06
TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners on
Tuesday, April Is, 1899, at two O'Clock P. Ms
in the Assembly Chamber OF the City Hall,
for the
between Collerd street and Sumnalt avenue.
Said Improvement to be made conformabIy
to the provisions of Chapter "a of the Laws
of 1895. and in accordance with specifications
on nile in the office of the Clerk OF said
Board.
ties must be obtained at the office of the
Chief Engineer, City Hall. Jersey City. N. ].
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
Standard
of Cost
About s1 cubic yards Of earth excaya-
About 10 cubic yards of rock excava-
ton, per cubic yard .x.--..-a. z.W
About 9r7 cubic yards OF earth filling,
About lis cubic yards Of sand filling.
About ss SQUARE yards Of Belgian paw
ing in cutters, per square yard..-.-. LIS
About 1,o27 lineaI feet of curb stone. per
About 1852 square feet of Tagging, per
Ab square 10 1901 square yards Of repaving. per
About BOUT Ia square feet Of reiaid and dress
ed bridge stone, per square foot.....-. As
About 100 square feet of relaid and dress
ed tagging, per square foot .......-..-. .os
About l new receiving basin and con-
~neetions complete, aeh-.......... 800
AAltA@
work. 80 working days.
The making of the above Improvement and
award of the contract therefor will be SUBJ
ject to the remonstrance of the owners OF
the property liable to more than one-half the
assessment therefor, on the basis of prelimi-
nary sketch
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
vehopes, endorsed Proposals for the Improve
ment of Hopkins Avenue directed to NJ
Jas. S. Nolan. Chairman of the oInmitt 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..
The bonds required to be furnished on pro-
posals land a possible subsequent c~ontract) are
those OF some surety company authorized TO
do business in the State of New Jersey
Bidders must state a single fixed percentage
of the hundred per cent standard above quot-
ed for which they will furnish all materials
and do all the work comprehended IN specln-
cations, and IL final. award of contract be
made the per cent. so stated will form the
basis upon which payment will be made Tor
all items.
The Board may, under the provisions Of the
Act above cited, exercise its right TO REJECT
any or all proposals.
The attention of bidders Is especially called
to Section Z, Chapter 1874 OF the Laws of 1881,
under the terms whereof no contract snail De
binding upon the city or become effective or
operative until the bonds offered by the con-
tractor have been approved as TO suffic4ency
by this Board and as to form by the Cor,
poration Counsel, the President of this Roard
having the power to examine the proposes
bondsman under oath.
BY order of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-06

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners on
Wednesday, April Il, 1889, at 2 o'clock p. M, in
the Assembly Chamber of the City Hall. for the
CONSTRUCTION OF = MAIN SEWER IN
THE HUDSO CITY DISTRICT.
viz
AVENUE,
from Hudson Boulevard to Germania avenue;
GERMANIA AVENUE.
to Manhattan avenue; in
MANHATTAN AVENUE,
from Sanford place to Bridge Creek; thence
open ditch to Hackensack River.
Said sewer to be built in accordance with the
plans and 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
Chief Engineer, City Hall, Jersey City, N. j.
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-06
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Dated Jersey City, April /, /
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-12-01
GREEN RoueHs OF HOME.

Green boughs of home that come between
Mine eyes and this far-distant scene,
see, Whenever my thought escapes,
Your old, serene, familiar shapes.
Each lissorne willow-tree that dips
Into the stream her golden whips,
The sassafras beside the gate
Where twilight strollers linger late;
The hemlock groups, that dimly hold
Their own against the noonday gold;
The maple lines, that give the view
green or luminous avenue;
Those oldest apple-trees, whose forms
Have braved hundred years of storms,
And turn a face as bithe and free
To greet their second century;
The younger orchards heavy edge,
Framed in the honey locust hedge;
Fruit-flushed, snow-burdened, or bloom
bright,
They come to my home-longing sight;
The billowy woods across the road,
Where all the winds of heaven strobe,
And sang in every towering stem
Would that l We're a. home with them!
For under these down-bending boughs
A thousand tender memories house.
Oh, while your old companions roam,
Your peace be theirs, green boughs OF
homei
-Ethelwyn Wetherald, in Youths Com
panioE.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-12-01
Its Glory gone.

In one of the finest cities of our west
there lives a certain man who has been
prominent ali his life in the work of build
ing and managing theaters. He has been
too busy at this to have much time for
reading. When his pile was made he
started for Europe and visited the various
countries. Among other cities he took in
Rome. 1t CHANGED that he drove out in
the country and was shown the Coliseum.
The guide told him it was a theater. The
old man was surprised. When he came
back he was asked about his trip; he men
toned Rome. Naturally he was asked if
he had seen the Coliseum. He had. He
didn't think much of it. To quote his own
words: 1T was blamed good house once,
but it's in ruins now"-Detroit Free Press.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-12-01
The Wit of Mountain Dance-House

To the traveller in obscure corners of
the world n flash of wit, like streak
of lightning in the night. often discov-
ers an Irishman. The biting wit that
is banded across the floor of a noun
tain dance house is enjoyable. There
are few villains in each townland who,
attending all dances, sit in corners all
the night exercising the tongue in pref
erence to the toes. Jamie Nor" one
Of these fellows, inquiries of young
man on the floor. who has q remark
ably sparse mustache, would We lend
me the loan of that mustache to GO
coortin'?" Faith, an he wouldn't, Is
another of the scoundrels replies across
the floor; ''ye mightn't fetch it all back
till him again" ''Throth, an 1 will
bring it safe back-let him count it."
And again-"Who did hear sayin' Neil
Dunrion wasn't musician that ear
on hi aturdaY Evening Post.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-12-01
Protection at Both Ends.

A nervous drummer, who carries with him
wherever he travels coil of rope, was asked
by the landlord of small hotel up in Shasta
county what the rope was for. That's a
fire escape" explained the drummer, land
l always have it with me so in case of fire |
can let myself down from the window"
Seems like a pretty good idea,' said the
landlord, '.but guests with fire escapes pay
in advance at this hotel. San Francisco
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-12-01
Statistical Aid.

BILLY, there are more than 5000 women
farmers in the United States"
rs that so? Well, I'm going to make my
wife get hen, or a COW, and take care of
me. "-Indianapolis Journal
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-12-01

Hon. W. V. Sullivan, United States
Senator from Mississippi, in letter
recently written to DR.. Hartman from
Oxford, Miss, says the following:
For some time have been sufferer
from catarrh in its most incipient stage,
so much so that became alarmed as to
my general health. But, hearing of Pc
ru-na as good remedy, gave it a fair
trial and soon began to improve. Its eff
fects were distinctly beneficial, remov-
ing the annoying symptoms, and was
particularly good as tonic.
Il take pleasure in recommending
your great national catarrh cure, Peru
ma, as the best 1 have ever tried"
"W V. Sullivan"
Peruna cures catarrh wherever locat-
ed. Peruna has no substitutes-no ri
walls. Insist upon having Peruna. Adj
dress The Peruna Medicine Co., Column
bus, O., for free book on catarrh.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-12-01
Professional Curiosity.

Eyer honor" said the prisoner to the
Judge, Il should like to have my case post
poned. My lawyer is sick and can't come to
court"
The judge took two or three minutes to
consider. THE case may be postponed" he
said, at last, IF you desire it. But l see here
that you were taken in the act. What can
your counsel have to say on your behalf?"
That's Just what l want to know, yer
honor, said the prisoner.-Collier' Weekly.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1899-12-01
GUIDED BY INTUITION.
Woman Jumps Mt Conclusions With
out ResOrting to Logic
and Wins.

Il begin to think there is no limit to wom-
ans intuition. 1t frequently enables her to
read character on sight, but what gets me
and strikes me as uncanny is the fact that
this same intuition projects her knowledge
into the future and makes her about as con-
versant with things to come as with things
past.
Let me illustrate. When the copper mar
ket was so active l put in hours every day
studying quotations, fluctuations, and the
outlook. As the result of a conclusion
reached by this. careful method l invested
500, made good margins, and was finally
glad to let go with loss considerably larger
than my original investment.
During a period of confidence and in the
enjoyment or prospective riches L had told
my wife of my investment and of the good
things she might expect when the deal was
closed. 1t gave her the speculative fever
and she was bound to make plunge. She
doesn't know what the word stocks means.
a market report is Greek to her. She
couldn't figure on the outlook if she had all
the data and a slate and pencil. Yet she
came to me with 500 she had saved in old
teapots and stockings and told me to buy
p. .. NJ. shares. | sneeringly told her that
they were dead and buried; that she might
as well invest in a dry oil we'll or sunken
ship. But her mind was made up. l thought
the lesson would be cheap one for her and
| obeyed.
Those shares took sudden jump to the
surprise of everyone and she cleared 81 200.
Men don't seem to have any business sense,
she said, when we compared notes. P. Q.
Nj. stands for pretty quick money, but a
stupid man would never see it.
Heavens! Then the Detroit broker who
had been talking dashed to the floor 10
cent cigar he had just lit.-Detroit Tribune.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-08-24
STATE FAIR NOTES.

The State Fair Comm ission desires to
inform the farmers and others interested,
that camping grounds will be given free
to farmers and their families. This rule
was in effect last year, but few took ad .
vantage Of the offer. 1t is hoped, how.
ever, that many will accept the hospi-
tality of the commission this year, and
come prepared to spend the entire week
A season ticket, including man, wife and
children under 81 years, with team,
costs only 80, thus making the rate very
reasonable. The grounds are amply
large to accommodate all who wish to
come, and the commission wishes to urge
upon the people the importance of giving
the children nice outing and allowing
them to witness all the festivities.
BY an oversight in printing the
premium list the names OF w. NJ Met
calf and T. G. Redfield were omitted in
the list of special premium givers. T. G.
Redfield, the ieweler, gives $40 in mer.
chandise for the best pure bred dairy
cow, as shown by the Bsbcock test, an I'd
w. M. Metcalf, dealer 10 paints and oils,
give $l5 for the boys and girls. The $50
special premium given by the Capital
Brewing Company, through their local
representatives, L. W. Dooly and F. B.
Shardlow, has been placed upon sheep
and herd of Red Poled cattle.
A representative of the Commission is
in Salem arranging for the entry of the
horses now on the Oregon state fair track
There will be large number OF entries
for the harness events and also for all
running races. Several blank entries
have been requested from horsemen in
British Columbia, who are coming, and
this seasons meet promises to be the
largest and most representative ever
known. Everything is favorable for a
grand meeting, and those having horses
are reminded that the harness entries
close September l.. 80 they should get
their applications prepared and sent to
the Secretary without delay.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-08-24
A Successful Experiment.

The experiment of making a railroad
dust-proof and waterproof by the use OF
crude oil has been tried during the pa st
in the East with success. In the West,
the Burlington is the first to adopt the
improvement General Superintendent
Calvert has had part of the Wyoming
Division of the Burlington treated with
crude oil, and the results there have been
80 satisfactory that he is making arrange
ments to continue the work elsewhere on
the system. Two cars were especially
arranged for sprinkling the track and the
road. bed with the oil. Oil was sprnk led
in the center OF the track and on the out
side of the rails tor about five feet. One
application of the oil keeps the track free
from dust for about one year. The num-
Der of hot boxes on the train is consid
ersbly lessened, and the comfort of the
passengers is greatly enhanced. An adj
ditional advantage found in treating
the track with oil is that moisture will
not penetrate the outer crust. Instead
the water runs off into the bitches at the
side. Vegetation along the track is de-
stroyed by the use of oil.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-08-24
HOP Prospects.

The following from State Hop Inspec-
tor Fernandez, gives the condition and
prospect for hops on the Sonnd, also
some timely advice to Yakima growers
PUYALLuP, August, 10, 1899
EDITOR YAKIMA HERALD: Since my
last report we have had some very heavy
rains which came to late to be of any
material good to dry or sandy lands, but
on the other hand where yards that have
not had a thorough spraying there will
be considerable loss, as the Aphis is in
creasing very rapidly. 1t will have an.
other bad effect of postponing the pick
ing until late and mould will be the
consequence. Advise your people to
have their hops picked clean, dried at a
low temperature, 40 to $50 degrees, and
by all means bale without breaking as
the choice hops will pay. The reports
point to low prices. Yours etc.
Jos. n. FERNANDEZ.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-08-24
Not the Only One.

Editors Robertson and Medil wer e
discussing the fate of the nation the
other day on Yakima avenue. A rancher
of the democratic faith reached the
couple.
81 take the Republic and Democrat, 1"
said the rancher, "but there are some
things IN the Democrat don't like"
whats that" inquired the colonel
of the Democrat.
"Why. your expansion policy" said
the rancher.
"Well, you're the only democrat in the
county that feels that way" replied
Medill.
"Not by jug full" remark ed the sub
scriber. 81 can show you dozen demo-
Gratis in my precinct that feel as l do on
this question:" Thus ended the first
lesson.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-08-24

In order to prove the great merit of
Ely's Cream Balm, the most effective cure
for Catarrh and Cold in Head, We have pre-
pared a generous trial size for 10 cents.
Get it of your druggist or send 10 cents to
ELY BROS, IS Warren St, n. Y. City.
Isuffered from catarr.i OF the worst kind
ever since "A boy, and | never hoped for
cure, but Ely's Cream Balm seems to dc
even that Many acquaintance have used
it with excellent results. Oscar Ostrum,
As Warren Ave, Chicago, III.
Ely's Cream Balm is the acknowledged
cure for catarrh and contains no cocaine,
mercury nor any injurious drug. Price,
so cents At druggists or by mail.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-08-24
To the Public.

The Wrought Iron Range Co., of
st. Louis, Mo. are again canvasing
this country with their "Home Com
fort" steel ranges, which are sold only
from their wagons by travelling sales
men throughout the United States and
Canada at one Uniform price. We
invite every one to examine our i'm
proved 'Home Comfort" when we call
and be your own judge as toits merits.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-08-24
Statement from the Dunkards.


The following statement was sent to
the Oregonian, anent the editorial of that
journal advising the Dunkards to migrPte
to Ore yon:
NORTH YAKIMA, Wash, Aug. l5.-(To
the Editor. Your editorial of Aug IL, re-
ferring to the Dunkard colony at Sunny
side, Wash, was inspired by statements
in some of the dailies that greatly exag-
gerate the facts. The committee selected
to wait on Hon. G. II Hanford, of the
United States court, in whose hands the
property now rests, went asking that the
system might pass from the courts,
where it has rested for the past FIVE years,
into private or corporate ownership
There is abundance OF water, but q bet
ter system of delivery is needed. This
the judge promises our people shall be
brought about in one way or another as
quickly as possible. We notice your COM
parison of irrigation with rain fall, and,
while candor admits there are two sides
to the question far greater weight
attaches to irrigation. The Dunkards
have carefully investigated the compare
tive worth of the two systems before Sc
Letting their location. We are enthusi-
astic for irrigation, and the possibilities
that lie before US are hard to estimate.
II. NJ. LIGHTLY.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-08-24

isfaction in every particular. Our
range heats quick, bakes quick, bakes
perfectly, saves time saves fuel, saves
labor, is durable, and summing up the
whole in a nutshell, we believe the
Home Comfort the cheapest range in
the long run on the market, and as
such we cheerfully recommend it to the
people of Barton county.-Nr. and
Mrs. Edmund Cumm, Marshville, Mo.
Feb. 10, 1899.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-08-24
Comfort"

Joseph, Cook, president Bronson bank
Bronson, Ky.
This certifies that we bought u
Home Comfort steel range few days
ago, and have found it exactly as rep
resented 10y the salesman. Itbakes to
perfection, and consumes so much less
fuel than our old stove did. To our
neighbors and friends we would say,
buy Home Comfort. MIR. and Mrs.
Geo. Dice, Pierce City, Mo-, April 3,
1899
Norman j. Coleman, of St Louis,
late L. :. Commissioner of Agricul-
ture, and well known throughout the
country as editor of Coleman's Rural
World, writes: II desire to express
my hearty thanks for putting up the
Home Comfort range in my house.
You could not take it away if | could
not get another of the same pattern
if you paid me double the price of it.
The women are charmed with it. 1t
bakes admirably and is just the thing
we Were so badly in need of. No wo-
man can be happy if deprived of the
Home Comfort range you have con
ferred a great blessingupon thcwomen
folks and have done much to make
home folks happy
We bought Home Comfort steel
range from the company's wagon seven
years ago. Soon afterward we were
told that we had paid too much; that
our range was made of sheet iron and
paper, that it would warp and break,
that we would throw it away in lit
tie while but to the contrary we find
it as represented by the salesman. 1t
is the most perfect baker and greatest
fuel saver we ever saw and we take
pleasure in recommending the Home
Comfort to the people of Barton
county as the cheapest range, in the
long run, on the market. - Mr.. and
Mrs. b. p. Majors, kenoma, Mo-, Bar
ton county. Feb, 8, 1899.
We bought Home Comfort steel
range off the Company's wagon seven
years ago and have used it constantly
ever since, and are pleased to say it
has given excellent satisfaction; not
crack, or warp about it, In summer
we can arrange it as to throw out
much less heat than any ordinary
stove, aad it takes but little fuel.
Thanks to the company for their hon
orable dealing. We make this state
ment solely with the object of aiding
worthy enterprise. Mr.. and Mrs.
J. G. Morris, Colfax, Wash.
To whom it may concern: In 1889
| bought double oven Home Com
fort steel range with steam table at
tached, and found the range to be all
that it was represented to be, and !
never used a range that gave any bet
ter satisfaction. A splendid baker
The above range is made and sold only
by the Wrought Iron Range Com
pany of st. Louis, Mon. G. True,
Proprietor of True's Hotel formerly
known as Artesan,) Pullman, Wash,
May 2, 1899.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-08-24
DEWEY.

JEWEL.
Dewey flags and Dewey nags,
Dewey hats and Dewey fats,
Dewey ice and Dewey dice.
Dewey Dewey" everywhere.
Dewey books and Dewey brooks,
Dewey-Dewey!
Dewey-Dewey!
Dewey-Dewey"
Everywhere
Dewey bricks and Dewey tricks,
Dewey trusts and upper thrusts,
Dewey ropes and Dewey soaps,
Dewey gum and Dewey rum,
dewey" is the swelling sound,
Dewey! Dewey" all around
Dewey-Dewey!
Dewey-Dewey!
Dewey-Dewey"
All around.
Dewey rails and Dewey nails,
Dewey streets aud country seats.
Dewey meals and Dewey wheels,
Dewey inks and Dewey drinks,
Dewey here and Dewey there
dewey! Dewey" everywhere.
Dewey-Dewey!
Dewey-Dewey
Dewey-Dewey"
Everywhere.
-Pittsburg Dispatcl
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-08-24

Horrible agony is caused by piles,
burns and skin diseases. These are i'm
mediately relieved and quickly cured by
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. Beware
of worthless limitations. l.. o. Janeck's
drug store.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-08-24

After using your Home Comfort
steel range six years we are prepared
to say, its perfect work enables one to
save time, labor and fuel, is durable,
will last a lifetime if taken care of it
is the cheapest range on the market
Twice its cost would not deprive our
home conveniences afforded by same 49,
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-08-24

Hamilton Clark, OF Chauncey, Ca,
says he suffered with itching piles TWEEN
ty years before trying DeWitt's Witch
Hazel Salve, two boxes of which COM
pletely cured him. Beware of worthless
and dangerous coun,erfeits. Janeck's
Drug Store.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-08-24
TESTIMONIALS.

Our "Home Comfort" steel range
bought from the Company's wagon
seven years ago, has given perfect sat
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-08-24
Still They Come.

A Caravan comprising eight wagons
arrived in town on Tuesday. The Com.
pany under the leadership of. N. Cnl-
yer is mainly from Galena, Cherokee
County, Kansas. There were about
twenty men and women and children in
the outfit which has been year on the
journey acoss the plains from bleeding
Kansas. They wintered in Nebraska
but got out of the cyclone belt in as great
hurry as possible. They will remain here
to pick hops and then go to Port Angeles.
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-08-24

People desiring to visit the seashore
during the hot season will be pleased to
know that the Northern Pacific has ar
ranged to issue tickets from North Yak
ina to Westport at one fare for the round
trip. Agent Graham will be pleased to
furnish any information desired about
this popular resort and the transportation
facilities. 2l.f
The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1899-08-24
FQ[lIy Q1d Hotel RQ1QeS

are unequalled because they are made
of malleable iron and wrought steel.
Will not break by overheating or
rough usage. Waterbacks bear 200
pounds pressure; no danger of cxplo-
sion by freezing Flues lined with