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The Jersey City news., 1906-05-04
The Legislature having very kindly an

The Legislature having very kindly and
very properly acceded to State Road
Commissioner Hutchingon's suggestion,
the work of constructing improved stone
roads may now be rseu1ned, with State
aid, says the Newark Evening News"
1t will be recalled that when Mr.. Hutch
inson's term as Senator from Mercer had
expired, and he was appointed chief of
the road department, he found that the
counties had been building roads IN am
ticipation of the collection Of the money
appropriated each year BY the Legisla-
ture. That is to say. when $4,000 was
appropriated at the legislative session in
siarsh, reaA buiidiAg at once began,
The Jersey City news., 1906-05-04
NOTICE OF SALE.

Pursuant to an act of the Legislature Of the
State of New Jersey, entitled IAN Act For the
Better Protection Of Livery Stables. Boarding
and Exchange stables. approved March 5tH.
1872 and the several supplements thereto, the
subscriber will sell at public auettpn Oh the
fifteenth day OF May, 1906 at 10 O'Clock A NJ.
at the Rink Stables corner Van Worst and
Montgomery streets. Jersey City. NJ j.. one
Side Bar Top Wagon end one Sleigh, for the
storaxe due therAea
Dated April Soth, 1908.
The Jersey City news., 1906-05-04

state Of New Jersey, County of Hudson. IS:
William c. Heppenheiner. President and
Frederick E. Armbruster, Treasurer OF the
q hoy e-na4lad company, being seYerally duly
sworn, each for himself deposes and says that
the foregoing statement IS true, to the best
of his knowledge and belief.
WM c. HEPPENHEJMER. President
F. E. ARMBRUSTER. Treasurer.
Subscribed and sworn to before this 2oth
day of April, A. D. 1905.
ALBERT E. BEUCHNER
Notary Public, n. J.
Correct-Attest:
RICHARD SCHLEMM,
JOHN ME7I.. JF.,
A. P. HEXAMER.
Directors
The Jersey City news., 1906-05-04
NO THINKERS TO SPARE

(NIarayan Krishna. of India, at All
Souls Church. said Sunday: We're
overstocked with Christian missionaries.
Ninety per cent. of those we have are
senseless. If you want to Christianize
US, send us some men that are qualified
to teach, philosophers that know their
own scriptures. Kansas City news.)
We'd like to fill the trder,
And II ship vi fspla; to midas border
Thinkers good.
But the thinkers all are busy
At their money-making dissy.
And they have to watch for dividends
accrued.
We'd like to meet your craving;
But. you see
Our genius We are saving
Carefully.
For it cuts electric capers.
And it builds immense sky-scrapers.
Or insurance graft pursue with energy.
The knowledge of the Bible
Is so rare!
/ imagine it's no libel
To declare
That, though weak, the missionaries
With their singular yagaries
Have as much of it as any we could
spare.
So, Krishna. you'll forgive us,
But we can't,
Although the fact may grieye us,
Fully grant -
What you ask; philosophizing
Doesn't hitch with sermonizing.
And our visible SUPPLY 10 rather scant!
II. A., in the Brooklyn Eagle"
The Jersey City news., 1906-05-04
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
Sealed proposals will be received by the Board
n Nav ye ID aaa laos ~ seea oelnnk NJ IN the
Assembly Chamber Of the City Hall for the
OPENING AND IN 5MPRoyEMsESNT 7,z NE OF PAR
from Its present easterly terminus to the west
erly line of Warner street. and for the itn-
provement of Palnsll Place from MeAdoo ave-
Said improvement to be made conformably to
the provisions Of Chapter 2Ss of the Laws of
file in the office Of the Clerk Of said Board.
Blank forms Of bid and agreement Of sursties
AasinssT EsT1ATn sz a. Of sas{ o1AsTTrIEs S4FT d I
1907 j stsasard sass.
About TIA cubic yards Of Earth Ezcava-
Ton per cubic yard ...:......s 80
tion. per cubic yard 80. ,..,...,.-,.e... ~- 800
About 3 cubic yards Of Earth Filling,
About 50 oabio yards Of sand Filling. ruling, =
About ~ square yards Of Paving tBei. -''0
About s5s lineai feet of Curb Stone,
5S16 set ia concrete, per ineal foot. 80
About 60 square feet of Bridge Stone,
About 2da2 square feet Of Flagging, per
square loot ..-................. is
About sqtaare yards Of Repaving, per
square yard Observation-Disclosures. 80
About "A lineai feet of Reset in con
& srese ct g Curb Stone & per nneal a,s - rs
Dressed Bridge Stone, per square foot .o5
About 90 square feet of Relaid and
Dressed Flagging. per square foot.... .02
About Water Gate Box. .................. 200
Time allowed for the complexion of the work,
25 working days.
The making of the above Improvement and
award OF the contract therefor will be subject
to the renonStrance of the owners OF the prop
erty liable 70 more than etis-haIF the assass7
nlent therefor on the basis 81 preliminary
sketch.
Proposals must be enclosed in sealed envel-
opes endorsed Proposals for the Opening and
Improvement of Parnen Place directed to
EMr James 3, Nolan Chairman of the Com
TO the Clerk Of the Board In open meeting
when calied for fn the order OF business re-
iating TO scaled proposals.
If1e bonds required to be furnished pro-
those Of some surety company authorized to do
business in the State of New Jersey.
BldderS must state a single fixed percentage
OF the hundred per cent, standard above quoted
do all the work eornprehenaed in specifications.
and If final award of contract be made, the per
cent so stated will form the basis upon which
payment will be mace for all items
Act above cited, exercise its right to reject any
or all proposals.
The attention of bidders is especially called
to Section Z, Chapter 1884, Of the Laws of 1891,
under the terms whereof no contract shall be
binding upon the CITY, or become effective or
operative until the bonds offered by the con-
tractor have been approved as to suffieiency by
this Board, and as to form by the Corporation
Counsel, President of this Board having the
power to examine the proposed bondsmen under
oath.
BY order OF the Board Of Street and Water
GEO. T. BoUToN,.
5,a4as 1a,sa,, rs4xr AFa., 1onc
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WILLIAM kOELSCH,
BRTNKFRHoFF & FIELDER.
Is Exchange Place,
Jersey City, N. y.
Attorneys of William Koeisch-

TO THE CREDITORS OF THE REX FIRE
Apparatus Company, corporation
BY virtue of an order of the Court Of Cham
Gerry Of New Jersey, made on the day Of tha
date hereos in a cause wherein Walter A. Har
land IS complainant. ana the Rex Fire Appas
ratus. corporaeien is defendant, YOU ara
hereby notified 70 present to me, the receives
of said corporation, under oath or affiTmaIienl
or otherwise to prove to my satisfaction yopa
poration within two months Of the date o4
said order, or you viii be excluded from tbs
beneats OF such dividends as may be thereaftaE
eeeds of the effects Of said corporation
Gains to be presented at the receivers office,
No. Is Exchange Place, Jersey City. NsW
Jersey. .7ss
Dated April 16. 1906
PHILIP F. BoTzoNG, Receiver.
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building season.

The Commissioner of State Fisheries
in Pennsylvania is engaged in plan to
hatch five hundred millions of perch and
pickerel fry and stock the streams of the
State with them in the next three months
says the Newark Daily Advertiser. 9
1t is figured that within few years the
distribution of this fish fry will result in
making Pennsylvania an anglers para
disc The commissioner is also distrib-
rting vast quantities Of trout fry. while
about one million Of frogs are being prop
agated for distribution.
Nearly all the States. including New
Jersey. now. make provision for the stock
ing of their lakes and streams with fish.
Pennsylvania is doing the work on very
The Jersey City news., 1906-05-04
Hoods pills S::s::;;, E; E::.:';; s';;
Sfter-dinner pill; purely vegetable; prompt and
Peptiron Pills
Ironize the blood feed the nerves and brain. tona
the stomach, aud give restful sleep 5Qc or 81.
Druggists or natl c. I. Hood Co.. Lowell, Mass.
If Made bE Heed It's Coed.

Mr.. Hammerstein makes on his return
from Europe. His Manhattan Opera
House. on Eighth avenue At TAirty-
fourth street, viii be completed in Au-
gust, and his season viii open ON Men
day. November 19-a week before the
season at the Metropolitan opens. The
subscription performances will be on
Monday, "Wednesday and Friday nights
and Saturday afternoon, as at the Met
repolitan, with opera at popular prices
on Saturday night and popular concerts
on Sunday. MIR. Hammerstein says that
his forty-feur boxes have all been sub
scribed for and subscriptions for orehes-
ira seats are awaited. Fer those three
floors prices like those at the Metropoli-
the two great upper galleries, with 2,400
seats. will be on the scale charged by
nrst7class theatres:
The first question which the compete
fien will settle is whether there 10 any
considerable number of singers in Europe
of a quality likely to win following in
New York who are not already well
known here. Mr.. Hammerstein an
nounces long and imposing list of
names. of whom four or five are known
personally or by reputation here. Melba
and Edouard de Reszke are old favor
ties at the Metropolitan. and are sure of
a following so long as their voices are in
passable condition Ancona. the bari-
tone. and Eleanor Broadfoot, contralto
were useful and popular artists here
ssme years ago. and ought to win fol-
lowing at the new house. Renaud, the
baritone. has been oneo the great fig
ures at the Paris opera. and would be
regarded as an acquisition at the Met
ropolitan or any opera house in the
world. Luisa Tettrazini is coleratura
soprano. who has had a big success in
San Francisco, and who has been talked
about for the Metropolitan All talk
about Jean de Reszke's return has been
dropped. but the appearance of Bonci,
the lyric Italian tenor, who has made a
big stir in London. viii hold interest. at
least until New York has made up its
mind whether it likes him or not. Bonci
is counted upon as the rival of Caruso
and the keystone Of the Hammerstein
musical arch. Tie rest Of the long list
we shall know when we hear them.
We should prob..a 5 know more about
their records if Mr.. Hammerstein were
entering the German fed. But he is
wisely conining his list to the French
and Italian operas. and Wagner will be
let alone. unless perhaps ..Lohengrin''
may bs sung in Italian ar French The
Metronolitar IS weakest in its French
and Italian works save for tbe presence
If carnso and sembricb YET i i tbe
Italian oneras which have drawn the
great nonuiar ontnony;nes both n tbe
hoxcs and tbroueb tho rest of tha bousa
T+ k tht, fol,ow;ng which ar Hammer
sten * seeking 70 aetacb from The
Broadway house AZ tho Metropal;tan
there have not been boxes enough 10
nrol that naonla who cannot GOT IN taere
The Jersey City news., 1906-05-04
KENIL WORTH INN
BILTMORE
Near Asheville, N. G.

There is no scenery in the world
That will compare with the view
Ir0m this place. Locat&d On the
highest point in Asse%iJae. Sur
rounded BY one Of the finest
parks ofs160 acres, with springs
and winding macaaamixed paths
MI. Mitchell in full view.
LEY inviaorating climate adj
joining Biltmore Estate. mag
nificently furnished, cuisine un-
surpassed. Orchestry. golf, liv-
cry, hunting and fishing.
open all the year. Write for
booklet.
EDGAR B. MOORE,
Proprietor.
The Jersey City news., 1906-05-04

New York Is to have two opera com
praies nent winter, and Hammerstein
vii begin sharp competition with the
Msszopaaiean Opera House, says the
snyssia,sn *'Daily Eagle That much
i y s.iss; ;'sss sAs ssBexassssOts whisa
The Jersey City news., 1906-05-04
FO SALE

FOR SALE-LUMBER YARD, sHN
ond hand building materials; seliizi
out; must vacate premises; 30 Fsasona 81
offer refused. 659 First St., corner Has
risen ST., Hobokea.
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Dated Jersey city, May 1, 1906
The Jersey City news., 1906-05-04

patsa sssssy cssy, Apsll q 1905 81
The Washington times., 1906-02-04

il, And what did tfiey think had be
come of nae. Inspector"
''Is was The general opinion that YOU
had taken to yourself wings Mr.. Ford.
II was as We travelled up to town
next day that Grey told me his story.
: viii set 1t down as briefly as may be.
Il soon came 10 the conclusion that
Ford, whether dead or alive, was in
side the grounds of Meudon hall. II
he had bOlted. fer some reason. blythe
way, which was perfectly incompre-
henSlble, q man OF his ability would
nos have LETT broad trail across the
center of his lawn for all to see. There
was. moreover, no trace OF him that
our men could ferret out at any sta
ton within reasonable distance.
motor was possible. but there were no
marks of its presence next morning IN
the slush of the roads That fact l
learned from a curious groom who had
aided In the search, and who, with
similar idea upon him, had carefully
examined the highway at daybreak
When l climbed TO the top of the
wall l found that the snow upon the
coping had been diSlodged. i traced
the marks, as you saw, for about
dropped to the ground outside. There !
made a remarkable discovery. Upon a
little DRIFT OF snow that lay in the shall
low ditch beneath were more footprints,
Dul they were not those of Ford They
were the marks of long and narrow
boots. and let into the road. where they
were lost in the track of a flock OF
sheen that had been driven over 1t
in the day before.
Il took a careful measurement Of
those footprints. They might. of
course. belong TO some private iuVesti-
gator. but they gave ne an idea.
Could some man have walked across
the lawn in Ford's boots. changed
them TO his own on the ton of the wall
and so departed? Was il the desire
of some one to let 1t be supposed that
Ford had run away?
''Nhe1 / examined Eord:s priEafe
rooms was even mare Fortunate
From the boot-boy discovered that
the master had three pairs of shoot
laG-boots. There were three pairs in
the stand Some one had made very
serious mistake. Instead OF hiding the
nair he Lad used on the iauu hs lad
The Washington times., 1906-02-04

or the heir to a peerage. Similar
salaries are also paid TO the captain
Of the gentlemen-at-arms and the
captain of the yeomen OF the guard
the TWO bodies which are sup
posed TO do what Scotland Yard
really does guard the person OF the
King AT big royal shows. The cap
talns are shifted in accordance with
their politics when there is a change
OF administration, but il is only mem
bers OF the arfstocracy who can fll
the posts,
Some queer billets exist. outside
the royal household. which are in
cluded among the spoifs OF office,
or these the positions held by the
junior lords OF the treasury afford
the best Illustrations OF the absurd
tiles that are sanctioned by the
British system Of party government.
There are three Junior lords, and
they may or may not be real lords,
though under a Tory administration
they are usually sons of peers. They
are paid $4,000 each for work that
they don't do, and nothing for the
work that they do &c. Apart from
their initiatory function, all that
they have TO do with the treasury
is to draw their salaries.
The transfer of the government
from one political party to the other
involves no such clean sweep of Of
hcehOiders as takes place when there
is a change in the Federal Govern
ment in America. Still, with the
outgoing of one administration and
the incoming of another, there are
sixty-tWo Offices which change hands,
their aggregate salaries amounting
10 the substantial sum or S792,9
Therefore the substitution of Sir
Henry Campbell -Bannerman for Ar
thur BalfOur as premier means that
sixty-two men, Of greater or less dis
tinction, have had that sum added
to their annual incomes and another
siXty-two have lost it.
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returned them 10 their place. The
trick was becoming evident. But
where was Ford? In the house or
grounds, dead or alive. but where?
L was able. through my friend the
boot-boN. TO examine the boots on the
night OF our arrival. Nh measurements
CoTreSpOnded with those that Jackson,
the valet. wore. Was he acting for
himself or was HarbCTd, or even Ran
som. in the seCret2 That too. it was
necessary to discover before L showed
nv hand.
Your story Of Harbord's midnight
excursion. Supplied a clue. The sec
retary had evidently followed some
man who had disappeared mysterious
ly- Could there be the entrance to q
secret chamber in that corridor? That
would explain the mystification of
Harbord, as well as the disappear
ance Of Silks Ford, if Harbord was
not involved.
If Ford were held a prisoner be
must be fed. His jailer must of ne
cessity remain in the house. But the
trap L set in the suggested journey To
town was an experiment sinGuiarly
unsuccessful, for all the three men I
desired TO test refused. However. If
I were right about the secret cham
ber I could checkmate the blackmaiIeT
by keeping a watch on him from your
room, which commanded the line Of
communications. But Jackson was
clever enough TO leave his victualing
to the nighttime. 1 scattered the -four
to try the result of that ancient trick.
1t was successful That is all. Do
YOU follow me-"
Yes" said l; but how did Jackson
come to know the secret hiding
placer"
He has long been a servant of the
house. You had better ask his old
master"
Copyright, 1905. by Joseph s BowIes)
Next weex-"The Indian Spear Kys-
tery," ending the Inspector Grey stories
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CONTINUED from page -

board has a green seal. /, has
kingdom of its own extending 900
yards in every direction from Buck
ingham Palace. Within this little
hngdom-the Verge, as it is known.
round the Green Table Cloth-the
board has power to punish all who
break the peace, and it has a limited
power, too, to save any of the Kings
servants from arrest, No servant of
his majesty can be arrested for debt
without a warrant signed at the
green table. And no tradesman can
display that highly-prized document
which proclaims him a purveyor of
lollypops, eggs, bacon. or anything
else to his majesty unless it bears
the green seal and signature of the
lord steward. The Kings cooks and
the Kings gentleman of the cell
lar" are in the lord stewards depart
ment. but fortunately for the salts
faction OF his majesty's epicurean
tastes their berths are not included
among the spoils of office.
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Some Soft Snaps Still Left.

There is curious division of labor
between the Lord Chamberlain
and the lord stewards departments
when the King has his annual spring
house cleaning. II is the Lord
Chamberlain who is responsible for
the beating and shaking of his mai
esty's carpets, while the lord steward
is responsible for the proper clean
ing of the royal chimneys. When
it is stated that there are no less
than $500 of them il might be in
ferred that the lord steward really
has a stiff bit of work to tackle oc-
casionally, But as a matter Gf fact
he never concerns himself with the
chimneys or anything else sugges-
tive OF labor with which his depart
ment is nominaily sa0dled. II is a
permanent official, the master of the
household, who bosses all the work
that has to be deae and gets s.. 790
a year for Ii. The lord steward
simply drops round on state ocea-
The Washington times., 1906-02-04
THE DISAPPEARANCE OF SHAS FORD
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les q man, gagged and bound. As the
hsn1 fell u2on his features. Ransom
snranS forward, shouting his name.
Silao Ford, by thunderi"
With "a ger fingers we lO0Sened the
gag and cut the ropes that bOunG
his wrists. He sat up, turning his long.
thin face from one to the other of US
as he stretched the cramp from his
limbs
Thank y :. gentlemen" said he
We'll, Ransom Aow are things?
Bad, sir bis, it's not too late
He nodded his head. passing his
hands through his hair with a quick,
merry Gus movement,
You've caught my clever friend, I
see. Kindly go through his pockets,
will you? He iias something l must
ask him TO return 10 ne.
We found it in Jackson's pocket
bobk-a check antedated 4 week, for
95,0Qo, with "a covering letter 10 the
manager of the bank. Ford took the
bit of stamped paper, twisting it 10
and fro in his supple fingers.
1T was smart of you, Jackson, he
said, addressing the bowed figure be-
fore him. Il give you credit for the
idea, To kidnap man just as he
was bringing off a big deal-weil, you
would have earAed the money!
But how and you get down here?'
struck in -ne manager.
He t0.6 me that he had discovered
an old ding-place-a priests hole
he called a. and l walked into the trap
the bss- man may do sometimes.
AS we got to the bottom of that stair
way Re slipped a sack over my head,
and lad me fixed IN thirty seconds.
He feI re himself tw1ce a day. stand
ing by o see / didn't holloa. When |
paid up he was TO nave tWenty-fsuF
hours start; then he would let YOU
know where l was. | held out awhile
but I gave in tonight The de,ay was
getting TOO dangerous. Have -ou a
cigarette. HarboTd? Thank you And
who may you be2''
1t vas to the deteet:re he spoke.
MY nane is GREY. Inspector Ad-
dington Grey. from Scotland Yard"
And | o4G mE resGge 10 you?'
The little man beNcG.
You viii have no reasen To regret
The Washington times., 1906-02-04

sions IN a gorgeous uniform. pock-
cts his $4,000 a year, and rejoices
that sore soft snaps are still reserv-
ed for the nobility.
Another sinecure. the best paying
of the lot, is that of master of the
horse, which has been bestowed on
the Earl Of Seton, who takes over
the job from the Duke of Portland.
The iatter, however, is too rich 70
miss the $4,000 d year which is
the salary of the Office Nominally
The Washington times., 1906-02-04

some one TO teach them how 20 ex-
press it, for the encouragement or
reward of the artistic So here.
after all the intervening years. re-
appeared J. X. Hackett's missionary
idea, but this time expressed by the
greatest woman in the profession.
In the study or audiences it is
curious to note that cities differ in
tastes and preferences as strongly
as individuals possibly can. Some
towns are devoted TO comedy, mu-
steal comedy and farce-but, oh,
how light are the houses for do
nestle drama; how empty are they
for tragedy! Another city is al
ways ready to I'LL the house of the
emotional actress, the heavy trag-
edian. but heaven pity the gladstone
comedian. Listen TO this excerpt
The Washington times., 1906-02-04

the master of the horse looks after
the royal -'news"-as livery stables
are called here-and the various
equipages of his majesty. But it is
doubtful if he ever crosses the
threshold of the Kings stables;
anyhow, his nay would never be
dOcked if he didn't, He is only re
Quired To turn -p on state occasions.
At big func''ons requiring the
Kings presence, his majesty is IN
der the charge of the Lcrd Cham
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would have none Of him, while in
others they "squarsly idolized' him.
OF course, a city's taste may be eX-
planned to some extent by the in
fuences Of race. As the French blood
certainly tends toward a refined gay
ETY. and brilliancy, Just as the Ger
man blood tends toward a profound
love for music; while Italian and
Spanish-American pasSionately love
a dire tragedy, when presented with
pomp and spiendOr- But the thearri-
cal riGaia that has never yet been
guessed Oy actor, actress manager,
or agent, is the cause of the wonder
ful variability of temper IN audiences
of the same city, coming night by
nigh 70 see the same play One
evening they are gay, bright, genial,
on another they are stif and cold,