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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-20

can. The Orientals called it rainbow
crepe, and surely never was a am
more aptly given. The silver, daintily
woven stuff is of dainty white, havr
ing a sheen as of moonlight everything
its minute creepy twill. Then running
in diagonal fashion across the mar
row breadths are faint Elusive colors
of pale rose, light gold, the blue OF
early dawn, adm green tint and a
shadowy lilac. These ravishing hues,
that are rather suggested than de-
fined, seem to glImmer through warp
and wool of the lustrous silk, one
minute burning in flame of color, to
be lost the next in vague, melting
lights.
Costly and adorably beautiful as
this rainbow material is justly
reckoned it holds no place whatever
beside the moon cloths worn by the
Japanese mobiles. Looking over and
even handling this enchanting silken
web one al scarcely credit its reality.
All of the golden pallor of Diana's
nightly loneliness has been caught
and imprisoned in its spidery threads.
There are silvery beams that the cum
ming craftsman has shot through his
loom to be subdued by the warm
glow of the harvester's honey
colored moon. Here the lights are
vastly heightened, and there the shut
tie has thrown in a thread that hints
of dusk and gloom. So far these won
derful triumphs of Celestial skill are
unknown to the Western world.
A short time since Miss Bisland APP
peared in her rainbow gown at adln-
ner given by Sir John Millais, in Lon
don. The great artist had never be-
fore seen anything of the kind, and
grew vastly enthusiastic over the
beauty OF the stuff.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-20

AND now the weary letter carrier
begins to smile and pleasant visions
of cool weather fill his unoccupied
time.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-20

ONCE in a while a well-known man
has a chance to read his own obituary.
Such obituary notices are usually
published as the result of a false re-
port of death. The indecent brutal
ity of the Eoening Journal in recently
publishing an obituary notice of Noah
d. Taylor has been freely commented
upon. Mr.. Taylor has been very i'll,
but the latest reports from him indi-
cate that he is improving. 1t is
scarcely conducive to a sick mans re-
covery to see it stated in a newspaper
that he is dying.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-20

Now we admire the course of the
World in Jersey City politics, but if
it had just credited that interview
with plain Billy McAdoo to The
JERSEY CITY NEWS it would have
been more in the line of newspaper
ethics.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-20
Two wonderful Twins.

There are two young artisans of
Bristol named johnson, who are
twins, and between whom the SINH
larity is far more remarkable than in
S~hakespeare's two Dromios even. Ac-
cording to an English journal not
eyes and complexion, identical physi-
cal measurements, and feeding, walk
ing, running. laughing, crying, sing
ing and speaking alike, but they are
of the same occupation, hold the same
position and have the same religious
persuasion and likes and dislikes.
More. singular still, they have espous-
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-20

IF Major Pangborn would employ
less of his time proving how he said
months ago what the New York
papers are telling today, his paper
would be better reading. Why,
Major, neither New York papers nor
people know that either you or your
paper exists.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-20
NEW JERSEY A
NORMAL AND MODEL SCHOOLS, TRENTON.
Fall term will m
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER Is.

The Normal School gives a thorough pro fessional
training for teaching. the Model prepares for bust.
ness, the drawing room or college. Total cost, in.
sl5a to slep per year; at the Model 500 per year.
Dormltories elegantly furnished, provided with
baths, etc.
For further particulars ad dress
JAS. 81. GREEN, Principal.
Trenton. New Jersey.
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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1890-08-20

ON Van WORST ARK; FIRsT.CLAss BOARD
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BOARDERS WANTED.

A LcovE AND TWO FRONT ROOMS TO LET,
a with board; also table board. Call at No. 655
Jersey avenue.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-03
Remarkable Ceremony in India.

Invitations were recently issued to all
officers and other European and native
residents to witness festival known as
s'Agni Kund," which literally means
walking over pool of fire, at the resi-
dence of the RAM of Coorg, says letter
from Benares- The invitations were
largely responded to. and all the
European spectators were astonished At
seeing the natives walking over pool
of living Goals The place where the fire
was placed was about twenty feet long,
four feet wide and two feet deep At
one end Of this was situated the god of
fires, m.de of kneaded -four, and the
great god Mahadeo was conveyed around
the fire three times in a grand palan-
qu;n borne by priests, amid great sing
ing and dancing something after the
f-1shion of the Indian war dance ard
song). After the third turn one of the
priests, with drawn sword, severed the
head of the god of fires, which theysaid
had the effect of cooling the fire y
After the defeat of the god sew eral nat
Tres. young and old. Of differ snt castles,
walked across the fire with bare feet.
None Of them complaineds but repeated
their walks.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-03
HOUSEHOLD sREsITlEs.

-F1eas may be driven away by freely
sprinkling camphor into small bits in
the haunts of the f1eas-
Keep little camphor at hand these
hot days, and if the head becomes un
comfortably warm, battle it with . tea
spoonful in two ounces of water. This
drives back the blood and averts sun
stroke.
rosewood, if kept carefully busted, re
quires only an occasional rubbing with
chamois-skin or thick flannel to ret>il
its polish perfectly Soap should never
be used on varnish.
-Gooseberry Jelly.-Prepare the Der
ries as for jam. and when very soft
strain through a jelly bag, and to each
pint of juice add nearly a pound OF
sugar. Boil the juice ten or fifteen min
utes before adding the sugar. then boil
the two together until it stiffens upon
trial. When done put into glasses and
seaL-Orange Judd Farmer.
Soda Foam.-Two pounds of white
sugar, whites of two eggs, two ounces OF
tartaric acid, two tablespoonfuls OF
-four, juice of one lemon and two quarts
of water. Boil two or three minutes.
To use, dissolve half a teaspoonful OF
soda in half a glass of cold water. stir
in two tablespoonfuls of the acid and
drink while effervescing.-The Home.
For basic substance for most plain
fruit sauces and jellies, rhubarb is in
valuable. 1t is, however, as it receives
and retains all f1avors without impart-
ing much of it's own So when the sup
ply of fruit is likely to be scant it is
well to can this for use later on 1t can
be mixed with any or all jellieS and
preserves to a considerable extent with
out its presence being detected, even by
an expert-Christian At Work.
An eminent physician says: 1.-THE
best remedy for bleeding at the nose is
vigorous motion of the jaws, as if in
the act of mastication. In the case of a
child wad of paper should be placed in
its mouth, and the poor child instructed
to chew it hard. 1t is the motion of the
jaws that stops the flow of blood. This
remedy, he says, is so extremely simple
that many will feel inclined to laugh at
it, but it has never been known to fail,
even in severe cases.
-Devilled Mutton.-Me1t in a clean
frying pan two tablespoonfuls of butter,
and one of red currant jelly: when it
SINNERS put into it slices of the cold
mutton, cut evenly, and not too fat.
Heat slowly, turning several times, till
they are very hot, but not until they be-
gin to crisp. Serve the slices on a hot
platter, cover and set over hot water.
To the liquor left in the pan add three
tablespoonful of vinegar, a small
quantity of made mustard. and pinch
of salt; let it boil up and pour it over
the meat on the platter.-Ladies' Home
Journal
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-03

The Denver & Rio Grande railroad Is
justly and universally known as THE
Scenic Line of the World From tho
car windows of its trains can be seea
the grandest spectacles of Na.ure'o
wonders presented by any railroad in
the world The Rio Grande 10 esseue
tally the tourists line, and over il tho
traveller secures equal comfort ana
speed. with the added pleasure q b.
holding sights and scenes unequaIlek
for grandeur, beauty and sublimity anOe
where in the world. A trip from Dene
yer to Ogden over the Scenic Line 10
liberal education, and one can thuo
acquire more thorough knowledge -
the marvellous railway engineering ana
the wonders of the Rocky Mounts
aims than by any other means
Nothing but lack of knowledge
of these facts can excuse any one
making transcon tinental journey Soe
missing the wonderful scenery of tho
Denver and Rio Grande railroad Should
we attempt TO give even the Nriefest
list of the points of interest TO be seen
on this famous line, we would require
several columns to do SO. Who is there
that has not heard of the Royal Gorge,
with its walls of granite, towerin9abovo
the track in majestic grandeur TO Q
height of nearly half a mile: Who has
not heard of the famous Marshall
Pass" crossed at an altitude of over tive
miles above the sea, Who has not read
of the wonders of 1.-THE Black Canyon.~
the great gorge of the Gunnisoni
Who has not heard about the
marvellous castle Cater If any
of our readers want to know
more about these stupenduous works %
Nature, write to S. &. Hooper, General
Passenger Agent. Denver, Colorado
and he will send you, free Of cost
elegantly illustrated books giving . fxll
description of the maryels oS the
Scenic Line" But the best thing To
do is to journey over the line itself, and
by so doing you will hang such pictures
on the walls of memory that all tho
attempts of the most celebrated artist4 /.
will seem weak and trivial in the
presence of Natures majestic worso
among the snow-crowned peaks of tho
Rocky Mountains "a l. :
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-03


thron ging that narrow chamber, stood silent
ly fixing their CLASSY eyes upon the face Of
her who slew themi
Behold! Cieopatrar said. aBeaold thy
peace, and dir
"Ayer' said Charmion. ssBehold and
die = thou who didst rob me of mine honor
and Egypt of her kingr
She looked, she saw the awful Shapes.
Her spirit, hurrying from the flesh, mayhap
could hear words to which my ears were
deaf. Then her face sank IN with terror,
her great eyes grew pale, and, shrieking,
Cleopatra fell and died; passing with that
dread company to her appointed place
Thus, then, did feed my soul with ven
geance. fulfilling the justice of the Gods,
and yet knew myself empty of all JOY there
in. For though that thing we worship doth
bring us ruin, and Love being more pitiless
than Death, we IN turn do pay all our sor-
row back; yet must we worship ON, yet
stretch ont our arms toward our lostD
sire, and pour our hearts blood upon
the shrine of our discrowned God.
For Love is OF the Spirit and knows not
Oe8I0. q
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-03
A RUSSIAN TRAGEDY.

A Mother and Five Daughters Put Them
selves to Death.
The Moscow police were notified by a
woman who cooked for the Dobroverofi
family that she had been unable to
enter the house, and that all day no one
had been seen coming out The door of
the DObroveroff apartment was accord
ingly broken open, and in the first room
entered, the dead body of a woman
about sixty-fOur years old was found
stretched on the bed. 1t was the body
of the mother of the family, who had
been dead several days. On table
near the bed stood the image of saint.
The door leading into the next room
was closed, and all cracks were carefully
filled with small pieces of cotton. When
this door was broken open CHASTITY sight
was revealed. On the floor were
stretched five dead women; four had
laid themselves along the wall, placing
cushions under their heads, while the
fifth had thrown herself in the middle
of the room at the feet OF her sisters,
and lay with no cushion under her head
and with handkerchief covering the
face.
They were the five daughters of the
woman in the first room, Their ages
ranged from twenty to thirty-two years.
The youngest is said to have been very
beautiful, and there were evidences
that she was not as reconciled to her
fate as were her other four sisters. On
trunk near by was note signed by
the five sisters. It read: 1--WE beg tn at
no one be accused of our death"
Four names were written in firm
and steady hand. The fifth betrayed
emotion. 1t was the name of Amelia,
the youngest sister. Two sealed letters
addressed to woman friends contained
thirty roubles to pay some small debts
owed by the unfortunate sisters. The
cause of death was apparent: In the
room was too heaters. in the bottom of
which still smoldered a few pieces of
charcoal
Another sorry sight was revealed in a
third room, where lay twenty dead
bodies-seventeen were cats. three dogs
The pets had all been dosed with strych-
nine to prevent their falling in the
hands of incOnsiderate masters.
The pitiab1e story revealed at the in
quest was that the daughters, when told
that their mothers disease was incur
able, placed forty roubles in the hands
of friend, whom they asked to attend
to the last rites of their beloved dead.
1t would be too narrowing. they said, to
look after all the details themselves It
was near the Easter season, and they
filed a basket with provisions, cakes
and eggs, and asked TO have them dis
tributed among the poor.
From the time their mother died the
daughters touched no particle of food,
but, buying quantity of brandy, they
induced the cook to drink herself tipsy,
and then allowed her to go to the the
alter with her lover. While she was
away they deliberately prepared there
selves for death. Each was dressed in
a white chemise and black skirt
The only reason given for their sui
eide was their abiecs misery,CBerliu
Letter.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-03

Ceaseless, Patient Work the Price of Lit
Success.

Ceaseless, Patient Work the Price of Lit
erary Success.
Whether one shall find drudgery in
literature or not. depends partly on tenn
permanent or circumstances and on the
work one desires to accomplish. If a
writer be content to let essays and sto-
ries bubble up easily from his mind, on
such themes as may please him at the
moment, or if he be in position to stay
his pen when he is tired and do nothing
more until he is again inclined to work,
then, no doubt, he may pursue the pro-
fession of literature without drudgery.
All are not so lucky or Indifferent or
gifted as to be able to do this.
Walter Scott turned off his inimitable
copy" in few hours each day, with
people and dogs making noise around
him. But Dickens had to drudge to such
an extent that his health was imperiled,
even before he tried to carry out his am
bition of being country gentleman.
Thackeray confessed that he never set
himself to the task of novel writing at
his desk without a terrible effort, and
that he always laid down his pen with
a sense of glad relief.
Notwithstanding the delicious cit
erary gossip" paragraphs, which assure
US that four or five hours day will suf-
flee for the production of masterpieces,
George Parsons Lathrop says, in the
New York Independent. most of the au-
thors whom he has known are obliged to
work hard for twelve or sixteen hours a
day at least, which leaves them very little
time for leisure or pleasure. They are
compelled to do this even at times when
they would rather rest or sleep, or
eat and drink and be merry
Il, myself" says Lathrop, shave
often bowed to this necessity of work
ing continuously without sleep or meat
or amusement: and should long since
have concluded that it must be owing
to my own stupidity, but for the fact of
discovering that other authors, who are
much more in the worlds eye, have to
do the same sort of thing. I love my
kind of work, 1 revere the at which I
serve as earnestly as any one can; but
when my fingers have clutched PEN
holder for eight or ten hours at a stretch,
and the whole of such brain and nerve
power as possess has been brought to
bear during that time, confess that
due regard for veracity will not allow
me to assert that the process has not
involved drudgery. a redeeming and
inspiring charm there always is even in
such arduous labors. 1 have found COM
fort in toilsome hack work, because it is
always satisfactory to perform even OBJ
scure service thoroughly and to the best
of ones power, and because by such
work could earn time to do higher and
better things, which were quite certain
not to win for me that cash compensa-
ton whereby the mortal part of a man
is kept going. But, simply on the
ground that there is a great and endur-
ing delight in the severest literary ex-
ertion, to spread notion that the pro-
fessional author need not undergo
drudgery, seems to me mischievOus- It
arouses false hope in young aspirants
who have not yet measured the ire
mendous problem of performing the best
work under endless discouragements
and at the cost of ceaSe1esS. patient toll !"
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-03
WESTERN VOLCANOES.
Forces Which Are Not Down


Underground Forces Which Are Not Down
the Maps.
Examination of geological map Of
the Rocky Mountain and Sierra Nevada
region shows the entire country to be
dotted and splashed with streaks of red,
denoting the rocky remains of former
volcanic vents. No active volcanoes
are known to exist within the bound
aries of the United States at present,
but number of Investigators believe
that they have discovered signs that
there have been genuine volcanic erup-
ton at several points in that region
since man first took up his abode on the
Pacific slope.
In fact, in one place in Plumas
County, Cal, some sixteen years ago.
discoveries of pumice stone and lava
were made near an extinct volcanic
cone, SO situated in connection with the
trees then existing in the neigh borhood
as to give evidence that an eruption had
taken place within less than fifty years.
Traditions of the trappers also seemed to
bear out this interesting superstition.
In Oregon and Washington there are
numerous giant volcanic mountains,
among them Mount Shasta, Mount
Hood and Mount ST. Helens. These
have never been in eruption within
recent times. But both north and
south of the United States there are
very active centers of volcanic dis
turbance with which the California and
Oregon volcanoes, though they are sup
posed to be instinct, are connected all
most uninterruptedly. Alaska has num-
Der of volcanoes, the greatest Of which
is Mount st. Elias. The Aleutian ISL
ands are also entirely volcanic, and
there have been a number of eruptions
in their area during the past century.
The islands join the volcanoes of Amer
lea with those of the old world in
Kamtchatka, Japan, the Philippines,
the Indian archipelago and Australasia
South of the United States, too, lie
the great volcanic belts of Mexico, Cen
trail America and the South American
Pacific slope.
There have been number Of in
stances where a volcanic region has re-
manned dormant and the subterranean
forces had become extinct, apparently,
for immense periods Of time, and then,
with scarcely a warning beyond rum
bling earthquake or two. the crater has
suddenly broke forth into activity, over
whelming the country for great dis
tances around with ruin and death.
Thus it was with Mount Vesuvius,
which was apparently dead for ages pre-
vious to the great eruption which de-
stroyed Pompeii and Herculaneum.
Within the past week or two reports
have been received that the sacred
mountain of Japan, Fusiyama, which
has exhibited no signs of activity for
over century, has again started in on
an eruption, causing great CONSERVATION
throughout all Japan.
With these examples in mind it can
not be said definitely that the volcanoes
of the United States Pacific slope are
extinct. The subterranean forces are
still alive, though they may sleep long.
That they exist is proved by the seismic
disturbances so often reported from the
Pacific coast. When they will break
forth terribly again, or whether they
will ever do so, is a question which no
body can answer.-St. Paul Globe.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1890-07-03
THE USE OF MONEY.
Why Children Should He Taken Into Col
fidence BY Their Eathers.

Why Children Should He Taken Into Con-
fdence BY Their Fathers.
No father ought to rear his children in
utter ignorance of his own life, his aims
and resources. If he does, they have
nothing by which they can gauge his
ability to grant them what they ask. If
they are given the money asked for. or
less they take all they can get and
spend all they take, whether it be five
dollars or a hundred. They have no
means of knowing the essential differ
ence to him, or whether there is any. 1t
is not enough to tell them, in a general
way, things can not be afforded, for they
can see no difference whether father af-
fords any thing or not, except that they
have to work little harder to get it.
If fathers took their children into
their confidence and explained to them
that certain amount of money could
be spared them each year, or quarter or
week, as the case might be, and no
more, and they then economical on it
and came out with surplus, they would
learn more of the value of money, and
see something of the order and beauty
of economy; they might rise from econ
omy to sacrifices, and often prove help
full burden-sharerS instead of burden
makers.
How different the SON or daughter
feels towards the father when they
know the particular, definite burden he
is carrying and realize why the thing
can not be afforded. How it develops
the manliness or womanliness of a
child when it feels fathers load
after being made personally acquainted
with it from fathers or mothers lips
not in a fault-fnding, complaining way,
but in a straightforward, confidential
manner, that draws the child and parent
into very close relationship.
Making confidant of child in this
way educates it to the comprehension Of
relative money values and gives a
knowledge of finance not otherwise OBJ
tainable. The child would thus be bet
ter prepared to meet either poverty,
competence or wealth. But above this
it would know its father and the family.
and be educated in social sympathies
and in executive power
A man who instructS his wife and
children to be economical, giving them
no standard of what economy is rela-
lively to his possessions, blunts percep-
ton. represses self-knowledge and self
control, and fails to find out the good
qualities and helpfulness of those who
ought to be, and would be if allowed,
his best and most cheerful helpers
Fathers do not know what there is in
their children till they give them an
opportunity of knowing their financial
conditions
If poverty is your lot, the children
should be taken into your confidence to
help you; if competence or wealth, that
you may help them to know the worth
of money by being made to make GER
tain allowances supply their wants and
net them a surplus. In either case they
learn the use of money.-Farm, Field