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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-11-01
HINTH's STIFF FIGHT.

In the Ninth Ward the ward club has
been doing the right kind of work for
party success. The various committees
have labored necessarily since the cam
paign began. Chairman Lewis of the Ex-
ecutive Committee of the Ninth Ward
Club, says the entire ticket will be elect
ed without doubt and by majority
not less than 5000.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-11-01

the voters to the hall, but when the
meeting was called to order there were
only about fifty people in tbx hall, in
cluding band. speakers and audience The
district is largely populated by Germans
and the meeting should have been well
attended.
The addresses of the speakers were very
short and the meeting closed early. Those
who addressed the meeting were:-J. B.
Kaloria, Joseph Kray, John A. Hopken
and William j. Charlock.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-11-01
FUNERAL OF MISS cRossMAH.

The body of Miss Nellie ]. Crossman, a
former teacher of No. u Public school,
was inferred yesterday afternoon in the
Bay View Cemetery, Greenville Miss
Crossman died in Colon, South America
last April, from malarial fever. The body
was kept there for six months as requir-
ed by law. Captain Crossman Of the
steamer Alliance Of the Panama lins,
brought his daughters body home Tues
day. The family reside at No. 20 Cres-
cent avenue.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-11-01

member of the Board of Common Council.
He has held the former office two years
and the latter four years.
In regard to his candidacy for the AS
sembly, Mr.. Lutz says that. If elected.
he will support all measures for the bene-
fit of the people. and he declares he will
work to this end irrespective of any po-
.litical party. He is in favor of equal tax
alton
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-11-01
TENTH EXPECTS BIG MAJoRlTY.

The Tenth Ward Democratic Associa-
ton met last night. All the precinct
committees reported that full registry
had been made and that an unusually
large vote might be expected. The Demo-
cratic majority in the ward, it is expect
ed, will assume larger proportions this
election than ever before.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-11-01
PARADE ARRANGEMENTS.

The officers and members of the Sixth
Ward Democratic Club and all other citi-
gems in the ward who intend to participate
In the parade tonight are requested to as
scmble at Palmetto Hall, Lafayette and
Pine strets at o'clock to form in line.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-11-01
GREEavILLE REPUBLICAN, LEAGUE MET

The regular meeting of the Greenville
Republican League was held last night
at the clubhouse on Danforth avenue.
The work of the campaign took up the
best part of the time. Three new members
were elected. They were Henry w. Drude,
John Burchelle and W. Brewer
Mr. Christian Lauer was a visitor at
the meeting.' He made a short address.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-11-01
SIXTH DEMOCRATS CONFIDENT

The Democrats of the Sixth Ward are
confident of victory, and expect to carry
that ward by fair sized majority. A
great fight is being made for the local
ticket. The ward club has done excellent
work and encouraging results are antiei-
pated
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-11-01
EIGHTH WARD cAAYASSED.

The Eighth Ward Democrats have thor
oughly eanvassed the ward with good re-
suits. The committeeman have displayed
unusual activity. Every Democratic voter
has been registered In spite of the heavy
odds against them in this strong Republi-
can baiiwick the Democrats hope to poll
a majority for the entire local ticket.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-11-01
FROSTY MASS MEETING.

The mass meeting Of the German-Ameri-
can Mckinley and Roosevelt League, held
Ia Turn Hall, Danforth avenue, last night.
was decided frost. a brass band had
been saga assd. % make music g besdile
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-11-01
ASSEMBL YMEN
Men Who Will Be Sent to
Represent Hudson in
the Legislature.
THEIR EXCELLENT RECORDS
Work Which They Did Last
Year Entities Seven to
Reelection.

The Democratic party of Hudson have
nominated eleven good and true men to-
represent the people of the county in the
next Legislature. Seven of these gentle-
men. served in the last House with eree 4.
to themselves and the county which they
represent. Sketches of these candidates
follow:-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-11-01
ASSIGNMENTS or SPEAKERS.

Two meetings will be held out Of town
tonight One will be at WestfieId and the
pther at Railway. The speakers at West-
Held viii be Montgomery Fl. Throop, DR..
!. q. Hendricks ana John Grey Those
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-11-01

1t is time that Mark Twain gave the
humors of lying rest, says The Acad-
envy" In future let human natures in
capacity or unwillingness to tell the truth
be taken as read; we are a little tired of
Jokes on so threadbare topic.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-11-01
An Old and Wel1 Tried Remedy

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup tor
children teething should a,ways pc used
Tor children willie rsethlng. Il softens the
gums. allays the pain. cures wind cole
aId Is the best remedy tor diarrhoea.;
Fwenty-hve cents p<r bottle
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-11-01
CITY NEWS NOTES.

"A small fire occurred yesterday after
noon in the apartments OF John Nadolsld
on the third floor of the three story brick
building at No. 157 Bay street. The dam
age was slight and the cause of the fire
unknown.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-11-01
WEATHER INDICATIONS

NEW YORK, Nov. /, 19Oo.-Forecast fol
the thirty-six hours ending at P. M. on
riday:-Tonight and Friday. occasional
rain; winds east.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-11-01

The best that money can buy should be your
aim ii choosing medicine, and this is Hood s.
sarsRparllla. Il cures when others fail
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-11-01

delegation whose career in the last AS
sembly entities him to a re-election.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-11-01

omdal.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-13
IRONCLAD FEVER.
A Singular Disease That Prevailed s~
Early Battleships.

Probably the most striking svent ia
the history of naval architecture IL
the substitution of metal for wood as a
material for ships. The Monitor. ii.
TIE days of the American civil war, not
cnly demonstrated the advantages OF
iron ov2r wood for purposes of war,
and revolutionized the methods of
naval architecture, but also furnished
a marked example of how sanitary
ideas in shipbuilding have had their
birth. In the fight between the Moni-
tor and Merrimac it was found that
there was not sufficient air in the tur-
reted steamer for the crew, and that
the suffocating gases ge4srated by the
explosion of gunpowder found their
way below and rendered 1t practically
impossible for the men to work. Ne
cessity, therefore, compelled the intro
duction of some apparatus for artificial
ventilation. The old method ia vogue
for hundreds of years, had been re-
tanned, even under new conditions, and
but for the striking exhibition of direct
interference with fighting capacity
would have remained for many years
longer. It was in the early ironclads
that a peculiar disease developed
which, being confined to those vessels,
was soon designated ironclad fever. In
this affection the initial symptoms
were much like those of typhus, but
in a short time severe occipital pain
was followed by complete aphonia, and
this by coma and death. The intro
duction of ventilating appliances
caused the disappearance of this sim
gular disease, and in time these metal
boxes, almost entirely submerged
came to be regarded as probably the
most salubrious vessels afloat.-Cas-
sier's Magazine.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-13
"Bread Upon the waters"

The reward of generous deed sell
dom comes more opportunely than It
did in an instance reported by the
Cleveland Leader 1t appears that
prominent Clevelander named Cole.
who has recently died, was forced to
leave Cornell university, at the close
of his sophomore year, for lack OF
funds. He went to New York, and be-
gan canvass Of mercantile houses and.
offices, in search Of a position. Among
many others, he visited the Office of
produce merchant, who seemed greatly
taken with his personality. The re-
suit of the interview was that the mer-
chant said to Mr.. Cole: Young man.
go back and finish your college course.
and | will foot the bill" Mr.. Cole ae-
cepted the offer, completed his course
with credit to himself AMI his strange
ly found friend, and at once entered
upon a business career. 1t was not
long before he prospered in business
venture, and found himself able to re-
pay the sum advanced for his educa-
ton. He went to New York, sought
out the Office of his friend, and step
ping up to his desk, laid down seven
hundred dollars "Mr. Cole" said the
old merchant, If it were not for this
money my credit would have been
dishonored today Maturing obliga-
tons would have gone to protest. You
have saved me."-Youth's Companion.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-13
TRAPPING A VILLAIN.

A writer on Klondike customs and
dangers says, in the Independent, that
there is here, as everywhere, class of
ex-criminals whom the lone voyager
must guard against.
Last year, he says, the man who
went out with the first mail after the
closing of the river, fell in with a
traveller, hungry and cold, stumbling
along the unbroken trail. The mes
senger took pity on him, shared his
food with him, made a fire and warm
ed his half-frozen body.
All day they Travelled over the ice,
and at night the messenger made the
man lie down to sleep, while he
watched to scare the wolves away and
keep the fire burning. 1t was long
past midnight when he woke the sleep
er and asked him to watch, so that he
himself might snatch nap before set
ting out again on the long journey.
The messenger was sleeping sound
ly, when he was startled by blow on
the head. He leaped up, and was ter
rified to find that his companion was
standing over him, striking at him
with an axe. The messenger dropped
to one side and threw off his sleeping
robe and the fur cap that had saved
his life. Then the would-be murderer
was plainly embarrassed. To be sure,
he had the axe, but it is not easy to
kill a man when he is looking. He
hesitated, and in that second the mes
senger conceived a brilliant thought
"Ah, poor old chapl" said he, pathet-
i2ally, as one conciliates a snarling
dog. "Cold and hunger has driven
him crazyl"
The man let the axe fall He almost
smiled. 1t was so well to be out of a
nasty job Yes, he would be crazy.
Appearing to forget the matter, he left
the axe where it had fallen, and began
to rummage in the grub-sack. The
dogs awoke. and the two men break
tasted and started long before the
dawn. That day the messenger car
ried the axe. and insisted that the
/ mailman should walk in front. At the
next mounted police station, the man,
much to his surprise, was handed over
to the officer in charge. Now his eff
forts to play crazy" were a sad fail
ure. He was taken to Dawson, tried
and sentenced TO fourteen years i'm
prisonment.-Y Youths Companion.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-13

The marriage of the Crown Prince of
Japan to his cousin seems to have
been a mixture OF Japanese and Euro
pean ceremonies. Thus. the bride and
bridegroom were married in the an
eient court dress. and afterwards dom
ned western costume. and there was a
wedding breakfast with wedding cake
The actual marriage ceremony in ia
pan is very simple. It's distinguishing
feature Is what Is termed the San san
Ku-do-that is. literally, three times.
nine times" because both the BRIDE
groom and the bride drink three times
out OF each of three wine-cups OF diff
ferent sizes. making nine times in all,
OF, rather, they do not drink, but only
lift the cups to their lips. The wine"
Is sake. a mild alcoholic liquor.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-13
! AME IN A SINGLE WORK.

Stephen Crane, the American novel
list and war correspondent, who died
recently at Baden Weller, Germany,
gained his fame in a sing'e work, and
although a prolific writer he will be
generally remembered as the author OF
The Red Badge of Courage, the story
Of the experiences of recruit in the
civil war. His pen picture of battle
was so vivid in this work, that critics
who did not know the author de-
clared that it must have been drawn
by war veteran. On the strength of
the story Crane was sent to the Grae-
co-Turkish war in 1897 as correspon-
dent for the Westminster Gazette of
London. During the Spanish-Amer-
lean war he was in Cuba as correspon-
dent for the New York papers. 1t is
the generally expressed opinion that
Mr.. Crane was not as strong in his
descriptions of actual war scenes as
he was in the imaginary scenes of the
novel that brought him fame. While
acting as war correspondent he was
noted for his reckless bravery, often
being exposed on the firing lines.
While in Cuba he contracted the fever
which eventually caused his death.
Stephen Crane was born in Newark,
N. j., in 1871, and was the son Of a
Methodist clergyman. At the asa of
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-13

problem lay in war, which ne brought
about to great extent by striking
blow.
The form of Mrs. Davis is now some
what bent by the GO years she has
lived and the burden which she has
borne. Every dark hair has been sill
vered; the mouth is firmly set, but the
eyes which have beheld so many tragic
scenes and the mind which has carried
for forty years the memory of her
brothers dramatic deeds and tragic
death, are as bright as on that day
when the national arsenal at Harper's
Ferry was taken. She lives her quiet
life on a farm three miles from town,
with no revengeful thoughts to embit-
ter her declining days. There, inter-
ested in the common pursuits of life,
keeping herself informed concerning
the best thought of the times, lives
the youngest and the last of that his
toric family which provided that first
aggressive martyr who carried war
into the southern states, and with but
twenty-one other men captured and
held United States arsenal for two
days against state and national troops.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-13
OF A FAMOUS FAMILY.
MRS. MARTHA DAVIS. SISTER
OF JOHN BROWN.
She Is the Youngest of Sixteen Children
Her -secoileotions of Her Brosher-
His Famous Raid Was Made fo- tho
Purpose OF stirring Up Sentiment.

The sole surviving member of fam
lily famous in American history is Mrs.
Martha Davis. of st. Johns, Mich, sis
.5f OF John Brown, of Harper's Ferry
fama She is the youngest of 16 chill
dren and her recollections of her early
association with her widely-known
tack on Harper's Ferry was not in
duced by the belief that he could con-
quer the south all by himself and thus
free the slaves, but that he did it to
crystalline sentiment into activity and
arouse the north to the wrongs of sla-
very. She has strong faith that her
brother will be judged in the future
far differently than he has been and
that eventually he will be ranked as a
courageous character who believed
that the only solution of the slavery
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-13

Old Saddler's Wells, the oldest thea
appear, and to be pulled down for
residential flats. The place dates back
to 1858, when the original John Sad
dler, surveyor of highways, built mu
sic house, which was more than once
presented" as a disorderly house, OF
place where unlicensed entertainments
were carried on. The Wells" which
were vainly enough reputed to be me-
dicinal, whereas they were, of course,
derived from the New River head adj
jacent, were supposed to be discovered
about this time. The place became
fashionable and attracted the atten-
ton of the light-fingered brigade, so
that the advertisements of the period
announced that a horse patrol would
be stationed along the new road to
protect the quality on returning to
town from the theater. Later on it
got license, and in 1866 the father of
Grimaldi, the clown, was chief actor
there. Then it was a circus, and then
the celebrated Mrs. Siddons became
proprietor. In the second decade of
the present century, the water shows,
which were long feature, began; and
the Battle of the Nile" with real wa
ter, derived, of course. from the ada
cent New river. became a great attrac-
ton. The palmy day of Saddler's
Wells were, however, in the forties
and fifties, when Messrs. Warner and
Phelps made it home for the "legiti-
mate" comedy and drama.-New Cas-
tie England) Chronicle.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-13

The British government appears to
be responsible for the famine in India,
or at least to have made the famine
possible. through the very benefcence
of its rule Before the British occu-
patton. incessant wars and terrible cpl
denies kept the country thinly popu-
lated. so that the natural products Of
the soil were usually sufficient to feed
the inhabitants. But British rule has
established peace and diminished the
ravages of plague. The consequence
has been such an increase of popula-
ton that India is one of the most
crowded countries in the world. The
productivity of the soil has nearly
reached its limit Nevertheless, the
British government is not to be
blamed, unless we adopt the mons
trous doctrine that wholesale massacre
is blessing.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-13

Bishop Potter pays a high tribute to
the character and qualities OF the rank
and file of our army in Manila. He
says, In effect, that no one who has
seen our soldiers in the Philippines.
and has noted their splendid physique,
their attention to duty. and the high
average of intelligence existing among
them, can fail to have an increased
pride in our army and profound faith
in their capability to do whatever is
required OF them. He saw our soldiers
an msny places, under all varieties OF
circumstances. during his stay In Ma
Mia, but not one among them who
reflected discredit upon himself or his
eouDtry.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-13

Something new and interesting
about ants was learned by Mount
Airy florist. For week or so he had
been bothered by ants that got into
boxes of seeds which rested on a shelf
To get rid of the ants he put into exc
cution an old plan, which was to place
a meaty bone close by, which the ants
soon covered, deserving the box of
seeds. AS soon as the bone became
thickly inhabited by the little creepers
the florist tossed 1t into a tub of water.
The ants having been washed off. the
bone was again put in use as a trap.
The florist bethought himself that hs,
would save trouble by placing the
bone in center of sheet Of fly paper,
believing that the ants would get
caught on the sticky fly paper whiIs
trying to reach the food. But the for
list was surprised to find that the ants,
upon discovering the nature of the
paper trap, formed a working force
and built path on the paper clear to
the bone. The material for the walk
was sand, secured from a little nile
near by. For hours the ants worked
and when the path was completed
they made their way over its dry sur
face in couples, as in a march to the
bone.-Philadelphia Record.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-13
COAL PRODUCTION.
United States Now the Greatest Producer
OF This Fuel

OF ms
The scarcity of coal in Europe ana
many inquiries about American coal
that this has caused, and the new ex-
mort trade TO some extent that mas
resulted, emphasizes the fact that this
country is now the greatest coal pro-
Queer in the world. The production
for 1899 is estimated by the Engineer
ing and Mining Journal to have been
244.5S1, 1916 tons The statistician OF
tie Geological Survey estimates that
it was 25S, 539, $50 short tons, which
is an amount far in excess of the pro-
duction of any previous year, and
probably greater than the production
Of Great Britain. In 1889 the produc-
ton of bituminous coal In this coun-
try was 1855, 6S3 short tons. Ten
years later it had risen to 198,2l9,255
short tons. In 1889 the anthracite
production was 40,714,721 long tons.
Ten years later it was 53,S57 ,496 long
tons, an increase Of about 81 per cent.
The value of the production OF 1899
is estimated at $3.50 0000 900, about $751;
100000 more than that OF the pro-
duction of the preceding year. One OF
the encouraging features of this in
crease of production and the Increase
of trade that it indicates both at home
and abroad, is that with the exception
of Pennsylvania anthracite, the coal
deposits of the country are practical
ly inexhaustible; that the known de-
posits have scarcely been scratched
on the surface" Pennsylvania Is still
the leading state not only as the pro
Queer of anthracite. of which she has
almost monopoly, but also OF blum
nous coal. Illinois is next, West Vir-
ginia Is third and Ohio fourth.-in-
dianapolisPress.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-13

How is this for bridal trip7 asks
the Washington Evening Star A
young couple went to Flagstaff, Ariz..
bought couple of big wagons and
teams of mules, hired a couple of
teamsters and good cook and start
ed south for Phoenix. The principal
wagon was rooted with canvas and
she trip is described as ideal. No flies
or mosquitoes, good hunting, and the
flight of love" combining with that
from moon and stars. Upon arrival at
Phoenix the wagons were sold at an
advance, and the couple proceeded by
rail to Los Angeles In search of new
adventures. They may return via
Japan and India.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-13

Reports from the far northwest
show that there may be some sur
prlses in the cleanup in the various
mining camps. The Klondike is sure
TO yield many more millions than last
season, because of the labor saving
machinery, such as devices for rapid
thawing of the frozen earth and for
bringing the earth to the surface. At
Atlin, 1t is asserted on good authority,
the bench claims will yield from 81
to S12 cubic yard. and the Spruce
Creek bench claims will produce $751;
100000. Most of the owners OF claims
on Spruce and other creeks have put
in hydraulic machinery and in this
way they have worked large amount
Of ground.
The silver messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1890-1912, 1900-11-13

Media is in Paris living without her
costly apartments, which she kept for
so many years in Rue de Prony. She
contents herself with gorgeous rooms
in the biggest hotel in France and has
about her her usual retinue Of servants
and pensioners. She is singing mar
velously when it bee ooves her to sing.
and she has promised Paris and Lon
don a ripple from her golden throat
before the season is completely van
ished. She rides in the Bos, the
fashionable hour, and at the restaurant
where she takes her apprete or dips her
strawberries big as plums in sugar and
eats them by way of interrupting the
long drives, proprietors and chasseurs
fall at her feet bands play her own
selections and rise in a bowling body
as she passes them upon entering and
going out. She laughs at their idola-
try and remembers that Paris has not
had an Ophelia since she had trouble
with the directeur at IOpera and
robbed Paris of any of her perform
ances during her long home with the
Parisians. But every gamin knows the
great songstress, and all musicians
sweep their hats to the earth when she
smiles upon them.