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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-02-25
Dated, Jersey City. February
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners on
Tuesday, February 20, 1904, at p. NJ, in
the Assembly Chamber of the City Hall for
IMPROVEMENT OF TROY STREET.
from Summit avenue to line of Reservoir No. 2.
Said improvement to be made conforma bly,
to the provisions of chapter 217 of the Laws
of 1895, and in accordatice with specitications
on file in the office of the Clerk OF said
Board.
Blank forms of bid and agreement of sureties
must be obtained at the office of the Chief En-
gineeTs -Gity Eza fr- jersey sGity,--N A.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-02-25

oeaieo proposals will be received by the
Tuesday. February 20. 1904, at 2 P. NJ, in
the Assembly Chamber of the CITY Hall for
OPENING AND IMPROVEMENT OF UNION
STREET.
from Garfield avenue to Halliday street.
said improvement to be made conformably
to the provisions of Chapter 289 of the Laws
OF 1885. and in accordance with specifications
Board.
Blank forms of bid and agreement of sureties
gineer. City Hail. Jersey City N. J.
ESTIMATE OF QUANTITIES.
Standard
OK Cost.
About zoo cubic yards of earth excavation,
About 5000 cubic yards Of earth filling Qn
place., pesscubtc yard. ;.::.....-...- 40
About 22O Cubic yards of sand filling, per
About 600 square yards Of paving Bel-
gian) in cutters, per square yard.......... 1.25
About l,l30 lineal feet of curb stone, per
About 500 square feet Of bridge stone, per
About $500 square feet of Tagging, per
ABOUT 80 iUsa Square yards Of repavng per -
About 50 iineaI feet Of reset and dressed
About $50 square feet of relaid and dressed
Tagging, per square foot.................... .0z
About 500 cubic yards of concrete in abut-
About granite stones, 1'x2,x3~. each...... 500
About 5000 lineal feet piles. driven, per ;.
About 4, 100 feet B. NJ Gaping, per NJ 2S 90
About $500 feet b. M. flooring per M. % 90
About 1000 feet B. NJ. sheathing, per M. 20
About 64 square feet coping stone per
Time allowed for the completion Of the work
100 working days.
The making OF the above improvement and
award of the contract therefor will be subject
to the remonstrance Of the owners of the prop
erty liable to than one-half the assess
ment therefor on the basis of preliminary
sketch.
velopes, endorsed Proposals for the Opening
and improvement of Union street." directed to
Mr. James s. Nolan, Chairman of the Com
mitee on Streets and Sewers" and handed to
the Clerk Of the Board in open meeting when
called for in the order of business relating to
sealed proposals.
The bonds required to be furnished on pro-
posals land possible subsequent contract) are
those of some surety company authorized to do
business in the State of New Jersey.
BIDDERS must state single fixed percentage
for which they will furnish all materials and
do all the work coinprehended in specifca-
tions, and If final award of contract be made
the per cent. so stated will form the basis
items
The Board may under the provisions of the
or all proposals. The attention of bidders is
especially called to section Z, chapter 134, of
the Laws of 1884, under the whereof no
contract shall be binding upon the City, or be-
offered by the contractor have been approved
to sufficiency by this Board, and form
by the Corporation Counsel, President of this
Board having the power to examine the pro-
posed bondsnen under oath.
By order of the Board of Street and Water
Commissioners.
GEO. 7. BoUToN.
Dated, Jersey City, February 18TH 1904
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-02-25

After the grip, or other serious illness,
Hoods Sarsaparilla is the medicine to
lake to restore the appetite and strength.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-02-25
HELP WANTED.
MALE.
"A COOP POsITION

is always open for competent man. His diff
Guilty is to find it. We have openings for high
grade men in all capacities-Salesmen, Exc
cttive, Technical and Clerical-paying from
$1,000 to $4,000 year Write for plan and
booklet.
HAPGOODS Uno.)
Suite $40, 500 Broadway, New York.
Offices in New York, Chicago and IL other cities
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-02-25

AdoI1MAIE Of QUANTITIES.
1oO9o
Standard
OF Cost.
About $50 cubic yards of earth excavation.
per cubic yard. 80
About cubic yards of rock excavation.
About 10 cubic yards Of earth filling, per
cubic yard. 10
About IS cubic yards of sand filing, per
per square yard. $50 80, FPS
in concrete, per lineal foot................. .S5
About 2,4O0 square feet of patent sidewalk,
About 25 square yards Of repaving CBel-
gtan), per square yard. rd...................... 80
About 100 hneal feet Of reset and dressed
curb stone, in concrete, per lineal FOOT. 25
About 120 square feet of relaid and dressed
bridge stone, per square foot ......-.. .O5
About 90 lineal feet of cribbing. in con-
crete, per Ii III foot Observation-Disclosures. .25
About reset manhole heads. each. ......... 200
Time allowed for the completion of the work
The making Of the above Improvement and
award of the contract therefor will be subject
erty liable to more than one-haf the assess
ment, therefor on the basis OF preliminary
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed en-
velopes, endorsed Proposals for the improve
ment of Troy street." directed to Mr.. James
Streets and Sewers" and handed to the Clerk
of the Board in open meeting when called for
in the order of business relating to sealed pro-
posals-
{ The bonds required to be furnished on pro-
posals (and possible subsequent contracO are
those of some surety company authorized to do
business in the State of New Jersey.
Bidders must state single fixed percentage
of the hundred per cent standard above quoted
for which they will furnish all materials and
do all the work oomprehended in speciica-
tfons, and if final award of contract be made
the per cent. stated will form the basis
upon which payment will be made for all
items.
The Board may. under the provisions of the
act above cited, exercise its right to reject any
all proposals. The attention of bidders is
especially called to section Z, chapter 1874 of
the Laws of 1891, under the terms whereof no
contract shall be binding upon the City or be-
come effective or operative until the bonds
offered by the contractor have been approved
as to sufficency by this Board. and as to form
by the Corporation Counsel, President Of this
Board having the power to examine the pro
posed bondsmen under oath.
By order of the Board Of Street and Water
Commissioners.
GEO. T. BoUToN.
Clerk.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-02-25
ED UCA
WANIED.


WANTED FOR U. S. ARMY-ABLE-BOD1ED
citizens of United States,t of good character.
and temperate habits, who can speak, read and
eruiting Officer. a. Montgomery street, Jersey
City, N. J.
WANTED-sToRAGE ROM FOR MAcHIN-
cry in Jersey City or Hobeken, on railroad
swithc preferred Address Room 124, 80 Cort-
landt Street. New York City.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-02-25
WEATHER INDICATIONS

NEW YORK, Feb. %, 1904 Fore
east for the thirty-six hours ending P.
M. Friday:-Fair today; partly cloudy
tomorrow; fresh north winds.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-02-25
FEMALE.


WANTED-AN ENERGETIC AND INDUS.
trious man or woman in every community to
act as our representative and to explain our
new plan to parties who may be interested in
opening savings accounts. To such we viii
pay s21-00 per week and expenses No ~exper-.
fence necessary; honesty and perseverance, the
only requirements. THE INTERNATIONAL
BANK, Market and Madison streets, Chicago
I'll.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-02-25
JERsEYMAR DEAD OUT WEST

Chief of Police Murphy has received
word from the Minneapolis, Wisconsin,
police that George Sandals, formerly of
this city, an electrician and former
soldier who served in the Philippines,
was killed in that city by cars He had
married and unmarried sisters in this
city whose names are unknown.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-02-25
ro rHp srocKHoLDnRs OF rnn NEW

Dated Jersey City, February 18th, 1904. =
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-02-25

Between Ann E. Hughes. Complainant and
fnlilp Hughes, ct ais, defendants.
On Bill for Partition and Decree for Sale
Notice of Sale
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1904-02-25
CORPORATION NOTICE
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.

Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board of Street and Water Commissioners on
Iuesday, February 20, 1904 at p. NJ, in
the Assembly Chamber of the City Hall for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-28
RICH PEoN ON TOUR.
Pedro AIvarado, Mexican Millionaire,
 Buys Special Train.
'The Meadows. !"

By Cable to the Chicago Tribune.
 Mexico City-Pedro Alvarado, the multi-millionaire of Parral, Mexico, who few years ago was a common peon working in a mine at 35 cents day. has ordered a solid train of i've luxurious private cars in which he will make a tour of Mexico. including a visit to this city.
 He will travel in regal splendor, and his armed bodyguard of 100 handsome ly uniformed men will accompany him on the journey and be his companions wherever he goes in this and other cities.
 Alvarado has just finished his man. sion at Parral.
 His new palace, which is the show place of Parral, is built of marble There is a piano in almost every room. In the court in the middle Of the structure a regiment could drill with out rubbing it's elbows against the rare columns on the sides of the patio.
 All the furniture in the house has been brought from Spain and Grand Rapids, Mich. The filings are Italian, and Alvarado has brought artists and decorators from Spain and France to embellish the walls of his mansion. Until the completion of the house he lived where he had lived for eleven years-in a two-room hoyel in the least desirable part of town.
 More than year ago Alvarado made an offer to pay the government public debt of Mexico. He said he had ob- tained his fabulous wealth from the soil of Mexico, and thought he ought to donate that much of it to the gov ernment This offer was declined by Minister of Finance Limantour
 The only time Alvarado has been out of the Parral mining district was two years ago, when he chartered special train and took his family with him to the city of Chihuahua, to have a gold filling put in one of his teeth.
 It is said he will meet President Diaz by special appointment while here. He has fear of banks, and the many millions of his wealth are said to be stored ln a strong steel cage in his residence, where it is constantly guarded by armed men.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-28
The Bug That Protects Cotton.

In Golfers Weekly for August ap-
 pears an article of practical value to the cotton growers which describes the work of the new Guatemala bug that
 destroys the evil boil weevil In tho introductory paragraph the writer says "A large reddish-brown ant with strong, fierce-looking mandibles and a sharp sting l5 being watched with in- tense interest by the department of agriculture in Washington and on sew eral farms down in Texas just now. Like Katisha's elbow, he is considered worth going miles to see. Eminent entomologists have travelled a third of tL way across the continent to get a look at him. He is expected to do work which will save millions of dol lars for the cotton industry of this country every year, but neither this fact nor the close scrutiny to which kis every movement IS being subjected seems to affect him in the least. In different to all the stir he has caused, he pursues the even tenor of his way, and devotes his every energy to meet ing and adapting himself to certain IIdlSSu WHICH nave come into his existence. So far as his actions indicate, he might be just an ordinary emmet with no mission in life, and no characteristics to warrant the great amount of publicity which has been given him ever since he was discov- cred in the mountains of Guatemala last spring.
 "Yet on lin, to an extent at least, depends the question of whether the cotton belt Of the United States shall be freed flom the most pernicious en- tomological pest known to science the Mexican Toll weevil. The contin- ued spread oi this devastating bug threatens complete revolution of the cotton producing and manufacturing situation here and abroad, and the only hope of exterminating it or check ing it's onward march is thought bv many to lie in the recently imported Guatemalan ant"
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-28
A New Novel.

MT. Randall Parrish, who succeeded so remarkably in striking the public fancy with his first book, When Wilderness Was King" will publis through A. c. Mc~.urg & Co.,, this fall, another romance which has all the qualities that brought success to his first work. The new TO- nance, which will be called My Lady of the North" tells the love story of ray-jacket," and the close of the civil war has been used as a background for some extraordinary stirring scenes and situations. In the meantime When Will derness Was King keeps right on selling, and it is natural to assume that second story by so talented an author will be even more popular.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-28
LETTERS OF COUNTRY LIFE
 TO A WOMAN IN TOWN
BY ANNIE KENDRIck WALKER.

and one of them is in the shape of a cross Over the doorway there is beau tiful inscription in Welch: With God Everything; Without God. Nothing
 It is so charming to live out of doors Everyone here spends as much time as 1t Is possible in the fresh air.
 It would never occur to you 10 have tea indoors.
 You put on a white gown for your aft ernoon drive, and go over to some la nous point to see the sunset when it is just as perfect from your own window Then you drive about in the long, dell cious twilight, call at one or two nearby country houses, and return just in time to have your tea served on the wide terrace.
 In the morning, if you care to go rid- ing. a groom brings your horse as early as you desire, and you can go cross country. or If you prefer to idle away these hours there is a garden and locust trees and summer sky by day, and at night you sit ont in the stiffness be- heath the stars and chat of the people in town, of the news in the papers
 It Is strange how charitable you will become, how little scandal will in terest you. and how your sympathies will broaden under certain influences ! believe that the most worldly, oonsti- tuted old creatures that l know, those
  other peoples closets, would improve their own morals if they could i've ih this land. It would do them good' pody and soul no matter how degenerate they were.
 Yes Taxaway Inn is very charming and August is the month when you may observe the passing show at It's most brilliant season.
 There is n train that winds it's length 1aztlv along the mountain side, in the very heart of the sapphire country and before you are aware of 1t 1t stops on the shore of a lake at the foot or 3 mountain This continuation of lake and mountain is the most beautiful l nave seen in many years. and between the two man with aesthetic ideas built an inn. it's terraces sweeping to the water edge The hotel is a pale yellow, and II has an immense foote-eo-chire directly in front, so that you make the circle. looking out on one side at q cool re- freshing lake and on the other at wide veranda and pretty women in summer gowns and attractive looking men In light fiannels. The most charming fea- ture in this inn are the open fre-places on the Veranda, these being built at ln- tervals about It's entire length.
 The beautiful native woods of North Carolina are used exclusively In the woodwork of the inn, and 1t Is arranged delightfully."-.
 It Is cool and restful looking, and that is what you must have in summer hotel 1t blends more perfectly with your light gowns. When you look well you are certain to be more agreeable.
 But for your soul to know content ment, my dear Charlotte, you must own a charming country house and spend at least half the year out of town.
 Faithfully yours,
 A. K W.
 aarrbn AInndnurs ,i
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-28
PEOPLE
 AT TAXAWAY INN

Taxaway Inn, Lake Taxaway, N. C. Special Birmingham society has bene well represented at Taxaway Inn. MT. and Mrs. Edward II cabanlss were here recently, having gone over from Ashe- vile, where they had been staying at the Victoria Inn. They spent the earlier part of the season at Int Springs. Mrs. Cabaniss has been one of the most ad- mired and popular women of the season, everywhere receiving the admiration ac- corded a brilliant charming woman.
 Ar and Mrs. Samson, of Birmingham, the latter an unusually attractive wom- an. have been at the inn all of August. and the lovely Mrs. William H. Kettig, with Miss Annie Jemison, tho latter beauty of the season, were at the Inn for some time. Miss Jemlson has returned, and Mrs. Kettig Is now in Asheville. Before leaving the inn she gave a very smart card party to Mrs Frank Mead ows, of Atlanta. Mrs. Dickey, of At lanta, won the first prize, and one of the prizes were drawn for by Mrs. Henry Grady, of Atlanta, and Miss Marie Cherry, of Eufaula, Ala. Mrs. Cherry and Miss Cherry have been at Taxaway several weeks. Miss Cherry was sponsor at the recent brigade encamp- ment in Birmingham. She has a deli- cate. spirituelle face, Is extremely high bred-looking, and dresses In perfect taste Her mother Is one of the most charming of women.
 Mr. and Mrs John Caldwell were at the inn for a short time, Mrs. Caldwell being one of the prettiest women here.
 MT. William Mudd Martin is at the inn.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-28
AUTHOR OF BEEN HOLDEN
 SWITCHED BY A VISITOR

when one day friend said to him: "If you could put the human interest you get into your poems and sketches Into book of felton, and along the same general lines. you'd make a big success" Next summer he wrote a novel Ion the same general lines," and the result was Eben Holden.
 He himself is in the early prime of life. A man of great stature and strength, he is profound nature lover and devotee of outdoor life. An old friend of his who has accompanied him on numbers of his excursions into the North woods, said recently: T have been in the woods with many a man, but there isn't one I ever knew who was in such absolute sympathy with nature, and so completely indifferent to his own comfort-in short, such a good woods companion. He seemed to love every blooming thing that grows or could move or speak-that means ferns and ani- malls and men. He had a way of getting in touch with the guides and bringing out every characteristic they had He'd work with them, and do more than his share every time. And everybody liked him"
 MT. Bacheller has been at work for two years on a book which is so absolutely different in subject and style from any he has ever written before that it's publi- cation this summer will practically pre- sent him as new writer It's title Is Vergilius and 1t Is a story of Rome Just before the Nativity, of the old, crude, barbaric conception of love. and the com Ing into the world, with Christ. of the new. It Is difficult to imagine the author of Eben Holden writing a story in which there are intrigue and fighting, and plots, and counterplots, revolving around the Emperor Augustus and King Herod the Great. But a reading of the advance sheets presents only another proof of the unexpectedness of literary genius It could not be more surprising if General Lew Wallace should reverse his side of the shield and produce a novel like Eben Holden.
 MT. Bacheller recently remarked that in preparation for this novel he had read over one hundred volumes. He Is a care full workman and loves his task. He has the good fortune to receive practical as- sistance from his wife, who has been a real helpmate in all his undertakings. She was Miss Anna Detmar Schulz of Brook lyn. Besides presiding with ease over her charming and hospitable home Mrs. Bacheler has perfected herself in type writing In order to assist her husband in his literary work She Is also a clever musician, and plays and sings admirably, She Is as fond oI outdoor lie and of ani- ma1s as her husband Is, and besides the collie already referred to, has other pets, including a Japanese robin that greatly interests all visitors 10 the Baeheller home Mrs Bachelor frequently accom- panies her husband into the woods, where they camp out and rough It together
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-28
Pointed Paragraphs.

From the Chicago News.
 The wings of thought bear us on to ac- tion.
 Love is elastic, but if stretched too far 1t becomes hate.
 Some men are like doormats-useful only for others to walk on.
 The higher the price of meat the more food we have for reflection.
 When there is nothing else to fight for we may hope for universal peace.
 Sunshine Is a great blessing. yet it often forces neople to hunt the shade.
 There Is more fun in counting a girl than there is in counting an investiga- ton.
 When an outsider insists on fair play 1t is usually a poor excuse for meddling.
 woman seldom sees a mans cloven hoof until after she gets a whiff of his eleven breath
 When a husband and wife are of one mind it is a pretty safe bet that the mind belongs tc the wife.
 Many a good man has been made to realize the hardness of the world by step- ping off moving car backward.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-28

He gave a bowling party during the week to Mrs Roland Ellis. of Macon, Ga. The prizes were quite handsome, and the light luncheon was served with champagne. Among those in the party were Mrs Ellis, MT. and Mrs. James B. Ellis, of Selma. Mrs. Cherry, Mss Cherry, of Eufaula; Mss Thornton, MT. and Mrs. MacDougal, of Atlanta Mrs. Hugh Conner. Miss Conner, of sayan- nah Mrs. Walker, of New York; Mrs. Cole, of New York; Mrs. Gamble Mrs. Gay. of Atlanta, Mrs. Samuel cogsweil, of Cambridge Mass; MT. Sellers, of Bal timore; Miss Royster. of Norfolk, Va.
 MT. and Mrs. James B. Ellis gave a coaching party one evening during the week. Mrs. Ellis is one of the brightest and most popular women nere.
 Colonel and Mrs. T. c. Bush have ar rived at the inn, and everyone is rav- Ing over the unusual beauty of Mrs. Bush.
 Mir Paul L. Grande. of Montgomery was at the inn early in August, and Mir. and Mrs James Craig Smith will spend some time at Taxaway later in the sea- son.
 Mr Louis Burdett, of New York, was at the inn for two weeks, and had as his guest MT. Phelan Beale, of Montgomery, T-.e latter Is now at his country place near Hendersonvlle, and Mir. Burdett Is there to join a hunting party. MT. Beach Chenoweth has been at the inn, but returned to Birmingham on Thurs day. MT. Edward Cabaniss and MT. Jelks Cabaniss have been spending sev- eral weeks in North Carolina, and, with MT. chenowesh, were members of Miss Marjorie Weatherbys house party at "Oakeigh9 earlier in August They joined MT. and Mrs. Cabaniss on thsir return from Taxaway inn. and the party left for the South on Monday.
 A. K. ".
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-08-28
COMPLIMENTARY coTlLLoN.

Friday night at the Knights of Colum- bus hall there was delightful eotillon danced in honor of several visiting young ladies. Refreshments were served. Among those present were:
 Miss Kathleen McGeever, Miss Loretta Burchell of Nashville, Miss Alice Hart of Mobile Miss Louise Eddinger of colum- bus, O.; Miss Mollie Tunney of Gulfport. Miss. Miss Alice Nolan of Chattanooga, Miss Mamie O'Connel Miss Katie Blan- chard, Miss Mazie OBrien, Miss Mabel Bearsford, Miss zena Mccarthy, Miss Lillian Beresford, Miss Mamie Egan. Miss Nettie Thiemonze, Miss Gussie Loataeh, Miss Mamie Williams, Mrs. Daisy Hayloe, MT. Charles Houppert MT. Stafford Burns, MT. Charles Feeley, Mr. John Gaudin, MT Charles Dickas, Mir B. J. Murphy, MT. M. E. Linnehan, MT. Thomas Kelly, MT. Charles Blanchard, MT. John Thielman, MT. Gosner, MT Ryan, Mr. James O'Brien, Mir John Mc- 'Geever, MT. Thomas Beresford, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Gilmore, and MT. and Mrs. " W. Ryan and MT. Charles Dougherty.