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The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-14
Metnmor1h aaed.

II takes only a little thing in translation
asked the pundit to put into the Indian
vernacular thu good old hymn: Rock Of
ages, cleft for me, let me hide myself in
thee" was taken of his feet when he heard
his converts singing with pious ferver:
VERY old stone, split for my benefit, let
me get under one OF your fragments."-
San Francisco Wave.
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Mar. rAan sAe narsalasa ZOE.

ForrEgn Nobienan--Do you think
yoa can learn 10 love me, dariing9
American Hciresx do You
eare2 Isn't il enough that | have
promised 20 marry yoa? - Chicago
Evening News.
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HI. sole Object.

Stranger-You say old Zeke only had a
knife when be was tackled by the grizzly.
Did he live 20 tell the story sts
Native idisgustedlyl THAT pears ter be
the only thing be did liv fur, doggone it,
Philadelphia Record.
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One of the funniest things at an amateur
concert is the sad faced girl in a clinging
black dress who walls comic song.-Atch.
ison Globe.
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"WelI," said the street car conductor, as
he rang up another fare, ''Tm not much of
a politician, but I'm generally for the
ticket. "-Indianapol News.
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Indigestion is a bad companion.. Get rid
Of it BY chewing bar Of Adams' Pepsin
Tutti Frutti after each meal.
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Piso's Cure is the best medicine we ever
ised for all affections of the throat and
lungs.-Wm. O. Endsley, Vanburen, Ind,
Feb. 10, 1900.
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II don't enjoy my meals any more" an
old fellow said to-day. II ate up all the
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-14

It's when a man is completely down tina
he is really up against .it.-Indlanapoli
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-14

Carriers Ink Is Used by the
greatest railway systems of the United States
They would not use it if it wasn't the best.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-14

From Paris comes the news tia. pur.
pie hair viii be ihe vogue thla yesr.
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PUTNAM FADELEss DYES do not stain the
hands or spot the kettle. Sold by all drug
gists.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-14

The circulation of the blood is an at
fair of the heart.-Chicago Daily News.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-14

The erowbar opens but it never closes
Chicago Daily News.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-14

Do not stone the baby when you rock the
cradle.-Chicago Daily News.
The Afro-American advance. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1899-19??, 1900-07-14

In politics, the wise man layeth pipes,
while the fool only spouts.-Detroit Jour.
nal
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II all were rich. no doubt 'twere best. In
tome WAYS. we suppose; but. oh. how sad
20 lose that xeat We feel IN Sunday ciothess--
Indianapolis Journal.
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No place 10 % worthless that Il has net
come loaserss--ty Askington Tia. Democrat.
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To Cure n Cold In One Day
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. ALI
druggists refund money If it fails TO cure. Csc.
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Cream Cuztard Free.

All Grocers are giving, with package Of
Burnham's Hasty Jellycon, lOc. package
of Burnham's Cream Custard. Hasty Jelly.
con is the finest Jellycon preparation. n,
cooking or baking. Dissolve in hot water
and set away to harden. Flayors: Oranea
Lemon, Raspberry, Strawberry. wild
Cherry and Peach. Order to-day.
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Halls Catarrh Cure
l. q Constitutional Cure. Price. 75c.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-17
COPPER ORE IN MOUNTAIN.
Col. ReiR Strikes Pay Dirt in the
Wafchunr

Especial to 1.-THE Jersey City News.'o
BOUND BROOK, Dec. II, 19OO-Copper
in paying quantities in the Watching
Mountains, two miles north of Bound
Brook. The fact that copper vein had
been found was make known Saturday,
after which it developed that the mine has
bene worked secretly by New York men
for several months.
The principal owner Of the newly dis
covered deposit is Colonel Josiah c. Reiff,
of this city. Six months ago he went to
Bound Brook and after acquiring a.
lease on a tract of land near the Potts
place, where twenty years ago copper
was found and where mining company
dug into the side of the mountain, he
began operations. Work at the mine
was conducted in most secret manner,
even the few men who were employed
there and who went to Bound Brook
Saturday night rfusing to talk of the
work or the results.
They talked freely, however, last Satur-
day, of the rich find of copper, and a man
who is thoroughly familiar with the en-
terprise said that Col. Reiff had struck
pay dirt. He said that there are 500 feet
of underground workings and about 5000
tons of ore on the dump.
Concentrating works of fifty tons a
day capacity have been built at the mine
The ore is of fine quality and will run
fully forty per cent. pure copper. In with
the copper is mixed silver ore amounting
to from six to ten ounces to the ton.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-17
GAVE POISON BY MISTAKE
Paterson Woman Gave Her
Sister the Wrong
Tablet.
Especial to 1.-THE Jersey city News.")

Especial to ''The Jersey City News.")
PATERSON, Dec. II, 190O.-After killing
her sister, Mrs. Hannah Valkenburg, by
giving her a bichioride of mercury tablet
for harmless one, Miss Alice Poelstra,
daughter of John Poelstra, editor of dc
Telegram of Paterson, is prostrated at
her home today. The funeral of Mrs. Vail
kenburg will be held tomorrow.
Mrs. Valkenburg had been il for two
months Her sister, who was very fond
of her, went to nurse her on Wednesday
They chatted merply and talked about
the good time they hoped to have this
coming Christmas, Miss Poelstra doing all
she could to cheer her sister.
1T is time to take your medicine .
Miss Poelstra said, interrupting the con-
versation.
She handed tablet to Mrs valkenburg.
Mrs. Valkenburg swallowed it and a few
minutes later was seized with violent nau-
sea.
Valkenburg came in a moment later
He asked what medicine had ben given
1t contained bichloride of mercury tab
let's.
my God" he said she's poisoned"
DR.. Lucas was ummoned. He worked
over the patient, btu his efforts were
fruitless. Shielded in a short time.
Mrs. Valkenburg was twenty-nine years
old. She leaves four children.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-17
GOOD CITIZENS REWARD.
Mr.. Lowe Stopped a Thief and
Found the Stolen Things
We're His.

Patrolman Manning of the Communi-
paw avenue station, made an amusing
arrest early Sunday morning when he
brought to the station house William
Smith, sixtyfour years old, of No. As
Montgomery street, Newark. Manning
was waiting for car at Virginia and
Ocean avenues, when Charles Lowe, of
No. 1926 Clerk street, called his attention
to a man on the other side of the street
The stranger pointed out was struggling
under big bundle.
Manning asked the stranger where he
was going. He said home. He added that
he had roll of carpet in the bag, which
he had purchased downtown. The prisoner
was taken to the police station and Mr..
Lowe went along. The bag was examined.
AS each article was taken out, Lowe
identified them as his fathers property.
THAT carpet we took up today to be
cleaned said Mr.. Lowe.
"Those bicycle lamps are mine also, the
wrenches and bicycle brakes, but the
cobbler's lasts belong to my father
Smith, the prisoner. refused to say where
he got the things. An officer was sent to
Mr.. loves barn where the things had
been taken, but nothing more was found
missing. AS the barn door was open,
Smith was only charged with entering and
larceny.
Lowe did not know when he pointed
out Smith to the officer that his
fathers barn had been robbed
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-17
VAN WINKLE RESIGNS.
Erwin Won't Talk Successor
Till He Hears From
Voorhees,.

The resignation of Marshall A. Van
Wrinkle as Assistant Prosecutor was hand
ed to Prosecutor James S. Erwin this
morning and on January next new as
sistant will taket he place filled so eff
GENTLY by Mr. Van Wrinkle during the
past years.
AS previously told in 'sThe News" Mr..
Van Wrinkle resigns to become a member
OF the law firm of Vredenburgh, Wall
and Van Winkle Judge A. @. Garrettson,
who was associated with Mr.. Vredenburgh
until his recent elevation to the Supreme
Court bench, as well as Mr.. M Rosen-
berg, who has been member of the same
law firm for years, has severed his busi-
ness relations with Mr.. vredenburgh, and
the formation of the new firm to handle
the BUSINESS became a necessity.
Prosecutor Erwin said this morning that
ne had received Mr. Van Wrinkles resig-
nation. but would prefer not to discuss it
nor the question of who his successor
would be until after consultation with
Governor voorhees,, who must be party to
the Acceptance of the present assistants 5
resignation as well as confirm the appoint
ment of his successor.
The prevalent impression at the Court
House, however: is that Lawyer Howard
Griffith will be named as successor to Mr.
Van Wrinkle
When asked this morning what truth
there was in the published report that
District Court would be created for Bay
onne by the coming Legislature and that
he would be appointed to the Judgeship,
Mr.. Van Wrinkle said
Il have heard of the rumor before, but
my new business associations will pre-
clude the possibility of my accepting such
a position, even if it should be rendered
to me, without the consent of my law
partners. The firm of which I am a
member would no doubt have large
number of cases to try in a Bayonne dis
trict court, if it was established, and
could hardly with consistency officiate as
judge of the court in such cases.
Il do not deny that I would appreciate
the honor of the appointment if it came
TO me, but whether or not I would be in
a position to accept I canot now say
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-17
WHO HAS THE TuRKEYS2
Two Fine Birds We're Fattening
But They Disappeared.

= Captain William Newby and Fireman
William Connell are moaning the loss of
two fine turkeys which they had been
fattening up for Christmas. The two men
with Engineer John Conkling. of the same
company, each purchased fine bird at
the washington Market, in New York
shortly before Thanksgiving Day.
1t was at first intended to keep the birds
in the rear of the fire house, in Hender-
son street, between Twelfth and Thir-
teenth streets, but this was subsequently
deemed unsafe, so they secured a neigh
bor's permission to keep them in private
yard next to the fire house.
There has been much rivalry between
the trio as to who would have the fattest
bird on Christmas All three were fed on
a combination of potatoes and yellow
corn meal. All three were getting along
finely on this.
When the three men went to feed the
turkeys yesterday Newby and Connell
were amazed to find their birds missing.
Some thief had evidently got away with
them Saturday night. Conling Is con-
graduating himself upon his good luck.
The others think game has been put up
on them
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-17
BLIND TOM COMING.
Historical Negro to Perform in Ber-
gen Reformed Church.

Blind Tom is not dead as seems to be
the usual impression. He is just as much
alive as ever, as he himself will prove on
the evening of January in the Bergen
Reformed Church under the auspices of
the Ladies Aid Society.
Blind Tom. although a negro and an
idiot, is considered the eighth wonder of
the world. He was born within a few
miles of the city of Columbus, in Georgia,
on May 25, 1s4s. His parents were slaves.
common field hands of pure negro blood.
His mother was a small woman, of fine
form, with remarkably small feet and
hands, and very quick in her movements
Toms fame as pianist has gone all over
the world. He has performed in every
city of this country and in Canada and
Mexico. He crossed the Atlantic and
caused sensation in all the big cities of
Europe, where he played before the royal
families.
In appearance he is an awkward, un-
couth and ungainly looking man. He Is
ffty-one years of age, is little over five
feet seven inches in height and usually
wears a black suit and plain black bow
necktie.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-17
SCORES DICKINSON
Congressman McDermot
Attacks the New As
sistant Collector.
NO WORK FOR THE MONEY
Investigation of How the
Dollars Go Demanded By
the Jersey Man.

WASHINGTON, Dec. II, 1900-Sharp and
caustic was the attack Congressman Nc
Dermott made Friday upon Colonel Sam,
uel ID. Dickinson, who has recently beer
appointed Assistant Collector for Jersey
City. The war revenue reduction was be-
ing discussed, and when the tax on tobac-
co was taken up Congressman McDermori
moved to reduce the tax on tobacco and
snuff from twelve cents to one cent
pound. He said:-
Mr.. Chairman, if the view OF the mi
nority is correct, that this bill is scaled
to met the appropriations that will be
made during it's life, then this amendment
will produce a deficiency. The PROPOSE
tion that the people of this country are td
pc called upon to contribute revenue OF
NOOOOO,O0o for the support of this govern
ment, means that when these figures are
added to the State and municipal taxation
the people of this country in upholding thu
spirit of taxation which involves the right
to destroy are approaching the line OF
confiscation
/ THE President of the United States
within the month appointed a gentleman
in New Jersey to an office having salary
of 1000 year, an assistant to the force
of government employees in Jersey City
That gentleman, it is alleged, openly stat-
ed that he would contribute the salary "a
the Republican committee of Hudson
county in that State. knowing the fnan.
cial ability of that gentleman, I was Ger.
tain that if he gave his time to the office
he could not afford to make the Republi-
can treasury gift of the salary. So
investigated the matter and 1 call upon
the gentleman from New York (Mr.
Payne), whose name fathers this bill, ia
make further investigation.
Il investigated to find out what wers
the duties to be performed for that 5000
and 1 say to you, sir, that during the next
four years that man will not have one
hour of labor to perform. During the past
four years not one hour of labor has been
performed in that Office
Now, if that Instance, which is called
into public notoriety by the fact that the
occupant of the office makes contribu-
tion of his entire salary to the Republican
campaign fund.- if that illustrates the
manner in which the 500, 900 is to be
expended, then 1 warn you to remember
that the people of this country have in
telligence enough when few more fla
grant instances of that kind have been
called to their attention. to strike down
this method of taxing them, and appro-
priating their money. If an average is
taken of the Federal officeholders it will
be found that about $25.0o0.oO0 is contrib
uted annually to the Republican campaign
fund. I am perfectly willing to supply
money to run the government and kill of
the Filipinos. if needs be, but I object to
furnishing money by taxation that is
going to be used for contributions to the
Republican campaign fund.-
The amendment was defeated, but Mr..
McDermott had accomplished his object
in getting a fling at Colonel Dickinson
and direct reference to New Jersey polls
tics.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-17
CHRISTMAS PROGRAMME.
How St. Johns Church Will
Celebrate the Holi-
days.

By this time nearly all the Christmas
entertainments for church and Sunday
school have been completed as to pro-
gramme, in some cases extending over one
or two days. in others over a whole week.
Among this latter class is st. Johns
Church on Summit avenue, which comes
in with a delightfully."- elaborate pro-
gramme beginning with the usual relig-
ious anniversary on the Sunday evening
after Christmas, December 30 when the
school will march into church, sing its
carols and receive prizes, and lasting un-
til New Years, with, of course, reasonable
intermissions
AS at midnight on December 81, the 18th
century dies and the 10th is born, it is
proposed for the first time in the his
tory of St. Johns to begin the new cen
tury with a choral celebration of the Holy
Communion.
Precisely as the bells usher in the new
century, the sounds of the professional
will be heard as the choir enters the
church. The choir will sing on this oc-
casioh the new Communion service in
F, which is the composition of the organ
ist, Mr.. Schwarz.
On Thursday, December 27. st. Johns
Day, the Jr. Primary, the Primary anc
Primary Lafayette departments will as
semble at two P. M. in the chapel for
their Christmas secular entertainment.
The children will be entertained first by
the Jr. Primary department, which has
charge of affairs for that day and will af-
terward receive candy and gifts. Parents
and adults may be admitted to this en-
tertainment on the payment of five cents.
The secular entertainment of the older
scholars will be held in the afternoon and
evening of Thursday, January 8. In the
afternoon the Junior department the old
er scholars of the Lafayette department,
and the following classes from the main
school, will meet in the chapel at 4 P.
NJ: All Saints, Ascension, Incarnation, St.
Matthias, st. Barnabas, Advent Glass of
the Redeemer St. Mary, Calvary Glass
Of the Nativity, st. Helena, st. Matthew,
Bishop Odenheimer, Faith and St.
Agatha. Parents and adults may be ad-
mitted to this entertainment for ten cents.
AT the close candy will be distributed.
In the evening at o'clock the same en-
tertainment will be repeated for the re-
maindr of the main school and the Bible
Class, and at the close candy will be dis
tributed. Parents and adults will be ad-
mitted here for ten cents.
This year the entertainment has had to
be divided because the school has grown
so large it cannot be all accommodated at
once.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-17
LAST OF THE BOULEVARD CASES.
Curley Recovers s23,3O5.7O for Re-
building Walls.

The last of the Boulevard cases was
tried before Judge Collins and jury at
the Court House, last Friday. Michael j..
Curley, the contractor for the Weehaw-
ken loop, brought suit against the county
for his retained percentage and certain
extra work, claiming in the aggregate
about $4,000. The extra work was for
rebuilding retaining walls on the side of
the Palisades, which had failed down af-
ter construction.
The county insisted that the contractor
should rebuild these walls without addi-
tional compensation, while the contrac-
tor insisted that he had built the walls
strictly in accordance with the plans and
was not liable for their fall. The original
walls were constructed of dry masonry
but renewed in cement. Judge Collins
ruled that wherever the county ordered
the walls rebuilt the contractor could re-
cover.
There was also a question as to
whether the contractor could recover for
additional excavation for filling on the
roadbed On this question the engineers
differed very materially. The final verdict
rendered in favor of Curley was for $23,-
S05.70. Charles L. Corbin and William D.
Edwards appeared for Curley, while the
county was represented by Alex C. Young
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-17
ICE C0MPANY'S DEAL.
New Jersey Corporation
Buys Boston Comp
Business for ST.
600. 900.

Ice dealers in Jersey City are deeply in
terested in the rumor that the American
Ice Company of New Jersey has bought
the business of the Boston Ice Company
for s2,000,0O0. The deal was carried out on
Saturday.
The Boston Ice Cempsny was organized
soon after the Civil War. From time 70
time various smaller concerns were abb
sorbed until the Boston company con-
trolled by far the greater part of the
business in this city. In summer 500 men
are employed and 1000 tons of ice day
are handled. The company has paid divi-
dends as high as 80 per cent, although
of late years the rate has not exceeded
10 per cent. the company has extensive
ice houses in various parts of Massacnu-
setts and New Hampshire
1t has been understood for the past two
years in the ice trade of New England
that the American Company, which prac-
tically controls the ice business of the
Atlantic coast cities, save Boston desired
to obtain foothold here, particularly in
order to afford an advantageous outlet
for its Maine ice, the company having
bought UP the majority of the ice houses
on the Kennebec River, two years ago.
Each time negotiations were opened, how
ever, the deol fell through and about ten
days ago, when the story reached Boston
that the purchase had ben made on De-
cember 1, but would not be announced
until January /, it was positively denied
The rumor refused to down, however.
and it proceeded from the Maine ice dis
trict, controlled by the American Com
pany. Then President Hopkins and Treas
urer Bartlett of the Boston Company ad-
mitted that the controlling interest had
been sold.
1t is understood that the New Jersey
corporation has been able to make very
advantageous arrangements for rail trans
portation from Maine to Boston and that
negotiations already are in progress for it
to obtain docking facilities here as well.
Under the new deal the present officials
of the Boston Ice Company will stay in
charge of it's business in Boston.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-17
MRS. HAas's WILL.
Court Establishes the Document
Which Was Lost.

Vice Chancellor Pitney in the Court of
Chancery this morning decided an i'm
portant will case. Mrs. Mary Haas of the
Town of Union, died in June, 1898, leaving
an estate valued at $4,000, leaving seven
children and heirs. A curious will made
in December, 1s9S was offered for probate
whereby she left all her property to be
equally divided between her children as
each reached the age of fifty years
TIL children remembered that in June,
1896, Charles p. Schnweringer, a Justice
Of the Peace of Union Hill, drew up will
which he placed in his safe and which was
lost while he was moving his office. This
vii left thep roperty to the children, share
and share alike and gave it to them at
once.
Testimony was taken to prove that this
will was made and this morning the Vice
Chancellor decided that the testament had
been established
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1900-12-17
GOVERNOR IN TOWN.
Says He Approves Of Spring
Election Bill If Prop
erly Drawn.

Governor Foster L. Voorhees, was in
town today.
Nothing doing" he said laughingly
when accosted by a News" representa-
tive
The Governor said he was about to
begin with his message to the Legislature
and remarked that he thought there
would be nothing very exciting to refer to-
What are your politicians interested
in?' he asked, and when told that the
principal topic now was the proposed anti
spring election bill, said that he thought
it good measure if properly drawn. AS
to Mr.. Robert Davis s suggestion that he
was personally in favor of it provided
there was no extension of official terms,
the Governor said that Mr.. Davis's views
were good The subject, however, he
added, was one requiring much thought
and he was not in a position to give any
public expression of opinion concerning it.