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Passaic City record., 1891-09-12
A Dinner in the Sixteenth Century.

A dinner was given in November,
1889, by Marcantonio Colonna, Grand
Constable of Naples, on his marriage
with the Princess Orsini Peretti, niece
of Plus V, at which several Cardinals
were present. On the plates were little
figures of boys holding shields, on which
were the arms of the guests-so that
they could find their places without
causing confusion-and cupids and an
gels holding labels, with amorous mot
toes and nosegays.
The first course of the "Credenza"
was of twenty-one dishes, including sal
ads of radishes, capers and kids feet,
heads of wild boars boiled in wine, with
their snouts silvered and artificial fire
issuing from them, garaished with herbs
and flowers; salted buffalo tongues
boiled in wine, cock pheasants on their
feet, as if alive, and holding perfumes
in their beaks, and roast peacocks served
with sauce made of pomegranates and
lemons, their beaks and feet gilt and
their beautiful necks and tails displayed.
In the first course of hot meats were
the most delicate birds-ortolans, pheas-
ants, woodcocks, larks, and "tordi"
(fieldfares); in the second, of twenty
dishes, calves heads with stuffing, roast
ed on the spit; bologna sausages, capons
stuffed with chestnuts, roast red-legged
partridges in paper garnished with sour
oranges, roast gray partridges stuffed
in the Spanish fashion and sprinkled
with rosewater, and sweet dish called
''bocchi di dame" (ladies' mouths) made
by the nuns.
The third course was of eighteen
dishes, among which were pheasants
stuffed with truffles, olives and fresh fen
mel, garnished with sour oranges and
fennel, roast sucking pigs, peacocks
larded with lampreys and stuffed with
trufaes, Indian pigeons, large truff1es
surmounted by imperial crows, tender
crabs. eaten with salt and vinegar, with
ducal coronet upon each, and Holsters
crowned with the papal tiara.
The second course of the "Credenza"
consisted of twelve dishes, among which
were entire truff1es served in napkins,
and sweet fennel and thistles served with
butter in silver plates and garnished with
sour oranges and ginger.
After the dinner was handed round
sweetmeats from different parts of Italy,
such as preserved fruits from Genoa,
which is still renowned for them, ounce
cheese of Naples, s'vasetti'' from Bo-
logna, ''persicata" (peach-cheese), also
from Genoa, little boxes (of comits)
from the Romagna, sticks of cinnamon
from Bergamo, and bon-bons from Fo-
ligno, and Portuguese marmadale.
Passaic City record., 1891-09-12
El Dorado.
there is Ell Dorado2

Where is El Dorado2 This was a
question which acutely exercised the
conquerors of Mexico and Peru. Not
content with the spoils of these unfor-
tunate countries, the Spaniards argued
that there must be another and richer
country in the interior, supposed to be
somewhere to the north or west of Peru.
They called it, in prospective, the Golden
Land. Sir Walter Raleigh tried to find
it in Guinea. 1t has not yet been dis
covered, however. The Spaniards very
likely found their El Dorado when they
plundered Mexico and Peru; and the
English buccaneers-of whom Sir Wal
ter Raleigh was by no means an insig-
ficent specimen-found their Ell Dorado
in plundering the plundsrers. Detroit
FIRES Pres.
Passaic City record., 1891-09-12

be in this placea A thief would hardly
have stolen them to conceal them thus
in my own apartments, unless-unless--
and then, very reluctantly, slowly, and
at first but vaguely, did l arrive at the
conclusion-unless the thief was myself!
Verify, this was an alarming supposi.
ton, and confirmed my worst dread.
must be suffering under some frightful,
inexplicable brain disease, for that l had
done this thing was wholly and totally
unconscious.
For days and days, however, I took
no action. / hesitated to breathe a word
of the extraordinary affair to soul. Who
would believe it2 Everybody would say
I had gone out of my mind thought
so myself. 1 doubted if any doctor
would accept as veracious this wild ac-
count of my dread awakening to the
truth. Yet, as / knew it to be the truth,
set this record of it down while it was
all fresh in my memory, and eventually,
being unable any longer to bear the hor-
rible suspense and perplexity in which
the strange experience had left me, | put
it before medical friend.
To my unspeakable astonishment, he
believed every word of it. Then, after
answering his endless, searching ques-
tions, and when he had listened to such
verbal additions to the narrative as
could give him, he did not doubt one
single point.
eyes," he said, s'among other COM
plications, you probably have been walk
ing in your sleep and yourself secreting
the various articles from time to time.
The key, to wit, of the escritoire, which
you imagine to have been the object
taken from behind the lookingglass, BY
the figure you fancy you saw, had been
placed there by your own hand. Your
brain retained some dim perception OF
your having done so, and the disordered
condition of your nervous system ac-
counts for that perception assuming the
shape of figure resembling yourself,
and in state of partial inconsistencies
you dashed upon your imaginary bur-
glar-your own ghost, in fact-fell and
fully restored your senses to their equi-
librium by that rap on your head. How
ever, it is enough for you If tell you
that your nervous system is wholly
broken down, and that if you don't take
a long holiday, go into the country, and
for the next three or four months lead
perfectly regular, quiet life, ! won't an
swer for the consequences. No, shall
give you very little medicine. Fresh air,
quiet, and regularity are the only drugs
you stand in need Of"
His advice was followed to the letter,
for was thoroughly frightened. Thirty
years have passed; have long been mar
ried, and I have never missed single
piece of property, large or small, since
that extraordinary August night.-A@-
the Year Bound.
Passaic City record., 1891-09-12

IRELAND's BOILED CHICKEN AND BACON.
Though potatoes are always associated
with "ould Ireland" boiled chicken and
bacon with greens are found in every
household that can afford it. While the
blind stew"-little else than potatoes
stewed with fat-and plain potatoes form
the chief articles of diet for the peasant;
chicken with parsley sauce, and always
bacon, is. seen alike on the table of the
richest and that of the well-to-do when
ever it can be had.
The fowl is first singed and dressed,
trussed and put in sufficient water to
cover it, in which few scraped carrots,
leek, sprig of parsley and some pepper
corns have been dropped and then
allowed to boil until tender. A sauce
made from an ounce of butter and half
an ounce Of flour Is put in thick stew
pan Ito avoid burning) and stirred over
the fire for three minutes, when three
gills of water and pint of salt are
added.
These are allowed to boil ten minutes
and the yolks of two eggs, well beaten,
stirred in to thicken it. A tablespoonful
of chopped parsley is sprinkled in it,
and all poured over the chicken as it is
sent to table. A piece of boiled bacon
(not smoked) and cabbage always ac-
companies it.
Passaic City record., 1891-09-12
Power of a Pound OF Coal.

A curious and interesting calculation
has been made by Professor Rogers, of
Washington, D. ION the dynamic pow
er of coal. According to the Professor,
single pound of good steam coal has
within i. dynamic power equivalent to
the work of one man for one day. Three
tons of the same coal represent mans
labor for period of twenty years, and
one square mile of seam OF coal, having
depth of four feet only, represents as
much work as one million Q,000, ,000
men can perform in twenty years
Such calculations as the above may
serve to remind US how very wasteful our
methods of burning fuels must be, in
spite of all that has been done by inven-
tors in the way of economy.
Passaic City record., 1891-09-12
A yteam Phaeton.

A steam phaeton has been exhibited in
London. A guiding wheel takes the
place of the shafts and the driver sits in
front. The engine, which is almost
smokeless and noiseless, is well nigh con-
cealed in the framework of the carriage.
The vehicle is said to be under complete
control and capable of accomplishing
twenty miles an hour. Coke is used as
fuel and sufficient is carried for run Of
twenty miles.
Passaic City record., 1891-09-12

A Michigan business man advertises
by sending a dollar note up in paper
balloon every evening, the money be-
coming the property Of the finder.
Passaic City record., 1891-09-12

For personal inspection of the magnificent
resources of the territory tributary to the
Chicago & Northwestern Railway will be af-
forded by series of Harvest Excursions to
points in northwestern Iowa, Minnesota,
North and South Dakota, Nebraska, Wyom-
ing, Utah, Idaho, Colorado and Montana, for
whic b tickets will be sold at greatly reduced
rates. Circulars giving full information will
be mailed on application to w. A. Thrall, Gem
eral Passenger 81 Ticket Agent, Chicago, Ill.
Tickets can be procured of your nearest ii cket
Passaic City record., 1891-09-12
HOUSEHOLD MATTERS.
BRAINS WITH TARTAR SAUCE.

The blanching and frying processes
are the same, whether the brains be
served with sauce, IItalienne, to-
mato, brown or tartar. For the latter
they require to be dished on a napkin
laid on a hot dish and garnished with
parsley, the sauce being served separately
in boat. To make tartar sauce drop
a cold egg yelk in bowl, with salt,p
per and nutmeg, and mix with wooden
spoon, adding the while slowly half
pint of table oil; when the sauce gets too
thick dilute with vinegar; finish with
fancy minced gherkins, capers, parsley
and chervil and tablespoonful of made
mustard. 1t should be little thinner
than mayonnaise. The imported lace
papers are great saving in the laundry
work If used instead of napkins for en-
trees, both hot and cold Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Passaic City record., 1891-09-12

Eton, or the collection of schools
which constitutes what is popularity
known as Eton, has 1000 scholars.
Passaic City record., 1891-09-12

J. g. Simpson, Marquess, w. Va, says:
@Hall's Catarrh Cure cured me of very bad
case of catarrh." Druggists sell 1t, 75c.
Passaic City record., 1891-09-12
Children Tease For 1t.

DR.. Hoxsie's Certain Group Cure Is q boon to
children who are attacked with Group or acuta
congestive colds Sold by druggists or mailed
on receipt of SO cts. Address A. P. Hoxsia
Buffalo, N. Y.
Passaic City record., 1891-09-12

FITS stopped free by DIR. kLINE's GREAT
NERVE REsToRER. No fits after hrst days use.
Marvellous cures. Treatise and So trial bottle
free. DR.. Kline. 93l Arch St. Phila., Pa
Passaic City record., 1891-09-12

If afflicted with sore eyes use DR.. Isaac Thomp-
sons Eye-water Druggists sell at 25c.per bottle.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-21

not mind. On his throwing the third
stone the lion gave a terrible roar, at
which the villagers, including the
nephew. took 10 their heels At a bound
the lion bounced upon the man. who,
being too near him. could not clear
away as the Others did. and. infiicting
only q slight injury on him with his
paw. he hurried away to a cotton field,
where a large number of women and
children were picking cotton He passed
by some children who were taking their
food. and rolling awhile on a large cot
ton heap. majestically staIked out Of
the field and disappeared in the Cir
forest
The injured man expired the same
evening about 8 O'Clock. The villagers
of Lati. Kadver and Harnosha had all
assembled. but no one dared 10 ap-
proach the lion -Kathiawar Times.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-21

People are usually inclined TO regard
that uoothsome Wand known as frogs
legs A. a dish peculiar to the French,
and more than once ~unfnendly indi
viduals have alluded TO that country
as a nation of frog eaters
For this reason | was surprised the
other day while dining at a modest liz
tie Partisan restaurant in the French
quarter of this city to find that out of
= party Of four French people, two
ladies and two gentlemen, there were
two who had never tasted the suecu-
lent white meat peculiar to the hind
legs Of the gentle buIltrog. More than
that neither could be persuaded TO
taste the dish at al, although il was
served a La poulette and cooked TO per
lection New York Herald.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-21

Unjust not forget one anecdote Of ON
, end Charlie, which is perhaps the
s'ost curious Of any ! have to record
.Isre were two young boys brothen
= the house. and their mother,
1Hartie's mistress was In the habit of
. ling them by name Reginald and
bert using certain familiar contrac
q, sns when she did 90. II was no won
! THAT Charlie caught these up; bui
dHt VIII be said Of such an applicatios
: them AZ the fonowingi The bird, a.
tn most parrotA was not allowed
-Ttsr in his cage 80 when thirsty he
'uld call In what may be termed his
n voice; 'Reggiel Reggiei-Reggie
Bertiei-Charlie wants some waterT"
Charlie has a great fondness for the
to of which pie crest is made, and
3 being known he was often treated
a piece. he naturally looked for
s and when forgotten he would In
ehimself to have some in the form Of
.nds which had doubtless often been
d by his mistress. He would say;
haEiie, do you Like pastel VII you
We a bitT This would be said In the
e of his mistress OF her daughter.
would then add In quite a changed
e, "Oh. ratherI"@Chambers' Jour
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-21

n the professional schools In France
instruction Is entirely free. but the
nber of pupils Is limited The ages
age from thirteen TO eighteen, and
y French candidates are permitted
these schools the pupils cannot live
the premises The scholars are
INT trades such as fine white sewing,
ing. stay making, artificial flower
ling. millinery. dressmaking. and 50
IN ~ well as household work There
also classes for cooking and wash
and the pupils are further taught
= 20 market with advantage The
-aher Of pupils varies in the different
obs, but none admit more than 200
, time.
D these professional schools com
uial classes are attached, which ars
IN the evening. Here bookkeep-
stanght-double entry. The school
be professional education Of young
founded by Elise Lemonnier. has
aced exceIlent results In the
1technique association, a section
"a after Victor Cousin Is also open
1men- Tho classes are heid IN the
ING. and there are no fOrmalitiea
nirance New YORK Sun
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-21
won IN THE NINTH
R9nbsr Camp Tells About q FAmOu rhrSs
lager That He Made Back In sSz.

Hsassr Camp Tells About q Famous nhrss
BAEEerThAt He Made Back In 81.
OF all games IN which I have played
IA mos: remarkable for a sudden 70
vuAzion of feeling was one between
Harvard and Yale played upon Jarvis
nSead In June of 1882
Yale went first to the bat but failed
o Ore Harvard followed suit. In
On second inning a muff by the Hare
wrd first baseman, followed by the
Yale catcher's making a 1.-TWO Dagger"
In gave Yale a run Our happiness
Es shortlived, however, for IN the
third inning Harvard made two runs
followed by another in the fifth Yale
Dored one IN the seventh, but HAr
uErd matched it with one in the eighth,
% that we began the ninth with Har
ward four to Yale's two. l think We
had not the least hope of winning.
remember feeling. as we came IN
Tor the ninth inning, that this defeat
would settle our chances of the cham
pion&hip and thinking of the crowd of
boys who, as / knew, were sitting on
tho Yale fence awaiting the neuA
would hear it and dwindle away in q
ienoe to their room Our first man
II the bat IN the ninth inning went
cut quickly, and our catcher followed,
18th the same result Wilcox the Last
'uzn ON our batting list came to the b&t
r~O men out two runs to reach even
ate, and three TO win I noticed that
tho crowd wal leaving the field and
that the young rascal who had chargs
flour bats was putting them into the
bag.
Here, you'll stop thatl" cried I, for
~e all were superstitious about pack
ing up the bats before the last man
rnan was out Besides, I was the next
,1tter. II WILCOX should by any chance
zach his base, and / wanted my bat
Two strikes" l heard the umpire call
Ind then al the next ball. to my great
10Y, Take your base" and WILCOX
rotted away to first l remember
linking how much l would give for a
'ome run. and then there came a good
an just of my shoulder and / hit il
nth all my power. 1t went between
ind and shortstop on a swift drive,
Ut bounded high, as l afterward
AIMED. for l was meanwhile running
tiny best speed toward first
When ! was fifteen feet from that
''ass I saw the baseman give a tremen-
Gus Jump up into the air and l knew
mebody had made an overthrow.
i0w l ran thenl for every base I
zed knew was one nearer to tying
re score. AS / came dashing past
Iird base ! saw Wilcox Just ahead of
a and we crossed the home plate
si6hin three feet of each other. Our
m batter took bis base on poor pitch
ssg9nd stole second; the NEXT followed
tn a base hit past second. which
y rOught the first runner home with the
1ming run We then went into the
a "a, put three Harvard men out and
N the game-when probably half the
.. 80 spectators were already on their
~ home with the victory for Har
IA In their mindA-Walter Camp IN
&. Nicholaa
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-21
A BOTANICAL S
A Naturalist Discusses PeculiArities OF
the Dogs Tooth Violet.

A Naturalist Discusses Peculiarities Of
the Dogs Tooth Violet.
Nature has curious and hidden ways
In the vegetable as well as In the ami
NAL world For instance. that pretty
and very abundant spring flower Of
ours. the adder's tongue or dogs tooth
violet presents a problem which l have
not yet been able to solve This plant
you know, is a lily. and all the lilies
% far as l know. have a bulb that sits
on top of the ground. The onion is a
fair type of the lily In this respect
But here Is a lily with a bulb deep in
the ground How does it get therei
That Is the problem
The class book on botany says the
bulb Is deep in the ground, but offers
no explanation Now, il Is only the
bulbs of the older or towering plants
that are deep in the ground The bulbs
of the young plants are near the top of
the ground The young plants have
but one leaf, the older or towering ones
have two. If you happen to be in the
woods at the right time in early April
NQu LuAN SO NAACo9 AG8Ns O0LlINCAIy
rolled together, piercing the matted
coating of dry leaves that covers the
ground Like soIne sharp pointed instru-
ment They do not burst their cover
ing or lift it up. but pierce through 1t
like a awl
But how does the old bulb get 90
deep into the groundi In digging some
Of them up In an old meadow bottom !
bad TO cleave the tough dbrous sod to
. depth of eight inches Some smaller
ones were only two inches below the
surface A friend of mine tells me he
has discovered how the thing IL donA
/ hope either to disprove or else to ON
firm bis observation
Tho field of natural history has been
% closely cleaned. 30 little remains TO
be found out about the habits Of our
familiar birds and 1owerA that an I'M
solved problem like this Is something
to be priced 1t Is a pity that this
graceful flower has no good and ap-
propriate common name. 1t is the
Earliest of the true lilies, and it has al
the grace and charm that belong to
this order of flowers Erythronium, its
botanical name. is not good. as it is de-
rived from a Greek word that means
red. while one species of our flower is
yellow and the other is white.
How il came to be called adder's
tongue do not know; probably from
the spotted character of the leaf, which
might suggest a snake, though it in no
wise resembles a snakes tongue. A
fawn is spotted, too, and 'fawn lily"
would be better than adder's tongue.
The dogs tooth" may have been sug-
gested by the shape and color of the
bud, but how the violet" came to be
added Is a puzzle, as it has not one feat
ure Of the violet IL is only another
Illustration of the haphazard way in
which our wild flowers as well as our
birds have been named
In my solitary spring nambles l have
sometimes come upon a solitary specf
men Of this yellow lily growing beside
. NOISY stone where the sunshine fen
full upon it. and have thought it one OF
the most beautiful of our Wild flowers
Its two leaves stand up like a favn's
earn, and this feature with its recurved
petals gives II an alert wide awake
look The white species I have never
seen-|ohn Burroughs IN St NicholaA-
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-21

To prospect" wa to find a spot that
looked favorable and make an exami
nation of it. The miner would take a
pan of earth, shake and gyrate it unde
water; raising and tipping it frequently
TO run the dirt and water of, then
plunge it again and % continue until
. small residuzm OF black sand and
gold remained A speck Of gold was
the color" several specks were ''sev-
eral colors," and the number and G1s
determined the judgment Of the miner
whether he should so 70 work or move
On have seen ounces taken In this
way in a single pan. but in the carrier
days We counted a 'Tbit" to the pan
twelve and a half eents-a fair pros
pec4-E g. Waite In Century.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-21

That was a cool husband in Boston
who planned the death of his wife. He
bought her a coffin, had her make a
new dress to be buried in, bought a
rope to hang her with, and was just
about to carry out his purpose when
an officer broke in and raised an objec-
ton The wife didn't have much to
say, as she thought it was her duty TO
die whenever be said so.-Detroit Pre-
Press.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-21
A Bach ActIon n.f.n.A.

The Squire-It's no use for you to
deny your guilt Johnson The chick
n were actually found in your coat
tail pockets.
Brer Johnsing Cstoutly)-l KANT
help dat, sab Haint it pooty tough
to hold a poo niggah responsible TO
what's goin' on behind his backl-TeI.
as Siftings.
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-21
Y.no~..ops Ho.sl-elspalre. Mopt

Having purchased an interest In the firm o
W olterstorh-Hasken Manufacturing CO., Of st
Paul, MINI, in which take an active part
September 4, 1891, / wish TO dispose OF the fur
uitu re and bar fixtures Of the Yellowstone hotel
lunch counter, ice house and lot and storage
cellar, at reasonable rates for cash. Guarantees
Ave y ears lease at same rates. For further par
ticul ars address JOINT. W. DE JoSG. Glendive,
Montana
Daily Yellowstone journal., 1891-07-21
Elemental oratOry.

A down town teacher tells of a gen
tleman who came in and asked permis-
sion TO address her pupils. 1t after
ward appeared that he had been ad-
mitted TO the bGI. had felt timid about
speaking in public and had broken him
self in on the children Philadelphia
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