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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-03

PROPOSED DESIGN FOR ENTRANCE TIC MAIN
BUILDING OF PAN-AMERICAN EXPOSITION.
position. Among them is a scheme to
build a spiral railway around a great
iron tower. This is designed to symbol
ize the ogre of electrical develop
ment. The plan provides for a massive
tase, which will firmly brace the steel
framework supporting two spiral tracks.
Upon the lookout platform will be
erected an electrical temple surmounted
by a huge transparent sphere, in which
will be displayed the most powerful
electric light yet devised, and it is be-
lieved that this great illumination can
readily be seer at a distance Of at least
80 miles.
The cars will be hemispherical in
shape, conveniently arranged as to seat
ing capacity and will afford a splendid
lookout for the passengers. They willbe
impelled by electrical power, with a gear
wheel running on a central rack rail.
The base will be a handsome edifce,
and the entire tower will be handsome
" decorated for day effect and profuse-
" Illuminated by electricity at night.
The dimensions of this proposed
structure will be of mammoth proper
tions, as the following measurements
will show: Base, 100 feet square on the
ground; height, 40 feet and 80 feet
square at the top. The steel tower will
be $40 feet in height from its base to
the floor of the observation platform.
The temple on the platform will be 80
feet high. The sphere at the summit
will be so feet in diameter. The track
will be SO constructed that cars can be
run up and down continually at very
short intervals and 2, 600 O. Z, 1000 pas
sengers per hour carried without diff
Guilty.
Another feature which has been talk
| ed of is a great conclave of Masons to
which various bodies of the order IN ev-
cry country of the new world are ex-
pected to send representatives. To give
the occasion a personal interest for ev-
| cry Mason in this country it is also pro-
posed to dedicate a great Masonic tenn
7 pie, where, during the course OF the
fair, will be displayed a remarkable col
| lection Of relics and famous jewels of
the order. Every lodge that. comes to
the celebration will bring with it its
best paraphernalia, and it is safe to say
that the walls of the temple will be
decorated in dazzling richness.
The temple will be built to stand as
a monument to the order and to the oc-
casion. Its architecture will be On the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-03


There has been talk for some time in
London anent the formation of a club
for American women on the lines of
Sorosis and which could be affiliated
with this mother of clubs. The talk,
until lately, seemed likely to go up in
smoke, but within the last few weeks
the project has taken such form that
the projectors are confident of its ulti-
mate success.
OF its need there is no question, and
Mrs. Hugh Griffith, the proposed presi-
dent of the new organization. speaks
most positively of its being an assured
fact in the neal future.
1T is intended, quoting Mrs. Crit
fifth, sto make the society both select
and useful. It will probably be affiliated
with the New York Sorosis. It is pro-
posed as a club for American women in
London.
The headquarters Of the club will be
the Hotel Cecil. Therei is no doubt as to
the success Of the club SO far as num-
bers are concerned. The real difficulty
viii be to keep a select club where
American women can meet periodically.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-03
Cali Returned.

She hoped that she yTas doing lots of
good. She would visit the poor in their
own homes and. as she believed, cheer
them up. One time she called on a poor
Jewish woman in Hester street, and, as
was her won't, she Immediately began
to ask a stereotyped set of questions
which she hurled at the woman.
How old are you? How many chill
dren have your Can you read2 Does
your husband drink2" etc.
The woman did her best to stem this
~interrogative avalanche and mumbled
some After about half an
hours talk the philanthropic woman
went away and was driven to her home
in Fifth avenue, leaving her card with
her address at the poor woman's home.
A clergyman who did charitable work
in that section called on the Hester
street woman a few days after the rich
woman's visit. After some talk with
her she said to him:
81 thinks dat | will makes n call.
"Well, my good woman, on whom do
you intend to calf"
She named the would be benefactress.
"But," said the clergyman, edo you
know how to behave when you call on
such a person?"
"Oh, yesi" she said. 81 knows how
they behaves, und I behaves myself just
like EN-.
She did call and was ushered into the
drawing room. A few moments later
the wealthy woman entered the apart
ment. As soon as she crossed the thresh-
old her visitor began:
"How old are you? How many chill
dren have you? Can you read? Does
your husband drink9 How often does
he beat your"
Then she turned sharply about and
holding up her ragged skirt she strobe
out of the house and down the avenue.
Exchange
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-03

There are doubtless few more profit
able dishonest employments than that
of the egg forger. The words sound
peculiar, but it is a literal translation
of a French phrase which the ever re-
sourcefuI juge d'instruction has applied
to a clever miscreant in Lille. This is
how he earned his strange s~obriquet:
He made penguins' eggs out of plaster
of paris; he easily changed the egg of a
duck into that of a falcon; he painted
larks' eggs brown and sold them for the
eggs of nightingales, and in every de-
partment Of his industry he made enor-
NOUS profits, for there are almost as
many egg collectors in France as there
are stamp collectors in America. We
have stamp forgers here in plenty, SO
expert coglaators inform us. but SO far
as we know the egg forger has yet
to make his appearance. New York
Times.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-03

HOW THOMAS WON HIS WlFH.
c~atechizing habit, are not triiing or
useless, but lead to the prudent selection
and steady pursuit Of what is right.
Mr.. jefferson was all his life a fond
devotee of the violin. If tradition
speaks truly, his violin played q part
in helping him to win his wife, the
beautiful and accomplished widow of
Bathurst Shelton, Esq. Mrs. Shelton
was left a widow when scarcely adj
yanced beyond her girlhood.
Her hand was sought by other wooers
besides Thomas jefferson. II. is related
that two of his rivals happened one
evening to meet on Mrs. Skeletons door
step. They were shown into a room
from which they heard a harpsichord
and voice, accompanied by Mr.. Jeher-
sons violin and voice, in the passages
of a touching song. They listened for a
stanza or two. Whether something in
the words or in the tones of the singers
appeared suggestive to them the story
does not say, but it does say that they
took their hats and retired, to return
no more ON the same errand.
Mr.. Jefferson was a most methodical
man. He governed his life at every
point by rules, and made a record of it
in books of account, diaries and note
books in which the minutest details
were set down. He began his ssGarden
Book, in 1885, and the entries in it are
continuous and copious down to 1924.
He was particularly strong on the
weather, and the Monticello home was
well equipped with wind vanes, ther-
mometers and the like. The old wind
vane with its ingenious apparatus for
recording the winds direction within
the house still remains.
The interest which Jefferson took in
the weather is indicated by the fact
that not only did he record the temper
allure two or three times a day, but he
would make these records ever IN the
day when Tarleton's dragons ran him
away from Monticello, as well as on
those exciting days when the adoption
of his Declaration of Independence was
being wrapgled over in Philadelphia.
All this is of interest as showing the
many sided sort of the Jefferson intelli-
gence. On a day when the Declaration
of Independence, which he had drawn
and which was and is the most ire
mendous document the world has ever
seen, on this day when a hot debate
was closed and this document adopted,
he sets down the temperature and looks
at the thermometer four times
Jefferson was a practical and an in
yentive man. but was remarkable for
many strong peculiarities. There is no
discounting the fact that he was one OF
the wisest and most enterprising men
of his day.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-03
Not quite satisfactory.

Adog belonging to west side family
has the sociable habit of visiting
throughout the neighborhood. During
the recent wet weather the dog went
over to a next door house and tracked
mud all over the front porch. The wo-
man of the house was indignant. She
sent word that the dog was a nuisance.
The woman who owned the dog was Of
Tended. She resolved to make the COM
planning neighbor ashamed of herself.
MARY, you take a bucket of warm
water and a brush and go over and
scrub Mrs. Browns front porch she
said to the servant girl. make it clean
er than it has been in a year"
The girl did as she was ordered. Mrs.
Brown stood in the front door and
watched her, not at all abashed.
4That's very nice she said when
Mary had finished. NOW come around
and begin on the back steps.
She kept the girl at work for two
hours, and now there is q deadly feud
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-03


interviewed in Mexico, in 1862, he left the
classroom and joined the army of the re-
public. His military career is a brilliant
one. He was several times promoted for
distinguished gallantry in action. Once
he was severely wounded, and he was
finally taken prisoner by the French,
but was released. He received many
medals for his bravery and patriotism,
was decorated by the government and
received the cross of the first class at
the close of the war
Senior Aspiroz became assistant secre-
rary of foreign relations and served
from August, 1867, till March. 1872,
when he went to Washington as a mem
Der Of the joint claims commission, on
which he served until Jan. 81, 1878. In
April of that year he was appointed
consul to San Francisco, in which pest
he served until March, 1876. After that
he returned home and was senator for
the federal district and later served on
a commission which effected a treaty
with Italy. He received the order of
Christ from the king of Portugal in ad-
dition to many other honors from
abroad and from his native government.
He is widely recognized as a high au-
thority on international law. Among
his books on that subject is a treatise
on the "Rights and Duties of Foreign
ers." He is a man of broad learning,
and speaks English fuently.
The family of the new ambassador
consists of his wife, two daughters and
a son. All but the son accompany him.
The two daughters are both beautiful
women. One of them is the widow of <
distinguished Mexican.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-03
A Sure winner.

The greatest of all races
This world has over seen
Took place on nursery race track,
Above the yardlet green.
The finest paii. of trotters-
They were twins without a doubt
Were led before the starters
And the winner singled out.
The Jockey mounted on their backs;
All ready-one, two, three
And off shey went with shouts and whacks
Amid ssughtar, mirth and glee.
Away iney flew like demons
On theis race 'gainst time and speed
But when the race was finished
Neither one of them did lead.
The reason why I'll tell you,
And I know you will agree
That the greatest of all races
Was the one that I did see.
Twas baby and his hobby horse
Who thus the race did ride.
The horses stood together
While the baby sat inside.
H. G. e. in Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-03
nR. HAgvEY M. MILEY.


ident Of the Society For the Study of
Life, and Professor L. 81. Bailey of
Cornell university.
One popularity Of the Hundred Year
club is that no two members agree on
any one method of living to a green
old age. AS an example Of this differ
ence of opinion it may be noted that
the first meeting, which was held at
the Waldorf-Astoria hotel, was to be
followed by a banquet, but when the
committee Of arrangements met it was
discovered THAT the members could
reach no agreement as to what would
be proper food to set before people who
had determined to live as long a posi-
BILE. So the banquet was abandoned.
The views expressed in the various
addresses at the first meeting were
equally diverse. There were speakers
who said eschew meat and others gave
elaborate instructions concerning the
way to eat the proper kind of flesh.
There was a vegetarian with a long
beard who advised feeding upon fruits,
vegetables and grain if you would live
to be 100, and a long haired scientific
farmer told of the terrors and the bugs
which lurked in the rosy checked apple
and the seductive pear.
Another member, Colonel George W.
Smith, a philosopher, railroad magnate
and inventor, said that the aim of the
club was to concentrate the experience
of mature asalytical minds, particular
ly those who have attained excessive
longevity, and learn the lessons there
from and to collect everything written
on the subject. including the theories
Of India, Egypt and the ancient He
brews, as well as modern ideas.
1T is evident" said Colonel Smith,
ssthat the life of man, when you COM
pare it with that of other animals, par
ticularly as regards the time required
to reach maturity, should be normally
from 100 to 1870 years. That we do not
attain these years of happy activity and
usefulness is because OF our Ignorance
OF neglect of the laws of nature.
although few may seriously under
take to accomplish this, yet the general
average of life may rapidly be increased
by the diffusion Of knowledge regard
ing a few of the fundamental laws.
Real pleasure and happiness come from
the greatest knowledge Of and COM
pliance with the laws of nature. Hap
piness comes only with health and
health with f-?owledges
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-03
PANAMERICAN
SHOW.
Buffalo Exposition of 1901
Now On a Sure
Footing.
4 NEW WORLD AFFAIR
Canada and the Republics of
South and Central Amer
lea to Take Part.

4 new world show on a large scale is
to be held in Buffalo during the summer
of 1901. 1t will be known as the Pan
American exposition. The United
States, Canada and the republics OF
Central and South America will join
hands in this affair. There will be no
attempts to get foreign exhibits. The
exposition is to beall American in cha
acter, which will make it distinctive
from any other ever held.
This is the second attempt to hold a
Pan-American exposition. Two years
g the project was agitated in Buffalo
and a company organized, but the
scheme fell through. The new enter
prise, however, is now on a firm foun-
dation. just before the late congress
adjourned an appropriation of $500, 600
for a national exhibit at this exposition
PASSED both houses and was signed by
the president.
The New York state legislature has
also appropriated $500, 600 to defray
u EXPENSES OIL d stdt0 CAAiDAe. AAo
subscription to the capital stock OF the
exposition has already reached the sum
Of 81, $50. ITO, which makes a total OF
81. 100, ITO with which to begin bust
ness.
OF course the national and state ap-
propriations will be used only for the
erection of buildings and the sending OF
exhibits, but this makes a good sized
nucleus around which to cluster the
other features of the big show.
The organization of the exposition
company was recently effected at a
meeting in Buffalo when John G. Mil
burn, a prominent Buffalo lawyer, was
elected president and % directors were
elected from among the 335 i%ncorpora-
tors.
The selection of an exposition site is
to be the next step in the enterprise.
The preliminary Investigations have al
ready been begun, and it is expected
that a decision viii be reached within
the month
The hrst exposition company had Sc
lected Cayuga leland, one OF the many
islets in the Niagara river above the
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-03
FOR LITTLE FOLKS.
a STORY OF DOGS.

-
Among the First wild Animals to He
observation-disclosures Pecnlinrities.
When we read that all the different
breeds of our domestic animals orig
mated from one source, and that a wild
one, it is at least hard to believe. The
dog seemed to have been among the FIRST
of these animals to be tanned, and he is
thought TO have descended from the
wolf in cold countries or the jackal
common in hot countries
A very strange thing is that while the
dog has acquired some new E-oits, like
barking and attachment to his master,
centuries of domestication ,haT not
made him forget the habits of his an
cestors. Curiously enough, the habit of
barking, which is almost universal with
dogs as we know them, is altogether an
unknown accomplishment in their wild
state. And it is said that when dogs
again relapse into their wild state
they lose the habit of barking. So, you
see, barking is distinctly the result Of
civilization. It is a dogs method Of
talking, and we may not believe him
civilized unless he possesses that mark
CT refinement and culture.
Did you ever notice a dog when pre-
pairing to lie down? No matter how soft
the rug or how well smoothed it is, he
turns round and round, making the
same motions his wild ancestors did
when tramping down the grass for a
bed in their native forests. Then, if a
dog has more food than he can eat, he
buries it the same as his wild relations
do. But many of our dogs are so well
fed and become SO lazy that they do not
trouble to dig it up again.
When America was discovered, no
animal had been domesticated by the In
dams except the dog at the north and
the llama at the south; no bird except
the turkey in Mexico. All our ordinary
domestic animals and fowls descend
from stock brought over from Europe.
In the Scriptures dogs are generally
spoken of with loathing and contempt
quite a different feeling from that en-
tertained by people nowadays for the
faithful guardian Of the farm house.
There is a pretty legend accounting for
the dogs cold, dewy nose It is related
that tie dog and his mate helped Noah
to drive all the other animals into the
ark. When their turn came to enter, it
was so crowded that Mr.. and Mrs. Dog
gle were obliged to stand with their
heads out in the rain, and their noses
became so cold and wet that they never
got over it.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-03
rhe chinese sun and MOON.

In China the sun and moon are broth
er and sister. The moor is the elder
brother, who looks after his rather silly
sister. the sur.
This is exactly the reverse of u leg
ends, which make the sun the day
king and the gentle moon lady of the
night.
One day in China-so the legend runs
the sun asked the moon if she couldn't
go out at night. The moon answered
very sternly "No. You are a young
lady, and it would be improper for you
to go out after dark"
Then the sun said, "But the people
keep looking at me when I go out in
the daytime"
So the moon told her to take the gold
en- needles that she wore in her hair
and stick them into the eyes of people
when they stared at her. This IS the
reason why no n can look at the sun
without pain.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-03
FILIPINO HEADQUARTERS.
I~nsurgent Chief Chose an Abandoned
at MaIolos.

Et
The building which Aguinaldo has
been using as his headquarters at Ma
lolos was formerly a convent. 1t was
abandoned by the nuns months ago,
when the Filipinos occupied the place.
The structure is a substantial two story
affair of whitewashed brick with a
matched roof. 1t stands near the great
brick church in which many of the in
surgents have been quartered.
The accompanying illustration is from
a drawing made by an English artist
who recently visited the Filipino lines.
The artist says that when he went to
the headquarters of the rebel chief he
was halted by half a dozen soldiers at
the gate. and at the entrance he found
two big natives, evidently from the in
terror Of Luzon. armed with 10 foot
Mindanao spears. Numerous Filipino
officers. belonging to Aguinaldo's staff,
lounged about on the veranda and up
per balcony. smoking cigarettes and
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1899-04-03

PRESIDENT JOdG y. M1LoChcs
falls. Should the new organization
make the same choice. advantage could
be taken of some of the old plans. Ca
yuga island would give the exposition
a magnificent water frontage on Nj
agara river of more than a mile and a
half, and also the waterway OF nearly
two miles on the eastern side of the is
land furnished by the Little Niagara
river, which varies in width from 40
to 10 feet and is navtgable for good
sized vessels from the Niagara river at
the head of the island until the current
OF the smaller stream again joins the
waters of the parent food.
Besides these splendid water facili-
ties. this site possesses many other i'm
portant advantages. The island is beau
fifully wooded. and the land slopes to
the water all around it, SO as to afford
excellent drainage. The soil is for the
most part sandy, and except at the ex-
4reme waters edge will need compare
lively little grading or filling to make
ii suitable for the purposes OF the ex-
position.
By land the village of Lasalle, OPP
posite Cayuga island, is reached direct
" BY all the great railway systems con-
Meeting the east and west. There are a
dozen places where bridges car be built
without any serious engineering diff
Guilty. At present the only roadway to
the island is along a wagonway lead
ing from the lower part of Lasaile VII
lage over an iron swing bridge across
the Little Niagara river.
The territory which embraces La
sale, the Little Niagara river, Cayuga
creek and Cayuga island was formerly
owned by the state of New York, being
within the one mile strip along the Nj
apara frontier reserved for military pur-
noses. but has been sold in various par
GELS from time to time during the early
mart of the present century 1t IS a re-
eion full Of historic interest.
When President Mckinley was IN
Rnffalo AZ the Grand Army of the Re
mn blic encampment a year ago last sum-
mer. be visited Cayuga island as the
grest of the officers Of the old exposl-
ton company and drove a stake IN the
ground at the spot selected BY the ON
GERS as the site for the administration
building.
But if ID hardly probable that Cayuga
island will be chosen, for the new com
nany has decided that the site shall De
rsithin ten miles Of the Buffalo city
hall. and If It does not change l's
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would let him know to what decision
she had come. Now the answer she
gave her lover is not yet definitely
known, but there seems 40 doubt in
certain minds that it was affirmative
at least the inevitable story of the en-
gagement is again afioat.
Miss Willard is the daughter of a pro-
fessor of elocution who has been con-
nected with the Royal academy and
the Royal College of Music. She was
carefully educated for the stage and
won success rapidly. She made her
debut about four. years ago in George
Alexander's revival Of "The Second
Mrs. Tanqueray," and in the title role.
She has played several leading parts in
Alexander s plays. When s'The Prisoner
of Zenda" was produced, MI. Hope
superintendent the stage work, and it
was he who selected Miss Willard to
play the leading role. She succeeded SO
well that the authors admiration
quickly turned into the deeper affec-
ton. Mr.. Hope is So years old and rich.