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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-03
SOMETHING IN THE AIR
For a While 1t Looked Like
Hatchets, But Hoboken
Was Too Good.

There was a sudden change in the at
mosphere of Hobokea yesterday. Rest-
dents wondered whether there was going
to be another tornado. Weather prophets
were consulted, but they could throw no
light on the subject. All that they could
say was that the city was in danger and
they were unable to tell whether the dis
turbanee would blow over. At the end of
half an hour the wind eubsided and every
thing in the city, for the houses seemed
to be- affected also, assumed its normal
condition.
Along in the evening it was reported
about that Carrie Nation had been visit
ing in the Lackawanna Railroad depot
during the entire spell. It was the first
time Carrie had been in the city, and not
withstanding the fact that Hoboken con-
tains more saloons than any city Of its
size in the United States she simply sat
in the depot and did nothing.
The saloon smasher was on her way to
East Orange. She went to Hoboken on
Grove street trolley car from the Penn
sylvania Railroad depot in this city. On
her way over she was very talkatiye
When she reached Pavonia avenue she
asked the conductor to drop postal card
in the letter box on the corner. The con-
ductor did so and then Mrs. Nation began
to talk about Hoboken.
Its great city, rejoined the con-
ductor, "and if you're looking for saloons
you'll find more in a square mile there
than in the whole of Kansas" Mrs. MAJ
ton laughed and said that she had no
time just now. but that she would look
Hoboken over later on.
Hobokenites say that it is well that
Mrs. Nation sat in idleness during her
stay, as she would have found the Ho-
boken police perfectly capable of taking
care of her.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-03
SOVEREIGN GRAND LODGE |. o. O. F.
p. r. r. Reduced Rates to In
diauauolis

For the meeting of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge, Independent Order of Odd Fel-
lows. at indianapolis. September 16 to H.
the Pennsylvania Railroad Company viii
sell round-trip tickets to indianapolis
from all points on its lines at rate OF
a single fare for the round trip. Tickets
will be sold September u to Is, inclusive,
and will be good to return, leaving IN
dianapolis not earlier than September l5
nor later than September %. By deposit
ing ticket with Joint Agent September 10
to % and upon payment of fifty cents an
extension of the return limit may be Sc
cured. to leave indianapolis to October q,
inclusive.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-03
THE FIREHEH's PICNIC
Benevolent Associations Had Good
Time at Baldwin Park.

The Firemen's Mutual Benevolent Asso-
citation. held its annual picnic yesterday
at Baldwin Park. About 5000 Blue
shirts and their friends were present.
Among them We're delegations from New
York, Brooklyn, Hoboken, Newark, Pat
erson and Bayonne. It was the most sue
cessful picnic ever held by the association
and as q result of it a substantial sum
will. be placed in the associations treas
ury
The outing was excellently managed.
Numerous athletic games were held, the
most important Of which was q tug-oI'-
war between representatives Of Hoboken
and Newark iremen After hard sfrug-
gle the Newark firemen won. Dancing,
which was one Of the main attractions,
began at three o'clock in the afternoon
ana continued until about three o'clock
this morning.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-03
TROLLEY STRUCK A TRUCK.

A south bound Greenville car struck a
truck owned by the Hudson Coal Com
many Yesterday afternoon at Ocean avenue
and Oak street. The pole of the truck
was broken. The driver was knocked off
but he escaped unharmed
A wagon owned and driven by T. j.
Martin, of No. % Atlantic street was
str,cl. hv a jackson avenue trolley car
81 Tac1.snn and Atlantic avenues last
night. The rear wheel of the. wagon wac
broken The driver was uninJured
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-03
BEATING A CRIPPLED HORSE

Frederick Shaw, thirty-one years old, of
No. 127 Manning avenue. was arrested
Saturday afternoon by Officer Stein of
the Fourth precinct on a charge of cruel
ty to animals. The officer alleges that
Shaw was beating a crippled horse in an
endeavor to make it pull a load which it
was entirely incapable of doing.
Shaw was fined SIS and costs by JUS
tice of the Peace Macs.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-03
COURT HOUSE OUTINGS.

Warden Terrence Sullivan, of the Coun--
ty Jail is at Belmar for a two weeks
stay. Matron Rose Murray of the same
institution, who has been enjoying a
much needed vacation at Management
pier and Newport, is now at Red Bank.
Clerk George Landwehr of the County
Clerks office has returned from pleas
ant two weeks vacation, half Of which
he spent at Saratoga and the remainder
at Atlantic City.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-03
KoHn's FALL FROM TROLLEY

Jacob Kohn, forty-eight years old, Of
No. 2o7 York street, while crossing Hen
derson street at $50 o'clock last night
was knocked down by trolley car No s4s,
Henderson street, going south, Is ana iag Mas Hs
was taken to ST. Franeis's Hospital
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-03
Har.nett'. Thermom.tri.al Report


McMULLEN.-on Tuesday, September 3
Daniel A. beloved son of Ann MchIul-
len and the late John McMullen. :
Notice of funeral hereafter.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-03
PERSONAL

Lieutenant John J. Toffey Jr.. y. S. A;
pon Of Colonel John ]. Toffey. of this city
arrived at the n. r.. r. depot this after
aooli from the Philippines where he has
been with his regiment for over year.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-03
MATTERS DE EAnr

Pavonia Brand of Canned Tomatoes extra
large cans, and filled with red. ripe tomatoes
wholesale at D. E. Cleary Co.'S stores. Ask
grorer for 'ern.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-09-03

10s MONTGOMERY ST., JERSEY CITY
263 CENTRAL AV., JERSEY CITY.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-25
! |T7HE ROUND TABLE
5 Of KING ARTHUR.

The famous Round Table Of King
Arthur is still preserved in the great
hall that was attached to the ancient
castle built by William the Conqueror
at Winchester in 1885, and it is one Of
the most interesting relics in all Eng
land. The castle of Winchester was
destroyed by fire several years ago,
but the hall in which Parliament sat
for 400 years is still preserved in its
original condition, and secret
trough" as they call 1t, which was
bored through the wall and enabled
the king to hear what was going on
in Parliament as he sat in his cham
ber, is still pointed out to visitors.
The castle was the residence of all the
early Norman kings. Richard Occur
de Lion was received there by his no.
bles when he returned from captivity.
AL the Edwards resided there, there
Henry VIII. entertained the great en-
peror, Charles V. of Spain; there Queen
Mary entertained Philip II. of Spain
until they were married in the an
cient cathedral near by. and there Sir
Walter Raleigh was tried and con-
demned to death after his return from
his fruitless explorations in South
America.
Winchester is one of the most an
cient cities of England, and was set
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-25

INTERESTING NEW
SOIL EXPERIMENTS.
United States Government Using lnnenIo
Instruments.

The division OF soils Of the United
States Department of Agriculture has
lust described n new instrument now
in use for investigating the properties
of soils. This is n great time and
labor saving apparatus, giving nccur-
ate and reliable results, which other
wise would require months to obtain.
The physical properties of soils are
recognized by plant psychologists to
be of the greatest Importance In plant
economy. Even in the consideration
Of climatic conditions it is now gen.
orally considered that for most plants
the conditions of the soil hold equal
rank with atmospheric conditions. A
high temperature in the soil under fa-
vorable conditions promotes extensive
root development; a high atmospheric
temperature under equally favorable
conditions favors heavy growth Of
foliage. A deficiency in water of
either air OF soil is attended with dis
tress.
The new apparatus as devised by the
division Of soil is an electric affair.
1t registers half dozen or more va
rious soil properties. This method de-
pends upon the principle that the re-
sistance offered to the passage of an
electric current from one carbon plate
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To be Continued.
A Blind Globe Trotter.

"Curious fact, but the most interest
ing charge I ever had was a blind
man." said the head of personally
conducted tourist agency" day or
two ago.
HE went to California and Alaska
with me once and to Europe another
time," continued this Baedeker In the
flesh, land he was wonderfully appre-
ciative of all the usual wonders
Its true he had his son with him,
a lad of sixteen or thereabouts, who
used to 60 into ecstasies over the
peaks of the Sierras or the beauties OF
the Riviera, but then the old gentle
man derived lot Of pleasure inde-
pendently of his family guide and
mentor. He would sit in the private
car and listen to the comments Of the
other travellers and occasionally drop
a word that astonished the rest Of US,
coming from a blind man.
"He would say he got tired Of sitting
at home. I suppose conversation IN a
limited family circle soon exhausted
itself to a man of mature mind and
keen fancies; so he used to drop Ill
here and say he guessed it was time
for him to take another trip. We'd hx
No a route to suit him and off he'd 60
AGAIN, tickled owe" the prospect OF pas
lures new as a boy with a new palr OF
red topped boots"
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-25
Hone Thou in God.

To think of what we have to do Snd
bear in this life is quite likely to be dis
heartening. To think of Gods sure -lelp
in our doing and in our enduring can
hardly fail Of giving us courage and hope
and 10y. Many of us know what 1t IS TO
meet the cares and trials and grlets which
we anticipate for the day even before we
are fairly awake in the morning. Through
the slowly opening gate of consciousness
they flood in upon US like turbid stream
that has been surging without while we
slept, impatient for an entrance: BY al
lowing these apprehensions to have the
mastery, the new day, Gods special gft
to us, is marred at its very beginning;'
the wonder of the dawning light passes
unnoticed and the strength of the early
hours, which was given US for efficient
service, is weakened and half wasted. AS
an antidote to this joy.poisoning habit our
first thoughts of the day should fioat up
ward and our morning greeting to our
troubled soul should be: Hope thou IN;
God" Experience shows US that our fears
are often only a delusion. prompted by
minor difficulties magnifed in the morn,
ing mist, or by shadows that have no an
sWering substance. On the other hand,
we have been shown concerning the cares
and trials and griefs which God does ap-
point for us that as we look to and trust
in Him He furnishes strength and grace
to meet them in the hour of their appear
ing. Our fears may mislead us. Our faith
never will. Our troubles may be less than
we think for. Gods love Is always more.
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1865. described it. Henry VIII. re-
Paired it, and placed an iron band
around the outside like the tire of q
wheel, to keep it together. 1t was q
great curiosity in his day, when it
must have been at least GOO years old.
The under part OF the table is net
work of braces; the upper part is laid
off into twenty-four sections, each
bearing the name of the knight who
occupied it, and you can see the names
of Galahad, Launcelot and others men
toned in Tennyson's poem. The clron-
iclers say that the table has been
hanging in its presen: place since the
year 1888, but has been taken down on
several occasions. The last time was
when the castle burned. The citizens
OF Winchester were determined to
save il, and hundred men were en-
gagged in removing it from the wall,
but when they got it to the floor they
found that it was too large to be taken
out through the doors and the fire was
cxtinguisbed before they could take it
10 DieceS.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-25
Overcoming Besetting Sins;

Our besetting sins are peculiarly hunil-
iatinp. They cling to us SO trm!y after
we have determined to be rid OF themi
they reveal their power SO often after we
have supposed them conquered and aban.
doned, they assail us so Unexpectedly and
often beguile us 80 easily, that we some
times doubt whether we really have any
power of self-control remaining or any
trustworthy loyalty to God and duty. II
is no excuse for us, but it certainly ls com'
forting to remember that everybody else
is tempted similarly, and that our deav'
enly Father understands the situation
even better than we do. 1t is strong
temptation to make special excuses 1oi
such sins, and sometimes and 70 some eH
tent this is proper. Besetting Sins are 10 De
conquered like any other, by prayer and
faith and courage and sturdy resistance,
by cherishing holy thoughts and cultivat-
ing holy aims, by avoiding circumstances
involving temptation, by choosing ennob'
ling companions, by studying, how TO I'VE
in constant communion with the holy
Spirit. When the heart is consciously and
gladly surrendered to Him 80 that HIS
presence and power rule in it, even our
severest besetting temptations can m fnd
little or no opportunity of access. Inc
sins which beset US specially do us great
service in teaching US selt-dlstrust anu
humility. But for them also many of our
greatest spiritual victories would not be
won, and our characters would not gam
that degree Of vigor which now is attain.
able. When we come to look back upon
our lives from the divine point Of
view we shall confess that in spite of all
the sorrow and strain which they caused
us our besetting sins were valuable agents
in securing the chief object of life, the de-
velopment of a holy, heavenly character
Helpful Thoughts.
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to another buried in the soil depends
upon the amount of moisture present
between the carbon plates or cleo
trodes. This resistance is measured.
The illustration shows the instru-
ment as used in the field. with the car
bon electrodes and temperature cells
in place. The carbon electrodes and
Temperature cells may be buried in
the soil at the beginning of the season
and remain undisturbed throughout
the year. The moisture record OBJ
tained consequently deals with the
variation in moisture contents III the
,me portion of soil. This is one OF
the advantages of the method, since it
has been shown that the moisture con-
tents OF a seemingly uniform soil may
vary as much as four per ceI@. within
m area of one square rod. Conse-
uuently, in order to obtain q consist
ent record of the change in water it
is necessary to deal with the same
sample of soil, which can only be
done by this electrical method.
The scale Of the instrument is ar
ranged on a decimal plan. so that the
various soil properties can be deter
mined directly from the scale CT the
instrument.
1t was observed by Professor W
that soil areas of the Connecticut Val
ley were practically identical as re-
CARDS texture and water content with
certain areas in Florida upon which
the finest OF cigar wrappers are being
raised from Sumatra seed. Expert
ments were accordingly made On one
of the Connecticut areas, using the
same seed and methods of cultivation
and curing employed in FLORIDA, with
the most satisfactory results.
Should the more extensive expert
ments now in progress support the
earlier work, rs there is every reason
to expect, the result will be to increase
greatly the area adapted to the growth
Of the finest quality Of cigar wrap
pers known. aud there will be raised
in this country tobacco now imported
to the amount of $G,000,O00 annually.
New York Herald.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-25
Eussian Reindeer For Alaska.

The Secretary of the Interior at Wasn
ington has received from Lieutenant E
P. Bertholf. of the revenue cutter service
a report of purchases of reindeer made il
Siberia for shipment to Alaska during the
summer. He says he has secured 45C
young does and fifty bucks, all Of the large
Tunguse breed. and that he thinks con
tract can be made for 1900 reindeer fol
next summer. Lieutenant Bertholf eX
pressed some doubt as to the success o.
the experiment. The total cost of the an
;rals landed in Alaska will be about $3(
each.
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in crowded stores are likely to find
their occupsson gone IN the near fu-
ture since a cunning device has just
been invented wllich will ren!er it im-
possible for them to snatch the coveted
portemonnaies.
This device, which can bc attached
to any purse. consists Of small band,
at one end Of which is a ring and az
the other end q clasp. The ring is ill.,
tended to be Worn loosely on the lady's
finger, and by means Of the clasp she
can fasten the purse 10 her aru so
that it cannot be removed without her
knowledge
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tied in the year 900 B. G. Julius
Caesar lived there while he was in
England, and the Roman emperor YES
pasian made it his capital. Five hun
dred years after the birth Of Christ
the city was captured by Cerdic, who
made it the capital Of the Saxon dyn-
asty, and in S27, in the cathedral, Eg-
bert was crowned as the first king Of
all England.
The round table Is In an excellent
state of preservation and is fastened
against the wall at one end Of the
great room where John Harding, the
cbronicler, who lived from 1873 to
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-25
Investors or MASTERS.

One of the delicate problems of business
is the proper investment of capital be-
longing to another. From the days of the
conservative trustee who deposited trust
man a failure who neglects to invest
moneys intrusted to him, who wastes
them in wares of little worth, or, worst
of all, who buvs with them harm for him
self or his fellows God debts each one
of us at every dawning with trust fund
of l44O minutes, fre-new from the great
mint of eternity In accordance with the
accounting that we can render Hin, OF
these funds at the ending of all our days
must we be ranked by the Master as in.
vestors, as wasters, or as embezzlers. OF
His capital.-Sunday-school Times.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1901-09-25
CHAPTER V.

To bring a woman into focus, by
means even of a scandal, has always
been a sure way to bring upon her
more than her fair share Of the admi-
ration Of the other sex. When, there
fore, the object of public attention is
gifted with unusual attractions Of per-
son and manner, the havoc she makes
in susceptible masculine hearts is pro-
portionately great.
Clifford was not particularly weak
man. and he would have scorned, a
week ago, the idea that he could love
q woman the more for being under
suspicion of theft. But it is incontest-
able, for all that, that the stronger the
suspicious circumstances grew which
hedged her round, the stronger also
become his own feelings Of tender in
terest.
If she were not the thief, then who
could it have been? And If it were
indeed she who had taken his watch
and money, and dropped or thrown
away the former on her way between
Shingle End and the Blue Lion, what
was the cause which had prompted the
act?
The case for somnambulism still
seemed strong to Clifford, for this
would have accounted for the fright
ened look of half-remembrance which
he had seen more than once in her
hn n
cusSed.
On the other hand, she had certainly
been wide awake when he saw her
start for Shingle End across the fields
that morning, ut the very time when
She must have been carrying the
watch.
And If not somnambulism, then what
other motive could there be for this
yielding to a horrible temptation on
the part of a beautiful, amiable and
apparently candid and good girl? Was
she the victim to that doubtful disease
invented to afford magistrates an eX,
cuse for discharging well-cOnnected
thieves "of superior education" Was
she. in fact, a. "kleptomaniac"
Or. again: Were the difficulties OF
her uncle not over, as she had repre-
sented them to be, and was she the vic
tim of misguided determination tc
clear them away. even at the sacrihce
of her honesty?
Each supposition seemed to Clifford
more improbable than the last; and
when, after compensating Jcm Seckels
for his roll in the mud by throwing
him 4 half-crown which had been left
in his pocket untouched by the mid
night thief, he caught sight of Nell or
the opposite bank Of the river, he was
again ready to throw his doubts to the
winds.
There was always boat moored tc
each side Of the river at this point. sc
Clifford IAN down to the waters edge
and Eunt I'll himself across.
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HIVE Faith in Yourself.

No natter how dark and discouraging
the outlook may be, have faith in your
selves and in the good providence Of God,
and may this year bring you the fruitage
of your hopes, the transformation of iifee,
which is as wonderful and yet as. possible
as the change which comes to the earth
in May, when the warm rains and the
mounting sun suddenly work @ h the mi miracle SeL
rem earth, as in response to the touch of
an invisible want. blooms with verdure.-
Watchman
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Which One is Missing?

Over in Junk Shop Row." the fol
lowing sign has been hanging in Win
dow for several days. 1t has attracted
quite little attention and given pas
sengers passing on the Fourth avenue
cars 4 chance to show their wit OF
lack o. vii. Ii reads: 10" Sale-SiE:
Pressing Vices" Are these the Sewers
Deadly Sins? And, if so, where is the
missing onc?-Ncw York Times.
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GODS MESSAGE TO MAN
PREGNANT THOUGHTS FROM THE
WORLDS GREATEST PROPHETS. :,

The Lords Day-our Besetting sins-They
May Be Conquered by Prayer ana
Faith and Cultivatins Holy Purposes
winning Great Spiritual Victories'
Saw not the sun no brighter shines
Gpon the Sabbath morn;
Saw not the first Of all the days
Like other days is born.
Tho natures laws bring round t. cay
In it's appointed time,
The great Creator of those laws
Hath made this day sublime.
For He. the Sun of Righteousness,
Dispelling deaths dark night,
Arose triumphant on this day,
The Lord of life and light.
No brighter morning ever dawned
Than on that glorious day,
And every Lords Day in its turn
Reflects it's golden ray.
Oh, day of rest and joy and peace,
We hail thy golden light,
Prophetic of that better day
When faith shall yield to sight.
Then, with unclouded vision blest,
Gods glory we shall see.
And there shall find q Sabbath rest
Through all eternity.
The Rev. W. L. Curtis.
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Humiliation.

If we cannot, at need, even humiliate
ourselves to win our brother, it is difficult
to see where our religion comes in, espe-
cially when we think what humiliation
Christ suffered that He might reconcile
US to God, and make US friends again with
our Heavenly Father and renew our bro,
ken love. Whatever be our faith and
works, and however correct be our creed
and conduct, if we are giving place to an
ger, if we are stifening ourselves to
strife and disdain, we are none of His,
who was meek and lowly of heart. Misun-
derstandings and estrangements will arise;
occasions will come when it seems as il
not even love and forbearance can avoid
a quarrel, but surely Christ has. died in
vain if His grace cannot save us from con-
tinuance of strife.-Hueh Black. :