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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-26
GIRL REScUES LIFE SAVER
He Was Hurt in Going to Her
Assistance.

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ATLANTIC CITY, July 26, 1s01.-Captain
Clark, the veteran life-saver, the hero of
dozens of thrilling rescues, owes his life
to a woman. The woman is Miss Elsie
Bernard, the young and beautiful sister
of Sam Bernard, the well-known come
dian. There is a strange circumstance
attending the rescue of Captain Clark for
at the very time he came so near losing
his own life he was endeavoring to rescue
Miss Bernard, who was swimming near
Young's pier. He supposed that she was
in distress, and thereby hangs the whole
story.
Miss Bernard, Who is an expert swim
mer, while bathing yesterday swan out
and around the pier. Captain Clark had
been watching and, seeing her hands go
up, supposed that she was signalling for
assistance.
He grabbed a life buoy and hurled it
to the swimmer. He threw it with such
force he lost his balance and tumbled into
the sea. Before reaching the water he
struck his head and was rendered help
less. Miss Bernard, seeing the captains
peril, without a moments hesitation.
swan to his rescue and began diving for
the life-saver. Twice She went beneath
the surface and came up without him.
For the third time she went down and
after several moment came to the surface
again, dragging with her Clarks insen-
sble body and struck out boldly for the
beach. In the meantime Life Guards
Wray and Davis hastily launched boat,
rowed to her assistance. and brought them
fol
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-26
GHOST SCARES TRAIN CREWS
Fits Down Tracks of Reading Road
Ahead of Trains.

Especial to 1.-The Jersey City News.')
TRENTON, July 26, 1901.-The appear
ance of white robed figure fitting
nightly on the tracks of the Reading
Railroad at Trenton Junction has
brought terror to the hearts of the night
freight crews, who believe that it is the
wrath of some person violently killed
there.
The apparition wanders from the sta
ton up and down the tracks with fiow-
ing white raiment, and moves with
swiftness of the wind, till 1t at last dis
appears at the hill crest below Trenton
Junction.
William Barber, baggage master on the
Reading Railroad, says he saw the object
at Hill Crest a few nights ago, and when
he walked away from it he was surprised
to find that the faster he walked away
the less ground he seemed to gain, and it
finally passed him within a few feet.
John Donnelly, an engineer, saw the OBJ
ject running along the tracks one night
recently keeping pace with the train and
finally passing it.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-26
NEW SCHOOL NO. 29.
Contracts for It's Erection
Awarded By the Board
Of Education.

The Board of Education yesterday held
a meeting at which contracts We're award
ed for the erection of the proposed new
Public School No. %. In all they amount
to SIS. .S6S.
The contract for furnishing all labor
and materials necessary to the compile
ton of the mason work was awarded to
Charles Knederly, whose bid was S23s92.
Barron Donaldson was awarded the con-
tract for the carpenter work. His bid was
Sl3,66S
The contract for painting went to John
Baur at s1,075, and that for plumbing TO
Fergus T. Kelaher at s4,6S5. The Baldwin
Engineering Company secured the con-
tract for heating and ventilating. Its bid
was S12, ,4SS
designations of teachers were received
as follows: Louise e. Mac Kay, of School
No. 6, to take effect September /; Mary
S. Anderson, of School No. 20, to take
effect on September 1.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-26
YENDER'S HARD LUCK
Vegetables Cost Too Much
to Pay Them to Sell.

The past hot spell has evidently told
on the various crops and venders are
not earning their salt these days. One
huckster said this morning that it was all
most useless to go to New York for Loads
as the markets contained practically Moth
ing.
Whatever is in the market is so high
that we cannot touch it, said he. the
people won't pay the prices we would be
forced to ask in order to pay us for our
trouble. Potatoes have taken big jump
and tomatoes and corn are very poor ard
very high in price. Berries this year were
the poorest I have seen in my ten years
experience in the business. Jersey ber-
rfes, usually me best the market affords,
were not even good. They wer hard and
sour.
During the paet two weeks we have
been gofngS back ana forth endeavoring
TO secure loads to peddle, but we cannot
get anything fit to sell at a reasonable
price. People now get most of their
things from grocers, who are forced to
handle them for their customers. People
will pay big price to grocers but not to
peddlers.'
What the vendor says is only too true.
Vegetables are scarce and poor in quality.
1t is hard to buy really good vegetables
at reasonable price. Potatoes have adj
vanced from ten to fifteen cents on a
peck. Corn has not been seen in a ven
doris wagon this summer. They fear to
handle it at the big price they will have
to ask for it, Even grocers are shy of
selling it.
A hard winter is anticipated in the
vegetable line and people begin to think
that prices will be so high that those
luxuries will have to be dispensed with.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-26
MANGLED BY HAY FORK
Young Man Caught by the Hand and
Dragged in the Air.

Especial to "'The Jersey City News
PLArNFIELD, July 26, 1901.-Albert
Hoffman,, eldest son of Gilbert Hoff-
mann, a farmer of South Somerville, a
few miles from here, was assisting his
father-to operate power hay fork We'd
nesday afternoon, when. in attempting to
ss(ust the hay, the fingers of his left
hand were caught in the tines of the fork.
Before the machine could be stopped
CHoffmann had been drawn up in the air
fully twenty-five feet, the tines of the
fork holding him fast. His fingers were
fearfully lacerated, the ends being torn
and the nails wrenched off three fingers.
The young man had narrow escape
from being killed, being rescued only
moment before the forks would have
dropped him into the hay chopping ma
chine, which would have ground him TO
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-26
CONTRACT SIGNED
Representatives of Water Go.
and Financial Syndicate
Hold Conference.
READY TO PUSH THE WORK
Large Force Will Be Put on
the Dam for Which the
Stone Is Now Gut.

This morning. the modified contract OF
the Jersey City Water Supply Company
with the city to supply 50,0oo,0Oo gallons
of water daily was signed and executed
and had Mayor Hoos been in town it
would have been complete with his sigma
ture That will be done, however, on
Monday
There was present at the conference the
representatives of the water company,
Messrs. NJ. ]. Kennedy and w. d. Ed
wards, and representatives of the syn
dicate which will have charge of the
financial end of the undertaking. The
amended contract as agreed to by the
Street and Water Board, concurred in by
the Board of Finance and approved by
the Mayor, has been in the hands OF
lawyers representing the syndicate, who,
after having carefully examined the docu-
ment, gave it their sanction. All that re-
mained to do was to sign and execute
and that is done.
The terms of the contract as modified
have been repeatedly published, but in
brief are that the city will retain s50O,oO0
without interest, and the contractor will
undertake to straighten out the kink
caused by the insertion of the two words,
whole flow of the Roekaway River in
the original contract. Now the road is
clear toward the resumption of work ana
completion of the contract.
One of the officers of the Jersey City
Water Supply Company, this morning,
speaking of the work at Boonton, said
that positively by the first of August a
large force of men would be put at work
on the construction of the dam.
There was an abundance of stone ready
at the quarries to be shipped Immediately
to the dam, and as the distance is short
from the quarries to that place and there
is a railroad all the way, no time would
be lost in transporting the stone.
Other work, such as removing houses
on the land soon to be covered by a vast
sheet of water, will be begun immedi-
ately.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-26
SCRATCHED JUSTICES FACE

Especial to 1.-THE Jersey City News.')
CAMDEN, July &c, 1901.-When Angus
tus Myers was arraigned before Justice
Stackhouse in the City Hall on charge
of larceny, tall, muscular woman arose
and said: Judge, I'll give you licking
if you send the old man to jail. He's me
dad
After hearing the evidence, the justice
held Myers without bail for trial.
In another instant the woman rushed up
and caught the justice by the hair. Mayor
Hatch rushed to the magistrates assist
anee The woman was kicking and yell
ing Justice Stackhouse was not injured
seriously by his tussls, but he sent out
for court plaster to put over the places
where his face had been scratched.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-26
FoURTn'S HOMECOMING.

The Fourth Regiment will break camp
tomorrow and come home after week
of hard, earnest work at Sea Girt. The
boys went away last Saturday and since
then they have learned many things at
the camp which will make far better bet
ter soldiers of them. The week has been
a successful one and every member of
tine regiment feels proud that he is iden-
tilted with the work of the Fourth No
other regiment has made a better show
ing in drill or appearance.
The regiment will reach the armory late
in the afternoon. The march will be
from the train shed of the Pennsylvania
road over the route covered on the day
they left town. There will be no officials
at the City Hall to review the men as it
will be too late m the day.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-26
THREE YEARS FOR FLAT THIEF

Frederick o. Moran, alias Miller. well
known fiat house thief, got three years in
state Prison at the hands of Judge Blair
Yesterday After conviction Moran made
an attempt to strike Captain Cox as he
was led off to jail.
.sYou will be carried out if you do said
Cox, as Moran lifted his fist. The atten-
ton Of Judge Blair was called to the in
cident and the heavy penalty was the re-
suit
Morans capture was due to the efforts;
of Miss Ethel Ellington, daughter OF
Freeholder Ellington, and Miss Helen
Tumulty. They saw him work at the
house of Harris EIspern, No. lis Highlala
avenue. on July g. They followed him
and Informed Roundsman Moran. who ar
rested him. A picture in the Rogues gal
lery in New York helped to identify him.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-26
PERSONAL

There is a small Jersey City colony
stopping at the Avon Inn, Avon, and one
of its members, Mr.. Andrew J. Corcoran.
the well known manufacturer of this city.
came to town today and had all sorts of
pleasant things to say about it. Mrs. Cor
coran and her daughter, Miss Bessie
Corcoran, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas L. Will
Jams and family Of Bergen avenue, Judge
and Mrs Otto Grouse and family. Mr..
snd Mrs. Thomas MiIburn Gopsili Of this
city and Mr. and Mrs. G. r. Reichhelnl
and family of Rayonne. are an there
serelllng ii dips ana ocean breezes.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-26

Gerome, the famous French painter,
has very decided views about Japanese
art. It is one Of his favorite sayings that
all the art students of the world ought
to make Paris their headquarters, ex-
cept the Japanese. "Two Japanese are
spelling themselves under my tuition at
this moment" he said. recently. They
have talent now: when they have abb
sorbed all we have to teach them they
viii be lost. Europe has committed high
admirable art they had our cursed in
fiuence has killed. Their old view of
nature was admirable. individual, pales
apart from ours. compromise Is im-
possible--it means death to their vision
and method and absolute failure for them
IN ours, The Japanese offer the most
striking proof OF the stern duty Of every
artist to stand by his own conception \
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-26
CoAcHMAn BURNED BY ACID

Special to 1.-THE Jersey City News.')
8 ENGLEWOOD, July 26. 1s01.-The police
have found no trace of Thomas Fitzpat-
rick, who is wanted for throwing acid on
Patrick Garvan and disfguring him for
life. The fugitive is believed to have gone
to New York.
c.. C. Brace, of Woodland street He
was sitting Wednesday night in the git
chen of Halicon Hall, a fashionable
boarding school, talking to the several
maids. when Fitzpatrick entered the room
pulled bottle of carbolic acid from his
pocket and dashed the contents in Gar
wants face.
Garvan will be marked for life, both
cheeks being badly SCARED, and even his
eyebrows being burned off.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-26
MRS. EvEAsoN SECURES A DECREE

Chancellor McGill has granted a decree
of divorce for Mrs. Charles Evenson, of
Bayonne. who sued her husband on the
ground of desertion.
A curious feature of the case was that
Evenson disappeared, leaving not a trace
behind him. For two years not word
was received from him by his wife and
the only clue she had was that he told
a friend that he was going to fight against
the Filipinos. Army records were
searched, but nothing could be found
about him. 1t is believed he was killed.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-26
WHY HER HOME WAS BURNED.

Especial to stThe Jersey City News'')
FREEHOLD, July 26. 1901 Charles Her
bert is on trial here on the charge of in
cendiarism. He is accused of setting fire
to his. mothers home in Mattawan last
winter.
There are two indictments against
Herbert. Public sentiment was so strong
against him when he was arrested that
there was talk Of lynching. but he now
has many friends and funds have been
subscribed to secure and attorney for
him.
Charles Van Brunt testified that three
weeks before the fire Herbert told him
his mother was working too hard ana
that he wanted her to come and live
With him. He guessed the Qiily Wav to
BET out was to burn her out.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-26
Pope Leo's Artistic Joke.

His Holiness is much sought after as 4
sitter by painters whose powers are no.
equal to their ambition. 1t is seldom,
however. that an artist meets with a re-
tusal Quite recently one of these painS-
ers, having finished his portrait begged
the Pore to honor him by inscribing upon
it some scriptural text. with his auto
graph. The Pope looked dubiously at tll+.
picture. 1t was mediocre enough and ILL.,
tie like hfsnself but, unwilling to disap-
point the artist, he reflected a moment
and then, adopting the familiar line in St.
Matthew to the peculiar circumstances, h.
wrote as Follows: Be not afraid. II Is I.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-26
VAN WORST PARK CONCERT


At the open air concert this evening in
Van Worst Park Mr.. William Redmond,
tenor, will sing Paul Dresser's latest song,
tMr. Volunteer He will also render
"Sweet Annie Moore and Goodbye,
Dolly Gray" The rest of the programme
Isl
PART T.
|. March. "The. Troopers" :.........B Brandt
q Overture, "Pique Dance Suppe
8. Waltz, Health, Wealth and Hap
piness" WltmarR
4. Caprice, Jubilee. Blume
g. Pond Echoes, Frog Puddles
.... ...............-.....Wh Whitney
PART II.
1. Overture. .Donnybrook" ".........:.. .Votti
e. Songs MI Volunteer 1ah,; n iDEss5er T1Tn
(Sung by Mr.. VIM. Redmond)
g. Selection, Poor Jonathan. Millockcr
L. Cornet Solo, "Amaranth" ....J. Berger
g. March, "Our Heroes Return.
....-.........--...... SliVerpelS
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-26
cow PINES FOR ROGERS
ESPECIAL to "The Jersey city News. .

Especial to 'sThe Jersey City News j
PATERSON, July 26, 19O1.-A sick cow
belonging to the estate of the late Jacob
S. Rogers and lying under tent con-
structed for its benefit is attracting much
attention from people who pass the
Rogers place. 1t has been sick for about
two weeks, and the neighbors say that
it went into a decline when Mr.. Rogers
died Theodore B. Rogers, to whom all
the goods and chattels. cattle, etc, of the
estate We're wilied, has instructed veter-
mary to spare no expense in saving the
cows life
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-26
M'cABE's BODY UNCLAIMED

The body of John McCabe, who was
drowned in the Gap Wednesday morning
has not been claimed by his relatives.
Word was sent to them but none have
put in an appearance. The body will be
taken to Snake Hill tomorrow unless it
is claimed
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-26
Queen Victoria's Hose.

A certain Englishman is the happy pos
sessof three pairs of fine white gauze
stockings worn by the late Queen Vic
torfa about sixty years ago. One is finely
embroidered with roses and lilies of the
valley, in flax and not silk, as in the pres
ent. day, while another has an interwo-
ven lace vandyked pattern carried down
the instep between stripes in two patterns
Of very fine embroidery while the third
pair display an embroidery of the acorn,
the rose and the thistle Few stockings of
modern days can rival these for fineness.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-26
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DIED.

HAUGHEY. .-On wednesday, July "a, 1901.
Cornfck Haughey, beloved husband of
Catherine Haughey.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral from his late residence.
No go Newark avenue, on Saturday,
July q, at A. NJ.
RYAN.-On Tuesday. July %, 1901. at his
residence, No. 46S Monmouth street,
corner Seventh street, Patrick Ryan,
beloved husband of Hannah c. Ryan.
Services Saturday at 10 A. NJ, at st
Michael's r. C. Church.
Please omit flowers.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-26
DIED AFTER SENTENCE

Henry Miller, sixty-three years old, who
was sentenced to thirty days in the
County Jail on charge of disorderly
conduct yesterday, died at four o'clock
this morning. To all appearances he was
well when he was brought to the jail
from Bayonne. DR.. Converse had not
viewed the body at the morgue this morn
ing. It is believed that heart disease
killed Miller. His home is said to be in
BROOKLYN
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-26
BABY STRUCK BY FENDER

Four-year-old Bernard Smith, of No.
1854 Pavonia avenue, was struck by the
fender of motor car No. 54 of the North
Hudson Traction Company. Summit ave-
nue. line, on Pavonia avenue, near Grove
street, shortly after six o'clock last even-
ing. He was severely bruised about the
baad
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-26
FIRE IN DyEINc HOUSE

Fire broke out on the first floor of the
three story frame house, No. 53S Newark
avenue, occupied by S. Sintherd as a
cleaning and dyeing establishment. The
cause of the fire. which did considerable
damage, is unknown.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-26
WEATHER INDICATIONS

NEW YORK, July 26, O1.-Forecast for
the thirty-siX hours ending at eISAt r IA
- Showers tonight; partly
cloudy tomorrow; east winds.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-26
MATTERS OF FL CT.

Pavonia Brand Of Fine. Early June Canned
stores. and wholesale at the D. E. Cleary Co. 5
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-07

| Seaboard Air Line Railway, Florida and
West India Short Line to the Win
ter Resorts of the South. The Only
Line Operating Daily Trains to
Florida.
The Florida Fast Mail" another of
the Seaboard Air Line Railways splen-
didly equipped trains. leayes New York
daily at 1910 A. NJ, 23rd Street Station
Pennsylvania Railroad, with Pullman
Drawing Room Sleeping Car and Day
Coaches to Raleigh, Southern Pines,
Columbia, Savannah, Jacksville, where
connections are made for st. Augustine
Tampa and all Florida points This
train connects at New York with train
leaving Boston 700 P. NJ Leaves Phi
ladelphia $50 A. NJ, Baltimore 6:22 A.
NJ, Washington 1856 A M, Richmond
2:40 P. NJ, arriving Southern Pines
9:35 P. M, Columbia 1 AS A. NJ, Sa-
vannah 500 A. NJ, Jacksonville 9:10 A.
NJ, st. Augustine lilo A. NJ, Tampa
80 p. M. Through Pullman Drawing
Room Sleeper New York to Jacksonville.
Through Vestibuled Passenger Coaches
| and perfect service.
For information call on or write to all
Pennsylvania Railroad offices, or Sea-
board Air Line Railway representatives
at 306 Washington st Boston Mass.
1906 and 81 Broadway, New York; 30
South Third Street, Philadelphia; 207
East German Street, Baltimore; 1434
New York Ave, Washington, or to r.
E. L. Bunch, General Passenger Agent,
Portsmouth, Va.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-07
An Exposition Booklet

Here comes another of the beautiful
booklets from the Bureau of Publicity
of the Pan-American Exposition, Buff
falo, N. Y. 1t consists of 16 pages and
a cover of light green. The unique
feature of it is the miniature reproduc-
ton of the famous poster, ''The Spirit
of Niagara" which has had a most re-
markable demand. The envelope in
which the poster booklet is mailed also
bears reproduction of this artistic
work The booklet is popular picture
book, the first page having an engrav-
ing of the magnificent Electric Tower
which is 391 feet high, and which will
form the glorious centre-piece of the
great Exposition. On the same page
is a miniature of one of the torch bearers
which will adorn the wings of the Elec-
trio Tower and beside it a picture of
Niagara Falls The second page shows
picture of the Electricity Building
and five other small illustrations of the
uses of electricity. The third page
shows the splendid group of buildings
erected by the National Government
and which will contain the Govern
ments exhibits, also five miniature illus
trations, one of them showing the life
saving station, where exhibitions will
be given daily. by picked crew of ten
men, during the Exposition. The
fourth page is devoted to the wonderful
displays of government ordnance, the
fifth the Machinery and Transportation
Building and four other illustrations of
modern machines and vehicles The
centre of the booklet shows a birdseye
view of the Exposition, and gives one
some idea of the great extent of the
enterprise upon which about $40, 900, 900
is being expended.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1901-03-07

were toward. Every friend became his
enemy as he looked at the good sword
on the wall and vainly tried to raise the
impotent arm.
Words Il has been said are fossil his
tory. The Roman naturalists christened
the leopard keobar,dHs because they sup
posed the spotted creature was the joint
offspring Of lion and tiger. So the name
leopard, embalms ancient ignorance and
preserves il like fly in amber.
1t is the same with the word rheuma-
tism. Its name implies that 1t was sup
posed to be a sort of rheun, catarrhal
affection, such as results from cold.
And while the treatment for rheumatism
was based on that theory 1t was small
wonder that cures were infrequent. To-
day we locate the cause OF rheumatism
In the blood and we drive it out scien-
tihcally by the use of Doctor Pierces
Golden Medical Discovery.
THE MODERN TREATMENT.
uOuite number of years ago, when
was a girl at home, my father was pros
trated upon a bed of Sickness" writes
Mrs. p. M. Wheeler, of No. 2 Ann Place,
Bradford, Penna. uHe had rheumatism
and a complication of troubles which
bafied the skill OF three OF our best
physicians. All through the winter
months he lay upon his bed. suffering
severely at times with rheumatism in his
limbs. While In this condition PAIN
phlet containing description OF DR..
Pierce's remedies fell into his hands.
remember of his sitting up in bed and
reading it through and then exclairning,
That medicine is just what need
lust then a neighbor came along who
was going to town and we sent for
bottle Of DIR. Pierce's Golden Medical
Discovery. We laid aside the DOCTORS
medicines and commenced giving my
father the Golden Medical Discovery,
according to directions. The first three
days he felt worse, as Is often the case.
After that he commenced to gain. His
physician was surprised at the change in
his condition and candidly admitted that
the Golden Medical Discovery was
doing more for him than he had been
able to do. In less than two weeks my