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The Jersey City news., 1904-02-04

hin face to face with death in terrible
form.
The day had been oppressive and Mr..
Massmann had become wearied urging
his complaining bearers forward. When,
in the course of the afternoon, the COM
pany passed near a little river, he drop
ped back, being attracted by the cool
branches swept the stream. He alight-
ed, and, tying his mule to saphng sat
down under the shelter of the branches.
He removed his clothing, and was soon
enjoying refreshing bath, secure in the
knowledge that his feet little mule would
soon catch up with the rest of the train.
Once he glanced up and noticed that the
animal was trembling violently. Reahz-
ing that some danger must threaten it,
he made an investigation, but could see
nothing. He moved the mule to the
tree, under which his clothing lay, and
| re-entered the water In a few moments
he looked UP again and saw that his
| steed was trembling more violently than
| before. Mr. Massmann scrambled out
and was proceeding toward the spot
where he had left his clothing, when a
| head, followed by several feet of snake,
was thrust out from a branch directly.
above the pile Of garments.
| Mr.. Massmann for a time abandoned
his idea of reaching the clothing and
! proceeded to contemplate, from a safe
distance, the snake which was wrapped
around the limb. The reptile was South
| American anaconda. about thirty feet
| upon Mr. Massmann and his mule as
excellent candidates for a meal. Mr..
Massmann thought hard. He was anx-
ious to rejoin his train. He broke off
branch from a nearby tree and pro-
ceed1ng with great caution reacned In
the direction of his belt, which he hooked
with much dexterity. The belt contained
his revolver. and being a good shot, he
succeeded in breaking the reptiles spinal
column and rendering it helpless. A
few skilfully directed shots finished the
reptile.
The collector faced many dangers, and
on one occasion, for many days, was,
unknown to himself, in the hands of one
of the most desperate brigands in the
country. This man had secured posi-
ton as guide for Mr.. Massman on one
of his expeditions without the latter
learning of his reputatioR One nights
i as the florist lay sleeping in his camp,
heEwas awakened by strange premoffi-
ton, and, looking up, saw the guide
The Jersey City news., 1904-02-04
Third Avenue Theatre

The new sensational melodrama, "Tha
Black Hand" presented By strong cast
of melodramatic favorites. with an elab,
crate equipment Of scenic and mechani-
cal effects. viii be the offering at the
Third Avenue Theatre week beginning
February s, with an extra holiday matt
nee on Friday, Lincoln's Birthday. The
play is of more than ordinary interest
just at this time, as it portrays the IN
trigues OF powerful secret society much
like the notorious Maaia, which is eaus-
ing somueh excitement in New York AMI
vicinity Just now.
The Jersey City news., 1904-02-04

creeping toward him. Realizing that the
| movement BODIED mischief for him, he
raised himself on his elbow and covered
the man with his revolver No words
were exchanged. The bandit understood
and, turning back, sought his blanket
again. He never afterward offered to
molest the explorer The man after
ward gave Mr.. Massmann a club which
he said had killed a man.
In a small collection of things he has
picked up in his travels, Mr. Massmann
has q South American machete which he
says natives use for everything, from
cutting trees to picking their teeth.
Arriving at the river, it was custom
airy to discharge the mule drivers and
! other members of the band and float the
specimens down stream to Barranquilla.
Rats were made by lashing heavy logs
together and the cases We're loaded on
these. The transportation of the plants
/
was hazardous, and on one occasion Mr..
/ Massmann lost thirty cases. AT the
coast the shipment had to be guarded
against rats, which devour orchids vo-
raciously.
Mr.. Massmann's expeditions in South
America covered the period between
| 1887 and 1890. In 1891 he went to Asia,
but the decline of the. fad had begun.
While in South America he interested
the natives in securing for him many
valuable specimens at comparatively
small cost. The natives thought he was
4 collecting the plants to make medicine
from and had no conception of their
i value. One poor Indian spent months in
| the bush and at last turned up with
his small mule train laden down with
] the plants He had sought to get as
many specimens as he could, and in his
| ignorance had stamped them into the
! bags with his feet, thus destroying them.
1t was sad blow when Mr.. Massmann
/ told him that not one of his plants was
salable. Forty bags of orchids We're rem
| dered useless.
In India and other parts of Asia al
most identical means are pursued in coli
lecting the plants, but methods of trans
] portation are more primitive. The native
! men scorn to carry burdens but allow
| their women to do it. The latter carry
great baskets on their backs, and they
scramble with the agility Of goats up the
! steep mountains
Mr.. Massman said the principal dam
ger he had to contend with in that coun-
try was from che vast numbers Of poison
oils snakes The greatest vigilance had
to be observed ip guarding against them.
l He carried with him constantly an anti
dote for cobra venom, which was said to
!, be very effeetual. He never met with
any tigers, but has been in the neigh
borheod of them often In South Amer
lea he saw many pumas and panthers,
| and shot a few, as rugs on the floors of
his home in East Orange win testify
In his travels Mr.. Mussnpan collected
The Jersey City news., 1904-02-04

IN CHANCERY OF NEW JERSET-
To Isaac N. krowl and Matte krc~l. his
wife Florence Krowl and Morris Appel
BY virtue of an order of the Court of Chan
Gerry OF New Jersey. made on the day os tbs
GATE hereof in a cause wherein George W 1.
Krowl is complainant and you and othefs are
defendants, you are required to appear, ple1c.
answer or demur to the bill Of said complain
ami on or before the first day OF June next
or that in default be made against you as shS
Chancellor shall think equitable and just.
The said bill is fled for partitien Of certain
lands in the Town Of Union Hudson Count.
New Jersey, Of which Jane Krowl died saized
and which in and by her last will was devised
to the said complainant and defendant Isaac
n Krowl, and you the said Isaac N. krovl
are made defendant because you are one oe
the tenants in common therein.
And you the said Matte Krowl made .
defendant therein because You. as the wife OF
the said Isaac N. Krowl, have inchoats
Wight Of dover in the part or interest OF yous
husband in said lands.
And YOU the said Florence Krowl are rnaas
= defendant therein because you, as the wif0
OF the said complainant, have inchoats
right of dover in the part or int 'est OF the
said complainant therein.
And you the said Norris Appe- are made .
defendant therein because YOU hold mar.-
gage on the share of said complainant. dated
wARNE sAy
Solicitor Sf Complainant
Weenawk%H, p o. N T.
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NOTICE OF SALE.

TO WHOM IT MAF CONCERN. TAKE
notice that, upon and under the authority OF
lndenture OF mortgage, dated June second.
eighteen hundred and seventy-three, made ~
the CENTRAL STOOCKYARD AND TRANSIT
COMPANY to WILLIAM ]. HOWARD, @S
trustee, in whose place and stead l was duly
appointed in accordance with the requirements
and provisions of the said mortgage, on ths
third day of April, eighteen hundred and
ninety-nine, upon the written request OF tho
holder or holders of more than one-fourth IN
amount of the bonds of the said Central STOCK
Yard and Transit Company. mentioned IN the
said mortgage, now outstanding and unpaid.
and the principal sim thereof having re-
NAMED unpaid for q period ei'ceedlng thirty
days after the same became Cue ana payaole.
and for more than thirty days after demand
made in writing for the payment OF the sane
/ snail offer at public sale, to the highest and
best bidder, all the estate and properly, real
and personal, and corporate rights and iran.
ohises hereditaments and premises. covered
by the said mortgage or agreed or mtsnded
SO to be- including one-half interest "a the
cattle boat Armenian: one-han intereAt IN the
cattle boat Burlington; one-half interest IN
the cattle boat "John Stevens" also the cattle
barge 'fRefrigerator,' at foot ef Sixth street,
Jersey CITY Hudson County. New Jersey, on
the Thirtieth day of September, 1908. at ten
O'Clock in the forenoon.
Dated August 81 1908.
Trustee
c. A. TIssoT.
Vredenburrh. wan & van vyiakle
Attorneys of Trustee.
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ORCHIDS NOT IN
DEMAND.
While They Were the Craze
An Orange Man Gath
cred Rare Speci-
mems.
ONE rs WORTH $4,000
South America Gave a Large
Number Which Cost
Much Energy to Sc.
cure.
ONE IS WORTH $1,000

Passed to the bourne from which no
roller skating and bicycle fads, long since
played out and discarded for something
new" is the orchid fad Ten years ago
men of means Wed with each other in Sc
curing beautiful and costly specimens of
this tropical plant, and spent fabulous
sums in accommodating collections of them;
now they are seldom met with or even
mentioned save in the greenhouses of a
few men who love plants for their beauty
and splendor and maintain their collec
tions for that reason, or in the hands of
a few florists and dealers, says the New
ark Sunday News"
With the decline of the orchid as a
craze has been corresponding decline in
! its price. A magnificent bouquet of or
chids costs very little more than a bou-
quet of the same size, of yiolets. Then
tiee of sending Queen Victoria a bouquet
of the plants every year, and the news
papers used to figure up the cost of that
nosegay, the value of which would be
reckoned in the thousands of dollars,
with perhaps a human life added to it.
Orchid hunting in the latter eighties
and early nineties was fully as exciting,
and in many ways a great deal more
dangerous, than elephant or tiger hunt
ing. Frederick W. Massmann, of East
Orange, who spent several years collect
ing plants in India, Ceylen, Assam and
South America, had many thrilling ad-
ventures in his journeys, and on more
than one occasion he has penetrated to
parts that had never before been reached
/ even by the explorer. While the fad last
ed, there was money in orchid hunting
and it paid the foqiculturist of an adyen
turous and hardy spirit to fit out his little
expedition and go forth into the tropical
jungle in quest of this beautiful plant
Never was the saying of the poet
Full many flower was born to blush
unseen
And waste its sweetness on the desert
air,
better exemplifed than in the case of the
orchid, which in it's natural state -four
ishes most in the midst of the most i'm
pe1etrable bush, in the tropics, protected
from the intrusion of man by hordes Of
snakes and wild animals, which contrib
ute to make life miserable for whomevel
comes in contact with them. And, as il
not satisfied with this, the plant Otter
roots itself in knot hole in some tire,
fifty or seventy-Gve feet above tn,
ground. No plant or flower has eve
been reared in greenhouse, under the car
and watehfulness Of the skilled fioricul
{ turist, which could surpass the beauty o
the orchid as found in its wild state
Little has been done by skilled florists il
the way of changing iii although few
have produced more wonderful colors b.
treating the. soil with substances whicl
have tendency to change the coloF r.
the plant. ne 5zss is
: South America has been the creates
source Of supply to the orchid dealer
though many fine specimens are found ii
/ TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DA1
The Jersey City news., 1904-02-04
Relasco Theatre.

Henrietta Crosman and "Sweet Kitty
Bellairs" sail on triumphantly to capac-
ity audiences at the Belasco Theatre,
New York. Miss Crossman's delicate
and convincing art, her charming per-
sonality and her irresistible magnetism
have made her creation pre-eminent
among the histrionic achievements of the
year. As for Mr.. Belasco's play, it is
far and away superior to anything this
season has produced. 1t is in every quail
ity typical of himself-foresful in its
dramatic moments, delightful in its at
mosphere of romance, and positively
sparkling in the cleyerness of its lines.
1t is the one great hit of the year, and
and again places the wizard-like manager
we'll above any of his riya. producers.
The attraction is rapidly nearing its one
bundredth performance at the Belasco
Theatre. which has just ended record
week, Miss Crosman in Sweet Kitty
Bellairs'' playing to the literal capacity
of the theatre at every performance. The
| advance sale continues to show huge pro-
portions, and this delightful drama of
life in old Bath, during the Gainsbor-
ough period. is now firmly established as
the ore artistic and popular triumph OF
the year. But the public have come tu
expect this of David Belasco, and so his
beautiful and homelike theatre scarcriy
ever has known vacant seat. Extra
matinee performances are announced fol
Lincolns and Washington's Birthdays.
The Jersey City news., 1904-02-04
wARNE SMyfH.
Solicitor Of G
I'd rRE cREp1roRs 90 poMINIoN COS.

TO THE cREp1ToRs OF DOMINION CON.
struction Company.
Frank s. Upton, Receiver of Dominion Cca-
struction Company, corpora ton Of New Jss-
sey as directed by the United States Circa {
Court. for the District Of New Jersey. hereby
gives notice to the creditors OF the said Do
nrsnIon Construction Company 70 present n
him under oath or affirmation, at the offico
cf William H. Speer. No. 2Ss Washinton street.
Jersey City N j., their several claims aad
demands against the said corporation. within
two months from the Eighth day of July. A
D 1905 or be excluded from the benefit of
such dividends as may hereafter be made and
declared by said United States Circuit Court.
for The District OF New Jersey. opon the pro-
reeds OF the effects of said corporation.
FRANK : rTpg0@ pacas--a-
The Jersey City news., 1904-02-04
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4, 1904


Spare the Pants.
At the annual convention of the Mer-
chant Tailors' National Exchange, held
the other day at Atlantic City, the follow
ing was read from the women dressmak
ers of Chicago, representing the Dress
makers Association of the United States:
MEMS clothing is painfully inartistic
there can be no doubt of that. The
women of the Irving Park Club of Chi
cago. who first took Hogmzance of the
poor showing made by the men of that
city in their present conventional dress,
bhR ~at88 &c -
and later called the attention of our or
ganization to the now recognized glaring
absurddty, are perfectly right. Today,
mems trousers are nothing more or less
than two ungainly sacks tied together at
the top
saTrousers were never so artistic as in
the period of Schiller and Goethe. They
were made in heavy black silk, were
tight in the leg and loose in the knee.
Just below the knee they were strapped
= - Ill. Ll.a,l, ,:ll,o,,x~ +so.l =, a r,,.o oo-
full bow and set off by a huge and hand
some buckle Nothing could be more
fetching.
Present day stovepipe effect preeludes
all possibility of the artistic What an
improvement the former period would be
over the present day effect! Why not
for evening wear again don the velvet
knickerbockers, fringed with lace at the
knee? For the street and ordinary busi-
ness, Wild West leggins, worn over loose
artistic knickerbockeCs? Of course, every
thing depends on the shape of the mascu-
line leg.
John D. Saunders, the only delegate
from Texas, who sets the fashion for the
proud sons of the Lone Star State re-
siding in Dallas. delivered himself of a
chara cteristic protest. He said:
ssThis comes well-pigh being the limit.
Its time. our feminine competitors were
called and made to show their hand 1t
looks as if they We're trying to get foot
hold-or legsold-on the most painstak-
ing industry OF the country, and would
merge it into the dressrnaRer's business.
pants today, IN style, are perfect
Look at 'em. They have five pockets
one for handkerchief and one for chew
ing tobacco and gun. These are at the
northeast and southeast corners. They
are placed geographically so a fellow can
reach for his gun under almost any cir
cumstances without exciting suspicion
And let me tell you, gentlemen. that
when you need gun in Texas you need
It awfully bad.
ssIn front of the pants is the third
pocket, for such minor necessities as a
watch ana-cloves On each side is a
pocket for the hands. Without <thes,
Rockets could man accomplish anything
ssFf this matter is brought before tht
convention, gentlemen, | am going t
xnalze mOtion that we rise as one man
and cry in protest loud and emphatic
women, yeu have taken from us every
thing else; leaye, oh, leave US, please, Oun
pants.'"
The Jersey City news., 1904-02-04
sEASY SHAYE' The New LathsP

makes shaving a pleasure instead of a
torture. Use EASY-SHAVF. shave
yourself for two weeks and You viii
wonder how ron ever got along without
it. EASY SHAVE makes the face
soft and clear aud keeps it so. At Drug
gists, 15c. Try II to-day
The Jersey City news., 1904-02-04
HnpsoN !. o1Rcu&r couRl

HUDSON CIRCUIr COURT.
James Barbour. et aEssvs. Michael Ldenau-
ON contract. In attachment.
Take notice OF the Issuing OF a writ OF at
tachplent in the above entitled cause against
Michael Lienau at the s1it Of James Baraour
John q. Barbour A. Floyd Barbour, Fannie
c. Beckharn, Ellie R. Rixey, Mary y. Wallace
III r. Thompson, r. C. Thompson. Georea
G. Thompson, Jr., Ruth Hankel, Elisa b
Thompson, Leila Thompson and Annie g. MIN
negarode, In an action in contract for the sum
Of Ten Thousand Dollars, returnable and rcs
turned to the Court the Sixth day Of June,
1901.
JOHN ]. MfJIVANEF. z;
The Jersey City news., 1904-02-04

ExSpeaker Charles Noyes Massachusetts greatest ana
Speaker for
attribute
wonderful effected
cordially
tnaedicin in the world
Hon Exspker Noyes this wonderful medicine DR.
Greens Nervu blood and advises
take it. and dbitaed
in health BE positive that
it wNl
Here what the
Nothing
and debi vitality did this
excellent medicine blood To all
needing ingang restorative body this
the medicine within knowledge observation
anything
Dr. Greene Fifth City His advice
Your De9kgNfef recommends and sells
Dr. Greem0sS MOFvMras
The Jersey City news., 1904-02-04

z. B. REILLY, Supt., 3o8-s Fu..cr Bldg,
a. r. CkQOKSTON, 573 Newark Ave.
Il. q. JACKSON, Supt-, Rooms 401-5 HI
DAVID RIINHARZ, Supt.. 40 Sprin
154-I Union. West Hoboken, N ]
ALBERT FILSINGER. Supt., 1924 A,
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make an exhibition of yourself in that
way: but I'm too fat for that sort of
gymnastics. And you'd cut a nice figure
too. Laundering down that perpendicular
ladder. and the street full of men.
wouldn't you, now? Besides, we'd fall
and break our necks if we attempted it"
Dimple looked at his watch, and
added: AT twelve o'clock tonight, my
dear, 1 shall give you a practical demon
s~tration of how this thing operates. 1t
is now eleven o'clock. In another hour
there will be nobody on the street to
speak of, and then III show you how
easily l can descend to the sidewalk.
Get my largest grip and fill it with
silverware and valuables, just as we
should if the house was afire.'
In half an hour Mrs. Dimple had the
valise packed. and it was placed in the
pouch. As the clock struck twelve.
Dimple got into the pouch himself, and
said: Now. my dear, give me a
shove"
And with a doleful creaking of puileys,
the huge bag was swung through an
open window, and began to descend in.
the outer darkness. Mrs. Dimple leaned
out of the window and watched with
straining eyes, trembling lest an acct
lent should precipitate her husband to
the pavement seven stories below.
Halfway down. the pouch containing
the inventor and the valise suddenly
stopped, and refused to go farther. He
pulled on the cord in vain. Finally. he
shouted to his wife: Harriet. the rope
has slipped off the pulley. See if you
can't fix it"
He was hanging directly in front of a
window, which was suddenly thrown
open, and a voice yelled: Help! Muir
derl Thievesl Policei"
Dimple's hair began to rise. He
jerked the cord fr~antically. A dozen win
dows went up and as many heads ap-
peared. "Burglars!" some n screamed.
Shoot 'eml Kill 'emi"
Bang Bang! A bullet ripped through
the leather bag within a quarter of an
inch of Dimple's stomach. He gasped
and shivered. Far above he heard his
wife shrieking wildly. With a despair
ing effort he threw his whole weight upon
the cord, and-thank Heaven,-he was
moving again. The bag began to go
down-not smoothly now. but with aw-
full drops and Jerks and wobblings. fitting
first to one side and then to the other.
compelling Dimple to cling to the ropes
for his life. But it kept on descending
until it reached the tagging, and its
terrified occupant felt a great sense of
relief as it at last rested upon the
ground.
But the feeling of security was short
lived. A hand that seemed to his ex-
cited fancy to be as big as a door-mat
seized him by the collar and yanked
him out of the pouch. He saw a gilt
tering star and brass buttons, and heard
a voice exclaim:
Aha! I've got We now, We thafe!
Be aisy. or it's rappin' We over the head
III be. Come on. Rafferty,. I've got
him, bad cess to the loikes av hint
Here's a grip full of swag too"
Mad with horror at the thought of
being arrested for a burglar, Dimple
broke away from the officer and started
to run; but before he had executed
half a dozen bounds he landed plump
into a coal-hole, which had been left
uncovered through the criminal care
1accr.cc ne fbn ,,-,+,r o.,J J.--s.-1
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We challenge any other publisher of Cyiopedas, or of other books, to show
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pedia I have ever seen. and I have bought several
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print. II seemed like meeting an old friend to run
up against your card. My set is half morocco.
What could you allow me for it in exchanged
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Gainesville. Pa.
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FIrty 70 ONO
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treats its subjects most cxhaustively, and is ex-
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Manifold contains the gist of its matter. use
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