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The Jersey City news., 1899-12-16

The Birmingham Daily Gazette is re-
sponsible for the following extraordinary
story:--Miss Patty Walton, daughter Of
Mr.. George Walton, Of the Prince Of
Wales Hotel, Ashfield. Ross, some months
ago left her bracelet watch on table
in her dressing room and on looking for
it subsequently, found that it had mystic
riously disappeared. A diigent search
was Instituted, but no trace of the miss
ing watch, or Of the bracelet in which 1t
was inclosed, could be obtained The
young lady was ultimately forced TO the
conclusion that her watch-spirited away
in some mysterious If not uncanny man
ner-was lost to her forever, and a few
weeks ago consoled herself by purchas-
ing a new one. Her surprise may be
imagined when a few days after the pur-
chase had been made her old watch was
restored to her from the roof of the hotel
The spoutinE requiring cleaning out, a
man was sent aIoft for the purpose. and
he, Instead OF finding nothing bat
leaves{ came across 4 starIng's nest.
md iIa 1t was found the watch and the
bracelet The birds had taken so much
care IL their booty that the timepieea
was practically uninjur6d.
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-16

CENTRAL TELEsRATH OFFICE, PRETORIA
There they break. On the other side of
the British lines the wires are live"
again. but they are held By British army
officers, who nse than for communicating
with General Baller and the commissary
and for precious little else. Oace in
awhile few short dispatches from news
paper correspondents are allowed to
trickle through after the newz has been
held for week or ss.
But one line Of wixes, that which runs
east to the coast. is in uninterrupted
working order. This ends at Delagoa
Bay, which is in Portuguese territory.
But the Beers who control the Pretoria
central telegraph Office care to send out
very little war news. Occasionally they
send fsw bulletins. and these are ca
bled to Europe by way Of Paris
So ths French capital, where sympathy
fer the Roers is great, gets the Boer side
OF the story, and London, whose news
all comes from Cape Town, reads only
stale war messages, which the censor has
doctorsd. or else gets along with the brief
and often misleading official bulletins
sent BY army officers. who know as much
about journalism as the Beers know
about golf
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-16

explanation of his desire to return to the
United States Is that his presence at
home is necessary and that the state de-
partment will approve Of his coming
when it laarns his reasons. A short time
ago he sent a dispatch asking for leave
Of absence This request caused ccnsid
cradle anaazsni-nt at the state depart
ment. as Mr.. Macrum's presence in Pre-
torla was necessary for American inter-
ests.
SO the state department declined to
grant Mr. Macrnm's request. 1t was ev-
ident that he did not receive the message,
however. for be sent another and similar
request, asking at the same time why his
first communication had not been air
swered The next thing heard from Mr..
AIacrun was that he had turned over the
consulate to an American who happened
to be in Pretoria and had himself started
for home.
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-16

INVENTOR DUMosE m HIS 1Azzoox oAE. 1
ship of SenAsr Dumont. This Eudder Is
made OF bamboos, severed with silk. To
rise or descend, ropes are brought into
use. Thess Repes are controlled by guys,
or smaller ropes, which In turn control
the haliaxt.
The ballast consists of 50 pounds of
weights ct the sxfremides 81 the mein
ropes When the eeeupant Of the basket
wishes to ascend, be let's ops the stezn
guy, and 80 ponnds of hAnast falls
asfern. which tArows the hoE end Of
the balloon upweza. Ehs peopaller re-.
volying all the Gms sends the balloon up
ward Should the aeRenaHs wish to de-
sceud, he has only TO let ont the bow
weight and pull ir the stern weight.
Thus this airzAip Is conducted By the
aeroplane system-
In a recent expeEiment Eaahor Dum0nk
alighted at an appointed place In the
Bsis de Bouiagns.
He Is the third inventor Of balloons to
use fre. but he has taken the preeaution
to keep the escaps tube from the basket
and from the engine.
Senior Dsnant holds the record for
remaining In mldair ths longest known
period-28 hours. He aseendsd In Paris
one evening at s'eloek- In the norning
at 8 o'clock the airship was $4,000 feet
above the sea level, and the Thermometers
registered 8 degrees below zero. He de-
clared that he fonnd absoluteiy no dif1-
Guilty in combating strsng winds
This latest invention appears to be the
most valuable Of aiEships for use IN time
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-16

gave up his life as a result Of Devey's
victory, the sum CT $50 month as a
pension. Congress talks Of inereasing
this amount
The salary Of naval captain is not a
large one. II he has family ashore az
most naval captains have, he generally
lives up to every dollar Of it. Captain
Gridley did. So his widow found herself
dependent on pension Of $50 month.
She has grown daughter and son
who is about 20. Admiral Dewey and
President Mckinley have volunteered to
pay the expenses of the son while he is
studying for the examination which he
must pass bsfore be can qualify for the
post OF lieutenant In the marine corps,
to which the president has appointed
him. Mrs. Gr;dley's daughter recently
secured position as assistant in New
York school for girls.
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-16
!: WONDERFUL
: NEW AIRSHIP.
. Youxg Drasi1iAA Invsnts ons
which Gan Ne steered
, al WILL
BY ALFRED R. R0ALEY


1t il quite probable that people who
80 to ths Paris exposition viii see among
other remarkable exhibits abie bal
loan In practical operation, . balloon
which will sail thnsssh the air under
the ahSeazf< esRtxol Of tAe Navigator.
which viii sail aoainsx ths vind as vell
~ uith It anA which saa hs hsoxskt t.
earth at any spst aad 1t any tirne TIA
engineer decides upo0. 8
For hundreds Of years aaEssznts hAye
been seeking after this Fery tkiaG. HAny
times has the anno1Aaa<ns1t besn u&ds
that q steering ballssa Aad bean per-
fected. but saeh tizas q f&W has bean
found In the invention
The airship devised by SAHkor Santos
Dumont promises TO do AL tzat such =
machine could be expected TO do. He
has already shown tho wondering Pa
risians new achievements In aeronaufics.
He has circled tho Eiftal tower twice
and then alighted at chosen landing
place. He has remained hovsring above
the city for nearly "a hours, and now he
has offered to cross the OCEAN In bis air.
ship. Senior Santos Dnmonk Is d Bra
lillian. He is only rs years Of age and
has been studying aersnautics Tor only
wv EIAn
The most wonderful thing about Sen
hor Dumoars iayentien is it, simplicity
1t is propelled By snail double petro-
Ieum mstor, similar to that used in the
automobiles Ordinary coal gas can take
the place Of hydrogen for the purpose Of
expediency in filing the balloon, as only
an hour Is required for this work with
gas, whereas hydrogen takes an entire
day T
The bag Of tha airahip Is xhaped Like
huge cigar. 1t msssaras rs feet IN
length and II in diameter. 10 prevent
possible catastrophe throagh IRE the
basket is hung 30 test hesoW. Other
aaronaats have eensiAszzd 10 teet safe
distance.
Ths basket, inciasasng to Gopnle pc
troaeum metsF, weighs but e5 pounds.
This Light wsisht Is a gEeat advantage
when thu balison saaEs h<sh IN the air.
The Rotor is of SIS hassepawer and
makes u 500 rsyolatiens nfr nznnte.
Ths raddsr, which all aeronauts have
placed at the saas oE the basket, Is at
the rear end of tAs balloon on The air
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-16

recent opening ef congress, although just
previously to the opening OF the session it
was thought that his late illness would
preYeRt Ain fgon being present
The dean VI the Eiftysixth congress
was elected from a Philadelphia district
in 1871 and has been in continuous sery
ice sincs with the exception Of 1875 and
1877. when his seat IN the Forty fourth
consrass WAS held By Jshn Robbins. Air.
Harnsr was reelected to the Torty-ffth
congress ana has been a nember Of the
house coatiRueusly for a years
Pennsylvania scans to cling TO mo-
nopoly of this congressional distinction.
The famcus "Pig Iron" Kelley and
Charles 0'Neul we're Mr. Harmers i'm
mediate predecessors, 20 that the Key
stone State can claim the honor of sup
plying the member longest in continuous
service since .Aereh 4. 1875. Prior TO
that date Mr. Dawes ef Massachusetts
was ths father Of the house"
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-16

ing home, is the son of the secretary of
state. Consul Hay is 23 years old and q
graduate Of Harvard He goes to as
sumo post which will call for high or
der Of diplomacy, for the fact that Eng
land has asked our consul at Pretoria to
look after the interests Of British sub
jeets who may be in the Transyaal capi-
tai has aroused the antasonism of the
Beers toward our representative there.
1t is said that young MIR. Hay Is fully
capable OF handling the situation. He
saw something Of diplomacy while bis Ia
ther was ambassador to England He
has recently returned from q trip to the
Philippines. where he viewed the situa-
ton In Luxon. probably as special rep
resentative Of his father.
Just why Mr.. Macrum was SO anxious
to get home in such hurry nobody In
Washington seems to know. His only
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-16
& FATHER OF the HOUSE. =

"a Pennsysarnzasa Representative
Again HoIds TI,is Peculiar Honor.
One Of the traditions of congress is
that the menaber Of the house Of repre-
sentstives who has had the lon8cst con
tiaueas service shah be knswn as the
father og the horse" !" This honor now
belouga to Alfred G. HRrmer OF Pennsyl-
vania.
Certain privileges accompany this hon-
or. The ''farher Of the house" adminis-
ters the oath Of Office TO the speaker elect
and has the right to select any seat he
may choose on the floor instead of taking
a chance in the seat lottery with the rest
Of the members. Both Of these privileges
Representative Harmer exercised at the
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-16
Kate Field and Landor.

Kate Field used to take daily lessons IN
Latin from Walter Savage Landor when
she was in Florence. and at her entrance
into the room his rugged expression La
variably softened. and he became what
his pupil called "chiyalry incarRata' y
One day he dropped his spectacles, and
as she picked thela rp and handed them
to him he exolaimed. 'soh. this Is not the
first tins fr~' -..u have caught my eyesv'
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-16

The two bridges crossing the Orange
River, which have been destroyed by the
burghers. were built ~ the Cape Colony
Government at a cost or $4,000 The one
at the Orange River Station was I2a0 fset
in length. hHd nine spans. cost SSe8.000
and was opened for tra1iic In 1856 IT was
considered the finest bridge In South
Africa The other was at Hope Town: tt
was 1,ss9 feet long and cost $4,000.
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-16


Gridley. wksa yen are ready" Gridley
was the cspt&ia OF tie Olrzpia. He vas
ready. he lad Besn ready for hoars.
Yet ha knew taat tas shock 81 sea fight
would ke one from which he never woald
recoYey, for he was in a critical physical
condition.
AID so after tie battle the heroic Grid
ley was shipped heuae ''invaiided. Ee
died on the way. He did net expect to
live to reach hosae. His zane viii be
handed down with thst Of Dewey, fer
the story Of the battle OF Manila Bay will
never be told without that faaous order
to the Olympis's captain. 1t has already
been written 10 mortar and brass. At his
old home in Erie. Pa, the admirers Of
Captain Gridley are raising TO him q
monument.
In the meantime the government pays
to Mrs. Gfidley, wife Of the man who
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-16
BOER NERVE CENTER.


Where the Transvani Receives Its
News From the Front.
Here is the nerve center of the bat
ting South African republics. It Is the
central telegraph station in Prstoria.
the capital Of the Transvsal. 1t u a
unique. toweriike building that has no
counterpart anywhere in the world.
Most Of ths wives that are shown run
ming into thts sswsr have bnt limited
connection with the outside world. The
greater part OF then, run only as far as
the frontiers Of the republics where the
burghers are lighting the great armies
which England Is sending against them.
But news Of the most stirring kind Is
being sent over these Ehoft wires, news
that the big London dailes would give
many galden snineas ts get.
All the wires running to the south CON
meet With the various stations near the
scenes Of the various military operations.
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-16

1t is asserted that no two countries In
the world make and eat the same kind
Of broad In England and America
there is the greatest similarity in this
respect, but the Eaglishman never eats
bread hot from the oven. nor does he use
biscuits made with shortening.
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-16

The island Of Malta is the only known
spot where the remains of dwarf eie-
plants are found One Of these. whose
teeth and bones showed it was fuii
grown specimen. was less than ~ fexf
in height and could not have weighed
over 600 pounds when In the desh.
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-16

a young lady employed as nurse at the
railroHd station was run over yesterday
By locomotive and l6 cars. They gath
cred iip what Was left of her.
She was q trained nurse. Baltimore
News.
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-16
OUR NEW CONSUL.

Mr.. Adelbert
S. Hay, who has
be en- sent to
take charge of
the consulate in
Pretoria in the
absence of Con-
sui Macrum,
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-16
A HERo's WIDOW.

You ramen-
Der that when
Admiral Dewey
gave the order
to begin the bat
tie OF Manila
Boy he did it
III these words:
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-16

Among the pretty shell combs, jetted
pins and fancy aigrettes and bows made
up for assisting the couture to full dress
of an evening the coronet of jetted tulle
deserves mention. Sometimes the coro-
net is of plain black tulle. twisted in a
little coil and finished WITH a jet butter
fiy, not too large. or two gauzy wings Of
lace or net dotted with sparkling pail
lettes OF jet. The long oar-shaped orna-
menta expanding at the blade into jetted
spoons is a pretty affair. It looks some
thing like the tabled will O. the wisp.
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-16

If you wish to be in the height of style
trim your taffeta waist with white SOU
tache braid. You can do it yourself If you
take the time; It is not difficult. If the
bodice is tucked or corded 1t ssmplifies
the business, for all you need do is to
follow the lines of tucking or cordIng-
already marked out for you. Sew closely
and firmly. The effect is very stylish.
Only the narrowest braids are used for
this purpose. Obtain a braid scarcely
wider than cord: If 1t is tubular so much
the better, provided that it will not
stretch.
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-16

Don't sprinkle your maiden-hair ferns
on their foliage says the florist to the
women who are eagerly buying the dainty
ferns for dinang table decoration. Keep
the earth moist all the time. but pour the
water around the roots. not on the top. .
The Jersey City news., 1899-12-16

Instead of serving the cheese with the
msyonnaise and crackers, handing it
about the table, you can have a little
variety II you use what is called a cheese
soufflet cooked and served in individual
tsolltaires." The sounlet is as airy and
feathery as an omelette of grated cheese
Maybe you can buy the little dishes In
which to serve it by the half or whole
dozen. They are called solitaires.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-27
A Song of Devon.

From Blackwood's Magazine.
was wandern' dro' the thickot, hot and wet, and
night a-comin':
All to l yeard cricket set to drummin',
drummin, drummin'.
Her buzzed guide and neshborly laughed aloud
to hear,
/ zimmd twas engine dreshin' wheat to home in
DevOnsheer.
Here US has no ice nor snow
Like in purity Devon.
Oh, to hear the cattle low,
Winter nights in Devonl
''Hark the herald angels sing
Mother with her Chrstmasing,
Boys all slidin' ring airing
On our pond In Devon
Now the winter days be come you beside the barn
FIJI the dresher, make her hum, fed with yellow
Red the field and green the bank, sun in mist a.
Settin',
Frost in air and smoke lieth lew-and lies here a.
sweatin'.
Shorter grow the afternoons
tricks beside the llnhay).
Early shine the winter moons
Iticks beside the linhay).
Far along the howlets whoopin',
Mnkmaid calleth coop, coop, coopin'.
Sweet red cows to farmysrd troopin'
(sicks beside the linhay).
Homebrew zider soft cream, blaze Of ashen
Our little maids like eherubim round the fredogs,
But hereaway-I could ha cried, twas just a-goin'
home,
I seed I'm so distinctly when I yeard yon cricket
drum.
Here there be no winter days.
Same as home to Devon.
Never see the wood fire blaze
Jolly land of DevOnD.
Here the niggers call me "Zir's-
On. to be a laDorer,
Back again amid good cheer
Back to jolly Dev0nl
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-27

weight Of years. I am not posted on the diff
ferent qualities of lumber, but my judg-
ment leads me to think this is the best
James A. Fitzhenry of Company b. same
regiment, writes Ballard friend as fol-
lows:
They tell us that this is the greatest
timber country In the world. There are
four kinds of timber-mahogany. ebony,
eamphor wood and red wood. There are
some fine timber claims that run right
down to the edge of the river OF all the
lumber that il used here there il only one
sawmill on the island. That is run by a
Chinaman, and he only saws the logs into
Giants; and the cants are sold, and the man
that buys them has to whpsaw them and
make his lumber. These cants sell for sloa
NmeAican) a thousand. Mahogany logs
grow nearly as large as the fir in the states.
AS mahogany is the principal wood. you
can see Tor yourself how much money a
man could make If he owned q sawmiIl
mere. Before this trouble with the insur-
gems got so bad my captain told me that
tnere We're ten officers of different repi-
nien's FORMING a syndicate and were going
" SEND 10 the states for backing to start
With. They say that there will no a
uooli III tnis country as soon as the trouhle
rs over If so, this will be a good nlaca 10
max, ,liahe money man can start a small
BUSINESS and hire native labor for IA cents
our money 80 Nei'S "I
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-27
LIGHT EXERCISE.
How the Ameer of Afghanistan Fol-
lows His Doctors Orders.
From the London Mail.

rum tHe LONDON MILL
The Ameer Of Afghanistan has been or
dered by his doctors to take exercise, and
he has probably discovered the easiest way
of taking it that was ever thought of. The
ameer is getting fat, and has been suffer-
hg from indigestion. and that is why he
has got to take exercise.
He has ordered from famous carriage
making firm of Oxford street a peculiar
vehicle, for exercising purposes. The car
riage has light body and is propelled by
an arrangement of bicycle wheels from the
lear, Two stalwart Afghans sit on sad
dles over these wheels and pedal with all
their might to drive the fat king over the
terrible roads of Afghanistan. When the
ameer feels inclined to take exercise little
more viO,ent than merely sitting down i'll
the carriage he does SO by pushing two
pedals arranged in front of him. In this
way he can add about half d small boy j
power to the efforts of the stalwart AZ
ghans pedalfng away behind him. The car
rage is d handsome one, and the body is
patterned like old English Georgian
phaeton. 1t Is fitted with silk cushions
rather luxuriously
Besides the carriage for his personal use
the ameer has had another built for the
use of members of his harem. The car
riages have cost $1,000 each and are capa-
Die OF maintaining a speed of twelve miles
an hour.
1t Will be a relief to everybody at CabuI
the capital Of Afghanistau if the ameer's
health should improve. In his present state
OF ll-temper he Is very apt to cut off peo-
pies heads. He was a great soldier in his
Gay and Is very capable monarch but
his temper has lately been very uncertain
some time ago he had a bad toothache, and
the English dentist who accepted an INVITA-
tioh to go to Cabul and pull 1t out felt very
nervous until he had secured the tooth and
got out of the country
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-27

Haarlem's Hyacinth Fields.

rrom me saturday review.
Holland is still the bulb-grower of the
world. Supremacy in hyacinths and tulips
is the one distinction left. which gains a
niche for Holland AMONG the world powers.
NO one who Is acquainted with the figures
OF the Dutch bulb trade and has watched
the insinuation Of the hyacinth into the
most forbidd1ng corners of English urban
life viii doubt that Haarlem's industry is
world power Ought not then every Hol-
lander to be proud Of Harlem? Should
not he take Off his h&. to every hyacinth
bloom he passes? And II he is not skilled
10 bow with grace the flower will teach
MIN, Tor the humility Of natural beauty in
Varlaoly saves the hyacinth from any ar
rogance OF bearing. True, 1t has not the
singular grace of the daffodil, which learns
the lesson of humility and bends its head
lust at the crisis of its glory; still. the up
right hyacinth. left to its own devices, is
never sun. Also, should not the Dutch
man at every feast reserve one cup to
toast the tulip-a handson1er cup than ever
ne Will drink from? 1t Is a pity that the
f1ouanoers have not a canonizing church,
Tor st. Hyacinthus would make an ideal
patron: and Flower Show Sunday at Haar-
lem might be his day. That Is the one
Gay when the natives seem to realize that
tney owe their living to these blossoms.
Nearly everybody wears one somehow; BIZ
cycles, carriages and humans all bear the
moral mark: they cannot be called deco
rated; the flowers often hang discourteous-
to It.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-05-27
RICH IN WOOD,
Mahogany as Plentiful as Ordinary
Lumber In the Philippines.

From the Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Uncle Sans new possessions, Cuba and
the Philippines. are destined to cut consid-
cradle figure in the lumber trade as soon
as American methods of push and enter
prise are adopted. Cuba possesses some of
the best mahogany and Spanish cedar in
the world. and the Philippine Islands are
covered with mahogany, ebony, camphor
wood and other valuable hardwood forests
]. G. Hinkle. member of the LIST Regiment
Of Washington Volunteers, a practical fur
niture maker, recently wrote to Charles X.
Sigh of Spokane from Manila as follows:
There are half a dozen hard woods here
that take a high polish. They are some
what lighter than mahogany in appear
ance. l know the name Of only one, cam
phor wood. 1 think the others do not grow
in other places. The native names would
not enlighten you in regard to them. Ebony
is also abundant. 1t Is Of mahogany that 1
wish to speak, and on this point l beg in
formation. 1t is the bull pine, or water
elm, OF this country, so to speak. Inc
meanest hovel as we'll the piainest par
tition work Is of mahogany. Notwithstand-
ing it's abundance, lumber is high here.
The native works almost for a song, but
when 1t comes to whipsawfng 1000 feet of
boards you can understand why many peo-
pie can't stand much Of this song.
There is one sawmill in the islands. Inc
logs are cut up in the mountains and
hewed out square. then nosed so that they
will plow through reeds, grass, etc, down
the Pasig river. There are great yards
full of them. and with American machinery
and enterprise this industry could be made
Of great profit. A word as to the quality
Of the lumber. We are at present quartered
in an old palace, once the residence OF the
archbishop Of the church. I have been told
by some of the oldest natives that it has
been here fifty-eight years. In the main
floor upstairs all the boards are two feet
vryfda md las, TN.
with screws that have heads countersunk
and covered. There Is not single season
check or knot in the floor that 1 have
found. There are old places In the altar
work of the various churches that have
been built as far back as 1743 that only
changes to the darker color with this